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South Africa's Oscar Pistorius starts his men's 400m round 1 heats at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in this August 4, 2012 file photo. REUTERS photoSouth African prosecutors said that Olympian sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, will not appear in court until Friday, Agence France-Presse has reported.
"He will appear tomorrow at Pretoria Magistrate Court," said Medupe Simasiku, a spokesperson for the public prosecutor. "They postponed it because they had to bring him to take blood samples."
Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning development in the life of a national hero known as the Blade Runner for his high-tech artificial legs, The Associated Press has reported.
Reeva Steenkamp, a model who spoke out on Twitter against rape and abuse of women, was shot four times in the predawn hours in the house, in a gated community in the capital, Pretoria, police said.
Hours later after undergoing police questioning, Pistorius left a police station accompanied by officers. He looked down as photographers snapped pictures, the hood on his gray workout jacket pulled up, covering most of his face. His court hearing was originally scheduled for Thursday afternoon but has been postponed until Friday to give forensic investigators time to carry out their work, said Medupe Simasiku, a spokesman for the prosecution.
South Africans were shocked at the killing. But while Pistorius captured the nation's attention with his Olympic dreams, police said there was a history of problems involving him.
There have "previously been incidents at the home of Mr. Oscar Pistorius," said police spokeswoman Brigadier Denise Beukes. Police in South Africa do not name suspects in crimes until they have appeared in court but Beukes said that the 26-year-old Pistorius was at his home at the time of the death of Steenkamp and "there is no other suspect involved."
"Yes, there are witnesses and there have also been interviews this morning," Beukes told reporters outside the gated complex where Pistorius lived. "We are talking about neighbors and people that heard things that happened earlier in the evening and when the shooting took place."
Pistorius' father, Henke, declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press, only saying "we all pray for guidance and strength for Oscar and the lady's parents."
Neither Pistorius' agent Peet van Zyl nor coach Ampie Louw could be reached while Pistorius' own cellphone went straight to an answerphone service.
Pistorius' former coach, Andrea Giannini, said he hopes it was "just a tragic accident." Gianni said he believed that Pistorius had been dating Steenkamp for "a few months."
"No matter how bad the situation was, Oscar always stayed calm and positive," Giannini told the AP in Italy. "Whenever he was tired or nervous he was still extremely nice to people. I never saw him violent."
Pistorius owned guns and tweeted a photo of himself at a shooting range in November 2011, bragging about his score.
"Had a 96% headshot over 300m from 50shots! Bam!" he tweeted.
Police said that earlier reports that Steenkamp may have been mistaken for a burglar by Pistorius did not come from the police. Several local media outlets had initially reported that the shooting may have been accidental.
Beukes said there had been previous incidents and "allegations of a domestic nature" at the home of the Olympic star and double-amputee runner, who is one of South Africa's and the world's most famous sportsmen and made history at the London Games last year by being the first double-amputee runner to compete at the Olympics.
"I'm not going to elaborate on it but there have been incidents (at Pistorius' home)," Beukes said.
Capacity Relations, a talent management firm, earlier named model Steenkamp as the victim of the shooting. Police spokeswoman Lt. Col. Katlego Mogale told the AP that officers received a call around 3 a.m. after the shooting.
A 9 mm pistol was recovered and a murder case opened against Pistorius.
Pistorius enjoyed target shooting with his pistol and an online advertisement featuring him for Nike read: "I am a bullet in the chamber." An article in January 2012 in The New York Times Magazine described him talking about how he pulled a pistol to search his home when his alarm went off the night before an interview. At Pistorius' suggestion, he and the journalist went to a nearby target range where they fired at targets with a 9 mm pistol. At one point, Pistorius told the writer: "If you practiced, I think you could be pretty deadly."
Asked how often he went target shooting, Pistorius replied: "Just sometimes when I can't sleep."
On Thursday, Mogale said when police arrived at Pistorius' house they found paramedics trying to revive a 30-year-old woman, who had been shot four times. Mogale, who was speaking to the AP from the scene, said the woman died at the house.
Police have still not released the name of the woman, but the publicist for Steenkamp confirmed in a statement that the model was dead.
"We can confirm that Reeva Steenkamp has passed away," Steenkamp's publicist Sarit Tomlinson said. "We are in communication with people on the scene, please wait for official statements, as there is too much speculation at this moment in time. We will provide further information as soon as we are able to provide accurate information as to what transpired.
"Our thoughts and prayers go to the Steenkamp family, who have asked to have their privacy respected during this difficult time, everyone is simply devastated. She was the kindest, sweetest human being; an angel on earth and will be sorely missed."
Tomlinson said Steenkamp, known simply as Reeva, was one of FHM's (formerly For Him Magazine) 100 Sexiest Women in the World for two years running, appeared in countless international and national advertisements and was one of the celebrity contestants on Tropika Island of Treasure, filmed in Jamaica.
On Twitter, she tweeted messages urging women to stand up against rape alongside her excitement about Valentine's Day. "What do you have up your sleeve for your love tomorrow?" she tweeted. "It should be a day of love for everyone."
Mogale and Beukes said the victim's family had not yet identified the body.
Pistorius made history in London last year when he became the first double-amputee track athlete to compete in the Olympic Games, propelling him to the status of an athletics superstar.
Having had both his legs amputated below the knee before his first birthday because of a congenital condition, he campaigned for years to be allowed to compete against able-bodied athletes. Having initially been banned because of his carbon fiber blades - which critics said gave him an unfair advantage - he was cleared by sport's highest court in 2008 and allowed to run at the top events.
He competed in the 400 meters and on South Africa's 4x400 relay team at the London Games, making history after having his selection confirmed on South Africa's team at the very last minute. He also retained his Paralympic title in the 400 meters in London.
South Africa's Sports Confederation and Olympic committee released a statement on Thursday saying they had been "inundated" with requests for comment but were not in a position to give out any details of the shooting.
"SASCOC, like the rest of the public, knows no more than what is in the public domain, which is there has been an alleged fatal shooting on the basis of a mistaken identity and an apparent assumption of a burglary," the South African Olympic committee said. "The organization is in no position to comment on the incident other than to say our deepest sympathy and condolences have been expressed to the families of all concerned."
