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In the run up to the US elections, I missed a story from Ireland of Savita Halappanavar, a 31 year old Irish dentist, who died on October 28 because a hospital refused her emergency request for an abortion to save her life.
The 31-year-old, who was 17 weeks pregnant with her first child, died Oct. 28 one week after being hospitalized with severe pain at the start of a miscarriage. Her death, made public by her husband this week, has highlighted Ireland's long struggle to come to grips with abortion.
Doctors refused her requests to remove the fetus until its heartbeat stopped four days after her hospitalization. Hours later she became critically ill and her organs began to fail. She died three days later from blood poisoning. Her widower and activists say she could have survived, and the spread of infection been stopped, had the fetus been removed sooner.
Ten days earlier, Republican Congressman Joe Walsh (since defeated) spoke out against "life of the mother" exception to total abortion bans because, as Walsh put it, "modern technology" makes it so that the life of the mother is no longer ever in danger from a pregnancy.
Walsh said he was against abortion "without exception," including rape, incest and in cases in which the life or health of the mother was in jeopardy.
Asked by reporters after the debate if he was saying that it's never medically necessary to conduct an abortion to save the life of a mother, Walsh responded, "Absolutely."
"With modern technology and science, you can't find one instance," he said. "… There is no such exception as life of the mother, and as far as health of the mother, same thing."
Found one.
As the AP story in the Post points out, abortion is banned in the Irish constitution (the same brilliant idea Republicans would like to try here). The Irish Supreme Court found twenty years ago that an abortion could be permitted to save the life of the mother, but Ireland's politicians have refused to enact legislation defining when exactly a hospital can conduct an abortion, so they don't. And women die.
And lest anyone doubt the Republican's party's extremism, the GOP called in their platform this year for the exact same rule of law on abortion that they have in Ireland – well, and even less, since the Republicans didn't even mention the life of the mother:
Even as the Republican establishment continued to call for Representative Todd Akin of Missouri to drop out of his Senate race because of his comments on rape and abortion, Republicans approved platform language on Tuesday calling for a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion with no explicit exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
The anti-abortion plank, approved by the Republican platform committee Tuesday morning in Tampa, Fla., was similar to the planks Republicans have included in their recent party platforms, which also called for a constitutional ban on abortions.


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Whether you are looking for a nice place to eat providing a good atmosphere for you and your special someone, a business meeting, a group of friends out for a night of fun, or just a wonderful relaxing meal for you and the family, put The Grill by Arfeen, Smith and Payne on your must-do list. You will be pleasantly surprised at the quality of food, the upscale surroundings, and a price point in line with many of Beaumont's better restaurants.
Chris Berger of The Grill said that what they truly offer is a fine dining experience. But you will likely need to try it for yourself to come to an honest conclusion.The restaurant offers an outstanding wine list, including ports, and top shelf premium alcohol blended just right by experienced servers.
"We have a wonderful selection of menu choices," said Berger, "and we use only the absolute best quality of food. We offer fresh, line-caught fish flown in daily from all over the world, and our chef knows his business." Berger added that for the vegetarian guests, there is an eclectic variety of vegetables including roots, organic grains and herbs, soups and other selections made with only vegetable stock.
Speaking of the chef, The Grill is pleased to confirm that Terry Bell is on board to create features that are new and exciting and not found anywhere else in Beaumont. Chef Bell brings with him years of experience and has served at the helm of several restaurants before joining the staff of The Grill. Favorites that Bell has created for The Grill include Pork Belly with Quick Pickled Melon, Bone Marrow Canoes, Kim Chi Fritters, Duck Confit and others that will tempt the most demanding palettes. "We invite our customers to try something they never tasted before," said Berger, "as well as ordering the steak or fish of their choice. Chef Bell mixes exotic flavors, with every feature designed for our guests."
One recent customer said that dining at The Grill was something he had not found other beyond Houston or Dallas. He laughed and added, "We have something this good right here in Beaumont without the long drive to a larger city. With the price of gas these days, that is something to keep in mind."
A huge draw for The Grill has been the Cabana Bar and Patio, bringing a more casual atmosphere and resort feel to the evening. This area offers outdoor cushioned couches, soft lighting and live music. The Harbor Room lends itself to the perfect combination of form and function with seating for 42. Here you will find a plasma screen television and full audio-visual amenities for business dinners and private events.
Keep in mind that The Grill is closed on Sunday and Monday, and reservations are recommended. Happy hour is 3-6 p.m. daily and dinner service begins at 5 p.m. Live music is presented on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings beginning at 7:30 p.m. Visit The Grill's Facebook page for up-to-the-minute details and all music listings.
The Grill is solely owned by Dr. Qamar U. Arfeen, a well-known critical care and general practitioner in Beaumont, and is under new management. The entire staff is looking forward to the future, serving the people of Beaumont and their guests.
The Grill offers award-winning cuisine, top shelf bar, exquisite wine selections, relaxing ambience and service that is heads above many other restaurants. It is at the top of Beaumont's venue list for dining, entertaining and business gatherings. Call (409) 866-0038, ext. 103, for reservations. Concierge services, including flowers, a special bottle of wine and cigars, is offered.
Brenda Cannon Henley can be reached at (409) 781-8788 or at brendacannonhenley [at] yahoo [dot] com.

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"The president of the United States has claimed, on more than one occasion, to be in dialogue with God. If he said that he was talking to God through his hairdryer, this would precipitate a national emergency. I fail to see how the addition of a hairdryer makes the claim more ridiculous or offensive." - Sam Harris, during George W.'s reign.
I do not think it is necessary to believe that the same God who has given us our senses, reason, and intelligence wished us to abandon their use, giving us by some other means the information that we could gain through them. --Galileo
The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.
-George Bernard Shaw
This crime called blasphemy was invented by priests for the purpose of defending doctrines not able to take care of themselves.
-Robert Green Ingersoll
Richard Carlin: (In order to stop wars) "Tell the a---holes not to show up."
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."
"It REEEEALLLY happened!!" - Carl Sagan, pointedly commenting about evolution on his TV classic, "Cosmos." It earned him eternal condemnation from Christian fundamentalists.
Ok, it's lonnnng, but I love it:
"I look round doubtless upon men of man faiths, upon calvinists, unitarians, methodists, baptists, catholics, and I know not what beside, and yet, my friends, let us call ourselves by what names we will, are we not creatures occupying the same earth, and sharing the same nature? and can we not consider these as members of one family, apart from all our speculations respecting worlds, and existences, and states of being, for which, in ages past, men cut each other's throats, and for which they now murder each other's peace…
"I purpose to develope with you that just rule of life, which no system of religion ever taught, or can ever teach; which exists apart from all faith, all creeds, and all written laws, and which can alone be found by following, with an open eye, a ready ear, and a willing heart, the steps of knowledge; by exercising the senses, faculties, and feelings, which appertain to our own nature; and, instead of submitting our reason to the authority of fallible teachers, by bringing always the words of all books and all teachers to the test of our reason."
-- Frances Wright, from her lecture "Divisions of Knowledge" (1828) Source: Annie Laurie Gaylor's Women Without Superstition, p. 42-3
"Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. Ideas must be distinct before reason can act upon them; and no man ever had a distinct idea of the trinity. It is the mere Abracadabra of the mountebanks calling themselves the priests of Jesus." Thomas Jefferson
I tried to believe but I found knowing much more fulfilling.
W C Easttom: (on freewill ) "God says, do what you wish, but make the wrong choice and you will
be tortured for eternity in hell.
That sir, is not free will.
It would be akin to a man telling his girlfriend, do what you wish, but if you choose to
leave me, I will track you down and blow your brains out.
When a man says this we call him a psychopath and cry out for his gaoling or death.
When god says the same we call him 'loving' and build churches in his honour.
Go around the world, and where you find the least superstition, there you will find the best men, the best women, the best children ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
When I became convinced that the Universe is natural, that all ghosts and gods are myths, there entered into my brain, into my soul, into every drop of my blood, the sense, the feeling, the joy of freedom ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
'I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years, and never suffered the slightest inconvenience because of it.' Mark Twain.


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The Beautiful Flow of Pi
Flow Of Life Flow Of Pi. Cristian Ilies Vasile designed this visualization of the first 1,000 digits of the mathematical constant pi using Circos to plot the sequence of digits…in a circular pattern of course!. You can buy a print copy of the poster for $22 from Fine Art America. Cristian has create a few different varieties of the artwork that you can see on his page.
Starting with the first digit "3", a connecting arc is drawn to each subsequent digit (3.14159265358979323846…). Since the sequence is theorized to be a random sequence, it creates a beautiful visualization that appears evenly distributed among the digits. Check out this explanation by Martin Krzywinski along with some of his own artwork. He demostrates the sequence with this visualization of just the first five digits 3.14159…
I had not heard of Circos before, so I have now added a link to it on the Cool Infographics Tools page.
Thanks to Matt Baker for posting on Google+


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NSA Decides It Wants To Hold Metadata Indefinitely, Asks FISA Court To Reverse Decision Telling It To Destroy Records
from the we-have-all-the-data,-now-we-have-all-the-time dept
A house set against itself
cannot stand gets a win no matter who's dealing the cards. As was noted earlier, the NSA's metadata is currently integral to a series of lawsuits against the government. This fact prompted the DOJ to ask the FISA court to bend the minimization rules and extend the holding period from five years to "whenever."
