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Late Thursday, news broke of the State Department ordering numerous U.S. embassies across the Middle East closed on Sunday, August 4 due to terror threats from Al Qaeda. While the Big Three network evening newscasts all covered the important development that night, not one of them made any mention of the September 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the consulate in Benghazi, the perpetrators of which remain at large.
By Friday morning, the networks managed to add brief mentions of Benghazi to their reporting. On NBC's Today, chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell noted: "... in the aftermath of Benghazi, the State Department is not taking any chances....Amidst ongoing turmoil across the Middle East, from Cairo's Tahrir Square to the civil war in Syria, and past attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts, from Benghazi, Libya last year..."
On CBS This Morning, Pentagon correspondent David Martin squeezed in a reference at the very end of his report: "The fact that so many posts are being closed reflects, one, the vagueness of the intelligence and, two, the bitter memories of the four Americans who were killed in that attack on the Benghazi compound on September 11th last year."
The Bengahzi mention that was most critical of the Obama administration came from correspondent Martha Raddatz on ABC's Good Morning America: "These closures, of course, come after the tragedy at the U.S. mission in Benghazi, where the State Department continues to be harshly criticized for not taking more precautions."
None of the networks took the opportunity to revisit the scandal surrounding the administration's handling of the attack, despite several recent developments.
On Wednesday, CNN aired an exclusive interview with one of the suspected terrorists responsible for the attack, who remains a free man in Libya. The networks have so far completely ignored the story.
Here is a full transcript of the August 2 report on Today:
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: High alert. New details on the threat linked to Al Qaeda that is forcing the U.S. government to take a rare step, closing multiple U.S. embassies around the globe. How long could it last?
GUTHRIE: We're going to start with the news and we have a drastic move by the State Department to tell you about this morning. They have ordered the shutdown of multiple U.S. embassies and consulates. Andrea Mitchell is NBC's chief foreign correspondent, she's got the latest. Andrea, good morning to you.
[ON-SCREEN HEADLINE: Terror Threat Closes Embassies; Al Qaeda Link Leads State Dept. to Make Move]
ANDREA MITCHELL: Good morning, Savannah. This is highly unusual. The threat is from one source, officials say, related to Al Qaeda in the Middle East. Mentioning a threat to diplomatic posts overseas. Admittedly vague, but in the aftermath of Benghazi, the State Department is not taking any chances.
Announcing the closing of all U.S. embassies normally open for business Sunday, largely in the Middle East and North Africa, State Department officials cited a security threat.
MARIE HARF [STATE DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON]: The department has been apprised of information that, out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees and others who may be visiting our installations, indicates that we should institute these precautionary steps.
MITCHELL: U.S. Officials tell NBC News the closures are in response to Al Qaeda-related intelligence, specifying a period of time beginning Sunday, August 4th. Officials say it may be tied to the end of the month-long Muslim observation of Ramadan.
ROGER CRESSY [NBC NEWS TERRORISM ANALYST]: The end of Ramadan is a significant time. It is the time where you might see a potential for additional attacks, so certainly the intelligence community and the State Department are going to pay even closer attention to the threat environment right now.
MITCHELL: Of the 284 U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, the biggest posts effected are in Cairo, Tel Aviv, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Baghdad, Kuwait City and Bahrain. The key question for the U.S., whether the shutdown will have to extend past Sunday. A State Department notice says, "It is possible we may have additional days of closings as well, depending on our analysis."
Amidst ongoing turmoil across the Middle East, from Cairo's Tahrir Square to the civil war in Syria, and past attacks on U.S. diplomatic posts, from Benghazi, Libya last year to Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, and Beirut back in 1983. Analysts say closing the outposts is a smart move no matter how vague the threat. Officials are now working with allied spy agencies trying to narrow down the possible targets to avoid what could be extended to worldwide closures, even of all America's 284 diplomatic posts starting as soon as Monday. Savannah.
GUTHRIE: Andrea Mitchell, thank you so much.
Here is a full transcript of the This Morning segment:
NORAH O'DONNELL: And we begin this morning with a new terror threat from al-Qaeda that's prompting the U.S. to take major security precautions overseas.
ANTHONY MASON: More than a dozen embassies and consulates are being ordered to close this Sunday. David Martin is tracking developments from the Pentagon. David, good morning.
DAVID MARTIN: Good morning. U.S. Intelligence has picked up signs of an al-Qaeda plot and that has prompted the state department to close all its diplomatic posts in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. The intelligence does not mention a specific location, so all embassies and consulates that would normally be open on Sunday have been ordered to close. Sunday is the start the work week in the Muslim world. The State Department released a statement telling CBS News we have taken this measure out of an abundance of caution and care for our employees. It went on to explain the department when conditions warrant take steps like this to balance our continued operations with security and safety. Embassies have started announcing their closings on their websites. And so far the list includes Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sudan. Now officials say this appears to be a real plot in the making and not just the normal chatter among terrorists talking about plots they would like to carry out. The fact that so many posts are being closed reflects, one, the vagueness of the intelligence and, two, the bitter memories of the four Americans who were killed in that attack on the Benghazi compound on September 11th last year.
MASON: All right. David Martin. Thanks, David.
Here is a full transcript of the Good Morning America coverage:
JOSH ELLIOTT: High alert. The terror threat right now causing a mass closing of many America's largest embassies around the world. More than a dozen closing their doors this weekend as officials try to figure out the exact target at this hour.
ELLIOTT: But we're going to begin with that threat to American embassies and consulates now in more than a dozen predominantly Muslim countries. U.S. officials taking this very seriously, ordering those offices closed on Sunday. And ABC global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz joins us now with more from Washington. Good morning to you, Martha.
MARTHA RADDATZ: Good morning, Josh. This morning, the U.S. intelligence community is doing everything possible to try and find out exactly what the target is. But the State Department is not taking any chances, shutting down embassies across the Muslim world. The concern is so great, the threat so specific, that some of America's biggest and most important embassies in the world are closing their doors. From Egypt, to Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Afghanistan. Every embassy and consulate in Muslim countries will be closed on Sunday. A senior U.S. official telling ABC News, "there is a specific threat, a concerted effort against a U.S. embassy or consulate. We just don't know what the specific target is." Another U.S. official adding, "there could be other targets, not just embassies. We just aren't sure." Not since the first anniversary of 9/11 has there been a mass closing of embassies, due to an intelligence threat.
MARIE HARF (Deputy spokeswoman, U.S. Department of State): The department has been apprised of information that, out of an abundance of caution, indicates we could institute these precautionary steps.
RADDATZ: And the closures may continue well beyond Sunday, depending on what more the intelligence community can find. These closures, of course, come after the tragedy at the U.S. mission in Benghazi, where the State Department continues to be harshly criticized for not taking more precautions. Josh?
ELLIOTT: Martha Raddatz in Washington. Thank you for that. Obviously cannot be too careful.


