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> For the second straight offseason, the Angels have picked up the best hitter on the market with a sneaky deal that no one saw coming. Following a year in which they gave Albert Pujols a 10-year, $254 million deal, they handed out another huge contract to Josh Hamilton, this one for five years and $175 million.
If you told me you saw this coming, I'd call you a liar. Their outfield seemed set with Mike Trout, Mark Trumbo, and Peter Bourjos, a young core that could last them a long time. But, much to the chagrin of their division rival Rangers, they went out and stole the best free agent on the market, and will insert Hamilton into one of those outfield slots (likely Bourjos').
It was speculated all offseason that the Brewers had interest in Hamilton, and there were articles as recent as December 6th saying that Milwaukee would make a run at him. But, realistically, the Brewers were never going to get him, especially at his price tag.
Anyway, the Angels' lineup now looks something like this: Trout, Erick Aybar, Pujols, Hamilton, Kendrys Morales, Trumbo, Howie Kendrick, Alberto Callaspo, and Chris Iannetta.
Looks like Los Angeles is the new New York.
> The Brewers' top starting starting pitching target, Ryan Dempster, was also taken away, as the Red Sox wooed him with a two-year, $26.5 million deal. Apparently, the Brewers were willing to give Dempster two years plus an option for a third, but they didn't come close to what Boston was offering cash-wise. Anyway, I don't see Dempster doing well in the American League after what he did for the Rangers last year, but that was his choice.
With Dempster off the market, the likelihood of the Brewers bringing in a free agent starter this offseason decreased by a lot. The rest of the crop is either too Jeff Suppan-like or won't fit the Brewers financial situation. The next best option after Dempster would be Edwin Jackson, but that would only happen if he would be willing to take a one-year or two-year deal. If the reports of Jackson wanting a four or five-year deal are true, then the odds of him coming to Milwaukee aren't very good.
But, as I've been saying, it isn't the end of the world if the Brewers don't bring in a new starter for 2013. I'm completely fine with them staying in-house and using the prospects who are big league-ready. If that is the case, the ideal rotation for the Brewers would be Yovani Gallardo, Marco Estrada, Chris Narveson, Wily Peralta, and Mike Fiers. While that seems like a relatively inexperienced rotation to someone who doesn't watch the Brewers everyday, I think the Brewers will get by, especially with the best offensive lineup in the National League backing them up.
> One more major signing: the Tigers finalized a deal with Anibal Sanchez, who nearly went to the Cubs, this morning. The Cubs reportedly had a five-year, $75 million deal in place with Sanchez as recent as last night, but the Tigers were given the opportunity to counter the offer, and wound up getting him back.
Sanchez was one of the starters who the Brewers probably wouldn't have been able to afford, but at least it's good that the division rival Cubs won't get him.
> Doug Melvin basically said that he doesn't want Shaun Marcum back.
> The Brewers have been linked to Mike Adams, one of the better relievers on the market, recently. But Tom Haudricourt considers them out of the hunt for him. Adams started his career with the Brewers, pitching for them from 2004 to 2006.
> Long-time Brewers farmhand Amaury Rivas has signed a minor league deal with the Marlins. He was always one of my favorite minor league pitchers for the Brewers, but I figured he'd be gone at some point.
> Minor moves:
Rangers: Signed Brandon Snyder to a minor league deal; outrighted Konrad Schmidt to Triple-A.
Padres: Signed Juan Oramas, Sean O'Sullivan, Gregorio Petit, and Rene Rivera to minor league deals; acquired Chris Rearick from the Rays.
Twins: Signed ex-Brewer Brandon Boggs, Ray Olmedo, Bryan Augenstein, Reynaldo Rodriguez, Scott Earlton, Virgil Vasquez, Mike O'Connor, and Jason Lane to minor league deals.
Giants: Signed Andres Torres to a one-year deal; signed Chad Gaudin to a minor league deal.
Braves: Signed Ramiro Pena to a one-year deal.
Rockies: Signed Tommy Manzella to a minor league deal.
Mets: Re-signed Manny Acosta to a one-year deal.
Yankees: Signed Bobby Wilson and Gil Velasquez to minor league deals; designated Josh Spence for assignment.
Cardinals: Signed Alex Reyes to a minor league deal; signed Ty Wigginton to a two-year deal.
Nationals: Signed Neivy Pilier and Brian Bocock to minor league deals.
Rays: Acquired Vince Belnome from the Padres.
Phillies: Signed Andres Blanco, Josh Fields, Cesar Jimenez, Steven Lerud, Michael Martinez, Zach Miner, Jermaine Mitchell, Pete Orr, and Humberto Quintero to minor league deals; claimed Mauricio Robles off waivers from the Mariners.
Royals: Signed Xavier Nady to a minor league deal.


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Biocide is a chemical added to the make-up water for evaporative applications such as condensers and cooling towers.
The purpose is to kill any living organisms in the make-up water and reduce bacterial growth the can harm humans with for example with Legionnaires disease.
Biocides are commonly used in medicine, agriculture, forestry, and in industry to prevent the fouling of water pipelines.
Biocides are often added once a week as a preventive measure. Newer technology is phasing out chemicals and reduces the number of living organisms with ultrasound. It is a less effective method but still applicable for the majority of all applications.

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Recently I noted, not for the first time, the tendency for Spanish speakers to call the bookstore a "library" (leading to a certain amount of confusion since there is a New York Public Library around the corner). This makes sense, though, since the Spanish word for bookstore is libreria. The word for book is libro, and -eria is where an item is sold (zapateria for shoes, tabaqueria for smokes, etc.) The Spanish word for library, on the other hand, is biblioteca -- which also sounds familiar and logically related to books, for its similarity to bibliophile or bibliography.
So what, I asked the ALP (Adorably Literate Partner), is up with the split between libro and biblio? And where does the word "book" itself come into all of this? Surprisingly, he didn't know the answer off the top of his head (he often does), but the trusty internet revealed a backstory both logical and suggestive.
Liber, we find, is a Latin root word meaning "to peel." The reference is to the tree bark first used as a writing surface -- the pages which made up the first scrolls and books. Literary is also Latin, from littera, meaning a letter of the alphabet.
Biblio, on the other hand, is the Greek word for book (hence Bible, etc.) If you want to go even further down the wormhole, one online etymology dictionary suggests the word is
originally a dim. of byblos "Egyptian papyrus," possibly so called from the name of the Phoenician port from which Egyptian papyrus was exported to Greece. The port's name is a Gk. corruption of Phoenician Gebhal (modern Jbeil, Lebanon), said to mean lit. "frontier town" (cf. Heb. gebhul "frontier, boundary," Arabic jabal "mountain")
Book, on the other hand, is pure barbarian Old English. It's also from a tree word, "bōc", which is similar to the Slavic words for "beech" -- probably the kind of tree most often used as a surface to carve or write words. I feel you can hear Old English it in the sound of the word -- the blunt beginning and hard ending, the weird two letters to make one sound in the middle. It's not as elegant as the Greek and Latin, but perhaps more down-to-earth.
So when we talk about literati, bibliophiles, and booklovers, or libraries, bibliographies, and bookstores, we're drawing on the entire rich mongrel history of the English language and its Latin, Greek, and Germanic ancestors. We're talking about trees, ports, and mountains; peeled bark and carved codex.
