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By Dave Boling The News Tribune
ATLANTA — Is it against the rules to suggest that an athlete had a legendary performance in a loss?
What if he leads his team to 28 points in the second half of a game? Twenty-one in the frantic final 13 minutes of that game? On the road? In the divisional round of the playoffs?
Toss in the fact that he's a rookie. No, wait, more than that … he's a little-bitty rookie, one that every team in the league passed over until the third round of the NFL draft.
And what if his 385 passing yards are a postseason record for a rookie that goes back to 1937 when Sammy Baugh threw one of those fat, old footballs 335 yards?
Does it qualify then?
Maybe it has to be downgraded from legendary to merely memorable. But if Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson is to be denied that rare status, it is only because the Seahawks' defense gave up 43 yards in 12 seconds to set up Atlanta's game-winning field goal.
Wilson engineered what should have been the biggest comeback in playoff history in the Georgia Dome on Sunday, giving the Hawks a 28-27 lead with 31 seconds to play in the game.
As he has been in this record-setting season, Wilson again was a clear-eyed, cold-blooded quarterbacking machine, who passed for 385 yards, and ran for 60 more.
And if the guy is to be downgraded for anything it's only that he's a bit of a procrastinator. That, and the fact that he hasn't figured out a way to get on the field with the defense on the final drive.
The Seahawks have seen the improbable out of Wilson for so long, they've exhausted their amazement, so the Falcons were kind enough to supply some.
"He's got the 'it' factor, man," said Atlanta safety William Moore. "You can't control a guy like that. That dude is going to be a big problem for defenses in the league. He can do it all — he can run, he can throw, and he has the moxie you like to see in good quarterbacks. He was truly a game-changer."
Such a game-changer, in fact, that Seattle head coach Pete Carroll refuses to call him a rookie.
"He ain't a rookie … he just isn't," Carroll said. "And there's no way I can describe it. I could talk for 20 minutes about all the stuff he does, and who he is and what he's all about. He's just an amazing kid. Look what he just did today. It's just uncanny."
Wilson had some rough patches, missed open receivers on occasion, and held the ball too long at times. But this guy is absolutely hard-wired to lead a team regardless of circumstances.
"He was very calm, talking to us, communicating, giving us reminders," said Seattle fullback Mike Robinson. "He was in total control."
"He doesn't let anything bother him," added Seahawks tight end Zach Miller. "He's the same guy. He talks to the offense: Let's get going, start with this first play and get it going. Then he backs it up with how he plays."
The dramatic comeback, Wilson said, was "what we're all about."
"Coach Carroll does a tremendous job of making sure we never give up and we're always competing and playing at a high level," Wilson said. "So, the way we came back was really exciting."
I'm not sure Wilson knows what being excited is, actually. He doesn't show it.
Of the human emotions he will cop to, disappointment is one. For a short time, only.
"I'm just very disappointed," he said afterward. "We had high, high hopes."
He was downcast for a full few minutes. "Right before I got back to the tunnel, walking off the field, I got so excited for the opportunity next year, looking forward to what we have in the future."
Really, the main thing the Seahawks have to look forward to in the future is a quarterback who earned this job and took over the confidence and support of the entire franchise in record time.
Everyone in that locker room is a Russell Wilson believer.
Before Wilson took the field for the go-ahead drive, I was watching him on the bench through binoculars. Backup quarterback Matt Flynn — the veteran who was brought in to lead this team and who had that position usurped by Wilson's preseason brilliance — leaned in close to the rookie and shared a few quiet moments.
Flynn has been mostly invisible this season as Wilson emerged. But I asked Flynn if he could share anything that he said to him.
"It was mostly between us," Flynn said. "I just told him I was proud of him, and that he deserved this. He did a great job."
The exchange says a great deal about both those quarterbacks.
Wilson was asked if he was going to take some time off to relax now, after having played 18 grueling regular-season and postseason games — and carrying the team on his back through many of them.
He said that he's committed to taking a honeymoon he never took after his marriage — one year ago today.
Although his wife was sitting in on the interview, Wilson quickly added that he doubted that he would take much time off, though.
That's not his way. That's not how you turn into a legend.


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The Not-So-Pale Ales
Iconic and indispensable, the Bloody Mary is good any damn time, frankly. But it's truly best as hair of the dog. The beauty of the Bloody is its flexibility. Add Clamato juice, garnish with shrimp, celery, or pickles, and crack pepper over the top. Should you ever pass by the Connaught Hotel in London, find the dashing Agostino Perrone behind his breathtaking bar and be prepared to drink the best Bloody Mary in the world, rolled long and garnished with celery foam. Until then, settle for the old-fashioned version at home.
• 2 ounces vodka
• 1/4 ounce fresh lemon or lime juice
• 4 ounces tomato juice
• Splash Worcestershire sauce
• 4 dashes hot sauce
• 1-2 teaspoons horseradish
• Salt and pepper
Roll all ingredients back and forth with ice between mixing glasses. Strain into a Collins glass over ice and garnish as desired. I like a stalk of celery alongside a lemon and a lime wedge, and cracked black pepper and a salted rim.
One shouldn't leave lunch reeling, but a refreshing cocktail is always acceptable. Now a classic, the Moscow Mule was created in 1946 by John Martin, an executive of the company that distributed Smirnoff, and Jack Morgan, owner of the Hollywood restaurant Cock 'n' Bull. It remains afternoon-appropriate and not too shabby alongside a dozen oysters.
• 1 1/2 ounces vodka
• 3/4 ounce lime juice
• 4 ounces ginger beer
Add vodka and lime juice to a rocks glass (or metal mule cup if you're fancy), then add ice. Top with ginger beer and garnish with a lime wedge.
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As Scott Rose over at Pam Spaulding's site noted -- "Beat-Your-Gay-Kids" N.C. Pastor Sean Harris can't even keep his excuses straight:
As word spread — and shocked outage grew — that North Carolina Pastor Sean Harris has been instructing parents to beat their children if the children seem homosexual and/or non-gender conforming, Harris and his Berean Baptist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina are too stupid to get their damage control straight.
Harris the baby beater told the Fayetteville Observer that he was "joking" when he told parishioners to break their gay son's limp wrists.
But the Berean Baptist Church's Business Manager Carinda Kerr told this reporter that when Pastor Harris instructed parishioners to beat their gay and/or gay-seeming children, it was "hyperbole." Kerr explained: "Jesus said, 'if the right eye offends you, pluck it out.'"
Isn't that helpful? The gay-bashing preacher claims he was joking, while his church's business manager says he was acting in the spirit of Jesus!


