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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs New York's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act into law.
If there's one thing Republicans and Democrats can agree on, it's that mentally ill people should not have access to firearms.
But as lawmakers rush to restrict that access in the wake of recent mass shootings, mental health experts warn of unintended consequences: from gun owners avoiding mental health treatment to therapists feeling compelled to report every patient who expresses a violent thought.
"Many patients express some idea of harm to other people, everything from, 'I wish I could rip my boss limb from limb,' to, 'I have a gun and want to blow that guy away,'" said Paul Applebaum, director of the Division of Law, Ethics, and Psychiatry at Columbia University.
Therapists usually interpret this sort of talk as part of the treatment process, experts say. But under a new law in New York, one of the strongest to be passed to date, therapists may feel compelled to report every instance of violent talk, lest they face legal consequences if something happens. And some say ordinary patients may wind up suffering the most.
"There's one group of people who are gun owners who may reasonably or unreasonably think, 'I'm not going anywhere near a mental health person, because if they misinterpret something I say as an indication I'm going to hurt myself or someone else, they're going to report me and take away my guns,'" Applebaum said.
Several polls conducted since the shooting in Newtown, Conn., have found widespread support for new legislation that would restrict the possession of firearms by the mentally ill, as well as for increased government spending on mental health.
Federal law already bars the sale or transfer of firearms to a person who is known or thought to have been "adjudicated as a mental defective." In addition, at least 44 states currently have their own laws regulating possession of firearm by mentally ill individuals, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. But not enough states report their mental health data to the federal government, rendering the federal law largely toothless.
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New York's expanded gun law signed by Cuomo on January 15 goes further than most state laws in that it requires mental health professionals to report any person considered "likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to self or others" to local health officials. Those officials would be authorized to report that person to law enforcement, which could seize the person's firearms.
Previously, New York judges could compel seriously mentally ill people thought to be dangerous to receive involuntary outpatient treatment.
"I see it very frequently," Steven Dubovsky, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Buffalo, said of patients expressing violent fantasies. "You see people who struggle with anger or have violent thoughts, and if I thought they were going to act on it right away, I would stop them."
"Now if you're mistaken, you're wrong about this, and you don't report it, you could face criminal sanctions. I'm not taking any chances at that point," Dubovsky said. That could encourage therapists to over-report, he said.
Rep. Rob Barber, who was critically wounded alongside Rep. Gabby Giffords, talks about his task force to provide advice on mental health issues to prevent gun-related violence.
There have been cases where better enforcement of laws already on the books might have helped avoid bloodshed, said Richard J. Bonnie, a professor at University of Virginia's law school. Bonnie headed a state commission on mental health law in the wake of the mass shooting at Virginia Tech.
Shooter Seung-Hui Cho, who killed 32 people and then himself at the university in 2007, should have been adjudicated as mentally defective following a special justice's order issued two years before the shooting, Bonnie said. Such a designation, properly reported, would have disqualified him from owning a gun under existing federal law.
But that message never got passed on to the feds or Virginia Tech, Bonnie said.
Shoring up the flaws in mental health reporting to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System – something Obama addressed in his proposals – would help prevent future mistakes, Bonnie said. Obama also called for background checks to be required on all firearm purchases – currently only 7 states account for 98 percent of the names prohibited for reasons of mental illness in the NICS database, according to Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
According to DJ Jaffe, executive director of the Mental Illness Policy Org, which advocates on behalf of the seriously mentally ill, all the talk of mental health and gun violence obscures a bigger issue – a nationwide struggle with how to care for the mentally ill.
"Most of the things they're discussing are totally irrelevant to helping people with serious mental illness," Jaffe said. "No one wants responsibility for the seriously mentally ill."


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Haven't seen any new threads on the Utah page for a while. I'm out here working and travel back to Colorado every other weekend. Was looking to do some duck hunting in my free time (Now that the big game seasons are over for me) and was wondering if anyone might know of a decent guide in the Salt Lake area to take a couple guys out for a day or two?


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Musicians streaming and debuting tracks online is nothing new, but using Turntable.FM as an outlet for those songs is somewhat unheard of. Yet, that's exactly what Steve Aoki is doing, being the first established musician to premiere two brand new tracks on the social music service for the first time.
Aoki's been a mainstay in the LA electronic scene for the last half-decade or so, will be playing in his Turntable.FM room starting now. 200 people at a time can hop in the room and give them a listen (and if you want to see behind the scenes there's also a Ustream channel here). Furthermore, Sol Republic is involved in this, and are giving away free headphones during the listening session. So hop on over and check it all out. [Turntable.FM]


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Then called CollectGarbage() on the console and it became 63144 KB. So, only ~600 KB off.
I call it several times more - no significant effect. Just a few bytes up and down.
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In addition to an 8 day film festival and 4 day Conference, we offer Year Round Events, a Young Filmmakers Program, a TV show, Radio show, Podcast and more!
Austin Film Festival is really about creativity, about trying to help people find their voice. And it's fun."
- Ron Howard, 2009 Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award Recipient
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The folks [at AFF] share our passion…Which is, of course, why they are so damn adept at crafting a conference that manages to satisfy the needs and desires of all of us attending."