The International Paralympic Committee also said it wouldn't comment in detail apart from offering its condolences to the victim's family.
"This is a police matter, with a formal investigation currently underway," the IPC said. "Therefore it would be inappropriate for the IPC to comment on this incident until the official police process has concluded. The IPC would like to offer its deepest sympathy and condolences to all families involved in this case."
South Africa has some of the world's highest murder rates, with nearly 50 people killed each day in the nation of 50 million. It also has high rates of rape, other assaults, robbery and carjackings.
U.N. statistics show South Africa has the second highest rate of shooting deaths in the world, second only to Colombia.


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WASHINGTON — If two of the most progressive U.S. cities don't pass a tax on sugary drinks, will the idea finally fizzle out?
Sugary drinks have been under fire for years, with many blaming them for rising rates of obesity and chronic diseases. Yet efforts to curb consumption by imposing taxes and other measures have failed, in part because the beverage industry has spent millions to defeat the efforts.
Now, the question of whether a bottle of Dr Pepper with 64 grams of sugar should be treated like a pack of cigarettes is being considered in San Francisco and Berkeley, with the two California cities aiming to become the country's first to pass per-ounce taxes on sugary drinks.
The stakes are high, especially given the Bay Area's reputation for liberal politics. If approved, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and other companies fear it could galvanize health advocates elsewhere. If defeated, the idea of a soda tax could be dead.
"The industry is really motivated to beat us here. If they can beat us in San Francisco and Berkeley, nobody is going to take them on," said Larry Tramutola, the political consultant handling the campaign in support of the tax in Berkeley.
The odds aren't in favor of taxes. Since 2009, about 30 special taxes on sugary drinks have been introduced around the country. Few have gained traction and none have prevailed. Chris Gindlesperger, a spokesman for the American Beverage Association, the lobbying group for Coke and Pepsi, says the failures show people don't support the idea.
Others say the industry uses unfair tactics to defeat measures, such as setting up groups with names like "Citizens Against Beverage Taxes," which sound like they are community-driven but aren't. They are nevertheless influential in shaping people's attitudes.
In San Francisco and Berkeley, supporters of the tax say they're better organized to battle such tactics. They're hitting the streets to educate voters and plan to run TV ads, work phone banks and mail fliers.
"In other places, bless their hearts, but they were ill-prepared for what was coming at them" said Maggie Muir, a consultant who was hired by San Francisco lawmakers to lead the political committee in support of the soda tax.
The San Francisco proposal is for a two-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks and would not apply to milk or natural fruit juices without any added sugars. It needs a two-thirds vote to pass in the November election.
The tax in Berkeley is for a penny per ounce and needs a simple majority of the vote.
It's a high bar either way. Just two years ago, similar measures were soundly defeated in other California cities. Part of the reason is that even some who think drinking sugary drinks can be harmful don't believe taxing is the solution.
Barbara Cassidy, 50, fears a soda tax could lead to similar taxes on other foods.
"It's a slippery slope," said Cassidy, a lifelong San Francisco resident.
Sugary drinks under fire
Overall, Americans have been cutting back on soda for years, with sales volume down about 13 percent over the past decade, according to the industry tracker Beverage Digest. But other sugary beverages with healthier images have climbed; sports drinks, for instance, are up about 35 percent.
Taxing a product to discourage use has proven effective with cigarettes. According to the American Cancer Society, there's a 4 percent decline in overall smoking rates for every 10 percent hike in cost. Still, at least one study has questioned how effective a tax on sugary drinks could be since people might just spend their money on other high-calorie foods.
France and other countries have imposed taxes on sugary drinks in the meantime. Mexico, which has one of the highest obesity and soda consumption rates in the world, passed a tax on sugary drinks last year.
Back in the U.S., critics have persisted. California lawmakers considered a measure that would have slapped a warning label on sodas before it was ultimately defeated last month.
In New York City, former mayor Michael Bloomberg pushed to cap the size of sugary drinks sold in restaurants and other venues at 16 ounces. The move was shot down after legal challenges spearheaded by the beverage industry, with the state's highest court ruling last month that the city's Board of Health overstepped its authorities by imposing the cap.
The beverage industry also waged a heavy marketing campaign to win over the public. Some ads featured the Statue of Liberty holding up a giant soda instead of a torch.
"Overall, we lost the PR war," said Thomas Farley, the city's health commissioner at the time.
If given another chance, Farley said he would frame the cap as government giving customers the option to get a drink in a more reasonable size. Right now, a small drink in many places is 16 ounces. At McDonald's, that translates to 39 grams of sugar and 140 calories.
A different kind of fight
In San Francisco, a small group dressed in red t-shirts that say "Coalition for an Affordable City" has been posting signs in opposition to the tax on sugary drinks.
The coalition was created by a public affairs firm hired by the American Beverage Association. It bears close resemblance to groups the industry's lobbying association has set up to fight soda measures in other cities. Gindlesperger, the spokesman for the ABA, said the name isn't intended to mislead people about the group's origin.
"We've had to build coalitions in places with our partners like retailers and restaurants and grocers and others to voice our opposition," he said.
Scott Wiener, one of the city supervisors who introduced the tax in San Francisco, thinks otherwise.
"They come in with this fake organization, trying to convince our residents that this coalition is really looking out for their best interests," he said.
Before introducing the tax, Wiener worked with his political consultants, Erwin & Muir, which established a group called "Choose Health SF" and enlisted the support of organizations including the California Nurses Association and parent groups.
Like the beverage industry, Choose Health SF is already in campaign mode, hitting farmers markets and neighborhood festivals to recruit supporters. It also set up a website and created a satirical account on Twitter called "Big Soda Crybaby" to mock the industry's talking points.
Muir said the idea is to "inoculate and educate" the public against the coming campaigning blitz by the beverage industry.
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We're adding a lot of new features this week to complement the Real Tweets from Real People Monday NFL feature to give you a bigger and better Week 4 NFL review. Marv Albert is clearly mesmerized. I haven't seen him make that facial expression since this. I suppose Rich Gannon awkwardly holding a football in front of you will do that to someone. So, in addition to tweets and quotes to us, we have video of some of the best and worst calls of the week as well.
