text: rpcgen(1) rpcgen(1) NAME rrppccggeenn - an RPC protocol compiler SYNOPSIS rrppccggeenn infile rrppccggeenn [[--DDname[[==value]]]] [[--TT]] [[--KK secs]] infile rrppccggeenn --cc||--hh||--ll||--mm||--tt [[--oo outfile ]] infile rrppccggeenn [[--II]] --ss nettype [[--oo outfile]] infile rrppccggeenn --nn netid [[--oo outfile]] infile DESCRIPTION rrppccggeenn is a tool that generates C code to implement an RPC protocol. The input to rrppccggeenn is a language similar to C known as RPC Language (Remote Procedure Call Language). rrppccggeenn is normally used as in the first synopsis where it takes an input file and generates up to four output files. If the infile is named pprroottoo..xx, then rrppccggeenn will generate a header file in pprroottoo..hh, XDR routines in pprroottoo__xxddrr..cc, server-side stubs in pprroottoo__ssvvcc..cc, and client-side stubs in pprroottoo__ccllnntt..cc. With the --TT option, it will also generate the RPC dispatch table in pprroottoo__ttbbll..ii. With the --SScc option, it will also generate sample code which would illustrate how to use the remote procedures on the client side. This code would be created in pprroottoo__cclliieenntt..cc. With the --SSss option, it will also generate a sample server code which would illustrate how to write the remote procedures. This code would be created in pprroottoo__sseerrvveerr..cc. The server created can be started both by the port moni- tors (for example, iinneettdd or lliisstteenn) or by itself. When it is started by a port monitor, it creates servers only for the transport for which the file descriptor 00 was passed. The name of the transport must be specified by setting up the environmental variable PPMM__TTRRAANNSSPPOORRTT. When the server generated by rrppccggeenn is executed, it creates server handles for all the transports specified in NNEETTPPAATTHH environment variable, or if it is unset, it creates server handles for all the visible transports from //eettcc//nneettccoonnffiigg file. Note: the transports are chosen at run time and not at compile time. When the server is self-started, it back- grounds itself by default. A special define symbol RRPPCC__SSVVCC__FFGG can be used to run the server process in fore- ground. The second synopsis provides special features which allow for the creation of more sophisticated RPC servers. These features include support for user provided ##ddeeffiinneess and RPC dispatch tables. The entries in the RPC dispatch table contain: o pointers to the service routine corresponding to that procedure, o a pointer to the input and output arguments o the size of these routines A server can use the dispatch table to check authorization and then to execute the service routine; a client library may use it to deal with the details of storage management and XDR data conversion. The other three synopses shown above are used when one does not want to generate all the output files, but only a particular one. Some examples of their usage is described in the EXAMPLE section below. When rrppccggeenn is executed with the --ss option, it creates servers for that particular class of transports. When executed with the --nn option, it creates a server for the transport specified by netid. If infile is not specified, rrppccggeenn accepts the standard input. The C preprocessor, cccc --EE [see cccc(1)], is run on the input file before it is actually interpreted by rrppccggeenn. For each type of output file, rrppccggeenn defines a special prepro- cessor symbol for use by the rrppccggeenn programmer: RRPPCC__HHDDRR defined when compiling into header files RRPPCC__XXDDRR defined when compiling into XDR routines RRPPCC__SSVVCC defined when compiling into server-side stubs RRPPCC__CCLLNNTT defined when compiling into client-side stubs RRPPCC__TTBBLL defined when compiling into RPC dispatch tables Any line beginning with `%%' is passed directly into the output file, uninterpreted by rrppccggeenn. For every data type referred to in infile, rrppccggeenn assumes that there exists a routine with the string xxddrr__ prepended to the name of the data type. If this routine does not exist in the RPC/XDR library, it must be provided. Pro- viding an undefined data type allows customization of XDR routines. The following options are available: --aa Generate all the files including sample code for client and server side. --bb This generates code for the SunOS4.1 style of rpc. It is for backward compatibilty. This is the default. --55 This generates code for the SysVr4 style of rpc. It is used by the Transport Independent RPC that is in Svr4 systems. By default rpcgen generates code for SunOS4.1 stype of rpc. --cc Compile into XDR routines. --CC Generate code in ANSI C. This option also generates code that could be compiled with the C++ compiler. This is the default. --kk Generate code in K&R C. The default is ANSI C. --DDname[[==value]] Define a symbol name. Equivalent to the ##ddeeffiinnee directive in the source. If no value is given, value is defined as 11. This option may be speci- fied more than once. --hh Compile into CC data-definitions (a header file). --TT option can be used in conjunction to produce a header file which supports RPC dispatch tables. --II Generate a service that can be started from inetd. The default is to generate a static service that handles transports selected with --ss. Using --II allows starting a service by either method. --KK secs By default, services created using rrppccggeenn wait 112200 seconds after servicing a request before exiting. That interval can be changed using the --KK flag. To create a server that exits immediately upon servic- ing a request, --KK 00 can be used. To create a server that never exits, the appropriate argument is --KK --11. When monitoring for a server, some portmonitors, like lliisstteenn(1M), always spawn a new process in response to a service request. If it is known that a server will be used with such a monitor, the server should exit immediately on completion. For such servers, rrppccggeenn should be used with --KK --11. --ll Compile into client-side stubs. --mm Compile into server-side stubs, but do not generate a "main" routine. This option is useful for doing callback-routines and for users who need to write their own "main" routine to do initialization. --nn netid Compile into server-side stubs for the transport specified by netid. There should be an entry for netid in the netconfig database. This option may be specified more than once, so as to compile a server that serves multiple transports. --NN Use the newstyle of rpcgen. This allows procedures to have multiple arguments. It also uses the style of parameter passing that closely resembles C. So, when passing an argument to a remote procedure you do not have to pass a pointer to the argument but the argument itself. This behaviour is different from the oldstyle of rpcgen generated code. The newstyle is not the default case because of back- ward compatibility. --oo outfile Specify the name of the output file. If none is specified, standard output is used (--cc, --hh, --ll, --mm, --nn, --ss, --ss --ssaanndd --tt modes only). --ss nettype Compile into server-side stubs for all the trans- ports belonging to the class nettype. The sup- ported classes are nneettppaatthh, vviissiibbllee, cciirrccuuiitt__nn, cciirrccuuiitt__vv, ddaattaaggrraamm__nn, ddaattaaggrraamm__vv, ttccpp, and uuddpp [see rrppcc(3N) for the meanings associated with these classes]. This option may be specified more than once. Note: the transports are chosen at run time and not at compile time. --SScc Generate sample code to show the use of remote pro- cedure and how to bind to the server before calling the client side stubs generated by rpcgen. --SSss Generate skeleton code for the remote procedures on the server side. You would need to fill in the actual code for the remote procedures. --tt Compile into RPC dispatch table. --TT Generate the code to support RPC dispatch tables. The options --cc, --hh, --ll, --mm, --ss and --tt are used exclusively to generate a particular type of file, while the options --DD and --TT are global and can be used with the other options. NOTES The RPC Language does not support nesting of structures. As a work-around, structures can be declared at the top- level, and their name used inside other structures in order to achieve the same effect. Name clashes can occur when using program definitions, since the apparent scoping does not really apply. Most of these can be avoided by giving unique names for programs, versions, procedures and types. The server code generated with --nn option refers to the transport indicated by netid and hence is very site spe- cific. EXAMPLE The following example: $$ rrppccggeenn --TT pprroott..xx generates the five files: pprroott..hh, pprroott__ccllnntt..cc, pprroott__ssvvcc..cc, pprroott__xxddrr..cc and pprroott__ttbbll..ii. The following example sends the C data-definitions (header file) to the standard output. $$ rrppccggeenn --hh pprroott..xx To send the test version of the --DDTTEESSTT, server side stubs for all the transport belonging to the class ddaattaaggrraamm__nn to standard output, use: $$ rrppccggeenn --ss ddaattaaggrraamm__nn --DDTTEESSTT pprroott..xx To create the server side stubs for the transport indi- cated by netid ttccpp, use: $$ rrppccggeenn --nn ttccpp --oo pprroott__ssvvcc..cc pprroott..xx SEE ALSO cccc(1). 0a


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Are the effects of homeopathy attributable to a statistical artefact?
