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Given the announcement of its midseason schedule, we can say two things: NBC is in big trouble, and NBC is paving a path to success.
NBC is in big trouble generally because its new fall shows have either been watched with a minimum of enthusiasm or by virtually no one. More specifically, NBC is in big trouble, public-relations-wise, because it will yank Community from its Thursday-night 8 p.m. slot to make way for the return of 30 Rock as of Jan. 12. And Community fans are, I can tell you from experience, some of the most passionate and social-networky fans in the uni-Twitter-verse.
One of NBC's problems is that it has too many shows, of varying quality, which don't do well in the ratings. Yes, we all adore the multi-Emmy'd 30 Rock, but it's not your traditional evening-anchoring hit. Its ratings are solid but modest by that standard. Thus a new January Thursday-night lineup of 30 Rock, my beloved Parks and Recreation, The Office, and a relocated Up All Night is by no means a guaranteed audience-improver. (As for the show that now occupies Thursday nights at 10, Prime Suspect? This getting-better-all-the-time drama is not picking up viewers, and NBC isn't talking about its future. (My translation: I hope it lasts long enough to air the episode in which my friend Graham Beckel is a guest star.) (UPDATE: Oh, damn: NBC has "shut down production" on Prime Suspect, probably code for "impending cancellation.)

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Cameras are becoming ubiquitous—tireless eyes watching over power plants and subway platforms—but they will only provide protection if they quickly and accurately identify threats in the images they record.
"Recognizing faces and fingerprints or understanding objects and activities in video data is fundamentally a vision problem," said Fei-Fei Li '99, an assistant professor of computer science who directs the Vision Lab at Princeton. "The goal is to create computer systems that completely understand the meaning of images."
Researchers from the Vision Lab, which includes collaborators at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, took first place in the 2007 Semantic Robot Vision Challenge of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. The software they designed enabled a robot to find objects, including a Shrek DVD and a bottle of Tide laundry detergent, in a real-world setting. The security implications for this level of visual understanding are profound.
Li and her research group use a variety of statistical models to enable computers to recognize objects and activities. For instance, a system used to identify cars might compare a new object to what it has been programmed to recognize as a car—for example, an object with four wheels and a windshield. Such systems must be robust enough to accommodate variations in size and appearance, but stringent enough to provide useful information.
Using similar techniques, Li is providing the core visual recognition technology for one of the Defense Department's Urban Reasoning and Geospatial Exploration Department projects. In conjunction with researchers at Lockheed Martin, the University of California at Berkeley and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she is developing systems to identify 150 objects commonly found in urban settings, including buildings, trees and street lamps.
In another effort, Li and graduate student Juan Carlos Niebles Duque are developing systems that recognize human motion and may in the future alert security camera monitors to suspicious activity. The ultimate goal would be for a system to sound an alarm if, for example, an individual in a subway terminal knelt down to deposit a bag and then took off at a run. This work is complemented by image-processing research by electrical engineering professor Stuart Schwartz and his graduate students to design computer systems that track the motion of humans and vehicles in video data.
"The data being collected by cameras are absolutely overwhelming, so we need to use computers to pare down the information," Schwartz said. "Oftentimes, the final decision as to whether something is a threat will be made by a human, but the computer systems will help them know where they should be looking."


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10th June 2014 04:38 PM #1
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Baby's bedtime struggle
Bedtime is always a struggle for us. I know my 8-month old is tired when she keeps rubbing her eyes, but she just refuses to go to sleep. And she absolutely resists any attempts to rock her to sleep. What can I do?
10th June 2014 11:34 PM #2
Hi mummydarling,
How long does your baby nap for during the day? Does she nap well? Remember that 'sleep breeds sleep' so good naps will help her to get to sleep better at night.
Having a good, consistent bedtime routine can also help with this. Around an hour before bed it is best to start winding down and things like a bath, baby massage and a book together can help and be enjoyable for both of you.
Is her room dark enough? Black-out blinds can be helpful.
Do you use anything else to help get her to sleep such as breastfeeding, a particular toy she likes cuddling, singing, soothing sounds etc?
Warm wishes,
10th June 2014 11:51 PM #3
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Hi LJ!
Her naps change from day to day. Sometimes, she takes long naps and other times, short ones. I guess I have to be more consistent with her routine.
I will definitely follow your advice, especially winding down before bedtime and the baby massage.
Thanks a lot!
14th June 2014 07:46 AM #4
Yes I think this will really help you.
Have a look at this article too: Read Your Baby's Sleepy Signals by Elizabeth Pantley (author of the No Cry Sleep Solution).
Warm wishes,
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8th July 2014 11:28 PM #6
How are you getting on mummydarling? Have things got any easier?
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In case you missed it, I had a piece in the Sunday New York Times discussing the myth of Citi Field hurting the New York Met hitters. But in a must-read Q & A GM Sandy Alderson did with Newsday's Ken Davidoff, Alderson raised a different issue.
"As [Mets pitching coach] Dan Warthen has said, a park like this is not even in the best interest of the pitchers. You can develop a habit or a tendency that can impact you on the road at parks that aren't forgiving to pitchers," Alderson said.
Let's take a closer look at just that possibility. In three years of pitching at Citi Field, the Mets' pitchers have ranked 11th in the NL (2009), 14th in the NL (2010), and 16th in the NL (2011) in road OPS allowed. One can compare that to the home rankings of seventh, sixth and ninth, but that doesn't provide a ton of clarity, since the home park doesn't offer the presumably neutral environment that the road does (all teams are playing road games in roughly the same environments- home parks vary widely). What we do know is that Met pitchers aren't succeeding on the road. That's more evidence of a need for a change than what exists for Met hitters at home, whose success is in line with the typical home field advantage.
Alderson has also raised the issue of more offense leading to more ticket sales, and while that can be read as an altruistic way of pleasing fans, it is worth remembering that his or any GM's job is easier with each additional dollar that comes in. Put another way: a better offensive environment won't lead to a better net offensive gain-the opponents get to hit at new Citi Field, too. But if 10 percent more fans come to see the action, the Mets have 10 percent more to spend on players- and that could lead to a net offensive gain.
Consider me skeptical that more offense can do anything against the fierce headwinds Met attendance is facing heading into 2012. I'm not high on the slogan, "The 2012 Mets: Come Watch Us Lose, 8-6!"
