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Is Whole Foods unfair to fat employees?
New voluntary program gives a bigger employee discount to those who meet certain health criteria.
Upscale grocer Whole Foods has a new voluntary program to reward workers who don't use nicotine and meet specific numbers for body mass index, blood pressure and cholesterol during in-store screenings. Have the right numbers, and you get up to 30% off stuff you buy at the store. Kinda fat? You're stuck with the regular employee discount of 20%.
It's no surprise that CEO John Mackey, who has already railed against government involvement in health care -- let the all-knowing corporations take care of that! -- is getting more heat.
Jezebel appeared to be the first to share the news: Anna North wrote, in part:
If your BMI is above 30, you'll get to keep the original 20% employee discount, but you'll be paying more than your thinner co-workers, who can knock as much as 30% off. Because if public health research has taught us anything, it's that reducing people's buying power totally makes them healthier. Stay classy, Whole Foods.
In a memo explaining the program (you can read it here), Mackey said Whole Foods spent more than $150 million last year for health care for employees and the number is expected to rise. The new program is not a benefit, but rather an employee "incentive" to be healthier and keep company costs down, he said. "We believe this is a win-win program that will help both our Team Members and our shareholders."
A post at The Atlantic Wire titled "Whole Foods punishes fat people" summarized many of the objections raised by bloggers: BMI is not a good indicator, the program is discriminatory, etc.
One of them, University of Colorado law professor Paul Campos, wrote at Lawyers, Guns and Money, "Even if one decides to enter John Mackey's Epidemiological Fantasyland, where good health is achieved by purchasing $27-a-pound Ahi tuna in order to achieve Optimal Thinness, how much sense does it make to make it more expensive for your non-thin employees to purchase said tuna?"
Seattle Times columnist Nicole Brodeur observed that there are ways to encourage better health while treating everyone the same and leaving the employer in the dark about weight, blood pressure and other private health matters. For instance, King County, Wash., employees can lower out-of-pocket health care costs if they participate in an annual health assessment and action plan. "Perfect. Nonintrusive. Respectful," she wrote.
Mackey, she said, is "the last guy you want taking your blood pressure or looking at your chart."
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Jillian Lovejoy Lowery called the Whole Foods approach discriminatory. Mackey "seems to have forgotten that people come in all shapes and sizes, that things like blood pressure and cholesterol are sometimes hereditary, and that even smokers might like to purchase their avocados at a greater discount," she wrote at The Perpetual Post.
What do you think? Is this program -- remember, it's voluntary -- unfair to workers who don't meet the standards? Wouldn't those who are overweight actually benefit from getting a bigger discount on nutritious food? Are your BMI and your blood pressure none of your employer's business?
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On August 23, 2014 the rising sun over Lake Conroe greeted 38-angler teams that came together at the StowAway Marina to benefit a 4-year old girl, Kali Grace Wiggins. Kali was unable to be with us as she is currently at the Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) in Houston, Texas undergoing treatment for a Wilm's Tumor which is a form of kidney cancer. Little Kali was admitted into TCH back on June 23, 2014 and in July friends of the family reached out to members of The BASS Club requesting assistance in raising funds to help the Wiggins family for growing expenses not covered by medical insurance. The president of The BASS Club, Matt Russell, along with assistance of the Southeast Region Texas B.A.S.S. Nation organized the tournament to raise much needed funds for the family. The entry into this event was $100 with $40 of that entry going to help the Wiggins family. The Big Bass Bounty entry was an "Optional" $20 extra and after all entries were recorded it was noted that all 38 teams participated in the $500 Big Bass Bounty sponsored by Russell Construction Company of Conroe, TX. The entries and big bass monies collected $2,280.00 for Kali. As the anglers were on the water and ready to go, Terry Reich with the Seven Coves Bass Club started the take-off by leading a prayer for Kali, followed by our Country's National Anthem. At approximately 6:30 am the anglers began to depart in numbered order to begin a quest to find three qualifying bass to the scales by the scheduled weigh … [Continue reading]
A Year in Review of the Panhandle Region
Todd Town Wins First Stop of the Panhandle Region 2014 Schedule 02/16/14 Amistad Darrel Blades Wins Second Stop of the Panhandle Region 2014 Schedule 04/28/14 Possum Kingdom Jim Simpson Wins Third Stop of the Panhandle Region 2014 Schedule 05/19/14 Ute Lake, Logan NM Kris Bosley Wins Fourth Stop of the Panhandle Region 2014 Schedule 7/18/14 Conchas Dam, NM Jim Simpson Wins Panhandle Region Championship on Possum Kingdom 09/07/14 Possum Kingdom Final standings for 2014 are listed below: A note from the Panhandle Region Director: It has been my pleasure to serve the Panhandle Region as your tournament director for the past two years. We have a talented and diverse group of anglers. Our region is still experiencing the effects of severe drought and this is impacting our choice of available waters to fish and overall participation in fisheries activities. I applaud all who have made the commitment to fish the Region and look forward to fishing with you in the future. However, this year ends my tenure as your tournament director and I will not be renewing this commitment in the future. I appreciate all the help during weigh ins and will really enjoy fishing with all of you in the future. If anyone is interested in serving as the Panhandle Region Director please contact me or Cecil Carter and we will fill you in on what is required of you to run the Region. Tight Lines, Jim Simpson … [Continue reading]
Seven Coves Bass Club To Host 7th Annual Charity Tournament
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Plastic Squirt Gun Assortment (25 pc)
What a great assortment of toy squirt guns. These are great for a variety of party themes. Girls and boys will love to squirt each other with these fun squirt guns.
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Looking for the perfect religious bracelet or prayer bracelet? Kids of all ages are sure to love these cute Tile Faith Bracelets.
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Police are searching for an accused rapist -- saying he attacked an 89-year-old woman inside her home near 59th Avenue and Thomas Road.
Authorities released a composite sketch of the suspect and they're hoping someone will recognize him and call the police.
The woman's neighbors are upset.
"Who could molest a little 89-year-old lady? Who could do that?" asked Cliff Laser.
They've seen crime, but nothing like this.
"Heck yeah we want to get the word out. This guy is a danger to the whole entire area," said Richard Garcia.
Police say the man in the sketch raped the woman. He twisted off the porch light and knocked on her door at 5:30 a.m. Sunday.
When she came to the door, "He pulls it open, he runs in, he starts trying to rape her," explained Laser. "And he beat her up really bad."
The woman survived the attack and called the police.
Laser checks in on his neighbor daily. She lives alone after her daughter recently passed away.
"..you can't open your door to anybody...when she was young, you could do that," he said.
Neighbors are now planning on going door to door, handing out flyers with the sketch. They say if the rapist could attack an 89-year-old woman, he could attack anyone.
"Maryvale High School is just down the street. Cartwright Elementary is right here on the corner," said Garcia.
Laser adds, "We hope we find this guy. He's going to hurt somebody else."
If you have any information about this case, call the Phoenix police.
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Make hay
Internet Ethics Program Manager Irina Raicu J.D. '09 interrogates the ethics of NSA surveillance.
