text: Today during our high school tennis practice, I tried sliding and noticed I actually wasn't too bad at it and I was recovering a lot better on wide shots. I understand long term use of this technique is bad on the joints but I'm not planning to do this daily, but it seems useful for those very hard to reach shots. I didn't start feeling the soreness in my ankles until an hour ago, and it's not that bad of a pain, more of a small bruise feeling. So just curious, if any of you guys are "sliders" on HC, I would appreciate it if there are any helpful tips in doing this maneuver. Note: I've never played on clay so I'm actually quite unfamiliar with the motion, my only real example to learn from is watching Djokovic/Nadal/Fed (although he doesn't do much on HC) or watch clay court matches.


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He was born, raised and schooled in Canada, the son of Russian immigrants. He attended college and medical school at Queen's University and completed an internal-medicine residency at Hamilton General Hospital. As a captain in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during WWII, he conducted pioneering studies of the effects of stress in the development of psychosomatic disorders. He was subsequently the first Canadian to complete internal-medicine fellowship training at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He and his wife Barbara lived in Iowa City from 1950 to 1956, where he became a tenured professor of medicine at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. In 1956 the family moved to Palo Alto, where he became a charter member of the metabolic section of the Palo Alto Medical Clinic, as well as a member of the clinical faculty of the Department of Internal Medicine of Stanford University. He was an active clinical practitioner as well as the principle investigator of research studies in atherosclerosis and the prevention of cardiovascular disease at the Palo Alto Medical Research Foundation. He published more than 70 articles and book chapters. He retired from the practice of medicine in 1986.
He was widowed after 37 years of marriage but starting in 1986 enjoyed 25 years of happy marriage with his second wife, Marina.
He is survived by his wife Marina Lewis of Palo Alto; sons Douglas and Richard Lewis and their wives; two grandsons; and numerous nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the PAMF Research Institute for Cardiovascular Disease (795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301) or for a tree that will be planted in his honor at the Stanford Golf Course (make checks payable to Stanford Men's Golf Club, Lewis Memorial Fund) 91 Links Road, Stanford, CA 94305.
Harriet Zelencik
Harriet Zelencik, 75, a longtime resident of Woodside, died of cancer Feb. 14, 2011.
She was born in October, 1935, in East Chicago, Ind., to Jacob and Mary Sarnecki. She met her husband Stephen Zelencik while she was working as an accountant at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. They were married in 1958.
In 1964 they moved to Granada Hills, Calif., where she and her daughter Mary developed a love of horses and riding that continued after their move to Woodside. Their daughter, a real estate agent, died unexpectedly in 1994.
In Woodside she joined what is now named the Allied Arts Guild Auxiliary as well as the Woodside Hills Garden Club. The guild provides support for Lucile Packard Children's Hospital through the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health. She successfully chaired the guild's principal fundraising event, Tally Ho, several times.
In 1993 the Zelenciks developed a special fundraising initiative designed to increase support of the hospital from local companies.
"Harriet's love, devotion to and support of the children and families we care for at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has been critical for our being able to offer the best care today, and to ensure even better children's health in the future," said Dr. Harvey Cohen, the hospital's former chief of staff.
She loved dogs, especially big ones such as the Pyrenees mountain dogs Spook and Sparky who graced her yard over the years, her husband recalled.
She is survived by her husband, Stephen Zelencik of Woodside; her brothers, Walter and Louis Sarnecki of northern Indiana; her mother-in-law Catherine Zelencik and sister-in-law Mary Schmidt, both of Santa Barbara; and multiple nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Gifts in her memory can be made to the Harriet and Mary Zelencik Fund for Pediatric Research at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and sent to Tara Quinn, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, 400 Hamilton Ave., Ste 340, Palo Alto, CA 94301 or online at LPFCH.org.
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Timbaland has many collaborations up his sleeve, but yesterday (March 6), during a special edition of #TimbalandThursdays, he revealed his latest project with Michael Jackson.
