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Update: Judge throws out order to reinstate Orange cop
Visiting Judge Elizabeth Ray has thrown out an arbitrator's ruling that instructed the city of Orange to reinstate ousted Orange Police Captain Robert Arnold, who was relieved of his civil service duties after fatally shooting an unarmed Marine veteran July 26, 2010.
John Cash Smith, attorney for the city of Orange, said a date for Arnold's arbitration rehearing has not yet been set. Arnold also filed an EEOC complaint against the city of Orange alleging that he is the victim of racial discrimination. That case is pending in federal court.
Smith said he was pleased with the ruling – for the most part. According to Smith, the judge did not grant the city's motion to exclude arbitrator/fact-finder Leroy Bartman from the forthcoming arbitration rehearing.
"I'm very gratified with the judge's ruling, and we expected we would win from the beginning. The facts, and case law, were on our side," Smith said. But, he added, "I'm going to recommend that we appeal the ruling not to exclude (Bartman).
"It would be very nice if he'd just resign. I'm not going to keep him if we don't have to. A court will have to make me."
Smith said Bartman was paid $18,000 to deliver a report based on the facts brought out in arbitrated mediation, but failed to do so. If used for the arbitration rehearing, Bartman would stand to gain another $18,000, Smith added.
"You don't think that puts a sour taste in my mouth?" Smith asked. "We are of the feeling that he can't be fair."
Smith said he is now readying to re-defend the city of Orange's interests in keeping Arnold off the streets as a city officer. Smith estimated that the first hearing cost the two parties in excess of $100,000.
The culmination of the first hearing was the result of Arnold challenging his termination from the Orange Police force following an incident wherein Arnold, while off-duty, became entangled in an altercation that resulted in the former police captain shooting and killing James Whitehead at the O'Reilly Auto Parts store in Orange. Exactly one year after the homicide, arbitrator Bartman ruled that Arnold should be placed back on the Orange Police Department payroll based on claims that Arnold was unaware he was being investigated for shooting Whitehead.
According to testimony presented by city of Orange attorney Smith during the civil hearing, the lawyer stated, "We presented a very clear and convincing case that Chief Sam Kittrell's decision to terminate Robert Arnold was entirely justified.
"This whole incident is a human tragedy. A 28-year-old man was deprived of the rest of his life, a 3-year-old daughter doesn't have a father, two parents have lost their son, and a police officer's career has been ruined — all because of an incredible lapse of judgment in less than four minutes of time."
Smith alleges that in the four-minute event, Arnold used poor judgment when he killed a man a point-blank range as the man was attempting to leave the scene of a heated verbal altercation.
"This whole thing has been a nightmare," said Whitehead's sister, Brandy Boyett. "I don't want (Arnold) to … kill somebody else's brother, somebody else's father. I've got family all over the state. I don't want to see them killed by this rogue cop."
Michael Grossi, an out-of-state police officer trainer and Arnold's expert witness for the arbitration hearing, told the arbitrator in 2011, "I was surprised to see that he wasn't terminated for excessive force" but concluded, based on reading statements, that Arnold was justified in shooting Whitehead that July day in 2010. Grossi was paid between $7,500 and $8,000 for his testimony, he said. Grossi was the only witness to say Arnold had acted correctly.
Forensic pathologist and medical examiner Tommy Brown said Arnold was no more than 8 inches, possibly even less than 6 inches, from Whitehead when the fatal shot was fired.
"Arnold used incredibly bad judgment, and because of that, lives were ruined," Smith said on behalf of the city. And because of Arnold's actions, Smith said, Whitehead "had his life snuffed out.
According to an eyewitness at the scene of the shooting death, Randy Edwards, Whitehead was shot in cold blood.
"I could see Arnold was out of control," Edwards recounted of the events July 26, 2010, when Whitehead was killed. "He came at James with the intent to kill him, and that is exactly what he did. It was all just so crazy to get to that point. There was a yelling; then there was a shooting. Then (Whitehead) was dead."
Whitehead, a decorated Marine called a "hero" by the men whose lives he saved on the battlefield, was shot once at point-blank range and succumbed to his injuries almost instantaneously. His last words, said Edwards, were directed at the man who pulled the trigger to end the young soldier's life.
"James stood up and said, 'You shot me,' while looking Arnold in the face," Edwards remembered in detail. "Arnold just looked at him and said, 'I damn sure did.' Then James just fell back in the truck and died."
Smith said, "We believe, by more than a preponderance of the evidence, that it was a killing, not what police call a good shooting."


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The Statue of Liberty is France's famous gift to New York City, a symbol of independence and the ties between two countries that fought for freedom.
This summer, the French connection is being rekindled under Lady Liberty's gaze as the world's first festival of rare French carnival rides and carousels makes its American debut on Governors Island.
"Fete Paradiso" opens to the public on Saturday, which begins the weekend celebration of France's Bastille Day. The carnival rides, which date back from as early as 150 years ago, will be available for New Yorkers to enjoy on weekends throughout the summer.
The vintage attractions at Fete Paradiso include "Velocipedie," an 1897 bicycle carousel that's one of only two left in existence, and a 1910 stand-alone pipe organ built by famed Parisian craftsmen, the Limonaire brothers. Many are impressive feats of 19th-century engineering — the Great Horse Carousel, dating back to 1850, features 28 'jumper' horses that move up and down and appear to be galloping.
Other attractions include French-inspired musical performances, games and a bumper car pavilion that has been transformed into a French bistro and beer garden. Nolan Park, surrounded by Governors Island's colonial buildings, is decorated with French flags and strings of lights hanging from tree branches.
"The festival is not only about nostalgia," said Tristan Duval, one of the festival's organizers. "It's about curiosity, knowing that that spirit is not lost."
The rare rides come from two private collections and until recently were sitting unused in warehouses in France. Originally the collections' owners contemplated the idea of a museum but decided that the carousels deserved to be enjoyed, and Fete Paradiso was born.
"As valuable as they are, the best way to enjoy them is to ride them," Leslie Koch, president of the Trust for Governors Island, said of the carousels.
Kate Hambrecht, from Jersey City, was visiting the festival during a media preview with her husband Patrick and3-year-old son Luther. "It's definitely better than Six Flags. When you're out on the rides there's just so much green space. It's beautiful," she said.
Sunday is Bastille Day, which marks the 1789 storming of the Bastille, where political prisoners were held in France. It was a key moment in the French Revolution.
Ferries to Governors Island and entrance to the festival are free, and rides cost $3.

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Fans of Internet poker in California will have to hold their hand at least another year.
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) wrote a letter to both parties Monday saying a debate about whether to legalize Internet poker in California will have to wait until at least next year.
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When the Phoenix Gold design team sat down to decide what their Elite series of component speakers were going to be, the decision was made to make them all about sound. That may sound overly obvious, but surprisingly logic is not always the driving force in these development meetings. Thankfully in this case common sense and the audio purists prevailed, and the result is the system we're looking at here, the Elite.65cs components. The plan was to develop a system with good accuracy and an exciting character. It was also agreed early on that the system would be sold on its sound quality, and not on marketing stories about exotic materials or unusual construction techniques. Anything that did not contribute to the sound in a positive way was discarded for something that did. The result is a decidedly high end sounding system at the mid level price of $429.99.
