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An Idaho man accused of slapping a toddler on a Delta flight pleaded not guilty in Atlanta's federal court on Wednesday.
Joe Ricky Hundley was charged with simple assault in the Feb. 8 incident. He's accused of slapping a 2-year-old boy during a flight from Minneapolis to Atlanta.
The toddler's mother, Jessica Bennett, told authorities her son started to cry and that's when handle reportedly used a racial slur and slapped the child in the face.
"His mouth was in my ear and he said it again but even more hateful and he was on my face so I pushed him away then that's when he slapped Jonah," Bennett said.
Hundley's attorney, Marcia Shein, told FOX 5 that Hundley was on his way to Atlanta to decide whether to take his adult son off life support after he overdosed on insulin and had been declared brain dead.
"On that flight he was upset stressed and grieving and made comments to Mrs. Bennett he should never had made and is very apologetic for having said what he did and he hopes for everyone's sake that she will heal and forgive him," Shein said.
While acknowledging Hundley made a racial remark, His attorney maintains he never slapped the toddler.
"We believe that what happened that night was an accident or inadvertent, where the child was injured, but it wasn't because Mr. Hundley intentionally or in fact did strike the child in any way," Shein said.
Hundley is scheduled to return to court on April 9. His trial is scheduled to being on May 13.
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School merger brings together under one roof a faculty that can address many real-world policy problems at home and abroad.
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Mason is the first university in Virginia to achieve a Gold Rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability.
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10 U.S. Code § 380 - Enhancement of cooperation with civilian law enforcement officials
(a) The Secretary of Defense, in cooperation with the Attorney General, shall conduct an annual briefing of law enforcement personnel of each State (including law enforcement personnel of the political subdivisions of each State) regarding information, training, technical support, and equipment and facilities available to civilian law enforcement personnel from the Department of Defense.
(b) Each briefing conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following:
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(A) to obtain information, equipment, training, expert advice, and other personnel support under this chapter; and
(2) A description of the types of information, equipment and facilities, and training and advice available to civilian law enforcement officials from the Department of Defense.
(c) The Attorney General and the Administrator of General Services shall—
(1) establish or designate an appropriate office or offices to maintain the list described in subsection (b)(3) and to furnish information to civilian law enforcement officials on the availability of surplus military equipment; and
Source(Added Pub. L. 100–180, div. A, title XII, § 1243(a),Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1163; amended Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title XI, § 1104(a),Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2046.)
1988—Pub. L. 100–456amended section generally, substituting provisions relating to annual briefing of law enforcement personnel of each State by Secretary of Defense and Attorney General and establishment of offices and telephone communication with those offices regarding surplus military equipment for provisions requiring the Secretary to report to Congress on the availability of assistance, etc., to civilian law enforcement and drug interdiction agencies and to convene a conference and requiring the Comptroller General to monitor and report on the Secretary's compliance with those requirements.
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Fall Plant Sale by Cabarrus County Cooperative Extension
There are many reasons to grow your own fruit. We know how to help. Orders are being taken now for varieties of Blueberries, Blackberries, Muscadine and Fig Plants. For the first time, Cabarrus Cooperative Extension will not only provide free research-based educational information on planting, growing and taking care of plants as well as preparing and preserving the fruit that is spawn but will provide fruit plants for $9 each that are well adapted to the piedmont growing conditions.


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Submitted by Jan Rodak | May 1 2009 | Permalink
Thanks, Lisa. I too was caught off-guard when this sort of a "business" popped up in our otherwise progressive region, but I've since learned that no place is immune.
I want to thank Bark for having the foresight (and guts) to accommodate a story about a topic that is anything but uplifting. Only through "mainstreaming" this issue can we move forward and get our work done.
I also want to mention that the puppies pictured with yours truly above are five of the seven offspring of two very loved and pampered Llewellin setters. Mom was bred one time and then spayed; the litter was tended to with round-the-clock care and (almost insane affection) until fabulous homes were found for each. These are extraordinary bird dogs but also fantastic companions. They are not AKC-recognized because "Llewellin people" hope to avoid a commercial rush resulting in over-breeding.
I feel compelled to mention that because invariably when examining the puppy-mill issue, a discussion about breeders surfaces. I want to stay neutral on that. My friends are not *breeders*, per se .. this is the first and last litter they will oversee. But I believe there are commercial breeders out there who are responsible and attentive, and aim to produce robust, healthy dogs.
Again, my gratitude to Bark for its progressive stance on this issue, and to you for an introduction I hope to live up to!
Submitted by Leanna | May 2 2009 | Permalink
Way to go Jan, great article, will forward to everyone I know!! cute puppy...
Submitted by Lisa Ganoe | May 3 2009 | Permalink
I live in Sarasota, Florida, and I just assumed we didn't have this type of operation here. Now that I've read this story, I think I'll have to look closer. Thanks for an informative piece - hard to read, but important.
Submitted by Rich Savage | May 3 2009 | Permalink
Way to go Jan! Wish we had more gutsy reporting like yours and people willing to take a stand like you.
Submitted by Rex | May 13 2009 | Permalink
Anyone see this? http://www.komonews.com/news/44598472.html More news from the bust. Pretty graphic, terrible stuff. Just adds to the picture created by Jan in her story. The couple charged with animal cruelty said, "they were in over there head." I should say so. Maybe someone needs to create a program or outreach for people like this couple who may want out but don't know how to get out.
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Therese VanBlarcom, President
Claudia Kelly, Vice President
John Pacheco, Secretary
Brandi Brown
Caitlin Cahill
John Gibbs
Holly Guncheon
Sandy Johnson
Jill Joseph
Kathleen Lamb
Gary Thaden
Library Director
Lois Langer Thompson
Attendees: Library Board
Ms. Friedrich opened the
Topics for discussion:
Update: 2010 Committees Work Plan (policy review and revision)
Ms Friedrich shared a revised copy of the Hennepin County Library Board Policies: Policy Review and Consolidation Plan which includes the committees progress to date and a tentative review schedule for 2010. The schedule is revised to reflect shifting priorities. The Art Policy will be reviewed now since two Capital Project Art Selection Committees have been formed and their work is underway. The collection policy discussion will be deferred until additional committee appointments are made. Ms. Guncheon suggested reviewing the Expense Policy and Per Diem Payments sooner rather than later since they will require less research and revision.
