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Closing arguments haven't even wrapped up yet, and already Hollywood has its Jodi Arias – Lost actress Tania Raymonde, who shows off her transformation into the notorious murder defendant.
Raymonde, 25, stars opposite Jesse Lee Soffer (playing lover-victim Travis Alexander) in Lifetime's Dirty Little Secret, which is still being written as real-life events unfold.
In a sensational case featuring graphic testimony about kinky sex and violence, Arias, 32, has been on trial in an Arizona court for allegedly stabbing Alexander 27 times in a shower in 2008. If convicted, she faces the death penalty.
Dramatic summations began Thursday with prosecutor Juan Martinez pounding on a table to argue that Arias is a manipulative liar and a killer.
"It's like a field of lies that has sprouted up around her as she sat on the witness stand," Martinez said of Arias, who previously spent 18 days testifying. "Every time she spat something out, another lie."


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Research and Analysis by James E. Marquis
Social Security Advisory Councils
from Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 26, No. 9 (released September 1963)
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In the United States today, one of the major health problems is obesity. The CDC reports that "[i]n 2009, only Colorado and the District of Columbia had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%." The number of both adults and children who are obese is huge and continues to rise dramatically. The CDC website provides maps that show just how prevalent this problem is in our country. Particularly troubling is that "[t]hirty-three states had a prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; nine of these states (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%). This represents an enormous number of people in our country who are at risk for major health complications, such as "cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer, and type 2 diabetes."
While there has been an emphasis in our country on various ways to decrease these obesity statistics (including improving nutrition and increasing exercise), I wonder whether additional emphasis should be paid to children being given a great start to health. A recent article in the Baltimore Sun caught my attention. The article explains how diabetic moms, including those who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy but are not otherwise diabetic, are both more likely to give birth to a larger than average baby and also how their child is "more likely to become obese in childhood." The good news, the article explains, is that:
…a new study says that if you breastfeed your baby for at least six months, your child will be no more likely to put on weight than those whose moms are not diabetic.
This is just one more example of how breastfeeding for at least six months can dramatically improve your child's chances of lifelong health. Through breastfeeding alone, these moms can erase the increased risk that these children will become obese.
What they found appears to be a real advantage for breastfeeding: If the babies had been breastfed for six months or more, children born to diabetic moms looked nearly the same as the children of non-diabetic moms. And they were no more likely to be obese.
On the other hand, children who were breastfed for less than six months — and who had been exposed to diabetes in the womb — had significantly higher BMIs, thicker waists and stored more fat around their midsections than the other children in the study.
While I was excited to read about one more reason to support breastfeeding, I was concerned about whether this is a realistic choice for many families in our country. Many moms who are committed to breastfeeding their children and who are successful at the start, do not continue breastfeeding for at least six months. The CDC Breastfeeding Report Card for 2010 says that "…3 out of every 4 new mothers in the United States now starts out breastfeeding… However, rates of breastfeeding at 6 and 12 months as well as rates of exclusive breastfeeding at 3 and 6 months remain stagnant and low." The national average is that while 75% of moms have breastfed, only 43% are breastfeeding at all at 6 months and only a mere 13.3% are exclusively breastfeeding at 6 months. At 3 months, a time when infants would not have started solid food, only 33% of moms are still exclusively breastfeeding. This means that there is a large drop off from what moms do when their babies are born and what they are doing by the time their babies reach 3 months.
However, the study about diabetes found that at least six months of breastfeeding was essential in protecting these kids from the increased risks of obesity. From both personal experience and anecdotal evidence, I suspect that many families are facing hard decisions about employment and breastfeeding. I suspect that a significant part of the large drop off between the numbers of moms' breastfeeding at birth and those breastfeeding exclusively at 3 months has to do with employment. Given that the US lags so far behind other countries in paid parental leave, most moms have no choice but to go back to work full-time by the time their infants are 3 months (if not earlier). Many moms face no choice at that point but to stop or severely limit breastfeeding, as few employers offer the time, space or scheduling to truly make moms successful at the difficult job of trying to pump while working.
I believe that the health care costs of treating individuals with obesity and all of the associated health problems should be examined against the costs of providing more complete support to new families. What do you think? Could employers better support breastfeeding in an attempt to increase the number of healthy children whose risks of obesity are lowered? Do you think that lack of paid leave or increased support in the workplace for breastfeeding is really the reason for decreased breastfeeding or are there other factors at play?


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I was thinking of climbing Mt Cook in Jan 2010. I have done a brief search on the internet in order to find out details of the climb but have found practically nothing.
Who out there has climbed it? Do I need much technical experience? Guided or unguided?
I've got a few other questions so your input would be appreciated!


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Section V
Strategic Initiatives
for 2010-2015
This section proposes university-wide initiatives directed at the main priorities of the strategic plan. The highest priority of this strategic plan is faculty excellence. This is the principal pathway for sustaining and building the preeminence of Cornell University and for achieving the longer-term aspiration of this plan. A faculty excellence priority is also timely given the challenge and opportunity of renewing the faculty ranks as roughly one-third to one-half of the faculty retire over the next ten or so years. Faculty excellence in this plan means excellence in both scholarship and teaching. As indicated in earlier sections, teaching excellence is a critical component of faculty excellence.
The top-ten aspiration for Cornell, as a single entity, implies that special attention and focus be given to research, scholarship, creativity, and graduate education over the next five years. These are the principal foundations for university stature and reputation, and they are contingent on the quality of the faculty. The research and graduate education focus must be implemented without sacrificing the centrality and importance of undergraduate education. The Strategic Planning Advisory Council believes strongly that there is no necessary trade-off between research and undergraduate teaching; scholarship and teaching are inextricably bound together in a research university. Moreover, Cornell should continue its efforts to have the very best undergraduate education among first-tier research universities.
With these priorities in mind, below are seven strategic initiatives and a series of steps to initiate work on them. These crosscutting, university-wide issues should be addressed as One Cornell, although the implementation and success of these initiatives will require consultation with and the support of deans and faculty in colleges, departments, and fields. The Strategic Planning Advisory Council intends these strategic initiatives to be collaborative efforts involving faculty, deans, and the provost, as well as students and staff where appropriate.
- Renew the faculty in the context of academic priorities and forthcoming retirements.
- Identify high-quality academic units of significant importance to the college and university where the age distribution of a department could lead to a substantial loss of faculty excellence over the next ten years or so.
- Develop multi-year hiring plans for those academic units that emphasize the recruitment of "rising stars" and promising new Ph.D.s, and generally do so in the context of the college's longer-term plans for faculty sizes across units and for the college as a whole.
- Create the resources to support these hiring plans through fund-raising, internal reallocation within colleges, and a central fund in the provost's office to assist colleges by selectively "pre-filling" on future retirements.
- Make proactive efforts to ensure that outstanding Cornell faculty are rewarded and supported in ways that reduce their motivation to pursue outside opportunities.
- Mitigate the disadvantages of a small, isolated university community with extraordinary dual-career efforts, and leverage the advantages by enriching collaborative intellectual communities among Cornell faculty, staff, and students.
- Identify a few departments or graduate fields of critical importance to the university and move them into a position of world leadership while working to prevent others from losing such stature.
- Ask colleges (deans in consultation with their faculty) to identify departments or graduate programs that are strategically important and on the cusp of leadership or on the verge of losing it.
- Seek the advice of faculty advisory committees regarding whether or not to invest in the department or unit.
- Where the answer is in the affirmative, develop a plan for raising the quality and stature (or preventing a decline) of that department or program over the next five years.
- If necessary, reallocate faculty positions or resources from other departments and programs in order to secure a position of academic leadership for the chosen departments.
- Create a culture in support of teaching in every department across campus.
- Survey policies and procedures used by departments and colleges to support and encourage excellence in teaching, and identify good models on campus.
- Ask deans, department chairs, and faculty to assess their policies, procedures and symbolic signals about teaching, using the models identified above as benchmarks (or others they deem more appropriate for a particular discipline or area).
- Identify departments and programs for improvements in teaching and provide targeted instructional support designed to foster higher-quality teaching and a stronger teaching culture.
- Ensure that there is sufficient, well-integrated support at the center and in colleges to promote excellence in teaching and to develop junior faculty as teachers.
- In consultation with faculty, develop indicators (quantitative or qualitative) for regularly assessing progress, appropriate to the discipline or department, and report to the department chair and dean on that progress.
- Consider the quality of teaching and the strength of the teaching culture as significant factors in the allocation of resources to departments by colleges and to individual faculty by departments. .
