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The New Orleans Police Department is still trying to find out if a woman is okay after a man beat her unconscious outside a local Holiday Inn Friday morning.
The violent attack was all caught on the hotel's surveillance cameras. Police arrested the suspect, Elvin Terrell, 35, when he turned himself in Saturday afternoon.
"Domestic violence is often hidden behind closed doors. We don't often see it on video, I mean we don't often see it," said Mary Claire Landry, the Executive Director of the New Orleans Family Justice Center.
Yet, in shocking hotel security footage we see first hand the brutality battered women suffer at the hands of their attackers.
"For it to become this violent publicly, I have a lot of concerns for her safety," said Landry.
Now police want to know what happened after the man in the video, now identified as Elvin Terrell, drove off with the unconscious woman.
At the very least, investigators say they know the woman is alive after briefly talking to her on the phone, but police still do not know the extent of her injuries or if she received medical attention.
That is because she is not cooperating with investigators and Landry says that is not uncommon.
"I suspect that she is distrustful of just about everybody, she is not sure who to trust and where to turn," said Landry.
Among the handful of charges Terrell now faces is domestic second-degree battery, but some wonder why it is not attempted murder. Tulane law professor and director of the domestic violence clinic Tania Tetlow says there is reason for that.
"It may depend, in part, if there is serious bodily injury to the victim and they need to interview her to establish that," said Tetlow.
Then there is the unclaimed 6-year-old boy, who is now in protective custody after being left alone in the hotel room. Tetlow says a shared child is one of the many reasons it is difficult to escape a violent relationship.
"The overwhelming threat is that if you leave, the judge is going to give unsupervised access to the child," said Tetlow.
But Tetlow says it is a catch-22 because it is considered kidnapping if a battered mother tries to disappear with her child, and she says leaving is already the riskiest move.
"Most of the victims who are killed in domestic violence cases, they are not the ones who stayed, they are the ones who left," said Tetlow.
The United States Centers for disease control and prevention estimates that 1 in 4 women in the U.S. will be victims of domestic violence in their lifetime and experts say it is one of the lead causes of death in women.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, help is just a phone call away. The 24-hour crisis hotline number is 504-866-9554.


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(Bloomberg) Consumer spending in the U.S. rose in January even as incomes dropped by the most in 20 years, showing households were weathering the payroll-tax increase by socking away less money in the bank.
Household purchases, which account for about 70 percent of the economy, climbed 0.2 percent after a 0.1 percent gain the prior month, a Commerce Department report showed Friday in Washington. The median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 76 economists called for a 0.2 percent advance. Incomes slumped 3.6 percent, sending the saving rate down to the lowest level since November 2007.
Employment gains, the rebound in housing and growing demand for autos will probably keep supporting consumer spending in the first quarter as the world's largest economy picks up from an end-of-year slowdown. Even so, rising gasoline prices and the need to rebuild nest eggs may make it difficult for households to match last quarter's performance.
"It's going to be touch and go for the consumer for the next few months," said Ryan Sweet, a senior economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pa., who correctly projected the 3.6 percent drop in income. "The consumer is going to be able to support the recovery, but they're not going to be able to take it" to a higher level."
Projections for spending ranged from a drop of 0.2 percent to a 0.4 percent gain. The Bloomberg survey median called for incomes to fall 2.4 percent.
The slump in incomes in January was the biggest since January 1993 and followed a 2.6 percent jump in December. Some companies paid dividends and employee bonuses earlier than usual before tax rates went up this year, removing a gain usually seen in January. The Commerce Department estimated the January level of wages was reduced by about $15 billion and December was boosted by about $30 billion, reflecting the timing of the bonuses.
The saving rate dropped to 2.4 percent from 6.4 percent.
Disposable Income
Disposable income, or the money left over after taxes, dropped 4 percent after adjusting for inflation, the biggest plunge since monthly records began in 1959. The drop also reflected the lapse of the payroll tax holiday. Excluding the effect of the tax and other special factors such as the timing of bonuses and dividends, disposable personal income would have increased 0.3 percent in January, the same as in December, the report said.
Adjusting consumer spending for inflation, which renders the figures used to calculate gross domestic product, purchases rose 0.1 percent in January for a second month, Friday's report showed.
Consumer purchases grew at a 2.1 percent annualized pace in the fourth quarter, up from 1.6 percent in the previous three months, as Americans bought more durable goods including automobiles.
The economy grew at a 0.1 percent rate from October through December, less than forecast, as companies reined in gains in inventories and national defense outlays dropped 22 percent, the biggest since 1972, Commerce Department data showed yesterday.
Little Inflation
Friday's report showed a price gauge tied to consumer spending, which are the figures tracked by Federal Reserve policy makers, was little changed in January from the prior month. Over the past 12 months prices rose 1.2, the smallest year-to-year gain since October 2009. The rate compares with the central bank's goal of 2 percent.
Excluding food and energy costs, prices climbed 1.3 percent in January from the same month in 2012, the smallest year-to- year gain since April 2011.
Little inflation, combined with sluggish growth, mean Federal Reserve policy makers are likely to continue unprecedented monetary easing measures.
"Available information suggests that economic growth has picked up again this year," Bernanke said earlier this week in testimony to the Senate Banking Committee in Washington.
Still, Bernanke cited an estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that the spending cuts known as sequestration will cause a 0.6 percentage-point reduction in growth this year.
'Significant' Burden
"Given the still-moderate underlying pace of economic growth, this additional near-term burden on the recovery is significant," he said.
The expiration of the payroll tax cut in January, coupled with climbing gasoline prices, are trimming discretionary income and may damp household purchases in the first quarter.
Congress and President Barack Obama allowed the payroll tax to return to its 2010 level of 6.2 percent from 4.2 percent at the start of the year, which means an American who earns $50,000 is taking home about $83 less a month.
The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline at the pump rose to $3.78 on Feb. 27, little changed from the previous day's rate that was the highest in more than four months, according to AAA, the biggest U.S. motoring group.
On a brighter note, sentiment is rebound as employment grows. The Conference Board's sentiment index jumped in February from a revised 58.4 in January, data from the New York-based private research group showed this week. The measure's 11.2- point jump was the biggest since November 2011, offsetting much of the almost 15-point slide over the previous three months.
Interest Rates
Interest rates hovering near record lows and growing availability of credit are buoying the auto industry, including Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based AutoNation Inc., the biggest dealership group in the U.S. Attractive financing may push sales comfortably above 15 million this year, the highest since 2007.
"We have the best financing available for our customers ever," Mike Jackson, chief executive officer of AutoNation, told a J.D. Power & Associates conference this month in Orlando, Florida.
Cars and light trucks sold at a 15.2 million annual rate in January after 15.3 million in December, according to data from Ward's Automotive Group. Including November's 15.5 million rate, auto sales over the past three months have been the strongest in five years.
—With assistance from Craig Trudell in Southfield, Michigan. Editor: Carlos Torres
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Jalovec's NE gully and the nearby Kotovo Sedlo are two of the most popular itineraries in the Slovenian Alps. The ascent follows a wide valley to then continue up a steep and narrow gully beneath high rocky walls.
From Ratece turn off right for Val Planica. Drive up this to the Tamar refuge (altitude: 1108m). Depending on snow conditions, you may find it necessary to park the car lower down.
From the Tamar refuge take the path north for about 30 minutes to the edge of the forest. Continue along the righthand side of the valley beneath impressive rocky walls, to then ascend up the center of Val Tamar when the slope angle steepens. Reach the obvious NE gully (continuing righ leads to Kotovo Sedlo) and continue on foot up this steep and narrow gully to the small col at 2330m. The slope opens up here and, although somewhat steeper, leads quickly to a final col where this itinerary ends. The normal ascent route to the summit of Jalovec leads off right from here.
Descend along the line of ascent.
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On a flat surface, lay out a circle of pretzels.
On top of this circle place another layer of pretzels in a circle, alternating the spacing of the lower layer.
Weave the ribbon through the top of the top layer of the pretzel side loops and down through the lower layer of pretzels, then back up the top layer.
Repeat this process until completed.
Tuck in your choice of holiday decorations as you like.


