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CB Keanon Lowe (5-10, 170)
Commit: Washington
The top skill position player in Oregon, Lowe did the majority of his damage on offense this year for Portland (Ore.) Jesuit on offense, including a six-touchdown performance in the state title game. Lowe is versatile, he played running back for Jesuit, will play cornerback for the West and will likely play receiver for the Huskies.
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Considering: USC, Michigan and California
The top safety in California, Parker is a big hitter who shines with the pads on. Had a strong senior year, carrying the Gauchos to the City Section title game and he becomes the second Narbonne prospect in as many years to play in the Army Game, following teammate and close friend Byron Moore.
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Considering: Arizona, Arizona State, USC and UCLA
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S Ahmad Dixon (6-1, 195)
Commit: Baylor
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S Jarrick Williams (6-2, 205)
Commit: Alabama
While Williams will be rooting for his future school, Alabama, during the week in the BCS Championship Game, he'll also be showing why Nick Saban is so high on him. The 10th ranked safety nationally is active and has some of the best ball skills of any safety in the country.
S Eric Reid (6-1, 202)
Commit: LSU
One of only two Louisiana natives selected to the game, the Geismar (La.) Dutchtown safety will roam around the secondary as he did the past four seasons, en route to being the #8-ranked safety in the country and the first All-American in school history.
A.J. Derby (6-5, 220)
Commit: Iowa
Iowa is getting a good one in the versatile Derby, who starred at quarterback for Iowa City HS this fall, but can play receiver or safety, either of which he'll play during the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Derby is one of the best athletes coming to San Antonio.
CB Demetrius Wright (6-2, 195)
Considering: USC and Tennessee
One of the bigger and most physical cornerbacks in the country, the Corona (Calif.) prospect will likely stick at cornerback this week with a thin roster there, but he could blossom into an elite safety in college with his size and range.


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Piper Reed and the Gypsy Club need a clubhouse. Unfortunately it will cost close to $2000. Piper decides to get a job. She puts a sign in her front yard that says she designs party planner. She decides to help her younger sister by illustrating her book and when her older sister needs someone to cover her babysitting job she takes on that task as well. Add to all of this her school project and you have a disaster in the making. This was an easy and wuick book to read, and a lot of fun.
Piper Reed and her friends need $1999 to buy a clubhouse so they can have a little privacy and Piper is determined to figure out how to earn the money. So she starts a birthday party planning business, but things start to snowball (as they often do) and Piper will have to think on her feet to keep everything from blowing up in her face.
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Piper Reed and her fellow Gypsy Club members are in need of a clubhouse. Raising money to buy one proves a challenge. Piper, being the resourceful fifth grader that she is, launches her own party-planning business and gets her first job throwing young Brady's birthday celebration. But things don't go as expected on the day of the big event. Fortunately for Piper, her friends and family come to her rescue!
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Bradley Manning Photos Dressed As Woman, Shown At Trial To Revealed Gender Identity Crisis
A photograph of Bradley Manning dressed as a woman was leaked yesterday after Manning's struggles with his gender identity were revealed during his sentencing trial for leaking documents to Wikileaks.
The photo, which Manning sent to his master sergeant at the time, Paul Adkins, reportedly features Manning wearing makeup and a blonde wig.
Manning sent the e-mail in April of 2010 with the subject headline 'My Problem.' Manning wrote that his 'problem' was causing him "great pain in itself," according to The Guardian . The Guardian also claims that Manning questioned his gender identity in the e-mail, and reached out to Adkins for help.
In court on Tuesday, Adkins testified that Manning exhibited signs of emotional distress in the year before the e-mail. Manning reportedly had an "angry outburst" in summer of 2009 after being reprimanded by a superior, and Adkins had considered not deploying him to Iraq in October 2009 as planed. However, when a soldier in the same unit suffered a heart attack, the decision was made for Adkins and Manning was sent to Iraq.
"I would say there was that indirect pressure of making sure that anyone who could physically deploy was deploying. In a perfect world, I think if I could have left him back to make sure that he was getting behavioral health care on a consistent basis, I would have," Adkins said.
Manning's defense is alleging that, had Adkins reported Manning's erratic behavior to his superiors when warning signs began to pop up, Manning's security clearance might have been revoked. As a consequence, defense attorney David Coombs claims that Manning might have never laid eyes on the classified documents he later leaked.
Another incident described in court earlier this week occurred in December of 2009, when Manning experienced an outburst during a counseling session with Chief Warrant Officer Joshua Ehresman. Manning reportedly got so upset that he flipped a table onto the ground, causing damage to two military computers, before reaching for a weapon. Ehresman was able to get a hold of Manning before he could do any harm to himself or others. Adkins was informed of the incident, but surmised that Manning did not pose a threat to anybody's safety.
"I was under the impression that he was not going for a weapon but just something physical to break – that was my impression," Adkins told the court.
Though others who knew of the incidents involving Manning told Adkins to take him off the job, Adkins felt that removing Manning from his post would be a detriment to their mission. Instead, Adkins reportedly sent memos to Manning's doctors expressing his concern and suggesting that Manning suffered from PTSD.
"I don't remember exactly why I didn't recommend the clearance be removed, specifically. But…I felt that his presence and his – what he provided to us an intelligence section was important enough to retain him," Adkins explained.
Adkins' rank has since been reduced due to his involvement with Manning preceding the leaks.