- Develop stronger connections or ties across colleges that enhance educational opportunities for students and the quality and stature of disciplines or fields.
- Review the academic necessity and justification for policies and procedures that limit or create obstacles to the capacity of students in one college to take courses in another.
- Make it easier to arrange and sustain joint appointments of faculty across colleges, especially those that strengthen the quality and stature of an academic discipline or area.
- Develop new mechanisms of coordination or connectivity in academic areas or disciplines within and across the life sciences and agricultural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the arts, and physical sciences and engineering.
- Use internal faculty advisory committees to develop ideas for new synergies across disciplines or disciplinary areas. .
- Develop and implement strategically focused, cost-effective enhancements to the infrastructure support for research, scholarship, and creativity-including the libraries, shared research facilities, and the administration of research grants.
- Define the relevant indicators or measures for assessing the library infrastructure for scholarship and education, and set a goal of Cornell having a library ranked in the top ten among university libraries in these terms.
- Develop a plan with significant faculty involvement to assess the library needs of different disciplines and how best to meet those needs in a cost-effective manner over the next five years.
- In recognition of the critical role of shared facilities, locally and nationally/internationally, develop a plan that defines future needs and includes a realistic assessment of funding options and sources.
- Strengthen the administration and support for research grants, and consult regularly with faculty and postdocs to track success and solicit suggestions for improvement. .
- Make significant progress toward greater diversity among faculty, students, and staff.
- Set explicit goals based on absolute criteria or the pipeline (whichever is greater).
- Assess current recruitment policies and practices to determine how they can be changed to generate more diverse candidate pools and to ensure that diversity impact is considered at each step of the recruitment process.
- Assign to a person or committee the responsibility for tracking progress and for reporting to the unit chair or college dean.
- Ensure that deans hold departments accountable for progress toward their goals and that the provost holds deans accountable for progress in their colleges.
For Faculty:
The principles and steps are identical to the above for professional- and management-level positions, given a national market. For other job categories, where markets are local and pools are extremely thin, it is most important to ensure that those in an underrepresented category (e.g., a female painter or male kitchen worker) receive fair consideration.
- Set explicit goals for yearly growth in the proportion of underrepresented minorities among the undergraduate student population, and in the proportion of women and minorities in graduate and professional fields where they are underrepresented.
- Assess the adequacy of current programs for recruiting minorities and for ensuring a hospitable and supportive environment for minorities on campus.
- Strengthen programs that support, encourage, and recognize the academic achievements of minority students.
- Inventory the public engagement components of academic programs, defining these in broad terms (see Public Engagement in Section IV).
- Identify a range of models for public engagement in different academic disciplines, departments, or areas and ask departments and their faculty to consider the value and appropriateness of these models (or others they deem more relevant) for their programs and their students.
- Develop innovative approaches to public engagement that link the generation of knowledge through research, scholarship, and creativity with the transmission of that knowledge to local communities, the state of New York, the nation, and the world.
- Determine how best to ensure faculty involvement and leadership in programs involving public engagement.
- Enhance opportunities and reduce any bureaucratic obstacles for students to engage in service learning, study abroad, internships, working with local schools, and the like to create a more dynamic interface between the university and the larger world community.
- Encourage collaboration among departments to develop new, cost-effective ways of sharing knowledge and expertise with the public at large and to connect research with public engagement and education more effectively.
These strategic initiatives specify more concrete tactics or actions for advancing Cornell University over the next five years. Success at faculty renewal (initiative #1) is a critical issue that could determine whether the university rises or falls in quality and stature. Having a diverse faculty (#6) is fundamental here. Furthermore, recruiting and retaining distinguished and diverse faculty are contingent on the preeminence of academic departments (#2) and the quality of the infrastructure support for research and scholarship (#5). More connectivity among departments or programs (#4) contributes not only to faculty renewal but also to world leadership, because closer connections enable Cornell to leverage more productively its distributed and diverse academic strengths, thereby enriching the intellectual opportunities and experiences of faculty and students. These seven initiatives as a whole will have important effects on the educational experience of students, especially if faculty in preeminent academic units nurture a strong culture in support of teaching (#3) and a deep commitment to public engagement (#7).
- Preamble
- Cornell's Enduring Commitments
- The Institution and Its Environment
- Goal Areas: Objectives and Actions
- Strategic Initiatives for 2010-2015
- Excellence in Organizational Stewardship
- Cornell at its Sesquicentennial
- Appendices
Appendix A: Structure and Process of Strategic Planning 2010Appendix B: Cornell's Statement on DiversityAppendix C: Student Learning OutcomesAppendix D: Assessing Progress 2010-2015
- Strategic Plan Summary
- Posted June 8, 2010
- Strategic Plan (final)
- Posted May 27, 2010


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If you're traveling in Europe and suddenly you need to make an emergency call - what do you do? Dial "112." Don't call 911 as you would in the United States; that number doesn't work in Europe. Dialing 112 from any country in the European Union (EU) will connect you to emergency services, such as police, fire, and ambulance services. (See the list of European Union member countries.) Dialing 112 could be a life-saver and is completely free. You can dial 112 from any mobile phone, landline, or payphone. In most EU countries, the operator will speak both the local language and English (you can find country specific details).
If you're traveling to countries outside of Europe, check the State Department website before you depart to identify the emergency calling number in the countries you'll be traveling to. These numbers are available from the State Department. (Click on the specific country, then search under "Information for Victims of Crime.") You will see that "112" also is the emergency calling number in many other countries. But it is not the number everywhere. For example, the emergency number in South Africa is "10111." And in some countries, there may be variations. In India, the local equivalent to our "911" emergency number is "100," but "112" also works on mobile phones; and from a mobile phone in South Korea, the number is "02-112." Be aware too that in some countries such as Brazil and Haiti, you have to call a different number for different services. For example, in Brazil, the number for police is "190," while the number for fire and medical is "193." When traveling abroad, also keep in mind that the response times and services available on the other end of the call may be different than those in your local community in the United States.
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June is National Accordion Month. While at first this doesn't appear to be a topic for a cemetery blog – it is. It seems that accordions do have their place in the cemetery.
The accordion, also called the squeezebox is a bellows-driven musical instrument with keys that control the reeds inside the box. An accordion can be played solo and is usually considered a one-man-band instrument.
In Springfield, Illinois the grave of "Mr. Accordion" holds a prominent spot in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Roy Bertelli has a small plot within sight (and hearing distance) of Abraham Lincoln's Tomb.
|Mr Accordion
|Entrance to Oak Ridge Cemetery
|Oak Ridge Cemetery Office
|Lifetime Dedication & WW II Vet
|Roy Bertelli & His Accordions
|Camp Butler Cemetery
|Roy Bertelli
|Green-Wood Cemetery Entrance
|Angels in White, Musicians in Black
|Angels at Tombstone
|In the Catacombs
|An Angel in the Cemetery
|Angels Among the Monuments
|Accordion Keyboard
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Orange County awoke to a radically transformed weather pattern Friday, with clouds, cool weather and possible drizzle replacing clear skies and warm temperatures.
A low-pressure air system heading our way from the north, combined with a swirling, low-pressure air mass off the coast known as a "Catalina eddy," is driving temperatures down and puffing up the marine layer.
And a southward-dipping jet stream could bring gusty winds, mostly to the mountains and deserts, the National Weather Service says.
Friday starts off cloudy and stays mostly cloudy through the day, with patchy morning drizzle and a slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
Wind gusts from the southeast to 25 mph are possible.
The slight chance of rain is expected to linger into Friday night, Saturday and Saturday night, although any rain will likely amount to no more than a few hundredths of an inch, with more possible on mountain slopes.
By Saturday, a second low-pressure system will move in over the Great Basin, helping keep things cool.
Saturday will begin with mostly cloudy skies, then turn partly cloudy, with highs of 64 to 69, 15 mph winds from the south and a 20 percent chance of rain.
Sunday will be cloudy, then partly cloudy, with highs around 66.
Then Monday will be mostly cloudy before turning mostly sunny and a little warmer as weak high pressure returns.
Highs should be 68 to 73 inland, 65 on the coast.
Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with patchy fog, then partly cloudy and 73 inland, 66 on the coast.
Wednesday's pattern will be the same, but both inland and coastal highs will kick up about two degrees.
And Thursday will be mostly sunny and 77 inland, 70 on the coast, with stronger high pressure expected to bring warmer weather again by the following weekend.
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Caring for Your Pets After a Storm
After the storm, your pets may be anxious and afraid. Try and comfort them. Speak calmly and take some time out to play with them. Doing so can help you in your recovery, as well.
