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Previously on "The Amazing Race," Team Superfan almost lost due to their lack of skills with balloon animals. They didn't even run to the Pit Stop, so defeated were they in their hearts.
They are my son's favorite team, and he would have cried if they lost (he's 6). So the Superfans better race harder this time or they'll have to come to my house and apologize. Oh, and Team Legs went home.
Now, let's stay in Indonesia! It has about 17,000 islands, even a 24-hour marketplace, there is so much to do.
First up? I dunno, let's wait for another team and see where they go. Yes, the Twins wait for Team Texi, and then they all wait for Team Chipp so they can move as a herd.
In one of the most insightful quotes of the week, one Twin states, "This is a perfect example of [how] when there are numbers [of teams] you just do dumb [bleep] because you feel safe."
Team Goat Farmers and Team Rock On are out of the gate next. One team says that great people wind up winning, and they are great people. Another team says they are the lone wolves of the game. Who said what? The Goat Farmers are the lone wolves? What a terrible metaphor!
Important Roadblock Prerequisite: Forearms
The Roadblock is at a restaurant, but thankfully does not involve eating food. One person must serve 20 plates of food all at once, without a tray, just using the real estate available on their arm. These aren't dinner plates, more the size of salad plates, and they each have one smallish serving of food on them.
Phil Keoghan pointed out on Twitter, "I love the portion sizes here. You could never do this challenge in an American restaurant."
Following the herd is a good idea until you lose the herd
The insightful Twins lose the group when their cab wanders off track. They arrive at the Roadblock after Chipp, Dominate, Texi, Goat Farmer, and Rock On have all finished. Twin One spills food while Twin Two shouts "Chataranga" at her, their code word for relax. Oh look, it worked! She totally chataranga'd!
Unfortunately (dramatic pause), the Twins just miss a train that the earlier teams are on. They are now in the back of the pack, taking a train three hours later.
What do you call Team Dominate at your house?
So Team Rock On, aka Lone Wolf, aka Long Hair Don't Care, identifies the other teams on the train: Chipmunks (Chippendales), Goat Farmers (not Lone Wolf), Texas in the House (Texi), and Abbie and Her Boyfriend. I love it! Team Dominate has no obviously available characteristic for a nickname, and Abbie is somehow more memorable. Boyfriend may be a jujitsu champion, but he's clearly no Abbie.
How do you like dem eggs?
Phil explains that the Detour options his week are two art forms that have been in existence for centuries. The first choice is Egg Head: Have your head lit on fire (well, a coconut on top of your head is lit on fire) to cook some eggs, and then eat the eggs.
Sidebar: Have you guys noticed how many cultural traditions are really wacky things to do with your head? Okay, I'm really only thinking of the Peruvian bottle dance where they dance with a bottle balanced on their head. But still.
Hundreds of years ago, someone in Indonesia said, "I really want to light this coconut on fire, but I'm on an island so obviously the sea could rise up and reclaim the land at any moment. I'd better put the lit coconut somewhere safer. Like on my head."
Team Goat Farmer is the only team from the first train to do Egg Head. "Should we put this in our next cookbook?''You can do this at home!'" They note that they are farmers, so they know their fresh eggs, and these are fresh. I bet they needed the protein.
By the way, "Law & Order" actor BD Wong tweeted, "This season of 'The Amazing Race': The best thing that Television has done for Gay Goat Farming in years."
Quote of the Week
The other Detour option is Lion's Head: Team members will dress in a costume with a 40-pound mask and parade around a park, periodically stopping to perform lunges and twirls.
According to Southern Chippendale, the mask is held on with your mouth and hands. He does not think the mouthpiece has been cleaned recently. In fact, "I think I must've made out with like 947 Indonesian people today alone just by putting that thing in my mouth. I'm tasting years of ... culture. It was not ... pleasant."
Pit Stop Fashion
Teams are sent to the Pit Stop after a Double U-Turn. The first train group made a pact not to U-Turn anyone. Well, Team Lone Wolf Rock On didn't join the pack, but they don't U-Turn anyway.
Abbie and Her Boyfriend take first place again, followed by Team Texi. Phil makes them admit that they should hate each other because they are both strong teams. Texi promises to work on that.
Team Chipp is third and Team Rock the Lone Wolf is fourth. One of them, possibly Abba, has spent his free time using pieces of tape to spell out "BE DIPHERENT HI FIL!" on his shirt. He lost me at the "dipherent" but he found me again when he said hi to Phil. Always say hi to Phil, you guys, always say hi to Phil.
Angry Americans vs. "Just enjoy the ride"
Before leaving the Pit Stop, the Blondes interview that this Race will bring out new emotions, but they'll get angry before they cry. Crying shows weakness, and they aren't weak. One of them says that we'll never see her cry, and then she snort-laughs again.
Team Superfan notes that "we have become the team where you say, 'what are you doing there?'" Although they are, in fact, super fans of the show, it's different when you're actually on it. Then Small Superfan finds some money on the ground and says it's their lucky day. It better be.
Blondes, Superfans, and Monster Truck join up with the Twins on the second train. The Blondes point out that they are tougher than any other team on their train.
Superfans think about the U-Turn, they don't want to U-Turn someone who is behind them. Remember when the Goths did that? I was so sad. I miss you, Kynt of that season, not Kynt of the Unfinished Business season.
Now the transportation in this small Indonesian city is like a rickshaw without the roof. Phil calls it something that sounds like betcha but might be spelled becak. A nice local man pedals a three-wheeled bike with a two-person bench in the front.
Back to the action, a small mob gets off the train and runs for the becaks. The Superfans were in a different train car (don't they know to ride up front?) and they end up further from the station, so by the time they get out to the street the screaming racing mob has disappeared. They wander around saying "Becak?" in front of a group of becak drivers, because they don't know what a becak is.
Twins, Blondes, and Monster Truck arrive at the park to do the Lion's Head. The Blondes have been shrieking at their poor becak driver, and then when they get out to pay they try to get change from him. He smiles and says "Yes" a lot.
They say it took 15 minutes to pay him. Incidentally, other teams paid only two Indonesian units of currency while the Blondes were quoted a price of five. I think it costs more to yell at your driver.
The Twins finish the parade and travel by becak to an address that has the U-Turn and the next clue. They choose not to U-Turn, then one of them turns and runs right into the camera! She's just excited. They find Phil and check in.
Team Monster Truck is next, and they decide to U-Turn Team Superfan to get a head start. Dun dun duuun!
Now, the Blondes should get to the U-Turn next, but they have been busy screeching at their driver again which causes him to go the wrong way.
The Superfans enjoy their ride and get to the U-Turn board ahead of the Blondes. They mention that they didn't see any other teams so they don't know who's behind them. It's a toss-up between Monster Truck and the Blondes, and they decide to U-Turn Monster Truck (who is checking in to the Pit Stop at that exact moment). Dun dun duuun, again!
The Superfans head back to the park to get some eggs fried on their heads. Brilliantly, beautifully, the Blondes have been dropped off at that same park. Their driver dumped them right back where he picked them up, and they are wandering around looking for the U-Turn sign. They are even in the same camera shot as the Superfans, although neither team notices the other.
The Blondes decide to head back to a becak while the Superfans eat their eggs. The Blondes finally find the U-Turn, note that it has been used up, and they pick up their clue for the Pit Stop. Back to the becak.
Superfans have finished both Detours and finally get their clue for the Pit Stop. They are behind the Blondes in the hunt for Phil.
But wait! The Blondes are angry at their driver again! "It's so frustrating when a guy from this country cannot speak any English!" I swear those are the words that came out of her mouth. The ugly words cause the becak to go slower.
Now both teams are traveling on the same street, and the Superfans are ahead.
But wait -- the Blondes use their loud voices to convince their driver to pass the Superfans. He does it. The Superfans pay their driver to speed up, but I'm guessing two Superfans weigh less than two Blondes because he doesn't pass them.
But wait -- the road ends at a T. The Blonde becak turns left, and the Superfan becak turns right.
