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Would the funk continue for the Blues after a frustrating scoreless effort Thursday against Philadelphia? Or would they return to what has been their norm this season namely scoring goals and winning games?
Not even close. It turned out to be the latter Saturday night with a 6 4 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs before an energetic sellout crowd of 19,046 at Scottrade Center. Now 11 3 1, the Blues continued one of their best starts in franchise history and completed a four game homestand by winning three of the four.
After absorbing their first regular season shutout since Game 63 of last season in a 2 0 loss to the Flyers, coach Mike Yeo said there were things the team needed to work on offensively. Suffice it say the Blues worked on them and responded in a big way.
For me it starts with the leadership, and weve got gamers, Yeo said. Weve got guys that are competitive, and theyre winners. Theyre not gonna allow excuses to be part of it, and thats what good teams do. You bounce back.
The Blues got three goals from their defensive corps, and a combined seven assists from Brayden Schenn and Jaden Schwartz. Vladimir Tarasenko had a goal and an assist
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, so all told the Schwartz Schenn Tarasenko line totaled one goal and eight assists. At times, that line was dazzling, particularly in a three goal second period.
Every game I turn to Robert Bortuzzo or someone and Im like these forwards are unbelievable, defenseman Joel Edmundson said. Something about them. Their patience their work ethic. Those three are fun to watch. Im glad theyre on our side.
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The six goals was a season high total for St. Louis but amounted to business as usual against a Toronto defense that entered the night ranked fifth in most goals allowed in the NHL. The Maple Leafs 8 7 have allowed three or more goals in 12 of 15 games.
With the Blues trailing 1 0 after the first period, Tarasenko ended their scoring drought early in the second when he tipped in a backhand of a Schwartz shot for his seventh goal of the season. Schenn also got an assist on the play, which tied the score at 1 1 at the 2 33 mark, but give defenseman Vince Dunn major credit for hustling to keep the
puck in the offensive zone.
It was the sixth straight game against Toronto that Tarasenko has scored a goal, and perked up the Blues and the big crowd at Scottrade.
We didnt score last game, may have been gripping the sticks a little bit, Schwartz said. We see that first one go in, maybe it calmed us down a little bit. Vlady did a great job of getting to the net and burying that one. It got the whole team rolling and I think got the rink energized as well.
The Blues kept the pressure up for the next several minutes and got quick results. Next it was Edmundson poking in a rebound of a Schenn shot into a wide open left side of the net at the 7 10 mark for a 2 1 Blues lead.
Alex Pietrangelo then scored a highlight reel goal at the 10 28 mark, giving the Blues a 3 1 lead and matching their season high for goals scored in the second period.
On all three of those goals, Schwartz and Shenn were credited with assists. For Schwartz, his three assist night gave him 18 even strength points this season the most in the league. Schenn ended up with four assists getting one on a third period goal by Pietrangelo.
Not only was it the first four assist game of Schenns career, it was his first four point night.
That Tarasenko goal was huge
, Schenn said. We get shut out last game and youre always looking for the first one. It just kind of sparked us.
Especially the Schwartz Schenn Tarasenko line.
We were buzzing in the O zone, Schenn said. We were having fun.
On the first of the two Pietrangelo goals, he closed in unimpeded on Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen on the right wing, but didnt take a shot. In fact, he passed Andersen and appeared to be headed behind the net before tapping in a backhand.
I looked up and hes a big goalie, so he kinda took up the whole net, Pietrangelo said, explaining his patience on the play. Then when I pushed around, he came out pretty far so I didnt really have much of a choice but to try and jam it in there.
It was the kind of goal usually scored by those high end, puck handling wizards who play up front. Asked if hed ever scored a goal like that before
, Pietrangelo joked In video games. When I was younger.
On a night were the Blues also got goals from Magnus Paarjarvi and Vladimir Sobotka, Pietrangelos second goal made it 17 scored by Blues defensemen in 15 games. Just when you think the defensive goals will start to subside they dont.
We dont want them to, Yeo said. We want them to be involved, and the forwards deserve an awful lot of the credit. ... What were seeing is that the number of chances and shots that were getting on a night to night basis from the D continues . Im not so naive to think that were not gonna go a few games here and there without our D men contributing offensively. But its sort of in the fabric of our game. Its the way that we want to play the game.
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ICC Regional Manager visits persecuted pastors in India to investigate the rise of persecution in the southern states.
Beaten and Falsely Accused in Karnataka
Persecution in India is not unprecedented. Attacks on Christians are so common in some areas that many pastors go into ministry knowing one day they will be a victim of assault and arbitrary arrest as a result of their pastoral work.
Pastor Monish was the first person I spoke to regarding this trend of Christian persecution. In August 2012, Monish was leading Sunday worship when Hindu radicals broke into his meeting hall and attempted to end the worship service by force. Although cooler heads prevailed and no one was injured, the radicals did not suffer any legal consequences and therefore were only emboldened to attack again. That next Sunday, they broke into the meeting place and beat Monish in front of his fellowship.
Police were called to the scene, but this made the situation for Monish worse. When the police arrived, radicals claimed Monish started the fight and that he was "forcefully converting people to Christianity."
Accusing Christian pastors of "forceful conversion" is a classic maneuver used by radical Hindus to repress Christians across India. In 1968, India passed its first freedom of religion act which made conversion to any religion by force illegal. The law restricts conversions resulting from force, fraud or inducement. Police, in concert with radicals, often use this law as a means to arrest Christians without a real charge, a systemic form of Christian persecution.
Monish was arrested and taken to jail based solely on the false accusations of his attackers. At the police station, radicals gathered 150 people to bear false witness against Monish. Against this volume of false testimony, Monish stood little chance of proving his innocence.
In response, Monish filed a police report against his attackers for assault. After the report was filed, radicals tried to strike a deal with Monish. They told him if he was willing to sign an agreement to not lead Christians worship anymore, they would drop all the charges against him. Visibly appalled, Monish didn't even consider signing the agreement an option.
As I concluded my interview with Monish, he told me he was still in court fighting for justice and that many of the 150 false witnesses have retracted their statements. This has led his assailants to renew their efforts to settle the dispute outside of court. "I will not settle until justice is done in this case," Monish said. "I will attempt to stop this violence before it happens again."
Christian Persecution by Police in Tamil Nadu
Monish and his fellowship in Karnataka are not the only Christians affected by this wave of persecution. Christians living in the southern state of Tamil Nadu are being attacked in a near identical fashion. To give me insight, Pastor Robinson from Marthandam, a town located on India's most southern tip, traveled to my hotel to share his testimony.
As Robinson was leading his fellowship, Hindu radicals broke in and started to beat him with clubs. Tensions between Robinson and radicals in the area had been on edge for several months prior to the attack due to the success of Robinson's ministry. Usually, the radicals would just stand at the windows of the Robinson's meeting hall and shout during the service, attempting to disrupt the proceedings.
As tensions escalated, Robinson contacted local police, who sent guards to ensure trouble didn't break out during a worship service. Unfortunately, these guards proved useless when Christian persecution did break out. As Robinson was beaten, the guards stood by and watched.
Robinson was beaten so badly he was hospitalized for ten days. Before he could fully recover, police arrested him in the hospital and held him for questioning at the local police station. As if reading from a script written by Monish's attackers, Robinson's assailants had filed a complaint alleging Robinson of forcefully converting people to Christianity.
Released on bail, Robinson was approached by radicals and told that the charges against him would be dropped if he signed an agreement saying he would no longer lead Christian worship, eerily similar to the agreement presented to Monish. Pastor Robinson refused, telling me, "Even if I were threatened with death, I would not sign that note."
Instead of getting a fair trial, local police decided to punish Robinson outside of court. Robinson was ordered to report to the police station twice a day, once at 10 a.m. and then again at 7 p.m. Unfortunately for Robinson, the police station is located over 40 miles away.
