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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Federal Pig Andrew J. Peck Ushered In a Brave New World, Law Students!
Predictive Coding Approved by a Federal Court:
If you are considering law school - or worse, currently enrolled - then you should read this Chris Opfer article, which appeared in New York magazine on March 14, 2012. The title is "Rise of the Machines: New Technology May Spell the End for NYC's Bottom-Rung Lawyers." Take a look at the future:
"The Southern District of New York recently became the nation's first federal court to explicitly approve the use of predictive coding, a computer-assisted document review that turns much of the legal grunt work currently done by underemployed attorneys over to the machines. Last month, U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck endorsed a plan by the parties in Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe — a sex discrimination case filed against the global communications agency by five former employees — to use predictive coding to review more than 3 million electronic documents in order to determine whether they should be produced in discovery, the process through which parties exchange relevant information before trial." [Emphasis mine]
Later on, the piece continued:
"Using the technology, a senior attorney familiar with the intricacies of a specific case reviews and codes a "seed set" of documents. An algorithm then identifies properties among the manually reviewed documents to code and sort everything else. Each document is assigned a score to indicate the likelihood it's correctly coded.
Proponents say predictive coding is not only more accurate than using human reviewers, but also more efficient. Yet many, including Jason R. Baron who previously co-chaired an influential think-tank called the Sedona Conference Working Group on Electronic Document Retention and Production, argue that human review is also necessary, at least in the short term. "I'm modestly hopeful that contract attorneys will still have a role for some time to come," Baron says. "My glass is half full."
There's no escaping the fact that as predictive coding is used more widely, the technology will reduce the overall number of documents to be reviewed and the attorneys needed to review them. Judge Peck noted the technology will require human review of less than 2 percent of all documents in an average case. His stamp of approval means that the document reviewer ranks may be culled sooner rather than later." [Emphasis mine]
Personally, I don't care if the metaphorical glass is half empty or full. I am concerned with the substance in the cup.
Other Coverage of this Development:
Check out this May 5, 2012 blog entry from Walter Russell Mead. The piece was entitled "Attention Young Lawyers: The Grim Reaper Is Here." He gets straight to the point:
"Every student in America thinking of going to law school on borrowed money needs to read this article in New York magazine. Every dean of every law school in the country, every parent or teacher giving young people career advice needs to read it. Every policy wonk thinking about the future of American society needs to read it, as well.
The legal profession's John-Henry-meets-steam-drill moment is here: a federal court has approved a computerized document review process that turns huge volumes of legal grunt work over to the machines. The process is said to be cheaper and more accurate than human review of the thousands and even millions of documents that are involved in large, complex legal cases." [Emphasis mine]
ATL's Christopher Danzig posted an entry labeled "The Future Has Arrived: For the First Time, Judge Orders Predictive Coding in a Federal Case." Look at this telling excerpt:
"Just a few weeks ago, Magistrate [Jackass] Andrew Peck (S.D.N.Y.) spoke to several hundred people at LegalTech New York about the importance of predictive coding for the future of electronic discovery. He expressed his hope that a federal court would, sooner rather than later, officially encourage using the technology in a case.
Shortly after participating in the panel, [Cockroach] Peck fulfilled his own wish. Last week, he became what appears to be the first federal judge to order litigants to use the cutting-edge technology in a case."
One wonders whether this fat bastard owns stock in any of these companies. Too bad, he can't rely on a machine to fix his crooked teeth or to trim his cheesy mustache. By the way, when was the last time you saw someone who appears to have Down syndrome on the federal bench?!?!
Conclusion: This decision will further undermine your chances of practicing law, in any capacity. While no sane person goes to law school with the intent to become a doc review monkey, for many years this route provided TTT grads with the chance to pay the bills and put food in the fridge. Also, most states allow non-lawyers to engage in the limited practice of law. Of course, ABA-accredited trash cans continue to pump out FAR TOO MANY graduates for the available number of attorney positions. Furthermore, the cockroaches and rats keep increasing their tuition to alarming levels. How thoughtful of them, huh?!?!
For $ome rea$on, the "law professors" and deans do not mention these developments in their slick marketing materials - or during orientation. Perhaps, these academic thieves sincerely believe that re-hashing Pennoyer v. Neff is going to adequately prepare their students to represent clients. The commodes can no longer claim to provide students with a mere abstract "education," because law firms and attorneys will train the graduate to practice. Biglaw clients have caught onto the scam, and they are less willing to pay top dollar so that new associates can receive on the job preparation. Plus, with the ABA's "Ethics" Opinion 08-451 in place since August 2008, the pigs now largely rely on foreign lawyers and non-lawyers to engage in U.S. legal discovery. It's a brave new world, lemming! I suppose that you can choose to embrace this new reality.
33 comments:
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 6:36 AM
Oh my God.. Look at this fat slob and his greasy smile.ReplyDelete
Jesys M. HariKrisna!!
These pig's profiles just keep getting worse, somehow.
I knew this was going to happen. If its anything in favor of Business and away from the Little Guy, Business always wins. This is only going to screw more unemployed lawyers harder.
As if they aren't having enough of a hard time finding demeaning, underpaying shit-monkey work.
Nice. Just.. Nice.
- AtheistATLLawyerAugust 28, 2012 at 9:17 AM
Don't pay your student loans. Problem solved.ReplyDelete
You realize that student loan debt is unsecured debt right? Just go work in the underground economy. The feds don't know you exist. You're just a worthless peon.
Find a spouse with good credit to finance large purchases such as homes or cars.
If possible, become self-employed. That way your "wages" aren't subject to garnishment because they are not held by a third party.
See how easy it is to fuck the scammers right back? Fuck the gov't and fuck the criminal law professors.Replies
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 3:48 PM
You are an idiot unless you like dealing drugs or picking berries in the field. If you could fix and build shit then why did you go to law school to begin withDelete
- AtheistATLLawyerAugust 29, 2012 at 8:08 AM
Actually, I'm practicing law and drive an Audi R8 ($140,000.00 MSRP)Delete
Not one student loan payment has been made or ever will be made.
Have fun drowning in debt and being poor all your life because of what some "database" says about your "credit".
Haha. Peon. You deserve to live in squalor.
But, the market has spoken. People just don't need buggy whip manufacturers anymore. Best to move on and have the market correct - not unlike home prices.
Sadly, this will be done on the backs of thousands of students who in good faith went out to do what they wanted to do, only to have the rug pulled out.
The only grim satisfaction I have is that, eventually, when enough students have been sacrificed, the law schools will feel the pain of what they have wrought. Like bankers, the ones who did the actual scheming aren't often the ones who feel the actual pain, but the industry will change regardless.
In the meantime, the global game of musical chairs (aka capitalism) continues...
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 10:13 AM
This magistrate is not evil for recognizing the handwriting on the wall and automating discovery. Even if he had not, another judge would have eventually made this decision. The problem is we produce too many lawyers and some of the best places to hide the unemployed are vanishing.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 11:14 AM
We don't need TV repairmen any more either. If it wasn't for the thousands of debt serfs with law degrees, it wouldn't big that big of a deal.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 12:12 PM
What happened to the guy upset at nando and Campos for informing students about the legal market? Did the psych ward he escaped from find him and return him to his padded room?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 1:06 PM
Even the Luddites didn't have six-figure student loan debt.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 1:17 PM
He took his blog and video down. Poof! Gone.Replies
The World Traveling Law Student doesn't go away that easily; he'll be back in some other form, just watch.Delete
I waz a 6th grade dropout. 'N I still practiced law in Little Rock (before I gots into a fuckin' fight wit' a rowdy client 'n gots mah ass disbarred. Heh heh.) How you like dat, sumbitches? I didn't have to take out enny loans fo' dat either. Fuck, I never even heard of a fuckin' student loan in mah day. Now ya's gots kids wit' da law degree 'n they can't even gets a job as a lawyer 'n shit.ReplyDelete
Ennyways, here's The Colonel signin' off.
