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Kevin Grandia | August 25, 2008
By Kevin Grandia • Monday, August 25, 2008 - 14:53
The Register reporter Steve Goddard is admitting today that his article last week on melting Arctic Sea Ice (Arctic ice refuses to melt as ordered) is incorrect.
Too bad the damage has already been done.
In his article, Goddard claimed that National Snow and Ice Data Center plot of Arctic Sea Ice Extent was wrong and that,
Today, Goddard is retracting the claim:
"… it is clear that the NSIDC graph is correct, and that 2008 Arctic ice is barely 10% above last year - just as NSIDC had stated."
But as Joe Romm at ClimateProgress points out it may be too little too late. Goddard's article has already caught fire in the climate denier-sphere with over 70 references to the story according to blog search engine Technorati, with titles like:
- Arctic Ice Grows 30 Per Cent In a Year
- The Global Warming Theory takes a hit
- Fishy Data From the Government
- Here's another installment about the silliness of "global warming" as posited by politicians and "environmentalists".
- Cooking the Books to Cook the Ice
- Global Warming is about global government and depopulation
Unless Goddard, or intrepid DeSmog readers, have the time to go out and urge bloggers to correct this latest misinformation, it will be popping up as yet another false piece of information on the true state of our planet and the realities of global warming for some time to come. And as the old adage goes , "If you repeat something long enough it eventually becomes true."
For more on the who's who of the climate denial industry, check out our comprehensive climate deniers research database.
Paul T replied on Permalink
Why the retraction? The
Why the retraction? The warming alarmists have been misstating the case concerning Arctic ice for a long time now.
For the record, Arctic ice is significantly higher this year then last year, which was admittedly a bad year.
There is approx. 750,000 square kilometers more ice today then there was last year on this date.
- Reference #1
- Reference #2
Brian D replied on Permalink
This just in: 750,000 km^2 above last year is still significantly below the observed means.
You say "Global warming stopped in 1998!"
We say "Don't cherry-pick single years, look at the long-term trend."
The same reasoning shows up here – record years (high or low, in temperature or sea ice) don't tell us anything. Only the long-term trend does. (Funny how an inactivist would accuse us of picking a single year in light of the temperature record, but still…)
And guess what? http://tamino.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/sea-ice-hyperbole/
Patrick Powell replied on Permalink
Regardless of your Global
Regardless of your Global Warming stance, this isn't anything out of the ordinary, it has to do with ocean circulations.
"Our study confirms many changes seen in upper Arctic Ocean circulation in the 1990s were mostly decadal in nature, rather than trends caused by global warming," said Morison.
Gary replied on Permalink
We say "Don't cherry-pick
We say "Don't cherry-pick single years, look at the long-term trend."
We say the same thing. Stop looking at a 20 to 30 year blip and yelling "the sky is falling"
Look at truely climatic time periods.
All of them show NOTHING unusual about our current climate.
As for Arctic melting.
What would any sane person expect after it warmed for 20 some years and has only just recently begun to cool.
Good grief, it is soooooooo normal anyone with an IQ above a PITA member can see it. (I wonder about Green peace members though)
Steve L replied on Permalink
How come?
How come the peer-reviewed scientific literature disagrees with you? Is it because, "it's been warm before" is not a refutation of AGW is happening now and will continue to happen? Or is it because publishing scientists are conspiring with people with the IQ of pitas, or whatever. (Note: if you want to hypocritically insult people, at least learn how to identify their group correctly.)
BTW, don't you think it's weird to (1) deny that the Earth has been warming up ("cooled since 1998!", "they adjust the data to make it seem like it's warming up", "urban heat islands!"), then (2) to blame apparent warming on changing ocean cycles that only redistribute heat ("get ready for 30-70 years of cold" – I don't know if you ever got on this bandwagon, but the "we" you reference certainly does), and then (3), as you've done above, claim that the last 4 years with anomalously low Arctic sea ice occurred because of recent warming? I think that's strange.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Truly climatic time periods
Ha! So now you want the temperature reconstructions? Are you a fan of Mann all of the sudden? Or perhaps you want a different reconstruction or a different time period – which ones? Badly hypocritical!
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
So when are we going to see
So when are we going to see the Goricle admit to his mistakes and take his film out of circulation? Plus give back his Oscar and Nobel prizes?
No one is ahead of their time, just the rest of humanity is slow to catch on.
Steve L replied on Permalink
Is this about Gore?
JR, the subject material wasn't rich enough for you to write something relevant? Or is this one of the 20 or so talking points that you want to repeat? I imagine that when a better documentary film comes along, AIT will just lose its place naturally. Just like a better climate reconstruction that says something different than the one Mann (and subsequent authors) performed, then maybe the hockey stick will disappear. You like competition, right? Well, get to work.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
You do realize that Gore's
You do realize that Gore's film was banned from schools in the UK after a court ruled there were too many errors in it.
Brian D replied on Permalink
Truth > fiction
Wakefield, look at the judge's ruling yourself:
1) The judge consistently uses scarequotes around 'error', drawing upon the plaintiff's terminology, not his own.
2) The judge made it clear that he has "no doubt that Dr Stott, the Defendant's expert, is right when he says that…'Al Gore's presentation of the causes and likely effects of climate change in the film was broadly accurate.'".
3) He also says "the hearing before me did not relate to an analysis of the scientific questions." This is a good thing too, since the judge is actually wrong on several of them (as in Gore was right, although I will be the first to admit he could have been clearer in a few of them). One example would be the Thompson ice core graph, in which Gore's statement DOES reflect the scientific consensus but the judge believes that they don't fit.
4) The verdict was in FAVOR of An Inconvenient truth, which is still viewable in the UK today.
For the record, the judge's final verdict was:
I am satisfied that, with the Guidance Note, as amended, the Defendant is setting the film into a context in which it can be shown by teachers, and not so that the Defendant itself or the schools are promoting partisan views contained in the film, and is putting it into a context in which a balanced presentation of opposing views can and will be offered. There is no call for the Defendant to support the more extreme views of Mr Gore – indeed the Government's adherence is to the IPCC views - but the present package in my judgment does enough to make it clear both what the mainstream view is, insofar as Mr Gore departs from it, and that there are views of "sceptics" who do not accept even the consensus views of the IPCC. The Defendant will not be promoting partisan political views by enabling the showing of AIT in the context of the discussions facilitated by the Guidance Note, and is not under a duty to forbid the presentation of it in that context.
In layman's terms, showing it in schools isn't a breach of law at all, and it isn't banned, although there is a guidance note provided as a caveat (which you can read yourself in the ruling).
Where do you get your information from? It obviously isn't the primary sources.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
You are saying there are no
You are saying there are no errors in the flim? Major science errors, major errors of fact?
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
You are saying there are?
Then tell us about them.
Ian Forrester
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
AIT Error list, 35 at least
Brian D replied on Permalink
1) Had you actually read the judge's statement, he was not talking about errors, but rather " 'errors' or deviations from the norm". These are two very different statements – an accepted, dangerous, but low-probability event (high risk) is considered deviation from the norm, but it isn't an error. The judge said that the Greenland melt claim was a deviation from the norm for that reason, even though it has not been ruled out as happening sooner.
2) I applaud your attempt at redirection and succumbing to Gore's Law. This post has nothing to do about Gore, and you ignore not only the post but my rebuttal to your garbage, zeroing in on the one talking point you are prepared to discuss, no matter how relevant or accurate that point may be. Bravo, inactivist extraordinare.
I'll deal with any of your subsequent complaints if and when you address the errors you made that I pointed out above, or when you return to the topic of this thread.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Banning AIT
"Mr Justice Burton said he had no complaint about Gore's central thesis that climate change was happening and was being driven by emissions from humans. However, the judge said nine statements in the film were not supported by mainstream scientific consensus.
In his final verdict, the judge said the film could be shown as long as updated guidelines were followed.
These say teachers should point out controversial or disputed sections.
Without the guidance, updated after the case was launched, the government would have been breaking the law, the judge said. "
The point of the threat is "coming clean" about errors. So when is Gore going to correct his 35 errors?
So what you said about it
So what you said about it being banned was false.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Does the film have these
Does the film have these errors?
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
You do not know what you are talking about. Or are you deliberately distributing false information?
I seem to recall that you claimed that you were a scientist. I hope you were just kidding us. What you are doing is the antithesis of what science is all about.
