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Generally prior to ''innocent before proven guilty'' most cultures used a ''guilty until proven innocent'' approach. The act of accusing somebody of a crime was a serious step and unless they could prove their innocence they could be executed for the crime. The crimes of perjury or filing a false police report are probably more accurate than lying. Due to improvements to our legal code, this commandment has little application to today.
Generally prior to ''innocent before proven guilty'' most cultures used a ''guilty until proven innocent'' approach. The act of accusing somebody of a crime was a serious step and unless they could prove their innocence they could be executed for the crime. The crimes of perjury or filing a false police report are probably more accurate than lying. Due to improvements to our legal code, this commandment has little application to today.
==In United States law==
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16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour.
26 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God.
The 9th commandment is commonly interpreted as a injunction against lying in general. Better interpretations are that it is an injunction against bearing false witness and accusing your neighbor of something he or she did not do.
Generally prior to innocent before proven guilty most cultures used a guilty until proven innocent approach. The act of accusing somebody of a crime was a serious step and unless they could prove their innocence they could be executed for the crime. The crimes of perjury or filing a false police report are probably more accurate than lying. Due to improvements to our legal code, this commandment has little application to today.
Counter Apologetics
- We have adequate laws against perjury and false advertising, but we all know that it is sometimes necessary to tell a lie in order to protect someone from harm. Lies in wartime are considered virtuous. The biblical prostitute Rahab was considered virtuous because she lied to protect Israelite spies (Hebrew 11:31).
- If a person knew the whereabouts of a woman who was being hunted by her abusive husband, society would consider it a moral act to lie to the man. True morality is being able to weigh and compare the relative merits of the consequences of one action against another. It is flexible. The bible, on the other hand, makes absolute statements without admitting the possibility of ethical dilemmas. As with killing and stealing, most cultures through history have made honesty a high ideal, with or without the Ten Commandments.
Does this commandment forbid lying?
Many Christian apologists and evangelicals interpret this commandment as "Thou Shall not Lie" to forbid all lying. To them, lying in order to save another person, or lying about your lovers new shoes, is just as criminal in the eyes of God and the Bible as committing perjury or Richard Nixon lying about Watergate.
Here we shall explain why this is not the case and lying is not forbidden anywhere in the 10 Commandments. The Ninth Commandment is very specific charge, not regarding something as broad as lying overall. Bearing false witness against thy neighbor, you can misrepresent another person without technically lying, or you can tell a lie without misrepresenting another person. However, it is more specific than misrepresentation. The Hebrew word to focus on here is "Eid"
- From the Jewish Study Bible regarding this specific commandment, we read "Bearing false witness against thy neighbor. This covers both false accusation and false testimony in court. False accusation is a means of deprive ones follow of what belongs to him as when the accuser falsely claims ownership of something of anothers possession and the accused cannot disprove it. The penalty for false testimony is described in Duet. 19:16-21."
- From the Oxford Bible Commentary, "This is concerned with a testimony in the courts. In Israelite courts, the witness was inn fact a prosecutor as there was no state prosecution system. False accusation could put ones life, not merely ones reputation, in danger (see 1 Kings 21, Duet. 19:15-21).
- From the Hebrew Dictionary, the word "Eid" - "the various interpretations of the word eid and how they are impounded can mean: witness, defense witness, state witness, state' evidence, eye witness, false witness, perjurer, hearsay witness, prosecution witness, female witness." So it has a very specific context, not just lying.
Duet. 19:15-21 - One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that which is wrong; Then both the men, between whom the controversy is, shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges, which shall be in those days; And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall henceforth commit no more any such evil among you. And thine eye shall not pity; but life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
Are there any liars in the Bible? Most definitely there are liars in the Bible. Lets look at Abraham. Genesis 12:10 and onward tells a story of Abraham lying about his wife Sarah (claiming she is his sister) to avoid punishment from the Egyptians. When the truth is later revealed (right after the Pharaoh married Sarah) the Pharaoh asks Abraham "why did you lie to me? Why tell me she was your sister? If I knew of your relationship and she already belonged to another man, I would not have married her." The Pharaoh gets punished, Abraham gets rich, and then the Pharaoh tells Abraham and Sarah "Get out of here!" Abraham goes unpunished for this lie. Abraham lied, and yet was rewarded.
Another liar is the brother of Joseph. Joseph is the most beloved of all the brothers and the brothers hate him for it, so they conspire to kill him (Genesis 37) but they settle for something else. Joseph ends up being sold to slave traders. The brothers tell their father that Joseph was eaten by an animal (they lied). Joseph becomes employed by the Pharaoh, warns the Pharaoh a famine is coming, and when it does the hungry come to Egypt because it was prepared for the famine. Among the hungry was Joseph's family. When the father discovered that Joseph is alive, what was the punishment for Joseph's brothers? Nothing. Who are the brothers? Ruben, Benjamin, Judah...as in the forefathers of the 12 tribes of Israel. Yes, the forefathers of Israel were a bunch of liars who conspired to murder their own brother.
But these examples came before the 10 Commandments, so lets hop ahead after the 10 Commandments. Joshua chapter 2 tells a story of Joshua telling two men to go to Jericho, to the house of Rahab (not the same Rahab from Isaiah and Psalms). When the King of Jericho demands that Rahab reveal the men who came to her house, but Rahab hid the men and lied of their whereabouts. What is her punishment for this lie? None. What does the rest of the Bible have to say about these lies? Jump to Hebrews 11:29-31 and James 2:22 and none of them condemn them or talk ill of Rahab, rather they praise her even though she was a liar.
It can also be argued that there are several books and epistles in the New Testament that are claimed to be written by Paul and Peter, but in fact they are the works for forgers lying about their identity. All forgers have a subconscious goal to deceive, that is the point of forgery. These forgeries include 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Colossians, Ephesians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 peter and 2 Peter.
In United States law
- The 9th commandment is only a part of U.S. law if you agree with the interpretation that this refers to Perjury. Most interpretations consider this as a general injunction against lying. If this view is taken, then it is not law. Providing no other person is harmed, a person is free to make up any story they see fit.


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Discussion in 'The Howard Stern Show' started by Ruffypup, Feb 13, 2013.
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I'm not one of them, thank god.
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Speaking of fish and shit. Ruffy, you ready for the influx of shit smelling cruise ship passengers heading to NOLA?
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I was driving at 5:30 and for some ungodly reason turned it to 101- but to my delight, Hi Pitch Erik was on- I hate to say it but I'm gonna listen to the whole segment on the replay right now- a turn to the Dark Side, I realize- I just find HPE fascinating. He is truly a human barnacle on society. He said he wears pants size 58 and sometimes balloons up to a 62.

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If there's proof of the power of the gun lobby in Washington and certain states, it's the fact that an assault weapons ban has been stripped from the gun control bill in the US Senate. Only three months after the slaughter of 20 small children in Newtown, Conn., and in the wake of polls that show national support for a ban, it's outrageous that senators couldn't muster the needed votes to deliver sensible gun restrictions — potentially reducing the ability of mass killers to slaughter dozens of people at once, without limiting other people's right to hunt, take target practice, or protect themselves.
The 1994 assault weapons ban, which expired a decade later, wasn't perfect. Opponents have rightly noted that it relied on fuzzy definitions and offered easy workarounds for those with criminal intent, including a yawning loophole of a grandfather clause. But those are arguments for crafting a better law, not abandoning the concept altogether. In a different political climate, this might have been a chance for legislators to pull together a reasonable and practical compromise. As it stands, members of Congress should feel greater pressure to pass a law that includes tightened background checks and a limit on high-capacity magazines, two other measures that would help prevent future tragedies.
Hopefully, the decision by Democratic sponsors to remove the assault-weapons ban from the pending gun legislation is a sign that they believe a majority will support its remaining provisions.


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... Oh, and if it matters, this girl is also on the outs with her mom and won't speak to her because her mom has tried to stop the friendship ...
Yes, they knew because I said it was Taco night. And in the gajillion sleepovers I had as a kid, nobody just ordered food. The parents would always provide a meals/snacks and no one thought to just order food. I guess what gets me mad is at dinner time, food is being delivered to my house in front of other family members (including the one - me - who invited the guest) and nothing was even offered. What if I had ordered takeout for younger DD and myself and did not offer any? BTW, I don't like what they ordered, I think it was the principle of well, thanks for your hospitality, but I am just gonna get my own food and eat it. Again, though, I will just casually talk with DD about it in a few days and explain why I found it rude to see what she says, because for all I know, she was embarrassed by it too, but we are still working on her spine. I have not absolved her or condemned her yet because I have no idea what went into this idea.
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Egypt, Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Morsi Faces a Protest of Judges and Tents
Insurgents celebrated with a captured BMP armoured vehicle following Saturday's takeover of the Marj al Sultan helicopter base
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Saturday's Egypt, Syria (and Beyond) Live Coverage: Morsi v. The Protests
2146 GMT: Syria. Activists, including the Local Coordination Committees, are reporting the death of 10 children today when a regime shell hit a playground in the Damascus suburb of Deir Assafer. Video (Warning: Graphic Images) has been posted of the casualties.
2106 GMT: Gaza. Israeli security forces have shot a Gazan near the border fence east of Khan Younis.
Israeli military sources said "Palestinians gathered at the fence, and a military force shot rubber bullets in the air", adding that they were not aware of injuries.
Hamas had deployed police to prevent clashes after Israeli troops killed one Gazan and wounded 19 in the "no-go" area on Friday (see 1659).


