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Took a while to get the unit due to FedEx (not Simply NAS) but the unit is really easy to set up and use. Very similar to my QNAP unit but this one being newer is much faster. No complaints at all.
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One integrated the drives are put through a vigorous routine that includes stress testing, including temperature tests and a host of read, writes to ensure the drive platters are stressed to the nth degree.
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Apple unleashed a pile of new Mac hardware on its users Tuesday: new 13" Retina MacBook Pros and Mac Minis using Intel's newest Ivy Bridge processors are available for shipping now, while substantially redesigned iMacs begin shipping in November and December. If you like to upgrade when things are new, now is the time to strike.
Any new computer is an investment, though, and you'll want to make sure that what you're buying will last for as long as possible. For each of the new Macs Apple began selling yesterday, the company offers a $200 upgrade option that will turn your Core i5 processor into a Core i7 processor (and while it hasn't started selling the new iMacs yet, those computers should have a similar upgrade path). If you're in the market for a new Mac (or any computer, really), do these CPU upgrades give you a good bang for your upgrade buck?
What's in a number? Well, it depends...
So what's the difference between a Core i5 and a Core i7? Well, thanks to Intel, the answer isn't simple.
The iMacs use desktop-class processors rather than the mobile processors used by the MacBook Pros and Mac Minis, which makes things a bit easier: a Core i7 upgrade will get you more processor cache, more clock speed, and Hyper-threading. There is no Core i5 desktop processor with Hyper-threading and there is only one seldom-seen Core i5 desktop chip with only two cores (the low power i5-3470T), which draws a mostly clear line between the Core i5 and Core i7 product lines—on the desktop, dual-core CPUs are a market segment left to the Core i3, Pentium, and Celeron chips. There are some oddities and variations within these product families, but in general it's easy enough figure out what's what.
It would be all too easy if Intel's mobile lineup followed the same rules as the desktop chips, but they don't: Mobile Core i5 processors are all dual-core parts with Hyper-threading, rather than quad-core parts. Mobile Core i7 processors can be quad-core chips—as they are in the $799 Mac Mini—but they can also be dual-core CPUs with Hyper-threading enabled, making them much less of an upgrade over their mobile Core i5 counterparts. These dual-core i5 and i7 chips also share other marquee features—the most important is probably Turbo Boost, which can greatly increase the speed of processor cores if your computer isn't using all of them at once. Core i3, Pentium, and Celeron processors in both desktops and laptops lack this feature, but all of the i5s and i7s have it.
Since the processors used by the new 13" Retina MacBook Pros are all dual-core chips, when you spend the $200 to upgrade to an i7 CPU, all you're really getting is a little extra clock speed and a little extra cache, which makes much less of a performance difference than the upgraded Mini's two extra cores.
Do you need to spend the cash?
The answer to that question varies depending on what kind of Core i7 processor we're talking about. If you're jumping from two cores to four (as you do in the Mac Mini), you'll probably be happy if you spend the cash. Apple doesn't list Intel's CPU model numbers, but if you're buying from another manufacturer you can usually tell the difference by seeing whether the processor has a Q (for quad-core) in its name (i.e., the Core i7-3610QM). If you're simply getting a slight clock-speed bump and maybe Hyper-threading out of the deal, as is the case in the new iMacs and the 13" Retina MacBook Pro, your money is going to be best spent elsewhere unless you regularly do very CPU-heavy tasks like video editing and transcoding or very heavy Photoshop work, and the minutes and seconds you'll save with a marginally faster CPU are important to you.
For most general-use workloads—browsing the Web, word processing, checking e-mail, infrequent or light Photoshop or Premiere usage, and even gaming—most applications simply don't use more power than is afforded by a modern Ivy Bridge CPU most of the time, especially if we're talking about the quad-core models already shipping with every iMac. Most of the time, that $200 CPU you bought is going to be sitting idle, something that can be done just as capably by slower, cheaper chips.
If you're looking to upgrade either of those Macs (or any other PC), your money is better spent elsewhere: spending $300 will get you a 256GB SSD in the new MacBook Pro, taking the amount of available space from tight-but-workable to just plain workable (depending on the amount of data you need to store locally, of course). In the new iMacs, the 21" models now come with slow-spinning 5400RPM mechanical hard drives, which is actually a downgrade from the 7200RPM desktop hard drives in the 2011 models—there, your upgrade cash would be better spent on a performance-enhancing SSD or Fusion Drive. Things are even better on the PC side, where prices for SSDs have fallen under a dollar per gigabyte and clearance sales can get you nice, fast, high-capacity drives for even less.
It's not that CPU upgrades are totally without merit, or that there aren't people who would benefit from upgrades to either of these new Macs. However, if your upgrade money is limited, CPU upgrades simply don't provide the best bang for your buck.

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Nigeria rushes to get isolation tents for Ebola
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigerian authorities rushed to obtain isolation tents Wednesday in anticipation of more Ebola infections as they disclosed five more cases of the virus and a death in Africa's most populous nation, where officials were racing to keep the gruesome disease confined to a small group of patients.
The five new Nigerian cases were all in Lagos, a megacity of 21 million people in a country already beset with poor health care infrastructure and widespread corruption, and all five were reported to have had direct contact with one infected man.
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization began a meeting to decide whether the crisis, the worst recorded outbreak of its kind, amounts to an international public health emergency. At least 932 deaths in four countries have been blamed on the illness, with 1,711 reported cases.
In recent years, the WHO has declared an emergency only twice, for swine flu in 2009 and polio in May. The declaration would probably come with recommendations on travel and trade restrictions and wider Ebola screening.
It also would be an acknowledgment that the situation is critical and could worsen without a fast global response.
The group did not immediately confirm the new cases reported in Nigeria. And Nigerian authorities did not release any details on the latest infections, except to say they all had come into direct contact with the sick man who arrived by plane in Lagos late last month.
With the death toll mounting in the region, Liberia's president announced a state of emergency late Wednesday and said it may result in the suspension of some citizens' rights.
She lamented that fear and panic had kept many family members from sending sick relatives to isolation centers.
"Ignorance and poverty, as well as entrenched religious and cultural practices, continue to exacerbate the spread of the disease," President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said.
And in Sierra Leone, where enforcing quarantines of sick patients also has been met with resistance, some 750 soldiers deployed to the Ebola-ravaged east as part of "Operation Octopus."
Ebola, which causes some victims to bleed from the eyes, mouth and ears, can only be transmitted through direct contact with the bodily fluids of someone who is sick - blood, semen, saliva, urine, feces or sweat.
Millions in Lagos live in cramped conditions without access to flushable toilets. Signs posted across the city warn people not to urinate in public.
Kenneth Akihomi, a 47-year-old worker installing fiber-optic cable, said he was carefully washing his hands to avoid infection. But he said most people were relying on faith to stay healthy.
"They're not panicking. They are godly people," he said. "They believe they can pray, and maybe very soon there will be cure."
The revelation of more infections also came amid a public-sector doctors' strike in Nigeria that began in early July. So far, health workers monitoring the latest Ebola patients are still on the job.
Nigeria is the fourth West African country to be hit by the Ebola outbreak since it first emerged in March in the remote tropical forests of Guinea. The disease then spread to neighboring Sierra Leona and Liberia before reaching Nigeria, where it surfaced shortly before the government drew criticism for its response to the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls by Islamic militants back in April. The girls are still missing.
Nigerian authorities said Tuesday that doctors did not suspect Patrick Sawyer was suffering from Ebola when the 40-year-old Liberian-American arrived by plane late last month in Lagos, where the streets are a bewildering mix of wealth and abject poverty, awash in luxury SUVs and decrepit buses.