But first, tell us who had the biggest fail of Week 4.
A) First, comes Ronnie Brown's bizarre attempt at a lateral while being tackled at the goalline. Nice to see the Aaron Brooks glitch is alive and well…
B) Next comes a perfectly executed backflip into a faceplant from Bears RB Marion Barber…
C) Joe Buck had a little bit of trouble with what down it is at the end of the Cowboys/Lions game. This wouldn't be such a big deal, except it was sorta kinda 4th down with the game on the line.
D) Mark Sanchez. 11/35, 119 yards passing, 1 INT, 3 lost fumbles. Yikes.
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#Shannon Sharpe (CBS Studio)
Peter_D_Lorenz @awfulannouncing "And the Cowboys does not have Ottimus Prime. Boosh. He pulls it in." Thanks, Shannon Sharpe!
AlexFromBuffalo @AwfulAnnouncing Shannon Sharpe just got thrown Eagles/49ers Highlight and his marblemouth came in full force and they had to throw it back.
CaptTouchback @awfulannouncing think Shannon Sharpe just said "Revenge is a dish best served in an INT". I think.
bjo109 @awfulannouncing sharpe "touchdown here for the raiders as the raiders start to roll" as they show a replay of a tom brady td pass
These_88_Keys "Tony Romo pulls off the greatest choke job since Henry Heimlich" -Shannon Sharpe
ZackSigmund Shannon Sharpe: "The Raiders are starting to roll." Um, there losing 31-10 Shannon.
mitchsadowsky Shannon Sharpe shouldn't be talking into tin cans on a string let alone a microphone on tv #awfulannouncers
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ProFootballWkly How do you make a battle of winless teams entertaining? Gus Johnson. He is going nuts during this #Vikings – #Chiefs game.
Chris_Spatola I enjoy Gus Johnson more than the sporting event he's announcing. I'd tune in to hear him announce a paint drying event
ScottyDirt Could you imagine if Gus Johnson was commentating the Lions game today? Would have made it 10000X more exciting than Joe Buck.
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DanSnyderCares Finally catching up on today's highlights. Joe Buck's corpse wasn't very excited during the calls of Megatron's two TDs.
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BryantJohnson1 I'm calling Division 2 FB games but Joe Buck & Troy Aikman can't figure out what down it is in the final play of a NFL game. Unbelievable.
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Laurie Santos on the Evolutionary Situation of Cognitive Biases
Posted by The Situationist Staff on August 25, 2010
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Dr. Laurie Santos is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Yale University. Her research provides an interface between evolutionary biology, developmental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, exploring the evolutionary origins of the human mind by comparing the cognitive abilities of human and non-human primates. Her experiments focus on non-human primates (in captivity and in the field), incorporating methodologies from cognitive development, animal learning psychology, and cognitive neuroscience.
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Laurie Santos looks for the roots of human irrationality by watching the way our primate relatives make decisions. A clever series of experiments in "monkeynomics" shows that some of the silly choices we make, monkeys make too.
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Number of older adults with care needs to increase to 277 million by 2050; half of all older people who need personal care have dementia.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As the world population ages, the traditional system of informal care by family, friends and community will come under increasing strain. Data from the World Alzheimer Report 2013 to be released today predicts the number of dependent older people will rise from 101 million in 2010 to 277 million in 2050, an almost threefold increase. Conservative estimates show that at least 36 million people currently live with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, and that number is expected to grow significantly in the coming years.
In response to the global Alzheimer's epidemic, Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) and Home Instead Senior Care® have joined together to host the Living with Alzheimer's: A Journey of Caring roundtable to discuss the World Alzheimer Report 2013 and the state of caregiving in North America. ADI and Bupa commissioned a team of researchers, led by Professor Martin Prince from King's College London, to produce the report. The development of the report was supported by a grant from Bupa. The events, held in three international capitals, address the global impact of the disease during World Alzheimer's Month. The first event occurred today in Washington, D.C. The other events are in London on Sept. 20 and Beijing on Sept. 26.
The authoritative report on the global Alzheimer's epidemic, World Alzheimer Report 2013 focuses on the changing nature of long-term care due to changing family and societal dynamics – smaller families, increased urbanization, workforce mobility and the changing role of women. It also addresses the impact on caregivers for people with dementia, which often includes decreased earnings and deteriorating physical and mental health. "Ability to care for those with Alzheimer's is an emerging threat," said Marc Wortmann, executive director, ADI. "That's why we've joined with Home Instead Senior Care to address the challenges of care until there's a cure. Every day our organizations see the impact of Alzheimer's on families and their struggles to provide support while juggling children, jobs and other responsibilities. Focus on care for those with Alzheimer's and dementia is critical."
The report examines the global impact of the disease and provides a comprehensive view of the impact the disease has on society. A particular focus this year was the impact of Alzheimer's and dementias on those who provide care. The report concludes that there is need for additional support in order to lessen the burden on the individual as well as the global infrastructure.
"Two-thirds of the calls we get every day are from families in crisis. Most often an older parent, grandparent or spouse fell, began exhibiting increasingly worrisome behaviors, or the family member caring for the older adult simply can't keep up with the demands of care," said Jeff Huber, president of Home Instead Senior Care. "It is our responsibility as a society to determine how we can better support their needs. We're partnering with ADI to raise awareness of the needs and challenges for families and to make the support and educational classes and materials we've developed widely available around the world."
For World Alzheimer's Month, Home Instead Senior Care will host more than 750 free Alzheimer's CARE Training sessions globally. Available both in-person and online, these training sessions help families prepare for and react to the challenging behaviors involved with Alzheimer's and dementia, and also to help family members care for themselves. Complementing the training is a new handbook, Confidence to Care, and the free Alzheimer's care smartphone app, "Alzheimer's and Other Dementias Daily Helper." Both offer practical insights to understanding, managing and preventing the behavioral symptoms associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease and are designed to be quick reference materials when caregivers are looking for a solution to a situation.
"Studies consistently show that older adults overwhelmingly prefer to age at home," said Huber. "Caregiver stress is a driver for transition to institutional care. Interventions that provide support, education and training for caregivers have considerable potential to reduce or delay transition into institutional settings."
