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Rennard allies appeal for mediation
Allies of the Liberal Democrat peer at the centre of sexual harassment allegations have appealed to the party leadership to avoid a bruising court battle and to enter mediation.
Friends of Lord Rennard, the former Lib Dem chief executive and elections supremo, said he wanted to avoid legal action but that his suspension from the party would have to be lifted first.
Earlier, Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg insisted he would not back down over his demand that the peer must apologise to the four women activists who lodged complaints against him.
The Rennard camp said the peer - who strongly denies the allegations against him - had repeatedly offered to enter mediation in an attempt to resolve the dispute.
However they said that Lord Rennard's legal representative, Lord Carlile QC, was informed last October, in a letter from the independent investigator Alistair Webster QC, that mediation could not take place because the complainants were not interested.
Lord Rennard has now instructed a senior QC to advise him on the lawfulness of a decision to launch a second investigation following claims his refusal to apologise is bringing the party into disrepute.
A friend of the peer said that time was running out for the party to resolve the issue without going to court.
"Chris Rennard genuinely does want mediation, he doesn't want legal action, but the clocking is ticking," the friend said.
Amid warnings that a legal battle could tear the party apart, Mr Clegg admitted his handling of the situation had not been ideal.
But he said he had to demand that the former party chief executive says sorry - even if only for causing "inadvertent" distress to women.
Speaking during his weekly phone-in on LBC radio, Mr Clegg stressed that the conclusions of an independent report into the situation had to be implemented.
"Just imagine if we had done anything else," he said.
"Just imagine if Alistair Webster had recommended that an apology should be issued and I came out and said 'Thank you very much, we will file away the report, and by the way, none of the recommendations need to be accepted or adhered to'.
"There would have quite rightly been outrage."
He went on: "It is messy. It is difficult to confront the past and turn a page and introduce a new culture in any organisation, particularly a political party - quite rightly under remorseless scrutiny.
"But there is no way round my view that I want people in my party, the party I lead, to treat each other with respect, with civility, with dignity.
"Everybody should do that, but there is a special responsibility, a special burden of responsibility, on people who are in positions of power to do just that."
Mr Webster's inquiry found the allegations against the peer could not be proved beyond reasonable doubt but said there was broadly credible evidence that women had been caused distress.
Mr Clegg said Lord Rennard was not acting in his own best interests in refusing to say sorry, arguing it was the "human thing" to do even where distress had been caused "inadvertently".
"I don't think that is fair to the process, I don't think that is fair to the women concerned and in the long run I don't think, curiously enough, it is fair to Lord Rennard because this is a man who gave his life to the party.
"The fact that he is refusing to apologise is, from his point of view, overshadowing all those achievements."
Mr Clegg conceded that the way the allegations were handled when they surfaced last year " was not great, was not ideal".
Meanwhile, the Lib Dems were facing further embarrassment after the leaking of a Portsmouth City Council report into allegations that Mike Hancock MP sexually assaulted a woman.
Mr Hancock resigned the parliamentary party whip last year amid the claims - which he denies - but still sits as a Lib Dem local councillor. The council has said no decision will be taken on the findings of the report, by Nigel Pascoe QC, until a High Court case has been resolved.


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When it comes to Windows 7, there are
quite a few features that stand out in the minds of users. The
install takes up less space than Windows Vista, offers across the
board performance increases (especially for netbooks), and includes
numerous tweaks both to the user interface and beneath the skin. One
feature that has received a lot of attention is XP Mode which is
included with Business
and Ultimate versions of Windows 7.
As its name implies, XP Mode allows
users to run a fully licensed copy of Windows
XP in a virtual environment within Windows 7. While having the
ability to run a full copy of Windows XP Professional is no doubt a
nice addition for regular consumers and businesses that still rely on
Windows XP to run certain software or conduct business, is the trend
to provide easy access to XP a help or hindrance to software
Windows XP was released late in 2001;
we are now late in 2009 and fast approaching 2010. Windows XP is an
eight-year-old operating system, which is quite ancient in terms of
modern operating systems. Since that time, Windows Vista was released
2006 for businesses, January
2007 for consumers) and now were are tiptoeing towards the
release of Windows 7.
Is is that consumers and businesses are
just so set in their ways with using older, incompatible software?
After all, upgrading to newer software that is compatible with
Windows Vista/7 could be quite expensive for corporations on top of
the cost of upgrading to Windows 7 (or buying new computer systems
with Windows 7 already installed). Or are the software vendors that
provided these older software programs just not interested in making
newer versions compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7?
In Microsoft's case, it's of little
concern, because anyone who buys a copy of Windows 7 Professional or
Ultimate for XP mode has ultimately bought a new Windows license. But
the question remains, why hang on to ties to the past?
Tell us your thoughts. If you plan on
using XP Mode in Windows 7, what software do you plan to run in the
virtual environment? Why are you using that software? Is there an
updated version that is compatible with Vista/Windows 7, but you're
comfortable using the older version? You have our ears!

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reported earlier today that some shakeups were on the way from
Microsoft with regards to its Entertainment & Devices Division.
It had already been widely speculated that J. Allard, chief
experience officer and chief technology officer, was leaving. It was
also reported that Robbie Bach could also be shown the door.
now reports that both Allard and Bach are leaving Microsoft.
According to TechFlash's Todd Bishop, the departure of Allard
and Bach will give CEO Steve Ballmer more direct control over
Microsoft's struggling sectors (namely its Zune and Windows Mobile
Although there has been speculation that Allard might jump ship to
Google and work on that
company's tablet efforts, he refuted those claims and said that
he wants to unwind for a bit and tackle "personal interests"
after working at Microsoft for 19 years.
For his part, Ballmer stated the following in a company email
announcing the departures:
Transitions are always hard. Robbie
has been an instrumental part of so many key moments in Microsoft
history — from the evolution of Office to the decision to create
the first Xbox to pushing the company hard in entertainment overall.
J as well has had a great impact in the market and on our culture,
providing leadership in design, and in creating a passionate and
involved Xbox community, and earlier being at the center of our work
seizing the importance of the Web for the company...
Both have been great team builders
with a strong record of attracting, coaching and growing talent. As a
result, their teams are primed to continue to step up and deliver
great products, great services and great results for the company.
You can read Ballmer's full email to the troops here.


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Day 25: Share your life
Merry Christmas! As we look back over this holiday season of sharing joy, Sidney shares her thoughts about joy and how child sponsorship can help in today's video.
Today, reflect back on the month and all the ways we've shared joy with each other and the world — and choose to share joy always!
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Onsite Coverage: Checklist Can Help CUs Get Started on CFPB QM Compliance
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Even though credit unions have nearly 300 days before they are required to comply with new CFPB qualified mortgage rules, attorney Andy Keeney told NAFCU Regulatory Compliance School attendees Thursday to start working on new underwriting standards now.
The event runs through Friday at the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.
Also Read:
Mortgage Originators Facing New Standards, Training, Disclosures
Because credit unions already meet most, if not all, qualified mortgage standards, Keeney said documentation proving compliance will be the industry's biggest challenge. He suggested beginning the process now by creating a checklist that includes, at a minimum, the eight ability-to-pay requirements, and use it as a loan file coversheet.
"Some of you will say (these requirements are) just regular stuff that you already do," Keeney said. "So the key is documentation. If you use the checklist as a coversheet for your loan file, you can sit back and relax, knowing your credit union has safe harbor."
Of the eight requirements, the CFPB strongly suggests some items that serve as proper documentation, such as requiring two full years of pay stubs that prove employment status.
"You'll be expected to explain any gap of one or more months of employment," Keeney said, even if the member just takes a long vacation. Borrowers who graduated from college in the past two years must provide school transcripts for their loan files, for example.
Or, the veteran credit union attorney said, if a borrower was in the military but has since left, the lender will be expected to collect discharge papers and keep them in the loan file.
Qualified mortgages can't exceed a 43% debt-to-income ratio, which Keeney said may confuse credit unions used to meeting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 45% debt ratio standards. However, he said, like at Freddie and Fannie, the rules seem to indicate the CFPB will use gross income in the debt ratio calculation.
Debt obligations like alimony or child support will also require documentation such as divorce court decrees or 12 months' worth of canceled checks that prove the payment or receipt of child support.
"Now, this is starting to become a business decision for the credit union," Keeney said. "You may start to ask yourself, how much documentation do you want to handle?"
Because credit unions don't often get sued over mortgage lending violations, they may want to consider whether the risk of litigation may be easier to manage than gathering documentation to provide safe harbor.
Keeney said he spoke to a credit union Wednesday that was asking about a balloon payment mortgage product and whether it fit qualified mortgage standards. The attorney said it did not, and the credit union's immediate reaction was to discontinue the product.
He said the CFPB is sending mixed messages by setting specific qualified mortgage rules, while Director Richard Cordray is telling lenders the rules don't intend to discourage mortgages that don't fit the qualified standards.
"So which is it? Will we follow safe harbor or do biz as normal?" Keeney said. "You'll have to balance the risks. It really is a limbo game."


