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Sections of Endeavour Wharf are set to be leased off to allow for development with the wind farm industry.
The area is currently used for car parking but over recent months the borough council says there has been a "number of approaches" by developers interested in using the port of Whitby as a service centre.
This week, Whitby Harbour Board agreed to permitted development at Endeavour Wharf and is now inviting proposals for investment and business from the open market. They will be measured against a set criteria and although the harbour board says it is not limiting itself to wind farm development the majority of interest has been in connection with using Whitby to service wind farms at Dogger Bank and Hornsea.
An evaluation panel will be set up to consider any proposals for development and it is hoped that they will be in place as early as next year.
Over the last four years the harbour board and the borough council have been working towards attracting extra investment and even set up an offshore wind project board.
A report put to the harbour board on Monday says Endeavour Wharf is under-used in terms of port related operations and the proposals offer "significant economic growth potential".
Alex Richards, a council project manager said: "This report suggest a way forward for taking these proposals to the next stage.
"That is when the real work begins to iron out the detail and it is not until they are on the table that we will be able to sign a lease.
"There are a lot of things to go through – this is only the first stage."
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Modern day tribes are comprised of people loosely (or tightly) connected in many (or few) ways. These connections might be coincidental or intentional. What's critical is that you understand the potential cohesive power behind these connections.
Consider a story told by Clay Shirky in his excellent book – Here Comes Everybody. A woman left her cell phone in a New York City cab. Unfortunately, she lost invaluable wedding planning information stored in the phone. The short version is that a teenage girl found the cell phone and refused to return it. A viral internet movement resulted - creating a very powerful tribe of people – each connected by a desire to see the phone returned to the owner – or perhaps justice. This tribe became powerful enough to influence changes within the New York City Police Department – resulting in the eventual arrest of the teenage girl and ultimately the return of the cell phone.
This story provides a clear lesson for business owners, bloggers and anyone else with an ear to hear. No longer is an individual at the mercy of a large (or small) organization (or single person). When people are able to unite with modern social networking tools – affecting changes of this magnitude over something as simple as a lost/stolen cell phone – imagine the potential of those people to influence your business. Those same people are your tribe of customers and your tribe of employees.
Please pay attention – this is the most critical part. Your tribe of customers is already organizing and meeting in this way using modern social networking tools. This tribal behavior is already being reflected in your bottom line - with even greater potential to affect it in the future. Your business can either profit by this reality or be destroyed by it – it's your choice. It's time for you to wake up and begin to understand the power of modern day tribes.


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TMZ reports that veteran basketball player Lamar Odom, who was arrested in California's San Fernando Valley Friday morning for DUI, has hired noted criminal defense lawyer Robert Shapiro, of OJ Simpson trial fame. Odom, a free agent who was formerly with the Clippers and the Lakers, was arrested early on Friday after California Highway Patrol (CHP) saw him driving erratically on the 101 Freeway, according to an L.A. Times article by Richard Winton and Kate Mather posted on Fox Sports West.
Officials said the 6-foot-10 forward, who is 33, was heading eastward just before 4 a.m. in a white Mercedes sports utility vehicle when he was spotted driving "in a serpentine manner" below freeway speeds, at about 50 mph, the L.A. Times writes. According to the CHP, he showed signs of being under the influence of either drugs or alcohol and failed a field sobriety test.
Ben Bolch and Richard Winton write for the L.A. Times that Odom refused all chemical tests at the Van Nuys jail to determine his level and type of intoxication, as a result of which:
[…] CHP officer Leland Tang said, Odom's driver's license will be suspended a year under California law. Tang said that if Odom had taken the tests, he would probably have faced a reduced suspension of his license.
Odom was booked into custody at 5:01 a.m. and released at 8:33 a.m., after posting a $15,000 bond, the L.A. Times writes, noting that "An inventory of Odom's SUV revealed no drugs, alcohol or other contraband, [California Highway Patrol Officer Leland] Tang added." Odom is expected in Van Nuys Municipal Court in Sept. 27.
Tang told the L.A. Times that the Los Angeles city attorney's office will review the investigation and decide whether misdemeanor charges will be filed. Odom also had a minor traffic accident Aug. 24 on the 101 Freeway involving L.A. Times reporter Adolfo Flores, in which no one was injured, the newspaper reports.
TMZ writes that lawyer Robert Shapiro is known for plea bargaining, and speculated about the strategy for Odom:
These cases are pretty standard — he'll probably plead no contest to one count of DUI and get probation. He'll also be required to attend an alcohol ed class. And, since he refused to submit to a blood-alcohol test, he'll automatically get his driver's license yanked for 1 year. No getting around that.
TMZ also notes that Shapiro represented OJ Simpson in his murder trial along with lawyer Robert Kardashian, whose youngest daughter, Khloe Kardashian Odom, has been married to Lamar Odom for four years. The L.A. Times writes that Odom's arrest came after almost a week of concerned tweets from former coaches and teammates of his regarding reports from gossip websites about alleged drug use and problems in his marriage.
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'Lamar can't play anymore,' said one senior executive with an NBA team who spoke on condition of anonymity because he did not want to publicly discuss a free agent. The 6-foot-10 forward averaged career lows in points (4.0), assists (1.7) and minutes (19.7) last season with the Clippers.
If Odom does sign with a team and is convicted of DUI, he will face a mandatory evaluation by the director of the NBA's anti-drug program, according to terms of the league's collective bargaining agreement.
Odom had a difficult childhood, the L.A. Times writes, with a father who was addicted to heroin and a mother who died when he was 12. In recent years, he has endured more strife: his cousin was murdered in 2011, and a car he was riding in that same year collided with a motorcycle and struck and killed a 15-year-old boy.
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Monday, August 7
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Barnes County Senior Center bone builders exercise is at 9:30 a.m. and a whist tournament is at 1:15 p.m.
Farmers Market will be in the Shopko parking lot in Valley City from 4-6 p.m.
Valley View Neighborhood Block party will be held at 6 p.m. at 322 15th St. NE, Valley City.
Tuesday, August 8
Barnes County Senior Center pinochle is at 1:15 p.m.