Under threat of arrest, Robinson was forced to travel the 160 miles every day for 20 days. After twenty days, police allowed him to check in with local police once every Sunday. Robinson continues to sign in every Sunday and is usually detained by police who are attempting to stop him from leading his Sunday worship service.
As I concluded my interview with Robinson, he told me he doesn't care what his ministry costs him personally. "Money, tears, blood; they are well spent in the Lord's service," Robinson said with a smile.
As I left southern India, I did find a silver lining in the sad result of my investigation. Even though persecution is likely to increase, Christians in southern India have strong leaders like Monish and Robinson to follow.


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The College of Communication welcomes Vibha Bakshi ('93,'96) and Luis Alberto (Albi) Ferré Rangel ('90) to participate in COM's 2018 convocation ceremonies. Bakshi, a director and producer, will give the address at the undergraduate convocation on May 18 at 9 a.m. at Agganis Arena (925 Commonwealth Avenue). Ferré Rangel, editor-in-chief of GFR Media in Puerto… Read More
Advertising Students Win Silver and Bronze Pencils at the 2018 One Show
Sadie Devane and Jackie Wu—master's in advertising students from Edward Boches' portfolio development class, won a Silver Pencil for their campaign, "Same Day" at the 2018 One Show. All student nominees representing Boston University submitted work to The Young Ones Social Brief, the only competition category to focus primarily on social causes. This year's topic addressed opioid overdose awareness and prevention…. Read More
Film and Television Alum Turned Young Adult Author
Brian Engles ('13), a graduate of the film and television program, has written his first novel, Wildball, published in April by Black Rose Writing. How long have you known that you've wanted to be an author? Are you still interested in a career in film and television? I've wanted to be a writer since I was a… Read More
Wes Palmer and Melissa Bennett Win Top Prizes For Their Films
At the Boston Redstones on March 31st, Wes Palmer ('17) nabbed top prize for directing The Boswell Incident, a science-fiction comedy about a young deputy sheriff forced to launch an investigation after her ex-boyfriend's brother is abducted by aliens. The film, which drew the most laughs of the evening, also won best screenplay, by Luke… Read More
Roxane Gay Speaks at The 2018 Power of Narrative Conference
Journalism students, veterans of the trade, and all those in between gathered at The Power of Narrative's 20th annual conference this March to acquire new industry skills, network, and take inspiration from some of the world's most acclaimed storytellers. Attendees heard from the likes of Brian McGrory, Editor of The Boston Globe and Lydia Polgreen, Editor in… Read More
Joyce Rogers' Retirement: Reflecting on Decades of Career Service
In 1986, Joyce Rogers launched COM's career services office in a storage closet on the second floor. She opened it for business on a Monday morning and promptly met with a young man who needed help revising his resume. Today, he is a professor in Dubai, and the two have continued to correspond with each other… Read More
Hollywood Reporter Ranks COM as a Top Film School
The College of Communication is ranked 13th for "Top 25 Best Film Schools in America" by the Hollywood Reporter. Here at COM, we strive to disrupt the status quo. Home to three alumna who are at the top of the Women in Entertainment Power 100 list, breaking gender barriers has distinguished us from other schools. "So many women in the audience," said Bonnie Arnold (COM'78)… Read More
From BU to the European Television Industry
Nicolas Portnoy, a 2016 graduate of the Media Ventures program, has recently joined RTL City, the new, recently opened Corporate Center of RTL Group. A media conglomerate based in Luxemburg, RTL Group owns stakes in 56 TV channels and 31 radio stations across Europe, reaching audiences around the world. Being the son of a Belgian independent… Read More


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Donald J. Trump has just five words for the politicians and so-called leaders in Washington, DC: Itas Time to Get Tough President Obama has been a disaster for America. In four short years, heas wrecked our economy, saddled our children with more debt than America managed to rack up in 225 years, and gone around the world apologizing for our country--as if the greatest nation in the world needs to apologize for being a land of opportunity and freedom, which we were before Obama became president. Now, America looks like a broken country--stripped of jobs, stripped of wealth, stripped of respect. And what does President Obama do about it? He plays nice with a China that is doing everything it can to destroy our economy, while refusing to stand up for America with Middle Eastern oil mobsters who think they can hold us hostage through higher prices at the pump, and chucking billions in astimulusa money to his friends and supporters while letting the rest of us foot the bill. This canat go on. And if Donald J. Trump has anything to say about it, it wonat. In his new blockbuster book, Time to Get Tough, Trump has the answers America has been looking for, an agenda for making America number one again, including: How to put OPEC out of business How to create American jobs by forcing Communist China into truly fair trade How to retire our debt without endangering long-established programs--like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid--that millions of Americans depend on How to undo the fraud of Obamanomics and the disaster of Obamacare Blunt, straightforward, and honest, itas all trademark Trump, setting out a common sense agenda to restore American prosperity and make our nation respected once again.We can restore America and unleash the incredible potential of our great land and people. All it takes is ... Americans dream big and do hard things. Ita#39;s who we are. Ita#39;s what we do. When our country is unchained, wea#39;re unstoppable. But weanbsp;...
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There has been some knitting action, most of it in the past couple weeks. A quick update:
Vesper Midnight Knitter Knee Socks
My first attempt using KSH and I'm finally used to it. I'm still not to the point of addiction like many knitters and knitting with it still takes me so much longer than regular yarn, but I'm taking it one step at a time. I think I'm going to have to frog, though, because my YOs are not all lined up. I'm not usually that motivated, but this is a gift for my mom and she deserves only the best. I found a chart and some helpful hints at masondixonknitting.com, so I'm feeling pretty positive about Birch v. 2.
These babies are so close to being finished, I can taste it. Unfortunately, so is my ball of yarn, so I'm getting a little nervous. I didn't bind off the first sock, just kept it on some waste yarn, so I have a backup plan.
Prairie Tunic
We started off so good together, but I, um...forgot to read the note. Ooops. This means I have to rip back some rows and start over. I was so disgusted with myself, I couldn't look at it anymore. This was a month and a half ago. I only picked it up again today. And now I have to completely reacquaint myself with the project, which is good and bad. I have to relearn the pattern, but it feels like a new project.
Rock 'n Weave STR Sock Club Socks
I'm still working on the first cuff. Linen stitch sure is pretty, though.
I see so many bloggers work on muliple projects at once and I have no idea how you all do it. I feel so torn between my projects, but more importantly I lose my place in the pattern and forget what I'm doing. With Prairie Tunic, I had that pattern DOWN! Now, I can't even tell what row to knit next. More power to all you knitters who can juggle so many projects. I think I max out at 2, maybe 3 if I'm having a super smart day. I'm gonna knock a few WIPs off the list and get back to my comfort zone.


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ALBANY, N.Y. -- The sweeping settlement over land and tax issues between New York state and the Oneida Indian Nation was ratified by a federal judge today.
The decision (see below) by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Kahn means the casino deal reached between the Oneidas and New York last year will finally go into effect. The Oneidas are expected to pay $50 million a year to the state from gambling revenues at Turning Stone casino in return for a casino monopoly in a 10-county area. Kahn's ruling was the final step in making that agreement a reality.
Kahn's decision also means the Oneidas will get 13,000 acres of land into trust, as the federal government approved in 2008, and will be allowed to add another 12,000 acres in Madison and Oneida counties. Trust land is exempt from local and state control and taxes.
The lawsuit settled today began in 2008, when New York sued the federal government over a convert 13,000 acres of Oneida-owned land into federal trust land. Both sides say the settlement ends decades of legal battles between the Oneidas and the state and Madison and Oneida counties.
There are several other challenges to that decision still pending in federal court, however, from citizens groups, the city of Oneida and the towns of Vernon and Verona. Turning Stone is in Verona.
In his ruling today, Kahn dismissed challenges to the agreement from the Cayuga Nation and Stockbridge-Munsee tribe.
The Cayuga Nation had objected to the settlement because Cayuga County, where the Cayugas own land, was one of the 10 counties in which the Oneidas would get the exclusive right to build a casino. The Oneidas agreed in December they would not try to stop the Cayugas from building a casino in the future in Cayuga County. That promise is part of the final court settlement.