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I performed all my listening under quiet and controlled conditions. As is always the case with a 6.5" component system, when I do my listening I use a high-pass filter set right around or just above the resonant frequency of the midrange driver. A quick check in the owner's manual said the Fs should be 55Hz, so I set my systems high pass filter to 60Hz. During my session, I listened to a wide variety of my favorite music, as well as some difficult-to-reproduce tracks that I use to put really good systems to the test. I began my listening with the tweeter level at the +3dB position, and as I liked it there, that's where it remained. Overall I was quite impressed with the sonic performance of the Phoenix Gold system. The sound was accurate and smooth, with a warm midrange. Sometimes the most telling tracks can be simple acoustical, so I listened to some classical guitar from Ottmar Liebert and Stanley Myers. The detail and dynamics were excellent, and the guitars had a natural timbre. The system delivered a strong and tight bottom end, with good control even at high volumes. Clarity and distinct voicing in female and harmony vocals from The Manhattan Transfer and the Eagles was also excellent. One sure sign of a well engineered speaker system is that it sounds good regardless of the musical genre you play. I went from classical to country, rock to rap, and it was all good. After spending a few hours listening, it would seem the design goal of an accurate and exciting speaker system seems to have been met.
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I'm trying to memorise the notes on the fretboard so that I can more easily apply some of the chordal and scale theory I've been learning, but I downtune quite a lot (half-step down, whole step down, and sometimes with a dropped D too). I'm wondering whether in those cases it's conventional to simply override the downtuning and still refer to the Eb as an E, Ab as an A, etc. I realise the dropped D string would need specific attention, but as for the rest of the board, is that something that's done? Or is it common to be able to just offset in your head after a while?


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Ricin, the potentially lethal poison that may have been in letters sent to President Barack Obama and Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker, can be made from castor oil, a common substance with various uses, from biodiesel to laxative.
Letters addressed to Obama and Wicker contained a powder-like substance and tested positive in a preliminary test for ricin, officials said. Both letters will get a more thorough test to confirm if the substance is ricin. Two other senators received suspicious letters that were being tested.
Ricin comes from the seeds of the castor plant, known as the "castor bean." Though eating the beans can make you sick, ricin must be properly refined to be deadly.
Ricin can be turned into a powder, mist or pellet, and dissolves in water, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Bulgarian writer and journalist George Markov was murdered in 1978 by a man who attacked him with an umbrella that injected a pellet of the poison under his skin.
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The NHL has done this before, but somehow this seems worse.
The NHL has shut down business at one of the best times for exposure before, but somehow going to the Olympics in Sochi this year seems worse.
The NHL has sent players to the Games since 1998 in Nagano, Japan, and I've railed against this nonsense since then. These games come after the Super Bowl and before March Madness, which should be prime time for the NHL.
But no. The NHL is closing down. Again.
Closing down for the longest time since it began sending the pros to the Olympics.
Closing down so its best players can deal with a different brand of hockey at ridiculous hours for its main audience.
The NHL always seems like the fifth sport in a four-sport world. It should crave having a spotlight window.
But no. The NHL is sending that spotlight halfway around the world. Sounds like they should start the concussion testing in the league offices.
Ideally, the NHL wants another U.S.-Canada gold-medal game. That was the matchup in 2010 in Vancouver and 2002 in Salt Lake City, both won by Canada.
But history says it won't happen under these conditions.
When the North American countries get off the continent and suffer jet lag and have to play on bigger Olympic ice, history says the U.S. and Canada bomb out.
In 2006 in Italy, Canada finished seventh while the U.S. finished eighth. Sweden beat Finland for the gold. The Czech Republic beat Russia for the bronze.
In 1998 in Nagano, the Czechs defeated the Russians for the gold, while Finland beat Canada for the bronze. The U.S. finished tied for fifth and some Americans ended their stay by trashing their rooms.
Nothing will be as embarrassing as the Americans in Japan, but simply in terms of NHL participation, this Olympic year feels worse.
And I think the Blackhawks have made it so. For me, anyway.
Since Canada beat the U.S. in overtime to win the gold in 2010 and Jonathan Toews was named the most outstanding forward, the Blackhawks have won two Stanley Cups. That's the difference right there.
Before the 2010 Games, the Hawks had given us championship hopes. Since then, those have become championship expectations.
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The Hawks are the reigning champions again, but this time they have the talent to repeat. However, repeating in sport's toughest postseason becomes tougher still while enduring a compressed regular-season schedule that exacts a greater physical toll demanded by the foolishness of going to the Games.
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Injuries are going to happen, sure. But they're more likely in a jammed schedule, which also means more games missed because of injuries, which might have an effect on playoff seeding. And then to risk more injury by sending the best players halfway around the world to play for somebody else is stupid, even for the NHL.
I don't like Olympic hockey on the bigger ice, anyway, and I certainly don't like things that hurt Chicago's chances of winning a title. Yeah, it's provincial. Tough noogies.
I also don't like my favorite sport shutting down, especially at a time when it could grab more attention.
Olympic hockey is not the best hockey in the world. NHL hockey is. The NHL ought to figure that out.


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It started with a car crash.
It was the last weekend of the 1982 U.S. Senate race between San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson and California Gov. Jerry Brown. (Some people mark life's passage through the rituals of birth, graduation, weddings and the like. My totem is elections.) I was relatively new to Los Angeles, a 22-year-old United Press International reporter transferred from Phoenix and headed to a Wilson appearance at the Los Angeles Press Club — or maybe it was a speech by Brown — when I got lost.
For reasons I've since forgotten, I'd swapped cars that morning with my then-girlfriend, which proved fortuitous. In my haste to make up lost time, I tried to beat a traffic light. That's when the crash occurred, destroying my girlfriend's tank of a Buick. (Who knows if I'd be around if I had driven my rattle-can VW that day.)
I never made it to the Press Club. My girlfriend picked me up and we went for dinner that night at our favorite Chinatown restaurant, which is where I proposed, in a manner of speaking. The conversation went something like this:
"I'm hosed," I said over the moo shu chicken (or words to that effect). "I'm under 25, single and just totaled your car. My insurance is going to go through the roof. Why don't we get married?"
"OK," she said.
"Your mom's coming out from Chicago for a visit in January," I went on. "Let's do it then, and save her a trip."
"Fine," she replied.
(An important parenthetical note: We'd already crossed the commitment line, as far as I was concerned, when my girlfriend agreed to move with me from Phoenix, where we had met at a Houlihan's. The rest — rings, ceremonies, exchanging vows — were just details.)
In the 2 1/2 years my girlfriend and I had been together, she had never gotten sick. Not a cold, not a sniffle. But the morning of our wedding — one of those heaven-kissed days you can see clear to Catalina from the top of Mulholland Drive — she woke up with a raging fever and churning stomach. She spent most of the day on the couch, incapacitated, while her girlfriend put curlers in her hair and her mom fussed and fluttered over the bride-to-be. She had a small bite to eat and barely managed to keep it down. By the time my intended arrived at Stephen S. Wise Temple, she was pale as the proverbial sheet.
