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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Protests mark anniversary of landmark Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans on Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, even as battles over the contentious issue have largely shifted from the federal courts to statehouses.
Dozens of protesters braved frigid temperatures to gather in front of the Supreme Court on the anniversary of the landmark January 22, 1973, Roe v. Wade ruling that made abortion legal in the first three months of pregnancy. With a companion ruling, the decision declared abortion a constitutional right.
Anti-abortion activists spread 3,300 flowers out on the Washington sidewalk to represent the number of abortions they said took place daily in the United States.
Away from Washington, about two dozen abortion rights activists rallied in front of Mississippi's sole abortion clinic, the Jackson Women's Health Organization in Jackson.
The supporters, including the National Organization of Women, said they wanted to celebrate the ruling and show that the fight to preserve women's rights continued.
"Choice is good," said Alex McInick, 18, a student at Millsaps College in Jackson. "Nobody should be able to tell someone what they should do to their body."
Across the street, Roy McMillen, 69, an anti-abortion activist, said the procedure led to social ills that cost everyone.
Surrounded by graphic posters of aborted fetuses, McMillen said, "The worst thing that happened in the 20th century was the advent of birth control and the legalization of abortion."
The protests and others this week come in the wake of a Pew Research Center poll which found that most Americans remained opposed to overturning the decision, with opinions little changed over two decades.
"Millions of women have been bruised and diminished. Our country has violated the principles on which it was founded," the Reverend Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition told reporters outside the Supreme Court.
Mahoney was nearly drowned out by a handful of abortion rights activists who chanted "Abortion without demand and without apology" and profanity-laced slogans.
Mahoney said the anti-abortion movement had been energized by the re-election of President Barack Obama, who favors abortion rights and backs Roe v. Wade.
Despite his abortion rights stance, Obama has been a "silver lining" since he had helped move anti-abortion campaigns to the state and local level, away from federal policy-makers, he said.
The highlight of Washington events is expected to be a March for Life rally near Capitol Hill on Friday, with former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum among the scheduled speakers.
The rally, which has drawn thousands of protesters in past years, will be followed by a march on the Supreme Court building.
Separate prayer services also are scheduled in Washington by the National Pro-Life Religious Council and the U.S. Catholic bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
Among other anti-abortion events, the conservative Family Research Council is hosting on Friday its yearly ProLifeCon, which gathers bloggers, activists and lawmakers.
Abortion rights campaigners have few Washington events scheduled around the anniversary, with NARAL Pro-Choice America promoting "Blog for Choice Day" on Tuesday.
The Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health and rights organization, said this month that 2012 brought the second-highest number of state-level restrictions, trailing only 2011.
"More than half of all U.S. women of reproductive age (15-44) now live in a state that is hostile to abortion rights, whereas fewer than one-third did a decade ago," the group said in a statement.
Recent Washington fights over reproductive rights have centered on Obama's healthcare law. The Senate in March rejected a Republican measure that would have let employers opt out of birth control coverage and other services on moral grounds.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson in Washington and Emily Le Coz in Jackson; Editing by Paul Thomasch, Nick Zieminski and Dan Grebler)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/prayers-marches-mark-anniversary-landmark-abortion-ruling-172759584.html
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Nature Has A Formula That Tells Us When It's Time To Die
We wax, we wane. It's the dance of life.
Every living thing is a pulse. We quicken, then we fade. There is a deep beauty in this, but deeper down, inside every plant, every leaf, inside every living thing (us included) sits a secret.
Below the pulse, which you see here, elegantly captured by Shanghai photographer/designer Yunfan Tan, is a life/death cycle, a pattern that shows up in the teeniest of plants, (phytoplankton, algae, moss), also in the bigger plants, (shrubs, bushes, little trees) ? and even in the biggest, the needle bearing giant sequoias.
Everything alive will eventually die, we know that, but now we can read the pattern and see death coming. We have recently learned its logic, which "You can put into mathematics," says physicist Geoffrey West. It shows up with "extraordinary regularity," not just in plants, but in all animals, from slugs to giraffes. Death, it seems, is intimately related to size.
Life is short for small creatures, longer in big ones. So algae die sooner than oak trees; elephants live longer than mayflies, but you know that. Here's the surprise: There is a mathematical formula which says if you tell me how big something is, I can tell you ? with some variation, but not a lot ? how long it will live. This doesn't apply to individuals, only to groups, to species. The formula is a simple quarter-power exercise: You take the mass of a plant or an animal, and its metabolic rate is equal to its mass taken to the three-fourths power. I'll explain how this works down below, but the point is, this rule seems to govern all life.
A 2007 paper checked 700 different kinds of plants, and almost every time they applied the formula, it correctly predicted lifespan. "This is universal. It cuts across the design of organisms," West says. "It applies to me, all mammals, and the trees sitting out there, even though we're completely different designs."
It's hard to believe that creatures as different as jellyfish and cheetahs, daisies and bats, are governed by the same mathematical logic, but size seems to predict lifespan. The formula seems to be nature's way to preserve larger creatures who need time to grow and prosper, and it not only operates in all living things, but even in the cells of living things. It tells animals for example, that there's a universal limit to life, that though they come in different sizes, they have roughly a billion and a half heart beats; elephant hearts beat slowly, hummingbird hearts beat fast, but when your count is up, you are over. Plants pulse as well, moving nourishment through their veins. They obey the same commands of scale, and when the formula says "you're done," amazingly, the buttercup and the redwood tree obey. Why a specific mathematical formula should govern all of us, I don't completely understand, but when the math says, "it's time," off we go ...
Of course these rules do not tell any particular bee or dog or person when they are going to die. Every individual is subject to accident, caprice, luck. No, this is a general rule. It governs species. Modern humans have managed, because of medicines and hygiene, to become an exception, but 50,000 years ago, we were probably part of the pattern. If you're interested in quarter power scaling, you can check out "Of Mice and Elephants: A Matter of Scale," by George Johnson or go back to an earlier blog post I wrote here. But to summarize, nature goes easy on larger creatures so they don't wear out too quickly. An elephant has trillions more cells than a shrew, and all those cells have to connect and communicate to keep the animal going. In any big creature, animal or plant, there are so many more pathways, moving parts, so much more work to do, the big guys could wear out very quickly. So Geoffrey West and his colleagues found that nature gives larger creatures a gift: more efficient cells. Literally.
The cells in an elephant do more work in a minute than the cells of a mouse. That's why an elephant cell can beat at a slower rate than the rattatat-tat of a mouse cell. Both wear out after a billion and a half beats, but the elephant does it more slowly. As for the peculiar quarter power scaling differences, that rule emerges from the data when you plot the different lifespans of animals or plants on a graph. Notice how plants, big and small fall along the same quarter-power line? Here it is, from a paper by Marba, Duarte and Agusti, cited in my blog post.
