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Call for Police Federation overhaul
The body that represents rank-and-file police officers has been damaged by political game- playing, according to a damning report, and is facing questions over an estimated £95 million held in reserves and assets.
A review of the Police Federation by charity the RSA found there was "widespread dismay" over the behaviour of some members in the wake of the Plebgate affair.
Chairman Steve Williams said the review showed the damage that had been done by the row, and apologised to former Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell for the conduct of Pc Keith Wallis, who pretended to have seen a confrontation between the politician and officers in Downing Street.
The report also found that the organisation is sharply divided into local factions, with just three branches that hold separate accounts giving details to the review, and 13 out of the total 43 refusing to respond at all.
The Federation's latest published accounts show that centrally held reserves are at £29.5 million and those held by branch boards stand at around £35 million, but there is also another estimated £30 million in separate accounts, details of which have not been given to the national heads of the organisation.
The RSA said that subscription rates should be cut by 25% in 2015, subsidised by central reserves, in a bid to hand back some of the money to members.
Chairman of the Police Federation Steve Williams said: "The independent review details the damage that has been done to the Police Federation and the police service by the impact from the media-termed Plebgate affair. Any incident that undermines public confidence is regrettable.
"When police get it wrong it is only right and proper that we take responsibility for our actions.
"Following the conviction of PC Keith Wallis it is only appropriate that I apologise to Mr Mitchell for the officer's actions. Clearly there are ongoing legal and disciplinary issues and in the interest of all parties, including Mr Mitchell himself, I do not feel that I can comment further at this time.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to apologise to our members and the wider public for the damage this unfortunate incident has had in undermining confidence in the police service."
Some members of the Federation, which represents officers from the rank of constable to inspector, went head to head with former chief whip Mr Mitchell after he was involved in a foul- mouthed confrontation with officers in Downing Street in September 2012.
The following month Inspector Ken MacKaill, Detective Sergeant Stuart Hinton and Sergeant Chris Jones were accused of giving misleading accounts of what Mr Mitchell had said about the incident at a meeting in his Sutton Coldfield constituency.
Mr Williams said: "The review shows how disjointed the organisation is. One part of the Federation took the view that in the interest of their members they should embark on a particular course of action, which we have now seen the consequences of.
"Today is a new day where we start to build the Federation of the future. Like any grown-up organisation it is important that we learn from our mistakes and take action to ensure that they cannot happen again. Only then will we become the trusted voice of frontline officers."
He has been told that the Federation will be forced to change if it does not do so voluntarily.
"I've had the intimation that if we don't reform as an organisation then there is every likelihood that reform will be imposed upon us."
The report recommended that a new National Board should be set up with a chairman elected by all members, rank committees abolished, and subscriptions sent directly to the central Federation.
It said that the issues with accounts should be dealt with urgently.
"These are very urgent matters. In our view, the Federation's reputation is at risk from its current lack of openness. This is particularly so in relation to some of its branches' unpublished accounts, which create suspicion (expressed to us during our evidence gathering) that they have something to hide, even when it is all above board."
It criticised the organisation for focusing too much on personal attacks instead of arguing over issues surrounding Government cutbacks.
The report said: "It has also too often fallen back on its traditional tendency to attack and try to undermine those who are proposing the changes, rather than take on the issues."
Political back-biting risks bringing the reputation of the Federation and the police into disrepute, the RSA said.
"The Federation should be a powerful voice for standards in British policing but at present it is badly placed to be that voice. Throughout our inquiry we have heard allegations that some Federation representatives who have personally targeted successive Home Secretaries, Andrew Mitchell, Tom Winsor and others, bringing the Federation into disrepute and risking the police reputation for impartiality and integrity.
"We have also been given evidence of bad behaviour within, including poor treatment of staff at, HQ and the targeting of representatives in social media, at conference and elsewhere simply because they hold a different view. If the Federation wants to be respected and listened to in the future, this has to stop.
"The actions of the Federation representatives in their dealings with the former Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell...highlight the extent to which some representatives feel they can pursue local action and campaigns regardless of the impact on the wider Federation and the views of their colleagues."
The RSA found that 68% of the membership feel fairly or very dissatisfied that the national leadership is adequately safeguarding their interests, and 91% want to see change.
Chairman of the review panel Sir David Normington said: "We have no doubt that front line police officers need an effective voice to represent their interests. But we are equally clear from the evidence we heard that the Federation is not fulfilling that function well enough at the moment and needs major reform.
"There is an urgent need for it to regain the trust of its members, to be much more open and accountable and to adopt the kind of stands of behaviour and conduct which the public expects of police officers.
"If it is to regain its influence, it must put behind it the internal distrust and divisions which are such a feature of its present operations."
The RSA recommended that guidance on expenses should be drawn up, annual accounts made public and a national standard set for behaviour. It also said a database of members should be drawn up, as one does not currently exist.
Mr Mitchell said: "I am grateful to Steve Williams, the chairman of the Police Federation, for his apology. I would welcome the opportunity to meet with him for a constructive discussion in the very near future.
"I think the conclusions of the Normington Report that the Police Federation requires root and branch reform are right."


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On Aug. 23, 2012, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the final rule for Stage 2 meaningful use (www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-21050_PI.pdf) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act/Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (ARRA-HITECH) Act.
Meaningful use
Federal officials note in the rule, "In the Stage 1 final rule we outlined Stage 1 meaningful use criteria, we finalized a separate set of core objectives and menu objectives for EPs [eligible professionals], eligible hospitals, and CAHs [critical-access hospitals]. EPs and hospitals must meet the measure or qualify for an exclusion to all 15 core objectives and five out of the 10 menu objectives in order to qualify for an EHR incentive payment."
The text continues: "In this final rule, we maintain the same core-menu structure for the program for Stage 2. We are finalizing that EPs must meet the measure or qualify for an exclusion to 17 core objectives and three of six menu objectives. We are finalizing that eligible hospitals and CAHs must meet the measure or qualify for an exclusion to 16 core objectives and three of six menu objectives."
The feds also note in the rule, "Nearly all of the Stage 1 core and menu objectives are retained for Stage 2. The 'exchange of key clinical information' core objective from Stage 1 was re-evaluated in favor of a more robust 'transitions of care' core objective in Stage 2, and the 'Provide patients with an electronic copy of their health information' objective was removed because it was replaced by a 'view online, download, and transmit' core objective. There are also multiple Stage 1 objectives that were combined into more unified Stage 2 objectives, with a subsequent rise in the measure threshold that providers must achieve for each objective that has been retained from Stage 1."
The final rule "outlines a process by which EPs, eligible hospitals, and CAHs will submit CQM data electronically, reducing the associated burden of reporting on quality measures for Providers. EPs will submit nine CQMs from at least three of the National Quality Strategy domains out of a potential list of 64 CQMs across six domains. We are recommending a core set of nine CQMs focusing on adult populations with a particular focus on controlling blood pressure. We are also recommending a core set of nine CQMs for pediatric populations," the officials note in the rule.
Medicare adjustments
Federal officials note that while "Medicare payment adjustments are required by statute to take effect in 2015, we are finalizing a process by which payment adjustments will be determined by a prior reporting period. Therefore, we specify that EPs and eligible hospitals that are meaningful EHR users in 2013 will avoid payment adjustment in 2015. Also, if such providers first meet meaningful use in 2014, they will avoid the 2015 payment adjustment, if they are able to demonstrate meaningful use at least three months prior to the end of the calendar (for EPs) or fiscal year (for eligible hospitals) and meet the registration and attestation requirement by July 1, 2014 (for eligible hospitals) or October 1, 2014 (for EPs)."
Transitions of care
Among the features of the final rule include strengthened proposed provisions for health information exchange during transitions of care and providing patients with access to their health information, which have been retained from the proposed rule; but what had been a requirement that providers send a summary of care record for more than 65% of transitions of care and referrals has been pared back to 50% in the final rule. Meanwhile, eligible providers will be required to use secure messaging for patient-provider communication, and hospitals will be required to track medications from order to administration using tools in concert with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR).