Internet Public Use Policy progress report
Ms. Friedrich reviewed the status of the Internet Public Use Policy. The Library Board Program Policy Committee held an initial discussion in 2009 and staff is beginning to prepare a draft revision for Committee review.
Opening discussion of Art in Public Libraries policy
Ms. Friedrich provided copies of the policies related to art that were in place prior to the merger and provided a discussion paper for the group. The group explored the questions: Why does the Library provide public art? How does public art support the Librarys mission? Public art is included as a part of library capital projects because it:
· is mandated by the county
· enhances the experience of coming to the library
· reflects our commitment to the communitythe arts community and the community as a whole
· creates inviting esthetics
· contributes to civic pride
· expresses our diversity
· helps to create positive public environments
· reflects our neighborhoods and our legacy
Several art selection committees
have been formed or will soon be formed.
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The Carlsbad Community Vision identifies the community's most important core values and provides guiding principles for the city as it plans for the future. The Community Vision is the result of more than a year of extensive community outreach that included community workshops, a citywide survey, and small group interviews. It will be used as the city moves forward with the second phase of Envision Carlsbad, which is to comprehensively update its General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and Local Coastal Program.
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Bryan Colangelo's time as general manager of the Toronto Raptors is over. However, he will remain with the team in his role as team president.
Colangelo will continue to report directly to new Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO Tim Leiweke but will no longer have the final say on the team's basketball decisions.
That job will belong to the team's new general manager, whom Leiweke is hoping to have in place within the next 30 days. Several reports have said the Raptors first choice would be to bring back Denver Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri, who worked under Colangelo with the Raptors from 2007-10 first as director of global scouting and later as assistant GM.
Other names like Ed Stefanski, the Raptors' current vice-president of basketball operations, Oklahoma City Thunder assistant GM Troy Weaver and Indiana Pacers GM Kevin Pritchard have also been listed as potential successors.
Whomever Leiweke chooses, he made it clear that it will be their team to run.
"Bryan is going to have to take a deep breath every now and then, and understand there is a GM that has the final decisions on basketball," Leiweke said during a conference call on Tuesday.
Leiweke gave Colangelo "high marks" for his ability to grow basketball in Toronto, but was clear that the time was right to take the team's basketball operations in a new direction. "I think we all know there is great debate about decisions made in the past eight years, and in particular in the past five years not making the playoffs," Leiweke said. "There is accountability here. We need a new set of eyes and a new thinking towards how we, from a basketball standpoint, go forward."
Leiweke also acknowledged that the situation is complex and will take sacrifice, especially from Colangelo, who wanted to remain as GM.
"Do I understand that it's going to tax Bryan a little bit? One-hundred per cent," Leiweke said. "But I think given the circumstances we found ourselves in, the timing of the decision ... and given his choices, I believe it is in everyone's best interest to make this work.
"Bryan is ticked off at me, this isn't his perfect world either. But to his credit he accepts the role," he said.
And if things don't work out as planned, Leiweke said he will do whatever is necessary to rectify the situation.
"Bryan is going to have to live with this; I hope he can because if he can't I'm fairly certain we're not going to fire the Toronto Raptors."
For his part, Colangelo, while making it clear he would have preferred to stay on as GM, said he believes the future is bright for the Raptors.
"I think we are poised for success and I want to be a part of it," he said.
In his new role, Colangelo will continue to advise Leiweke on basketball-related matters while broadening his involvement in the business side of the franchise.
Colangelo also said he will respect the boundaries of his new position and be of whatever help he can be to his successor.
"The bottom line is: If I get in the way, I won't be around," he said. "If I'm asked my opinion, I'll give it.
"I think the new guy will appreciate that I'm there in his corner."
One area in particular Leiweke is hoping Colangelo will contribute is in growing the Raptors footprint in Canada. And on that front, the team is bidding to host the NBA All-Star Game in 2016 which also happens to be the Raptors' 20th anniversary.
"Toronto is not bidding on the 2016 All-Star Game, Canada is," said Leiweke. "We're the only NBA in Canada and we have to start acting like it.
"Our goal is to be Canada's Team."
Leiweke also said that should other basketball jobs open up with another team, Colangelo would be free to explore those opportunities.
Colangelo joined the Raptors on February 28, 2006 – exactly one day after he had resigned his position as president and general manager with the Phoenix Suns.
In his first full season on the job in 2006-07, the Raptors won their only Atlantic division title in franchise history and earned the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Colangelo was named the NBA's Executive of the Year following the season.
The team again qualified for the playoffs in 2007-08 with a 41-41 record. However, they have not finished with a record above .500 since.
The Raptors finished 34-48 this season and missed the playoffs for a fifth straight year.
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Sioux Falls S.D. (KELO AM) - Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation announces that the outdoor ice rinks will open for the season at 4 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2013, weather permitting.
Hours of operation will be Monday through Thursday: 4 to 8 p.m.; Friday: 4 to 9 p.m.; Saturday: 1 to 9 p.m.; and Sunday: 1 to 8 p.m. Ice skates are available for rent at all rinks. Prices are as follows: youth ages 15 and under—$1.00, adults ages 16 to 54—$3.00, and seniors ages 55 and better—$2.00. Children 6 years old and younger must be accompanied by someone 16 years old or older. Friday Night Special, all skates $1.00.
Holiday ScheduleDecember 24: 1 to 4 p.m. December 21–January 1: 1 to 9 p.m. December 25: Closed.
