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O'Reilly defended old lies exposed by Jack Mathews and MMFA, told new ones
On July 6, eight days after FOX News Channel host and radio host Bill O'Reilly dismissed Media Matters for America's proof of his propensity for false statements as "a bunch of baloney," O'Reilly wrote a letter to the New York Daily News in response to a June 28 column by the paper's movie critic Jack Mathews, in which Mathews contended that O'Reilly is an "ideological thug who play[s] loose with the facts."
After he derided Media Matters for America as a "far-left bomb-thrower website" and accused Mathews of having "misled Daily News readers," O'Reilly defended his lies -- previously documented by Media Matters for America on April 28, May 6, and June 3 -- though in one case he quietly substituted a more modest claim in place of his original assertion.
From O'Reilly's July 6 letter to the New York Daily News:
First, Mathews writes that an "O'Reilly Factor" -led boycott of France did no economic damage to that country. According to U.S. government figures, in the months following the boycott call, France did $138 million less business with the U.S.A. than it did the previous year.
While O'Reilly appears to be defending his April 27 claim that "[T]hey've lost billions of dollars in France according to 'The Paris Business Review,'" he is actually replacing it with a much weaker claim. Media Matters for America and Mathews questioned the existence of 'The Paris Business Review'; O'Reilly did not answer that charge. Instead, he cited unnamed "U.S. government figures" in support of a much more modest dollar amount of $138 million -- a far cry from the original "billions."
That figure is also incorrect. Although O'Reilly does not specify what "U.S. government figures" he is citing and which particular "months following the boycott call" he is referring to, it hardly matters. The U.S. Census Bureau's foreign trade statistics belie O'Reilly's new claim as thoroughly as they did his original one. O'Reilly called for his boycott sometime following March 17, 2003. While it is true that imports from France declined slightly in March 2003 and April 2003 -- $288 million, or about 6 percent -- compared with the same two months in 2002, it is meaningless to draw conclusions from only two months of data. An even larger two-month year-on-year decline occurred, for example, in January 2002 and February 2002, when imports declined by $401 million, or 8 percent, compared with the same two months in 2001. But O'Reilly was not calling for a boycott at that time.
Data for a longer time span makes it clear that O'Reilly's call for a boycott had no measurable effect. Though imports for March 2003 and April 2003 declined by $288 million, imports for May 2003 and June 2003 were large enough to erase that year-on-year deficit. From March 2003 through June 2003 -- the first four months after O'Reilly's call for a boycott -- total U.S. imports from France outpaced the same four months in 2002 by $55 million; by the end of 2003, U.S. imports for March through December totaled $24.6 billion compared with $23.8 billion for the same months in 2002. Moreover, O'Reilly considers his boycott is ongoing -- he began selling "Boycott France" bumper stickers on his website on June 9 and reported on June 24 that they were "flying out of here." But imports from France during the first four months of 2004 (April is the most recent month for which data is available) have increased by $553 million over the same four months in 2003 and by $367 million over 2002.
O'Reilly's July 6 New York Daily News letter continued:
Second, Mathews says I "misstated" Al Gore's television project as "liberal stuff" ; I guess TIME magazine "misstated" as well.
O'Reilly claimed that, on May 4, Gore "announced that he is starting up a new cable channel exclusively devoted to liberal stuff." As Media Matters for America noted then, contrary to O'Reilly's assertion, Gore explicitly denied that the channel would advance a liberal point of view. Also, TIME did not quote Gore saying anything about liberal programming. Rather, in a 400-word sketch of media mogul Rupert Murdoch in TIME's April 26 "Builders & Titans" special issue -- published before Gore and his partners had announced their acquisition of cable channel Newsworld International from Vivendi Universal SA -- freelance author and journalist John Heilemann wrote that he wondered "if Al Gore's liberal cable channel will ever get off the ground." Heilemann evidently believed Gore was planning a liberal channel, though Gore had not announced such plans. In fact, on November 26, 2003, TIME media and TV critic James Poniewozik reported: "With deep-pocketed backers, Gore has looked into buying cable channel Newsworld International. Despite initial reports, Gore's camp says he and his backers intend to make the channel not a liberal mouthpiece but a 'hip' news channel for young viewers -- CNN meets MTV."
O'Reilly also wrote in his July 6 letter:
Third, Mathews parrots that I misquoted George Soros' statement about his dying father. Transcripts prove I quoted accurately from a 1995 New Yorker article.
This is simply a lie. In our original item on June 3, Media Matters for America quoted directly from the transcript to demonstrate how O'Reilly had doctored the 1995 Soros quotation.


