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From many to one: a review of the Universal R50 remote control
James Ralston is Crutchfield's Web Editor for Home Audio/Video. He joined the company in 1994 as a member of the sales department and began writing about A/V gear in 1999. James attended the University of Virginia, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. Since arriving in the Charlottesville area, he has been active in the local music scene, playing drums in a variety of musical projects ranging from world beat, to blues, to instrumental improv.
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I recently brought home Universal's R50, hoping I could replace the five remotes cluttering my home theater room with a single, smarter remote. All those remotes were a pain to manage — to literally keep from disappearing between the sofa cushions. And they also represented the unfortunate fact that guests, visitors, and even some family members found my system daunting and complicated to operate.
Learning new tricks
A system like mine, consisting of components from many different brands, can be a test of a universal remote's mettle. The R50 is well equipped to handle such challenges: it not only comes preprogrammed with the IR (infrared) codes for a host of components, but can also learn any specific commands on your existing remotes that you find useful.
Built-in setup guide
It didn't take me long to get the basics programmed; the R50 guides you through the main points using instructions that appear right on its 2" color LCD screen. All the programming is done right on the remote itself — this isn't the kind of remote you connect to your computer in order to download codes and settings.
A helpful color screen
One feature that instantly set this model apart from all the other remotes I've ever owned is the bright, colorful LCD. A list of all your programmed components shows up on that display, which is easy to see in a darkened home theater room. You can customize the labels and graphical icons that represent each component, so you can identify them at a glance. (Just for clarification: the R50's display isn't a touchscreen. Instead, you push the "hard" buttons located next to the on-screen icons.)
Turbo-charged surfing using "Favorites"
The feature I probably use the most on this remote is the "Favorites" button, which makes your frequently watched TV channels scannable on the LCD screen for quick access. You can enter up to 48 channels, each with its own name and visual icon. Channel logos come built in, including icons for all the major broadcast networks, as well as many cable-only networks too. You can also set up custom icons for any channel that might not be included with the package of pre-loaded graphics.
Programming macros for one-button fun
When I brought home the R50, one of my goals was to make my system easy enough for anyone to operate, whether they knew anything about electronics or not. My results were slightly mixed on this score, though I blame the limitations of my gear, rather than the remote itself.
As I mentioned earlier, this remote isn't the type you connect to your computer or the Internet when setting it up. That means if you want to be able to push a single button on the R50 for a given activity (like "Watch TV" or "Play a Blu-ray Movie"), you've got to program the proper series of commands (known as a "macro") yourself. I found this to be a trial-and-error process, and the extent to which you succeed might be dependent on how you have your system hooked up, which components do the switching, etc.
One nice touch (no pun intended): you can marry macro commands logically to the buttons on the remote's main menu. For example, if I want the remote to control my TV, I hit the TV button. If I want to turn on my whole system and get it set up for watching TV, I press and hold the TV button.
Summing up
Overall, the Universal R50 cleaned up my remote-strewn home theater room, made my system easier to use, and gave me a cool "Favorites" function for channel-surfing in overdrive. Several of my one-touch macro commands work reliably well. Some still need some tweaking. I could probably program all the macros I wanted if I owned a receiver with HDMI switching — but that's another blog post entirely.


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Darla Moore School of Business professor elected to board of European Accounting Association
Dr. Timothy S. Doupnik, chairman of the School of Accounting at The Darla Moore School of Business, has been elected to the board of the European Accounting Association (EAA), a network of accounting scholars and researchers from across Europe. Doupnik will serve as the representative for North America. This is the second international honor Doupnik has recently garnered. Last year he received the Outstanding International Accounting Educator award from the International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association.
Doupnik, who teaches financial and international accounting, joined the faculty of the University of South Carolina's business school in 1982. He is a Moore Faculty Fellow and Cramer Fellow in International Accounting.
Director of School of Journalism and Mass Communications named president of AEJMC
Dr. Carol Pardun, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina, will become the president of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Oct. 1. She finishes a term as president-elect and will be the second university faculty member to be elected president of the international organization; Dr. Judy Van Slyke was named president in 1995.
The AEJMC promotes high standards for journalism educators and addresses trends and topics relevant to media and journalism education.
Pardun joined the university's faculty and administration in August 2008, having previously served as director of the School of Journalism at Middle Tennessee State University. Her book, "Choosing Sides: An Introduction to the Controversies Surrounding Advertising and Society," was released last fall.

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MONTEREY, Calif. -- Veteran drivers Adrian Fernandez and Tony Kanaan made Saturday's American Le Mans Series season finale at Laguna Seca Raceway a thrilling finish for the large crowd at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn legendary road circuit. The two...
MONTEREY, Calif. -- Veteran drivers Adrian Fernandez and Tony Kanaan made Saturday's American Le Mans Series season finale at Laguna Seca Raceway a thrilling finish for the large crowd at the 2.238-mile, 11-turn legendary road circuit.
The two open-wheel stars came to the ALMS campaign in 2007 and, on Saturday, left a indelible mark on the thousands of fans who cheered them through the four-hour sports-car feature.
At the end of the 157-lap contest, Fernandez had driven his No. 15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing Acura Lola to third place in the LMP2 division, with Kanaan taking the No. 26 XM Satellite Radio Acura ARX-01a to fourth.
The Acura factory drivers returned to Laguna Seca this weekend to battle the vaunted Penske Porsches wheel-to-wheel and they didn't disappoint. Throw in a sterling drive by the Highcroft Racing Acura of David Brabham and Stefan Johansson and the three Acura-backed prototype cars left a superb impression on fellow competitors and cheering fans.
The day didn't start well for the Acura teams as drivers Bryan Herta and Brabham spun on the opening lap of the event. But both drivers regrouped to bring their cars back into contention.
Fernandez' co-driver Luis Diaz raced for the overall lead in the first hour of action before handing his mount off to Adrian for the final two hours. Herta was relieved by Kanaan after 90 minutes and the Andretti Green squad came from two laps behind to battle for the lead at the end of the race.
Brabham drove back to sixth after two hours in the No. 9 Highcroft Racing ARX-01a and co-driver Johansson promptly passed the cars ahead to third place. However, the Highcroft charge was cut short when Johansson's machine was hit from behind and stopped in a runoff area. The car was not reparable and finished ninth.