"We must come together, as private organizations, companies and governments and address the issues raised in the report," said Wortmann. "Today was the first step, but together we learn from each other, identify best practices and embark upon this journey of caring."
Professor Martin Prince, author of the report from King's College London in England, said: "People with dementia have special needs. Compared with other long-term care users they need more personal care, more hours of care and more supervision, all of which are associated with greater strain on caregivers, and higher costs. Their needs for care start early in the disease course and evolve constantly over time, requiring advanced planning, monitoring and coordination. We need to value the unpaid contribution of family caregivers more, and reward paid caregivers better. We can build quality into our care systems, but to do so while containing costs and achieving equity of access for all will be a challenge."
Dr. Paul Zollinger-Read, chief medical officer, Bupa, who commissioned the report, said: "An aging population around the world means that improving dementia care and support is one of our generation's greatest healthcare challenges – a challenge we must tackle. We're calling on governments around the world to make dementia a national health priority by developing national dementia plans. National plans ensure that people living with dementia have a good quality of life and friends and family, who often take on the important role of a caregiver, are properly supported too."
Barry Peterson, Emmy Award-winning CBS correspondent and author of Jan's Story about his late wife's struggle with Alzheimer's, moderated the first discussion today in Washington, D.C., at the National Press Club.
About Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)
ADI is the international federation of 79 Alzheimer associations around the world, in official relations with the World Health Organization. ADI's vision is an improved quality of life for people with dementia and their families throughout the world. ADI believes that the key to winning the fight against dementia lies in a unique combination of global solutions and local knowledge. As such, it works locally, by empowering Alzheimer associations to promote and offer care and support for people with dementia and their carers, while working globally to focus attention on dementia and campaign for policy change from governments. For more information, visit www.alz.co.uk.
About Home Instead Senior Care
Founded in 1994 in Omaha by Lori and Paul Hogan, the Home Instead Senior Care network is the world's largest provider of nonmedical in-home care services for seniors, with more than 980 independently owned and operated franchises providing in excess of 45 million hours of care throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Portugal, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, Switzerland, Germany, South Korea, Finland, Austria, Italy, Puerto Rico and the Netherlands.
Local Home Instead Senior Care franchise offices employ more than 65,000 CAREGivers℠ worldwide who provide basic support services – assistance with activities of daily living, personal care, medication reminders, meal preparation, light housekeeping, errands, incidental transportation and shopping – which enable seniors to live safely and comfortably in their own homes for as long as possible. In addition, Home Instead CAREGivers are trained in the network's groundbreaking Alzheimer's Disease or Other Dementias CARE: Changing Aging Through Research and Education℠ Program to work with seniors who suffer from these conditions. This world class curriculum also is available free to family caregivers online or through local Home Instead Senior Care offices.
About Bupa
Bupa's purpose is longer, healthier, happier lives. A leading international healthcare group, we serve over 14 million customers in more than 190 countries. We offer personal and company-financed health insurance and medical subscription products, run hospitals, provide workplace health services, home healthcare, health assessments and chronic disease management services. We are also a major international provider of nursing and residential care for elderly people.
With no shareholders, we invest our profits to provide more and better healthcare and fulfill our purpose. Bupa employs more than 62,000 people, principally in the United Kingdom, Australia, Spain, Poland, New Zealand and the USA, as well as Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, India, Thailand, China and across Latin America. For more information, visit www.bupa.com
About King's College London
King's College London is one of the top 20 universities in the world (2013/14 QS World University Rankings), and was The Sunday Times' University of the Year 2010/11 and the fourth oldest in England. A research-led university based in the heart of London, King's has more than 25,000 students (of whom more than 10,000 are graduate students) from nearly 140 countries and more than 6,500 employees. King's is in the second phase of a £1 billion redevelopment program which is transforming its estate.
King's has an outstanding reputation for providing world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise for British universities, 23 departments were ranked in the top quartile of British universities; over half of our academic staff work in departments that are in the top 10 per cent in the UK in their field and can thus be classed as world leading. The College is in the top seven UK universities for research earnings and has an overall annual income of nearly £525 million (year ending 31 July 2011).
SOURCE Home Instead Senior Care; Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)


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NEW ORLEANS — BP lied to the U.S. government and withheld information about the amount of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico after its well blew out in 2010, attorneys told a judge Monday.
But lawyers for the London-based oil giant denied those accusations and said there was no way to prepare for such a unique blowout a mile below the sea floor. Second-guessing the company's efforts to cap the well was "Monday morning quarterbacking at its worst," BP attorney Mike Brock said during opening statements of the second phase of a trial over the spill.
This part focuses on BP's response to the disaster and is designed help U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier determine much oil spewed into the Gulf.
The government's estimate is some 70 million gallons more than what BP says spilled. Establishing how much oil leaked into the Gulf during BP's struggle to cap the well will help figure out the penalties the oil company must pay. Billions of dollars are at stake. The first phase of the trial centered on what caused the blowout.
Brian Barr, an attorney for residents and businesses who claim they were hurt by the spill, said BP failed to prepare for a blowout and compounded the problem by misleading federal officials. BP had a 600-page oil spill response plan that only included one page on "source control." It simply called for assembling a team of experts to devise a way to stop a blowout, Barr said.
"BP's plan was nothing more than a plan to plan," he said.
The April 20, 2010, blowout of BP's Macondo well 50 miles off the Louisiana coast triggered an explosion that killed 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and spawned the nation's worst offshore oil spill. BP used a capping stack to seal the well on July 15, 2010, after other methods failed.
BP maintains its spill preparations complied with every government requirement and met industry standards. But the blowout presented unforeseen challenges, Brock said.
In May 2010, BP tried in vain to use the "top kill" method to stop the flow of oil by pumping mud and other material into the blowout preventer. Plaintiffs' lawyers claim BP knew the strategy was doomed to fail based on higher flow rate estimates that the company didn't share with federal officials at the time.
"Nevertheless, BP pressed ahead and falsely claimed that it was a slam dunk," said Brad Brian, an attorney for rig owner Transocean.