Fall 2013
Potions and poisons
Medical sleuth B. Joseph Guglielmo '73, dean of the nation's top school of pharmacy, on the challenges of treating patients. And a health care system.
Fall 2013
Enter here
Palm Drive becomes a grand pedestrian promenade.
Fall 2013
Graduation day highlights
Commencement celebrations, plus addresses from former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta '60, J.D. '63 and the chief legal officer of Google, David Drummond '85.
Fall 2013
She runs the game
Julie Johnston '14 makes Glamour magazine's list of top 10 college women.
Fall 2013
Santa Clara snapshot: 1963
Willie Mays and the Giants at Buck Shaw Stadium, a commencement address by Alfred Hitchcock, and the fastest Bronco to complete a 50-mile hike.
Fall 2013
New to the board
Three new members and one ex-officio member were elected to SCU's Board of Trustees this spring.
Fall 2013
New from SCU faculty
Gordon Young writes about rebuilding in his hometown of Flint, Mich., Kirk Glaser co-edits New California Writing, and more.
Fall 2013
Yes We Cannes
Jonathan Fung's filmatic exploration of human trafficking makes its way to France's premier film festival.
Fall 2013
The artful baker
Connecting with amateur baker turned pie-making guru Kate McDermott '76.
Fall 2013
Summer 2014
Table of contents
A day with the Dalai Lama
High-spirited and hushed moments from Feb. 24: a day to talk about business, ethics, compassion.
The Catholic writer today
Poet and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Dana Gioia argues that Catholic writers must renovate and reoccupy their own tradition.
Our stories and the theatre of awe
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Marilynne Robinson speaks about grace, discernment, and being a modern believer.
Mission Matters
What would the next generation say?
Hossam Baghat, one of Egypt's leading human rights activists, was awarded the 2014 Katharine and George Alexander Law Prize for his work defending human rights.
Breaking records on the maplewood
Scoring 40 points in one game. And besting Steve Nash's freshman year.
How's the water?
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Circa 1900
An antique pendant with a swirled opalescent glass shade on nickel fittings custom made in the Remains Lighting workshop. Due to the antique nature of this fixture, there may be some nicks or imperfections in the glass.
Current height: 58"
Minimum height: 23-1/2"
Overall: 10" diameter
Can be UL listed for use in dry environments
Single Edison socket, maximum 75 watts
See related antique: AHL3759
1 fixture total available. 1 on hold.
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Wit and Wisdom*
Intrinsic Value Investor Wisdom:
All companies can be divided into six categories at any given moment.
Peter Lynch always divided companies into these categories, which could change over time as a company grew, matured, or stumbled, or as its business model changed: slow growers, stalwarts, growth companies, cyclicals, asset plays, and turnarounds.
If you are a hobbyist "dumb money" investor, your ONLY POSSIBLE edge is "time arbitrage."
[I had seen this term before, but a great explanation appeared in "2 Words That Will Crush Wall Street Over the Next 20 Years," Jeremy Phillips, Fool.com, October 21, 2010.]
[Basically, you have to hold stocks longer than the Big Fish care to hold them. You don't have an information advantage. You don't have a timing advantage. You don't have any other analytic advantage. (Really, you don't.) This is your only possible advantage. Big Fish have quarterly numbers to report to their investors, or they use technical or quantitative trading strategies. Thus, they have a tendency to devalue the ability of any particular high-quality company to compound shareholder returns massively over long time frames. The best part is, even though they tend to know this, with some limited exceptions they can't do anything about it! It is baked into the institutional money-management system itself.]
Morgan Housel, Motley Fool, June 18, 2013: "If you hold for five, 10, 15 years or more, the odds of earning a positive return on stocks after inflation quickly approach 100%, historically." [This piece also contains wonderful images illustrating the point.]
Don't be fooled by low or high P/Es on cyclical stocks.
"Really cyclical stocks always are most dangerous when they look the cheapest - because the smart money knows the earnings are peaking for the cycle (think homebuilders with PE multiples of 6 or 7 back in 2006). They always look 'expensive' precisely when earnings are troughing." Reformed Broker, Blog, March 28, 2012
Focus on managing risk, not on returns.
"Targeting investment returns leads investors to focus on potential upside rather that on downside risk…rather than targeting a desired rate of return, even an eminently reasonable one, investors should target risk." Seth Klarman, Margin of Safety
Look for a company no analyst follows and no (or few) institutional investors are in.
"If you find a stock with little or no institutional ownership, you've found a potential winner. Find a company that no analyst has ever visited, or that no analyst would admit to knowing about, and you've got a double winner." Peter Lynch, One Up On Wall Street
Do not ignore CAPE, it matters.
Future returns are lower when valuations are high, and future returns are higher when valuations are low. Index Universe, Summer 2012
Technical Trader Wisdom:
Charting can give clues about fundamentals you aren't aware of.
"Charting and technicals are predictors of whats [sic] coming it shows us what the market knows and we don't." Sunrise Trader, Twitter, March 27, 2012
General Investing Wisdom:
Keep it all in perspective.
"'The real risks in life are not the stock market. If you want risk, get married. And if you want more risk have children." Jeff Benjamin, Investment News, April 29, 2013 (quoting behavioral finance expert Meir Statman)
Know what you don't know.
"Knowing that you don't know is among the most important aspects of investing, for both professional and non-pro investors. The most financially dangerous response to an information vacuum is to reach desperately for a framework that makes things intelligible. It is particularly dangerous to grab at one that just happens to fit your personal politically ideology." Interloper, Blog, March 26, 2012
"[W]hen goods and services are highly complex, buyers struggle to determine fundamental value and often end up relying on price and reputation as indirect signals of quality." Zweig, "Jumbo Shrimp," March 28, 2012 (citing and paraphrasing Scitovsky, 1950)
Adapt or die, and don't hold tight to cherished ideas, conventions, or stocks.
The greatest stock-pickers do not hold to losing positions or ideas. They change and adapt. (Or, the story of Peter Lynch.) The Reformed Broker, May 22, 2013
Beware of people who think or assume there is a huge fundamental distinction between stocks and bonds.
"For many years, the conventional wisdom insisted that stocks were a hedge against inflation. The proposition was rooted in the fact that stocks are not claims against dollars, as bonds are, but represent ownership of companies with productive facilities. These, investors believed, would retain their value in real terms, let the politicians print money as they might. And why didn't it turn out that way? The main reason, I believe, is that stocks, in economic substance, are really very similar to bonds." Warren Buffet, Fortune Magazine, May 1977 (emphasis added).
Don't look to the market for advice.
"The most common mistake of investing is the failure to distinguish something that's become more expensive from something that's still a good investment. Too many people [make] the mistake of looking to the price to gain confidence, without recognizing that that doesn't make any sense." Ray Dalio, as quoted by Jason Zweig, Wall Street Journal, on May 5, 2013.
"The market is the worst giver of advice — it's prone to tell you what you should have done, not what you should do." Vitaliy Katsenelson, Institutional Investor, April 5, 2012
"[R]ecessions will only hurt those [investors] that fear them." Chuck Carnevale, Seeking Alpha, May 5, 2013
Just as any company would do, always try to reduce your own commission, tax, and other costs.
