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2001: "Counsel, Computers, Compensation, and a Few Words About Dimpled Chads"
Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard
January 22, 2001
The last few days we have celebrated that remarkable American classic, the peaceful transfer of the most powerful office in the world. Just two weeks before, the largest inauguration in Indiana history launched a renewed state administration, led by Governor O'Bannon and Lieutenant Governor Kernan.
These celebrations occur at a moment when the nation and the state have seldom had it so good. And while we sense at least a moment of economic pause, I join the sentiment expressed by Governor O'Bannon last week that there is every reason to move forward building a better Indiana, selecting carefully what is most important and acting with the fiscal restraint that has always been a hallmark of this state.
It is in that spirit that I come to report on the state of our judiciary, committed to the notion that those of us in this branch of government will never stand pat. Today, I will focus on three of the areas where we need urgently to move ahead: computers, counsel, and compensation, and then I'll say a few words about dimpled chads.
Courts and the Information Revolution
The central mission of the judicial system is finding truth, giving justice in accordance with the law, and seeing to it that people get what they are entitled to. This last part is pretty important, and carrying out the decisions of our juries and judges makes for a lot of paper memorializing the decisions and declaring what should happen next. These papers have power: the suspension of a license, commitment to prison, release from jail, a protective order.
Over the last fifteen years we have made great progress in bringing order to the chaos this mountain of information represents. The documents used by local courts now have standard numbers, standard names, standard formats. Whether it's the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, or title researchers, or the police, people who rely on court information as a predicate for action now have a better chance than ever of finding what they need to know and understanding what it says.
Indiana's counties have spent millions bringing this mass of material into the information age. You know what the information age is like, for all of us experience it in everyday life. The credit card with the magnetic stripe. We put it in the gas pump down at the corner, and the machine knows whether it's OK to give us gas. It charges our account before we even leave the premises. It works defensively as well, for if someone steals my number and starts charging for jewelry in Italy, the machine somehow knows it's probably not me and a human being calls to ask whether there's a fraud problem.
For all the money Indiana counties have spent on court records, our world does not work like the credit card industry or even the grocery stores. If a judge in Kokomo suspends the license of a drunk driver who hurts someone, and the police in Anderson stop him the following week because he ran a red light, they'll check the electronic record, find that his license is still in good standing, hand him a traffic ticket and let him go -- perhaps to the next drunk driving incident. This happens because the order suspending the license frequently does not show up in the computer for several weeks.
If a judge in Indianapolis issues a protective order for a battered spouse and the police in Noblesville find him waiting for her outside a restaurant, they likely have no way of knowing that something harmful may be about to happen. The order probably doesn't show up in their computer.
All this occurs because there has never been any central coordination of the way local court data is collected, displayed, and conveyed, despite the millions of dollars spent at the local level. We are unable to transmit information effectively and efficiently to the people who need it -- here in state government, or in local government, or law enforcement, or even inside the court system itself.
This cold reality, and its consequences for citizens and for their government, have led us to devise a strategy to correct these problems, under the leadership of Justice Frank Sullivan and a committee known as the Judicial Technology and Automation Committee. This plan is the product of several years of hard work, and we are ready to move.
I've talked about this subject by mentioning the bad things that happen because government is not as well organized as the banks, or even an Internet startup, but let me mention the upside of moving ahead: judges will be able to manage their caseload more effectively, reduce the time required for things like sentencing hearings, and thus, as in Evansville, help fight the problem of jail overcrowding. Judges will be able to tell when people who come to court owe money to the state or local government, such as fines or taxes. Charged felons who show up in the courthouse even though they are wanted on outstanding warrants can be identified and taken into custody.
We are ready to make this happen. We very much appreciate the willingness of Governor O'Bannon and the State Budget Committee to recommend that the state make an investment in bringing uniformity and credibility to this situation. And we thank Chairman Bauer and Representative Cochran for including it in the budget bill as introduced.
Whether we can buy gasoline with a credit card is a matter of convenience -- whether the police know to take in a repeat drunk driver or a wife beater is frequently a matter of life or death.
This is something that needs serious fixing. Borrowing a famous phrase, my request is this: "Give us the tools, and we will finish the job."
Lawyers for People Who Are Too Poor
There are no higher values in Indiana's courts than finding the truth and doing justice under law. In the criminal part of our work, this means convicting the guilty and freeing the innocent. It means extending a second chance to those who deserve it, and holding accountable those who do not.
For more than a hundred years, Indiana has held to the ideal that in a decent society someone charged with a crime should not go to trial without a lawyer just because he or she is too poor. Indiana's right to counsel was spelled out more than a hundred years before the Supreme Court of the United States made it a national rule in Gideon v. Wainwright.
Of course, if this right of counsel is real, it must mean you have a lawyer who actually has the time and talent to help you. It cannot be one who is brand new and carrying hundreds of active files. That phenomenon exists, and it has generated major publicity in other states during the year just past, especially for prisoners sentenced to death.
Most of you have seen this news coverage. "Death Row Justice Derailed," said The Chicago Tribune. "Bias, Errors and Incompetence in Capital Cases." So serious were the deficiencies uncovered that the Governor of Illinois, a conservative Republican, imposed a moratorium until he "could be sure everyone sentenced to death is truly guilty."
There was a little good news in that story: it was not a story about Indiana. The decisions of this legislature and this Supreme Court and this Governor and his predecessors have over the last decade created a model for indigent death penalty representation that just in the last year has been the subject of inquiry by legislators, commissions, and judges in Illinois, Michigan, New York, Mississippi, Texas, and a host of other places.
But the quieter and for most people more pertinent progress that Indiana has made relates not to the dozen capital cases a year but to the 280,000 felony and misdemeanor cases filed each year. Many of these involve people who cannot afford a lawyer, and we know from experience that some of them are innocent. During the last two years, county commissioners, council members and judges in county after county have decided to upgrade the quality of representation they provide. They have done this in part because they believe it represents a respectable and moral policy. They have also done it on the representation, enacted in the Indiana Code, that the State would pay a part of the cost.
This move to improve access to justice has never been on the top ten in the political hit parade, but it is plain that Hoosiers want the justice in their criminal courts to be meted out to those who deserve it and only to those who deserve it. This advancement has cost some money, both at the local and the state level. I thank Governor O'Bannon and the Budget Committee and the many legislators who have been willing to make good on this commitment to the counties.
It will keep Indiana out of the headlines that have plagued so many other states and instead mark us as a place that works hard at doing justice for all.
Yes, Compensation
Even more than most public and private organizations, courts depend on the talents and wisdom of two public officers at the heart of the legal system, the judges and the prosecutors. Citizens who are victims of crime, or who have a family in distress, or are about to lose their job or their business all expect that the judge who makes decisions about their future will be a grown up, somebody who knows about the law and knows about life.
Attracting and retaining the kinds of people we want to be making crucial decisions about our lives requires that we offer remuneration sufficiently competitive with the private market to make good people feel they can serve in these critical positions without sacrificing the well-being of their families.
You know the history of decisions concerning pay for Indiana judges and prosecutors. It a story of years of stagnation interrupted by occasional high-pressure catch-ups. We are now in one of those periods of stagnation. The good people who choose to serve understand that public sector salaries almost never equal those in the private sector. What they don't understand is why the disparity must widen each year they serve.
This has not been the case anywhere else. During the last four years, private sector wages have grown at a very healthy pace. Public sector wages have likewise grown respectably, as the legislature and the governor worked to do better for the state's employees. But the only full-time employees in the state's workforce of over 35,000 who have not had a raise over the last four years are the judges and prosecutors. Our state, the fourteenth largest in the nation and firmly in the middle as to prosperity, is 42nd in pay for trial judges, and we are falling fast.
This has made a difference in whom we can recruit. During the elections last fall, in eighty percent of the judicial races, one party or the other could not find a lawyer of any sort willing to take the office. This was worse than 1998, which was worse than 1996.
Competition from the private sector is a major reason -- in Marion County, for example, the principal law firms will pay freshly minted, 25-year-old Class of 2001 law grads about the same amount of money in their first year of work as we pay trial judges.
The public needs to have confidence that the decisions affecting them will be made by the wisest and most able people available, and I have to believe that the citizens of Indiana would want this problem solved. You know what the politics of delay look like: the longer we go without any adjustment at all the larger the pot of money required simply to catch up and the greater the political weight of bills designed to do so.
This problem is not just a judge and prosecutor problem. It extends to people in the executive branch and to people in the legislature. The long-time freeze in pay for the General Assembly puts special pressure on citizen legislators as they struggle to meet the obligations of their day jobs back home in the district while doing their duty here.