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Background: Several outcome studies, mostly designed as uncontrolled cohort studies, have found that an individualised homeopathic treatment has marked beneficial health effects, be them specific or unspecific. These results however are likely to be biased by regression to the mean (RTM), a statistical artefact originating in non-random sampling from the extremes of a distribution.
Objective: To evaluate whether the observed effects of homeopathy are attributable to RTM and to estimate RTM adjusted treatment effects (specific plus placebo effects) of homeopathy.
Methods: We reanalysed quality-of-life data from a German outcome study on nearly 3.000 chronic diseased and homeopathically treated adults [1] and applied Mee and Chua´s modified t-test [2], [3] to physical and mental summary scores of the MOS-SF-36 questionnaire, hereby making the conservative assumption that the true population mean is identical to the mean of the (healthy) Germany population [4]. Estimates are presented as standardized mean differences.
Results: Overall RTM adjusted estimates of homeopathic treatment effects were 0.10 (95%CI: 0.04 to 0.15, p<0.001) in the physical and 0.26 (CI: 0.22 to 0.29, p<0.001) in the mental summary score. Treatment effects could be confirmed for most single diagnosis in the mental summary scores (migraine: p<0.001; tension-type headache: p<0.001; eczema: p<0.001; anxiety disorders: p<0.001; low back pain: p=0.007; atopic eczema: p=0.001; asthma: p<0.001; allergic rhinitis: p<0.001), but not in the physical summary scores (all p>0.05, except for allergic rhinitis: p=0.002).
Conclusions: Effects of homeopathy on quality-of-life are probably small but cannot be explained by RTM alone. Due to the uncontrolled study design they may however completely be due to placebo effects. Due to the restrictive and conservative assumption of Mee and Chua´s modified t-test, true treatment effects can be expected to be larger than presented.
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- Witt CM, Lüdtke R, Baur R, Willich SN. Homeopathic medical practice: Long-term results of a cohort study with 3981 patients. BMC Public Health. 2005;5:115.
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- Mee R, Chua T. Regression Toward the Mean and the Paired Sample t Test. Am Statistician. 1991;45:39-42.
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- Ostermann T, Willich SN, Lüdtke R. Regression toward the mean – a detection method for unknown population mean based on Mee and Chua's algorithm. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2008;8:52.
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Scott Aaronson is Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and a member of the Theory of Computation and Complexity Theory groups. He holds a PhD in computer science from University of California, Berkeley, a bachelor's degree from Cornell University, and a GED (General Equivalency Diploma) from New York State. Before coming to MIT, Scott worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ from 2004-2005, and at the Institute for Quantum Computing at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada from 2005-2007.
Scott's research interests center around fundamental limits on what can efficiently be computed in the physical world. This has entailed studying quantum computing, the most powerful model of computation we have based on known physical theory. Scott's work on this subject has included limitations of quantum algorithms in the black-box model; the learnability of quantum states; quantum proofs and advice; the power of postselected quantum computing and quantum computing with closed timelike curves; and linear-optical quantum computing. Scott also maintains an active interest in many topics in classical theoretical computer science, including circuit lower bounds, computational learning theory, and communication complexity.


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – In their annual game at the Stateline Classic, the King University softball team took a narrow win over Virginia Intermont College. Hannah Light tossed a five-hit shutout, and Hannah Smith hit a two-run home run to give the Tornado the 2-0 win.
Cassie Ringstaff singled to right field and stole second early in the first inning. After an out, Smith came up to bat and crushed the first pitch she saw over the center field fence to give King the 2-0 lead.
That was a Light need as she only allowed one Virginia Intermont (28-11) runner to reach second base in the game, a Samantha Perry-Shifflett double in the second inning. The Coeburn, Va., native needed 113 pitches to earn her 17th win of the season and second complete game shutout in three days. She only faced four batters over the minimum and struck out seven.
King (23-24) threatened to score with two runners on base in each the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, but could not push any more runs. Smith led the offense, going 2-for-3 and driving in both runs for the Tornado.
The Tornado will be in action again this weekend when the travel to Limestone College and Belmont Abbey College. The doubleheader on Saturday at Limestone is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m., and Sunday's double dip with Belmont Abbey is slated to start at 1:00 p.m.


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ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — Each year about this time, the Eaton family drives a herd of cattle from Kittitas County open range to pasture in a canyon southeast of Ellensburg.
Friends on horseback and with an authentic chuck wagon helped Ken Eaton last weekend move more than 170 cattle.
The Daily Record reports (http://bit.ly/1ipzRDc ) state Transportation Department vehicles escorted the herd when it turned up Highway 821.
Because the cows are pregnant and close to calving, Eaton says the cattle drive is safer than loading them onto trucks.
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LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced the filing of a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against Garfield Medical Center, Inc., an acute care facility in Monterey Park, Calif.
In its lawsuit, the EEOC contends that Garfield Medical Center allowed a male co-worker to harass at will, subjecting a class of female employees to a barrage of inappropriate touching and rubbing of body parts, propositions for romantic dates and sex-for-pay, graphic discussions of sexual activities, vulgar comments regarding female employees' body parts, and even obscene comments regarding underage patients at the facility. In addition, the EEOC claims that Garfield terminated an employee because she complained about the harassment, while others were compelled to quit rather than endure the severely hostile work environment.
The EEOC filed its lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (EEOC v. Garfield Medical Center, Inc., Case No. CV-10-6179-GHF(FmOx)), after efforts to reach a pre-litigation settlement failed. The EEOC's suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages for the victims of harassment, back pay for the victims of retaliation and constructive discharge, and injunctive relief intended to prevent harassment and retaliation at Garfield.
"The facts of this case are truly disturbing," said Anna Y. Park, regional attorney for the EEOC's Los Angeles District Office. "While hospitals and health care facilities tend to focus on patient care, federal law requires them to protect their employees as well from harassment and sexual abuse."
"When employees report a co-worker's inappropriate behavior, employers must immediately investigate the claims and take steps to rectify the situation," said Olophius Perry, district director for the EEOC's Los Angeles District Office. "Ignoring a complaint will only exacerbate the problem."
Garfield Medical Center employs over 1,300 employees at its 210-bed acute care facility in Monterey Park, California.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Since the Voice Media Group fellowship program began in 1999, 83 people have accepted and completed fellowships. Of that number, 54 — or 60 percent — have been hired as staff writers.
Perhaps the best way to gauge the success of the Voice Media Group fellowship program is to read stories written by our present or former fellows. Here is a selection:
In addition to competing successfully in regional and local writing competitions, Voice Media Group fellows have been recognized in national writing competitions pitting them against the country's major newspapers and magazines.
McCoy's "The Battle of Remington Lane" told the bizarre story of two multimillionaires feuding over an opulent Houston mansion. Could an oil-drilling magnate known as "the most powerful man in town" bully an affluent surgeon into handing over the $8.3 million jewel he'd just purchased fair and square? McCoy set out to find out, and wound up winning the 2013 Sigma Delta Chi feature-writing award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Snyders' "Moles Wanted", along with two other news stories written in advance of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, earned him first-place for election coverage in the 2009 AltWeekly Awards. It was an especially sweet victory for Snyders given his arrest by police while covering demonstrations at the RNC.