Wednesday, August 9
Barnes County Senior Center bone builders exercise is at 9:30 a.m. and whist is at 1:15 p.m.
Music in the Park, featuring Kroshus and Krew, will be held in the Valley City City Park Bandshell at 7:15 p.m. MarketPlace Food is providing a picnic supper for up to 250 people starting at 6:30 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be relocated to the Eagles Club. Attendants should bring their own lawn chair or blanket and mosquito spray.
Thursday, August 10
Barnes County Senior Center pinochle is at 1:15 p.m.
The Monroe Doctrine, a local bluegrass band, will perform from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Vault Coffee Shop, Bakery and Center for the Arts in Valley City.
Cruise the Valley will be held on Central Avenue in Valley City from 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday, August 11
Registration for Valley City junior and senior high students will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Hi-Liner Activity Center. Grades seven through nine register in the junior high office, and grades 10 through 12 register in the senior high office.
Barnes County Senior Center bone builders exercise is at 9:30 a.m. and bingo is at 1 p.m.
Saturday, August 12
The monthly Bluegrass Jam Session held at the Barnes County Museum will take place from 1-5 p.m.
"Robby" Vee and his Rock -N-Roll Caravan Concert, celebrating 100 years of Red Willow Resort, will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the resort's pavilion.
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Forget the carrot – a unique look at motivating and managing staff
Problem: A stubborn, lazy ass needs to be motivated into action.
Solution: Tie a carrot to the end of a stick; dangle it above and just out of reach of the ass you are trying to mobilise.
Key success factors: The ass must like carrots and the ass must be stupid.
Outcome: A blinkered stupid ass moving forward trying to reach an unattainable goal.
Hmm, I wonder who the real ass is in the above situation.
This ridiculous adage and a really difficult week brought me to the realisation that I needed a new metaphoric crutch to inspire my staff motivational and management tactics.
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What does the wooden spoon mean to you:
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- The draconian parent's punishment weapon of choice when good manners and behaviour were believed best taught through hard lessons?
- A simple humble kitchen implement used for centuries by generations in the creation of culinary delights?
The wooden spoon is my carrot replacement. It is representative of the choices managers are faced with each time they are called upon to motivate or discipline staff.
If we choose to focus on the negative; the mistakes and poor performance without instilling the hope of faring better in the future. If we humiliate and lord position or simply settle for less than the potential offers, we are creating defeatist asses who will comfortably chase a dangling carrot on the road to nowhere. This management style is akin to handing out the wooden spoon award.
If we choose to manage by fear, our aggression will evoke either flight or fight reactions. If we mete out our will through threat of consequence, we risk breaking spirits (and the wooden spoon) and we may end up with asses who no longer even remember the taste of carrot a.k.a. corporal or corporate punishment with a wooden spoon.
But if we choose to put the wooden spoon in the hands of those we lead, we stimulate creativity and innovation and we demonstrate that the outcome of the engagement is determined by imagination and skill. Because at the end of each day we are all the creators of our own destiny; in life and work; we can choose to stir shit or bake a chocolate cake. We hold the wooden spoon.
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June 14 2008
This week Fulham have announced more new signings to bolster the squad. After letting go a number of players after the dramatic finale to the 2007-08, Roy Hodgson has signed two goalkeepers and now added Zoltan Gera from West Bromwich Albion and also Andranik Teymourian from Bolton.
Gera normally plays as an attacking midfielder, and also presents Roy with another striking option as he can play up front as well. Andranik is another midfielder , but usually plays in a holding or defensive role. These additions to our midfield are welcome as it takes the pressure off the likes of Murphy, Bullard and Andreasen. It also adds a bit more competition for these positions which is only a good thing, as everyone will have to be firing on all cylinders to secure a regular place in the starting line up.
This brings the tally to four signings so far, with David Stockdale and Mark Schwarzer both competing for the regular spot between the sticks. Roy seems to be building support for each area of the team bit by bit. Fulham can now feel that its' midfield has a bit more depth than last season, and the ever changing goalie place will now probably have Mark Shwarzer in the starting line up with Stockdale looking to impress in training and the reserves team before he is likely to bump one of the older pairs of hands in to permanent retirement!
Roy did well with securing Gera as he was a free transfer, enjoying interest from other clubs. He obviously feels that WBA don't have much chance in staying up (which is encouraging for us) and wants to persue his career at a club that he feels will develop him as a player and one which has shown signs of great improvement in the final third of the season. Let's hope he will add a dimension in the midfield to make our attacks stronger.
Also on another free transfer (Good Work Roy!) is Andranik. This is another example of Roy making good use of our limited funds, saving his budget for a super star striker (we hope) and some more depth and strength in the defence department. He is closely watching Euro 2008, and with any luck, will find us a few more players to ensure next season isn't as traumatic and nail-biting as the last.pqs: qs:


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Victoria Azarenka is likely disappointed after being knocked out of the French Open, but she has to be excited with how well she has played up to this point of the 2013 season, and she should be getting ready to make a deep run in the final two Grand Slam events.
Although Maria Sharapova was not playing at the top of her game, she was still able to defeat Azarenka in three sets, winning 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. Azarenka was in it for the most part, but simply wasn't able to get it done.
Despite the loss, this year has been great up to this point for Azarenka.
The loss in the semifinals at Roland Garros may have hurt, but it was actually the best finish at the French Open in Azarenka's career. She had reached the quarterfinals twice back in 2009 and 2011, but this was her first appearance in the semifinals. She had struggled at the event in the past, with a career record in the event of 19-8 and three exits in the first round.
Azarenka has looked good in her other events as well. She was able to win the Australian Open back in January, defeating Li Na in the finals. It was her second Grand Slam title win, with the first happening at the Australian Open last year.
In February, Azarenka was able to win the WTA Qatar Total Open. Not only that, but she defeated Serena Williams in the finals.
She came back in May in the WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome and made it to the finals, this time unable to top Williams for the title.
When it comes to rising tennis stars, you want to see them show signs of improvement. For the 23-year-old Azarenka, she has been doing just that, particularly in Grand Slam events over the past few seasons.
During her first three seasons in 2006 through 2008, Azarenka had a combined record in Grand Slam events of only 18-12, with four exits in the first round and zero appearances in the quarterfinals or further.