Meanwhile, Fernandez and Kanaan dodged slower traffic and raced side-by-side with the more powerful Audis and the potent Penske Porsches. Both clicked off fastest laps in their charge through the field.
With 30 minutes remaining, Fernandez and Kanaan became embroiled in their own battle as they swapped positions lap after lap. The two Acura racers were within a second of racing to the lead before settling for third and fourth in the darkness.
At the checkered flag, the Penske cars of Romain Dumas and Ryan Briscoe finished one-two followed by Fernandez and Kanaan.
With the 12-race American Le Mans Series now concluded, Acura's debut season saw the three factory teams, AGR, Fernandez and Highcroft, collect one win (12 Hours of Sebring), eleven podium finishes and two overall pole positions, at Long Beach and Houston.
Now, the work begins for the Acura organizations as they prepare for the 2008 American Le Mans Series season with development scheduled on the ARX-01a chassis and the 3.4-liter, V-8 Acura engine.
ADRIAN FERNANDEZ (No. 15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing Acura Lola B06/40): "It was a fantastic race for the Lowe's Acura team. It felt great to have a great performance in front of our Lowe's executives and also the [Acura] NSX Car Club who were cheering for us. I had a very good car today but it was a bit frustrating with the GT cars. I just didn't get much luck with them today. Every time I moved to pass, they went the same way. I made a move on [Ryan] Briscoe to get in [LMP2] second place but a GT car slid right in front of me. Overall, it was a great way to finish the season and go into 2008." LUIS DIAZ (No. 15 Lowe's Fernandez Racing Acura Lola B06/40): "It was exciting for our Lowe's Acura team today. We started with a podium at Sebring and we finished with a podium here. I thought Adrian [Fernandez] did a tremendous job holding off Tony [Kanaan] at the end for third. I tried to stay out of trouble and give Adrian a good race car today. The team was really great on our pit stops today and the car felt pretty good throughout my stint. There was some hard racing out there today. So you really couldn't hold back. You had to drive hard. And we came home with third. I am looking forward to the 2008 season with this Acura program. There is a lot of potential."
TONY KANAAN (#26 XM Satellite Radio AGR Acura ARX-01a): "That was a tough battle for our team today. We had to fight back from two laps down. But the AGR XM team never panicked and they helped me get back on the lead lap. I was driving very hard with the Audi, Penske Porsche and Adrian [Fernandez] at the end. That was exciting. It is so much fun driving this Acura car. Plus, racing at one of my favorite tracks is always great for me. I think the Acura program will continue to get stronger and get ready for the 2008 season. I believe the AGR Acura will be in contention to win Sebring again when the ALMS season begins."
BRYAN HERTA (#26 XM Satellite Radio AGR Acura ARX-01a): "I didn't think the tires were going to be that cold on the start. I'm really disappointed by that, I really put us in a bad spot. It was an easy spin on the first lap but the car got stuck in the gravel and we lost a lap. Tony [Kanaan] jumped in the car and brought us back in contention today. He drove a sensational race. I can really see the Acura sports car program being very competitive in 2008."
DAVID BRABHAM (#9 Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01a): "Even with the spin at the beginning of my stint, we managed to come back very well. I think I might have been knocked slightly from behind. But we got back on course and pulled back up to sixth position. The car was performing really well throughout my run. We were fighting for grip, along with everyone else, especially when the track grew colder as the day went on. Staying on the same tires was tough because we picked up a lot of marbles, but we still managed to hold position and we were in good shape when Stefan got into the car."
STEFAN JOHANSSON (#9 Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-01a): "I don't know quite what to say -- it's highly disappointing. I think we could have won the race today -- I just felt we had the car to do it. It was awful to get hit the first time and then even worse to get taken out completely. I don't know if we would have recovered from the damage, but it was just body damage -- the suspension seemed fine. I could have driven it back to the pits. We were so close but didn't quite make it."
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Salisbury, N.C.- The Brevard College Tornados baseball team dropped a 13-0 decision to 25th-ranked Catawba College in their series opener with the Indians at Newman Park on Friday night.
BC starter Kevin Hamilton (L, 4-1) struck out the side in the 1st, but couldn't escape the 2nd inning as the Indians tagged the righty for seven runs (four earned) over 1.2 innings. The junior recorded all five of his outs via the strikeout, but allowed four hits and three walks. The Tornados also committed two errors in the 2nd that led to the three unearned runs.
Alex Litaker, who got the final out of the 2nd, combined with reliever James Phillips to keep Catawba off the board through the 4th before the Indians scored six runs over the next three innings to go up 13-0 after seven innings.
Phillips was charge with a run in the 5th before Ryan Mercer surrendered three runs on three hits without recording an out in the 6th inning. The final two runs (one earned) were charged to Zach Joyce, who relieved Mercer in the 6th.
The Tornados picked up six hits but weren't able to move a runner past second base against three different Catawba arms, namely starter Nick Lomascolo (W, 5-1). The lefty fanned nine Tornados over seven innings while allowing five hits and walk.
The Tornados and Indians will complete the three-game series with a doubleheader at Newman Park on Saturday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m.


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By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer
Ed Petersen, who has served on the Everett School Board since 2006, has decided against seeking election to a second, six-year term.
Petersen's tenure spanned the early retirement of former Superintendent Carol Whitehead, the hiring of Gary Cohn to replace her, a widely publicized scuffle among board members in 2011 that ended with police called to the scene and approval of a new $23.8 million school district administration building.
Petersen, 66, was appointed to the school board in 2006 and won election to the board in November 2007. It's an at-large position for the district that includes Everett and Mill Creek and serves 18,700 students.
Petersen said he struggled with the decision over whether to run for another term. "I am enjoying what I'm doing very much," he said.
Petersen did not formally announce his decision, but quietly informed board members of his decision over the past month.
"I know it was a hard decision for him," said board member Carol Andrews. "I'm sad to see him go. He's really guided the district in so many positive ways."
Jeff Russell, school board president, said that Petersen's work as chief executive of Housing Hope, a nonprofit affordable housing project, provided an important point of view to school board discussions.
