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September 26, 2006--Upgrade Update: Machine Advisory Committee FormedAn important next step in APS Upgrade planning will be a technical evaluation by an expert committee of the various accelerator options we are considering. The evaluation will provide guidance to APS and its users on how to obtain revolutionary performance with minimal disruption to existing users. This review is scheduled for November 15-16, 2006.
The Machine Advisory Committee is a group of 10 internationally distinguished accelerator physicists who have very kindly agreed to participate. The list of members and the charge to the committee are published on the upgrade web site, which will also be updated regularly with details of the machine planning.
For more information, visit the Machine Advisory Committee web site.
December 21, 2006--Machine Advisory Committee Endorses Energy Recovery LINACEncouraged by our sponsor, the Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences, the APS accelerator scientists and engineers have been considering options for upgrades to the APS. In addition to proposals for storage ring upgrades - from lower emittance lattices to added ID ports - the concept of upgrading the APS to an energy recovery LINAC (ERL) has been actively considered. The ERL option generates particular excitement because it not only promises revolutionary performance improvements but also retains compatibility with the existing beamlines and offers an upgrade path without extended disruption to user operations.
To help determine the upgrade options that best merit further consideration, we assembled a machine advisory committee (MAC) of top international experts for a meeting held on November 15 and 16. We presented the feasible options in some detail to the MAC; their charge for evaluating the options is outlined on the MAC web page.
The committee has submitted its final report, which strongly encourages the ERL approach: "The proposed Outfield ERL is considered to be an extremely exciting light source which builds on the investment in beam lines and infrastructure already at the APS. It would provide a factor of about 150 increase in brightness compared to the existing APS in addition to increasing the coherent fraction of the x-ray beam and significantly reducing the bunch length."
The summary also notes that the other options are viable, but none provides the revolutionary performance improvement provided by this "Outfield ERL" option.
The committee has recommended that a rigorous research program be initiated to address the technical challenges confronting ERLs; however, they noted that they are optimistic that these challenges can be met.
All the presentations from the MAC can be found on the APS Upgrade web page. A white paper on the ERL upgrade will be submitted to DOE in February. As we move forward, we will be discussing R&D needs for an ERL with the user community, and a major focus of the next APSUO meeting will be development of the scientific case for an ERL through a number of workshops. For more information about this committee and plans for machine upgrades, please contact Rod Gerig (firstname.lastname@example.com).


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Does certification of staff nurses improve patient outcomes?
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- Correspondence to Mary A Blegen
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Implications for practice and research
■ The study adds to the small evidence base that having more nurses with baccalaureate education and certification is associated with improved patient outcomes (30-day mortality and failure to rescue (death after complications)).
■ More studies are needed to determine the best types of certification and actual practice changes associated with certification.
Certification of staff nurses by accrediting bodies and specialty organisations' attempts to recognise those who have developed expertise in particular areas. While the term certification is also used for advanced nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists; this study and commentary only address certification of non-advanced practice nurses. In the USA, certification is offered in 11 areas (not advanced practice) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Certification.aspx). Further, certification in specialty …


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County council throws ambulance corps a lifeline
EASTON, Pa. - A volunteer ambulance corps that provides medical transport services for Gracedale residents dodged a financial bullet Thursday night.
After hearing impassioned pleas not to switch providers, county council threw the Nazareth Volunteer Ambulance Corps a lifeline by delaying a vote on a proposed one-year, $315,600 contract with low bidder Lifestar Response.
Nazareth corps members said after the meeting that Nazareth has had a contract with the county for the last six years. They said the current two-year agreement ends on Oct. 31.
Nazareth corps members told council that up to 75 percent of Nazareth's 37 full- and part-time workers would be out of a job if the county approved a contract with someone else.
Neither administration officials, council members or Nazareth corps members could say with certainty how much more Nazareth's bid was.
But Ross Marcus, the county's director of human services, told wfmz.com after the meeting he had a piece of correspondence that said Lifestar's bid was $30,000 a year less than the nearest competitor.
"But I don't know that figure to be factually correct," he stressed.
Opponents of the Lifestar contract said sticking with Nazareth would insure a better response time for Gracedale residents -- about four minutes -- because Lifestar would be sending their ambulances from Bethlehem -- about 20 minutes away.
Mike Snyder said he's been a Nazareth paramedic for 15 years, and Nazareth "knows the building, knows the staff and knows the procedures."
He also said contracting with Lifestar would be "a death blow" to the Nazareth corps. "I'm all for the government saving money whenever possible, but we should be keeping jobs local," he told council.
"These [would be] jobs lost in Northampton County, to a company based in New Jersey! And their parent company is not even in the United States!"
Nancy Jacoby, who said she's been with the Nazareth corps for two-and- a-half years, echoed Snyder's sentiments. "We know these people [at Gracedale] day in, day out," she said, adding that two of her in-laws are in Gracedale.
William Schrack, a volunteer firefighter and EMT from Bangor, said owes it to Gracedale residents to "do some more research" before awarding the contract. "Our families, our parents, our grandparents are living there," he said.
Council was persuaded by their arguments, and the presence of almost two dozen corps members. "Seventy-five percent of the people losing their jobs will cost [the county] money," said council member Barbara Thierry.
As suggested by council member Bruce Gilbert, council member Scott Parsons will sit down with Nazareth and Lifestar representatives to go over the proposed contract and report back to council.
Council member Ken Kraft asked Gilbert to find out "Are we pulling a Walmart [by going with the low bidder]? Do they [Lifestar employees] make enough that they can afford to go to the hospital? ... Find out what they [Lifestar] are paying their people. Having a revolving door of people working for them is not saving money in the long run."
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At the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, as we commemorate International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we recall the struggle of women in the United States to gain equal nationality rights as we seek to promote women's equal right to nationality in other countries around the world. Less than a century ago, discrimination against women in U.S. nationality law threatened women's dignity, broke apart their families, blocked their political participation, and undermined their livelihoods. Today, this insidious inequality persists in at least 30 countries around the world.
The story of Ethel Mackenzie illustrates this struggle here in the United States in the early 20th century. She was a native-born American citizen and resident of San Francisco who was active in the women's suffrage movement and participant in California's voter registration drive. Women in California had gained the right to vote in 1911, so Ethel Mackenzie was quite dismayed when she was denied the right to vote because, she learned, she was no longer a U.S. citizen. She had married a Scotsman -- a British citizen -- and according to U.S. citizenship law at the time, an American woman who married an alien automatically assumed her husband's nationality even if she never left the United States. Mackenzie brought her case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and lost (Mackenzie v. Hare, 239 U.S. 299 (1915)).
American women did not gain equal rights to nationality until 1934, after a series of laws and amendments gradually eliminated provisions that had stripped women of U.S. citizenship upon marriage to a foreigner, and that prevented American citizen women from transmitting their citizenship to their children born abroad and petitioning for naturalization for foreign spouses. Women's equal rights to nationality were not restored retroactively in the United States until 1994. These changes would not have occurred without courageous individuals like Ethel Mackenzie, strong advocacy by civil society groups, and leadership by key legislators.