Paraphrase: "The most consistent form of alpha comes from reducing fees." [And taxes, I would add.] Rob Copelan, Absolute Return + Alpha, April 18, 2012 (quoting a wealth manager).
Don't expect the stock market to confirm your political views.
"Most investors would be much better off if they ignored all the news about the Fed or politics….Don't look for confirmation of your political views in the stock market (this is known as the 'Larry Kudlow Effect')." Eddy Elfenbein, Crossing Wall Street Blog, April 19, 2012.
Failure happens, overall results are what matter.
"Even great trading systems fail sometimes, Your job is to make sure your system has a net positive return." SunriseTrader, Tweeted, April 20, 2012.
"It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong." George Soros (date unknown)
On dumb money.
"Dumb money is only dumb when it listens to the smart money." Peter Lynch, One Up On Wall Street
Never EVER short a stock based only on its valuation.
Tweet from Doug Kass to Rocco Pendola, November 29, 2012
Never EVER mess around with penny stocks.
Tweet by Jim Cramer, April 11, 2013
Insider selling is not a really big deal in broad market terms.
[I]nsider sales are not really as good as an indicator as most people are led to believe. Also, (importantly,) there is [generally] absolutely nothing wrong with them. [There are exceptions] Microfundy, March 13, 2013
Understand the psychological life cycle of a bull market.
"Bull markets are born on pessimism, grown on skepticism, mature on optimism and die on euphoria." — Templeton, quoted by Vader Capital, March 14, 2013
Chances are good that a company that publicly derides its regulators (rather than working cordially with them) is taking on risks that are unhealthy to long-term investors.
[See the example of JPMorgan from 2010-2013.]
[Contra: "[I]it is in our self-interest to conduct our operations in a manner that earns the approval of our regulators and the people they represent." Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway 2012 Shareholder Letter, at page 10.
[Here's my post on this.]
Macroeconomic Wisdom:
Don't assume everyone or even a majority of people in your country actually want GDP growth.
"But with respect to national polities, macroeconomists presume the existence of an overwhelming preference for GDP growth and full employment that simply does not exist." Interfluidity (Steve Randy Waldman), "Depression is a choice," Blog, April 17, 2012.
The investing and even economic opinions of people who aren't putting their money where their mouth is aren't worth spit.
[Many have said this, including me, repeatedly on Twitter, about financial pundits and newsletter writers who don't have no skin in the game. But this is a great example:] "In the market, opinions are useless words if you don't back them up with cash." ChicagoSean, March 13, 2013 (with a great example from a trader's perspective).
Here's Doug Kass, March 21, 2013 Tweet.
Here's Barry Ritholtz, in a great piece partially focusing on this issue, on May 15, 2013.
The issue is that reputational harm is insufficient to deter stupid. That is because such harm is almost nonexistent for investing and economics pundits. The same "Wrongstradamuses" (who don't manage money) appear on CNBC and in op-ed pages year-after-year-after-year, to the great detriment of many.
Monetary Policy Wisdom:
Don't make the common mistake of thinking that monetary policy is the only determinant of inflation/deflation.
Here is Morningstar's Bob Johnson talking about the things that impact inflation, in the context of a discussion about using inflation as a recession predictor. Bob Johnson, Morningstar, 4/10/2010
And speaking of, here is Steve Randy Waldman tying 1970's malaise to demographics, and arguing that monetary policy has been given too much blame for the 1970's and too much credit for the 1980's. Interfluidity, 9/5/2013
The Fed, not some mega bond manager, controls long-term imterest rates in a depressed/deflationary economy.
"This are not times of an overheated economy where the market decides the long-term interest rate. This is a struggling economy where the FED pins the long-term interest rate at whatever level it wants." Michael Harris, Price Action Lab Blog, April 20, 2012
Industry-Specific Wisdom:
Steels stocks are a commodity.
Steels are "a commodity that rallies only on severe price increases over contained periods of time." Jim Cramer, "Don't Pine for a Mirage," March 15, 2013
Country-specific wisdom:
CHINA: "[I]n the Western tradition, the most important political value is democracy. For the Chinese, it's meritocracy." Martin Jacques, "We see Chinese Governance in Western Terms," March 18, 2013
*I update this page as I see great quotes. This is not a page for basic information like how to do a discounted cash-flow analysis, etc. I think that mere knowledge of what makes a company basically good or bad, or how to estimate the value of a company, are really only the bare minimum lowest bars one needs to clear in this game — sort of the equivalent of being a high school graduate in the game of life. In my opinion, these quotes and notes represent higher-order thinking about the broader world of finance, markets, and the economy. I have learned a lot from them (or I believe I have, anyway).


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Hi I have been on a really good clean diet for a few months and today I wanted to see if I ate lots of sugar and stuff what would happen. Today I had: Lots of glazed donuts/munchkins, hoagies, corn dogs, redbull, it was so much unhealthy shit it was crazy. I have been eating super healthy for a few months and noticed that I feel like shit after eating this, but I feel happy that im enjoying myself. Basically just wanted to test the whole diet acne thing. I have cleared a lot since changing to a healthy diet so I will keep updated as to what happens after one day of craving sugary processed foods.
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Posted 28 August 2013 - 03:41 PM
You enjoy eating all those things in one day???? Really? After two months of eating real food, you still think that junk tastes good?
Posted 28 August 2013 - 04:02 PM
Posted 01 September 2013 - 11:14 AM
Mmmmmm I don't think it would matter how long you eat a healthy clean diet donuts are always going to taste good!!!!!
But loads of them? And corn dogs and red bull. all day? And actually, I never thought donuts were that good and have always wondered why it couldn't have been brownies that people had for breakfast, provided at meetings, etc. or any number of other cookies or cakes that had some flavor besides a nauseating sweetness.
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Posted 01 September 2013 - 10:27 PM
Ok so I am following up and after a few days of eating like this my skin has a few pimples but one of them is really red and irritated. I am going back to my healthy diet because I felt like the biggest bum eating like that. I didn't want to do anything but sit down and sleep or eat. BTW the red bull was for getting through my evil 9 hour shift at work, and nothing else was giving me energy at all. Im going to try and detox all that shit I ate so I am going 110 percent for the next couple weeks. I suggest you guys not try what I did. If you find it hard to resist my advice is to do it and find out the hard way and learn from your mistakes. The donuts were AMAZING BTW
Posted 02 September 2013 - 05:18 PM
Exercising regularly seems to help me the most. Plus it helps keep you off of a redbull-corndog type diet.
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Knowing & unknowing she went to sleep.
She rested her head on the pillow
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light from the flash of an airplane
through the open window. When she
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"In this long war…any kind of moral and intellectual confusion about who and what is right or wrong can severely weaken the ability of free societies to persevere.â€? ~~Donald Rumsfeld, 08.29.06
The Secretary of Offense is partially correct. Moral and intellectual confusion—or, more precisely, deficits—can severely weaken a free society.