Hoo-ah muthafucka! Hoo-ah!
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 3:54 PM
If this fucker was not a fake lawyer with a robe would anyone hire him to do anything? Seriously. What are his skills. I think in a past life he was Mr. Belvedere.ReplyDelete
Here is an update on the situation. On April 27, 2012, law.com published a piece from Mark Hamblett, under the headline "Peck Decision on Use of Predictive Coding Upheld in N.Y. Federal Court." Look at the following excerpts:ReplyDelete
"Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck's February ruling allowing the use of predictive coding, aka computer-assisted review, to weed through millions of electronic documents in discovery has been upheld by a federal judge.
"There simply is no review tool that guarantees perfection," said Judge Andrew Carter of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, who turned aside several objections to Peck's ground-breaking decision adopting an electronically stored information protocol in the gender discrimination case of Monique da Silva Moore, et al. v. Publicis Group SA, et al, 11 Civ. 1279.
"Manual review with keyword searches is costly, though appropriate in certain situations," Carter said. "However, even if all parties here were willing to entertain the notion of manually reviewing the documents, such review is prone to human error and marred with inconsistencies from the various attorneys' determination of whether a document is responsive."
Someone should check Carter's bank account, to see if there were any large deposits from the predictive coding bastards. The article continued:
"The case involves some three million emails, and Peck found that "linear manual review is simply too expensive."
Peck quoted from his October 2011 article, "Search Forward" in Law Technology News, as he explained how predictive coding can work and how it would work in the Moore case.
Intended as an alternative to manual review of mountains of documents by junior law firm staff, the method involves reviewing and coding a "seed set" of documents by a senior lawyer or a small team at the firm. The computer then identifies properties of those documents that it then uses to code other documents.
"As the senior reviewer continues to code more sample documents, the computer predicts the reviewer's coding (or the computer codes some documents and asks the senior reviewer for feedback,)" Peck said. "When the system's predictions and the reviewer's coding sufficiently coincide, the system has learned to make confident predictions for the remaining documents."
Peck said the senior lawyer would usually have to review only a few thousand documents to effectively train the computer."
Let's see if Andrew Peck's teeth are fixed, in the near future. After all, industry cockroaches are certainly grateful for this gift.
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 9:40 PM
The only thing that prevents this "black gowned clown" from looking like a mongoloid is his Ned Flanders' mustache.ReplyDelete
It was only a matter of time before predictive coding would be accepted. This decision fucks over many recent grads who counted on doc review as plan B. What is plan C? IBR? Plan D? Killself?
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Nando, you and I both know this is so much bullshit, IMO.ReplyDelete
There is simply no way, IMO, that existing technology can effectively do what these salespeople at Screw U. Co. or whatever.. are claiming.
Trust me. I worked in an environment where "canned technical solutions" were trumpeted as The Answer. It's all Bullshit. Designed to sell. Period. Overpromise and underdeliver. I know the drill..
The software is trained based on one person. Therefore, whatever "human error" that person has is passed on to the software.
There is no cost-effective existing tech that can separate what is relevant and what is irrelevant, IMO. It's just not that good and I can easily see this based on how this junk is set up to work.
Reminds me of Dragon Dictate or whatever. You have to "train" the software. BS. Works okay 75% to 85% of the time. Misses a good 15%.
This is sales drivel designed to push a product to these doc review mills and law firms.
Yes, I'm sure costs will be cut. But so will quality. IMO, there is no substitute for human multi-level review. This tech they are touting simply isn't there yet. I can easily see that.
This is just an excuse for the firms to increase their own profit margins while providing shoddy work. But that's law for ya.
Fuck the client, right? Fuck all sides. Slash and burn.
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2012 at 10:33 PM
Forgot to add:ReplyDelete
As if overseas review done by people in India isn't cheap / effective enough. They don't want to pay a nickel more than they have to.
More Race to the Bottom bs. In price and also quality. The Wal-Mart-ization of law continues.
Andrew J. Peck reminds me of Walter Peck, the EPA guy in "Ghostbusters."ReplyDelete
Ray: Mr. Mayor, everything was going fine until Dickless here (nods to Peck) shut off the containment grid.
(Peck yells and is held back by police.)
The Mayor: Is that true?
Peter: Yes. This man has no dick.
(Peck struggles and fights some more.)
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 2:31 AM
They want to replace lawyers with technology, foreign lawyers, or nonlawyers simply because it is cheaper? That is the world of 2012, I suppose. But why not also replace $170,000/yr. law professors with adjunct practitioners who will work for $10K per course, and probably do a much better job? And why keep those anachronistic law librarians around in the age of Westlaw Next? In fact, why have big fancy law school buildings at all, the upkeep of which is an expense that the students ultimately bear, when the technology exists for virtual classrooms and virtual mock courtrooms? Or, going further, why not replace all of law school, and every parasitical law school employee from dean to janitor, with a $4,000 9-week BarBri course, or with some interactive computer program?ReplyDelete
I hate "race to the bottom" economics--the hunt for ever-cheaper labor is going to have unimaginable collateral social costs. BUT, if lawyers have to survive in this "race to the bottom" world, so too should legal academics.
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 6:13 AM
Taking it a step further, why don't we replace American CEOs with Koreans and Vietnamese who can do the job a lot cheaper and be just as productive?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 2:26 PM
This country is all about getting yours at someone else's expense.ReplyDelete
The machines will produce many errors since computers cannot truly understand language and context. They'll make many errors. But they lower the cost, so they get the green light. See how this profession works now?
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Exactly. Notice how these judges never talk about protecting the client - the one who is paying for services and to whom a duty is owed.
No. It's all $$$$$. Damn the client.
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 3:56 PM
Kimber's sudden departure was shockingly sudden, and in hindsight "seems" almost like it was an inside job for the law school incredibly powerful financial Mammouth that bought her out.
All of that certainly slowed the scamblog movement down.
I wonder if Kimber is so happy now?
- AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 7:37 PM
I can explain a bit about how a mechanical document review system might work. I've studied this kind of thing in school.ReplyDelete
First, there are several assumptions being made about the documents that are being reviewed. A few of them stem from the concept of documents being a Metric Space. There is a little math, but for this post you need to know just this.
(1) For a file of documents you can define a function which will give a positive distance for how 'far' one document is from another.
(2) If two documents have the same text then they are the same document (and the distance between them is zero.)
(3) The distance between document A and document B is never greater than the distance between document A and document C Plus the distance between document C and document B.
If the three numbered statements above are false when talking about legal documents then no machine will ever be able to classify them. If however those statements are true we then still must make a few more assumptions.
Either (4) There exists a line (or maybe a curve made by a polynomial) that goes through the file of documents and leaves the relevant documents on one side and the irrelevant documents on the other side.
Or (5) There exists 'regions' of relevance and irrelevance in the file such that the regions can be represented one or just a few (existent or machine generated) documents.
Here we want either a fence between relevant and irrelevant documents or we want clusters of relevance. If relevant and irrelevant documents are spread around the file randomly and equally they cannot be separated and a machine will not be able to classify them.
If the first three numbered statements are true about documents and either (4) or (5) is true, then you will witness from here on out the rise of the machines.
That's two semesters of Machine Learning in one post, so if you've read this far you can feel pretty smart.
However we should also cover the murky underbelly of Machine Learning. August 28, 2012 9:53 PM is quite correct about how some IT contractors run their business. There are some non-business pitfalls too.
First, it is not hard to write algorithms that will perform ever so slightly better than chance. I'm hoping nobody will pay for doc review software that classifies a correct document 55% of the time instead of 50% of the time, but you'all know more about the legal field than I do and so I'll leave that question to the reader.
Second, it is hard to write algorithms that will perform as well as a human should. 20% error rates make a person incompetent at a lot of jobs, but are par for the course for beta or academic machine learning software.
