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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that it is more urgent than ever to avoid another Israeli-Palestinian war that could engulf the entire region and called on both sides to agree to a cease-fire.
In a moment of drama, Israel's ambassador suddenly played the piercing 15-second siren that warns Israelis to run to bomb shelters to escape rocket attacks to highlight the threat his country faces. Ron Prosor told the council that the Islamic militant group Hamas, which controls Gaza, is "intentionally and indiscriminately" threatening 3.5 million Israelis and "no nation, no people and no government could tolerate this."
Palestinian U.N. envoy Riyad Mansour had no props for his appeal to the council "to stop the bleeding" and revive the Palestinians' "dying hopes" for an end to the conflict and peace with freedom. "I speak on behalf of the suffering and grieving Palestinian people, who are enduring yet another barrage of death, destruction, trauma and terror," he said.
Diplomats said Jordan has circulated a press statement, which is not legally binding, for the Security Council's consideration that would call for a cease-fire.
Israel launched the new offensive Tuesday to end rocket fire from Gaza that has reached deeper into the Jewish state and intensified in recent weeks amid tensions over the killing of three Israeli teenagers and the apparent revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager. The offensive has set off the heaviest fighting between Israel and Hamas since an eight-day battle in November 2012.
"It is unacceptable for citizens on both sides to permanently live in fear of the next aerial attack," Ban said.
The U.N. chief said the threat of an Israeli ground offensive and "an all-out escalation" is preventable only if Hamas stops firing rockets and mortars into Israel.
The secretary-general, who is engaged in an intense round of global diplomacy to try to end the conflict, called for "bold thinking and creative ideas" and urged the world to accelerate efforts to immediately end the violence.
"Now is not a time for further incitement or vengeance," Ban said. "Any further spiral of violence could have alarming unforeseen consequences," he warned.
Ban again condemned Hamas and Islamic Jihad for launching a barrage of more than 550 rockets and mortars into Israel — but in a clear message to Israel he also said "the excessive use of force and endangering of civilian lives are also intolerable."
He noted that 88 Palestinians, mainly civilians, are reported to have been killed and 339 injured, while Israeli attacks have destroyed or damaged some 150 homes and displaced 900 people.
"Once again, Palestinian civilians are caught between Hamas' irresponsibility and Israel's tough response," Ban said.
He said he urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in recent phone conversations "to exercise maximum restraint, show statesmanship and to weigh the risks of further escalation."
"Gaza, and the region as a whole, cannot afford another full-blown war and another fault line," Ban said. "The potential negative spillover elsewhere in the West Bank is also unpredictable in an already tenuous and combustible situation."
Israel's Prosor told the council that while the secretary-general spoke "another five rockets were fired from Gaza," with one landing on a house.
Israel isn't looking "for a Band-Aid solution that will allow Hamas to rest and regroup," he said. Its goal "is to remove the threat posed by Hamas by dismantling its military infrastructure and restore quiet in Israel."
Prosor said Israel is taking "great measures" to avoid harming innocent civilians and accused Hamas of using civilians "as human shields" and targeting supply lines for food to Gaza and electrical plants that keep the lights on for its residents.
Mansour, the Palestinian envoy, rejected Israel's "audacious claims" that Palestinians are being used as human shields "while it knowingly and intentionally strikes at densely populated civilian areas." The Palestinians also reject Israel's claims to self-defense while "it deliberately carries out reprisals and collective punishment" for the killing of the three Israeli teenagers, which the Palestinian leadership has condemned, he said.
Mansour said president Abbas has asked Switzerland to convene a meeting of parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes the ground rules for what is considered humane during wartime, to consider "penal sanctions" against Israel for violating its obligation as an occupying power to ensure the safety and well-being of the Palestinian people. The state of Palestine became a party to the convention in April, giving it the right to call for a meeting without getting a U.N. General Assembly resolution, as it was required to do in the past.
The Security Council has for years been deeply divided on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with the United States, which has veto power, strongly supporting Israel and the majority of members sympathetic to the Palestinians.
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In this ongoing series, we ask executives, entrepreneurs and business leaders about mistakes that have shaped their business philosophy.
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I learned from direct experience that raising money is a very difficult thing for some entrepreneurs.
They come up with an idea and go raise money with a prototype or something basic they have developed, feeling they have to ask investors very politely for funding.
I don't think a lot of entrepreneurs realize that if they don't walk into a room with investors believing — and acting — like their company is worth $1 billion, they either will not get the money, or if they do raise money, it will be on very unfavorable terms, which will be painful as the company grows.
So many entrepreneurs act as if they're asking, "Can you please help me?" and will accept almost anything they can get.
This is how I was acting in the past. It affected the ability to raise money, and if I did raise funds, it was not on favorable terms, or it was on terms less favorable than I could have gotten.
As I have gone through this with more companies, I definitely have taught myself to respect myself more and appreciate more of what I'm bringing to the table.
When you're fundraising on favorable terms, it should feel like an equal partnership.
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When you're fundraising on favorable terms, it should feel like an equal partnership. That's completely clear if you talk to someone who's been through some of these accelerators and raised lots of money. This lesson is supported by so many other entrepreneurs I talk to who have also gone through these same experiences.
Investors actually don't want to give to the person who is asking politely. Investors want entrepreneurs who believe in what they have [created] and are not going to accept just anything. Investors don't want someone who necessarily is going to say yes to everything. Investors want to [put their money into] things that are hard to get. Investors want to see how someone will run the company and be able to stand up to the competition and large enterprise-level partnerships.
It's one of those things that I think is hard for entrepreneurs to do, but you really have to go to an investor meeting and act the way I'm describing.
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Guys who snuck into Super Bowl at NRG Stadium speak out
Anyone who attended most any Super Bowl-related event in Houston this past week can attest to the array of security checks that they had to endure.
Visitors to NFL-branded events were subjected to bag searches and asked to walk through metal detectors. Law enforcement officials went to great links to make sure that crowds were safe and secure.
Houstonians spent a week seeing and hearing helicopters scan for dangerous materials around the city. You might remember the military helicopter buzzing your office building.
But apparently at least one event, the biggest event of the entire week, was not immune to interlopers. Heck, someone seems to have even made off with New England Patriots QB Tom Brady's jersey.