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Coach Bill Belichick was fined $500,000 - the maximum allowed by NFL rules - and the Patriots penalized $250,000, plus the loss of at least one draft pick, for illegally filming the signals of New York Jets coaches in the season opener, the league announced last night.
"This episode represents a calculated and deliberate attempt to avoid longstanding rules designed to encourage fair play and promote honest competition on the playing field," commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to the Patriots.
Goodell considered a suspension for Belichick but said the fine and loss of draft choices would have a longer-lasting impact on the franchise.
The Patriots will lose their first-round pick in the 2008 draft if the team makes the playoffs. If the team, which is considered by many the favorite to win the Super Bowl, doesn't make the playoffs, it will forfeit its second- and third-round picks in the 2008 draft.
The NFL has never taken away a first-round pick from a team.
"I accept full responsibility for the actions that led to tonight's ruling," Belichick said in a statement released by the team's public relations department.
"Once again, I apologize to the Kraft family and every person directly or indirectly associated with the New England Patriots for the embarrassment, distraction, and penalty my mistake caused. I also apologize to Patriots fans and would like to thank them for their support during the past few days and throughout my career."
The fine for Belichick is the maximum allowed under the league's constitution.
The details of Belichick's contract and salary are not known, but top coaches in the league are paid in the $5 million-$6 million range.
During the first quarter of the Patriots' 38-14 season-opening victory over the Jets Sunday, Patriots video assistant Matt Estrella was stopped by an NFL security official while filming on the sidelines. NFL security, which was tipped off by the Jets and coach Eric Mangini - a former Patriots assistant - sent the video equipment to league headquarters for inspection.
As part of the league's investigation, Goodell determined the filming of Jets coaches had no impact on the outcome of the game. Goodell also ruled that Robert Kraft and Patriots ownership were unaware of the filming, but determined that penalties should be imposed on the club because "Coach Belichick not only serves as the head coach but also has substantial control over all aspects of New England's football operations. His actions and decisions are properly attributed to the club."
The NFL's rules state that "no video recording devices of any kind are permitted to be in use in the coaches' booth, on the field, or in the locker room during the game" and that all video shooting locations for coaching purposes "must be enclosed on all sides with a roof overhead."
In a memo to NFL head coaches and general managers on Sept. 6, 2006, NFL executive vice president of football operations Ray Anderson wrote: "Videotaping of any type, including but not limited to taping of an opponent's offensive or defensive signals, is prohibited on the sidelines, in the coaches' booth, in the locker room, or at any other locations accessible to club staff members during the game."
Goodell told the Patriots the league would closely review and monitor the team's coaching video program, effective immediately.
"I specifically considered whether to impose a suspension on Coach Belichick," Goodell wrote. "I have determined not to do so, largely because I believe that the discipline I am imposing of a maximum fine and forfeiture of a first-round draft choice, or multiple draft choices, is in fact more significant and long-lasting, and therefore more effective, than a suspension."
As part of trades made in the 2007 draft, the Patriots acquired extra first- and third-round draft choices for 2008. The team, which has built a perennial Super Bowl contender in part through shrewd draft choices, has its own full complement of picks in Rounds 1-7. First-round draft choices are considered one of the most valuable commodities in the NFL.
"We support the commissioner and his findings," a statement from the Jets said last night. "The focus of our organization remains on the upcoming game against Baltimore."
While an NFL team has never been disciplined for violating videotaping procedures, clubs have had to forfeit draft choices in recent years for other transgressions.
In 2001, the Denver Broncos lost a third-round choice and were fined nearly $1 million for violating guidelines under the league's deferred compensation fund over a two-year period, 1998-99. The Pittsburgh Steelers also lost a third-round choice in a similar 2001 ruling, while the San Francisco 49ers surrendered a 2001 fifth-round pick and 2002 third-rounder after it was discovered the team circumvented the salary cap.
"As the commissioner acknowledged, our use of sideline video had no impact on the outcome of last week's game," Belichick's statement continued. "We have never used sideline video to obtain a competitive advantage while the game was in progress.
"Part of my job as head coach is to ensure that our football operations are conducted in compliance of the league rules and all accepted interpretations of them. My interpretation of a rule in the constitution and bylaws was incorrect.
"With tonight's resolution, I will not be offering any further comments on this matter. We are moving on with our preparations for Sunday's game."
The rule to which he was referring reads: "Any use by any club at any time, from the start to the finish of any game in which such club is a participant, of any communications or information-gathering equipment, other than Polaroid-type cameras or field telephones, shall be prohibited, including without limitation videotape machines, telephone tapping, or bugging devices, or any other form of electronic devices that might aid a team during the playing of a game." The investigation drew strong reaction across the NFL, with some of the league's stars questioning how long the Patriots might have been illegally filming opponents' signals. Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy said there was "a code of honor, a code of ethics in the league; you want to win and you want to do things the right way."
The NFL's rule is in place to prevent teams from gaining a competitive advantage by learning an opponent's signals. One example would be if a videotape of an assistant coach's hand signs were matched with overhead photos of each play that are available to teams during a game, the quarterback might know exactly what to expect from a defense.
In the Patriots' locker room earlier yesterday, players stood behind Belichick. At the same time, they said they wouldn't use the investigation as motivation for Sunday's home opener against the Chargers.
"I love my head coach," fullback Heath Evans said. "Of course, it's kind of like if someone says something about your wife, it's going to tick you off.
"This is a family in this locker room. But that's not the motivation behind it. From my standpoint, if you get focused on details like that, you get sloppy on the details that matter."
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets audience members Saturday at a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio.
CINCINNATI -- Mitt Romney marked the start of the fall campaign Saturday, which coincided with the season-opening weekend of college football, by comparing President Barack Obama to the coach of a faltering team whose losing record means he must be replaced.
"One of the promises that he made was that he was going to create more jobs and today 23 million people are out of work or stopped looking for work or under employed," Romney told a raucous rally crowd in Southern Ohio in the morning. "Let me tell you, if you have a coach that is zero and 23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. It's time for America to see a winning season again and we're going to bring it to them."
Romney, who pulled out of a planned joint rally with his running mate Paul Ryan in Virginia in favor of a trip to survey hurricane damage in Louisiana on Friday, hit the stump with renewed vigor, cribbing from his Thursday night acceptance speech at the RNC convention and whipping up a crowd of supporters in an art deco train station cum museum, where the acoustics led to Romney's words often being drowned out by applause.
"United, America built the strongest economy in the history of the earth. United we put Neil Armstrong on the moon. United we face down unspeakable darkness. United our men and women in uniform continue to defend freedom today," Romney said. "This is a time for us to come together as a nation. We do not have to have the kind of divisiveness and bitterness and recriminations we've seen over the last four years. I will bring us together."
Supporters here said they were happy to hear Romney return to the themes of his convention speech, with even long-time Romney backers like Sheila Bender of Lebanon, Ohio, telling NBC News that the convention speech helped her learn more about the man she planned to vote for in November.
"The convention helped me to get to know him a little bit better, Bender said, adding "I learned a lot."
Democrats quickly hit back at Romney's speech, calling his campaign promises empty, with Obama campaign spokesperson Lis Smith labeling them "the same failed policies that crashed our economy and devastated the middle class in the first place and are promises the middle class just can't afford."
Introducing Romney in a red golf shirt with the Cincinnati Reds logo on it, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman also used a sports metaphor, this time a baseball one, to praise the GOP ticket:
"So Cincinnati, what about those Red Legs," Portman asked. "Last night the team that has won the most games in baseball has won again, with a home run by Jay Bruce ... I see another world series title coming to Cincinnati folks! And here's what else I see: with a home run by Mitt Romney at the Republican convention, I see the Romney/Ryan team going all the way to the White House."