For some reason, I love this so much it almost makes me choke up. Think how long we've been talking about books, in how many languages, and how many different things writing and reading have meant and been to us. Think of all the weird unlikely clashes and interminglings of culture that gave us these many options to talk about these items and how they work and how we interact with them. Think of the roots of abstract ideas in the ancient, physical world.
What a story (Latin) there is in words (Old English).


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Judge Donald L. Graham, "Teflon Don"
There's an old Negro spiritual called "May the Work I've Done Speak for Me". In this same spirit, this author allows the work of the Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeal and Judge Graham's cohorts to speak for them. Unlike, Judge Graham, the Eleventh Circuit and his enablers apparent zeal and affinity for dishonesty, mis-characterization, omission, their work will not be characterized or mis-characterized it will be produced in full and publicly available for the reading public to make their own assessments. The record fully supports the idea that the Eleventh Circuit and its Judges and staff attorneys will take extreme, even lawless measures to protect Judge Graham. This post is part of an overall pattern and practice of using extreme measures and lawlessness to conceal the misconduct of Judge Graham. See Documented Allegations of Misconduct.
How Many Times Can a Court Refuse to Review an Order For Validity?
This post will demonstrate that the Eleventh Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals has set a Guinness world record for refusing to review a clearly void sua sponte pre-filing injunction that was rendered by "Teflon Don", U.S. District Judge Donald L. Graham on September 20, 2001. The Eleventh Circuit has declined to reach the merits of this sua sponte issued pre-filing injunction on multiple occasions. The denials invoke a kind of creative dishonesty. As a matter of fact, the denials are not consistent and even contradict each other on each successive attempt at appellate review. Even an ardent supporter of the system would have a hard time arguing that there is not a certain amount of dishonesty involved in the matter. The point here is that there has never been any appellate review of the sua sponte issued pre-filing injunction of September 20, 2001. Yet this sua sponte issued pre-filing injunction has been used as a weapon against Marcellus Mason. The Eleventh Circuit has elevated artifice to a level that would make a shister lawyer proud. The coup de grace is the Eleventh Circuit sat idly by while this clearly void sua sponte issued pre-filing injunction was used to form the basis of a criminal contempt complaint and conviction. See this outrageous story, "Eleventh Circuit Sits Idly By While A Clearly Void Sua Sponte Issued Pre-Filing Injunction Wreaks Havoc On A Man's Life".
Judicial Independence
This post also makes vividly clear why federal judges cannot and should not be trusted to discipline themselves. The information provided in this post is not only true, but you would not be able to get this information anywhere else. The Eleventh Circuit relies on ignorance and the public's willingness to believe that its federal judges are honest, diligent, and trustworthy. America should not drink the American Bar Association's, "ABA", koolaid of judicial independence.
The Sua Sponte Issued Pre-Filing Injunction
On September 20, 2001, Judge Graham rendered a pre-fling injunction sua sponte, or on his own motion and without notice to the litigant Marcellus M. Mason. See Docket Entry Number 878, (D.E. # 878) . Page 3, of this document boldly asserts:
THIS CAUSE came before the Court sua sponte. This type of injunction is commonly referred to under several different names: "leave to file injunction", "vexatious litigant injunction", "pre-filing injunction", "filing injunction", "1651 injunction". This order was rendered when the matter had been on appeal since June 25, 2001. This fact creates a potential jurisdictional problem. See Post, "Eleventh Circuit: Notice of Appeal Does Not Divest District Judge of Jurisdiction of Matters Involved In the Appeal!" to see how the Eleventh Circuit dishonestly handled this problem. For specific case law on sua sponte issued injunctions, see Case Law On Pre-Filing Injunctions, below. This same sua sponte issued pre-filing injunction that Mason was not notice given notice and opportunity to respond to makes a so-called "finding of bad faith" that was subsequently used to award a heavily insured governmental entity attorney's fees of $200,000. At pages 5,6, this sua sponte issued pre-filing injunction asserts:
It has become clear to the Court that Mason is proceeding in bad faith. Indeed, he has admitted as much in his own pleadings and correspondence…Such activity is in bad faith and will not be permitted by the Court.
A finding of bad faith requires due process as well. " "A court must, of course, exercise caution in invoking its inherent power, and it must comply with the mandates of due process, both in determining that the requisite bad faith exists and in assessing fees,.." Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 50 (1991). See also Byrne v. Nezhat, 261 F.3d 1075 (11th Cir., 2001)(A court should be cautious in exerting its inherent power and "must comply with the mandates of due process, both in determining that the requisite bad faith exists and in assessing fees." ). See Judge Donald L. Graham Awards $200,000 Attorney's Fees Against An Indigent. Apparently, Judge Graham does not have to do a damn thing even if the United States Supreme requires it.
Case No. 01-13664-A, Direct Appeal
The unpublished opinion rendered in this matter is a joke and model of dishonesty and deserved its own page and is a must read, see "Eleventh Circuit Case No. 01-13664: The Appeal From Hell"
This appeal was docketed under Eleventh Circuit Case No. 01-13664. The Notice of Appeal was filed on June 27, 2001. See Docket No. 795.
On Mar. 6, 2002, the court strikes the Appellants' Brief arguing against the September 20, 2001 order. The court states the order is "beyond the scope of appeal". Court orders Mason to go through the expense of filing new briefs that have no reference to the September 20, 2001.
On Apr. 23, 2002, Court Strikes Appellees brief for citing the order of September 20, 2001.However court refuses to make Appellees file new briefs as they did the Appellant.
On Oct. 16, 2002, the Court, Stanley F. Birch, Jr.,Susan H. Black, and Stanley Marcus, affirms Judge Graham.At pg. 14, Court specifically uses the September 20, 2001 that it stated to Mason was "beyond the scope of appeal".
"Moreover, despite the closure of the case by the district court, Mason's continual filing of motions with the court addressing matters previously settled prompted the district court to prohibit Mason from further filings without explicit permission and initiate criminal contempt proceedings.Therefore, the record supports the districts court's implicit finding that a sanction less than dismissal of the action with prejudice would have no effect."
Case No, 01-15754, Mandamus
The Judges responsible for making this decision are Judges Susan H. Black, Rosemary Barkett, and Stanley Marcus. The Eleventh Circuit received a mandamus petition that was docketed as being received on October 2, 2001. See Receipt. This is a 25 page petition plus exhibits. Microsoft Word Format, html format, and pdf format. This petition attacks the sua sponte issued pre-filing injunction of September 20, 2001. The Eleventh Circuit Court had jurisdiction to entertain an appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292 from the moment the injunction of September 20, 2001 was issued even if the case was not closed like the matter at bar. According to the Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit's own binding precedents, this mandamus petition should have been treated as a notice of appeal. The Defendant, Highlands County Board of County Commissioners, and U.S. Dist. Judge Donald L. Graham also received a copy of the mandamus petition. Judge Graham did not file a brief in opposition to the petition. The Defendant did not file a responsive brief to the petition. The Eleventh Circuit did not require anyone to respond the petition.
For more on this mandamus, see this site post "Eleventh Circuit Disses The U.S. Supreme Court Chooses To Protect Judge Graham"
In reply to the 25 page petition on December 5, 2001, the Eleventh Circuit rendered the following "Opinion":
"The "petition for writ of mandamus and petition for writ of prohibition" is DENIED." See "Opinion", Case No. 01-15754.
