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Contradicting Fox's reporting, Cavuto suggested the bailout bill would not have failed "if Nancy Pelosi had just shut up earlier"
Fox News' Neil Cavuto contradicted reporting by Fox News by suggesting that the financial bailout bill would not have failed if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "had just shut up earlier and not characterized it one way or the other" in a speech she gave before the vote. However, Fox News producer Chad Pergram reported before Pelosi spoke that Republicans "may only have 40 to 60 of their members" supporting the bill, a number that Pergram said "leaves us very short there." Additionally, several GOP House members have said that Pelosi's speech did not cause Republicans to switch their votes.
Contradicting reporting by Fox News, on the September 29 edition of Fox News' America's Election Headquarters, Fox News host Neil Cavuto said of the failure of the financial bailout bill "that none of this, I don't think, would have happened if [House Speaker] Nancy Pelosi [D-CA] had just shut up earlier and not characterized it one way or the other" in a speech she gave before the House vote. Earlier in the program, Fox News uncritically aired statements by House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) blaming Pelosi for the bill's failure. Additionally, America's Election Headquarters co-host Heather Nauert uncritically reported that an unnamed source told Fox that Pelosi's "partisan speech has caused our members to go berserk and may cost us the remaining chance to pass the bill." However, contrary to Cavuto's assertion and Nauert's report that Pelosi's speech was responsible for the bill's failure, Fox News senior House producer Chad Pergram reported nearly an hour before Pelosi's speech began that he was "hearing from the Republican side of the aisle, they may only have 40 to 60 of their members" supporting the bill, a number that Pergram stated "leaves us very short there."
Further, while the vote was occurring, Pergram cited an unnamed Republican source's comment that Pelosi's speech was "a little partisan" ; that "some members went berserk at this" ; and that "they were very worried that this could actually hurt their efforts to bring this across the finish line." But Pergram added: "Now, I wonder if that's a bit of spin, maybe to try to hang this on the speaker, and be able to blame her if this, in fact, goes down, and the market craters." And, after the vote, on Fox News' Studio B, host Shepard Smith said to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC): "[O]ur House of Representatives producer, Chad Pergram, who is as plugged in in the House of Representatives as anyone in any network in America, has been reporting on Fox News Channel all day long that there were never, under any circumstances, more than 70 Republican votes."
Sixty-five Republicans and 140 Democrats ultimately voted for the bill -- 12 votes short of the number needed for passage.
Later that evening, on Fox's Special Report with Brit Hume, correspondent Molly Henneberg reported that "[s]ome of the House GOP conservatives who voted against the bill say Pelosi's speech had nothing to do with it," and aired a clip of Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN) saying, "We are not babies who suck our thumbs. We had very principled reasons for voting no." Media Matters for America has documented several other Republican House members saying that Pelosi's speech did not cause Republicans to switch their votes.
From the September 29 edition of Fox News' Happening Now:
JON SCOTT (host): The crucial vote just about an hour away now. Fox's senior House producer, Chad Pergram, is live from Capitol Hill. He joins us now by phone. All right, this vote, coming up in about an hour or so, Chad. Any guesses as to how it's going to go?
PERGRAM: I'll tell you what. This is really an exceedingly tough vote. Lawmakers are literally all over the map on this, and it's because the stakes are so high. You know, coming together, coalitions in Congress to pass or defeat bills is a very specialized bit of alchemy. Nobody really knows how many Republicans might go for this, how many Democrats might go for this.
I'm hearing that there are about 130 members of the Democratic caucus that would go for this. That's about 105 short, out of their total membership. But they need about 90 Republicans, if that's the case. And I'm hearing from the Republican side of the aisle, they may only have 40 to 60 of their members, and that leaves us very short there. This is going to be a tense hour here. We're at D-day, H-hour, as they said at Normandy, and we don't know how this is going to go. There's going to be a lot of knuckle-cracking and arm-twisting in the next hour, if you hear that coming out of Capitol Hill here.
From the September 29 edition of Fox News' The Live Desk:
MARTHA MacCALLUM [host]: So, we've got 427 congressmen -- what is that number -- who have voted right now. Four hundred and twenty-seven. How many votes -- how many votes are left? You have several people who are not voting, I think --
PERGRAM: There's seven -- there's seven votes right now of people who have not voted. I can't tell in the chamber -- 'cause what they do, behind the dais, there's a board where you can tell if everybody has voted. It lists each member's name with a green light, or a red light, or an orange light if you vote "present." I can't see that from this point here.
One point I should make, though. I got this from a Republican source shortly before the vote started. They thought that the speech given by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was a little partisan, and the source tells me that some members went berserk at this -- that was the term that was used, berserk -- and they were very worried that this could actually hurt their efforts to bring this across the finish line.
Now, I wonder if that's a bit of spin, maybe to try to hang this on the speaker, and be able to blame her if this, in fact, goes down, and the market craters.
From the September 29 edition of Fox News' Studio B with Shepard Smith:
SMITH: Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican, is on the Hill now and has been good enough to stand by as all of this is going on, and we appreciate the fact that you are allowing us to give balance here. Was this about hurt feelings, as the Democrats are so vocally insisting today, senator? And if not, what was it?
GRAHAM: This is exhibit A as to why the Congress is at 12 percent. The question that must be asked is: Why would Nancy Pelosi make such a speech at such a crucial time regarding our nation's financial status? You know, Congressman Frank is funny and clever, but there's nothing funny about this. Why would you poison the well right before the speech?
There are 13 votes that need to be gathered. I think they can be, but this just didn't start today. Last week, Harry Reid said John McCain must vote for the Paulson proposal -- no Democrat will unless John votes for the Paulson proposal. Wednesday, Secretary Paulson went to the House Republicans and laid out his plan, and it was asked, "How many are for the Paulson proposal?" Four people raised their hand. The Paulson proposal wasn't getting any support because it wasn't what we needed. John comes back after I urge him to, because we're going nowhere, and from the time he steps onto the floor of the Senate and the House here, he gets nothing but criticized. And right before the vote, Nancy Pelosi gives a blame speech.
Here's the answer -- go back at it. The Democrats are in charge in the House. Try to find 13 votes for the good of the nation, and knock this off. This is killing America's ability to get credit, to be able to borrow money to buy a home, to go to college, to be able to grow your business. We're 13 votes away, and Speaker Pelosi, I think, exhibited exactly what's wrong with this place. But forget about that. Let's get it right. If anybody who thought we had a deal before John came, now you know we never did, and we never will, until people put the country first. So, I hope we'll put the country first, muster the political courage and the maturity to pass legislation to protect America when she needs protecting.
SMITH: Senator, our House of Representatives producer, Chad Pergram, who is as plugged in in the House of Representatives as anyone in any network in America --
GRAHAM: Yeah.
SMITH: -- has been reporting on Fox News Channel all day long that there were never, under any circumstances, more than 70 Republican votes.
GRAHAM: Right. Absolutely.
SMITH: What I'm curious to know is -- help me understand the strangeness of Washington, Senator Graham. Why in the world would the Speaker of the House -- before two days of Jewish holidays, where they know they cannot get work done -- why in the world would you call a vote when you're 100 percent sure that there aren't enough Republicans, and knowing that 90-plus Democrats are gonna vote against this? Why call the vote? And once you do, why cut off debate? Why not take people back in the cloakroom and twist arms? Why just give a blame speech and not try harder?
GRAHAM: I think that's the main thing. Why would you give a speech blaming failure before the vote occurs at a time when America needs confidence?
From the September 29 edition of Fox News' America's Election Headquarters:
(begin video clip)
REP. JOHN BOEHNER [R-OH]: We've put everything we had into getting the votes to get there today. But the speaker had to give a partisan voice that poisoned our conference, caused a number of members that we thought we could get to go south.
REP. ERIC CANTOR [R-VA]: Right here is the reason I believe why this vote failed. And this is Speaker Pelosi's speech that, frankly, struck the tone of partisanship that, frankly, was inappropriate in this discussion.
(end video clip)
HEATHER NAUERT [co-host]: The $700 billion economic recovery package gets rejected in the House of Representatives today -- 95 Democrats and 133 Republicans voting against it. Some Republican members never liked the bill from the get-go, but today some are saying that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's speech put the nail in the coffin. It's a speech that she gave just before the vote started. A source telling Fox News that her, quote, "partisan speech has caused our members to go berserk and may cost us the remaining chance to pass the bill." Here's a quick sample:
PELOSI [video clip]: $700 billion dollars, a staggering number, but only a part of the cost of the failed Bush economic policies to our country, policies that were built on budget recklessness. When President Bush took office, he inherited President Clinton's surpluses. Four years in a row -- budget surpluses, on a trajectory of $5.6 trillion dollars in surplus. And with his reckless economic policies, within two years, he had turned that around. And now, eight years later, the foundation of that fiscal irresponsibility, combined with an "anything goes" economic policy, has taken us to where we are today.