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there was one party ideally poised to deride, mock, or otherwise
belittle Apple's strategy, it would be Google who is surpassingng
Apple in terms of smartphone growth. However, Google has
for the most part taken the higher road. Microsoft,
on the other hand, is on much more tenuous footing, with its own
mobile market share in
shambles and its hopes solely pinned on this month's launch
of Windows Phone 7 (next month for U.S. customers). That
didn't stop its CEO Steve Ballmer from ripping into his Cupertino
rival in a recent
question and answer session with Ina Fried, writer
of CNET's "Beyond
Binary" column.In the video interview Fried asks Mr.
Ballmer about why Microsoft is forcing Windows Phone 7 partners to
adopt a minimum hardware spec. Fried presses Mr. Ballmer on
whether this limits choices. Mr. Ballmer replies,
"I think you clearly have a lot more variety than Apple has.
There's really only one choice in the Apple world. I think the
problem, if you don't have a minimum kind of standard […] the brand
means nothing to the user. Our brand means something to the user. It
means something to the developer. It implies a certain level of
consistency and high quality, which I think is important for the
Windows Phone."Mr. Ballmer, who has in the past
derisively compared
Macs to Mac Trucks and said that Apple users pay
$500 extra for a logo, did begrudgingly admit that his fruity foe
is doing exceptionally well in the tablet sector. He comments,
"You certainly see more. You certainly see more than I would
like. One is more than I would like."Despite recent
studies that show the iPad to be cannibalizing users' PC
time, Mr. Ballmer is confident that the tablet will not replace the
PC. He states, "Certainly someone who wants to sit and do
an interview and take notes and scroll around, they are unlikely to
find that device very comfortable. It doesn't stand up on its own. It
doesn't have a big screen and keyboard. I'm not taking anything away
from what Apple has done and certainly we have our work cut out for
us."Mr. Ballmer refused to answer questions on how
Microsoft might match Apple's instant-on iPad capability and the
device's long battery life. He would only say that you would
see tablets "essentially
around the holiday", a little bit of an ambiguous statement,
to say the least. He was full of optimism and enthusiasm,
though, about Windows Phone 7. After be docked
part of his bonus for the failure
of the Kin smartphone line, Mr. Ballmer is convinced the new OS
will be a hit with customers. He comments, "I think we're
moving fast. We've got to see how the market responds. I think we are
going to get great response to the new Windows Phones and that's the
key. If we get that done and we keep up the pace of good work that we
are doing, I feel pretty good."


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Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)
has had its hits -- namely, the Xbox console and the
Windows 7 operating system -- but it's also been plagued by misses -- namely smartphones and tablets.
After seeing Microsoft first passed
by Apple, Inc. (AAPL) in
market cap last year, and this Tuesday seeing International Business
Machines Corp. (IBM)
roar past, David Einhorn, a hedge fund manager and major Microsoft shareholder,
ripped into the company's leadership, suggesting
chief executive officer Steve Ballmer resign.
I. Board Backs Ballmer
In the wake of Mr. Einhorn's divisive statements,
Microsoft issued no formal comment. However, Reuters, who first
reported on Mr. Einhorn's comments, said that a
source close to the board says that the board stands firmly behind Mr. Ballmer.
Microsoft's board has nine members, including
chairman, company founder, and former CEO Bill Gates. Mr. Gates stepped
down from CEO in 2000 to make room for Mr. Ballmer, a veteran since Microsoft
earliest years, to step up. It's thought that if anyone could and would
tell Mr. Ballmer to leave it would be Mr. Gates. States a hedge fund
manager at one of Microsoft's biggest shareholders, "Bill Gates is a
ruthless capitalist. If he wanted to, he'd walk Ballmer to the door
Mr. Gates, who founded the company in 1975, still
has 6.6 percent of its stock, making him the largest shareholder.
II. Investors Sentiment is Mixed
David Einhorn was unequivocal in his reproach of
Mr. Ballmer. He stated at the Ira Sohn Investment Research
Conference in New York City on Wednesday, "His [Steve Ballmer's]
continued presence is the biggest overhang on Microsoft's stock."
Mr. Einhorn is a particular influential voice as
he was arguably the most vocal in warning of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s
financial troubles before the firm's collapse.
Other investors expressed varying sentiments.
Whitney Tilson, founder and managing partner of T2
Partners LLC, which holds Microsoft stock, sided with Mr. Einhorn, attacking
Mr. Ballmer in a bit more reserved fashion. He comments, "This
dissatisfaction with Ballmer, with the company, is more than baked into the
stock. When you've been the top dog so long, how do you become hungry
Eric Jackson at hedge fund Ironfire Capital, a
former Microsoft investor, suggests the company is struggling slightly on
financials. But he says Mr. Ballmer remains the only clear leader at the
company, stating, "I thought the board was firmly behind Steve, and the
only way Steve was going to leave was if Steve wanted to leave. I don't see
anybody else on the management team at Microsoft that I think would be much
better than Ballmer."
Investors are generally frustrated by the decision
to purchase Skype at nearly twice the market value. An investment fund
that Bill Gates had close ties to was among those to turn a major profit on the
sale, though Mr. Gates himself did not profit.
U.S. equity fund manager at an investment house
featured on the list of Microsoft's top 40 largest shareholders, comments,
"What it boils down to is that Microsoft has had a load of initiatives
which haven't shown traction yet. The most recent one is to buy Skype, and the perception
on that is that it is overvalued. We won't know what revenue synergies are
until two, three years down the road."
"Microsoft created the platform on which
Google and the Internet can go forward, and it's not exactly yesterday's
technology; but they do have to connect more with the mobile computing world
and they haven't really done that."
III. If Not Ballmer Then Who?
The elephant in the room is Microsoft's thin
executive ranks. Microsoft has seen among the most executive turnover of any
top tech firm. The company currently has a shortage of executives with
experience, entrenchment in its corporate culture.
Some blame Mr. Ballmer for this, as he has a
reputation for being a temperamental leader at times. Others blame rivals
like Apple and Facebook who are skillful at luring away Microsoft's experienced
Regardless of the cause, the reality is that
there's a very real question -- if Mr. Ballmer was to be replaced, who would
replace him? There's no clear candidate within Microsoft, with former Software
Architect Ray Ozzie's recent departure.
An outsider remains a possibility, but results of
such experiments at other companies have been mixed. Just
ask Microsoft's web partner, Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO).