Thankfully, our wedding was a small affair. We footed the bill ourselves. I had gone to the Flower Mart early the morning before, buying our decorations wholesale. We baked lasagna for the reception. The invitations were limited to close family and a handful of friends.
As the rabbi read our vows, his wide eyes nervously flickered between his notes and my wife's ghostly face. "I need to sit," she said suddenly, and we edged over and plopped onto a small retaining wall. The rabbi continued, excising whole sections to speed things along. "Excuse me," my bride interrupted a few seconds later.
She stood up, wandered over to some nearby rose bushes and emptied the meager contents of her stomach.
We quickly finished the ceremony and, newly wed, drove back to our small Burbank duplex, her head resting on my lap. My wife disappeared for the night, crashing at our next-door neighbor's house. (Lucky for us, they were gone for the weekend and left a key.) I cut our wedding cake with the 5-year-old daughter of my best man, who stood in for the indisposed Mrs. Barabak.
By the next morning, my wife was fine and we went on our honeymoon: A day at the beach in San Diego and a night at a Super 8 motel next to the freeway in Mission Valley, where we shared a room with my mother-in-law and a brother-in-law. (It was all we could afford.)
Doubtless the story of our betrothal and wedding is one of the least romantic you'll ever hear. But as of Jan. 9, our marriage will have lasted 30 years. (In June, we'll mark 33 together as a couple.)
My wife is one of the kindest, most decent, giving, loving, patient and good-hearted people I've ever known. That said, she has firmly instructed our two daughters more than once to never, ever marry a guy who proposes the way I did.
I tell them to elope, to spare the expense of a big wedding.
If they're smart, they'll listen to their mom. I hate to admit it — and, worse, commit the words to print — but she's usually right.
Mark Z. Barabak is a political writer for the Los Angeles Times.
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This lovely dish of deep-fried tofu, carrots, green beans, and cabbage in a pale yellow coconut-milk broth is a Malaysian family favorite. A large quantity of candlenuts in the flavoring paste lends the broth its body and richness. Deep-frying tofu gives it a pillowy, sponge-like texture that helps it absorb flavors more readily. This dish is often served for breakfast with sliced lontong, rice that has been boiled in bamboo cylinders until it forms tight, compact cakes. It can just as easily be served for lunch or dinner with plain steamed rice. You can omit the dried shrimp paste for a vegetarian version.–James Oseland
LC Meatless Monday (Or Tuesday Or Wednesday Or...) Note
For some of us, going meatless will never, ever be easy. But it's easier to consider doing Meatless Monday (or Tuesday or Wednesday or…well, you get the idea) during the obscene vegetal abundance otherwise known as summer. Here's one way to go about it.
Tofu and Vegetables in Coconut Milk
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- Makes 4 servings
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- For the flavoring paste
- 1 1/2 tablespoons dried shrimp paste (optional)
- 6 shallots (about 5 ounces), coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
- 4 to 10 small dried red chiles, such as árbol, stemmed and coarsely chopped
- 1 piece fresh or thawed turmeric, 2 inches long, peeled and coarsely chopped (about 2 teaspoons), or 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- 7 candlenuts or unsalted macadamia nuts
- 4 tablespoons peanut oil, plus more for frying
- One 2-inch piece fresh or thawed galangal, peeled and bruised with a heavy, blunt object, such as the bottom of a glass measuring cup, until juicy (optional)
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 3 cups water
- 30 green beans, stemmed and sliced on the diagonal into 1 1/2-inch lengths (about 1 1/3 cups)
- 2 medium-sized carrots, peeled and cut into thick matchsticks, 1 1/2 inches long by 1/3 inch wide (about 2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Two 4-inch squares (8 ounces) firm fresh tofu, each square halved on the diagonal into triangles 1/2 inch thick
- 1/4 small head green cabbage, cored and cut into 1-inch squares (about 2 cups)
- Make the flavoring paste
- 1. Place the shrimp paste in the center of a 5-inch square of aluminum foil. Fold the edges of the foil over to form a small parcel, and press down with the heel of your hand to flatten the shrimp paste into a disk 1/4 inch thick. Heat a gas burner to medium-low or an electric burner to medium-high. Using a pair of tongs or 2 forks, place the sealed parcel directly on the heat source. Toast until the paste begins to smoke and release a burning, shrimpy smell, about 1 1/2 minutes.
- 2. With the tongs or forks, turn the parcel over and toast the other side for another 1 1/2 minutes, then turn off the burner. Again using the tongs or forks, remove the parcel and let cool for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Carefully unwrap the foil; the edges of the disk should be black-brown and toasty and the center should be golden with some black-brown patches. Using a spoon, scrape the toasted shrimp paste into a small bowl and allow it to cool for another 30 seconds. Discard the foil.
- 3. Place the toasted shrimp paste, shallots, garlic, chiles, turmeric, and candlenuts in a small food processor. Pulse until you have a smooth paste the consistency of creamy mashed potatoes. If the paste won't purée properly and repeatedly creeps up the side of the processor instead of grinding, add up to 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon at a time, periodically turning the processor off and scraping the unground portions down toward the blade.
- Make the dish
- 4. Heat the 4 tablespoons oil in a 4-quart saucepan, Dutch oven, or soup pot over medium-low heat. Test to see if the oil is the right temperature by adding a pinch of the ground paste. The paste should sizzle slightly around the edges, not fry aggressively or sit motionless. When the oil is ready, add all the paste and the galangal and saute, stirring as needed to prevent scorching, until the shallots and garlic no longer smell raw and the paste begins to separate slightly from the oil, 5 to 7 minutes. Be careful not to let the flavoring paste cook for too long. It should be limp and silken, not golden and crusty.
- 5. Add 1/2 cup of the coconut milk and all the water. Raise the heat to medium and bring the liquid to a steady simmer, stirring constantly. Add the green beans, carrots, sugar, and salt and stir to combine. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let the vegetables simmer gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until they are fork-tender and only slightly crunchy, about 15 minutes. (Don't let the liquid boil, or the coconut milk may curdle. You may need to adjust the heat periodically if the simmer becomes too vigorous or too slow.)
- 6. Meanwhile, deep-fry the tofu. Dry the tofu triangles thoroughly with paper towels. Pour oil to a depth of 1 inch into a 1 1/2- to 2-quart saucepan and place over medium to medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. To test if the oil is the right temperature (it should be about 365°F [185°C]), spear a piece of tofu onto a fork and slip a corner of the piece into the oil. If the oil is ready, it will immediately bubble vigorously around the tofu. Using 2 forks or a pair of tongs, add the tofu pieces in small batches (crowding will cool the oil down and make the tofu greasy). Fry the tofu pieces, turning them often with a slotted spoon, until they're uniformly golden and crispy 3 to 5 minutes. Be sure not to fry the tofu beyond the point at which it is just golden, or its texture will be tough, its taste bitter. Using the slotted spoon, transfer the tofu pieces to paper towels to drain.
- 7. Add the fried tofu and cabbage to the simmering coconut-milk broth and continue to cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the cabbage is wilted and beginning to turn translucent, about 10 minutes. Do not let the cabbage overcook and become mushy.