It's Team Superfan at the Pit Stop in another close finish! I'm sorry this ending was so full of exclamation points, but, !!!
Which is more awesome?
That the Blondes lost because they were so rude to their driver(s)? Or that they lost to a team they thought was weaker? Or that they lost on a Double U-Turn leg and they weren't even U-Turned? All of the above, obviously.
On the mat, they tell Phil that their driver was a hot mess. I don't know if it was the same driver the whole leg or if they switched a few times. Either way, those drivers don't fall for a pretty face. Not that their faces are pretty at the end, oh no. They have their angry faces on.
Remember, they will be angry before they will cry. And they don't cry. The one girl does snort again, though.


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Summer Jam, the annual stadium concert thrown by New York rap-radio giant Hot 97, has been a tradition around the city since 1994, when its lineup included Arrested Development, SWV, and Black Moon. In the nearly 20 years since, the event has grown into a rap-scene circus that serves as an in-that-instant Polaroid of everything happening in the rap music overground at that particular moment. Summer Jam sets are the moments where artists, if they're so inclined, make statements: Introducing high-profile guests, say, or launching campaigns against other artists. In 2006, I watched Busta Rhymes use the Summer Jam stage to crown himself the King of New York, which was ludicrous then and even more ludicrous now — but then, he did pick the exact right venue to snatch at grandeur.
Last night, Nicki Minaj handed Summer Jam its biggest story in years simply by refusing to show up. At the apparent behest of label boss and planned guest Lil Wayne, Nicki canceled her star-packed headlining set because Peter Rosenberg, the early-morning DJ, made fun of her on an outdoor festival stage early in the day. This was a bad look for everyone involved, but it did give the show a sharp injection of drama, one that will probably reverberate more widely in the weeks ahead. Nicki's no-show, though a big deal, isn't exactly the biggest scandal in Summer Jam history. Below, we've listed some other tense, memorable, ridiculous moments from the show's previous incarnations.
5. Kanye West Kinda Freaks Out (2008)
This moment is rarely remarked upon, but it's the only one on this list that I was actually in the building for, and I couldn't shake it from my mind afterward. In 2008, Kanye West, fresh off of Graduation and the triumphant Glow In The Dark tour, was serving as the show's headliner, performing on an elaborate scaffold with more stagecraft and pyro than I ever saw at another Summer Jam. But he had the misfortune to perform immediately after Lil Wayne, a few weeks before the release of Tha Carter III, had pretty much leveled the stadium. Kanye was getting big reactions, but he apparently felt like he'd been definitively upstaged — cutting songs off midway through, muttering that he needed to spend more time in the studio so that he could hit us in the head next year, telling the crowd and himself that this was Wayne's year and that he'd just have to deal with it. In a way, that set showed the power and mystique of the Summer Jam stage. Kanye couldn't simply revel in the fact that he was delivering a seriously exciting performance. Someone else had just delivered a more exciting one, and with rap's various competitive rivalries on direct physical display, he just couldn't deal with it.
4. 50 Cent Gets In Chair-Throwing Brawl, Storms Offstage (2004)
In 2004, 50 Cent was an unstoppable commercial force in rap, but the squabbles and feuds that had energized his rise to fame came back to haunt him when he and his G-Unit crew were onstage at Summer Jam. The crew's set started off rough when associates of the rival Queens rapper Bang-Em-Smurf threw chairs from the audience to the stage, not stopping the show but apparently throwing 50 off his game. As the show went on, 50, apparently dissatisfied with his own response, mocked R. Kelly, who was scheduled to go on after him, and he ended his set by throwing down his mic and stomping off the stage. He's been banned from the Meadowlands and, by extension, Summer Jam ever since. (The year after, the former G-Unit associate Game attempted to launch a big campaign against G-Unit by beating up a guy dressed as a rat and repeatedly screaming "G-U-not." He mostly got booed for his troubles.)
3. Wu-Tang Clan Disses Hot 97 (1997)
It's generally accepted that the headlining set at Summer Jam is the one that comes second-to-last. To beat the utterly abysmal Meadowlands traffic, a huge chunk of the crowd usually leaves while the final act is performing, so the station usually doesn't schedule big acts to go on last. (For context, I watched Jim Jones close out three consecutive Summer Jams.) But in 1997, the then-dominant Wu-Tang Clan somehow ended up as the final act on the bill, and they were not happy about it. Flipping the station's tagline that it's "where hip-hop lives," Clan members repeatedly called it "where hip-hop dies." They also shouted out a rival station: "Fuck Hot 97, we listen to KISS-FM!" KISS-FM, it should be noted, no longer exists.
2. Nas Refuses To Show Up (2002)
When Nicki no-showed last night, two of her guests stepped in instead, as Nas and Lauryn Hill became the de facto headliners. But Nas had his own big no-show a decade earlier. While the iconic Jay-Z/Nas rivalry was still burning, Nas was scheduled to headline the 2002 Summer Jam. But he was incensed when the station, quite sensibly, wouldn't let him burn Jay-Z in effigy. The station recruited Ja Rule as a last-second fill-in, and it's hard to even conceive of a time when that guy would've been a remotely acceptable substitute. And while the concert itself was ending, Nas was on the air at the rival station Power 106.1 complaining about the situation.
1. Jay-Z Debuts "The Takeover" (2001)
Jay-Z has had plenty of big Summer Jam moments. In 1999, he dissed the then-relative-unknown 50 Cent from the stage for the first time. In 2009, he debuted "D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)," though the song's efficacy was dimmed a bit when a mugging T-Pain, on the spur of the moment, surprised him by running out to stand next to him onstage. But Jay's biggest Summer Jam set, and the biggest set in Summer Jam history, came in 2001. At that show, he brought out Michael Jackson to wave to the crowd, generally overshadowing everything else that could ever possibly happen. And he also debuted that song that I'd argue is the greatest dis record in rap history. In its original incarnation, "The Takeover" devoted most of its energies to targeting Mobb Deep, and Jay threw the group's career off-track for years by showing a photo of a young Prodigy in dance-class clothes. And he also ignited the bubbling Nas feud with one line: "Ask Nas, he don't want it with Hov!" Things, obviously, would escalate.


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Court Finds Fantasy Stories Obscene
from the obscenity-vs.-free-speech dept
Just recently a federal district court in Georgia ruled that a series of stories written or edited by Frank McCoy were obscene, and thus he violated 18 USC 1462 in "transporting" obscene works. McCoy challenged whether or not the stories themselves could be considered obscene. As you might imagine, the subject matter is not mainstream. It is definitely on the extreme. Just reading the descriptions from the court case, which I will not repeat here, made me cringe and feel extremely uncomfortable. We're talking about extremely taboo subjects that are somewhat horrifying even just to read.
But, again, one could argue the same sorts of things about Lolita, or any number of other works. Should they, too, be deemed obscene? It seems like a dangerous slippery slope, especially when we're talking about purely written material. In this case, McCoy even had a distinguished English professor testify on his behalf that the works had "serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value."