Third, There can be problems with how the machine learns based on the number of documents and the amount of error that is tolerated in training the machine. If the machine is trained with too few documents, the training documents will not be a representative sample of the entire file and the machine will do poorly. There will be large regions of documents in the main file the machine will not have had to handle in training. But if it is trained with too many documents or if the error tolerated in training and testing is too low the machine will learn to fit based on the documents given, even if the actual file is slightly different. Document D might be barely relevant and maybe should just be rejected in order to also justify rejecting a bunch of very irrelevant documents. But if the machine is trained to accept document D, it might have difficulty with other documents down the line.
Forth If the human trainer doesn't know what they are doing, the machine will also suck. You cannot put wrong figures into a machine and expect the right answers to come out.
While Nando is right, no-one ever says "I want to do doc review when I grow up." If you're an undergraduate and you have the ambition to be involved in the legal document review industry; It might be necessary to eschew actually trying to study of law and instead try studying math instead.
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 12:25 AM
When this "technology" screws someone over and they decide to reciprocate after the ensuing lawsuit we'll see how great their idea is. As typical, some fat fuck thinking they are smarter than they really are. Common sense seems to have waived bye-bye to so many because, whether you agree or not, the fact remains no coding is going to be better than a human.ReplyDelete
If you are still considering law school, take a look at how well the industry pigs protect the "profession." Here is the link to something called Utah Supreme Court Rules of Professional Practice Rule 14-802, i.e. authorization to practice law.ReplyDelete
Rule 14-802. Authorization to practice law.
Now scroll down to 14-802(c)
"(c) Whether or not it constitutes the practice of law, the following activity by a non-lawyer, who is not otherwise claiming to be a lawyer or to be able to practice law, is permitted:
(c)(1) Making legal forms available to the general public, whether by sale or otherwise, or publishing legal self-help information by print or electronic media.
(c)(2) Providing general legal information, opinions or recommendations about possible legal rights, remedies, defenses, procedures, options or strategies, but not specific advice related to another person's facts or circumstances.
(c)(3) Providing clerical assistance to another to complete a form provided by a municipal, state, or federal court located in the State of Utah when no fee is charged to do so.
(c)(4) When expressly permitted by the court after having found it clearly to be in the best interests of the child or ward, assisting one's minor child or ward in a juvenile court proceeding.
(c)(5) Representing a party in small claims court as permitted by Rule of Small Claims Procedure 13.
(c)(6) Representing without compensation a natural person or representing a legal entity as an employee representative of that entity in an arbitration proceeding, where the amount in controversy does not exceed the jurisdictional limit of the small claims court set by the Utah Legislature.
(c)(7) Representing a party in any mediation proceeding.
(c)(8) Acting as a representative before administrative tribunals or agencies as authorized by tribunal or agency rule or practice.
(c)(9) Serving in a neutral capacity as a mediator, arbitrator or conciliator.
(c)(10) Participating in labor negotiations, arbitrations or conciliations arising under collective bargaining rights or agreements or as otherwise allowed by law.
(c)(11) Lobbying governmental bodies as an agent or representative of others."
The extensive list continues, and includes advising or preparing documents for others in certain situations. Now, who wants to go out and incur an additional $130K in NON-DISCHARGEABLE debt, for a chance to enter this magnificent "profession"?!?!
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Nando, you have correctly identified the hidden and ugly truth about the practice of law by non-attorneys. In NJ for example, I know a Brazilian woman who operates as a "notario." She claims she is an attorney in Brazil but she did not complete an LLM here and she is not admitted as an attorney anywhere in the United States. She owns a Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG, which is worth nearly $200K. I see her park her car when I go to the Federal Building in Newark, NJ. I have been told she lives in an exclusive community and owns a mansion valued at $2M. This woman has been operating as a "notario" for the past 15 years. The authorities (ICE) know she operates and gives legal advice but she has never been prosecuted. She has been "investigated" but she always survives the investigation and goes back to engaging in the unauthorized practice of law. The authorities don't care that these non-attorneys are taking away business from heavily indebted attorneys. I can tell you one thing, this Brazilian lady did not take out student loans and she is living the life of the 1%. About 6 years ago, I was in the waiting room with her and I struck up a conversation with her. I asked her why she didn't get her LLM to sit for the NY bar and she replied "I don't have to go through that trouble." To make matters worse, the ICE officers love this woman. If I had known that I could get away with the unauthorized practice of law, I would have saved 3 years of my life and followed this lady's path.ReplyDeleteReplies
You know, she might be part of some sort of long-running federal sting operation. Or willing to give head easily.Delete
I thank God everyday I have nothing to do with the practice law, because you can't win in it.
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 4:50 PM
Notarios are everywhere. Cutting immigration lawyers out of the action. What a shitty time to enter law school.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2012 at 5:03 PM
Nando, great job reporting this. Here are a few more articles.ReplyDelete
Apparently, the bitches and hags at the American Bar Association are aware of the growing notario field.ReplyDelete
"Fight Notario Fraud
Para español, oprima aquí.
Unscrupulous "notarios" or "immigration consultants" have become an increasingly serious problem in immigrant communities throughout the United States. Often using false advertising and fraudulent contracts, notarios hold themselves out as qualified to help immigrants obtain lawful status, or perform legal functions such as drafting wills or other legal documents. Unethical notarios may charge a lot of money for help that they never provide. Often, victims permanently lose opportunities to pursue immigration relief because a notario has damaged their case. The Commission is working to provide immigrant communities with information about this dangerous practice, and to support advocates who represent victims.
Unfortunately, notario fraud is usually identified after the fact, when an immigrant has already suffered an adverse event as the result of a consultant's services (e.g., a denial of temporary protective status, or a removal order), and seeks the assistance of a licensed immigration attorney. Although there are specific procedures for reopening removal proceedings based on deficient performance of authorized counsel, many attorneys are unaware of what actions can be taken against consultants to hold them accountable and deter future abuses."
Of course, the weasels don't do anything to actually fight this problem. Then again, you can contact some ABA ass-hat about the situation.
"Fight Notario Fraud
ABA Commission on Immigration
202/638-3844 (fax)
Yes, I'm sure this bulletin is going to scare off these men and women from preying on immigrants. The ABA pigs are clearly cognizant of the problem, but they just don't have the balls, the backbone or the brain to actively look for a solution.
- AnonymousAugust 31, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Interesting question that I'm having is why don't law professors study such things as Computerized Legal Discovery or even the Rise of the Notario? They seem like fascinating topics from an academic standpoint; and a professor could even have academic tie ins like Law and Chicano Studies or Law and Computer Science. Is it because such topics are less prestigious than Frederik Nietzsche? Is it because law professors do not realize where the actual practice of law is heading?ReplyDelete
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Regarding two things in Windows
While I like how Windows XP handles copying/moving files to a folder with files that have the same names, I think there could be some improvements to how it handles moving picture files. Namely displaying resized previews, the dimensions, and the color depth. I just found out that KDE does this:
Additionally, a "No to All" option would be nice.
Also regarding pictures, seeing options in paint to save a picture as either a 8bit, 24bit, or 32bit PNG would be nice. Additionally, seeing it save PNGs with a lowercase extension by default would also be nice.
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PregnantWithLove 26-30, F 1 Response 0 Sep 7, 2013
People who get it aren't less realor more superficial. Your appearance matters in this world sadly yet realistically. People get work done to feel better about themselves FOR THEMSELVES not others. I don't see why this topic accentuates so much speculation like people want to look their best sometimes...
Yes, I Do Want Cosmetic SurgeryI don't know that its is a lot, just my eyes and cheeks and possibly my shaving my larynx a bit (maybe). If I lose some weight and exercise a little more the liposuction to create a real figure (hourglass or something better than straight) may not be needed. This cosmetic surgery...