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Jellyfish stings are relatively common problems for people swimming, wading or diving in seawaters. The long tentacles trailing from the jellyfish body can inject you with venom from thousands of microscopic barbed stingers.
Jellyfish stings vary greatly in severity. Most often they result in immediate pain and red, irritated marks on the skin. Some jellyfish stings may cause more whole-body (systemic) illness. And in rare cases jellyfish stings are life-threatening.
Most jellyfish stings get better with home treatment. Severe reactions require emergency medical care.
Common signs and symptoms of jellyfish stings include:
Severe jellyfish stings can affect multiple body systems. These reactions may appear rapidly or several hours after the stings. Signs and symptoms of severe jellyfish stings include:
The severity of your reaction depends on:
Seek emergency treatment if:
Jellyfish tentacles contain microscopic barbed stingers. Each stinger has a tiny bulb that holds venom and a coiled, sharp-tipped tube. The jellyfish uses the venom to protect itself and kill prey.
When you brush against a tentacle, tiny triggers on its surface release the stingers. The tube penetrates the skin and releases venom. It affects the immediate area of contact and may enter the bloodstream.
Jellyfish that have washed up on a beach may still release venomous stingers if touched.
While many types of jellyfish are relatively harmless to humans, some can cause severe pain and are more likely to cause a systemic reaction. These jellyfish cause more-serious problems in people:
Conditions that increase your risk of getting stung by jellyfish include:
Possible complications of a jellyfish sting include:
Most jellyfish stings can be treated by rinsing the area with salt water, applying vinegar or a baking soda paste, and taking a pain reliever.
Someone having a severe reaction to a jellyfish sting needs emergency care that may include:
Other circumstances also may require doctor-supervised treatment:
The best treatment for you may depend on the type of jellyfish that stung you. But most stings can be treated with these simple remedies:
These remedies are unhelpful or unproved:
The following tips can help you avoid jellyfish stings:
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By Melissa Slager Herald Writer
The Edmonds School District has $1.7 million extra to spend on capital projects, the result of significant savings in rebuilding Meadowdale Middle School.
School leaders credit in part the way the contract was handled for construction of the school, which opened in 2011 on the same campus as the old building at 6500 168th St. SW in Lynnwood.
Instead of taking the traditional design-bid-build approach, which rewards the lowest responsible bid on a design, the district received state permission to hire — early in the process — a general contractor to manage the project through completion.
The general contractor-construction manager method is a popular alternative for complex public works projects and one the Edmonds district would like to use more often. But public institutions seeking to use the process must have state permission, and officials still are studying its worth. So far, only certain kinds of projects are deemed suitable.
"It's the closest that we can get to operating like a business," said Ed Peters, capital projects director for the Edmonds School District, who previously worked in the private sector.
"It's not the right answer for everything. It's not the right answer for every district. … But I would definitely like to see us move more toward the private-sector model."
A legislative report, due this month, is expected to recommend renewal of a state law that allows school districts, cities, universities, hospitals and others to use alternative contracting on complex public projects.
"I don't see contracting options for school districts changing anytime soon," said Steve Crawford of the Issaquah School District, who serves on the state committee that hears project proposals for alternative contracting for pilot projects, such as universities and hospitals. "Successful completion of those pilot projects would be necessary before any changes would filter down to school districts."
Others feel there's no need to expand the rules.
The Marysville School District used a general contractor-construction manager in building Marysville Getchell High School, which opened two years ago. The project was approved in part because of a challenging site on a steep hillside, said John Bingham, capital projects director for Marysville schools.
The project was completed early and came in $780,000 under budget.
Still, other district construction projects around the same time that used the traditional design-bid-build approach also came in on time and under budget, thanks to a work-starved construction industry.
Bingham says design-bid-build is sufficient for most projects, and he finds that it brings more certainty. "We know what the hard number is," the final cost of the project. In the construction-manager approach, "it's a little unnerving to not know what your final number will be."
Contracts that employ a general contractor as construction manager, however, do include a cap on what can be paid out, called a not-to-exceed limit.
Without using a construction manager on bigger projects such as Meadowdale Middle and Marysville's high school, advocates say, the savings seen would be harder to come by.
By being involved near the start, contractors can spot design flaws early and recommend materials based on what's available. Discussion about who pays for what during construction is productive rather than combative.
In the case of rebuilding Meadowdale Middle School, the contractor — New Jersey-based Skanska USA Building, which has offices in Seattle — recommended a different building shape that required a smaller footprint with the same number of classrooms. The contractor also gave cost estimates all along the way, improving the end product. And subcontractor bids came in lower than expected.
Said Peters: "We spent time solving the problems instead of arguing about whose fault it was."
Retired construction executive Phil Lovell of Edmonds said the arguments are "a problem that plagues the entire design-bid-build industry."
"I've seen it all from down in the mud in the trenches all the way up to operations manager," he said. "The design profession as a profession is busted. The designers today cannot produce a 100 percent-complete project," where everything works, fits and is available on the market.
But Lovell, who serves on the state Project Review Committee, said design-bid-build still serves a purpose. The traditional method "absolutely" still works for smaller projects, he said, especially in cases that are relatively straightforward, with no special needs or challenges.
"I get asked by other school districts who are thinking about this, whether or not they should do this," Peters said. "I always say I'm a big fan, I'm a big advocate of it. but it's not a magic bullet. There's a pretty steep learning curve. … It doesn't run itself and doesn't necessarily save you money."
Designing and building any new school is getting more complex — even without complicating factors — which is why Peters and others would like to use alternative contracting more often.
"We didn't do it to save money but to get better value for the money."
What gets the nod
In general, school districts can apply to use a general contractor/construction manager process if a capital project is greater than $10 million and meets one of the following criteria:
•Implementation involves complex scheduling, phasing or coordination.
The project involves construction at an existing facility that must continue to operate during construction.
Involvement of the general contractor-construction manager is critical during the design phase.
The project encompasses a complex or technical work environment.
The project requires specialized work on a building that has historical significance.
Source: state Department of Enterprise Services


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It says that maintenance is scheduled for Wednesday. Normal maintenance if on Tuesday, so did they switch days?
It says that maintenance is scheduled for Wednesday. Normal maintenance if on Tuesday, so did they switch days?
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Rolling restarts happened on tuesday, maybe something needs actual emergency maintenance.
EU had a maintanance scheduled for right now, 5am-11am, but the servers haven't gone down yet so dunno whats up with that
Would be interesting if they were changing it for the future, will have to wait and see.
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Aussie guild leader here:
Yeah, this maintenance is 10PM - 4AM AEST. Screwing most of the Australian and SG raid teams.
As a result, our raid times at 8-11PM and as such, we've resorted to starting 30 mins early (at 7:30 ST). But even then I doubt that will happen.


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"He has stepped over his dog on the stairs and his ankle just gave way and he went over on it. The initial scan has shown no break but we have sent him back for another X-ray to make sure."
-- Stoke City coach Tony Pulis explains why midfielder Liam Lawrence may miss the team's game against Portsmouth on Sunday. (The Guardian)