Sawyer, who worked for the Liberian government in Monrovia and had a wife and three young daughters in Minnesota, was on a business flight to Nigeria when he fell ill. Officials say a nurse who treated him has died and five others are sick with Ebola, including a doctor involved in his care.
West African countries pledged at a meeting in July to step up their surveillance at airports and borders following the start of the outbreak. But the early symptoms of Ebola - fever, muscle aches and vomiting - are similar to much more common tropical diseases such as malaria.
The specter of the virus spreading through Nigeria is particularly alarming, said Stephen Morse, an epidemiology professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
"It makes you nervous when so many people are potentially at risk," he said.
Authorities in Liberia said Sawyer's sister had recently died of Ebola, though Sawyer said he had not had close contact with her while she was ill.
In announcing Sawyer's death, Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu maintained late last month that Nigerian officials had been vigilant in isolating him.
"It was right there (at the airport) that the problem was noticed because we have maintained our surveillance," he told reporters. "And immediately, he went into the custody of the port health services of the federal ministry of health so there was no time for him to mingle in Lagos. He has not been in touch with any other person again since we took him from the airport."
Chukwu's comments were at odds with remarks made Tuesday by the Lagos state health commissioner, who said doctors did not suspect Ebola immediately and identified Sawyer as a possible case only after he had been hospitalized for about a day.
Sawyer, who had a fever and was vomiting on the plane, was coming from the infected country of Liberia but had a layover in Togo. As a result, officials may not have initially known his original point of departure, and it was unclear whether he was traveling on a Liberian or American passport.
Experts say people infected with Ebola can spread the disease only after they show symptoms. Since the incubation period can last up to three weeks, some of the Nigerians who treated Sawyer are only now showing signs of illness.
The national health minister on Wednesday said special tents would be used to establish isolation wards in all of Nigeria's states. Authorities were setting up an emergency center in Lagos to deal with Ebola and expected the facility to be "fully functional" by Thursday, he said.
Also Wednesday, the Spanish Defense Ministry said a medically equipped plane was ready to fly to Liberia to bring back a Spanish missionary priest who has Ebola. At the same time, Saudi officials reported a suspected Ebola death, underscoring the risk of the disease spreading by air travel even as many airlines curtail their flights to the most infected cities.


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When Ben was 4 years old, he loved to play Batman. He'd put on his Batman pajamas and pretend to fly all over the house. But one night, just before bedtime, he tried to "fly" from one end of his bed to the other. Ben missed his mark and ended up banging his elbow hard on the wood floor. Ouch!
His mom put ice on it, but his elbow got really puffy (swollen) and he had trouble moving his arm. "Batman," she said, "We're going to the emergency room."
When you need help right away, the best place to go is the nearest hospital emergency room. Also called the ER, this place is open 24 hours a day and there is a lot of activity going on. Nurses and doctors are there all day and night to care for medical problems that need quick attention. At a children's hospital, the ER will be just for kids.
Your parents might take you to the ER in their car, but if you need to get there really fast, they will call 911 to get you an ambulance. Ambulances bring kids to the ER quickly and have trained people to help you during the ride. Their sirens clear a path through traffic by warning other cars to get out of the way. If you got to the ER in a car, you will probably see a few ambulances parked outside the emergency room.
If you are not too sick and there is time to pack, you may want to talk to your parent about packing a bag with your favorite books, crayons, toy, or stuffed animal.
When you go into an ER, the first thing you or your parent will usually do is sign in at a front desk. This is a way of letting the emergency room staff know that you are there and what your problem is. If your medical problem needs super-fast attention, you may be taken right in to see a doctor.
If not, the next step is seeing a triage (say: TREE-ahzh) nurse. This nurse makes sure that the sickest people get to see the doctors first.
If you have to wait a while, you'll probably do it in the waiting area. The waiting room may have toys, books, magazines, computers, and a TV to keep you busy until an exam room is ready or until you get an X-ray. The triage nurse might tell you not to eat or drink until you see the doctor.
When it's your turn, someone will call your name and guide you to an examining room. There, you may have to wait a little bit longer for the doctor.
An ER exam room has a bed for you and a chair where your mom or dad can sit and keep you company. Some of these rooms may have something that looks like a small TV screen. That's a monitor used to keep an eye on a person's heartbeat and breathing.
You also might see an oxygen tank and tubing for people who need help breathing. You may notice other equipment, too. But just because a piece of equipment is in your exam room, it doesn't mean you will need to use it. This equipment is there, just in case, to meet the needs of the many people (which may include adults) who come to the ER for treatment.
When the doctor arrives, he or she will talk to you and your parents about your medical problem and examine you. At this point, the doctor will decide what should happen next. In Ben's case, he needed an X-ray. The X-ray showed that he had a broken arm and needed a cast.
Other kids might need different tests, such as blood tests or urine (pee) tests. Sometimes kids need fluids or medicine through an intravenous catheter, also called an IV. An IV is a thin plastic tube that is inserted into a vein so you can get the medicine or fluids you need to feel better.
Most kids go home after the doctor figures out what the medical problem is and decides how to treat it. You may be given some medicine while in the ER or a prescription for medicine that your parent can pick up at your local pharmacy.
Sometimes, the doctor decides to admit someone to the hospital, which means staying overnight. This may sound scary, but your mom or dad can stay with you and keep you company.
Some hospitals have child life specialists. These are specially trained people who can help you deal with any stress or pain you may be having and they can use models or drawings to help explain any procedures you might have. They have great suggestions to help you get your mind off things if you are getting really worried while you are in the ER.
If, as in most cases, you are going home, the ER doctor might tell you to "follow up" with your regular doctor. This means to visit your regular doctor soon so he or she can see that you're doing better and answer any questions that you or your parents may have.
If you got stitches or a cast, the ER doctor will tell you how long it will be before they can be removed.
ER doctors and nurses may use words that are new to you. Here's what some of them mean:
And what happened to Ben? About 3 hours after he tried to fly, he was ready to leave the ER. His mom helped him into the Batmobile (the family car) and took him home.


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Joe Colgan remembers 54 years of horses to horsepower with John Deere
Wednesday's column about John Deere Day, a popular winter get-together for farmers when it was too cold to do anything outside, brought a nostalgic note from an old friend, Joe Colgan of Wyoming.
Joe, later joined by son Tim, ran the John Deere dealership in Wyoming for many years. We learned from his e-mail that if you want to go to a living source for the most history of John Deere tractors and implements, Joe's your man.
"In 1933, I went to work in the John Deere store in Wyoming," Colgan writes. "In 1937, I went to work for the John Deere Plow Company (which I believe was in Moline) and my first job was emcee at John Deere Days for dealers in this area.
"In 1947, I became the John Deere dealer in Wyoming. At our John Deere Days, lunch was a barbecue sandwich, baked beans, cake and a drink of coffee or milk. We gave door prizes of grease guns, pails of grease, or tools." Colgan said in 1987, his last year as owner, everyone got a John Deere cap reading "Colgan Company 1947-1987." Tim worked for other John Deere dealers in central Illinois for many more years and is also now retired.
"I had been with John Deere 54 years. Times have changed. I am sending this message from the iPad that I received for my 99th birthday! Best wishes, Joe."
I don't know if anyone keeps track of such things, but Joe has got to be the oldest living John Deere dealer, retired or working, in the United States, still sharp as a tack and plugged into technology. Take note all you oldsters out there who claim you can't figure out how to turn on a computer!