- 8. Add the remaining 1/2 cup coconut milk and allow it to heat through, about 2 minutes. Taste for salt, and add a pinch more if needed. Remove and discard the galangal.
- 9. Transfer the tofu, vegetables, and broth to a shallow serving bowl and allow the dish to rest for at least 15 minutes before eating. It will taste best when slightly cooled.
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At Capital One, data is at the center of everything we do. When we launched as a startup we disrupted the credit card industry by individually personalizing every credit card offer using statistical modeling and the relational database, cutting edge technology in 1988! Fast-forward a few years, and this little innovation and our passion for data has skyrocketed us to a Fortune 200 company and a leader in the world of data-driven decision-making.
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Please join us at WP as we will be covering newborn care starting in the first 48 hours! From the tests done immediately after delivery to the care upon returning home, we will walk you through all aspects of newborn care in this FREE birthing class. We will cover feeding, sleeping, rashes, noises, what to buy and how to tell if your baby is not feeling well. Evidenced-based information that every expectant mom should hear! Also, we will host a Q&A session at the conclusion to ensure all of your specific questions get answered!
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Federal Government Shutdown Starts to Crimp Trade
Importers, Exporters Can't Get Approval to Ship Computer Gear, Lumber, Steel
The U.S. government's partial shutdown is beginning to gum up trade.
All pesticide imports to the U.S. have been halted, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, which must approve them but has had more than 90% of its staff furloughed. Some U.S. technology companies can't fill overseas orders because they cannot obtain U.S. Department of Commerce authorization to export. Steel imports are stranded at customs-clearance warehouses awaiting paperwork....


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Mayor's Office
Mayor Chris Beutler today presented the Mayor's Award of Excellence for September to Public Information Specialist Bill Luxford of the Citizen Information Center (CIC). The monthly award recognizes City employees who consistently provide exemplary service and work that demonstrates personal commitment to the City. The award was presented at the beginning of today's City Council meeting.
Luxford has been the Operations Manager for 5 CITY-TV and 21 Educational Access since 1997. CIC Manager Diane Gonzolas nominated him in the categories of productivity and customer relations to recognize the special programming he created around the Special Olympics USA National Games this summer and his video production of the 2009 Star City Holiday Parade. Supporting the nomination were Jerry Renaud, a UNL Broadcasting Professor who worked with Luxford on the Special Olympics coverage, and Parade Director Deb Johnson, the former Executive Director of GOLincolnGO.
During the Special Olympics in July, Luxford worked with Renaud and his students to do a live nightly show from just outside Anderson Hall on Centennial Mall. Luxford helped Renaud design a class around the project, and provided technical advice. Once the competition started, Luxford and his staff worked with the students on writing, shooting, editing, producing and directing. Renaud wrote, "It became a tremendous learning environment for the students and gave them real-life experience in working in a deadline driven industry. Bill's hard work and dedication paid off with four very successful programs and incredible coverage of the Special Olympics." Renaud praised Luxford's commitment to excellence and his dedication in working with the students.
When KOLN-KGIN notified GOLincolnGO that the station could no longer provide the production crew and equipment for the 25th annual Star City Holiday Parade in 2009, Luxford agreed to produce the show for the station to air live statewide. He built a production team and spent many hours working with the crew and talent. Johnson wrote, "Bill's can-do attitude and expertise resulted in the finest live TV show the Parade had in its 25 years."
The other categories in which employees can be nominated are loss prevention, safety and valor. Consideration also may be given to nominations that demonstrate self-initiated accomplishments or those completed outside of the nominee's job description. All City employees are eligible for the Mayor's Award of Excellence except for elected and appointed officials. Individuals or teams can be nominated by supervisors, peers, subordinates and the eneral public. Nomination forms are available at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: personnel) or from department heads, employee bulletin boards or the Personnel Department, which oversees the awards program.
All nominations are reviewed by the Mayor's Award of Excellence Committee, which includes a representative with each union and a non-union representative appointed by the Mayor. Award winners receive a $100 U.S. savings bond, a day off with pay and a plaque. Monthly winners are eligible to receive the annual award, which comes with a $500 U.S. savings bond, two days off with pay and a plaque.


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For decades now, the Left has been excusing crime with the old "root causes" argument: criminals are made, not born, and they're made by a confluence of poverty, racism, peer pressure, etc. Because white Leftists feel guilty about this, they've tended to give ghetto-based criminals a pass. It's not their fault they're criminals; it's our fault, so we should not judge them harshly.
Of course, regardless of its cause, the problem with giving criminal behavior a pass is that it takes away disincentives for crime. Anyone with a lick of sense knows that you have to attack crime at both root and branch, with the branch being those disincentives.
I mention all this because the media has been one of the major purveyors of the "pathetic criminal" meme, which is consistent with the media's 90 Democrat demographic. But the one thing these Lefties forgot is that revolutions always eat their own. And that's why we get this story coming out of Oakland, the city next door to Berkeley, with a population made up of rich white liberals and poor blacks. Municipal government hews Left even by California standards, which may explain the abysmal poverty in which many of Oakland's blacks live — and the crime. Hitherto, the media has been somewhat sympathetic to the crime. I wonder, though, if that's all about to change:
The violent robbery of a television news crew outside an Oakland school last week was the latest in a series of similar incidents in a city where the rate of strong-arm robberies and holdups is surging.
But the brazenness of the attack – which occurred during a live broadcast in the middle of the day – has brought fresh urgency to the problem.
Union officials who represent reporters at most of the Bay Area's major television and radio stations said Tuesday they had asked the broadcasters to immediately hire security guards to accompany news crews when they are in Oakland. At least one station has already enlisted guards, and others are considering it.
You can read the rest here.
I suspect that what brought "fresh urgency to the problem" isn't a criminal act in a violent city, but the fact that the reporters were the targets. (Shame on me for being so cynical.)


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UN: Renewed violence shows Israeli-Palestinian talks vital
Jeffrey Feltman tells Security Council events last week came 'very close to the brink of another crisis' in Israel
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN political chief said a surge of Israeli-Palestinian violence last week brought the Middle East to the brink of a new crisis and underscored the importance of forging ahead with flagging US-led peace talks.
Jeffrey Feltman, briefing the Security Council on Tuesday, also called attention to the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, appealing to donors to help raise $250,000 a month needed to resolve an acute shortage of medical supplies.
Feltman's comments came a day after President Barack Obama met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House in an effort to help break the logjam to the peace talks. With the negotiations due to end April 29, there has been a growing sense of pessimism in both sides and few signs of a breakthrough.
Last week saw the heaviest fighting between the two sides since 2012. Militants fired some 70 rockets into Israel while Israel carried out a series of airstrikes in Gaza.
"Last week, with the situation in Gaza, we came very close to the brink of another crisis in an already volatile region," Feltman said. "We should take this as yet another reminder of the need to work together to restore prospects for durable regional peace."
Compounding tensions, Israeli guards last week killed a Jordanian judge at a border crossing, trigging demonstrations in Jordan and calls on the kingdom to end 1994 peace agreement with Israel. Earlier this month, Israel also announced the capture of a ship it says carried advanced rockets from Iran bound for Gaza, and accused the international community of ignoring Iranian support for militant groups.