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Post-CPAC Poll Results: Sarah Palin is "Winning the Future"… but losing votes?
posted at 2:49 pm on February 15, 2011 by Patrick Ishmael
Maintaining her position from our last poll in December, Sarah Palin again stomps the Hot Air Presidential field by a wide and comfortable margin. Yet Palin was also the top vote shedder in the survey; read on to the "Defections" section for that. Questions? You can reach me here.
Since this latest poll was initially faced with a fair amount of ACORN-style fake-votery, let me say up front that Palin's numbers are absolutely legitimate: her block of voters is one of the most active on the web, and they turned out in force for this survey.
In second place is Chris Christie, who also fell in behind Palin in December. Third place is, surprisingly, Mitch Daniels, doubling his percentage take from 5% of the vote last time to 10% this time. A surprising fourth place also goes to Herman Cain, the only candidate really in the race right now, at 8%. I think there's little doubt that Daniels and Cain benefited from a sort of CPAC-bounce; Christie, still a GOP rock star, may have been hurt by being out of the limelight in the last couple of months. Mitt Romney comes in at fifth, slightly strengthening over his last showing, from 5% to 6%.
Before I go on, I'd like to make a couple points. Straw polls like this one don't really match up with scientific polls in their totals because while scientific polls put a particular emphasis on selecting voters that represent the voting electorate, our poll is oriented toward (fairly) gauging the size and interest of the candidates' online support, particularly at Hot Air. Online zeal does not necessarily make for eventual Presidents, but it may say something about commitment and a little about the size of the movement. (But not always.) Sarah Palin's numbers bear out both of these points, notably the former one; while 54% of the average candidate's supporters consider themselves "very committed" backers, 82% of Sarah Palin voters consider themselves "very committed."
So we've got the breadth (the number of people voting for a candidate) and depth (the level of commitment) enthusiasm metrics nailed down pretty well.
There's one last poll question I want to highlight before I drop the results of the other questions in. And it's this one:
I have a few theories about what's going on here, although having only polled this once, the analysis will take some fine-tuning over the next few surveys. A few ideas:
- Palin may lead this "defection poll" simply because she has the most supporters to lose; even Hoover Dam leaks sometimes. It may be related to the volume of Palin for President support, as former Palin supporters may be predisposed to vote in polls featuring heavy Palin support. This may also explain Christie's reasonably high defection rate, as well, since he comes in third among the defections. Moreover, both have been reasonably out of the limelight in the last month or so.
- This doesn't explain, however, the higher defection rates for Romney, Gingrich, and Huckabee, all top tier Presidential candidates. Their respective Presidential vote volumes are relatively low at Hot Air, and yet their defection rates are abnormally high: in fact, in all cases their defection rates are higher than their actual Presidential vote counts. That result, in turn, seems to conflict with how well they all do in published surveys.
Consider this WaPo poll from last month, and note the frontrunners:
Former Govs. Mike Huckabee (Ark.), Sarah Palin (Alaska) and Mitt Romney (Mass.) make up the top tier of the 2012 Republican presidential field, according to a new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News.
Huckabee took 21 percent of the vote while Palin received 19 percent and Romney 17 percent among Republicans and GOP-leaning independents. No other potential candidate made it into double digits, although former House Speaker Newt Gingrich received 9 percent and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took 8 percent. The rest of the field received 3 percent or less support.
The ordering's a bit different, but the grouping is exactly the same: some combination of Palin, Romney, Christie, Gingrich, and Huckabee make up the top tier.
Of course, this survey question may mean that the race is just fluid, with candidates poaching from each other in the early goings. It may also, however, provide us with a new aspect to survey going forward, a sort of "passive support index" which, ironically, may tell us more about what an actual vote may look like (at this point in the process anyway… it'll be a very negative indicator come 2012) than the Presidential survey we do. Since voters can't both "support candidate X" and "change their support from candidate X," it produces what I think is a fairly independent result not especially affected by the volume of any one candidate for President's supporters. What the result means is, of course, up for debate. But I do think that as a few of the more minor candidates drop out, that these are the Republican Presidential contenders with the most to gain. (What happens when only two or three candidates remain? I welcome your hypotheses on how those votes will flow.)
Then again, all of these candidates may simply be bleeding supporters that will not be coming back. It could be due to concerns about policy or electability. But while these defections are very real, my gut tells me that's not the only lesson or impression we should take from that result, at least not quite yet. I think there's evidence to support that position.
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text: "Just put the guy on an apple box or don't hire me next time. You know I'm 6 feet and he's 5'4," is one of the many quotes that Freddie Prinze Jr shared with ABC News about working with Kiefer Sutherland on the set of 24. Freddie says that everyone who has ever worked with Kiefer hated the experience and that shooting 24 together was one of the worst jobs he ever had. I'm sure the job was way better than working minimum wage while trying to support a couple of kids. This is not a slam Freddie post, but I think he needs to try and keep this whole thing in perspective. I'm glad he spilled though. Kiefer's people are trying to make it sound like it is not because of the alcohol, but of course it is the alcohol. I imagine that Kiefer shows up for work every morning sipping from a coffee laced with booze while chain smoking cigarettes and wearing his pirate costume from the night before. Some people find that fun and others don't. Freddie married the fun police in Sarah Michelle Gellar so they are probably suited for each other. Freddie says he almost quit acting because of the experience. Umm, he had already basically quit long before that. He only works when he likes something and not just for the paycheck.


