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GPSOLO October/November 2009
Confronting Recession Head-On
This issue I'd like to present the story of a lawyer who has discovered unique ways to deal with the current economic downturn. I thought it best to present this story unfiltered, in the lawyer's own words. So, without further ado, here is one typical day in this lawyer's practice:
My Day
I am a solo! I begin my day with a brisk shower at the local YMCA after an incredible workout in my pilates class. My membership with the YMCA will soon expire, and I am afraid that I will not be able to renew it this year. Following my morning exercise routine, I quickly head to the local doughnut shop for my usual cup of coffee, cigarette, and plain cake doughnut. Sure, this breakfast is less than nutritious, but it's reasonably priced at $1.32. I then quickly head to my office on Seventh and Thompson, in the Samuel Rendon Building in downtown Santa Maria, California. I really admire my office with its quaint early Mexican architecture, which includes Spanish tiles and an adobe facade.
Today I'm preparing for an important deposition in the Dorian case. Mr. Dorian is one of my oldest clients. He owns three restaurants, two cleaners, and four coin-operated car washes. He is currently in litigation for a slip-and-fall that occurred at one of his restaurants. I anticipate that after this deposition, we are surely going to move to an expeditious settlement. I am confident that Mr. Dorian will be pleased with my representation. Mr. Dorian is my good news; unfortunately, I lost three other long-standing clients within the last two weeks. And within the last month, I lost a total of nine clients. One client advised me that he simply couldn't afford me any longer—even though my retainer is the lowest in the county and he had been doing business with me for more than five years. Instead he's opting to use the Business Lawyer in a Box program that he purchased for $300 online. He says that he's been able to draft and file his own pleadings and motions with the program (although the program offers no guarantees of accuracy). He tells me that he'd much rather use my services, but during these economic times "every dime counts."
After finishing Mr. Dorian's business, I travel to district court to represent Dr. Polk, a 65-year-old retired obstetrician. He is not wealthy; he recently lost most of his retirement, which was tied up in stocks. I am representing him for a mere $200 in his suit against Mrs. Jenny for planning to block his view of the valley with a new addition to her home—a fourth room over her back porch. I have represented Dr. Polk on occasion pro bono. He has been my client for most of my law practice. Fortunately, we were able to obtain a temporary restraining order, halting Mrs. Jenny from building for now.
At lunchtime I have a bag of oatmeal waiting for me. I usually eat oatmeal because of the obvious health benefits. And the cost. I pay just $2.50 for a box of ten packets of oatmeal, which lasts for the entire week.
After lunch I travel to superior court and await the possibility of obtaining a client under the Criminal Justice Act. I am usually fortunate, but lately the allocation of clients by the court has been limited or nonexistent. After two hours, once again, no client.
En route back to my office, I stop by McGee's, a local office supply store and copy shop. I had to get rid of my copy machine and printer—the maintenance contract was too expensive. McGee's handles most of my printing and photocoping without a monthly contract. Unfortunately, they cannot guarantee client confidences, but they indicated that they would "do their best." I hope that will be enough should my state bar ever start asking questions.
After that I head back to my office . To save money, I had to reduce my secretary's time to ten hours per week—compared to the 70-plus she previously worked. Her name is Vanessa, and she has been with me for more than seven years. Vanessa is loyal, but I know that she will have to find other consistent employment soon.
By 5:00 pm all I have left to do is complete a couple correspondences to clients. I've recently stopped mailing these matters by the U.S. Postal Service. Instead, I only send electronic letters with signed receipts.
My workday ends around 7:00 pm. I am exhausted and awfully hungry. I have a friend who manages a local Mexican restaurant, Perez' Comida . In exchange for helping Mr. Perez with his accounting and business management, I am able to dine at no cost after 9:00 pm. They close at that time, and whatever is left, I get to eat. It is a good situation, but I have to admit, Mexican food every night can sometimes get the best of you.
After dinner I'm ready for a good night's rest, so I just head back to the office and spread out my blankets on the couch in the waiting room. Unfortunately, several times during the past few weeks I've been awakened in the middle of the night by the security guard, who thinks there's someone breaking in. I tell him I'm just working late. This is a ritual that I find happening with greater frequency. I have great difficulty going back to sleep when aroused by a bright flashlight and a hand banging on my window. I really hate having to sleep in my office, but I have no choice. You see, I lost my home two months ago owing to a foreclosure and was forcibly evicted by the local sheriff. Adding salt to my wound, my credit is also ruined and I cannot even obtain an apartment. Even worse, I am currently not a candidate for government assistance.
Back to Reality
The story above is fiction, but I am told that for some attorneys in the United States, this situation is too close to being factual. In June 2009 Tommy Wells, then ABA President, conducted a recession conference in Chicago addressing the issues confronting lawyers' ability to render legal services during these economic times. I was invited to serve as a panelist during this conference of ABA executive leaders, and I gave a news report that was very similar to the fictional account above. However, my news report included actual stories of practitioners having to work on less than a shoestring budget with declining revenue receipts. During this conference, we diagnosed the dilemma and discussed potential remedies. I commended Tommy Wells on his initiative to confront this issue head-on with the recession conference and with the ABA's economic recovery resources page ( http://new.abanet.org/economicrecovery).
Following his lead, the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division has initiated a Commission on Recession, which is headed by Lee Kolczun, ABA Board of Governors member and former GP-Solo chair. This Commission is a joint project with the Law Practice Management Section. Under Lee's leadership, we will specifically discover means of assisting Main Street Lawyers to sustain themselves during difficult economic times. We will explore such means on the state, local, and national levels. Although we anticipate great returns, we also recognize that such an endeavor will take time to be truly effective.
The GP-Solo Division remains steadfast in its attempts to truly serve the Main Street Lawyer. If you would like to be part of this initiative, please contact the Division staff immediately at 312/988-5648 or email@example.com. We are in this together, and together we will better enable our fellow practitioners to serve the needs of their clients.


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Now preparing for a rise through the minor leagues, Matt Tenuta has a pretty good foundation when it comes to moving from place to place.
The son of a college football assistant coach, he knows well about packing up and heading somewhere else.
�I�ve talked to a lot of people like that,� said Tenuta, who tonight will be on the mound at Burlington Athletic Stadium when the Burlington Royals opener their Appalachian League season against the Pulaski Mariners. �It�s a lot easier for me to make the transition and meet new people. I feel I�m cut out for this lifestyle.�
Tenuta lists Apex as his hometown, a byproduct of Jon Tenuta, his father, spending three seasons on North Carolina State�s football staff. He worked at nearby North Carolina in 2001.
When Matt Tenuta went away to start a professional baseball career as a teenager, a few months later his father was out of a job when N.C. State made a coaching change. Jon Tenuta picked up a job at the University of Virginia, his alma mater, where he�s the defensive coordinator.
For the younger Tenuta, it seemed like no big deal. There were five years in the Columbus, Ohio, area when his father worked at Ohio State and about six years in the Atlanta area when his dad was at Georgia Tech.