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This morning the official Gamescom 2012 awards were announced and we're excited to share that Dishonored captured three awards: Best Xbox 360 Game, Best PlayStation 3 Game, and Overall Game of the Show!
In addition to winning the official Game of Show awards, both Eurogamer and Gamestar have announced it as their Game of Show.
Congrats to Arkane Studios on this amazing accomplishment!
For more Gamescom 2012 coverage, visit these sites…
New hands-on previews of the Boyle mission – courtesy of The Sixth Axis and Lazy Gamer
Rock, Paper, Shotgun – Jim Rossignol discusses Dishonored's unique flavor with co-creative director, Raf Colantonio
PlayStation.Blog (EU) – Harvey Smith tackles non-lethal playthrough and stealth mechanices
OPM UK – Six Ways Dishonored Will Save Gaming
VG247 – New video preview below.


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"The story that will be told inside the walls…is the story not only of a Presidency but of a movement – a determined movement dedicated to the greatness of America and faith in its bedrock traditions; in the essential goodness of its people; in the essential soundness of its institutions; and, yes, faith in our very essence as a nation."
-Ronald Reagan, November 21, 1988
The newly renovated Museum experience integrates hundreds of artifacts, over 50% never before seen, and dozens of interactive displays. These 18 new galleries pay tribute to America's 40th president and his accomplishments by capturing his patriotic spirit, his respect for individual liberty, his belief in global democracy and his support of economic opportunity. 26,400 square feet of new exhibits opened to the public on February 7, 2011. Visitors explore interactive exhibits that engage the viewer in multiple experiences.
Visitors explore interactive exhibits that engage the viewer in multiple experiences.
Tickets may be purchased in advance to visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. Click here to learn more.
For more information about the new galleries, please call 800-410-8354.


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Justin Combs, son of the artist formerly known as a lot of different names and now known as Diddy, announced today that he will play football at UCLA next year.
Combs, a cornerback at Iona Prep in New Rochelle, N.Y., says he is not concerned about the fact that the Bruins do not have a head coach—Rick Neuheisel was fired yesterday—because his "love for UCLA is so strong."
"I'm committed to UCLA," Combs told Scout.com. "I was silently committed to UCLA for a while, but now was the time."
The Bruins lost to USC 50-0 on Saturday.
Combs, who once looked into a mirror and said, "Who's the flyest of them all?" on national television, is reportedly "fast." He also spent the summer playing for one of the nation's top 7-on-7 teams, the Goon Squad. He says he's not worried about the Bruins' coaching vacancy because "it's going to be a clean slate for everyone."
Plus—and let's be honest here—it's in L.A. We see you, Little Diddy.
Combs Headed West [Scout.com]
UCLA fires Rick Neuheisel [LA Times]


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From one point of view, Eric C. Conn is an American success story.
He opened his business in a trailer in tiny Stanville, Ky. With a keen eye on the main chance, he grew it into a juggernaut. It became one of the leaders in its field, employing dozens of people and even opening a satellite office in Beverly Hills.
All this would be very inspiring if Eric Conn's business didn't exist as a barnacle on the Social Security Administration. His law practice specializes in extracting (often dubious) disability benefits for his clients from the United States government, and enriching himself and people around him in the process.
In his book on the excesses of the American welfare state, Nicholas Eberstadt remarks that loose government rules and generous benefits tend to make us "a nation of chiselers."
If an exhaustive new Senate report on Conn's operation is to be believed, he is truly a lawyer for our age.
Conn spread the word of his services through that indispensable marketing tool of the American bar — the highway billboard, supplemented by TV ads and "Conn Girls" who attended events wearing shirts emblazoned with his firm's logo. He marketed himself as Mr. Social Security.
In 1960, fewer than 500,000 people received disability payments. Now, the Social Security Administration disability program pays benefits to 12 million people.
Many of these recipients are worthy and deserve help, and the aging of the population has been a factor in this growth. But an increasing number of claims involve subjective, difficult-to-disprove ailments, like mood disorders and back pain, obviously creating potential for abuse.
An administrative law judge told "60 Minutes," "If the American public knew what was going on in our system, half would be outraged and the other half would apply for benefits."
Counselor Conn would be happy to take their cases.
He is to disability payments what Perry Mason was to criminal defense. He has had an amazing knack for getting his claimants approved, and making millions from it.
The Social Security Administration pays lawyers for successful claims from the back-pay benefits. Conn got $3.9 million in fees in 2010 alone, when he was the third-highest-paid disability lawyer in the country. Not bad for a little ol' country lawyer in Stanville.
As the Senate report notes, though, Conn had friends in high places. An administrative law judge in the Social Security Administration's Huntington, W.Va., office, Judge David Daugherty, handled as many of Conn's cases as he could.
The report found that Daugherty gave Conn's office a list every month of claimants he planned to bless. Conn's office reportedly filled out the medical forms that were signed by doctors paid by Conn, to the tune of $2 million over the past several years.
Then, Daugherty approved them — every time.
He never turned down anyone represented by Conn, and, as a general matter, was an approval machine. In 2009, according to the report, he approved 1,410 claims out of 1,415 total, and in 2010, 1,371 out of 1,375. The norm for such judges was to hear only about 600 cases a year and approve 60 percent of them.
The last few years of Daugherty's career — he has since retired — he awarded $2.5 billion in lifetime benefits, the report estimates.
Oddly enough, the judge and his daughter received nearly $100,000 in unexplained cash deposits in their bank accounts from 2003 to 2011. When The Wall Street Journal wrote about the relationship between Conn and Daugherty a few years ago, the lawyer's office got multiple disposable cellphones so the lawyer and judge could keep talking and took a shredder to a warehouse of documents.
Eric Conn's legal fate is unknown. He is being sued for fraud, and he refused to testify at a recent Senate hearing.
In the spirit of George Plunkitt, he seen his opportunities and he took them. Those opportunities came courtesy of the heedlessness of the contemporary welfare state.


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The light bulbs are made from Japan, it is just so much brighter than my previous light bulbs. It is very good investment. I am getting the PIAA Xtreme White Bulbs for my Fog Lights today.


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On Friday, January 29, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC (DDCE), the University of Tennessee and Genera Energy LLC hosted a grand opening for one of the country's first cellulosic ethanol demonstration plants. Located in Vonore, TN, the facility will have the capacity to produce 250,000 gallons of ethanol from corn cobs and switchgrass. It is expected to begin producing ethanol on a commercial-scale basis in 2012 using 100 percent switchgrass feedstock.
Over the last three years, the University of Tennessee (UT) has implemented a switchgrass increase program. In the first two years, the project was funded by the state of Tennessee and has involved publicly-available contracts. Farmers that signed the three-year contract have been paid $450 per acre per year for their switchgrass. The program provides farmers the seed as well as technical expertise from UT's Agricultural Extension Service.
Switchgrass is a new crop for farmers to learn, says Kelly Tiller, president and CEO, Genera Energy. (Genera Energy is a for profit company wholly owned by the University of Tennessee Research Foundation.) Planting depth, for example, is extremely important with switchgrass so agronomists have been helping farmers calibrate their drills. The small switchgrass seeds need to be planted between one-quarter and one-half inch deep.
Since this is not an irrigated crop, taking advantage of planting dates to capitalize on available moisture is also important, Tiller says. It is difficult to control grassy weeds in switchgrass and many of the chemical controls are not currently labeled for switchgrass. Genera Energy is working with major crop protection companies to get products registered for the crop, Tiller says. "With help from the UT Ag Extension Service, however, we've had better than a 90 percent success rate with switchgrass establishment," Tiller says.
This year, Genera Energy is getting involved in the contracting and plans to move contracts from an acreage-based payment to a payment based on yield. Genera Energy also is offering some contracts for on-farm storage of harvested switchgrass.
Since its inception, the project has awarded contracts to farmers within a 50-mile radius of the demonstration plant. In 2008, it contracted 723 acres. This expanded to 2,000 acres in 2009, with about 40 farmers participating. In 2010, the project is expected to expand to 7,000 acres, with between 80 and 90 farmers participating. The switchgrass program has generated a lot of excitement among area farmers and several of them have increased their acreage for 2010, Tiller says.
"We're focused on keeping supply and demand in balance," Tiller adds. "We're interested in moving to commercial scale ethanol production, but we're looking at using the feedstock for co-firing energy plants for the nearer term. This will allow us to help build supplies so the entire industry can move forward."
As participating farmers' contracts expire, the farmers can choose to become members of the Tennessee Biomass Supply Cooperative (TBSC). Organized last fall as a "New Generation Co-op," TBSC will coordinate production and processing operations and deliver switchgrass feedstock to end users, such as utilities that would use it to co-firing their energy plants.
Farmers involved in the project are using existing production equipment, such as mower/conditioners and round balers for harvest. They move the bales to the edge of their fields where Genera Energy picks them up with a semi-tractor trailer and then moves the feedstock either to a storage location or the biorefinery. The harvest equipment is not necessarily tailored for switchgrass, with its tough stems, so Genera Energy has been working with equipment manufacturers (including AGCO, CNH, John Deere and Vermeer) to better manage the crop.
Genera also has received a grant from the Department of Energy to develop a system whereby switchgrass can be chopped in the field and brought to field edge. There, Genera would pack it in trucks and take it to be stored in bulk. Genera Energy has modified a cotton module to reduce transportation and storage costs.
Up to one-third of a switchgrass crop is made up of lignin, which is not used in the production of cellulosic ethanol. This is separated out of the process, and can be used in the boiler to provide process heat and steam at the biorefinery. In the future, some of the lignin could be used in the production of carbon fiber and several chemical platforms which would replace petroleum-based chemical platforms, Tiller says.