Oneida nation leader Ray Halbritter said the agreement ushers in a new era of cooperation between the Oneidas and the state.
"This agreement is a product of the hard work of those like Gov. Andrew Cuomo and county leaders who believed that we have far more to gain when we reject divisiveness and embrace a spirit of collaboration," Halbritter said in a statement. "With New York State as our partner, we are excited about beginning a new era of shared prosperity."
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The producers of "Project Runway" and "Top Chef" have begun pre-production on "America's Next Producer," a 10-hour reality-competition series for TV Guide Channel.
Production company Magical Elves will tape the series in Los Angeles for a weekly primetime slot on TV Guide Channel in the summer. It's set up casting calls to come up with the 10 wannabe producers who'll go head-to-head as contestants. (The auditions start in Chicago on Saturday, move to L.A. March 10 and end up in New York on March 16-18.)
"This is the most elaborate original production we've ever got involved in," said TV Guide Channel prexy Ryan O'Hara.
O'Hara sees "America's Next Top Producer" as a potential signature show for the network. It's part of a strategy to ramp up original programming to convince cable operators and satellite distributors that they should pony up more money in license fees than the paltry 3¢ a month they pay now for each subscriber — one of the lowest in the industry, according to Kagan Research. (O'Hara declined to comment on the license fee.) The network reaches 80.3 million homes.
Earlier this month, the network gave a go to "Making News: Texas Style," a 13-episode series providing "an inside look at the inner workings of a local news station in Midland-Odessa, Texas." Net also renewed "Idol Tonight," its live pre-show to Fox Network's "American Idol."
TV Guide Channel is beefing up its programming, at least in part following a ratings decline in 2006. Web dropped % in total primetime viewers vs. 2005 and fell off even more in the three key adult demos, slipping by 12% in adults 18-34, 9% in 18-49 and 7% in 25-54.
"America's Next Top Producer" will "give viewers a window on the world of some of the things a producer does," said Dan Cutforth, co-founder of Magical Elves and co-exec producer of the series with Jane Lipsitz and Richard Bye. Casey Kriley is supervising producer.
Cutforth said the challenges his staff cooks up for the contestants will parallel what's become the norm in the business these days. "Almost every network tests new scripted ideas in low-budget ways," he said. "Network executives will say to a writer, 'We'll give you $20,000 to spend on showing us your characters in a three-minute tape.' "
Each rival for the crown of "America's Next Top Producer" will be asked to put together a three-minute sales tape on the scope of the show that contestant has in mind, Cutforth said. All programming genres are fair game, from dramas and comedies to reality shows and gameshows. The judges will grade contestants on how compelling they can make these no-frills presentations.
O'Hara said the skein is negotiating with a morning TV show, which would serve as a proving ground for one or more of the aspirants to create a segment for the ayem program.
One of the judges will be a distribution executive, said Cutforth, another will be a creative entrepreneur, and the third may be a working TV critic. Those judges and a host have yet to be named.
The top prize consists of $100,000 in cash, a production office in Hollywood and a first-look deal with TV Guide Channel.
But the contestants will have to earn it the hard way: They'll live together under one roof in the expectation that, as TV Guide puts it, "tempers will flare."


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Here I am as Lorene VanderPelt, a combined character in The Time of Your Life. That's my cousin's husband John beside me – he played Mac … something, a longshoreman. We had a great time – it was a bit ragged but loads of fun, and I even grew to love the play (with reservations). Sean Haberle came up from NY to play the lead – he was Claudius in Hamlet and Atticus Finch, plus he directed Annie Get Your Gun, and I adore him. He'll try absolutely anything on stage – he's fearless, and an absolute sweetheart as well. Like many actors, he's also IATSE (the stagehands union) to support himself, and right now he's working on the Colbert show, which he says is lots of fun. He had a couple of Colbert ID cards on his backpack and all of us wanted to steal one (or at least I did and a 16 year old stage crew wanted to, which is about right. I'm like a teenager). Funny thing – the NY stagehands aren't suppose to make eye contact with the talent. He says Colbert seems great though, and all the people who work with him love him.
But I digress. Happy eclipse day. Don't look at the sun. Easiest way to see it is look at the reflection in a bucket of water – assuming the sun is out. I intend to float in the pool with my eyes closed, basking in the energy. Except it's possible that energy might be negative – who knows.
Didn't write much last week – I had only a few days to spend with Sally, sewing, so I did, and then I was tied up in rehearsals. Today I'm taking an eclipse day, tomorrow I finally go to the big city and do what I need to do, and Wednesday I go straight through to the end of the book.
I've said this before, but my main problem is I have too many things I'm dying to do. So many things on the computer I want to watch, so many things I want to sew, books I want to listen to, organizing and decluttering (because I find all sorts of cool stuff), things I'm dying to write. Plus I have to grab the time when it's limited to spend with Sally (who's basically the only family I have left from the old days – we grew up together, we knew each others' parents intimately). Everyone else in my family of origin is gone, and the only one left is Mini-me, who's now having a lovely if sad time on Martha's Vineyard (her SIL just died).
So my week is planned. I'm happy. It's interesting – to someone I might seem bipolar, since I have Major Depression but I'm feel such joy in life. But I don't have any of the bad things with Bipolar illness (which runs in my family so I know it well). I don't go on spending sprees. I don't get nasty (which they often do when they're on a high). I don't run on at the mouth. I'm not impulsive.
I see the world full of glorious things, but I think that's part of my basic nature, and intervals of depression hit sometimes. The thing is, I want to be happy. So I try to notice beautiful and good things, I try to let go of things I can't change, I'm not a perfectionist (thank God), and being a Taurus (or being me) I love Things. Shiny, bright, dark, rusty – there's just such a feast of things in this world (which I have to stop collecting but I love passing on things, plus I find ways to use them). Everywhere there's a richness of life that I don't have time to get to. I can't change my son's illness or worry about the future when there's nothing I can do (I think a lot of the last 15 years have been spent weeping and worrying about my children). I can let go. I can grieve and it won't destroy me.
I've always taken Auntie Mame as a role model – "Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death. Live!"
So that's my goal for Eclipse Day. I'm just gonna live.
Next week I'll try to organize my life so I can start doing all the things I want to be doing without feeling like I should be doing something else, but that's next week. For now my way is clear.
So – any of you in the path of the Eclipse.? (We're getting 60% – in other words, a typical cloudy day in Vermont). Any of you doing anything to mark it? If I'd thought earlier I would have come up with something significant we could all do. But maybe's it's significant enough to live well.
So tell me, what're you doing for the Eclipse, are you celebrating it in any way, spiritually or otherwise?


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Brandon Gassaway says that his "entire life changed in the blink of an eye" at age 16 when his mother was stabbed to death by his father while attempting to leave the marriage. Brandon didn't see the murder but he was in the house. "After he did it, he came up and told me." Brandon said he was equally attached to both parents and was "as surprised and shocked as everybody was."
Within one week, Brandon was forced to leave everything familiar behind—school, house, and sister. Custody battles between the two sets of grandparents put him and his sister in separate households. He moved from Dallas to Houston, lived with his maternal grandparents and began attending a school there.
The teachers and students at his new school didn't know about the tragedy in his life. "I didn't have anybody to talk to about it. Then I found somebody I trusted who helped me out." This advisor just happened to be a social worker. He kept focused on school, played basketball and kept his grades up. Asked why losing both parents in such a violent way didn't crush him, he said, "I wouldn't let it. That's just the type of person I am. I don't give up." He visits his father in prison because "he's still my father."
Receiving a Beat the Odds award in 2008 and getting involved with CDF "helped me get through college and showed me different avenues of how to help others." He's spent summers as an intern in CDF's Houston office and participated in the Young Advocate Leadership Training (YALT) at Haley Farm.