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Cal Preview: Nuts look to end dry spell
Modesto welcomes playoff-tested prospects from Asheville
By Robert Emrich / Special to MLB.com | April 5, 2013 6:00 AM ET
2012 was another exciting year in the California League.
The Lancaster JetHawks won the first title in their 17-year history. Billy Hamilton made headlines in Bakersfield, collecting 104 of his record-breaking 155 stolen bases in 82 games with the Blaze prior to his promotion to Double-A Pensacola. And C.J. Cron tied an Inland Empire franchise record with 123 RBIs, falling just one short of the league record in the process.
With that in mind, here are some of the top storylines heading into the new season.
Can Tourists end the Nuts' dry spell? With a large contingent of players from Asheville's 2012 title team moving up to the Cal League, it will be interesting to see if top prospects such as Tyler Anderson, Trevor Story and Wil Swanner can help Modesto take the next step.
The Nuts, who were swept by Lancaster in the Championship Series in 2012, have reached the playoffs each of the past six years but have fallen short in their bid to win their first title since 2004.
Meanwhile, down in Class A, Story tied for the South Atlantic League playoff lead with two homers while driving in six runs. Anderson won both of his playoff starts, allowing just one run over 13 innings. Add in Swanner, who struggled in the playoffs but was a big contributor during the regular season, and you have the potential for an explosive team that has been through the pressures of the playoffs.
Story believes the new Nuts have the magic to do it again.
"We're a very confident group, and we feel we can compete just as well as we did last year," he said. "That's the goal, and we'll see if we can do it."
Vegetables and baseball, together at last: Just when you thought you'd seen it all, the Stockton Ports unveiled their new alternate logo commemorating the city's history with a certain vegetable.
The logo stars 5 O'clock Dock, a new character, holding a spear of asparagus, celebrating Stockton's place as the Asparagus Capital of the World. The Ports will feature the logo on their alternate uniforms, which will be worn for all Friday home games.
That's not all that's new for Stockton fans. The club has released the official Stockton Ports Tapgift app. The app, which is available for iOS and Android devices, allows fans to gift food and merchandise to those in attendance and connect and chat with other fans at the ballpark, among other uses.
First-rounders galore: Top picks joining the Cal League this year include Mike Foltynewicz (Astros 2010), Story (Rockies 2011), Anderson (Rockies 2011), Archie Bradley (D-backs 2011), Kyle Crick (Giants 2011) and Addison Russell (A's 2012). Joining them will be Delino DeShields, returning to Lancaster after a 24-game appearance with the JetHawks last year.
Russell is the biggest story, of course. Selected 11th overall last year, the 19-year-old shortstop did not disappoint in his debut season. He made three stops, ending 2012 with Burlington in the Midwest League, and batted .369 with a 1.027 OPS and 16 stolen bases in 55 Minor League games. While there was some expectation he might begin the year back in Burlington, the A's will challenge Russell by sending him to Stockton.
Old is the new new: Only one team, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, will see a new skipper at the helm for 2013. Carlos Subero will take over the team after spending the last three seasons with Double-A Chattanooga.
Subero isn't exactly a stranger to the league, however, having managed Bakersfield in 2006 and 2007 when the club was an affiliate of the Rangers. He also led Inland Empire in 2009, when that club was part of the Dodgers organization. Subero has a .484 lifetime winning percentage in 12 Minor League seasons as a manger and led the Lookouts to the playoffs each of the past two seasons.
Meanwhile, stalwarts such as Andy Skeels (San Jose), Webster Garrison (Stockton) and Ken Griffey (Bakersfield) will continue their runs as managers of their respective clubs.
Last Things Last: Here's a look at some significant lasts around the Cal League.
- Last season's champion: Lancaster over Modesto in three games
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- Last back-to-back champions: San Jose, 2009-10
- Last .400 season: Fran Boniar, Reno, 1957 (.436)
- Last 30-homer season: Michael Choice, Stockton, 2011 (30)
- Last 40-homer season: Brandon Wood, Rancho Cucamonga, 2005 (43)
- Last 50-homer season: Bud Heslet, Visalia, 1956 (51)
- Last three-homer game: Adam Duvall, High Desert vs. Stockton, July 14, 2012
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- Last cycle: Leon Landry, High Desert vs. Lancaster, Aug. 3, 2012
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- Last 20-game winner: Bob Knepper, Fresno, 1974 (20-5)
- Last 200-strikeout pitcher: Clint Nageotte, San Bernardino, 2002 (214)
- Last no-hitter: Robert Donovan, Edwin Walker, David Berner , David Carpenter and Jose Trinidad, Lancaster vs. Lake Elsinore, Aug. 25, 2010
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- Last perfect game: Marcos Castillo, San Bernardino vs. Lake Elsinore, June 14, 1999
- Last triple play: Alex Todd, Jack Marder, Lancaster vs. High Desert, Aug. 4, 2012
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Santiago Calatrava, Architect Pushing the limits
Perhaps more than any other person in the world today, Santiago Calatrava is pushing the limits of architecture, using mostly concrete to build the world's most daring structures.
With an architecture degree and a Ph.D. in civil engineering, Calatrava is also an artist. His sculptures, drawings, watercolors, and ceramics have appeared in museum exhibitions in Athens, Dallas, Florence, London, New York City, Vienna, and Zurich. The relationship between artist and architect is very important to him.
His building designs often start out as artistic sketches, many having to do with the human form. For instance, his inspiration for the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub came from a sketch he did of a child's hands opening to allow a dove to take flight.
Calatrava doesn't limit himself in the use of materials for his buildings, making use of concrete, steel, wood, and glass. His use of concrete as an architectural medium is spectacular but extraordinarily difficult in the demands it places on structural engineers and contractors to build the formwork to produce the graceful, curved shapes. The June 2004 cover of CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION magazine featured his concert hall in the Canary Islands at Tenerife, a blending of sculpture and architecture that produced stunning giant curvilinear waves of structurally reinforced concrete.
Calatrava has two completed structures in the United States: the Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay in Redding, Calif., and the expansion of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Current commissions include the Symphony Center for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta, a series of bridges in Dallas, and a high-rise residential building in New York. But it's his commission to design the permanent World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York City that has captured the most attention. The graceful architectural concrete columns that will support the building requires concrete work at the highest levels.
Calatrava was born and raised in Valencia, Spain and now is based there, in New York City, and in Zurich, Switzerland.
L. Michael Shydlowski, BASF Admixtures Innovation is key
"Look at the events that have driven changes," says Mike Shydlowski, president of BASF Admixtures. "Why do they have to be disasters? Hurricanes, earthquakes, 9-11. Why can't we anticipate these things? We are changing far too slowly." After more than 40 years in the concrete industry, he is certainly not a man who is moving slowly.
After working on a concrete crew while getting his engineering degree from Marquette University, Shydlowski joined a cement company in 1969 and soon ended up in the chemical admixtures business. In 1986, Sandos, a Swiss pharmaceutical company, acquired Master Builders and shortly after acquired Shydlowski's current employer, Mac USA. "So we were merged into Master Builders, with whom I had competed with for 17 years," he says. "After about six months I left and went into the ready-mix business where I had the chance to see if this stuff I had been preaching actually worked." But he returned to Master Builders after three years, in 1989, and has been there ever since.
In 1996, Shydlowski was named the founding chairman of the Strategic Development Council (SDC), set up in conjunction with the American Concrete Institute (ACI) to accelerate the adoption of new technology. Being president of Master Builders gave him the opportunity to pull the top people from across the industry into this effort. "During the commercial construction downturn in 2002 and 2003," he says, "we went through a re-engineering exercise at Master Builders and realized that innovation and accelerating the rate of innovation, was the key to our success and that's exactly what SDC is trying to do for the entire industry."
One key to the success of the concrete industry, says Shydlowski, is solving the problem of durable concrete. "It's the holy grail of admixture development, but it will take a paradigm shift in thinking." He feels that part of the solution is the P2P initiative (prescriptive to performance-based ready-mix specifications). "It's not a way for the ready-mix producer to cut costs by taking something out of the mix, rather it's having the authority and ability to do the things that you already have responsibility for and it's one of the ways we'll differentiate the good producers from the mediocre. As long as we continue to do things on a prescriptive basis, not much changes."
"This is a fascinating industry," he says. "I can honestly say that I can't remember five days in my entire career when I woke up and didn't want to go to work. It's always been exciting and there have always been new opportunities and new challenges. It's been a wonderful ride." And he's not hanging up his saddle yet.


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The first thing that catches your eye if you’re looking at these wild owl monkeys for the first time is how much their faces look like an owl’s.
Then you’ll notice the two infants hanging close to the adult wearing the red tracking collar. You’d assume it was two youngsters hanging around with their mother.
But you’d be wrong.
Scientists have long observed males caring for infant owl monkeys…but it’s been unclear what the relationship is between them. Apparently, the father takes a rather significant role in looking after the young in this species.
Owl monkeys are known to be monogamous, making them quite rare among most wild primates.
And the occurrence of twins is uncommon, too.
National Geographic researcher Eduardo Fernandez-Duque has been tracking owl monkeys for more than 15 years, mostly in Argentina’s Chaco region.
He finds it interesting that in numerous sightings with these 2 twins, in most cases, the mother was no-where to be seen.
At all times observed, Fernandez-Duque says, the twins are closer to the father, and in this video clip, the mother only approaches her partner toward the end.
The father ‘raises’ the offspring by transporting, grooming and sharing food. The mother takes care of the nursing.
These twins were born in November, so some of these videos, shot in December, are remarkable because at even one month of age, the twins seem to be mostly cared for by the father.
Fernandez-Duque believes that monogamy goes hand-in-hand with the upbringing, because, unlike most primates and mammals, and more like humans, these fathers recognize they are the father.
He is planning to study the father’s involvement further to research his belief that the dad’s help is to save the mom’s energy for nursing, and even perhaps aid in her recovery after pregnancy.


