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Bolt Prospects 2012 NHL Entry Draft Coverage: Defensemen
As uncertain as things have traditionally been for the Lightning between the pipes, the defenseman position may be even more unsettled at this point in the offseason. After cheating father time for much of the 2011-2012 season, age caught up to many of the Lightning's veteran defensemen in 2012-2013. Mattias Ohlund may never play another NHL game after the 35 year old's knee finally gave out after over 900 games of NHL service. Pavel Kubina's lack of foot speed also became a distinct liability and the decision-making of veteran Brett Clark had to leave many wondering if he was going senile in his old age. Kubina was sent to Philadelphia at the deadline for a second round pick and Clark is a UFA who seems unlikely to return.
That leaves the Lightning with blue chip youngster Victor Hedman, heavily paid veteran Eric Brewer, and über-mobile deadline acquisition Brian Lee forming the core of the Lightning's blueline heading into next year. The team should also have promising youngster Brendan Mikkelson, recovering offensive blueliner M.A. Bergeron, and less-mobile deadline acquisition Keith Aulie on the roster. Considering Guy Boucher likes to dress 7 d-men and carry 8 on the roster, that likely means the Lightning will be deploying the bulk of their offseason dollars to signing 2 more defensemen.
That's not to say there isn't promise down on the farm for the Lightning. Mark Barberio was AHL Defenseman of the Year and the team also has a pair of mobile young blueliners on the cusp of NHL service in Radko Gudas and Evan Oberg. However, for various reasons, none of the three prospects appear destined to be more than #4/5 type defensemen at the next level, and each still likely needs more seasoning in the AHL. Beyond them, the team really likes Chelyabinsk defenseman Nikita Nesterov, and the club also has Western Michigan defenseman Luke Witkowski entering his senior season, but neither appears, at this juncture, to be a sure-fire, top-four NHL defenseman either. For all these reasons, defenseman is likely the greatest position of need for the team heading into the draft.
The Norfolk Admirals' historic championship run should be instructive for the Lightning in setting the blueprint for rebuilding their blueline. Norfolk dominated in the playoffs defensively by deploying a corps of defensemen who, for the most part, made up for lack of size with above average mobility, aggression, and hockey sense. Only Aulie and long-time organization member Scott Jackson had below average mobility, with Jackson making up for it with exceptional positioning. Beyond those two, the Admirals had Barberio, Gudas, Oberg, and veterans J.P. Cote and Mike Kostka, all of whom skated well enough to be able to aggressively join the play and still get back with proper gap control in their own third. The Lightning already have young, NHL-level pieces capable of playing that style in Hedman, Lee, and Mikkelson. This year's draft is an opportunity to find 1-2 mobile blue chippers to add to that group. Fortunately for the Lightning, this draft is incredibly deep with that type of player, and with two top-20 picks, the Lightning could walk out of Day One with a lot of their long-term organizational holes addressed:
D Matthew Dumba, 6'0" 183 lbs, Red Deer (WHL), Shoots: Right
CSS #11 North American Skater, ISS #8 Skater, RLR #3 Overall, THN #5 Overall, TSN #6 Overall
Although he's one of the smallest defensemen expected to go early in this year's NHL draft, Dumba may pack the biggest punch both offensively and with his penchant for vicious open-ice hits. His skating is world class, as are his ability to carry the puck and run a power play, making Dumba's offensive game very similar to that of former Lightning star Dan Boyle. Defensively, Dumba is known for relishing the big neutral zone hit, sometimes pulling himself out of position to try to land punishing blows. Make no mistake, he hits to hurt. With that said, though, we believe a player of Dumba's stature might need to think about ratcheting back the killer instincts in order to preserve himself physically. Still, that's a good problem to have, as it tends to be much easier to pull back physically than to try to get someone to play with more jam than they naturally have a taste for. In all likelihood, Dumba will be gone by the time the Lightning pick at 10, but if he does slip because of his size, it may well be cause for a lot of celebration in Tampa Bay down the road.
D Morgan Rielly, 6'0" 190 lbs, Moose Jaw (WHL), Shoots: Left
CSS #5 North American Skater, ISS #7 Skater, RLR #6 Overall, THN #6 Overall, TSN #8 Overall
As good as Dumba is offensively, no blueline prospect in this draft has the offensive abilities of Morgan Rielly. But, because of an ACL injury that cost him all but 18 regular season and 5 playoff games, Rielly enters the draft as one of its biggest wild cards. Like Dumba, Rielly has world class wheels and is a great tempo pusher. However, what sets him apart is his ability to read the play and peel off perfect passes and to unleash a laser-like quick release. Rielly's size is a concern, but he's known for his ability to slip checks and he makes great decisions, rarely turning the puck over. Two drafts ago Steve Yzerman pulled the trigger on Brett Connolly despite much more serious concerns about Connolly's hip. If Rielly somehow falls to 10, don't be surprised if Yzerman does it again.
D Griffin Rienhart, 6'4" 207 lbs, Edmonton (WHL), Shoots: Left
CSS #10 North American Skater, ISS #6 Skater, RLR #9 Overall, THN #8 Overall, TSN #4 Overall
Everyone agrees Griffin Rienhart has excellent wheels and is second perhaps only to Ryan Murray in this draft in terms of play in his own third. The real disagreement, though, is just how high the son of former NHL defenseman Paul Reinhart's offensive ceiling is. His regular season numbers were modest compared to some of the other available players, but he is a capable puck distributor and he does bring a heavy shot, too. Is he a top unit power play man in the NHL, though? And if not, will the fact he doesn't use his size to his advantage physically become less palatable than it would be if he was a big point producer?
D Jacob Trouba, 6'2" 193 lbs, US U-18 Team (USHL), Shoots: Right
CSS #9 North American Skater, ISS #5 Skater, RLR #11 Overall, THN #9 Overall, TSN #9 Overall
Like Reinhart, the question with Jacob Trouba is what kind of offensive upside he possesses. Trouba's got superb 4-way skating ability, and might be the hardest d-man to beat one-on-one in this draft, but he seems to have less instincts and tools in the offensive third than Reinhart has. The trade-off, however, is that Trouba knows what to do with his size and relishes taking the body in the physical game. Couple that with natural leadership skills, and Trouba, who is committed to the University of Michigan, begins to take on the look of an attractive draft day prospect that could well be available when the Lightning pick at 10.
D Derrick Pouliot, 5'11" 186 lbs, Portland (WHL), Shoots: Left
CSS #12 North American Skater, ISS #22 Skater, RLR #12 Overall, THN #13 Overall, TSN #17 Overall
If Matt Dumba and Morgan Rielly come off the board before 10, have no fear. There's still plenty more offensive from the blueline available in Portland rearguard Derrick Pouliot. Like Dumba and Rielly, Pouliot is a superb skating pace-pusher with excellent puck distributing skills and a bullet shot. Unlike Dumba and Rielly, Pouliot drops because he currently struggles without the puck in his own third. Still, offensive talents like this don't grow on trees, and positioning can be learned in time.