Yunfan Tan is a young Shanghai artist/product designer who calls these short animations "Dancing Leaves." He graduated college last June (DongHua University, Shanghai), went to work for some American ad agencies and is now on the web with something new seven times a week. He calls this project "Make Something Cooool Every Day."
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Obama?s inaugural surprise: His own Crossroads GPS
On the eve of President Barack Obama?s inauguration has been a quiet move to extend his campaign apparatus in the form of a social media Crossroads GPS-like group.
obama1231The Los Angeles Times first picked up on the story on Thursday, followed by Politico. President Obama confirmed the move on Friday, which comes in the form of setting up a 501(c)(4) nonprofit called Organizing for Action.
The Supreme Court?s Citizens United decision in 2010 allows corporations to donate unlimited sums of money to such groups, without their names being made public. On Friday, a White House source told BuzzFeed that Organizing for Action will voluntarily disclose the names of its donors.
Ironically, such 501(c)(4) groups were criticized by the Obama campaign during the 2012 election season, even though there was one group associated with the Obama camp.
The efforts of bigger 501(c)(4) groups like Karl Rove?s Crossroads GPS were more effective at raising large amounts of money?and received heavy criticism from Democrats.
But in the end, President Obama?s social media/marketing machine, based in Chicago, was more effective at spending money and getting out the vote against GOP contender Mitt Romney.
So now, the remnants of that machine will become Organizing for Action and its leadership group will reportedly include such Obama heavy-hitters as Jim Messina (the Obama re-election campaign?s manager), Stephanie Cutter, Robert Gibbs, and David Plouffe.
Vice President Joe Biden dropped hints last week the group will tackle gun control as its first issue.
And when it comes to Organizing for Action, its advocacy of issues will be key to maintaining its nonprofit status.
The primary purpose of a 501(c)(4) group is to engage in the ?promotion of social welfare.? That would include TV ads and social media campaigns about gun control, immigration, or other issues, but not ones targeting politicians or elections.
The PBS series Frontline has a good explanation about how a 501(c)(4) group can be used by smart political operators. It explains that much like George Carlin?s ?Seven Words You Can?t Say on Television,? there are eight words or phrases that a 501(c)(4) can?t use in an ad.
By avoiding the words which are directly related to election campaigns, a group like Organizing for Action can run as many TV and social media campaigns as it can afford (or sees fit to run without annoying too many people).
In an email on Friday to supporters obtained by Politico, President Obama laid out the issues that Organizing for Action will address.
?We?ve got to keep working on growing the economy from the middle out, along with making meaningful progress on the issues we care about ? immigration reform, climate change, balanced deficit reduction, reducing gun violence, and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act,? President Obama said.
There were already reports about two weeks after President Obama?s re-election that an Internet marketing system called Narwhal, used during the campaign, would be used to shape the public debate over the upcoming fiscal cliff negotiations.
Messina spoke at a conference hosted by Politico and described Obama for America, the operation that included Narwhal, a Dashboard program, a team of programmers, and 32,000 volunteers.
?It would be very easy for supporters today to go and start asking people to call members of Congress. ? I am sure you will see our supporters start doing that,? Messina said in November.
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One mobile marketing expert estimated that Narwhal and its related systems cost $100 million to build and had information on 175 million voters.
If Organizing for Action continues in the mold of the Obama for America, it will likely need the significant funding afforded to a 501(c)(4) group to maintain the technology behind the organization and operatives in neighborhoods to advocate for issues.
And for starters, Organizing for Action will be taking on the National Rifle Association in the battle over gun-control legislation.
But Organizing for Action is already receiving criticism from the left about its potential to raise large amounts of money without full disclosure, and its apparently conflicting role with the Democratic National Committee.
Technically, Organizing for Action would raise and spend money to advocate issues, while the DNC would raise money to directly run election campaigns.
But as the 2012 election showed, there is a lot of overlap between the two concepts, especially when it comes to leveraging an email database with 175 million names currently in the possession of Organizing for Action.
Scott Bomboy is the editor-in-chief of the National Constitution Center.
Also ReadSource: http://news.yahoo.com/obama-inaugural-surprise-own-crossroads-gps-113606195--politics.html
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Kaspersky Lab bundles internet security 2013 with Blizzard - AME Info
This package is available from major retail chains in the Middle East.
The KIS 2013 and World of Warcraft bundle comes with its own unique packaging, as well as 30 days of free game time to explore World of Warcraft, including the content of Blizzard's Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King expansion sets.
Players who purchase the bundle will be able to play the award-winning World of Warcraft while benefiting from Kaspersky Internet Security 2013's world-class protection from all types of contemporary cyber-threats which can be encountered via everyday computer use.
"Cybercrime is no longer just about stealing passwords to bank accounts or annoying us with spam. It has become a serious issue for gamers. According to our research, every day up to 7,000 online gamers worldwide* come across malicious programmes designed to steal their passwords," said Sergey Golovanov, Malware Expert at Kaspersky Lab.
"Gamers should take responsibility for securing themselves against possible threats. Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 is the latest edition of our proven security software, and offers gamers a reliable defensive tool against cyber-threats," he added.
"Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 understands what gamers need. It has a special 'Game Mode' which, when activated, postpones resource-hungry processes to free up processor power for smooth gaming," added Peter Aleshkin, Senior Consumer Marketing Manager at Kaspersky Lab Emerging Markets.
"Plus, it doesn't distract you with notifications if you choose a full-screen mode while gaming; but it never stops protecting you and your gaming experience," he concluded.
Source: http://www.ameinfo.com/kaspersky-lab-bundles-internet-security-2013-326575
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The Require For Commercial Finance
Companies are indispensable with no industrial finance these days. Smooth functioning of company operations will be to be brought about as a way to make your business profitable. Many lenders can present commercial loans but there exists a big division of a bank that provides industrial finance commonly.
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The loans that a bank offers are usually secured by a small business asset. This is done to ensure that the repayment of your loan is completed in a rapid manner and in full. The assets which might be made use of to collateralize industrial loans are big but usually real estate, receivable from invoices and gear or supplies are made use of to serve the purpose.
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Industrial finance is needed for the growth of your enterprise. Corporations normally get industrial finance to expand their operations and for capital development and improvement. Markets are receiving extremely competitive nowadays and firms have to function genuine tricky to survive inside the business. You might want to have long term sustainability for your organization and improve the value of your company. Critical commercial choices need to be created at the ideal time.
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Prudent organization professionals have sturdy organization acumen and can analyze effectively enough when finances are required for the business. Commercial banks have created it doable for enterprises to acquire loans and finance their projects well enough. Financial institutions even offer advisory services as to how the industrial finance ought to be utilized by companies. Companies can even get debt-based economic arrangements through banks to support significant economic capital.