Rather than discouraging dialogue and dissent or questioning the patriotism of those who dare call for peace and demand accountability, Mr. Rumsfeld and others in the Bush administration would do well to dispense with the self-righteous posturing and open their eyes and ears to the world.


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The mission of the PSP is to divert appropriate inmates from the Sedgwick County Adult Detention Facility and to ensure that defendants appear for court. Inmate evaluations are conducted to provide verified information to the judicial system so options other than incarceration might be exercised. Supervision services are provided for the higher risk offenders, allowing them to remain with their families and maintain employment, while ensuring their appearance in court and reducing the potential to reoffend.
Department of Corrections
3803 E. Harry, Suite 121, Wichita, KS 67218
The Sedgwick County Drug Court is one of the alternative programs included in the Criminal Justice Comprehensive Master Plan. The target population for this felony drug court is offenders most in need of services and whose addictions negatively impact our community. Approximately 120 offenders annually will be served by the program, which began in November 2008.
In collaboration with the Sedgwick County Offender Assessment Program, the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) was established as a pre-arrest diversion program. CIT-trained officers who encounter a person exhibiting signs and symptoms of a mental health disorder are trained to respond appropriately and to refer the individual to local service providers, diverting those individuals to community resources instead of booking them into jail.
This program targets misdemeanors, low-level felons, and DUI offenders. The Day Reporting Program is a non-residential alternative to incarceration that provides the judiciary with a sentencing alternative to incarceration. Individuals are court-ordered into appropriate treatment and supervision programs.
Participants are identified through a variety of sources, such as law enforcement officers, jail staff members and attorneys. The emphasis of the court is on recovery thereby enabling the participant to stop cycling through the justice system.
This program targets non-violent offenders, whose mental illness is at the core of their arresting behavior, and redirects them away from incarceration and into community-based mental health treatment.
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2010: Ronnie Lee Gardner, by musketry
June 18th, 2010 Headsman
A few hours ago as of this writing, the U.S. state of Utah put Ronnie Lee Gardner to death by firing squad, a method so vintage that its constitutionality was challenged in the 19th century.
He'd spent a lifetime in the clutches of various state institutions, and shot a lawyer dead in an audacious attempt to break out of a Salt Lake City courthouse while shackled.
That happened way back in 1985.
A quarter-century later — full half a lifetime, for Ronnie Lee Gardner — the clock finally ran out on the resulting legal process.
Gardner fought the execution to the very end, his plea for executive clemency (backed by some of the jurors who doomed him, and by some relatives of the murder victim himself who claim that Michael Burdell opposed the death penalty) falling on predictably deaf ears just a few days ago.
But Gardner did volunteer, if he had to die, to die that headline-grabbing, reminiscent-of-Gary-Gilmore death at the business end of an anonymous five-man team of marksmen.
With the execution of that procedure minutes after midnight today, Gardner became the first U.S. prisoner executed by firing squad since John Albert Taylor in 1996. He might ultimately be the last ever … though a few inmates still residing on Utah's death row might yet supplant him.
Also on this date
- 1950: Chen Yi, 228 Massacre author
- 1827: Isaac Desha pardoned by Gov. Joseph Desha
- 1953: 32 merciful Soviet soldiers
- 1800: Mario Cavaradossi, Tosca's lover
- 1947: Shigematsu Sakaibara, "I obey with pleasure"
- 1975: Prince Faisal ibn Musa'id, royal assassin
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5 Responses to "2010: Ronnie Lee Gardner, by musketry"
1ExecutedToday.com » 1996: John Albert Taylor, the last American to face a firing squad Says:
June 18th, 2010 at 6:09 am
[...] January 26th, 2010 Headsman Moments past midnight on this date in 1996 five anonymous marksmen fired four .30-.30 caliber rounds (one rifle had blanks, a balm to the shooters' consciences) into the heart of Utah rapist John Albert Taylor: the last use to date of a firing squad in the United States. (Update: Not anymore.) [...]
2KYGB Says:
June 18th, 2010 at 8:39 am
Quite apropos.
After all, Ronnie Lee was executedtoday.
3Kevin M. Sullivan Says:
June 18th, 2010 at 11:34 am
Too bad Mr. Gardner couldn't have left us a little sooner. Oh well.
4ExecutedToday.com » 1951: Eliseo Mares, "silently and horribly" Says:
September 10th, 2011 at 4:18 am
[...] began pushing for a switch to away from the error-prone firing squad to the gas chamber. (No dice, although the 1955 legislature did approve a switch to electrocution that fell through for want of [...]
5ExecutedToday.com » 1977: Gary Gilmore Says:
May 28th, 2012 at 5:56 pm
[...] ExecutedToday.com » 2010: Ronnie Lee Gardner, by musketry Says: June 18th, 2010 at 6:16 [...]


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USA Today reported that the Whopper Bar serves Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors beverages in aluminum bottles for $4.25 each, or $7.99 with a Whopper combo. The move is seen — surprise, surprise — as an attempt to attract younger customers. "The Burger King customer is aging," said Linda Lipsky, a restaurant consultant, "they're just trying to grow up with the customer."


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Naya has just signed a record deal with Columbia Records, which means fans of the 'Glee' hottie can now hear her singing her own songs instead of the catchy covers that 'Glee' is famous for. However, there's no word yet on what musical style she will be adopting.
Despite the fact that most of the 'Glee' stars possess the vocal chops to rock a solo singing career, Naya is only the third member of the cast to get a record deal. Her co-stars, Matthew Morrison and Mark Salling, have both already released their own albums.
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Footnotes to Testimony of David Cole, May 5, 2004
(1) United States v. Hammoud, C.A. No.
03-4253 (4th Cir. appeal pending 2004).
(2) Matter of Hamide and Shehadeh, Nos. A 30 660 528, A 19 262 560 (Imm. Ct. Los Angeles, CA, pending 2004).
(3) These terms appear in 18 U.S.C. §2339A(b), but are incorporated by reference in 18 U.S.C. §2339B(g)(4) (2002). The USA Patriot Act expanded the definition of "material support" by adding "expert advice or assistance." Pub. L. No. 107-56, §805(a)(2), 115 Sat. 272 (2001).
(4) 18 U.S.C. § 2339A prohibits the provision of "material support or resources" for the purpose of furthering specified terrorist activities, but then exempts the provision of "medicine and religious articles" from the definition of "material support." Accordingly, even if an individual donated medicine for the purpose of furthering terrorist activity, his action would not be prohibited by the "material support" provisions, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A and 2339B.
(5) 50 U.S.C. § 781 (West 1991) (repealed 1993).
(6) See, e.g., United States v. Robel, 389 U.S. 258, 262 (1967) (government could not ban Communist Party members from working in defense facilities absent proof that they had specific intent to further the Party's unlawful ends); Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589, 606 (1967) ("[m]ere knowing membership without a specific intent to further the unlawful aims of an organization is not a constitutionally adequate basis" for barring employment in state university system to Communist Party members); Elfbrandt v. Russell, 384 U.S. 11, 19 (1966) ("a law which applies to membership without the 'specific intent' to further the illegal aims of the organization infringes unnecessarily on protected freedoms"); Noto v. United States, 367 U.S. 290, 299-300 (1961) (First Amendment bars punishment of "one in sympathy with the legitimate aims of [the Communist Party], but not specifically intending to accomplish them by resort to violence").
