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Battling for the Future of Facial Biometrics
Questions of civil liberties, but also "2-D or 3-D"?
A4Vision's Evans countered that 3-D systems are not as dependent on ideal light, camera angles or factors such as facial hair. He added that the more expensive 3-D makes sense as customers upgrade their hardware to include more sophisticated security cameras.
Both Identix and A4Vision claim their systems are accurate enough to distinguish between identical twins.
But both have their shortcomings. Something as simple as a toothy smile -- considered "an extreme facial expression" -- can throw off either kind of recognition system.
The entire face-scanning industry is still reeling from the black eye of several failed test programs in recent years.
In one trial in 2002, a 2-D face-recognition system at Boston's Logan International Airport -- where two planes used in the Sept. 11 attacks departed -- failed to identify 39 percent of volunteers who had their images stored in the experiment's database.
"They were failures," said Atick, whose 2-D company was involved in the Logan trial. "Actually, they were good lessons for the industry, and the industry has since learned from those."
Results are improving. A U.S. government test of face systems released in 2003 found that 2-D systems correctly identified 90 percent of people who had their images stored in the database in "controlled indoor" settings, according to the Face Recognition Vendor Test of 2002. The study also found that 1 percent of the matches made were "false positives" -- the computer identified the person being scanned as a different person stored in the database.
The 2005 test is looking at 3-D scanning, but results are not yet available.
Fisch said face-scanning is still not as accurate as fingerprinting or iris scans. "Both the 2-D and 3-D need to prove they have high accuracy before they are going to have widespread deployment," he said.
But face-scanning companies say their systems are easy to use on large crowds at airports and border crossings because they don't require cooperation from the user, such as touching a fingerprint reader. They add that many people don't want to give their fingerprints because that method is associated with being a criminal.
Cameras are everywhere in modern society -- a fact that delights some and scares others.
The American Civil Liberties Union says the widespread use of face scanning could bring Big Brother-like government surveillance, where a person could be tracked by ubiquitous cameras posted in airports, shopping malls and other public areas.
"It's going to result in people being asked to account for their whereabouts all the time," Barry Steinhardt, director of the Technology and Liberty Program at the ACLU, said of the technology.
He added that law enforcement potentially could follow a person from the airport, to the shopping mall, to other public places where cameras are mounted. He sees potential abuse: "Why is that black man in the white neighborhood?"
Those selling face-scanning gear downplay those fears.
Miami International Airport has about 2,000 cameras providing security, said Jonathan Forrester, director of marketing for AWT, a Georgia-bases system integrator for security systems that sells Geometrix's face-scanning equipment.
He added that an "average citizen" in New York City may be captured by as many as 75 security cameras over the course of a day. Such systems, Forrester said, could protect people from identify theft or could help nab criminals or terrorists.
Added Atick of Identix: "The ACLU has taken the stance that the technology is bad. Society has a right to determine where it's needed. We have cops, but we don't deploy them in the bedroom."
Evans sees the technology becoming more widely accepted. A4Vision -- which still collects around 65 percent of its revenue from test programs, not actual deployments -- is backing a proposed international standard for 3-D technology. It's a process that he said should take no more than two years.
In the meantime, he knows what customers want: "Speed is everything with this. Accuracy is everything with this."
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Monday, July 30, 2012
The Brothers are Here: Part II
14 comments:
- Kristin said...
I have 23 year old twin brothers. Yes. That's what you have to look forward to.
- July 30, 2012 at 10:00 PM
- jeands said...
wow, the mess you have to clean.
even if the photos are a bit blue it is still stunning. you really take good pictures, you know.
- July 31, 2012 at 1:14 AM
- Eloquent English said...
The picture of your brothers sleeping on the couch/chair made me LOL. =) xoxo
- July 31, 2012 at 5:19 AM
- Missy Ann Rinfret said...
Such cute pictures! I love the matching shirts- adorable!
- July 31, 2012 at 5:45 AM
- Candice said...
Your boys must just adore having the 'big boys' visit!!
- July 31, 2012 at 6:03 AM
- Shannon said...
I think it's great your boys get to spend so much time with their uncles.
And those match Ralph Lauren shirts are da bomb!
- July 31, 2012 at 6:17 AM
- Valerie said...
my 18-year old daughter was reading your blog over my shoulder. She said the Uncles are "hot" and noticed they are wearing lax shirts. Do they both play?
- July 31, 2012 at 7:53 AM
- laurenjeanallece said...
My gosh, I LOVE these photos! And the fact that Mike and Cullen have the same shirt. And the look on Bennett's face as he looks into the basket.
But seriously, how do guys manage to make such a spectacular mess so quickly? It's almost impressive.
- July 31, 2012 at 4:41 PM
- ♥ ♥ Just a Girl in Love w/ a Soldier ♥ ♥ said...
Beautiful pictures of the bridge and ocean side.