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An Islamic web site, onislam.net, based in Egypt, published in both the English and Arabic languages throughout the world, continues to publish Harun Yahya's articles regularly. The author's article about the extraordinary signs leading to faith in honey, which was pointed out in the Qur'an, was published under the title "The Miracle of Honey" on the 4th of May 2011.
Your Lord revealed to the bees: 'Build dwellings in the mountains and the trees, and also in the structures which men erect. Then eat from every kind of fruit and travel the paths of your Lord, which have been made easy for you to follow.' From inside them comes a drink of varying colours, containing healing for mankind. There is certainly a Sign in that for people who reflect. (Surat an-Nahl, 68-69)


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BC Volleyball Releases 2008 ScheduleMay 1, 2008
Brevard, N.C. – The Brevard College women's volleyball team's 2008 schedule has been finalized, as announced by the BC athletics department in conjunction with head coach Brenda Skeffington.
Once again, the schedule is a challenging one as the Tornados will not only compete against the tough South Atlantic Conference foes, but BC will play 17 road matches on the year, not including the South Atlantic Conference Championship tournament.
The Tornados will open up on August 30 at Montreat College, where BC will play a trio of schools in Shawnee, Montreat and Reinhardt College in a round-robin style format. The Tornados will remain on the road for their next match, as BC travels to Charlotte, N.C. to face off with Queens University of Charlotte on September 3.
Coach Skeffington's squad will then open their 2008 home slate on September 5 and 6, as the Tornados will host Coker College, Virginia Intermont College and Columbia College in the BC Tournament.
The Tornados will then play host to fellow NCAA Division II member Belmont Abbey on September 11, before hitting the road for the next five matches where they will play the likes of Southern Wesleyan (9/13), North Greenville (9/13), Carson-Newman (9/16) and Lincoln Memorial (9/20).
Brevard then returns home to host Mars Hill on September 23, where the Tornados defeated Mars Hill last year in the friendly confines of Boshamer Gymnasium for their first win over a SAC opponent.
On September 26, the Tornados will travel to Newberry, S.C. to take on the Lady Indians of Newberry, the first of four-straight road matches. BC will turn around to square off with Wingate University on September 27, playing back-to-back SAC matches for the first time on the year.
After a brief break, the Tornados will take on Converse College on October 4, before jumping back into conference play on October 8 with a match at Tusculum.
The Tornados will play host to their next three matches, all against SAC opponents, as BC will take on Catawba on October 10, Lenoir-Rhyne on October 11 and Newberry on October 15.
After traveling up the mountain to Mars Hill for a Friday night showdown on October 17, the Tornados return to Brevard to host Wingate the following day, October 18.
On October 21, the Tornados again hit the road, as they will travel to Tigerville, S.C. to face off with North Greenville, one of three matches between the two schools on the year.
Brevard then returns home to face off with Lincoln Memorial on October 24 and then Carson-Newman on October 25, as part of homecoming weekend at Brevard College.
BC then travels to Lenoir-Rhyne (10/31) and Catawba (11/1) before wrapping up their 2008 conference schedule at home versus Tusculum on November 5.
The Tornados wrap up their 2008 regular season play with a road contest at Columbia College on November 8 and a home match on November 11 versus North Greenville for the season finale.
Brevard will then complete in the 2008 South Atlantic Conference tournament, their first year of eligibility, which will be held in Greeneville, T.N. from November 13-15.
The Tornados are coming off a 16-15 season, where BC competed as a provisional member of both the NCAA Division II and the South Atlantic Conference. While Marquessa Chappell, Kalli Gibson, Brittany Holliday and Jessica Whitmire are gone due to graduation, Coach Skeffington returns eight players from a season ago, including four starters highlighted by senior setter Jami Perry and junior middle hitter Brooke Seaman. Juniors Cori Emory, Megan Street and Christin Johnston, and sophomores Kirstan Carlson, Brooke Sturgill and Rebecca Schoonover, who all saw significant playing time in 2007, all have gained vital playing experience and will contribute immensely in 2008. The 2008 Brevard College team will feature seven newcomers to the roster as well.


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Two students in the Rinker School of Business at Palm Beach Atlantic University have been selected for an internship opportunity and scholarship through a new partnership with Northwestern Mutual. John Barrios Carey
Palm Beach Atlantic University today announced a second multi-million dollar gift from the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Foundation to advance construction of the University's new athletic campus located on 76 acres off Parker Avenue north of Southern Boulevard. The latest gift amounting to 2
Like a good scientist, eighth-grader Katie Matos donned safety goggles before using a wooden launcher to send a pumpkin flying some 10 meters on the athletic field at Conniston Middle School on Friday. Matos's team ultimately finished in a three-way tie for first place in the second Flying
Who's going to win 10,000? Palm Beach Atlantic University will get closer to the answer as the J.J.'s Entrepreneurs business plan competition kicks off its third year with an informational meeting at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1. Jared Stresen-Reuter (center) was the first
In his well-known talk, "The Big Bang, Stephen Hawking and God," award-winning chemist and five-time Nobel prize nominee Dr. Henry F. Schaefer III delves headfirst into the subject of cosmology and the many questions it asks. Among them, is the universe eternal or did it have a beginning? Was
The Palm Beach Atlantic University Alumni Association recently awarded 35 annual scholarships, which are renewable by undergraduates who remain in good standing at the University. Events such as the Alumni Association Golf and Tennis Tournament and the Alumnae Afternoon Tea benefit this
Two accomplished leaders in their fields, Paul Donahue and Kenneth Kennerly, will be honored with companion medals during Palm Beach Atlantic University's American Free Enterprise Day ceremony Nov. 7. American Free Enterprise Day has been an event at Palm Beach Atlantic since 1984 and honors
PBA alum Ryan Morgan '02, right, founder of Arrow Consulting & Design, chats with Jeff Hood, a PBA computer science major. Morgan was a guest speaker during a computer science class last spring. DotNetNuke (DNN) users including web developers, web
The 26th annual Palm Beach Atlantic University Alumni Association Golf and Tennis Tournament held Oct. 5 netted 50,000 for the Association's Scholarship Fund. More than 140 golfers and 32 tennis players participated in the event held at PGA National Resort's Champion course and Health &
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Better garage lighting
To efficiently light up a two-car garage, remove the bare-bulb porcelain fixtures (remember to turn off the power first) and replace each with an 8-ft. fluorescent fixture. (We recommend one 8-ft. fixture per vehicle space.) We like the type that use 4-ft. bulbs; the 8-ft. bulbs are difficult to handle. You can position the new lights to mount right over the existing ceiling boxes.
Keep in mind that not all fluorescent lights work in cold weather. Select your fluorescent fixture based on the lowest temperature in your garage. Refer to starting temperatures printed on the ballast. Regular magnetic ballasts in standard T12 fluorescent fixtures (which have 1-1/2 in. diameter lamps) are not recommended for temperatures below 50 degrees F.
If the temperature in your garage drops below 50 degrees, buy fixtures with electronic ballasts (not electromagnetic) because they start in temperatures down to 0 degrees F and lower. We recommend you buy fixtures that take size T8 lamps (1 in. wide), which are more energy efficient. They cost more initially but will save you money over time. Avoid energy-saver T12 lamps; they need a minimum of 60 degrees to operate properly.
When buying bulbs, especially for a woodworking shop where you need to see the true color of paints and stains, ask for lamps with a CRI (color rendering index) of 85 or above. This number usually isn't printed on the bulb or packaging, but it's listed in the bulb company's product catalog (and on some Web sites).
Once you know the exact ceiling fixture location, drill a 7/8-in. hole in the base of the fluorescent light's metal housing, directly over the existing ceiling box. Buy a 1/2-in. electrical bushing (at home centers and hardware stores) and snap it into the newly drilled hole so sharp metal edges won't cut into wires. Then attach the fixtures to the drywall ceiling by screwing them directly into ceiling joists.
Note: Make sure a ground wire is present and fasten it to the metal body of the fluorescent fixture.
A Well-Lit Garage
Overhead fluorescent fixtures provide ample light for doing woodworking projects, or working on your car, motorcycle or boat.