D Olli Maatta, 6'2" 202 lbs, London (OHL), Shoots: Left
CSS #8 North American Skater, ISS #12 Skater, RLR #13 Overall, THN #20 Overall, TSN #10 Overall
With last year's first rounder, Vladislav Namestnikov, in London it stands to reason the Lightning got plenty of opportunity to view Finnish defenseman Olli Maatta. Like much of this class, Maatta has excellent 4-way mobility, but plays a more reserved game centered on his own third of the rink. Maatta competes hard and generally makes good decisions moving the puck. However, he needs to work on his shot and likely tops out as a second PP unit contributor at the next level. In a normal year, Maatta might be a lock for the lottery. But, with so many defensemen with offensive flair available this year, it might be difficult to take the more conservative pick in Maatta at 10th overall.
D Matthew Finn, 6'0" 195 lbs, Guelph (OHL), Shoots: Left
CSS #16 North American Skater, ISS #18 Skater, RLR # 14 Overall, THN #18 Overall, TSN #21 Overall
If you're looking for the Lite version of Matt Dumba, consider Guelph defenseman Matthew Finn. Although not as speedy as classmates Dumba, Rielly, and Pouliot, Finn possesses similar ability to distribute the puck offensively and jump into the play. He won't carry it as much as those other three prospects, but he's as good or better in his own third, and like Dumba he's not shy of contact despite his small size. If you're looking for a good second pair puck mover who can possibly do work on your top PP unit, Finn might be your man.
D Hampus Lindholm, 6'2" 196 lbs, Rogle Jr. (SWE Jr.), Shoots: Left
CSS #4 European Skater, ISS #19 Skater, RLR #18 Overall, THN #15 Overall, TSN #15 Overall
He's not getting as much press as his North American contemporaries, but late bloomer Hampus Lindholm might have as much upside as anyone in this class. Lindholm came into the year primarily content to play a steady, stay-at-home role, at which he excels. However, as the season wore on, Lindholm got more comfortable using his speed, skill, and big shot to carry the puck more and become a real force on the power play. When you couple that with he fact he has good size and is willing to use it, you have a prospect that could turn out to be a better player than the smaller Dumba, Rielly, or Pouliot.
D Cody Ceci, 6'2" 207 lbs, Ottawa (OHL), Shoots: Right
CSS #6 North American Skater, ISS #10 Skater, RLR #19 Overall, THN #10 Overall, TSN #14 Overall
What? You haven't gotten enough offense yet? Try mobile point producer Cody Ceci of Ottawa, who has unbridled zeal for jumping into the play offensively, sometimes to the detriment of his defensive play. The positives are Ceci's wheels, passing ability, and big shot on the power play, as well as his ability to play big minutes. The negatives are his lack of sense in the defensive third and his penchant to cough the puck up under pressure. He also is one of the softer d-men in this class, despite being much bigger than some of his contemporaries. With all that said, much like Pouliot, defensive play can be learned and offensive ability often can't, meaning Ceci could be a good pick, be it at 10 or 19.
D Ludvig Bystrom, 6'1" 208 lbs, MODO Jr. (SWE Jr.), Shoots: Left
CSS #8 European Skater, ISS #29 Skater, RLR # 42 Overall, THN #19 Overall, TSN #34 Overall
Although not as highly rated as some of he Swedes in this class, Ludvig Bystrom got 20 games of Elitserien experience this season and didn't look out of place at his country's highest level. He's got excellent 4-way mobility and plays a pretty simple, mistake-free game, even mixing in some grit, too. But is there offensive upside? He has the speed, skill, and passing ability, but unlike Lindholm has yet to break out of his shell and assert himself. It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to get a steady, mobile defenseman like Bystrom, but absent the offensive piece he becomes perhaps more of a Day Two pick, unless you believe he will start to turn it up next year.
D Slater Koekkoek, 6'2" 184 lbs, Peterborough (OHL), Shoots: Left
CSS #23 North American Skater, ISS #21 Skater, RLR #21 Overall, THN #23 Overall, TSN #16 Overall
Like Morgan Rielly, injuries make Peterborough defenseman Slater Koekkoek a wild card in this draft. Koekkoek had a respectable 18 points in 26 games before going out for the season with a shoulder injury. Stop me if you've heard this before, but Koekkoek is an excellent skater who likes to jump in the play and has an above average shot. In his own end, given time, he makes great outlet passes, but is prone to make bad decisions when under duress. He also plays smaller than you'd like for having a 6'2" frame. Still, here's a player who is a bit under the radar who could end up being better than a few of the defensemen who get drafted ahead of him.
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FIRST Night at the White Sox (2012)
|Frank and his daughter, Charlotte, cheer on the White Sox.
On Wednesday evening, August 8, the Chicago White Sox hosted the Kansas City Royals in an American League Central division match-up.
FIRST member, Frank Osowski, led 196 friends, family members, and members of FIRST to the game. Frank, whose son Ben is affected with epidermolytic ichthyosis (formerly known as epidermolytic hyperkeratosis), is no stranger to raising money and awareness on behalf of FIRST. Frank hosted the very successful evening at Harry Caray's restaurant on the eve of the 2008 Chicago Family Conference and in the fall of 2010, Frank auctioned a Notre Dame football package with the proceeds going to FIRST.
|The Kouba family brought family members to enjoy the evening.
FIRST Night at the White Sox was the 3rd evening at a Major League ballpark this year. In May, similar events took place in Philadelphia and New York.
Frank enlisted help from Chicago-area members to create this successful evening of awareness, fundraising, and fun! Matt and Kathy Kouba are the parents of 14-year-old Alicia and 11-year-old Ben, both of whom are affected with CIE. The Kouba's brought a group of friends and family to cheer on the Sox. Laura Hogan, an active member of FIRST who is affected with lamellar ichthyosis, brought friends to the game. Dr. Amy Paller of Northwestern University, FIRST Board member emeritus, and Medical & Scientific Advisory Board member, brought a group of friends and colleagues including her husband Etahn Cohen and her son Ben to enjoy the evening.
Amy Paller brought her son, husband, and a group
of friends and colleagues to the game.
Osowski family members made signs to hold up and attract the attention of the cameras, and FIRST's brochures were available for those curious about our group.
Friends and business associates of Frank's who couldn't attend the game were also generous with donations for the evening.
The grand total raised for the event was more than $5,000! Many, many thanks to Frank Osowski for all of his hard work on this event and to the FIRST members who encouraged friends and family members to join.
|Ben Osowki takes in the game.
|The Osowski family made signs to let everyone know that FIRST was at the game.

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This presentation is aimed at all those working in commercial and government analytics, irrespective of what tools they use, and also to those students intending on such a career. R and other open source tools play a powerful, unique and disruptive role in business analytics, and are even now changing the landscape. The use of such tools leads to new business models and strategies that challenge the conventional approach.
The key element of the presentation is "Analyst First", a new approach to analytics, where tools take a far less important place than the people who perform, manage, request or envision analytics, while analytics is a non-repetitive, exploratory and creative process where the outcome is not known at the start, and only a fraction of efforts are expected to result in success. This is in contrast with a common perception of analytics as IT and process.