A scared animal may react by biting or scratching. Handle animals carefully and calmly. Pets can become upset and react in unusual ways, such as spraying urine, defecating on floors or scratching/biting furnishings. These are normal behaviors after a traumatic event.
Since pets will need regular care and attention to help them calm down, try to leave pets with a family member, friend, veterinarian or boarding facility while you are cleaning up your home. Animals are naturally curious and could get injured if they are brought back to a damaged home.
Use toys, a blanket or favorite human's unsoiled clothing to comfort pets. Make sure pets are fed their usual diet and have plenty of fresh water.
If you become concerned about your pet's behavior, seek advice from your veterinarian.
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Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Remarks by Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
Marine Corps League
Falls Church, VA
February 8, 2013
Good morning. Mike [Blum, Executive Director], thank you for that kind introduction. I am honored to be here. Let me also acknowledge Jim Tuohy, your National Commandant and Gerri Tuohy, National President of the Marine Corps League Auxiliary; fellow Veterans, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:
Welcome! "E komo mai!" as we say in Hawai'i. Let me begin by thanking the League for its tremendous volunteer efforts at VA facilities, for its support of our homeless standdowns, its legislative efforts on behalf of Veterans, and your help with Veterans' claims—incredible support for Veterans.
A bit of history: On 4 and 5 September 1952, while volunteering for a second continuous mission on a combat outpost line in Korea, well forward of the main battle area and under constant enemy artillery and mortar barrages, Private First Class Alford McLaughlin, Company l, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, successfully defended his position by delivering devastating fires from his two machine guns and carbine against an attacking enemy battalion. Alternating his weapons and laying them on the earth to cool and keep from overheating, Private McLaughlin accounted for 150 enemy killed and 50 wounded that night. For his valorous actions and conspicuous gallantry, Private First Class McLaughlin was awarded the Medal of Honor. Alford McLaughlin passed away in 1977. We are all privileged to serve Americans like him.
Four years ago, President Obama asked me to make things better for Veterans today and then, to put in place those changes that will continue making things better for them for the next 25 years. These two goals do not have the same aim points. Change is hard. Change in large organizations is near impossible. Three hundred and twenty-four thousand good people come to work every day at VA facilities all across this country. And change is impossible, if you can't present a clear, compelling argument. Why are we changing, how are we changing, and will this make things better for Veterans? It requires discipline, determination, and money.
And that's what we've been about for the past four years—creating change that makes a difference for Veterans. During a period of slowed economic recovery and immense budgetary pressure, the President has been unwavering in his support of Veterans' requirements. He increased VA's budget requests from $99.8 billion in 2009, to $140.3 billion in 2013—roughly a 40 percent increase that has enabled us to begin delivering those near-term objectives and framing the long-range ones.
Between 2009 and 2014, our budgeted medical obligations increased for:
- Traumatic brain injury funding by 21 percent;
- Spinal cord injury programs by 36 percent;
- Mental health by 45 percent;
- Readjustment counseling by 49 percent;
- Long-term care by 50 percent;
- Prosthetics by 75 percent;
- Women's Veterans programs by 158 percent;
- OEF/OIF/OND funding by 161 percent.
Funding programs like these is one thing; making them accessible to Veterans is something entirely different. So in the same period we opened 38 community-based outpatient clinics, for a total of 821 CBOCs today, and increased the numbers of mobile outpatient clinics and mobile Vet Centers, serving rural Veterans, to 70.
Last August, we opened a new, state-of-the-art medical center in Las Vegas, our first in 17 years. We also expect to open another new, state-of-the-art medical facility in Orlando this year. New hospitals are under construction in Denver and New Orleans, and two others, Louisville and Omaha, are in design.
Access means making VA's medical care available to Veterans, no matter where they live—not just in these urban settings, but in the rural, highly rural, and remote locations, like Western Alaska, where roads don't exist. We must not let the tyranny of distance force us to settle for substandard medical care for any Veterans.
So access must be more than the ability to walk into a VA medical facility. Telehealth and telemedicine are the major breakthroughs in healthcare delivery in 21st century medicine.
This year we are investing roughly $335 million in virtual access technologies to connect Veterans wherever they can enter our system. This is a 368 percent increase since 2009, connecting our 152 medical centers and their 104 affiliated medical schools with our 821 community-based outpatient clinics, our 300 Vet Centers, and our 70 mobile clinics—over 1300 VA points of care.
We have signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Indian Health Service and are working with DOD to expand the number of locations where we can partner on behalf of the serving military and our Veterans, especially our Native American Veterans. Our devotion to men and women like Alford McLaughlin must at least equal their devotion to this Nation and to one another.
Four years ago, VA established three key priorities to get things moving quickly: increasing Veterans' access to care and benefits; eliminating the claims backlog in 2015; and ending Veteran homelessness, also in 2015. Since 2009, we've added over 800,000 Veterans to our healthcare rolls. Access! We will continue to expand our outreach to enroll Veterans in VA.
We've also opened six new cemeteries and two annexes in the last four years. Five more cemeteries are planned over the next five years. We have a plan to provide burial services at locations where there are no VA, state, or tribal veterans cemeteries available. Through an innovative partnership with existing public and private cemeteries, our rural initiative will allow us to open eight national Veterans' burial grounds that meet the standards of our existing 131 national shrines. All of this is much needed and long overdue. Again, access!
To be direct, there is little use in talking about access unless we can process Veterans' compensation claims better and faster than we do today. Our goal is to process claims in less than 125 days at 98 percent accuracy, and to end this thing called the claims backlog.
We are not there yet, even though we are processing a million claims each year, 3.9 million claims in the past four years—unprecedented numbers. But incoming claims continue to outpace the number of outgoing decisions. We must automate and get out of paper, and we are in the process of doing just that.
Today, we are fielding the automated tool that we have been developing for the past two years: VBMS, the Veterans Benefits Management System. VBMS has already been deployed to 18 VBA regional offices and will be fielded to all 56 regional offices by the end of this year. That will give us at least two years to take down the backlog in 2015. The faster we field VBMS, the more time we will have to eliminate the backlog; we are after it.
Now the last of our three promises: ending Veterans' homelessness. We have reduced the estimated number of homeless Veterans living on our streets by nearly 17 percent since 2009, estimated today at 62,600. In addition to this rescue effort, we are building a National Homeless Veterans Registry that will allow us to see the population more clearly and insure that we are focusing resources for best results.
The two arms of this war on homelessness are rescue and prevention: Rescue those who are on the streets today, and prevent those at risk of homelessness from starting that downward spiral.
Calls to our National Call Center for Homeless Veterans are up 123 percent in the last fiscal year, and our referrals to VA services are up 132 percent.
We're working closely with 150 community partners in our prevention strategy. In 2011, we awarded $60 million in supportive service grants to assist Veterans and families facing the prospect of life on the streets. In 2012, we increased those grants to $100 million, and for 2013 we are reviewing proposals for the $300 million in grants we will be distributing later this year. Those resources directly helped about 21,000 veterans and over 35,000 household members, including nearly 9,000 children. This year's grants will help up to 70,000 veterans and family members avoid homelessness.
We have to play offense and defense at the same time—rescue the homeless from our streets and prevent a largely invisible at-risk population from ending up there. Nothing magical here—warm handoffs from DOD through a good Transition Assistance Program, successful completion of education and training programs, jobs, and medical treatment for those with issues that come with military service.
Since 2009, VA has paid over $25 billion in Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to more than 893,000 Servicemembers, Veterans, family members and survivors. We are now working with SVA, Student Veterans of America, to track graduation rates.
I usually have a one-word speech for any of the student audiences I address: Graduate. That's it: Graduate. If I sound like your dad, I am. I'm paying most of your bills. There is no payoff to you, to this program, or to our country, if you don't graduate. So graduate!
For some Veterans, education alone is not enough. We need to help them deal with the baggage they are carrying when they come to us: depression, substance abuse, PTSD, TBI, and other mental health issues.
The number of Veterans seeking VA mental healthcare has increased, and we are increasing staffing levels, growing telemental health capabilities, and employing state-of-the-art, evidence-based therapies.
We will meet the President's directive to increase our mental health clinical staff by 1,600 by 30 June of this year.
We're also hiring and training 800 peer-to-peer mental health specialists, who are Veterans and who have wrestled with the same mental health issues themselves. Credibility and trust are important to service in uniform. Those attributes are equally important to helping bring our comrades all the way home.