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Student Team Proposes New Mobile Technology Solution to Capital One Executives
(From left) Jarett Messing, Stephen Powers, Brian Bai.
Another team from the Illinois College of Business achieved case competition excellence this year. In November, juniors Brian Bai '13, Jarett Messing '13, and Stephen Powers '13 walked away with a first place title from the annual Capital One Case Competition, held at Capital One's corporate headquarters in McClean, Virginia.
The task set before the contestants was to create a banking product based on trends in mobile technology. Students from the University of Chicago, University of Central Florida, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, and the University of Pennsylvania competed with Illinois in front of 5 senior members of Capital One acting as judges.
The Illinois team chose to focus on the Capital One rewards program with an idea to create a group rewards system that increases rewards based on the number of people who shop as a group using the Capital One card. For example, a smartphone application supplementing the effort with social media technologies, allow group shoppers to "check-in" and see which friends are also shopping.
Judges were impressed with the team's presentation, ability to answer questions, and the creation of new exciting incentives for their reward program which has reached maturity as a marketing tool.
"I think the best part was how relevant it is to the world today," said Bai. "Every industry is looking for ways to improve operations through technology. Additionally, it was a great opportunity to develop presentation skills in front of very senior members of the company."


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A data portal launched by the Woodstock Institute will make available information on foreclosures, mortgage lending, housing, income, and employment for counties, community areas, and municipalities throughout the Chicago area. The data portal, created with support from MacArthur, is intended to serve as a tool for community organizations, researchers, policymakers, and advocates to quickly access the specific data they need to make decisions and act effectively.
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9th January 2014 05:44 PM #1
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Body Temperature in pregnancy
I am currently 6 weeks pregnant and at about noon I felt lightheaded and with hot flushes, I took my temp which read 36.8 degrees. usually i only sit at about 36.2. is this something I need to worry about at all?
I also have been having a bit of gas and loose stools (sorry if TMI) :P
Could this be a sign of something more sinister? Thanks.
11th January 2014 07:23 AM #2
Dear Mummy,
A raised body temperature is a normal early pregnancy sign. If you do not feel unwell and your temperature is lower than 37.5 degrees then you do not need to be concerned.
A little gas or loose stools in the first trimester is also normal. It may be caused by the rising pregnancy hormones in your body. If the loose stools turn into severe diarrhoea or you experience cramping then you should see your doctor or midwife. But what you have described above sounds common in early pregnancy.
I hope this helps to reassure you. Please do post back if you have any further questions.
Best wishes and congratulations on your pregnancy,


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And my girlfriend would've gotten a surface for work but I told her out of that 64gigs she would get about 20ish left. She got an iPad
As much as Microsoft has been going hard with the FAIL these days, they're definitely still light years ahead of Crapple!
But at least now she has a cool toy she can play video games on
Microsoft has committed great sins in the past and deserves to suffer their current fate. However the BEST thing that can happen is for MS to hit Apple hard and shake up the corrupt greedy management at Apple.
Consumers need to see even more competition so that Apple can go back to bringing the public top-notch innovative products like Apple did in the past!
When it comes down to it the Surface Pro has some serious deficiencies. Currently the size is to thick. The tablet generates to much heat. It is to heavy. The battery only lasts 5 hours and is not nearly long enough. This is all to be expected when any one tries to put a desktop OS on a handheld device. I applaud MS for heading in this direction, but in reality it missed the mark in making a tablet. Hopefully MS can make improvements and I will then recommend them for laptop replacements. I heard really good things about RT, an OS designed for a hand held device.


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'Looking at the the histories of both teams, there have been very few seventh heavens for the Sabres or the 'Canes. While the Sabres are just 1-4 in Game 7s, the 'Canes are even worse. The franchise is 0-3 in seventh games, those coming while the team was still known as the Hartford Whalers.'
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Listen to Mats Drugge, Minelco's North American president, describe how his product is used in concrete construction.
Heavyweight concrete is not new. In the U.S., producers have supplied this specialty performance product to hospitals for x-ray protection, to bridge designers to provide counterweights on lift bridges, and to designers of nuclear power plants.
Recently, engineers have used heavyweight concrete to contain hazardous waste. And for many years, engineers and producers have used "Heavyweight Concrete: Measuring, Mixing, Transporting, and Placing" (ACI 304.3) to help alert specifiers to the special techniques they need to properly handle this unique product.
When considering producing heavyweight concrete, producers will find information in Chapter 7 of ACI's "Guide for Use of Normal Weight and Heavyweight Aggregates in Concrete" (ACI-221). It begins with properly selecting materials. For projects on which the heavyweight concrete is used as shielding, the material must meet a special specification.
ASTM C 63, Aggregates for Radiation-Shielding, details the requirements for special aggregates where composition, high specific gravity, or both, are of prime consideration. There also is ASTM C 638, Descriptive Nomenclature of Constituents of Aggregates for Radiation-Shielding Concrete.
It's also important to establish a very thorough material testing program for both aggregates and fresh concrete before and during construction and specifications. ASTM C 637 indicates that fine and coarse aggregates should meet the conventional concrete aggregate gradings in ASTM C 33. Often the fresh concrete tests also follow traditional guidelines.
Test core issues
The problem occurs when something seems to be awry. Heavyweight concrete is normally placed on very complex structures, many of which can only be examined using non-destructive testing procedures. This can preclude the possibility of taking test cores. And should test cores be necessary, their extraction is very difficult and expensive.
Concrete containing coarse metallic aggregate particles is subject to non-representative test results. Unless using great care, the metallic particles will be torn loose from the matrix, which may destroy the bit and core sample.
Fortunately for producers, material availability is not a major problem. Over the last few years, many of the sources listed in the ACI document have been shut down. But about two years ago, Minelco, a Swedish material supplier, began shipping magnetite products to North America by bulk freighter. From their unloading port in the Southeast, producers can order smaller shipments by rail, barge, or truck.
Currently available in two gradations, Magnadense 1 corresponds to a fine aggregate, a 2-mm down product; Magnadense 2 is an 8-mm down product. Minelco says its magnetite products have a higher level of iron, so they are more dense than alternatives.
Minelco plans to bring a new perspective to using heavyweight concrete in the U.S. Engineers have found interesting uses for heavyweight concrete in Europe for many infrastructure projects, including bridge piers. Minelco has several case studies at www.minelco.com.


