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Essential Reads is your one-stop source for the top stories of the day as reported by your favorite Washington Week panelists. It's a simple way to save time and stay informed about the news you need to know. Check it out every day!
Oct 27, 2011
Taxpayers' Billions: Missing in BaghdadWith Eamon Javers, CNBC
A report on the billions of dollars in cash, sent to Iraq from the New York Fed, are missing.Read more
Paul Ryan Slams Obama Over Economy, 'Divisive Rhetoric'.By Naftali Bendavid, Wall Street Journal
Rep. Paul Ryan delivered a blistering speech Wednesday criticizing President Barack Obama for dividing Americans and offering unworkable solutions to the country's economic problems.Read more
Sneak Preview of Fall Attractions? Romney Visits NoVaBy Beth Reinhard, National Journal
Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling thanked Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for taking "time away from his campaign'' on Wednesday to come to this Washington, D.C., suburb, but the gratitude was certainly mutual. Sure, Romney offered a jolt of media exposure to the local and state candidates running on the Nov. 8 ballot who joined him at the party's Fairfax County headquarters. But as the Republican front-runner himself pointed out, northern Virginia will undoubtedly be a battleground once again in the 2012 general election.Read more
Black Voters' Support for Obama Is Steady and StrongBy Helene Cooper, New York Times
Abdul Malik seems the prototype of a disenchanted Barack Obama voter. Mr. Malik, 48, lost his job as a grading and landscape worker a year and a half ago, another victim of the housing bust. Since then, he has been searching for something, anything, to help make ends meet.Read more
Economy, Politics Fan American DiscontentWith David Wessel, Wall Street Journal
The 30% of Americans with four-year college degrees are less likely to be unemployed and make more money than the others, but they're just as pessimistic about the economy and the direction of the country. David Wessel explains on The News Hub.Watch
In Ohio, praise and questions for Herman CainBy Dan Balz, Washington Post
First impressions are important in politics, and no one has introduced himself better in the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination than businessman Herman Cain.Read more
Oct 26, 2011
Inside Rick Perry's 20/20 Tax PlanWith John Harwood, CNBCA discussion of the Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry's tax reform plan.Watch
Republican candidates offer a diverse set of economic plansBy Perry Bacon Jr. and Karen Tumulty, The Washington Post
At a moment when the fragility of the economy ranks at the top of American concerns, sharp differences have begun to emerge in how the leading GOP presidential contenders would solve the problem — illuminating not only a diversity in approach, but a striking contrast in the candidates' governing philosophies.Read more
Obama Touts Two Lists: Campaign Promises Kept, and To-DoBy Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPolitics
President Obama is keeping his own report card, and gives himself an "incomplete." At multiple stops in California Monday and Tuesday while raising money for his campaign, the president told audiences that he keeps a list of his 2008 campaign promises in his desk drawer. "About once a week I take it out and make a check," he said Tuesday in San Francisco before heading off to Denver. He boasted that he has successfully tackled about 60 percent of that list in less than three years.Read more
Perry calls for sweeping tax cuts, benefit changesBy Charles Babington and Kasie Hunt, Associated Press
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry proposed dramatic tax and spending changes Tuesday, saying he would let Americans choose between a 20 percent flat tax and the current system, allow private Social Security accounts and slash government spending and regulation.Read more
Romney Targeted in High-Dollar Ad OnslaughtBy Beth Reinhard, National Journal
For now, the attacks on the Republican front-runner for president are mostly confined to snarky Internet videos, e-mails and Twitter posts. But the big-dollar war on Mitt Romney is coming, just as surely as winter. Millions of dollars raised by his Republican opponents and the so-called super PACS, as well as by groups on the extreme left and right of the political spectrum, will be hurled in his direction.Read more
Hard times: How the economic slowdown has changed consumer spending in AmericaBy The Economist
AMERICANS are spending less on clothes and eating out and more on household fuel bills and healthcare, according to data from the Bureau of Labour Statistics. Between 2007 and 2010, average annual consumer spending per unit—defined as a family/shared household or single/financially independent person—fell by 3.1% to $48,109. Average prices over this period have risen by 5.2%, so real consumer spending has fallen by almost 8%.Read more
Obama: From hope and change to change and hope for the bestBy Sam Youngman, The Hill
President Obama's campaign has gone from hope and change to change and hope. He wants to change the conversation to what the Republicans are saying and hope voters find him to be the lesser of two evils.Read more
Obama Taps Into Hollywood in West Coast SwingBy Jackie Calmes, New York Times
With a morning taping of NBC's "The Tonight Show" on Tuesday, President Obama makes his fourth appearance on the couch opposite the host Jay Leno, in between mining for California gold at fund-raisers in Los Angeles and San Francisco.Read more
Obama Taps Into Hollywood in West Coast SwingBy Jackie Calmes, New York Times
With a morning taping of NBC's "The Tonight Show" on Tuesday, President Obama makes his fourth appearance on the couch opposite the host Jay Leno, in between mining for California gold at fund-raisers in Los Angeles and San Francisco.Read more
New Poll Finds a Deep Distrust of GovernmentBy Jeff Zeleny and Megan Thee-Brenan, New York Times
With Election Day just over a year away, a deep sense of economic anxiety and doubt about the future hangs over the nation, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll, with Americans' distrust of government at its highest level ever.Read more
Oct 25, 2011
Perry Looks Outside His Circle to Boost CampaignBy John Harwood, Jim Rutenberg and Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is taking significant steps to redefine his candidacy as his battle for the Republican nomination intensifies, including unveiling a tax overhaul plan that would give people the option of paying a 20 percent flat tax on income.Read more
10 Questions for Rick PerryBy John Harwood, The New York Times
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas is seeking to jump-start his Republican presidential campaign by proposing a new tax system: a 20-percent flat rate on individual and corporate income, down from the current 35 percent top rate, and elimination of existing taxes on estates, capital gains and dividends. He sat down with John Harwood of The Times and CNBC to discuss the plan, his challenge to a Republican rival, Mitt Romney, and other issues. What follows is a condensed, edited transcript of their conversation.Read more
Perry Adds Veteran Advisers to CampaignBy Jeff Zeleny, The New York Times
Gov. Rick Perry is expanding his tight circle of Texas advisers to adapt to the growing needs – and to deal with the growing pains – of his Republican presidential candidacy.Read more
The Cain MutinyBy John Dickerson, Slate Magazine
Herman Cain has captured lightning in a bottle. That's the political cliché for the blast of popularity he's experiencing. But in Iowa, a state that has traditionally rewarded well-organized campaigns, the question is whether Cain is all lightning and no bottle. His supporters and political consultants are trying to get him to spend time and energy in the state, but he has a different plan.Read more


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Teresa shares her thoughts on the confrontation with Penny.
