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Former Governor Eliot Spitzer launched his run for city comptroller with a promise to renew his efforts to reign in Wall Street excess.
But he would have a much more limited set of tools in that position.
The New York City Comptroller is the managing investor for the city's five pension funds, about $140 billion in all. Those behemoth funds have long been used as leverage to force corporations to change their behavior, but there's disagreement about the return for investors.
James Copland of the conservative Manhattan Institute tracked all the shareholder resolutions the city comptroller has endorsed since 2006. He said the city comptroller's shareholder resolutions haven't historically been a big worry for companies. "These are largely viewed as a cost of doing business and a nuisance for senior management," Copland said, adding that most of them have failed. "The possible damage the New York City comptroller could do is far less than what the New York Attorney General could do, Spitzer's former job."
But Nell Minow, the co-founder of GMI Ratings, a research firm for institutional investors, said she loves the idea of Spitzer having access to the comptroller's bully pulpit. "The last thing in the world that we need from Wall Street is for them to stop being afraid of investor feedback."
The New York City comptroller has long been a leader to push shareholder accountability on social and political issues, Minow said, and Spitzer's ability to generate national headlines would make him a significant force to push for changes in corporate governance. "Companies will understand that, and will be quick to answer the phone when he calls," she said.
The city's five pension funds are overseen by separate boards, so the comptroller's power is somewhat constrained by the other pension fund trustees. Their primary obligation has to be to protect the pension fund investments, said former lieutenant governor Richard Ravitch, who has been repeatedly tapped to reorganize broken public finances. Otherwise, taxpayers will be on the hook if pension investments don't cover the promised benefits for city workers and retirees. "Which means responsible investing, and that's their highest obligation," he said.
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If you listened to Gary Bettman the lockout that cost the NHL the 2004-05 season was to allow the NHL and the NHLPA to become partners and to ensure the viability of NHL hockey in all current NHL markets but only two years after that CBA was signed I am beginning to wonder if disaster on several fronts could be looming in the near future.
Based on recent developments it is apparent that NHL commissioner Gary Bettman seems intent on doing whatever he can to preserve hockey in the existing NHL markets and it appears he is going to do whatever he can to do this. As more and more information comes out it is becoming pretty clear that he played a significant role in blocking Jim Balsillie's bid to purchase the Nashville Predators. ESPN.com's Scott Burnside has written that the Balsillie group blames Gary Bettman for current Predators owner Craig Liepold backing out of the deal to sell the team to Balsillie.
"We were advised by Mr. Leipold that the commissioner had found out about the existence of the negotiations and ordered him to immediately cease any further communications with us," Balsillie's legal representative, Richard Rodier, told ESPN.com this week.
The common belief is that Bettman preferred Liepold to sell the team to William 'Boots' Del Biaggio III whose intent is to move the team to Kansas City. I believe this is not the case and Bettman really urged Liepold to seek local ownership of the Predators to keep the team in Nashville. Surprisingly, or maybe not, a local group surfaced and held meetings with the league last week and there was also a ticket drive organized for last Thursday to also ensure the team would stay in Nashville. I don't think any of this is coincidence and I believe that Bettman will do whatever he can to keep the Predators in Nashville.
But why would Bettman do this if the Nashville community isn't fully supporting the team and the team is going to lose money even if they only spend the minimum $34.3 million required of them all while collecting significant revenue sharing money? I believe there is some personal legacy issues at stake and Bettman doesn't want to see a team fail which he brought into the league. But more importantly I believe that it is the intent of Bettman, the league and its owners to expand. Over the past week there has been rumours that Bettman has told NHL owners that he expects he can collect up to $500 million in expansion fees to expand to Las Vegas and Kansas City. If you do the math that would equate to more than a $16.5 million windfall to owners and the owners wouldn't be required to share any of it with the players.
But that is only a part of it. Another side effect of expanding to two almost assuredly small revenue cities is that it would bring down the salary cap and more importantly the league minimum. Expanding to those two locations could see the salary cap drop by as much as $2 million. Ever wonder why a local ownership group suddenly popped up in Nashville? Well maybe Bettman's promise of up to a $16.5 million windfall a year or two from now and a promise of a potentially lower salary cap (and minimum) is one of the reasons.
From a short term purely financial point of view this seems like a perfect plan and a plan that can be extended further. Why stop at 2 expansion teams? Why not also expand to Portland (or Seattle) and return to Hartford, Quebec City and Winnipeg and whatever other city wants to join the NHL including possibly European expansion? You can argue that the NHL can't be supported in some or all of those cities but remember expanding to small market cities brings the salary cap down which makes survival in those small market cities more likely.
Noticed how I left Hamilton out? The NHL does not want to go to Hamilton because Hamilton is likely going to be a larger revenue location that will not only infringe on the Leafs and Sabres territory but will also likely cause the salary cap to rise making Bettman's small market franchises less viable.
And there is the problem. The above plan is a plan of short term greedy owners, and not a plan based on what is good for hockey and the fans both now and in the future. Talent will be even more sparse divided, scoring will drop even more, rivalries will diminish even further, and the schedule will feature more uninteresting games between untalented teams. If that itself doesn't cause fan interest to drop and eventually break the NHL, the irritation of the players just might and it may very well be the players who stop this plan in its tracks.
Gary Bettman enthusiastically proclaimed the new CBA to be a new a partnership with the players but the players are now beginning to think that this partnership is a little one sided. Where as the owners are interested in generating expansion fees and overall team value (neither of which gets shared with the players), the players are interested in generating revenue which means locating franchises where the greatest fan interest resides. That means Hamilton, not Nashville or Kansas City or Las Vegas. Tim Wharnsby has written a good article on the situation and the growing player discontent with the league blocking the sale of the Predators to Balsillie.
In June Martin Brodeur unexpectedly quit his role with the competition committee largely because he didn't believe the league wasn't listening to the views of the committee. He doesn't believe the partnership on the competition committee is working either.