Kewanee John Deere enthusiast Brett Bennett tipped me off to a three-part video interview with Joe and Tim done two years ago by someone called "Machinery Pete," in which they share stories about their John Deere years. Greg "Machinery Pete" Peterson details agricultural equipment prices and trends on his website, Machinerypete.com. He also writes columns for Successful Farming magazine, Implement & Tractor magazine and the Agriculture.com web site and appears on the Machinery Show on RFD-TV.
He did the wide-ranging interview with the Colgans at the dining room table in Joe's Wyoming home. His wife of more than 70 years, Majella, joined in with stories about raising their 12 kids.
In the interview, Joe tells about taking horses in trade for a tractor in the 1930s and the "merge or close" mandate from John Deere in the late 80s which led to their decision to end a good run. He also talks about how there used to be six John Deere dealers within a 20-mile radius of Wyoming, and the year he got stuck with quite a few two-row tractor-mounted corn pickers when farmers quickly switched to the then-new combines with picker heads.
He said every farm equipment manufacturer has had one product that every farmer had to have. For Case, it was a good two-bottom plow and for New Holland it was a square hay baler. For John Deere, he says, it was the 4020 tractor.
After making more than 1.25 million two-cylinder tractors, John Deere switched to four-and six-cylinder engines in 1960. Announcement of the change came after seven years of development and $40 million dollars in retooling, which eliminated the "pop, pop, popping" sound associated with Deere since the beginning.
Bigger machinery, more acres and the need for more power, however, finally forced the company to abandon the "Johnny Poppers" and create what were known as "New Generation" tractors, of which the 4020 was one of the first. The 4020 was hugely popular with farmers who didn't care whether it "popped" or not. It was one of the company's biggest sellers with 184,000 tractors going out the door between 1963 and 1974, according to one online site.
Joe said he remembers when John Deere brought every dealer in the nation to Dallas for the unveiling of the new-style tractors. "The first thing one of the guys said was 'Where's the belt pulley? You can't have a John Deere without the belt pulley.'" Up until then, most tractors had a round pulley mounted on the side which drove a wide leather belt used to operate grinders, corn elevators, hoists and other machines around the farm. It had been a basic tool of farming, but by the 60s, power take-offs were replacing belts as the way to make things run with a tractor
Joe's mention of the belt pulley gave an idea of why my dad bought a 1936 John Deere "B" at Taylor & Son in the late 1950s. We had two tractors — a 1944 Farmall "M" and a 1949 Case VAC.
The Farmall was the "big" tractor on the farm and had a belt pulley but was used to carry a New Idea two-row mounted picker. The Case was a smaller tractor and had a side pulley but was used to haul wagonloads of corn from the field to the crib. He needed a stationary tractor at the crib to run the belt-driven gear box which raised the wagon hoist and the elevator which transported ear corn up and into an opening on top of the crib.
The "B" was perfect. It was small and fit well in a tight spot, but powerful enough to run two pieces of equipment as it effortlessly sat and chugged away.
If you want to see Machinery Pete's interview with Joe and Tim Colgan, type "joe colgan wyoming illinois" into your search engines. All three segments should pop up. They are posted on several ag-related sites and on YouTube.


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Christian human rights advocate Gao Zhisheng reveals further abuse.
DUBLIN, January 19 (CDN) — Geng He, wife of missing Christian lawyer Gao Zhisheng, is demanding answers from the Chinese government following new revelations of torture of her husband.
"This is the first time that I heard about the details," Geng, now living in the United States, told Radio Free Asia last week. "My husband did not tell me – would not tell me – how he was tortured."
After consulting with Geng, The Associated Press (AP) on Jan. 10 published an interview with Gao, an outspoken human rights campaigner, during his brief release from captivity last April, in which he revealed details of the torture he had suffered during the previous 14 months.
Speaking with the AP in a Beijing teahouse on April 7, closely watched by police, Gao described many forms of torture, including a period of 48 hours when he was stripped bare, beaten continually with handguns and subjected to other excruciating abuse.
The AP released the interview in advance of an official visit this week (Jan. 18-21) by Chinese President Hu Jintao to the United States, stating its hope that "publicizing his account will place renewed pressure on the government to disclose Gao's whereabouts."
Geng planned to travel to Washington this week to further highlight her husband's case. At a U.S. State Department dinner at the White House tonight for Hu, she planned to wait outside to draw attention to Gao's disappearance.
Gao had asked that his account not be made public unless he disappeared again or "made it to someplace safe like the U.S. or Europe," according to the AP.
Initially seized by public security officials on Feb. 4, 2009, shortly after his wife and two children fled China to seek asylum in the United States, Gao was held virtually incommunicado for more than a year before police staged his brief reappearance in Beijing last April 6. (See http://www.compassdirect.org, "Christian Rights Activist Gao Zhisheng Released," April 9, 2010.)
After speaking with the AP and other journalists, Gao made a supervised visit to his in-laws in northwestern Xinjiang Province. During that visit, he again vanished on April 20 while in the company of Chinese police, according to a report by The New York Times on April 30, 2009. He has not been seen or heard from since, but China watchers such as Bob Fu of the China Aid Association (CAA) believe he is "definitely in the hands of Chinese security forces." (See http://www.compassdirect.org, "Human Rights
Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Missing Again," May 7, 2010.)
New Account
In his interview with the AP, Gao explained that police had moved him from his birthplace of Yulin to Beijing, then back to Yulin, and from there to Urumqi, where the most excruciating moments of torture occurred.
Allowed out on an evening walk on Sept. 25, Gao was approached by several Uyghur men, members of a minority ethnic group who claimed to be part of a counterterrorism unit. They punched him in the stomach, handcuffed him and took him to the upstairs room of a building. There they tortured him for a full week, culminating in a period of 48 hours when they stripped him bare and "took turns beating him [with pistols] and did things he refused to describe," the AP reported.
Gao said this was the darkest point in the 14 months since authorities had seized him in February 2009, and far worse than the torture during a previous disappearance in 2007. At that time, he said in a previous report, security officials gave electric shocks to his genitals and held burning cigarettes close to his eyes to cause temporary blindness.
When Gao in 2007 asked Beijing police why they didn't put him in prison, they replied, "You're not good enough for that. Whenever we want you to disappear, you'll disappear," according to the AP.
'Words from the Heart'
Fu of CAA on Friday (Jan. 14) also called on the Chinese government to give an account of Gao's whereabouts, besides imploring President Obama to address the fate of Gao and other prominent Chinese rights defenders during his meetings with Hu.
Fu also released a previously unpublished statement written by Gao on Jan. 1, 2009, shortly before his family's escape from China, entitled "Words from the Heart."
Carried out of China by Gao's wife, the document claimed that authorities had invested a huge amount of manpower, physical resources and funds to silence him.
"Not only is it now extremely difficult for me to make my voice heard, but it is also extremely dangerous," Gao wrote.
His faith, however, had enabled him to endure under pressure, he stated.
"I am optimistic by nature, and I am a Christian," he wrote. "Even when I was tortured to near death, the pain was only in the physical body. A heart that is filled with God has no room to entertain pain and suffering.
Gao expressed concern for his wife and children, who had suffered greatly from police harassment. He said authorities even banned his daughter from attending school, another factor prompting the family's flight to the United States.
Gao urged friends both inside and outside China to defend other human rights advocates imprisoned or harassed by the government, adding that "Heroes like Guo Feixiong … who sacrifice and risk their lives to defend religious freedom, are the true hope of China."
He also urged that a network be established within China to report on "countless" abuses of human rights.
"The publication of this article will cause me to be kidnapped again," Gao concluded. "Kidnappings are a normal part of my life now. If it comes again, then let it come!"
