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As California State University Chancellor Charles Reed gears up to hand over the reins, faculty and administrators at the Dominguez Hills campus have conflicting views about his legacy - and whether his 14-year tenure brought more harm or benefit to the Carson location.
With less than a week to go before Reed's retirement, administrators at California State University, Dominguez Hills, credit him for carrying out signature initiatives, such as spearheading an aggressive approach to improving student diversity, as well as a call to double the output of math and science teachers systemwide - an endeavor that saw particular success in Carson.
But the president of the Dominguez Hills faculty union criticizes Reed's leadership style, contending that it over-mimicked that of the private sector in its executive secrecy, and exacerbated a pattern of high presidential turnover at the campus.
And a student leader in Carson gives Reed mixed reviews, expressing sympathy for the difficulty of his job but lamenting what she felt was a less-than-attentive attitude toward students, particularly on the issue of rising tuition.
"He did have some tough decisions to make, and he did make them hopefully in the best interests of the California state system as a whole," said Djeneba Coulibay, student body president at Dominguez Hills and a business major. "But the fact is, students felt like they were not heard."
Dominguez Hills might be among the smaller campuses in the CSU network of 23, but it factored heavily into the turmoil that came to characterize the controversial leader's final full year.
Last November, the campus was one of two sites - Cal State East Bay being the other - that hosted a daylong strike, the first of its kind since 1983. It also featured fairly prominently in the statewide flap over the salaries of CSU presidents, with students, faculty and even Sacramento politicians crying foul over the raise granted to then-President Mildred Garcia when she took the top job at the Fullerton campus.
(A couple weeks ago, seeking to defuse this controversy, Reed's incoming successor, Timothy White, requested that CSU's Board of Trustees cut his own $421,500 salary by 10 percent. It did.)
On the positive side, Dominguez Hills has proven itself the paragon campus in achieving one of Reed's most prized initiatives: churning out more math and science teachers. The CSU system as a whole met his goal to double the amount in five years, but no campus has been more successful than Dominguez Hills, the top producer.
Reed is also known for launching a comprehensive outreach effort to underserved minorities, which has led, for instance, to an 8 percent increase in the number of black applicants in the CSU system since 2009-10.
Here, too, Dominguez Hill plays a key role, as it is the only CSU location to host a pair of statewide education fairs targeting specific minority groups - one for African-Americans, one for Latinos.
The former, called the Super Saturday College Fair, happens every August. The latter, called Es el Momento Education Fair, is co-sponsored by Univision. Occurring every October, the event attracts up to 50,000 people and could be the nation's largest education fair.
As part of the "African American Initiative," university leaders - Reed himself occasionally among them - spend every Sunday in February (which is Black History Month) visiting churches, where they speak to the congregation about the promise of college. Members of the Dominguez Hills cabinet visit New Philadelphia AME Church in Carson.
"We venture into the heart of the African-American community, which is the church," said Gayle Ball-Parker, director of alumni and family programs at Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Amy Bentley-Smith, a spokeswoman at Dominguez Hills, added that on his last day on the job, Reed plans to speak at a function for the CSU system's Asian American and Pacific Islander Initiative.
"That speaks to his commitment," she said. "That's the last thing he does before he leaves."
Not so impressed with Reed is David Bradfield, president of the faculty union at Dominguez Hills and a music professor.
"I think the management style the chancellor brought has been particularly hard on Dominguez Hills," he said, adding that the campus has had six presidents or interim presidents during Reed's tenure. "Some come from in from the outside, don't stay with us very long and they're hopping down the street to the next campus."
Asked what he liked about Reed, Bradfield had to think for a moment.
"It seems like the interim presidents that were appointed were pretty good," he finally said.
His thoughts on White, Reed's incoming successor?
"So far I really like him," he said. "He's recognized some of the issues we're facing as faculty and students. He made a commitment to hire more faculty. ... It is early, but so far so good."


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"Optimistic minimalism" is the term Flora Gill and Alexa Adams have given to the look of their fall collection. Their use of persimmon—the sanguine hue that works as their version of red, just a little off—lends itself to the former. It's a surprising shade for fall, but it works—especially when integrated into a collection that also features olive green, black, and off-white.
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They're so cheap because they just send a simple on/off pulse, pocketwizards have to digitally encode all the TTL data from the 5 flash contacts and send it all at once. I'm pretty sure they have a much longer range too.
I'm still just going to keep buying the cheapies though.
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the zoom on my sb600 shitted out, which i can really care less about but still, i dropped it maybe a foot off of my cars hood and picked it up and bam..
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Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Canon: Affordable everyday lensFriday July 06 2012
Samyang's 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC for Canon would make a quality lens for photographers who have a knack for manually focusing their images. The lens excludes an autofocus system, which helps bring down its price by hundreds of dollars.
South Korean optics company Samyang has been stepping out of the shadows cast by its larger Japanese rivals like Nikon and Canon. It has produced a number of lenses in recent years that have been receiving attention for their affordability and improving quality, including the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Canon, which was released in 2011.
Samyang's 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC for Canon is a simplistic lens – not too wide like a 24mm, and not too restricting like the 50mm – that is great for everyday shooting, especially environmental portraits and architectural-oriented photography.
But this lens is not for everyone, especially photographers who don't trust their eyes to take sharp pictures – the lens does not have an embedded autofocus system.
During DxOMark tests and analysis, we determined the lens' strengths were:
- Good resolution, especially between apertures f/2.8–f/11.
- Controlling chromatic aberration – an effect that creates color fringing, especially at edges where dark and bright contrast meet.
- Brightness. The lens received a transmission rating of 1.7 T-stop, meaning its aperture is closer to f/1.7. This will give photographers a lot of flexibility in lowlight environments, and the ability to shoot with a very shallow depth of field.
The lens' weaknesses include:
- Distortion was strong, measuring 0.7%.