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Food and Lodging in Jupiter
The Wall Street Journal did a story this week on comparing Spring Training ballparks, and Roger Dean Stadium was rated very favorably. They were particularly impressed with the Dean Dog, a jumbo hot dog. I'm annoyed because at two different games I tried to order a Dean Dog only to be told they were out of them. I guess I'll never know that hog dog euphoria.
In Jupiter, we stayed at the Comfort Inn and Suites. It was okay, nothing special, really. It's biggest selling point is its convenient location to the ballpark. Being in walking distance to a Starbuck's was another plus, especially because the free breakfast was less-than-thrilling. Our experience there didn't start well since we had reserved a non-smoking room via Orbitz only to be told at check-in that only smoking rooms were available. The rooms were fine, and high speed internet was great. The pool was tiny and reminded me of a Motel 6 pool. For $166/night, one hopes for a little more, but I guess that's just high season pricing.
Here are some places we ate besides Roger Dean Stadium:
- The Blue Water Island Grill – This restaurant is pretty new and was formerly called Reef Grill. It had a festive, margaritaville type atmosphere and a big crowd. The walls were decorated with murals of caribbean islands. There's a variety of fresh seafood on the menu, and I ordered seafood-stuffed mahi mahi which was pretty good. I liked my key lime martini better than the key lime pie (not tart enough).
- The Crab House – This place was decent, if a little too huge and impersonal-feeling for my taste. I think I would have enjoyed it more if we'd sat on the patio overlooking the inlet instead of indoors. Their main attraction is a seafood buffet, but we just ordered from the menu. Food was fine but not really memorable.
- Marc's Chophouse – This was our best meal of trip. Its modest strip mall exterior hides a classy yet unpretentious eatery. My dad enjoyed his ginormous veal chop, and I liked my filet mignon. Service was smooth and friendly, and the chocolate cake was decadent.
- Casablanca Cafe – On the way to Ft Lauderdale airport, we stopped at this place for lunch. It had a nice, relaxing atmosphere with ocean views and breezes, and I really liked my lobster salad sandwich. They also had the best key lime pie of the trip.
I'll also mention a couple of popular Jupiter restaurants that we missed – Nick's Tomato Pie and Little Moir's Food Shack. Both places had big lines out front on the 2 occasions we tried them, and we were too hungry to wait. Next time!
If you have Jupiter hotel and restaurant recommendations, please leave a comment.


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Naysayers have lampooned the all-electric Tesla Roadster
ever since DailyTech first
covered the sleek two-seater in late 2006. Some balked at the $100,000 price
tag, others complained about the vehicle being vaporware, and many laughed at
the idea of "temporary transmissions" while production units were
still being developed.
Despite the whispers from an increasingly rowdy audience,
Tesla persisted. In late January, the company announced that it passed
all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The company also noted at the
time that regular production for the vehicle would commence on March 17.
Today, Tesla announced that production began for its Roadster.
The company is slowly churning out Roadsters and hopes to build as many as 100
units per month by early 2009.
According to Tesla Motors President and CEO Ze'ev Drori, the
company's main focus now is to expand the "sales and service arena marked
by the opening of our Los Angeles store and Menlo Park store in the near
To the naysayers, Drori adds, "With this milestone, the
Tesla Roadster is the only zero emission electric vehicle in production today
-- this is in stark contrast to the others who only talk about their future
plans. Tesla's remarkable achievement validates the vision, ingenuity, hard
work and commitment of Tesla's employees."
It is truly a great achievement for Tesla Motors and the
automotive industry in general. Hopefully for Tesla, the public's eagerness to
learn more about the all-electric Roadster will translate into sales for more
mainstream future models including a rumored sedan and crossover utility
For those that haven't been following the Tesla Roadster's
development, the vehicle features a 3-phase, 4-pole electric motor which
develops 248 HP. It can accelerate to 60 MPH in under 4 seconds with its
two-speed transmission -- early production models are equipped with a temporary
one-speed transmission which limits 0-60 times to 5.7 seconds. Top speed for
the Tesla Roadster is 125 MPH and its can travel 220 miles on a single charge.
It takes roughly 3.5 hours to charge the lithium-ion battery pack.
The 2008 Roadster production is already sold out as Tesla
Motors took reservations for over 900 units. The company is now accepting orders for
2009 models which will hopefully come with the production two-speed
transmission already installed.


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National Health Interview Survey, 1998 (ICPSR 3107)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National Center for Health Statistics
The purpose of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) is to obtain information about the amount and distribution of illness, its effects in terms of disability and chronic impairments, and the kinds of health services people receive. Implementation of a redesigned NHIS (ICPSR 2954), consisting of a basic module, a periodic module, and a topical module, began in 1997. The present collection consists of the basic module and topical modules on prevention, which contain pregnancy and smoking components along with information on prevention of illness and injury for adults and children. Each record in the Household-Level File (Part 1) of the basic module contains data on the type of living quarters, number of families in the household responding and not responding, and the month and year of the interview for each eligible sampling unit. The Family-Level File (Part 2) is made up of reconstructed variables from the person-level data of the basic module and includes information on sex, age, race, marital status, Hispanic origin, education, veteran status, family income, family size, major activities, health status, activity limits, and employment status, along with industry and occupation. As part of the basic module, the Person-Level File (Part 3) provides information on all family members with respect to health status, limitation of daily activities, cognitive impairment, and health conditions. Also included are data on years at current residence, region variables, height, weight, bed days, doctor visits, hospital stays, and health care access and utilization. A randomly-selected adult in each family was interviewed for the Sample Adult File (Part 4) regarding respiratory conditions, renal conditions, AIDS, joint symptoms, health status, limitation of daily activities, and behaviors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity. The Sample Child File (Part 5) provides information from a knowledgeable adult in the household on medical conditions of one child in the household, such as respiratory problems, seizures, allergies, and use of special equipment such as hearing aids, braces, or wheelchairs. Also included are questions regarding child behavior and the use of mental health services. The Child Immunization File (Part 6) presents information from shot records and supplies vaccination status, along with the number and dates of shots, and information about the chicken pox vaccine. Episode-based information is found in the Injury Episode File (Part 7), while information in the Injury Verbatim File (Part 8) is comprised of narrative text describing injuries, including type of injury, how the injury occurred, and the body part injured. The Poison Episode File (Part 9) examines the cause and date of injury or poisoning, loss of time from work or school, and whether the poisoning resulted in hospitalization. The prevention modules are being examined to determine the "Healthy People Objectives for 2010," which have the aim of reducing or preventing illness and disease among Americans. The Pregnancy and Smoking Prevention Module (Part 10) contains a record for every woman 18-49 years of age and provides information on tobacco use and smoking during pregnancy. The Sample Adult Prevention Module (Part 11) examines injury prevention, environmental health issues, tobacco use, nutrition, workplace health promotion, heart disease, stroke, chronic diseases, clinical services used, preventive services used, cancer, oral health, physical activity, mental health, family discussions, and firearm safety. The Sample Child Prevention Module (Part 12) provides information on health conditions, dental care, and injury prevention, along with use of seat belts and safety equipment during participation in sports.
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Case debuts program in ethnic studies
Program to start as minor concentration, expand later to major
Case Western Reserve University is introducing its first-ever program in ethnic studies.
The program will initially be offered as a minor with areas of concentration in African-American, Latino/a-American, African, Latin American, and global studies. It will largely draw upon existing courses and faculty from several disciplines including history, anthropology, sociology, and languages, but will also have several core courses specific to ethnic studies: "Introduction to the Study of Race and Ethnicity," "Introduction to African-American Studies," and "Introduction to Latino/a Studies"
Among other courses included in the program are "Race and Minorities in American Society," "Postcolonial Literature: The Indian Novel in English," and "Latin American Feminist Voices."
Directing the program is Gilbert Doho, associate professor of French in the university's department of modern languages and literatures. Doho, a native of Cameroon who earned his Ph.D. at the Sorbonne, said ethnic studies has long been an area of interest. "I've worked with ethnic minorities in the past, with Native Americans in northern Michigan; African-Americans in Albany, New York; and with Bororo, Fulani, and Mekong pygmies in my own country. I'm also interested in them as a writer and a filmmaker," he said.
Doho said his goal is to have the program expand to become an area of major concentration after three years, and after that, graduate-level courses.
In addition to the classroom, the ethnic studies program will have an experiential component. Students will be encouraged to do field work with ethnically-based programs and organizations in the community. "I believe the students will be surprised at the variety of groups represented in Cleveland," Doho said. When he came to the Cleveland area, he added, he was pleasantly surprised to find a group of Cameroonians who meet regularly and celebrate holidays together.
Although the program will initially focus on post-colonial, African and Latin American nations and immigrants who come from them, Doho said he hopes to expand it to encompass Native American, European, and Asian ethnics and their descendants living in the Cleveland area. "Since we're just beginning we have to work with the courses that already exist," he said. "But it will get larger. This program won't be successful if we limit it to just a few specific groups."
America's and Cleveland's racial and ethnic diversity are sources of strength and should be celebrated, Doho believes. He draws an analogy to food: "It's wonderful when you can go out with a group of friends and have pizza one night and another kind of food the next night. But what would it be like if everyone were forced to eat only pizza. The idea of a great America does not exclude diversity. On the contrary, it is diversity which makes the nation great."
For more information on Case' ethnic studies program go to http://www.case.edu/artsci/ethnic/.
About Case Western Reserve University
Case is among the nation's leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case offers nationally recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. http://www.case.edu.