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They are part of the national fabric that holds our country together. They contribute to America in many ways, and deserve the same respect as any of us. I pledge to spread this message, and affirm our country's principles of liberty and justice for all.
Rev. Craig Roshaven discusses our strength as Americans in being able to successfully assimilate people from different religions and cultures42
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The Toronto Marlies and Hamilton Bulldogs face each each other too often. I lead with that as my opening paragraph too often. How about this; today was a game featuring two very fatigued teams. The Marlies have been everywhere in the league over the past month, with multiple road trips and crowded weekends. The Bulldogs just played a game in Ottawa last tnight. This wasn't going to be a game where speed killed, but rather an endurance war. Despite a hot start by the Marlies, this game fell in favour of their cross-highway rivals, with a score of 4-3.
The first period started off with cause for optimism, as Jerry D'Amigo scored his 11th goal of the season just 51 seconds after opening puck drop. For the first four minutes, the Marlies were the only team to get a shot on net, but the tables were soon to be turned. Jarred Tinordi made proper use of a pinch by streaking down the left wing and firing a snapshot past Drew MacIntyre at the five minute mark. Midway through the period, Toronto ran into some penalty trouble. Jerred Smithson went to the box for hooking, followed by Kenny Ryan earning himself two minutes for a faceoff infraction. During this penalty kill, a scramble in front of the Toronto net turned into a goal for Sven Andrighetto, who turned a loose puck into his 11th of th eyear.
The second period continued to be controlled by the Bulldogs. A scary moment came at the four minute mark, when Hamilton Defenceman Drew Scheistel hit Jerry D'Amigo from behind and he struggled to get back to his feet for over a minute. Toronto was unable to strike on the five minute powerplay, but when Andrew MacWilliam found his way to the box, Mike Blunden extended Hamilton's lead to 3-1. David Broll took a double minor for high sticking a few minutes later, but nothing came out of it.
The Marlies needed a hot start to begin the first period, and got the opposite. Andrighetto gave the broadcast their highlight of the night just a minute into the third, scoring his second off a pretty individual effort. From there, the Marlies pushed to chip away at the 4-1 lead. They had some success, with Greg McKegg scoring at the eight and a half minute mark, and tapping home a loose rebound with 47 seconds to go, but it wasn't enough to complete the comeback.
Other Notes
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Photo courtesy of Christian Bonin / TSGPhoto.com


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Return of the Benchmarks
The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times lead with Barack Obama announcing his new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Hoping to clarify and narrow our goals, Obama said that the U.S. objective in the region is to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and to prevent their return to either country in the future." Invoking the 9/11 attacks, Obama proposed a major push to expand Afghan security forces, improve the responsiveness of the Kabul government, reduce corruption, fight drug trafficking, and combat the Taliban. (He'll also boost Pakistan's counterterror capacity and encourage détente with India.) Obama says he'll judge progress based on benchmarks related to those goals, revising the strategy as needed.
The Wall Street Journal tops its world-wide newsbox with mass flooding in Fargo, N.D.
The NYT's lead details the genesis of Obama's new Afghanistan policy, which is an Obama-esque compromise of the views of numerous strong-willed advisers. Ground commanders (read, "David Petraeus") requested a large, long-term commitment of troops and resources, but Robert Gates and Mike Mullen pared back their requests. Richard Holbrooke and Hillary Clinton insisted on more anti-corruption and anti-drug-trafficking efforts, while Vice President Joe Biden warned stridently against overcommitment that would get us into to an open-ended quagmire. Obama chose a synthesis of these approaches at Camp David last weekend.
While the WP thinks Congress liked Obama's Afghanistan speech, the NYT says Congress was "skeptical." The LAT focuses on the reaction from conservatives, who are unambiguously ecstatic over what they consider to be Obama's "maximalist" approach. (Indeed, Bill Kristol was overheard praising Obama to the heavens yesterday.) Some of the papers also note complaints that Obama's plan lacks specifics.
Fargoans, aided by about 1,700 National Guard troops, have spent days building sandbag levees in subfreezing temperatures. * (The pictures are dramatic.) Now, all they can do is wait until Wednesday, when the floodwaters are supposed to recede.
All the papers flag a suicide bombing in Pakistan that killed more than 50 people in a mosque near the strategic Khyber Pass. The NYT pins the attack on Baitullah Mehsud, the local Taliban warlord who the U.S. has lately been trying to kill at the behest of Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari.
The LAT fronts, and the WSJ reefers cautious optimism on Wall Street, after three straight weeks of stock market gains—combined with less-bad-than-expected economic data—have some investors thinking the market has finally hit bottom. Of course, the LAT notes, the market has already hit false bottoms multiple times since initial crash in October.
The NYT goes above the fold with what appears to be a beat-sweetener about Obama budget director Peter Orszag, containing many charming anecdotes about Orszag's dietary and exercise habits, as well as his will to succeed. (Orszag's father held him to unreasonably high standards.) Interestingly, the article hints at a major rivalry between Orszag and NEC Chairman Larry Summers.
The WP goes above the fold with a piece on the Chinese dissidents who are more equal than other Chinese dissidents—grieving parents. While they're still harassed by the police, the parents of children killed by contaminated baby formula, last year's Sichuan earthquakes, and other instances of government neglect are different. Their stories are politically potent enough that Beijing refuses to arrest them for organizing and airing their grievances.
The WP fronts a look at what it calls "financial protectionism." While the U.S. has encouraged its quasi-nationalized banks to increase domestic lending, many European governments are mandating it. That has the effect of draining capital from developing nations—private capital flows to emerging markets have dropped from $929 billion in 2007 to $165 billion this year—in a way that some fear will cripple world trade.
The NYT fronts news from Democrats' and Republicans' first big electoral test since the 2008 election—the race for former Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand's upstate New York congressional seat. Going into the vote Tuesday, Republicans are trying to associate Democratic candidate Scott Murphy, a venture capitalist, with AIG executives' bonuses. Democrats are firing back by tarring GOP Assemblyman James Tedisco as an obstructionist who opposes Obama's agenda. It'll be an early test of which party's message resonates.
An NYT front delves into a controversy over abortion in Brazil, where a Catholic archbishop excommunicated the doctors and the mother of a 9-year-old rape victim who aborted twins because they endangered her life. * The Vatican subsequently reversed the decision, saying it appeared "insensitive, incomprehensible and lacking mercy," but the girl's saga has focused attention on northern Brazil's widespread sexual abuse problems.
The WP goes inside with news that Obama's new North Korea envoy will be doing his job part-time—he'll continue to act as the Dean of Tufts' Fletcher School while trying to end North Korea's nuclear program on the side. Meanwhile, Japan is preparing to shoot down North Korea's upcoming missile test if it looks like it might hit Japanese territory.
The NYT also fronts a piece about how environmentally friendly compact fluorescent lightbulbs often have manufacturing defects—which is "irritating" to at least one family interviewed by the Times.
Correction, March 30, 2009: This article originally stated that temperatures in Fargo were subzero. There were subfreezing but not below 0 degrees Fahrenheit. (Return to the corrected sentence.) This article also originally stated that the 9-year-old rape victim was excommunicated for have an abortion. The girl's mother and the doctors who performed the abortion were excommunicated, but the New York Times article does not specify whether the girl was. ( Return to the corrected sentence.)