- Vignetting, especially at the widest apertures of f/2.8 and below.
Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC Canon Vs Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM mounted on the Canon EOS 5D Mark II:
Benefits of the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC for Canon include:
- Stronger sharpness than the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM, even at aperture f/1.4.
- Sharpness and resolution is more consistent across an entire image, and at more apertures.
- Vignetting is better controlled on the Samyang 35mm, although the difference is less than 0.2 EV, and would probably not be noticeable on a final RGB image.
- Chromatic aberration is also slightly better controlled on this lens.
- The value of the lens is a bargain at just under $600 (USD). This is more than $800 cheaper than the Canon 35mm.
Perks of the Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM include:
- Brighter lens, measuring an additional 0.17 EV over the Samyang 35mm.
- Distortion in this lens is better controlled.
- Autofocus, which is absent in the Samyang 35mm, is embedded into Canon's 35 mm lens.
Samyang's 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC for Canon is a quality lens – excelling at producing bright images with strong resolution – that can be purchased at an affordable price. But this affordability comes at the expense of no autofocus, so photographers who rely on AF lenses should consider alternatives.
Further readings for the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Canon: Affordable everyday lens
To provide photographers with a broader perspective about mobiles, lenses and cameras, here are links to articles, reviews, and analyses of photographic equipment produced by DxOMark, renown websites, magazines or blogs.
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Samyang is making some fantastic optics. For a landscape photog on a budget, screw the system's lenses. These are the lenses to buy.
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I know root is the only account that's officially supported; however in some circumstances using named accounts might be helpful. A friend of mine had a situation where his company has a server they use for pen testing and the have a couple of testers. They wanted the logging to reflect their usernames vs. the shared root account. Using the following article, I helped them to get it working, but there were some changes necessary to get X started. Note that if you attempt this, you'll need to use sudo for most things you do. Aside from a few minor errors, I haven't found anything that doesn't work. TIFWIW. All of my testing was done with BT5 R1 64bit KDE.
Read the above first for specifics, then below is what I did that worked for me...
Most of the commands below you'll run as the root account. You'll then switch to your new user account mid way through.
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The following folders are what I copiedCode:cp /root/.<folder name> /etc/skel
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Allow user to start their x session (if you fail to do the command below and attempt to start X as your new user, you will get a black screen):
allow user to make KDE changes:Code:sudo chown <user>:<user> /home/<username>/Desktop/.Xauthority
At this point you should be able to startx and get the normal BT5 environment.Code:sudo chown <user>:<user> /home/<username>/.kde/share/config/kmixrc sudo chown <user>:<user> /home/<username>/.kde/share/config/kmixctrlrc
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Charles Dalluge, Assoc. AIA, is joining DLR Group as its new president and chief operating officer. He will oversee operations for all the firm's U.S. and international operations, which includes 19 offices in the states and an office in Shanghai.
Dalluge comes to DLR Group via Leo A Daly, where he served as executive vice president. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Design Futures Council, the Society of American Military Engineers, and the Design-Build Institute of America. Dalluge also serves on the University of Nebraska Foundation's board for the College of Architecture, and he is an active leader within the AIA Large Firm Roundtable.
"I am excited to add Charles to the DLR Group leadership team. He is an accomplished and respected leader in the design industry. He adds a diverse base of experience with domestic and international partners and clients that complement DLR Group's growth strategies," said DLR Group CEO Griff Davenport, AIA, in a release. "His hands-on knowledge and experience in geographies and market sectors which are evolving at DLR Group make him a great addition to our leadership team."
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Architects and other housing professionals in the United States and beyond have been mobilizing to help the people of earthquake-devastated Haiti. Bolstered by fundraising events such as the worldwide PechaKucha Night for Haiti, which raised about $75,000 for Architecture for Humanity, nonprofit organizations have begun the intensive groundwork required to prepare for rebuilding efforts. "When you're starting to think about rebuilding, land records are usually inaccessible or destroyed," says Kate Stohr, managing director of Architecture for Humanity. "Even if they have records, the land is not 'clear title,' so you have to start at the beginning and figure out who owns it."
Stohr's group has placed a handful of staffers in Haiti to focus on these issues, and they plan to open a rebuilding center in Port-au-Prince this April. The center will provide design and construction administration services to other nonprofit and community-based organizations. Architecture for Humanity also has completed a free Rebuilding 101 manual written in Creole, French, Spanish, and English that is available online and at the rebuilding center. "So many people are doing self-help housing, in which they build their homes themselves," Stohr says. "The goal is to educate the builder and consumer so they demand—and build—safer housing and buildings." To the same end, the group is working on making plans available for "core housing" prototypes that can be added to over time, and it also has partnered with Appropriate Infrastructure Development Group to train local masons in earthquake-safe masonry construction techniques.
Habitat for Humanity, too, offers core housing designs that have been adapted to Haiti's geography and culture. The organization is preparing to build its first 50 earthquake-resistant core houses on a site outside Port-au-Prince. It also has constructed some hurricane-resistant transitional shelter prototypes inside the city. "Another thing hindering permanent construction is the need for excavation and extrication," notes Mario Flores, director of disaster response field operations for Habitat for Humanity International. "The rubble still has to be cleared." Habitat is distributing 10,000 emergency shelter kits to help Haitians through the upcoming rainy season and has trained engineers and other building professionals to inspect structures for earthquake damage. "We have an aspirational number of 20,000 permanent houses in Haiti," Flores adds. "It's aspirational in the sense that we don't have the funding to do that, yet."
Andrés Duany, FAIA, principal and founding partner of Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. in Miami, is working with InnoVida Holdings, a prefab building company that uses fiber-composite panels to create earthquake- and hurricane-resistant structures. InnoVida has pledged to donate 1,000 units to Haiti—some designed by Duany and his firm—and to open a factory there later this year, so the buildings can be manufactured locally. (View the slideshow for images of the work.)