Other witnesses came forward to testify to Manning's state of mind, including his older sister Casey Major, who described their troubled childhood with their alcoholic mother, and Captain David Moulton, a psychiatrist who worked with Manning following his arrest. Capt. Moulton reportedly testified that he believed Manning might have suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome and/or a kind of social disorder.
The psychologist who worked with Manning in Iraq, Capt. Michael Worsley, also testified, and supported the hypothesis that Manning has a personality disorder. Worsley also reiterated the idea that Manning's struggle with his gender identity was a serious source of stress for the young soldier.
"You put him in this hypermasculine environment, if you will, with little support and few coping skills – the pressure would have been difficult to say the least. It would have been incredible," Worsley told the judge.
Manning could face up to 90 years in jail for his crimes, and he took time in court on Wednesday to apologize for his actions. His sentencing is expected to be announced next week.
"I'm sorry that my actions hurt people. I'm sorry that they hurt the United States. At the time of my decision, as you know, I was dealing with a lot of issues, issues that are ongoing and continue to affect me…Although a considerable difficulty in my life, these issues are not an excuse for my actions. I understood what I was doing and the decisions I made. However, I did not fully appreciate the broader effects of my actions. Those factors are clear to me now," Manning stated.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered major safety changes for U.S. nuclear power plants Friday, two days before the one-year anniversary of the nuclear crisis in Japan.
The orders require U.S. nuclear plants to install or improve venting systems to limit core damage in a serious accident and to install sophisticated equipment to monitor water levels in pools of spent nuclear fuel.
The plants also must improve protection of safety equipment installed after the 2001 terrorist attacks and make sure it can handle damage to multiple reactors at the same time.
The orders were the first issued by the NRC since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that crippled Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. The tsunami sent three of the plant's reactors into meltdown in the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.
NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko called the new orders "a significant step forward on our post-Fukushima efforts" and said they reflected great effort by NRC staff to produce a comprehensive package within a year of the Japan disaster.
"Of course, there's still a great deal of work ahead of us," Jaczko said.
Jaczko told The Associated Press late Friday he was disappointed that the five-member commission was unable to agree on requirements that would force the nuclear industry to make changes within five years of the disaster. U.S. plants must comply with the orders issued Friday by the end of 2016.
"Five years is a very, very long time for us to be waiting to see" how plants will deal with earthquake risks and flooding risks, Jaczko said.
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Abbas v. Foreign Policy Group DC Circuit Panel
The DC Circuit has announced that the Abbas v. Foreign Policy Group appeal will be heard on October 20, 2014 before Circuit Judges Kavanaugh, Srinivasan, and Senior Circuit Judge Edwards. For the background facts giving rise to the case, the proceedings in the district court and the issues on appeal, see my posts here, here, here, here, and here. For now, however, I thought I would take a quick look at prior defamation/libel/First Amendment decisions involving these judges.
Three Takeaways from the DC Circuit's Farah v. Esquire Decision
The DC Circuit's decision in Farah v. Esquire Magazine turned out to be a dud from an anti-SLAPP perspective. The court affirmed the district court's dismissal of Farah's Complaint, but did so under Rule 12(b)(6), thus mooting any consideration of arguments made under the DC anti-SLAPP act. The opinion is not a great surprise. In its brief to the DC Circuit, Esquire suggested that, because the Complaint was also dismissed under Rule 12(b)(6), the district court's decision could be affirmed on this alternative basis. And the questions at oral argument (link here) did not focus on the anti-SLAPP act. Nevertheless, … [ CONTINUE READING
Farah v. Esquire: a Primer
I have previously blogged about the panel that will be hearing the Farah v. Esquire appeal on October 3. Here's a brief summary on the relevant background facts, the proceedings in the district court and the pertinent issues on appeal.
Farah v. Esquire Panel Has Significant Experience in First Amendment Cases
The DC Circuit has announced that the Farah v. Esquire appeal will be heard on October 3, 2013 before Circuit Judges Rogers and Brown and Senior Circuit Judge Williams. In a separate post, I will summarize the background facts giving rise to the case, the proceedings in the district court and the issues on appeal. For now, however, I thought I would take a quick look at prior defamation/libel/First Amendment decisions involving these judges. As explained below, for two of the judges on the panel, there will be a sense of déjà vu when the argument begins on October 3.
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This morning, the DC Circuit issued a short opinion in which it affirmed the District Court's ruling in Sherrod v. Breitbart, which had denied the defendants' anti-SLAPP motion. Because the District Court's ruling was not a final judgment ending the action, the DC Circuit first considered whether it even had jurisdiction to hear the appeal. After canvassing decisions from other circuits and a "terse, unpublished order" from the DC Court of Appeals, the court sidestepped the question because it found that its precedent on another issue completely resolved the case. In other words, the court assumed (without deciding) that it had … [ CONTINUE READING
Sherrod Oral Argument Suggests DC Circuit Might Not Resolve Erie Issue
Unfortunately, I was not able to attend this morning's oral argument in the Sherrod appeal. The Legal Times' summary is here. The Washington Post summary is here. And another summary is here. Both the Legal Times and the Washington Post articles point out that there are a variety of other issues in Sherrod that could prevent us from getting a definitive answer on whether the statute can be used in federal court, including whether the motion was timely made, whether it applies to conduct that pre-dated the statute's effective date, or whether it can be immediately appealed (I've discussed all three issues here). … [ CONTINUE READING
Will Farah v. Esquire Appeal Resolve "Erie" Question?