We've integrated mental healthcare into the primary-care clinics of our medical centers, and many of our larger CBOCs in order to expand access and reduce the stigma associated with mental healthcare.
Veteran suicides are a priority. Since its inception in 2007, the Veterans Crisis Line has answered over 725,000 calls and responded to more than 80,000 chats and 5,000 texts from Veterans in distress. Twenty-five thousand men and women have been rescued through our intervention. The number of calls is increasing; the percentage of rescues is going down; the number of Veterans entering treatment is going up; and the Veterans' suicide rate has declined slightly. Our suicide profile is the 50-year-old, not the 30-year-old.
We have just completed a 2012 VA suicide data report—our first effort to gain a more comprehensive understanding of Veterans suicides that can inform our prevention efforts. It bears a close reading. The more we all understand these issues, the better we will be at helping solve them. Very little of what we do at VA originates in VA. Much of what we work on begins in DOD.
So for the past four years, we've worked at strengthening our VA-DOD partnership. Secretaries Bob Gates and Leon Panetta and I have personally met 12 times in the last two years—three times since December 2012, alone. This is an important relationship for our Veterans, and we will continue working to bring our two large departments closer together.
For example, VA is investing up to $550 million dollars in DOD's Transition Assistance Program to fund departing Servicemembers' exit physicals. Why? Because each departing Servicemember deserves a baseline physical for the rest of their lives. And we in VA need to be able to service-connect any issues, physical or mental, resulting from military service before the uniforms come off. Documenting their needs is the first, critical step in providing them the care and benefits they have earned. We all need to assure that transitions, to include exit physicals, go well.
VA's transformation is a work in progress. We've accomplished a lot over the last four years, thanks to our dedicated workforce. But much more remains to be accomplished for Veterans.
One of those veterans is a retired Army Sergeant named Brendan Marrocco; you may have read about him recently. On Easter Sunday 2009, about six months into his combat tour, then-Private First Class Marrocco was driving his armored vehicle in a convoy north of Baghdad, when it was hit by an anti-armor IED [improvised explosive device]. The projectile came through the driver's side door and tore off three of his limbs, leaving his remaining leg so badly damaged that doctors had to amputate it.
Brendan was the first of five quadruple amputees from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to survive. His injuries were so extensive that his father didn't recognize him when he first saw him at Landstuhl Hospital in Germany.
Amazingly resilient and upbeat through over a dozen surgeries, the 26-year-old was an inspiration for others at Walter Reed as he pushed past pain and exhaustion to master his four prosthetics devices. He told the New York Times that, if he had his way, he would be back in Iraq behind a machine gun.
In December 2012, Brendan received a rare double arm transplant at Johns Hopkins University Medical School. At a press conference last week you may have watched Brendan roll his wheelchair into that news conference using his new arms, just six weeks after the surgery.
It will take at least two years of grueling therapy sessions to determine whether his arms will be fully usable, due to the slow pace of nerve regeneration—one inch per year. Dr. Jamie Shores, Director of Hand Transplantation at Johns Hopkins said, "There is no amount of surgery we can do to make something work if patients aren't going to put an incredible amount of effort into this . . . [Brendan] has demonstrated how hard he is willing to work. That's why we picked him. He's got that fighting spirit." And Brendan's mother, Michelle Marrocco, added that Brendan's always been "one tough cookie. He's not changed that. He's just taken it and made it an art form."
Brendan said his arm transplants have given him great hope for the future. He's excited to have a second chance to start over and is looking forward to driving, swimming, and taking part in a hand-cycle marathon. When asked what advice he had for other wounded warriors, Brendan said, "Don't give up hope. Life always gets better. You're still alive. Be stubborn."
Brendan Marrocco has not lost his grip on hope. His grit, determination, and courage are characteristics we have witnessed in every generation of Veterans. You have my word. We will deliver the President's vision of a 21st century VA, worthy of the Alford McLaughlins and the Brendan Marroccos, who, by their service and sacrifice, have kept us a free people.
God bless those who serve and have served our Nation in uniform. And may God continue to bless this great country of ours.
Thank you.


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Mayor of Knoxville, TN supports marriage, fueling momentum in Tennessee
August 22, 2014
Today, Knoxville mayor Madeline Rogero joined Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, a broad-based, nonpartisan coalition of nearly 500 mayors who are speaking up for why marriage matters for same-sex couples in their communities. Her support comes in the same week that Mayor Karl Dean of Nashville, TN voiced his support and signed onto the coalition.
Both mayors signed on in a month that saw marriage supporters across Tennessee come together for oral argument at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, which heard arguments on August 6 in 6 different marriage cases, including one from Tennessee. A ruling is expected from the appellate court this fall.
Mayor Rogero said today:
As mayor, I have always said that Knoxville is a city that embraces diversity, and respects and values all of its citizens. That is why I am happy to join Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, along with Nashville Mayor Karl Dean and more than 500 other mayors across America. The right to public and legal recognition of a committed, loving relationship is fundamental to individual dignity and happiness. I believe the day is coming soon when that right will be affirmed for all Americans, across all 50 states. I stand with my fellow mayors in support and anticipation of that day.
The Mayors for the Freedom to Marry program now includes mayors from all 14 Southern states. Since February, Freedom to Marry has led Southerners for the Freedom to Marry, a campaign launched in partnership with 16 state and regional partner organizations committed to winning marriage across the South and throughout the country.
Mayors for the Freedom to Marry range from geographically diverse cities both large and small, in states with the freedom to marry and in states where marriage cases are pending in the courts.
Nearly 500 mayors in states across the country are members of Mayors for the Freedom to Marry. Make sure your mayor supports marriage for all here.


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Dredd (2D) (US - BD RA)
Gabe revisits Mega-City One for a decidedly more extreme take on Dredd...
America of the future is an irradiated wasteland. On its East Coast lies Mega City One – a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order is the urban cops called 'Judges' who possess the combined powers of judge, jury and instant executioner. The ultimate Judge, Dredd (Karl Urban), is saddled with a rookie in training with psychic powers named Cassandra Anderson (Olivia Thirlby). The team starts their day on a routine call to Peach Trees, where three men have been skinned and tossed from the top floor of the 200-story slum tower block. Their visit is complicated when a sadistic prostitute turned drug pusher named Ma-Ma (Lena Headey) closes down the block and sics her lackies on the two judges in an effort to protect her drug manufacturing empire.
In March of 1977, the world was introduced to writer John Wagner and artist Carlos Ezquerra's Judge Dredd in the pages of 2000 AD. Dredd would go on to become one of the UK's most popular and recognizable homegrown comic book characters, perhaps even the most popular and recognizable. Eventually, Hollywood took notice of Dredd's popularity and in 1995 a big budget adaptation starring superstar Sylvester Stallone was released. The film, entitled Judge Dredd, was not the hit producers wanted. The less said about the critical reactions, the better. But the character survived the film's relative failure and endured in popularity, especially in the UK. And, because comic book movies continue to break attendance records the world over, it seemed prime time for a return to Dredd's grim and gritty roots.
Right off the bat, the lack of narrative content and character development in this latest adaptation is likely a stumbling block for some viewers. It's easy to dismiss this version of Dredd as an exclusively visual exercise, but I sort of assume that's the point. Director Pete Travis' film is, generally speaking, a purely visceral experience that skirts the line between pop entertainment and avant garde experimentation. In part, this is true to the source material, as the character of Judge Dredd isn't really supposed to develop beyond his current state. In addition, the form over function approach is pretty refreshing for an R-rated, sci-fi action feature. Dredd is the antidote to excessive, PG-13 effects extravaganzas, like Transformers: Dark of the Moon, where ridiculous over-plotting turns a simple idea into a nearly three-hour trudge through asinine narrative redundancies and cavernous plot holes. Travis understands the purity of his concept and screenwriter Alex Garland (who also acted as producer) doesn't waste the audience's time telling a story they didn't come to see. I've heard many comparisons between Dredd and Gareth Evans' The Raid, which I am to understand features a similar basic 'fight to the top of the tower' narrative concept. Because I haven't seen Evans' film yet (I know, how gauche), I'm more apt to compare it to the granddaddy of 'fight to the top of the tower' movies – Bruce Lee's Game of Death. Or at least the parts Lee finished before he died. There's also a videogame element to the approach. Not so coincidentally, Game of Death was the basis for the granddaddy of all 'beat 'em up' videogames – Kung-Fu Master.