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Get to know the faces and stories of the people who run the show for the Austin Film Festival!
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It started as a getaway weekend for great barbecue, and has become a pilgrimage. Going to the Austin conference is like stepping into a time machine and returning to that day, that moment in time when you fell in love with movies and the idea of making them. And living a whole week feeling that feeling."
Terry Rossio, writer Shrek, Aladdin, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise
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Screenwriters all live in Los Angeles, but they only seem to meet in Austin."
Michael Green, writer The Green Lantern, Kings, Heroes, Smallville, upcoming Blade Runner reboot
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I was completely surprised by the scale of AFF. Apparently, everything is bigger in Texas, including the hospitality. If you've never been to Austin it's a great time to go. One of the
best film festivals you'll ever experience."
Chris Carter, creator The X-Files, The Lone Gunmen
Chris Carter, creator The X-Files, The Lone Gunmen
The opportunity to work with an instructor who has real world experience in the film industry during summer camp made a real impact on my [teen]. He loved everything about his camp experience!"
My best experience ever at a film festival was in Austin. So many festivals are flash over substance, a who's who of movie stars. Here, the creators are the stars. And rightly so. So if you want to write, direct or produce motion pictures and get paid for it, attend this festival." – David McKenna (BLOW, AMERICAN HISTORY X)
– David McKenna (BLOW, AMERICAN HISTORY X)
I've gotten meetings with production companies with first look deals at networks that I never would have gotten on my own."
Shelli Wright, 2015 Finalist
Shelli Wright, 2015 Finalist
This competition accepts both filmed and written submissions in an effort to find talented voices who can adapt their vision to emerging digital platforms. AFF will select one winner who displays the strongest voice and greatest potential for establishing a digital series.
The program offers kids opportunities to share their creative work with peers, the public, and professional filmmakers and screenwriters. By introducing young people to the film industry, the program hopes to provide them new mediums to express their creativity, improve their communication skills, and benefit the entire arts community.
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trogman wrote:It's called tech cord, and it is only 5 mm dia., but has a 5000 lb breaking strength. I use it for my handled ascender tether, and it works great. I'm sure it would work fine for prusiks also, although I haven't tried it yet.
Another option for minimalist is using a Tibloc ascender. They work OK, but you have to make sure it is set on the rope with each step, otherwise it can slip and shred your rope.
NZcaver wrote:Tiblocs are much more efficient, but also much more expensive and a little bulkier than simple hitches.
GroundquestMSA wrote:NZcaver wrote:Tiblocs are much more efficient, but also much more expensive and a little bulkier than simple hitches.
Have you used a Tibloc enough to gauge its effect on rope after several uses? Rope is a major expense for me and I don't want to tear it up if I can help it.
Marlatt wrote:One reason I like continuous loops is the ease of a secure foot loop. Here's a graphic that I drew a long, long time ago describing a foot loop method originally taught to me by Doug Wilson. It has the advantage of being light, easy to throw over a boot, reasonably comfortable - and will stay on your foot even if you end up hanging by your foot loop.
Cave safely (and softly),
Carl Amundson wrote:Here is a fun knot system to try: The Knotted Frog"
I've used this one a couple of times - http://caves.org/section/vertical/nh/44/kfrog.html
But I gotta say, I really love my mechanical ascenders!!
caver.adam wrote: I used two Bachmann Knots instead of Prussics, but was able to climb with 3 biners, 30 feet of 6mm cord, and 20+ feet of webbing.
On a related note, I would love to know of a friction hitch that will work with 11mm Pit on 11mm Pit.
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Are Even Dems Getting Tired of Anti‐Profit Crusade?
Yesterday, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) held his fifth -- and perhaps final -- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee show-hearing lambasting for-profit colleges. As usual, it was a decidedly one-sided affair, with no profit-defenders apparently invited to testify, and Republican committee members boycotting. Perhaps the only interesting thing that occurred was Sen. Al Franken (D-MN), who has never given any indication he doesn't support Harkin's obsessive whale hunt, saying the proceedings could have benefitted from more than one point of view. According to MarketWatch, Franken lamented that "it would have been nice to have someone here to represent the for-profit schools." Now, he might have only wanted a for-profit rep there to receive the beating, but even that would have been preferable to no rep at all.
Could this indicate that even Senate Democrats are getting tired of Harkin's tedious grandstanding against for-profit colleges, especially now that the Education Department has issued its "gainful employment" rules? Maybe, and there are lots of Dems in the House who have opposed the attack on for-profit schools for some time. But don't expect this to be over quite yet: Harkin still gets a lot of negative media coverage for proprietary schools with each hearing, while the scandals surrounding people he's had testify; the decrepit GAO "secret shopper" report that turned out to be hugely inaccurate; and potentially dirty dealings behind the gainful employment rules seem only to get real ink from Fox News and The Daily Caller. And Harkin keeps indicating that he will introduce legislation -- doomed to failure though it may be -- to curb for-profits even further.
