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U.S. Cyclists Arrive Wearing Black Masks
Just questions: A black respiratory mask? How can they tell if it worked? If the air is that dirty then why are they holding the Olympics? Does anybody see anything wrong with this?
Just questions: A black respiratory mask? How can they tell if it worked? If the air is that dirty then why are they holding the Olympics? Does anybody see anything wrong with this?
Beijing, china's unsafe air conditions have been widely reported:
Beijing Olympics Open But Air Does Not Clear
BEIJING, China, August 8, 2008 (ENS) -
Inside the Bird's Nest, today's opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games was brilliant, but outside the air quality was not. Despite years of effort by the Chinese government to eliminate sources of air pollution, and the statements of public officials to the contrary - a pall of haze and smog hangs over the city in the sticky, steamy air.
At a news conference regarding the city's air quality today at Beijing's Main Press Center, Du Shaozhong, deputy director and spokesman of Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, said "the overall emission of the pollutants in Beijing has remarkably decreased."
"Actually in the summer in Beijing, we have sunny days, cloudy days and hazy days as well in Beijing," said Du. "Since people are paying very much attention on the air quality, you must also pay attention on pollutions emission reduction. Ever since July, we adopted temporary emission reduction measures in Beijing. We have every reason to say that today the emission reduction is very much lower than the ordinary level in Beijing."
"Over nine years," said Du, "Beijing Municipal Government has taken 13 stages of steps and more than 200 measures to reduce the pollutant emission from the motor vehicles, coal fire units, construction sites and the industrial pollution sites."
"Through the efforts during these years," he said, "the days meeting the relevant standard has increased from 100 to 246 days."
"Since July 1, measures to improve air quality conditions have been implemented, including the specific traffic control for the motor vehicles, shut down the heavily polluting industries and construction sites," said Du. "With these efforts, the emission was greatly reduced by 30 percent."
"Air quality during the Games is good enough," Du said.
According to Beijing's official figures, the Air Pollution Index across the city was measured at 96 on August 7. This figure is below the 101 the Chinese authorities consider unsafe, but nearly double the World Health Organization safety limit of 50.
International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said Thursday in Beijing that while he prefers clear skies for the Olympic Games, he sees no danger to the athletes' health.
"We must make a distinction between fog and pollution," said Rogge. "The fog you see is based on humidity and heat. There can be pollution, but the fog is not necessarily pollution."
U.S. cyclist Mike Friedman and three other cyclists on the U.S. Olympic Team caused a stir by exiting the airplane in Beijing wearing protective masks over their noses and mouths.
They were among about 200 U.S. athletes of the 596 on the American team who were issued the masks by the U.S. Olympic organizers to guard them against air pollution.
The four athletes have penned an apology to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee, but on his personal blog Friedman was unrepentent yet courteous.
"I am only doing what I perceive as best for my health and upcoming competition," Friedman wrote. "I, nor any of the other athletes involved were attempting to make a political statement of any sort. We meant no offense to the great host the Chinese have been and all appreciate the hard work and devotion they've displayed to provide this venue."
"Everyone is entitled to their opinions," wrote Friedman. "I will continue to wear my mask where I deem fit. It's my life and health in the long run, and I would never do something that would purposefully or intently harm the best interest or the public view of either my Country or other Countries in attendance."
He admits it was "poor timing" on the U.S. athletes' part to wear the masks as they got off the plane, but said," If this had been a city in the US with any significant pollution level that might interfere with athletic performance, I would have done the same thing."
"Also, keep in mind that it's not just "pollution" we are worried about, but also getting sick. All the the athletes here are in peak form, and everyone is susceptible to getting easily sick," Friedman wrote. "It's just a precautionary measure for the best performance come game day."
In Hong Kong, where the first Olympic equestrian events will be held on Saturday, a storm that blew through earlier this week has cleared the smog that often obscures the city.
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Moving to Vermont provided my first real experience driving in snow. I learned to drive in Northern Virginia, where life shuts down when the first snowflakes fall and you don't drive anywhere. I didn't have a car during college in Western Massachusetts, or throughout my post-college life in New York City. When I finally became a regular driver, in the San Francisco Bay Area, there wasn't any snow.
The ability to drive in snow is often held up as something separating the weak from the strong. "They don't know how to drive in the snow!" people in snow-prone areas scoff when speaking about those in warmer climes. And the people who live in warmer climes don't disagree; "They really know how to handle the snow," they say admiringly of those whose lives aren't upended by a dusting of snow.
In truth, I don't think driving in the snow requires special talent. Like most abilities, it's something that you learn to do because you have to. If someone can't drive well in the snow, it's probably because they've never really been given the chance.
As I considered the key rules of driving in snow for this article, I realized that driving in snow is a lot like life. Or, seen another way, life is a lot like driving in snow. In fact, I think when it's time for me to have THE TALK with my children – THE TALK about how to make it out in the world – I'm going to say, "The best way to get through life is to act like you're driving in snow." I've broken it down into six easy steps:
-Prepare in Advance: Skill only takes you so far; if you live where it snows in the winter, there are some simple things you can do to prepare for the inevitable – things that will make driving easier when the snow comes. In late fall, we put snow tires on our car. We make sure that we have ice scrapers in the trunk. We also get a hot oil undercoating, which I'd never heard of until we moved to Vermont. It sounds like a bizarre spa treatment, but it involves treating the underside of your car with hot oil to form a crust, so that the road salt doesn't rust out the undercarriage.
-Use Your Head: Just because you live in a place where "they know how to handle the snow," doesn't mean that you have to go OUT in the snow. There are times when common sense will tell you that it's best to sit tight until conditions improve; listen to your common sense. While visiting us this winter, my parents decided to return to Virginia in the middle of a blizzard. Eleven hours later, they called to lament about the condition of the roads. "We figured it was Vermont," they said, "and that Vermonters would keep the roads clear." It doesn't matter where you are: if you drive in a blizzard, you're going to drive in blizzard conditions. In driving, as in life, it pays to expect the obvious.
-Slow Down and Pay Attention: Most days, we climb into the driver's seat and tune out. We drive like we ourselves are on autopilot, zoning out on VPR or music (in my car it's the "Disney Princess Greatest Hits" CD). We reach our destination and, if we think about it at all, wonder, "How did I get here?"
That is NOT the way to drive in snow. Driving in the snow, you have to take your time and be hyper-alert. You notice everything. Not a bad way to go through life, either.
-Pump the Brakes: Sudden stops in the snow can cause your brakes to lock up and your car to skid. The best method is to anticipate intersections and turns, and to avoid sudden moves. Gently pumping the brakes when bringing your car to a stop or taking a curve is the way to go. This is also a good rule for approaching life's metaphorical intersections.
-Turn into the Skid: If you drive in the snow, chances are that sooner or later you'll find yourself skidding, no longer in control of your vehicle. When this happens, most people's instinct is to panic and turn the wheel in the opposite direction – to reassert control. This will, in fact, only make things worse. When you find yourself in a skid, what you actually need to do is remain calm and, against your instinct, turn your wheel towards the skid. This will enable your car to regain traction.
In other words, sometimes it's best to give up control and to head towards the very thing we fear.