Brandon is a senior at the University of New Mexico, studying architecture with a focus on urban design and historic preservation. He was recently selected as one of the 2012-2013 scholars of the university's Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program. He regularly mentors other young men, starting with a cousin who is like a younger brother. "I always try to help out with the younger guys. A lot of them don't see the importance of education. This is a lifelong commitment."


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We've had two days of rain, sleet and snow in Jerome. Don't get me wrong, I love inclement weather, but wow! I believe we received 3″ of rain, according to Gulch Radio anyway! So this morning, before the sunrise, I noticed low lying clouds in the Verde Valley, with low clouds along the Mogollon Rim. There was a small gap, then the dark clouds in the sky began. We only had a narrow slit of sky to view the sunrise through. Here are some photographs of that view from Jerome.


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PHOENIX - Barry Bonds' shins were so swollen in recent days that his socks left a thick imprint in his legs. That's how the slugger chose to describe how much pressure he has been feeling in his legs.
Bonds was held out of San Francisco's starting lineup for the second straight night Wednesday to rest and recover. He has been taking prednisone again lately-often his practice in the past-to help lessen the inflammation in his shins. His knees, ankles and feet also have been hurting, and Bonds is wearing compression socks to help matters.
"I won't go on the DL," Bonds said. "Don't count on seeing me on the DL-ever. I won't let myself. I will work hard. I will play through it."
He expects to be back in left field and batting cleanup in Thursday night's series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, resuming his pursuit of Hank Aaron's home run record of 755. Bonds is at 746 and has homered just once in 61 at-bats since connecting May 8.
Bonds received calls from his mother and wife and a message from his grandma Wednesday, all three women wondering what was wrong with him. He said his mom was "screaming at me, 'what the hell's wrong with you? … You've got to take care of yourself, son."'
"I feel good, a lot better," Bonds said in a candid interview about his health before heading to the training room for treatment. "Just one more day to get the soreness away, get the soreness out. I've never had it before. It got really swollen really bad. It's gone down. The pain's not as bad. One more day. I don't have a choice, to make sure I don't have any setbacks. I think I should be able to play tomorrow."
Asked whether he could pinch hit, Bonds said: "Definitely. I can always swing a bat."
He has continued working out on his own with personal trainers Greg Oliver and Harvey Shields in the mornings at a Phoenix gym, and they have been helping him with ice, stretching and massage. The two men are no longer allowed in the Giants' clubhouse or in restricted areas of the ballpark as part of the new $15.8 million, one-year contract Bonds signed before spring training. Bonds must now pay the travel expenses for Oliver and Shields, unless they fund trips themselves.
Bonds was somewhat surprised to learn he played in 51 of the Giants' first 56 games, but noted he has been able to appear in more day games following night games at home because Shields is there to rub him down after games and Oliver also helps him get loose.
"I don't like going in the training room," Bonds said. "It's something I'm going to have to do."
Giants athletic trainer Dave Groeschner has recommended to Bonds that he stay around a little longer after games to ice his body. Bonds typically will use the cold bath, but said he is "not a patient person" and doesn't like to wait around for a teammate to get out of the ice tub.
"Obviously, anything we can do to get these guys feeling better and back on the field, that's what we're all here for," manager Bruce Bochy said. "Talking to Groesch, he is encouraged. He feels better. We anticipate him playing tomorrow."
Bonds said his shins began bothering him after playing in a Sunday afternoon game May 27 against the Rockies following a night game. The team then flew to New York to play the Mets, and Bonds was off the first game there.
Then, in a game against the Phillies on Monday, Bonds barely made it to third from first on Ray Durham's fifth-inning double.
"I was sore in New York and it just kept escalating," he said. "I've never had shin problems. It started hurting in my knees. … I played that day game (against Colorado). Maybe I shouldn't have. Wednesday night (May 30) when I played it just didn't get any better. When we got to Philly, I tried everything I could."
But Bonds is encouraged he will be himself again soon.
"I feel way different today than I did yesterday. Spending time to work on it makes a huge difference," he said.


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what are good HDL levels?
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A: Not worked out on a percentage thing its done on a number scale. Just had mine done and apparently I''m doomed...its 7.2 and it should be less than 4.5......But hey.....ce la vie..... This depends on the number of risk factors you have. Risk factors includes: hypertension, family history, obesity, lack of excersise, smoking etc. less than 2 risk factors your desired LDL (bad cholesterol) is below 160 mg/dL (this is not total cholesterol). 2 or more factors its below 130 mg/dL. If diabetic or had any previous cardiac conditions LDL should be below 100 mg/dL. HDL (good cholesterol) is always desired to be high. Higher than 40 mg/dL is just fine. Do you mean the % in...
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17th Aug 2009 - Romania
Off to Transylvania - Dracula land
Up this morning at 0730 as the housekeeper due in at 0800 so thought I should be respectable.
Left Tiffany's apartment just after 0900 with my medium backpack and headed off. First stop to Costas for a quick coffee and the found the metro, successfully brought a ticket and boarded with one change along the way to get to Gara de Nord - the main train station. Successfully brought a ticket to Sighisoara - about 5 hours away but not until 1300. Cost was 89 lei approx 10 pounds. Went to Maccas for lunch and queued up 20 mins for the toilet. Boarded train after a lot of standing around - first class was airconditioned thankgoodness - an aisle seat so not so good but immediately fell into a solid 2 hour sleep potentially missing some wonderful scenery. Then changed seats fro a better view. Arrived in Sighiosara about 1830 and decided to walk to the Old town - about 30 mins. Walked up to the Old Town as it sits on a hill above the new town. Finally found a hotel which was off the main Piata Cetatil. Hotel Sighisara was lovely and comfortable - no lift - stayed on the 3rd floor. Very hot still. Cost was 215 lei - approx 45 pounds. A cultural festival was happening with a big stage set up and lots of noise which carried on into the night and did not stop until about 0200.
It was warm into the night. Went out and explored and then say and watched the performance for a while. Had an enormouus fried cheese pastry thing for dinner.
Sighisoara is famous as the birthplace of Vlad Tepes - the Impaler who later was known as Dracula. He was born in 1431 near the Clock Tower - tommorrows photos. His father was a Knight of the Order of the Dragon and was named Vlad Dracul. He had a privileged childhood until his father gave him and his brother as hostages to the Turkish Sultan where they were subjected him to various cruelties including rape which i guess then set him up for later in life. He was called the Impaler because of his torture method which was somehow to inset an stick or metal bar up along the spine impaling the victim and it would take several days for them to die in a torturous way.
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In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court established a new categorical rule for a search of a cell phone seized during an arrest, holding that a search warrant should normally be obtained absent application of another Fourth Amendment exception such as exigent circumstances; the Court concludes that cell phones are "quantitative[ly] and a qualitative[ly]"different than "other objects that might be kept on an arrestee's person"; ten initial observations and questions are noted from the recent ruling, in Riley v. California (No. 13-132) and United States v. Wurie (No. 13-212)
Last week, on June 25, 2014, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision restricting the ability of law enforcement to search a cell phone under the Fourth Amendment that is seized during an arrest. The opinion was authored by Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. Justice Samuel Alito issued a separate concurring opinion.
Opinion Issue And Holding
The question presented in the case was "whether the police may, without a warrant, search digital information on a cell phone seized from an individual who has been arrested." Riley, 573 U.S. at _. The Court held that a search warrant should normally be obtained to search a cell phone. As the opinion explained:
Cell phones have become important tools in facilitating coordination and communication among members of crim¬inal enterprises, and can provide valuable incriminating information about dangerous criminals. Privacy comes at a cost. Our holding, of course, is not that the information on a cell phone is immune from search; it is instead that a warrant is generally required before such a search, even when a cell phone is seized incident to arrest. Our cases have historically recognized that the warrant requirement is "an important working part of our machinery of government," not merely "an inconvenience to be somehow 'weighed' against the claims of police efficiency." Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U. S. 443, 481 (1971).
Riley, 573 U.S. at _.