Of course, what should be the biggest source of outrage in all of this is that while Harkin fixates on for-profit schools, Washington just keeps on enabling all of higher education to luxuriate in ever-pricier, taxpayer-funded opulence. Indeed, as a new Cato report due out next week will show, putatively nonprofit universities are likely making bigger profits on undergraduate students than are for-profit institutions. Of course, they don't call them "profits" -- nonprofits always spend excess funds, thus increasing their "costs" -- but that's probably just plain smart. Be honest about trying to make a buck, and Sen. Harkin has shown just what's likely to befall you.


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Cape Town - Uncapped Frik Kirsten will join the Springboks in Paris after he was called up as injury replacement for Frans Malherbe following South Africa's 28-0 victory over Scotland in Edinburgh on Sunday.
The national selectors named the 25-year-old Kirsten as the experienced Jannie du Plessis and Pat Cilliers remained unavailable due to injuries.
Kirsten will join the Springboks in Paris as soon as possible.
Malherbe, who started in both Test victories on the Castle Lager Outgoing Tour against Wales and Scotland, suffered a rib cartilage injury at Murrayfield and was forced to leave the field in the 37th minute.
"We've been watching Frik quite closely over the last few seasons and he's really done very well," said Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer.
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The first-ever employee of 99 Cents Only Stores, who moved from Houston to the Los Angeles area to take a new job and was fired the next day, is suing the corporation and two executives.
Jose Gomez, who worked for the company 33 years, filed the suit Oct. 15 in Los Angeles Superior Court against 99 Cents Only Stores, its president, Richard Anicetti, and managing agent Tony Yera.
According to the petition, Gomez was the manager of the first 99 Cents Only Store in Los Angeles and rose through the ranks to become vice president of retail operations in 1997.
The company even used his photo on delivery trucks and toys it sold, according to the petition.
In March 2008, Gomez moved to Houston (where the first 99 Cents Only outlet opened in 2003) to open additional Texas stores and to improve the existing ones, the petition states.
Gomez planned to stay in Houston and, as part of the relocation, his children enrolled in a local college, the suit states.
Anicetti, who became chief executive officer in 2012, visited Texas in June and told Gomez he wanted him to move back to California to become the first vice president of new store opening and remodeling, the petition states.
Gomez told Anicetti he was reluctant to uproot his family, but Anicetti said the company would pay his moving expenses, the suit states.
After talking to his family, Gomez accepted the new position on Aug. 26, according to the petition.
Two days later, movers arrived at his Houston home, the suit states.
By 8 a.m. Aug. 29, Gomez was on the job in California. An hour later, he was fired.
"Gomez was informed that the company had changed its mind and that 99 Cents Only Stores had no need for a V.P. of store openings and that his employment was terminated," the petition states.
In seven separate causes, Gomez alleges breach of implied-in-fact contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, wrongful termination, intentional infliction of emotional distress, intentional interference with implied-in-fact contract and misappropriation of Gomez's name and likeness.
Gomez seeks unspecified damages in a jury trial.
He is represented by attorney Mike Justice.


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I don't really think it matters. You could use either correctly, IMHO.
English Teacher
Which do you use?
I don't really think it matters. You could use either correctly, IMHO.
In BE, 'faithfully' is regarded as the correct option where no name is used.
Now that you say there's no name involved, faithfully does sound correct. Sincerely sounds open ended.
Hey, tdol! What is the name for "Yours sincerely" or "Sincerely yours" or "Yours faithfully"? And what kind of a letter would not have a signature (no name)?
What tdol meant was when YOU don't know the name of the person you're writing to you should end with 'Yours faithfully" and 'Yours sincerely' when you do.Originally Posted by RonBee
Thank you for clearing that up. )
If "dear sir" is the opening, is "sincerely yours" the closing?
You might consider adding Dear Madam, but essentially yes.
Originally Posted by RonBee
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
More 2010 Topps Game Inserts
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Group Break by Carl Crawford Cards and Sewingmachineguy
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Trade With Carl Crawford Cards
CCC also threw in a bunch of cards for Isaac. Here are a few of Ike's favorites.
Oh yeah. Ike got bipped… "Dad why did he send all of these Ozzie's? Why did he write on the Carl Crawford Card? I'm not allowed to write on cards…"
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Dollar Packs of Goudey, Heritage, Masterpieces...
Saturday, March 20, 2010
2010 Topps S1, S2 and Updates
Series One & Two
342, 358, 434, 479, 575, 661
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Season Tickets
So I returned their call and spoke to a nice enough gentleman who gave me an offer I did not refuse. Without getting into the details, at the end of that call I bought the exact same package and the exact same seats as last year for over 25% (not a typo... twenty-five) LESS than what we paid last year!
Lets review:
- Sign Big Bopper Left Fielder at huge dollars to protect Albert.
- Notice Ike's Dad hasn't renewed tickets.
- Sell tickets to Ike's Dad at a sizeable discount.
At this rate, they'll be calling me to give us free tickets next February after they've signed El Hombre to a lifetime contract!
I'm posting this because we're ready. The tickets arrived yesterday and Isaac poured over them to see which visiting teams he would see this summer. We also had our first catch of the year. Good times.