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Exceptions – Attended outdoor fires where the fuel being burned is contained in an incinerator, outdoor fireplace, barbecue grill, barbecue pit, or permanent fire pit or grate located on developed picnic grounds, campgrounds or private property, with adequate fire suppression equipment present, and a total fuel area not in excess of 3 feet (914 mm) in diameter and 2 feet (610mm) in height.
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James Nielsen ChronicleAllen Wayne Porter, 39, who spent nearly two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit, is all smiles Friday as he is surrounded by family members and his lawyer, Casey Garrett.
No one would blame Allen Wayne Porter if he had bitterness about spending half his life behind bars for a crime he did not commit. For 19 years, he consistently claimed his innocence, and no one would listen.
But Porter, who was set free on Friday, isn't interested in living with an angry heart. His Christian faith, which he says got him though those tough years, won't let him.
"Everybody makes mistakes," Porter said. "I think that's mainly what it was. They just made a big mistake."
Surrounded by his mother, sister and other family members, Porter, 39, thanked God and his attorney, Casey Garrett, for getting him released.
After fighting for so long to gain his freedom, now that he has it, it almost doesn't feel real, he said.
Porter was sentenced to life in prison for a June 18, 1990, rape and robbery in southwest Houston. He was identified as one of three men who kicked their way into a drug dealer's residence in search of money and drugs. They terrorized the apartment's four occupants, repeatedly raping two women.
Porter said he was innocent from the beginning. He tried to challenge his conviction but was turned away by several lawyers.
His break came last year when he wrote a letter to Harris County District Attorney Pat Lykos, explaining how he was found guilty by mistaken identity. Lykos reopened the case, launching an investigation.
During a hearing Thursday, Porter's nephew, Jimmy Hatton, and Perry Harrison told state District Judge Joan Campbell they committed the crime along with a third man. They said Porter was not at the crime scene.
Porter was arrested while attending Hatton's trial with other family members after one of the rape victims identified him as her attacker.
Free on $30,000 bail
Campbell found Hatton and Harrison credible witnesses. On Friday, she ordered Porter's release on $30,000 bail. She plans to forward her findings of fact in the case to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and recommend that Porter's conviction be overturned and his life sentence be vacated.
If the court agrees with Campbell's findings of actual innocence, it would grant Porter a new trial.
"The court of criminal appeals still has to make final decision," Garrett, Porter's lawyer, said. "We will wait anxiously for them to make a decision. I'm hopeful and confident it will endorse Judge Campbell's findings. I think the court of criminal appeals will do the right thing."
Special prosecutor Bob Loper said that if Porter is granted a new trial, he would move to dismiss the case.
"It's a completely sad case," Loper said. "No one could imagine a family member going through that, and to know that for so many years this has happened and someone's been crying out they're innocent. You can't wrap your mind around that."
First hearing in 2004
Porter first presented his case before Campbell in 2004. He obtained DNA testing,which failed to link him to rape-scene evidence. But a lab technician testified that absence of DNA evidence linking Porter to the crime didn't mean he was innocent. Campbell ruled against him.
In his second appearance before Campbell, Porter had testimony and fingerprints — evidence found by Lykos' post-conviction review team — to back his claim of innocence.
Baldwin Chin, a member of the review team, interviewed Hatton and Harrison, which led to the third suspect's name - and to the fact that finger and palm prints at the crime scene had never been identified.
Chin told the judge that four of six prints collected at the scene matched those of the third never-apprehended suspect.
Lykos said her office has a sworn mission to serve justice. "The integrity of the criminal justice system means everything," Lykos said. "Wrongful convictions are a triple tragedy - for the accused, the victim and for society. The true criminal is free to continue to commit offenses."
Word of advice
Porter said he never once thought about giving up. He said his faith in God and support from his family kept him strong. He said he would advise others in his same position to do what he did.
"Don't never give up," he said. "It's never over. As long as you are breathing, just keep fighting."
His sister, Sandra Reeves, said the family is thrilled to have him home and harbors no bad feelings about what happened to him. She said they drew their strength from Porter.
"There were times when I got down, and I could read his letters and just hear the determination in the letters," Reeves said. "And I thank God I drew from that and I held on."
Hatton remains in prison serving a life sentence for the crime.
Harrison, who was never charged with the crime, is serving a drug sentence in state prison.
The third suspect cannot be charged because the statute of limitation has passed.


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August 08, 2012
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August 08, 2012
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August 08, 2012
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August 08, 2012
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August 08, 2012
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August 08, 2012
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August 08, 2012
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August 08, 2012
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May 05, 2012
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May 05, 2012
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December 12, 2011
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October 10, 2011
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September 09, 2011
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Last weekend may have been the traditional last weekend of summer, but this coming weekend has plenty of summer-like features.
For one thing, it's going to be hot. Triple digits are in the forecast for the South Bay and the Livermore Valley. San Francisco is going to be in the 80s, and that is a bona fide heatwave for the City.
The cities of Livermore, Gilroy and Santa Rosa are also expected to hit 100 degrees Saturday with even hotter temps forecast for Sunday.
This is also the first weekend since the new span of the Bay Bridge opened and Caltrans is predicting heavy traffic.
There are also lots of reason to be outdoors:
- The Giants host the Diamondbacks AT&T.
- The A's host the Astros at O.Co.
- The 49ers will hold their season opener at Candlestick Sunday afternoon against the Green Bay Packers.
- The Cal Golden Bears host the Portland State Vikings at Memorial Stadium in Berkeley.
- America's Cup racing finally begins.
All of the above will bring tens of thousands of people to San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley.
The 49ers alerted fans to possible traffic delays.
"The matchup is part of a busy weekend in Bay Area sports and major events such as the San Francisco Giants game at 1:05 p.m. and the America's Cup Finals races taking place beginning at 1:00 p.m. Therefore, severe traffic delays are anticipated throughout the surrounding areas. The 49ers urge fans to plan accordingly," the team said.
In San Francisco, an event that has been years in the making finally begins on the San Francisco Bay.
MORE: Traffic on New Bay Bridge "Sluggish"
The America's Cup Finals begin on Saturday.
Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand will sail in the first race of the America's Cup Finals at 1:15 p.m. Saturday.
Because Oracle won the previous America's Cup in 2010, team owner Larry Ellison got to decide where the next competition would be held and he chose San Francisco.
The regatta has been criticized for being smaller than race officials predicted, with only three teams challenging Oracle for the Cup. The downsizing of the America's Cup has also led to sparse crowds and noncompetitive preliminary races, while race organizers have also failed to raise enough money to recoup San Francisco for the city's costs related to the regatta. Mayor Ed Lee says because of the lack of private donors, the city's general fund is currently on the hook for about $7 million in expected costs for the races.
That all could change this weekend when thousands flock to the shores of San Francisco to see the 72 foot boats race.