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EA Continues To Piss Off Lots Of Customers By Trying To Block Used Market With Single Use Codes
from the such-anger dept
Of course, the actual research suggests exactly the opposite. A robust secondary or "used" product market actually helps boost the original market in a variety of ways. First, it creates some product segmentation, allowing those who wouldn't necessarily buy the product at the higher price to get into the market. Second, it actually makes the original game more valuable, because buyers know they can turn around and sell it and get some of their money back at a later date. Taking that option out of the market actually hurts the demand in the primary market.
But, an even bigger issue is just how much people absolutely hate annoyances like this. I wasn't going to post the story originally, because it's just a continuation of EA's program. But people have been submitting it non-stop all morning -- and every single one of them is expressing serious anger about this decision on EA's part. Compare that to the widespread love and admiration from people buying the Humble Indie Bundle of video games, where the developers specifically decided to focus on rewarding customers, rather than punishing people for doing stuff they didn't like. Now, obviously, EA is much bigger than a bunch of indie developers, and perhaps they feel they can get away with obnoxious practices because they're so big, but it's a strategy that is likely to backfire in the long run. Pissing off your biggest fans and customers is not a long-term strategy for success.


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AwardWallet API - Libraries
AwardWallet is a service that lets users manage their reward balances and travel itineraries. Over 429 loyalty programs are supported across areas such as air, hotel, car rental, credit card and more. AwardWallet is also used by businesses to manage their corporate reward balances. The AwardWallet API lets partners power their loyalty program mobile app or web site, access their accounts through mobile apps and view mileage balances and upcoming trip info. Public documentation is not available, but developers can contact the provider for further information and partnership opportunities.


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City approves ordinance to refinance bond issue
Earlier this week, members of city council gave their unanimous approval to Ordinance 265 regarding refinancing the city's 2006 bond issue. Tom Lynch, the city's bond counsel, was present at the meeting and explained that General Obligation Bonds in the amount of $4,870,000 will be issued for a funding program to re-fund a series of General Obligation Notes already held by the city. "The net present value savings is north of $247,000 and so it is exceeding what [Henry Sallusti, of RBC Capital Markets, the underwriter for the city's standing obligations] has shown you in the past by a good $25,000 to $30,000," Lynch said. Lynch informed council members that, in order to move forward, they had to enact the legislation to adopt the debt, authorize the bond form itself, and then file with the state Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).He added that, in order to approve the ordinance, council members were required to hold a roll call vote. Several documents also needed to be signed that evening in order to lock in the interest rates.


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It dawned on me suddenly not more than 10 minutes into a presentation I was giving at a recent symposium for Exceptional Cancer Patients (ECaP) in Michigan.
The topic was "survival" as it relates to the extraordinary challenges of living with cancer. Yet during that presentation I couldn't escape my feelings concerning the ongoing terrorist acts which have rapidly transformed our nation and our lives. Each time I refocused my attention on the subject of surviving cancer, a voice from within relentlessly interrupted with the word, "terrorism."
Rather than fleeing from the calling, I gave in and decided to run with it. As my speech progressively evolved, the relationship between cancer and terrorism moved far beyond "logical" well into the realm of "obvious."
Pondering the concept, I allowed myself to become vulnerable for a moment and feel it's resultant effects. A number of emotions immediately surfaced - fear, anxiety, worry, outright panic and uncertainty. While I reflected upon the manner in which terrorists systematically utilize a number of strategies to inflict those feelings, the word, "cancer" suddenly became inescapable.
Cancer – terrorism, cancer – terrorism, the volley ensued within me.
Immediately connecting with my audience, it soon became apparent I was sharing their sentiments. It's one thing to talk about a disease and quite another to sense its effects. These brave souls (I could pick them out of the crowd) had been experiencing the ravages of terrorism from within for quite some time. You could see it in their eyes. There were visible traces of suffering even in some of the individuals well into remission. Their pain was unmistakable ... and heartfelt.
Words of inspiration were not enough. While I reached their hearts, it was far more challenging to touch their souls. Sensing the desperate need to unite everyone, I finally chose a closing that brought forth a wellspring of emotion.
Our patients were asked to join me - hand in hand on the stage. With tears in our eyes, we sang perhaps the best known prayer in our nation, "God Bless America." Our song strengthened a common bond - each of us realized we had experienced the threat of terrorism - externally or internally.
That evening the impact of cancer seemed so painfully realistic from a personal perspective. I envisioned it as a lethal and unpredictable terrorist attack - an invisible invasion that has the tendency to evoke a haunting sense of hopelessness and despair. The uncertainty of not knowing where it may turn up next, or how it might take its toll seemed unnerving.
The perception of losing control created an erosion within - an emptiness deepened by the realization that an immediate resolution is not in sight. Just as a surgical air strike cannot eradicate widespread terrorism, a surgical intervention will not eradicate all cancer cells once the disease has spread.
That evening I fully realized that the diagnosis of cancer and the threat of terrorism were remarkably similar. Both evoke searing emotions and mixed feelings that have the tendency to spark disheartening inner conflicts that are often difficult to resolve.
However my greatest insight of the evening was yet to come. For upon stepping down from the podium, an anxious young woman suddenly appeared before me and asked for just a few minutes of my time. She seemed wounded, and I readily complied as we walked toward an unoccupied corner of the room.
Her eyes were dark and her face was drawn with anguish. She anxiously demanded an answer I couldn't provide. "How could I have gotten cancer when I eat the right foods, exercise regularly, take excellent care of my children and husband, and never hurt a soul?"
Enraged with her recent diagnosis and mastectomy, the prospect of an unwelcome invader within tore at her soul and threatened the very fabric of her existence. Frustrated and angry, she didn't process a consoling word I offered. She desperately needed to vent to a person who understood her pain.
Upon regaining her attention, I asked her to focus all of her energies on one word - "choice."
Resigning to the fact we weren't making headway on her terms, she reluctantly agreed. I challenged her to consciously choose how she would face the uncertainty of tomorrow and every tomorrow thereafter - internally and externally.
It was then I knew she was teaching me a lesson. For I immediately related her anger and frustration to mine. It was the Light I needed to see. Terrorist threats could easily consume me (actually to a certain extent they were) or I could choose to live every waking moment as fully as possible. The threat of terrorism didn't have to control me.
That prospect prompted the ultimate realization that only I could empower the foe to destroy my quality of life. It was my choice after all.
The opportunity to choose is illustrated by the words of a Native American grandfather talking to his grandson about a tragedy.
He said, "I feel as if I have two wolves fighting in my heart. One wolf is the vengeful, angry, violent one. The other wolf is the loving, compassionate one." The grandson asked him, "Which wolf will win the fight in your heart?" The grandfather answered, "The one I feed."
Ultimately the process of tormenting ourselves with disturbing thoughts enables terrorism to take its toll. Choosing compassion and love revitalizes our energy to live life fully in whatever time frame remains regardless of threat.
Perhaps it's time to ask yourself: Which will you feed? Which will you nurture?
Each of us must choose. Our choices, not cancer or terrorism, hold the power to make all the difference - Mind Over Matter!


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1. Re: Rendering previous images in a new CMS workflowD Fosse Dec 17, 2011 9:14 AM (in response to skearney82)
Hmmm, not as easy as it sounds, but it should be possible at least with flattened files. It seems to me you could create an action to:
1. Convert the file to a Smart Object. This is necessary to "wrap" and protect the original, so that clipped (out of gamut) colors can be regained, and also to minimize the degradation from multiple conversions.
2. Convert from original document space to the old monitor profile. You'll want to change the RGB numbers in the original file, and the change should be equal to the difference between new and old monitor profile. But you can't do that directly in the original color space because the numbers will have a different meaning there.
3. Assign the new monitor profile. This will change the appearance to what it should be.
4. Convert back to the original document space.
5. Rasterize the Smart Object.
No guarantees and I may have missed something or messed up the sequence. I'd recommend saving duplicates until you're confident that it works. Then you can run the action in a batch or use the Image Processor.
EDITED because I see no way to do this with layered files (adjustment layers are color space specific).
2. Re: Rendering previous images in a new CMS workflowD Fosse Dec 18, 2011 4:07 AM (in response to D Fosse)1 person found this helpful
I managed to somehow test this by using an obviously wrong profile for one monitor. It seems to work. And even if you end up with a set of flattened files you at least have a reference to correct the originals to.
And of course the obvious point: no matter how alternative your process is you'll always be better off with full color management. Simply out of curiosity I keep looking for scenarios that could justify a non-color managed workflow, but it's shot down in every case. It just works.
Just so we're clear on how Photoshop uses the monitor profile, it's pretty simple: the document profile is converted to the monitor profile on the fly and sent to the display. If the monitor profile is not an accurate description of the actual monitor, it will look wrong.
The calibration software however will do two things: first it will calibrate the monitor to a set of basic parameters (white point, gamma, neutral color balance). Then it will make the profile (the description) of the monitor in its calibrated state. So you won't get a perfect match between Photoshop and apps that are not fully color managed.
3. Re: Rendering previous images in a new CMS workflowskearney82 Dec 18, 2011 9:54 AM (in response to skearney82)
Thnak you for your help. All of these images are 100% finished, and I know I will not be continuing with them in the future. So long as they look as they were, I'm fine with them being flat.
FYI gum printing isn't as exact as some other processes, and is very flexible. Having full color management just isn't as essential as something like cyanotype or platinum, often a gum printer will use manual abrasion to lighten areas, or might apply second exposure to darken areas. It would be cool to have a CMYK profile for soft proofing process seps, and eventually I'd like to get there.