Remember kids - Procrastination Pays Off!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Topps Million: 1973 Norm Cash
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Topps Million: 1973 Bernie Carbo
Friday, March 12, 2010
Red Back / Blue Back Retros
Love the Topps 2010 Red & Blue Back retail inserts this year and have picked up a few recent retros of the same lineage… ok two. I'm looking at the 1951 checklist to see if I can put together a Cardinal team set for a reasonable sum. We'll see….
1968 Orlando Cepeda Game Insert
2005 Albert Pujols Bowman Heritage Mini
2010 Stan Musial Wal-mart Blue Back Insert
The non-Cardinals 2010 inserts. These are up for trade for the Dizzy Dean, Rogers Hornsby, George Sisler, or Albert Pujols inserts.
Topps Million: 'Stache or Eye Black?
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Topps Million: 1975 Bob Watson
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
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UD Ultimate Break
I probably could have gotten this for less than the $30 I paid for the break but glad I got *something* Isaac will like. I also got base cards of Miguel Cabrera and Brad Bergesen if any one is interested.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
T206 Pujols Mini SP
I can't remember who mentioned how to check for the mini SP's by stacking them up and looking for the white card stock (probably dayf?) but we tried it and found two including this Pujols… almost like Christmas.
Monday, March 8, 2010
1970 Topps Scratch Off Game Cards
Saw these over lunch today. Not knowing much about them, I decided to pick them up as trade bait for any Cardinals in this series. Well, I just googled the set and found that there aren't any Redbirds in the set after all. That said, these are pretty cool. The perforations are intact, as are all of the black scratch off boxes. If anyone is interested in a HOF'er oddball or a fan of the Seattle Pilots or Brewers or Indians broadcasters (Hegan is / was a broadcaster for both according to wikipedia).
March Card Show Love
I'm still not comfortable letting Isaac loose at a card show, particularly one infested by Missouri Tiger fans as yesterday's was. Still, if I have one piece of advice for anyone going to the St. Louis monthly show, its "Bring A Kid." This was our third show and the same guy always calls Isaac over, asks him what his favorite sport is, and hands him a freebie. The first time it was a Longoria X die cut card. This time, he reached into a stack of top loaders and handed three cards to Isaac: a '61 Nuxhall, a '63 Torre, and an 07 Goudey. Isaac's reaction? A "Thanks!" followed by "One hall of famer and one future hall of famer!" Kids today…
Isaac also finished off his 2009 Series One set and most of Series Two. He left U & H for a later date. I picked up a few cheap mini's while he was set building.
We made one last stop and I bought Isaac a 2009 Series 2 jumbo pack and a 2010 Series 1 jumbo to open on the ride home. His hot streak continues... he ended up pulling these:
Topps Million: 1987 Pete Rose
Sunday, March 7, 2010
1952 Red Schoendienst Redman
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Side By Side: Mitch Boggs
Isaac got these two autographs at the Winter Warm Up this year. The signature isn't really clear in the red Sharpie while the Bowman chrome auto isn't exactly legible. Maybe I need to hit ebay... otherwise this series has about run its course.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Topps Million: 1958 Walt Dropo
... and the code card that came with the Perry auto yielded this:
Oldest card so far… Isaac, having seen the movie and currently reading the Percy Jackson series, digs the old White Sox logo.
Topps Million: 2010 Ryan Perry
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Retro Mini's
As Isaac builds sets, hoards Cardinals, and fills his favorite player binder, I've been gravitating towards vintage Cardinals and mini's of any flavor, though lately just Cardinals. Here are a few of my latest additions from a newly discovered local shop with a huge, well sorted selection.
1975 Topps Mini's of Gibby and Brock
2003 Topps 206 Sweet Caporal
A trio of 2006 Bowman Heritage mini's including Wainwright's "rookie" in mini form.
The 2009 A&G Conor Jackson 6/10 silk card I mentioned a while back.


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It is true that for some obscure reason, Singaporeans look down on other Singaporeans. "Made in America" comes with the notion that the product is heavy-duty; "made in Japan", quality; "made in the UK", quaint. But when you talk about something that is "made in Singapore", it is always the Singaporeans who'll be first in line to pull it down. You'll often hear things like "trying too hard to be [insert name of western country]" or "cannot make it". Best of all, these criticisms are uttered by the ones who've never had the guts to even try.(Btw the context of his post was Inch Chua's Open Letter to Singapore; her facebook post has been removed but you can read a repost here).
I know, because I'm guilty of it.
Lucian's admission struck a chord with me. I, too, displayed a similar sort of prejudice a few weeks earlier.
I was reading a book containing stories written by Singaporeans. The title of the book isn't the point. The point was my unconscious judgement, comparing those stories with my favourite non-Singaporean authors. I felt the "made in Singapore" stories were not "good enough".
On one hand, I desperately wanted to like the stories. On the other, I wanted to admit the stories didn't appeal to me. I even tried to rationalise why those stories weren't appealing to my tastes. My reasoning came up short.
I was torn between wanting the stories to be great, and having to acknowledge they were not.
Then I realised something else.
Even though I would not consider those stories to be 'great', I had managed to read the entire book from cover to cover. I read every single story. That was already an achievement. There have been contemporary best-selling authors whose works I can never read past chapter one, or less.