Feltman said that "if the allegations of illegal shipments from Iran are true, this also appears to be a violation" of Security Council sanctions.
Feltman also described an "unsustainable situation in the Gaza Strip," which has been subjected to severe trade and movement restrictions by Israel and Egypt since the Islamic militant group Hamas seized control in 2007.
"The United Nations finds it increasingly difficult to provide assistance to the population of Gaza while restrictions on access, including for U.N. operations, persist and have even increased," Feltman said.
He said 15 previously commenced U.N. projects worth $14 million are stalled and another 42 projects worth $96 million are awaiting Israel approval.
Feltman said 38.5 percent of Gaza's population is unemployed and shortages of drugs and other medical supplies are forcing many patients to seek treatment outside the Palestinian territory.
Security Council President Sylvie Lucas, the ambassador of Luxembourg, later said council members reiterated the need to push for a "final status" agreement on the Israel-Palestinian question. Council members also raised concerns about the rocket fire into Israel and the continued Israeli settlement activity in lands claimed by the Palestinians the demolition of Palestinian homes.
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There was Nothing "Cheap" about ZZ Top
Saturday Night after the Rays Republic had to endure the Tampa Bay Rays second loss in a row, the air within Tropicana Field quickly became charged and energized knowing that within a few minutes a recent inducted member band of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame would be taking the stage and tranforming Tropicana field into a bluesy West Texas dive bar/Rock and Roll palace for the next few hours.
Transforming the Rays playing field into a makeshift concert venue, it was instantly apparent by the LED video screen attached to the back of the stage area that we would get a light show with our musical meal. And believe me, the crowd was ready for a sampling of everything that ZZ Top was going to put on out plates last night, including a few nice tidbits from their past, their musical influences, and most of all their long and deep list of classic tunes we all still rock out to in our cars while driving towards Tropicana Field for Rays games.
But little did the Tropicana field crowd know that within seconds of the Rays dimming the lights inside the Trop, we would all get a instant re-education in why these 3 Texans will always have a place deep within our hearts when it comes to classic Rock and roll music with a distinctive blues flare. From the totally wild and elaborate ZZ Top drums stand, to the video replays of their classic video clips on the stage-wide LED screen behind the band that showed classic black and white photos and color imposed video clips all throughout the concert bringing a swirling bit of musical and visual imagery that was intoxicating to say the least. The trip that the band was going to take us on tonight was going to be an epic visual and audio snack that we would all savor and relish long after the last note was played tonight.
For I know personally I spent many a day in the weight rooms during both High School and College lifting weights and doing stretching exercises to the deep pumping of the bass and the isolation of the electric guitar rhythms to get me into a pattern of working hard and producing a great sweat. And even listening to them tonight I got an instant flashback to those days, and I truly can tell you, the music sounds the same now as it did so long ago.
For if the trio of Dusty Hill, Billy Gibbons and drummer Frank beard were concocting a recipe up on that stage last night, it was based purely on the simple ingredients that has made them VH-1's 44th "Greatest Artists of Hard Rock". From hitting us with the big tastes of "La Grange" and "Sleeping Bag", to playing a homage to their departed friend Jimi Hendrix, the rocking never stopped and the crowd was singing from the very first verse.
And even if the furry guitars did not get to do a 360 degree turn tonight on stage, the presence of such history making instruments sent the crowd into a loud ovation of approval to the band. And you could tell by the interaction of Gibbons and Hill that these two guys still love their job and do it not only for the nice rewards it brings, but enjoy playing the music and hearing the crowds still. Sometimes that is rare in a group that has been around since February 1970.
And even during all of that 40 years of music, Gibbons still can tell the tale with his voice and make his electric guitar sing like a little school girl. Here is the same band that was inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by none other than Rolling Stones own guitar legend Keith Richards. To say that Gibbons is not the premier blues guitarist is like saying Evan Longoria is just another Third Baseman. The best always makes sure to let their soul show in their music.
And Hill surely is still one of the better bass guitarist of his era and still sports that mean looking beard of his own with pride and joy. But I was amazed that he seemed to have gotten a bit smaller with age, or maybe it is because this is the closest I have even been to this trio in person, and I was totally in the moment watching all three create some great music last night. But the chemistry that still seems to flow between the two of them up front and center on the stage is remarkable to see in person. And the pure fact that both Gibbons and Hill are having a ball on stage performing for us was not lost on the crowd that kept it's cheering loud and proud by singing right along with the band and the multitudes that were dancing on the turf of the Trop just shows how universal ZZ Top's music is to this region.
Got to admit to you, I had a woman clearly in her 60's standing next to me for most of the concert who was so into the music and the moment she was not afraid to thrust and elbow or twenty my direction as I was snapping photos. She even proclaimed at one point I was " bumming her out" because I was not also hooting and hollering at the top of my lungs like she was tonight.I know she surely had a blast standing up front near the band swaying and crooning to every single tune the band played, even the slow ones.
The night however did seem to slip away from us, but still seemed too early to stop the music, dancing and remembering the moments and times that once co-existed within each of our lives surrounding these hits. Most of us hoped and wished for more music, another tune or two as the band made their way to their 4 Tour buses parked just outside the dome. But ZZ Top did not disappoint a single person tonight, even throwing down their signature bow-legged shuffle during one song.
The night air was very humid outside the Trop when we all finally left the cool confines and hot tunes still lingering inside the stadium. Our ears still ringing with the sounds and the rhythms from all the ZZ Top classic songs played on this night. I suddenly felt like a sharp dressed man, or had a feeling for some Route 66 magic.
ZZ Top truly came out on stage tonight and served up one of the tastiest musical meals to us even with some morsels I had never even heard on the radio before tonight. In the end, it was another great show nput together by the Rays Front Office (BK) to entice and make us all want to come back for some more real soon. With Rap artist Nelly coming to the Trop next Saturday, May 15th, I can surely tell you in all honesty I am hungry and ready for another fine helping of musical delights served up by the Rays/Hess Express Saturday Night Concert Series. Can't wait to dig in again for more good music and fun.
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They're still together?! Wowsers. Give 'em some gloves and let's see 'em turn two!
Sounds like a great concert. Love the pics too. It's really a pleasure when artists we loved from the "old days" can still kick it. What I really want to know is how does ZZ keep his food from getting all over the beard? lol.
Actually thought they might make better Third Base Coaches.
They could do that ZZ Top classic underhand move to get the guy to take home instad of the usual windmill action we see by most Third Base Coaches.
Plus, they could hide a laser pen in their beards and shield their eyes with cheap sunglasses to provide vital signals that most Coaches could not attempt…
Rays Renegade
Actually the Rays seem to have gotten lucky and we have not had a bad show performance-wise yet in this Concert series over the last few years.
Knock on wood that it continues on the high level of energy and great moments to remember throughout 2010.
Not sure how they keep food out of th beard since I am not blessed with the ability to grow something that long on my face….Maybe a lifetime supply of Lobster bibs do the trick….just saying…
Rays Renegade
Sounds and looks like it was a great concert. Had I been in the vicinities, I would have attended! Now you could have taken just a little less than the 465 photos to hoot and holler with that lady! You could have handed the camera to another and treated us to those pics too!