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October 9, 2008
Dear Screen Actors Guild Member,
On Wednesday, October 1, the SAG National TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee passed an advisory motion to the national board of directors that will be discussed at the board's upcoming plenary meeting in Los Angeles on October18 and19.
The advisory motion recommends that the national board should send a strike authorization referendum to SAG members, support the passage of the strike authorization, and run a member education campaign in support of the measure. Although the national negotiating committee is empowered to authorize such a referendum, the committee felt that the national board should be the body to debate and decide this important issue at this time.
It is important to note that if passed by a majority of the national board, the resolution does not call a strike. It only provides for a membership referendum to be conducted, which will take approximately 30 to 45 days.
If 75% of the qualified SAG members who vote in the referendum support the strike authorization, only then can the national board of directors call an actual work stoppage, should the board decide that it has become necessary to do so.
Any work stoppage called affecting the TV/Theatrical contracts will only impact work under those contracts, such as feature films, free television, and pay cable television, and will not affect other Guild contracts. Under such circumstances, Screen Actors Guild members would continue to work on all other contracts including the commercials contract, TV animation, basic cable television and basic cable animation contracts, industrial contract and interactive/video game contract.
All work under these contracts would continue uninterrupted. In addition, work on the more than 750 features by independent producers under SAG Guaranteed Completion Contracts would continue, as these producers are not represented by the AMPTP.
Please read the National TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee's motion below and email email@example.com if you have any questions.
In unity,
Alan Rosenberg
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Doug Allen
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National TV/Theatrical Negotiating Committee Resolution, Oct. 1, 2008
"Whereas, Screen Actors Guild has been and remains willing and able to continue formal and continuous negotiations with the AMPTP and the employers, with the intention of reaching a mutually-acceptable deal; and
Whereas, the National Board has unanimously identified the core principles of new media jurisdiction and new media residuals as essential elements of any agreement in the Television/Theatrical contract negotiations; and
Whereas, preservation of longstanding force majeure protections for actors is of self-evident importance; and
Whereas, the President and Chief Negotiator have communicated this view to the AMPTP and the employers, and have requested that they return to the bargaining table to negotiate a fair deal; and
Whereas, the AMPTP and the employers have refused to change their position and have continued to refuse to meet to attempt to advance the negotiations; and
Whereas, in the opinion of the National Negotiating Committee, the AMPTP and the employers will only seriously engage in further negotiations after the members of the Guild express their confidence in their leadership by authorizing them to take all actions necessary to protect the interests of the membership, including a strike; and
Whereas, although the National Board has already unanimously delegated the authority to take a strike authorization vote to the National Negotiating Committee, in the opinion of the Committee, the strong and public support of the National Board for the necessity of a strike authorization at this time is a necessary prerequisite for its success;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the National Negotiating Committee that:
A strike authorization vote of the membership is necessary to overcome the employers' intransigence, and the Committee therefore recommends that the National Board authorize such a vote be taken; and further recommends:
That the National Board adopt a resolution strongly supporting such an action, and recommending that the membership vote in favor of a strike authorization; and
That the National Board endorse an educational campaign advocating a "yes" membership vote, to give the authority to the National Board to call a strike only if the National Board deems it necessary and unavoidable to do so. "
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Open house events around Houston this week
Updated 3:01 pm, Friday, August 22, 2014
Photo: Houston Association Of Realtors
Houston's tight housing market is finally starting to get some relief, but potential homebuyers should still move quickly if they see something they like.
Properties are spending an average of 45 days or less on the market, with some homes experiencing competitive bidding wars.
One of the best ways to see Houston's newly listed crop of homes is during open house events taking place each weekend.
Take a look at the gallery above for some of the coolest homes new to the market this week. If you find a favorite, you can check it out in person this weekend to see if it's right for you.
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This summer Pomona College's Sakai administrators will be upgrading The Claremont Colleges' Sakai server to version 2.8. We've been running version 2.7 for several years so we're looking forward to the bug fixes and new tools that will be available in version 2.8. The Sakai Administration Team (SAT) will be testing the new version on a test server during May and June. The upgrade will take place in early August after summer classes are over.
New tools include a tool called Blogs which will replace the discontinued Blogger tool. The old Blogger tool will no longer be available. Faculty and staff who have old sites with the Blogger tool will no longer be able to access that tool after the upgrade. CIS will be providing documentation on how to export text from the old tool before the upgrade. The new tool is quite similar to the old one and has a very simple and easy to use interface.
The Sakai Administration Team has also decided to add Gradebook2, an alternative to the regular Gradebook tool. The original Gradebook tool will not be going away but will run in tandem with the new tool. Gradebook2 was developed at UC Davis and is similar to Gradebook with some significant new functionality (extra credit items and categories, drop lowest grade item, grade item weighting, excuse individual grade record, etc.) along with some improvements to the user interface.
Profile2 will also been be added when we upgrade to Sakai 2.8. It replaces the old Profile tool in My Workspace. It adds some social networking features and allows users to upload photos of themselves and create more detailed profiles. Users can also create social networks with other Sakai users and send personal messages.
Another new tool is Lessons. Lessons was developed by Rutgers University and is used to structure course content in a sequential or hierarchical manner. Instructors can use the tool to create lessons organized by week or by topic and can link to other Sakai tools like Assignments, Forums, and Tests & Quizzes. Instructors can also allow students to create their own Lessons page and can insert rubrics for peer review. It looks like an exciting new tool that can provide a very different, less tool-centric way of using Sakai.
We'll be offering workshops on these new tools later this summer so stay posted!
The full list of tools that are being retired includes:
- Blogger
- Linker Tool
- Reports
- Timeline
- Evaluation System
- Modules
The Blogger and Linker Tools are being discontinued by Sakai. The other tools have been available for quite a while and are still available, but SAT has decided to remove them because they are not being used. The only tool that has been used in the past is the Blogger tool, which is being replaced by Blogs. As mentioned above, we will be working with faculty and staff to export any data they have in the Blogger tool since it will not be available once we upgrade.
If you read my news item on the Open Apereo 2013 conference, then you many be wondering why we aren't upgrading directly to Sakai 2.9. Sakai 2.9 is getting very good reviews and many of the presenters urged institutions to upgrade sooner rather than later. However, after our rather difficult upgrade to Sakai 2.7 a few years ago, the Sakai Administration Team made an informal vow to be more circumspect about upgrading to versions of Sakai that had not been out very long. But there were several other members of SAT at the conference so I expect that we will discuss this option again.


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MILFORD-,Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice joins with families each year to remember the lives of loved ones throughout the holiday season. The Lights of Life Memorial Tree Lighting has been a seasonal staple for friends and family in the tri-state area for nearly two decades. Families are invited to participate in this commemorative tradition.
The Pike County Lights of Life event will be held Thursday, December 5 at 7 p.m. at Church of the Good Shepherd on Catharine and 5th Street in Milford; the Sussex County Lights of Life Memorial will be held Friday, December 13 at 7 p.m. In the atrium at the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Sussex County Community College.
At the conclusion of each of the Lights of Life presentation, a memorial tree will be lit to commemorate the shining place our loved ones have held in our hearts and minds.
Pike County's Lights of Life Memorial Tree will glow at the Memorial Park, located on the corner of Catharine and 5th Street in Milford, and Sussex County's Lights of Life campaign will illuminate Newton Town Square Park's live evergreen, along with several trees adorning the gazebo. There is also one in Warren County.
The thousands of white lights and decorative Moravian stars represent donations sent to Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice in memory of a family member or friend.
"The memorial service and tree lightings provide a meaningful way for people to come together and share the emotions commonly experienced throughout the holidays. Lights of Life is a thoughtful, comforting service at which participants can honor and remember their loved ones," stated Louis Ruggiero, President of Iliff-Ruggiero Funeral Home.
Iliff-Ruggiero Funeral Home has been the Event Sponsor of the Lights of Life Tree Lighting and Memorials for the past decade and continues to assist Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice with the presentation of this community outreach to area families.
Participants are invited to remember a loved one this holiday season by donating $20.00 per name. This donation invites the participant to acknowledge this gift by sending notification and a commemorative star lapel pin to a designated recipient.
For a $100.00 gift, the donor will also receive a commemorative Lenox ornament especially chosen to highlight the 2013 special event. To remember a loved one this holiday season, please visit
www.karenannquinlanhospice.org for a downloadable Lights of Life form, or call 800-882-1117 for assistance.