"I didn't feel I was making a difference, and I hate wasting my time when it doesn't seem to matter,"–Martin Brodeur
The NHLPA is in a state of flux right now after the firing of Ted Saskin and the NHL may view it as an opportunity to push some of these things through but it is likely going to backfire against the owners because the players are rebuilding their organization almost from scratch and they are likely going to rebuild it from a disgruntled player point of view and it could very well be an unhappy, militant NHLPA when done. That could lead to more labour problems in the not too distant future. The NHL CBA is currently set to expire in September 2011 but the NHLPA has an option to terminate the agreement prior to the 2009 season which is only two years from now. If the relationship between the NHL and the NHLPA doesn't change (which I suspect it won't) I fully expect the players to invoke the option to terminate the CBA to negotiate a real partnership or abandon the partnership idea altogether and try to get to push for a luxury tax idea again. More labour strife is on the way and it could be a long players strike next time.
What the NHL will look like after another lengthy labour conflict is anyone's guess. With enough small market teams essentially controlling the NHL the NHL will not likely be very flexible in negotiations. But with the players being annoyed by being bullied around in the last CBA negotiations and the players developing view of a non-existing partnership they might be stronger than ever. Who blinks first is anyone's guess.
What is interesting in all of this is that prior to and during the 2004-05 lockout most fans and casual observers (I was not one of them) believed it was the players greed that was the problem and most sided with the owners but as it stands right now owner greed is the problem and the players interests are currently are the most closely aligned with the fans interest (i.e. locating teams to where the most fans exist). These are interesting times in the NHL and it would not surprise me if the not to distant future is more ominous than the not to distant past.

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Chartering in Turkey
We are considering chartering somewhere along the Turkish coast this summer, probably the area of Bodrum or Marmaris. Does anyone have any recent experience chartering there, any good companies to work with? Any recommendations would be much appreciated!
Our plan is to sail most of the day from one little port to the next, with longish breaks for lunch as we will be taking our ten-year-old twins along - they like to spend time at anchor, in a little cove, jumping in the water...:)
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I haven't had experience chartering there but I have sailed there a number of times including 4 months on this boat.
I don't have a lot of faith in some people in business in that country.. There is little to stop them taking advantage of a foreigner. Consequently I would only charter with one of the big international companies.
Sunsail have bases there. I think I would be checking them out.
Every anchorage has its restaurants and touts that try to get you to use their moorings, they tell you anchoring is not safe there etc...
I don't want to eat in a resturant where they lie to get you in the door. So weirdly, and in not many countries would I say this, but the charter companies guide book may be the way to work out where the "approved" places to go are.
However, when you can anchor yourself and go into a town you will be away from all their clutches and will be able to find great places to eat.
To a degree you must remember that Turkeys coast is a tourist thing.... The real locals are not the people you will see till you get deep into the town away from the tourist areas.
My favorite places stretch right along the coast, but probably most between Marmaris and Fetheya.
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Thanks, Mark, I think I'll check out Sunsail and some of the other bigger companies.
I suppose there are many touristy areas in the Mediterranean with less than reputable characters - although some places are worse than others. I do enjoy exploring the towns and harbors. Last time I was in Turkey, some twenty five years ago, I found people very friendly and hospitable.
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I found the locals to be fantastic. After we got anchored, someone from the local taverna would row out and ask if we were coming for dinner. They would pick us up and the appointed time and take us back to boat afterwards.
It is still my favourite.
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I sailed Turkey as crew right around 2000 and I had a similar experience with the locals. They certainly do hustle more to get you in the door of the restaurants or shops but that's completely cultural. Even walking down the street in Istanbul they always wanted to engage you and try to talk you into the shop. With that said I never had any experiences that I thought I was being ripped off. The food in the little seaside places was good and we enjoyed eating in all the little places that come out to you. I wouldn't be worried about chartering from anyone after doing the standard due diligence I'd do here in the States.
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I sailed with a flotilla from Sunsail out of Gocheck about four or five years ago. We had a wonderful time and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I was in Turkey this past June and highly recommend it as a tourist destination. Food is fantastic, natives very hospitable, and the history fascinating. The Aussie staff at Sunsail handle all the tedious details so you can just go with the flow and the flotilla, so you can sail, eat, and enjoy.:D
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Any recommendations for itineraries in that general area? We like visiting little harbor towns, but also anchor in hidden away coves...
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It has been a year since the Narendra Modi-led NDA government came into power. In this euphoric phase, we have seen some action. While the euphoria may have faded, the country has made progress. India''s macroeconomic signals have become stronger and stable. Crucial parameters such as current account deficit, fiscal deficit and levels of inflation have improved.
Against this backdrop what are the thoughts that cross our minds- There is a perception that expectations are ahead of reality. This perception stems from excessive exuberance, which needs to be moderated. However, in reality, I am confident that growth will be steady, stable and upwards.
I am convinced that the India Marathon story is already playing out. The watchers of the Indian economy as well as the markets should not look for steroids. India is always going to have challenges; it is unlikely to be a great snapshot, but certainly will make for a wonderful movie. India is poised to witness stable and sustainable growth in the long term.
One of the biggest challenges is the history of excessive leverage by India Inc. This has slowed down parts of the Indian banking system. As these events unfold and unravel, I sincerely hope that it does not create any accidents and challenge the capacity of the financial system in supporting the growth of the Indian economy.
If we look at the fundamentals of the Indian banking system, public sector banks account for about 70% of the savings and deposits, and private sector banks account for the rest. With new issues challenging the banking system, it is time for us to ponder how we structure the future of Indian banking.
I believe that over the next 10 years the ratio will be equitable between public and private sector banks. What is more critical is that both have the capacity to support and sustain the growth of the Indian economy at a faster pace.
In this context, I see significant challenges and opportunities for us at Kotak. When I think about our future, there are two phrases that come to my mind, which I have shared with my colleagues. One, we need to build an institution that has the capacity to defy gravity. Second, our vision for a ''Bigger, Bolder, Better Kotak''. These aspirations steered us to take five important steps in FY 2014-15.
The first is a big one. We have completed the merger of ING Vysya Bank with Kotak Mahindra Bank, one of the biggest mergers in the Indian banking system. This merger has created significant capacity for the combined firm as the total employee base crosses 40,000 and the combined consolidated balance sheet has increased to around '' 2 lakh crore.
We can now harness the power of complementarities and synergies between our networks. In the next five to ten years, we see long-term opportunities and huge distribution potential that will accelerate the pace of our growth.
The second strategic decision was the acquisition of domestic schemes of PineBridge Mutual Fund. Third, we took a 15% stake in India''s largest commodity exchange - MCX. Fourth, we are foraying into the general insurance business, which will be a 100% subsidiary of the Bank. And finally, we have agreed to invest up to 20% in a proposed payments bank by Airtel M Commerce Services Limited - an area where we see immense potential.