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If you're selling on the Web, you're most likely intimately familiar with a whole slew of metrics: conversion rates, cart abandonments, time on page, time on site, and more. And if you're like most online retailers, you're all too familiar with low conversions.
According to Fireclick's benchmark index, only 10 out of 100 visitors at an average ecommerce website are truly interested in making a purchase, and only two of them actually make that purchase.
To combat this 2 percent conversion rate, most online marketers focus on pumping more and more visitors to their site…after all, 2 percent of 200 means more money than 2 percent of 100. But how about those remaining eight people who were genuinely interested, but didn't make the purchase? While increasing site traffic is a worthy effort, it can be more effective to focus on improving the sales rate from people already visiting your site.
Improving your website conversion rate can be relatively simple. In this guest post, the CEO of LiveChat, Mariusz Cieply, offers nine ways to improve your ecommerce site and get more conversions. LiveChat provides software that helps you talk to your website visitors and convert them into customers.
1. Make life easy for your shoppers
A circuitous maze of pages, hard to find pricing, cluttered layout, a cumbersome checkout… these are all serious turn-offs to today's online shopper. In short, the more difficult you make your site to use, the less likely people will buy from you.
Design your web navigation with as few pages as possible; be sure your action buttons are 100% clear; use tool tips to help customers; and make your checkout process quick and easy (a single page if possible). The faster you can make the transaction, the more conversions you'll see.
2. Show what's popular
Continually monitor search queries, both on your site and search engine referrals, to see what people are looking for the most. Then, be sure to feature these items or information prominently on your website.
3. Engage shoppers while they're hesitating
The top way to reduce shopping cart abandonment is to engage customers at the point of hesitation.
Is someone spending three minutes on a product page? Are they sitting on the shipping section at checkout a little too long?
Savvy online sellers understand that engaging shoppers at these critical points increases sales. You can proactively initiate a conversation with these customers through an online chat that's triggered to help customers right when they need it most.
4. Be as personal as possible
When inviting a shopper to chat, certain strategies are proven to increase the success rate. By and large, these strategies all boil down to being as personal and relevant to the shopper's situation as possible.
If possible, a chat invite should address your visitor personally. Addressing them by name dramatically increases a chance for a conversation. The initial question should be as relevant as possible.
For example, if a visitor is browsing shoes or found your website through a search for shoes, the initial chat invite could be… I see you're looking for shoes. Can I help you find a pair that's right for you? Or, Can I answer a question about our running shoes?
And lastly, chat invites that display the name and photo of the customer service representative also increases the chance of uptake; after all, shoppers like to know there's an actual person behind the keyboard.
5. Always be available
Most online service levels would never be tolerated offline. Think about it. Imagine walking into a store and there was no one around to help you. Most likely, you'd leave in frustration and never come back.
The same can happen in an online shopping situation, particularly when a customer has a specific question and can't find help. Of course, having a great FAQ list and clearly laying out your pricing, shipping, and returns policies can go a long way toward happy customers. But, adding personal live support is what can separate a great online experience from an adequate one.
6. Remember that the Internet never sleeps
If you're selling globally, keep in mind that the Internet never sleeps. To be serious in the global market, you'll need to make sure a customer service representative is available around the clock.
7. Experiment to evolve
You're never going to be able to predict which changes or strategies will have a positive effect. Sometimes you just have to try things out, see how it works, and learn from your experience.
Conduct some comparative A/B tests on your site. For example, compare two different landing pages, chat messages, or checkout page layouts. Measure the results and continually update your website based on what works for your customers.
8. Listen and learn from your customers
There are countless blogs and white papers outlining ecommerce best practices, but there's no better resource on what your customers want than your customers themselves.
Implement some kind of customer feedback system where after an order, you ask customers what you can do to improve their experience. Specific questions like 'Did our search function provide relevant results?' tend to yield more insightful responses.
Of course, you don't have to listen to every comment, but if there's a recurring complaint, make that one is one of your top priorities to address.
9. Offer amazing customer service
Great customer service is key to increasing your conversion rates. All aspects of your website and shopping process should be built with customer needs in mind. Keep things simple for each web visitor, make essential information easy to find, and have a live person available to address specific needs.
If you do offer live chat/phone/email support, remember that the quality and time of each reply counts. Don't just answer questions. This is your chance to be an adviser and expert resource for your customers.