A Brief Biography of Gao Zhisheng
Gao was born in a hillside cave in Yulin, northern China, according to a brief biography written by David Kilgour of Media With Conscience (MWC). Since his parents were too poor to send him to school, he gained a basic education by listening outside the windows of the village classroom.
He then worked briefly as a coal miner before joining the People's Liberation Army, where he met his future wife, Geng He, obtained a secondary education and became a member of the Communist Party.
Following his discharge from the army, Gao became a street vendor and self-studied to become a lawyer, passing the bar exam in 1994. China's Ministry of Justice in 2001 named him one of the country's 10 most remarkable lawyers, according to the MWC biography.
But as Gao began to represent farmers in land compensation cases, practitioners of the banned Falun Gong group and house church members, he quickly lost favor with authorities.
In 2005, after Gao wrote open letters to President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao calling for an end to the torture and execution of Falun Gong members, authorities closed down Gao's law firm, revoked his license to practice law, and placed Gao, his wife and two children under 24-hour police surveillance, according to reports by the China Aid Association (CAA). Police even beat his then 13-year-old daughter, according to the CAA.
In response, Gao in December 2005 publicly resigned from the Communist Party and later declared that he was a Christian.
Weeks later, on Feb. 4, 2006, Gao and several other high profile Chinese activists launched a "Relay Hunger Strike for Human Rights," in which ordinary Chinese citizens fasted for 24 hours in rotation across 29 provinces in China. The hunger strikes led to a wave of arrests.
Authorities then seized Gao on Aug. 15, 2006, and on Dec. 22, 2006 they gave him a three-year suspended sentence for subversion. Officials then placed Gao on probation for five years and allowed him to remain at home under strict surveillance.
Authorities again seized Gao in September 2007 after he wrote to the U.S. Congress expressing concern about human rights violations prior to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. On his release in November 2007 Gao issued a statement via the CAA claiming that his captors had tortured him by applying electric shocks to his genitals and holding burning cigarettes close to his eyes. He added that he'd been threatened with death if he spoke about the torture.
Gao was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007, 2008 and 2010 in recognition of his ongoing commitment to the advance of human rights in China, according to Kilgour's report.
State agents abducted Gao on Feb. 4, 2009, shortly after his wife and children fled China to obtain asylum in the United States, and they held him virtually incommunicado for over a year. (See http://www.compassdirect.org, "Action Urged for Missing Rights Activist in China," March 24, 2009.)
Perhaps as a response to international pressure, police staged a brief reappearance for Gao on April 6, 2010, CAA reported. But on April 20, during a closely-supervised visit to his in-laws in Urumqi, Xinjiang province, Gao again vanished and has not been seen or heard from since.
Chinese officials at every level have consistently denied knowledge of his current location.
Report from Compass Direct News


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Sports update: Dayton, Harvard score NCAA tournament's first big upsets
SPOKANE, Wash. — Siyani Chambers scored 11 points, including five straight in the final 2 minutes, and 12th-seeded Harvard won its second NCAA tournament game in history, upsetting fifth-seeded Cincinnati 61-57 on Thursday in the East Regional.
Wesley Saunders led the Crimson (27-4) with 12 points as Harvard pulled off an upset for the second straight year. Last year, Harvard upset New Mexico as a 14 seed.
The Crimson became the first Ivy League school with NCAA tournament wins in consecutive years since Princeton in 1983-84.
Harvard never trailed after the opening moments. They played with confidence and scrap against the Bearcats, who shared the American Athletic Conference regular season title.
Sean Kilpatrick led Cincinnati (27-7) with 18 points, but the Bearcats failed to win a tournament game for the second straight year.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Vee Sanford scored on a layup with 3.8 seconds left to lift 11th-seeded Dayton.
Sanford finished with 10 points, while Dyshawn Pierre led the Flyers (24-10) with 12 points in a matchup of Ohio schools separated by about 75 miles.
The sixth-seeded Buckeyes (25-10) had one last chance to pull out the victory, but Aaron Craft's driving 10-footer hit off the backboard and rolled off the rim as the buzzer sounded.
Sam Thompson scored 18 points and Craft added 16 for Ohio State, which was eliminated after one game for only the third time in its 26 tournament appearances.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Talib Zanna scored 16 of his 18 points in the opening half, helping ninth-seeded Pittsburgh build a 28-point lead.
The Panthers (26-9) shot 51 percent and played stifling defense.
Colorado (23-12) was eager to make amends for an early exit from the tournament a year ago, but had no answers for the 6-foot-9 Zanna. The Pitt center made six of seven shots in the first half, and the Panthers didn't have any difficulty finishing off the overwhelmed Buffaloes.
Josh Scott led the eighth-seeded Buffaloes with 14 points, however Colorado couldn't overcome a subpar performance from Askia Booker.
MILWAUKEE — Ben Brust scored 17 points and second-seeded Wisconsin devastated American with a 22-5 run to close the first half.
The second-seeded Badgers (27-7) recovered from a brief first-half rut and seven-point deficit to extinguish the dreams of the 15th-seeded Eagles (20-13).
After Wisconsin was ousted in the first round last year as a No. 5 seed, Brust made sure his senior season didn't end the same way. He attacked the glass for baskets on consecutive possessions, ending with a three-point play with 3:33 left in the first half to give Wisconsin a 23-20 lead.
The Badgers shot 57 percent from the field in the second half.
John Schoof had 11 points for American.


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Governor: GRT or deep cuts
Trying to win passage of his gross-receipts tax in the Illinois House, Gov. Rod Blagojevich personally told representatives Wednesday that dire budget cuts will result from no tax increase and that he will not accept higher income or sales taxes.
His argument may have failed.
House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, said he will ask the House to vote today on whether it wants to impose a tax on the receipts of businesses with revenues of $2 million or more. If most of the 118 House members vote against the tax, it will be a serious blow to Blagojevich.
"When the resolution comes up, I would expect close to 100 votes (against the tax)," said Rep. Frank Mautino, D-Spring Valley.
"I don't sense a lot of support here today," added Rep. Mike Smith, D-Canton.
The Democratic governor, making a rare trip to Springfield, appeared before a committee of the whole hearing of the House called by Madigan to debate the gross-receipts tax, pro and con. Over nearly two hours, Blagojevich told representatives they have three choices: approve his GRT, raise the income tax or sales tax or both, or pass a budget without additional revenue.
He immediately took one option off the table.
"I oppose an income or sales tax (hike)," Blagojevich said. "I will not raise taxes on people. I won't do it today. I won't do it tomorrow. I won't do it next week, next month, next year. This is not an issue I'm prepared to horse trade. That option does not exist."
Blagojevich said passing a budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1 with no tax increase is equally unacceptable because it will mean program cuts to cover other expenses.
"It means devastating cuts in programs your constituents care about," Blagojevich warned. "It means cuts in education, cuts in health care and in police protection. It means cuts in funding for roads and bridges. Hot meals for senior citizens in Carbondale will have to be cut. Job training to workers in Galesburg will have to be cut. A do-nothing budget means pain to your constituents."
Blagojevich said that leaves the GRT, estimated to raise about $7.6 billion by taxing most transactions of Illinois' largest businesses. He said he is willing to work with lawmakers to tweak the tax and make it more palatable to them.
But even members of his own party took the governor to task for his approach.
"You said you are here to compromise, but you will only talk about one thing," Rep. Lou Lang, D-Chicago, said to loud applause from other lawmakers.
"There's something inexplicable about expressing a willingness to work with us while stating that anything else will be vetoed," said Rep. John Fritchey, D-Chicago. "Nobody here is interested in a showdown."