Once I got past my mental literary-hang up, it was easy to see what else was good about those stories. They were technically competent. There were no glaring spelling or grammatical errors. The story ideas may not have made me go "wow" (actually, very few stories can) but they were not run-of-the-mill ones. It was clear the authors put in what they were worth, and not out to insult the intelligence of the reader.
I also realised I didn't have to like every single story in that "made by Singaporeans" book.
Perhaps this sort of reader reaction is part of the literary territory. We all have our personal yardsticks against what we consider as 'best'. And I think it's healthy to compare, so that there's some specific literary target to aim for.
However, I think we Singaporean readers have to be mindful not to confuse "setting a goal" with "expecting every Singaporean author to write like [insert name of your favorite author]".
Another friend of mine is fond of saying, "Don't celebrate mediocrity".
I agree.
I'm not suggesting we endorse or embrace, by default, everything "made in Singapore" or "by Singaporeans". If the works are shoddy, we should say so. But I believe we should not impose undue expectations or comparisons. Enjoy the work -- a play, music, a piece of creative fiction -- for what they are worth.
We should not confuse "not being unique" with "not good".
If we have a flower that smells like a rose, it's OK to compare with another blossom in the next yard. But let's not forget: that very flower, grown in our garden, still smells sweet.
Happy 46th, Singapore.


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It's available now at Entertainment Earth.com incase you haven't gotten in on this yet.
Quote from: Jesse James on December 10, 2005, 04:57 AMIt's available now at Entertainment Earth.com incase you haven't gotten in on this yet.It's available cheaper (US$8.99) at Razor's Edge Collectibles. I got mine from Mike there (of course, before he put the damn thing on sale!) and service, communication, and shipping was excellent. Only down side is it did not come in a star case.Shipping across US (NY to WA) via USPS Priority Mail was US$7.49. Shipment to the Great White North may vary.
I ordered mine from there too. They said they received their shipment and will be shipping this week.
Sure $10 is a lot for a basic figure, but at least he was only $10 shipped from NewForce and not $14 plus shipping from some of those other places. It's times like this that the local collecting group really pays off!
Don't forget we're getting an SA pilot body with the next wave of VOTC. That'll be my standard pilot body. I'll be slapping some heads on that one.
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Exterior view of I Thought It Was a Pull, but It's a Push at the Center for Ongoing Research & Projects (COR&P). Photo: Tim Smith.
Last autumn, the Center for Ongoing Research & Projects (COR&P), a project space founded in 2012 by Ryland Wharton and Kris Paulsen, held a solo exhibition by Michael Bell-Smith entitled I Thought It Was a Pull, but It's a Push. The following interview explores the themes from that show, as well as the 12" record published alongside it, delving further into the ideas raised in Bell-Smith's recent piece for Rhizome, "Creative 2 Professional: 7 Things to Think About."
COR&P: COR&P's mission is to facilitate and present research-based art practices. In previous exhibitions, artists have conducted archival research (such as Shana Lutker's history of Surrealist fistfights) or mined data in real time (Aspen Mays' tracking of shipping traffic). It is apparent from your work that you are an avid collector of digital ephemera. Do you see the process of searching, downloading, and collecting files as a type of research, and how does that research inform your practice?
MBS: When I'm working, I never think in terms of "research." It implies a division between your input and your output, that you put everything on pause to conduct "research." Who has the time for that? When I think about it though, I conduct research all the time. I spend hours sorting through collections of stock footage. I clip things from across the web, logging them in different websites, applications, and folders. I'll pull out my phone in the middle of conversation to jot down the name of an article, tracking it down later to read from my phone while on the train. I take photos on the street. And so on.
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Reds lineup per Fay. Sorry for the format. I copied from Fays blog.
Brandon Phillps, 2b Zack Cozart, ss; Joey Votto, 1b; Ryan Ludwicklf;Jay Bruce, rf;Scott Rolen, 3b;Dioner Navarro, c; Drew Stubbs, cf ; Mat Latos, rhp vs. RHP Chris Carpenter
Reds lineup per Fay. Sorry for the format. I copied from Fays blog.
Brandon Phillps, 2b Zack Cozart, ss; Joey Votto, 1b; Ryan Ludwicklf;Jay Bruce, rf;Scott Rolen, 3b;Dioner Navarro, c; Drew Stubbs, cf ; Mat Latos, rhp vs. RHP Chris Carpenter
Reds Fan Since 1971
Cardinals lineup:
Jon Jay CF
Carlos Beltran RF
Matt Holliday LF
Allen Craig 1B
Yadier Molina C
David Freese 3B
Daniel Descalso 2B
Pete Kozma SS
Chris Carpenter P
How will Chris Carpenter explain losing the division to his soon?
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
How will Carpeter explain striking out Drew Stubbs 4 times? I really like Stubbs...really I do, but I'm very frustrated watching him not only swing through pitches but also taking called 3rd strikes...gimme Heisey or move Bruce over and gimme Frasier
P.S. I hope he makes me look like a fool for the next few weeks
Latos has a terrible record against the Cards: Career ERA something like 9+, 11+ in St. Louis. Let's see of he can change that tonight...
