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We have written a number of times about Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, whose virulent anti-Israel crusade has contributed to ignorance about the Middle East. At Urgent Agenda, our friend Bill Katz notes that Walt's myopia has extended to Libya in a manner that, given current events, supplies today's ration of black comedy. Last year, Walt visited Libya. He was impressed by what he saw:
Although Libya is far from a democracy, it also doesn't feel like other police states that I have visited. …
It is also a crime to criticize Qaddafi himself, the government's past human rights record is disturbing at best, and the press in Libya is almost entirely government-controlled. Nonetheless, Libya appears to be more open than contemporary Iran or China and the overall atmosphere seemed far less oppressive than most places I visited in the old Warsaw Pact. . .
The remarkable improvement in U.S.-Libyan relations reminds us that deep political conflicts can sometimes be resolved without recourse to preventive war or "regime change." One hopes that the United States and Libya continue to nurture and build a constructive relationship, and that economic and political reform continues there.
That "remarkable improvement in U.S.-Libyan relations" is really paying off for us. This is one more reminder of what a foreign policy based on pretense and delusion leads to. Unfortunately, as Bill Katz notes, "academics like Walt are just the kind invited to give lectures to high-ranking government and military officials, which is one reason we often get things so wrong."


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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the arrest of defeated Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo sends a message to dictators that they cannot disregard the verdict of free elections. The United States had strongly backed the internationally-recognized winner of last year's election, Alassane Ouattara.
The United States had supported the African Union and United Nations effort to dislodge Gbagbo with financial and travel sanctions. And welcoming his surrender, Clinton said the episode makes clear there will be consequences for leaders who defy the results of free elections.
"This transition sends a strong signal to dictators and tyrants throughout the region and around the worlds," she said. "They may not disregard the voice of their own people in free and fair elections, and there will be consequences for those who cling to power."
Clinton, who spoke at a joint press event with Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, called for all Ivory Coast citizens to remain calm and help build a peaceful future for the country, saying that after the five-month crisis, the hard work is only now beginning.
In early December, The United States congratulated Mr. Ouattara as the rightful winner of the country's November 28 election and called for then-President Gbagbo to accept the internationally-endorsed outcome and step aside.
With Gbagbo, the country's leader since 2000, refusing to yield, the United States joined in international sanctions against his government, and imposed targeted U.S. travel and financial curbs against Gbagbo, his wife, and other close associates.
Clinton said the United States looks forward to working with President Ouattarra as he implements plans for reconciliation, economic development and recovery.
The political conflict, which devolved into warfare between supporters of the two political rivals, dealt a severe blow to the Ivory Coast economy, with Gbagbo looting local banks and businesses as the world community severed economic ties with his government.

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I waited to post and am glad I did!!! Every Xmas, when our respective work sites are slow, my fiance and I do what we call our "holiday dive-a-palooza" - as conditions allow, we basically dive our brains out. This year, we have been to several warm water destinations, but my favorite shots always come from local Californa dives. This December we had a pretty intense squid run both locally in San Diego, as well as in some of the Catalina kelp forests, and we were able to see both - the latter is really uncommon to see in any intensity, so it was absolutely mindblowing. This photo was taken on Dec 23, and it is maybe one of my favorites ever. In truth, I was so blown away by the whole experience that day that I spent half the dive watching NOT through a viewfinder! I feel lucky to have been able to experience this
It always means so much to me to see so many gorgeous shots from near and far - I love knowing that there are so many of us out there who are similarly obsessed. Happy new year, everyone - wishing you all an amazing one!
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A California professor who set a series of fires after his teenage son committed suicide and whose private emails described a graphic plan to attack the boy's school was sentenced Thursday to more than 14 years in prison.
University of California, Irvine, pharmaceutical sciences professor Rainer Reinscheid, 49, pleaded guilty last month to six counts of arson, three counts of attempted arson and resisting or obstructing an officer.
Prosecutors sought the maximum sentence of 18 years for the German national, who claimed he was out of his mind with grief when he set fires at University High School in Irvine, a school administrator's house and the park where his 14-year-old son hanged himself.
The boy had been disciplined for allegedly stealing at the school store.
Reinscheid was sentenced to 14 years and 4 months in state prison but will serve about half that time with credits for time served and good behavior.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Gregg L. Prickett said Reinscheid's lack of criminal history and role in the community were outweighed by the emotional impact on students and staff at the school and what appeared to be pre-meditation.
"I go back to the impact this had on non-mentioned students ... students who, just by the fact these acts were occurring, suffered emotional injury," he said.
"There were days, if not weeks that passed between acts during which the defendant had the chance to think, to ponder, to reflect."
Reinscheid, who was dressed in a white shirt and khakis, removed his glasses and drew his hand over his face as the sentence was pronounced.
His attorney, Dan Leib, said outside court that Reinscheid deeply regretted his acts.
"He's been through a lot and it's a tragedy," Leib said. "Being locked up for a year, he's been able to reflect and think about things and deal with his grief."
Emails were seized from Reinscheid's account addressed to himself and his wife outlining a plan to attack the high school campus, commit sexual assaults and burn down the school before killing himself, though no charges were filed related to those emails.
Addressing the judge earlier in the week, Reinscheid said he was so grief-stricken after his son killed himself that he wrote and did things he would not normally do.
He pleaded with the judge for a lenient sentence and apologized repeatedly.
Reinscheid said he wanted to return to his native Germany and find work to support his family and care for his younger child, acknowledging his academic career is over. He is on unpaid leave from UC Irvine.
"I lost my son, and then I lost myself," Reinscheid told the court. "Now, I am asking you, your honor, and many other people, to forgive me and show mercy."
School officials and teachers, however, said the series of fires Reinscheid set — and the emails seized by authorities that described his plan to buy machine guns, shoot students, commit sexual assaults and burn the school before killing himself — terrified the 2,800-member campus.
Reinscheid's wife, Wendy, told the court she and her husband were encouraged to write down their thoughts by a therapist to help them confront negative feelings after the boy died.