This was shot down by FISC judge Reggie Walton, who pointed out that the government's argument was faulty on multiple levels. First of all, changing the stipulations of the minimization procedures put the entire metadata collection on shaky constitutional ground, seeing as it's almost entirely composed of data on American citizens not currently the subject of NSA investigations. Secondly, the DOJ cited evidence preservation statutes that applied solely to private corporations, something that clearly doesn't transfer directly to a government database composed of US citizens' "business records."
On March 10th, a contradictory decision was handed down by US District Court judge Jeffrey Wright, who declared the NSA was required to hold onto metadata relevant to ongoing lawsuits. This set up an interesting situation for the NSA, which would now have to decide whether it would rather have data with no expiration date or destroyed data that would never possibly appear in court.
The NSA has now shown its hand. In a motion filed Wednesday, the agency asked the FISA court to reverse its decision on destroying the held metadata. The filing refers to the temporary restraining order entered by Judge Jeffrey Wright which stipulates that the agency must hold onto the data until the cases are resolved. The NSA notes that it now is subject to two contradictory notices and is asking the FISA court to honor the other court's decision.
I'm not exactly sure how the FISA court will respond to this. Walton made it pretty clear that he felt the government's arguments were weak and jeopardized the minimal privacy protections surrounding the bulk records collections. Not only that, but presumably the FISA court's authority supersedes a district court, considering it is the entity charged with directly supervising the collection and handling of the NSA's bulk collections.
Well, no sooner had the ink dried on this post than FISC judge Reggie Walton delivered an opinion agreeing with the District Court's order and will allow the NSA to retain the metadata associated with the two cases listed in Judge Jeffrey Wright's order. Walton's decision to reverse the FISC's opinion hinges on these two specific cases, Jewel v. NSA and First Unitarian Church v. NSA. As he notes, the DOJ's request to hold the data was based on common law rules normally applied to retention of corporate data in civil cases, something entirely unrelated to bulk surveillance metadata. Addiitonally, he points out that none of the plaintiffs in the cases the DOJ listed had requested the data be retained.
The Court concluded that any interests the civil plaintiffs might assert in preserving all of the BR metadata was "unsubstantiated" on that record. The Court further observed that no District Court or Circuit Court of Appeals has entered a preservation order applicable to the BR metadata in question in any of the civil matters cited in the motion. Further, there is no indication that any of the plaintiffs have sought discovery of this information or made any effort to have it preserved, despite it being a matter of public record that BR metadata is routinely destroyed after five years.Beyond the legal issues is the NSA itself, which probably
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We've already reached the point at which Valve's Source Filmmaker is generating too many awesome movies to watch let alone share.
But let's live in the bubble a little bit longer so that we can experience the awesomeness of this re-creation of Michael Bay's finest moment: The "S**t Just Got Real" scene from Bad Boys II.
OK, now let's watch the original scene in all its cheesy glory. Fun fact: When they were shooting Bad Boys II, they had to close down one of the most-used causeways in Miami. I was living in the city at the time, and it was this monster inconvenience for anyone who had to get to Miami Beach. I remember when the first ads for the movie finally aired in the theatre, everyone in the theatre booed afterwards. Ha!


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Forget the Apple TV—if you've got an Xbox 360, you can still stream (most of) the contents of your iTunes library to your TV with a utility called Connect360 from Nullriver Software. While not necessarily new, it's something we haven't covered before, and we know that many of our readers are both 360 and iTunes fans. Connect360 3.0 "automatically indexes your iTunes and iPhoto libraries and shares them to your Xbox 360," which you can then browse through your 360's Dashboard.
The software seems to offer some nice functionality for the 360 if you are a big iTunes fan, such as browsing your library by nearly any parameter that you would on the computer, including live Internet radio streams. You can also browse your photos from iPhoto and some videos: "For video streaming, currently only WMV+WMA, H.264 and MPEG4 files are supported (in MP4 and MOV containers)."
What's cool is that the software even offers automatic transcoding of music and video formats so that you will be able to watch your content through the 360. The only thing that kinda' sucks about it (and it's not so much the software's fault as it is Apple and DRM's fault) is that you won't be able to watch and/or listen to any of your purchased songs or videos, due to the FairPlay restrictions on those files. At this time, the Apple TV (or a Mac hooked up to the TV) is still the only way you can watch those particular files on your television.
Connect360 is $20 for the full version, although Nullriver offers a 30-day free trial of the software for you to test out if you're not sure. The upgrade to version 3.0 is also free to currently-registered users. If I had a 360 (dear 360 fairy...), I'd be testing this out right now, so be sure to let us know what your experiences are.


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Written by: Harrison
Recorded: 7, 8, 9, 12 August 1968
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Ken Scott
Released: 28 October 1996
George Harrison: vocals, guitar
Paul McCartney: bass
Ringo Starr: drums
Chris Thomas: harpsichord
Available on:
Anthology 3
One of The Beatles finest 'lost' recordings, Not Guilty was recorded during the White Album sessions, but remained unreleased until Anthology 3 in 1996.
Not Guilty was written by George Harrison. A demo was recorded in May 1968 at Kinfauns, his home in Esher, Surrey, where The Beatles convened to try out their bumper crop of songs written during or immediately after their trip to India.
Actually, I wrote that in 1968. It was after we got back from Rishikesh in the Himalayas on the Maharishi trip, and it was for the White Album. We recorded it but we didn't get it down right or something. Then I forgot all about it until a year ago, when I found this old demo I'd made in the Sixties. The lyrics are a bit passé – all about upsetting 'Apple carts' and stuff – but it's a bit about what was happening at the time. 'Not guilty for getting in your way/While you're trying to steal the day' – which was me trying to get a space. 'Not guilty/For looking like a freak/Making friends with every Sikh/For leading your astray/On the road to Mandalay' – which is the Maharishi and going to the Himalayas and all that was said about that. I like the tune a lot; it would make a great tune for Peggy Lee or someone.
Rolling Stone, April 1979
Not guilty
For getting in your way
While you're trying to steal the day ...
I won't upset the apple cart
I only want what I can get
I'm really sorry that you've been misled
But like you heard me said:
Not guilty
At the time of its recording, relations within the group were becoming increasingly strained, with The Beatles often working alone and choosing not to help each other. For Lennon and McCartney this was less of an issue, but Harrison needed the rest of the group's support to have his songs considered.
Part of the problem may have been the complexity of the song, with numerous time signature changes and half-bars which derailed many of The Beatles' attempts. However, the result was far from disastrous, and would arguably have made a better inclusion on the White Album than a number of other songs.
Not Guilty was eventually re-recorded by Harrison for his self-titled 1979 album, in a mellower version featuring acoustic guitar and Fender Rhodes electric piano, the latter played by Steve Winwood.
In the studio
The song was recorded at Abbey Road in August 1968. The group taped over 100 takes of Not Guilty, but even the best of these failed to win a place on the White Album.
The Beatles began work on Not Guilty on 7 August. They recorded 46 takes of the rhythm track, comprising guitar, bass, electric piano and drums. The first 18 of these were devoted to the introduction alone; beyond that, just five takes were complete.
The next day the group recorded takes 47-101 of the rhythm track. The electric piano was replaced by a harpsichord to emphasise the rhythmic chord patterns. Take 99 was deemed the best of the day.
On 9 August a reduction mix was made to free up space on the tape. Take 99 became 102, and onto this a range of overdubs were added.
In a session lasting more than six hours, extra lead guitar, bass and drum parts were recorded. The distinctive lead guitar riffs and solo were recorded by Harrison in the studio control room, with his amplifier stack turned up high in the studio below.
George asked us to put his guitar amplifier at one end of the echo chambers, with a microphone at the other end to pick up the output. He sat playing the guitar in the studio control room with a line plugged through to the chamber.
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, Mark Lewisohn
Work on Not Guilty finished on 12 August, with the recording of a second lead vocal by Harrison. As with the previous lead guitar overdub, he opted to tape his performance in the control room.
George had this idea that he wanted to do it in the control room with the speakers blasting, so that he got more of an on-stage feel. So we had to monitor through headphones, setting the monitor speakers at a level where he felt comfortable and it wouldn't completely blast out his vocal.
The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions, Mark Lewisohn
A rough mono mix was made at the end of the session, but the song was later rejected for the White Album.
In the early 1980s, Geoff Emerick made a stereo mix, editing roughly a minute from the running time, for EMI's aborted Sessions album. The mix was eventually released in 1996 on Anthology 3.


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Hope you all are enjoying St. Patrick's Day so far! Last year, I wrote about my Irish ancestor, Jane (Johnston) Brenton. This year, I thought I'd share some information I've found only recently on my other Irish relatives.
My maternal grandfather's mother was Anna (Kane) Fritzley. Anna's family has been one of my favorites to research because of their unique location. They settled in Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania and lived there for some time.