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Legislative Behavior Study, 1957 (ICPSR 7209)
Principal Investigator(s): Wahlke, John; Eulau, Heinz
This study surveyed members of the state legislatures of California, New Jersey, Ohio, and Tennessee during the 1957 sessions. The interviews focused on the perceptions and behaviors of state legislators, with special emphasis on their perceptions of the workings of the legislature, the roles and tasks of legislators as well as institutional and party officials, the workings of political parties and pressure groups and their bearing on substantive policy issues, and the influence patterns within the legislature. In addition, the respondents were questioned on their recruitment into politics, their political orientation, perceptions of their job, political motivations and aspirations, and responsibilities toward their party, constituents, and pressure groups.
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SAN CLEMENTE – A man died and his wife was injured when a vehicle was broadsided in a San Clemente intersection Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Deputies about 1:45 p.m. responded to reports of a collision at El Camino Real and Camino San Clemente, Orange County Sheriff's Department Lt. Roland Chacon said.
Authorities said the 17-year-old driver of a Toyota pickup had broadsided a Toyota Solara driven by a 68-year-old man.
Deputies performed CPR on the driver of the Solara before he was taken to a hospital. He was pronounced dead shortly after 2:15 p.m., the Orange County coroner's office said.
Coroner's officials Tuesday night identified the driver as Merle Moen of Rapid City, S.D.
Moen's wife, a passenger in the Solara, was taken to a hospital with lesser injuries.
The driver of the pickup remained at the scene to talk to police. There was no initial indication he had been injured, and no arrests or citations were reported.
The Sheriff's Department accident-reconstruction team is investigating. Authorities have not determined which vehicle had the right-of-way when the accident occurred.
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Rolen sits out finale against Rays
Jays third baseman recovering from fatigued left shoulder
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Rolen, who was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, will likely make his first appearance back in Toronto's starting lineup against the Yankees on Friday in New York. Considering Rolen hadn't played in any Minor League rehab games during his DL stint, Gaston didn't believe it was fair to start him so soon.
"We're just going to give him another day," Gaston said. "He didn't go out and play any games or anything like that. Just to throw him right back in there after two days, I don't think is fair to him. I figure if I can give him another day, and let him get some more [batting practice], we'll go from there."
It was a change from Wednesday, when Gaston said it was "more than likely" that the 33-year-old Rolen would start in the finale against Tampa Bay. Gaston changed his mind and discussed the altered plan with the third baseman on Wednesday night.
Rolen was placed on the DL on Aug. 10 after experiencing some discomfort in his neck and upper back -- possibly due to an aggressive rehab program on his left shoulder while he continued to play. Rolen spent the last few weeks resting his arm and making a slight adjustment to his swing to ease some of the stress on his shoulder.
Rolen, who is owed $26 million over the next two seasons, has undergone three operations on the shoulder in question over the past three years. Twice in 2005, Rolen had procedures to repair labral tears in his arm and he also had surgery to remove scar tissue in his shoulder last September.
This season, Rolen has hit .252 with seven home runs and 38 RBIs in 88 games for the Blue Jays, who acquired him in a January trade with St. Louis that sent third baseman Troy Glaus to the Cardinals. From the end of June and into early August, Rolen hit just .172 during a 29-game span, during which his fatigued shoulder affected his range of motion.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Wearing a yellow Bob Marley tee paired with seersucker shorts, Blake Sennett casually walks through Club Dada, hours before he will perform to a hipster crowd that looks as if they rolled around in Buffalo Exchange moments before arriving at the venue.
As we sit down for his interview, the lead singer of The Elected band fumbles through the Facebook application on his iPhone, frustrated with social media.
"I have my own personal Facebook, and then I have 'The Elected' Facebook, and the label put me on as an 'administrator' which, I know that gives me access to things, but how do I post to something if I'm an admin?" questions the former Rilo Kiley guitarist.
As I show him a strategic method to technologically morph from Blake Sennett the man into The Elected the band, we discuss our California origins, and joke about the stronghold technology has over our lives.
I ask him if I'm allowed to say that I was – am – a big Rilo Kiley fan. "Yeah, aw thanks," he responds, a hint of longing resounding in his vocal chords, "Yeah, I liked Rilo Kiley too. I think we all loved Rilo Kiley," he says, poking around on his touch screen phone before clarifying, "I mean; not everybody, I just mean, people in the band." (more…)


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Schleck sweats on the Lance show
TOUR DE FRANCE winner Andy Schleck admits he is eagerly awaiting Lance Armstrong's US television interview next week, fascinated to learn how he will deal with his fall into disgrace.
Schleck believes a candid interview with Oprah Winfrey on her TV network could win Armstrong back some fans but he's unsure whether the Texan will admit using performance-enhancing drugs during his career.
''I don't think he [Armstrong] goes there to say that he's innocent and that he didn't do anything,'' Schleck said as he arrived in Adelaide on Thursday to prepare for the Tour Down Under.
''It's been many years. For him, it's not easy - the media, the pressure.
''I believe he does it [the interview] for a good reason. But if he confesses? We don't know.''
The interview will be Armstrong's first since he was stripped in October of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life after the US Anti-Doping Agency said he helped orchestrate the most sophisticated doping program in cycling history.
Luxembourg star Schleck said he was stunned by those revelations.
''It shocked me. Somehow, even three or four years ago, we maybe knew that the Lance Armstrong era was not the cleanest in cycling so far,'' he said. ''But I believe that since 2005 and 2006 with the biological passport, everything changed for the young generation.''
Last week, The New York Times reported sources saying Armstrong, 41 - in an apparent bid to return to competitive sport in marathons and triathlons - was considering publicly admitting that he used banned substances.
Schleck said it was also possible Armstrong still believed he was innocent and had done nothing wrong.
Schleck, who was awarded the 2010 Tour de France crown after Alberto Contador was disqualified for doping, will be competing at the season-opening Tour Down Under for the first time.
He said this season was crucial for the future of cycling but warned against expecting the sport to be totally clean.
''There will still be some guys [test] positive again this year,'' he said. ''But that's not necessarily a bad sign. That's a sign that the system works.
''I don't believe [that] in cycling they dope more. In every sport, there's cheaters but in cycling they get caught. That's a good thing.''
Schleck's Radioshack Leopard Trek team will not include his older brother Frank, who is awaiting the outcome of a disciplinary hearing after testing positive for a banned diuretic at last year's Tour de France.
Tour Down Under race director Mike Turtur said he couldn't see Armstrong admitting to widespread doping - something the American has previously denied under oath.
''Obviously, a confession would lead to other matters, so I can't see it happening,'' Turtur said. ''But I'll be as interested [in the interview] as anyone else.''
Turtur said he was not concerned by the timing of the Armstrong interview coming a week before the start of this year's Adelaide race.
''It was going to happen sooner or later so we might as well get it done now and be done with it,'' he said.
''I don't think it's going to overshadow this race. This is a new beginning - a new season for these teams and for the sport.''
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ROCK OF AGES Film Set for Release on Blu-Ray and DVD, Oct 9
According to CinemaBlend.com, Adam Shankman's Rock of Ages film adaptation of the Broadway musical is slated for release on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download October 9, 2012.
Read the original report here.
The Blu-ray edition will include an extended cut—13 extra minutes—of the movie, as well as an extra discussion on the original stage musical, plus a few '80s LA pop culture featurettes.
New Line Cinema's adaptation of the hit Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock 'n' roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and more.
The movie musical stars Julianne Hough ("Burlesque"), with actor/singer Diego Boneta in his feature film debut, Russell Brand ("Arthur," "Get Him to the Greek"), Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti ("Cinderella Man"), Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Chicago"), Malin Akerman ("The Proposal"), R&B queen Mary J. Blige and multiple Emmy-winner Bryan Cranston (TV's "Breaking Bad," "The Lincoln Lawyer"), with Oscar nominees Alec Baldwin ("The Cooler") and Tom Cruise ("Born on the Fourth of July").
Shankman directs "Rock of Ages" from a screenplay by Justin Theroux and Chris D'Arienzo and Allan Loeb, based on D'Arienzo's musical of the same name. Rounding out the "Rock of Ages" creative team are director of photography Bojan Bazelli ("Hairspray"), production designer Jon Hutman ("It's Complicated"), editor Emma E. Hickox ("A Walk To Remember"), Oscar®-nominated costume designer Rita Ryack ("How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Hairspray"), Grammy-nominated music supervisor Matt Sullivan ("Dreamgirls," "Nine"), executive and Emmy Award-winning choreographer Mia Michaels ("So You Think You Can Dance"). The original score is by Adam Anders and Peer Astrom (TV's "Glee").


