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askire writes "I'm trying to backup database from Primary Server to Backup Server over a LAN. I created a Backup Folder and shared it on the Backup Server. When creating a Backup Device on the Primary Server and specifying the full path of the backup file location I get the following message, "Unable to veryify the existence of the backup file location. Do you want to use the backup file location anyway?". However when I telnet the Backup Folder from the Primary Server, I'm able to access it thru, \\BackupServerName\BackupFolder. Can someone help me!!"
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VFR conditions with sustained 10-12KT southeasterly winds will
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Upper ridge centered over SE TX this morning extends west across the
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What is the Importance of "Sourcing" in Your Staffing Firm?

Does your staffing firm organize and conduct "sourcing" as a distinct process and discipline?  What does it consist of?  How important is it to your firm?

What is "sourcing?"

In his recent post, The Current and Future State of Talent Staffing, Glen Cathey (the renowned Sourcing "Black Belt" and now the new VP, Global Sourcing and Talent Strategy at SourceRight Solutions) offers some helpful observations:

"I define sourcing to include any and all activities whose primary purpose is talent discovery and identification..... While some companies may limit their sourcers to exactly that – searching only the Internet and generating names for someone else to engage – sourcing is and should be much more than that....Sourcing encompasses the use of any source of human capital data – an ATS, Monster, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, mobile apps, etc., and it can also include the phone, email, and messaging work of engaging potential candidates and networking with them to yield referrals and the opportunity to identify more potential candidates. ... Yes, networking with people – whether they be new hires, existing staff and management, or complete strangers – to find and identify potential candidates is also sourcing, regardless of method (electronically, over the phone, or in person)."

With respect to both corporate recruiting organizations as well as staffing agencies, Cathey not only expresses his belief in the rising importance of "sourcing" in the overall talent acquisition process; he also expresses serious doubts about the extent to which the discipline of "sourcing" is now generally understood and valued (by organizations which should know better).  Cathey’s view:

"When it comes to the entire talent management lifecycle, nothing is more important than sourcing. … That’s because, quite simply, the entire talent management lifecycle is completely dependent upon discovering and identifying potential talent in the first place. …You cannot engage, build a relationship with, recruit, hire, retain and develop someone you haven’t found."

But, he continues:

"I believe that sourcing is largely misunderstood, undervalued, and under-invested in today. … I offer as evidence:

  •  An alarming number of people seem to believe that sourcing is all about Boolean logic
  • There are people who believe that sourcing is a function that can be easily replaced by software
  • There are well respected companies who don’t give their sourcers or recruiters any premium or purpose-built tools or resources
  • The recently conducted sourcing compensation survey illustrated that 23% of the respondents make less than $40,000 annually"

Indeed, Cathey cites the recently conducted SourceCon Sourcing Compensation Survey, which also breaks out compensation of Corporate vs. Agency Sourcers:

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Cathey notes that sourcing positions are often considered to be entry-level roles, which he believes reflects the broad underestimation of how important "sourcing" and Sourcers should be.  Interestingly, the average compensation level for Agency Sourcers tends to be significantly below that of Corporate Sourcers.

What more can we say about the state of "sourcing" in the staffing industry?

I recently collected a small, but statistically significant and representative, data sample, which allowed me to garner some additional insights:

  • About three-quarters of staffing firm respondents acknowledged that "sourcing" was a function performed, in some manner or form, within their overall talent acquisition process.
  • While the data did not reveal the rigor or maturity of the "sourcing" function among those respondents, we can say that only about one-half of them were able to affirm that their organizations contained formal "sourcer" or "researcher" job roles (and this finding was not dependent on the size of the firm).
  • Finally, only about one-third of the above respondents indicated that their firms maintained organizationally separate "sourcing" and recruiting functions (again, not size dependent); and over half of those firms, separating sourcing and recruiting, were actually outsourcing  the function (not infrequently off-shore).

How does your firm stack up to these statistics?  How do you conduct "sourcing," and how important is it to you?  Are there reasons for you to be approaching "sourcing" differently?

Also, please join our SIA Community of Talent Acquisition Information by taking our very first talent acquisition survey.  For more information about the survey, see my other blog post, About the Survey.  To go directly to the survey and take it, click on this link:  Take the Survey now

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NEW HAMBURG -- When asked what makes the annual New Hamburg Picnic so special, event chairman Nathan Dirnberger didn't have to think long before answering.

"It's just good, small-town fun," he said. "It's a good atmosphere, and everybody is always happy."

This year's picnic is set for 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the farming community nestled in the hills of Scott County. The two-day event serves as an annual fundraiser of the town's only church, St. Lawrence.

"It brings everything back to the basics," Dirnberger concluded about the festivities.

A home-cooked dinner, which serves almost 950 people, is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday in the church's parish center. Fried chicken, chicken and dumplings, roast beef and gravy, buttered potatoes, cabbage and cucumber slaws and fresh tomato slices are included in the menu.

"It's the only dinner where I can get the three things I like -- fried chicken, chicken and dumplings and kettle beef -- all at once," said Chris Grojean of New Hamburg, adding he also likes the fresh tomatoes. "I think it's the best meal."

According to dinner organizers, to prepare the dinner, kitchen help use 260 pounds of kettle beef, 800 pounds of chicken, 200 pounds of hens (used for dumpling broth), 33 dozen eggs (to make dumplings), 300 pounds of potatoes, 20 gallons of corn, 24 gallons of green beans and 130 pounds of cabbage for slaw.

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The Sunday Times’s literary editor, Andrew Holgate, recently reviewed Michael Jago’s The Man Who Was George Smiley, a biography of John Bingham, the inspiration for John le Carré’s spymaster. Holgate noted that there were some  entertaining facts — such as the animosity between le Carré and Bingham, and Bingham’s wife writing a revenge play called Smelly’s People  — but concluded “there is an interesting book to be written about John Bingham. This, however, is not it”.