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Black Cumin Seed Oil Hits Nutrient Research Headlines
By Michael A. Smith, MDInflammation is the common denominator of all age-related disease. Unfortunately, the typical American diet, often consisting of red meat, dairy products, and fried foods tends to fuel the flames of inflammation.
So, naturally, the best thing people can do is change their diets. If easing inflammation is your goal (and it should be), more greens, dark colored fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds and cold-water fish are the foods to eat.
But we also acknowledge that making dietary changes can be hard and takes time. This is where anti-inflammatory nutrients can be so valuable.
If you're not already doing so, start taking omega-3 fats. You may also want to consider boswellia since an extract of its sap eases inflammation as well.
However, there's a new nutrient making research headlines: black cumin seed oil. When extracted from 100% organic, non-GMO, cold-pressed black cumin seeds, the oil has profound anti-inflammatory effects. Let's take a look at the research.
Black Cumin Seed Oil Improves InflammationBlack cumin seed oil was administered to 40 women diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis — a highly inflammatory disease. They were given two placebo capsules daily for one month, followed by 500 mg twice-a-day of cold-pressed black cumin seed extract.1
The researchers measured the participants Disease Activity Score (DAS-28) — an assessment of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients. It is commonly used in clinical trials and in rheumatology practices. The higher the DAS score, the worse the disease.
After the study subjects received black cumin seed extract, the researchers noted a significant decrease in DAS-28 compared with the placebo phase of the trial. Similarly, the number of swollen joints and the duration of morning stiffness improved.1
Black Cumin Seed Oil Helps Nasal Allergies SubsideSixty-six people were recruited for a double-blind clinical trial to test the effectiveness of black cumin seed oil on nasal allergies. The researchers tested the levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies during an allergic reaction.2
At the start of the study, total IgE levels were reported in all participants and 38 of them had levels greater than 100. After treatment, 59 of the participants had no IgE detected, and no participant had levels above 100. The change in itching and nasal congestion significantly improved.2
Black Cumin Seed Oil Enhances T-cell Immune ActivityAn active component of black cumin seed oil is thymoquinone. It boosts survival and activity of other key cells in the immune response to infection or cancer, namely CD-8 T-cells.
These cells are the "field troops" that actively hunt down and kill infected or cancerous cells after activation by T-helper and macrophage cells. This activity, known as "conditioning," amplifies the effectiveness of these vital immune system cells against cancer and infectious diseases.3
These effects appear in humans treated with black cumin seed oil as well, according to a study presented at a recent international conference. That study reported a 55% increase in the activity of T-helper cells and a 30% increase in natural-killer cell function following black cumin seed oil supplementation.4
Remember: Black Cumin is NOT Cumin SpicePlease don't get the two mixed up! The culinary spice "cumin" is not the same thing as black cumin. In fact, they each come from totally different plant families.
Black cumin is from the Ranunculaceae family and is native to Southwest Asia. Cumin spice is from the Apiaceae family and is native to the eastern Mediterranean.
So why is black cumin seed oil the "next generation" anti-inflammatory nutrient to watch out for? Because it eases inflammation while at the same time enhancing the immune activity of your T-cells. Pretty interesting, isn't it?
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- Am J Otolaryngol. 2011 Sep-Oct;32(5):402-7.
- Br J Biomed Sci. 2011;68(3):131-7.
- Int Immunopharmacol. 2005 Dec;5(13- 14):1749-70.


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Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
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If you are thinking about going to graduate school, you may have wondered about staying at your undergrad school for grad school. It's a deeply understandable idea, especially if you really like the subject, the school, and already have a place to live and lots of friends. Yet, it's often a very good idea to broaden your horizons.
Depending on your program and field there may be certain conventions specific to your field, so a great place to start is with talking with the faculty and graduate students in your program. Certain programs strongly discourage or even flat out refuse to accept undergrads from their own program. Other programs strongly encourage their applicants from their own undergrad program. So, what gives? How do you make sense of this?
Well, it might be helpful to first outline some of the key elements of a graduate program:
1) Graduate school is professional training that provides focus and direction for your career.
2) Graduate school provides grounding in key philosophies and practices within a field.
3) Graduate school provides a network at the school and access to professional networking through faculty, conferences, symposium, research, practicums, internships, residencies, and other experience designed to connect you with those in the field.
So, with these 3 key elements in mind, consider the following: no matter how wonderful your undergraduate program is, attending a different program for graduate schools gives you the opportunity to broaden your exposure to training in your field, acquaints you with more philosophies or approaches in your discipline, and of course widens the number of people in your network. Perhaps that helps explain why some programs make policies that encourage you to look elsewhere for graduate school?
Yet, in certain cases staying at the same school might be the convention in your discipline. For example, because K-12 licensure or certification is state-by-state, the convention has been to stay local when going to graduate school for education. There may even be curricular and other encouragement to start undergrad in some kind of pre-education program that provides early or guaranteed entrance to graduate school. That makes a great deal of sense given the way education is currently governed.
Yet, for most fields, you are likely to find it's more the norm to look for programs across the country that are a good fit for the exact training, experience, and networking you desire. This is particularly true if you are a competitive candidate for a number of program. Often people regard their home school as a "safety net" program. This is because a place where you are already known, liked, and succeeding isn't regarded as stretching to the next level of what you can handle. Making connections from where you are to where you'd be a great candidate is a lot more challenging and presents an opportunity for you really learn, grow, and integrate yourself into the field.
One element that many people find very surprising is that when looking at graduate programs that they are NOT limited to programs that are an exact match to their undergraduate studies. Here are a couple of examples:
- You might have an undergraduate major in English, but get an MBA.
- You might have a film studies major and go on in Public Policy and Administration.
- You might have a music degree and go on to a graduate program in Psychology.
- You might have an business degree but then go to law school.
- You might have an art degree but go to medical school.
- You might have a biology major and get accepted into a Public Health program.
- You might have an engineering degree but go on to study environmental design.
There are literally hundreds of examples I could give you of students who studied one thing as an undergraduate and successfully went on to graduate or professional school in another area. So, how could that be?
Well, for some programs like medical school or related health professions, you need specific classes and experiences to get accepted. Some students have these classes and most find they may need a few additional classes to meet these application prerequisites. At the same time, what surprises many is that they didn't need a specific degree in chemistry or biology to go to medical school. They needed a core set of science classes, and very importantly, a compelling story of good fit for the medical program.
Yet in other cases, a minor or a core set of classes that may have been part of the general education curriculum may be sufficient academic preparation for entry into a graduate program. You will need to research specific programs to see what courses, experience, scores, recommendations, or other evidence they require to evaluate your application. For many students they are able to plan these courses into their general education. For other students, it may require additional studies prior to graduate application.
The key is to broaden your horizon as early on as possible: look beyond your current school or even your current major to find the best graduate program for you. Knowing what you want from a program is a good start. Then, researching what is out there. It's a process. Start from where you are. There are many resources to assist you on your path. Use them all.
