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Don't Forget Your Head
Before You Get Behind the Wheel, Make Sure You Are in Full Control
Fall 2006
Viral load and CD4 counts are such useful indicators of viral activity and immune function that there is always the danger that the measure of "how things are going" begins and ends with those two tests. While these and other lab values are undeniably important, we can't forget that the motivation for taking care of ourselves resides in our heads, not our bloodstreams. Below are just a few of the psychological issues that can affect the well-being of people with HIV.
Depression: the Slippery Slope
Marilyn has found it harder and harder to wake up in the morning and has been going to bed earlier and earlier each night. She used to look forward to walking the dog in the mornings and attending her weekly women's group. Lately, she feels sluggish all day and no longer wants to do anything. She had to change her HIV medications a few weeks ago and attributes her feelings to side effects from the new medications. In fact, she's beginning to wonder if it's even worth it to keep taking her medications.
Marilyn's story is common. While it is true that some of what she feels could be due to her new medications, it's more likely that Marilyn is suffering from the most common mental health problem among people with HIV -- depression. Symptoms of depression can overlap with medication side effects, so depression can be missed both by the person with symptoms and the health care provider.
Fortunately, depression is a very treatable condition. It's quite likely that Marilyn can get back to her old self, especially if she addresses her symptoms early, reaches out for care and gets an experienced provider who listens to her. The danger is that, because of the way depression affects thinking, Marilyn will begin to accept her new reality as "just the way it is" and won't think there's anything that can help. She will also have to fight the sense of shame or failure that many people feel when they are depressed, which prevents them from getting the help they need to get better.
Treating depression is very important for both your mental and physical health. Untreated depression has been associated with faster progression of HIV disease, poor adherence to medications, high-risk sexual behavior, drug use, and even death.
If you experience five or more of these symptoms for at least two weeks, you should talk with your health care provider about depression.
There are many effective treatments for depression, including several different classes of antidepressant medications and various types of counseling and psychotherapy. Most mental health providers advise treatment with a combination of psychotherapy and medications for at least six months.
Anxiety: the Monkey of the Mind
Anxiety frequently accompanies depression. However, anxiety can occur alone. Anxiety can cause psychological symptoms like excessive worry or fear, as well as physiological symptoms such as breathing problems, chest palpitations, muscle tension, nausea, headache, and dizziness.
Getting an AIDS diagnosis, changing antiretroviral medications, or other serious changes in health status are common triggers for anxiety. Just like depression, treatment for anxiety usually includes a combination of medications and psychological interventions, such as psychotherapy and/or cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Addiction: the Line Between Using and Abusing
While some people use alcohol or recreational drugs to help them relax or to have fun, it can be difficult to tell when "use" has become "abuse" or "addiction." The DSM (a reference book of psychiatric definitions called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) defines addiction as a "maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to significant distress or impairment."
So, how do you know when use isn't really helping you and may be hurting you? A list of four questions, commonly called CAGE (Cut, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener) questions, can be very helpful in determining if you have an alcohol or drug problem. If you answer "yes" to any of these questions, you may have a problem with alcohol or drugs.
While the short-term psychological effects of drug use may be obvious, long-term mental and physical consequences can be more subtle. For example, long-term use of a drug as simple as marijuana can lead to impaired brain function. Methamphetamines (crystal meth, crank, etc.) have been shown to have effects on the brain that last for months after the drug was last used. Physical problems like strokes and heart attacks are frequently seen after use of stimulants like cocaine. The short and long-term effects of each drug are different, so it's important to know as much as you can about any substance you put in your body.
If you use drugs and do not want to quit, harm reduction programs may be able to help you stay as healthy as possible by providing information and equipment for safer use. If you use drugs and want to quit, programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and therapeutic communities use an abstinence-based approach to dealing with drug use problems, and can provide you with a supportive environment to help you quit.
Depression, anxiety, and addiction are just a few of the mental health issues that people with HIV may confront. Remember that it's important to pay as much attention to your mental health as you do to your physical health and address any concerns early. Living well with HIV means taking care of your whole self -- body and mind.
Tonia Poteat, PA-C, has been providing medical care to people with HIV since 1995 and is a clinician at the women's clinic of the Infectious Disease Program at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. She is also a clinical instructor for the Southeast AIDS Training and Education Center and a consultant with the Global AIDS Program of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Tonia joined the fight against AIDS in 1989, when she began volunteering with AIDS Project New Haven, Connecticut.
Psychology Information Online is a resource for information about a variety of psychological issues and conditions, including depression. Visit www.psychologyinfo.com/depression.
Anxiety Disorders Association of America provides an overview of anxiety disorders, as well as information about treatment and statistics. Visit www.adaa.org.
The Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC) is committed to reducing drug-related harm among individuals and communities by initiating and promoting local, regional, and national harm reduction education, interventions, and community organizing. Visit www.harmreduction.org.
12steps.org is a web site that has no official affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous or any other 12-step group. It is a source for information and tools concerning 12-step programs. 12-step programs have been widely used in recovery programs for addictive or dysfunctional behaviors. Visit www.12steps.org.
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Back during the days of The Original MZone (respect), Benny and I put up some pictures of attractive coeds after a tough Michigan loss (I can't even remember which one now) as a way to help "heal" the wounds of said loss. And it really seemed to help our readers...cope. When The MZone went dark, the feature was continued by Andy and T9 on Spawn of MZone (sadly, this was during the darkest days of the Rich Rod Regime and thus rather than something put up a couple times a season, the posts might as well have just been re-titled "Monday").
Flash forward to the present and, judging by your "outrage" at the lack of said pics/feature in the wake of Saturday's MSU loss, the feature is more popular than we ever imagined. Who am I to argue? So see below. The voice of the people was heard!
Please note that I can't even take credit for finding the pictures today. Rather, I got the following email from MZone reader Joe...
In case you didn't have time to research this week:
...with, let's just say, a lot more than the pictures I used here embedded in the email. Well done, Joe! See, folks, it's this kind of selfless act that defines
ED. NOTE: For those of you who inevitably comment after the healing posts, "Dude, you should put up a 'NSFW' to warn people reading the site at work!", there's more risque stuff on Telemundo. Much more importantly, if that's your first thought upon seeing the above, it's either a) time to quit your current job if someone is looking over your shoulder that much or b) finally the sign you've been waiting for to go out and start your own company.
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RIVERSIDE — Riverside Brookfield senior Alex Nenadovic can't decide if he prefers hitting or pitching, but no matter which one he's doing, opposing teams probably prefer he did neither.
Nenadovic is in his third year with the RB varsity team and has been a productive player each of the three years. He stands out both as one of RB's top hitters and pitchers. Nenadovic has a 3.68 ERA in 19 innings, and, entering the weather-shortened week last week, he was hitting .353.
He always played both ways growing up and has learned to separate them so his slumps or successes on one side don't impact the other.
"I've played both my whole life and I learned if you're on the mound you can't really get all mad at your plate appearances because you're really more important on the mound than you are batting that game," Nenadovic said. "When I was younger I liked fielding better, but when I got older I liked pitching better because you're one-on-one with the batter and I kind of like that competition better."
Nenadovic is just one of the many returning starters the Bulldogs brought back from last year's team and have gotten off to a flying start this season. RB entered this week's Timothy Christian series with a 14-1 record.
"We should have been like this last year, but this year we put it all together," Nenadovic said. "It feels good to be on a team starting out this hot."
Being on a winning team and putting up good numbers can only help Nenadovic in his college search. He is currently looking at a few Division III schools, including Carthage College in Wisconsin.
Playing in college would be a dream come true for Nenadovic. His love of baseball started at a young age, though he didn't play until after T-ball.
"When I was kid I always loved baseball," he said. "After a year or two of missing out on T-ball I told my parents I wanted to play. Ever since then I got into it and I had a couple buddies that played travel ball and got me into travel ball. That's where it took off."
Now Nenadovic is heading toward the final stretch of his final high school season. He admitted the pressure is building, but with the Bulldogs sitting as the favorite to win the Metro Suburban Conference and capable of making a deep playoff run, it's a good kind of pressure.
"Our main goal is to win conference," he said. "We're putting that over everything right now. We're not too focused until we take care of conference first."


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SOULLONE is a DJ on 88.5fm WXPI (http://www.wxpiradio.org) Mon. 8pm & Thurs. 10pm also on WLHU Lock Haven University Radio (www.lhup.edu/radio)
Soullone was born in Belize, Central America and raised in Long Beach, California. He has sold over 60,000 CD's independently.
Soullone is proud to announce the release of 3 singles; "Snap N Clap", "Racist People" and "Pain".
"Snap N Clap" is a dance song which is great for clubs. This song is upbeat, with catchy verses. The lyrics are great, the rhythm and the…


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Billy Chenault loves building custom homes; it's what he has always wanted to do, which is a good thing, as he has been in the building industry for thirty years. He started CGM Home Builders, Inc. in 1999 and brings his Master Plumber experience to all his homes. He is dedicated to building a reputation for quality, customer service and high ethical business standards. He has put together a team of subcontractors and suppliers that will stand behind their work and products. As a builder, one of the things he most enjoys is the special way each relationship develops between him and the customers whose home he has been fortunate to build. He seeks out new ideas in building standards and products to continually offer his customers something special and at the leading edge of what is available in the homebuilding industry. "I believe that by treating each client with the same honesty and respect that I expect from others, then CGM Home Builders, Inc. will continue to be a sought after choice by prospective homeowners." He says that of course without his understanding family; wife, Patty (a Texas A&M graduate and school teacher), and their children, Whitney and Weston, none of this would be possible.