The judge, however, didn't buy that explanation for the emails.
"He's incredibly specific in his actions," the judge said of what's described in the emails. "I'm struggling with that."
Reinscheid has worked at UC Irvine for about a dozen years researching molecular pharmacology and psychiatric disorders, including studies of schizophrenia, stress, emotional behavior and sleep.
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Mississippi's Legislature has a small batch of wildlife-related bills to consider in its session including one in the House and Senate to legalize the broader use of crossbows.
As expected, the Mississippi Bowhunters Association is against that. according to this story in the Mississippi Sportsman.
"We do not think crossbows are true archery equipment," said BHA rep Max Thomas of Madison.
Bowhunters have been at odds for years with the Legislature, which sets the laws and regulations for Mississippi hunters and anglers. Bowhunters want to be able to hunt with a bow during firearms season – currently the "bow only" season is Oct. 1 to the day before the first gun season opens – and are against any firearms in "their" season or more expansion of crossbows other than for physically disabled.
Bowhunters were able to hunt into gun seasons until 2010, when the state Attorney General ruled there is no regulatory provision to allow for archery equipment during firearms seasons. So the bowhunters have a few weeks and then gun hunters get their time, unlike in other states where bowhunters can continue hunting.
Six other pre-filed bills include one requiring all tree stands to have the owner's name and address on the stand, and another would allow deer hunting with the aid of bait.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Quebec's new premier, Pauline Marois, doesn't shy away from the truth about her government's separatist ambitions, and is banking on a policy of transparency and fiscal responsibility to lure foreign investors who might otherwise be worried.
It helps that given Marois' slim edge in the legislature — she leads a minority government — her Parti Quebecois has no chance of passing any legislation calling a referendum on separatism during this mandate. Still, she made clear in an interview with The Associated Press on Friday that breaking away from Canada is a goal.
"I say yes, we are sovereigntists ... and we want to explain this project and to convince the population of Quebec," Marois said. But an eventual move in that direction would be open and democratic, and would not come as a surprise, she added.
"We will not hide it. We will have a debate, we will discuss that and we will do a referendum if we think the population will agree with more than 50 percent of the vote," said Marois, who was on a three-day visit to New York to court potential investors and attract business opportunities.
Quebec has held two referendums to split from Canada, in 1980 and 1995, the last narrowly rejecting independence. A poll done shortly before the province's elections in early September showed support for independence was under 30 percent, but analysts at the time said voters were weary of the Liberals after three terms in office.
More pressing right now for Marois, who is the province's first woman premier, is to project an image of a healthy and well-managed economy and establish her government's credibility with the business community in Canada and abroad.
"I explain first of all, we will be responsible as a government," said Marois.
But the Parti Quebecois starts off with two strikes against it when it travels to the United States, said Pierre Martin, a political science professor at the Universite de Montreal.
"They are, after all, the party of the left, and there is the perception that they can't be fiscally responsible," Martin said, adding that Marois was criticized for enacting policies that were too austere during a brief stint as finance minister about 10 years ago.
"The other strike is that their raison d'etre is to make Quebec a sovereign country so they have to reassure the rest of the world this is not a statement of revolution ... that they value free trade," Martin added.
Marois took a first step towards a show of responsibility by introducing a tough budget that aims to eliminate Quebec's deficit in 2014 by imposing strict spending limits and tax increases for the wealthier citizens. Her government also has raised taxes on such non-essential goods as alcohol and tobacco.
Marois said she plans to increase mining royalties and pour the profit from those into a fund to pay down the province's debt.
"The goal is not to kill the industry. The goal is to have more returns for the population of Quebec," Marois said.
Separately, and to help sweeten the pot for investors, the PQ government is offering 10 years-worth of tax holidays to companies that invest $300 million or more in projects in Quebec.
Marois also must contend with a huge corruption scandal that exploded under the previous Liberal Party administration, led to the resignation of Montreal's mayor and revelations of graft and ties to organized crime in the construction industry.
Marois' government has since enacted laws to remove collusion and influence peddling when government contracts are awarded. Maximum political donations were set at $100.
The premier's visit to New York included private visits with potential investors — she said there are companies that have decided to invest, though she said it was too soon to say which — an address to industry and state and local government representatives at the Foreign Policy Association, and a night out to see a dance performance of Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal at the contemporary ballet Joyce theater.
Her mission was over Friday evening, but she planned to spend an extra day shopping in New York and (the mere mention filled her with joy) eating a New York pretzel from one of the city's iconic food carts.


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Increased traffic could be a good thing for agriculture. Not more cars and pick-ups crowding rural roads, and not more trips across fields with farm equipment. Such traffic creates trouble.
But as satellite traffic builds, the benefits that come from images captured by the eyes in the skies will become both more abundant and more affordable.
"Over the next few years, we'll see more satellite traffic," says Gordon Wells, a University of Texas associate professor and advisor to the Texas Natural Resources Information Service in Austin. "More satellites in the sky mean more frequent data and probably more reasonable fees," he said. "We have no guarantees of significantly increased satellite traffic, but it looks feasible."
Wells said a French space vehicle launched last May could provide visuals of Texas and other areas of the South and Southwest. Those images provide more than unique perspectives of the terrain.
"For one thing, we can use these visuals to map irrigation more accurately," Wells said. "We'll need some field support and some volunteer help, but satellite images will allow us to gather data rapidly."
He said space photos also identify invasive vegetative species, such as salt cedar, which affect water quality and quantity. "It's a good tool to determine how well eradication efforts are working," he said.
"We're also looking at applications with remote sensing. Global Positioning System (GPS) technology was integrated into farming rather well over the last decade."
Speed will be the next frontier, Wells said. "Satellite images now feature higher resolution, providing more accurate data, but we need real-time information to make on-farm decisions. Farmers can't wait two months for data. They need to make decisions within a week."
Part of the problem, Wells said, comes from relatively few passes by satellites currently in orbit.