But Alderson's comments suggest that while the public sentiment for changing the dimensions of Citi Field comes from trying to improve the offensive production of current Mets, the actual rationale is about nearly everything else.


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The following technical standards describe the non-academic qualifications required for entrance to, continuation in, and graduation with a Plumbing, Heating, & Pipefitting or Refrigeration & Air Conditioning certificate or an Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Heating, Ventilating, & Air Conditioning or an Associate in Occupational Studies (AOS) degree in Plumbing & Refrigeration from SUNY College of Technology at Delhi. Candidates must be able to meet these minimum standards, with or without reasonable accommodation, for successful completion of certificate/degree requirements.
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General: Apply theories and principles for proper installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of cooling components and systems.
• Understand textbooks, handouts, diagrams, and charts.
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• Take measurements and do conversions.
• Interpret read-outs on meters, gauges, scales, and other measurement devices.
• Identify names and functions of cooling components.
• Explain operating characteristics of cooling systems.
• Relate concepts of physics, chemistry, and electricity to operations of cooling systems.
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• Inspect and test cooling components and systems.
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Ratliff taunting penalty
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That hit that Roy laid on that Redskins receiver (Laverenues Coles?) was brutal.
Questionable Dez play that was blown dead.
Hatcher sacks RG3
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Dez big TD
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DeAngelo Hall slaps Dez, no flag of course.
Big completion to Felix
Claiborne rocks Morgan
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Dez fumble
Garrett after running a QB sneak on first down.
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Romo is a magician (to Beastley)
Beasley play in real time (Bernadeau and Free are terrible)
Romo to Dez (breaks Aikman's total TD record)
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Withstanding Disasters: Profiles in protection
Earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, floods, droughts -- there are no easy answers when it comes to natural disasters. But, that doesn't mean we must be powerless in their wakes. Civil and environmental engineers are tackling big questions in efforts to increase understanding, prepare for, and, when possible, prevent major disasters.
What are the similarities in the devastating structural damage caused by tsunamis, hurricanes and storm surges?
Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Julie Young studies recent natural disasters, including the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, in an effort to provide understanding that will ultimately inform building guidelines and prevent the horrors from playing out again in the future. Much of the damage from all of these disasters, she has found, results from the potent interplay of multiple forces acting on buildings from all sides, including moving walls of water, extreme winds and shifting soils (see story, page 8). Young will next turn her attention to soil-structure systems along the Pacific coast of Oregon and Washington, where geologic conditions are primed for a massive combined earthquake-tsunami event.
When the earth quakes, how does the soil respond?
In an earthquake, soil often behaves like a liquid, according to Jean Prévost. For more than 20 years, the civil and environmental engineering professor has studied a phenomenon called "liquefaction," which causes water-saturated soil or sand to flow like a fluid. Most often associated with earthquakes, but sometimes observed during tsunamis, this phenomenon causes extensive damage to structures built atop such an unstable foundation. Recently, Prevost has looked at how variation in the shape, size and composition of soil particles can actually increase the risk of liquefaction. "Typically, engineers work with averages, but, for this purpose, they should pay attention to the extremes to be prepared for the weakest links," he said.
How can high-rise buildings be designed to survive earthquakes and fires?
If Maria Garlock has her way, structures will one day return to an upright position after being shaken to their cores by earthquakes. An assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, Garlock is working to develop self-centering steel frames for skyscrapers, which often survive earthquakes but suffer severe structural damage during the events. Garlock's work also includes extensive analyses of how fire exposure affects the steel columns that form the skeletons of tall buildings, as well as the design of sensors capable of assessing and monitoring building conditions.
From thunderstorms to severe floods, how does urbanization affect the weather?
James Smith, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, is demonstrating that cities have an impact on their environment that extends beyond increasing air pollution to intensifying severe weather events, such as floods and thunderstorms. Smith works with observational data and computer models to gauge how urban environments shape meteorological conditions (see story, page 9). His work as part of the National Science Foundation- funded Baltimore Ecosystem Study has explored the city's thunderstorms, floodplains and urban rivers, and his research also includes intense monitoring of the Harry's Brook Watershed near the Princeton campus.
As global warming continues, will the United States become more susceptible to drought?
By economic measures, drought is the nation's most costly natural disaster and many climate simulations have indicated that global warming is likely to increase the incidence of drought in the country's interior. But these computer models ignore many important parameters, which Eric Wood, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, is incorporating into more realistic systems that will generate better predictions. For instance, Wood's models will allow for interactions between the land surface and water cycle, and also consider the possible role of vegetation change as the Earth warms. In the photo above, New Jersey Governor Jon Corizine listens as Wood presents a report issued by the Union of Concerned Scientists on the effects of global warming.


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The Judicial Council Access and Fairness Advisory Committee, appointed by former Chief Justice Malcolm M. Lucas in March 1994, was created to make recommendations to improve and broaden access, fairness, and diversity in the judicial system. It is also part of the advisory committee's responsibility to ensure that the council's projects, pursuant to these goals, are implemented, or that new areas of focus are developed as appropriate. The full committee is organized into five subcommittees that address various access issues: racial and ethnic bias; gender fairness; access for persons with disabilities; and sexual orientation fairness. The fifth subcommittee deals with education and implementation and acts on the recommendations and projects from the other subcommittees.
The Access for Persons with Disabilities Subcommittee was created to study and address issues related to the accessibility of the judicial system to persons with apparent and nonapparent disabilities and those with chronic medical conditions. Specifically, the subcommittee is seeking to identify barriers to full and equal participation in the justice system for persons with disabilities, and to determine what accommodations, beyond those already in place, may be necessary. The subcommittee will also advise the council on implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the California court system.
Research conducted
A multiphase research program, sponsored by the subcommittee, was initiated in 1995 to document the perceptions and experiences of persons with and without disabilities who have had, and continue to have, business with the courts. The research program consisted of public hearings, a telephone survey, a mail survey, and qualitative interviews. The research effort sought to assess the treatment and access afforded to persons with disabilities who participate in court programs, activities, or services. The results and analysis of the telephone survey, the mail survey, qualitative interviews, and public hearings are presented in two separate reports.