Mason filed a motion for clarification seeking to know the basis upon which the decision was made or what the opinion stood for, however the Eleventh Circuit declined to discuss the matter.
Rehearing Denied
On January 25, 2002, the Eleventh Circuit denied a motion for clarification:
Petitioner's "motion for reconsideration and clarification" of this Court's December 5, 2001, Order, is DENIED as Petitioner has offered no reason sufficient to warrant either reconsideration or clarification of this Court's Order.
On or about February 06, 2004, Judges Susan H. Black, Rosemary Barkett, and Stanley Marcus were sent certified letters begging them to decide this matter. However, each of them declined to respond or do anything.
Case No. 01-16218
Judge Frank Hull rendered this opinion. On January 8, 2002, the Eleventh Circuit stated:
Although Mason has not filed a from the district court's order denying IFP or the omnibus order requiring Mason to get court approval before filing any additional pleadings or lawsuits, Mason may raise all of these issues on appeal. See generally, Procup v. Strickland, 760 F.2d 1107 (11 th Cir. 1985) (reviewing the district court's order enjoining a defendants from filing additional pleadings unless they were first submitted by an attorney admitted to practice in that court); United States v. Bailey, 175 F.3d 966 (11th Cir. 1999) (reviewing a district court's decision not to recuse itself for abuse of discretion); Camp v. Oliver, 798 F.2d 434 (11th Cir. 1996) (reviewing district court's order denying IFP for abuse of discretion).
See Opinion Case No. 01-16218.
Case No. 02-11476-A
On May 1, 2002, the Eleventh Circuit, Judge Joel F. Dubina, stated:
Mason also requests that this Court vacate the district court's order enjoining Mason from to Mason's former employment without first receiving permission from the district court. Although Mason has not filed a notice of appeal from the district court's order requiring him to receive the permission of the district court from filing any additional pleadings or from filing any new lawsuits related to his former employment or subsequent interactions with the defendants, Mason may raise this issue on appeal. See generally, Procup v. Strickland, 760 F.2d 1107 (11th Cir. 1985) (reviewing the district court's order enjoining a defendant from filing additional pleadings unless they were first submitted by an attorney submitted by an attorney admitted to practice in that court). Mason has an adequate alternative remedy on appeal regarding this issue.
See Opinion Case No. 02-11476-A. This is quite a remarkable and incredible statement by Judge Dubina in that by May 1, 2002, as fully set forth above, the Eleventh Circuit has already declined to review this sua sponte issued pre-filing injunction twice. See above, Case No. 01-15754 denied mandamus on December 5, 2001, and Case No. 01-13664-A, the brief was stricken on March 6, 2002 because it was said to be "beyond the scope of appeal", then the sua sponte issued pre-filing injunction used against Mason on October 16, 2002.
Case No. 02-14646, Mandamus
Judges R. Lanier Anderson, Joel F. Dubina, and Charles R. Wilson names are on this decision. On Oct. 7, 2002, the Eleventh Circuit stated:
This Appeal is DISMISSED, sua sponte, for lack of jurisdiction. Appellant Marcellus Mason's notice of appeal, filed on June 24, 2002, is untimely from the district court's order enjoining him from filing additional pleading, entered on September 21, 2001.
Case No. 04-11894, Mandamus
Judges Ed Carnes and Frank M. Hull names appear on this opinion. On May 20, 2004, the Eleventh Circuit, among other things, admits to the following:
(2) vacatur of all of the decisions Judge Graham made in his case, including a September 20, 2001 order; (3) this Court to direct Judge Moore to dismiss his contempt case, number 02-14020-CR-KMM; and (4) this Court to issue an "emergency stay" with respect to the contempt case.
pg. 1, Opinion Case No. 04-11894.
At page 3, the Court asserts:
Moreover, Mason had an adequate alternative remedy to mandamus relief in that he could have timely appealed the September 20, 2001 order, but did not do so.
See pg. 3, Opinion Case No. 04-11894
Case No. 05-10623-I, Mandamus
Judge Rosemary Barkett made this decision. On March 16, 2005, the Eleventh Circuit, among other things, admits to the following:
[V]acate all decisions and rulings by Judge Graham in this case since February 1999, including the September 20, 2001 order enjoining him for filing any pleadings or additional related lawsuit without court; permission.
See Opinion pg. 1, Case No. 05-10623-I.
At pg. 2, the Eleventh Circuit asserted the following:"Furthermore, Mason appealed the dismissal of his case as well as the district court's injunction order of September of 20, 2001..." See Pg. 2.
This statement is directly contradicted by the Eleventh Circuit's prior assertion of May 20, 2004, Case No. 04-11894, pg. 4:"Moreover, Mason had an adequate remedy to mandamus relief in that he could have timely appealed the September 20, 2001, but did not do so."
The Eleventh Circuit has declined to review the sua sponte issued pre-filing injunction on other occasions as well. See Appellate History.
The U.S. Supreme Court,"SCOTUS", On the Importance of Due Process
"Courts as well as citizens are not free 'to ignore all the procedures of the law….'. The 'constitutional freedom' of which the Court speaks can be won only if judges honor the Constitution." Walker v. City Of Birmingham, 388 U.S. 307, 338 (1967)(Mr. Justice Douglas, dissenting). "Due process is perhaps the most majestic concept in our whole, constitutional system." Joint Anti-Fascist Committee v. McGrath, 341 U.S. 123, 174 (1951) (Justice Frankfurter, concurring). It is ingrained in our national traditions, and is designed to maintain them. In a variety of situations, the Court has enforced this requirement by checking attempts of executives, legislatures, and lower courts to disregard the deep-rooted demands of fair play enshrined in the Constitution." id. 161. "Fairness of procedure is "due process in the primary sense." Brinkerhoff-Faris Co. v. Hill, 281 U. S. 673, 281 U. S. 681.
In a long line of cases, the United States Supreme Court has held that impingements of constitutional rights are, without variation, subject to the strictures of "due process" or notice and opportunity to be heard prior to their enactments. Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., 339 U.S. 306, 313 (1950); Anti-Fascist Committee v. McGrath, 341 U.S. 123 (1951); Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254 (1970), Fuentes v. Shevin, 407 U.S. 67 (1972); Owen v. City Of Independence, 445 U.S. 622 (1980); Carey v.Piphus, 435 U.S. 247, 259 (1978); Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. 319, 333 (1976).
Right of Access To Courts is Constitutionally Protected
The right of access to the Courts is clear according to the U.S. Supreme Court. Bounds v. Smith, 430 U.S. 817 (1977);M.L.B. v. S.L.J., 519 U.S. 102 (1996). The Supreme court has stated the right of access to the courts also protected by the First Amendment. BE&K Construction CO. v. National Labor Relations Board et al. 536 U.S. 516 (2001)("the right to petition extends to all departments of the Government," and that "[t]he right of access to the courts is … but one aspect of the right of petition."). California Motor Transp. Co. v. Trucking Unlimited, 404 U. S. 508, 510 (1972)("The right of access to the courts is indeed but one aspect of the right of petition."). See Tennessee v. Lane, 541 U.S. 509 (2004)(recognizing "the fundamental right of access to the courts"); Procunier v. Martinez, 416 U.S. 396 (1974)("The constitutional guarantee of due process of law has as a corollary the requirement that prisoners be afforded access to the courts in order to challenge unlawful convictions and to seek redress for violations of their constitutional rights.").