Centralia, PA probably sounds familiar to you. That's because Centralia, once a thriving community based in the mining trade, is now a ghost town. There are conflicting reports as to the details, but basically, here's what happened: Centralia was incorporated in 1866 and quickly developed into a thriving mining town. At its peak, the town had over 2,000 residents, many schools and churches, a post office, etc. - the basics of a small, bustling industry town. The first infamous incident in Centralia history came in 1868, when the town's founder, Alexander Rea, was murdered just outside of town by the Molly Maguires.
However, this incident is now overshadowed by the mine fire which destroyed most of the town. No one knows for sure how the fire ignited. What is known is that around 1961, a fire ignited coal underground in south Centralia. Numerous efforts to extinguish the fire failed. The fire spread to the underground mines, and continues to burn today. The air around the fire is poisonous. The town is marked by empty lots with cracked ground, piping smoke from the fire below. Most of surrounding trees are now dead sticks. Most of the residents of Centralia accepted a buyout and moved long ago, but a few still remain. In 2002, the U.S. Post Office revoked Centralia's zip code. This is what Centralia looks like now:
The street view and photos on Google Maps are very interesting as well. The spooky remains of Centralia have inspired many novels, films and other media including the film adaptation of the Silent Hill video game series and even an episode of The Simpsons.
My great-grandmother, Anna Kane, was born in Centralia in 1893 to Teddy and Sarah (Durkin) Kane. She had 2 sisters and 3 brothers (as far as I know). Her brothers and her father were coal miners, like most men in the town's largely Irish population at the time. I find it so interesting that they worked in the mines that would eventually ruin the town from below.
Her father Thaddeus "Teddy" Kane was born in Ireland in 1868. He immigrated to the U.S. around 1881 and married Sarah Durkin in about 1892. Sarah Durkin was born in 1869 in Pennsylvania to Mark and Sarah (McAnally) Durkin. Teddy and Sarah Kane raised their children in Centralia, and as far as I know, they never left.
Their daughter, Anna, married William Fritzley around 1910, and raised their family in Pittsburgh (including my maternal grandfather, William Fritzley). After Anna's husband died in 1955, she moved back to Centralia. She died there around 1971, so she would have been witness to the mine fire and multiple attempts to put it out. When she died, there was still hope for extinguishing the fire and saving the town.
But in 1981, a young boy fell into a sinkhole caused by the fire and would have died from carbon monoxide poisoning if his cousin hadn't pulled him out quickly. This caused media attention to the fire to increase, to the chagrin of many residents. Starting in the mid-1980s, the residents started to accept federal buyouts of their Centralia properties and move away. But a few residents still remain in Centralia, and continue to wage a very contentious legal battle with the state to remain in their homes. Some claim that the state only wants them to move so that they can have access to the remaining coal below the town (estimates of the value of the coal vary greatly from source to source). That may be true, but it is also true that Centralia is a dangerous place to visit. If you do, please use caution as in many places the ground is extremely unstable and the air is thick with carbon monoxide and dioxide.
So, you can see why this is one of my favorite family lines to research. I look forward to finding out more about them. My goal is to find living relatives who can tell me more about their (or their parents' and grandparents') experiences in Centralia.
I'm off to start my St. Paddy's day celebrations, and I'll leave you with one of my favorite Irish sayings: "It is often that a person's mouth broke his nose."


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|London 2012
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Britain's Dujardin wins individual dressage gold
By MARGARET FREEMAN,
Updated August 9, 2012
LONDON (AP) Charlotte Dujardin of Britain won the individual dressage gold medal Thursday on Valegro, scoring 90.089 percent in the deciding grand prix musical freestyle which featured Olympic theme music and chimes from Big Ben.
Adelinde Cornelissen of the Netherlands, riding Parzival, won silver, while Laura Bechtolsheimer of Britain on Mistral Hojris took the bronze. World Cup champion Cornelissen scored 88.196 and Bechtolsheimer had 84.339.
"I love doing the freestyle and I had great fun," Dujardin said. "Valegro felt tired but he gave me his all. He's only 10 years old and he's given me three amazing rides here."
Dujardin and Cornelissen both broke the Olympic record score for a freestyle, set at 85.825 by Dutch rider Anky van Grunsven and Salinero in 2004. Cornelissen picked music from "Nutcracker Suite" and Bechtolsheimer music from "The Lion King" to highlight their horses' best athletic attributes.
"Parzival felt great, and it was one of his best tests ever," said Cornelissen, the current World Cup champion.
Britain also won team gold in dressage earlier this week, beating Germany and the Netherlands. The three medals, including two golds, were the first Olympic dressage medals ever won by Britain.
"Wait for me," Dujardin called to Valegro as she dismounted after the medal ceremony and he started for the barn without her.
She planted a kiss on his nose and then went back to wave her medal to the crowd with a tear-streaked face and huge grin.
The 27-year-old Dujardin started competing internationally only last year but made an immediate impact in a sport where years of competitive experience usually make the difference on the medals podium.
"I wanted to do Alf justice today," said Bechtolsheimer, using her horse's pet name. "I wanted to enjoy the atmosphere in front of so many fans. He's 17 years old and may not do another championship."
Earlier in the day, Dutch rider Anky van Grunsven and Salinero, winners of gold in the two previous Olympics, thrilled the crowd with the horse's farewell Olympic appearance, scoring 82.00 to finish seventh, an excellent score for an older horse.
"I'm proud of him that he's 18 years old and showed that he still belonged here," Van Grunsven said.
American rider Steffen Peters did not have as successful a swan song for his last competitive ride on Ravel. The former World Cup winners made a series of small mistakes to score 77.286 and finish 17th, although they had qualified in seventh place going into the final.
"He was distracted and kept looking around," Peters said. "This was a glitch today. I'll remember him instead for his wonderful career."
Peters was the sole U.S. rider to move into the individual competition after the team event earlier in the week.
During the team competition, Ann Romney, wife of U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney, flew to London to watch the horse she co-owns compete here. Rafalca, ridden by Jan Ebeling, finished 28th out of the 50 horses entered.


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PASADENA >> New technology developed at Caltech could propel conventional microscopes into the future.
Guoan Zheng, a research engineer, alongside Changhuei Yang, professor of electrical engineering, bioengineering and medical engineering, have developed a new inexpensive system that implements an LED light array into conventional microscopes, improving a 2X objective lens to the level of a 20X lens — or a billion-pixel image.
"The image we capture is really huge," said Zheng, who conceived and implemented the project. "The area we capture is really big compared to the conventional microscope."
He added that he drew inspiration from a similar imaging method used in transmission electron microscopy, in which electrons instead of light are used to hone in on objects.
The LED array locks in place underneath the sample and snaps 150 low-resolution images of it, each corresponding to one LED light. Those illuminated LEDs show different parts of the sample and result in a significantly crisper image.
"The problem with the way it is currently being done is that the machine is very expensive," Yang said. "The whole process of mechanically taking [an image of] a sample requires very delicate machinery."
From there, in an approach called Fourier ptychographic microscopy (FPM), a computer can stitch together the 150 images taken of the sample and form a more vivid, complete picture.
The image is achieved through a larger field of view, one that can be tremendously useful in digital pathology. Whereas it conventionally takes about 10 minutes to scan parts of a whole image, Zheng and Yang's new system — LED array combined with FPM — would scan the entire sample at once before making digital images of it available for transmission.
Eric Glassy, a medical director at Pathology Inc. in Torrance, hasn't used the technology yet but believes "the concept is solid.
"It looks like the image is the same as the more traditional scanner," Glassy said. "What you're getting is convenience. That would be a good thing."
The key component of a microscope is its objective lens, made up of a series of optical elements with intrinsic aberrations, according to Yang. Scientists then have to build "ever more complicated" lenses and elements to combat the conventional microscope's shortcomings.
Using the LED array, those inherent shortcomings are circumvented.
"That basically changes the emphasis on building good physical microscope systems to using a relatively crappy microscope system and addressing it computationally so that it becomes a very high performance microscope," Yang said. "No longer do you go about trying to build ever more complicated microscope objective [lenses]."
A commercial prototype of Zheng and Yang's LED array will be released in October. The system will cost about $200, according to a news release.


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Steve Jobs was a visionary, and the world will forever remember him as Apple's staunch and dedicated leader. Although he may be gone, his memory and legacy will never be forgotten. Numerous online and real-world tributes flooded media when Jobs passed away, and another one of gigantic proportions has just popped up.
What you see above is a giant replica of the iPhone that was created as a monument for Jobs as part of a local competition. The display features a slideshow of the late Apple CEO's career highlights, along with bits and pieces about the history of Apple. There's also a QR code on the back of the monument that, when scanned, directs the user to a website commemorating the life and legacy of Steve Jobs.
The giant iPhone currently on display on the grounds of the St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics.
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Threat Summary: October 1, 2012
On September 19, 2012, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) raised its Financial Services Cyber Threat Level to High based on reported attacks against United States financial institutions. Multiple online groups have claimed responsibility for the attacks, which have continued for the past 2 weeks.
This malicious activity should be considered a high risk and a threat to other industries. Customers are strongly advised to follow best common practices (BCPs) for denial of service attacks. These BCPs are provided as links in this document.
Multiple attack-pattern profiles are being used in these distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The patterns are described in the Cisco Security Intelligence Operations Analysis section of this document.
Threat Updates
December 19, 2012: Cisco Security Intelligence Operations (SIO) has included new countermeasure and control guidelines in this document, which include recommendations on network segmentation, baseline traffic profiles, packet scrubbing services, device capacity and performance, and additional resources.