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We bumped into Florent Morellet Wednesday night outside the Community Board 4 meeting and he was bubbling about his recent day in court. The Meatpacking District pioneer and devoted High Line supporter has filed suit against his landlord in an effort to extend the lease on the famed Restaurant Florent -- and he was pleased because the judge was familiar with him and his fabulous eatery.
"I know this restaurant--Florent is a great place," remarked Judge Matthew Cooper, according to Chris Shott in this week's Observer. The judge is still deliberating, Florent told us outside the CB4 meeting. If he is forced to close the restaurant, Florent intends to make the final month at 69 Gansevoort Street one big party.
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1889 N172 Old Judge Bill Holbert - Mets (No League Affiliation)
Starting Bid - $300, Sold For - $948
Graded VG 40 by SGC. Presented is one of N172 Old Judge's most interesting and distinctive rare cards: the 1889 "Mets" (no league affiliation) designation card featuring Bill Holbert with mask on and hands knee high. This is the only card in the N172 Old Judge set that doesn't feature a member of a League-affiliated team. In earlier years, this very same pose of Holbert was issued identifying him with Brooklyn and also with Jersey City, as he changed teams over the years. One might assume at a glance that the "Mets" team identification on this card refers to the New York Metropolitans of the American Association, the team that Holbert was on in 1886 and 1887. That is not the case. The New York Metropolitans' last year in the American Association was 1887. This is an 1889 Old Judge card and the "Mets" team referred to on this card is an independent team with no league affiliation and no connection to the American Association Mets team. It is also fascinating to note that the artwork representing the team designation ("Mets") on this card is not typeset but was hand-drawn by Goodwin's art department. The unique style of the "Mets" team designation is found only on this rare 1889 Old Judge card featuring Holbert. Holbert played twelve seasons in the Major Leagues for six different teams, and although not a major star, he was a teammate of Buck Ewing, Roger Connor, Tim Keefe, and Mickey Welch in 1881 while with the Troy Trojans. The card is bright and clean, front and back, with the photo contrast a little light, and centered to the right. A light diagonal surface wrinkle is visible to the left of his image. The reverse is virtually flawless. When it comes to pre-1900 baseball-card collecting, N172 Old Judges will always be recognized as the most significant set, and this unusual N172 "Mets" player card featuring Billy Holbert will always remain one of this important issue's most interesting and unique cards. Reserve $300. Estimate $500+. SOLD FOR $948
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By David Alexander
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will travel to Pakistan on Monday for talks with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other senior officials, as the first Pentagon chief to visit Islamabad in nearly four years, a spokesman said.
Hagel announced the Pakistan trip while talking to U.S. troops at Camp Leatherneck in southwestern Afghanistan, where he is on a two-day visit to consult with senior U.S. and Afghan officials and pay a holiday tribute to American forces.
The Pakistan visit comes amid renewed tensions over U.S. drone strikes as well as a threat to U.S. equipment being shipped from Afghanistan across Pakistan to the port of Karachi.
The Pentagon said a week ago that protests over a U.S. drone strike prompted a temporary suspension in the shipments of U.S. equipment across Pakistan through the Torkham Gate border crossing near the Khyber Pass.
Pentagon spokesman Carl Woog said it has been nearly four years since a U.S. defense secretary visited Pakistan, a large recipient of U.S. aid to reimburse countries for their effort in support of the U.S.-led coalition fighting in Afghanistan.
The last U.S. defense secretary to visit the country was Robert Gates in January 2010.
Woog said Hagel met Sharif during his visit to Washington earlier this year and "looks forward to continuing candid and productive conversations about our important security partnership and how to address common threats".
Woog said Hagel would talk to Sharif and other Pakistani leaders about their shared interest in a stable future for Afghanistan as the United States withdraws forces from the country following a dozen years of war.
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"It's my understanding that the protests never actually interdicted or blocked that route," the official said. "The suspension was a short-term suspension based on concerns about security. It was a self-imposed restriction, it wasn't due to a blockage of the route. The protests have died down."
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Weekend Sports Round-Up
LIMA — The St. Marys boys soccer team turned things around in the second half to salvage a 1-1 tie with Lima Central Catholic on the quick field turf at Lima Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
St. Marys at LCC boys soccer photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smeveningleader/sets/72157635562267085/show/
St. Marys (6-1-1) evened things up with a goal at the 38:36 mark of the second half when Zach Lemmerman crossed the ball and it hit off a T-Bird and into the net.
The game stayed knotted up there for the 1-1 tie.
"I was very disappointed in our effort in the first half and very satisfied with the way we played in the second half," St. Marys head coach Dave Ring said.
Lima Central Catholic (7-2-1) packed things in defensively and took advantage of a first half penalty shot. LCC took the 1-0 lead to the half on Matt McNamara's shot with 15:03 left in the first half.
"Brian Burkholder is a great coach and being the great friends we are, I knew that LCC was going to have a great gameplan," Ring said. "The only attack they got in our box, they got the call. They sat back in a shell and forced us to break it. We got our chances, but we showed great heart. LCC played with great effort and I thought we matched it and surpassed it in the second half."
NEW KNOXVILLE – With a hat trick from Brian Robison, the Franklin Monroe Jets defeated the New Knoxville Rangers soccer team Saturday afternoon 3-0 in a game played at New Knoxville Community Park.
"Franklin Monroe is a good team," Rangers head coach Tony Hunt said. "We knew that coming in that they were a strong club and they just beat us to the ball."
Franklin Monroe at New Knoxville boys soccer photos from Saturday: http://www.flickr.com/photos/smeveningleader/sets/72157635562312942/show/
The Rangers (1-6-1) will entertain Temple Christian Tuesday beginning at 5 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf Invitational
OTTAWA — The St. Marys girls cross country team turned in a fourth-place finish in the Blue Division race at the Blue and Gold Invitational hosted by Ottawa-Glandorf.
Kristen Dammeyer led St. Marys strong finish with a fifth-place time of 19:59.8. Amanda Dues finished 15th with a 20:35.9 time. Megan Hertenstein was 21st with a 21:08 mark. Lexi Grothause finished 29th (21:28.9), Kelly Wilker was 30th (21:29.1), Hannah Tobin took 40th (21:45.6) and Rochelle Sudman rounded out the Riders' scoring with 42nd place finish (21:55.2).
The St. Marys boys finished 12th in the boys Blue Division race with 306 points. Matt Jutte led the Roughriders with a 43rd-place finish and an 18:37.2 time. Matt Schroyer was 53rd (19:06.5), Kyle Oswalt took 58th (19:21.8) and Zack Goodwin was 62nd (19:26.4). Drew St. Pierre (20:35.9), Will Spencer (20:38.9) and Calen Fledderjohann (22:22.2) rounded out the scoring for St. Marys.
Minster boys win
EATON — The Minster boys cross country team edged out New Bremen Cardinals by one point in the Section 2 meet at the Eaton Cross Country Invitational on Saturday while Minster's and New Bremen's girls team both turned in top five finishes.
Minster finished with 77 points to New Bremen's 78 points.
Minster's Ben Butler took fourth and got under the 17-minute mark with a 16:56.49 time. The Cardinals' Cort Speckman finished seventh to lead New Bremen with a 17:07.14 time. Minster's Andy Albers was eighth with a 17:08.76 time. New Bremen's Nathan Herriott finished 10th with a 17:11.27 time. Minster's Andrew Fausey took 14th (17;29.84), Jonathan Fausey was 20th (17:42.73), Ethan Monnin finished 41st (18:17.42), Alex Winner was 45th (18:33.33) and Gabe Goodwin took 57th (18:57.78).
Moeller Memorial tournament
St. Marys junior Carter Bowman shot a medalist 70 at the Jordan Moeller Memorial tournament at the Mercer County Elks on Saturday morning.
Versailles won the tournament with a 327 with Celina in second with a 328 and third-place Parkway shooting a 331.
The Roughriders finished fifth with a 347. Along with Bowman's two-under par 70, Colin Burke fired an 84, Hunter McMurray had a 96 and Kyle Kiefer shot a 97. Jacob Hollman added a 101.
New Bremen finished 12th with a 365 score. Alex Britton was low-man with an 85. Travis Bertelsen had an 88. Zach Hegemier shot a 91. Markust Schetler shot a 101 while Jacob O'Neill shot a 102.
New Knoxville finished 16th with a 411 score. David Boesche shot a 91 to lead the way. Shane Topp carded a 103, Brandon Steinke had a 108 and Robert Egbert shot a 109. Nick Thobe had a 116.
Celina's Kaleb Kuhn led the Bulldogs with a 78. Ryan Miller had an 81, David Jenkins shot an 82 and Stephen Fleck shot an 87.
New Bremen wins two
The New Bremen volleyball team swept a pair of matches on Saturday over Anna and Covington. The Cardinals beat the Rockets 25-16, 25-17 and beat the Buccs 25-6, 25-12. New Bremen travels to Fort Recovery on Tuesday for a 5:30 p.m. Midwest Athletic Conference match.