Teresa was not referring to Jacqueline's son when she was talking about karma.
Teresa explains why she didn't want to get too involved when Melissa confronted Jan.
Teresa loved watching everyone Zumba for a good cause.
Teresa shares her thoughts on Joe's billboard and the sit-down with Jacqueline.
Teresa explains where she was coming from in her previous blog post.
Teresa was shocked to hear what was said about her.
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RE "A great secretary of state? Not Clinton" (Jeff Jacoby, Op-ed, Feb. 3): While it is the prerogative of the president to establish foreign policy, part of the success or failure can be placed on the shoulders of the secretary of state. The obvious question when it comes to determining success or failure is to analyze whether we are more liked and respected and have accomplished the goals of our nation.
Despite the opprobrium cast on President Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, surveys have shown that we are widely disliked and less respected on the international scene than before.


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Nikon D2Xs review
Review Date : Wed, 1 Nov 2006
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The 12.4-megapixel Nikon D2Xs digital SLR sports no fewer than 20 improvements over its predecessor, the D2X.
|Excellent build, great image quality, some notable improvements over an already excellent camera
|Single card slot, buffer memory could be faster
Unlike consumer DSLRs or compact cameras, the top-end DSLRs from Canon and Nikon tend to stick around for a while before being replaced by a new model. In the meantime, the existing cameras can get a makeover to make the most of the latest technology. Generally speaking, existing users will find that it's not worth the upgrade fee, unless there is a major benefit to their work. In the case of the Nikon D2Xs, the new features are many - 20 improvements in all.
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A 16-year-old girl is dead after a crash that happened at the intersection of US-41 and Manatee Road in Collier County.
FHP says 16-year-old Daileen Alfonso was driving a 2012 Honda Civic hdriving on US-41 toward Manatee Road.
FHP says Alfonso ran a red light at Manatee and was hit by a van trying to turn left. That impact caused Alfonso's Civic to roll and then it slammed into another truck.
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Breaking down the game | By Armando Salguero
Ryan Tannehill is aiming for his third consecutive home game with 300 passing yards but it will be more about the points than the yards for Tannehill, who is coming off his first poor December performance of the season. The Jets were not able to cover Mike Wallace in the first meeting. He was open on short and intermediate routes all day in part because Antonio Cromartie had a hip injury and wasn't able to get his weight under his hips as quickly as he usually could to react to short routes. The Dolphins took those short completions but were unable to connect on longer routes because, well, Tannehill and Wallace don't connect on those very often. Brian Hartline schooled rookie Dee Milliner in the first meeting and Milliner was benched, but he's coming off his best game of the season — one in which he had his first NFL interception and had five passes defensed.
The most important person connected to the Dolphins' running game doesn't wear a uniform and hasn't gained a yard this season. Offensive coordinator Mike Sherman first must decide he wants to run the football before the Dolphins can actually attempt it. Last week against Buffalo, Sherman decided he didn't want to run the ball. He called only 12 run plays all game. How did that work out? The Dolphins have run the ball only 327 times this season and only Dallas and Atlanta have run less. This despite the fact the Dolphins average 4.1 yards per rush, which is tied for 18th in the NFL. The only game Sherman has been persistent running the ball this season was the first meeting against the Jets when Miami ran 36 times. If and when the Dolphins run against the Jets this game it will be Lamar Miller getting not enough carries followed by Daniel Thomas, hobbled for a couple of weeks with an ankle injury, getting not enough carries. The Jets' rush defense is No. 3 in the NFL.
If offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg is smart, he looked at what the Bills did last week (51 rushes for 203 yards) and uses a Xerox copy of that plan against the Dolphins again because his situation is the same as Buffalo's: Young inconsistent quarterback and decent running game. The Jets are the No. 2 run offense in the AFC. Running back Chris Ivory rushed for 100 yards last week. The Dolphins have a problem that has been getting worse, not better, in defending the run. The Dolphins haven't shut down or even considerably slowed down an opponent's running game in 10 weeks. Look for safety Reshad Jones to spend a lot of time in the tackle box near the line of scrimmage.
When quarterback Geno Smith plays well, the Jets win. That's why they are 5-0 when Smith has an 80-plus quarterback rating. The last game the teams met, Smith was terrible and was benched. Not surprisingly, Miami won the game. The Jets passing game has been inconsistent in part because primary receiver Santonio Holmes has been injured most of the year and gets only limited practice repetitions with his starting quarterback. Tight end Kellen Winslow Jr., dealing with knee issues, is also mostly a name but not much of a threat anymore. The Dolphins can take solace that Olivier Vernon had his best game of the season (three sacks) against the Jets.
The Dolphins tried a fake field goal two weeks ago. This game, with a playoff spot and the season on the line, might be another time to try something special from the special teams. Outside of Brandon Fields, Miami's special teams haven't been special this season. The Jets are slightly better than Miami statistically in kickoffs and punt returns. The Dolphins are better at covering kicks and punts.