October 25, 2012: Cisco SIO has included incident handling and response guidelines in this document. The guidelines should not replace your existing organizational policy, rather they should supplement your existing response procedures. See the Incident Handling and Response section for more information. Although it has been reported that the attacks will slow down, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) maintains its Financial Services Cyber Threat Level at High. Additional information has been added to the Attack Pattern Traffic Profiles table, Resources, and Related Cisco Products and Services.
October 3, 2012: Cisco SIO has published Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) signature 1493/0: Distributed Denial of Service on Financial Institutions in signature update package S672 to help provide identification and detection for these attacks.
Other countermeasures and controls may help identify and detect the attack pattern traffic profiles described in this document. See the Attack Pattern Traffic Profiles table for more information.
To better understand the methodology Cisco SIO uses to respond to this event and other similar events, please read the security blog post Distributed Denial of Service Attacks on Financial Institutions: A Cisco Security Intelligence Operations Perspective.
Cisco SIO will continue to monitor the threat landscape and provide additional analysis and updates when new information is available.
Event Intelligence
The following table identifies Cisco SIO content that is associated with this Event Response Page:
Cisco SIO has obtained the following network-based threat detection related to this DDoS attack:
The primary market segment from which Cisco SIO has observed denial of service attempts is Financial Services.
Recently published SIO Cyber Risk Reports (CRRs) for September 17–23, September 24–30, and December 10–16, 2012, include threat information, additional analysis, hyperlinks to media reporting, and advising to prepare and deploy countermeasures if an attack occurs.
DDoS attacks continue to evolve, and infrastructure managers are urged to plan for defense against these attacks well in advance of an active attack. Cisco SIO recommends that users work with their data providers to perform mitigations as close to the traffic source as possible to avoid services from becoming overwhelmed at the destination host and network. Cisco Internet Protocol Journal has published a white paper that provides strategies to protect against DDoS attacks.
Network-based indicators of these attacks are the following:
Attack Pattern Traffic Profiles
Impact on Cisco Products
There are no specific Cisco vulnerabilities associated with this event. The attack attempts to saturate the bandwidth of the targeted network and exhaust resources on the targeted devices and devices in the path between the attacker and victim. If the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) discovers that a product is vulnerable to DDoS attacks because of a defect in software or hardware unrelated to memory or bandwidth saturation from a DDoS attack, information about affected products will be published at Cisco Security Advisories and Responses. As always, ensure that you monitor reports from Cisco PSIRT for any Cisco product-related vulnerabilities.
Countermeasures and Controls on Network Devices
Network Segmentation
Baseline Traffic Profiles
On-Premise and Upstream Scrubbing Services
Device Capacity and Performance
Network operators are encouraged to work with their data providers or applicable Cisco products and services.
Cisco SIO has performed attack analysis and published a Cisco Applied Mitigation Bulletin, Identifying and Mitigating the Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Targeting Financial Institutions, which provides details about countermeasures and controls that can be used to identify and detect the Attack Pattern Traffic Profiles listed in the preceding table.
Incident Handling and Response
Coordinate Internal Response Teams
Sharing Information with Third Parties
Lessons Learned
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Updated Flu Guidance
The Obama Administration continues to send a strong message to the nation that now is time to start planning and preparing for the fall flu season and the ongoing HIN1 flu outbreak. The bottom line: under certain conditions, schools may need to close. In those cases, communities will need to have a strategy in place to ensure there is no break in the learning process. A team at the Department has been working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security to prepare thoughtful guidance for schools. The guidance for K-12 schools was released today. The guidance for colleges and universities will be released later this month. In addition, the CDC will be issuing a version of the school guidance for early learning and pre-kindergarten shortly. More Information. (Note: The Department will provide schools with as much operational flexibility as possible to deal with an outbreak of the flu virus. If the outbreak is severe, it will waive legal requirements in those areas where it has the authority to do so [e.g., the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the Higher Education Act (HEA), the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), etc.]. If it does not have legal authority within a particular area [e.g., the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)], and schools need flexibility, it will promptly seek legislative authority from Congress.)
Also: Video clips from the H1N1 Influenza Preparedness Summit at the National Institutes of Health are available online.
ARRA Outreach
A webcast and video highlights of President Obama's July 24 announcement of the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" Fund, as well as American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) fact sheets and other materials produced for the event, are conveniently compiled online.
The Department invites public comment on the Federal Register notices for Race to the Top and State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) Phase 2 programs. Comments must be submitted online at Regulations.gov on or before August 28. However, in anticipation of a significant number of submissions, the agency strongly encourages comments well in advance of this date.
On July 27, Deputy Secretary Tony Miller hosted a webinar for stakeholders, outlining the more than $9 billion in new ARRA initiatives, including Race to the Top. (Available: webcast, transcript, and PowerPoint presentation.)
Then, on August 4, the Deputy Secretary kicked-off the second Education Stakeholders Forum, which focused on Race to the Top, the Investing in Innovation Fund, and SFSF Phase 2. (Available: video, transcript, and PowerPoint presentation.)
Meanwhile, Secretary Duncan announced that the Department will accelerate stimulus spending by making $11.37 billion in Title I, IDEA, and Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) funding available to states one month early. On April 1, the Department awarded 50% of states' Title I ARRA funds, IDEA ARRA funds, and VR ARRA funds. The remaining 50% was to be made available on September 30. The Secretary's declaration ensures that these funds will be made available to all states on or around September 1.
School Restraint and Seclusion
On August 3, Secretary Duncan sent a letter to Chief State School Officers, encouraging each state to review current policies and practices regarding the use of restraints and seclusion techniques in schools and, if appropriate, develop or revise them to ensure the safety of students. "We are urging every state to take a close look at their restraint and seclusion guidelines to ensure that children's safety is made the top priority," he stated. "It is my sincerest hope that this process will shed light on situations where policies need to be altered and provide the public with a clear understanding of the guidelines being used." In the letter, the Secretary urged states to work with the Department to publicly share their efforts, in order to increase awareness and transparency, to disseminate best practices, to provide state resources for proper implementation, and to hold districts accountable for adhering to guidelines. The letter notes the Department-funded Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports will supply technical assistance and staff from regional Comprehensive Centers will be contacting states to discuss the "status of states' efforts in this area." The Secretary decided to issue this letter, following the release of a May 19 General Accountability Office (GAO) report that uncovered allegations of abuse and potentially deadly misapplication of restraints and seclusion techniques and a subsequent Congressional committee hearing on the issue.
Higher Ed: Negotiated Rulemaking
In the last few weeks, the Department has published in the Federal Register three Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPMs) for higher education based on spring 2009 negotiated rulemaking. The first, published July 23 with comments due August 24, includes lender and guaranty agency issues. The second, published July 28 with comments due August 27, includes school-based issues. The third, published August 6 with comments due September 8, regards institutional eligibility and the Secretary of Education's recognition of accrediting agencies. Please carefully review the information in the NRPMs for the procedures to be used in the submission of comments.
Also: The Post-9/11 GI Bill went into effect on August 1.
Who's Who at ED?
Last week, the Secretary announced new members of his leadership team: Michael Roark, Chief Administrative Officer, Office of the Deputy Secretary; Jacqueline Jones, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Early Learning, Office of the Secretary; Katherine Tobin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance Improvement, Office of Management; Emma Vadehra, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development; and Nia Phillips, Deputy General Counsel for Departmental and Legislative Services, Office of the General Counsel.
This week, the Secretary announced that 13 teachers have been selected as Teacher Ambassador Fellows for 2009-2010. Three fellows will become full-time Department employees for one year. Ten fellows will participate part-time, remaining in their classrooms during the school year. All fellows, currently participating in a four-day summit at the Department, will engage in education policy discussions, work with agency officials in various program offices, and participate in a wide-range of education projects. Now in its second year, the Teaching Ambassador Fellowships were created to supply outstanding educators leadership opportunities to learn about national education policy and to contribute their notable expertise to those discussions. The fellows, in turn, provide communications and outreach about federal initiatives to other educators on behalf of the Department. Some 1,400 applications were submitted in an open process in which public school teachers and instructional specialists across the nation were invited to submit essays demonstrating their record of leadership, impact on student achievement, and "insight" into policy from classroom and school experience.
Also, more than 150 undergraduate and graduate students have answered the President's call to service by interning at the Department this summer. The interns are from 93 different colleges and universities and working in 21 unique offices throughout the agency.
Odds and Ends
- Secretary Duncan recently took his Listening and Learning tour to Orlando, Florida, where he visited Lake Nona YMCA Family Center and North Lake Park Community School.
- Later that day, the Secretary delivered remarks in Chicago at the National Council of La Raza's Annual Conference.
- Guidance on the $650 million Enhancing Education Through Technology Program under the ARRA (for which funds were released to states on July 24) is available online.
- The Department has announced five charter school grants, totaling $82 million, to Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, to increase public school options in those states.
- Also, the Department has announced five GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program) grants, totaling $8.7 million, to Kansas and four partnerships, that will help 11,000 at-risk students prepare for college and receive the support they need to achieve success.
- A new National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) report, "Students Who Study Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in Postsecondary Education," examines the characteristics and outcomes of undergraduates who enter STEM programs.