Josie06 56-60, F 6 Responses 3 Jul 29, 2008
the reason I want cosmetic surgery on my faceshape and nose is because I don't really feel or think I'm attractive because of it. I've been told I look like a man, and I've thought that before I've been told that. I'm tired of being treated like the ugliest thing in the world. and I want to feel respected.
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text: What Yoga Instructors Can Teach You About Doubling Your Profits By Pete Williams What do I know about Yoga? More than you might think. In fact, back when I was at University, I nearly became a Yoga instructor. Try not to imagine me in spandex, though. It won't help your concentration and what I'm about to share is going to be of huge value to your business, whatever your chosen niche. Read More


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Installing a web agent on a deployment container using the command line requires that you perform the following steps:
Unpack the product binary in the directory of your choice using the following command:
# gunzip -dc binaryname.tar.gz| tar -xvof -
In the directory in which you unpack the binaries, issue the following command:
# ./setup -nodisplay
When prompted, provide the following information:
Have you read, and do you accept, all of the terms of the preceding Software License Agreement? Enter yes.
Install the web agent in this directory: Enter the full path to the directory in which you want to install the web agent.
The directory you choose in which to install the web agent is referred to as the Policy Agent base directory, or PolicyAgent-base.
Provide the following information about the Apache HTTP Server instance this agent will protect:
Host Name
Apache Binary Directory
Web Server Port
Web Server Protocol
Agent Deployment URI
Apache Config Directory
SSL Ready
For a description of the information to enter for these prompts, see GUI Installation of Agent for Apache HTTP Server on Solaris Systems.
Provide the following information about the Access Manager host:
Primary Server Host
Primary Server Port
Primary Server Protocol
Primary Server Deployment URI
Primary Console Deployment URI
Failover Server Host
Failover Server Port
Failover Server Protocol
Failover Server Deployment URI
Failover Console Deployment URI
Agent-Access Manager Shared Secret
Re-enter Shared Secret
CDSSO Enabled
For a description of the information to enter for these prompts, see GUI Installation of Agent for Apache HTTP Server on Solaris Systems.
The following text is displayed:
Ready to Install 1. Install Now 2. Start Over 3. Exit Installation
When prompted, What would you like to do?, enter 1 to start the installation.
The following text is displayed:
Product Result More Information 1. Sun Java(tm) System Access Manager Policy Agent Installed Available 2. Done
To see log information, enter 1. To exit the installation program, enter 2.
Restart the Apache HTTP Server instance on which you just installed the agent.
To ensure that the installation was successful, see All Systems: Verifying a Successful Installation on Policy Agent 2.2
If you want to configure multiple instances of Apache HTTP Server, you must set up multiple Apache HTTP Server Virtual Hosts, as described in All Systems: Configuring Agent for Apache HTTP Server on Multiple Apache HTTP Server Virtual Hosts.


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Tightening LTL capacity, increasing freight demand means rising rates in 2012
The $26.5 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) is a tiny share of the nation's $700 billion total freight transportation pie, but it increasingly is seen as a vital component in shippers' supply chains.
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The $26.5 billion less-than-truckload (LTL) is a tiny share of the nation's $700 billion total freight transportation pie, but it increasingly is seen as a vital component in shippers' supply chains.
That's because LTL carriers, with their networks of thousands of terminals and hub-and-spoke system of pickups and deliveries, enjoy significant barriers to entry in the otherwise deregulated trucking industry. In fact, there has not been a significant, sizeable new entrant into the LTL sector since UPS and FedEx made forays into the niche through acquisitions in the early 1990s.
Because of that, capacity in the LTL sector is rather finite, especially with the current driver shortage that is only expected to worsen with tighter regulations on drivers. Although the LTL sector did ratchet down capacity by as much as 20 percent during the economic downturn of 2007-09, freight demand has returned to LTL and is "fairly steady at the moment" even with its usual seasonal declines at this time of year, according to David Ross, trucking analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, Baltimore.
Paced by market leader Old Dominion Freight Line, LTL carriers are reporting year-over-year tonnage increases for 2011 and those gains are expected to repeat again in 2012. Ross is predicting a "slow, potentially choppy" economic recovery with price increases in the 2-3 percent range, although that could vary widely by geography, lane, customer and carrier.
Most major LTL carriers announced general rate increases (GRI) between 5.9 and 6.9 percent, effective in the fourth quarter. Privately, carrier executives say they would be happy to actually get half that amount from its customer base. But event that amount would continue a trend of increasing LTL yields (excluding fuel surcharges) that began in 2010.
"I don't see the rate environment getting a whole lot firmer, but I don't see it getting softer either," said Jeff Rogers, president of YRC, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide (YRCW), the nation's second-largest LTL carrier. "Everybody's GRI was very effective when they were announced in August. That has held well. The pricing environment remains steady to favorable. We are able to drive rate increases."
Carrier executives and analysts say LTL carriers have been successful in gaining price increases from customers on specific lanes and "we believe this pricing power should remain with the carriers for at least the next couple of years," according to Ross.
The determining factor for the LTL sector will be how well each carrier deals with the capacity issue when freight demand really hits high gear—which could occur in 2012, executives and analysts say. Obviously, if carriers added capacity faster than volume grows, that would reduce their ability extract healthy rate increases.
Another factor in the equation is the increasing role that third-party logistics companies play in the LTL industry. Analysts say carriers should try to get increasing rates from their large national accounts, which use their leverage to insulate themselves from the GRIs and other rate hikes.
Carriers will need to get better pricing from their large national accounts because the traditional, higher-margin smaller shippers have been gravitating toward 3PLs in an attempt to gain some leverage in pricing. This is affecting LTL carriers' margins and some analysts say the only place to restore that is through the large, national accounts.
"Somebody is going to have to pay more to offset that 3PL margin decline," said Rogers. "As freight shifts to the 3PLs, you do lose a little margin. I agree that significant price increases are going to come on the national accounts. It has to. There's no place else to get it."
As for now, LTL capacity and pricing is approaching that "sweet spot" that carriers enjoy.
"As far as capacity in LTL, it is tight but certainly not too far out of balance," said Chuck Hammel, president of Pitt Ohio, a leading Northeast regional LTL carrier. "Pricing is firm but not out of control yet. As you might expect, customers always push back on price increases and this environment is no different. However there are simply too many uncontrollable cost factors in play within the trucking industry that carriers and shippers alike simply cannot ignore."
Other carrier executives say there are other factors besides capacity working against shippers in the current economic environment.
"While it is a factor, I believe it is too early to attribute tightening capacity as the lone cause for the pricing pendulum to swing in favor of the carriers," said UPS Freight Senior Vice President of Sales John Fain.
He said LTL pricing has firmed around the industry's GRIs announced this summer for a variety of reasons, including fuel surcharges, but primarily due to a new found pricing discipline that has replaced those carriers that were sacrificing yield to build volume.
"The nation's continuing sluggish economy compounded by increased costs for labor, healthcare and materials have forced many carriers to revaluate their pricing strategies," Fain said. He said UPS Freight took a different approach.
"We gained market share not by discounting but by offering LTL shippers a value package unmatched in the industry" Fain continued. "As example, we recently rolled out technology previously reserved only for package customers, a pickup notification system directed at eliminating missed pickups."
Whereas 95 percent of parcel pickups are scheduled, in the LTL industry the number is closer to 50 percent. When you are calling for a truck on a tight schedule with a number of pallets and different weights a carrier must make critical equipment decisions at a moment's notice.
"Any delay can lead to an unwanted added expensive missed pickup for both shipper and consignee," said UPS Freight spokesman Ira Rosenfeld.
The UPS Freight LTL Pickup Notifications, which it says is unprecedented in the LTL field, eliminates those extra costs by confirming when a pickup is scheduled; informing all parties the shipper when the driver is en route and notifying the shipper when the pickup has been is made. "UPS Freight's system will not only tell a shipper a truck is on the way, it allows the customer to reschedule a pickup en route in case of delay," Rosenfeld added.