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Advent despair
In 1595, the English Jesuit Robert Southwell wrote "The Burning Babe," a startling, unsettling poem about the incarnation—which means, given Southwell's rich theological imagination and deep Catholic piety, that it is also a poem about suffering and salvation. And about the human predilection to resist divine love.
Three hundred seventy-one years later, Denise Levertov penned "Advent 1966,″ in which her vision of the "Burning Babe" is not Southwell's blessed Infant "scorched with excessive heat" (though her poem is replete with references to Southwell) but dying babies in Vietnam—"infant after infant" . . . "flesh on fire" . . . "moaning and stinking in hospitals three abed."
Forty-seven years after Levertov's startling, unsettling poem, its indictment of the human predilection for violence is as timely as ever. Napalm has long been superceded in modern warfare, most recently by the surgical precision of drone strikes, but the incinerated dead are just as dead.
Some say poetry as raw political commentary is a bad idea. Indeed, Levertov's friend and longtime correspondent, poet Robert Duncan, excoriated her political turn, insisting that the poet's job is "not to oppose evil but to imagine it." Yet Levertov's work in the Vietnam era was as much personal as political. In "Advent 1966," the subtext is the speaker's vision—the increasing lack and loss of it: "There is a cataract filming over my inner eyes."
This is the poetry of conviction, of wrestling with human failure and frailty in ways large and small. It is the poetry of despair—a refusal to make a leap toward hope that would put a tidy finish on the senseless and catastrophic.
It is fitting that Levertov locates her outrage, personally and politically, in Advent—whether or not something particular in December of 1966 occasioned the poem. In Advent, we are mindful of despair—in parts of the story that shape our Christian convictions and also in our own lives on these long, dark days when the senseless and catastrophic sometimes overtake us.
Writer and Anglican priest Fleming Rutledge points out that "a famous painting of the annunciation in the Cloisters in New York shows the embryonic Jesus slipping down a shaft of sunlight toward Mary—and he is already carrying his cross." The incarnation—the feast of Nicene dogma, as Rutledge notes—is of a piece with a suffering Christ, a suffering world, a suffering you and me.
In Advent we live with that startling, unsettling truth, refusing to rush toward a tidy finish.
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Japan's mita sneakers is set to launch a fairly extensive list of Nike Sportswear Air Max runners and their offspring on Saturday, April 28th, and the most recent revelation isn't just a pair that they'll get before US retailers, but rather, one that was crafted by mita for mita. These new mita sneakers x Nike Air Max+ 95 BBs are dubbed 'Neo Escape 2.0′ in reference to the continuation of a theme begun back in 2006, but the color scheme is decidedly different this time around and there's no word as of yet of other pairs joining the party. Check out the 'Neo Escape 2.0′ Air Max+ 95 BB after the jump and let us know if these are now on your must-import list.
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Potential Gas Committee reports unprecedented increase in magnitude of U.S. natural gas resource base
GOLDEN, Colo., June 18, 2009 – The Potential Gas Committee (PGC) today released the results of its latest biennial assessment of the nation's natural gas resources, which indicates that the United States possesses a total resource base of 1,836 trillion cubic feet (Tcf). This is the highest resource evaluation in the Committee's 44-year history. Most of the increase from the previous assessment arose from reevaluation of shale-gas plays in the Appalachian basin and in the Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain areas.
- PGC and the Ultimately Recoverable Resource—explains in simplified terms, with annotated graphics, the time-dynamic nature of gas resource assessment, the relationship between proved reserves and the PGC's categories of resources, and how these quantities lead to determination of the ultimately recoverable gas resource.
- Historical Trends I—Annual trends in crude oil, natural gas and gas liquids production for 1980-2008, together with the basics of 'vintaged' production graphs, production profiles, well and rig statistics, prices, revenues and other useful parameters, as well as forecasts of production trends to 2030. Accompanying text describes each plotted trend, which is keyed to a graphical folio for the U.S. containing more than 90 charts that are rarely, if at all, seen in print elsewhere. (Similar folios for all producing regions and provinces are available on a separate CD-ROM.)
- Historical Trends II—Monthly gas production and well-count histories for all Lower 48 States' onshore and offshore provinces, allowing the reader to compare and contrast basins with rising, falling or stable production trends.
- Historical Trends III—Gas-well permitting and spudding histories for all producing provinces, a measure of overall health of the industry from basin to basin.
- Historical Trends IV—"Top-ten" rankings of gas producers and well production trends and performance, arranged by PGC province.
- North American Perspectives I-II—overviews of natural gas resources, production and recent E&P activities in Canada and Mexico.
- Frontier Gas Resources I-IV—latest domestic and international developments in natural gas hydrates and liquefied natural gas (LNG); deep drilling for natural gas in the U.S.; and U.S. shale gas resources and play characteristics.
- Comparison of Assessments—a look at how PGC assesses gas resources and how the Committee's assessment methodology and latest results contrast with those of other organizations.
- From Reservoir to Burner Tip—PGC's natural gas "primer," a less technical discussion of how and where natural gas occurs and how it is produced, stored, transported, delivered to and beneficially used by consumers.


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As fans who have watched the past 4 seasons i would think that by now some of the more noticeable common factors would of been noticed by most of you....but nope.
Draft picks/ rookies are not getting this team anywhere. !!!!! NOWHERE!!!!!
GO AFTER players who know how to play in the league already, first year jitters are out, experience.
From what i gather most of the fans would like to keep oden around and still go after a big in the draft.
Or to try and grab someone like Kemba Walker, who is only going to evolve into what Monta Ellis is now.
Go for Ellis. He is similar to Kemba, but just so much better. Idk what GSW are doin with him and curry but i know they cant keep them both and Ellis had some nice numbers last season.....
And if you keep Greg, him an Ellis were McDonalds's all stars together.....