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Customized monetary options are now attainable too. You can get economic solutions tailored made for the certain wants. There is a wide array of solutions which are doable for you personally. You will get short term financing that is definitely each handy and flexible together with long term loans which you may spend over a long time period.
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Commercial actual estate can be created collateral to secure long-term repayment of loans. This type of a industrial loan is referred to as industrial mortgage. The constructing which is mortgaged within this regard will have to serve industrial purposes or should be a business true estate. It really should not be a residential house. The creditor can seize the collateral in case of default from the debtor. In most cases the deficiency is no far more paid by the debtor. Stability and profitability are the two factors that a lender normally sees when forwarding a commercial loan so that you can assure repayment.
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If you wish to find out complete details on caveat loans you must check with professional in bridging finance.
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Source: http://www.savingcashnow.com/the-require-for-commercial-finance/
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Bankruptcy and Family Law: An Overview ? Charleston Bankruptcy ...
Guest post by Greenville Family Law Attorney Rustin Duncan, Associate at King Law Offices, Greenville, South Carolina
The current financial downturn has led to financial stress for millions of married couples in our country. Many have turned to bankruptcy as a way out of debt and to attempt to get a fresh start.
Sadly, however, this financial stress has also contributed to the breakdown of marriages and has left many couples facing divorce. While it may seem the two legal issues are independent of each other, the implications of each can have serious legal consequences on the other.
If the debt a couple has incurred is substantial, it may make sense to jointly enter into and complete a bankruptcy before finalizing the divorce. The advantage of discharging debts before the divorce is final can simplify the division and distribution of the marital property and debts. It can also avoid possible future liability of debts assigned to your spouse in the event of his or her bankruptcy.? Sometimes, however, one spouse will file for bankruptcy after the divorce proceedings are under way. This can have serious implications on the divorce process.
Once a petition for bankruptcy is filed, an automatic stay becomes effective and a bankruptcy estate is also created. The estate includes all property of the person filing for bankruptcy?the ?Debtor.? With a bankruptcy pending the court can still move forward to determine custody, child support, and spousal support but any property division decision must wait until the bankruptcy proceedings have concluded or the automatic stay has been properly lifted as to marital assets.
While there are several different types of bankruptcy, usually the only two that come into play in a divorce situation is Chapter 7 bankruptcy and Chapter 13 bankruptcy.
Under Chapter 7 bankruptcy a total discharge of debts is obtained. Under Chapter 13 bankruptcy, a repayment plan is structured by the court allowing the debtor to make payments over time in order for the debtor to be able to keep certain assets and then have remaining debts discharged. The type of bankruptcy affects which debts can be discharged, if and when debts will be discharged, and the contents of the bankruptcy estate. Property settlements between spouses in a divorce action are not dischargeable under Chapter 7 but can be dischargeable if certain conditions are met under Chapter 13. This means that a spouse or ex-spouse filing for bankruptcy could be released from their obligation to pay debt distributed to them by the court in the divorce proceeding. Further, the spouse or ex-spouse can potentially avoid having to make payments to the other spouse if those payments were ordered as part of the property settlement. The spouse not seeking the bankruptcy may become liable for debts that were distributed to the other spouse in the divorce.
Bankruptcy, however, does not discharge a debtor from their child support or alimony obligation. On the contrary, these obligations get priority treatment under the bankruptcy law. This means that under Chapter 7 the first debts to get paid are the child support and alimony obligations of the debtor. Under Chapter 13, any support obligations must be paid in full during the bankruptcy repayment plan. The failure to pay current support obligations in full can result in denial of a discharge under Chapter 13.
Bankruptcy and divorce have serious legal consequences. The issues mentioned in this article highlight the major issues that can arise when bankruptcy and divorce intersect. There are other issues that can arise. You should seek the advice of a competent divorce attorney and a competent bankruptcy attorney when facing these issues.
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Thanks to Rusty Duncan for this post. It contains a great overview of the intersection of bankruptcy law and family law. You should know, however, that some of these concepts are extremely complicated. For example, the difference between a debt ?in the nature of support? from a property settlement or ?hold harmless debt? is very clear in family court and often not clear at all in bankruptcy court.? Keep in mind that this is a great post, but only a general overview. ?Russell A. DeMott
Source: http://www.scbankruptcyattorney.com/blog/bankruptcy-family-law-overview/2013/01
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Monday, January 21, 2013
Role of Social Media in Your Online Business Growth - Technofers
Social media is the most widely used platforms to share information and to communicate with different people, business associates and strangers. Today?s businesses are using social media to promote their products and services to wide range of customers. Promoting products through social media sites helps in gaining a large number of backlinks to your website which can drastically increase your website traffic. Popular networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Linkedln are best sources to drive traffic to the website.
Benefits of using social media in businesses.
? It is the effective platform to interact with targeted customers. Through this networking site you can communicate with potential customers and can increase your business productivity.
? It is essential to maintain good relationships with existing customers. These customers will play a crucial role to increase your business sales. Offer special discounts and packages to the existing clients to build trust in your business.
? It helps you find new customers through paid advertisements or sharing quality content or by video marketing. Through video marketing, you can attract more number of customers to your business.
? Share quality content on social media sites which entices many customers to the business. You will get instant traffic to the website and it can increase your site's visibility
? Build quality links on social networks which can increase your page rank.
? It gives more options to widen your business network
? You can receive customer?s feedback and can follow their advice.
? It will surely increase your return on investment
? You can easily engage customers in business process.
? Use effective marketing strategies like webinars, e-book to increase your word of mouth.
? It is the inexpensive way to attract more number of customers.
? You can promote your upcoming products instantly to clients and potential customers. If you run short of money to advertise your products, apply for cash payday loans that offer quick cash.
Think intelligently and choose the best platform to advertise your products or services. For instance, Linkedln is the best platform to promote high technology products, Facebook can be used to advertise cosmetics, accessories, entertainment gadgets etc. Make a right decision to improve your business standards.
Here is a list of social media facts
? Social media marketing report of 2012 states that 94% of businesses are using social networks as their business platform.
? 60% of marketers stick to social media marketing to enhance their business development and maintenance.
? It states that 43% of global customers spend 1 hour on social sites.
? 85% of social media businesses have increased their sales and profit rates.
Three popular social media outlets
? Facebook: It was basically developed by college students as their semester project to interact with their friends, to share their pictures etc. But now it has become one of the essential business tools. Businesses create their own Facebook page, which allows user to follow their business. Now you can use this page to advertise your products, deals and to build a brand name.
? Twitter: It is a full scale marketing tool to advertise your products. It uses a 140 character tweet messages. Make an effective use of this social site to? release news, market your products, promote offers etc.