Seven public hearings were conducted in six cities, Fresno, Los Angeles (two days), Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, and San Francisco from August 1995 to October 1995. These six public hearing locations were chosen in order to produce geographic diversity, provide locations with large concentrations of various racial and ethnic minority groups, and offer for comparison large versus small urban centers. Most of the participants who testified at the public hearings were advocates for disability rights issues, individuals who believe they were the victims of discrimination, court professionals and court personnel, representatives from a diverse range of state/county agencies and commissions, and concerned citizens. Telephone testimony was also accepted to capture the opinions of persons in rural areas, individuals with mobility impairments that made it difficult for them to attend the public hearings, and those persons with little or no transportation available
The objectives of the public hearings were to (1) record and assess the perceptions and experiences of all persons regarding the access afforded persons with disabilities who use the courts or are employed by the courts; (2) determine the nature and extent of the needs of persons with disabilities; and (3) identify the barriers to full participation in the state court system for persons with disabilities.
The telephone survey was intended to objectively verify the issues and perceptions that were expressed in the public hearing testimony. A total of 1,200 people participated in the survey. The survey sample was inclusive of input from people with and without disabilities, and was representative of the state's general population in terms of age, gender, race and ethnicity. In order to achieve appropriate stratification and representation, two survey sample lists were used that included (1) a list of households of persons with disabilities, and (2) a random sample of the general public in households, aged 18 and older, throughout the state. For the telephone survey, demographics were evenly divided as to the respondents' disability status (i.e., persons who indicated that they did or did not have a disability). Approximately 48 percent of the respondents reported having a disability or chronic medical condition while 52 percent reported they did not. The median age of respondents was between 45 to 55 years old with 57 percent female and 43 percent male. The racial and ethnic composition of the telephone survey respondents was 73 percent White, 8 percent Hispanic, 5 percent Asian, 4 percent African American, 4 percent mixed race, 3 percent Native American, and 3 percent identified as Other.
The mail survey used a more quantitative framework to objectively verify public perceptions. Over 6,000 mail surveys were distributed to persons with and without disabilities. A total of 1,661 surveys were returned, which constitutes a response rate of 28 percent. The mail survey targeted court users in both law related and non law related professions. These court users included judges and other court professionals, court personnel, lawyers, legal employers, law schools, legal organizations, disability-related organizations, agencies, advocates, service providers and their clients or members. Disability-status demographics for mail survey participants revealed that 37 percent of the respondents did have a disability or chronic medical condition while 63 percent did not. The median age of the mail survey respondents was between 45 to 55 years old with 48 percent of the respondents being female and 52 percent male. The racial and ethnic composition of the mail survey respondents was 76 percent White, 11 percent Hispanic, 4 percent Asian, 4 percent African American, 3 percent mixed race, and 2 percent Native American.
Qualitative interviews were utilized in order to ensure that all other relevant access issues were included in the study. In order to obtain a pool of interviewees, a tear-off sheet was attached to each mail survey, providing each respondent the option of further participation in the research program. Respondents who returned a completed tear-off sheet were invited to participate in qualitative interviews. A total of 373 mail survey respondents indicated interest in participating in qualitative interviews. Of these responses, 183 persons (a 49 percent response rate) agreed to be interviewed or participate further by fax, electronic mail, or regular U.S. mail. The structure of the qualitative interviews was based on preliminary analysis of data from both the telephone and the mail surveys, and addressed areas that the subcommittee believed needed further clarification.
In particular, the qualitative interviews emphasized (1) perceptions of the most important problems faced by persons with disabilities when using the courts, (2) experiences relating to the attitudes among people working in the courts toward persons with disabilities, and (3) perceptions of the effectiveness of the state courts in complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Analysis of public hearing testimony and survey results
Speakers at the public hearings discussed many issues regarding the experiences of persons with disabilities in the court system. Testimony revealed that the primary concerns facing persons with disabilities pertained to the problems of physical access to the courts, court policies and procedures necessary to participate in court proceedings, and knowledge and awareness of disability issues among court personnel.
Physical mobility in and out of court facilities generated considerable comment from public hearing and survey participants. Speakers at the hearings noted that physical access to court facilities, navigating passageways and common rooms inside court buildings, using physical structures within court facilities or parking near court buildings was exceedingly difficult and not always available for persons with disabilities. Public hearing testimony also pointed out that accessibility for persons with disabilities in the courts did not refer to architectural accommodations only. Many speakers stressed the importance of improving other types of accommodations such as increasing the availability and quantity of assistive listening devices, print enlargers and sign language interpreters.
Another sentiment echoed at the hearings was that some court policies and procedures create obstacles for persons with disabilities when they try to participate in court proceedings. Persons with disabilities were more apt to face barriers to the court system due to court scheduling and jury selection policies. Some speakers noted that certain polices made it difficult for persons with disabilities to be included in jury pools while others stated that they were experiencing problems in obtaining legal representation. The difficulty in obtaining legal representation was cited as an ongoing problem for persons with disabilities. Many speakers indicated that greater efforts were needed to accommodate persons with disabilities by adjusting court scheduling policies.
While a substantial number of survey respondents (44 percent) indicated that the California courts were somewhat successful in meeting the tenets of the ADA, the overall impression among those polled was that the courts have achieved limited success in accommodating the needs of persons with disabilities who come before the courts. Persons without disabilities were more likely than persons with disabilities (49 percent as compared to 38 percent) to rate the California courts as somewhat successful at providing access for persons with disabilities.
A majority of respondents believed that persons with disabilities have less access to court programs, activities and services than persons without disabilities. Major problems cited by survey respondents with disabilities were inaccessible architectural features ( such as paths of travel, doors and entrances, restrooms, and parking areas) and furniture and fixtures (such as door handles, telephones and counter-tops) that make physical access to the courts difficult.
Survey respondents corroborated public hearing testimony that there is a general lack of knowledge and awareness of disability issues among court personnel. This is reflected in the general lack of alternative formats for court documents and forms (such as Braille, large print, computer disks, or audio cassettes). Most respondents also noted that the courts generally do not have assistive devices (such as print enlargers, listening devices, real-time reporting and telephones designed for the use of individuals with a hearing impairment) available to permit persons with disabilities to participate fully in court proceedings.
Some respondents, with and without disabilities, expressed concern about hiring practices in the courts and questioned whether there is a bias against employing persons with disabilities. There was no consensus on this issue. Nevertheless, respondents would like the courts to make greater efforts to employ persons with disabilities.
