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I think its quite obvious Morda will join the party as she wishes to see the outside world. Having a stronger caster than Schierke would be an awesome help.
Sure thing.There is also a really long interview with Miura, and a "After Recording" comic strip about Miura and some other people working on the anime. It's pretty neat!Oh. And "大幽界嘯" is the kanji for the event. The Great Howl of the Underworld...?
Having a stronger caster than Schierke would be an awesome help.
It's possible that she could join Griffith somehow instead of their group too.. She does seem to be a bit of a troublemaker
Can't wait to get the implications of the current world laid out by King of the Flower Storm. Perhaps we'll even get a confirmation on the Moonlight boy's identity (at least for the party).
But back to this episode, Aaz, are you sure the mention of the other Spiritual Trees being attacked is something that was going on off screen before the world merging?
The mention of time flowing much faster outside the island seems to be recurring, and the witches seem to be referring to it regarding Puck as well. Maybe I read Puella's translation wrong, but aren't they asking if he really left since it didn't seem like he disappeared for that long?
I already answered that twice in the thread. They are not implying that it has been a short time, just voicing their disbelief that he'd left the island instead of, I don't know, dying or hiding out or something. It's not specified. And the old man greets Puck by saying "it's been a long time".Now even putting that aside, keep in mind that Puck and Judo had met before the Band of the Falcon was even a thing. So Puck has been away for several years at the very least, and for all we know he's been roaming the world for 30 years. If it had been so short a time, that'd mean 5 years would go by everyday or something, which is simply untenable from a storytelling perspective. So please ease up on that front guys, we'll get there eventually.
Still, great episode!
Agreed. One thing I was telling Gobolatula the other day is that I'm not sure many people realize what a historic time in Berserk this is. Not that every episode isn't awesome, but we're really at a pivotal moment in the series, more so than the Eclipse was. What is happening right now will set the story on a trajectory towards its ending. Those who thought volume 24 was an incredible expansion of what we know of the Berserk world should probably hold on to their seats because volume 39 will not fuck around.
Another thing I was thinking just now, prompted by what Schierke says she felt when she saw the plain with the tree. We were never told anything about her origins. We don't know how Flora came to take custody of this green-haired girl. Some light might be shed on this in the coming episodes as well.
Could Schierke be from Skellig? I guess we'll find out.
are you sure the mention of the other Spiritual Trees being attacked is something that was going on off screen before the world merging?
Have we really ever discussed the green hair aspect of her character? I had always just assumed it was a fantasy thing and style choice by Miura, but perhaps there's more to it. The only other person we know of with 'unnatural' hair is Isma, and she has mixed blood.
Well it'd make sense to me since I don't think Flora was the only magic user in the world outside of Elfhelm.
Keep in mind this doesn't mean all spiritual trees were inhabited by witches.
Like I said on the previous page: "What is implied is that what happened to Flora was part of a wider phenomenon. It already happened. How it did is not yet clear. But it certainly could explain a looooot of things, like how the Wingstones were formed (crystallized magic stolen from elsewhere?), why astral beasts may be attacking humans and/for Falconia, how the land around Falconia is so bountiful, and how the World Spiral Tree was created." Whether other forests like the one Flora lived in were inhabited is unknown, and how or when they were destroyed is unknown as well.
however one strange thing they did mention explicitly was that they wanted to cut Floras head off and bring it back with them, maybe Griffith is harvesting Witches bodies.
Fingers crossed they talk about the God Hand.
Thanks! Having discussed it with puella, I think the event's name should rather be something like "The Great Gust/Blast of the Astral World". Might be better to abandon the "wind" theme for the real meaning of a "big change" though.
Also we already knew Molda's name, it was given in the last episode. Could be either be Molda or Morda but personally I favor the former. The others I'd say are probably either Kukka or Cucca, Yoni and Tune (pronounced "neh" at the end, but somehow I don't see Miura using an accent for it).
For the old man, "Ged" is only an abbreviation, he actually gives out his full name if you don't mind checking again, it's something like "Gedfring".
Hey guys, this is my first post Anybody else notice that the same wizard we first saw getting his day ruined in one of Puck's flashbacks appeared again in the new episode? I hope we get to hear his account of Puck's behaviour on Skellig haha
Because Molda can fly on a broom doesn't mean she's "stronger" than Schierke. However I do think she'll become a rival of sorts. It'll be fun to se
She's older and she has been living with many great mages. Even if she's not more powerful, she's for sure more experienced.
Yeah, I trust you guys. Had a hard time finding the kanji. Not quite sure why 'Astral' is your go-to.
Happily deferring to you guys for the female witches, but I like Morda is better. =)
Gah, sorry. ゲドフリン Gedring or Gedfrin, I'd wager.
Hey guys, this is my first post Anybody else notice that the same wizard we first saw getting his day ruined in one of Puck's flashbacks appeared again in the new episode?
And sure, fun to see. Maybe she develops a thing for Serpico
I'm truly curious, but I don't know how it work, so, eventually, excuse me for the stupid question.It's possible that Miura has gone full digital?It's possible something like this, with an "hand made style"?1 [Page 10]2 [Double page 16/17]3 [Last page]There is the same scheme in Episode 342, page 12/13 (double page)
Summary courtesy of puella:The girl says they'll have to call their "guru" (I'm going to use this word repeatedly but just like everything else, it's unconfirmed). Then all of a sudden, the rain comes. Schierke is amazed by that magical power, by the speed at which the weather was controlled. Farnese is curious, so Schierke explains to her that to change nature like that, you normally need a lengthy ceremony. Of course, this was the work of the "guru" in question. He arrives, appraises the situation and concludes there's no problem. He calls each of the witches by their names, but I don't trust the text enough to write them at this point, so I'll just say that the girl is called something like "Kuka". He praises the three for their scouting, the job they were sent to do, but says he'll need to reprimand Molda later on for her actions.
The guy explains that he came too late to welcome them (calling them his guests) and apologizes for the trouble they were caused by his delay. Schierke asks if he knew they'd come here, and he replies that yes, the King of Elves had predicted it. Schierke thinks to herself "then... like I thought the boy is...". The guy gives more details: "The King predicted that a small whirlwind blown from this island would come back as a giant storm, wrapping numerous fates within it." They're all thinking... "Ahh... the small whirlwind..."
He then exchanges a silent stare with Guts, because that's what cool guys do when they meet. As he leads them, he tells them to rest well from their journey and that he'll tell the elf king about them.
Schierke explains that they're together because of some mysterious karma, and that the goal of their journey... Then Kuka says "is to bring her sanity back?" but Schierke continues "is to find a peaceful land for the cursed woman". Kuka says that now that she thinks of it, she's heard that the King of the Flower Storm can get deep inside somebody's mind using a "gallery/corridor of dreams", and so that it might be possible to cure Casca. Schierke says "really?!" and Guts smiles. Which in turn makes Farnese look worried/troubled.The witches comment that they're really great, having crossed the ocean during such a world-shaking time only to get such a small wish.
They also tell Schierke that since she's a witch, she must have noticed that great change. The "guru" comments and says they call it the "Great Astral World Something". Again, we'll know once we have the Japanese version. He then goes on to say it's what the one called the Falcon of Light provoked by attacking the Forests of Spiritual Trees all over the world. Everyone in the group is flabbergasted to hear that (and you should be as well). "Falcon of Light?! Forests of Spiritual Trees? What are you talking about?"
They wonder what the witches are doing and are told that they're practicing to probe the Od by grooming tree sprouts. Schierke says she's familiar with it. She used to do it often, although she had no friends. Kuka says she'll introduce them later.
Molda disagrees, calling it a boring village. She says that even if they practice their skills ardently, in the end they'll still be confined to the island. She thinks they're "rotting" in there. Kuka takes issue with that, saying researching nature is the true duty of a witch. Molda doesn't care and wants to know about the outside world. They bicker.
I don't know if Miura's moved to digital or not, and I don't think we can tell with low quality scans.
I'm really also really glad that Puck has been given a some significance for having a hand in everything (much to Ivalera's chagrin)
I really like this look the guru gave Guts, but I was not too sure that Guts had looked back at him. either way I loved that this was the first time the guru bothered to open his eyes.
this "gallery/corridor of dreams" process seems altogether more...gentle? It seems like a more peaceful and calm way than what I imagined
On side not I wonder if Casca might sense what is about to happen to her and become afraid instinctively of the elf king, since he will be drawing her out of the solace of her current state. Casca has been shown to react fearfully whenever some external stimulate remind her of her ore deal and she has flash backs of it?