? Google+: It is just a new-born but occupied a prominent place to increase business presence in social media marketing. It offers special features which other social sites may not. For instance, using ?promote? option, you can share content with potential customers and can measure your business progress. It also offers special tutorials to businesses to increase their business productivity.
About the Author:
This guest post is written by Sophie, who is a specialist in financial blogging from Manchester. Apart from blogging, she does research on cash payday Reach her at financeport.
Source: http://www.technofers.com/2013/01/role-of-social-media-in-your-online.html
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
Obama Inauguration Food: 'Ace Of Cakes' Making Cake For Commander-In-Chief's Ball
Beyonce, Jay-Z
Beyonce will sing at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Jan. 21</a>. Jay-Z is not scheduled to perform. This photo shows the two during President Obama's first Inauguration in 2009.
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson will sing at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Jan. 21</a>. This photo is of Clarkson singing the national anthem with the Indianapolis Children's Choir before the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis.
James Taylor
James Taylor will sing at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Jan. 21</a>. This photo was taken during a dedication ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on Oct. 16, 2011, in Washington, D.C.
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. This photo was taken at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. (Photo by Charles Dharapak/AP)
Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinner</a> at Oya. This photo was taken in the press room with her best performance by an actress in a television comedy or musical series award for "Girls" at the Golden Globes awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Jan 13, 2013. (Photo by Robyn Beck/Getty Images)
Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, January 19</a>. This photo is of Cannon hosting the "Yes We Will!" BET Inauguration celebration at the BET studios on Jan. 19, 2009, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Ke$ha
Ke$ha is scheduled to perform at the Recording Industry Association of America's Inauguration weekend fundraiser on Monday, Jan. 21 at the 9:30 Club. The photo was taken at the Hot 99.5's Jingle Ball 2012 at The Patriot Center on Dec. 11, 2012, in Fairfax, Va.
will.i.am
Will.i.am is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinner</a> at Oya. This photo is will.i.am, left, speaking with White House adviser Valerie Jarrett before the start of the first presidential debate between President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Oct. 3, 2012, in Denver. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/Getty Images)
Chelsea Handler
Chelsea Handler is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball</a> at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo is Chelsea Handler, left, and Chelsea Clinton attending Glamour Magazine's 22nd annual "Women of the Year Awards" at Carnegie Hall on Monday Nov. 12, 2012, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/AP)
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah will perform at the <a href="http://www.pastatesociety.com/2013-inaugural-gala.htm">2013 Pennsylvania Society Inaugural Gala</a> at The Ritz-Carlton D.C. on Sunday, January 20. The photo was taken at the "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial" on Jan. 18, 2009.
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. This photo was taken at a campaign rally for President Obama at Doolittle Park on Oct. 24, 2012, in Las Vegas.
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. The photo was taken at the opening gala of the historic Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 12, 2012.
Brad Paisley
Brad Paisley is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. This photo was taken at the 46th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 1, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Usher
Usher is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. The photo was taken at meeting with U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) prior to a hearing on improving America's commitment to service and volunteerism at the House Education and Labor Committee hearing room on Feb. 25, 2009, on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Paul Morigi)
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball</a> at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo was taken at the 2012 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards Presented By BBC AMERICA at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Nov. 7, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo was taken at the Creative Coalition's 2009 Inaugural Ball at the Harman Center for the Arts on Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Kirsten Dunst
Kirsten Dunst is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball</a> at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo was taken at the Art of Elysium's 6th Annual Black-tie Gala 'Heaven' at 2nd Street Tunnel on January 12, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
John Legend
John Legend is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. This photo is from the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 28, 2012, in Washington D.C. (Photo by Haraz N. Ghanbari/AP)
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Out For Equality Celebration</a> at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel on Monday, Jan. 21. This photo is President Obama, left, greeting pop music artist Cyndi Lauper, center, after delivering remarks following the enactment of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in the East Room of the White House Oct. 28, 2009. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hip-Hop-Inaugural-Ball-2/173852499426936">Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball</a> Sunday, Jan. 20 at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo is of Russell Simmons and his ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons during the annual Easter Egg Roll on April 25, 2011, on the South Lawn of the White House. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/Getty Images)
Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hip-Hop-Inaugural-Ball-2/173852499426936">Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball</a> on Sunday, Jan. 20 at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo is Longoria participating in an Early Vote Canvass Kickoff in West Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012. (Photo by Jeff Daly/AP)
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. This photo was taken at a World AIDS Day event hosted by the ONE Campaign and (RED) at George Washington University on Dec. 1, 2011, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg-Pool/Getty Images)
Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a Children's Concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. This photo is of Anthony as he warms up the crowd before a speech by first lady Michelle Obama at the James L. Knight Center, Nov. 1, 2012 in Miami. (Photo by Wilfredo Lee/AP)
"Glee" Cast
The "Glee" cast is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. This photo is from the annual Easter Egg Roll on the White House South Lawn on April 5, 2010. (Photo by Roger L. Wollenberg-Pool/Getty Images)
Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinner</a> at Oya. This photo is of then-Sen. Barack Obama, center, joined by singer Usher, left, actress Kerry Washington, second from left, state representative Bakgri Sellers, second from right, and actor Chris Tucker, right, during a rally in Orangeburg, S.C., Jan. 22, 2008. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand/Getty Images)
Ashley Greene
Ashley Greene is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball</a> at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo was taken at The Ninth Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards on Nov. 13, 2012, in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Tatyana Ali
Tatyana Ali is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo was taken at the BET Networks New York Premiere Of "Real Husbands of Hollywood" And "Second Generation Wayans" - After Party at 40 / 40 Club on Jan. 14, 2013, in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)
Malin Akerman
Malin Akerman is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo was taken at the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
Far East Movement
Far East Movement is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. This photo is from the iHeartRadio CES exclusive party at Haze Nightclub at the Aria Resort & Casino at CityCenter on Jan. 9, 2013, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)
Connie Britton
Connie Britton is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball</a> at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo was taken at the Creative Coalition's 2009 Inaugural Ball - VIP Dinner on Jan. 20, 2009, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Nancy Ostertag/Getty Images)
Mindless Behavior
Mindless Behavior is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. This photo was taken on the red carpet during Arthur Ashe Kids' Day prior to the start of the 2012 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 25, 2012 in Queens, N.Y. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
Eric Stonestreet
Eric Stonestreet is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball</a> at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo is Eric Stonestreet and Christiane Amanpour attending Google & Hollywood Reporter Host an Evening Celebrating the White House Correspondents' Weekend on April 27, 2012, in Washington, D.C.