Opinion was also divided on whether the courts generally provide the accommodations requested by court users. This concern was coupled with comments about negative attitudes toward persons with disabilities. An overwhelming majority of respondents (82 percent) have not heard any comments or remarks in the courts that could be considered biased. Among those who have witnessed negative behavior, attorneys were more likely to be the source than judges or court staff although judges and court staff were perceived as sometimes guilty of such behavior. Also an issue is the perception that judges and court staff do not take action to prevent the negative behavior of attorneys.
Attached to this report are the combined findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the Judicial Council based on the research reports. The conclusions highlight the key themes and issues derived from the speakers testifying at the six public hearings, and from all survey and interview results. Also outlined are the objectives and recommendations for the Judicial Council to consider in order to implement programmatic, communicative, or architectural changes that will accommodate the needs of persons with disabilities who use or work in the courts.
These recommendations are consistent with the council's 1995 to 1996 long-range strategic plan in which access and fairness in the state court system are targeted as primary goals. Implementation of these recommendations is of primary importance because they can serve to change attitudes and behavior on the part of court personnel and members of the bar that interfere with access to justice, fair treatment, and full and equal participation in the justice system for persons with disabilities.
(e.g., equipment, alternative formats, interpreters, personal assistance, etc.)
Recommendation 1
(ADA Education)
Request that the Judicial Council, in conjunction with the Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER), establish methods to familiarize judges and non-judicial court personnel with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), ADA compliance requirements, and related federal and state laws. Further, request the council to instruct the Access and Fairness Advisory Committee, in consultation with the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC), to publish some simple, easy-to-read guidelines for court personnel on different aspects of ADA compliance.
(a) (Print and electronic media) The AOC should distribute this information in pamphlet, other print, or other media format: such as the Internet, other electronic transmissions, videos, etc.
(b) (Monitoring compliance) The AOC, in consultation with the trial courts, should monitor all state courts to determine the status of compliance with the ADA, and related state and federal laws, including but not limited to physical, environmental, communications, transportation, and programmatic access; and, develop transition plans for all courts to achieve compliance.
(c) (Monitoring contracts) The courts and the AOC should monitor and ensure that all programs, activities, and services provided to the courts and the AOC by independent contractors adhere to compliance requirements under the ADA and related state and federal laws, and cancel such contracts where noncompliance is found.
Recommendation 2
(Education about Disabilities)
Request that the Judicial Council, in cooperation with the courts, CJER, and other organizations implement programs to develop and provide information, training, and education for all persons employed in the courts concerning persons with disabilities who may need accommodation. The training should include the types, scope, and nature of accommodations needed and available.
(a) (All court personnel) It is recommended that CJER and the Judicial Administration Institute of California (JAIC), working with the Access and Fairness Advisory Committee and the California Judges Association (CJA), offer educational courses on issues concerning persons with disabilities for both new and sitting judicial officers, court staff, and persons working in the justice system. The purpose of the program would be to improve access to and fairness in the courts for persons with disabilities.
(b) (Training for judges) The program should include specific learning objectives, a progression of learning experiences, and a prioritized set of measurable results. It should be introduced initially at the New Judicial Officer Orientation Program, the Mentor Judge Program, the B.E. Witkin Judicial College of California, and at any formal training for judges.
(c) (Training for court staff) JAIC in association with the Access and Fairness Advisory Committee should develop a comparable program for court staff that would be delivered, on a statewide or regional basis, within six months of initial employment for new employees. Current employees would receive instruction during continuing education programs. The course should include a discussion of apparent and non-apparent disabilities and the various accommodations that are appropriate.
(d) (Methodology) In conjunction with CJER, JAIC, and others the advisory committee should develop educational programs that include audio and video presentations, modules using interactive techniques, and innovative communication techniques. Part of the educational program should include the development of centralized fairness libraries and resource centers.
Recommendation 3
(Referrals to State Bar and Law Schools)
Request that the Judicial Council transmit to and urge consideration by the California State Bar of the following: a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) component that covers access issues for persons with disabilities and examines state and federal laws that address this issue. It is also requested that the council transmit to the appropriate law school associations the recommendation that internship programs in the area of disability law should compliment the education of law students.
Recommendation 4
(Assess Available Resources)
Request that the Judicial Council assist the courts in assessing the preparedness of court personnel to assist persons with disabilities, and establish a plan to achieve full preparedness, including updating the skills of court personnel to assist persons with disabilities.
(a) (Interpreters) All courts should identify and acquire the services of qualified interpreters for hearing-impaired persons or those with other communication disabilities who are hearing impaired, and stipulate that no court should use family members or friends to communicate "for," i.e., on behalf of, the person who has a communications limitation.
(b) (Assistive devices) California courts should provide adequate numbers of assistive listening devices, print enlargers, and real-time reporting to meet the needs of persons with disabilities using their facilities, through the resources of each court system or by pooling arrangements between court systems where such arrangements are feasible.
(c) (Court personnel) All courts should provide sufficient court personnel to meet the need for personal assistance to transmit information between persons with disabilities and the courts, which may include reading court rules or instructions or court forms and to assist with filling out court forms or other documents.
(d) (Court personnel) Bench officers, jury commissioners, and court staff should receive training as part of CJER and JAIC courses on how to accommodate jurors with different disabling conditions so that persons with disabilities are able to fulfill their civic responsibilities.
Recommendation 5
(Financial Resources)
Request that the Judicial Council develop a protocol to enable judges and nonjudicial court personnel to identify available resources to accommodate persons with disabilities. The courts should collaborate with the counties to identify funding sources to meet federal and state disability-related legal compliance requirements (e.g., physical modifications, programmatic accommodations, etc.).
Recommendation 6
(Physical Access)
Request that the Judicial Council establish as a priority the substantial improvement in physical access. High priority should be given to improving access into and through court facilities with an emphasis on the following:
(a) Parking (including a sufficient number and in close proximity to the courthouse);
(b) Entrances (including ramps, handrails, automatic doors, and accessible security screening);
(c) Interior facilities (including rest rooms, doorways, passage areas in halls, courtrooms, offices between floors; information/clerk windows and counter tops, dining areas, waiting areas, courtrooms, witness boxes, jury boxes, counsel areas, chambers, jury deliberation rooms, holding and detention areas;
(d) Courtrooms (including sufficient maneuvering space and integrated seating for wheelchairs).