"To have his perspective about poverty and his passion for partnership has really been a benefit to the board," Russell said.
Petersen said school district plans adopted in 2011 expanded the district's educational approach beyond the traditional kindergarten through 12th grade to helping students prepare for their futures beyond graduation.
Joint training has also been initiated between preschool teachers and kindergarten, first, second and third grade teachers, he said.
Petersen has worked to expand the Rotary Club of Everett's involvement in the school district. Through its Next Generation program, the club will donate $200,000 over four years to help low-income, minority students, or students who would be the first in their family to attend college.
The school district's new administration building, scheduled to open in October, is designed to serve the needs of the school district while doubling as meeting space for community groups, Petersen said.
The building, near the corner of Broadway and 41st Street SE, replaces two buildings which have been labeled energy hogs, with one that is designed to be extremely energy efficient, he said.
Petersen said that stepping down from the school board will allow him to spend more time both with Housing Hope and a second nonprofit created by the organization to help low-income adults prepare for jobs and careers.
It will also allow him to make more frequent trips to Puerto Rico to work on a Rotary Club project, he said.
Petersen will leave the school board in December.
Sharon Salyer: 425-339-3486; email@example.com.
Filing deadline
Candidates are filing to run for office in 179 races throughout Snohomish County and 72 offices in Island County. The deadline to file is 5 p.m. today in Snohomish County and 4 p.m. in Island County. This year's primary is Aug. 6 and the general election is Nov. 5.


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A 41-year-old Colorado woman was in critical condition Monday, the day after she was shot by a Morgan County sheriff's deputy as she drove head-on into pursuing police cars during a high speed chase on and near Interstate 84.
The incident began shortly before 10 p.m. when a Morgan County deputy attempted to pull over the woman's pickup truck for a broken headlight. Instead, the suspect identified as Kristine Nicole Biggs, of Whitewater, Colo. sped away westbound on I-84 and a chase ensued.
Davis County sheriff's Capt. Kenneth Payne, whose office is investigating the officer-involved shooting for Morgan County, said the 40-mile pursuit began up Weber Canyon on the Morgan County side of the Weber River. The suspect sped east on I-84 to the Morgan city exit, then re-entered the freeway to head west.
At that point, Morgan deputies called for assistance from Utah Highway Patrol and other area law enforcement officers. At Horseshoe Bend on I-84, UHP troopers spread spike strips that took out both left side tires and the right front tire of the suspect's pickup.
"But she just kept going, still at high speed, out of the mouth of Weber Canyon and taking the South Weber exit and going onto Cottonwood Drive. Then she turned around and headed directly into the path of the [two pursuing Morgan] officers," Payne said.
The pickup sideswiped the first cruiser and hit the second nearly head on. The deputy from the first unit, meanwhile, had jumped out of his vehicle. Payne said he repeatedly ordered Biggs to turn off the engine and get out of the pickup, but she allegedly kept ramming the second cruiser.
"She would not comply and ran into the [second] police vehicle repeatedly," Payne said. The officer, believing his fellow officer's safety was at stake, fired once through windshield, Payne said. The bullet struck Biggs in the face, clipping the bridge of her nose and taking out her left eye.
Payne said Biggs was in critical condition in intensive care, but was expected to survive.
Investigators had learned that Biggs was the subject of an arrest warrant out of Grand Junction, Colo., related to a probation violation following a guilty plea to felony menacing with a deadly weapon. A Colorado prosecutor told The Tribune that the victim in the original case was a state wildlife officer.
"Actually, she has an extensive history of being bad in Colorado," Payne said, adding her record includes DUIs and assault charges.
Investigators also were trying to determine if the truck may have been stolen, and whether she had any friends or relatives in the area; there was some indication that Biggs who was driving without a valid driver license had lived in the Draper area at one time, but it was unclear how long ago that may have been.
Otherwise, Payne said, why Biggs was in Utah was not immediately determined.
"She had a lot of personal stuff in her vehicle, so we are also trying to find out if she was living out of the truck, or maybe moving somewhere," Payne said.
Neither of the Morgan deputies was injured. The one who fired the gunshot was on administrative leave pending the shooting review.
Tribune reporter Erin Alberty contributed to this story.


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Library Administration
These guidelines have been established to ensure the delivery of effective library services at Tarleton State University:
- Cell Phones use in the library - (effective 6-1-2002)
- Circulation Policies - Fines and the Fine Appeal Process
- Collection Development Policy - (Revised November 2012)
- Damaged Materials Policy
- Document Retention and Privacy Policy
- Food and Drink in the library - (revised 10/15/2014)
- General Study & Meeting Room Policies
- Guest Printing - (revised 9/2/2014) - Guests may obtain a temporary password at the reference desk to use library workstations. Guests should remain on the main level to facilitate the staff's assistance.
- ILL Overdue Fee Policy - (effective 9-1-2007)
- Laptop Circulation - (effective 9-1-2014)
- Library Computer Resources Policy - (effective 8-27-2001)
- Briefcases and bags brought into the library are subject to inspection before leaving.
- Request lost items at the Circulation Desk. All unclaimed items are routinely turned over to the Tarleton Police Department located in the Kinesiology building.
- The library adheres to the Tarleton State University - Computer Use Policy - (effective 5-16-2003)


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Laura Clay
Laura Clay was a Southern suffrage leader, and daughter of Cassius Clay, founder of Kentucky's first anti-slavery newspaper. She became president of the Kentucky Woman Suffrage Association (1881 - 1912) which achieved significant legal advances for women. A board member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (1895), she was a formidable lobbyist. But she was committed to states' rights and white racial dominance, helping formulate the "Southern Strategy" that woman suffrage would insure white supremacy.Her parents' divorce drew her to woman's rights as "our own unhappy domestic life" showed her "the unjust relations between men and women." Her leadership of the Kentucky Woman Suffrage Association (1881-1912) achieved married women's property ownership, women's control of their own income, women's right to make wills, and partial school suffrage. As national suffrage organizations focused on a Constitutional amendment, Clay became isolated from mainstream suffrage. She became vice president of the Southern States Woman Suffrage Conference, later denouncing the suffrage Amendment. During the 1920s Clay, a loyal Democrat, ran unsuccessfully for the state senate at 74. She died at 92.