- "State Regulation of Private Schools" supplies a brief description of each state's legal requirements that apply to K-12 private schools in the U.S.
- A new report by the Corporation for National and Community Services find that even during a time of economic recession, volunteering has remained steady, led by young adults and a wave of do-it-your-self volunteers working with their neighbors to fix problems.
Quote to Note
"The race starts today. I'm issuing a challenge to our nation's governors, to school boards, principals, and teachers, to businesses and non-for-profits, to parents and students: if you set and enforce rigorous and challenging standards and assessments, if you put outstanding teachers at the front of the classroom, if you turn around failing schools, your state can win a Race to the Top grant that will not only help students outcompete workers around the world but let them fulfill their God-given potential. This competition will not be based on politics or ideology or the preferences of a particular interest group. Instead, it will be based on a simple principlewhether a state is ready to do what works. We will use the best evidence available to determine whether a state can meet a few key benchmarks for reform, and states that outperform the rest will be rewarded with a grant. Not every state will win, and not every school district will be happy with the results, but America's children, America's economy, and America itself will be better for it."
|President Barack Obama (7/24/09), announcing Race to the Top at the Department
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Friday, July 9, 2010
Rider Takes Safety Into Own Hands
13 comments:
- Anonymous said...
He gets on the front car, so that makes sense. I ride the front car with no helmet because I like to live dangerously. I also like to drink fine whiskey.
- July 9, 2010 at 12:10 PM
- Joshua Davis said...
...Or else he couldn't ride the Metro while reading a broadsheet in one hand and holding a helmet in the other.
- July 9, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
I sympathize with this guy - some days the tinfoil hat just does not fully protect against those microwaves from the extraterrestrials, and you need a little extra protection.
- July 9, 2010 at 12:28 PM
- Anonymous said...
I once saw a women walking up the escalator at the College Park station with - I don't know what you call them, kind of like ski poles that hikers use - in her hands. She used them to walk on the platform and onto the train.
- July 9, 2010 at 12:36 PM
- dwfma said...
@12:36PM trekking poles. I see them all the time around here. I would think that trekking poles are only helpful if you're walking *instead* of riding Metro, but then, I have a pair at home that I never even use on the trail, let alone out in urban public.
- July 9, 2010 at 1:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
I wonder if he has a set of metal shears in the backpack.....just in case he has to cut something...oh like a rail car (either to get out or let air in)
- July 9, 2010 at 2:19 PM
- Daryl Northrop said...
I rely on prayer, lots and lots of prayer. Your mileage may vary.
- July 9, 2010 at 2:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
- July 9, 2010 at 2:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
OH NO! I didn't even see you taking the picture over there.
- July 9, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Anonymous said...
It's a tradeoff one must risk on the orange line every day: risk the front car's exposure to collisions or enjoy air conditioning. Strange how the car with the Metro operator ALWAYS has perfectly working air conditioning isn't it? Metro has to protect their $150,000 salaries I guess.
- July 9, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Anonymous said...
I know this man. He, like many Americans, suffers from epilepsy. Many epileptics wear bike helmets to protect themselves in the event of a seizure, which can cause a rapid fall to the ground, impact with a wall, or collision with another hard surface.
- July 10, 2010 at 9:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
That's a dick move to take a picture of someone like that.
- July 13, 2010 at 3:46 PM
- Anonymous said...
I try to stay away from the first or last cars on any Metro train I ride. If I didn't have to ride the Metro I wouldn't. I would much rather take my chance with people driving while texting/doing hair n makeup/reading a book, etc.
- July 17, 2010 at 5:48 AM


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West Virginia may be known in popular song as "Almost Heaven," but it's a state that's seen more than its share of hell.
A vicious gunfight in the streets of a small town, two men assassinated on the courthouse steps in front of their wives, coal company stores designed as much to strip away miners' dignity as to provide life's essentials, the deadliest battle on American soil in the 20th century — they're all part of the story of the Mountaineer State.
It's a history that's been largely expunged from textbooks and purged from the memories of the state's citizens, but it came to life in June during the inaugural run of Doug Estepp's West Virginia Mine War Tour.
Estepp, the grandson of a West Virginia coal miner and a self-taught historian, conceived the idea of a bus trip as a way of telling the story of a bloody war that pitted union miners against private armies hired by mine operators. Raised in Mingo County, the site of the shootout that became known as the Matewan Massacre, Estepp said he didn't discover his hometown history until he attended West Virginia University.
"In my opinion, it's been actively suppressed," said Estepp, 51, who started Coal Country Tour as a way to share his heritage.
The three-day tour took my wife and me, along with about 30 others, through parts of West Virginia that few tourists visit, stopping in the poorest counties of one of the most scenic but impoverished states in the Union.
We started early on a Thursday morning in Charles Town, W.Va., less than two hours from Baltimore and set off from there to Beckley in the southern part of the state. It would take more than four hours to reach our destination, so Estepp broke up the tedium and set the stage for the stops to come by screening John Sayles' 1987 movie "Matewan," a fictionalized but compelling Hollywood treatment of the events leading to the bloodbath on the streets of that town.
"It doesn't show half of the brutality that went on down there," said Estepp.
Like the movie, the tour itself comes with a point of view that is heavily pro-miner and anti-coal operator. While the subject could fascinate those of any political stripe, Estepp's take on that history and choice of itinerary are more likely to appeal to watchers of MSNBC than Fox News.
The first stop was the Exhibition Coal Mine and museum in Beckley. The museum, which depends heavily on coal company sponsorship, presents a sanitized version of West Virginia history — not surprising, given the industry's concerns about its image. But the stop was worth it for the tour, which gave a group of city slickers a glimpse of the conditions in an underground mine of the early 20th century.
The tours aboard a train car are led by retired miners, and on our trip 125 feet below the surface our group had the good fortune to be shown around by Roger Jarrell, who has more than 28 years of experience in the mines.
Jarrell explained the procedure for setting off explosives, including the cry of "fire in the hole," and why miners actually did carry canaries into the coal mines. The cheerful 58-year-old also put in a good word for the four-legged inhabitants of deep mines.
"Everybody loves rats. Rats are a coal miner's friend," Jarrell said. If he were to see rats scampering his way, he explained, he'd know the roof was about to fall or there was smoke in the mine.
After returning to the surface, the group got back on the road to the tiny crossroads of Scarbro, where stands one of the few remaining examples of the company store to whom the miner in "Sixteen Tons" owed his soul.
The Whipple Company Store is an amazing period piece and architectural marvel owned and turned into a museum by retirees Chuck and Joy Lynn, who saved it from demolition in 2006.
Joy Lynn explained that the store owned by coal baron Justus Collins was run under strict rules enforced by guards from Baldwin-Felts, a company reviled by union miners as a provider of "gun thugs" for the coal operators. The miners couldn't spend cash at the store, only company-issued scrip. There were strict rules on where miners could or could not stand. And the front steps were intentionally designed to be steep –– so the guards could easily knock down any miner whose attitude they didn't like.
Behind many of the artifacts on display are stories of the miners' lives. Lynn held up a metal container — taller than the ordinary lunch buckets toted by most miners — and explained that it was a "boy bucket." She said that when a boy age 8 and up lost his father in one of the mine's all-too-frequent accidents, he would have to take his place or see the family evicted. The top compartment was where the boy's mother would tear a scrap from the family Bible, which was believed to represent the spirit of the dead father protecting the boy.
The next day's travels took us to Blair Mountain, where 10,000 to 15,000 armed union miners faced off with coal company operatives and sheriff's deputies in strongly anti-union Logan County in August 1921. The five-day fight, the casualty total for which has been estimated in the hundreds, ended only when the U.S. Army moved to intervene on the side of the operators.
That all-but-forgotten site, where both sides used machine guns and the pro-company forces dropped bombs from planes, has re-emerged as a battlefield in a contemporary fight over history and the environment.
Coal operators, with support from the state's political power structure, have Blair Mountain in their sights for coal extraction by means of a controversial technique known as "mountaintop removal" — a form of strip mining that flattens peaks and fills in valleys. The plan has sparked the wrath of history buffs, who believe it would destroy an important historical site, and environmentalists, who consider mountaintop removal the most destructive form of coal mining.
The tour took us to a converted church near the site being used by the Friends of Blair Mountain, which is fighting to have the battlefield protected as an historic monument.
Brandon Nida, an archaeologist working with the preservation group, said recent discoveries are challenging many of the previous assumptions about the course of the battle.
"There's 30 to 40 years of archaeological research that can be done here," he told the group.
One of the emotional moments came when we heard from a frail-looking Jimmy Weakley of nearby Pigeon Roost Hollow, a 71-year-old retired miner who has been fighting mountaintop removal for more than a decade.
"It's about the future for our kids, our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren," he said. "It's hard to do — fighting the coal company."
From Blair Mountain the tour took us to Matewan, in the heart of Hatfield-and-McCoy country in the far southwest region of the state.
It was there on May 19, 1920, that town Police Chief Sid Hatfield, a union sympathizer, and local miners squared off against a group of Baldwin-Felts strikebreakers who had come to town to evict miners and their families from company-owned housing.
