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Philanthropy's Data Boom
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Huge quantities of data are a blessing and a curse for many industries these days. Philanthropy is no exception. In a recent industry forecast "Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013," written by self-described "philanthropy wonk" Lucy Bernholz, all the big shifts she identifies in philanthropy are data-related. The way she sees it, "foundations, donors, and nonprofits are soon to be drinking from the 'data firehose.'"
What exactly does this mean? For philanthropists, the challenge is rarely a shortage of causes to support, but finding the right organizations, while researching the collective wisdom within sectors and issues. Bernholz's report highlights cases where "meaningful efforts at sharing philanthropic data" have emerged during this past year alone.
Consider IssueLab.org, a free online database of philanthropic research by organization, issue, and location. If a family or donor searched for "early childhood", for example, the database turns up 521 resources. They range from the Center for American Progress on competing for school improvement funds to research from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on preventing childhood obesity.
Lisa Philp, vice president for strategic philanthropy at the Foundation Center, and a former philanthropic advisor, says the site is "immediately accessible to anyone starting out" in the world of philanthropy. "As more data about issues becomes available, the more individual philanthropists can be collaborative and strategic in how they approach their giving," says Philp.
Another example of the new resources pouring out of the data firehose is a story Penta recently covered: A YouTube library of interviews with major philanthropic leaders, culled together by The Bridgespan Group.
This front-end information – research and resources that are part of a giver's due diligence – is clearly improving due to this unfolding "data firehose." But back-end information, tools to measure a charitable program's impact, is another area where vast collections of philanthropic data are reshaping the sector.
TRASI (Tools and Resources for Assessing Social Impact) is a searchable database of 150 different methods for measuring philanthropic impact, like the Center for Effective Philanthropy's Donor Reception Report, which "helps community foundation leaders understand their donors' perceptions of their organizations' strengths and areas for improvement."
Even experienced philanthropists should keep abreast of these resources at a time when philanthropic methods are changing. For individual donors and high net worth families, "the dream," Philp says, is that they "can make use of this data and turn it into good information to make decisions about their giving."


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North stars: Forest Lakes awash in eateries
As the new Hollymead Town Center already home to mega-store Target, a Starbucks and Harris Teeter– continues to take shape (Sakura Japanese Restaurant recently reserved a 6,000-square-foot spot), the Forest Lakes Shopping Center across the street has already spawned several new eateries.
Quick and friendly Martin's Grill was one of the first to establish its presence in this emerging "neighborhood" in November 2004. This year brought a slew of new food establishments to the plazas behind Martin's– Baggby's Gourmet Sandwiches and End Zone Pizza filed in next to Food Lion.
More recently, Riverside North, a more sizeable clone of Riverside Lunch downtown, took the corner spot in the adjacent plaza, officially opening on April 21. Though initially concerned about competition from Martin's, Riverside owner Buster Taylor says there seem to be enough burger-lovers in Forest Lakes to support both businesses. [See news story, page xx–editor.]
Owned and operated by Benny Chen and family of Fujing, China, Shun Xing Chinese Restaurant opened three months ago next door to Riverside. This bright new eat-in, take-out restaurant offers Szechuan, Hunan, and Cantonese style lunch and dinner options and, like Riverside, is open seven days a week.
But it's the spot next door to Shun Xing that caught my eye. From Scratch Baking Co. is an innovative gourmet food shop opening Monday, September 26, with a "soft opening" Friday, September 23.. Owners Erica Hall and Josh Short bring impressive urban résumés to Charlottesville's newest suburb. Both attended the New England Culinary Institute in Montpellier, Vermont.
A native of Charlottesville, 29-year-old Hall was eager to return home and become her own boss after working under celebrity chefs like Daniel Boulud (Restaurant Daniel, New York City), Master Chef Christian Tetedoie in Lyon, France, and Jean Joho (Everest Room, Chicago). As From Scratch's Chef, Hall will focus on gourmet meals made with produce from local farms like Planet Earth Diversified and coffee roasted locally by Shenandoah Joe's.
"It's important to support local and regional farmers, growers, and producers who work very hard to bring us the best year round," Hall says. Hall's gourmet dinners-to-go include chicken cordon bleu, jumbo lump crab cakes with a red pepper rouille, and a vegetable napoleon with fresh herbs, vine-ripened tomatoes, eggplant, and Iron Rod chèvre.
Lunch crowds can enjoy From Scratch's sandwich menu (albacore tuna salad, Angus beef, three-cheese "caprese," peanut butter and banana with local honey) as well as homemade salads and soups. Her catering menu includes hors d'oeuvres like smoked salmon canapes, grilled chicken in phyllo, and crispy butternut risotto croquettes.
Pastry Chef Josh Short keeps an apartment in D.C., where he recently worked as executive pastry chef for Red Sage and Zola restaurants, following a stint in Las Vegas at Le Cirque and Bellagio.
At From Scratch, Short will be baking French and American-style pastries (croissants, muffins, and desserts for take-out and catering daily six days a week). His cake menu takes up about four pages, and includes tantalizing creations like Chocolate Chambord, Gianduja Crunch, Lemon Chiffon and birthday-friendly cakes like the Princess Cake (shaped like a ballroom gown) and The Race Car. Short also designs and makes custom wedding cakes from his list of flavors, frostings, fillings and decorations.
For now, From Scratch is take-out only, but the owners tell me they have "first refusal" on the space next door. If all goes well, a seating area could be in the works for the near future. I, for one, will plan my next trip to Target around lunch or dinnertime, in order to take full advantage of this new crop of shopper-friendly eateries.
Erica Hall and Josh Short at From Scratch in Forest Lakes

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UFO seen at Phoenix : 21st April 2008
Posted by dandare on April 23, 2008
Here are the raw facts so far, that i know of…
- Date : 21st April
- Time : Around 8 pm
- Location : North Phoenix
- lasted approx 15-3o minutes
- four lights…. White :also appeared red, depending on how you looked at them
- Formation…. at first a line, then a square and also a triangle
- Deer valley airport: did not know what they were
There are quite a few links and videos to this…
In "mystery lights reported over Phoenix" (posted by KTAR 23rd april, 2008 ) it mentions
"A north Phoenix man told "The Arizona Republic" that he saw his neighbor launch several helium balloons with flares attached to them shortly before people began seeing the four red lights about 8 p.m.
That raised the possibility yesterday that the lights over Phoenix were sky lanterns, large objects resembling a balloon with a flame at the bottom. People use them for celebrations.
A Phoenix police chopper pilot who saw the Phoenix lights said they appeared to be flares, possibly hanging from one or more helium balloons " (extract from article). Later on it goes on to mention
"Dozens of listeners called News/Talk 92-3 KTAR just after 8 p.m. Monday, reporting they were watching the four mystery lights.
"From my position, it looked like they were just hanging, not moving at all," said one man, who called 92-3's "Gaydos After Dark." He said he "absolutely" saw something" (extract from article).
Ireporter (CNN) Brad Drenning on youtube reporting on mystery lights [ also the comments to this are also interesting ]. he seems to suggest that this is not a flare?
3 different videos-phoenix red lights (it claims are a hoax ) balloons with flares attached?? also the comments are interesting reading.
"kare11.com has "Mystery over strange AZ lights may be solved" (posted 23rd april, 2008 )…short article. Also video at kare11.com see here .
azcentral.com has "Phoenix man: neighbor caused mondays' mysterious lights" (posted 22nd april, 2008 ). Also it has "What on Earth were those lights" it mentions
"By Tuesday afternoon, there were 125,000 page views of the story on azcentral.com, 600,000 page views on the photographs and 40,000 viewings of the video.
The story was on the Drudge Report, FoxNews.com, ABC News and newspaper Web sites across the country. Almost immediately, there were theories about what the lights might be.