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4-18-2012 Safeco Field
The Indians weren't very interactive with the fans during batting practice which made my time at Safeco Field extremely boring tonight. I didn't bother to ask any Mariner players on the field for a toss-up. Instead, I banked on finding a couple loose baseballs in the seats after the rest of the stadium opened up. When I ran over that way at 5:10pm, I found absolutely nothing. About ten minutes later, a slicing foul ball came down the line, I turned, raced up the stairs near the wall, anticipated the bounce and caught the ball as it traveled into the bleachers:
More boring-ness ensued so I chased over to the Mariners dugout right before the Mariners portion of batting practice ended and got Jaime Navarro to throw me a baseball as he walked off the field:
I really didn't bother to snag anymore baseballs other than opportunities that came easy. Which the Indians were so unresponsive on the field, I just stood on the party deck and engaged in small talk with Kim, the Bullpen Mom and another friend of mine, Ryanna.
The only other action I saw was an Ubaldo Jimenez autograph and about the first three innings of baseball at the stadium before I had to run out and catch my bus home…
…and this year one of my goals is to catch Ichiro's 100th career home run. I think he's sitting on 95. In the first inning of play, Chone Figgins went deep and then Ichiro followed with his 96th home run one batter later. It was getting close to having to buy tickets for the outfield, which will be extremely expensive due to the Mariners (and all the other teams) going to this lame-ass "dynamic" ticket pricing. If you haven't heard about it, well, you're one of the lucky ones that your team hasn't gone to it yet. Basically, its price gouging. And it sucks.
I'm snagging baseballs for puppies again this season for the Seattle Humane Society! If you want to check out my charity information, just click here!
Last season, with the help of all of you, we were able to raise over $250 dollars! This year I'd like to break $300!
Today's game snagging Highlights: Cleveland Indians vs. Seattle Mariners- attendance 11,343
Baseballs snagged: four (caught BP foul-ball, Jaime Navarro toss-up)
Total baseballs snagged this season: 21
Total baseballs snagged last season: 135
Total dollars raised for Snagging Baseballs for Puppies this season: $39.69
Total dollars raised for Snagging Baseballs for Puppies last season: $257.00
Total number of donors this season: 8
Total number of donors last season: 7
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Quick, if you had $60.5-million, wouldn't you use it to build bear tunnels? That's what the state of Georgia is doing.
I'm not sure where it got the $60.5-million. Probably free money. You know, tax money. So, it's not like it's money that could have spent on something else. I mean, Georgia has just under 10-million people, so that's a little over $6 for every man woman and child. And if they gave each resident $6, they'd just spend on something silly, like a McRib meal plus a McFlurry or something equally stupid.
No, Georgia is putting that money to good use, by building bear tunnels.
They're doing this in three stages. After all, you can't expect to build all the bear tunnels at once, now could you? The first stage will be in central Georgia, along State Road 96, which runs from US-80 in Geneva to US-441 south of Wilkinson. If you don't know those places, don't sweat it; most folks in Georgia haven't either. But, apparently, the bears know all about it.
According to the report, some scientist people put up cameras along the route to get an idea about bears:
Scientists have also placed remote cameras near current bridges along State Route 96 to monitor the bears' movement.
"We're getting pictures of bobcats and deer and all kinds of other species," (UGA wildlife ecologist Mike) Chamberlain said.
And, as everyone knows, pictures of bobcats and deer near bridges means that bears are off looking for tunnels to safely cross the road.
The state is also are going to build bear tunnels in the norther part of the state, up in the mountains. They're also going to build bear tunnels down south, near my old stomping grounds, close to the Okefenokee Swamp.
I may take off work and go watch them build that one. I've always wanted to see grown men try to build a tunnel in a swamp. That sounds like fun!


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Eisenhower Cardiovascular Surgeon At Atrial Fibrillation Summit
Eisenhower Cardiovascular Surgeon S. N. Mitruka, MD, was one of a select group invited to participate in the Atrial Fibrillation Leaders' Summit in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in early December. The summit included cardiac surgeons and electrophysiologists from 15 medical institutions, including the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, who gathered to explore the future of atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) treatment.
A-Fib is the most common form of arrhythmia, an irregularity in the normal rhythm of the heartbeat. According to the American Heart Association, approximately 2.2 million people in the United States suffer from A-Fib. The condition carries serious consequences, including a fivefold increase in the risk of stroke.
Dr. Mitruka was one of the first physicians, and still is one of only a few in California, qualified to teach the MAZE procedure, a revolutionary, new minimally-invasive technique that yields a high success rate in correcting atrial fibrillation.


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MIAMI - An ordinance banning Pit bulls in Miami-Dade County was not repealed by voters Tuesday.
Pit bull supporters gathered at the Miami Lakes Ale House to wait for the votes to be counted.
Members of the Miami Coalition Against Breed Specific Legislation have been working for the past five years to get to this moment, hoping the breed ban in Miami-Dade County would be repealed.
They chanted, "Yes to Pit Bulls in Miami!"
But the votes would not be in their favor. However, all was not lost as more than 30 percent of county voters cast their ballots in favor of allowing the breed to legally live in Miami-Dade.
"It is unbelievable that this thing has not gone through," said Dahlia Canes, leader of the Miami Coalition.
Pit bulls, known as a bully breed, were outlawed more than two decades ago, after a series of attacks, including the one that maimed Pilar Garcia's daughter back in 1989.
"I definitely think for all the safety of all the citizens here in Dade County, we have been safe for 23 years in any pit bull attacks," Garcia told Local 10 in July.
Pit Bull supporters feel voters are missing the point.
"A dog is not inherently dangerous, a dog is not born a bad dog," says Diego Martinelli, Board Member of the Miami Coalition.
Most of the people Local 10 spoke to who want the ban repealed feel dog owners are to blame when it comes to out of control dogs, and not the animal itself.
"We're fighting not just to get this ban repealed but we're also fighting to make stricter laws to punish bad dog owners," says Adri Lopez, also of the Miami Coalition.
And even though the ban was not repealed by the public, more than one-third of voters who came out to cast their ballot in Miami-Dade did vote to legalize the dogs in the county. A big step in the right direction according to Canes.
"This organization will not give up until the ordinance from Miami-Dade County is repealed. We will fight and we will win," Canes said.
The next step for the Miami Coalition as of Wednesday morning is to take their demands to the county commission, hoping for a legislative change. If that doesn't work, Tallahassee is next.
Copyright 2012 by Post Newsweek. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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The double-helix characteristic of DNA
may soon start to serve a new purpose other than carrying all of
an individual's genetic information. Chris Dwyer, assistant professor
of electrical and computer engineering at Duke's Pratt School of
Engineering, revealed that by mixing customized parts of DNA, along
with other molecules, he could manufacture identical structures
mimicking those of waffles. Not only could he produce one
nanostructure, but billions of them, inexpensively
and quickly.Instead of silicon chips at the center of a
platform for electric circuits, DNA will be used. The customized
parts of DNA can be synthesized by putting pairs in any order-a very
cheap process. "It's like taking pieces of a
puzzle, throwing them in a box and as you shake the box, the pieces
gradually find their neighbors to form the puzzle. What we did was to
take billions of these puzzle pieces, throwing them together, to form
billions of copies of the same puzzle," Dwyer said.Different
light sensitive molecules are added to the nanostructures, after
they efficiently assembled themselves. Chromophores, or light, can
excite the programmable waffles (made up of the synthesized DNA).
"When light is shined on the chromophores, they absorb it,
exciting the electrons," Dwyer says. This energy then
travels to a different type of chromophore located nearby that emits
a light of a specific wavelength. The output light, through a
detector, can easily be differentiated from the input light. The
light can stimulate responses between yes and no, or zeros and ones,
much faster than conventional circuits.Dwyer's current
experiments included sixteen waffle pieces with the chromophores on
top of the waffle's ridges. By building larger waffles, complex
circuits can be formed. Dwyer said the possibilities are limitless,
ranging from biomedical applications to computational.The new
study, published in the online journal Small, offers a new idea that
can be translated in many applications-such as medical research.
Dwyer explained that the nanostructures could respond to different
proteins in the blood, like disease markers. The most promising
aspect of the new technology, some might say, is the ease at which
scientists can create such chips or circuits, making them cheaper.