You will never see me in picvtures unless it is with friends on the team, or a great opportunity out and about in town to take a photo with a Rays player.
Just the way I am……hidden until I want to be seen.
I did have Rays Photographer credentials, but decided to pop on the barrier instead.
Rays Renegade
It was a great night after the game, but the loss did take some of the joy out of the night before the music started.
But, the reality is that when the first lick of the pick hit the strings of the guitar, and the first bang on the skins of the drum set, the mood quickly went straight up and beyond belief.
Was a trip back to my youth that I enjoyed a lot…And there are 8 more to go in 2010..WoooHooo!
Rays Renegade


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Mia Farrow was 22 years old when LIFE magazine ran a seven-page cover story on the actress in May 1967. She was married to Frank Sinatra (he was 30 years her senior, and the marriage lasted less than two years) and at the time was best-known for her work on TV: she was a regular on the classic prime-time soap opera, Peyton Place. But LIFE's decision to feature the young Los Angeles native proved prescient; within a year she was receiving raves for performances in several prominent films -- including the Roman Polanski horror classic, Rosemary's Baby -- and would go on to a decades-long career as an award-winning actress and an outspoken, fearless campaigner for human rights.
[Most recently, of course, Ms. Farrow has been in the headlines primarily due to renewed accusations by her adopted daughter, Dylan, that Woody Allen sexually abused her when she was a child, at a time when Allen and Ms. Farrow were in a long-term relationship. Woody Allen has always denied the charges; Ms. Farrow has never wavered in her support of Dylan's claims.]
As portrayed in that long-ago cover story, meanwhile, at a time when one of the keenest annoyances in her life was that people sometimes confused her with Twiggy, Mia Farrow seemed to have it all -- youth, beauty, talent and not a little mystery. As LIFE wrote:
There are these positive statements you can make about Mia Farrow: she is 22; she weighs 99 pounds; she is 5 feet 5 1/2 inches tall; she has less hair than Ringo Starr; she is annoyed that people in London mistake her for Twiggy; she is married to Frank Sinatra.
Beyond such unarguable specifics lies her shapeless world -- a place of surmise so fascinatingly complex and maddeningly naive that Sinatra could fathom it only by marrying into it. And ever since the surprising match was made the public has been stuck on the nagging question, "What is Mia Farrow really like?"
The feature goes on to paint a picture of a whip-smart, self-deprecatingly funny daughter of Hollywood (her mother was the famous actress Maureen O'Sullivan, her dad was Oscar-winning writer and director John Farrow) -- a woman barely out of her teens yet worldly enough to say of her superstar husband, Sinatra: "He's an artist. He's groovy, he's kinky and -- above all -- he's gentle."
Here, on Ms. Farrow's 69th birthday (she was born Maria de Lourdes Villiers Farrow on February 9, 1945), LIFE.com features a series of photographs -- most of them unpublished -- that feel, in more ways than we can count, as if they were made not only in another time, but in another world.
Which, of course, they were.
Liz Ronk, who edited this gallery, is the Photo Editor for LIFE.com. Follow her on Twitter @lizabethronk.


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Advance Scout: Indianapolis
Following a league-wide off day, the Buffalo Bisons begin a four-game series against the Indianapolis Indians Thursday night. Buffalo lost 3-of-4 in early May when taking on the I-Tribe during the clubs' first series of the year.
Probables for Bisons & Indians series:
6/17 – 7:05 p.m. RHP Hayden Penn (IND) vs. LHP Pat Misch (BUF)
6/18 – 7:35 p.m. LHP Brian Burres (IND) vs. RHP John Maine (NYM)
6/19 – 7:05 p.m. RHP Charlie Morton (IND) vs. RHP Dillon Gee (BUF)
6/20 – 1:05 p.m. RHP Mike Crotta (IND) vs. RHP Tobi Stoner (BUF)
WELCOME TO THE TEAM: After a RBI double in the contest on Sunday accounted for the first hit and the first RBI in 2B Jim Negrych's Triple-A career, the Indians' rookie was at it again on Monday when he hit his first Triple-A home run in the fourth inning against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The home run was the first of three hits on the night for Negrych, who after collecting a single on Tuesday is hitting .385 (5-for-13) with three runs scored, two doubles, one home run, three RBI and two stolen bases in five games for the Tribe. Before being promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis on June 11, Negrych batted .267 (36-for-135) with seven doubles, three triples, one home run and 22 RBI in 49 games for the Double-A Altoona Curve. The Buffalo, N.Y. native was named the Pirates 2008 Minor League Player of the Year after hitting a combined .359 (5th best in MiLB) with 41 doubles, five home runs, 72 RBI and 12 stolen bases in 129 games between High-A Lynchburg and Altoona.
PITCHING PROWESS: The Indianapolis pitching staff continues to be dominant in the month of June as they have combined for an International League best 2.70 ERA (35 ER in 122.0 IP), while posting a 9-6 record over the first 15 contests of the season's third month. The Tribe bullpen has been particularly effective in June as Indians' relievers have turned in a 2-0 record, three saves in three opportunities and a miniscule 1.15 ERA (6 ER in 47 IP). Leading the way for the Indianapolis bullpen have been relievers Vinnie Chulk (1-0, 0 ER in 6.0 IP, 6 SO), Anthony Claggett (0 ER in 5.0 IP, 7 SO) and Wil Ledezma (0 ER in 5.2 IP, 10 SO), who have yet to allow a run, while striking out 23 over 16.2 combined innings of reliever during the month of June. Pacing the Tribe's starting staff has been RHP Daniel McCutchen, who has posted a 2-1 record, 2.79 ERA (6 ER in 19.1 IP) 11 strikeouts and allowed just 11 hits in three starts, and RHP Hayden Penn, who has turned in a 1-1 record, 2.35 ERA (4 ER in 15.1 IP), 14 strikeouts and just one walk over three starts.
BIG LEAGUE BOUND: On Wednesday INF Pedro Alvarez was promoted to the Pittsburgh Pirates, marking the first time he had made it to the Major Leagues in his professional baseball career. Before his promotion, Alvarez hit .277 (67-for-242) with 15 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs, 53 RBI and 42 runs scored over 66 games with the Tribe. At the time of his promotion, the left-handed slugger ranked tied for first in the International League in games, tied for second in runs scored, third in RBI, extra base hits (32) and total bases (129) and tied for fourth in home runs. Alvarez, who was Pittsburgh's first round selection in the 2008 draft, entered the 2010 season ranked as the club's top prospect and as the "Best Power Hitter" in the organization according to Baseball America. In his first professional season in 2009, he hit .288 with 32 doubles, 27 home runs and 95 RBI in 126 combined games between Single-A Lynchburg and Double-A Altoona. He also participated in the 2009 All-Star Futures Game, was a member of the gold medal winning Team USA World Cup team and was named the Pirates Minor League Player-of-the-Year after leading all Pittsburgh farmhands in home runs and RBI.