I don't want the Cards to clinch tonight....
"I think were starting to get to the point where people are starting to get tired of this stretch of ball, Votto said. I think something needs to start changing and start going in a different direction. Im going to do my part to help make that change.
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So, if these crapsticks clinch the second wildcard tonight, will they celebrate in front of the NL Central Champions to rub it in?
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Phillies - Nationals are 1-1 bottom 5th.
Orioles lead the Rays 1-0 in the 6th as Chris Davis homers for the 6th game in a row.
Red Sox lead the Yankees 2-1 in the 5th
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U.S. Attorney General Holder warns gangs of anti-violence initiative
NEW HAVEN -- City gang members have been put on notice: If you "drop a body," the full weight of New Haven police and its state and federal partners will focus on you -- and all of your associates as well.
At a press conference attended by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, the U.S. Attorney's office announced the launch of Project Longevity, an anti-violence initiative modeled after Boston's CeaseFire program, and its plans to roll it out in Hartford and Bridgeport. Moving forward, the effort will be replicated in cities across the state.
"Project Longevity will send a powerful message to those who would harm their fellow citizens: that such acts will not be tolerated; that they will be swiftly met with clear, predictable consequences; and that help is available for all those who wish to break the cycle of violence and gang activity," Holder said.
The program went "live" Monday night after a year of preparation to identify gangs in New Haven and, more importantly, their members, the people most willing to pick up a gun and use it.
Gang members from two neighborhoods, Newhallville and Dwight, were summoned to separate meetings Monday in the basement of the Hall of Records. Law enforcement was there in force but so were clergy, social service providers and community leaders.
"We're all telling them in one voice that the gun violence has got to stop," said New Haven Assistant Police Chief Archie Generoso. "We're telling you ahead of time. If one of your associates, one of your crew, decides to shoot somebody or commits a homicide, we're going after each and every member of that group."
There was a carrot to go along with the stick, however. With that message came a pledge from authorities to help the people who want to make the right choice.
The framework of the initiative, which helped reduce gun violence in Boston, Cincinnati and Chicago, is straight forward. It's based on the philosophy and work of criminologist David Kennedy, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.
Summon known gang members to an intervention and clearly lay out the new rules of engagement. If you shoot someone, kill someone, your gang will earn the full and undivided attention and resources of law enforcement, local, state and federal. They will not only go after the shooter but all members of the gang.
It is self-selective and based on the idea of "group accountability."
"The first person that shoots and drops a body, they're making the choice of who we focus our attention on. We're not making the choice," Generoso said.
But the concept also has a carrot. A dozen local social service providers are collaborating with the program to provide help with housing, education, addiction, job counseling and placement.
If a gang member is looking to make a change, the agencies have pledged to move him to the top of the list and provide the support to help him change.
"We represent the hope in this project," said Barbara Tinney, the director of the New Haven Family Alliance and co-chair of the community service component in Project Longevity.
"We know that the roots of gun violence run deep. We also know we can't arrest our way out of this disastrous situation," Tinney said.
For much of the last year, law enforcement has been gather intelligence, identifying individual gangs in the city and compiling a comprehensive list of known gang members and associates.
Authorities have worked with academics from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Yale University, University of New Haven and the University of Cincinnati to analyze the data.
Here were the findings: There are 19 active gangs in New Haven with nearly 600 members.
That figure didn't surprise Kennedy. Research shows that in "hot" neighborhoods about five percent of young males between 15 and 25 years old have a gang affiliation on some level. And perhaps 10 to 20 percent of them drive the violence.
"As intolerable as this problem is, it is a vanishingly small number of people that make it happen," he said. And data shows the CeaseFire model works, he said.
Chicago is struggling with its highest homicide rate in years in 2012. When the bulge in gun violence peaked, shootings were up by nearly 40 percent from the previous year. But in the two busiest police precincts where CeaseFire was implemented, violence had decreased by 37 percent, Kennedy said.
What's unique about the effort in Connecticut is a pledge to make Operation Longevity a statewide effort. It kicked off in New Haven but authorities in Bridgeport and Hartford will soon roll out versions.
"This project has the potential to be a national model," said U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
Connecticut, following a national trend, is enjoying one of its lowest crime rates in decades, said Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, with one exception: gun violence in its major cities.
Of the 129 homicides last year, 94 of them took place in New Haven, Bridgeport or Hartford. They almost always involve men of color, he said.
"We agree that no strategy will be effective without the support of the community. This means parent, clergy, neighborhood leaders, grandmothers, grandfather, aunts, uncles -- everyone working toward one goal," Malloy said.
"We've all been to too many hospitals, too many wakes, too many funerals," New Haven Chief Dean Esserman said at the press conference.
The two call-ins happened two hours apart. Of the 25 gang members, all were either on probation or parole. Their attendance wasn't optional.
Officials explained the rules of the new world. Community members spoke.
Alicia Caraballo, the principal at New Haven adult education, spoke of losing her 24-year-old son Justin Davis to gun violence in 2008. There was a confrontation at a nightclub. The gunman waited for them on County Street and shot Davis and another man to death.
Every time someone is killed in New Haven, it's a reminder of her son's death. Every holiday. Every wedding, she said.