NAUERT: Things are getting really nasty on Capitol Hill. Hello, everyone. I'm Heather Nauert.
ALEXIS GLICK [co-host]: And I'm Alexis Glick. Welcome to a special edition of America's Election Headquarters: Saving Our Economy.
NAUERT: The stock market not liking this news today -- the Dow Jones industrials plummeting, closing down 777 points. It's the biggest daily point loss of all time.
GLICK: So, what does this mean for the market, and for the U.S. economy? Should you be nervous? Well, host of Fox's Your World with Neil Cavuto joins us now. Neil, just moments ago -- you and I were talking about this earlier today -- but moments ago, we heard from Treasury Secretary [Henry] Paulson about the dire need to get something done immediately. Is his voice being heard? What happens next?
CAVUTO: You know, I don't think it is being heard. I think he's very frustrated, because you and I were looking at the possibilities, Alexis, for Fox Business Network, too. I mean, in order to get some of those 93, 94 Democrats who voted against this onboard, to a man or woman, a lot of them felt that there wasn't enough in there for Main Street, presumably for Main Street, you offer mortgage relief. Some of the Republicans who voted for this say, "That's way too expensive." So, the ones who supported this would probably vote against it if it includes a lot of expensive add-ons for mortgage relief.
So, there we are at the Mexican standoff again. And this point decline that we see today, that while a record in points, I'm sure you guys also pointed out, it is not a record in percentage terms. In fact, in percentage terms, down about 7 percent, it wouldn't even crack the top 10. But, nevertheless, it is an eye-popping number. And we'll probably see more of that if they just sort of stumble around this and point fingers or just aim fingers.
GLICK: You know, Neil, I, I hate to suggest to this, but some will think that this is the kind of medicine we needed to show the American people that this isn't just about Wall Street or just about rescuing investment banks. I mean, we have seen Washington Mutual and Wachovia Bank taken over in the past couple of days. Is this perhaps what we need to get people off the fence to say, "You know what, maybe this is going to affect me in my backyard" ?
CAVUTO: Well, it's a very good point, Alexis. And a lot of the people, especially some of the Democrats who were conducting press conferences today -- from Barney Frank, et al. -- they've been saying that: "See, this is what we meant when we said there's hell to pay if you don't do this." And -- and they hope that in an ironic kind of crass way, what happened to the markets will serve as a reminder what could happen again if they don't skedaddle on this.
But, I don't know if that's going to be enough, because the differences, really -- I don't know what you've been finding out, Alexis or Heather -- but from the people I've talked to, there really is like a chasm between Democrats and Republicans on this. Republicans already are very leery of committing themselves to this humungous spending program, even though, of course, they were big spenders when they were in the majority. But this is just over the top for them.
Democrats are very nervous signing on to something that they know their constituents can't stand, and they know offers very little relief for Main Street, even though that was not its initial intention. So, I have a feeling this drags on awhile. And even if they do cobble together a package that is likable to the leadership on both sides, the devil is getting those party members onboard, and that was the problem today. The leadership liked it, and then it fell apart.
But, I think you're right to point out, and this is not casting political aspersions, that none of this, I don't think, would have happened if Nancy Pelosi had just shut up earlier and not characterized it one way or the other. She might be right, but all -- it got a lot of folks angry because they were saying, "You were editorializing on a vote before we had the vote," and sort of giving away the gift horse, for the other side of a horse.
From the September 29 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume:
MOLLY HENNEBERG [Fox News correspondent]: Almost immediately after the $700 billion financial bailout bill went down in the House, 228-205, with two-thirds of Democrats and about a third of Republicans voting for it, House GOP leaders, who supported the measure and said they thought they had the votes this morning, said there was a reason why more Republicans didn't go for it.
BOEHNER: I do believe that we could have gotten there today had it not been for this partisan speech that the speaker gave on the floor of the House.
HENNEBERG: He's talking about remarks Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made on the House floor shortly before the vote began. She blamed the financial crisis on, quote, "the failed Bush economic policies."
PELOSI: For too long, this government, in eight years, has followed a right-wing ideology of anything goes, no supervision, no discipline, no regulation.
HENNEBERG: Republicans say such comments so angered a number of their colleagues they switched their decision and voted against the bill.
REP. ROY BLUNT [R-MO]: We did think we had a dozen more votes going to the floor than we had. No more than that, but we thought we had a dozen more.
HENNEBERG: Democratic leaders found that laughable.
REP. BARNEY FRANK [D-MA]: We don't believe they had the votes, and I think they are covering up the embarrassment of not having the votes. Give me those 12 people's names, and I will go talk uncharacteristically nicely to them.
HENNEBERG: Some of the House GOP conservatives who voted against the bill say Pelosi's speech had nothing to do with it.
REP. MICHELE BACHMANN [R-MN]: We are not babies who suck our thumbs. We had very principled reasons for voting no.


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Public and industry reaction to President Barack Obama's decision to create a cybersecurity coordinator has generally been positive. It has been hailed as game-changing, a breakthrough, historic — or at least a step in the right direction.
Will it improve the nation's cybersecurity posture? Obviously, it is too early to say. The newly created office still is vacant, and the job description has not been fleshed out. Many observers, even the optimists, are taking a wait-and-see attitude.
"The president made a lot of the right noises," said Jeff Moss, director of the Black Hat Briefings, who has made a career poking at the insecure underbelly of information technology. "A lot will depend on the follow through."
Two of the most frequently voiced concerns are that the coordinator apparently will neither control any purse strings nor report directly to the president. Without budget authority, the office will not wield real authority, the argument goes, and an office buried too deeply in the national security hierarchy will not be effective. The president addressed both of those concerns when he outlined his vision for the new position.
The Office of Management and Budget already has taken a lead in cybersecurity by virtue of its budget authority, and it does not make sense to carve out portions of agency budgets and put them under the control of a new office. Responsibility for cybersecurity already is fragmented, and stand-alone security ultimately does not work.
One of the ways to improve security is to do a better job of integrating it into each agency's overall mission, which has been one of the strengths of OMB's approach. The new coordinator will likely aim to build on OMB's efforts. Obama said in announcing the position that the coordinator will work closely with OMB to ensure that agency budgets reflect the administration's security priorities.
The new coordinator will be a part of the National Security Council and National Economic Council. He or she will not be reporting directly to the president, but the position still is high up in the White House pecking order, and the president has promised access.
"Because of the critical importance of this work, I will personally select this official," he said. "I'll depend on this official in all matters relating to cybersecurity, and this official will have my full support and regular access to me."
The success of the cybersecurity coordinator ultimately will depend on how well the president keeps this pledge. Success will depend not on the coordinator's authority but on the clout that comes from having the president understand the issues and incorporate advice in executive policy. Cybersecurity will improve to the extent that the president takes a direct interest in it, regardless of the title of his adviser.
Will the new coordinator get all the presidential face time that he or she would like? Given the demands on the president's time, probably not. I doubt that anyone in the White House, including the first lady, gets all the attention he or she would like. But the president has been consistent in showing an interest in this issue and treating it seriously. He has a first-hand appreciation of the power of IT and appears to appreciate the importance of securing it.
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A former military sniper instructor has been arrested on charges that he plotted with other former soldiers to kill an American drug agent overseas and help drug cartels ship cocaine into the U.S.
Federal prosecutors in New York say former U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph M. Hunter, who went by the nickname "Rambo," organized a hit squad made up of another former Army soldier and retired solders from Germany and Poland. Drug Enforcement Administration agents said the group was also willing to work as a surveillance and security team for cartels.
DEA agents said Hunter recruited the former soldiers by reviewing resumes he received via email.
They said the team worked to obtain weapons for the planned hits, including a sniper rifle, .22-caliber revolvers with silencers, sub-machine guns. In the sting, Hunter allegedly agreed to an $800,000 payment for his team to kill the DEA agent.
Members of the team met with three people they thought were representatives of a Colombian cocaine cartel but were actually undercover informants for the DEA. In June, four members of the team went to the Caribbean to conduct surveillance on an airplane they were told was flying cocaine to the U.S.