�And a lot of other smaller moves,� he said, indicating less time at those stops.
Matt Tenuta didn�t pursue a football path, noting that his father�s favorite sport growing up was baseball (as a catcher). Older brother Zach Tenuta played college football at Marshall and Akron.
�I always wanted to play baseball in the fall,� Matt Tenuta said.
Basketball was in the mix, however. He played as a swingman as a freshman and sophomore at Penn High School in Mishawaka, Ind. (near South Bend), when his dad was a Notre Dame assistant.
Next thing he knew, Matt Tenuta was suiting up in a baseball uniform for Apex High School. That two-year stint was so successful that his No. 24 jersey was retired during a basketball game last season.
All this means that Matt Tenuta has been places and seen things. That could suit him well for this baseball journey.
�Being able to meet guys and develop a friendship real quick,� he said. �We�re all shooting for the same thing.�
Burlington catcher Chad Johnson said: �He has moved around. We�ve been best buds ever since we were drafted.�
Zach Lovvorn, also a first-year Burlington pitcher and a 2012 draftee, has been a roommate with Tenuta since last summer. �He has real good people skills, great people skills,� Lovvorn said.
And he, too, has heard stories about the travels, most related to football and family.
�I can only imagine how many places he has been and met new people,� Lovvorn said. �It�s kind of cool to hear about his dad coaching at places like Notre Dame and all the places he has gone.�
Amid all these moves, Tenuta said he has seen the supportive side of his father, who declined an interview request for this story. The son is also aware of the personality that can accompany a major-college defensive coordinator.
�That intimidating factor,� Matt Tenuta said. �He was tough on us playing sports.�
His mother was an athlete, too. Dori Gamble played basketball at Virginia.
Matt Tenuta knew the possibility of being sent to the Burlington club, which is less than an hour�s drive from home. It�s a thought that became more frequent during the past few months in extended spring training in Surprise, Ariz.
�Being from 45 minutes down the road, I was really hoping I was coming,� he said.
He played at Burlington Athletic Stadium before in a showcase event. He was on a travel team with former Western Alamance pitcher Adam Huffman.
Last June, there was a twist in Tenuta�s plans when the Royals drafted him in the 25th round. He also held a scholarship from N.C. State.
That would have put him in the College World Series this week.
�I�m not bummed because I�m happy where I am right now,� he said, pointing out that he sent Wolfpack coach Elliott Avent a text message congratulating him and wishing him well in the CWS.
Tenuta was the organization�s Pitcher of the Year for the Arizona Rookie League club last year, going 3-5 with a save and a 4.58 earned run average. He made 13 appearances, but only one start.
Listed at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Tenuta points out he�s still growing. That could add velocity to a fastball that clocks from 88-93 mph, though his key pitch is a slider.
�He�s a smart pitcher,� Johnson said. �He trusts what he has that night.�
A few dozen friends and family might be on hand tonight � dad is expected to make the trip from Charlottesville, Va. He saw his son pitch for about a week last summer in the Arizona Rookie League.
So that makes him more aware of the left-hander�s capabilities than Burlington manager Tommy Shields, who was scouting this spring and will see the 19-year-old in game action for the first time tonight.
�He�s my lead-off guy,� Shields said in reference to the opening-night assignment, �which means he must be good.�

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Rangers face Angels, Hamilton in home opener
Rangers face Angels, Hamilton in home opener
Apr. 04, 2013
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Josh Hamilton was booed his last game at Rangers Ballpark and that's when he was still playing for Texas.
When the Rangers play their home opener Friday, the five-time All-Star slugger and former AL MVP will be in the other dugout with the AL West rival Los Angeles Angels.
Texas is coming off a season-opening series against the Astros, the division's newest team, and Yu Darvish came within an out of a perfect game and Rangers pitchers struck out 43 batters with two shutout victories.
That won't matter much. Hamilton being in a different uniform for the first home series of the season will be a big focus.
"He was a good teammate and we enjoyed having him and everything. He's a freak athlete, he's great, but now he's on the other team and I don't really care," said left-hander Derek Holland, the scheduled starter for Texas. "Just like anybody else, I wish him the best but at the same time you want to go out there and win."
The Rangers, who went to their only two World Series with Hamilton in their lineup, will be playing at home for the first time since that one-and-done, wild-card 5-1 loss to Baltimore last October. Hamilton was 0 for 4 in that game with two strikeouts, both on three pitches. He swung at the first pitch his other at-bats — including a double-play grounder in the first that sent home the Rangers' only run.
"I'm not expecting anything I can't handle," Hamilton said Thursday. "I figured I'd try to run out there when Albert (Pujols) is announced before me and as they're booing him, just kind of slide out there behind him so it's not so bad. ... I was booed when I played there. Why would you expect not to be when I'm playing here?"
Hamilton took a $125 million, five-year deal from the Angels after a career-high 43 home runs with 128 RBIs in 148 games for Texas last season.
While Hamilton can expect boos even though he still has a house there and calls Texas home, Elvis Andrus will likely get a huge ovation.
The two-time All-Star shortstop, only 24 years old and already in his fifth major league season, signed his new contract Thursday with eight additional seasons for $120 million in Texas through 2022, and includes a vesting option for 2023. He could opt out after 2018, but that's nearly six seasons away.
While Elvis will be in the building for a while, there are still questions about CEO Nolan Ryan's future with the Rangers.
There has been speculation about Ryan's role and future with the team since it was announced March 1 that general manager Jon Daniels and chief operating officer Rick George had been promoted and had new presidential titles.
Ryan, who had been president and CEO, issued a statement nine days later saying that he met with team co-chairmen Ray Davis and Bob Simpson. The Hall of Fame pitcher said those conversations were productive and would continue, but has since offered nothing more publicly about his plans.
Regardless, baseball's strikeout king has to be ecstatic with what the Rangers are doing on the mound.
Along with Darvish getting oh-so-close to a perfect game, Rangers pitchers have the most strikeouts by any team in the first three games of a season since 1900. They are the first team since 1920 with consecutive 15-strikeout games while not allowing a run. Darvish had 14 strikeouts in his start, the most for a Rangers pitcher since Ryan struck out 14 Angels in 1991.
As for seeing Hamilton on the other side, Ian Kinsler said it was "a little strange in spring training" when they played exhibition games in Arizona. Hamilton had a deep homer in a game at Surprise.
Switch-hitter Lance Berkman, the veteran free agent Texas has put in the No. 3 spot Hamilton occupied, was 6 for 10 with a double and three RBIs in the season-opening series. Berkman started his career for the Astros from 1997-2010.
Hamilton's first week with Los Angeles included series against both of his former teams.
"As time goes on, I think people are going to disconnect him with Texas and connect him more with us. ... I think (Texas) fans understand his contributions," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "I don't think Josh gets caught up in that, actually. In the dugout, at the plate, he's very level-headed and focused."
After making Hamilton made his major league debut with Cincinnati in 2007, the Rangers acquired the slugger in a trade that winter.