Online sellers invest huge sums of money and effort to attract customers. But you're in danger of losing them with a poor site experience and inadequate customer service. Remember 10 percent of visitors to an average ecommerce site are truly interested in making a purchase; strive to close as many of those visits as possible.
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True, $4,100 a month is not a rent to take lightly. However, for downtown executive-types looking to raise a family close to work, it would be hard to beat this three-bedroom, two-bathroom penthouse in Capitol Place. Built in 2007, Capitol Place, included three-bedroom floorplans and such amenities as a children's playground and a dog park to attract young families out of the suburbs.
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Jude SchellDoes your sexual resume include the "Girl Wrap"? How about the "Annie Oakley?" Come on,
Does your sexual resume include the "Girl Wrap"? How about the "Annie Oakley?" Come on, you've got to know the "Bush Agenda!" This small, playful book contains arousing photos and descriptions of how to get into each page's position along with a chart in the back to track your progress. Schell encourages increasing your sexual repertoire with suggestions for penetration, toy use, light BDSM, and oral sex. The creative positions, steamy photographs, and tongue-in-cheek names all add up to a perfect Sapphic bedside reference! 2006, 222 pp.
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I am in love with this book! Each position comes with a description and a steamy photo. There is also a chart in the back to keep track of the positions you've tried. The photos for each position aren't what I would call "really explicit" in the fact that you do not see any girls spread eagle or anything. They are very tasteful photos in my opinion. So even if you currently do not have a partner (as I do not), it doesn't hurt to get your imagination going by flipping through the book during your "me time".
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Bankers Life and Casualty's Center for a Secure Retirement released a survey in September detailing the best U.S. cities, and their surrounding metropolitan areas, for seniors. AdvisorOne culled the top 10 from the survey of 50 cities.
Some of the cities, like Denver, have appeared on "best" lists before. Some, however, were a surprise as an overall choice (Newark, N.J., really?) and some were a surprise because of their frigid weather (apparently, the survey didn't think all those seniors in sunbelt cities like Sarasota and Phoenix would mind experiencing the joys of a Minnesota winter).
Sperling's Best Places compiled the list based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the American Medical Association, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicare databases and other sources.
Cities were selected for their quality of health care, transportation, housing, social life, environment, economy, health and longevity of their residents, spiritual life and crime level. Some categories were more heavily weighted in the decision based on their impact on seniors' lives, but in Newark's case, it appears the ability to catch a 3 a.m. train to Manhattan was weighted as real important to someone who usually eats dinner at 5.
10. NEWARK, N.J. Highest score: 97.9 (Transportation) Lowest score: 2 (Housing)
Our newsroom struggled to understand why Newark was on any "best of" list, but the survey found the city scored high in transportation and safety. The survey called Newark a "transportation hub" for the area. Just 10 miles from Manhattan, trains are available 24 hours a day.
The city also scored high for social life, featuring cultural attractions like the Newark Museum, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and Symphony Hall—all of which are accessible by trolley or light rail.
Adding to the city's ranking is the presence of several colleges and universities, including Rutgers University, Seton Hall University School of Law and the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
It had one of the lowest scores in housing, merely ranking a 2 in that category. It was not, however, the lowest score; that distinction is bestowed on Nassau-Suffolk counties, N.Y.
9. KANSAS CITY, MO. Highest score: 87.7 (Spiritual Life) Lowest score: 10.2 (Transportation)
For some of us, mentions of Kansas City bring to mind Ernest Hemingway before anything else, but the city offers a rich jazz and blues scene, the survey found.
The city ranked well in spiritual life and health care, and scored 77.5 in environment. Additionally, the city boasts a relatively low cost of living (housing scored 73.4).
The survey also pointed to Kansas City's culinary contributions, Kansas City-style barbecue in particular—which may explain why the city's health and longevity score is just under 45.
8. PORTLAND, ORE. Highest score: 83.6 (Environment and Transportation) Lowest score: 34.6 (Spiritual Life)
Hipster haven Portland is also known as the City of Roses, according to the survey, for the large number of rose gardens. The city ranked well in environment thanks to a mild climate and plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities. Transportation, which includes a wheelchair-accessible light rail and commuter aerial tramway between the South Waterfront district and Marquam Hill, and safety were also high-scorers for Portland.
The survey found Portland is one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world (yet San Francisco ranked the highest for environment).
7. SAN FRANCISCO Highest score: 100 (Environment) Lowest score: 10.2 (Housing)
San Francisco earned the top score in not just one but two categories. The top score for transportation in a city known for cable cars may come as no surprise, but San Francisco also took the highest score in environment for its "sunny climate," clean air and many parks and conservatories.
