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Scott Ericson: It's time to change the culture of sports
Would anyone find it acceptable if a coach or player hurled a racial insult at a black athlete on a high school team?
No way.
Just as those slurs are universally unacceptable, so, too, is language that demeans athletes based on sexual orientation.
With all the varsity, JV, freshmen and club teams at high schools in the area, there are no doubt gay athletes putting on the school colors and competing for their communities every day.
It is time to make them feel safe, whether or not we know who they are.
Coaches and players must stop using pejorative language as a motivational tool, immediately.
Last week, NBA journeyman Jason Collins became the first active professional male athlete from a major sport to publicly declare he is gay, writing in Sports Illustrated, "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay."
Some in the media are calling Collins the "Jackie Robinson" of the gay community.
It's a lazy comparison, an attempt to shorthand a complex subject for a society addicted to sound bites and Tweets.
But it is also a false analogy.
First, there was no closet for Robinson and other black athletes. They were black and everyone knew it. And it wasn't that a certain climate was not conducive for them to play in, it was actually illegal.
While the subject, especially among male athletes, is taboo, gay athletes are not banned from professional sports. Black athletes, meanwhile, were not allowed to play on the same teams as white players, stay in the same hotels, eat in the same restaurants or ride on the same buses.
The important parallel between black and gay athletes is the language used by those in the sports is changing.
If you had a black teammate, you would become less likely to use racial slurs, but if you have a closeted gay athlete on your team, you may throw around gay slurs without realizing you are cutting someone to the quick.
With Collins coming out, I began wondering if it would be harder for an athlete to come out at the pro, college or high school level.
Collins and any pro who follows in his footsteps will immediately have the support of national media, gay rights groups and nearly every forward-thinking person in the country. A high school athlete would have to walk into a locker room with 20 other guys and tell them he is gay.
It would then fall on the team to choose whether to accept or reject him.
He would not be on "Good Morning America," LeBron James would not Tweet about it and ESPN would not follow his every move as well as how he's treated by teammates and opponents.
It would not even make the local paper, leaving the responsibility on coaches and school administrators to create a safe and welcoming environment.
Our schools have the opportunity to create that environment before a high school athlete decides to come out. They have the power to change the culture, not just for the kid who is courageous enough to tell his parents, friends and coaches, but for that teenager who is not ready to step forward.
The language needs to change now.
I was called every name in the book as a high school athlete by coaches, teammates and opponents and it never bothered me, but that does not make it right.
I am not gay, so being called an anti-gay name meant nothing to me, but looking back, I can't imagine if one of my teammates was gay and had to listen to that kind of language in the locker room and on the field.
I am sure this has changed dramatically in the 20 years since I was in high school with a cultural shift toward sensitivity, but it still exists.
I have heard gay slurs used by high school athletes against each other on more than one occasion over the past few years, by both male and female athletes.
At a boys ice hockey game a few years ago, I was caught between two opposing players in the penalty box throwing gay slurs back and forth and nobody seemed to think this was a problem.
The job of coaches and administrators is to create an environment that is safe for all athletes, and if we have situations that are not safe for gay athletes, then it is probably not safe for any kid who feels different because they're overweight, short or red-headed.
By simply watching what they say, coaches can make the environment welcoming to everyone.
I am not saying coaches can't yell or swear, but the language we heard from Mike Rice at Rutgers or anything that is meant to demean or humiliate someone based on sexuality or appearance should be placed on the shelf with the racial slurs so commonly heard in the past.
The goal for all coaches is to win, and don't you think having kids who feel safe and secure would help them play to their potential?
Gay people I know say coming out lifted a tremendous weight off their shoulders and made them better people, workers and friends because they didn't have to worry about people "finding out" they were gay.
Schools have a responsibility to make everyone feel included and a duty to make any student, gay or not, feel welcome.
Whether a local athlete comes out or not, it is time to change the game.
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Two Dayton men were arrested Tuesday in Wapakoneta part of an undercover drug buy by the Auglaize-Mercer Grand Lake Drug Task Force.
Denisen Dancer, 27, and Tyran Gooch, 18, are being held in Auglaize County Jail after being arrested following a short-term investigation where undercover officers seized a substantial amount of heroin and cocaine, with a street value of approximately.
"If you are going to come to Auglaize County and deal drugs, things are not going to go well for you," Auglaize County Sheriff Al Solomon said, providing the following advice for drug dealers,
Dancer's bond has been set at $100,000 with a 10 percent cash provision, and Gooch's bond was set at $50,000 with a 10 percent cash provision.
Another male with them was taken into custody, but later released pending further investigation.
Assisting the Grand Lake Drug Task Force in the arrests were deputies and detectives from the Auglaize County Sheriff's Office, and the Wapakoneta Police, St. Marys Police and Cridersville Police departments and troopers with the Wapakoneta Post of Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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And Now They're Fired: DaMarques Johnson, Shane Roller Axed From UFC After Recent Losses
(Johnson secures a dominant position against Mike Swick at UFC on FOX 4, shortly before it all fell apart.)