Case Law On Pre-Filing Injunctions
A long line of United States appellate courts, including the Eleventh Circuit, have rejected sua sponte issuances of pre-filing injunctions because they are violations of due process. In Smith v. United States, 2010U.S. App. LEXIS 14050,*;386 Fed. Appx. 853 (11th Cir. 2010) , the
Eleventh Circuit held:
"Numerous persuasive authorities support the idea that due process requires notice and a hearing before a court sua sponte enjoins a party from filing further papers in support of a frivolous claim…Smith's filing can therefore be construed as a motion for relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(4). A judgment is void under that rule "'if the court that rendered it . . . acted in a manner inconsistent [*8] with due process of law.'"..We therefore vacate and remand so that the district court may consider imposing a lesser restriction that will protect against abusive filings without improperly restricting Smith's right of access to the courts. If the district court decides that an injunction is necessary, Smith should be provided with an opportunity to oppose the injunction before it is instituted. "
It is remarkable that the Eleventh Circuit, sua sponte, or on its own motion, initiated Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(4) to reverse Judge Maurice Mitchell Paul. Also, in Weaver v. Leon County Sch. Bd., 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 8128 (11th Cir. 2006), the Eleventh Circuit held that a litigant was entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard before a restriction was imposed on his ability to challenge an injunction. U.S. v. Powerstein, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 14928,*;185 Fed. Appx. 811 (11th Cir. 2006)(litigant entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard before the court imposed the injunctive order ). See Sires v. Fair, 107 F.3d 1;1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 2173 (1st Cir. 1997); Cok v. Family Court of Rhode Island , 985 F.2d 32 (C.A.1 (R.I.), 1993) (vacating a pre-fling injunction issued without notice); MLE Realty Assocs. v. Handler, 192 F.3d 259, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 23362 (2nd Cir. 1999) ; Lau v. Meddaugh, 229 F.3d 121 (2nd Cir. 2000) ; Holton v. Oral Surg. Sing Sing Corr., 24 Fed. Appx. 37; 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 25151 (2nd Cir. 2001); Moates v. Barkley, 147 F.3d 207, 208 (C.A.2 (N.Y.), 1998) (district court may not impose a filing injunction on a litigant without providing the litigant with notice and an opportunity to be heard.); Gonzales v. Feiner, 131 Fed. Appx. 373, * 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 8370, ** (3rd Cir. 2005) ; Wiliams v. Cambridge Integrated Servs. Group , 148 Fed Appx. 87, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 18624 (3rd Cir. 2005) ; Brow v. Farrelly, 994 F.2d 1027 (C.A.3 (Virgin Islands), 1992)(vacating a sua sponte issued injunction); It is imperative that the court afford the litigant notice and an opportunity to be heard prior to issuing such an injunction. In Re Head, 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 8265,*;174 Fed. Appx. 167 (4th Cir. 2006)(vacated a 10 yr. old sua sponte injunction);Cromer v. Kraft Foods N. Am., Inc., 390 F.3d 812, 819 (4th Cir. 2004)(vacating a pre-filing injunction issued without notice); Tucker v. Drew, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 11784 (4 th Cir. 1994) ;DOUGLAS BAUM v. BLUE MOON VENTURES, LLC , 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 91,*;513 F.3d 181;49 Bankr. Ct. Dec. 68 (5th Cir. 2008)("Notice and a hearing are required if the district court sua sponte imposes a pre-filing injunction or sua sponte modifies an existing injunction to deter vexatious filings.") ;De Long v. Hennessey, 912 F.2d 1144 (9th Cir.) ; Roscoe v. Hansen, 107 F.3d 880;1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 4996 (10th Cir. 1997); Molski v. Evergreen Dynasty Corp., 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 20966,*;500 F.3d 1047 (9th Cir. 2007)(litigant must be given notice and a chance to be heard before the [injunctive] order is entered.); Tripati v. Beaman, 878 F.2d 351,354 (C.A.10 (Wyo.), 1989)(vacated and holding that the litigant is entitled to notice and an opportunity to oppose the court's order before it is instituted.); Procup v. Strickland, 567 F.Supp. 146 (M.D. Fla., 1983)(court issued a show cause order) Procup v. Strickland, 760 F.2d 1107, 1110 (C.A.11 (Fla.), 1985) (held that district court did give adequate notice and opportunity to be heard before issuance of the injunction); Cofield v. Alabama Pub. Serv. Comm., 936 F.2d 512, 514 (11th Cir.1991)(noting that court issued show cause order prior to rendering pre-fling injunction); In re Powell, 851 F.2d 427, 431 (D.C.Cir.1988)(reversing and holding If a pro se litigant is to be deprived of such a vital constitutional right as access to the courts, he should, at least, be provided with an opportunity to oppose the entry of an order restricting him before it is entered.); Martin v. Circuit Court, 627 So.2d 1298 (Fla.App. 4 Dist., 1993)(reversing a pre-filing order and holding that limiting the constitutional right of access to the courts, essential due process safeguards must first be provided); Lawsuits of Carter, In re, 510 S.E.2d 91, 95; 235 Ga.App. 551 (Ga. App., 1998)(reversing a pre-filing injunction because notice or an opportunity not given);Riccard v. Prudential Ins. Co., 307 F.3d 1277, 1296 (11th Cir. 2002) (holding that injunctions "may not be expanded beyond the meaning of its terms absent notice and an opportunity to be heard.").
Courts have felt that the notice and opportunity to respond was so important that they have reversed district courts even where they thought the pre-filing injunction was otherwise valid. See Oliver, In re, 682 F.2d 443, 446 (C.A.3 (Pa.), 1982); Scott v. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage , 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 15709,*;143 Fed. Appx. 525(4th Cir. 2005);Gagliardi v. McWilliams, 834 F.2d 81, 83 (3d Cir. 1987). The United States Supreme Court has stated: A court must, of course, exercise caution in invoking its inherent power, and it must comply with the mandates of due process, both in determining that the requisite bad faith exists and in assessing fees. (emphasis added) Chambers v.Nasco, Inc.,501U.S. 32, 50 (1991).
Pre-filing Restrictions
1. Plaintiff Marcellus M. Mason is Permanently enjoined
from filing any additional pleadings in case numbers 99-14027- CIV-GRAHAM, 00-14116-CIV-GRAHAM, 00-14201-CIV-GRAHAM, 00-I4202- CIV-GRAHAM, 00-14240-CIV-GRAHAM, 01-14074-CIV-GRAHAM, 01-14078- CIV-GRAHAM, and 01-14230-CIV-GRAHAM or from filing any new lawsuit which relates in any way to Plaintiff Marcellus M. Mason's former employment and/or subsequent interactions with Defendants without first receiving permission from the Court, as set forth below. This injunction shall apply equally to any persons or entities acting at the behest, direction, or instigation, or in concert with Marcellus M. Mason.
2. Any request for permission to file a new lawsuit relating to the issues in the above captioned cases and/or Mason's former employment and/or subsequent interactions with Defendants SHALL be in the form of an application filed with the Clerk of Court and addressed to United States District Judge Donald L. Graham. This application shall consist of a one paragraph explanation of the issues in the proposed lawsuit, shall contain the names of all proposed parties and shall not exceed one page. The application shall not include any proposed pleadings.