Summary Of The Two Cases (Riley and Wurie)
- In Riley v. California, the petitioner was stopped for a traffic violation (expired tags) and in the process of impounding his car, an inventory search was conducted. That search of the vehicle came across hidden weapons, leading to his arrest. The police then conducted a search incident to this arrest and in that process came across his "smart phone," a touch-screen cell phone in a pocket. The officers searched the phone at the scene and conducted a more detailed search of the phone at the station. In both, they came across various messages, photos and phone numbers that led officers to tie the petitioner to gang and drug activities. In affirming his conviction and rejecting the petitioner's Fourth Amendment illegal search claims, the California Court of Appeal concluded that the evidence, including that from the phone, was constitutionally sound.
- United States v. Wurie, the second case involved in the decision involved an arrest of the petitioner after police observed him at a drug deal. At the station house he was searched and a "flip phone" was discovered on his person. Police realized that the phone was receiving various calls, from this discovery they observed the calls were connected to "my house," apparently the petitioner's residence. The police then secured a search warrant for the petitioner's apartment. This search recovered drugs as well as a gun, ammunition and cash. The petitioner was unable to persuade the trial court to suppress the evidence from that search. His appeal after he was convicted was more successful as the court was persuaded that the search of the contents of the defendant's phone violated his Fourth Amendment rights and that a warrant was required in order to view any data on the petitioner's cellphone.
Ten Initial Case Observations And Questions
As some initial key observations and questions, the opinion is a significant Fourth Amendment case in several respects. Ten initial issues are summarized below:
Continuing Trend Concerning Privacy And The Collection Of Digital Evidence?
First, unlike other recent Fourth Amendment cases, the decision was unanimous. Compare Maryland v. King, 569 U.S. _, 133 S.Ct. 1958, 186 L.Ed.2d 1 (2013) (five to four ruling upholding the post-arrest collection of a DNA sample for individuals charged with a violent crime).
Given that the lower courts were previously divided on the issue, it is ironic to unanimity of the Supreme Court. See generally Circuit Split: Courts Divided On Search Of Cell Phones Incident To Arrest ("The Fourth, Fifth and Seventh Circuits along with the Georgia, Massachusetts, and California Supreme Courts have upheld the seizure of this evidence. The First Circuit and Florida and Ohio Supreme Courts have not. The Eleventh Circuit has noted an open issue.") (collecting cases).
Second, the opinion appears to be part of a recent trend in which digital evidence is treated differently than other objects under Fourth Amendment analysis, as noted earlier in the year by the Federal Evidence Blog. See Is An Analytical Shift Coming for Fourth Amendment Analysis on the Search and Seizure of Digital Evidence? The unanimous ruling signals the strongest consensus possible by the Court concerning the consideration of privacy issues involving digital data. Will this trend continue in other Fourth Amendment cases? As noted below on the fourth observation, the Court finds that cell phone digital data is both "quantative[ly]" and "qualitative[ly]" different than other objects.
Open Issue On "Aggregated Digital Information" Noted
Third, the Court noted an open issue in footnote number 1: "Because the United States and California agree that these cases involve searches incident to arrest, these cases do not implicate the question whether the collection or inspection of aggregated digital information amounts to a search under other circumstances." Is the Court signaling an interest in considering this issue down the road?
Preference For Search Warrant: Presumption Of Reasonableness
Fourth, once again the Court underscores the general preference and presumed reasonableness to obtain a search warrant to comply with the Fourth Amendment. RileyVernonia School Dist. 47J v. Acton, 515 U.S. 646, 653 (1995) ("Where a search is undertaken by law en¬forcement officials to discover evidence of criminal wrong¬doing, . . . reasonableness generally requires the obtaining of a judicial warrant."); Johnson v. United States, 333 U.S. 10, 14 (1948) (noting a role of search warrant "drawn by a neutral and detached magistrate instead of being judged by the officer engaged in the often competitive enterprise of ferreting out crime")). Where a search warrant is not obtained, the reasonableness of the search under the Fourth Amendment will be determined by whether a recognized exception applies.
Cell Phones Are Quantitatively And Qualitatively Different
Fifth, with regard to the Fourth Amendment exception for search incident to arrest, the Court established a new categorical rule for cell phones. Specifically, a search warrant will normally be required absent exigent circumstances or another applicable exception under the Fourth Amendment. See also Riley, 573 U.S. at _ (noting in applying prior precedent the issue is "how the search incident to arrest doctrine applies to modern cell phones").
Repeatedly, the Court noted that cell phones are distinct from other physical objects that may be seized during an arrest. As the Court explained:
But while Robinson's categorical rule strikes the appro¬priate balance in the context of physical objects, neither of its rationales has much force with respect to digital con¬tent on cell phones. On the government interest side, Robinson concluded that the two risks identified in Chimel—harm to officers and destruction of evidence—are present in all custodial arrests. There are no comparable risks when the search is of digital data. In addition, Rob¬inson regarded any privacy interests retained by an indi¬vidual after arrest as significantly diminished by the fact of the arrest itself. Cell phones, however, place vast quantities of personal information literally in the hands of individuals. A search of the information on a cell phone bears little resemblance to the type of brief physical search considered in Robinson.
We therefore decline to extend Robinson to searches of data on cell phones, and hold instead that officers must generally secure a warrant before conducting such a search.
Riley, 573 U.S. at _; see also id. at _ ("Robinson is the only decision from this Court applying Chimel to a search of the contents of an item found on an arrestee's person."); id. at _ (Alito, J., concurring) ("I agree that we should not mechanically apply the rule used in the predigital era to the search of a cell phone.").
The two cases heard by the Court involved different types of cell phones. In Riley, a "smart phone" was used, which the Court described as "a cell phone with a broad range of other functions based on advanced computing capability, large storage capacity, and Internet connectivity." In contrast, the Wurie case concerned an older "flip phone," which is "a kind of phone that is flipped open for use and that generally has a smaller range of features than a smart phone." Riley, 573 U.S. at _. Both phones implicated the collection of digital information that was unavailable when the earlier search incident to arrest cases were decided. Riley, 573 U.S. at _ ("Both phones are based on technology nearly inconceivable just a few decades ago, when Chimel and Robinson were decided.").
The Court contrasted digital information with other physical objects that may be seized during an arrest and concluded that digital data from a cell phone is both "quantitative[ly]" and "qualitative[ly]" different. The Court highlighted four quantitative distinctions:
First, a cell phone collects in one place many distinct types of information—an ad¬dress, a note, a prescription, a bank statement, a video—that reveal much more in combination than any isolated record. Second, a cell phone's capacity allows even just one type of information to convey far more than previously possible. The sum of an individual's private life can be reconstructed through a thousand photographs labeled with dates, locations, and descriptions; the same cannot be said of a photograph or two of loved ones tucked into a wallet. Third, the data on a phone can date back to the purchase of the phone, or even earlier. A person might carry in his pocket a slip of paper reminding him to call Mr. Jones; he would not carry a record of all his communi¬cations with Mr. Jones for the past several months, as would routinely be kept on a phone.
Finally, there is an element of pervasiveness that char¬acterizes cell phones but not physical records. Prior to the digital age, people did not typically carry a cache of sensi¬tive personal information with them as they went about their day. Now it is the person who is not carrying a cellphone, with all that it contains, who is the exception.… Allowing the police to scrutinize such records on a routine basis is quite different from allowing them to search a personal item or two in the occasional case.
Although the data stored on a cell phone is distin¬guished from physical records by quantity alone, certain types of data are also qualitatively different. An Internet search and browsing history, for example, can be found on an Internet-enabled phone and could reveal an individu¬al's private interests or concerns—perhaps a search for certain symptoms of disease, coupled with frequent visits to WebMD. Data on a cell phone can also reveal where a person has been….
Riley, 573 U.S. at _ (emphasis added). Further, cell phones are qualitatively different because they can be used to access data stored at other locations.