OFFENSIVE EXODUS: The promotion of Alvarez capped what was over a month long mass exodus of offensive talent from the Indians' roster. Alvarez was batting .277 with 67 hits, 42 runs, 15 doubles, four triples and a team best 13 home runs and 53 RBI. INF/OF Steve Pearce batted .349 with 30 hits, 18 runs, 12 doubles, two triples, two home runs and eight RBI before he was called to Pittsburgh on May 4. INF Neil Walker hit .321 with 54 hits, 25 runs, 18 doubles, two triples, six home runs, 26 RBI and 10 stolen bases before he received the call from the Pirates on May 25. Finally, OF Jose Tabata turned in a .308 batting average with a team best 69 hits, 42 runs and 23 stolen bases as well as 13 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 19 RBI before he earned his first Major League call on June 9. Overall this season, these four offensive stars accounted for 41% of the team's total runs (127 of 310), 38% of the team's total hits (220 of 582), 39% of the team's total doubles (58 of 149), 48% (10 of 21) of the team's total triples, 44% of the team's total home runs (24 of 54), 37% (106 of 283) of the team's total RBI and 64% (42 of 66) of the team's total stolen bases.
Looking Back at Buffalo & Indy: Series I
The Bisons lost their first four-game series of the season on Sunday when they fell to the Indians, 5-4, from Victory Field. The Bisons had their chances to win on Sunday. The team left a season-high 15 men on base and hit just 3-16 with runners in scoring position. Herd had runners on base in every inning. They left the bases loaded in the first inning and two men on in the second, fifth, seventh and ninth frames. Buffalo did have a 2-1 lead in this game following a two-run triple from Josh Thole in the third inning. Thole had three hits on the day and singled home another run in the fifth inning to tie the score at three.
Indy's Brian Myrow hit a home run off of R.A. Dickey in the bottom of the fifth to give his team the lead. The Indians then added a very important insurance run in the seventh as Neil Walker took Adam Pettyjohn deep. The extra run proved to be the game winner as Chris Carter hit his fifth home run of the season to lead off the ninth inning. Dickey (3-2) suffered the loss as he allowed four runs (three earned) in six innings of work. Chris Carter extended his hit streak to 10 games with a single and a home run in four at-bats. He's the third Bisons' hitter to reach 10 games with a hit streak. Fernando Martinez left the game in the bottom of the first inning. He appeared to hurt himself legging out a ground ball.
Tobi Stoner put an end to a pair of losing streaks with an impressive showing on Saturday night from Victory Field. The Bisons' righty fanned eight batters in six solid innings to lead the Herd to a 4-3 win over the Indianapolis Indians. In doing so, Stoner snapped a personal five-game losing streak and helped Buffalo pick up their first win since Tuesday. The 25-year old rebounded nicely on Saturday by allowing just one run on four hits and four walks. Indy threatened for most of the game, but Stoner and two Herd relievers forced the Indians to strand 11 base runners and hit just 3-14 with runners in scoring position.
The Indians almost rallied against the Bisons bullpen. The I-Tribe scored two runs in the seventh inning and came very close to tying the score in the eighth. Jose Tabata singled with a runner on second base and two outs, but Herd right fielder Jesus Feliciano threw out Luke Carlin trying to score on the play. Buffalo closer Elmer Dessens stopped the Indians from threatening any more. He struck out two batters in the ninth to earn his fourth save of the season. The Bisons scored two in the second and two more in the fourth inning to build a 4-0 lead. Josh Thole and Ruben Tejada produced back-to-back RBI-hits with two outs in the second to get the Herd on the board. Mike Hessman added to his league-leading RBI total with a run-scoring double in the fourth. The slugger now has 33RBI on the season. Two batters later, Hessman scored on Russ Adams' RBI-single. After an intentional walk to Ruben Tejada in with two outs in the fourth inning, Indianapolis pitchers retired the final 16 Bisons hitters they faced. Chris Carter singled in four trips to extend his hit streak to nine games. The 13 combined strikeouts from Tobi Stoner (8), John Lujan (3) and Elmer Dessens (2) set a one-game season-high for the Bisons
The Bisons dropped their second straight game 8-5 on Friday night in Indianapolis. The Herd jumped out to a 4-0 lead. A sac fly by Mike Hessman scored the first run of the game in the first, while Chris Carter scored Mike Jacobs on an RBI double. In the third frame Hessman struck again. With Jacobs on base, Hessman blasted his ninth homer of the season off the left field foul pole to put the Bisons up four. The three RBI night for Hessman gives him an IL-best 32 on the year. The Indians combined for seven runs over the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to go on top 7-4. Bisons starter Dillon Gee walked in a run in the fourth. Then Luke Carlin hit his first long ball of the year, a two run home run, which was part of a four-run fifth inning. Dillon Gee suffered his first loss on the year, going five innings and giving up five runs on six hits. With his RBI double in the first inning, Chris Carter extended his hitting streak to eight games.
The Bisons dropped the first of an eight-game road trip in Indianapolis, falling 9-2 to the Indians on Thursday night. The Indians took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single from Brandon Jones.
The Bisons came back to tie the game in the fourth on Chris Carter's solo home run, his fifth long ball of the year. The game unraveled for the Herd in the sixth. Indianapolis unloaded for seven runs on seven hits and sent 12 men to the plate. The big hit in the inning came on a three-run home run from Pedro Alvarez, Pittsburgh's top prospect. Bisons starter Bobby Livingston went five innings, giving up just two runs on six hits. Chris Carter extended his hitting streak to seven games with his fourth inning homer. With an RBI double in the ninth, Mike Hessman added to his IL leading RBI total (29), and is now tied for the league lead in extra-base hits (16).


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Let us consider the following Gedankenexperiment:
A cylinder rotates symmetric around the $z$ axis with angular velocity $\Omega$ and a plane wave with $\mathbf{E}\text{, }\mathbf{B} \propto e^{\mathrm{i}\left(kx - \omega t \right)} $ gets scattered by it.
We assume to know the isotropic permittivity $\epsilon(\omega)$ and permeability $\mu(\omega)$ of the cylinder's material at rest. Furthermore, the cylinder is infinitely long in $z$-direction.
The static problem ($\Omega = 0$) can be treated in terms of Mie Theory - here, however, one will need a covariant description of the system for very fast rotations (which are assumed to be possible) causing nontrivial transformations of $\epsilon$ and $\mu$.
Hence my question:
What is the scattering response to a plane wave on a fastly rotating cylinder?
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Thank you in advance


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Bacterial vaginosis
is a mild infection of the
of "good" bacteria and some "bad" bacteria in the vagina. The good types help
control the growth of the bad types. In women with bacterial vaginosis, the
balance is upset. There are not enough good bacteria and too many bad
Bacterial vaginosis is usually a mild problem that may
go away on its own in a few days. But it can lead to more serious problems. So
it's a good idea to see your doctor and get treatment.
Experts are not
sure what causes the bacteria in the vagina to get out of balance. But certain
things make it more likely to happen. Your risk of getting bacterial vaginosis
is higher if you:
You may be able to avoid bacterial vaginosis if you limit
your number of sex partners and don't douche or smoke.
vaginosis is more common in women who are sexually active. But it is probably
not something you catch from another person.