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Reprinted from NWHM Cyber Exhibit "Rights For Women"
Author Kristina Gupta
- PHOTO: Laura Clay, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (LC-DIG-ggbain-05116)


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Advantages of Being a Recognized Student Organization (RSO)
Being a recognized student organization at San José State University has many benefits. Beyond the obvious advantages of being a recognized student organization on campus, there are many other rewards for students who engage in student organization activities. First, student organizations add an important component to campus life at SJSU. Secondly, students gain valuable experience in the practical aspects of leadership, communication, risk management, and teamwork. Finally, students who are involved on campus are more likely to be successful in college and have higher graduation rates.
Use of the University name (ie. "The Traveling Club at SJSU").
Use of University facilities for student organization events (Student Union, Classrooms, SJSU Plazas, etc.).
Eligibility to submit requests for funding from Associated Students.
Access to resources of the Associated Students General Services Office (Banking, Assistance with ticket selling for special events, etc.).
Ability to participate in the Fall and Spring Student Organization Fairs.
Inclusion in the Student Organization Directory, Student Involvement website, and other materials produced by Student Involvement.
Use a student organization mailbox in Student Involvement.
Opportunity to participate in the Annual Student Organization Leadership Conference.
Ability to participate in leadership programs and trainings.
Access to leadership consultations with the Student Involvement team.
Access to the Student Involvement Leadership Library.


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Study Description
The scope of this project is for roadway widening.
Current Conditions
The current road is undivided with two 10-foot travel lanes and open ditches for the length of the project, 2.8 miles.
Proposed Improvements
This project is a partnership between the City of Pearland and TxDOT.
Public Involvement
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Best Of :: Megalopolitan Life
Every year, the Valley gets a fresh influx of art courtesy of a public art program called, ahem, IN FLUX. From Chandler to Glendale, new works by local artists are installed temporarily in libraries, museums, malls, and along the light rail (among other unexpected spots). For the 2016 cycle of the program, Jeffrey DaCosta brought 18 wooden deer sculptures coated with light-sensitive paint to an empty storefront at the Pavilions at Talking Stick. When the sun sets, the animals are illuminated in green, yellow, orange, and red, highlighting how the natural world melds and merges with technology. Up through December 2016, it's a work worth bringing out-of-towners to see — and a glowing introduction to the Valley's stellar public art offerings.
Part of the fun of a Donald Trump rally is that both he and those in attendance are totally unpredictable. His first two visits to Arizona this political season were relatively low-key — protesters held some very creative signs and engaged in shouting matches with his supporters, yet overall, no punches were thrown nor arrests made. But as Trump was planning his third visit, to be held on March 19 in Fountain Hills, violence was breaking out at his rallies across the country, prompting many to wonder if a similar thing would happen here. To be clear, we don't condone violence, which is why we loved the protesters' tactic. Dozens of anti-Trumpers linked arms or chained themselves to vehicles in an effort to block traffic (and the candidate) from getting to the park. In the end, the blockade was broken up and three people were arrested, but protesters can always celebrate the fact that they managed to peacefully block Shea Boulevard for hours.
It's not every day that a national satanic group sends local politicians into a tailspin by announcing it will deliver a formal invocation at a city council meeting. Even though the Satanic Temple is less of a devil-worshiping cult than a civic-minded group set on separating church and state, a handful of Phoenix City Council members reacted as though the group was planning to hold some sort of ritual sacrifice on the floor of the council chambers. Following the announcement and the promise of a lawsuit should the city deny the group its right to deliver the invocation, four councilmen led by member Sal DiCiccio started a bizarre campaign to fight "diversity and inclusivity." After dominating the local news cycle for a few weeks, the city finally voted to abolish religious prayer at its meetings, meaning that even though the Satanists could now be prevented from giving the invocation, in the end, they still won the battle — for the time being, anyway. The council quickly brought some prayer back.
Little news in the past 12 months was quite as traumatic as the realization that GusGus, a 3-week-old goat, had been stolen from the Arizona State Fair. Like people across the country, we waited with bated breath for updates, because petting zoo officials warned he was unlikely to survive more than a day or two away from his mother, who, by the way, was reportedly crying out for him — could anything be sadder? Thankfully, after 20 hours of sheer panic and a near-collective societal breakdown, someone found little GusGus wandering near a canal in north Phoenix. Though the story has a happy ending and GusGus was safely returned to his mother, we're still a little dismayed that the person who took him was never caught — c'mon, what kind of monster does something like that?
Remember that time a series of three massive earthquakes ripped through central Arizona, tearing down buildings and spreading hysteria in its wake? Yeah, we don't either. But what we do remember was the series of very small earthquakes that gently shook parts of the state on November 1, causing the occasional dish to rattle or dog to bark, and really only because of the totally outsized and hilarious social-media response it prompted. Within hours of the third aftershock, hashtags like #WeWillRebuild and #PrayforAZ were trending on Twitter and Facebook, accompanied by photos of a toppled lawn chair or spilled water glass. Some ASU students demanded classes be canceled, while others expressed shock that the vibrations they felt weren't just an exploding meth lab. Our favorite reaction, though, was a mock breaking-news meme warning of tsunamis in Tempe Town Lake. According to the experts, more than 1,000 small earthquakes are recorded in Arizona each year, meaning you might want to batten down the hatches, because no one knows when the next one will strike.
We'd like to think that the exoneration of Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., the then 21-year-old landscaper accused of terrorizing the city of Phoenix by driving around I-10 and shooting vehicles, was one of the more satisfying things to happen this past year. Merritt was singled out as the culprit based on flawed forensic evidence, and had his life — and the life of his fiancée and two young children — turned upside down after he was arrested and held on a bail he couldn't afford to pay. The public lashed out at state and county officials for seeming to ignore the whole presumption of innocence thing, so when the state's case against Merritt completely fell apart and a judge basically erased Merritt's bond, it felt like a vindication of due process. To top it all off, Merritt is poised to bring a $10 million claim against the state, Governor Doug Ducey, and Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery for his wrongful arrest and public vilification.