After suffering his third-straight stoppage loss against newcomer Gunnar Nelson at UFC on FUEL 5: Struve vs. Miocic, UFC welterweight DaMarques Johnson has been released by the promotion. Johnson confirmed the news via Twitter late last night. "And the hits keep on coming," Darkness wrote. "No longer a UFC fighter."
The TUF 9 finalist complied an official record of 4-6 within the Octagon, with none of those fights going to decision — a stat that placed him in a first-place tie on the "Least Decision-Prone UFC Fighters of All Time" leaderboard. His most recent fight was somewhat controversial in that it came just 56 days after a brutal knockout loss to Mike Swick. Johnson faced Gunnar Nelson on short notice as an injury replacement, and while the UFC usually gives extra leeway to fighters who step up to save fights, the fact that Johnson didn't even come close to making weight likely sealed his fate.
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Winona LaDuke: Why I'm Voting for Obama
This story originally appeared at the Indian Country Today Media Network.
Let's start big. It's official. Climate change is no longer a topic of the presidential election banter. Since pretty much no one has mentioned climate change for the past three months, we must be free and clear. As I watch the East Coast get hammered by Hurricane Sandy, and 7.4 million people have no power, I note that politicians may be wrong.
I just spent an evening with my Harvard classmate Bill McKibben, president of 350.org, who sobered me up a bit on where we are. As of May, we had broken world temperature records for the 327th month in a row. Worldwide, we broke maybe 100,000 temperature records this year. We saw the sea ice melt in the Arctic, making it possible to move through the region and exploit more oil, deeper than ever. Nice, except if you are a polar bear, or happen to live on Christmas Island, Tuvalu, or other Pacific countries that are now going underwater. Then there is our food, coming from the ocean to a Red Lobster near you. The north Pacific itself is already about 30 percent more acidic than it was 25 years ago. That is climate change.
In Copenhagen, in a post-conference accord, 167 countries agreed to not hit the two-degree temperature rise mark. We have already driven global temperatures up 0.8 degrees. And if we are interested in the tipping point: Swiss Re, the world's largest reinsurance company, predicts that climate-change-related disasters will be costing about 20 percent of world GDP by 2020—that's a scant eight years, or two presidential elections, away. That will be a costly problem for our economy, and for whomever is in the White House.
World leaders also agreed that we could only burn some 565 gigatons of carbon, and, as McKibben explains, "have some reasonable hope of staying below two degrees—reasonable in this case means four chances in five…pretty good, except for this is like roulette."
Here we see the problem on the horizon speeding towards us and our kids. The fossil fuel industry has about 2,795 gigatons of carbon already in their "reserves." That is about five times more than we can safely burn without combusting ourselves to oblivion. But it sure looks good on paper and in corporate portfolios.
The Alberta tar sands (or what is at the other end of the Keystone XL pipeline) represent a big chunk of that carbon—about 240 gigatons, give or take a few. Exxon itself, with some 7 percent of the remaining carbon reserves, calls climate change an "engineering problem with an engineering solution. " Exxon's CEO Rex Tillerson says, "If we need to move our crop production areas, we will." This is a bit optimistic. Crop production areas are farms, and they exist on land. You cannot just move a cornfield to the subarctic. And, unless you are divine, it is unlikely you can make it rain when the farmers need it, without dire consequences elsewhere in the world.
Then there is the pro life thing. Now, I am pro life. It just turns out that my definition of pro life is a bit broader than that of the Tea Party. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman's Sunday opinion piece notes that:
Hard line conservatives have gone to new extremes lately in opposing abortions. In late October, Richard Mourdock, the Tea Party-backed Republican Senate candidate in Indiana declared during a debate that he was against abortion, even in the event of rape. And Missouri Representative Todd Akin told the press that pregnancy as a result of "legitimate rape" is rare because the female body has ways to try and shut that whole thing down.
Wow, that is a really interesting factoid that I, who have a uterus, did not know.
Freidman continues:
In my world you don't get to call yourself pro-life and be against common sense gun control, like banning public access to the assault rifle which was used…in a Colorado Theater. You don't get to call yourself pro-life and…shut down the Environmental Protection Agency, which ensures clean air and water, prevents childhood asthma and preserves biodiversity, and combats climate change that could disrupt every life on the planet.
I would add that you don't get to call yourself pro-life if you advocate—by default—for extinction of species or for wars that will result in four out of five casualties being non-combatants (that is what wars generally cause).
So, where am I going with this column?
I know President Obama does not share my enlightened views on all issues, but I am dead sure that the terrain should be contested.
I am a person of faith, who does not happen to be Christian.
And I am pro-life, in a much larger sense.
I believe that life should include the Earth.
So there you have it. I am a two-time Green Party Candidate for vice president and I am voting for Barack Obama because I am pro-life and want to see our descendants have a beautiful life on our Mother Earth.
The Green Party wasn't represented at Tuesday's presidential debate. Here's what we might have heard if Jill Stein had gotten her say.
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SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY, May 6, 2012—So, how might things have gone if, say, Bodemeister had four weeks between races instead of three? Might he have lasted? Did he bounce, or simply get tired after excruciating fractions? Probably the latter, but who really knows.