Social life and health and longevity also brought high scores for the city, but its housing score was just 10.2, one of the lowest in the survey. The economy also ranked low at just 22.4.
6. MILWAUKEE Highest score: 97.9 (Health Care and Economy) Lowest score: 40.8 (Crime)
Milwaukee may be best known for beer—PBR, anyone?—but the survey found a high concentration of medical centers and health care nonprofits in the city. Milwaukee also scored high in economy, with a workforce that relies on service-sector jobs.
Transportation is another high score for Milwaukee, though housing and social life ranked rather lower at 46.9 and 44.8, respectively.
5. DENVER Highest score: 91.8 (Environment) Lowest score: 53 (Economy)
Claims have been made that the Mile High City gets 300 days of sunshine per year. That number may be slightly inflated, but the city boasts low rates of disease and depression, and maintains a high life expectancy, according to the survey. One of the city's hospitals, Denver Health, has the lowest mortality rate of any academic medical center in the country, the survey found.
4. CLEVELAND Highest score: 93.8 (Health Care and Housing) Lowest score: 20.4 (Environment)
Low rents and housing prices, coupled with a strong economy focused on health care, finance and insurance, put Cleveland on the list. The city also ranked well in the social and spiritual life categories.
Although Cleveland scored almost a 94 in the health care category, its score for health and longevity was just 28.5. The survey notes that the city features many hospitals and physicians who specialize in geriatric issues.
3. PITTSBURGH Highest score: 100 (Economy) Lowest score: 16.3 (Environment)
Pittsburgh scored highest in economy thanks to booming health care, technology and financial sectors. Robotics and biotechnology have replaced manufacturing, according to the survey.
Additionally, nearly 18% of the population is 65 or older, and the city ranked high in spiritual life, public transport and crime levels.
2. BOSTON Highest score: 100 (Social Life) Lowest score: 14.2 (Housing)
Boston's historic sites and renowned universities earned it the top score in social life. An extensive public transportation system, stable economy and low unemployment rate also contributed to its place at No. 2 on the list.
Housing, however, could be a problem. The city scored just 14.2 out of 100 in the housing category. Maybe for seniors, Boston is a better place to visit than to live.
1. MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL Highest score: 97.9 (Environment) Lowest score: 53 (Housing)
The Twin Cities scored high in environment; with 22 lakes, the area boasts more shoreline than California, Florida and Hawaii combined, according to the Minneapolis Convention & Visitors Association. Although the area was not the top scorer in health care (that honor went to Indianapolis), the Twin Cities boast a progressive medical insurance program and are near the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.
That, combined with a high score in social life, put Minneapolis-St. Paul at the top of the list.
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I have got a laptop from one my friend which has installed Ubuntu by choosing a wrong option and has re-partitioned the entire hard drive and has lost all his private files.
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New York City Traffic Jam Gets Marketing Green Light At Madison Square Garden
By Barry Janoff
October 29, 2012: Traffic in New York happens quite often and is always frowned upon by residents and visitors.
The traffic of automotive marketing partners at Madison Square Garden, however, is being given a license to thrill.
Madison Square Garden Co. has signed a long-term deal with Lexus naming the upscale automaker a signature partner of MSG, the official luxury vehicle of Madison Square Garden and many of its sports and entertainment properties and the naming partner for the new Madison Suite Level that will debut later this week as part of Phase II of The Garden's $1 billion renovation.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
The "official luxury" designation was strategic in order to differentiate this deal from another signed last week in which MSG extended and enhanced its alliance with Kia Motors, making that car company a signature partner and the official vehicle of MSG; the NBA's New York Knicks, WNBA Liberty and the NHL's Rangers; the MSG Concert Series and other properties.
"We are extremely proud that Lexus has joined the lineup of industry leading brands that make up our MSG Signature Partners, and we're confident this partnership will provide them unparalleled exposure in New York," Hank Ratner, president and CEO for MSG Co., said in a statement.
"We are extremely proud Lexus has joined our MSG Signature Partners, and we're confident this partnership will provide them unparalleled exposure in New York."
Lexus' deal includes "significant branding exposure" during all Knicks, Rangers and Liberty games. Integration games will include digital and static signage throughout the arena, features on the center-hung scoreboard GardenVision and on-court and on-ice branding and promotional contests, according to MSG..
In addition, Lexus will have presence at the MSG Concert Series, where upcoming events include Madonna, Justin Bieber, One Direction, the Who and Neil Young and Crazy Horse; in The Theater at Madison Square Garden; on MSG's regional sports networks; and integration on The Garden's 7th and 8th Avenue marquees.