Over the summer, members of the team allegedly met with the undercover informants in Asia to plan how they would kill a DEA agent in Africa and another person they were told was providing information to the U.S. government. Prosecutors say two members of the team flew to Africa on Wednesday to carry out the murder but were arrested there.
"The job is not the headache -- it's getting in and out," said one team member, a former U.S. Army sergeant, according to court documents. The other team member that went to Africa, a former German soldier, was recorded saying, "Actually, for me, that's fun. I love this work," according to prosecutors.
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called the defendants an "international band of mercenary marksmen who enlisted their elite military training to serve as hired guns for evil ends."
"Three of the defendants were ready, willing and eager to take cold hard cash to commit the cold-blooded murders of a DEA agent and an informant," he said.
Hunter was arrested in Thailand overnight and was seen being led in handcuffs to a plane that flew him to New York to face charges of conspiracy to murder a law enforcement agent, conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to import cocaine. Lawyer information for him was not immediately available.


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David Wilcox: Musical Prophet
The Backstory
Shortly after CJ and I met and started dating he gave me a mix tape, YES, that age-old expression of crushing, lust and/or love… take your pick! And, it WAS a tape, NOT a cd. It even had the song 'Mix Tape', from Avenue Q on it. Here's an amusing and relevant excerpt:
A mix tape. He made a mix tape. He was thinking of me, which shows he cares! Sometimes when someone has a crush on you they'll make you a mix tape to give you a clue.
Anyways, the most prominent artist on that special mix was David Wilcox, featured in the tracks 'Fearless Love', 'Catch Me If I Try', and 'All My Life'. I've listened to that mix and those songs for years… and now they are a part of me. Well, thankfully, last night we experienced David's artistry LIVE, in an intimate concert at the Swedish American Hall, on Market Street. I had never set foot in this space. It is right above Café Du Nord (which we were just at last week), has an acoustically resonant wood interior, and is very warm in its typically swedish decor.
The Concert
Thanks to our friend's invitation and eagerness (first in line!), we scored front row seats. David sprang out of the rear of the hall, earlier than the start time, and announced that he HAD to start making music. I could immediately see his love for his art brimming forth.
He performed some old fan favorites, and works from past albums:
'Eye of the Hurricane', 'Three Brothers', 'Rusty Old American Dream', 'Perfect Storm', 'Plain View', 'Native Tongue', 'Start With the Ending', and 'Show Me the Way' (encore).
…As well as songs from his newest album Open Hand:
'Dream Again', 'Red Eye', 'Captain Wanker', 'Winter at the Shore', 'Open Hand', 'Modern World', and 'How Long' (with a sing-along refrain).
His voice is a beautiful meld of nurturing, paternal, sage-like, hushed, caressing, but with thrust and gravitas when called for. He uses it as simply as when he speaks, not fussing over "technique" or diction. This video of 'Eye of the Hurricane' captures him in a vibrant LIVE setting not unlike ours.
His lyrics are like a Bible of truths, offering the kind of quotable insight and revelation that people like to post on facebook and forward around, because they are so real, and hit so close to home. I am drawn most to the songs that speak to the more overtly spiritual aspects of life, and less so to his whimsical pieces (ie: 'Captain Wanker'), but I enjoy those as a sort of palette cleanser, because who wants to cry through an ENTIRE concert!? Here's a trailer for an upcoming documentary that gives a hint of what's behind his art, and the lives he touches.:
His song 'Start With the Ending' is a telling examination of what would happen if we were to start a relationship with the break-up: removing the over-analyzing, perfection-seeking, and fear of loss. In introducing the song, he also used this idea to pose what it might be like to start life with death, thereby removing the fear of it, and being able to life more fully, and actually evolving INTO the simplicity of youth and non-verbal communication. Fascinating!
His facial expressions are of complete gratitude and joy. He is clearly channeling the spirit, without obstruction, and living his bliss! His periodic smile stretches from ear-to-ear, and is very infectious.
Stories & Lyrics
He is a great storyteller, keeping us rapt for long stretches. One of his "stories" was an evolution of seeing things before us that are often considered separate, but really aren't: his left versus right hand playing his guitar, his hands versus his voice, the performer (him) versus the audience, one's heart versus another's, and so on. It was a beautiful and poignant way of seeing the world differently, and all its inter-connectedness. He speaks a lot about listening to his guitar, and which song(s) his guitar is urging him to do next. Coming from another artist this might feel contrived, but not from him.
He spoke of his travels to Sudan, also captured on his website: "The ability to perform solo makes possible appearances such as a recent, last-minute trip to Africa, where Wilcox performed in Sudan at the country's first national day of prayer. Concern about national and international crises led to songs such as 'Three Brothers', a moving, allegory of Middle East turmoil."
And, on top of all of this, I discovered that he's from my homeland: Ohio! Wish I had known when I met and thanked him afterwards. You know, we have one of those secret handshakes
I know that compassion is all out of fashion,
and anger is all the rage…
Grow up and give in to that cynical spin
that you see on most every page
We all know what's wrong with the system
how the people are puppets and fools.
If they're not strong, it will trick them,
they'll get used up like factory tools:
The kids just give up in those schools…
…yeah, but what is it, really, that's keeping me
from living a life that's true?
When the worries speak louder than wisdom,
it drowns out all the answers I knew,
so I'm tossed on the waves on the surface.
Still, the mystery's dark and deep,
with a much more frightening stillness…
Hopelessness always comes easy.
But "easy" does not make it right.
Courage can look past that surface,
but fear will still put up a fight.
When I get scared and scattered,
and I don't know where to begin,
why even care; it doesn't matter.
Why fight when you know you can't win?
It's easier just to give in.
'Home Within Your Heart'
from Underneath
Too tired to sleep, too angry to pray,
too far down to get back up, too lost to find my way.
Who knows what happened, I'm too confused to say,
and too far gone to turn back now;
it's too late anyway.
I don't need a clever confidant to try
to soothe with hollow words,
I've heard them all.
What I need is just to know
I have a home within your heart.
Just hold me close. A few words will do.
We don't have to find the answers now,
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"I expect the issue to be discussed at one of our upcoming task force meetings," the conservative nonprofit tells InsideClimate News.
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative policy group, has helped state lawmakers craft measures aimed at curtailing U.S. EPA air pollution rules, repealing cap and trade and teaching climate skepticism in schools, among many other things.
A future target could be renewable energy mandates, which are on the books in more than half of U.S. states.
"I expect the issue to be discussed at one of our upcoming task force meetings," Todd Wynn of ALEC told InsideClimate News. "Discussions within the task force can, and do, lead to the development of ALEC model bills." Wynn directs the council's Energy, Environment and Agriculture task force.
The Washington-based nonprofit is composed of nearly 2,000 state legislators—most of whom are Republicans—as well as some of the country's most powerful corporations. Among its members are ExxonMobil, the biggest privately controlled U.S. oil and gas company; energy conglomerate Koch Industries, the second-largest private company in the United States; and Peabody Energy, the country's largest coal producer. Companies' annual dues of $7,000 to $25,000, plus their extra cash donations, accounted for most of ALEC's $7 million budget in 2010, according to media reports.
ALEC's main activity is to draft model bills and resolutions to reduce government regulation and bolster business interests.
While ALEC has been quietly working to promote a free-market agenda since the 1970s, it was thrust in the media spotlight last summer, when the Center for Media and Democracy, a liberal watchdog group, published an online archive of more than 800 ALEC measures. Today, ALEC is again under the microscope for pushing controversial "stand your ground" gun laws at the center of the Trayvon Martin shooting case in Florida.
On Monday, Bloomberg broke the news that ALEC may write model measures later this year to strike down state renewable portfolio standards (RPS). The report instantly sparked a flurry of outrage in environmental circles.
Already, ALEC has model legislation to help state legislators block a federal RPS. That resolution "urges the United States Congress not to ... mandate minimum market shares for such technologies in excess of the levels sustainable subject to real market forces."
In an interview with InsideClimate News this week, Wynn said that no decision has been made on drafting text to abolish state RPS measures. He anticipates that it will be discussed at meetings this year, and said that "policies related to renewable energy could be brought up in the next couple of years."
If that happens, Wynn said, it would be to satisfy a growing desire in some states to undo such mandates. "ALEC members are state legislators, and many state legislators are expressing concern about the cost of renewable energy," he said.
Since last fall, lawmakers in nine states have introduced bills to either repeal or weaken their RPS laws. At least three states—Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia—have proposed legislation to revoke their mandatory standards. The three bills are still in committee.