The most common symptom is
a smelly vaginal discharge. It may look grayish white or yellow. A sign of
bacterial vaginosis can be a "fishy" smell, which may be worse after sex. About
half of women who have bacterial vaginosis do not notice any symptoms.
Many things can cause abnormal vaginal discharge, including some sexually
transmitted infections (STIs). See your doctor so you can be tested and get the
right treatment.
diagnose bacterial vaginosis by asking about the symptoms, doing a
pelvic exam, and taking a sample of the vaginal
discharge. The sample can be tested to find out if you have bacterial
Bacterial vaginosis usually does not cause other health problems. But in some cases it
can lead to serious problems.
Getting treated with antibiotics can help prevent these
Doctors usually prescribe an
antibiotic to treat bacterial vaginosis. They come as pills you swallow or
as a cream or capsules (called ovules) that you put in your vagina. If you are
pregnant, you will need to take pills.
Bacterial vaginosis
usually clears up in 2 or 3 days with antibiotics, but treatment goes on for 7
days. Do not stop using your medicine just because your symptoms are better. Be sure to take the full course of antibiotics.
Antibiotics usually work well and have few side effects.
But taking them can lead to a
vaginal yeast infection. A yeast infection can cause
itching, redness, and a lumpy, white discharge. If you have these symptoms,
talk to your doctor about what to do.
Learning about bacterial vaginosis:
Being diagnosed:
Getting treatment:
Bacterial vaginosis is caused by an imbalance of the organisms (flora) that
naturally exist in the
vagina. Normally, about 95% of vaginal flora are
lactobacillus bacteria. (These types are unique to humans, different from the
lactobacillus in yogurt.) These lactobacilli help keep the vaginal
pH level low and prevent overgrowth of other types of
organisms. Women with bacterial vaginosis have fewer lactobacillus organisms
than normal and more of other types of bacteria. Experts do not yet understand what causes this imbalance.
Although the
specific cause isn't known, a number of health and lifestyle factors have been
linked to bacterial vaginosis. For more information, see What Increases
Your Risk.
Many women with bacterial vaginosis do not have any symptoms. Bacterial vaginosis does not typically cause itching. But it
does cause:
Other conditions with similar symptoms include some
sexually transmitted infections (especially
urinary tract infection, and
vaginal yeast infection.
Bacterial vaginosis often clears up on its own. But in
some women it doesn't go away on its own. And for many women it comes back
after it has cleared up. Antibiotic treatment works for some women but not
Your risk of complications from
bacterial vaginosis is higher:
Things that increase your
risk of getting
bacterial vaginosis include:
Although bacterial vaginosis can be triggered by or get
worse from sexual activity, it does not appear to be an infection that is
passed from man to woman. So experts do not consider bacterial
vaginosis to be a male-female sexually transmitted infection. Bacterial vaginosis may be passed from woman to woman during sexual contact.
Bacterial vaginosis can be difficult to distinguish from other types of vaginal
infection. Consider the following if you have any signs of vaginal
Call your doctor immediately if
Call your doctor for an appointment within 1 week if
If you have not been diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis but
you have symptoms that cause you concern, see:
It's generally recommended that you contact or
see your doctor about vaginal symptoms. The only exception to this rule is when
you are sure that your vaginal symptoms mean that you have a
vaginal yeast infection. If you have had a yeast
infection before and are sure that your problem is a yeast infection rather
than bacterial vaginosis, you can consider home treatment with a
nonprescription product to treat yeast infections. For more information, see
the topic
Vaginal Yeast Infections.
If your
symptoms are due to a
sexually transmitted infection (STI) and not bacterial
vaginosis, you may infect a sex partner if you delay treatment. You may also
develop more serious complications of STIs such as
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
Doctors who can diagnose and treat bacterial vaginosis
To prepare for your appointment, see the topic Making the Most of Your Appointment.
Your doctor may only test you for
bacterial vaginosis if you:
Your doctor can diagnose bacterial vaginosis based on your
history of symptoms, a
vaginal exam, and a sample of the vaginal
Laboratory tests to detect signs of bacterial vaginosis may include:
The presence of clue cells, an increased vaginal pH,
and a positive whiff test are enough evidence to treat for bacterial vaginosis.
Bacterial vaginosis may be detected during routine
Pap testing. But Pap testing is not a standard or reliable test to
diagnose bacterial vaginosis.
Treatment options for
bacterial vaginosis include:
For some women, bacterial vaginosis goes away without
treatment. But when it does not go away even with treatment, bacterial
vaginosis is frustrating and troublesome. And it can lead to preterm labor if
you have it during pregnancy. If present during pelvic surgery or invasive
vaginal procedures, bacterial vaginosis makes the reproductive tract vulnerable
to infection or inflammation, which has been linked to such problems as
pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). So your doctor will test and treat you with antibiotics for
bacterial vaginosis if you are:
Talk to your doctor about whether screening is right for
If you are planning to become
pregnant and have symptoms or a history of bacterial vaginosis, talk to your
doctor about screening and treatment before you start a pregnancy.
If your
doctor finds other problems during the exam, such as a possible
sexually transmitted infection (STI), appropriate
treatment will be recommended.
Since it probably is not passed
between a man and woman, treating a male sex partner or partners will not help
cure bacterial vaginosis.3 But for a woman with a
female sex partner, it is possible that bacterial vaginosis is passed back and
forth, although this is not yet proved. In this case, treating both partners
may help.
To help prevent
bacterial vaginosis:
Bacterial vaginosis may be passed between women during
sexual contact. If you have a female sexual partner, you may benefit from using
condoms with or careful washing of shared sex toys.4
Bacterial vaginosis is not passed between men
and women and is not considered a
sexually transmitted infection (STI). But if you are
exposed to an STI while you have bacterial vaginosis, you are more likely to be
infected by that infection.
It is always
important to
practice safer sex to prevent sexually transmitted infection, whether or not you have bacterial vaginosis. Preventing an STI is easier than treating an infection after it occurs.
Some women have used
Lactobacillus acidophilus in yogurt or supplements to
bacterial vaginosis. But dairy lactobacillus does not
work for bacterial vaginosis. This is because dairy lactobacillus is not the
kind of bacteria that normally live in the vagina.4
More research is needed to find out if the types of lactobacillus normally found in a healthy vagina may work to treat bacterial vaginosis.
antibiotics metronidazole (such as Flagyl and MetroGel),
clindamycin (such as Cleocin and Clindesse), and tinidazole (such as Tindamax) are used to
bacterial vaginosis. Depending on the antibiotic you
are prescribed, you may take it by mouth or use it vaginally.
During pregnancy, women who are high-risk for preterm labor are advised
to avoid vaginal application of any treatment. Some doctors recommend that all
pregnant women avoid vaginal treatments.
Medicines inserted into the
vagina cause fewer side effects than oral medicines, although they can make you
vulnerable to
vaginal yeast infection.
When considering
treatment for bacterial vaginosis, ask your doctor whether you should:
The oil in clindamycin cream and ovules can weaken latex. This means condoms and diaphragms may break, and you may not be protected from STIs or pregnancy.
There is no surgical treatment for
bacterial vaginosis.
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