"We can't always guarantee we'll get a good picture," he said. "Cloudy conditions, for instance, may limit what we can see. We don't have the coverage frequency necessary to overcome that."
He said satellite technology that meets time requirements will be available, however, and as more companies and countries launch more space sentries, passes will be more frequent, information will be more accurate and farm applications will be more reliable.
Wells said as the Southwest continues to make huge demands on natural resources accurate data will be critical for land and water conservation. "County and regional planning boards will find this technology extremely helpful."
Satellite photos already indicate where water from the Rio Grande and its tributaries flows. Wells provides a weekly report to the Texas Department of Agriculture to monitor Mexico's water use along the Rio Grande. That information has become especially important as Texas officials tried to enforce a 1944 water treaty.
Part of that treaty, which commits Mexico to provide 350,000 acre-feet of water per year to the Lower Rio Grande Valley, also stipulates that Mexico will use runoff from Rio Grande tributaries to help honor that commitment.
Wells can view satellite images and determine if adequate precipitation has accrued to pay the water debt. In some cases, images indicate water was available but not passed along to Texas.
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'A lazy penalty by J.P. Dumont ended the late game domination Buffalo had over Carolina who managed just four shots on goal in the third period and over time combined. It was a better effort from the Sabres who played hard and gave it all they could. It was lack of finish that killed the Sabres tonight, unlike game four when it was lack of effort.'
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BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - After a year that included the loss of Tyrann Mathieu, gut-wrenching defeats to Florida, Alabama and Clemson and the departure of several underclassmen, LSU fans are a bit uneasy about the 2013 season.
Coach Les Miles addressed the media Wednesday touching on the team's news offensive leader, the loss of several underclassmen, defense, recruiting and more.
LSU's offense has a new leader this year in Cam Cameron. He will need to jump start an offense that at times sputtered and at crucial times could not make the play needed to win a game.
Miles likes his new coordinator, saying, "Offensively, we add Cam Cameron at offensive coordinator and he has done a great job already. Just the approach of the offense and how we see ourselves, and in my opinion he will have great affect. Our two deep, I think we will have a lot of quality on the offensive line."
There may be some moving around on the offensive line. La'El Collins will work out at left tackle, Josh Williford will get some work at center, Trai Turner and Vadal Alexander will line up at their normal positions.
Zach Mettenberger start his second year at quarterback for LSU. The coach thinks this year Mettenberger will show improvement. "I think that anytime you are in the second year as a starter, your concepts are different. You look to the receiving core and you want to make them better. You look to the passing attack and want to make it better. He needs to be more patient with the deep ball. He needs to understand that some of his throws need to be better. We would expect that the leadership component and his ability to play better will show."
The Tiger running game will again be strong this year. Miles believes Jeremy Hill may become an "elite back", Alfred Blue "will be ready to go" and Kenny Hilliard has had a great off-season and "should have his opportunities."
Blocking for the trio of running backs will be J.C. Copeland and Connor Neighbors.
With the loss of stars like Barkevious Mingo, Sam Montgomery, Eric Reid, Kevin Minter and Tharold Simon, the Tiger defense will need rebuilding on the defensive line, backfield and a leader in the middle. While young, there is a lot of talent on the defensive side of the ball and more coming in this fall from a top 10 recruiting class.
The coach said it is a compliment to LSU's program when players leave to further their career in the NFL. "We lost 13 three and outs. It is a really positive thing," Miles said. "I don't think there will be a number like that in the future, but it is a strong statement that the Tigers come in, they get prepared and they have the opportunity in three years to further their football in the NFL."
"With eight new guys already on campus, I think that will give us a very nice group of young guys. We can age our team by giving our freshman class a spring, and we will be in more of a groove in summer. When fall starts, again we will have a much improved group guys."
Lamin Barrow will start spring practice at the middle linebacker spot, with Kwan Alexander, Tahj Jones, Lamar Louis and Deion Jones on the outside.
The arrest of Rickey Jefferson again started a new year off with a black cloud over the team. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's office arrested the younger brother of former quarterback Jordan Jefferson on February 2 and charged him with resisting arrest by violence, just four days before he signed a letter of intent to play for LSU.
Miles said he had no information on the arrest of the Destrehan signee before the news broke Tuesday night. At Wednesday's news conference Miles said "we'll have to trail behind and find out what's going on, but I'm really without information at this point."
LSU will have 15 practices before the Spring Game on April 20th at 2 p.m.
The Tigers start spring practice with the same goals they have each year and this year's ultimate goal is making it to Pasadena, CA.
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When Standard and Poor's recently downgraded the U.S. credit rating from AAA to AA+, the financial markets immediately started to fluctuate, and fears began to rise about the effect the downgrade would have on other sectors of the economy.
A financial expert at Kansas State University says this uncertainty can be expected in today's unprecedented times.
"It's been a long time since we've had this uncertainty," said John Graham, professor of finance at K-State. "Market participants seem to be able to deal with good or bad news, but they hate uncertainty. It leads to fear and to the emotional or the sometimes irrational investor decisions like we've seen the last few weeks with stocks going way up and way down on almost a daily basis."
In theory, credit ratings for a nation work the same way as they do for any other organization that issues debt, he said, by assessing an organization's ability to repay principle and interest in a timely manner. The drop in the U.S. rating has caused many investors to fear that interest rates across the U.S. could skyrocket, but Graham said this might be an overreaction.
"There's been a lot of hyperbole and overstatement about the debt downgrade, but it's my opinion that it has been grossly overblown," he said. "They're trying to send a message to public policymakers that they need to address the issue of public debt and continuing deficits. It's an effort to get their attention to address these issues in a credible manner."
Normally the investment world could expect interest rates to increase with a downgrade like this, Graham said. But because so many interrelated parts are moving at the same time -- like economic trouble in Europe -- the U.S., as the world's largest economy, is still viewed as a place to find relative stability.