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The Azalea Festival Historic Home Tour offers a quick view of Port City architecture.
Presented by the Historic Wilmington Foundation as a showcase for preservation efforts, the Azalea Festival Historic Home Tour offers a quick view of Port City architecture. Nine homes and the historic Temple of Israel at Fourth and Market streets, North Carolina's oldest Jewish house of worship, are on this year's lineup.
What you need to know
Where to start: A good place would be the Alexander Sprunt House at 1615 Chestnut St., where the ribbon cutting for the tour officially takes place at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. A number of festival celebrities and local officials will be on hand (along with a cloud of hoop-skirted Azalea belles), and refreshments will be served. You'll also largely avoid traffic leaving downtown after Saturday morning's parade.
Where to go: You can visit stops in any order, as many or as few as you like. If mansions are your thing, check out the Sprunt House, the nearby Emerson-Kenan House (official home of UNCW's chancellor) at 1703 Market St. or the William French House at 107 S. Fourth St.
Something a little newer and homier: Check the Gilliard House at 2009 Wrightsville Ave., the Triyonis House at 2010 Creecy Ave. or the Cumming-Duls House at 120 Nun St. – cozy places more typical of where most Wilmingtonians lived over the years.
For history lovers: Among your "must stops" will be the Temple building (completed in 1876) and the former Donald MacRae house, now the parish offices for St. James Episcopal Church at Third and Market streets. The Shingle-style structure was designed in part by Henry Bacon, the architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., who grew up in Wilmington.
Where to get tickets: You can pick them up in advance from the Azalea Festival office, The Sterling House, The Ivy Cottage, The Fisherman's Wife, The Transplanted Garden and The Proper Garden. Area Harris Teeter groceries also offer them – and if you have a VIC card, you got $2 off the purchase price. On the days of the tour, tickets will be available at any location for $30.
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2011 Kia Sorento - New Car Review
It might be easy to see Kia as an overnight success, but that success has come as the result of some very careful planning. Take the 2011 Kia Sorento for example. On the surface, it's just another midsize crossover SUV in a crowded field of competitors. But a closer look shows that there's more to the newly redesigned Sorento than meets the eye.
The right size
With three rows of seats and an available V6 engine, it seems like the Sorento might stack up well against the Toyota Highlander. In reality, the Highlander is larger and more expensive than the Sorento, so maybe the Sorento is more of a Toyota RAV4 competitor. Well, here's the part where Kia is playing their cards just right with the Sorento; it's actually priced slightly less than the RAV4 but is a little bigger. The Sorento is also bigger than the popular Honda CR-V compact SUV, and like the RAV4, the Sorento has a third row seat. However, the Sorento's slightly larger overall size means that third row is more comfortable than similar seating you'll find in the RAV4 and Mitsubishi Outlander GT.
To make the most of the available cargo space, the second row of seats fold down in a 60/40 split, while the third row folds with a 50/50 split. When all seats are folded down, the Sorento has about as much usable space as its competitors.
The interior materials are good and clearly a step up from the previous Sorento. The optional leather is soft, and both front and rear seats are comfortable. There are a few hard plasticky bits, but they're disguised well and the interior is actually attractive with most controls being well placed. When finished in all black, the dash and interior can look rather stark, but opt for the lighter color and there's a warmth to the cabin that's unexpected given the Sorento's $20,000 entry price. Splashes of chrome trim and an attractive steering wheel with plenty of quality buttons add to the Sorento's deceptively upscale look.
No longer a truck
The Kia Sorento was completely redesigned for the 2010 model year. The previous model was truck-based, which meant it was great off-road but the on-road feel wasn't ideal. Now, the Sorento has car-based underpinnings and that means a more car-like ride and sharper handling. It's quiet on the highway, and feels as smooth and sedate as a typical minivan. The interior is comfortable and compared to the RAV4, the Sorento has a little more hip and shoulder room.
The Sorento offers a choice of two engines, a 2.4-liter inline four cylinder and a 3.5-liter V6. The smaller engine makes 175 horsepower and it feels adequate around town. The V6 makes 274 hp, nearly 100 more than the four cylinder, so the difference in power is noticeable. The V6 moves the Sorento from 0 to 60 miles per hour in about 7.5 seconds. Opt for the 2.4-liter engine and that same exercise will take about 2.5 seconds longer, something you'll surely notice when entering a highway. Combined fuel economy for the four cylinder is estimated at 24 miles per gallon, but that number drops to 22 miles per gallon for the V6 with front-wheel drive. If you want the V6, you'll have to pay for the more expensive EX trim, as it is not offered in the base model or lower trim levels.
Even base models come nicely equipped with features like air-conditioning, Bluetooth, USB port, satellite radio and a fully adjustable steering wheel. The EX provides nearly a full luxury experience with 19-inch wheels, dual zone climate control and push button start. A rear-view parking camera, navigation and a 10 speaker Infinity sound system are some notable options. Throw every option you can think of at the 2011 Kia Sorento EX V6 and you'll barely top $30,000. The SX model includes most options as standard and has sportier suspension, it costs $32,000.
It might seem like the Kia Sorento is an overnight success, but the truth is that its just plain good. By giving it just the right proportions, dimensions, power, price and equipment, Kia has positioned the Sorento as an alternative to both larger and smaller crossovers and SUVs. Despite its medium size and high-end options, the Sorento can be had for about the same price as most competitors' compact models. This combination of value and just right sizing make the 2011 Kia Sorento very compelling.


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Fierce clashes resumed on Monday in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, prompting civilians to flee or hide in underground shelters, a security official told AFP. Security sources said nine people had been killed and 50 wounded in the clashes as fighters in the Bab al-Tebbaneh and Jabal Mohsen districts traded heavy machine-gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
Several homes as well as a gas station were on fire as the army surrounded the area in a bid to contain the violence.
On Sunday at least four people were killed and 33 injured when the fighting erupted, pitting Sunni supporters of the ruling majority against Alawites loyal to the Hizbullah-led opposition. One of those wounded died on Monday, bringing the death toll to five.
A military official said the fighting had eased before noon Sunday and the army was sending reinforcements. After a meeting Sunday afternoon by local leaders in Tripoli, former Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged the Lebanese army to take control in the city. After sunset, security officials said sporadic fighting in the area resumed.
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ChaiScript is an embedded scripting language designed from the ground up to directly target C++ and take advantage of modern C++ development techniques. Being a native C++ application, it has some advantages over existing embedded scripting languages. It uses a header-only approach, which makes it easy to integrate with existing projects. It maintains type safety between your C++ application and user scripts. It supports a variety of C++ techniques including callbacks, overloaded functions, class methods, and STL containers.
TXR is a new data munging language. TXR's special pattern language provides template-based matching of entire documents or large sections of documents. It also contains a language for functional and imperative programming. It is written in C and takes the form of a utility that is portable to Unix-like platforms and Windows.
Univention Corporate Client (UCC) is a flexible and efficiently manageable operating system for PCs, notebooks, and thin clients in companies and institutions. The software contains a Linux-based desktop environment optimized for business use. It allows desktops to be adapted to hardware and intended applications. In addition, it can be managed conveniently and efficiently via a Web-based console. In comparison to other systems, it guarantees integrated administration procedures for users, clients, desktops, and permissions and effectively does away with the use of different, uncoordinated tools. It serves as a platform for access to remote desktop solutions and virtualized desktops as well as browser or terminal server-based applications.
RCDevs OpenID Provider is an OpenID 1.1 and 2.0 provider with simple registration and multiple OpenID URL formats. Compared to other OpenID provider implementations, RCDevs OpenID Provider is extremely easy to implement: provided that you have a working WebADM server, installation just consists of adding the OpenID WebApp in WebADM and adding a markup in the index page of your public Web site. The RCDevs OpenID Provider works with LDAP and OpenOTP authentication back-ends. With OpenOTP, your OpenID users can authenticate with any OpenOTP one-time password mechanism (Soft Tokens, SMSOTP, MailOTP, Yubikey, MobileOTP). RCDevs OpenID Provider supports both query-string-based OpenID URLs and hostname-based OpenID URLs. An example of the format using a query string is "http://rcdevs.com/?user=myuser&domain=mydomain" and an example of the format using a hostname is "http://myuser.mydomain.rcdevs.com/".
RCDevs TiQR is an innovative way to authenticate yourself to Web applications. Its unique user friendly features include one-click enrollment using QR codes and secure authentication without having to re-type complicated codes by leveraging dynamic QR codes embedded in Web pages. TiQR supports the OCRA suite of authentication protocols. Its security is based on AES 256-bit encryption and the SHA family functions.
RCDevs OpenOTP Server provides two-factor authentication with one-time passwords (OTP). It supports OATH RFC-4226 HOTP (Event-based) and TOTP (Time-based), OCRA (Challenge-based), Mobile-OTP, YubiKey Software/Hardware Tokens, SMSOTP, MailOTP, and OTP lists. It provides a SOAP/XML, RADIUS, and OpenID APIs and integrates into your LDAP (OpenLDAP, Novell, ActiveDirectory). It works with Web applications, VPNs, Linux PAM, Microsoft, and more. It is composed of the RCDevs WebADM server application, the OpenOTP SOAP service, the OpenOTP Radius Bridge, the User Self-service Desk, and Token Self-enrollemnt end-user Web application. VMWare appliances and Web demos are available.
OpenXava is a framework to develop AJAX JavaEE/J2EE applications rapidly and easily. It allows you to define applications only with POJOs, JPA, and Java 5 annotations. It is feature rich and flexible. It generates JSR-168 portlet applications (Liferay, WebSphere Portal, Jetspeed, etc.).
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There are various situations you get into in Clojure where the easy way out is "just restart the REPL." This is unfortunate, because
- startup time is slow
- often REPLs have a ton of useful context built up
I believe these problems could be entirely solved in a contrib library of helper functions for REPL development. This a significantly better than making changes to Clojure, which must pass a high bar and be carefully assessed for possible affects on exiting code. It is also consistent with Rich's desire to more clearly delineate development vs. production functionality.
Some of problems to be solved (please add to these):
- reloading of multimethods
- reloading of records/types that implement a protocol
- removal of "dead" vars
- destroying/recreating stateful objects (threads, sockets, files, etc.)
Experimental Work
- tools.namespace contrib library handles reloading at the namespace level and ensures correct reload order by statically examining namespace dependencies. Also removes "dead" Vars that have been deleted from source files.


