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High-level West African delegation updated on anti-crime initiatives during INTERPOL visit
LYON, France – Senior officials from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have been updated on a series of INTERPOL initiatives aimed at supporting law enforcement throughout the region.
Mrs Carmelita Pires Special Adviser to the President of the ECOWAS, Dr Abdel Fatau Musah Director of External Relations and Dr Sintiki Tarfa Ugbe, Director of Gender, Youth, Sports, Civil Society, Employment and Drug Control, met today with INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble and other senior officials during their visit to the world police body's General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France.
Among the discussions was a proposed partnering between ECOWAS and INTERPOL to implement the ECOWAS Plan of Action on Drugs and building capacity for law enforcement across the West Africa region, building on the existing cooperation agreement between the two organizations
The ECOWAS delegation also indicated that there was a definite need for INTERPOL to support the creation of a coordination unit within ECOWAS for all law enforcement-related initiatives and ECOWAS pledged to support operations to combat drug trafficking in the region INTERPOL strongly supported the need for joint INTERPOL cross border operations with ECOWAS member countries to be implemented in the future
INTERPOL also briefed the delegation on the development of the West African Police Information System (WAPIS) a joint INTERPOL/ECOWAS/European Union project which will facilitate the collection, centralization, management, sharing and analysis of police information on a national, regional and global level to more effectively tackle crime areas such as drug trafficking, illegal immigration, money laundering and weapons trafficking in West Africa.
Endorsed by the West African Police Chiefs Committee and the ECOWAS Ministers, the WAPIS project, funded by the EU, would support all 15 ECOWAS countries - Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo.


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Cape Town - ThankGod Agbagu views the paved roads and skyscrapers that have sprung up in Lagos, Africa's largest city, as the signs of a brighter future.
"That's development, progress," the 30-year-old tailor said in a July 30 phone interview from Nigeria's commercial capital.
"I definitely see many opportunities out there. Things may not really get better in my lifetime but maybe it will for those that come after us."
A two-decade surge in growth in Africa suggests the poorest continent is starting to come to grips with its challenges and has raised the prospect of the "African lions" emulating the "Asian tiger" economies in the 21st century.
Africa's advantages include vast untapped resources, a youthful population and an expanding middle-class.
Offsetting these are rampant poverty and inequality, a rise in Islamist militant violence and appalling infrastructure.
Data collated by the African Development Bank support the premise of an Africa on the rise: Average life expectancy rose to 58 in 2011, from 37 in 1950 and primary school enrollment climbed to 77 percent in 2011, from 52 percent in 1990.
Governance improved in 46 of 52 African countries in the 13 years through 2013, according to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which takes into account indicators such as safety and rule of law, human rights and economic progress.
"There's nothing to stop Africa from benefiting from the reforms that we've seen, to capitalise on that going forward, do more and become a stronger, faster-growing, more inclusive region like Asia," Stuart Culverhouse, chief economist at Exotix Partners LLP, said by phone from London on July 25.
The International Monetary Fund said July 24 it estimates sub-Saharan Africa's economies will grow 5.4 percent this year and 5.8 percent in 2015, compared with 1.7 percent and 3 percent in the US for the same two years respectively.
The Washington-based IMF projected Chinese growth at 7.4 percent this year and 7.1 percent in 2015.
Nigeria's economy, Africa's largest, has the potential to expand about 7.1 percent a year through 2030, McKinsey said in a July 24 report.
That would make it one of the world's top 20 economies, with a consumer base exceeding the current populations of France and Germany, according to the New York-based company.
Africa's Share
Africa's share of the global economy could triple by 2050, while average per-capita income could surge sixfold and 1.4 billion more Africans could join the middle class, under the most optimistic of scenarios sketched out in a study commissioned by the African Union and the Economic Commission for Africa.
Prerequisites would be capable states, pragmatic leadership, strong institutions, peace and security and respect for the rule of law.
Yet peace remains elusive in several African nations.
In Nigeria, Boko Haram rebels have been fighting security forces for the past five years in a bid to impose Islamic law.
The violence, which has spilled into neighbouring Cameroon, claimed more than 2,053 lives in the first half of this year, according to New York-based Human Rights Watch.
Conflicts have also been raging in South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Somalia, while an al-Qaeda-linked militant group, al-Shabaab, has staged attacks in Kenya, killing dozens of people.
While hostility constrains economic development, the number of affected African countries has declined markedly over the past few decades, said Jacques Verreynne, an economist at NKC Independent Economists in Paarl, near Cape Town.
Positive Prospects
"The overall economic prospects for Africa are positive," Verreyenne said in an e-mailed response to questions on July 28.
"Countries that have built up a proven track record of prudent policymaking and a willingness to reform have every chance of continuing to attract substantial amounts of foreign direct investment."
Africa secured 5.7 percent of global foreign direct investment projects last year, up from 3.6 percent a decade earlier, accounting firm EY said in its 2014 Africa Attractiveness Survey, released on May 15.
More than 400,000 new companies were registered on the continent last year, according to the Tunis-based African Development Bank.
"There are more business opportunities here than elsewhere," Ghanaian Sebastian van Leeuwen, 35, who co-owns a property rental company and cleaning business, said in a July 29 interview from Accra.
"The market is less saturated and there is less competition."
Ebola Outbreak
The rosy economic data and outlook mask the abysmal living standards that still confront most of Africa's 1.1 billion people.
The worst-ever outbreak of the Ebola virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, which has claimed more than 800 lives since March, has highlighted West Africa's health-care deficiencies.
The disease, which is spread via contact with bodily secretions and can cause bleeding from the eyes, ears and nose, kills as many as 90 percent of those who contract it.
African nations occupied the bottom 18 positions in the United Nations Development Program's 2014 ranking of levels of development in 187 nations.
About 72 percent of sub-Saharan Africa's population, or 585 million people, live in or on the brink of poverty, the agency said in a July 24 report.
President Obama
US President Barack Obama will host more than 40 African leaders at a summit that begins in Washington today.
The three-day gathering is aimed at boosting economic ties and addressing Africa's infrastructure and investment shortage.
Africa has the potential to help itself, with the number of oil- and gas-producing nations set to rise to 45 within a decade from 22 currently, said Renfrew Christie, dean of research at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town.
"This will bring large new money, which could be used for investment and education," Christie said in an e-mailed response to questions on July 29.
"But oil has caused war throughout history, as evidenced by the Middle East right now. It's vital we keep the peace so oil and gas money can be invested productively."
While Islamist militant violence is on the rise in Africa, it doesn't pose the same threat to stability and growth as civil wars and violent coups, which are on the decline, according to Mark Rosenberg, Africa director at Eurasia Group in New York.
"A longer-term risk to the 'Africa Rising' scenario is the potential for jobless growth," Rosenberg said in an e-mailed response to questions on July 25.
"It's not yet clear that current growth paths will create jobs for newly urban citizens with higher expectations and access to more information."
Security Challenges
Robert Schrire, a politics professor at the University of Cape Town, expects African nations to show varying degrees of progress, depending on how they address security and governance challenges.
"People are always looking for the new Asia," he said in a July 25 phone interview.
"I think Africa is going to be one of those stories that is always seen as promising but never actually delivers. There may be some winners, like Botswana. There are going to be chronic failures -- probably Congo and Angola. I'm not too optimistic about Nigeria and it's touch-and- go for South Africa."
Rehema Juma, a Kenyan business developer, sees Africa taking decades to realise its full potential.
"For now I don't see things changing," Juma, 30, said in a July 26 interview in Nairobi.
"Politics and corruption will stifle development no matter how many resources we discover. Probably my grandchildren may see a change and a bright Africa, when our democracy matures and corruption gets minimised." - Bloomberg News

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Will Violence Ever End?
Violence hurt us all!
Who has not been affected by violence? We see it constantly in it's news reports. We fear it on the streets and at work, and children face it from bullies from school. Even at home, where people usually feel secure behind locked doors, millions-especially women-feel unsafe. In fact, depending on the country, up to 70 percent of women report that they have been assaulted.
In many countries, people fear violent political or social uprising or even torrorism. These fears are reflected in the increase level of electronic surveillance evident in some lands, especially those that have been a target.*
Understandably, the video-surveillance industry is blooming-depite the global economic downturn. Who pays for all of this? We do, in form of taxes and other fees. And such cost may well increase as security measures became more invasive, pervasive, and expensive.*
The disturbing truth is we all have a problem with this. With are beliefs and backgrounds. Does the media have a play in this? Are we influence by this with the games we play or the stuff we watch? How can we protect ourselves? What do YOU think?