"Alone No More", about star hoopster Sandora Irvin's troubled path to the WNBA, earned Kix a first-place award for sports reporting in the 2006 NABJs.
Barbassa was a national finalist in the 2000 Eugene S. Pulliam National Writing Awards for her story "Children of the Storm."
Barbassa was a national finalist in the 2000 Eugene S. Pulliam National Writing Awards for her story "Children of the Storm."
For her story "The Fall of the House of Rubashkin," about the tribulations of a kosher meatpacker, Dwoskin was named a finalist in the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists, the nation?s premier contest for reporters 34 years of age and younger.
Bliss took second-place in the 2001 National Education Awards for Education Reporting for her story "A Scout For Life."
Gay's "Eat Me" told how the USDA was making life difficult for boutique beef merchants, and earned him two national awards: a first-place in the 2005 James Beard Foundation Journalist Awards, and a Bert Greene Award.
It's getting hard to keep track of Warner's plaudits. His "Pot of Gold", about international coffee freaks, was a 2008 National Finalist in the Missouri Lifestyle Journalism Awards; his "You Do the Meth", which described the effects of meth raids on families, was a finalist for the 2008 DART Award; his "The Good Soldier", about the first American G.I. to be charged with cowardice since 1968, was a 2009 DART finalist and also won first-place for feature writing at the 2009 AltWeekly Awards.
"The People Under the Bridge", written by Thompson shortly after he arrived in Miami, was the 2008 First-Place Winner in the Local Circulation Weeklies category of the Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) Awards.
"Band of Outsiders", the story of a Florida couple who had adopted 57 special-needs children, earned Witt a finalist slot in the 2007 Livingstons alongside Maher.
"Ace of Spaides", which detailed St. Louis rapper Spaide R.I.P.P.E.R.'s rise from obscurity, won first-place in business reporting in the 2007 National Association of Black Journalists Awards.
Fleischer's story "Navahoax," which revealed a remarkable scandal in the publishing industry, was a national finalist in the annual Investigative Reporters and Editors contest.
Like his Denver colleague Warner, Maher has received multiple awards. He took second-place in investigative reporting in the 2009 AltWeekly Awards for "State of Emergency", about problems with the City of Denver's ambulance system. His "The Impersonator", the bizarre true-life tale of a man who successfully impersonated a paramedic, got him named a 2007 finalist in the Livingston Awards. "The Magic Number", which revealed that identity fraud on the part of illegal aliens was disproportionately affecting Hispanic Americans, was a 2008 National Finalist in the Missouri Lifestyle contest.
For his story "Gambling on Iraq,", which exposed the dangers faced by ordinary American citizens signing up for war-zone jobs in Iraq, Serazio was named a 2005 Livingston finalist.
Mathieu was a finalist in the 2002 GLAAD Media Awards for her article "Positive Love", and took first-place in the 2003 Alternative Newsweekly Awards "Media Reporting" category for the story "Reality TV Bites."
We have now hired all of our fellows for 2016. We are accepting applications for 2017 fellowships. Those interested in applying should send a cover letter, resume and five best clips to:
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Voice Media Group publications host the leading food, music, art and beer related events in their cities. From annual music festivals to intimate art soirees and weekly beer tastings, these events are considered entertainment staples by locals. Voice Media Group events embrace local culture and celebrate each city's unique character.
Voice Media Group markets support the local music scene by hosting a variety of music events, from annual festivals to monthly intimate concert series.
The Dallas Observers' St. Patricks Day Concert is THE place to celebrate St. Patrickís Day! Immediately following the Dallas St Patrick's Parade, the St Patrick's Day Concert in Energy Square keeps the Irish Revelry going with a high-profile musical act, drinks, local food vendors and more at this all day annual Dallas staple.
One day, 100 local bands and some of the hottest national music acts on the scene perform for thousands of Denver's biggest music fans. That's the Westword Music Showcase - Colorado's Largest One-Day Music Festival. The Showcase is a celebration of the state's vibrant music scene. In addition to the music, the event features food and libations from local vendors.
Voice Media Group celebrates local culinary culture and talent by hosting a range of food and wine events throughout the year.
LA Weekly's Essentials food festival celebrates over 55 of the city's hottest chefs and wine from 16 central and coastal California wineries in downtown Los Angeles. Over 2,500 guests sample the night away with bites hand selected by our food critics.
Miami New Times' Iron Fork is the city's most anticipated culinary event of the summer. Drawing over thousands of food lovers from across Greater Miami, guests will sample 30+ of the city's best restaurants with drinks, music and more. They'll also watch two of the city's finest chefs go pot-to-pot in a sizzling Iron Fork cooking competition.
A Weekly's Tacolandia features over 80 taco vendors from LA and beyond! Curated by Bill Esparza, guests enjoy all they can eat tacos, booze, live mariachi music, and awards for best tacos presented by The Vendys!
Food, fashion, art and culture collide at Voice Media Group Artopia events. All elements are brought together for one night of celebration.
Houston Press Artopia is a celebration of local art in all forms. It is an evening of culture, fashion, art, music and food. Entertainment includes 3 musical acts, 2 fashion shows, 2 live dance performances and art works from over 25 local artists.
The 5th Annual Artopia event, hosted by New Times, showcases top local artists and creativity from Phoenix. At the event, you can expect to view a vast, unique collection of artwork, enjoy samples of cuisine from local eateries and quench your thirst with ice cold beer, wine & handcrafted cocktails by master mixologists, all while you applaud the winners of this year's Big Brain Award.
The newest addition to the Voice Media Group event line up, Beer tasting events are held annually or in some markets, monthly.
The annual New Times "Original" Beerfest is Florida's oldest and largest celebration of great beer in the area. Guests sample 100+ local, international and craft beer, alongside live music performances, interactive games and good food.
Phoenix New Times' annual celebration of beer, NovemBEER, showcases over 120 beer options from 50 breweries, as well as live music, local food trucks and games in the heart of Downtown Phoenix.
More than 4,000 Dallasites descend on the Dallas Farmers Market each year to celebrate the Dallas Observer Brewfest. Attendees enjoy sampling options from more than 300 different beers vendors from around the globe, as well as local food vendors and live music.
VMG product solutions are aligned with award-winning content across mobile, desktop and print platforms, and offer advertisers premium placement opportunities.
In verticals ranging from local news to arts and entertainment, advertisers are placed in the most relevant editorial context to reach their target audience.
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Voice Media Group announces the launch of Voice Local Network, a local sales network that provides quality web sites with high-cpm, geotargeted ads from local restaurants, bars and clubs, retail and services.
It's print, web and street. It's everywhere they go to plan where they're going, and it's the only way you'll catch up with them in the top 50 markets.
This isn't a random group of unrelated media. Voice Media is a carefully constructed network of like content that comes at your audience from all angles with dedicated account teams in Manhattan, Chicago, LA and Phoenix. We can create, execute and manage your campaign. Along the way, we track it to see how well it performed in any and all of our 50 markets. If you want to reach fun, active people who go out and spend money, Voice Media is the smart turnkey alternative.
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VMG product solutions are comprised of award winning content across mobile, desktop, and print platforms and offers advertisers premium placement opportunities. Covering verticals from local news to arts and entertainment, advertisers are placed in the most relevant editorial content to reach their target audiences. Our partners are passionate about keeping their users happy and continue to work with VMG because they know all advertising experiences will be positive, engaging, and relevant.