Rex Ryan is coaching for his job. He reportedly told his team he's going to go down fighting and they should do the same. That suggests an emotional coach and team on the opponent's sideline. Joe Philbin's team is coming off a game where it showed no urgency at Buffalo. The coach is not emotional but rather a planner and detail-oriented guy who doesn't want to get too high or too low.


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by CWU AthleticsELLENSBURG, Wash.-- Central Washington University junior Courtney Johnson (Kentwood ) scored a season-high 27 points, but the women's basketball team lost a see-saw battle with Alaska Anchorage 82-80 Saturday night in Nicholson Pavilion.
The loss drops CWU to 5-7 overall and 0-4 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play.
Down by five at the beginning of the second half, the Wildcats chipped away at the lead and briefly held advantages of their own. Johnson singlehandedly kept the Wildcats within arm's reach early on. Down 47-44, Johnson drove the lane for a 2-point layup and completed the and-1 opportunity to tie the game. Two possessions later, she hit a 3-pointer to help CWU take its first lead of the second half, 50-49 with 16:45 to play.
Just over a minute later, the junior hit yet another perimeter shot for the 53-51 lead and Ericka Locker extended the advantage to four with a layup of her own. Johnson -- 3-pointer -- and Ally Schmitt (Snohomish) then gave the Wildcats their largest lead of the game, 63-56 with 10:53 to go after two straight buckets.
Anchorage came roaring back, eventually tying the game at 68 apiece. Yet another Johnson three-pointer regained the lead for the 'Cats at 73-72 with less than five minutes to play, but it was the final lead of the game for CWU. The Wildcats would tie it at 78-78 with 1:22 to play after Jasmine Parker (Mead HS) hit a layup and the and-1 shot.
The Wildcats were playing catch up for most of the first half. After gaining a 2-1 lead within the first minute, CWU quickly fell behind by six points before the 15-minute mark, with the disadvantage ballooning to 13 at the 11:43 mark. However, the 'Cats slowly whittled the deficit down. Johnson and Jessica VanDyke both (Chester, MT) hit 3-pointers and VanDyke followed that with a layup to cut Anchorage's lead to seven. India Matheson (Shorecrest HS) and VanDyke then hit four consecutive shots from the free throw line to get within three, 26-23.
Once the Seawolves extended the cushion back to eight, CWU would once again change the tides, erasing the deficit and tying the game at 36 apiece with 3:18 to play in the first half before the Seawolves pushed the lead to five at half.
The Wildcats had some outstanding individual performances on the night. Johnson led all scorers with 27 points on 9-for-17 shooting from the field, including a career high 6-of-12 from behind the arc. VanDyke had 18 points. Schmitt had 15 assists, just one off her career high. Despite having just three points, Parker finished the night with 14 rebounds.
Anchorage's Alli Madison and Kylie Burns each had 19 points.
The Wildcats hit the road for two games next week, taking on archrival Western Washington on Thursday and Simon Fraser on Saturday. Both games tip off at 7 p.m.


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Don't miss our top 5 cancer-related stories this month, including a guest commentary from an industry leader, our two-part series on trends in cancer research and more!
By E. Kevin Hrusovsky, PerkinElmer Inc.
As the complexity and volume of data continue to rise, bioinformatics is emerging as one of the cornerstones of personalized medicine, from enabling discovery and development of novel treatments and diagnostics to facilitating collection, analysis and interpretation of data that ultimately helps an individual patient.
By Randall Willis, ddn Features Editor
Aiming beyond the standard of care in oncology
By Randall Willis, ddn Features Editor
Are we really making things better for cancer patients?
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Araxes Pharma and Janssen Biotech ink oncology drug development deal
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OSU, Biosortia link up to identify natural products for potential cancer treatments
Sunshine State collaboration
March 2012
ORLANDO, Fla.With the benefit of longstanding relationships serving as a foundation, the Moffitt Cancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and Florida Hospital have formed a partnership to invest in personalized cancer treatments.
The result is the creation of the Personalized Medicine Partnership (PMP) of Florida, which will conduct collaborative research to accelerate discovery and develop new treatments in oncology.
According to Dr. John Reed, CEO of Sanford-Burnham, the ultimate goal of the partnership is to conduct collaborative research to accelerate biomarker and target discovery with an initial focus on developing new personalized treatments in the areas of cancer and also metabolic diseases, including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Reed adds that the parties believe there is significant opportunity to create synergies between the research and clinical care organizations to advance scientific discoveries and translation of compassionate care, cures and prevention of disease.
"PMP Florida is a unique partnership including three organizations with very complementary areas of expertise and experience," says Dr. David Moorhead, senior vice president and chief medical officer at Florida Hospital. "Moffitt has demonstrated world-class experience and competency in acquiring, categorizing and storing biologic specimens. Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute is renowned for its internationally recognized scientific faculty, multiple sophisticated diagnostic platforms and a commitment to transforming basic science research into clinically available treatments. Florida Hospital is the largest hospital in Florida with broad, innovative and superior clinical expertise."
Des Cummings, executive partner of Florida Hospital, explains that each of the three partners came to the table with a culture of innovation and each is motivated to creatively solve the toughest medical care problems that exist today.
"This is bolstered by executive committed to developing a culture of health and healing," Cummings notes. "Each of the partners have embraced a shared vision of personalized medicine and are willing to invest in realizing that vision."
Reed adds that a key goal of the partnership is to attract industry clients, including pharmaceutical and biotech companies, which can use the partnership as a resource to discover and develop new advances in healthcare. The partnership will exemplify how personalized medicine discoveries made in research labs will improve healthcare in hospitals, clinics and medical offices in Florida and nationally.
"The field of medicine is on the brink of transformation based on next-gen DNA sequencing and other technologies that enable biomarker discovery," Reed says. "We believe that the partnership with Moffitt, Sanford-Burnham and Florida Hospital provides the infrastructure to create personalized treatment plans based on biomarker discovery technology platforms. We seek to identify molecular signatures that dissect disease heterogeneity into different treatment strategies that improve healthcare outcomes while ideally also reducing healthcare costs."