In his defense, Defendant relies upon the testimony of an expert witness, Professor Gary Richardson, in order to show the Court that his work has serious literary, political, and artistic value.*fn8 (Docs. 165-4 at 67-90, 165-5.) Professor Richardson is a Professor and Chairman of the Department of English at Mercer University. Professor Richardson previously received a Fulbright Scholarship and is a decorated academic in the field of English and literature. Professor Richardson concluded, in his expert opinion, that Defendant's body of work had literary, political, and artistic value. (Doc. 165-5 at 34-36.) Professor Richardson describes Defendant's stories as love stories, "basic romance plots," and "science fiction." (Doc. 165-4 at 80-81.) While Professor Richardson acknowledges that the predominant themes in Defendant's work involve "social mores" and "may be considered taboo," he testified that these are incidental to Defendant's greater efforts to "undertake an artistic rendering." (Id. at 84.) These themes, including graphic and explicit incestuous sexual abuse, rape, torture, and murder of prepubescent children and young girls, are according to Professor Richardson, a form of "reader entrapment" which reflects his intent to generate political interest. (Id. at 85.)But the judge disagreed, saying that "the Court can find no independent value within the work when considered as a whole" and thus judged the work obscene, finding McCoy guilty. In a separate ruling on the same day, the judge also rejected McCoy's attempt to have the case thrown out by arguing that the burden was on the government to prove that the works had no "serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value." In other words, there was a question of whether or not the First Amendment requires the assumption that the work has other value, and then it's the government's job to prove otherwise. But the court rejects that and says that the burden is on McCoy to prove that the work has such value -- though, as noted in the other decision, it then rejected the opinion of an expert who testified to that effect. Here, the judge said that the work deserves no assumption of protection:
During his testimony, Professor Richardson also described Defendant's use of complex literary techniques within his body of work that develop the characters and further the plot line;*fn9 including, interpolated tale (the use of competing narratives) and complex resonances. (Id. at 87.) Professor Richardson, as an expert in literature, urges the Court to consider a deeper level and "close reading" of Defendant's work and examine the pornographic "visual gaze" and "central consciousness" are complex "variations on narrative point of view." (Id. at 88.) According to Professor Richardson, Defendant's work "reflects serious thought and serious artistry." (Doc. 165-5 at 4.) Among his reasons in support of his conclusion that Defendant's body of work contains literary value are, for example, Defendant's use of inversion of a biological reality in the story entitled "Rapesuzy." There, Professor Richardson points toward Defendant's use of science fiction-including the use of nanobots-as he explores the complex and timeless themes of the nature of love, the difference and relationship between love and sexuality, and how society is disposed to interact sexually with the rest of the world. (Id. at 6-7.) For these reasons, Professor Richardson concluded that "under a narrow definition" Defendant's work does have serious literary value and further that "from the standards of people who study literature, [Defendant's] stories would manifest serious literary value."*fn10 (Id. at 19, 22.)
Stated in other words, Defendant's short stories are not entitled to a heightened evidentiary standard, as a matter of federal constitutional law, because he believes them to be intrinsically literary, capable of joining the ranks of great classical erotic literature such as Ulysses, Tropic of Cancer,and Lolita.*fn5 See Bench Opinion at 9-12 (Discussion of why the Court concludes that Defendant's short stories, when taken as a whole, lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value). Accordingly, though the Eleventh Circuit was not convinced that the musical composition Nasty could speak for itself, this Court has far less trouble declaring that Defendant's sexually explicit narratives, with their only tangentially related plots, can speak for themselves.The subject matter of McCoy's stories is certainly extremely far from the mainstream, and (as noted) could make many people (including myself) somewhat squeamish. But, it still seems troubling that a court is determining that a written work is flat out illegal, when its creation harmed no one, and the work itself has not been forced upon anyone who did not want it. In fact, within the court's ruling, it notes that McCoy put warnings on the work such that those who might be similarly troubled by the contents would know not to read it:
This story contains very graphic violence against a very young child. If such things bother you (and they do me) I advise against reading this. The story is based upon a line that ran through my head one night, and I couldn't get it out [...basic description of the very taboo subjects included in the story... ] FINAL WARNING !!!! If you think the previous description is based; the actual story is much worse! I strongly advise you to skip this one.The court, however, uses this "warning" as extra evidence that McCoy knew the work was obscene, and thus uses it against him. That seems kind of silly. After all, wouldn't the concern over obscenity be the impact the work might have on an unsuspecting or unexpecting reader? Yet here, such a reader would be clearly warned off.
I find this troubling on a variety of First Amendment grounds, especially as the standards used in the case could apply to all sorts of works both professionally published (books exploring the taboo are not exactly uncommon) and to a ton of things written by unsuspecting individuals on the internet. While you and I might not find such works to have value, it still seems quite worrying when a court can decide what kind of stories are legal or illegal.


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Parker Leads Spurs Past Timberwolves 106-88
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Despite getting ejected for heatedly arguing a foul and seeing Manu Ginobili strain a hamstring, San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich couldn't suppress a few smiles after the Spurs' latest home win.
Tony Parker scored 20 points and Tim Duncan had 14 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks to lead San Antonio in a 106-88 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night, extending the Spurs' home winning streak to 12 games.
Duncan's season-high in blocks helped the Spurs outscore the Timberwolves 54-34 in the paint and San Antonio finished with a 43-28 edge in rebounding.
Gary Neal scored 15 points, including 3-for-3 shooting on 3-pointers to help San Antonio beat Minnesota at home for the 16th straight time. Tiago Splitter had 10 points and Ginobili scored 12 in the first half before leaving with a strained left hamstring.
Duncan had five blocks in the first quarter to help offset a sluggish start as San Antonio captured a 24-21 lead.
The Spurs started 3 for 9 from the field with two turnovers in falling behind 16-7. Following a timeout, San Antonio went on a 13-1 run as Minnesota missed 11 shots in a 5-minute drought.
The Timberwolves ended the skid on two free throws by Ricky Rubio, despite replays showing Boris Diaw had a clean block with no body contact on the play.
Ginobili, who had six points in the run, did not return after straining his left hamstring in the final minute of the first half. He also had five assists in 12:29.
Popovich said the Spurs will not know Ginobili's status until Monday.
J.J. Barea scored 15 points, Nikola Pekovic had 14 and Luke Ridnour 13 for the Timberwolves.
Minnesota was without head coach Rick Adelman, who missed his second straight game to be with his wife, Mary Kay, who is hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.
The Spurs attacked the basket to open the second half as Kawhi Leonard had a dunk and dropped in a floater, and Duncan and Parker had layups in an 11-0 run.
Dante Cunningham then led an 8-0 run that pulled Minnesota to 66-62.
Neal scored eight points in the opening 3 minutes of the final quarter to extend San Antonio's lead to 88-75.
Popovich was ejected with 7:22 remaining in the game following a double technical for arguing a foul called against Splitter on Barea. The ejection sparked an 11-0 run for the Spurs, including a dunk and two reverse layups by Splitter.
Popovich was able to limit his starter's minutes early in the second quarter, to the point Duncan playfully walked to the scorer's table to check in. Popovich grabbed him by the front of his warm-up shirt and walked the former MVP back to the bench. The frivolity lasted less than a minute, as Duncan re-entered the game after back-to-back steals by Minnesota cut San Antonio's lead to 35-32.
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Bucks pay a visit to 76ers
The Milwaukee Bucks will try to snap a three-game losing streak Wednesday night when they visit the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Bucks have lost three in a row, including a pair of losses to the Atlanta Hawks and a setback to the Indiana Pacers. Milwaukee has dropped three in a row on the road as well.
This type of play doesn't bode well for a team that is headed to the playoffs. The Bucks haven't clinched a postseason berth yet, but they are not in a desperate situation. Milwaukee is 7 1/2 games ahead of the Sixers for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Against the Hawks in Milwaukee on Sunday, the Bucks lost the fourth quarter, 30-25, and that proved to be the final margin as Milwaukee fell, 104-99.
"Our guys battled, played hard, had a lot of good effort from people," said interim head coach Jim Boylan.
Monta Ellis led the Bucks with 20 points. Ersan Ilyasova returned from a three-game absence with hip pain and netted 19 points. Larry Sanders had 15 as both he and Ilyasova both had double-doubles.
After Wednesday's tilt with the Sixers, Milwaukee plays four straight and five out of six at home.
Philly returned home from a four-game western trip, where the Sixers went 1-3. They got clobbered by the Los Angeles Clippers, blew a game to the Denver Nuggets, beat the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, then got creamed by the Utah Jazz on Monday.
The Sixers cut a huge deficit to four in the second quarter, but they never recovered after that. Utah took a 16-point lead into halftime and won going away, 107-91.
Dorell Wright led the Sixers with 19 points, while Spencer Hawes and Arnett Moultrie scored 14 apiece. Damien Wilkins netted 13 for a Sixers team that managed nine assists for the night.