See Docket Entry No. 878.


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When she was in third grade, Jackie McGrath received a copy of Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House in the Big Woods" from her teacher.
"I read it that night and brought it back the next day, but the teacher didn't believe I'd finished it and quizzed me," McGrath said. "She let me know I'd done something impressive, and I've worked hard to read more -- and more difficult -- books ever since!
"I've loved reading from an early age. My mom would read to me and take me to the library once a week. And I like studying English because reading difficult novels satisfies my need for artistic beauty and intellectual challenge at the same time."
That love of reading also extends to the use of language. She explored it as a teaching assistant and journal editor at the University of Missouri-Columbia from 1998 to 2003. After coming to College of DuPage in 2003 to teach English, she now works with students, explaining how something should look or feel and listening to others express themselves.
"So much of teaching boils down to this very process: expressing ideas out loud, in class, in conversation or through writing and then listening to students who are striving to describe and understand ideas and themselves," she said. "It's a creative and reciprocal process, and sometimes when I feel like I'm working my hardest, it's actually exhilarating and energizing for me.
"I hope students learn to make logical, sophisticated arguments in writing, because it can truly help them live a better life, understand the world and advocate for themselves against powerful people and institutions. Literacy is empowering, and literary art is powerful and exciting, and I hope students leave my classes with the same feeling."
One person who inspires McGrath is Lynn Cox, a long-distance swimmer who swam the Bering Strait in 1987 in order to open the border and international relations between the U.S. and the former Soviet Union. Cox then wrote about both this achievement and others in a book called "Swimming to Antarctica."
"She works hard, cares about global politics, acts to make a difference and expresses her ideas and concerns," McGrath said. "She's also a wonderful writer and endurance athlete. I will never be the swimmer she is, but if I work hard, I might become half as good of a writer!"
McGrath also extends her love of language to her sense of humor.
"I like having a new -- and captive -- audience to laugh at my corny jokes every semester," she said. "It means I don't have to learn a lot of new jokes -- I can keep recycling the old ones!"


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Culinary dilemmas
I've been pondering about how to write this post for a few days now, but I'll just start and see where it goes.
I had been surprised when I arrived in Japan to see how many sushi restaurants served whale. I spoke to several people about this subject and certainly had no intention of having any myself. In fact I even shied away from the horse meat sushi, though that was more to appease a friend than from my views on equine dining.
Those I spoke to had positive memories of eating whale meat at school, mostly because the high fat, high protein content makes it a very powerful source of energy and nutrition. I did a little scouting around on the internet to read more on the subject, to find out the current state of affairs and to try and understand some more of the moral implications. As in any hotly debated topic there is strongly worded rhetoric on both sides. I certainly find the claim of killing 500 or so whales a year for scientific research a poor excuse, though if you're going to kill them, better not to let them go to waste. However, the idea of making money from the trade certainly muddies this argument.
The latest hunting methods, when they are implemented, at least finish the job faster than the traditional techniques. The grenade spears can still lead to a pretty unpleasant death. It seems that the cost of this method is somewhat too high and sometimes the scientific research crews need to cut some corners - frankly that's completely unacceptable from any scientific standpoint.
The question of how intelligent a whale may be and how much of an issue this is is something that I haven't got to the bottom of but whatever the levels of thought process it all seems like unnecessary cruelty. Unfortunately I feel that the majority of farming involves unnecessary cruelty and I buy free range whenever possible (almost always in the UK). I don't remember the last time I bought chicken or eggs which were not free range (This does not include shopping in China!). Paying a little extra helps to ease the conscience but I'm not convinced that the non free-range is always great either.
Anyway, I read enough to know that I wasn't going to be ordering whale meat any time soon. Unfortunately sometimes life isn't that simple. On Friday evening I went to a sushi restaurant with a student from the university and sat down to peruse the menu. An elderly Japanese gentleman in a finely tailored suit, a gray trilby and sporting a most preposterous handlebar moustache started talking to us. He had a smattering of English but most of the time my friend translated admirably. We exchanged the usual pleasantries and I mentioned that I was planning to go to Tsukiji the following morning. Aha, he said, he knew just the person for me and got out his mobile to call a woman he knew who worked at the market, she was to be my tour guide. Unfortunately she was busy but I greatly appreciated the offer of assistance.
He then asked if I liked sushi, I nodded energetically and at this point he started telling me that I must try, something. He kept repeating something, something bacon but I couldn't make it out. I looked at my friend and as I did so he called the waiter over, said a few words to him and pointed at me, smiling wide-eyed. At this point he remembered the English and repeated whale bacon, whale bacon. When it dawned on me what he was saying my heart sank, I turned to my friend and gave a worried look. "Whale meat? Really? I really didn't want to try that.". I'm sure it's OK, my friend said, thinking I was worried about the taste. I responded that I was not happy with the culling of whales to which I got the scientific research response. I told her that I didn't believe that that was a valid reason but by this point the piece of whale was being sliced in front of me.
I asked if I turned it down whether this would be very insulting, but the answer was pretty obvious. Perhaps turning it down would make a statement but my reasoning at the time was that it would simply indicate how ungrateful and ignorant foreigners were. So, there it was, sitting in front of me, four thin slices of whale bacon and four thin slices of whale fat, on a bed of dressed lettuce. The trilbied gentleman, Cheshire cat-like at my side. So, I gave in, I ate it, it was OK, but marred by the feelings of guilt as I did so.
OK, I'll admit something I wasn't going to admit, I was thinking more: what would other people think about me doing this, than that some whale had been slaughtered for this. The whale was already dead and I had no thoughts of it being my fault - that's the truth.
and it's been playing on my mind since - not that I did a bad thing, but what the right thing to do was. I guess the point is that my feelings about whaling are not much stronger than my feelings about intensive farming methods. As I said above I think that both involve unnecessary cruelty and the latter involves a huge number of animals, while the former a small number but has a large environmental impact. If I was as bothered as I should be I would probably not eat any meat in China, but I do.
The decision was not 'shall I kill a whale or not?' but 'is it worth me insulting those around me and embarrassing myself to make a point?'. Well, the answer is above and given the same choice I'd probably make the same decision again, but I would certainly never order it myself and would try and talk a friend out of ordering it if they were planning to. By the time I'd finished the plate, the gentleman in gray had vanished, his grin still lingering at my side.
I'm interested to hear what other people think and whether they would do the same thing. I've been reading around more on the subject and the surety with which both sides state their cases doesn't draw me to either side, though I state again that I am against the practice. There are some interesting articles linked to below:
The British Commissioner to the International Whaling Commission has some discourse on humane killing standards here which includes the statements that:
We accept that it is not easy to define exactly what constitutes humane killing. The aim must, as with the slaughter of terrestrial animals, be to render a whale immediately insensible to pain, and for its subsequent death to occur without avoidable pain, stress, or suffering. It is accepted that this is unlikely to be achievable in 100% of cases, but we would not wish to define as acceptable anything that falls short of this standard. We are, moreover, firmly of the view that current whale killing standards, with, at the most, some 60 % of whales killed instantaneously, is not acceptable.