"I think it's cool when we're beginning the season in Cincinnati, then we go straight to Texas," Hamilton said. "Just reminds you that these were seasons of your life and they were good seasons of your life, and it's time to move to a different one."
AP Baseball Writer Joe Kay in Cincinnati and AP Sports Writer Kristie Rieken in Houston contributed to this report.


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DOVER — It's been cold all week and warmer weather isn't even remotely around the corner — with temperatures dipping below freezing during the day and plunging into the single digits at night.
But what should folks do to properly prepare for the cold, and who can they call when something goes wrong?
It's crucial to stay warm, but fireplaces and heating units have to be used correctly to avoid causing fires.
When using a fireplace, one should make sure the chimney is free of debris and that all smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are functioning properly, according to Jody Provencher, deputy chief at the Dover Fire Department.
If using portable space heaters, people should familiarize themselves with their proper operation and strictly adhere to required minimum clearances to keep combustibles from any such units.
Frozen pipes are another common problem fire departments deal with in frigid temperatures. If the temperature in pipes drops below 32 degrees, the water freezes, expanding and breaking the pipes causing leaks and flooding.
Provencher says his department gets many calls when temperatures rise and people then notice the leaks. In Dover, Provencher says the Fire Department can clear the pipes of water to stop the leaks as well as give advice on who to call to repair or replace broken pipes. However, it's important to prevent this situation by making sure the temperature inside the house remains above freezing and that pipes are well insulated.
Provencher also advises people to not warm up cars in their garage, which can cause carbon monoxide poisoning, as well as making sure to keep their pets inside and to use common sense when it's exceptionally cold out.
"It's amazing what we see in the cold weather," he said.
During extended periods of cold weather in past years, the city has opened shelters for those without adequate heat, according to Provencher. However, this is not yet scheduled for this week and a decision will be made only if the region experiences several days of freezing temperatures.
As for motor vehicles, Chris Dupont of Dupont Service Center suggests making sure fuel tanks are kept more than half full, all fluids are topped off, and engine oil is fresh. Tire pressure should be kept high, since pressure drops as temperature plummet. Car batteries should also be checked, as a low charge is the main cause of engines not turning over on cold mornings.
Dupont said all of these can be checked for free at the center on Sumner Drive.
For those without adequate shelter from the cold, Dover Police Lt. Carey Beaulieu says residents should call if they see someone on the street in need of shelter. After being notified or if an officer comes across someone without a place to stay, police will investigate the situation and find a local shelter to safely house the individual.
"However, most solutions we have are temporary." Beaulieu said. "The underlying causes of homelessness need to be addressed."
My Friend's Place in Dover offers emergency shelter for those in need.
Jim Ranagan of the Homeless Center for Strafford County, which is unable to offer emergency shelter, said his best suggestion is to call the Police Department or 211, a toll-free United Way-funded number that will help people without homes find temporary safety from the cold.


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DUE WEST, S.C. – The Coker volleyball team completed their season on Friday night with a 3-0 loss to Erskine College in Conference Carolinas volleyball action. The Cobras lost with scores of 25-16, 25-19 and 25-22.
Katie McElveen (Hartsville, S.C.) and Cynallyhia Indriago (Columbia, S.C.) were the Cobras kill leaders with five apiece, while Molly Bookhart (Orangeburg, S.C.) had a team leading 11 digs and 14 assists in the match.
The Cobras will now take a break for the holidays, before returning in the spring semester for their off-season workouts. With no seniors, Head Coach Todd Caughlin will not lose any players to graduation for next season, but he will be able to bring in plenty of new players with his first season of recruiting.


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Futuremark, with over seven years experience developing 2D, 3D and system benchmarking applications, understands the need for unbiased performance measurement of mobile graphics hardware. With the release of 3DMarkMobile06, mobile hardware developers, manufacturers and reviewers will have the first benchmark intended to provide accurate, consistent performance measurements of embedded graphics solutions. Prior to the availability of a workload based benchmark the industry has had to rely on unsubstantiated marketing claims and highly theoretical performance specifications, rather than actual real-world performance results. Credible performance testing will enable handset manufacturers to select the best performing IP and design implementations for their upcoming 3D enabled mobile devices.
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In Japan, Television Viewing Doesn't Have to Take a Back Seat
Drivers Use Navigation Systems to Tune In;'The Only Time of Day I Have a TV to Myself'
TOKYO—When selling car navigation systems, Japanese retailer Autobacs touts a special add-on: kits that convert the mapping gadgets into televisions, so drivers can watch their favorite shows.
"Even While Driving—Enables Digital Viewing and Navigation Operation," boasts the package of one kit resting atop new navigation systems in a Tokyo store. Boxes of other converters show "before" and "after" images of a navigation screen transformed into a TV depicting a soccer game broadcast.
"We can't help but respond to our customers' needs," says Yasunari Shiino, a spokesman for Autobacs Seven Co. Ltd., which operates some 550 auto-parts stores across Japan. "This does not mean we're recommending it," he said, of a practice that could be called DWW or Driving While Watching. "Drivers need to make their own decisions."
In the U.S., televisions are popular in the back seat of minivans, but front-seat TV viewing is rare. Many states ban installation of a TV anywhere near a driver's field of vision.
Japanese companies sell car-navigation devices all over the world. But today only models sold in Japan come embedded with a tuner to enable TV watching, either automatically while parked—or while driving once unlocked with kits sold for $15 to $35 at most auto-parts stores. Japanese blogs abound with advice for do-it-yourselfers showing how it is done with minimum fuss.
"All of our 'navi' systems sold in Japan have a TV tuner function, but none sold outside Japan have it," said Pioneer Corp. spokesman Hiromitsu Kimura. "Outside Japan there's no custom of watching TV in cars."
Kaori Hirata, a 35-year-old mother of two who rises before dawn to make it to work as a prep cook, says she tunes in while driving her minivan to catch up on current events. "It's the only time of day I have a TV to myself," she says.
Ms. Hirata says when she and her husband recently decided to buy a new car, she overcame his objection to spending $800 on a navigation system with a TV and DVD player in the center console. "It was nonnegotiable," she says.
Playing DVDs of her favorite musical group while on the road "is a form of therapy for me," says Ms. Hirata, a fan of a popular Japanese boy band called Arashi.
Tatsuo Yamagoshi, a 36-year-old office worker, recently turned on the TV in his minivan's navigation system to entertain his children while parked outside a store near Tokyo.
As his wife shopped, two boys in the back seat strained to see a popular Japanese cartoon show about a bean-paste-filled superhero on the 6-inch-wide screen. "I tell myself it's for the kids, but if the news is on I can't resist watching while driving," he said. "I know that's a bad idea," he said sheepishly, adding he usually tries to limit glances to stoplights.
Hirofumi Yoshitome, 62, installed a navigation system in his car more than nine years ago, then had a friend tweak the device so he could tune in to baseball games and other programs. However, Mr. Yoshitome, a fan of the Yomiuri Giants, says these days, "I have realized that it would be better to watch at home."