"Tonight, we didn't get it done," said Sixers coach Doug Collins. "I was hoping we'd be better tonight. Dorell (Wright) had four assists tonight, no body else on our team had more than one. We had 31 against Sac (Sacramento Kings) last night."
The Sixers have lost three of four and 17 of their last 21.
The Bucks have won all three meetings this season with the 76ers, including a win in Philadelphia on Nov. 12. That stopped a three-game losing streak in Philly for Milwaukee.


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OAKLAND — Commuter rail service will resume Friday following a strike, after the San Francisco Bay Area transit agency and its two largest unions agreed to extend a labor contract for a month while they continue bargaining.
A statement released late Thursday by Bay Area Rapid Transit said trains will begin running by 3 p.m. Friday. The agreement between the agency and its unions will be extended for 30 days.
BART General Manager Grace Crunican said there is a wide gap of disagreements between the two sides.
"Unfortunately, the issues that brought us to this point remain unresolved," Crunican said. "Despite lots of hard work, BART and its unions have failed to come to an agreement on contract issues that matter to all of us today and into the future."
BART is the nation's fifth-largest rail system and serves more than 400,000 commuters each weekday. BART carries passengers from the farthest reaches of San Francisco's densely populated eastern suburbs to San Francisco International Airport across the bay.
The strike began early Monday after negotiations broke off. Talks resumed Tuesday as political pressure and public pleas mounted to reach a settlement.
BART has said workers from the two unions average about $71,000 in base salary and $11,000 in overtime annually. The workers also pay a flat $92 monthly fee for health insurance.
The unions — which represent nearly 2,400 train operators, station agents, mechanics, maintenance workers and professional staff — want a 5 percent raise each year over the next three years.
BART said it is offering an 8 percent salary increase over the next four years as well as reducing the amount of employee contributions it originally requested for pension and medical benefits.
Antonette Bryant, president of one of the unions, said BART is on notice and has 30 days to hammer out a deal.
"We're not going to let them hijack us and the riding public and we are deeply sorry this had to happen," Bryant said.


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Allianz profits up as property insurance improves
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German insurer Allianz SE said Friday net profit rose 27 percent in the second quarter, as its basic property insurance business improved and more funds flowed into its asset management division.
Net profit rose to 1.59 billion euros ($2.10 billion) from 1.25 billion on revenues that rose 6 percent to 26.8 billion euros.
Allianz said it overcame 330 million euros in net losses for claims paid to victims of the June flooding in central Europe. It also had to weather very low interest rates that reduced returns on invested premium money.
"We can look back on a very successful first half year overall," said CEO Michael Diekmann, CEO of Allianz SE. "Although we faced record floods in Central Europe, persistent low interest rates and erratic capital markets, our business continued to grow profitably."
Munich-based Allianz said it would likely reach the upper range of its profit goal for the full year of 9.2 billion euros, plus or minus 500 million euros, saying the higher figure was "within reach." The company's shares rose 1.4 percent to 118.8 euros in morning trading in Germany.
Earnings from property insurance rose 22 percent as the company improved its combined ratio, a basic measure of insurance profit, to 96 from 97.2 the year before. The ratio represents costs and claim payouts divided by premium income, so a ratio under 100 indicates a company is writing profitable insurance policies.
Its property insurance business benefited from charging higher premiums in major markets such as Australia, France, Germany and the U.S.
Earnings from its asset management business rose 41 percent thanks to higher fee and commission income as money under management increased 6.6 percent.
The company's bottom line was improved as one-time factors shifted from a minus of 151 million euros a year ago to a plus of 132 million.


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Jim Matheson
General Partner
Flagship Ventures
Jim Matheson joined Flagship Ventures in 2000 and focuses on creating, funding and building new ventures in the sustainability, clean technology and special technologies (e.g. nanotechnology, materials and technology systems) arenas. Jim earned an MBA from The Harvard Business School, a Bachelor of Science (with honors) from the United States Naval Academy and retired in 2008 as a Commander in the US Naval Reserves.
Jim has over 20 years of technology and leadership experience across a variety of organizations and roles designing, engineering and deploying sophisticated technology platforms. He formerly served as a Navy F-14 & FA-18 pilot including duties flying over 200 combat missions from an aircraft carrier, as a TOPGUN Instructor and leading the Navy's Adversary Program. He also gained broad experience in emerging aircraft & weapons system design, testing and procurement, and was deeply involved in many of the military's IT modernization initiatives.
Jim serves on the boards of Flagship portfolio companies Advanced Electron Beams, Black Duck Software, Frontier Energy, Mascoma,, Midori, Novomer and Oasys Water and is Chairman of the Board of Genstruct and Ze-gen. He was previously a director of e-Dialog (acquired by GSI Commerce), Yantra (acquired by Sterling Commerce / SBC) and Flamenco Networks (acquired by SOA Software). Jim has also spearheaded Flagship's role as the Department of Energy's Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Jim is on the Boards of a New York-based hedge fund Black Horse Capital, the National Board of the Clean Tech Open, the New England Clean Energy Council, the Center for Women & Enterprise, and Common Impact (a non-profit providing business services to other non-profits), and is actively involved in numerous entrepreneurial and venture capital organizations including the Department of Energy's Biomass Technical Advisory Committee, CLF (Conservation Law Foundation) Ventures, the MA Clean Energy Center, the MIT Enterprise Forum, the Deshpande Center, and The Service Academy Business Network.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Mexican National Team returns to the U.S. this September for two key games during a FIFA fixture window that will help shape the team's roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa America tournaments.
The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) and Soccer United Marketing (SUM) today announced that the Mexican National Team will face World Cup standout Chile on Saturday, Sept. 6 (7 p.m. PT) in the first-ever international soccer game at the new Levi's® Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Three days later on Tuesday, Sept. 9, Mexico will take on Bolivia at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo. (7 p.m. PT). Given the FIFA fixture window, top stars for Mexico and its opponents are expected to participate.
Earthquakes season ticket holders will have access to a special pre-sale starting on today at 10 a.m. PT. Visa accountholders will have access to another pre-sale beginning Thursday, July 31 at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, Aug. 1 at 10:00 a.m. local time and will be available via Ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. For group tickets and suite information, please call 415-Go49ers. The San Francisco 49ers and Federación Mexicana de Fútbol invite fans to use their Visa cards.
The upcoming matches at Levi's® Stadium - the new home of the San Francisco 49ers - and Dick's Sporting Goods Park, home of MLS' Colorado Rapids, will be Mexico's first matches in the U.S. after its run into the Round of 16 at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The next few months of the 2014 calendar year will be key as Herrera will use these international matches to begin preparations for upcoming tournaments such as the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which Mexico last won in 2011, as well as the 2015 Copa América, which will be held in Chile next summer.
Mexico vs. Chile – Levi's® Stadium – September 6
Mexico's game against 12th ranked Chile will mark the first international soccer match at the new state-of-the-art home of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. El Tricolor last visited the Bay Area in 2013, playing Peru to a 0-0 draw at Candlestick Park.
The September 6 match between Mexico and Chile at Levi's® Stadium will be the 27th contest between the two 2014 World Cup participants. Mexico holds the all-time record over the 2015 Copa América hosts with 14 wins, 10 losses and two draws. The last time Mexico and Chile faced each other was in September 2011 when El Tricolor defeated Chile by a score of 1-0 with a goal from Andrés Guardado. Both teams were eliminated from the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil in the Round of 16, Mexico losing to the Netherlands while Chile lost to Brazil in penalty kicks.
Mexico vs. Bolivia – Dick's Sporting Goods Park – September 9
Mexico and Bolivia have met a total of ten times with an 8-1-1 record in favor of Mexico. The two teams last met in February of 2010 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, with the match ending 5-0 in favor of Mexico. Bolivia finished in eighth place during the 2014 World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) and their last appearance at a World Cup came in 1994 when the United States hosted the tournament.
This will be Mexico's third visit to the scenic Dick's Sporting Goods Park, which has hosted a number of memorable international matches, including the US national team's World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica played under snow.