- July 31, 2012 at 6:02 PM
- Alisa Marie said...
OMG - I love when my brothers are in town! Looks like you guys are having a great time!
- July 31, 2012 at 6:39 PM
- Lacy in the Sky with Diapers said...
As always such beautiful photos! Love the Green shirt twiners! and your boys are so cute! :)
- August 1, 2012 at 5:24 AM
- Stephanie said...
What great images! It must be SO fun for the boys to have their uncles there! TOO TOO CUTE!
- August 1, 2012 at 11:48 AM
- Kate said...
All four boys napping-too cute!
- August 1, 2012 at 3:26 PM
- Nicole Marie said...
I love when my brother comes in town with his kids or when I visit him. It's a real treat and honestly the sweetest time ever.
- August 1, 2012 at 8:11 PM

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My name is Mimi. Everyone says I look like a Border Collie and Australian Cattle Dog mix. I was abandoned in the middle of the night at a shelter in rural Idaho with my brother. I was given one week to find a home before the nice man at the shelter would have to euthanize me. On Saturday April 16th I got lucky. My foster Mom Terra saw me when she came with a friend to adopt another dog. Terra couldn't leave me there, so she paid for my release and took me home to Salt Lake City.
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Venue Review: Lugano
When Bruce Myers and Tom Havrish opened the doors to Lugano for the first time, their restaurant already had a strong following. For several years leading up to that day in late January, the partners had operated the restaurant as a Biaggi's. They decided to go independent when it became apparent that the Midwestern chain of Italian restaurants had abandoned its original plans to expand into the Southeast.
The parting of ways must have been amicable, because the partners were able to keep the overwhelming majority of the Biaggi's dishes that had won them that strong following.
Not that they didn't have a few ideas of their own.
Of course, they didn't want to fix what wasn't broken. To that end, Myers (the managing partner who oversees the front of the house) preserved Biaggi's dining room intact, from barrel-vaulted ceiling to hardwood floor. Yards of cherry-stained woodwork and dimpled glass partition panels between the dining room and bar set the backdrop for tables draped in paper over white linens, creating a mood that suggests opulence without scaring off families with small children.
Chef Havrish was excited about being freed from the constraints of a corporate chain menu, but he knew he needed to proceed cautiously. "We didn't want to lose the customers who had been loyal to us," he says, noting that his initial changes were limited to dropping a handful of less popular dishes.
Biaggi's best-selling ziti al forno in a lobster cream sauce is still on offer, along with some three dozen other carryovers covering the mostly traditional Italian and Italian-American spectrum from chicken Marsala to garlic shrimp oreganata. Fans of spaghetti and Sicilian meatballs (well-seasoned golf ball-size orbs of beef, veal, pork and Italian sausage, according to our server) can still get their fix. Count me among their number.
Tweaking old favorites
I can also easily imagine returning on a regular basis for a big starter bowl of mussels in a light tomato-flecked garlic broth. Jumbo lump crab cakes, too, with the qualification that the ones I ordered could have benefited from a more substantial crust.
So could the pizza. Resembling a flatbread more than a pizza, the thin oval crust of Biaggi's – er, Lugano's individual pizza has an odd texture that's somehow bready, flaky and limp at the same time. As it happens, chef Havrish isn't satisfied with the pizza crust, either. He's working on a different recipe, which will likely take on a more traditional circular shape.
The chef had already tweaked the recipe for fried calamari by the time I got a chance to sample it. I'd never tried the previous version, but I can give an enthusiastic thumbs-up to the new one, which features an exemplary tempura batter and two dips: classic warm marinara and a zesty Italian salsa of pepperoncini, capers, tomatoes and garlic.
Havrish has so far limited himself to this sort of fine-tuning of the regular menu. It's the supplemental list of chef's features where he gets to spread his culinary wings. The list changes every month or so, allowing him to respond to the changing seasons and to try out new ideas. Here is where Havrish is free to color outside the lines with, say, a fresh strawberry and spinach salad with candied walnuts and a sherry mustard vinaigrette. Or grilled Italian meatloaf served over fried parmesan polenta cakes and iron-seared beefsteak tomatoes.
Broad appeal
The variety broadens the restaurant's appeal, naturally, as well as offering a change of pace for returning regulars. Fans of the mussels in garlic broth might want to switch it up a bit this month and try the mussels in saffron cream. Also on the current list, herb-marinated swordfish drizzled with a citrus vinaigrette is a tempting warm weather alternative to the usual seared mahi with white truffle mashed potatoes.
The best of these special offerings may earn a place on the regular menu. Last month's crab and wild mushroom bruschetta, for one, just got promoted to permanent status. Deservedly so. I'm guessing that's also how the Tuscan shrimp and "grits" (rendered as a creamy parmesan basil polenta, punctuated with Italian sausage and cappicola) found its way onto the menu.