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Again, if you respect an organization like Chicago, with fairly strong management and an intelligent coach, and they are willing to take on Bargs just to get rid of Boozer...I don't know, alarm bells ring in my head when I think of it. This isn't like Millsap, Jefferson or Smith, where they are upcoming FAs, so it makes sense their teams want to trade them. It's not like Gasol where he doesn't fit in with his team at all, he's injured and they're constantly under pressure to contend. Why would Chicago want to trade a guy who gets 15 and 10 if he's not some kind of liability? I don't think the pay difference is the clincher, I think it's that they actually think Bargs immediately steps in and they're at least as good....so no thank you to Boozer.
If BC can't address the PF situation with Bargs, he should just try to improve the depth of the team...get a competent PF or a solid backup PG....maybe a better backup C...who knows....but I would prefer such options to Boozer.


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Shoulder Surgery
Depending on the nature of the problem, nonsurgical methods of treatment often are recommended before surgery. However, in some instances, delaying the surgical repair of a shoulder can increase the likelihood that the problem will be more difficult to treat later. Early, correct diagnosis and treatment of shoulder problems can make a significant difference in the long run.
How the Normal Shoulder Works
The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint. It is made up of three bones: the upper arm bone (humerus), shoulder blade (scapula) and collarbone (clavicle).
The ball at the top end of the arm bone fits into the small socket (glenoid) of the shoulder blade to form the shoulder joint (glenohumeral joint).
The socket of the glenoid is surrounded by a soft-tissue rim (labrum).
A smooth, durable surface (articular cartilage) on the head of the arm bone, and a thin inner lining (synovium) of the joint allows the smooth motion of the shoulder joint.
The upper part of the shoulder blade (acromion) projects over the shoulder joint. One end of the collarbone is joined with the shoulder blade by the acromioclavicular (AC) joint. The other end of the collarbone is joined with the breastbone (sternum) by the sternoclavicular joint.
The joint capsule is a thin sheet of fibers that surrounds the shoulder joint. The capsule allows a wide range of motion, yet provides stability.
The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that attach your upper arm to your shoulder blade. The rotator cuff covers the shoulder joint and joint capsule.
The muscles attached to the rotator cuff enable you to lift your arm, reach overhead, and take part in activities such as throwing or swimming.
A sac-like membrane (bursa) between the rotator cuff and the shoulder blade cushions and helps lubricate the motion between these two structures.
Bursitis or Tendinitis
Bursitis or tendinitis can occur with overuse from repetitive activities, such as swimming, painting, or weight lifting. These activities cause rubbing or squeezing (impingement) of the rotator cuff under the acromion and in the acromioclavicular joint. Initially, these problems are treated by modifying the activity which causes the symptoms of pain and with a rehabilitation program for the shoulder.
Impingement and Partial Rotator Cuff Tears
The conservative nonsurgical treatment is modification of activity, light exercise, and, occasionally, a cortisone injection. Nonsurgical treatment is successful in a majority of cases. If it is not successful, surgery often is needed to remove the spurs on the underside of the acromion and to repair the rotator cuff.
Full-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears
If pain continues, surgery may be needed to repair full- thickness rotator cuff tears. Arthroscopic techniques allow shaving of spurs, evaluation of the rotator cuff, and repair of some tears.
Both techniques require extensive rehabilitation to restore the function of the shoulder.
The two basic forms of shoulder instability are subluxations and dislocations. A subluxation is a partial or incomplete dislocation. If the shoulder is partially out of the shoulder socket, it eventually may dislocate. Even a minor injury may push the arm bone out of its socket. A dislocation is when the head of the arm bone slips out of the shoulder socket. Some patients have chronic instability. Shoulder dislocations may occur repeatedly.
Patients with repeat dislocation usually require surgery. Open surgical repair may require a short stay in the hospital. Arthroscopic surgical repair is often done on an outpatient basis. Following either procedure, extensive rehabilitation, often including physical therapy, is necessary for healing.
Fractured Collarbone and Acromioclavicular Joint Separation
Fractured Head of the Humerus (Arm Bone), or Proximal Humerus Fracture
Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
The orthopaedic evaluation of your shoulder consists of three components:
- A medical history to gather information about current complaints; duration of symptoms, pain and limitations; injuries; and past treatment with medications or surgery.
- A physical examination to assess swelling, tenderness, range of motion, strength or weakness, instability, and/or deformity of the shoulder.
- Diagnostic tests, such as X-rays taken with the shoulder in various positions. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be helpful in assessing soft tissues in the shoulder. Computed tomography (CT) scan may be used to evaluate the bony parts of the shoulder.
Your orthopaedic surgeon will review the results of your evaluation with you and discuss the best treatment. You and your doctor may agree that surgery is the best treatment option. He or she will explain the potential risks and complications that may occur. Your doctor may discuss donating your own blood to be used if needed during surgery.
Some surgical procedures require hospitalization for a number of days. Your doctor may discuss planning for the period after surgery. You may need to either stay in an extended care facility or have someone help you when you return home.
- No food or drink after midnight before surgery.
- Discuss with your doctor what to do about medications taken in the morning.
- An hour before surgery, you will be assessed in the preoperative area by a nurse anesthetist or anesthesiologist.
You may be given the option to have an arthroscopic procedure or an open surgical procedure.
Open Surgery
Recovery and rehabilitation is related to the type of surgery performed inside the shoulder, rather than whether there was an arthroscopic or open surgical procedure.
There are always some risks with any surgery, even arthroscopic procedures. These include possible infection, and damage to surrounding nerves and blood vessels. However, modern surgical techniques and close monitoring have significantly minimized the occurrence of these problems.
After surgery, some pain, tenderness, and stiffness are normal. You should be alert for certain signs and symptoms that may suggest the development of complications.
- Fever after the second day following surgery
- Increasing pain or swelling
- Redness, warmth, or tenderness which may suggest a wound infection
- Unusual bleeding (some surgical wound drainage is normal and, in fact, desirable
- Numbness or tingling of the arm or hand
It is important that you continue a shoulder exercise program with daily stretching and strengthening. In general, patients who faithfully comply with the therapies and exercises prescribed by their orthopaedic surgeon and physical therapist will have the best medical outcome after surgery.
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battle between Jammie Thomas and the Recording Industry Artists
Association (RIAA) has reached epic proportions. The battle revolves
around allegations that Thomas illegally shared music and downloaded
pirated music using the peer-to-peer sharing platform Kazaa. Thomas
was back in a courtroom fighting the jury award that would have seen
her pay $1.92
million for illegally downloading 24 songs working out to
$84,000 per song. The judge in the case reduced
that fine to $54,000 in an appeal stating, "The need
for deterrence cannot justify a $2 million verdict for stealing and
illegally distributing 24 songs for the sole purpose of obtaining
free music."The RIAA later offered to settle with Thomas
for $25,000 to be paid to a music charity. Thomas and her attorney
refused the offer, and the RIAA then rejected the judges reduced fine
of $54,000. After the reduction was rejected, the case went back to
court. The jury deliberated for two hours according to the Star
Tribune and
came back with bad news for Thomas. The jury awarded
the RIAA a record fine of $1.5 million, which is about
$400,000 less than the original judgment against Thomas.A
RIAA representative named Cara Duckworth said, "We are again
thankful to the jury for its service in this matter and that they
recognize the severity of the defendant's misconduct. Now, with three
jury decisions behind us, along with a clear affirmation of Ms.
Thomas-Rasset's willful liability, it is our hope that she finally
accepts responsibility for her actions."Neither Thomas
nor her attorney was available for comment on the decision. Looking
at the history of the case, it would be unsurprising for another
appeal to follow along with another plea from the Thomas camp to
reduce the fine. Thomas' attorney Kiwi Camera said in closing
arguments, "She may have engaged in the conduct. That doesn't
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Angular Limb Deformities
Veterinarians Discuss Limb Deformities
Two equine surgeons shared their thoughts on rotational limb deformities, contracted carpal joints, club feet, and more.
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How to Manage a Collapsed Foal
Weak or recumbent foals require early veterinary intervention. Here's what to watch for.
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Equine Life Stages: Foals
Learn how to help your foal thrive during its first 6 months of life.
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Weak or recumbent foals require early veterinary intervention. Here's what to watch for.... Read More
CFS Classification System Developed (AAEP 2012)
April 21, 2013
Researchers developed a uniform system for classifying cases of contracted foal syndrome (CFS).... Read More
Evaluating Horse Feet, Legs, and Gaits (AAEP 2011)
March 02, 2012
One researcher described how to evaluate horses' feet, legs, and gaits for potential soundness or lameness.... Read More
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February 17, 2012
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Learn about the factors contributing to a foal's healthy development as he grows into a young horse: Genetics, nutrition, social development, immunity, growth rates, weaning, hoof care, and more.... Read More
Ask the Vet LIVE: Feeding Foals and Young Horses Recording Now Available
December 27, 2010
TheHorse.com's Ask the Vet LIVE on Feeding Foals and Young Horses, held on Dec. 15, is now available for listening on demand. Questions about developmental orthopedic disease in horses, grains, forages, supplements, breed differences, and more... Read More
Surgical Methods for Angular Limb Deformities Assessed (AAEP 2010)
December 23, 2010
Angular limb deformities (ALDs) of the carpus (knee) are a common problem in foals and yearlings, and researchers have narrowed the surgical treatment options down to the two that present the best results. Eric R. Carlson, DVM, an equine surgery ... Read More
Large and Small Animal Veterinarians Work Together to Save Foal
December 20, 2010
When a Quarter Horse colt born with a severely deformed right hind limb arrived at the University of Florida's Large Animal Hospital last May, equine veterinarians recognized that traditional methods used for straightening abnormal legs in foals... Read More
Horse Conformation Conundrums
October 01, 2010
A horse needs to be put together properly, but does he need to be put together perfectly?... Read More
Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells Aid Bone Healing
April 25, 2010
Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMDMSCs) can be genetically modified in culture and subsequently used in live horses to enhance healing of bone defects, according to Colorado State University (CSU) researchers.
"BMDM... Read More
Making, Placing, and Removing Transphyseal Staples
April 14, 2008
Many methods have been used to straighten crooked limbs on foals, and in the past staples placed across the "long" side's growth plate have received somewhat mixed reviews. However, some researchers suggest that this was due to poor staple choic... Read More
Foal Deformities: New Treatments (Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium)
May 01, 2007
Angular and flexural limb deformities in foals are concerns, to be sure, but they're not necessarily kisses of death. At the recent Bluegrass Laminitis Symposium, Ric Redden, DVM, founder of the International Equine Podiatry Center in Versailles, Ky.... Read More
The Quest to Conquer Laminitis
May 01, 2007
"Owners and trainers worldwide have the feeling that every veterinarian and every farrier have years of experience and vast knowledge about laminitis and podiatry (foot care). Unfortunately, this is not the case," said Ric Redden, DVM, founder of... Read More
Neonatal Nuances
February 01, 2007
The first days of a foal's life can be risky; there are a number of things that can go wrong. Some problems can be dealt with easily (such as constipation), while others are life-threatening (such as a ruptured bladder).
In this article, Bonni... Read More
Surgeries and Steroids
August 22, 2006
A survey of buyers of Thoroughbred weanlings, yearlings, and 2-year-olds discovered that surgeries to correct conformation defects have a significant influence on whether or not someone will buy a horse at public auction.
In fact, 28.4%... Read More
Mandatory Disclosure of Veterinary Practices Postponed
October 01, 2005
The Monitoring Committee for the Sales Integrity Program has postponed implementation of the mandatory disclosure of acceptable veterinary practices, says the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
The program's code of ethics... Read More
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August 02, 2005
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Making the Best of It
May 01, 2005
Not all dreams work out the way we hope or plan, but Moon Doggie went from a dream of glory to a fulfilling companion. He is now a 3-year-old appendix Quarter Horse that is a friend to a once lonely performance horse. Moon can run and play with... Read More
Conformation of Racehorses
May 01, 2005
In her study, nearly all racing-bred Thoroughbred foals were carpus valgus (knock-kneed) at birth, many toed out, and a few had offset knees. But at about 18 months of age, nearly two-thirds had offset knees and the incidence of knock knees ... Read More
Conformation of the Juvenile Equine Athlete
March 18, 2005
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March 15, 2005
"What is the relationship between conformation and performance, and what can we do to impact it?" These questions have been asked by those focused on performance in many species, and they were the focus of one presentation by Liz Santschi, DVM,... Read More
Congenital Hypothyroidism Devastates Western Canada Breeders
November 01, 2004
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FRANKFURT, GERMANY – September 12th, 2012 – Congratulations go to Diego M. from Argentina who was closest in finding the virtual airplane in Star Alliance's 15th Anniversary competition. Having won the top prize – a trip of a lifetime for himself and 14 friends – a group of 15 travellers from Argentina will be heading to Germany on September 15th to say "¡hola!" to the Oktoberfest in Munich.
The trip to one of Germany's most famous festivals – the Munich Oktoberfest (www.oktoberfest2012.com) - includes return Business Class airfares for 15 people, five star accommodation for five nights, VIP tickets to the Oktoberfest as well as dinner for the group at one of Munich's finest Michelin star restaurants.
The runner-up prize went to Ms. Hao-Yi C. from Taiwan who has chosen to travel to the World of Wearable Art Show in New Zealand (www.worldofwearableart.com). In addition to the stop in New Zealand, the winner and a travel companion will be able to visit many other exciting destinations as they travel the world on their Star Alliance Round the World Business Class Tickets for two.
15 further winners will be able to enjoy one of the 27 festivals on offer with return tickets for two provided by Star Alliance member carriers.
"I would like to congratulate all winners for taking part in our unique 15th Anniversary competition. The prizes offered reflect the cultural diversity and the network reach of our global alliance. I am certain that all winners and their travel companions will enjoy their unique travel experiences on the Star Alliance network", said Mark Schwab, CEO Star Alliance.
Of the festivals on offer, the Wearable Arts Festival was the most popular choice of all the winners, with five out of 17 choosing this prize. The Montreux Jazz Festival (www.montreuxjazzfestival.com) coming in second, with three out the 17 winners selecting this prize.
The other choices made were the Kaapse Klopse, South Africa, Chinese New Year, China, Vienna Opera Ball, Austria, Rio Carnival, Brazil, Kiruna Snow Festival, Sweden, Epidaurus Festival, Greece, Loy Krathong in Thailand and the Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Croatia.
Of the 17 lucky winners three reside in New Zealand, two each in Argentina, China, Germany and Taiwan, with the remainder living in Canada, Israel, Japan, the Philippines, Slovakia and the United Kingdom.
Even though none of the winners are based in the USA, five of them are actually members of United's MileagePlus Frequent Flyer Programme (FFP), which suggests that this loyalty programme is also attractive to non-US residents. Four of the winners are members of Air New Zealand's Airpoints FFP which ties in well with three winners being from New Zealand. Air China's Phoenix Miles and Lufthansa's Miles & More FFP scored two winners each and in this case the winners actually reside in the respective home markets of China and Germany. Air Canada's Aeroplan FFP also has two of the winners, with one residing in Canada and one the UK. THAI's Royal Orchid and US Airways Dividend Miles FFP had one winner each.
Taking part in the competition, which ran from 14 May, 2012 to 14 June, 2012, was simple and did not require any travel. Participants had to guess the location of the virtual mystery plane which was hidden somewhere on the Star Alliance network. Correctly answering three questions on Star Alliance increased the chances of better identifying the exact position of the plane. Participants then dropped a pin on the spot where they believed the plane was sitting with the 17 closest pin drops each winning one of the prizes on offer.
The participant whose pin was placed closest to the aircraft received the top prize, a VIP trip of a lifetime for a group of 15 people.
The second prize was a Business Class Round the World (RTW) ticket for two. The winner was able to select the routing of the ticket (within the rules of the RTW fare for an itinerary of up to 39,000 miles per person) and include a stop at one of the 27 festivals on offer.
A further 15 people won round trip tickets for two to any of the 27 festivals on offer, which are all linked to cultural experiences and traditions of the home countries of both current and future Star Alliance member airlines:
Abu Simbel Festival (Celebrate an Egyptian King's Birthday), Abu Simbel Temple, Egypt
Chinese New Year, Beijing, China
Chingay Parade, Singapore
Dubrovnik Summer Festival, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Epidaurus Festival, Epidaurus, Greece
Ethiopian Music Festival, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Festa de São João, Porto, Portugal
Hwacheon Ice Festival, Hwacheon, South Korea
International Troy Festival, Canakkale, Turkey
Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town's musical march), Cape Town, South Africa
Kentucky Derby, Louisville, United States
Kiruna Snow Festival, Kiruna, Sweden
Kurentovanje (The masquerade with a traditional twist), Ljubljana, Slovenia
Loy Krathong, Bangkok, Thailand
Mardi Gras, New Orleans, United States
Medellín Flower Fair, Medellín, Colombia
Montreal Jazz Festival, Montreal, Canada
Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
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BOSTON — In the city where a protest over tax policy sparked a revolution, modern-day Tea Party activists are cheering the recent Republican revolt in Washington that embarrassed House Speaker John Boehner and pushed the country closer to the "fiscal cliff."
"I want conservatives to stay strong," said Christine Morabito, president of the Greater Boston Tea Party. "Sometimes things have to get a lot worse before they get better."
Anti-tax conservatives from every corner of the nation echo her sentiment. In more than a dozen interviews, activists said they would rather fall off the cliff than agree to a compromise that includes tax increases for any Americans, no matter how high their income.
They dismiss economists' warnings that the automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts set to take effect Jan. 1 could trigger a fresh recession, and they overlook the fact that most people would see their taxes increase if President Barack Obama and Boehner, R-Ohio, fail to reach a year-end agreement.
The opposition among Tea Party activists and Republican leaders from New Hampshire to Wyoming to South Carolina highlights divisions within the GOP as well as the challenge Obama and Boehner face in trying to get a deal done.
On Capitol Hill, some Republicans worry about the practical and political implications should the GOP block a compromise.
"It weakens the entire Republican Party, the Republican majority," Rep. Steven LaTourette, R-Ohio, said after rank-and-file Republicans rejected Boehner's "Plan B" — a measure that would have prevented tax increases on all Americans except million-dollar-a-year earners.
"I mean it's the continuing dumbing down of the Republican Party, and we are going to be seen more and more as a bunch of extremists that can't even get a majority of our own people to support policies that we're putting forward," LaTourette said. "If you're not a governing majority, you're not going to be a majority very long."
It's a concern that doesn't seem to resonate with conservatives such as Tea Party activist Frank Smith of Cheyenne. He cheered Boehner's failure as a victory for anti-tax conservatives and a setback for Obama.
Smith said his "hat's off" to Republicans in Congress who rejected their own leader's plan.
"Let's go over the cliff and see what's on the other side," he said.
In conservative states such as South Carolina and Louisiana, party leaders encourage members of their congressional delegations to oppose any deal that includes tax increases. Elected officials from those states have little incentive to cooperate with the Democratic president, given that most of their constituents voted for Mitt Romney.
"If it takes us going off a cliff to convince people we're in a mess, then so be it," said South Carolina GOP chairman Chad Connelly. "We have a president who is a whiner. He has done nothing but blame President Bush. It's time to make President Obama own this economy."
Conservative opposition to compromise with Obama does not reflect the view of most Americans, according to recent public-opinion polls.
A CBS News survey conducted this month found that 81 percent of adults wanted Republicans in Congress to compromise in the current budget negotiations to get a deal done.
If a compromise continues to prove elusive, lawmakers could pass an extension that delays the cliff's most onerous provisions and gives Congress more time to work out a long-term solution.
Mississippi Republican chairman Joe Nosef shares his Southern colleagues' disdain for tax increases, but he stopped short of taking an absolute position.
"I really, really feel like the only way that Republicans can mess up badly is if they come away with nothing on spending or something that's the same old thing where they hope a Congress in 10 years will have the intestinal fortitude to do it," he said.