Today, the vast majority of countries around the world grant equal nationality rights to women, and others are moving in that direction. For example, we have seen recent progress in Algeria, Botswana, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, and other countries that have eliminated or limited discrimination against women in their nationality laws. At a ministerial meeting in Geneva marking the 50th anniversary of the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness last December, Liberia and Senegal pledged to reform their laws to allow women to confer citizenship on their children.
Nationality laws that discriminate against women can deprive women and children of legal protection in the countries where they reside -- often for generations -- and can result in statelessness. Without recognition by any state, the estimated 12 million stateless persons around the world typically lack identity documentation, and cannot register births, marriages, or deaths. Without such documentation, they often cannot work legally or travel freely. They cannot vote, often cannot open a bank account, or own property, and they often lack access to health care and other public services. Without birth registration or citizenship documents, children are often barred from attending school. For these reasons, stateless persons are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, including gender-based violence, trafficking in persons, and arbitrary arrest and detention.
Secretary Clinton is leading the State Department's efforts to promote women's equal right to nationality and engage in diplomacy to mobilize other governments to repeal and amend nationality laws that discriminate against women. These are often complex issues, and our work is just beginning. Gender discrimination is a persistent challenge in many cultures and countries. But as we remember Ethel Mackenzie and the struggle for women's equal nationality rights here in the United States, we also see opportunities to achieve progress by working with governments, civil society groups, and multilateral partners. Additional information on gender discrimination in nationality laws and statelessness is available from the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees at www.unhcr.org, and on the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration website at www.state.gov/j/prm.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (52 votes).
In short: Very well marshalled on quiet road courseIn full: Having run badly marshalled races it was great to have a well-marshalled one - shows the value of having running clubs doing the organising. Unusual distance, so very little comparison for PBs. Date of review: July 17, 2011
In short: Wet but didn't spoil itIn full: It always helps if you have a good run, but I've done this race for 5 out of the last 6 years and quite a few times before that and they've been a mixed bag. The Chipstead Flower Festival, now in its 102nd year, is a blast from the past and helps lift this from an average race to something special. The course is undulating but perfectly runnable even for beginners and there's a great cameraderie plus of course it's on a Saturday which is good for those with other Sunday commitments. Highly recommended.Date of review: July 17, 2011
In short: The first time that I can remember not doing this event in blazing sunshine!!In full: A rare Saturday afternoon excursion, a simple an event with no frills but well worth doing. And how them managed to get the Spitfire to do the flying display beggars imagination. Maybe get Shepherd Neame to sponsor the event if they can manage the same in 2012?I'll be back and remember, every day above ground is a bonus!! :-)Date of review: July 16, 2011
In short: Midsommer Murders with a race thrown inIn full: The Elmore is one of those races that you take cynics along to and they come back year after year. It takes place as part of the Chipstead Flower Festival - dog shows, prize vegetables (the vicar always wins most of the prizes) and cream teas included. It would be a shame if there wasn't the odd murder to spice things up as this is truly middle class England at it's finest albeit a stones throw from South London and the M25. The race itself starts and finishes in the show-ground and you're definitely an integral part of the event. The course covers largely traffic-free country lanes with some rolling hills in the middle. As it's an odd distance, you'll almost certainly set a PB the first time around but it's not a slow course by any means. It takes place on a Saturday so plenty of time to recover before the long Sunday run; or like one of our club members you could have run the Bromley ParkRun at 9am, the Elmore at 2pm and the Surrey Slog the following day! Date of review: July 24, 2010
In short: A nice raceIn full: Well organised, nice touch with the village fair, easy parking, the nicest portaloos ever,Good run for replacing the Saturday training run, Very good value for money Date of review: July 22, 2010
In short: No gimmicks, just a very enjoyable raceIn full: An excellent on-road race. Having the start at the village fair made for an excellent atmosphere (with easy and close parking). Very much a no-gimmicks rural road race. Organisation was excellent and scenery was beautiful (excluding half a mile beside a main road!!). Nice to have a race on a Saturday.Date of review: July 19, 2010
In short: a lovely saturday raceIn full: as always the organisers put on a great race , a lovely course and having the race as part of the village fair is a fantastic idea. great support at the finish, lovely medal and a great way to wind down after the race walking around the fair. will be back again next year.Date of review: July 18, 2010
In short: Lovely bumpy course, great portaloos ;)In full: Lovely friendly atmosphere at the flower show, very inclusive for runners . Course truly urolling to start then flattened out,mainly around pretty country lanes . The usual bugbear of the tannoy man commenting on "serious" runners and "fun" runners.Those guys nearer the back were probably having less fun in the heat than those who stormed in first, and were equally serious about training. Rant over. It was a lovely little race, well marshalled,positions recorded by people not chips - the real grass roots of running. Thanks SLHDate of review: July 18, 2010
In short: Local race, well organised, bit hilly so no pb, lovely group of peopleDate of review: July 18, 2010
In short: Kebab, cake and plants galore - oh yes, and the raceIn full: Having this as part of the village fair/show is great. I had a pre-race kebab, a post-race cake and came away loaded down with plants and other goodies. The encouragement from people at the the fair was worth it in itself. Highly recommended - hope to be back next year.Date of review: July 17, 2010
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In his blog post, [The Lure of Kit-Cars], fellow blogger Chuck Hollis (EMC) uses an excellent analogy delineating the differences between kit-cars you build from parts, versus fully-integrated systems that you can drive off the car dealership showroom lot. The analogy holds relatively well, as IT departments can also build their infrastructure from parts, or you can get fully-integrated systems from a variety of vendors.
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Certainly, this debate is not new. In my now infamous 2007 post [Supermarkets and Specialty Shops], I explained that there were clients that preferred to get their infrastructure from a single IT supermarket, like IBM or HP, while others were lured into thinking that buying separate parts from butchers, bakers and candlestick makers and other specialty shops was somehow a better idea.
Chuck correctly explains that in the early years of the automobile industry, before major car manufacturers had mass-production assembly lines, putting a car together from parts was the only way cars were made. Today, only the few most avid enthusiasts build cars this way. The majority get cars from a single seller and drive away. In my post [Resolving the Identity Crisis], I postulated that EMC appeared to be trying to shed itself of the "disk-only specialty shop" image and over to be more like IBM. Not quite a full IT Supermarket, but perhaps more like a [Trader Joe's] premium-priced retailer.
(If you find that EMC's focus on integrated systems appears to be a 180-degree about-face from their historical focus on selling individual best-of-breed products, see my previous discussion of Chuck's contradictions in my blog post: [Is Storage the Next Confusopoly].)