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LAKE PLACID - Eric Chapman grew up working in the family business, the CAN/AM Hockey Group, founded by his parents, Bob and Ann Murch, who first brought the popular hockey tournaments to the Olympic village in 1980.
"In February, it will be 20 years for me," Chapman said on the Mirror Lake ice Friday, Jan. 24, surrounded by dozens of players at the 10th annual Adult Pond Hockey Tournament. "Primarily, we do a lot of the indoor events for youth here, the adult events and then the pond hockey."
Chapman is now the director for CAN/AM Hockey, based in Wisconsin, where he lives. The tournaments give a multi-million-dollar boost to Lake Placid's economy each year and fill a much-needed void in the business calendar during the slower tourism seasons of late fall and early spring. When he was old enough, Chapman began helping his parents with events.
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CAN/AM Hockey Group Director Eric Chapman
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"When I was a teenager working with my parents, I would lock and unlock locker rooms at tournaments," Chapman said. "I remember going to Quebec City as a kid unlocking locker rooms. That was an experience."
When Chapman finished college, he moved back to Wisconsin to work for CAN/AM Hockey. Now he has kids - ages 6, 8 and 10 years old - but they haven't been put to work in the family business.
"Not yet," Chapman said. "But I'm sure they'll start keeping clocks and unlocking locker rooms for us in a couple years. I'll bring them and put them to work."
And his wife doesn't work for CAN/AM Hockey.
"She just watches the kids," Chapman said. "She's in the most important business."
Chapman admits he's not a big-league hockey guy with all the right moves, just a hockey tournament director who puts on a helluva good show.
"I played hockey as a kid, but I don't profess to be a sort of professional," Chapman said. "The venue here, the town, the size of the town, the amenities, you can't beat it. Lake Placid allows us to run events at the absolute highest level."
CAN/AM Hockey operates tournaments from coast to coast, including Montreal, Toronto, Boston, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Anaheim and Las Vegas.
"We end up, come spring, traveling all over running those events," Chapman said.
CAN/AM Hockey is celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2014, 34 years in Lake Placid and 10 years hosting the pond hockey tournament on Mirror Lake.
"You play it shinny style, almost like pickup," Chapman said. "There aren't refs. We have guys keeping score, but with the teams out there, it's really a spirit-of-the-game type of thing."
The appeal for pond hockey among the adults is nostalgia. The tournament was a four-game round-robin event with teams broken down by age group: 21-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50 and older, and a coed division.
"So we'll have a winner in each age group," Chapman said. "A lot of the teams will get eliminated, and they'll just keep playing out here on the rinks until it gets dark."
The tournament has grown over the past decade. Last year, there were 55 teams from the U.S. and Canada playing on 16 rinks behind the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort. This year, there were 77 teams on 23 rinks.
"Every year is a little bit different just because of the weather," Chapman said. "We started with just three rinks."
Some years the weather posed a challenge because there was not enough ice, so they had to play on the Olympic Speed Skating Oval. Other years they've had a lot of ice and no snow.
"This year, we've got a ton of ice, which is great, and conditions are probably the best they've been for us," Chapman said.
With CAN/AM Hockey entrenched in the culture and economy of Lake Placid, Chapman, his family and his staff have come to call Lake Placid a home away from home, promoting the Olympic village as a tourist destination and a place to play some great pickup-style hockey.
"We want to provide these guys with the best venue that we possibly can," Chapman said. "If I've got to pick up a shovel and clear a rink to make sure it's ready for the next game, we'll do that. ... But the goal for me is to create that situation where guys can just come and enjoy this event and Lake Placid as much as possible."
For more information, visit the CAN/AM Hockey Group online at www.canamhockey.com.


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Charles Sandlass, a retired computer instruments worker who competed in numerous wheelchair sports competitions, died Wednesday at the Baltimore Washington Medical Center. Family members said no cause of death has been determined. He was 74 and lived in Essex.
Born in Baltimore and raised in Highlandtown, he attended City College. Family members said he lost the use of his legs in an accident and later enrolled at the Joseph Bulova School of Watchmaking and Repair at Woodside in Queens, N.Y., where he lived in the 1960s and 1970s.
He became an instrument technician and worked on surgical instruments, aircraft instrument panels and computer parts at the Computer Instruments Co. in Hempstead, N.Y. He also learned to drive a car.
Mr. Sandlass decided to start playing basketball in a wheelchair league sponsored by the Bulova School. He played in the 1965-1966 season. For the next two decades, he competed in the discus throw, javelin and shot put at the World Wheelchair Games. He traveled to competitions in Japan, Israel, Canada, Germany, China and the Netherlands.
"Charlie did not let his disability stop him from achieving his dreams," said his niece, Connie Tinkham of Hunt Valley. "He was a positive, upbeat person. He overcame all the obstacles and odds."
He moved to Maryland about 25 years ago and enjoyed playing cards with his brothers.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, 7922 Wise Ave.
In addition to his niece, survivors include five brothers, Louis H. Sandlass Jr. of Annapolis, George J. Sandlass and Robert F. Sandlass, both of Baltimore, Richard E. Sandlass of Millsboro, Del., and Jack D. Sandlass of Laurens, S.C.; a sister, Betty L. Pullara of Baltimore; and 18 other nieces and nephews. His marriage to Blanche E. Malloy ended in divorce.


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Best shooter in the nba?
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Slow day but notice something today,,,,
The New Orleans Hornets now have:
The TOP 2 Players in the Nation
The Best Shooter in the NBA
The Best Young Shooting Guard in the NBA
The Best Latino PG in the NBA
A Freakish Hybrid Young PF waiting to unleash
And One of the Best Young Coaches in the NBA
Am I missing anything? Bring on the season!!!!!! Can't wait!!!!
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Best shooter in the nba?
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Top 2 players in nation?
By top two players in the nation, he was probably referring to Davis and Rivers being the top 2 HS prospects last year.
By best shooter in the NBA, he was probably referring to Ryan Anderson, who made the most 3-pointers last year.
Everything else is pretty self-explanatory.
"I'm not going to allow my putative owner to answer that question, this is an NBA related press conference. Paul Tagliabue and Roger Goodell have collectively sung their praises of Tom and if uh ESPN has a problem with that tell Mr. Skipper to call me at my office."
You know your ready for some basketball when you watch videos of a player practing jumpshots lol
Yeah O_O I mean I've been watching & reading Hornets stuff nonstop. It's insane! O_O
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A group of physicians in the southwestern corner of the state have formed a new doctor's organization with St. Vincent's Medical Center.
The new physician hospital organization, called St. Vincent's Health Partners (SVHP), is an independent entity that has a 50/50 ownership split between the physicians and hospital.
The PHO will allow the doctors and hospital to jointly negotiate contracts with health insurance companies and work to better coordinate care and share patient data, with the goal of reducing health care costs and improving the quality of care, said Thomas Raskauskas who is the newly named chief executive officer of SVHP.
Raskauskas said SVHP's goal is to allow participating primary care and specialist physicians to perform well under new reimbursement models that will reward clinical integration and improved quality of care.
The group already has 151 physicians and is preparing this fall to negotiate provider contracts with insurance companies, Raskauskas said.
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While a majority of respondents expressed support for gun-owner rights, they expressed greater support for specific limitations that would strengthen gun laws.
Proposals that would ban assault-style rifles, limit the number of cartridges allowed in ammunition magazines and require universal background checks on gun sales garnered more than 60 percent support from those polled.
The findings of the poll come after President Barack Obama last week announced a plan to toughen gun-control laws nationally after highly reported mass shootings. A handful of his proposals are already in the works at the state level.
The latest Post poll, conducted the day after Obama's announcement, found that overall support for the rights of gun owners shrank from an earlier Post poll in September -- conducted shortly after the Aurora theater shootings.
In September, The Post asked likely voters, "What do you think is more important -- to protect the right of Americans to own guns? Or, to control gun ownership?"
At the time, 56 percent said it was more important to protect the right to own guns, while 39 percent said it was more important to control gun ownership.
Now, as the debate over gun control has intensified, response to this poll question narrowed to 50 percent who say it is more important to protect gun ownership to 45 percent who say it is more important to control gun ownership.
The same dynamic is true for a September question in which Coloradans were asked, "What do you think is the best way to reduce gun violence in this country: by passing stricter gun-control laws? Or by stricter enforcement of existing laws?"
Though more people continue to support tough enforcement of existing laws, the number favoring stricter laws increased by 8 percentage points.
The poll, conducted for The Post by SurveyUSA, surveyed 600 Coloradans through an automated process that included land lines and cellphones. It has a margin of error of about plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Coloradans remain strong supporters of the National Rifle Association, a gun-advocacy group, with 56 percent in support and 30 percent who say they oppose the organization.