Since 2011, Azarenka has looked much better. She's had a combined record of 47-8 with one appearance in the quarterfinals, three in the semifinals, one in the finals and two title wins.
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Howdy Spokes folks! We have crossed the halfway point of the season, and there are great battles brewing in several classes.
In BS, Mat Beck started the season strong, but is under fire from a hard charging Jerry Centanni who is now just a few points behind. Reinaldo Pena is currently in third place, also within striking distance. In HS, Blake Vignaud seems to have a stranglehold on the lead, winning every event this season. Vanessa Lau and Mark Reed are currently in second and third. You have to be named Tom/Thom to usually be in the the conversation for STU, and Thom Hardy is indeed currently leading over Tom Cook. But will Shawn Hale continue to rise and shake up the top of the heap?
The always hotly contested Novice class has a slew of capable drivers vying for the season victory. Charles Gillan currently leads with two second place finishes. But Juan Silguero, Chris Hamilton, Duval Retana, Andy Klein, and Nick Gruendler all have one win. This class will likely (as always) come down to the wire.
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First, we are moving to a 1 year membership (365 day) instead of the calendar year membership. We will no longer offer a discounted membership rate mid year. The change is to improve our ability to communicate with the membership via Axware emails. Anyone who has already paid their membership fees for the year have been updated with this new policy. The end date for your membership is 1 year from when you paid, instead of previous date of 12-31-2018.
We are also offering a new package deal at the Tech Day and Membership drive. The package consists of Spokes single membership and all the Spokes run events for the year entry fees for the price of $295, with a $5 discount for cash/check. This offer is good at the Tech day, Feb 03 at Winding Road Racing.
We are also making changes to our passenger policy. We will be changing the requirement from 16 years old and a valid drivers license to the SCCA policy of "no younger than twelve (12) years old or is at least 57" tall". This change will have some procedures going forward that will be required. Namely, we will need the parent(s) to contact the President of Spokes and fill out the minor Waiver form prior to event day. Watch for a future update at a later date when we have the rules finalized.
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Finally, we will now count Novice entries as participation for Year End Trophy eligibility. For example, if you ran Novice E Street for 3 times, and then 3 more times in Open class, will meet eligibility requirement if we have 12 events. The rulebook will be updated with this change shortly.
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How much time did it take to prepare for the tests?
Which tests are the most challenging?
Do the tests follow the course guides reliably?
I am preparing for A&P now.
Best of luck to others doing the same!
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Joined: Jan '03; Posts: 16Feb 14, '03How much time did it take to prepare for the tests?
~~It depends on the person. There was one girl who took all 7 nursing courses in a week -- very good idea, if you don't think you'll need to RETAIN anything. Some people study for 3 months for each one. Once you take the first one, you'll get a better understanding of what study method works the best for you and about how long it'll take you. After the 2nd one you will have become a pro.
Which tests are the most challenging?
~~I thought most of the nursing exams were pretty difficult, but I've heard some people say they didn't think they were bad. I didn't think that the last 2 weren't as bad as the rest, but again, others disagree with me on that too. Not to be a party pooper for you, but A&P wasn't much fun either.
Do the tests follow the course guides reliably?
~~They do follow the EC content guides, yes. Course/study guides from publishing companies? Let's not go there.
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EXCELSIOR COLLEGE PRACTICE TESTSJan 14, '04This is intended to be neutral statement : These practice tests seem to be associated with Excel Advantage. Research the company for it's integrity prior to paying. I believe there is a very good thread on here called study guides that will tell of some experiences with this company and their conduct. I personally have no experience with them, other than seeing a Mr. Butner on various Yahoo sites posing as a student. I can't say what their materials are like, but maybe these tests will be helpful--but as with anything I would advise researching it!
KimJan 15, '04Have completed all of the prereqs...just have CPNE left to do. I'm an experienced LPN and do very well (just lucky!) on written exams. I'm quivering in my boots at the thought of the CPNE. As for all of my prereqs..... I found that the outlines were very broad based, but did cover all of the testing material very well. Initially I signed up to take three of the nursing exams on the same day. I studied very hard for one using an NCLEX test guide, didn't have time to study for the other 2, went in and took them all and came out with A's and B's. I have a good selection of text books for reference, but for the most part, I have stuck with the NCLEX books (now have them from 3 different sources) as I find the practice tests very helpful and have seen many of the same questions on the nursing exams. With the gen ed requirements, I did a couple of college courses, but the ones that I tested out of I again had a good text for reference, but rarely opened it, spent most of my study time using very short study guides found at the local college bookstore. I also really used the Standard Deviants Video's. After I watched the first one I thought I was a total idiot for buying them... until test time. They really helped me to recall the things I needed to know.
One of my former coworkers received her ADN and BSN through Regents --her advice to me, get rid of the texts, use the NCLEX reviews and focus specifically on what the study guide asks for.
Good luck!!!Jan 15, '04How long did it take to complete the course of study? I worked w/a nurse in Hawaii who obtained her RN thru this program. She didn't seem to think it was too bad, but then again she was a smart cookieJan 15, '04The amount of time it takes to complete Excelsior is variable depending on the person. For me...the two biggest inhibitors are lack of confidence and lack of motivation. The other two factors that I have heard from other Excelsior people are, of course, time and money. In hindsight, as far as the nursing component was concerned, I think that I could have finished it easily within 3 months (excluding the CPNE... I've been dragging my feet about taking it for more than a year now!) if I would have just studied for 2 or 3 hours 5 evenings a week. I have always tested well on written exams. I'm a horrible procrastinator with very little confidence. I do have a lot of years of nursing behind me and I do my best to keep current with changes in nursing.Jan 15, '04The "CPNE" is the hands on exam? So you only have clinicals that one day the entire program?Jan 15, '04The CPNE (Clinical Performance Nursing Exam) is a hands on performance exam under the direct supervision and evaluation of one of a team of RN evaluators. It lasts 2 1/2 days and is hospital based. There is a lab portion and then several patient care settings where you provide care for individual patients. No instructions in how patient care is to be provided are given during the exam. It is not a "teaching" experience. For the most part the RN's are limited as to what questions they are allowed to answer for the examinee. The examinee is expected to perform at the same level as a new graduate RN. There is a big study guide that Excelsior puts out to help people prepare for the CPNE. Don't know if I explained that very well.....Jan 16, '04WOW, 2 1/2 days of testing.............that'd do me in ! YOu explained it wonderfully, thanks for your time.Jan 18, '04There are also CPNE workshops you can attend to help you prepare. They are very helpful and well worth the money from what I am told.