Perhaps they were high-altitude flares that were visible from a great distance in the clear Arizona sky.
Or maybe they were airplanes or helicopters or weather balloons.
One Phoenix man said he saw his neighbor launching small flares attached to helium balloons.
The mystery couldn't be answered by civilian or military authorities " (extract from article). It also has "Strange lights appear over valley again" (posted 21st april, 2008 ). Azcentral has more "UFO hunter expects more Phoenix lights" with video (22nd april, 2008 ).
At NECN extra it has a video, but with no audio at http://www.necn.com/Boston/SciTech/UFO-sighting-in-Phoenix-/1208881093.html .
At tampabays10.com "UFO's over Pheonix" (posted 22nd april, 2008 ) it mentions reporter Anne Ryman, who lives in Deer Valley, reported seeing four lights in a square shape that eventually became a triangular shape. The lights were moving to the east and they disappeared one by one. She said the lights were visible for about 13 minutes at about 8 p.m..
"Arizona Republic
One north Phoenix resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said he saw four or five red lights lined up in a straight line and spaced apart evenly. The lights slowly moved east and became dimmer as the witness watched. He said the last light remained in the sky the longest. Then three jets came from the west and traveled in the direction of the red lights" (extract from article). Also with a video link.
Also of interest are:
abc15.com "Unexplained lights spotted above valley; were they flares? " (with links to videos, and eyewitness acounts).
At blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com "Valley fever – Air traffic controllers who saw UFO muzzled by FAA" (posted 22nd april, 2008 ). Also, "Chopper pilot says UFOs probably balloons with flares" Posted 22nd, april 2008).
I am afraid i have not looked into this much at the moment (just skimmed the surface as it were).
Will definately try and find out more….
If you are interested in the Phoenix lights from 1997, please go to the right side of my blog; in topics i write about…. from pull down list, click on phoenix lights, and archive will be shown on page.
UPDATE: 26th
It does seem that, they were indeed road flares, attached to helium balloons… as has been pointed out in several forums such as abovetopsecret; this if true, is extremely dangerous for obvious reasons. However, if any new information is made available, i will update ASAP. For instance, there is an interesting article by the National Ledger about this …. see here for link (posted 23rd april, 2008 ) which asks some important questions.
6 Responses to "UFO seen at Phoenix : 21st April 2008"
April 24, 2008 at 1:18 am
i will never understand people that would want to fake a ufo…losers
April 27, 2008 at 4:04 am
Flares? Flares Dont make intelligent patterns. Flares don't take off or fly off one by one and then the last one stayed for 45 minuets. Flares have a limit as to how long they burn these exceed that. Does anyone out there have night vision? Like star light night vision, it doesn't require UV light enhancments? Most of you are missing all these crafts, I really dont understand why? There is alot of them there and most of them DONT TURN ON THIER LIGHTS AT NIGHT.
May 30, 2008 at 10:19 am
They where Angles a sign of the Great revival. Everyone knows that God is moving big time in AZ just wait tell you start seeing the dead come back to life. Mark my words people it's almost here.
March 13, 2009 at 9:32 pm
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Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 13, 2013
ThinMist weight loss spray, a product that was developed by Jesse Cannone, Robert Duvall, and Steve Hefferon of the Healthy Back Institute in an effort to promote weight loss without the need for pills or surgery has caught the attention of HealthAvenger.com's Stan Stevenson, prompting an investigative review.
"At first I thought that ThinMist was in fact an HGH alternative, but upon closer inspection, it merely functions to help increase HGH production in the pituitary gland. To better understand how ThinMist works, I did some research on HGH and its relation to weight loss," reports Stevenson. "It works by bringing back the balance of HGH in the body in order to regulate metabolism and trigger the fat burning process once more. To put it metaphorically, it brings a person's body back to its younger years when the pituitary gland was quite capable of producing sufficient amounts of HGH to control weight gain and stimulate growth."
ThinMist weight loss spray is made up of all-natural ingredients that work together to increase the human growth hormone (HGH) levels in the body. There are several essential ingredients found in ThinMist which are worth mentioning in order to have a clearer picture of how it can actually work toward increasing HGH levels in the body. For starters, the product contains three types of amino acids which are known to promote and regulate various bodily processes to trigger the body's fat burning abilities. L-Arginine is known to increase the levels of creatine in the muscles while at the same time improving blood circulation. L-Tyrosine on the other hand is responsible for appetite suppression and increased adrenaline production. L-Valine meanwhile promotes and helps muscle development – muscles that are needed to accelerate fat burning. Aside from these amino acids, ThinMist also contains the right amount of Chromium to regulate blood sugar levels and increase insulin sensitivity.
Thin Mist weight loss spray is currently available on the official ThinMist website. In addition to the spray the Jesse Cannone is giving away multiple bonuses to those that buy it now.
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Saturday's Hall H panel for Marvel at Comic-Con was billed as Iron Man 3, but from previous experience we all knew to expect more goodies from Marvel Studios than just IM3. We were right, as the studio announced full, intriguing titles for Thor 2 and Captain America 2, confirmed Guardians of the Galaxy (including which characters will appear), and revealed test footage for Ant-Man with a surprise appearance by Edgar Wright.
Hit the jump for my full recap of this "update" portion of the Marvel panel. [Update: We've updated the article with concept art for the Guardians of the Galaxy movie as well as logos for all the upcoming Marvel films]
Feige opened the panel by saying that they're working on four movies in active development. The first is Iron Man 3, hitting theaters on May 3rd, 2013. He then went on to reveal titles for two previously known sequels, and confirmed another property that we'd heard rumblings of in the past few weeks.
- Iron Man 3 (May 3, 2013)
- Thor: The Dark World (November 8, 2013)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (April 4, 2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (August 1, 2014)
For fans of the comics, the subtitle "The Winter Soldier" should provide a hint as to where the Captain America sequel will go. The title is a reference to a comics storyline that will find Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) taking an integral role.
Feige added that Zachary Levi has been confirmed as the character of Fandrel in the Thor sequel, and revealed the team that will be unleashed for Guardians of the Galaxy:
In a fantastic surprise, Feige then introduced Edgar Wright to talk about Ant-Man. Wright had been tweeting about being in London for the past few days in an effort to throw fans off, but he came out to a very warm reception.
- "I'm taking the Terrence Malick approach to superheroes," said Wright referring to the long road of development on Ant-Man.
- Wright and Joe Cornish wrote two more drafts of the script last year, but they've been done for quite a while.
They then revealed test footage that Wright shot for Ant-Man, after Wright toyed for a bit with the audience saying they wouldn't really want to see a clip of stuff with wires and blue screens in it. It's completely unfinished since they shot it two weeks ago, but they showed the footage anyway because Marvel absolutely owns Comic-Con.
The footage opened with Ant-Man sitting on a ledge in an air conditioning vent that lead to a hallway guarded by two agents. The costume was pretty metallic looking, and he snuck through the vent hole and started running down the hallway. He morphed to normal size, shocking the guards, then morphed back down to ant size and kept running. Still in "ant size" he leapt up and punched one of the guys in the face, knocking the spit out of him, then he ran and attacked the other guard.
The footage was obviously rough, but I thought the big/small effects worked great. Wright found a way to make Ant-Man's power work in a cool and useful way on screen, while still allowing room for the playful tone that he does so well. While I was hoping we'd see someone like Simon Pegg play the role just for fun in the test footage, the actor was wearing the Ant-Man helmet the entire time so we never saw his face. The lights then came back up.
- "I've been doing one second of that for the last six years," quipped Wright
- Wright confirmed that the costume seen in the test footage will most likely be what makes the final film. He described it as a mix between the Silver Age and contemporary Ant-Man, adding "Ant-Man will kick your ass one inch at a time."
- Wright said there's no casting to announce, but "revealed" that Ant-Man has been here in Hall H all day, pulling out an Ant-Man title card and putting it on the table next to him.