When is a good time to fix problems like this? Is there ever a best time? It wasn't a good time ten years ago when the state's economy was suffering. It wasn't a good time last year or the year before when the state had record surpluses. I believe that the political difficulty of dealing regularly with this task demands that we do what so many other states have done. We must create a mechanism that operates on some kind of organized, incremental basis, functioning regularly to make small inflationary adjustments in public officer salaries, the same sort that most Hoosiers experience in public and private life. The compensation commission bill passed twice last year by the Senate was a good way to do this. I support it completely, and urge the House to take it up this year.
And, Dimpled Chads
None of us have lived through such a period as the post-Presidential election weeks of 2000. This astounding national civics lesson emphasized if nothing else the importance of voting and the importance of running a voting system that befits a great democracy.
As we passed each other in the halls during those weeks, many of you have asked me, "What do you make of all this?" or more often, "I'll bet you're glad you're not in Florida." Well, yes, I was relieved not to be in Florida. Let me mention two things I make of our recent experience.
First, I took some pride in the fact that reporters, lawyers, and judges deeply involved in the Florida matter, all recognizing that there were major weaknesses in the way that state handles multi-county recounts, so often pointed to a state that seemed to have a better system: Indiana.
That we have a better system is hardly an accident. It is the result of deliberations here in this legislature in the years following the famous "McRace" in the Eighth Congressional District.
Indiana's reforms have not just positioned us better to deal with state-wide or multi-county elections contests, they have also had a positive effect on the processes used in individual counties. Last fall, we had a judicial contest decided by just nine votes, and a county recorder's race decided by just seven votes, to name two, and the resulting publicity was largely local, not just because the offices were local but because the processes at work seemed to the public and the press to be orderly and reliable.
And so, during that dramatic, historic event--Bush versus Gore in the Supreme Court of the United States--one of the justices asked of the combating lawyers, "So, you think a system like Indiana's would pass constitutional muster?" and the lawyer responded, "It would be a fine start." This legislature, and all Hoosiers are entitled to be proud about that.
My other reaction was not so uplifting. As a judge, I wish it hadn't happened at all.
One wise remark uttered in the midst of the conflict was that people who run elections love landslides. Cliffhangers cause disruption, embarrassment, and anger. And so it is with moments when judges find themselves so uncomfortably close to an election, for judges hold the strong conviction that courts should have as little role as possible in the processes that lead to electing a President, or any other public official. These are not judicial moments; they are democratic moments.
I know eleven of the sixteen members of the Florida Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court, and I believe that all of them wish those cases had never arrived. They would say something akin to what Abraham Lincoln said about the Civil War: "All dreaded it--all sought to avert it. Both parties deprecated war…. And the war came."
One of the reasons for wishing the contests never came was that they inevitably produced predictions about how each judge might vote based on his or her party or the president or governor who made the appointment.
Surely it is true that all of those justices started someplace; indeed most judges started someplace. Chief Justice Earl Warren was a Republican candidate for Vice-President, Justice Sherman Minton was a New Deal Democratic Senator, Chief Justice Richard Givan was a Republican member of this legislature in the 1960s, Judge Hugh Dillin was the Democratic minority leader in the House and President Pro Tem of the Senate. Justice Boehm and I ran for office on the slates of our respective parties. A judge, they sometimes say, is a lawyer who once knew a governor. Fair enough.
But serious-minded members of the judiciary, people who mean business about the oaths they take, know that the public needs more than justice that is dished out according to party affiliation. The public expects that judges will hear facts and apply law and do justice regardless of who you are, or what you're worth, or what party you belong to. Good judges do as much as human beings can to make good on that expectation. How can I resolve this case in a way that's fair and impartial, consistent with the laws? What's the just outcome without respect to person or position?
And, really, when all the dust had settled, the members of the Florida Supreme Court had ruled twice for Mr. Bush and twice for Mr. Gore, once in a decision that split those seven Democratic appointees four to three. And the Supreme Court in Washington issued its first decision by a unanimous vote and its second decision with five Republicans voting one way and two voting the opposite and with one of the Democrats voting with Bush on the applicable law. All were striving to do the best that mere mortals can to deliver justice under law for our country, putting personal preferences and party to one side.
This striving must command the allegiance of all members of the judiciary. I tell you that we will spend 2001 trying to make that happen in Indiana courtrooms.


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Lenny Kent, a long-time fave here, is really in his element. ... After four weeks here he's got everone in town saying, "Hiya, Buddy, Buddy" with a drawl simulating his. [Review of Ned Schuyler's 5 O'Clock Club, Miami Beach, Fla., "Billboard," Nov. 12, 1949]Buddy system attested from 1920.
1931, perhaps originally U.S. underworld slang, usually with up, from buddy (n.). Related: Buddied; buddying.
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To share living quarters and conditions with; form a close association or two-person team: These guys are alike; OK if they buddy up?/ Swimmers, buddy up (1930+)
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New Lacoochee principal driven to turn school around
LACOOCHEE - Latoya Jordan didn't need to think long when she was asked to take over as principal at Lacoochee Elementary, an academically struggling school that is launching a turnaround effort aimed at shaking off its perennial D-school status. Jordan knows the school because three decades ago she was a Lacoochee student. She can still point out classrooms where her education took shape and launched her on a path that led right back to where she began. "Lacoochee Elementary helped mold me into who I am today," said Jordan, who served six years as assistant principal at Cox Elementary in Dade City. Now it's her turn to be part of molding a new generation of Lacoochee children."It's exciting, very exciting," Jordan said. "This is home. I love Cox, but I think my love for Lacoochee is a little different." It's summer break, but there hasn't been time to slow down at Lacoochee. Jordan helped with a summer reading program this week, sitting on the floor as she led 9-year-old Jesus Munoz through his assignment. Upcoming is the school's kindergarten camp. Already, Jordan and her staff attended four days of state training in St. Petersburg as they prepared to meet the challenge of improving academics at a school the Florida Department of Education has targeted as low performing. Because the school is facing its third D year in a row, the school district had to submit an improvement plan to the state. Part of that plan included advertising all the teaching jobs as open, as well as the principal and assistant principal positions. Staff members could apply for their jobs, and many did, but there also was an effort to bring in new faces. Even before she was named principal, Jordan served on an administrative team that conducted the job interviews in May, quizzing teachers on topics such as how they handle discipline, their knowledge of the new Common Core State Standards and why they would be a good fit for Lacoochee. Jordan still needs to hire a guidance counselor, but otherwise the staff is set with a roughly even split of newcomers and returning teachers. The school district retained responsibility for the school under the improvement plan it chose. Other possibilities included transforming the school into a charter school or hiring a private management company to run it. Another option the district could have chosen was to close the school completely and send the students elsewhere. The district didn't give that idea much consideration. "This school is pretty much the hub of the community," Jordan said. "Community members and the children would have been devastated." Jordan didn't expect to be in the running for principal. The district appeared focused on finding an experienced principal, and she was an assistant principal. People began to tell her they thought she was under consideration, though, and one day she was asked whether she would be comfortable taking on the challenge. She was. On July 2, Superintendent Kurt Browning told the school board that Jordan was a good fit for Lacoochee and the board accepted his recommendation to name Jordan principal. "She gets it," Browning said. "She understands the mission." That's at least in part because of her years as assistant principal at Cox Elementary, a school with similar demographics. Both Lacoochee and Cox are Title I schools that serve a high percentage of students from low-income families. Nearly every student at both schools qualifies for the federal free and reduced-price meal program. Browning has vowed the district will do whatever it takes to make Lacoochee successful, even if it means district officials need to knock on doors and urge parents to get their children in school. Jordan hasn't had to do that yet, but she has no qualms about the idea. "It wasn't out of the ordinary at Cox for me to go to doors or call parents," she said. Lacoochee was an A school as recently as 2009 but has stumbled in recent years. It received a D the past two years and expects to be no better than a D when this year's grades are released. Parent Maranda Smith remembers Lacoochee's better days and longs for the school to return to what it once was. Her daughter will no longer be there, though, regardless of what happens. The family is moving, and Smith has enrolled her daughter in San Antonio Elementary, their new neighborhood school. Even if she hadn't moved, Smith said, she planned to place her daughter somewhere other than Lacoochee. Still, she wishes the best for the school. "I hope the school gets up to the grade it used to be," Smith said. "I hope with the new principal and staff the students get the help they need." Even though it was tough to watch as Lacoochee slipped from an A to a D, Smith said, it's important that parents know the situation. She is critical of the state Board of Education's recent decision, championed by Education Commissioner Tony Bennett, to limit grade drops this year to one letter grade, regardless of a school's test scores. "With them keeping it from dropping like that, they are not being honest with the parents," Smith said. She said parents at an A school that had plummeting test scores could be under the illusion that the school finished the year a B school when in reality it might be a D school. "I don't think it's right," Smith said. Jordan sees the state board's decision as an acknowledgment that there are inconsistencies in the grading system. Jordan said one reason Lacoochee dropped from an A is that the state raised the scores for achieving proficiency on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Since the grading became tougher, it's difficult to compare current grades to those from previous years, she said. But Jordan said she believes it's possible for Lacoochee to once again attain the A-school status. Now it's just a matter of getting to work to achieve that. "I am just going to come out and do my very best," Jordan said. "I have a vested interest in this school and these kids." [email protected] (813) 371-1853 Twitter: @RBlairTBO
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Ben Scrivens stopped 32-of-33 shots he faced and Colton Orr netted the game winner as the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame the loss of their starter during a three-goal second period to beat Philadelphia, 5-2, at Air Canada Centre.