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The Grizzlies are very happy after finally getting a bit of payback for their first-round loss to the Los Angeles Clippers a year ago.
They also made a bit of NBA history.
Memphis became only the 10th team in NBA history to win four straight after trailing 0-2 — and the first to win the next four all by double digits. The Grizzlies won four straight postseason games for the first time in their short playoff history, ousting the Los Angeles Clippers in six games with a 118-105 victory on Friday night.
Zach Randolph, who had 23 points before being ejected with 1:57 left, said the Grizzlies had a lot of emotion in their locker room rallying from 0-2 when people thought they were down. Winning this series also makes up a bit for losing to the Clippers in Game 7 in this arena a year ago.
"Last year I thought we should have won the series, but we didn't," Randolph said. "It means more this time."
Memphis' win sets up a rematch in the Western Conference semifinals against Oklahoma City, the team that beat the Grizzlies in seven games in 2011, the only other time they won a playoff series. The Grizzlies will play Game 1 against the Thunder on Sunday in Oklahoma City.
"Sky is the limit for us," Grizzlies guard Tony Allen said. "To back up what he (Randolph) said, one game at a time has been our motto. We are a blue-collar team. We are going to grind it out game in and game out. We are just looking forward to Sunday, taking it one game at a time."
The Grizzlies and Clippers posted matching franchise records going 56-32 in the regular season. The Clippers had the No. 4 seed and home-court advantage after winning the season series 3-1 against Memphis, and they even won their ninth straight game going up 2-0 in Los Angeles. Then they wound up losing four straight for only the third time this season.
Now the Clippers have to decide whether to bring back coach Vinny Del Negro, who wants to return, and try to convince Chris Paul not to leave when he hits free agency in July. Paul said he has plenty of time to figure out his next move.
"Our season is over," Paul said. "There's nothing to take away from it. It is what it is. We lost."
Mike Conley also scored 23 points thanks to going 12 of 17 at the free throw line for Memphis. The Grizzlies finished with seven players in double figures. Tony Allen had a postseason-best 19 points and Jerryd Bayless had 16.
Reserve Matt Barnes scored a career playoff-best 30 points for Los Angeles. Paul had 28 points before being ejected with 2:29 left for crashing into Marc Gasol off a missed free throw, though he shook hands with several Grizzlies before going to the locker room.
Del Negro said he didn't understand how Paul could be thrown out of the game. Paul had never been ejected from the playoffs before, and he thanked an unnamed friend for reminding him to watch what he said to reporters.
"I got kids to feed," Paul said.
Blake Griffin didn't start because of his sprained right ankle, and he scored nine points in 13:56. Del Negro said Griffin's ankle was as big as a grapefruit limiting him to a few minutes at a stretch.
"This is not how we wanted it to end," Griffin said.
NBA Commissioner David Stern was on hand, as was Atlanta Falcons receiver Julio Jones. Conley had old Ohio State teammate Greg Oden in the arena as well. Having the commissioner on hand didn't slow anyone down in a game featuring lots of headlocks and knockdowns along with seven technical fouls combined. Even Grant Hill had three fouls in 3 minutes in the first half, and Chauncey Billups got a flagrant-1.
"They came out threw and everything at us," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "They played small. They played smaller. They pressed. They zoned. They gave hard fouls. They really competed. We held our poise. Held up mentally tough-wise and were able to get the win."
Billups credited the Grizzlies for never letting them get into a rhythm or their Lob City run-and-gun approach.
"Because of that, we lose the series," Billups said.
Los Angeles led only once, 45-44 on Barnes' fourth 3-pointer with 5:08 left in the second quarter. The teams had four more ties before Quincy Pondexter hit a 3 with 2:02 left putting the Grizzlies ahead to stay at 54-51.
The Clippers had one last run, a 10-1 spurt capped by Caron Butler's 20-foot jumper with 5:16 left pulling them within 103-97. Conley hit a 3 followed by a 3 from Bayless, and Randolph scored inside with 3:06 remaining to push the lead back to 111-99.
Billups had as many fouls as points (four). He got that flagrant-1 in the third when he put his body into Conley trying to stop a fast-break layup attempt and putting his right arm around Conley's neck as they went to the floor. Conley hit the free throws, then hit a 3-pointer from the left corner giving the Grizzlies a 74-61 lead with 7:11 left.
After the bucket, Randolph and Griffin wrestled each other to the court in a tangle of bodies. That earned the duo their fourth double-foul in this series with Randolph getting a technical.
Paul picked up his technical for expressing his disgust when Randolph scored and picked up the foul. Griffin said the tape will speak for what happened on that play, but he felt a hand on his neck. Randolph said Griffin was pulling him down so he tried to brace for the fall.
NOTES: Hollins played for one of the nine teams that rallied from a 0-2 deficit. He was with Portland in 1977 when the Trail Blazers rallied to beat Philadelphia for the NBA championship. ... The Clippers did manage to snap a streak by the Grizzlies. Memphis had held opponents to 25 points or fewer in the third quarter in 52 straight games since Jan. 14, a streak 25 games longer than any other in the shot clock era. The Clippers scored 26 in the third. ... Memphis went 23-1 in the regular season when scoring at least 100 points and is 3-0 in the postseason. ... Memphis also had its 13th straight sellout in the postseason.


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he hopes Congress will pass new legislation to modernize the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 and counter what he called the "hatred" behind voter identification laws in states such as North Carolina, Alabama and Texas.
The U.S. Supreme Court gutted a core part of the act in June, and said Congress needed a new plan to protect blacks and other minorities in places where discrimination still persists rather than target former slaveholding states in the South.
At a reception at the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., in honor of African-American History Month, Biden criticized voting rules in North Carolina, Alabama and Texas.
"These guys never go away. Hatred never, never goes away," Biden told the reception. "The zealotry of those who wish to limit the franchise cannot be smothered by reason."
The U.S. Justice Department has sued North Carolina and Texas to block state laws requiring voters to show photo identification before voting, arguing they discriminate against minorities.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a new bill in the Senate and the House of Representatives in January in response to the Supreme Court decision.
It is not clear when the measure will be considered. But Biden said he was hopeful it would pass.
"This fight has been too long, this fight has been too hard, to do anything other than win - not on the margins, but flat-out win," he said.
(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Ken Wills)