What is certain is that this is one free running top class animal that didn't deserve his fate. Did Bob Baffert actually suggest to Mike Smith, that if the opportunity presented itself, to bottom out the field? Baffert said Sunday that he'll wait a week before deciding on a Preakness run.
The $48,046.40 Question: What if the first four finishers did not come from the Raise A Native sire line? Even If I'll Have Another is a grandson of the prolific Distorted Humor, did you think the colt's father, Flower Alley, a $7,500 stallion, would have this kind of recent Grade 1 fortune? First Lilacs And Lace, and now this guy.
Let It Rain: What if biblical rains did not descend on Louisville late Friday afternoon and into Saturday morning? Did all the sealing and floating pack the surface down to the degree that speed kept right on going, from the Kentucky Oaks right through the 13th and final on Saturday night?
And does the Equibase chart expect anyone who witnessed the Oaks to believe that the official surface designation should be "fast?" Wouldn't a designation of "wet-fast" been closer to reality, and less misleading?
What is Churchill Downs going to do without track superintendent Butch Lehr? Wasn't it amazing how the track harrowed up fast for Saturday's third race? Churchill in the spring is so fast-drying, in fact, that water trucks were on the track prior to the Turf Classic--the race before the Derby--applying some H2O despite an anticipated elongated delay. Churchill might be the only surface that doesn't cause this handicapper to freak out when the track comes up "sloppy."
Proud As Peacocks: Undercard coverage by the new NBCSports Network was first rate and a stark improvement over similar coverage of recent years. You might not always agree with analyst Jerry Bailey, but he never fails to impart useful information to neophytes and veteran fans alike.
Host Laffit Pincay III—we don't have to refer to him as LP3, now do we?—was a revelation; easy listening, good banter, doesn't get in the way of a story, and asks insightful questions. Reporting turns by Gary Stevens, Randy Moss, Jay Privman and Donna Brothers hit the right notes. On the network side, viewers were treated to a side of Bob Baffert never before seen. Terrific feature.
No More Rag-Tag Trips: Union Rags will never get a chance to reach his full potential this year until he gets a different rider. Julien Leparoux is top class, but his style doesn't suit the colt. With Hall of Fame Johnny V. likely committed to Preakness probable Went The Day Well--who galloped out like a wild horse--and with Hansen unlikely to try the Belmont, Ramon Dominguez is probably available at this point in time.
Michael Matz's choice of the Belmont over the Preakness would more likely be about the five weeks than the marathon trip. As for getting the distance, Union Rags is going to need to be more Nijinsky II and less Dixie Union. Meanwhile, a Preakness run has not been ruled out.
Headless Horse Sees All Tracks Alike: Dullahan may be 0-4 on dirt but certainly doesn't give the impression that anything but turf or synthetics is beyond him. After breaking inward at the start and knocking Union Rags around, he too was forced to steady while in close quarters at the first turn; nothing serious but certainly making for a few uncomfortable moments.
The colt finally settled nicely on the backside but was forced to angle out about 7 wide into the stretch. It took him awhile to find his best stride but when he did, he set sail for the wire only to fall short by 1¾ lengths. Did he have 1¾ lengths worth of trouble? Quite possibly. The connections are sitting on the Preakness fence.
No Comment, No Time, No Obligation: Eclipse Award winning turf writer Claire Novak tweeted yesterday that when a reporter asked Eclipse winning trainer Steve Asmussen if he had a minute to talk about the finish of Derby horses Daddy Nose Best and Sabercat, 10th and 15th, respectively. The answer was "no." When asked what would be more convenient later on, the answer was "next year."
With all the interest in the Derby, with the positive press his horses got Derby week, and with the sport under siege, it would have been nice had Asmussen, who does not avoid the spotlight when things are going well, found a few minutes to tell fans what he thought might have happened to his entrants. And that's a bad job on his part.
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Aside from the exercise in nostalgia, one of the best things about visiting Galloping Ghost was the chance to tackle games I was never good enough as a kid to justify pouring quarters into. Remember the vector-graphic tank-shooter Battlezone? I enjoyed the graphics, sound effects, and gameplay mechanic back in the day, but I never felt like spending the money necessary to master it. During my recent visit, I spent about 20 minutes playing it repeatedly to the point where I was just getting wrecked by the buzzing guided missiles. Great fun!
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The first two adaptations of James Patterson's famed character Dr. Alex Cross, Kiss the Girls and Along Came the Spider, were basically souped up Law & Order episodes with grislier details and the gravitas of Morgan Freeman. The latest incarnation, bluntly titled Alex Cross, follows the same format with the added bonus of being absurdly nonsensical to a near-parody level. Director Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, XXX) finds a solid leading man in the Hollywood titan Tyler Perry, but it all goes to waste in a hyper-stylized, laughter-inducing translation of Patterson's mystery novels.
Alex Cross picks up in the early days of the psychologist-turned-detective's life, as Cross (Perry) traverses the crime-ridden landscape of Detroit with his snappy sidekicks Tommy Kane (Ed Burns) and Monica Ashe (Rachel Nichols). For a homicide detective, things are picture perfect Cross has a family, two kids (and a third on the way), and his mystery-busting team is always wearing smiles. Everything comes crashing down for Cross when ''Picasso'' (Matthew Fox) comes to town, an assassin who enjoys toying with his targets and law enforcing pursuers as much as getting the job done. After discovering the meticulous murder of a businessman and his daughter, Cross sifts through clues to pick apart the mind of his violent madman, but when he gets too close, Picasso makes things personal. That doesn't make Cross too happy.