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there is no way Golden state gives up their star player AND their lottery pick for fernandez. Camby is just an expiring contract that they can trade or let his salary come off the books. Throwing in a late first round and late second round pick just isnt going to cut it. Lets be realistic. If the blazers wanted Ellis they would have to give up a lot more. Not to mention if they wanted their lottery pick.
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HoopsHype Will Bynum rumors
The NBA world has been abuzz that this week could bring an exodus of players who will play for teams overseas as pessimism grows that the labor woes will not be solved for the season to start on schedule. It might not be the case for Pistons point guard Will Bynum, who once played for Israeli powerhouse Maccabi Tel Aviv. Mark Bartelstein, Bynum's agent, previously said his client would consider an overseas return under the right circumstances, but Bartelstein said Monday that his client did not have a foreign assignment lined up and had no timetable for any decision. Detroit Free Press
Guard Will Bynum is scheduled to visit the Tamarack Camps today in Ortonville and speak to Jewish children ages 7-14. Bynum, who previously played with Maccabi Tel Aviv, is holding camps next month in Israel. Detroit Free Press
Bynum, the Pistons' backup point guard, said before the end of the season that if there were a prolonged lockout, he might consider going back to play overseas. High-profile NBA players like Amare Stoudemire and Kobe Bryant haven't ruled out the move, and Bynum already has experienced success overseas. "Nothing has been decided yet and we haven't done anything to this point because he's in the middle of his contract with the Pistons," agent Mark Bartelstein said. "Will has had great success over there with Maccabi and it's something we will consider." Detroit Free Press
As far as when Bynum would be in a Pistons uniform again, Bartelstein wasn't optimistic. "I think they (the league) had been planning this for a long time," he said of the lockout. "I think a lot of the players were smart and saved their money and now some guys are looking at alternatives. You can't get a new deal in place if only one side is willing to negotiate. It takes two sides to work out a deal." Detroit Free Press
Jorge Sierra: Agent Brad Ames on Will Bynum-to-Maccabi rumors: "He would love to be back if the situation was right." Twitter
Jorge Sierra: Ames: "But we haven't had very detailed conversations with Maccabi about that possibility". Twitter
Pistons guard Will Bynum had a long journey to reach the NBA. Now, with the uncertainty of a lockout, Bynum could be headed back to one of his old haunts — Israel. Bynum's agent, Mark Bartelstein, confirmed to The Detroit News on Monday a report that his client is interested in re-joining the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv, whom Bynum played for from 2006-08. "I would say you have to look at everything," Bartelstein said. "Will loves to play; it's how he makes his living." Detroit News
After going undrafted in 2005, Bynum found his way to Israel and enjoyed the opportunity to showcase his skills, Bartelstein said. "Will loved his time with Maccabi, and we're taking it one step at a time," Bartelstein said. "Nothing's off the board, they treated him great. He's always talked about wanting to go back to Maccabi at some point in his career." Detroit News
In the music industry it's called a 'remix', in the basketball business the same concept apparently applies, especially if you're a talented NBA point guard from Chicago whose name is Will Bynum. A source exclusively informed 'Eurobasket' that Bynum, who played for Maccabi between the 2006-2008 seasons, expressed strong interest in and is eager to return to Israel for a so-called 'remix', where he would pair up with childhood friend, Jeremy Pargo, creating one of the most talented, fastest and most athletic back court line in Europe, as they will work to win a Euroleague title. 'Bynum would love to go back to Maccabi if it made sense,' said a source with knowledge of Bynum's situation, adding, 'But I know it would be tough for Maccabi to lose him if/when the lockout ends.' Eurobasket.com
Will Bynum's knee bruise will keep him out of the Pistons' final two games, including tonight's home finale against Cleveland. Bynum has been a lot of things for the Pistons this year: aggressive, angry and feisty are among the first things that come to mind.But he's also been professional, one of the few players Pistons coach John Kuester hasn't had to discipline for some kind of insubordination. That doesn't mean Bynum hasn't felt he's had reason to be extremely upset with the way things have gone, both with the team and his own personal situation. Detroit News
Then add to that list assistant coach Darrell Walker, who had a rather public feud with Kuester after the head coach removed a red-hot Will Bynum late in a game against the Trail Blazers in February. And those are just the battles that actually became public. Those are the battles we know about. There have to have been a few more. Detroit Free Press
Bynum, who led the team with 29 points, played all 48 minutes. Instead of complaining about the situation, the point guard tried to stay positive. "I'm a professional basketball player," Bynum said. "I'm always ready to do whatever I have to do, play however many minutes I have to play." At one point, Bynum took a blow to the head when driving to the basket. In a normal game, Kuester might have subbed him out. But on this night, Bynum stayed in and was happy to do so. "I didn't play for two months," Bynum said. "I sat and got DNPs for a month and a half. You think I was turning down 48 minutes? I ain't crazy." Booth Newspapers
Sam Amico: Pistons G Will Bynum on possibility of losing to Cavs: "Man, we won't be that team. ... Guys in the locker room don't want to be that team." Twitter
Kuester has said he tried. Enough is enough. Both sides are being stubborn, and it seems the only resolution is a trade that isn't happening. For all the nonsense, the Pistons cannot be the team that loses to the 8-44 Cavaliers. Well actually, they could be, and some expect them to be, considering Cleveland has played better of late and the Pistons are 19-33, and just went through the Spurs' grinder. "Man, we won't be that team," guard Will Bynum said. "It's not scary. It's more wary than scary. Guys in this locker room don't want to be that team." Detroit News
Prince has seen teammate Richard Hamilton benched — a move he disagrees with — and is on pace to lose more games than at any point of his career. "We have to find a way to figure this thing out," he said. Pistons coach John Kuester tells anybody who listens there's plenty to play for. But even some of the players aren't convinced. "We need help real bad," guard Will Bynum said. "People are actually saying we are playing well and we are like 15 or 16 games below .500. That makes no sense at all. Detroit is used to winning. You are supposed to be 15 or 16 games above .500." Detroit News
Detroit guard Will Bynum says there is nothing wrong with an occasional fight between friends. So he believes there will be no lingering issues between Memphis Grizzlies teammates Tony Allen and O.J. Mayo after their confrontation following a card game during a recent team flight. "It's a competitive thing," Bynum said. "Guys are going to fight. There's nothing wrong with a fight now and then. But they're still going to be teammates, and they still love one another. When they go out there on the basketball court, they're going to give it their all." Booth Newspapers
The Pistons do not have a ban on card games on team flights, but they have policies in place to prevent issues that might come up and talk to the players about card games and gambling during the preseason each year, according to a Pistons spokesperson. Bynum said he doesn't play cards, but added the games can help teammates grow closer. "It's good for the guys to develop that chemistry," he said. "Card games do a lot other than (leading to) fighting or something bad happening. ... Bad things can happen no matter what you do." Booth Newspapers
"I find them very disturbing. I told him, 'Those Smurf shoes gotta go.'" — Tracy McGrady, talking about Will Bynum's bright blue Nike Zoom Hyperfuse sneakers. The Score
The latest "rumor" -- that the Pistons could trade Prince and another player, possibly Bynum, for Teague and Crawford -- was floated in a column by Sekou Smith of NBA.com. He referred to it as "a great trade rumor" that he had heard. But according to the Pistons source, that rumor was based on nothing, just like the rumor that the Pistons could soon trade Prince to the Hawks for Smith. There have been no talks about that trade either, I am told. Booth Newspapers
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What is 'tele-health' and how is it being used in Maine? How are advances in technology helping medical professionals serve those in need throughout the state.