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Frederik Pohl, a prolific American science fiction author who published scores of stories including the acclaimed 1977 novel "Gateway" and collaborated with some of the genre's leading figures, has died, according to his literary agent. He was 93.
Pohl died on Monday at a hospital near his home in Palatine, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago, his agent Mitchell Waters said.
"We're saddened to tell his friends and readers that Fred went to the hospital in respiratory distress this morning and died this afternoon," according to a statement posted late on Monday on the author's website.
Pohl, who also published poetry and served as a literary editor, is best known for his 1977 novel "Gateway," which told the story of a space station hidden in an asteroid. The novel won four top science fiction awards, including the Hugo Award, and was later adapted into a computer game.
Pohl, who was born in 1919 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, won the U.S. National Book Award for science fiction for his novel "Jem" in 1980, the only year an award was handed out for science fiction.
Pohl co-authored 1991's "Our Angry Earth," a polemical essay against humankind's environmental destruction, with fellow American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. Early in his career, Pohl collaborated with another American science fiction luminary, Cyril M. Kornbluth.
British literary critic Kingsley Amis wrote in an essay during the 1950s that Pohl was "the most consistently able writer science fiction, in its modern form, has yet produced."
Several of Pohl's works and ideas were adapted for television, including "The Clone Master" for NBC in 1981 and the novella "The Midas Plague" in Germany.
Pohl, whose first published work was a poem in 1937, also served in World War Two.
Pohl's granddaughter is Canadian author Emily Pohl-Weary.
(Reporting by Eric Kelsey; Editing by Patricia Reaney and Will Dunham)


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CAMBRIDGE, UK, 19 October 2004—ARM Holdings plc [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMHY)] announces its unaudited financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2004.
* Net cash generation is the movement in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as per the balance sheets at the beginning and end of the relevant periods.
** Dollar revenues are based on the group's actual dollar invoicing, where applicable, and using the rate of exchange applicable on the date of the transaction for invoicing in currencies other than dollars. Approximately 90% of invoicing is in dollars.
*** The actual average dollar exchange rates were $1.82 in Q3 2004 (compared to the effective average rate for ARM of $1.78), $1.81 in Q2 2004 and $1.61 in Q3 2003
**** Each American Depositary Share (ADS) represents three ordinary shares
Commenting on the results, Warren East, Chief Executive Officer, said:
"We are encouraged by the 7% quarter on quarter increase in total dollar revenues in the seasonally weaker third quarter. The robustness of ARM's business and broad reach of our technology, underpinned by strong ARM11 family licensing activity and continued royalty momentum, provide a solid platform on which to build with the proposed combination of ARM and Artisan."
Tim Score, Chief Financial Officer, added:
"Another quarter of sequential revenue growth, together with continued careful management of costs, has given rise to a further increase in operating margin and continued strong cash flow generation. Whilst more modest growth rates in the semiconductor industry are expected to continue throughout the second half of 2004, ARM remains well positioned to achieve year on year dollar revenue growth of approximately 30% in the 12 months to 31 December 2004. "
Given the robust pipeline of licensing opportunities, supported by launches of new ARM technology, the ongoing market penetration that underpins ARM's royalty revenues and increased sales of development systems products, we remain confident of achieving year on year dollar revenue growth of approximately 30% in the 12 months to 31 December 2004.
Update on Artisan transaction
On 23 August 2004, ARM and Artisan announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which ARM will acquire Artisan. Artisan is a leading provider of physical IP components for the design and manufacture of complex SoC integrated circuits (ICs). The company's comprehensive product portfolio includes standard cell libraries, embedded memories, input/output cells, analog functions and high-speed interface IP, and its products are optimized for performance, density, power and yield and are available in support of process technologies at many of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers.
On 30 September 2004, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DoJ) granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. Termination of the waiting period ends the FTC's and DoJ's antitrust review of the transaction.
Completion of the transaction remains subject to ARM and Artisan shareholder and other regulatory approvals, other customary closing conditions and the admission of the new ARM shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange.
The timing of the ARM and Artisan shareholder meetings to vote on the transaction is dependent on the approval by the US and UK authorities of the various regulatory filings, the reviews of which are now in progress. It is our current expectation that shareholder meetings will take place either in late December 2004 or January 2005.
Acquisition of Axys
In August 2004, ARM added electronic system level (ESL) expertise to its RealView® design tools portfolio with the announcement of the acquisition of Axys, a provider of fast, accurate, integrated, processor and system modelling and simulation solutions. Axys' ESL products reduce overall system costs by allowing designs to be modelled early in the development cycle, decreasing time-to-market and minimizing design errors.
Total revenues
Total revenues for the third quarter ended 30 September 2004 amounted to £39.4 million, representing a 7% increase on revenues of £36.9 million in the second quarter of 2004, and a 24% increase over third quarter 2003 revenues of £31.7 million. In US dollar terms**, third quarter revenues of $70.1 million were 7% up on Q2 2004 and 39% up on Q3 2003. The effective average US dollar to sterling exchange rate in Q3 2004 was $1.78 compared to $1.77 in Q2 2004 and $1.59 in Q3 2003.
License revenues
License revenues amounted to £14.6 million representing 37% of revenues compared to £14.6 million or 39% of revenues in the second quarter of 2004 and £13.1 million or 41% of revenues in Q3 2003.
Twelve licenses for microprocessor cores were signed in the third quarter of 2004. Three new partners each took a per-use license to the ARM7TDMI® processor in the period.
Eight existing partners extended their ARM technology offering by taking licenses to a further nine cores, comprising one license to an ARM7™ family processor, three licenses to ARM9™ family products and five licenses to ARM11 family technology. These consisted of two derivatives from the ARM9 family, two derivatives from the ARM11 family and three upgrades to the ARM11 family. In addition, two per use customers each took a license to further products in the Foundry Programme. Following the greater than 10% sequential increase in order backlog at the end of Q2 2004, the backlog at the end of Q3 2004 was at the same level as at the end of June 2004.
In addition to the twelve core licenses, the first license to the OptimoDE Data Engine was signed in the third quarter and one of our foundry partners took a license enabling them to manufacture designs based on the ARM926EJ™ processor for fabless partners in the Foundry Programme.
The first nine months of 2004 have seen growing traction for the ARM11 family of products. Having signed five licenses in each of 2002 and 2003, we have signed an additional twelve licenses in 2004 to date, bringing the cumulative number of licenses signed to 22.
There are now four ARM11 family processors available for licensing and delivery to partners, offering many of the new technology features announced in the second half of 2003, including the TrustZone™ security extension, the Thumb®-2 extension for improved code density and Intelligent Energy Manager (IEM) hardware and software for low-power consumption. The ARM1136™ core, which was delivered to lead partners in December 2002, has since been supplemented by the launch of the ARM1156T2(F)-S™ and the ARM1176JZ(F)-S™ processors in October 2003 and by the announcement in May 2004 of the MPCore™ synthesizable multiprocessor, ARM's first integrated multiprocessor core.
Following the acquisition of Adelante Technologies N.V., now ARM Belgium, in July 2003, we formally announced the launch of our OptimoDE embedded signal processing technology at the Embedded Processor Forum in May 2004. ARM has introduced this disruptive technology to address the processing requirements of very data-intensive applications across all end markets, which are often outstripping the capabilities of general-purpose digital signal processors (DSPs). The OptimoDE product, which comprises a configurable data engine (signal processor) together with related IP and tools, will be deployed in systems alongside existing ARM microprocessor cores and other ARM technology, including the Axys electronic system level design tools, acquired in August 2004.
Royalty revenues and unit shipments
Royalty revenues in the third quarter were £16.0 million, accounting for 40% of revenues compared to £13.9 million or 38% of revenues in the second quarter of 2004 and £11.0 million or 35% of revenues in the third quarter of 2003.
Royalty revenues recognized in the quarter ended 30 September 2004 (we receive and report royalty data one quarter in arrears) were $28.6 million on 341 million units shipped, up 64% and 81%, respectively, on the same period a year ago. Royalties reported this quarter include approximately $1 million of "catch-up" royalties relating to shipments made in previous quarters. The average royalty rate per unit reported in the third quarter was 8.4 cents compared to 8.7 cents per unit in the second quarter. The sequential reduction is due to several of our partners shipping higher volumes of more mature ARM7- and ARM9 family-based product in the second quarter. Of the total unit shipments reported in the third quarter, 21% related to units based on ARM9 family technology. Unit shipments based on the ARM926 microprocessor accounted for less than 2% of total shipments in the quarter. The proportion of ARM926 processor-based devices is expected to increase over the next several quarters. This trend is expected to have a positive impact on the overall average royalty rate earned by ARM as the average selling price of products based on ARM926 technology is higher than the weighted average selling price of all other products shipped. The proportion of total shipments accounted for by the Wireless segment remained unchanged at 68%. Unit growth was strong in the Consumer, Storage and Secure segments. The total number of partners shipping ARM technology-based product at the end of Q3 is 59.
Development Systems and Service revenues
Sales of development systems in the third quarter were £5.3 million, representing 14% of total revenues, compared to £4.8 million in the second quarter of 2004, representing 13% of total revenues. In US dollar terms, development systems revenues were $9.7 million in the third quarter compared to $8.7 million in Q2. Sequential revenue growth has been underpinned by a larger number of higher volume deals with major partners and by increased activity levels through our indirect distribution channel.
Service revenues were £3.5 million in the third quarter, representing 9% of total revenues, comprising consulting fees of £0.4 million and support, maintenance and training fees of £3.1 million, compared to total service revenues of £3.6 million in the second quarter of 2004 and £3.5 million for the corresponding period in 2003.
Gross margins
Gross margins for the third quarter were 92.8%, compared to 93.2% in the second quarter. The slight reduction is primarily due to the higher proportion of development systems revenues in Q3 versus Q2.
Operating expenses and operating margins
Total operating expenses in the third quarter of 2004 were £25.2 million compared to £25.6 million in Q2 and £23.6 million in Q3 2003, giving rise to operating margins of 28.9% in Q3 2004, compared to 23.8% for the second quarter of 2004 and 17.7% in Q3 2003. Notwithstanding the net increase in headcount of 35 in the quarter (including 24 from Axys), total operating expenses are down sequentially due primarily to reduced non-cash charges in Q3 relating to employee share schemes and to a small credit, compared to a small charge in Q2, in recording the unrealized future foreign exchange impact on certain committed but not yet invoiced future revenue streams in accordance with SFAS 133.
Research and development expenses were £13.0 million in the third quarter of 2004, representing 33% of revenues. This compares to £12.4 million or 33% of revenues in the second quarter of 2004. Research and development expenses in Q3 2004 include in-process research and development charges of £0.4 million in respect of the acquisition of Axys. Sales and marketing costs for the third quarter were £6.0 million or 15% of revenues compared to £5.9 million or 16% of revenues in the second quarter of 2004. General and administration expenses were £6.2 million in the third quarter of 2004 or 16% of revenues, compared to £7.4 million or 20% of revenues in the second quarter. The reduction is primarily due to the lower non-cash charges detailed above.
Interest receivable
Interest receivable increased to £1.9 million in Q3 2004 compared to £1.6 million in the second quarter, due to higher average cash balances and higher interest rates.
Income before income tax for the third quarter of 2004 was £13.3 million or 34% of revenues compared to £10.4 million or 28% of revenues in the second quarter of 2004 and £6.8 million or 22% of revenues in the third quarter of 2003.
Third quarter fully diluted earnings per share prepared under US GAAP were 0.9 pence (5.0 cents per ADS) compared to 0.7 pence (3.8 cents per ADS) in Q2 2004 or 0.5 pence (2.3 cents per ADS) in the third quarter of 2003.
Balance sheet and cash flow
Net cash inflow from operating activities, measured under UK GAAP of £18.6 million was generated in the third quarter. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments increased by £8.3 million in the third quarter (after the cash payment of £6.8 million in the quarter for the acquisition of Axys), resulting in total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of £174.6 million at 30 September 2004.
Accounts receivable were £20.6 million at 30 September 2004 compared to £25.3 million at 30 June 2004, reflecting strong cash collections in the third quarter. The allowance against receivables was £1.0 million at 30 September 2004. Deferred revenues of £12.6 million at 30 September 2004 were at the same level as at 30 June 2004 and compared to £11.1 million at 31 December 2003.
At 30 September 2004, we had 798 full time employees, compared to 763 at the end June 2004 and 740 at the beginning of the year. Of the net increase in headcount of 35 in the quarter, 24 arose from the acquisition of Axys in August 2004.
Legal proceedings
In May 2002, Nazomi Communications, Inc. filed suit against ARM alleging wilful infringement of Nazomi's US Patent No. 6,332,215. ARM answered Nazomi's complaint in July 2002 denying infringement. ARM moved for summary judgement and a ruling that the accused technology does not infringe. In September 2003, the United States District Court of Northern California granted ARM's motion, holding that the accused technology does not infringe Nazomi's patent. Nazomi appealed the District Court's ruling. On 7 September 2004, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard the appeal and the decision of the Court is expected before the end of 2004. Based on legal advice received to date, ARM has no cause to believe that the effect of the original ruling by the District Court will not be upheld.
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Singer Michelle Williams has spoken out in defense of her former Destiny'S Child bandmate Beyonce amid allegations the superstar lip-synced the National Anthem at President Barack Obama's inauguration on Monday (21Jan13).
Initial reports, sparked by remarks made by members of the Marines Band who accompanied the Halo singer in Washington, D.C., suggested Beyonce had mimed words to a pre-recorded backing track, but new audio footage uncovered by the Wall Street Journal clearly features the hitmaker singing live.
Now experts have suggested Beyonce may have used the pre-recorded track to bolster her vocals during the performance.
She has yet to confirm or deny the reports, but stars like Aretha Franklin and Leann Rimes have already defended her - if the lip-syncing claims are true - and now Williams is speaking out.
Refusing to be drawn on whether or not her ex-bandmate performed The Star-Spangled Banner live, the singer tells Entertainment Tonight, "I will say this, it's not the first or the last time that someone has had to lip-sync... My greatest singer of all time, Whitney Houston, it came to light that her anthem was in fact lip-synced.
"With big crowds and echoes, you know when it's a big historical moment, you don't want any room for any mistakes, so I can understand why it was done."