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SOURCE: Cerebain Biotech Corp
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DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - May 7, 2013) - Cerebain Biotech Corp. ("Cerebain" or "the Company"), a subsidiary of Discount Dental Materials, Inc. (OTCBB: DDOO) announced today that its company information is available via Standard & Poor's Corporation Records Listing Program. As part of the program, a full description of Discount Dental Materials, Inc. will be published in the Daily News Section of Standard & Poor's Corporation Records, a recognized securities manual for secondary trading in up to 38 States under the Blue Sky Laws. Standard & Poor's Corporation Records is available in print, CD-ROM, and via the web at www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com as well as through numerous electronic vendors.
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It's actually not that usual for me to photograph our group – my favorite people of all – the F girls or the Aggro girls, or any number of names we are called. This is because I would be too busy laughing my head off. There's Ninja, Samurai, .. the German Farm Girl (still mulling over the most suitable nickname for her giggly deadly jabs), and I'm called Ong Bak (the Thai Warrior from the boonies of Thailand.)
F is for Fight, mainly, but probably other words too, depend on our activities of choice. We met at Krav Maga. In the course of a short 2008 year, we became a tight pack that infuse each others' lives with each of our contrasting positive attributes. Over our bond of fight commitment and disciplines, we see to it that each of us grow into our best potential. Phebbie (Ninja), takes the arts of pain tolerance, precise striking, and perfect reflects into her career pursuit in the field of media. Mychelle (Samurai) overlook fears and intimidations and incorporate working hard while having fun in her field of production. (German Farm Girl) Anita's recognizing her natural strengths and quick grasps (and execution) for techniques in preparation for… hmmmm.. her work with the kindergardeners.
This little gathering was billed ahead as a little hang. It wasn't made into what it actually was until we all were there. A combination of holidays, new year, and my birthday celebrations – would have been too extravagant sounding to plan ahead. Instead Phebbie just called for a 'stop by to pick up a present'. A couple bottles of wines later, we were giving headlocks and having cupcakes until the night was concluded.
Even for my cynic view over the 'excuse for a season's greetings', I can't help but put this group as 'worth it'. Worth it for putting the silly christmas light necklaces and exchange gifts (well, I don't do xmas gifts, so I only selfishly took). This is because these girls are above average exceptional personally and generally.
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UNION – The Kean University women's basketball team used a 31-6 run spanning the first and second halves to erase a double-digit, as the Cougars defeated The College of New Jersey, 72-56, in the New Jersey Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Wednesday evening.
Sophomore Naimah Clemons scored a game-high 22 points and added five steals, as the #4 Cougars (5-0, 1-0 NJAC) made 24 steals and scored 30 points off of 31 TCNJ turnovers.
For the Lions (2-3, 0-1 NJAC), senior Alexandra Gregorek and junior Jessica Imhoff each led TCNJ with 11 points and six rebounds
After the Cougars scored the first eight points of the game, TCNJ used a 22-4 run to build their largest lead of the game at 22-12 with just over 10 minutes remaining in the half. Imhoff opened the run with a jumper, and after her three-pointer gave the Lions their first lead at 11-8, freshman Liz West closed out the run with a fast break lay-up for the 10-point edge with 10:40 remaining.
The Cougars answered with six straight points, all on lay-ups, before the Lions extended the lead back to eight points on a pair of occasions, the last at 33-25 with 29 seconds left on a pair of foul shots by Imhoff.
Kean closed the half with five points in the final 16 seconds, as Clemons knocked down the Cougars' only three-pointer of the first half and senior forward Angelica Bermudez scored on a put-back as the first half ended to pull Kean to within 33-30 at the break.
Imhoff led all scorers in the first half with nine points, while Gregorek added seven points and four rebounds for the Lions. For Kean, Clemons dropped in seven points and rookie Emily Cristaldi and Bermudez each added six points.
The two teams traded baskets to open the second half before the Cougars scored 14 straight points to erase a three-point deficit and take the lead for good with an 11-point advantage at 46-35 less than five minutes into the second half.
A 10-2 run by the Cougars pushed the lead out to 17 points, before the Cougars would lead by as many as 18 points on three occasions en-route to the 16-point victory to open the NJAC season.
Senior forward Tiffany Patrick finished with a double-double, as she had 10 points and 11 rebounds, while also adding five blocks and four steals. Cristaldi chipped in with 13 points, four steals and three assists and junior Danielle McFadden had eight points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals in 14 minutes off the bench.
For the Lions, sophomore forward Candace Vigo had 10 points off the bench and junior guard Katie Occhipinti dished out a game-high five assists.
The Cougars travel to New Jersey City University for a NJAC doubleheader on Saturday, December 4. Tip-off is at 2 p.m.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties is beloved by generations of readers and stands as his crowning work. This new audio edition, authorized by the Fitzgerald estate, is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal (
Brokeback Mountain). Gyllenhaal's performance is a faithful delivery in the voice of Nick Carraway, the Midwesterner turned New York bond salesman, who rents a small house next door to the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby....
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic American novel of the Roaring Twenties is beloved by generations of readers and stands as his crowning work. This new audio edition, authorized by the Fitzgerald estate, is narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Jake Gyllenhaal (
Brokeback Mountain). Gyllenhaal's performance is a faithful delivery in the voice of Nick Carraway, the Midwesterner turned New York bond salesman, who rents a small house next door to the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby. There, he has a firsthand view of Gatsby's lavish West Egg parties - and of his undying love....
