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Maturing markets, tight capital, increasing risk.
These are just some of the pressures facing the insurance industry today. Clearly past approaches will no longer suffice. To meet these and other challenges, insurers will have to be more nimble, more innovative and better able to communicate with their customers, internally and within the industry. In short, they'll have to be smarter. Read more about what today's consumers want. (US)
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Smarter technology must replace outdated IT systems so insurance leaders can make smarter decisions. By combining processes companies can increase efficiency, improve business flexibility and open up the full spectrum of business analytics benefits. See what Infinity Property & Casualty achieved. (US)
Create a truly customer-focused enterprise
Successful companies have an institutional awareness of every customer interaction, from initial search results, to reading a review of an agent, to paying a bill. Insurers that are serious about getting closer to their customers focus on quality interactions not conventional channel development. They understand who the customer is (the insured, not the distributor) and work to build trust with that customer. Leading firms both adapt to changes in their customer base, such as graying in mature markets and broader channel expectations, and foresee new trends through smarter analytics. Analytics help Swiss RE identify profitable segments and respond appropriately. (US)
Optimize multichannel interaction
Today's customers expect to see real-time status online, to reach call centers quickly and to engage with insurers via multiple media, including Facebook and Twitter. Offering more communications channels and providing customers with a consistent experience, in turn, leads to more satisfied customers. And satisfied customers mean more business and stable growth. Insurers must engage their customer wherever and whenever the customer chooses. Companies must also respond and adapt to changes in and around the customer base, such as demographic shifts, expectation of more ways to engage and mobile technologies. Reliance Life reaches out to rural Indians. (US)
Optimize enterprise risk management
In the current financial uncertainty, smart insurers know it's critical to reduce their costs for risk monitoring, analysis and reporting. Smarter companies are investing in systems that integrate the most complex financial risk analytics . And industry leaders are going beyond compliance reporting and moving toward a holistic approach to risk management that links finance and risk performance to help make better decisions. Unum builds a better risk management framework. (US)
Faced with a host of challenges from technologically sophisticated customers to a demanding financial climate, insurers have to work faster, more efficiently and above all smarter. Those that do will survive; those that don't will fail.
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Asheville is at the tail end of 3 days of the Bele Chere Summer Festival right now. Four sound stages are set up with live music, artists from all over the country are selling their crafts, street performers, food vendors, and cold beers, many locally crafted are everywhere. It been hot in Asheville and misting tents are set up downtown to keep the revelers cool. All of Asheville seems to be one big summer party.
But I'm remembering those cool nights of autumn in the mountains right now! Guests are calling with October reservations and asking for Fall Foliage predictions and it seems a million years away from this summer heat with all of its festivals, but it's not! Before you know it the colors will start appearing, first at the mountaintops and then in glorious bands, working their way down the mountains. All the different elevations in the area mean one of the longest-running fall foliage seasons in the country. The days are still warm in the fall and the sun illuminates the brilliant colors. The Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville is full of great places to view the show, take a hike, stop for a picnic and take in the breathtaking views of the mountains. The Parkway may even add a rest stop soon with views of the Asheville skyline. We'll keep you posted! Navitat has zipline tours through the forest canope that are even more beautiful and peaceful in the fall. Soaring through the treetops, you will suddenly come upon a stunning mountain vista on your way to the next landing flatform in the trees. A guided canoe trip down the French Broad River offers a unique view of the colors. You may even want to enjoy the panorama of the blazing mountains from a balloon ride across the Hominy Valley! And of course, The Biltmore Estate and Gardens are a thing to behold in the Fall with the Biltmore Forest in full autumn glory rising behind the mansion and the gardens specially planted for the season.
Whether you're exploring in Dupont State Forest, climbing Chimney Rock or visiting Pisgah National Forest, during the day, Asheville is the perfect place to come home to. At the end of the day you'll find plenty to do in downtown Asheville. The nights cool off just enough to enjoy a sweater while you eat outside at one of Asheville's many sidewalk cafés. Asheville has a myriad of great independent restaurants, most emphasizing locally grown foods. There's sure to be live music in town and artists displaying their work outside the Grove Arcade or at the Art in the Park Series at Pack Square. If you're in the mood for theater, October offers everything from Romeo and Juliet with the Montford Park Players, to Angels in America with the North Carolina Stage Company.
The color show is predicted to start this October 4 through the 14th at the highest elevations above 5,000 feet just north of Asheville. Look for color on Mount Mitchell, Craggy Gardens or Grandfather Mountain. October 12th through the 21st look to the mountains southwest of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway including Mount Pisgah and Devil's Courthouse. October 18th through the 26th the mountains surrounding Asheville along the Blue Ridge Parkway should be at peak color, between 3,000 and 4,000 feet. October 26th through November 5th the show shines brightest right in Asheville itself at 2,000 feet. This is the time to visit the NC Arboretum or Dupont State Forest. The Biltmore Estate will be at peak color then as well. October 27th to November 6th look to Lake Lure and the Chimney Rock area.

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Every week, USA TODAY Sports' Scott Gleeson breaks down the best story lines for under-the-radar teams.
Welcome to the fourth edition of Bracket Briefing, our attempt to ensure that readers won't have to wait until March to know who C.J. McCollum is.
Team of the Week: No. 15 San Diego State (6-1)
The best college basketball team in California is not wearing baby blue and yellow anymore. It's not navy and yellow, either. It's not even red and yellow.
Try red and black.
The story lines developed from San Diego State's 78-69 win against UCLA on Saturday were that the Bruins were not as good as projected, freshman sensation Shabazz Muhammad is still on a learning curve, and coach Ben Howland is on the hot seat. But the forgotten story line is that Steve Fisher's Aztecs are now not only the best team in the Mountain West, but they're officially the best team in California.
Beating the team with 11 national championships hanging in the rafters was only confirmation. San Diego State (red and black) knocked off UCLA, who finally agreed to play SDSU, after edging USC (red and yellow) on the road this season and beating other premier teams California (navy and yellow) and Long Beach State (black and yellow) last season. The Aztecs have won a staggering 26 consecutive games against in-state opponents.
Where San Diego State would be seeded in the NCAAs if the season ended today: No. 4.
A 62-49 loss to Syracuse to open the season will be forgiven by the committee the more this team wins.
Top-10 team that San Diego State would give fits to: Kansas
The Jayhawks look good on their home court beating up on weaker opponents, but on a neutral court, the Aztecs have the right weapons, including underrated player of the year candidate Jamaal Franklin (20 ppg, 10.7 rpg), to get a win.