How You Can Help
To donate to relief efforts in Haiti, please visit the following links:
The Clinton Foundation's Haiti Relief and Recovery Fund
Volunteer opportunities also are available. Check Architecture for Humanity's website for the group's particular needs; all who wish to apply to volunteer should fill out this form. Habitat for Humanity also may have some volunteer opportunities for architects; the organization is particularly interested in people who could make longer-term commitments (6 months or more) and who have experience designing and building integrated housing projects. Visit Habitat's website for details.


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To Relieve Tension, Mind the Spine but Do Not Relax
After studying Buddhism and meditation in San Francisco, Michael Ostrow began training in the Alexander Technique, a method of relieving body tension that he now teaches in Manhattan....
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Promoting Mediation, Not Litigation, in Divorces
Elana Katz is a psychotherapist and mediator who specializes in helping couples through a collaborative, nonadversarial divorce process — and who teaches other therapists to do the same....
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Her Own Boss, on the Streets She Loves
Virginia Cedeno, who became a taxi driver in 1979, rides around in a Crown Victoria with her butterfly-printed cane, a can of Febreze and a coffee mug....
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A Life in Libraries, Thanks to Gutenberg
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After a Misstep, Smooth Going on the Ice
Wade Corbett laced up skates for the first time when he was 25, and nearly 40 years later, he still enjoys the ice and teaches full time....
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Imagining a New Life for Women
Anne R. Elliott is executive director of Greenhope Services for Women, which serves former inmates who have abused drugs or been battered....
May 26, 2011, Thursday
A Car Doctor Who Caters to the Classics
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Helping Students Find the Right Path
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LONG BEACH - The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday will consider creating an opt-in "Do Not Knock" registry to prevent peddlers from soliciting or leaving handbills at homes.
A proposal authored by Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske asks City Attorney Robert Shannon to revise current law to order commercial solicitors to display their licenses and permit identifications while working, require handbills and other analogous materials to contain the distributing party's contact information, and allow residents to display a no-trespassing or no-solicitation sign to prohibit both commercial and noncommercial solicitation and the placement of handbills.
The First Amendment permits noncommercial entities such as religious, political, nonprofit, government and other groups to solicit if a residence doesn't have a such a sign posted.
Similar laws in other cities cite violators for an infraction and fine or a misdemeanor and a fine.
Schipske's request is co-authored by Councilman Patrick O'Donnell.
Animal care services renewal
An item continuing animal control services contracts with Signal Hill, Seal Beach, Los Alamitos and Cerritos will also come before council today.
The Long Beach Animal Care Services Bureau has provided sheltering, impounding and other services for those cities for 20 years, according to a memorandum. The current agreement expires June 30.
The measure before council would extend terms for two years.
Long Beach will receive $582,528 under the deal in the next fiscal year.
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The city is expected to pass a resolution accepting a $1.5 million grant from the California State Coastal Conservancy for the DeForest Wetlands restoration, bringing total project funds to $7.7 million.
The 39-acre DeForest Wetlands is located along the Los Angeles River, south of DeForest Park, and is bisected by Long Beach Boulevard. Construction was expected to start last summer; to date, 20 jobs have been created by the project, according to the city.
Restoration includes grading slopes to improve stream flow, restoring wildlife habitat, providing passive disabled-accessible recreation trails and adding signage on the river while retaining basin flood-control properties.
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Was a tweak really necessary? Why not just turn off the screen then turn it back on? This always fixed my screen, but is doing that such a hard thing to do?
Thank god for this. It's annoying changing the brightness every time after a respring
Is they a tweak that fixes the weather app? I jailbroke with evasi0n day it came out which the weather app crashed then I had restored my iPhone so I re jailbroke with the latest evasi0n version and everything was fine but today the weather has stopped working again.
No tweak needed to fix this problem...Just turn off display then back on... Just like it says in the first post...
Normally what I would do is just hit the power/sleep button to turn the screen off then turn it back on again and it's fixed. It's a quick 2sec fix really and doesn't get on my nerves as much.


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While we do not advocate celebrating the death of any person, we are relieved that a voice of terror has been silenced. We agree with the comment of a family member who stated, "It would be better if the ideas would die instead of just the man."
If only this act would now end the conflicts. We look urgently to the time when swords can indeed be turned into plowshares and the world's community of the faithful of all religions can speak up and say, let it stop!


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/mnt is the old time, traditional mount point. Then /media came along. In Ubuntu/Mint, unless it has changed in the last release, /media contains the default mount points for fixed, mount on boot, storage. /mnt is where the machine generated boot line for on-the-fly mounts go, ie. USB sticks. The mount point then gets placed in /media. I was just trying to stay with the Ubuntu/Mint convention.
I left the dump bit 0 because I don't know if the user is using that function. Most probably not. There are a number of ways to configure dump. I figured if anybody was using it, or decided to use it, they should know enough to know how and what partitions to change to meet their needs. Doing a dump by mistake of a 750 Gig. partition could have disastrous results on an install if not specified properly. So I just played it safe. Granted, it was a somewhat arbitrary decision.


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Carolina notes: Adam taking notes
Wilmington right-hander soaks up knowledge during off-days
By Jeff Seidel / Special to MLB.com | May 2, 2012 6:00 AM ET
The change has worked so far. Adam gave up just one earned run in his first four starts, totaling 22 2/3 innings. He struggled in his last start but still has a 2.36 ERA through the first month and is adjusting well to the Carolina League.
"I've got a new focus this year," Adam said. "I took a whole new approach. Everything's not going to go your way every time. I've heard coaches say over and over to take it pitch by pitch and I'm [doing that]."
Adam (1-2) said he worked throughout the winter on changing his mind-set. The right-hander is not getting upset after making a bad pitch or giving up a hit, and teaching himself just to go one pitch at a time.