Phil Pierce, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Averitt Express, a major regional and interregional LTL carrier, said shippers are more willing to accept rate increases if service levels are such that they are guaranteed sufficient capacity.
"As we head into 2012, we're continuing to see our customers value the services we provide them," Pierce told LM. "We're working together with them to arrive at win-win solutions while capacity in the LTL market tightens. Shippers are more willing to accept a reasonable increase in rates if it assures them that their freight will keep moving."
Effective Dec. 1, 2011, all YRC customers that used the current versions of the legacy Roadway and Yellow base rates were converted to YRC base rates. The current versions of the Roadway, Yellow and YRC base rates are equivalent, so this is a change in name only and will have no effect on your rates or discounts. As a part of YRC's commitment to service, this change will extend the YRC no-fee, LTL standard service guarantee to all current rate customers.
Rogers of YRC Worldwide said that tariff change "should be invisible" to YRC shippers, who nevertheless will be analyzed on a lane-by-lane basis as to what their freight is contributing to YRC's profitability.
About the AuthorJohn D. Schulz John D. Schulz has been a transportation journalist for more than 20 years, specializing in the trucking industry. John is on a first-name basis with scores of top-level trucking executives who are able to give shippers their latest insights on the industry on a regular basis.
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Measuring the Length of a Moving Train
Date: 08/12/2003 at 13:36:48 From: Huey D. Subject: How do I measure the length of a moving train? I was driving in the opposite direction from a moving train that had many cars behind the locomotive. It took me approximately 2-3 minutes from the time my car "met" the front of the train until it passed me going the opposite direction. My speed was about 40 miles an hour. Is it possible to estimate the length of this moving train without actually measuring when it is not moving?
Date: 08/12/2003 at 18:02:42 From: Doctor Warren Subject: Re: How do I measure the length of a moving train? Hi Huey, Thanks for writing to Dr. Math. The speedometer in your car measures your velocity with respect to the ground; I'll call this velocity v_cg (v subscript c,g), meaning "velocity of the car with respect to (wrt) the ground." It's important in physics problems that you always remember how you define your variables. You could select to measure the car's velocity with respect to the ground, or with respect to an airliner flying overhead, or with respect to the Andromeda galaxy. Depending upon which reference you choose, your car's velocity will be very different. So don't forget that v_cg is specifically relative to the ground. Now, let's define v_tg to be the velocity of the train with respect to the ground. What is your car's velocity with respect to the train? It's the sum of the car's velocity wrt the ground and the train's velocity wrt the ground (assuming the car and train are travelling in opposite directions): v_ct = v_cg + v_tg Ask yourself: does this make sense? If your car is headed down the road at 60 mph wrt the ground, and the train is headed the other way at 60 mph wrt the ground, then the velocity between you and the train is 60 + 60 = 120 mph. It does indeed make sense. Now, you know that distance = rate * time. In other words, you can measure the length of the train if you know a) how fast it's moving with respect to you, and b) how much time it takes you to pass the whole thing from start to finish. Read that sentence over again, and notice the important words "with respect to you." The number you need to know to measure the length of the train is its velocity with respect to you. This value, v_ct, is the sum of v_cg and v_tg. Your car's speedometer gives you v_cg, but unfortunately, you don't know v_tg at all. The overall formula for the measurement is: length of train = total velocity / time = v_ct / time = (v_cg + v_tg) / time Since you don't know v_tg, you can't calculate the length of the train. Ask yourself: does this make sense? Let me know if you have any more questions! - Doctor Warren, The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
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Applied Materials, Inc. today announced its Applied CVD Al process chamber for building current and next-generation high-density interconnects in Flash and DRAM memory chips. Using aluminum deposition technology, which continues to be the interconnect material of choice for memory applications, Applied's CVD Al chamber enables chipmakers to replace tungsten plugs with aluminum -- which has 50% lower electrical resistance -- while also reducing processing steps and cost.
"As leading DRAM and flash memory chipmakers move to sub-90nm chip generations, our CVD Al technology enables faster chips than conventional tungsten plug-aluminum slab technology and extends cost-effective aluminum interconnects for several more device generations," said Dr. Farhad Moghadam, senior vice president and general manager of Applied Materials' Thin Films Group. "Rapid acceptance by customers during the evaluation of our CVD Al technology has resulted in the shipment of multiple chambers, many of which are being used in today's high volume 90nm manufacturing."
The Applied Endura CVD Al process deposits a thin, highly conformal metal nucleation layer with excellent step coverage in the chip's via structure. Combined with PVD aluminum fill technology on the high-productivity Endura platform, the CVD Al chamber enables unmatched via fill at low thermal budget for improved yield and device reliability.
Applied Materials' CVD aluminum technology enables customers to meet the accelerating demand for Flash memory chips, the fastest-growing segment of the semiconductor industry, by providing the low cost, high-efficiency and extendibility that can be quickly implemented into current production ramps. Capable of meeting flash requirements to at least the 50nm generation, Applied's CVD Al provides chipmakers with greater flexibility in choosing the timing of their future interconnect technologies, allowing simpler and faster node transitions than copper, without the need for additional process technologies.
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I was the first and loudest to scoff at the enterprise of adult summer camps—no doubt a commercial ploy, meant to lure Millennials into living up to our least savory stereotypes with the promise of recapturing the buried id of youth. But then I hoofed it up two hours north of the city into the Catskill mountains, with a hiking backpack, several bags of Utz Party Mix and my best friend, to spend Labor Day weekend "living like a free roaming animal in an actual abandoned zoo" and experience Meltasia, the most nutty, unbridled, non-commodified fun I've had in years.
Our adventure began when we were dropped off on Friday at noon in the empty parking lot of the Catskill Game Farm in Castkill, NY. Stranded like overturned turtles with our camping backpacks, we anxiously mulled over our decision to come and whether or not we should open the Cheetos; an hour or so later our tattooed guardian angel pulled up in a Volvo, and offered the services of her car in exchange for companionship– a deal happily struck. We were finally let into the grounds at three, and pitched tent (friendship still intact!) in one of several caged off areas flanking the dirt road leading to the main stage. A cardboard sign designated us as "Dolphins," a distinction we proceeded to take way too seriously for the rest of the weekend (though we kept our beer consumption in tact so as not to follow through on our semi-serious pact to get matching dolphin tattoos).
While we waited for the first night of music to start, we explored the grounds of the Game Farm, an establishment that spanned 900 acres in its heyday and, in its 73 years of operation from 1933 to 2006, housed 2,000 animals of over 150 species. Though the fest didn't draw quite as diverse of a crowd, it was still a non-stop spectacle both onstage and off, as people paraded around the grounds in states of both dress and undress, a tremendous, decade-spanning sartorial assemblage from the feathered hair and bellbottoms of the seventies to the black leather jackets and cat eye glasses of the fifties.
Thick kicked off the music in the late afternoon to a sparse crowd, but the lack of an audience didn't stop them from shrieking and shredding, delivering half sung/half shouted lyrics over catchy, propulsive melodies descended from the pop angst aesthetic of Blink-182. Nude Party kept the energy but changed the vibe, starting their set with an old school country twang. The six piece North Carolina band filled the stage and then some, and cast a playful air, the drummer banging on a big drum with yellow plastic maracas.
After their set, illustrious party host Andy Animal pulled up on his hog and mounted the stage for the first time to greet his faded, jovial herd. "I heard we ran out of toilet paper… You can always buy a Meltasia t-shirt," he growled.
NYC outfit, the Mystery Lights, emerged as the evening's bonafide rock stars. The sweetest, most soft-spoken guys you'll ever meet off stage, once the stage lights come up they transform–possessed by a feral, mesmerizing star quality that feels rare, and makes it instantly clear why these guys have been touted by Rolling Stone. Lead singer Mike Brandon commands the crowd with his fuzzed-out, powerhouse pipes, backed by a sound that melds psychedelia with grunge punk in a decidedly vintage vibe that scored the guys a contract with Daptone.