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Top-10 team that San Diego State would struggle against: Syracuse
Yes, it'd happen again. We saw what happened the first time against Jim Boeheim's 2-3 zone: 27% shooting, including 1-for-18 from three-point range. With the game played outside on a ship and wind blowing, the shooting conditions weren't ideal. But regardless of where the game is played, the size/athleticism mixture hurts the Aztecs, and it was something UCLA failed to capitalize on.
Changing of the West Coast guard:
San Diego State's win against then-No. 24 UCLA wasn't the only Mountain West win against a Pac-12 opponent over the weekend. Wyoming upset then-No. 19 Colorado to make a statement about a mid-major league that doesn't look so mid-majory anymore.
No. 8 Arizona is now the only Pac-12 team in the top 25 with UCLA and Colorado falling out of the rankings, while No. 15 San Diego State, No. 18 UNLV and No. 20 New Mexico all represent the Mountain West's top 25 teams. Not to mention Colorado State (41) and Wyoming (9) are getting votes, too. Overall, it's been an emphatic start for the Mountain West. Boise State knocked off No. 13 last week, and Air Force is off to a 6-2 start.
TOP 25: USA TODAY Sports latest coaches poll
Just a good year for a power mid-major conference and a down year for a subpar BCS conference, right? Wrong. The Pac-12 sent two teams to the NCAA tournament last season. The Mountain West sent four. It was the same math in 2010, a vast change from 2008 and 2009 when the Pac-12 shipped six teams to the Dance.
Has the Mountain West moved past the Pac-12 in conference hierarchy? You bet. Not necessarily from a revenue standpoint, but when it comes down to which teams are better collectively and pitted up against each other, it's a no-brainer this year.
Mid-Major Top 10:
Below please find a breakdown of our weekly Mid-Major Top 10. *MWC, A-10 and C-USA are not included; *Ratings Percentage Index, Strength of Schedule, Win/Loss record and last season's resume are all factors in rankings.
Mid-Major Player of the Week goes to…
Karvel Anderson, Robert Morris: While everyone wants to praise Jack Taylor for scoring 138 points, let's not forget the dude launched up 108 shots. In D-I hoops, the best individual performance came in Moon Township, Pa., when Robert Morris' Karvel Anderson had the game of his life in his team's 84-76 upset win over previously unbeaten Ohio. He shot a perfect 10-for-10 from the field, including 8-for-8 from three-point range. He finished with 28 points and also was the only RM player not to commit a foul. Someone get this kid a game of horse with Taylor.
MID-MAJOR LOVE: NBA-ready players from small schools
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Buzzer-beaters are so fun, and they're basically the only way to get a mid-major team like South Dakota State on SportsCenter. Plus, after starting the season with a loss off a buzzer-beater in a 70-67 loss to Alabama, it's nice to have luck go your way if you're SDS.
North Dakota wasn't expected to challenge South Dakota State, led by do-everything point guard Nate Wolters. Actually, North Dakota State isn't expected to challenge anyone. So with the Jackrabbits trailing 70-68 in the final seconds of last Wednesday's game and Wolters swarmed by the ND defense, Brayden Carlson took a Wolters handoff and put on his Scottie Pippen hat with a jump pass to Chad White, who put on his Steve Kerr hat and drained a never-in-his-life-will-he-ever-make-that-again contested three-pointer. You'd think White's heroics were lucky, but he also hit a trey to give SDS a 78-77 win against Marshall earlier this season. This buzzer-beater gave SDS a 71-70 victory, sending cheerleaders into Bring It On pandemonium and a North Dakota player (No. 11) into a state of heartbreak worse than when Allie left Noah in The Notebook. It wasn't over! Yes, No. 11, it is.
H/T to The Dagger for flagging this to us.
Tweets that speak volume:
"Illinois State scares Louisville but falls short. The Valley continues to look very strong. Multiple bid possibilities."
--Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) on Saturday
"Iona has five players score in double figures in 83-72 win over Niagara. Gaels will be a mid-major force once they get David Laury eligible."
--CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein)
The best tribute of the season so far:
Sunday was a tough day for the Saint Louis basketball program but the team, led by coach Jim Crews, handled it with poise and dignity. The Billikens beat a scrappy Valparaiso team at home 62-49 less than 24 hours after former coach Rick Majerus passed away. It made a nice matchup between two premier mid-major squads seem so much less important.
"He's been a father figure to many of these young guys. It hurts," Crews said.
"Coach dedicated his life to basketball," said Dwayne Evans after a 17-point performance. "I can't think of a better tribute than to get a win."
Here's more from the touching moments on Sunday.
And here's a classy obit by our hoops beat writers Eric Prisbell and Nicole Auerbach.
The nation's leading scorer:
What's our main man C.J. McCollum doing when he's not writing press releases in Lehigh's Athletics' office as a journalism intern? Oh, just scoring points better than anyone in the country. McCollum is averaging a nation's best 25.9 points a game through eight games, as Lehigh (6-2) has bounced back after two losses to BCS opponents. McCollum has scored 30 points three times so far. See, you don't have to lead your team to a colossal upset against Duke in the NCAA tournament to get noticed. You just have to lead the country in scoring.
Team that's making noise:
There are currently only four undefeated mid-majors (excluding A-10, Mountain West and Conference USA): Wichita State (8-0), Gonzaga (8-0), Stephen F. Austin (5-0), and Eastern Kentucky (7-0).
Eastern Kentucky, off to its best start in 66 years, might be the biggest surprise of the bunch. The Ohio Valley squad shoots the ball over 50% as a team and had outscored its opponents and has turned tons of points into turnovers.
What you need to know:
Wyoming received nine votes in this week's USA TODAY Sports Coaches poll after a stunning win over Colorado on 76-69. The win was big, yes, but coach Larry Shyatt has been overcoming obstacles before that. Bizarre obstacles. The Mountain West squad has two players on its roster who never picked up a basketball before college. Yes, you read that right. Two guys who never played high school ball were picked up by Shyatt for "potential" purposes. Here's more via The Coloradoan.
Loss that will help in March:
If there's such a thing as a good loss, that's what No. 6 Illinois State's loss at Louisville was, surely. The Redbirds led much of the game and lost on what looked to be a no-call on a Tyler Brown three-pointer in the closing seconds. (Via The Daily Vidette).