Kitchen miscues are relatively infrequent and generally minor. Besides the pizza, the only serious stumble I encountered was a pork chop that was both over-seasoned and overcooked.
Fortunately, that night I found sweet consolation in Bomboloni. The menu description of "Italian donuts" doesn't do justice to this house-made creation that turns out to be wedges of white chocolate bread pudding deep-fried to order and dusted in cinnamon sugar. Drizzled with homemade caramel rum sauce and a scoop of vanilla ice cream, it will easily satisfy two of the most sugar-addicted among us. Turns out Bomboloni is another Biaggi's carryover.
And it's a good bet that it's here to stay.
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Proviso West High School should be avoided if you have other options. Getting a decent education at this high school is only remotely possible. Too many hurdles such as racial animosity, high levels of crime, peer pressure, drugs, too much chaos in classroom and indifference by some faculty leave this school unable to adequately educate our children. I advise you to send your children elsewhere if at all possible.
My three daughters have or are still attending Proviso West. All have been on the Honor Roll and in the National Honor Society. This school is what the student and the parents will make of it. It you apply yourself you can achieve anything. All of the negative is from those who do not want to apply themselves and parents who are not showing an interest in come to the school and working with the administration and the teachers to it make a better place. We as parents involved in our children education. This year will be a great year for Proviso West because we are praying and working with the administration and the PTO. Parents please get involved let you voices be heard. Show and be apart of the solution not the problem. Your children need to see you come and visit the school and sit in the classroom and know who is in the school and who is teaching your children. Don't let another year go by not knowing what you can do for you children. God Bless
School should be close long time ago. Students are not learning and teacher don't teacher. Wasting tax money. I will not my kids to this school to learn nothing. Got to move out because of this school.
This is a horrible school! I spent the first 3 years of my high school career at a private school. Senior year, I elected to go to Proviso West to be with my best friend. Horrible mistake & a total culture shock! Smoking in bathrooms, teachers cursing, students cursing back, gang fights in the hallways, pregnant girls, racism against blacks and latinos, gay students being inappropriately affectionate in the hallways. It was just sad. I struggled in Trig because our teacher only taught to the front row for 3 min, passed out papers and sat down for the remaining period. I didn't learn a thing and almost didn't graduate because of the teachers desire to actually TEACH! It was such a let down and a huge embarrassment that I Ever attended here! My sister will be going to high school next year and I PRAY my parents don't let her go there!
This school is just so disappointing. My son comes home and i ask him how it went. All he ever says is, "The Usual". He doesn't think the way Proviso is should be blamed on the teachers. He thinks its only a "bad" school because of the students in it. We should all clap for the teachers, for what they have to go through everyday. Its just complete nonsense coming in and out the school. Another issue there is, Racial issues.
these schools were terrible too begin with! it got a little better better from 04-07 then the school got terrible once again. There's many gang activites , regualar on a day to day basis of fights happening. There's about 7 or 7 a day and the teacher's do nothing but resum class. I would NEVER send any kid's too any of the proviso schools. there all dirty . The people there who "guard" the school do nothing and aren't worth anything. the "no child left behind program" does not apply there even though they have it. Children get bullied each day . RACISM AGAINST WHITE PEOPLE IS HUGE OVER THERE!
this school would be alot better if the teachers pay more attention to those students that are willing to get a good education and focus less on those students who rather not be in school
Do your kids justice and do NOT send them to PWHS.
I graduated from Proviso West in 2005. Basically the science and health departments are the strongest. The school is what you make it. I am now a senior on the deans list at North Central College, people can't look down on you when your at the top of your class.
proviso west is un sanitary. teachers there dont teach anything. kids get bullied with out a teacher doining anything its a real disappointment.
One of my daughters graduated from PW and I have another one thats a junior..they both play softball and parent involment is non-excistant...every game, it's just me or when my husband can come, just the two of us..it's pitiful! And its been this way for the whole time my daughters have played here (7 going on 8), but its not just this sport...both my daughters play volleyball and its just as bad! The only sport that gets a little support is boys basketball. Its a real shame when there are more parents on the visiting side then ours. And as far as acedemics, I've said this before and I'll say it again, where ever your child goes, they can learn or not learn or they can get in trouble or not get in trouble. My graduated daughter was excepted in every major college she applied to
I found the key element to success at Proviso West to be Parental involvement. Both of my sons graduated from P.W. The youngest went to U. Wisconsin and graduated December '07 with a civil engineering degree. The eldest did the four year air force tour and is in school for computer engineering. They both played football and wrestled. I can only conclude that the honors classes work at Proviso and as parents we need to stay connnected to our childrens academic progress, meaning give the teachers your cell phone number. Then they will know that as a parent YOU are highly committed.
I'm very glad to have my son in this school. Teachers and other staff are very friendly and helpful. The school is great.
Proviso West is a big disappointment,the school is unclean,the enviroment for learning is poor,the staff and teachers do not teach.Send your child to a better school and don't waste your time with Proviso West.