-Don't Try to Make People Like You: I'm especially guilty of breaking this rule. I'll be driving along, following all of the rules above, but if I sense that the car behind me is annoyed with my driving – that I'm going to too slowly, too carefully – I get flustered. I'll speed up a little, trying to make the other driver happy, then speed up a little more. When, in fact, it doesn't matter one bit what other cars on the road think of my driving. The only thing that matters is getting my car and its precious cargo home safely.
So, there you go: my six keys to life and snow driving. See you on the road! I'll be the one driving too slowly, with the Disney Princess music cranked up full blast.
Faith Gong has worked as an elementary school teacher, a freelance photographer, and a nonprofit manager. Since moving to Addison County in 2011, her work has involved caring for a house in the woods, three young daughters (with another on the way), one adorable puppy — and writing for her blog, The Pickle Patch.

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Alex Smith has taken a step toward suiting up in the San Francisco 49ers' Monday night game against the Chicago Bears.
A four-part series on player health and safety with reporter Andrea Kremer aired Tuesday through Friday on NFL Network:
Tuesday: Football's safety issues
Wednesday: Virginia Tech's helmet technology, The "Hit System"
Thursday: Inside Darrelle Revis' rehab
Friday: The lack of common safety standards in youth football
» For more information on player health and safety, visit NFLEvolution.com.
The quarterback practiced Wednesday in a black non-contact jersey, according to The Sacramento Bee's Matt Barrows.
"Contact is kind of like the final straw," Smith said, via The Bee. "But I was able to go out there today, which was a little redundant seeing as how we don't get hit in practice. Yeah, felt good out there."
Smith suffered a concussion against the St. Louis Rams last week and must pass a series of tests before being cleared to play. Non-contact practice is a good first step to playing Monday.
"Right now, it looks like Alex will be our quarterback for sure," tight end Vernon Davis said, via The Associated Press. "I would think so. With all those concussions, you can't really tell, but he was out there and threw the ball around a little bit."
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is doubtful after being concussed himself last week. It doesn't look like he'll play. So the 49ers will have a distinct advantage in "Monday Night Football" with their No. 1 quarterback if the Bears are without theirs.
(How far we've come when Alex Smith is considered a distinct advantage.)
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Naturally, each of the first three films I saw at MSPIFF were documentaries, not only because I have an affinity for them but also because there are literally dozens of documentaries in this year's fest, which is breaking its own record for number of films and number of days. Why the annual obsession with making MSPIFF bigger and longer than ever before, I don't know - by my elementary arithmetic, if you attended for 22 days straight and saw 4 films each day, you would still see fewer than half the number of films in the catalog.
Nevertheless, there's something to be said for offering something for every movie fan, even if that means every movie fan. And considering the number of films on tap, the revived Film Society of Minneapolis-St. Paul has done a stellar job with the organization of the festival. Lines have been smooth and start times punctual, and in this third year at the St. Anthony venue, my opinion has been cemented that it's the perfect location for the festival: easy freeway access, free parking, and sufficient nearby cafes/restaurants (plus free Punch pizza with every ticket stub again?!). Not much more you can ask for - even some of the surly theater staff from last year appear to have left.
Here's a rundown on the three I saw last week:
Here's a rundown on the three I saw last week:
A meaty if not meandering documentary, Page One takes us behind the scenes of the Media Desk at the New York Times, which is tasked with covering the very state of print journalism itself. It's an interesting angle for director Andrew Rossi to take on this story, and it goes some way in refuting the "rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic" analogy about the state of legacy media in the 21st century. You leave the film convinced the that The Times, and presumably other news institutions, are finally begin to adapt not just in the way subscribers access content (i.e., the new pay wall they recently installed on their website), but in the way we think about the journalists providing that content. Rossi profiles people like Minneapolis native David Carr (whose improbable journey to The Times newsroom didn't get enough attention in either the film or the Q & A with Carr and Rossi after the opening night screening) and Brian Stelter, a blogger-turned-journalist who is the face of an impressive new generation of reporters at The Times. All that said, Page One never really develops a cohesive narrative, and the viewing experience is like reading the NYT Twitter feed, with scattered pieces of stories out of order and often out of context. Nonetheless, for subscribers like me (Sunday edition only), it's a fascinating look inside the news machine.
Thought-provoking, awe-inspiring, and tragic, Patricio Guzmán's Nostalgia for the Light is a superb feat of filmmaking, weaving together history, astronomy, and philosophy in a meditation on selective memory and the skeletons in Chile's closet. Centered in the Atacama Desert (site of the miraculous mine rescue of 2010), the film contrasts the desert's world-class astronomy facilities with the horrifying secrets that are buried in the ground around them, mostly in the form of skeletal remains of victims of the Pinochet dictatorship. While professors and scientists turn their eyes heavenward, a small group of women pick through the dust and dirt in a search for their relatives that has lasted 30 years. Both parties are in search of the past, and both have seemingly infinite horizons through which to carefully comb. The only difference is, the astronomers are working with the full support of the Chilean government, with every resource at their disposal. The women? They're mostly left alone in the hope that they will eventually die off, and take their talk of torture and injustice along with them. The film is not an indictment of Chile in this sense (Guzman waxes poetically about his country and shows it in an astonishingly beautiful light), but simply a troubling comparison between mankind's search for meaning in the stars, and mankind's search for redemption and forgiveness here on earth.
The main challenge with Claus Wischmann and Martin Baer's Kinshasa Symphony is avoiding the temptation to simply write it off as a clichéd tearjerker. The title alone basically tells you what you're in for - an inspiring story about people making beautiful music against the odds in one of the world's most impoverished countries. What else would you expect? Indeed, it's exactly that and not much more, but in turning the lens on several compelling members of the orchestra and underscoring the challenges they face on a daily basis (to the tune of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony), the film ultimitaely does transcend expectations. What's missing, at least for prodding viewers like me, is some context about what exactly is going on in the background in Kinshasa, a city of 10 million people in arguably Africa's most tumultuous country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Granted, I came in about five minutes late, but I didn't get the full picture of the city, country, and culture that I was hoping for. But maybe that's a minor complaint, as the film is not meant to be a political or social commentary but simply a tribute to these unbelievably determined musicians. And in that respect, Kinshasa Symphony is music to the ears, eyes, and soul.


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Hachette Banished to Amazon's Woodshed
Jun 2, 2014 3:42 PM PT
Hachette -- whose stable of best-selling authors includes J.K. Rowling and James Patterson -- remains at loggerheads with Amazon over renewal of a book distribution deal between the two. The stalemate has slowed the flow of books from the publisher to the online retailer to a crawl.
Negotiations have been going on for more than a month, but it's only in recent days that the snag between the companies has come to light. The first signs of trouble were slow restocking times at Amazon.
"We are satisfying all Amazon's orders promptly and notifying them constantly of forthcoming publicity events and of out-of-stock situations on their website," Hachette said in a statement earlier this month. "Amazon is holding minimal stock and restocking some of HBG's books slowly, causing 'available 2-4 weeks' messages, for reasons of their own."