"They outplayed us," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said after the game. "We played really hard (but) they had answers to everything that we put at them."
Not a bad soundbite if the Redbirds are in the at-large bid bubble, which is likely considering the NCAA committee's continued lack of respect for the Valley and the fact that winning the league means beating No. 13 Creighton and a soon-to-be-ranked Wichita State team.
Scores that matter:
-Florida State started the season ranked then lost to South Alabama in the team's opener. Ouch. They had another Ouch moment on Sunday, falling to Mercer 61-56 at home. Mercer's looking good in the Atlantic Sun, picking up its first win over FSU since 1954. Tough lead-in for the Seminoles game against No. 5 Florida on Wednesday.
-Akron took care of business at home against a top-notch visitor, beating Middle-Tennessee State 82-77 in overtime on Sunday in a Mid-American and Sun Belt clash. Jake Kretzer's eight points (two treys) all came in OT.
-George Mason was able to knock off in-state foe Virginia earlier in the season, but failed to take down suburban rival Maryland in a 69-62 victory on Sunday. This allowed a lot of desperate Maryland fans on USA TODAY Sports' staff to take a sigh of relief.
-Last season's Sweet Sixteen darling Ohio is a safe bet to circle on your NCAA tournament bracket. If they get to the Dance, though. Remember, Cinderella has to make the ball. Saturday's glaring 84-76 loss to Robert Morris could be the deciding stain on the Bobcats' resume if they fail to win the Mid-American tournament because their non-conference schedule massively fails the eye test. But hopefully the NCAA committee is nice, considering Robert Morris' hot shooting night.
-Colorado had a rough week, falling out of the rankings after a 76-69 loss to Wyoming. But before that, it was almost an upset by Texas Southern. Colorado survived in two overtimes for an 85-80 win last Tuesday but wasn't so lucky the next time.
-Boise State pulled off the biggest upset in program history on Wednesday night with an 83-70 win over then-No. 11 Creighton. Derrick Marks had 28 of his career-high 35 points in the second half. It's even more impressive considering the game was played in front of CU's 17,000+ fans in Omaha. Creighton hadn't lost a regular-season November home game since 1989.
Mid-Major game to watch this week:
Wyoming at Illinois State (Tuesday, 8:05 p.m. ET). Before the season, this game didn't seem too enticing, and to the untrained eye (70% of basketball fans) it's not that enticing either. But this is as good of a mid-major showdown as we're going to see. Wyoming is undefeated at 8-0 and one of the season's early surprises out of the Mountain West. Their road test comes against Missouri Valley contender Illinois State, fresh off a three-point loss to No. 6 Louisville and an overtime loss to Northwestern. This game is the equivalent of a BracketBuster game and the reason the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge was launched four years ago—to give potential bubble teams the RPI win they need to get into the NCAAs. A road win against a top mid-major is exactly what Wyoming needs. And a win against a top mid-major from a loaded conference is exactly what Illinois State needs. The Redbirds might have Cinderella potential, but their early-season road win over supposed-to-be good Drexel isn't looking so good. An almost win against Louisville will be forgotten without a signature non-conference win. This essentially could make or break ISU's season.
Best bet for David to slay down Goliath this week:
-Long Beach State at No. 4 Syracuse (Thursday, 8 p.m. ET) or Long Beach State at No. 7 Ohio State (Saturday, noon ET)
(They've gotta win one, right?)
Can't-miss games this week:
-Colorado State at Colorado (Wednesday 10:30 p.m. ET)
-Creighton at Nebraska, (Thursday, 8 p.m. ET)
-No. 14 Illinois at No. 10 Gonzaga (Saturday, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN)
-Valparaiso at No. 20 New Mexico (Saturday, 9 p.m. ET)
-Akron at Creighton, (Sunday, 2:05 p.m. ET)
About this post: While John Calipari and his freshmen bunch will dominate headlines on our site all season, we know Cinderellas often go unnoticed before they can become Big Dance darlings. Our comprehensive report of superlatives ranks the best little guys from the non-BCS conferences and includes exclusive perspectives from players and coaches.
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I miss you binktopy, plz don't stray too far. Will need you back in the future.
A little question for zidane if he ever reads this. I was reading this chapter around 302 I think and the credits said Shannaro & Japflap. I believe Japflap's first release was chapter 290. After that Shannaro stopped and it said they joined forces with Japflap. Was it for just that one chapter or did they merge like how MangaShare and binktopia merged.
Anyways, what are the odds of Mangastream merging with binktopia? The bigger the team, the better right? And why the hell isn't Mangashare online reader hosting Naruto chapters anymore whether it be Mangastream or sleepyfans. You guys put the scanlating on hold, not the online reader as well, right?
Also, why am I asking so many questions?
Oh and the most important question of them all, how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
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one more question to stay on topic, why not have binktopia do color manga releases much like zarosaki who are way too damn slow at releasing the newest chapters. Binktopia can take 3 weeks or more and start releasing color Naruto chapters from 476 and on? Think about it, I think it's a great idea, you can recruit tons of people from NF manga coloring section.


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The U.S. is calling for North Korea to grant an amnesty for the immediate release of a Korean American sentenced to 15 years hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state. Kenneth Bae is at least the sixth American detained since 2009. (May 2) AP
Kenneth Bae was accused of committing "hostile acts" against North Korea.
BEIJING – The United States on Thursday demanded North Korea grant amnesty and release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for unspecified "hostile acts" against the state.
Kenneth Bae, 44, from Washington state, had been detained since November after entering the country's northeast as either a tourist or tour operator.The sentence comes after months of increasingly dire threats from North Korea, including nuclear war, that appear designed to pressure the U.S. government into concessions, say analysts.
"There's no greater priority for us than the welfare and safety of U.S. citizens abroad, and we urge the DPRK authorities to grant Mr. Bae amnesty and immediate release," State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell said, refering to the country's formal title, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Said to be a devout Christian who ran a travel company from the northeast China city of Dalian, Bae had previously visited North Korea several times without incident. He was tried at the Supreme Court on April 30, said Korean news agency KCNA.
A guilty verdict was inevitable after another KCNA report Saturday claimed "he admitted that he committed crimes aimed to topple the DPRK with hostility toward it. His crimes were proved by evidence."
In several cases since 2009, the United States has sent high-profile envoys to secure the release of U.S. citizens detained in North Korea. In 2009, former president Bill Clinton brought home two U.S. journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who were serving 12 years' hard labor after crossing the border illegally.