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It's not too late all of you triathletes, or in my case, wannabe triathletes.
Wow, I can't believe its been nine months since my first musings.
It's not too late all of you triathletes, or in my case, wannabe triathletes.
There is still plenty of time to get down to the Riverfront Community Center and sign-up for our 2013 Indoor Ironman. The 3rd Annual Indoor Ironman is being sponsored by the City of Leavenworth Parks and Recreation Department and the Santa Fe Bicycle Shop.
The registration fee is $25 and the fee allows the participant access to the Riverfront Community Center aquatic center, the cardiovascular center and the running track throughout the month of February.
An individual completes a daily log on an honor system. The distances to be completed during the month are: 2.4 miles swimming, 112 miles biking and 26.2 running.
This activity is open for anyone of any age. Everyone must submit their completed logs by 8 p.m. on March 1 in order to receive their T-shirts of completion.
Also, if an individual chooses, they may do their biking at the Santa Fe Bicycle Shop.
It was another fun evening of adult women's volleyball.
Boom! (Sherri Schwinn) swept Diggin' It (Lona Lanter) who continues to improve. Then, in a tough battle Six Pack (Kim Rhoades Todd) earned their first victory of the season winning 27-25 and 25-17 over the Dominators (Ruth Striggow).
In the adult men's Tuesday basketball league, LV Street Elite behind the 26 points of Brandon Dougherty cruised to a 62-43 victory over Prime Time.
Carl Roberson, with 18 points, led Studdard to the upset of Bomb Squad 70-65. Harry Burton led the scoring for Bomb Squad with 21. Behind the balanced scoring of Cody Mohan's 19, Stephen Didde's 18 and Marc Waller's 17, Oh Yeah! defeated Zeck Ford 66-40.
After the first four weeks of the season only one game separates second place and sixth place. An exciting finish is brewing in the league.
Purple Reign, led by PJ Sigle's 25 points, handed Mutual Savings their first loss of the year 70-58. In the other Thursday night game, Young Sign Company earned their first victory 44-37 of the season defeating 2711.
Glen Lemke led Young Sign Company in scoring with 14. Only one game separates first place and sixth place in the Thursday league. How is that for an exciting finish to look forward to over the next six weeks?
Reminder to our Bitty Basketball parents — Saturday will be the final week of the season.
Parents, also remember, we will be back at David Brewer Elementary this final week, but the 1st/2nd grade basketball teams remain at the Nettie Hartnett Learning Center.
Saturday marks the midway point in our youth basketball season. I was very excited as I watched the 1st/2nd grade Columbia Blue (Amy Potter) team this past weekend.
Several times when I took note, they had three girls playing at the same time — the league, this year, is coed. The girls handled the ball even though they had boys on the floor.
This is the type of development we need for our little girls as they grow toward high school age. There are an equal number of college scholarships available for our girls as there are for boys. Great job coach Potter.
As I move around from gym to gym on Saturdays, I am thrilled to see the improvement of our teams. There are teams that have players who have never played the game of basketball and the improvement is astounding. Scott Mackey, 3rd/4th grade girls, is one of those teams. He commented that he hoped their last game is their best game of the season.
We want all of our children returning next season and maybe even becoming involved in other programs because of their experience this season.
Once again, I thank all of our volunteer coaches who give of their precious time to work with the children of our community. Each of you is to be commended.
We only have 12 days remaining to register for adult coed volleyball.
We will play our 10-game season on Wednesday nights. If we get 12 or more teams, we will go to Sunday nights as the second night for the league.
Registration ends Monday, Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. All of the team's players must sign the team roster prior to submitting the roster. Late registrations will not be accepted.
Individuals may sign the roster late but they will have a 48-hour waiting period prior to being eligible to play in a game. There will be a mandatory coaches meeting at 6 p.m. Feb. 20. The first day of games will be Feb. 27.


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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A national gun control group is trying to bolster its legal and public case against a Kansas law challenging federal firearms regulations by arguing that it revives an old, discredited states-rights doctrine.
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence's linking of Kansas' gun-rights policy to the rhetoric of Southern segregationists is particularly striking because Topeka is home to a national historic site commemorating the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring segregated schools unconstitutional.
The Brady Campaign filed a federal lawsuit last week against a 2013 state law declaring that the federal government has no authority to regulate guns manufactured, sold and kept only in Kansas. Brady officials argue that it is an unconstitutional attempt to nullify federal laws.
Posted by Justin Surrency
Supporters of the law accuse the Brady group of political grandstanding.


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Udo is famous for their female Haenyo Divers
It's common to see these women dressed in black rubber suits and flippers who make their way down to the sea with nets and fishing baskets slung over their shoulders. Each carrying a hoe, spear and gourd. Without any breathing apparatus, the divers jump into the waters and slowly submerge to great depths in search of shellfish, abalone, seaweed and other marine life. They stay under for three to four minutes at a time, appearing on the surface just to take in a long breath of air before disappearing underwater again.