While companies like EMC might be making this transition, there is a lot of resistance and inertia from the customer marketplace. I agree with Chuck, companies should not be building kit-cars or IT infrastructures from parts, certainly not from parts sold from different vendors. In my post [Talking about Solutions not Products], I explained how difficult it was to change behavior. CIOs, IT directors and managers need to think differently about their infrastructure. Let's take a quick look at some choices:
- Oracle
Following Chuck's argument, it makes no sense to build a "kit-car" combining Oracle/Sun servers with EMC storage. Oracle would argue it makes more sense to run on integrated systems, business logic on their "Exalogic" system, and database processing on their "Exadata". Benchmark after benchmark, however, IBM is able to demonstrate that Oracle applications and databases run faster on IBM systems. Customers that want to run Oracle applications can run either on a full Oracle stack, or a full IBM stack, and both do better than a kit-car including EMC parts.
- Hewlett-Packard (HP)
HP has been working hard to keep up with IBM in this area. With their their partnership with Microsoft, and acquisitions of EDS, 3Com and 3PAR, they can certainly make a case for getting a full HP stack rather than a kit-car mixing HP servers with EMC disk storage. The problem is that HP is focused on a converged infrastructure for private cloud computing, but Microsoft is focused on Azure and public cloud computing. It will be interesting when these two big companies sort this out. Definitely watch this space.
- Dell
If you squint your eyes and focus on the part of the world that only has x86 machines, then Dell can be seen as an IT supermarket. In my post about [Entry-Level iSCSI Offerings], I discuss how Dell's acquisition of EqualLogic was a signal that it was trying to get away from selling EMC specialty shop products, and building up its own set of offerings internally.
- Cisco
Cisco is new on the server scene, but has already made quite a splash. Here, I have to agree with Chuck's logic: the only time it makes sense to buy EMC disk storage at all is when it is part of an integrated "V-block". This is not really an IT supermarket situation, instead you park your car at the "Acadia Mini-Mall" and get what you need from Trader Joe's, Cisco UCS, and VMware stores.
But wait, if what you want is running VMware on Cisco servers, you might be better off with IBM System Storage N series or NetApp storage. In his blog post about [Enhanced Secure Multi-Tenancy], fellow Blogger Val Bercovici (NetApp) provides a convincing argument of why Cisco and VMware run better on an "N-block" rather than a "V-block". IBM N series provides A-SIS deduplication, and IBM Real-time Compression can provide additional capacity and performance improvements. That might be true, but whether you get your storage from EMC, NetApp or IBM, to me, you are still working with three different vendors in any case.
Back in 2007, I mentioned how IBM's fully-integrated InfoSphere Balanced Warehouse [Trounced HP and Sun]. For business analytics, IBM offers the fully-integrated [IBM Smart Analytics Systems]. Today, IBM expanded its line of fully-integrated private cloud service delivery platforms with the announcement of the [IBM CloudBurst for on Power Systems], which does for POWER7 what the IBM CloudBurst for System x, Oracle Exalogic, or Acadia's V-block, do for x86. IBM estimates that private clouds built on Power systems can be up to 70 percent less expensive than stand alone x86 servers.
Before he earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering, my father was a car mechanic. I spent much of my teenage years covered in grease, helping my father assembling cars, lifting engines, and rebuilding carburetors. Certainly this was good father-son time, and I certainly did learn something in the process. Like the automobile industry, the IT industry has matured, and it makes no financial sense to build your own IT infrastructure from parts from different vendors.
For a test drive of the industry's leading integrated IT systems, see your IBM sales rep or IBM Business Partner.
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Davis relaxing in Scotland, 1869 Mississippi Department of Archives and History
It is unclear whether Davis was born in 1807 or 1808, and Davis himself was unsure. He wrote an acquaintance in 1858 that "there has been some controversy about the year of my birth among the older members of my family, and I am not a competent witness in the case, having once supposed the year to have been 1807, I was subsequently corrected by being informed it was 1808, and have rested upon that point because it was just as good, and no better than another." For more background on the date question, see The Papers of Jefferson Davis, Volume 1, pages lxv-lxvi.
From November 30, 1824, until mid-1833, Jefferson Davis' name on official lists and at times his signature included the middle initial "F." The name is not spelled out in full in any known document. In his story of Davis' life, Hudson Strode claimed that the final son born to Samuel and Jane Davis was given the middle name "Finis" because "it seemed unlikely that Jane Davis would ever bear another child" (Jefferson Davis: American Patriot, p. 3). The "Finis" myth has been repeated so often that it has become accepted as fact by many scholarly resources, but there is no evidence for it. All of Jefferson Davis' siblings had traditional names.
Perhaps equally curious is the sudden appearance and just as sudden disappearance of the middle initial. Davis had been at West Point for at least three months before it showed up for the first time, on a monthly conduct report. The last known "J. F. Davis" signature is on a note of October 3, 1832, notifying his commanding officer of his acceptance of a furlough. As of the publication of Davis' appointment as second lieutenant of Dragoons on May 4, 1833, the "F." had disappeared from official documents as well. At the time the initial was in use, there were no other Davis officers with the given name Jefferson (Jefferson C. Davis, a Union general in the Civil War, did not enlist until 1846), so it is unlikely the young cadet was trying to avoid mistaken identity. Only two other officers named Davis with the first initial "J." were in the army from 1824-1833, and one of them died in 1828. It should be noted that the "F." was used on Davis' first marriage license (June 17, 1835), although he signed the document without the "F." The initial was not used on his second marriage license ten years later.
Jefferson Davis' signature and the listing of his name on official documents may be traced in the first volume of The Papers of Jefferson Davis, which includes all known documents from Davis' birth through 1840.
What, exactly, happened in the case of The United States v. Jefferson Davis? Enough intrigues, maneuvers, plot twists, and changes of the political wind exist to fill a book (and it would make a good one). It is quite a complex matter, but the bottom line is that the case never went to trial and the indictments were dismissed. The proceedings dragged on into 1869, but Davis himself was only in the courtroom on two separate days.
Davis was captured by troops and held at a military base (Fort Monroe) in a state (Virginia) under martial law. Had he been linked to the Lincoln assassination, his trial would have taken place before a military tribunal, but the fabricated case connecting him to the assassination (the primary informant was convicted of perjury) fell apart before Davis was charged. The government soon decided that any trial for treason would have to be in a civil court, and in Virginia, the base of Davis' alleged treasonable activities, directing armed rebellion against the United States. Neither John C. Underwood, circuit court judge for the District of Virginia, nor Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, who presided over the circuit including the Virginia district, felt he had any authority as long as Davis was held by the military. Chase in particular wanted to avoid such dangerous legal waters, and he continued to find excuses to avoid hearing the case. Underwood's competence was questionable, and he was known to be overly zealous (he had bragged to a congressional committee in 1866 that he could pack a jury to insure a conviction), so Chase's presence was essential for a respectable verdict.