Wilmington manager Vance Wilson said that's a good strategy for a pitcher as no one's going to be perfect all the time. The job is more about being consistent as often as possible.
"His first couple of outings, [he] looked like a Major League pitcher," Wilson said. "Now can you replicate that through 20-22 straight starts and have that consistency? You're obviously not going to dominate every game. How do you handle it when you get it trouble?"
Adam's first four starts featured little trouble, throwing five shutout innings against Frederick and Salem. He allowed just one run on four hits in five innings against Myrtle Beach and one run on five hits against the Carolina Mudcats.
"He did a good job of mixing up his pitches and keeping us off-balance all night," said Frederick infielder Bobby Stevens of Adam's effort versus the Keys.
The 20-year-old hurler had problems in his last start, allowing six runs on 10 hits in four innings against Winston-Salem on Saturday. But Adam said he'll learn from that. In fact, he spends a lot of his time trying to grow and improve as a pitcher.
Adam has the tools -- a fastball he can throw around 94 mph, a Major League-type curve plus a changeup that's rapidly improving. But even though Wilson said Adam has the physical gifts, the manager is really a fan of the pitcher's work ethic, saying he's the hardest-working player on the team. Wilson said Adam is always putting in his best effort in weight/strength training and conditioning.
Plus, Wilson really likes what Adam does on the days he's not pitching.
"He pays attention when he's not pitching," Wilson said. "It's amazing to see a kid at that age pick up a work ethic and the focus. He asks questions, talks to the [pitching coach]. More than anything, you can look at him and see he's engrossed in the game. The real teacher is the game."
So far, Adam is learning plenty. The fifth-round pick for the Royals in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft has 25 strikeouts in 26 2/3 innings. The 2.36 ERA this year is a long ways from last year's numbers (6-9, 4.23 ERA) with Class A Kane County in the Midwest League.
The change of focus appears to be paying off.
"Last year, I'd give up a homer or a triple or something, and I'd try to throw harder," Adam said. "It never turns out good. I just want to make the right pitch at the right spot."
In a fog: Monday's game between Lynchburg and the Mudcats wound up delayed due to an unusual reason -- fog. Carolina held a 4-1 lead in the top of the fifth inning when two straight wild pitches caused concern for the players' safety due to lack of visibility. The game was scheduled to be restarted at that point Tuesday night.
Power time: Winston-Salem got its big bats out in Monday's 10-5 victory at Potomac. The Dash got five home runs in the game -- four of which were solo shots -- en route to the victory. Brady Shoemaker hit two while Dan Black, Michael Blanke and Michael Earley all hit solo shots as the Dash stretched their winning streak to eight games.
Manufacturing runs: Salem ranks next-to-last in the Carolina League with just nine homers in its first 22 games. Stolen bases are the key as Salem has 41 so far this season, by far the Carolina League's best. Jackie Bradley (eight), Shannon Wilkerson (eight) and Felix Sanchez (seven) are leading the way.
Jeff Seidel is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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2010: Crichton had a stellar freshman campaign. As an incoming freshman, Crichton was relatively untapped. Gifted and hard-working, Matt quickly rose to be a contributor for the 2010 men's team that finished 11th at the NAIA Cross Country National Championships. During the spring 2011 track season, Crichton was runner-up for GSAC Champion in the men's 3000m steeplechase, as well as breaking the school record and qualifying for the NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in the event .
High School: Ran the 5k in 16:28...
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The Dodge Charger is a full-size sedan, offering strong V6 and V8 engines, along with rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive on select V6 models. Dodge claims that the Charger's all-wheel-drive system is the most advanced system offered in its class, as it completely disconnects the front wheels when not needed. Styling has always been a big part of the Charger's appeal, and while it relied on a retro-muscle look for years, a complete redesign gives it a much more look while still setting it apart from the crowd.
Charger SE and SXT V6 models return a best-in-class 31 mpg on the highway, while performance-oriented R/T and SRT models are phenomenally athletic. On another level is the Hellcat; the car rivals most supercars, with 0-60mph coming in just 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 204 mph.
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The Dodge Charger receives several updates for 2016. SXT models are now available with a Super Track Pack that includes more aggressive, lowered suspension and shorter gearing for improved acceleration. Additionally, SXT and R/T models can now be optioned with the new Blacktop Appearance Package, making the 2016 Charger into a seriously mean looking vehicle. The Blacktop package includes a black grill, 20-inch satin black wheels, aluminum interior trim pieces and a new steering wheel. 2016 also sees the return of "Plum Crazy" to the list of colors the Charger is available in.
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The Dodge Charger is a family sedan with the heart of a muscle car, available in a range of models from powerful to outlandish. Still a heavy and fuel-thirsty vehicle, the Charger shows off its clean, modern lines, while the simple interior layout relies on premium materials. Passengers can expect satisfying space and comfort, though the back seat is snug for a car of this size.
For 2016, Charger adds a Super Track Pak for V6 models and a new Blacktop Appearance package. The 2016 Challenger SRT 392 gains additional equipment. New technical features for 2016 include Siri Eyes Free voice control, a drag-and-drop menu bar on the 8.4-inch touchscreen control interface, a digital owner's manual, and a Do Not Disturb feature. Dodge offers heritage color options, including Plum Crazy that is new for the 2016 model year. The lineup was refreshed for 2015.
Charger SE and Charger SXT models come with Chrysler's Pentastar 3.6-liter V6, producing 292 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque, which delivers a satisfying driving experience. V6 output on the Rallye Appearance Group rises to 300 horsepower and 264 pound-feet in an SXT, consisting of cold-air intake, engine-control software revisions, and a different exhaust setup. An 8-speed automatic is the sole transmission. We have found the V6 models to be quite responsive. Few drivers really need more, unless they simply cannot do without that familiar V8 sound and response.