While the Sherrod v. Breitbart appeal has attracted a lot of attention at the DC Circuit, there is another case that could resolve whether the DC anti-SLAPP statute applies in federal court: Farah v. Esquire. There, the plaintiffs/appellants are appealing the district court's decision granting the defendants' anti-SLAPP and 12(b)(6) motions and dismissing their false light, defamation, and Lanham Act causes of action. As alleged in the Complaint, a May 2011 post on Esquire's politics blog contained fictional statements by publisher Joseph Farah that he would destroy the first-run print of Jerome Corsi's book, Where's the Birth Certificate? The Case … [ CONTINUE READING
Sherrod v. Breitbart Appeal Ready for Oral Argument
The Sherrod v. Brietbart appeal is now fully briefed (opening brief here, opposition brief here, and reply brief here) and ready for the oral argument, scheduled for March 15, 2013. (The case has also attracted amicus briefs, including from the District of Columbia, the ACLU and Public Citizen, and a host of news organizations). The threshold question in Sherrod is whether the denial of an anti-SLAPP motion is immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine of Cohen v. Beneficial Loan Corp. (The DC Court of Appeals recently held that it was not). Under Cohen, the appellants must show that the … [ CONTINUE READING
Will DC Court of Appeals' Decision Impact Sherrod Appeal?
I have learned that, last month, the DC Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal of an order denying an anti-SLAPP motion. The court held that there was no interlocutory review under the statute and that the order was not appealable under the Cohen collateral order doctrine. This order, and other rulings in the same suit, could have major ramifications for the Sherrod v. Breitbart appeal and the other pending anti-SLAPP motions.
Roundup on Pending Cases Involving the DC anti-SLAPP Statute
After a period of relative quiet, there has been a flurry of activity in the District of Columbia federal and state courts in cases involving the DC anti-SLAPP statute. Here's a summary of where the various cases stand: • Sherrod v. Breitbart: The case drawing the most attention is the pending appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Sherrod v. Breitbart. There, the defendants/appellants have filed their opening brief; the District of Columbia has filed an amicus brief; Public Citizen and the American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation's Capital have filed … [ CONTINUE READING


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Pedestrians are killed walking down the road, people are killed riding their motorcycles and bicycles, from time to time, people drown while surfing or swimming. We do not outlaw such activities. This undesirable legislation by the Maui County Council is ill-conceived and unnecessary.
It's been years since our last fatality, and more recently, a driver of a pick-up truck was killed whereas the two individuals in the back received minor injuries.
How is a family with only one truck, no extra cab room and numerous children supposed to get around our island? For over 30 years, our county government outlawed hitchhiking. In January 1999 the prohibition was deleted from country ordinances. Now people can ride in the back of pickup trucks and young people can hop a ride with their skateboards and surfboards while getting around the island. And what about sports teams?
Our bus system, growing and improving, does not go Upcountry beyond Makawao nor past Ha'ikū. What are people to do?
The council must focus on issues such as assisting the houseless, improving the economic environment, instituting district representation for an accountable and democratic voting structure, plus establishing a more equitable property tax system.


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Brantley Gilbert and Jana Kramer Will Record Music Together… Eventually
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Brantley Gilbert will say "I do" to more than walking down the aisle with his bride-to-be, Jana Kramer. The 'More Than Miles' singer says that he and Kramer will definitely collaborate together musically… in time. "We have written a couple of songs together, and they are really good, so that may be something we do [...]


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How To: Plant Seeds Using Eggshells // 17 Apart
I think this is such a cute idea. Once they finally sprout you can transfer them into your pot or the ground and the eggshells will breakdown around it.
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I entered Gmail hell yesterday morning. Whenever I sent an email from within a browser, I got a 707 error back and Gmail would go into an endless "Retry" loop. It was early Monday morning and I wasn't ready to deal with this, so I grabbed my iPad and did a bunch of email on it. I didn't connect that the client was working fine, but the browser version wasn't until I got the office.
The answer was a simple one once I figured it out. I disabled all the Google Labs and it magically started working again. I then re-enabled Labs until I found the one that was causing the 707 error – the "Background Send" Labs. Apparently something broke over the weekend with Background Send and the newest browser version of Gmail.
If you are getting a 707 error, just turn off Background Send. That should fix it.
Consider this a public service announcement as of 11/8/11. When I searched Gmail 707 Error in Google, I didn't find anything that referred to this. I found a few "clear your browser cache" suggestions, which didn't help. I also found plenty of "I've got this problem" with no answers.
We did contact Google tech support via email and got a response back later in the day to turn off Google Labs to see if that fixed the problem. I also got a similar response from my special magic wormhole tech support line to Google engineering.
This was on the heals of a weekend of Gmail / iOS hell. My email clients on my iPad and my iPhone unexpectedly stopped working on Friday – constantly asking me to login to my Exchange account (I'm using the Exchange connector to access Gmail.) I didn't figure out what the issue was until Sunday afternoon when I realized that the Gmail iOS app was interfering with the iOS mail app. I'd downloaded the Gmail app on both devices when it came out. It was crappy, but when Google pulled it from the app store, I thought it was novel enough to leave on my iOS devices for a while. Error! Once deleted it, email went back to normal.
Google, I love you, but please amp up the QA!
Gist just released their Chrome extension for Gist in Gmail. Chrome is my browser of choice for Gmail and I've been anxiously awaiting this release. It's just awesome.