Recommendation 7
Request that the Judicial Council direct its staff to work with the courts to provide adequate, effective, and diverse methods to disseminate directions and information to persons with a variety of disabilities, including Braille, large print, color-coded, and even standard-print signage at the entry of the courthouse and throughout the building. The staff, in consultation with the courts, should develop a protocol for communications within the courthouse and between it and persons with disabilities.
(a) (Signage) The courts should post adequate, effective, and diverse signs that alert the public to the availability of accommodations regarding equipment and services for persons with disabilities.
(b) (Communication within the courthouse) All courts should provide adequate, appropriate, and effective methods of communication within the courthouse and between it and persons with disabilities who use nontraditional means of communication, such as interpreters, assistive-listening systems like real time and TDDs, as well as a variety of other methods to assist with communications.
(c) (Alternative language) All courts should provide bilingual sign language interpreters, as needed.
(d) (Assistive-equipment) All courts should be familiar with the use of assistive equipment such as assistive-listening devices, real-time print enlargers, and other equipment used by persons with disabilities, and maintain such equipment in good working condition.
(e) (Availability) All courts should provide sufficient and well maintained assistive listening systems, real time captioning, print enlargers and other technological communications devices to meet the needs of persons with disabilities either through resources of each court system or by pooling arrangements between court systems where such arrangements are feasible.
Recommendation 8
Request that the Judicial Council require that when courts provide transportation for jurors, trial participants, and others, that the courts effectively accommodate the transportation needs of persons with disabilities and make every effort to assist this population with finding alternative means of transportation to and from court when persons with disabilities have difficulty obtaining accessible transportation.
Recommendation 9
(Environmental Sensitivities)
Request that the Judicial Council direct its staff to work with the courts to develop a protocol for accommodating persons with environmental sensitivities. Further request that the council encourage all courts to accommodate the environmental and chemical sensitivities of persons with disabilities by providing an alternative setting free of noxious scents and substances, adjustable heating and cooling systems, adequate ventilation, adjustable lighting, and alternative lighting sources. Request that the council also urge the courts to consider alternative methods of participation in court proceedings, such as telephone appearance, video appearances, or alternative, suitable locations for those with environmental or chemical sensitivities.
Recommendation 10
Request that the Judicial Council affirm the need for all courts to provide accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities, as required by state and federal law, and California Rule of Court, rule 989.3. Further, request that the council direct its staff to draft a Standard of Judicial Administration concerning courtroom conduct toward persons with disabilities.
(a) (Attitudes, court programs) The Judicial Council should encourage each court to develop an ongoing program of training and evaluation to improve staff awareness of disability issues, as well as techniques to address those issues on a programmatic basis.
(b) (Training trainers) CJER and JAIC should conduct statewide educational programs, with the emphasis on training trainers in the courts, to raise awareness of barriers facing persons with disabilities and the techniques, skills, and equipment necessary to overcome those barriers.
Recommendation 11
(ADA Coordinators)
Request that the Judicial Council direct staff to draft a rule of court to (1) designate an ADA Coordinator for courts at all levels to advise the court about the ADA and related state and federal laws and their requirements; (2) design and implement related programs; (3) act as court liaison with the disability community; and (4) organize and utilize as advisors the expertise of persons representative of various disabilities and disability organizations.
(a) (For court users) Every court should provide for the training of a central person to act as an information and referral resource and as ombudsperson for people with disabilities who participate or want to participate in court activities, programs and services. These persons should receive training about the ADA, related state and federal laws, and compliance requirements.
Recommendation 12
(Programmatic Access)
Request that the Judicial Council direct staff to draft a Standard of Judicial Administration to provide flexible scheduling to accommodate disability-related delays that may involve stamina or time limitations, time of day, or transportation problems unique to persons with disabilities, and which make it difficult to participate in court activities, and programs including, "fast track" programs, motions, trials, and other court business.
(a) (Effective accommodations) No court should permit proceedings to begin until effective accommodations, such as communications, scheduling, and physical access is provided for persons who are interested in or affected by the proceedings.
Recommendation 13
(Recruitment, Hiring, Promotion)
Request that the Judicial Council direct the Access and Fairness Advisory Committee to do further study and report on bias or lack of fairness in the recruitment, hiring, and promotion of court employees. Further, request that the council encourage the courts to employ more bench officers and other personnel with disabilities.
Recommendation 14
(Accommodations for Court Personnel)
Request that the Judicial Council instruct staff to develop a Standard of Judicial Administration providing that court personnel, including judges, should be provided reasonable accommodations.
Recommendation 15
(Jury Service)
Request that the Judicial Council seek legislation to amend Code of Civil Procedure section 203(b) to add that "[N]o court should exclude qualified persons with disabilities as jurors." Additionally, request the council to direct staff to draft an interim rule on persons with disabilities and jury service until such time as section 203(b) is amended. Further, jury commissioners should determine what physical, communications, environmental, and transportation accommodations are available to persons summoned for jury service, and establish a protocol for addressing this issue.
(a) (Information) All courts should provide information concerning jury service, both before actual service and during jury service, in an effective fashion or in alternative formats to persons who communicate by other means.
(b) (Utilizing individuals with disabilities) The California courts should take further steps to utilize individuals with disabilities as jurors.
(c) (Communications) All courts should provide effective communications assistance to persons with alternative communications requirements who are prospective jurors or participating jurors. Assistance includes certified, real- time captioning, and translators for persons who are deaf or blind, as well as other kinds of communications assistance.
Recommendation 16
(Specialty Courts)
Request that the Judicial Council undertake a study of specialty courts to determine whether there is bias or unfairness against persons with disabilities on an institutional basis in cases involving child custody and visitation, conservatorships and guardianships, dissolutions, criminal law, and public accommodations.
Recommendation 17
Request that the Judicial Council undertake data and information collection to determine baseline data on the current state of the courts' ability to respond to disability issues, including but not limited to:
(a) A regular (biennial) survey of courts, reflecting the number of employees with disabilities;
(b) Identification of ADA coordinators for each court;
(c) Lists of accommodations available from each court;
(d) Assessment data on awareness of court personnel and compliance;
(e) Survey of information and attitudes of court staff;
(f) Data reflecting the use of each court by persons with disabilities;
(g) Survey of education and training made available in each court; and
(h) A survey of complaint mechanisms.