In establishing the categorical rule concerning cell phones seized during an arrest, the Court reviewed and distinguished its prior search incident to arrest cases, including:
- United States v. Robinson, 414 U.S. 218 (1973) (during arrest and pat down, search of cigarette package inside defendant's pocket resulting in discovery of heroin was reasonable)
- Arizona v. Gant, 556 U.S. 332, 343 (2009) (authorizing a warrantless search of a vehicle "only when the arrestee is unsecured and within reaching distance of the passenger compartment at the time of the search"; however, based on "circumstances unique to the vehicle context," as a separate exception, a warrantless search of a the passenger compartment may be undertaken "when it is 'reasonable to believe evidence relevant to the crime of arrest might be found in the vehicle'") (citation omitted).
- Chimel v. California, 395 U.S. 752, 763, 768 (1969) (warrantless search of arrestee's residence did not fall within the search incident to arrest exception since the search was not necessary to protect officer safety or to preserve)
- See also Weeks v. United States, 232 U.S. 383, 392 (1914) (dicta noting "the right on the part of the Government, always recognized under English and American law, to search the person of the accused when legally arrested to discover and seize the fruits or evidences of crime")
Unsubstantiated Government Concerns About Remote Wiping And Encryption
Sixth, the unanimous Court found unpersuasive generalized government concerns about the interference or destruction of evidence based on either "remote wiping" or "data encryption." In the Court's view, the government failed to support these grounds and provided largely "anecdotal" information. The Court also cast doubt on whether avoiding either concern would be successful during a search incident to arrest as the officer attended to other matters involving the arrest.
As the Court explained, "remote wiping" results "when a phone, connected to a wireless network, receives a signal that erases stored data." For example, "a third party" might transmit "a remote signal" or a cell phone may be "preprogrammed to delete data upon entering or leaving certain geographic areas (so-called "geofencing")." Riley, 573 U.S. at _ (citing Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, R. Ayers, S. Brothers, & W. Jansen, Guide¬lines on Mobile Device Forensics (Draft) 29, 31 (SP 800–101 Rev. 1, Sept. 2013)). The Court distinguished that remote wiping relies on the conduct of third parties and not the arrestee.
In contrast, "encryption" securely protects data by locking the cell phone rendering it "'unbreakable' unless police know the password." Riley, 573 U.S. at _ (quoting Brief for United States as Amicus Curiae in No. 13–132, p. 11). As the Court observed, encryption may result from "the ordinary operation of a phone's security features, apart from any active attempt by a defendant or his asso¬ciates to conceal or destroy evidence upon arrest" and may "lock at the touch of a button or, as a default, after some very short period of inactivity." Riley, 573 U.S. at _ (citations omitted). The Court noted that "data encryp¬tion is even further afield" than remote wiping and the facts did not support concerns over encryption. In fact, the encryption issue was not presented "until the merits stage in this Court, and has never been considered by the Courts of Appeals." Riley, 573 U.S. at _.
Guidance On Preserving Cell Phone Data During An Arrest
Seventh, the Court explained that law enforcement may take certain limited steps for officer safety or to preserve data when cell phones are seized during an arrest. For example, with regard to safety concerns, the Court clarified that:
Law enforcement officers remain free to examine the physical aspects of a phone to ensure that it will not be used as a weapon—say, to determine whether there is a razor blade hidden between the phone and its case. Once an officer has secured a phone and eliminated any potential physical threats, however, data on the phone can endanger no one.
Riley, 573 U.S. at _.
Law enforcement may secure the cell phones to prevent the destruction of evidence. There was no dispute in the case on this point. As the Court observed on this factor:
Both Riley and Wurie concede that officers could have seized and secured their cell phones to prevent destruction of evidence while seeking a warrant. See Brief for Petitioner in No. 13–132, p. 20; Brief for Respondent in No.13–212, p. 41. That is a sensible concession. See Illinois v. McArthur, 531 U.S. 326, 331–333 (2001); Chadwick, supra, at 13, and n. 8. And once law enforcement officers have secured a cell phone, there is no longer any risk that the arrestee himself will be able to delete incriminating data from the phone.
Riley, 573 U.S. at _, n.2. Additionally, if the cell phone is found in an unlocked state, officers
may be able to disable a phone's automatic-lock feature in order to prevent the phone from locking and encrypting data. See App. to Reply Brief in No. 13–132, p.3a (diagramming the few necessary steps). Such a preven¬tive measure could be analyzed under the principles set forth in our decision in McArthur, 531 U.S. 326, which approved officers' reasonable steps to secure a scene to preserve evidence while they awaited a warrant. See id., at 331–333.
Riley, 573 U.S. at _. Further, to prevent the risk of remote wiping, the officers can take steps to disconnect the cell phone from a network:
There are at least two simple ways to do this: First, law enforcement officers can turn the phone off or remove its battery. Second, if they are concerned about encryption or other potential problems, they canleave a phone powered on and place it in an enclosure that isolates the phone from radio waves. Such devices are commonly called "Faraday bags," after the English scientist Michael Faraday. They are essentially sandwich bags made of aluminum foil: cheap, light¬weight, and easy to use. They may not be a complete answer to the problem, but at least for now they provide a reasonable response. In fact, a number of law enforcement agencies around the country already encourage the use of Faraday bags.
Riley, 573 U.S. at _ (citations omitted). Finally, as noted in the next section, a search may be justified if exigent circumstances can be established.
Exigent Circumstances Exception
Eighth, the Court confirmed that a warrantless search may be warranted by exigent circumstances.
In light of the availability of the exigent circumstances exception, there is no reason to believe that law enforcement officers will not be able to address some of the more extreme hypotheticals that have been suggested: a suspect texting an accomplice who, it is feared, is preparing to detonate a bomb, or a child abductor who may have information about the child's location on his cell phone. The defendants here recognize—indeed, they stress—that such fact-specific threats may justify a warrantless search of cell phone data. See Reply Brief in No. 13–132, at 8–9; Brief for Respondent in No. 13–212, at 30, 41. The critical point is that, unlike the search incident to arrest exception, the exigent circumstances exception requires a court to examine whether an emergency justified a warrantless search in each particular case. See [Missouri v.] McNeely, [569 U. S. __ (2013)] (slip op., at 6).
Riley, 573 U.S. at _ (footnote omitted); see also id. at _, _ (citing Warden, Md. Penitentiary v. Hayden, 387 U. S. 294, 298–299 (1967) ("The Fourth Amendment does not require police officers to delay in the course of an investigation if to do so would gravely endanger their lives or the lives of others.")).
The Court noted that the exigent circumstances argument was not presented by the government in Wurie although the First Circuit dissent noted the doctrine may have applied. Riley, 573 U.S. at _, n.2; see also United States v. Wurie, 728 F.3d 1, 1 (1st Cir. 2013) ("Because the government has not argued that the search here was justified by exigent circumstances or any other exception to the warrant requirement, we reverse the denial of defendant appellant Brima Wurie's motion to suppress, vacate his conviction, and remand his case to the district court."); Wurie, 728 F. 3d at 17 (dissenting opinion of Howard, J.) (noting availability of exigent circumstances exception as a separate basis after repeated calls by "my house" were made to the cell phone which "provided an objective basis for enhanced concern that evidence might be destroyed and thus gave the police a valid reason to inspect the phone").
Concurring Opinion
Ninth, Justice Samuel Alito issued a concurring opinion. While he "agree[d] with the Court that law enforcement officers, in conducting a lawful search incident to arrest, must generally obtain a warrant before searching information stored or accessible on a cell phone," he raised two separate points. First, he questioned the scope and premise of the search incident to arrest exception. Specifically, he is "not convinced at this time that the ancient rule on searches incident to arrest is based exclusively (or even primarily) on the need to protect the safety of arresting officers and the need to prevent the destruction of evidence." Riley, 573 U.S. at _ (Alito, J., concurring).