ALEC holds three conferences a year where state legislators discuss topics for draft legislation. The largest conference will be held in late July.
'Need to Take It Seriously'
Renewable energy mandates require electric utilities to get a certain percentage of their electricity from clean energy sources. Twenty-nine states and Washington, D.C., have mandatory standards, while 12 have voluntary goals.
Such laws have been around since the late 1990s, though most states adopted them in the mid-2000s. The mounting opposition is due largely to Republican gains in mid-term elections in late 2010. In 20 states, the GOP now controls both the governorship and the legislature, more than double the number two years ago.
Clean energy advocates say the standards are critical for creating steady market demand for clean power and for building America's clean energy economy.
Environmental advocates in New Jersey, for instance, credit the state's 13-year-old RPS for helping to create more than 3,000 new jobs in its solar industry, the second-largest solar market in the country. And in Texas, a clean power mandate helped to get a local wind industry off the ground that now employs at least 6,000 people, according to figures from the American Wind Energy Association, a trade group.
Richard Caperton, director of clean energy investment for the Center for American Progress (CAP), a liberal policy group, said RPS measures are one of the main reasons why investment in America's renewables sector has soared during the past decade. The United States attracted $48.1 billion in public and private financing for clean energy technologies last year, up 40 percent from 2010, according to a recent report by Pew Charitable Trusts.
Caperton said that if ALEC drafts a model bill for repealing RPS policies, it could pose "a big risk" to the nation's clean energy progress, and "clean energy advocates need to take it seriously."
"They have very active members who use their model legislation effectively," he said of ALEC.
An ALEC membership brochure claims that lawmakers typically introduce more than 1,000 bills each year based on the council's models. Of those, about 17 percent get passed, according to a New York Times report published Saturday.
Wynn of ALEC told InsideClimate News that the council isn't opposed to developing renewable energy, but that it doesn't support "mandates that force ratepayers to purchase politically preferred sources of energy," which he said would require consumers to pay more.
A February report by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, found that in seven coal-dependent states with RPS mandates, electricity prices rose more than 54 percent between 2001 and 2010, more than double the rate hike in seven other coal states without such laws. In April, CAP released a report that disputed those findings. It found that in 12 states with renewables mandates, price increases slowed after RPS policies were adopted, and in some cases they dropped below the national average. (Paragraph added for clarification 4/27/2012)
ALEC Language in Anti-Climate Bills
ALEC similarly opposes state and federal cap-and-trade schemes, EPA regulations to curb greenhouse gas emissions and other climate initiatives. The group's website says that it is working with state legislators "to urge withdrawal from ... these costly measures that bind businesses and harm economies with no substantial environmental benefit."
ALEC's position on global climate change is that it is "a historical phenomenon" and "inevitable."
Last year, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington all used ALEC-formulated language in resolutions to withdraw from the Western Climate Initiative. The cap-and-trade program was a pact between seven U.S. states and four Canadian provinces.
Each of those resolutions stated that "the Western Climate Initiative will increase the cost of doing business, push companies to do business with other states or nations and increase consumer costs for electricity, fuel and food." They also said that "a tremendous amount of economic growth would be sacrificed for a reduction in carbon emissions that would have no appreciable impact on global concentrations on carbon dioxide."
Both sentences were crafted by ALEC.
The resolutions were either voted down or never moved out of committee. Today, only California and the Canadian provinces remain in the initiative, after Arizona withdrew and all other states were dropped for not passing laws that would allow them to participate.
In New Hampshire, a 2011 bill to exit the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the first cap-and-trade scheme in America, similarly contained ALEC language. The council's text was later removed, however, after Rep. James Garrity, a Republican and chair of the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee, protested its inclusion, explaining that the "committee does not feel that editorials belong in laws," Grist reported last year. Democratic Gov. John Lynch vetoed the bill last July.
Earlier this month, a Media Matters investigation revealed that since 2008 seven states have passed measures or promoted legislation using ALEC text to allow schools to begin teaching "difference perspectives" on "scientific and economic controversies" like evolution and global warming.
Most recently, Tennessee approved a law based on ALEC's "Environmental Literacy Improvement Act." That model bill allows teachers to discuss the "scientific weaknesses" of both scientific subjects.
Meanwhile, ALEC recently adopted model legislation for gas drilling, which is designed to let energy companies keep secret the names of certain chemicals used in fracking operations, the New York Times reported. The bill is based on a Texas law, and has provided the basic text for measures in five other states. Its development was sponsored within ALEC by ExxonMobil, the country's biggest producer of natural gas.
Will ALEC-backed measures similarly further attempts to dismantle renewable power mandates? At this point only time will tell, said Caperton of the Center for American Progress.
Pointing to the increasing media scrutiny of the council, he said that "ALEC is under siege right now, and it's unclear how that is going to play out. That definitely impacts how effective they'll be at this [anti-RPS] effort."


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Actress Megan Fox has overcome her battle with obsessive-compulsive disorder after giving birth to her son last year.
The Jennifer's Body star opened up about her issues in 2010, and admitted she was so terrified of germs that she couldn't bear to eat out at restaurants.
But after the arrival of her firstborn Noah, the star reveals her anxieties about bacteria have eased up.
She tells Britain's Marie Claire magazine, "I think (husband) Brian (Austin Green) was waiting to see what I would do (during the birth), because, you know, when they come out they are covered in all kinds of stuff. I took him right on my chest and, from that moment, nothing he does freaks me out. I don't want to give him a complex. (The anxiety) has been significantly better since he was born. I would say, like, 80 per cent better. Which is nice."


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Bessette and the 'Cross Worlds
Lyne Bessette has announced her interest in representing Canada at the Cyclo-cross World Championships, however, a snag has developed: the CCA will not register her since she did not attend the Canadian 'Cross Nationals.
For some years now, the High Performance Committee of the CCA has had a policy that athletes must attend the national championships within a discipline in order to be eligible to attend world championships. The only exceptions are injury or if the athlete is on a program previously agreed to that conflicts (for example, when Alison Sydor was at the Tour Feminin rather than the mountain bike nationals in 1999).
The reason is to maintain the prestige and desirability of the nationals, according to CCA Director of National Racing Programs Pierre Hutsebaut.
"The Committee decided that it is important for the value of the nationals. If we want to attract sponsors and organizers, we need to be able to show that the best athletes will be there. All the athletes are there, so there can be no complaints of favourit(ism)."
Hutsebaut said that Bessette has formally requested for permission to represent Canada at the 'Cross Worlds (in Zolder, Belgium), and that he has forwarded the request to the VP of High Performance (Yvan Waddell). The Committee will consider Bessette's request and get back to her. The decision needs to be made 3 weeks before the Worlds (February 2-3, 2002).
2003 Worlds Update
A UCI delegation visited Hamilton late last week to review developments for the 2003 road World Championships. According to Pierre Hutsebaut, CCA Director of National Racing Programs, the delegation was very pleased with the technical progess.
"They were happy with the courses, the fact that all media and technical facilities will be in one place indoors (the Hamilton Convention Centre, rather then tents which are often used), and that the events were taking place downtown in a major city."
Unfortunately, from the marketing perspective things are not going as well. While the federal government and the local regional government have both committed funds, the Ontario provincial government refuses to make a commitment. Thus, the Board of Directors are limited in their ability to move forward without knowing what level of funding the province will provide.
The governing Ontario Progressive Conservatives have a bit of a reputation for being difficult to pin down, and probably plan on using increasing anxiety to negotiate the best (ie, cheapest) deal possible. They are also embarking upon a leadership race, so providing money for an event in 2003 is far down their list of priorities.
Road Nationals Update
The CCA is still waiting on a UCI decision regarding MTB World Cup date shifts. If a date does open at the end of June, that will be the first choice for the nationals. However, if it does not (or if there is no organizer willing to take the nationals on that date), the fallback is August, after the Commonwealth Games. The UCI is apparently going to announce a decision on the World Cup calendar sometime this week.
Award to Montreal World Cup
Montréal, December,18th 2001 - the International Cycling Union has recognized the merit of the efforts of the Montreal Women's Road Cycling Organizing committee by awarding them the trophy of best organization of the Women's Road World Cup for 2001.
To emphasis the prestige of this award, it is important to realize that the Montreal organization was in competition with all of the major organizations of international cycling; the Societe du Tour de France, Giro de Italia and many other well established events.
The Montreal organization has make its marks by the quality of its work, the dynamism of its team members, the importance attached to the press coverage and the efforts made to promote womens cycling.