Ian Forrester
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Yeah, 35 of them
Guess you did not read this list.
Never said I was a professional scientist. But I have published in a science journal.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Why do you only read junk?
Do you and the other AGW deniers actually think that we will be persuaded by the junk you continually refer to?
I asked previously if you were either stupid or dishonest. It now seems that you are both stupid and dishonest. There is nothing in the peer reviewed scientific literature that you can refer us to, only the junk and lies put out by the AGW disinformation slime balls.
Ian Forrester
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Not a denier
First, and last time. I do not deny AGW, I'm skeptical of it and the wild predictions. If you call me a denier one more time I will reserve the right to call you a liar. Is it possible to even be skeptical of AGW or does your dogma refuse to allow you to accept such a position?
Ian, here is one of the 35 errors. Snows of Kilimanjaro. Gore says it's because of AGW, yet PEER REVIEWED PAPERS shows it is changes in local land use – cutting down of rain forests. So Gore must be wrong.
Or are you saying that there are no errors in the film at all.
Oh, another: Hurricane Katrina "man made". But the PEER REVIEWED PAPERS refutes that, even the IPCC says there is no global warming signal in the hurricane record. So this is not an error on Gore's part?
J.R. Wakefield, you are not
J.R. Wakefield, you are not a skeptic, you are ignorant. A skeptic needs to have some understanding of the science to begin with.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Well, you are wrong
Well, you are wrong again.
May 1988 Issue of the Journal of Geological Education
I've published in a science journal, have you? Do you even know of the university courses I've taken? So how can you possibly make such an unfounded claim? The exact same wild claims of future climate with no evidence. And classic dogmatic reaction to being questioned.
Yeah, I know science very well.
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
Heavy sigh
JR wrote: Yeah, I know science very well.
I don't particularly like being unkind, but what you know about science would fit in a thimble. You know nothing about the scientific method, about the difference between peer-reviewed science, and junk science, and you quote discredited sources and blog articles written by morons who can't hold a candle to scientists like Hansen and Mann. And you spend your days arguing with your betters, with people on Desmog who are real scientists, who teach at universities, and published peer-reviewed studies in respected journals.
None are so blind as those who will not see. You are not a scientist, sir. You are an ideologue. And not a particularly clever one at that.
But I'll give you a chance. Why don't you post your CV, educational background, and scientific publications here so we can properly access your qualifications.
I can't find you in Google Scholar unless you're a Rheumatologist, but you seem to have published one article in the following journal:
The Journal of Geoscience Education (JGE) is the premier peer-reviewed publication for geoscience education research at the undergraduate and pre-college levels. JGE is the publication of record for NAGT, and serves as the only international forum for the publication of research concerning the pedagogy, assessment, and philosophy of teaching and learning about the geosciences.
It's hardly Nature, or would you dispute even that?
So please edify us as to why you're more qualified to talk about this subject than I am.
The difference between you and me is that I can quote real scientific articles and offer citations that support my arguments.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
What is your science background?
I guess you did not read my paper. I doubt Nature would publish it because it was a refuation of a creationist position. Before I wrote that I had no formal training in geology. I did put together the hypothesis for how haloes form, which no one to date had done. Read it and tell me I do not understand science, and then I can call you a liar.
I've taken zoology at UofT, specifically evolutionary biology. My main interest in that area is the change in taxonomy from the Linnean system to the Phylocode. Do you know what that is? I taught myself geology in order to publish that paper, and I taugh myself software development and make a good living at it.
I have read scientific literature for more than 30 years now. So I understand science, and logic. So get off your attempt to belittle me. You only know me from what I have presented here. Thus in no way can you have a clear picture of my abilities. And to assume so is ignorance on your part.
I have PEER REVIEWED PAPERS as my source, and always will. Which I have presented here.
Typical dogmatist, attack the person, ignore the evidence.
Smartlikestreetcar replied on Permalink
I only belittled you because you consistently take pot shots at the people on this site who know this stuff far better than you, and you have YET to offer a single, peer-reviewed scientific article to support any position that you have taken.
I follow your links. I know this to be a fact. So no, my point stands. You don't understand the scientific method.
I've taken zoology at UofT, specifically evolutionary biology. My main interest in that area is the change in taxonomy from the Linnean system to the Phylocode. Do you know what that is?
You're right, I don't consider myself a scientist, but by your definition, I am. I possess a bachelor of science, majoring in biology and microbiology (although I took a fair bit of chemisty, too). I have taken graduate level courses in microbiology, biochemistry, and immunology. I was accepted to Dalhousie Medical School, but chose not to become a doctor. I have another degree in journalism, a Governor-General's Medal, national and international writing awards, and more than one thousand published articles. I've taught myself HTML and CSS (though I salute your ability to develop software).
And NONE of that makes me a scientist, or gives me (or anyone like me) the ability to dispute the science of global warming. We can argue about the small details, just as we can argue about the small details of evolutionary theory. But global warming, like evolution, is a scientific fact!
So I understand science as well as you do, and I repeat. You are not a scientist, and the only way you will be taken seriously here is to refer to peer-reviewed scientific studies published in respected journals.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Still not answered
So are these or are these not errors in Gore's film? Why do you refuse to answer this simple question? Instead you resort to insults. Typical dogmatist.
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
Why reply when you will just be stupid?
What is the point of making responses to your denier questions when you will only post some dishonest denier link to refute the honest answer?
I do not like wasting my time with stupid, dishonest liars like you but I will take every opportunity to expose you for what you are.
Did I say stupid, ignorant, lying?
Ian Forrester
the crux replied on Permalink
the main argument
"So when are we going to see the Goricle admit to his mistakes and take his film out of circulation? Plus give back his Oscar and Nobel prizes?"
And, he is fat and has a big house. So, climatologists trained in the big fancy universities therefore have it all wrong.
Steve L replied on Permalink
It's okay, just make sure to archive it
It might be better that they repeat stupid stuff on their ridiculous blogs. They could just as easily make up their own fibs and misrepresentations, and that's the alternative, I'm afraid. It's much better when there is a documented source for the error, especially one with a retraction so that in the future folks will know which people are generally reasonable about this stuff, and which people are continually wrong due to ideological reasons. I mean, wasn't that the purpose of the faked story that a new study refutes AGW? http://tinyurl.com/5mmpme
People could repeat that, but the idea was that it showed how willfully blind they were. Am I wrong here?
frankbi replied on Permalink
WebCitation is your friend
Steve L:
You can use WebCite to archive web pages on demand: http://www.webcitation.org/
Anyway, the inactivists can always say that Goddard was threatened at knife-point by Ninja Inquisitors to recant, or some other similar crap. It's as if these folks feed on their own errors.
t_p_hamilton replied on Permalink
"Ha! So now you want the
"Ha! So now you want the temperature reconstructions? Are you a fan of Mann all of the sudden? Or perhaps you want a different reconstruction or a different time period – which ones? Badly hypocritical!"
GaryLogic: The universe has been cooling since the big bang. The warming is insignificant on that scale.
Gary replied on Permalink
That is pretty accurate.
Irrelevent but accurate.
Steve L replied on Permalink
And funny.
Accurate and it was entertaining. And at what point do historical temperatures become irrelevant?
Gary replied on Permalink
Getting tiresome
Pointing out all the many many natural causes that have nothing to do with tiny amounts of harmless trace gases.
Global Cooling: Global Warming has Ended – Many Scientists Say -
August 21, 2008
Scientists and peer reviewed studies show growing concern for cooling
2008 So Far Coolest For at Least 5 Years Says World Meteorological Organization – 'First half of 2008 the coolest since 2000' http://www.rightsidenews.com/200808211777/energy-and-environment/global-cooling-global-warming-has-ended-scientists-agree.html
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Question for the AGW
Question for the AGW dogmatists. What would falsify AGW? Can AGW be falsifield? Should the Arctic ice return to normal, as we have several decades of cooling, would you reject AGW theory? How many more years of no cooling will it take for you to reject AGW?
Brian D replied on Permalink
Funny you should mention that:
I'll let Greg speak for me:
Although the whole video is pertinent (actually, the whole video SERIES is, but I'm guessing you won't sit through six hours of discussion), the direct answer to your claim is at 4:27.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
I'm not asking for someone
I'm not asking for someone else's opinion, I'm asking for what it would take for you PERSONNALLY to reject AGW. You can't answer that?