What makes Japan's widespread DWW particularly surprising is that Japan has some of the most stringent traffic laws in the world—such as a zero percent blood-alcohol standard for drivers.
In 2004, Japan's laws were tightened to ban drivers from talking on cellphones, unless they are using hands-free devices. But the rules specifically exempted "stationary" equipment such as navigation systems.
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Japanese law prohibits "staring" at a screen while driving, without saying anything about glancing at one.
According to the Japanese National Police Agency, the number of vehicle accidents caused by staring at a screen totaled 925 in 2011, the latest figure available, up more than 10% from 2009. That was just a fraction of the total of 691,937 reported traffic accidents in 2011.
Some experts suspect that data understates the impact of DWW.
Police in rural Tokushima prefecture have raised an alarm about an increase in accidents caused by distracted drivers with front-seat screens, including at least one death in 2011. They have cited 14 fender benders in which those behind the wheel admitted to being too absorbed by the screen to watch the road. However, police in the prefecture haven't reported catching anyone in the act.
"It's relatively easy to spot a driver using a cellphone, but it's very tough to figure out whether someone is making improper eye contact with the dashboard," said Koshiro Sawaguchi, of the Tokushima Police Department.
"It's just plain dangerous," said Yoichi Sekiyama, a 40-year-old driver without a navigation system, taking a break at an expressway rest stop. "It bothers me when I see drivers watching TV—it really shouldn't be legal."
But outside some scattered chat-room complaints, there is no sign of any widespread opposition to the practice, or move to ban it.
There are no statistics showing how many of Japan's drivers are watching more than the road. Government data does show about half of all Japanese vehicles have navigation systems. TV functionality dates back to 1997, when the first system debuted.
"The original navigation screens used the same cathode tubes as TVs, so it was pretty easy to pop in a tuner device. We engineers thought it a bit silly, but our car dealers just loved it," said Hiroyuki Watanabe, Toyota Motor Corp.'s senior technical executive. "It still bothers me when I hear about drivers misusing the technology. It's irresponsible."
—Miho Inada contributed to this article.
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Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Corp. (TSST) recently released the SH-S203D Super-multi DVD burner, the first drive designed to offer 16x burning for DVD+R DL and 12x for DVD-R DL media. This differentiates SH-S203D from the rest of the DVD burners of the market, which mainly offer the same specifications possibly packed with some extra features. And while the recording speeds top at 20x for the DVD recordable formats, the SH-S203D deserves some more attention as a potential top perfomer with dual-layer DVDs. The supported 12x DVD-RAM speed also comes in to complete the package.
The new SATA drive additionaly brings some enhancements mainly focused on the recording quality, including the following:
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Along with the Samsung SH-S203D burner, the retail package includes the following:
1. Nero Express 7 Essentials - DVD/CD writing softeware
2. Nero ShowTime 3 Essentials - DVD media player
3. Nero Vision 4 Essentials - Editing &authoring wizard
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5. Nero Back/7up 2 - Easy back-up
6. InCD 5 Essentials - UDF packet writing software
7. Silver & black extra bezels
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9. SATA connection cable
The S-ATA interface for the SH-S203D is typically placed at the rear side of the drive:
The drive is based on the Mediatek MT1859L chipset.
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The drive came with firmware VerSB00 installed.
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Glen Lanham was introduced as Duke wrestling head coach April 16, 2012 and has made major strides in each of his seasons at the helm.
Lanham made history in 2016 as Conner Hartmann, under Lanham's mentoring, became Duke's first three-time All-American. Also the first Duke wrestler to be a four-time NCAA qualifier, Hartmann finished seventh at the NCAA Championships at 197 pounds.
Four Blue Devils overall qualified for the NCAA Championships, marking the second consecutive season and the first time in program history the Blue Devils have landed at least four wrestlers in the field. Duke previously had never sent more than two wrestlers to the NCAA postseason event in consecutive years. In addition, Mitch Finesilver was one shy of landing on the podium for the Blue Devils – the farthest two Duke wrestlers have advanced at NCAAs in program history.
On the team side of the results, Duke grabbed a pair of top 25 wins with victories over rival No. 13 North Carolina and No. 23 Purdue. The triumph over the Tar Heels was the highest ranked win in program history and was the first victory over UNC since 2004. Duke upset the Boilermakers 28-18 to earn its third Big Ten win in program history and the second ranked win of the year.
Lanham's third season was arguably his best as the Blue Devils landed a program-best five wrestlers in the NCAA Championships and posted its highest finish at 28th. Marcus Cain, Mitch Finesilver, Hartmann, Jacob Kasper and Immanuel Kerr-Brown all earned bids to the NCAA field, while Hartmann led the charge with his second All-American performance and sixth-place finish. Overall, three Blue Devils advanced to the second day of competition for the first time in program history.
In conference action, Lanham led the Blue Devils to a fourth-place showing at the ACC Championships, the highest finish since taking third in 2004. Duke defeated a pair of Big Ten opponents for the first time in program history en route to an 11-5 overall record.
In addition to his All-America performance, Hartmann took home the ACC title at 197 pounds, while Kasper and Finesilver both garnered All-ACC honors.
Off the mat, Duke ranked sixth nationally in team GPA and had four wrestlers earn NWCA All-Academic honors. The Blue Devils were tops in the ACC in GPA for a second straight year.
In just his second season, Lanham landed a Duke wrestler on the podium at NCAA Championships for the third time in the program's history. Hartmann, in his second consecutive appearance at NCAAs, turned in a pair of upsets en route to becoming Duke's second All-American wrestler with a fifth-place showing at 197 points.
In addition, for the first time in program history, Duke had two wrestlers - Kerr-Brown joined Hartmann – who advanced to the second day of wrestling at the NCAA Championships.
Kerr-Brown's improvement under Lanham shined through in 2014-15. The Rome, Ga., native posted a career-high 26 wins, five shy of his previous two seasons combined, and took third at ACC Championships.
As a team, Duke had its highest finish at NCAA Championships in program history with a 29th-place showing. Overall, Duke finished the year 6-15 after wrestling its toughest schedule in school history.
The Duke wrestling program made strides in Lanham's first season at the helm. The Blue Devils finished the year 9-10-0 and 1-4 in the ACC. The nine wins were the most since the 2008-09 campaign as Duke sent two wrestlers – Brandon Gambucci and Hartmann – to the NCAA Championships. It marked the first time since 2009 as well that multiple Blue Devils competed in the NCAA postseason event.
On the mat, Gambucci earned All-ACC honors at 133 pounds to earn an automatic berth in the NCAA Championships. Hartmann finished third at 197 pounds, despite missing the previous month to an injury, and garnered an at-large invitation to the postseason.
Overall, Duke placed four wrestlers among the top four in the ACC Championships and had seven different wrestlers place in the various tournaments over the course of the year.
Duke was equally as successful in the classroom in Lanham's first season. The Blue Devils landed six wrestlers on the All-ACC Academic Team, while Gambucci and Hartmann earned NWCA All-Academic recognition and the Duke team ranked fifth overall with a team GPA of 3.15.