Two weeks later, things got worse. "Amazon has now taken preorder capabilities away from Hachette Book Group publications. Forthcoming books now bear a notice 'currently unavailable' and a note inviting customers to ask for an email when it becomes available. There is no preorder button, and some not-yet-published books lack a Kindle page entirely," the publisher claimed.
"We are determined to protect the value of our authors' books and our own work in editing, distributing, and marketing them," Hachette added. "We hope this difficult situation will not last a long time, but we are sparing no effort and exploring all options."
No Settlement in Sight
Amazon's response to Hachette's statements was silence, until last week when booksellers gathered in New York for an annual bookselling show.
"Unfortunately, despite much work from both sides, we have been unable to reach mutually acceptable agreement on terms," Amazon said in a statement.
"Hachette has operated in good faith and we admire the company and its executives," it continued. "Nevertheless, the two companies have so far failed to find a solution.
"Even more unfortunate, though we remain hopeful and are working hard to come to a resolution as soon as possible, we are not optimistic that this will be resolved soon," Amazon added.
Although it has been cast as a retail bully in some reports on its dealings with Hachette, Amazon emphasized in its statement that any deal it strikes with a supplier -- even one like Hachette, which is part of a US$10 billion conglomerate -- is designed to benefit consumers.
"When we negotiate with suppliers, we are doing so on behalf of customers," it said. "Negotiating for acceptable terms is an essential business practice that is critical to keeping service and value high for customers in the medium and long term."
Then, in a move that might be considered anathema to a retailer, Amazon made this recommendation to its customers: "If you do need one of the affected titles quickly, we regret the inconvenience and encourage you to purchase a new or used version from one of our third-party sellers or from one of our competitors."
Enter Walmazon
Amazon made another interesting suggestion. It recommended a pool of money be created to compensate authors for any damages they may suffer from the impasse in the Amazon-Hachette negotiations. Amazon offered to split the cost of the pool 50-50 with Hachette and allow the publisher to administer payments from it.
For Hachette, though, any talk about authors' pools was premature.
"Once we have reached such an agreement, we will be happy to discuss with Amazon its ideas about compensating authors for the damage its demand for improved terms may have done them, and to pass along any payments it considers appropriate," it said in a statement.
Although many consumers distinguish Amazon in their minds from its brick-and-mortar competitors, its hardball dealings with Hachette show that distinction is artificial at best.
"This is a classic Walmart story," Kathryn Winsted, associate professor of marketing at the Lubin School of Business at Pace University, told the E-Commerce Times.
"Walmart demands incredibly low margins from manufacturers. They practically want you to sell at cost. Everybody does it, because you can sell at Walmart 100 times the volume you can sell anywhere else," she explained.
"When a retailer gets that kind of power, you're stuck playing by their rules," Winsted added.
Dangerous but Legal
"The interesting thing about this case," Winsted continued, "is that this publisher says it doesn't want to play by Amazon's rules. That is very, very risky for that publisher."
To some publishers, Amazon's muscle flexing with Hachette was predictable. That's one of the reasons several of them, including Hachette, struck an e-book price fixing deal with Apple that cost the companies millions of dollars in damages.
Such muscle flexing, though, isn't likely to bring the U.S. Department of Justice knocking on Amazon's doors.
"Amazon hasn't done anything wrong under U.S. law," Christopher L. Sagers, a law professor at Cleveland State University, told the E-Commerce Times.
"Every seller and every buyer has a strong right to choose with whom they deal," he said.
"If anyone tried to sue Amazon in this case, a court is very likely to say Amazon hasn't done anything but refuse to deal with a supplier that doesn't like the terms that Amazon prefers," Sagers explained.
"I think Amazon is dangerous and deserves caution," he added, "but even if all publishers went bankrupt and Amazon accomplished that with nothing more than aggressive pricing, it's very hard to show that that's illegal."


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The recent TheatreCraft careers fair, held at the Royal Opera House, attracted over 1,000 young people interested in working backstage in theatre, making this year's event the biggest so far.
The event, which was opened by acclaimed director Jamie Lloyd, featured more than 50 exhibitors, over 70 workshops, networking hubs and an 'Ask the Experts' zone that offered one-to-one advice sessions with 33 industry experts.
'It's ok not to have an idea of what exactly you want to do in theatre or why,' said Jamie when opening the fair. 'It is your passion and drive to be part of the industry that is the most important thing.'
Jamie Simmons, a 22-year-old student and aspiring director based in Leeds, braved a 3am start and long journey via bus to arrive in time for the opening speech.
'Meeting Jamie Lloyd was brilliant,' he said. 'Standing face to face with potential employers allowed me to portray my passion for, understanding of and dedication to the arts. I hope to find some kind of work placement out of the contacts I made today.'
Although the next TheatreCraft fair won't take place for another year, there are still plenty of opportunities to explore careers backstage. The Royal Opera House runs Apprenticeship schemes in a wide range of backstage areas - including Scenic Art, Stage Engineering and Armoury. There are also opportunities for work experience placements.
You can also register for ROH job alerts and, if you are a student, sign up for our student ticket offers.
If you attended TheatreCraft this year, let us know what you thought. To ensure that you don't miss news about next year's event, follow @theatrecraft on Twitter.
TheatreCraft is organized by Creative and Cultural Skills, Mousetrap Theatre Projects, the Royal Opera House, Society of London Theatre and Theatre Royal Haymarket Masterclass Trust.


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Turnbeaugh, Alter Claim IdeaSpark Prizeby Derek Andre '16 and Justin Taylor '15 • November 9, 2013 Share:
Joe Trebley '01 highlighted Wabash's first Ideaspark competition Friday night. The Ideaspark event, which is spread out over the weekend offered students the opportunity to compete for funding to support their entrepreneurial idea
Joe Trebley '01 highlighted Wabash's first Ideaspark competition Friday night. Students were given 60 seconds to pitch their proposals to a small panel Friday night and those selected moved on to Saturday. In the 5 p.m.
The winner of the IdeaSpark competition was Bar Buzz. The mobile app would give customers access to information on their favorite bars, while giving bar owners access to much needed customer data. The Grand Prize of a $1,500 S.E.E.D grant was given to the winning team of Jacob Alter '14 and Chet Turnbeaugh'15 along with over $500 in free services from DeveloperTown, Accelir, and CNVRS Founder Adam Miller '12.
The runner-ups were PRJ Killing Superman and Distinguished Impressions, who both received $500 S.E.E.D grants along with services from Accelir. Alex Amerling went home that night with $183.20 after being awarded Top Participant by his peers after a great presentation and collaboration with the other participants.
Trebley, a venture capitalist currently working for the Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation, returned to campus to provide the participants with advice he had learned along his way after graduating from Wabash. Trebley's lecture covered all facets of the entrepreneurial world, from keeping a strong balance sheet to failing often.
"It's important for alumni to give back and give their experiences to the students who want to learn," Trebley said. "That way [the students] can share in the successes we've had but avoid the mistakes we've made. I think programs like the Ideaspark competition are really important because, at this stage, they may not have a good idea, but they need to start developing the relationships with the other students and future colleagues."