On Monday the story of two Houston-area guys that were able to sneak their way into Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium began making the rounds. The pair bragged about their exploits to Robert Silverman over at Vocativ, who called them "heroes" in his headline and copy.
The two men, Adam Messick and another named J.B., posted photos and video on Twitter of themselves getting into NRG Stadium during the NFL's season finale.
If you spent a few grand to see the Patriots overcome adversity against the Atlanta Falcons, you are either a tad angry about the guys' work or you tip your hat to them.
According to the article they jumped a fence at NRG and were able to make their way into the stadium. Two Patriots fans they befriended over cigarettes agreed to leave a side door open for them to gain access to another part of the stadium. They finally settled into end zone seats and watched the last half of the game.
Who knows, maybe more people were able to sneak in and haven't been as quick to document the whole thing for the world to see.
NRG Park declined all questions and instead pointed to an NFL official for comment. We will let you know what they think of the security breach if they get back to us.


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On April 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the rematch between WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley and Manny Pacquiao arrives. They first met in June of 2012, with Bradley winning a decision that was so controversial and met with such derision that it caused mass hysteria about the supposed death of boxing for the 100th time. Somehow, the sport survived, and this time around, Pacquiao, isn't just fighting to win back his crown, but in many respects he's fighting for his career.
Not literally, of course, as in boxing rarely do careers come to a natural and convenient ending. Just look at the cases of James Toney and Roy Jones, who have continued the age-old boxing tradition of champions fighting well past their sell-by date, now performing in virtual obscurity for a mere fraction of what they were once compensated in far-flung locales like Russia.
Win, lose or draw, Pacquiao will fight on, regardless. But the result of the fight will determine just where he really stands in the game. Is he still among the elite? Or is he just another faded great who will play out the string to increasingly smaller purses and dwindling audiences? When Pacquiao was asked at an elaborate press conference at the posh Beverly Hills Hotel this past Tuesday afternoon if this was a must-win fight, he responded, "Yes, I have to win the fight." ( Pacquiao, for all his stardom, is an unusually amiable and nice individual, but there are times when the answers he gives in English can be as abrupt and fruitful as an interview session with Marshawn Lynch.)
But it's evident that even Pacquiao understands that much of his market-value will depend on the result of this upcoming fight. There was a time not too long ago when he would routinely garner over a million pay-per-view purchases. But in the wake of his stunning KO loss to arch-rival Juan Manuel Marquez in December 2012, his return this past November against Brandon Rios from Macau generated roughly half that amount. It's clear that in addition to perhaps his physical decline inside the ring -- which isn't unexpected given that he is 35 years old and has a high-intensity style predicated on volume-punching and taking risks -- he's also experiencing shrinking support from his once fervent masses.
So just how much fight does he have left?
"I think he has a lot of fight left in him," said his trainer, Freddie Roach, who has worked with him since 2001 ."He did very well versus Brandon Rios, put his combinations together, he fought three minutes of every round for the first time in a long time. I was very happy with that performance and a couple of times I thought he would step it up a little bit and tried to get Rios out of there, but the thing is he didn't want to take chances and make a mistake like the last fight with Marquez, he stepped in a little bit too soon. We're not going to make those mistakes anymore, and I think he's got a lot of fight left in him."
While he dominated Rios over 12 rounds, the trademark ferocity from Pacquiao was absent. The word "compassion" was used by Bradley on Tuesday in describing the Filipino icon, but perhaps he was really gun-shy in the wake of his frightening knockout at the hands of Marquez. Regardless, a better version of Pacquiao will be needed to defeat a resurgent Bradley, who's riding the momentum of a strong 2013.
"He'll have to be to win this fight," Roach said, "because Bradley's going to bring it all. He's proven himself, he boxed well vs. Marquez. I think that's the type of fight he's going to fight. I think he's going to be more difficult this time because he learned in the second half of the first fight with Manny."
It's interesting that you read the familiar storyline for this promotion that Pacquiao has to gain revenge or redemption versus Bradley, given that outside of two judges, he had done more than enough to out-point Bradley. When that decision was read, it was immediately denounced. It was half of what was a winless 2012 for Pacquiao. Everyone was outraged, except the victim of this heist.
"I was surprised, but I'm a gentlemen and I have to respect the decision of the judges, the officials of the event. It's part of the game," said Pacquiao, who's record now stands at 55-5-2 (38 knockouts). If his answer raises a few eyebrows, just remember that in his spare time he's a congressman in the district of Sarangani. With that, there will be life in the spotlight for Pacquiao long after boxing is in his rearview mirror, which is certainly sooner rather than later. When asked how many more fights he had left, Pacquiao said, "I don't have an idea, but a couple fights."
What could cloud the issue are Pacquiao's recent tax problems, which have been well-reported by various outlets and have been the subject of much debate and conjecture. Could he be a modern-day Joe Louis, who came out of retirement as he found the IRS to be much more difficult to defeat than the "Bum of the Month Club?" Promoter Bob Arum thinks such worries are unfounded, saying, "I don't think the problems are particularly serious in the United States, the liens, the levies, have all gone away. Does he own some money? Yeah, he does, normal stuff like disallowing deductions but in the Philippines. But really it's nothing big."
The veteran promoter is guaranteed to win on April 12, because he represents both sides. But truthfully, a Pacquiao victory would be better for business. When asked if Manny was in a win-or-go-home situation, he quipped, "It's over -- 'til it's not over," full well knowing the way things work in this racket. Regardless of the outcome of this upcoming bout, Pacquiao will most likely fight on for a while. But a loss would certainly mean more than just another blemish on his ledger; it would give further evidence that this was no longer 2009, when he was at the apex of his powers -- and his financial clout.
"I'm not thinking of losing," said Pacquiao, who didn't even want to entertain such talk. "I'm always thinking positive and I believe I have the advantage for this fight."
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Steve Kim began covering boxing in 1996 and has been writing for Maxboxing.com since 2001. He is also a regular contributor for Boxing News. He can be reached at email@example.com and he tweets (a lot.)


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Despite an earlier post indicating that we would not be able to make this rally, Mary Ann called today and made reservations for us from May 12 to May 19. Just couldn't stay away!We need to leave on the 19th in order to be in West Yellowstone on May 21 so we can start work at the Grizzly RV park on the 22nd.Look forward to seeing you all and joining in on the fun!Don and Mary Ann
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Jan, Chrystal and I are going to miss seeing you and Olga this year. We hope you have a safe trip and enjoy your travels this year.Mike.