The Blue Devils also were active in the community, helping handicapped kids learn baseball, visiting local hospitals, and cooking breakfast at the Durham Urban Ministries.
Prior to taking over the head coaching position, Lanham served as an assistant coach with the Blue Devils for two seasons. Lanham helped mentor Diego Bencomo and Tanner Hough to NCAA Championship berths in 2011 and 2012, respectively. Under Lanham's tutelage in the wrestling room, Bencomo earned 2011 All-ACC recognition after taking runner-up honors at the ACC Championships at 184 pounds. The Phoenix, Ariz., native went on to register a pair of wins in the NCAA Tournament, becoming just the second wrestler in Duke history to make it to the quarterfinal round.
With the help of Lanham in 2012, Hough became the second Duke true freshman to earn a bid to the NCAA Championships after taking fourth at the ACC Championships at 141 pounds. Hough finished his rookie campaign with a 23-13 overall record.
Lanham joined the Duke coaching staff as an assistant in June of 2010 after stints as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State, North Carolina and Purdue. Prior to arriving in Durham, he spent three seasons at Purdue where he spearheaded the Boilermakers' recruiting efforts.
At Purdue, Lanham had an immediate impact on the program, helping several Boilermakers to breakout seasons. He mentored a selection of student-athletes to the NCAA Championships during his three seasons and under his watch Luke Manuel earned three bids to the NCAA postseason and climbed to as high as fifth nationally at 174 pounds.
The Boilermakers' two recruiting classes under Lanham garnered a wealth of national honors, including the nation's No. 12 class from InterMat.com in 2008. It marked the second straight top-20 national recruiting class for the Boilermakers as they reeled in three of the nation's top-100 recruits, including a pair of 2009 USA Wrestling Junior national champions.
Prior to his three years at Purdue, the former Oklahoma State competitor coached at the University of North Carolina for four years. With the Tar Heels, Lanham also worked closely with the middle to upper weight classes and headed their recruiting efforts.
In his time in Chapel Hill, Lanham tutored four ACC Champions and nine NCAA Championships qualifiers. He also went to great lengths to improve the Tar Heels' program, bringing in an InterMat Wrestling Top-25 recruiting class in 2006-07.
Lanham worked as a high school teacher and wrestling coach in Oklahoma from 1991-2003. He was at Midwest City High School for seven years, where he mentored several state champions and sent them on to prestigious college programs. While at Midwest City, he also volunteered his time at Oklahoma University, coaching several All-Americans.
Lanham served as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State University from 1988-1991, helping the Cowboys to a pair of NCAA Championships. As a college competitor, he garnered All-American honors at both OSU and the University of Tennessee, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in human service with an emphasis in juvenile counseling in August of 1988. He competed internationally as a member of the Sunkist Kids team and was freestyle wrestling All-American.
Lanham resides in Pittsboro, N.C., with his wife Melanie.


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text: Power Hour: Corn Gains From 6-Month Low as Rain Threatens Argentine Crop January 7, 2013 08:30 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Bloomberg Email Copyright 2012 Bloomberg. By Luzi Ann Javier and Rudy Ruitenberg Corn rose from a six-month low in Chicago amid concern excessive rain will damage crops in Argentina, the world's third-biggest shipper of the grain. Wheat climbed on speculation a five-week slide will attract buyers. Severe storms will be followed by hot weather, the Buenos Aires Cereals Exchange said Jan. 4. Argentine farmers may harvest 25.9 million metric tons of corn, less than the 27.5 million tons forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, based on a Bloomberg survey. "The weather is still getting some attention," Victor Thianpiriya, an agricultural analyst at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., said by phone from Singapore today. Still, bigger harvests in Brazil may compensate for crop losses in Argentina, he said. Corn for delivery in March gained 0.7 percent to $6.8475 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade at 11:59 a.m. Paris time. The most-active contract erased a drop of as much as 0.3 percent to $6.78, the lowest level since July 3. Wheat for delivery in March advanced 0.5 percent to $7.51 a bushel. The grain has plunged 20 percent from its July 20 peak, the threshold deemed a bear market by some investors, after surging amid the worst U.S. drought since 1956. "From a competitive point of view, the U.S. wheats are now the least expensive in the world, and this should be confirmed in the coming weeks through the export numbers," Paris-based farm advisor Agritel wrote. Milling wheat for delivery in March traded in Paris added 0.2 percent to 244 euros ($318) a ton. The contract is now priced $42.15 a ton above Chicago wheat, compared with $30.76 a month ago. Soybeans for delivery in March advanced for the first time this month in Chicago, rising 0.5 percent to $13.74 a bushel. The oilseed has dropped 22 percent from a Sept. 4 peak. Argentina's soybean harvest may be 54.6 million tons, compared with the USDA's outlook of 55 million tons, according to the Bloomberg survey. --With assistance from Jeff Wilson in Chicago and Pablo Gonzalez in Buenos Aires. Editors: Dan Weeks, Sharon Lindores. Back to news


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In decades past, cotton producers on the Texas High Plains believed water in the Ogallala aquifer was continually replenished by underground streams from the Rocky Mountains. Consequently, they irrigated without seriously considering the timing or the amount of water used to produce a crop.
However, that theory was wrong and water available for irrigation has declined significantly.
"Today producers are limited in the amount of irrigation they can apply in a given time," says James Mahan, plant physiologist, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Lubbock, Texas. "Therefore, (producers need) a technique to enable them to save water by determining when their crop actually needs irrigation.
"About 20 years ago we theorized the cotton plant itself should be the best source of information for telling us when we should apply irrigation. So we began research to prove or disprove this theory."
In a laboratory, Mahan and colleagues studied various metabolic processes of plants and discovered enzymes that were very temperature-sensitive and closely associated with water needs. Additional research indicated that for cotton plants to make maximum lint yields they should receive additional water after the plant temperature stayed above 82 degrees F for 5.5 hours.
"We investigated various ways to measure plant temperatures in the field, and found infrared sensors could do the job adequately. Subsequently we developed a biologically-based irrigation scheduling protocol and named it BIOTIC for Biological Identified Optimal Temperature Interactive Console."
The BIOTIC irrigation system works this way:
Infrared sensors are installed in the field and focused on the plants to record canopy temperatures. Periodically, the sensors transmit accumulated data to the base controller located within the field. The controller uses this data to determine if time and temperature thresholds have been reached. If they have, an "irrigate" signal is transmitted to the producer's computer or cell phone.
The controller can also be programmed to transmit detailed temperature data and other information to the producer's computer. Then the producer can, at any time, view in graph form the current and previous six days' data. This enables him to approximate the date he will receive an irrigate signal.
"We found threshold temperatures are very critical in scheduling irrigation. In a three-year study we found if irrigations were initiated when canopy temperatures were 3 degrees below the optimum temperature of 82, yields were reduced by 33 percent. If irrigation was delayed until canopy temperatures reached 4 degrees above optimum, yields were reduced 35 percent.