One of the most interesting pieces of advice Trebley offered was to fail often. People are often too worried about failing to try anything radically new or outside the box, he said. Instead, individuals stick to the status quo simply because they know the status quo works. Trebley even went so far as to recount his own career arc, going from the head of a promising biomedical startup with 50 employees to a struggling firm of five employees. But had it not been for those failures, Trebley told students, he would not have made his way to his current job.
Early Saturday morning the teams reconvened for Open Forum, a think tank session, allowing them to collaboratively brainstorm through problems they had encountered the night before. Led by James Jeffries, the participants posted their questions across the room and then gathered around areas of interest to hash out possible solutions to issues that many of teams were facing. Detcheon International Hall cleared out as soon as it was over, as the teams separated to get back to their individual work.
IdeaSpark had a big presence at the Saturday afternoon football game. A Career Services' tailgate was a chance for the Wabash Community to connect with current students and recently graduated alumni as they showcased their ventures. Sean Grannan '15 exhibited his handcrafted chainmaille jewelry; while Cahmelan Porter sold the latest designs of his recently launched clothing line. Frank Ruvoli '13 jammed out live at the tailgate as food was eaten, connections were made, and business was hashed out. Frank Ruvoli '13 brought his product Perfect-A-Block out as well, which is a patented catcher's training tool that he has recently manufactured.
Saturday's six judge panel consisted of: Jenny Vance, CEO & Founder of LeadJen; Sarah White, Founder of Accelir and start-up adviser; Keith Veal '92, President & CEO of Sustainable Solutions; Greg Estell '85, Principal of Estell Group, LLC; Aaron Abell '09, Development Manager at Hillenbrand Inc.; and Adam Miller '12, Founder & CEO of CNVRS.


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Harlem Globetrotters Leave Cross Insurance Center Crowd Laughing [PHOTOS]
The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters had the Cross Insurance Center crowd in stitches Friday night, as the basketball comedians opened the new $65-million facility in Bangor.
True to form, the Globetrotters had a tough time with the International Elite through much of the game, but pulled away in the last quarter with some dazzling dunks and long range shots. They also managed to keep the crowd laughing with their horseplay on and off the court.


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Point guard Nikia Wallace has mixed emotions when she thinks about Lejeune finishing the regular season undefeated.
Point guard Nikia Wallace has mixed emotions when she thinks about Lejeune finishing the regular season undefeated.
�It�s pressure and exciting,� she said following the Devilpups� 55-39 victory at Southwest on Tuesday night in girls� basketball. �It�s more pressure because as we get closer more teams want to beat us.
�But it�s exciting if we do it because it will be history. It would be pretty cool because it would be the first time Lejeune has ever done it.�
Later, Southwest defeated Lejeune 75-57 in the boys� game.
The Lejeune girls� team (19-0, 9-0 Coastal Plains 1-A Conference) can wrap up an undefeated regular season with a win at Dixon on Friday. Wallace, who had 14 points against Southwest, said the practices leading up to the regular-season finale will be hard.
�They will be defensive,� she said. �We will work on our offense, but they will be more about defense.�
That�s because the Devilpups, No. 1 in the NCPreps.com 1-A ranking for the second consecutive week, still have room for improvement, first-year coach Kevin Popadines said.
�We are still trying to learn, still trying to get better and trying to remember the things that got us to where we are,� he said. �I think we did a better job tonight of sharing the ball than we have in a couple of games, and we did a better job rebounding and did a better job of putting pressure on their guards.
�It�s tough to peak at the right time, but I think we took the right step tonight.�
Chatori Major led the Devilpups with 16 points while Lala Lee added 10 points.
Mikhayla Dugan had 16 points and 9 rebounds while Naya Burney added 10 points and 11 boards for the Stallions (7-14, 4-5), who lost 61-36 at Lejeune on Jan. 18.
�To me, we got outhustled tonight,� Southwest coach Bev Marley said. �That hurts, personally.�
Lejeune set the tone by grabbing the game�s first 11 rebounds. Chryssandra Tatum led the Devilpups in rebounds with 19.
�That was a big focus of the game. We know No. 15 (Dugan) on their team is a great rebounder, but we were ready,� Popadines said. �Our goal was to get out there and if they (Stallions) had any misses, we had (to rebound). When they missed, we wanted to make sure they just had one shot.�
Marley felt the game would come down to the glass.
�That�s what we have been working on,� she said.
But even with Lejeune�s early edge on the boards, the Devilpups led just 15-13 in the first minute of the second quarter after Burney completed a three-point play.
That�s when the Devilpups began to pull away.
Major scored 9 points in a 10-1 Lejeune run to give her team a 25-14 lead. The Devilpups then scored the final eight points of the second quarter to take a 36-16 cushion into halftime.
�We passed the ball on offense and got closer to them on defense,� Wallace said of her team�s second-quarter play. �Coach was telling us to get closer on them.�
The Devilpups never looked back.
�Our shots didn�t fall,� Marley said. �We just were not rebounding.�
Southwest 75, Lejeune 57: Southwest scored the first 20 points and finished with five double-figure scorers en route to a CPC win over Lejeune.
Jeffrey Williams scored 14 points while J�Veon Walker, Corey Wohlever and Jalen Hodge each scored 12 and Jonathan Williams added 11 for the Stallions (15-4, 7-2).
�We got up and then we started subbing,� Southwest coach Tommy Barnes said. �We get relaxed when we get a big lead, we just had to put the pressure back on so we could get the flow back.�
Ryan Evans scored 26 points, Dax Sammut added 19 and Jamaz Richardson 10 for the Devilpups (1-21, 0-9), who lost 84-49 to SWO on Jan. 18.
After falling behind 20-0, Lejeune got to within 48-41 in the third quarter before the Stallions pulled away.
�They fought, fought and fought and they didn�t fold,� Lejeune coach Joey Malott said of his team. �I couldn�t be more proud of them. We can get better in so many areas, but the fact they fight that hard�, I�m proud of them.�
Lejeune 15 21 10 9 � 55
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Major 16, Tatum 7, Overton 8, N. Wallace 14, Lee 10. Totals� 23-60 7-16 55.
Marley 1, Brooks 3, Dugan 16, Burney 10, Miller 7, Botzenhart 2. Totals� 15-62 9-26 39.
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Apologies for the delay in today's Spineless Wonders. Can you tell that today was the first day back at work!?
I didn't think that Cyril and Willy would succumb to the Olympics. Evidently they had some fun with that last week but we didn't get to see it because of all of their time hopping!
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Increase In Shoplifting May Be Sign Of Economic Recovery
While one might initially expect an increase in shoplifting to be a sign that more people are facing dire financial straits, there are those who believe the recent uptick in retail theft could actually be a hint that the economy is improving.
The National Retail Federation recently announced that losses from retail theft totaled $37.1 billion in 2010, up from $33.5 billion in 2009. How could this increase hint at good things to come?
Well, a good chunk of retail theft is done by employees — like the Office Depot manager accused of stealing millions of dollars in supplies — and when the economy bottomed out a few years back, many retail workers put a priority on keeping their jobs over their unofficial five-finger employee discounts.
"They were so worried about their future, their families and paying the mortgage, they realized this is what is keeping their family afloat," says the author of the NRF's annual security study. But as these same people feel more secure in their gigs, some believe they are more apt to take advantage of their employers.