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Do not ask Kanye West a question. Got it?
One week after West was caught on video telling an inquisitive camera guy from TMZ to "never talk again," he's scuffled with a different paparazzo. The altercation happened at the same location, Los Angeles International Airport, and, according to TMZ, occurred after the unidentified photographer refused to stop asking the rapper questions.
The Los Angeles Police Department's Airport Police described the scene in a statement from public information officer Belinda L. Nettles:
"Today at approximately 2:00 p.m., at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (on the arrival level curbside), Los Angeles Airport Police officers were flagged down by a citizen (photographer) who alleged that he was taking pictures of an individual when he was battered by the subject. The alleged subject was not at the location nor was he observed by officers at the scene. LAFD was notified, responded to the location and transported the victim to a local hospital for medical attention. A police report was taken by the Los Angeles Police Department and the investigation is ongoing."
The increased scrutiny of the paparazzi since the birth of Kanye's daughter with Kim Kardashian, North West, on June 15, has obviously gotten to the Steve Jobs wannabe.
On Wednesday, the Kardashian mom defended West when she was asked about last week's run-in on CBS gabfest "The Talk."
"I think he was just a little sleep-deprived, because of the baby," Jenner joked before getting serious.
"You know what, I think it happens with anybody who gets upset with paparazzi-related issues is that they're obviously provoked to an extent that we see nothing about," she explained. "I think that none of us know what happened the 15 minutes before that and how crazy it could have gotten. Knowing Kanye — and I do know him very, very well, and I'm very close to him — and I think that … he doesn't have a short temper like everyone thinks. This happens, but it happens for a reason. You know, it takes a long time to get somebody to push those buttons."
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Braves out to snap their long postseason skid
Atlanta has gone 9-20 while dropping seven consecutive playoff series since 2001
No team outside of the Bronx has been a more regular postseason participant in the past 24 years than the Atlanta Braves.
The Braves host the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Thursday night at 8:30 p.m. ET on TBS -- Atlanta's 17th appearance in the past 22 postseasons.
The Braves are trying to snap a streak of seven consecutive postseason series losses, equaling the Dodgers and Astros for the second-longest streak in Major League history.
The Chicago Cubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907-08, but lost the next 10 postseason series they played. They lost World Series in 1910, '18, '29, '32, '35, '38 and '45, the NL Championship Series in '84 and '89, and the NLDS in '98. The Cubs were 12-38 overall in those 10 series, and they were swept in the '32, '35 and '38 World Series, and the '98 NLDS. The Cubs finally beat Atlanta in five games in the 2003 NLDS, but they lost to the Marlins in the NLCS.
Atlanta's streak of postseason series losses began in the 2001 NLCS, when Arizona knocked off the Braves in five games en route to a World Series championship. The Braves have since lost in the NLDS in 2002-05 and '10, and a year ago, they were knocked off in the NL Wild Card Game vs. St. Louis. They were 9-20 during those seven postseason appearances.
The Dodgers' losing streak covered seven World Series -- 1916, '20, '41, '47, '49, '52-53. They snapped the streak by beating the New York Yankees in seven games in '55. The Yankees had been the winners in the previous five World Series the Dodgers had lost during the streak. The Dodgers also lost to Boston in '16 and Cleveland in '20. The Dodgers were 13-29 during the losing streak.
Houston matched the postseason losing streak during a 22-year stretch that began with losing to Philadelphia in the 1980 NLCS and continued through 2001, when the Astros were swept by Atlanta in the NLDS. They also lost in the LCS in 1986, and in the NLDS in '81, '97-99. The Astros were 8-22 during those seven series.
Both Minnesota and Oakland lost six postseason series in a row. The Twins lost in the 2002 American League Championship Series and the AL Division Series in '03-04, '06, '09 and '10, winning only three of 22 games. The A's lost the 1990 World Series, '92 ALCS and the ALDS in 2000-03.
• The Cardinals used 20 rookies during the regular season and yet finished with the best record in the NL at 97-65. No team has used 20 or more rookies during the regular season and gone on to win the World Series, according to STATS Inc. The only team to reach the World Series after using at least 20 rookies in the regular season was the 1903 Pirates, who lost to the Boston Americans in eight games (5-3).
• With two home runs in Pittsburgh's NL Wild Card Game win over Cincinnati, Russell Martin joined Hall of Famers Johnny Bench (Game 4, 1976 World Series) and Gary Carter (Game 4, '86 World Series) as the only NL catchers to have multihomer postseason games.
• Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez will make his postseason debut coming off a season in which he became the first shortstop to hit .345 or better with at least 20 home runs Ramirez finished the regular season with a .345 average and 20 home runs despite being limited by injuries to 86 games.
• Tampa Bay may not have a home-field advantage in the postseason, but the Rays haven't shown any sign in the past that they will struggle on the road, at least in AL parks. While the Rays dropped three 2008 World Series games at Philadelphia, they are 7-3 in postseason road games in AL parks. They won at Cleveland in the AL Wild Card Game on Wednesday, split two games at Texas in the '11 ALDS, won both games at Texas in the '10 ALDS, took two of three at Fenway Park against Boston in the '08 ALCS and split two games with the White Sox in Chicago in the '08 ALDS.
• Oakland's starting pitchers led the AL in lowest opposing average (.245) and on-base percentage (.298), and they were second in ERA (3.72).
• Joaquin Benoit provided late-inning stability for Detroit's bullpen. Moved into the closer role in mid-June, he converted 24 of 26 saves. The two blown saves, however, came in two of Benoit's final four regular-season appearances, at Minnesota and Miami, and he had a 4.38 ERA in September.