Immediately after the debt downgrade was announced, investors saw worsening conditions in Europe, Graham said, and became nervous about the economy and the financial markets. This caused individuals to continue seeing the U.S. Treasury as a safe haven, and interest rates went down significantly.
"It sounds counterintuitive, but that's the way the market reacted to it," he said.
However, Graham acknowledged that the heavy Federal Reserve and government involvement in the economy and Federal Treasury security markets makes these uncharted waters, and it can be difficult to determine what influence the downgrade will have on other rates, like for those on student and auto loans. But since market participants typically determine rates, Graham said these types of interest rates might not be affected.
"If investors get nervous, rates go up, and if they get more confident about the treasury debt, rates will go down," he said. "It's purely supply and demand."
Graham said he believes student, auto and other types of loan interest rates may be relatively safe for the time being due to the Federal Reserve's recent announcement that it planned to keep short-term rates low for at least two more years.
If that happens, he said, the typical expectation would be that other types of rates would not rise rapidly either.
"They might tick up, but they won't spike up," he said.
The bigger concern for those looking to apply for a student loan in the future is whether the money will actually be available. Graham said the primary way that student loan rates go up, other than government intervention, is if demand exceeds the supply of money for these loans.
If lenders back off of making those loans because they lack capital or there is too much perceived risk, Graham said it is possible rates could increase. However, in the short term, the market uncertainty and weak economy should keep increases minimal, he said. The danger is if inflation continues to accelerate and federal budget problems continue for an extended period.
"Part of the money for student loans comes from financial markets and part from federal government financing," Graham said. "If budget problems lead to less money, it could also lead to higher rates because those who can get money are willing to pay more. It also might lead to less availability of money."
Rates may not go up, he said, but fewer loan-seekers may be able to get their hands on the money that is available.
"I don't see anything in the short run, but it might be more of what comes up from the great deficit debate," he said.


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Taryn M. Eisnor, 36, of 103 Franklin St., East Douglas, who was already on probation after being charged last year with child endangerment, motor vehicle and drug offenses, was arrested Jan. 6 after the car she was driving was involved in an accident on Munson Street in Douglas, according to police. Police officers arriving at the accident scene found a blue Acura sedan on its side and said they recognized the vehicle as Ms. Eisnor's because of "numerous incidents" with her in the past, according to a police report on file at Uxbridge District.
Ms. Eisnor was crawling out of the vehicle, according to police, and her two sons were outside the car with two women who had reported the accident.
Officer George J. DeGenova said he smelled alcohol while helping Ms. Eisnor from the vehicle. Ms. Eisnor allegedly told the officer, without any prompting, that she had only consumed a six-pack after an argument with her boyfriend.
Police said Ms. Eisnor was unsteady on her feet, and her speech was not clear. She later agreed to a chemical breath test and had a blood-alcohol level of .16, twice the legal limit for driving, according to investigators. Police said they also determined that Ms. Eisnor was under the influence of prescription drugs.
Ms. Eisnor was initially charged in Uxbridge District Court with driving while under the influence of alcohol and drugs, speeding, negligent driving and two counts of child endangerment while driving under the influence. She was ordered held without bail for up to 60 days for allegedly violating the terms of her probation from an earlier arrest on child endangerment, motor vehicle and drug charges.
In the earlier case, Ms. Eisnor was arrested on May 12, Mother's Day, after she was pulled over by police for allegedly running a red light. Police said her two sons were in the car with her.
During last year's arrest, she tried to throw a bottle and bag of pills into the woods, police said. Investigators said they recovered marijuana pipes, oxycodone and other prescription pills.
Ms. Eisnor was placed on probation until June of this year on the drug possession charge and a 2012 negligent driving charge.
Ms. Eisnor was indicted Jan. 24 on charges stemming from the Jan. 6 accident. The charges included two counts of child endangerment while driving under the influence of alcohol with a child 14 or younger in the vehicle, driving while under the influence of drugs, driving while under the influence of alcohol, driving while under the influence of alcohol or with a blood-alcohol level of .08 or higher, and driving so as to endanger.
The case was moved from Uxbridge District Court to Worcester Superior Court as a result of the indictments.
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Judge James R. Lemire set bail at $1,000 cash or $10,000 with surety without prejudice, which will enable Ms. Eisnor to seek a bail reduction at a later date. Her case was continued to March 19.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows:
ABC's "This Week" — Iran's foreign minister, Javad Zarif; former President Bill Clinton.
NBC's "Meet the Press" — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas; Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho.
CBS' "Face the Nation" — Sens. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md.
CNN's "State of the Union" — Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo.; Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash.
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As usual, Obama's speech today- to the 158th annual meeting of the American Medical Association- consisted of flowery, vague rhetoric calculated to mask and obscure his statist agenda.
His policy proposal- which he called a public option- was not one that the AMA (or liberty-loving patriots) wanted to hear:
The AMA agrees with Obama on the need for health care reforms but has reservations about the creation of a "public option" paid for by the government to ensure coverage for the 46 million uninsured Americans.
The Cato Institute's Michael D. Tanner, a foremost expert on U.S. entitlement programs, responds here:
In his speech to the American Medical Association today, President Obama repeatedly denied that he supports "socialized medicine" or "government-run" health care.
But what is important is not the terminology, but under the proposal supported by the president, government would control more and more of our health care decisions. Government would compel Americans to purchase health insurance, controlling its content, how much we pay, and the relationships between insurers, doctors, and patients. Government bureaucrats would determine whether Americans receive certain medical services.
There may be no better salesman than Barack Obama, but his product is deeply flawed. The so-called "Public Option," or government-run plan, that President Obama supports would slowly but inexorably lead to the destruction of the private insurance market and the imposition of a government-controlled single-payer system.
But the problems with Obamacare go well beyond the Public Option, which the AMA opposes. The mandates on businesses and individuals, taxpayer subsidies, insurance regulation, and government interference in private medical decisions pose serious threats to American businesses, taxpayers, and most importantly patients.
That's bad medicine, no matter what you call it.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — They could have been lost forever, long-forgotten mementoes from home perhaps worn on a finger or carried in a pocket for good luck.