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Lawmakers to discuss low Miss. River with Corps
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- November 29, 2012 - 7:57 AM
WASHINGTON - Federal lawmakers from Mississippi River states hope their meeting with the Army Corps of Engineers addresses the waterway's critically low levels, which threaten to bring barge traffic to a halt.
Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois will join colleagues from middle America during a meeting Thursday in Washington with Army Assistant Secretary Jo-Ellen Darcy.
At issue is the Army Corps' recent move to reduce flow of the Missouri River, which feeds into the Mississippi. Lawmakers believe that could make already low levels of the Mississippi worse, potentially squeezing commerce on that river.
Grain, corn, coal, petroleum and chemicals are all typically shipped on the river. That's partly because the volume is so high that using trucks or trains would be far more costly.
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"Theodore Roosevelt and the Bull Moose Campaign of 1912" wins Sevareid Award
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"Theodore Roosevelt and the Bull Moose Campaign of 1912" won the Eric Sevareid best documentary award at the Midwest Journalism Conference in Bloomington, Minn., April 12-13. Journalists from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin competed for the prestigious award, which is named after prominent journalist and correspondent Eric Sevareid. The documentary was a joint project between the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University (DSU), Dickinson, N.D., and Prairie Public.
The 20-minute audio documentary explores Roosevelt's 1912 presidential campaign. Having lost the Republican Party nomination, he founded the National Progressive Party in 1912, which almost immediately became known as the "Bull Moose Party" after Roosevelt said he felt "fit as a bull Moose" to run for a third term.
Independent producer Meg Luther Lindholm of Fargo, N.D., was inspired to create the documentary when she attended the Theodore Roosevelt Symposium at DSU in September 2012. The symposium theme was "The Progressive in the Arena."
"I was fascinated by the discussions of TR's life in politics and I wanted to bring the symposium discussion to a wider audience," Lindholm said. "I was familiar with some aspects of TR's political life - but I had never connected the dots or seen the forest for the trees. In other words, I had never understood the arc of his political life and thought."
At the symposium, Lindholm met with many scholars, including historian Nancy Unger of Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, Calif., and Theodore Roosevelt Scholar Clay Jenkinson, both of whom are featured in the documentary.
"Our symposia attract outstanding scholars from all over the world," Jenkinson said. She (Lindholm) was able to interview many of them over the course of three days."
The documentary also compares the central social issues surrounding the 1912 campaign to those facing America today: the role of government and its obligation to its people. Lindholm used actual audio recordings of Roosevelt's campaign speeches to illuminate his stance on these issues.
"My greatest discovery was the audio recordings of TR that were made as he campaigned for the presidency in 1912," Luther Lindholm said. "I loved using some excerpts from these speeches in the documentary."
One such recording, from his "Right of the People to Rule" campaign speech, which addresses the role of government, is transcribed below.
"The great fundamental issue now before our people can be stated briefly. It is, are the American people fit to govern themselves, to rule themselves, to control themselves? I believe they are. My opponents do not. I believe in the right of the people to rule. I believe that the majority of the plain people of the United States will, day in and day out, make fewer mistakes in governing themselves than any smaller class or body of men, no matter what their training, will make in trying to govern them," Roosevelt said.
According to Jenkinson and Unger, this debate continues in today's America.
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By 1826 the population of Monroe County was large enough for the number of poor and indigent to become a concern to County government. To manage this problem, the County established the Alms House in 1826. Under direction of the Superintendent of the Poor, the Alms House provided shelter for county residents who were destitute and unable to care for themselves. In 1857 a new wing was added to the Alms House for the care of the mentally ill. This addition was called the Monroe County Insane Asylum. By 1862 the number of patients admitted to the Asylum necessitated the erection of a separate building. Until July 1891, the Monroe County Insane Asylum operated as a county-funded institution under the direct supervision of a physician-superintendant and the indirect supervision of the Superintendent of the Poor.
In 1890 the New York State Legislature passed a bill providing for the establishment of state-run psychiatric hospitals in various parts of the state. In those counties where asylums already existed, the State offered to buy them from the counties and operate them under State management. The County of Monroe took advantage of this option, and on July 1, 1891 the Monroe County Insane Asylum became the Rochester State Hospital.
The Records of the Monroe County Insane Asylum are not comprehensive. They include a single volume of Board of Trustees minutes (1889-1891), a fairly extensive collection of Medical Certificates of Lunacy, full admission & discharge records between 1857 and 1891, and clinical records for the years 1885-1891. The Records of the Monroe County Insane Asylum were acquired with those of the Rochester State Hospital in 1977. They were reprocessed in the autumn of 2009. This collection comprises nine ledgers and seven document boxes occupying nine linear feet.
Medical Certificates of Lunacy were generally required for the commitment of patients to insane asylums in New York State during much of the the 19th century. The certificates of lunacy in this collection pertain to patients committed to the Monroe County Insane Asylum. The bulk of these certificates date from the 1870s and 1880s, though a few date from the mid-1860s. Although an extensive collection, there is not a certificate for every patient admitted to the County or State asylums during this period.
The certificates were originally pasted to sheets of paper that were filed alphabetically by patient name in a two-ring leather binder. Due to deterioration of the original binders, the records have been removed, placed in folders, and boxed. The alphabetical arrangement of the certificates has been retained.
The ledgers labelled County Book A and County Book B list patients admitted to and discharged from the Monroe County Insane Asylum from its establishment in 1857 through June 1891, when operation of the asylum was taken over by the State of New York. The data in the ledgers are arranged chronologically by year of admission, but not always in order of month or day. The ledgers provide the patient's name, age, place of birth, latest place of residence, and date of death or discharge. Index Book 1 and 2 provide an alphabetical index to the names listed in the admission and discharge ledgers. Among the records of the Rochester State Hospital is a Patient Records Index listing patients admitted to the Monroe County Insane Asylum or to the Rochester State Hospital between 1857 and 1897.
According to a typewritten label attached to the front pastedown of the Unnumbered Volume, this book of patient case histories "contains notes on patients in the Monroe County Insane Asylum in July 1885 and notes continue for about a year thereafter. Names are not in alphabetical or chronological order." The patient information provided is very brief, though some entries were updated several times during the period this ledger was maintained.
The numbered volumes that provide "personal medical histories" for patients from October 1886 until the last patient was admitted in June 1891 have a more structured format and more extensive entries than the Unnumbered Volume. Volumes 1 and 2 provide the patient's name, dates of admission & discharge (or death), the number of admissions, the name of the physician(s) who signed the certificate of lunacy, the patient's place of birth, marital status, a brief diagnosis, and multiple dated entries by the attending physician that describe the patient's condition.
Daily Reports, October 1, 1889-October 1, 1891
Each page of this ledger is a printed form for recording on a daily basis the number of patients in each ward, the number of patients sick in bed, taking medicine, soiling beds or clothing, refusing food, requiring restraint, etc. The daily reports also record the number of patients employed on the farm, on the grounds, in the laundry, kitchen, dining rooms, etc. The daily reports extend beyond the transfer of the County asylum to the State (July 1, 1891) by several months.
Board of Trustees Minutes, October 1, 1889-June 2, 1891
This folio ledger contains handwritten minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Monroe County Insane Asylum. Board meetings were normally scheduled monthly, but sometimes occurred biweekly. The final Board meeting was held on June 2, 1891, a month before operation of the asylum was transferred to the State of New York.
Inspection Log, August 12, 1890-March 12, 1892
This log records the inspection of patient wards, shops & workrooms, kitchens, dining rooms, the boiler room, etc. Each report is signed by the inspecting physician or matron. The final third of the log was compiled after the county asylum was transferred to the State of New York on July 1, 1891.
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Lawsuits Claim Applebee's Weight Watchers Food Has Too Much Fat
Awhile back we posted about some testing done by a group of local news affiliates that showed that the actual amount of fat (and calories) in certain "healthy" menu items from a variety of restaurants was different than what was listed on the menu.
Now it seems that the inevitable lawsuits have begun, (though we know of no direct connection between these particular test results and the lawsuits.)
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer says that a lawsuit filed earlier this month in King County Superior Court claims that Applebee's Weight Watchers menu has two to three times the amount of fat advertised.
"Applebee's made certain representations … and independent lab tests showed that the representations they made were way off," says Jason Epstein, an attorney with Premier Law Group.
This isn't the only lawsuit to be filed about the issue. There's another one in Kansas. Applebee's parent company has responded to that one, telling the Washington Business Journal that the lawsuit is without merit.
According to the lab tests reported by WXYZ in Detroit, Applebee's Cajun Lime Tilapia was supposed to contain 6 grams of fat, but really had 14.3 grams of fat. Applebee's Garlic Herb Chicken also was advertised at 6 grams of fat, but really had 18. If you'd like to take a look at the results, click here. (PDF)
The P-I says that the Washington lawsuit is seeking class action status.
Suit accuses Applebee's of understating calorie counts [Seattle P-I] (Thanks, Rob!)
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Jerome Chang, known for introducing high-end desserts to New York City's food truck fare, did not start out in the kitchen.
The chef now famous for his delectable delicacies was a corporate attorney, but after practicing law for one year, Chang quit his job and went to pastry school.
"My life has been different ever since," he told "Nightline."
Chang went on to work in some of the best restaurants in New York, including the prestigious French restaurant Le Cirque. In 2007, he co-founded the Dessert Truck, which became a smashing success. Chang has since parleyed his food truck into a pastry shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
In our "Nightline" Platelist interview, Chang shared his recipe for a lemon-basil-lavender granita with a honey rosemary ice cream macaroon sandwich.
Recipe for Honey-Rosemary Ice Cream
Yield: approx. fifteen 2 oz. scoops
1 cup of whole milk
1 cup of heavy cream
¼ cup of granulated sugar
¼ cup of honey
yolks of 5 large eggs
1 bunch of fresh rosemary
Instructions: In a pot, bring the milk, cream, sugar and honey to a boil. Once boiling, turn off the heat, add the rosemary and cover for 30 minutes.
Place the yolks in a bowl. Bring the rosemary-infused dairy mixture to a boil. Temper the yolks by adding approximately 1/3 of the hot dairy to the yolks. Whisk the yolk mixture until uniform. Immediately pour the yolk mixture into the dairy mixture and cook over medium heat and continuously stir with a wooden spoon or spatula until the ice cream base just begins to thicken and coat the spoon. Strain the mixture into a bowl and allow it to cool in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Place the chilled ice cream based into an ice cream maker and proceed according to the machine's instructions and enjoy!
Recipe for Passion Fruit and Thyme Sorbet
1 cup of water
1 cup of passion fruit puree
1 ½ cups of granulated sugar
1 bunch of fresh thyme
Instructions: Bring the water, puree and sugar to a boil in a pot. Once it reaches a boil, put in the thyme and cover the pot for 30 minutes. Strain out or pick out the thyme, if possible, and let the sorbet base cool in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Make the sorbet by putting your base in an ice cream machine according to the machine's instructions.
Tie it all together! Get Jerome Chang's recipes for french macaroons HERE and lemon-basil-lavender granita HERE