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"It's ridiculous," Torre said after the Yanks beat Toronto, 4-1. "Some of the videos they have period, it's all about violence. There are certain cities, one of our players gets knocked down and they start laughing and cheering. I don't understand it."Torre offered no comment on the Chili Pepper Races.
"To me, this game is about playing it and not about hurting somebody. To me, if you show it at a ballpark, you're telling the youngsters it's OK to do it and that's not a good message to send. I don't know if it's hockey - it's a little more of a violent game than ours - and I'm not sure if that's a carryover in what they do or how they promote.
"It certainly lacks good sense, I think."
Truth be told, we'd like to see the promotions staff figure a way next year to include Alex Rodriguez in a jumbotron game of Leisure Suit Larry. That would really set Torre off. (Supposing, of course, that Rodriguez is any of Torre's concern next year...somehow, we don't imagine that he'll have the option of hitting A-Rod eighth anytime beyond this season.)
Joe Torre brushes back Jays' A-Rod video game (NY Daily News)


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Man accused of burning baby son's face
Boy in good condition at Shriners Hospital
A Cincinnati man is facing charges after police said he injured his baby son.
Police said Robert Ushry was charged with felonious assault for causing "serious bodily harm" to the boy at a Nottingham Road home on Thursday.
The police report states the 1-year-old boy "suffered serious burns to his face."
The report does not give any details about how the second-degree burns were inflicted. The boy was listed in good condition at Shriners Hospital on Friday.
"From what I understand he was washing the baby up, and somehow or another the water went from warm to hot," said Robert Ushry Sr., the child's grandfather.
Ushry's father said his son takes care of his baby.
"I see him all the time with his son. He's always got him. He's always watching him. He's always looking out for him. He's always around him," Ushry Sr. said.
Ushry is being held on $2,500 bond pending his arraignment.


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Happy New Year again! From the January 2013 issue of The New York City Jazz Record:
As a student of Lennie Tristano and a noted colleague of Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh, tenor saxophonist Ted Brown provides a living link to the Tristano school — an intriguing area in jazz history, somewhere in the interstices between bop and "cool." Brown turned 85 the day before his gig at the Drawing Room (Dec. 2), so he arrived ready to celebrate in his calm and imperturbable way. His co-leader for the first set was Brad Linde, a young DC-based tenorist and Brown disciple, who played with distinction on Brown's "Smog Eyes" and Tristano's "317 East 32nd Street," not to mention the standards "Broadway" and "My Melancholy Baby." Pianist Michael Kanan, who runs the Drawing Room as a rehearsal space and concert venue, joined the band and juiced up the harmony, adding his own inventive spark. After a break, attention turned to Brown with cornetist Kirk Knuffke, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Matt Wilson. Harmony was king in this quartet, even with no piano: Knuffke and Brown snaked their way through the changes of "Featherbed" (based on "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To") and applied the Tristano logic in minor keys ("Jazz of Two Cities") and waltz time ("Dig-It"), all from their new SteepleChase disc Pound Cake. Knuffke had a way of dancing into his melodies, as if striving to embody each phrase physically. Brown played his trickiest heads without a flaw, and his solos, while not as agile as way back in the day, were stamped with pure individuality. (David R. Adler)
Though it entailed gathering musicians from various parts of the globe, Canadian clarinet master François Houle did the right thing by playing ShapeShifter Lab (Dec. 2) with the exact lineup from his brilliant Songlines release Genera. The frontline of Houle, trombonist Samuel Blaser and cornetist/flugelhornist Taylor Ho Bynum allowed for endless color mutations and finely rendered written parts. Benoît Delbecq kept a fairly low profile on piano and prepared piano, but he endowed the music with a wealth of harmonic and percussive twists. Bassist Michael Bates and drummer Harris Eisenstadt pointed the way from the airiest rubato abstraction to driving, meticulously placed rhythms. The set began slow, with the dark lyricism of "Le concombre de Chicoutimi," but Houle was thinking in terms of a long medley: Bates soon segued to the uptempo line of "Essay No. 7," then joined Eisenstadt for a bass/drums interlude that brought the band into the emphatic, slow-grooving "Guanara." Houle was blowing two clarinets at once by the time the medley was finished. On the swing-based "Albatros" he played through half a clarinet, connecting his mouthpiece directly to the lower joint. That is the essence of Houle's approach: wildly unstable, expressionistic elements vie with straightforward and undeniable virtuosity. The dueling plunger shouts of Bynum and Blaser on "Mu-Turn Revisited" offered another vivid example. (DA)