"Colorado has that weird mix. This is a state known to have hunters who support the Second Amendment but are conscious of what they feel is a need for gun laws," said political analyst Floyd Ciruli.
Ciruli notes that it has been more than a decade since Colorado lawmakers have looked to pass stricter gun laws.
Enter members of the 69th General Assembly, which convened this month. With Democrats controlling both chambers of the legislature and the governor's office, their announced plans to strengthen gun-control laws have strong tail winds of public support.
In the Post poll, 83 percent of Coloradans say they support a state and/or a federal law that requires a background check on anyone who buys a gun, including gun buyers who purchase from a private seller.
A bill that aims to require across-the-board background checks is set to be presented by state Rep. Rhonda Fields, D- Aurora, this week to the Democratic-controlled legislature.
Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in his State of the State address this month "primed the pump" and offered an endorsement of background checks for all gun sales.
Republican leadership in the state legislature has balked at such a measure, saying such a law would infringe on the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens.
"For Democrats, this helps their argument against Republicans that they're 'out of touch' with mainstream society," Ciruli said.
Some Republican lawmakers have proposed a measure that would allow school districts to permit teachers to carry concealed weapons in schools. Fifty percent of respondents to The Post poll said teachers should not be allowed to carry a weapon in a school, compared with 41 percent who said they should be able to.
"Not at all that crazy," said Kenneth Zarecor, who lives in Grand Junction, is a Democrat and owns a firearm. "More guns is not the answer. I know we live in the West, but, come on, this isn't some Wild Westshootout kind of state."
Moreover, the poll found that 64 percent of Coloradans support the reinstatement and strengthening of a law that would ban assault-style weapons, while 30 percent believe such a law should not be enacted at either the state or federal level.
Republicans, such as Gene Brent of Colorado Springs, are four times more likely than Democrats to oppose reinstatement of an assault-style weapons law.
"It's Hollywood; it's the news. All that is what's wrong," said Brent, who responded to The Post poll. "Laws don't fix these mass shootings."
Meanwhile, Carmen Alexander, who lives in Aurora, is among the 62 percent of Coloradans who support a law to restore a 10-round limit on ammunition magazines. By contrast, 35 percent of those polled said such a law should not be enacted at either the state or federal level.
"If you can't shoot what you need to with 10 bullets, what makes someone think they can do it with 25 or 50?" said Alexander. "Those huge clips are what killers want and use."
Samuel Powell of Fort Lupton said he uses extended magazines to sport shoot and that lawmakers who want to ban high-capacity magazines don't understand the use of such accessories.
"Let's toughen mental health and not put more bans in place," Powell said.
The Post poll found that 61 percent of Coloradans don't believe the state is doing a good enough job at keeping guns out the hands of the mentally ill. Some lawmakers have floated the idea of proposing legislation that addresses mental health and guns, though nothing concrete has been worked out.
"With more news of mass shootings, the opinions of people change," Ciruli said. "And when it's at the forefront of discussion nationally, people are going to really look and analyze what's reasonable and what is not."


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Behind the Scenes
The architecture of the framework has three parts:
- Front-end
- Core
- Back-end
You can configure and adapt each part, and the configuration determines what the framework does. My implementation uses C++ features like function overloading, free operator functions, templates, and template-specialization to name a few only, and all of the logging framework functionality is encapsulated in a separate "logging" namespace, avoiding name clashes.
The front-end is the top of the framework, presenting the API. The
log structure that provides the
emit() functions and two enumerations is shown in Listing One.
Listing One
struct log { template<typename Level> static inline typename Logger<Level>::return_type& emit () { return Logger<Level>::logging() << Level::level() << Level::desc(); } static inline Logger<>::return_type& emit () { return Logger<>::logging() << Void::level(); } enum Numerative { bin = 2, ///< switch to binary output oct = 8, ///< switch to octal output dec = 10, ///< switch to decimal output hex = 16 ///< switch to hexadecimal output }; enum Manipulator { tab = '\t', ///< prints a tabulator to the output endl = '\n' ///< adds a line feed to the output }; };
All of the logging levels are not shown. However, I do present the definition of
Error as an example that's typical of all logging levels:
struct Error { static Level::levels level () { return Level::error; } static const char * desc() { return "[ ERROR ]"; } };
Again, each log statement starts with the
emit() function.
emit() exists in two flavors — a general form and one with a template-parameter, giving the logging level (see Listing One). The template version of the
emit() function is used this way:
log::emit< Error >()<<Logging an Error<< log::endl;
The code outputs "[ ERROR ] Logging an Error" and sets the logging level to Error for this statement. The return type of
emit(), directly usable with
operator<<() for outputting logging data, is determined by the
Logger component (part of the core). The return type depends first on the logging level and second, on a default template parameter of the
Logger component (not visible here; see Listing Two). The configuration of this type is key to meeting Requirements #2, #3, and #6 because, depending on how you deploy it, different behaviors are realized. Furthermore, configuring the return type can let you enhance the framework functionality (for example with coloration, as I'll show shortly). If you look carefully at Listing One, you see, that
tab, and so on are defined within an enumeration — not as manipulator functions. If I would use manipulator functions in the same way as in
std::cout, then code generation always occurs because it implies taking the address of the function. Because of Requirement #6, I have avoided manipulator functions in the general design. However, users have the possibility to write manipulator functions, and the core is able to execute manipulators.
Most of the core is not interesting from the concepts point of view, because there are a lot of housekeeping code (e.g., logging level treatment) and code responsible for converting numbers to a given base, pointers, etc. to character streams. However, the
Logger component is
important because of its job for determining and handling the correct return type — the arcane template argument
loggingReturnType (Listing Two).
Listing Two
struct loggingReturnType; template<typename Level = ::logging::Void, typename R = loggingReturnType> class Logger { public: typedef R return_type; static return_type& logging () { return Obj<typename return_type::output_base_type, int>::obj(); } private: template <typename log_t, typename T> struct Obj { static return_type& obj () { typedef singleton<return_type> log_output; return log_output::instance(); } }; template <typename T> struct Obj<NullOutput, T> { static return_type& obj () { return *reinterpret_cast<return_type*>(0x0); } }; };
loggingReturnType is forward declared to allow including the framework and later defining the type by the user of the framework. Enabling this needs an indirection level via an additional template parameter
R that is the
loggingReturnType by default. Through that indirection, it is possible to defer the type definition to a later point, but allowing the use of this not-yet-defined type within the
Logger component. Later at
log statements, when the template code is evaluated,
loggingReturnType has to be defined.
In general, the
Logger implements a compile-time selector, using the C++ feature of partial template-specialisation. The selection mechanism uses an embedded
output_base_type definition within the
loggingReturnType (which is ensured through its declaration) for choosing the right implementation. If the
output_base_type is not of type
NullOutput, a singleton of type
loggingReturnType is constructed and returned as reference. On the reference, methods for switching levels (printing numbers or characters) can be called. If the
output_base_type is of type
NullOutput, a reference to an object at address zero will be returned. "What is that?" you ask. "A reference to an object that does not really exist and calling methods on it? Is this allowed?" No, calling methods on it is not legal, or like the standard says, it leads to "undefined behavior". Therefore, I do not call methods on this reference. The
NullOutput is defined as:
struct NullOutput {};
...and it is empty, thus it is also impossible to call methods on it. However, the type, in this case the returned reference, is usable to select an implementation. Now I use an overloaded version of a free operator function.
template<typename T> static inline NullOutput& operator << (NullOutput& no, T) { return no; }
The overloaded
operator<<() has a template parameter matching on everything,
meaning it catches every call having a
NullOutput as reference, and also allows chaining of consecutive calls. Due to its definition as static inline and through its empty implementation, the compiler can fully inline the free operator function and omit the call as well as the generation of the function
itself, allowing a full deactivation of the logging framework (Requirement #6). To meet Requirement #5 — deactivation of certain parts/levels at compile-time — I use the
NullOutput again. A full template specialization of the
Logger component enables the desired functionality. The following code
snippet disables
Info logging level output:
template<> class Logger<Info, loggingReturnType> { public: typedef NullOutput return_type; static return_type& logging (){ return *reinterpret_cast<return_type*>(0x0); } }
Such code needs not to be written by hand, but instead it is generated by a user-friendly macro (LOGGING_DISABLE_LEVEL(level)). Yes, you read it right — a macro — but this is not critical because this kind of macro is not part of a log statement within user-code, instead, it is only part of the logging framework configuration.
The used
NullOutput is from the architecture point of view a special back-end used for deactivation, however, one will not always want to deactivate logging. Usually, you want to output something. Hence, the consideration of the lowest part, the back-end is still missing. In general,
a back-end or sink defines an output device for logged data. It could be a file, a console, a serial port, or something that you imagine. For that, sinks have to provide a simple interface to be a possible back-end.
struct Sink { Sink& operator<<(const char c) { // implement the sink specific behavior for printing c return *this; } };
A sink takes a single character and delivers a reference to itself, allowing the chaining of consecutive output actions. However, the performed action depends on the back-ends type.