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No shot was fired.
Nor, to my knowledge, was there so much as a water balloon tossed or a disparaging remark uttered concerning someone's mother.
There were no attacks on any local police headquarters. No one assumed control of a TV or radio station. No one declared martial law.
The New England Patriots simply awoke on the morning of Aug. 26 and the town was officially theirs. There had been a completely bloodless coup.
Some might argue that they already had the town, and have had it for some time. At the very least, it's a legitimately debatable topic, except now it's irrelevant. Now there is no dispute. That trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers was a de facto surrender. The Red Sox laid down their arms, put up their hands, and walked away. The Battle of Boston was now over. The New England Patriots have won. The Patriots rule. The Bruins, Celtics, and, yes, the Red Sox obey.
This is monumental. There is nothing comparable in American sport. Boston has been a certified Baseball Town since at least 1871, and perhaps even longer than that. The first serious attempt at putting together a big-time baseball league was the National Association, which lasted from 1871-75. The league folded, in part, because the Boston entry had made a mockery of the competition, winning the final four titles and peaking with a surreal 71-8-3 record in 1875.
Boston was a charter member of the National League, which was formed in 1876. The Boston Beaneaters waged a decade-long battle for National League supremacy with the Baltimore Orioles during the 1890s. But that allegiance was transferred immediately to the new American League team that came into existence in 1901 and immediately began outdrawing the National League team, a circumstance that persisted until the then-Braves gave up and fled to Milwaukee in 1953. This left the town to the Red Sox, and for the next 50-some years, they had firm control of its subjects, occasionally allowing the people to lavish some wintertime attention on the local hockey and basketball clubs.
But, come on, the van leaving Fenway for Florida was a high holy day, and that was that.
By worshipping baseball at the expense of football, Boston had positioned itself as the oddball of American cities. As recently as 1993, football was a clear fourth in local sporting affections. There was a loyal subsection of fans who had loved the AFL Patriots, but this was a city, and region, of vast NFL ennui, at least compared with the fierce passion for the sport in evidence almost everywhere else. But then something happened, and that something was the hiring of the larger-than-life Bill Parcells by owner James Busch Chatsworth Osborne Orthwein.
It was a borderline Sally Fields moment. Bill Parcells wants to come here? Really? We're not a football town. Gol-ly. Are we worthy of Bill Parcells? Do we just call him "Mr. Parcells"? "Your Highness"? What's that? "Tuna"? Oh, no, that's too disrespectful.
Well, he did come, and you can trace everything that's going on today, from the presence of Bill Belichick, a Parcells acolyte, to the good fortune of having Tom Brady as the quarterback, to the very existence of Gillette Stadium itself, back to the hiring of Bill Parcells. That man brought a measure of true respectability to a franchise that, in the NFL portion of its existence, was far better known for its missteps and follies than for its occasional successes.
There was never a stated goal of taking down the Red Sox, with whom the Patriots have had quite cordial relations. But no one had to say anything. Sports organizations are, by nature, competitive, and Bob Kraft & Co. had to feel slightly unfulfilled when, two championships into a run of brilliance that extends to this very day, they were a bit upstaged when the Red Sox ended 86 years of futility by winning the 2004 World Series.
The Patriots found themselves living in that geographic anomaly wherein the World Series still meant more than the Super Bowl. The rest of the country had moved on, but not Boston. For a franchise that was being hailed nationwide as the ultimate example of a model organization, the idea of having to share so much of the glory locally with the Red Sox had to fall somewhere between annoying and galling.
The Patriots won again in 2005. But so did the Red Sox in 2007, and so, too, did the Celtics in 2008 and the Bruins in 2011. Even a 16-0 season ended in complete frustration.
The problem for the Patriots, such as it was, wasn't the Celtics or even the revived Bruins. It was the Red Sox, and the sport of baseball, which has had its hold in the town for 140-plus years. Now, it turns out, the Patriots didn't have to do anything but stand around and watch the Red Sox implode.
The Patriots didn't have to do anything. The Red Sox began self-destructing with the debacle that was September 2011, and the carnage continues with the ongoing disaster that is 2012. Choose your frame of reference. You can cite Lord Acton and his famed "Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" idea, or perhaps you simply favor Murphy's Law as an explanation. But something profound has been going on. In terms of sound judgment, intelligent planning, and just plain luck, the Red Sox have become the anti-Patriots.
So we are now in step with the rest of the country. We, Boston, care more about the football team that takes the field Sunday afternoon in Nashville than we do about anything else. If any of us dwell on the reality that it is a semi-barbaric game that wrecks bodies, has the capacity to cause major brain injury, and speaks to our basest instincts, we do so only briefly, rationalizing negative thoughts away with the idea that, "Hey, these guys know the risks, and they are very happy to take them."
You know how they love to make fun of us out there in the Great Beyond. We're the weirdos who voted for McGovern, and who gave you Dukakis and Kerry (Mitt, we borrowed). Well, now we're voting for football. That should make us legit.
By the way, it's a 13-3 schedule, with only one of the on-paper tough games (Baltimore) on the road.Bob Ryan's column appears regularly in the Globe. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Cesarean sections, or C-sections, are performed on approximately 15%-25% of pregnant mares admitted to equine hospitals for dystocia (difficult or abnormal labor or delivery). C-sections are also performed as elective procedures or in cases where underlying medical or surgical conditions exist.
Dr. Kim Abernathy talks about C-sections in mares.
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"At present, only limited data regarding foaling rates post-cesarean exist. In 1990, Dr. Juzwiak reported a 36% foaling rate in 16 of 19 mares, and in 2002 Dr. Byron reported a cumulative foaling rate of 72% in 26 mares after dystocia was resolved by C-section. Neither of these studies followed fertility rates in a large group of mares for a three-year period of time," relayed Kimberly K. Abernathy, DVM, during a presentation at the 2009 American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention.
To better establish the impact of C-sections on fertility and foaling rates in mares, Abernathy and colleagues reviewed the medical records from 97 mares that underwent C-sections between 1986 and 2000. The collected data included mare age, time between rupture of chorioallantois (fetal membrane) and delivery, postpartum complications, mare and foal survival to time of hospital discharge, and cumulative foaling rates both prior to the C-section and for the three-year period subsequent to the C-section.
"Our study found that both length of dystocia and age of the mare had a negative effect on the foaling rates in the three-year period post C-section," said Abernathy.
Specifically, the researchers found:
- The cumulative foaling rate prior to C-section was 79%, but it was only 40.5%, 61.3%, and 58.5% in the first three years after surgery;
- In mares older than 16 years of age foaling rates were only 30% post-surgically;
- Mean foaling rate post-cesarean was 51% for mares who delivered foals greater than 90 minutes after rupture of the chorioallantois, and 73% if the foals were delivered in less than 90 minutes; and
- Foal survival was markedly lower in dystocia cases (26%), as compared to medical/surgical C-sections (50%) and elective C-sections (83%).
According to Abernathy, et al., "Acceptable foaling rates can be achieved if a mare is less than 16 years of age and if labor is not prolonged."
This research was performed at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. Abernathy is currently practicing at Kentucky Lake Equine Hospital in Benton, Ky.
Co-authors on the study from Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital were Michelle M. LeBlanc, DVM, Dipl. ACVT; Rolf M. Embertson, DVM, Dipl. ACVS; and Scott W. Pierce, DVM. Statistical analyses were performed by Arnold Stromberg, PhD, of the University of Kentucky.
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Our Journey to Bath
Before Amy and Mark ever even thought about making me a part of their family, they were thinking about being innkeepers. About a year and a half after they adopted me, they left me in Erie, PA and took a trip to explore possible towns in New England to open their new business. While I patiently waited at home with a dog sitter, they journeyed to Bath ME, their first stop on the trip. It was December of 2004 so it was cold and raining in Maine but they fell in love with the town and the people they met. Driving to the next town in New Hampshire in a snow storm, they knew in their hearts that Bath was going to be our new home. They went ahead and looked at the other places as planned, but Bath was it. In February of 2005, they left me once again to look at a house on the market in Bath. It had been a B&B but had gone to a private home for the past couple years. Well, lucky us, they loved the house and put in a bid. It was so exciting when the realtor called us in Erie to say the Benjamin F. Packard House was ours! Things started moving quickly then. Packing up the house in Erie, making long distance arrangements for licenses, sprinkler systems and all the things that go with opening a new business. On May 14th, they packed the car and this time took me along too. We closed on the house on May 16th and in six hectic weeks, opened the new Benjamin F. Packard House B&B! My life as a bed and breakfast dog had begun.


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WASHINGTON — Everyone could use a little help keeping those New Year's resolutions to slim down. But if it means the government limiting junk food, the response is an overwhelming, ''No.''
Americans call obesity a national health crisis and blame too much screen time and cheap fast food for fueling it. But a new poll finds people are split on how much the government should do to help — and most draw the line at attempts to force healthier eating.
A third of people say the government should be deeply involved in finding solutions to the epidemic. A similar proportion want it to play little or no role, and the rest are somewhere in the middle, according to the poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Require more physical activity in school, or provide nutritional guidelines to help people make better choices? Sure, 8 in 10 support those steps. Make restaurants post calorie counts on their menus, as the Food and Drug Administration is poised to do? Some 70 percent think it's a good idea.
''That's a start,'' said Khadijah Al-Amin, 52, of Coatesville, Pa. ''The fat content should be put up there in red letters, not just put up there. The same way they mark something that's poisonous, so when you see it, you absolutely know.''
But nearly 6 in 10 people oppose taxes targeting unhealthy foods, known as soda taxes or fat taxes. And when it comes to restricting what people can buy — like New York City's ban of supersized sodas in restaurants — three-quarters say, ''No way.''