It's tightly integrated with both consumer and enterprise Gmail. It's fast, light weight, and takes advantage of the huge amount of data discovery that Gist does via the cloud (rather than in-browser).
It's been really fun to watch my friends at Gist really come into their own in the past six month. With the release of Gist in Gmail on both Firefox and Chrome, along with the Gist Gadget for Google Apps, they've got Gmail now totally wired.
If you haven't tried Gist, give it a shot. And if you are a Chrome and Gmail user, make sure you grab the Chrome extension.
About a month ago I wrote a post titled Trying Gmail For A Week. I haven't thought about Outlook, Entourage, or Mac Mail for a month and I don't think I'm ever going back. It took about a week to rewire my brain for how conversations worked and what the keyboard shortcuts were, but not that I'm there it's just awesome.
A few weeks ago Fred Wilson wrote a post titled Inbox Zero. In it he mentioned two Gmail services he found indispensable – Priority Inbox (from Google) and Unsubscribe.com (from James Siminoff who created Phonetag, another great service.) I agree with Fred on both of these, but have discovered a few extra things that are killer. I'll list them below and for balance talk about a few shortcomings.
Priority Inbox: I've seen numerous tweets and blogs about how Priority Inbox doesn't really do much. These are wrong / misinformed reactions. The trick to Priority Inbox, like many other things, is to actually use it for a few weeks. Part of using it is training it by quickly marking things up to "important" (by clicking +) or down to "everything else" (by clicking -). A small configuration change can make Starred emails (for quick follow up) a different category. I found that it only took about three days of this before I saw benefit and now (a month later) Priority Inbox gets it right 99 out of 100 times. I get over 500 emails a day – there is a long list of them that fall in "Everything Else". I used to have to check / clear email obsessively throughout the day to stay at Inbox Zero. With Priority Inbox I'm finding solid email stretches a couple of times during the day are more than enough for me to stay on top of everything.
Unsubscribe.com: Like many people, I'm stuck in the endless "unsubscribe from email lists" infinite loop. I get vigilant for a few days and do the annoying unsubscribe drill one by one and knock a few off the list, but within a few weeks I've got even more. I've never seemed to be able to eliminate all the stuff I don't want, especially around an election when it all escalates like crazy. With Unsubscribe.com, I simply click the Unsubscribe button in Gmail and the service gets rid of it. Don't bother with the trial – trust me and just pay $19 for the service for a year if endless mailing list email that you don't want is a problem for you.
Google Voice: I've had a Google Voice for a long time but I never fully switched over to it. The Google Voice integration with Gmail has tipped me over. I've been dreaming about getting rid of my desktop phone for a while – I now find myself almost exclusively doing every call from my computer except when I'm not online (where I have to use my cell phone.) More importantly, video chat and text chat is completely integrated within Gmail so from one screen I have email, my phone (inbound and outbound calling) Skype-equivalent video chat, and text chat. While I still use Skype extensively (I'm bradfeld) I find I'm using it much less as I end up using firstname.lastname@example.com instead.
Gist: I'm an investor in Gist and use it for my unified contact manager. Google Contacts is ok, but has a long way to go. But Gist integration with Gmail at a data level is superb. I'm still using Gmail's consumer service so the integration is primarily at a data level, but I'm now playing around with a full switch over to Google Apps and the Gist + Google Apps integration (via the Google Apps Marketplace) just rocks. In addition, there's a new browser-based Gist add-on coming out shortly (hint hint) that will provide direct integration into the consumer version of Gmail.
GooTasks: Since I am an Inbox Zero guy, I don't keep anything (including paper), but I do have a short task lists of things like blog posts I'm going to write. I went through an Evernote phase recently but it's overkill for me. Google Tasks is perfect, but I didn't have an obvious way to sync with my iPhone. Now I do.
There are a handful of annoying things. The biggest one is that I have multiple accounts on Google (firstname.lastname@example.com as well as firstname.lastname@example.com) and they aren't tightly integrated across all services. The other is the weak / inconsistent iPhone integration which keeps pushing me toward using an Android phone full time (I'm now carrying both an Android phone and an iPhone.) My dad's recent story on the Samsung Fascinate has me seriously considering a full time switch over to Android.
My "while I'm working" migration from a full Windows / Outlook / Exchange / Office world to an almost completely non-Microsoft world has been fascinating. I'm in Seattle next week including a 24 hour stretch at Microsoft for some stuff – maybe it'll come up and be an interesting discussion that my friends at Microsoft can learn from. In the mean time, I think the next big switch will be an organization one completely over to a Google Apps infrastructure.
My week-long experiment with Gmail continues with my first big bump happening last night at around 9pm. After sending a lot of emails (apparently 500) I received an error message "You have reached a limit for sending mail". I tried again. This perplexed me. So I clicked on the link.
I read through it and couldn't figure out what I'd done wrong. I tweeted about it and immediately heard back that Gmail had throttled me for up to the next 24 hours because I'd been sending too many emails. I poked around a little to try to figure out if there was a way around this and finally concluded that the solution was to go to sleep and try again in the morning.
When I woke up, email was magically sending again. I guess I got turned back on in less than 24 hours. We'll see what happens today.
Of course, one solution is to use SendGrid. I've just gone and signed up for an account in case I get rate limited again.
In the mean time, Gmail feels slow this morning. I'm getting used to my new friend, the yellow "Working" link at the top middle of the window.