Organically, the different arms of Kotak have shown healthy growth. Before the merger we saw a growth of about 25% in advances, and profits grew by 24%. Our asset quality has been top notch, riding on low gross NPAs and net NPAs, and lowest restructured assets in the Indian banking sector.
We expect our fee income from foreign exchange business, equities, brokerage, or distribution of products in the mutual fund space to grow further, as we build our franchise. We are also emerging stronger on account of our robust liabilities and assets. Further, we have deepened and widened our customer base, which is growing steadily. With the merger of ING Vysya Bank, our national footprint has grown. Our brand campaign ''Kona Kona Kotak'' signifies our expanded reach across hundreds of towns and cities of the country.
As I evaluate our ''Concentrated India, Diversified Financial Services'' business model, I am excited about all segments of our business. After the merger, our banking and finance business has further strengthened. I also see tremendous growth potential in our capital markets and investment banking businesses. While the capital markets business was once a dominant part of our pie, today it is a smaller but an extremely valuable piece that generates high ROEs for our shareholders.
The other two promising businesses are life insurance and asset management. I see a turnaround in both the businesses as we leverage the additional distribution network. There is also some traction in our alternate asset businesses. Therefore, banking and financing, capital markets and investment banking, life insurance and asset management give us a complete menu of diversified financial services, which we believe will help us leapfrog to significantly higher growth rates in the coming years.
As we continue to grow, we will always adhere to our principles of humility, prudence and simplicity.
I am a great believer in creating long-term shareholder value.
I welcome all erstwhile shareholders of ING Vysya Bank as Kotak Mahindra Bank shareholders. Long-term value is about building institutions beyond the immediate present. If you look at the Kotak story, an investor who invested Rs.1 lakh in Kotak in November 1985 - when we just started the company, would today have a shareholding worth over Rs.1,100 crore. This has been one of the most exciting periods of our journey. We have announced 1:1 bonus issue to all our shareholders. This is our way of saying that we would like to see our investors'' investments grow in Kotak. For me, this is long-term value creation for every stakeholder and shareholder of Kotak Mahindra Bank.
There comes a time when you sit back and ask a question how things look from here. The journey has been enjoyable so far and I am looking forward to an even more exciting time in the context of India''s Marathon story. I am confident that brand India and the potential that it promises will provide us the platform to build an institution of global repute, size and stature.
My aspiration is to build an institution that every Indian will be proud of. I would love to come back and report to you about our growth story in a year''s time.
I thank you all for your continued support and look forward to frequent interactions with you.
Best wishes,
Uday Kotak
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12 ounces lean beef tenderloin, boneless
3 scallions (white and green parts), chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons lower sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon Splenda
½ teaspoon pepper
1 (16-ounce) bag frozen stir fry vegetable steamer bag
1. Wrap the beef in plastic wrap and freeze until firm (but not rock hard). Once firm, slice the beef into thin, long strips. Place in a baking dish.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the scallions, garlic, rice wine vinegar, water, soy sauce, Splenda, and pepper. Pour the mixture over the beef and let it marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, up to 2 hours. While the beef is marinating, preheat an indoor or outdoor grill.
3. Remove the beef from the marinade and shake off any excess marinade. Grill beef for 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until it is cooked to a medium-well doneness.
4. Steam the vegetables and serve the beef over the steamed vegetables.
Serves 4.
Per serving: Calories 170; Fat 4.5 g; Saturated Fat 1.6 g; Carbohydrates 12 g; Protein 17 g; Dietary Fiber 3 g; Sodium 205 mg.
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Hitler exhibit in Berlin extended due to popularity
By Eric Kelsey
BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - Germany's first postwar exhibition devoted to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has been extended by three weeks due to popular demand, the German Historical Museum (DHM) said on Thursday.
Over the past three months, more than 170,000 visitors have flocked to "Hitler and the Germans", which explores the links between German society and Hitler's rise to power in 1933.
"There has been great interest among Germans and also international tourists," museum spokesman Rudolf Trabold said. "There have been lots of visitors from all over Europe."
The exhibition will now run to February 27, the DHM said.
The museum was especially pleased with the visitor turnout given that the exhibit probes Germany's legacy under the Nazis, including World War II and the Holocaust.
"Hitler, Nazis, war and their relationship with German society is not a nice Christmas theme," Trabold added.
There had been widespread concern in German media that the exhibition could prove popular among neo-Nazis who idolize Hitler, but no problems have been reported.
While lots of memorabilia is on show, from SS and Gestapo uniforms to a sideboard from Hitler's office, the exhibition shows how all levels of German society -- media, industry, the church, schools -- built up the Hitler cult in the 1930s and clung to it through World War Two until defeat was imminent. Continued...


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German teenager wins Eurovision contest
By Wojciech Moskwa and Joachim Dagenborg
OSLO (Reuters) - Nineteen-year-old German Lena won the 55th Eurovision song contest with the British-styled pop number "Satellite" on Saturday, beating 24 other contestants in one of Europe's most watched TV programs.
Lena, the second German winner of Eurovision, was an unknown before she won Germany's qualifiers for the contest and delighted the crowd in the Norwegian capital Oslo with her youthful and energetic personality.
"This is so absolutely awesome. I feel that this is not real," said the teenager, whose full non-stage name is Lena Mayer-Landrut.
"I'm kind of freaking out. This feels incredibly good."
Eurovision, which drew 124 million viewers last year, parades a wide array of musical styles in original songs, mostly from relatively unknown artists.
In the self-proclaimed European song championships, flag-draped fans and outrageous outfits are par for the course and contestants mix glitz and kitsch, ballads, rock 'n' roll and disco to lure the highest number of votes.
But unlike past years when polished and glamorized American-style performers took center stage, Lena's fresh and uncontrived style appealed most.
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Living in a city like New York, it's almost impossible to pin down the weather to any degree of accuracy. In the morning, it could be sunny and dry, but by the afternoon, gusts of humid air and rain may have rolled in. Climate change has led to increasingly volatile weather conditions, which impact our environment and our well-being. In order to help us better understand and track the environment around us, Rooti (formerly Phyode) has developed CliMate, a Bluetooth tracker that monitors the humidity, UV index, and temperature (HUT) around each user. With its twee design, the cloud-shaped sensor syncs the HUT data to the accompanying app, turning your iOS or Android device into a personal weather station.
