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Hostage standoff in Port Arthur
A hostage situation in Port Arthur ended peacefully after 28-year-old Walter Moore of Port Arthur took a 2-year-old captive and barricaded himself inside a home on the 2500 block of 61st Street.
The standoff began in the early morning hours of Wednesday, Dec. 12. By the time police arrived, Moore had closed the blinds, telling police he was heavily armed with his 2-year-old niece still inside.
At about 9 a.m., Jefferson County Constable Eddie Collins said Moore traded one of his weapons, a shotgun, for a cigarette.
"Most communication is open with him," Collins said. "The SWAT team is talking to him, and I think they might get ready to call in a psychiatrist to talk to him. We don't want any bloodshed, nobody hurt, especially that 2-year-old baby that's in there."
At about 10 a.m., Collins said the man was hungry and might trade one of his weapons for some food.
Still armed with at least two assault rifles, a handgun and at least one home-made bomb, police said they weren't taking any chances with Moore, who had attempted suicide at least once in months prior.
Schools in the area, including Memorial 9th Grade Academy, were immediately evacuated and their students sent home.
By about 2:30, Moore allowed the 2-year-old to exit the home and at approximately 4:40, the standoff was over when Moore surrendered himself to police more than eight hours after the crisis had begun.


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Births announced this week are: Lane Hollis Burden, April 21, daughter of Jeff and Diane Burden; Jared Allen Cracraft, April 20, son of Terry Allen and Bettina Laytart Cracraft; Andrew Scott Fuller, March 28, son of Donald R. and Rhonda L. Fuller; Zachary Allen Kennedy, April 20, son of April and Brandon Kennedy; Sharon Sulynn Thomas, April 19, daughter of Amanda and Kevin Thomas.
The Harrison County FFA Alumni will sponsor a Big Truck and Tractor Pull on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24 at the Harrison County Fairgrounds. Both events will begin at 7 p.m.
A silent auction will be held Friday night only. For more information contact Steven Prows at 859-298-0025.
Births announced this week are: Adam Christian Bradford, March 20, son of Troy and Mary Ware Bradford; Sydnie Elizabeth Lyons, March 9, daughter of Robert and Lori Lyons; Katherine Leigh-Ann Newby, April 8, daughter of Christina Newby; Toma Lee Piantek Jr., April 4, son of Toma and Betty Piantek.
Cynthiana's James Golden, son of Lee and Mary Golden, to be among 100 in Olympic torch relay in Australia. Golden will make his trek with the torch near Great Western, Victoria, north of Melbourne, where he lives.
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The Harrison County Homemaker Day celebration will be held Friday, May 7 at the courthouse square from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. In case of threatening weather, the celebration will take place at Cynthiana Presbyterian Church, 103 N. Main St.
Homemakers will share cuttings from their plants and bulbs at the Green Thumb Fair. There will also be a bake sale.
New this year are 'Mixes in a Jar.'
Demonstrations and exhibits throughout the day. A Make-it Take-it craft will be free for all.
"This year's Women's Health Issues is the 15th annual" says Cheryl Case, Chairman of the committee. "Each year we try to educate women on a variety of health topics and preventative measures through our women's health program" she says.
Programs vary to meet the specific needs of the Harrison County women. We use the previous year evaluation and suggestions of the committee members in our planning. Topics can range from skin care to cancer to cholesterol and are often times presented by medical experts.
Ladies of all ages, you're invited to the 15th annual Women's Health Issues Seminar. This year it will be held Tuesday, April 27 at the Cynthiana Christian Church. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for registration. Dr. Frank McKemie, HMH Internist/Pediatrician will be our first speaker at 5:30 p.m. on "What You Need to Know About Rheumatoid Arthritis." Even if you do not have the disease, you will know what to look for as you age or help your parents or relatives who may have rheumatoid arthritis.
The Buena Vista Alumni Banquet will be held at the First United Methodist Church Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 6 p.m. All former students, teachers, alumni and friends are welcome.
For reservations call Dorothy Slade at 234-5835 by May 11. The meal will be $13 per person.
The Whitaker reunion will be held May 2 at the 4-H Camp on US 27. A potluck lunch will be served at noon.
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Cooper Isaac Brooks was born to Chris and Mandy Brooks of Cynthiana on March 22, 2010 at Harrison Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz.
Driving into town the other day I was depressed about how this mulch thing has really gotten out of hand. Every tree looked like a telephone pole sticking out of a rounded mound or orange-looking mulch.
All I could think was "poor trees." I keep writing about it, but is doesn't seem people are getting the message that too much mulch is a bad thing.
I know, some people have been liberated, but we still have some more work to do. The bottom line: Two inches of coarse mulch that is not piled around the trunk.
The Democratic Woman's Club of Harrison County met for a luncheon meeting at the Cynthiana Country Club on March 26. Irene Bragg, president, called the meeting to order. Marilyn Bell led in prayer. And Trudy McGuire led in the Pledge of Allegiance and the Democratic Creed.