Because of the issues of military control of Davis' imprisonment, Chase refused to issue a writ of habeas corpus in June 1866, but almost a year later, in conjuction with an order to the military authorities from the president, a writ of habeas corpus brought Davis to Richmond to be transferred to the authority of the federal courts. He appeared before Underwood on May 13, 1867, bail was set at $100,000, and the bond was immediately posted. "Deafening applause" broke out in the courtroom when Davis was freed. Horace Greeley, one of a growing number of northerners who wanted the case settled so the country could get on with the healing process, had secured backing for the bond and personally guaranteed a quarter of it. He was in the courtroom that day and met Davis after his release.
After half a year with his family in Canada, Davis returned to Richmond in November 1867 for what was supposed to be the beginning of the trial. Court convened on the 26th, but Chase was not present, and the government asked for a postponement. Davis was released on his own recognizance, and the defense asked that some sort of consideration be given him so he would not be "subjected to a renewal of the inconvenience" of making the trip to Richmond if a trial was not going to be held. As it turned out, Davis would not have to appear in court again during any of the subsequent proceedings.
As time passed, many elements changed, and so did the players. U.S. attorneys general came and went (three different men were involved in the Davis case). Andrew Johnson was impeached and nearly convicted. And the 14th Amendment was passed and ratified. Johnson began to fear that if Davis were tried and acquitted--a very real possibility with a Virginia jury--he (Johnson) would be impeached again and removed from office. For a variety of reasons, no significant action was taken until after the 1868 election.
In an unusual twist, Chase made known to Davis' attorneys, a distinguished group of northern and southern litigators, his opinion that the third section of the 14th Amendment nullified the indictment against Davis. His contention was that by stripping the right to vote from high Confederate officials, a punishment for treasonable activities had been legislated, so Davis could not be punished again for the same crime. Davis' friends reminded his lawyers that Davis (who was in Europe and out of telegraphic range) wanted a trial because he saw it as an opportunity to vindicate both himself and the actions of the Confederacy, i.e. the constitutional right to secede. Davis' lawyers, however, pointed out that Davis' life was at stake, and there was a general agreement that they could not pass up the opportunity to arrange what they believed to be an honorable settlement. One of the attorneys later wrote Davis that the defense team also felt that if they could establish a precedent based on the 14th Amendment, it would lift the threat of prosecution for other Confederate leaders as well.
On November 30, 1868, Davis' lawyers filed a motion requiring that the government attorneys show cause why the indictment (the latest of at least four indictments which had been handed down with the same charge--another long story) should not be quashed. A hearing on the motion was held before Chase and Underwood on December 3-4, and on the 5th they announced their finding. The vote was split--Chase favoring laying aside the indictment, and Underwood, who had overseen the grand juries responsible for the indictment, wanting the case to be tried. Chase's anger with Underwood was obvious, and he stated for the record why he believed the 14th Amendment exempted Davis from further prosecution.
The certificate of division between Chase and Underwood was forwarded to the Supreme Court, and the indictment technically remained pending, but there would be no more action taken. It was clear that Chase would favor overturning a guilty verdict, making the government hesitant to proceed. The Davis case remained on the circuit court docket for February 15, 1869, but the government indicated at that time that it would not prosecute (nolle prosequi). The indictment was, therefore, dismissed, as were indictments against thirty-seven other ex-Confederates, including Robert E. Lee. Davis' lawyers contacted the Justice Department to make sure that other indictments against him in Washington and Tennessee were not going to be prosecuted.
The full story of the case remains to be told, but there are a couple of articles which provide good background information. Eberhard P. Deutsch, "United States v. Jefferson Davis: Constitutional Issues in the Trial for Treason," American Bar Association Journal, 52 (Feb. and March 1966): 139-45, 263-68, deals with the legal matters of the case. Roy F. Nichols, "United States vs. Jefferson Davis, 1865-1869," American Historical Review, 31(Jan. 1926): 266-84, covers many of the political issues involved. Bradley T. Johnson's detailed court record is reprinted in Davis, Jefferson Davis, Constitutionalist, edited by Dunbar Rowland (10 vols., 1923), 7:138-227. No work has been done on public perception of the case in North and South. The involvement of influential northerners, with Horace Greeley at the center of activity, was a major factor in what transpired. There is also much left to be written about the maneuvering of Chase, Johnson, and the Justice Department.
Major developments in the case are traced in the Jefferson Davis Chronology.
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Butternut Squash, Apple and Onion Galette with Stilton
- Dough:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- Pinch salt
- 8 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, diced (1 stick)
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- Filling:
- 1 large baking apple, such as Rome Beauty or Cortland
- 1 small or 1/2 medium butternut squash (about 3/4 pound), halved, seeded, and skin on
- 1 small yellow onion, peeled, root end trimmed but intact
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
- 1 ⁄3 cup crumbled Stilton or other blue cheese (about 1 1/2 ounces)
For the dough: Pulse the flour and salt together in a food processor. Add the butter and pulse about 10 times until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal with a few bean-size bits of butter in it. Add the egg and pulse 1 to 2 times more; don't let the dough form a mass around the blade. If the dough seems very dry, add up to 1 tablespoon of cold water, 1 teaspoon at a time, pulsing briefly. Remove the blade and bring the dough together by hand. Shape the dough into a disk, wrap it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
For the filling: Halve and core the apple. Cut each half into 8 wedges and put them in a large bowl. Slice the squash and cut the onion into wedges so that both are as thick as the apple wedges and add them to the apples. Add the butter, rosemary, and thyme and toss gently to combine. Season with salt and pepper and toss again.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Roll the dough on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch disk. Transfer the dough to a baking sheet and brush with mustard. Starting 2 inches from the edge, casually alternate pieces of apple, squash, and onion in overlapping circles--if you have extra pieces of one or another, tuck them in where you can or double them up to use all the filling. Fold and pleat the dough over the edge of the filling. Bake until the crust is brown and the apple, squash, and onions are tender and caramelized, about 55 minutes. Scatter the cheese over the filling and bake until melted, about 5 minutes more. Cool the galette briefly on a wire rack. Cut into wedges and serve.
Know-How: Don't be afraid to cook this galette--or any of your pies or tarts, for that matter--until the crust is a rich golden brown. A pastry's buttery taste and flaky crispness really come through when it is fully cooked.
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Clarifying the Caffeine Controversy
Weighing the pros and cons of your pre-run cup of Joe
Caffeine is the most widely used performance-enhancing drug in sports. An analysis of more than 20,000 competitive-athlete urine samples revealed three out of four ingested caffeine either before or during competition, with endurance athletes using it the most. Prior to 2004, caffeine was listed by the World Anti-Doping Agency as a banned substance, considered to provide "unfair advantage" to athletes, based on clinical studies. In 2004, the decision was reversed due to the prevalence of caffeine in many common foods and drinks (chocolate, coffee, tea, etc.), which increased the likelihood that non-doping athletes could "test positive."