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Already see them
Actually I have seen his videos, and corresponded directly with him. He is UNWILLING to see any evidence that does not support his position. I've sent him many. This says NOTHING to answering my question because this guy is not credible. You like him because you already agree to accept the dogma.
BTW, I have videos in direct reply to some of his earlier stuff. His 4 cell chart to base one's decision to act or not is grossly too simple. Many have pointed that out to him.
Many of the comments speak volumes of his credibility. Zero.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
His falsifiable argument is
His falsifiable argument is nothing of the sort. It's an argument from authority. He won't reject AGW not because of any evidence presented, but only if the authority of organizations such as the AAAS change their position (just a matter of time now). I have had many discussions with him on this. Just because the POLITICAL arm of the AAAS decided to make their position "official" does not mean that all the scientists in the world accept that position. In fact MANY DO NOT and have publicly stated so.
My question is not one of appealing to authority. Something one must not do in science, but what EVIDENCE or lack of prediction would make you reject AGW? What would the planet do or not do that would make you change to a skeptic?
Tell you what, I'm sure
Tell you what, I'm sure DeSmogBlog would love to see your correspondence with him. Why don't you send them pictures of it?
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
You want to see the emails I
You want to see the emails I sent and replies from him? I guess you do not believe me, eh?
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Here is one of his replies
Here is one of his replies to me from a post I sent which were just articles he should be aware of.
This message was Feb 10, 2008
Re: Must reads, it IS starting to fall apart
As predicted, you ignored the central question "What if you're wrong," and re-asserted your claim.
I'm starting to lump you in with several other people I've come across who are your equals in denialist fervor, but my anger towards them turned to compassion when I discovered that they are mentally ill. One had massive brain damage in a car accident, another suffers from a malignant brain tumor, and the third I don't know what his diagnosis is.
I'm not accusing you of being mentally ill because you disagree with me. I'm just letting you know that the way you come across is strongly consistent with those others, who had enough mental function to present (to themselves and others) what sounds like reasonable arguments, but are unable to see anything which might contradict their established beliefs. It is this inability to acknowledge the possibility of being wrong–this confidence that is so supreme, it isn't even seen as confidence, because they are just right–that is the red flag. And of course, they can't see that either. Which is why your last two responses really hit me. I told you that I thought you would dodge the central question, and come back with tangential assertions, and despite my explicit challenge to do otherwise, you did exactly as I predicted, with seemingly no awareness of the significance of that.
I don't feel superior to you. I'm just sad that you are actively demanding that the rest of us take on the risk of your assessment being incorrect, when you won't even acknowledge the possibility.
If you really think we're going back to the dark ages and it's inevitable because of Peak Oil, then please, make your preparations, and leave the rest of us alone to make ours for the threats we see. If you sincerely believe it's too late, that catastrophic social collapse is inevitable and immanent, as you've described in the past, then it won't be any skin off of your nose if the rest of us want to rearrange some deck chairs on the Titanic to make ourselves feel better about what we perceive as a threat. It won't hurt you. Please just leave us alone, and prepare for your reality.
I wish you the best of luck and fortune. For us all.
As you can see he has quite the chip on his shoulders.
Brian D replied on Permalink
Missing the point
And yet you still miss the critical point in that you haven't answered the "What if you're wrong?" question. The whole point of risk assessment is to deal with two questions: first, what if you're right, and second, what if you're wrong. You haven't touched the second one at all and respond by getting louder about your certainty. This isn't very intellectually honest.
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
This comes to the issue of
This comes to the issue of the Precautionary Principle.
I have written a piece regarding that.
The question is not about being wrong on my part, but being wrong on your part. You are the people presenting a positive position, AGW theory. I'm skeptical of the dogmatic alarmist predictions those who hold to that premise. I do not hold any position to be wrong about as I'm convinced that there is no way to predict what the future climate will be.
Also, I do not have to worry about being wrong on wild predictions that have no basis in fact. Besides, why don't you raise the alarm about people living along active tectonic zones? It's predicted that 30,000 people will die when the next big one hits Los Angeles. Why not invoke the PP and move all these people away from such dangerous zones?
But I'll play along. What if I'm wrong and the earth's temp rises because of CO2:
1) it will mean longer growing seasons for northern peoples
2) less heating bills in the winter
3) faster growing crops.
4) more moderated weather, fewer violent storms.
Sounds nice, bring it on!
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
You are just spreading lies
you do not know what you are talking about. You have no clue how science works.
There is absolutely no truth to what you are telling us.
Science has shown the following:
1. carbon dioxide is a green house gas
2. carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere
3. much of the extra carbon dioxide has been shown to be man made
These facts are bolstered by the finding that over geological time scales (millions of years) carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature are related. That is, when carbon dioxide concentrations were high, temperatures were high. As the carbon dioxide levels decreased due to carbon being locked up in sediments and transformed and buried under many thousands of feet of other sediments temperatures decreased as well.
This is verifiable by looking at the scientific literature and was known long before AGW was a concern. In fact any petroleum geologist is well aware of this since it is critical to knowing where to find oil and gas.
If you dispute these facts you are either stupid or are deliberately falsifying the truth.
Ian Forrester
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
Ian are you capable of
Ian are you capable of posting without being insulting? It is possible for you to have a meaningful debate or is your a priori position that everyone who disagrees with you is either stupid or lying?
1. carbon dioxide is a green house gas
A very small component. And only in lab experiments. Reality has many more factors involved. Question is, when CO2 were 3-4 TIMES the current level in the geological past how come the planet did not cook?
2. carbon dioxide is increasing in the atmosphere
That's an assumption and not proven. http://www.jennifermarohasy.com/blog/archives/003366.html
3. much of the extra carbon dioxide has been shown to be man made
Much is not scientific. How much is much? What percent of the current CO2 emissions from humans? Back it up with peer reviewed papers.
These facts are bolstered by the finding that over geological time scales (millions of years) carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature are related. That is, when carbon dioxide concentrations were high, temperatures were high.
Actually some evidence shows the reverse. Temp came first then co2 increased. The problem for that correlation is that in spite of CO2 increasing the planet has cooled over the past 10 years and now we have CREDIBLE peer reviewed papers popping up that we are headed into a 30-40 year cooling trend. Or do you ignore those because it does not fit the AGW polemic?
Can it be possible that the sun has some effect on our climate? Is it possible that the climate system is so complex that we have yet been able to model it correctly?
Ian Forrester replied on Permalink
I'm just letting you know what I think of you
You are stupid, a liar, ignorant of science and you insult intelligent people. Do I need to add anything else?
If you don't want to be insulted then act like a responsible person and stop being so stupid.
Ian Forrester
JR Wakefield replied on Permalink
You want to see all 23
You want to see all 23 emails I sent him? Some are quite lengthy.
Heffer replied on Permalink
Send some more. That one
Send some more. That one made him look at least a little bit off his rocker…at least half a cheek.
Would love to hear if he fell completely off in any of the others


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Ramineh Behbehanian, 50, will face charges of suspicion of poisoning and attempted murder, police said.
The Starbucks, located on the 6000 Block of Snell Avenue in South San Jose, Calif., was evacuated Monday evening after a customer spotted a woman switching bottles in the cold box at the front of the store with those in her bag, according to police.
As the witness was notifying Starbucks employees of the woman's suspicious activity, police said, the suspect apparently overheard the conversation and fled the scene abruptly. A Starbucks employee was able to record the license plate of the woman's car.
The San Jose Fire Department responded to the scene after Starbucks employees examined the bottles and found the contents had a toxic smell to them, police said.
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"No one consumed the juice and, again, our partners and our customers did the right thing by acting quickly," said Hutson. "We destroyed the juice [and so did] our partner in the other area."

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Britain won't intervene this time in Iraq, senior official says
Great Britain has no plans to intervene militarily to assist the government of Iraq in repulsing the advance of Sunni Muslim extremists, a senior British defense official said Wednesday.
Echoing the position of the Obama administration, Philip Hammond, the country's secretary of state for defense, said during a roundtable discussion with reporters at the British embassy in Qatar that a "political solution" to Iraq's divisions among Sunni, Shiite Muslim and Kurdish factions was a "necessary precursor" to any military help for the Iraqi government now led by Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, a Shiite.