(7) As the Supreme Court has said, "[t]he right to join together 'for the advancement of beliefs and ideas' . . . is diluted if it does not include the right to pool money through contributions, for funds are often essential if 'advocacy' is to be truly or optimally 'effective.'" Buckley v. Valeo, 424 U.S. 1, 65-66 (1976) (quoting NAACP v. Alabama, 357 U.S. 449, 460 (1958)). Monetary contributions to political organizations are a protected form of association and expression. Id. at 16-17, 24-25; Roberts v. United States Jaycees, 468 U.S. 609 (1984) (First Amendment protects nonprofit group's right to solicit funds); Citizens Against Rent Control v. Berkeley, 454 U.S. 290, 295-96 (1981) (monetary contributions to a group are a form of "collective expression" protected by the right of association); Service Employees Int'l Union v. Fair Political Practices Comm'n, 955 F.2d 1312, 1316 (9th Cir.) ("contributing money is an act of political association that is protected by the First Amendment"), cert. denied, 505 U.S. 1230 (1992); In re Asbestos Litig., 46 F.3d 1284, 1290 (3d Cir. 1994) (contributions to political organization are constitutionally protected absent specific intent to further the group's illegal ends).
(8) Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, for example, was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his part in encouraging a plan to bomb various tunnels and bridges in New York City, even though he did not undertake any violent act himself. United States v. Rahman, 189 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 1999), cert. denied, 528 U.S. 1094 (2000).
(9) The Money Laundering Control Act makes it a crime, among other things, to transmit funds "with the intent to promote the carrying on of specified unlawful activity," including terrorism. 18 U.S.C. §1956(a)(2)(A). The USA PATRIOT Act added extensive new money laundering provisions designed to facilitate the investigation, prevention, and prosecution of money laundering related to terrorism. USA PATRIOT Act, §§ 301-376.
(10) 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68. RICO prohibits the acquisition or maintenance of any enterprise through a pattern of racketeering, or with income derived from a pattern of racketeering. 18 U.S.C. § 1962. A wide range of terrorist activity and fundraising for terrorist activity is included within the definition of racketeering activity. See 18 U.S.C. § 1961(1) and 18 U.S.C. § 2332b(g)(5).
(11) Brief for the United States on Reargument at 8, Scales v. United States, 367 U.S. 203 (arguing that "specific intent" showing is unnecessary "on the principle that knowingly joining an organization with illegal objectives contributes to the attainment of those objectives because of the support given by membership itself").
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Prefer Perry/Mercilus to Upshaw but for the most part its a good mock. Good stuff.
RD1 : Courtney Upshaw
RD2 : Vontaze Burfict
RD3 : LaMichael James
Free Agency:
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SS Laron Landry/ Michael Griffin
OL Carl Nicks
Prefer Perry/Mercilus to Upshaw but for the most part its a good mock. Good stuff.
I could see Vontaze Burfict going before Upshaw really. Dont see how we land both. Not a real big fan of Upshaw either.
So I described Burfict's issues to her, loss of focus, flareups, ridiculous penalties at times, and on and on. I asked what she would prescribe for those symptoms that would not take away his edge, bursts of speed and power etc.
Surprisingly, her answer was amphetamines. I won't go into all the details of why but here is the question:
If it's a legitimately prescribed medication to treat a diagnosed disease and help him retain focus, would the NFL let him play?
It's no longer an illegal drug, but it might be a banned substance even in legitimate cases. Any of our rules wizards have an answer?
would be extremely happy, but prefer Edwards to Meachum
I want nothing to do with Burfict and I hope we don't take a RB that early. Other then that it looks good.
The FAs are awesome but the draft doesn't inspire me. I like Burfict, but the idea of Burfict is better than actually getting him as he is. The way he is right now the earliest I'd pick him is the third...
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Date of News Release: 12/22/2010
(Frankfort, Ky.) -- Kentucky State Police (KSP) is preparing for January 1, 2011 when they will begin issuing citations for violations of the texting law that went into effect July 15, 2010. The law (KRS 189.292) prohibits drivers from texting while their vehicle is in motion. For drivers who are under eighteen, the law (KRS 189.294) goes a step further by prohibiting both texting and cell phone use for this age group.
KSP Public Affairs Branch Commander Capt. David Jude says that the new law was designed to place the drivers' focus back on the road instead of an electronic device.
"Texting or using a cell phone takes the drivers focus off the road." says Jude. "For instance, every second that you take your eyes off the road when your speed is 70 mph, your vehicle travels 102 feet."
Drivers who violate the new law will be fined $25 for the first offense and $50 for each subsequent offense, plus court costs.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is leading the effort to put an end to distracted driving behaviors, such as texting and cell phone use. Their key focus is to get motorists to stop engaging in other activities while driving. Just "Put It Down" and concentrate on the road, is the new strategy (http://www.distraction.gov/stats-and-facts/index.html) they are promoting across the country.
"Everyone needs to be a part of this strategy through public education and enforcement of the law," says Jude. "Eliminating texting and cell phone use while driving will reduce crashes and more importantly, reduce the number of deaths on Kentucky highways."
"A text message or cell phone call can wait but the safety of you, your family and other motorists on the road is much more important," added Jude.
Jude says all KSP public affairs officers across the state will be blitzing the airwaves, internet and print media in an effort to get a uniform message out across the state about the law.
Citizens can contribute to highway safety by reporting erratic drivers to the Kentucky State Police toll-free at 1-800-222-5555. Callers will remain anonymous and should give a description of the vehicle, location, direction of travel and license number if possible.


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Betty Draper personifies the phrase "drop dead gorgeous;" she looks glamorous in everything from jockey attire to a pink negligee. Betty's beautiful floral print dresses and matching head bands, sophisticated hair styles, high waisted pants, fur coats, smart stilettos and crimson lips inspire even the wrinkliest couch potato with awe! This season Betty has been moving away from her signature floral print dresses toward slim, more conservative suits. Perhaps Betty is adapting to her new life as the wife of politician Henry Francis, or perhaps this new look represents a lady who is finally starting to find her independence. Regardless, we can't wait to see what new style surprises Betty's got up her sleeve this season.
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Don Draper's style is sharp, suave, and subtly powerful. The collar of his crisp white dress shirt stands at attention, his suit is slim cut, his tie saber-straight. Don generally sticks to a monochromatic color-scheme--he doesn't need color to make a splash. Don is suffering some personal turmoil this season, and his slightly rumpled wardrobe reflects his inner chaos and new bachelor lifestyle. We hate to say it, but Betty was Don's most stylish accessory; without her he's a bit lackluster.