The 2014 Mexican National Team U.S. Tour is sponsored by adidas, Allstate, AT&T, Behr, Bud Light, Castrol, Clorox, Coca-Cola, el Jimador, Frito-Lay, Makita, NAPA Auto Parts, The Home Depot, Unilever, Visa and Wells Fargo.


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The fourth-seeded Thunder enters the postseason on a four-game winning streak. Players are confident the team has the pieces in place to make a run deep into the playoffs. Stockton plays the Las Vegas Wranglers on April 5 and 6 at Stockton Arena.
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9.6 Welfare and Compassionate Service
Welfare and compassionate service are central to the work of Relief Society.
Under the bishop's direction, the Relief Society and elders quorum presidencies share the following welfare responsibilities:
They teach principles of temporal and spiritual self-reliance.
They care for the poor and needy and encourage members to give service.
They help individuals and families become self-reliant and find solutions to short-term and long-term welfare concerns.
For more information on these welfare responsibilities, see chapter 6.
The following sections outline responsibilities that apply specifically to the Relief Society president and her counselors.
Family-Needs Visits
The bishop normally assigns the Relief Society president to visit members who need welfare assistance so she can evaluate their needs and suggest ways to respond to them. If there is not a woman in a home she visits, she takes one of her counselors, the Relief Society secretary, or the compassionate service coordinator with her.
To prepare for a family-needs visit, the Relief Society president considers information the bishop provides about the family and seeks guidance from the Lord.
The Relief Society president evaluates the family's resources and prepares an itemized list of the family's basic food and clothing needs. She gives this list to the bishop. She also may prepare a Bishop's Order for Commodities form for the bishop to review and approve. She provides this service with sensitivity and understanding, helping those who receive assistance to maintain their self-respect and dignity.
The Relief Society president reports to the bishop on the general condition of the family. She reports any needs in the areas of food (for normal needs but not for food storage), clothing, home
The bishop helps the family develop a self-reliance plan. He also counsels with the Relief Society president regarding additional opportunities to help the family. In some cases, the most valuable assistance may include (1) helping a sister manage income and resources and (2) teaching homemaking skills such as cleaning, sewing, organizing, planning menus, preserving food, and promoting good health.
The Relief Society president and anyone who assists her keep strictly confidential any information they obtain during the visit or from the bishop.
Compassionate Service
All Relief Society sisters have a responsibility to be conscious of the needs of others. They use their time, skills, talents, spiritual and emotional support, and prayers of faith to help others.
Through the help of ministering sisters and others in the ward, the Relief Society presidency identifies those who have special needs because of old age, physical or emotional illness, emergencies, births, deaths, disability, loneliness, and other challenges. The Relief Society president reports her findings to the bishop. Under his direction, she coordinates assistance. She assesses the skills and circumstances of all sisters as she determines who may be able to help.
She may ask a counselor, a compassionate service coordinator, or ministering sisters to help coordinate these service efforts. She may also form a committee to help. Sisters can assist by providing meals, providing child care or home care, helping individual sisters improve literacy skills, providing transportation for needed medical assistance, and responding to other needs.
The ability to read and write helps members find employment and develop temporal self-reliance. It also helps them increase in their gospel knowledge and spiritual self-reliance. Each ward implements literacy efforts according to its needs and resources. When basic literacy skills are lacking among members, the Relief Society presidency works with the bishop and ward council to identify practical ways to help members improve these skills. Assigned leaders and teachers may use the Church's literacy course, which includes the Ye Shall Have My Words student manual and teacher's manual and a DVD for training teachers. In addition, Relief Society leaders may devote some meetings to literacy skills.
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Pau Gasol, the NBA's most-targeted subject of trade rumors, survived another deadline Thursday at noon, with the Lakers unable to move him and his $19.3-million salary.
The Lakers made no deals at all Thursday, which brought to mind one obvious question. What's next for a team on pace for its worst season ever?
The Lakers are headed for a lottery pick in the June draft, followed by free agency in July.
They saved about $4 million in salary and luxury taxes by trading Steve Blake on Wednesday night for two seldom-used Golden State guards. But the Blake deal definitely irked Kobe Bryant, who weighed in on Twitter with a big thumbs down.
"Not cool with @SteveBlake5 being gone AT ALL One of my closest teammates and psycho competitor GS picked up gem #smartmove," Bryant wrote.
So it wasn't surprising to hear Lakers General Manager Mitch Kupchak talk about the future more than usual when meeting with reporters Thursday.
Especially with the Lakers (18-36) on track to break the team record for worst winning percentage in a season (30-52, 36.5% in 1974-75).
"It's reasonable to think that every now and then, or maybe once every 10 years, or maybe once every 15 years, you might have a bad year. And we are not having a good year," Kupchak said. "Our hope and our desire is that next year is going to be a lot better than this year and we certainly have the tools to begin that process.
"Next year we're going to have Kobe when he's healthy and we will have a good draft choice and we'll have dollars to spend on free agents. So it depends who we can get in this summer."
Here's the problem: The Lakers don't know what they can get this summer. If LeBron James opts out of his contract, they'll make a phone call, but it's a longshot he'll leave Miami for the Lakers.
The Lakers are not interested in possible free agent Carmelo Anthony, who claims he won't break the New York Knicks' bank to stay with them. The Lakers also aren't looking intently at point guard Kyle Lowry, who becomes a free agent this summer, according to a person familiar with the situation.
They do like Cleveland forward Luol Deng but don't want to overpay for him this summer, meaning their eyes are firmly on Kevin Love in July 2015 and Kevin Durant in 2016.
You can almost hear Kupchak drift away to those seemingly far-off years.
"I don't think that we'll use our cap money to patch together a team for next year. We're looking to bring something [big] to Los Angeles," he said. "May take more than one year to build, I don't know. But because we have a lot of money this summer doesn't mean we'll spend it all. We'll spend it wisely.
"And if we can't, then we'll do the best we can this summer and we'll look maybe to the next summer. We don't know who's going to be free, we don't who's going to opt in and who's going to opt out, so there's a lot of unknown. But all you can do is be in position and we feel we are positioned well for opportunity."
Bryant might have something to say about the Lakers' future, Kupchak said in a lighter moment Thursday, acknowledging that, "I'm sure he'll tell me the players he'll like to have."
Maybe Gasol, 33, is part of that future, a tough-to-envision outcome even though Kupchak says the Lakers will "absolutely" entertain thoughts of re-signing him in July. "No grudges. No hard feelings," Gasol said. "I'm just glad there are teams that are interested in me."
The Lakers tried to peddle him, hoping Phoenix would take him for Emeka Okafor's expiring contract and a relatively high first-round draft pick. But Gasol, through his representatives, never gave the Suns a guarantee he would re-sign with them when he became a free agent this summer.
Gasol had picked up his game in January, until a strained groin sidelined him. He has missed the last seven games but planned to return Friday against Boston.
His defense hasn't been sharp this season and his shooting accuracy (46.9%) continues to rival that of a guard, not a post player, but there will be some decent free-agent offers for him.
"I'm pretty confident there will be," Gasol said. "It'll be nice to be in that position, I guess, for a few days."
Gasol seemed eager to hold some power after a wacky few years that started when he was essentially traded to Houston in 2011 as part of the three-team Chris Paul deal ultimately vetoed by David Stern, then the NBA commissioner.
Meanwhile, Blake was in the middle of a career year, averaging 9.5 points and 7.6 assists when he was sent to Golden State for Kent Bazemore and MarShon Brooks, who have combined to average 4.9 points and 0.7 assists. All three players become free agents after this season, with Blake, 33, already saying he welcomes a return to the Lakers.
Brooks, 25, is with his fourth franchise in only his third NBA season, his reputation as an inaccurate gunner traveling with him wherever he goes and making Bazemore the more intriguing player to monitor.
Bazemore, 24, was a hit on the Warriors' summer league team last July, including a 26-point game against the Lakers' entry. He comes with a nose for strong defense outdone only by his work ethic.