In the V8 group, R/T is the starting point, with a 5.7-liter Hemi that makes 370 horsepower and 395 pound-feet.
Stepping up a sizable power notch, SRT 392 and R/T Scat Pack models unleash a 485-horsepower, 6.4-liter V8 that's a lot stronger than the 5.7 model, delivering 0-60 mph acceleration time in the mid four-second range.
Reaching from the sublime to the outrageous, the Charger SRT Hellcat contains the same 707-horsepower, supercharged 6.2-liter V8 as the Challenger SRT Hellcat, but the sedan accelerates even more quickly (0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds, says Dodge). The Hellcat and SRT 392 upgrade to huge Brembo brakes, as well as multi-mode adaptive damping.
The V6 models are fuel-responsible, but the V8s tend to guzzle, even with cylinder-deactivation on some versions. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives Charger Good ratings, its highest score, in all categories except the small front overlap crash test.
The 2016 Dodge Charger comes in sSeven distinct models. Rear-wheel drive is standard; all-wheel drive is available for the V6-powered Charger SE and SXT.
Charger SE ($27,995) includes power locks and seats, Uconnect services, AM/FM/CD audio with touchscreen control, and Wi-Fi hotspot. Charger SXT ($29,995) upgrades with Alpine premium audio, dual-zone automatic climate control, 8.4-inch touchscreen, satellite radio, Bluetooth, 18-inch alloy wheels. The Super Track Pak option lowers the suspension 0.5 inch and adds high-performance steering, firmer suspension tuning, and Performance Pages. (All prices are MSRP and do not include destination charge.)
Charger R/T ($33,695) gets the 5.7-liter V8, die-cast paddle shifters, and a sport suspension. The R/T Road & Track includes performance tires on 20-inch wheels, a performance powertrain controller, 3.07 rear axle, and heated/ventilated sport seats.
R/T Scat Pack ($39,995) is the heritage model, with a 6.4-liter V8, power bulge hood, aluminum pedals, high-performance suspension, 20-inch black/satin wheels, Brembo four-piston brakes, and an active exhaust system.
The SRT 392 ($50,995) gets premium Laguna leather upholstery, HD radio, navigation, heated rear seats and power passenger seat, as well as a Brembo six-piston ultra-high performance brake package. Bilstein adaptive damping has Track, Sport, and Auto modes.
SRT Hellcat ($65,945) gets the monster V8, Sport, Track, and Eco modes. A red and black keyfob is included, with the black one reducing engine output to 500 horsepower. A 900-watt, 18-speaker Harman Kardon premium audio system comes standard, as well as a flat-bottom heated steering wheel and T-handle shifter.
Safety features include a driver's knee bag and full-length side-curtain airbags. A rearview camera and rear park assist are also standard on the R/T Scat Pack model and above. Rear Cross Path Detection comes standard on the SRT 392 and SRT Hellcat, with Blind Spot Monitoring on the Hellcat. Also available: Full-speed Forward Collision Warning-Plus, Lane Departure Warning with Lane Keep Assist, and Adaptive Cruise Control-Plus.
Retro-look coupes are common enough, but the Dodge Charger is one of few four-doors to combine elements and styling of old muscle car with clean, modern aesthetics. Its Coke-bottle profile harks back to the Sixties, but short front/rear overhangs and large wheels suggest modern performance. Any Charger looks like it'll glide powerfully through the air rather than merely charge ahead with brute force. The latest Charger looks more like a midsize car, with an authoritative presence, than a full-size sedan.
In addition to a low nose with a slim blacked-out crosshair grille, Chargers have a tall beltline. Projector headlights are surrounded by C-shaped LED daytime running lights. LED racetrack-style rear lights are a Charger signature.
Big front doors make getting in and out of the front seats easy, and the elongated roofline eases entry into the back seat. An upright profile brings plenty of headroom for everyone, though leg space in back is somewhat limited. Front seats are well-bolstered and wide.
Interior materials excel in the quiet, sophisticated cabin, with ample soft-touch materials and impressive switchgear. With a V8, all you hear is throaty, enticing engine rumble.
Connectivity and entertainment features are refreshingly simple. A seven-inch thin-film TFT screen sits in the middle of the instrument cluster, while the center stack contains a Uconnect touchscreen up to 8.4 inches across. Icons are big enough to be tapped easily with a fingertip, and the interface is easy to understand.
Across the lineup, Chargers hit and surpass the mark on performance, given their level of comfort and everyday usability. Chargers also handle well for a big sedan, surprisingly. Except for the bit of lean and body roll, a Charger is much more nimble than a Chevrolet Impala or Ford Taurus. Ride quality is firm but comfortable.
Satisfying and quite responsive with the V6, the Charger imparts a secure, confident feel. A V6 is really all that most drivers need.
Still, you can't beat the character and firepower of eight cylinders. With any V8, the 8-speed transmission allows relaxed mid-throttle passing. Typical of American V8s, the R/T provides plentiful low-rpm torque, and the automatic performs flawlessly, though the engine is quite vocal.
V6-powered Chargers are EPA-rated at 19/31 mpg City/Highway, 23 mpg Combined; all-wheel drive drops the figures to 18/27 mpg. The 5.7-liter Hemi V8 is EPA-rated at 16/25 mpg City/Highway, or 19 mpg Combined. Hellcat? Think 13/22 mpg, or 16 mpg Combined.
The Dodge Charger brings pony-car fun to a big four-door sedan, long on comfort and day-to-day usability. A range of models and options widens its appeal.
Driving impressions by Kirk Bell, The Car Connection. James M. Flammang contributed to this report.
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FSL notes: Mahtook builds on legacy
Charlotte outfielder's intense style honors late football father
By Guy Curtright / Special to MLB.com | May 2, 2012 6:00 AM ET
That is what Mahtook's late father -- also called Mikie -- wore as a football player at LSU. It is the number the son puts on his cleats and carries in his heart as he carves out his athletic identity while remembering his legacy.