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When first introduced to Mad Men, Peggy Olson's mousey wardrobe choices were innocent and conservative. The antithesis of curvy office vixen Joan, Peggy seemed to be trying to blend into the walls. Peggy has grown considerably this season; she is finally forging a place for herself among the powerful men at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce. This season, Peggy's style reflects her growing inner confidence-- her new haircut is short and stylish, and she has taken to wearing pops of blue, white, and yellow. Peggy's new, more modern style represents the strong, independent, adventurous woman she has become, and we can't get enough of it!
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Pete Campbell has struggled to prove himself at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and for the first few seasons his ill fitting suits, thin lapels and skinny ties accentuated his baby faced youth. This season, Pete's wardrobe has matured along with him; his browns and grey suits are well tailored and elegant.
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Joan's sultry curves are to die for, and Mad Men's costume designer, Janie Bryant, definitely knows how to accentuate actress Christina Hendricks' voluptuous figure. Joan has made 14 a size that every woman covets; rather than hiding her curves, she accentuates them with sexy sheath dresses and curve-hugging sweaters. In Season Four, one of Joan's most beloved outfits was the royal blue boat-neck dress with giant buttons on the bust line, and her glamorous crimson party dress with two silk bows on the back. Joan knows how to dress, and is not afraid to show off. We can't take our eyes off of her!
Henry Francis' Style
Henry Francis sure loves his checkered and sweater vests and ties. His style hasn't changed much since last season; he's is still wearing his dashing vertical print ties and distinguished white shirts. Betty seems to be attracted to Henry's polished maturity, and she has been tailoring her wardrobe to match new husband's understated style.


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Why does round 5 not follow the same rules?
Oh and Angus Young for me, mofos.
Why does round 5 not follow the same rules?
Oh and Angus Young for me, mofos.
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ok let's listen to 1969: The Velvet Underground Live - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia everyone
Indians can't bowl - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ?
With the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left
Someone should've spoiled Spikey's plans
i mean i made it pretty obvious from the get go
i'll probably pick brian eno next round cause i mean he's basically a slightly different version of john cale.
Spikey should have two picks in a row. Again, was round 5 meant to be random or is that an error?
I just wanna make my last pick and get it over with!
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Can't decide what I need for my fifth pick. Singing is conceivably covered with Macca and the Chief and Izzy and Matt can hold the odd tune as well. If I need piano Macca can do it. Three of my five all time favourite composers are in there, the two that aren't ( Axl Rose and John Lennon) double Izzy and Macca's worth as writers, respectively. My four fave bands as per the CW50 are represented, if I followed that theme then it leaves me picking a singer, but my two favourite vocalists are still available. It's pretty obvious that I've built the greatest band ever so the next pick is going to be like adding Messi to Brazil's 1970 side just for a laugh. Bow down to me.
Malcolm young.
I note that np already has his two guitarists so don't feel I am stealing him away.
The band
Elvis - lead vocals
slash - lead guitar
malcolm young - rhythm guitar - back up vocals
commerford - bass
lars - drums
Genre - hard rock
Cover song - born to be wild
fertang has had 24hrs NP up.
Alex Chilton for me - played guitar but its the superb voice I'm picking him for so
Alex Chilton (lead vocals, guitar)
Ray Davies (vocals guitar)
Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar)
John Cale (vocals, bass)
Ginger Baker (drums)
Picking Bill Ward for my final pick.
Bon Scott (Vocals, Frontman)
Jimmy Page (Rhythm Guitar)
Angus Young (Lead Guitar)
Roger Waters (Bass, backing vocals)
Bill Ward (Drums, backing vocals)
Angus might seem like an odd choice next to Page and Waters but I picked him for a couple of reasons. 1) I'm biased as **** 2) he would have excellent chemistry with Bon 3) he was pretty versatile with his solos in his younger days. I have complete confidence he would mold his style to fit the songs created by Page and Waters.
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Bagoas. There is no image of him available, the above is the version produced by TheBand from DeviantArt. It should be noted as well that his actual name is unknown. The name Bagoas was more of a title that was given to any eunuch that served a great king. For this reason it is also hard to nail down a specific Bagoas when there were many that carried the name.
What we know about this Bagoas is that he was a eunuch in the Persian Empire in the 4th Century BCE, said to have been the catamite of Darius III, and later the Eromenos (Beloved) of Alexander the Great. The two met while Alexander was on campaign against the Persian king Darius. The war had raged for some time, with Darius finally on the run, deserted by his vassals. His general, Nabarzenes, went to swear fealty to Alexander and to offer rich gifts, Bagoas among these gifts. Curtius describes him as "… a eunuch exceptional in beauty and in the very flower of boyhood," The stormy, outspoken character of the slave matched his stunning looks and the friendship and love which grew between him and the warrior king lasted the rest of their lives.
Their love affair is attested to by many historians of the time, such as Plutarch, who recounts an episode showing that the love between the two was common knowledge among the troops, and much appreciated. At a dancing contest after the crossing of the Gedrossian Desert, Bagoas had won the honors then went to sit by the side of the king. The troops, with whom Bagoas was very popular, demanded Alexander kiss him. Plutarch writes of the event "which so pleased the Macedonians that they shouted out for him to kiss Bagoas, and never stopped clapping their hands and shouting till Alexander took him in his arms and kissed him warmly,". The episode is attested by several ancient writers and the kiss became famous. Alexander saw to it that his young beloved was well provided for. Supposedly the king married Bagoas along with at least 2 women. Bagoas was placed in a villa outside of Babylon and it was required all Alexander's officers and courtesans, both Greek and Persian, to render him honors (to present him with rich gifts).
They all did but one, the satrap Orsines, who claimed that he had come "to honor the friends of Alexander, not his whores," and that "it was not the custom of the Persians to take males in marriage who had been turned into women for the sake of being fucked." Enraged, the young Bagoas wrought Orsines' destruction by means of endless calumnies, rousing Alexander's mind to anger until he condemned the man to death. Still not satisfied with his handiwork, Bagoas struck Orsines as he was being led off to execution. Orsines turned and drove home one final insult: "I had heard that women once reigned in Asia; this however is something new, for a eunuch to reign!" Alexander's favor to Bagoas can also be seen in his later appointment as one of the trierarchs, men of substance who oversaw and funded the construction of the navy for the journey homeward.
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$800,000 SUNLAND DERBY (Gr. III) contenders
To be run on Sunday, March 27 at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino
Three year olds racing one and one-eighth miles. First place is worth $400,000 in graded earnings. The Sunland Derby (Gr. III) day card will be an all Thoroughbred 13-race card.
2011 Sunland Derby Odds:
11 – Astrology (Julien Leparoux) 5-2
8 – Nacho Saint (Joe Bravo) 7-2
7 – Sinai (Martin Garcia) 6-1
1 – Ruler on Ice (Jose Valdivia) 8-1
3 – Fusa Code (Justin Shepherd) 8-1
2 – R Skydiver (Alejandro Medellin) 12-1
4 – It's My Party (Martin Bourdieu) 12-1
5 – Behold de Buy (Ken Tohill) 12-1
9 – Twice the Appeal (Christian Reyes) 15-1
10 – Beer Meister (Glen Corbett) 15-1
6 – Supreme Ruler (Jon Court) 20-1
Owner – Lanni Family Trust.