The major problem with Alex Cross is that Cohen handles the material like one of his previous action movies. But Cross isn't an action character he's a thinker. Rarely does the detective manage to dig up evidence from a crime scene, or better yet, visit a crime scene. The search for Picasso comprised of lots of poetic waxing (''Maybe he hates his mother. Maybe he hates his father. Maybe he's a sociopath''), random shoot outs (are there other police Detroit other then Alex & Co.?), and plenty of growling threats between Cross and Fox's muscled corpse of an assassin. Occasionally Ed Burns steps in with a pop culture quip ripped straight from a Google search of what ''the kids are into these days.'' Name-dropping Gandalf and ''muggles'' in one zinger, sheesh.
Attempting to survive the lackluster script, Perry gives a decent performance thanks to his towering build and the general warmth he's nurtured in his own personal projects. His action side leaves a bit to be desired intimidation requires more than doing someone's best Jack Bauer impression. Cohen doesn't help him, shooting Alex Cross like one extended whip pan. There is shakycam, and then there is Alex Cross' insistence on turning set pieces into photographic spin art. Fox, who transformed himself for the role, works as the crazy-eyed psycho. If there was a moment to understand his motivations or how he's able to plan his elaborate plans (in one sequence, he swims up a water pipe into the bathroom of an office building).
Alex Cross is fun, but for all the wrong reasons. Every element is so incredibly mishandled, the lunacy circles back from ''bad bad'' to ''good bad.'' Even an entrance by French actor Jean Reno elicits laughs, just because it's hard to believe everything on screen is really happening. Intended or not, Alex Cross is one of the stranger movies of the year, a rebooted franchise that decided to go off the rails from minute one. Maybe for the better.
Hollywood.com rated this film 2 stars.


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Oscar Wilde's short story The Sphinx Without a Secret is plagued with suspense and mystery, both of which run high in Alice McCall's Pre-Summer 2013 campaign. The suspense stems from a question associated with all McCall's whimsical collections, namely, "What is the exact date can we buy it?" — while the mystery is more to do with how the campaign itself was created.
Starring Sydney's Kaila Hart, the striking campaign blends together elements of Classical and Art Nouveau and splashes them with colours that probably hadn't even been invented in 500BC. Shot by Thom Kerr in a Bankstown prop department before being showered in a kaleidoscope of tie-dye purples and Hulkish neon green, it paints a picture that could make even ancient Roman sex practices seem dull.
Against such a glaring backdrop, it's no small feat that the clothing still demands attention. McCall's signature intricate prints and embroidered details snake their way over would-be girly mini dresses, while delicately modern cut-outs put a daring spin on flowing Grecian gowns. Finished with gleaming armour-esque bangles and hair straight from the pages of a graphic novel, this is McCall at her most covetable.
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Childhood is a time of rapid growth and change. Your child will have more pediatric well-child visits when they are younger and developing the fastest.
Each visit includes a complete physical examination. At this exam, the health care provider will check the infant or child's growth and development in order to find or prevent problems.
The health care provider will record your child's height, weight, and other important information. Hearing, vision, and other screening tests will be part of some visits.
Even if your child is healthy, well-child visits are important because it is good time to focus on your child's wellness. This means talking about what is being done well and how it can be improved. Preventive care is important to keep children healthy.
Well-child visits are key times for communication. Expect to be given information about normal development, nutrition, sleep, safety, diseases that are "going around," and other important topics such as what to expect as your child grows up.
Make the most of these visits by writing down important questions and concerns to bring with you.
Special attention is paid to whether the child is meeting normal developmental milestones. The height, weight, and head circumference are recorded on a growth chart, which the health care provider keeps with the child's medical record. This can be a great start for a discussion about your child's health.
Ask your doctor about the body mass index (BMI) curve, which is the most important tool for identifying and preventing obesity.
Your provider will also talk about other wellness topics such as family relationship issues, school, and access to community services.
There are several schedules for routine well-child visits. One schedule, recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, is given below.
A visit with a health care provider before the baby is born is important for first-time parents, those with high-risk pregnancies, and any other parent who wishes to discuss common issues such as feeding, circumcision, and general questions.
After the baby is born, the next visit should be 2 - 3 days after bringing the baby home (for breast-fed babies) or when the baby is 2 - 4 days old (for all babies who are released from a hospital before they are 2 days old). For experienced parents, some health care providers will delay the visit until the baby is 1 - 2 weeks old.
After that, it is recommended that visits occur at the following ages (your provider may have you add or skip visits depending on your child's health or your parenting experience):
In addition to these visits, call and visit a health care provider any time your baby or child seems ill or whenever you are worried about your baby's health or development.
Physical examination:
Growth and development:
Preparing a child for an office visit is similar to test and procedure preparation. See:
Hagan JF, Duncan PM. Maximizing Children's Health. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011: chap 5.