PW reputation NOT reality-I can't believe families are so afraid &spend $$ for private school. My daughter graduated and was offered excellent college scholarships-high class ranking. My son is a current student. The school is very clean, excellent facilities- pool, fieldhouse etc.The kids have never felt in danger at any time.We've only had 1 bad teacher and she's gone, they are all very good, willing to work with students-Love the new Principal. Coaches doing their best-while sports teams not competitive in TOUGH ISHA conference--if your child has interest and is willing to show up to practice, he/she will be the team leader & star,looks great on college resume. Band too hip hop, need a concert band. My main criticism is ZERO school spirit...BAND is just learning the school song-my daughter never learned it-even though the words are printed on the wall of the gym. Want more input? Email me.
Teachers lack teaching skills, the schools security is good for nothing, when there is trouble then tend to get to late. Student and Teacher Relationship is poor.
I think the new principal is doing a real fine job of changing the way the school is doing. I really appreciate the way she is handling most situations. I wish all the staff and faculty was 100% behind her. Most of the parents and community do support her and those that do support her. There are some wonderful teachers that go out of their way every day for our children. Proviso west is a wonderful school.
Academic: good. Lots of extracurriculatr activities. Some parent involvement.
The incoming freshmen program called F.L.C.A. is great . I suggest all freshmen be apart of this .It helped my daughter alot and now i her sophmore yaer she has honor classes. The sports are not that great. The cheerleading team does not have a good coach!
I would not recommend this school.While there are good teachers and people in a leadership position, the overall quality of the school is horrible.Parental involvement is nonexistent. While extracurricular activities are present, Students don't participate due to the negative overall social atmosphere of the school. Peer pressure within the school causes many students to conform to lower standards in order to be accepted. The amount of violence within the school is ridiculous-fights occur on a daily basis. My first year of college was very difficult due to the fact that I wasn't accustomed to the workload and expectations of University Life and I had ALL honors courses at PWHS. OVERALL RATING: D- The only good thing that came out of PWHS was meeting one of my best friends.
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48 U.S. Code § 1591 - Governor and Lieutenant Governor; election; eligibility; official residence; powers and duties; report
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The executive power of the Virgin Islands shall be vested in an executive officer whose official title shall be the "Governor of the Virgin Islands". The Governor of the Virgin Islands, together with the Lieutenant Governor, shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the people who are qualified to vote for the members of the legislature of the Virgin Islands. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen jointly, by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both officers. If no candidates receive a majority of the votes cast in any election, on the fourteenth day thereafter a run-off election shall be held between the candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor receiving the highest and second highest number of votes cast. The first election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be held on November 3, 1970. Thereafter, beginning with the year 1974, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall be elected every four years at the general election. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall hold office for a term of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified. No person who has been elected Governor for two full successive terms shall be again eligible to hold that office until one full term has intervened. The term of the elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor shall commence on the first Monday of January following the date of election.
No person shall be eligible for election to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor unless he is an eligible voter and has been for five consecutive years immediately preceding the election a citizen of the United States and a bona fide resident of the Virgin Islands and will be, at the time of taking office, at least thirty years of age. The Governor shall maintain his official residence in the Government House on Saint Thomas during his incumbency, which house, together with land appurtenant thereto, is hereby transferred to the government of the Virgin Islands. While in Saint Croix the Governor may reside in Government House on Saint Croix, which house, together with land appurtenant thereto is also transferred to the government of the Virgin Islands.
The Governor shall have general supervision and control of all the departments, bureaus, agencies, and other instrumentalities of the executive branch of the government of the Virgin Islands. He may grant pardons and reprieves and remit fines and forfeitures for offenses against local laws. He may veto any legislation as provided in this chapter. He shall appoint, and may remove, all officers and employees of the executive branch of the government of the Virgin Islands, except as otherwise provided in this or any other Act of Congress, or under the laws of the Virgin Islands, and shall commission all officers that he may be authorized to appoint. He shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws of the Virgin Islands and the laws of the United States applicable in the Virgin Islands. Whenever it becomes necessary, in case of disaster, invasion, insurrection, or rebellion or imminent danger thereof, or to prevent or suppress lawless violence, he may summon the posse comitatus or call out the militia or request assistance of the senior military or naval commander of the Armed Forces of the United States in the Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico, which may be given at the discretion of such commander if not disruptive of, or inconsistent with, his Federal responsibilities. He may, in case of rebellion or invasion or imminent danger thereof, when the public safety requires it, proclaim the islands, insofar as they are under the jurisdiction of the government of the Virgin Islands, to be under martial law. The members of the legislature shall meet forthwith on their own initiative and may, by a two-thirds vote, revoke such proclamation.