In moderate doses (200 to 300 milligrams), caffeine has been demonstrated in numerous scientific studies to improve athletic performance and endurance in several ways. It encourages active muscles to use fat as fuel, delaying depletion of glycogen by more than 50 percent and resulting in the ability to utilize the stores later in a trail race. It also stimulates the central nervous system, which can sharpen concentration, and improve rapid reactions, including foot placement. By altering electrolytes such as calcium, sodium, and potassium in cells, caffeine has also been demonstrated to strengthen muscle contractions.
Dosage and Timing
Since each runner responds differently to caffeine, recommended dose limits vary from athlete to athlete. In general, the Mayo Clinic recommends maxing at 200 to 300 milligrams (two to three cups of coffee) per day to avoid negative side effects such as sleep deprivation, nausea, cramping, anxiety, fatigue, headaches and gastrointestinal issues. Runners racing with excessive caffeine in their systems may experience additional side effects such as muscle tightness, cramping and dehydration.
The ideal time to consume caffeine is two to three hours before competition, as it takes several hours for caffeine to enter the body and utilize fat stores for energy. Because daily use of caffeine can contribute to a tolerance, one way to ensure you reap the benefits on race day is to taper off caffeine for the week prior to your race. International Marathon Medical Directors Association (IMMDA) recommends a limit of 200 milligrams caffeine before and during races, though every runner should experiment during training runs to determine the smallest effective amount.


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Few summed up the American Revolution for Independence better than Lord Acton when he declared, "No people was so free as the insurgents; no government less oppressive than the government which they overthrew." I've written about Patriots' Day on the Powerblog before, but it's essentially a forgotten holiday. Only officially celebrated in Massachusetts and Maine and observed on the third Monday in April, Patriots' Day commemorates the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19 of 1775. The Boston Marathon is run on Patriots' Day and the Boston Red Sox play the only scheduled A.M. game in Major League Baseball.
It's an important holiday. Unrest in the colonies towards the British Crown had been escalating for sometime. On April 18 1775, Thomas Gage, who was the British Commander in Boston, received orders from London to seize arms and powder being stockpiled by colonial rebels in Concord, Mass. As the Redcoats marched towards their objective, Paul Revere and others sounded the alarm through the countryside. For the first time, blood was shed between the colonial militiamen and the British Regulars. It is known in history as the "shot heard round the world." The best book on the skirmishes is Paul Revere's Ride by David Hackett Fischer. This is a must read for those interested in American history and the roots of our liberty.
As liberty in America dissipates, and as we become servants not masters of our government, Patriots' Day should not be a forgotten holiday, but one that increases in significance. Remember, while a chief complaint was "no taxation without representation," a tax rate of 2 to 3 percent galled the colonists.


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Introduction to the Kalachakra InitiationKalachakra is a system of highest tantra practice for overcoming the limitations imposed by historical, astrological, and biological cycles so as to become a Buddha for the benefit of all. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other great Tibetan teachers have been conferring the Kalachakra initiation in the West, empowering prepared practitioners to engage in its meditations. Large numbers of people also attend this initiation as interested observers and gain… Read More
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With Commentary by Gyel-tsapGyel-tsap Dar-ma-rin-chen states that Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas was written to explain how, according to Nagarjuna, the practice of the stages of yogic deeds enables those with Mahayana motivation to attain Buddhahood. Both Nagarjuna and Aryadeva urge those who want to understand reality to induce direct experience of ultimate truth through philosophic inquiry and reasoning. Aryadeva's text is more than a commentary on Nagarjuna's Treatise on the Middle Way because… Read More
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Sylvia Boorstein always carries one poem with her, no matter where she goes. It's by Pablo Neruda. He asks us to slow down, be in each other's presence in the face of the whirlwind of activity that often overtakes our lives. On this Mother's Day, in some odd way, I can think of no more fitting tribute than to listen to Ms. Boorstein reciting these lovely lines in front of a live audience in suburban Detroit.
Keeping Quiet
by Pablo Neruda
Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.
For once on the face of the earth,
let's not speak in any language;
let's stop for one second,
and not move our arms so much.
It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines;
we would all be together
in a sudden strangeness.
Fisherman in the cold sea
would not harm whales
and the man gathering salt
would look at his hurt hands.
Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victories with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.
What I want should not be confused
with total inactivity.
Life is what it is about;
I want no truck with death.
If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death.
Perhaps the earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
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Now I'll count up to twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.
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Serving Size ½ of recipe
Calories 316
Total Fat 14 g
Saturated Fat 2.5 g
Sodium 160 mg
Total Carbohydrate 16.5 g
Dietary Fiber 5 g
Protein 34 g
Ingredients and Preparation
Ingredients Measures
Orange, peeled and cut into small pieces 1
Avocado, peeled and diced ½
Red onion, diced ¼ cup
Cilantro, chopped 3 tablespoons
Fresh lime juice 1 + 1 tablespoon
Onion powder 1 teaspoon
Dried thyme ½ teaspoon
Allspice ¼ teaspoon
Paprika 1/8 teaspoon
Cayenne pepper (optional) 1/8 teaspoon
Mahi-Mahi, cut into 2 filets 12 ounces
Olive oil 2 teaspoons
- Combine orange, avocado, red onion, cilantro, and 1 tablespoon of the lime juice in a medium bowl.
- In a small bowl, mix together the onion powder, thyme, allspice, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
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I have a model Person and one Organisation. A Person can belong to any number of Organisations and an Organisation can have any number of Persons attributed to it. As below:
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Winter Wonderland Weddings
Most people know that summer is an amazing time to get married at Sunriver. The weather is perfect, the sun always shining, the winding rivers offer a soothing cadence, and the glorious sunsets provide a glamorous natural backdrop. Even still, I prefer the lesser known but equally charming Winter Wedding.
There is just something magically romantic about a winter wedding at the Resort -- ground covered in a blanket of pristine white snow, cool flakes dancing around your face, a fire blazing in the grand fireplace of the Great Hall. Case and point is this beautiful event that recently transformed the Great Hall into a cool blue winter wonderland. Notice the blue uplighting on the trees and fireplace which cast a romantic glow throughout the room. It's amazing how much great lighting can make a great event spectacular!
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DALIAN, China(AP) The new leader of USA Track and Field has a simple message to those who aren't buying into the idea of wiping away years of drug scandals and creating a new, clean sport: Get out.
Or rather, ``GET OUT!''
Chief executive officer Doug Logan used all capital letters and an exclamation point to make his point at the end of the weekly blog he has begun posting on the federation's Web site.
``I do it because if our sport doesn't set a course of brazen, vocal intolerance toward drugs, the viability of track and field on a go-forward basis is compromised,'' Logan wrote in his last posting before traveling to China for the Olympics. ``Or, as I like to say: if unchecked, drugs threaten to choke the life out of the sport.''
It's the same message Logan sounded when he was introduced as CEO last month - an outspoken statement from the leader in a sport that needs actions to back up the words.