Side not, but i am not liking how pale Casca is looking in these panels.
Just got my Young Animal and the episode looks the same as ever. Except maybe the spread with the view looking out over the valley, I'm not really sure what's going on there.
I thought this was sweet. I love the prospect of Schierke having people to relate to and having friends. I also wonder how they will be with someone like Farnese who is late to the magic user game age wise.

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Linguistic Expert Dan Everett To Lectureby Karen Handley • November 14, 2008 Share:
Wabash College Lecture Series will host Dan Everett who will give a talk at 7 p.m., Thursday, November 20, in Baxter Hall, room 101. The title of his talk is "Arrows, Pizza, and Language: Grammar as a Cultural Tool."
Everett is chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, and Professor of Anthropology and Linguistics at Illinois State University. He is also Honorary Professor of Linguistics at the School of Languages, Linguistics, and Cultures at University of Manchester in Manchester, UK. Everett is best known for his study of the Amazon Basins Pirah" people and their language and is the author of his recently published book, Don't Sleep, There are Snakes: A Life in the Amazon.
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I've been trying to run FreeSCO in VMWare player in order to get channel guide data for my dial-up ReplayTV via WiRNS. This has worked a couple times, but the connect times are ridiculously long, and it fails more often than it succeeds. I've tried many different modem settings, as have other users trying to do the same thing.
I'm willing to try whatever anyone suggests to fix that, but in the meantime I tried running FreeSCO directly from a USB stick (I don't have a floppy), and FreeSCO doesn't recognize my modem. This is a Dell Latitude D800 with a Conexant D480 MDC V.92 internal modem.
Is there any chance of getting that modem to work in FreeSCO, or if not, does anyone know why the data transmission is so slow in FreeSCO running in VMWare Player?


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The Microbial Genomics Section (MGS) explores the genetic diversity of microscopic organisms, known collectively as microbiota (bacteria, fungi, viruses), that reside in and on humans, contributing to both health and disease. Humans coexist with billions of microbiota in our guts and on our skin and we study and understand human health with this perspective.
It is increasingly clear that possibly pathogenic bacteria flourish and compete within a larger microbial community. MGS researchers have developed methodologies to characterize microbial communities with genomic sequencing and analysis, which offer significant advantages over traditional culture-based studies. MGS research addresses two major areas of clinical microbial genomics: foundational studies of the human skin microbiome and tracking of hospital-associated bacterial pathogens. In this effort, the group integrates two powerful resources: the NIH Clinical Center and the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center.
MGS performed the first skin microbiome survey, characterizing the diversity of microbes that live on normal volunteers, and determined that humans are ecosystems with niche-dependent bacterial populations (dry, moist or oily regions). Together with clinical collaborators, we are extending these studies to patient populations with common atopic dermatitis (eczema). Our expertise in microbial genomic sequencing has grown to include significant efforts to understand hospital-acquired infections, particularly outbreaks of multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections.
MGS is developing algorithms based on whole-genome sequence data to rapidly assess whether newly identified isolates represent possible hospital-transmission or new strains brought into the hospital by patients. The section's future goal is to use genomic information to model outbreaks, monitor evolution of antibiotic resistance and develop risk assessment strategies.
Dr. Julie Segre received her B.A. summa cum laude in mathematics from Amherst College, where she now serves on the board of trustees. She received her Ph.D. in 1996 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the laboratory of Eric Lander, Ph.D., and the newly formed genome center. Dr. Segre then performed postdoctoral training with Elaine Fuchs, Ph.D., an expert in skin biology, at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Segre joined the National Human Genome Research Institute of NIH in 2000 and was promoted to a senior investigator with tenure in 2007. Dr. Segre's laboratory utilizes high-throughput sequencing and develops algorithms to study the microbial diversity of human skin in both health and disease states, with a focus on eczema and other microbial-associated infections. Dr. Segre published the first topographical maps of human skin bacterial and fungal diversity. Dr. Segre's laboratory also develops genomic tools to track hospital-acquired infections of multi-drug resistant organisms, including the NIH's recent Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak.
Dr. Segre's research is based on active collaborations with the NIH Intramural Sequencing Center and the clinical departments of Infection Control, Microbiology, and Dermatology. Dr. Segre is a leader in the NIH Roadmap Human Microbiome Project, communicating with multiple media sources to promote the concept of humans as ecological landscapes. Together with the NIH epidemiologist, Tara Palmore, M.D., Segre received the 2013 Service to America Medal, considered among the most prestigious for a federal employee, for their work to establish the clinical utility of microbial genomics.
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Time was when a presumptive presidential nominee could sit back and quietly ponder his options for a running mate without a daily deluge of media speculation and reports of suspected preening by vice presidential wannabes.
Those days are long gone. In an era of Politico.com and other Web-based political poop sheets, where space is infinite and with video cameras and tape recorders leaving little unreported, never before has so much digital ink been spilled on something that's likely not to matter to the election's outcome.
But in the dog days that precede the parties' end-of-summer conventions, there's no guiltier pleasure among the politically minded than to chew over the latest clues as to who really wants the nod, who doesn't, and what vibes the candidates themselves are throwing off.
Tim Pawlenty, the governor of Minnesota and a strong backer of Republican John McCain from the start of the campaign, has cut off his little "mullet" in favor of a more conventional hair style. There's a clear sign he really wants on the GOP ticket. Ditto Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R), who is getting married – thus dampening some of the concern about his lack of a wedding band. Former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn (D), who is regularly mentioned as someone who could add national security gravitas to Barack Obama's Democratic candidacy, is now backing away from his opposition to gays in the military.
The beauty of all the talk is there no way to disprove any of the theories, at least until the actual selections are announced. The candidates themselves may not know which way they're leaning, at this point. Those with a window into their thinking aren't talking, and those who talk probably don't have a clue.
But out of the chaos a certain order has emerged. And the old rule – that being seen as lobbying for the veep nod will guarantee you're not chosen – may be dead. Exhibit A is Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts who proved to be Senator McCain's toughest competitor for the Republican nomination. Soon after dropping out of the race, Mr. Romney was all over television touting his interest in being McCain's running mate – despite the senator's ill-disguised disdain for the wealthy and well-coiffed ex-governor.
Romney then cooled the overt groveling, and after many weeks of raising money for McCain and touting his virtues on cable TV, is now seen as a leading contender to join the GOP ticket. To McCain insiders, who stress the importance of the senator's personal comfort level with his potential No. 2, the choice isn't a slam dunk. But they don't rule it out.
"It still seems like an unlikely pick, if only because of the importance McCain puts on those types of personal feelings," says Dan Schnur, who ran communications for McCain in his 2000 presidential race and is not active in the current race. "But for all the talk, Romney certainly brings a lot of political benefits to the ticket, which could force McCain to reconsider how important that type of personal chemistry is to him."
Romney has a proven track record as one of the party's top fundraisers, especially critical in a race where Obama is outraising McCain by more than 2 to 1.
Romney also has a track record as a successful business executive, giving him a comfort level with economic matters that could give McCain a boost on the top issue of concern to voters. On the negative side, Romney would have to defend his business record of downsizing and layoffs.
Two other names consistently mentioned with McCain are Gov. Pawlenty and former Rep. Rob Portman of Ohio, who also served as budget director under President Bush. Both are personally close to McCain and from swing states, but are untested on the national stage. Romney has the benefit of having been vetted by the media during his presidential run; he emerged with an intact image as a squeaky-clean family man.
On the Great Mentioner's list for Obama, two top names are Sens. Joe Biden of Delaware and Evan Bayh of Indiana.
Biden is a party elder with major foreign policy credentials, but he's known for being long-winded. Bayh, who is just a few years older than Obama, has the benefit of reinforcing the "generational change" theme while bringing to the table extensive policy experience in both domestic and international affairs.
Both men are popular at home and could be helpful in bringing along swing states. Though Delaware is solidly blue, neighboring Pennsylvania (which gets a lot of Biden coverage, especially in the Philadelphia media market) is a crucial swing state.
Neighboring New Jersey, which leans blue but isn't 100 percent, also could be swayed by having a quasi-local boy on the ticket.
Political strategists aren't convinced that the potential to nudge a state in one direction or another is that high on the list of criteria these days. It's been almost 50 years since Lyndon Johnson helped John F. Kennedy win the crucial swing state of Texas, the last clear example of a running mate's geographic utility.
What really matters is that the veep choice do no harm and seem presidential enough in the event he or she has to step in to do the job. But even a "bad" choice doesn't have to be a deal-breaker.