January 19, 2017 -- Voice Media Group and its subsidiary V Digital Services today announced the appointment of former G/O Digital executive Martin McDonald to the new position of vice president of strategic sales and channel development.[More] [Direct Link]
January 18, 2017 -- Voice Media Group announced today that as part of the ongoing diversification of its portfolio it is putting the storied LA Weekly up for sale.[More] [Direct Link]
January 17, 2017 -- V Digital Services is opening its first digital marketing office in the Pacific Northwest and has hired an old friend to run it.[More] [Direct Link]
February 5, 2016 - Voice Media Group announced today it has sold OC Weekly, its award-winning publication in Costa Mesa, Calif., to Irvine-based publisher Duncan McIntosh.[More] [Direct Link]
October 12, 2015 - The Village Voice, America's first alternative newsweekly and an icon of New York City journalism, has been sold to a company controlled by Peter D. Barbey, investor and President of the Reading Eagle Company, a family-owned media company that, under various names, has published newspapers for eight successive generations since 1796.[More] [Direct Link]
May 6, 2015 - Voice Media Group announced today it has sold City Pages, its award-winning weekly newspaper in Minneapolis, to the Star Tribune Media Company. The sale price was not disclosed.[More] [Direct Link]
March 25, 2015 - Voice Media Group announced today it has sold the Riverfront Times of St. Louis to Euclid Media Group.
Terms of the sale are not being disclosed. [More] [Direct Link]
Santa Fe, NM - January 27, 2015 - Voice Media Group has engaged Dirks, Van Essen & Murray and its subsidiary CAL DVM to explore new strategies for its publishing assets, including the sale or acquisition of alternative publications and other digital businesses.
Dirks, Van Essen & Murray will begin by immediately considering options at the OC Weekly, which could include the sale of the publication or a local partnership opportunity. [More] [Direct Link]
New York City (July 8, 2013) – Voice Media Group announced today that veteran editor Tom Finkel will take the reins of the Village Voice later this summer.
For the past ten years Finkel has helmed VMG's Riverfront Times in St. Louis, where his staff regularly brings home national awards in writing and design. Five RFT stories are finalists in this year's National Association of Black Journalists newspaper contest, including Finkel's "Plenty of Guilt to Go Around," an investigation of a murder conviction cowritten with Tony D'Souza. [More] [Direct Link]
Denver, CO (July 1, 2013) — Voice Media Group announced today that Amy Nicholson will join the staff as a full-time film critic for its eleven newspapers. She will be based in Los Angeles at LA Weekly.
Nicholson has long been a contributor to both LA Weekly and numerous film-focused publications. She will work closely with VMG principal film critic Stephanie Zacharek, who is based at the Village Voice in New York. [More] [Direct Link]
New York, NY (March 4, 2013) — The Village Voice today announced plans to relocate its offices to Maiden Lane in Lower Manhattan, a move from its present location at 36 Cooper Square in Greenwich Village. The move is planned for mid-August. [More] [Direct Link]
DENVER, CO (February 25, 2013) — Voice Media Group (VMG) today unveiled the first major mobile refresh under its new ownership, launching new city apps for its leading weekly newspapers across 11 markets. The new apps replace existing local city apps and serve as a guide to local news, music, restaurants and events. The company also announced the debut of Pictureshow, a native iPad app providing users access to thousands of professionally curated photos from the local publications in a seamless slideshow experience. [More] [Direct Link]
DENVER, CO (January 22, 2013) — Voice Media Group (VMG) today announced a strategic data syndication partnership with Foursquare. Over the coming weeks, VMG's Voice Places event data will be syndicated on Foursquare for more than fifty categories in eleven markets, enabling the Foursquare community to check into events, explore trending events, and find nearby events in those cities. Voice Media Group will also provide its well-respected "Best Of" content to Foursquare in those eleven markets, as well as awarding city-specific, leveled badges based on "Best Of" check-ins. [More] [Direct Link]
Denver, CO (January 9, 2013) — Voice Media Group today announces the sale of SF Weekly and Seattle Weekly. Specifically, SF Weekly LP has closed on the sale of SF Weekly to the San Francisco Newspaper Company, which is the publisher of The San Francisco Examiner and the San Francisco Bay Guardian. [More] [Direct Link]
Denver, CO (January 9, 2013) — Voice Media Group today announces the sale of SF Weekly and Seattle Weekly. Specifically, Seattle Weekly LLC has closed on the sale of Seattle Weekly to Gloria Fletcher, President, Sound Publishing, which is the publisher of 38 newspaper titles in Washington state. [More] [Direct Link]
DENVER, CO (November 9, 2012) — Village Voice Media and its successor company Voice Media Group announced today the settlement of a trademark infringement lawsuit against Yelp.
On October 25, VVM filed a civil complaint against Yelp in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. That suit accused Yelp of trademark infringement arising from Yelp's recent redesign and use on its website of the federally registered trademarks "Best of Phoenix," "Best of Dallas," "Best of Denver," "Best of Houston," "Best of St. Louis," "Best of Miami," "Best of San Francisco," "Best of the Twin Cities," "Best of Seattle," and "Best of Broward/Palm Beach." [More] [Direct Link]
DENVER, CO (October 31, 2012) — Voice Media Group announced today that Scott Foundas will join the staff of theVillage Voice as its principal film writer. [More] [Direct Link]
DENVER, CO (September 24, 2012) — New holding company Voice Media Group today announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase the publishing and related sales properties owned by Village Voice Media Holdings, LLC. The purchase includes the iconic Village Voice Media alternative weekly newspapers and their associated websites, as well as the national advertising arm of the company. [More] [Direct Link]
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SAN FERNANDO, Calif. (AP) -- San Fernando voters successfully ousted their mayor and a councilwoman through a recall, after a scandalous affair between two councilmembers played out publicly like a local government-themed soap opera.
About 85 percent of voters supported the recall of Mayor Brenda Esqueda and councilmembers Maribel De La Torre and Mario Hernandez, according to the Los Angeles Daily News (http://bit.ly/SNZBgM ). Hernandez had resigned his post in July.
His announcement that he was having an affair with De La Torre at a Nov. 21, 2011, meeting raised the curtain on a broken city government.
Hernandez shocked meeting attendees when he announced he'd had an affair and he and his wife were separated _ despite his wife's immediate objections that they were still married. She had been seated in the front row of the meeting until Hernandez had her removed from the meeting by police when she interrupted him to say, "I'm his wife... we weren't separated."
He then adjourned the meeting and left with De La Torre.
The San Fernando Sun first reported details of the meeting in the small town in the San Fernando Valley.
The councilmembers' affair quickly fizzled, reaching a low point when Hernandez and De La Torre each took out restraining orders against each other, leading a court to order them to stay 100 yards away from each other after a confrontation over an iPad.
De La Torre, who was elected in 2001 and backed the city's Aquatic Center, told the newspaper she's not sad about the recall.
"It's been a wonderful 12 years of public service. I'm going to breathe, relax, and enjoy life all over again. I leave a legacy that will impact San Fernando," she said.
Esqueda, who had been accused of having an affair with a city police sergeant, said she had a heavy heart about the recall.
"I believe the voters were intimidated... by a police department trying to take over local government," Esqueda said.
Voters chose Jesse Avila to replace Esqueda and Robert Gonzales to replace Hernandez.
In the race to succeed De La Torre, Joel Fajardo led Louis Lopez by 164 votes, but it's unclear if absentee ballots will affect that outcome.
The new city leaders have a tough task ahead. The city must deal with a budget shortfall of nearly $500,000, which may result in layoffs or cuts to city services.
Recall committee chairman Julian Ruelas called Wednesday a happy day on which the city decided to take out the trash.
"We now have people who care about getting the job done," Ruelas said.
Information from: (Los Angeles) Daily News, http://www.dailynews.com
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Red Sox' Dustin Pedroia: Baseball should pursue cheaters
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Red Sox players will hold their annual meeting with representatives of the Major League Baseball Players Association on Monday morning. If previous meetings at other camps are an indication, the topic of performance-enhancing drugs will be discussed at length.