From this definition I can't see that whaling could ever fall within these standards unless the grenade tipped harpoons were made unfeasibly large.
and from the same source comes this discussion on the ethics of whale hunting. Some good points here but I think that the ideas that:
# Man has no right whatsoever to harvest whales, in other words, that whales have an absolute right to live
# It is unethical to violate other people's feelings by killing their symbols - whales have become an important symbol for the environmental and animal protection movements in the western world.
are too general to apply to such a discussion. The first four points in the article are much stronger, in my opinion.
Some comments from Greenpeace here include the interesting remarks that:
Japan claims it only hunts whales for 'scientific' reasons. Yet the body for which the "research" is being done, the International Whaling Commission (IWC), does not need the data, and has called for the programme to be ended.
I haven't noticed this claim stated so strongly anywhere else and indeed in this in depth article from the International Whaling Commision which discusses the decision making process in giving permission to hunt whales for scientific purposes there is both information to the contrary to the above view as well as some in agreement. The IWC states that main points to be taken into account when granting scientific permits are:
1. whether the permit adequately specifies its aims, methodology and the samples to be taken;
2. whether the research is essential for rational management, the work of the Scientific Committee or other critically important research needs;
3. whether the methodology and sample size are likely to provide reliable answers to the questions being asked;
4. whether the questions can be answered using non-lethal research methods;
5. whether the catches will have an adverse effect on the stock;
6. whether there is the potential for scientists from other nations to join the research programme.
It seems that of the four Japanese whaling programmes there are some positive research outcomes but there are also major question marks over certain important details, for instance (for one of the programmes):
In the discussion of these permits in the Commission, an additional factor raised is that the catches take place within the Southern Ocean Sanctuary declared by the IWC in 1994 (to which Japan lodged an objection with respect to minke whales). If a Sanctuary is in place, it can be argued that information on improving management of whaling in that region is unnecessary. Each year, the Commission has (by majority vote) passed a Resolution urging Japan not to issue a permit for these catches.
There are also a couple of interesting articles from Retrospectacle here, and here with a good dose of vocal opinion in the comments.
Well, I hadn't planned to go into quite so much detail but there's a lot of information out there.


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Libby P, Braunwald E. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders; 2007.
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Comic book series : Sonic Select
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Book Five
artist: Various
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series: Sonic Select
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publisher: Archie Comic Publications
publish date: 2012
language: English
coloring: full color
Blast into the past at Sonic speed with this flashback-themed edition of the hugely successful Sonic Select graphic novel series! You'll catch the early adventures that turned Sonic and the Freedom Fighters into the heroes they are today! From the founding of the team to the secret past between Princess Sally and Knuckles - it's all here! Sonic Select 5 collects stories from Sonic Super Specials #5, 8, 9, and 11.


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Pay a Fee to Apply for a Freelance Gig? No Thanks!
|Posted: 26 Jan 2011 04:57 AM PST
Editor's Note: Wednesday is normally when I post an open thread. But as some of you know, this blog had some technical difficulties last week, so I published Friday's guest post on Monday and Monday's post on Wednesday in an attempt to get things back on track.
Before I launch into today's post, though, I wanted to encourage all you bloggers to BACK UP YOUR BLOG. Seriously. I know it feels like your posts will always be accessible courtesy of that magical cloud in cyberspace. But stuff happens and you'll wish you'd spent the two seconds to back things up. Trust me on this. And now, back to your (ir)regularly scheduled programming …
I'm not usually a fan of freelance job boards, because the work can be low-paying and clients can get inundated with responses. That's why I don't respond to listings that are too vague about the pay or project needs. I tend to focus on networking and prospecting for myself. But occasionally I'll spot a job listing that's so right it almost feels as if it were written for me.
That's what happened last week.However, the catch was that while the job board let freelancers peruse listings for free, it charged a fee if you wanted to actually to respond a listing, sort of like a subscription-based online dating service. I'd been following this board for a while and hadn't seen other listings that interested me, so I wasn't about to cough up the cash for the "privilege" of responding to a single client. It might pay off if I landed the client, but he might never write back, and then I'd be out of luck.
Instead, I pieced together as much information as I could from the ad (like the client's location, the industry, and the contact's name, though it didn't list a company name or email address) and tracked down the contact's LinkedIn page, which led me to the company's website. From there, I emailed the contact directly and heard from him within a few hours. Turns out he thought I'd be a good fit for the project, too!
Here's why this strategy works:
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CHICAGO -- USA Gymnastics is asking Italian gymnastics officials for an explanation of the racially charged comments that were aimed at new world all-around champion Simone Biles.
Italy's Carlotta Ferlito apologized Tuesday on Twitter for comments she made at the world championships in Belgium. After fellow Italian Vanessa Ferrari and Ferlito finished fourth and fifth on balance beam -- just behind Biles -- Ferlito said with a laugh, "I told Vane that next time we'll have our skin black also so we can win, too."
Biles won the all-around title earlier in the week, the first black gymnast to become world champion. At last year's London Games, Gabby Douglas became the first black woman to win the Olympic all-around title.
On Tuesday, Ferlito tweeted, "I want to apologize with the Americans girls. I didn't want to sound rude or racist. I love Simone and I'm a huge fan of USA gymnastics."
She then added, "I've made a mistake, I'm not perfect ... I didn't think about what I was saying. I'm just a human. I'm so so sorry."
In trying to explain Ferlito's remarks, a federation spokesman may have further inflamed the issue. A post on Facebook by "Federazione Ginnastica d'Italia," which links to the federation's page on the social networking site, attributes different athletes' abilities to race.
David Ciaralli, the federation spokesman, acknowledged to the Chicago Tribune that he wrote the post.
"Possibly in saying this, I made a mistake, and I am sorry," Ciaralli told the Tribune. "What I said was my thoughts, not the official thoughts of the federation."
USA Gymnastics president Steve Penny still called for an explanation.
"USA Gymnastics is disappointed by the recent comments made by Carlotta Ferlito and apparently by the Italian Gymnastics Federation," Penny said in a statement. "Gymnastics is a global and inclusive sport with talented athletes, and there is no place for racial insensitivity. We are contacting the Italian federation for clarification on its comments."


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Welcome to The Set List. Here you'll find the latest concert recaps for many of your favorite, or maybe not so favorite, artists. Our bloggers will do their best to provide you with every detail of the show, from which songs were on the set list to what the artist was wearing to which out-of-control fan made a scene. Hey, it'll be like you were there. And if you like what you read, we'll even let you know where you can catch the artist on tour. Feel free to drop us a comment and let us know your concert experience. Oh, and rock on.
By Jamie Harvey
San Antonio
San Antonio's AT&T Center was quaking on June 3, full of fans shouting in unison, "Shove it, shove it, shove it!" at the top of their lungs. The San Antonio stop on Deftones' tour was bound to be the biggest show of the band's tour because, as they say, everything is bigger in Texas.
In the wake of the chaos and destruction laid forth by opening act the Dillinger Escape Plan, Deftones burst onstage with the title track of their critically acclaimed latest album, Diamond Eyes. Frontman Chino Moreno ran around the stage as if to make sure no corner of the crowd went unnoticed. A ramp was stationed center stage where Moreno ran up and crouched down for his most ferocious screams.
I was standing along the rail in front of guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, singing along as I watched them work away. By the time the grooving "Engine No. 9" started, crowd surfers were crashing over our heads like physical manifestations of the bass waves that were shaking us to the core.