Collaborations between research and clinical organizations are increasing as a means to access complementary resources, attract more sizable grant revenues and enhance the translation of laboratory research to clinical application.
"I believe that it is becoming more and more widely accepted that we are on the cusp of a new era of medicine with the opportunities that are being made available to us," Reed says. "We have opportunities through next-gen DNA sequencing on one hand, and on the other hand, the challenges around healthcare costs and how we can eventually evolve the practice of medicine to something more of a science and less of an artand get more of the trial and error out of it and make it more efficient in terms of healthcare delivery."
That new landscape in personalized medicine provides the perfect opportunity for PMP Florida, notes Dr. William Dalton, CEO and center director of Moffitt.
"This is an incredible opportunity for the three to come together and capitalize on our strengths to create a better product, which is information," he says.
PMP Florida also will leverage Moffitt's Total Cancer Care to develop similar research and clinical protocols in other disease areas including metabolic diseases.
According to Dalton, Total Cancer Care is a treatment path that begins by mapping the more than 30,000 genes that make up a tumor to find its own unique genetic fingerprint. Through personalized medicine, Moffitt is working to create individualized therapies that are specific to each patient's type of cancer, and the way each person responds to the disease and treatment therapies.
PMP Florida will provide researchers at the partnering institutions with access a robust research and clinical care infrastructure. Bio-samples representing a variety of diseases will be derived from Florida Hospital's expansive patient population. Pilot projects will utilize Moffitt's genome mapping, information systems and clinical research protocols developed through Total Cancer Care. The research will be empowered by Sanford-Burnham's scientific expertise in genomics and metabolics technology platforms.
A business development plan will be created with input from representatives of the three partnering organizations. A steering committee will prioritize research projects.
"Our initial target is the creation of the PMP infrastructurea pioneering effort in itself," Reed says. "We expect the bulk of the formation of systems in year one with multiple biomarker discovery projects up and running in year two."
As for funding, Reed notes that each organization will bear its own costs and expenses for its respective activities in connection with the development and execution of the partnership. The initial phase of this relationship will focus on collaboration efforts for care and research between researchers and physicians at Moffitt, Sanford-Burnham and Florida Hospital. Reed adds that the partners will emphasize short-term "wins" and milestones, which will include research and joint publications.
"As these initial collaborations become better established, we will continue to phase in other areas of collaboration," he says.
Reed says success of PMP Florida will be measured "by the impact that our discoveries make on healthcare outcomes, healthcare cost savings and the economic development opportunities created."
Moreover, Cummings points out that success also will be defined across the matrix of the PMP activities.
"Important milestones will be the development of our first clinic/hospital ready biomarker, external industry partnerships which capitalize on the PMP infrastructure and ultimately, improvements in the quality and healthcare cost reductions," Cummings says. "Ultimately, the success of the partnership will be based on the ability to improve diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease. This is a journey that is worthy of our best efforts, and is fueled by our common commitment to advance the health and well-being of all humanity."
Sanford-Burnham researchers find molecular switch that allows melanoma to resist therapy
LA JOLLA, Calif.A research team at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute is working to unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
The laboratory of Dr. Ze'ev Ronai has been studying a protein named Activating Transcription Factor 2 (ATF2), which is associated with poor prognosis in melanoma. ATF2 is oncogenic in melanoma ells and acts as a tumor suppressor in non-malignant types of skin cancers. In a paper published Feb. 3 in the journal Cell, the team identified a molecular switch that controls ATF2's dual functions. This switch is controlled by protein kinase Cε (PKCε), which disables ATF2's tumor-suppressing activities, sensitizing cells to chemotherapy; instead, ATF2's tumor-promoting activity is enhanced. The team also found that high levels of PKCε in melanoma are associated with poor prognosis.
In the study, Ronai and lead author Dr. Eric Lau found that PKCε's malignant power is in its ability to direct ATF2's location and activity within a cell. In a normal cell, PKCε modifies ATF2, keeping it in the nucleus, where it turns genes on and off and helps repair damaged DNA. When the cell experiences exposure to toxicity or stress, PKCε backs off and ATF2 is able to move out of the nucleus and to the mitochondria, the part of the cell that generates energy and helps control cellular life and death. When it gets there, ATF2 helps to set the cell on a death coursea safeguard cells use to prevent errors that often make them cancerous.
PKCε levels are abnormally high in melanoma, and more PKCε means more ATF2 stuck in the nucleus, where it can't help the cells to die. Instead, in the nucleus, ATF2 promotes cellular survival and thus contributes to tumor development.
The researchers are now searching for small molecules that help release ATF2 from PKCε's grip, thereby resuming ATF2's ability to promote cell death when needed. Since such an approach will effectively kill melanoma cells, it is expected to offer new therapeutic options for melanoma and possibly other tumors with high PKCε levels.
"This work has clear potential for translation from a basic laboratory discovery to a melanoma therapy," said Dr. Michael Jackson, vice president of drug discovery and development at Sanford-Burnham, in a statement. "We are excited to begin the screening process to identify a new class of drugs to treat cancer."
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A legend on the basketball court and a familiar face on TV -- now a different look for former Phoenix Suns star Tom Chambers -- posing for a mug shot after his arrest for drunk driving.
Swerving in and out of lanes, acting belligerent with police. That's what officers say happened when they encountered Chambers Saturday night.
On Monday night, the broadcaster was in the booth as the Suns took on the L.A. Lakers, but last Saturday, it was a much different Chambers posing for the booking photo after Scottsdale Police pulled him over on suspicion of DUI.
The 54-year-old was stopped on Scottsdale Road in far north Scottsdale around 9:45 p.m. after an officer saw him swerving into a bike lane.
According to the police report, Chambers admitted to drinking a few beers at the Arizona State University - Stanford game.
Scottsdale officers say Chambers was belligerent and yelling -- at one point saying, "After all I do for Scottsdale PD."