Ever since I switched to the Mac, I've had N (where N is a suitably large number) tell me that I should switch to Gmail from Exchange. I finally decided to try it for a week and see if it works for me. Given my Mac experience – where I had to commit and really use it, I've decided to do the same on Gmail.
For now, I'm just going to use Gmail (instead of Google Apps) because I don't want to go through the hell of switching the feld.com domain since I've got a bunch of other people (e.g. my family members) on it in a variety of configurations. That'll limit me a little as I won't be able to use the Apps Marketplace, but the benefit is I'll be able to mess around with a variety of other Gmail stuff.
If you've got Gmail addons, hints, tips, and trick, leave them for me here. At the end of next week, I'll either be switching to Gmail or heading back to Mac Mail against my Exchange server.


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RAISING HOPE is a new single-camera family comedy from Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia that follows the Chance family as they find themselves adding an unexpected new member into their household.
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With unshaken enthusiasm, Michael believes he is the office funny man, a fountain of business wisdom and his employees' cool friend. He has no clue that his employees tolerate his inappropriate behavior only because he signs their paychecks. A fly-on-the-wall "docu-reality" parody about the modern American office life. The Office delves into the lives of workers at Dunder Mifflin paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Stan Smith, a CIA agent based in Langley Falls, VA, is an undisputed weapons expert and proud family man. His wife Francine hides her party-girl personality for the sake of her conservative husband. Along with a cast of other quirky and radically different personalities this eccentric family is just trying to find a way to love and trust each other during these increasingly stressful times. And with a guy like Stan doing his best to make America safer, it's bound to be a hilarious ride.
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HIGHLAND | Highland resident Alicia Pantoja was among a group of First Midwest Bancorp employees selected to celebrate the bank's 30th anniversary by participating in the Nasdaq stock market opening ceremony Monday in New York.
Pantoja, a personal banker who marked her 25th anniversary with the company on Thursday, said the experience was memorable and exciting.
Pantoja watched and cheered on the indoor Nasdaq stage with other staff and managers as First Midwest Bancorp CEO Michael Scudder rang the opening bell signaling the start of the day's trading activity.
"It was amazing to be part of the team that was chosen to go to the bell ringing," Pantoja said. "It was my first trip to New York. It was exciting to see and tour Nasdaq and be part of all the excitement celebrating our 30th year."
The First Midwest Bankcorp group met in their hotel lobby Monday morning to walk together to Nasdaq, which is in the heart of Times Square. At Nasdaq they were briefed and led to the stage, Pantoja said. The bell ringing is broadcast live on large video screens around Times Square.
Part of the excitement, she said, was the large crowds of people gathered by the "Good Morning America" and "Today" show studios. When the bell is rung everyone claps and cheers, she said.
After the ceremony the employees, their families and friends were treated to champagne and cake.
James Roolf, senior vice president of First Midwest Bankcorp's corporate relations office said the event was a two-fold celebration.
"We have been in business for 30 years being approved by the Federal Reserve as a company in 1983 and very shortly thereafter we were listed on the Nasdaq stock market as a publicly traded company."
Roolf said the Bancorp management hosted a number of employees to participate in the event.
"We tried to look at people who had tenure in the company of 25 years or more," Roolf said. "It was recognition of some outstanding employees and their contributions to our success."
Roolf said the experience was both fun and important from a company perspective.
"You are in Times Square which is full of all these electronic message boards and video screens," Roolf said. "You stand in the middle of 8th and 44th Streets. There are so many things going on around you. The 'Good Morning America' studio is right there so all the people are standing in front of the window watching the broadcast. With all the things that go on, it is an amazingly large city with a lot of energy."
First Midwest Bancorp has about 95 offices located in Northwest Indiana, Illinois and eastern Iowa. In 2006, it acquired Hammond-based Bank Calumet for $307 million.


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So I met Yvonne, or 'Amanda', in person at the Movie Park. It is her fourth season as a Halloween performer there. She was excited about my idea to picture her out of character, so we decided that I could visit her, at her office where she works as project manager, at Lenovo-Medion AG in Essen. When I arrived at the entrance of her company, I looked around and couldn't see her. Then from a distance a business woman with somber black suit and high heels called my name. It was Yvonne. What a change. She looked like you and me. Dressed casually. Flowing long hair and very likeable.
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Blog Guy, I gather from your recent posts that you're a big fan of Siri, the personal assistant on the new iPhone 4S who carries on conversations with users?
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Presidential Pumpkin Puller Peter Piper is in Pacific Palisades?
Poop! That explains why I had to pick my own peck of pickled peppers!
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Top and right: President Barack Obama pulls a cart loaded with pumpkins that he and first lady Michelle Obama picked for Halloween at Wood's Orchard in Hampton, Virginia October 19, 2011.
Bottom right: Michelle Obama looks at red pepper she pulled from the White House Kitchen Garden during the fall season harvest in Washington, October 5, 2011.