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Patrick Dempsey says he wants to rescue a coffee house chain and more than 500 jobs. The ''Grey's Anatomy'' star said Wednesday he's leading a group attempting to buy Tully's Coffee. The Seattle-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October. Dempsey said he's excited about the chance to help hundreds of workers and give back to Seattle. The actor and Lewiston, Maine, native has a strong TV tie to the city: He plays Dr. Derek Shepherd on ''Grey's Anatomy,'' the ABC drama set at fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. Tully's has 47 company-run stores in Washington and California, as well as five franchised stores and 58 licensed locations in the US. Any sale would have to be approved by a judge. A bankruptcy court hearing is set for Jan. 11 in Seattle.
New Spidey story
After 50 years of spinning webs and catching a who's who of criminals, Peter Parker is out of the hero game. But Spider-Man is still slinging from building to building — reborn, refreshed, and revived with a new sense of the old maxim that Ben Parker taught his then-fledgling nephew that ''with great power, comes great responsibility.'' Writer Dan Slott, who's been penning Spidey adventures for the better part of the last 100 issues for Marvel Entertainment, said the culmination of the story is a new, dramatically different direction for the webbed hero. In the pages of issue 700, out Wednesday, Parker's mind is trapped in the withered, decaying dying body of his nemesis, Doctor Octopus, a.k.a. Otto Octavius. Where's Doc Ock? Inside Parker's super-powered shell, learning what life is like for the brilliant researcher. The two clash mightily but it's Octavius who wins out and Parker is, at least for now, gone for good, but not before one more act of heroism. Slott said that it's Parker, whose memories envelop Octavius, who shows the villain what it means to be a hero. Editor Stephen Wacker called it a fitting end to the old series, which sets the stage for a new one — ''The Superior Spider-Man'' early next year.
Ballplayer charged
Police say the wife of former Atlanta Braves star Andruw Jones accused him of dragging her down a staircase, grabbing her neck, and saying he wanted to kill her. A police report obtained by The Associated Press says the fight happened around 1:30 a.m. on Christmas Day, after Nicole Jones asked her husband to help her prepare their home for Christmas morning. Andruw Jones, who played the past two seasons with the Yankees, was free on bond after being arrested in Duluth, Ga., on a battery charge, according to Gwinnett County Jail records.Nicole Jones told officers she tried to escape upstairs, but her husband grabbed her by the ankle and dragged her downstairs, got on top of her, and said, ''I want to kill you,'' according to the report.
Surprise ornaments
A family whose Staten Island home was damaged in Superstorm Sandy has received Christmas ornaments from the White House. The New York Post reports an aide to President Obama personally delivered two ornaments to the Ingenito family after the newspaper wrote about the fallen spruce tree that the family turned into a makeshift Christmas tree on their sidewalk.
"There is a strange sense of liberation at the same time as great sadness because I am very, very fond of the show and always will be." - Dan Stevens, the actor who is opting not to return to "Downton Abbey" for a fourth season as Matthew Crawley.


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In a 4-3 vote Tuesday night, the Estes Park board of trustees moved the Anschutz Wellness Center at the Stanley Hotel one step closer to becoming a reality. The choice did not come easy as the vote would indicate, but it was an appropriate choice.
Tuesday's vote did not approve the project, it just moved it one step forward, putting it on the fast-track in the approval process and one step closer to letting the people of Estes Park decide if they want to sell the town-owned Lot 4 where the wellness center would be built. The project's future depends upon the developer being able to purchase Lot 4. But the people of Estes Park get to make the decision if they want to sell. And that's as it should be, or as trustee Mark Elrod said Tuesday night, "it's my obligation to get it to the people."
It has been said that the wellness center is a perfect example of the type of economic diversity the community needs. One that does not rely upon the summer tourist season to attract clients. More importantly, it is the type of economic development that would spur job creation - year-round good paying jobs - and that is what Estes Park needs. It would be a major step in the overall recovery of the Estes Park economy following the devastating floods of September.
There is still much to be done before the first shovel of dirt is turned on the project. But one of the difficult steps has been taken. Now it's in the developer's hands to meet the town's requirements - all in a very tight schedule with little or no room for error.
The Trail-Gazette has been firmly behind the project from the onset and we applaud the trustees for taking the difficult step to move it forward.


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They replaced The Offspring with generic pop-punk? Oh, the humanity!
I think the removal of Pizza Hut is a good thing - either commentary on how games shouldn't be overcommercialised, or else they're just suggesting that in the post-2008 world, lots of businesses have gone under. Don't you like realism?
Sweet, it's good that they have that patent. I hate when games move the pedestrians out of the way. Carmageddon and GTA were so much more fun than Driver was in that respect. I played Crazy Taxi at the arcades once, didn't really get why it's such a big deal.
Sweet, it's good that they have that patent. I hate when games move the pedestrians out of the way. Carmageddon and GTA were so much more fun than Driver was in that respect. I played Crazy Taxi at the arcades once, didn't really get why it's such a big deal.
If you only played it once, I'd bet you didn't get the full experience, once you learn the (undocumented in the arcade version) techniques to play the thing, the game's a blast [youtube.com].
Obviously it's set in the future where Taco Bell has won the fast food wars.
I absolutely agree. It is astonishing how much attention Yu Suzuki and his team put into all the details that make Shenmue such an experience. It would be nice to see it ported to modern consoles.
The Yakuza series is probably the best that we can get in the meantime http://www.sega.com/yakuza/index_us.php [sega.com] and Yu also posted that he has been working on Shenmue City for Mobage-Town of Yahoo! Japan. http://sunsoft.jp/shenmue-gai/index2.html [sunsoft.jp]
Hopefully we will see Shenmue III one day.
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...and watch me through the window as I play Crazy Taxi and Jet Set (Grind) Radio on my Dreamcast. After that, I'm going to bring it down a little with some Shenmue.
Sigh, even if I'm modded down to oblivion, I've got to say it: the Dreamcast was probably the best console ever created, in terms of graphics quality (Soul Calibur just like it played in the arcade!), awesome games (see above, plus Marvel vs Capcom), and experimental "what were you smoking when you came up with that???" games (Pen Pen Trilcelon, Seaman, Space Chanel 5). It was the console that really breached the chasm between the old school Nintendo-era sprite games and the $50 million mega sequels of today. It was the last console where big publishers could take a risk insofar as they were going to have to actually put it on a disc and sell it in the stores, as opposed to just downloading it to the console today. Plus not only did it have the modem/nic attachment, it also had those mini games that doubled as memory carts. I remember playing Tetris on one waiting for the train.
From the description above, it sounds like going home to discover main street's all boarded up and tumble weeds roll down the sidewalk. Sigh...you can't go home again, even with video games.
Oh, wait, yes you can....I'll just fire up my Dreamcast!
Jaguar and CD32 were certainly underspecced, for their generation - in practice only slightly better from the gen they were meant to "replace", and declassed by sweet spot arrivals. That might have been partially the case with Dreamcast, too - if only because of the DVD.
And Lynx...I would say battery life is an important spec in such system.
Leaving gaming behind - and if sometimes returning, often to the games of youth - is also part of getting old, though.
in addition to that,it is one of the few consoles to be able to boot from a normal CD (without DRM).
initially done to enable demo CDs or extra multimedia content on audio CDs, it saw a massive usage on the homebrew scene (i think its the first console with such a massive succes on that point), spuring also patch CDs (for example,using a special boot CD for games which don't enable the VGA output of the console), and also low quality piracy (booting a pirated game on a CD-R is a lot less difficult when there
BTW do you remember was indy...2D sidescroller...with some teen witch...kept mostly in purple palette...if I remember correctly...(?)
Sigh, even if I'm modded down to oblivion
Please stop with the mod-whoring.
.. and come back when you've got a port of Space Taxi.
Get the gamecube game, you can play it on a wii with the gamecube controller and it has everything intact.
I can kinda understand that Megacorps like Pepsi Hut didn't want to readvertise, but I'd have thought it would have been easier to negotiate with Epitaph instead of the RIAA. (Then again, I don't know much about Crazy Taxi - did they use any stuff from Bad Religion's Atlantic Records era or Offspring's Columbia Records era? Then the RIAA *is* involved)
if the psn download sells for say 10 bucks.. and the download licenses for the original songs cost 10 bucks..
originally they probably had a deal for the music at a bulk price, probably tied to the original release amounts.
The original Crazy Taxi was also ported to Gamecube, so if you can find a copy, it's playable on the Wii as well.
Call me late to the game, I once bought Crazy Taxi in the gamecube version and could not find out why the game was so popular. It just was a drive from a to be as fast as possible without any variations. It might have been the time, I played it three years ago, but I still cannot understand the fuzz about it.
If you thought the best way to score points was simply A to B as fast as possible, you missed the concept of the game.
You got more points for being an unscrupulously DANGEROUS driver and JUST making the time than you did by getting there asap.
The beauty of the game only started to emerge after you played it long enough to learn how to *really* drive the cab. And by really drive, I mean spend more time going sideways or in the air than straight-ahead driving. Also, as you began to learn the map, you could do even more stunts using the environment and shortcuts.
It definitely rewarded a zen-like combination of skilled precision and absolutely bat-shit insane risk-taking. Until you built up the chops to be able to do that, it was just a point-a to p
The ORIGINAL crazy taxi was ported to the Dreamcast, then to other things.
The ORIGINAL Crazy Taxi was an arcade game, the Dreamcast port came second.
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Theresa Rebeck's Seminar kicks off 2013 for City Theatre
City Theatre begins the New Year with Seminar, a sharp, Broadway comedy about power, sex, and art by Theresa Rebeck.
Directed by Tracy Brigden, Seminar runs on City Theatre's Mainstage from January 19 to February 10, 2013, with an Opening Night performance on Friday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m.
Seminar begins in Kate's sprawling, rent-controlled apartment on the Upper West Side where four aspiring, young novelists meet weekly for a private writing seminar with Leonard, a literary bigwig with a penchant for harsh criticism. Insults fly, the truth stings, and relationships are made and broken as the group learns that the hardest part of writing fiction is facing the facts.
"In 2005, we produced Theresa Rebeck's one-woman comedy Bad Dates at City Theatre, and audiences loved it," says Ms. Brigden, City Theatre's artistic director. "Theresa has a keen ear for snappy dialogue, and her new comedy Seminar puts a spotlight on the social interactions, human insecurities, power struggles, and sexual tension of a group of unlikely acquaintances to great comic effect.
"Seminar portrays four aspiring writers who all have one goal: to make it in the cutthroat literary world. Growing up with a mother who worked in the publishing industry, the play resonated with me on a personal level. It's a tough business because it's not just business—it's art, and there's a lot of ego and emotion wrapped up in that mix."
Ms. Rebeck's New York productions include Seminar (Outer Critics Circle and Drama League nomination), The Understudy, Mauritius, The Scene (Dramalogue nomination), The Water's Edge, Bad Dates, The Butterfly Collection, Spike Heels, Loose Knit, The Family of Mann, View of the Dome, and Omnium Gatherum (Pulitzer finalist). Produced feature films include Harriet the Spy, Gossip, and the independent features Sunday on the Rocks and Seducing Charlie Barker (adapted from her play The Scene).
Her awards include the Writer's Guild of America Award for Episodic Drama and a Peabody Award for her work on "NYPD Blue." She has also won the National Theatre Conference Award, the William Inge New Voices Playwriting Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Foundation Award, an Alex Award, and a Lilly Award. She is the creator of the NBC drama, "SMASH."
Tickets are available at the City Theatre Box Office, 1300 Bingham Street, South Side; by calling 412.431.CITY (2489) or at citytheatrecompany.org.