"Length of time plants are above the optimum threshold setting is also very critical. We found changing the time threshold from 5.5 hours to 6.5 hours reduced lint yields about 350 pounds of lint per acre.
"The computer program that drives BIOTIC irrigation was designed for full irrigation. That is, the cotton plants would make maximum yields when they got additional water anytime their temperature exceeded 82 degrees F for 5.5 hours. Unfortunately, the underground water supply on the Texas High Plains is inadequate for full irrigation," Mahan said. "However, a producer can easily adjust the time/temperature thresholds in the computer so irrigations will be in keeping with his irrigation potential."
The USDA, Agricultural Research Service holds a patent on this technology application known as BIOTIC or Time-Temperature-Threshold. Accent Engineering, Inc., licensed the BIOTIC technology and cooperatively developed a hardware and software package currently available commercially.


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Multi-Master replication stands for the ability to write to any node in the cluster, and not to worry that eventually it will get out-of-sync situation, as it regularly happens with regular MySQL replication if you imprudently write to the wrong server. This is a long-waited feature and there has been growing demand for it for the last two years, or even more.
With Percona XtraDB Cluster you can write to any node, and the Cluster guarantees consistency of writes. That is, the write is either committed on all the nodes or not committed at all. For the simplicity, this diagram shows the use of the two-node example, but the same logic is applied with the N nodes:
All queries are executed locally on the node, and there is a special handling only on COMMIT. When the COMMIT is issued, the transaction has to pass certification on all the nodes. If it does not pass, you will receive ERROR as a response on that query. After that, transaction is applied on the local node.
Please note that applying the transaction on remote nodes does not affect the response time of COMMIT, as it happens in the background after the response on certification.
wsrep_causal_reads=ON. In this case, the read on the slave will wait until event is applied (this however will increase the response time of the read). This gap between the slave and the master is the reason why this replication is called "virtually synchronous replication", and not real "synchronous replication".
The described behavior of COMMIT also has the second serious implication. If you run write transactions to two different nodes, the cluster will use an optimistic locking model. That means a transaction will not check on possible locking conflicts during the individual queries, but rather on the COMMIT stage, and you may get ERROR response on COMMIT. This is mentioned because it is one of the incompatibilities with regular InnoDB that you might experience. In InnoDB usually DEADLOCK and LOCK TIMEOUT errors happen in response on particular query, but not on COMMIT. It's good practice to check the error codes after COMMIT query, but there are still many applications that do not do that.
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Depending on the way a country manages its currency in the foreign exchange market, it can be either fixed rate (as in China) or floating rate (as in the United States) with respect to other currencies. In a fixed rate regime, the currency's value is matched to the value of another currency, a basket of currencies or some other measure of value (like gold) - in such cases, the country's central bank will trade the currency to maintain the fixed exchange rate - for example, by agreeing to always exchange a fixed amount of the country's currency for a fixed amount of the currency to which it's pegged. In a floating rate regime, supply and demand dictates the currency's exchange rate, and the currency's value will fluctuate on the basis of the country's balance of trade, deficits, interest rates, and other factors
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Were you once a believer?
RE: Were you once a believer?
Well, I suppose I must have been once! I used to attend Sunday school, went to a Church of England primary school, thought I saw god's face in the clouds once and was in the church choir, admittedly for the money! We used to get 2/6d for each service and 5/- for weddings and funerals.
But it was around this time (before my voice broke) that I started to have doubts, brought about mainly by the behaviour of the congregation. It wasn't so much "I'm here to be a good christian and help others", more "look at me in my finery, see how much I'm putting in the collection plate"!
By the time I was in my late teens, I knew that god and religion, of any colour (with the possible exception of Buddhism), was bad news. How many people had died in the name of their god, sometimes the same god on both sides? How many people had died in natural disasters as a "punishment" from god. What kind of a sick, twisted individual was this god who could do such things to his created subjects? What kind of god was so fickle about who his chosen people were? How could he she or it allow them to be treated the way they were?
But I think it wasn't really untill I discovered podcasts like Seth's and the Atheist Experience, within the last couple of years, and I'm now in my 60s, and through them my introduction to people like Ricard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens that my thoughts about theism have crystalised.
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I was in my teens, I was invited to Boys' Brigade when I was 9 and I never questioned christianity till I was 19, I like to give the credit to the comedian Jimmy Carr who started the ball rolling in my mind that religion is a load of garbage
"The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance - Benjamin Franklin
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My family would go to church sporadically. My mother was pretty agnostic, but willing to let us explore reglion for ourselves. When I was 11, my friend and I came upon this man preaching in a community center, and I ended up being "saved". The people were god and kind, and I went to church every Sunday, sometimes twice, along with the Bible camps and other meetings.
The church I went to was very plain, nothing on the walls except Bible verses. Women had to have their heads covered and couldn't speak or lead prayers in the morning service. Sunday School was fun, and stressed learning Bible verses and lots of reading.
My family moved to another state a couple of years later, but I still kept in touch with them, and went to church and Sunday School and from time to time would visit them and go to camps and conferences. I was happy.
In college, like many young people away from home for the first time, I felt lonely and vulnerable, and met with a group that seemed loving and kind, but told me if I didn't get baptized in their church, I was going to hell. I was sad and confused, but I stopped seeing them.
That seemed to be the start of the break for me. Yes, I always had questions about faith and God, but just accepted things on faith. I truly loved the people who brought me Jesus. The fellowship with them was wonderful, but I started my journey. In particular, the treatment of women bugged me.
Over the years, I read more, and believed less. While my faith comforted me, knowing that this life is the only one I have and to live it well made me feel freerer than ever.
I'm an atheist now. I'm never going to be balls to the walls hardcore like Dawkins or Hitchens or Ricky Gervais. I don't believe you can change anyone by calling them stupid, but to each, their own way.
I'll always will love my Christian friends, and I will never be able to purge myself of the hymns and Bible verse and knowledge that I have, nor do I want to.
Glad to have found this forum.
"Nothing good is true unless you find out for yourself." --Neil Finn
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Definitely, was even on the worship team and a youth group counselor. After 30 years of telling myself that if it doesn't make sense then it's not for me to judge God's ways, I finally started thinking about it rationally. I came to the realization that if the Christian god is omnipotent and exists outside of time, then creating a flawed creature and then making rules that will ensure the eternal suffering of those creations because of the flaws you built in is a dick move.
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Yep I was once a believer!
I was actually a Mormon for my whole life up until about a year and a half ago, when I realized (after much contemplation) that it didn't comply with science. I was actually a Mormon missionary when I became a non-believer, which made life pretty difficult. I finished my mission as a non-believer, and things are great now, because I can freely speak my mind on subjects of science and religion!
RE: Were you once a believer?