Timbaland is putting his own personal touch on MJ's previously unreleased track "Slave to the Rhythm," with dance-heavy beats that wouldn't sound out of a place on a Justin Timberlake track.
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Greetings from Atlanta! On Thursday (October 23) Executive Director Bob Bixby came to Georgia for a screening of I.O.U.S.A. on the campus of Emory University and a media interview with the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Many senior faculty and staff attended along with a great crowd of concerned students. Dr. Kenneth Thorpe was on hand and complimented the educational work of Concord and the movie. Dr. Thorpe is a well-known expert on health care policy and has gone back and forth working in academia and the federal government for years in several high-ranking positions.
For those of you who have seen the movie, you know the old soft drink Tab plays a bit role. So Bob, along with his beloved can of Tab, took questions from the audience (you can only imagine how many times we've heard jokes about "picking up the Tab" in relation to the national debt.. I've been as guilty as anyone). Since Atlanta is the home of Coca Cola (the creator of Tab), we have a surplus of the diet drink here!
Questions ranged from the serious and thoughtful to downright funny. One student asked if he and others who had foreign language skills should just uproot and move to another country! Bob responded that we needed him to stay here because otherwise it would be one less worker paying into the Social Security system and we need more young people, not less!
Since it is campaign season, a student asked if Bob and the Concord Coalition are supporting either Senator McCain or Obama. Bob responded that Concord does not and cannot endorse candidates. He went on to say that neither of their platforms are very realistic in terms of federal budget issues and that it will be extremely difficult for either candidate to try to make good on their jumbo sized promises. This was true before the recent $700 billion legislation and therefore it's even more difficult for those promises to survive now.
It wouldn't be an audience in Georgia if we didn't get a question about the Fair Tax! Since the sponsor of that legislation is from Georgia and a radio show host based in Atlanta often promotes it, we hear about it a lot in the field. Bob discussed that while moving to a consumption based tax could offer some advantages, (particularly in helping to improve our country's very poor savings rate,) most experts have determined the 23% tax rate that has been proposed would be far too low to cover current levels of government spending, let alone what we are scheduled to spend in the future. I know the folks at the conservative Heritage Foundation have looked at the specific legislation and don't support it, and almost all left leaning groups seem to be against it. Although it's not our primary issue area, it's an interesting debate. Bob made the good point that whichever tax system we have, we need to get a handle on long-term spending and have a tax system that brings in enough revenue to support the spending we want.
Bob made it clear to the attendees that the combination of baby boom retirees and increased health care costs presents some tough policy challenges for America. We have been through more stressful times before and gotten through worse situations, but we didn't do it by sticking our heads in the sand and doing nothing. We succeeded by coming together as a nation and making the difficult decisions for a brighter future.
Bob departed Emory to a round of applause as we whisked him off to the Atlanta airport for his flight back to Washington and an upcoming barnstorming itinerary that includes Miami, Columbus, Cleveland, and Concord, New Hampshire. Sounds almost like a presidential candidate's schedule!
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Olympians back Go Dad Run charity event
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Trio lend support to prostate cancer
GB Olympians Colin Jackson, Mark Foster and Jamie Baulch are backing the Sanlam Go Dad Runs on Father's Day.
The 5k events are to raise awareness of men's health and prostate cancer and take place at Crystal Palace Park, Cardiff and Birmingham on the weekend of June 14-15.
Former 110m hurdles world champion Jackson dreamt up the event, having seen his uncle suffer with the disease, and will launch the Cardiff race on June 14 (10.30am), before attending the Birmingham event 24 hours later.
Swimming great Foster will lead the London race on the same day and men can enter at godadrun.co.uk, for a fee of £15 for over 18s and £10 for 14 to 17-year-olds.
Participants receive t-shirts and medals, with the over-18s also sent a pair of special yellow underparts to wear as they run.
Prostate cancer affects 250,000 men across the UK each year and it is hoped the Sanlam Go Dad Run event will inspire in a similar way to the female-themed Race For Life.
Jackson said: "As a former athlete, my health is so important to me. I exercise regularly and eat a healthy diet. But one thing that I can't control is my risk of prostate cancer.