A former commissioner of Major League Soccer, Logan presents himself as an outsider who knows he will not make everyone happy in a federation comprised of three constituencies - sprinters, distance runners and field athletes - that often have different agendas.
He took a nonconforming stand a few weeks ago, saying he wanted the 1,600-meter world record set by the United States a decade ago erased from the national record books because it was tainted by doping.
Vacating the record would go against a widely held tenet in track - that it would be awkward if the sport's international federation recognized an American mark as a world record, but America itself did not post it in its own record books.
Logan doesn't care. He knows the perception of track - bad at the moment - can't be changed if nobody believes that what they're seeing on the field of play is legitimate.
His logic, he says, goes to the bottom line, as well.
``The budget of USATF is over $16 million, and it should be triple that figure,'' Logan wrote. ``... I believe that far more sponsors would be more enthusiastic about us and our athletes if they got the sense that there is moral indignation and a commitment to really manhandle drugs to get them out of the sport.''
The full blog is at: http://www.usatf.org/about/leadership/ShinSplintsBlog/ .
TAYLOR'S HEALTH: Watch out, world. Angelo Taylor is healthy again.
The 2000 gold medalist in the 400 meter hurdles and 1,600 meter relay said he took it as a good sign that he made the Olympics again in 2004 despite stress fractures in his shins that ``made it feel like someone was taking a cane and just running it across my shins every time I ran.''
He figured if he was good enough to make the Olympics in that kind of pain - pain he didn't tell anybody about - who knew how far he could go if he was feeling good?
After missing the Olympic finals in 2004, Taylor has another chance this year.
Healthy again, he finished third at Olympic trials to make his third games and spin quite a story about second, and third, chances.
His career seemed all but over after the injuries set him back and then he was put on probation after being arrested in 2005 and pleading guilty to charges of contributing to the delinquency of two underage girls.
His sponsorship vanished and he started doing electrical work to pay the bills. At least one aspect of the job was perfect because it ended each day at 2:30 p.m.
``So at 3:30, I could go train,'' he said. ``I knew it would be tough, but when I set my mind at something, set a goal, I'm going 110 percent into it.''
In training, Taylor realized he hadn't lost a step. Maybe gained a few, in fact. He quit his job shortly before winning the 400-meter sprint at last year's national championships. He won bronze at worlds.
He got his sponsorship back and at 29, he is still a factor on the U.S. team and the Olympic scene.
``I knew I had it,'' he said. ``I was running fast hurt. Knowing that, I felt, if I can run this fast hurt, if I get healthy, then how fast can I run? That was always in the back of my mind.''
WIND SPRINTS: Bernard Lagat and pole vaulter Brad Walker flew to Dalian for training camp Wednesday. Neither made it in time to go to practice. Meanwhile, javelin thrower Breaux Greer added his name to the growing list of people who had signed up for the camp but now aren't coming. ... Afternoon practice included only four athletes: marathoner Deena Kastor, long jumper Trevell Quinley, hurdler Sheena Johnson Tosta and triple jumper Rafeeq Curry. ... The first extensive day of relay practice, with work on baton exchanges and the like, is Thursday, with another one scheduled for Saturday.


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In short: Friendly, well organised local raceIn full: I was attracted the the High Legh 10k by the promise of cake at the finish line. It didn't disappoint. The course is largely flat and on quiet roads - a little windy but definite PB potential.The race was very well organised: lots of supportive marshals, good parking arrangements, two water stations, a nice goody bag and the poshest portaloos ever! Best of all, the local PTA had laid on tasty tea and cake in the school hall afterwards.A very enjoyable race: definitely worth the trip from Yorkshire. I hope to be back next year.Date of review: February 27, 2011
In short: Leeds' best race: well organised, friendly and a super fast course.In full: No major complaints about this year. The coloured bibs and segregation of spectators and runners made the start better. However, the starting zones could have been better enforced. I was in the 45-55 zone and spent the first 3 miles overtaking people who clearly weren't running at anything like that pace.Overall though, a great race with fantastic PB potential. A few friends ran it as a first 10k and are converted.Date of review: November 24, 2010
In short: A very friendly race in beautiful surroundings. Shame about the hills!In full: Alderney is a tiny island, but they know how to put on a good race. There was a new route for 2010, the first 6.21 miles of which offered a pretty speedy course for the 10k runners. The remaining 7 were hard work, as all reserves were wiped out by the torturous Torgis Hill. The marshals reassured us when we got the top that it was downhill all the way home. Possibly true if you have fresh legs, but a cruel deception to the tired runner.However, the scenery was breathtaking, the support warm and encouraging and the organisation like clockwork. The organiser had very generously turned his home into race HQ, with a fabulous lunch for all competitors and bathrooms made available for competitors to shower in. The fabulous atmosphere more than compensated for the tough course. I'll definitely be back - although possibly for the 10k next time!Date of review: September 5, 2010
In short: Brilliantly organised, practically flat course and a great atmosphere...In full: ...can't fault it!Kudos to Sheffield for organising a fantastic race. By Yorkshire standards the course is practically flat - the biggest climbs was about 150 feet over half a mile and the second half was all downhill. It was lined throughout with supportive crowds, including musicians and cheer squads. I was glad not to be wearing an iPod so I could really soak up the atmosphere.I followed the advice in the race pack and arrived just before 8am. The organisation was spotless: loads of loos, ample parking, and the most efficient bag storage I've ever seen at a city race. The volunteers to dechip the shoes were a welcome touch.There was water roughly every 3 miles and a sponging station, water and Powerade at mile 10. I'm sure some people will complain that the water was in cups not bottles, but given how many practically full bottles of Powerade got thrown away after a mouthful, I'd say cups are the right move.Thanks to the organisers and volunteers for a great event - and a special thank you to Erica the sports masseuse, who looked after my calves so well after the race!Date of review: April 25, 2010
In short: Challenging course, very well organised, good value for moneyIn full: This year's race was postponed from January to April due to the snow. It's definitely worth finding out about the course in advance: it's pretty hilly so pacing is key. The uphills are offset by some nice fast downhill sections so overall there's still PB potential - I broke mine today.The roads aren't closed for this race but the marshalls did a good job of controlling the traffic and were very supportive. Great value for money, and the engraved glass is an unusual and practical momento. I'll definitely be back next year.Date of review: April 18, 2010
In short: A very enjoyable race with something to offer fast runners, slow runners, new runners and everyone in between.In full: Wakefield Hospice have done an excellent job in putting together a city centre road race that feels friendly and welcoming. The course is undulating, with no particularly steep hills but some long shallow uphill drags. The marshals were plentiful and very helpful. There was a slight hitch with the car park that I used, but the race organisers were so efficient at redirecting runners that it didn't delay me at all. The free park and ride made getting to and from the race very simple. When I arrived 45 mins before the start time there was no queue for the portaloos - that's never happened before!I had a fantastic day and would highly recommend this race, particularly for new runners looking for an unintimidating first 10k. Worth every penny.Date of review: March 28, 2010
In short: Friendly, varied well organised trail race. Low key but great fun.In full: This was a really unpretentious, fun race. In the drizzle the scenery wasn't as beautiful as it could have been, but the route gave a good range of terrains and inclines. Personally, I think hills make races interesting and there were a few short but challenging ones here. Lovely to have a track finish - I felt like I was having my own Chariots of Fire moment.The race was really well organised with plentiful marshal. There was water and Jelly Babies at the half way point, bananas, crips and a chocolate bar at the finish line. I really enjoyed this race and will definitely be coming back for more!Date of review: February 8, 2010
In short: A well organised charity run. The entry fee was very steep and the atmosphere not as carnival like as some big runs. Good course though and well organised.Date of review: November 23, 2009
In short: A lovely course (not as hilly as the organisers make out). Overall the event was well organised with very encouraging marshals. Big mix of abilities makes it very beginner friendly.Date of review: October 19, 2009
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Baseball Bat
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- "Aluminum baseball bat with leather grip. Lightweight yet powerful for all you big hitters out there."