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On his way to recovery, in more than one way, John Hopkins may not be the man he used to be after this weekend. Having a number of surgeries and complications with his right hand after his MotoGP wild card crash at Brno, Hopper finally resorted to having the top of his right ring finger amputated on Friday. Set to start physiotherapy in about a week and to back on the bike in three weeks, Hopkins hopes to be ready in time for World Superbike's season-opener at Phillip Island in six weeks' time.
Consulting with physicians before the surgery on Thursday, the amputation of part of Hopper's finger was viewed as the best way to resolve his continuing problems with his hand, and ensure that his 2012 WSBK season would remain intact. Hopkins has a lot riding on this season, as he and Crescent Suzuki are hoping to continue the momentum from the 2011 British Superbike Championship. With Hopper hoping to return to MotoGP in 2013, we don't think the Anglo-American's resolve to accomplish that goal can be questioned at this point.


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Can persistent Epstein-Barr virus infection induce chronic fatigue syndrome as a Pavlov reflex of the immune response?
– Source: Journal of Biological Dynamics, Jan 2012 (final version of record online Jul 16, 2012)
By Elena Agliari, et al.
[Note: To view the free full text of this article proposing a unifying theory of the etiology of chronic fatigue syndrome / myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), CLICK HERE. The article includes some intriguing, plain-language background sections and some very complex, formula-heavy statistical sections. The 'Pavlov' response refers to how physiological responses can become conditioned to occur without the initial stimulus – e.g., Pavlov's dogs salivating at the sound of a bell that once accompanied feeding time.]
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a protracted illness condition (lasting even years) appearing with strong flu symptoms and systemic defiances by the immune system.
• Here, by means of statistical mechanics techniques, we study the most widely accepted picture for its genesis, namely a persistent acute mononucleosis infection,
• And we show how such infection may drive the immune system towards an out-of-equilibrium metastable state displaying chronic activation of both humoral and cellular responses (a state of full inflammation without a direct 'causes-effect' reason).
By exploiting a bridge with a neural scenario, we mirror killer lymphocytes T(K) and B cells to neurons and helper lymphocytes
[Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] to synapses, hence showing that the immune system may experience the Pavlov conditional reflex phenomenon:
• If the exposition to a stimulus (Epstein-Barr virus antigens) lasts for too long,
• Strong internal correlations among B cells, killer lymphocyte T(K) and T(H) may develop
• Ultimately resulting in a persistent activation even though the stimulus itself is removed.
These outcomes are corroborated by several experimental findings.
Source: Journal of Biological Dynamics, Mar 2012;6(2):740-62 – full text of record online Jul 16, 2012. PMID:22873615, by Agliari E, Barra A, Vidal KG, Guerra F. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Parma, Parma, Italy. [Email: firstname.lastname@example.com]


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I'm really into nutrition and curious what everyone here feeds their Cavaliers. Right now I'm feeding my Shih Tzus (no Cavalier yet) Acana Grasslands (lamb based food) mixed with Prairie lamb and oatmeal canned. They also get fish oil and vitamin E everyday.
So everyone else, it's your turn to share!!
So everyone else, it's your turn to share!!


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TRENTON – New Jersey Attorney General Jeffey S. Chiesa, along with 54 attorneys general in other states, districts and U.S. territories, announced Wednesday that they have reached an antitrust settlement with three of the largest book publishers in the United States. Hachette Book Group, Inc., HarperCollins Publishers, L.L.C. and Simon & Schuster, Inc. have agreed to pay a total of more than $69 million to consumers to resolve antitrust claims of an alleged unlawful conspiracy to fix the prices of electronic books (E-books). They have also agreed to change the way they price E-books going forward.
The settlement occurs in conjunction with a civil antitrust lawsuit filed today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Hachette, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. In the lawsuit the States allege that the three settling publishers and others, including non-settling publishers Macmillan and Penguin (collectively, the "Agency Five" publishers), "conspired and agreed to increase retail E-book prices for all consumers" and "agreed to eliminate E-book retail price competition between E-book outlets, such that retail prices to consumers would be the same regardless of the outlet patronized by the consumer."
The lawsuit and the settlement stem from a two-year joint state and federal antitrust investigation. That investigation developed evidence that the Agency Five publishers conspired to end E-Book retailers' freedom to compete on price by taking control of pricing from E-Book retailers and substantially increasing the prices that consumers paid for E-Books. As a result of this conduct, the States allege that consumers paid millions of dollars more for their e-books.
"Our legal action sends a strong message that competitors cannot get away with price-fixing," Chiesa said. "Colluding to fix prices raises costs for customers, who, in this case, have paid millions of dollars more for some of the most popular E-Book titles. Today's settlement with three publishers paves the way for restitution for consumers harmed by the scheme." Chiesa added, "This settlement restores competition to the E-Book marketplace and ensures consumers are protected from collusion in their future purchases of E-Books."
Under the proposed settlement agreement, which the court must approve, Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster will compensate consumers who purchased E-books from any of the Agency Five publishers during the period of April 1, 2010 through May 21, 2012. Payments will begin 30 days after court approval of the settlement. Consumers in New Jersey are expected to receive an estimated $2.4 million in total compensation. The settling defendants will also pay approximately $7.5 million to the states for fees and costs.