Bloodshot Bill added an extra helping of surreality to the event, taking the stage with his roots meet rockabilly meets old-time rock 'n roll, which he blasts with the hip shaking panache of Presley himself, greasy pompadour and all.
By the time Shannon and the Clams took the stage, the campground was dark, lit primarily by tiki torches, and festgoers had emerged from their tents to gather en masse in front of the one stage, which was flanked by an inflatable vulture and a papier-mâché rendition of the fest's mascot- a rat dressed in the wizard garb of Mickey Mouse in Fantasia. Shannon and the Clams may seem like a novelty act, but to write them off as such would dismiss a carefully curated sonic and visual experience, one that weaves together a nearly inconceivable mix of grunge, punk, doo-wop, fuzz and surf rock. If John Waters' and Buddy Holly ever had the chance to drop acid on the beach in California, it might approach the vibe of lead singer/bassist Shannon Shaw, singer/guitar player Cody Blanchard and drummer Ian Amberson.
We caught NYC band, Surfbort, late afternoon on Saturday in the blinding glare of the setting sun, and they turned out to be one of the most powerful acts of the Fest. Lead singer Dani Miller screams with the angst that only the offspring of brainwashed white suburbia can muster, and she pulls it off with a genuine, counter cultural ferocity. Her appearance itself is transgressive: she performs braless (white t-shirt caked with dirt and sweat) and pantsless (high cut bikini bottom), adorned with barrettes, chokers and other curious knick-knacks of '90s nostalgia as she tosses and jerks her lanky limbs around with fuck you nonchalance. "New world, new orders!" "Love and be alone," she shrieks, jumping down in front of the stage to throw her body around in a kind of one woman mosh pit. In both look and sound, they pack a pretty solid punch to the crotch of the establishment.
White Mystery from Chicago, the brother sister duo of Miss Alex White and Francis Scott Key White, were a noticeable presence at the fest, both of them rocking full heads of ginger hair—Alex's in an afro, Francis' in locks half way to his waist. They surprised and delighted with thrashing, reverb drench rock, rooted in Alex's piercing, Le Tigre-esque yawps, that could slide from blues to punk in a breath.
As darkness fell on the second night, Neil Hamburger made everyone uncomfortable– no really, it's his thing– ripping into Gene Simmons as a prelude to the most unique set of the fest, Daddy Long Legs in a small cage filled with plastic (very realistic) snakes of varying sizes. He played a mean harmonica, and from his raspy blues meet rockabilly vibe to his spiffy black suit and neck tie, he channeled The Blues Brothers, an image perfectly minted when people began to throw beer cans and climb on the cage.
"Put your steppers and clappers together you dark lords of the underworld," Andy, called "the Animal" for short, said by way of introduction to cult heavy metal band, Pentragram. Lead singer Bobby Liebling has an ominous, androgynous, Bowie meets Weird Al meets Liberace stage presence that's wholly engrossing and likely to leave you mouth agape at the sheer weird, wild glam rock meets doom metal spectacle of the whole thing.
We headed for pizza as Vockah Redu took the stage, the pizza stand tucked far away from the throngs, behind a thicket of trees and past the merch/alcohol setup. This may have been the fest's most sensible decision, shielding the trio of old, local Italian men who skeptically doled out slices to an increasingly inebriated crowd. As Redu's electro chant of "Pop rock neo fuck" gave way to eerie, Fifth Element style operatic singing, and the heavy bass line swelled across the camp, the guy next to me politely took his cheese slice from across the clear countertop, and proceeded to pull a fistful of shrooms out of his pocket and dump them on his pie. Meltasia was filled with such whimsical incidents, second place going to the man I watched rescue ants that were trying to escape from a log recently tossed into the nightly bonfire. "Hey, it's the Meltdown" a massive, leather-clad biker said, summing up what everyone was thinking for most of the weekend, as he bear-hugged a skinny guy in white overalls and a wizard hat.
The hurricane that threatened the weekend never materialized, but when we woke up on Sunday morning, my camping pals decided they had melted enough for one weekend. I might have protested that we stay the course– I was especially keen to see the brilliant lunatics, Fat White Family, and was even acclimating to my thin sheen of grime– but the potential of rain and our dicey plans to get home got the best of me, so we hopped our free ride and made our way back to the city.
Though accounts differ, most people seemed to agree that this was Meltasia's first year– or, at least, the first year it was open to the public. It would be easy to bash the festival's shortcomings, as some type-A New Yorkers near our campsite chose to do—loudly– but all in all those gaffes could pretty much be summed up as a damn-near-comical communication blackout, in which most things that would be vital to know for a festival several miles away from civilization were left unclear or unspoken (Timing? Transportation? Water? Food?).
But at the same time, all of the Fest's small sustainable brilliances also went completely unannounced; I struck up a conversation with a BBQ vendor who was cooking curried sweet potatoes in a skillet over a fire, and he beamed as he told me that the festival had paid their way up from North Carolina and given them a truck full of meat and veggies to cook with. It was adownright charming how little the Fest and its organizers seemed to care about marketing itself, which added to the completely non-corporate feel of the weekend, like you just happened upon a very trippy bacchanalia in the woods.
The lack of choice was freeing– pizza or BBQ or a drive to the town's diner (if you had a set of wheels), PBR or Pork Slap, corn hole or badminton– and lots of damn talented musicians. I think, comparably, my festival experience was tame. Sure, I drank plenty of beer, and smoked things that are only 4/50s legal (sorry, mom!), but mostly I enjoyed the tamer, truly childlike reminders of camp. We formed cliques (Dolphins 4 eva!), braided each other's hair, roasted marshmallows and said goodnight and wished each other good morning without makeup, eyes bleary with sleep.
I didn't drop acid, get a tattoo (yes, there was a tattoo artist on hand), wake up in a stranger's campsite or naked in the medical tent. But I can see why people do; I can see why it's lovingly nicknamed the Meltdown. Everyone becomes friends, quickly, no one gives a fuck, and the sheer act of having as much fun as you can becomes its own act of rebellion against that big, old square world that lies just beyond the trees.
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I specifically did not check the "ask for authentification every log-in" box, yet my authenticator still refuses to accept this fact 'til this day.
It annoys me, because it will probably reduce the authenticators life-span quite drastically.
Do you guys have any ideas how to fix this or ran into a similar problem ?
I even checked and un-checked the box with the "ask for authentification every log-in" option again and again to make sure that my choice is "hammered home", but it still refuses.
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Rabbits in Summer
Rabbits are ever present in the summertime, and spotting a bunny hopping away across the yard is always a treat for children. It's a fun time to learn about rabbits and how they live. Two great books to begin with for preschoolers are Rabbits and Raindrops by Jim Arnosky and Bunny's Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown. Both books provide a look at rabbits in their natural habitats, and Brown's focus on sound makes it a great choice for toddlers.
Older children who are ready for more information can read books about animals who live underground such as: Rabbits, Rabbits & More Rabbits by Gail Gibbons, Under the Ground by Pascale Bourgoing or Richard Orr's Nature Cross-Sections. Talk about which animals and insects live under the ground, and what kind of homes they build.
Moisten the sand in a sand table or sandbox (so that it will pack together) and invite your children to dig rabbit burrows in the sand. You might cut sections of plastic buckets or heavy cardboard rolls to build tunnels around, and find some shredded paper for rabbit nesting materials. Find some small toy rabbits that can move into your outdoor burrows, or bring the action inside to make tunnels with blocks and invite your toy bunnies to move in!
For child-sized dramatic play, make rabbit burrows with large boxes or fabric draped over chairs, and bring in stuffed bunnies to put inside to snuggle with. Keep a bowl of carrot sticks nearby, as little rabbits love to nibble.
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Nazarene Bible College
A survey of the historical development and contemporary forms of Christian educational ministry programs.