Over the weekend, commissioner Bud Selig called for tougher penalties for drug cheats, saying a 50-game suspension for first-time offenders may not be enough of a deterrent.
Selig has trumpeted the gains baseball has made in testing, particularly the recent agreement that allows blood testing for human growth hormone. But the sport still has troubling issues.
Melky Cabrera was suspended last summer only a month after being named Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game. Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez, Ryan Braun, and other players since have been tied to Biogenesis, an anti-aging clinic in Miami that allegedly provided performance-enhancing drugs to athletes.
During what has come to be known as the Steroids Era, players rarely spoke out against drug use. But that is changing. David Wright of the Mets and Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals are among the notable players who have criticized cheaters this spring.
On Sunday, Dustin Pedroia joined the chorus.
"I want all the young kids and everybody to see baseball as pure and everybody that they see, they can look up to them,'' the Red Sox second baseman said. "I don't want those kids looking down on their role models. It's upsetting, man. You don't want to see that.''
Pedroia, who has two young sons, isn't sure whether stiffer penalties would work. But he supports the idea of baseball going after cheaters to a greater degree.
"I'm all for the most possible,'' he said. "I understand the reasoning why, because we have so much information. There shouldn't be any slip-ups unless people are trying to get an advantage and that's not fair.''
Pedroia said one of the reasons he has great respect for Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter is that he accomplished so much without taint.
"He does everything right,'' Pedroia said. "You appreciate that. Just because I compete against him all the time doesn't matter. I think everybody around the game wants the game to be like that.''
Pedroia said the excuse that a player didn't realize he was using a performance-enhancing drug isn't valid.
"In my opinion, no,'' he said. "We have a lot of information. I know we have one of the best drug-testing policies in sports. They give us packets on what supplements you can or can't take. We're educated on what supplements you can take.''
Pedroia then showed reporters an application on his smartphone that lists approved supplements and nutritional products. He said he takes a second step by bringing products directly to the Red Sox to approve before he takes them.
"As players you're responsible to know what you put into your body,'' Pedroia said. "We have strength coaches, trainers, everybody gives us information on everything you can take and what's good for you. We get our blood work and we deal with nutritionists.''
Pedroia's agents, Seth and Sam Levinson of the New York-based ACES agency, were tied to the Cabrera scandal when it was revealed one of their former employees tried to engineer a coverup. The Levinsons have denied any connection to PEDs.
But at least four ACES clients — including Red Sox players Shane Victorino and Jonny Gomes — left the agency in the wake of the reports.
Pedroia said he considered doing the same but did not after consulting with MLBPA executive director Michael Weiner and following the results of Major League Baseball's investigation.
"It's a difficult thing because those guys have done right by me,'' Pedroia said. "But I asked a lot of questions. I wanted to know what was going on. You have to be educated about things like that.''
Pedroia expects that Weiner and his staff will be asked plenty of other questions Monday.
"You want everybody to be on the same playing field. That's all I'm asking and everybody else is asking,'' he said.


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2015 Ford Mustang Overview
Pros: Powertrain selection; modern engineering; technology advancements; coupe and convertible body styles
Cons: Modest power gains; reduced headroom; critics claim it looks too much like a Fusion
What's New: The 2015 Ford Mustang is completely redesigned, blending classic Mustang styling cues with a modern look and technology. The major improvements include a new turbocharged 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine option, an independent rear suspension and numerous performance, safety and infotainment technology upgrades.
The 2015 Ford Mustang is completely redesigned, growing in width, shrinking in height, and remaining about the same length on an identical wheelbase -- all while delivering a roomier interior and a bigger trunk in a package estimated to weigh 200 pounds less than the car it replaces. Available as a fastback or convertible model, the new 2015 Mustang is designed to take the iconic sports coupe from a storied history and loyal American buyers into a future dependent on younger buyers from around the globe.
The 2015 Mustang continues to compete against traditional rivals in the form of the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger, but it is also expected to draw potential buyers away from a range of rear-drive sport coupes such as the Scion FR-S and BMW 4 Series. At the redesigned Mustang's debut party, only the standard and GT models were announced, though a high-performance successor to the Shelby GT500 is rumored to carry the fabled Cobra name.
A 3.7-liter V6 engine is standard equipment for the 2015 Ford Mustang, and in advance of its final certification Ford is saying that it makes 300 horsepower and 270 lb-ft of torque. As an option, buyers can choose a turbocharged 2.3-liter EcoBoost 4-cylinder with a preliminary rating of 305 hp and 300 lb-ft of torque, the latter being available across a broad power spread from 2,500 rpm to 4,500 rpm. Choose the 2015 Ford Mustang GT and a 5.0-liter V8 engine is installed under the hood, which is perforated by functional air extractors. The V8 is expected to make at least 420 hp and 390 lb-ft of torque when burning premium unleaded fuel.
All three engines are paired with a standard 6-speed manual gearbox that offers shorter throws and more refinement for 2015. A 6-speed automatic transmission is optional and includes paddle shifters on the steering wheel. Additionally, the new 2015 Mustang comes with a standard MacPherson strut front and independent rear suspension, adjustable powertrain and steering calibrations, upgraded brakes, optional performance packages and an available Launch Control system.
Ford says the new 2015 Mustang is equipped with Intelligent Access keyless entry and push-button ignition. And the car offers SYNC smartphone pairing technology with 911 Assist. Options include leather seats, heated and ventilated front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control, a premium audio system, a reversing camera, a blind spot monitoring system, rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive cruise control and a forward collision warning system. Track Apps technology allows the Mustang's owner to track performance data related to acceleration, braking and cornering.
In addition, the 2015 Mustang is offered with MyFord Touch technology for the first time. In this application, though, Ford wisely provides traditional knobs for volume and tuning control, combined with buttons for other primary stereo functions. The dual-zone climate control system also features controls that are separate from the MyFord Touch touch-sensitive display screen.
Ford did not reveal prices for the 2015 Mustang during the car's late-2013 debut. Its pricing will be available closer to the fall 2014 on-sale date. Given the traditional Mustang buyer, though, don't expect prices to rise much in comparison to the vehicle it replaces, despite the significant improvements in terms of refinement, style, sophistication and technology.


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A circuit court hearing on foreclosure proceedings against the Port of Port St. Joe by Capital City Bank was scheduled to be held Wednesday.
A circuit court hearing on foreclosure proceedings against the Port of Port St. Joe by Capital City Bank was scheduled to be held Wednesday.
The hearing was scheduled after this newspaper went to print (go to www.starfl.com for any updates) but Port Authority attorney Tom Gibson has indicated he would be surprised if Circuit Court Judge Shonna Gay Young makes an immediate decision on the competing motions for summary judgment.
With both sides seeking summary judgment, there are no legal facts in dispute, Gibson said.
The bank is seeking foreclosure on a mortgage of more than $4 million on land that the Port Authority transformed into a barge terminal bulkhead with uplands site.
The so-called Parcel B sits below the Tapper Bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway from the old Arizona Chemical site.
The Port Authority has not made payments on the principal for several years.
The Port Authority is countering with a motion for summary judgment based the contention that the Port Authority was prohibited by law from mortgaging public property in the first place without a public referendum.
The outcome could also impact the Board of County Commissioners pursuit of additional collateralization for a $199,000 loan made last year to the Port Authority.
There have been recent discussions with the bank about deeding the property to the bank while the bank would allow the port to proceed with its operations and providing a right of first refusal to the Port Authority should another prospective buyer emerge.
Gibson indicated those discussions have fizzled as the hearing approaches.
The Port Authority board has been disinclined to act on any proposal involving Parcel B or its collateralization until after the hearing.
While Parcel B is an important component to the port master planning area, port director Tommy Pitts noted that the focus for the port in developing for the future is the shipping channel and lands in port and St. Joe Company hands open for deepwater shipping.