Scrivens was called upon at the four-minute mark of the second period when starter James Reimer left with a lower-body injury after 12 stops. He allowed just a Tye McGinn marker with 32 seconds left in regulation.
Matt Frattin and Clarke MacArthur also tallied in the deciding frame for the Maple Leafs, who were coming off a 6-0 demolition of the Habs in Montreal and won their fourth straight overall.
"I think our whole team did a fantastic job out there tonight," said Frattin. "Especially Scrivvy (Scrivens) taking over back there after Jimmy (Reimer) left. He was solid for us tonight and it was another good win."
Wayne Simmonds also scored for the Flyers, who had won three of four coming in. Ilya Bryzgalov was pulled after allowing four goals on 17 shots. Brian Boucher made nine saves for the remainder of the contest.
"We made some bad turnovers in this game that they were able to take advantage of," said Simmonds. "We gave three pucks away and they scored three goals, there's your game right there."
The Leafs assumed control with a pair of scores 28 seconds apart to begin the second, going up 2-1 at 2:05 on Orr's backhander, then Frattin tipped home a Cody Franson offering at 2:33 for a 3-1 edge.
Reimer left shortly thereafter, but the hosts kept pressing and went up 4-1 after a MacArthur strike with 6:15 played. Boucher came on for Bryzgalov, but the Flyers failed to turn the tide a short time later.
Leafs defenseman Korbinian Holzer was given a major for boarding and a game misconduct with 6:29 remaining in the second for drilling McGinn into the dasher face-first.
Scrivens made a glove stop on Schenn just over a minute into the advantage, which was the best Flyers chance of the punchless power play.
Former Flyer James van Riemsdyk pushed Toronto's advantage to 5-1 at the 1:10 mark of the third period, skating around trade counterpart Luke Schenn and beating Boucher.
The visitors produced the game's first goal with 38 seconds played, as Simmonds crashed the net along with Danny Briere and the former poked in a Schenn rebound.
Toronto knotted the game with 5:11 remaining when Dion Phaneuf's slapper from the point sailed through traffic and past Bryzgalov.
Philly managed to kill off a brief two-man disadvantage before the end of the period to keep it a tie game.
Game Notes
Toronto snapped a five-game home losing streak to Philadelphia ... Flyers forward Sean Couturier was a late scratch due to the flu ... Boucher backed up Bryzgalov for the first time this season, having been recalled from Adirondack of the AHL on Sunday while regular backup Michael Leighton was placed on injured reserve.


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NESBot: Tool Assisted Speedrun On Real Hardware 101
Xistic writes "For many years tool assisted speedruns were purely theoretical and the domain of emulators. No longer! Using an Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller to drive an actual Nintendo console, pjgat09 plays back prerecorded input to beat Super Mario Bros. in record time. The selection of possible games is limited: 'If the game relies on any uninitialized memory for randomness, or if it is heavily based on console timing, it may not work. In the case of Super Mario Bros however, as long as the button presses start play back at the right time, the movie will play back correctly.' The author includes complete instructions on how to setup the device."


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Brian Richard Smith, MD
Professor of Laboratory Medicine, of Biomedical Engineering, of Medicine (Hematology) and of Pediatrics; Deputy Dean for Scientific Affairs (Clinical Departments); Chair, Department of Laboratory Medicine
Physician Biography
Dr. Smith received his medical degree from the Harvard Medical School, and his residency/fellowship training at The Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, and Dana Farber Cancer Center. He has practiced at Yale Medicine for over 20 years. He is board certified in Pathology / Hematopathology and in Internal Medicine / Hematology-Oncology. Dr. Smith practices in the areas of Hematology and Hematopathology consultation. He has received a number of awards for his work including being named a Stohlman Scholar of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Clinical Interests
- Biomedical Engineering
- Health Services Administration
- Hematology
- Medical Oncology
- Pathology, Clinical
- Clinical Medicine
- Pathology, Molecular
- Molecular Medicine
Patient Care
Accepts new patients? Yes
Patient Type: Adult; Adolescent; Child; Geriatric
Referrals: MD to MD Consult
Patient Care Organizations
Laboratory Medicine: Clinical Hematology Laboratory: General Hematology | Clinical Immunology Laboratory | Immune Monitoring Core Facility
Yale Cancer Center: Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Program
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine AB of Internal Medicine (1979)
Hematology (Internal Medicine) AB of Internal Medicine (1980)
Medical Oncology AB of Internal Medicine (1981)
Hematology (Pathology) AB of Pathology (1999)


text: The spring did not provide for enough separation, so we will have to wait until August to find out how some quarterback battles transpire. Here are some of the teams that have to take additional time to sort out who will command the huddle for the season opener. Arizona StateCoach Todd Graham has three quarterbacks that have combined for zero career starts and he wants to see one emerge as a leader. Michael Eubank, who will be a redshirt freshman, has yet to throw a college pass, but he is a nice package of size and strength (6-5, 235) with a strong arm and good mobility. Sophomore Mike Bercovici and Taylor Lewis both got into a couple of games last season. The former has strongest arm of the trio while the latter was very steady in running the offense during spring drills. AuburnIf Clint Moseley is the starter, it is by a hair. Kiehl Frazier has been coming on and his confidence soared as he received plenty of first-team reps in the spring while Moseley was slowed by a bad shoulder. Frazier is a dual-threat QB, who worked in the Wildcat as a freshman last season and threw all of 12 passes. It has been coach Gene Chizik's desire to expand his role in more conventional packages. Mission accomplished. As for Moseley, who will be a junior, he was pressed into service for the last few games of the 2011 regular season following an injury to Barrett Trotter. He threw for 800 yards and 5/3. Chizik and new OC Scot Loeffler are in no rush to name a starter, so this situation will play out through August.FloridaDuring the spring game Gators fans got to see what coach Will Muschamp had been saying all along: there is no separation between Jeff Driskel and Jacoby Brissett. Both exhibited command of the offense, including sound decision making. The sophomores have certainly grown up a lot since being thrown into fire last season while then-starter John Brantley was hurt. Still, Muschamp wants to see more in fall practice before anointing a starter. He is, however, prepared to use both. After all, his job is to win football games.Notre DameCompetition between four QBs took an unexpected turn on Thursday when Tommy Rees was charged with four misdemeanors. He had a felony charge reduced otherwise he could have faced expulsion from the school, which will still certainly take some action. Rees is 12-4 as a starter with 32 career touchdown passes and emerged from the spring game as a solid choice – but by no means guaranteed – as retaining his starting role. The others who will continue to battle for the job in preseason practice are dual-threat Andrew Hendrix, Everett Golson and prized recruit Gunner Kiel. Hendrix appeared in five games (411 total yards) last season and Golson was a freshman on the scout team.OregonAfter Darron Thomas surprisingly declared for the NFL draft – and to no surprise went undrafted – Bryan Bennett was assumed to have inherited the top job based on his fine work as Thomas' backup last season. However, Marcus Mariota capped a nice spring with an outstanding Green and White contest. Meanwhile, Bennett did not fare well in said game. Coach Chip Kelly, at least publicly, is not putting much stock into what transpired during the end-of-spring affair. However, it is safe to say Mariota, who will be a redshirt freshman, turned heads and will continue to battle Bennett in the preseason. As a freshman in 2011, Bennett saw action in seven games (one start) and threw for 369 yards and 6 TDs and ran for 200 yards.Penn StateWith three quarterbacks to consider at the start of spring practice, first-year coach Bill O'Brien expressed his desire to whittle down the competition to two for fall practice. The odd man out may be the player that was the opening-game starter the past two seasons: Rob Bolden. Matt McGloin, who took over the No. 1 role last season, and Paul Jones appeared to emerge from the spring game with the upper hand. McGloin will be a senior and Jones, who was academically ineligible last year and has yet to attempt a pass as a Nittany Lion, will be a redshirt sophomore. Bolden will be a junior.StanfordIt is quite a task to take over for – not replace, mind you – the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft. While Andrew Luck adjusts to life with the Indianapolis Colts, coach David Shaw will choose between Brett Nottingham and Josh Nunes to decide the new starting quarterback of the Cardinal. The good news is both have performed pretty well. While not bad news per se, the fact of the matter is the two have combined for 10 career pass attempts. While Nottingham was Luck's primary backup last season, Nunes has been giving him a run for his money and the battle will continue in August. TexasDavid Ash thinks he has the edge over Case McCoy. We'll likely know for sure by late August. Ash certainly had a better spring game than McCoy, which was a was a good way for the sophomore-to-be to conclude the spring after completing last season by taking every snap in a Holiday Bowl victory over Cal. While coach Mack Brown would not say it, that game appeared to give Ash the edge in being the No. 1 QB heading into 2012. Brown did not saying anything at the conclusion of the spring either, but Ash's efforts since late last season may have spoken volumes about who is No. 1 in Austin.Washington StateNew coach Mike Leach wants to wait until the fall to see how recuperating Conner Halliday fares before making a decision. Jeff Tuel is the most experienced quarterback having been the starter in 2010, but the senior-to-be he is coming off an injury-ravaged 2011. Tuel has thrown for 3,845 yards and 25 touchdowns in his Cougars career. Halliday, who will be a third-year sophomore, suffered a lacerated liver in his lone start last season and was limited in the spring. He got the most out of his 103 attempts last season: 960 yards and 9 TDs.Also….Boise State: It looks like the job is Joe Southwick's to lose, which he could if freshman Nick Patti continues to impress in August. Southwick was Kellen Moore's primary backup the last two years.Virginia: If Alabama transfer Phillip Sims is declared eligible to play in 2012, he and Michael Rocco will compete for the top job. If not, Rocco will maintain the leading role.