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Members of the Seneca Nation of Indians mourned past losses of homeland and commemorated their resilience as a people during a walk today along old Route 280 in Steamburg.
The event came as a remembrance of an episode nearly 50 years ago, when Senecas were forced to leave their lands in the Allegany Territory.
"Those Seneca who lived through the removal, those who watched their houses burn to the ground - they experienced trauma and heartbreak that no doubt nearly broke their spirit," said Seneca President Robert Odawi Porter, in an address at the Steamburg Community Center, according to a release from the Seneca Nation.
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What did it take to get your iPhone to you? The Fear Factory, says Jon Stewart.
Stewart took a stab Monday night at Foxconn, whose factories in China manufacture much of our Apple, Microsoft, IBM, Dell and Nintendo products — and whose poor work conditions have pushed an incredible amount of employees to suicide.
Employees reported working up to "35 hours a day" for a measly 31 cents an hour, Stewart pointed out in a "Daily Show" segment. Any attempts to unionize could result in a 12-year prison sentence.
"What's the difference?" Stewart asked. "I guess in prison you don't have to work at the 'bleep' factory anymore."
Suicide among factory workers has allegedly gotten so bad that management had to put up nets around the buildings to prevent jumpers.
"This is an abomination, and yet I am complicit," Stewart admitted, noting that he owns an X-Box and an iPhone and often relies on Siri to get him to the pharmacy for antibacterial gel.
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ATHENS—There's sure to be plenty of big bites at this year's Toyota Texas Bass Classic (TTBC), and this September the fish won't only be the only thing biting. Today, tournament officials announced the inaugural TTBC BBQ Cook-off, which will bring 75 teams together to battle it out for $8,000 in guaranteed prize money. Teams will compete for best brisket, ribs and other BBQ favorites at the annual world championship of professional bass fishing and country music festival Sept. 28-30.
"We couldn't be more excited about our event schedule this year," said Tournament Director Lenny Francoeur. "World championship fishing, free concerts, BBQ and one of Texas' best outdoor expos, we've got it all. The TTBC has truly evolved into the can't-miss community event."
The TTBC BBQ Cook-off is officially sanctioned by the Texas Gulf Coast BBQ Cookers Association (TGCBCA). The People's Choice Awards will provide BBQ lovers the chance to sample and select a winner in one category while teams will also compete for best brisket, chicken and ribs.
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I decided to gather the troops about 30 minutes before bedtime and make a deal with them. If they all put on their P.J.s and brushed their teeth, they could all watch a 20 minute video.
Within minutes I had all the kids in fresh P.J.'s and sparkling teeth sitting on the couch ready for their video- they were beyond excited... a video before bed? Wooohooo! Who has the coolest mommy EVER???
So I pressed play, grabbed the last piece of brownies left over from Shabbos and topped it with nice big scoop of vanilla ice cream. I tip-toed onto the back porch to watch the sun set and listen to the outside world mellow down. I had my feet up, my head back and not a pang of guilt could be felt anywhere.
No guilt for letting my kids watch a video before bed. No guilt for eating the brownies and ice cream. No guilt for not reading to them.
Because its okay. Its okay to take a step back when you feel you really need it. Its okay to treat ourselves out to a sunset once in a while. It was a blissful 20 minutes, whereby I returned to the living room feeling pretty good (still tired) but quite happy to tuck each munchkin into bed, say Shema and give them each a great big snuggle before lights out.
So heres to taking those few moments when we feel we really need them. Our kids will be fine. In fact, if we treat ourselves to these little moments, our kids will benefit from having happy mommies, not exhausted mommies who cant wait to get them into bed quick enough.
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On Thursday, July 26th, NCLR's Elder Law Project and the San Francisco Human Rights Commission organized a groundbreaking meeting that brought together representatives from nearly two-dozen government agencies and organizations to discuss key issues and obstacles that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender elders of color face each day.
LGBT elders of color not only face the ageism, homophobia, and transphobia that all LGBT elders face, but also discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin. San Francisco Supervisors Christine Olague and Scott Wiener opened the meeting and shared important information about the newly formed San Francisco LGBT Elder Task Force, which is now accepting applications.
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|2009-02-10, 01:24
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1) They are "available to the masses" .... they just won't be marketed. Microsoft did learn a bit -- they're only going to *market* a couple of versions depending on the target audience. Nothing stops anyone from purchasing Enterprise.... and it isn't quite clear which is the crippleware "Starter" or "Basic Home" (spokespeople contradicting each other). Now why they're going to take on the headache of HAVING that many versions to manage beats me. :P
2) Maybe we look at different news sites .... I don't see the 'alarmist shock' reports, even in Slashdot (which really isn't a 'news site' so much as a pointer site with commentary).
3) Yeah, I was hoping for a gritty improvement to UAC.... but not happening it seems.
If they'd sell me a Windows 7 that didn't have IE, WMP, Express, DRM, and other such application-layer apps infesting the innards, I'd be waving its flag as an excellent solution for many people. But I'm not really seeing that .... I can only hope someone slaps whoever thought up "hey, lets limit the # of apps they can run..... um, which things are apps?" before they release it.
|2009-02-10, 01:32
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Starter and Basic Home edition are intented third world countries though, the computers sold in the U.S. will have Home Premium and Pro installed. What I don't understand is why U.S. citizens are so worked up about those two editions.
And why would a normal person buy a single Volume license? It's not like VL are sold in stores like Best Buy and Fry's.
I don't see what the big deal with IE preinstalled is either, you aren't forced to use it for anything except Windows Updates.
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|2009-02-10, 07:18
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Vexx if they dont have IE arent you going to find it annoying to browse on the net to get that alternative browser you like? if not other things as well...
(also IE8 is so much better in rendering, its almost like they arent using Trident anymore and switched to Presto/WebKit )
|2009-02-10, 10:34
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|2009-02-10, 11:44
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There was no "real" reason to change your OS every 3 years ANYWAY. As there's no "real" reason to move up to the new security program each year, as long as you continue to get the updates, as there is no reason to update any of your software, as there's no "real" reason to upgrade ANYTHING on the PC as long as it works.