This time the outcome may be harder to predict, analysts warned, as Washington may resist the old model for tackling these cases, while North Korea's young ruler Kim Jung Un, the third generation of Kim family dictators to rule the isolated state, may revise his father's playbook. Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico, and Eric Schmidt, Google chief executive, were unable to meet Bae during a January visit.
The current crisis on the Korean Peninsula worsened after the North's Feb. 12 nuclear test drew additional United Nations sanctions. Pyongyang insists on recognition as a nuclear state, and an immediate end to sanctions. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said dialogue with North Korea remains conditional on the regime demonstrating genuine commitment to ending its nuclear weapons program.
After the failure of its "high-risk, high-return strategy" over recent months, "North Korea is trying to shift toward so-called kidnapping diplomacy," said Kim Sung-han, a former South Korean vice minister of foreign affairs and trade. This new phase in Pyongyang's diplomacy has a highly familiar goal, said Kim, now an international relations professor at Korea University in Seoul.
North Korea wants "a U.S. envoy like former presidents Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter to come to Pyongyang, to make the United States kowtow to Pyongyang, that's exactly what North Korea intends to achieve, and why they so quickly gave (Bae) a sentence," said Kim. "They've sent the ball to the U.S. side."
Washington is unlikely to make concessions, but "if a US citizen is being abused by a totalitarian regime, the USA cannot sit idly by, and will probably be considering some action," he said. Bae is being used as a "hostage," agreed Tong Kim, an international relations expert, also at Korea University. The case "may open up an opportunity for a prominent U.S. citizen to visit Pyongyang, to bring him out, but it won't lead to any significant outbreak of dialogue," said Tong, a former U.S. State Department official.
While the Obama administration will appeal for Bae's release, it "will not want to follow the same pattern that occurred in the Ling and Lee case," said Scott Snyder, senior fellow for Korea Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington. "The idea of having high-profile visitors come to North Korea to bring back Americans is fraught with moral hazard, and carries with it perceived political benefits for the DPRK leadership," he said. "But it doesn't bring any political benefit to the American president."
Bae's alleged crimes remain unclear, but are likely to be "an extraordinary exaggeration" by a regime that shows "paranoia and hyper-sensitivity to any criticism, intentional or unintentional," said Daniel Pinkston, a North East Asia expert for the International Crisis Group in Seoul. "Something on a hard drive, taking photos, or maybe saying something, almost anything can be considered sensitive to the regime," he said.
North Korean authorities "are in the middle of this coercive bargaining game" to be accepted internationally as a nuclear state, and to re-orientate their relationship with South Korea, said Pinkston. "They'll do whatever they can to further that objective," including the use of Bae as a bargaining chip, he said. But the pattern of negotiation and release of U.S. citizens was set under the rule of Kim Jong Il, warned Pinkston. "We have new leadership now, we'll have to see what unfolds."


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Hinged Snap Backs: This clasp features a hinged post that snaps into a groove on the back of the earring. It is commonly found on hoops. Sometimes the hinged post is curved to provide more room to fit around the ear, sometimes called a saddleback.
Hook Backs: This earring backing is simply a long, bent post that fits through the piercing. Hooks have several variations, most notably the shepherd's hook and the French hook. While thin wire hooks reduce the weight of long earrings, making them more comfortable, they aren't as secure as other clasp styles.
Lever Back: A hinged lever snaps shut against the curved post to form a closed loop around the ear lobe. This clasp is very secure and good for large or medium sized styles that drop just below the ear.
Omega: Also called French clips, this clasp has a straight post and a looped lever. The hinged lever closes around the post and is held against the ear with pressure. The omega clasp is the most secure clasp, especially for the larger, heavier earrings.
Screw back: This backing is a slight variation of the standard post and butterfly nut back. Instead of pushing on the back, the nut twists onto the threaded post. A screw back post design is often preferred for expensive diamond stud earrings that require increased security.


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Communicating Success: A Recap of the COPS 2007 Technology Program Advanced Training Workshop
"The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." —George Bernard Shaw
Interagency communications projects that are established to address local interoperability concerns present challenges in both technology and sociology. The challenges involve the need of multiple jurisdictions and disciplines that are striving to recognize and understand existing and emerging technology while dealing with the ever-present challenges of human interaction. As a result, interagency communications projects, particularly those involving communications interoperability, are often quite complex and require enormous cooperative effort. As complex as these projects are, common challenges exist among the agencies that allow for the development of effective practices as well as the opportunity to learn from the successes and hard-learned lessons of others.
The interagency communications projects of jurisdictions that have received COPS Office 2007 Technology Program grants have brought challenges in planning, decision making, needs analysis, acquisition, governance, and funding. As they progress toward the second and third years of their projects, completing the projects and using the assets provided by them will require ongoing commitment to maintaining the new, shared capabilities. Effectively, the long-term viability of the technology and processes put in place will be determined by how well the transition from funded projects to maintained systems is managed.
The COPS Office recognized the need for a forum to foster the exchange of ideas and experiences and to provide training and education to recipients of the 2007 grants to assist them in making their information-sharing projects successful. In response, SEARCH, the National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics, in conjunction with the COPS Office, developed and delivered an Advanced Training Workshop for the grantees. It took place on November 18–19, 2008, in San Diego, California.
The goal of the workshop was to pick up where the December 2007 Kickoff Conference left off. Now in the second year of grants, the workshop was designed to educate COPS 2007 Technology Program grantees in the implementation of advanced phases of their data information sharing and voice interoperability technology projects, the closing phases of project and grant management, and the long-term maintenance of their projects. Jointly, SEARCH and COPS Office staff prioritized needs, recommended approaches, and developed an overall approach for training delivery.
The workshop was structured around a multipronged approach to provide a combination of teaching, education, tools, resources, and peer networking opportunities, which provided practical guidance, direction, and assistance in support of the grantees' successful completion of their technology projects.
COPS Office and SEARCH staff, along with additional subject matter experts, presented and facilitated a structured agenda that followed best practices for systems planning, procurement, data sharing, and technology implementation. SEARCH staff conducted sessions on overarching project principles, concepts, and best practices, while practitioners from public safety agencies around the country who have managed technology projects successfully shared their experiences, common issues, problems, and successful strategies.