She attended the sentencing of her son's killer.
"He got 100 years. He will never leave prison. He will live and die in jail. And this is what will happen to you," Caraballo said.


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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A House committee on Tuesday endorsed legislation to shift Pennsylvania's major public pension systems to 401(k)-style plans for newly hired employees starting in 2015, a concept previously endorsed by a Senate panel, but the financial implications remained unclear.
An all-Republican majority on the State Government Committee voted to push the legislation to the House floor over the objections of Democrats who said it was unfair to state workers and school employees.
Republicans said the new system would put Pennsylvania's public pensions on equal footing with the majority of private-sector employees and provide more certainty about the state's pension costs.
It would place public employees "on a trajectory where politicians can't screw it up any more," said Rep. Matt Gabler, R-Clearfield. "They will be in control of their own accounts."
Rep. Mark Cohen of Philadelphia, the panel's ranking Democrat, said the legislation would reduce pensions for future employees and create pension disparities among employees doing similar jobs. He called it "a terrible step in the wrong direction."
GOP Gov. Tom Corbett has proposed cutting the future benefits of more than 370,000 state employees and school employees by $12 billion over 30 years while phasing out the current conventional pension plans.
But his plan drew threats of a lawsuit by unions and opposition even among some leaders of the Legislature's GOP majority. Now, less than a week before lawmakers are scheduled to begin their summer break, the House and Senate committees have embraced only the 401(k)-style change in pension plans for new hires and there are still differences to be ironed out.
For example, the Senate bill would preserve the existing defined-benefit plan for about 15,000 current and future state police officers and prison guards. The House legislation would require new hires in those positions to switch to the new plan but guarantee them more generous state contributions than other employees receive.
Neither committee provided estimates of the costs or savings that would result from switching pension plans, but lawmakers anticipated that a scheduled Tuesday meeting of the Public Employee Retirement Commission would bring some answers.
The Corbett administration projects long-term savings from the introduction of a mandatory defined-contribution plan, but unions claim that phasing in the new system while phasing out the current one could actually increase costs.
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The home of former Pope Benedict XVI is known as "terra benedictina" (Benedictine land). Although it would be wrong to assume that the region was named after him. In actual fact, the name is derived from the Benedictine monks who imparted their Christian values here. Nevertheless, the pilgrim cycle route does follow in the footsteps of the "Bavarian Pope".
The bishop's mitre and the word "Benediktweg" (Benedict Trail) show pilgrims the way through the "Benedictine land", another name for the Inn-Salzach region. This is a spiritual environment with a very special pilgrimage route for cyclists that leads them through the past and the present all at once. The journey through Chiemgau and along Chiemsee lake, through ancient farmland with fields, forests and meadows, is therapeutic. The abbeys and monasteries along the route, including the former Raitenhaslach Monastery – the oldest Cistercian monastery in Upper Bavaria – are spectacular, as are Seeon Abbey, a former Benedictine establishment, and Frauenwörth Abbey, an active Benedictine monastery, Gars Abbey and Au am Inn Convent. The stops devoted to the childhood and youth of the former "Bavarian Pope" Benedict XVI, who was born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger, are touching. The region between Inn, Salzach and the Alps, which is known for its devotion to and adoration of the Virgin Mary, is where he calls home. He was born in Marktl am Inn, and lived in Tittmoning, Aschau am Inn and Traunstein. The circular cycle path starts by the lime tree planted by the Pope in Altötting, which has been a famous place of pilgrimage devoted to the Virgin Mary for more than 500 years. As it happens, the tree wasn't planted by Pope Benedict XVI, but his predecessor Pope John Paul II. It's all in the past and yet it feels so vibrant.
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Former Securities and Exchange Commission Compliance Chief John Walsh recently offered new SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White some blunt advice: stop suing compliance officers "or the future of the profession may be at risk"; don't set enforcement records; and "separate examinations and enforcement" so that legal and compliance professionals know with whom they are dealing.
In a June 7 blog post on Corporate Counsel, Walsh, who held various posts during his two decades at the SEC—most notably as chief counsel for the SEC's Office of Compliance, Inspections and Examinations—told White that after a couple months with the commission, "you may be wondering why you agreed to serve." He then told White: "Trust me: after your first few months in office, it gets worse."
But Walsh—who lived through the Bernie Madoff days at the SEC, and was one of the SEC officials to testify before Congress about why the agency missed his Ponzi scheme for so long—encouraged White "to take the commission in a new direction," and offered her some advice to consider on her journey.
First, Walsh told White that compliance professionals are "dedicated to the same mission as the SEC: a fully compliant securities business," yet, in recent years, many of them believe "they have been under assault," because the SEC seems to have "developed an appetite for suing them" for failures to supervise, to establish adequate procedures, to consider a risk during the annual compliance review.
Walsh, who's now a partner at the law firm Sutherland in Washington, told White that he understands why compliance pros are worried: "In many of these cases there was no suggestion that the compliance professional engaged in misconduct," he said. "The liability was collateral and the conduct negligent, at worst."