Wright then left the stage to make way for the Iron Man 3 panel, but these bits of news from Marvel were met with wild applause from the audience. Hit the comments to discuss the goings-on from today's Marvel panel, and read Matt's recap of Iron Man 3 right here. [Update: Simon Pegg tweeted that he, Nick Frost, and Wright start filming The World's End in 10 weeks, then Wright will film Ant-Man sometime next year.]
Catch up on all of our continuing Comic-Con coverage here.
Concept art and logos via Marvel.


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The United States and Venezuela Launch Chinese Style Hostile Internet Takeover
The United States and Venezuela Launch Chinese Style Hostile Internet Takeover Speech
Venezuela curbs Internet time for dissent
by CYBER WAR Staff Writers – YOUR WORLD AT WAR
Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Dec 22, 2010
In December 2010 Hugo Chavez Launched Dictatorial Executive Powers that equate the Internet media with the broadcast media in order to introduce Broadcast Media regulations and New CyberSecurity Regulations for Internet Users, 'Journalists' and 'Publishers'.
The announced measures introduce fines as well as other punitive and National Investigatory measures of Web site owners or publishers who Pose Domestic Cyber Threats and Violate the Government's CyberSecurity Regulations.
Interpretation of what constitutes fair comment or is damaging dissent and Belligerent CyberCrime is Determined by Federal Officials and Extra Judiciary Councils. A Venezuelan Social Responsibility Law, approved by the National Assembly, Forces Citizens Internet Use Under National Broadcast Regulation.
Chavez defended Massive Regulation Increase "We aren't eliminating the Internet here … nor censoring the Internet, What we're doing is protecting ourselves against crimes, cyber crimes," – MercoPress
The Venezuelan law prohibits Internet and Electronic transmission or dissemination of messages and images that could be disrespectful toward public authorities, incite hatred or even engender "anxiety" among the general public or endanger public order.
Barrack Obama has Launched Sister National Cyber-Transformation Actions In the United States with the Announcement of the Commerce Department's New Division of The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace NSTIC Announced at Stanford University Jan 2011
The United States Executive Using STUXNET, WIKILEAKS, CYBERATTACK, Identity Theft as well as Venezuela's National Security Rationale of Denouncing Out rage toward public authorities, inciting hatred, engender Resistance among the general public or endanger public order.
National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace – NSTIC
State and Corporate TrustMark Registration Service Providers
Identity Ecosystem Governance Directorate
Domestic SMART GRID Integration
Network Surveillance Sensors/Dark Fiber Junctions
Corporate CyberSecurity Infra-Guard Perfect Citizen Employee Integration
Integrated Metro, Transit and First Responder Surveillance Network
National Security
CYBER Security Military Command
CyberSecurity Infra Guard Threat Fusion Centers
Future Attribute Screening Technology – FAST
Department of Homeland Security DHS MALINTENT
Anomaly Detection At Multiple Scales ADAMS
PERFECT CITIZEN Human Factors Behavioral Sciences Projects
Office of Science and Technology Policy OSTP Executive Office of the President
Human Factors Division, National Institute of Science and Technology Directorate NIST and DHS
Stop, Think, Connect the Dots; The Patriot Act, FEMA, DHS, Infra-Guard, TSA, NSTIC and TrustMark Citizenship
Stop, Think, Connect the DHS Dots to Patriot Act, Infra-Guard, TSA, TIA, NSTIC and TrustMark Citizenship
Obama Creates Second Class UnTrusted Citizen vs First Class ID Trusted Entity Citizen with N-STIC for TrustMark IDentity Ecosystem Registry
Individual Citizen to Register for State or Privately Provided Personal Trusted IDentity Card under The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) and the ID-entity Ecosystem Obama Granted the U.S. Commerce Department Authority over CyberSecurity efforts to create an Internet ID for Americans and the NSITC TrustMark has Field Tested Well.
A Trustmark is a badge, seal, image or logo that indicates a product or service provider has met the requirements of the Identity Ecosystem, as determined by an accreditation authority. To maintain trustmark integrity, the trustmark itself must be resistant to tampering and forgery; participants should be able to both visually and electronically validate its authenticity. The trustmark provides a visible symbol to serve as an aid for citizens and organizations to make informed choices about the providers and identity media they use.
The NSTIC Governance Authority oversees and maintains the Identity Ecosystem Framework and defines the rules by which a product or service providers in the Identity Ecosystem attain TrustMarks. In addition, the NSTIC Governance Authority Oversees certifying organizations that wish to become Accreditated Authorities.
Imagine it…If you don't Signup to be a TrustMarked Citizen?
Imagine it…If you don't Register in the NSTIC IDentity Ecosystem?
Imagine it…and All the things that you can do now but will not be allowed to if you don't become Part of the Trusted Mark.
Stop, Think, Connect and Try to Imagine this is voluntary
For Economic Security and Internet Integrity Trustmark Citizens and Trustmark Companies Will Eventually Have Exclusive Access to the Following
1. New Exclusively Only for NSTIC IDentity Registry TrustMark Citizen's
A New TrustMark Citizen voluntarily requests a Free NSTIC Smart Identity Card from her home state. The TrustMark Citizen chooses to use the card to authenticate herself for a variety of online services now available to her including:
- Credit card purchases
- Online banking
- Accessing electronic health care records
- Securely accessing her personal laptop computer
- Anonymously posting blog entries
- Logging onto Internet email services using a pseudonym
2. New Exclusively Only for NSTIC IDentity Registry TrustMark Citizen's
A New TrustMarked Citizen gets NSTIC access to online services using a TrustMark service provider.
He learns that his cell phone carrier, bank, and local governments will all be offering credentials that will work with his biometric security enabled personal computer.
Upon further research, he also discovers that his email provider, social networking site, health care provider, and local utility companies mostly accept his chosen TrustMark NSTIC service provider.
The Free Trusted ID-entity TrustMark Provider is Alright and meets most of his needs. He doesn't need to pay for a Super Trusted ID TrustMark Service Provider, Extra Hardware, Bio-Chip or Smart IDentity Card from the State. (maybe if he had a blog or ran a website)
He reflects upon his choices available and selects the credential provider that provides him with the most personal convenience at the best price.
3. New Exclusively Only for NSTIC IDentity Registry TrustMark Citizen's
An online auction website Adopts the NSTIC TrustMark policy that it will now Only accept TrustMark-approved credentials.
The auction incentivizes private sector organizations and citizens to participate by offering a one-time discount on the service charge associated with an auction purchase and by accommodating a large variety of NSTIC credentials and TrustMark identity media.
4. New Exclusively Only for NSTIC IDentity Registry TrustMark Citizen's
A Trusted Citizen authenticates himself to an online NSTIC pharmacy using a TrustMark credential bound to his personal computer. The Trusted Citizen makes an online request for the pharmacy to fill his prescription.
Through privacy-enhancing technology, the citizen's attribute provider provides authoritative proof that he is over 18 and that his prescription is valid. The technology ensures that no unnecessary information is exchanged in this transaction (e.g., his birth date, reason for the prescription). The technology also filters information so that the attribute providers –the authoritative sources of the age and prescription information – do not know which pharmacy the citizen is using.
5. New Exclusively Only for NSTIC IDentity Registry TrustMark Citizen's
Allowed Accesses to the energy company's website to view the status of your TrustMark home's energy consumption. The website allows Trustmark citizens to view the energy intake of high-consuming devices such as refrigerators, microwaves, and stoves. The TrustMark citizen notices that the power attributed to a particular device is higher than normal, indicating that the device may need to be fixed or replaced.