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Several things were originally going to be added to Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire during their development. Some were dropped or changed, and some of the dropped concepts of the prototypes can still be found in the internal data of the games.
A demo was available at the Pokémon Festa 2002 in Japan. There were prototypes of Route 104 and the Pretty Petal Flower Shop, which was "not yet open" according to the lady inside. There was also an unfinished version of the party screen, alongside a battle system more thoroughly developed in comparison to what was seen in older screenshots. When the battle starts, it is not possible to see how many Pokémon the Trainers have. Some moves, like Surf and Faint Attack, are depicted with different animations than those seen in the final release. It is also shown that Sharpedo has no Ability in the demo; it could mean that not all Pokémon could have Abilities. Given Sharpedo's low level in the demo, it could also mean that Carvanha didn't exist at the time.
In some early screenshots, the roofs of Poké Marts are colored red instead of blue. The HP bar was also different from the final release. Some prototype sprites for several Pokémon were also shown, including Shroomish, Duskull, Wailmer, Wynaut, and Sharpedo.
- BetaMart.jpg
Poké Mart with red roof and black-suited Gentleman in Petalburg City
Unused Pokémon Contest stage
Wild Double Battles were planned for the Generation III games in addition to the Double Battles against Trainers. This is evidenced by a text string found in the internal data that reads
Wild \v[&H05] and \v[&H03] appeared!, with
\v[&H05] and
\v[&H03] being placeholder values used internally to display the names of the Pokémon that the player would encounter. This mechanic would later be introduced in Generation IV.
Some remastered Generation II music is present in the internal data.
- 38ばんどうろ Route 38
- The background music used in the Pokémon Communication Center from Pokémon Crystal after the Mobile Adapter GB is plugged in for the first time.
- ニビシティ Pewter City
- 戦闘!スイクン Battle! Suicune
- ラジオとう占拠! Radio Tower Infiltrated!
All of these themes are remixed from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal and were likely made for testing the soundfont.
コンテスト! Contest!, which plays during the appeals round of Pokémon Contests, is programmed in as both its full version and as four minor tracks which are combined to play the full theme. These minor tracks are next to the normal music in the internal data, indicating that they were initially intended to be used, though with what purpose is unknown.
Another theme in the internal data is a variation of ミシロタウン Littleroot Town, which lacks the introduction and instead goes straight to the loop point.
In the internal data, there is a weather effect for snowing that looks rather incomplete as it only has three snowflakes falling once, but seems like it was originally going to be used in the final release. A likely location for using this would be Mt. Chimney, as it might have been originally planned to be a snowy mountain instead of a volcano. The only way of activating this weather effect is by modifying the weather header for a certain map in the ROM.
An Ability known as Cacophony was found within the internal data. No Pokémon has it legitimately; a Pokémon can only have this Ability my modifying its data. It is identical to Soundproof, another sound-based Ability, and it allows the Pokémon to avoid all sound-based moves. Since it is identical to Soundproof, it was likely scrapped due to redundancy, and some Pokémon that have Soundproof may have originally been intended to have Cacophony instead, such as Loudred and Exploud, which are well known for their loudness.
A Pokémon that has been modified to have Cacophony will regain the normal Ability it should have according to its personality value if it is migrated to a Generation IV game. However, it has not been fully confirmed that the Ability is not present within the internal data of the Generation IV games.
On a Nintendo Power interview, it was revealed that Shellos and Gastrodon were originally planned for Generation III instead of Generation IV. These are not the forms in the final releases, however; internal data in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl reveals a back sprite for both Pokémon, but no front sprite. Shellos's sprite is pink, like its West Sea variation, and seems to combine the West Sea variation's head with the East Sea variation's body, while Gastrodon's sprite is brown and looks like its West Sea variation, but with more rock-like protrusions on its body.
There were also numerous changes to Pokémon included in the games. A prototype of Torchic was nearly identical to the final design, aside from the large floppy ears. There was another design that shows it inside an eggshell with lots of fluff on its neck. Another curious design depicted a creature with traits of both Latias and Blaziken, along with an unused Trainer. Concept art of Treecko also showed numerous designs for the Pokémon before the final design was decided, mainly with less elongated head shapes and less round nose than the final design.
Groudon also had an earlier design where it had a different shape to its eyes, one more set of spikes on the torso and a spike less on the tail. One of the spikes on the neck was moved to the head on the final design and overall shapes were much less sharp. Head details became much more elongated, and the weather trio signature body markings were absent.
Pokémon Sapphire contains some unused Trainer data for Archie, the leader of Team Aqua. According to the data, he was planned to be battle at some point where his team consists of a level 17 Togetic, with no other Pokémon present. He is also carrying two Super Potions. This may indicate that Archie was originally planned to be encountered earlier in the game and was intended to appear with a drastically different sort of team.
An unused sprite for a member of Team Aqua exists in the internal data and is identical to that of male Team Aqua Grunts with the exception of a mirrored body, modified coloration, the addition of a mustache, and a bandanna around the Grunt's left arm.
A prototype model of the sprite that is used for a Pokémon the player has not seen (yet) consists of two blocky, big and white question marks instead for the round and black one with a white circle and a white question mark.
There is also data for an unused tileset, which could have been intended for the Mossdeep City Gym or the Trick House.
Unused Aqua Grunt sprite
Unused default Pokédex entry sprite
Used default Pokédex entry sprite
Remnants of the demo
The alternative versions of Route 104 and the Pretty Petal Flower Shop still exist within the internal data of the final release, though the associated tileset data for the prototype of Route 104 has since been removed.
戦闘!野生ポケモン Battle! Wild Pokémon, which was used for Trainer battles in the demo, was used for wild Pokémon battles in the final release.
Unused dialogue strings, associated with the Pokémon Festa 2002 demo, still remain in the final release. The text remains untouched in the Japanese versions but has been translated in the localized releases.
A video of the demo can be watched on YouTube.
Pokémon AGB
Certain text refers to
Pokémon AGB, which appears to be a short form for "Pokémon Advanced Game Boy", the once tentative title for Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. They are presumably from the initial stages of development.
Message 1:
This is sample message 1.
Welcome to the world of POKéMON AGB!
We hope you enjoy this!
Message 2:
This is sample message 2.
Welcome to the world of POKéMON AGB!
We hope you enjoy this!
Message 3:
This is sample message 3.
Welcome to the world of POKéMON AGB!
We hope you enjoy this!
Day-Care Mail
Additional unused text makes reference to a Pokémon raised at the Pokémon Day Care receiving a piece of Mail, presumably if raised with a Pokémon from another Trainer. It is not known why this mentioned feature did not make it into the final release.
By the way, about your {Pokémon}
it seemed to be friendly with
{Trainer}'s {Pokémon}.
I may even have seen it receiving
a piece of MAIL.
Leftover text strings remain from a debugging version of Pokémon Ruby[1]. Some of them are absent in the final release, though there are still references to some of these strings, such as
Init comm. data,
Set highest score,
Reset highest score and
Set all art museum items.
Prototype Ruby
A German-language debugging version of Pokémon Ruby was apparently sold by a Nintendo representative to the anonymous user "drx". The ROM has many debugging features, which can be accessed by scrolling through a section presumably relevant to who developed that aspect of the game. For example, choosing
WATANABE attempts to save the game, although it turns out unsuccessful, and selecting
KAGAYA allows the player to view his or her Trainer Card, the opponent's Trainer Card or activate the slot machine interface.
A video of this debugging version is available on YouTube.
Junichi Masuda stated that while developing Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Game Freak considered changing the number of Pokémon the player can have and the number of moves a Pokémon can learn but that the idea was later scrapped. It is currently unknown what sort of potential changes were to be made, and as of Generation V, no changes like this have been made to the series.
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"One of the year's best chamber-music albums.... The Voglers capture all the playfulness and electrifying drama of these finely nuanced songs, and the quartet is the perfect foil for the passionate Lemper's celebrated sensual theatrics."Strings
"Lemper, a commanding and fluid singer, is particularly gifted at interpreting Weimar-era compositions, and her new record features a revealing cover of the Brectht/Weill standard 'Surabaya Johnny' as well as renditions of later works like Hanns Eisler and Kurt Tucholsky's trenchant antiwar song, 'Der Graben.' The Paris component
is surprisingly effective and offers a refreshing Gallic contrast to the darker German material."The New Yorker
"With her assured, smoky-toned voice and elevated talent for expression, one gets a strong sense that Lemper is not only performing her songs, she is virtually living them."MusicWeb International