Having all parts of the architecture together, one question remains: How do you configure and setup the framework to a working state? In the first instance, you have to choose what back-end you want. As an example, I show a configuration with
StdOutput as back-end parameterized with
std::clog stream as output medium. Furthermore, for the example, I do not want to switch logging levels on or off at runtime, so I configure
OutputLevelSwitchDisabled. The contained
OutputStream is responsible for handling numbers, pointers, conversions, and so on. I provide the configuration as a
typedef OutputLevelSwitchDisabled < OutputStream < StdOutput< ::std::clog> > > StdLogType;
The architecture is implemented as mixin-layers, thus it is easy to extend, allowing adding new functionality. (See "Mixin layers: an object-oriented implementation technique for refinements and collaboration-based designs" by Y. Smaragdakis and D. Batory, ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology, vol. 11, 2002.) The defined
StdLogType is directly usable. However, if I would do so, Requirements #5 and #6 are not able to be met because this type is not bound to the frameworks front-end; therefore,
log::emit() in its flavors is not configured yet. To get the conjunction, I need the following macro:
#define LOGGING_DEFINE_OUTPUT(BASE) \ namespace logging { \ struct loggingReturnType : public BASE { \ // The provided typedef is used for compile-time \ // selection of different implementations of the \ // logging framework. Thus, it is necessary \ // that any output type supports this type \ // definition, why it is defined here. \ typedef BASE output_base_type; \ }; \ }
that is used this way:
LOGGING_DEFINE_OUTPUT( StdLogType)
After that, the logging framework is ready for action.


text: Matt Damon, whose new movie, "Promised Land," premiered in New York this week, is in talks to join the cast of "The Monuments Men." The film stars George Clooney as George Stout, director of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum from 1955-70. (Before he joined the Gardner, Stout was among a group of art experts enlisted to track down European art stolen by the Nazis during World War II.) Damon would join a cast that already includes Cate Blanchett, Daniel Craig, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, and John Goodman. At the "Promised Land" premiere, Damon talked about working with Newton homey John Krasinski, who co-wrote the script. "We worked really fast. It reminded me of writing with Ben [ Affleck ], actually. It was exciting. Every time we worked, the script would get better and I could objectively see that it was improving. It became clear very early on that we were going to make the movie."


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Come join us! Winchester Grange No. 74 is located at the intersection of Newfield Road and Route 263, in Winchester Center, Connecticut. Meetings are the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 PM.
We encourage you to visit our official website at http://www.winchestergrange.org
Winchester Grange No. 74 was formed January 2, 1888. Today, the Grange is one of the largest Community Granges east of the Mississippi River in membership, and is extremely active in its community, holding numerous programs and events throughout the year. Winchester Grange No. 74 is a Subordinate Grange of the Connecticut State Grange.


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2005 Baseball
Kid's Night Out
Kid's, recreation majors and baseball players take a fun night out
By Molly Burnell, sports information assistant
February 24, 2005
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The collegiate atmosphere on Bluffton University's campus changed on Saturday, Feb. 19, as approximately 96 elementary school children converged upon Founder's Hall for the annual Kid's Night Out program.
The Bluffton baseball team, along with students from the Games and Social Recreation Class and recreation club members planned games and events for these youngsters. "The goal of this event is for the elementary and college students to have a fun, positive night," said Tami Forbes, health, physical education and recreation department chair.
Students in grades first through sixth were invited to attend the event. With all of the varying developmental ages of the children, the college students had to adjust the activities to fit the needs of each group. "This was a learning event for both groups of students," Forbes said.
Senior recreation management major Tony Douglas was in charge of planning and implementing games for this night as part of his recreation internship. Douglas used some homemade games as well as popular children's games. The children participated in activities such as Shark Island, Hungry Spider, Crab Soccer and Noodle Mania. "The event was a good opportunity for young children to find role models and build relationships with Bluffton University students," Douglas said.
Beaver baseball players acted as buddies for the participants and helped the children play the games that were arranged. "Kid's Night Out provides a great opportunity for our players to interact with young kids. The student athletes benefit just as much as the children do," baseball Head Coach James Grandey said.
Participants were awarded door prizes and a drawing was held where two participants won new bicycles. This year's grand prize winners were first grader Sara Matter and fourth grader Katie Palte, both from Bluffton.
With the continuing success of Kid's Night Out, the HPER department and Bluffton baseball plan to sponsor the event for many more years to come. Both children and college students alike benefited from the great outreach to the community as everyone walked away with a smile.


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PRINCETON, N.J., March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Soligenix, Inc. (OTCQB: SNGX) (Soligenix or the Company), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed its review and cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for SGX942 for the treatment of oral mucositis resulting from radiation and/or chemotherapy treatment in head and neck cancer patients. Clearance of the IND allows Soligenix to initiate a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalating clinical study of SGX942 in patients being treated for head and neck cancer. The trial is expected to be initiated in the second half of 2013.
"Oral mucositis is a significant unmet medical need which ultimately impacts the tolerability of radiation and chemotherapy and therefore the survivability of cancer," stated Stephen T Sonis, DMD, DMSc, Clinical Professor of Oral Medicine at Harvard School of Dental Medicine and a Member of the Soligenix Oral Mucositis Medical Advisory Board. "The lack of an effective treatment has frustrated healthcare providers and caused misery for innumerable patients. As an innate defense regulator (IDR), SGX942 directly targets a fundamental biological mechanism which leads to mucosal injury caused by radiation and chemotherapy."
"We are pleased that the FDA has cleared Soligenix's first IND for the recently acquired IDR technology," stated Christopher J. Schaber , PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Soligenix. "The initiation of the oral mucositis clinical program marks an important next step in the development of SGX942. We look forward to working with our esteemed Medical Advisory Board and clinical investigators to initiate this clinical study."
About SGX942
SGX942 is an IDR, a new class of short, synthetic peptides that has a novel mechanism of action in that it has simultaneous anti-inflammatory and anti-infective activity. IDRs have no direct antibiotic activity but modulate host responses, increasing survival after infections with a broad range of bacterial Gram-negative and Gram-positive pathogens, as well as accelerating resolution of tissue damage following exposure to a variety of agents including bacterial pathogens, trauma and chemo- and/or radiation-therapy. SGX942 has demonstrated safety in a Phase 1 clinical study in healthy human volunteers and efficacy in numerous animal disease models including mucositis, colitis, skin infection and other bacterial infections. SGX942 was developed pursuant to discoveries made by Professors B. Brett Finlay , PhD and Robert Hancock , PhD of the University of British Columbia, Canada and approximately $40 million has been put towards its development inclusive of government grants.
About Oral Mucositis
Mucositis is the clinical term for damage done to the mucosa by anticancer therapies (e.g., radiation or chemotherapy). It can occur in any mucosal region, but is most commonly associated with the mouth, followed by the small intestine. Mucositis affects approximately 500,000 people in the US per year and occurs in 40% of patients receiving chemotherapy. Mucositis can be severely debilitating and can lead to infection, sepsis, the need for parenteral nutrition and narcotic analgesia. The gastrointestinal damage causes severe diarrhea. These symptoms can limit the doses and duration of cancer treatment, leading to sub-optimal treatment outcomes. The mechanisms of mucositis have been extensively studied and have been recently linked to the interaction of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy with the innate defense system. Bacterial infection of the ulcerative lesions is now regarded as a secondary consequence of dysregulated local inflammation triggered by therapy-induced cell death, rather than as the primary cause of the lesions.
Oral mucositis is a subpopulation of approximately 90,000 patients in the US, with a comparable number in Europe. Oral mucositis almost always occurs in patients with head and neck cancer treated with radiation therapy (>80% incidence of severe mucositis) and is common (40-100% incidence) in patients undergoing high dose chemotherapy and hematopoietic cell transplantation, where the incidence and severity of oral mucositis depends greatly on the nature of the conditioning regimen used for myeloablation.
About Soligenix, Inc.
Soligenix is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing products to treat serious inflammatory diseases where there remains an unmet medical need, as well as developing several biodefense vaccines and therapeutics. Soligenix is developing proprietary formulations of oral BDP (beclomethasone 17,21-dipropionate) for the prevention/treatment of gastrointestinal disorders characterized by severe inflammation, including pediatric Crohn's disease (SGX203), acute radiation enteritis (SGX201) and chronic Graft-versus-Host disease (orBec®), as well as developing its novel innate defense regulator (IDR) technology SGX942 for the treatment of oral mucositis.
Through its BioDefense Division, Soligenix is developing countermeasures pursuant to the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Strategic Plan of 2011-2016 for inclusion in the US government's Strategic National Stockpile. Soligenix's lead biodefense products in development are a recombinant subunit vaccine called RiVax™, which is designed to protect against the lethal effects of exposure to ricin toxin and VeloThrax™, a vaccine against anthrax exposure. RiVax™ has been shown to be well tolerated and immunogenic in two Phase 1 clinical trials in healthy volunteers. Both RiVax™ and VeloThrax™ are currently the subject of a $9.4 million National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant supporting development of Soligenix's new vaccine heat stabilization technology known as ThermoVax™. Soligenix is also developing OrbeShield™ for the treatment of gastrointestinal acute radiation syndrome (GI ARS) under a $600,000 NIAID Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant. OrbeShield™ has previously demonstrated statistically significant preclinical survival results in two separate canine GI ARS studies funded by the NIH.