"I know every day my father is with me," said Mahtook, who is No. 95 on MLB.com's list of the Top 100 Prospects. "Every day I try to honor him."
Mahtook does that by being just as gung-ho in baseball as his father was as a Southeastern Conference linebacker for the Tigers.
The speedy right-handed hitter passed on an opportunity to play college football himself so that he could give baseball his full-time attention. But the football mentality that is part of his heritage never left him.
"That's the only way I know," said the native of Lafayette, La. "I play as hard as I can and have as much fun as I can. I'm intense."
Mahtook was just four years old when his father collapsed and died of an enlarged heart at age 32, so most of what he knows about his father comes from stories passed down by his uncle Robbie, who also played football for LSU, and others.
There was little doubt that Mahtook, an All-State football and baseball player, would follow in his father's footsteps and head to LSU, and he quickly established his own identity once there.
Mahtook helped the Tigers win the College World Series as a freshman and left LSU after three seasons with a .344 career average. As a junior, he led the SEC by hitting .383 and stealing 29 bases.
Mahtook, 22, waited until the signing deadline last August before agreeing to a bonus deal worth $1.15 million with the Rays and didn't see any Minor League action last season. But he hit .338 for the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League, convincing Tampa Bay that he was ready to be pushed up the Minor League ladder.
After getting five hits in his first three games in the Class A Advanced Florida State League, Mahtook experienced a bit of a reality check. But he was 11-for-33 in the last nine games of April to get his average up to .284.
He had nearly as many walks (eight) as strikeouts (13) while posting a .354 on-base percentage, and he had 10 RBIs in April. On the negative side, though, he managed just three extra-base hits for the month and was caught on three of his seven steal attempts.
"This is a tough league," Mahtook said. "There are a lot of good pitchers and a lot of good players."
Public address announcers around the Florida State League have not always gotten Mahtook's name right, a problem he's always had to live with. For the record, it is pronounced Mike-eee MAH-took.
"It's constantly wrong," Mahtook said. "I get Mickey May-took or sometimes Mah-hook, whatever. I don't think it should be that hard."
And it is important to Mahtook to have the name right. After all, it was his father's. Once they were Big Mikie and Little Mikie. Now the son carries his late father's uniform number with him on his cleats every time he takes the field as a constant connection.
"I feel like whenever I need him, he's there for me," the Rays prospect said.
One-two punch: Lakeland teammates Avisail Garcia and Nick Castellanos had the top two batting averages and slugging marks in the Florida State League for April. Garcia, an outfielder, batted .400 and slugged .565, while third baseman Castellanos was just behind at .398 and .545. Castellanos is ranked as the Tigers' No. 2 prospect, while Garcia is No. 8.
Colvin rewarded: Clearwater right-hander Brody Colvin, the Phillies' No. 3 prospect, got his first victory after two losses, allowing one run over six innings Monday against Brevard County. He walked five but struck out seven. Colvin gave up just two hits over six scoreless innings in a no-decision two starts earlier.
Bombs away: St. Lucie outfielder Cory Vaughn, the Mets' No. 15 prospect and the son of former Major League slugger Greg Vaughn, homered in three straight games to move into a tie with Daytona's Greg Rohan for the league lead with five. Rohan had a monster April, finishing with 28 RBIs in 24 games.
Up and down: Jupiter left-hander Chad James, who lost his first 13 decisions a year ago, won his third start this season. But the Marlins' No. 4 prospect finished April with a 6.03 ERA to go with a 1-1 record in four starts. The first-round pick in the 2009 Draft bounced back last season to win five of his last seven decisions and finish 5-15 with the Hammerheads.
Guy Curtright is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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30-27 to marcello is a joke
Aaron Chatfield gave Milton Vieira an undeserved 10-8 round at UFC 147. He also scored Hardy/Sadollah rd 1 for Hardy. Not a good judge IMO.
Chatfield isn't qualified to judge....his consistant record of fuck ups proves this. He's being called the new Cecil Peoples now by the fans ...so it's not just me exposing this fraud
nice article
while judge Cardo Urso, gave Madadi round one and two 10-9 each and Marcello round three 10-9, resulting in the correct 29-28 Madadi scorecard, the other two judges didn't see it the same way. Judge Romulo Bittencourt gave round two to Madadi 10-9, but gave rounds one and three to Marcello, 10-9 each, giving him the 29-28 victory. Judge Aaron Chatfield's scorecard was the most ridiculous, however, as he scored all three rounds for Marcello 10-9, giving him an absurd 30-27 victory.The Iranian-born Swede was disgusted by Chatfield's 30-27 score for Marcello, and had some choice words to say to the judge, who's ability to judge MMA fights has been called into question in recent months after he scored UFC 147′s Felipe Arantes vs. Milton Vieira a draw (he gave out one of, if not the most generous 10-8 rounds in UFC history when he scored the first round to Vieira) and UFC on FUEL TV 5′s Andy Ogle vs. Akira Corassani 29-28 for Corassani, giving him the first round despite the fact Ogle knocked him down not once, but twice.
"This guy must watch the boxing fight, or some other fight. I don't know if he saw the same fight as you or other judges, but I was completely in shock," Madadi said. "He didn't care about my takedowns."
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Listening is cool and shit." BlackdogMMA
Aaron got the 10-8 wrong. He knows that and has learnt from it. It was his first show and he made a mistake.
Aarons knowledge of judging is immense. Imagine a fighter losing a round and going on to complain about it. Shock horror
Refs and judges are easy pickings for fans and media largely due to Dana White talking so much shit about them.
In one breath he says he knows fuckall and in the next he can do a better job of judging or reffing a fight than experienced officials and judges.
Dana White and Joe Rogan are not MMA experts they are fans who get to watch allot of fights.