Somehow, the two 1970s-era high school rings found their way into the hands of jewelry merchants in Vietnam. Now, they are waiting in Kentucky for their original owners.
"My first thought that crossed my mind was, 'You know, this ring might have come off a dead American soldier.' That's the first thing I thought about," said Dan Cherry, a retired Air Force brigadier general who has one of the rings at his home in Bowling Green.
"You stop and think all the places this ring has been? From the beginning? It's amazing."
The other ring has been sitting on the desk of Donna McGuire, spokeswoman for the Montgomery County school system, for more than a year.
McGuire recently posted a note on the system's Facebook page in search of the owner of the 1970 Montgomery County High School ring. The note attracted attention from local media outlets, but no clues.
That ring was languishing in a Vietnam store when a U.S. contractor working in Thai Binh City spotted it in February 2012.
Rick Dunn of Easton, Penn., haggled a bit with the merchant, then bought it for about $30.
"For me, this is only about returning the ring to its owner especially if it was tied to the war back in the early '70s," he wrote in an email to The Associated Press earlier this week.
The silver-toned ring with a red stone sported an image of an Indian on the side — the mascot at Montgomery County High.
"One thing you will say when you finish this is that you don't get this kind of email every day," Dunn wrote in an email that month McGuire, telling her of his discovery.
Soon after, Dunn mailed the ring to McGuire. It still sits on her desk in Mount Sterling, Ky. It has no identifying marks such as initials, but an image of an eagle can be seen through the stone.
She is convinced the ring belonged to a member of the 1970 graduating class because of the eagle feature. At that time, several schools had consolidated, and one of them had an eagle as a mascot.
An Internet search for personal items of U.S. military personnel found in Vietnam turns up a plethora of dog tags, and at least one website, www.topvietnamveterans.org , has lists of dog tags in its possession.
There are often concerns that such items are counterfeit, and no one has investigated that possibility with the rings. But McGuire said the ring appears to be legitimate.
"It looks like the real deal. It has '925 sterling' stamped inside, and I've had people from the class tell me that it looks like their ring. Why would someone make a counterfeit Montgomery County High School Class of 1970 class ring?" she said.
Dunn said the detail appeared to be too intricate for it to be counterfeit.
The ring in Cherry's possession is well-worn and has the name "Jostens" etched inside — the name of one of the nation's largest manufacturers of class rings.
"I never looked into that because it looks so authentic," he said.
Cherry received the ring as a gift from a friend, Nguyen Hong My, a former Vietnamese war pilot. Hong My told his friend he bought it in a jewelry shop simply because he liked it. The ring has no identifying marks or initials.
The two men hoped to personally return the ring to its original owner, even going so far as to obtain a list of all the members of the school's class of 1972 who joined the military. So far, their search has been unsuccessful.
In the case of the Montgomery County ring, McGuire said the school district doesn't have any copies of the 1970 Montgomery High School yearbook. She showed the ring to the director of the local history museum, who also happened to be a 1970 Montgomery High School graduate, but he wasn't able to help, she said.
"And I talked to a couple of former principals to see if they could remember what kids would've been there, and I really didn't have much luck," she said.
Dunn said this week he remains hopeful the ring will find its rightful owner, and he has since purchased another ring he found in Vietnam that he hopes he can return.
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LAKELAND - A 26-year-old man was found shot to death Sunday night in a vehicle that crashed in the 1500 block of Providence Road, Lakeland police said.
Police found Christopher Campbell about 11 p.m. in a black Cadillac after it crashed, police said. Officers responded to the neighborhood because of phone calls about shots being fired on the 1200 block of Wright Drive.
Debbie Walker, who lives in that neighborhood, said she was reading Sunday night when she heard about five shots then a large thump.
She went out outside and found a man slumped inside the driver's seat of the Cadillac. She said she didn't see anyone on the street or hear other vehicles. She flagged down an officer who was in the area.
"It's a sad world," she said Monday.
Lakeland police said they have little information about what happened and haven't identified any suspects. The owner of the vehicle told officers that Campbell had borrowed it to meet someone, but the owner didn't know the person or why they were meeting.
Campbell's somber family sat outside of their north Lakeland home Monday afternoon. His mother, Debra Campbell, said her son was friendly and outgoing.
The family had a baby shower Saturday for his girlfriend who is expecting their first son in early December.
"My son had a very good heart," Debra Campbell said. "I don't know why anyone would gun him down like this."
Christopher Campbell attended George Jenkins High School and graduated from an adult school in Polk County. Campbell said her son lived in her house and wasn't working at the time. She said she didn't know where he was Sunday.
The family's former pastor, the Rev. Avery McCree at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Lakeland said Campbell had some troubles but was a good person.
"My message to young black males -- especially in Chris Campbell's age group -- let's stop the madness. Let's stop the killing," he said. "It has to stop."
The family is planning funeral services for Saturday and said they plan to stay involved as the police investigation continues.
"I choose for my son to not be a statistic," Campbell said. "Someone has answers."
Lakeland police said Monday that officers had canvassed the area but weren't able to find witnesses who saw the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lakeland Police Department at 863-834-6900.
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LAKELAND - A 26-year-old man was found shot to death Sunday night in a vehicle that crashed in the 1500 block of Providence Road, Lakeland police said.


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The Lady In Red: Julianne Moore's mom redefines dysfunctional in 'Savage Grace.'