"No doubt a tough day seeing Kent Bazemore go," guard Stephen Curry wrote on Twitter. "Gave everything 2 the team and true Warrior. I'm his biggest fan!"
The Lakers had discussions with a handful of teams about high-energy power forward Jordan Hill, but nothing materialized. Hill, 26, is averaging 8.5 points and seven rebounds in only 19.6 minutes. He is a free agent in July.
Bryant returning…when?
There are no definitive plans for Bryant's return date from a fractured left knee that has kept him out since Dec. 17. "We're not going to push him to come back," Kupchak said.
Bryant has played in only six games this season. He has two more years and $48.5 million remaining on his contract after this season.
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While Racine struggles with a 17% unemployment rate you and your Democrat partners in the dead of night increased taxes and fees in a regressive way on the people in your district. These increases will hit those struggling to get by especially hard.Somehow Senator John Lehman thinks he should be sent back to Madion to screw us all over again. Not this time, vote Van Wanggaard.
You made it more difficult to do business in so many ways.
You increased auto insurance rates on everyone which will mean some people will be forced to operate vehicles without insurance.
You rewarded people who are not in our country legally and joined those who called it a revenue enhancement.
You took fees that were supposed to sunset and diverted them into the general fund.
You raised already high health care costs.
You increased taxes on every cell phone and land phone.
You turned convicts back onto the streets.
You rewarded unions and trial lawyers while you screwed average taxpayers and saddled them with newly created fees and cleverly hidden taxes.
You made school choice harder to operate while you repealed the QEO which will send education spending spiraling upwards out of control.
You eased up on the tracking of sex offenders.
You increased fuel taxes and guaranteed Wisconsin a long expensive court battle.
You built a do not enter sign and placed it at the state border for any business that ever considered doing business here.
In short, you made an already ridiculous tax burden ever worse.
I am beyond outraged Senator.
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55.43 - Death Benefits Retirees
July 21, 2009 (formerly APM 50.53)
A. General. Emeritus and honored staff retirees, and disabled retirees of the University may be eligible for certain death benefits.
B. Benefits.
B-1. Life Insurance. Emeritus and honored staff retirees hired prior to January 1, 2002, are eligible for basic retiree life benefits, subject to the following reductions:
i) Age 64 or Less. Retiree life insurance equals one year's salary (rounded up to the next $1,000) at time of retirement for retirees who retire at age 64 or less.
ii) Ages 65-69. Retiree life insurance decreases to 75% of annual salary (rounded up to the next $1,000) when the retiree is between the ages of 65-69.
iii) Ages 70 and Above. Retiree life insurance decreases to 50% for ages 70 and above.
B-2. Spouse and Dependent Life Insurance. The University retiree life insurance also covers a retiree's spouse and legal dependents age 10 days to 23 years. Information regarding benefit amounts may be obtained from Benefit Services at (208) 885-3697.
i) Dependents. Dependent children do not have rights to convert their coverage after the death of a retiree. [ed. 7-09]
ii) Spouses. Spouses of deceased retirees may convert the spouse life insurance benefit if they do so within 30 days of death. An application for conversion is available on the Benefit Services website.
B-3. Continuation of Medical Coverage for Dependents of Deceased Retirees. A dependent spouse and/or child(ren) covered under the UI Retiree Medical Program at the time of a retiree's death may have rights to continued participation. Continued participation requires that the surviving dependent(s) continue to meet the eligibility criteria of the retiree medical program and payment of costs. The spouse and/ or any dependent child(ren) must remain unmarried and meet all other dependent eligibility standards.
i) Notification Required. Continued coverage is not automatic. Benefit Services (208) 885-3697 must be contacted within 30 days of the death.
B-4. Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI), Optional Retirement Plan (ORP) or Supplemental Retirements Benefits. Surviving beneficiaries of deceased retirees should contact the retirement vendor directly to determine any eligibility to receive benefits. Contact information:
(800) 451-8228
(800) 842-2777
(800) 892-5558
B-5. Social Security. Death benefits and/ or survivors benefits may be available to dependents of deceased retirees. To determine eligibility and obtain information, contact the Social Security Administration. Contact information:
SSA Website
B-6. Voluntary Benefits. Voluntary benefit options may offer additional benefits or options for continuation of coverage. Beneficiaries should contact these vendors directly. Current contact information for voluntary program vendors affiliated with UI may be found on our website: Benefits Website.
C. Process.
C-1. General. Notification of death should be provided to Benefit Services (208) 885-3697, by the spouse or legal representative of the deceased retiree. Benefit Services will assist in completing and filing appropriate forms, and will assist in referring the spouse or legal representative to other agencies.
C-2. Filing Life Insurance Claim In the event of death on a covered retiree or dependent, life insurance claim forms are filed through Benefit Services by the spouse or legal representative of the deceased employee or eligible retiree. In addition to the completed insurance claim forms, a certified Death Certificate is required to be submitted to the insurance company. Insurance claim processing takes approximately 4-6 weeks.


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Patent disputes have been flying around the tech world at such a rate lately that you could be easily forgiven for thinking everyone's suing each other over just about every tech patent in existence. Maybe they are.
The latest dispute to hit the headlines sees Samsung and Research In Motion (RIM) being sued by Varia Holdings for allegedly infringing a patent regarding, of all things, emoticon input on mobile devices. The legal action has no doubt left the Korean and Canadian tech companies feeling rather :-( or even a bit :-S
The 16-page patent, which was filed in 2005 and granted two years later, includes the following:
"It is known that for many users, their email and instant messaging communications….often involve the use of emoticons, such as the 'smiling face' or the 'sad face'. However, few email or instant messaging applications offer any assistance to a user to enter and use emoticons in their communications."
The so-called "assistance" comes in the form of a quick-access key offering a list of emoticons to the user, and it's the concept surrounding this function which Varia Holdings claims it owns.
Samsung phones such as the Acclaim, Nexus S, Captivate, Epic, Galaxy Nexus and Transform all infringe the patent, claims Varia Holdings, as well as RIM's Bold, Curve, Pearl and Storm BlackBerry devices.
Though currently held by Varia Holdings, the patent was originally granted to a Seattle-based start-up by the name of Wildseed, which was subsequently bought by AOL. At some stage, a new company called Varia Mobile was spun off from AOL. The new company — believed to be linked to Varia Holdings — was set up by former Wildseed employees, so it's assumed they retained the emoticon patent when they left AOL.
If Varia Holdings wins its case, it could result in sales of the mobile devices at the center of the dispute being suspended, as well as compensation payments being paid. Documents regarding the lawsuit were filed late last week though no judge has yet been assigned to the case.
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The Greek for "at his birth" is epi plus genitive (epi te gennesei if transliterating can do the job). Here is the verse itself: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se ... ersion=70;
Both the KJV and ESV have "at his birth," which to me, implies "at the time of." I'm wondering if this is in fact the meaning, or maybe, if "on account of his birth," or "because of his birth."
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Jon Heron
posted on Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 2:54 am
Dear Bengt/Linda,
I'm working on teaching material in which I derive latent classes from six repeated binary outcomes and then demonstrate the different ways one might relate these classes to a distal outcome (cts) and a covariate (categorical)
This is motivated by
Clark, S. & Muthén, B. (2009). Relating latent class analysis
Petras, H & Masyn, K. (2009). General growth mixture analysis
I compare modal class (entropy ~0.9), pseudo-class (Mplus + also Stata), prob-weighting in Stata and finally a 1 stage approach (although I don't fit covariate AND outcome at the same time).
Good agreement in estimates across the board, including the 1-stage where the measurement model is pretty unaffected by the inclusion of the cts measure. Prob-weighting much lower SE's but the rest do OK.
2-stage results all in good agreement. Prob-weighting slightly lower SE's. 1-stage model only leads to minor tweaks in terms of class profiles and class distribution. However, regression estimates much higher than all the 2-stage results.