- ―GTA V description on the Rockstar Games Social Club.
The Baseball Bat is a common melee weapon present in every Grand Theft Auto game since Grand Theft Auto III.
The Baseball Bat is by far the easiest weapon to obtain, with one always at the safehouse in the games taking place in GTA III and GTA Liberty City Stories and a common sight throughout the other games. The baseball bat is also commonly seen in the hands of gangsters, mobsters, and sometimes civilians throughout the games. In GTA III, It can easily kill pedestrians, police men, and mobsters in two hits, the first hit flooring them, the second finishing them while still on the ground. In GTA V, a hit to the head kills in one hit.
In GTA IV, the Baseball Bat can be purchased at the back-alley gun shops for $5. It cannot be purchased from Little Jacob. It kills in about 3 or 4 hits and it can break windows. In The Lost and Damned, the bat is used to hit other racers in bike races. A direct hit to the head which can knock out, or even kill. In GTA IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, if timed properly, when a player swings the baseball bat (the swing that's performed when no one is targeted) at a person holding a gun, there's a chance of disarming the person with the gun. Players should be cautious if they were to do this since they must be in front of the person holding the gun. The chance off knocking a gun out of a person's hands is bigger with pistols and submachine guns. The Baseball Bat can also be used for a one-hit kill counter-attack, by dodging an attack with the Bat equipped, and pressing the attack button.
In Chinatown Wars, the baseball bat is a wooden one and unlike the nightstick, it knocks people to the floor, which leaves some time to kill them while in the ground.
In an early version of GTA IV, a wooden baseball bat appeared, as well as GTA SA. In the first mission in GTA SA, the bat that Big Smoke is holding appears to be wooden, instead of the aluminum one available in-game. Also, in the mission Running Dog, Big Smoke is again seen using a wooden bat to knock out a Vagos gang member. It clearly produces a wooden sound when Big Smoke drops the bat.In an artwork for GTA V, Franklin is seen with Chop, holding a baseball bat. Trevor is also seen holding a bat in his character trailer and an artwork. The ones in the game's artwork are wooden like in GTA III, GTA: Vice City, GTA Advance, and GTA Chinatown Wars.
In-game model
HUD icons
Grand Theft Auto III
- Hideouts - In front of every safehouse.
- Carried by members of the Diablos, LC Triads and the Uptown Yardies.
- Can be obtained in the mission Don't Spank Ma Bitch Up.
- Shoreside Vale Hideout - In front of the garages during the mission Rumble.
Grand Theft Auto Vice City
- Ocean Beach, Vice Beach - Behind the Ocean View Hotel.
- Washington Beach, Vice Beach - Available to buy from Bunch of Tools after Riot for $80.
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
- Garcia, San Fierro - At the north baseball diamond in the park west of Zero RC.
- Redsands West, Las Venturas - At the southwest part of the baseball field for Las Venturas Bandits Stadium.
- Blackfield, Las Venturas - On the lower level near the south end of the walkway at the north part of Blackfield Stadium.
- If you hit a car, there is a possibility that the driver will come out with a Baseball Bat.
Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
- Belleville Park, Staunton Island - Inside Hogs 'n' Cogs.
- Hideouts - In front of all safehouses.
Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories
- Downtown, Vice City Mainland - On the east side of Hyman Memorial Stadium.
- Washington Beach, Vice Beach - On the hotel west walkway in an alley.
- Washington Beach, Vice Beach- Behind 1102 Washington Street.
Grand Theft Auto IV + Episodes from Liberty City
- Hove Beach, Broker - Can be found across the street from the Broker Safehouse on Mohawk Ave, behind the wooden fence near the hot dog vendor and resting in an alcove against a building.
- Hove Beach, Broker - Can be found in the parking lot under the Hove Beach LTA station across from Firefly Island. This lot is the place where Vlad and Niko talk about the car robbery in Clean Getaway.
- Meadows Park, Dukes - Can be found on the east side of the RON gas station on Cleves Ave, atop an oil storage tank. Ascend the stairs on the tank to reach the Bat.
- Little Bay, Bohan - Can be found behind the apartment complex located on the southeastern corner of the intersection of Bronco St and Coxsack Ave.
- South Bohan, Bohan - Can be found atop the construction project off Rocket St, on the south corner of the roof of the unfinished structure.
- Boulevard, Bohan - Can be found leaning against the batting cage on the baseball field in the northeast corner of Welham Parkway.
- Colony Island - Can be found behind the Colony Island Lighthouse on the north side of the island.
- Can be found on the Bohan Line subway bridge that parallels the Northwood Heights Bridge.
- Lancaster, Algonquin - Can be found in an alley off of Union Drive East, in front of an unused garage door.
- Algonquin Bridge, Algonquin - Can be found on the northern pedestrian walkway, resting against the eastern suspension tower.
- Berchem, Alderney - Can be found in a large alley south of Aspdin Dr, resting in the alcove of a building.
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
- Found on a Baseball Field in Dukes.
Grand Theft Auto V
- Soccer Field (Football pitch) at Broker Park, Bridge Street, East Vinewood - Can be found behind the bleachers.
- Vanilla Unicorn - Can also be found round the back.
- Hookies - Can be found in the shed behind the bar.
- In the discus cage in the Track & Field facility of ULSA, Richman.
- On top of a house that's under construction in Rockford Hills, a little north west of Michael's mansion.
- In a barn in Grapeseed.
- It can be found at Altruist Cult, on the rock that they use as "altar".
- It can be found on the stage at The Range in the mission Mr. Phillips.
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Can be found during the Lamar mission Where Credit's Due.
- Can be found during the Simeon mission El Burro Heists.
- Can be found during the Gerald mission Meth'd Up, dropped by the enemy closest to the Ace Liquor front door.
- Can be found during Cypress Flats Last Team Standing, along with the Crowbar.