This international event was first started by Daniel Manibal in 1998, and has taken place every year since on Mont Royal, on the same course that was used in 1974 for the UCI World Championships and thin 1976 for the Olympic Games. This event is well on its way to gaining the title of a 'classic' race in the cycling world, and is also the only one of this stature on the North American continent.
At the National and Provincial levels, the organization has also received the title of Best Road Cycling Event of the year (all categories included) from the respective federations.
Thanks to all the team members, volunteers, sponsors, media, and the Quebec government that helped us to make this a unique event in North America, that is well appreciated by the participants and fans alike.
7 UP/Nutra Fig 2002
(12/17/01) Podium Sports Management's Team 7 UP has landed Cannondale and Nutra Fig as major new sponsors for 2002, and the team has announced its roster of riders for the coming season. Cannondale will be the official bicycle and apparel supplier to the powerful U.S. men's road team, while long time cycling supporter Nutra Fig will join 7 UP in the title sponsor slot. Also on board for 2002 is real estate leader THF Realty.
7 UP/Nutra Fig has re-signed its core group of athletes from 2001, including team leaders John Lieswyn and Clark Sheehan as well as Kevin Monahan, Doug Ziewacz, brothers Oscar and Juan Carlos Pineda, and Canadian Charles Dionne. New additions for 2002 include New Zealanders Graeme Miller and Greg Henderson, along with Colorado Sprinter Dan Schmatz.
Regarding the 2002 7 UP/Nutra Fig roster, Team General Manager Scott McAfee stated: "Next year's team is very heavy in the speed department. Dan, Graeme and Greg are all really fast finishers and when you combine them with Kevin and Charles, it makes for quite a formidable line-up."
2002 7 UP/Nutra Fig Roster
Jeff Corbett - Rider/Manager
Chuck Coyle, USA
Charles Dionne, Canada
Greg Henderson, NZ
John Lieswyn, USA
Graeme Miller, NZ
Kevin Monahan, USA
Juan Carlos Pineda, USA
Oscar Pineda, USA
Dan Schmatz, USA
Clark Sheehan, USA
Doug Ziewacz, USA
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Address: IYHA, PO Box 120114, New Brighton, MN 55112 Website: www.iyhaleague.org
From President Kevin Bourassa:
Another very exciting month has just passed. I asked my wife the other day where all the time is going. With another 15-20 meetings this month we are fast approaching next year. With school ending and summer beginning, the NHL Finals are in full force, we are preparing a journey for our players to embark on for the next year.
We will be electing a new Board Member, and putting a Director of Player and Coach Development in place in the coming weeks. I cannot believe how excited I am about the opportunities our association has before it. The Board is trying to get all the right pieces in the place so that we can be successful on the ice next year. We are working very aggressively on Fundraising, Recruitment, Registration, Player and Coach Development, and Ice Scheduling to name a few. There are many facets of the association that sometimes go unnoticed. Be advised that you have a great group of volunteers working within the community but we could always use more. Please look at your own talents and how they fit within the association and give us a chance to put them to work. My mother always said that many hands make light work.
Lastly, Players, this is what it is all about. I always say any decisions we make that are for the betterment of all the kids is a good decision. Take some time off from skating if you like but dust off the Roller Blades and get that street hockey stick out of the can in the garage. EVERYTHING you do or do not do this summer will directly affect your performance on the ice next year. What better way to promote the sport in the community than have some kids lead a group of people roller blading with Knight Jerseys around Long Lake and up and down streets with sticks and a ball. We need to make sure we stick handle and shoot pucks. The 10 minutes a day that you mess around now will make huge dividends come next season and all of our teams could use a few more passes and goals next year. My statement about How can we do it better goes for off-season workouts as well.
The journey will not be accomplished overnight but is one that we are ready for. I am very excited to be a small part of such a great organization. I look forward to the opportunities that we will face. We should all be very proud of our kids and our group that we are a part of. Let's all roll up the sleeves and pitch in and make this association even better.
Have a great summer!!!
Shoot some pucks with the kids!!!
Kevin Bourassa
Off-Ice Accomplishments
From www.responsiblesports.com:
Congratulations to Coach Sonterre!
Liberty Mutual is proud to support the men and women who volunteer their time to help make our children's youth sports experience rewarding.
At Liberty Mutual, we think Responsible Coaches:
· Demonstrate an on going commitment to the well-being of athletes
· Achieve & maintain excellence on and off the field
· Exhibit a high level of coaching competence
· Honor and respect the game
Congratulations to these coaches, selected by an independent judging panel for their exemplary dedication and commitment to responsibility in youth sports, both on and off the field.
Our Responsible Coaching Award winners receive a $250 gift card, personalized Responsible Coaching Award trophy, and promotion in the Winner's Circle below and on our partner websites.
Richard Sonterre
Team Name: Girls 10U Hockey
Team Location: New Brighton, MN
Team Sport: Ice Hockey
Coaching Philosophy:
I strongly believe that all youth athletes, consciously or unconsciously, develop an attitude toward sport that is consistent with the attitude displayed by their coaches and mentors. An angry, win driven coach will nearly always gravitate toward pointing out the errors in the youth athlete's production and certainly in the performance of the referees and officials. As such, I strive to ensure that youth athletes first hear the positive contributions that they have made to their team and try to give constructive criticism that includes specific examples of how to improve.
We are pleased to announce the following unsung local heroes as the recipients of the 2009 Responsible Coaching Awards! Please join us in congratulating these positive role models in our communities!
Team Name: Girls 10U Hockey
Team Location: New Brighton, MN
Team Sport: Ice Hockey
Coaching Philosophy:
I strongly believe that all youth athletes, consciously or unconsciously, develop an attitude toward sport that is consistent with the attitude displayed by their coaches and mentors. An angry, win driven coach will nearly always gravitate toward pointing out the errors in the youth athlete's production and certainly in the performance of the referees and officials. As such, I strive to ensure that youth athletes first hear the positive contributions that they have made to their team and try to give constructive criticism that includes specific examples of how to improve.
Website News
From Torri Johnson:
1) A new Fundraising button is now added to the left hand side of the home page. This will contain the various events/fundraisers that IYHA participates in.
2) There are new color code options for your multiple schedules on the website. You now have the option to choose your color by player so you can keep track easier of who will be playing where. Go to Our Teams/Multi-Schedule
3) Just like last year, your USA Hockey registration must be done prior to registering on-line for IYHA. USA Hockey creates its own registration program which is different from the local associations. USA Hockey registration is currently open for the new season and is found at www.usahockeyregistration.com
From Tami Felling, Fundraising Committee:
Great turnout for the Knight Out on Monday June 8 at Roseville Fuddruckers!
The next Knight Out event takes place on Monday July 13 from 4-8 p.m. at the Arden Hills Davannis. Go to the website and click on the fundraising tab for more details and to print the coupon!
See you there!
From Darren and Rhonda McConnell:
The Flyer for the 5K is done. The date is September 26th, at the Mermaid. Check out the IYHA website and www.midwestevents.com. This has the potential to be a huge event! Spread the word!
Community Events
From Heidi Dulin:
Hey! Irondale players & parents!
This is just a pre-reminder about the summer parades! It's a great way to show your support for IYHA! The kids have a GREAT time and it's SO MUCH FUN! KIDS OF ALL AGES/LEVELS ARE INVITED! Please come walk a parade this summer (or all 3)! I need lots of kids to throw candy & hand out fliers while we "Rock Out" at the parade. The bigger, brighter & bolder we are, the better! This is how we advertise our love of hockey and get MORE PLAYERS!
Parade Information:
St. Anthony Village Fest - Friday, July 31 @ 7 pm
New Brighton Stock Yard days - Thursday, Aug. 6 @ tbd
Mounds View Festival in the Park - Saturday, Aug 22 @ 1 pm
More information to follow mid-July through August. Please be on the look out!
Also, I will need a few more parents to chaperone these events! Especially if you have younger players! THANKS!
Please support your association and your hard working parade coordinator!
IYHA Board Meetings are open meetings.
Please feel free to come to the meetings. If you have an agenda item for the Board to consider, please contact the IYHA Secretary at email@example.com. Board meetings are held the third Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the New Brighton Family Service Center. Upcoming meetings will be held: June 18, July 16 and August 20.
Lake Region Board Meetings:
Lake Region Hockey meetings are open meetings. Contact Theresa Spiering for dates and times of upcoming meetings.