Yes. Until one day I started thinking about it. Then I just stopped
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I was told that there was a god that he was all-watching and all-knowing, and I wanted to believe it. Why? Partly because I wanted to please my family and the people in the church, and because I was afraid to disappoint them if I questioned the idea. I fooled myself thinking that it was real, and made a fool of myself in elementary school trying to convince an atheist friend that god existed. I remember feeling shocked at my own behavior, harassing this kid because she couldn't just accept that what I said was the truth while having no proof, no evidence to support my claim. I wanted my best friend to believe because I felt lonely with my imaginary friend, God.
When confronted with my brother, who was being naughty and breaking things around the house, I used "God" as a means to make him behave. "God is watching you" I remember saying, and he gave me a look that I would never forget. He made me doubt myself, and I recall feeling awful, behaving like I was using power that I didn't deserve. I was pretending to be superior to him, being self-righteous. My brother and I were raised as twins (we're born a year apart) and equality, fairness was very important to us. Religion somehow managed to bring imbalance and create conflict where it didn't belong.
There was never one instance when I would credit god for anything that happened when I thought I believed in it. When happy things occurred, I found reasons for them and knew why they happened. When something bad happened, however, god was easily blamed for it. It made sorrow and pain more simple to manage which, as a result didn't help me overcome certain issues like social rejection, bullies, lack of communication in the family. When I was a kid and got sad, I told myself: "God wants me to be sad."
And so I was sad and now I realize that it's done some damage.
RE: Were you once a believer?
I was a believer until about a year ago. Really, I
was never a hard core Christian and found it hard to have "faith" since I
couldn't observe it or even feel it. I always felt awkward during prayer or
worship. I got more answers and comfort from philosophy, science, and people in
general than from faith or an all loving God. I'm agnostic now and I feel more
free and alive than I have ever been.
My goal is to become a physicist and learn about the
universe. The universe is as awesome (if not more) than any God. It is beyond
comprehension but the big difference is that it exists, and my mind can ponder
its mysteries until the day I die!
A humanist is a person who believes that it is possible to lead a good life without either the promise of a reward or the threat of punishment after you are dead. -Kurt Vonnegut
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(10-12-2012 06:53 PM)Pham Nguyen Wrote: I was a believer until about a year ago. Really, IOr until the day they solve all the mysteries and you're left without a job.
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(12-12-2012 08:10 AM)earmuffs Wrote:Yeah, like that's gonna happen any time soon.(10-12-2012 06:53 PM)Pham Nguyen Wrote: I was a believer until about a year ago. Really, IOr until the day they solve all the mysteries and you're left without a job.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
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Emmanuel's academic year officially kicks off with Academic Convocation in the fall and closes with the Baccalaureate Liturgy and Commencement in the spring. Throughout the year, the College hosts a variety of lectures, including the Wyant Lecture Series and the Catherine McLaughlin Hakim Lecture.


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If you had said in 2008 that the administration of Susan Rice, John Kerry and Barack Obama would do nothing while a dictator deliberately starved more than a quarter-million of his people, no one would have believed you.
If you had said in 2008 that the administration of Susan Rice, John Kerry and Barack Obama would do nothing while a dictator deliberately starved more than a quarter-million of his people, no one would have believed you.
All three had condemned the Bush administration for allowing people to starve in Darfur, Sudan, and passionately demanded action.
Today, an equivalent humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in Syria. Forces loyal to Bashar Assad have besieged as many as 290,000 people near Damascus, who are dying of hunger, according to United Nations officials.
Fewer people have died in Syria than in the Darfur region of Sudan, but still the number exceeds 100,000. More Syrians are homeless: more than 2 million — 10 percent of the population — have fled Syria altogether, and millions more are displaced within the country.
Yet the Obama administration, while providing aid for the refugees, has done virtually nothing for the people inside.
How could this be?
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n They don't know what is happening.
Seven weeks ago Secretary of State Kerry bemoaned "Assad's war of starvation" in an op-ed. He cited "reports of severe malnutrition across vast swaths of Syria suffering under regime blockades . . . risks (of) a 'lost generation' of Syrian children traumatized, orphaned, and starved by this barbaric war. . . . The regime has systematically blocked food shipments to strategically located districts, leading to a rising toll of death and misery."
Ignorance can't be the explanation.
n What's happening in Syria is a civil war, not a humanitarian catastrophe.
Yes, a civil war is taking place, with barbarism on both sides. Yes, it is complicated. Yes, as Obama says, only a political settlement can end the fighting.
But all of that was true of Darfur, as well. Susan Rice, now Obama's national security adviser, did not believe then that humanitarian considerations should be set aside while ambassadors tried to jump-start negotiations.
"Diplomacy takes time," Rice testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2007. "America's principal priority in Darfur must be to stop the suffering and killing, and to do so quickly. . . . Both efforts must proceed in tandem, but the stopping of mass murder must be the most urgent task."
n There's nothing we can do.
No one wants to send U.S. troops to Syria; no one contemplated sending U.S. troops to Darfur.
Yet Rice understood how many other feasible, affordable options exist, as she co-wrote in a Washington Post op-ed in 2004: "Such military action might entail airdrops, a no-fly zone to protect civilians from government bombing, the establishment of humanitarian safe zones and security for critical deliveries by rail and road."
If Rice and her boss today tasked the Pentagon to develop options to save the Syrian people from starvation, the Pentagon would deliver options. They might not save everyone. But they would save thousands, and they would be feasible and affordable.
n U.S. action would be illegal without U.N. approval, and Russia would block U.N. approval.
"Perhaps," Rice wrote in 2006, with two co-authors. "But the Security Council recently codified a new international norm prescribing 'the responsibility to protect.' It commits U.N. members to decisive action, including enforcement, when peaceful measures fail to halt genocide or crimes against humanity."
Deliberate starvation of hundreds of thousands of civilians constitutes a crime against humanity.
Sadly, that seems to leave one possibility:
n It doesn't matter to us.
That wasn't Obama's posture when he contemplated the tragedy in Darfur. "When you read just horrendous accounts of entire villages being decimated and children being murdered … it just breaks your heart, and humanitarian concerns should be sufficient," he said in 2006. "But we also have a strong national security interest. If you start seeing more and more failed states, more and more displaced persons, more and more refugees, all of that becomes a breeding ground for terrorist activity . . . we can't insulate ourselves from these tragedies."
Nor was it his posture when Syrians first protested for democracy, nor even as Assad intensified his crackdown. "The Syrian people have not given up, which is why we cannot give up," he vowed in April 2012.
Yet, by September 2013, Obama sounded as though he had given up: "[T]he United States can't get in the middle of somebody else's civil war," he told ABC News.
Seven weeks ago, Kerry wrote plaintively: "The world cannot sit by watching innocents die."
But, of course, the world can and does.
The Kerry, Rice and Obama we thought we knew would have put it differently.
"America cannot sit by watching innocents die," they would have said.
But Obama's America can, and does.


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"Petrol is a decontrolled product and prices increase or decrease depending on input cost every fortnight. We had cut rates on August 1 and will be reviewing prices on August 15," IOC Chairman B Ashok told reporters here.