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hankook ventus sport tires are definitle ot gravel tires.
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Posted 28 June 2011 - 08:28 AM
Mick, what are you running them on?
my '94 Legacy Sport Sedan on WRX stock wheels. I've got 15's tht will be getting all-seasons this fall, hen I'll decide what t do with my 16's...
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Posted 28 June 2011 - 12:55 PM
No saying you got sideways without pics Mick.
My wife was < Happy
If I would have had a clear view of the GPS to see what was ahead, it would have been a bit better... there's not really a good spot for a dash sitting GPS unit in th SS....
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a gravel rally tire is crap on dry pavement,a performance summer tire sucks in gravel,a snow tire sucks at everything except in snow,a dry tire sucks in the wet,etc,etc...
Posted 04 July 2011 - 02:58 PM
a gravel rally tire is crap on dry pavement,a performance summer tire sucks in gravel,a snow tire sucks at everything except in snow,a dry tire sucks in the wet,etc,etc...
And that's why all are so much fun outside their given conditions - except the snow tyres, they just suck outside their given conditions, particularly in the dry (wear too quickly!)
Video will suffice if there are no pics. Even pics of the bruises (if any) your wife gave you would do the job
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Hi, I had Csection with my first baby in 2010, moreover i had GDM. I have lost my kid after 4 months due to aspiration. Again i am pregnant now, same GDM this time too, i am 36 weeks now.
1. My care provider informed me tat if i have normal pains we can
go for VBAC tat too before 38th week, if i am not getting natural
labour she said no other go i need to go for c-section due to
2. I am really worried, please advice me wt to do to get labour pain before 38th week, i.e.. 2 weeks more. i am worried a lot, coz this baby going to be my life. I want to deliver naturally.
3. Is my doc telling truth tat i need to deliver before 38th week as i have gdm with prior c-section.
Please give me a sort of advice. I will follow tat for safe delivery.


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Well that explains a lot
end of the world? nah
... jokes aside, I highly doubt that tomorrow will be anything other than the average Friday, not the apocolypse or the 'dawn of a new age' as the New-Age people are calling it. Since whatever's supposed to happen is supposed to happen around 5 AM, I'll probably sleep right through it.
So, if I don't wake up from earthquakes tomorrow, or I'm unable to move things with my mind (as the New-Ageists are saying I will be), I'm going to have a nice time laughing at the people that bought into it.
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The cash-strapped Championship club are willing to listen to offers for any of their players due to their on-going financial concerns. Clark insists that they have not received any bids for England Under-21 international Butland this month, despite several enquiries amid speculation linking him with a host of Premier League sides. Southampton saw their approach, understood to be in the region of £6million, rejected in the summer, while Newcastle and Liverpool are among a number of top-flight clubs reported to be monitoring his progress. Clark said: "The only official bid the club have had is the one that was turned down in the summer from Southampton, just as I was taking the job.
"That's not to say we haven't had lots of interest in Jack and people asking the question.
"But, in terms of somebody actually putting down that they want to take him and what they're willing to pay, that hasn't materialised.
"With my football manager's head on, I don't want that to happen. But, in terms of the future of the club, it's been talked about already by the chairman that it probably needs to happen."
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Andre Villas-Boas has branded a potential Real Madrid move for Spurs winger Gareth Bale in January as 'completely impossible', according to the Daily Mail.
The Tottenham manager is adamant Bale will not be sold in the January transfer window, despite reported interest from the La Liga champions.
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is believed to be a huge fan of the 23-year-old but Villas-Boas is desperate to keep hold of his best players as they push for a Champions League qualification spot this season.
Villas-Boas said: "It is completely impossible he will leave in January. The transfer window always gives you the opportunity to strengthen your squad. Teams will lose players to African Cup of Nations, but there is a chance to strengthen a little bit.
"Ideally you'd prefer to avoid it. It's for us, we should plan our season, stick to players we see in summer, define our season in our season plan and go on from there.
"I think ideally for managers and clubs it would be a better situation if the window didn't open or opened for less than one month. For players it is important to have that possibility to go and play more."
The Tottenham boss also revealed the Welsh winger is in contention to feature against Stoke this weekend in the Premier League.
Bale picked up a hamstring injury against Fulham earlier this month, but Villas-Boas admitted he's made good progress and could return against the Potters.
Villas-Boas also went on to speak briefly about Tottenham's plans for the transfer window.
He said: "We have a big squad and our boost will come from the return of the injured players. I think at the moment we are okay, we have a good squad with excellent players."
Tottenham learned today that they will face French club Lyon in the next round of the Europa League.
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Police are cracking down on cannabis growers north of Auckland, seizing hundreds of plants from a number of properties in the last few weeks.
Last week about 100 plants were removed from rural properties around Kaukapakapa following raids at addresses in the Helensville area.
Police are appealing to the public to help them stop cannabis growing out of control in the district over the summer.
"As the warm days ensue police are going on the offensive to prevent this drug from making it onto our local streets," said Helensville Community Constable Brett Mann.
"Cannabis is a hazard for driving, it is a hazard in the work place, it is a hazard to all sectors of society. Police want to stop this drug from finding its way into our homes and schools and want your help to get rid of it."
Mr Mann said anyone who saw cannabis being grown openly, or knew where plants were being cultivated, should contact their local police immediate.
"Alternatively if you have information that you wish to convey you can simply call Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111," he said.


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Just before 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, three thousand innocent Americans lost their lives and a nation's sense of security was shattered forever. It was just before 4 p.m. in Iraq; children were playing in Baghdad, mothers were cradling babies, men were telling jokes in coffee houses, vendors were ringing up sales, women were filling baskets with vegetables for dinner. Did anyone in Iraq know on Sept. 11th, 2001, that the events unfolding 6,000 miles away would soon change their lives forever? Did a mother pause before the TV set the day after the twin towers fell and read a translation of President Bush's vow: "to exact punishment for evil ?"
If so, did it occur to her that this hand of revenge would reach across an ocean to target the sovereign nation of Iraq? Probably not, since not one of the terrorists hailed from Iraq and the government of Iraq had not threatened America.
As we grieve for the terrible loss of American life 11 years after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, shouldn't we also grieve for the 14,846 documented Iraqi civilian deaths directly caused by the U.S.-led coalition of "shock and awe" in Iraq? Shouldn't we also grieve for the documented 1,201 Iraqi children killed by the American thirst for vengeance? (http://iraqbodycount.org/)
Or, here in the culture centric United States of America, do we believe that American lives have more value than Iraqi lives? Does it take 14,846 innocent Iraqi lives to satisfy our lust to avenge 3,000 lost American lives? Does it take four Iraqis to equal one American? Why? Is it because "they" speak a different language or dress differently or eat different food?
Think about it.
If all human life is valuable, each innocent death, American and Iraqi, deserves to be remembered. If all human life has worth, wasn't September a time to grieve, a time to dream of a more evolved consciousness, an opportunity to vision peaceful coexistence?
I heard Ward Churchill speak at the University of Colorado Boulder. What I heard him say is that U.S. foreign policy is a metaphysical boomerang. People want to hurt you when you cause harm to their children. Professor Churchill became the target of an academic inquisition that would not be satisfied until he was purged in order to preserve the institution's gifts from politically conservative donors. However, think about it. If he's right, then it might be time to duck.