In addition to paying the $69 million consumer compensation, Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have agreed to terminate their existing agency agreements with certain retailers, requiring the publishers to grant retailers–such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble–the freedom to reduce the prices of their E-book titles. For two years they will be prohibited from making any new agreements that constrain retailers' ability to offer consumer discounts or other promotions which encourage the sale of e-Books.
Deputy Attorney's General Jah-Juin Ho, Glenn Graham, and Joshua Rabinowitz of the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group represented the State in this matter.
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SOURCE: United Community Banks, Inc.
January 24, 2013 05:30 ET
BLAIRSVILLE, GA--(Marketwire - Jan 24, 2013) - United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI)
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) today reported net income of $9.3 million, or 11 cents per share, for the fourth quarter of 2012, and net income of $37.9 million, or 44 cents per share, for the year. The results for the fourth quarter and year reflect modest loan growth, improved credit quality, strong core transaction deposit growth, an increase in fee revenue, and lower operating expenses compared with the same periods a year ago.
"We had another positive quarter and a very productive year in rebuilding our core earnings and positioning United for future growth," said Jimmy Tallent, president and chief executive officer. "In the fourth quarter we achieved meaningful improvement in every key measure of credit quality, and we continued to build strong momentum in growing new customer loan and deposit relationships."
Tallent continued, "We grew our loan portfolio by $37 million from the third quarter, for an annualized rate of 4 percent. That was no easy accomplishment in the current business environment. Additionally, our core transaction deposits increased by $75 million, or 10 percent annualized. At the same time we lowered nonperforming assets by 10 percent, to $128 million. This total includes our lowest level of foreclosed properties since 2007, at $18 million. Even more encouraging was the significant drop in net charge-offs to $14.5 million, the lowest level since the second quarter of 2008."
"This was a good way to end a successful year," Tallent stated. "During 2012, we achieved $65 million in net new loan growth and we increased core transaction deposits by $311 million or 11 percent. Continued growth in quality loan and deposit relationships remains a top priority."
The fourth quarter provision for loan losses was $14 million, equal to a year ago and down $1.5 million from the third quarter. Fourth quarter net charge-offs were $14.5 million compared to $20.6 million in the third quarter and $45.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
"The inflow of nonperforming loans in the fourth quarter was $20 million, the lowest quarterly total since the beginning of the economic cycle," Tallent said. "We expect this trend will lead to lower quarterly charge-offs and loan loss provisions during 2013."
Taxable equivalent net interest revenue totaled $56.0 million, down $1.34 million from the third quarter of 2012 and down $3.02 million from the fourth quarter of 2011. "The decrease primarily reflects lower yields on our investment securities and loan portfolios, as well as the overlap of new senior debt issued at the beginning of the fourth quarter that was used to repay subordinated debt that matured late in the fourth quarter," said Tallent.
"The lower yield on our loan portfolio reflects ongoing pricing pressure on new and renewed loans," Tallent continued. "Our investment securities interest decline was due to reinvestment of cash flows at record low rates. We continue to look for reinvestment opportunities with a focus on floating-rate securities to alleviate market and duration risk. Floating-rate securities, which account for 38 percent of the total investment securities portfolio, improve our interest sensitivity position by reducing our exposure to rising interest rates," Tallent continued.
The taxable equivalent net interest margin was down 16 basis points from the third quarter and 7 basis points from a year ago to 3.44 percent. "Five of the 16 basis point linked-quarter margin decline was due to the overlap in the replacement of maturing subordinated debt," stated Tallent. "Another five basis points was due to the scheduled repricing of certain corporate bonds from a fixed to floating rate. These floating rate securities were part of a planned strategy to maintain a neutral to slightly asset-sensitive interest rate position. The balance of the decrease was due to a new loan product offering with a low introductory rate that will reprice in 2013 and continued loan pricing pressures."
Fee revenue was $14.8 million for the fourth quarter, compared to $13.8 million for the third quarter and $12.7 million a year ago. The increase from prior quarters was primarily due to the higher level of mortgage loans closed and related fees. Mortgage refinancing activity continued at a strong pace through the fourth quarter as mortgage rates remained at record low levels. Closed mortgage loans totaled $100 million in the fourth quarter compared with $108 million in the third quarter and $78.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Service charges and fees on deposit accounts were also up from a year ago due to new fees on low balance deposit accounts that became effective in the first quarter of 2012, and to higher debit card interchange fees.
Other fee revenue was down $217,000 from the third quarter of 2012 and $466,000 from the fourth quarter of 2011 to $2.34 million. The decrease was primarily due to lower hedge ineffectiveness gains and to a fourth quarter 2011 gain of $728,000 from the sale of state low-income housing tax credits.
Operating expenses, excluding foreclosed property costs, were $42.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to $41.1 million for the third quarter and $41.8 million a year ago. The increase from a year ago was due primarily to a $2.24 million, one-time credit adjustment in the fourth quarter of 2011 related to our retirement plan that reduced salary and employee benefit expense in that period. Excluding the foreclosed property costs and the one-time credit adjustment, quarterly operating expenses were down $1.9 million from a year ago. Reduced staff levels and related costs were the primary drivers of the decrease. United had 164 fewer staff positions in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to the fourth quarter of 2011.