The Governor shall prepare, publish, and submit to the Congress and the Secretary of the Interior a comprehensive annual financial report in conformance with the standards of the National Council on Governmental Accounting within one hundred and twenty days after the close of the fiscal year. The comprehensive annual financial report shall include statistical data as set forth in the standards of the National Council on Governmental Accounting relating to the physical, economic, social, and political characteristics of the government, and any other information required by the Congress. The Governor shall also make such other reports at such other times as may be required by the Congress or under applicable Federal law. He shall have the power to issue executive orders and regulations not in conflict with any applicable law. He may recommend bills to the legislature and give expression to his views on any matter before that body.
There is hereby established the office of Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin Islands. The Lieutenant Governor shall have such executive powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the Governor or prescribed by this chapter or under the laws of the Virgin Islands.
Source(July 22, 1954, ch. 558, § 11,68 Stat. 503; Pub. L. 90–496, § 4,Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 837; Pub. L. 97–357, title III, § 309(a),Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1710; Pub. L. 98–454, title V, § 502,Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1735; Pub. L. 105–362, title IX, § 901(n),Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3290.)
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act July 22, 1954, ch. 558, 68 Stat. 497, as amended, known as the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1541 of this title and Tables.
1998—Pub. L. 105–362, in fourth paragraph, struck out "The Governor shall transmit the comprehensive annual financial report to the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior who shall audit it and report his findings to the Congress." after "other information required by the Congress." and "He shall also submit to the Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, and the cognizant Federal auditors a written statement of actions taken or contemplated on Federal audit recommendations within sixty days after the issuance date of the audit report." after "under applicable Federal law."
1984—Pub. L. 98–454substituted "Saint Croix, which house, together with land appurtenant thereto is also transferred to the government of the Virgin Islands" for "Saint Croix free of rent" in second paragraph.
1982—Pub. L. 97–357, in fourth paragraph, substituted provisions relating to the preparation, etc., of a comprehensive annual financial report to be submitted to the Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, preparation of other reports as required by Congress or applicable Federal law, and submittal of a written statement of actions taken or contemplated on Federal audit recommendations for provisions relating to an annual report of transactions of the Virgin Islands government to the Secretary of the Interior for transmittal to Congress and such other reports as required by Congress or applicable Federal law.
1968—Pub. L. 90–496amended section generally, providing for the popular election of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, setting the date of the first election, defining the scope of their authority, setting out the duties of their offices, specifying the qualifications for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, and providing that an elected Governor may serve two full successive terms but shall not be again eligible to hold that office until one full term has intervened.
Effective Date of 1968 Amendment
Pub. L. 90–496, § 16,Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 842, provided that: "Those provisions of this Act [see Short Title note set out under section 1541 of this title] necessary to authorize the holding of an election for Governor and Lieutenant Governor on November 3, 1970, shall be effective January 1, 1970. All other provisions of this Act, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be effective January 4, 1971."
Termination of Reporting Requirements
For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in the 1st sentence of the 4th par. of this section relating to the requirement that the Governor submit a comprehensive annual financial report to Congress, see section 3003 ofPub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 11th item on page 115 of House Document No. 103–7.
Submerged Lands, Conveyance to Territory
Conveyance of submerged lands to the government of the Virgin Islands, see section 1701 et seq. of this title.
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HOME REHABILITATION: GUIDE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE is the first clinical reference for therapists practicing in the home care setting. It covers fundamentals, pediatric populations, adult populations, emergency situations, and pharmacology in home healthcare. A special section of appendices includes necessary reference information such as ICD-9 CM Common Therapy Diagnoses, listings of community organizations, HIM-11 Coverage of Services and Durable Medical Equipment, and a listing of suggested home care resources. A must have for any home care therapist!Table of Contents
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August 12, 2009
This is the second part of a two-part Commentary. To read the first portion, click here: Trust is ephemeral: Part I
Do people trust capitalism? They don't trust unregulated markets, that's for sure. They don't trust investment bankers and bond merchants who refuse to speak to them in plain English (despite the best efforts of Arthur Levitt to get them to do so). They don't trust a global marketplace with uneven rules that mean lower wages, no health care, and unfunded pensions.
As health-care legislation makes its way through committee, it's clear that the public and their elected representatives no longer trust the private sector to look after many of their most basic needs. Why? Company after company, particularly in the American heartland, has shuttered its doors, locked the plant gates, and turned employees away. Yet, with remarkable regularity, executives in many of those same companies have departed with fat severance packages, rewarding irresponsible risk-taking and sub-standard business decision making.
Business people in just about every sector of the economy are saying, "trust me." Now here's a simple question for you: "Why?" Given your recent behavior, why should people trust you? People put their money in a demand deposit account because they trust the FDIC, not because they trust the bank. The fact is, the private sector is going to have to do a better job on a behavioral level in order to regain the trust that's been lost in this decade.
Social psychologists tell us that the three components of an attitude (or intellectual viewpoint) are cognitive, affective and behavioral. That is, how we look at something (or someone) depends a great deal on what we know, how we feel and how we (and they) behave. In addition to arguing in favor of mutuality, balance of power and trust safeguards, why not argue in favor of morally acceptable behavior?