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To be honest, the top 2 sage modes I would absolutely LOVE to see are either Dog, or Wolf Sage mode.
Kiba would probably excel in Wolf Sage mode, since he's capable of performing a giant 2-headed wolf tranformation, while Kakashi would probably have Dog sage mode because of his ninkins.
Others are Planetary sage mode, which would be like God mode basically. It's kind of like Toad sage mode, except instead of gaining STRENGTH from Nature, you gain control over it. This means you for a short amount of time would gain control over water, earth, wood and the plant kingdom.
Bobcat and Rhino sage mode would just be overkill, if they existed Toad sage Naruto would be toast.


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High Anxiety: Nearly Three-Quarters of Americans Anxious about Retirement Savings
Nearly three-quarters of Americans get stressed out or anxious when they think about retirement saving and investing.
According to the 2013 Franklin Templeton Retirement Income Strategies and Expectations survey, stress is on the rise, with 37% of respondents saying they were more concerned they would outlive their assets or have to make major sacrifices in their retirement plans than they were a year ago.
In response to the stress, 67% of pre-retirees indicated they would be willing to make financial sacrifices now to live better in retirement.
The survey found that that three in 10 American adults haven't even started saving for retirement, and those numbers don't just include younger workers. Sixty-eight percent of those ages 45 to 54 and half of those ages 55 to 64 have $100,000 or less in retirement savings.
Forty-eight percent of survey respondents said they were concerned about how they would pay for health care in retirement; 24% were worried about living expenses and 12% were worried about keeping up their current lifestyle.
A full 93% of pre-retirees expect their retirement expenses to be similar or less than pre-retirement spending, and only 15% of those retired indicated that their actual retirement spending was more than expected.
An examination of retirement income sources revealed that nearly half (47%) of respondents do not know with a high degree of confidence how much of their current income will be replaced by Social Security and a comparable number (44%) are similarly unsure concerning their employer-sponsored (defined contribution) retirement plan (i.e., 401(k), 403(b)).
More than three in five pre-retirees (62%) do not know how much they can expect to withdraw from their savings annually during retirement.
Working with an adviser appears to help; 58% of those who have worked with an adviser to develop a written retirement income strategy are confident about how much of their income will be replaced by Social Security, and 55% are confident about how much of their income will be replaced by their employer-sponsored retirement plan.
The survey revealed two retirement misconceptions that might have serious implications on retirees' retirement income.
When asked what adjustment they would make if they were unable to retire as planned due to insufficient income, the top two responses were to delay retirement (62%) and to increase sources of income (i.e. work part-time) (45%). However, one-third of today's retirees surveyed were forced into retirement due to circumstances beyond their control, such as health issues and company downsizing, indicating that working longer may not be a realistic option for many people.
Secondly, the majority (74%) of pre-retirees anticipates taking Social Security benefits at their "full" retirement age (between ages 66 to 67) or later. However, the majority (63%) of today's retirees were forced to tap Social Security benefits early, sacrificing their benefit amount by as much as 25%.
"Assuming you can just stay on the job longer could cost you," said Michael Doshier, vice president of Retirement Marketing for Franklin Templeton Investments. "But taking just a little time to write down a plan, with an adviser, can not only help you understand your true options better, it might also reduce your feelings of stress."
The 2013 Franklin Templeton Retirement Income Strategies and Expectations survey was conducted online among a sample of 2,002 adults comprising 1,001 men and 1,001 women 18 years of age or older. The survey was administered from January 10 to 22, 2013 by ORC International's Online CARAVAN.
This article was originally posted at BenefitsPro.com, a sister site of Credit Union Times.