"One in eight men suffer from the disease, and as a black man, my risk of being diagnosed with it at some point in my life is one in four.
"What's more, my risk is even higher because two of my uncles were previously confirmed with the disease, and it's set to increase further still as I get older.
"Sadly one of my uncles died shortly after he was diagnosed as the cancer was too advanced. However, prostate cancer is often treatable if it's caught early enough.
"Family has always been a massive part of my life and it's great to see the Go Dad Run project gather momentum in its second year. Last year I piloted the event in Wales and ran it with my nephew and my own dad who is in his 80s
"Choosing a date for Go Dad Run was simple. I asked myself the question – which one day of the year is easy to remember and has a focus on men? Father's Day of course! In the past I have been guilty of forgetting Father's Day, and I know many of my friends do too! So not only will Go Dad Run highlight men's health issues but the event will bring together families on Father's Day."
Reflecting on the location of the three events, the 47-year-old added: "The cities that I've chosen are all quite significant.
"First of all Cardiff is home. It's where I was born and where my athletics was really started and developed," he added. "Birmingham was where I ran my last professional race and I ran my very last outdoor race of my athletics career at Crystal Palace.
"For me, these are quite prominent venues, personally for me, even when you return to them. When I think what I'm bringing back to those areas it kind of gives me goose pimples a little bit. Because it's something I have a drive and a passion for again. I just want people to enjoy it."
Prostate Cancer UK Director of Fundraising, Mark Bishop, added: "We want to create a movement of men to fight a disease that affects 250,000 men across the UK each year – and look forward to seeing a sea of runners on the start line at the three Go Dad Run venues, not to mention some star names.
"Father's Day is a key event on our calendar and can also serve as a poignant reminder of the importance of family. Prostate cancer affects fathers, grandfathers, uncles and sons – but also mums, grandmothers, sisters and daughters so getting behind an event like this can only help us combat this fearsome opponent.
"It's not about winning or setting personal bests, it's about running proudly and supporting each other as a family and uniting with men of all ages."


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The world's tallest professional basketball player, Paul "Tiny" Sturgess, will add 7-feet 8-inches to the Atlanta skyline when he leads the Harlem Globetrotters for two games on Saturday, March 16. The famous team will play at Philips Arena (1 p.m.) and The Arena at Gwinnett Center (7:30 p.m.).
Here are some facts and figures about Sturgess:
• He was officially recognized on Nov. 17, 2011, by Guinness World Records as the World's Tallest Professional Basketball Player
• Born and raised in Loughborough, England
• Wears a size 20 shoe
• Grew a foot between the ages of 16 & 17
• Father is 6-9 and mother is only 5-5
• Excellent soccer player (or football as he would call it)
• Loves to play golf with his custom-made clubs and crushes 360-yard drives
• Played college basketball at Mountain State University in West Virginia (class of 2011)
• Helped Mountain State to two regional championships
• Made the dean's list in college three times
• Wants to be a physiotherapist after his basketball career
Sturgess will team up with Jonte "Too Tall" Hall, the shortest Globetrotter ever at 5-2. Other stars scheduled to play in Atlanta include Flight Time Lang, Special K Daley, and female star T-Time Brawner.
Sponsored by Howard Johnson Hotels, Wonderful Pistachios, Greyhound Lines, Spalding, and Russell Athletic, the Original Harlem Globetrotters are celebrating their 87th consecutive year, continuing a world famous tradition of ball handling wizardry, basketball artistry, and family entertainment.
Proud inductees of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Globetrotters have entertained hundreds of millions of fans—among them popes, kings, queens, and presidents—over more than eight decades.
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In order to support a war, people must be fooled or tricked; this has happened throughout human history. The U.S. is not immune to this pattern. An examination of the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War, World War II, the Vietnam War, Gulf War I & II, and the war against Afghanistan reveal a number of hoaxes, and false flag operations.