The workshop was smaller than the Kickoff Conference, with the grantees being offered one of two sites in which to attend the workshop: San Diego, California, or San Antonio, Texas. Twenty-four grantees attended the 2-day San Diego event and represented the following jurisdictions:
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- Las Cruces, New Mexico
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Bremerton, Washington
- Bonneville County, Idaho
- State of Montana
- Boise/Canyon County, Idaho
- Fairbanks, Alaska
- Greenville, North Carolina
- Missouri Department of Public Safety
The participants appreciated the benefits of convening a small number of attendees and discussing a variety of relevant topics. The format of the sessions facilitated interaction between attendees and presenters to enable them to share real-life information in real time. Attendees valued the opportunities to discuss important issues related to an array of technologies funded by the grants, to learn practical planning and procurement principles, and to hear about examples of quality information-sharing projects from the very people involved in those projects.
Dereck Orr, Program Manager for Public Safety Communications, Office of Law Enforcement Standards, National Institute of Standards and Technology presented a session titled "The P25 Compliance Assessment Program." It focused on the federal program that establishes a process for ensuring that equipment that complies with P25 standards is capable of interoperating across manufacturers.
A session presented by David Furth, Associate Bureau Chief of the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) spotlighted 800 MHz rebanding. Rebanding is a reality facing many radio systems around the country and his session discussed the FCC's efforts and how rebanding could affect COPS Office grantees.
Effectively managing the services and solutions that result from information technology (IT) projects was the focus of a session presented by SEARCH Consultant Jim Cabral. It dealt with Information Technology Services Management (ITSM), a proven approach for managing IT systems. A primary characteristic of ITSM is that it takes a customer-centric view of IT's contribution to business process and interaction, rather than a technology- centric approach to IT's support for business.
Other sessions focused on successes and lessons learned from several local projects:
- The Interagency Communications Interoperability System (ICIS), a six-city partnership that provides radio communications to agencies of the participating jurisdictions, including both emergency and other municipal services
- The Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) in San Diego, California
- A multiagency public safety radio system in the San Francisco/Oakland Bay area
- The state of Indiana's Project Hoosier SAFE-T (Safety Acting For Everyone – Together), a system and plan to make interoperability work over the long term.
These local experiences were provided by practitioners from public safety agencies around the country that have managed technology projects successfully, identifying common issues, problems, and successful strategies.
COPS Office staff presented and facilitated a session on effective grant management. They discussed specific techniques involved in managing grants and common issues and concerns, such as modifying project budgets and extending the project performance period.
The attendees received a workbook containing information that they could use both during and after the workshop. The binder, along with publications from the Law Enforcement Tech Guide for Communications Interoperability series (SEARCH) and the guide Identifying and Measuring the Effects of Information Technologies on Law Enforcement Agencies (Institute of Law and Justice) comprised a comprehensive set of tools and resources that attendees could rely on once they returned to their agencies or jurisdictions and continued implementing the principles taught during the workshop.
In addition, the workshop provided peer networking time at the end of the first day. This opportunity to share project information and other less-formal opportunities for interaction with SEARCH and COPS Office staff, speakers, and other attendees was welcomed by all.
Positive attendee evaluations and feedback confirmed the importance of these workshop sessions and opportunities toward providing education, assistance, and information sharing.
Preparation for the next Advanced Training Workshop, scheduled for February 24–25, 2009 in San Antonio, Texas, is underway.
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Jessica Biel did it in Prada at the Oscars in 2009. Like a handkerchief at the chest. Click here for refresher.
This is, of course, Charlize Theron. Who always favours a bow. And hers is at the hip. So, obviously, it's not quite as dumbass as Biel's attempt at impressing Anna Wintour.
As much as it's Dior and she's a princess and Charlize never stumbles, here's what I see when I'm looking at that hip bow:
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Andrew Verstein
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November 21, 2011
UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 2, 2011
Amid a financial crisis and credit crunch, retail investors are lending a billion dollars over the Internet, on an unsecured basis, to total strangers. Technological and financial innovation allows person-to-person ("P2P") lending to connect lenders and borrowers in ways never before imagined. However, all is not well with P2P lending. The SEC threatens the entire industry by asserting jurisdiction with a fundamental misunderstanding of P2P lending. This Article illustrates how the SEC has transformed this industry, making P2P lending less safe and more costly than ever, threatening its very existence. The SEC's misregulation of P2P lending provides an opportunity to theorize about regulation in a rapidly disintermediating world. The Article then proposes a preferable regulatory scheme designed to preserve and discipline P2P lending's innovative mix of social finance, microlending, and disintermediation. This proposal consists of regulation by the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Dave Rice had no idea he was being replaced as UNLV's men's basketball coach.
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The billboard, which was along Interstate 215 at Buffalo Drive Wednesday morning, shows Kruger, now the head basketball coach at Oklahoma, and current UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck, with the slogan "COME TO OUR HOUSE!"
Rice heard about the faux pas and he took it in stride.
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That's because the retailer's system couldn't keep pace with the influx of orders, which led to rising fraud rates, he says. Before the retailer implemented a fraud prevention service from Kount Inc. to help it streamline its review process, its chargeback rate reached 1.795%, which cost the retailer more than $11,000 in a single month. Fraud triggers chargebacks when the legitimate consumer whose credit card number has been used to make the purchase complains to his card-issuing bank, which then retrieves the money from the merchant via a chargeback.
It took about 30 days to integrate Kount with HealthDesigns.com's Magento e-commerce platform. Kount uses a number of fraud prevention tools, including device fingerprinting and risk-scoring tools, to flag suspicious transactions. Because it provides data about each suspicious order, for example, the shopper's geolocation, it's easy for HealthDesigns.com to decide whether to process an order, Schneider says. The system, he adds, also makes it easy to tweak its rules.
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The pregnant Duchess of Cambridge isn't the only royal in the news.
Naomi Watts recently finished shooting the biopic Diana, about the late first wife of Prince Charles, who died in a car crash in 1997.
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So what made her say yes to playing one of the most famous and infamous — and scrutinized — women in the world?