Sponsors for IYHA and teams are listed below. Please notify the IYHA Secretary of any additions or corrections. (Please forward information about websites and addresses, etc.) Many thanks to our sponsors!
IYHA: **Lake Region Hockey Association**, **Moes**, **Champps**, **Meisters**, **Big 10 Tavern**, **Make It Big Photos** and
**Dave's Sport Shop**.
Team Sponsorships:
Bantam A: **Response Fire Protection**, **WW Goetsch Assoc**, and **MN Conway Fire**
Pee Wee B: **Jensen, Bell, Converse and Erickson, PA**, **Western Bank** and **Dr John Hollerud, MD of Fridley Children's and Teen's Medical Center**
Once again, many, many thanks to our sponsors! Please support them!
When you see them, please tell them you are from Irondale Youth Hockey.
Irondale Youth Hockey Association (IYHA) Board Members 2008-
763-442-0435 (c)
Vice President
Monica Crandall
763-234-9316 (c)
Theresa Spiering
763-780-4548 (h)
Brent Eilefson
612-750-6428 (c)
651-636-3690 (h)
Ice Commissioner
Kara Chamberlain
Boys Program Coordinator
Girls Program Coordinator
Mike Nundahl
651-633-8287 (h)
Initiation Coordinator
Nina Dojan
Tom Johnson
Beth Soberg
612-201-4861 (c)
District Representative
Chris Drews
651-329-3124 (c)
Non-Board Positions:
ACE Coordinator
Irondale Youth Hockey Association May Meeting Minutes
IYHA Board of Directors Meeting: May 21, 2009. Note: These minutes have not been approved. They will be reviewed, corrected as needed, and approved at the next regular Board of Directors Meeting.
Called to order at 6:35 p.m. by President Kevin Bourassa
Board Members Present: Monica Crandall, Brent Eilefson, Theresa Spiering, Chris Drews, Mike Nundahl, Kara Chamberlain, Nina Dojan, Beth Soberg
Board Members Absent: Tom Johnson
Guests: Steve Clark, Rick Laporte, Rhonda McConnell, Cindy Anderson, Torri Johnson, Pat Schumer
Minutes: The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
Board Roundtable:
President: President read Mark Rupp's resignation letter.
Brent Eilefson moved to accept Mark Rupp's resignation. Motion adopted without debate.
President report: Very busy month. Met with coaches, Mounds View athletic director, Little Falls hockey association president, attended fundraising committee meeting, PCD committee meeting, met with a number of director of PCD candidates; attended district 1 presidents' meeting. Very excited about the future of IYHA and the people we have in the association.
Vice President: Thanksgiving Tournament committee is kicking into gear--need information from Kara C. for July edition of Lets Play Hockey
Secretary: Brent E. presented thoughts about making newsletter more robust. Also, will work on getting coaching survey results to appropriate people for development purposes.
Treasurer: Report submitted. I had one volunteer check bounce--I will work on getting that collected-I would like to assume that this will be collected and use this money in the calculations as if it never bounced so we can include it on the final bill; I had one calendar check bounce, I would like to just forget about this check and write it off with the rest of the calendar losses which would net out to be a total loss of $215.00 for the calendar fiasco; In reconciling the team accounts (which has never been done in the past) I have found another bounced check for ice time and I will work at getting this collected along with the other money this same family owes; All the team account reconciliations should be complete and refund checks should be cut before the June meeting; I know that originally, I was planning to return all volunteer checks to the treasurers so they can send them back with their refund checks--I know there has been some discussion of just letting everyone know that I would just shred them--Please talk about this at the meeting if needed and let me know the final decision--It doesn't matter to me, I just need to make sure to get the treasurers the checks if they need to be sent back out; Last month (after our board meeting) I had received another check from the Lake Region for ice time--I thought I had held out the last bill to the Super Rink but I actually had already paid it--so basically, we will have around $6000.00 from Lake Region to start out for next season--I believe this is the same amount that we started out with this year.
Boys Program Coordinator: Vacant position.
Girls Program Coordinator: Reported on quiet spring--spring season complete. Recruitment night, picked up some names. Rich nominated for an award [see newsletter announcement].
Initiation Program Coordinator: Report presented.
District Representative: Report presented. Attended district meeting, discussed coop of Richfield, SW, SLP and Washburn into one team. Mickus objects, unless SLP is out of the mix. Minnesota Tier one and two is still being discussed, as well as recreational hockey league. Rec league would be cheap with little time commitment—potential problem for IYHA. IYHA would have to administrate the rec league.
Ice Commissioner: Report presented. Desire to put together an ice group to go out and get ice. Meeting soon with MV to divvy up Ramsey County ice. Mark Hentges/Gabler/Cheryl Mason have been helping out. Blaine contract changes may result in more ice for us to potentially obtain at SR.
Registration Coordinator: Report presented. Need information to begin preparing for the registration process. Before July need number of teams at each level, information about online registration, warm-ups and tryouts dates and times, what will registration cost be? Late fee? How about sign-ups at local schools?
Equipment Manager: No report presented.
Standing Reports:
Player and Coach Development Committee: Chris Drews reported regarding need to order HEP material through D1.
Lake Region: No report.
Fundraising Committee: 1) Rhonda McConnell voted onto fundraising committee to replace Tami Felling, introduced to Board.
2) Fundraising Cookbook Update presented by Cindy Anderson. 263 recipes collected, printer identified with best prices. Board approval requested to proceed with $4/book, 300 books, $10 lowest selling cost. Combine with recruitment effort at parades, per Steve Clark. Stockyard days, St. Anthony, Shoreview Festival in the Park.
Beth Soberg moved for board approval to proceed with cookbook proposal not to exceed $1500 commitment. The motion was adopted after debate.
3) Rhonda McConnell reported on Pancake Breakfast / A Knights Trail 5K Run / Equipment Swap – update and request to proceed. Event will take place on September 26 at Mermaid. Course has been established, will need volunteers.
Monica Crandall moved for board approval to proceed with Knight's Trail 5k run, pancake breakfast and equipment swap. Motion adopted after debate.
4) Monica Crandall reported on Stamping Up fundraising opportunity with all profits to go to IYHA. Board previously approved this. Monica will work on this.
Potential Partnership Committee: Exploring various options. Roseville not interested in discussions. MV would be interested in discussing combo at initiation level and on girls side only. No word from Como, Johnson, or Edison. Chris D. stated that Como expressed interest in cooping at certain levels, and Como/Johnson/Irondale at other levels.
Website Update: No report provided.
New Business:
1) President reported on search for Director of Player and Coach Development. Apologized for not having a selection in hand tonight, but this is a crucial decision. Very excited about the opportunity, and has had lots of interviews with great people. Have a couple of people interested, with more interviews planned. Is this a paid position? Feeling is that we need to come up with a stipend. Do we still need to hire a clinician? Important to have PCD and BC on same page. Fully intend to have position filled prior to June Board meeting.
2) Girls Coordinator: girls tryout process presented. Mike will send to Torri for posting on website.
3) Kara would like IYHA to spend $425 for software training re: ice scheduling.
Kara Chamberlain moved for Board approval to spend $425 for the Ice Commissioner to go to training on Max Solutions immediately. Motion adopted after debate.
4) Volunteer check return or destruction was discussed.
Brent Eilefson moved for Board approval to send email and web post that volunteer checks will be securely destroyed unless Treasurer is contacted for physical check return, members will be given 2 weeks from posting on web site to claim their physical check if desired. Motion passed after debate (Chris D. opposed).
5) Discussion around Fundraising Committee merit. Discussion around handling of fundraising ideas.
6) Steve Clark presented idea to work with Cindy Anderson to do radar shot and cookbooks at same parades
Chris Drews moved for Board approval for Steve Clark to set up booth with Cindy Anderson to do radar shot and sell cookbooks at 3 local festivals. Motion passed after debate.
The meeting adjourned at 9:38 p.m.
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Last week, I taught a beginner's class on making coffee at home at 18 Reasons, the amazing community education space connected to BiRite Market in San Francisco. Ariel Soto-Suver, a reporter from the SF Bay Guardian, was there and took some wonderful photos of the class and wrote up a little piece about it. There were 24 people in the class and they asked great questions. Every single one of them deserved kudos for coming to a two-hour class on coffee at the very end of the day (7-9 pm!).
You can check out thumbs of the photos below, or see the whole gallery over on the Bay Guardian site.