Business ethicist Ken Goodpaster tells us that business ethics "is the application of what is good and right to that assortment of institutions, technologies, activities, and pursuits which we call business." "Ethics," he says, "refers most often to a domain of inquiry, or discipline in which matters of right and wrong, good and evil, virtue and vice are systematically examined."
That's not the same as morality, though. By contrast, morality refers not to a discipline but to patterns of thought and action that are actually operative in everyday life. Thus, what we have here is not so much a business ethics problem leading to a breach of trust. It's actually a morality problem. The vast majority of folks in business today (including Bernie Madoff and Alan Stanford) knows and understands the right thing to do. The problem isn't what they know or how they feel – it's their behavior.
And, until people in business begin internalizing issues and principles associated with business ethics (and morality) in both a personal and professional way, the public will continue to trust the regulators, auditors, inspectors and legislators. If you want less regulation, less oversight, and fewer restrictions on business – if you want a resurgence of trust in business – begin making business ethics a part of your core values and everyday behavior. The pendulum will swing back away from government and toward those managers and firms who've shown they're worthy of our trust.
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Red Wings End Road Trip With Loss to Coyotes, 3-1
Martin Hanzalscored twice to lead Phoenix over Detroit, 3-1, on Monday.
Boyd Gordon also tallied and Mike Smith turned in a 30-save performance for the Coyotes, winners in three of their last four.
Johan Franzen provided the lone offense for the Red Wings, who have lost two in a row to end a five-game road trip.
Joey MacDonald made his first start since March 30 and absorbed the loss despite giving up just two goals on 22 shots.
Hanzal doubled the Coyotes' edge and netted the eventual deciding score on a power play less than seven minutes into the second by tipping in a Ray Whitney offering through bodies in the crease.
Detroit peppered Smith with 11 shots in the third, but had no answer. MacDonald was pulled for an extra skater with over a minute remaining and Hanzal put the clincher into an empty net inside of 30 seconds to play.
Gordon put the hosts on the board at 7:22 of the opening period in a short- handed situation. He managed to elude a pair of Detroit players to snag an errant pass off the left boards, skate in and deke MacDonald before sliding a shot home at the right post.
Game Notes
Detroit won three of four games in the season series...Hanzal posted his first multi-goal effort since October 23...Whitney picked up a pair of assists...The Coyotes travel to Dallas on Tuesday...The Wings, who finished 2-2-1 on their sojourn, return home to open up a six-game homestand by welcoming Edmonton on Wednesday.Copyright © 2014, Orlando Sentinel


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Saturday is the National Day of Unplugging -- a day to disconnect and unplug from cell phones and computers for 24 hours.
Some say they just won't be able to do it; others are already doing it and some say they'd have no problems with it.
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Alexandra Campbell has young children, but says her family often goes unplugged.
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French and Francophone Studies Curriculum
The French Program offers courses in language, literature and culture that allow students to develop and expand their knowledge and understanding of the French-speaking world. Language courses focus on developing students' fluency in French, a process that continues through study abroad experiences and upper-level seminars. From introduction to film, literature, and culture courses through advanced topics courses, students deepen and broaden their awareness of the cultures and literatures of the French-speaking world. All our courses invite students to view cultural production as dynamic and inseparable from its socio-historical context. Throughout the French curriculum, students sharpen analytical skills and become familiar with key methodologies and theoretical concepts of the discipline. They develop their communication skills both through training in public speaking and in writing. Students become informed and critical readers of the texts and images that fill the world around them.
The French and Francophone Studies curriculum consists of the following types of courses, all of them conducted in French.
Language Sequence
As these courses are sequential, students should begin their study of language in the fall semester.
French 1101-2204 [101-204]
These courses develop students' fluency in French (reading, writing, listening and speaking) and cultural awareness of the French-speaking world. French 1101 and 2203 are offered every fall and French 1102 and 2204 are offered every spring.
Advanced French through Film
French 2305 [205]
This course introduces film analysis, enhances writing skills, provides in-depth advanced grammar review, and develops mastery of complex structures and vocabulary. Please note that this course is offered in the fall semester only.
Prerequisite: French 2304 or placement.
Introduction to French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures
French 2407 [207] through 2411 [211] introduce students to the study of the cultures and literatures of France and the Francophone world. While each course has a different focus, they are all equally challenging and may be taken in any order or number. We encourage students studying away in France during their junior year to take French 2408 in the spring of their sophomore year. For the major in French, students must take at least one culture course (French 2407 or 2408) and one literature course (French 2409, 2410 or 2411) at this level, or the equivalent in study abroad. French 2407 and 2409 are offered every fall and French 2408, 2410 and 2411 are offered every spring.