Based on your logic, my DOS 6.22 and Win 3.11 worked great at the time... Damn I should have stayed with my 486 and all those nice programs that were working just fine. I mean... Progress? Evolution? WTH is that and who needs it? O_o
On the topic at hand, I'm an early Vista adopter, and I'll possibly be an early Win7 adopter, too. I like Vista better than XP, but yeah, Windows 7 feel better than Vista. My Vista drivers and programs all work with Windows 7 and the only real issue I had was an ethernet one which I managed to solve. The only thing I didn't like in Vista was the price, and I believe I might not like 7's price either, but other than that, besides the early crappy drivers and "Vista compatible" lies from various software companies, Vista itself didn't trouble me. It's actually the first time I didn't need to format my PC for almost 2 years (one format being 3 months after first install cause I was stupid enough to believe the "Vista compatible" crap and install junk like Nero and stuff.
So anyway, provided 7 won't be ridiculously priced again, I'd switch on the first chance I get. I already use the Beta 1 like it's my main, with Vista just sitting on the main disk just in case something goes wrong, but it doesn't even feel like Beta, it actually behaves ridiculously well. There are some minor bugs here and there ( like emptying the Media Player library and not being able to get it built up again, even if WMP 12 is supposedly checking, so I'm trying to rebuild the whole index now), but overall, if MS was selling the thing as it is, I'd still buy it.
|2009-02-10, 12:36
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Got win7 installed, after some troubles with the installer, missing install.wim. I don't know if i'll get the final, unless software support for XP suddenly drops, i don't see a reason to move. I mean i would've stayed with 2K, but a lot of software over time required that you to have WinXp/SP2 running to get it installed. I'll wait until i'm being force to adopt it, or i'll just throw an alternative OS onto my hdd.
|2009-02-10, 14:56
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Yes, IE8, as a browser, is much much nicer. Take it out of the OS ring, put it back at the application layer, and I'll think about it (especially if they get better at handling zero-day exploits unlike last month :P)
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Which brings me to my final point. Even if some organization forces Microsoft to cut IE out (like EU did with WMP), people will just buy it WITH the IE anyway, that's what happened with the infamous Windows N editions, no one wanted them. Those who just can't stand IE and WMP can just stay with Linux. But then, it's these people that end up hurting an OS's sales by spreading FUD all over the place (UAC IS a good idea, yeah it's a pain but so is Linux always asking for my friggin pass to install stuff from a source as untrusted as Synaptics... DRM, where the hell was it, I play whatever I want, I rip whatever I want, I do whatever I want since day 1, so where the hell did they hide it?... It wasn't... dwm.exe... right? /sarcasm. Slow, yeah it's slower than XP on the same system, get a newer PC, disable stuff, or just stay with DOS, I loved DOS back in its glorious days, clean to a fault, and stable as a rock). My experience shows that no one likes Vista (whether he actually used it for more than a day or not at all) until he actually tries Vista on a contemporary PC. I seriously doubt most people even care whether IE and WMP come installed with Windows and in the end, nor should they be. Microsoft doesn't prohibit them from installing other stuff inside. I'm mostly using Songbird for music and Firefox for browsing. I used to use MPC for all other media, but WMP 12 is good enough to give it a try and play most stuff on it (and test the thing anyway, it IS a beta version after all and I'm running it on a beta OS).
What is MS apparently doing with 7?
1. Make it lighter than Vista.
2. Make it faster than Vista.
Now hopefully they'll also 3. make it cheaper than Vista, so they'll give the ancients enough incentives to upgrade from a 6yr old system. Hopefully this will shield it from all the new FUD that's bound to arise.
On a side note, I had to use my Ubuntu disk to test Win7 and I kinda miss messing around linux distros. Hopefully MS will released 7 soon, so I can free up the Vista disk and install Kubuntu (want to try KDE 4.2 a bit).
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I'll just say I install and use all sorts of operating systems in my line of work. I also know something about operating system design. Putting the browser and other applications into the operating system was a marketing decision in an attempt to lock users in - it wasn't made for a technical reason. It has actually introduced technical problems that wouldn't have occurred if the operating system were shielded from application behavior. The EU understands that and is correctly taking such anti-competitive behavior to task. Interlinking application features like Gadget to IE is yet another 'lock in' technique. Gadget is fun... but did it really need to be dependent on IE when a library call was all that was needed?
The problem is that Microsoft's main revenue stream is still Fortune 500 and all the corporations under that. Some of the things they have done to capture consumer marketshare over the last eight years has really ended up pissing off the business community. With XP and on, its probably more accurate to characterize "Windows" as an appliance package since it is now just about impossible to strip off the fluff for business applications. From a business perspective, you do not want many of these things on a point-of-sale system or a medical records system or even an office computer, etc. Past versions of Windows were more amenable to such specific use. Business users are not happy that even the most basic workstations and end-use platforms - millions of them - may require hardware upgrades to support applications integrated into the platform they don't want. This is not a "minority of people".
I guess I'm a little annoyed that any critique or discussion of impact is being characterized as FUD. The "consumer" experience is not the only experience nor is it the primary revenue stream for Microsoft. It may be that Microsoft is slowly giving up in the business sector but in some ways they're making it a self-fulfilling prophecy. Windows 7 will make a fine home-user or perhaps small-business user package it looks like, I'll definitely have at least a couple of them in the house and probably any new laptops that show up .... otoh, Microsoft's existence in the business sphere is becoming quite problematic.
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Nah, true, I'm talking about home user experience, businesses can't just upgrade everything every 3 years without tangible benefits, that would be ridiculous and a waste of capital, not to mention either having to check application compatibility or upgrade the application itself, but upgrading the applications is unproductive, and at worse, you'd have to re-train your employees, another waste of hours. While small businesses just MIGHT be able to pull that, there's the hardware issue, too, and unless businesses can increase production and profit from the whole soft+hard upgrade, there's no point doing that, unless the system is practically falling apart. Plus, there's really no point for all the whistles and Aero things in a business environment, true (although I bet the employees themselves might disagree). It IS a waste using resources of a system that could otherwise deliver in a business setting in order to have worthless transparent windows flying around. I wouldn't want to have to buy new equipment and watch my employees play with the eye candy.