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If I attend Glendale Community College and complete the RN curriculum, what kind of degree will I earn? Response: If you successfully complete the general education degree requirements established by the College (requirements of most colleges vary), as well as the nursing requirements, you will be eligible to apply for the Associate in Science (AS) degree. What is the difference between an associate degree in nursing (ADN) and a baccalaureate (BSN)? Response: An excellent nursing education can be obtained from either type of degree. The baccalaureate is a 4-year degree obtained from a 4-year college or university. There are some areas that are covered more extensively in the baccalaureate degree. Some of these include nursing research, a greater emphasis on leadership, and public health nursing. Basic nursing content is the same. Graduates of both associate degree programs and baccalaureate programs take the same licensing examination. Many colleges in the area offer "completion" programs for the RN with an associate's degree who wants to complete a BSN. What are the advantages of attending a 2-year nursing program instead of a generic baccalaureate degree? Response: The 2-year degree cannot actually be completed within that time frame, because of the prerequisite requirements which must be completed before beginning the four semester nursing sequence. Nevertheless, for multiple reasons, many students select the associate degree as their entry to registered nurse practice. For many, the community college fee structure is much more attractive than that available from 4-year institutions. Others choose this option so they can obtain licensure and work in nursing while pursuing a more advanced degree. For others it is a matter of convenience, familiarity, or a level of confidence. Is it hard to pursue a baccalaureate degree after receiving an associate degree in nursing? Response: More than 2/3 of the licensed registered nurses in California obtained their initial nursing education in an associate degree program. The curriculum at Glendale College is an accredited associate degree program. Our Department strives to enable the student to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary, not just for the work place, but also to continue his or her education. This is important since many nurses choose to return to school to earn a baccalaureate degree (BSN) in nursing. Many, if not most of the opportunities for baccalaureate nursing education in California are completion programs (designed for the licensed RN from an associate degree program), rather than a generic baccalaureate program. California needs more nurses prepared at the baccalaureate level and Glendale Community College encourages its students and graduates to pursue the more advanced degree.What other degrees are available in nursing? Response: Beyond the baccalaureate degree is the master's degree and even a nursing doctorate. These nurses fill widely varied roles, some of which include the Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Practitioner, midwife, nurse anesthetist, nurse educator, case manager, and nurse administrator and executive.How long has Glendale Community College had a nursing program? Response: The Department of Nursing is part of the Allied Health Division at Glendale Community College. The College has been involved in nursing education since the early 1950's when the Vocational Nursing Program was begun. It has grown, changed, and improved over the years, keeping pace with the myriad of influences that have impacted health care and nursing. The biggest change, of course, has been the addition of the RN programs. First the LVN-RN Career Ladder Program in the early 80's and, later that decade, the generic RN Program. The LVN Program, because of decreasing employment opportunities and community needs is not accepting applications and is in a moratorium status.Where are nursing classes held on campus? Response: The Nursing Department is located on the 3rd floor of the Bhupesh Parikh Health Sciences building.
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Around the League - Playoff Edition - wk 4
Jason Gregor
May 13 2010 09:28AM
I love the scrutiny, passion, analysis and most of all the emotion that we experience during the NHL playoffs. The hockey is awesome even though Albertans had to enjoy it all on TV, and now Canuck fans are feeling like Sami Salo in game five, but this postseason is still the most riveting I'm witnessed in years.
The Canadiens' run, which irks me because I hate the Habs, has been great and I've watched every one of their games. There is something about the underdog that makes sports great. Very few, except the diehard Habs fans, thought the Rouge and Bleu could win a series never mind take the defending champs to game seven, yet they did. And with each win their story becomes more intriguing.
Every game at the Bell Centre has had an electric atmosphere that you could feel through the TV screen. (They sold tickets for $7.50 last night and they sold out the Bell Centre, that's impressive). I might not like Habs fans, but I have the utmost respect for their fan's passion and that passion makes the games more exciting to watch. Of course the losers who had to cover up their face and loot the downtown core last night aren't real fans, and hopefully their actions won't damper an electric atmosphere.
Every Canadian city that has a team go deep in the playoffs generates the same type of passion we're witnessing in Montreal. In 2004, the Red Mile unified a city that hadn't seen the playoffs in seven years. In 2006, every Oiler fan under the age of 30 got to experience their first real playoff run, and it was invigorating.
In 2007, the normally subdued Senators fans came alive while watching their team finally live up to their talent. The past two years in Vancouver the fans have become more vocal and the Green Guys became a unique part of the in-game experience. I applaud the original Green Guys for coming up with a unique idea that gave the building extra life throughout the games. The problem is the copy cats.
Only the original guys should don the Green attire.
Hell it's not just Canadian cities that are enjoying the playoffs. Chicago has come alive the past few years, and the Western Conference Final between the Hawks and Sharks should be outstanding. Even fans in San Jose are starting to believe their team isn't a bunch of soft, underachieving players. It's hard not to follow a Sharks' series, because you do so waiting for them to stumble. Not necessarily because you want them to, but because of their previous letdowns you just can't help but wait for the other shoe to drop.
And now we are the brink of witnessing something that has only happened twice in the history of the game; a team coming back from a 3-0 series deficit and winning the series. The 1942 Leafs came back to defeat the Wings to win the Cup, and the 1975 Islanders rallied to defeat the Penguins. The Islanders nearly did it again in their next series, rallying from another 3–0 deficit to force a seventh game against the defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers before the Flyers took the decisive seventh game at home and went on to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
How can you not watch game seven Friday night from Boston?
We've said goodbye to the ladies of playoff losers the past few weeks, but today we'll focus on a winner. The Ice Crew from Chicago, who have helped cheer the Hawks to the 3rd round. You need four wins in a series, and the Hawks have won twice so these four packs are fitting.
And I love action shots that catch guys in our most natural forum; admiring the beauty of women. And it's even better when another women takes a quick peak as well.
Random thoughts
- Former NHL tough guy, Warren Rychel, is co-owner and GM of the Windsor Spitfires and he's seen Taylor Hall up close for three years. He had an honest answer when I asked him if Taylor Hall needs to keep his head up more.
"I haven't seen a player over the last three years get hit more than him, harder more than him. He doesn't get hit a lot because he is shifty and his speed, but sometimes he gets cleaned really hard and it's amazing he gets up. Nothing seems to bother him.
"He's taken some big hits right back to the Ryan Wilson hit three years ago, the Pietrangelo hit last series v. Barrie; lots of guys have really cranked him. He's in great shape and he keeps going. But he'll have to keep his head up in the NHL where defenceman are a lot more privy to knowing when a guy has his head down than they do in junior.
"That's something he'll have to watch out for, but he's already made an adjustment and when he does get cranked I think he won't do it again."
It clearly is a concern, but like Rychel said hopefully if Hall gets his bell rung once, he'll adapt.