Foreclosed property costs for the fourth quarter of 2012 were $4.6 million, compared to $3.7 million in the third quarter and $9.3 million a year ago. Fourth quarter 2012 costs included $1.4 million for maintenance and $3.2 million in net losses and write-downs. For the third quarter of 2012, foreclosed property costs included $962,000 in maintenance and $2.7 million in net losses and write-downs. Fourth quarter 2011 foreclosed property costs included $2.4 million in maintenance and $6.9 million in net losses and write-downs.
As of December 31, 2012, capital ratios were as follows: Tier 1 Risk-Based of 14.2 percent; Tier 1 Leverage of 9.7 percent; Total Risk-Based of 15.8 percent; Tier 1 Common Risk-Based of 8.9 percent; and, Tangible Equity-to-Assets of 8.6 percent.
"By every measure, 2012 has been a year of significant improvement for United Community Banks," Tallent said. "Reflecting on all that this banking team has accomplished in restoring credit quality, regaining momentum in new business growth, and improving operating efficiency, I cannot help but look forward with excitement.
"We know that challenges remain as the economy continues to be sluggish and rates are at record lows," Tallent continued. "At the same time we expect credit measures to continue to improve, and this will translate into lower levels of charge-offs and provisioning. We see opportunities to grow our mortgage and advisory services businesses, and will look to expand both. We believe we can grow our loan portfolio and we will accomplish this by continuing to add lenders in key markets, as well as expanding into new markets, like Greenville, South Carolina, where we recently opened a loan production office."
Tallent concluded, "We constantly evaluate and find ways to improve this company -- to make it more productive and efficient while continuing to deliver the best customer service in the industry. Ultimately we are committed to delivering superior financial results on behalf of our shareholders. We are committed, we are up to the challenge, and we look ahead with determination and optimism."
Conference Call
United will hold a conference call today, Thursday, January 24, 2013, at 11 a.m. ET to discuss the contents of this news release and to share business highlights for the quarter. To access the call, dial (877) 380-5665 and use the conference number 86024021. The conference call also will be webcast and can be accessed by selecting 'Calendar of Events' within the Investor Relations section of United's website at www.ucbi.com.
About United Community Banks, Inc.
Headquartered in Blairsville, United Community Banks, Inc. is the third-largest bank holding company in Georgia. United has assets of $6.8 billion and operates 105 banking offices throughout north Georgia, the Atlanta region, coastal Georgia, western North Carolina, east Tennessee and northwest South Carolina. United specializes in providing personalized community banking services to individuals and small to mid-size businesses and also offers the convenience of 24-hour access through a network of ATMs, telephone and on-line banking. United's common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol UCBI. Additional information may be found at United's website at www.ucbi.com.
Safe Harbor
This news release contains forward-looking statements, as defined by federal securities laws, including statements about United's financial outlook and business environment. These statements are based on current expectations and are provided to assist in the understanding of future financial performance. Such performance involves risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such statements. For a discussion of some of the risks and other factors that may cause such forward-looking statements to differ materially from actual results, please refer to United's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K under the sections entitled "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors." Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements.


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Sarah's Take: Scully's 2014 return is great news
When Vin Scully, the voice of the Dodgers, announced on Friday that he will return for his 65th season, every Dodgers fan rejoiced.
Many people dislike their jobs and can't wait to retire. At 85 years old, Scully still enjoys what he has done since 1950, when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn. He has excelled at his job, making everyone believe that he is the greatest sports broadcaster who has ever lived.
When Vin Scully, the voice of the Dodgers, announced on Friday that he will return for his 65th season, every Dodgers fan rejoiced.
Many people dislike their jobs and can't wait to retire. At 85 years old, Scully still enjoys what he has done since 1950, when the Dodgers were in Brooklyn. He has excelled at his job, making everyone believe that he is the greatest sports broadcaster who has ever lived.
While receiving every honor a baseball announcer can get, Scully maintains humility that everyone wants to have. He believes he is an ordinary man who has been given an amazing opportunity. Anyone who has listened to him knows Scully has an extraordinary command of the English language, enabling him to paint exquisite verbal pictures.
Scully doesn't seem bored with any baseball game, even though it's doubtful anyone else on the planet has witnessed more games than he has. As a kid growing up in New York, Scully was a New York Giants fan who idolized Mel Ott. He dreamed of being a baseball broadcaster, often climbing under his parents' radio to listen to the Giants game and pretend that he was doing play-by-play. While doing this, he learned the power of the crowd reaction to an exciting play in the game, so he rarely speaks over the loud ovation, unlike many other baseball broadcasters. This lets the audience, either listening to the radio or watching on television, feel the atmosphere at the stadiums.
Branch Rickey hired the 22-year-old Fordham University graduate who had the slight experience of calling games for the Washington Senators to be the third broadcaster for the 1950 season for the Brooklyn Dodgers. As the third broadcaster on a team when no broadcaster worked with a partner, Scully had much time to observe another all-time great, Red Barber, who was immensely popular in Brooklyn. Scully developed his own style instead of adopting Barber's folksy style, but he learned the importance of preparation for every game. Out of sheer fear of embarrassing himself, Scully does more preparation for every game than any other broadcaster does. This preparation enables him to be impartial, and any baseball fan can enjoy listening to Scully.