There is another possible reason for the uptick that isn't necessarily a sign of good things to come. With many retailers cutting staff during these down years, remaining employees have had to take on extra hours and responsibilities.
"When those inequities build up, rationalizing theft is fairly common," said the study's author, who added that can be "very tempting" for staffers to shoplift under these circumstances, "especially if they feel that the company can afford it and they're being paid minimum wage."
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Round Rock
-Polin Trinidad sent to Corpus Christi, from Round Rock
-Jhon Florentino placed on 7-day DL
-Jose Vallejo activated from Temporarily Inactive list
-Rene Garcia placed on 7-Day DL with Elbow Soreness (clearing way for Ben Heath)
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-Evan Grills and Bryce Lane assigned to GCL Astros from Greeneville.
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- Andrew said...
Is the Rodney Quintero signing official yet? I have read conflicting reports on the issue.
- August 11, 2010 at 9:20 AM
- The Constable. said...
It's not official yet - but it's either done or "very close."
- August 11, 2010 at 9:21 AM
- Andrew said...
Astros official draft page lists him as signed as of yesterday.
- August 11, 2010 at 11:55 AM
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David Blaine has nothing on Marc Jacobs, who has a magical way of making uncool things seem cool again including '80s shoulder pads, man-heels, bike shorts, mohawks, punctuality, even, ahem, camel toes, just to name a few. Jacobs' latest resurrection? The old school, I've-got-more-padding-than-10-Fed-Ex-Paks push-up bra. Behold, the va-va-voom Louis Vuitton fall 2010 collection:
Yesterday's Vuitton show--full of Barbie-esque, Bardot-inspired dresses, skirts and ballgowns worn by fashion world sex kittens including Elle Macpherson, Bar Refaeli, Karolina Kurkova, Laetitia Casta, Alessandra Ambrosia and other Victoria's Secret alumnae--pretty much revolved around the chest. (Although the bow-accented heels were pretty distracting too.) The runway show notes mentioned that nearly every model wore a Vuitton bras or corset underneath: Considering Jacobs' make-em-want-it track record, it might just start a new craze for wearing a boob pumper-uppers--especially since other designers like Miuccia Prada and Sophia Kokosalaki whipped up plenty of pieces that put the focus on the decolletage zone.
At left, a look from the Sophia Kokosalaki show, at right, a dress from Prada. To see the entire collections, log onto Style.com
Now, most ladies I know are pretty divided when it comes to push-up bras, so I'm interested to know where you stand. Some love 'em with the kind of fervor normally reserved to the R.Patz fan club ("They. Are. Ah-mazing!" says one friend, who often asks me to feel her water bra, just to see how real it is. I'll always admit that they're pretty realistic, but when this scene takes place in the grocery store, it can get awkward).
Meanwhile, others couldn't ever imagine wearing them. Me, I'm in this second category, even though I'm a small-chester like Joanna. I can appreciate the fact that they're one of 10 great ways to make your boobs look extra amazing, I just don't like the feeling of an extra, bulky layer, no matter how sexy the result is.
So I'm curious: Not long ago, 53% of you said that you'd like to have bigger boobs. Would a push-up bra do the trick? Or are you not so into them? What are the rules nowadays for pulling off serious cleave? (There was a big discussion awhile back about low-cut necklines in the office--think all the arguments still stand?) And what do you think about these pretty Vuitton outfits? Do you have a favorite?
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The Ministry of the Environment is the national competent authority with regard to GMOs in Italy.
The national competent authority is required to consult with the public during the decision-making process for the deliberate release of GMOs into the environment. The authority reports the results of these public consultations to the Interministerial Evaluation Commission for consideration in the final decision regarding the possible release of the specific GMO in question. Following a favourable decision, the relevant Ministry provides the authorisation for the deliberate release of the GMOs on the basis of
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The Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry (MiPAF) is responsible for GM seed testing and is the competent authority for developing a co-existence scheme. It is supported by the Ministry of Environment. The regions are responsible for the implementation of co-existence rules.
Italy installed the Committee for the Coexistence of Transgenic, Conventional and Organic Farming. Because Italy is composed of self-governing provinces, regional voices play a role in the drafting of co-existence legislation.
The Instituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) is the main technical and scientific body of the Italian National Health Service. It studies the issues of GMO detection and traceability in the food supply chain.
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You know Platinum always includes an easy mode for you guys, right? Bayo and Vanquish both had one. Or recent Capcom fighters with beginner control mode. Technically competent action games are not synonymous with high difficulty or skill cap, it's not either or. DmC could be a more technically competent game with a higher skill cap and you could still enjoy it.It's not like improving those technical aspects of a game would ruin your casual experience if there's easy modes and such for you, so why hate on others opinions? Skilled gamers have a stronger case for why dumbing down games is bad, because while you can play a high skill cap and technically competent game at a casual level (provided there is an easy mode or whatever), you can't play a low skill cap and technically incompetent game at a high level.Oh and "just another hard action game"? I don't think you realize how vanishingly rare such games are.
Who cares, you all suck for not buying Vanquish. :(
This particular style of action games has always have some kind of cult following like Bullet Hell and Fighting games, so is normal that this games are always going to get some crap for that or not being like God of War and its copies.
I play literally every single game on its maximum difficulty.I'm looking for a game that isn't a rehash of DMC1, and that's literally what every single game in this genre has felt like to me. And in all honesty, the challenge is part of what made me check out the Touhou series; bullet hell games are indeed great. That said, I also don't buy into the hardcore fighting crowd and never have-- not because of challenege, but because playing on that level basically amounts to finding the best way to cheese the mechanics and beat your opponent, and that isn't fun to me.
Given the series this is coming from it's very plausible anyone that doesn't like this kind of game isn't looking for a God of War, but a Metal Gear. Not that it doesn't look like there'll be at least one alternative in the future though.
It's important to remember that not wanting insane, fast paced action =/= wants slow and relatively easy hack & slash.
The only hating I'm seeing here is from you.
Yeah, exactly. And it's not that I think they're bad outright, it's just a kind of style that doesn't appeal to me. Sort of like how I love the Uncharted series, but I can appreciate why someone else wouldn't. It's scratches a very particular itch.
It's like people who bitch about professional-level tactics in fighting games. Sure, there's room for people who enjoy that kind of experience, I'm just not one of them.


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Donovan McNabb wants to know where everyone's going.
The Rams and 49ers just tripped across each other repeatedly in overtime, finishing in a 24-24 tie. It's the first tie in the NFL since McNabb and the Eagles drew with the Bengals on Nov. 16, 2008.
It was a ridiculous finish to a game that was played on the fringes all day.
Both Greg Zuerlein and David Akers missed field goals in overtime, after a delay of game penalty on the Rams erased a 53-yard winner by Zuerlein.
Of course, Rams wide receiver Danny Amendola nearly ended it on the first play. He was betrayed by one of his teammates, with an illegal formation penalty negating an 80-yard reception which nearly went the distance.
Colin Kaepernick played an efficient game in relief of Alex Smith, but the Rams gained 458 yards on the league's second-ranked defense.