The 'cut-to-the-chase' approach doesn't negate Travis' artistic ambition, which is ample, and makes for a somewhat unique act in aggressive theatrical violence. There really isn't a whole lot a filmmaker can do anymore to create a wholly different action experience these days and Dredd isn't the kind of transcendent experience like The Matrix is, but, like the Wachowskis, Travis builds well upon the achievements of other filmmakers, particularly in his use of surrealistic slow motion and 3D photography. The thematic reasoning for extreme slo-mo, a narcotic literally called 'SloMo,' is a bit silly – there is a drug that changes the characters' concept of time – but Travis' adherence to the subjective use of slow motion, especially during moments of extreme violence (the drug is administered to prolong the pain for the recipient), makes the silliness of the concept easy to overlook. Dredd sometimes feels like the sibling of Zach Snyder's comic book adaptations 300 and especially Watchmen. It blends the possibilities of film as moving art and illustration as a static art with vibrant, sometimes cartoonish colours and an exorbitant amount of super slow-motion photography. Yet, unlike Snyder's films, Dredd has a pretty concrete sense of physicality. Its environments are tangible and its graphic depictions of bodily deconstruction have an almost methodical reality to them. Snyder's films are certainly hyper-violent, but it's difficult to compete with the bloody abandon of a film like Dredd. Because of its overall lack of narrative ambition, it's difficult to call Dredd the better film (I believe Watchmen is ultimately a glourious failure, because it chances the possibility of failure), but its probably the more satisfying experience.
Like most good sci-fi, Dredd does have an underlying political analogue. Its stark, grim tone and treatment of socio-political phenomenon certainly permeates throughout and weighs down the otherwise cartoonishly violent imagery. The original 2000 AD comics are a bit more ironic and satirical, at least from what I've read (which is one thing Cannon's film got right – he just took it a little too far), but Travis and Garland remain mostly true to the spirit of the original series. However, Dredd doesn't necessary have a political message to share in terms of the title character's autocratic, black & white sense of justice. Most vigilante movies have something to say about vigilantism. There is usually either a basic (and usually ignorable) life lesson about the main character being wrong in the long run (the earlier movie adaptation, for example) or the filmmakers are unabashed fans of the idea of bloody retribution and do everything in their power to present their protagonist as righteous. I suppose one could delve into the possible meaning of Dredd's politics (does Anderson prove Dredd's assumptions about justice wrong or is he simply seeing her abilities as a tool?), but Travis doesn't seem particularly interested in assigning right & wrong to the rather fascist law enforcement practices – they're just a thematic means to a visual end (from what I understand, the 2000 AD comics were a reaction to Thatcher-era conservativism, but were rarely directly referential or pointed in their political message).
It's also possible that Dredd is lining up events for a more politically-minded sequel (there is a continuing theme of Judges being either corrupt or simply bad at their job), but I'm guessing the film's less than middling box office take has quashed those possibilities for the near future. This is a bummer. I'd love to see the further adventures of Karl Urban's terse and rugged version of the character. Besides refusing to break the golden rule of his comic counterpart in never removing his helmet (take that, Sylvester Stallone), he manages to speak in deep, raspy vocal patterns without sounding like a Christian Bale-sized goofball. Olivia Thirlby has a rather thankless role as Dredd's adorable opposite, but she sells the character pretty well in relatively even tones. Though, speaking of even tones, Lena Headey is fantastic as the Patti Smith-inspired supervillain Ma-Ma, who doesn't even break a sweat or raise her voice the entire film – even when faced with her own violent mortality. The petite, frail, and pretty (despite her scars) Headey is every ounce the intimidating threat a massive, gun-toting brute like Dredd needs.
Dredd was shot digitally and largely in native 3D, using RED MX and Phantom Flex high-speed cameras, which makes for a pretty gorgeous 2.40:1, 1080p Blu-ray transfer. Dredd is also the only 3D film I saw in 2012 that almost requires a 3D viewing experience. Travis' treatment of the format is a mix of astonishing beauty and ridiculous gimmick, which, in my book, is the only way to go. Every 'celebrated' digital 3D release I've seen is either nauseating or the 3D is so perfectly ingrained in the photography I forget that it's even their. But, with Dredd I was able to fully absorb the silly extremes of the slow motion, sparkly violence and I enjoyed every minute of the experience. Unfortunately, I still do not have a 3D set, so this review pertains only to the 2D version of the film, which is included here on the same disc as the 3D version.
What's interesting about this transfer is the look of analogue as filtered through digital lenses. Travis and cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle take major steps to recreate the grainy, dirty look of a '70s B-actioneer shot on film. When I saw the film in theaters, I actually assumed that the texture I was seeing was an issue with the projection screen, but now I see that it was an intended part of the image. This texture does look an awful lot like film grain, but is clearly digital noise and it runs consistently over the entire transfer. There are a couple of shots where the noise turns to blocking, specifically between some of the green and red blends. If I didn't know this was part of the intended look, I'd probably mark this as a problem for the transfer. There isn't an excess of fine detail in the extreme close-ups, but the complexity of element separation on wider shots is very impressive, especially scenes that set up the geography of Peach Trees. The colour palette is pretty consistent throughout the film. The basic key hues are the blue and red of the Judge uniforms, the gold of Anderson's hair, and an overriding sickly green wash. Skin tones are surprisingly natural, even with all the green and red shading. The 3D staging is obviously flatter in 2D, but the weird compositions aren't lost and the harsh foreground, middleground, background divide is well-maintained whenever the focus is pulled sharply. The only thing that falls noticeably short in 2D is the digital gore, which doesn't really blend with the real stuff around it. The sparkly stuff that accompanies the SloMo sequences looks super-sharp, though.
What's a semi-experimental, hyper-violent, sci-fi action flick without a super aggressive soundtrack? Dredd's DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 soundtrack (optimized for 11.1 Neo:X playback) is among the most aggressive I've heard all year. The opening chase sets the stage with grinding vehicle engines, bursts of differentiated gunfire, screaming innocent victims, and the punishing smash of Dredd's boots. The directional momentum is wide and the LFE enhancement is brutal. Another standout sequence is the bit where Ma-Ma's clan opens up on Dredd with gigantic gatling guns that demolish an entire level of Peach Trees. More subtle additions include the radio communication sounds and general Peach Trees ambience, but the most stylistically dynamic sequences are those moments when Anderson enters someone's mind and things turn downright abstract. And then there's the score. Following in the footsteps of recent eye-opening electronic soundtracks, like Daft Punk's Tron: Legacy, Basement Jaxx's Attack the Block, and The Chemical Bros' Hanna, comes Paul Leonard-Morgan's John Carpenter-meets-Ministry masterpiece of industrial noise. To create some of these mechanical, synth-heavy tunes, Leonard-Morgan modified sampled pop music to a fraction of normal speed, then he augmented it with every manner of synthetic sound, which gives it directional enhancement (sort of a non-symphonic, lo-fi equivalent to what Hans Zimmer did with parts of his Inception score). The music is often the loudest element in a given sequence and it's given plenty of rein throughout the channels (sometimes the driving beat sits perfectly in the center of the room and the SloMo drop-outs swish around the room quite effectively), but never overwhelms the dialogue or effects work.
Extras begin with Mega-City Masters: 35 Years of Judge Dredd (14:30, HD), a look back at Dredd's comic book history and everything the character represented, including a nice collection of illustrations and interviews with artist/co-creator Carlos Ezquerra, writer/co-creator John Wagner, artist Brian Bolland, 2000 AD editor/writer Matt Smith, and Kick Ass writer Mark Millar. Day of Chaos: The Visual Effects of Dredd (15:20, HD) covers the collaborative processes of the film's production design, photography, and effects work, with production illustrations, before & after comparisons, and interviews with visual effects supervisors Neil Miller, Max Poolman, and Jon Thum, executive producers Michael Eloson and Andrew MacDonald, producer/writer Alex Garland, cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle, and digital camera supervisor Stefan Ciupek.
The disc also features a brief EPK (1:50, HD), Dredd's Gear (on props and costumes, 2:30, HD), The 3rd Dimension (on 3D photography, 2:00, HD), Welcome to Peach Trees (on production and set design, 2:30, HD), all featuring interviews with the cast and crew, including Urban, Thirlby, Wagner, Garland, Travis, and conceptual artist Jock. Things are completed with a motion comic prequel (3:00, HD), a trailer, and trailers for other Lionsgate releases.