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fun. is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a Children's Concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. This photo was taken at the Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans on Jan. 1, 2013. (Photo by Cheryl Gerber/AP)
Soul Children of Chicago
Soul Children of Chicago is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/11/inauguration-performers-katy-perry-beyonce_n_2454908.html?ir=DC">Inaugural Balls on Monday, Jan. 21 and a children's concert on Saturday, Jan. 19</a>. The photo is of Justin Rose, second from right, of South Africa and Lee Westwood, right, of England watching as the Soul Children of Chicago perform during the opening ceremony of the 39th Ryder Cup at the Medinah Country Club Sep. 27, 2012, in Medinah, Ill. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)
Will Swenson, Audra McDonald
Will Swenson and Audra McDonald are scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Out For Equality Celebration</a> at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel on Monday, Jan. 21. In this Dec. 4, 2011, file photo, actress Audra McDonald, right, and actor Will Swenson arrive at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for the Kennedy Center Honor gala performance in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kevin Wolf/AP)
Frenchie Davis
Frenchie Davis is scheduled to perform at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Out For Equality Celebration</a> at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel on Monday, Jan. 21. This photo was taken at the 10th Anniversary LA Police Protective League's Eagle & Badge Foundation Gala on Aug. 30, 2011, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
Ross Mathews
Ross Mathews is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Out For Equality Celebration</a> at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel on Monday, Jan. 21. This photo was taken at the NBCUniversal Golden Globes viewing and after party held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)
Omar Epps
Omar Epps is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball</a> at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo was taken at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on April 28, 2012, in Washington D.C.. (Photo by Kevin Wolf/AP)
Moby
Moby is <a href="http://www.ustreetmusichall.com/event/196285/">DJing at U Street Music Hall</a> on Saturday, Jan. 19. This photo was taken before the start of the Planned Parenthood "Stand Up! For Choice" Extravaganza on April 24, 2004, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Stephen Boitano/Getty Images)
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball</a> at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo was backstage with the award for best supporting actor in a drama for "Breaking Bad" at the 2nd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 18, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/AP)
Sophia Bush
Sophia Bush is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo was taken at the InStyle and Warner Bros. Golden Globes After Party at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Matt Sayles/AP)
Lynn Whitfield
Lynn Whitfield is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo was taken in New York City on Oct. 15, 2012. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images)
Jonathan Del Arco
Jonathan Del Arco is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo was taken at OUT's 20th Anniversary celebration presented by Lexus held at Station Hollywood at W Hollywood Hotel on Oct. 9, 2012, in Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Star Jones
Star Jones is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo was taken at an appearance to promote the national "Go Red For Women" campaign, in support of heart disease awareness, at Macy's Herald Square in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/AP)
Sandra Fluke
Sandra Fluke is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo was taken at an Obama re-election campaign rally in Denver on Aug. 8, 2012. (Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo is Al Sharpton, left, speaking to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder before President Obama spoke on proposals to reduce gun violence on Jan. 16, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Madel Ngan/Getty Images)
Jurnee Smollett
Jurnee Smollett is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo is was taken at Together To End AIDS: An Evening To Benefit amfAR and GBCHealth at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on July 21, 2012, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hip-Hop-Inaugural-Ball-2/173852499426936">Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball</a> at The Harman Center for the Arts. This photo was taken during BET's 106 And Park 2013 New Years Eve Party at BET Studios on Dec. 17, 2012, in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
Kate Walsh
Kate Walsh is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo is Kate Walsh speaking to campaign workers at a field office for then-Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) before heading out to canvass for him Jan. 17, 2008, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Wayne Brady
Wayne Brady is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Creative Coalition Inaugural Ball</a> at the Harman Center for the Arts. This photo was taken at BET Honors 2013: Red Carpet Presented By Pantene at Warner Theatre on January 12, 2013, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Allison Williams
Allison Williams is scheduled to appear at the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/inauguration#.UPRcjonjmoo">Artists Making An Impact Cocktail Reception & Buffet Dinnern</a> at Oya. This photo was taken at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday Jan. 13, 2013, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/AP)
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Fiery Orioles manager Earl Weaver dead at 82
FILE - In this July 13, 1974 file photo, Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver literally "flips his lid" as he protests a call by home plate umpire Marty Springstead during a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago. Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles, has died, the team announced Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. He was 82. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In this July 13, 1974 file photo, Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver literally "flips his lid" as he protests a call by home plate umpire Marty Springstead during a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago. Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles, has died, the team announced Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. He was 82. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In this Saturday, June 26, 2010 file photo, former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver (4) waves to the crowd after taking the lineup card out before the start of a baseball game between the Orioles and Washington Nationals, in Baltimore, as members of the Orioles' 1970 team were honored before the start of the game. At right is interim manager Juan Samuel (11). Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles, has died, the team announced Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. He was 82. (AP Photo/Rob Carr, File)
FILE - In this Friday, June 13, 2008 file photo, former Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver waves to the crowd during a celebration in honor of the 1979 Orioles American League pennant winners before the baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates in Baltimore. Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles, has died, the team announced Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. He was 82. (AP Photo/Gail Burton, File)
FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1979 file photo, manager Earl Weaver speaks with newsmen outside the Baltimore Orioles' dugout just before the second game of World Series against Pittsburgh Pirates, in Baltimore. Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles, has died, the team announced Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. He was 82. (AP Photo/File)
FILE - In this Oct. 6, 1969 file photo, Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver, right, and outfielder Frank Robinson celebrate in the dressing room following their team's 11-2 win over the Minnesota Twins for the American League championship, in Minneapolis. Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles, has died, the team announced Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. He was 82. (AP Photo/File)
BALTIMORE (AP) ? Earl Weaver, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who won 1,480 games with the Baltimore Orioles seemingly was engaged in nearly as many arguments with umpires, has died. He was 82.
Dick Gordon, Weaver's marketing agent, said Saturday that Weaver died while on a Caribbean cruise sponsored by the Orioles. Gordon said Weaver's wife told him that Weaver went back to his cabin after dinner and began choking between 10:30 and 11 Friday night. Gordon said a cause of death has not been determined.
The Duke of Earl, as he was affectionately known in Baltimore, took the Orioles into the World Series four times over 17 seasons but won only one title, in 1970. His .583 winning percentage ranks fifth among managers who served 10 or more seasons in the 20th century.
"Earl Weaver stands alone as the greatest manager in the history of the Orioles organization and one of the greatest in the history of baseball," Orioles owner Peter Angelos said. "This is a sad day for everyone who knew him and for all Orioles fans. Earl made his passion for the Orioles known both on and off the field. On behalf of the Orioles, I extend my condolences to his wife, Marianna, and to his family."
Weaver was a salty-tongued manager who preferred to wait for a three-run homer rather than manufacture a run with a stolen base or a bunt. While some baseball purists argued that strategy, no one could dispute the results.
"He was an intense competitor and smart as a whip when it comes to figuring out ways to beat you," said Davey Johnson, who played under Weaver in the minor leagues and with the Orioles from 1965 to 1972.