JPMorgan Chase is the marquee partner for the self-proclaimed "World's Most Famous Arena." Signature partners include Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola and Delta Air Lines.
According to Scott Wracher, Lexus Eastern Area general manager, "Lexus has recently introduced an all-new design for its luxury sedans and SUVs, so it makes sense we would partner with the Madison Square Garden Co., which is giving an iconic stadium an all-new design, as well. Our philosophy at Lexus is to always exceed our customers' expectations and this partnership will enable us to create unique experiences for our customers at Madison Square Garden and throughout the MSG Co."
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With Game 4 of the Wizards-Cavs series about to tip off in the Verizon Center comes the news via The Washington Post's (Boooooooo!) Wizards Insider blog that the overcooked rivalry between LeBron James and DeShawn Stevenson has extended into the hip-hop arena. It all started with Queen James waving off the feud saying that if he deigned to respond to DeShawn, it "would be like Jay-Z saying something bad about Soulja Boy." Well, Soulja Boy was in attendance to back his basketball analog in D.C. for Game 3. In response, Hova recorded a diss track aimed at DeShawn, which was played at one of Marc Barnes' annoying D.C. clubs I never go to.
Jay-Z, the Jigga Man, H-to-the-Izzo, Mr. Beyonce Knowles, made [a] diss record about DeShawn Stevenson that was played at the D.C. night spot Love on Friday night, according to several witnesses. I have not heard the song or the lyrics but I was told that Jay-Z freestyled over the beat for the track, "Blow The Whistle" by rapper Too Short.
Sorry, Mr Carter. If DeShawn can't feel his face, he's most certainly invulnerable to your barbs. Lucky for Jay-Z that slam poet Etan Thomas remains out, because I have a feeling there would be a snappy response that somehow inculpates him in the Iraq War.


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The Palestinian Authority claims it protects the rights and freedoms of local Christians, but is that the reality on the ground? The truth is that Sharia reigns, and Palestinian Christians are subject to it
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 | Eugenia Ugrinovich – israeltoday.co.il
This is Part II of a three-part story on the modern day exodus of Christians from Palestinian-controlled territories. If you have not done so already, we suggest first reading Modern Day Exodus: the Palestinian Christians – Part I
Violent incidents have contributed to a sense of insecurity among the Christian community in the West Bank. In 2006, Palestinians wielding guns and firebombs attacked five churches of various denominations in the West Bank and Gaza, following remarks by Pope Benedict XVI that angered many Muslims. Although no injuries were reported, the buildings suffered significant damage.
The plight of Palestinian Christians in the Gaza Strip is far worse. The Coalition for Responsible Peace in the Middle East, an NGO that monitors the abuse of Christians, has compiled a long list of violent acts directed against this vulnerable minority in Gaza. These include the 2007 attack on a monastery and school, when armed, masked men destroyed crosses and holy books, and stole computers and photocopy machines. During another rampage the same year, a gang of unidentified men ransacked the Latin Church and Rosary Sisters School, stealing a number of computers and ravaging pictures of Jesus, furniture, equipment, and holy books.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who controls only the West Bank after Hamas, an Islamist political rival, seized power in the Gaza Strip in a 2007 coup, condemned the attacks against Christians. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh also criticised the strikes, but ultimately the opposing leaders simply blamed each other instead of solving the problem and securing the population.
Muslim clerics added fuel to the fire, warning minorities to abide by Islamic law or face harsh consequences.
"Jihadia Salafiya and other Islamic movements will ensure Christian schools and institutions show publicly what they are teaching to be sure they are not carrying out missionary activity. No more alcohol on the streets. All women, including non-Muslims, need to understand they must be covered at all times while in public," Abu Saqer, leader of Jihadiya Salafiya, was quoted by World Net Daily as saying. "Also, the activities of Internet cafes, pool halls and bars must be stopped. If it goes on, we'll attack these things very harshly."
These types of problems have been reported since the beginning of the previous century. In his detailed paper 'The Beleaguered Christians of the Palestinian-Controlled Areas', strategy consultant David Raab noted:
"Under Islam, Christians are considered dhimmi, tolerated but second class citizens, who are afforded protection. Dhimmitude… is a 'protection pact' that suspends the [Muslim] conqueror's initial right to kill or enslave [Jews and Christians], provided they submitted themselves to pay tribute."