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Another draft mental health bill, this time in Australia is mirroring global efforts in what is now an international and deliberate surge by government officials to remove parental consent. If passed, the shocking new law will allow children who are considered sufficiently mature, to be subjected to horrifying procedures including sterilization and electroshock.
An important message by the Director of Applied Scholastics in Western Australia based in Perth, Alison Tarrant was sent to the public on behalf of The Athena School. "Some very disturbing information has come across our path in relation to a Draft Mental Health Bill which concerns our precious children and our rights as parents," said Tarrant in a statement in the February 29, 2012 letter.
Tarrant initially thought the information lacked authenticity and was later astonished when she found out the document was legitimate. "When I read it I was quite shocked and thought someone was playing a joke on me but then I went onto the main website http://www.mentalhealth.wa.gov.au which is the Government Department of the Mental Health Commission and looked at the actual Draft Bill," she added.
PreventDisease.com recently reported that vaccinating without parental knowledge will soon become the norm across the world. There is now a confirmed global initiative to remove any consent parents have to safeguard their children's health while simultaneously removing any chance of informed consent by those who are considered of "mature" age regardless of their status as a child or teenager. These proposed bills are poised to become law and their frequency is increasing especially in the U.S, U.K, Canada, Australia.
Some of the more disturbing clauses draft mental health bill include:
• CHILDREN OF ANY AGE TO CONSENT TO STERILISATION: If a psychiatrist decides that a child (under 18 years) has sufficient maturity, he or she will be able to consent to sterilisation. Parental consent will not be needed. Only after the sterilisation procedure has been performed does it have to be reported and then only to the Chief Psychiatrist. [Pages: 135 & 136 of the Draft Mental Health Bill 2011]
• 12 YEAR OLDS WILL BE ABLE TO CONSENT TO PSYCHOSURGERY: Banned in N.S.W. and the N.T., psychosurgery irreversibly damages the brain by surgery, burning or inserting electrodes. This draft bill proposes to allow a 12 year old child, if considered to be sufficiently mature by a psychiatrist, to be able to consent to psychosurgery. Once the child has consented it goes before the Mental Health Tribunal (MHT) for approval. Parental consent is also not needed for the MHT to approve the psychosurgery. [Pages: 108, 109, 110, 197,198, 199, 213]
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7 U.S. Code § 7915 - Producer agreement required as condition of provision of direct payments and counter-cyclical payments
(a) Compliance with certain requirements
(1) Requirements
Before the producers on a farm may receive direct payments or counter-cyclical payments with respect to the farm, the producers shall agree, during the crop year for which the payments are made and in exchange for the payments—
(A) to comply with applicable conservation requirements under subtitle B of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3811 et seq.);
(B) to comply with applicable wetland protection requirements under subtitle C of title XII of the Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.);
(C) to comply with the planting flexibility requirements of section 7916 of this title;
(D) to use the land on the farm, in a quantity equal to the attributable base acres for the farm and any base acres for peanuts for the farm under subchapter III of this chapter for an agricultural or conserving use, and not for a nonagricultural commercial or industrial use, as determined by the Secretary; and
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The Secretary may issue such rules as the Secretary considers necessary to ensure producer compliance with the requirements of paragraph (1).
(b) Transfer or change of interest in farm
(1) Termination
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a transfer of (or change in) the interest of the producers on a farm in base acres for which direct payments or counter-cyclical payments are made shall result in the termination of the payments with respect to the base acres, unless the transferee or owner of the acreage agrees to assume all obligations under subsection (a) of this section. The termination shall take effect on the date determined by the Secretary.
(c) Acreage reports
As a condition on the receipt of any benefits under this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter, the Secretary shall require producers on a farm to submit to the Secretary annual acreage reports with respect to all cropland on the farm.
(d) Tenants and sharecroppers
In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary shall provide adequate safeguards to protect the interests of tenants and sharecroppers.
Source(Pub. L. 107–171, title I, § 1105,May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 152.)
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The Food Security Act of 1985, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), (B), is Pub. L. 99–198, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1354, as amended. Subtitles B and C of title XII of the Act are classified generally to subchapters II (§ 3811 et seq.) and III (§ 3821 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 58 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1985 Amendment note set out under section 1281 of this title and Tables.