Weaver had a reputation as a winner, but umpires knew him as a hothead. Weaver would often turn his hat backward and yell directly into an umpire's face to argue a call or a rule, and after the inevitable ejection he would more often than not kick dirt on home plate or on the umpire's shoes.
He was ejected 91 times, including once in both games of a doubleheader.
Asked once if his reputation might have harmed his chances to gain entry into the Hall of Fame, Weaver admitted, "It probably hurt me."
Those 91 ejections were overshadowed by his five 100-win seasons, six AL East titles and four pennants. Weaver was inducted into the Hall in 1996, 10 years after he managed his final game with Baltimore at the end of an ill-advised comeback.
In 1985, the Orioles' owner at the time, Edward B. Williams, coaxed Weaver away from golf to take over a struggling squad. Weaver donned his uniform No. 4, which had already been retired by the team, and tried to breathe some life into the listless Orioles.
Baltimore went 53-52 over the last half of the 1985 season, but finished seventh in 1986 with a 73-89 record. It was Weaver's only losing season as a major-league manager, and he retired for good after that.
"If I hadn't come back," Weaver said after his final game, "I would be home thinking what it would have been like to manage again. I found out it's work."
Weaver finished with a 1,480-1,060 record. He won Manager of the Year three times.
"I had a successful career, not necessarily a Hall of Fame career, but a successful one," he said.
Weaver came to the Orioles as a first base coach in 1968, took over as manager on July 11 and went on to become the winningest manager in the history of the franchise.
"Earl was such a big part of Orioles baseball and personally he was a very important part of my life and career and a great friend to our family," Hall of Fame shortstop Cal Ripken said. "His passion for the game and the fire with which he managed will always be remembered by baseball fans everywhere and certainly by all of us who had the great opportunity to play for him. Earl will be missed but he can't and won't be forgotten."
He knew almost everything about the game. He was also a great judge of human character, and that's one of the main reasons why he was loved by a vast majority of his players even though he often rode them mercilessly from spring training into October.
"His bark was worse than his bite, but you had to know him and kind of grow up with him, and then you loved him like a father," Johnson said. "He was a used-car salesman in the minor leagues during the offseason, so he learned a lot of ways to sell you on just about anything."
Pat Dobson, who pitched two seasons under Weaver, said, "Certainly, the years I played for him were the two most enjoyable years I've had."
During games Weaver smoked cigarettes in the tunnel leading to the dugout and he never kicked the habit. He suffered a mild heart attack in August 1998, and the Orioles' manager at the time, Ray Miller, wondered aloud how his mentor was holding up.
"I wouldn't want to talk to him if he hasn't had a cigarette in 10 days," Miller joked. "They've probably got him tied to a chair."
Weaver was a brilliant manager, but he never made it to the majors as a player. He finally quit after spending 13 years as a second baseman in the St. Louis organization.
"He talked about how he could drive in 100 runs a year, score 100 runs and never make an error," Johnson said. "He said he never got to the big leagues because the Cardinals had too many good players in front of him."
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Getting Into Home Business Network Marketing
Posted by James K. Watts on Jan 20, 2013 in Internet Marketing |
There?s two sides to the network marketing coin (and I assure you it is nothing like Harvey Dent?s coin): one is for the IBOs who are enjoying positive results within their MLM business efforts and the other is for those looking into home business network marketing industry as a means of acquiring a second income source. Either way, each side are quite promising and you are thinking about entering into a world of business that is much more interesting and fascinating than considering exactly the same office day in and day out. It?s quite possible that you?ve developed worn out of the malaise surrounding your cubicle and it?s time you had been confronted with some new faces and merchandise by way of a new endeavor in a home-based business according to multi-level marketing.
If you are an IBO, you?re on the side that?s distributing a very popular network marketing product. By your success, you represent whether your franchise is the kind of company into which new prospects would like to try investing their time and expense. You may have a downline, small or big, also it attracts income opportunity seekers who wants to transition from doing work for another person to working for themselves.
Whenever they get to know you through your downline, you?d like them to find out that you?re a reliable business and you and your group are adhering to the highest standards of business integrity and customer satisfaction.
The other side of the coin is where you find yourself if you are searching for a network marketing business opportunity. On this side you?re responsible for making the correct decision by what kind of MLM business you wish to join. You have to be thinking about the product you need to distribute as if you don?t want it, why would anybody else? You also want to make an informed choice. Therefore, the different options are a bit of time looking up the company online and discovering whether or not it?s a high network marketing business or maybe it?s a lesser-known effort. The more popular it is, the greater your chances are to acquire prospects faster than if no one includes a clue what your merchandise is.
What side with the coin are you betting on? Either way, there doesn?t appear to be a losing chance at all.
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Saturday, January 19, 2013
Verizon Galaxy Note 2 getting an update
A quick heads up for those of you who own the Verizon Galaxy Home Button, erm, Samsung Galaxy Note 2 -- a software update is currently coming down the pike. We don't know exactly what's in version LL4 (Verizon's usually excellent upgrade info pages are currently failing us), but it's looking like the Exynos exploit is targeted, and that'd make sense, seeing as how other Samsung devices have been updated for the same thing this week.
Update: OK. The changelog is as follows:
- Android Security Patch added for additional security.
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Umbrella company Tarpon comment on MSC report ...
FOLLOWING a Freedom of Information, it is being reported that the government is clamping down on tax avoidance arrangements through the use of Managed Service Companies (MSCs) legislation.
Says the report, legislation enables the government to recover tax and National Insurance contributions, and has caused investigations to treble in a short period of time. The news will no doubt be of interest to those working within both employment and financial industries, including UK umbrella companies such as Tarpon UK Ltd.
The company which submitted the Freedom of information requests to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)? was recruitment law specialist, Lawspeed. It says that the number of MSC tax avoidance arrangement enquiries had risen from 216 to 860, in the space of seven months.
Lawspeed make it clear that since there has been 142 debt transfer notices issued since April 2011, recruitment supply companies that work with service providers should be very cautious.
The MSCs legislation defines Managed Service Companies as any contractor company that pays its worker more than employed levels of income. If HMRC discovers recruiters using companies that chose to avoid tax and National Insurance, this may result in the outstanding tax and National Insurance debt being transferred to them.
A spokesperson from leading UK umbrella company,?Tarpon, commented on the recent discovery:
?Although the number of investigations has risen dramatically, it?s vital that freelancers who are umbrella company employees do not panic. This news will only affect those who continue to avoid paying tax.
?Tarpon are proud to be 100 per cent compliant to all tax legislation, which ensures safety not only to contractors and freelancers, but also clients and agencies.