CliMate is designed to stand alone on any kind of surface like a desk, or be worn on a lanyard or on your clothing. The wireless and wearable tracker syncs the HUT data back to the app on 15 minute intervals, tagging the location and time of each reading. The data is then uploaded to CliMate's cloud database, which allows people to check which areas have dangerous HUT levels and also warns them about the harmful conditions heading their way. Users can also plug in personal data like their skin tone and the SPF they usually put on, creating in-app alerts to when they should be reapplying their sunscreen.
In terms of visualization, the app creates daily, weekly and monthly charts to show the HUT data points, allowing users to see how their environments are changing over time. CliMate uses cartoon-like plant icons to symbolize the varying health of your surrounding environment. A green, flourishing plant represents very healthy HUT levels, whereas a withering, yellow one symbolizes the opposite. In addition, one of CliMate's most interesting features is a camera trigger that lets you add your photo to a crowdsourced weather map. The app's developers hope to create a cloud user database with maps across different regions and times.
CliMate is designed with a wide range of people in mind, from parents with young children who want to avoid the sun to art collectors who need to keep their pieces at precise humidity levels. Rooti is no stranger to the data-tracking industry, as they developed W/Me, a wristband that monitors the wearer's autonomic nervous system to provide a holistic picture of wellness. With CliMate, Rooti hopes to have another Kickstarter success on their hands. They're looking for $50,000 in funding, with the campaign ending on July 10. Check out the video below to see CliMate in action:
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Here's Rosie, our fourth adopted Shiba Inu. She and our first, Caleb, do not get along.. and I'm looking for ideas on how to help them if not love, at least like and tolerate, each other. She and our other female, Barbie, actually do the best together, which is exactly the opposite of how I thought things would go..
Here's my other three, Barbie, Caleb & JoJo.
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They can all walk together on leash with no issues, they only have problems when they're loose with each other, so Rosie has to be seperated from the rest of the 'pack'. She also eats everything.. literally, everything, so we're working on that too..
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Today I googled Grand Valley Country Manor on rt 322 in Windsor, to see when it was closed down. Someone informed me that the state/medicaid closed it down for numerous violations. Unfortunately, it seems like the NH is still in operation. How sad because the staff was uncaring & lazy, even the nurses. The food was of the poorest quality & extremely starchy, similar to fast food. The halls constantly smelled of urine & was dirty. I feel so sorry for the patients.
According to Medicare.gov, it doesn't exist. If it lost its certification for nursing, it might be attempting to charge privately as an assisted living facility. I couldn't find anything on it other than a mention in a Chamber of Commerce meeting online (huge link, didn't feel like linking here).
Check out Medicare.gov, I don't think that it exists. Tell me about what happened - were you a worker or a family member?
People need to know about the problems so that they can make informed choices for their family members.
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Melissa Olsen 8/28/2008 6:29:51 AMSooooooooooooo creative...wonderful work Amy. #987866
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Extension > Source - Winter 2013 > Helping families adjust to changing economic conditions
Helping families adjust to changing economic conditions
"In today's economic climate, the people in need of financial education—and their needs—are ever-changing," says Mary Jo Katras, University of Minnesota Extension family resource management educator. "Many are newly unemployed and adjusting to lower incomes for the first time in their lives."
Dollar Works 2 is Extension's financial management curriculum used by organizations nationwide because it meets the needs of families facing the challenges of living on fewer resources, job layoffs or family transitions.
The curriculum adapts to address the unique challenges of participants, such as rural families. "People who live in rural areas have unique challenges, such as availability of childcare and transportation," says Trish Olson, Extension family resource management specialist. "Dollar Works 2 encourages families to develop spending plans that meet their unique needs."
A groundbreaking, multi-state research project, "Rural Families Speak," brought the needs of rural families into focus. Jean Bauer, an Extension family resource management specialist who passed away in July, led the study, which culminated in the book "Rural Families and Work: Context and Problems." The book provides a solid foundation for understanding rural employment problems and issues, and informed the development of Dollar Works 2.
"It's a reciprocal relationship. We listen to the needs of our communities and, with our participants, create strategies to support those needs," says Katras, reflecting Extension's commitment to providing education rather than prescriptions.
"As Jean Bauer would say, we don't presume to tell people how to spend their money," Olson adds. "We provide them with the knowledge and tools to make their own best choices.'"


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Toshiba Notebooks with OpenSolaris
Hardware manufacturer Toshiba has released a series of notebooks with pre-installed OpenSolaris 2008.11.
Toshiba announced two new notebooks with the Sun OpenSolaris platform pre-installed, the 12" Portégé R600 and the 14" Tecra M10. The models are the result of a strategic partnership between Toshiba and Sun Microsystems that began in December 2008. Next to OpenSolaris 2008.11, applications on the notebooks include Sun's own VirtualBox, OpenOffice 3.0, a web stack including MySQL and the Apache Web Server, and Adobe Flash Player. Sun's developer tools are also included: Glassfish V2, Java SE Development Kit, NetBeans and Studio Express. Both notebooks come with Intel Core2 Duo processors, with speeds ranging from 1.4 to 2.53 Gigahertz. The "ultraportable" Portégé R600 has a 160-GByte hard drive, while the Tecra M10 can be configured with up to 320 GBytes.
The notebooks are currently available in the U.S. at the OpenSolaris website. Prices for the 14" model begin at $1,099. The site also includes an installation and pre-installed recovery guide. The price includes one full year of support from Sun and a three-year warranty. May should bring availability in Britain and other countries should follow. The current ToshibaDirect price listings are for Windows, although the OpenSolaris version prices should be identical.
It's amazing !!It's works like charm. Familar GNOME with compiz effects works wow. Automatic snapshots for backup is icing on cake. Plus it have all the bells & whistles of Ubuntu like package manager which is easier than ubuntu.
I want to try it !!Although I'm pushing a lot for Linux, I'm also open to OpenSolaris. Add OpenOddice and VirtualBox, chances are that they will work well together. Then, and only then, I would run Windows as a VM.