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Weird Wine Grapes: The Case for Callet and Why Tasting Notes Matter
There are 1,368 varieties covered in Master of Wine Jancis Robinson's Wine Grapes. Bet you can't try them all.
Note from the author: There are 1,368 varieties covered in Wine Grapes by MW Jancis Robinson, MW Julia Harding, and Dr. Jose Vouillamoz. Bet you can't try them all.
Last week I made a point that all tasting notes are opinions. And I told you that in many cases, contemplating tasting notes is flat-out boring.
Today I'm going to fly in the face of all that. Here's an argument for the extreme usefulness of tasting notes in certain situations: Learning to give a good, accurate (if rather straightforward and unsexy) tasting note can dramatically increase your chances of getting the wine you feel like drinking. Say you're in a restaurant, and you know what you want: it's fresh, juicy, delicious! It's so clear in your mind, you can almost taste it...but you're not at all sure how to communicate it to your server or the sommelier.
It's as if I tried to choreograph a ballet: "First squat a little, then jump up and—hi-ya!—kick your leg way up. Now fling your arm out and run that way, super fast with tiny little steps." The dancer would try her best, but it might not come close to what I imagined. I could either expect the dancer to learn my own bizarre language, or I could learn a few simple ballet terms and beam with joy when she nailed my routine.
As you may have guessed, there's a specific vocabulary that wine professionals use, too. We use these terms for blind tasting so that we can better understand (without preconceived notions or biases) where a certain bottle fits in the greater context of wine around the world. And perhaps more importantly, we use these terms so that we can all get on the same page when discussing wine.
You can get on the same page, too: learning a few simple wine terms will help you describe a wine and explain what you want, so that you can be the one beaming with joy when your server or sommelier delivers exactly what you were in the mood for.
This week, I'm going to break this process down for you, using the "weird" wine I tasted this week. The wine was the 2009 Ànima Negra Àn/2, a red blend from the Spanish island of Mallorca. The grapes are Callet, Manto Negre, Fogoneu and Syrah—I'd never heard of the first three, and I'd certainly never know to ask for them. Like me, you might see this wine on the shelf or a wine list and pass right over it since you'd have no idea if it was in line with what you felt like drinking. Unless you had a repertoire of tasting notes to pull from and a server ready to steer you in the right direction...
The very first thing we talk about when we're identifying a wine is the wine's color. Say you're drinking a red wine. Ok. But is it ruby red? Or more reddish brown? Does it have a purple hue to it? We also touch on the wine's concentration: how much we can or cannot see through it. "Low" means you could read a newspaper through it. "High" means it's opaque.
The Àn/2 is ruby red with medium concentration.
When we start to talk about what the wine smells like, we talk about fruit, absolutely, but it's not meant to be poetic. We aim for specific and succinct rather than extravagant terms: Is the fruit underripe, ripe, or overripe? Does it smell cooked or candied? What kind of fruit is it? Berries, or stone fruit, or citrus, or...?
The fruit in the Àn/2 is overripe; including overripe red and black raspberries, cherries and plums.
Then we consider non-fruit aromas: Are there any earthy or mineral-like elements, such as chalk or fresh potting soil? What about spices, which might indicate the use of oak barrels for aging the wine? How about flowers, or herbs, or nuts?
In the Àn/2, non-fruit aromas include smoke, dried black earth, ash, tar, roasted herbs, tobacco, cedar, vanilla, cinnamon.
Palate and Structure: Now we get to taste the wine. We can typically confirm what we smelled; after all, a huge part of your taste comes thanks to your sense of smell anyway.
Structurally, we want to know if the wine feels angular or curvaceous, energetic or fat in the mouth. We try to use as objective terms as possible to identify the wine's sweetness, body, acidity, tannins, and alcohol. A basic five-point scale is useful for each of these, ranging from dry to sweet, light to full or low to high.
Let's give it a go: The Àn/2 is medium-bodied. It is dry with medium-plus acidity, medium tannins and medium-plus alcohol.
These details can help us place wines on a spectrum. Say we're tasting a Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. It's likely to be full in body, dry, with medium acidity, high tannins and high alcohol. In contrast, a Pinot Noir from the Burgundy region in France tends to be light-bodied, dry, with high acidity, medium-minus tannins and medium alcohol. The Àn/2 we're describing here falls somewhere in the middle.
If you're trying to identify a wine blind, every single piece of our evaluation is a clue to crack the case. But these are also tools for you to pull from in regular life, so that you can communicate what sort of wine sounds good to you. And the next time your server asks, "What do you feel like drinking?" you can tell her you're in the mood for something red, dry and medium-bodied. You love smoky notes and really ripe berry flavors—but not too much tannin. Chances are good she'll have a very clear idea of where to take you. And maybe, if you're lucky, she'll have something new, weird and wonderful for you to try.
2009 Ànima Negra Àn/2
The Grapes: Callet, Monto Negre, Fogoneu, Syrah
The Region: Mallorca, Spain
Retail Price: $18
About the Author: Stevie Stacionis is a wine writer and Certified Sommelier based in San Francisco. She's currently drinking her way through the 1,368 varieties included in Wine Grapes. Follow her on Twitter @StevieStacionis and check out her snobbery-free wine videos at A Drinks With Friends TV.
Wine provided as a sample for review consideration.
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Compress Plugin
compile "org.grails.plugins:compress:0.4"
grails install-plugin compress
This plugin is not maintained and no longer works in newer versions of Grails. If you are a looking for a plugin to compress output there are other options such as resources, ui-performance etc.
Compress PluginCompresses output by having a servlet filter conditionally pipe whatever your web application produces to a GZIP-compressed fileThis is the easiest way to compress your Grails app output with just a simple installation.
To install,grails install-plugin compress
UsageOnce installed, this plugin will start gzip-compressing web textual output without any configuration. For configuration details please see "Configuration" section below.To determine is the compression is working, use Firefox Addon's Web Developer Tool to view the document size. Right click, Web Developer -> Information -> View Documentation Size.
ConfigurationConfiguration are based on the api docs here: http://pjl-comp-filter.sourceforge.net/com/planetj/servlet/filter/compression/CompressingFilter.html. Please see below for the configuration options specifiable in Config.groovy.
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Changelog0.4 Updated to latest pjl-comp-filter 1.7 and make Grails 1.1.1 compliant0.3 Updated to latest pjl-comp-filter 1.6.6 and added sensible defaults0.2 Configurable now -- big thanks to Kevin Burke0.1 First release


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The Filibuster
Despite the late-inning dramatics and clutch hitting by Team America,
the World Baseball Classic will be especially notable to MLB managers
because of the rash of injuries that has hit the players. With
important team leaders like Chipper Jones, Kevin Youkilis and Ryan
Braun suffering injuries, how do you think this will effect teams'
decisions to let their players participate next time around?
— Allen
A wise woman (my mother) once said, "Jeff, nobody's perfect. Tom Cruise comes close but just look at how screwed up he is. Still, Tom is about as close as you can get."
The World Baseball Classic, still in its infancy, is similar in that it has yet to find the perfect balance of entertainment and logic. We, the viewers, cannot expect it to be the perfect international tournament it aims to be — not yet at least.
There are naysayers. There are those who feel the Classic is a colossal waste of time. There are general managers and agents and players and pundits who see it as a liability more than an asset. And I understand their points of view.
If I were Omar Minaya or Theo Epstein or Frank Wren and I was forced to watch my best players risk injury in the name of a "friendly" tournament with seemingly zero tangible gain, I guess I would be a little ticked off too. But I believe the World Baseball Classic is more than just a King Bud money machine meant to get more people interested in Major League Baseball around the world. To me, it is a showcase of the most talented players on the planet: a baseball bravura boasting a playoff-like atmosphere during the most boring weeks of spring training.
And whether ballplayers are playing in the WBC or in Jupiter, Florida or with their kids at home, guys are going to get hurt.
Just ask Joel Zumaya about his Guitar Hero hangup.
Or just ask Aaron Boone about his penchant for pickup basketball.
Or just ask Ken Griffey, Jr. about wrestling with his children.
And while the easy way out is to say let us put an end to this World Baseball Classic for good and focus on the regular season, players are still going to find ways to injure themselves on and off the field. Personally, I would rather see a guy get hurt for his country than a video game.
The WBC only happens every few years, folks. Eventually, the kinks will be worked out. In the meantime, the foreseen benefits of firing up an entire baseball-following planet are far and beyond more plentiful than the occasional injury risks inherited by players, teams and front offices.
The truth is: baseball (yet again) was light years behind the rest of sports in not having an authentic international forum. And while the rewards of the Classic won't be seen for another twenty years or so when little Chen Jianguo and Mario Perugino and Ned van Flanders are all grown up and starting superstars in the Majors, I think we all owe it to the world to give this tournament a chance — and most of all, to enjoy it.
But just to be safe, we should all continue to pray to the baseball gods that our team's best players escape injury free and refrain from jumping up and down on Oprah's couch.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Twelve months ago the guys in British rock back Alt-J had a very simple goal: To release an album.
Just something you could hold in your hands, maybe listen to every so often.
"And at least feel that when we died we could legitimately say we released an album on a label," keyboards player Gus Unger-Hamilton said. "And we could look at it and say, 'Look, we made an album once.'"
"Kind of like you can show it to your kids," guitarist-bassist Gwil Sainsbury said.
That debut, "An Awesome Wave," went on to win the prestigious Mercury Prize given to the top album of the year in the United Kingdome and Ireland in something of a shocker. The Cambridge quartet has since been a near constant conversation piece on the blogosphere and mid-sized club circuit on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.
The band's in the midst of a U.S. tour, stopping in for a sold-out show Monday in Nashville, and will be on the road much of the year taking advantage of an endless number of opportunities that have come along since taking the prize over acts like Richard Hawley, Lianne La Havas, Jessie Ware and Michael Kiwanuka.
Just making the Mercury's coveted 12-member shortlist is a kind of validation, Sainsbury said as he, Unger-Hamilton and drummer Thom Green contemplatively sucked on smokeless cigarettes before soundcheck. Winning it took the tenuousness out of Alt-J's existence.
"For a long time we were playing the album and we didn't know if it was sounding like the album," Sainsbury said. "We weren't sure it was coming across. But people were pleased with it, and I think this Mercury Prize makes us feel like we're pretty much a certified real band now."
That status comes with both perks and drawbacks. The good is obvious: bigger gigs, unexpected record sales and the adoration of a growing fan base that digs the band's wobbly, pleasingly eccentric brand of pop music. Some wonder if they might be the next big British import, following the path recently laid by British acts like Mumford & Sons and Ed Sheeran.
The bad? The haters. Lead singer Joe Newman's voice drives them nuts. And the Mercury? Alt-J's win was just another sign the prize is losing its cachet.
"If someone doesn't like a band, that's totally fair enough," Sainsbury said. "But sometimes people might take offence at the individuals in the band, and that's strange."
"And I can sympathize with somebody who feels betrayed by their favourite band who were totally tiny like we were getting to the level we've got to because I probably used to be a bit like that," Unger-Hamilton said. "I'd feel twinges like, 'Oh, that kind of bums me out that this band's got so massive now."
Never fear, loyal fans. The guys are on guard and acutely aware where the sell-out line is drawn.
They recently turned down a potato chips commercial they were positive would stoke the fires of negativity. The treatment featured a well-known British celebrity riding around on a mini-tractor looking for chip ingredients. The band was expected to contribute a Johnny Cash cover and its credibility to the enterprise.
"I like Johnny Cash," Unger-Hamilton said. "I wouldn't want to do that to Johnny Cash. They wanted everything. They said they'd put it online. 'We're going to film you recording it. It's going to be like we own you for this.' They didn't actually offer us a fee. They said, 'How much would you take to do this kind of thing?'"
"Each a million cash," Green said.
There was a pause in the room.
"I still couldn't do it," Unger-Hamilton said.
"It's just not worth it," Green said.
Follow AP Music Writer Chris Talbott: http://twitter.com/Chris_Talbott.