A week after the spill started, high-ranking BP official Doug Suttles told Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry that the company estimated oil was flowing at a rate of 1,000 to 5,000 barrels per day. But the company's adversaries at the trial say BP's own internal documents and emails show an effort to conceal much higher estimates.
"BP's policy of not releasing the flow rate information was enforced at the highest levels of the company," Brian said, pointing to an email that a BP employee sent to BP Exploration and Production CEO Andy Inglis and his assistant on May 15.
The employee, Mike Mason, warned them that they should be "very cautious" standing behind the lower estimate because his team's models showed estimates that were up to 20 times higher.
Mason said he was called in for a meeting the following day with Inglis' assistant, who suggested he shouldn't have put his warning in writing. When Mason asked what the problem was, the assistant replied, "It's the big number," Mason recalled in videotaped testimony that was shown in court Monday.
The top kill was among several methods that didn't work. Other attempts, such as the Cofferdam and the "top hat," also failed. The terms were obscure industry jargon before the spill but became buzzwords as the company scrambled to find a way to plug the well. BP insists it was properly prepared to respond to the disaster, but Barr argued the company could have capped the well much sooner if it hadn't ignored decades of warnings about the risks of a deep-water blowout.
"BP refused to spend any time or money preparing to stop a deep-water blowout at its source," he said.
BP used a capping stacking to finally stop the gusher on July 15, 2010. Brock rejected the notion that BP could have stopped the spill much sooner if it had a pre-built capping stack on hand. Nobody in the industry had used such a device before, he added.
"It was a unique situation," he said. "It was a unique blowout."
Under the Clean Water Act, a polluter can be forced to pay a maximum of either $1,100 or $4,300 per barrel of spilled oil. The higher maximum applies if the company is found grossly negligent, as the government argues BP should be. But the penalties can be assessed at amounts lower than those caps. Congress passed a law dictating that 80 percent of the Clean Water Act penalties paid by BP must be divided among the Gulf states.
The Justice Department's experts estimate 4.2 million barrels, or 176 million gallons, spilled into the Gulf. BP has urged Barbier to use an estimate of 2.45 million barrels, or nearly 103 million gallons, in calculating any Clean Water Act fines. Both sides agree that 810,000 barrels, or 34 million gallons, was captured before it could pollute the Gulf.
Using the government's figures, a maximum penalty if the company is found negligent could total $18 billion. Using the company's figures, that maximum penalty would be around $10.5 billion.
In late July, BP reported a second quarter net profit of $2 billion as lower oil prices, higher taxes and a drop in income from its operations in Russia took their toll on the company. The company has already set aside more than $42 billion for the oil spill, including damage claims from residents and businesses.
Barbier has outlined a rigid schedule for attorneys to present their arguments and evidence over the next four weeks. A penalty phase for the trial has not been scheduled yet.


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WASHINGTON - In withering day-after criticism, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that the 16-day partial government shutdown was a Republican-provoked spectacle that "encouraged our enemies" around the world.
Elsewhere in Washington, and around the country, federal employees simply streamed back to their jobs. National parks reopened. The popular panda cam at the National Zoo came back online.
But there was no letup in the political fight.
Fresh from a defeat, tea party groups and their allies renewed fundraising efforts with a promise of future assaults on Obama's health care overhaul - and a threat of more election primaries against Republican incumbents who don't stand with them.
Government spending was still front and center. Inside the Capitol, lawmakers charged with forging a post-shutdown deficit-cutting agreement in the next 60 days met privately. "We believe there is common ground," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., chair of the Senate Budget Committee.
Privately, however, officials in both parties said the prospects for a major breakthrough were dim, given differences over taxes and spending that have proven compromise-proof throughout the current three-year era of divided government.
A few hours after Obama placed his post-midnight signature on legislation ending the long political showdown, Vice President Joe Biden was at the Environmental Protection Agency to greet returning employees. "I hope this is the end of this," he said, but he acknowledged "There's no guarantees."
That was a reference to the last-minute legislation that will fund the government only until Jan 15 and give Treasury the ability to borrow above the $16.7 trillion limit until Feb. 7 or a few weeks longer.
At the White House, Obama blended sharp criticism of Republicans with a plea for their cooperation over the remainder of the year and a call for less shrillness on both sides.
"Some of the same folks who pushed for the shutdown and threatened default claimed their actions were needed to get America back on track," he said in remarks in the State Dining Room.
"But probably nothing has done more damage to America's credibility to the world. ... It's encouraged our enemies. It's emboldened our competitors. And it's depressed our friends who look to us for steady leadership," he said.
Obama said the public is "completely fed up with Washington" and he and Congress face hard work in regaining trust. It was a reference to public opinion polls that show the nation in a sour mood - though more inclined to blame Republicans than the president and his party for the first partial government shutdown caused by politics in 17 years.
Hoping to jump-start his own stalled agenda, Obama urged lawmakers to concentrate on three items in the coming weeks: a balanced plan to reduce long-term deficits, legislation to overhaul the immigration system and passage of a farm bill.
Polling aside, Obama's party emerged from the three-week showdown in Congress united. All Democrats in Congress supported the legislation that passed Wednesday night to fund the government and raise the debt limit.
Not so of the Republicans. Eighteen GOP members in the Senate and 144 in the House opposed the legislation, while 27 in the Senate and 87 in the House supported it.
The fault line separated tea party adherents from the balance of the rank and file. And there were clear signs the split was enduring, though not widening.
In Mississippi, where GOP Sen. Thad Cochran has not yet announced if he will seek a new term in 2014, the Club for Growth and Senate Conservatives Fund were not waiting to find out. They endorsed a potential rival, Republican state Sen. Chris McDaniel, as he announced his candidacy.
The groups are among several that have played an increasingly active role in Republican primary elections in recent years, several times supporting tea party-aligned challengers. In some cases - Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, for one - they went on to victory in the fall. In more, they lost seemingly winnable races to Democrats.
One survivor of such a challenge, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, said during the day that the Heritage Foundation is in danger of losing its clout as a reliable conservative think tank because of the actions of its political arm, Heritage Action.
In an interview on MSNBC, he said, "There's a real question in the minds of many Republicans now. ... Is Heritage going to go so political that it really doesn't amount to anything anymore?"