- Many are wondering if Crosby will get scrutinized the same way Alex Ovechkin did now that the Pens lost to the Canadiens, but he won't. Crosby's team has been to back-to-back Stanley Cup finals, so he doesn't have the same underachieving title to defend like Ovechkin. The fact is great players rarely lead their team to the Cup finals three years in a row. Gretzky did it once in his career. Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Joe Sakic, Jaromir Jagr, Mark Messier, Nick Lidstrom never did it once. The Pens loss to the Habs doesn't look good, but Crosby's track record proves he can win, and to date Ovechkin hasn't.
- I wrote in March that Mike Gillis would regret doing nothing to bolster his blueline at the trade deadline, and it was obvious v. the Hawks that the Canucks backend wasn't deep enough. Gillis should be kicking himself all summer wondering why he thought Andrew Alberts would make them better.
- I wonder if Darryl Sutter realizes you need more than one forward to win? Watching Mike Cammalleri lead the league with 12 playoff goals must be killing him and Flames' fans.
- If Canada gets another hockey team I don't think Winnipeg is at the top of the list. The only reason they are in the conversation is because they have a rink, but the NHL would rather go to Southern Ontario and Quebec City first. Of course Winnipeg deserves a team, but can they sustain one long-term: Doubtful.
- If we planned a trip to the draft in LA that included going to the draft Friday night and Saturday morning, two Yankees/Dodgers games and a night out in LA would that interest you? If so, fire me an email, email@example.com.
May 13 2010, 03:56PM
Not related at all, but anyone else find it funny the ads on this site are the hungry man dinners and then herbal magic?
Love ATL as usual, but what's the deal with the micro pics of the most important part of the article???
May 13 2010, 04:02PM
Anyone hear Chaser go off this morning? That was the funniest thing I heard on the radio in a while.
That's what I woke up to this morning when my clock radio went off. It was awesome, he was FIRED up.
May 13 2010, 04:07PM
@Jason Gregor
I wonder if Sutter regrets passing up on Cammalleri to sign Bouwmeester?
Calgary's D was fine, I thought it was a strange decision for a team that doesn't exactly light it up to let their leading goal scorer walk.
May 13 2010, 09:43PM
Just for the record, those two idiots in Vancouver are NOT the original green-man. It's from a sitcom called It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
May 13 2010, 09:46PM
Just for the record, those two idiots in Vancouver are NOT the original green-man. It's from a sitcom called It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
Haha yeah. Heck, my friend was doing greenman before they were (he also got it from Always Sunny, but he stole it first).
Question regarding the size of the Winnipeg Arena. Considering it holds 15,000 for hockey wouldn't that make it a bit too small for what an NHL team would like to have? I just don't see it happening except in an extreme situation.
May 14 2010, 08:28AM
So lets say we pick Seguin and Boston gets Hall. Within the next 4 years Boston wins the cup and Edmonton doesn't win the cup. Seguin out scores Hall by 10 points a year, does the cup make Hall the better player?
How is it contradictig myself comparing an NHL player to a junior player?
It isn't.
As for centres over wingers.
Coyotes didn't choose Turris over Kane, Kane was already picked.
Comparing Steve Kelly to Shane Doan has no barring on the conversation. Same with Smyth and Bonsignore.
This scouting staff had nothing to do with them so why are using that as a comparison???
Use points that are relevant to the conversation. Please show me how stating centres have more impact than wingers is over analysing? It's factual.
If you want to break down my theory feel free to come up with something of substance. Show me where wingers are on average better.
Picking out two flop draft picks of the Oilers has no bearing on Seguin. None. If you can show me how they compare I'd love to see it.
Different scouting staff, and different players. Bonsignore had the heart the size of a pee when he was drafted, and people talked about it. The Oilers, in their infinite wisdom, thought otherwise.
Has anyone said anything negative about Seguin. Any scout, any ranking? Using the two biggest flops are you defence on why wingers can be better is a stretch.
So if you think Crosby is better, why did you waste time trying to argue it? Because you like to try to be smart? Once again you haven't written anything that states why Ovechkin is better, so why waste time arguing it.
Good to know in the future, that I won't waste my time answering one of your questions, because you aren't interested in the answer, rather just arguing for the sake of it.
"Fact is wins are what matters most, and when you are the best player on the team and play lots the onus is on you to win"
Fact: You said this above statement. Can you debate that?
Fact: Wins are what matter most at all levels of competitive sport, not just the NHL.
Fact: My arguement had nothing to do with comparing Crosby and Ovechkin, it had to with comparing Hall and Seguin and wondering how you can say one thing (ie: the above statement you made) in one arguement but that it doesn't matter in the other instance. I'm not going to argue that Ovechkin is better because once again I like Crosby better.
The Turris comparison was more about his Central scouting ranking compared to Kane and that Turris was the center and Kane was the winger. I used 3 examples, but I had mentioned that there were many examples in history. Those were just off the top of my head.
Again, you are choosing to put words in my mouth...I never said wingers are better on average. This isn't about averages it's about getting the best guy.
I used the Doan/Kelly, Bonsignore/Smyth comparisons because in both cases the Oilers opted for the center over the winger and the winger turned out better so yes those comparisons do have a barring on your take the center over the winger thought process.
But back to the original point. I was simply stating how in one breath you talk about how wins are what matter most and when you are the best player on your team the onus is on you to win and in the next breath you are saying you take Seguin over Hall totally ignoring what you stated about wins.
Uneducated me, I guess I should have known that when you talked about winning is all that matters and that you would always take the guy who wins first that you meant just at the NHL level and not so much at any other level of competitive sport.
Thanks for speaking for me....I am like anyone else here...I debate a point when I believe there is a point to be debated and I was just curious as to how you would explain your contradictory points.
Now I know, in one case it matters and in the other it doesn't...thanks for answering my last question to you.
WHere did I compare Crosby's success to Hall or Seguin??? Please show me? Yet you assume that is a contradiction.
I've stated on numerous occasions, I think Hall is better today than Seguin, but I'd still draft Seguin. And Hall's team is clearly better than Seguin's. Do you think they were even before the playoffs?
Washington was a better team in regular season, and last year they were pretty equal to the Pens as well. So comparing Seguin's lack of success on a clearly inferior team, is not an accurate comparison to the success Crosby has had in the NHL.
Where is the contradiction??
And picking out the two most obvious mistakes of a previous scouting staff has a bearing on this year? How? Different staff, different players.
And once again, you have to put in your little pouty remark about "uneducated me"...or "thanks for speaking for me"...it is sad really.
Did I say you were uneducated? No you assumed that. Go back and tell me where in my last post I made any mention of speaking for you?