I am a little stuck now. I usually teach prob-weighting but I want to show the options and that conclusions could depend on one's choice. Do I conclude that (in this ex) all 2-stage models underestimate parameters or perhaps my model may be mis-specified?
many thanks
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Saturday, July 31, 2010 - 4:43 pm
It would be misspecified if the class formation changes much when adding the covariates and doing a 1-step run.
Jon Heron
posted on Monday, August 02, 2010 - 1:25 am
Thanks Bengt,
that begs the question which I expect is v hard to answer - what is an important change in class formation?
From examining class profiles alone it appears (at least to me) that very little has changed - distribution and interpretation of classes is maintained. Had I not compared my results with pseudo-class I would not have suspected a problem. :-S
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 9:02 am
I would include direct effects from the covariates to the latent class indicators (in addition to c ON x). So u1 on x1-xq, then u2 on x1-xq, etc to search for significant direct effects. And including such effects, then again see if the class formation is similar.
Jon Heron
posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 12:36 am
Thanks Bengt
that sounds like a test for measurement invariance / uniform DIF within a MIMIC model.
Is that essentially what we have here, albeit with a categorical latent var?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 8:18 am
That's right. I think it would often be useful.
Jon Heron
posted on Wednesday, August 04, 2010 - 9:46 am
That's good to know.
A stepwise approach has shown bias i.e. a main effect for two of my six items.
Class distribution has changed slightly and covariate effects on C have changed considerably, in the direction of those obtained from pseudo-class but agreement between 1-stage and 2-stage is still poor.
I feel these new bias-adjusted estimates are more valid than the original 1-stage estimates and if anything I am surprised that they moved *towards* the 2-stage results since they too are not adjusted for bias.
Think it's time to rub my eyes and have a beer...
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One of the reasons I wasn't terribly enamored with Matt Flynn's first preseason start was that he was captain checkdown in that game. If memory serves he only threw one pass that traveled in the air more than 7 yards past the line of scrimmage in that game. It was something like that.
That said, I came around on Flynn in week 2 when he showed more willingness to attack intermediate and deep. His numbers in that game were awful, but take TO's drops out of his line and he would have had a rating around 100, if not higher.
Flynn missed week 3, and was good in week 4, with a mix of short and intermediate passing.
I forget who did it, but somebody tracked Flynn's passing in Green Bay and found him to be a very ineffective QB on intermediate passing. Flynn's arm isn't great, but it hurt him more on intermediate stuff since you don't need a rocket arm to have a nice deep ball.
Well today I couldn't help but notice that Flynn was not conservative at all. Most of his pass attempts targeted players that were more than 10 yards downfield. He did struggle a bit with overthrows, but the Matt Flynn I saw today was basically running Russell Wilson's version of the offense, and running it decently well. He wasn't checking down. He was taking shots and making big boy plays.
Hopefully Wilson will never miss a meaningful game over the next 10+ years and this won't end up mattering, but I really like the progress I've seen from Flynn as an intermediate passer. He seems like a much better QB when playing with an opportunist mindset. I wonder if he had played with a more aggressive mindset from the start (and not had the TO and elbow problems) if he wouldn't be the starter right now. Not that I'm complaining, obviously.


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On Opening Day at Great American Ballpark, President Bush walked into the Cubs' clubhouse and extended his right hand to Dusty Baker.
"This is the year, right?" Bush said as he and Baker shook hands.
As it turned out, this was not the year for the Cubs. And it wasn't the year for Baker, or closer Ryan Dempster, for that matter.
That much was evident Sunday when Dempster blew his fourth straight save opportunity and ninth of the year in a 3-2 loss to Cincinnati.
Called on to protect a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning, Dempster gave up a leadoff double to Todd Hollandsworth, threw two wild pitches to allow the tying run to score and was finally pulled with the bases loaded and one out.
Royce Clayton ended the game with a pinch single past a diving Ronny Cedeno in a 12-pitch at-bat against Scott Eyre, leaving the Cubs at 63-93 for the season.
"It's been tough," Dempster said. "I've been [terrible]. It just stinks, and today is even worse. Today ticked me off the most because I putt Scottie in a bad situation. He has to come in and basically strike [Clayton] out for us to win the game.
"That's on me, and I've got to do better. I tried to go right after guys, and they hit me."
Since converting his first six save opportunities in April, Dempster is 1-9 with a 5.80 earned-run average and nine blown saves in 27 chances. His overall saves percentage of .727 (24 of 33) is the second worst among National League closers, ahead of only San Francisco's Armando Benitez, who has a .680 saves percentage (17 of 25).
In what may be his final week as Cubs manager, Baker continued to show faith in a player who is partly responsible for his downfall, sending Dempster out to the mound after a scoreless eighth inning from Bob Howry.
Once again, Baker was burned.
Baker said he wasn't sure if he'd put Dempster back in a save situation, citing lost confidence. How can he convince Cubs fans that 2007 will be any different with Dempster as the closer?
"I don't know, man," he said. "I'm not trying to convince them. Just got to go out to the drawing board, that's all."
Dempster said his confidence is fine, his arm feels fine and there are no excuses for his prolonged slump.
Asked if he'd be surprised if the Cubs looked for another closer, Dempster replied: "They've got to do whatever they've got to do to try and win here. I feel like I can do the job. It's not like I've done the job for a week. I've sat there and reeled off save after save on more than one occasion.
"For whatever reason right now . . . I don't know. Maybe I cheated the baseball god out of cards or something. He's got my number right now. Just got to keep fighting. I've never given up."


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John's Gospel always seems to go its own way with regard to the traditions of Jesus of Nazareth. It is a Gospel filled with its own symbolism and message, and nowhere is this more evident than in the passion and resurrection narratives of the Fourth Gospel.
The special focus of John is seen already in the celebration of the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday evening. Rather than an account of the establishment of the Eucharist, which is not found in John, we have the scene of the washing of the feet (13:1-15). This does not indicate a Johannine lack of interest in eucharistic theology. On the contrary, the extensive discourse on the Bread of Life (6:1-71) shows that John contains a broad and deep eucharistic theology.
The reference to Judas the Betrayer at the end of the discourse (6:71) propels the reader forward to the Last Supper scene itself, where the devil is said to have induced Judas to betray Jesus (13:2). That this hurtful betrayal of a member of Jesus' inner circle occurs in the midst of such an intimate meal is all the more ironic. But it also affords Jesus an occasion to teach His disciples — not by word, but by deed.
After Jesus has completed the startling act of a slave by washing the feet of His disciples, He explains: "I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done to you, you should also do" (13:15). Eucharistic theology here is transformed into an act of service to others.
The love that is celebrated at the table of the Lord is to make its way into the world. Indeed, this narrative is appropriately placed at the beginning of the second half of John, the Book of Glory (chs. 13–20) to orient us to the climax in the passion and death of Jesus, where His service becomes total in the gift of His life.
John's narration of the passion (chs. 18–19) is always read on Good Friday, and appropriately so. It is the most dramatic of the four accounts. It is also fraught with rich symbolism that has always captivated Christian imagination.
Although the basic story of the passion is the same in all four Gospels, John has several unique aspects. Most noticeable is that the portrayal of Jesus here is imbued with the dignity befitting a king. He, the Light of the World, is arrested at night when His opponents come with lamps to light their way. Furthermore, Jesus knows everything that is happening to Him (18:4). He even initiates the arrest by asking who they are seeking. They respond, Jesus the Nazorean, to which Jesus' solemn "I AM" makes them fall to the ground. Naturally, what is being evoked is the divine name of God, which is why translations put the expression in capital letters.
Even after Jesus has been cruelly scourged and mocked as a fake king, His "royal" vestments (the color purple, not scarlet as in Matthew) are never said to have been removed when He is crucified. In essence, the cross is his throne. The interrogations of Pilate, his refusal to accept responsibility for the miscarriage of justice, but also his failure to recognize the "Truth" before him makes Pilate seem a pathetic, weak figure. He holds on to earthly pretensions of power, while the real power who could, if He wished, crush the Roman Empire, humbly submits to His mistreatment.