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has been plagued with financial issues and a continued lack of
innovation, but now faces the equally daunting task of leaving behind
the Constellation program.President Obama and numerous space
observers have been appalled at how poorly
operated NASA has been in the past, with internal struggle and
political opposition expected to make change even more difficult.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has garnered support from some
politicians who said the White House is doing whatever it likes
instead of working with experts.As part of the agreement
to end Constellation, NASA is expected to pay $2.5 billion to
contractors already working on the Ares Rockets, Altair lunar lander,
and Orion space capsule. However, it's unknown how accurate the
$2.5 billion estimate is, even though NASA relied on its own analysts
and industry analysts to calculate the price.NASA originally
hoped to return to the moon by 2025, as other space nations plan to
send lunar spacecraft and manned missions in the same time frame.
China, Japan, Russia, India, and several other developing space
programs have expressed interest in landing on the moon by 2030 --
space industry observers think China will be the next country to
reach the moon.The 2011 budget has likely ended any chance
of NASA returning to the moon, with private companies expected to
help transport astronauts into space.President Obama must now
try to limit ongoing bickering as he works with NASA, private
contractors, and legislators during his presidency. The U.S.
space agency will now rely more on the private contractors until
current funding problems are sorted out in the future.


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When Apple announced that it cut
the price of the iPhone by $200 to $399, there were many irate customers
yelling at their computer screens. The only people that seemed to be happy
regarding the news were the people who wanted an iPhone, but were turned off by
the $600 price tag and those that wanted to rub salt in the wounds of the early
adopters.Steve Jobs received tons of angry emails from customers and
decided to offer
customers $100 of store credit if their iPhone purchase was made outside of
the 14-day sale period."We have decided to offer every iPhone customer who
purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a
rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of
any product at an Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store," said Jobs
on September 6.Jobs said that more details would be revealed the following
week and he stuck to his word.iPhone customers will first be required to go to Apple's website and enter
in their iPhone serial number and phone number. After that time, an SMS text
message will be sent to the phone with an access code to redeem the $100
credit. The access code can then be used in combination with your phone number
to generate an electronic store credit of $100 to use towards any Apple Store
purchase.Customers must request the credit before November 30, 2007
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|Postulant Iliana Maldonado sits near a statue of St. Francis outside the Monastery of St. Veronica Giuliani in Wilmington, Del., Sept. 23. The 21-year-old from Guatemala is living in the community of cloistered Poor Clare nuns to see if she is called to become a nun and follow the order's life of poverty and service as begun in the 12th century by St. Francis and his followers, including St. Clare. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Up until a few weeks ago, Iliana Maldonado was a typical 20-something in the U.S.
She had a steady job and income. On her days off, she went out with friends her age, regularly posting and commenting on Facebook from a Samsung Galaxy smartphone that she rarely left behind.
But there was something more attractive to her than the smartphone and her group of friends. A man had entered her life. That man was St. Francis of Assisi.
These days, the 21-year-old is experimenting living in a community of cloistered nuns in a Wilmington, Del., convent, embracing the life of poverty, service and community that St. Francis and his followers, including St. Clare, began in the 12th century.
If all goes as planned, she will one day be a religious sister like the rest. Her life now means no money, no cellphone, no car, no night out with her friends -- only a series of prayers, manual labor, and instruction about the Franciscan way of life as a postulant with the Poor Clare sisters at the Monastery of St. Veronica Giuliani.
It is a vastly different way of life from the one most of us live, but it is not surprising that people today still choose to follow the more austere way of Francis, said Franciscan Father Larry Dunham, guardian of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington.
Those who choose to follow St. Francis aim for lives of simplicity, with few material goods, an emphasis on serving others, communal prayer and fraternal brotherhood with God at the center.
Even though he died in 1226 and was canonized 1228, St. Francis and the charism he championed casts a long shadow in our time.
Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio embraced, not just Francis' name when he became pope this year, but also what the saint stood for. He bypassed the more luxurious papal digs at the Vatican and went to live in the nearby, simpler guesthouse where he could live near others, pray and interact with them. Like St. Francis, he speaks every chance he gets about the poor and tries to be inclusive of all -- even nonbelievers.
In interviews about why he took Francis' name, the pope said he thought of the Italian saint when Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes embraced him and whispered, "Don't forget the poor," during conclave.
By choosing Francis as his name, Cardinal Bergoglio called much attention to "el poverello de Asis," or the poor man from Assisi, and what he and his followers stood for besides their love for animals and nature.
At the center is embracing a life of poverty for the riches of the kingdom of God. But when St. Francis spoke of embracing poverty, he wasn't just addressing getting rid of the material, Father Dunham said. Poverty meant getting rid of anything that harms us, including getting rid of prejudice, or of our lack of forgiveness, of our love of objects and things over people, Father Dunham said.
"He was saying, 'Don't let these things be your God,'" Father Dunham said.
So strict was he about changing the order of things that he didn't want to become a priest, to be superior to anyone, or to have someone be inferior to him or others. He did his best to shun any form of hierarchy, even when it came to founding an order, Father Dunham said.
He goes against the order of the world we live in, said Monica Zeballos, who belongs to the third order, the secular arm of the Franciscans.
"Our world is centered on the having, he was centered on the giving," she said of St. Francis. "It is a challenging feat in this world."
In a society that is so strict about hierarchy and one in which people strive to be and say that they are better than someone else, it's incredible to find those who would still choose Francis, Zeballos said. Members of the third order are no less beholden to the Franciscan way of life, which asks that they seek to help and serve anyone who may need from them, she said, to be brotherly, detached from the material and to form community.
You wouldn't think that was subversive, said Father Dunham, but in Francis' day, and even today, some of Francis' ideas, can still be considered controversial. It's important to distinguish, however, that Francis didn't condemn anyone, and he was a brother to all, the poor as well as the rich, the believers as well as the nonbelievers.
In our day, Pope Francis is embracing the same, Father Dunham said. Just as Francis chose to be a saint for all, Pope Francis chooses to be a pope for all, not a pope to the exclusion of others, Father Dunham said. He's reminding us to form relationships with all, to be a servant to all, not to condemn but to care for one another.
And that's why so many -- Catholic and non-Catholic, believer and nonbeliever -- express a love for Francis, said Father Dunham. The saint is honored not just by Catholics, but also by Anglicans, who also follow the order of Francis. Even the nonreligious have expressed a love for him, Father Dunham said.
Donning the brown robe comes with an understanding of his ideals said Friar Manuel Aviles, 33, who lives with a Capuchin community in Washington. At first glance, he said, the medieval dress, the long brown habit is not one of the most beautiful pieces of clothing to look at it. But what's beautiful is what it represents and to embrace it with your heart, he said. They're the vestments of one who begs but not for money.
"In that sense, we're all begging for something," he said. "We're begging for love, for mercy."
He reminds himself of this as he dons the brown robe each morning.
What would Francis think of all the attention he's getting in the modern world?
"He'd head off to a cave and go into seclusion," said Father Dunham. "He'd say, 'I don't want to be king.'"
Copyright (c) 2013 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Up until a few weeks ago, Iliana Maldonado was a typical 20-something in the U.S.
She had a steady job and income. On her days off, she went out with friends her age, regularly posting and commenting on Facebook from a Samsung Galaxy smartphone that she rarely left behind.


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"Also on the disc is the Mozart Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, K. 394, in which Gould clearly sees the lingering flavor of Bach, and a 1961 recording of the Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491, in which Gould elaborates the written score, as Mozart might have done in performance."Washington Post
The playing of Canadian virtuoso Glenn Gould provokes myriad reactions, from disquiet to awe. Seldom is there indifference. He is celebrated for his revelatory Bach interpretations, yet he cherished the music of the Renaissance, was stupendous in recordings of Beethoven concertos, and championed music of the 20th century. These well-annotated new editions combine his recorded legacy in exciting ways and add to the luster of a reputation that continues to shine, many years after his death.


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Quantum Star SE is a browser-based space strategy and trading game played across a mapped galaxy against other players. Utilizing mining, trading, research, and production through easy-to-use tools, QS enables both broad micro-management of resources or more "aggregated" methods. Players compete, combat enemy fleets, and manage planets to become the "last man standing". No user downloads are required, and the game is free to host or play.
Deme is a Web tool to host asynchronous meetings including discussions, document comments and collaborations, straw polls, and decision- making for small to medium groups of people. It also provides features useful for groups including file storage, member lists, and the like. It is intended to create an environment to allow participation and help strengthen organizations critical to civil society.
PhiloLogic is a full-text database engine developed for humanities computing text analysis by the ARTFL Project and the Digital Library Development Center at the University of Chicago. It is optimized for fast searching across very large collections of documents. It currently supports TEI-Lite, TEI XML, and TEI SGML documents.
Tanky is a tank shooting game with old-school graphics (lines and flying pixels in 16 colors). It can be played by 2-3 players on one keyboard. The main goal is to shoot your opponents down. You have one tank, five shots, and a shield which can take five points of damage. Every time, there are different bonuses flashing around. Collect them and gain faster weapons, more shots, recharge your shield, etc. The best-scored player wins.