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OGDEN — A judge appointed two public defenders to represent accused police-shooter Matthew David Stewart Tuesday as prosecutors asked his paid attorney to withdraw from the case.

But Randy Richards declined to step down as the contention between him and prosecutors became clear in the hearing before 2nd District Judge Noel Hyde.

Hyde set a March 19 status conference as Richards complained prosecutors were dragging their feet in providing him the evidence against his client.

"I’ve gotten nothing from the state and I’ve been told I’ll get nothing," Richards said. " ... I need to make a record of that because the state is trying to take my client’s life."

"For him to represent to this court, and publicly, that the county attorney’s office is hiding something is just wrong," Deputy Weber County Attorney Chris Shaw responded.

Stewart is charged with nine felonies and faces the death penalty in the Jan. 4 shoot out with police serving a search warrant at his home. Weber Morgan Narcotics Strike Force agent Jared Francom died and five other officers were injured.

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Boston-born musician Micah Sheveloff is merging a classical music background with a popular music sensibility. BFTV recently connected with Micah to chat about his sound, his quirky history in the business, and the one thing he'd like you to remember when you're listening to music.

Micah - who is a pianist, vocalist and founding member of the pop/rock band The Voodoo Jets - doesn't see himself ticking off any particular box in the musical world. "I think music is interpreted so differently by every single listener," he reflected.

"I guess I would like people to know that there's a certain musical and lyrical ethic to the songs that I compose that are based on a long journey. My father was a music professor at Boston University for 45 years. It was a very intense classical music household. I was not allowed to listen to popular music as a child."

Yet pop music found its way into his life anyway. "I remember very distinctly listening to a vacuum tube table radio under the blankets at night, when I was supposed to be sleeping," he continued, "and listening to Neil Sedaka's 'Laughter In The Rain,' "Shannon' by Henry Gross, some of these like iconic 70's pop songs that just completely opened my eyes to the whole world of magical harmonies in pop music."

"People ask me what style of music I play," Micah commented, "and piano-based singer-songwriter is as close as I can get to an answer."

Indeed, he's an artist that you can't categorize. He's a little bit of old school and new school, creating songs that can be enjoyed by a broad audience but which are complex enough that they're much more than pop tunes. So where would we even properly start appreciating his work?

"There's a song called 'Running Sideways,' and then there's a song that I would love people to check out called 'Things I Know,' which is actually the title of the new EP," Micah suggested.

"'Running Sideways' is just kind of a classic modern pop song, with really carefully layered harmonies and my sort of Jakob Dylan-ish deep voice. 'Things I Know' is a sharp turn, a dramatic departure, and it's as close a tribute to a Cole Porter-esque song as I can manage. I think the two of them are so different, yet it's clearly the same artist."

Micah released Things I Know in December, and there are other songs he's looking forward to releasing. "I'm definitely going to go back to the studio," he told us. He's currently collaborating with guitarist Marc Shulman, best known for his work on several major Suzanne Vega records.

"I never stop critiquing my own work, but at this current stage in my career - I've logged thousands of hours live and in studio - I don't put it out until I'm proud of it," he added. "I work diligently at creating something I think is interesting."

He's also an advocate for great sound, not just in making music, but in listening to it, too. Micah reminded us that playing it on your phone or even your computer isn't the same as hearing an artist live or even on proper stereo equipment. "There's a tremendous amount of time and energy in making the recordings. It doesn't bother me that people check them out on YouTube or on their iPhone or even streaming services," he reflected.

"But it does bother me as an artist that you put all of that effort into recording, and end up with most people listening on earbuds on an iPhone. It's great to be able to lose yourself in a portable device, but you're not hearing 20, 30 percent of what an artist does." It's time to broaden your musical horizons, starting with checking out this great artist.

You can check out Micah's EP Things I Know on iTunes. For more on Micah, be sure to visit his website ( and follow him on Twitter (@playanykey).

(c)2014 Brittany Frederick. Appears at Starpulse with permission. All rights reserved. No reproduction permitted. Visit my official website and follow me on Twitter at @tvbrittanyf.

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Danica McKellar Has A New Gig

Jeanne Cooper Opens Up About Her Romance With Her On-Screen Son

7/9/2012 6:41pm EDT

Jeanne Cooper

The Young & The Restless star Jeanne Cooper has confessed to a real-life affair with her on-screen son, Beau Kazer.

The actress, who played Katherine Chancellor on the hit soap opera for nearly four decades, has revealed she sought comfort from Kazer, who is 21 years her junior, after her television producer husband Harry Bernsen, Jr. unexpectedly filed for divorce several years ago.

She tells the New York Post, "He (Kazer) brought one of the kindest, most grounded, kinds of simplicity to life. He was a great conversationalist, a poetic kind of person. And you know what?"

"He delivers lines better than anyone I've ever known! We had dinner one night and then it went further. He made the first move."

Cooper admits the pair split because she could not handle the age difference between them: "He kept saying he had no problem with it and that age meant nothing to him. So, he married someone else. His new wife? She was 30 years older than he was!"

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Horoscope: May 9, 2013 Solar Eclipse in Taurus

After Spring Equinox 2013 arrives, the Cosmos has a Scorpio Lunar Eclipse in store for us (secrets and leaks continue to be revealed?), and on May 9, 2013, a Solar Eclipse @19Tau31 manifests during a Moon Hour of changes and fluctuations. Here's a horoscope of the May Solar Eclipse set for the White House (as a representative of the United States of America):

Chart shown: May 9, 2013 8:28:23 pm EDT White House, Washington DC. Ascendant 24Sco23, MC 6Vir15 (conjunct President Obama's natal Pluto), and with unstable, gaseous Neptune @5Pis09 at IC, conjunct the president's 1st house natal Chiron (5Pis19 Rx), and opposing his natal Pluto which indicates erosion (Neptune) of power and control (Pluto)--unless his wealthy backers support him as president in spite of it. With transiting Pluto now opposing US natal Sun (the president), I'm not certain they will, are you? For huge power struggles ensue...