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Tomorrow night is Parent-Teacher conferences. I don't know how you view the evening (are you dreading it like I am?) but let me share my perspective. (I'm only doing this out of concern; I'm sure you understand.)
I'd like to begin my stipulating how much I admire and respect you. I can't overstate the fact that I would never want your job and that I can't even imagine being successful at it. I know you work hard. I know you try hard and I know that some of those kids (including my own) may give you a run for your money. I'm not indifferent to your challenges and I'm grateful to you and appreciative of your efforts.
But please don't leave your parenting hat at the door when you put on your teacher one. Please treat me the way you'd like to be treated under the same circumstances (don't make me squish into those teeny tiny chairs!) and please speak of my child the way you'd like your child's teacher to speak.
Just in case you're unsure of what I mean, I am going to clarify (being considerate of your needs yet again).
I think it would be helpful and productive to stop and take a moment to think before you speak (I know it's hard; you're dying to get home, put up your feet, maybe pour yourself a hot drink and forget all about school). While this child may be one of many in a classroom, to me they are an individual precious soul, entrusted to me to love and nurture. His (or her) welfare is my primary concern and I devote most of my emotional and physical resources to this end. My love for this child knows no bounds.
While I may not be naïve and may see clearly my child's flaws and weaknesses, I am focused on their strengths and their potential. I believe in them and love who they are.
You may have something unpleasant to tell me but if you don't begin with the positive, I probably won't listen.
You really need to remember this. In fact, in order to be a successful teacher, I hope you are seeing his good as well. I hope you are appreciating his (or her!) potential.
Please start with a description of that. You may have something unpleasant to tell me but if you don't begin with the positive, I probably won't listen. I won't be able to hear you. I won't take you seriously. Your comments may still be accurate but I will have tuned out.
If there is an ongoing problem, I hope you haven't waited until tonight. It frustrates me to discover that you've allowed a negative situation to fester because you couldn't be bothered to pick up the phone. I am invested in my child's academic success and good behavior. Let me know early if there's an issue that needs addressing.
Please recognize that this is a mutual responsibility. I will do what I can from my end but you have a responsibility to control the class and be sensitive to the students' needs. If my child is doing well in every class except yours (I am remembering an unpleasant experience from past years), my only (and most logical) conclusion is that you are not adequately fulfilling your end of the bargain. My job will still be to ensure that he behaves appropriately no matter the classroom situation, but you also need to work on approving your own abilities (are we allowed to publicly acknowledge that not all teachers are equally talented?).
I won't blame you for all the problems, but I won't absolve you either.
In summary, we are in this together. I certainly don't want to shirk my parental responsibilities and place everything on the school. And the reverse is also true. If you take the time to appreciate and understand my child, my gratitude will know no bounds and I will excited to work with you in helping her achieve her potential.
But if you are only harsh and critical – well, I won't respond in kind but I will probably think you should have chosen another profession.
A Concerned and Involved Parent


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I'm off this week on vacay to sunny Sarasota, Fl., hometown of the Ringling circus and Pee-Wee Herman, too. Someday, there will be a museum dedicated to Pee Wee, and its curators will write sober wall text on the semiotics of the Big Shoe Dance and the erotics of chairy. But not today. Today, I bring you this video, which hopefully will not feel too much like a homework assignment. I personally was psyched to find it, anyway. Over the weekend, that ol' leftie-pinko group the Platypus Affiliated Society sponsored an all-day conference called What Is Critique? Two School of the Art Institute critical-types, James Elkins and Chris Cutrone, were on panels, and though the ensuing discussions were predictably jargon-ridden, they were also pretty meaty. How do I know this? The organizers were nice enough to put the second of the panels on U-Stream, which I've embedded for your link-free viewing pleasure directly below. Enjoy. A brief description of the event follows.
What is Critique? is an all day symposium that consists of panel discussions with artists, critics, teachers, and students city-wide that investigates the role that art critiques and criticism play in art production. The first half of the day will focus on the nature and function of art critiques as a form criticism and pedagogy. The latter part of the day will be a panel discussion addressing the relationship between critical theory, art production and art reception.
Participants include Jay Bernstein, Tom Butter, Chris Cutrone, Simone Douglas, James Elkins, Lydia Goehr, Gregg Horowitz, and more.
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11 - 13 May 2021 • NEC Birmingham
Infrarail is the UK's dedicated showcase for systems, equipment and services for the railway infrastructure market.
The event boasts strong support from all organisations shaping the UK's rail industry and will include a huge programme of informative and thought-provoking presentations, seminars and discussion forums. It will provide a unique face to face meeting place for companies to understand new demands, present their latest innovations, make connections and do real business.