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BATON ROUGE — Prior to the memorable and historic lease sale held in June, it had been more than two years since the federal government allowed investors to bid on drilling blocks in the Gulf of Mexico.
BATON ROUGE — Prior to the memorable and historic lease sale held in June, it had been more than two years since the federal government allowed investors to bid on drilling blocks in the Gulf of Mexico.
That summer sale, however, definitely set a tone — that's something the administration of President Barack Obama and the oil and gas industry seem to agree upon. As for what kind of tone, that's an entirely different matter.
While the feds cheer the sale as a sign the Gulf is rebounding, many in the industry believe it's offtrack compared to years gone by, and plans for future lease sales are lacking.
The sale that was held in June and overseen by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management targeted blocks off the coasts of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. It attracted 593 bids submitted by 48 companies on 454 federally owned drilling tracts.
At the end of the day, it brought in more than $1.7 billion overall for the treasury. Statoil, a Norway-based energy firm, put up the money for an unforgettable $157 million bid — the largest in more than 30 years.
The bids, including the losers, totaled $2.6 billion, capturing the attention of Gulf investors, but it wasn't record-setting. In 2008, a sale in the central Gulf produced an overall bidding value of $3.6 billion.
For the remainder of 2012 and the whole of 2013, there are only three other federal lease sales scheduled. They will represent the opening salvo of the leasing plan advanced by Obama's administration over the summer.
Erik Milito, group director of upstream and industry operations for the American Petroleum Institute, a trade advocacy group, said the plan will "restrict opportunities when it should be expanding them."
This is important to remember, he said, because government projections predict that oil and natural gas will supply almost 60 percent of the nation's energy by 2035.
"The critical question is, where will we get it?" Milito asked. "Will we continue short-sighted policies that require us to import massive amounts, much from less stable, sometimes antagonistic countries? Or, will we adopt policies that allow us to develop at home more of our own plentiful resources?"
Obama's leasing plan calls for 12 Gulf lease sales over the next five years. It also outlines lease sales for Arctic waters as the Atlantic and Pacific coasts remain closed to oil and gas activity.
A study conducted earlier this year by the Congressional Research Service, which provides policy and legal analysis to members of the House and Senate, found that Obama's plan offers the fewest number of leasing opportunities dating back to former President Jimmy Carter.
Lawmakers proposed plans to increase the lease count in the Gulf, but all faltered as Congress entered its traditional pre-election recesses.
Sen. David Vitter, a Republican from Metairie, said the president's version would place a virtual moratorium on 85 percent of the nation's offshore areas.
"Obama's five-year lease plan for offshore production is only half of what the previous plan was," Vitter said.
The first lease sale under Obama's plan will be held Nov. 28 in New Orleans. It will offer more than 20 million acres offshore Texas for oil and gas exploration and development.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Director Tommy P. Beaudreau said the five-year plan "makes more than 75 percent of recoverable energy resources in our oceans available for exploration and development, consistent with President Obama's commitment to continue to expand domestic energy production and reducing America's dependence on foreign oil."
Since Obama took office, Beaudreau added that domestic oil and gas production has increased each year, with domestic oil production at an eight-year high and foreign oil imports now accounting for less than 50 percent of the oil consumed in America — "the lowest level since 1995."
To find out how Louisiana's offshore waters will fare next, investors will have to wait until March 20 for the second lease sale scheduled under Obama's plan. That sale will offer all unleased areas in the central Gulf, which likewise includes offshore Alabama and Mississippi.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversees BOEM, said the areas could lead to the production of up to nearly 1 billion barrels of oil and 4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
"We are moving full speed ahead on the president's all-of-the-above energy strategy because the exploration and development of the Gulf of Mexico's vital energy resources will continue to help power our nation and drive our economy," Salazar said.
The sale that will include Louisiana will encompass about 7,250 unleased blocks covering about 38 million acres. The blocks are located from three to about 230 miles offshore, in water depths ranging from 9 to more than 11,115 feet.
Details on the second sale of 2013 have not yet been released.
The leasing sale plan is proceeding despite red flags that were raised by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Southern Environmental Law Center, Oceana, Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity, which collectively challenged the plan in the courts.
The group argued the administration is moving forward without fully addressing the risks to wildlife and the environment. According to the lawsuit, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management "dismissed the lessons learned" during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and failed to obtain essential information about the status of species and resources still suffering from the 2010 oil spill.
Beaudreau said such concerns were taken into account. "With comprehensive safety standards in place, this sale will help us to continue to responsibly grow America's energy economy and reduce our dependence on foreign oil," he said.
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Habitat Conservation Planning for Endangered Species
Kareiva, Peter
Given the increasing importance of HCPs and in the light of ongoing Congressional debates, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis are sponsoring research to 1) synthesize available information on existing HCPs, 2) conduct a detailed analysis of a representative set of HCPs to evaluate their likely effectiveness as a tool for conserving endangered species and habitats, and 3) identify ecological theory and methods that can be applied to strengthen the design, management and monitoring of HCP areas.
Harding, E. K.; Crone, Elizabeth E.; Elderd, Bret D.; Hoekstra, Jonathan; McKerrow, Alexa; Perrine, John; Regetz, James; Rissler, Leslie; Stanley, Amanda; Walters, Eric L.. 2001. The scientific foundations of habitat conservation plans: A quantitative assessment. Conservation Biology. Vol: 15(2). Pages 488-500.
Mann, C. and M. Plummer. Qualified thumbs up for habitat plan science. Science. 278(5346):2052-2053.
Pyke, Chris; Bierwagen, Britta; Goldstein, Noah. 1998. Strange bedfellows: Observations on the current relationship between recovery plans and habitat conservation planning. Endangered Species UPDATE. Vol: 15(6). Pages 91-99.
Reichhardt, T. 1999. 'Inadequate science' in US habitat plans. Nature. 397:287.
Savage, Lisa T.. 1998. Innovative national graduate student seminar analyzes habitat conservation plans. Integrative Biology: Issues, News and Reviews. Vol: 1(2). Pages 45-48.
Watchman, L. H.; Groom, Martha; Perrine, John. 2001. Science and uncertainty in habitat conservation planning. American Scientist. Vol: 89(4). Pages 351-359
Kareiva, Peter; Andelman, Sandy J.; Doak, Daniel; Elderd, Bret D.; Groom, Martha; Hoekstra, Jonathan; Hood, Laura; James, Frances C.; Lamoreux, John; LeBuhn, Gretchen; McCulloch, Charles E.; Regetz, James; Savage, Lisa T.; Ruckelshaus, Mary; Skelly, David K.; Wilbur, Henry M.; Zamudio, Kelly. 1999. Using science in habitat conservation plans. Online
Newspaper Articles
Deborah Schoch. New approach to protecting fragile habitats criticized. Los Angeles Times. July 20, 1998. 117(232):A3.
Carol Kaesuk Yoon. Many habitat conservation plans found to lack key data. When information is available, plans help some species. (Science Pages) The New York Times. Dec 23, 1997. 147:B13(N), F3(L).


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Twenty-Four Local Health Departments Honored for Excellence and Innovation
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Twenty-Four Local Health Departments Honored for Excellence and Innovation
Washington, DC (July 16, 2010)—The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) honored 24 health departments across the country last night at its 2010 annual conference for implementing programs that demonstrate exemplary and replicable outcomes. Each project receiving a Model Practice award was reviewed by a committee of peers (other local health department professionals) and selected from a group of 93 applications.
"The model practices chosen reflect the wide range of work performed by local health departments nationwide, and each is an example of locally-driven innovation," said NACCHO Executive Director Robert Pestronk. "These ground-breaking programs can be replicated by other local health departments or adapted to their own practice."
Among this year's Model Practice award winners were the following programs:
Since 2003, NACCHO's Model Practice program has honored these local initiatives. All model practices are catalogued in an online, searchable database in areas ranging from immunization and maternal and child health to infectious diseases and emergency preparedness. The NACCHO Model Practice database allows local health department users to benefit from colleagues' experiences, to learn what works, and to ensure that resources are used wisely. It also enables NACCHO to share information with key stakeholders and media about the good work being done by local health departments across the country. Read more about these award-winning programs at http://naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/database/index.cfm.


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The UK Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley has suggested cigarettes should be sold in plain packaging, as 'the evidence is clear that packaging helps to recruit smokers'.
Sadly for those who want to prevent smoking, he appears to be talking cobblers – as suggested by the fact the previous Government ditched the same plan two years ago due to a lack of evidence to that effect.
What's happened is that there's a misunderstanding of the role of branding in cigarette smokers.
- People encourage other people to start smoking.
- Branding and People influence which particular product someone smokes.