The Port Authority and St. Joe Company entered into a collaborative agreement last year on development of the port.
With two Letters of Intent entered into by St. Joe with energy companies, the port stands to see more than 1 million metric tons of wood pellets shipped through the Port of Port St. Joe within two to five years.
But those LOIs are contingent on dredging the shipping channel to authorized depth.
Pitts said he, port officials and officials with St. Joe recently met with the staff of Congressman Steve Southerland (R-Panama City) and a legislative liaison from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to get a better understanding of the process of accomplishing the dredging.
The Corps will ultimately perform the dredging.
The Port Authority and St. Joe are exploring the quickest and most efficient path to the Corps and dredging, specifically securing funding and permitting.
�It was a lot of information we had already heard and there are still more questions,� Pitts said.
Pitts said it remained unclear if on the permitting side the Port Authority would need to undertake an Environmental Impact Statement or the less time-consuming and less expensive Environmental Assessment.
There was also a question about reauthorization given the last time the shipping channel was dredged � 1980 � and Pitts said the dredging would be more expensive because of the time lapse and volume of spoil material.
St. Joe has indicated a willingness to consider providing company-owned lands for spoil sites � an important hurdle � and it remains a potential that some dredged material be suitable for beach nourishment.
Pitts also noted that the two LOIs would meet the tonnage threshold requirements for the Corps to step in and dredge.
Another arrow in the port�s quiver is also that maintenance dredging, once done, would only need to be repeated every eight to 10 years as opposed to many ports that require such dredging on an annual or biannual basis, Pitts said.
�I am optimistic about getting certification,� said Port Authority board chairman Leonard Costin. �It is the same problem we have had. We have an ambitious objective of getting the dredging done in two years.�
The Port Authority board last week approved Hatch Mott McDonald as the engineering firm that will undertake the work required for permitting.
�We can not proceed with task specifics (in order to assess the costs) until we receive clarification on the direction we will go,� Pitts said.
Operational funds
Another Port Authority meeting was spent discussing the dire revenue situation for the port as the new fiscal year dawns at the end of September.
Come the new fiscal year, the Port of Port St. Joe will operate on a �bare-bones� budget with no funding for the port director position beyond the $1 per month Pitts is currently paid.
Further office presence would be from one contract employee working part-time.
Costin said the Port Authority would make it through the current fiscal year and he has looked at a variety of sources for funding to no avail.
�We need a break,� said board member Eugene Raffield. �We need a big bone sent to this county. It has not been for lack of effort.�
Costin proposed a public fundraising campaign � he was willing to pledge $500 from his business last week which he would encourage others to match � to provide operational dollars for the port in the short-term.
�We have to keep this going,� Costin said. �We can not stop it. This is the salvation for the community and the region.
�I am taking this as a serious challenge.�
Costin said he wanted to see community support, which might also serve as further ammunition as the Port Authority and St. Joe lobby for funding for dredging and improvements to the AN Railway.
Raffield suggested the board table the concept until after this week�s hearing and board member Johanna White said they should have a marketing plan in place for the effort.
�We need to be able to lay our cards on the table for the community,� Raffield said.
Board member Patrick Jones said the idea should be up for detailed discussion at the next Port Authority meeting.
�We need to do everything we can,� Jones said.


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Paul Browne of Carbondale, a local baseball historian, is scheduled to speak at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Paul Browne of Carbondale, a local baseball historian, is scheduled to speak at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
His presentation is part of the Society for American Baseball Research's (SABR) annual Frederick Ivor-Campbell 19th Century Baseball Conference.
This members' only event will take place on April 19 and 20. Mr. Browne's presentation will take place on the afternoon of April 19.
The presentation is entitled Allentown's All-Star Team: Mike Kelly's 1894 Killers and discusses the Allentown team in the 1894 Pennsylvania State League.
This team was run by player/manager Mike "King" Kelly, a leading star of the era. Kelly surrounded himself with other stars of the era, including Pete "the Gladiator" Browning. What would prove to be Kelly's last season was filled with opportunity, controversy and tragedy.
The existence of such a team in a minor league was highly unlikely and unique in baseball history. This team brought excitement, pennant dreams and, finally, betrayal to Allentown's baseball community in this season, which could only have happened in the 1890's.
The presentation derives from a chapter of Mr. Browne's book, The Coal Barons Played Cuban Giants: A History of Early Professional Baseball in Pennsylvania, 1886 – 1896.
This book is about a handful of the most interesting minor leagues in the history of baseball.
Besides Kelly's all-stars and other major leaguers at both ends of their careers, these leagues included not only black players but also wholly black teams.
The book will be released by McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers in April 2013 and is now available for pre-order from the publisher at www.mcfarlandbooks.com or www.amazon.com.
Orders can also be placed at the Carbondale Public Library, a portion of the proceeds from these sales to benefit the Library.
Paul Browne has been a member of SABR since the mid-1990s. His article You Can't Tell the Players appeared in the Fall 2011 edition of Black Ball: A Negro League Journal. Black Ball is a nationally circulating peer reviewed journal.
He has also contributed articles to SABR's Nineteenth Century and Minor Leagues committees, as well as the Carbondale News.
His biographies of Carbondale natives Padney Gillespie and Edward Kennedy, among other major league figures, can be found at http://sabr.org/bioproject.


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7 Things You Should Know About The New Food Safety Law
Considered a win for consumers, the new law will have varying effects on food and beverage processors.
Congress recently enacted and the President signed into law the most sweeping reform of food safety regulation in many decades. Known as the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the new law includes several new items for FDA's enforcement toolbox that have long been sought by consumer advocates.
Following are seven things you should know about the new provisions and their impact on food processors.
Recall authority
FDA now has legal authority to order the recall of dangerous foods. Up until now, FDA has had authority to order the recall of infant formula, but could only ask, not demand, that other foods be recalled.
Under its new authority, the agency can order a responsible party to recall a food product if there is a reasonable probability the food is adulterated or misbranded and its use "will cause serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals." This quoted language matches the criteria for a Class I recall, the most serious type, as long defined in FDA's regulations.
Under the new provisions, FDA must first provide the responsible person with an opportunity to cease distribution and recall the product voluntarily. If the responsible person fails to do so on FDA's timeline, FDA may issue an order requiring an immediate recall. The responsible person may dispute FDA's recall order at an informal hearing. Civil penalties and fees may be assessed against any person who does not comply with a recall order.
It is difficult to imagine a food manufacturer — under normal circumstances — declining the opportunity to conduct a "voluntary" recall and instead waiting for issuance of a mandatory recall order. It is further difficult to imagine a food manufacturer prevailing at a hearing to dispute a recall order, unless FDA is operating under a very significant factual error. In practice, food manufacturers facing this situation will want to be seen as cooperating with FDA and will be concerned primarily with retaining consumer confidence in their products.
For these reasons, it is likely FDA will not actually issue many recall orders. The existence of this authority, however, changes the landscape. It is now more important than ever for food manufacturers to have standard procedures in place so recalls can be initiated promptly and effectively. FDA's new mandatory recall authority became effective immediately when President Obama signed the FSMA into law on Jan. 4.
More inspections
The new law states that FDA shall increase the frequency of inspections at all food processing facilities. More specifically, domestic facilities identified as high-risk are to be inspected at least once in the five-year period following the date of enactment and at least once every three years thereafter. All other domestic food processing facilities are to be inspected at least once in the seven-year period following enactment and at least once every five years thereafter.
FDA is further instructed to increase inspection of food at ports of entry, which can be expected to lead to more shipments of food and food ingredients detained upon import. To meet these goals, FDA may rely on inspections carried out by other federal, state or local officials.