Hope they work better than mine with UbuntuI really hope they work better than my wal-mart cheapie Toshiba laptop does with Ubuntu 8.10. It takes 3 times longer to wake up from suspend than it does to boot and the WiFi Never does come back online. My Acer laptop, purchased at a LOWER price point, has none of these issues with Ubuntu. Also, Thanks Linux Mag for a Turring test that I can actually read. Some others are getting harder and harder to read.
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Re: Contour ColorFunction in a ParametricPlot
contours = 6;
{Cos[p] Sin[t], Sin[p] Sin[t], Cos[t]},
{p, 0, 2 Pi}, {t, 0, Pi},
PlotPoints -> 200,
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ColorFunction -> Function[{x, y, z, p, t},
Hue[Round[Sin[6 p] Sin[6 t], 1/contours]]],
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I want to create a contour (ie. not smooth) ColorFunction over a parametricplot.
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ParametricPlot3D[ {Cos[ \[Phi]] Sin[\[Theta]],
Sin[\[Phi]] Sin[\[Theta]], Cos[\[Theta]]}, {\[Phi], 0,
2 \[Pi]}, {\[Theta], 0, \[Pi]}, PlotPoints -> 100, Mesh -> None,
ColorFunction ->
Function[{x, y, z, \[Phi], \[Theta]},
Hue[Sin[6 \[Phi]] Sin[6 \[Theta]]]], ColorFunctionScaling -> True]
Here the colorfunction is smooth, what directive should I add to obtain a contour of the colour and to manage the number of contours ?
Thanks in advance.
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The Malta Amateur Dramatics Club (MADC) kicked off fundraising for its centenary celebrations last week with a theatre-themed quiz night held at the club Playhouse in Sta Venera. The club is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2010. Celebrations will culminate in a Grand Ball in October 2010.
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In just three days the people of Gainesville will elect or re-elect a mayor. Incumbent Pegeen Hanrahan takes on challenger Wesley Watson. The two candidates disagree on many issues. But there is one item both would give the green light.
Every traffic light in Alachua County will be getting synchronzied to help with the traffic problem. This will make driving easier after certain events like football games. And both mayoral candidates agree it's something needed. But challenger Wesley Watson doesn't agree with the cost. Wesley Wastson says, "I don't believe it should cost 20-million. If done 3 years ago it would have cost 12-million. Now it's another 8-million." And Pegeen Hanrahan says, "It's not like the city can write a check for 20-million or put it on a credit card. It really takes a lot to scope the project, and have everything worked out."
Hanrahan also says the initial 12-million was a rough estimate, and the 20-million is based on harder data. And if the half cent sells tax would have been passed in 2004, the project would start sooner. But Watson has another problem. Watson, "I don't believe we need to synchronize every light in the county." He says that would lower the cost. But Hanrahan says they've done several studies to making sure the project will be a success. Hanrahan's response is, "It's easy for someone who hasn't been in meetings. And hasn't gotten an understanding of the technical scope of the project or different funding partners on the table."
Hanrahan says the project will not increase taxes. It's being paid through existing revenues by the City, County, UF, and the Florida D-O-T. She also says the city is getting different bids from contractors and the new synchronization system should be in place by 2009. We'll find out if this issue affects the election this Tuesday.
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Most people would probably prefer if traces of dairy cows' vaccinations don't show up in their milk, but one research team is looking into deliberately adding antibodies to milk as a way to help malnourished children in developing countries.
Seven years ago Alan Cross, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, published the results of a successful phase I clinical trial of a vaccine against sepsis he had developed. His next step, however, is to vaccinate dairy cows, not people. The cows will then produce an antibody-rich colostrum—the first milk mammals make after giving birth that transfers immunity to newborn animals—which organizations can give to malnourished children as a nutritional supplement.
Malnutrition causes the interior walls of the intestines to break down, allowing bacteria to move from the gut into the bloodstream, which leads to sepsis and a weakened immune system. For a child who has been malnourished for awhile, starting back on food is often insufficient to prevent illness and diarrhea, says Zeil Rosenberg, CEO of Bali Biosciences, LLC. The company has a license agreement with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, to produce the sepsis antibody colostrum. Rosenberg hopes that the milk, used along with food aid, will help break the "viscous cycle of malnutrition." In the past Rosenberg worked with Indonesia's Ministry of Health in Jakarta as a U.S. Agency for International Development advisor.
Once a child takes the colostrum, sepsis antibodies should enter his or her digestive system where they can bind to the toxins produced by sepsis-causing gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Rosenberg says. The antibody-neutralized toxins might then leave the body via the feces, although researchers are not yet sure exactly how the colostrum will promote such evacuation.
Cross and Rosenberg also hope the antibody-rich milk will help trauma and burn patients, who are especially vulnerable to sepsis, but the first target audience for their product are malnourished children.
"It's an absolutely fascinating idea and completely original," says William Schaffner, a physician who researches infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. Charles Arntzen, an Arizona State University School of Life Sciences biologist who studies vaccine development, says the idea sounds feasible as a way to block the onset of blood infection from the gut.
This isn't really a new technique... but I'm glad someone is paying attention! Colostrum is a great way to help a LOT of things...
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August 18, 2015, The Am Law Litigation Daily
Covington lawyers were recognized for winning their third trial in four weeks on behalf of Eli Lilly in the Cymbalta litigation. The latest victory occurred in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia after a six-day trial. The team included partners Michael Imbroscio, Phyllis Jones and Paul Schmidt.
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|Performance and Accountability Report Fiscal Year 2008
Management's Discussion and Analysis
Balance Sheet and Statement of Changes in Net Position
At the end of FY 2008, the USPTO's consolidated Balance Sheet presents total assets of $1,648.3 million, total liabilities of $1,215.7 million, and a net position of $432.6 million.
Total assets increased 17.0 percent over the last three years, resulting largely from the increase in Fund Balance with Treasury and Property, Plant, and Equipment. The table below shows the changes in assets during this period.
Fund Balance with Treasury is the single largest asset on the Balance Sheet and represents 86.8 percent of total assets at the end of FY 2008. This asset is comprised of unpaid obligated funds of $484.5 million, temporarily unavailable fees of $528.7 million, unavailable special receipt funds under OBRA of $233.5 million, other funds held on deposit for customers of $112.4 million, and unobligated funds of $72.1 million.