Please click to enlarge the image and perhaps read a few basic notes with the eclipse taking place in the Cadent (preparation) 6th house of Service (Military, Police, etc), Work, and Health in Washington. Venus @00Gem28 in 7th house of Partnerships conjoins the degree of the difficult Solar Eclipse of May 20, 2012 which triggered Fixed Star Alcyone in the Pleiades constellation with its something to cry about and/or exile themes. Multiplicity and duplicity are characteristics of the dual sign Gemini, as you know, and an unaspected Jupiter @19Gem23 approaches US natal Mars @22Gem, planet of war, strife, and contention though it is often a fortunate transit for Jupiterian luck may favor Mars' physical endeavors.

Yes, the May 20, 2012 eclipse related and relates to the ongoing, reckless economic and budgetary stalemates now playing in our Capitol Hill Theater and which are damaging our nation's standing in the world along with Mr. Obama's presidency and the US economy with it. Odd really, since the Republican Party has always given much lip service to how 'strong' our nation must be perceived abroad. Yet sometimes since 2009, it feels as if the GOP is inviting attacks by staging their intransigent, provocative behavior. And the secessionist vibe? "A house divided cannot stand." But apparently that's what some entities want so that a full coup may be established in Washington DC.

Well, with the May 9, 2013 Solar Eclipse in the 15 South Saros Series, we may expect financial dramas to continue for Taurus is a money sign, ruled by evaluating Venus, as shown so obviously by the sculpture of the Taurean Bull on Wall Street. (Yet I still get the creepy feeling that the secret-ritual Cult of Mithras is lurking within our financial and governmental shadows! Click and scroll down to see a bas-relief of 'Mithras as Atlas'!)

Astro-Note: in 1776, US natal Pluto began @27Cap33 Rx and has now progressed to 29Cap+; along the way Mr. Invisible Power crossed '28Cap', a degree which *Adriano Carelli gives as "Atlas Carrying the World on His Back" which brings up Sen. Paul Ryan's favorite obstructionist and survival-of-the-fittest idol Ayn Rand because of her book Atlas Shrugged in which wealthy, pouty corporatists take their financial marbles and beat a hasty retreat from their ungrateful victims. There are no coincidences and apparently US stock-dumping has been going on for while now.

Themes of the 15 South Saros Series for May 9, 2013--until November 2013:

Release of tension as a lingering situation will suddenly clear but with a sense of loss or grief that is more collective or group-related than personal (paraphrasing Brady's Predictive Astrology.)

Chart-rulers of the Scorpio Ascendant you see above are Mars and sub-ruler Pluto but all we can surmise from their applying Ptolemaic (major) aspects (since Mars applies only to conjunction with the SN = war, violence, or a stepping aside from them) is a spotlight on the Uranus-Pluto square (0A39) in Cardinal (initiating action) signs from the 2nd house of the National Treasury, Values, and Earning Ability to radical Uranus @10Ari44 in the 5th house of Risk-Taking, Gambling, Speculation, Creative Pursuits, and Children.

Thus, the Uranus-Pluto square of titanic generational clashes may gobble up the May 2013 Solar Eclipse cake, or at least the crumbs left over by an unaspected Jupiter which, as such, works in a one-pointed, intense manner--"all or nothing" is a good phrase for an unaspected planet, and here moneybags Jupiter in Gemini, sign of trade, commerce, transport, and communication, insists on providing growth and investment in our country although at the moment, he is not tied in with the energies (planets) of the May 9th eclipse horoscope. However, this Jupiter can be highly influential when he acts and this may denote what the president is able do toward investment without interference from the obstructive input of Congress. Or, perhaps the GOP will finally get wise to itself and cooperate for the good of our nation!

Now Uranus is the catalyst or apex planet of two midpoint pictures:

Mercury-Neptune = Uranus: going 'far out'; sudden new ideas.

Mars-Neptune = Uranus: reaching for 'pie in the sky'; energetically following the dream.

Plus, one picture is angular at Midheaven (The Goal Point) where it may manifest, and its combined energies also affect President Obama's natal Pluto in Virgo:

Jupiter-ASC = MC: successful positioning; being in the right place at the right time.

Jupiter-ASC = natal Pluto: strong image; influential; leadership.

The Sun and Moon are involved in pictures, too:

Sun-Mars = Mercury: alertness; ready for action; fast talk; busy travel.

Moon-Mars = Mercury worrisome preoccupations; irritability; nervousness.

Other midpoint pictures appear as well and include the 'lucky break' pair, Jupiter-Uranus:

Jupiter-Uranus = Mars: changing fortunes; drive and determination toward success.

And since Mars @14Tau29 conjoins US Inaugural Ascendant (the Office of the Presidency) on January 20th at noon, Capitol Building, we have:

Jupiter-Uranus = Inaugural ASC: knowing the best will happen; optimism and self-confidence; success; fortunate twists in the way things transpire.

Well, I like that last one as long as the American people are included in the Jupiterian festivities. So maybe I'd better stop typing on that fortunate note!

Other topics in the news include threats from North Korea; here's a previous post: Astro-Notes on North Korea's Natal Chart.

*Adriano Carelli, The 360 Degrees of the Zodiac.

Today's midpoint pictures from Noel Tyl, Solar Arcs; as always, any, all, or none may apply.

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After some high-profile breaches, legislators want to impose harsher penalties on public employees who peek at private data and force local governments to disclose more about such incidents when they occur.

At a Wednesday news conference, a DFLer and Republican joined forces on the bill, one week after the state Department of Natural Resources revealed that an employee had improperly looked at thousands of drivers license records over several years, including some politicians and journalists who later came forward -- most of them female.

In pursuing new data breach laws, bill sponsors cited a Star Tribune investigation showing that drivers license records are often misused in Minnesota.

"The time is ripe," said Rep. Mary Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, the bill's House sponsor. "I think everybody recognizes that we don't have the proper systems and procedures in place. And those individuals that are doing these things that are obviously illegal have to know we're serious about it."