Who fired the first shot is unknown, but by the time the firing stopped, 10 people lay dead — including seven Baldwin-Felts detectives and the town's pro-union mayor, C.C. Testerman.
The tour took us through a hardscrabble town where many of the buildings from which miners fired still stand and where bullet holes can still be seen in the brick. At the local United Mine Workers hall, which remains open though the union has been severely weakened in recent years, the Matewan Massacre Drama Team in period dress presented a re-enactment of the town's fateful day.
The players are serious about preserving history. Some, like carpenter Chuck Scott, have done extensive research into the events in Matewan and the stories behind their characters.
"We try to get it just as close to the truth as we can," said Scott, who plays Baldwin-Felts agent Lee Felts, who died along with his brother Albert that day.
Though he grew up in Mingo and suspects his grandfather might have been involved on the union side that day, Scott said he never heard about the events of that day until the movie came out. He said it was something people in town just didn't talk about.
"It's a story that needs to be told because this type of stuff is still going on," said Scott, who sees parallels between what happened in Matewan and the uprisings this year in Egypt and Yemen. "This story will just get ahold of you and shake you to your core."
The next chapter of the story played out at the tour's stop the next morning in Welch, W.Va., where Hatfield was summoned to appear for trial in the company stronghold of McDowell County on charges not related to the Matewan Massacre. On Aug. 1, 1921, he and his friend Ed Chambers were gunned down by Baldwin-Felts agents as they climbed the steep steps to the ornate 1894 Romanesque Revival courthouse.
Though the event was the most dramatic in the history of Welch, the historical marker outside the courthouse makes no mention of the assassination, which helped spark the march on Blair Mountain.
McDowell County Judge Rudolph J. "Rick" Murinsky said his grandmother was a witness to the killings.
"All she ever would say is they killed those people right in front of their wives," he said.
The meeting with Murinsky was one of the unscheduled encounters with West Virginians that were among the highlights of the trip. Time and time again, people who weren't on the program added their insights to the state's history.
Estepp said one of the prime motivations for launching the tours is to encourage people to visit the often-overlooked southern part of the state.
Another highlight of the trip was the countryside itself — more rugged than the parts of Appalachia closer to Baltimore and in many ways more interesting. Scenes of exquisite natural beauty are interspersed with scenes of environmental degradation and economic abandonment. Especially striking was the sheer number of closed-down public schools going to ruin.
The tour was not a journey for those addicted to creature comforts. The bus was modern, but the rides were long and hard on the derriere. The tour ran behind schedule. The food was mostly simple country cooking rather than gourmet fare. Travelers who enjoy an adult beverage at the end of the day had better pack their own, because the otherwise comfortable West Virginia state park lodges where we stayed were either dry or closed their dining rooms too early.
Estepp said he will learn from the first tour and tweak the itinerary for future trips.
The tour would conclude with a visit to the town of Bramwell in southeastern West Virginia. The contrast with gritty Matewan and Welch could not be more complete, because Bramwell was the town where the coal barons built elegant homes. Taken by itself, the Bramwell stop would have been a pleasant architectural tour. After three days of studying the plight of the miners employed by those millionaires, it was a potent political statement.
For some of the participants, the tour was a little too ideologically oriented.
"I'd have liked to have got a little bit more of an objective look at it," said retired Army officer Ralph M. Larson, a history buff from San Antonio who nevertheless found the history "fascinating."
But for other travelers, many with a background in labor unions or environmental activism, the message behind the tour was spot-on. On the last night, some of the travelers led the group in singing union folk songs such as "Which Side Are You On."
Mike Stilwell of Joppatowne said the topic appealed to him because of his family roots in the coal fields of southwestern Pennsylvania.
"It's fantastic," the Joppatowne resident said. "It's just blown me away how good it is."
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West Virginia Mine War Tour
A second tour is planned for Sept. 25-27. The cost is $549 for single occupancy, $499 per person for two sharing a room. Two nights' lodging, meals, taxes, admissions to sites, tour DVD and T-shirt are included. A $150 deposit is required. Organizers also plan additional tours next year, with an October 2012 tour that will depart from Baltimore. For information, go to coalcountrytours.com/.


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House set to vote on Boehner's Plan B
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Brian / Freedom's Lighthouse: U.S. House Likely to Vote on Boehner's "Plan B" Today; Would Cave on Raising Tax Rates for People making over $1 Million
Robert Costa / National Review: Boehner's Burden — The House will take up "Plan B," …
Brett LoGiurato / Business Insider: Proof That The White House Is Freaking Out About Boehner's New Fiscal Cliff Plan
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
House to vote on bill replacing sequester spending cuts
House to vote on bill replacing sequester spending cuts
Discussion: Firedoglake and ThinkProgress
David Dayen / Firedoglake: Plan B Morphs Into a Conservative Wish List
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
House Republicans Cut Food Stamps, Obamacare, And Wall Street Oversight In Ill-Fated 'Plan B'
House Republicans Cut Food Stamps, Obamacare, And Wall Street Oversight In Ill-Fated 'Plan B'
Discussion: The Hill and Firedoglake
Erik Wasson / The Hill: Conservative groups urge 'no' vote on Boehner's 'Plan B'
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
Republicans put Obama in a box
Republicans put Obama in a box
Discussion: Booman Tribune, Balloon Juice, AEIdeas and The Daily Caller
Zandar / Balloon Juice: Coulda Been A Rubin-Con Tender
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas: Obama's second term mandate won't make it to Obama's second term
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Obama in focus, yet all over the map
Obama in focus, yet all over the map
Discussion: The Moderate Voice, First Read, Belmont Club, Betsy's Page and The Spectacle Blog
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice: Fiscal Cliff Negotiation Stalemate: a Political Re-run Inexorably Poised to Go Off Fiscal Cliff?
Richard Fernandez / Belmont Club: President Pac-man — When Rahm Emmanuel remarked that 'one …
F.H. Buckley / The Spectacle Blog: All Politics is (Supposedly) Personal
Dean Clancy / FreedomWorks:
Fiscal Cliff: Two Cheers for Boehner's Plan B (But Oppose It Anyway)
Fiscal Cliff: Two Cheers for Boehner's Plan B (But Oppose It Anyway)
David Dayen / Firedoglake: The Plan B Follies: Freedomworks Jumps Off the Ship
Speaker.gov: House to Vote to Cut Spending, Replace Defense 'Sequester,' Protect Millions from Tax Hikes
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon: Boehner's Plan B — House GOP leadership will try to implement …
Rosalind S. Helderman / Post Politics: Reid: We won't vote on 'Plan B'
Smitty / The Other McCain: Unexpectedly, Last Year's Super Committee Is This Year's Coal In The Stocking
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line: John Boehner, scourge of the wealthy, ctd.
Fiscal cliff: The lowest point
Fiscal cliff: The lowest point
Discussion: The Hill, Hit & Run, Washington Examiner, americanthinker.com, The Plum Line, First Read, Talking Points Memo and Quartz
Russell Berman / The Hill: Boehner scrambles for votes on tax bill
Peter Suderman / Hit & Run: Have the Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Reached a Dead End?
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner: Popular in Politics — Taxes are set to go up by $4.6 trillion on January 1st.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line: The Morning Plum: White House should let Boehner keep twisting in the wind
Michael O'Brien / First Read: White House: Obama would veto GOP's 'Plan B'
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo: How 'Plan B' Scrambled Fiscal Cliff Negotiations
Brian Thompson / nbcnewyork.com:
Cory Booker Will Run for U.S. Senate in 2014: Sources — Newark Mayor Cory Booker will not challenge New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in next year's gubernatorial race and will instead run for U.S. Senate in 2014, political sources familiar with his decision tell NBC 4 New York.