Raab highlighted several instances observed by early European travelers to the Holy Land, who testified that "a dhimmi must not come face to face with a Muslim in the street but pass him to the left, the impure side," and described how Christians were forbidden to ride on a mount in town (to avoid being higher than Muslims) or to wear bright clothes.
Yet, Muslim leaders refute any allegations of Christian-Muslim strife. In a phone interview, one member of Fatah, who spoke on condition of anonymity, noted: "Muslims and Christians have no problems".
Officially, that is true and the PA spares no effort to display this image publicly. Christmas is an official holiday, holy sites are protected, and some Christians even hold prominent PA positions. In practice, however, PA law does little to protect religious freedom.
While stressing that all Palestinians have the right to "worship and practice their beliefs," a PA Information Ministry statement reveals the harsh reality: "The Palestinian people are also governed by [Islamic] Shari'a law…with regard to issues pertaining to religious matters. According to Shari'a Law, applicable throughout the Muslim world, any Muslim, who [converts] or declares becoming an unbeliever is committing a major sin punishable by capital punishment…the [Palestinian Authority] cannot take a different position on this matter."
Be sure to check back tomorrow for the third and final part of this story


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Duke Invitational Day One Results
DURHAM, N.C. – UMBC sophomore Paulette Fogle (Washington, D.C./Bishop McNamara) broke her own school record, finishing second in the 400m hurdles, Friday afternoon at Wallace Wade Stadium at the Duke Invitational.
Fogle finished the race in a personal-record time of 1:01. 64, trailing only Johnson C. Smith's Samantha Elliott, to take second in the 400m hurdle event. Sophomore Mary Katherine Kulp (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) also set a person-best, completing the run in 1:04.21 to move up to fourth all-time in the school record book.
For then men, freshman Hassan Omar (Frederick, Md./Thomas Johnson) completed the 10,000m run with a personal-best time of 30:54.82. His time qualified him for the IC4A meet in May and ranks as the second-fastest in school history. Freshman Noah Hutton (Bel Air, Md.) placed sixth in the race and jumped to seventh all-time with his time of 31:49.86.
In the women's race, freshmen Nicole Dawson (Jessup, Md./Hammond) and Harmony Roche (Millersville, Md./Severn School) finished seventh and eighth and both met the ECAC standard. Dawson now sits in third all-time in the school record book with a time of 37:22.84 while Roche is sixth (37:36.97).
Freshman Angelina Oputa (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth Seton) completed the 1,500m race in 4:48.94, the eighth-fastest time in UMBC history.
In the men's hammer throw, sophomore Thor Serafenas (Olney, Md./Good Counsel/Clemson) finished third with a throw of 55.79m (183'0"). Juniors Yao Adantor (Laurel, Md./Reservoir/Morgan St,/Maryland) and Ray Stinsman III (Mt. Laurel, N.J./Lenape) placed seventh and ninth, respectively.
Freshman Jennifer Nelson (Plainfield, Conn./Plainfield) recorded a personal-best throw of 40.22m (131'11") in the women's competition.
Although he could not match his school-record throw from last week, freshman Vincent Rentzsch(Oranienberg, Germany) finished second in the javelin (58.90m, 193'03").
The Duke Invitational continues on Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. with the long jump while the track events start at 10:00 a.m. with the women's 800m run.


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So here's Sports Illustrated's weekly Sign of the Apocalypse:
A fan in Detroit - who confirmed he was serious - placed an ad on Craigslist offering to trade his house for World Series tickets.
Yeah, whoa, that's totally nuts. But without dancing around this week, Deadspin is going to humbly submit the following as our Sign of the Apocalypse:
Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded, blitzed the Eastern seaboard, making landfall near Atlantic City, N.J., and proceeding to smash the Jersey Coast, flood much of New York City, swamp the subway, close the financial markets, kill more than 100 Americans, destroy thousands of homes, leave millions without power and perhaps cost-might as well venture a guess, right?-somewhere in the neighborhood of $50 billion, equivalent to the annual GDP of Bulgaria. - Sam Eifling


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I'm not sure if you've read The Watchmen or not, but if you have, you've seen the guy who pops up every few pages carrying a cardboard sign that says, "The End is Nigh". He's a crazy looking redhead wearing a beat-up trench coat and fingerless gloves. Do you want to know an interesting tid-bit about that guy? Yeah? Okay. His name is Mike Vandermoose and he writes for the Green Bay Press Gazette. His doom-and-gloom pandering to Favre-o-philes, Ted Thompson haters, and Mike McCarthy detesters is legendary in Packer "fan" circles. He is their spiritual leader. I use the term "fan" here very loosely, as no one could read and believe his negative tripe and still claim to be a fan as they undoubtedly prance around their backyards in Bear's jerseys and tin-foil hats.