However, in defense to Microsoft, MS is a business, too, not a charitable institution, it can't support Win 98, 2000, or whatever Windows corporations seem stuck to indefinitely, unless the corporations in question are willing to have license subscription and support subscription. Otherwise its using its own resources without profit, which is retarded for a corporation and it has to stop at some point.
However, as far as the home user population is concerned, I still stand by my opinion that it's still mostly FUD, besides the over-inflated price.
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Aye, as far as the *home* experience goes.... I liked XP (or at least XP Pro) ... with Vista I've had a considerable number of system fails on various machines (usually a corrupted registry or a mangled boot sector) --- they were easily repairable by using the system disk and "repair system" and having a cup of coffee, but the question started arising as to how stable the registry handlers were. The problem seems to have diminished though I can't point to a specific update/patch that was labeled "turn registry hosing code off".
I suspect Windows 7 .... if they keep the same code branching which it looks like they are is going to a glorified "Vista SP4" with a new desktop and widgets. That isn't a complaint or a 'dis' --- it took them 4 service packs to get win2K to be as stable as it ended up being so I consider that a good thing.
|2009-02-12, 06:52
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I believe there is actually a library call alternative and some programs use it. The result is/was a nice and constant hit ration when you do a virus scan; since obviously its one of the last things that would get updated. Other then marketing I really do not see a big issue with having IE there, since its a browser it has a much faster version cycle, and if it wasn't the most used the attackers would move to the next candidate, so thats a deaf issue. I'm sure if firefox was number one with average easy to fool consumers people would eventually be bashing it as insecure and unsafe, or throw some heavy critic on the way some of the things in it are made.1
Like npal even though I don't have any love for IE I would still chose "yes" when presented with the choice to install it (why should I choose "no"?). This sounds too much to me like a fanboy rant on "why does windows come with networking support" (what next, "windows needs to come with OpenDNS").
Lets remember we're talking about Windows, not a Linux distro.
1 Firefox with its "I am lego!" (not to mention varios incarnations) and Opera with its "I am everything!" concepts are way out there as the worst alternatives for a general consumer browsers. Chrome and Safri (with its clones) are the only ones that come close among the 20 or so popular alternative browsers.
|2009-02-13, 00:21
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I'll just refer you to the SANS professional network administration website, their training and education offerings, perhaps their storm center or security news and leave it at that. The "its popular" defense fails even cursory analysis, even Microsoft doesn't use that anymore. Microsoft itself last month had to advise the world to use a different browser because of a zero-day exploit they couldn't resolve. They have an extremely organic, poorly code-isolated "mature" (spaghetti) product that they have trouble managing themselves. The Microsoft engineers tear their hair out trying to make sure any changes they make won't screw up half a dozen other things due to undocumented tendrils. I've worked on systems like that -- its Hard Work.
I think Windows 7 will provide a pretty desktop and UI, it'll be more stable than Vista, most home users will be fine with it though they'll probably have to upgrade their machines again. I'll use it for gaming and it'll probably be on some of the laptops I keep watch over. Business (and governments that are pro-active on anti-trust) will continue to be unamused by Microsoft and seek ways to reduce their ROI by disentangling themselves from a vendor that behaves as if their main revenue stream didn't exist
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|2009-02-13, 03:03
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Well, as far as the BETA is concerned anyway, it seems lighter than Vista, it seems to be using slightly less memory, and the memory buildup seems a bit slower. It definitely feels faster and it's prettier. Those who have upgraded their PCs for Vista don't need to upgrade again, unless they somehow make it heavy and slow before release. Those who haven't, well I'm not sure, I can't judge. I HAVE a 4yr old laptop that isn't running XP that well, so it'd be interesting to try running 7 beta on it, problem is I don't have the diskspace to do that, the laptop is already dualbooting XP and Xubuntu.
|2009-02-13, 03:28
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I understand they're doing a better job of memory allocation/deallocation and swapping according to some reports; the kinds of fixes I would hope to see. So if you run Win7 stripped for gaming -- its going to be pretty unobtrusive. If you load it up with all the pretty things, gadgets, fluff, and don't forget anime-endowed rainmeter then it might need more RAM elbow room than before. Since its a beta - too early to judge but it'll more likely be the XP and win2k folks that need to bump up.
In my case, my game machine (vista 64bit) is maxed out at 2GB RAM so I'm looking at replacing the mobo so I can bump up to 4GB. I can probably put off the video card for now. I'm playing with Win7 beta on a little Shuttle box that nearly had a heart attack but I just wanted to see what how the UI treated me and how functional the administrative/maintenance/diagnostic tools looked.
|2009-02-15, 00:47
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I agree with not integrating aplications into an OS that don't need to be. WMP also pissed me off because of that. I never used wmp or internet explorer but they were stuck there regardless and I couldn't fully remove them. My last days of using xp were me trying to remove wmp9 and ie6. Regardless of whether it be for home use or business imposing your will on the user on what programs they have on their system for no good reason is not only poor design but just plain rude.
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Quote from: TexasLady on January 16, 2010, 10:59:58 AMA prediction, General Larry Platt will perform at the Finale. I didn't get to watch the show, so thanks for posting that! It was hilarious, truly hilarious!
I hate to invite the wrath of Ugot upon me.. but I don't think they are really similar. What do Y'all think? Similar?
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As a child, I didn't come often to Vietnam to visit my grandma but I always remember all the wonderful stories she told me. Bà Ngoại used to be the director of a Saigonese school and was proud to educate and empower Vietnamese women through various disciplines, including culinary arts among others. I remember she was a very strong-minded lady who really represented the essence of Vietnam. I'm not saying this just because she was my grandmother, but she was such a great role model, always dedicated to excellence and so devoted to her children, especially during times of crisis. She was an admirable woman.
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Finally. Eggs that actually look (not to mention taste) like they came straight from the proverbial chicken, with shells so thick they take a hard tap or two to crack, and yolks as deep orange as a carrot.
My farm-fresh smile intensified when I spotted (and smelled) the baskets of tomatoes at the recently opened Maple Hill Farm Shop.
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When April and Kevin Fletcher boldly agreed to take on the job of farm managers (April also happens to be the Matthews family attorney, and both are on the Slow Food Virginia board), the project was launched.