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New Mortgage Rules Make Documentation Biggest Challenge
Because credit unions already generally abide by new final qualified mortgage and ability-to-repay rules released Jan. 10 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the most difficult compliance burden will be to document the process, said John Bundy, compliance manager for CUNA Mutual.
"Credit unions may already have underwriting that looks like this, but now they'll have to document it, and formalize those good practices so they can prove they're in compliance," he said.
However, he said the "added layer of bureaucracy" may make credit unions think twice about entering the mortgage business or increasing market share.
The CFPB's final qualified mortgage rule essentially creates three types of mortgages. Qualified mortgages, which are provided a legal safe harbor, require both product and underwriting standards that mandate upfront points or fees be less than 3% of the total loan amount, and prohibit interest-only payments, negative amortizations and terms longer than 30 years. The borrower's debt-to-income ratio may not exceed 43%, and lenders must verify and document income and determine that eight ability to repay standards are met.
Another qualified mortgage category created by the rule would only provide a legal "rebuttable presumption" and would apply to riskier loans that charge higher rates. However, the mortgages will still be required to meet the safe harbor requirements listed above.
The third category would be nonqualified mortgages, which could include some of the forbidden product qualities, such as negative amortization or interest-only payments, and wouldn't be subject to underwriting requirements, such as the debt ratio limit. However, even these mortgages would be subject to the new ability to repay standards.
A proposed rule issued along with the final rules would create a fourth QM category that at first glance appeared to exempt most credit unions altogether. The rule would provide a qualified mortgage safe harbor to lenders with less than $2 billion in assets that originate fewer than 500 first mortgages per year.
However, upon further analysis, compliance experts said the proposed rule doesn't provide much regulatory relief to credit unions after all.
Andrea Stritzke, vice president of regulatory compliance for the Des Moines, Iowa-based compliance firm PolicyWorks, said the proposed rule eases the 43% debt-to-income ratio requirement for qualified mortgages for small lenders. However, the lenders must keep the mortgage in their portfolio for at least three years to qualify and must also meet all other qualified mortgage product and underwriting standards.
"We'd rather have this proposed rule adopted rather than not at all, but [the CFPB] could have eased the burden on credit unions a lot more than in just that one piece," Stritzke said.
Bundy said he thinks the rule might allow credit unions to offer new mortgage products that were previously restricted under current rules, such as closed-end home equity products. Most credit unions fall well within the 43% debt-to-income ratio for first mortgages, he said, but borrowers who own their homes outright and have enough equity to qualify for home equity lending are often older members on fixed or lower incomes.
Bundy added that the proposed rule and its increased flexibility to small lenders is a sign the bureau recognizes credit unions didn't cause the financial crisis.
"But, it remains to be seen how much effect it will have on credit unions," he said.
The rule included a footnote explaining the CFPB's choice of $2 billion as a threshold for the proposed rule does not imply that it will use the mark to distinguish "small firms" for other purposes. Comments on the proposed rule are due to the CFPB by Feb. 25.
The CFPB also issued final rules Jan. 10 for high-cost mortgages, which are defined as riskier loans having annual percentage rates that exceed the average prime rate by 1.5 percentage points or more for first liens, or by 3.5 points or more for loans secured by a subordinate lien.
The new rules ban balloon payments, prepayment penalties, modification fees and limits late fees. Charging for providing a payoff statement and encouraging consumers to default on existing loans so they can refinance to a higher priced loan are also out.
The CFPB also issued a new rule that requires higher priced mortgages maintain escrow accounts for a minimum of five years, an increase from the current requirement of one year. Unlike the other rules, which don't take effect until early 2014, the escrow rule goes into effect in June 2013.
Stritzke said most credit unions don't offer higher priced mortgages because, among other things, they didn't want to maintain an escrow program. However, when the CFPB finalizes rules this fall that could redefine what is included in annual percentage rate calculations, some fees credit unions charge could boost mortgages into the higher priced category and trigger the escrow requirement.
An exemption that excuses small lenders that serve rural or underserved areas from the higher priced rule could become more significant, she said, after the new APR rule is released.
The bureau also implemented a rule that requires lenders provide a list of homeownership counseling organizations to higher priced mortgage borrowers shortly after they apply for a mortgage.
Lauren Calhoun, compliance manager for CUNA Mutual, said the CFPB will create a database for lenders that will produce a list of counselors located near the borrower's ZIP code that can be printed out and given to borrowers to comply. However, lenders are additionally tasked with ensuring the borrower attends a counseling session and collecting documentation in writing.
"The good news is, since credit unions don't do a lot of these loans, very few would be required to do so," Calhoun said of such borrowers.
A final interagency rule released Jan. 15 increases higher risk mortgage appraisal requirements. The rule, which includes the NCUA among other federal regulators, will require lenders who offer higher risk mortgages to use licensed or certified appraisers who must prepare written reports, based on physical inspections of a home's interior, when they determine the value of a given home.
Mortgage lenders will also be required to provide homebuyers with a free copy of the appraisal. In an attempt to address fraudulent flipping, sellers who purchased the home for less than the current sale price within the last six month must also provide to the homebuyer additional documentation that details the difference in sale prices, any changes in market conditions and any improvements that have been made to the property since it was purchased by the current owner. Loans exempted from the rule include mortgages secured by manufactured homes, mobile homes, boats or trailers, construction loans and loans with maturities of 12 months or less if a bridge loan.
Other rules expected soon from the CFPB include regulations for loan servicing, and rules that will limit compensation to loan originators.


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When Gates stepped down as CEO in 2000 allowing Ballmer to step up, it was a historic moment for the company. That moment is nearing its finale this year, with Gates finally looking to fully retire. And as the future fast approaches, Ballmer just announced that he will follow Gates into retirement in just 10 years time or less.
With the departure of Gates and looking forward to the departure of Ballmer, it's worth taking a look at how Microsoft has been shaped by the pair's relationship – one that Ballmer once emotively compared to a marriage which produced many children. The Wall Street Journal provides inside insight into internal dealings that took place during the Gates-Ballmer transition and how their relationship survived its rockiest days.
Gates and Ballmer's story does not start with Microsoft; rather it begins far before that. They first met at Harvard University in the mid-1970s. They were the same age (both are now 52) and they shared a love for poker and intellectual challenges. One fond memory they hold is when they failed to attend a single economics class session, but through collaborative cramming managed to score near perfect marks -- 97 percent for Ballmer and 99 percent for Gates.
The scores were reflective of the pair's early relationship and work at Microsoft. Both shared almost equal duties, but Gates always owned the dominant position by a hair. Gates took on the role of providing the chief software and business direction, while Ballmer filled in for other necessary top duties. There was no part of the business that the pair couldn't manage. Gates describes the time stating, "For a certain size organization, it was beautiful."
Like most pairs, the two had their share of heated arguments and fights, but they would quickly make up -- and get back to work. In the 90s Microsoft was forced to restructure, following government charges of monopoly and the threat of the burgeoning online industry. This culminated with Gates announcing Ballmer would replace him as CEO in 2000 and that he would begin the transition into retirement.
Bill Gates assumed the role of "Chief Software Architect" -- a role that was beneath Ballmer's. Gates, however, still thought of himself as top dog, and according to his own omission would offer sarcasm in important meetings, undermining Ballmer's leadership. Everything from personnel staffing to the Xbox to Windows itself became a battleground for the power struggle in which Gates refused to accept his subordinate role. The clashes had many casualties, among them the eventually defunct NetDocs program; elements of which survived to be incorporated into the Office program.
In 2001, the board and senior executives intervened, calling Gates and Ballmer into a meeting about the destructive effect their relationship was having. Jon Shirley, a former Microsoft president states, "The board was really concerned about what was going to happen."
In February 2001, perhaps the most important meeting in Microsoft's history took place at the Polaris restaurant in the Bellevue Club Hotel a few miles from Microsoft's campus. Gates and Ballmer have never revealed the details of this meeting, so the world may never know, but the overall gist was to establish Mr. Gates as the "junior partner" to Mr. Ballmer's "senior partner."
Ballmer pledged to learn when to override Gates and when to "let things go". He stated that after the meeting, "We got it figured out."
Meanwhile Gates began to defer to Ballmer to the shock of many. Microsoft Vice President Mich Matthews recalls executives exchanging bewildered glances during such an instance in an important meeting. Gates says he needed to do most of the changing. He stated, "Steve is all about being on the team, and being committed to the mutual goals. So I had to figure out, what are my behaviors that don't reinforce that? What is it about sarcasm in a meeting? Or just going, 'This is completely screwed up'?"
The result was an enriched Microsoft. Ballmer kept the technical savvy, but moved towards a model in which the executives took a greater managerial role, as opposed to being involved greatly in tech development. Surprising to some, despite his reputation for ebullience he did a commendable job making peace with various regulators and patent disputes.
In recent years, despite its troubles, Microsoft has had its share of shining success, such as Windows XP, and its modest ones, such as the Xbox program. And after surviving their greatest trial, Gates and Ballmer became incredibly close once again, so much so that they would at times complete each other's sentences. In a recent interview Ballmer, teared up, discussing the creation of Microsoft.
He reminisced, "It is a little like giving birth to something. Bill gave birth but I was kind of an early nanny in raising this child. There are fun things we get to do together, that's all nice. I mean, it's important, but this is..."
"...this is what we did," Gates added grinning, a bit misty-eyed himself.
Doubts remain. Gates delivered his last major speech to employees and customers this week, and will now be semi-retired. However, some think that if Microsoft enters a crisis, such as failing to rebound from the Vista slump, Gates won't be able to resist the temptation of a second coming with the company, much like Apple's Steve Jobs. Others are concerned about Microsoft's future because they say that neither Ballmer nor Gates can offer the young blood needed to solve such a crisis.
And there's Ballmer's upcoming retirement, which he just announced. In an interview, Ballmer commented that he would stay with Microsoft "for another nine or 10 years ... until my last kid goes away to college." While this may seem like a long time, decades have a habit of quickly slipping by amidst the unfaltering passage of time. Microsoft's brass are aware and Ballmer's announcement leaves many pondering what will become of Microsoft in a post-Gates and then in a post-Ballmer-Gates era.
One possibility for Ballmer's replacement is Lotus Notes founder and current Microsoft chief tech visionary Ray Ozzie, whom Gates once described as "one of the top five programmers in the universe." Ozzie is replacing Gates in much of his roles he's held since stepping down as CEO. Moving up to the CEO position would not be an unmanageable transition. However, Ozzie is almost the same age as Ballmer and Gates, so he make look to retire himself.
If Ozzie does retire, the future for Microsoft really is a mystery and wide open. Much of the company's budding and veteran leadership -- Joanne Bradford, Rob Short, Jeff Raikes, and Bruce Jaffe to name a few -- has left either to manage elsewhere or to the greener pastures of retirement.
There is much uncertainty with Gates leaving and now with Ballmer's own retirement clock ticking. However, whatever the future may hold for Microsoft, it is truly salient to look at the indelible mark that the relationship between Ballmer and Gates -- rocky at times, warm at others -- left on both the field of electronics and the economy in general in the last two decades.