Mommy Direst
It doesn't matter how much you art it up, 'Savage Grace' reeks of pure sleaze
By Don Richard von Busack
WITHOUT its tell-tale mantle of cultural importance, what we think of as "sleaze" may not even really exist. It is one thing to have a healthy curiosity about the details of other people's sex lives, an interest that increases with the size of their bank accounts. Anyone would want to know that Ms. Spears has joined the Manson family; sleaze begins when you quote unnamed sources in her circle who are concerned about the effect this born-again Mansonism will have on her children's mental health. Sleaze always overreaches itself. Savage Grace reveals itself as sleaze the minute director Tom Kalin (Swoon) starts to turn on the swankness. If it weren't for the too-plain lighting, Julianne Moore might have a chance to go shadowy and retro in the real-life history of a solipsist named Barbara Baekeland. Baekeland was a starlet-turned-concubine, a wastrel who steadily worsened as she graduated from evening gowns to kaftans. Eventually, she achieved violent death at the hands of her son, Anthony, in the early 1970s. In 1946, wealthy mother Barbara Baekeland prepares to ditch infant Tony (Barney Clark) for the evening in order to go to the Stork Club. Unwillingly escorting his wife is Brooks (Stephen Dillane), heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Outward calm prevails until Barbara scores the first point, discussing her husband's archeological expeditions in Peru. These journeys apparently go far beyond the bush: "Give him a dirt road, and he'll go up it," Barbara quips crisply. The mutual scorn increases over the years. Barbara's habit of picking up men for casual sex complicates the frail balance. Anthony (Eddie Redmayne) grows up to be a French schoolboy who likes to take baths with other boys. Since his French is better than his mother's, he can witness the way Barbara is treated as the Duchess of Gauche. As she lingers in Europe, she manifests more artsiness—artsiness is also essential to sleaze.
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The full-grown Anthony (Eddie Redmayne) smokes hash on the beach with wicked Spanish boys The moment closest to Beyond the Valley of the Dolls comes when we see a wardrobe demonstration of Eurotrash wear on the cusp of the 1970s: leather vests with special holsters for bricks of hashish, topped out with a One Million Years B.C.–style tattered squirrel-skin wrap. Even after watching his date dress up so, Tony never really cops to his own inverted sexuality. After his father scoops up his nongirlfriend, Tony must endure a thorough course of Barbara's loco-parenting, her suicide attempts and opiated suppositories. I'm not sure there's been anything this boom-lowering since Mommy Dearest. Unfortunately, the focus here is not the scintillation of camp but a somber exploration of how it got so ugly for some real beautiful people. Savage Grace is the "My mom made me a homosexual" movie par excellence, with the twist being that she dies for trying to unmake him. The fim is neither savage nor graceful. Moore does her best, and keeps the film just on the other side of the line of unwatchability, despite Kalin's deadly seriousness. Neither the ecstasy of loathing nor the glint of lunacy enlivens this film.
SAVAGE GRACE (Unrated; 97 min.), directed by Tom Kalin, written by Howard A. Rodman, from the book by Natalie Robins and Steven Aronson, photographed by Juan Miguel Azpiroz and starring Julianne Moore, opens June 27 at Camera 12 in San Jose and the Aquarius in Palo Alto.
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So Young, So Cute, So Tiny – Heidy Model is Perfect
So Young, So Cute, So Tiny – Heidy Model is Perfect
In this video, Heidy Model dances around her apartment giving the best looks and great attitude. Really great modeling work on this one. She's petite and slender so it makes her look taller than she is. The stockings are nice too but you don't see much of those until the end.
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The Ledford High School Panther Players can become pretty profound sometimes.
The Ledford High School Panther Players can become pretty profound sometimes.
Sure, they're high school students, who say high school things and embrace normal high school lifestyles, but don't let their age be an indicator of their professionalism.
They study. They prepare. And they don't take for granted even the most outlandish scenes or musical numbers — say, for instance, 15 or so teenage girls belting out lyrics like "Oh, my God! Oh my God, you guys!" on stage.
The Panther Players will perform their latest production, "Legally Blonde: The Musical," at 7 p.m. March 15, 2 and 7 p.m. March 16 and 2 p.m. March 17 at the T. Austin Finch Auditorium in Thomasville. Tickets cost $10, and there is a silent auction scheduled for each show.
The musical, first performed on Broadway in 2007, is based on the 2001 film that revolves around Elle Woods, a sorority girl who enrolls at Harvard University in an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend.
Elizabeth Stroup, a sophomore at Ledford who is playing the role of Elle, said she's done a lot of research, watching videos of the Broadway production on Google and YouTube.
"I love the singing aspects of it," said Stroup, who is participating in her first production with the Players. "It's really made me express my range and get out of my shell."
The Panther Players began rehearsing for "Legally Blonde: The Musical" in early February after finishing their production of "The Death and Life of Larry Benson."
While director Bob Dye said the Panther Players' production packs in a lot of fun — certainly much more than the seriously-toned "Larry Benson" — it also brings with it a lot of work.
Dye, who said the show's budget rests at about $12,000, said there are a lot of larger sets that have to be constantly moved and manipulated on stage. He said the stage at Finch Auditorium is a lot bigger; however, there is no fly space, meaning most of the sets have to be placed on rollers.
Dye said the show is also difficult for the Players.
"Because of the nature of the show, a lot of the kids are playing multiple parts," Dye said.
Daniel Cavenaugh, a junior at Ledford, is playing the role of Emmett, a law student who takes Elle under his wing while at Harvard.
Cavenaugh said he's drawing a lot off of his own experiences to portray his role effectively.
"He strived to prove everyone wrong and prove that he could be good at what he does," Cavenaugh said.
While Cavenaugh said the cast and crew are "pulling the show together" in preparation for their premiere, he believes the Players are always learning from one another.
"Even on opening night, you're constantly growing," Cavenaugh said.
Michael McKinney, who is playing Elle's ex-boyfriend, Warner, throughout most of the musical, said this will be his largest role to date.
"It's different, but at the same time, I played multiple roles in the past, and it's about the same stage time," McKinney said. "I love to sing and love to act. I always do musicals because of my love to sing."