Heritage Action played an influential role in the two-week political showdown. In the days leading to the impasse, it was a strong backer of the campaign to demand that "Obamacare" be defunded in exchange for Republican approval of funding for the government.
And on Tuesday, as it was hosting a fundraiser at a high-end golf resort in Bandon, Ore., the group weighed in to oppose legislation that House Speaker John Boehner put together in hopes of retaining influence in the final negotiations over the impasse in Washington.
Yet another group, Americans for Limited Government, assailed Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Va., who voted for the legislation that reopened the government and raised the debt limit. Noting that the measure had not defunded the health care law, the group said the congressman "owns Obamacare just as much as if it had been a vote to adopt it in the first place."
In a statement issued on Wednesday in connection with his vote, Rigell said he was voting for the bill "given the lack of a viable alternative at this moment."
Other Republicans have said for weeks that the strategy of demanding Obama kill off the health care law he won from Congress never had a chance of success.
"This was a terrible idea," Sen. John McCain of Arizona said on CNN of the shutdown. He said it will not happen again when the next deadlines arrive - "I guarantee it."
But in a party divided, there were dissenters.
"Obamacare is still fully intact, out-of-control spending continues, the debt limit is raised without addressing unsustainable spending, and only vague promises are left to address these key issues," the Tea Party Express said in an online fundraising appeal.
Referring to next year's elections, the group said, "To put it plain and simple: We don't have enough conservatives in Congress to stop the irresponsible spending in Washington."
Spending will be the focus for the high-level budget negotiators who began their new assignment Thursday.
"Talking doesn't guarantee success," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, senior Democrat on the House Budget Committee, after he met with Democratic Sen. Murray, Republican House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin and Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, senior Republican on the Senate committee. But, Van Hollen added, "if you don't get together, obviously you don't move forward."


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*This is a revised and updated version of a post I published on the blog back in 2011.
I feel like I walk a fine line as a blogger sometimes. First and foremost, I am a bibliophile. But I am also a high school English teacher, a lover of technology, and a book reviewer. Because I review books that I receive from publishers and at conferences, I am fortunate to receive ARCs, or advance review copies, sometimes. This means I get to read and review some books before they are published.
I teach at a fabulous high school that shares a campus with the local community college. We do not have a school library, but the students have access to the campus library at all times. This means they can access databases, journals, and other periodicals that most high schools can't afford. But it also means that they do not have a library geared towards high schoolers. There is no YA section, no popular fiction section, no best-sellers shelf. Thus, my classroom library is utilized by many students in my school of almost 300.
All over the country, education budgets are being slashed, teachers are having their pay cut, and school librarians are being RIFed. Classroom libraries, which are almost always to be teacher-funded (out of teachers' own pockets), are certainly suffering. However, research shows that classroom libraries are vital – they encourage students to read more! We need to do everything we can to encourage students to become lifelong readers. But it takes a village to raise a reader.
According to research, school libraries should provide at least 13 books per student. That means I need 3900 books for my students! Those books should be age-appropriate, showcase a variety of genres, support the curriculum, and reflect student interests. I am going to be honest here- I can not afford to purchase the dozens of books my students need every year. I pay for all of the books in my classroom library, just like most teachers. In my case, I am very lucky because I do receive review copies and ARCs, from publishers and at conferences like NCTE. For other teachers, this means ordering from Scholastic, visiting warehouse sales, soliciting donations from students/parents, and looking longingly at those new titles in the bookstore but knowing it's impossible to buy them all.
As a blogger/reviewer, I know I am extremely lucky. I have access to review copies and ARCs, which are all placed in my classroom library. Publishers value the "buzz" that is generated by these early copies and my students love that they get a chance to read books before they are officially published. I start the year by explaining what ARCs are and showing the students some unfinished copies. My sixth-graders and my high schoolers both understood that ARCs are not finished works and may differ from the final draft. But ARCs work wonders with readers.
ARCs are magical. Nothing hooks a reluctant reader like the promise of reading a story before the rest of the world has access to it. That, plus the knowledge that they can share their thoughts on Goodreads is the best motivator I have! I utilize ARCs almost daily in my classroom. At the beginning of the school year, I explain ARCs to my students. We analyze a few older copies (whatever hasn't fallen apart from the year before) and note the differences between ARCs and finished copies. This ensures that the students are aware that ARCs are not final copies and may have errors in them, lack illustrations, and so on. The students are usually fascinated by this because they have not had access to ARCs in the past or never knew they existed.
I show the students our ARCs shelf and explain how it will be updated whenever I get new ARCs. I tell the students that they are free to borrow ARCs at any time, but there is one requirement: they must share their ARC experience after reading it. This can mean writing a review on Goodreads, passing the recommendation on to a friend, or ordering a finished copy of their own. Whenever I get a new ARC, I try to booktalk it before placing it in the library. As soon as I mention "ARC", students wake up and pay attention.
ARCs help me decide how to develop my classroom library collection, too. If an ARC catches fire and is passed from student to student, falling apart as it moves through the class, I know I need to order a few finished copies. This happened with The Hunger Games when I taught 6th grade. My single ARC was in tatters before the finished copies were published, long before most people knew who Katniss, Gale, and Peeta were. I knew I would need more than one copy on my bookshelf because the ARC was so popular. Needless to say, I was right. More recently, my ARC of Matthew Quick's Boy21 became popular with many of my students and I made sure to purchase a finished copy for the classroom library. If an ARC has a small, but dedicated, fanbase, I make sure I put a single copy in the classroom. If an ARC has a rabid following, then I will try to find more than one copy. ARCs usually last a season or two in my classroom before falling apart, so it is imperative that I replace the most popular and well-loved ARCs with finished copies!
Unfortunately, many teachers don't have access to ARCs because they don't blog, can't afford to attend conferences, and aren't aware of local publisher previews. That is why I started #ARCsFloatOn. ARCs can not be cataloged in libraries (public or school) because they are not finished copies. They also can not be sold. Thus, many reviewers end up throwing ARCs away after they read them, often long before the finished copies are produced. There are thousands of teachers across the country who are dying to give those ARCs a second chance. They put them in classroom libraries, give them to student groups, and use them to make collection development decision.