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The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va., recently unveiled a new plan to revive the hardest hit sector of the economy — the nation's construction industry. "Build Now for the Future: A Blueprint for Economic Growth" is designed to reverse predictions that construction activity will continue to shrink through 2010. AGC plans to work with politicians on both sides of the aisle, delivering this message to gain legislative support of increased recovery efforts for the struggling construction industry.
"The problems facing the construction industry aren't just devastating construction workers, they are crippling our broader economy," says Stephen Sandherr, the association's CEO. "Simply put, you can't fix our economy until you fix the construction industry."
The mix of new incentives, tax cuts, policy revisions, and infrastructure investments outlined in the plan are needed to stem the dramatic decline in construction activity and employment taking place nationwide, explains Sandherr, adding that a new analysis of federal employment data conducted by the association found construction employment declined in 324 of 337 metropolitan areas between August 2008 and 2009.
Although Reno-Sparks, Nev., which lost 35% of its construction workforce, is the hardest hit area of the country, it's far from alone. Following close behind were: Duluth, Minn., which saw a 33% decline in its construction workforce; Tucson, Ariz. (-31%); Wenatchee, Wash., (-30%); and Redding, Calif. (-28%).
According to Sandherr, communities that avoided declines in construction employment had little to celebrate. Taken together, the 13 areas saw a total increase in construction employment of 2,800 people. During the same time, the industry lost 1 million jobs. Only one community (Columbus, Ind.) saw a double-digit increase of 14%. Anderson, Ind., was next with a 6% increase, followed by Tulsa, Okla.; Longview, Wash.; and Baton Rouge, La. — all with a 3% increase.
Indicating that the recovery plan's primary focus was on stimulating new private-sector construction activity, which accounts for 70% of the market, Sandherr says the plan calls for repealing the alternative minimum tax and increasing/extending a series of tax credits and cuts, including the net operating loss carry back and the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, to boost investments in real estate development.
AGC executives insist that new incentives on global investment in real estate are needed to make it easier for international investors to put Americans back to work. Along those same lines, Sandherr says Congress should restore the President's "Fast Track" trade promotion authority and remove trade barriers to boost demand for new domestic manufacturing and shipping facilities.
For more information about the recovery plan, visit www.agc.org/blueprintforgrowth. Read highlights from the plan at www.agc.org/galleries/advy/Recovery-Plan-Fact-Sheet.pdf, or download the complete report at www.agc.org/galleries/advy/AGC-Build-for-future.pdf.
Percentage increase in the value of new non-residential construction contracts in August. Compared to the same period in 2008, however, this value was down 13% for the first eight months of 2009.
Source: Reed Construction Data