For further information regarding Soligenix, Inc., please visit the Company's website at www.soligenix.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect Soligenix, Inc.'s current expectations about its future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. Statements that are not historical facts, such as "anticipates," "believes," "intends," "potential," or similar expressions, are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results in future periods to differ materially from what is expressed in, or implied by, these statements. Soligenix cannot assure you that it will be able to successfully develop or commercialize products based on its technology, particularly in light of the significant uncertainty inherent in developing vaccines against bioterror threats, manufacturing and conducting preclinical and clinical trials of vaccines, and obtaining regulatory approvals, that product development and commercialization efforts will not be reduced or discontinued due to difficulties or delays in clinical trials or due to lack of progress or positive results from research and development efforts, that it will be able to successfully obtain any further grants and awards, maintain its existing grants which are subject to performance, enter into any biodefense procurement contracts with the US Government or other countries, or that the US Congress may not pass any legislation that would provide additional funding for the Project BioShield program. These and other risk factors are described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, Soligenix's reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K. Unless required by law, Soligenix assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events.
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The school has undergone three name changes since then: first to Michigan State Normal College in 1899, then to Eastern Michigan College in 1956, and finally to Eastern Michigan University in 1959 -- which must have been a bitch of an unexpected stationary cost for the school seeing as they had only switched over to EMC three years prior. ("What do you mean we're changing the f**king name again?! What the hell am I going to do with all these envelopes?!")
Demetrius Ypsilantis, a hero in the Greek war for independence.
Of course, no discussion of Ypsilanti would be complete without mentioned the water tower pictured here (yes, a water tower! What did you think it looked like?). According to long-time Mzone reader Mikoyan, there are two legends surrounding it. One is that Paul Bunyan is buried there and they couldn't quite get all of him underground (no, not his thumb!). The other is that if a virgin ever graduates from EMU it will come crumbling down. INSERT JOKE HERE.
Nickname – Eagles. The nickname was changed from Hurons in 1991 and the change still angers many EMU alums. In fact, a number of them refuse to donate money to the university, with some forming an organization to bring the name back. Hurons was an excellent, unique, nickname. The Huron River runs through Ypsilanti, and the indigenous people for whom the river was named were native to southeast Michigan. Furthermore, the school had the support of two tribes. Also, by selecting the Eagles as the nickname, they've joined only 5 zillion other sports teams in the U.S. that use the Eagles nickname including Boston College, the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and every third middle school in the Midwest.
|Do you see what can happen, Dave Brandon?
Colors - Green and White. This is a surprisingly uncommon color combination in college football. According to the College Football Tradition Web site, there are only five schools that use this combination and Michigan will be playing two of them this year. Besides EMU and, of course, Sparty the rest of the Green and White five are Marshall, North Texas, and Eastern's conference rival, Ohio. Though Know Your Foe's loyalty to the Wolverines has never been in doubt, the green and white combination has always been a favorite. Along with being unique, it's crisp and classic. Besides, green's always been our favorite color, though we had some nightmares about green at Michigan Stadium this year.
Logo – A green block "E" with a confused-looking Eagle head on the left. Along with the poor nickname choice in 1991, EMU did themselves no favors when they changed their logo in the same year. Prior to '91, the logo was unique to EMU, and though it could have used some updating, it had the makings of a classic. Add to that the fact that they used this logo on their football helmet for almost 15 years and the shame of the name change is compounded.
Since 1991, Eastern has had changed their logo twice.
The helmet changes have come much more frequently and with even more disastrous results. Eastern has changed helmet designs every two or three years since '91, including emulating two NFL teams. There was even a dalliance with silver on the helmets in the late '90s. The current version is totally generic and it even has a black facemask even though black isn't one of EMU's colors. Their current headgear looks like a lame high school helmet.
As always, all images of the helmets are from the incredible Helmet Project site, and the logos are from the equally wonderful SportsLogos.net.
Fight Song – Eagles Fight Song, which replaced Hurons Fight Song in 1991. Know Your Foe has to be honest here: we'd never heard the EMU fight song until doing this research. It sounds like a fight song that would be used in a 1950s movie about college. Some of the lyrics were changed after the Hurons became the Eagles (and a nod to Title IX was included), which makes the current version strange in that it doesn't seem to be able to decide what era to be from. The lyrics invoke such old-time classics as "Fight!" "Rah!" and the truly quaint "Hold that line." But in the middle it starts to sound like a bad Bette Midler song (okay: any Bette Midler song).
Eastern Eagles hats off to you!
Fight, fight, fight for old EMU
Look to the sky,
The Eagles will fly,
The bravest will defy
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Hold that line for old green and white
Sons and daughters show your might
So FIGHT! FIGHT! for old EMU and victory
Compare those to the original:
Hurons, Hurons, Hats off to you!
Fight, Fight, Fight for old EMU.
Shout to the sky the Hurons' war cry
The bravest will defy!
Hold that line for old Green and White
Loyal sons come show your might
Fight! Fight! for old EMU and victory!
ED. NOTE: While the lyrics may sound like it, neither of these two songs were used in that one Brady Bunch episode. (Bonus MZone points if you get that reference)
Academics – According to the most recent U. S. News' ranking of America's Best Colleges, Eastern Michigan falls in the "Universities–Master's (Midwest), third tier" category with fellow Michigan schools Ferris State, Northern Michigan and U-M Flint. Eastern has long been considered a "Teacher's College" and was the first teacher's college outside of the original 13 states. If you went to high school in Michigan, you were likely educated by several EMU grads.
Athletics – Eastern Michigan plays in the Mid-American Conference and is in the West Division in football. Though the overall athletic program is not stellar, there have been highlights in the recent past. EMU won conference titles in eight different sports in 2006-07, a MAC record. They also have won 26 MAC titles in men's swimming and diving (1978, 1980-1996, 1998, 2000-2005, and 2007), the most titles in one sport in the conference. And, amazingly, the then-Hurons finished second in the 1976 College World Series. The basketball team has produced a number of NBA players, and has appeared in four NCAA tournaments, highlighted by their defeat of Duke in 1996.
The football team, however, has had very limited success. They suffered through a 27-game losing streak in the early '80s, but did win the MAC title and the California Bowl in 1987. But that 10-2 season is the only year they've been able to win the MAC, and they've had only one winning season since. Attendance is a continuing problem, as Eastern is in a constant battle to average over the 15,000 barrier to remain at Division I-A. With over 100,000 fans getting their college football fix seven miles up the road, EMU has had to resort to night and weekday games, as well as playing one game a season at Ford Field in Detroit to boost attendance.
|Rynearson Stadium: We're not sure if this is a practice or a game as the attendance is the same
EMU Traditions - Eastern now has a touchdown canon and they used to have a touchdown bell (which was probably rung about as much as the Liberty Bell). Our pal Mikoyan also says they jangle their keys ala annoying Michigan fans. Although, at an EMU football game with so few people, that could just be some dude pulling his keys out of his pocket to bail in the third quarter.
Famous Alums - Eastern isn't a national university with 40,000 students, so their list of famous alums reflects that. Granted, they've had some decent athletes come through, most notably NBA Hall of Famer George Gervin, as well as miniature NBAer Earl Boykins, and 1990 American League Cy Young Winner Bob Welch. Looking over this list, Know Your Foe recognizes the captain from the horribly written Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a winner of Last Comic Standing, and Judge Mathis. It's amazing they have people to profile in their alumni magazine.
The Game - Most people think this will be an easy game for Michigan. But this year - as WMU's first two drives and the first 3 quarters of the ND game proved - there will be no such thing as an easy game for the Wolverines. Yes, Michigan will win, but it will be ugly and will not be decided until the second half.
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(special thanks to Mikoyan for his help with today's KYF)


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OH, WHAT?! 3 BOWLING ALLEYS COMING TO SF INCLUDING A 6 LANER IN THE MISSION?! <-- There has been some talk lately of some bowling alleys coming to San Francisco, including the Lucky Strike Lanes opening in the former Borders location in SoMa, and rumors of New York's Brooklyn Bowl coming to the Mission. But there's a third project in the mix: the ladies of mini bar on Divisadero are opening a ~SIX-LANE BOWLING ALLEY~ in the heart of the Mission. ~continue reading
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Jamie McGinn forced overtime by scoring with 2 seconds left in regulation, and Peter Mueller netted the lone shootout goal in the Colorado Avalanche's 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.
McGinn scored twice, Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and assist, and David Jones scored for the Avalanche (38-30-4), who vaulted out of a four-way tie for eighth place in the Western Conference to sixth. Semyon Varlamov made 20 saves through overtime, and stopped all three of Buffalo's shootout attempts to improve to 8-0 in the tiebreaker.
Rookie Marcus Foligno scored twice for Buffalo (33-29-9), which inched within three points of eighth-place Washington in the East. Drew Stafford had a goal and two assists, Tyler Ennis had three assists, and Alexander Sulzer also scored for the Sabres.