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The attorney waited until he was alone in the room with his client. He laid out the options, explained how much time he or she could spend behind bars. He said he could help for a price.
According to court documents, that's how former Garfield County public defender John E. Hummel, 54, did business with at least seven clients in 2008 and 2009. He demanded money, firearms, electronics, anything of value in exchange for legal representation, the documents state.
The only problem?
Hummel was already being paid by taxpayers to represent those clients, all of whom were ruled indigent by the court too poor to afford a private attorney.
On Monday, the attorney will appear in a Panguitch courtroom to stand trial for seven felony counts of theft or attempted theft by extortion. The charges could add to 65 years in prison.
Prosecutors will attempt to convince a jury that Hummel used his power and influence as an attorney to con clients.
These accusations, experts said, are extremely unusual. Most attorneys who spoke to The Tribune said they had never heard of a case like it.
But they also saidthis rare instance nonetheless highlights systemic problems with Utah's public defense system, which experts say asks attorneys to do too much for too little.
Also, unless lawyers are criminally charged or publicly reprimanded, there is no way to track this kind of corruption. Clients have little to no guidance in reporting these practices. Nor do government officials have to report public defenders they suspect of corruption to judges, or anyone else.
"Criminal defense lawyers are overwhelmingly well-intentioned and honest," said Kent Hart, executive director of the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "But like any other walk of life, there are going to be exceptions."
29 different ways • There is no formal process for reporting bad public defenders.
The body that regulates lawyers in Utah is called the Utah State Bar. It investigates and prosecutes instances of lawyer misconduct, but it can only investigate the claims it knows about.
Some accusations may never make it past the county government.
Two years ago, a rumor swept through the Washington County courthouse: an attorney was charging his indigent client for services he said were not covered by his public defender contract.
When news reached county officials, they acted quickly, removed all future clients from the attorney's calender and stopped giving him new cases, said Washington County government spokesman Dean Cox.
They also terminated his contract.
Although charging a client is a direct violation of the public defender agreement and would allow the county to fire an attorney with only a week's notice, the county instead chose to terminate the defender's contract "without cause," in which they gave him 90 days notice and never explained the reason why.
"It was the fastest and most efficient way of doing it without launching a major investigation," Cox said. "It probably would have come to the same conclusion."
Indigent clients are often unfamiliar with the legal process. They may not understand their rights or who they can turn to if they feel violated by their lawyer.
Cox said Washington County did not make any report to the State Bar. Counties are under no obligation to report ethical issues to any outside body. And, because each county handles their public defense system independently, they each have slightly different methods.
That's the problem, Hart said.
"In the absence of state oversight or enforcement standards," he said, "you're going to get 29 different ways of doing things."
Overworked, underpaid • Each of the 29 counties must adhere to one rule: Every person accused of committing a crime has the right to an attorney. But because not every person accused of committing a crime can afford an attorney, it falls to the counties to provide defenders.
Some, like Salt Lake and Utah Counties, have public defender offices that function like a conventional law firm with full- or part-time salaried employees charged with providing public defense services.
But most counties hire private attorneys. That means a private attorney is awarded a contract, which typically offers a flat fee in exchange for an unlimited number of public defense cases per year.
This often leads to public defenders who are overworked and underpaid, Hart said.
"Taking money from indigent clients is never understandable. You just don't do it," Hart said. "But public defenders are woefully under-compensated. The bigger problem might just be that these attorneys aren't being paid enough by the county to put what they need to into a case."
According to a 2010 report issued by the American Civil Liberties Union, public defenders in Utah receive an average of $400 per felony case and less than 10 hours to spend on each defendant. Private defense attorneys tend to receive more than $400 an hour and have far fewer clients than public defenders.
These county contracts don't take into account, Hart said, the slew of costs and responsibilities sometimes necessary for an adequate defense. That includes the amount of time it takes to resolve a case, the need to investigate crimes beyond what has already been provided by the state, and the amount of travel to courthouses or jails.
Naive to the system • If the allegations are true, Hummel received seven firearms, two 32-inch flat-screen televisions, two computers, an iPod, digital camera, video camera, Play Station 3, DVD player and more than $11,000 cash from seven indigent clients.
This year, Garfield County is paying its public defender $26,400.
All of Hummel's victims, court documents state, claimed to be "naive to the system and how it works." If they had known their rights, the documents state, they "never would have agreed to [Hummel's] demands."
It's not the first time Hummel's ethics have been called into question.
Hummel was elected the Kane County attorney in 2007 but served barely a month. He resigned when questions surfaced about whether Hummel actually lived in Kane County.
Hummel's trial is scheduled to last three days. Hummel could not be reached for comment. His attorney, Gary Pendleton, declined to comment Friday.
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Newsbusters (Still) Doesn't Like Gays, (Still) Doesn't Understand Media
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It's no secret that the folks over at the Media Research Center don't care for gays. And their flimsy definition of bias and general hatred for journalism are pretty well-known, too. Basically, they're a bunch of clowns.
Still, even by Newsbusters' (low) standards, their petulant whining about media coverage of the repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military was a comical blend of bitterness and cluelessness.
First, Newsbuster Brad Wilmouth complained:
As all the broadcast network evening newscasts on Saturday used words like "historic" and "landmark" to describe the Senate vote in favor of repealing the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy on homosexuals serving in the military, the networks also provided substantially more soundbites to supporters of the measure than to those who opposed changing the policy.
Wilmouth never got around to spelling out what is wrong with using "words like 'historic' and 'landmark'" to describe an historic piece of legislation. That's presumably because he realized that he'd get laughed at for writing that a bill legalizing for the first time the open service of gays in the military is not a "landmark." So he just crossed his fingers and hoped readers would share his annoyance at media descriptions of historic legislation as "historic." (It's not the first time a Newsbuster has chosen this strategy.)
Nor did Wilmouth spell out why news reports should provide an equal number of soundbites from supporters and opponents of DADT repeal. Supporters, after all, greatly outnumber opponents. Granted, public opinion shouldn't be the sole factor in deciding how much time to allocate to differing views. But Wilmouth has his work cut out for him if he wants to argue that the news media should grant equal time to advocates of legislatively mandated discrimination. News reports about the end of racial segregation, for example, rarely include equal time for people who think African Americans shouldn't be able to eat at lunch counters -- and few people, if any, see this as evidence of media bias. Of course, Wilmouth doesn't argue that supporters of discriminatory policies deserve equal time. He just asserts it, and hopes his readers assume that he has a good reason for doing so.
Next, Newsbuster Kyle Drennen weighed in, also complaining that advocates of discrimination didn't get equal time without ever spelling out why they deserve it. Drennen went on to display a finely-tuned ability to read nefarious intent into the most benign reporting. Here, he complains about CBS correspondent Whit Johnson:
Johnson dismissed critics of repeal: "Democrats got a boost from a recent Pentagon study in which two-thirds of U.S. troops said changing the controversial law would have little impact, a feeling shared by most of America."
That isn't a dismissal of critics. That's a simple, straightforward statement of fact that doesn't refer to critics in any way -- except by implying that they are in the minority. Which is true.
Drennen then complained that "Both Johnson and [Nancy] Cordes touted the repeal as a win for Democrats." "Touted"? It was a win for Democrats. More Drennen:
On the Early Show, Cordes similarly cheered: "Democrats achieved their longstanding goal of repealing 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' just two weeks before an influx of Republicans in Congress would have made it impossible."
"Cheered"? Nothing in that quote is a "cheer." Nothing. Now, if Cordes had said "Democrats, who are awesome, passed a repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Yaaaaay, Democrats!" -- that would be "cheering." That isn't what Cordes did. She just said what happened.
Now, if you've never read Newsbusters before, you probably think that I'm cherry-picking; that I'm unfairly focusing on Drennen's verb choice while ignoring the substance of his critique. But this nonsense about "touting" and "cheering" and "dismissing" is the substance of his complaint. Take a look.
Something happened on Saturday, and Newsbusters didn't like it. So they stamped their feet over the media reporting it. They didn't demonstrate media bias -- just their own.
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German Presidency - UN Security Council in July
Presidency of the Security Council
Germany has taken over the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council in what will be an eventful month. Alongside the changes sweeping the Arab world, work will focus primarily on South Sudan's imminent declaration of independence. Speaking on the eve of Germany's month as President, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said, "The architecture of the world is undergoing dramatic changes – and this has to be reflected in the work of the United Nations."
"Internationally, my interest lies in maintaining long-standing partnerships and in developing new ones," the Minister said, adding that Germany wanted to build bridges to the new powerhouses of the 21st century. He also underlined Germany's intention to help see the United Nations too present a true reflection of the balance of power in the modern world.
Focus on the Arab world
The upheaval in the Arab world – particularly the situation in Libya – has occupied the UN Security Council for months. Libya and the international intervention mandated by the United Nations are firmly on the agenda and set to remain there throughout July. The UN Special Envoy to Libya, Abdul Ilah Khatib, will report to the Security Council on the current situation.
In addition, Germany and its European partners will be working to see the situation in Syria return to the agenda too. "During our Presidency, we will continue to campaign for the Security Council to send out a clear response to the unacceptable tactics of repression and violence being used in Syria," declared Minister Westerwelle on 30 June.
The Presidency of the UN Security Council changes every month, passing from member to member in alphabetical order according to the states' English names. Having started its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the Security Council on 1 January 2011, Germany will take over the Presidency for the first time on 1 July. Holding the Presidency means chairing the debates and consultations which take place during the month in question and organizing the voting among the members.
A new state
Another focus of Germany's Presidency of the Security Council is the Sudan. South Sudan is expected to apply – at the same time as it declares its independence on 9 July – for membership of the United Nations. As Minister Westerwelle emphasized, "A new state's declaration of independence is a historic event." He identified the goal here of seeing two stable Sudanese states coexist as good neighbours from 9 July on.
It is planned that the Security Council, chaired by Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, will communicate its recommendation on South Sudan to the General Assembly on 13 July, where the relevant decision will then be taken. That day's Security Council session will also be an opportunity to take stock of the political situation and consult as to the challenges which lie ahead in the Sudan.
When the UNMIS mandate expires, an operation which currently has peacekeepers stationed in northern and southern parts of the Sudan, the United Nations will continue to provide South Sudan with advice and support through a peacekeeping mission. War-zone conditions have arisen recently, particularly in the border region of Abyei. For a transition period – until North and South Sudan agree on a sustainable solution for Abyei – the newly founded UNISFA mission is intended to pursue the demilitarization of the region, enable access for humanitarian aid and guarantee security. Alongside the issues affecting the north-south border, the crisis region of Darfur also remains a cause for concern to the United Nations and UNAMID, its mission there.
Other regions on the agenda
Next to the Sudan and the Arab world, the focus will also be on Afghanistan. A debate is planned for 6 July to discuss the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in particular. July will also see the Security Council look at such African countries as the Central African Republic and Côte d'Ivoire as well as the Great Lakes Region.
Finally, the Middle East conflict is always on the Security Council agenda, and is addressed every month; July's debate will be open to non-members. The discussion is particularly likely to include the Palestinian Authority's possible intention to apply for full UN membership for Palestine in September.
On Germany's initiative
Two more such open debates are planned for July on Germany's own initiative, providing an opportunity for the international community to discuss some urgent international-relations issues and state their positions on them. The subjects will be the protection of children in armed conflicts and climate change and security.
The protection of children
The debate on children and armed conflict planned for 12 July is to be chaired by Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle personally. Germany is already deeply involved in the topic; it assumed the chair of the Security Council Working Group of the same name on 1 January. The Minister has described improving the protection of children – the most vulnerable in any armed conflict – as a duty which lies particularly close to his heart.
The intention of this debate is to create an opportunity to address at the political level the question of how to protect the weakest in society. Germany is seeking the adoption of a resolution to extend the protection regime for children in wars and other armed conflicts, particularly to include the protection of schools and hospitals.
Climate and security
With the open debate of 20 July, Germany wants to create a firmly established place on the Security Council agenda for climate and security, a topic which is crucial to the future of mankind. The debate is intended to centre around the security-related effects of climate change: rising sea-levels and the resultant security risks, as well as food security.
"We can already see how scarcity caused by climate change results in conflict over the control of resources – which can in turn lead to violence, war and destruction. This is a point," said Minister Westerwelle, "which we want to address, and we intend to launch the long-term process of doing so."
Under Article 24 of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council bears chief responsibility for maintaining international security and peace. Climate change threatens the existence of many island states – the United Nations has more than 40 small island countries among its membership. Security risks are posed not only by the issue of refugees but also by conflicts breaking out over the control of resources which climate change will make increasingly scarce.