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Perhaps the Chinese Democracy album by Guns and Roses is named as such because it will be a cold day in hell before it or the real thing happens. If it were a person, it would almost be getting it's driver license by now. Most of us were IN high school when they started working on it.
Two things you can be certain of after reading a bit of the new tell-all Watch you Bleed: The Saga of Guns n' Roses :
1) Lead singer Axl Rose (real name William Bailey) has a violent temper and inflated sense of self-importance. Peruse the list of original band members and countless replacements that now refuse to sit in the same room as him for proof.
2) Their breakout recording "Appetite for Destruction" is consistently in the top 40 rock albums of all time, and has been certified as platinum over 18 times with worldwide sales over 28 million. The band's lifestyle during this era was one ridden with Sodom and Gomorrah levels of excess as they climbed from the level of homeless drug dealers and grifters to multimillionaire addicts. The most shocking revelation is how none of them are corpses.
If you like Nicholas Sparks, this is NOT the book for you. However, it was penned by Stephen Davis, the same author as the definitive Led Zeppelin biography Hammer of the Gods.
The latest scoop is Chinese Democracy will be out around Thanksgiving. Of course, we've heard these whisperings before, only to be interrupted by another lunatic fit from the namesake's rebel who is now in his late 40's.
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I have a few programmers under me, they are all doing very great and very smart obviously. Thank you very much.
But the problem is that each and every one of them is responsible for one core area, which no one else on the team have foggiest idea on what it is. This means that if anyone of them is taken out, my company as a business is dead because they aren't replaceable.
I'm thinking about bringing in new programmers to cover them, just in case they are hit by a bus, or resign or whatever. But I afraid that
- The old programmers might actively resist the idea of knowledge transfer, fearing that a backup might reduce their value.
- I don't have a system to facilitate technology transfer between different developers, so even if I ask them to do it, I've no assurance that they will do it properly.
My question is,
- How to put it to the old programmers in such they would agree
- What are systems that you use, in order to facilitate this kind of "backup"? I can understand that you can do code review, but is there a simple way to conduct this? I think we are not ready for a full blown, check-in by check-in code review.


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MIAMI (AP) LeBron James scored 24 points and the Miami Heat had an edge in rebounding for a change Sunday to beat the woeful Washington Wizards 99-71.
The Heat, beaten on the boards by a total of 38 rebounds over the previous three games, this time enjoyed a 50-39 advantage. Udonis Haslem led them with 12 rebounds.
Miami scored the game's final 21 points and held Washington scoreless over the last 7:07.
James extended his streaks of scoring at least 20 points to 32 consecutive games this season, and 53 in a row including last year's playoff run.
The Wizards, last in the NBA in points and shooting, hit 36 percent. They lost their fifth game in a row and fell to 0-13 on the road against Eastern Conference teams.


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NEW YORK (AP) - He ruffled feathers. He maybe even turned some viewers off.
NEW YORK (AP) � He ruffled feathers. He maybe even turned some viewers off.
But it's likely no one turned off Seth MacFarlane.
Best-known until recently as the bad-boy creator and character voice behind "Family Guy" and last summer's hit film "Ted," MacFarlane seized the camera Sunday as host of ABC's Oscarcast and proved to its vast audience that he's a ridiculously versatile entertainer, a guy who can be as charming as he is famously irreverent, even polarizing.
Here's a guy who could toss off a joke Bob Hope might have delivered decades ago ("It's Sunday. Everybody's dressed up. This is like church � only with more people praying"), then carry off a deliberate groaner like his wisecrack that, while, an actor like Daniel Day-Lewis really captured Abraham Lincoln in his Oscar-winning performance, "I would argue that the actor who really got inside Abraham Lincoln's head was John Wilkes Booth."
Viewers could have gotten fair warning of what to expect from MacFarlane last fall when he hosted "Saturday Night Live" with skill.
But this Oscars hosting gig was the Main Event, and he earned a large measure of credit for keeping the show in satisfying equilibrium.
This was an elegant affair, including a surprise appearance by first lady Michelle Obama, live from the White House, who announced the best picture.
The lovely stage setting glowed and shimmered. And it was put to good use in a show-stopping production number saluting movie musicals including "Chicago," ''Dreamgirls" and "Les Miserables," performed by stars from those films.
On a program that honored the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films, Adele wailed the theme song from the newest, "Skyfall." Far juicier, Shirley Bassey belted out the theme from "Goldfinger" about as forcefully as she did in 1964.
And accompanying the In Memoriam tribute, in a year that saw the passing of composer-songwriter Marvin Hamlisch, Barbra Streisand made a rare television appearance to sing "The Way We Were" in his honor.
(If any of the studio-perfect performances raised suspicions of lip-syncing, the academy declared all the singing was done live.)
Speaking of music, the orchestra got surprisingly aggressive forcing off winners in mid-acceptance, often with the sinister theme from "Jaws," of all things.
But silver-tressed Claudio Miranda, accepting the best cinematography Oscar for "Life of Pi," didn't need the hook. Beginning with "Aw, gee, wow," he seemed to be channeling Diane Keaton in "Annie Hall" as he gratefully stumbled through his thank-yous with a series of gasps, sentence fragments, and finally his own self-imposed wrap-up, "Oh, my God, I can't even speak." In his brief appearance, he became the patron saint of any viewer who was ever forced to speak in public from the heart � and crumbled.
Few presenters knocked it out of the park in their fleeting turns, but none had viewers' teeth grinding.
Perhaps inevitably, Mark Wahlberg was reunited with his "Ted" co-star, a digitally rendered Teddy bear voiced by MacFarlane. Ted, at his politically incorrect best, wondered aloud where the post-Oscars orgy would be ("Jack Nicholson's house," Wahlberg finally replied) and professed that he was Jewish to ensure he would "work in this town."
Yes, MacFarlane had his moments of dubious taste. What did anybody expect who'd ever spent a moment with "Family Guy"?
But did he really cross the line when he described "Django Unchained" as "the story of a man fighting to get back his woman who's been subjected to unthinkable violence � or, as Chris Brown and Rihanna call it, a date movie"?
Especially on a night where everyone else seemed to be on their best behavior, MacFarlane's strategic misbehavior furnished welcome relief.
In interviews beforehand, he had spoken of his hope to strike a balance between respect for Hollywood and some necessary sass. Mission accomplished.
Leading-man handsome with a gleaming smile, he began the broadcast without a net and looking totally relaxed: Alone on the stage, he delivered a series of one-liners, most of which scored. (The Oscarcast was being watched by "close to a billion people worldwide," he intoned, "which is why Jodie Foster will be up here in a bit to ask for her privacy.")
Then he opened the door to his reputation for raunch with the appearance on a video screen of William Shatner as "Star Trek's" Captain Kirk, who had arrived from the future to scold MacFarland in advance for the hosting performance he was just starting.
"The show's a disaster," declared Shatner.
As evidence, he pointed to an "incredibly offensive song that upsets a lot of actresses in the audience."