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China: A Billion Strong but Short on Workers
HONG KONG—For 15 years, Cui Haifeng worked in China's manufacturing industry, stitching together leather to make soccer balls before working her way up to warehouse manager at a wood-flooring factory.
Last month the coal miner's daughter traded a past of factory uniforms for a blouse and skirt, training as a customer-service representative for a life insurer in Guangzhou, southern China's largest city.
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I have a machine with the following specifications:
Q6600 at 2.4GHZ
4GB Corsair DDR3 RAM
Windows 7 32 bit
Monitor is at 1280x1024 and unlikely to get higher any time soon.
The machine has begun to suffer GPU driver failures. Large artefacts appear on the screen and Windows reports that the machine has recovered from an error caused by the GPU drivers. This may repeat a couple of times and the machine then experiences a BSOD. Analysis of the minidumps suggests the GPU driver and the consensus is that the GPU is failing. The actual technical problem with the machine is mostly incidental, although if anyone has any thoughts about other causes for the problem, then they are certainly welcome. I can also post the minidumps if that is of interest; however, the main substance of this post is to ask for suggestions for a replacement GPU.
I'm looking for a GPU to replace the current one. I have reviewed the site's Econobox in the most current system builder article suggestions, since this most closely reflects the PC that we're dealing with; that recommends the 7770 for pairing with a low-tier Sandy Bridge CPU. I'll admit at this point that I come into this not particularly wanting to buy an AMD/ATI device; I've had poor experience with them in the past. My wife is the primary user of the PC and I want it to run smoothly and not occupy too much of my time. I realize that the days of my poor driver experience may well be over for AMD/ATI, but it does still bother me; I'm amenable to persuasion, though, if the AMD/ATI options are superior.
The machine is primarily used to play games like Left 4 Dead, Dead Island, The Walking Dead and TF2/BC2; there are also older games, but only worth mentioning for the purpose of maintaining compatibility [Heroes of Might and Magic V, etc]. The machine has to last for about another 2 - 3 years.
One option is to directly replace the 8800 GTX with another card with acceptable performance; the other is to use the GTX 470 from my main PC and replace that card with something faster/newer. I've looked somewhat into both and have found the re-naming of the various products pretty confusing within both tiers. I haven't looked at what is available in GPUs in some time and it looks as if there are still production problems at 28nm. Ideally, if I replaced the current GTX 470 with something faster, I'd want to avoid buying another Fermi derivative rather than Kepler or the equivalent AMD option. It looks like options are pretty severely limited in the $200 tier, which is probably about where I'd want to purchase from and it looks as if this necessitates purchasing from the previous [GTX 500] generation. Is this correct?
I did look around and consider buying a direct replacement in the form of another 8800 GTX from Ebay; however, it seems silly to buy such old [2007] technology now. I'm not fanatical about power consumption per se, but it might as well be efficient. It seems that options for replacing the 8800 GTX ought to be superior in terms of efficiency to something designed in 2007 on a 90nm process.


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The gods roar overhead as two great armies clash, soaking the sand in the blood of the fallen. Nine years into the savagery, the Greeks and the Trojans are deadlocked in a war waged for reasons few can remember in "An Iliad."
Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare's startling and visceral adaptation of Homer's epic poem condenses the odyssey of the Trojan War into an explosive one-man show that runs 100 heart-stopping minutes. This mesmerizing lamentation for the dead runs through Nov. 18 in its regional premiere at Berkeley Rep.
The timelessness of the 3,200-year-old tragedy is at the center of this shockingly raw new version, which juxtaposes modern colloquial speech with classical language and ancient Greek so that we hear the echoes of the past in our own lives. The Obie-winning Peterson also directs the piece with enough boldness and bravado to suggest the heroism of war as well as its hideousness.
Certainly the narrator of "An Iliad" has been retelling his fateful story throughout the ages, and he has begun to grow weary of the recitation. He soldiers on throughout time because "every time I sing this song, I hope it's the last time."
Played with staggering gravitas by Henry Woronicz, the narrator is a weathered old man, ravaged by regret as well as time. Although it seems as though eons have passed since he witnessed the horrors of the battlefield, the wounds in his soul remain fresh. Since he cannot escape the suffering that engulfed his people, he can only hope that sharing the story will serve as a cautionary tale for the future.
Woronicz, former head of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, delivers a spellbinding performance as the poet.
Commanding the stage from start to finish, the actor summons up a legion of indelible characters from the warriors Achilles and Hector to the doomed Helen of Troy and the goddess Athena. He stumbles onto the bare stage (set by Rachel Hauck) clad like one of Beckett's tramps, chugs from a bottle of hooch and precedes to flood our senses with the butchery of war. He captures both the rip-roaring adventure of history and the cost of remembrance. His poet often seems haunted by his tale, almost possessed by it.
Delivering the poetry with the ease of a Shakespearean actor but also hamming it up like an old vaudevillian, Woronicz precisely navigates the layers of symbolism and memory. He tells the tale with such clarity that arcane plot twists seem as relevant as reports from the front lines in Afghanistan.
Punctuated by the wail of a string bass (Brian Ellingsen), "An Iliad" sweeps us from the serenity of Troy before the war, its pride as a citadel of art and culture, to the butchery of corpses ablaze amid the stench of plague. Peterson and O'Hare have magically streamlined the narrative without sacrificing the shattering details, from the crushing of an infant's skull at the hand of the Greek victors to the rosy fingers of the dawn piercing the sky above Troy.
Perhaps most haunting of all is the way the narrator confides in us. He draws parallels between the age of gods and monsters and the carnage in Syria today. He likens the fury of the battlefield with the lightning stroke of road rage. He forces us to see our own faces in the myths of the ancients, and it's not at all a pretty sight.
But the play also glories in the purity of storytelling, the alchemy of actor and text. There's something deeply comforting about sitting in the dark listening to the same story that held audiences rapt thousands of years ago. The litany of warfare, when the narrator recites the names of all the conflicts from the Crusades to the crisis in Syria, might seem didactic in other hands. Here it is simply devastating.
The showmanship of "An Iliad" is nothing less than breathtaking, which helps soften its harrowing distillation of the abyss of the war.
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772. Read her stories at www.mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza, follow her at Twitter.com/KarenDSouza4 and like her at www.facebook.com/Dsouzatheaterpage.
Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare, based on Homer's "Iliad," translated by Robert Fagles
Through: Nov. 18
Where: Berkeley Rep, Thrust Stage, 2025 Addison St.
Running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes (no intermission)
Tickets: $14.50-$77, 510-647-2949, www.berkeleyrep.org


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The many fortifications around Copenhagen, which together constitute Copenhagen's Fortifications ("Københavns Befæstning"), offer lots of exciting experiences for children and adults alike.
About 200 years ago when England attacked Copenhagen, a new fortification was established in Copenhagen. Since then, the ring has remained unnoticed and forgotten as a hidden oasis around the city.
Now, the fortifications are brought back to life, and locals and visitors can look forward to experiencing an interesting part of Danish national history combined with experiences of culture and nature.
The presence of history in beautiful surroundings
Bring a picnic basket and jump off the Harbour bus at the Trekroner fortification where you can experience a historical exhibition or bring a flashlight and explore the cold basement - if you dare.
The Ejbybunker opens 12 September
Or visit the Ejbybunker, a bunker that has been in use until 2005. From 12 September you can visit a new interctive exhibition here.
It is uncertain what the Danish defense forces' purpose with the bunker has been, but something must have been going on in those underground passages.
If you understand Danish you can download an app for you smart phone and try the game "Lost in time".
Combine with a trip to the beach
At the fortification Charlottenlund Fort you can enjoy an icecream at the beach or talk a walk along the ramparts, enjoy the view and inspect the old guns.