When authorities searched Chambers' pickup truck, they found two open beer cans.
The report states Chambers had blood shot, watery eyes, but he refused to take any field sobriety tests.
He was booked and released after his blood was drawn. The results of his blood test have not come back.
Statements from Suns President, Jason Rowley, and Tom Chambers:Suns President, Jason Rowley:"We are aware of the report that Tom was stopped by Scottsdale police on Saturday evening. Driving under the influence is a serious matter. However, the legal process is ongoing and we will have no further comment at this time."Suns broadcaster, Tom Chambers:"I take my role as a representative with the Suns very seriously and have always held myself to a high standard. I want to apologize to the Phoenix Suns and its fans for the negative attention this incident has brought upon the organization."
Chambers was a four-time all-star forward in a 16-year career that
ended in 1997. He played for the Suns from 1988-1993 and helped Phoenix
reach the NBA Finals in 1993. He now works as a studio host for Suns'
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The Sprint Airave is an easy way to boost your Sprint cell coverage at home, and possibly replace your landline in the process.
According to newly filed FCC documents, Sprint might be readying a new deployment of the Airave femtocell to have 3G/EV-DO plus a VoIP landline port.
Sprint Web adds personalized Web browsing while the Airave expands in-home cell coverage.
Sprint will give you its EV-DO-capable Airave Access Point for free, but only if you qualify.
Sprint Nextel has launched a new device and service that will improve cell phone coverage indoors.
The Verizon Wireless Extender from Verizon Wireless can boost indoor call quality.
AT&T to start femtocell service, and we compare it to the femtocell/network-improvement competition.
If you live in an area with poor Verizon Wireless coverage and have a home broadband network, the Verizon Wireless Network Extender will work to improve your signal strength.
AT&T will start testing in-home cell phone boosters, otherwise known as femtocells.
AT&T is finally extending the availability and coverage of the 3G Microcell femtocell... but not to the places that need it most.


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This collection contains records that document the activities and functions of the North Carolina State University (NCSU) College of Humanities and Social Science's Department of Health and Exercise Studies (formerly Department of Physical Education) from 1937 to 2001. Types of records in this collection include syllabi for Physical Education 100, informational pamphlets, correspondence, calendars, bulletins, and handbooks. The records in the Physical Education Course Information folders document the creation of PE 100 as a University requirement. Of particular note in the Department Internal Documents folder is a series of correspondence dated from 1974 that were written in response to Title IX. These letters contain the subject "Dealing with Sex Discrimination in Intercollegiate Athletics." Also, this collection contains programs for the Annual Big Four Sports Day from 1985 to 1997, when student athletes from NCSU, Wake Forest University, Duke University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill would compete in "extramural" activities such as badminton, basketball, tennis, raquetball, among others.
Historical note
In 1923, North Carolina State College's (later North Carolina State University) Department of Physical Education was established upon authorization of the Board of Trustees. In 1997 the department became part of the Division of Student Affairs. In 2012, the Department of Physical Education changed its name to the Department of Health and Exercise Studies. Health and Exercise Studies currently works closely with the Departments of Campus Recreation and Carmichael Complex Facilities and Operations.
The primary mission of the Department of Health and Exercise Studies is to educate students regarding the benefits of living a healthy and physically active lifestyle; provide opportunities for sport, fitness and leisure, and professional preparation in the areas of coaching education, fitness leadership, health, and outdoor education and to serve NC State students, the University, and the community.
All students attending North Carolina State University (in 2010) are required to complete two Physical Education courses to meet the University General Education Requirement (GER). One course must be a Fitness and Wellness course (Fitness and Wellness courses are those found in the PE 100-level series). This collection documents the creation of this requirement, including early syllabi for PE 100.
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Chromag founder Ian Ritz's first off-road bike had no rear suspension, a tiny four-stroke motor and Honda Z50 printed on the gas tank. It was the then-12-year-old's primary mode of transportation growing up on a grain farm on the pancake-flat plains of Manitoba.
It wasn't until he finished high school that Ritz moved to Whistler and discovered the area's thriving mountain bike scene. Four years later he cofounded Evolution Bike Shop at the base of the resort. Then in 2003 Ritz switched gears and began developing hardtail frames and components specifically for the rigors of his local riding. Chromag produced eight frames and 100 stems its first year, but has continued to grow steadily since. The company's handlebars, in particular, have become a favorite of riders the world over.
In 1990, you were 19 years old, just moved to Whistler and bought your first mountain bike. What happened next? I quickly destroyed it and then continued to buy more bikes. Coming from the prairie out east, the presence of bikes [in Whistler] was very real and significant. I hung out at the local shop at the time, Climb High Cycle, that carried all the cool stuff—frames from Steve Potts, Salsa, Bontrager, WTB. My first hand-built bike was a Salsa. I had a couple of them; I owned the second one when we opened Evolution in 1994. That's when the full-suspension thing kicked in. It was actually that initial wave of full-suspension popularity that got me and a lot of my customers into hardtails.
How's that? Back then suspension bikes were not very reliable—pivots and bearings and frame parts were always breaking. People would get all these new bikes with all these new parts and then after the frame started breaking down they'd end up putting the parts on the old hardtail. A lot of those frames weren't up to it though, and then people started breaking the hardtails. I wanted a hardtail that could match the new components and the new demands, but still maintain that classic beauty of a hand-built bike.new components and the new demands, but still maintain that classic beauty of a hand-built bike.
But now that full-suspension bikes have gotten so much better, is there still a place for hardtails?
The last thing I'd try to say is that dualies are inferior in any way or don't have a place. I don't subscribe to hardtails because of some sense of righteousness. They just represent a part of riding that I love—the idea that you can have a bike for a lifetime. The longer you own it, the more connection you have to it. Here's this awesome machine that weighs 30 pounds and represents a small percentage of your body weight, but gives you superhuman abilities. It's an extension of your body. It has beauty and meaning and it's personal. You can never have that with full suspension. Those bikes become outdated, the pivots break or wear out. I don't know where those bikes go, but they just cease to exist.