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says in a press
release that it is prepared to fight back against Apple's
patent litigation in court. It has not yet filed an official
response or countersued, but that should follow within a few
weeks.Apple is currently suing
HTC to block the import of Android handsets into the U.S.
Apple claims that it invented a host of technologies including a
touch-screen finger-swipe unlock gestures, mobile object oriented
graphics, and undervolting a mobile CPU via an interrupt. These
somewhat vague
and far-reaching patents form the basis of Apple's claims.
Apple CEO Jobs released a statement casting his company as the
tireless innovator and his rivals as thieves.Peter Chou,
chief executive officer, HTC Corporation, says that HTC won't
tolerate Apple's bullying. He states, "HTC disagrees with
Apple's actions and will fully defend itself. HTC strongly advocates
intellectual property protection and will continue to respect other
innovators and their technologies as we have always done, but we will
continue to embrace competition through our own innovation as a
healthy way for consumers to get the best mobile experience
possible."The press release points out that HTC achieved
many industry firsts -- the first Windows PDA (1998), the first
Windows Phone (2002), the first gesture-based smart phone (June
2007), and the first Google Android smart phone (October 2008).
Along the way it piled up a fair amount of intellectual property,
which could give it ammo against Apple in court.Some are
speculating that Google, makers of the Android operating system, may
intervene and aid its handset developers legally to prevent
Apple trying to stomp out the growing Android movement at the
hardware level.The stakes are high. If Apple wins, it
could effectively take many of the top Android handsets off the U.S.
market, including the HTC Hero, MyTouch, Nexus One, and
the soon-to-be-released
Incredible. If HTC wins, on the other hand, it will likely
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Raptors 120- Pistons 116
Thought I'd do a post game since the game was Here in Detroit.
After letting the pistons score 72 in the first half the Toronto raptors came back from 25 down in the last 5 minutes of the 3rd quarter to win the game.
Jeryed Bayless started at the point and had a field day. 31 pts 7 asts 5 rbs 4 TO.
Barbosa at the backup 22.
Big Ben and Stucky Abused the raptors going for 23 pts/14rbs and 23pts / 12ast respectivly
A bit disturbing that the raptors have allowed the oppostiton to score over 70 in the last two games and over 62 in the last 3 games in the first half.
As of today a 25 pt comeback is the largest comeback in the 2010 nba season, and the largest comeback in Raptor history.
Huge turnout of raptor fans (DETROIT next to CANADA)
If you missed it, you missed a HELL OF A GAME


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ExtConvLinks is a PHP class that can be used to convert URLs in text to links using Bit.ly. It can parse a text to find HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS links. The class sends requests to the Bit.ly Web services API to convert the URLs that it finds into HTML links using the Bit.ly URLs.
ContentRoller is an easy-to-configure, set up, customize, and use news, links, and blogging CMS environment that provides you the ability to have your own social news site like Digg, Yahoo Buzz, DZone, The Server Side, InfoQ, Slashdot, etc. ContentRoller can also be configured to look like a newspaper-based news site.
surl is a URL shortening command line application that supports various sites. It supports stdin or filename input. It grabs the URLs, converts them, and returns the same text that was used in the input. It is known to work with a wealth of services, such as bit.ly, tinyurl.com, and others.
MuDownManager is a program for managing downloads from Megaupload and Rapidshare for premium members. It is lightweight and cross-platform. Downloads can be started in a batch by specifying a list of URLs. Links can be copied directly from your preferred Web browser and pasted into MuDownManager. MuDownManager lets you skip LinkBucks. It has a very simple and intuitive GUI. It is pluggable, allowing support for other download sites to be added in the future.
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Ex-big leaguer Smalley helps NY/NJ kids play ball
Pitch in for Baseball initiative replacing equipment, facilities post-Sandy
By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- The suburbs of New York may be locked in the grip of a historic blizzard, but spring is fast approaching. And for Roy Smalley, that means baseball season and a time to think about the children affected by Hurricane Sandy who won't have any equipment of their own.
Smalley, a second-generation big leaguer who now serves as the president for Pitch in for Baseball, said Friday that this initiative has gripped his life after retirement. Pitch in for Baseball will donate more than $150,000 in equipment to 10 leagues on Long Island and New Jersey.
"This is really close to my heart. I'm really passionate about giving kids the chance to play ball," said Smalley. "What we have really found is that when kids and families get their worlds turned upside down, the first thing is safety and shelter and food. But the sooner they can return to some sort of normal activity -- especially for the kids -- it seems to make the whole family feel better."
Indeed, Smalley can speak well of the therapeutic effects of baseball. His father and namesake had also played in the Major Leagues, and his uncle, Gene Mauch, managed in the Majors for two decades. The younger Smalley played for 12 years and was named an All-Star during his career, but he spends his post-playing days as a portfolio manager and financial planner for Morgan Stanley
Smalley also works as a Minnesota broadcaster, but he's found a new passion as an advocate for underpriveledged children around the globe. Pitch in for Baseball has grown rapidly over the last few years, and Smalley said that he's grown encouraged by the response to the organization's mission.
"You can imagine what baseball has meant in my life, so any kid that wants to play baseball and can't because they don't have equipment is just a tragedy for me," he said. "We've helped all kinds of kids play ball, from underserved communities and underprivileged kids to disaster relief. For the last two or three years, disaster relief has been at the forefront of what we're doing."
Smalley said that his group has been involved in relief efforts dating back to Hurricane Katrina, and baseball equipment has been sent as far away as Japan following the 2011 tsunami. Smalley said he was particularly touched by the relief efforts in the wake of the tornado in Joplin, Mo.
"They lost everything. The kids there, they lost their homes. It was devastating," he said. "They had lost homes and bicycles and everything. They were going to start their season in two weeks or something like that and thought they had to put their little league season on hold until next year. We were actually able to get them equipment and they played on their originally scheduled Opening Day."
Now, with help from the national community, Pitch in for Baseball is poised to bring its outreach to the East Coast. The charity is affiliated with Little League Baseball, which has helped designate leagues that are particularly in need, and Smalley said as nearly 5,000 kids could be affected.
"This one is the biggest magnitude," he said of the Sandy relief effort. "As of right now, we have plans to replace equipment in 10 leagues in Long Island and New Jersey. Conservatively speaking, it's a total of about 4,500 kids that are going to get the equipment, and it's a big effort for us. We're a little organization, but we're growing by leaps and bounds. It's been a big, big ramp-up for us."
The New Jersey towns of Bayonne and Bayshore will receive some of the equipment, as will the Long Island towns of Island Park, North Merrick, Oceanside, Rockaway and East Rockaway. More leagues may still apply, said Smalley, but many may be waiting to re-sod their fields for 2014.
Smalley said there are a variety of ways that people can help out in their own way, and they can investigate the cause by visiting PitchInForBaseball.org. Fans can also text "Give Gloves" to 80088 to make a $10 donation, money that will directly aid in the effort to equip the youth of America.
"We collect new and gently used equipment from all over the country," said Smalley, noting that fans are always welcome to donate. "It's been amazing the response that we've gotten when people find out about us. The more people hear about us, the more equipment seems to roll in."
Spencer Fordin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Keith Wiemert Named Interim CEO at Connecticut League
Keith Wiemert has been named interim president/CEO of the Credit Union League of Connecticut.
Wiemert, president/CEO of the $157 million Seasons FCU in Middletown, is the current chair of the league's board of directors, a position he assumed just last month.
The board said Wednesday it also has appointed a search committee to seek a permanent replacement for Tony Emerson, who has taken the top job at the $465 million IC FCU in Fitchburg, Mass., after five years at the CULC.
"League staff is a group of seasoned professionals capable of working with little daily supervision," Wiemert said. "I look forward to working with them and with our credit unions during this transition period."