The unavailable special receipt funds and the temporarily unavailable funds require Congressional appropriation before they will be available for USPTO's use. These funds, together with amounts obligated and held on deposit, represent 95.0 percent of the Fund Balance with Treasury.
The other major asset is property, plant, and equipment. The net balance of this asset has increased by $55.8 million during the past three years, with the acquisition values of property, plant, and equipment increasing by $183.4 million. Investments in IT software and software in development increased $98.5 million, in conjunction with enhancing the existing e-government capabilities in areas such as e-filing, application information retrieval, data and image capture, and web-based search systems.
Total liabilities increased from $1,161.5 million at the end of FY 2007 to $1,215.7 million at the end of FY 2008, representing an increase of $54.2 million, or 4.7 percent. The below table shows the change in liabilities during the past four years.
The USPTO's deferred revenue is the largest liability on the Balance Sheet. The liability for deferred revenue is calculated by analyzing the process for completing each service provided. The percent incomplete based on the inventory of pending work is applied to fee collections to estimate the amount for deferred revenue liability.
At the end of FY 2008, deferred revenue liability was $848.5 million, representing an increase of $141.8 million, or 20.1 percent, over the past three years. The deferred revenue liability includes unearned patent and trademark fees, as well as undeposited checks. The unearned patent fees represented 91.6 percent of this liability. The following graph depicts the composition of the deferred revenue liability, in addition to the increase in this liability during each of the past four years.
Deferred revenue at the USPTO is largely impacted by the change in patent and trademark filings, changes in the first action pendency rates, and changes in fee rates. In FY 2005 and FY 2006, the percentage change in first action pendency months was less than the percentage change in deferred revenue as a result of the increased fees associated with the unearned patent and trademark application filings. However, in FY 2007, the percentage increase in deferred revenue is consistent with the percentage increases in the first action pendency months. Again in FY 2008, the percentage change in first action pendency months was less than the percentage change in deferred revenue as a result of the increased fees associated with the unearned patent and trademark application filings. The following table depicts the changes in the filings and pendencies during the past four years.
Deferred revenue associated with the patent process is expected to further increase. In the FY 2009 President's Budget, the number of patent applications filed from FY 2009 through FY 2013 is expected to increase approximately 5.0 percent each year, with first action pendency increasing to 27.8 months in FY 2012 and total pendency increasing to 38.8 months in FY 2013. The pendency increases will result in patent deferred revenue increases.
The deferred revenue associated with the trademark process continued to decrease in FY 2008. Trademark deferred revenue decreased by $0.8 million, or 1.1 percent, from FY 2007, with a total 20.2 percent decrease over the past three years. This was consistent with trademark first action pendency increasing to 3.0 months and total trademark pendency decreasing to 13.9 months. Estimates included in the FY 2009 President's Budget project the pendencies to remain constant in the upcoming years.
The Statement of Changes in Net Position presents the changes in the financial position of the USPTO due to results of operations and unexpended appropriations. The movement in net position is the result of the net income or net cost for the year. The change in the net position during the past four years is presented in the following table.
The decrease in net position from $464.0 million at the end of FY 2007 to $432.6 million at the end of FY 2008, or 6.8 percent, is attributable largely to the results of operations.
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The Sandra Fluke brouhaha seems to be dying down; but I would be remiss if I didn't make two key points about this ridiculous controversy:
First, Sandra Fluke is no fluke. Instead, she is part and parcel of an elaborate left-wing campaign to bait and smear the Right, change the subject, and protect and reelect Obama. And no, this doesn't mean there is a conspiracy; it simply means there is a strategy.
Contraception, after all, has never been at issue. Americans enjoy free and easy access to contraception; and there is absolutely no one in American politics — including Rick Santorum — who proposes that this change in any way.
What is very much at issue, however — and this is my second point — is religious liberty and individual conscience. That is, will religious institutions (such as the Catholic Church) be forced by the state to prescribe contraception when the longstanding tenants of their faith demand otherwise?
Everything in the American political tradition tells us that the answer to that question is an obvious and resounding no. Our Constitution, after all, expressly protects the free exercise of religion. Problem is the Obama administration disagrees and thus has been trying to force its will upon religious folk.
But rather than debate in good faith, fairly and squarely, the issue of religious liberty, Obama and his minions have decided to create an elaborate sideshow to distract the American people.
Thus we hear about the wholly fictitious "right-wing war on women's health." Though in reality, it would be far more accurate to talk of a "left-wing war on religion."
In any case, do they really think the American people — and American women especially — are that stupid?
Why, apparently they do! And some polling suggests that, as Abraham Lincoln put it, you can, indeed, fool some of the people some of the time. Indeed, according to Politico, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds that,
Obama has gained support among white and suburban women. In both groups, the president is up to a 45 percent approval rating from 40 percent in December. Overall among women, approval for the president rose to 54 percent versus 40 percent disapproval. In December, both his overall approval and disapproval among women were 47 percent.
But Lincoln also said that you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. And so, I have got to believe that as women (and men) learn the truth about what Obama is proposing — which is to crush individual conscience and steamroll religious liberty — that they will recoil in anger and refuse to be played for fools. We will see.
UPDATE: Robert Stacy McCain has been covering this issue well, with his characteristic wit, verve and flair. "Since we can't call Sandra Fluke a 'slut,' he asks, "would 'lying liberal bitch' be OK?"
Far be it from me to stoop to name-calling as a substitute for argument, but this question is not merely rhetorical. It seems that Sandra Fluke — who is receiving media Martyr of the Month beatification as the Matthew Shepard of "reproductive rights" — stands accused of makin' stuff up.
Stacy picks up on a story by the Weekly Standard's John McCormack, who actually did some real reporting on the cost of contraception. McCormack found that, Fluke to the contrary notwithstanding, birth control pills don't cost a student $1,000 a year. Instead,
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"That's the price without insurance," the Target employee said. Nine dollars is less than the price of two beers at a Georgetown bar.
As Stacy says, "WHOA! … Give that man a Pulitzer Prize for investigative journalism." Or at least charge the rest of the media with professional malpractice.


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I recently upgrade my iphone 3G to iPhone3GS. When I try to pair it with my 09 X3. my iPhone doesn't see the BMW Bluetooth. I saw it once before but entered a wrong pin and since then the iPhone doesn't seem to find BMW bluetooth. I was thinking this might get resolved by doing some sort of reset on the BMW bluetooth module. Would appreciate your help.