Like Lexi Alexander's Punisher reboot War Zone, Dredd is a perfect ultra-simplification of an ultra-simple and ultra-violent comic book source. I don't necessarily want every adult-oriented comic adaptation to take this route, but, in moderation, a good kick in the balls is just what the doctor ordered. Set alongside the utter whimsy of 2012's other great comic book adaptation, Joss Whedon's The Avengers, Dredd proves the genre doesn't need to be anchored too deeply in reality, nor does it need to betray its characters' origins to work in a cinematic context (the most 'accurate' version of the 2000 AD comic as I understand it lies somewhere between this film and the Stallone one). The film's gritty look is enough to keep this Blu-ray transfer from being reference level stuff, but the DTS-HD MA soundtrack is among the best I've heard in some time.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Chris Gould Editor Join Date: May 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 7,171
I have to disagree on the AV front with this one. I felt the video left a lot to be desired, at least in 2D. Oddly enough I've read that the film looks a lot better in 3D. I also found the audio way overcooked. The dialogue was marginalised by the other elements and the bass was too much at times. Possibly just down to personal taste, but it affected my enjoyment of the film and it's something that even the wife commented on.
Disciple Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 775
Thanks Lionsgate for forcing me to import the UK release due to the fact that this is locked. That's so silly!
Regarding the picture quality: As I understand it they're using the same encode for both the 2D and 3D for this, so when you're watching the 2D version of the film, you are in fact seeing what you would see if you watched the 3D version with one eye closed.
Apparently, the "noise", is barely noticable in the 3D version as you don't see the exact same noise in both eyes as you see two different images simultaneously (not really, but you know what I mean), cancelling out any "inconsistencies". (or so i've read)
Regarding the picture quality: As I understand it they're using the same encode for both the 2D and 3D for this, so when you're watching the 2D version of the film, you are in fact seeing what you would see if you watched the 3D version with one eye closed.
Apparently, the "noise", is barely noticable in the 3D version as you don't see the exact same noise in both eyes as you see two different images simultaneously (not really, but you know what I mean), cancelling out any "inconsistencies". (or so i've read)
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
I noticed a lot of noise when I saw it theatrically in 3D. It's definitely part of the design, not an encoding issue. And I also had no issue with the dialogue on my end. Is it possible the UK one is different?
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,831
I loved this movie. I so want a sequel to this one.
felipe-11 Member Join Date: July 2009 Location: United States Posts: 418
I'm buying this with the hope that the strong critical reception and hopefully some strong homevideo sales might encourage the producers to make a sequel despite the box office numbers.
One of my 5 favorite films of 2012 (with this and Looper being the top sci-fi films of 2012).
One of my 5 favorite films of 2012 (with this and Looper being the top sci-fi films of 2012).
jan_tran Member Join Date: July 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 113
"War Journal"? I think you mean War Zone.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,721
Ha, oops. Confusing comic book titles with movie titles. Thanks for the catch.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 8th January 2013
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (optimized for 11.1 Neo:X playback), Dolby Digital 2.0 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish
Extras: Mega-City Masters: 35 Years of Judge Dredd, Day of Chaos: The Visual Effects of Dredd, Dredd Featurette, Dredd's Gear, The 3rd Dimension, Welcom to Peach Trees, Motion Comic Prequel, Trailers, Digital Copy, UltraViolet Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Pete Travis
Cast: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Wood Harris, Lena Headey
Genre: Action, Adventure, Film-Noir, Sci-Fi and Thriller
Length: 96 minutes
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LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) - Police say a dog searching for a gun in a snowbank accidentally pulled the trigger with its paw, firing the weapon.
No humans -or dogs - were hurt.
The episode started at about 2 a.m. Sunday when an officer on patrol heard three gunshots. When the officer went to investigate, he saw a vehicle speed away.
When the car pulled over, police saw a man leap out and bury something in the snow.
Ivan, a dog handled by the Essex County Sheriff's Department, was called to the scene to find whatever was buried in the snow. Police say he started digging furiously and fired the gun.
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The group won't be secret and like I said in that announcement there're just 2 requirements for it since we're not supposed to discuss there about random things but we need to keep it productive.
Just you can't find it because it's a group ad hoc for a temporary project so you need just to send me a pm to have access to it, once I have at least a minimum number of people to give a real meaning to this project I would be happy to add all people.
And jJust to give you some numbers, right now I have ONLY 3 non CAs interested!
But ok, you're right the info it's a bit hidden right now. I'll give to it more evidence, I'll start a topic in a way it's more visible from everywhere in the foundry.
P.s. About the 2 months lack of feedback, I'll check the dates later, but if you're saying the truth, you're right this shouldn't be happen. Must be said we have a small group of people right now, I'm trying to expand the team but you know it needs time, because the last thing we need are the "wanna be", moreover mapmaking requires a bit of knowledge, it's not just move threads...


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LITTLE ROCK Residents of the 12th Street area are invited to discuss the future of the neighborhood at the next Jump Start 12th Street visioning workshop next week.
City of Little Rock leaders and consultants from Imagine Central Arkansas Partners will attend the workshop, set for 6 p.m. March 31 at the Willie Hinton Neighborhood Resource Center, 3805 W. 12th St.
Those who are invested in the outcome of this neighborhood in the next five, 10 or 20 years are encouraged to attend the workshop, the city of Little Rock news said in a statement.
Little Rock recently received a $200,000 grant from Imagine Central Arkansas Partners to help continue revitalization along 12th Street. In October, the organization selected five neighborhoods to receive planning assistance to focus on implementing visions for their communities, the city said.


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October 23, 2012
Managing Partner Q&A
Managing Partner Special Issue
Managing Partner Q&A
When the management committee recommended him to take Finnegan's helm in 2006, Rich Racine was already deeply versed in the firm's workings-he had practiced there for almost 25 years and witnessed the firm's growth from 40 to 350 lawyers. He now applies that long-term knowledge to the full-time job of shepherding one of world's largest intellectual property practices, with nine offices stretching from the United States to Brussels, Taipei and Tokyo.
Richard B Racine
Managing Partner Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
What's your management style?
It is integrally tied to the nature of our firm, which focuses on consensus building and what's best with respect to the firm's long-term interests. One of the key reasons for Finnegan's success over the years is our commitment to teamwork. The firm is extremely collegial and a very large percentage of our partnership is homegrown, with the majority having started at the firm as summer associates, student associates, law clerks or first-year associates. Our collegiality supports a team approach.
What's your management philosophy?
Managing a firm like this one requires an acceptance of the firm's unique culture and the good sense to know that the firm's core values need to be considered when making any significant decision on how to run the firm. We are not a top-down, executive-style firm. Rather, we take the time to work through issues, hear different views, and attempt to reach a consensus as often as possible. This pays the dividend of having the entire partnership stand behind major decisions.
What skill or attribute have you found most critical to being an effective managing partner?
There is no substitute for trust and confidence. A managing partner should do more listening than speaking and hear the various views on an issue before jumping to a conclusion. Then once a decision has been made, the managing partner must be able to openly and honestly communicate that decision and the rationale behind it. All might not agree with the decision, but the goal is to have the partnership respect the process and the result. To make that happen, the MP must have and keep the partnership's confidence and trust. If those are ever lost, they are difficult to regain and the MP probably should let someone else have the job. Finally, the MP needs to lead, not just manage, the firm. Leadership for me involves having a big-picture perspective that extends beyond the interests of the firm to also include the interests and needs of our clients, an understanding of the competition, and an eye on future trends in business, industry and the legal profession.
What's the first thing a new managing partner should do?
From the start, you should communicate to the partnership the firm's goals and focus and how you plan to support them. You should avoid the temptation of doing something right away just for the sake of doing something. Instead, you have to develop an understanding of what got the firm to where it is today along with an appreciation of the core values on which the firm is built. That forms the foundation on which the new MP can build so as to evolve the firm to stay on top in an increasingly competitive environment. I was fortunate in this regard because at Finnegan we have a transition year in which the outgoing and incoming managing partners overlap, which really allows the transition to be smooth and seamless.
What's the biggest challenge facing law firms in the next 10 years?
Keeping our profession collegial and rekindling the spirit that makes it challenging, rewarding and yet fun to be part of a law firm. Over the past several years, there has been too heavy of an emphasis on partner profits and making money and not enough focus on the core values of the profession, the importance of a solid and stable partnership, and the satisfaction you get from working with and for people you genuinely like. Our challenge is to avoid the practice of law becoming just another big business.
What's the most important advice you have for a new managing partner?
Remember that your partners picked you, not the individual down the hall, to lead this firm. So do not be afraid to lead, make decisions, communicate them, and move on. What's the best thing about being managing partner? I truly enjoy having the opportunity to shape the firm that I grew up in as a lawyer.