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privacy is something on the minds of consumers and governments alike.
Privacy advocates have long supported more stringent controls over
the data that companies could collect and share with third-parties
without the express consent of the consumer. The problem is that
there are no clear cut guidelines in the U.S. that companies have to
Thursday, new guidelines were released by the Obama administration
that recommends ways to protect the privacy of consumer's
online.The new
recommendations would create the "Privacy Bill of
Rights" and would establish a privacy policy office within the
Commerce Department. The recommendations would also establish clear
guidelines for what types of data can be collected on a user and how
that data can be used by companies according to a Commerce report.
The Privacy Bill of Rights would give clear rules on data collection
and would set up an audit trail to hold companies accountable for
sticking to the rules.The Washington
Post quotes
commerce Secretary Gary Locke saying, "Self-regulation without
stronger enforcement is not enough. Today's report is a road map for
considering a new framework that is good for consumers and
businesses."The FTC
proposed a more stringent Do Not Track list early this month
and the Commerce department didn't specifically endorse the call by
the FTC for the Do Not Track List. The recommendation for the
Commerce Department is to setup p privacy codes of conduct for
businesses and step up enforcement measures by the FTC to ensure that
the policies are followed.Locke also stated that the U.S.
needs to ensure that regulators here coordinate their privacy
standards with the standards adopted in Europe and other countries so
there is no confusion. Chris Calabrese from the ACLU said, "This
is the first time that the administration has emphasized the need for
comprehensive privacy protections, and that as of today it is a Wild
Wild West out there for consumers and their privacy. We hope it will
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I want to get everyone's thoughts on Terrence Ross so far, because I've been very skeptical about him the past week and a half. I was actually fairly excited about drafting him, but now, I don't know.
Someone mentioned in one of the game threads "Ross is more of a project than I thought", and I'm leaning to agreeing with that.
If anything, I was a huge supporter of drafting Austin Rivers.
Defensively he has exceeded my expectations, offensively, he has been quite disappointing. My opinion though.


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Oasis in Brickell Neighborhood
Størrelse1000 m²
- Internett/WiFi
- Balkong/terrasse
- Klimaanlegg
- Låsbare rom
- Håndklær
- Familie / Barne vennlig
- Kjøkken
Oversikt over eiendommen
|SW h Road, 33129 Miami, USA
|Eiendoms ID
The apartment is located in the back of the house. It has a private side entrance and privacy fence. The room has a king size bed. A futon (one piece) is located in the living area.
The pool is for the guests of the Oasis only. Complete privacy is provided.
Walking distance to the popular Mary Brickell, Financial District and Bay. Close to Key Biscayne, Downtown Miami, Coconut Grove and Miami Beach. Public transportation easily accessible.
Come and enjoy privacy and comfort and a private pool in one of the most coveted neighborhoods in South Florida.
HusreglerPlease complete your guest profile and contact me BEFORE sending your booking request. I would like to know you a little better before I welcome you in my home.
Guests must respect the apartment and the neighborhood.
The apartment has a private pool and guests are solely responsible for the usage of the pool and their safety. Safety must be adhered to when using the pool.
There are books that the guests can view and enjoy; however, books shall not be taken from the apartment.
|Ukentlig rate for opptil 4 gjester
|Månedlig rate for opptil 4 gjester
|Pris for >4 gjester
|165 NOK pr. gjest/natt ekstra
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The apartment is very cozy and super clean. Our family especially appreciated the private pool. Yvette is a kind and attentive host.
Our stay in Yanette´s Apartment was outstanding!
It´s really an oasis in the middle of Miami.
Thanks so much!
We really enjoyed our stay at Oasis in Brickell. The apartment was of a very neat and the beds were super comfortable, a great welcome after a 22 hr flight. Getting to the apartment from the airport, board MIAMover to the the Metro Rail, at a charge of $2.25 to Brickell station. Disembark at Brickell station and it is 10 to 15 minute walk across the Publix Supermarket into South Miami Avenue and walk towards 20 th road, number 45 is at the end of the road.
Although centrally situated with easy excess to public transport, the area is very quite ensuring a good nights sleep. Yanette the host went out of her way to fulfil the any request and did make our stay comfortable.
We have been guests at Yanettes house for one week in October 2014. It was a lovely week. Everything was very clean. The kitchen was well equipped as well as the rest of the apartment. The beds were of good quality. We were impressed that the pool was cleaned weekly and the temperature was perfect from early morning on. My daughter loved it. There was a beautiful terrace with comfortable furniture so we had breakfast and dinner outside every day. There even was a big barbecue always ready to use. Yanette was extremely kind, very helpful and always available for her guests. She gave us great sightseeing tips, printed out directions and even helped us to order things. We would love coming back one day and would always recommend her as a host.
Vurderinger for denne vertens andre eiendommer
Todo genial!
El apartamento estaba limpio y coincide con lo que se ve en las fotos. Es un barrio un poco apartado pero es muy tranquilo y seguro. Además Yanette es muy amable y tiene muchos detalles que se le agradecen mucho.
Thank you Yanette!!!
Yanette has been a great host - exceptionally friendly and supported us with everything we needed. The apartment was large enough and clean. The location is just just a few minute's walk away from various transportation opportunities and a supermarket. It has been the perfect place for us to stay. We definitely recommend this department!
Yanette ist eine sehr zuvorkommende person die an alles gedacht hat und das Studio war nett eingerichtet und sauber. Wir hatten nichts auszusetzen und würden gerne wieder dort übernachten wenn wir in der gegend sind.
Thank you very much Yanette, it was a wonderful staying in Miami :)
A real cosy clean studio in a quiet place, 10 minutes walk from the last station of the Miami Mover. Easy to reach from the Miami International Airport (with MetroRail and the Miami Mover). Yanette is a perfect host.
Yanette is a great host and we had a good time over there. The appartment was verry cozie and spot clean and we could ask for anything and she was ready to help us out. We definetly recomand this place and great host to anyone who whats to stay in a nice local and safe neighberhood. Thanx for everything Yanette ;-) We would go back anyday....
Yanette was a perfect host! She did everything she can for us and was very nice everytime. The studio was very clean and so comfy. We highly recommend this place.
Thanks Yanette!
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This business can travel to you.
These guys were pretty good at removing everything without leaving a mess. They came the same day so I avoided the nosey neighbours calling the council. Well done guys, saved me! Will recommended to all the boys. Cheers
The guys have removed all the rubbish from my premises in no time and on reasonable cost terms - well done!
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I dunno, I wish they'd played better down the stretch (Lowry I'm looking at you -- and Anderson GTFO the floor). But as people have said this is THE HEAT. And Rudy has had 1 practice. Lets curb our expectations a bit.
But, I need to remind myself, he is doing the best he can with this depleted roster.
Despite Gay so far being really good, I can understand why Grizzlies let him go for Calderon and Ed and pick. At the end of the day Grizzlies might have even better ball movement, chemistry and maybe even to be better.
People are looking for one thing or one person to point out what's wrong. That's simply not the case with our team, we're not good enough for that. For instance, the defense on Bosh was atrocious at times.
I am just dying for BC to make another move or two. This roster needs it.
I'm pretty excited to see Rudy, DeMar and Andrea play together. They could really compliment each other. We were one scorer, and big man away from winning tonight. Bargs usually plays Bosh pretty well.
lol using THE HEAT as an excuse. reminder that THE HEAT have lost to the likes of detroit, washington, milwaukee. and raptors taking them them to OT last time out.THE HEAT
Expected loss, good effort by the Raps. Gotta work on that offense.
We lost to the heat everyone does. I saw this loss coming, time to get ready for Boston thats a big game.
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There's panic in the streets. An earthquake has happened, taking millions of.... wait, WHAT? This just in, the Toronto Raptors' record is 3 and 10, IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Puh-lease, really. None of us expected the championship, did we? We we're going to have problems, everyone does. And yeah, we're one of the worst teams in the league at this point. But it was going to happen. Really, we have 4-5 essential problems. Here they are:
1. Get a F$#%^*& POWER FORWARD! A REAL, BREATHING ONE TOO!
2. Get a damned small forward
3. Slow down there, kiddos, and play some D!
4. Get a cold-blooded, clutch finisher.
Let's focus on these problems. And answer them. I'm lookin' at the ones that are extremely important. To me, they are problems 3. and 5.. I'll answer them.
Here's the answer to 3:
Slow down, and play halfcourt for goodness sakes! You're not going ANYWHERE if neither your offense or defense is elite. And we need at least one of them to be ELITE. And since we have all the tools to be a pain in the butt on D, LET'S PLAY D GUYS!!! Jeez, it's not rocket science. If at least our defense is somewhere like 10th, and our offense is middle of the pack, we'll be going somewhere. Look at the Denver Nuggets and the Chicago Bulls, they are opposites. The Nuggets are THE ELITE OFFENSE. And the Bulls are THE ELITE DEFENSE. Notice that they are also both easy contenders for the playoffs in their respective conferences. Notice that everyone hates to play against them. Notice it. Neither of them have the hang of it completely on the other side of the court, but being ELITE on one side looks like it equals PLE-AYOFFS!! (note: I did that on purpose). So realize that, we have the tools to be an ELITE DEFENSE, so please try harder on that side of the court, than on the offensive side.
Here's the answer to 5:
Type in raptorshq.com in your URL bar. Look at the article titled, Raptors Give Game Away to Pistons; Time to Panic? (I tried to link it, didn't work for some reason) And look at the article. READ it. It means something to us, specifically guys who are panicking. It'll make you panic more! But it'll also make you realize something. It'll make you realize WE ARE GOING NOWHERE BY TRYING TO MIX THE OLD AND NEW CORES TOGETHER! I'm not saying trade them, or do whatever you can to get rid of 'em (except Bargs), I'm just saying, don't treat them as main pieces anymore. Here is the presumed old core: Jose Calderon, Andrea Bargnani, Amir Johnson, DeMar DeRozan.
Obviously that ain't getting you shit. SOOOOOOOOOOOOO, move on. With the new core. The new core INCLUDES DeMar. Here it is: Kyle Lowry, Jonas Valanciunas, DeMar DeRozan, Terrence Ross, Ed Davis. PLAY THEM AND MOVE ON!! Isn't this what you wanted BC. For crying out loud! If that core develops well, with more upside than the old core, WE WILL GET SHIT! Once again, JC and Amir could be complimentary players. Just don't play them as if they ARE THE CORE.
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INTERPOL condemns fatal bombing of United Nations building in Nigeria
LYON, France – INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has condemned today's attack on the United Nations compound in Abuja, Nigeria which has left at least 16 people dead and many more wounded.
Secretary General Noble said the full resources of the world's largest police organization were at the disposal of the Nigerian authorities investigating the car bombing and to the United Nations in order to provide any assistance required.
"INTERPOL condemns this attack in the strongest possible terms and our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with the family and friends of those who have been killed and injured," said Mr Noble.
"I have contacted INTERPOL's Executive Committee delegate for Africa and Deputy Commissioner with the Nigeria Police, Adamu Abubakar Mohammed to give my personal assurance that our global resources and expertise are at Nigeria's disposal.
"INTERPOL's United Nations office in New York has also been tasked to ensure that any requests for assistance from the UN are dealt with as a priority," added Secretary General Noble.
With the possibility of international victims among the casualties, INTERPOL has also offered to deploy an Incident Response Team from its General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, consisting of specialist officers from its Disaster Victim Identification unit and/or Public Safety and Terrorism unit, operational assistants and analysts to help local police in Abuja.
INTERPOL's 24-hour Command and Coordination Centre is in contact with the National Central Bureau in Lagos in order to ensure that any requests for assistance and information from the Nigerian authorities are treated with the highest priority.
If required, INTERPOL can issue one of its colour-coded international notices to alert law enforcement around the world about the modus operandi, to obtain additional information about individuals in relation to the investigation, or to seek the arrest of persons wanted in connection with the attack.