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Michael P. Simpson Joins Small Bone Innovations as President and CEO Michael P. Simpson Joins Small Bone Innovations as President and CEO
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Small Bone Innovations, Inc. (SBi), a leading, privately held orthopedics company focused exclusively on arthroplasty and joint-related trauma technologies and treatments for the small bones and joints, has appointed Michael P. Simpson as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective February 21, 2012.
"Michael P. Simpson is a great choice to seize this opportunity, based on his track record at Orthofix. He is a deeply experienced professional in the orthopedics industry who understands the extremities implant market and the demand for evidence-based medicine in terms of pain elimination and joint preservation"
Mr. Simpson's appointment enables Anthony G. Viscogliosi, SBi's Founder, Chairman and CEO since 2005, to step up to the new position of Executive Chairman. Mr. Simpson held several senior executive positions during his nine year career at Orthofix, Inc., a unit of Orthofix International NV (NASDAQ: OFIX).
Mr. Viscogliosi said: "SBi's revenues, excluding discontinued products, have been growing at a compound average annual growth rate of 27 percent during the period 2006-2011, achieving critical mass in terms of balance sheet, revenues, product portfolio and a distribution network serving 41 countries. Having established and secured this platform for continuing growth and profitability, SBi's Board of Directors and I decided that we had reached the point where an executive seasoned in growing a critical mass platform into a larger scale business should now be recruited as our CEO with a mission to ensure continued growth by leveraging our portfolio of market leading products."
"Michael P. Simpson is a great choice to seize this opportunity, based on his track record at Orthofix. He is a deeply experienced professional in the orthopedics industry who understands the extremities implant market and the demand for evidence-based medicine in terms of pain elimination and joint preservation," he added.
During Mr. Simpson's career as a division President at Orthofix, an orthopedic devices company with $575 million-plus revenues in 2011, he managed the global development and distribution internationally of the product portfolio, including foot and ankle technologies, with full P&L responsibility.
Mr. Simpson will report to the Executive Chairman and the SBi Board of Directors, and become a member of both SBi's Operating and Executive Committees. As President and CEO, all officers of the company will report to him in support of his primary task of generating continued success and profitability from SBi's global sales and operations.
"SBi has an enviable record of essentially redefining the small bone and joint sector by introducing innovative arthroplasty and joint-related trauma technologies such as the market leading STAR™ Total Ankle Replacement and the line of RingFIX™ lower limb products designed to treat patients with diabetic foot complications. This unique platform offers an opportunity to leverage my skills and experience to help SBi extend its penetration of the rapidly growing $3.3 billion small bone and joint market," Mr. Simpson said.
Note to editors: Michael P. Simpson is not related to Michael J. Simpson who served as SBi's President and COO from 2005 through 2008. Data on the Small Bone and Joint market estimate for 2011 from Viscogliosi Brothers, LLC.
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History has always assisted the religious, the ideological, and politicians in their attempts to implement their ideas in real life.
Ideologically-driven political actions are most frequently based on texts. The written Law, for example, motivated the people of Israel to take possession of the land of Canaan – and return to it as their homeland in the twentieth century.
The first archaeologist in the service of a religiously-motivated emperor may well have been Helena, Constantine the Great's mother. Combing Jerusalem in search of hard evidence for her faith, she unearthed – among other things – the original cross and the shroud in which Jesus was buried.
Today, texts and artifacts are used – maybe even more vigorously and blatantly than before – to support the Palestinian claim to the Land. Hamdan Taha, Assistant Deputy Minister of the antiquities and cultural heritage section of the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, claims that "archaeology is a tool to reconstruct the past" – proceeding to complete the task by dismissing any evidence for an ancient Jewish presence in the "land of Palestine."
On this premise, Palestinian reconstruction works inside the Mosque of Omar on the Temple Mount, for example, have transformed the Second Temple structure underneath it known as "Solomon's Stables" into a mosque.
Such a revision of history which seeks to de-legitimize Jewish sovereignty over the entire region hopes to convince the world that the Palestinians are the direct descendants of the Hittites and the Canaanites – and therefore the rightful heirs of the Land. Those who have ears, however, may hear the stones of ancient ruins, magnified through this new column, "crying out" – in Hebrew.
A case in point is a 2,700 seal discovered near the walls of Jerusalem's Old City in 2009. Bearing the inscription "Bethlehem" in ancient Hebrew script, the tiny clay seal dates back to the period of the first Temple – between the eighth and seventh centuries BCE. This is the oldest reference to Bethlehem ever found outside of the Bible.
Although the Hebrew name of the town has kept through the ages, including its Arabic name – Beit Lahm – hard evidence appears dispensable in the eyes of Palestinian nationalists and their supporters. The webpage of Bethlehem's municipality thus unabashedly informs the reader that: "Three thousand years before the birth of Christ, Bethlehem was already known as a Canaanite settlement ... the word Bethlehem is derived from Lahmo, the Chaldean god of fertility, which was adopted by the Canaanites as Lahama … Bethlehem clearly established its Canaanite origin 3,000 years before the birth of Jesus."
The word Jewish – in case one wonders – is nowhere to be found in this Palestinian version of Bethlehem's history!
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THIRTEEN's American Masters presents the first film biography of media mogul David Geffen
Emmy-winning filmmaker Susan Lacy's new documentary features candid interviews with Geffen, Cher, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Elton John, Don Henley, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Nora Ephron, Mike Nichols, Clive Davis, Irving Azoff, and many others
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David Geffen's far-reaching influence — as agent, manager, record industry mogul, Hollywood and Broadway producer, and philanthropist — has helped shape American popular culture for the past four decades. Notoriously press and camera-shy, Geffen reveals himself for the first time in the new two-hour documentary American Masters Inventing David Geffen, premiering nationally Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 8 p.m. (ET) on PBS (check local listings). Two-time Emmy®-winning filmmaker, American Masters creator and executive producer Susan Lacy paints an unflinching portrait of Geffen, who narrates his unorthodox rise from working class Brooklyn boy to billionaire entertainment power broker in extensive interviews.
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"I've always thought that each person invented himself…that we are each a figment of our own imagination. And some people have a greater ability to imagine than others." –David Geffen
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Sep 15, 2012
Farmingdale State - 5, Staten Island - 4
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's tennis team improved to 3-1 on the season after defeating Staten Island, 5-4, in a non-conference match on Saturday. The Dolphins dropped to 1-3 on the year.
The Rams were led by sophomore Jessica Sickles (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) who posted a 6-1, 6-1 victory at first singles and paired with sophomore Alex Bentz (Massapequa Park, N.Y.) for an 8-2 win in at first doubles. Bentz also earned a 6-1, 6-4 win at second singles.