Facility registration and suspension of registration
Since the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, food processors have been required to register their facilities with FDA. Under the new provisions, these registrations will need to be renewed every two years. Registrations also will need to include an assurance that FDA will be permitted to inspect the facilities.
Most significantly, FDA now will be able to suspend the registration of a facility if it determines that food manufactured at the facility has a "reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals." If a facility's registration is suspended, food from the facility cannot be introduced into interstate commerce in the U.S. This is similar to USDA's longstanding authority to withdraw inspection from a meat processing facility, effectively shutting it down.
The agency is required to adopt regulations to implement these provisions. Facilities will be subject to these requirements either on the date when FDA issues its implementing regulations or 180 days after enactment of the new legislation (i.e., this July) whichever comes sooner. It is likely July will come sooner than FDA's issuance of the regulations.
The impact of this authority on food processors is potentially significant, as it places a very powerful enforcement tool in the agency's hands. Even the implied threat of a registration suspension will likely draw concessions from an affected food processor.
HACCP and risk-based preventive controls
The new law requires every food processor to evaluate known or reasonably foreseeable hazards that may be associated with a facility, develop a written analysis of the hazards and identify and implement preventive controls. This is similar to the hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) programs that are currently mandatory for juice and seafood, but allows for the possibility that some operations will not include critical control points.
Food processing facilities will be required to monitor the effectiveness of their preventive controls, verify their adequacy, and undertake a periodic re-analysis of their plans. Facilities also will be required to maintain records for not less than two years documenting their monitoring of preventive controls and instances when corrective actions were implemented.
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News of the impending closure of the 82-year-old Higgins Armory Museum on Barber Avenue did not sit well today with patrons.
Museum officials announced Friday that the local institution and Greendale landmark would close its ornate glass and steel doors Dec. 31 because of an inadequate endowment and that its renowned collection of arms and armor — the second largest in the country -- would be relocated to the Worcester Art Museum.
While consoled by the fact that the museum's collection would continue to be housed locally, several visitors to Higgins' five-story, castle-like, art-deco building at 100 Barber Ave. this morning said they were deeply saddened that the move had become necessary.
"We're very sad because it's such a beautiful place," said Paula Bruhn of West Boylston, who was accompanied by her 8-year-old niece, Alanna Phillipo, and 6-year-old nephew, Anthony Phillipo, both of Dudley. The siblings wielded newly-purchased plastic swords and cardboard shields as they waited impatiently for their aunt to lead the way through the massive structure.
"It's sad to let go of the whole castle theme to it. It will be greatly missed," said Ms. Bruhn, a frequent visitor to Higgins who bought a museum membership this year and vowed that she and her family would "come back as much as we can," before the closure.
Ms. Bruhn said she is also a big fan of the Worcester Art Museum at 55 Salisbury St. and found it somewhat comforting that the art museum planned to take in the Higgins collection.
First-time visitor Garry White of Northbridge said he read of Higgins' impending closure in the newspaper and decided to bring his 7-year-old son and namesake, Garry White Jr., to the museum today "so we both could see it." Like other patrons interviewed, Mr. White said he was sorry to see the majestic Higgins building closing, but happy that its impressive collection would stay in the city.
"They got some really cool stuff. Me and my dad love to collect old stuff," Garry Jr. said as he marveled at a German halberd, a combination spear and battle ax, from the 16th century.
Suzanne M. Maas, Higgins' interim director, said earlier that the museum was continually drawing down on its $2.9 million endowment and that a big part of its six-figure annual operating deficit was attributable to the high cost of maintaining its distinctive steel and glass home.
"It's such a beautiful building. It's sad to see it close. They really did a good job of making it feel like a castle," said 16-year-old Sam Kendall of Southboro, another first-time visitor. Aware of the teen's interest in anything related to the Vikings, his uncle, Michael Graves of Shrewsbury, bought tickets to the museum for both of them.
"I mean, it's a fixture, and I'm very surprised something like this would happen," Mr. Graves said of the planned closure. "But we're loving it," he was quick to add.
"I'm excited to be here. It's so great," said his nephew after viewing several items encased in glass, including a Turkish sword with scabbard from the late 1700s and a silver spoon from the Roman Empire.
"They're closing this place?" asked Garry O'Goley of Belchertown, when told the news. Mr. O'Goley was at the museum with his wife, Kathleen O'Goley, who grew up in Grafton and, unlike her husband, had been to Higgins many times before.
"I even love the building. You can see the building from I-190. I have fond memories of bringing my son and nephew here when they were little," she said.
When informed that the Higgins collection would end up at the Worcester Art Museum, Ms. O'Goley said she and her husband were pleased and had planned a trip there later in the day.
"It's sad news. That's for sure," Charlie Davidson of Oxford said as he and his 12-year-old daughter, Nicole, took in the exhibits. Mr. Davidson's 16-year-old son, Evan, is part of the Sword Guild that meets at the museum every Saturday morning to learn the art of sword fighting.
When asked if he took any solace in the fact that the museum's collection would remain local, Mr. Davidson responded, "Yeah, but to tell you the truth, I'm going to miss this building most of all. It's so iconic."
Jen Kohl, a first-time patron, said she, her husband, Ed Gardner, and their two children, Tommy and Gus Kohl, traveled to Worcester from Boston after learning of the museum's impending closure.
"We've never been here before, but the building is really interesting, and we thought we'd come and see it while it's still here. We're really excited to find out what's here," Ms. Kohl said as she and her family embarked on their first Higgins Armory Museum experience.
A committee of museum officials is considering the future of the Higgins building, which has an assessed value of $3,088,600 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Ms. Maas said the committee was "looking at multiple partners for reuse or sale."


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Editors's note: The details of this story are graphic. This coverage of the Jason Birdno trial which involves five charges of statutory sodomy, may include terminology, references and visualizations that may be uncomfortable to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
Editors's note: The details of this story are graphic. This coverage of the Jason Birdno trial which involves five charges of statutory sodomy, may include terminology, references and visualizations that may be uncomfortable to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
For his long awaited day in court, Jason Birdno was dressed in a light blue button-down with khaki pants and a stripped tie.
He didn't say much. Just sat at the defense table and looked around the courtroom while everyone else got ready for the day.
This was day one of his bench trial in front Audrain County Circuit Court Judge Wes Dalton. Unlike a jury trial, time was spared from the voir dire process and attorneys were able to start immediately. And Monroe County Prosecutor Talley Kendrick didn't waste any time.
The case was moved from Monroe County to Audrain County on a change of venue request and the Mexico, Mo. courtroom had a fair amount of observers.
Victim on the stand
The question looming between the time Birdno was charged and the start of his trial was, who exactly is his victim?
Five counts of statutory sodomy against the 37-year-old Monroe City man indicated that the charges dated back to 2006 with a female under the age of 14, but it was unknown how Birdno knew the young woman at the source of these accusations.
Kendrick, though, revealed the information in her opening statement, telling Dalton the victim is indeed none other than Birdno's 14-year-old daughter. Who would've been 7 in 2006.
Because she is a minor and is the alleged victim in this case, the Courier-Post is refraining from revealing her identity.
She was the first to take the stand Wednesday morning, and was one of eight who would be sworn in to take questions from the state and Birdno's defense attorney Gillis Leonard.
Birdno glared at his daughter on the stand with an angry expression on his face while she addressed the court. She said life with her father included physical and sexual abuse. There were times she'd be physically abused with a belt and that her brothers were not excused from the same treatment. She, on the other hand, testified there were several instances where her abuse reached a sexual level, and there were several times she had to perform sexual acts on her father.
During her testimony, Birdno's daughter was very composed and mature. She answered in full sentences, spoke properly and asked for questions to be repeated if need be. Her emotions got to her, however, when she had to talk about the green fishing bucket and what happened in the detached garage on the family's property.