I got mine to work by the following:
1. Key on
2. RT button on steering wheel depressed - looking for devices on radio display
3. Turn on Iphone 3GS
4. Key in BT code into phone
5. Voila! Done!
There is a way to delete all the paired phones from the BT system, I think it is in the phone manual. Let me check and I let you know.
Ok. The manual says that up to four phones can be paired at the same time, maybe you've reached the limit if more phones have been paired in the past and not deleted; therefore not taking a new phone. Try this to delete ALL devices:
1-Press and hold the button with the "speaking face"on the steering wheel, then after about three seconds, turn the ignition key to position 1 and release the button after aproximately 3 seconds. "BLUETOOTH PAIRING" appears on the display or monitor.
2-Press the button again for approx. 10 seconds until you hear a triple accoustic signal.
"PAIRED DEVICES DELETED" appears on the display or monitor.
3-To conclude the deleting process, turn the ignition key to position 0.
All the phones that were originally paired are now deleted.
Thanks for the detailed instructions... I will try it.
I have a follow up question ..what happens if you pair 2 phones and they are all in the car, which one does the Bluetooth pick up? I remember in past I paired my wife's iPhone and then I was having an issue that the Bluetooth was pairing with her phone rather than mine when both the phones were in the car. I was under the impression that it would pick mine as that phone get's used more in the car.
Not sure what's the logic on that. I would assume that it will pick up the last used phone, but also could be the one that was paired first.
What i do when more than one paired phone is in the car, we turn BT off on the phone we don't want to use.
I was told it depends on which phone is used most often and that would make sense to me.
My 535xi has a does not have a key. if I put the fob into the ignition slot the car will power up but not turn over. Is this the same as position one?
How to Reset Bluetooth? it's doesn't show in screen ***1567;
my car is X3 2005 3.0
Worked for me. Thx
I have a 2004 X3.. my steering wheel has the RT button and the voice command button but none seem to work.. A friend told me that it could be possible that the steering wheel has these buttons but that the modules did not come with the car?? is this possible? how can i find out if i do have the modules... any help would be appreciated.
Your friend is right, but more importantly your description says you have an 04. Unless its a very late build month Bluetooth wasn't included in the 04.
You can check this easily by opening your trunk, looking to the left side and removing the cover (push lever on left side). If you have a BT module it will be silver and on the wheel well with a BT logo and a pairing code.
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Thank you for the help X3Brian... It looks like I dont have the module I followed your instructions and looked in the trunk and it looks like I dont have it.. here is a picture of what I have.
I have a problem. Neither the bt (face) button or the r/t button will activate the Bluetooth in the car. Any solutions.
How to Reset Bluetooth?
Need more info. Year? Navi? Etc.
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How to Reset Bluetooth?
You may have reached your 4 phone pairing limit with the mistaken code. I would you delete all your pairings and then try pairing your new phone again. Take a look at x3-terrestrial comments attached to this post. Let me know how it goes.
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I thought that too. However neither of the steering wheel buttons will activate the blurletooth. And I found a loose cable in the trunk. But don't know what it goes too
It is a 2006 Z4. No Nav system. The Bluetooth worked when I first bought the car about 6 weeks ago
Following the advice from this thread I was able to pair my new iPhone 5s with my 2005 X5 (no nav). I just kept holding down the RT button until the iPhone saw the X5, entered the passkey, and finally connected. Thanks X3-terrestrial and madurodave!
I can't enable Bluetooth from the I-Drive menu . When a push down on the I-Drive Knob to show the "Check Mark" to enable Bluetooth ,it won't high light displaying the check mark. I have a 2005 E60 525i, can someone give some help here and tell me what might be the issue here. Thanks guys.
most bmw x5 or others umpairing and repair phone
Just. Go the the trunk area go to the right side everyone says left side open the left side panel pull out fuse 10 and 7.5 wait a couple sec then replace. Ur done the red light should come back on and the steering column should work again go to blu tooth and it will re recognize the phone
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The Daughters of the American Revolution, one of the nation's oldest patriotic organizations, has erased any mention of Jesus Christ in their official book, removed prayers and poems that reference Christian imagery, and directed members to refrain from praying in the name of Christ, an outraged group of members alleged.
The dispute has been brewing for more than a year when DAR members learned that the newly revised Ritual and Missal books – the primary guide for chaplains – were altered. They noticed that the name of Jesus Christ had been omitted.
The DAR president general did not return calls seeking comment for this story.
The members said DAR leadership made the changes to be politically correct and to accommodate new members of other religious beliefs.
A state chaplain in the organization notified members of their concerns in a newsletter.
"The newly updated Missal and Ritual was written to reflect the desire to be considerate of other belief systems," the statement read. "The Chaplain General uses scripture from both the Old and New Testaments and prays in the name of God without reference Christ. Chapter and district chaplains need to follow the example set by the National Society."
The statement also reminded members to "appreciate the differences in members' religious beliefs and to adapt our rituals and prayers to respect these differences."
That directive has infuriated rank and file members of the DAR – an organization that is deeply rooted in the Christian faith.
Several members of the DAR spoke with Fox News about their concerns – on the condition they remain anonymous.
"They are changing the legacy and intent of the Founding Ladies and rewriting the history of the Daughters of the American Revolution," one member told Fox News. "How dare they? They're supposed to be doing it out of inclusion. To me, it's exclusion. If they are saying it's because of religious tolerance – my question is – if someone is so incensed over the name of Jesus and words like 'white crosses' that reference soldiers who died for America – is it not they who are intolerant?"
"A group of us went through the Ritual and Missal and compared the old version and the new version," another member told Fox News. "Every single prayer closing in the name of Jesus Christ no longer included the name of Jesus Christ."
"For 122 years Christianity was included in the Daughters of the American Revolution," said one member. "Without the name of Jesus Christ it is surely not Christianity. This has never been an issue until December of 2011."
The DAR was founded in 1890 as a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization. Membership is open to any woman who can prove they are a lineal descendant of a patriot from the American Revolution. The organization has 170,000 members in 3,000 chapters.
The members said they tried to bring their concerns to the organization's leadership but were rebuffed.
"The response from the leadership was one of being inclusive and being sensitive to non-Christians and other beliefs," a member said. "The minority rules instead of the majority."