Ok, the contradiction has to do with what you said here and not with comparing Crosby's success to Hall or Seguin.
"Both are leaders on their team, but one wins more. I'll take the one that wins"
You said that when speaking of Ovechkin and Crosby. I took that to be a contradiction in why you were picking Seguin over Hall when Hall is the winner at the junior level..
But you explained that this statement doesn't count with juniors...I didn't realize when you first went after Ogden jr and rubbertrout about liking Ovechkin better than Crosby that your picking the winner and the onus being on the team leader was only specific to the NHL and nothing else...it did sound like a general statement at first and it was very absolute about who you would pick and that being the winner was paramount.
This is the contradiction and wanted to ask why you were so in your face with those guys on this point but that you didn't share the same view when deciding the Hall/Seguin debate.
The part where I mentioned speaking for me was where you said I was just trying to be smart....I believe you would question someone in a similar fashion as I did with you if someone else seemingly was contradicting themselves....I wasn't just trying to be smart, I truly felt you were being contradictory and pointed it out....
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I've just read to chapter 10 and I found this manga is to very suspenseful, although I hope it gets a happy ending, at least where our two main characters survives.
More people should read this!
Makes for a great topic to discuss =)
As for my two cents..
Spoiler!I think the Wolf is either Mitsuki or Rei.
I have dubbed my reasoning the Mask Theory. Observe.
First appearance of the masks: Doubt_cover.jpg [ch1]
NOTICE Rei's mask on lap in Doubt_v01_004.jpg
WOLF MASKED REVEALED? Doubt_v01_056_057.jpg
Coloured revelation of Wolf Doubt_v01_208.jpg
Notice another Wolf now...Doubt_ch06_28_29.jpg
So far it appears there are two wolves, with masks matching either Rei or Mitsuki.
[and this is where my theory falls apart]
Doubt_ch11_002.jpg WTH MASK CHANGE T_T?!
Perhaps it was a red herring...
i go for eji, they never really showed his face when they indicated him hanging
Naah, it wouldn't be so shocking if it was Eji, I think it's the main character himself (really) or that Hajime.
By the way, how long do you think this will last? Do you think it will continue after this "round" like Gantz or Psyren?
nah, this one seems short, i'd give it 25 chapters at the very most
Since chapter 12 is out. I give it 13 or 14 chapters.
Chapter 13 is out!
And now we're left to a HUGE cliffhanger to know who the hell the bad guy is! Do you think this will go further than 15 chapters?
Maybe we'll see a round 2 or something, with a different place and different characters.
I just read from 1-13 today...holy crap...This manga is damn good... Well i've always believed it was either Hajime or Mitsuki...if anything, my safety would be Rei or someone else from outside.
When Yuu woke up in the room...with the people...i was like..."Saw?!" Then Rei was discovered dead...i was like SAW!!!!
2-3 chapters at the very most. if the mangaka wants to drag it on like the latest chapter, it should still be less than 4 chapters.Spoiler!i still go with eiji for the win


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February 21, 2017
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection of the sinuses, brain, or lungs that occurs in some people with a weakened immune system.
Mucormycosis is caused by a common fungus frequently found in the soil and in dying plants. Most people come in contact with the fungus at some time. However, people with a weakened immune system are more likely to get this infection.
Conditions most commonly associated with mucormycosis include:
Mucormycosis may involve:
Symptoms of rhinocerebral mucormycosis include:
Symptoms of lung (pulmonary) mucormycosis include:
Symptoms of gastrointestinal mucormycosis include:
Symptoms of kidney (renal) mucormycosis include:
Symptoms of skin (cutaneous) mucormycosis include a single, painful, hardened area of skin that may have a blackened center.
The doctor or nurse will examine you. An ear-nose-throat (ENT) doctor should be seen if you are having sinus problems.
Testing depends on your symptoms but may include:
A biopsy must be done to make a definitive diagnosis of mucormycosis.
Surgery should be done immediately to remove all dead and infected tissue. Surgery can lead to disfiguration because it may involve removal of the palate, parts of the nose, or parts of the eye. Without such aggressive surgery, however, chances of survival are greatly decreased.
You will also receive antifungal medicines through a vein, usually amphotericin B.
Mucormycosis has an extremely high death rate even when aggressive surgery is done. Death rates range from 25 - 85% depending on the body area involved and your overall health.
People with weakened immune systems and immune disorders (including diabetes) should seek medical attention if they develop fever, headache, sinus pain, eye swelling, or any of the other symptoms listed above.
Because the fungi that cause mucormycosis are widespread, the most appropriate preventive measures involve improved control of the underlying illnesses associated with mucormycosis.
Kontoyiannis DP. Mucormycosis. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine . 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 348.
Kontoyiannis DP, Lewis RE. Agents of mucormycosis and entomophthoramycosis.In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases . 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 259.


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By PHIL FAUVERGuest Writer
The Huntington Stake hosted the BYU Ballroom Dance Company on Feb. 12 to cap off the evening of food and fun. About 300 people attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Huntington Stake Valentine dinner and entertainment from Brigham Young University.
The stake furnished the dinner at no charge, the menu was chicken cordon bleu, baked potato, vegetable, salad and cherry cobbler and was excellent said party goers.
The 32 dancers from BYU arrived in three vans, though a little late as one of the drivers, a student from France got interested in telling about France and missed the turn off for SR-6.
Darrell Gardner the High Councilman over activities for the Stake introduced Curt Holman, the Director of the BYU Ballroom Dance Program. Willie Frisbie furnished the sound equipment and music for the event.
Director Holman announced there would be a variety of dances performed, such as traditional dance, Latin American dance, jitter bug, the two step, a samba waltz, a traditional waltz, the West Coast swing and the Lindy swing.
During an intermission, Holman introduced three students of dance and they told how much they enjoyed the early morning dance classes, the instructors, and attending BYU. One of the students was from France, one from Utah and one from Mexico.
Holman has been teaching dance for more than 18 years and each year approximately 5,000 students take some kind of ballroom dance or dance technique class.
One hundred sixty dancers participate in the ballroom dance program. They are divided into five teams. The team of dancers that came to Huntington to display their talents is one of those five different teams. The audience was very enthusiastic with applause throughout the dancing and after each dance.


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- Reconciling the irreconcilable: The Troubled Outlook for U.S. Policy toward Haiti. Authored by Dr. Gabriel Marcella, Dr. Donald E. Schulz.
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