State retailers revise petrol price on 1st and 16th of every month based on average international oil price and rupee-dollar exchange rate in the previous fortnight.
"There are some positive indications," he said when asked if there is likelihood of a price cut going by the average of oil price and exchange rate so far.
"How much the price can be reduced etc is to be worked out which we will do on the 15th," he said.
Oil firms had last cut rates on August 1 by Rs 1.09 per litre, the first reduction in price since mid-April. Petrol currently costs Rs 72.51 per litre in Delhi.
There are indications that the rates may be cut by a similar amount on August 15 though Ashok refused to speculate on the quantum.
"I really can't say how much prices will be reduced. As I said there are positive indications (from falling international rates and forex rates) and we will get to know of the possible revision only at the end of the fortnight on August 15," he said.
This will be the second reduction in rates this month.
The government had in June 2010 freed petrol prices and since then rates have moved in tandem with the cost on most occasions.
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Another View -- Michael Dennehy, Tony Giunta, and Bryan Gould: The GOP doesn't need to become more liberal to win
MICHAEL DENNEHY, TONY GIUNTA, and BRYAN GOULD
Just two years ago, the Democratic Party was "shellacked" nationally and in New Hampshire. Only Gov. Lynch survived the Republican tidal wave, and that was because he is probably the most ideologically indeterminate politician in recent memory. After the 2010 election, did we hear about how the Democratic Party needs to be less female, whiter, and older? Of course not. The Democrats just got busy preparing to win in 2012.
In the aftermath of last week's Republican reversal, however, some within the party have been solemnly intoning that this election proves that the party's demographics and policies are hopelessly out of step with the electorate. Tom Rath has been quoted as saying that the GOP lost the election because it is "too old, white, and male." Fergus Cullen has suggested the party was trounced for the same reason it lost when he was chairman of the Republican State Committee, namely that conservatives are just too conservative. And consultant Sarah Stewart has editorialized that our opposition to abortion and to rewriting the definition of marriage to include gay couples puts us ineluctably on the wrong side of hip.
So what happened in the last two years? Did the Republican Party get older? Well, sure. By two years. Did it get whiter, more male, more conservative, more pro-life, and more opposed to gay marriage? No, it didn't. So how did these attributes cause the party to lose in 2012 when it took Concord by storm in 2010? Obviously, they didn't.
It is troubling to us to see these members of our party contribute to the ongoing Balkanization of our country. Dividing Americans along the lines of race, sex, income, sexual preference and a host of other categories is a Democratic tactic, and a destructive one at that. When prominent Republicans argue that the party is "too white" or that we are "losing" black, Latino and Asian voters, they legitimize the Democrats' divide-and-conquer strategy. We can't beat the Democrats at racial politics, and it is a mistake to try.
Stewart's use of exit polling data from other states to make her case is also largely irrelevant to what we are seeing in New Hampshire. The state has not "gone blue" any more than it did in the last Democratic wave election in 2006. For example, on Nov. 6 in New Hampshire's two most populous counties combined, Rockingham and Hillsborough, Mitt Romney won 63 percent of the towns, 43 of 68, and the total vote 187,912 to 182,445. And just two short years ago senior citizens voted Republican 66 percent to 33 percent, middle-aged voters voted Republican by more than 60 percent, and Republicans won women voters 55 percent to 43 percent. The suggestion that Republicans can't win in New Hampshire without surrendering their principles is simply not borne out by the facts.
The truth is that we have people in the Republican Party who will never be comfortable with its conservatism. For them, when we win it is despite conservatism, and when we lose it is because of it. This "heads I win, tails you lose" mentality must be seen for what it is, namely an attempt by liberal Republicans to make the party more liberal.
We can certainly have the debate again on whether conservatism has a home within the GOP, but the suggestion that we need to downplay or change course on policies such as the sanctity of life or gay marriage needs to be scrutinized in terms of the effect this would have on the party. Most people are Republicans because they want to see their principles translated into policy, not because they want to be part of a club that votes for anyone who happens to call himself a Republican.
In the Nov. 13 edition of the New Hampshire Union Leader, longtime Democratic Party stalwart Kathy Sullivan offered Republicans some advice as to how it can become the majority party again. Sullivan's advice was disturbingly similar to what Tom, Fergus and Sarah had proposed in the week after the election. We have a good deal of personal regard for these three people, but when they find themselves advising Republicans to take the same course Kathy Sullivan advocates, maybe they should ask themselves whether it is really the Republican Party that needs to do some soul-searching.
Michael Dennehy is a former Republican National Committeeman and partner in Dennehy & Bouley. Tony Giunta served as mayor of the City of Franklin from 2000-2004. Bryan Gould, a former legal counsel for the Republican State Committee, is an attorney in Concord.


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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department had legitimate reasons to put specific mosques and Muslim worshippers under surveillance as part of its counterterrorism efforts, a city lawyer said Thursday at the first court date in a civil rights lawsuit accusing the NYPD of religious profiling.
Peter Farrell of the city Law Department argued that before the case goes forward, the city should be allowed to present evidence specific to the six plaintiffs that he said would prove police were acting with legitimate law enforcement purposes. If the judge agrees, "then this case is over," he said.
An American Civil Liberties Union attorney, Hina Shamsi, countered that her clients already had sufficient legal standing to sue the city and that the NYPD should be ordered to begin turning over sensitive reports and documents detailing the alleged spying on Muslims.
U.S. Magistrate Joan Azrack said she would rule at a later date.
The suit was filed in June following a series of Associated Press reports, detailing the NYPD's Muslim surveillance programs. It alleges that the programs undermined free worship by innocent people and asked the court to halt the surveillance.
In a letter filed on Tuesday, city lawyers outlined evidence they say shows that a security team at a mosque named as a plaintiff in the suit sponsored survival training outings and referred to team members as "jihad warriors." Another plaintiff mosque was frequented by a man convicted earlier this year of lying to the FBI about plans to team up with the Taliban or al-Qaida, the letter said.
An NYPD investigation of a third plaintiff, college student Asad Dandia, "is based on information that he has made statements and conducted activities in support of violent jihad," the letter said. Dandia also "attempted to organize a trip to Pakistan in 2011 to train and fight alongside extremist elements there," it added.
An NYPD informant acknowledged last year in an interview with the AP that he had spied on Dandia and others.
The NYPD didn't target particular mosques "simply because the attendees were Muslim," the letter said. "Rather, the NYPD followed leads suggesting that certain individuals in certain mosques may be engaging in criminal and possibly terrorist activity."
In response, the ACLU accused the city of vilifying its clients "through inflammatory and insinuation and innuendo, suggesting (they) are worthy of criminal investigation on the basis of First Amendment-protected speech, activities or attenuated — and unwitting — association alone."
It added: "This strategy is a deliberate distraction at best. At worst, it verges on the very type of discriminatory and meritless profiling at the heart of this case."
Last month, the AP reported that confidential documents show that the NYPD has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorist organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on worshippers. Police officials have insisted that the department only acts on legitimate leads about terror threats.