About the Author
Marcia Pennington Shannon is a principal in the Washington, DC, attorney management consulting firm Shannon & Manch, LLP. She is coauthor of Recruiting Lawyers: How to Hire the Best Talent (ABA, 2000).


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Print version ISSN 1518-3319
CAMENIETZKI, Carlos Ziller and PASTORE, Gianriccardo Grassia. 1625, fire and ink: the battle of Salvador in accounts of the war.Translated byEoin O'Neill. Topoi [online]. 2006, vol.2Selected edition, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1518-3319.
The reconquering of the city of Salvador by the Catholic Monarquic Forces was a belic enterprise of great impact. The abundance of narrations, stories and live accounts of the battle testify to its importance for their contemporaries. A detailed exam of this literature shows the opposition, even if veiled, between the "Fidalgos" from Portugal and from Castela: they both claimed proeminence of belic achieviments and the merit of victorious deeds. The Battle of Bahia, narrated and celebrated to great extent, turned out to be revealing of the tensions between the "fidalgos" of Portugal and Castela, which in turn would give rise to a discussion more than secular eventually embodying itself in December 1640.
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Dr. Walter R. Burns
Dr. Walter R. Burns
Sept. 16, 1929-Sept. 30, 2012
WARSAW — Dr. Walter R. Burns, 83, of Warsaw, formerly of Plymouth, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012 at 7:56 a.m. at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.
He was born Sept. 16, 1929 in Indianapolis, the son of Arthur Burns and Naomi (Andrews) Burns.
He was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Navy and served during the Korean War.
He married Betty L. Coddington, Jan. 24, 1953 in Indianapolis.
He owned and operated his dental office on Water Street in Plymouth for 40 years retiring in 1999.
He was a high school graduate within the Indianapolis Public School System; 1958 graduate of the Indiana University School of Dentistry; earned his private pilot's license and loved flying his private plane, golfing, riding his motorcycles (both dirt and road bikes); was an avid Chicago Bears and Indiana University basketball fan; loving father and grandfather-he enjoyed keeping up with the activities of his grandchildren; was a devoted husband who lovingly cared for his wife during her last years.
He is survived by a daughter: Sharon Walters, Warsaw; son: Steven (Charlene) Burns, Granger; four grandchildren: Michelle (John) Miller, Lafayette, Christina (Nate) Hubley, Fort Wayne, Valerie Burns, Granger, Austin Burns, Granger; three great-grandchildren: Kelsey, Kaitlynn and Nicholas; and sister: Marsha Walker, Indianapolis.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty L. Burns, Dec. 4, 2009.
A private family service will be held, officiated by Pastor Dennis Bollenbacher, chaplain, Mason Health Care and Rehabilitation, Warsaw. Burial will be in Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth.
Memorials may be made in remembrance of his wife to: Alzheimer's Association, 922 E. Colfax Ave., South Bend, IN 46617.
Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw is caring for the family.


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posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 3rd Oct 2012 01:41 UTC, submitted by MOS6510
"Originally published in 1978 and updated in 1988, The C Programming Language is considered a 'must-read' classic by most programmers and is generally known simply as 'K&R'. To mark the publication of an ebook version of the 1988 second edition, we interviewed coauthor Brian Kernighan about the C programming language, the book, and future trends." And an Oxford comma to boot. The way it should be.


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1. Re: System does not boot on first time.KJ Jun 28, 2011 12:03 AM (in response to sathyarpt)
Please ensure power switch wires are connected to pin "6"and "8" of front panelheader. In your case it looks like the reset switch wire are connected to pin "6" and "8", reset switch should be connected to pin "5" and "7". Refer link below, Quick start guide, diagram 6 for details.
2. Re: System does not boot on first time.Purgatorio Jun 28, 2011 7:04 AM (in response to sathyarpt)
Sorry, I cannot help just describe a similar behavior in more detail: DP43TF and WDC20EARS in AHCI mode not detected when cold starting undelayed. If I press pause immediately when booting starts and F2 1sec afterwards, I can see the HDD in the BIOS and the system boots fine. It also boots fine when warmstarting (rebooting), but not -as I said- when cold starting without pausing. I think this depends on the "Serial ATA AHCI Driver ver 1.10.05" which is embedded in my BIOS.
Intel support said, they did test my mobo with 1TB HDD only and my case is escalated.
3. Re: System does not boot on first time.yf38 Jun 29, 2011 7:56 AM (in response to sathyarpt)
I already built 3 systems using DH67GD (same as DH67BL +display port & firewire), same bios.
Before all, remove any USB devices or PCI adapters you may have plugged, except a standard keyboard and mouse (wired) and run using on board graphics.
This is not all mandatory but will reduce chances to get a specific problem.
To be able to go to the bios settings if F2 is not available at splash screen display, you can change the configuration jumper on board from the "normal" position, to the "configuration" position.
This will enforce the bios to enter in the setup menu.
There, the best is probably to select first the "load optimal default setup" and then make few changes as:
- disable intrusion detect,
- set the correct time and date if not yet good,
- select your boot order, probably starting with optical drive to install,
- select to allow also F7 in the boot options to be able to use F7 bios upgrade.
If your board is in good condition this should be enough for the moment (if no raid).
Then save and exit.
You will be asked to shutdown and put the jumper back to "normal" position.
Remove the power cord, to do a true complete cold start.
Before installing the system it is a very good idea to upgrade the bios firmware to the present revision (122 today).
I did the same recently to upgrade from 076 to 122 rev. using the following:
Write the BL0122P.BIO file from Intel site on a fat formated USB stick root.
Put the USB stick into a rear panel USB2 port and restart.
At the splash screen, press F7.
Follow the display to select the stick, then the file, then accept to flash.
After completion, the system will restart, let it restart, even two times if needed, and you will be ready to install.
If you have the choice, prefer to select sata port #3 to plug your optical drive, or another internal present drive. This is related to hotswap, too long to explain.
Of course you can also check if cables are well routed from the front panel to the card as said by previous people.
4. Re: System does not boot on first time.Purgatorio Jun 29, 2011 1:23 PM (in response to yf38)
With the DP43TF the "optimal defaults" contain setting "IDE" and not "AHCI" ...
SATA #03 ... start counting with 0 or with 1?
The problem is exactly the COLD start, installing OS is simple when the boot drive is detected.
Be aware!
5. Re: System does not boot on first time.yf38 Jun 29, 2011 1:51 PM (in response to Purgatorio)
Maybe on the DP43TF it is IDE, but here I am speaking about DH67BL of the first post, and I know that defaults settings are AHCI.
However one may allways check.
The port #3 I talk about is only for DH67BL, and the count starts from #0 (ports 0 to 5).
Fortunatly with DH67BL, the sata ports numbering is the same in the documents, the board silk screen, the bios, the windows device manager, disk properties, and Intel RST. This is not so often the same !
My previous answer was oriented to get access to the bios menu, and to upgrade the bios if not yet done, because said "recently".
In this bios menu there is also somewhere an optional delay to let the disk start if needed.
6. Re: System does not boot on first time.Purgatorio Jun 30, 2011 7:01 AM (in response to yf38)
My remark about IDE was just the point to be aware.
The consistency in numberung of ports you refer to is truely remarkable.
The optional delay (30 sec!) seems to have no effect at all (not even on boot time till POST end!) in AHCI mode (according to my stopwatch).
I am quite convinced that this cold/warmstart issue is with greatest probability based on the "Serial ATA AHCI driver" (so it is called in my BIOS) which is embedded in the BIOS and fails to fully detect the specific drives after (undelayed) cold boot, with lesser probability on a faulty drive firmware and only with a very small probability the chipset hardware (ICH10 in my case) and with once more smaller probability the cables can be blamed. The serial(!) circuits are not dedidated to detection and work fine afterwards.
Do not overlook, the HDD, undetected by BIOS, may be accessed by OS without any problems if it was installed once after warm booting, but just not as a booting device!
So it is BIOS!
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8. Re: System does not boot on first time.Purgatorio Jul 20, 2011 1:06 AM (in response to sathyarpt)
The last posting <edit>meanwhile deleted</edit> leaves me inconclusive.
As for my issue, it is handled by intel support by now. Some details and pics included
- Pic-1 shows the first sight of the problem (the report of the SATA peripherals) when COLD(!) starting with only the WD HDD connected on Port-00: in the 3. text line it says "01 devices", than "no device detected" for all the 6 ports, and finally "no device found", although the WD HDD is installed on Port-00.