6. New Exclusively Only for NSTIC IDentity Registry TrustMark Citizen's
A power utility remotely Monitors All Power Activity with Up to 180 devices per Trustmark Home via Smart Grid software deployed on TrustMark Trusted Electricity Meter. Trusted hardware modules and secure authentication between the power company and the meter ensure that the hardware and software configurations are correct; and restrict meter software to only run on authorized meters. Likewise, the meter trusts that instructions and periodic TrustWare Software upgrades come from the NSTIC enabled power company. These TrustMark interactions reduce the threat of fraudulent activity and deployment of malware within the Smart Grid TIA System.
7. New Exclusively Only for NSTIC IDentity Registry TrustMark Citizen's
A Trusted Citizen uses a Super Trusted ID TrustMark Service Provider credential issued by a Third Party Bio Chip and bound to his existing cell phone to access government tax services online. He views tax history, changes demographic information, monitors refund/injection status, and has his taxes filed taxes electronically for a TrustMark Citizen e-IDentity Filing Discount because Both the online IRS service provider and the citizen are able to leverage existing infrastructure (e.g. Trustmark, Bio Chip, Cell Phone and Online NSTIC Services) in support of the transaction.
'Stop. Think. Connect' DHS Announces New Fear Agenda
If you see something say something…Well I see Federal Government Terrorizing Propaganda. The Government is Asking Neighbors and WAL-MART Shoppers to Report "SOMETHING" on Each Other


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Deion Sanders Ordered to Pay $10k/Month in Child Support
Deion Sanders Ordered to Pay $10k/Month in Child Support
Breaking News
Deion Sanders has been ordered to pay $10,500/month in child support to his ex, Pilar Sanders, and a whopping $275,000 to cover her legal fees.
The NFL legend did get some good news today in court -- he was not ordered to pay spousal support.
Pilar was also ordered to return six containers of Deion's property by July 1.
This is the latest chapter in their ongoing, incredibly nasty legal war. Just last week, Deion was granted a restraining order against Pilar ... ordering her to stay at least 500 yards away from his Dallas mansion.
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She's tackled the topics of the moment in the early morning hours, and the news of evening each night. Now Katie Couric is taking a crack at the afternoon.
Since bringing her much debated five-year tenure at the lead anchor and managing editor of "The CBS Evening News" in 2011, Couric – who launched her national career with a 15-year stint on NBC's "Today" show – jumped networks to ABC, where she's served as a high-profile utility player, stepping into temp roles on "Good Morning, America," "Nightline," "The View" and various specials.
But beginning Sept. 10 the 57-year-old broadcast journalist will also be back on the air in a daily capacity, hosting her own afternoon syndicated talk show, a program she's described as a hybrid of "Today's" feature-style take on trends and topics and Oprah Winfrey's life lessons approach. Couric reveals what viewers can expect, both from the show and from Katie herself.
On returning to her daytime television roots in a totally different way:
"I had 15 wonderful years on the 'Today' show, which were some of the happiest years of my professional life and really had a terrific time doing that show, but I don't know if Thomas Wolfe is right and you can't go home again, but I feel as if that's something that I'm proud of, that I'm moving forward. I'm one of those people who really likes new challenges, and I'm one of those people who is more than willing ‑‑ I don't know why ‑‑ to put myself out there and try something new, come what may.
And I think the daytime, for me, this was an exciting opportunity, because creatively, to build something from scratch, to get a blank canvas and to actually shape a program that tackles some of the things that you think are important, that you think people want to know more about, that they're hungry for more information and a richer experience than just sort of getting headlines or listening to a three‑minute interview, to not have to play beat the clock, to roll up my sleeves and let a conversation breathe and have intelligence and humanity, I thought this would be an opportunity to do that, and I think that's why I wanted to dive into this genre."
On bringing her complete skill set to the table:
"One of the exciting things for me about doing the show is I'm going to be able to flex all my muscles. I've been in television news, I'm sorry to say, 33 years at this point in time. And I think that I've done such a variety of stories through the years – some lighthearted stories, some fun stories, some celebrity‑driven stories, and then I've done very serious stories. ... I feel as if my portfolio is really varied, and so I pride myself on being able to use the right tone and the right approach and to be able to calibrate that approach depending on who I'm interviewing or the topic that I'm dealing with on any given day."
On the show's format:
"It's still a work in progress, but I think it will be at times a single‑topic show, and other times it may be two topics in one show – sometimes even three. I think we'll be talking about things as varied as the impact of technology on our relationships, on our children, sort of the best way to care for an aging parent. A quarter of the adult population in this country is now caring for an aging parent, and I think there are a lot of people who need guidance and help in that. It may be dating in your 40s and 50s; something that I can relate to…I think you'll see recurring franchises on the show: I think we're going to be doing something called Women Who Should Be Famous, where we'll be able to spotlight some of these remarkable women who are doing extraordinary things and not getting much attention for those things."
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Ines Nyby wrote:Jenise wrote:Ines Nyby wrote:We have had no trouble at all with our 6 burner Viking Professional stove top. Approximately 7 years old.
Actually, I'd think closer to 12. You put that in well before we moved away, I think, and it will be 11 years this summer.
Yikes! Has it been that long. Well then, I guess my recco goes back a few more years then. The stovetop is still working splendidly. No issues at all. My biggest problem is where to keep all the cooking gear I can't seem to resist. The latest, a Staub Cocotte pot that I love, not that it's all that different from all the Le Creuset's I already have. One new thing comes in, something old has to go...
Yes, it definitely makes your recco even stronger. I had the identical stove top in Huntington Beach you might recall and loved it, too. Wish I liked my range as much!
Understood re all the storage room problem. I'm on the same program--not easy to do, though, after many years of good service!


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Command of Chain: Robert Talbot '83 Manages the Supply Infrastructure for One of the World's Largest Consumer-Goods Conglomerates
Dove soap. Knorr soup. Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk. Axe body spray. Klondike bars. Q-tips. Bertolli pastas and sauces. Popsicles. They all have one thing in common.
The Dutch-British conglomerate, now the world's third-largest consumer-goods firm (trailing only Procter & Gamble and Nestlé), consists of more than 400 grocery and personal care brands worldwide.
And managing the supply lines for the manufacturing of all those products is none other than Stevens alumnus Bob Talbot '83, now deployed in London as Vice President of Supply Chain heading consolidation and building of a new supply system, management hub, and reorganization of IT for the entire Americas region — a region worth more than $22 billion in annual revenue to Unilever.
"It's a big job," he admits.
And the road there began at Stevens.
Career on the move
A native of central Maine — where he grew up watching log drives on the Kennebec River, and worked a summer in the local paper mill where his father worked for most of his life — Talbot came to Hoboken in 1979 to pursue an engineering degree.
"I wouldn't have been able to go to Stevens without benefit of alumni who came before me," he says candidly. "My parents couldn't afford to send me here. I relied on the generosity of others."
While at Stevens, he spent a summer abroad working an internship for the French building materials firm LaFarge.
"That was a great experience," Talbot recalls, and it whetted his appetite for a career in international business.
After graduating in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering — Talbot was selected as class president and president of Khoda, Stevens' Senior Honor Society, while a student, and was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi and Gear and Triangle — he worked briefly for Colgate Palmolive as an engineer and production supervisor.
However, bitten by the international management bug, Talbot soon left Colgate to complete an MBA in Finance & International Business from Rutgers while simultaneously working for Kline, a market research firm that consults for consumer goods products manufacturers.
Then it was off to Unilever and a steady rise in the organization — as well as frequent relocations. Talbot has moved 15 times in 26 years, including four separate stints at the firm's North American headquarters in Englewood Cliffs and stops in places like Chicago, Rotterdam, and Kentucky learning the organization's financial ropes. Since 2009, he has served as lead for the firm's Cordillera Program, which is building new back-end supply, financial, and IT operations for the Americas and a new central facility in Switzerland from which to manage them.
It's one of the largest such projects in the world according to one of the company's vendors.