Second, he suggested that legislatures could enact laws concerning this area:
While I agree with the holding of the Court, I would reconsider the question presented here if either Congress or state legislatures, after assessing the legitimate needs of law enforcement and the privacy interests of cell phone owners, enact legislation that draws reasonable distinctions based on categories of information or perhaps other variables.
Riley, 573 U.S. at _ (Alito, J., concurring).
Role Of The Solicitor General Office
Finally, it is interesting to note the role of the Solicitor General's Office in the Wurie case. Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben participated in the appeal before the First Circuit. After the circuit opinion, he participated in the petition to rehear the case en banc. See United States v. Wurie, 728 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. May 17, 2013); Wurie Petition to Rehear the Case Banc; United States v. Wurie, 724 F.3d 255 (1st Cir. 2013) (declining to rehear the case). The Solicitor General's office filed the petition for certiorari review in Wurie and participated as an amicus curiae in the Riley case.
Some interesting questions are raised about the presentation of some of the issues in the Wurie case. Did the government elect not to raise the exigent circumstances exception in the Wurie case? Did the government conclude that the exigency facts were sufficiently strong to raise the issued in the Supreme Court? If the issue had been raised, would the Court have been more or less likely to grant certiorari review in the Wurie case? If the case had been considered by the Court, would it have presented a chance to demonstrate application of the exigent circumstances exception for cell phones?
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Red Bull Racing has expressed concern over Scuderia Ferrari's pace in F1 pre-season testing after the Italian team was spotted coasting its car across the start-finish in order to hide its true pace.
Ferrari's Sebastien Vettel set one of the fastest times of the two week pre-season test, but lifted off the accelerator as he approached the finish line – likely to the dismay of rivals Mercedes-AMG and Red Bull.
"Ferrari is very strong and reliable as well," Helmut Marko told ServusTV. "That's the difference to last year." "What worries me somewhat is I know Vettel very well. He provocatively lifted on his fastest lap on the start and finish straight. Everybody could tell."
"And if you do something like this, then your self-confidence and the knowledge about having a lot more in the car is huge," Marko added.
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I`d like to be a star,`` says Jamie Rose. At this point chances for her doing that with ``Lady Blue,`` at 8 p.m. Thursdays on ABC-Ch. 7, are 50-50. ABC likes the show, but hates the ratings. So far this fall, this slam-bang cop adventure, set in Chicago, is a distant third behind ``Simon & Simon``
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AZ Schools Find New Ways to Involve Parents
PHOENIX, Ariz. - Parents with kids in school are moving beyond tasks like classroom volunteering and making photocopies. They are becoming more fully involved in their child's education, as Arizona schools develop new programs to help parents learn how to help their children learn.
In the Alhambra District of Phoenix and Glendale, half-day workshops teach parents the same learning strategies their kids use in the classroom. Superintendent Karen Williams says one is called "Buzz with Your Buddy."
"You give me information on what you think the main idea of this paragraph is, and then I, in turn, give you the opportunity to share with me what you believe the main idea is."
Williams says the school has a full house every time the sessions are offered. When parents are involved in their children's education, those students are successful "without exception," she adds.
At Cheatham Elementary School, Laveen, a number of parent involvement programs come under the umbrella of the Parent Academy. Parent involvement coordinator Nicole Scales says the academy builds relationships between teachers and the community.
"We have 'take your parents to school day,' when the parent goes to school with the child. We have coffee with the principal. We have math night, reading night - basically, what these programs are supposed to do is to equip our parents so that they can help our students at home."
Scales says pairing community dinners with the evening workshops creates the time that working parents need in order to get involved.
"If they come from work, pick their children up and we serve them dinner, then they have time to sit and learn how to help their children."
With the Parent Academy program now in its third year, Scales says from one-third to one-half of all the school's parents are involved.
Williams points out that the greatest impact on a child's success in school is his or her parents' expectations.
"Even though I may not be able to assist my children with their algebra homework, if I have the expectation that my children are going to be successful, then my children are most likely going to be successful because that's the expectation."
Alhambra District also has a new parent-orientation program, when Williams meets each month with parents who move into the district, instead of waiting until the start of a new school year.


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SCAC's 8th Annual Event –ArtsFest|St.Charles– ALL of theARTS, ALL over TOWN
The St Charles Arts Council (St. Charles, IL), announces the ArtsFest Juried Pop-Up Art Show. Artists are invited to submit their work for jurying for this show, which is part of the SCAC's 8th Annual Event –ArtsFest|St.Charles– ALL of theARTS, ALL over TOWN.
ArtsFest | St. Charles is the signature event of the SCAC, featuring visual and performing arts programming all over the city. The ArtsFest Gallery will be open from Friday, September 7 through Saturday, September 29.
Entries for the gallerycan be in any style or medium of visual art.
FORMAT: Juried – Guest Jurors are Art Collectors John Abel, Donna Stockman and John Stockman
1. Jury fee for SCAC Artist Members is $25. Jury fee for non-Artist Members is $45.
2. When artwork is sold, the SCAC will take a 15% administrative fee.
(Jury Fee is nonrefundable). Fees can be mailed to: St Charles Arts Council, 2 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL 60174, or paid online through the web site. Click on the Yellow Donate button on any page. The SCAC is a 501c3 Public Charity.
[Artists interested in becoming an SCAC member – go to StCharlesArtsCouncil.org and click on "Donate" to make your membership payment.]
ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE BY end-of-day, Monday, August 20, 2018. We will review all electronic submissions and contact artists with the jury decisions.
- IMAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY end of day, Monday August 20.
- Receipt of work – Friday August 31 (6 p.m. to 7 p.m.) and Saturday September 1 (1 p.m. to 2 p.m.).
- Gallery will be open: Friday, September 7 ONLY for the Opening Reception at 6 through 8 p.m. After the Opening, on Fridays and Saturdays from 12 to 6 and other hours by appointment.
- Artist Reception: Friday, September 7 from 6 to 8 p.m.
- Pick-up of artwork: Saturday, September 29 (6 to 7 p.m.) and Monday, October 1 (6 to 7 p.m.)
- All artwork must be ready to hang/install. Information about hanging preparation for 2D work will be supplied by the SCAC.
- Sculpture pedestals/stands must be provided by the artist.
- Delivery and pick-up of the artwork will be the artist's responsibility. Artists with work accepted in the show must drop-off and pick up their work on the published dates.
- All artwork must be for sale.
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Artwork will be in the gallery on consignment. The artist will receive 85% of the selling price of their work. Illinois sales tax will be collected, and is the responsibility of the artist to pay to the State.
There is a comprehensive promotional plan for the ArtsFest Event. The ArtsFest 2018 Gallery will be promoted by the SCAC and Event Partners. Promotionwill utilize social and traditional media. The galleries will be actively and continuously promoted by the SCAC, including weekly news releases about all of the Event participants.
Information about all artists in the Pop-Up Gallery will be included on the SCAC's website and each artist's name will link to the artists' web site or other electronic site provided by the artist.
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Mountain at an altitude of 3726 meters asl (above sea level) that lie within the national park covering an area of 41,330 acres, offers natural charm that can invite admiration. That's why you travel less than complete if you have not visited the Mount Rinjani. Beautiful panorama along the route that stretched from west to lombok lombok eastern, natural blend of mountain rain forest with savanna typical southeastern homeland.
In the valley immediately west of the lake there are chicks that the extent of 1,100 hectares. lakes which are diketinggian 2008 mdlp has water that smelled of sulfur. Apart from its beauty in the midst of a new volcanic mountain lake appears, that by the local community diberu names new mountain finger, which means Mountain incipient. and for those of you who have a penchant fishing can remove melting with fishing.
Mount Rinjani is a very in skralkan for both local communities who are Muslims, Hindus, and those who adhered to watu telu, People of Hindu worship celebration held once every 1 year at the event which they call pakeleman, which usually falls in September years BC. And at that time hundreds of Hindus biassanya both natives and who come from lombok bali will meet at the campsite near the lake.
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Meghan McCain called Wednesday for a return of civility to politics, but took some swings at the talk-show hosts that she said were breeding cynicism among young voters.