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Personal computing discussed
Moderator: JustAnEngineer
sircharles32 wrote:If you are absolutely sure that the memory slots are to blame, and not the memory, I'd say replace the motherboard.
The CPU/motherboard you were using is socket AM3. That means that it'll work in any AM3/AM3+ motherboard on the market today.
There are plenty of inexpensive motherboards that will allow to continue on, until you NEED to upgrade.
Yama's updated build wrote:$150 -25 combo Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX motherboard
or $95 -15 code "EMCNAHE239" -15MIR MSI Z77MA-G45 Micro-ATX motherboard
$230 Intel Core i5-3570K quad-core 3.4->3.8 GHz LGA1155 processor
or $130 -13 code "Sandyi3Ten" Intel Core i3-2130 hyper-threading dual-core 3.4 GHz LGA1155 processor
$35 -15MIR CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo
2x 2x2 GiB PC3-12800 G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ (DDR3-1600, CAS 9, 1.5V)
or $85 -14½ code "HARDOCPX926D" 2x8 GiB PC3-12800 G.Skill F3-1600C9D-16GSR (DDR3-1600, CAS 9, 1.5V)
$185 -10MIR HIS IceQ X H785QN2G2M Radeon HD7850 2GB
or $220 -20MIR HIS IceQ H787Q2G2M Radeon HD7870 2GB
or $230 EVGA 02G-P4-2662-KR GeForce GTX660 2GB
or $300 -20MIR Sappphire 100352-2L Radeon HD7950 3GB (850->925 MHz core->boost)
Corsair Force Series 3 120GB SSD
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB SATA
+ $150 -10 code "EMCNAHC236" 3 TB Seagate ST3000DM001 hard-drive
Existing SATA DVD/Blu-ray drive
Existing ATX case
Antec EarthWatts EA650
ASUS VS Series VS238H-P - x2
rogue426 wrote:I didnt see your current graphics card listed or I'm really just blind....
JustAnEngineer wrote:Looking good! I would keep my case and probably go with the HD7850.How does this look to you?
DPete27 wrote:Do you live near a Microcenter where you could get an i5-3570K and a AsRock Pro4/Pro4-M for $250? Thats a heck of a deal, one which I gladly took advantage of.
DPete27 wrote:Still not interested in spending $40 to get a 2x4GB kit that just uses the two good slots on your current mobo?
90º to Reality wrote:I am absolutely sure. 0 errors on Memtest after 48 hours with memory in slots 1,2 and 1000+ errors on Memtest after 3 hours with memory in slots 3,4
DPete27 wrote:90º to Reality wrote:I am absolutely sure. 0 errors on Memtest after 48 hours with memory in slots 1,2 and 1000+ errors on Memtest after 3 hours with memory in slots 3,4
That sucks, I was going off what you said earlier (quoted above). Yeah, it might be time for an upgrade. I have that same Microcenter 3570K/Pro4-M combo, I think you'll be very happy with it. I sure am.
90º to Reality wrote:i5-3570k and ASRock Pro4 arrived today!! Here is to hoping tonight's install goes smoothly. *Crosses Fingers*


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Scary Yamato's Rules & Regulations!
Everything Allowed.
Terrain: At the coasts of building #11, Mist around that area is cleared and we are no longer in the genjutsu. We are flying on Bug clouds while rasnall is standing on the ocean.
Our real Bios are not there, they are clones of ourselfs, Izaya4 & Shino4.
Order: Rasnall > Rairen.. (clone) > Rasnall > Black uchiha (Clone) > Rasnall > Rairen.. (clone) etc..
We are continuing after this thread, were we are released from the gen and clear the area of the mist.
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Illinois, Ecuador CUs in Partnership Agreement
An exchange of ideas and best practices was on the agenda during a recent visit to Ecuador by representatives from the $1.8 billion BCU in Vernon Hills, Ill.
Bob Pondelicek, BCU director of mortgage sales, and José Cajigas, BCU regional director, traveled to Ambato, Ecuador at the end of May to establish an official credit union-to-credit union partnership with Cooperativa de Ahorro y Credito OSCUS Ltda. through the World Council of Credit Unions' International Partnerships Program.
The new partnership between BCU and OSCUS will allow both parties to directly exchange information, ideas and best practices in credit union operations, according to the World Council.
During the visit, Pondelicek and Cajigas, BCU visited three of OSCUS's rural branch offices to observe how the credit union helps underserved communities.
"This partnership breaks boundaries and marks a milestone in the Ecuadorian cooperative movement," said Federico Cuesta, OSCUS CEO. "Cooperative thought and willpower have built a new path of management and international integration."
The U.S. representatives also attended OSCUS's 50th anniversary celebration along with 800 credit union members and international delegates. During the celebration, the local government presented OSCUS with special awards for its community service activities, and BCU presented a special commemoration congratulating OSCUS on its 50 years of success.
"We are thrilled to embark on this journey with OSCUS and look forward to all we have to learn from each other," said Mike Valentine, BCU president/CEO.
The new partnership brings the total number of International Partnerships Program alliances to 20 across North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, South Pacific and Europe.
"Connecting OSCUS and BCU allows them to leverage their shared commitment to provide the best member experience regardless of whether it's in the suburban communities of Chicago or in rural Ecuador," said Victor Miguel Corro, Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions vice president, who oversees World Council's International Partnerships Program.