"This is certainly a big challenge, getting new technology so that it is user-friendly," he says. "We spend a great deal of time training in this, but we also need to plan for the user locally who is going to have limited training. You can have the greatest thing in the world, the biggest idea, but it has to work in real life. So that's what I am doing: taking high-level, big ideas and getting them to work for each person."
Talbot also works to smooth the tangle of local regulations and politics throughout his region, ensuring that region-wide agreements and comfort levels with corporate projects are attained.
"Sometimes, what operations in one country consider a priority isn't a priority in anther country," he explains. "My job is to get everyone on the same page, more or less."
Galvanizing classmates from afar
Talbot also recently helped manage a project of a very different sort: the class of 1983's 30th reunion at Alumni Weekend in late May.
In honor of this milestone reunion, members of the class were encouraged to make gifts to the University and the Class of 1983 Term Scholarship Fund specifically. The funds raised would be used to support a deserving Stevens underclassman in financial need.
As class President, Talbot worked closely with his class Reunion Committee to encourage increased support of the scholarship.
"I would never have had the opportunity to attend Stevens without the benefit of scholarship funds," Talbot concludes, exhorting fellow alumni to contribute generously if they are able. "So I do that today, help to give opportunities to students who have the academic ability but may not have the financial resources so that they, too, will have the opportunity to really grow into their full potential."


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Columbia Antique Mall Could Close Soon
COLUMBIA - The Market Place antique store on Business Loop 70 West will have a meeting on Feb. 11 which will decide whether the store closes. The store features several antique booths and a cafe.
During the meeting The Market Place owner Ron Sterchi will meet with the Columbia Board of Adjustment and said he hopes it will grant him a variance. If the variance is approved The Market Place would leave the building and Ferguson Plumbing and Supply would move in.
The Market Place's door opened 12 years ago and has had a loyal costumer base ever since. The Market Place houses 150 mid-Missouri vendors.
Sterchi said he gave his antique dealers three months notice the business may be closing.
Nearby vendor Dorthamae Patrick has been working with owner Ron Sterchi since 1996. Patrick said the Market Place has become like a family to her.
"All the people got really close because we are here all the time," Patrick said. "I'm here everyday, and it's like home. It's always sad to leave."
Owner Ron Sterchi said the possibility of the store closing has already started to hurt business.
If Ferguson Plumbing and Supply moves in, Sterchi said it plans to put in a fence around the four acres behind the store for outdoor storage.


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Economic View By ROBERT J. SHILLER
Paying taxes is rarely pleasant, but as April 15 approaches it's worth remembering that our tax system is a progressive one and serves a little-noticed but crucial purpose: It mitigates some of the worst consequences of income inequality.
If any of us, as individuals, are unfortunate enough to have income drop significantly, the tax on that income will plummet as well — and a direct payment, or negative tax, might even be received from the government, thanks to the earned-income tax credit. In this way, the tax system can be viewed as a colossal insurance system, guarding against extreme income inequality. There are similar provisions in other countries.
But it's also clear that while income inequality would be much worse without our current tax system, what we have isn't nearly enough. It's time — past time, actually — to tweak the system so that it can respond effectively if income inequality becomes more extreme."Respond effectively if"???
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'The Lebanese Kitchen': family favourites from mezze to cardamom coffee
From traditional Lebanese mezze, or small-plate appetizers, to sweets scented with rose and orange blossom water, Salma Hage shares classic recipes and family favourites in The Lebanese Kitchen (Phaidon, November 2012).
Hage was born and raised in Mazraat El Toufah ("apple hamlet"), Lebanon and has been cooking in the Lebanese tradition for more than 50 years. Although she immigrated to London, England with her husband and son in 1967, and is a college-trained English cook, Hage has always cooked Lebanese food at home. "There never was a day without Lebanese food," she says.
As the eldest of 12 siblings, Hage often cooked for her entire family and remembers cooking her first meal at age nine – mujadara, a dish of lentils, rice and caramelized onions. From mezze classics such as hummus (recipe below), falafel and fattoush, to Lebanon's national dish kibbeh, The Lebanese Kitchen includes more than 500 of Hage's recipes, many of which were handed down from her grandmother, mother, mother-in-law and five sisters-in-law.
The recipes, accompanied by 200 colour photographs, are divided into chapters featuring basic recipes, mezze and salads, soups, fish, meat, vegetables, breads and pastries, desserts, drinks, and pickles and jams. There is also a chapter devoted to seven chefs from the Lebanese diaspora, which includes recipes for Lamb Stewed in Yogurt from Anissa Helou, Sea Bass with Citrus-Scented Rice from Jad Youssef and Lebneh with Garlic from Roland Semaan.
The importance of sharing meals with friends and family is highlighted in the book, as well as the basics of keeping a Lebanese pantry, something that Hage achieves easily in London utilizing specialty shops and her own kitchen garden. Key Lebanese ingredients include spices such as cinnamon, za'atar and cumin, grains and legumes such as lentils and cracked wheat, olives and olive oil, vegetables such as eggplants, and fruit such as figs and pomegranates.
Excerpt from The Lebanese Kitchen (Phaidon, November 2012) by Salma Hage
Hummus with Beet
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Serves 6-8
28 oz canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
¼ cup beet juice
3 garlic cloves, peeled
4 tablespoons tahini
3 cooked beets
juice of 2 lemons
2 teaspoons sea salt
extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling
Put the chickpeas, beet juice, garlic cloves, tahini, and beets into a food processor and process for a few minutes. Add half the lemon juice and the sea salt and process until smooth.
Taste and add more lemon juice, if you like.
Scrape the hummus into a serving dish, drizzle generously with olive oil, and serve.
Large Sweet Potato Kibbeh with Mozzarella and Tomato
Preparation time: 20 minutes, plus soaking time
Cooking time: 2 hours
Serves 8
2 ¼ lb sweet potatoes
1 onion, grated
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons salt
4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 ½ cups bulgur wheat, soaked in water for 10 minutes and squeezed out in cheesecloth
2 ¼ cups grated mozzarella cheese
scant 1 cup drained sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
1 bunch of fresh basil, chopped
1 bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
olive oil, for brushing and drizzling
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Prick the sweet potatoes all over with a fork and bake for 45-60 minutes until tender.
Remove from the oven and let cool slightly, then halve, scoop out the flesh and put it into a bowl. Add the onion, paprika, pepper, salt, flour, bulgur wheat, mozzarella, sun-dried tomatoes, basil, and parsley, and mix well until thoroughly combined.
Brush a 12-inch round cake pan with oil. Put the mixture into the prepared pan, pressing it down firmly. Score the top into 18 portions and make a ¾ inch hole in the center. Drizzle with oil and bake for 1 hour.
Remove from the oven and let cool before cutting.
Chicken Hashweh with Vegetable Stuffing
Preparation time: 30 minutes, plus resting time
Cooking time: 2 hours
Serves 4-6
3 ¼ lb chicken
1 tablespoon olive oil, plus extra for brushing
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon, seven spices seasoning
1 ¼ cups instant rice, rinsed in boiling water and soaked in boiling water for 10 minutes
2 teaspoons ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
11 oz canned sweet corn kernels, drained
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
¾ cup pine nuts, toasted
1 bunch of fresh parsley, chopped
Remove the wings from the chicken and discard, or freeze for making stock. Carefully separate the skin from the breast of the chicken with your fingers to make a pocket.
Heat the oil in a skillet or frying pan, add the onion and seven spices seasoning, and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 7-8 minutes until softened and lightly coloured.
Drain the rice and stir into the pan, then add cumin, cinnamon, and sweet corn. Season with the salt and pepper and cook for another 5 minutes. Pour in 1 ¾ cups boiling water to cover and bring back to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is nearly tender. Stir in the toasted pine nuts and parsley. Remove the pan from the heat and let cool. To speed this up, you can place the pan in a bowl of ice water.