The fact of the matter is that if you are fighting, reffing, judging, commentating or announcing for the UFC then you are top level in your field before you even get there.
Sure you may screw up from time to time thats what humans do (apart from me of course) , you may even be the worst of the best but you are still part of the best or you just wouldnt be there in the first place.
I agree that Dana is no expert as he controls other areas and therefore judging is not his forte
I would say that even though Joe Rogan does talk some crap at times he's pretty knowledgeable and not just your average fan
I would like to see the blueprint for judging criteria in the UFC to see what exactly gets scored as Aaron could may well have followed that or may have had a bad night?
Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer
I find it worrying that coaches and fighters don't know the official scoring criteria
It's like playing football n not knowing the offside rule
Chatfield in fine form tonight UFC China! How can you give a 10-8 for a round of grappling ??? i never know. You seem to love those 10-8's. Aaron please tell me you rank in BJJ or grappling? oh wait you don't fucking have any......u shitty d-rate thai boxer.
30-25 Takeya Mizugaki ....2 rounds of 10-8? while the 2 other sane judges gave it 10-9! Do you know anything?
You got the Gomi fight wrong as well
clearly last 2 rounds to Gomi as seen by 2 other better judges
This is why UFC shouldn't appoint their own judges. You are fucking awful
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I didn't know Thomas Fan was judging. Great guy.
Trained at his place when I went to Hong Kong earlier this year - well recommended. He used to be based in Birmingham before moving out to HK, he's got some killer purple belts and got his blackbelt from Ze Marcello last year.
Good to see him picked up as an official by the UFC. He reffed at Art of War and various other organisations.
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Source(Pub. L. 85–699, title IV, § 405, as added Pub. L. 94–305, title I, § 102,June 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 665; amended Pub. L. 95–89, title I, § 104,Aug. 4, 1977, 91 Stat. 556; Pub. L. 96–302, title I, § 112,July 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 837.)
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1977—Pub. L. 95–89prohibited payment of administrative expenses from the fund and deleted provisions which authorized: a $15,000,000 appropriation of capital for the fund; payment during the fiscal year into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts, from the fund, of interest on the cumulative amount of appropriations available as capital to the fund less the average undisbursed cash balance in the fund during the year; and investment of noncapital moneys, when not needed for payment of current operating expenses or claims arising under section 694–2 of this title, in Federal bonds or obligations or bonds or obligations guaranteed by the United States as to principal and interest.
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Cullowhee, N.C. - Brevard took two of the three doubles matches and Elise Labus clinched the match at no. 4 singles as the Tornados downed NCAA Division I Western Carolina University on Thursday afternoon, 5-2.
Claire Dillman, Labus and Jennifer Nyman all took their singles matches against the Catamounts (0-3) and Brevard (2-0) won two matches by forfeit as Western Carolina fielded five athletes as the Tornados recorded their first win against an NCAA Division I opponent for the first time in program history.
Western Carolina started off taking the first doubles match of the afternoon as Ainhoa Iglesias Diaz and Karen Jimenez topped Dillman and Michelle Prata on court no. 1, 8-6. Brevard bounced back to even doubles play on court no. 2 as Lindsay Hostetter and Nyman topped Megan McLinden and Katie Barry, 8-1. The third and clinching match in doubles play went to the Tornados on court no. 3 as Brevard took the point as Western Carolina was unable to field a team.
Handed a point on court no. 6, Nyman put the Tornados within one point of clinching the match, topping Walters on court no. 5 in straight sets with a 6-0, 6-0 victory. Labus followed with the match-clinching victory, topping Barry on court no. 4, winning 6-1, 6-2 to give Brevard the win.
Western battled back with wins on court no. 2 and 3 as Jimenez and McLinden gave the Catamounts straight set victories, but Dillman closed out the match with a three-set victory on court no. 1 topping Diaz 2-6, 6-4, 10-6.
Brevard returns home on Sunday, February 26th as the Tornados host Young Harris College at the McCoy Tennis Complex. First serve in doubles competition between the Tornados and the Mountain Lions is set for 1 p.m.
Singles competition
1. Claire Dillman (BCW) def. Ainhoa Iglesias Diaz (WCU) 2-6, 6-4, 10-6
2. Karen Jimenez (WCU) def. Michelle Prata (BCW) 6-1, 6-1
3. Megan McLinden (WCU) def. Lindsay Hostetter (BCW) 6-0, 6-1
4. Elise Labus (BCW) def. Katie Barry (WCU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Jennifer Nyman (BCW) def. Sarah Walters (WCU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ellie Bartholomew (BCW) def. Jessica Swan (WCU) 1-0
Doubles competition
1. Ainhoa Iglesias Diaz/Karen Jimenez (WCU) def. Michelle Prata/Claire Dillman (BCW) 8-6
2. Lindsay Hostetter/Jennifer Nyman (BCW) def. Megan McLinden/Katie Barry (WCU) 8-1
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WESTWOOD — It wasn't Carmaggedon, but a traffic apocalypse of sorts broke out Saturday on the San Diego (405) Freeway as a 60 percent reduction in lanes snarled traffic on the Westside.
Five lanes of traffic were funneled down to two on the northbound freeway next to the Getty Center, and least three crashes in the stalled northbound traffic were reported by midmorning.
The 405 north was crawling at 10 miles an hour as far back as Venice Boulevard, and there was also stopped traffic on ramps to the 405 from the Santa Monica (10) Freeway.
To complicate matters, Caltrans guardrail repair work on the parallel Topanga Canyon Boulevard created a two-mile backup on that twisting canyon alternative.
"It's a safety issue and we need to repair that guardrail in that canyon," Caltrans spokeswoman Lauren Wonder told City News Service. She said the guardrail crew would be out of Topanga by 1 p.m.