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CSA members "invest" in the farm at seed-time and, in exchange, receive a weekly basket of fresh veggies and herbs throughout the growing season.
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The Rockets and Astros have both arrived at the same conclusion: They have tear-down franchises and must rebuild from the foundation up.
At the risk of sounding like one of those reality shows such as "Extreme Makeover," who will turn his team into a contender again first–the Rockets' general manager Daryl Morey or the Astros' general manager Jeff Luhnow?
Ask yourselves these questions:
Q: Who has the easier job?
A: In the NBA, barring injuries or other unforseen circumstances, you need eight good players, including a couple of really good players. The Rockets might have eight players who turn out to be good and one or two who might be really good in two or three years. In MLB, barring injuries or other unforseen circumstances, you need 18 to 20 good players and really good players up the middle and at the corners and in the bullpen.
Advantage: Morey.
Q. Who has the better ownership?
A: Leslie Alexander has proved he will spend money on the Rockets. He has committed $50 million within the last week to one player who might be a star, Jeremy Lin, and another, Omer Asik, who, well, fills up a lot of space around the basket. Alexander also hasn't shut down the talk that the Rockets might have another big move to make. Jim Crane hasn't been with the team long enough for us to know how much money or freedom he's going to give Luhnow to fill the gaping holes in the Astros. But we do know he doesn't like losing.
Advantage: Toss-up.
Q: Who is smarter?
A: Morey is super smart. It's sort of a requirement to go to MIT. He went to undergrad at Northwestern and received his MBA from MIT. Luhnow is also super smart. He went to undergrad at Penn and received his MBA from Northwestern. But Luhnow also worked for nine years with Tony La Russa in St. Louis, which La Russa will be the first to tell you trumps MIT.
Advantage: Luhnow.
For now, my bet is on Morey simply because the Rockets are already closer to at least making the playoffs and it's easier to take the next step in the NBA than it is in MLB. But it's going to take a long time before we're talking about either being a legitimate contender. Meantime, I'll be writing more about the future than H.G. Wells.
I am looking forward to Friday, when the Texans open training camp and I can write about a franchise whose future might be now.
Advantage: Me.


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Atlantic Sun Tournament PreviewPosted by EMoyer on February 29th, 2012
Eric Moyer is the RTC correspondent for the Atlantic Sun Conference and Southern Conference and a contributor to the RTC SEC Microsite. You can find him on Twitter @EricDMoyer.
Tournament Preview
Tournament Tidbits
- Belmont returns as the top seed for the third time in five years. As the top seed, the Bruins won the title in both 2008 and 2011.
- Belmont's two wins as the top seed account for the only two times in the last 10 A-Sun Tournaments that the top seed has emerged as the victor.
- Belmont can break a tie with UCF for the most A-Sun Tournament titles. The Bruins and Golden Knights each own four titles. The Golden Knights won their fourth title in 2005, their last year in the A-Sun. This year is Belmont's last in the conference.
- Belmont can join Louisiana-Monroe (1982), Georgia Southern (1992), College of Charleston (1998) and UCF (2005) as schools to win the A-Sun title in their last year in the league.
- For the third year in a row, Mercer and the University Center will serve as the tournament host. The Bears will look to end an 11-year drought for the host winning on its home floor. Georgia State (2001) was the last host to win the title. From 1979 to 2001, 11 of the 22 A-Sun Championships went to the host school.
- Mercer will hope the trend of #2 seeds winning the A-Sun Championship continues. Five of the last eight A-Sun Championships have been won by the #2 seed.
- Mercer's Langston Hall paces the Bears in scoring at 11.3 points per game. No A-Sun champion since 1997 has featured a leading scorer averaging fewer than 12.2 points per game.
- In Belmont (24 wins), Mercer (21 wins) and USC Upstate (20 wins), this year's A-Sun Championship is the first to feature three 20-win teams since 2003-04.
- USC Upstate's breakthrough season resulted in Torrey Craig earning the league's Player of the Year award. He will have to buck the trend of Players of the Year leading his team to the title. Only one A-Sun Player of the Year has led his team to A-Sun Tournament title since 2000 – Georgia State's Shernard Long (2001).
- Both USC Upstate and FGCU will be making their first appearance in the A-Sun Tournament. None of the current A-Sun school won the tournament in its first appearance and only three (Kennesaw State, Mercer and Stetson) even won a game in its first appearance.
- ETSU owns the longest active streak of semifinal appearances (five). The Buccaneers last failed to make the A-Sun's final four in 2006. Mercer (2010-2011) is the only other school with a streak greater than one.
- Buoyed by his 46-point effort on Feb. 20, North Florida's Parker Smith finished the conference's top scorer in February. He averaged 21.3 points and 4.9 3's in seven games.
- Since the dismissal of Jordan Burgason in early February, new players have emerged for Lipscomb. Junior Deonte Alexander upped his scoring from 7.6 per game to 12.5 per game. Freshman Malcolm Smith increased his scoring from 9.3 points per game to 12.2 in his final six games.
- After five straight years as a top-3 seed, Jacksonville was able to secure its sixth-straight appearance only after Stetson lost on the final day of the regular season. The Dolphins have never beaten a higher seed in 12 prior appearances.