Removing branding won't make any difference to the amount of people trying smoking. It might make a difference in the number of cigarette companies, but the spread of cigarette smoking is largely spread by encountering other people that smoke and being influenced by them in some way. There's a handy chapter in The Tipping Point on the triggers for smoking, quoting examples of being influenced by people who were seen as cool, and also smoked. The basic hypothesis is that some people who smoke happen to be cool, and therefore smoking is perceived as cool (Rather than smoking making someone cool – the reality is that it makes people smell of tobacco, wheeze when they're running, and end up dying earlier more often than if they hadn't smoked – but as a smoker for over 10 years, I already know this).
So why do tobacco companies spend so much on marketing, and finding ways to place their brands in your eye, despite cigarette advertising bans?
The first cigarette I ever tried was a Silk Cut Ultra Light – and yet for 10 years I've smoked Marlboro. I'm not sure it's a coincidence that Ayrton Senna drove a Marlboro McLaren, Wayne Rainey rode a Marlboro Yamaha, and I actually suffered through the feature film 'Harley-Davidson and the Marlboro Man'. Given the choice, I'll pay a slight premium for the familiar taste and amount of nicotine, plus the branding and image etc. But if that brand vanished tomorrow, I'd find another one in the time it took to run out of cigarettes. The fact is that in the past I've bought John Player Specials (JPS Lotus, JPS Norton), and Rothmans (Rothman Honda in the Wayne Gardner era) as fall-backs which have no relation in taste or nicotine levels.
I'd reveal a more effective way to tackle smoking, but unfortunately there's a limit to how long I can write about the topic without nipping outside for a cigarette…


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NRA: Games To Blame For Violence! Also, Here's A Shooting Game For 4-Year-Olds!
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But if you thought that kind of PR mistake was the zenith for the NRA with regards to their anti-video game stance, prepare yourselves for liftoff, because the NRA has released several shooting games, the latest of which is targeted at elementary-aged school children.
There have been a lot of people blaming violent video games for gun violence in America, especially in the wake of the tragic Newtown, Connecticut shootings. Chief among them, of course, was the National Rifle Association. In his comments after the shootings, NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre blamed several video games that featured guns, like Bulletstorm and Splatterhouse, but left off titles like NRA: Varmint Hunter and NRA: Gun Club. He also failed to mention the new NRA branded iOS game which must have been in development at the time, NRA: Practice Range. The new game is recommended for ages four and up, probably because they don't want kids younger than four to see how much fun super-cool guns can be.Now, in the interest of being fair here, there's an obvious difference in content between games like Bulletstorm and Practice Range or Varmint Hunter. The NRA isn't putting out games in which human being are shot. But that's a rather weak distinction to draw when you've spoken out so radioactively against violence in gaming. The simple glorification of guns for 4 years olds is probably not the best move PR-wise in the current atmosphere, but even having an NRA sponsored game for shooting animals raises questions. The line on shooting living things is crossed and it would be quite easy to point to harming animals as a predictive sign of criminality, violence and sociopathy. Why is the NRA providing a gaming avenue for such behavior while decrying other/more violent games for providing a gaming avenue for that same behavior?
It should be pointed out that, true to their words, the NRA is littering these games with gun safety tips, but from the standpoint of public relations that doesn't really soften how dumb a move this is. To be clear, I don't think the stupidity is in releasing these games. I'm fine with them. The problem is when you seek to deflect criticism for gun violence by pointing to games, all while you're also releasing shooting games, you lose a great deal of credibility. But when you put forth a game that gives you "one minute to fire off as many rounds as possible" and aims it, by their own words, at children as young as four years old, you just look like jackasses.


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Aerosmith took to the streets of Boston Monday to hype their new CD, playing a 45-minute, hits-heavy set outside the Allston apartment they once called home.
Looking remarkably spry for five guys in their 60s, the band played on a flatbed truck set up in front of 1325 Commonwealth Ave., a onetime crash pad where Aerosmith wrote some of their earliest songs. The carefully stage-managed PR stunt — the band arrived on a duck boat — drew thousands of fans, some of whom arrived shortly after dawn to stake out a spot.
"It's nice to see they're showing some love to Allston," said Jason Katz, whose family owns Brookline Liquor Mart. (The store's marquee read: "Welcome Back Bad Boys of Boston.")
"I wish we'd had more heads-up so we could plan accordingly," said Katz. "I would have bought more beer and had more nips ready."
Although there to promote their new CD, "Music From Another Dimension!," which comes out Tuesday, Aerosmith played only two songs from the record, opting instead to trot out some of their best-known hits, including "Walk This Way,'' ''Sweet Emotion,'' and "Mama Kin." If there is any lingering bad blood between Toxic Twins Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, it wasn't evident Monday.
Aerosmith was introduced to the crowd by Patriots president Jonathan Kraft, a longtime fan who likened the group to the Pilgrims, calling them "a rock 'n' roll band that showed Americans that great, blues-based rock could be made in the United States."
Kraft was joined onstage by his father, team owner Robert Kraft, and Pats players Jerod Mayo and Tom Brady, who smiled broadly as he greeted the band and then stopped briefly to chat backstage with Angela Menino, wife of Mayor Tom Menino.
Aerosmith began the day at TD Garden, where they boarded the duck boat that would take them — with a police escort — past Government Center, along Tremont Street, by Boston Common, and down Commonwealth Avenue, where bewildered students and passersby wondered if perhaps the Red Sox had actually won the World Series. Panhandlers paused to cheer the band as they passed.
Four decades after they formed a band, the naughty native sons still draw a crowd.
"We left our house at 4:30 this morning," said Andrew Kelly, who lives in Goffstown, N.H. "I've been listening to them on the radio since I was 3 years old. I'm psyched."
Also enjoying the spectacle was 62-year-old Joan Pasquale, who told us she lived at 1325 Comm. Ave. when the band did, and she bumped into them frequently back in the day.
"I don't want to ruin their bad-boy reputation here, but they were very nice, polite guys — really nice neighbors," said Pasquale.
Before Aerosmith picked up their instruments, a plaque commemorating their connection to the building was unveiled, and each member was given a "1325 Commonwealth Ave." street sign. They were amused.
"We lived right up there where that beautiful blonde is," said Perry, pointing to a fair-haired coed hanging out of an open window.
"When we lived here, we were never up this early," Tyler told the crowd. "What are you doing here?"
Of course, not everyone was so thrilled about the afternoon show, which led police to temporarily close some streets, tow cars, and set up barriers in the area. Traffic and MBTA service along Commonwealth Avenue were ultimately shut down to accommodate the large crowd.
A cardboard sign propped in the window of a nearby building read: "Dear Aerosmith I hope you plan on paying for my car being towed!!!"
Though college students could be seen drinking beer on rooftops, and the pungent smell of marijuana wafted through the crowd, a Boston police spokeswoman said she'd not heard of any arrests related to the band's appearance. Likewise, Boston Fire Department spokesman Steve MacDonald said there were no problems.
At the end of "Train Kept a Rollin," red, white, and blue confetti was shot into the air, and Tyler stepped to the microphone (which was draped, as always, in colorful scarves).
"This is where it started. This is where it will never finish," he said. "There is no finish line for this band. Goodnight, baby!"
From there, it was back onto the duck boat and another police escort to the TD Garden. But before climbing into one of the idling Escalades in the parking lot, Tyler, Perry, guitarist Brad Whitford, bassist Tom Hamilton, and drummer Joey Kramer paused to put their hands in cement, making prints that eventually will be laid in the sidewalk outside 1325 Comm. Ave.
The ceremony took a little longer than expected because Tyler had to remove the many rings he wears on his fingers.


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The store " L.A. & Jo" had their star-studded opening on the second floor of the new Santa Monica Place Mall where cast members of the Real Housewives of Orange County and the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills were on hand to check out the new holiday line and talk about their own latest projects. Guests had a blast sipping champagne and nibbling hors d'oeuvres while listening to the wonderful music of the Richard Glaser Jazz Ensemble.
Sister and brother, Eva and Jacob Agi, are the talented designing duo that has paired up to create "L.A. & Jo's" unique designs. Backed by their father Jo, they have built upon a history of French clothing design created by their mother Rachel, to fashion their unique identity as evidenced by the leather mini skirts, flirty cocktail dresses, sequin leggings and faux fur vests that the young pair has created. These fashions are affordable and stylish, priced low in comparison to the high end shops where you would find similar designs. At the center of the store there is a line by Rachel, their mother who continues to create pieces for the modern yet stylish woman. With a penchant for today's style Eva has big plans for continuing to design fashions and attend school in New York.