Introduction to Culture and Society
These courses broaden and deepen students' knowledge and understanding of French-speaking societies and cultures Students sharpen their skills in cultural analysis. Francophone Cultures (French 2407) introduces students to French-speaking countries outside of France and the histories of slavery and colonization that inform their complex identities today. Contemporary France through the Media (French 2408) examines hot issues in France today through written and visual media and introduces students to the French political system and to key concepts for understanding contemporary France. Courses emphasize oral activities that help prepare students for study abroad in French-speaking countries.
Prerequisite: French 2305 or placement.
Introduction to the Study and Criticism of Literature
These courses expose students to literary works of all genres in their socio-historical contexts. They develop students' understanding of critical approaches to literary texts and their skill in textual analysis. These courses include an important writing component that helps prepare students for study abroad in French-speaking countries. French 2409 and French 2410 examine French literature from the medieval period through the French Revolution and from the 19th through 21st centuries respectively. French 2411 examines works of French expression produced around the world in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Prerequisite: French 2305 or placement.
Topics in French and Francophone Studies
These courses are seminars that bring together smaller groups of students to focus intensely on particular topics often linked to the professor's areas of research. Throughout the semester, students take an active role in leading discussion of course material. They conduct independent work on topics of their choosing and share their findings with their peers.
Prerequisite: French 2407 or 2408 and French 2409 or 2410 or 2411, or another 3000-level course
Independent Study and Honors
Available to seniors who wish to work more closely on a particular topic on which they have conducted research. Students work with an advisor for whom their topic is an area of expertise.
Prerequisites: Application and project proposal approved by the Department, and at least one French course at the 3000 level.
Students doing an honors project must be enrolled in another French course throughout the duration of the project. Please see specific course listings for more detailed descriptions of individual course offerings.


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This guy's name is Josh Sundquist. He only has one leg and last year a photo of his Halloween costume went viral and it's not hard to see why....
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14 ounces
whole wheat rotini pasta
1 (10 ounce) package
frozen broccoli
1 tablespoon
olive oil
2 cups
diced fully cooked ham
1 (15 ounce) jar
Alfredo sauce
1/2 cup
2% milk
ground black pepper to taste
1 cup
shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
If I could I would give this 4 & 1/2 stars. I save 5 stars for super exceptional stuff. My husband loved this and I have to say it was quite good. First I used regular linguini pasta instead of whole wheat rotini. I used 1 (10 oz) container of Buitoni regular alfredo sauce and 1 (10 oz) container of Buitoni light alfredo sauce from the cold case at the grocery store. I have used the jarred varieties of alfredo sauce before and have never been satisfied with the taste of any of them so I thought I would try the more fresh version. I personally think that it was hands down much better than the jarred. I upped the milk to 3/4 cup intead of 1/2 and used 16 ozs of pasta. Then I used Kraft 2% Colby Jack Monterey but used 2 cups so it was a little cheesier. I found the recipe easy to follow and quick to put together. Definetely a keeper. In the future I will make it with shrimp or chicken as well as the ham. Thanks for sharing the recipe mrs. embee.
Not bad - not great, but it gets the job done.
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good, used less pasta and more milk as there was not quite enough alfredo
just a little salt as the ham was the cola ham from Easter with the grapejuice on it!
boys liked it
This recipe was great! I changed it though - I used 16 oz of Garden Rotini; I added 2 cups of Velveta to the Alfredo instead of the shredded cheese; I sauteed the ham in olive oil with half an onion chopped, 2 cloves of garlic and a 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning; I used a 12oz bag of microwave in the bag Broccoli. I also didn't bake it, I just threw all the cooked items in a pot!
This was a great way to get rid of leftover ham from Christmas, as well as some unused monterey jack cheese I had bought for cheese & crackers. My very picky boyfriend even liked it! This will definitely become a repeat dish at our house!
I had some leftover ham in the freezer from Easter, so thought this sounded like an easy, comforting dish. I made my own cheese sauce with half chicken broth, half 2% milk, and some sharp cheese along with the Colby-Jack. This was surprisingly good, and fast. I will keep this one and maybe try leftover chicken next time. Thank you mrsembee!!
Very good and easy. Great way to use leftover ham. I changed sauce choice to more suit our family taste and added basil and mint while browning the ham.
I usually save the left overs for my husband, but this was so yummy, I had to have them. :) Like someone else said, I also recommend using Bertolli alfredo sauce. I also used paramasean instead of colby-monterey jack, and it was wonderful.
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Is there a real Vermont Yankee settlement?January 12,2014
Staff File Photo The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, seen here from across the Connecticut River, is scheduled to close by the end of the year. But decomissioning could take decades.The announcement before Christmas that the state of Vermont and Entergy, the owner of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, had reached an agreement about its closure and one final year of operation left many folks breathing a collective and hopeful sigh of relief.
The initial reports seemed promising. Entergy and the state rolled up their sleeves, put their bad blood behind them and found some common ground.