Reader's Take
Team Tournament Capsules
- #1 Belmont: Championship Appearances: 11; Record 15-6; Best Finish: Champion – 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011; Last Season: Champion
- #2 Mercer: Championship Appearances: 28; Record 23-25; Best Finish: Champion – 1981, 1985; Last Season: L, Semifinals
- #3 USC Upstate: First Appearance
- #4 ETSU: Championship Appearances: 7; Record 10-4; Best Finish: Champion – 2009, 2010; Last Season: L, Semifinals
- #5 North Florida: Championship Appearances: 3; Record 2-2; Best Finish: Runner-up – 2011; Last Season: L, Final
- #6 FGCU: First Appearance
- #7 Lipscomb: Championship Appearances: 8; Record 4-7; Best Finish: Runner-up – 2006; Last Season: L, Quarterfinals
- #8 Jacksonville: Championship Appearances: 13; Record 5-12; Best Finish: Runner-up – 2008, 2009; Last Season: L, Quarterfinals
Tournament Schedule (All games played at University Center, Macon, GA)
- Wednesday, February 29, 2:30 ET: #1 Belmont vs #8 Jacksonville (ESPN3); Season Results: Jan. 4 (Belmont 75, at Jacksonville 63), Jan. 28 (at Belmont 85, Jacksonville 71); Series Record: Belmont, 15-6; Tournament Series Belmont, 1-0; #1 vs #8: 20-5
- Wednesday, February 29, 8:30 ET: #2 Mercer vs #7 Lipscomb (ESPN3); Season Results: Dec. 1 (Mercer 79, at Lipscomb 72), Feb. 23 (at Mercer 63, Lipscomb 54); Series Record: Lipscomb, 12-8; Tournament Series Lipscomb, 2-1; #2 vs #7: 24-4
- Thursday, March 1, 2:30 ET: #4 ETSU vs #5 North Florida (ESPN3); Season Results: Jan. 16 (ETSU 64, at North Florida 63), Feb. 11(at ETSU 65, North Florida 50); Series Record: Lipscomb, 12-8; Tournament Series Lipscomb, 2-1; #5 vs #4: 16-14
- Thursday, March 1, 8:30 ET: #3 USC Upstate vs #6 FGCU (ESPN3); Season Results: Dec. 19 (USC Upstate 80, at FGCU 75), Feb. 23 (at USC Upstate 87, FGCU 74); Series Record: ETSU, 13-1; Tournament Series: North Florida 1-0; #3 vs #6: 19-11
- Friday, March 2, 6:00 ET: #1/#8 Winner vs #4/#5 Winner (ESPN3)
- Friday, March 2, 8:30 ET: #2/#7 Winner vs #3/#6 Winner (ESPN3)
- Saturday, March 3, 7:00 ET: Semifinal Winners (ESPN2)


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Following the tea-party wave in the 2010 election, the 112th Congress looks set to be the least productive in recent history. By the end of November, the House had passed 146 bills over the previous two years, by far the smallest number for any Congress since 1948. The Senate passed fewer bills in 2012 than in any year since at least 1992.
Damn, only 146 bills.
And the fat lady hasn't begun to sing quite yet. We might yet get a tax increase without any spending cuts. Imagine, the automatic spending cuts set to kick in are $110 billion...on a GDP of $15 trillion. I will save you the math...that is less than 1%.
Note added: The cuts of $110 billion are only 1% of GDP, which is relevant when thinking about the (possible!) impact on spending and hence GDP. The cuts are a bit more than 4% of the total Federal budget, and of course more than 4% of discretionary spending. Still, to refer to the cuts as "draconian" as is customary, seems a bit of an exaggeration...especially when the Federal government is clearly living beyond its mean.


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Sequester: How it plays back home
Washington's abuzz with sequestration, but what's got lawmakers on edge are the headlines back home — where local reporters are waking up to the story big time as the March 1 deadline looms.
And as with any great drama, they're looking for a villain.
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Congressional leaders definitely don't want the part. They're arming members with talking points to fend off bad-news budget tales before sending them back to their districts for a weeklong recess filled with town halls, business roundtables and TV and radio interviews.
It won't be easy, though. Journalists from Florida to Washington state told POLITICO that their editors are hungry for stories that turn bureaucratic doublespeak about automatic cuts into a human story of real-world pain — from layoffs to cutbacks in treasured hometown programs.
Ask Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, who got hit with a question about the Blue Angels during a Jacksonville TV station segment of locals upset that the famed flying aerobatic team may be grounded and 30 air shows canceled if sequester takes effect. The Democrat insisted the cuts won't happen as long as "reasonable people" figure out a solution.
"It's a Navy town," he later told POLITICO. "I knew a question was coming up, so I didn't wait for it."
The appetite in local newsrooms for that kind of story is widespread, local reporters say.
"When it comes to sequestration, I'd say it's insatiable," said Jim Otte, a Cincinnati-based reporter for WHIO who interviewed House Speaker John Boehner on Monday about the possible effect on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. "We cannot get enough detail about what is happening, could happen or might happen."
For House Republicans, talking about sequestration gets tricky because many in their party say the cuts are a necessity to get the federal deficit under control, even at the expense of what it will do to their districts.
Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) spent most of his time during an interview with the Midland Reporter-Telegram editorial board last week talking about the cuts, warning that thousands of anticipated layoffs are a temporary pain that will ultimately contribute to the long-term good of the country. "Starting March 1, we're going to get some quiet lives disrupted," Conaway said.
Republican Policy Committee Chairman James Lankford of Oklahoma told POLITICO that some of the media coverage about sequestration may get a bit overblown.
"It's always the worst-case scenario in every place," he said. "It's the old adage, if you don't want a cut in local government, you always say, 'we'll lose all our firefighters, most of our police officers and no kindergarten teachers,' when really there are other ways to do it. But that's the scariest of all possible options."
Local interest in sequester is stretching from communities with strong military or defense contracting connection to places where the federal government has a big footprint.


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The Canadian Track Team had an eventful trip to Cali, Colombia where they are preparing for the third World Cup Dec. 10-12. Monique Sullivan and Mark MacDonald narrowly missed a blizzard in Calgary on their way to Houston only to be delayed by snow in the Texan city. "After many spring trips to 100 degree weather in Houston it was quite a shock," for Monique Sullivan and the city who hasn't seen snow in 37 years. The delay led to an eventful night in Panama and an early flight to Cali the next morning.
The rest of the team flew through Miami, where they were to have a direct flight to Cali, but a medical emergency forced the plane to stop in Jamaica which, according to Laura Brown (BC) has sparked a debate as to whether or not being at the airport counts as having been to Jamaica.
The team got on track Dec. 5 to spin out the legs after a long day of travel and to practice riding a Velodrome with squished bugs. Tim Sherstobitoff (BC), who is attending his first World Cup, commented that "it takes a little while to get used to a different track, how tight the corners are and little bumps here and there…the craziest part so far has been the taxi rides. The first day was in busy traffic and our driver just lays on the horn and bombs wherever he wants."
The second day of practice had lower adrenaline levels on the way to the track as the traffic is less intense on Sundays and the team put in some good motor pacing work for the endurance riders, working the aerobic system and getting their legs spinning. Jacob Schwingboth, who finished 13th in the Melbourne World Cup Scratch race a few weeks ago, warmed up in his 17 tooth cog and reportedly made it to 164 rpm. They also did some team pursuit efforts and Tara Whitten (AB) felt "lucky yesterday and today to have the track and motor bike to ourselves, giving us the opportunity to really get a feel for the track before the official training sessions begin. Everyone is excited about the challenges and opportunities in the week ahead."