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A panel discussion on forums, comments and blogs and other rich social data gestures with Ro Gupta from Disqus, Mark O'Sullivan from Vanilla, Mike Preuss from FormSpring and Martin Remy from Automattic, and moderated by Nicole Glaros from TechStars.
The definition of community can vary widely across platforms, but is there a real definition of community? At Disqus, they like to think of communities as a continuum. First come comments then conversations on twitter, blogs, and other platforms. Once the conversation is developed, it gives way to a community. Communities are about recognition and repetition, and forums allow for these communities to develop. Commenting systems are a jumping point for communities. Mark O'Sullivan of Vanilla coined them "community training wheels" because they are a good starting point for community forums. They enforce familiarity and often lead to offline communities as well. Mike Preuss explained what draws people into communities: FOMO. As social beings, the "fear of missing out" or FOMO drives communities. When 45% of daily users on FormSpring are creating content and engaging others, users feel the need to contribute to the conversation. About 74% of visitors to Disqus will return everyday or every other day. "When you think you're missing out on something," Mike says, that defines a community.
Developing a community is a huge task, but the bigger task is engaging users. At Vanilla, they have a full range of social gestures because not everyone will be able to contribute to every topic. But by using "light weight" gestures such as "likes" or "smiles" in the case of FormSpring, content creators can receive feedback and give readers some way to signal back. It also helps to identify good and bad content, influencers and contributors in the community and drive moderation from these. There's a tremendous push toward allowing anyone the chance to become a content creator. A recent and fascinating case of this is Pinterest; "pinning" photos is creating content and allows users to express who they are.
At Disqus, they focus on reaction tools, according to Ro Gupta. Ro says they want to be able to reengage after the fact, and this includes cross-pollinating on other platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Engagement can be measured by "daily active users." The 90:9:1 rule is something that Disqus deems true for their platform. 90% of users are passive clickers, 9% help curate content, and 1% create the most content and drive discussions. However, there is a middle ground because of lightweight gestures that encourage users to engage on a smaller scale. According to Ro, about 35% of users contribute solid participation in the form of lightweight gestures. In the case of Vanilla, Mark said some users were hesitant to allow lightweight contributions, but over time, users found it encouraged new content and lowered barriers to engagement.
Lightweight interactions are relatively new, but do they really affect product roadmaps? The answer is always yes. Martin of Automattic says WordPress isn't adding social for the sake of "adding social," but rather because the feedback from lightweight interactions is motivation for content creators. WordPress is adding more tools to enable this as well. As Mike of FormSpring explains, "we want to reward good user behavior," by releasing new features for users. Lightweight actions help them sort what's actually relevant to communities, so FormSpring came out with a feature to sort by most popular and by language.
When it comes to platforms, each company agreed that it is extremely important to carry content across platforms. As Martin said, it's important for people to publicize their content outside of their blogs. Users want to share on tumble, twitter, and elsewhere. Tumblr actually doubled engagement within WordPress. "Viralizing the content," Ro of Disqus says, draws in more users. 50% of Disqus' users connect with another social platform and 10-12% of comments are shared on Twitter. And while you're always competing for eyeballs online, no single platform can own a conversation about something. When a user is particularly interested in a topic, it will naturally cross platforms. Facebook has even helped discussions grow through "Facebook comments". They tend to increase the pie for everyone and open the eyes of new users.
One of the biggest concerns of content creators is engagement versus reach: which is more important? Both matter to different creators, and but it's important to consider who is asking. For example, a blog like TechCrunch has more influence and reach than a personal blog, but both reach and engagement are valuable within different communities.
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