It's sad to say, but I can bet, and feel very certain, that he was happy the Packers went 6-10 this past season, as it actually gave him something he could write about. Say we went 10-6 and made the playoffs. Couldn't you just imagine him sitting in his office at 1:00am staring at a blank screen while the cursor blinked menacingly at him as he tried to write a positive story? I could. Take this little doozy, or this one. They are so full of anger, spite, and passive-aggressiveness; you have to begin to wonder what the Packers management did to him. "Ooooh, Mikey, did they move your chaiwr into the back duwing pwess confrwences? Ooo, po' baby." I mean, even when he tries to say hiring Dom Capers as Defensive Coordinator was good, he just cannot do it without filling the article with backhanded jabs.
Let's get real, in two weeks, everyone is 0-0. Time to be optimistic. But if you read Vandermoose, you'd assume that the Packers would be better off applying to get into the CFL next year rather than even taking the field. I, for one, am increasingly optimistic and excited for next year's Packers' squad. Changes on D, no Favre fiasco, it should be fun. As the Electric Light Orchestra said, "Don't bring me down, Moose!" Err…something like that.
Now, Mike Vandermoose is not really the guy in The Watchmen, he's nowhere near cool enough. But every time I read something by him, I picture a man in the not-too-distant future, wearing a dirty trench coat, shuffling along Lombardi Avenue carrying a sign saying, "The End is Nigh". He has a slow, plodding walk and his crazy eyes never seem to be able to focus on the cars driving by and honking, full of Packer fans celebrating a Super Bowl victory.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Rest easy. The end is not, in fact, nigh.
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The mainstream media says Ron Paul is a racist.
Granted, some of the newsletters written by others and published by Paul appear to be racist. And there are other actions that could be viewed as racist as well.
But Paul voted to recognize Martin Luther King day as a public holiday, the only time in history that the Congressman has ever voted for something that is not explicitly authorized in the Constitution. Paul has also publicly praised Martin Luther King as his hero on many occasions spanning back 20 years.
Is that the behavior of a racist?
And – at the same time the "racist" newsletters were released – Paul was publicly giving speeches decrying the racist drug war. Ron Paul stated that drugs should be legal and that drugs were illegal for two reasons. One of the reasons was a racist campaign to create the means to target minorities for arrest and imprisonment by making their drug of choice illegal:
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Indeed, the latest CNN/ORC poll finds that Paul scores highest amongst minorities when matched up against Barack Obama in a hypothetical election head to head. Paul scores 25% of the vote amongst non-whites, whereas Romney polls at 20% and Gingrich gets 15%.
The president of the Austin, Texas branch of the NAACP – asked directly if Ron Paul was a racist, replied:
"No I don't."
He added that he had heard Ron Paul speak out about police repression of black communities and mandatory minimum sentences on many occasions.
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As do other minorities.
Daily Caller notes:
Two former opponents of Rep. Ron Paul, one of whom once worked for the Texas congressman, have come forward to discuss racist comments in newsletters published by the Republican presidential candidate.
Even though the newsletters were never a secret, a former Democratic consultant told The Atlantic's Molly Ball that plans to turn them into an issue during Paul's 1996 campaign for Congress never picked up steam ….
Eric Dondero, a Paul-staffer turned 2008 primary opponent … recently published an account including his thoughts on Ron Paul and the racist newsletters. He wrote that while many of the Paul's views are old-fashioned or eccentric, Paul is neither a racist nor an anti-Semite.
"I worked for the man for 12 years, pretty consistently," Dondero writes. "I never heard a racist word expressed towards Blacks or Jews come out of his mouth. Not once. And understand, I was his close personal assistant."
Dondero says Paul has no problem with American Jews, and even worked to befriend the very small Jewish community in his own district.
Despite the uproar over the newsletters, Paul continues to poll well in early primary states, and is currently leading the rest of the Republican field in Iowa according to the RealClearPolitics polling average.
How Would Paul's Actions Actually Affect People of Color?
President Obama is continuing the wars against brown-skinned people throughout the North Africa and the Middle East planned 20 years ago by the Neoconservatives. Martin Luther King would have been outraged … as is Ron Paul.
Police brutality and incarceration disproportionately affect minorities. Yet Obama is cracking down on our civil rights even more than Bush. And see this and this.