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Genevieve McInnis is locked behind the fortified walls of McHugh Keep, captive of a cruel laird who takes great pleasure in ruining her for any other man. Yet when Bowen Montgomery storms the gates on a mission of clan warfare, Genevieve finds that her spirit is bent but not broken. Still, her path toward freedom remains uncertain. Unable to bear the shame of returning to a family that believes her dead or to abandon others at the keep to an imposing new laird, Genevieve opts for the peaceful life of an abbess. But Bowen's rugged sensuality stirs something deep inside her that longs to be awakened by his patient, gentle caress - something warm, wicked, and tempting.
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Will Robie is a master of killing. A highly skilled assassin, Robie is the man the U.S. government calls on to eliminate the worst of the worst - enemies of the state, monsters committed to harming untold numbers of innocent victims.No one else can match Robie's talents as a hitman...no one, except Jessica Reel. A fellow assassin, equally professional and dangerous, Reel is every bit as lethal as Robie. And now, she's gone rogue, turning her gun sights on other members of their agency.
"Baldacci Plays by the Rules"
Best-selling author Mary Roach returns with a new adventure to the invisible realm we carry around inside. Roach takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: The questions explored in
Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in
Stiff and every bit as surreal as the universe of zero gravity explored in
Packing for Mars. Why is crunchy food so appealing? Why is it so hard to find words for flavors and smells? Why doesn't the stomach digest itself? How much can you eat before your stomach bursts?
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Hostile in ways that a surface-dweller could never know, the tunnel-mazes of the Underdark challenge all who tread there. Among these souls are Drizzt Do'Urden and his magical cat, Guenhwyvar. Exiled from his drow homeland, Drizzt must fight for a new home in the boundless labyrinth. Meanwhile, he must watch for signs of pursuit - for the dark elves are not a forgiving race.
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From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new collection of essays taking his listeners on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences.
"Always a Sedaris fan, but this isn't his best"
Twenty-year-old Camryn Bennett thought she knew exactly where her life was going. But after a wild night at the hottest club in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, she shocks everyone - including herself - when she decides to leave the only life she's ever known and set out on her own. Grabbing her purse and her cell phone, Camryn boards a Greyhound bus ready to find herself. Instead, she finds Andrew Parrish.
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The selection began with 35 girls. Now, with the group narrowed down to the Elite, the competition to win Prince Maxon's love is fiercer than ever. The closer America gets to the crown, the more she struggles to figure out where her heart truly lies. Each moment she spends with Maxon is like a fairy tale, filled with breathless, glittering romance. But whenever she sees her first love, Aspen, standing guard, she's swept up in longing for the life they'd planned to share.
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From Afghanistan and Pakistan to Yemen, Somalia, and beyond, Scahill speaks to the CIA agents, mercenaries, and elite Special Operations Forces operators who populate the dark side of American war-fighting. He goes deep into al Qaeda-held territory in Yemen and walks the streets of Mogadishu with CIA-backed warlords. We also meet the survivors of US night raids and drone strikes - including families of US citizens targeted for assassination by their own government - who reveal the human consequences of the dirty wars the United States struggles to keep hidden.
"fantastic book -- and disturbing"
Cooked, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elements - fire, water, air, and earth - to transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer. In the course of his journey, he discovers that the cook occupies a special place in the world....
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The summer that Nixon resigns, six teenagers at a summer camp for the arts become inseparable. Decades later the bond remains powerful, but so much else has changed. In
The Interestings, Wolitzer follows these characters from the height of youth through middle age, as their talents, fortunes, and degrees of satisfaction diverge. The kind of creativity that is rewarded at age 15 is not always enough to propel someone through life at age 30; not everyone can sustain, in adulthood, what seemed so special in adolescence.
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Damien Stark's need is palpable - his need for pleasure, his need for control, his need for me. Beautiful and brilliant yet tortured at his core, he is in every way my match. I have agreed to be his alone, and now I want him to be fully mine. I want us to possess each other beyond the sweetest edge of our ecstasy, into the deepest desires of our souls. To let the fire that burns between us consume us both. But there are dark places within Damien that not even our wildest passion can touch. I yearn to know his secrets, yearn for him to surrender to me as I have surrendered to him. But our troubled pasts will either bind us close...or shatter us completely.
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Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London's fanciest restaurants. But when his big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she's completely crushed. So when Ben, an old flame, calls her out of the blue and reminds Lottie of their pact to get married if they were both still single at 30, she jumps at the chance. No formal dates - just a quick march to the altar and a honeymoon on Ikonos, the sun-drenched Greek island where they first met years ago. Their family and friends are horrified. Fliss, Lottie's older sister, knows that Lottie can be impulsive - but surely this is her worst decision yet.
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Daemon's determined to prove what he feels for Katy is more than a product of their bizarro connection. So she's sworn him off, even though he's running more hot than cold these days. But they've got bigger problems.The Department of Defense is here. If they ever find out what Daemon can do and that Katy and Daemon are linked, Katy's a goner. So is he. And there's this new boy in school who's got a secret of his own. He knows what's happened to Katy and he can help, but to do so, Katy has to lie to Daemon and stay away from him. Like that's possible.
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As the head of his family, Robert Beckford, the Earl of Masten, was accustomed to dealing with various problems his siblings had caused of one sort or another. However, he wasn't prepared when his cad of brother ruined and then abandoned a young lady. To right the wrong, Robert married the girl himself; but his chivalry only went so far. He didn't want a wife, and most certainly not a scandalous one. So, after repeating his vows, he sent her packing, off to a secluded estate and expected her to stay put.
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Stretched to his limit, Tamas is relying heavily on his few remaining powder mages, including the embittered Taniel, a brilliant marksman who also happens to be his estranged son, and Adamat, a retired police inspector whose loyalty is being tested by blackmail. But when gods are involved.... Now, as attacks batter them from within and without, the credulous are whispering about omens of death and destruction. Just old peasant legends about the gods waking to walk the earth. No modern educated man believes that sort of thing. But they should....
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What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit? This is the question John Brockman, publisher of Edge.org, posed to the world's most influential thinkers. Their visionary answers flow from the frontiers of psychology, philosophy, economics, physics, sociology, and more. Surprising and enlightening, these insights will revolutionize the way you think about yourself and the world.
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Victoria McQueen has an uncanny knack for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. When she rides her bicycle over the rickety old covered bridge in the woods near her house, she always emerges in the places she needs to be. Vic doesn't tell anyone about her unusual ability, because she knows no one will believe her. She has trouble understanding it herself.