Day of Deceit by Robert Stinnett challenges the surprise "Attack on Pearl Harbor." Stinnett provides evidence that F.D.R. asked for, received, and carried out an eight point plan that deliberately provoked the Japanese into attacking America. F.D.R. knew, in advance, of the attack on Pearl Harbor and failed to warn Admiral Kimmel, who became the "fall guy" for the devastating attacks.
His grandson, testified at the Toronto International Citizens Inquiry into 9-11, and mentioned that the CIA was created to "Prevent Another Pearl Harbor." As Pearl Harbor was used to create the "National Security State," and a CIA, notorious worldwide for overthrowing democracies and installing brutal military regimes, 9/11 has been used to expand the official US spy agencies, to facilitate a "Global Security State," and for the US to gain notoriety for war crimes, prison abuse, and torture.
The new growing markets are for surveillance equipment, mercenaries, and "private security firms." This trend does not bode well for civil or human rights anywhere in the world, especially in the wake of the largest financial heist in history. People are waking up, as their homes are stolen, and social services are slashed. No one is being held accountable, and those at the top are raking in millions and billions.
One of the greatest threats to U.S. policy, identified by the military, is their failure to be able to control all information, and convince people worldwide of the "benefits of US policy and military actions." Despite an enormous budget which allows the CIA to greatly influence news at home and abroad, there is such a huge disparity between physical reality and "spin" that people are questioning official statements about foreign policy, the war, the living conditions of people in nations occupied by U.S. forces, domestic policies. Worldwide opinion has turned against the U.S., particularly the doctrine of "pre-emptive war."
There is a simple solution to this problem. The U.S. should redirect its budget from "killing and controlling" via its military and spy agencies towards healing and helping people in the U.S. and the world who need and ask for assistance. A fraction of the military budget could supply good water, food, shelter, clothing, healthcare, education, utilities, and communications technologies to most of humanity.
The concentration of wealth and power points to how the situation could be reversed. There is the solution of monetary reform outlined by Representative Kucinich�s HR 2990, which would nationalize the creation of money and use it to meet domestic needs. People need to have greater control over their own resources, land, water, utilities, food, and communications. Corporations must be prevented from privatizing the "commons" and reined in from exercising monopoly power over vital resources. Governments should serve and protect people. Departments which threaten and harm people, or the environment, upon which all life depends, should not be funded. Those departments and services which benefit and serve people, protect the environment, and the health and well being of the communities whose lives they touch should receive funding. There must be transparency, accountability, and an end to corporate welfare.
The trend has been to lower health, environmental, labor standards to "increase competition" in the name of "free trade." However "free trade" has meant a free ride for corporations seeking to evade taxes, exploit people and the environment for short-term profits. "Fair trade" encourages raising corporate taxes, raising wages, protecting people from unfair practices, raising environmental standards. We need to stop funding death and destruction, and put our time, money and energy into that which we love and value - life and a healthier, happier, better future for all beings.
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Do you think Harry's wand chose him becuase of the piece of Voldemort' soul inside him, at all?
Do you think Harry's wand chose him becuase of the piece of Voldemort' soul inside him, at all?
It's too big of a coincidence for Harry's wand to share the same phoenix's feathers as Voldemort's. I think you can safely assume that the wand chose Harry because it recognised him as (literally) having some part of Voldemort in him.Originally Posted by memish
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Thanks, that makes sense. In that vein, after the Harry-horcrux was destroyed, could Harry have lost some of his "connection" or whatever with his wand?
If wands truly "choose" who they want to be with (for lack of a better term) then probably not.
The phoenix core was drawn to Harry because he has some Voldemort in him. But the wood is completely different, making the wand completely different.
Harry's wand still chose him in the end.
Didn't Ollivander say something along the lines of "odd combination"? I'd say that would probably be a pretty good sum up of Harry's soul and part of Voldemort's soul inhabiting the same body.
It does seem rather symbolic, doesn't it. Sharing the same inner core but having a vastly different exterior. The fact that it does seem to be an odd combination seems symbolic too.
I believe that J.K. has said interviews, also, that the woods used in the different wands was symbolic as well in Celtic mythology, where every year, the Holly King defeats the Yew King so that the sun will rise again.