Subchapter III of this chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(D), was in the original "subtitle C", meaning subtitle C (§§ 1301–1310) of title I of Pub. L. 107–171, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 166, which is classified principally to subchapter III of this chapter. For complete classification of subtitle C to the Code, see References in Text note set out under section 7951 of this title and Tables.
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AF Massachusetts Chapter Partners with Community College to Train Students as AF Exercise Program Instructors
Nebraska Expands AF Programs Through Professional Groups and Systems
AF Massachusetts Chapter Partners with Community College to Train Students as AF Exercise Program Instructors
- Funding for the project came from the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.
- A chapter program trainer who is also an adjunct professor at the Holyoke Community College spearheaded the partnership. A letter of understanding was developed between the school and faculty person.
- She taught a one-credit course in AF Exercise Program to students who already had the credentials to become AF Exercise Program instructors. The Foundation Grant paid for their materials and provided a small stipend ($200 per course) for them to teach their first course of classes. The grant also paid for the faculty person to oversee the students.
- Twelve students were trained, and many were already exercise leaders or had some experience in health and fitness.
- Trained students taught at sites that were known to the chapter. Students did not have to find their own sites to teach. There were seven or eight program sites such as a fitness club, Council on Aging, etc.
- The program reached mostly seniors.
- It raised arthritis awareness among people who are in related careers/fields such as nursing, health and fitness, etc.
- The trained instructors are continuing to teach at original sites or other places.
- The school wants to keep offering the AF Exercise Program as a one-credit course and possibly begin offering the AF Aquatic Program.
Key Learnings/ Tips
- Build partner relationships through someone well -known and respected by both partners.
- Have someone who is local to the area manage the partnership program.
- Make stipend money available to compensate the student teachers.
- Find students who were already experienced and credentialed, and make sure the potential instructors have adequate experience prior to teaching.
- Remain flexible with the plan.
- Train people affiliated with a particular partner site, like a community college to begin a partnership. The community college was a good site because the students tended to be older and remain in the communities where they live and go to school.
- Schedule periodic progress report calls with partners and keep constant communications and updates with partners.
- If you are compensating people, work out what 24 class sessions will be in terms of money.
- Expect unforeseen circumstances, especially for a first time project.
Contact – Judith Levine/ Massachusetts Chapter/ 617-219-8218/ email@example.com
Nebraska Expands AF Programs Through Professional Groups and Systems
- The AF Nebraska Chapter and the Nebraska Health and Human Services Nebraska Arthritis Program (NAP) have used both a mass mailing and a systems approach to recruitment.
- For the mass mailing, they purchased professional group's mailing lists, including those for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and occupational and physical therapists.
- They sent out letters, signed by the Nebraska Department of Public Health and the chapter, inviting these health professionals to become AF Self-Help Program leaders. Three hundred health professionals responded. Initially, the leaders were trained as AF Self-Help Program leaders. Later, some were trained to be AF Exercise Program instructors.
- In 2006, the Nebraska Arthritis Program in partnership with the Office on Women's Health (OWH) and Nebraska State Unit on Aging (NSUA) contracted with the AF to offer the AF Exercise Program to older adults in Nebraska through the eight regional Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) and their related senior centers. The AAA recruited individuals to be trained.
- The OWH program "Every Woman Matters" has identified about 4000 participants appropriate for the AF classes who will receive mailings to notify them about classes being offered in their area.
- Recruitment via the mass mailing resulted in health professionals being trained in new areas and expanded the reach of the AF throughout the state. Some of the trained health professionals were later trained as trainers for the AF Self-Help and AF Exercise Program.
- As of October 2006, 14 leaders, representing each of the 8 regional AAAs, had been trained to lead the AF Exercise Program or AF Self-Help Program in senior centers in their region. In the future, some of these regional staff will be trained as trainers so they can train additional senior center instructors.
- The partnership with the AAAs has achieved the capacity to provide the AF programs in all 93 counties in Nebraska.
Key Learnings/ Tips
- The partnership between the AF Nebraska Chapter and the Nebraska Arthritis Program was key.
- Doing something basic like a mailing to recruit leaders enabled the state to spend indirect costs of the grant in an effective way.
- Ultimately, recruiting through the regional AAA and their related senior centers resulted in the AF programs being offered routinely in local community settings; thereby, enhancing both reach and maintenance of the programs.
Contact – Bruce Rowe/Nebraska Arthritis email@example.com


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Loudwire.com has teamed up with Alter Bridge and is streaming their upcoming fourth album in its entirety, "Fortress" for free. The album will be in stores on October 8th. You can find a link to it in the rock report blog. The band will be playing one show in the United States for the rest of this year on October 4th in Orlando, and then will tour Europe for a month. More
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I was approached by a UK company for a version of deadeye (another game of mine) to showcase their high power co2 air rifle. The game was initially just for their website but they have kindly let me showcase the game. This game actually uses my own hand holding the rifle! Addtionally the time of day will progress as you play with dawn moving to dusk then night. Please review fairly, I know its similar to deadeye, its meant to be!!
Please feel free to use this on your website.
Rated 3.5 / 5 stars October 14, 2013
Well, this was pretty good. I guess I just didn't like how there wasn't that much to it. You just shot your targets. That being said, it still managed to do a good job for what it was supposed to do. I'm not sure what the title means. Maybe Logun is the name of the character I'm playing?
I admit that the "Deadeye" is a really cool title. The graphics are pretty decent. I assume any game gets harder no matter what difficulty you put it at. The sounds were pretty good and authentic. I just liked the easy understanding of the gameplay.
Rated 2.5 / 5 stars August 9, 2006
this is the same as your last one
the only difference is the intro screens. none the less, it was a fun little game, slightly addictive, and thats probably what you were going for
Rated 4 / 5 stars August 8, 2006
Not too bad.
I thought it was a pretty fun game to pass the time, I believe i've played it somewhere else though, have you put it up on another site?