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3. Northstar-At-Tahoe, California
Northstar-at-Tahoe has all the ingredients Jussi Oksanen needs for epic shredding-it's fun for his whole family! PHOTO: Kevin Zacher
It's all right here. Northstar-At-Tahoe resort is a self-contained little snowboard paradise. You can reap all the rewards of the Tahoe experience in one place. From powder pockets on the backside to the au naturale Stash park, there's a flow to the trail layout that makes for hella fun shred laps wherever you point it. Local pros like the Moonshine park and the sun-drenched 420-foot-long Superpipe. In the Pinball park there's so much sht to hit, your head will spin. Northstar's got shred-ready terrain for all abilities, and the resort village is set up so you never even have to leave.


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The Wilson High girls soccer team made a statement Thursday afternoon, going on the road and routing Lakewood 5-1 in a Moore League match.
The Bruins (3-1-2, 2-0-0), looking to reclaim the league title, got two goals from Sami Reinhard and a goal and an assist from Claire Oates in the one-sided win.
Sierra Hancock and Quinn Trowbridge also scored for Wilson.
Lakewood got its goal off an own goal by the Bruins.
Cabrillo 1, Jordan 1: The Jaguars (2-1-2, 0-1-1) got a second-half goal from Alejandra Guzman to earn a draw against the Panthers (2-2-2, 0-1-1) in a Moore League match.
Cabrillo goalkeeper Celina Fiddler came up big with a PK stop in the first half. She finished with eight saves.
Cynthia Trujillo gave Jordan a 1-0 lead in the first half.
Poly 13, Compton 0: Nikki Wadley notched a hat trick, Helen Werner had a pair of goals and the Jackrabbits (4-4-0, 2-0-0) rolled to an easy Moore League victory over the Tarbabes.
Mayfair 3, Valley Christian 1: Ashli Villalobos, Heidi Snyder and Amanda Mielke scored first-half goals, and the Monsoons (3-1-2) defeated the Crusaders (1-4-1) in a nonleague match.
St. Anthony 2, Downey Calvary Chapel 1: Holly Buschelman had a goal and set up another by Adriana Santillan to lead the Saints (3-1-0) to a nonleague win .
Bellflower 3, California 1: Karen Nuno scored a pair of goals and Clarissa Chavez tallied a goal and an assist to pace the Buccaneers (2-4-1) to a nonleague win.
Goalie Katelyn Brink made nine saves for Bellflower.
Boys Soccer
Muny Chan and David Guerrero each netted a pair of goals and Tony Alcala scored on a highlight-reel bicycle kick to lead Millikan (6-2-1) to a 6-0 victory over Lynwood in a nonleague match.
Girls water polo
Poly's defense allowed just one goal after the first quarter, Savannah Steffen tallied a hat trick, and the Jackrabbits defeated El Dorado 8-3 in a nonleague game.
Asha Pluton and Aubrie Monahan each added a pair of goals, and goalie Kendall Johnson made seven saves for Poly (6-4).
Boys Basketball
Seth Guillory scored a game-high 19 points as Jordan edged Anaheim Canyon 58-56 at the North Orange County Championships.
Milan Meeks, Deonta Wingfield and Keshaun Mack each pitched in with 10 points for the Panthers (6-5).
Lakewood 58, Fullerton 46: Jamal Watson netted a game- high 23 points, Myles Davis added 13 points and nine, and the Lancers (2-6) had a pivotal 20-8 fourth quarter to earn a win at the North O.C. Championships.
Capistrano Valley 72, Los Alamitos 70 (OT): Wes Mitter scored 27 points and Khalid Washignton added 23 as the Griffins were clipped 8-6 in overtime at the North O.C. Championships.
Girls basketball
Lauren Hong had a strong all-around game with 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and two steals, leading St. Joseph (7-3)to a 54-44 win over California in a nonleague game.
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"Magna Carta Holy Grail" could sell 500-thousand copies
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Jay-Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail may be heading for a better than expected opening week. According to Billboard.com, industry analysts are projecting Jay's album to sell between 450 and 500-thousand copies by the end of this week. Originally the experts predicted the album would sell as many as 400-thousand copies. However, after one day on store shelves, they decided to up their predictions by one-hundred thousand sales.
If the numbers ring true, Magna Carta will give Jay his 13th number one album on the Billboard 200 chart.
Magna Carta Holy Grail has already been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Jay earned his 12th platinum certification by selling one-million digital copies of the album to Samsung Mobile ahead of its physical release date.


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WKU researchers participating in Mammoth Cave symposium Feb. 14-15
|Date: Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
"Celebrating the Diversity of Research in the Mammoth Cave Region" is the theme of a research symposium Feb. 14-15 at the Rotunda Room of the Mammoth Cave Hotel.
The symposium, the 10th in 22 years, will feature more than 60 presentations (posters and talks) covering a variety of natural resource, cultural, historical, archeological, educational and social science research activities from the Mammoth Cave area.
The event is sponsored by the Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning, the Cave Research Foundation, and WKU's Hoffman Environmental Research Institute, and is hosted at Mammoth Cave National Park. The event is free and open to the public.
"Twenty-four universities will be represented, and five federal agencies," said Dr. Chris Groves of the Hoffman Institute. "Western Kentucky University faculty, staff and students contributed to 17 of the presentations."
The Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning is a partnership between Mammoth Cave National Park and WKU.
"We are very pleased to be able to host an event of this caliber," said Sarah Craighead, superintendent of Mammoth Cave National Park. "Mammoth Cave is thought to be the most studied karst area in the world, but there is still much more to learn."
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Western Kentucky University has surpassed its previous record of private support in a fiscal year with a new high of $36.3 million gifted in 2016-17.
The Western Kentucky University Alumni Association recently thanked nine volunteers who are retiring from the WKU Alumni Association National Board of Directors after their term of office.
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Situated about 4 kilometres south of Blacklion, County Cavan lies the townland of Burren, it is a mountainous limestone area similar to the more famous Burren in County Clare. Burren comes from Gaelic word 'Boireann' meaning stony place. Recently there have been a number of surveys carried out in the Burren and Marlbank areas.