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In odd-numbered years, starting in 2019, the ACBL's three North American Bridge Championships will only be open to ACBL members who live in North America and are eligible to represent either the United States, Canada, or Mexico in international competition. During even-numbered years NABCs will be open to all, and we anticipate these tournaments will become de facto world championships. To that end, as of 2019 the ACBL and USBF are leaving the WBF and will cease paying membership dues. The USBF will no longer send teams to compete in the Bermuda Bowl or other WBF-hosted world championships.
The past 20 years have seen a significant increase in foreign attendance at NABCs. After considerable discussions with top players, volunteers, and directors, we have decided this is not always best for our resident members. Using the European Bridge League's championships as a model, we want to both protect our players and institutions and offer a great championship for the entire world. We have come up with a compromise that we think will appeal to everyone.
We are excited by this new era in bridge, and we look forward to continuing to put on the best tournaments in the world. North Americans, let's get ready for a true North American Championship in 2019. As for the rest of the world, we'll see you in 2020!
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Cards' Wacha Loses No-Hit Bid With Two Outs in 9th
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha lost his no-hit bid on Ryan Zimmerman's infield single with two outs in the ninth inning. St. Louis beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 Tuesday night to close in on the NL Central title.
Making his ninth career start, Wacha came about as close as possible to finishing off the third no-hitter in the majors this season. Instead, he became the third pitcher to have a bid broken up with one out to go.
Zimmerman hit a chopper just over Wacha's glove - the pitcher said he thought it nicked his mitt - and the ball bounced slowly toward shortstop. A charging Pete Kozma grabbed it with his bare hand and whipped a throw to first that was a little wide, pulling Matt Adams off the bag just as Zimmerman arrived.


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About the Copper Mill Golf Club
The Copper Mill Golf Club is one of the best golf courses in the Baton Rouge area and according to Golf Digest, one of the best places to play golf in the entire Louisiana. It's an 18-hole championship course with a design very similar to links in Scotland although it is most often described as a unique blend of tradition and contemporary course design.
Multiple award-winning Golf Course is located only a few minute drive from Louisiana's capital of Baton Rouge. It is welcoming both members and non-members of all skill levels who also enjoy access to various on-site facilities including the Clubhouse featuring a grill and small restaurant, practice facilities and well-stocked Pro Shop.


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Cephas Howard
Cephas Howard pitches in fall instructional league.
I'm working on the last of the 2007 photos, those I shot at fall instructional league in September.
I just came across some photos of Cephas Howard, a relief pitcher this year for Rookie-A Tempe. Curious about his background, I did a Google search and came up with this post on the WRDW web site by reporter Prentice Elliott:
Cephas Howard has a story to tell that seems to only get better with each passing day. The 22-year-old former Glenn Hills Spartan was just drafted by the LA Angels as a pitcher.
Here's the kicker; Cephas has never pitched in an organized baseball game before.
The 22 year told us the tale at his house on Monday, the day before he was to leave for the Angels rookie league club in Arizona. It seems Cephas always played and always thought of himself as a catcher. That's where he played while on the Glenn Hills team. And he stayed behind the plate when he went to junior college for 2 years. Then came the knee injury that changed his life. It required surgery and the doctors told Cephas he could no longer play catcher. So Howard signed to play with USC Aiken as a 1st baseman and possible pitcher. He redshirted his first year in Aiken as he healed but just as he was about to start his Senior season this Spring he found out his grades and credits fell short and he couldn't play.
That's when Howard took matters into his own hands.
Howard says, "In the Spring I got a job and I was like, I don't know about this. So I moved to Atlanta and I got a trainer and a pitching coach and it went from there."
That's when Howard got on the horn and contacted major league scouts to try and set up workouts.
Some were interested, some weren't but the Angels decided to take a look and were impressed. The kid who had never pitched in a baseball game before was throwing 93 miles per hour. They were so impressed in fact, they drafted Howard in the 37th round.
Howard says, "After the 31st round…I'd worked out for the Reds and this guy got drafted in the 31st round that I threw with and I was like, oh man!. I put my head down on the computer and I looked up after the 36th round and the Angels were next and it took a while for it to come up and I saw it and I was like, wow!"
Wow, indeed. The first game for the rookie league Tempe Angels is set for next Friday as Cephas's big adventure continues.
In 21 1/3 innings over 20 relief appearances, Cephas had a 7.17 ERA and an average against of .308. The numbers in his favor — a SO:BB ratio of 26:9. Eleven strikeouts per nine innings should keep him around for a while, but the rest is a work in progress. Hey, a catcher conversion worked for Troy Percival …


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Elevating Youth Voices Through Youth Councils
Over the past four years, Secretary Clinton has prioritized engaging diverse groups of young people around the world, underpinned by the belief that because young people are more connected and engaged to the wider world than previous generations, the United States needs to forge new, meaningful relationships with this cohort. With youth populations burgeoning around the world, young people are a vital component of civil society and the Department of State cannot accomplish its diplomatic goals if young people are marginalized from decision-making processes.
My office, the Office of Global Youth Issues, seeks to support the dialogue and interactions that the State Department's diplomats have with youth in order to amplify young people's perspectives and concerns. Underlying all of our activities is the idea that we must empower and support young people as they transform their communities with their ideas, energy, and talent. One of the ways we can do so is to elevate their voices and to actively listen to their ideas, concerns, and aspirations. This means demonstrating to young people that we value their opinions and their creativity. We are working with our embassies and consulates to establish Youth Councils around the globe.
These councils are a mechanism to partner with emerging young leaders to address our shared challenges. From Brasilia to Baghdad and Stockholm to Suva, diverse cross-sections of youth, including students, innovators, civil society members, artists, and government representatives, are applying their entrepreneurial spirit to the challenges they face in their communities. They are also providing U.S. diplomats with their honest perspectives on some of the key issues of the day.
These incredibly motivated and organized young people are collaborating on plans of action to change their societies in positive ways. Council members in Madagascar designed and conducted surveys about public opinion concerning ethics among politicians, using the responses to formulate a draft Code of Conduct for politicians. Our Youth Councils in Latvia and Macedonia are connecting through an exchange program to find approaches to address youth unemployment in both countries. And in Mexico, Youth Councils in Monterrey and Nuevo Laredo are working in their local communities to prevent gang violence.
These are just a few of the areas where young people are making a difference through programs of their own design, focusing on wide-ranging topics such as HIV/AIDS prevention, women's rights, environmental protection, and skills building and leadership activities. Today in Dublin, Secretary Clinton launched the Department of State's 50th Youth Council. This milestone demonstrates the institutionalization of key channels of communication between young leaders and U.S. policy makers.
As we continue to work together to find ways to tackle the wide range of pressing political, economic, and social issues that we face, we will rely on young people to partner with us along the way. Young people's involvement is not only integral to the solutions we seek, but is part of the process that leads to those solutions.
Join Global Youth @ State on Facebook and follow @Zeenat on Twitter.Go to www.state.gov for more information on Secretary Clinton's visit to Dublin, and follow @USEmbassyDublin on Twitter to learn more about U.S. relations with Ireland.
This blog was originally published on Dipnote, the blog of the U.S. State Department.