Mueller's decisive shootout goal came on the Avalanche's second attempt. He snapped a shot that beat Ryan Miller on the glove side. Miller finished with 38 saves. Varlamov secured the victory by stopping Ennis' drive to the net.
The Avalanche are 9-1 in shootouts this season.
McGinn forced overtime during a wild scramble in front. Landeskog gained the zone and got a shot off, that Miller stopped with his blocker. The puck eventually went to the right corner, where Ryan O'Reilly took a bad-angle shot that sneaked between Miller's pad and the post. The puck trickled into the crease, and McGinn swept it in.
It was reminiscent of the Sabres' 3-2 overtime win over Montreal on Monday, in which Buffalo allowed the Canadiens to tie it with 5 seconds remaining.
The loss spoiled a big night for Foligno, who scored twice with his father — former Sabres captain Mike Foligno — in the stands.
Fans initially thought he had scored a third goal, and littered the ice with hats in the third period. But the goal was credited to Sulzer, as replays showed the puck went off the stick of Colorado defenseman Matt Hunwick, and not Foligno.
Foligno gave the crowd a big reason to cheer when he scored his first of the game 1:39 in. He slipped in front, while attempting to handle Ennis' centering pass, and the puck caromed off his skate and Jones' skate.
Upon scoring, Foligno jumped up and down once, mimicking his father's goal celebration.
It was a back-and-forth game with the Sabres squandering two one-goal leads in the first period. Jones converted a rebound in front to tie it at 2 with 52 seconds left.
Landeskog put the Avalanche ahead with a power-play goal 5:35 into the second period.
Foligno tied it 11 minutes into the second period, sending in a shot from the top of the left circle past Varlamov, who was screened by Ennis.
NOTES: Sabres D Tyler Myers began serving a three-game NHL suspension for a hit against Montreal on Monday. With Andrej Sekera (pneumonia) missing his fifth game, the Sabres recalled rookie Brayden McNabb from AHL Rochester. McNabb had a goal and four assists in 20 games with Buffalo earlier this season. ... The Avalanche opened a three-game road trip, and in the midst of a 16 games in 30-day stretch. ... Sabres C Nathan Gerbe didn't play due to an undisclosed upper body injury. Cody McCormick took his spot, returning to the lineup after missing 16 games with a concussion. ... With speculation that NFL free agent DE Mario Williams was in attendance, fans chanted "We want Mario!" Williams has spent two days negotiating with the Bills.


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In the past, many great Premier League sides have had great squads at their disposal and this is no different now.
Some of the best teams in England's elite division have a host of fantastic players - but many of their stars struggle for game time.
But, which Premier League club currently has the best second string XI?
So, from looking at the XIs from their last Premier League game, here's five of the best second string sides:
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When a representative from Chesapeake Energy knocked on Phyllis Allen's door in 2003 and offered $300 for her mineral rights and an invitation to a lease-signing pizza party, she turned them down.
Allen's home is in the United Riverside neighborhood, predominately poor and working class African American, the place where fracking first took hold in the city. She'd like to say she didn't sign because of her concerns for environmental issues but, at the time, she hadn't heard of fracking.
She didn't sign because of the advice her father gave her: "Never sign anything you don't understand."
Since then, Phyllis Allen, a retired Yellow Pages sales representative, has educated herself about fracking. During her daily walks along the Trinity River she takes note of environmental problems. In 2011, she saw a white chemical cloud rising over a compressor center and workers in hazmat suits going in to shut it down.
In another instance, Allen witnessed fluid being pumped into the Trinity River during the peak of the drought. She contacted Streams and Valleys, the organization responsible for the trails along Trinity, but never found out exactly what was going on. And she's noticed that migratory birds don't come back to the riverbank anymore.
Fort Worth, which sits on top of the vast Barnett Shale is the first major city in America to allow extensive fracking within the city limits.
The city has approximately 2,000 gas wells and more are being drilled. Though there is an ordinance to keep fracking 600 feet from residences, exceptions are made. In some locations fracking happens 300 feet from homes and businesses.
As far as Allen knows, none of her neighbors resisted signing the leases.
"The poor and working class don't have fracking on their radar. They are worried about making house and car payments and don't have time to follow environmental issues in their community," she says.
"White people fight back when they see something wrong being done in their neighborhoods because they believe the system is just. Black people already know that the system is stacked against them so they are less likely to get involved. That's why the frackers started here. It is not correct to simply say the African American community is apathetic about fracking. You need to consider there is a growing group of people who have less and less, with little chance of standing up to the 1 percent, so they don't protest."
Don Young, a stained glass artisan in Fort Worth's predominantly middle class West Meadowbrook neighborhood got a knock on his door from the representative of a fracking company a few years after Allen did. Young also started researching fracking and has become one of the industry's largest adversaries in the area, founding Fort Worth Citizens Against Neighborhood Drilling Ordinance.
Despite small victories, including stopping the Tandy Hills Natural Area from being fracked, Young recently put his house on the market.
"Fort Worth has been fracked to capacity," according to Young. "There is no turning back. Some days the air is so bad you can't see downtown."
When a well is first fracked industry recovers what is known as the mother lode. The bulk of the natural gas or oil is harnessed from the drill site during the first year.
The yield greatly decreases after that, so companies cap wells and drill new ones. They then move to sites previously leased, ensuring they get to tap into all the leased properties before any of the leases expire.
Once a well is drilled they can come back to re-frack. When gas prices go up, re-fracking existing wells will become a profitable venture even with a much smaller rate of return.
When that happens, Young says, "Fort Worth will be a horrible place to live."
Fracking in Fort Worth knows no boundaries. Wells are drilled next to schools, parks and cemeteries. Despite the risks — health hazards from increased air and water contamination; water shortages exacerbated by the industry's need for millions of gallons of water; the imminent danger of ruptured gas pipelines and earthquakes — few are fighting back.
The fracking companies have spread a lot of money around to cultural centers and church groups to curry favor and reassure residents.
In the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, they have interactive fracking displays, including a game with joysticks for directional drilling. These public relations moves help keep would-be opposition factions at bay.
"While we have grown complacent, the fracking industry has chipped away at our quality of life big time," Young says.
Watch me test out the joystick operated horizontal drilling game in the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History:
If only it were that straight-forward in reality.
How Arlington Fell to the Frackers
Fort Worth was the first major city in America to allow extensive fracking within the city limits — but it wasn't the last. Arlington, Texas, fell to the frackers next — only this time, the frackers were required to make their installations less of an eyesore.
Berms were built up around fracking sites and compressor centers to hide them from view, and active drill sites have temporary walls built up around them to keep the noise down. But walls don't stop chemical seepage.
Kim Feil, an educator, blogger and environmental activist, is no stranger to chemical exposure. She moved from New Sarpy, Louisiana, part of an area known as Cancer Alley due to its many refineries and high incidence of cancer, to Arlington, before the fracking began.
Feil monitors new industrial developments and does what she can to stop them by attending city-zoning meetings. Her blog keeps neighbors informed about what is coming next and which fracking installations are having problems. Other concerned citizens share heartbreaking stories with her about sicknesses they believe are connected to fracking.
Since the fracking began, Feil's husband has been diagnosed with cancer, she started experiencing migraines and her son has a biomarker for an adrenal tumor.
Though it is difficult to directly link illness to industrial pollution with the present limited scientific data, she has no doubt that the new and troubling health problems around her are connected to fracking.
Earthworks released video footage that documents chemicals escaping into the air at frack sites, captured with an infrared camera. Though the naked eye can't see chemicals escaping from water storage holding tanks and frack sites, infrared cameras can. Cancer-causing chemicals associated with fracking include hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide and methane.
Ranjana Bhandari and her family live in an upscale area of Arlington. She turned down an $18,000 per acre bonus for her mineral rights, only to find that the Texas Railroad Commission could strip those rights from her by applying Rule 37.
A law originally meant to protect property owners, Rule 37 has been interpreted by frackers in a way that enables them to seize the drilling rights when a landowner refuses to sign a lease after most of their neighbors have consented.
Bhandari's challenge to Chesapeake Energy resulted in a hearing before the Texas Railroad Commission. The commission ruled in Chesapeake's favor.
According to Reuters, Texas Railroad Commission spokesperson Ramona Nye said the agency believes there is no evidence that fracking is unsafe. Evaluating the fairness of Rule 37 exceptions is not part of the commission's mandate, she said.
Bhandari doesn't have the means to hire a lawyer and take the case further. Although she couldn't stop her land from being fracked, she is glad she never consented.
At a meeting on October 10th, at the Preston Royal Library in Dallas, FracDallas director Marc W. McCord gave a talk on fracking's impact on the water supply. McCord went over the staggering figures: two to six million gallons of water are used for each well, threatening to further deplete an already dangerously low water supply. According to Mr. McCord's presentation, "in the Barnett Shale the range is about 1.5 to 9 million gallons with an average of about 5 million gallons per well. In the Eagle Ford the average is about 9 million gallons with a high of about 13 million gallons."
Although industry representatives point out fracking uses only one percent of Texas water, that statistic is misleading since water use is not the same in all areas.