Lynne Curtin of the Real Housewives of Orange County was on hand discussing and displaying her trendy new line of cuffs for the evening. Wearing a sleek short black dress her cuff styles are edgy with a mix of colors, stones and gems, fleur-de-lis being one of her own favorite motifs to wear. Her idea was to make affordable cuffs in the same designs as ones you would see for $300-$400 in an upscale store yet offer prices which are less than half of those. These unique designs are just the start for her as she is planning a line of handbags, purses and bed linens in the upcoming future. You can see her cuffs on her newly designed site called Lynne Curtin Designs.
Taylor Armstrong of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills also came in for a look at L.A. & Jo's new holiday collection. A self-proclaimed " YSL girl" she donned one of the camel colored faux fur vests which matched perfectly with her wit and charm not to mention her lovely hair which she says she styles herself. When asked if the fights and high drama on the show are real she replied "Unfortunately it is! This is what happens when you put six women in one room together!" While checking out the the new line and talking about making Christmas dinner for her family she said "I like Southern food! I'm gonna make a cornbread and biscuit stuffing with serrano chiles that's super spicy". And what would she do in life if she could choose anything she proclaimed "I would be a philanthropist."
Other items in the store include silver and gold-toned jewelry, colorful candles that smell divine, and handbags in addition to the lovely array of clothing for today's woman. This is the place to shop for your holiday party and even get some gifts for others while in the store too. L.A. & Jo is located in the Santa Monica Place Mall on the 2nd Floor in Suite 214.
All photos by Patricia Meisels
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Johns Hopkins researchers report concrete steps in the use of human stem cells to test how diseased cells respond to drugs. Their success highlights a pathway toward faster, cheaper drug development for some genetic illnesses, as well as the ability to pre-test a therapy's safety and effectiveness on cultured clones of a patient's own cells.
The project, described in an article published November 25 on the website of the journal Nature Biotechnology, began several years ago, when Gabsang Lee, D.V.M., Ph.D., an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Institute for Cell Engineering, was a postdoctoral fellow at Sloan-Kettering Institute in New York. To see if induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) could be used to make specialized disease cells for quick and easy drug testing, Lee and his colleagues extracted cells from the skin of a person with a rare genetic disease called Riley-Day syndrome, chosen because it affects only one type of nerve cell that is difficult if not impossible to extract directly from a traditional biopsy. These traits made Riley-Day an ideal candidate for alternative ways of generating cells for study.
In a so-called "proof of concept" experiment, the researchers biochemically reprogrammed the skin cells from the patient to form iPSCs, which can grow into any cell type in the body. The team then induced the iPSCs to grow into nerve cells. "Because we could study the nerve cells directly, we could for the first time see exactly what was going wrong in this disease," says Lee. Some symptoms of Riley-Day syndrome are insensitivity to pain, episodes of vomiting, poor coordination and seizures; only about half of affected patients reach age 30.
In the recent research at Johns Hopkins and Memorial Sloan-Kettering, Lee and his co-workers used these same lab-grown Riley-Day nerve cells to screen about 7,000 drugs for their effects on the diseased cells. With the aid of a robot programmed to analyze the effects, the researchers quickly identified eight compounds for further testing, of which one SKF-86466 ultimately showed promise for stopping or reversing the disease process at the cellular level.
Lee says a clinical trial with SKF-86466 might not be feasible because of the small number of Riley-Day patients worldwide, but suggests that a closely related version of the compound, one that has already been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for another use, could be employed for the patients after a few tests.
The implications of the experiment reach beyond Riley-Day syndrome, however. "There are many rare, 'orphan' genetic diseases that will never be addressed through the costly current model of drug development," Lee explains. "We've shown that there may be another way forward to treat these illnesses."
Another application of the new stem cell process could be treatments tailored not only to an illness, but also to an individual patient, Lee says. That is, iPSCs could be made for a patient, then used to create a laboratory culture of, for example, pancreatic cells, in the case of a patient with type 1 diabetes. The efficacy and safety of various drugs could then be tested on the cultured cells, and doctors could use the results to help determine the best treatment. "This approach could move much of the trial-and-error process of beginning a new treatment from the patient to the petri dish, and help people to get better faster," says Lee.
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Antioxidants may raise diabetes risk: study
Instead of protecting against diabetes, antioxidants -- compounds in foods and supplements that prevent cell damage -- may actually increase the chances of getting diabetes, at least in the early stages, Australian researchers reported on Tuesday.
In the case of early type 2 diabetes ... our studies suggest that antioxidants would be bad for you, Tony Tiganis of Monash University in Australia, whose study appears in the journal Cell Metabolism, said in a statement.
Antioxidants are protective proteins that can prevent cell damage caused by charged particles known as reactive oxygen species. This oxidative stress is thought to add to the progression of several diseases, including type 2 diabetes.
Because antioxidants fight oxidative stress, they have become a popular food supplement. But Tiganis said the picture appears to be a bit more complicated.
We think there is a delicate balance, and that too much of a good thing -- surprise, surprise -- might be bad, he said.
Tiganis' team studied the effects of oxidative stress in mice fed a high-fat diet for 12 weeks. One group of mice lacked an enzyme known as Gpxl, which helps counter oxidative stress.
They found mice that lacked the enzyme were less likely to develop insulin resistance -- an early sign of diabetes -- than normal mice. But when they treated the enzyme-deficient mice with an antioxidant, they lost this advantage and become more 'diabetic, Tiganis said in an e-mail.
He said oxidative stress may be working not to damage the body but to inhibit enzymes that hurt the body's ability to use insulin early on in the development of diabetes, and that antioxidants remove this protective mechanism.
Our work suggests that antioxidants may contribute to early development of insulin resistance, a key pathological hallmark of type 2 diabetes, Tiganis said.
He cautioned that the study was in mice and more study in people is needed.
But he said other studies have suggested that antioxidants can shorten lifespan in both worms and humans. And clinical trials in people have shown that taking antioxidants does not protect healthy people from developing diabetes.
My belief is that individuals who are otherwise healthy should not take antioxidants, but rather eat healthy and exercise, he said.
An estimated 23.6 million people in the United States and 246 million people globally have diabetes. Most have type 2, the kind linked with a poor diet and lack of exercise.


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WOODSTOCK – Under a large tent Saturday in Emricson Park, people browsed auction packages of Chicago Bears items and a trip to Las Vegas, among others. They also stepped into a photo booth, and ate some barbecue chicken and pork.
The 14th annual Gavers Community Cancer Foundation Barndance was expected to attract more than 2,500 people through the hay bale gates. Some of those who attended wore cowboy hats and boots.
Denise Graff Ponstein, vice president of the foundation, said she expected record attendance.
The Gavers Community Cancer Foundation has raised $4.9 million since 2000. Organizers expected to go over the $5 million mark Saturday.
Money raised during the benefit goes toward cancer awareness, education, treatment and research.
To help check for lung cancer, the foundation partnered this year with Centegra Health System to give about 50 free lung CAT scans to people who are 55 to 74 years old and are current or former heavy smokers.
Treatment is more successful when abnormalities are detected earlier, Graff Ponstein said.
"Most people are not getting detected until they're in stage 4, and that's tough," she said.
Organizers encouraged people to get themselves checked for cancer risks, and included a page in the program about different cancers and when and how to check for them.
"I think as a community, we need to work as a team to rid this disease, raise awareness and to raise funds for research," Graff Ponstein said.
Graff Ponstein said the group doesn't put a goal on how much to raise.
"Our goal is to get people to ... create awareness and get checked," she said. "The money that we raise, that's a bonus."
Steve Gavers, president of the foundation, is a testicular cancer survivor. He said the event is important to volunteers who plan it.
"It's one of the biggest things in our lives to put this on to help others," Gavers said.
Ken and Linda Konetski of Roscoe were in attendance. Linda Konetski is originally from Woodstock, and she still has family in the area. This was the couple's first time attending the barndance.
"The more support we can get for cancer research, the better for everyone," she said.
For more information about the Gavers Community Cancer Foundation, visit www.gavers.org.


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New Transistor Designs, 3D-IC, and 450 mm Wafers— and the Growing Importance of LED, MEMS, Power IC and other Technologies— Transform Premier Industry Event
SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 8, 2011 — Disruptive advances in semiconductor manufacturing technology— including new device architectures, 3D integration, and hyper-growth "more than Moore" markets— will be the focus of over 100 hours of business and technical information at SEMICON West 2011, to be held July 12-14 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. SEMICON West, the industry's flagship event for microelectronics manufacturing, will host more than 500 international exhibiting companies and over 20,000 expected visitors interested in solutions and options for the greatest micro-and nano manufacturing challenges in the coming decade. Detailed content and expert perspective will address semiconductor, LED, MEMS, power IC, printed electronics, and other enabling technologies powering our digital world.