Trainer – Bob Baffert.
Lifetime Record, 5-2-0-1, $69,580.
A leading contender for the Sunland Derby (Gr. III) from the Bob Baffert stable is Awesome Patriot. Coming off a calculated 3-month two-year-old campaign in late 2010, The Awesome Again colt won his career debut at the Oak Tree meet at Santa Anita and then took on Premier Pegasus in two straight stakes events. He finished a game third to Premier Pegasus in the Grade 3 Hollywood Prevue last November. Awesome Patriot used his experience against that tough Kentucky Derby contender to score a driving win in a $56,000 allowance at Santa Anita near the end of 2010. He made his three-year-old debut in the $250,000 Grade 2 San Felipe where he would once again face a buzz saw in Premier Pegasus. The latter went on to take a smashing win and is a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby. Awesome Patriot has faced some of the best three-year-olds in the country and can only get better. Baffert won the 2006 WinStar Derby with Wanna Runner. Baffert has run horses in seven of the eight previous Sunland Derbies (Gr. III).
Owner – Stonestreet Stables and George Bolton.
Trainer – Steve Asmussen.
Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-1, $152,893.
With a world class pedigree and human connections that won't stop, Astrology was meant to be a good thing. The A.P. Indy colt out of the Quiet American mare Quiet Eclipse was favored in all five of his career starts at 2. The Steve Asmussen trainee won twice in 2010, highlighted by a Grade 3 victory in the Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs. At odds-on, he was beaten a short half-length by Santiva in the Grade 2 Kentucky Cup Juvenile. The classy colt has faced elite company and will be making his three-year-old debut in the Sunland Derby (Gr. III). Astrology brings an efficient stalking style to the races and is usually within a length of the lead at the half mile marker. Consequently, he has finished no worse than third in all five of his starts and earned nearly $153,000. Astrology has been working forwardly at Santa Anita since February. On March 1, he cruised through a 6 furlong drill in 1:12.3. Stonestreet Stables is owned by Jess Jackson, the owner of former Horses of the Year Curlin and Rachel Alexandra. Garrett Gomez has been his regular rider.
Owner – Mary and Robert Zollars.
Trainer – Steve Asmussen.
Lifetime Record: 5-1-1-1, $82,444.
Fusa Code broke his maiden in style with a driving win in the $100,000 Borderland Derby sponsored by Casa Ford at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino on February 26. The Santa Anita shipper trained by Steven Asmussen took a giant leap forward with his first career win and stamped himself a ticket to the $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III). Well handled by jockey Justin Shepherd, Fusa Code remained in a beautiful stalking position through the early stages of the 1 and 1/16 mile event for three-year-olds. The gelded son of Fusaichi Pegasus rated kindly early and launched an aggressive run with three furlongs to go in the feature. He turned the tables on arch rival Special Kid. He was full of run and won by 3/4 lengths in a time of 1:45.06. Despite drifting in during the stretch run, Fusa Code raced clear under a powerful ride from Shepherd. Fusa Code avenged two prior defeats to Special Kid at Santa Anita Park. Shepherd said in the winner's circle, "He's a very talented horse. Steve did a great job with him. He's still a little green, maybe too talented for his own good. Once he got the lead, he tried waiting on them. He should like more distance." Fusa Code picked up a $60,000 paycheck for owners Mary and Bob Zollars of Dallas, Texas. Mr. Zollars said, "We would love to run him in the Sunland Derby. This was a great test for him."
Owner – George and Lori Hall.
Trainer – Kelly Breen.
Lifetime Record: 6-1-3-0, $102,300.
East coast trainer Kelly Breen brings a powerful charge to the Sunland Derby (Gr. IIII) in Nacho Saint. The hard trying son of Yes It's True began his career at the incredibly tough Monmouth Part meet last summer. He ran second in two maiden races each worth over $73,000. In his second maiden race, he was charging fast and was unlucky to lose by only a neck. On July 25, 2010, Breen took his charge to Saratoga and his colt ran a big race in the Grade 2 Sanford. Once again, Nacho Saint gathers in momentum late and closed fast from sixth place to finish second beaten less than 2 lengths. At 3, Nacho Saint campaigned favorably at Aqueduct where he notched his maiden breaking win in wire to wire fashion. The versatile sort won by an expanding 4 lengths and was much the best. In his last out, Nacho Saint took on tough customers in the Grade 3 Gotham. He broke awkwardly but made a bold move along the rail in upper stretch. Unfortunately, he and jockey Joe Bravo ran out of racing room and finished a good fourth. Breen finished fourth in last year's Sunland Derby (Gr. III) with Nacho Friend.
Owner – George and Lori Hall
Trainer – Kelly Breen.
Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-0, $60,500.
Ruler On Ice will be the second part of the Kelly Breen attack on the Sunland Derby (Gr. III). The son of Roman Ruler scored a fast closing allowance win at Philadelphia Park on Feb. 22 going 1 and 1/16 miles. The former Delaware Park maiden graduate posted a solid second in an allowance at Aqueduct prior to his Philadelphia effort. The gelding seems to relish route distances.
Owner – Donna Eaton.
Trainer – Joyce Salisbury.
Lifetime Record: 9-2-1-1, $93,378.
The locally based colt trained by Joyce Salisbury sprouted wings in the final furlong to gain a fast closing second in the $100,000 Borderland Derby sponsored by Casa Ford. Under a spirited ride from 5-time Sunland Park jockey champ Ken Tohill, Behold de Buy came within three parts of a length within Fusa Code. Last summer, the son of E Dubai won the $100,000 Gold Rush Futurity at Arapahoe Park with a vicious stretch running attack. With an affinity for the local surface, Behold de Buy does command a home court edge. Additionally, the one and one eighth mile distance of the $800,000 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) will serve him well. In the event of a hot pace, Behold de Buy could loom large at a solid price.
Owner – S.A.Y. Racing LLC
Trainer – Doug O'Neill.
Lifetime Record: 6-1-1-2, $61,880.
Two-time Sunland Derby winning trainer Doug O'Neill has serious 2010 Sunland Derby (Gr. III) intentions with Special Kid. O'Neill won this race in 2003 with Excessivepleasure and again in 2005 with Thor's Echo. Special Kid made a local appearance in the Borderland Derby on Feb. 26 and raced as the 3-2 favorite. The gelded son of Lemon Drop Kid was coming off a maiden route victory over Fusa Code at Santa Anita Park. Special Kid ran a valiant race in the Borderland. He raced close to the pace and responded vigorously rounding the far turn, but could not quite stay with Fusa Code in the 1 and 1/16 mile test. He lost second place by a nose in the final jump and had to settle for third, beaten less than a length. With O'Neill's penchant for winning Sunland Park's biggest race, Special Kid could still be very dangerous next time out.
Owner – William Burns and Jim Egger
Trainer – Manuel Ortiz, Sr.
Lifetime Record: 4-2-2-0, $39,620.