But that's where the House appears to be heading. Already, 61 representatives - all 52 Republicans and nine Democrats - have signed onto a resolution opposing the GRT. Many more are expected to show their opposition today.
"If he digs his feet in and the vote is what I suspect it will be, it doesn't bode well for getting a resolution to the budget," Smith said. "It sets the state for a long, long haul."
However, House Republican Leader Tom Cross of Oswego said resounding rejection of the GRT could move negotiations along.
"You can sit here and talk and talk and pontificate and posture," said Cross, who also believes the House will vote against the tax. "I think it's good for everybody to know that it's either alive or dead, and we move forward."
The House spent nearly eight hours Wednesday hearing from witness after witness about the gross-receipts tax. Immediately after Blagojevich finished, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn testified against the tax, which he said will be passed on to consumers.
"Ben Franklin said two things are inevitable - death and taxes," Quinn said. "Ben Franklin did not say it is inevitable to be taxed to death. It is a soak-the-middle-class tax."
Labor unions, including the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, spoke in favor of the tax. AFSCME argued it will allow the state to hire badly needed workers to provide state services, although Blagojevich has said he does not want to add to the state payroll.
Representatives of teachers unions said the GRT will provide a reliable source of funding for schools that will help lessen the need for higher property taxes. Some property tax relief is part of the GRT plan.
Business interests repeated their assertion that the tax will drive many businesses out of the state, cause others to close and force the rest to raise prices.
Lost jobs will also result, they argued.
"I'm not sure any of us are going to have our minds changed," said Rep. Raymond Poe, R-Springfield, as the hearing droned on. "We could probably have predicted how everybody was going to testify, for and against."
Doug Finke can be reached at 788-1527 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Steelfit Challenge Finalists... Time to Vote
148 comments:
Andrew in VA!!ReplyDelete
Most original should go to Andrew in Va Beach!!!ReplyDelete
Gotta say I was pretty impressed with Annas video WOD, so heres a vote for Anna in Sacramento.ReplyDelete
- Aaron G
My vote is for Andrew!!! Very impressive!!!ReplyDelete
Andrew in Virginia Beach. Unbelievable!ReplyDelete
I'll go along with Andrew in Virgina Beach!ReplyDelete
I vote for Andrew ...ReplyDelete
my vote is for anna. go girls!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2011 at 5:17 AM
Andrew in Virginia Beach!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 9, 2011 at 6:04 AM
Anna. Very creative & well thought out.ReplyDelete
My vote goes to Andrew in Virginia Beach!ReplyDelete
Andrew !!!!ReplyDelete
I was impressed with them all, but I must say with her first time video and awesome WOD with a partner, my vote goes to ANNA In Sactown!ReplyDelete
my vote goes to ANNAReplyDelete
Andrew in VA Beach. By far.ReplyDelete
All cool vids - but my vote goes to ANNA...ReplyDelete
Tate in So CalReplyDelete
setting and effort!
Andrew in Virginia Beach! WOW!ReplyDelete
Andrew in Virginia beach.ReplyDelete
Anna and Christina. The other two videos are great too, but these two went the "extra mile" to put a little production spin on the WODReplyDelete
I'm impressed with anyone who makes the effort to submit a video. Voting is always a tough decision. My vote goes to Tate.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2011 at 4:22 AM
Congratulations to all finalists. While I appreciated the film production from the girls of Sactown, I rather liked the inventive workouts and workloads from the guys. My vote goes to Tate for the "salmon ladder" jumps and the ninja edge traverse around pullups. Very tough to maintain grip.ReplyDelete
Kudos to Andrew for volumne.
Andrew no question, Hands down Bad ass!ReplyDelete
Anna & ChristinaReplyDelete
Anna and Christina all the way! Way to go ladies!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2011 at 10:32 PM
According to me all parts, the wod, the setting and the editing of the girls video is definitely the coolest, not saying that the other ones was bad, but there´s my vote!ReplyDelete
All very impressive in their own right. Great athletes, but if they are being judged also by variety, beauty/uniqueness of location, originality, and general creativity, the girls have clearly set themselves apart. Nice job ladies! Way to represent the spirit of crossfitting - a community and way of life that inspires you to aspire to be the best and try new things (GREAT first video!)ReplyDelete
Anna & Christina! Awsome vidReplyDelete
Anna & Christina!!!ReplyDelete
Thought Blair said it was the most creative apparatus!?!? "Simple pullups will not do. They have to be the integral part of a larger workout and they have to be impressive." By that standard Andrew definitely has the best video... and my vote!!!ReplyDelete
my vote is for Drew in Va. BeachReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 5:43 AM
it's gotta be Anna & Christina!!!ReplyDelete
Anna & Christina!ReplyDelete
MY vote goes to Andrew. Great creativity in the pull up variations.ReplyDelete
Andrew all the way! Great idea for getting after some pull-ups anywhere!!!ReplyDelete
Gotta go with Andrew... I thought I had seen every kind of pull-up but those look brutal! GET SOME!ReplyDelete
Andrew is the best one using the "ANYWHERE" mentality!! U can't deny that!! Vote goes to Andrew!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 5:35 PM
Andrew used, creativity, quantity, and extreme fitness ability in this video. He deserves my vote and the WIN!ReplyDelete
Anna and Christina are rockstars!!ReplyDelete
If anyone needed a new pullup bar more its the guy who sacrificed his pants coming down, and used his own belt to do some pull-ups!ReplyDelete
My vote is for Andrew, was a tough decision though as the girls were way more cute!
My Vote are for Andrew in Virginia Beach
Vote is for Andrew in Virginia Beach...hard gripping that strap. Showed a lot of control.ReplyDelete
Anna and Christina!ReplyDelete
Andrew all the way!!ReplyDelete
Anna and Christina for sure! Good Job Girls!ReplyDelete
ANDREW!!! Crazy pull ups and the most creative WOD!!!ReplyDelete
Anna and Christina in Sacramento!ReplyDelete
Our vote is for Andrew in Virginia Beach. Very Impressive, GO DREW!!!ReplyDelete
For the WOD, for beauty of location, creativity, origniality, and creativity! Anna and Christina!ReplyDelete
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE PULL-UPS!!!! ANDREW FOR THE WIN!!!!ReplyDelete
Like the man said----Pull-ups were the challenge and Andrew's were on point. My vote goes to Andrew.ReplyDelete
Andrew in VA gets my vote, that workout looked like a total break-off.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 19, 2011 at 9:31 PM
Anna and Christina in Sacramento!ReplyDelete
Give the poor girls their Pull Ups System already so they can watch the game and stay in killershape!