Walk us through the Chromag bike lineup.
We have three models made in Canada: The Samurai is our most popular, the Sakura is the lightest, and the TRL is the heaviest. We have two others made in Taiwan: the Monk, which is a pure jumper, and the Stylus, a freeride hardtail. We produce roughly 200 frames a year in Canada, and about the same number come from Taiwan. We make the frames because we're passionate about them and I feel they're very central to our business. But Whistler isn't exactly an industrial zone and making them is probably just about the most inefficient thing we do. We really operate as two businesses—a niche frame company and a comprehensive component brand. In a way it's a funny duality, because most of our components are going on full-suspension bikes.
What's your most popular product?
The Fubar OSX handlebar. It's our widest bar, and width is one of the marks we've been nailing in the last few years to make our bars more relevant. Because it's been our best seller, it has the most breadth in color and finish variety. We opened last season with two chrome, three anodized and three paint finishes—so eight different bars. Over the summer we kept releasing new paint and new anodized finishes, and at the end of the year we had 16 different varieties. I'm getting more and more interested in getting away from the whole model-year thing altogether. Some of the bigger distribution systems out there may have some trouble with that, but we're enjoying being creative and moving quickly.
It seems Chromag saddles have longer, wider noses than a lot of what else is available. What's the thinking behind the design?
I don't know where the mentality came from to make saddles look like a knife's edge. Maybe it's from road bikes and the desire to make things as thin as possible, but in my world mountain bikers are using the entire saddle, moving all around it. We make every part touchable and complementary to the body. The noses on our saddles are wider because sometimes you have to sit on the nose to keep traction, and the sides are rounded because sometimes you have to lean on them to hold a line. Plastic aero points sticking out from the tails of some saddles just defies logic for me, but I suppose it's also our opportunity, so we'll take it.
You're designing products for one of the most demanding riding environments in the world, but it also means your products might be overkill for everywhere else. Does being based in Whistler cut both ways?
I see our location as one of our primary advantages, if just for the volume of field research we can do. There is so much feedback and so much opinion—so many resources in terms of learning what's working and what's not. We recognize there are many different regions and cultures, and ours is just one. In some respects Whistler sets standards, in others we're irrelevant. In areas that relate to us and our riding environment, I think we can offer something very relevant.
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News release issued by Kansas Adjutant General
The Kansas Division of Emergency Management is urging anyone wishing to contribute to disaster relief efforts ongoing in Oklahoma to donate cash to disaster relief organizations rather than donating goods.
"It is such a heartbreaking situation we are witnessing with our neighbors in Oklahoma and I know a lot of people want to help because that is just the way Kansans are," said Gov. Sam Brownback. "We see a need and we want to do something about it. The best way we can help right now is to donate cash so that emergency relief organizations can purchase exactly what is needed when it is needed."
KDEM recommends Kansans consider donating to reputable disaster relief organizations of their choice such as the American Red Cross (www.redcross.org), Salvation Army (www.salvationarmyusa.org) or United Way (www.unitedway.org) or local organizations within the communities affected.
Maj. Gen. Lee Tafanelli, the adjutant general and director of KDEM, urged people to volunteer their time and services through official channels rather than self-deploying.
"We understand everyone wants to help, and we also realize volunteers who self-deploy mean well," said Tafanelli, "but they sometimes forget their presence will put a strain on food and shelter resources needed to help storm victims. It's better to let relief organizations know that you are available and what skills and other resources you can bring. Then they can contact you if and when your help is needed."
Any requests from Oklahoma for civilian emergency responders will come through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact system alerting the Kansas Division of Emergency Management of the need. Requests for Kansas National Guard troops to assist will come through National Guard Bureau to the state and likely also be routed through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact system. This ensures the state is reimbursed through FEMA and state emergency declaration procedures, and the response is part of the overall coordinated state effort.
"We are watching for any requests for assistance from Oklahoma and we have reached out to our state counterparts to let them know we are ready to help," said Brownback.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Far-reaching U.S. immigration legislation neared a final committee vote on Tuesday as the White House and Democratic supporters sought to delay a showdown over the rights of gay spouses until a debate in the full Senate.
"There have been 300 amendments. Why shouldn't we have one more?" replied Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Democrat who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was responding to concerns that a vote on the issue inside the panel could unravel months of work on the bill, which gives a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living in the United States illegally.
The measure also creates a new program for low-skilled foreign labor and would permit highly skilled workers into the country at far higher levels than is currently the case. At the same time, it requires the government take new steps to guard against future illegal immigration.
Overhaul of the U.S immigration system is a second term priority for President Barack Obama.
As the day wore on, opponents of the bill made a final bid to strip the measure of its signature feature — a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants illegally in the U.S. that could take 13 years and payment of fines totaling $2,000. Sen. Ted Cruz' proposal failed on a vote of 13-5.
The rejection was one of numerous ways in which the bipartisan coalition behind the White House-backed measure demonstrated its command of the proceedings.
Without so much as a roll call vote, the panel adopted a compromise setting the terms of the expansion of H-1B high tech visas, a deal that brought Sen. Orrin Hatch, a Republican, over to the ranks of supporters.
Under the deal, the number of highly skilled workers admitted to the country would rise from 65,000 annually to 110,000, with the possibility of a further rise to 180,000 depending in part on unemployment levels.
Firms where foreign labor accounts for at least 15 percent of the skilled work force would be subjected to tighter conditions than companies less dependent on H-IB visa holders.
The compromise was negotiated by Hatch, whose state of Utah is home to a growing high tech industry, and Chuck Schumer, D-New York. It is designed to balance the interests of industry, which relies increasingly on skilled foreign labor, and organized labor, which represents American workers.