Great Britain sent more than 48,000 troops into Iraq when the U.S.-led coalition invaded in 2003, and it maintained a presence in the country, where it was the second largest foreign force, until May 2009. Britons still hotly debate their role in Iraq, which was in the news again last month when the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, announced that it had opened a war crimes investigation into possible cases of abuse by British troops. The United States doesn't recognize the court's jurisdiction, but Britain does.
Hammond was in Qatar for a one-day visit that included meetings with Qatar's foreign minister, Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah, and defense minister, Hamad al Attiyah, during which he discussed the advance of the onetime al Qaida affiliate the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Hammond told reporters that the immediate challenge in Iraq was the need for "an inclusive and a legitimate government in Baghdad" and that Britain wouldn't take any action on behalf of the Iraqi government.
"Any military intervention which was not preceded by a political initiative to create an inclusive government, a government which is credible with the Sunni community in Iraq, would be bound to fail," he said.
He said Britain might consider providing "technical assistance" to "rebuild the Iraqi security forces after the disaster of the last couple of weeks."
"We are certainly not ruling out certain technical assistance and advisory support to a government of Iraq which has embraced the principles of inclusiveness," he said.
Whether a political solution is likely appeared uncertain Wednesday as Maliki denounced calls to form an emergency unity government, calling it a "coup against the constitution and an attempt to end the democratic experience." He said that such a "national salvation" government wouldn't be representative of the results of April's parliamentary elections, which awarded his party 92 of 328 seats.
Hammond said the United States and Britain "don't have a specific coordination" over Iraq, though "we would certainly look to understand what they are doing as a matter of routine."
Hammond also said there was a growing consensus among Persian Gulf nations, which are ruled by Sunni monarchies, that military action of any kind without preparing for a political solution would be "counterproductive."
"I think there is a consensus that there needs to be an inclusive government that speaks to all the communities in Iraq," he said. "I haven't heard anybody in the last two days who disagrees with that view."


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On Friday, November 12, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil injunctive action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York charging Thomas C. Hardin, a former managing director at a New York-based hedge fund investment adviser, Lanexa Management LLC, for insider trading in connection with two corporate takeovers and a quarterly earnings announcement. The illicit profits at Lanexa resulting from Hardin's conduct alleged in this filing exceed $950,000. The complaint filed last Friday relates to an ongoing enforcement action, SEC v. Galleon Management, LP, et al., 09-CV-8811 (S.D.N.Y.) (JSR).
In SEC v. Galleon, the SEC has, as of today, charged twenty-two defendants and alleged widespread and repeated insider trading at numerous hedge funds, including Galleon, a multi-billion dollar New York hedge fund complex founded and controlled by defendant Raj Rajaratnam, and by other professional traders in the securities of fourteen issuers generating illicit profits totaling approximately $53 million.
The SEC's most recent complaint related to this action, filed last Friday in federal court in Manhattan, charges Hardin with trading in the securities of Hilton, Google and Kronos based on material nonpublic information that Hardin allegedly received from Roomy Khan, an individual investor who had, herself, received such information from various sources.
The SEC's complaint alleges that Khan tipped Hardin to inside information she received from a Moody's rating agency analyst, about an impending takeover of Hilton by The Blackstone Group. According to the allegations, Hardin traded on the information on behalf of Lanexa and also passed the information to others, who similarly traded on the information. Khan also shared with Hardin inside information she received from an employee at Market Street Partners, an investor relations consulting firm that did work for Google, about Google's Q2 2007 earnings. Hardin traded on the information on behalf of Lanexa and also tipped others. Finally, Khan tipped Hardin to inside information she received about the impending acquisition of Kronos by Hellman & Friedman. Hardin traded on the information on behalf of Lanexa and also tipped others, who traded on the information.
The SEC's complaint charges Hardin with violations of the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. The complaint seeks a final judgment permanently enjoining Hardin from future violations of the antifraud provisions, ordering him to disgorge ill-gotten gains plus prejudgment interest, and ordering him to pay financial penalties.
In addition, since the case was filed the SEC has:
For further information, see Litigation Release Nos. 21255 (October 16, 2009), 21284 (November 5, 2009), 21397 (January 29, 2010), 21493 (April 20, 2010), 21526 (May 17, 2010), and 21732 (November 8, 2010).
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CAMDEN, N.J.—The Harvard lightweight varsity eight looks to finish off a flawless season with a national title at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championships Saturday on the Cooper River.
The top-ranked Crimson has not lost a dual regatta in two seasons and will see its first action since winning gold at Eastern Sprints in Saturday morning's heats. Oarsmen from the unbeaten second varsity eight will form a lightweight four. The Harvard heavyweight crew and Radcliffe lightweight crew are also competing for national titles this weekend in Camden.
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A live, four-camera video stream of the racing can be found here. An audio webcast is available here.
Probable Lineups
Varsity Eight
Cox: Angela Chang, 8: Matt O'Leary, 7: Austin Meyer, 6: Will Newell, 5: Erich Schultze, 4: Tim Moore, 3: Andrew Trott, 2: Jared Dourdevelle, 1: Tom Nesel
Varsity Four
Cox: Alex Saal, 4: Florian Mayr, 3: Alex Newell, 2: Stuart Taylor, 1: Nicholas Gates
Last Season
A bronze-medal finish by the lightweight varsity eight highlighted Harvard's weekend at the 2010 IRA regatta. The Crimson was even with rival Princeton through 1,500 meters before Princeton held on to finish 1.9 seconds ahead of Harvard and one second ahead of Navy, which surged late for the silver medal.
Team Strength
In the four IRA events in which Harvard regularly competes during the season (heavy varsity, second varsity and freshman eights; light varsity eight), Harvard's boats own a combined 30-0 dual-racing record and added eight other race wins and four gold medals at Sprints.
The Crimson won five of the six major races at Sprints, totaled six gold medals and claimed the heavyweight and lightweight Ivy League championships. It was the 13th time Harvard has won gold in both varsity eight races, a feat accomplished only four times by non-Harvard crews. The Crimson won five major races for the sixth time.
Not Done Yet
The IRA regatta marks the end of Harvard's collegiate season, but both the Crimson heavyweight and lightweight teams will send boats to compete in the Henley Royal Regatta June 29-July 3 in Henley-on-Thames, England. The Harvard heavyweight varsity eight won the Ladies' Challenge Plate last year at Henley.
Crimson Champions
Three of the Harvard heavyweights' nine official national championships have come at the IRA regatta: 2003, '04 and '05. The Crimson lightweights have won seven IRA titles. The only schools to sweep the IRA heavy and light crowns are Harvard in 2003 and Princeton in 1998.
Harvard's unbeaten varsity dual mark (9-0) is the 28th in program history, the fifth under head coach Charley Butt. The Crimson varsity is 19-0 over the last two seasons and 27-1 over the last three.
Avoiding Déjà Vu
Like last season, the Crimson lightweight varsity entered Sprints with a perfect dual record. This time, Harvard remained unbeaten, improving on its 2010 performance by one position.
Lightweight IRA History
The lightweights have been rowing at the IRA Regatta since 1990, when the event became the national championship for lightweight crew. Prior to competing at IRAs, the Crimson competed at the Empire State Regatta for the national title.
Harvard has won seven national titles since 1990 with the most recent coming in 2003. The Crimson also captured IRA national titles in 1991, '93, '95, '97, '99 and 2001 and has medaled in four of the last five years.
Lightweight Varsity Eight
Six rowers are back from last season's varsity eight that earned an IRA bronze: Will Newell fellow seniors Andrew Trott (Cape Town, South Africa) and Jared Dourdeville (Marion, Mass.) and juniors Austin Meyer, Tim Moore (Exeter, N.H.) and Tom Nesel (Castleton, N.Y.). Angela Chang (Potomac, Md.) coxed the third varsity last season. Stroke Matt O'Leary (Westwood, Mass.) and five-seat Erich Schultze (Foxboro, Mass.) were part of the Crimson's 10-0 freshman boat last season.
Each athlete in the boat was named first-team All-Ivy League. O'Leary and Schultze have never lost a collegiate dual race, and none of the varsity eight oarsmen have lost a dual race in the last two seasons.


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Chlamydia is not tested for in your smear test (cervical screening). Find out what to do if you think you've got chlamydia and where you can get tested.
No. Smear tests (cervical screening) don't include tests for chlamydia.