Andrew is a pullup beastie. My vote goes to him!ReplyDelete
Nice job to all contestants!!! All three of the videos were incredible but I liked Andrew's the best! Belt pull-ups rock!!!ReplyDelete
Man, all finalists are good but Andrew from VA Beach was INCREDIBLE! Very creative WOD and use of materials!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:14 PM
Andrew in Virginia Bench is my voteReplyDelete
So many bad ass vids. But I think ANDREW takes the cake for super human retard strength.ReplyDelete
Anna and Christina!!!ReplyDelete
Anna and Christina, 916!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 6:36 AM
Hands down my favorite video is from Anna and Christina. These girls are no joke.ReplyDelete
my vote goes to anna and cristina! go girls!ReplyDelete
Anna & Christina! Tough strong ladies were very creative loved the whole video!ReplyDelete
voting for my girl, anna! girl power..baby!ReplyDelete
Most def my vote is out for Anna & partner in crime Christina! You girls rock it out! Keep it pumpin'!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:02 AM
Anna and Christina!ReplyDelete
most definitely anna and christinaReplyDelete
Anna and Christina in Sacramento!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:25 AM
anna and christina!ReplyDelete
Anna and Christina!ReplyDelete
Andrew gets my vote!!! Great idea with the belt!!!ReplyDelete
Only one video paid homage to the almighty pull-up in true "Anywherefit" fashion.... ANDREW!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:15 PM
MY BOY ANDREW WITH THE SICK PULL-UPS!!!!!ReplyDelete
Andrew!! You are the winner no matter what happens, your pullups were the best!ReplyDelete
Woooooohhhoooooooo!!!!! GO ANDREW!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 4:32 PM
Dude it's gotta be Andrew!!! Who cares about your pants when you're getting after some pull-ups!!ReplyDelete
ANDREW!!!! That was complete domination in the pull-up category!!!ReplyDelete
Yeah man it's gotta be Andrew... pull-up innovation at its best!ReplyDelete
Go Anna Go! Damn, you girls are fit! Keep it up! My vote is for ANNA LE!!! You go girl! =)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 7:22 PM
Andrew gets my vote!ReplyDelete
No votes for TATE???? You gotta be kidding me!!! That was a great performance on a killer WOD... My vote is for Tate!!!!ReplyDelete
I vote for Anna and Christina!!ReplyDelete
vote for andrewReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:14 PM
ANDREW!!!! You da man Braaahhhhh!!!!!ReplyDelete
My vote is for Andrew. Great job!ReplyDelete
Ok this was a close one but I'm gonna go with Andrew for inventing a mutated strain of pull-up with that hitch knot. Those pole pull-ups looked evil!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 8:56 PM
Strong work by all competitors. Vote for AndrewReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:01 PM
I VOTE FOR ANNA AND CHRISTINA!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:10 PM
ANNA AND CHRISTINA!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:18 PM
Andrew's got my vote! Nice work with the belt!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:24 PM
My vote is for Andrew!!!!ReplyDelete
ANDREW ALL THE WAY!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:39 PM
Andrew!!! For the WIN!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 9:53 PM
My man TATE!!!! Representing SOCAL!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 10:22 PM
ANDREW!!!! Nice pull-up work in a bar-less environment!!!ReplyDelete
Voting for Andrew! Jamaican me proud brosef I almost shed a tear!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 21, 2011 at 11:41 PM
Andrew in Virginia!!ReplyDelete
My vote is for Andrew!!ReplyDelete
Vote goes to Anna and Christina!!! =)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 1:37 AM
Andrew in Va beach!ReplyDelete
Vote goes to Andrew! Good job to everybody who competed!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 2:33 AM
Voting for Andrew!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 2:42 AM
ANDREW!!!! WAY TO GET SOME!!!!!ReplyDelete
Wow....all were good but Anna and Christina are my girlz!! and they have my vote!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 3:17 AM
I vote Andrew to win!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 3:21 AM
Going to vote for Andrew... Most original idea for pull-ups for sure!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 3:24 AM
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 3:47 AM
My vote's for Andrew! VA BEACH SON!!!ReplyDelete
ANDREW gots the pull-ups on lockdown baby!!!!ReplyDelete
Awesome effort all around!!! Vote goes to Andrew for most creative apparatus!ReplyDelete
Those were some cool videos and some challenging WODS!!! Andrew gets my vote!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 4:50 AM
dude with the belt must really like pull-ups that was crazyReplyDelete
Going with Andrew on this one...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:05 AM
ANDREW IN VIRGINIA!!!ReplyDelete
Pull-ups on a pole! Andrew!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:34 AM
Man this was an awesome challenge... Andrew with the belt gets my vote!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:38 AM
Andrew in va beachReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:53 AM
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 6:09 AM
Andrew in Virginia!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 6:23 AM
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 6:29 AM
Congrats to the three finalists! My vote goes to AndrewReplyDelete
Andrew gets my vote!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 6:49 AM
MY VOTE IS FOR ANDREWReplyDelete
Andrew no doubtReplyDelete
andrew from virginia beachReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 7:24 AM
Andrew for originality and general creativityReplyDelete
I VOTE FOR ANNA AND CHRISTINA ALL THE WAY!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 7:51 AM
Andrew gets my voteReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 7:55 AM
Go ANDREW!!!!!ReplyDelete
ANDREW IN VA BEACH!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 8:15 AM
gotta give it to andrew but cool videos from everyoneReplyDelete
Gonna have to try that belt WOD! Andrew gets my vote!ReplyDelete
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Christina and Anna from Sacramento- go GI Janes!ReplyDelete
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Solid hardwood is one solid species of wood throughout the plank. A well maintained solid hardwood floor can last for decades.
Wood flooring is available in several styles:
Strip Flooring
The flooring comes in strips with widths that range from 1 1/2" through 2 1/2" and thicknesses of 5/16" through 3/4". Strip flooring creates a traditional look, and can produce an illusion that a room is larger than it is.
Plank Flooring
Plank flooring also comes in strips, but they are wider, usually from 3" through 8". Plank flooring can be used to create a more rustic or earthy look as well as a historical appearance with antique applications.
Hand-scraped Floors
Hand-scraped hardwood floors have become one of the most sought after looks in flooring today. Replicating the look of reclaimed wood or of centuries of lived-on wear, hand-scraped hardwood floors beam with character and charm while boasting today's most enduring urethane finishes.
Wire Brushed Floors
Wire brushed floors imitate the lived-on charm of hand-scraped hardwood floors with a less obvious level of distress applied to the faux wear markings. These floors, too, offer the enduring beauty of today's innovations in urethane finishes.
Select Hardwood for Any Room
Solid hardwood is not recommended for moisture prone areas of the home, but performs well in high-traffic areas like entryways, hallways, and living rooms. New advances in technology afford engineered hardwood floors the flexibility for installation above, at, or even below grade. Several layers of construction are bonded together to prevent bowing/shrinking in cool, moisture prone areas.
This construction prevents it from warping and bowing the way a hardwood floor might in moisture areas. Engineered hardwood can be installed in most grade levels of the home, including below ground with a protective moisture barrier installed.
All of our hardwood flooring styles and selections are clearly labeled for performance in a variety of conditions and applications. Our Quick-Pick icons indicate where they are best used – Below Level (below grade and at ground level, grade) or Above Level. You'll also see icons indicating a style's suitability for residential or commercial settings.
Visit your local store and use these icons to make your decision easier.
Explore a Wide Array of Looks with Hardwood
You'll probably want to decide on the species of wood you prefer early on in your home design process. Our Quick-Pick icons immediately identify the hardwood flooring types that interests you: beech, cherry, hickory, maple, oak, pecan, walnut or exotic imports.
Visit your local store where our flooring experts will assist you in choosing the hardwood flooring types and styles to fit your needs.
Understand Product Variations
Many factors determine how your floor will look. Consider how much natural variation there is in the grain and coloring of a wood, a range that contributes to wood's endless appeal. How shiny the wood appears varies according to a gloss level rated as matte (low), satin (medium) or gloss (high). A matte finish helps to maintain your floors appearance in high traffic areas, while high gloss finishes will add elegance and grandeur to a formal space.
All these elements make a difference in how your hardwood floor will look: our Quick-Pick Icons identify those differences so you're sure to get the look you want. Don't forget to check out Installation to learn all about the little details that make a big difference when transitioning from old floors to new.
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Choose Your Ending
Even the configuration of the strip's edge contributes to the look of the installed hardwood floor. Many strips (or planks - the wider version) offer you the choice of square edge (smooth and flat surface), micro bevel (mild bevel that can be felt with the fingertips), or full bevel (forming a strong groove to visually separate the strips and focus your eye on grain line).