It always a bit funny for me to do these events because on the one hand, I have achieved some definite next-level knowledge of coffee in the last couple of years. But I wouldn't call myself an expert by any means. Case in point: I almost never talk about coffee and make it at the same time. I totally underestimated how long it would take to make two carafes full of coffee using a V-60 pour over and got all flustered at the start of class (hopefully it didn't show too much!). It took me a bit to work my way back to a comfortable rhythm, but everyone hung in with me. Troopers. Anyway, it put a fine point on what a demanding skill set it is to make coffee. It's not difficult, exactly, but it does take quite a bit of practice and it's very physical. I hadn't been reminded of that in a long time — since I was last serving customers behind a coffee bar, over five years ago now.


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Crews remove about 445 birds from Aurora townhouse, 325 alive
Bird club takes responsibility, says living birds are in good shape
Aurora officials used a court order Friday to remove hundreds of free-flying birds from a trash-filled townhouse after the owner made virtually no progress to rectify the situation over the past week.
Aurora Deputy Fire Chief John Lehman said homeowner Dave Skeberdis, 57, removed only small amounts of debris from the front door and failed to cage most of the roughly 300 birds inside his townhouse on the 200 block of Shadybrook Lane.
The stairwells leading to the second floor and basement remained filled with roughly three feet of garbage, bird feed and bird feces, making it difficult for cleaning crews wearing protective gear to access the areas, Lehman said.
Skeberdis said he can't afford to pay the estimated $13,000 bill for a city-hired contractor to clean the house.
The city obtained the court order late Wednesday to launch the cleanup at 10 a.m. Friday. Skeberdis left his home voluntarily with police, who said he did not want to be on site during the work.
Contractors removed roughly 325 birds within about six hours Friday. The birds were handed off to the Greater Chicago Cage Bird Club through an arrangement with Aurora Animal Control and Care.
Officials said the majority of the birds -- 257 -- were discovered nesting in the rafters and walls of the house's unfinished basement. Another 40 birds were discovered on the home's second floor, and 28 on the first floor.
Crews also removed 120 dead birds from the house, and they were given to Aurora Animal Control for proper disposal.
Several members of the 150-member club were outside the home throughout the day, advising contractors on how to catch the birds. Nearly all the birds were flying free or roosting in the house, Lehman said.
Club members were barred from entering the home, which air-quality tests this week showed has mold counts up to 15 times above normal.
Crews Friday hung a black tarp over the front porch to prevent birds and dust from flying out.
Once the birds were captured, club members took them to a temporary storefront shelter they rented at 19 W. Park Blvd. in Villa Park. A veterinarian is assessing them and members are working to rehabilitate the birds during a 30- to 60-day quarantine.
Club President Barbara Morris said the birds appeared to be in very good condition and nearly all should survive the transition, although the quarantine is still necessary due to the mold.
"Diseases can manifest, since birds are susceptible just like humans," Morris said. "But they still were his babies and he obviously did spend a great deal of time feeding them and giving them water."
The group will accept donations throughout the weekend at the Villa Park site of food for finches, conures, parakeets, cockatiels, button quail and diamond doves -- many of the species found in Skeberdis' home. The group also seeks cash donations at its website, gccbc.org, to defray the cost of quarantine rental space that will cost roughly $1,000 per month, veterinary care, cleaning and pet supplies.
"Our resources are being pushed to the limit," Morris said. The group will not seek reimbursement from Skeberdis.
The bird club also agreed to foster up to eight conures for Skeberdis "until such time as he is able to take those back," Morris said.
Skeberdis now has 14 days to clean the garbage and debris from his home. Aurora officials will conduct a property standards inspection Nov. 2. If it is not in good shape, they can return Nov. 7 and take over cleanup under the court order.
Police began investigating last Wednesday when a painting contractor saw dead birds through the home's windows.
The home was without electricity and Skeberdis later said that was why he was unable to spot several dead and decaying birds.
By Oct. 19, Kane County officials issued a search warrant and police discovered the birds and trash.
"I think it's amazing neighbors weren't aware of this problem at all," Lehman said.
Skeberdis initially cooperated with city officials until he saw the potential cleanup bill. Then he barred officials from his property, forcing Aurora to seek an order from Kane County Court on Wednesday to take over the project.
"It got out of control. I realize that now," Skeberdis said this week.
On Friday, workers from Restoration Techs Inc., the cleaning company, confirmed electricity and heat are now working in the house.
Lehman was vague on what the total price tag for the cleanup will be and who will shoulder the cost.
"It's not the position of the city to bear that burden, necessarily," he said. "Right now the most important thing is to secure the health of the neighborhood. ... Then we'll settle up the cost."
Skeberdis said his collection started more than seven years ago when he rescued a wild parakeet. He added more parakeets, which he said "breed like mice," and he has been collecting birds ever since.
Skeberdis, who has never married and has no children, said his pets are "almost like children."
Skeberdis is living at a hotel that allows long-term stays in Lisle. City officials said the DuPage County Health Department has reached out to Skeberdis to offer counseling and other behavioral health services.
In addition to obtaining the court order, Aurora officials on Wednesday declared the property a nuisance and cited the property with two maintenance code violations, as well as for violations involving four sections of the city's ordinance dealing with care and control of animals.
Lehman said officials will use such ordinances to ensure the house remains safe once the cleanup is complete.
• Daily Herald staff writer Christopher Placek contributed to this report.


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Have you ever noticed how approachable most Jazz musicians are?
It's a quality that I find to be very admirable, especially in view of the fact that they are so unassuming about the artistic genius that they put on display during their performances.
By comparison, try and approach a Rock star who can perhaps play three chords on a guitar, one who really does believe that there's an amplifier with a volume control that "goes up to eleven," and you are likely to be met with resistance from an entourage of body guards.
And then there are the $300 greet 'n meet post-performance passes which one can purchase for the pleasure of standing backstage along with a horde of grossly overdressed people in order to have the privilege of being in the presence of some operatic diva - who sang flat all night.
Follow a Jazz musician off the stage at the close of a set at a club or at a festival, say something complimentary about their playing and you've made a friend for life.
So it was with my first meeting with the Clayton Brothers: John and Jeff.
They had just concluded an appearance at one of Joe Rothman's West Coast Jazz Parties which are held each year at the
Marriott Hotel around Presidents' Day and Labor Day, respectively, when we literally ran into them backstage. Newport Beach, California
John is a bassist and Jeff played alto sax and flute that night along with Terell Stafford on trumpet, Bill Cunliffe on piano and Jeff Hamilton, John's long-time rhythm section mate, on drums.
The group's set that evening drew a standing ovation from the appreciative crowd and deservedly so as they really swung-their-backsides-off.
When we met them, we were looking for The Green Room, usually a series of interconnected rooms behind one of the hotel ballrooms which is laid-out with food and grog for the musicians; a place where they can meet and relax before and/or after their sets.
Both John and Jeff are "big dudes," which along with their superb musicianship and the huge smiles that they usually carry on their faces, all combine to give them an imposing presence.
When we expressed our pleasure in their recent performance, we no longer had to seek out The Green Room: they brought us to it as their guests!
Have I mentioned how easy it is to approach Jazz musicians?
John and Jeff autographed the John Reeves photos which you see at the beginning of this piece, offered us "goodies" from the banquet table and proceeded to treat us as though we were the most important people in the world.
And their laughter and good humor – of which there was plenty - was infectious. It felt good to just be around them; this as an added benefit to the already-experienced pleasure of their music
According to
Gene Lees who wrote the annotation about them in John Reeves' Jazz Lives: 100 Portraits in Jazz [ : Firefly Books, 1992]: New York
"John and his brother Jeff [w/moustache in photos] come from a family of seven children, raised by their mother, a pianist, organist, and children's choir director. Jeff was drawn to the work of Cannonball Adderley. He studied at
, Northridge, majoring in oboe and English horn. … He studied privately with respected teacher and saxophonist Bill Green. Jeff plays all the saxophones, all the clarinets and flutes, all the recorders, and, for good measure, harmonica. As one friend said. 'He can play anything you can blow.' California State University
John and Jeff play together in the Clayton Brothers Quintet and in the nineteen-piece Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, formed in 1985 and co-led by John and Jeff Hamilton, John's favorite drummer and friend since their student days at
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While he was still attending
, on the word of legendary bassist Ray Brown, Hank Mancini hired John as part of the rhythm section for his national concert tours which originated out of Indiana University . Bloomington, IL
Following his graduation from university, John worked in pianist Monty Alexander's trio [with Jeff Hamilton], spent some time on Count Basie's band and then moved to
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Given Ms. Krall's popularity and resultant tour schedule, one is as likely to run into John and Jeff Hamilton at the
as in a local Jazz club. Los Angeles Airport
Speaking of which, Jeff's trio with
Tamir Hendelman on piano on Christoph Luty on bass perform regularly at Steamers Café in . Given their close friendship and musical compatibility, one is likely to see John Clayton there, too. Fullerton, CA
It's easy to find him, just look for the big, tall dude with the radiant smile and half of the club gathering around him to say "Hello."