"When President Bush's father chose Dan Quayle, it wasn't seen as a good presidential choice, and he won anyway," says Mark Mellman, a Democratic pollster.
The idea of an Obama-Hillary Clinton ticket seems to be fading, with polls indicating her selection would do nearly as much harm as good with likely voters. It also hasn't helped to have an outside group with ties to the Clinton campaign agitating vocally for her selection, analysts say. A potential president wants to be seen making his own decisions, not caving in to outside pressure.


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Dear Santa,
This is what the You Go Genealogy Girls want for Christmas. We hope you will visit us on Christmas Eve. Please ... no coal in our stockings! We will put out cookies and milk.
YGGG #1 - Ruby wants:
1. Ink, ink, ink and more ink for the printer ... always out.
2. Paper for the printer.
3. Days of non-stop genealogy planning and research.
4. Time to read all the genealogy periodicals that are piling up.
5. Success in Salt Lake City in the Family History Library in May and June.
6. An iPad would be nice.
YGGG #2 - Cheri wants:
1. An iPad.
2. More hours in the day. Make those uninterrupted hours!
3. Time for organization and planning.
4. A large printer to work on oversized old photographs.
5. Success in Salt Lake City at the Family History Library in May.
6. New genealogy books.
We both look forward to a new year and new challenges in our genealogical research. Life will be interesting for both of us as we from month to month in 2011. In January, YGGG #1 (Ruby) will add a new bud to the family tree. She will become a great grandmother to a baby boy. The girls are planning a trip to Salt Lake City the end of May into June. Our annual trek always promises great experiences and new "finds." The Family History Expo in Loveland, Colorado will round out June for us. In September we plan to attend the FGS Conference in Springfield, Illinois. Before we know, our wish list for Santa will be on our minds again.
As we wrap gifts, bake goodies and decorate the tree, we are thinking about our ancestors. They are on a tree that in places remains undecorated ... lacking full names, dates and places of events. It is somewhat bare, but we hope to decorate it in 2011.
Best wishes to all this December,
YGGG #1 --- Ruby


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Hey guys, whats new?...it's been a while since I last posted. Been out sick for the past few months or so with bronchitis and then pneumonia and back to bronchitis again and finally getting to the point of wanting to mess with my computers again. I hope everybody had a good Christmas and New Years, mine was in bed. Now I have some catching up to do so bare with me. I gotta do a search to see where I left off and I'll pick up from there. Feels great to breath again.
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I have, many times, been in bad relationships. Relationships where the boy just flat out didn't like me and treated me badly and made me miserable. But I never left because I used to be one of those people who secretly loved the drama of it all and because when you are with someone who gets you accustomed to being treated badly, when they do something nice you are ten times more overjoyed than you should be. You nurse little scraps of affection. I'm not proud of it.
I have been thinking about this a lot because Kitty is being a bit of a pain in the arse at the moment. She is 14 months old and still can't walk and her molars are coming through and she's got a cold and she's just being unusually unbearable.
She wants EVERYTHING. She wants to be picked up, no put down, she wants to sit on this narrow windowsill and play with the catflap. She wants the cat - SHE WANTS THE CAT! PLEASE I WANT THE CAT. Now she wants to get down and walk, walk, stumble, walk walk. Now she wants to stand at this cupboard and open and close the door. Open, close, open, close, open, close. Open. Close. Now she wants to take out and smash the china PLEASE LET ME SMASH THE CHINA I WANT TO SMASH THE CHINA. Now she wants to be picked up! Down! Up! Down. She wants to run after the ball and kick it but she can't run or really kick. Now she wants to screw and unscrew the lid on this tube of moisturiser but she doesn't understand how the screw mechanism works. RAGE! Now I want to be picked up and go somewhere to do something but I CANNOT EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS SO I AM JUST GOING TO GO RED AND GO "EEEEEEEHHRH? MMMMMMOOOO?! EHHH EHHH EHHHHHHH?!"
And that represents probably less than five minutes in the life of Kitty Coren at the moment. It's pretty dementing. My friend R encapsulated the same experience that she is having with her otherwise impeccably-behaved toddler, who is 16 months old. "It drives me a bit mad. Endless pointing, pointing, pointing. Ehhh, ehhhh, ehhh. Never happy. Thank god for bedtime," she says. Another friend, L, who has three children, says "Yes it's that angry Japanese tourist thing that toddlers do. It's miserable."
And while all this made me feel a lot better - my child is not peculiarly awful, she is just entering the famously nightmarish toddler stage - it has brought back to me the experience of having a really shitty boyfriend.
As with a bad boyfriend, I continue to coo at her and say "come on then, pumpkin, what's up with you?" in the hope that she will be mollified by my dote. And, as with a bad boyfriend, when she does something - anything - nice: crawls on my lap to bash her snotty face against my cheek in the parody of a kiss, or decides after two months of spitting Calpol out that she is going to sip it nicely from the spoon and say "num num" afterwards - I am beside myself with joy.
"What a good girl you are!" I shriek. And I feel such a fool.
Anyway I made this for her lunch today - not that she would suffer to eat more than a few spoonfuls of it, the ingrate - and it was terrific and a great thing to do with the new Jersey Royals that are coming through at the moment.
Babies like this (she did eat quite a lot in the end) or it's a brilliant starter or brunch.
Kitty's potato hash
However many new potatoes you want per person
1 egg pp
handful peas pp
handful cheese pp
double cream, just to slop over
salt and pepper
Pre-heat your oven to 200C
1 Boil your Jersey Royals for 20 mins then tip into a baking dish and lightly crush with a fork.
2 Defrost some peas in the bowl with boiling water for a few minutes and add to the pan.
3 Scatter over cheese and drizzle over some cream until things are wet but not soaking. Season and stir together.
5 Crack in your eggs and bake in the oven for about 10-15 mins or until the eggs are set.
The sky's the limit in terms of ingredients, here. Chop in some bacon if you like, or mint, or chorizo or mushrooms or anything. Then make an appointment to get yourself sterilised.


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They soared on the wings of eagles. A group of Newport-Mesa women, led by Stephanie Bernardy and Michele Mullen, came together Sept. 13 at Newport Beach's Haute Cakes Caffe to launch a new women's auxiliary dedicated to fundraising and "friendraising" on behalf of Santa Ana's KidWorks educational enrichment programs. They are calling their group WINGS, an acronym for Women Investing In Graduate Success.
The Friday evening event attracted 100 guests raising more than $10,000 to launch the WINGS auxiliary. Funds are earmarked to support scholarships for at-risk youth attending Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana.
Special guest of the night was Gaddi Vasquez, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and the first Hispanic American to lead the Peace Corps. To learn more about KidWorks, visit kidworksonline.org or contact Mullen at (949) 244-3042 to find out more about WINGS.
American Celebration set for Nov. 2
Gala chairs of Chapman University's 32nd American Celebration, Twyla and Chuck Martin, invited distinguished patrons to a luncheon this past week at South Coast Plaza's chic Marche Moderne. The Martins introduced notable donors seated on the Marche patio, including Suki McCardle, Zee Allred, Marta Bhathal, Pamela Paul, Eve Kornyei Ruffatto, Bette Aitken, Joan Riach-Gayner, Kristina Dodge, Marilyn Severson, Harriet Sandhu and Sally Crockett among the generous.
The ambitious gala committee has a goal of raising $2 million at the Nov. 2 event that will support student scholarships at Chapman. Respected Dean Bill Hall, who has led the Chapman music program for 50 years and will assume duty as the new dean of the Musco Center for the Arts on campus, addressed the ladies, sharing anecdotes of Chapman students who have gone on to create professional careers in the entertainment industry.
The 2013 celebration is set to welcome and honor actors and brothers Jeff and Beau Bridges as well as pay tribute to their late father, actor Lloyd Bridges. Chapman's Citizen of the Year 2013 will be awarded to Suki and Randall McCardle of Newport Coast.
Preventing birth defects
The March of Dimes, a leading nationwide nonprofit dedicated to ensuring the health of pregnant women and their babies, will sponsor their 2013 celebrity chef dinner Thursday in Costa Mesa. The culinary star of the evening will be Chef Seakyeong Kim of Charlie Palmer's Bloomingdale's South Coast Plaza restaurant, leading a roster of talent from many of the O.C.'s most popular eateries.
Some of the chefs on hand preparing samples of their cuisine will include Pascal Olhats, Takashi Abe, Yves Fournier, Amelia Marneau, Casey Overton and Ryan Adams. Chef Kim sums up the concept best: "It's all about food, family, love and good health to enable us all to lead strong and happy lives."