- Pic-2 shows shows the report of the SATA peripherals when COLD starting with the WD HDD connected on Port-00 AND a Samsung HD103UJ installed on Port-01: in the 3. text line it says now "02 devices", than reports the Samsung for Port-01 and "no device detected" for ports 00, and 02 to 05, and finally "AHCI BIOS installed".
- Pic-3 shows the drive page of the BIOS corresponding to Pic-2 (I missed a picture without the Samsung, corresponding to Pic-1, please imagine a [Not Installed] instead of the Samsung text). Please note the empty line next to SATA Port 0! It looks the same when the Samsung is not present.
- Pic-4 shows the drive list after WARM(!) start (besides the WD HDD, a Samsung HDD and a BluRay player are installed). That is the way it should look after COLD(!) start too. I did not include a pic where the WD HDD is shown as detected by the report of the SATA peripherals, please, believe me, it does show up.
I'll post back if there is something new.
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10. Re: System does not boot on first time.Purgatorio Jul 21, 2011 11:17 AM (in response to Purgatorio)
Intel says:
The information you provided regarding this issue indicates that the WDC20EARS-00J2GB0 and the DP43TF board are incompatible.
We do not provide a compatibility list for any harddrives that have been tested. Indications are that the HDD takes too much time to initialize then the board is expecting, this ist most likely due to the size of the drive.
Since the board is not showing any issues with the smaller Samsung drive, there are not technical failures affecting the board.
As this board is a couple of years old now and will soon be discontinued, it is unlikely that new firmware or hardware changes will be provided for this board.
Unfortunatly we have not means to solve the issue. We recommend to use another Harddrive or to replace the board for a newer model, more suitable to detect newer and larger harddrives.
Nice move, Intel! :]


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The ESL studios in Cologne, Germany, are a familiar sight for those who've followed previous Intel® Extreme Masters iterations. The relaxed atmosphere of the events brings fans closer to the players and lets them shine in fields other than just their game of choice.
Set to take place from Friday the 18th to Sunday the 20th of December at the ESL studios in Cologne, Germany, Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2015 will see six top League of Legends teams from around the world battle it out for the coveted IEM trophy.
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This past weekend, Filipino boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao reportedly made nearly $30 million as he defended his WBO welterweight title against American Shane Mosley.
Asia's biggest sports icons are pulling in millions of dollars in endorsement fees and salaries and many have influence that reaches far beyond their respective sports.
We've put together a list of Asia's 10 richest athletes taking into consideration their annual earnings from a mixture of sporting contracts, salary, endorsement deals and appearance fees. We used publicly available media sources such as Forbes, Sports Illustrated and Australia's Business Review Weekly.
Click ahead to find out which athletes are the richest in the Asia-Pacific region.
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The Lakers held a spirited workout for NBA draft prospects on Wednesday afternoon, featuring forwards Doug McDermott and Aaron Gordon.
"We really got after it," said McDermott, a 6-foot-8 senior from Creighton. "I thought it was a great day."
"It was fun to get out here and compete," said 6-foot-9 Arizona freshman Aaron Gordon. "This is the first time I've competed against anybody in a while."
The afternoon session also included Louisiana-Lafayette point guard Elfrid Payton and Kentucky shooting guard James Young. Nik Stauskas (Michigan) and Rodney Hood (Duke) were originally scheduled to work out Wednesday, but were late cancellations.
The Lakers have the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.
McDermott admitted to being a little nervous, getting a chance to impress the Lakers' front office.
"This is a dream come true. This is my first workout, so I was a nervous little to start -- especially it being the Lakers," he said. "It went really well. It's just a privilege to be here."
McDermott is a strong outside shooter, hitting 45.8% over his four-year college career. He's hoping to show teams that he can do more than just knock down shots.
"Ball handling and lateral quickness -- my jumper is always going to be there, I've just got to work on the in-between stuff," said McDermott. "I think it's really important for me to show off my athletic ability, that people don't think I have, but I think I really showcased that today and at the [NBA] combine [in Chicago] as well."
Position may be a question for McDermott in the NBA. He played power forward through much of his time at Creighton.
"I have to get a lot bigger. I'm not going to grow anymore so I have to hit the weight room hard. That will allow me to guard a four at times," he said. "In college I guarded a lot of strong guys. I think I can adjust once I get a little stronger, but as of now, I'm going to have to guard a three and possibly some twos and I think I can do it."
Gordon's biggest strength is his ability to defend.
"I can guard a plethora of different positions," said Gordon. Where he needs to improve most is at the free throw line where he shot only 42.2% through 38 games at Arizona.
The athletic Gordon is confident he'll improve his shooting, given his work ethic.
"This wasn't my first workout of the day," said Gordon. "Kobe [Bryant is] psychotic about basketball and I am too. That would be absolutely incredible, learning from a great just the little intricacies of the game, details. I would love to see his work ethic. Kobe is the definition of a true pro."
Gordon could be available when the Lakers pick at seven. McDermott projects to be a little bit lower.
"I've been told four to eight," said Gordon of where he expects to go in the draft. He's already worked out with the Sacramento Kings (eight pick). He'll visit the Utah Jazz (fifth) next followed by the Boston Celtics (sixth) and Orlando Magic (fourth).
Offensively, Gordon hopes to develop into a play-making forward.
"A point forward," he said. "I played point forward my entire life and at the next level I want to be a forward and then develop into that."
Earlier in the day, the Lakers worked out point guards Tyler Ennis (Syracuse) and Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State), power forward Noah Vonleh (Indiana) and shooting guards Gary Harris (Michigan State) and Zach LaVine (UCLA).
The Lakers also looked at three players hoping to work their way into the second round: shooting guards Davion Berry (Weber State) and Jerry Evans (Nevada), and power forward Brendan Lane (Pepperdine).
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Cosmetology cuts out breast cancer
With a staff and student population of all women, Catawba Valley Community College's Cosmetology School Director Tammy Muller decided Breast Cancer awareness was a great way for the women in the program to give back.
During the week of Oct. 15-19 all proceeds from the school go to Susan G. Komen For the Cure, a breast cancer foundation.
"I had some people from the main campus ask me about during a fundraiser for breast cancer, and so this week we are running the Cut out Breast Cancer campaign," Muller said.
This is the first year the school is doing a campaign to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but Muller said the school is always looking for ways to give back and participate in community service projects.
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A statue of Bollywood's original superstar Rajesh Khanna was unveiled here Saturday in the presence of his family members – estranged wife Dimple Kapadia, daughter Twinkle Khanna, son-in-law Akshay Kumar, and other industry members.
Dimple and Twinkle had moist eyes as they stood next to the reverred actor's statue, which will be placed at the Walk of the Stars at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade here.
The statue is made of brass and signifies an iconic pose from Rajesh Khanna's "Anand". It features him holding a bunch of balloons. It will be installed along with statues of icons like Yash Chopra, Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand and Shammi Kapoor.
Praising the statue, Akshay said: "It is a nice statue. It means freedom and happiness…the balloons signify that one should always be free in life."Dimple thanked everyone for "gracing" the event in honour of "Kakaji", as Rajesh Khanna was lovingly called.
"I feel honoured to have known him and for being the mother of his two children," Dimple said while addressing a press conference here.
"Kakaji was an enigma. He lived and died on his own terms. His contribition to cinema was unparalleled. He was a superstar. His courage, bravery and fearlessness even in the time of death can't be forgotten. He was Anand and he lived like Anand. Life with him was like a rollercoaster," she added.
Akshay read out a note penned by his son Aarav for the event.
"My son has written something and I want to read it out. He was very close to him (his grandfather)," he said.
The note read: "I remember 10 days before my nana passed away, he was in bed. He had forgotten everyone, but remembered me. I don't know what happened to him and I still don't know. I know that he was great and still stays next to me."
Akshay said the unveiling of the statue was not just an important event for the family, but for everyone who knew the superstar, who breathed his last on July 18, 2012 following prolonged illness. He was 69.
"It is not only a great moment for the family but for everyone. It is a big thing that the statue will be placed with lot of actors like Shammi Kapoor and Raj Kapoor," he said.
Twinkle said it was a "sentimental" moment, and that her father "is there in my heart".
At the event, an audio-visual based on Rajesh Khanna's work in films over five decades of his association was shown too.
Other guests present at the unveiling included Asha Parekh, Mithun Chakraborty, Rakesh Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Jeetendra, Anju Mahendru, Zoya Akhtar, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Poonam Sinha, Hema Malini and Zeenat Aman.
Veteran actress Hema Malini said: "It is nice that they are honouring actors for their contribution. He was my colleague and we had a good time working together. I worked with him in good films, he was a good friend.


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