The bill would have broad implications for breaches of all government databases, but is aimed particularly at misuse of driver and vehicle services (DVS) data. That database, which is protected under state and federal law, contains photographs, addresses and driving records of Minnesotans who have a license.

A Star Tribune analysis of state records last fall showed that 160 individuals, mostly in government agencies, improperly used the DVS database over two years. Discipline ranged from reprimands to termination; criminal charges were rare.

Sen. Scott Dibble, chairman of the Transportation Committee, is sponsoring the bill in the Senate. Two female legislators whose information was breached in the DNR case joined Dibble and Holberg at the news conference.

A tougher charge

The legislation would make it a gross misdemeanor if a public employee inappropriately accessed private data on more than one person, or on one person repeatedly, currently a misdemeanor. It also clarifies that "intent to cause harm" is not a factor in determining if misuse has occurred.

Local governments discovering misuse would have to send out data breach letters -- now only mandated for state agencies -- and publish a full report of their investigation online. Holberg said the goal is to change the "culture" in government offices, particularly since she heard that the unnamed DNR employee was a "really nice person" whose colleagues were making similar lookups.

"If this had happened one time it would be pretty bad," said Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis. "But it's happening multiple times. And it's happening at the hands of people who we invest a great deal of trust in."

The bill introduction precedes a much-anticipated report from the state's legislative auditor, which is expected to focus partly on the DVS database. That report is due in early February and could affect the proposal.

Patrick Hynes, a lobbyist with the League of Minnesota Cities, said his organization shares the goal of preventing unauthorized access of private data. But, he added, members hope to strike a balance between eliminating misuse and imposing overly onerous mandates for the 800-plus cities they represent.

"We don't really know what ... the impact and the cost will be, especially on smaller cities," he said.

But misuse can also come at a price, which many cities learned this year when former St. Paul police officer Anne Marie Rasmusson was awarded more than $1 million in settlements from local governments after suing over DVS misuse.

Learning names

The name of the DNR employee has not been released, which illustrates the difficulty breach victims can have learning just who's been looking at their data. If no discipline has been imposed, it can be nearly impossible to find out who made the breach. The bill includes a provision that could require disclosure of employees who have misused data, even if no discipline was imposed.

The DNR says the employee is no longer with the agency, but more information cannot be released because the case is not yet final. That usually means the employee is fighting the discipline in arbitration.

Rep. Sarah Anderson, one of the lawmakers whose data was breached, was disturbed that she did not know who viewed her file.

"I could meet him at a coffee shop and not realize that this is information that he has had access to or has gone after [improperly]," said Anderson, R-Plymouth. She was joined by Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, whose information was also accessed.

They aren't alone. Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek was stonewalled by the Department of Public Safety after trying to learn the names of employees at 21 agencies who had accessed his data. The bill, however, makes no changes to an obscure section of the state's open records law that the department cited in withholding the names.

"The fun thing about this issue is it's bipartisan," Holberg said about the need for the bill. "It affects everybody. And we can solve this."

Eric Roper • 612-673-1732 Twitter: @StribRoper


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The end of the school year often brings visitors to campus - moms, dads, grandparents, and maybe even a pizza delivery guy or two.

But yesterday Rice Lake Elementary in Maple Grove had a very special guest who showed up simply because a little girl asked. And it probably didn't hurt that she complimented his football cleats and his ability to score touchdowns for the Minnesota Vikings.

Last month, Nevaeh Torma, a first grader at Rice Lake, wrote a letter to Vikings star Cordarrelle Patterson inviting him to visit her class. Her teacher Drew Gernand tweeted a photo of Nevaeh holding the letter. And on Tuesday, Patterson showed up.

The wide receiver had lunch with Nevaeh and spend some time in her classroom answering questions, signing autographs and taking photos.

He even went outside to play football in the rain with the kids.

 “Just working hard and having fun with what I do helped me achieve my goals and dreams. I always smile and try to make the most of every day,” Patterson said. “If I can help these students smile and enjoy their day, we all win and we all get better. It’s a blessing to be able to make these kids light up and enjoy their time.”


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Our snapshot of the first half as the Panthers lead the Vikings 14-3 at Mall of America Field in a battle of teams not wanting to be 1-4. If Vikings coach Leslie Frazier loses, he'll be 1-4 for the second time in three years. If Panthers coach Ron Rivera loses, he'll be 1-4 for the third time in his three years in Carolinia. ...

Score: Panthers 14-3.

The Good: Chad Greenway shot through a gap and stoned fullback Mike Tolbert for no gain on third-and-1 from the Vikings' 2-yard line. But the Panthers scored on the next play. Earlier in that first-quarter drive, Greenway sacked Cam Newton on a blitz on third-and-nine. But that, too, went for naught as Chris Cook was called for holding Steve Smith. ... After the Vikings' third consecutive poor drive to open the game, punter Jeff Locke boomed a 60-yard punt with a net of 51, flipping the field position to the Carolina 18-yard line. ... Adrian Peterson took a swing pass and blasted out eight yards on third-and-eight from the Carolina 21-yard line. He then got nine more on a run on the next play. He fumbled, but Jarius Wright was there to recover for the Vikings. Unfortunately for the Vikings, second-and-one at the Carolina 4 led to nothing but a 23-yard field goal.

The Bad: The Vikings allowed the Panthers to convert twice on fourth-and-1 in their opening drive, including a 2-yard touchdown pass to Steve Smith. The drive covered 62 yards in 15 plays. ... Vikings linebacker Desmond Bishop is out for the rest of the game because of a knee injury. ... Having to settle for a field goal in the closing seconds despite having second-and-1 at the Carolina 4-yard line. Matt Cassel threw over the middle for no gain to Greg Jennings and then threw to Kyle Rudolph, who caught the ball just out of bounds in the back of the end zone.