The following learning objectives will be achieved by this course:
The following competencies as outlined in the (SOURCEBOOK) to meet the educational requirements for Ordination within the Church of the Nazarene will be achieved by completing this course:
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Justice: Did Baylor really deserve this, NCAA?
Was this really called for, NCAA?
Published 6:30 am, Thursday, March 10, 2011
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Did the NCAA nail one kid or an entire program? That's the question Baylor coach Scott Drew has to be asking himself.
Should we now expect another shoe to drop, and then another and another? It makes no sense that this is all there is.
If all the NCAA has on Baylor is the mother of a star recruit taking $1,000 from an AAU coach two years ago, Drew had every right to be furious.
"I hope no other institution, no other team, no other family or player ever has to go through what we did the last couple of hours," he said.
His voice bubbled with emotion after watching his team get run off the floor by Oklahoma 84-67 Wednesday in a first-round Big 12 tournament game.
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Hours earlier, Baylor suspended star freshman Perry Jones III upon learning the NCAA considered the payments to his mother, Terri, improper.
Baylor officials furiously questioned the timing of the move, hinting at issues of fairness and equal treatment under the rule book.
"You'd like to think every student-athlete is treated fairly and consistently," Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw said.
If he's that naive, he needs to find another line of work. When Ohio State players get into trouble before a bowl game, they play in that bowl game. When there's smoke swirling about Auburn, the show must go on.
But when the NCAA needs an example, the NCAA lowers the hammer on Baylor. As Jerry Tarkanian once said, "The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky, they put Cleveland State on probation."
NCAA investigators have had Baylor in their cross hairs for awhile as Drew constructed a Top 25 program from nothing by signing star recruit after star recruit.
Baylor's defense is that no one associated with the school gave any preferential treatment to Jones or his family. But the NCAA was already looking into the recruiting of Colombian forward Hanner Perea.
Drew's methods, especially his relationship with AAU coaches, have long been the target of a whisper campaign by other Big 12 coaches. Until Wednesday, there'd been nothing but speculation, and some of the whispers seemed to come from jealousy.
McCaw said he became aware of potential problem in December and had cooperated with the NCAA at every step of the way.
And then on Wednesday morning he learned of the NCAA's decision.
He immediately phoned Drew, and over the next couple of hours, the coach had a tearful meeting with both Jones and his mother.
"Terri's one of those ladies that's all heart," Drew said. "She always shows her emotions."
And then came the meeting with his players.
"It was very tough," Drew said. "They want to know why. You have to explain to them as best you can."
Baylor confirmed the basics of the accusation. That is, AAU coach Lawrence Jones, who'd known the family since Jones was in the sixth grade, loaned Terri Jones $1,000 to help with her mortgage.
"She paid it back," Johns told the New York Times. "What was the difference? It's got nothing to do with it."
Johns also paid for Jones to watch an NFL preseason game in San Diego, but Baylor officials stressed that there was no line connecting those benefits to Baylor.
Only Baylor was hurt by the suspension. If this is it for Jones at Baylor, all he has to look forward to is being one of the top five picks in this summer's NBA draft.
Regardless, Baylor without Jones had nothing left for the Sooners.
Drew said once the game started he coached it like any other, with Jones on the bench in warmups instead of on the floor. But the Bears were never really in it. Their shots were flat, their defensive rotations slow, and their string of NCAA Tournament appearances will end at three.
"When you lose a brother on your team, it means so much to you," Baylor forward Quincy Acy said.
Now as Baylor goes through the appeals process to get Jones back on the floor, it'll await an NIT bid.
"You work all season long to put yourself into a position where you can have a chance at the dance and play in postseason," Drew said. "We had high hopes. The Final Four is in your state.
"That's everybody's dream."
If this is all the NCAA has on Baylor, shame on them.


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Skip to comments.2012 USPS New Issues Calendar
Posted on 01/08/2012 1:37:52 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
This list is in approximate chronological order, although in most cases dates and places of issue have not been decided. More stamp issues will be added here as they are announced.
(Excerpt) Read more at stampnewsnow.com ...
I guess next year we will have stamps showing "Cats at Work" :) - do not worry, I like cats.
I hate mine, most of all.
Cats at Work
LOL, cat stamps and puppy stamps, that would be good!
I really like some of the silly stamps I've gotten.
And I got really nice ones last year for valentine's day, they were the face cards of a playing deck. Very pretty.
I'm sure I read somewhere recently that the Postal Service had decided to drop the long observed practice of issuing stamps only for deceased so that living celebrities — like Pamela Anderson — could be featured on stamps. A decision, I think, that had something to do with increasing revenue.
It looks like that decision has been rescinded.
They are desperate enough to sell "first class forever stamps", while the price of first class is scheduled to increase within months; they are raking in cash now for a service they may bot be able to provide in the near future (or at least on a reduced schedule).
They capitalized e.e. cummings on the poets series. SHAME!
Wow. Their bad. Maybe they're closet E.E. "Doc" Smith fans :-)
The flag stamp saying "freedom" with the forever crossed out next to the 2012 is ominous.
Arizona StatehoodOkay. Now that I've looked, I must admit that I probably didn't know who Brien McMahon was because I still wouldn't know without Google. (He was a CT Senator who died in 1952.)
Charles Evans Hughes
Seattle World's Fair
New Mexico Statehood
Project Mercury
World United Against Malaria
Louisiana Statehood
The Homestead Act
Brien McMahon - Atomic Energy Act - Peaceful Uses
Sam Rayburn
National Apprenticeship Program
Higher Education
Christmas Wreath
Winslow Homer
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold "Error"
But my original impression stands. I think it is stupid that the Post Office finds the need to glorify nonentities.
It's crossed out only to prevent using the image as fraudulent postage. They used to cross out the denominated value when stamps still had numbers on them. (Go back and look at the list, you'll find a few special postage rate stamps that have numbers and, whaddayaknow, they are crossed out too :-)
That is, they used to cross out the numbers when lists of stamps with reasonably life size, accurate images were published in magazines etc. Now with the Internet, there's all the more need to do that, since images from the Internet could be so easily manipulated for size. Yeah, I suppose a good photoshopper could change the crossed out "forever" to a non-crossed-out forever, but would it be worth it? Who uses first class snail mail anymore? And what would it cost to print out reasonably compelling counterfeits?
But it's just standard practice, so they keep doing it even if counterfeiting first-class rate stamps would hardly pay.
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The Numbers:
Week 5 of the Clausura 2013 of the Liga MX had a total of 9 games; 5 wins and 4 ties. There were a total of 25 goals, which translates to an average of 2.7 goals per game. Club America, Puebla, and Atlante are the teams that scored the most with 3 each, while America, Pachuca, Pumas, and Santos did not receive any.
Players of the Week by Position:
Goalkeeper – Oswaldo Sanchez from Santos Laguna wins his second award of keeper of the week after his performance against Pumas. In the game which ended 0-0, he allowed his team to earn their 3rd clean-sheet of the season with opportunistic and talented saves, as well as a saved penalty kick.
Defender – Felipe Baloy from Santos Laguna had another good game in the defense. As the defensive leader of his team, he earns the defender of the week because he allowed his team to earn its 3rd clean sheet of the season, and kept the 'against goals' at only two.
Midfielder – During the must-watch game of the week, Lucas Lobos from Tigres had 2 goals. His goals showed that he is still a top midfielder in the Liga MX who is aiding his team to the top seed in the standings. Lobos scored 2 goals against the reigning champs, and most importantly, these allowed them to remain undefeated.
Forward – Raul Jimenez is currently the must-watch Mexican forward. The young Olympic gold medalist is scoring goals on a regular basis, and with his two classy goals against Queretaro, he now reached 4 goals, which is 1 more than the Apertura 2012.