Other cast members, not listed above, are:
Vivian, Miranda Penley; Paullett, Sydney Bryant; Pilar, Makenzie Nicholls; Margot, Blaire Hayworth; Enid, Stephanie Covarrubias; Serena, Shannon Carman; Store Manager/Judge, Ryan Smith; Store Helper/Greek Chorus, Sami Pierce and Megan Snyder; Greek Chorus/Harvard Student, Faith Littlejohn and Carson Burleson; Greek Chorus, Andera Francis and Jessica VonCannon; Hair Helper, Bridget Lucas; Hair Customer/Greek Chorus, Katie Reynolds; Kate/Harvard Student, Felicia Ray; Whitney/Greek Chorus, Sarah Laster; Chuttney/Greek Chorus, Haley Motsinger; Brooke/Greek Chorus, Leah Webster; Warner, Michael McKinney; Emmet, Daniel Cavenaugh; Grandmaster Chad/Nikos, Kevin Ortiz; Winthrop/Dad, Jacob Luck; Pfroz/Kyle/Police Officer, Jackson Pace; Lowell/Aaron, Seth Gibbons; Carlos, Christian Graham; Callahan, Andrew Duggins; Harvard Students, Jacob Luck, Thomas Le, Christian Graham, Clay Thompson; Padamadan, Thomas Le; Frat Boys, Clay Thompson, Jackson Pace, Jarred Carroll; assistant director, Caitlin Meinecke; stage managers, Thomas Ramos and Theron Hicks.
Production assistants include McKinney and Devin Gray.
Caroline Golrick is the director of music, and Kelly Greathouse is the director of choreography.
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I finally started the beginning phase of my in wall setup idea. The idea is to move the wall 4ft back to give more space in the living room. The wall will be the front part of the stand so the tanks will be flush with the wall and have picture frame molding around them. The floor will have 3/4 plywood on top. Under the floor... has beams made by sandwitching two 2x6 with plywood in the middle. Those are supported by concrete blocks to the ground on every beam. That was the hard part!
The tanks:
300g - 6ftx3ft - Eeel, Banded shark and stingray
240g - 7ftx2ft - Reef with typical reef fish
sump - custom designed to support both tanks, thinking fluidized sump
Algae scrubber - custom designed with ability to expand
I forgot to mention I hate manual labor lol. So here is to the fun *cheers*


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Shepherd, January impress at Pangos
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LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Friday night, the 2012 edition of the Pangos All-American Camp tipped off at Long Beach's Cabrillo High School. As is usually the case during the first round of games at a camp, things were a little sloppy as kids got to know each other and shook off their day's travel. But, there were also some nice performances and Karviar Shepherd, Anthony January, Isaiah Briscoe and Isaac Hamilton were among those who impressed.
Shepherd leads the flock
Karviar Shepherd is just happy to be playing. The 6-foot-9 power forward at Arlington (Texas) Grace Prep sat out his junior year due to transfer rules, but he didn't show any rust on Friday night.
Shepherd has always had good hands and played with confidence on the offensive end. Now, he's catching, turning and facing the defender and going to work with jab steps, jumpers and good decisions. He looked polished and seemed like he was ready to play.
"I just came out to play like I would any game really," Shepherd said. "I try to get involved on both ends. I play defense, I rebound and I try and do everything I can to help out my team."
On the school front, Shepherd took an unofficial visit to LSU this past Monday and then stopped by UCLA on Friday morning. Both Shepherd and his summer coach Jazzy Hartwell mentioned Kansas as a likely visit and Louisville as an upcoming stop. Georgetown, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Tennessee were among the other programs mentioned.
According to Shepherd, he's in no rush to make a decision and he's just happy to be back on the floor.
"It feels good," Shepherd said. "To get to play after sitting out for the season is a lot of fun."
January is versatile
In the final rankings of the class of 2012, Anthony January sits at No. 63. Now, January is planning to do a year of prep school after busting out as a player during his senior season at Woodland Hills (Calif.) Taft.
A 6-foot-8 combo forward, January is a talented and versatile player. He's a playmaker off the dribble with length and athleticism who can also hit a pull-up jumper and has the ability to defend on the wing.
"Coaches are recruiting me as a combo," January told Rivals.com. "They are looking at me as a three in the future."
January still has work to do, but he has played to his ranking and is a bona fide prospect.
He isn't 100 percent decided about where he'll attend prep school next year, but January mentioned La Jolla (Calif.) Prep as where he's looking at most right now. On the college front, January says that UNLV, San Diego State, Long Beach State, Washington and UCLA are among those involved with his recruitment.
Quick hitters
* In case anybody had any questions about his level of skill on the offensive end, Isaac Hamilton showed again that he's got the complete package. A physical, 6-foot-4 shooting guard, Hamilton is so clever on the offense that defenders really don't have much of a chance. The range on the jumper is there, he's an astute passer and is learning to compete on the defensive end.
* Nobody ran the point better than Isaiah Briscoe during the games Rivals.com watched Friday night. The class of 2015 floor general from Newark (N.J.) St. Benedict's was in total command of the Cabrillo gym. A strong and tough guard with a low center of gravity, Briscoe is a controlled ball handler and skillful passer who scores often at the rim because of his changes of speeds and ability to finish through contact.
* Hadn't ever seen 6-foot-10 Jeremiah April of Glendale (Ariz.) Joy Christian before Friday night. He's a slender big man with a pretty solid skill base, lots of length and what look to be good hands.
* Vince Hunter will get looks from upper-tier, mid-majors and high majors simply because of how active he is on both ends of the floor. A 6-foot-8 listing on the rosters is way too generous, but he's big enough at around 6-foot-6 and plays with tremendous energy. The Detroit (Mich.) Consortium small forward has a good-enough-looking jump shot and is an intriguing player.
* Chris Sandifer is a 2014 West Coast wing with a lot of potential. The 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Gardena (Calif.) Serra is an explosive athlete and willing aggressor on the offensive end. He will be fun to watch develop and is a potential high major prospect.
* UNLV commitment Christian Wood is a very talented kid. At around 6-foot-9, he's a lean, perimeter oriented big man with a pretty jump shot. Wood is also starting to develop off the dribble and has some elements in his game that are similar to a young Jonathan Bender. Friday night, Wood got into the paint a bit and played active around the rim and also finished breaks with big dunks to go along with his jump shooting.