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We... recently learned that Newegg is running a commercial on television and YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYk0dQrz3uc&feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow) depicting a blue-shirted salesperson in a store with a similar layout/color scheme to a Best Buy store, so as to represent a Best Buy employee. The fake Best Buy employee is depicted as slovenly and uninformed about computer products, in contrast to your employees who are portrayed as "experts."
Your... negative portrayal of our employees violates trademark rights and misleads customers about our services, in violation of federal and state law. While we welcome fair competition, we cannot tolerate unfair competition that disparages our employess, confuses our customers and damages our valuable trademarks and goodwill associated with those marks. We take great pride in our employees and the high quality of customer service they offer and find your company's focus on our employees in this advertising campaign particularly offensive. We expect that you would be equally offended if the tables were turned and a competitor launched an advertising campaign portraying your employees as slovenly and uninformed.
Sadly, this IS what best buy is.
There's a reason knowledgeable people don't shop at best buy, and poor consumers get ripped off without even knowing it.
We recently learn that Newegg is using a stylized GEEK ON design in orange-and-black font with the "O" in "ON" depicted as a power button (the "Geek on Logo") with a new marketing campaign for Newegg's consumer electronics retail services. We understand Newegg is using this design on its website, its Facebook site, and in connection with promotional items for Newegg's services such as t-shirts. An illustrative use of the Geek On Logo is attached as Exhibit B.
Given Best Buy's long-standing prior use of the GEEK SQUAD mark, Geek Squad Trade Dress, and Tie and Power Button Design, Best Buy is concerned that Newegg's use of the Geek On Logo is likely to create confusion among consumers and to dilute the distinctive quality of the GEEK SQUAD mark in violation of Best Buy's trademark rights. Best Buy is particularly concerned because the Geek On Logo features the GEEK-component of Best Buy's GEEK SQUAD mark, is depicted in the same orange-and-black color scheme as Best Buy's Geek Squad Trade Dress, features a power button design that is very similar to the Geek Squad Tie and Power Button Design, and is used to promote Newegg's competing consumer electronics retail services.


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I mean seriously.. Obito said to Kakashi 'You let Rin die' implying that Kakashi couldn't keep his promise to protect Rin..
Now in this weeks chapter Kakshi kills Rin.. wtf is Kishi making it up week by week? Has he not got this planned out or something?
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The purpose of screening is early diagnosis and treatment. Screening tests are usually given to people without current symptoms, but who may be at high risk for certain diseases or conditions. Individuals with the following conditions are at high risk:
- Diabetes
- Over 60 years
- Hypertension
- Strong family history of chronic kidney disease
- Urinary obstruction
- Medical diseases affecting the kidneys
Early diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease can prevent or delay complications. Since significant kidney disease is usually associated with a decrease in GFR and/or leakage of protein in the urine, the National Kidney Foundation recommends the following screening tests for people at increased risk for chronic kidney disease:
Creatinine is a waste product that the kidneys usually remove from the blood. When the kidneys are damaged, the creatinine level rises. A simple blood test can measure the creatinine level, which is also used to calculate the glomerular filtration rate.
The glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a measurement of how well the kidneys are processing wastes. Your doctor can calculate the GFR based on your:
- Sex
- Age
- Body size
- Blood creatinine level
The GFR determines the stage of chronic renal disease.
Urine Protein Level
During the filtering process, the kidneys usually return protein to the circulation. With chronic kidney disease, the kidneys allow protein to leak into the urine. Different kinds of proteins can leak into the urine. Albumin is a protein that often appears in the urine of people who have chronic kidney disease caused by high blood pressure or diabetes.
The guidelines of the National Kidney Foundation recommend two tests to check the urine protein level:
- Protein-to-creatinine ratio
- Albumin-to-creatinine ratio
To perform these tests, the laboratory compares the amount the protein or albumin to the amount of creatinine in a urine sample.
Depending on your risk factors, your doctor may also order the following screening tests:
Electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, are minerals needed for the body to work well. Chronic kidney disease causes changes in the electrolytes. A simple blood test can measure the levels of these substances.
Chronic kidney disease causes changes in the ability to adjust the concentration of the urine. A simple test can measure the urine concentration.
Chronic kidney disease causes changes in the pH, or acid level, of the urine. A simple test can measure the urine pH.
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Hurricane Sandy Lessons in Disaster Recovery: Print Preview
The post Hurricane Sandy lessons learned keep coming in as it becomes plain that some credit unions had woefully inadequate disaster recovery and business continuity plans, but other institutions kept operating despite the devastation that hit much of New Jersey and New York City.
"For the credit unions that already were prepared, with solid plans in place, everything was relatively calm," said Scott Collins, president of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based CUSO Xtend Inc., which provided disaster recovery services to five New York City-based credit unions and one in New Jersey. "None of our credit unions lost a minute of uptime on electronic channels," said Collins, who acknowledged they all had limited or no branch services, primarily due to lack of power.
For one credit union, Progressive Credit Union, the $540 million Manhattan institution known for its portfolio of taxi medallion loans, "We provided phone answering services," said Collins who indicated Progressive has a contract in place with Xtend where the CUSO, as needed, steps in and answers inbound phone calls with the aim of providing members with questions full and accurate answers.
But "not every credit union follows best practices for disaster recovery," said Matt Gerber, CEO of IT-Lifeline, a Liberty Lake, Wash., provider of disaster recovery services. "Some don't even comply with the FFIEC guidelines," he added.
Exactly what counts as state of the art for disaster recovery? Plymouth, Minn.-based TruStone Financial, a $840 million credit union, said it has implemented what might count as gold- standard protection.
"All our data are replicated in real time to computers 300 miles away in Milwaukee," said Bob Thompson, a senior vice president for information technology at TruStone. He said that no matter what happened to the Minnesota-based computers, "we could be back up and running in two hours."
Key is that TruStone has created what Thompson describes as "a hot standby site that could take over in a minute." Data flows from TruStone Minnesota computers to the Milwaukee site continuously.
Of course, TruStone is not in the Sandy impact area but, shrugged Thompson, if it were hit with an event of similar magnitude, he believed the institution would operate essentially without break.
Compare that to a long list of New York and New Jersey institutions that struggled mightily after Sandy.
The TruStone solution is not cheap. Thompson put a ballpark figure on the cost of $1 million, but he said TruStone members could rest easy knowing that no matter what is thrown at the institution, from tornados to floods and ice storms, "we will be able to operate."
After Sandy or any catastrophe, from Katrina in New Orleans through earthquakes in California, experts probe what went right with existing recovery scenarios and what did not. The goal, they stressed, is to keep perfecting responses.
One loud take-away from Sandy: Every credit union needs a disaster recovery plan.
"There have been, what, three or four major storm events on the eastern seaboard in the past four years. Many credit unions have invested in business continuity and disaster recovery, and the ones that have kept operating," said Collins.
The frightening news for credit unions that stumbled and stayed down due to Sandy: their days may be numbered.
"Prolonged events like this may put some credit unions out of business," said Collins. "You may not know why members are leaving. But some will."
"You have to invest, test and document your disaster recovery plans, and you have to come to the realization that regardless of size, this is something you have to invest in. You will lose members if their accounts aren't available."
"I would agree, some institutions will lose customers. When disaster hits, you need the infrastructure to deal with it to provide services. Smaller financial institutions will take the biggest hit," said John Reeder, a consultant with Foundstone, a company that helps customers manage vulnerabilities.
A fact is that while rigorous disaster recovery and business continuity planning get expensive, much can be done with little or no money. Collins, for instance, urges Xtend customers to form informal mutual assistance networks, where if one institution goes down, it may be able to open a teller station at another institution. He also knows cases where a credit union let another temporarily house its executive team in their building. "A credit union needs to know who its partners are, who will help in the event of an emergency," said Collins.
The experts are unanimous in believing that the Sandy aftermath will trigger greater vigor on the part of NCUA examiners in looking into an institution's disaster planning. The expectation also is that examiners will look for more tangible proof that boards of directors have informed themselves about their institution's disaster readiness.
Gerber said that FFIEC currently provides benchmarks for recovery.
"FFIEC is clear that an institution has to have a plan for resuming operations 'in a reasonable amount of time'–that usually is defined as 24 hour for core systems and 72 hours for all systems."
There also is room to debate what constitutes adequate protection. A particular thorn of contention is how far away a backup system should be. The current minimum number thrown out by many experts is 200 miles, although TruStone's Thompson said his institution is more comfortable with a 300 miles distance. The underlying idea is that backups have to be far enough away not to be engulfed by the same event that knocked out an institution's main systems and, in the case of a super storm such as Hurricane Sandy, that means backups have to be very far away indeed.
Examiners, added Gerber, already have been saying they want to see more data from full tests of disaster systems–usually generated in simulated system failures where the institution goes through a mock hurricane, then details how long recovery takes in each sector of the operation.
"Anybody can back up your data. The question is, how long does it take to retrieve when you need it?"The answer, for all except systems that undergo frequent and rigorous tests, is that restoration typically takes much longer than anticipated.
"You just need to invest," said Collins. "You need to make business resiliency a priority. You need to test it. And you need to test it again. When you need it, you want to know your system will be there."