With that, a pre-taped production number featured MacFarlane singing "We Saw Your Boobs," saluting a roster of actresses who have bared themselves in their films.
But then, in an effort to atone, MacFarlane sang a classy rendition of "The Way You Look Tonight" accompanied by Charlize Theron and Channing Tatum in dance.
Not good enough, said Shatner, who then revealed a video clip where MacFarlane, costumed in a Flying Nun habit, hit on Oscar nominee Sally Field in the green room.
Back and forth went the routine: Bad Seth and Good Seth. Both were very funny, stewarding a broadcast that never went askew.
Frazier Moore is a national television columnist for The Associated Press. He can be reached at fmoore(at)ap.org and at http://www.twitter.com/tvfrazier


text: Hi, Here are the minutes of the server team meeting. They can also be found online with the irc logs here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20110405. ==== Meeting Actions ==== * Daviey to submit UDS-O topic for translations and docs * jamespage to helpout with verification of euca-dhcp bug * jamespage to discover process/location for fixing ubuntu server documentation ==== Review ACTION points from previous meeting ==== * Daviey to talk with wider docs team regarding translations (deferred, carry over) * Daviey to talk with docs team about new submissions (New documentation for cluster stack) * Daviey has discussed this with the documentation team; most Ubuntu documentation is facing the same issue that the server documentation set is (i.e. lack of resource). * [ACTION] Daviey actioned to raise a UDS-O topic to discuss server team documentation and the how this is taken forwards. * Daviey to post another followup one euca-dhcp bug. (carry over) * Progress on this issue; bug applied but needs verification. * [ACTION] jamespage to help out with verification that this issue is resolved. * SpamapS to put his version of ubuntuserver-minutes in directions for writing minutes * DONE * ALL: Please review the current documentation (for Natty release) * Some review; however team are unclear on how to fix documentation for the release. * [ACTION] jamespage to find out and report back/email. ==== Natty Development ==== Focus is now on bug fixing rather than development. * List of release bugs for server team: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=server-nrs * Looking OK. * Work Items for Beta-2: http://people.canonical.com/~platform/workitems/natty /canonical-server-ubuntu-11.04-beta-2.html * Looking OK. Daviey asked that any blockers, issues or concerns be raised as soon as possible in the run up to beta-2 Smoser raised two bugs that required MIR approval: * Launchpad bug 726572 in cloud-initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) "[MIR] cloud- initramfs-tools" [Undecided,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/726572 * Launchpad bug 727200 in lxc (Ubuntu Natty) "[MIR] lxcguest in main" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/727200 ==== Ubuntu Server Team Events ==== * SpamapS: Apr. 13,14 I will be at the MySQL Users' Conference in Santa Clara, CA * jamespage: I'll be attending puppet camp europe on the 28/29 April in Amsterdam * zul: Apr 25 - 29 I will be at the Openstack summit, Santa Clara, CA ==== Weekly Updates & Questions for the QA Team (hggdh) ==== * Current investigating: * Launchpad bug 746751 in linux (Ubuntu) "kernel: [Firmware Bug]: the BIOS has corrupted hw-PMU resources (MSR 38d is 30)" [Critical,In progress] https://launchpad.net/bugs/746751 * Kernel SRU tests are throwing up security failures, compiler stracktraces etc... ==== Weekly Updates & Questions for the Kernel Team (smb) ==== * Launchpad bug 634487 in linux (Ubuntu Natty) "t1.micro instance hangs when installing java" [High,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/634487 * Latest natty works fine on smb test rig; however not in ec2. * The bug seems to be some interaction between xen hypervisor and the kernel. And it looks like newer Xen works. * Just need Amazon to upgrade. ==== Weekly Updates & Questions for the Documentation Team (sommer) ==== Not present ==== Weekly Updates & Questions from the Ubuntu Community ==== None ==== Open Discussion ==== None ==== Announce next meeting date and time ==== * Tuesday, April 12th 2011 16:00 UTC


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Guiding Light is switching off after a 72-year run that predates television.
CBS says the show will have its final episode in September. Like most daytime dramas, Guiding Light has suffered from declining ratings and CBS is looking for a lower-cost alternative to the hour of programming.
The Guinness Book of World Records has cited it as the longest-running television drama.
It began as a 15-minute serial on NBC Radio in January 1937 and debuted on CBS television in 1952, focusing on the Bauer family of Springfield.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Guiding Light Is Extinguished
Days: Such a Tease!
Will (Dylan Patton, pictured) warns Rafe that Sami doesn't have a great track record with men.
Nicole asks Chloe if she regrets anything about her marriage to Lucas.
Philip moves out of the Kiriakis mansion and into Stephanie's apartment.
EJ storms out of the church, and Nicole breaks down.
Chelsea fears that sparks are reigniting between Max and Stephanie.
Thursday – Max overhears EJ vowing to avenge Tony's death.
Friday – Rafe tells Sami that he can't stick around while she's still in love with EJ.
B&B: Such a Tease!
•Rick makes a shocking announcement.
•Bridget's confession leads to a tempting offer.
•Ridge (Ronn Moss, pictured) surprises everyone with his gift for Steffy.
•Stephanie suddenly finds herself jobless.
•Owen kisses one woman while playing house with another.
Y&R: Such a Tease!
•When Amber (Adrienne Franz, pictured) finds a wounded and disturbed Kevin, she tries to bring him back to reality, but is he too far gone?
•Nikki devises a new plan to prove Kay's identity. Will Jill agree to go along with it?
•After Lily shockingly turns down Cane's proposal will he stop fighting for custody of Delia to win Lily back?
•Will panic ensue when Sharon and Billy learn they'll be living under the same roof?
•Murphy proposes to a stunned Kay.
ATWT: Such a Tease!
•Damian vows to prove his innocence.
•Lucy begs Dusty to keep her secret.
•Luke and Noah get some help at the foundation from newcomers Zac and Zoe.
•Vienna (Ewa Da Cruz, pictured) and Henry dig themselves into a deep hole.
GL: Such a Tease!
•Reva (Kim Zimmer, pictured) goes into labor.
•Dinah sues herself.
•Edmund reveals the truth about Lara to Shayne.
•Olivia throws Natalia an engagement party.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
GH: Such a Tease!
Kate urges Olivia to come clean with Sonny.
Robin makes a painful confession during therapy.
Claudia comes up with a new plan to try and save herself.
Olivia encourages Jax to tell Carly (Laura Wright, pictured) the truth.
Lulu gives Ethan a taste of his own medicine.
Claudia puts her plan in motion.
Robin's condition takes a life-threatening turn.
Carly's torn over how to proceed with Michael.
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Matthew's situation takes a toll on Clint and Nora's relationship.
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Todd tries to take advantage of Tea's feelings for him.
The heat rises between Cristian and Layla.
Starr puts the moves on Schuyler.
Stacy is determined to get what she wants.
Todd gets a not so pleasant surprise.
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Jake comes to Amanda's rescue.