There is also now a wonderful megalithic trail through the forest, this trail is well signposted. Along the walking trail are an amazing variety of megalithic tombs, glacial erratics, hut sites, newly discovered rock art and even a promontory fort.
The Burren Forest was planted in the 1950s with a mix of Sitka Spruce and Lodgepole Pine with little consideration for the history and heritage of the area. However the forest may have helped to preserve this unique area as no land reclamation took place since then.
I had visited once before but without my camera which sometimes helps because you can get a good feel for the location without thinking about exposure settings etc plus no camera bag digging into your shoulders.
This time round it was grey and overcast without a stir of air and I had the forest to myself during my 3 hour visit . It was a little "atmospheric" at times in some of the darker shaded parts of the forest but fortunately I had never watched the Blair Witch Project so I could concentrate on the shots I wanted to get.
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A month after sale, Army vehicles not yet released from Adams salvage yard
By GORDON BLOCK | Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. | Published: June 6, 2013
ADAMS — More than 30 days after their sale at auction, a collection of Army vehicles have not yet been released from Dobbin's Auto Salvage Yard.
Investigators with the state Attorney General's Office are continuing to research details of the vehicle's ownership prior to coming to Dobbin's Auto Salvage Yard, and have also expressed concerns about the safety of driving the vehicles.
Multiple calls to Gordon O. Dobbin, the owner of the yard off of Route 11, were unsuccessful on Tuesday and Wednesday.
An office spokesman based in New York City said Tuesday that there were no new information to release about their inquiry. The spokesman did not reply to a followup email asking what was left to determine before a decision could be made about their release.
The spokesman previously told the Times that the vehicles may have been meant to be destroyed.
Each of the 10 classic Army AMC General and M151 jeeps sold at the May 4 auction at prices ranging from $4,000 to $7,000. Customers then were directed to deposit 10 percent of the price until the sale was formally approved. A collection of military cargo trucks and tag-alongs have also been held up in the Attorney General's Office inquiry.
Though investigators expressed concerns about a lack of titles for the vehicles, bidders were told through the sale process the vehicles did not have the documentation, and that they would receive a bill of sale instead.
Potential bidders were also told that the vehicles were not for highway use. A few of the winning bidders of the jeeps said they used them for display purposes or for veterans events like parades.
Roger Trombley, regional senior sales manager for Alex Lyon & Son, Bridgeport, which conducted the auction, told the Times a few days after the sale that the Army had lost its records for the jeeps, so they could not be tracked.
The paperwork for the vehicles was first called into question by investigators from Fort Drum's Criminal Investigation Command the day before the auction, despite the listing being published for months.
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During World War II and the Cold War, DOE (or predecessor agencies) developed a massive industrial complex to research, produce, and test nuclear weapons. This included nuclear reactors, chemical-processing buildings, metal machining plants, laboratories, and maintenance facilities that manufactured tens of thousands of nuclear warheads and conducted more than one thousand nuclear tests.
At all sites where these activities took place, some environmental contamination occurred. This contamination was caused by the production, storage, and use of radioactive materials and hazardous chemicals, which resulted in contamination of soil, surface water, and groundwater. The environmental legacy of nuclear weapons production also includes thousands of contaminated buildings and large volumes of waste and special nuclear materials requiring treatment, stabilization, and disposal.
Estimated cleanup costs at sites for which there are no current feasible remediation approaches, such as the Nevada nuclear test site, are excluded from the estimates, although applicable stewardship and monitoring costs for these sites are included. The cost estimate would be higher if some remediation were assumed for these areas; however, because DOE has not identified effective remedial technologies for these sites, no basis for estimating costs is available.
Estimating DOE's environmental cleanup liability requires making assumptions about future activities and is inherently uncertain. The future course of DOE's environmental cleanup and disposal will depend on a number of fundamental technical and policy choices, many of which have not been made. The sites and facilities could be restored to a condition suitable for any desirable use, or could be restored to a point where they pose no near-term health risks. Achieving the former conditions would have a higher cost, but may or may not, warrant the costs, or be legally required. The environmental liability estimates include contingency estimates intended to account for the uncertainties associated with the technical cleanup scope of the program.
DOE's environmental liability estimates are dependent on annual funding levels and achievement of work as scheduled. Congressional appropriations at lower than anticipated levels or unplanned delays in project completion would cause increases in life-cycle costs.
DOE is also required to recognize closure and post-closure costs for its active and surplus facilities and environmental corrective action costs for current operations. The cleanup cost associated with active and surplus facilities that is allocated to operating periods beyond the balance sheet date is identified as the unrecognized portion. For facilities newly contaminated since fiscal year 1997, cleanup costs allocated to future periods and not included in the liability amounted to $920.0 million and $608.0 million for fiscal years 2011 and 2010, respectively. The unrecognized portion of the cleanup cost is recognized over a predetermined period of time.
Please refer to the financial statements of the DOE for significant detailed information regarding DOE's environmental and disposal liabilities, including cleanup costs.
DOD follows the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and other applicable Federal or State laws to clean up contamination. The CERCLA and RCRA require the DOD to clean up contamination in coordination with regulatory agencies, current owners of property damaged by the Department, and third parties that have a partial responsibility for the environmental restoration. Failure to comply with agreements and legal mandates puts the DOD at risk of incurring fines and penalties.
DOD must restore active installations, installations affected by base realignment and closure, and other areas formerly used as defense sites. DOD also bears responsibility for disposal of chemical weapons and environmental costs associated with the disposal of weapons systems (primarily nuclear powered aircraft carriers and submarines). DOD is responsible, as well, for training range and other non-range unexploded ordinance cleanup.
DOD uses engineering estimates and independently validated models to estimate environmental costs. The engineering estimates are used after obtaining extensive data during the remedial investigation/feasibility phase of the environmental project.