Meghan McCain called Wednesday for a return of civility to politics, but took some swings at the talk-show hosts that she said were breeding cynicism among young voters.
"We shouldn't let pundits two and three times our age speak for us," she said.
McCain, daughter of former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. John McCain, spoke at the University of Florida to a crowd of several hundred filled mostly with students.
McCain, 25, wrote a blog while traveling on the campaign and currently is a columnist for The Daily Beast Web site.
Her mother, Cindy, made news last week by appearing in an ad campaign supporting gay marriage. Describing herself as a "progressive Republican," Meghan McCain said she believed members of GOP could support gay rights while also taking traditional GOP positions such as being pro-life.
"You just can't be afraid to say 'Yes, I'm a Republican and yes, I'm for marriage equality and these things aren't mutually exclusive,' " she said.
Meghan McCain's positions have sometimes brought attacks from fellow conservatives. She brought up talk show host Laura Ingraham's criticism of her that included a swipe at the size of her read end.
"I was too fat to be a Republican," she said. "It made me feel great -- too fat to be an elephant."
But she struck back at Ingraham and fellow conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, as well as liberal television host Keith Olbermann.
"Please, Keith and Rushes of the world, let's pipe it down a notch," she said.
She said the GOP can maintain its core ideals while broadening the appeal of the party. She said she was concerned that the party was pushing a new generation toward being Democrats.
"I am saying make room for all Republicans and let's start evolving with the times," she said.
While she said she disagreed with some positions of her father's running mate, Sarah Palin, she said people are foolish to underestimate Palin's appeal. But she questioned the Tea Party movement in the party, saying she wasn't impressed by the crowds of several thousand at their rallies.
"These people are not as relevant as they say they are," she said. "I think my father would be president if they were really that powerful."
The speech was sponsored by the student-run ACCENT speaker's bureau. McCain was paid $10,000, according to UF Student Government.
McCain called on the students in attendance to return civility to politics and steer the discourse away from hateful rhetoric.
"Let's be the examples we don't have," she said.
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Yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Finance Commissioner David M. Frankel announced a $90.3 million reduction in property taxes for residents and commercial business owners who suffered damage due to Hurricane Sandy. More than 88,000 homes and businesses will see a reduction on their property tax bill when it's time to file in 2014. The city's finance department assessed property damages to individuals and business owners following a Sandy-specific reporting form distributed in January. Inspectors were sent to evaluate over 6,000 homes hit hard by the storm to tabulate an across-the-board market value property assessment decrease of 15 percent for residential properties, and 10 percent for commercial properties.
Mayor Bloomberg made his announcement at Liberty Warehouse, a waterfront event venue in Red Hook, Brooklyn that suffered severe damage post-Sandy. The warehouse was reassessed resulting in a $65,000 tax reduction. Homes that weren't inspected will also see a reduction to their property tax as a result of the changes in market value.
"Since Hurricane Sandy struck, we've been doing everything possible to help homeowners and business owners whose properties were damaged," said Mayor Bloomberg in a press release. "The Department of Finance's work to reach out to property owners, inspect damage and adjust values will ensure that storm damage is accurately reflected in property tax bills this coming year – and the $90 million reduction will stay in the communities hit hardest by Sandy, helping families rebuild and supporting local businesses."
Property owners are also being granted an extended deadline by the Tax Commission to appeal the Assessed Value of their homes and businesses. Owners may file an Application for Correction with the Tax Commission no later than June 20th using the online form available here.
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1. Re: How to standardize image quality?John Danek Apr 27, 2012 10:36 AM (in response to AshleyK2012)
Standardizing image quality usually involves a few steps in the Application Color Settings ( for starters ). You mention certain files being "washed out", but not all of them. Applying transparency can reduce color intensity ( obviously ). The artifacts you see could be what is sometimes referred to as "stitching". So, there are many variables that could be affecting your PDF. Sometimes standardizing includes selecting the proper PDF settings, which in the case of your file, would include live transparency in the PDF. Another thing to consider. Are the artifacts showing up in the proof? In some rare cases, you might see some artifacts in the preview image, but the file itself prints fine. You also should make sure in your original Ai file that your raster effects resolution setting is setup appropriately. And, when creating a PDF; there may be some compression being aspplied which could produce unwanted artifacts. Double check: 1.) your application color settings, 2.) raster effect resolution in Ai, 3.) your PDF settings in IND.
2. Re: How to standardize image quality?Gernot Hoffmann Apr 27, 2012 11:41 PM (in response to John Danek)
in addition to John's comment:
EPS doesn't ever contain layers with variable transparency (besides ordinary
transparency in areas, where no objects are placed).
Exporting AI files as EPS results in flattening. This is not generally wrong,
but it should be done deliberately.
For your workflow it's probably recommended to use AI files in ID.
A very different question is then, whether the ID file should be flattenened,
exporting as PDF. In my opinion it's recommended, because the result can
be checked by you. Flattening at RIP level may cause shifts which are not
under your control.
I'm aware of the cheap advice 'if your printer is not able to handle Adobe files
with live transparency correctly, the find a better one'.
By the way: I'm using regularly EPS for graphics which are programmed
directly in the programming language PostScript.
Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann
3. Re: How to standardize image quality?Gusgsm May 2, 2012 5:52 AM (in response to AshleyK2012)
Try this:
- Use and place into InDesign only native files (Illustrator and Photoshop).
- If you need to use CMYK, use the same CMYK profile everywhere, from start to end. If you know which printing condition is your final aim, use this CMYK profile an don't use any other. Set that kind of CMYK as a CMYK profile in your colour settings al allong the Adobe software.
- Do the same if possible with RGB profiles.
- Don't flatten transparencies if you don't need to do that AND if you need, do it as late as possible in the workflow. In your case that seems to be the print-ready PDF creation.
- To create that PDFs, try to use the PDF/X flavour that best suits your printing aim. Use the CMYK you set all along your work or, best, that final CMYK MUST be your CMYK all along the workflow.
In brief: Stay colour-coherent in your workflow, avoid EPS, avoid unneeded colour conversions, avoid flattening as much as possible.


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Steve Giondomenica – President/Owner CMI
Steve began his career serving as a Coast Guard Officer after graduating from the US Coast Guard Academy. After leaving the Coast Guard, Steve was a professional hire at IBM where he served as a Client Executive to a variety of clients. Steve joined CMI 20 years ago as an Account Executive, eventually becoming VP of Sales and then President/Owner as part of a generational transition with CMI's founder. Steve is most proud of CMI's team and culture which thrives in delivering integrity, quality, and genuine partnership in support of its clients.
Peter Bussi – Chief Operating Officer
Peter joined CMI after spending five years at JMP Securities where he was Vice President and senior research analyst covering the software and semiconductor industries. Previously, Peter spent five years in business development at Hewlett-Packard where he was responsible for driving HP's strategic alliance with BEA Systems. He has also held sales and channel management positions in the software and semiconductor industries. Peter holds a degree in Finance from Santa Clara University and a MBA from Pepperdine University.
Tom Govan – Vice President of Sales
As Vice President of Sales, Tom Govan is responsible for leading CMI direct sales efforts to expand CMI's client base, drive revenues and delight our clients. Tom is a proven sales and marketing executive with 25+ years of experience holding regional and national leadership positions in system and networking integration, cloud and SaaS services and Telecom companies. Prior to joining CMI, he held leadership position with Whitlock, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, Windstream, Iron Mountain Digital and Information Handling Services. Tom holds a BS in Business from Oakland University.
John Wondolowski – Chief Technology Officer
John graduated from U.C. Berkeley's Haas School of Business and subsequently earned an M.S. Degree in Information Technology. Prior to coming to CMI his 30 year career was focused on Enterprise Information Technology Management. His experience includes Senior I.T. Executive roles at Central Garden and Pet, CORT Business Services, Xerox New Enterprises (Inxight Software), Spectra-Physics, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.