The freeway snarl developed when three of the five northbound lanes were closed, as lanes are to be shifted to the west in part of the narrow canyon there. Workers are spending the entire weekend moving the center median and repaving and restriping the freeway itself.
A complete overnight closure of the northbound 405 ended just before 6 a.m. Saturday, when two northbound lanes were opened.
Metro officials, who are handling the $1 billion-plus reconstruction process, had warned for weeks that 55 hours of full and partial closures of the northbound freeway in the Sepulveda Pass would snarl things.
"Sepulveda Boulevard is looking pretty green," said Metro spokesman Dave Sotero, offering motorists a hint of a better way to get to the San Fernando Valley. "We do have traffic control officers along Sepulveda to help move things along."
The two lanes will remain open Saturday night until 2 a.m. Sunday, when all traffic will again be detoured to Sepulveda Boulevard at the Montana Street off-ramp, near UCLA, Metro officials have said.
Two northbound freeway lanes will also be available from 7 a.m. Sunday morning until midnight that night. The entire 405 north will be closed after 11:59 p.m. Sunday night.
All five lanes, on the new 405 alignment, are scheduled to be open to traffic no later than 5 a.m. Monday.
"The HOV lane now under construction will ultimately extend 10 miles between the I-10 and U.S. 101 and complete the last remaining gap in the I-405 HOV lane network," Sotero said.
The project includes realigning and rebuilding dozens of on- and off-ramps, installing a northbound carpool lane, and widening and repairing the 50-plus-year-old freeway.
Most of the 10 miles of widened freeway will be open to traffic by mid-summer, but the final segment won't be open until a year later, in mid-2014,
Metro officials said last month. Problems removing hillsides and the discovery of hidden utility lines and runoff pipes have caused delays near Sunset Boulevard, officials said.


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That Treasured First Time – For Sale
Can you really put a price on virginity?
-Megan Southwick
Ah, I remember my first time so well. We tried to make it so special. My roommate agreed to spend the night across the hall with someone else so we'd have privacy. My boyfriend and I pushed the two single dorm room beds together (yes, I was a freshman in college before I gave it up). We left the desk lamp on for ambience (you know, because candles weren't allowed. No open flames!). It was magical and memorable – not because of the atmosphere, but because I was with someone I loved, at a place and time of our choosing.
Natalie Dylan is going to lose her virginity in a memorable way too – because she is going to be making millions of dollars on it. Oh yeah, and she'll be giving it up to a complete stranger, someone she doesn't love, quite possibly someone she doesn't even like, or for that matter know anything about (except that he had enough money to take the bid).
More than 10,000 men are competing for a one-night stand with the 22 year old, with bids all the way up to $3.7 million – more than enough to pay for that master's degree in Family and Marriage Therapy she says she wants.
Dylan, who already has a degree in women's studies, claims that she decided to offer her virginity to the highest bidder after watching her sister pay for a college education by working as a prostitute for a mere three weeks.
She told the Daily Telegraph:
"I think me and the person I do it with will both profit greatly from the deal".
"I know that a lot of people will condemn me for this because it's so taboo but I really don't have a problem with that.
"My study is completely authentic in that I truly am auctioning my virginity but I am not being sold into this. I'm not being taken advantage of in any way."
Mmmh. I see.
Call me crazy, but isn't she, um, SELLING her virginity?
I consider myself pretty forward thinking, and certainly she can do what she likes – it's her body, she is an adult, and I am all for supporting the sex worker industry as a whole, but come on, let's call this what it is: prostitution. (By the way, she's running the auction out of the only state in the union in which prostitution is legal, but I'm totally sure that's just a coincidence.)
Am I insane for not seeing the merit of this as a study? I don't need any in-depth research to tell me that old dudes will pay a LOT of money for the chance to take a girl's virginity. They are still just as dirty old as they were young – only now they have the means to pay for it. And, as forward thinking as I am, I can't help but believe that your virginity is still something special, and not something to be sold off to the highest bidder.
But maybe I AM just crazy and it's just not that big of a deal. What do you think? Are the days of treasuring your virginity just done and gone?


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Over Two Dozen Locations to Honor Barry Jennings through Bannering
August 13, 2009
Nearly one year ago, on August 19, 2008, 53 year old Barry Jennings died, two days before the release of the NIST Final Report on the collapse of WTC7. Jennings had bee serving as Deputy Director of Emergency Services Department for New York City, including on September 11th, 2001, when he saw and heard explosions BEFORE the Twin Towers fell, while attempting to evacuate the WTC7 Command Center with NY Corporation Counsel Michael Hess. Jennings publicly shared his experiences with reporters on the day of 9/11/01, as well as in a lengthy 2007 video interview with Dylan Avery, a small clip of which was the released; subsequently his job was repeatedly threatened and he asked that the taped interview not be released. However, after an interview with Jennings was broadcast by the BBC in their program The Third Tower ostensibly refuting what he had previously stated to Avery, Avery felt compelled to release the full original video interview to show the distortions made by the BBC. The cause of Jennings' death has not been made public, and a private investigator hired by Avery to discover the cause and circumstances surrounding his death abruptly ended his investigation. (More detail on all of this is available at jenningsmystery.com.) In spite of the significance of Jennings' position with NYC on 9/11 and his controversial eyewitness testimony regarding the collapse of WTC7, the media has not investigated or reported on his death, nor reported on his statements.
Widespread public action of this nature can bring this unreported story to their attention of courageous investigative journalists and lessen the dangers for those who do attempt to investigate this case. The bannering assumes that working journalists know how little their power is compared to those who run the paper or station. We are appealing to the best part of those who work in media. We appeal to the human curiosity of the everyday reporters. The fact that American mainstream media has not covered how hero Barry Jennings died is more suspicious than what he said when he was alive. It suggests that what he said was very damaging. If we lead real journalists to realize on their own the level of suppression they work in, we lessen the loyalty of workers in very powerful institutions.
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