While in college, the professors told Scully that no one should know which team he's rooting for. Even though he has worked for the Dodgers for the past 64 years, during most games, a casual baseball fan can't tell which team employs him. After I listened to many broadcasters for many different teams over the years, I appreciate Scully's impartiality. These other broadcasters don't pretend to be impartial, and sometimes they broadcast wrong information about the opposition because they didn't bother to do much research.
While Scully understands the importance of statistics to baseball, he doesn't overuse them to bore us. With the widespread use of computers making statistics easily available, some broadcasters, especially those who haven't played much baseball, like to use them without much explanation. Everyone can understand a batting average and home runs. However, many people don't understand what WHIP and Zone Range Factor are.
While longtime baseball fans enjoy listening to Scully's eloquent descriptions of the situations during games, the new fans, even children, can understand what he's saying. In 1958, when the Dodgers moved from Brooklyn to Los Angeles, Scully had the responsibility of educating new baseball fans about the sport. Before this time, the West Coast didn't have a Major League team. Despite having several Minor League teams there, people hadn't developed a keen interest in baseball before the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants arrived. The people in Los Angeles were excited about having a Major League team and came in droves to the Coliseum to watch the new team. However, if Scully didn't educate and entertain the new fans, the popularity of the Dodgers wouldn't have reached where it is today.
During the lulls of the games, Scully tells fascinating stories. He often refers to history, classical literature, and pop culture in his vivid descriptions. This April, when Chad Billingsley was pitching with an elbow that probably would need Tommy John surgery soon, Scully referred to a Greek myth that illustrated the situation perfectly. By the way, Billingsley didn't start another game this year, because he had surgery the following week. However, Scully's reference to Greek mythology piqued at least one kid's interest in the subject.
According to Charley Steiner, a fellow Dodgers broadcaster who listened to Scully as a kid growing up in New York, Los Angeles doesn't have a bigger star or more beloved figure than Scully. Every Dodgers fan wants to hear Scully broadcast his 26th World Series. Everyone is delighted that Scully is returning for his record-setting 65th season.
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Pattern 'E' from Stylish Dress Book 1 'Wear With Freedom'. Shortened to a tunic and narrowed at the sides (because the wool was too thick to carry off all the extra floaty fabric allowance. I love this top. It may in fact be the most favourite thing I have made so far. It works for Spring and with a long sleeved top underneath will work for colder times. The pattern came together so easily (more easily than I expected) and all the pieces fitted together perfectly. Even the sleeves just slotted right in – so good!
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Anyone who supports games at WMS at this point is no better than the people who put Hootie over the program.
LR needs one or two games. They don't have to be SEC teams, just a couple of games. Give the whole state a better chance to see them at least once.
I cannot agree with this part. I support at least one game there, even a cupcake. And I am 5% terrorist.
get the game day atmosphere on the Hill close to what it is in the Rock and then lets talk. until then your argument is invalid
Brilliant! Where do we find asbestos and mold? Do you think we should just hide it in the stands or try to get some in the press box too?
Can our Admin change the thread title to Austin Allen's Cock? If so, then put me down for 10 inches, at least.
When is the last time you, Hiphog, came to a game in Fayetteville?
I am not claiming I am right, I am saying I don't get it.
i dropped my season tix three years ago, but went to a couple games in 10. Didnt get to go to any games lr or fayette last year due to work schedule
You need to find a new job.
Good lord are you going to be a 22 and passed out drunk kid on a golf course for the rest of your life? The whole "game day atmosphere" in Little Rock is just unmitigated juvenile bullshit on par with Ole Miss' infatuation with "winning the tailgate".
This, times eleventy-threve billion.The people that put the "atmosphere" - read "ability to get absolutely plastered and not remember anything about the game you just watched" - above the financial concerns associated with carting the entire athletic department to LR twice a year to play in a high school stadium shouldn't be allowed to purchase season tickets. There are plenty of people in the rest of the state that actually care about the team who will gladly take their place.Using tailgating as a reason to lose $3 million per game to play in LR. Talk about people with no concept of reality.
wrong, wrong, wrong. I rarely drink so that has nothing to do with it. The whole game day experience is just a million times better in LR.
Resonance...metal folding chairs or hard tile floors cannot be beaten when it comes to firing off a loud fart.
s. I've tailgated at Auburn and LOL Miss multiple times and I personally think it is a better scene now in NWA over both of those locations.


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Subject: Jim Webb, Re-entering the Debate
Dear Friends:
When I left the Senate in January, 2013, I decided to take a full year away from all media interviews, editorial articles, and direct political activities. Part of this decision was personal, as Hong and I readjusted to life away from the Senate. Part of it was professional, as I returned to the routine of writing, resulting in my tenth book I Heard My Country Calling, which was published on May 20th. And part of it was due to my desire simply to reflect privately on the very serious issues that confront our country, as I have done several times in the past after leaving other periods of public service.
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