This is, of course, especially true for the unborn and newly born babies, which is the focus of March of Dimes' assistance. Major sponsors of the event are Wells Fargo and South Coast Plaza. Tickets are priced at $400 per person. Go to firstname.lastname@example.com to learn more.
A 258th birthday celebration in Costa Mesa
Well, not exactly. Actually, the birthday event on Tuesday marked the remarkable longevity of the world's oldest watchmaker, Vacheron Constantin. The midweek occasion called for an elegant sunset cocktail reception in the Vacheron boutique at South Coast Plaza, hosted by Hugues de Pins, president of Vacheron Constantin North America. The distinguished Frenchman addressed the cocktail crowd, thanking both patrons and local community activists involved with the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
Terrence Dwyer, president of the Segerstrom Center, returned the praise, acknowledging the support of Vacheron as a center sponsor and underwriter in particular of the extremely important annual Candlelight Concert fundraiser — for which Vacheron was the lead sponsor in 2012 and will be continuing support this season.
Additionally, Vacheron has associated its brand with international dance companies such as the Paris Opera Ballet and the New York City Ballet, both of which have appeared at the center.
Spotted in the handsome crowd were Jennifer and Anton Segerstrom, Kathryn Cenci, Susan and Tim Strader, Gail and Jim Daniels, Lola Gershfeld, Judy Morr and Mark Chapin Johnson.
Candlelight Concert 2013 is set to unfold Dec. 6 at the center and star the legendary Beach Boys.
THE CROWD runs Fridays. B.W. Cook is editor of the Bay Window, the official publication of the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach.


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Looking for some Catholic Priest Jokes? We have at least a couple around here. Take a look in our religious jokes section and you'll find what you are looking for.
Not only do we have Catholic Prieet Jokes, but we also have religious jokes of all kinds. Take a look and have some laughs. Just watch out for the occasional lightening bolt coming down from the heavens.
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Jerry M. Woodall, a National Medal of Technology Laureate, and the Barry and Patricia Epstein Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, received a B.S. in metallurgy in 1960 from MIT. In 1982, he was awarded a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. He pioneered and patented the development of GaAs high efficiency IR LEDs, used today in remote control and data link applications such as TV sets and IR LAN. This was followed by the invention and seminal work on gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) and GaAlAs/GaAs heterojunctions used in super-bright red LEDs and lasers used, for example, in CD players and short link optical fiber communications. He also pioneered and patented the GaAlAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistor used in, for example, cellular phones. Also, using GaAs/InGaAs strained, non-lattice-matched heterostructures, he pioneered the "pseudomorphic" high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), a state-of-the-art high speed device widely used in cellular phones. The technological and commercial importance of his seminal work led to the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics for heterojunctions awarded to Herbert Kroemer and Zhores Alferov. His demonstration of the GaAlAs/GaAs heterojunction led to the creation of important new areas of solid-state physics, such as: superlattice, low dimension, mesoscopic, and resonant tunneling physics. Also, using the technique called molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and the GaAs/InGaAs strained, non-lattice-matched heterostructure, he pioneered the "pseudomorphic" high electron mobility transistor (HEMT), a state-of-the-art high speed device widely used in devices and circuits including those found in cellular phones. This work led to the use of the pseudomorphic InAs/GaAs heterostructure to make "self-organized" quantum dots, a currently popular topic in physics. His recent past work involves the MBE growth of III-V materials and devices with special emphasis on metal contacts, the thermodynamics of extremely large doping concentrations, and devices made of non-lattice matched heterojunctions and substrates. More recently he invented, developed and published a breakthrough global scale "green" energy storage technology in which bulk aluminum rich alloys split both fresh water and salt water into hydrogen gas on demand, thus obviating the need to store and transport hydrogen. The aluminum hydroxide reaction product is easily recycled back to aluminum via the commercial Hall electrolysis process. This feature coupled with the fact that aluminum has the highest volumetric total chemical energy density known, and the fact tthat aluminum has the highest volumetric total chemical energy density known, and the fact that aluminum is the third most abundant element on earth's surface promises to make this technology a serious contender for a long haul , global scale, economically viable , alternative green energy solution.
His efforts are recorded in over 350 publications in the open literature, and 85 issued U.S. patents. His accomplishments have been recognized by his election as IBM Fellow in 1985, an $80,000 IBM Corporate Award in 1992 for the invention of the GaAlAs/GaAs heterojunction, and the 2001 National Medal of Technology awarded by the President of the United States.
Other recognition includes the 1980 Electronics Division Award of the Electrochemical Society (ECS), the 1984 IEEE Jack A. Morton Award, the 1985 ECS Solid State Science and Technology Award, the 1988 Heinrich Welker Gold Medal and International GaAs Symposium Award, the 1990 American Vacuum Society (AVS) Medard Welch (Founder's) Award, its highest honor, the 1997 Eta Kappa Nu Vladimir Karapetoff Eminent Members' Award, the 1998 American Society for Engineering Education's General Electric Senior Research Award, the 1998 Electrochemical Society's (ECS) Edward Goodrich Acheson (Founder's) Award, its highest honor, ECS Honorary Member (2009), an IEEE Third Millennium Medal (2000), the Federation of Materials Societies' 2002 National Materials Advancement Award, and the 2005 IEEE Jun-ichci Nishizawa Gold Medal. Honorific recognition includes his election to the National Academy of Engineering in 1989, Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1982, IEEE Fellow in 1990, ECS Fellow in 1992, and AVS Fellow in 1994. His national professional society activities include President of the ECS (1990), and President of AVS (1998).
Physics and Technology for Future Presidents
by Richard A. Muller (Princeton University Press, 2010)
Physics and Technology for Future Presidents contains the essential physics that students need in order to understand today's core science and technology issues, and to become the next generation of world leaders.
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Billy Connolly's Route 66 Billy continues west stopping at a cattle auction; the Devil's Rope Museum in McLeary, Texas, to learn about the history and lore of barbed wire; Cadillac Ranch, the art installation where 10 Cadillacs stand up-ended, their tails in the air; and a ghost town. He sees the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, detours north to Navajo Nation's Monument Valley Park on the Utah-Arizona border, and experiences a Navajo healing ritual. Part 3 of 4G
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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood "Mister Rogers Talks About Art" Mister Rogers shows an animation device that a friend made. He also shows slides and a reproduction of famous works by Picasso. In Make Believe, Lady Aberlin is making her portrait of the King; X The Owl and Henrietta have already finished theirs. D
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Curious George "Hamster Cam/The Great Monkey Detective" Hamster Cam - Steve's pet hamster, Hogie, is on the loose in the city streets with nothing but a small video camera tied to his back. George helps Steve track his whereabouts using clues from the hamster cam and his best monkeyish map-reading skills. But can a monkey with a map keep up with a hamster on the run? The Great Monkey Detective - It's mystery movie night at Chef Pisghetti's restaurant. D
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Wild Kratts "Tazzy Chris" When Martin and Chris assist the Tasmanian Wildlife Service in tagging endangered Tasmanian Devils, they discover that Zach Varmitech has been kidnapping them to create a ferocious new Zachbot. Science Concepts: A healthy ecosystem has both predators and scavengers. Scavengers are animals that eat mostly other dead animals. D
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Peep and the Big Wide World/Pocoyo "The Perils of Peep and Chirp/Hoop Tricks/Pocoyo - New on the Planet" Emboldened by the ice, Peep and Chirp try to walk across Big Bay. Chirp finds a beautiful bracelet and soon discovers all the amazing things it can do! Then, Pocoyo is scared when a stranger appears in Pocoyoland, but he soon comes to realize that he needn't be scared of this little alien - and they become friends. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "A Tale About Tails/Sticky Situation" A Tale About Tails - Nick and Sally are playing "Tape the Tail on the Donkey" when they wish they had tails of their own! Well it just so happens that the Cat knows a lot about tails! He brings them to the Jungle of Wagga-Tag-Tail where they meet a number of animals with very different tails. When Nick and Sally get to test out all of these tails for themselves, they learn that different tails can do different things! Sticky Situation - Sally and Nick are playing the drums on overturned buckets when Nick breaks his drumstick! Luckily, the Cat knows someone who is a stick expert, his friend Betty Beaver! She finds Nick the perfect drumstick, but when her dam springs a leak, Nick, Sally and the Cat help her fix it, using Nick's new stick. He doesn't have a stick anymore, but Nick learns an even better way to drum: using a home-made beaver tail!. D
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Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps "Angelina's Mother's Day/Angelina and the Father's Day Surprise" Angelina's Mother's Day - Ms. Mimi teaches the class about dynamics in music and dance. Loud sounds suit big, theatrical movements. Quiet music works well with smaller movements. D