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Ok, so I will hopefully be putting 2-3 different wallpapers up. A lot of this will depend on how fast I can get my new TV mounted (also my computer monitor). This first one is very simple, but I still like the look of it. I will be working on another one tonight that will be a little more complicated. In the meantime, enjoy the first one of the week! Hope you like it. Go Blue, beat the Irish!
Wallpaper 1 - "Touchdown Jesus"
- JonValk
Sure, I'll give it a go...
Nothing embodies this rivalry like Denard enacting "The Pose" before running downfield for a touchdown in an epic comeback.
Hate to burst your bubble, but that isn't the play where Denard breaks out for the touchdown...
A touchdown Jesus that looks like Denard (hair, etc..), doing the pose and stiff-arming ND player, and holding a football. That would be nice. Blasphemous, yes, but nice.
if you're religious. Otherwise it's just imagery that means nothing to you.
That looks sweet in my head
Agreed that the Denard "Heisman" photo is awesome by itself, but it's always a little tainted in my mind because his stiff arm didn't work - he got tackled right after the photo was taken. Sad panda. But then again, Michigan did win. Happy panda.
Typography. The wallpapers the last few weeks have been well done graphically, but the typography leaves much to be desired.
I think part of the typography issues stem from the fact that I use my 60" TV as my monitor. It changes how I want the type to look for me. I'm open to suggestions.
It's not really just a matter of picking the right type face, it's spending some time on actually making the text fit into the overall composition.
You obviously spent a lot of time on the image, but it looks like once you were finished you grabbed a random grungy block font and typed it out in all caps.
Good typography can make an average designer look great, and bad typography can make even the best designer look like an amatuer.
Please explain to me how the typeface used doesn't fit. I can understand if your preference is a more subtle use of type, but that doesn't mean the type used is I'll-fitting. I went with more of a "in your face block-text" to frame up the bottom an also make it easier to read. I will re-work it for those who prefer a subtle feel. In the end, it's purpose is two-fold. Yes, it's art - that's where my passion lies. However, I've encountered lots of people who don't like the small, subtle uses of text and prefer more of a band-poster feel. This isn't me getting defensive, by th way, I enjoy the constructive criticism. I do, however, wish you'd provide a more in-depth idea of what you'd prefer. In the end, I do this because I like providing good wallpaper to the mgoblog community - so I need your insight to make it fit individual and collective preference. Thanks for the insight - I welcome more.
Please understand that all of these comments are in no way meant to be degrading to you as an artist and I am glad that you are open to constructive criticism.
I realize that I didn't explain very well im my previous post, let me give it another try.
My problem with the typography isn't a matter of subtleness but rather how it fits into the composition. As it stands it's just a white text that sits on top of an otherwise really well done composition of some cool graphical elements. You want to try to find a way to make the text part of that composition rather than something that looks like a last minute addition.
Try using blending modes (overlay, multiply, screen, etc) to make the text fit better into the composition. Another thing to try would be layer masks to add grunge to your text rather than using grungy fonts that come premade, which look sterile in comparison. I'll embed a couple examples below so you can see what I mean.
White text with an overlay blending mode. One click of a button and the text becomes part of the image.
Simply turning down the opacity or putting a texture over the text helps, and might be the most basic of all the ways to accomplish this.
Some more simple blending
Looks like blending and layer masking.
Obviously I don't expect you (or myself, or anyone) to live up to monuMental, but good typography isn't really all that hard if you put as much, or even a fraction of the time into it that you spent on the rest of the composition.
I see what you mean. I suppose I didn't do more blending in the game info text (as opposed to the elements of the art). You are most definitely correct in assuming that I spent the vast majority of my time on the image and not the type. I will put in some time to see if I can produce something you like better. Thanks for clarifying that you were more focused on the blending (making it part of the art) than the size and position.
Could you please, please, please put the Michigan "wings" on Jesus's head??? THAT would be awesome.
or Denard dreads.
Touchdown Denard instead of Jesus. Do it!!
It would have been comical to see the "revision" Jesus face done on the fresco, by Cecelia Jiminez. But this is better.
Like the Denard vs. Te'o theme. Can we has Kovacs vs. Golson wallpaper?
but with Golson photoshopped in Carder's place.
If only I knew how to do that.
Not trying to take the thread but I do not have enough points to start my own. That and I wanted to put where it would be appreciated.
Heh. I like it.
I almost did something similar with a Lucky Charms box. I like this better than what I had planned. Nice work. I love all of the little details on the box (toasted defensive backs, etc.).
It is my first venture into making any pictures, wallpaper or not. Got to give you guys credit for coming up with something every week. I will see if I can keep up.
and I also agree on the typography critique above. It's the one thing from keeping this from being an all-time classic. Even if it was the same technique used, but with a non-outlined font, you might find it much cleaner.
That said, I love the different layers of meaning with the logos, current players, classic moments all in one. It's damn impressive.
Oh, and one other thing, a pet peeve of mine is the inaccurate use of EST. We're in Daylight time still, so it really should be EDT (or to avoid time zone problems, ET).
Man, I'm a dick.
Jon, might I add that you have talent I could never match, just trying to be helpful. :)