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GAINESEVILLE, Fla. – The fourth annual Wolf Family Lecture on the American Law of Real Property will explore how American property law helped serve as the foundation for democracy in the United States.
Harvard Law School Professor Joseph Singer, a nationally recognized expert in property law, will deliver the lecture titled, "Property Law as the Infrastructure of Democracy," on Tuesday April 5, at 11 a.m. in the Martin H. Levin Advocacy Center at the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
"The subprime crisis has confronted us with the problems that come from too little regulation," Singer said. "But debates about how to prevent a reoccurrence are hampered by the libertarian idea that regulations inevitably take away our freedom. On the contrary, freedom is not possible without the rule of law."
Singer said regulation is just another word for law: "To see how law promotes freedom, we have only to consider the legal framework of property in a free and democratic society."
Singer argues that regulations do not take away our freedom, but are what makes us free. He said markets work only because of consumer protection and other regulatory laws. The history of American property law and its protections are also important in understanding and appreciating the democratic society we live in today.
"The history and structure of property law give us a better understanding of the legal framework of a free and democratic society that aspires to treat each person with equal concern and respect."
"We are delighted to have Professor Singer visit UF law," said UF Law Professor Christine Klein. "His work is always thought-provoking and insightful, making him one of today's preeminent property law scholars."
The Wolf Family Lecture in the American Law of Real Property was endowed by a gift from UF Law Professor Michael Allan Wolf and his wife, Betty. Wolf, the Richard E. Nelson Chair in Local Government Law, is the general editor of a 17-volume treatise, Powell on Real Property, the most referenced real property treatise in the country, which is regularly cited by the courts, including several citations in the U.S. Supreme Court.
"I am thrilled that Professor Singer will have the opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with our impressive students and our first-class faculty," said Wolf.
Past scholars who have delivered the Wolf Family Lecture in the American Law of Real Property include, Thomas W. Merrill, Charles Evans Hughes Professor of Law at Columbia Law School; Gregory S. Alexander, A. Robert Noll Professor of Law at Cornell Law School; and Lee Fennel, professor of law at the University of Chicago.
This event is free and open to the public.
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PORTLAND, Ore. -- IBM's medical diagnostics analytics are not exactly a 'cure' for cancer, but they are aiming to lower the cost of a promising new remedy for destroying existing tumors. The new technique uses a high-energy particle accelerator -- a room-sized version of the gigantic accelerators used to unravel physics -- that directs a proton beam to precisely kill the cancer cells inside tumors, leaving adjacent tissue untouched. IBM Research (Austin, Texas) is aiming to reduce the cost of this promising new therapy, using software analytics running on a Power7 cluster supercomputer.
The stakes are huge. Last year there were over 12 million cancer patients worldwide receiving various therapies, and that number is predicted to increase to 21 million by 2030. Unfortunately, today there are only 10 centers offering proton therapy, however 17 new ones are currently under construction at a cost of over $200 million each. Over $3.4 billion is being invested in current-generation proton accelerators, and smaller, less expensive accelerators are also being designed to make the technique more affordable.
The big bottleneck, however, is the computational workload required to utilize proton therapy.
Today proton therapy requires a long involved preparation process, starting with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computational tomography (CT) scan to identify the tumor's location, after which a bevy of doctors and technicians spend over a week mapping out exactly how to use a proton beam to destroy it. Unlike traditional radiation therapy, proton beams do not affect human tissue as they pass through it, only releasing their energy at the very end of the path, which must be carefully plotted to end precisely within the tumor.


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Lopez unsure if he will play in Classic
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Outfielder Andres Torres is in the World Baseball Classic, but left-hander Javier Lopez hinted that he might be out of the international tournament that begins in early March.
Both Giants are on Puerto Rico's provisional roster.
Torres told reporters Tuesday that he'll join the relatively large representation of Giants who will leave camp to play in the Classic. Though Torres faces competition with Gregor Blanco for the left-field job and isn't likely to claim more than a platoon role, manager Bruce Bochy had no problem with the switch-hitter's impending departure.
"We know Andres," Bochy said. "It might be a little bit different if we didn't know him."
Lopez, who played for Puerto Rico in the 2009 Classic, said that his primary loyalty lies with his employers, the Giants. He indicated that if he doesn't feel comfortable after throwing a bullpen session or two in the next week, he'll stay here to continue to prepare for the regular season.
"It's a great experience. I had a good time," Lopez said of the '09 Classic. But, he added while standing in the Giants' clubhouse, "This is the focus. These are the guys who are paying me to play. If I don't feel I'm ready, I'm not going to jeopardize the season just to play [in the Classic]."
Glad to be back with Giants, Torres reports early
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Try to imagine Andres Torres playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. That's right, you can't.
Neither could Torres, though he said that the Dodgers were among the few teams that pursued him in free agency this past offseason. Torres, a popular Giant from 2009-11, re-signed with San Francisco for one year and $2 million after a subpar 2012 season with the New York Mets (.230 batting average, .664 OPS in 132 games).
Reporting to camp three days before position players are due, Torres said Tuesday that the Dodgers, Reds and Mets expressed interest in him along with the Giants. But Torres' loyalty to the organization and the city trumped all.
"I know that sometimes you have to move on, but I have to be realistic," Torres said. "San Francisco gave me the opportunity when I was in the Minors. I'll always appreciate it."
Brown to get significant playing time this spring
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Manager Bruce Bochy indicated Tuesday that center fielder Gary Brown, the Giants' top position-player prospect, will finally receive substantial playing time in Major League Spring Training games this spring.
Angel Pagan's departure to play for Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic will create activity for Brown, San Francisco's No. 1 selection in the 2010 First-Year Player Draft. Brown was invited to each of the previous two big league camps, but he appeared in just 16 Cactus League games, batting .235 (4-for-17).
Bochy added that Brown also will play left and right field to diversify his skills.
"This will give him a great opportunity to show what he can do," Bochy said of Brown, who's likely to begin this season at Triple-A Fresno.
Bochy hits the links at two premier courses
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Giants manager Bruce Bochy recently lived a golfer's dream by playing two of the world's premier courses within a week.
First, Bochy visited Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters. Bochy called it "the most beautiful man-made place I've ever seen."
Then, last Monday, Bochy was among a group of eight representing the Giants in a charity competition against former 49ers stars at Pebble Beach. That's where Bochy nearly beaned a bystander with an awry shot.
Bochy said that he prepared for his visits by hitting "about a thousand balls a day," since he hadn't golfed extensively in about five years. His scores: 86 at Augusta, 89 at Pebble. Obviously, his practice paid off.
Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Of all the trade rumors Kurt Thomas was linked to over the summer - and there were plenty - one in particular piqued his interest.
"I'm from Dallas, so yeah, I thought about it," Thomas said yesterday. "I think playing in Dallas was a distraction for me the first time around because I was a young player. But I think I've matured. It wouldn't be a problem."
A proposed deal that would have included Thomas and point guard Nick Van Exel fell through and Van Exel was eventually traded to Golden State. But it is no secret that the Knicks, who added three power forwards during the offseason, are still looking to clear out players and Thomas is at the top of the list.
Team president Scott Layden is in the market for a starting center and has dangled both Thomas and Charlie Ward as trade bait. Layden is less inclined to trade Thomas for anyone other than a center because the 6-9 Thomas has been the Knicks center for the past two seasons and is the only healthy player on the roster who can handle the position on a full-time basis.
"I'm not a center, I'm a power forward," Thomas said over the telephone. "But I guess you can say we're loaded at one position. I'm aware of what went on this summer."
Thomas is one of seven power forwards Don Chaney will have to find playing some time for. Even if Antonio McDyess is not available, the Knicks still have veterans Othella Harrington, Clarence Weatherspoon and Keith Van Horn. Those numbers do not bode well for rookies Michael Sweetney or Maciej Lampe. It also means that Thomas will start the season at center if Layden is unable to make a trade.
"Nothing bothers me," Thomas said. "Being traded is part of the business. I figured they would try to do something after going two years without making the playoffs. It just happened to be Latrell (Sprewell) who was traded."
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A few years with a famous author, jazz in the Twin Cities, life in the Dakotas in 1936 for this week
Ernest Hemingway is by no means a beloved American author in the minds of many people.
He had his moments as a novelist when he turned out books like "The Sun Also Rises," but he had his bad moments as well, not only as an author, but also as a human being.
He was boorish, cruel to friends like F. Scott Fitzgerald, and full of himself.
Woody Allen's recent movie, "Midnight in Paris," shows both sides, as Hemingway helps a young writer meet Gertrude Stein, but also bores that writer to death with his "Hemingway-esque" platitudes.
"Hemingway's Boat," by Paul Hendrickson (Knopf, $30) does pretty much the same thing.
Hendrickson, who won the National Book Critics Circle Award for "Sons of Mississippi," ties the Hemingway story together with the author's famous boat, "Pilar," which he purchased in 1934 and sailed on until his death in 1961.
Hendrickson's subtitle pretty much tells it all: "Everthing He Loved in Life and Lost, 1934-1961."
Finally, and not too soon, authors are telling the wonderful story of jazz in the Twin Cities.
First it was "Joined at the Hip," a comprehensive history of the musicians who made the Twin Cities a great place to hear jazz.
Now there's a book that zeroes in on one great musician titled "The Percy Hughes Story," by Jim Swanson (Nodin Press, $19.95 paper). Swanson was himself a musician but opted for a career in teaching instead. But his love of music and of Percy Hughes and his collaborators (Red Wolfe among them) drew him into a municipal concert band with a seat near Hughes.
After many hours of interviews, we get a fine picture of Hughes, whom I remember listening to at private parties held each New Year's Day at financial consultant Steve Leuthold's flat.
Also included is a disc of Hughes playing old standards with the Red Wolfe Quartet.
My father could never get the year 1936 out of his head. That's the year I was born, but not the reason he talked about the year until the day he died.
Back then he was just 26 years old, a beginning farmer. Not only was The Great Depression miring America deeper and deeper and deeper, veal calves sold for $1. Grasshoppers stripped whole fields. And the weather was miserable -- all year long.
He recalled that he got up before milking to cut oats because the horses couldn't stand the heat once the sun was up. And in winter it was so cold, you didn't dare ride in a horse drawn sleigh to the woodlot because you'd freeze to death. So you ran alongside the sleigh just to keep warm.
He never said so, but he probably thought that 1936 was the year that God forgot us.
That's the title of a very touching new novel by Dennis Nau (North Star Press, $14.95). Here's how it opens:
"Nineteen thirty-six was the year we were all cursed. The Depression had hit like a prairie storm when it finally arrived in full force in '31. Sure, we heard about the stock-market panic in '29, but we didn't much give a damn. Nobody around my town owned any stock, so who cared if all these stock-brokers were jumping out of windows...and jumping in front of trains? Bankers were even shooting themselves in the head. 'They got the country into this mess,' people said. It only seemed like just desserts....The winter of '36 almost killed us, it was so bad. Well, it did kill some of us...."
These are the words of Johnny, who runs a restaurant in a tiny North Dakota town. He's a likeable fellow and he tells us the story of what happened that terrible year. He introduces the customers in his restaurant who can barely afford a cup of coffee and a mysterious stranger who arrives in a black Hudson sedan every week and fills its gas tank with water, pours in a dusty compound then drives off to his next stop.
Pastor Holmquist tells them that the crop failure is a "sign" from God.
"We are a lost race unless we give up our hootchie kootchie music, cussing and dancing."
Johnny's response?
"The worse things got, the more people danced and listened to that music."
And so it goes until World War II and its aftermath.
I loved reading Dennis Nau's narrative style. It was just like talking to my late father.
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LISTEN // Night Beds Premiere "Head For The Hills" Single At Pitchfork, US Tour Starts 1/22Posted by Andrew on January 14th, 2014
Night Beds hit the US roads again, this time with Lord Huron, starting next Wednesday in Portland at Wonder Ballroom. To celebrate the start of a new tour we are pleased to share a new single from the band, "Head For The Hills". Premiering today at Pitchfork, you can also hear the new track above or here on Soundcloud / YouTube.
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Wayne Klinkel told the Independent Record his dog Sundance ate the bills while he and his wife were on a road trip to visit their daughter.
Klinkel said he carefully picked through the dog's droppings, and his daughter recovered more when snow melted.
He said he washed the remnants of the bills and taped them together and sent them to the Treasury Department's Bureau of Engraving and Printing with an explanation of what happened.
The bureau's website stated an "experienced mutilated currency examiner" will determine if at least 51 percent of a bill is present and eligible for reimbursement. The process can take up to two years.