?Because there are numerous laws and regulations that must be followed when freelancing and contracting in the UK, we believe that it is up to umbrella companies to provide a genuine employment solution that helps create peace of mind for all employees.?
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Tarpon are an umbrella company specialising in contractor tax efficiency, enabling contractors to maximise their income and streamline their admin. Tarpon also provide contractors and agencies with professional advice surrounding potential employment law and tax challenges, including IR35 and AWR.
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Algerian assault ends crisis, 19 hostages dead
CAPTION CORRECTION, CORRECTS TO THE CITY OF AMENAS, ALGERIA, NOT THE AMENAS GAS FIELD, WHICH IS 45 KM FROM THE CITY AND NOT VISIBLE IN THIS IMAGE - This Oct. 8, 2012 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the city of Amenas, Algeria. At the Amenas Gas Field, 45 km from the city and not shown in this image, Algerian special forces launched a rescue operation Thursday and freed foreign hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants, but estimates for the number of dead varied wildly from four to dozens. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe)
CAPTION CORRECTION, CORRECTS TO THE CITY OF AMENAS, ALGERIA, NOT THE AMENAS GAS FIELD, WHICH IS 45 KM FROM THE CITY AND NOT VISIBLE IN THIS IMAGE - This Oct. 8, 2012 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the city of Amenas, Algeria. At the Amenas Gas Field, 45 km from the city and not shown in this image, Algerian special forces launched a rescue operation Thursday and freed foreign hostages held by al-Qaida-linked militants, but estimates for the number of dead varied wildly from four to dozens. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe)
Map locates Ain Amenas, Algeria where hostages were taken
Unidentified rescued hostages pose for the media in Ain Amenas, Algeria, in this image taken from television Friday Jan. 18, 2013. Algeria?s state news service says nearly 100 out of 132 foreign hostages have been freed from a gas plant where Islamist militants had held them captive for three days. The APS news agency report was an unexpected indication of both more hostages than had previously been reported and a potentially breakthrough development in what has been a bloody siege. (AP Photo/Canal Algerie via Associated Press TV)
An unidentified rescued hostage receives treatment in a hospital in Ain Amenas, Algeria, in this image taken from television Friday Jan. 18, 2013. Algeria?s state news service says nearly 100 out of 132 foreign hostages have been freed from a gas plant where Islamist militants had held them captive for three days. The APS news agency report was an unexpected indication of both more hostages than had previously been reported and a potentially breakthrough development in what has been a bloody siege. (AP Photo/Canal Algerie via Associated Press TV)
Roadblocks prevent the access of the Tigentourine gas plant where hostages have been kidnapped by islamic militants, Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. The hostage crisis in the remote desert of Algeria is not over, Britain said Friday, after an Algerian raid on the gas plant to wipe out Islamist militants and free their captives from at least 10 countries unleashed bloody chaos. (AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)
AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) ? Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert on Saturday in a "final assault" that ended a four-day-old hostage crisis, according to the state news agency and two foreign governments. At least 19 hostages and 29 Islamist militants have been killed.
The report, quoting a security source, didn't say whether any hostages or militants remained alive, and it didn't give the nationalities of the dead.
It said the army was forced to intervene after a fire broke out in the plant and said the militants killed the hostages. It wasn't immediately possible to verify who killed the captives.
Seven hostages and 11 militants were killed in Saturday's operation, adding to the previous tally of 12 captives and 18 kidnappers.
The Ain Amenas plant is jointly run by BP, Norway's Statoil and Algeria's state-owned oil company. The governments of Norway and Britain said they received confirmation the siege was over.
The entire refinery was mined with explosives and set to blow up, the Algerian state oil company Sonatrach said in a statement, adding that the process of clearing the explosives had begun. The Algerian media reported that the militants had planned to blow up the complex.
The siege transfixed the world after radical Islamists linked to al-Qaida stormed the complex, which contained hundreds of plant workers from all over the world.
Algeria's response to the crisis was typical of the country's history in confronting terrorists ? military action over negotiation ? and caused an international outcry from countries worried about their citizens. Algerian military forces twice assaulted the areas where the hostages were being held with minimal apparent negotiation ? first on Thursday and then on Saturday.
The latest deaths bring the official Algerian tally of dead to 19 hostages and 29 militants, although reports on the number of dead, injured and freed have been contradictory throughout the crisis. Militants originally said they had seized 41 foreign hostages.
The al-Qaida-linked militants attacked the plant Wednesday morning. They crept across the border from Libya, 60 miles (100 kilometers) away, and fell on a pair of buses taking foreign workers to the airport. The buses' military escort drove off the attackers in a blaze of gunfire that sent bullets zinging over the heads of crouching workers. A Briton and an Algerian ? probably a security guard ? were killed.
Frustrated, the militants turned to the vast gas complex, divided between the workers' living quarters and the refinery itself, and seized hostages, the Algerian government said. The gas flowing to the site was cut off.
On Thursday, Algerian helicopters opened fire on a convoy carrying both kidnappers and their hostages, resulting in many deaths, according to witnesses.
In their final communications, the militants said they were holding seven hostages: three Belgian, two Americans, a Japanese and a Briton. They had threatened to kill them if the Algerian army attacked.
Algerian authorities estimated that about 30 militants occupied the Ain Amenas site Wednesday and with 18 already reported dead, it appeared Saturday that the hostage crisis was finally over.
The standoff has put the spotlight on al-Qaida-linked groups that roam remote areas of the Sahara, threatening vital infrastructure and energy interests. The militants initially said their operation was intended to stop a French attack on Islamist militants in neighboring Mali ? though they later said it was two months in the planning, long before the French intervention.
The accounts of hostages who escaped the complex highlight the cavalier attitude toward their lives taken by both kidnappers and the military.
Ruben Andrada, 49, a Filipino civil engineer who works as one of the project management staff for the Japanese company JGC Corp., described how Algerian helicopter gunships had earlier opened fire on vehicles carrying hostages and the gunmen who used them as shields.
On Thursday, about 35 hostages guarded by 15 militants were loaded into seven SUVs in a convoy to move them from the housing complex to the refinery, Andrada said. The militants placed "an explosive cord" around their necks and were told it would detonate if they tried to run away, he said.
"When we left the compound, there was shooting all around," Andrada said, describing the helicopters' attack. "I closed my eyes. We were going around in the desert. To me, I left it all to fate."
Andrada said when the vehicle he was in overturned, some of the passengers were able to escape. He sustained cuts and bruises and was grazed by a bullet on his right elbow. He later saw the blasted remains of other vehicles, and the severed leg of one of the gunmen.
The site of the gas plant spreads out over several hectares (acres) and includes a housing complex and the processing site, about a mile apart, making it especially complicated for the Algerians to secure the site and likely contributed to the lengthy standoff.