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Bob the Builder "A Very Important Visitor" Everybody is getting ready for the Big Summer Party in Bobland Bay and Bob and his team are going to build two shelter stops for Splasher's new ferry route. Splasher just can't wait for them to finish! He races around announcing his new route, but no timetable has been put in place yet. Despite what he thinks, Splasher can't be everywhere at once. D
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Thomas & Friends "Kindness with Friends" Percy's New Friends - Percy wants to make friends with the wild animals on Sodor. When he approaches a squirrel, it runs away. He tries to make friends with a bird but it flies away. D
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Wishbone "Bark to the Future" This live-action program follows the exploits of Wishbone the dog and his human friends, Joe, David and Samantha through their adventures in their hometown of Oakdale. Wishbone's everyday experiences trigger his imagination and he finds himself in scenes from classic works of literature. In this episode, Joe learns that his own intellect can never be replaced by modern technology. D
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Martha Speaks "Skits under the Weather/Martha the Weather Dog" Skits under the Weather - Martha and Skits hate the sound of thunder. One day Skits gets fed up and tries to outrun the storm, but soon discovers that all roads somehow lead back home. Martha the Weather Dog - Windy McCloud, Wagstaff City's meteorologist, wants Martha to be her weather dog.G
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Consuelo Mack WealthTrack "Global Opportunities" Guest: Stephen Smith, Co-Lead Portfolio Manager, Brandywine Global Opportunities Bond Fund. This week's Consuelo Mack WealthTrack features an exclusive interview with Brandywine Global Opportunities Bond Fund's "Great Investor" Stephen Smith, a maverick bond investor who delivers stock market-like returns. D
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To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe This Week on TO THE CONTRARY: immigration law and discrimination against women, then moms as sole and primary breadwinners. Behind the headlines, surrogacy and the single dad. The panelists discuss: Immigration Reform: Discuss whether current immigration law is gender discriminating. D
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McLaughlin Group Topics: NSA's Sweeping Surveillance, Edward Snowden - Traitor or Whistleblower? Panelists: Pat Buchanan, Author & Columnist; Susan Ferrechio, Washington Examiner; Mort Zuckerman, US News & World Report; Eleanor Clift, Newsweek. D
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Painting and Travel with Roger & Sarah Bansemer "Roosevelt and Rufus" Visit the downtown of historic St. Augustine, Florida and take a horse drawn carriage ride thru the old city. Roger paints the carriage horse and Sarah talks to the driver who began his career at a very young age. D
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Sew It All "Faux Fur Fun, Cheryl Zuczek" Learn the ins and outs of working with faux fur. D
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Quilting Arts "Focus On Stitch" This episode focuses on stitching. It's a recurring theme this season and is an important part to just about every quilting project. Frieda Anderson starts out with a primer on free motion quilting - learn the basics to get started. D
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Hometime "Creekside Home Timbers" The HOMETIME team hangs timber frame trusses over the great room. D
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Woodsmith Shop "Shop Storage Cart" This roll-around shop cart may become your favorite shop tool. The Woodsmith editors show you how to build this versatile cart. This handy project is a tool storage center, an adjustable stock support system, and a workstation all in one compact design. D
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This Old House "Cambridge 2012/Window Seat, Stairs, Knee Walls" Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs new granite steps, and host Kevin O'Connor helps general contractor Tom Silva build a timeless window seat and some MDF doors cleverly disguised as wainscoting. Master carpenter Norm Abram works on the treads and newel cap on the stairs, and the pine ceiling accents get whitewashed and lacquered. D
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Ask This Old House "Using Hand Planes/Repairing A Cracked Stone Walkway" In the workshop, general contractor Tom Silva demonstrates the proper way to use hand planes. Then, Tom, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook, asks, "What is it?" Afterward, Roger helps a homeowner repair a cracked stone walkway. D
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P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table "Festive Entertaining" The holiday season is here and Allen is getting ready by preparing a few unique recipes for the big day. He also shows us how to create a very festive dinner table. D
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Moyers & Company "Big Brother's Prying Eyes" Whatever your take on the recent revelations about government spying on our phone calls and Internet activity, there's no denying that Big Brother is bigger and less brotherly than we thought. What's the resulting cost to our privacy -- and more so, our democracy? On the next Moyers & Company (check local listings), Lawrence Lessig, professor of law and director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University and founder of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society, joins Bill to discuss the implications of our government's actions and Edward Snowden's role in leaking the information. Few are as knowledgeable about the impact of the Internet on our public and private lives as Lessig, who argues that government needs to protect American rights with the same determination and technological sophistication it uses to invade our privacy and root out terrorists. D
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Da Vinci: The Lost Treasure Fiona Bruce is seeking the story of enigmatic genius Leonardo Da Vinci, beginning in his birthplace, the small town of Vinci in Tuscany, and follows in his footsteps to Florence. In Paris, she is given a private view of the Mona Lisa and learns about some of Leonardo's painting techniques. Then, in New York City, she is given a preview of a Leonardo painting recently discovered.G
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Outdoor Idaho "Eating Local" Most of our food travels about 1,500 miles before it ever reaches our kitchen tables. But there are a growing number of food producers and consumers who prefer to eat locally grown food; they say it's healthier and tastier. Today, more than 50 farmers markets operate throughout the state, allowing farmers and consumers to meet and learn from each other. It's a trend that harkens back to a simpler time, when communities supported local farmers and people knew where their food came from. Outdoor Idaho explores the growing fascination with eating local.G
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Oregon Field Guide "Backpacking The Olympic Coast" Backpacking the Olympic coast, Columbia River toxics, Portland fruit tree projectG
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Call The Midwife "S1 E3" Jenny makes calls on the nursing roster and seeks to learn why a new patient seems upset by her latest pregnancy. Part 3 of 6G
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Masterpiece Mystery! "Inspector Lewis, Series VI: Down Among The Fearful" Kevin Whately returns for a sixth season as Inspector Lewis. He and his young partner DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox) tackle murder in the seemingly perfect academic haven of Oxford. When a psychic is found murdered, the detectives soon discover that the victim is really an Oxford psychology research fellow.G
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New Tricks "Blue Flower" The UCOS team investigates the case of 16-year-old tennis champion Alice Kemp, who fell to her death from the balcony of a penthouse apartment after losing a crucial match. As team members delve into this competitive world, Standing wonders if he did enough to encourage his own daughter's sporting ambitions.G
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British Antiques Roadshow "Hatfield 1" Fiona Bruce and the team are in Hertfordshire where they find a collection of almost 500 ornamental pigs, doll house furniture made out of shell cases on the Somme in World War I, and three small tiles salvaged by a builder that turn out to be worth a fortune.G


text: Congressional August Recess Critical for Immigration and Farm Bill Prospects August 5, 2013 08:30 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By MILK Guest Editor With Congress on summer recess, August will be a critical time for immigration and farm bill prospects. Here's an overview of where the two issues stand. By Charlie Garrison, legislative dairy consultant (Editor's note: Garrison's comments are featured in the August 2013 edition of the Idaho Dairymen's Association "Dairy Focus" newsletter.) Congress has escaped the summertime heat and humidity in the nation's capital for its annual "Summer District Work Period," often better known more simply as the "August recess." It's a tradition that dates back to the time before modern conveniences like air conditioning and air travel made longer periods outside Washington, D.C. for members of Congress and key staff more of a necessity. This August, however, is going to be a critical time for a couple of key issues for dairy producers. No doubt those who oppose immigration reform in any form other than "anyone who is here illegally must leave yesterday" will be out in full force trying to bully members of Congress into refusing to consider any policy that could actually be accomplished and would have a chance of becoming law. Those of us who support common-sense, compassionate reform that makes good economic sense and improves our national security cannot let that message from a decided minority in our country stand. The other issue hanging out there is the farm bill. What members of Congress hear from their constituents during the month of August will play a big role in whether we get a new farm bill before the extension of the current one expires on Sept. 30 or we get another extension. It is a possibility that we run all the way up to New Year's Day before we know the answer, just like we did last year. Immigration Reform The Senate has completed its comprehensive immigration reform bill. It is S 