Rich Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO labor federation, attacked the deal sharply, saying Hatch's amendments "are unambiguous attacks on American workers," and change the bill so high tech companies can bring in foreign workers "without first making the jobs available to American workers.
At the same time, he reaffirmed organized labor's continuing support for the overall measure, a statement that allowed Schumer to add to the bill's majority in committee without driving organized labor into the camp of its opponents.
Robert Hoffman, senior vice president for government affairs at the Information Technology Industry Council, welcomed the deal. "We think it strikes a very good balance between worker protections already in the bill and changes that essentially would make the H-1B visa workable," he said.
"We obviously want to keep moving the bill forward and building support for the legislation, and this agreement allows us to do so."
At the White House, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met privately in the Oval Office with a small group of the bill's supporters, part of the administration's campaign to build support.
The controversy over the rights of gay spouses, with the ability to fracture a bipartisan coalition behind the legislation, has hovered in the background of the debate from the beginning.
As drafted by the Gang of Eight, four Republicans and four Democrats who negotiated the basic provisions of the legislation, gay spouses do not have the same right to a green card as heterosexual spouses.
Leahy has introduced a proposal to reverse that, a provision that gay rights organizations seek and that ordinarily the White House and all the committee's Democrats would back. In this case, though, its approval would almost certainly lead Republicans to abandon the bill, and it would face a quick demise on the Senate floor.
"It would kill the bill," said Sen. John McCain, a Republican, who was a member of the Gang of Eight but does not have a seat on the Judiciary Committee. "You'd lose the evangelicals, you'd lose the Catholic Church, and the issue is wending its way through the courts. ... And so for the amendment to be included is destructive to this carefully crafted compromise."
Two people familiar with the deliberations said the White House had suggested to Leahy that it would be best to put the controversy aside until the bill goes before the full Senate, and congressional officials said similar pleas had come from Democratic senators. All said they were not authorized to discuss the matter on the record and insisted on anonymity.
AP White House Correspondent Julie Pace contributed to this report.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.


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Sacramento's homeless issue is back in the spotlight after volunteers on Saturday struggled to clean up the American River Parkway.
"Ninety-nine percent of the trash and debris is generated by the illegal camps," said Will Safford, a Sacramento County parks ranger. "It's an ongoing problem."
Dozens of bags of trash and eight hypodermic needles were collected by volunteers in the cleanup effort organized by the American River Parkway Foundation.
More than 100 volunteers hiked around the trails and riverfront with garbage bags and litter pickers, getting rid of cigarette butts, tents and even a couch.
Dan Hall, president of the foundation's board, stressed that volunteers were not there to "enforce a camping ban" but rather "to preserve the parkway through cleanup."
The effort targeted the stretch of the parkway around Northgate and Del Paso boulevards, an area that has become ground zero for the city's homeless population.
Officials say the recent drive-by feedings by religious groups have exacerbated the problem, providing homeless people an incentive to camp in the park.
Homeless advocate Steve Watters characterized enforcement efforts as "extremely harsh."
"You can't criminalize homelessness," said Watters, director of Safe Ground Sacramento. "Our shelters are overflowing. There's nowhere else to go."
Sacramento County Supervisor Phil Serna acknowledged the homelesss issue but said camping in the parkway is not a solution.
"My constituents tell me they don't feel safe," Serna said. "You have folks pushing shopping carts and dogs off leash."
Few homeless people were spotted in the area Saturday morning, likely because they left after rangers told them about the cleanup, Safford said.
Sunny Phong was pushing a shopping cart through the park looking for recyclables, which is how he makes a living. Phong is a former parkway resident but said he won't be coming back. He described a scene of chaos in the encampments, including chronic drug use.
"It scared the hell out of me," said Phong, 44, who lives under a bridge near West El Camino Avenue.
Serna was pricked by a hypodermic needle during a September cleanup and has used the incident to draw awareness to the homeless issue.
Doctors told Serna it's unlikely he'll contract any disease, given the time the needle was exposed to the weather, but he will still have to be tested in the next few months.
Serna was out again Saturday to help clean the parkway.
In recent months, park rangers have stepped up enforcement of the county's ban on overnight camping, which officials say has lead to a significant decrease of homeless campers.
Still, more than 200 homeless roam the area, according to Robert Leonard, Sacramento County's chief deputy executive of municipal services.
Leonard said crews go out seven days a week to to clean up the park and evict people who are illegally camping. Safford said he cites an average of 10 individuals a day and arrests about two per week usually repeat offenders.
Serna said the cleanup and enforcement efforts seem to be working.
"This is the cleanest I've seen the parkway," he said.
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Reason for unemployment, 2005
February 15, 2006
The percentage of unemployed persons who had lost their jobs or completed temporary jobs dropped to 48.3 percent in 2005 from 51.5 percent in 2004.
The share of unemployed increased in each of the other categories shown on the chart. Reentrants accounted for 31.4 percent of the unemployed in 2005, up from 29.5 percent the year before. Job leavers made up 11.5 percent of the unemployed last year, compared with 10.5 percent in 2004. The share accounted for by new entrants was 8.8 percent in 2005, compared with 8.4 percent in the prior year.
These data are from the Current Population Survey. More information on the reasons for unemployment can be found in Table 27 (PDF) of the January 2006 Employment and Earnings.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor's Desk, Reason for unemployment, 2005 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2006/feb/wk2/art03.htm (visited September 20, 2014).
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This brave soul was knee to thigh high in snow. I loved his teeny tiny body dwarfed by the magnificent pines of Vail. I have no idea where he was headed but it was going to take more than a minute to get there for sure. For me, this was one of those stars aligning shots.
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Tuesday, February 18, 8 pm in Sci I Room 149. A reading from NAHID RACHLIN, award-winning author of four critically acclaimed novels, JUMPING OVER FIRE, FOREIGNER, MARRIED TO A STRANGER, and THE HEART'S DESIRE, as well as a collection of short stories, VEILS, and most recently, a memoir, PERSIAN GIRLS, which tells the story of her childhood in Iran.