- Can be placed, and subsequently found, in Deathmatch created in the Content Creator.
Grand Theft Auto V
If the player enter GTA Online and then go back to Story Mode, the bat will disappear from the weapon wheel of all three protagonists. Same happens with Molotov Cocktails and the Golf Club.
- The bat in the original GTA IV was originally supposed to be wooden instead of metal. The same goes with the baseball bat in GTA V.
- In GTA III, it is possible for the player to kill pedestrians with the baseball bat without alerting police. This must be done without being in the presence of an officer.
- In GTA V, when using Trevor's special ability, the baseball bat can kill with only 2 hits.
- The Baseball Bat is the most used melee weapon in artworks in the HD Universe with 4 prominent appearances in Lost and Damned and GTA V.


text: This paper presents a framework for utilities and regulators to evaluate investments in smart meters and associated enabling technologies from a benefit and cost perspective. Even with conservative assumptions regarding consumer engagement in technology, programs, and rate plans, the results show positive net benefits are possible for all four utility types. Assuming a service territory of one million households, the total costs of investing in AMI and associated technologies for home energy management varies across the four utility prototypes based on the utility and customer characteristics from a low of $198 million for the Pioneer utility to a high of $272 million for the Committed utility. Likewise the benefits vary across the four utility prototypes based on both utility and customer characteristics.


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Impact of Giving
Your contributions make an extraordinary difference for the Air Force Academy, and our donors often tell us what an impact giving back makes in their own lives.
The following examples highlight the impact that gifts through the USAFA Endowment can have on the institution.
The David L. Jannetta Lectureship in War, Literature and the Arts
The Jannetta Lectureship was established to bring to the Academy scholars of international renown who specialize in the study and exposition of the human aspects of war. These distinguished lecturers, well-established scholars in the fields of literature, history, philosophy and the arts, will engage in a series of public lectures, classroom sessions with cadets, and faculty workshops during their visit. In conjunction with the annual Humanities Summit, this program will highlight the Academy's core military mission, while vitally encouraging a deeper understanding of the human elements present in the profession of arms.
Just-in-Time Teaching Program
The USAFA Endowment received a gift of $600,000 from John Martinson '70 in support of one of the Academy's key "learning-focused" initiatives, Just-in-Time Teaching. Just-in-Time Teaching (JiTT) is a pedagogical strategy that leverages the power and convenience of web technology to improve student learning, skill building, and attitudes. JiTT courses build feedback loops between pre-class preparations by students and faculty and in-class activities that meet the students where they are to help them move forward. The essence of JiTT is remarkably simple, but the dividends can be profound.
The Scowcroft Professorship in National Security Studies
The Professorship is named in honor of Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, commemorating his lifetime of distinguished service to the nation. The Professorship is charged with teaching, conducting and promoting research on defense and space issues, expanding internship and graduate fellowship opportunities for cadets, and fostering a national dialogue on space issues among all sectors of the space community. Filled by a scholar of national reputation, the Professorship further establishes the Air Force Academy as the leading undergraduate institution in the areas of defense and space policy, and helps develop successive generations of Air Force officers with a vocation for space.
State of the Art Athletic
Recruiting System
The USAFA Endowment, in partnership with the Air Force Athletic Foundation, purchased a cutting-edge athletic recruiting system. The system greatly enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of the athletic recruiting process by capturing, storing and managing candidate information. The system will save hundreds of staff-hours and will enable the athletic staff to concentrate on encouraging high quality young men and women to consider
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Falcon Football Armed Forces Bowl Party
The USAFA Endowment provided funding for a celebration for players, coaches, parents and Falcon Football friends following the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas. The event allowed the team and its closest supporters the opportunity to enjoy the conclusion of a successful season, and commemorate the bonds formed on the "fields of friendly strife."
Private Jet Transportation for Falcon Football Recruiting
A donor provided over 50 hours of private jet transportation to the Falcon Football program to allow Coach Troy Calhoun and his staff to make more efficient use of their limited recruiting time. As a result, the staff was able to make significantly more contacts with qualified and interested recruits, positively impacting the future of the Falcon Football program.
Character & Leadership Development
The Distinguished Chair in Character and Leadership
The Distinguished Chair in Character and Leadership at the United States Air Force Academy is responsible for integrating the character and leadership education programs for the 4,400 students at the Air Force Academy.


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The Creators Project: So, James, how do you define your job? It seems to defy categorization.
James Powderly:
I guess I'm a designer, somewhere between an artist and an engineer. I've had a bunch of jobs over the last ten years but they've always been focused on technology in some way. Over the last four years or so I've primarily worked on two projects; both of them are engineering projects involving technologies with creative applications.
It sounds like you have a dream gig, but where do you get the funds to realize these types of projects?
Evan Roth [another member of the EyeWriter team] and I began working together because we secured an art residency in New York City at a place called Eyebeam. They have a laboratory called Open Lab where you can come and work on your own projects on your own terms. It's somewhere between mainstream contemporary art, new media art, and MIT. The only caveat is that everything you create must be part of the public domain. Evan and I were at Eyebeam for two years, and after we left we thought, "Wow, this is a good idea. I bet there are more people who are into this type of open-source work than just the seven or eight New Yorkers who scored a residency at Eyebeam." So in our travels around we'd meet people in various cities who were into open-source work and say, "Hey do you want to maybe play along with us and join this fake group we have called Free Art and Technology [FAT] Lab?"
What do you mean by "fake"?
Well, we actually don't have a physical lab in a specific location; we just have the website. And then there are members in 19 countries—Mexico, Sweden, Hong Kong, London, New York, and San Francisco. We're a group of people all over the world who work on projects that interest us and that play to our research specialties. The only thing that we all have in common is that we all like to freely distribute our work and most of it's pretty non-serious, pop-culture related stuff. We've been around for about two years and have an operating budget of about $250 per year, which covers the cost of the server.
How did someone with your skill set choose creating artistic technology instead of making weapons or equally menacing objects?
I think it's safe to say that when you reach a certain amount of technical capability you can make whatever you envision. It's a choice: whether or not you want to make things that are for the betterment of human beings or for the betterment of a sort of finite group of human beings.
Can you briefly explain how the EyeWriter works?
Basically there's a camera pointed at the user's eye. The user calibrates his or her head with respect to a screen. Then parameters like brightness and contrast must be adjusted in order to isolate the pupil. The camera tracks the motion of the user's pupil as it moves around looking at the screen, and the drawing surface and the pupil are coordinated together. When the user focuses on a certain position it makes a point and then the user can drag the line in order to create a line and then create shapes. Then the user can create a number of letters, combine them all together to make a word, and then do things like add 3D effects, shading, drop shadows, change colors, and fill in the background. In the final mode of the software you can actually save your drawings and then upload them to our servers. Right now Tony Quan is the only EyeWriter but hopefully we'll be able to get a few more and add stuff to the network. I think it gets more interesting with more users. The network effect is hard at work here.