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Elm Millennium Edition is a text-based mail client. There are two branches: Elm 2.4ME+, which is based on Elm 2.4, and Elm ME+ 2.5, which also incorporates some code from Elm 2.5. Elm Millennium Edition contains enhanced MIME and character set support. A subset of UTF-8 (Unicode) is handled. It can read mail from a local mbox and POP and IMAP folders and can pass mail to the PGP or GPG programs. It can also view digests as a mailbox and reassemble fragmented (message/partial) messages. It includes modules for TLS/SSL, iconv, and SMTP.
SerLooK is a KDE application for inspecting data going over serial lines. It can work as a binary terminal that sends and receives data through a defined port (Point to Point mode) and displays them on separate views. Each view can be configured to display data in hexadecimal, decimal, octal, binary, and raw ASCII. It is also possible to perform I/O through terminal emulation views and define a secondary port and monitor the traffic between two external hosts using a "Y" cable (Snooper mode).
Bashinator is a bash shell script framework. It provides flexible and powerful message handling that lets you print to stdout, log (to syslog or a logfile), and mail messages with a single message function. Exhaustive information is included in messages to ease debugging. This information includes timestamps, message severity, source file, line numbers, and function names. A facility for tracing the function call stack is provided. Sub-command output can be logged by capturing the stdout/stderr of external commands to a dedicated temporary logfile. The framework also provides lockfile handling.
When writing anything that needs to communicate with a terminal in some way, it is almost always speaking some dialect of VT100 or ANSI. The libvt 100 library aims solely at parsing a stream of VT100/ANSI data and then letting the host application do the rendering. Many other projects also parse VT100/ANSI data, but their parser is always tangled up with the actual rendering of the data, making reuse in other projects problematic. The hope is that other projects will start using libvt100 and everyone can stop reinventing the wheel with each project.
Whiteshoe is a text-based shooter game in which you explore a changing maze and complete your goals before the other players complete theirs or find you. It is based on the old game hunt, but was totally rewritten from scratch to use TCP packets and be more modular and expandable in design.
MCM is a set of tools that ease the management of multiple servers. It's aimed at network or system administrators who need to connect to different servers by different means every day. It can be used via an ncurses interface without requiring an X server, and via a GNOME-based GUI.


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It's been a grueling year for Tesla Motors. The company angered many of its employees last year when it laid off nearly its entire Michigan staff, which first found out they were losing their jobs not from Tesla itself, but by a posting on a financial blog. Later in the year, Tesla seemed poised to make a comeback, announcing its sporty new Tesla Roadster Sport electric vehicle, available for those who preordered the Roadster. However, it then proceeded to anger customers who preordered by raising the price on the base Roadster model.
However, despite its trials and tribulations, the fledgling company says it will be sold out of Roadsters until around November and that by the middle of the year it should finally be posting profits. Founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk, who became a billionaire by founding PayPal, also announced that Tesla will be receiving a $350M USD federal loan from the U.S. Department of Energy to help finance the development of its upcoming electric 4-door sedan, to be released in 2011.
Mr. Musk praised the Obama administration for its helping hand, stating, "The Obama administration has thankfully made it a top priority to move quickly on the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan program."
Tesla has experienced some preorder customers cancelling their orders "due to buyers experiencing personal financial difficulties". However, there seems to be plenty who have the money and still want to get the hot new car. It expects all of its 2009 production of the $109,000 vehicles to sell out.
In 2008, Tesla cut 24 percent of its staff, but it managed to produce 200 Roadsters, and is still sitting on 1,000 reported preorders. Customers pay $12,000 up front to reserve the right to own one of the hot new vehicles. Battery packs for the vehicle are reported to last 7 years or 100,000 miles and cost around a staggering $36,000 to replace.
The prototype of the upcoming Model S 4-door sedan will be unveiled on March 26, according to Mr. Musk. He says that he will be offering a discount of $10,000 to those who preordered the Roadster and want to switch to the sedan as a "gesture of gratitude for their early support."
Tesla also recently announced a partnership with Germany's Daimler AG to create a plug-in version of Daimler's Smart minicar. Mr. Musk announced that he is currently in the pursuit of two more major deals with other companies. He also announced that Tesla is set to open stores in Chicago and London and is close to reaching agreements for stores in Miami, New York, Seattle and Munich.


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Weather concerns move Canada-Italy to Chase Field
By Cash Kruth / MLB.com
Friday's World Baseball Classic matchup between Team Canada and Team Italy has been relocated to Chase Field due to inclement weather.
The game will begin at 12:08 p.m. MT, with gates opening at 11 a.m. The stadium will be cleared following the game to prepare for the 7:08 p.m. contest between Team USA and Team Mexico.
Seating for the Canada-Italy game will be general admission within each seating area. Ticket location from Salt River Fields at Talking Stick to Chase Field is as follows:
• Infield Box seats will be in Sections G-M or 101-144.
• Dugout Box seats will be in Sections A-F or N-S or 101-144.
• Infield Reserve seats will be in Sections 101-144.
• Baseline Reserve seats will be in Sections 101-114 or 130-144.
• Lawn seats will be in Section 101-114 or 130-144.
Seating for the USA-Mexico game remains the same.
Cash Kruth is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cashkruth. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Competition
The Champion Schools tournament is the world's biggest Rugby League knockout competition and one of the greatest success stories for the sport.
Open to every secondary school in England, Wales and Scotland – the tournament was re-launched back in 2002 by the RFL and the English Schools Rugby League.
Due to the success of the Champion Schools competition, Rugby League in schools is growing. The RFL recently launched Sky Try - a new partnership between the RFL and Sky to give 700,000 more children the chance to start and succeed in the sport.
Champion Schools continues to be the flagship schools competition - featuring hundreds of schools and thousands of young people and supporting the development of the next generation of players. Many England players, past ans present, played in the competition.
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When Windows Vista was launched, it brought to the table a new feature that was supposed to safeguard the user: the User Account Control (UAC). However, the useful feature, which could be disabled, became the source of a great deal of the OS's early criticism due its warning messages which some users found irritating.
With Windows 7, Microsoft decided to switch gears and is offering a less nosey UAC in the beta version of the OS. This move was the subject to much early praise. However, it may have now backfired as a blogger Long Zheng, who runs the blog Start Something, has detailed a proof-of-concept attack against the new Windows 7 UAC.
Mr. Zheng says the attack is a vindication of Windows Vista, and evidence that the new Windows 7 approach, while more pleasing to some, is inherently insecure. He states, "This is dedicated to every ignorant 'tech journalist' who cried wolf about UAC in Windows Vista. A change to User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7 (beta) to make it 'less annoying' inadvertently clears the path for a simple but ingenious override that renders UAC disabled without user interaction. For the security conscious, a workaround is also provided at the end. First and foremost, I want to clear up two things."
The flaw, which he calls "blatantly simple" to fix, was raised to his attention by a "security-minded 'whistleblower.'" Ignored largely by Microsoft in chatter in its Windows 7 beta feedback, the issue may be present in the retail version of Windows 7 and has been known to many for some time.
Normally Windows 7 is set with the options "Notify me only when programs try to make changes to my computer" and "Don't notify me when I make changes to Windows settings". It uses a security certificate to determine if a program is part of Windows -- in other words, changes in the control panel don't raise warnings as they have a trusted certificate.
The "Achilles heel" as Mr. Zheng describes is that the UAC is a certified program and thus changes to it are also trusted -- even if that change is to disable it. While he admits that he had to "think bad thoughts" to come up with a way of disabling the UAC without directly tricking the user into doing it, he says it wasn't tough. He has posted a proof-of-concept VBScript, which uses keyboard shortcuts to select the UAC and then disable it. The attack works against any user who has administrative permissions (as standard users are prompted for an administrative password when changing the UAC settings).
He elaborates, "We soon realized the implications are even worse than originally thought. You could automate a restart after UAC has been changed, add a program to the user's startup folder and because UAC is now off, run with full administrative privileges ready to wreak havoc."
He adds, "This is the part where one would usually demand a large sum of money but since I'm feeling generous, there is a simple fix to this problem Microsoft can implement without sacrificing any of the benefits the new UAC model provides."
The fix, he says is to force the UAC into a secure desktop mode, whenever the UAC is changed, regardless of its state. This, he says, while by no means foolproof, will prevent basic attempts. He suggests Microsoft adopt the fix as soon as possible.
Microsoft, however, appears to be relaxed about the topic, as it responded to Mr. Zheng that the flaw is "by design", indicating it will not be changed before release. Furthermore, as of this morning it has pulled a MSDN post about the topic which Mr. Zheng linked.