Cervical screening tests help to prevent cervical cancer by checking the health of the entrance of the womb (cervix) and detecting abnormal cells.
The tests do not include tests for chlamydia or other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as gonorrhoea.
If you want to be tested for chlamydia when you go for your smear test, ask your doctor or nurse.
If you're sexually active and under 25, the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) recommends you should be tested for chlamydia each year, or when you change your sexual partner. Regardless of age, you should also get tested for chlamydia if:
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A swab looks like a cotton bud, but the head is smaller and rounder, and on a longer stick.
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Chlamydia does not always cause symptoms, so you may not know you have it. In women, symptoms of chlamydia can include:
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If you think you or your partner may have chlamydia, it's important to get medical advice so the infection can be treated with antibiotics.
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Good colour reproduction, Available at a reasonable price
Images are pretty good
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Curvy body is different
Pocket camera that has all the bases covered
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WiFi functionality cleverly implemented
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Decent little camera suitable for the point and shooter
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Maine Forest Service warns of high fire danger conditions statewide
GRAY, Maine (AP) — The Maine Forest Service is warning of high fire danger conditions across the entire state.
Officials say a lack of rainfall has made for dry conditions, with several wildfires being reported in recent days.
Over the weekend, firefighters and the Maine Forest Service were called to a fire in Livermore Falls where the property owner told forest rangers he set a test fire to check how things would burn.
The fire spread out of control and burned a shed, a pile of tires and an acre of grass and brush. The property owner was issued a summons for burning without a permit.


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Hedge-Fund-Like Mutual Funds Grow in Popularity
More mutual funds with properties of hedge funds are being launched and embraced by financial advisers. Wealth Management at WSJ.com's Daisy Maxey discusses the trend with John Longo, chief investment officer at advisory group MDE Group.
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... the ... it was full plans that use hedge fund strategies are becoming more popular I mean that's with the beest dot com I met with Don Munroe ... chief investment officer of New Jersey based ... NVE group which manages one a half billion welcome to a swing amid a sea ... of you are seeing the mutual funds come along and want more funds that have strategies and like hedge funds ... and more to dispel that managers wanting to give up on its ... quite popular ... while writing the markets up and down everyday sometimes hopeless or sinking feeling ... some investors say hair like to have my investments when they look into a true Hedge fund the minimum investment is often a million dollars ... so one advantage of the Hedge Beach will funds is that the minimum investment is often only a thousand dollars ... and for the fund companies' perspective the fees are about twice as high as the regular actively managed fund size example ... a regular actively managed equity fund might toward one percent for your ... fall hedge mutual fund charges two percent for year ... and is also a lot higher than the typical index fund charging about ten twenty basis points ... but you say it's easier to replicate some hedge fund strategies meaningful fun than others ... I explained that ... the of the key to replication is low dispersion of volatility so a good example would be merger arbitrage funds ... at any given time is perhaps fifty euro hundred deals active each each year ... so what if a hedge it will fund for example Pfizer all funds or all firms that are the target of a merger that might be fifty seven ... then they can sell short those doing the bidding ... so that's probably going to replicate any Hedge Index from merger arbitrage cumbersome was look of long short equity ... there are about seven thousand stocks in the U S a more fifty thousand globally so to replicate that it's can be very hard this a lot of degree of error ... I see that the beads of yet ... but no use at least one heads with the firm and or stand and we talk about why and how you put forth by a ... U turn we think as people funds play a diversifying role in portfolio ... and are firmly in about ten to fifteen percent in these these funds ... so what we've had for more than five years is Teoh US Market Neutral and a very good long-term track record ... and as an example in two thousand and eight they only lost seven percent while the Essen P went down ... thirty seven percent ... another new addition car lineup is Marketfield Marketfield was cut with global macro ... go anywhere Hedge neutral fund ... and they're up nine percent this year and their plots toward Neutral on ... thanks and thanks for having days ...


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30 in 30: Replacing Lecavalier a question for Lightningby Mike G. Morreale
After failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second straight year following a trip to the Eastern Conference Final in 2011, the Tampa Bay Lightning are undergoing a facelift.
Goaltending and defense proved to be the team's biggest issues in 2012-13, when the Lightning dropped to 14th in the East. That earned them the third pick in the NHL Draft, which they used to select forward Jonathan Drouin of the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Drouin figures to get every chance to spend the season with Tampa Bay.
One reason there's an opening is general manager Steve Yzerman made the tough decision to use one of his compliance buyouts on captain Vincent Lecavalier after 14 years with the organization.
Yzerman, entering his fourth season as GM, said changes had to be made after back-to-back disappointing seasons.
"We finished 28th [last season]," Yzerman told the Tampa Bay Times. "We just can't continue going along with the same core. We don't have [salary-cap] space to do anything to really improve the team. We had two choices, really: Create some space and give ourselves the flexibility to look at other options, or just sit tight and just keep going along as we are."
He chose the former.
Here are six questions the Lightning face heading into this season:
1. How will the Lightning overcome the loss of Vincent Lecavalier? -- Since he scored 24 goals and 70 points in 2009-10 with the Lightning, Lecavalier's offensive numbers have declined.
"If we're going to be serious about change, this is something we had to look at doing," Yzerman said following his decision to buy out the captain June 27.
Though it wasn't an easy decision, the buyout was necessary in order to give the Lightning room to upgrade the roster and allow top prospects a chance to prove themselves. Tampa Bay should be fine offensively: The Lightning were third in the NHL with 147 non-shootout goals last season; Lecavalier scored 10 of them.
Steven Stamkos and Martin St. Louis will lead the offense again, and youngsters Brett Connolly, Richard Panik and Drouin figure to get the chance to step up in Lecavalier's place.
2. What is the biggest challenge facing coach Jon Cooper? -- In Cooper's first full season behind the bench, it's critical he have his players on the same page, especially when it comes to shutting down the opposition. The Lightning surrendered 147 non-shootout goals last season, putting them in the bottom five in goals allowed.
"If I could find a perfect marriage between the '80s Edmonton Oilers and the '70s Philadelphia Flyers, that's the way [my teams] play," Cooper told SI.com.
Cooper considers himself a players' coach who's more worried about how his team is playing than what the opposition is trying to do.
"I'm a huge believer in mastering your own game plan and letting everybody try and worry about you," Cooper said. "I don't put much stock worrying about other teams. Naturally, everybody has their systems, but ultimately if you can get your team to play your system better than the other team plays theirs, I think that weighs in your favor."
3. Who will succeed Lecavalier as captain? -- During Yzerman's state of the team address to season-ticket holders in July, the GM said Martin St. Louis still has a lot of seasons remaining in his 38-year-old body. Whether that's news to St. Louis remains to be seen, but Yzerman is hopeful.
The departure of Lecavalier, Tampa Bay's captain since 2008-09, leaves St. Louis as the lone member of the Lightning's 2004 Stanley Cup-winning team. St. Louis has been with the Lightning since 2000, and has 336 goals, 556 assists and 892 points in 910 regular-season games, and has always been the voice of reason in good times and bad within the dressing room. Getting the "C" would be an honor for a player whose No. 26 will be raised to the rafters of the Tampa Bay Times Forum soon after he retires.
The other possibility is Stamkos, the NHL's top goal-scorer during the past four seasons. Making Stamkos the captain would follow the trend of giving the "C" to the young, face of the franchise star.
Yzerman said the ninth captain in the organization's history is likely to be named during training camp. Don't be surprised if St. Louis is given the nod.
4. Who is the No. 1 goaltender? -- The competition between Ben Bishop and Anders Lindback begins in earnest during training camp in September. Yzerman acquired each goalies via trade and paid a big price, so neither figures to get preferential treatment.
Yzerman sent a pair of 2012 second-round picks, a 2013 third-rounder and goaltender Sebastian Caron to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Lindback, forward Kyle Wilson and a 2012 seventh-round pick in June 2012. Yzerman traded forward Cory Conacher and a 2013 fourth-round pick in exchange for Bishop, then signed him to a two-year contract extension.
5. Will first-round pick Jonathan Drouin remain with the team the entire season? -- The organization likes what it sees in Drouin. He brings great skill and hockey sense, and the fact Yzerman signed him to a three-year, entry-level contract five days after selecting him with the third pick in the 2013 NHL Draft speaks volumes.