#ARCsFloatOn encourages reviewers to recycle those ARCs and get them into the hands of kids and teens!
ARCs Float On is a grassroots effort by me, a Reach A Reader Advisory Board member. The program aims to get ARCs into classroom libraries by matching willing donors with needy teachers.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Teachers interested in being contacted by donors may register here. Your information will be vetted and added to our searchable database. Reviewers with books to donate may search the database for schools. Donors are then responsible for contacting teachers with a list of the books they have available, and to arrange for shipping or dropoff of the books–it's up to both parties how to "float" the ARCs. Donors are responsible for all arrangements and shipping costs. We just provide you with the means to connect.
I've shipped many middle grade and elementary ARCs to other teachers, using Priority Mail flat rate boxes. For approximately $11 I can ship 15-20 books to another teacher. Most of the time, the teachers are willing to pay shipping costs, which makes it even easier for the donors.
If you are interested in donating books, you may check our database at the #ARCsFloatOn website.
I can't imagine not having the opportunity to share ARCs with my students. Like a librarian or bookseller, I am constantly handselling books to my students. A highly coveted ARC can turn into 10-20 book sales within my school. But more importantly, at least to me, an ARC can turn a dormant reader into a voracious reader. Having the opportunity to read a story and share an opinion before the general public can attract dormant readers to my classroom library. And reading one book can lead to reading another. It can lead to a student finding a favorite author or a genre they enjoy. And that means we all win. This is why e-ARCs don't work for me. I need paper copies because e-ARCs expire and can not be shared with my students. I would hate to see paper ARCs eliminated. Instead, I want to see paper ARCs getting a second and third chance at life in classroom libraries!
*#ARCsFloatOn is endorsed by many of the major publishers! They are happy to see ARCs getting into the hands of students. ARCs can not be cataloged in a library, but classroom libraries are a-ok. The ARCs don't last long (a season or so) and most teachers then end up purchasing a hardcover copy. Again, a win-win for publishers and students alike.
Other posts I have written about using ARCs in the classroom:
#ARCsFloatOn- How Bloggers Can Help
ARCs and Authors, Bloggers and Blogs! My Oh My!
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Charles Woodson is on the market.
The Green Bay Packers released the 36-year-old defensive back Friday with two years left on his contract.
"We are grateful for all that Charles has given to the Green Bay Packers over the past seven years," general manager Ted Thompson said. "He has been an integral part of the Packers' success and our Super Bowl title in 2010 would not have been possible without his contributions. A once-in-a-generation talent as a player, he is also a great leader and ambassador for the organization off the field."
The Packers clear about $10 million in cap space by releasing Woodson. Carl Poston, Woodson's agent, said the veteran wasn't done yet.
"The Packers told Charles they're going in a different direction," Poston said. "Charles told me he still wants to play _ for a Super Bowl contender."
Woodson signed a five-year deal before the 2010 season that was worth as much as $55 million. He missed nine games during the 2012 regular season because of a broken right collarbone and played in two postseason games for the Packers in his seventh year with the franchise.
"We had a good run," Woodson wrote to ESPNWisconsin.com in a text message.
Woodson was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and the Defensive Rookie of the Year in 1998. He spent the first eight years of his career with the Oakland Raiders, who drafted him out of Michigan with the No. 4 overall pick.
He's the only player in NFL history with touchdowns off interceptions in six straight seasons, a feat he pulled off each year from 2006 to 2011, and leads the league with nine touchdowns off interceptions since 2006. He went to the Pro Bowl every year from 2008-11.
Woodson was productive for the Packers, but they have some tough decisions to make this offseason to manage the salary cap. Woodson had a year left on his lucrative deal and linebacker A.J. Hawk is under contract next year for a team that probably wants to give long-term deals to receiver James Jones, linebacker Clay Matthews and defensive tackle B.J. Raji because each of the relatively young standouts could potentially be free agents following next season.
Despite his age and recent injury, Woodson will likely be an in-demand free agent. He was injured last October, bounced back in time to defend two passes in the playoffs.
"Charles has been a stud in this league for 15 years, so whenever he's on the field with us, he's always a huge threat," Hawk said in January. "Not only is he a threat to make huge plays throughout the game, but quarterbacks, I think they know where he's at every single play. He seems to know what receivers are running before they do. And I think he has an intimidation factor as well."
Woodson had a career-high nine interceptions in 2009 and picked off seven passes in 2011 and made one interception in seven games during last year's injury-shortened season.
The 1997 Heisman Trophy winner led Michigan to the 1997 national championship and has donated more than $2 million to the University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital, where he supports pediatric clinical research. With the Packers, he was a leader as one of the best players on the team and as a mentor to younger players.
"He's like a big brother to all of us," former Green Bay safety Nick Collins once said.
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01. What is Thinkmap?
Thinkmap is a software platform for developing customized visualization interfaces to complex data. The software provides a system for crafting visualizations with structured data in order to make the information more intuitive, accessible, manageable and meaningful. Thinkmap visualizations can make relationships in the data more apparent than can traditional line graphs or column displays and can improve understanding and discovery.
Thinkmaps are highly customizable and are deployed by companies in a variety of rich applications: CRM, IT asset visualization, knowledge management, operations and workflow, network management, e-commerce, research & development, and intelligence. Via the Thinkmap Software Developer Kit, developers can quickly create their own visualizations tailored to their data and integrated with their applications. Thinkmap runs on a variety of platforms and can be deployed in a variety of ways.
02. What are the benefits of using Thinkmap?
Thinkmap enables organizations to incorporate dynamic, data-driven information visualization technology into their enterprise Web applications. Thinkmap applications allow knowledge workers to make sense of complex information in ways that traditional interfaces can't. Data that may seem too overwhelming, too multi-faceted, or too dry comes to life inside Thinkmap visualizations, keeping your users more engaged and effective. Thinkmaps make information more intuitive and understandable, often leading to discoveries of relationships and nuance not otherwise possible.