In areas such as Arlington, Fort Worth and south of San Antonio, which are facing worsening drought conditions, taking any portion of water out of public use threatens to leave cities entirely dry.
McCord also dispelled the talking point that natural gas burns cleaner than coal. "The energy used to retrieve fracked gas and oil is more carbon intensive than burning coal," he says. "The problem isn't using the gas, but getting it."
Although the long-term effects of fracking are still being debated, some of the risks involved in harvesting this unconventional energy source are already clear.
Millions of gallons of water are removed from public use — water that cannot be recycled due to contamination and must be removed from the water supply for good. The hydrogen sulfide released from fracking sites can be lethal. Gas pipelines can explode. And recent studies show fracking is causing earthquakes.
Fueling the debate are oil and gas corporations that have compromised scientific studies by underwriting them and are starting to run "native advertisements" that blur the line between news and advertising.
To frack in densely populated cities increases the potential risk to life and property exponentially. Whatever financial boon fracking can bring, it can also lower property values if the water and air become contaminated.
Dallas has safeguarded the city with zoning restrictions, which make fracking within city limits unattractive. Residents of Dallas who keep an eye on Arlington and Fort Worth have seen enough of fracking's downsides to spur them to keep fracking outside the city limits — for now.
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Ericsson files patent suit against Samsung
Ericsson on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Samsung for infringing its patents. The suit comes after the companies have spent nearly two years at the negotiating table in an attempt to reach an agreement on Samsung's use of Ericsson's patents, which fall under Fair Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) licensing terms.
Ericsson's patents are seen as essential to several telecommunications and networking standards used by Samsung's products, as well as other Ericsson patented inventions that are frequently implemented in wireless and consumer electronics products.
Ericsson said it has concluded that it has no option other than legal action after Samsung has refused all offers.
Samsung previously licensed Ericsson's patents in 2001 and renewed in 2007, but its license has now expired.
"Ericsson has over 30,000 patents and more than 100 license agreements with all major players in the industry," said Kasim Alfalahi, chief intellectual property officer at Ericsson. "Ericsson has tried long and hard to amicably come to an agreement with Samsung and to sign a license agreement on FRAND terms. We have turned to litigation as a last resort."
Samsung said it has been more than fair and argues that it's Ericsson being unreasonable at the bargaining table.
"This time, Ericsson has demanded significantly higher royalty rates for the same patent portfolio. As we cannot accept such extreme demands, we will take all necessary legal measures to protect against Ericsson's excessive claims," Samsung said in a statement provided to The New York Times.
Ericsson filed its complaint in the District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which is the district where Ericsson's U.S. headquarters is located.


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Feminism is NOT anti-male. Feminism is NOT about playing the victim. Feminism IS about inclusivity—it's for everyone!
"Anyone who has ever taken intentional steps to support change for women can be considered a feminist," says Deborah Gillis, President & CEO, Catalyst. These role models...
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Multitalented Alicia Keys will perform at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on March 23, a stop on the 24-city North American leg of her "Set The World On Fire Tour." Tickets are $58-$100 and are available at this link.
The 14-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and producer is touring in support of her latest RCA Records album, "Girl on Fire," which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard's Top 200 chart, as well as the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Digital albums charts. It also hit No. 1 on the iTunes album charts in 19 countires.
Keys recently followed the hit single "Girl on Fire" with another release, the simmering girl-power anthem "Brand New Me" (below).
The singer believes 2013 will be a personally "powerful" year, which she'll start in grand style performing Monday at one of the official Washington, D.C., parties for the presidential inauguration. Brad Paisley, Katy Perry, Marc Anthony, John Legend and fun are also on the list.
"'Girl On Fire' has been such an empowering and freeing experience for me as an artist. I can't wait to discover how the new and familiar faces I see on tour embrace the music and the journey we're taking," Keys said in a press statement.
Her opening act on the tour is R&B star Miguel, recently nominated for five Grammys of his own, including song of the year for the sexy "Adorn" and best urban contemporary album for "Kaleidoscope Dream."
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Several UCSB coeds began a soulful, a capella version of the national anthem on Saturday night at the Thunderdome, but Kathy Gregory couldn't help but hear something else.
She was getting the echo of a single, raspy voice singing along to the radio on a van ride home from some volleyball match of long ago.
The Gauchos' long-time coach knows that she's going to be hearing Judy Bellomo for the rest of her life.
"She had no voice left, because she had been talking to and encouraging and cheering on her teammates for that whole match," Gregory said. "She was so hoarse, but she was still trying to sing along to the radio, and it sounded so cute.
"There were only two people who'd have no voice left after those matches. ... Me and her."
Whenever the 66-year-old Gregory feels like she has nothing left, she remembers Judy and soldiers on. It's been that way ever since the day in January of 1990 when the All-America girl from Glendale died unexpectedly at age 23.
UCSB remembered her on Saturday when it unveiled Bellomo as the newest Legend of the Dome, unfurling her banner next to those of Gregory and fellow All-American Roberta Gehlke in the rafters of the Thunderdome.
"I've never had a girl who mirrored my personality and competitive spirt and will to win more than her," Gregory told a Thunderdome crowd that included many members of Bellomo's family. "I think I stand before you now after 38 years of coaching because that's the girl that gives me hope every day."
It was a good day in 1984 when the Gauchos rallied to beat an upstart UNLV team that was led by a freshman named Bellomo.
"They had won the first two games, and I kept saying, 'Look at how competitive that girl is!'" Gregory said. "After we came back to beat them, I went up to Judy - I wanted to tell her how good she was, but all she could say was, 'We should've won! I'm so mad!'
"I told her that she was my type of player, and she said, 'I sent you a letter when I was in high school ... Don't you remember?' "
When Gregory got back to her office, she dug deep into her files and found the hand-written letter from the former Glendale High star.
"I believe in karma, and I think the reason that UNLV dropped volleyball the next year was so she could come play for me," she said. "They brought back their program seven or eight years later, but it was meant to be that she would come here."
Bellomo was hardly a superstar when she arrived at UCSB in 1986. At 5-foot-10, she was an undersized middle blocker, she had a mediocre serve and she didn't even pass well enough to play in the back row.
"She could really jump, though, and her arm swing was OK, and she was such a great team player that she did help us get to the NCAAs," Gregory recalled. "But after that season, she came up to me and asked, 'What can I do to become the very best player?'
"I told her that if she had the right work ethic, and could handle this very rigorous training regimen that I'd plan for her every day, she could get there."
For the entire offseason, Bellomo did whatever Gregory asked. She would train for several hours, and then accompany her coach to the courts of East Beach for several more grueling hours.
"She never missed a day, even though I'd get us a court with really deep sand, and would be so hard on her," Gregory said. "I'd play her for three or four games, run her around and get her really tired, and not give in to her. She'd eventually scream, 'I hate this game!'
"I'd tell her, 'Some day, you'll thank me for this, and you're going to love this game.' And one day, she did."
Bellomo improved her passing and serving, and got her jump up to an astounding 10-2. By that autumn, she was pounding away at the best teams in NCAA volleyball, ripping 32 kills one night against UCLA, and then 32 more against San Diego State.
By the end of the 1987 season, she had racked up 729 kills, the most in Gaucho history by several hundred. It would've been a Big West Conference record if Long Beach State's Tara Cross hadn't put down 739 that same season. In one year, Bellomo had gone from volleyball nobody to first-team All-American - the first in UCSB women's volleyball history - while leading the Gauchos to a No. 12 national ranking.
Bellomo was drafted by the Minnesota Monarchs in 1988 and was voted as Major League Volleyball's Rookie of the Year. She also joined the beach volleyball tour, earning a No. 5 rating with former Santa Barbara High star Lisa Strand.
"The national team asked her to come down, and I told them, 'She's a little on the small side to be playing middle blocker,' " Gregory recalled. "But they had seen her play and they told me, 'Doesn't matter ... we want a girl with that kind of competitive spirit.' "
Bellomo made the Team USA roster and was soon labeled as "a rising star" by its coaches. She was two years away from the 1992 Olympics when she noticed a soreness in her throat - something beyond even the normal hoarseness she'd experience after a match.
Doctors removed two cysts from her neck and discovered cancer in her thyroid gland. Surgeons were removing the gland a few weeks later when a rare genetic disease caused her body to shut down, with complications from the anasthesia spiking her temperature to nearly 108 degrees. She never awoke.
Gregory struggled with Bellomo's passing for the next several months.
"I have never been that depressed before," she said.
But then she thought of who Judy really was. And so before UCSB's first match the next season, and for every match in the two decades since then, Gregory has said a prayer to her volleyball soul mate:
"I say, 'Judy, please help me coach this game ... Help me to be positive and in the right frame of mind ... I am still thinking of you.' "
The Gauchos lost a tough five-game match at Cal Poly on Friday, and then also went down in five games to UC Riverside on Saturday's Judy Bellomo Night.
The defeats knocked UCSB out of first place in the Big West and had its coach wishing for a raspy-voiced, late-night phone call. But it didn't take long for Gregory to get the message Bellomo had left her.
"When I think I'm having a bad day, or I have a loss, I think of Judy," Gregory said. "She always seems to inspire me beyond that."