Best Player of the Week:
Several players had an amazing performance during Week 5. Oswaldo Sanchez kept his goal intact, Lucas Lobos scored 2 goals, and Omar Bravo is showing he is on his 2nd wind by having two assists. However, the player that made the biggest impact was Mexican forward Raul Jimenez from Club America. The young striker scored two quality goals against Queretaro bringing his season tally to 4. He was recently called-up for the Mexico friendly against Denmark, but if his good performances continue, this is a player that will be competing in the World Cup qualifiers.
Team of the Week:
Last week this team was a very close 2nd place for the team of the week. With another great showing, Club Atlas leaves out any doubts and wins the symbolic award. Atlas has surprised strangers, analysts, and even their own fans with the great performances they have had throughout the first 5 weeks of the Clausura 2013. This week they defeated a poor Jaguares 2-1, but most importantly, this win puts them in 4th place of the regular standings with 10 points. Atlas is now 5 points in front of Queretaro in the relegation race, and if these performances continue, be sure to see them compete in this season's 'liguilla'.


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Thief who robbed Subway store caught after unfriending employee on FacebookBy Mason White 9:47 AM April 1, 2016
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A man who robbed a Subway sandwich shop, was arrested after unfriending an employee on Facebook.
Police in Canada, were called after a man held a knife to a worker and demanded money.
The thief of Alberta, was captured after he unfriended the victim on Facebook, shortly after the robbery, a court Moncton was told.
20-year-old Ryley Smith admitted to robbing the Subway franchise with a knife while wearing a bandana on his face.
Smith jumped the counter and demanded the money from the register, which was about $750. Shortly after the robbery, the victim noticed that Smith unfriended him from the social networking site, which got him thinking that maybe Smith was the thief, according to court documents.
Smith pleaded guilty to armed robbery. Judge Irwin Lampert sentenced him to three and a half years in prison.


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THG Kaption Kontest Winner: September 22by Free Britney at . Comments
Kim Kardashian always makes for a quality Kaption Konest.
Who won yesterday's Oktoberfest edition? That distinction goes out to Beth, with honorable mentions going out to Jodie and Tman. Nice job by all.
The winning entry for this photo of our Bavarian babe appears below. Thanks to everyone for playing and good luck in the next THG Caption Contest!
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Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino is eyeing Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair.
The People says Sinclair is being made available by City for the summer market and is interesting West Bromwich Albion, Everton and Swansea City.
However, the England hopeful is keen on a move to Saints as he bids to get his career back on track.


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Touchstone Pictures is using a desperate advertising plan (or scam) to sell tickets for "Primeval" (R), a horror flick opening Friday.
Ads for "Primeval" promise a search for "the most prolific serial killer in history," credited with more than 300 kills in a remote part of the world. Wow, that sicko must be busy, and that place must be remote, since Court TV hasn't done a special yet. Gorehounds should be licking their bloody chops for a chance to see this person in action.


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Wall Street protests: More American than you think
They said it could never happen in America.
They said it could never happen in America. At the foot of Wall Street, in the belly of the beast of aggressive market finance, two thousand, mostly- young protesters demonstrating against corporate greed are attempting to push through a police barrier and occupy the iconic street. The NYPD are beating them back with mace and batons, one white-shirted officer lashing into the crowd indiscriminately with his nightstick.
Participants in the Occupy Wall Street protests demonstrate on Wall Street,
in an attempt to disrupt pedestrian flow for financial workers to get to work,
in New York. Hundreds of demonstrators have been living outside the
New York Stock Exchange since September 16 to protest corporate greed,
bank bailouts, foreclosures and high unemployment. Their main slogan,
'We are the 99 percent,' calls attention to the fact that marchers are not
part of the 1 percent of Americans who hold a vast portion of the nation's
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The air tastes of pepper spray, and there are screams from the crowd. "Who the fuck are you protecting?" they chant. The Obama generation is beginning to receive an ugly answer to that most basic of political inquiries.
These protesters are part of a breakout march from the Occupy Wall Street demonstration in Manhattan's Liberty Plaza, which has now been in place for almost three weeks. Copycat demonstrations against economic injustice are springing up in cities across the United States, and many thousands are involved. Two hours earlier, under the glowing windows of Wall Street's palaces of finance, I stood in the middle of a crowd of 20,000 students, labour members, activists and angry citizens chanting over the sound of drums: "the people, united, will never be defeated!"
"Thank god for unions, man," says Lauri Faggoni, a filmmaker, standing next to me in the crush.
Labour unions, enthused by the energy of the protest, have been swift to come out in support of the occupiers, and have joined them for a march and rally in Foley Square, taking up their mantra: "We are the 99 per cent" -- the majority of the American people who have been cheated out of their share in the nation's wealth by the remaining
"1 per cent". As night falls, drums beat on the steps of Liberty Plaza, where it's standing room only. "We are here to thank you!" a worker involved in the strike against Verizon tells the excited crowd. "We have to take back this city, we have to take back this state, and most important of all, we have to take back our democracy."
The process of taking back democracy, however, is rarely painless. As the cry goes up to "march on Wall Street" and a group breaks away to do just that, the cops begin to move in. To date, 23 arrests of peaceful protesters have been recorded in New York. On Broadway, at the intersection of Wall Street, demonstrators are dragged out of the crowd or off the pavements, roughly cuffed and taken away by the police.
One of them is a young white woman on her own, who I see being hustled along the road by a number of police officers. "I was just standing on the sidewalk. Apparently that's illegal now, just standing on the sidewalk," she says, as the cops twist her hands behind her back and shove her into a car. I ask what her name is. "Troy Davis," she says, naming the man who was controversially executed by the state of Georgia last week. "Troy Davis. Emmett Till. Medgar Evers. Martin Luther King."
Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain has denounced the protests as "un-American," but in the crowd, a cardboard sign reads "this is patriotic". As I watch the crowd of mostly young people pushed back from Wall Street by lines of police, an extraordinary thing happens. A young man begins to shout the text of the First Amendment of the Constitution.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," he begins. Instantly, using the "human mic" technique that the occupiers have developed to carry their voices, a thousand others chant it back to him, condemning the NYPD for "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
As protesters take to the streets in cities across the US, they are right to understand themselves part of a global movement -- but there is something curiously American about it.


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This Lamborghini Murcielago was configured and ordered by David Beckham, but he refused to take it when being transfered from Manchester United to Real Madrid. Nice car anyway!
A Lamborghini Murcielago VT Coupe built for footballing superstar David Beckham is for sale on Auto Trader.
Former England captain David Beckham ordered the Lamborghini Murcielago VT Coupe in 2003 before his move from Manchester United to Real Madrid.
As a result of the move David Beckham – who is now starring for US Major League side Los Angeles Galaxy – opted against taking delivery of the stunning Italian supercar.
This Lamborghini Murcielago – which was registered in 2004 – is powered by a 6.2-litre V12 producing a mammoth 580bhp and 479lb/ft of pulling power channelled to all four wheels.
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The past week at a glance – Oct 29 – Nov 3, 2012
But Do We Want Them Public
When we carry technology around with us, more and more intimate details of our life are gathered and aggregated." Connected devices & location services disclose not only where you are, but what you are thinking. What does this do to our privacy and the security of our data?
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Are Content Publishers Prisoners of iPad?
Apple – owner of technology or owner of the audience? Or – did the iPad give content publishers the promised competitive edge or did they just get boxed in by a dominant intermediary?
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Big Data Week
This was the week with "most big data news so far this year", the latest and greatest big data and data science developments. What is 'big data', according to you?
A. Bullshit (Brad Feld)
B. No substitute for judgment (David Friend)
C. The marriage of corporate data & external data (Chris Lynch)
D. Data that's growing faster than Moore's law (Richard Dale).
E. All of the above.
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"I've ditched two high-end Android tablets in favor of an iPad 3. Does Microsoft's Surface have a remote chance to replace it as both an entertainment consumption device and a tool for everyday productivity?" Forbes' columnist Jason Evangello's shares his personal surprising experience with Microsoft's first direct foray into the tablet market – The Surface.
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