As one of Deftones' most popular songs, "My Own Summer (Shove It)," began, I remembered how I used to listen to this song when I was in high school and summer was the most exciting thing in the world. The mood became somber as the band transitioned into "Minerva," which they dedicated to former bassist Chi Cheng, who has been in a semiconscious state since a car accident that left him in a coma in 2008.
Following "Minerva" was "Digital Bath," one of my favorite Deftones songs. A track filled with wanton desire, it added to the mellower portion of the set. In stark contrast came another favorite of mine, "You've Seen The Butcher." Moreno jumped on the speaker right in front of me during this track and sang the first few lines in my face as the heaviness of the song caused everything in sight to vibrate.
During the next song, "Elite," Moreno jumped off stage and onto the barricade right in front of me, singing to the crowd as I was almost mauled by the rabid fans that surrounded me. He worked his way down the rail as a sea of cell phones documented every second.
The set began to wind down with the beautiful "Change (In The House Of Flies)." Closing out the main set, Dillinger Escape Plan vocalist Greg Puciato joined onstage for a rendition of "Passenger," which appears on Deftones' 2000 hit release White Pony.
The band came back for a two-song encore, featuring "Root" and "7 Words," two tracks off their 1995 debut album Adrenaline. As the show reached its finale, the sweaty crowd was jumping up and down yelling, "Suck! Suck! Suck!" in true irony as the show certainly did not suck. In fact, it seemed everyone was in disbelief that it was over, and no one wanted to leave.
But, alas, we all trickled back into the heat of our own summers.
To catch Deftones in a city near you, click here for tour dates.
To purchase music from Deftones, click here.
Set List
"Diamond Eyes"
"Rocket Skates"
"Engine No. 9"
"Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)"
"My Own Summer (Shove It)"
"Digital Bath"
"You've Seen The Butcher"
"Bloody Cape"
"Cherry Waves"
"Knife Party"
"Change (In The House Of Flies)"
"Passenger (with Greg Puciato)"
"7 Words"
(Texas-based Jamie Harvey is the rock community blogger for GRAMMY.com. She attended 112 shows in 2010. You can follow her musical adventures and concert recaps at www.hardrockchick.com.)


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Jim Parsons unloads his California home
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Houston native and star of 'The Big Bang Theory' Jim Parsons has finally found a buyer for his Los Feliz starter home.
Parsons has been trying to unload the property since January when he and his partner, Todd Spiewak, moved into the swanky new pad he bought from Twilight actor Robert Pattinson.
According to Trulia's real estate blog, the 3-bedroom Los Feliz home sold for $1.57 million, which is nothing compared to the $6.375 million chunk of change Parsons plunked down on his stunning new home.
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Partly, the media is to blame. Along with the standard recession stories, there is a natural compulsion to focus on the human tragedies, not least of which are stories of investors who were heavy on stocks right into the credit crisis.
The trouble, of course, is that these narrow, slice-of-life tales don't capture obvious facts: The stock market has staged a massive comeback in the five years since the 2008-2009 dive. All told, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up well over 108% from the bottom in March 2009, while the S&P 500 is up about 118%.
I know, it sounds easy to say that. Most people took the ride down and, hopefully, back up. So it feels like five years of lost time. For many investors, it was.
But consider the risk most small investors face in this scenario. Alarmed at the prospect of losing money, many of them sold on the way down or, worse, at the very bottom. Once the Dow takes a 50% plunge, it certainly looks like another 50% plunge is just ahead. Dark days indeed.
And that's the problem. Investors have the idea that stocks only go up, up, up. Such extreme volatility is understandably upsetting. When you are young and socking money away in a 401(k) or IRA, it can be easy to ignore the markets ups and downs. You don't need that money today, tomorrow or next year.
When you're in your 40s or 50s, the whole ball game changes. That pile of assets suddenly has a purpose — your retirement. Even minor dips seem disastrous.
That's why financial advisors commonly tell their clients to put a large portion of their savings into fixed-income assets, such as Treasury bonds. Such "risk-free" return is not exciting, but it can help govern the most dangerous moving part of any investment portfolio — a nervous owner.
What small investors need to learn now is that bull markets happen. They happen without warning and without an invitation.
Many people, for instance, probably felt that selling their stocks in the early fall of 2012 was a prudent move. After all, just ahead was a presumably closely contested U.S. election, then the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling, ad nauseam.
Right around Election Day, stocks did dip hard, down to 1,353 on the S&P 500, from well above 1,460 or so a month before. Yet few of those investors had the foresight to reinvest on the election result.
And stocks since mid-November have been on a tear, whatever the outcome of the national debt issue.
Most importantly, over the most recent 12-month period the S&P returned 13.5%. If you went to cash in the summer and stayed there, you missed a huge bull run of 10.6% over just six months.
What's the solution? For the vast majority of folks, the key is to start ignoring the pundits and the news "sources" that claim to know exactly what will happen next in the markets. They often are horribly, and dangerously, wrong.
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I'm going to list my four best posts. These will not be by greatest to least. It will be from what ever order that I choose them in. I'm going to choose four of my best posts that are about: history, book reviews, The Student Blogging Challenge, and my best post!
My best one on history is, Interviewing My Grandpa, Student Blogging Challenge #8
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From the beginning of the new academic year in the Polytechnic University in Tehran, the students in this university have witnessed strict disciplinary treatment from university officials.
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We survey recent advances in algorithms for route planning in transportation networks. For road networks, we show that one can compute driving directions in milliseconds or less even at continental scale. A variety of techniques provide different trade-offs between preprocessing effort, space requirements, and query time. Some algorithms can answer queries in a fraction of a microsecond, while others can deal efficiently with real-time traffic. Journey planning on public transportation systems, although conceptually similar, is a significantly harder problem due to its inherent time-dependent and multicriteria nature. Although exact algorithms are fast enough for interactive queries on metropolitan transit systems, dealing with continent-sized instances requires approximations or simplifications. The multimodal route planning problem, which seeks journeys combining schedule-based transportation (buses, trains) with unrestricted modes (walking, driving), is even harder, relying on approximate solutions even for metropolitan inputs.


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Program Background | STAR Reports
Program Background
The Governor signed Senate Bill 376 authorizing the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program in October 1997. The State Board of Education, as required by statute, designated the Stanford Achievement Test Series, Ninth Edition (Stanford 9) as the national norm-referenced achievement tests for the STAR Program. These tests were first administered to students in grades two through eleven in California public schools during spring 1998. They were last administered as part of the STAR Program during spring 2002. School districts were required to administer the tests to all students in grades two through eleven, with the following exceptions:
Students who were receiving special education services with individualized
education programs (IEPs) that specified that the students were to have an
alternate assessment; and
- Students whose parents/guardians submitted written requests to exempt the students from testing.
Students in grades two through eleven were tested in reading, language, and mathematics. Students in grades two through eight were also tested in spelling, and students in grades nine through eleven were tested in science and social science. All questions on the tests were multiple-choice. The purpose of the Stanford 9 was to compare each student's achievement of general skills taught throughout the United States to the achievement of a national sample of students tested in the same grade at the same time of the school year.