Drouin skated in 82 games in two seasons for the Halifax Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and had 48 goals, 134 points and a plus-43 rating. He played in 34 playoff games, connecting for 21 goals and 61 points and helping the Mooseheads win the Memorial Cup in May. There doesn't appear to be much left for him to accomplish in juniors.
The Lightning passed on the draft's top defensive prospect, Seth Jones, to take Drouin, so the odds of him being returned to the Canadian Hockey League following his nine-game trial with the Lightning would appear to be slim.
"He's a special player, but as far as making the team, that will be up to him and the coaching staff," Lightning development coach Stacy Roest told NHL.com. "He's good with and without the puck and sees plays develop before they happen."
Look for Cooper to experiment with Drouin on the top line alongside Stamkos and St. Louis. The coach might also use Drouin with free-agent signee Valtteri Filppula at center and Teddy Purcell on right wing.
6. Will the Lightning qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs? -- Tampa Bay appears to have a good mix of youth and experience in Cooper's first full season behind the bench.
To help him, Yzerman added veteran Rick Bowness as an associate coach and former University of Denver coach George Gwozdecky as an assistant. Bowness spent the previous seven seasons with the Vancouver Canucks as an assistant and associate coach, primarily working with the defense. The team reached the Stanley Cup Playoffs in all but one of his seasons in Vancouver and appeared in the 2011 Cup Final.
"When you play a certain style and become successful at it, winning happens more than losing," Cooper said. "I like the energy our team will have and some guys have been around and have that fire in their eyes. Having Rick Bowness as an associate coach, working with the defense, will be great. All he has done is win wherever he has been."
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Oxfam: Combined wealth of the 85 richest people is equal to that of poorest 3.5 billion
Global inequality has increased to the extent that the £1 trillion combined wealth of the 85 richest people is equal to that of the poorest 3.5 billion - half of the world's population - according to a new report from development charity Oxfam.
And the report, entitled Working For The Few, claims that growing inequality has been driven by a "power grab" by wealthy elites, who have co-opted the political process to rig the rules of the economic system in their favour.
Oxfam called on attendees at this week's World Economic Forum, which brings together politicians and business leaders in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, to take a personal pledge to tackle the problem by refraining from dodging taxes or using their wealth to seek political favours.
Polling for the report found people in countries around the world - including two-thirds of those questioned in Britain - believe that the rich have too much influence over the direction their country is heading.
Oxfam chief executive Winnie Byanyima said: "It is staggering that in the 21st century, half of the world's population - that's three and a half billion people - own no more than a tiny elite whose numbers could all fit comfortably on a double-decker bus.
"We cannot hope to win the fight against poverty without tackling inequality. Widening inequality is creating a vicious circle where wealth and power are increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few, leaving the rest of us to fight over crumbs from the top table.
"In developed and developing countries alike we are increasingly living in a world where the lowest tax rates, the best health and education and the opportunity to influence are being given not just to the rich but also to their children.
"Without a concerted effort to tackle inequality, the cascade of privilege and of disadvantage will continue down the generations. We will soon live in a world where equality of opportunity is just a dream. In too many countries economic growth already amounts to little more than a 'winner takes all' windfall for the richest."
The Oxfam report found that over the past few decades, the rich have successfully wielded political influence to skew policies in their favour on issues ranging from financial deregulation, tax havens, anti-competitive business practices to lower tax rates on high incomes and cuts in public services for the majority. Since the late 1970s, tax rates for the richest have fallen in 29 out of 30 countries for which data are available, said the report.
This "capture of opportunities" by the rich at the expense of the poor and middle classes has led to a situation where 70% of the world's population live in countries where inequality has increased since the 1980s and 1% of families own 46% of global wealth - almost £70 trillion.
Opinion polls in Spain, Brazil, India, South Africa, the US, UK and Netherlands found that a majority in each country believe that wealthy people exert too much influence. Concern was strongest in Spain, followed by Brazil and India and least marked in the Netherlands.
In the UK, some 67% agreed that "the rich have too much influence over where this country is headed" - 37% saying that they agreed "strongly" with the statement - against just 10% who disagreed, 2% of them strongly.
The WEF's own Global Risks report recently identified widening income disparities as one of the biggest threats to the world community.
Oxfam is calling on those gathered at WEF to pledge to support progressive taxation and not dodge their own taxes; r efrain from using their wealth to seek political favours that undermine the democratic will of their fellow citizens; m ake public all investments in companies and trusts for which they are the ultimate beneficial owners; c hallenge governments to use tax revenue to provide universal healthcare, education and social protection; demand a living wage in all companies they own or control; and c hallenge other members of the economic elite to join them in these pledges.
Full report from Oxfam is available here
- Research Now questioned 1,166 adults in the UK for Oxfam between October 1 and 14 2013.
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This may be a bit of a leap. But we've spotted Gearbox Software's Randy Pitchford in the VIP section for Ubisoft's upcoming press conference.
We've also heard, through sources, that he's hear to talk about a new game they're working on for Ubisoft. Could it be a new Brothers in Arms?
It would mean three shooters would be getting a showing at Ubisoft's press conference, an impressive number for a bloated genre indeed of some shaking up. Maybe Ubisoft is the company to do it.
The last Brothers in Arms, Hell's Highway, hit in 2008 and the series has been quiet since.


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Why You Didn't Get the Job: Real Hiring Managers Spill Their Secrets
Hiring managers were interviewed to find out the real reasons good applicants can get the ax — and seven revealed how potential hires they've interviewed have talked themselves out of a paycheck.
Most people already know the tried-and-true etiquette for landing your dream job: Don't forget the cover letter. Make sure your social media accounts are up-to-date.
But what other little hobgoblins of job hunting can really trip you up?
Lack of Follow Up
"Not providing good follow up is almost always a killer," says Meghan Keane, vice president of editorial at Alloy Digital. "I'm always surprised when I have an interview with someone I really like, and they don't follow up. No thank you note. No outreach. It usually means they aren't interested in the job or aren't as good as I thought."
The reason this matters is that it's a good indication of how you'll perform on the job: "When you're actually working with someone, you need them to be responsible," she says. "If they can't get back to you when they really want to be hired, would they be responsive on a daily basis?"
What you should do: Be prolific in your thanks. After every interview, send a follow-up note, says Keane. Even if you immediately hear that you aren't getting the job, send a thank you for the consideration. Even if the person interviewing you was rude and you wouldn't take the job had it been offered, send a thank you because it's the right thing to do.
And if you don't want the job, do it simply because you never know where your interviewer will land next.
Not Knowing Your Audience
You'd think there are certain things that would be givens: Like not trotting out any big, red flags that could put the kibosh on your getting the job. "In our business, you have to be dedicated to the country and the military," explains Scott Maddox, site manager at a national defense corporation.
"Not to mention, you have to be able to pass a background check. I had one applicant who slyly mentioned that he does everything in his power to not pay his taxes. I couldn't believe he would say something like that to a company that works with the government."
The takeaway: Do your homework—and that means researching not only the particular company you're interviewing with, but keeping up on industry norms and trends. Then make sure that your behavior, and the information you offer in the interview, will help your cause, not hurt it.
And, as a general rule of thumb, it's almost always better to pay your taxes. (If you have questions about how to pay your taxes, LearnVest can help.)
Read the rest of the article on LearnVest.com.


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Freezing Panes in an Excel 2007 Worksheet
The Freeze Panes command in Excel 2007 enables you to freeze portions of a worksheet, typically column and row headings, so that you can view distant parts of the worksheet while the headings remain in place. Freezing panes only affects the current worksheet. If you want to freeze other worksheets, you must select them individually and freeze them.
Follow these steps to freeze panes in a worksheet:
Position the cell cursor based on what you want to freeze:
Columns: Select the column to the right of the columns you want to freeze. For example, click column B to freeze only column A.
Rows: Select the row below the rows you want to freeze. For example, click row 4 to freeze rows 1, 2, and 3.
Columns and rows: Click the cell below the rows and to the right of the columns you want to freeze — essentially, the first cell that isn't frozen. For example, click cell B2 to freeze both column A and row 1.Cells above and to the left of the current cell will be frozen.
In the Window group of the View tab, choose Freeze Panes→Freeze Panes.
A thin black line separates the sections. As you scroll down and to the right, notice that the columns above and rows to the left of the cell cursor remain fixed.Keep titles visible by freezing the panes.