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Business update: GM's Mary Barra compassionate amid recall chaos
The Washington Post
NEW YORK — Mary Barra is no Tony Hayward, and that's a good thing.
The General Motors chief executive officer took a critical step this week in framing herself as a compassionate leader, invoking the fact she's a mother as she said she was sorry for the lives lost in accidents linked to a defect that spurred the recall of 1.6 million cars. It was in stark contrast to the seemingly unemphathetic response by Hayward to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill when he was BP's CEO and declared "I'd like to have my life back" amid the unfolding crisis.
"She showed a human side, and that's what you have to do," said David Johnson, CEO of Strategic Vision in Atlanta. "People can identify with her. You have to connect to your audience, and she was able to do that."
Barra's backstory as a GM lifer who worked her way to the top adds authenticity, and her mentioning that she has children and can relate to a family's misfortune gives her empathy heft, Johnson said. Now that she's laid a solid foundation, she needs to shift into action mode or at least into making statements about what she'll do to right what's wrong, said Davia Temin, head of the Temin & Co. crisis management firm in New York.
"This is a major corporate disaster," Temin said. "She's got to find out what happened and clean up the house of GM. There's a playbook that's 100 steps and this is the first one."
Barra, 52, got the good early marks for calling reporters to the automaker's Detroit headquarters on March 18 to make her first comments to the media since the recall, promising there would be "no sacred cows" in the company's investigation into a failure tied to at least 31 accidents and 12 deaths.
In 2010, in the wake of a deep-water well blowout that killed 11 rig workers and spewed crude into the Gulf, Hayward came off as uncaring and more focused on BP's liabilities than the human and environmental costs, Johnson said. The then-CEO apologized for what he called "a hurtful and thoughtless comment" before he was replaced in October 2010. Scott Dean, a spokesman for BP, declined to comment.
Temin said another contrast to Barra was Target Corp. CEO Gregg Steinhafel after hackers stole millions of customers' credit-card and debit-card data. The retailer has communicated mostly through press releases and spokespeople since the revelation, she said, and when Congress held a hearing, Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan testified, not Steinhafel.
While Target did reach out to its shoppers, offering them a free year of credit monitoring and identity theft protection, Temin said Steinhafel didn't do enough to make himself the caring public face of a company in crisis.
"Steinhafel has hardly been empathetic," Temin said.
Molly Snyder, a spokeswoman for Target, said in an email that Steinhafel "has been front and center leading the Target team with the singular focus of communicating to our guests in a timely, accurate and transparent way."
An engineer by training who's worked for GM for more than 30 years, Barra told the reporters she first learned about an analysis of stalling cars in December, weeks before she become CEO. She said her various jobs wouldn't have brought her into contact with the vehicles as they were being designed. "When you think of the specific work that was going on" to engineer them, she said, "that wasn't something that I would have been exposed to."
The company "took too long" to respond to reports that ignition switches on Chevrolet Cobalts and other small cars could slip out of position and cut off power, she said, extending "our deep condolences for everyone's losses." In a video to employees made public March 17, she said that "as a mom with a family of my own, this really hits home for me."
At GM, Barra is "being guided by the first principle of crisis management, which is to do what's best for our customers' safety and peace of mind," Greg Martin, a spokesman for the automaker, said in an email.
While trying to humanize herself as she expresses sorrow is smart, Barra can't overplay that hand, Temin said.
"Everybody has a backstory and that is hers, and it can help her to seem more approachable," Temin said. "But that is a small part of the equation."
Being relatively new to the top job could be a fortunate coincidence, said Jim Haggerty, CEO of the public-relations firm PRCG Haggerty in New York.
"She can legitimately claim she was not the CEO when all this was occurring," Haggerty said. "She has the advantage of saying 'I came in and cleaned house.'"
At the same time, Barra is a newcomer only to the top job, not to the company.
"What will tarnish her is if something comes out that she was aware of," Strategic Vision's Johnson said. "That's when her longevity with GM would actually be a hindrance."
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Lindy Ruff is out as coach in Buffalo, meaning the slow-starting, inconsistent and sometimes lethargic Sabres have now become Ron Rolston's mess to clean up.
Rolston was promoted from the Sabres' minor league affiliate, AHL Rochester, to finish out the season as Buffalo's interim head coach Wednesday.
The move was made hours after Ruff was fired amid growing criticism for the team's early-season struggles.
And it came less than a week after Ruff had defiantly said he wasn't done trying to "clean up this mess."
The turnaround never came for Ruff and the Sabres (6-10-1), who are in the midst of a 4-10-1 slump after a 2-1 home loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday.
It was a game in which the Sabres were booed several times for their turnover-filled and inconsistent effort.
"I think the last game was quite honestly a tipping point. And it was evident to me that we were searching for answers to too many questions," general manger Darcy Regier said. "I think we were making some strides, but in the end, for every two steps forward, it was one step back, and sometimes not that."
Ruff's dismissal ends his 16-season tenure in Buffalo, during which he became the franchise's winningest coach (571-432-162) and the NHL's longest active-serving coach with one team.
Among North America's four major pro sports, Ruff's tenure was second only behind Gregg Popovich, who's been coach of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs since 1996.
In the NHL alone, there had been 170 coaching changes since Ruff was hired on July 21, 1997.
"I'm disappointed for myself. I'm disappointed for Lindy. And when I see the players, I'm disappointed for them, too." Regier said. "We should all be disappointed. As far as anger, we have too much work to do."
The decision to fire Ruff came shortly after he oversaw a 90-minute practice and was preparing to travel with the team for Thursday's game at Toronto.
Regier went to Ruff's home to inform the coach of the decision. He then allowed Ruff to visit with players as they boarded a bus to travel to Toronto.
Rolston is in his second season with the Rochester Americans. He was scheduled to arrive in Buffalo on Wednesday evening and then join Regier in traveling to Toronto for his first meeting with Sabres players.
Regier said he'll use the remainder of the season to determine whether Rolston deserves taking over the job on a full-time basis.
Before taking over in Rochester, Rolston spent seven seasons as coach of USA Hockey's National Team development program. During that time, he became the first coach to lead the U.S. Under-18 team to win three gold medals (2005, '09, '11).
Rolston is also familiar with numerous Sabres, including center Cody Hodgson and forward Marcus Foligno. He spent the first half of this season coaching both, who played in Rochester during the NHL lockout.
Rolston went 36-26-10-4 last season in leading Rochester to the playoffs. This season, the Americans (27-18-2-1) are in second in the North Division and sixth in the Western Conference.
"His teams play with structure, discipline. They have a work ethic," Regier said of Rolston. "He has them playing very good hockey, so I think you'll see some of those traits."
Regier said Rolston will have input on the status of the Sabres current assistant coaches.
The news of Ruff's firing came as a surprise only because Sabres management, including team president Ted Black, had spent much of the past week voicing support of Ruff.
Team owner Terry Pegula was also regarded as a big fan of Ruff.
Pegula, however, was running out of options in his bid to turn the Sabres into a Stanley Cup contender, an objective he made clear upon purchasing the team two years ago. Ruff's firing comes nearly two years to the day Pegula formally took over as the Sabres owner on Feb. 22, 2011.
"The hockey world knows how I and the entire Buffalo Sabres organization feel about Lindy Ruff not only as a coach but also as a person," Pegula said in a statement released by the team. "His qualities have made this decision very difficult. I personally want Lindy to know that he can consider me a friend always."
Under Ruff, the Sabres made the playoffs in each of his first four seasons and eight times overall. That included a surprising run to the Stanley Cup finals in 1999, when Buffalo was eliminated by Dallas in six games.