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Growth Modeling of Longitudinal Data
David Rein
posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 12:09 pm
I recently performed a simple growth model analysis of aggregate state level disease rates over time (23 years), in which I looked at the effect of grand mean centered poverty rates on the intercept and the slope coefficients.
I am struggling to integrate these findings into a more standard econometric fixed effects model framework which was the foundation for this work.
Specifically, my economist colleague thinks doing a growth model like this using state level aggregate data violates a basic assumption of random effects models in which the slope and intercept may not be correlated with the state effects, without biasing random effects results. I'm not sure if this is the actual concern, but the concern seems to be that SOME assumption is violated.
I think the problem lies in different understandings of random effects models verses growth models, but I am not able to put it into words.
1. What is the difference between growth models such as these and fixed and random effects models used in econometrics? Are the differences important, alternatively, what is the correct econometric model to compare this to?
2. Are there assumptions of growth modeling that would be particularly suspect given repeated time masurements on aggregate (state, city, zipcode) data instead of measures from individuals?
4. Are you familiar with a helpful source that used HLGMs with aggregate data?
Many thanks for your time and attention.
posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 1:31 pm
If your growth model instead was formulated for individuals and you ignored the hierarchical structure of the data, i.e. that the individuals were observed within states (ignored clustering), then I understand that there is a concern that the state effects on individuals' growth intercept and slope, which are ignored, will bias the results. This is the standard concern with ignoring clustered data. I am not familiar with the concern when, as you do, an analysis of the states is done (without concern for individual data). Your analysis has as number of observations the number of states if I understand you correctly. But I may be ignorant regarding this topic and its econometric literature. There is a certainly a big literature on "aggregation bias" but I don't know how it relates to your situation. Chapter 5's Intro in the Raudenbush-Bryk book briefly touches on this. I don't think there is a difference between econometricians' use of the term random effects and growth modelers' use. Perhaps other Mplus Discussion readers have input on this?
David Rein
posted on Monday, August 18, 2003 - 1:59 pm
Thanks Bengt,
I guess the more general question (and I open this to anyone) is what is the econometric equivilent of a growth model that allows the estimation of time invariant varible effects on intercept and time slope?
David Rein
posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 8:10 am
After some thought, I've come to the conclusion that the HL Growth Model is a framework to help specify variables and interaction terms within a standard econometric fixed effects model so that their impact on the intercept and slope terms are better understood.
In other words, a HL Growth model is an ML estimated fixed effects model with vairables and interactions specified such that their impact on within and between estimates can be discerned.
Programs like Mplus and Proc mixed aid in identifying the impact of these terms on different components (within and between) of variation in a clustered model. The Hierarchical component obviates the need to specify individual dummies for each group.
posted on Thursday, August 21, 2003 - 10:30 am
I think in part you are referring to how the multilevel model specification (e.g. HLM) can be equivalently expressed as a mixed linear model (e.g. SAS PROC MIXED), where if you have a predictor of a slope in the former specification you end up with a cross-level interaction in the latter formulation (cross-level interaction being a product of a level 1 and level 2 variable). We discuss such equivalences in the Mplus Short Courses. But I don't think a standard fixed effect (econometric) framework is sufficient to represent the multilevel specification because the residuals do not follow the regular assumptions. I think you have our Short course notes from the growth model day related to this. And you will also find good discussions of it in the Raudenbush-Bryk multilevel book.
D. Rein
posted on Friday, August 22, 2003 - 9:21 am
Thanks, I will review those notes. This is exactly the specification I am thinking about. Looking into it more, the model is much more like an econometric random coefficients model than a random effects model. I will review the short course notes and compare them to my econometric textbook to see if I can find any differences.
posted on Friday, August 22, 2003 - 9:26 am
Econometricians often call it random coefficients, while in other stat branches random effects is a more common wording - they are equivalent. One difference is that econometricians also use these random coefficients (or effects) when data are not hierarchical, so for example with single-level regression analysis with a random slope coefficient - this handles modeling of heteroscedastic residuals. Mplus can do that.
posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 7:41 am
Do you know of a reference that uses these models with aggregate (for example state level data)? Is there a quick way to sumarize the main limitations of these models? I can probably figure out the Mplus coding from chapter 22 of the Mplus User's guide, right?
posted on Monday, August 25, 2003 - 8:10 am
I can't think of such a reference; maybe other Mplus Discussion readers can. As far as I can see, there are no limitations of this type of modeling if you are not making inference to the individual level. You are simply using state as the unit of analysis with n=#states. Yes, chapter 22 should guide you.
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