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The DM-620's new "TRESMIC" 3 microphone system now allows you to capture a wider stereo sound, making your recordings that much better. The ultra high-quality sound -- along with 4GB of built in memory and microSD card slot -- and three recording formats allow you to record incredible audio.
Stereo Directional mic and Center Omni Directional mic allow you to capture lower bass ranges with stunning clarity.
4GB of internal memory allows you more than a thousand worry-free hours of recording time, with microSD card compatibility that extends it to 512MB-32GB.
Record and play back in MP3, WMA and PCM formats with a quality that's as good as its operation is easy.
Charges the battery while connected to your PC or plugged in the AC Adapter (optional). Long battery life with lithium-ion rechargeable battery.
Automatically adjust recording to your environment with the scene selection playback function.
The bright LCD supports and displays three languages -- another plus for accessibility. (EN/FR/ES/PT)
A voice guidance system ensures seamless, user-friendly operation of all functions in the menu.
Built-in VCVA (Variable Control Voice Actuator) is another hands-free function that adds ease and practicality.
Easy-to-use Olympus Sonority editing software for sound editing, file management and Podcast management, compatible with PCs and Macs.
Product Specifications
|Recording Format
|PCM (WAV), MP3 and WMA
|Recording Media
|Built-in 4GB flash memory and micro SD card slot
|Recording Time
48kHz 16-bit: 5h25m
44.1kHz 16-bit: 5h55m
320kbps: 26h
256kbps: 32h30m
128kbps: 65h30m
64kbps mono: 131h
128kbps: 64h
64kbps: 128h
32kbps: 257h
8kbps mono: 1007h
|PC Interface
|Hi speed USB 2.0
|Overall Frequency Response
|20Hz-20kHz(center microphone ON)
70Hz-20kHz(center microphone OFF)
|Practical Maximum Output
|Headphone: 4.0mW + 4.0mW (at load of 16Ω)
Speaker: 400mW (8Ω load)
|20 mm round dynamic speaker (mono)
|Microphone Jack
|3.5mm dia. Mini-jack, impedance 2.2kΩ
|Earphone Jack
|3.5mm dia, impedance 8Ω or more
|Power Supply
|2 x AAA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries or alkaline (LR03 or R03) batteries / DC5V AC adapter (optional)
|4.4" x 1.6" x 0.6" (110.8 x 39.8 x 15.4 mm)
|3.03 oz (86g), including batteries
|OS Supported
|Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 Mac OS X 10.4.1-10.6
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I bought this recorder 2 years ago and I am still learning its many features some of which I will never use. There are 3 improvements I would like to see on future models and they are: 1. Bigger speaker for improved sound quality. Without ear phones you have to turn the volume all the way up. 2. More flash memory starting at 16GB and more optional card slot memory starting from 32, 64, or128GB. In other words you can insert either a 32, 64, or 128GB card into the card slot memory. Currently when I use Olympus Sonority which is all the time and I really get a kick out of it the only thing I don't like is I cannot set other options while using Sonority that are blanked out. Other than that the recorder is worth its weight in gold. For now I'll give this recorder a 4 star rating. If more improvements and features are added to the DM series in the near future I'll be among the first to purchase an additional one and give it a 5 star rating. Please let me know when you come up with an improved DM series digital recorder. Until then I'll continue using my DM-620 until I can't use it anymore.Read More
works well
I bought this solely to use with macspeech scribe and the results are excellent - there is even a 'DNS' scene preset. I suspect that the sound quality is so good that this device is overkill for Dragon products. That said, it is a poor substitute for a dedicated dictation unit, as one can not 'rewind' and re-record over a mistake with this unit. while I plan to use this device to record depositions from time-to-time, I've not done so yet so can't comment on how it will work; however, I did change 'scenes' to record an owl that visits my neighborhood every few months, and was amazed at how well it picked up every sound around me, including a distinct chirp of a smoke detector indoors and in the basement needing a battery replacement and the deep rumble of a growl of one of the dogs inside that heard me walk out past a window as i was getting in place to pick-up the owl. One thing I don't particularly care for is the fact that the 'Sonority' software only gives you the option to 'download all' but doesn't comply with the 'delete from device after download' command, so repeatedly downloads the same freakin' recording until you manually select and delete it.Read More
Good quality and long battery life.
I was thinking of going for the dm2 rather, but I am so glad I rather took the 620 as its battery life is simply something I have never come across ever before. The omni mic was a great idea and it do make a difference. But what I also like more is that the unit now speak when you insert the batteries. Thank you for making this recorders blind friendly. I just wish that it had recording stand by wich you can switch on and off. I don't mean the stand by that is already with the VCVA settings. And it also need to provide more speech feedback such as the file properties system and memory information and when setting the date and time. The way the battery cover works is great and I don't have to worry that I mite take it off and lose it somewhere.Read More
Just what I thought
I currently also own the WS-710 which I like but the quality of recording just wasn't what I wanted. The DM- 620 gives me the quality of recording that I was looking for when I purchased it. I have compared both recordings several times and the 620 is superior. I found the buttons easy to use though I would agree the surface is slippery though I use the enclosed case when I am not using the recorder. I am an audible customer so the fact that it is compatible with audible was a bonus that I was not expecting. I am going to use it every day so I will report back on its durability. Overall, for the price, I think it is great so far.Read More
Almost there...
I originally intended to purchase the well-reviewed DM-520 though went with the newer DM-620 recorder because of the third mic and more general interface, without dedicated podcast button, which I likely would not be using regularly anyway. My only initial misgiving was that it came in silver only, yet upon arrival it is more toward a handsome and understated pewter color versus bright silver, which was a relief and probably preferable to black. It was a surprise that the nicer flip-case was not included, instead a foam sleeve is included, though this will do although a flip-case would be preferred. The device is complex. It definitely has a learning curve if you want to customize for various 'scenes' and the product manual begins to fall short in explaining how to make the product work with regard to this functionality. Thus, a leap is needed to go outside the manual instructions to guess at how the device is supposed to be setup, and then figure it out yourself. A quite bizarre gap in device info, regarding scene setup, saving scenes, etc. And thus a potential 5 star device gets demoted to 4 stars and this area definitely needs more refinement and most certainly a firmware upgrade to make it work more effectively -- essentially the problem is software: you set a scene yet it is not in any way 'smart' and thus every time you want to record a certain way you must reset the device/scene, and remember to do this -- versus what should be happening --> scenes settings should be directly related to folders, so that my 'to-do' folder items are always in 128 mp3 without the central mic, and my 'piano recordings' folder are always set to record in PCM by default of choosing the folder... this additional layer of integrated functionality is missing and requires advanced thinking which takes time and could lead to recording mistakes and there should be no problem linking these saved settings to the folders, as a default setup. Then the product would be 5 stars -- not without its complications, though very worthwhile for what it does and can do very well. The only other aberration encountered was when recording live acoustic piano and testing the recording via playback through the back speaker, which captured a lot of noise. It was thought the recording itself was full of noise at first though it seems to be the speaker, perhaps with the third mic there is too much audio information for that speaker and it begins to rattle -- whatever the case, the recording turned out perfect though the little speaker had me fearing the worst, at first. This device is remarkable and a good investment for a recorder for voice notes and recording of music practice. It is of high quality and very well made. What is particularly telling, given how much functionality is built into such a small device, is the product packaging. Both the DM-520 and LS-10 have had the most ingenious product packaging I have ever encountered, and this is likely a reflection of the same design competency that goes into making these technological marvels. Overall, while there is room for improvement in the software functionality, more accurately 'refinements', and a flip-case would have been preferred for usability sake, this is an exceptional tool for audio recording that is worth the investment if a dedicated device is what is needed.Read More


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COLUMBUS — Suicides by Ohio inmates often involve prisoners who have committed violent crimes, are not limited to those in prison mental health units and tend to happen either early in an inmate's sentence or after a decade or more of serving time, according to a report released today.
Suicides generally occur in either high-security prisons or in reception facilities where inmates first enter the system, and almost always involve men and most often white men, according to the report by the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee.
The study said 88 Ohio inmates killed themselves since 2000, a rate lower than the national average.
Prison suicides are being scrutinized in Ohio following the Sept. 3 suicide of Cleveland kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro, as well as the Aug. 4 suicide of death row inmate Billy Slagle.
Several internal prison reviews of those deaths are underway, including the circumstances surrounding the suicides and, in Castro's case, whether he received adequate medical and mental health treatment. The Department of Rehabilitation and Correction has also hired two experts on prison conditions and suicides to review the Slagle and Castro suicides specifically and all suicides going back two years.
"We are committed to suicide prevention in our facilities and take this issue very seriously," prisons spokeswoman JoEllen Smith wrote in an email today.
In the wake of the other two suicides, Smith said Smith said a condemned killer scheduled to die Wednesday for killing two men during a 1994 shooting spree has been placed under constant surveillance well ahead of schedule to avert potential suicide.
Harry Mitts Jr. has been constantly monitored since last Wednesday, a full week before his scheduled execution. Policy calls for a suicide watch to begin 72 hours in advance. One staff member watches him at all times, Smith said.
Mitts received the death penalty in the killings of John Bryant and Garfield Heights Police Sgt. Dennis Glivar. His legal appeals are exhausted and Gov. John Kasich has denied mercy.
The majority of inmates who kill themselves do so within the first couple of years of incarceration or after about 10 years inside, the report said.
Hanging is the most common method. Slagle used a nylon belt, while Castro used a bedsheet, according to coroners' reports.
Nearly nine of every 10 suicides were committed by inmates who had committed murder, assault, rape, robbery, sexual battery or burglary, the report said. Three quarters were white and 94 percent were men.
The union representing Ohio's 6,300 prison guards says the agency's suicide reviews should focus more on prison overcrowding and understaffing.
Castro pleaded guilty to hundreds of counts of kidnapping and rape after imprisoning three women in his Cleveland home for a decade. He also pleaded guilty to aggravated murder for forcing one of the women to miscarry.
Slagle was sentenced to death for fatally stabbing a neighbor during a burglary.
An inmate at Lebanon Correctional Institution who committed suicide this month was serving a 21-year sentence for rape.
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