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Money Arguments Major Contributor to Failed Marriages
Apparently nothing kills love like money.
"Arguments about money is by far the top predictor of divorce," said Sony Britt, a researcher at Kansas State University in Manhattan. "It's not children, sex, in-laws or anything else. It's money – for both men and women."
Britt conducted a study using longitudinal data from more than 4,500 couples as part of the National Survey of Families and Households. The study, "Examining the Relationship Between Financial Issues and Divorce," has been published in Family Relations, an interdisciplinary journal of applied family studies.
"In the study, we controlled for income, debt and net worth," said Britt, assistant professor of family studies and human services and program director of personal financial planning at KSU. "Results revealed it didn't matter how much you made or how much you were worth. Arguments about money are the top predictor for divorce because it happens at all levels."
Another study by TD Ameritrade released earlier this year also found that money is the most common reason that couples fight.
Britt's research found that it takes longer to recover from money arguments than any other kind of argument and such arguments are more intense. Couples often use harsher language with each other, and the argument lasts longer.
"You can measure people's money arguments when they are very first married," Britt said. "It doesn't matter how long ago it was, but when they were first together and already arguing about money, there is a good chance they are going to have poor relationship satisfaction."
By continuing to have financial arguments, couples decrease their relationship satisfaction, Britt said. Even if divorce is not a possibility because of low income, the low relationship satisfaction could make matters worse. Aside from a negative effect on children, increased stress leads to a further decrease in financial planning that could help better the situation.
"We, as financial planners, can help clients reduce their stress through education," Britt said. "This is important because people who are stressed are very short-term focused. They don't plan for the future. If you can reduce stress, you can increase planning."
Britt advises new couples to seek a financial planner as part of premarital counseling, pull each other's credit reports and talk through how to handle finances fairly for both individuals.


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The Raps now have the 4th worst record in the league and have a 11.9% chance of winning the 1st overall pick and are on track to draft 4th overall.
The Raps now have the 4th worst record in the league and have a 11.9% chance of winning the 1st overall pick and are on track to draft 4th overall.
The Raptors will soon start winning games like they do every year near the end.
The Raptors are going to be picking 5th or 6th.
I wouldn't care if they lost the rest of their games to finish the season.
Wouldn't be surprised to see the Kings pass the Raptors. Ever since Tyreke Evans has come back, the team is playing a lot better and with a sense of purpose. Today's win against Philly, in Philly, was big. As for the Raps, I don't see them winning too many games down the stretch. Injuries are beginning to catch up to them, they look like a tired bunch, and their schedule isn't too friendly:
Games Against Playoff Teams: Chicago, Orlando, Knicks, Philly, Miami
Games Against Teams Still in a Playoff Hunt: Milwaukee (2 times)
Games Against Teams Out of the Playoffs: Cleveland and New Jersey
Back to Backs: 3 (Chicago/Orlando, Knicks/Cleveland, Nets/Milwaukee)
Nonetheless, the lottery will be what it is. They have to hope they get the top pick or that Minnesota and Washington get the top 2 picks if they want a shot at getting Kyrie Irving. Washington won't draft Irving because they have Wall. I doubt Minnesota does either since I believe Rubio will be playing for them next year. It's going to be a big off-season for the Raptors.
The Raps need to shut down some players. No sense playing them hurt or giving minutes to guys that wont be around next year
And with top prospects like Sullinger and maybe Barnes and Irving returning to college, an already disappointing draft gets weaker and weaker. At this rate it's going to be a hoot to follow RR when the debate is which Euro the Raptors should select from Kanter, Valanciunas, and Vesely.
Actually, the Kings still are a half game behind the Raptors in the standing, so the mock draft is incorrect, for now. That may change, though.
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It puts them behind the Kings for standings purposes as of the current records.
If they finish the season tied, you are correct. But the discussion was not about the end of the season, it was about right now.
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When the economy around the world first starting showing signs of serious trouble some firms took illicit measures to preserve their income streams. These illicit methods involved price fixing and one of the high profile cases of price fixing came from the LCD industry.
DailyTech reported in November that three of the largest LCD manufacturers in the world -- Sharp, LG, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes -- had all pled guilty to price fixing in the LCD industry. At the time, the fines levied against the three firms totaled $548 million with Sharp footing the lion's share of the fine at $400 million.
The U.S. Justice Department has announced that Sharp and LG will be sentenced in mid-December. Reuters reports that LG will be sentenced on December 15 and will pay the $400 million fine previously reported. Sharp will be sentenced on December 16 and will be fined $120 million. The exact amount of the fine levied against Sharp was unknown when DailyTech first reported fines were levied.
Sentencing for the two firms is set for the U.S. district court in San Francisco. No mention has been made on the fines that the third company embroiled in the scandal -- Chunghwa Picture Tubes -- will have to pay or when sentencing will take place. All three firms are said to be cooperating with European and Asian antitrust authorities.


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that was closest to playoff game in years..... and that.
dc better start giving JJ and tr minutes. time to get ready for next year. no more gray, no more AA.
Rudy gay in but still same old Raps...can't close out games, horrible 4th quarter team in significant games.
They foul like crazy, and that needs to change to move forward in these close 4th quarter games.
6 fourth quarter turnovers!!! OMG
I am so sick of losing...where was Ross? where was Valanciunas? why was AA allowed to play? where was the refs whistle on the 7 second inbounds... SO SICK OF THIS SHIT...
I love Casey but man... his in game decisions are hard to defend
this loss hurts b/c the celtics are arrogant pricks, and b/c of the playoff implications. yeah I am fucking done until another trade goes down.
The offense in the 4th goes to shit every game. it consists of post up Anderson, or dribble around and take a tough fade away. why the hell do they move away from what was working allllllll game???? jesus they beat themselves, the celtics didn't win
Again managing subs is a real problem with Casey. I don't care if Lowry ended up getting only a minute of rest, the game was obviously slipping away in the early part of the 4th. Put him back in and hope to rebuild momentum right away.
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