Farmingdale State next will host Oneonta State in a non-conference match on Saturday, September 22nd at 1:00 p.m.
|Singles competition
|1. Sickles, Jessica (FSCW) def. Martorano, Demi-Jean (CSIW) 6-1, 6-1
|2. Bentz, Alex (FSCW) def. Stoyko, Ilona (CSIW) 6-1, 6-4
|3. Baak, Jean (CSIW) def. Earlie, Laura (FSCW) 6-0, 6-1
|4. Mulla, Mediha (CSIW) def. Liguori, Denise (FSCW) 2-6, 6-4, 10-2
|5. Zitser, Nataliya (CSIW) def. Josma, Vanessa (FSCW) 6-2, 6-4
|6. Tomasulo, Rachel (FSCW) def. No player (CSIW) 6-0, 6-0
|Doubles competition
|1. Bentz, Alex/Sickles, Jessica (FSCW) def. Martorano, Demi-Jean/Mulla, Mediha (CSIW) 8-2
|2. Stoyko, Ilona/Baak, Jean (CSIW) def. Earlie, Laura/Vecchio, Amanda (FSCW) 8-0
|3. Josma, Vanessa/Tomasulo, Rachel (FSCW) def. No player/No player (CSIW), by default


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MILWAUKEE - One woman here killed a friend after they argued over a brown silk dress. A man killed a neighbor whose 10-year-old son had mistakenly used his dish soap. Two men argued over a cellphone, and pulling out their guns, the police say, killed a 13-year-old girl in the crossfire.
While violent crime has been at historic lows nationwide and in cities like New York, Miami and Los Angeles, it is rising sharply here and in many other places across the country.
And while such crime in the 1990's was characterized by battles over gangs and drug turf, the police say the current rise in homicides has been set off by something more bewildering: petty disputes that hardly seem the stuff of fistfights, much less gunfire or stabbings.
Suspects tell police they killed someone who "disrespected" them or a family member, or someone who was "mean mugging" them, which police loosely translate as giving a dirty look. And more weapons are on the streets, giving people a way to act on their anger.
Police Chief Nannette H. Hegerty of Milwaukee calls it "the rage thing."
"We're seeing a very angry population, and they don't go to fists anymore, they go right to guns," she said. "A police department can have an effect on drugs or gangs. But two people arguing in a home, how does the police department go in and stop that?"Continue reading the main story
Here in Milwaukee, where homicides jumped from 88 in 2004 to 122 last year, the number classified as arguments rose to 45 from 17, making up by far the largest category of killings, as gang and drug murders declined.
In Houston, where homicides rose 24 percent last year, disputes were by far the largest category, 113 out of 336 killings. Officials were alarmed by the increase in murders well before Hurricane Katrina swelled the city's population by 150,000 people in September; the police say 18 homicides were related to evacuees.
In Philadelphia, where 380 homicides made 2005 the deadliest year since 1997, 208 were disputes; drug-related killings, which accounted for about 40 percent of homicides during the high-crime period of the early 1990's, accounted for just 13 percent.
"When we ask, 'Why did you shoot this guy?' it's, 'He bumped into me,' 'He looked at my girl the wrong way,' " said Police Commissioner Sylvester M. Johnson of Philadelphia. "It's not like they're riding around doing drive-by shootings. It's arguments -- stupid arguments over stupid things."
Police say the suspects and the victims tend to be black, young -- midteens to mid-20's -- and have previous criminal records. They tend to know each other. Several cities said that domestic violence had also risen. And the murders tend to be limited to particular neighborhoods. Downtown Milwaukee has not had a homicide in about five years, but in largely black neighborhoods on the north side, murders rose from 57 in 2004 to 94 last year.
"We're not talking about a city, we're talking about this subpopulation, that's what drives everything," said David M. Kennedy, director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. "When they calm down, all the numbers go down. When they heat up, all the numbers go up. They hurt each other over personal stuff. It's respect and disrespect, and it's girls."
While arguments have always made up a large number of homicides, the police say the trigger point now comes faster.
"Traditionally, you could see the beef growing and maybe hitting the volatile point," said Daniel Coleman, the commander of the homicide unit in Boston. "Now we see these things, they're flashes, they're very unpredictable. Even five years ago, in what started as a fight or dispute, maybe you'd have a knife shown. Now it's an automatic default to a firearm."
In robberies, Milwaukee's Chief Hegerty said, "even after the person gives up, the guy with the gun shoots him anyway. We didn't have as much of that before."
Homicide rates are driven by different factors in each city, but even cities whose rates have fallen have seen problems with disputes, though those disputes are often about drugs or gangs. "As the murder universe continues to shrink in New York, the common denominators remain consistent," said Police Department Deputy Commissioner Paul J. Browne. "In most instances, killers and victims knew each other, each had criminal records, and they were engaged in disputes, usually over narcotics."
Nationally, the homicide rate peaked in 1991, declined steadily after 1993 and has remained essentially flat since 1999. But in the first six months of 2005, according to preliminary statistics from the F.B.I., the number of homicides nationwide rose 2.1 percent, with the greatest increase, 4.9 percent, in the Midwest.
Yet many cities have seen far steeper increases. In Boston and San Francisco the number of homicides last year was at its highest in a decade, and in Prince George's County, Md., outside Washington, it was the highest ever.
In St. Louis, the number of homicides rose to 131 last year from 113 in 2004. Tulsa had 64 murders, 2 more than in 1993. Charlotte jumped from a record low of 60 homicides in 2004 to 85 in 2005. And the murder rate for 2005 was above the 15-year average in Kansas City, Mo., and Nashville.
A large part of the problem, the police say, is simply more guns on the streets as gun laws have loosened around the country. In Philadelphia, Commissioner Johnson said, since the state made it easier to get a gun permit in 1985, the number of people authorized to carry a gun in the city has risen from 700 to 32,000.
But the police also blame lax sentences and judges who they say let suspects out on bail too easily. Here, Deputy Chief Brian O'Keefe recalled a man who was released from prison on an armed robbery conviction after two years, with five years' probation, and killed someone within three months. In Nashville, Chief Ronal W. Serpas recalled an 18-year-old who had been arrested 41 times but was out on bail when he killed a bystander in a fight over a dice game.
"We have people who've done two, three, four, five shootings who are back on the streets," said Kathleen M. O'Toole, Boston's police commissioner. "Unless we have bail reform, unless these impact players with multiple gun arrests are kept off the streets, we won't reverse this problem."
Still, some of the problems are hard to address with tougher laws.
The neighborhoods with the most murders tend to be the poorest. In Milwaukee, Mallory O'Brien, an epidemiologist brought in to direct the new homicide review commission, said suspects and victims tend to have been born to teenage mothers. The city has one of the nation's highest teen pregnancy rates for blacks, and among black men, one of the lowest high school graduation rates. An industrial base that used to provide jobs for those without a high school diploma has shrunk.
Chief Corwin of Kansas City said that in the hardest-hit neighborhoods, people had explained it as a "lack of hope." "If I don't have skills, I don't have training, my socioeconomic situation looks desperate, do I really have hope?" he said. "I think that ties into the anger. If the only thing I have is my respect, that's what I carry on the street. If someone disrespects me, they've done the ultimate to me."
Those who study crime debate whether the cities where homicide is rising represent a trend.
"It's a couple of cities with bad luck and with local problems which are very real, but not necessarily part of a national pattern," said Franklin E. Zimring, a law professor at Berkeley who is writing a book on the crime drop of the late 1990's.
But Mr. Kennedy, at John Jay, said the decrease in homicides in big cities has obscured the problem in many other places.