Tuesday, March 4 8 pm in Sci I Room 149. A reading from KAREN BROWN, winner of the BU John Gardner Fiction Book Award for LITTLE SINNERS AND OTHER STORIES , which also won the Prairie Schooner Prize, and was named a Best Book of 2012 by Publishers Weekly. This past summer two new books were published: the novel , THE LONGINGS OF WAYWARD GIRLS, and the short story collection, PINS & NEEDLES .
Friday & Saturday, March 14 & 15 The WRITING BY DEGREES CREATIVE WRITING GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE with featured readers STEPHANIE POWELL WATTS & JILL BIALOSKY. Held at the Binghamton University Downtown Center in downtown Binghamton. Most of the conference is open to the public. See the conference website for details: http://writingbydegrees.binghamton.edu/
Tuesday, March 18 8 pm in Sci I Room 149. A reading from BU alums HEATHER McNAUGHER & JACOB WHITE. Poet McNaugher is the author of SYSTEM OF
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Monday, March 24 1:30 - 3:30 pm in LN 1104. A Writing Life: Conversations with Writer/Editors with JEN GROW & LAURA SHOVAN of LITTLE PAWTUXENT REVIEW, publishers of fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, & artwork from writers in the Mid-Atlantic region & beyond. An informal Q & A that is open to all
Tuesday, March 25 8 pm in Sci I Room 149. A reading from JANUARY GILL O'NEIL, author of the poetry collection UNDERLIFE and a forthcoming collection, MISERY ISLANDS (fall 2014, also from CavanKerry Press). She is the executive director of the Massachusetts Poetry Festival and an assistant professor of English at Salem State University.
Monday, April 7 1:30 - 3:30 pm in LN 1104. A Writing Life: Conversations with Writer/Editors with JOHN GALLAHER, poetry editor of THE LAUREL REVIEW, a literary journal that publishes poetry, short fiction, essays and reviews. Emphasizes the poem or story or essay that presents a real investigation of the art and what it is to be human. An informal Q & A event that is open to all.
Tuesday, April 29 8 pm in Sci I Room 149. A reading with DANIEL DONAGHY, author of START WITH THE TROUBLE (University of Arkansas Press), which won the 2010 Paterson Award and was named a Finalist for the BU Milt Kessler Poetry Award and the Connecticut Book Award, and STREETFIGHTING (BkMk Press), which was a Finalist for the 2006 Paterson Poetry Prize.
Wednesday, April 30 1:30 - 3:30 LN 1104. A Writing Life: Conversations with Writer/Editors with TIM GREEN, editor of RATTLE, a magazine which describes its mission as promoting the practice of poetry and a community of poets. An informal Q & A that is open to all.Questions? Call 777-2713 or e-mail at email@example.com.
Finding the rooms: The Science I building houses The Chenango Room and Einsteins Bagels. Room 149
is the auditorium at the other end of the building.
LN 1104 is the Graduate Student Lounge at the base of the Library Tower (across the corridor from the coffee shop).
Coming from off campus and need a little more help locating us? For either room your best bet would be to park in the Visitor Lot across from the Bartle Library. Either access the campus map or ask at the Information Booth on your way into campus to find that lot. From that Visitor Lot you will cross the street and go down the main walkway between the Library and the Lecture Hall. LN 1104 is the room at ground level at the base of the Library Tower. Science I is the building across from the Lecture Hall once you come to the plaza in front of the Library Tower. You'll see it says Chenango Room on the outside of the building. You want to keep walking as straight as possible; Room 149 is the auditorium that forms the leg of the L of the Science I building.
Related Links
The Binghamton Poetry Project:
community workshops for adults and children. More information
Interested in the mini-course that runs in conjunction with the Readers' Series?


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Keeping an open mind can only benefit you in the long run
Steve Reich Drumming
Steve Reich and musicians
This is the most-played track on my iPod and my favourite thing to listen to, especially when I'm on the go. Somehow you can switch off, and be aware of the rhythm changes. Rhythm is so important in any genre of music, and I find this piece absolutely fascinating. The players do an incredible thing in performing this piece, and I have huge respect for them.
Glenn Gould
Brahms intermezzos
This has been one of my favourite recordings for about 30 years. The way Gould plays the intermezzos is so moving – it takes me somewhere else. There's something pure and beautiful about his playing, and it's a very meditative approach to Brahms's music, which can sometimes be a bit buttery and too intense. I was a bit of a freaky Gould fan when I was young. I tried to copy him, but my piano teachers told me not to. If I'm feeling a bit lost as a performer, this recording somehow acts like medicine for me.
Jordi Savall and Wieland Kuijken
Sainte-Colombe Concerts à deux violes
This is a recording by two great masters of my instrument, who have been heroes and inspirational figures for me. This particular repertoire is quite strange, and nothing like other French Baroque music – most of the pieces are very melancholy, but unbelievably beautiful. I have to sit down and listen to the detail of it properly – it's almost like a textbook for me. It makes me proud to be a viola da gamba player – I know this music can only be properly expressed on my instrument.
Ravel plays Ravel
I first heard this about 25 years ago, and it was a shock. Ravel's tempos and articulations are totally different from modern interpretations, and so is the way he plays his melodies. As I'm part of an early-music movement concerned with authenticity and trying to go back to what the composer wanted, the recording pushes me to think and discover more – some things are obviously beyond our imagination.
Javanese Court Gamelan from the Pura Paku Alaman, Yogyakarta
I used to play Balinese gamelan, but my favourite CD is actually Javanese. Balinese music can be too hyperactive and too fast. I listen to this to relax and the concept of time is so completely different to what I'm used to – I don't listen to it if I'm in a hurry, though! It's good to listen to different things, so that you're not in your own little world all the time.
Originally published in The Strad, November 2011. Download the digital edition of the issue or subscribe to it as part of our 30-day free trial.