The Ugly: Cook, in his first game back from a groin injury, ruined a great stop on Carolina's first third-play. A Greenway sack on third-and-nine from the Carolina 39 was negated by Cook's hold on Smith. The Panthers went on to score a touchdown on the drive and take a 7-0 lead. On Carolina's third possession, Cook gave up an 11-yard completion on third-and-10 when he played too far off of Brandon LaFell on a crossing route. That third-down conversion also led to a touchdown and a 14-0 Panthers lead. ... Matt Cassel's first pass that went farther than 20 yards downfield was badly overthrown past Greg Jennings and intercepted by safety Mike Mitchell. The pick led to a Carolina touchdown. .. Tolbert took a simple shovel pass from Newton on second-and-goal from the 10-yard line. From there, the bowling-ball-shaped fullback busted through five wanna-be tacklers en route to the end zone for a 14-0 lead with 3:43 left in the half. Hard to tell what was worse, that play or the fact that nose tackle Letroy Guion was flagged 15 yards for taunting after it was over.

What we've learned: So far, it won't be too hard fitting Josh Freeman in at quarterback once he's ready. Cassel has completed 15 of 19 passes, but has only 110 yards and three points despite having second-and-1 at the Carolina 4. Cassel also has an ugly overthrow that was picked and led to Carolina's first touchdown. Peterson has only 28 yards on seven carries.


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The Wilfs’ legal wrangling isn’t the only court case in New Jersey of note.

On Monday, N.J. Superior Court Judge Peter Doyne denied a motion filed in a case pitting the New York Jets and Giants against Triple Five Group Ltd, the developers of the American Dream Mall in New Jersey, as well as the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.

Triple Five, which describes itself on its website as “a multinational conglomerate and diverse development and finance corporation,” is controlled by Canada’s Ghermezian family. It’s also the owner of the Mall of America, the nation’s biggest shopping mall in Bloomington.

Construction of the $3.7 billion mall has been held up over the past decade due to issues with financing, property control, legal troubles and labor contracts, according to Bloomberg News.

At one point, the mall (construction on which has stalled) was called Xanadu, and threatened the MOA’s bragging rights as the nation’s biggest shopping mall. But now, the Jersey mall, rebranded as “American Dream,” won’t be as big as the megamall if it’s ever completed.

Earlier this month, Triple Five gained control of the American Dream property, which sits in the wake of MetLife Stadium, home to the NFL’s Jets and Giants. The two sides are battling over whether the mall can build a water and theme park next to the stadium. The teams argue that this kind of development will disrupt the game-day experience.

The Star-Ledger in New Jersey reported here that Judge Coyne urged the two sides to negotiate a deal that is “satisfactory to all.”

Janet Moore covers commercial real estate for the Star Tribune.


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From   "Nelson, Carl" <>
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Subject   st: function evaluator program
Date   Thu, 4 Feb 2010 11:04:09 -0600

I am writing a function evaluator program to estimate a generalized McFadden
profit function with convexity imposed using nlsur. As I have been writing
this the question arose why scalars must be dereferenced like local macros.
I assume it is because of the functional evaluator program. But I can't
find any documentation of function evaluator programs. I am writing to ask
if someone can direct me to references that would improve my understanding
of this issue.

Carl Nelson
University of Illinois

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Date   Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:58:32 +0100

On 2011 Lún 29, at 22:27, Sabrina Helmut wrote:

> Dear all,
> I have a general question regarding large coefficients in logistic regression. Is it possible that the estimated coefficients for a specific variable in logistic regression is highly dependent on the dimension of this variable. So, in my case the independent variable ranges from -0.0009 and 0.1197 which results in a coefficient from logistic regression that is 48.5.

People sometimes overlook the interpretability of their measures of effect size, such as regression coefficients, odds ratios etc.

For variables such as age and blood pressure, I frequently find that dividing by ten gives a more interpretable measure - the change in the outcome variable for a decade increase in age or for a ten-millimetre increase in blood pressure.

You might think about the natural units of your predictor variable. If it doesn't have any, I recommend using quantiles. With sufficient data you might calculate the effect size for a decile increase, but you might equally opt for an effect size based on quartiles or tertiles.

The fact that you are ill at ease with the odds ratio suggests that you need to do some further thinking until you get a measure of effect size that communicates the relationship you have found.

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Date   Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:44:46 +0200

On Mon, Oct 10, 2011 at 4:15 PM,  <> wrote:
> Has anyone an idea why a fixed effects regression with 'outliers' included
> would have an R2 of 0.025 and then with 'outliers' removed and it jumps to
> 0.940?

R2 is the proportion explained variance. If you exclude `outliers' you
will (greatly) reduce the total variance in y, and since you labelled
them as outliers, the removed variance was in all likelihood not well
explained by your model. In those cases you would expect the R2 to
increase. However, in general you should only compare R2s when the
models are estimated on exactly the same sample _and_ you use exactly
the same dependent/explained/left-hand-side/y variable. Moreover, even
though I would expect an increase, that change looks suspiciously
large to me.

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Ninth Meeting of the Leaders' Representatives of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate

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Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Crystal City, VA
November 18, 2010

The ninth Meeting at the Leaders’ representative level of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate took place in Crystal City, Virginia, November 17 - 18, 2010. It was attended by ministers and officials from the seventeen major economies, as well as the United Nations, with Barbados, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, New Zealand, Singapore, and Spain also participating in the session. Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, and Yemen were invited but unable to attend. There was full support for concluding a package of decisions in Cancun, including among adaptation, mitigation, MRV/ICA, finance, and technology, and many participants included agreement on future Kyoto commitments in a Cancun package. Participants discussed how to advance each of these issues at the climate negotiations in Cancun. There was also discussion of the relationship between the Kyoto Protocol and LCA tracks.

On technology, participants noted that the Technology Mechanism to be established should consist of a Technology Executive Committee and a Clean Technology Center and Network. Participants discussed the functions of these bodies, their relationship to each other, to the COP, and to the Convention’s financial mechanism. They also exchanged views on which aspects of the two bodies might be left for further discussion following Cancun, with a view to establishing the bodies at COP-17 in Durban.