744, "The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013." It includes the list of priorities for dairy producers submitted by the Idaho Dairymen's Association (IDA) early in the process: 1) earned legalization for our current workforce; 2) access to year-round workers; and 3) an effective program for new workers when needed in the future. Those priorities were incorporated into the key principles of the Agriculture Workforce Coalition (AWC), of which IDA is a member. The principles formed the basis of negotiations between the AWC and the United Farmworkers (UFW), aimed at forging a consensus agreement for agriculture labor provisions to be incorporated into the comprehensive immigration reform bill that was being written in the Senate. The AWC and the UFW were able to come together on the terms of an agreement. That agreement was included when the Senate Judiciary Committee debated its bill back in the spring. The agreement proved so effective that, out of more than 300 amendments, the committee had to deal with only two that directly touched the provisions of the agreement between agricultural employers and the farmworkers. The same thing happened on the floor of the Senate. The agriculture agreement has found wide acceptance. The action on immigration reform has now shifted to the House of Representatives. A "Gang of 8" working on a bipartisan bill became a slightly smaller group back in June when Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador made the determination that he could be more effective working from his seat on the House Judiciary Committee. A month and a half later, the now Gang of 7 has yet to produce a bill. Theirs is expected to be released in September. Meanwhile, the House Judiciary Committee has been working on a piecemeal approach to immigration reform. The Committee has passed a bill for agricultural worker visas. The committee bill does offer legalization for current workers. But following an initial period of work authorization of three years, the worker is then part of the ongoing visa program for new workers, which requires a return to the home country for a worker of three months after a maximum period of 18 months of authorized work in the U.S. Obviously, that would be a very difficult schedule for dairy producers to work with. The House leaves for the August recess without floor votes on any provisions of immigration reform. This issue will be front and center when the Congress returns to Washington, D.C. in September. IDA will continue working with U.S. Representatives Mike Simpson and Raul Labrador to craft an immigration reform bill that works for Idaho dairy producers that can ultimately be passed by the Congress and signed into law by the President. Farm Bill Action on the farm bill is also now in the House since the U.S. Senate passed its version earlier this summer. Unable to pass the farm bill the usual way, combining farm programs with nutrition assistance legislation, the House separated the two and passed a farm programs-only bill last month. Since then, House Republican Leadership has been working on passing a nutrition assistance bill so that the two separate bills could go to conference committee to work out differences with the Senate farm bill. The latest reports indicate the plan is to pass a bill to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Food Stamps, by $40 billion over the next 10 years. The Senate bill cuts SNAP by $4 billion, and the House Agriculture Committee bill would have made about $20 billion in cuts over the next decade. The action in September when Congress returns will focus on whether a nutrition assistance bill with $40 billion in cuts to SNAP over the next 10 years can draw enough Republican support to pass. Few, if any, Democrats will vote in favor of that level of cuts to nutrition assistance so the Republicans will likely have to do this on their own. What seems to be lost in the debate is the fact that, unlike farm programs, SNAP is permanently authorized. Passing a farm bill is the only way to reform the program. Without action, the Food Stamp program continues on as it is today. On dairy, there are differences in what the House and Senate have passed. The Senate bill includes both Margin Insurance and Market Stabilization as replacements for the current producer safety net comprised of the Product Price Support Program and Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC). The House accepted an amendment to replace the Agriculture Committee's inclusion of both Margin Insurance and Market Stabilization with a Margin Insurance program only. That ensures a fight over dairy safety net policy in the House-Senate conference committee should the farm bill make it that far in the coming months. The extension of the current farm bill expires Sept. 30. Normally, that would offer a deadline of sorts for the Congress to act. We found out last fall, however, that the sky does not fall immediately should the farm bill be allowed expire. It takes months for parity pricing for commodities, in legislation from 1949, to kick in. And speaking of that 1949 law, when the House passed its farm program-only bill, it added on a repeal of that legislation from more than five decades ago. The question being asked now is, without the possibility of parity pricing for commodities, is this the last farm bill that could ever pass the U.S. Congress? Back to news


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There has been a lot of critical press coverage about the VA top management. But I have received treatment that's second to none from Highland Drive, Oakland —and most of all, the Butler facility. I have been seen at every sector at least once and have been treated with respect and dignity, including by the maintenance, housekeeping and food service personnel.
Let's see a local hospital top this, for example: I had a biopsy scheduled for 1 p.m., was taken at 12:55 and back in my car at 1:30.
My nurse practitioner was one of the smartest and most dedicated people I have ever been around. She got my diabetes under control and had me lose weight between visits — she would not accept anything less for me.
I could cite example after example, but for all the staff at these facilities, it's time to say thank you for your service.


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Flames beat Hurricanes on Butler's OT winnerby Aaron Vickers
CALGARY -- It didn't take long for the Calgary Flames to get the message.
Less than a dozen hours, in fact.
After the team's president of hockey operations, Brian Burke, dismissed general manager Jay Feaster and assistant GM John Weisbrod in the morning, the Flames responded Thursday night with a 2-1 overtime victory against the Carolina Hurricanes at Scotiabank Saddledome.
With 3.6 seconds remaining in overtime, defenseman Chris Butler sailed a puck over Carolina goalie Justin Peters' shoulder to give the Flames the win, snapping Calgary's two-game losing skid on home ice. It was Butler's second goal of the season.
"It was a tough morning," he said. "Obviously, kind of surprising when Burke comes down to the locker room and delivers that type of news. Jay's been such a good guy to all of us here. It's tough to see a guy like that go. He's pretty responsible for bringing a lot of guys in. We certainly wish him the best, and it's nice to get a win today."
Butler credited defenseman Mark Giordano and forwards Paul Byron and Mikael Backlund for their play leading to his game-winner.
"I knew we got out there with about 30 seconds left," Butler said. "I saw Giordano drive in the middle lane there, jumping up. I didn't want to join, and Paul did a great job having great patience, hanging onto the puck, and I just tried to be available there and really just kind of threw a muffin on net and Backlund put a good screen there, and I don't think [Peters] saw it."
In his press conference Thursday morning, Burke, who will serve as interim GM, challenged his team to play a more aggressive style and stressed the importance of holding onto late-game leads -- both things that have been missing from the Flames in recent weeks.
The Flames didn't hold onto the third-period lead against Carolina, but they did rebound to get two points.
"The mentality on the bench was very different tonight after we gave up that goal than it's been in the past," Butler said. "We've been a little bit fragile, but I thought guys did a good job of stepping up right after we gave up that goal and really focusing on their next shift. We didn't panic, we didn't go into a shell, and I think that's a positive step forward for us tonight."
Entering the game, Calgary had surrendered 13 third-period and overtime goals in its past eight home games.
The Flames took a 1-0 lead into the third on Brian McGrattan's first goal in 30 games. But Carolina's Jeff Skinner ran the total to 14 third-period goals allowed in the past nine home games, taking a cross-slot pass from Tuomo Ruutu and sliding it between the legs of goalie Karri Ramo to tie the game with 8:50 remaining in regulation.
Skinner couldn't make it 15 despite two chances with a little more than five minutes remaining in the third. Despite being hooked by Flames defenseman Ladislav Smid while going in alone on a breakaway, the Hurricanes forward got a shot off that Ramo blockered away. He was awarded a penalty shot but was denied by Ramo a second time to keep the game tied.
"I'm just trying to make saves, trying to be big and not give too much to shoot at and if he deked, just be there," Ramo said. "I tried to give a chance to our guys to win the game."
The Flames played the physical game Burke preached in his morning press conference during the first period when they outhit Carolina 9-6, including Giordano's big hit on Hurricanes forward Elias Lindholm near the Calgary bench, forcing the 19-year-old out the game after four shifts.
The Hurricanes had a few chances to open the scoring about halfway through the first period. Skinner cruised into the zone and forced Ramo to make a quick pad save, and Eric Staal dropped a pass through the slot to Ruutu, but he couldn't beat the glove of the Flames goalie, who made 10 first-period saves.
Ramo finished with 29 saves.
The Flames tried to jump-start their offense with five minutes remaining in the first. Lee Stempniak worked a give-and-go with Matt Stajan off the goal line, but Peters handled the chance for one of his nine saves in the period.
With 2:11 remaining in the second period, McGrattan chased down a dump-in and stole Peters' clearing attempt before centering it into the slot from his knees. The pass couldn't be converted, but Lance Bouma tracked down the puck and found McGrattan back in the slot, and he slid a shot under Peters' pads to give the Flames a 1-0 lead.