Recommendation 18
(Case Outcome Study)
Request that the Judicial Council underwrite studies of case outcomes to determine whether persons with disabilities experience unfairness with respect to court orders, judgments, and settlements in:
(a) Settlements in criminal and civil cases;
(b) Orders in family courts, juvenile courts, probate, and other specialty courts;
(c) Verdicts in criminal and civil cases;
(d) Equitable and general orders; and
(e) ADR, arbitration, and other forms of case resolution.
Recommendation 19
(Compliance Review)
Request that the Judicial Council undertake a comprehensive compliance review of the court process to quantify the extent to which persons with disabilities face barriers to participation in the legal system. The compliance review should track all recommendations made by this committee and identify any new issues that have arisen in the interim.


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Note that some states may have additional requirements for transporters. You should contact your state environmental office if you are not familiar with the requirements that may apply to you.
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Part 261 of the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 261) – Federal Standards for Identifying Hazardous Waste)
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Undergraduate Units of Study
PRFM4011 - Performance Studies Honours A
Semester 2, 2012 | Credit Points: 12
Coordinator: Amanda Card
The Honours program in Performance Studies consists of:
1. a 12000-15000 word thesis written under the supervision of a member of the academic staff
2. a 12000-15000 word casebook based on fieldwork observations of the training/rehearsal/preparation processes involved in a genre of cultural performance
3. two assessable coursework seminars - 4500 words each (Critical Theory and Performance and Contemporary Performance)
4. a research methods seminar (formative assessment only) and auditing of the departmental postgraduate/staff research seminar.
For more information, contact Dr Amanda Card or Dr Glen McGillivray.
1x12000-15000wd thesis (33.5%), 1x12000-15000wd casebook (based on participant-observation fieldwork) (33.5%), 2 seminars x 4500wds of written work or its equivalent per seminar (33%)
1x2-hr seminar/week (Semester 1): Critical Theory and Performance, 1x2-hr seminar/week (Semester 1): Contemporary Performance, 1x2-hr seminar/week (Semesters 1 & 2): Research Methods/Group Supervision, 1x2-hr seminar (Semester 1, auditing only): Postgraduate Research Seminar, participant-observation fieldwork (equivalent to 4 weeks full-time), 1x1-2hrs/fortnight with thesis supervisor (Semester 2 only)
Credit results in (PRFM3961 and PRFM3962) or (PRFM3901 and PRFM3902) and Credit average in a further 36 senior credit points of PRFM units
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SCAD first in state to host historic Women's Golf National Championships
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is set to make state history. The university will host the 2015 and 2016 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Women's Golf National Championships in Savannah, Georgia. This will be the first time a college in the state of Georgia hosts this prestigious competition.
"Our city of Savannah is a historic treasure for this country and will serve as one of the finest locations for this competition," said Doug Wollenburg, SCAD director of athletics. "We know firsthand that the students at SCAD thrive in this rich and diverse community. We are confident that all the student athletes will benefit from this prestigious and competitive championship on the course and in the classroom."
SCAD is partnering with Savannah Quarters Country Club, a premiere 18-hole course located in Pooler, Georgia, roughly 10 miles west of downtown Savannah. The first championship will be played on May 12-15, 2015, with players hitting the links in 2016 on May 17-20. The 2014 NAIA Women's Golf Fall Preview will also be held on the course from Oct. 27-28.
The national event consists of one practice round and four championship rounds with a maximum of 144 players, which includes approximately 27-28 teams and 5-10 individual qualifiers.
Throughout the 11-year history of the women's golf program at SCAD Savannah, the college has accumulated several top honors including 13 NAIA All-Americans, 12 NAIA Scholar Athletes, 19 All-Conference golfers and 11 NAIA National Championship All-Tournament team golfers.
"We are excited to take the Women's Golf National Championships for the first time to the state of Georgia," said Jim Carr, NAIA president and CEO. "We know that SCAD Savannah will offer a first-class experience for our student-athletes, coaches and fans. The course at Savannah Quarters is a challenging one and will really highlight the competition level of NAIA golfers."
Savannah Quarters, founded in 2001 and located within the Westbrook community of Pooler, is primed to test the competitors. Their skills will be challenged as soon as they set foot on the fairways of this 18-hole Greg Norman Signature Golf Course, maintained by management company Troon Golf. With tall trees, multiple ponds and ominous hazards, danger lurks at every corner as the players make their way towards the pristine Mini-verde greens.
SCAD Savannah golfers are poised for the competition. The college was ranked No. 1 entering the 2014 National Championship, held at Lincoln, Nebraska. SCAD narrowly lost against Oklahoma City University in a one-hole playoff.
Since 1937, the NAIA has administered programs and championships in proper balance with the overall educational experience. In 2000, the NAIA reaffirmed its purpose to enhance the character-building aspects of sport. Through the Champions of Character program, the NAIA seeks to create an environment in which every student-athlete, coach, official and spectator is committed to the true spirit of competition through five core values: integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership.
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The Savannah College of Art and Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution conferring bachelor's and master's degrees at distinctive locations and online to prepare talented students for professional careers. SCAD offers degrees in more than 40 majors. Visit our official blog.
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LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - A heartbreaking loss ended another Dallas Cowboys' season on Sunday, the third year in a row the storied franchise has missed the playoffs.
"We have a big challenge ahead of us," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said after Dallas lost to the Washington Redskins 28-18 and squandered their chance to win the NFC East.
"One of my jobs is to basically evaluate, analyze and make decisions in the off season, and help us be in better shape going into playoffs."
The Cowboys' 2012 campaign finished with two consecutive losses after a crucial interception thrown by quarterback Tony Romo after Dallas had rallied in the fourth quarter.
"It just hurts a lot right now to even think about and talk about," Romo said. For a second straight year the Cowboys lost a last-ditch, win-or-go-home final game of the regular season.
The Cowboys shook off two early interceptions and gained a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter, helped by a missed 37-yard field goal attempt by Washington's Kai Forbath.
But Dallas, a team that has been estimated as the most valuable sports franchise in the United States, was unable to win as the Redskins successfully kept Romo off-balance.
"We knew Romo doesn't like pressure in his face, so that was our big thing. We had to get pressure up the middle and not so much outside, to be able to keep him in the pocket," Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan said of the plan to neutralize Romo.
Romo completed 20 of 37 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns but was picked off three times.