Unlike the Synoptics, John does not show Jesus completely abandoned at the crucifixion. His mother and the Beloved Disciple are there. They are entrusted, one to the other, by Jesus from the cross. In this precious act, John shows us a novel understanding of "Church." Jesus came to establish a new "family," not one built on bloodlines but on discipleship. His own mother and the Beloved Disciple are at its core.
Another noticeable detail in John is the piercing of Jesus' side by a soldier's lance (19:34). Out of Jesus' own side flowed "blood and water." While there may by physiological explanations for this phenomenon, more likely is its symbolic value. These are sacramental symbols for baptism and Eucharist, two essential sacraments for the life of the Church.
The resurrection is at the very heart of Christian faith. John's Gospel is not different than any other New Testament writing in emphasizing the centrality of this belief. But even here, John has a unique perspective seen in the almost competitive presence of two prominent disciples in the resurrection story, Simon Peter and the Beloved Disciples (20:1-9). Recounted on Easter Sunday morning, the story presents us with the ultimate choice that must be made in faith. Seeing an empty tomb is not sufficient to believe.
At Mary Magdalene's announcement of the resurrection, these two disciples ran to the tomb, with the younger Beloved Disciple getting there first but then deferring to Simon Peter's arrival before entering. Simon Peter entered first and saw the evidence of the burial cloths. But the Beloved Disciple then entered, saw the same thing, and "saw and believed" (20:8).
This contrast is important because, as we celebrate Easter, our own faith can be challenged as well. The point of John's Gospel is to give a reliable witness in order that others may be sustained in, or come to, faith (20:31; cf. 19:35). Simon Peter clearly went on to greatness as the spokesman of the apostles and, by later Christian tradition, first bishop of Rome.
The Beloved Disciple, however, was the important source of faithful testimony for the Johannine community. In him, faith and love are joined.
John's message continues throughout the Easter season, culminating with the great solemnity of Pentecost. Appearances of the risen Lord are narrated on the Second Sunday of Easter (20:19-31) and Pentecost (20:19-23).
The reading for the Sunday after Easter, known since Pope John Paul II's time as Divine Mercy Sunday, records two separate appearances to disciples by the risen Lord. In the first instance, Jesus mysteriously enters the locked room where the disciples are huddled in fear. He bestows "peace" upon them and then breathes the Holy Spirit on them, giving them the power to forgive sins or hold them bound.
This is the fulfillment of Jesus' mission all along. As He explains: "As the Father has sent me, so I send you" (20:21). The disciples now share in the ministry of the risen Lord. They communicate the Lord's presence in every age by virtue of this commission.
The second scene is the famous appearance to the same disciples, this time in the presence of one who had been absent, Thomas, the Twin. It seems there have always been skeptics among the disciples! Thomas is the "show-me-and-I-will-believe-it" kind of guy. So Jesus appears, again wishes peace upon them, and invites Thomas to touch the wounds in His hands and side. Thomas is bowled over. He exclaims the great assent of faith: "My Lord and my God" (20:28).
But there is something more important here. Jesus' comment is crucial for us to hear: "Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed" (20:29). This reaffirms the purpose of John's Gospel — to bring people to faith. Now, some two centuries later, we find ourselves as part of the great cloud of witnesses from the past who have not physically seen the Lord and yet who believe in His concrete presence and action in the world.
The Gospel for Pentecost repeats the first part of this set of appearance stories. The obvious reason is the mission that the risen Lord bestows upon the disciples. They are sent out to be bearers of peace and reconcilers of human beings. They are to forgive sins for those who seek to have them forgiven or to retain the sins of those not ready for forgiveness.
The Catholic Church, especially since the Council of Trent, has seen in this passage the authority for the exercise of the sacrament of Penance.
More recently, Pope Francis has called for a Church that is more merciful, forgiving and reconciling — values consistent with the orientation of the Gospel of John. Yet the Johannine tradition always emphasizes faith as a decision that results from loving contact with the Lord. People must choose to believe. It does not come automatically, nor can it be forced.
The Gospels of Passiontide and the Easter season this year, then, are a rich resource in Johannine theology. The perceptive preacher will be able to pick up on some of the themes present in these readings and adapt them to local circumstances.
FATHER WITHERUP, S.S. is Superior General of the Society of Saint Sulpice. Among his many publications is Saint Paul and the New Evangelization (Liturgical Press, 2013).
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Cats are domesticated, but their instinctive knowledge - imprinted from living for millenniums in the wild - has not faded. Cats share a strong instinct to climb, compelling them to seek out high places even when you and your dog are nowhere to be seen. From a raised perch, they're able to observe their territory without worrying about predators, and can wait with an eye out for prey.
Cats also instinctively seek out hideaways as part of their natural behavior, both for hunting and protection. That's why they seek out the shadows, the secret perches, and why, when you least expect it, you notice eyes glowing from some dark space between the wall and the couch.
Does your home have the right places for your cat, or is she just making do with what is available? Make sure your home has places where your cat can get away and just be her cat self. Cat furniture in innovative designs can satisfy your cat's hiding need, and be both comforting and stimulating, affording an excellent place to sleep and play.
Match your cat's furniture to her lifestyle
By observing your cat, you can usually determine your pet's personality and temperament, and select or construct the furniture to best satisfy her lifestyle:
It is easy to place your cat on the pedestal of her choice
Look for cat furniture designs that include multiple features to satisfy scratching, climbing, perching, and privacy needs. Most have comfortable, durable carpeting in a range of colors to coordinate with your home décor. Scratching posts in natural wood or tightly wound sisal rope provide an excellent alternative to your sofa. The addition of a catnip mouse turns any cat furniture into a playground, and speeds up your cat's desire to claim it as her personal space.
The mandatory feature for any piece of cat furniture is sturdiness. No cat will venture into or onto a shaky lair.
A cat tree placed near a window will assure its frequent use. A windowsill perch is especially designed to view the captivating world outside. Sunlight and warmth through the window will be a magnet, as will the activity of the outdoors.
Most cats will immediately take advantage of any place to jump and climb. If your cat doesn't accept the new furniture at first, try sprinkling a little loose catnip on any of the perches or tunnels. Another option is to lightly mist it with catnip spray.


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Calls for funding to be restored to all eliminated cities
Congressman Brian Higgins, NY-26, led more than 30 of his House of Representatives colleagues in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano objecting to further funding cuts to the Urban Area Security Initiative program, and asking that eligibility be restored for all cities that have participated in the UASI program in the past.
In the letter, the members write, in part: "As our local law enforcement and first responders cope with a new reality that goes beyond traditional crime, limiting UASI funding to only 25 metropolitan areas - a 61 percent decrease from fiscal year 2010 funding allocations - is irresponsible. And beyond an inability to prepare for and respond to terrorist attacks or other catastrophic events, state and local governments will undoubtedly lose invaluable capability gains and advancements made in previous years."
In fiscal year 2010, 64 regions, including Buffalo-Erie-Niagara, were eligible for the UASI program. The Buffalo region received $5,544,750 in UASI funding. In FYs 2011 and 2012, this number was reduced to 31, and the Buffalo region was among the eliminated cities.


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Cutting Through The Bullsh*t: UFC 180 Edition
For a highly anticipated fight card marred by injuries to its premiere fighters and an ongoing crisis in Mexico, UFC 180: "Werdum vs. Hunt" turned out to be quite the showcase.
UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, who had a card built entirely around him for the promotion's first trip to the country with support from Diego Sanchez and Erik Perez, had to bow out of a title fight against Fabricio Werdum a few weeks removed from the championship encounter. This was after both Perez and Sanchez were already out with of their respective scraps with wounds.
When it comes to the champion, there's always a lingering concern about his injuries. Multiple setbacks which required surgery (including his latest) has seen Velasquez fight six times in four years, against three different opponents.
But the show must go on, which means the attention turned to Werdum and a combat sports legend serving as an unexpected title challenger in an interim heavyweight championship bout.Read More DIGG THIS


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