"I've missed a couple of pretty good chances over the last week here," McGrattan said. "It's kind of nice to get the monkey off the back and at home too. I thought our line played really good tonight. Bouma and Byron really played physical tonight. That's how we're going to get a lot of our goals and a lot of our chances … playing like that."
McGrattan's goal came after Justin Faulk's shot from the slot beat Ramo but struck both posts and stayed out, starting the sequence that led to McGrattan's first of the season. It was the second time in the period that Carolina caught iron. Skinner's shot hit the crossbar seven seconds shy of the game's midway mark.
Peters stopped 28 of 30 saves for Carolina, which lost its second straight game, both in overtime.
Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller was happy his team could force extra time and earn a point.
"We knew we would have to work hard tonight because Calgary has been working hard here," Muller said. "We had a little lapse in the second, but I thought we really came on strong again in the third. The guys stayed with it. It's a big point when you come out west."


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Jeremy Siegel, who has been dubbed the \"Wizard of Wharton,\" delivered a keynote speech at ETF.com\'s Inside ETFs conference in Hollywood, Fla., at about 5 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday.
MarketWatch live blogged the speech by Siegel, a professor of finance at the Wharton School of Business known for his books such as \"Stocks for the Long Run.\"
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Siegel is taking the podium.
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He's pitching his books: "Stocks for the Long Run" also "The Future for Investors"
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Total real returns on asset classes — he's showing a chart on that, says it's an important chart.
Stocks annual average real returns are 6.7% over the last 210 years, topping the returns for bonds, gold, dollar.
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He says people describe 6.7% as Siegel's constant, but says this asset class' mean reversion is second to none.
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Are we getting too pricey?
He shows a chart showing the S&P 500"s median PE (for 1954 to 2014) is 16.5.
The latest PE is 17.2
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"There is no bubble here," Siegel says.
All these people that talk about bubbles believe an asset class is in a bubble, if the price is going up and they don't own it.
That gets a laugh from the crowd.
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If those people own the asset, then it's not in a bubble — it's fundamentals.
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Your live blogger for this speech is Vic Reklaitis by the way.
You can follow me on Twitter @vicrek.
This week I've been covering ETF.com's Inside ETFs conference.
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More numbers from Siegel at this point in the speech:
At 19 times 2013 earnings, the S&P 500 is 2043, 13% higher than today, he says.
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He's now going to tackle the Shiller CAPE ratio.
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It's a cyclically adjusted P-E ratio to judge the market's valuation, uses past 10 years of earnings to compute the ratio.
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So the PE ratio at year end 2013 was about 25, more than 50% above the 130-year average.
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In other words, in overvalued territory.
It will be interesting to hear what Siegel says to refute this in some way.
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People following the CAPE have been really pessimistic for last five years, missing out on big bull market.
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He points out the CAPE ratio has been in what's considered overvalued territory for the past 5 years, except in 2009 at the bottom.
So that's where that earlier post comes from about people missing out on the bull run.
And he's referring to the CAPE for the S&P 500, of course.
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Taking further aim at CAPE, he says FASB rulings have biased earnings downward.
He's mentioned rulings in 1993 and 2001.
He's saying Time Warner was required to show a huge loss in that AOL mess in 2000, and that affected S&P earnings.
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Siegel then goes on to say AIG's loss in 2008 had an even bigger effect.
So basically these FASB rulings have distorted the E part of the CAPE ratio.
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Siegel notes that he's talked about this topic before, in particular with a Wall Street Journal column just a few years ago with the title "The S&P gets its earnings wrong."
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And here's a link to that WSJ column.
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Siegel mentions the Financial Times published a column by him on CAPE as well.
The title for the Aug. 20, 2013, story: "Don't put faith in the biased data of Cape crusaders."
Nice headline.
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Siegel mentions that he and Robert Shiller (who is behind the CAPE ratio) were set up to debate this metric.
The promotional material for the debate had stuff like:
Jeremy "Raging Bull" Siegel vs. Bobby "The Bear" Shiller
But Siegel notes the day before the debate in Sept. 2013, Shiller won the Nobel prize, in part for his work on CAPE ratio.
That draws some laughs. Siegel doesn't say much more about the debate. Mentions he and Shiller have been friends for decades.
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Siegel is now talking about profit margins.
Profit margins have gone up due to long-term factors, Siegel says.
He seems to be saying, don't worry about the concern over this trend that bears may have.
He said margins might even migrate further upward in the next few years.
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"My belief is this bull market has some space to run," he says.
And now we're over to Q&A.
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ETF.com's Dave Nadig is running the Q&A.
He's saying what about our 30% gain last year?
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Siegel said he thought the market was 30% below where it should be two years ago, in response to Nadig's question.
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Siegel also points out the public is not crazy about stocks.
"This public is still not in this market."
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Now he's going to talk about stocks and GDP in response to a question from the audience.
He says more of our world is equitized today than they were in the 1930s and 40s.
So that's one reason for the increase in the stocks-to-GDP ratio.
And we should be looking at world GDP, Siegel adds. These are firms selling throughout world.
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Siegel now asked: What are some challenges?
He says he's had some recent disappointment in employment data.
But then goes back to making bullish comments.
Growth will remain tepid, but that will help keep rates low, and help keep people going into stocks.
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A giant meeting room is holding many, many people for this talk by Siegel, by the way.
Many people are leaning forward, showing clear interest in what he has to say.
Overall, I've heard this ETFs conference has 1,500 attendees, and this is certainly one of the better-attended sessions.
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Siegel has tackled a question on gold.
He's not a huge fan of the shiny metal.
"It's a drag on the portfolio on a long-term basis," the professor says.
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Getting back to the subject of CAPE, if you want to read more about that concept, check out what Meb Faber has to say.
Here's one recent post. Faber knows a great deal about CAPE.
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Getting back to what Siegel is saying in the Q&A, Siegel continues to sound a bullish note, saying stocks haven't run too far.
"I don't see any of the classic signs," he says.
Not on a valuation basis, people not talking about stocks at dinner parties.
He mentions that CNBC ratings are lower as a sign that there aren't excesses — why "there's juice left."
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Siegel is sounding a professorial and comedic note now.
He said he's often asked — why is cash on a corporation's balance sheet discounted?
"Because management can do something crazy with it," he says.
That gets a laugh from this audience of finance enthusiasts.
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One last question, says Nadig…
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The question is about pension funds being underfunded, going into bonds too much.
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Siegel: all the regulation, all the laws, made them move away from equities.
He calls it "insanity" and regulators deserve much of the blame.
That's all for the speech.
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Wow, Siegel fans have flocked to him after his speech.
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There's quite a line to ask him a question, with people getting photos with him and following him toward the exit.
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Overall in this speech, Siegel offered up reasons why he's bullish about U.S. stocks.
He indicated valuations don't frighten him. He went over views that he's aired before about why you shouldn't put too much stock into one particular valuation metric — Shiller's CAPE ratio.
The professor also suggested sentiment isn't over the top, saying he's not hearing about people touting stocks at dinner parties. He also mentioned CNBC's ratings dropping as another sign of investor sentiment staying in check.
In addition, Siegel's comments showed he isn't a big fan of gold.
Some key quotes included:
"My belief is this bull market has some space to run."
"There is no bubble here." That was followed by a joke (paraphrased): All these people that talk about bubbles believe an asset class is in a bubble if the price is going up and they don't own it.
Siegel didn't specifically talk about that 18,000 level for the Dow Industrials that was mentioned in the conference agenda item for his speech.
Thanks for checking out this coverage of his speech. You can follow your live blogger on Twitter @vicrek — where I just posted a photo of Siegel surrounded by fans after his speech.


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Monday, July 23, 2007
Update on Lawson's strategy
I interviewed Barry Wilderman, VP Business Strategy at Lawson Software, yesterday. I haven't written much about Lawson recently, so I thought it would be good to get the story from Barry, apart from the usual press releases and announcements.
Barry was named to his post this past January. Previously, he was a senior VP at META Group, where he was an ERP market analyst. I've met Barry in the past and have appreciated the analysis he did at META on the total cost of ownership (TCO) of ERP systems. He was a good catch for Lawson.
Some of the key points from our phone discussion.
Still, Lawson continues to be one of the largest enterprise system vendors that has managed to show enough success to remain independent during this period of software vendor consolidation. Its share price is at its highest point since 2002, which vindicate Lawson's CEO Harry Debes and his email to me earlier this year.