Dismissed at 40-1 odds, Beer Meister shocked his rivals with a last to first run in the Turf Paradise Derby. He swept past Indian Winter with a commanding move in upper stretch and was much the best on Feb. 26. The gelded son of Pleasant Tap could only get better with more distance. The diminutive runner appears long on heart. He is trained by Manuel Ortiz, Sr.
Owner – Myung Kwon Cho
Trainer – Myong Kwon Cho
Lifetime Record: 9-1-3-3, $197,500.
Riveting Reason hails for a very hot barn. Myung Kwon Cho just scored a dominating win with Premier Pegasus in the Grade 2 San Felipe Stakes at Santa Anita. Riveting Reason has generated some strong results in just 9 career outings. As a two-year-old, the son of Fusaichi Pegasus placed in both the Grade 1 Norfolk and Grade 1 Del Mar Futurity. On Feb. 12, he came within a neck of winning the Grade 2 Robert B Lewis Stakes. The experienced colt set the early pace in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile before giving way to eventual winner Uncle Mo. Riveting Reason certainly has a touch of class and nearly $200,000 in earnings.
Owner – Edward Brown, Victor Flores and Henry Hernandez.
Trainer – Jeff Bonde.
Lifetime Record: $49,920.
Under the direction of California trainer Jeff Bonde, Twice The Appeal has won 2 races from 9 starts and likes to route. He ran second in the Turf Paradise Derby behind Beer Meister but was disqualified for interference and placed fourth. The Successful Appeal colt is trending upward and merits consideration.
Owner – Winquest Thoroughbreds
Trainer – William Fires.
Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $29,400
This fast closing stretch runner hails from the William Fires barn. The Don't Get Mad colt used that style effectively at Oaklawn Park this past winter. He broke his maiden in January with a ferocious late kick and was a game second against allowance company in February.
Owner – WinStar Farm.
Trainer – Shannon Ritter.
Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $14,400
Trainer Shannon Ritter won last year's Sunland Derby (Gr. III) with Endorsement for the WinStar Farms. Could lightning strike twice in two years? Subtle Irony debuted in winning fashion at Sunland Park on Feb. 20. The son of Artie Schiller raced greenly but was still good enough to dispatch his foes by over 8 lengths.
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Emayatzy Corinealdi was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky. Her father, Edward Corinealdi, is Panamanian, and her mother, Rosemarie Corinealdi-Hilton, is from Ohio. She was raised in New Jersey, but traveled extensively as a child as part of her military family.
Her first principal role came in 2008 for a TV movie The Nanny Express. She has appeared in television series' such as Cold Case,Young and the Restless, Katrina and Romantically Challenged, as well as several acclaimed short films including the DGA Student Filmmaker Award winning Akira's Hip Hop Shop (2007).
Emayatzy won the 14th Annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Star Project, an international acting competition for emerging multicultural artists.
In 2012, she made her feature film debut as the lead in Middle of Nowhere, a drama by writer/director Ava DuVernay, also starring David Oyelowo. Later that year, she was nominated for, and won, a Gotham Award for Breakthrough Actor for the film. She was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.
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Robots - Movies v/s Reality
[This blog post initially appeared in Roboconhelp, India's Robotics helps blog.]
Hi fellow and future Roboticists, 'iRoboticist' column will discuss the past, present and future of Robotics. Robotics is a very wide field and can be categorised into several verticals like Industrial, Educational, Personal, Automotive etc. In every newsletter, I will select and dive deep into one vertical of robotics.
There are many beliefs and views about what a "Robot" is. Hollywood (& Bollywood) has shaped people's idea of Robot as an evil humanoid machine. To be a Roboticist, it is first necessary for you to understand what a Robot actually is.
A robot is a mechanical or virtual artificial agent, usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by a computer program or electronic circuitry. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or remotely controlled and range from a washing machine to Nano robots, 'swarm' robots, humanoids and industrial robots. By mimicking a lifelike appearance or automating movements, a robot may convey a sense of intelligence or thought of its own. The branch of technology that deals with robots is called robotics.
All of the following are classified as Robots, and yes that includes washing machines too.
To begin with, lets start with Movies. Movies have some amazing robots (realistic and graphics), but which of them are real/possible. I have listed my top favourites robots below. Let's explore how feasible these robots are with technology today:
C-3PO and R2-D2 - Star Wars : Possibly the most famous robot pair of all time. C-3PO and R2-D2 are legends, but in terms of their technology, they might have been very advanced back in late 1970's when the movie series begin, but are very much possible to be made in terms of mechanics and electrical system but their artificial intelligence is shown to be superior to where we are today.
Terminator: Arnold Schwarzenegger played the character a bit too human, but most of the technology shown does exist today. Not to forget, the next DARPA Grand challenge is based on Autonomous Humanoid robots, so we are not that far behind. However, time travel still seems like science fiction (maybe Higgs Boson discovery can help get there soon).
Jhonny 5 - Short Circuit: Jhonny 5 was shown as a creation of unnatural cause. It was made by human, but the A.I was due to a lightning. However, we are far superior in terms of hardware technology than what Jhonny 5 was, but AI wise, there still a lot for our current generation of robots to learn. However, instead of T.V, it's the internet where they will be learning from :)
Transformers: As with the movie, for transformers to exist, they need to be Aliens. Transformers are one of the most recent additions to the science-fiction world, however, they are also more of a fiction from scientific point of view. Human Technology is still a long way from replicating the functionality (and transformation) for the robots as showcased by movies, but who knows, maybe in a decade or two, we will have them around as our mode of transport. (FYI, Autonomous Cars do already exists, they just don't transform into a robot, yet!)
Sonny - I,Robot: Based on Isaac Asimov's book, the robot is shown as to have adapted to human's way of thinking and develop emotion like humans. There are two different types of robot, one with collective intelligence, connected to mothership and then we have an individual thinker. Both types of robots are in work today, the mothership connected are now called Cloud based Robots, which are connected to internet and other one's are autonomous, independent robot. However, as shown in movie, the Cloud-based robots are more likely to be the first to market. Lets prepare for the war then!
J.A.R.V.I.S. (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System) - Ironman: JARVIS is internet-of-things exemplified. JARVIS is a network of connected devices, with intelligence to process voice command as well as execute highly complex task without need of any programming. Today we are in version 1 of this technology with our smartphones, tablets, laptops, homes and cars all getting connected. It might not be more than a decade for this type of system to be in existence all around us.
Rosie - Jetsons: Jetson's cartoon is a benchmark of what humans want their lives to be like. Roboticists, for years, have tried to develop technology for house-hold robots inspired by Rosie. Everything from Roomba to PR2 (Willow Garage) has a bit of Rosie aspiration to it. With the rapid development in robots and open-source movement, Rosie will soon be with us. Faster than you can imagine.
I could not cover all of the robots here, but feel free to leave your comments on the blog below. Also tell me what you think about the state-of-technology today and what would you like to see being the next step in robotics.


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Mani of the Day: China Glaze Ray-Diant Swatches
China Glaze Ray-Diant: A clear base packed with yellow-toned green sheen mini glitters & with green, orange, blue, and pink small to medium hexagon glitters. Has a slight antique gold feel to it.
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