Mary Katharine Ham / Hot Air: Report: Cory Booker will run for Senate in 2014, pass on Christie challenge
Bryan Jacoutot / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion: Cory Booker decides not to challenge Christie in 2014
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Report: Cory Booker Will Run For Senate, Not New Jersey Governor
Daniel Strauss / The Hill: Corey Booker moves toward Senate run
Christian Heinze / GOP 12: Report: Booker will run for Senate
NBC's Carrie Dann / First Read: Booker eyes 2014 Senate run over Christie challenge
Andrew Belonsky / Towleroad News #gay: Watch Cory Booker Announce Potential 2014 Senate Race: VIDEO
Katrina Trinko / National Review: Christie Won't Face Booker as Dem Opponent
Star-Ledger Guest / NJ Voices Guest blog:
Cory Booker: I'll explore U.S. Senate run — By Cory Booker — I love Newark. I did not come to this city through the providence of birth. I chose Newark, and Newark, thank God, accepted me, embraced me and allowed me the greatest privilege of my life - to serve as mayor.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, ABCNEWS, BuzzFeed, New York Times, About.com US Politics, Politico, Moe Lane, msnbc.com, CNN and Daily Kos
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo: Booker Adviser: 'The Mayor Intends To Be A Candidate' For Senate
Sarah Parnass / ABCNEWS: Newark Mayor Cory Booker to Explore Run for Senate in 2014
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed: Sources: White House Had A Hand In Booker's Decision
Ginger Gibson / Politico: Cory Booker: I'm looking at Senate run
Sarah Blackwill / msnbc.com: Booker to explore Senate bid
Daniel Inouye / CNN: Booker won't challenge Christie, will explore U.S. Senate run instead
David Giambusso / New Jersey Online:
Cory Booker won't challenge Christie, eyes U.S. Senate instead
Cory Booker won't challenge Christie, eyes U.S. Senate instead
Discussion: The Fix, Post Politics and The Hinterland Gazette
Sean Sullivan / The Fix: What Cory Booker's decision means for Chris Christie
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics: Lautenberg won't discuss 2014 until next year
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Newt Gingrich On Mitt Romney: 'I Would Have Probably Done Better' Against Obama … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Elections 2012, Gingrich 2012, Newt Gingrich, Video, Mitt Romney 2012, Mitt Romney Gay Marriage, Newt Gingrich Gay Marriage, Newt Gingrich Immigration Reform, Newt Gingrich Mitt Romney, Rnc Review, Romney Media, Politics News
Discussion: Firedoglake, Politico, GOP 12, Advocate, Guardian, The Raw Story, Towleroad News #gay and Right Wing Watch
Christian Heinze / GOP 12: Newt Gingrich: Same-sex marriage has clear momentum
Trudy Ring / Advocate: Newt Gingrich: Marriage Equality Inevitable, OK
Stephen C. Webster / The Raw Story: Gingrich: Republicans must embrace same sex marriage and immigration reform
Andrew Belonsky / Towleroad News #gay: Newt Gingrich Accepts 'Reality' Of Marriage Equality
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch: What a Difference A Year (and an Election) Makes
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Newt Gingrich Supports "Reality" Of State-Sanctioned Marriage Equality
Newt Gingrich Supports "Reality" Of State-Sanctioned Marriage Equality
Discussion: The Huffington Post and AMERICAblog
Candace Gingrich-Jones / The Huffington Post: My Brother Newt Evolves on Marriage: Finally, Something on Which We Can Agree
Greta Van Susteren / Gretawire:
I don't agree with any of my FNC colleagues or anyone else who is a tad bit sarcastic on our air about Secretary Clinton's health — I believe that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is suffering from a concussion. She has never shied away from a fight (assuming the testimony would even amount to that) …
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico: Van Susteren knocks Fox News colleagues for 'snarky' questioning of Clinton's illness
Steven Greenhouse / Media Decoder:
'Charlie Rose' Show Agrees to Pay Up to $250,000 to Settle Interns' Lawsuit — Charlie Rose and his production company have agreed to pay as much as $250,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by a former unpaid intern who claimed minimum wage violations.
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Deadline.com, Politico and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Samuel Knight / Washington Monthly: Charlie Rose Settles Intern Class Action for $250,000
Dominic Patten / Deadline.com: 'Charlie Rose' Interns Suit Reaches Settlement
Dylan Byers / Politico: Charlie Rose to settle unpaid intern lawsuit
Meenal Vamburkar / Mediaite: Charlie Rose Agrees To Pay Up To $250K To Settle Unpaid Intern Lawsuit
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
A sad announcement — I know I probably shouldn't have done it — especially because yesterday was a snowy day with the temperature here in Colorado dipping well below freezing — but on a whim I took all my guns and ammunition out in a small skiff on one of the nearby lakes and, sad to say …
Discussion: Primordial Slack
Joan of Argghh / Primordial Slack: While Awaiting the Cryin' Mayan Day of Doom
Kevin Sullivan / Washington Post:
In Newtown, Nancy Lanza a subject of sympathy for some, anger for others — NEWTOWN, Conn. — Twenty-six. Not 27. — When many people in Newtown count the victims in last week's massacre, they tally 20 children in Sandy Hook Elementary School, plus six adult faculty and staff members.
Discussion: Shakesville and Daily Kos
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: Quote of the Day — [Content Note: Guns; violence; misogyny.]
Jennifer Martinez / The Hill:
Video game lobby breaks silence after Newtown shooting
Video game lobby breaks silence after Newtown shooting
Discussion: Business Insider
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Florida Man Invokes 'Stand Your Ground' Law After Shooting Fellow Pizza Customer — A Florida man defended his decision to shoot an impatient pizza customer over the weekend, citing the state's infamous "Stand Your Ground" law. — Michael Jock, a 52-year-old resident of St. Petersburg …
Discussion: Gawker and AMERICAblog
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
After Newtown, Modest Change in Opinion about Gun Control — Most Say Assault Weapons Make Nation More Dangerous — OVERVIEW — The public's attitudes toward gun control have shown only modest change in the wake of last week's deadly shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and Politico
Charles E. Schumer / Washington Post:
A middle ground on gun limits
A middle ground on gun limits
Discussion: National Review, The Hill, The Page, Post Politics and Wonkblog
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review: No Panaceas Please, We're Conservatives
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill: Schumer: Gun-control advocates not against 'law-abiding' owners
Mark Halperin / The Page: Schumer on Point
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics: Chuck Schumer offers 'middle ground'
Brad Plumer / Wonkblog: How the U.S. gun industry became so lucrative
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Chuck Hagel Once Opposed Nominee Because He Was "Openly Aggressively Gay" — The man who would be secretary of defense also supported the ban on open military service for gays and lesbians. — Image by Ali Jarekji / Reuters — WASHINGTON — Former Sen. Chuck Hagel …
Discussion: Politico, Weekly Standard, Hot Air, Mediaite, Washington Post and Moe Lane
Mike Allen / Politico: Chuck Hagel allies launch counter-attack
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard: HRC: Hagel's Expressed Views on Gay Issues 'Unacceptable'
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Is this Hagel nomination still happening or not?
Noah Rothman / Mediaite: This Is The Guy Chuck Hagel Didn't Want To Be An Ambassador Because He Was 'Aggressively Gay'
David Ignatius / Washington Post: Is Chuck Hagel the right fit for the Pentagon?
New York Post:
NYers who believe in Mayan apocalypse search for sex before the world ends — Stop the world — I wanna get off! — A sexy swimsuit model and countless other lusty New Yorkers say tomorrow's predicted Mayan apocalypse is a great reason to have sex, and are turning to social media …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Brings On Santa Claus To Discuss The 'War On Christmas' — Fox and Friends took its coverage of the so-called "War on Christmas" to the front lines on Thursday morning by inviting Santa Claus to weigh in on America's changing culture and secularization.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Gawker and Towleroad News #gay
Neetzan Zimmerman / Gawker: Fox News Interviews Santa Claus to Prove There's a War on Christmas
Andrew Belonsky / Towleroad News #gay: Santa Discusses 'War On Christmas' On Fox: VIDEO
Ann Coulter / Official:
WE KNOW HOW TO STOP SCHOOL SHOOTINGS — In the wake of a monstrous crime like a madman's mass murder of defenseless women and children at the Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the nation's attention is riveted on what could have been done to prevent such a massacre.
Discussion: protein wisdom, The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air and The Hinterland Gazette
Jeff G. / protein wisdom: Ann Coulter makes herself useful
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: CNN's Piers Morgan Continues Anti-Gun Jihad - Tells Pro-Gun Advocate: "You Shame Your Country!"
Allahpundit / Hot Air: Quotes of the day — President Obama's vow Wednesday …
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:
Connecticut congressman: Rick Perry a 'testosterone laden' individual with blood on his hands … During a press conference on gun control yesterday, Rep. Jim Himes D-Conn. blasted Texas Governor Rick Perry for vocally supporting Second Amendment rights for American citizens after the horrific school shooting in Connecticut.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Riehl World News, Connecting.the.Dots and Jammie Wearing Fools
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Libs Unhinged: Far Left Congressman Says Rick Perry Has Blood on His Hands For Supporting Second Amendment (Video)
Dan / Riehl World News: Video: CT Rep Jim Himes (D) Rick Perry a 'testosterone laden' individual with blood on his hands


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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 21, 2013) - Lundin Mining Corporation (TSX:LUN)(OMX:LUMI) ("Lundin Mining" or the "Company") today reported net earnings before impairment charges of $45.0 million ($0.08 per share) for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. Cash flows of $49.4 million were generated from operations during the quarter, not including the Company's attributable cash flows of $39.2 million from Tenke Fungurume.
Paul Conibear, President and CEO, commented, "Our operations continue to consistently perform. Especially pleasing this last quarter was the performance of Zinkgruvan, with record production of zinc, lead and copper in concentrate and maintaining a cash cost of 12 cents per pound of zinc for the quarter and 13 cents per pound for the year.
With the staged commissioning and substantial completion of Tenke's Phase II expansion achieved by year end 2012, we also saw record copper production at Tenke and continue to be very pleased with how this operation is running and the cash flow being generated.
Looking forward, we expect our own mine's aggregate 2013 production and operating costs to be substantially in line with that achieved in 2012, and surplus cash flows from Tenke contributing materially to our balance sheet."
Summary financial results for the quarter and full year:
|Three months ended
|Twelve months ended
|December 31
|December 31
|US$ Millions (except per share amounts)
|Operating earnings1
|Net (loss) earnings
|Net earnings, before impairment2
|Basic (loss) earnings per share
|Cash flow from operations
|Ending cash position
1 Operating earnings is a non-GAAP measure defined as sales, less operating costs (excluding depreciation) and general and administrative costs.