Recognizing that the Cancun outcome is likely to take the form of one or more COP and CMP decisions, participants noted that such an outcome did not mean that a future legally binding outcome is “off the table.” Participants held different views as to whether Cancun needed to expressly refer to a future legal outcome, noting, among other things, that there would be a concern if issues of “form” were to make it difficult to reach agreement on “substance.”

Concerning finance, participants discussed three issues: fast start finance; a new Green Fund; and sources of long-term funding. With respect to the Fund, there were discussions about the desired features of such a Fund; about its status (i.e., its relationship to the COP); and the process that should be used to design it. Regarding sources of long-term funding, participants commented on the significance of the report of the Advisory Group on Climate Finance, with many suggesting that it would be useful to note the report in the Cancun outcome. Regarding fast start funding, it was considered whether the donors’ commitment from the Copenhagen Accord should be noted in the Cancun outcome as part of a balanced package that reflects the other elements agreed in the Accord.

On adaptation, there was no disagreement that existing institutions should be strengthened, noting the inherent linkages between adaptation and development. There were different views on whether a new adaptation institution is needed, in part due to different views on what functions it would serve, including with respect to finance. Some participants spoke to the centrality of national actions and capacity building.

On MRV and ICA, many commented on the critical nature of this issue in the Copenhagen Accord and for the Cancun outcome. Much of the discussion revolved around a non paper put forward by Minister Ramesh of India, which proposed not only general principles but also suggestions regarding the scope and application of ICA, its purpose, frequency, and some detail as to how it would operate. Most considered that Cancun must set forth a greater level of detail than general principles, both given the importance of ICA and in light of overall balance with other elements. There was also discussion about a follow-on process, whether through a dedicated ad hoc committee, the LCA, or the SBI, aimed at agreeing on operational guidance in Durban. Several countries emphasized that a Cancun outcome would also need to include enhanced MRV for developed countries.

On mitigation, there was a full discussion of how to “anchor” submissions from the Copenhagen Accord in the Cancun outcome, as well as any additional submissions by other Parties and a subsequent process to consider them. Some noted that the aggregate effort is not sufficient in light of the long-term goal. Some stressed the importance of continuing the Kyoto Protocol alongside the LCA outcome; some suggested Parties could “anchor” in both places. Some suggested a “clarification” process to better understand pledges, such as their underlying assumptions. The importance and role of market mechanisms were also discussed.

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Diplomacy in Action

U.S. Policy Toward Burma

Kurt M. Campbell
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Statement Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Washington, DC
October 21, 2009

[Remarks as prepared]

Mr. Chairman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to testify about U.S. policy toward Burma and a possible new direction for U.S.-Burma relations.

I appreciate this opportunity to discuss the overarching assessments that helped shape our review. The Administration launched a review of our Burma policy seven months ago, recognizing that political and humanitarian conditions in Burma were deplorable. Neither sanctions nor engagement, implemented alone, have succeeded in improving those conditions and moving Burma forward on a path to democratic reform.

Moreover, it was clear to us that the problems Burma presents, not only to its people, but to its neighbors, the wider region and the world at large, demand that we review and reconsider our approach. In addition to taking a hard look at the current situation inside Burma, we also focused on emerging questions and concerns regarding Burma’s relationship with North Korea, particularly in light of the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1874. This resolution prohibits member states from engaging in trade with North Korea in virtually all conventional weapons as well as in sensitive technologies, including those related to ballistic missiles and nuclear and other WMD programs.

Our policy review also was informed by the fact that, for the first time in recent memory, the Burmese leadership has shown an active interest in engaging with the United States. But, let me be clear: we have decided to engage with Burma because we believe it is in our interest to do so.

We have consulted widely throughout the review process with Congress, other governments, and key stakeholders such as non-governmental organizations, business leaders, academics, and representatives of international organizations. We also have consulted with the National League for Democracy and other democratic activists inside Burma.

The conclusions of our policy review, announced last month, reaffirmed our fundamental interests in Burma: we support a unified, peaceful, prosperous, and democratic Burma. While our goals in Burma remain the same as before, the policy review confirmed that we need additional tools to augment those that we have been using in pursuit of our objectives. A policy of pragmatic engagement with the Burmese authorities holds the best hope for advancing our goals. A central element of this approach is a direct, senior-level dialogue with representatives of the Burmese leadership. We hope a dialogue with the Burmese regime will lay out a path forward towards change in Burma and a better, more productive bilateral relationship.

Through a direct dialogue, we will be able to test the intentions of the Burmese leadership and the sincerity of their expressed interest in a more positive relationship with the United States. The way forward will be clearly tied to concrete actions on the part of the Burmese leadership addressing our core concerns, particularly in the areas of democracy and human rights.

We will also discuss our proliferation concerns and Burma’s close military relationship with North Korea. Burma has said it is committed to comply fully with UN Security Council Resolutions 1718 and 1874. Nevertheless, we remain concerned about the nature and extent of Burma’s ties with North Korea. Full and transparent implementation of these resolutions is critical to global peace and security, and we will be looking to the Burmese authorities to deliver on their commitments.

We expect engagement with Burma to be a long, slow, and step-by-step process. We will not judge the success of our efforts at pragmatic engagement by the results of a handful of meetings. Engagement for its own sake is obviously not a goal for U.S. policy, but we recognize that achieving meaningful change in Burma will take time.

We will work to ensure that the Burmese leaders have an absolutely clear understanding of our goals for this dialogue and the core issues on our agenda. A fundamentally different U.S.-Burma relationship will require real progress on democracy and human rights. We will continue to press for the unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners; an end to conflicts with ethnic minority groups; accountability of those responsible for human rights violations; and the initiation of a genuine dialogue among the Burmese government, the democratic opposition, and the ethnic minorities on a shared vision for the way forward in Burma. This last issue is critical, since only the Burmese people themselves can determine the future of their country. Our intent is to use our dialogue with the Burmese authorities to facilitate that process. Only if the government of Burma makes progress toward these goals will it be possible to improve our bilateral relationship in a step-by-step process.