DOD expenses associated environmental costs systematically over the life of the asset using two methods: physical capacity for operating landfills and life expectancy in years for all other assets. The Department expenses the full cost to clean up contamination for stewardship property, plant, and equipment at the time the asset is placed into service. DOD has expensed the costs for cleanup associated with general property, plant, and equipment placed into service before October 1, 1997, except for costs intended to be recovered through user charges; for those costs, DOD has expensed cleanup costs associated with that portion of the asset life that has passed since it was placed into service. DOD systematically recognizes the remaining cost over the remaining life of the asset. The unrecognized portion of the cleanup cost associated with general property, plant, and equipment is $2.9 billion and $2.9 billion for fiscal years 2011 and 2010, respectively. Not all components of DOD are able to compile the necessary information for this disclosure, thus the amount reported may not accurately reflect DOD's total unrecognized costs associated with general property, plant, and equipment. DOD is implementing procedures to address these deficiencies.
DOD is unable to estimate and report a liability for environmental restoration and corrective action for buried chemical munitions and agents, because the extent of the buried chemical munitions and agents is unknown at this time. DOD is also unable to provide a complete estimate for the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program. DOD has ongoing studies and will update its estimate as additional liabilities are identified. DOD has the potential to incur costs for restoration initiatives in conjunction with returning overseas Defense facilities to host nations. However, DOD is unable to provide a reasonable estimate at this time because the extent of required restoration is unknown.
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Aldolase test
Aldolase is a protein (called an enzyme) that helps break down certain sugars into energy. It is found in high amounts in muscle tissue.
A test can be done to measure the amount of aldolase in your blood.
How the Test is Performed
A blood sample is needed. For information on how this is done, see: Venipuncture
How to Prepare for the Test
You may be told not to eat or drink anything for 6 hours before the test. Your health care provider will tell you if it's necessary to stop taking any drugs that may interfere with this test. Make sure that your doctor is aware of all drugs you are taking, both prescription and nonprescription.
How the Test Will Feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain, while others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Why the Test is Performed
This test is done to diagnose or monitor muscle or liver damage.
Normal Results
A typical reference range is 1.0 to 7.5 units per liter. There are slight differences between men and women.
The examples above are common measurements for results of these tests. Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Some labs use different measurements or test different samples. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Greater than normal levels of aldolase may be due to:
- Damage to skeletal muscles
- Dermatomyositis
- Hepatitis
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Liver, pancreatic, or prostate cancer
- Muscular dystrophy
- Myocardial infarction
- Polymyositis
Veins and arteries vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
- Excessive bleeding
- Fainting or feeling lightheaded
- Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- Infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
The following tests are more specific indicators of muscle and liver damage:
Brancaccio P, et al. Biochemical markers of muscular damage. Clin Chem Lab Med 2010;48(6):757-67.
Chinnery PF. Muscle diseases. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 229.
Review Date: 11/17/2011
Reviewed By: Ariel D. Teitel, MD, MBA, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine and David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.


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BC Hits Road for Showdown with NewberrySeptember 24, 2013
BC looks to snap a three-match losing skid
The Brevard College women's soccer team hits the road once again to battle Newberry in a South Atlantic Conference match Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. at Smith Road Complex in Newberry, S.C.
• The Tornados are amidst a road trip that includes five of six away from home. BC has won more games this season (three) than it did all of last year (two), but has suffered three consecutive losses.
• On Saturday, BC's rally fell short in its SAC opener against Queens while the Tornados dropped a 3-2 decision. BC freshman Kaitlin Burns netted her first collegiate goal in the 41st minute to tie the match at 1, but Queens scored in the 54th and 82nd minute to extend its lead to 3-1. However, Yuki Soga headed in her team-high third goal of the year in the 83rd minute, but the Royals defense staved off a late charge to claim the victory.
• Head Coach Shigeyoshi Shinohara's team has scored as many goals this year (10) as it did all of last season.
• Burns paces the squad with 10 shots while 14 Tornados have taken a shot on the year. Soga and Katherine Nickels sit second with seven apiece.
• Newberry is 3-2, 1-1 SAC on the season and has lost consecutive 2-1 decisions. The Wolves won their first three matches via shutout while playing four of their first five games on the road. Newberry has scored five goals in the second half compared to two in the first.
• The Wolves offense will be led by Gabrielle Brodie, Ashley Reetz and Breanna Naranjo. Brodie is tied for the team lead in shots (14) while pacing the squad with four assists. Reetz is tied for the team lead with two goals while accumulating 14 shots while Naranjo has scored twice and amassed 13 shots.
• This marks the sixth consecutive season that the teams have met while Newberry has won the last five meetings. The Wolves have blanked the Tornados in three of those encounters including a 1-0 decision last year.


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Government to seek Death Penalty against alleged Boston Marathon bomber
(Boston, MA) -- Federal prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for the accused Boston Marathon bomber. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is accused, along with his brother, of setting off bombs that killed three people and injured hundreds more last April. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed in a shootout with police a few days after the attack.


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In 1990, the Robert Mondavi family purchased Byron, and Ken Brown became Winemaker and General Manager. He and Tim Mondavi, Robert's son, set about designing the new Byron Winery as an expression of their shared belief in natural farming, experimental viticulture and gentle grape handling. They wanted to eliminate pumping, which shears grape stems, skin and seeds, allows tannins and other harsh elements into the juice and can make wine bitter.
With the aid of noted architect R. Scott Johnson, who designed the Opus One winery in Napa Valley and San Francisco's Transamerica building, Ken designed a multi-level winery that replaces pumping with gravity flow, resulting in more complex, dynamic wines. Byron's vineyards were also expanded and replanted as Ken Brown experimented with trellising systems, new rootstocks and clones, row orientation, and planting density in his quest for the perfect grape. View all Byron Wines
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The largest of California's wine growing regions, the Central Coast produces the majority of California's wine. The district sprawls out, covering most of the vineyard land between San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Smaller sub-AVAs of the Central Coast include Monterey Bay, Paso Robles, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains and many others.
Notable FactsGrape varieties range from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel. Some Central Coast wine is generic, bulk wine that contributes to the high production numbers of the area. But many winemakers and wineries, particular in some of the smaller AVAs, are small production artisans, creating unique and high-quality wine. The great thing about the Central Coast is its diversity - you're able to find a number of grape varieties and styles at a number of different price points.