I think that it probably noticed him because of his bit of Voldemort, but chose him because of who he was, not because of the bit. I suspect that the wand cores being the same could (maybe) have something to do with Harry and Voldy both being powerful wizards.
Kinda really hiatus-y at present.
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i doubt anyone will learn this jutsu since shikamaru is the only one who knows shadow
i doubt anyone will learn this jutsu since shikamaru is the only one who knows shadow
ha that is a awesum jutsu thank anbu k .......got any other ones you said a few jutsus ........and say i get him in the whole well you kno how i got the shadow possession strangle well is there some way i could finsh them off while they are in that hole
well the shadow pools keeps the opponent in head under so they pretty much have no air so a minute or two in there can kill them
..ha cool ....... ummmmmm i wanna another one if you have any ....and it dont gotta be shadow.....earth definetly would help
earth let me see
a good defensive and good defensive cause in the tournament im goin against a water type jutsu so that'd help
i got one you're goin to love this Doton:Deido Yoroi Senbon no Jutsu (Earth Release:Mud Armor Needles)
i meant offensive and defensive
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yeah it is an offensive and defensive jutsu
ha oka wat does it actually do ?
A technique that offers alot of concentration to be used. The user gathering their chakra into the Mud Armor around their body, gets it to slightly seperate and clump together making holes within the armor. Giving the opponent the idea of a weakened state, it provides an option and initiative to attack. However, its merely a set-up to use a jutsu in which fires off needles from every direction from the armor
mmmmmmm thinkin on how i could use that ............but im gonaa learn it just in case
well lets see here you can use the mud armor to protect yourself but in the same time you can shoot needles from all directions
Ha im definetly learning that ..........so with that said........ none of the water jutsu has any affect on me when i have that armor on ..........? and i need like a earth attackin move ........maybe i might need to go to bishansama
how about Doton:Iwayado Kuzushi (rock dwelling destruction jutsu)
....... now i like the sound of that but i wanna learn both of them and what does that one do ?
A technique where the user gatherign their chakra into a nearby source of rocks, such a large boulders, hanging masses of rock, or even a cave. In which, causing it to break apart falling down to collapse upon the opponent. This jutsu if hitting the opponent, has the absolute potential to crush a limb rendering it useless for the rest of the battle
he heck yeah im learning that one ............ asctually both of them
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It wasn't so long ago that Palm was one of the biggest companies in the smartphone and PDA market. When the traditional PDA died out as one of the hot gadgets to have, Palm took a few blows to the head. When other companies jumped into the smartphone market with products superior to Palm, it took even more blows.
Today Palm is seeing its profits shrink and its products lose popularity to newcomers like the Apple iPhone, which now holds over 16% of the smartphone market. Palm hasn't given up and has announced that its big news for CES 2009 will be a new operating system it calls Nova.
To turn its ailing business around, Palm reached out to Apple veteran Jon Rubinstein in mid-2007. BusinessWeek reports that after talking with Palm executives Rubinstein agreed to become Palm's executive chairman in charge of product development.
Under his watch, Palm began to grow its engineering prowess and work on a next generation operating system that in Palm's words aimed for the fat middle of the smartphone market. Palm says that its goal with Nova is to bridge the gap between devices like the BlackBerry that are aimed at providing communication in the form of email, voice and text messaging for business users with the entertainment oriented features of the Apple iPhone.
Palm feels that there is a significant market that has needs in between what the BlackBerry and iPhone can offer that isn't being addressed and it plans to meet the needs of these users with Nova. Palm's Ed Colligan told BusinessWeek, "People's work and personal lives are melding."
Little is known about Nova at this point with the veil of secrecy that Palm was wrapped around its operating system. What is known is that Palm doesn't want to get into a slugging match with either BlackBerry or Apple with Nova. What Palm wants is an operating system that is flexible and supports a wide range of digital consumers.