In 1998 the State Board of Education designated the Spanish Assessment of Basic Education, Second Edition (SABE/2) as the primary language test for the STAR Program. Beginning in spring 1999, Spanish-speaking English learners who were enrolled in California public schools less than 12 months when testing began were required to take the SABE/2 as well as the Stanford 9 and the Stanford 9 Augmentation/California Standards Tests (CSTs). School districts were given the option of also testing Spanish-speaking English learners enrolled in California public schools 12 months or more with the SABE/2.
During the 1998–99 school year, multiple-choice questions were developed specifically to assess the California English–language arts and mathematics content standards. These questions, initially referred to as the Stanford 9 Augmentation, were administered for the first time during spring 1999. Students received CST scores based on questions selected from the Stanford 9 tests and the California-specific questions. The CSTs then evolved during the next several years.
The purpose of the CSTs is to determine students' achievement of the California content standards for each grade or course. Students' scores are compared to preset criteria to determine whether the students' performance on the test is advanced, proficient, basic, below basic, or far below basic. The state target is for all students to score at the proficient and advanced levels.
The legislature reauthorized the STAR Program during 2002, and the State Board of Education selected the California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey (CAT/6 Survey) to replace the Stanford 9 as the national norm-referenced test for the STAR Program beginning with the spring 2003 test administration. The State Board also authorized the development of the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), an individually administered assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities whose disabilities preclude them from taking the CSTs and CAT/6 Survey even with modifications. The CAPA assesses the California English–language arts, mathematics, and science content standards that were identified as appropriate for students with significant cognitive disabilities. The CAPA was first administered during spring 2003.
In August 2004 the Governor signed legislation reauthorizing the STAR Program through 2011. The reauthorized program reduced the CAT/6 Survey to grades three and seven.
During 2005 the State Board of Education designated the Aprenda: La prueba de logros en español, Tercera edición (Aprenda 3) to replace the SABE/2 as the designated primary language test (DPLT) for the STAR Program. In 2006 Spanish-speaking English learners who were receiving instruction in Spanish were required to take the DPLT, as were Spanish-speaking English learners who had been enrolled in school in the United States less than 12 months when testing began. School districts had the option of administering the Aprenda 3 to Spanish-speaking English learners who had been enrolled in school in the United States 12 months or more who were not receiving instruction in Spanish. The change came about through new state law that became effective on January 1, 2006.
Senate Bill 1448, which reauthorized the STAR Program, included the development of assessments for reading/language arts and mathematics in the state's dominant primary language. The legislation required that the assessments be aligned to the California academic content standards. The Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS) will replace the DPLT as it is developed. The STS is required for the same population of students who take the DPLT. The STS was first administered in the spring of 2007 to students in grades two through four. Students taking the STS are also required to take the CSTs and the CAT/6 Survey.
In April 2007 the United States Department of Education enacted regulations for an alternate assessment based on modified achievement standards. In response to the federal regulations, CDE is developing an alternate assessment of the California content standards based on modified achievement standards for children with an IEP who meet the eligibility criteria adopted by the State Board of Education. The new test, the California Modified Assessment (CMA), includes assessments for English–language arts, mathematics, and science. Eligible students may take either the CST or the CMA in a subject area. For example, a fifth grade student may take the CST for English–language arts and take the CMA for mathematics and science. The CMA was administered for the first time in 2008 in grades three through five. CMA tests for additional grades will be included as they are developed.
The 2008 STAR Program included six components:
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- California Modified Assessment—Grades three through five
- California Achievement Tests, Sixth Edition Survey—Grades three and seven
- California Alternate Performance Assessment
- Standards-based Tests in Spanish—Grades two through seven
- Aprenda: La prueba de logros en español, Tercera edición—Grades eight through eleven
The CSTs are a major component of California's accountability system for schools and school districts. CST and CAPA results are the major component used for calculating each school's Academic Performance Index (API). These results are also used for determining whether elementary and middle schools are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) in helping all students become proficient on the California content standards, as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Schools use CST results to identify high school seniors eligible for the California Golden State Seal Merit Diploma. The eligibility requirements for the diploma are posted at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/eligibility.asp.
Milestones for the STAR Program
|Stand-alone mathematics CSTs that used no Stanford 9 questions
were developed for grades 8 through 11
|Stand-alone history–social science and science CSTs were developed and
administered in grades 9 through 11.
The writing component was added to the grade 4 and grade 7 English–Language Arts CSTs.
Performance levels reported for English–Language Arts CSTs.
|Performance levels were reported for all CSTs.
The grade 4 and grade 7 writing components were combined with the multiple-choice components to produce the English–Language Arts CST scores.
|Grade 9 History–Social Science CST was moved to grade 8.
All CSTs were administered as stand-alone tests.
CAPA was first administered.
|Grade 5 Science CST was added.
|Grade 8 Science and Grade 10 Life Science CSTs were added.
|Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS) in reading/language arts
and mathematics for grades 2 through 4 were added.
Students in grade 7 were allowed to take the Algebra I CST if they had completed the course.
Students in grades 9 through 11 were allowed to take the CST for world history if they had completed the course.
|California Modified Assessment (CMA) for grades 3 through 5 were added for
English–language arts, mathematics and science (grade 5 only).
STS in reading/language arts and mathematics for grades 5 through 7 were added.
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Thome did receive the start in Monday's Game 2 against veteran lefty Andy Pettitte. Thome, 42, is a career .214 hitter against the 40-year-old Pettitte in 31 career regular-season at-bats, but he entered the night 5-for-10 with two homers and four RBIs against him in the postseason.
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Thome entered this year with 67 career postseason appearances, more than the other 10 Orioles with previous postseason experience combined (58). He was 1-for-3 in the Orioles' 5-1 wild-card win over the Texas Rangers, but he sat Sunday against Sabathia, a pitcher he has batted just .129 against in 37 career plate appearances.
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Thome hit both postseason homers off Pettitte in the same game, in the Cleveland Indians' 6-1 win over the Yankees in Game 3 of the 1998 ALCS.
"That's what you play for," Thome said. "I'm always prepared, every day. Whether you're in the lineup or not, you can always contribute. You can pinch hit. That really doesn't change for me personally. I prepare the same. I try to go out and do everything the same, whether I'm starting or not. The preparation is the same. Then you just have to wait."
Showalter said placing Thome in the lineup — Lew Ford was the Orioles' DH in Game 1 — also sets up the team's bench to be more versatile.
"It gives us a chance to be a little more [well] rounded for nine innings," Showalter said. "I want to get Jimmy in the fight. He will do a nice job. I'll tell you it also makes our bench better, now you got two left [handed hitters], two right and two runners on the bench as opposed to one. It makes our bench better."
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Right fielder Nick Markakis had the pins taken out in his right thumb before Tuesday's game. The team said team doctors were "pleased" with the results. Markakis is a possibility to return if the Orioles advance to the World Series. … Left fielder Nate McLouth drove in two runs in both of the Orioles' first two postseason games, becoming the sixth player to record consecutive multi-RBI games in the playoffs in club history. He joined Mike Bordick (1997), Todd Zeile (1996), Kiko Garcia (1979), (1970) and Boog Powell (twice in 1970). … The two wild-card games broadcast on TBS averaged more than 4.6 million viewers, up 61 percent over last season's first day of playoff coverage. It also exceeded the average 4.2 million viewers for all 19 2011 division series games. ... Pettitte came into Monday's start already ranked first all-time in postseason appearances by a pitcher (42), wins (19) and innings (263).


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