"My dad wanted me to perform oral sex for him," Birdno's daughter told the court. "I was sitting on a green bucket."
The bucket was the first piece of evidence entered by the state and would be talked about with other witnesses who took the stand as the day progressed.
She then testified her father "spermed in a coffee cup."
There were other incidents too, she said.
Several times at night in her bedroom, the same bedroom she shared with one of her brothers, and many other incidences she couldn't recall, all mostly happened at her father's house, 822 Second St., in Monroe City.
Department of Family Services (DFS) would visit and Birdno's daughter said she and her brothers were instructed by her father and her step-mother, Sarah Birdno, Jason's wife, to tell lies, deny any child abuse accusations — but if it came to it only mention three spankings — and tell the DFS investigators that Jason and Sarah Birdno were good parents. Yet, Birdno's daughter said Sarah Birdno also contributed to the physical abuse in the house.
More information came to light when Birdno's daughter testified an incident was interrupted by her aunt and that her father walked around the house nude; and he had her watch pornographic movies, one in particular involving a football player and cheerleader.
Incidences occurred, she said, before and after her 12th birthday.
Birdno's angry looks continued when defense got to cross examine.
Defense attorney, Leonard, is a hard man to miss with his large appearance and commanding voice, but it was these characteristics and more that gave him the courtroom's attention.
For more than an hour Leonard questioned Birdno's daughter about the layout of her father's house where all of the incidents allegedly took place. Leonard had her point out different rooms, describe aspects and areas all for the purpose of what he said was a "virtual tour."
Birdno's daughter grew nervous, leaning forward, lowering her head and biting her nails at times when Leonard's questions turned to the number of counselors she had seen and a time line.
Leonard asked Birdno's daughter if she ever told a DFS investigator she doesn't get enough attention and dramatizes things, but she didn't recall saying that. She also wasn't sure when she started going back to school after she revealed to her mother, Tanjie Hoover, about the incidences between her and her father. "I don't recall," was a repetitive answer from Birdno's daughter to Leonard after most questions.
She said there were several visits from DFS and her father choked her, told her to lie to them.
At several moments, Birdno's daughter didn't want to say anything. She said she was embarrassed and scared.
"I had those points," she told Kendrick after being asked if she had ever come to a point of not saying anything. "I was afraid people wouldn't believe me and I'd be stuck with it."
Birdno's daughter said she's had panic attacks and nightmares since her claimed incidences with her father, the latest panic attack coming last weekend with her grandmother. She admitted to Leonard that a brain injury as a child, caused her to have nightmares as well.
Confession and DNA proof?
Hoover followed her daughter on the witness stand and told the court about her relationship with Birdno.
They were never married, lived together for a while, but nonetheless had a daughter. She explained how she's been told and observed how her daughter is mature for her age — the teen's testimony verifies that — but Hoover was quick to say her teenager wasn't mature in all ways of life; indicating she has a typical adolescent side to her.
Hoover said she never really got along with Birdno, in short, they just shared their daughter.
In time, Hoover said Birdno started making threats, and to coincide with it all Hoover's daughter came to her mother and revealed what she said was going on between herself and her father — the many sexual acts. Hoover acted immediately taking her daughter to a counselor and then the police.
Hoover said her daughter became very emotional and curled up into a ball in front of the entertainment center of the living room when she told her mother all that she said was going on.
A protection order was filed against Birdno by Hoover, but interestingly enough Hoover left all of the recently revealed information about the sexual incidences between Birdno and their daughter out of her testimony to the judge at the protection order hearing.
Hoover said she was told by law enforcement not to mention anything because they were conducting their own investigation, and Hoover was scared, too. She said she was worried that Birdno would "make good" on the threats he made which initiated the protection order in the first place.
By this point on Wednesday, things weren't looking very good for Birdno.
Witness testimony from his daughter and daughter's mother was strong. But when Gerri Sites, a forensic interviewer, one who interviewed Birdno's daughter, took the stand, defense attorney Leonard started to take a shot at creating reasonable doubt in an attempt to make the evidence and information sound circumstantial.
Sites testified the element of secrecy in sexual abuse includes panic attacks amongst other things, which would go along with what Birdno's daughter said she had been experiencing, but on cross examination, Leonard asked Sites about panic attacks. Can they come at any time? Can they come at different levels of intensity? Can they come on for any reason?
Sites said yes, but she also added given Birdno's daughter's forensic interview, everything appears to match sex abuse.
But perhaps the most interesting testimony of the day came from Derrick Balmer. He's with the Missouri Attorney General's office now, but in the spring in 2012 when the investigation against Birdno started taking place, he was an officer with the State Technical Assistance Team.
A presumptive light test on the coffee mug Birdno's daughter said her father "spermed" in came back with the result that there was indeed semen inside.
Yet a note passed along from Leonard to a Courier-Post journalist during proceedings read, "Full lab test failed to detect any semen!"
A hint at the defense's plans later on? It's possible.
Dalton instilled a gag order not allowing notes to be passed to media during trial proceedings after state attorneys noticed a reporting of the note via Twitter.
Just before his time on the stand was done, Balmer did testify that Birdno said he released into the coffee mug and if his daughter performed oral sex properly, she wouldn't get pregnant.
Phone calls and step-aunts
A conversation between Birdno and his wife, Sarah, may have gone against him.
Joe Colston, Jr., a Monroe County Sheriff's deputy, was called to the stand to identify the voices of Jason and Sarah Birdno on phone call recordings from the Monroe County Jail, located inside the Monroe County Courthouse.
"It is what it is. There's nothing we can do about it," Birdno says on the recording.
"Do you know anything," Sarah Birdno asks him.
"I don't know anything," Birdno says in response.
Colston identified the Birdnos in the recording, and did it again when another was played.
"Let's just wait and see what they all have to say first," Birdno says.
Birdno makes references to 30 years and then his wife asks him another question.
"You're okay with being in there 10 to 15 years?" Sarah Birdno asks.
"I don't have a choice," Birdno answers.
If there was any shock in the courtroom — other than the details of the accusations against Birdno — it was when Brittany Greeves and Kyla Dowell took the stand. They are the sisters of Sarah Birdno; Birdno's daughter's step-aunts.
Greeves said she and the entire family have had a "falling out" with Jason and Sarah Birdno. Over a period of five years Greeves said she had "walk-in privileges" at her sister's house in Monroe City. She said Birdno was hardly ever there when she came over, but one time within that five-year time period she said she encountered Birdno in the nude. Greeves said Birdno was coming from the living room where the kids were. She said he covered himself with his hands.
There was also another time, Greeves said, Birdno took his daughter into the bathroom and spanked her. Greeves said the girl could be heard crying on the other side of the wall.
Just about everything heard from the witnesses related to sexual and physical abuse from Birdno, but the strangest information came on the final witness of the day, Dowell.
Dowell said there was a day when Birdno's daughter and her brothers got baby turkeys. It's believed Birdno's daughter accidentally hurt her little bird. And that's when Dowell went into the kitchen and saw blood all over the floor and in the sink.
In one of the rooms of the house was Birdno and his daughter. Dowell said he was making his daughter pet a headless turkey while she sat there covered in blood. Birdno, angry, told Dowell to get out, she testified. The girl was eventually rescued from the room and when family members got her in the bathroom and removed her clothing, they found the girl covered in hives. Dowell said she was scared and shaking from what she had just experienced.
Continues today
The state has rested and it is now time for Leonard to present his case.
The defense has a long list of witnesses to present in court and it's not known how long proceedings will last. Because of the bench trial, Dalton can stop the proceedings when and if he feels he's heard enough evidence.
Court resumes at 8 a.m.
Follow trial updates on Twitter from the courtroom. Follow @DominicGenetti #Birdnocase