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It's well known that blockchain technology decentralizes decision making and fosters decision by consensus.
A big part of that is "smart contracts," a revolutionizing aspect of this technology that automates trust and takes greater steps towards transparency, which can help with execution of supplier payments and other transactions.
Traditionally, every relationship in the financial world is bounded by legal contracts, which are executed by both parties based on a defined/expected business event. Each of us sign these various contracts in daily life for services we consume from a service provider. Most of the time we blindly sign T&Cs (which are foundation agreements and legally binding) without reading through in detail. Simply put, the end consumer has no great wisdom to interpret them effectively.
Smart contracts have been defined and interpreted differently by various communities. In the technical community, a smart contract is like a self-executing code in a given event. An example would be "Send XXX GBP to contractor on last day of month." This similar self-executing code ability is available across existing technologies like Oracle, where Trigger objects / smart agents are executed on various events. Hence we can call this smart contract code.
In the legal community, smart contracts are known as smart legal contracts, where two or more counterparties have agreed for execution of legal terms and reflect those across their systems. They are obliged to stand by these.
One important thing to note is that these smart contracts are executed on blockchain and, inherently, they adopt the characteristics of permanence – i.e. no-reversible. This makes a compelling case for legal contracts to adopt the smart contract technology. Smart legal contracts would contain a combination of smart contract code and more traditional legal language. For instance, a supplier enters into a smart legal contract with a retailer where payment terms are defined in a code and are self-executed when a goods delivery is made but the retailer will insist on the inclusion of an indemnification clause in events of faulty material/late delivery (legal wordings). Now such a scenario can't be coded and the matter has to be settled in court in the event of litigations.
While smart contracts sound like the answer to every problem, their real word enforcement and adoption in the legal system would be critical for its success. There's also a couple of other issues to consider, including establishing liability in a decentralized world and flexibility where contract terms are evolved and matured over a period in business.
In the future we may see that business parties will be automating and entering in smart contracts with each other, which does not mean that the legal system would completely be eliminated. However we can regard this technology as a step towards legal system evolution.
We can imagine that there will be prescribed and acceptable smart contracts by the legal system, within a given territory or across the globe, which are interconnected and monitored through wrapped up smart contracts. The financial industry is well-poised for smart contracts considering the former is highly regulated, and operates per given legal norms. Smart contracts can facilitate the elimination of intermediaries which were established mainly to cement the trust among contract counterparties and promote greater transparency.
Anil Awasthi is global head of retail banking for VirtusaPolaris.


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Two former inmates recently freed after more than two decades behind bars received certificates today proclaiming their innocence in the 1988 murders of two women and three children.
The certificates are similar to a pardon and allow Ronald Kitchen and Marvin Reeves to collect about $192,000 each in compensation from the state for their 21 years in prison. It was unclear how soon the two would receive the money.
"Oh, man, I'm in bliss," Reeves said. "It's a joyous moment."
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A month later than expected, really only milliseconds in restaurant-slash-government bureaucracy time,Market 17
(1850 SE 17th St., 954-399-0017) will make its Fort Lauderdale debut Thursday, October 21.
The restaurant, from local industry vets (and siblings) Aaron and Krista Grauberger, aims to put itself squarely in the burgeoning farm-to-table, organic, sustainable movement, using day-boat fish, free-range chicken, grass- and corn-fed (and hormone-free) beef, and organic veggies.
Chef is Daniel Ramos, formerly of Delray's Sundy House. Among his
offerings will be house-smoked trout with avocado gazpacho, pickled
cucumber and onion chutney, duck confit ragu with house-made pasta,
braised mustard greens and preserved lemon, and brined and grilled
Berkshire pork loin with black-eyed peas, onion purée, baby bok choy,
and plum-pork demiglace. The menu will also feature house-cured meats
and tableside preparations of ceviches and salads.
A 350-bottle,
globe-trotting wine list is also on tap, boasting such pours as
Pahlmeyer Napa Valley Chardonnay, Bruno Giacosa Arneis, Napanook by
Dominus Bordeaux-style red, and Domaine Serene Pinot Noir. Also look for
some 30 wines by the glass and the now-trendy mixological cocktails.
the restaurant will come dressed in subdued earth tones of olive and
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The Coca-Cola corporation might have come up with the very best way to cool off during the hot summer months in Japan. The company has unveiled Coke bottles that are frozen and made entirely of ice.
The product already debuted in Colombia and works by having real scientists develop a special mold where the bottle is formed. The bottle is then frozen with the Coke inside of it so it's ready to go for a delicious summer treat.
I can think of about a hundred reasons why the frozen Coke bottle is such a good idea. The first being that your tasty Coca-Cola will never get cold under any circumstance, and instead of quickly devouring the beverage, the bottle is a fun way to slowly enjoy your drink. Just remember that ice does melt, so don't leave it outside in the burning sun because you will have one very sad Coca-Cola puddle.
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Subrick, J.R. (2012). Money is Non-Neutral. In Handbook of Contemporary Austrian Economics, ed. Peter Boettke, Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2012, pp. 111-123.
Subrick, J.R. (2012) Animal Spirits and Regime Uncertainty. Independent Review, Spring 2012, 16: 219-221.
Subrick & Beaulier, Scott (2013) Understanding Academic Market Failure: The Case of Austrian Economics. Eastern Economic Journal, 39: 444–463.
Subrick & Faria, Anna Brazil's Long Divergence. Upton Forum: The Annual Proceedings of the Wealth and Well-Being of Nations, Forthcoming.
Subrick, J.R. Political Failure in the Long and Short-run: Teaching Public Choice in Introductory Macroeconomics. Journal of Economics & Finance Education, Forthcoming.
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Kolodinsky & Bierley (2013). Understanding the elements and outcomes of executive wisdom: A strategic approach. Journal of Management & Organisation, 19, pp 1-24.
Kolodinsky, R.W. (2012). Book Review of Debra R. Comer and Gina Vega (eds.): Moral Courage in Organizations: Doing the Right Thing at Work, ME Sharp Publishing, Armonk, NY, 2011.