"In many places -- both cities and increasingly suburban and rural settings -- things never got as good as they did nationally," he said. "Even if things got better, they didn't get as better as they did in Los Angeles or New York. In many places, they're getting worse."
Certainly, the number of homicides is lower than its peak in the early 90's -- Milwaukee had 168 killings, not including Jeffrey Dahmer's serial murders, in 1991. But the number is far higher than in recent years, and alarming to a public that has gotten used to good news. Boston, which peaked with 151 murders in 1990, had declined to 31 in 1999. Nashville in 2004 had its lowest homicide rate in the history of city government, with 58 murders, before jumping to 99 last year.
"Because for this decade the sense is that crime is down, it's very hard to speak out about it and not look as though you're doing something wrong," said Chuck Wexler, the executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, a research and public policy group in Washington. "People's expectation of crime has significantly changed."
In some of the cities, overall crime has declined, thanks to a significant drop in property crimes. But the rise in homicides and robberies causes alarm.
"It's hard for people to look at it in depth and understand that they're not likely to be a victim if they get along with their family members and neighbors and don't live a high-risk lifestyle," said Darrel Stephens, the police chief in Charlotte.
Cities say they are going after illegal guns and are trying to stop disputes from becoming homicides. Kansas City used to investigate only some aggravated assaults; now it follows up on all cases, on the theory that next time, the assault might be a homicide. Boston and Philadelphia are sweeping neighborhoods for people who have violated warrants. In St. Louis, police have put cameras in high-crime neighborhoods and have sent gang units to talk to parents of chronically truant students.
But recognizing that the problems have deep roots, cities are also going beyond traditional law enforcement, trying to involve churches, schools and social service agencies. In Boston, the neighborhood sweeps are followed by work crews that repair potholes, trim trees and remove graffiti.
Here in Milwaukee, police are tagging "M.V.P.'s," or major violent players -- people with several arrests, who are more likely to be involved in arguments and homicides, according to Ms. O'Brien's analysis. Those names are announced at daily police briefings.
The city has also put prosecutors and probation and parole officers on patrol with police officers, because they have more immediate power to rein in chronic offenders by enforcing curfew, nuisance laws, and restrictions against alcohol or drug use and association with gang members.
The homicide review commission has frequent, formal meetings with corrections officers, prosecutors and social service agencies to identify problem families, and is meeting with schools to assess what they are teaching about conflict resolution and how to reduce truancy.
Next month, police officials say, they will have the first of several town hall meetings with the neighborhoods with the highest homicide rates, to get residents' ideas on how to stop the killings.
"We didn't get here in a day," said Ms. O'Brien, the epidemiologist. "There's no simple solution."Continue reading the main story


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The Lilly ARBOR Project: Promoting Science-Based Environmental Education and Outreach within an Urban Riparian Settingsubmitted by
This is a partially developed activity description. It is included in the collection because it contains ideas useful for teaching even though it is incomplete.
The education outreach programs are designed for K-12 teachers and students, undergraduate students, the campus and surrounding community, and environmental professionals. Activities involve participants in project research as well as topics related to watershed management, riparian restoration, and nonpoint source pollution.
Learning Goals
Higher Order Thinking Skills:
- Drawing conclusions from data
- Connection between classroom theory and concepts and applied learning
Other Skills:
- Scientific report writing
- Planning research projects
- Conducting field research
- Environmental stewardship
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Skills Needed:
Role of Activity in a Course:
K-12 teachers utilize the site to demonstrate classroom topics. Students are introduced to the site and environmental concepts. Hands on activities include bird surveys, vegetation surveys, and stream mapping, among other topics.
Data, Tools and Logistics
Required Tools:
GPS and GIS technologies: Each of the 1400 trees planted within the restoration have been located via GPS and graphically displayed on GIS maps to monitor their growth and development. We also utilize this technology for native recruit surveys and invasive exotic species surveys. The maps are used as both a teaching and research tool.
Internet Access: All data collected is posted and maintained on the Lilly ARBOR Project web site. Students and teachers can access and download the data to draw conclusions and determine trends. A variety of science-related topics can be addressed with the data sets.
Logistical Challenges:
For smaller laboratory based projects, adequate pre-exercise experience with equipment is required and calibration challenges are routine.
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Evaluation Techniques:
The educational impact of the Lilly ARBOR Project is far-reaching and exciting. It offers a much-needed outdoor classroom and study area. Undergraduate laboratory and field course routinely utilize the site for research and discovery-based experiences. Environmental education and outreach programs have been designed to reach K-12 teachers and students, the campus and surrounding community, and environmental professionals. The Lilly ARBOR project site provides an outdoor ecological field experience with a watershed, a riparian system, and wetlands as well as exposure to research techniques on topics such as population studies of flora and fauna and water quality analysis.
The interdisciplinary collaboration and use of the Lilly ARBOR project has permitted several hundred individuals each year to contribute to the research and maintenance of the site while educating them about the importance of maintaining biological diversity while participating in environmental stewardship.


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Remyth wrote:Ok, a quick question. Would I be able to contribute? I think I read somewhere that it was an adult thing, and I'm only 14, so...
If I can contribute, than I could possibly contribute some stuff. I have a Market Square that I built and had fun with, so I could do something similar(in Base8 or whatever) for this.
wunztwice wrote:I'm looking at maybe attending too. I have several CCC style homes/buildings and am willing to bring together castle sections or whatever (gate-house, etc...) I am also Remyth's big brother (over 18), while not a legal guardian would that count for this?
Just a reminder though, I am still not absolutely sure of my attendance yet...
MaxiVisVires wrote:Now that Brickfest DC is off the books this year, I'll definately be attending PDX. Please include me in the castle festivities.
Remyth wrote:Hey everyone. My apolegies for the double post. I was talking to John(J1A3L5), and we decided to exchange a fig when we meet at the Brickfest PDX, and we thought that it would be pretty neat if everyone from CC did the same. I'm not sure how to arrange it, but it was just a thought.
What do you guys think? Yes? No? Not sure?
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First month is free, and it includes a 10 day buddy pass to get your buddies hooked as well. And seeing as I'm posting anyway...So I'm doing the endgame stuff(lol endgame) and I gotta say...it's hard and kinda boring. Alot of the coolness factor came from the fact that it took a lot of enemies to overwhelm you because you're a superhero, but in the endgame stuff it feels like a generic MMO, your huge group beating a couple of low tier enemies, and then dying 15-20 times to the boss of the area. It's losing a lot of the novelty now, feeling more like a chore to advance further. Also, not a lot, but there are still a bunch of issues with certain things, such as hate control. I play an ice tank and in most cases, I have no problems getting hate, but one certain class has bugged hate generation, controllers. No matter how much I throw out and try to get it, controllers pull it faster, harder, and better, cept they die quickly from it. Add on the lack of explanations for some of the skill descriptions, lack of information for getting the iconic battlesuits, and a number of other things, and I'm getting to a point where I'm getting annoyed. Hopefully, updates will give us more to do then simply continue doing the same old 6 quests a day and the the same 4 alerts I keep failing, but idk.Game's still fun, just getting played out fast.