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During last nights game I saw the light: Reggie Evans should not be traded. He brings everything we need as a team: toughness, rebounding, and physicality. Sure he is a crappy defender, has terrible B-Ball IQ, and is perhaps the worst offensive player in Raps history but he brings an identity to this team: we'll tear your balls off before we give up a layup and then we'll pound you on the glass. That's the attitude I want our young guys to pick up: Davis, DeRozen, Aabi, Amir, and Weems should be out there every night throwing elbows and stepping under shooters during their jumpers. Teams should think before they see Toronto on the Schedual, "oh shit, maybe I'll say I have the flu or something". I am and aways have been a big supporter of playing dirty basketball and getting wins through effort and toughness.
On a related note, anyone think we could trade Bargs and Calderon for Gerald Walace? Or maybe Kirelenko and Brevin Knight?


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As hard as it may be to believe, a child's visit to the dentist can be an easy and enjoyable experience. The major reason for this turnabout is that tooth decay, formerly the most common of human diseases, is fast becoming a thing of the past.
Studies have shown that water fluoridation has reduced the rate of tooth decay by 20-40%. Many of today's children are cavity-free, which is a huge success story in modern preventive healthcare.
Why the Dramatic Improvement?
Fluoride and preventive dentistry have been the biggest contributors to improved oral health in children. Fluoride is available in toothpastes, mouth rinses, gels applied in the dental office, and tablets prescribed by dentists. In many communities, fluoride is also found in drinking water.
However, excess fluoride can stain the teeth; so adults should pay close attention as small children brush. Children should be taught to use only a little fluoridated toothpaste, about the size of a pencil eraser. Stress the importance of spitting out toothpaste and mouthwash and not swallowing them after use.
What Can be Done About Cavities?
Cavities occur when the bacteria in plaque produce acid that destroy your tooth enamel. Cavities are more common among children. Because of their softer enamel, baby teeth are even more prone to cavities than adult teeth. In addition, small children may neglect or do a poor job with brushing. Nearly half of children under age 11 have had dental caries in their baby teeth.
In addition to good oral hygiene practices, the easiest way to maintain tooth enamel is the placement of sealants by a dentist. Your dentist might suggest sealants for your child's baby teeth if they have deep pits or grooves. Children should get sealants on their permanent teeth as soon as they come in. A painless procedure, sealants are applied to teeth in a process known as bonding. The sealant covers the pits and depressions in the teeth and prevents bacteria from entering. This protects teeth from decay.
Does Where You Live Matter?
While all areas of the US show improvement in oral health, there are still important regional differences in cavity rates. The cause for these differences is not quite understood, although fluoridation of water supplies may be one reason.
Will There Be Fewer Problems?
As today's kids grow to adulthood, fewer cavities now mean fewer dental problems later. These future adults will need fewer root canal treatments, extractions, crowns (caps), bridges, and dentures than prior generations. Fluoridating water also saves money by avoiding dental fillings.
Is Your Baby Bottle-Fed?
Tooth decay is a bacterial disease. Cavity-causing germs love to feed on sugars and cooked starches. The longer these carbohydrates keep in contact with teeth, the greater the chance that bacteria will thrive and begin to produce decay-causing acids. Constantly bathing the teeth in sugars and cooked starches is especially harmful. This problem is most acutely observed in small children who are bottle-fed fruit juice and/or milk between regular feedings and while in bed at night. What commonly results has been called "baby bottle tooth decay." To avoid this problem, bottle-fed children should be given only plain water as a beverage between meals and at bedtime.
Do You Have the Right Attitude?
As a parent, you should speak to your children in positive terms about seeing the dentist. If you are positive, it is likely your child will be positive, too. This will hopefully lay the groundwork for a lifetime of great dental health experiences.
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We wanted to achieve several goals by buying a property. The foremost goal was to obtain a European residence permit and, in doing so, safeguard our family against the economic instability in our home country. The second one was to realise the opportunity of spending all of our children's school holidays, as well as our own summer holidays, in Spain.Read all
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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Deterrent Effects of the New York Juvenile Offender Law, 1974-1984 (ICPSR 9324)
Principal Investigator(s): Singer, Simon I.
This data collection was designed to assess the effects of the New York Juvenile Offender Law on the rate of violent crime committed by juveniles. The data were collected to estimate the deterrent effects of the law and to permit the use of an interrupted time-series model to gauge the effects of intervention. The deterrent effects of the law are assessed on five types of violent offenses over a post-intervention period of 75 months using two comparison time series to control for temporal and geographical characteristics. One time series pertains to the monthly juvenile arrests of 16- to 19-year-olds in New York City, and the other covers monthly arrests of juveniles aged 13 to 15 years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the control jurisdiction. Included in the collection are variables concerning the monthly rates of violent juvenile arrests for homicide, rape, assault, arson, and robbery for the two juvenile cohorts. These time series data were compiled from records of individual police jurisdictions that reported monthly arrests to the Uniform Crime Reporting Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Singer, Simon I. DETERRENT EFFECTS OF THE NEW YORK JUVENILE OFFENDER LAW, 1974-1984. ICPSR version. Albany NY: State University of New York, Research Foundation [producer], 1986. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1994. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09324.v1
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Subject Terms: arson, assault, crime rates, deterrence, homicide, intervention, juvenile crime, juvenile offenders, rape, robbery, violent crime
Geographic Coverage: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New York City, New York (state), United States
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- 1986
Universe: Juveniles arrested by police between January 1974 and December 1984 in the state of New York and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Sample: Juvenile arrests reported by police between January 1974 and December 1984 in New York City, upstate New York, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The monthly data for Philadelphia were collected to serve as a control series for comparison with the New York series.
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More than half of the 90+ law students that took part in the program were female, and several of them approached Turpin and Levine with a personal question. The students wanted advice on how to balance their careers with their personal lives. Turpin and Levine decided that this conversation warranted more than just a five-minute answer, so they put together a session at the end of the week in order to address any questions the female students had on this topic.
After the certificate ceremony that marked the end of the program, the female lawyers who were part of the DLA/BI team hosted a two hour session where they talked to the 50 or so female students in attendance. The six teachers represented a continuum of experience, from those just starting their careers to those who had a great deal of experience. "They asked terrific questions, the same ones we hear in the U.S.," Levine explains. "But it wasn't a question of 'how do I balance the two,' because they don't have a balance. They have been told they have to choose: career or family. Even their own families discouraged them to go to law school, saying it would negatively affect their personal lives." They were also told that women cannot be good litigators because they are not taken seriously in court, and there is a real lack of diversity initiatives for women and female role models.
"This was a unique opportunity for them, this access to accomplished women," says Andrews. "It spoke volumes about the students themselves, being assertive and asking for assistance." She also notes that she recently heard from some of the graduates of the program who have started to plan their own women's group.
The attorneys from DLA Piper and BI who went on the trip have many priceless memories from the experience. Many are heartwarming, but some are also amusing. "The only life threating event/thing was the power outlet in our classroom," remembers Guntrum with a wink. "I was frightened to pull the plug in the outlet. But we survived."
Despite the difficult conditions of the school, the students showed their dedication to the program. Turpin recalled a student that travelled by bus and by foot for more than 12 hours to get to school, but he wore a silk suit and tie to class every day. All of the attorneys remarked that the students showed great dedication, staying longer than necessary, asking great questions and showing initiative. The school's dean stated that he had never seen the students so happy and engaged. BI even decided to give an internship to one of the program participants and received over 40 applications.
All of the lawyers from BI and DLA Piper who taught in the week long course stated that it was an unforgettable and life-changing experience for them, and they have received dozens of letters and emails from their students indicating that they feel the same way. While the lives of lawyers in the United States and Europe are hectic and busy, it's good to know that, if they take the time to reach out and share their skills with others, they can make a profound difference in the lives of individuals like the students at UNZA. And they can feel good about their own efforts as well.
Further reading:
Sony's general counsel Nicole Seligman named president of Sony Entertainment
Embracing diversity: Grace Speights on the subtleties of labor and employment litigation
Highest paid GCs equipped with high level of business acumen


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Eventhough he handled the criticism well, I do think Bosh did check himself out towards the end of the season. I mean, when doctors give you the "all clear" to play, but you feel otherwise, you can't help but wonder.
Source - Click hereBosh also addressed criticism from Toronto Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo, who hinted in comments after Bosh left Toronto that the power forward was distracted by free agency and didn't give his all last season.
Bosh said Colangelo's comments were "unfortunate," adding that the two have not spoken since.
"That's how he handled it ... All I can do is react and just stay grounded and stay humble and just keep doing what I'm doing," Bosh said. "It doesn't bother me because I know I've never quit at any point in my NBA career, in my lifetime, playing basketball."


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