Normally when you press Ctrl+Home, Excel takes you to cell A1. However, when Freeze Panes is active, pressing Ctrl+Home takes you to the cell just below and to the right of the column headings. You can still use your arrow keys or click your mouse to access any cell.
In the Window group of the View tab, choose Freeze Panes→Unfreeze Panes to unlock the fixed rows and columns.
You can click the Freeze Top Row or Freeze First Column command in the Freeze Panes drop-down menu to freeze just the top row or first column in the worksheet, without regard to the position of the cell cursor in the worksheet.


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Talking about marijuana can be a little complicated. More and more states are legalizing it for medical and recreational use, so it's less taboo than it once was—but the research is mixed when it comes to the benefits versus the risks. What we do know are some of the effects it has on your brain and body when you use it, and that's key knowledge for making informed decisions.
How marijuana makes people feel varies—a lot
"When marijuana is smoked, tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC (the main active ingredient), and other chemicals quickly reach their target receptors in the brain, and the user experiences the effects almost immediately," says Dr. Ruben Baler, neuroscientist and marijuana researcher at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Washington DC. "Some of these include a sense of euphoria and relaxation, but pleasant experiences are by no means universal. Some users experience anxiety, fear, or panic."
Recent research shows that young people in both high school and college perceive marijuana as lower risk than students in the past did, which may have to do with increasing legalization.
"In terms of legalization, yes, there are chemicals in marijuana that have the potential to benefit patients with specific conditions—but legalized recreational use has given people the wrong perception that the drug is completely safe. More research is needed to pinpoint long-term effects, but what we do know is that THC can directly affect the way in which the brain processes information."
—Dr. Ruben Baler, neuroscientist and researcher at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Washington DC
Keep in mind that, like with alcohol, a person still must be age 21 or older to use marijuana in states that have legalized recreational use.
To cut the confusion, we collected the evidence. Click on the graphic below to find out the science on how the body reacts to marijuana.
Marijuana immediately triggers a boost of dopamine (a neurotransmitter that affects your brain's pleasure center), which leads to those famous warm and fuzzy feelings (the "high"). But one 2016 study suggests that this may not be the case for everyone. The study—published in Molecular Psychiatry—found that heavy marijuana users (those who used at least twice per day, five days a week or more) had lower dopamine releases over time, which is associated with not only decreased happiness but also worsened memory and a struggle with performing tasks that require attention.
Overall, there isn't enough evidence to make claims about the long-term effects of marijuana on the brain. However, a 2014 study in the Journal of Neuroscience found significant brain differences (in size and shape of areas associated with decision making) in the MRI results of 18- to 25-year-olds who smoked marijuana at least once a week (compared to people with little or no prior experience with marijuana).
THC decreases blood pressure, causing capillaries and blood vessels to dilate. Besides the telltale red eyes (caused by increased blood flow) and the dryness that usually accompanies it, there's some evidence to show that marijuana could actually damage your vision in the long run. According to a 2017 study in JAMA Ophthalmology, regular use has been shown to hinder how your retina cells processes visual information, which the researchers suggested could potentially alter vision.
Unlike smoking tobacco cigarettes, researchers have not found a clear link between lung cancer and smoking marijuana. However, a 2008 study in Chemical Research in Toxicology found that marijuana smoke contains similar toxic chemicals to those found in tobacco cigarette smoke, such as ammonia (commonly found in pesticides) and hydrogen cyanide (a poisonous chemical compound). Interestingly—and confusingly—a 20-year study of more than 5,000 men and women suggests that regular marijuana smokers tend to have an increased lung capacity compared to non-marijuana smokers (JAMA, 2012). The main takeaway: We still don't know exactly what's going on with marijuana's effect on the lungs, but research shows that regular marijuana smokers are more likely to experience wheezing, excess phlegm production, and a stubborn cough.
There's lots of disagreement when it comes to marijuana and its effects on your heart. While one recent study that analyzed 20 million health records found a 10 percent increased risk of heart failure and a 26 percent increased risk of stroke among users, other long-term studies haven't found a strong-enough correlation between marijuana use (with no tobacco) and any increased risk. One thing experts all agree on: More research is needed.
One of marijuana's most notorious side effects is also its most mysterious. Even some of the world's top researchers can't pinpoint exactly why marijuana often sparks a ravenous hunger (also known as the "munchies") that leads people to raid the fridge or the nearest convenience store. So far, it's believed that the key lies in the CB1 receptors within our brain, which trigger feelings of being full or hungry. THC seems to activate a hunger-promoting hormone that tells us we're hungry, even if we aren't.
Researchers have noted another strange phenomenon that's not yet understood. Various studies show that marijuana users tend to have lower body weight than non-users, even when they have high daily calorie intakes, according to a 2014 review of research published in Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience.
The paper's authors theorize that this may be because of variations in how the studies were conducted and how marijuana use was measured (e.g., short-term vs. long-term use), because food and marijuana may compete for the same reward system in the brain, or because there may be some still-unknown mechanism at work that actually prevents or slows down weight gain.
Edible marijuana products (such as baked goods, candies, and beverages) are popular in states that have legalized recreational and medicinal use (Methods Report, 2016). Edibles don't carry the same risks associated with smoking (though such little research has been conducted on them, we really don't know what effect they could have on our health). What we do know is that there are some stark differences in how THC affects the body when it's consumed vs. when it's smoked.
For example, when a person smokes marijuana, they usually start feeling the effects within 10 minutes, and the high lasts for about 4 hours. When a person consumes edibles, it takes at least 30 minutes to start feeling the effects; it peaks about 3 hours in, and lasts for about 12 hours (JAMA, 2015). This delay in onset and the much longer duration can make it difficult for people to figure out how much THC they've consumed or gauge how it will make them feel, which could be leading people to inadvertently consume too much. A 2015 study in JAMA found that most people going to the hospital in Colorado for marijuana intoxication (with symptoms like anxiety, panic attacks, and vomiting) had ingested edible THC products.
The takeaway: If you plan to consume edibles, start with a very small amount and wait a couple of hours to feel the effects before deciding to take any more.
Studies show THC majorly affects your reaction time and motor coordination, and it's correlated with impaired driving. The number of car accident-related insurance claims in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon increased by about 3 percent since the three states legalized marijuana for recreational use, according to a report by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. In fact, aside from alcohol, it's the drug most commonly detected in the blood of drivers who've been in a car crash, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Whether or not you choose to use marijuana, never get behind the wheel while you're impaired (or get in the car with a driver who is). Not only could you be pulled over and charged for driving under the influence (which usually comes with a massive fine and license suspension), but you could cause a fatal accident.
OK, so even if you're not trying to start a family anytime soon, keep in mind that a common cause of infertility is oddly shaped, confused, or "lazy" sperm. A 2014 study showed young men who smoked marijuana had higher levels of these wonky sperm and had fewer of the strong swimmers required to fertilize an egg and make a baby. This study pinpointed three months as the maximum affected period, and the long-term effects aren't clear. The research on how marijuana use may affect women's fertility is limited and still unclear. However, pregnant women who use marijuana may have twice as high a risk of having a stillborn baby compared to non-users, and there may be other detrimental effects on the developing fetus, according to NIDA.
How to stop smoking weed: Narconon
Top 10 Pro & Con Arguments: ProCon.org
Harm-reduction strategies: Marijuana use: Ithaca College
What you need to know about marijuana use and driving: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Making excellence a habit
Longevity in business shows growth, productivity, strength and success. There are many theories out there about how companies can make themselves resilient. BSI recently hosted a roundtable with Management Today where we spoke to senior executives on their understanding about Organizational Resilience, and practices they have put in place to ensure a strong and growing organization.
Some of the key areas of discussion covered include:
There have been numerous management papers on how and why companies should embrace resilience in order to protect themselves from growing business threats. But 'Organizational Resilience' – in the sense of the term we use here at BSI – is based upon a much broader view of resilience as a value driver for organizations, enabling them to perform robustly over the long term. Our recently published Standard BS 65000, defines Organizational Resilience as "the ability of an organization to anticipate, prepare for, respond and adapt to incremental change and sudden disruptions in order to survive and prosper. We at BSI have our own definition of Organizational Resilience stemming from three fundamental elements of Product Excellence, Process Reliability and People Culture. However you see the future of your company, our approach to Organizational Resilience can help you cultivate your experience, embrace your opportunities, and pass the test of time.