Check out the following Playlist for the Clayton Brothers Band featuring Terell Stafford is on trumpet, John's son, Gerald is on piano and the drummer is Obed Calvaire.


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First Posted : June 30, 2005
Last Update Posted : May 1, 2017
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Expected Enrollment: 40 patients
Study Start Date: June 2005
Study Objectives:
- To conduct a pilot study to assess the safety, tolerability, and antiviral activity of Kaletra 400/100 mg taken twice a day (bid) in antiretroviral (ARV)-naïve HIV-infected patients at Week 48
Primary Objectives:
- To determine the proportion of patients with HIV RNA <400 copies/mL at weeks 24 and 48
- To determine the proportion of patients with HIV RNA < 50 at weeks 24 and 48
- To elucidate the specific adverse event (AE) profile of Kaletra single agent therapy
Secondary Objectives:
- To assess the proportion of patients below the limit of quantification (LOQ) at each visit. Patients will be observed at baseline, weeks 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44 and 48.
- To determine the time to HIV RNA reaching <400 and <50 copies/mL
- To determine the time to virologic failure
- To assess change from baseline at each visit for HIV RNA and CD4 count at weeks 4, 8, 12, 24 and 48.
- To assess changes in genotype from baseline to time of confirmed virologic failure (2 consecutive HIV RNA measurements >400 copies/mL after suppressing to <400 copies/mL) or at time of treatment intensification.
- To characterize changes in lipid and triglyceride concentrations over time and the effect of treatment with appropriate drugs (fibrate or statin, if necessary) on these elevations.
- To evaluate the safety and tolerability of subjects through 48 weeks of drug exposure.
- To describe virologic response following intensification in Kaletra single agent virologic failures
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|Drug: Kaletra
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|A Phase II, Open Label, Single Arm Study of the 48-Week Virologic and Immunologic Response to Lopinavir/Ritonavir (Kaletra) as a Single Agent in a Cohort of HIV Positive Adult Patients
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- Proportion of patients with plasma HIV-1 RNA <400 copies/mL at Week 24 and 48
- Proportion of patients with plasma HIV-1 RNA < 50 copies/mL at Week 48
- Proportion of patients with plasma HIV-1 RNA <400 copies/mL or <50 copies/mL at each study visit
- Proportion of patients with plasma HIV-1 RNA <50 copies/mL at Weeks 24 and 48 Weeks
- Number of weeks until HIV RNA <400 copies/mL and <50 copies/mL, respectively
- Change from baseline to each study visit in plasma HIV-1 RNA and CD4+ cell count
- Time-averaged change from baseline to Weeks 12, 24 and 48 (AUCMB) in plasma HIV-1 RNA and CD4+cell count
- Change in HIV genotype and phenotype in patients who either intensify study therapy or experience virologic rebound
- HIV genomic sequence in treatment failures
- Adverse events and treatment-limiting toxicities at all time points
- Baseline and on-therapy assessment of clinical laboratory parameters
- Change from baseline over time in clinical laboratory parameters including fasted triglycerides, total cholesterol, direct HDL cholesterol and LDL cholesterol
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|Sexes Eligible for Study:
Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV-1 RNA ≥ 2000 copies/mL by Roche Amplicor 1.5v Primer
- CD4 count -< 400
- CD4 count > 400, with documented understanding of DHHS recommendations related to risks and benefits of early treatment initiation, and stated desire for treatment based upon one of the following conditions: (reference: DHHS guidelines) *Viral load > 100,000 copies; *Symptomatic HIV infection other than an active opportunistic infection - CDC Category B or C condition; *Desire for potential immune function preservation; *Desire for potential decreased risk of HIV transmission to uninfected partner; *Desire for potential prolongation of disease-free survival
- ≥ 18 years of age
- Cognitive ability to understand and provide written informed consent and willingness to participate in and comply with the study protocol
- PI -naïve or has < 7 days of prior ART with any licensed or investigational compound (NOTE: patients must have no prior PI experience)
- Patient does not currently have or has not been treated for an active opportunistic infection (OI) consistent with CDC definition within 30 days of screening
- Vital signs, physical examination and laboratory results do not exhibit evidence of acute illness
- A female is eligible to enter and participate in this study if she is of: (1) Non-childbearing potential (i.e., physiologically incapable of becoming pregnant, including any female who is post-menopausal) -OR- (2) Child-bearing potential, has a negative serum pregnancy test at screen, and agrees to one of the following: Complete abstinence from intercourse from 2 weeks prior to administration of the study drug, throughout the study, and for at least 2 weeks after completion or premature discontinuation from the study to account for elimination of the investigational drug. Should a patient decide to become sexually active during the course of the study, she must be counseled and be willing to use one of the birth control methods listed below: *Double barrier method (male condom/spermicide, male condom/diaphragm, diaphragm/spermicide); *Any intrauterine device (IUD) with published data showing that the expected failure rate is <1% per year (not all IUDs meet this criterion); *Sterilization (female patient or male partner of female patient); *Any other methods with published data showing that the lowest expected failure rate for that method is <1% per year.
NOTE: Data are insufficient to exclude a clinically important interaction of LPV/r with drugs, such as hormonal contraceptives, that are highly metabolized by the cytochrome P450 enzyme system. As a result, hormonal contraception is not considered adequate.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patient with active AIDS-defining opportunistic infection or disease according to the 1993 CDC AIDS surveillance definition (Clinical Category C) that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude the patient from participating in the study.
- Patient has an M184V mutation in reverse transcriptase, or mutations at 10, 20, 32, 46, 47, 48, 50, 54, 71, 73, 82, 84, or 90;
- K65R mutation or 2 or more TAMs at baseline
- History of active substance abuse, excluding cannabis, or psychiatric illness that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude compliance with protocol, dosing schedule and assessments.
- Patient is either pregnant at time of screening evaluation or breast-feeding.
- Patient, in the opinion of the investigator, is unlikely to be able to complete the 48-week dosing period and protocol evaluations and assessments or adhere to the study drug regimen.
- Patient suffers from a serious medical condition, such as diabetes, congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy or other cardiac dysfunction, which in the opinion of the investigator would compromise the safety of the patient
- Patient has malabsorption syndrome or other gastrointestinal dysfunction, which may interfere with drug absorption or render the patient unable to take oral medication.
- Patient is undergoing interferon therapy for HCV or anticipates undergoing therapy during the course of this trial
- HBV coinfection
- Patient has any of the following laboratory results within 30 days prior to the first dose of study medication: *Hemoglobin concentration < 8.0 g/dL; *Absolute neutrophil count < 750 cells/mm3; *Platelet count <50,000 cells/ mm3; *Aminotransferase (AST, ALT) >3 times ULN; *Serum creatinine >1.5 times the Upper Limits of Normal (ULN)
- Patient has required treatment with radiation therapy or cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents within 4 weeks prior to entry, or has an anticipated need for these agents within the study period.
- Patient requires treatment with immunomodulating agents, such as systemic corticosteroids, interleukins, or interferon's within 4 weeks prior to study entry, or patients who have received an HIV immunotherapeutic vaccine within 3 months prior to entry. Asthmatic patients using inhaled corticosteroids are eligible for enrollment.
- Patient receiving methadone therapy
- Patients requiring foscarnet therapy or therapy with other agents with documented activity against HIV-1 in vitro.
- Patient prescribed/taking astemizole, terfenadine, cisapride, midazolam, triazolam, flecainide, pimozide, propafenone, St. John's Wort, lovastatin, simvastatin, and rifampin or ergot derivatives
- Patient has a history of allergy to any of the study drugs or any excipients therein.
- In addition, patients non-compliant with study medication during 2 - 4 week study periods despite adherence counseling will not be retained in the study due to increased risk for selective pressure and potential development of protease resistance.
- Patient requires inhaled or intranasal fluticasone.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00116636
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|Therapeutic Concepts, P.A.
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77004
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|Therapeutic Concepts, P.A.
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|June 30, 2005 Key Record Dates
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|May 1, 2017
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|June 2005
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