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SAY CHEESE ... Yannette Fichou Edwards will offer a cheese class — which includes demonstration, participation and a tasting — from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at Palo Alto High School, Room 103, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Cheese dishes include Rosemary Parmesan Wafers and Warm Goat Cheese Salad with hazelnuts. Cost is $50. Information: 650-329-3752 or www.paadultschool.org
CREATING NATIVE GARDENS ... Dee Wong, maintenance division manager at the Village Gardener and member of the California Native Plant Society - Santa Clara Valley Chapter, will offer a series on California Native Gardens, beginning Friday, Jan. 25, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Drawing from her field experience and extensively from "Care & Maintenance of Southern California Native Plant Gardens" by Bart O'Brien, Betsey Landis and Ellen Mackey, she will teach how to groom, prune and rejuvenate native plants. Cost is $35 for nonmembers, $25 for members, for each class. The second class is Friday, Feb. 1. Information: 650-329-1356 or www.gamblegarden.org
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On Sunday's "Meet the Press," National Rifle Association CEO Wayne LaPierre told journalist David Gregory, "If it's crazy to call for putting police and armed security in our schools to protect our children, then call me crazy."
OK, how crazy do you want to be called? We would have thought his desire to be termed crazy would've been amply satisfied by the front-page headline in the New York Post calling LaPierre "The Craziest Man on Earth." If we wanted to be called crazy, that would hit the spot.
The craziness came from LaPierre's rant after a "respectful" couple of days of keeping his and his organization's collective yap shut following the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting. We imagined we were cynical prior to his Dec. 21 press conference. We guessed LaPierre would make a feeble attempt to assuage the nation's anguish by making some sort of misdirection play, maybe donate a million dollars to mental health studies. We're a lousy cynic. We should be driving a unicorn.
LaPierre gave no quarter. Rather, he proposed scattering more guns around to protect schools because "the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."
The Craziest Man on Earth said that schools calling themselves "gun-free zones" is an open - almost irresistible, to hear him tell it - invitation for gun-toting mass-murderers. An expert and armed guard at each of the nation's schools would go a long way toward ending that, he said.
Putting aside the fact that such an assemblage of crack security guards watching over the country's 130,000 schools would be about twice the number of troops we have in Afghanistan, the sad and most tragic fact is school massacres account for a small percentage of children killed by firearms.
In the last five years for which FBI statistics are available (2006-2010; 2011's figures should be out in the spring), 561 children age 12 and under were killed by firearms. The killings are fairly evenly spread over that period, with 120 killings in 2006, 115 in 2007, 116 in 2008, 114 in 2009 and 96 in 2010. The FBI's count doesn't include gun-related child deaths that have been ruled accidental.
It's the shock of numbers that makes massacres dominate the news.
The solace that can be found, though it's not found by the finger-pointing LaPierre, is that schools are still safe places for the nation's children. For too many, it's safer than their own homes.
That's something, though, that can change somewhat if, as some states are considering, teachers are allowed to start carrying guns, ostensibly to make things safer for our nation's children. There are teachers we know who we wouldn't want to strap a six-shooter on. And if you can't imagine an instance in which a teacher might want to avail themselves of their issued sidearm, you don't have much of an imagination. It's true that a gun is an inanimate object incapable of doing harm by itself. You start bringing these inanimate objects into our schools, though, and a few of them are going to talk someone into using them for something other than the safety of children.
LaPierre will go to his grave (more solace there!) refusing to give the proliferation, sophistication and easy availability of guns even the tiniest shred of blame in the murder of children or adults.
Rather, he's thrown the blame at almost everything that's not a gun: violent movies, violent video games, the media, and "elitists" like New York Gov. Mike Bloomberg, whom LaPierre and his organization blame for trying to "erode" the Second Amendment.
No one is trying to erode the Second Amendment, but it's clear the wobbly language needs some updating.
President Obama, with the help of Vice President Joe Biden, is taking a hard look at the problem. It's been a long time coming, thanks to the NRA's unequalled power in Washington. The president is expected to introduce the plan for gun control in just a few weeks.
On "Meet the Press," LaPierre said, "I don't believe that's going to make one difference. ... I don't think it will work."
Many, maybe even most, people think it will. Call us crazy, but don't call us the craziest person on Earth. The biggest gun nut in this glorious country has a lock on that.
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Smalling leads Nuts to the Cal Finals09/13/2012 1:39 AM ET
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Tim Smalling has gotten hot at the right time for the Class A Advanced Nuts.
Smalling smacked a two-RBI double as Modesto scored five runs in the first inning en route to a 6-2 win over Bakersfield on Wednesday. The Game 5 victory enabled the Nuts to advance to the California League Finals.
A 15th-round pick by the Rockies in 2011, Smalling's two-bagger gave the Nuts a 3-0 lead. He scored two batters later on Delta Cleary's double play to cap the inning.
"We loaded them up with no one out. Jared Clark worked the walk and they brought in a new pitcher [Brooks Pinckard]," Smalling said. "He got ahead 0-2. He made some good pitches, I fouled them off, I think it was a 10-pitch at-bat. He left it over the plate and I put a good swing on it.
"It was huge getting ahead early. It takes the pressure of the pitcher and helps him relax a little bit."
Smalling leads the California League with eight RBIs in the playoffs and is batting .333 for Modesto. Four of his nine postseason hits have gone for extra bases and he is one off team leader Rafael Ortega's pace with with six runs scored.
"I don't know, just trying to get locked in at the right time," the North Carolina native said. "I've been working with our hitting coach, Jonathan Stone, on staying short and staying to the middle of the field."
Tyler Matzek, the Rockies' No. 4 prospect, allowed a run on three hits while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings for Modesto. It was his second win of the playoffs, both coming in deciding games for the Nuts.
"He was great tonight," Smalling said. "He was throwing all his pitches for strikes and reaching back when he needed it. He had his fastball and his slider when he needed it."
Modesto is seeking its first California League title since 2004 and will host Lancaster in Game 1 on Thursday. Smalling knows the club still has some work ahead of them, which made Wednesday's celebration a minor one.
"We're gonna enjoy this win for a little bit, but we're gonna get focused for Lancaster. They're playing well in the playoffs," Smalling said. "We're going to go in and battle for Game 1."
Juan Crousset was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI while Ortega had two hits and scored once for the Nuts.
Travis Mattair slugged a solo homer for the Blaze.