One chaplain said it broke her heart to take Jesus out of the prayers and there are reports that some members have resigned.
The members said they were particularly disturbed that the changes were made without the vote or the approval of the 170,000 membership.
And many are perplexed over who might be so offended by the mere mention of the name of Christ.
"Who is it that is so incensed over the name of Jesus and any Christian symbol or reference – that they feel like they have to eliminate it from the Daughters of the American Revolution," one member asked.
They said Christianity had never been forced on any members but to remove it from the historic organization's documents is a "deception and twisting of history."
"They are negating our history, changing our history," one lady told Fox News. "This country was blessed by God Himself. Most of our Founding Fathers had Bibles in their hands and Jesus in their hearts and therefore America became what America is today. And through the last decade, it's been a constant chiseling away of our Christian foundation – our Judeo-Christian foundation."
UPDATE: The Daughters of the American Revolution did not return telephone calls or email seeking comment on the story. However, on Thursday they released a statement calling allegations they have removed the name "Jesus Christ" from their Ritual & Missal "false and incorrect."
Following is their statement:
"NSDAR is disappointed to learn that false and incorrect information has recently been circulated regarding the 2011 edition of the DAR Ritual and Missal and the use of the name Jesus Christ in prayers and other ceremonial events of the National Society. The purpose of this message is to clarify NSDAR's position on the matter for anyone who has not previously viewed the blogs written by President General Merry Ann T. Wright.
First, the question was posed by a national media group that if the motto of DAR is God, Home and Country, then "…why is DAR taking out references to God…" in its printed material. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, as currently written, the 113 page Ritual and Missal contains over 300 references to "Almighty God," "Great God our King" (America hymn), "Our Heavenly Father," "Heavenly Father," "God of Hosts," "God," "Lord," "Eternal God," "Your Holy Spirit," "Lord your God," "Gracious Lord," "Almighty and Everlasting God," "Gracious Father," and similar variations.
Second, the allegation has been leveled that Chaplains and others have been told not to pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Again, this is an absolute falsehood. Each Chaplain and other officers are strongly encouraged to create their own prayers into which they may insert the name of Jesus Christ as deemed appropriate for the occasion and the audience. This is what the President General wrote in her blog of April 10, 2012 when questions about the change to the Ritual and Missal first arose:
The Executive Officers believe that the new Ritual and Missal can be used by members of any faith, substituting words as they wish, changing the prayers to suit the needs of the meeting in which they are being used. At our Executive meetings, knowing that we are all Christian, we pray in the Name of Jesus. When those are present whose faith is unknown, we pray in God's name. However, we all recognize that when Christians pray in God's name we are, indeed, praying in Christ's name because the Christian faith believes in the Trinity of God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We also understand that our Jewish members know God as Jehovah or Yahweh, Muslim members use the name Allah for God and there are those whose spirituality may have a still different higher power or none at all.
We have in no way mandated that one must or must not use the name of Jesus Christ in the prayers. In our DAR rituals, prayers are included. Most of the prayers begin with "Our Father" or "Almighty God" and end "in Your Holy Name." Christ's prayer, known as The Lord's Prayer, the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi, Easter and Passover prayers and prayers for other religious observances are included.
The above passage also addresses the last major falsehood: that the name of Christ has been totally removed from the Ritual and Missal. That simply is not the case.
In promoting the importance of freedom of religion upon which our country was founded, our Founding Fathers intended for all religions and not one specific faith to be allowed and respected. The Constitution of the United States of America is clear on this issue as are many of the letters and writings of these great leaders. It was in spirit of our Founding Fathers desire for freedom of religion that the most recent changes to the Ritual and Missal were made."
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WICHITA, Kan. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The No. 13/12 Green Bay (32-1) women's basketball, seeded fifth in the Dallas Region, is making its third-consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, facing 12th-seeded UALR (23-7) at 4:20 p.m. The Trojans are making their second-consecutive appearance in the big dance as both teams advanced to last year's second round.
With Dan McLaughlin (play-by-play) and Abby Waner (color analyst) on the call, the game can be seen in full in the Green Bay area on ESPN2. There will be whiparound coverage around the nation with ESPN2 showing the most interesting game.
Green Bay is the first team other than Connecticut and Tennessee to have at least 32 wins entering the NCAA Tournament. The Phoenix joins a list of 16 teams (including Connecticut this season) who entered the tournament with at least 30 wins and no more than one loss. All 14 of the previous teams advanced at least as far as the Sweet 16, and all but two reached the Final Four.
UALR is appearing in the NCAA Tournament for the second time all-time after winning the team's first-ever Sun Belt Conference Tournament title with a 66-59 victory over WKU to earn an automatic berth. Meanwhile, Green Bay makes its 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament after winning its 10th Horizon League Championship and second under four-year head coach Matt Bollant.
Sunday's game will feature a matchup in the paint between the Co-Horizon League Player of the Year in Green Bay's Kayla Tetschlag (Sheboygan, Wis.) and the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year in UALR's Chastity Reed. Tetschlag, along with Julie Wojta (Mishicot, Wis.), lead the Phoenix in scoring averaging 13.7 points per game. A Horizon League All-Defensive Team selection, Tetschlag leads the Phoenix with a single-season career-high 78 steals and is second in rebounding averaging 7.3 points per game. Reed led the Sun Belt Conference averaging 19.4 points per game and 6.0 defensive boards.
Similar Offensive Styles... Like Green Bay, UALR runs a motion offense and moves the ball effectively. UALR averages 14.8 assists per game and ranks 19th in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio while Green Bay ranks fourth in the statistic averaging 20.2 assists per contest.
Tournament Tetschlag... In the three NCAA Tournament contests in her career, Tetschlag is averaging 19.7 points per game. Tetschlag scored 16 points off the bench as a sophomore against LSU in 2008-09. She then averaged 21.5 points per game in the tournament last season, including a career-high 29 points against Iowa State in the second round.
Top of the Charts... Green Bay is having its best season in its 38-year-program history. The Phoenix tops the charts in wins (32), winning percentage (.969), turnover margin (+8.5) and scoring margin (+22.8). Green Bay is two free throws shy of the all-time record for makes in a single season and three assists and four steals shy of the single-season marks. In addition, the Phoenix currently ranks second in program history in scoring defense (52.0) and assist/turnover ratio (1.30).
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