In this regard, we are pleased to see that Labor Minister Aung Kyi, who is the government’s liaison to Aung San Suu Kyi, has met with her twice in the past few weeks in an apparent response to a recent letter Aung San Suu Kyi sent to Senior General Than Shwe. We are also pleased she was permitted to meet with diplomatic representatives from the United States, Australia, and the European Union, per her request to the Senior General. While we welcome these steps, we also note the need for concrete results. Aung San Suu Kyi needs to be able to meet with members of her own party, and the dialogue with the government should continue and be expanded to include all relevant stakeholders.

The Administration’s own senior-level dialogue with the Burmese government began with a first meeting in New York on September 29. I led the U.S. delegation, and my counterpart on the Burmese side was U Thaung, the Burmese Minister for Science and Technology and former Ambassador to the United States. The Burmese Permanent Representative to the UN, Than Swe, also participated in the discussions. These were substantive talks that lasted approximately two hours. We laid out our views clearly and I stressed to U Thaung that this dialogue is an opportunity for Burma if the authorities are ready to move forward. This was an introductory meeting. It will take more than a single conversation to resolve our differences. We intend to go to Burma in the next few weeks for a fact-finding mission. During that trip, we will talk to the Burmese government, representatives of the ethnic nationalities, and the democratic opposition, including the National League for Democracy “Uncles” and Aung San Suu Kyi. We will keep you informed as this process moves ahead.

In parallel to the dialogue on our core democracy, human rights and nonproliferation concerns, we hope to identity some initial positive steps the Burmese could take in other areas that would help build momentum in the talks and could potentially allow the United States to respond in an appropriate manner. There are a number of areas in which we might be able improve cooperation to our mutual benefit, such as counter-narcotics, health, environmental protection, and the recovery of the remains of World War II-era missing Americans.

Our dialogue with Burma will supplement rather than replace the sanctions regime that has been at the center of our Burma policy for many years. Lifting or easing sanctions at the outset of a dialogue without meaningful progress on our concerns would be a mistake. We will maintain our existing sanctions until we see concrete progress and continue to work with the international community to ensure that those sanctions are effectively coordinated. We believe any easing of sanctions now would send the wrong signal to those who have been striving for so many years for democracy in Burma, to our partners in the region and elsewhere, and to the Burmese leadership itself. Through our dialogue, we also will make clear to the Burmese leadership that relations with the United States can only be improved in a step-by-step process if the Burmese government takes meaningful actions that address our core concerns. Moreover, in the absence of such actions, we will reserve the option of tightening sanctions on the regime and its supporters as appropriate.

Some argue that sanctions should be lifted immediately because they hurt the people of Burma without effectively pressuring the regime. U.S. sanctions, implemented after the crackdown that began in September 2007, have been “targeted” – aimed not at the people of Burma but at the military leadership, its networks and state-owned companies, and the wealthy cronies that support the government often through illicit activities. It is also important to keep in mind the nature of the country’s economic system. Decades of economic mismanagement by Burma’s military leadership have resulted in high inflation, endemic corruption, and poor regulation, which have stifled broad-based economic growth. Burma had an unfriendly business environment well before the imposition of sanctions by the United States, the European Union, Australia, Canada, and others. The country will continue to be an inhospitable place to invest unless the government introduces serious reforms, rule of law, and good governance. We believe that opening up Burma to the outside world can benefit the forces of change working for a better future for the people of this troubled country.

Our commitment to the Burmese people is unwavering. We will continue to address the urgent humanitarian needs of the population by expanding our assistance efforts in a manner designed to help those most in need without bolstering the regime. We know it can be done. In the wake of Cyclone Nargis, the U.S. Government provided nearly $75 million in aid to the victims of the cyclone through responsible and effective international NGO partners. We also have broadly licensed financial support of not-for-profit humanitarian activities in Burma, and continue to take care to ensure that U.S. sanctions do not impede humanitarian activities by NGOs.

Regarding the elections that the Burmese regime plans to hold in 2010, we need to assess the conditions under which the elections will be held and determine whether opposition and ethnic groups will be able to participate fully. We do not yet know the date of the elections; the authorities also have not published the election laws. Given the way in which the Burmese government conducted its referendum on a new Constitution in the immediate aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, we are skeptical that the elections will be either free or fair. We will continue to stress to the Burmese authorities the baseline conditions that we consider necessary for any credible electoral process. They include the release of political prisoners, the ability of all stakeholders to stand for election, eliminating restrictions on media, and ensuring a free and open campaign.

We will emphasize, and ask that others do the same, that the 2010 elections will only bring legitimacy and stability to the country to the extent that they are broad-based and include all key stakeholders. This is why it is crucial for the regime to begin an internal dialogue now with democratic opposition leaders and representatives of the ethnic minorities. It is only through dialogue that the conditions can be established for all of Burma’s political forces to participate. We also intend to remain engaged with the democratic opposition to ensure that our engagement with the regime is not at cross purposes with their own objectives.

We recognize that we alone cannot promote change in Burma. Many countries in the region have welcomed the results of our policy review. Now that we have taken the step to try to engage Burma, we have made clear we need regional states’ support in pressing for political and economic reform. We will need to work with friends and partners to achieve our goals, including stepped up dialogue and interactions with countries such as China and India that have traditionally close relationships with Burma’s military leaders. I was in China last week and underscored to senior Chinese government officials the need for Beijing to play a positive role in promoting reform in Burma. We will continue to coordinate closely as well with ASEAN, the EU, Australia, Canada, Japan, and other actors such as the UN to reinforce our fundamental message on reform to the Burmese regime. We will work with our partners to encourage Burma to be more open and to promote new thinking and new ideas.