2 Add back of asset impairment expense is net of tax.
Fourth quarter earnings were affected by a non-cash impairment charge of $67.3 million ($62.1 million after-tax) from a write down of mineral properties, plant and equipment and goodwill at the Aguablanca mine. Although the decision regarding the future configuration of the pit is not anticipated until the second quarter of 2013, the Company revalued the assets reflecting a reduction in the mineable reserve to only those areas not affected by pit wall instability and for the time being we assume no additional investment to attempt to recover reserves in the affected area.
Operational Highlights
Wholly-owned operations: The Company's strong and steady performance throughout the year is reflected in the production results which are at the high end of guidance targets.
Tenke: Tenke achieved record mining, milling and production rates in 2012 facilitated by the staged commissioning of Phase II expansion facilities. The Phase II expansion is substantially complete, on schedule and on budget.
Financial Highlights
Tenke Fungurume
1 Cash cost/lb of copper are non-GAAP measures defined as all cash costs directly attributable to mining operating, less royalties and by-product credits.
Corporate Highlights
Financial Position and Financing
1 Net cash is a Non-GAAP measure defined as available unrestricted cash less long-term debt and finance leases.
2013 Production and Cost Guidance
|2013 Guidance
|(contained tonnes)
|C1 Costa
|50,000 - 55,000
|$ 1.80
|2,500 - 3,500
|4,500 - 5,000
|57,000 - 63,500
|$ 1.03
|Total attributable
|101,650 - 108,150
|45,000 - 50,000
|73,000 - 78,000
|$ 0.20
|118,000 - 128,000
|33,000 - 36,000
|5,000 - 5,500
|$ 5.00
a Cash costs remain dependent upon exchange rates (forecast at EUR/USD:1.30, USD/SEK:6.75) and metal prices (forecast at Cu: $3.50, Zn: $0.95, Pb: $1.00,Ni: $8.00, Co: $12.00).
b Freeport has provided 2013 sales and C1 cash cost guidance. The sales guidance is assumed to approximate Tenke's production.
2013 Capital Expenditure Guidance
Capital expenditures for 2013 are expected to be $285 million (2012: $318.3 million), an increase of $15 million from our previously released estimate of $270 million on December 6, 2012. This increase is primarily attributable to revised forecasts for 2013 capital investments at Tenke. Major capital investments for 2013 are as follows:
Exploration Investment
About Lundin Mining
Lundin Mining Corporation is a diversified base metals mining company with operations in Portugal, Sweden, Spain and Ireland, producing copper, zinc, lead and nickel. In addition, Lundin Mining holds a 24% equity stake in the world-class Tenke Fungurume copper/cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
On Behalf of the Board,
Paul Conibear, President and CEO
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements made and information contained herein is "forward-looking information" within the meaning of the Ontario Securities Act. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks and uncertainties relating to foreign currency fluctuations; risks inherent in mining including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected geological formations, ground control problems and flooding; risks associated with the estimation of mineral resources and reserves and the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits; the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations; the potential for and effects of labour disputes or other unanticipated difficulties with or shortages of labour or interruptions in production; actual ore mined varying from estimates of grade, tonnage, dilution and metallurgical and other characteristics; the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses; commodity price fluctuations; uncertain political and economic environments; changes in laws or policies, foreign taxation, delays or the inability to obtain necessary governmental permits; and other risks and uncertainties, including those described under Risk Factors Relating to the Company's Business in the Company's Annual Information Form and in each management's discussion and analysis. Forward-looking information is, in addition, based on various assumptions including, without limitation, the expectations and beliefs of management, the assumed long-term price of copper, zinc, lead and nickel; that the Company can access financing, appropriate equipment and sufficient labour and that the political environment where the Company operates will continue to support the development and operation of mining projects. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
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Chelsea Handler's Sidekick Drops Out of "Splash" Due to Injury
(LOS ANGELES) -- One of the celebrities on the new ABC series Splash has already jumped out of the diving competition, less than a week before its TV premiere.
Chuy Bravo, a sidekick to Chelsea Handler on her E! late-night show, has dropped out of Splash after suffering an injury on the set during the first day of taping, according to TMZ.com.
Bravo on Monday reportedly jumped up on a table near a pool, causing it to break. He fell and fractured his heel bone, rendering him unable to dive.
TMZ.com reports Bravo has already been replaced by USA women's soccer star Brandi Chastain, who memorably ripped off her shirt, revealing her sports bra, when her team won the 1999 women's World Cup.
Splash -- also featuring comedian Louie Anderson, former Baywatch actress Nicole Eggert and ex-Cosby Show star Keshia Knight Pulliam, among others -- debuts on ABC next Tuesday night.
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Gilda's Club chapter won't change its name after uproar
MADISON, Wis. Stung by the overwhelmingly negative reaction to removing the name of original "Saturday Night Live" cast member Gilda Radner from a cancer support group's title, the Madison-area chapter is borrowing one of the comedian's catch phrases for its next announcement: Never mind.
Gilda's Club Madison will remain just that, group leaders told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The board voted last week to keep the name after an avalanche of criticism in November when it announced it was switching to the more generic Cancer Support Community Southwest Wisconsin, in part out of concern that young people today were unfamiliar with Radner, who died of ovarian cancer in 1989.
"It really struck a chord with folks and all of us agreed we want people to come to Gilda's and get the help that they need," said Wayne Harris, chairman of the board for the Madison chapter. "If this is what it takes to make that happen, we're all as a group happy to make it happen."
The intention of changing to a broader name was honorable, Harris said. "In retrospect, we probably should have thought that through or understood it more," he said.
Anger over the name change, which was supposed to take effect this month, came from members of the local Gilda's Club chapter, fans of Radner who saw it as a slight to a woman who confronted cancer with dignity and humor, leaders of other clubs who reaffirmed their commitment to keeping the name, as well as Radner's husband, actor Gene Wilder.
"We started receiving emails right away," said Lannia Stenz, director of the Madison chapter. "For the most part it was simply asking `Why did you do this? Please reconsider.' It was really, truly passionate feedback. We had some people who were angry but at the base of everything it was the love of Gilda and her story."
Reaction to the news led to a flurry of positive comments Wednesday on the Gilda's Club Facebook page and on Twitter.
Ron Nief, a professor at Beloit College in southern Wisconsin who has made a career out of studying how generations view the world differently, said he was glad to know that Radner still resonates with people and has not been forgotten.
But Nief also said he thought the decision to keep the name was more about securing future donations and less about honoring Radner.
"They are an organization that does very good work and in order to do it they have to raise money and the name is related to their ability to raise funds," Nief said.
Stenz, leader of the Madison chapter, said the potential loss of donations "was not as much of a factor in our decision to retain the name." She said it was driven more by feedback from its board, Gilda's Club members and people in the community.
Stenz and Harris said the goal of the name change was always about making clear the group's mission, not to remove Radner's memory.
"We were just talking about changing the name that we went by legally," Harris said. While Radner would have still been a part of the organization, "in the end, they want to see Gilda's name out front," he said.
Paintings and drawings of Radner line the walls of the Madison-area chapter, which is located in the suburb of Middleton. One depicts her on top of Madison's state Capitol. Another imagines her sitting along the shores of Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
The meeting rooms are named after her "Saturday Night Live" characters, including New York-street smart reporter Roseanne Roseannadana; speech-impeded talk show host Baba Wawa, a parody of Barbara Walters; and out-of-sync editorialist Emily Litella who would say, "Never mind," after being told of her confusion.
Radner was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1986. She sought support from The Wellness Community in California, and in 1991, her friends and family started Gilda's Club on the East Coast to honor her legacy. The name was inspired by something Radner said after her diagnosis: "Having cancer gave me membership in an elite club I'd rather not belong to."
Gilda's Club Worldwide merged with The Wellness Community in 2009, and the joint headquarters in Washington changed its name to the Cancer Support Community. Local chapters were given the choice of keeping their names or changing it. Of the 53 chapters worldwide, 23 are known as Gilda's Club.
Together, the chapters deliver $40 million a year in free care to about 1 million cancer patients and their families, said Linda House, executive vice president of the national Cancer Support Community. The Madison chapter has about 2,200 members.
Stenz said she hoped the Madison community that Gilda's Club serves will embrace its decision to keep the name.
As far as lessons learned from the experience, Harris had a simple takeaway: "We're not changing our name again."


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Adobe's introduced a powerful new component it'll be placing into its Flash Video Player 9, adding support for that red-hot H.264 codec, the video compression routine that's behind Blu-ray, HD DVD and lots of HD goodness all over the videoscape. Adobe's also heightened the efficiency of Flash audio, adding AAC audio compression. Perhaps the most important part of the announcement is the addition of hardware acceleration for playback of all different types of full-screen video.
What does that mean for us? Over the next few months, watching video over the web (think YouTube, MySpace video, streaming video everywhere) will be noticeably improved, finally taking advantage of those fancy graphics cards you have tucked into your PCs and Macs and H.264, too. Another big plus is that the AAC audio codec is so efficient that it frees up more processor power for handling video. Adobe also told us it's slipped in better support of multi-core processors as well.
Adobe's offering this latest addition to Flash 9, code-named Moviestar, as a beta download now, and says this fall it will be rolling out as an automatic download into the Flash support that's spread across 98% of the Web.