When the SEC brings an enforcement recommendation against a compliance professional, Walsh counseled White to first ask: "'Did he or she engage in affirmative misconduct?'" If the answer is no, he said, "then you should ask, 'What's wrong with an examination letter?'"
Last March, Robert Plaze, the former deputy director of the SEC's Division of Investment Management, warned chief compliance officers that the newly created Asset Management Unit that's housed within the SEC's Division of Enforcement "is dedicated to suing you."
If the current trend of jumping to sue compliance pros continues, Walsh added, and they "become regulatory guarantors of their firms, the future of the profession may be at risk."
Second, the agency should separate its examinations and enforcement so that legal and compliance professionals "will know with whom they are dealing," Walsh said. While in recent years the agency has been publicly promoting the fact that its enforcement and exam divisions having "locked arms" to coordinate before, during and after exams, this has caused the differences between exams and enforcement to "steadily disappear." This coordination has generated 50% more enforcement referral, which "may be a good thing for the enforcement program," Walsh continued. "But if you convince the regulated community that examiners are simply an arm of enforcement, legal and compliance professionals will respond to both programs the same way—and an important regulatory tool will lose its distinctive value."
Walsh's final piece of advice to White was not to set enforcement records. Federal agencies, he said, "should not set records—the most, the biggest, the fastest—in their regulatory activities" because as soon as the agency does, "your motives will be suspect."
The number of cases "will be described as 'running up the numbers,'" he continued, which is "certain to trigger alternative analyses that question your claim."
For instance, Walsh points to the SEC's recent claim to have brought a record number of enforcement actions in a single fiscal year. "That record, with its attendant publicity, should be allowed to expire," he said. "Whatever the record's short-term value—it may have been worth it as a one-time claim—sustaining the effort is certain to cost more than it is worth."
Setting records with penalties is just as bad, Walsh asserts. While the "power to impose penalities is relatively new" to the agency, he says, they have quickly increased until they now dwarf anything imagined." Commentators "dismiss them as 'chump change' or a 'slap on the wrist.'"
The lesson, says Walsh: "No penalty will ever be high enough to validate your program."
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Soak seed 24 hours, then sow in spring or summer, just covered, very well-draining soil, 70-75F/21-24C. Many spread readily in right conditions, and may be divided. Can also be propagated by 'pad' cuttings in spring or summer: remove individual, outermost, good-sized pads and set into growing medium as above, grow at 65-75F/18-24C
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My daughter brought a simple, yet meaningful poppy craft home from school last week. Underneath each one of the poppy's four leaves is an reminder of a way to remember the servicemen and women who gave their lives for our freedom, for our country.
I'm not sure where her teacher found the template so I can't give credit where credit is due, but I think that this is one of the best crafts I've seen for Memorial Day. The poppy is easy to make yet it truly captures what today is all about.
Even without the written reminders under the leaves, the poppy itself serves as a way to help remember the fallen heroes. A woman named Moina Michael wrote a poem describing the poppy's significance after reading another poem "In Flanders Fields." She was the first person to make and wear a poppy in honor of those who died while in service to our country.
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.
- Moina Michael
President Barack Obama, in his Memorial Day proclamation, has called for a time of prayer for peace at 11:00 a.m. and asks that we observe a Moment of Remembrance beginning at 3:00 p.m. local time -- two more ways we can remember.
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There was no basket of muffins, let alone an apple waiting on the desk for the newly appointed head of PR at Goldman Sachs, Jake Siewert on his first day yesterday. Instead he was greeted with a big fat op-ed in the New York Times, written by resigning employee, Greg Smith, provocatively called Why I Am leaving Goldman Sachs.
The article was remarkable for its candor. Citing an ongoing malaise and dysfunction within the firm, Smith described Goldman as "toxic" with a cultural bias that has Goldman routinely prioritising profits over clients. The article has created a huge amount of noise in both mainstream and social media.
Goldman's defence was simple; without putting clients first, the business would not exist. Rather than take him on publicly, an internal staff memo was issued and leaked to the media. The memo referred to the latest statistics on Goldman employee satisfaction and concluded that it was aware that it didn't get everything always right. In so doing, it took some of the force out of Smith's more generalised complaints.
The PR Verdict: "B" for Goldman for a sensible reply designed to defuse the situation on day one. But what might be the best PR answer to counter Smith and show employees and clients that he got it wrong over the next week or so?
If the heat continues and internally there is a perception that the firm has not taken a tough enough stand, how about asking the NYTimes for a right of reply? Submit an op-ed by a client or employee called Why I have STAYED with Goldman Sachs answering directly some of the issues raised by Smith. Even better, make it from someone connected to Smith's ex-business, equity derivatives. The power of the cuttings archive is undisputed and without a response, Smith's op-ed will have the last say. Goldman's might want to call on friends for an alternative view.
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acrosstheuniverse64 wrote: Personally, I don't think that the poem was addressed to Fanny because there is such an angry undertone that I can't believe John Keats would have taken up with Fanny Brawne.
You've obviously never read the letter he wrote to Brown where he said he should have 'had' her while he got the chance.
Keats was not some wispy softie - don't fall for the Shelleyan propaganda.
Keats was very capable as anyone else to be angry, spiteful and, yes hurtful to others.