"Tony's a heck of a football player and you have to keep him off balance. We feel very fortunate to have kept him a little off balance, it made the difference between winning and losing," said Washington coach Mike Shanahan.
The Redskins seemed to be cruising early in the fourth quarter.
But a Romo touchdown pass to wide receiver Kevin Ogletree with about six minutes to go and a two-point conversion pulled the visitors within three points, and the Cowboys seemed primed for their quarterback to mount one of his trademark late drives.
But a Romo pass intended for running back DeMarco Murray was scooped up by linebacker Rob Jackson, setting up the Redskins' final touchdown drive.
"I thought the safe throw was to throw it to DeMarco under the swing, right to the sideline, and the guy (Jackson) made a play, peeling off as a defensive end," Romo said. "I wish I had made a better decision at that time. It was disappointing."
He added, "You put your heart into this thing for so long throughout the year. We had to overcome a lot of stuff just to get ourselves in this situation. We had a chance. I'm just disappointed that we couldn't get the job done."
Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett offered no magic formula to turn around his team.
"Our effort and determination for this game was awfully good and indicative of what this team has been doing all year long," Garrett said. "At the end of the day, we did not get the job done."
The Redskins, who last won a divisional title when standout rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III was nine years old, will play the Seattle Seahawks next weekend.
The Cowboys return to Dallas to consider what could have been.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the segregation and expenditure of trust funds held in joint ownership by the Shoshone and Arapahoe Tribes of the Wind River Reservation" approved May 19, 1947 (ch. 80, 61 Stat. 102), as amended, is hereby amended by striking the words "and the first day of March" wherever it appears therein, and inserting in lieu thereof "the first day of December, the first day of March, and the first day of June".
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Camp Read-a-Rama vs. the dreaded 'summer slide'
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It's Thursday morning at the South Carolina State Library, and University of South Carolina professor Michelle Martin is sporting a multicolored propeller hat. At the moment, she is also up to her elbows in glitter and confetti, making homemade paper with a dozen area children, though she won't be doing that for long. As the young man beating bongos in the next room just announced, "It's time for Harambee!"— which means Martin, USC's Augusta Baker Chair in Childhood Literacy, needs to strap on an acoustic guitar and start singing about snakes and turtles.
Martin is the founder and director of Camp Read-a-Rama, a weeklong blitz of field trips, story time events and other camp activities designed to improve attitudes about reading among children and their parents.
"We do a lot of music and dancing and clapping," Martin said. "The kids are in motion constantly."
Which is why "Harambee" is so important. A Swahili word meaning "come together," it's a signal that Martin's counselors and volunteers need to rally the kids, ages 4 to 11, for a medley of sing-alongs, chants, dance routines and a story time reading from that morning's guest reader, in this case assistant professor of English Sara Schwebel, College of Arts and Sciences.
Camp Read-a-Rama has developed organically since its inception in 2009, and Martin has been careful not to expand the program too quickly. As a result, participants receive plenty of personal attention, whether they are doing crafts or on one of several scheduled field trips.
"I'm trying to grow the program slowly enough that we can maintain the quality and so that I can see exactly what's going on on the ground," Martin explained about the program, which she started four years ago while still in the English department at Clemson University. "We're hoping next summer that it will be an integral part of the Richland County Public Library summer reading program and that we can migrate between the different branch libraries, because the RCPL staff is just fabulous."
Inspired by the Freedom School movement started by Marian Edelman Wright and the Children's Defense Fund, Camp Read-a-Rama is ultimately envisioned as a way to offset the so-called "summer slide" whereby students lose ground academically during the months off from school.
"Statistically, kids lose three months of their educational progress over the summer," Martin said. "When they hit the ground in August, most of the kids are still in March, which is a real shame."
Of course, the kids aren't the camp's only beneficiaries. Martin was assisted by a team of college students, who gained invaluable mentorship experience helping the kids transition from one event to the next, typically with very little downtime.
Several guest readers also made appearances, including RCPL Director Melanie Huggins and a number of USC faculty such as College of Mass Communications and Information Studies Dean Charles Bierbauer and Library and Information Science Director Samantha Hastings.
Schwebel, Thursday's reader, was excited to participate and clearly thrilled by the positive, high-energy atmosphere.
"This group of kids is just primed for reading," Schwebel beamed after sharing the popular children's book "Rattletrap Car" by Phyllis Root and Jill Barton. "The kids connect to books in a way that is joyful and life-giving. It is just such a pleasure to read to them."
"As a reader, you integrate books into every aspect of your life," she added. "Sometimes you read a picture book before a child is going to sleep at night, and then obviously the purpose is to be soothing and to prepare the child for the transition from a busy day into the nighttime, where they're going to be alone with their thoughts and dreams. This is a different kind of experience, where you're sharing a book to get them excited, sort of helping them milk everything they can out of life."
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Judge Jacobson was appointed to the bench in 2005. Before serving on the court, Judge Jacobson served as a Deputy District Attorney for Alameda County, Deputy Attorney General for the California Department of Justice, and a contract attorney for a local law firm. He has been an adjunct professor for Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco since 1994. Before joining the council, Judge Jacobson was a member of the council's Criminal Law Advisory Committee and the CJER Criminal Law Curriculum Committee. He has been heavily involved in efforts related to criminal justice realignment.
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Years of drastic budget cuts have lead to staff lay-offs, reduced clerk hours, closed courtrooms, closure of a self-help center, and long wait times for callers trying to get through to the San Francisco court. Despite those reductions, the court is making headway in the areas of technology and collaborative courts. In his liaison report on Jan 22, 2015, Judicial Council member Judge Morris D. Jacobson highlights these accomplishments, as well as the challenges facing a court that anticipates four more years of budget deficits.
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Authorities in Oklahoma City have slapped rapper Mack Maine with charges of aggravated assault and battery, and sexual battery.
According to the "Oklahoman's" NewsOK.com, Mack Maine - born Jermaine Anthony Preyan - is accused of grabbing a woman's breast without her consent while on a tour bus following a Lil Wayne concert last month.
The woman and her friend then tried to leave the bus. That's when Preyan allegedly punched the second woman in the face, reportedly breaking her jaw in two places.
Mack Maine is signed to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment and also serves as the record label's president.