Money would be available for economic development in Windham County to help build up its economy without Vermont Yankee. And money would also be available for more renewable power to further Vermonts transition to cleaner power.
A path was laid out for a speedier cleanup, and the fights about back taxes and legal fees that have already exceeded more than $6 million would end. That hopeful news came a day before Christmas and was regarded as a welcome present by many. But actual delivery on some of the promises will be as elusive as Santa Claus and his reindeer more in the realm of things we like to believe in, rather than the reality of what will actually happen.
The agreement calls for quick approval by the Vermont Public Service Board. It must be fully accepted by the end of March or all bets are off.
In the coming month, the parties will examine the agreement, and the state and Entergy will explain why the settlement should be approved. An additional public hearing will be held Tuesday, and a final day of technical hearings will take place at the end of the month.
Given Entergys past track record, there is good reason to be skeptical about the proposed settlement. Vermont has been down this road before.
A previous agreement required Vermont Yankee to close by March 2012. Almost two years later, the plant is still running. Rather than shut down, Entergy sued the state, claiming Vermonts requirements were preempted and precluded by federal law.
Vermonters have learned a lot about preemption in the past few years and the importance of avoiding obligations that may run afoul of this principle. It is thus telling that the proposed settlement reserves Entergys right to challenge any requirement or obligation imposed by state law on the ground that such law is preempted ...
In view of Entergys past legal challenges, we can expect these new obligations will be honored only when they suit Entergys needs.
Some of the thorniest but perhaps most important issues in the settlement concern the plants decommissioning and site cleanup. The Vermont Yankee plant began operating in the 1970s, a century after Alexander Graham Bells first telephone conversation. No one expected that the plants closure and cleanup might not even begin until another full century had passed. Yet even with the current agreement, that is likely.
The funds available now for decommissioning are about half what is needed. Entergy has not added a dime to the fund since it purchased the plant in 2002 and has relied instead on its investment savvy to grow the fund.
Until the fund at least doubles in value, there will be no decommissioning. Given past performance of the stock market, that may take a while.
Even if the fund grows rapidly, Entergy alone will determine when there is enough money to begin decommissioning. And its only after Entergy makes the decision that it must seek federal approval to begin decommissioning within 120 days. Nothing stands in the way of Entergy waiting 60 years before it begins to decommission and clean up the site.
In the end Vermont will still have a tired, old but closed nuclear plant for decades to come. This is a disappointing reality that belies at least some of the spirited sugar coating and hopes about the agreements effect.
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A Drummer's Dream (2010)
Set at an idyllic music camp for emerging musicians in rural Ontario, A Drummer's Dream focuses on a rare assembly of some of the most versatile drummers in the world, including Nasyr Abdul Al-Khabyyr, Dennis Chambers, Kenwood Dennard, Horacio "El-Negro...
Directed by John Walker
A Generation of Orphans (2007)
A Generation of Orphans gives voice to six children who have been orphaned by AIDS across sub-Saharan Africa. Their personal and varied life stories are told with the help of the grassroots agencies that work valiantly on their behalf. This portraiture-...
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A Growing Season (2008)
A Growing Season follows vegetable farmer John Gorzo Jr. and his family over eight months on his farm in the Holland Marsh, located north of Toronto. This growing season gets off to a cold, wet start in April delaying the planting season. As he waits...
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In this classic exploration of marriage in conflict, Billy and Antoinette Edwards, their son Bogart and dog, Merton spontaneously live out their lives and laughter, tears, wit, tenderness, fierce anger, patience, pain and sorrow ensue. Hoping to discover...
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A Mind Like Mine (2009)
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The Mukilteo and Sultan school districts secured state grant money to make upgrades that should make school buildings more energy efficient.The Mukilteo School District received a $532,711 grant, which will help pay for a $1.6 million project to replace dated infrastructure, improve lighting and reduce energy costs. The remaining portion of the project will be paid for by utility rebates and capital levy money."It's a good deal as far as the district is concerned," said Andy Muntz, manager of communications for the Mukilteo School District. "Anything we can do to save costs in energy goes back into the classroom," he said.The money will go toward a long list of projects at virtually every school in the district. The upgrades include adding new boilers, installing LED pole-mounted light fixtures at parking lots and retrofitting sinks with low-flow aerators.The district expects to save $64,000 annually in utility costs, Muntz said. Sultan School District received $327,269 in state grant money. The money will be used to update heating, ventilation and air conditioning in school buildings, said Dan Chaplik, school superintendent. The project is expected to save the district $37,000 annually in utility costs.Sultan and Mukilteo were among 21 school districts statewide to receive grants for school facility energy efficiency improvements. The grants were part of $14.9 million awarded by the state, part of a larger pot of $40 million set aside for energy efficiency grants in K-12 schools.McKinstry, a leader in construction, energy and facility services, helped coordinate the installation work.


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