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Could you pass seventh-grade math?
Feb. 11, 2012 at midnight
Updated Feb. 10, 2012 at 8:11 p.m.
The following questions released by the Texas Education Agency were adapted from a STAAR seventh-grade math test.
1. A generator can run for 11 hours on three gallons of gasoline. If the gasoline costs $3 per gallon, which is closest to the cost per hour to run the generator?
2. A triangle has two angles that each measure 45 degrees. What kind of a triangle is it?
3. A DVD player is in the shape of a rectangular prism. It has a length of 17 inches, a width of 10.2 inches, and a height of 2 inches. What is the volume of the DVD player in cubic inches?
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World Cup draw proves difficult to U.S. team and its fans.
MLS finds competition from the abundance of foreign soccer on American television.
It Seems To Me. . .
(Thursday, January 16, 2014) -- Let me preface this by saying I am not a big fan of Jürgen Klinsmann as coach of the United States men. He has not yet shown me that he is demonstratively better than Bruce Arena or Bob Bradley were, nor is he worth the significantly higher salary he is being paid. However, having said that, I would probably in agreement that it was a good idea for the U.S. Soccer Federation to have extended his multi-million-dollar contract for four more years.
The timing of this contract extension might seem odd. Normally, national associations don't consider the status of a their men's coach until after a subsequent World Cup. If a team does well, the coach is often awarded with a new contract offer. Sometimes the coach accepts, or many times uses his team's success to move on to a high-paying club job. Conversely, if the side does not do well in the World, then no new contract is offered and the coach moves on.
Had U.S. Soccer and its president Sunil Gulati waited until after the World Cup this summer Brazil, they might have been placed in a bit of a quandary. If, as most observers believe, Brazil will be a three-and-out for the Americans, then extending Klinsmann for four more years after the results in Brazil are known would have, at the very least, placed U.S. Soccer in something of a public relations dilemma.
Already, something has been made of the fact that Klinsmann has qualified the U.S. for Brazil, but qualifying is something that Arena and Bradley, and even Steve Sampson before them, accomplished. Moreover, Klinsmann will have to be something of a miracle-worker to accomplish what Arena did in South Korea in 2002. The U.S. emerged from its group to defeat arch-rival Mexico in the Round of 16 and then came within a blown hand-ball call of taking Germany into extra time and then a penalty-kicks tiebreaker. Given the way U.S. goalkeeper Kasey Keller had been playing, who knows what might have happened.
So Klinsmann's contract extension has to lie in what might be called the other half of his responsibilities over the next four years -- that of technical director of the entire U.S. men's national program.
Klinsmann has made it very clear he does not think much of the technical abilities of American soccer players -- excluding, of course, goalkeepers which the U.S. continues to develop in abundance.
By and large, American players are very fit and aggressive, and they can run all day. That is essentially the description of two teams battling it out in any Major League Soccer match. But you can just about count on one hand the number of U.S. players who can use their off-foot equally as well as their dominant one, or who can trap even difficult passes almost without thinking, and who instinctively knows what to do with a pass even before it gets to them.
Watch any of the top European or South American league matches and almost every player has these skills. It likely is something they learned early in their development and it's something that young Americans are usually not being taught. Klinsmann and U.S. Soccer want to change this.
U.S. Soccer is putting a great deal of time and money into youth development and into coaching development. Klinsmann over the past four years, has had a role in this, and over the next four years the effort must be doubled.
In many countries, young players develop using the same system on the field. That way, as they move up through age groups, they don't have to re-learn positional responsibilities and the like.
This has been something utterly lacking in the U.S. development system, but U.S. Soccer has taken the first steps in changing this. It has identified youth clubs all over the country and have organized them into a network which they oversee. It has made it known that if a young player has any realistic hope of moving up into the national youth men's program, he needs to come from one of these club. The USSF is putting money into these clubs to ensure that no player is denied entry for financial reasons, as well as increasing funding for coaching development at these clubs.
Klinsmann needs to lead this effort and oversee the U.S. youth program and see to it that young players are being developed with the skills to compete on the international level. If he can move this process along over the next four years, then he will be worth the millions he is being paid.
Four years from now, Klinsmann should be judged not simply on how the U.S. does in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but on whether the Americans are finally developing the young players needed to compete at the youth international level and whether these young players are poised to take the senior national team to a higher level.
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