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Saudi king, religious police, Islam and donkeys – via WikiLeaks
(Photo: Religious police perform dusk prayers with Saudi youth outside a Riyadh cafe on June 27, 2010 during half-time of the Germany-England World Cup soccer match. The police ensured that people watching matches in cafes said their prayers during the tournament/Fahad Shadeed)
WikiLeaks has come up with an interesting insight into the way King Abdullah views his own kingdom's religious police, the mutaween who enforce Islamic behaviour in public. A cable from the Riyadh embassy entitled IDEOLOGICAL AND OWNERSHIP TRENDS IN THE SAUDI MEDIA and dated 11 May 2009 mentions what appears to be a U.S. diplomat's visit to a Saudi newspaper editor whose name is XXXed out. The Saudi says the king had visited the office and complained about how ignorant the religious police were about Islam and how they treated people like donkeys:
¶18. (S) In a meeting with Jeddah CG and XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX was blunt when asked about SAG efforts in countering extremist thinking. "King Abdallah was here," he said, pointing around his well-appointed office XXXXXXXXXXXX in Jeddah. "He told us that conservative elements in Saudi society do not understand true Islam, and that people needed to be educated" on the subject. King Abdallah, he said, used a metaphor of a donkey to explain how the religious police use the wrong approach. "They take a stick and hit you with it, saying 'Come donkey, it's time to pray.' How does that help people behave like good Muslims?" XXXXXXXXXXXX quoted the king as saying.
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Steven Chu: Energy Secretary, Nobel Laureate, Zombie
You sort of have to like a U.S. cabinet secretary and Nobel Prize winner who knows how to have a little fun while getting out a message.
That would be Steven Chu, who posted a picture of himself as a green-faced, blood-dripping zombie on his Facebook page. Just in time for Washington's scrupulously-observed Halloween weekend, Chu used his own zombification as a platform to point out power-sucking appliances -- energy vampires, he called them.
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Ghosts, goblins? Many Americans are believers
(Photo: Halloween in Shanghai October 29, 2010/Aly Song)
Ghosts and goblins are more than Halloween decorations or costumes for many Americans who confessed they believe in the supernatural and returning from the grave.
Thirty-seven percent of 2,100 adults questioned in a Zogby Interactive poll said they think ghosts are real, and 23 percent believe they have been visited by a deceased relative or friend.
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Helena Bonham Carter, queen of Halloween frights
This item is both good, and perhaps not so good, for director Tim Burton. His long-term companion, Helena Bonham Carter, has had the distinct honor (some might say dubious distinction) of making it on a list -- twice -- of top movie-themed Halloween costumes. The first time, she is a queen (good) and the second, a witch (not so good, although given Burton's taste in characters -- Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd -- he might think it's cool).
Online movie ticket seller Fandango.com polled some 2,200 people on its website, asking them about the upcoming ghoulish holiday where people dress like goblins or werewolves and play tricks or get treats. Fifty-five percent said they would dress up and of those, 58 percent said they'd pick a movie-themed costume.


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Final Report: Accident highlighted collective lock problems
Eurocopter AS 350-B2, Scottsdale, Ariz., July 1, 2004–The NTSB determined that the accident was the result of "the inadvertent in-flight engagement of the collective down lock, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and ground impact. The collective down lock engagement was due to a combination of the reduced clearance between the lock plate and the collective with this avionics panel design, the collective down lock alignment/adjustment and the tendency of the flexible lock plate to vibrate with the natural harmonic rhythms of the helicopter."
A Westcor Aviation pilot and mechanic were doing a maintenance flight check of the AS 350's engine and were performing a rotor track and balance when the helicopter crashed eight miles from the Scottsdale Airport.
The pilot began to descend from 1,200 feet agl and planned to level off at about 700 feet. He tried to pull up on the collective but it would not move. He noticed that it was latched by the collective down lock. The pilot, with the help of the mechanic, tried to unlatch the collective, but he didn't have enough time before he had to flare for landing. With the collective stuck in flat pitch, the helicopter landed hard, with forward speed. The helicopter was destroyed by fire, but the commercial pilot and mechanic sustained only minor injuries.
A new aftermarket Geneva P132 avionics control panel had been installed in the AS 350, and the collective down lock, which is attached to the lower section of the panel, was adjusted before the flight. When the collective is lowered to the lower pitch stop, the clearance between the collective and the down lock is about 0.16 inches. (In the original factory installation, the clearance is 0.3 inches.) The down lock is a flexible plate that is free to vibrate with the helicopter's normal rhythms.
A previous accident involved the collective lock being inadvertently engaged in flight after the same avionics panel had been installed. Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin SW-05-20 was issued on Dec. 2, 2004, recommending inspection of the collective lock rigging.
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Boston University scored twice in the final 53 seconds of regulation to tie Miami University in the final before netting the game-winner halfway through the first overtime to claim the championship, 4-3.
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My dad is having a really hard time with this. He was pretty broken up tonight. It's so very hard making this transition to parent role for your parents. You anticipate having to do it. You know others who have. But it's TOTALLY different when you are actually in it. It's VERY humbling for me to look back on how...indifferent - maybe too strong a word but I hope it can convey the general gist - I was prior to having experienced it. It truly is wrenching - and I'm just at the start! My heart is hurting tonight for those of you that have walked this path.
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The Engineering Testing Show 2014 will bring together professional engineers across a wide range of disciplines and industrial sectors who share a professional interest in the practice of engineering testing.
FARO UK will join the Engineering Testing Show on 28th October 2014 at Derby Roundhouse, Derby
During this event FARO will present its cutting-edge metrology products such the FARO Edge touchscreen computer for basic measurements, the recently launched FARO Laser ScanArm HD with the lightest laser line probe for non-contact measurements and the FARO Gage with barcode scanner.
To register and get directions to the event click here, or find out more by visiting our website for a look at our innovative product range.