Mark Patton's column appears on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Email: email@example.com


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I downloaded three untagged flacs from an internet site. They play fine in MusicMonkey on my computer. I used MusicMonkey to add Artist,Title, AlbumArtist and Album tags to the files. (I later checked with mp3tag... they're there.) I then moved the files to my slimserver music directory and rescanned but the files didn't show up. Any guesses?
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Flac tag problem
2008-01-24, 12:29 #2
Have you tried a clear and full rescan?
What extension is on the file name?
2008-01-24, 12:44 #3
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1. Yes
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2008-01-24, 13:08 #4
- copy the offending files to a new place (maybe with a couple of "good" ones)
- point slimserver just at that place
- rescan
if it still doesn't work, turn some debugging options on (eg d_scan) and rescan, look at the logfile to see what you get.
If the logfile is cluttered you might want to disable some plugins.
If you need help with doing this, start by saying what slimserver version and OS you are using...
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2008-01-24, 14:45 #6
However mp3tag will read all sorts of tags and if its possible that MediaMonkey would have done something as badly behaved as adding id3 tags to a FLAC file (I don't use it so wouldn't know) then mp3tag will tell you what tag types are attached to the files.
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Thanks... didn't get a chance to test yesterday, but I'll post results over the weekend.
Well, it's fixed now, but I'm not sure I know why -- I made a bunch of changes... thanks anyway to all....
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A FRISSON of anticipation rippled through the packed hearing room at the Independent Commission Against Corruption in Sydney as the public gallery and hordes of lawyers waited for a covertly recorded telephone call to be played. Sitting in the loneliest place in the room - the witness box - was investment banker Richard "Digger" Poole. According to those who have been there, the seconds pass with infuriating slowness. Poole's cufflinks gleamed as he sipped from a glass of water, waiting for the dreaded tape to begin.
"Jonesy?" said Poole on the phone to his mate, wheeler and dealer Greg Jones.
"Yeah, hang on a minute," replied Jones. "Can I have two poached eggs and some bacon? Thank you, and toast, thank you."
The "best show in town", with its cliffhangers, colourful witnesses and allegations of outlandish corruption, has flashes of the mundanity of everyday life, even for those in the fast lane. One wit took to twitter with: "Eggs, bacon and a lazy $30m payment on the side, please waiter."
The $30 million "on the side" being a reference to the payment the family of New South Wales ALP kingpin Eddie Obeid received for their share in Cascade Coal, which won what is now alleged to have been a rigged government tender for a coal exploration licence.
For the past six weeks, NSW has been riveted by the corruption inquiry, with its passing parade of the rich and powerful having their moment in the sun as the commission examines what has been described as the biggest corruption scandal since the Rum Corps.
The central figures, who have yet to give evidence, are Obeid, a former Labor resources minister, and his five sons, who are referred to collectively as "the boys".
The alleged corruption happened during the final few years of the then Labor state government that was tossed out in the March 2011 election by Barry O'Farrell's Liberal-National Coalition.
It has been suggested that in 2008 the Obeid family obtained inside information from Ian "Sir Lunchalot" Macdonald, the then resources minister. This information allowed the Obeids and their associates to buy several properties in the Bylong Valley, near Mount Penny, in advance of a government tender for a coal exploration licence.
The shrewd Obeids were in a powerful bargaining position. Any mining company that wanted to operate an open-cut mine would need to come to some agreement with the landowners to allow access to their properties. In the past, landowners had waged lengthy battles both in court and by locking their gates.
When a consortium of minister Macdonald's other friends, including mining magnates Travers Duncan and Brian Flannery, and their mutual lunching mate Greg Jones, won what has now been alleged to be a rigged tender for the Mount Penny licence, there were the Obeids waiting to negotiate. It was to be a win-win for everyone.
Having extracted a promise of four times the value of the three properties, the Obeids also negotiated a 25 per cent stake in Cascade Coal. Cascade was the private company set up by "the Magnificent Seven" - Brian Flannery, Travers Duncan, former Baker & McKenzie partners John McGuigan and John Atkinson, banker Richard Poole and former RAMS Home Loans founder John "Kingy" Kinghorn.
The seventh member of the consortium was the hidden - mate to all - Greg Jones. "I know him as well as I know my wife," growled the quarrelsome Kinghorn in the witness box. It was suggested to Kinghorn that he had been holding Cascade shares for his friend "because it was understood that Greg Jones' personal friendship with Ian Macdonald could make public knowledge of that embarrassing".
Kinghorn went ballistic. "Utter, utter tripe," he spat out. For good measure he suggested he might march counsel assisting Geoffrey Watson, SC, down to the "Law Council" at a later date for fabricating allegations against good folk such as himself. "Last week, my granddaughter came home from school crying because Grandpa's going to go to jail," he blustered, adding that he had never held shares for Jones because of the worry about Jones' friendship with the minister.
Watson then revealed it was Jones who had told the ICAC in camera that Kinghorn had held Cascade shares for him "because of my previous relationship with the minister, Ian Macdonald".
Kinghorn still wasn't having a bar of this and muttered: "In my opinion that's not correct."
The inquiry has heard that the big payday was going to come in early 2011 when Cascade generously offered to share the spoils of its mining licence - for which it had paid only $1 million - by selling its only asset, the Mount Penny licence, to the the stock-exchange listed White Energy. The inquiry has heard that the White Energy directors included Kinghorn, Duncan, Atkinson, McGuigan and Flannery, who each stood to make between $50 million and $60 million from the sale of their company Cascade to White Energy.
But there was still one problem: the Obeids. If word got out that the family of the Labor MP had an interest in Cascade Coal, which had won a Labor government tender, it was likely the newly elected Liberal government would hold an inquiry and more than likely cancel the tender. That would make the whole deal worthless and White's shareholders might have grounds to launch a class action against the board, a solicitor told the inquiry.
The Obeids initially tried to extract $100 million to exit Cascade before settling on $60 million. The initial payment of $30 million to the Obeids was cleverly disguised using a series of front companies. But despite their exit, the Obeids' involvement would still not have been good news. As Kinghorn so eloquently put it: "Think of them [the Obeids] as a dead cat. The dead cat's gone but the smell is still around."
When both the stock exchange and White Energy's independent directors started asking questions, the inquiry has heard that none of the five White energy directors chose to reveal their knowledge of the Obeids. The inquiry has been told by several directors it was because they were not asked.
The much-anticipated appearance of the key players in this inquiry will occur in the days following January 21, when the inquiry resumes. Still to be called are McGuigan (Cascade Coal/White Energy), Jones, former ministers Macdonald and Obeid, and Obeid's five sons, Damien, Paul, Gerard, Moses and Eddie jnr.
Interestingly, the barristers for "the boys" have not asked a single question of any witness during the inquiry, which Commissioner David Ipp said might lead him to find that they had accepted what various witnesses had said about them.
Contrast this to Stuart Littlemore, QC, who is representing the patriarch of the Obeid clan. At every opportunity, Littlemore has distanced his client from the collective noun the "Obeids" and even claimed the word the "dad" in a phone intercept was really "dah".
Exactly what Ipp makes of all of the evidence before him won't be known until late next year. The commission can make findings of corruption against individuals but it has no powers to prosecute. Instead, the Director of Public Prosecutions reviews the material and available evidence and decides whether to lay criminal charges.
This can prove difficult since most witnesses elect to given evidence under a section of the ICAC Act that prevents their evidence from being used against them in other jurisdictions.
While not commenting on whether any charges will flow from this inquiry, legal experts have said the DPP might look at the common law offence of "misconduct in public office", an offence that has been prosecuted rarely in Australian courts.
Also, under the Corporations Act, a director of a company who deliberately provides false or misleading information or fails to disclose important information to regulatory authorities such as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission or the Australian Stock Exchange may face criminal charges. The maximum fine is $220,000 or imprisonment for five years.
Minter Ellison's Bob Austin, a former Supreme Court judge, is an expert in corporate law. While insisting that he is not in a position to comment on matters before the ICAC inquiry, he has explained one point of law that may become relevant. "It is a mistake for directors to assume that if they appoint a board committee to handle a transaction, their duties in respect of that transaction evaporate." Directors still had an obligation to disclose to the decision-makers any material information that is in their possession, he said.
When Fairfax Media contacted ASIC this week about whether it was investigating any of the allegations raised in the current ICAC inquiry, a spokesman replied: "Obviously we read the papers but other than that we have no comment."
Inquiry investigates smell of a dead cat
A FRISSON of anticipation rippled through the packed hearing room at the Independent Commission Against Corruption in Sydney as the public gallery and hordes of lawyers waited for a covertly recorded telephone call to be played.
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Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag stars yet another new assassin, Edward Kenway, and that means a fresh backstory from the historical-fiction series. Kenway has a strong sense of justice like his predecessors, and a new trailer suggests his pirating ways are his way of getting back at the royal and elite classes.
The trailer intersperses bits of Kenway's narration about his motivations with, naturally, scenes of him causing havoc. Check it out below for a bit more insight to this latest addition to the roster of assassins. The game is due October 29.
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to play the guitar, but lessons were too expensive? We have just the class for you.
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