The industry is experiencing a convergence of forces as Moore's Law confronts new developments in semiconductor architecture, 3D packaging, and emerging technologies. These converging forces further push the interdependencies of all sectors of the value chain— from design to production and test to system developers and OEMS. The limits of traditional device scaling are addressed by research and development in a host of technologies and solutions, from vertical transistors (FinFETs), to extremely thin SOI substrates (FD-ETSOI), to III-V materials, as well as 3D-IC and EUV lithography. In addition, MEMS, LEDs, and power ICs are all becoming the double-digit growth markets that offer new technical challenges and business opportunities for the industry.
"The last decade in semiconductor manufacturing was characterized by traditional scaling advancements with related developments in equipment and materials," said Karen Savala, president, SEMI Americas. "The coming decade will be marked by new device architectures and platforms for coming nodes and extends advanced process technologies to exciting new markets and applications. This year's SEMICON West will assemble the world's leading companies and experts to inform, educate and debate these exciting changes."
The SEMICON West exhibition will feature four on-floor stages where presentations on the solutions and challenges in micro- and nano-manufacturing will be conducted throughout the three-day event. Attendance at these "TechXPOTs" is free for those who advance register by April 25. Extreme Electronics, the "show-within-the-show" at SEMICON West, will focus on new and adjacent technologies— with technical sessions, presentations, and exhibits focused on MEMS, high-brightness LEDs, flexible electronics, power ICs, and other new and disruptive technology markets.
Confirmed keynote presentations will provided by Tien Wu, Chief Operating Officer, Board of Directors, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE) and Luc Van den hove, president and CEO, IMEC.
Highlights of the TechXPOT sessions focusing on semiconductor technology include:
- Emerging Architectures for logic and memory at the 14/15 nm node
- The latest news on Advanced Lithography
- Executive Panel: 3D in the Deep Submicron Era
- 450 mm wafer transition
- Advanced packaging trends and new packaging materials
- Test challenges and solutions
Other programs, including free presentations at the Extreme Electronics TechXPOT on critical issues in emerging and adjacent technologies, contain:
- Front-end manufacturing challenges in High-Brightness LEDs
- Assembly, test and packaging issues in LEDs
- CMOS Integration, TSVs and other trends in MEMs
- Unique demands in Power Management ICs
- New developments in Printed and Flexible Electronics
SEMICON West will be held at Moscone Center concurrently with Intersolar North America (Moscone Center, West Hall), focusing on technologies and business opportunities in the U.S. solar industry. About 550 U.S.-based and international exhibitors and 20,000 trade visitors are expected across the more than 130,000 net square feet of floor space.
For more information about SEMICON West 2011, including registration and exhibition information, please visit www.semiconwest.org.
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Sandy's havoc makes planning a priority
Dr Andrew Ash is the director of CSIRO's Climate Adaptation Flagship
Hurricane Sandy has helped turbo-charge an already tight US election contest in its very last week.
The vexed issue of attribution for the superstorm has again become a focus just as it was with Cyclone Yasi, the Victorian Bushfires and Queensland floods as people seek to ask "Why?" and "Is climate change to blame?"
Like all simple questions, the answer can be complex and this is every bit the case with climate science and extreme events.
But no matter whether extreme events such as Hurricane Sandy are naturally occurring events in today's climate, or are part of an increasingly certain erratic weather of the future there is much to be gained by better planning and preparing for the vagaries of our climate.
Since Hurricane Sandy, far more media attention and debate in Australia has focused on the causation argument than on the need to better adapt to these extreme weather events, particularly in our coastal cities and settlements where most of Australia's population resides.
This issue is especially important when you also consider Australia's population growth and that more people are living in potentially vulnerable locations in settlements and cities on flood plains or near the coast.
This urbanisation has led to a much greater investment in infrastructure in these areas.
Consequently, the damage bill resulting from extreme weather events has been increasing rapidly in the last few decades in both economic and social terms.
Risks rise
This trend is set to continue. In south-east Queensland the number of dwellings at risk from a 1-in-100 year storm tide is expected to nearly double by 2030 based on current development patterns.
Most of this increased risk is from a rapidly growing population occupying vulnerable areas though a small amount of the increased exposure is due to the modest amount of sea-level-rise expected by 2030.
However, as you move further and further into this century, sea-level-rise is projected to account for an increasing proportion of the risk from inundation.
The risks are not just at the water's edge. As the urban footprint expands into the peri-urban fringe, more people in Australia are living in areas vulnerable to bushfire in Australia. With an increasing trend in extreme temperatures, this vulnerability is only going to escalate, especially in regions such as south-west Western Australia that is experiencing a long-term drying trend.
Planning counts
This all points to the need for better planning and design for infrastructure and housing so we can adapt where and how we build. As our information base builds, we are able to assemble a much clearer picture - at the scale of individual properties - of the vulnerability to events, such as riverine flooding or inundation from the sea.
Much of this information is available now and can be used to better inform planning decisions on where we build and where limiting developments in vulnerable areas may be a better option - because as the old adage suggests, prevention is better than cure. Unfortunately for established settlements in vulnerable locations – like New York - dealing with the consequences of extreme events enters the realm of "wicked problems".
For those who have been devastated by an extreme event that severely damages or destroys their home, the decision whether to rebuild or relocate is a challenging and emotive issue.
That doesn't mean we should shirk our responsibilities at the policy level in making some tough calls for the long-term benefit and safety of our community.
Innovation scope
There is considerable scope for innovation in adapting house and infrastructure design, the construction materials used, and engineering standards to better withstand extreme weather events.
We have already seen the benefits of the cyclone building code with research undertaken by James Cook University showing only a small percentage of buildings constructed under the current code sustaining any significant roof damage in Cyclone Yasi.
Although there is likely to be resistance from some quarters there is evidence that suggests extending the cyclone building code further down the coast into south-east Queensland makes economic sense in the longer term, even in today's vulnerability to extreme wind events.
Given extreme storm events are projected to become more intense in the future, this would appear to be a "low regrets" decision that characterises sound adaptation planning. This is especially so when the high cost of retrofitting already established buildings and houses is considered, if indeed it can be done at all.
Large-scale engineering solutions for protection are more contested. While levee banks have protected a number of our regional towns, and dams can mitigate flood events, inevitably, there are economic, social and environmental trade-offs with engineering works, and community consensus can be difficult to achieve.
Despite these challenges driving continued innovation in the design and application of engineering options will have real benefits.
There are also alternatives to large-scale engineering solutions to protect settlements and infrastructure, especially in coastal areas.
Using ecosystems to buffer some of the impacts of extreme events, such as storm surges, can be beneficial. Coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves and wetlands, can dissipate much of the energy associated with storm tide events.
In the US these storm protection services have been valued at over $US23 billion ($22 billion) per year in terms of costs avoided to settlements and infrastructure.
There are many "no regrets" and "low regrets" actions we can take that will help us in managing the impacts of today's extreme events and which also take us some way to adapting to a future where the frequency and intensity of extreme events is likely to change.
The key is to not let uncertainty - or politics - be an excuse for inaction on responding to the climate impacts of today and the risks into the future. Rather it should be a catalyst for action, because if we avoid making decisions in the face of uncertainty either our generation or the next will pay.
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Sunday is Father's Day. Make some time this week to visit the bookstore and browse through our books, movies and audio books to find just the right gift for your dad. We even grouped together a selection of books that we thought might be of special interest to dads, but be sure and check our shelves for additional gift-quality books. If your dad is interested in the civil war you might consider the 25 volume Time-Life Civil War set that is sale priced this week. The set has been priced at $75.00 but is reduced to only $37.50 this week. Other ideas for gift books are books on golf, history, science and nature, biographies, or mysteries. What ever interests your dad, you're sure to find a good read on the topic that he will enjoy.
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It's a sunny Thursday with lots of people popping past the front façade of Te Papa. What better conditions in which to transform the exterior walls of the national museum into a piece of impromptu social art. Tape artist Erica Duthie and her partner Struan Ashby will spend the next four days constructing images out of tape on the front walls of Te Papa. Once finished, the art will cover the two walls that create the boundary for the front entrance and forecourt (opposite the Circa Theatre).
Erica's specialty is portraits of people – and that means everyone's invited to come down and take a look… and even join in the fun. Here you can see Erica with one of her first portrait subjects Henriette. Both Erica and Struan say having people involved is a great thing, and that children will definitely be allowed to touch, in fact the pair will see people touching the tape and sticking it back up where it peels off as a matter of crucial maintenance.
"Oh, you've got to catch the weather here" says Erica. The project has actually begun a day early because of forecasted rain on Sunday. In previous media articles, she's told reporters that she's going to have to contend with Wellington's famous wind, in one of the capitals windiest months.
We'll be following the tape art as it goes up and then as it comes down in a big fun public tear-the-tape-off deinstallation on Sunday.
Where: Front walls of Te Papa (near the main entrance)
When: Thursday to Saturday
Why: Festival of Carnivale
Who: you… pop on down have a look, and see if you can get your portrait up there.