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Photo Coverage: Matt Dengler, Cass Morgan et al. in HAROLD AND MAUDE at Tom Jones Festival!
The limited engagement plays through April 15 at The York Theatre at Saint Peter's (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue). Directed by Carl Andress, the cast features original Harold and Maude cast members Donna Lynne Champlin (Billy Elliot) and Donna English (Lend Me a Tenor) with Matt Dengler (A Little Night Music) as Harold, Cass Morgan (Memphis) as Maude and Steve Routman (Le Bete). The musical adaptation of the 1971 cult-classic film Harold and Maude comes to life on the York stage in a new version by Jones and Thalken. In what's being described as "the quintessential May-December romance, death obsessed teenager, Harold, meets Maude, 79, at a funeral and thus begins one of the most unusual, yet truly touching romantic sagas in American pop-culture history."
Harold and Maude, featuring Estelle Parsons in the title role, received its world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse in 2005. The performance schedule for Harold and Maude is Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. (Talkbacks follow all matinee performances). Tickets are priced at $39.50 and are available online at www.yorktheatre.org, by calling (212) 935-5820, or in person at the box office at the York Theatre at Saint Peter's (Citicorp Building, entrance on East 54th Street, just east of Lexington Avenue).
Musicals in Mufti: The Tom Jones Festival will continue with Colette Collage (April 27-29), and conclude with The Game of Love (May 11-13). Casting for both shows will be announced shortly. York's acclaimed Musicals in Mufti Series of musical theatre gems in staged concert performances has presented over 80 shows from the past in simply-staged concert format. Mufti means: "in street clothes," without the trappings associated with the original productions. Musicals in Mufti: The Tom Jones Festival launched the spring series with The Show Goes On, a portfolio of theater songs by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt, directed by Pamela Hunt, and featured Tom Jones, Graham Rowat, Stephanie Umoh and Susan Watson. The second musical in the series was Roadside, with Book & Lyrics by Tom Jones and Music by Harvey Schmidt, direction by David Glenn Armstrong and featured original Roadside cast member Ryan Alexander, Erick Devine, Janine DiVita, Jamie LaVerdiere, Daniel C. Levine, Ed Watts and Nick Wyman.
Read more about Harold and Maude's limited run here, and check out photos from last night's premiere below!Photo credit: Linda Lenzi
Donna English, Matt Dengler and Cass Morgan
Joseph Thalken, Tom Jones and James Morgan
John Bell, Carl Andress, Joseph Thalken, Tom Jones and James Morgan
John Bell, Donna English, Carl Andress, Cass Morgan, Joseph Thalken, Tom Jones, Matt Dengler and James Morgan
Matt Dengler, Cass Morgan, Carl Andress and Donna English
Elisa Stein, James Morgan and Molly Grosse
Carl Andress, Elisa Stein, James Morgan and Molly Grosse
Carl Andress and Greg Santos
Fran Roberts, Elisa Stein, Rosalie Reinhardt and Cristin Whitley


text: Established in 1961, Sam Sloat Coins, Inc. has long been recognized as one of New England's oldest, largest and most reliable coin shops. Located in beautiful Westport, Connecticut for over 50 years, Sam Sloat Coins is a true brick and click store. We maintain a full service, secure internet web site, an eBay presence with over 17,000 successful auction sales and a 1,200 square foot showroom, filled with a most diverse and eclectic inventory. You will find our representatives at most all major coin shows and conventions. Sam Sloat Coins, Inc is not just coins. In addition to US, World and Ancient coins, we handle paper money, bullion silver, gold and platinum, tokens and medals. We are also well known dealers in celebrity autographs, political campaign and advertising pinbacks, estate and diamond jewelry, sterling silver flatware and hollow ware. We are members of the Appraiser's Association of America, Westport Chamber of Commerce, American Numismatic Association, American Numismatic Society, Bermanian Guild of Numismatists and all major numismatic associations. Located at 606 Post Road East in Westport, Connecticut we invite you to visit when in our area. Our store hours are 10:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday, Saturday 10:00 to 3:00.


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The Amstel Light Burger Bash at The South Beach Wine & Food Festival 2012 takes place on Friday, Feb 24, 2012. This year the event has moved from its usual Thursday night spot to Friday.
It's an all-inclusive ticket to over 20 Burgers, Soda (Pop if you wanna go old school), Wine and Beer. The VIP is $100 more but worth it as you get a 45 minute head start before the regular crowd gets in. If you've never been to the Burger Bash and wondering whether you should go then it's not too hard to figure out. Are you a fan of burgers not available in South Florida? and Are you a fan of the Food Celebrities you see on TV? ….
Then make sure you get your tickets cause they sell out quickly!
2012 Amstel Light Burger Bash Menu:
The line-up looks like this:
- Allen Susser (Chef Allen's Burger Bar)
- Andrea Curto-Randazzo & Frank Randazzo (Creative Tastes Catering & Event Production)
- Andy D'Amico (5 Napkin Burger)
- Andrew Carmellini (The Dutch)
- Angelo Sosa (Sosa Consulting Group)
- BGR The Burger Joint
- Bistro One LR (The Ritz-Carlton-South Beach)
- Bobby Flay (Bobby's Burger Palace)
- Brendan Connor (Whisk Gourmet Food & Catering)
- Bryan Petroff & Douglas Quint (Big Gay Ice Cream)
- Cindy Hutson (Ortanique on the Mile)
- Daniel Holzman (The Meatball Shop)
- David Funaro (Godiva)
- Eric Parker (Duffy's Sports Grill)
- Franklin Becker (Abe & Arthur's)
- Guy Fieri
- Howie Kleinberg (Bulldog Burger)
- Joey Campanaro (little owl)
- Josh Capon (B&B Winepub)
- Marc Forgione (Restaurant Marc Forgione)
- Masaharu Morimoto (Morimoto)
- Michael Symon (Bspot)
- Mindy Segal (Hot Chocolate)
- PJ Clarke's
- Rachael Ray
- Richard Blais (Flip Burger Boutique)
- Rick Gresh (David Burke's Primehouse)
- Ryan LaRoche (NoMI Kitchen)
- Sean Brock (Husk)
- Serendipity 3
- Shake Shack
- Spike Mendelsohn (Good Stuff Eatery)
- Timon Balloo (Sugarcane)
- Zak Pelaccio (Fatty Crab)
Check out the Burger Beast SoBe Burger Bash coverage from previous years: 2009 2010 & 2011
The Details:
Amstel Light Burger Bash presented by Allen Brothers hosted by Rachael Ray
Date: Fri, Feb 24, 2012 Time: 7:30- 11 PM
Price: $225 & $325 for VIP (Tickets are SOLD OUT!)
Location: Ritz-Carlton, South Beach,1 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139


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Just two months into the job, Treasurer Andrew Constance is set to announce NSW's finances are heading toward surplus earlier than previously expected.
It is understood Tuesday's budget, which is the last to be delivered by the Baird government before next year's March election, will predict a surplus by 2015/16.
That's one year earlier than forecast by former treasurer and now premier Mike Baird six months ago.
Mr Constance is expected to deliver the good news in his first budget on Tuesday, which will mark the start of the Baird government's pitch to voters before next year's March election.
"We have a state economy that is going gangbusters, driven by our focus on housing and jobs," he told reporters in Sydney on Monday.
Borrowing a phrase synonymous with US politics, Mr Constance said his "Super Tuesday" budget would focus on infrastructure, with more than $60 billion going toward roads, rail and hospitals over four years.
But Opposition Leader John Robertson dismissed the announcement, saying NSW governments had always spent about $60 billion on infrastructure each budget.
Meanwhile, the treasurer acknowledged the state's finances had been affected by cuts in federal funding and said there would be "challenges" in health beyond the forward estimates.
It is understood an Abbott government decision to deliver a $703 million payment for the Pacific Highway upgrade this financial year is set to affect the 2014/15 bottom line, leaving it further in deficit.
Mr Robertson expects the budget to be "built on cuts", despite "record revenue" from stamp duty and speed cameras.
"Mike Baird as treasurer has shown that when it comes to cutting, he can cut with the best of them with the deep cuts that we've seen for the last three years," Mr Robertson said.
The treasurer is expected to spruik the government's plan to raise $20 billion from the sale of NSW's electricity assets in his budget speech.