Krystal takes her anger out on Tad and JR (Jacob Young, pictured).
Ryan accuses Kendall of wanting to get back together with Zach.
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Zach and Kendall get alarming news about Ian.
Erica asks Ryan to keep his distance from Kendall.
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Med student shot to death near Galleria
A 30-year-old student at the Texas Medical Center was shot to death driving in her car Monday, yards away from her family's townhome near the Galleria area.
Gelareh Bagherzadeh was studying molecular genetic technology at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. She was of Iranian descent and was active in promoting Iranian women's rights, Houston Police Department spokesman Victor Senties said. She was a vocal critic of the Iranian government, according to prior interviews with the Houston Chronicle.
Whether discrimination or her personal background was connected to her death was not clear, Senties said.
"At this point, it does not appear that she was targeted," Senties said. Investigators do not know the motive for the shooting, he said.
Bagherzadeh was shot about 12:30 a.m. outside the family's home in the 800 block of Augusta near Sugar Hill. After she was shot, Bagherzadeh crashed into property on the townhome complex.
Police said nothing appeared to be stolen from the vehicle.
Police said Tuesday that they had responded to two separate calls, 45 minutes apart, about shots fired in the 800 block of Augusta before they found Bagherzadeh. After one call, at 11:45 p.m. Sunday, police found no evidence of a shooting at the address, Senties said.
But after a second call 45 minutes later about shots fired in that area, police discovered her car. Investigators have not said whether they believe the second call was about the same shots fired around 11:45 p.m. Sunday or were a result of a second round of shots, Senties said.
It was also not clear if both calls were related to the same incident, he said.
"They're looking into any and all aspects of it," he said.
Bagherzadeh apparently telephoned her former boyfriend moments before her death. Lorena Lopez said she was with the former boyfriend when he got the call.
"He said she screamed for her life," Lopez said while standing near the spot where the young woman was slain.
"He heard (tires) screeching and assumed it was a car accident," Lopez said. "He didn't hear a gunshot."
But they didn't know where Bagherzadeh had called from.
'Funny and nice'
Lopez said the former boyfriend went to the family's home.
"He came here looking for her," Lopez said.
While they no longer had a romantic relationship, Bagherzadeh and her former boyfriend remained close, said Lopez.
"They were just really good friends," Lopez said.
Lopez lives in the same apartment complex as the former boyfriend. Bagherzadeh would sometimes visit.
"She was funny and nice," Lopez said. "I used to call her 'the little girl' because she was just an adorable little thing."
Friends commemorated Bagherzadeh's life with notes on her Facebook page.
"Gelareh was one beautiful soul, kind, happy and full of love," one friend said. "Gelareh was a determined activist against Iranian government, seeking freedom for her fellow countrymen."
Another friend said Bagherzedeh "was a beautiful and fun girl, and she was working towards a career where she could she could be the one to save lives, we love you Gail."
Bagherzadeh participated in protests against the Iranian government in 2010 and was among those calling for a change in the current regime as demonstrators in Tehran pushed for revolution.
At the time, she, like other outspoken protesters, requested that her last name not be used in a Houston Chronicle online video because she feared persecution.
"We want change and we want freedom in our country," she said in the video.
She was an organizing member of SabzHouston, a group that pushed for political change in Iran.
Senties said Bagherzadeh was prominent among Iranian women.
"It appears she was one of the ones who would be out protesting and she was very well known in the Iranian women's rights community because she was constantly out protesting," he said.
'Difficult case'
Police said investigators have no leads or suspects.
"This is a pretty difficult case at this point," Senties said.
Anyone with information on the shooting should call the Houston Police Department at 713-308-3600.


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Andrea N. Schorr, Metadata and Collection Management Librarian at the UT Health Science Center Briscoe Library, provided an exhibit for Hoffman Elementary students and their parents at the first annual S.T.E.A.M Night (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) on February 3rd. The event allowed students to explore future careers and new ideas about innovations and technology. Each student visiting the exhibit table was given a sticker saying "Future Health Science Librarian" prompting one little boy to ask, "Can boys be librarians?"
On display at the Briscoe Library exhibit were resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) including TOXinvaders, a new mobile game about chemistry, the environment, and health; and ToxMystery, created by the NLM to help children from 7-11 years old learn about household chemical hazards. Students also had a chance to see and handle objects produced by the new Briscoe Library 3-D printer.
As a Resource Library with the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM), the UT Health Science Center Briscoe Library provides a variety of services to individuals and groups throughout South Texas including:
• Exhibits at health fairs and other health-related events like school science fairs
• Presentations for health consumers (including students and parents), area health professionals, and librarians, etc.
• Instruction on finding and evaluating reliable health information, with a focus on resources from the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Support for area organizations in identifying funding opportunities from the NN/LM or NLM and the preparation of proposals
To schedule an event or to request assistance with an outreach activity or project, contact the Briscoe Library's Head of Outreach Services, Peg Seger.


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The right-angled SATA connection enables you to plug in your Serial ATA hard drive in hard to reach areas or tight spaces, while the low profile and flexible design of the cable improves airflow and reduces clutter in your computer case, helping to keep the case clean and cool.
Constructed of only top quality materials and designed for optimum performance and reliability this 6" SATA cable is backed by our lifetime warranty.
As an alternative, StarTech.com also offers an 6in Left Angle SATA cable (SATA6LA1), which provides the same simple installation as this right angled SATA cable, but allows the cable to connect to the SATA drive from the opposite direction.
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When you troubleshoot issues with a SATA cable, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
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Use the hard disk drive, hard drive controller, and SATA cable in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
Use a different hard disk drive, hard drive controller, and SATA cable in your setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.
When you test the hard disk drive, hard drive controller, and SATA cable, it is recommended that you do the following:
Make sure that the hard drive is spinning without the SATA cable attached. The power cable should make the drive spin if it is a mechanical drive and not a solid state drive.
If your operating system is not detecting the hard disk drive, make sure that the drive is formatted with a partition (for example, NTFS or FAT32). If you are using a computer running a version of Windows, a drive letter must also be assigned to the hard disk drive.
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CHAPEL HILL- Next Tuesday Chapel Hill residents will have a chance to check in with the Central West Steering Committee to review maps laying out possible land uses and building heights for new development along the Estes Drive corridor.
But the 17-member group is at odds over which maps the public should see and what the maps actually represent. Mickey Jo Sorrel told fellow committee members she's not comfortable with any of the current plans.
"I personally do not feel that these maps are a product that I have endorsed. We have voted on them a piece at a time and in groups, but they were created by consultants," said Sorrel, speaking at Tuesday's steering committee meeting.
The four versions currently under review were drafted by a consultant following committee discussions to provide a starting point for technical analysis.
The maps feature mixed-use development on the north side of Estes near the Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard intersection, residential development closer to the schools, and a mix of office, institutional and higher density housing to the south. Proposed building heights along Estes range from two to four stories, with five to eight stories suggested for some interior parcels of land.
But some committee members argue a fifth map should be included, namely a lower density version drafted by an unofficial subset of the group who say they can't support any of the committee's concept plans.