Palm feels that the closest device to meeting the needs of the group of users Nova targets is the iPhone, but the glut of features the iPhone offers means batteries are depleted quickly. Some inside Palm believe that Nova-powered devices could ultimately grab the company 2% of the smartphone market, a number that Palm would be happy with. Palm's last new handset, the Treo Pro, failed to make a real impact on the market.
Some sources say that Nova is an attempt to make an operating system that is smarter about you. An example of what Nova may be able to do, according to these sources, is look at your calendar and see you have a trip planned. Then the day before the trip automatically send you a message with things like weather conditions at the location.
Many wonder if the smartphone market will welcome an additional operating system to the fold. Developers are already running full-tilt to produce Apps for the iPhone along with programs for the BlackBerry and Google's new Android devices.
One developer named Jeff Holden with Pelago, a company building applications for the iPhone told BusinessWeek, "If they can't show me a large, active audience, I'm not going to be interested. At this point in the game, you're toast unless you have something completely unbelievable."
The smartphone world will have to wait until CES in a few weeks to see if Nova is unbelievable or if Palm will quickly disappear under the force of better competition.


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In December 2011, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity took the unprecedented step of
In December 2011, the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity took the unprecedented step ofrecommending that two research groups withhold key details from their pending publications on the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The studies describe specific mutations in the virus' genome that allow it to be transmitted as droplets between ferrets, a known animal model for human infection. Airborne transmission of H5N1 between humans could trigger a worldwide pandemic, potentially infecting millions of people.
The decision has sparked debate around the world about the free flow of scientific information and how to balance public health and biosecurity. To help our members and the public understand the issue better, the ASM has developed this resources page outlining what the Society is doing in response to this unprecedented event as well as links to news and commentaries.
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mBio® commentaries
The ASM has published commentaries from prominent researchers as well as an editorial from the Editor-in-Chief
Ferret-Transmissible Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: Let Us Err on the Side of Caution by Lisa N. Murillo
Working Safely with H5N1 Viruses by Adolfo García-Sastre
Biosafety Considerations of Mammalian-Transmissible H5N1 Influenza by Michael J. Imperiale and Michael G. Hanna III
Mammalian-Transmissible H5N1 Virus: Containment Level and Case Fatality Ratio by Arturo Casadevall and Thomas Shenk
Opinion: H5N1 Flu Is Just As Dangerous As Feared, Now Requires Action by Michael T. Osterholm and Nicholas S. Kelley
The H5N1 Manuscript Redaction Controversy by Arturo Casadevall and Thomas Shenk
The NSABB Recommendations: Rationale, Impact, and Implications by Paul S. Keim
Science Should Be in the Public Domain by Vincent R. Racaniello
Mammalian-Transmissible H5N1 Influenza: the Dilemma of Dual-Use Research by Robert G. Webster
Past-President Ronald Atlas speaks with the New York Times on the NSABB decision
ASM and NPR
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Virology Lynn Enquist talks to National Public Radio.
This Week in Virology (TWiV)
The TWiVites discuss seroevidence for human infection with avian influenza H5N1.
NEW! The Royal Society
Watch the complete video online of the two-day symposium held by the Royal Society to address the H5N1 research issues, sponsored in part by the American Society for Microbiology.
Other Resources
News Press Statement on NSABB Review
December 20, 2011 – The official announcement of the NSABB decision.
Members of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity explain its recommendations on the communication of experimental work on H5N1 influenza.


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This page can be found on the web at the following url: http://www.fedview.opm.gov/2010/Ranking/index.asp
Agency Rankings
All agencies are accountable for ensuring that the Federal Government recruits, retains, and honors a world-class workforce - one that gets things done. These rankings reflect where agencies stand on meeting that expectation.
To guide agencies in creating better working environments for their employees, OPM created the Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework (HCAAF). The HCAAF guides Governmentwide efforts to support agency mission results with strong human capital strategies by focusing on component systems, standards, and metrics, as required by the Chief Human Capital Officers Act of 2002. The Fedview Survey provides one source of information for evaluating success in three essential HCAAF systems. OPM's metrics for those HCAAF systems include four indices based on items in the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. The four indices are: Leadership and Knowledge Management, Results-Oriented Performance Culture, Talent Management, and Job Satisfaction.