Kolodinsky, Madden, Zisk, & Henkel (2010). Social responsibility of business: Business student predictors. Journal of Business Ethics, 91(2), 167-181.
Bierly, Kolodinsky, & Charette (2009). Understanding the complex relationship between creativity and ethical ideologies. Journal of Business Ethics, 86(1), 101-112.
Kolodinsky, Giacalone, & Jurklewicz (2008). Workplace values and outcomes: Exploring personal, organizational, & interactive workplace spirituality. Journa of Business Ethics, 81.
Miller, Rutherford, & Kolodinsky (2008). OUtcomes associated with perceptions of organizational politics: A meta-analysis. Journal of & Psychology, 22.
Kolodinsky, Treadway, & Ferris (2007). Political skill and influence effectiveness: Testing portions of an expanded Ferris and Judge (1991) model. Human Relations, 60. *Received 2007 Emerald Management Reviews Citation of Excellence Award.


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When I got out of the car yesterday and walked across the parking deck towards the elevator, there were hoards of people wearing green. I ,myself, wore green, as one does on St. Patrick's Day. I didn't want to get pinched. Because of my previous non-green wearing transgressions and other adult coworkers pinching me, I'll be be first to pinch you for not wearing green on St. Patrick's Day. I'm pinching you for allll of the pinches I've endured. You thought it was just something kids to do each other out of the teachers' preying eyes, you were dead wrong.
Anyway, I was noticing all of the people wearing green, including myself and thinking how weird it is that this is a thing. In 2015, in the United States, people across the parking deck and throughout the country are decked out in green dresses, shirts, jewelry, hair accessories. I guess it makes sense, everyone in the United States likes to believe he or she is Irish, even if her only connection to Irish-ness is an indentured servant from 200 years ago. But, still. It's a little much. We all have jobs, I don't think any of my coworkers got wasted last night and yelled at each other in fake Irish accents (I don't think they did this because they were all here at 8am not being hung over). This country can barely get organized enough to celebrate any holidays outside of Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July. Somehow, our love of pretending to be Irish brings us all together. We are a weird, crazy nation.


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Lakeview Book Club: The Season of the Witch by David Talbot
Published in 2012, David Talbot's The Season of the Witch presents the tempestuous years from 1957 to 1982 in San Francisco.
It is a riveting story telling of the societal changes that have changed the way the world functions. Talbot's original research provides new information on all the major events. Where were YOU during the Patty Hearst abduction, the Jim Jones cult murders, the Harvey Milk assassination and the rise of the Flower Power movement! Share your story with us as we discuss these and many other events that have affected us all!


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DENVER — Two years ago, Kevin Behrens of west suburban Aurora was an electrician scrabbling to make a living between layoffs. Now Behrens makes his living with a modem card plugged into his computer instead of a union card tucked in his wallet.
Behrens is a full-time ``sysop`` (system operator) in one of the computer business` hottest new areas, the home-grown bulletin board system, or BBS. He and his wife, Kristy, operate the Aquila bulletin board out of their house in Aurora.


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Miguel Releases Three New Songs off "Kaleidoscope Dream"
"Do you like drugs?" asks Miguel on his new track "Do You." The 25-year-old R&B crooner is wondering because, as his lyrics suggest, he wants to do you like drugs. Miguel released three new tracks under the guise of the Kaleidoscope Dream: The Air Preview, one of two micro EPs that will merge into his full-length Kaleidoscope Dream out Oct. 2. Of the three new tracks — "Do You," "Kaleidoscope Dream" and "The Thrill" — the hug-friendly "Do You" is the standout. The "Adorn" singer channels The Weeknd's drug-laced mixtapes with slow, drowned-out synths, but isn't as strung out when articulating his lyrics. The Air Preview EP hits iTunes on Sept. 11. Spin the tracks below and let VIBE know which track you think is the standout. Do You
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This summer, Microsoft unveiled its plans for the next-generation Internet, dropping the tedious Next Generation Windows Services (NGWS) name for the friendlier Microsoft .NET. As expected, Microsoft announced that it's slowly moving from supplying shrink-wrapped software to supplying subscription-based services. The software-subscription model brings up unwelcome images of a Microsoft tollbooth on the Internet, but the company explained that it's simply changing with the times and remodeling itself in a manner consistent with the growing Internet tidal wave.
".NET is the next-generation programming model that lets people take advantage of the wonders of XML and provides the next-generation user experience," said Microsoft President and CEO Steve Ballmer. "It involves the user interface and new back-end services, and gives the user control over a variety of Web sites. \[The software is\] a set of middleware and end-user interfaces that go into devices, servers, and the Internet cloud."
"Microsoft is announcing that our efforts as a company are going to be focused on this next generation \[Internet\] platform," said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates at Forum 2000 in June. "We call it .NET. That's a term \[that\] encompasses more than one thinks. It encompasses the idea of putting rich code onto \[an array of\] clients. It encompasses the idea of having services across the Internet that help every one of these clients. And then there's a new generation of servers that can work together providing those services that either can run inside of corporations, can run inside an ASP, or can be run by the software creators themselves in order to allow all the users to get at that service capability."
A mind-numbing series of Microsoft .NET technology announcements swept out of Redmond this summer. The majority of Microsoft's future product releases will be part of Microsoft .NET, which is both an infrastructure (i.e., platform) and a set of next-generation Web services. For Windows-based clients, the technology will include a new user-extensible, highly personalized, and easily customized .NET User Experience; .NET building block services, which will ship as a runtime environment for various Windows versions; and .NET device software, which will enable the use of smart Internet devices as well as traditional PCs. Future Microsoft .NET-compatible products include the next version of Windows 2000 (i.e., Windows.NET, previously code-named Whistler), the next version of MSN (i.e., MSN.NET), the next version of Visual Studio (VS—Visual Studio.NET, previously designated as VS 7.0), bCentral for .NET, a future version of Microsoft Office (i.e., Office .NET, which will run as collective Web services), and an as-yet-unnamed personal subscription service. Microsoft's business partners and third-party developers will also be able to create tools and services that leverage the Microsoft .NET platform.