The alternative plan limits building heights to three stories, adds more single-family housing to Estes and leaves some interior parcels untouched. Supporters of the alternative plan say it is responsive to neighbors concerns about vehicle traffic, pedestrian safety and environmental conservation. Four members of the committee, including Julie McClintock, delivered a letter to the group asking that the alternative plan be presented to the public for feedback.
"There hasn't been any real dialog in order to collectively come up with something that will also match what the citizens want," said McClintock. "That was actually the reason the steering committee was formed."
However, many on the committee worry that this alternate plan is too small in scale. Committee co-chair Amy Ryan said while she's willing to consider a less-dense scenario, the alternate plan would be a missed opportunity to plan for increased transit usage and affordable housing in the area.
"I don't think I would go as far as this because one of the real opportunities that I see in this area is we are on the major transit corridor in town," said Ryan. "One of the goals the town is trying to do is we're trying to get that transit ridership which will keep people off our streets. We're trying to house more people who aren't at the upper ends and maybe can't afford a single family house. I think this is a really good place to try and do that."
Others in the group took their criticism further. Whit Rummel, who owns undeveloped land on Estes Drive, said the lower-density plan lacked vision.
"What I'm really concerned about is if we go with something like this that has no center, no core, no heart, no vision, we have lost," said Rummel. "We have lost what we came to do. We have been sold out by people in this neighborhood who want to keep it [zoned] R1. And that is not our vision."
Nonetheless, McClintock said she plans to circulate copies of the alternate plan at next week's community meeting with or without the approval of the wider committee. This drew the ire of council liaison Jim Ward, who urged the group to present a united front.
"We haven't talked as a group about anything but those four maps in terms of having any kind of group discussion on it. I really would feel like you would be demonstrating very poor form if you pull out an alternative map that we have not had as a committee," said Ward. "You may feel very strongly about it, but that is not the place to do that."
The Central West Steering Committee is charged with creating a small area plan to be incorporated into the town's revamped comprehensive plan. The group is scheduled to submit its final report to the town council in November.
While the committee wrestles with the scale of the project, the process has begun to draw fire from citizens and elected officials outside the group, after a recent email from Town Manager Roger Stancil showed the cost of the consultant's work with the committee has jumped from $92,000 to $230,000.
Originally the town hired planning consultants from Rhodeside and Harwell to participate in four committee meetings and one community workshop. Now, that work plan has evolved to include 19 meetings, three community workshops and multiple concept plans.
The community will have a chance to evaluate the committee's work next week at an information session at the Amity United Methodist Church at 825 North Estes Drive.
The session will give residents the opportunity to provide feedback on the planning principals, goals and concepts the committee has developed. Members of the public are invited to drop in between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday September 10. The Central West committee will reconvene to assess the results of the community workshop on September 19.


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Across the United States, veteran educators are facing a growing problem of age discrimination.
Last year, Tempe Elementary School District No. 3 in Tucson, Arizona, discriminated against employees on the basis of age when it applied an early retirement incentive plan which granted greater economic benefits to younger employees based upon their age.
In North Carolina, a public school teacher was denied a promotion to assistant principal because of her age. She eventually won a $25,000 settlement after a lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
In 2009, EEOC filed an amicus brief in a case from Oklahoma City, successfully arguing that the trial court was wrong to dismiss a discrimination lawsuit by an older educator who had been demoted because of her age.
The National Education Association denounces blatant age discrimination as more and more veteran educators are targeted for dismissal by school superintendents and administrators. In many cases, school officials use the guise of "improvement plans" to harass veteran educators without taking into account the countless contributions they have made to public education.
Educators who have been discriminated against because of their age can find solace and legal protection in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects teachers age 40 and over against age discrimination. Under this act, age may not be the sole factor when a school district terminates the employment of a teacher. If a teacher charges a school district with age discrimination, the school district has the burden to show that some factor other than age influenced its decision.
This law, administered by EEOC, helps to protect this group of educators who either apply for a position or are already employed. In accordance with ADEA, it is unlawful to discriminate against a person because of his/her age with respect to any term, condition, or privilege of employment. This includes, but is not limited to, hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation, benefits, job assignments and training. The Older Workers Benefit Protections Act amended several sections of the ADEA.
In Tucson, a lawsuit by EEOC against Tempe Elementary School District alleges that the school district maintained an early retirement incentive plan that was unlawful. Specifically, the EEOC charges that the school district's plan is discriminatory because it grants more favorable benefits to younger employees based on their age. Under the school district's retirement plan, employees are reimbursed for accumulated leave based on their age at retirement, with those retiring at a younger age being treated more favorably than those who retire after age 60.
"Early retirement incentive plans which discriminate on their face based upon age are illegal and need to be changed," said EEOC Regional Attorney Mary Jo O'Neill. "People in their '60s should not be penalized merely because they want to continue working."
Rayford Irvin, district director of EEOC's Phoenix district office, said in a statement that "with more people working longer and delaying retirement, we will actively protect the rights of people over 40 to be free from this type of discrimination."
The EEOC filed the lawsuit after exhausting its conciliation efforts to reach a voluntary pre-litigation settlement. The agency is seeking monetary relief including the amount of money a retiree should have received but for the discrimination with prejudgment interest. The commission is also seeking an injunction prohibiting future discrimination to prevent the school district from engaging in further practices that discriminate on the basis of age.
The main body of employment discrimination laws consists of federal and state statutes. Some state constitutions may provide additional protection when the employer is a governmental body or the government has taken significant steps to foster the discriminatory practice of the employer.
If you have been subjected to improper treatment at your school based on your age, be sure to keep detailed records to document all of the disparate treatment. Read more about age discrimination laws.


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The upcoming PDRA Paint & Accessories Show at the National Hardware Show® in Las Vegas promises to be an exciting mix of sourcing, networking, and learning for those who attend the show, which runs from May 6-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show will also provide an excellent way for retailers to do some very effective social networking, both in person and online.
As a small independent retailer, you should already be aware of the importance of online social networking. Online social media is no longer something that retailers can afford to ignore. If you are planning to head off to the PDRA Paint & Accessories Show at the National Hardware Show this year, doing a just a small amount of planning now will result in a wealth of material for all of your social media accounts.
How Can a Trade Show Help Your Social Media Efforts?
First, the vast amount of demonstrations and dazzling displays at trade shows will provide one of the best opportunities you will ever have to compile a very nice portfolio of photographs and videos to use on sites such as Pinterest and Facebook. Make sure you have a good camera with you at all times at the show. If you have a smartphone that takes clear photos, by all means use it to snap photos as you move around the show floor. These can be uploaded immediately, and will provide your customers with an ongoing look at the excitement of the show, and will also help to cement your store's dedication to keeping up with the latest and best products available.
Remember, you don't have to stick to product-oriented shots. Personalize your photos: take pictures of unusual or spectacular architecture, long lines at booths, even your sore, aching feet! Don't forget to add lighthearted commentary to your photos when you post. Take a good camera with a high-capacity storage card with you also, so you can snap away without worrying about filling up your phone's storage. These photos will be wonderful to use for future posts, pins, and tweets.