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Fill the chicken's cavity, neck, and pocket in between the skin and breast with the rice mixture, being careful not to tear the skin. Use a trussing needle and thread to sew the skin and breast together and underneath the chicken.
Rub the chicken with oil, season with salt and pepper, put it into a roasting pan, and cover tightly with foil. Roast for 1 ½ hours, then remove the foil and continue to cook for another 30 minutes until the skin is golden brown and crisp. Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before carving and serving.


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|[jira] [Commented] (HDFS-3275) Format command overwrites contents of non-empty shared edits dir if name dirs are empty without any prompting
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-3275?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13260249#comment-13260249 ] Uma Maheswara Rao G commented on HDFS-3275: ------------------------------------------- Thanks Aaron, for taking a look. Amith, could you please address these comments as well for commit? > Format command overwrites contents of non-empty shared edits dir if name dirs are empty without any prompting > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: HDFS-3275 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HDFS-3275 > Project: Hadoop HDFS > Issue Type: Bug > Components: ha, name-node > Affects Versions: 2.0.0 > Reporter: Vinithra Varadharajan > Assignee: amith > Fix For: 3.0.0 > > Attachments: HDFS-3275.patch, HDFS-3275_1.patch, HDFS-3275_1.patch > > > To reproduce: > # Configure a NameNode with namedirs and a shared edits dir, all of which are empty. > # Run hdfs namenode -format. Namedirs and shared edits dir gets populated. > # Delete the contents of the namedirs. Leave the shared edits dir as is. Check the timestamps of the shared edits dir contents. > # Run format again. The namedirs as well as the shared edits dir get formatted. The shared edits dir's contents have been replaced without any prompting. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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Bids from subcontractors will be received by Lentile Construction Company, Construction Manager (CM), on behalf of Appling County Board of Education at the CM office in Dublin, GA until 2:00p.m. EST on July 1, 2011 for the construction of Work Package 10D – Protective Covers and Canopies as it pertains to the following project:
Owner: Appling County Board of Education, Baxley, GA
Architect: SP Design Group, Macon, GA
Construction Manager: Lentile Construction Company, Dublin, GA
Project Number 10-003 Pre-K Addition to Appling County Elementary School
Project Number 10-004 Additions to Appling County Middle School
Both projects will be bid and constructed as one project; however, for accounting purposes, a cost breakdown by project must be provided upon request.
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Warrior through and through
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First, know this about Bob Myers: His emotional investment in the Warriors runs staggeringly deep.
As a kid, he built a small shrine to the team in his room in Alamo - photos, hats, newspaper clips, pennants glued to the ceiling. As a law-school student and budding sports agent in Los Angeles, he routinely wore a Warriors sweatshirt in the heart of Lakers country.
And now, as Golden State's general manager, Myers carries laminated evidence of his lifelong devotion. It's a ticket stub from the first Warriors game he attended, with his dad and brother on Jan. 15, 1982 (a win over the Knicks). Upper loge, Section 234, Row K, Seat 2.
The ticket cost $7. Myers was 6 years old.
More than three decades later, Warriors tickets cost a tad more than $7 and Myers finds himself in a curious position - making trades, signing free agents and drafting players for his favorite childhood team. He has become an instrumental figure in the rejuvenation of this long-moribund franchise.
The Warriors have been his team, in a sense, for a long time. Now they are his team in an entirely different way.
"That combination of caring so much about something and then working within it - that's unique," Myers said. "It's combustible. That's what I struggle with sometimes."
Myers, who was born about two months before the Warriors won their only NBA championship (he turns 39 this month), rattled off names from the team's past. He watched Joe Barry Carroll play, fondly recalled the section of fans wearing hard hats in honor of rugged forward Larry Smith and savored the Run TMC days of Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin.
Here's a true measure of Myers' fanaticism: He included Keith "Mister" Jennings on the short list of memorable Warriors players of his youth.
But the dynamics have changed in the past 23 months, ever since owner Joe Lacob promoted Myers to general manager in April 2012. That created a strange brew of exhilaration and frayed nerves. If the Warriors win, Myers worries about the next game. If they lose, he often blames himself.
"You feel a heavy responsibility," he said.
Jud Kroplin, a long-ago teammate at Monte Vista High in Danville, attended a Warriors game this season and saw the way Myers squirmed. This doesn't distinguish him from other GMs - they're an anxiety-filled species - but Myers brings an uncommon layer.
"I think Bob does feel a lot of pressure to be successful," Lacob said. "That's only natural to some extent, but it may be a little extra. It's not just a job to him - it's his dream job, in his hometown, for the team he grew up rooting for.
"It's emotional for him, and it should be."
Blue-collar player
Myers' meticulousness, in some ways, traces to his playing career. He was 5-foot-7 and rail thin as a high school freshman, so he had little choice but to work hard on his game. Myers didn't make the varsity until his junior year at Monte Vista.
He reached 6-5 by his senior season (he's 6-6 1/2 now), when he blossomed into his team's best player and dueled with San Ramon Valley's Mark Madsen, a future Stanford star and longtime NBA player. Even so, Kroplin remembers Myers' work ethic and leadership as much as his athletic ability.
More than once, he persuaded his teammates to watch "Hoosiers" as pregame motivation. Myers also joined the debate team, hardly a conventional path for a standout basketball player.
"He always did little things to make himself uncomfortable, to get better," Kroplin said.
Myers still had no expectation of playing in college, mostly because he attracted no recruiting interest. He chose UCLA for academics and hoped to shift to crew as his athletic pursuit.
Then, on a campus visit with his dad, Larry, they walked through the athletic department and struck up a conversation with assistant basketball coach Steve Lavin. Myers asked for directions to the crew office, Lavin wondered about his interest in basketball (as John Wooden once noted, you can't teach height), and Myers replied, "I'd love to be a team manager."
Not exactly a bold sales pitch.
Myers made the Bruins as a walk-on for the 1993-94 season and was soon practicing with fellow freshmen Charles O'Bannon and Cameron Dollar, who were big-time recruits. O'Bannon was skeptical at first, but he came to appreciate what Myers offered.
"He just earned his way, fought every day in practice, hustled," said O'Bannon, now an assistant coach at Bishop Gorman High in Las Vegas. "He was a solid, blue-collar player."
Thus did Myers launch an improbable journey with one of college basketball's most storied programs. He spent most of his time on the bench, including during the team's 1995 national championship run led by Ed O'Bannon and Tyus Edney, but he loved practice and the camaraderie.
Every now and then, head coach Jim Harrick summoned Myers into a game. Harrick became disgusted with his starters against Oregon State during Myers' junior season, and he responded with 20 points in 22 minutes to help UCLA win. He even made a few starts as a senior.
It was a heady experience for Myers, who still reflects on his college career with a mix of modesty and wide-eyed wonder.
"Playing at UCLA led me to believe you can do things you wouldn't have believed were possible," he said.
For instance, becoming general manager of his Warriors.
Unconventional path
Myers knew playing at UCLA wouldn't lead him to the NBA, but it did propel him toward his career.
Harrick introduced him to high-powered agent Arn Tellem, who hired Myers as an intern and later as an associate. Tellem introduced him to Danny Ainge, president of basketball operations for the Boston Celtics, and Ainge introduced him to Lacob, a onetime minority owner of the Celtics.
Along the way, Myers made little attempt to hide his allegiance. He often encouraged free-agent clients to work out with the Warriors and occasionally turned into a quasi-salesman for the team and the Bay Area, despite the franchise's lingering ineptitude.
Then, not long after Lacob and entertainment mogul Peter Guber bought the Warriors, Ainge called Lacob to recommend Myers as a potential GM. Their initial meeting in December 2010 produced nothing concrete - Myers remembers his skepticism as he returned to Los Angeles and his surprise when Lacob called a few months later.