FARO UK invites you to the Large Volume Metrology Conference & Exhibition (LVMC), the only European event solely dedicated to portable and large volume 3D measurement technology.
We will be presenting our cutting-edge metrology products: the FARO Edge ScanArm HD, with a built-in touchscreen computer and new Laser Line Probe HD; the FARO Gage with the barcode scanner, the revolutionary FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D, as well as our latest and most accurate FARO Laser Tracker Vantage for large volume measurements.
The LVMC offers you the unique opportunity to see presentations from industry experts, view the latest equipment from the world's leading suppliers, network and share ideas, talk to suppliers and increase your awareness of the European and worldwide industries.
Date: 19th November – 20th November 2014.
Location: Mercure Manchester Piccadilly
Visit the official exhibition website to register your visit!
The large Frech die casting machines are twelve-metre-long giants but even so, extreme accuracy is required in their manufacture. Conventional measuring tools such as spirit levels and alignment telescopes were occasionally no longer enough. Finally the Swabians opted for a Laser Tracker from FARO. From then on there were no more problems, only solutions.
Oskar Frech GmbH + Co. KG is currently the global leader in hot chamber die casting machines. Materials such as zinc and magnesium are cast using their machines. The components manufactured include metal fittings, laptop and mobile phone housings and toys such as the world-famous Märklin model railways. The Swabians also hold second place in the equally hotly-contested market for cold chamber die casting machines. These machines are used to manufacture whole engine blocks from aluminium, such as the Daimler V8, and structural body parts for Audi. Other typical products include gearbox housings, dashboards and steps for escalators.
Frech machines are true giants. The cold chamber version can be up to 17 metres long and weigh up to 250 tons and create a closing force of 4,100 tons. The machines take around 11 months to build and the individual parts are delivered to the customers by heavy load transporters. The route to the final destination is therefore a kind of one-way street. Returning faulty machines to the factory in Schorndorf is not an option, due to the enormous costs. It would also not be certain whether there would be sufficient space in the production hall.
The individual parts have to be stored in the production shop when they reach the customer, in order to acclimatise before assembly. Only then can you ensure that all the parts will fit together and there is no unnecessary wear. This procedure demonstrates that a high level of accuracy is required for the manufacture of these enormous machines.
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A FARO Platinum measuring arm has been in use at Frech since 2006. This year, those responsible have ordered another measuring device from FARO, the Laser Tracker Vantage. The determining factor was a customer from the automotive sector, who repeatedly reported problems with his machine. After re-equipping with a new casting mould the machine symmetry was no longer correct, the guide rods could no longer be guided accurately into the socket and were colliding early. Frech technicians examined the machine repeatedly but, due to the complex installation conditions, they could not find a cause for the fault with the usual measuring equipment. When inserting the rods after the change of mould they repeatedly seized. In the end a technician was called in from FARO to discuss the dimensions to be measured and the practical interaction between the mould and geometric tolerances. He was able to detect the fault within a short time using the FARO Laser Tracker. This made a lasting impression on Frech and the FARO Laser Tracker was instantly on the shopping list.
Best of both worlds
FARO measuring systems are meanwhile used not only at Frech and its suppliers but also during the installation of the machines on the customer's premises. The space around the machine is usually very limited here and there is very little space for measuring or for measuring equipment. Because of this, the combination of measuring arm and Laser Tracker into a new system, known as the TrackArm, is currently under consideration. This would give Frech the best of two worlds, so to speak, as the TrackArm combines the great range and high level of accuracy of the Laser Tracker with the flexibility and reliability of the FaroArm. The great advantage of this is that the measuring arm can be quickly repositioned at will within the measuring range of the laser tracker. In doing so the arm always remains in the same coordinate system, and points can also be reached that do not lie in the visual range of the tracker.
Finding deviations
The technicians can virtually measure around corners and in this way can inspect even very large components with no difficulty. Wolfgang Schöben, responsible for quality management at Frech, could no longer do without the Laser Tracker: "We have to find and rectify faults and inaccuracies on site, because we take the machine to the customer by heavy goods transporter. There's no going back." For this reason, in Spring 2013 Frech also launched a quality initiative together with its suppliers and defined comprehensive, standard measurement methods in order to remedy recurring quality problems. FARO measuring equipment is the constant element in this, because Frech demands that outsourced parts are also measured using FARO equipment. If that is not possible, the Schorndorf-based company offers measurement as a service.
Now every area of production at Frech is measured quickly and accurately. This actually happens during production. This means corrections can be made before it is too late and costly reworking would be necessary. "This is crucial because any deviations in a component can affect the whole machine," stresses Schöben. "Subsequent components may then have to be adapted to the deviations." This jigsaw puzzle is costly and can seriously affect the interaction between components.
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In the past, Frech measured and adjusted the components using conventional measuring equipment such as spirit levels, micrometers, external micrometers or alignment telescopes. "With FARO measuring equipment we save many man hours," states Schöben. "In addition, customers in the automotive industry demand detailed inspection reports. With FARO systems we can produce these in an instant."
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Passion has played a crucial role from the outset at Oskar Frech GmbH + Co. KG. This is the only reason why the Swabian tool-making company based in Schorndorf-Weiler near Stuttgart has become a leading global supplier of die casting technologies, with 700 employees. The Frech range leaves no customer requirement unfulfilled. For suppliers of zinc, magnesium or aluminium die casting, Frech have customised solutions for the production of the smallest die cast parts, right up to engine blocks and body parts.