Since the conclusion of the policy review, we have moved quickly to implement our strategy, but remain realistic in our expectations. We must be prepared to sustain our efforts beyond the planned 2010 elections. Some day a new generation of leaders in Burma will come to power. If the country is more open to the outside world we can hope to influence that transition and encourage Burma's leaders to take a more positive, constructive, and inclusive path. The process of dialogue itself should give us greater insight into the thinking of Burma’s political leadership and offer opportunities to influence the way in which they look at the world. Pressing for greater openness and exposure to new ideas and new thinking, particularly among members of the up-and-coming generation of leaders is likely, in the long run, to be the most effective means of encouraging change in Burma.

Thank you for extending this opportunity to me to testify today on this pressing and vitally important issue.  I welcome any questions you may have.

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Diplomacy in Action

Remarks to the Council on Standards for International Educational Travel

Judith A. McHale
Under Secretary of State
for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Alexandria, VA
October 23, 2009

(as prepared for delivery)

Thank you for inviting me to speak.  It’s an honor to be able to congratulate the Council on your 25th anniversary.  At State, I rarely get an opportunity in one setting to express appreciation to so many of our partners, so I certainly welcome this occasion.

In the four months since I’ve been in this job, several things have made a particularly powerful impression on me. I thought I would start by sharing those with you.  Foremost, of course, is the Obama Administration’s belief in the importance of public diplomacy, including international exchanges.  From Cairo to Accra to the UN, President Obama has renewed America’s commitment to energetic engagement with other nations.

In Cairo, for example, he made an explicit commitment to, “expand exchange programs, and increase scholarships.” That was an early and emphatic message to those within and outside of our government: public diplomacy matters.  Secretary Clinton, likewise, has ensured that public diplomacy is a prominent part of her portfolio during her trips abroad.  And I think the President’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize was a reflection of the fact that the world is responding to our efforts to engage.

The second impression that has struck me is the changing world with which we must engage.

Today, 45% of the world’s population is under the age of 25. That’s an astounding figure, and it means that we need to expand and strengthen our efforts to reach new generations across the globe.

Finally, I have been very impressed with the reach and vibrancy of our international exchange programs, particularly our youth exchange programs.  My meetings with exchange participants have provided some of my most rewarding experiences in this job.  I’ve met with them in the U.S., Pakistan, Germany, Lebanon, Kuwait and Korea. In every case, I was struck by their poignant and inspiring stories.

Just two weeks ago, I met with students participating in our Youth Exchange and Study and Future Leaders Exchange programs.  They have been here only a few months, but were already losing the stereotypes they held about Americans -- and about each other.

One Muslim student from Lebanon, living with a Jewish host family, said that the experience had thoroughly changed his outlook on American society.  And this will have a multiplier effect, because he also noted that his family back in Lebanon is very supportive of his experience.

This, of course, is a microcosm of what needs to happen on a global scale. And it cannot happen without such partners as you.

International exchanges promote America’s foreign policy interests, by providing effective and meaningful ways for people from very different societies and cultures to experience the U.S. firsthand, while simultaneously helping Americans learn more about the world around them.  Youth exchanges, in particular, have a long and successful history of bringing hopeful and curious individuals to the United States, and sending their American counterparts to discover the world abroad.

The State Department shares with you a commitment to increasing mutual understanding between the young people of the U.S. and other countries. Nothing has a greater impact on the lives of young men and women than to directly experience a new country through youth exchange programs.

Through exchanges, we reach out to foreign and American students and give them opportunities to widen their horizons, learn a new culture and language, and recognize the values we all share in common.  Our academic year-long exchanges give high school age students from all over the world the opportunity to live with an American host family, study at an American high school, and participate in extracurricular and volunteer activities.

For 25 years, you have set the standards for youth exchange, and over those many years you have raised the bar for quality programs.

You are all on the “front line.”  You are the ones who recruit and provide guidance to families that host exchange students.  You and your local coordinators are in the communities that serve as their host homes.  And you are the ones who reach out to the schools where the students both learn and enrich the education of their classmates and teachers.

This is true public diplomacy.

I know you take your responsibilities very seriously, to make these experiences rich, rewarding, safe and secure for the participants.  As Senator Casey said to you last night, when foreign families put their children in our care it is a sacred trust that we all share.

We all have a responsibility to ensure that our youth exchange programs meet the standards we set, and the expectations of the parents who permit their children to come here.  For this reason, the State Department is taking a close look at the management and oversight of our youth programs, and strengthening and restructuring how we operate these exchanges.

We have already accomplished a lot -- but there is more to do.  During our review, one message came through loud and clear. There continues to be a pressing need to find good families and schools to host these young people.

This year, the Department of State has been pleased to partner with you on a joint campaign of Public Service Announcements, in order to reach out to more families across the U.S.  Since it was launched in May, these PSAs have aired 26,000 times on some 190 stations across 40 states. We’re also using the Internet: a dedicated website has had nearly 6,000 visits to date.

This is just the beginning of a campaign that we hope will introduce new families and schools to these special programs, and encourage them to join the exchange community by hosting a student.

Of course, the most effective way to promote exchange programs is to provide an educational, rewarding and safe experience for everyone involved—the students, their host families, and the participating schools. Then, they will get the word out to their families, friends and others in their communities.

I would like to share with you how one current Youth Exchange and Study participant from India described his host parents and experience in the U.S. He said, and I quote, “They are as loving, helping and caring as my natural parents. I can’t explain more about them in words. Only in short I say that they are angels. They look after me for each and everything… I have many friends in school and I like the very different style of teaching here in [the] USA.”

That caliber of experience is our goal.  That is the gold standard of public diplomacy: people-to-people exchanges that not only transform opinions, but actually transform lives and transform our world.

Such testimonials are not only a tribute to the students and to the individuals with whom they live and study while in the United States, but also to all of you. They reflect your tireless work on their behalf.

Thanks to all of you this student and many other participants are placed in loving households, exciting learning environments, and welcoming communities.

Please accept my sincere congratulations on your 25th anniversary, and my thanks to each and every one of you and your fellow members for all that you do to demonstrate the hospitality and generosity of the American people.

Thank you.

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