- We discussed Lawson's SOA framework, Landmark. Introduced over two years ago, Landmark incorporates pattern, or domain-specific language, to allow business analysts to build applications without knowledge of programming. So far, Lawson's human capital management (HCM) offering is built on Landmark as well as its new strategic sourcing application. Eventually, all of Lawson's products will transition to this new technology environment.
- Landmark is built entirely on IBM technology, such as Websphere. I've long felt that application software vendors have no business building application development tools, so I agree with this strategy. At the same time, however, doesn't this reliance on IBM pose a problem to Lawson customers who do not use IBM technology? Barry agreed that this could be a problem to a customer that has standardized, say, on Microsoft's competing .NET technology. However, if Lawson is a key component of the customer's application portfolio, it should justify the transition.
- I pointed out that many other software vendors have stumbled when they tried to make a major technology transition. Witness all the vendors from the host-based era who tried to make the transition to client-server. For example, the former System Software Associates (SSA) went into bankruptcy as the result of its attempt to move its AS/400 host-based product, BPCS, to a client-server architecture. J.D. Edwards had problems for several years in its transition from its host-based World product to its client-server and web-based offering, One World.
- Barry didn't agree with my analogy, however, indicating that Lawson had already made the transition to Websphere for its entire product line, and that the move to Landmark was more of an evolution than a wholesale technology overhaul. So, the introduction of SOA and workflow should be less disruptive and can be accomplished in stages.
- How does Lawson compete with SAP and Oracle? These days I'm hearing of many cases where prospects are not considering other vendors and when they do, SAP and Oracle are difficult to beat. Barry indicated that Lawson competes by focusing on key verticals, such as healthcare and retail. When they compete in their sweet spot, they do not lose many deals.
- Lawson made a major acquisition two years ago when it merged with Intentia, a Swedish-based vendor that is strong in manufacturing and asset-based businesses, especially in Europe. Has this merger been successful, and how much cross-selling is taking place between customers of Lawson and Intentia. Barry indicated that there have been a handful of cross-sales of M3 (the former Intentia product) to Lawson customers, mostly of Intentia's enterprise asset management (EAM) offerings. There have also been a few sales of M3 in total into Lawson's installed base in the U.S. There have not yet been a lot of sales of Lawson's HCM into Intentia's customer base in Europe, however, largely because of the need to provide compliance with European regulations.
- Finally, Barry said that he wants to communicate a more sophisticated message concerning Lawson's total cost of ownership, that Lawson delivers more value per dollar invested. In his view, Lawson installs faster, is easier to understand, and takes less time to implement. Of course, these are claims that are put forth by nearly all enterprise system vendors. Barry's previous work at Meta did show that Lawson (along with QAD) had the lowest TCO of seven or so major ERP vendors. Whether those results still hold true now, five or six years later, are unclear.
- All of the major vendors are making significant efforts to simplify and speed implementation, and there is anecdotal evidence that those efforts are bearing fruit. At the same time, much of the cost of implementation is outside of the control of the vendor. A client that is well-organized for the effort, who has a well-trained project team and understands the need for business process improvement and change management will realize a much lower TCO than the client that expects the vendor to do all the work.
Comparing Lawson's share performance over the past six months with SAP and Oracle (see below), it would appears that the market agrees.
Update, 9:36 a.m.: This morning, Computerworld has an interview with Lawson CEO Harry Debes, where he talks at length about competing with SAP and Oracle.
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Thursday, July 19, 2007
SAP sales jump, defying Oracle's PR campaign
Following Oracle's outstanding quarterly results last month, SAP has posted its own preliminary results for its most recent quarter. SAP reports an 18% jump in software revenue over the same quarter last year, and a 10% rise in revenue overall.
Furthermore, SAP indicated that it is gaining market share against its rivals. According to unnamed industry analyst research, SAP's share of the worldwide market for "core enterprise applications" increased over the past year by three percentage points to 26%.
In nearly every public announcement of its financial results, Oracle has been comparing itself to SAP. SAP's most recent results show that Oracle's success doesn't mean it is triumphing over SAP. It just means that there's a robust market for enterprise software this year.
A rising tide lifts all boats.
SAP's quarterly results can be found on its web site.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
IT budgets are lagging behind corporate revenues
Over at Computer Economics, we've just published our 2007/2008 IT Spending, Staffing, and Technology Trends study.
One of the key findings is that the median IT budget growth rate in the U.S. and Canada is accelerating to 5.0% this year, from 4.1% reported in 2006. At the same time, the median IT budget as a percentage of revenue is falling to 1.8%, from 2.0% last year. The only way to interpret these two statistics is to understand that IT spending is lagging behind corporate revenues.
This is not bad news. What it means is that IT managers generally are able to support the growth of the business without corresponding increases in IT spending. Our study shows that the large majority of companies are increasing their IT spending--but they are doing it at a pace that is less than the growth of the business.
In the last part of the 1990s, IT budgets grew at much greater rates because of Y2K and the dot-com boom. Then, during the recession in the early part of this decade, IT spending actually fell in a significant number of companies. From 1997 through 2003, IT budgets were a story of boom-and-bust.
What I like about today is that these major disruptions in IT spending appear to be over--at least for now. We seem to have entered a period where most companies are expanding their IT budgets in a restrained but consistent way. This is a far easier environment in which to plan IT investments.
On the staffing side, increases in headcount are somewhat more restrained, but most companies are adding IT staff members this year. And, there's still no end to the increase in the level of outsourcing.
These findings and more are presented in the study. There's a complete description on the Computer Economics website. There's also a press release.by Frank Scavo, 7/10/2007 02:42:00 PM | permalink | e-mail this!
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Tuesday, July 03, 2007
SAP admits wrongdoing in Oracle lawsuit
SAP filed its response to Oracle's complaint last night, admitting that its TomorrowNow subsidiary engaged in some inappropriate downloads of Oracle intellectual property.
SAP reasserts the rights of its TN unit to download materials on behalf of Oracle customers who have the rights to those materials. It points out that "Oracle's complaint does not challenge the basic propriety of third party support, nor do its factual allegations support the inflammatory statements" of Oracle's complaint.
At the same time, SAP claimed that the Oracle materials did not leave TN's internal systems, which are separate from the rest of SAP's network. SAP's response says,Upon acquiring TN, SAP AG and SAP America put in place extensive policies to assure that no allegedly confidential material of Oracle obtained by TN on behalf of its customers would reach SAP AG or SAP America. Defendants are unaware of any breach of these policies, and believe that none has occurred.It continues,Oracle's allegation that TN's downloading conduct was "corporate theft" or involved SAP AG or SAP America is simply untrue.SAP also announced that it is installing a new head over its TN unit. Former SAP Americas COO Mark White will now oversee TN, with founder and CEO Andrew Nelson reporting to White.
I think SAP is smart to admit any wrongdoing at this point. Any such activities would eventually be exposed anyway during Oracle's discovery process, leading to a drip by drip release of negative information about SAP. At this point, the issue would is to what extent TN or SAP benefited from the downloaded materials and what damages should be awarded.
SAP takes its turn at throwing punches at Oracle:Oracle professes surprise and confusion about how TN can provide services more cost-effectively than Oracle. The answer is simple – TN does not force its service customers to pay artificially inflated prices for service to fund Oracle's future acquisition and integration of products that customers do not want or need.Of course, SAP does not mention that its own maintenance fees for customers of SAP software are pretty much in line with Oracle's. So, SAP should be careful about continuing this line of reasoning.
More seriously, in my opinion, SAP indicated that the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating SAP and TN. I speculated earlier that this lawsuit could lead to criminal charges against SAP, TN, or individuals implicated in the illicit activities.
SAP's response to Oracle's complaint is available here. SAP has also issued a press release on this matter.
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Wister boys open with Amber-Pocasset today in Class A State Tournament
For the fourth straight baseball season, dating back to the 2010 spring season, the Wister Wildcats baseball team has ended them at the same place — the state tournament.Last spring, the 'Cats made third time the charm as they won the Class 2A State Tournament. Now, they will look to win the Class A Fall State Tournament this weekend.First up for the Wildcats (21-3) is the Amber-Pocasset Panthers at 5 p.m. today at Edmond Memorial High School in the state quarterfinals."They're a really good team," Wister Coach John McAlester said. "They have kids who pitch it well. They're not overpowering pitchers, but they'll be 80 to 82 m.p.h. on the mound and they'll pitch it well. Then, they have several kids who swing the bats well. They have a kid hitting in the No. 7 hole who has been hurt most of the year, and he's just now back in the line-up. Everybody says he's their best hitter. You can't take him for granted because he's hitting in the No. 7 hole."


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