"It's a big and complex site. It's a huge place with a lot of people there and a lot of hiding places for hostages and terrorists," said Col. Richard Kemp, a retired commander of British forces who had dealt with hostage rescues in Iraq and Afghanistan. "These are experienced terrorists holding the hostages."
Casualty figures varied widely. The Algerian government now says 19 hostages and 29 militants have died since Thursday. Before the final assault, the militants claimed through the Mauritanian website ANI that the helicopter attack alone killed 35 hostages and 15 militants.
One American, from Texas, is among the dead, and the militants offered to trade two other American hostages for two terrorists behind bars in the U.S., an offer firmly rejected by Washington. At least one Briton, a Frenchman and Algerians have also died in the standoff. Escaped Algerian workers describe seeing people of many nationalities, including Japanese, shot down.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Saturday that there are believed to be no more French hostages in the gas complex. He said the Frenchman killed, Yann Desjeux, was a former member of the French Special Forces and part of the security team. The remaining three French nationals who were at the plant are now free, the Foreign Ministry said.
Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague confirmed that as of Saturday, there were "fewer than 10" British nationals still at risk or unaccounted for and "the majority of" Britons at the plant were now safe, he said.
Statoil CEO Helge Lund said Saturday that there were only six Norwegians unaccounted for, from the 17 at the plant at the time of the attack.
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Saturday one Romanian hostage was killed in the course of the siege, while four escaped unharmed.
The attack by the Mali-based Masked Brigade had been in the works for two months, a member of the brigade told the online Mauritanian news outlet. He said militants targeted Algeria because they expected the country to support the international effort to root out extremists in neighboring Mali and it was carried out by a special commando unit, "Those Who Signed in Blood," tasked with attacking nations supporting intervention in Mali.
The kidnappers focused on the foreign workers, largely leaving alone the hundreds of Algerian workers who were briefly held hostage before being released or escaping.
Several of them arrived haggard-looking on a late-night flight into Algiers on Friday and described how the militants stormed the living quarters and immediately separated out the foreigners.
Mohamed, a 37-year-old nurse who like the others wouldn't allow his last names to be used for fear of trouble for himself or his family, said at least five people were shot to death, their bodies still in front of the infirmary when he left Thursday night.
Chabane, who worked in food services, said he bolted out the window and was hiding when he heard the militants speaking among themselves with Libyan, Egyptian and Tunisian accents. At one point, he said, they caught a Briton.
"They threatened him until he called out in English to his friends, telling them, 'Come out, come out. They're not going to kill you. They're looking for the Americans,'" Chabane said.
"A few minutes later, they blew him away."
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Paul Schemm reported from Rabat, Morocco. Associated Press writers Aomar Ouali and Karim Kebir in Algiers; Oliver Teves in Manila, Philippines; Elaine Ganley in Paris; Sylvia Hui in London, and Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen contributed to this report.
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Friday, January 18, 2013
Business Roundtable Wants to Increase Medicare and Social ...
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In roughly a month Washington?s focus will again turn to attempts to get a ?grand bargain? on deficit reduction when the sequestration cuts are set to go into effect, so the Business Roundtable is already laying down their goals. Their proposal for Social Security and Medicare reform including adopting the chained-CPI and increasing the eligibility age for both programs to 70. There are trying to push the envelope on the issue of Medicare age beyond what has even been discussed so far. From the Business Roundtable:
Increase Retirement Age: The Social Security retirement age should be raised from age 67 to age 70. The unique needs of individuals in in physically demanding occupations should be accommodated and the Social Security Disability Insurance Program should be modernized. [...]
Protect Medicare for Those Approaching Retirement: Medicare?s age of eligibility should be moved to age 70. However, this will not affect those age 55 or older today.
Raising the Medicare age is an unique terrible policy idea. It doesn?t save the federal government much money and by forcing older people into the less cost effective private insurance, it increases overall health care spending. It increases spending for almost everyone including seniors, everyone buying individual insurance, and state Medicaid programs.
Basically the only group of people who would really benefit from this change would be individuals in the health care industry who would see their revenues increase significantly as a result. People like the CEO?s of Aetna, Unitedhealth, Pfizer and Merck who all happen to be members of the Business Roundtable.
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Scientists shed light on the 'dark matter' of DNA
Jan. 17, 2013 ? In each cell, thousands of regulatory regions control which genes are active at any time. Scientists at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) in Vienna have developed a method that reliably detects these regions and measures their activity.
Information on the new technology was just published online in the journal Science.
Genome sequences store the information about an organism's development in the DNA's four-letter alphabet. Genes carry the instruction for proteins, which are the building blocks of our bodies. However, genes make up only a minority of the entire genome sequence -- roughly two percent in humans. The remainder was once dismissed as "junk," mostly because its function remained elusive. "Dark matter" might be more appropriate, but gradually light is being shed on this part of the genome, too.
Far from being useless, the non-coding part of DNA contains so-called regulatory regions or enhancers that determine when and where each gene is expressed. This regulation ensures that each gene is only active in appropriate cell-types and tissues, e.g. hemoglobin in red blood cell precursors, digestive enzymes in the stomach, or ion channels in neurons. If gene regulation fails, cells express the wrong genes and acquire inappropriate functions such as the ability to divide and proliferate, leading to diseases such as cancer.
Despite the importance of gene regulatory regions, scientists have been limited in their ability to study them on a genome-wide scale. Their identification relied on indirect means, which were error prone and required tedious experiments for validating and quantifying enhancer activities..
Alexander Stark and his team at the IMP in Vienna now closed this gap with the development of a new technology called STARR-seq (self-transcribing active regulatory region sequencing), published online by Science this week. STARR-seq allows the direct identification of DNA sequences that function as enhancers and simultaneously measures their activity quantitatively in entire genomes.
Applying their technology to Drosophila cells, the IMP-scientists surprisingly find that the strongest enhancers reside in both regulatory genes that determine the respective cell-types as well as in broadly active "housekeeping" genes that are required for basic cell survival in most or all cells. In addition, they find several enhancers for each active gene, which might provide redundancy to ensure robustness of gene regulation.
The new method combines advanced sequencing technology and highly specialized know-how in bio-computing. It is a powerful tool which, according to Alexander Stark, will prove immensely valuable in the future. "STARR-seq is like a magic microscope that lets us zoom in on the regulatory regions of DNA. It will be crucial to study gene regulation and how it is encoded in the genome -- both during normal development and when it goes wrong in disease."
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- Arnold Cosmas D. Arnold, Daniel Gerlach, Christoph Stelzer, ?ukasz M. Bory?, Martina Rath, Alexander Stark. Genome-Wide Quantitative Enhancer Activity Maps Revealing Complex cis-Regulation of Transcription. Science, January 17, 2013 DOI: 10.1126/science.1232542
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