Most of the countries competing in the World Cup have arrived and official training times start today with racing getting under way Dec. 10.
The Canadian Team is made up of:
Zach Bell (YK)
Jacob Schwingboth (BC)
Mark MacDonald (AB)
Tim Sherstobitoff (BC)
Travis Smith (AB)
Joseph Veloce (ON)
Stephane Cossette (QC)
Tara Whitten (AB)
Monique Sullivan (AB)
Stephanie Roorda (BC)
Laura Brown (BC)
Richard Wooles
Tanya Dubnicoff
John Evans
Jennifer Turner
Sandy Gilchrist
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We've reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA College Basketball March Madness tournament. Although, I'm ecstatic that the University of Washington Huskies are still alive, my bracket is limping along as I only have two final four picks still alive. But it's been great entertainment.
Yes Tim, it's been a fun $10! This year has been a crazy tournament with so many upsets and the conversation has been enhanced via Twitter. I've written before how Twitter enhances the sports experience, whether talking about the Red Sox, Shaq, or the NFL.
Since those early posts, athletes from all sports, professionals and amateurs have joined Twitter to speak with their fans. There have been so many athletes on Twitter that you may not be able to track all of your favorites. So I was quite pleased to learn of this fantastic site from the Wall Street Journal that allows you to follow the tweets of players and coaches in the tournament.
The site is organized like a bracket so that you can see the most recent tweets for the two opponents in each game. It even enables you to follow a list of your favorite team's players. Of course, I followed the Huskies.
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DeKalb students grill Governor Deal about accreditation threat | Education
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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - We've heard plenty from adults about the accreditation crisis facing DeKalb County's School system thanks to its dysfunctional school board.
But we hadn't heard much from the students who stand to lose the most...until Thursday.
Hooked up by a teleconference, 21 of DeKalb's best and brightest high school students got a chance to grill Governor Nathan Deal (R-Georgia) and what's left of their school board.
It didn't take them long to get to the point.
"Would my scholarship offers from Stanford and Vanderbilt, would those be taken away from me if we were to lose accreditation?" asked Tucker High student/athlete Kirk Tucker.
"They would, as a general rule, not accept students from unaccredited schools," the Governor replied.
"Is there a backup plan, is there a way students can attend schools in other districts?" asked Richard Peay of the DeKalb School of the Arts.
"Those are the kinds of inconveniences and disturbances in families and in students' lives that we don't want to have happen," Deal answered.
He cited the mass exodus from Clayton County a few years ago when its school system lost accreditation.
The Governor assured the students that since they are all juniors and seniors, they would probably not be affected by the threat of DeKalb possibly losing its academic credentials by the end of this year.
But one student astutely asked if it still wouldn't affect the value of diplomas from those who've already graduated.
Deal admitted it not only affects the school system's reputation, but the reputations of Atlanta and the entire state as well.
He said it could threaten real estate values and drive off companies thinking about bringing in new jobs.
But the Governor assured the students he's doing all he can to help DeKalb get off academic probation by moving quickly to pick 6 replacements for the school board members he suspended last week.
On Friday a special panel he appointed will begin considering applications from 403 possible candidates.
Deal wants a final list of 12 to choose from, pointing out the panel would work through the weekend.
While honored to be part of Thursday's question-and-answer session, many of the DeKalb students still wonder about assurances from adults who got them into this predicament to begin with.
"It's really kind of a heart broken moment 'cause knowing what I worked for so hard could be lost in just a few months," said Kirk Tucker.
"I can see that they're trying and going to improve on it, but I just, you know, I think that actions speak louder than words, so unless you show me, I'm not really gonna think anything about it yet," said Brenda Khor of Cross Keys High.


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Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Genk winger Kevin De Bruyne on a five-and-a-half year deal.
The 20-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, after having played twice against The Blues in the Champions League this season.
As part of the deal, De Bruyne will be loaned back to the to the Belgian champions for the remainder of the season, joining up with Andre Villas-Boas' side in the summer.
"It's a little bit of a dream come true," he said. "I've worked very hard and am still very young but have already played a lot of games. To come to a team like Chelsea is a dream but now it's a reality and I have to work hard to achieve the level that's necessary.
"I signed now and now I will go back for six months on loan to play some games and gain more experience. Next season it would be normal to be loaned out, but I will start the preparations here at Cobham, and if it goes really well maybe I will stay but probably it will be a team a little level less than Chelsea but bigger than Genk.
"Chelsea is one of the biggest clubs in the world and if you see the level they have compared to Genk then it is a real difference but it's something I want to achieve and I will work very hard to get there."
The deal will keep De Bruyne at the club until 2017, for a fee rumoured to be around £7 million.
The starlet reportedly underwent a medical on Monday ahead of his move from the Belgian Pro League champions, a title they won for a third time in their history last term.
The addition is the second Chelsea have made in the January transfer window, following the signing of Gary Cahill from Bolton Wanderers.
Cahill is yet to make his debut for the west Londoners, however, in the absence of John Terry is expected to take his place in Villas-Boas' side to face Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium on Tuesday.


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Hidden Presences: Monuments, Gravesites, and Corpses in Greek Funerary Epigram
Egbert Forsten, 2005 - Literary Criticism - 201 pages
Hidden Presences explores the inheritances of Hellenistic literary epigram from the sepulchral sub-genre of inscribed epigram. Divorced from the stone and the burial site, the literary form enjoys a new freedom, but exhibits this independence in a deliberate but creative use of out-of-date themes (notably roadside placement of the monument), subversive use of the inscribed epigrams' attempt to betray the "hidden presence" of the deceased, and exploitation of sepulchral conceits surrounding cenotaph. Indeed, this study shows not only that the fourth- and third-century poets at the headwaters of the literary tradition were interested in inscriptional precedents, but also that this interest was exercised down to the time of the epigrammatist Meleager. The poets within the variative community of literary epigram therefore carry on a literary conversation not simply between themselves, but between themselves and the inscribed tradition, and among themselves about the inscribed tradition.
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