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Photographer's Note
North of Garibaldi Lake over the mountian range where Black Tusk resides there is another valley where Cheakamus Lake Trail resides. Along this trail are some of BC's first growth trees that are protected by the park. The trail to Cheakamus Lake is along Cheakamus River where the glacier water graces the rainforest trees along the river bank. This view here shows one of the Coast Douglas Fir trees that stands well over 200 feet up. These fir trees are native to the west coast and are surpassed in height only by the Coast Redwoods.
I saw the dead tree leaning on the Fir and decided a vertical capture would make this a worthy presentation. Enjoy!
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prezntime (3946) 2006-08-16 22:06
Greetings Paul.
This is a really great photo. The perspective you chose is very creative. The angles created by the various trees jutting into the frame give a true idea of the height these trees have acheived. Excellent color and really great composition.
Best wishes,
cunejo200 (7281) 2006-08-16 23:09
Hi Paul,
Congratulations! This is a superb photo with terrific pov. Good contrast and colors. Best wishes.
plimrn (21344) 2006-08-16 23:14
Hi Paul,
You've captured wonderful detail and color; I find the framing a bit confusing. The note is full of interesting dretail.
Regards, Pat
TheMystic (912) 2006-08-17 1:19
Hello Paul:
Definitely one of my favorites. Not that it hasn't been done before, but your POV is breathtaking. If I look long enough, I'll get vertigo.
Very nice colors and clarity.
riclopes (35577) 2006-08-17 3:06
What a dramatic composition, given by this vertical capture, Paul! The abstract result pleases me very much and the colors and textures are great, here. I love such POVs, with distortion of perspectives. Original and very effective.
Cormac (26565) 2006-08-17 10:56
Wow! Unusual view of these trees, looking straight up. Not only is the angle unsual, but having the tree coming from the side is very eye-catching as well. I admire your creativity in coming up with this!
jhm (177668) 2006-08-17 12:14
Hi Paul,
I find this a very well quality picture, through your experimental presentation we can see a wonderful picture, great composition with a splendid sharpness and clarity.
Thanks for sharing.
Greetings from Belgium,
Ann75 (0) 2006-08-17 22:18
Hi Paul,
Interesting view of these beautiful and super tall fir trees. I love the lighting and the contrast between the sky and the trees. Great composition with amazing details and great colours!
singuanti (15250) 2006-08-17 23:00
Hi Paul. That is pretty crazy but cool POV. I see a bit of lens flare but its not a bit deal. That's some light you had working its way through your shot. Nice work Paul!
Scharan (14144) 2006-08-19 18:21
Olá Paul
Amei o contraste entre essas cores lindas;
A composiçăo também é diferente, arrojada, muito bonita. Ótimo resultado Paul, parabéns.
Grande abraço,
capthaddock (28790) 2006-08-20 21:18
Hi Paul - at first they were palm trees, great perspective, the blue and green make a very pleasant contrast.
Stepan (27210) 2006-09-04 16:13
Excellent and disturbing pov. The compo is vertiginous, in a certain way. Great light and colors too.
Photo Information
- Copyright: Paul Enns (PJE) (20758)
- Genre: Miejsca
- Medium: Kolorowe
- Date Taken: 2006-07-03
- Categories: Natura
- Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Canon EF-S 18-55/3.5-5.6, Digital ISO 100
- Wersja zdjęcia: Oryginalna wersja
- Dzienniki z podróży: Garibaldi Lake
- Date Submitted: 2006-08-16 21:07
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Wondering why the cardinal makes such a big appearance in our snowy winter puzzles? Well, the cardinal is a bird that doesn't migrate and doesn't molt during the winter; it keeps those bright red attention-drawing feathers all year long, making them stand out especially against the white backdrop. Some say the cardinal's coloring and conspicuousness makes it the bird most responsible for getting people into bird watching, being the first bird that strikes them to open up the bird field guide.
For some symbolic meanings of the cardinal, visit The Cardinal Experience. Cardinals are special birds—they can symbolize a myriad of things, from vitality, faith and power to cycles of life, death, and renewal!


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SAP NEWSBYTE — New York Life, one of the largest mutual life insurers in the world, has selected SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) to enable an enterprise-wide financial transformation in order to enhance its overall business strategy. New York Life plans to merge its middle- and back-office functions into one integrated platform via SAP® Insurance Analyzer analytic applications leveraging the SAP HANA® platform. This is expected to provide financial leadership to facilitate vital strategic business direction, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), financing and capital market long-term strategies that support performance. The contract was signed in March 2014.
Insurers are under pressure to move beyond simply protecting and preserving the assets of the organization and are increasingly tasked with providing more robust analysis and business insight. SAP Insurance Analyzer allows New York Life to support an enterprise-wide financial transformation. It helps increase operational efficiency by supporting the company's focus on disciplined execution of strategic choices to be able to set the future direction of the company.
"The insurance industry is evolving faster than ever before," said Randy Gonzalez, vice president and head of Finance Transformation, New York Life. "In order to keep pace we must leverage technology that enables us to shift our mindset to effectively operate in the future state, break out of silos and make strategic decisions that can support the business. SAP Insurance Analyzer leverages the SAP HANA platform to offer us agility and real-time insight, which allows us to adopt a 'transformation mindset' that helps us make strategic decisions."
In collaboration with SAP partner msg global solutions for development and implementation, SAP Insurance Analyzer offers New York Life a solution architecture powered by SAP HANA to take a fully integrated and transformative approach to finance and risk. Specific features and benefits include:
- Streamlined operations and reduced process complexity and costs
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- Increased customer satisfaction and loyalty via improved performance and enhanced customer-centricity
"SAP provides transformative technology solutions that help our customers become best-run businesses," said Robert Cummings, global head of Insurance Business Unit, SAP. "Our solutions enable insurance companies to grow and thrive by offering the operational scale and efficiencies needed to focus on delivering analysis and insight to inform strategic business decisions."
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