The .NET strategy is going to take some time to implement, of course. Microsoft will phase in some of Microsoft .NET's more exciting aspects over the next 2 years, according to Gates. Windows .NET 1.0 won't feature a "100 percent implementation" of Windows.NET: Key elements, such as the full User Experience, won't be ready until the next major release of Windows .NET, code-named Blackcomb. "So this plan is not about something that is all finished here and now," Gates said. "This plan is about how we're focusing the R&D efforts of the company and doing something that literally is as profound as the initial graphics interface work that we did quite some time ago." Microsoft critics should have fun with that comment, which essentially relegates Microsoft .NET to vaporware until the product ships.
However, some early .NET technologies are already available. MSN 6, code-named Mars, uses an early version of the .NET User Experience, so users can begin to get used to the .NET look and feel. And Office 10, which is currently in beta, offers a tantalizing look at SmartTags, a core .NET technology. This feature automatically recognizes and categorizes typed words and phrases. For example, when a user working in Microsoft Word types the name of a person in the user's Microsoft Outlook address book, Word underlines the name. The user can click the name to display an appropriate menu; the menu might include an option to send that person an email message. When the user types the name of a company, an available action might let the user connect to that company's Web site. When .NET is fully realized, SmartTags will be pervasive, personalized, and more fully based on natural language processing. This year, Microsoft is releasing much of the initiative's infrastructure in a host of XML-enabled applications and servers, such as SQL Server 2000, Exchange 2000 Server, and BizTalk Server 2000. Also, the company promises that .NET technology will appear in Visual Studio.NET, due in early 2001.
"Microsoft .NET is a major shift for our company," said Ballmer. "This shift is a long process, much like the transition from MS-DOS to Windows. We'll continue to offer and support our existing platforms and applications, including versions of the Windows platform without .NET services, and in the long term, the majority of our products and services will evolve into subscription services, delivered over the Internet, that will give users greater control, transparent installation and backup, and unprecedented customer service. It will take a long time, but we're committed and patient enough to make it happen." Gates concurred. "You could say it's a bet-the-company thing," he said. "We are putting our resources behind .NET because we believe in it, and so our entire strategy is defined around this platform."


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Robin isn't going away quietly!
"Batman" actor Burt Ward, who played the Boy Wonder in the iconic 1960s TV show, flipped out after reading The Post's exclusive report that DC Comics will kill off Robin.
DC comics will rue the day it writes off the world-famous sidekick, according to Ward.
"It's a terrible choice to kill off Robin. Why bite the hand that feeds you?" the 67-year-old actor told celebrity gossip Web site TMZ.
"Robin should only die in people's imaginations! Or in a state of primal ecstasy!"
Ward said Robin's appeal is to younger fans, who see themselves more as the Boy Wonder rather than his mentor Batman.
"Every youngster realizes that he or she is too young to drive and they are not big like Batman," Ward said.
"So, they all yearn to be Robin who gets to RIDE WITH BATMAN AND FIGHT WITH BATMAN!"
The Post, earlier this week, reported exclusively that DC will kill off Robin in a comic book published today.
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There has been much discussion concerning the recently adopted tax measure by our Congress. Our president claims he has given us all a great Christmas present. The question is, has he given us a valuable gift, or a lump of coal?
Following recent mass murders, conservative politicians have rushed to the scene to show sympathy. And there has also been a great deal of criticism of politicians who arrive and offer only thoughts and prayers for the survivors of the killings. As a person of faith, I certainly believe that there is a great deal to be said for offering prayers of comfort. The problem arises, though, when prayers and good thoughts are the only thing offered by politicians.
History is filled with the accounts of attempts to meld religion and government, and the subsequent wars. Lessons are to be learned from the crusades and the Spanish Inquisition. We should remember why the pilgrims left England and came to America. Kings tried to mandate the choice of religions for hundreds of years. And there are those today who would have the U.S. government do the same thing.
If news reports concerning the past regular session and the special session are accurate, it could be that our state senate is losing not only its independence, but also its credibility. It seems from outside appearance it is becoming more of a rubber stamp for the desires of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Gov. Greg Abbott.
From many years of observation as well as my years in the Senate, I know the Senate was once fiercely independent and jealous of any erosion of senatorial power or political stroke. In recent sessions, it seems this tradition of the Senate has faded away.
Recently the AARP, probably the largest advocacy group for senior citizens, declared Texas as having the worst nursing homes in the United States. There are several reasons, most of which are strictly political. The stubborn refusal of our leadership to accept the billions of dollars offered by the federal government to provide adequate healthcare for our citizens is probably the biggest reason.
Used to be when Carl Parker took someone to the woodshed, they'd better get ready to write a very large check or at least prepare to rewrite their policy manuals.
But the longtime lawmaker and well-known Port Arthur attorney goes to his wood shop these days to relax.
Sometimes it seems the national media thrive on promoting conflict. I am getting a little tired of redundant comments on transparency, loss of faith in local government and the right to protest.
I have seldom gone to an athletic contest where the home team was losing when I did not hear comments all around me from those who believe they could have done better than the coach—They should have called a pass instead of a run; they should have punted instead of trying on fourth down, etc. etc. Criticism such as this always carries the implication the critic could have done better had he or she been in the shoes of the person being criticized. Being a Monday-morning quarterback is not only large in athletic endeavors, it is also extremely large in politics and government.
On a recent visit to watch my granddaughter graduate from high school, I had occasion to spend a few days in Michigan. In some ways, I discovered Michigan resembles Texas as far as state governance is concerned. Both houses of the legislature are Republican, as is each state's governor.
A recent edition of the New York Times revealed the results of an investigation. It showed that lobbyists in Washington are spending more than $3 billion per year lobbying Congress. A recent analysis conducted by former Agriculture Ctommissioner Jim Hightower identified amounts of money spent on lobbying in campaign contributions by category. His report was broken down by financial institutions, pro sports, radio, television and publishing companies.
While we harbor no disrespect for the Wall Street Journal who called us "that scrappy little paper from Southeast Texas," we prefer to think of ourselves as simple seekers of the truth. We're of the opinion that headlines and sound bites never tell the whole story. Our readers demand all the facts, facets and flavors of every story or event. And, they expect to be informed, educated and stirred to action.
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