The Sabres, however, haven't been the same since reaching the Eastern Conference finals -- losing both times -- in both 2006 and '07. Buffalo has missed the playoffs in three of the past five seasons.
Last season, the Sabres were one of the NHL's biggest busts in missing the playoffs with a high-priced roster. The previous offseason, Pegula committed nearly $140 million in salary to add talent and re-sign players.
The high expectations coupled with the team's slow start in a lockout-shortened 48-game season were both factors in Ruff's dismissal.
Regier acknowledged that Ruff was having difficulty identifying the reasons behind the Sabres struggles. At no point, Regier said, did he feel players had tuned out their coach.
"Communication has never been better, so there were huge strides he had done in that regard," Regier said. "Unfortunately, it didn't translate to the ice."
Ruff's 571 wins rank second in the NHL with one team, trailing only Al Arbour, who had 740 wins with the New York Islanders.
Ruff's ties to Buffalo go back to his days as a player. Selected in the second round of the 1979 draft by the Sabres, Ruff made the team later that year. In November 1986, he replaced star Gilbert Perreault as the Sabres captain.


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Allergies are an overreaction of your immune system to a specific item (allergen). Allergic reactions can range from mildly annoying like sneezing and itching to potentially life-threatening problems.
Reasons for Test
Reasons for Test
Allergy tests are a group of tests. They are used to identify the allergens that are causing your allergic reactions. This information can be used to help you make an allergy management plan.
Possible Complications
Possible Complications
Allergy tests can cause itchiness locally. It is rare, but some may have a severe allergic reaction to allergens used in testing. Your condition will be monitored after the test to manage any negative reactions.
What to Expect
What to Expect
Prior to Test
Keep a diary of your allergy symptoms. When you have symptoms, write them down, including:
- What time it happened
- Where it happened
- What you ate
- What you have come in contact with
For certain tests, you may be asked to stop certain medications before the test.
Description of the Test
There are several types of allergy tests:
- Blood testing—You will be asked to sit. An area inside your elbow will be cleaned with an antiseptic wipe. A large band will be tied around your arm. The needle will then be inserted into a vein. A tube will collect the blood from the needle. The band on your arm will be removed. After all the blood is collected, the needle will be removed. Some gauze will be placed over the site to help stop bleeding. You may also be given a bandage to place over the site. The process takes about 5-10 minutes. The blood will be tested to see if it reacts to certain substances.
- Skin testing—The suspected cause of your allergic reaction will be applied directly to your skin. It may be applied with a shallow scratch or with a skin-prick needle. The needle will push the substance into the upper layer of your skin. For every allergen tested, you will have a separate scratch or skin prick. Redness and swelling will appear if you are allergic. It usually takes about 15-20 minutes to appear. This may be followed by intradermal testing. In this case, the allergen is placed deeper into the skin.
- Patch testing—Patches containing suspected allergens are placed on the skin. The patches will be left in place for 48 hours. You will be asked not to shower or get them wet. They will then be removed. The skin will be examined after 48-96 hours. If there is a reaction, the skin will become itchy at the site. A blister-like lesion may form.
After Test
An antihistamine may be advised after the test. This can reduce itchiness at the test site. For severe allergies, make sure you have your EpiPen available if you use one.
How Long Will It Take?
- For blood testing: a few minutes
- For skin testing: 15-20 minutes
- For patch testing: 48 hours with the patch on, 48-96 hours for observation
Will It Hurt?
You may have mild irritation where the substance is applied to the skin. The needle pricks are small but can be irritating.
Skin and patch test results are available right away. Blood test results may take more time.
Avoiding your specific allergens will help lessen your symptoms. You and your doctor can also discuss additional steps to help control your allergic reactions.
Many factors can affect the reliability of lab tests. A test may suggest an illness that actually does not exist. This called a false positive. A test may also miss an illness that actually does exist. This is called a false negative.
A doctor will consider the results from many tests and your symptoms before making a diagnosis. It is important to discuss these results with your doctor before making any conclusions.
Call Your Doctor
Call Your Doctor
After the test, call your doctor if you develop a severe rash or have any questions or concerns.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov
Canadian Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Foundation http://www.allergyfoundation.ca
Updated June 8, 2015. Accessed September 23, 2015.
Allergy testing: tips to remember. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology website. Available at:
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Bernstein IL, Li JT, et al. Allergy diagnostic testing: an updated practice parameter. An Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008 Mar;100(3 Suppl 3):S1-148. Available at:
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I have a hard time with certain blogs I visit. I also have difficulty with groups I belong to when it comes to discussing childhood activities.
I was never really a child. I sometimes think I was born old in a tiny body. Well, not so tiny, actually. Does 13 pounds qualify as an infant?
Dr. French often asks questions on his blog and I really want to answer. Especially since he has been so kind and encouraging of my continuing to write my drivel. Most of the time I click the like button and disappear. This time, I wrote a comment, copied it to a word document that I keep for unpublished comments and began to delete the comment from his post. I hit send instead. You can read the drivel I left here.
Another blog that makes it hard for me but I usually gush over even though I make no sense is Jennie's. She's the worlds BEST preschool teacher. Why on earth would I read that blog? I have no young children nor grandchildren. Jennie is no kid herself but her heart is so very young and pure. She shows me what could have been under different circumstances. Like when you get a teacher who cares with all her heart. Very often I weep at how far she goes to teach her preschoolers the most important things in life. I'm a little sad because I wasn't even able to do that for my own children.
What do these two blogs have in common? Books and reading. The thing that keeps the blood coursing through my body. They are teachers who love books.
When I was filling out my advanced directive they asked when I would consider the quality of my life no longer viable and be ready for it to end. It's when I can no longer read or listen to a book. If there are no books in heaven, I'm not going.
I was supposed to go blind before I was 21. Fooled them. There were no audio books then and I wanted to read…anything and everything. Then science created contact lenses and saved a lot of vision for me. More time to read. Yay!
There are children in the good homes with no books who are not being read to by their parents. When it comes to gifts for the children in my life, books are the only thing I give unless it's something I've made. So many children don't have a Jennie to awaken in them a love of books, art and music. Dr. French tries to do that for his college age students. I'm not a fan of his genre but definitely of his love of reading, writing, kindness and honesty. So, I had to be honest.
Do you ever regret a comment you left or have second thoughts about leaving it?
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Forum: Point 4: Living a Balanced Life
Regaining your health and creating a lifestyle that brings you long- and short-term satisfaction is an important part of recovery. Avoiding lapses and relapses, and achieving long-term behavior change is supported by living a balanced life. Balance comes from finding and pursuing interests that you find absorbing, and achieving your short- and long-term goals.


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It's Sew Emma Spotlight: Bordeaux
hi again. jolly jabbers. rachel here from
ps i quilt
i have a treat for y'all.
i'm still playing the mix traditional with modern game.
look at this beauty:
she's all dolled up looking perfectly traditional.
i love those traditional quilts, don't y'all?
well lookie at this knockout:
she's all spiffed up looking perfectly modern.
i do love me some modern looking quilts too.
i love it when designs/patterns can pull off a double life, don't y'all???
let's have a little fun, shall we?!?!
we're going to give FIVE lucky peeps a
bordeaux pattern
of their own.
to enter, go look at fat quarter shop's
coming soon page
pick two fabric lines, one traditional and one modern.
then come back here and leave a comment telling us which lines you'd like your bordeaux quilts to be.
i'll go first . . .
by fig tree quilts
notting hill
by joel dewberry
i'm excited to see all the different combinations y'all come up with.
giveaway closes one week from today, 10/10/12.
shop owners, you can find bordeaux as ISE-135 at united notions.
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