The rankings are based on percent positive ratings of the items that make up each index. The rankings provide a reliable assessment of where the top 10 agencies fall within each HCAAF index. An agency can look at the various items that comprise each index to get a richer understanding of the areas they are doing well in and areas that need improvement.
Top Ten Agency Rankings by HCAAF Index
2010 Rankings
Agencies with the Greatest [HCAAF] Ranking Score Increase Since 2008
Agencies with the Greatest [HCAAF] Ranking Score Increase Since 2008


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|S125-E-007223 (14 May 2009) --- Astronaut John Grunsfeld performs work on the Hubble Space Telescope as the first of five STS-125 spacewalks kicks off a week's worth of work on the orbiting observatory. Grunsfeld, a spacewalk veteran with a long relationship with the telescope, will participate in two of the remaining four sessions of extravehicular activity later in the mission.
Curator: JSC PAO Web Team | Responsible NASA Official: Amiko Kauderer | Updated: 11/13/2012


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"A recording of major importance, to which all future performances of the Requiem will need to refer."Gramophone
"Nagano's is a sublime recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 8, a two-movement work that features several vocal soloists and multiple choruses (the premiere featured nearly 1,000 musicians)
. While Rattle relies on a more analytical approach, speed, and tighter overall structure, Nagano's take is slower, verging on the erotic in the slower passages. Advantage: Nagano."Strings


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Dayton-Hudson Corporation
List of Deals
- 1970 $25,000,000 9 3/4% sinking fund debentures due June 1, 1995; SEC papers
- 1971 600,000 shares common stock (par value $1 per share)
- 1969 349,000 shares common stock (par value $1 per share), $25,000,000 7 3/4% sinking fund debentures due July 15, 1994
- 1969 common stock
The Dayton Hudson Corporation was founded by George Draper Dayton. Dayton purchased a lot of land next to his church, on which he erected a six-story building that would eventually house his first store. Dayton bought the land as a charitable gesture, as the church required the income from this sale to rebuild after it burned down in a fire. In 1902 Dayton purchased Goodfellow Dry Goods store to occupy his new building. The store was renamed the Dayton Dry Goods store, then the Dayton Company.
The company prospered, and by the 1920s it had become a multi-million dollar business. In 1929 Dayton purchased J.B. Hudson & Son, Minneapolis jewelers. The company survived the Depression and thrived during World War II. Sales volume during the war increased, as consumer goods were so scare that it was not necessary to persuade shoppers to buy available merchandise. In 1944 the company became one of the first stores in the nation to offer to its workers a retirement policy, and in 1950 Dayton offered them a comprehensive insurance policy.
In 1956 Dayton decided to build a mall outside of Minneapolis. The mall was built under cover, as Minneapolis had only 113 good shopping days a year, and became the first enclosed shopping mall in history. Dayton continued to expand and succeed. In 1962 it established Target, a large discount chain. In 1966 the company established B. Dalton bookstores. In 1967 the company, then known as Dayton Corporation, made its initial public stock offering. That same year the company acquired Shreve and Company, which merged with J.B. Hudson to form Dayton Jewelers. In 1968 the company bought the Pickwick Book Shops and merged them with B. Dalton. That year, the company also acquired department stores in Oregon and Arizona, and the following year bought J.E. Caldwell jewelry stores and Lechmere, a Boston retailer.
Dayton acquired J.L. Hudson Company in 1969. This merger resulted in Dayton Hudson Corporation, the fourteenth-largest retailer in the United States. J.L. Hudson was founded in 1881 by Joseph Hudson. Ten years later, the company was the largest retailer of men's clothes in the United States. Among Hudson's innovations were price marking (instead of bargaining) and offering return privileges.
In 1970 Dayton Hudson bought two more jewelers, C.D. Peacock, Inc., and J. Jessop and Sons. By 1971 the company's revenues surpassed $1 billion.


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