Taking a video camera with you is a great idea, also. According to Julianne Will in her article "Not just for Show" in the April issue of Paint & Decorating Retailer, if you think your customers may like to see demonstrations in your store of certain products, post a short video of the show demonstration and solicit feedback on whether they might be interested in seeing the product demonstrated in your store.
Second, make sure you have a nice, large tote bag with you while you walk the show. You will be picking up samples, takeaways, brochures and flyers containing a vast amount of information you can use in future posts and tweets. Don't try to post all of the information you gather while you are at the show. Personalized photos and live-actions shots are best for instant posts at the show. The information you gather as you walk the floor is best saved for when you get back and can organize it into informative posts and even articles for your own store blog.
Third, keep the contact information you gather from industry professionals in a separate folder in your tote bag. That way it is all in one place so you can connect with them later on LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, etc. These contacts will be invaluable to your social media efforts, providing inspiration to you for posts, retweets, and pins about them and/or their products. Make sure you have included your own social media URLs on your business cards and contact information, so others can find you and do the same!
With just a little planning and effort, the PDRA Paint & Accessories Show at the National Hardware Show will quickly become a wealth of information and photos for you to share with your customers on social media. Customers who feel like you are going the extra mile to get them the best products and information available will quickly become your best and most loyal customers!
While you are at the show, make sure to stop by Booth #5828 to see what's happening at PDRA. For more information on the PDRA Paint & Accessories Show, see our Trade Show page, or go directly to the PDRA registration page for the National Hardware Show.
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US Cellular just droppeed word that it's adding a trio of HTC devices to its lineup -- devices that we outed back in July along with the rest of USCC's roadmap. Here's what's on tap:
- HTC Hero S -- It's got a 4-inch Super LCD display at qHD resolution, 5MP rear camera, 1.3MP front-facing camera, Android 2.3, and HTC Sense. It'll cost $199.99 after a $100 rebate and contract.
- HTC Wildfire S -- Stepping down just a tad, this one's got Android 2.3, a 3.2-inch display, a 5MP rear camera and will be available in grey or purple. It'll cost $79.99 after rebate and contract.
- HTC Flyer -- The 7-inch tablet has been a favorite of many this year, with its 1.5GHz processor, 32GB of storage and the HTC Scribe stylus. It'll cost $199.99 after $100 rebate and two-year contract.
One thing we don't have are release dates, so stay tuned. Full presser's after the break.
U.S. Cellular Announces Three HTC Android-Powered Devices Coming Soon
Carrier's Device Line-up Offers Something for Everyone
CHICAGO (September 28, 2011) – U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) announced today that the HTC Wildfire S™ and HTC Hero S™ smartphones, and the HTC Flyer™ tablet, will arrive in stores next month. All three devices are powered by the Android™ operating system, which gives customers endless options to customize the devices to fit their lifestyles.
"We're excited to give our customers even more choices by offering these cutting-edge devices," said Edward Perez, vice president of sales and marketing operations for U.S. Cellular. "Our associates' commitment to helping each customer find the right device to organize and simplify their life is one of the reasons we have the happiest customers in wireless."
HTC smartphones and tablets powered by Google's Android operating system lets wireless users personalize the devices. With more than 550,000 Android devices activated each day and more than 250,000 helpful apps available to stay organized, entertained and in touch with family and friends from anywhere, consumers are realizing the unique benefits that Android-powered devices offer.
The sleek and stylish HTC Hero S runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) with HTC Sense™, which helps keep customers at the center of their social world by bringing together all the different ways they communicate - from calls to IMs to status updates. It also features HTC Watch™, which allows customers to view their favorite television shows and movies on the smartphone's vibrant 4-inch Super LCD touchscreen with qHD resolution. The Hero S also features a 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera that lets users quickly capture pictures and video. The Hero S will be available for $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate along with purchase of a data plan.
Also powered by Android 2.3, the Wildfire S will appeal to customers moving up to their first smartphone. Available in grey and purple, it features a vibrant 3.2-inch touchscreen with HTC Sense and a 5-megapixel camera. Customers new to smartphones can easily download and enjoy useful apps. The Wildfire S will be available for $79.99 after $100.00 mail-in rebate along with purchase of a data plan.
The HTC Flyer is small enough to hold in one hand and powerful enough for e-mail, web browsing, entertainment and apps. The 7-inch tablet is driven by a 1.5 Ghz Snapdragon processor that lets customers cruise through applications, play games and watch TV and movies. The HTC Flyer also comes with 32GB of memory on-board to store music and videos. An optional HTC Scribe™ pen can highlight text, make notes, draw and even sign documents right on the screen. The HTC Flyer will be available for $199.99 after $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract and a $54.99 data plan.
U.S. Cellular's value-packed national plans are tailored to meet customers' data needs. The $79.99 Primary Plus Plan is the best value in wireless and offers 5GB of data with unlimited text, picture and video messaging. The plan also comes with 450 voice minutes, free incoming calls, free nights and weekends, and free mobile-to-mobile calls. A family of four who switches to U.S. Cellular can save more than $1,000 a year with the company's National Premium Plus family plan.
U.S. Cellular customers also get unique benefits, like new phones faster without continuously signing contracts, free incoming calls, text and pix, free Battery Swap and a rewards program where they get points for paying monthly wireless bills on time, adding a line or referring new customers. All U.S. Cellular devices are backed by the carrier's high-speed nationwide network, which has the highest call quality and network satisfaction of any national carrier.
To help smartphone and tablet users get the most out of their devices, U.S. Cellular hosts free in-store Device Workshops. Associates guide attendees through all of the features and functions of the company's Android-powered, Windows Phone and BlackBerry devices, and help them personalize their phones to enhance their lives. The workshops are open to everyone.
For more information about all of U.S. Cellular's Device Workshops, deals, plans and phones, visit any U.S. Cellular store, go to uscellular.com or check out U.S. Cellular on Facebook.
The HTC Hero S will be available for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. The HTC Wildfire S will be available for $79.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Purchase of a data plan is required, and a new two-year agreement and activation fee may apply for new customers. The HTC Flyer will be available for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract and a $54.99 data plan. Additional terms, conditions and/or charges may apply.
About U.S. Cellular
U.S. Cellular rewards its customers with unmatched benefits and industry-leading innovations designed to elevate the customer experience. The Chicago-based carrier has a strong line-up of cutting-edge devices that are all backed by its high-speed nationwide network that has the highest call quality of any national carrier. U.S. Cellular was named a J.D. Power and Associates 2011 Customer Service Champion and received PC Magazine's 2011 Readers' Choice Award. To learn more about U.S. Cellular, visit one of its retail stores or uscellular.com. To get the latest news, promos and videos, connect with U.S. Cellular on Facebook.com/uscellular, Twitter.com/uscellular and YouTube.com/uscellularcorp.
About HTC
HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC creates innovative devices that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.
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