Lacob had been impressed with Myers' intelligence and exuberance, and Myers was taken with the energy and deep pockets of Golden State's new ownership group. At the same time, given his personal ties, Myers now says, "I would have come no matter what."
He just wasn't entirely sure Lacob wanted him or had a place for him, given Myers' background on the agent side of the business. He had zero experience working for an NBA team until the Warriors hired him as assistant general manager in April 2011, with hopes of grooming him as Larry Riley's successor.
"Joe and Peter paid a lot of money to buy this team," Myers said, "so to take a chance on someone who hadn't done this, I'll always be thankful for that."
Lacob took a chance, but he also created a trial period in which Myers worked alongside Riley. It was an extended audition, essentially, and Myers nailed it - instead of waiting two years, as planned, Lacob made him the GM after only one.
"We wanted someone who would be very good at negotiating contracts and very strategic about building the basketball organization," Lacob said. "My one concern about Bob was, would he have the ability to evaluate talent?"
That's usually the chief task of a general manager, but Myers has plenty of help on this front.
Finding his place
Lacob didn't initially list another necessity for the job: lack of ego.
Myers is low-key and likable, smart without being smug. That profile was essential for the Warriors, given Lacob's heavy involvement. He's no hands-off owner.
"I'm not saying Peter and I have huge egos," Lacob said. Then he paused, chuckled and added, "But we definitely don't have small egos."
This creates a perception, in some quarters, that Lacob is the de facto general manager. Myers painted a picture of collaborative decision-making involving Lacob, executive board member Jerry West, director of player personnel Travis Schlenk and assistant general manager Kirk Lacob (Joe's son).
Myers insisted he's comfortable with the arrangement, and Lacob acknowledged that Myers' personality and listening skills are vital given the circumstances.
"Everyone in the room can't have the last word," Lacob said. "I'm a local owner and I think I know something about basketball. Bob is willing to defer to me or Peter or Jerry with the ego thing.
"He has strong opinions and he's very analytical, so he's a good fit. I think he's been spectacular."
Myers acts like he doesn't have all the answers, maybe another remnant of his modest playing career. He attended a 49ers practice with general manager Trent Baalke to absorb any wisdom about the job he could, and he's also chatted with Billy Beane of the A's.
At the same time, Myers brings specific ideas about how to construct a successful NBA team. Start with this: Size matters.
Not coincidentally, he wholeheartedly endorsed acquiring 7-foot Andrew Bogut for Monta Ellis (Myers was assistant GM at the time), partly because it moved 6-7 shooting guard Klay Thompson into the starting lineup. On Myers' watch, the Warriors also drafted 6-11 center Festus Ezeli and signed Bogut to a three-year, $36 million contract extension.
"This is one thing you draw from playing," Myers said of his emphasis on size. "Anyone who has played knows the difference between going against someone an inch or two shorter than you, as opposed to an inch or two bigger, is monumental. There's a huge difference between 6-8 and 6-10."
Myers' biggest impact as Warriors general manager probably came last summer with the signing of free agent Andre Iguodala. The deal required unloading $24 million in salary, and Myers' relationship with Utah GM Kevin O'Connor helped pull it off. So did his rapport with Iguodala's agent, Rob Pelinka, who remained patient while the Warriors cleared cap space.
Now the question is: Will Iguodala help the Warriors make another playoff splash? That's ultimately how Myers will be judged, on whether his moves allow Golden State to duplicate or exceed last year's spirited run into the conference semifinals.
He knows this, even if no public pressure can match the burden he puts on himself. This is his team, after all. Just check the ticket stub in his wallet.
Sunday's game
Who: Suns (36-25) at Warriors (39-24)
Where: Oracle Arena
When: 6 p.m.
TV/Radio: NBA TV, CSNBA/680
Briefly: Warriors guard Klay Thompson, who hurt his back in Friday night's win, participated in light drills with the team Saturday. His status for Sunday is questionable. ... The Warriors have won seven of their past nine meetings with Phoenix, but they are 1-2 in this season's series. ... The Suns, who sit two games behind the sixth-place Warriors, have gone 4-5 since the All-Star break. ... Led by jitterbug point guard Goran Dragic, Phoenix tops the league in fastbreak points. ... Eric Bledsoe is closing in on returning from Jan. 10 knee surgery, and Miles Plumlee is day to day with a right knee sprain. ... The Suns are 13-5 when Gerald Green scores at least 20 points. He poured in a career-high 41 against Oklahoma City on Thursday.
- Rusty Simmons
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This week the California Senate passed a bill to outlaw the sale of sippy cups and baby bottles that contain bisphenol A, or BPA, adding momentum to a campaign against the chemical that's gaining support in statehouses across the US.
In recent weeks, Minnesota outlawed baby-food containers made with the chemical that some scientific studies suggest is a health hazard for young children as well as adults. Chicago decided to nix baby bottles made with BPA from city shelves, and a ban in Connecticut passed the legislature and awaits the governor's signature.
In total, some 55 bills in 20 states aim to curtail the use or sale of baby-food jars and cans of formula that contain BPA, which is widely used to harden plastic bottles, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Urged by consumer groups and a growing number of concerned parents, state lawmakers have taken on the cause with such gusto that the chemical industry and bottle and can manufacturers have been caught off guard, says Doug Farquhar of NCSL. "I don't think they anticipated this would be one of their bigger issues," he says.
And California is shaping up to be the key battleground state in this growing battle over the baby bottle.
As the legislation moves to the state Assembly, at least a dozen lobbyists representing such groups as the American Chemistry Council and baby-formula makers Enfamil and Similac are planning an aggressive fight.
"The case [against BPA] has grown more compelling, [and] when California does something, it tends to spread across the nation," says Mary Lynne Vellinga, spokeswoman for Democratic state Sen. Fran Pavley, who cosponsored the bill.
But industry groups say the claim that it's harmful to humans is overblown and unsubstantiated. The amount of BPA in consumer goods is so minuscule that it wouldn't pose any health risks, they say.
"These are old materials that have been around for 50 years or so," says Steve Hentges, executive director of the Polycarbonate/BPA Global Group of the American Chemistry Council, a trade group. "There truly is a global consensus that bisphenol A is not a human health concern.... There is no scientific basis for any of these bills."
The amount found in most Americans, he says, is "1,000 times below" what European regulators have determined as safe levels for BPA. "Exposure is not only extremely low, it is not even remotely close to the level of concern."
The European Food Safety Authority recently found that a study published last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association that connected BPA concentrations with medical problems in adults was too inconclusive to act on. Canada, however, has banned baby bottles made with BPA because of "the uncertainty raised in some studies related to the potential effects of low levels of bisphenol A."
Concerns about BPA got a fillip last month with a study by the Harvard School of Public Health that concluded BPA from clear polycarbonate water bottles leaches into the human body. After 77 Harvard students drank from polycarbonate bottles for a week, the concentration of BPA in their urine increased by 69 percent.
But that doesn't mean those are harmful levels, Mr. Hentges says. "What the authors didn't really talk about is what that means.... Their BPA exposure was below the average for the US population."
Still, lawmakers appear to be following Canada's lead in weighing on the side of caution.
"These children's feeding products are targeted because BPA leaches from these containers into food and milk – generating significant exposures to babies and toddlers who cannot metabolize the harmful chemical as well as adults," Senator Pavley recently told legislators in California.
On Wednesday, at the urging of some federal lawmakers, the Food and Drug Administration agreed to take another look at the safety of BPA, and a full review is expected to be completed by the end of summer or early fall.
In the past, the FDA has said "the consensus of regulatory agencies in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan is that the current levels of exposure to BPA through food packaging do not pose an immediate health risk to the general population, including infants and young children."
According to the Associated Press, Reps. Henry Waxman (D) of California and Bart Stupak (D) of Michigan wrote a letter to the FDA asking it to reexamine its conclusion on BPA. They suggested the FDA could have been influenced by industry lobbyists.