Building aircraft has always been a struggle between the size of their components and the need to craft them carefully. More than any other device, airplanes epitomize the concept that 'the devil is in the details' because in small errors lies the potential for great mischief such as increased drag and decreased range.
In the past, large structures such as wings, fuselages, or vertical stabilizers were difficult to make alike because there was no good way to measure them. The traditional measuring standard for objects over 20 feet was the theodolite.Although theodolite measurements can be fairly precise, they are subject to interpretation and as such are not always reproducible.With the advent of the laser tracker, precise, rapid, reproducible measuring over great distances finally became a reality.
Although laser trackers are used to align large industrial equipment such as metal rolling mills, printing presses, and power generation equipment, one can imagine that they were created expressly for the aerospace industry. A laser tracker can be set up anywhere, in a design studio or factory, and its vast operating range is large enough to capture the wing of the biggest planes ever conceived.
For the aviation industry a laser tracker provides the greatest benefits to mechanical engineering; calibrating machine tools and process monitoring. How this is done you can read in this white paper about mechanical engineering in the aerospace industry.
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CONTROL, the major European exhibition dedicated to metrology, opened its doors this morning in Stuttgart, Germany. Every day, visitors will have the opportunity to discover the latest trends in quality control and attend events organized by the exhibitors.
See the photos of FARO's chopper designed by Paul Jr. Designs, of the televisionshow American Chopper on our Facebook Page. Visitors at the FARO stand have the opportunity to be photographed on the powerful machine that was created exclusively for FARO's 30th anniversary.
As with most custom choppers created by Paul Jr. Designs, the FaroArm was used to manufacture the birthday bike. It is important for PJD to be able to create unique pieces with speed and efficiency. Some elements, including the fuel tank, the seat pan and the cover of the primary belt give a glimpse of the real talent that goes into the design of each piece. All these elements have complex shapes and contours difficult to understand or replicate by hand.
The FaroArm scans the exact shape and location of the parts. The design and creation of cardboard templates are thus basically useless. The data collected by the arm can immediately be imported to a CNC machine or waterjet cutting tool to produce parts with high precision in perfect shape from the very start. The FaroArm therefore reduces waste, saves time and increases overall efficiency.
For more photos of the FARO Chopper visit our Facebook Page or come and visit us at Control and get your photo taken!
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ESS Bilbao is a technical scientific facility facing the challenge of constructing the first high-intensity linear accelerator in Spain.
At ESS Bilbao, laser tracker technology is integrated into the entire accelerator system to measure the components and mechanical parts of the accelerator and to align all of its sections.
Carlos Martínez de Marigorta explains: "with regard to applications in the area of generated neutrons, the ones that stand out are laboratories that work with neutron 'scattering' (which would be used by the scientific and industrial community) and neutron time of flight. The FARO Laser Tracker is an essential system in any accelerator in order to be able to align its components."
Advances in tunnel technology are increasing the viability of tunnel projects to solve infrastructural challenges all over the world: from reducing congestion in megacities to opening access to remote valleys.
The CBE Group is a leader in the field of concrete segment moulds. "We know how to integrate the production of the precast segments into the overall tunnel boring process so that work can proceed smoothly and without complications," says CBE's CEO Pascal Clerc.
"Any inaccuracies in the geometry or dimensions of the segment will lead to delays or problems during the tunnel construction phase or issues of reliability during the tunnel lifetime. For example, if the segment surfaces don't match precisely, stress cracks may result. Also you might have problems with water leakage between segments. That is why we make moulds that are accurate to +/- 0.3 mm. This level of accuracy sets us apart in the market."
Artemis Racing, the Challenger of Record for the 34th America's Cup representing the Royal Swedish Yacht Club, chose a FARO Laser Tracker to optimise their wing design.
The America's Cup has entered an era of unprecedented speed, thrills and action with a completely new format and the AC45s and AC72s.
The AC45s (45 ft. / 13.5m long) with 20m wings the size of a tennis court are re the development platform and compete in the America's Cup World Series, the pre-cursors to teams ramp up to the AC72 (72 ft. / 22m long) for the Louis Vuitton Cup (the Challenger Selection Series) which precedes the 34th America's Cup which will take place in San Francisco in September 2013.
On March 8th you will have the chance to see the latest in SpatialAnalyzer's metrology solutions for every application. It offers the simple tools for the everyday jobs and in depth suite of capabilities you need to tackle the tough jobs. It interfaces to every FARO instrument simultaneously and makes it easy to get the results you need quickly. The depth of the SA architecture and graphics provides the traceability needed to validate the results under the most rigorous tests.
FARO is organising a European series of seminars called 'Quality on Tour' this autumn. The aim is to educate the participants on quality control topics. The seminars are carried out in conjunction with universities and measurement experts.
The seminar Quality on Tour consists of two days and features the topics 'Portable measurement technology, articulated arm Coordinate Measuring Machines and laser scanners' as well as 'Measuring large volumes and laser trackers'. During the mornings participants will hear theoretical introductions to measurement systems, how they work and where they can be employed. In the afternoons participants will have the opportunity to test and deepen their newly gained knowledge in workshops.
The Quality on Tour seminars are taking place in October and November in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, France and Italy. The UK event will take place on 16th and 17th November at Warwick University in Coventry.
More information can be found on http://www.qualityontour.com/.