Rated 2 / 5 stars August 8, 2006
Try Harder
This wasnt that fun. Try adding powerups for guns or more levels so when you beat one level you can go to a store and buy better weapons and ammo. And instead of targets use deer or somthing like that. Its kind of challenginng trying to get the birds and the booneh rabbits.
Rated 2 / 5 stars August 8, 2006
not good
this wasnt very fun at all...maybe have powerups, obstacles or character profiles.


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Statement as of 11:25 PM CDT on October 01, 2014
... September 2014 monthly climate summary...
September brought warmer than normal temperatures and a mix of above and
below normal precipitation totals to the mid-south. For many
areas... September would likely have witnessed below normal
precipitation totals if not for the heavy amounts of rain received
on September 11th. It was during this flash flood event that
Memphis picked up over four inches of its 4.75 inches of rainfall
for the month.
Memphis was the warmest site during September with its monthly average of 76.2
degrees... which was a one degree departure above normal.
Currently for 2014 Memphis is 2.1 degrees below normal... thanks
mostly to a cooler Spring and Summer. Tupelo had an average
temperature this month of 75.5 degrees... or 1.4 degrees warmer
than normal. Tupelo is currently 1.9 degrees below normal for the
year. Jonesboro had an average temperature of 73.0 degrees in
September... 1.1 degrees above the September normal... while
currently being the site with the coolest departure from normal
for the year at 2.4 degrees below normal. Jackson was the coolest
site this month by over one degree with an average temperature of
71.6 degrees... only 0.2 degrees above normal. Meanwhile Jackson is
currently 2.2 degrees cooler than normal for the year. Memphis and
Jonesboro recorded the warmest temperature this month with 95
degrees... while Jackson recorded the coolest temperature with 45
degrees. Thats a fifty degree spread across the month... which aids
in identifying September as a transition month in the climate
across the region.
As previously mentioned... much of the precipitation that fell in September
occurred during the heavy rainfall event on September 11th. The
effects of this event were primarily felt in Shelby and DeSoto
counties... where water rose to cover roadways and even flooded
several homes. Jackson narrowly beat out Memphis for the most
precipitation during the month with 4.83 inches... 1.45 inches
above the September normal. Jackson has received 48.51 inches of
precipitation so far this year... 9.26 inches above normal. Memphis
received 4.75 inches of rain in September... 1.66 inches above
normal for the month... while The Bluff city is right at 10.00
inches above normal for the year so far. Tupelo recorded 3.23
inches of rain this month... which is actually 0.22 inches below
normal for the month. Tupelo is the only site with a drier than
normal precipitation total for 2014... having received 0.74 inches
of precipitation below normal. Jonesboro was the driest site for
the month... only receiving 1.84 inches of rain... which is 1.22
inches below normal. Jonesboro is currently 1.35 inches of
precipitation ahead for the year... having received 35.52 inches in
Temperature data:
memphisjackson Jonesboro Tupelo
average temperature (month) : 76.2 71.6 73.0 75.5
normal avg. Temp (month) : 75.2 71.4 71.9 74.1
departure from normal (month): 1.0 0.2 1.1 1.4
average temperature (year) : 64.0 60.7 60.8 63.5
normal avg. Temp (year) : 66.1 62.9 63.2 65.4
departure from normal (year) : -2.1 -2.2 -2.4 -1.9
Maximum temperature : 95.0 92.0 95.0 94.0
minimum temperature : 54.0 45.0 52.0 50.0
Precipitation data:
memphisjackson Jonesboro Tupelo
total precipitation (month) : 4.75 4.83 1.84 3.23
normal precipitation (month) : 3.09 3.38 3.06 3.44
departure from normal (month): 1.66 1.45-1.22 -0.21
total precipitation (year) : 48.47 48.5135.52 39.17
normal precipitation (year) : 38.47 39.2534.17 39.91
departure from normal (year) : 10.00 9.26 1.35 -0.74
percent of normal : 126% 124% 104% 98%
Climate outlook:
for October the forecast for north Mississippi is for enhanced odds
of experiencing above normal temperatures... while the forecast
for the rest of the region is for equal chances of experiencing
above... near... or below normal temperatures. Extreme northeast
Arkansas and the Missouri bootheel are forecast to have enhanced
odds of experiencing above normal precipitation totals for the
month of October... while the rest of the mid-south is again only
forecast as an equal chance. An equal chance forecast simply means
that there is no clear climate indicator to help determine whether
temperatures or precipitation will be above... near... or below
For the months of October... November... and December collectively... the
climate prediction center is forecasting parts of west Tennessee
and extreme northeast Mississippi to have enhanced odds of
experiencing above normal temperatures... while the rest of the
area is forecast as equal chances. For precipitation the entire
area is forecast as equal chance of experiencing
above... near... and below normal precipitation totals.
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Pima County Justice Court records say Fernando Richter was charged this morning with an assault while in jail.
Richter and his wife, Sophia, were indicted last week for the abuse and imprisonment of Sophia's 12-, 13-, and 17-year-old daughters.
Police say the two younger girls escaped from the family's midtown home last month and ran to a neighbor's house for help.
Investigators say the children had been kept in dungeon-like isolation and confinement for up to two years.
The Richters are scheduled for arraignment in Superior Court on Friday.
The Richters each were originally charged with three counts of kidnapping, child abuse-emotional and child abuse-physical abuse.
Fernando Richter also was charged with sexual abuse with a person under 15 years of age, according to TPD.
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UV-Vis spectrophotometer
Determination of Caffeine and Benzoic Acid in Soft Drinks by Multicomponent UV Analysis
See Appendix 1 for more details
pp. 394-400, and 419-424 in Harris text
- To determine the amounts of caffeine and benzoic acid in a soft drink.
- To learn a method for determining the concentrations of multiple compounds in a mixture using UV-Vis spectrophotometry, even when the spectra of the compounds overlap.