"Under the Bush administration, FDA concluded that BPA was safe at current exposure levels. We are writing to ask that you reconsider this conclusion in light of longstanding questions about the scientific data relied on by the FDA under the previous administration, as well as new press accounts detailing the influence of industry lobbyists on the FDA's scientific analyses," the congressmen wrote.
The American Academy of Pediatrics would also like to see further investigations.
"The AAP is deeply concerned ... that the current scientific evidence is largely insufficient to draw accurate conclusions about the safety of exposure to BPA, particularly with respect to vulnerable populations including pregnant women, infants, and children," Renée Jenkins, the previous AAP president, said last year.
Long before the debate over the baby bottle raged in state capitals, it was playing out on parenting blogs and in online discussion groups – in fact, ever since a 2007 study by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences said BPA caused reproductive abnormalities in mice.
Some parents have wasted no time ridding their cupboards of traditional plastics and buying BPA-free containers, which have increasingly appeared in stores.
The BPA controversy came on the heels of revelations about lead paint in toys imported from China, so "everyone was hyper aware of these toxins lurking in our baby's products," says Greg Allen, who publishes a blog for new fathers called daddytypes.com, and who has cleared his household of BPA bottles.
"I felt literally like I was writing about it [BPA] every day," Mr. Allen says.
But the new concern about chemicals in baby bottles is also the product of a society that is hyper concerned about safety, he says. "There's more of a generalized awareness – or obsession – about safety. The fact that we've had a full generation of safety focus has to have an effect."


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One Year Ago I began this blog about my genealogy research and my family's history. I was happy to find a place where I could reach out to others: 'old' family connections who are interested in results of my research and new family connections for expanding our family information.
My first blog, Pennsylvania Research for the Mark family, centered on the discoveries I had recently made. I was unsure how to add photos yet and my page set up was quite simple but I was excited about improving and expanding my blog. Since then I've added pages for family branches and links to other genealogy blogs. I was surprised to be 'interviewed' by Geneabloggers for their "May I Introduce You to" section in April and to be given the One Lovely Blog Award.
Some topics I have written about this past year
- Further Pennsylvania research
- Monthly family birthdays
- 150th Anniversary of the start of the Civil War & our Civil War Soldiers
- Irish ancestors
- Rittersville, Pennsylvania; a town founded by our family
- Connecting with a new cousin
- Formatting my Mark Family book to get it ready for publication
Some future topics:
- Funeral cards
- Back to School, a 1930s photo
- My double great grandparents
- Findings in the 1940 US Census
- Updates on printing the Mark Family book
- Cemeteries
My hopes for the future of my blog include connecting with more cousins & solving more family mysteries. I hope I have helped others by sharing the information I have gathered over the years.
Thank you to everyone who has visited my blog, commented on the blog or contacted me through my blog!


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"Let me start by saying that I'm not a Wiccan. I'm just into dealing with the universe in a different way. I call them spells, but they're not spells in the way people think. I love smoking out negative energy.
One spell I think I did well was when I recently moved into my new house. I came in before the furniture arrived and opened all the windows. I got some sage and crystals, and I clapped in every corner and said, 'this house is going to be full of positive energy.' I swear everyone comments on the energy of the house! And I'm not paying them to say it.
I have a lot of different witchy things that I've collected over the years. I don't have a cauldron, but I have a chalice. That's a good receptacle for mixing things. I have a dagger—but I don't need it that much.
One time I brought a bottle of potion to work and started spraying everyone, saying, 'We need to get some positive, warm love-flow on set so that we can do our job.' I was really going for it. some people didn't like it.
I try not to practice black magic. That's dangerous. I mean, sometimes I catch myself almost cursing someone to the sky, but I stop myself because I know that I'm too powerful. I don't want it to get out of hand." @evilhag
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Cicero was one of the greatest and most human men of antiquity. He was on the closest terms with political giants such as Pompeius and Caesar and far surpassed them in oratorical and legal skills. Since so much of his work survives, he stands as a prism through which we can study the last years of the Roman Republic, above all its transition to the rule of one man. Through a selection from his writings, this book provides a chronological outline of his life and political career, tracing his many successes and ultimate failure.
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Contributed by Karen Lightman, Managing Director, MEMS Industry Group
I had relatively moderate expectations for the MEMS Technology Summit held at Stanford University, October 19-20, 2010. Some of my pre-conceived notions were a bit on the snarky-side so I won't share them with you – but let's just say I was expecting some sort of 1980's reunion/love-fest with a lot of old guys reminiscing about the "good old days."
Well you heard it here first – I was wrong. In fact, I have to take my hat off to the folks who organized this 25th anniversary of the founding of NovaSensor – namely Roger Grace, Kurt Petersen, Janusz Bryzek, and Joe Mallon, with help from Joe Brown and conference organizer Bette Cooper from MEPTEC.
Of course, there was a lot of reminiscing about the past and a lot of photos of guys who had a few less pounds and more hair, BUT there were also some impressive presentations from MEMS veterans and "newbies" alike. I won't list the numerous folks who presented (only one woman, Beth Pruitt, by the way) and keynoted (there were a LOT of keynotes). Instead I will share with you my favorites. No offense to those not named here; I just can't write a five-page blog in good conscience.
My #1 favorite presenter was without a doubt, DARPA's Deputy Director, Ken Gabriel. As some of you probably know, Ken is a co-founder of MIG and a dear friend. I've known Ken for more than a decade and I've heard him speak before. But NOTHING prepared me for the AMAZING job that Ken did. I truly was misty-eyed at the end of his presentation when he gave his keynote "Change." I know that the entire audience was inspired and amazed by the simplicity and clarity of his message: though change may seem impossible, don't ever give up, keep at it and your persistence will pay off. "You need to take the chance that you'll fail miserably – it's an important part of success." Amen, brother.
Another highlight was the presentation that Mike Judy gave on behalf of Analog Devices. I especially was heartened by the mention of my old, and dearly missed, colleague, Bob Solouff, one of the founders of the MEMS team at ADI. I also enjoyed hearing from another NovaSensor founder, Steve Nasiri who is gearing up for the IPO of his latest company, InvenSense. I've seen variations of the presentation given by Steve, but I am still impressed and look forward to seeing InvenSense make more headway in the CE market with their unique motion sensing "complete package."
As I've mentioned in an earlier blog, I seem to be following SVTC's CEO Bert Bruggeman as he presents around the country this fall and have had the pleasure of seeing him give the same (or damned similar) presentation at THREE events in the past six weeks. I joked with Bert and Prakash Krishnan that I have formed the unofficial Bert Bruggeman fan club. I am joking. But seriously, I feel obligated to add more to my list of favorite one-liner Bert'isms: "you don't want a cheapo design," "you need to go beyond the eureka moment," "the lucky wafer won't take you all the way to mass production" and "don't innovate where you don't have to innovate; but innovate when you have to." Thanks Bert – I look forward to the next time I get to hear you present but hopefully it's a new slide deck.
Lastly, I truly was honored to meet and see the keynote by DLP inventor extraordinaire, Larry Hornbeck, Texas Instruments Fellow, DLP Products. Larry went WAY over his allotted time, but I enjoyed seeing the numerous videos and slides depicting the 20-year journey of the seemingly ubiquitous DLP. I was actually surprised to hear of the initial funding of the DLP research – which was from the US military. It's not surprising but impressive to see another example of how DARPA has continuously funded programs that have been to the benefit of both military and commercial applications.
Now it's my turn to gear up for MIG's signature event, MEMS Executive Congress (www.memscongress.com) November 3-5 in Scottsdale. I hope you'll join me there – we have an amazing lineup of keynote speakers (just two), panels and attendees. I welcome your blogs, Linked In posts and tweets!


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