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Just curious, would anyone recommend that I throw my sitemap on a template and make it accessible through a link, lets say in the bottom nav, to consumers? Right now my sitemap is coded like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"><url><loc>http://www.bluedotsafes.com/safes.html</loc><lastmod>2012-06-14</lastmod><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority></url>
ect.. ect..
No, but you could do a page which imports your sitemap and displays it in a styled manner.
This would be only beneficial to the user I take it.. in other words, i wouldn't submit a styled sitemap.
Thanks for the reply Dave!
Answers to this are based on whether or not you want site users to see a sitemap. The kind of sitemap you cited above is only for search engines, so there's no point in linking to it publicly as far as search engines are concerned. But I would suggest building something different for users if you want them to have a site map.
From personal experience with my own collection of sites that had human friendly site-map pages I can honestly say visitors to them were exceedingly rare. Visitorsafter all are supposed to be able to find things from the sites navigation menu(s).
If you decide to use an online sitemap generator that scans your sites internal links,DO CHECK the final xml file just in case it's indexed things you do not want the public to find.
That's true, but what makes sense to one may not make sense to someone else. A sitemap makes it easy/easier for someone to find in one stop. It's not that hard to do, and there are enough that do use it to make it worthwhile.
Personally I would rather create a HTML sitemap that would pass link juice to your important pages (thus good for both humans and in some ways for distributing link juice) than styling an XML sitemap (since the XML sitemaps are meant for the search engines only)
It wasn't hard to do.. i just googled a sitemap creator, edited out the links i didnt want listed and threw link on my footer nav.. so the next question is why not?
If I were you, I would use SimpleXML functions (or similar) in PHP to parse the existing sitemap content into HTML. This is, I think, what DaveMaxwell was referring to in his first answer to you.
Once you have a short PHP script that fetches whatever data you want and displays those data in HTML, you have a fit-and-forget solution. That is an effective and fairly simple way of achieving what I think that you are aiming to do. I might be able to expand a little bit on the SimpleXML stuff if you want more info, although it's not something that I have used very often.
It is possible to style XML using XSLT, but that (I think) would only be viewable directly in some browsers (and it may not be accessible).
You could use XSLT to output HTML - but -think about what is in a Google sitemap.xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
OK, so I can change that to a nifty HTML page. What do I have that I can work with?The "loc"ation certainly. But is it going to help visitors and would they even care when the page was last modified, how often it changes, or how important I think it is?
I could still add a helpful description and more meaningful link text, but no friendly URLs for bookmarking.
IMHO HTML site maps are a very good idea. But by the time you polish up the Google sitemap.xml you might as well have spent the time on another file no?


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Fox News Watch Fails Media Criticism 101 In Trayvon Martin Case
There are an untold number of issues to ponder when discussing the media's coverage of the Trayvon Martin killing. The Poynter Institute, for example, recently examined [1] some of them, including looking at how the photos of Martin that media outlets are choosing to show can unconsciously reinforce certain stereotypes. But of all the issues surrounding the coverage of the killing, Fox News' media criticism show, Fox News Watch, chose to focus on this question today: "Was this a story for the national media?"
Host Jon Scott added: "No doubt a tragic story -- does it deserve the attention of national media?"
As this question demonstrates, Fox News Watch is not a serious media criticism program. This is the same program that repeatedly fails [2] media ethics 101, whose host once reproduced [3] a GOP press release -- complete with typo -- and passed it off as his own research. The program regularly [4] ignores [5] Fox News' own ethical problems in favor of bashing other news outlets.
But asking whether the Trayvon Martin killing is a national story must be the program's most amazing failure to date.
An unarmed black teenager is killed on his way home, and the admitted killer, George Zimmerman, who is Hispanic, is not charged.
Those facts alone may restrict the story to local news, indeed. But the story vaulted to national prominence when the City of Sanford, under pressure for its police department's decision to not charge Zimmerman in the killing, released [6] the 911 tapes from the shooting. Moreover, the fact that the Sanford police cited the state's 2005 "stand your ground" law as justification for letting Zimmerman walk and that 23 other states [7] have similar laws, championed [8] by the NRA, on the books is another indication of the story's national play.
Add to that the month-long outrage from Sanford, Florida, to cities nationwide [9], from social media to mainstream media, to the FBI and the Department of Justice launching investigations [10] into the case, to the White House commenting on Martin's death, and one begins to ask why a national media outlet is not covering [11] this story.
For her part, Fox News Watch panelist Judy Miller noted as such during the discussion. But here is how Fox News contributor Jim Pinkerton replied to Scott's question:
PINKERTON: The media have certain predilections. They're always interested in the cute child that gets murdered; they're always interested in the blond coed that gets murdered; and they're interested in the black victim of racism as another thing. There are about 300 murders a week in this country and they pick out certain ones and then we can name them. And this case was in the tradition of sort of Emmett Till or James Byrd or Yusef Hawkins until on Friday the president of the United States jumped in in a very personal way.
So according to Pinkerton, the only reason the media covered the story at all was because they could play up the "black victim of racism" angle?
Here is how the journalism works: A local paper reports on a story it finds compelling in its coverage area. A major paper in that market decides to cover the same story, expanding on the original details. Following more revelations and developments, other major papers in the area pick up the story, and television and cable networks jump in. A major national paper seizes on it, does its own reporting, and the rest of the media follow.
In the case of Trayvon Martin, here is how it unfolded:
The shooting occurred on February 26. The Orlando Sentinel had a brief report [12] on February 29. The first major Florida newspaper that started reporting more key details was The Miami Herald on March 8 [13], which noted, "After getting few answers from police, Martin's grieving family has hired an attorney and is publicizing his death on CNN, Good Morning America and other national media outlets." The Orlando Sentinel [14] and the Herald [15] followed with more reports over the next few days.
During this same period, Reuters [16] and the Associated Press [17] published stories on Martin, as well.*
The Christian Science Monitor began picking it up on March 16 [18]. The New York Times' first story appeared on March 17 [19], which is also the same day columnist Charles Blow's column on Martin [20] garnered attention. The Washington Post reported on the Justice Department's planned investigation on March 20 [21]. The Los Angeles Times picked up an Orlando Sentinel report [22] on the case on March 20 as well.
CBS' This Morning had a report on the story on March 8, ABC's Good Morning America on March 10, and CNN on March 12, according to a Nexis search.
That's a textbook case of how a local story goes national, so let's dispense with the "black victim of racism" angle and ask better questions.
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