Spectrophotometry is one of the most commonly used instrumental methods in all of science. While the term is used to refer to any technique that uses light to measure the concentration of a chemical, most spectrophotometric measurements rely on the absorption of light. The basic components of an absorption spectrophotometer are shown in Fig. 1. Light passes into a monochromator where one small band of wavelengths is selected. This monochromatic light then passes through the sample compartment and on to a detector where it is converted into an electrical current, i, proportional to the intensity of the light. (Intensity is more correctly referred to as irradiance, P.)
Figure 1. Components of a simple absorption spectrophotometer.
Some of the light passing through the sample may be absorbed by the molecules in the sample. When a molecule absorbs a photon of light, the energy of the molecule increases. If the light is from the ultraviolet (UV) or visible portions of the electromagnetic spectrum, this absorption results in electrons being promoted to higher energy levels. We say the electron has gone from the lowest energy state (the ground state) to a higher energy state (an excited state). This process is illustrated in Fig. 2 below. A photon of light can be absorbed when it has an energy (hν) exactly equal to the energy difference between the ground state (E1) and the excited state (E2).
Figure 2. The absorption process.
To begin an absorbance measurement we must first measure the initial irradiance, P0, by placing solvent in the sample holder. This is called the blank measurement. The solvent is then replaced with the real sample, and the irradiance, P, is measured. As stated in your Harris text, transmittance (T) is the fraction of the original light that passes through the sample.
It should make intuitive sense that transmittance can vary from 0 to 1 (or 0 to 100% for %T). Transmittance is related to absorbance, A, by the following:
Finally, we see the relationship between absorbance and concentration, c, by the familiar Beer's law equation:
Where c is the concentration of the analyte in the sample, ε is the molar absorptivity of the analyte, and b is the sample cell pathlength shown in Fig. 1. You should recognize that Beer's law predicts a linear relationship between absorbance and concentration. Experimentally, this is shown by generating a Beer's law plot of A (y-axis) vs. c (x-axis).
Ocean Optics Spectrometers:
For our absorbance measurements we will be using an Ocean Optics Red Tide UV-Vis spectrophotometer. One of the main advantages of these instruments is their portability due to their compact design. The entire instrument fits easily in the palm of your hand. A schematic diagram of the instrument is shown in Fig. 4. Notice that there is no exit slit from the monochromator to the detector as there was in Fig. 1. Instead, a charge-coupled device (CCD) detector, similar to what you have in your digital camera, is used to measure the entire spectrum at once.
Figure 4. Ocean Optics Red Tide UV-Vis spectrophotometer.
Making absorbance measurements with the Red Tide spectrometers is very simple. In addition to making a blank measurement, you must also measure the detector signal when no light from the source is present. This is called the dark measurement. The instrument software subtracts this value from both the reference and sample signals when calculating absorbance:
where S is the sample signal, R is the reference signal, and D is the dark signal.
Multicomponent Analysis:
In the past you've probably used Beer's Law to determine the concentrations of species which absorb either UV or visible light. This procedure was pretty straightforward. You made a series of standard solutions which were used to generate a (hopefully) linear Beer's Law plot (A vs. c). Then you measured the absorbance of your unknown and plugged it into the equation of your line to yield the concentration of the unknown. Simple.
But now let's add a little twist and say that our sample consists of two compounds (X and Y) that we wish to determine, and that these compounds have individual spectra which overlap. If we obtain a spectrum from a mixture of these compounds, then this spectrum is just the sum of the spectra from the individual components X and Y. This means that at any wavelength on the spectrum of our mixture the total absorbance is just equal to the sum of the absorbances of the individual components:Atot = AX + AY
Let's choose two specific wavelengths, λ1 and λ2, at which both compounds show significant absorbance. We can then write expressions for the total absorbance at each of these wavelengths:Atot,λ1 = AX,λ1 + AY,λ1 and Atot,λ,2 = AX,λ2 + AY,λ2
Using Beer's Law, these equations can be expanded to:Atot,λ1 = εX,λ1bcX + εY,λ1bcY and Atot,λ2 = εX,λ2bcX + εY,λ2bcY
If all the molar absorptivities are known, then we have a simple system of two equations and two unknowns, cX and cY. We determine the four ε values from the slopes of four Beer's Law plots: A vs. c at λ1 and λ2 for standard solutions of both X and Y.
As your textbook points out, a system of two equations and two unknowns is adequate if the individual spectra of compounds X and Y are fairly well-resolved. However, if there is significant overlap in the spectra then we add more Atot equations at different wavelengths.
In this experiment you'll be determining the amount of caffeine and benzoic acid in a soft drink sample. Caffeine, as you know, is a stimulant, and benzoic acid is commonly used as a food preservative since it inhibits the growth of mold, yeast, and bacteria. The UV spectra of caffeine and benzoic acid overlap, although you'll see there are wavelength regions where one component dominates. It's important that we don't use a diet drink since aspartame absorbs in the same region of the UV. Also, colas generally don't work well since a colorant absorbance band extends too far into the UV.


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'Tomorrowland' Meets 'Lost' in Disney Mystery Box
Calling former fans of ABC's Lost: Remember all the maddening fun you had -- prior to that disappointing finale -- trying to piece together the show's secrets? Remember rewatching those grainy, choppy Dharma Initiative videos, deciphering the meaning of the numbers on the hatch, or wondering about polar bears? Well, get ready to wrap your head around another convoluted mystery, because Lost showrunner Damon Lindelof is at it again.


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The NTSB issued a number of recommendations on November 1–A12-64 and A12-65–in an attempt to prevent aircraft accident first responders from being injured by ejection seats or ballistic parachute recovery devices at crash scenes. The Board wants the FAA to identify the devices aboard an aircraft during every tri-year registration and also determine a method of making that information readily accessible to emergency crews. Recommendation A12-66 will also require STC-modified aircraft to report any new on-board devices.
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