Compared to other visualization platforms, Thinkmap offers compelling benefits:
03. How is Thinkmap different from other visualization software?
Thinkmap is unique in its flexibility, scalability, and compatibility. Thinkmap's flexible architecture allows developers to create highly dynamic, visual interfaces for a broad variety of data sources. Each element of a Thinkmap display - from the length and thickness of a line to the color, size, shape, and movement of a node - is configurable, so that visualizations can be designed to perform specific tasks and depict information density in an intuitive and clear manner. Because these elements are controlled by properties in the data set, Thinkmap can show both qualitative and quantitative data.
In addition to its flexibility, Thinkmap offers a scalable and compatible solution. It is designed in such a way that it is easily configurable, efficient, and able to coexist in a large variety of legacy systems. Thinkmap's modularity enables rapid development of new application systems, and because its datasource API is standards-based, Thinkmap works well within most standard application server environments.
04. How is Thinkmap 5 different from earlier version of Thinkmap?
05. Can I customize the appearance of Thinkmap?
Yes. One of the distinctive features of Thinkmap is the amount of control that developers have to fine-tune the look, feel and behavior of the resulting application. Via the JavaScript API, you can control how nodes and edges represent underlying data. Nodes and edges can be represented by any SVG image.
06. How long does it usually take to develop and deploy a Thinkmap application?
The Thinkmap SDK is designed to allow developers to rapidly implement solutions. It reduces complexity through a well-considered separation of concerns. Developers of Thinkmap applications can focus on the visualization of their information, and not worry about the exact mechanisms that make it work in a seamless fashion.
Assuming the data is properly structured, a developer can typically produce a fully functional, data-rich Thinkmap in under a week. In the context of a very large project, the development cycle can be a few months.
07. How can I get started?
If you want to use Thinkmap in your application, or for more information about the professional services we offer, please contact our sales department at salesthinkmap.com , call 212-285-8600, or see our licensing page.
08. How do the three versions differ?
There are three versions of the Thinkmap SDK available: Standard, which provides developers with the full capability to customize the Thinkmap visualization component, Professional, which includes the ability to access the datasource API and Flex, which offers a more flexible licensing model. The Standard Edition is perfect for those who are interested in experimenting with Thinkmap or using it for fairly straightforward Web applications. The Professional Edition is necessary for most integration with existing legacy systems or if it is necessary to provide different levels of access to the data. The Flex Edition is used by those who have complex deployment needs, and who need flexibility in deployment.
09. How do I buy Thinkmap?
If you are interested in purchasing Thinkmap for use in your
application, or for more information about the professional
services we offer, please contact our sales department at
10. Is there an evaluation copy?
In selected cases we make the Standard Edition SDK available with a limited term license for research and development purposes only. If you have an interest in evaluating the Thinkmap software, please fill out the form on this page.
11. Can I purchase complementary professional services to help implement Thinkmap in my application?
Through our partners, we offer complementary professional services to help our clients implement Thinkmap. Such services include training, data analysis, information architecture consulting, interface design, development, integration, and deployment services.
12. How is the Thinkmap Platform structured?
Thinkmap is a suite of loosely coupled components that together give users the ability to visually navigate, organize, and manipulate large data sets. For more general technical information about Thinkmap, please see the architecture page.
13. What forms of data does Thinkmap support?
The Thinkmap API is designed to allow developers to rapidly implement customized solutions. The Standard Edition comes plug-and-play connectors to JDBC databases and flat files. Customers who license the professional edition get access to an API to easily integrate Thinkmap with web services, non-standardized data sources, and proprietary software.
14. Does Thinkmap find the relationships in my data?
Thinkmap does not find relationships in data per se. Low-level data relationships are defined as part of developing a Thinkmap application, and Thinkmap then depicts the relationships. It is in these depictions, however, that users oftentimes discover relationships, patterns, and meanings in the data that would otherwise not have been apparent. Thinkmap visualizations can reveal these subtle connections in the data.
With Thinkmap, the developer (and the user) sets the rules for how the information is displayed. These rules can be complex, and are based on properties of the data. As the data is laid out, patterns emerge, and a user can then make decisions as to which parts of the data should be explored further.
15. Which OS platforms and Web servers are supported?
The Thinkmap Server is 100% Java and runs on all platforms that support Java, including Mac OSX, Unix, and Windows. Thinkmap uses Java's Servlet API to communicate with any standard Web server — such as Apache or IIS. Thinkmap's server-side component will run under any valid JVM. If your server is accessing a relational database, the JDBC drivers must be pure Java or native for the chosen platform.
The Visualization Component uses HTML5 for rendering, and is completely browser based, needing no plugins. The client component functions on all modern browsers that support HTML5 including those on browsers and mobile phones.
16. How scalable is Thinkmap?
Thinkmap is built to work with extremely large databases in situations with multiple simultaneous users. The server component is very efficient, but if additional server power is needed, it's a straightforward process to load balance a Thinkmap application.
17. How flexible is Thinkmap?
Thinkmap can be connected to virtually any data source, and can show relationships and data properties for a nearly unlimited number of data types. Thinkmap is standards-based, and works well within most standard application server environments. The technology has been deployed as a front-end to a variety of enterprise systems, including document management systems, customer relationship management systems, digital asset management systems, and automatic classification engines. Since the visualization component utilizes HTML5, a developer who has experience working with HTML has almost complete control over look-and-feel and behavior.
18. How do I integrate Thinkmap into my Web site or application?
Since the Thinkmap Visualization component is 100% browser based (using HTML5), it's easy to integrate Thinkmap with a web application. One or more Thinkmaps, and they may communicate amongst themselves or other components of the Web page. Thinkmaps access data in enterprise applications and back-end databases via the server component of Thinkmap, which may access SQL, XML or Web Services data.
19. Does Thinkmap come with a Developers Kit?
Yes. The Thinkmap SDK includes comprehensive configuration files, API, a full template/example, complete documentation, datasource adapters for relational databases, XML, and flat files, and a library of traditional user interface elements that can be used as components in a Thinkmap application.
20. How much programming expertise is necessary to use Thinkmap?
A developer using the SDK should have a basic understanding of JavaScript (and ideally experience working with other JavaScript frameworks), and a good understanding of HTML. If you are using our server, someone on the team should know how to deploy Java web applications.


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