Bragg welcomed several candidates or their representatives who were present. A number of public officials were present.
April 19 -- Gourd Necklace Workshop, Harrison County Extension Office at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
April 27 -- Homemaker Leader training, FoodScapes, Harrison County Extension Office, 1 p.m.; Women's Health Issues, Cynthiana Christian Church, 5:30 p.m.
April 29 -- Trapunto Workshop, Harrison County Extension Office, 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
May 3 -- Harrison County Homemaker Annual Meeting, 6 p.m., Harrison County Extension Office. Tickets are $10 each and available at the office.
The Harrison County Farmers Market committee will meet on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Harrison County Health Department.
* We hope that you will include a visit to the museum as a part of the eighth annual Raggedy Ann Festival this Saturday, April 17 in downtown Cynthiana.
* R.B. Gruelle was born in 1851 in Cynthiana. Do you know who R.B. Gruelle was?
* Even as a boy, R. B. Gruelle was an artist, showman and businessman. He produced magic lantren shows for the neighborhood children. There is a magic lantern in the bueum magic lantern in the museum collection.
Births announced this week are: Sydnie Elizabeth Lyons, March 9, daughter of Robert and Lon Lyons; James Mason Marsh, March 3, son of Chris and Mindy Marsh; James Brack Noble, March 24, son of Leslie and Angie Noble; Austin Tyler Omar Reyna, March 31, son of Tammy Frizzell and Teadoro Reyna.
Alisha Eckler of Harrison County has finished her first week of overseas traveling adventure. She left Cincinnati on April 3 for a 118-day adventure around the world.
Harrison County Breds break spring break slump with win over Paris.
By Bill Roberts, Co. ext. agent
The Harrison County Ag Development Board wants to remind all Farmers in Harrison County that the sign-up period for programs in 2010 will end on Monday, April 19 at 4:30 p.m. All applications should be returned to the Harrison County Extension Office.
April 8 -- Community Health Fair, Harrison County Middle School, 7-11 a.m.
April 9 -- Painting Class, Harrison County Extension Office at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
April 19 -- Gourd Necklace Workshop, Harrison County Extension Office at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
*Cynthiana Democrat, July 1960 -- "Denver, Colo. - Joe B. Hall, head basketball coach at Regis College here, has been named athletic director as well. The 31-year old Cynthiana, Ky. native succeeds Fred T. Daly, who has headed Regis' athletic programs since 1957. His appointment to become effective Aug. 1. 'We are pleased to have a man of Coach Hall's caliber ready to assume these duties,' Regis' president said, 'He did an exceptional job with the varsity basketball team as well as in revising our physical education program.'"
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A Taste of CarytownSeptember 26th, 2011
We really love two things at the Mansion: great food and a fabulous glass of wine. The opportunity to do through in a mile of style and we say, sign us up please ! This week's "must do" event is a fun filled afternoon of great good, local Virginia wine and the most unique shopping in the area.
The Food and Wine Festival entitled "A Taste of Carytown" is scheduled for Sunday, October 9, starting at 12pm continuing till 6pm. The festival will be located in the Cary Court Shopping Center, located right in the middle of Carytown. Local Virginia Wineries will be in attendance with their award winning wines for tasting while local Carytown restaurants will serve small plates of their best dishes. Participating restaurants include: Ginger Thai, Mezzanine, Nacho Mama's, Amici Ristorante, Weezie's Kitchen and Amour Wine Bistro, with flavors from exotic to traditional there is something to satisfy everyone's taste buds.
Tickets are available for purchase at local Carytown stores and also online for $15, and can also be purchased at the gate for $20. Your ticket includes your entrance to the event, a souvenir wine glass, wine tasting and delicious food. A designated driver ticket is just $10 and can only be purchased at the gate, which included unlimited soft drinks! Be sure to enjoy the wonderful unique shopping experience that is exclusive to Carytown. During the event you are welcome to leave the festival area at anytime and return throughout the evening. Enjoy the finer things in life and treat yourself at the Food and Wine Festival "A Taste of Carytown."
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Paula and Martin Ramirez are the proprietors of Historic Mankin Mansion, a wedding resort and bed and breakfast just minutes from Downtown Richmond. They enjoy new restaurant finds, Virginia wines and discovering fun events and activities throughout the area for their guests.
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An Isabella County judge on Thursday handed down what amounts to a life sentence for the man who killed Rebekah Jane Gay in October.
Chief Judge Paul Chamberlain ordered John Douglas White to 56 to 85 years in prison for the Oct. 31 murder of the 24-year-old mother at her home in the Broomfield Valley mobile home park in Broomfield Township, 10 miles west of Mt. Pleasant.
Chamberlain, who added 10 years to the recommended minimum of 46 years, told White he does not belong in society.
Telling White, 55, that he was being sentenced because of actions that are beyond comprehension, Chamberlain said he sees no reason for White to ever be released from prison.
Relatives and friends sobbed quietly during the sentencing, where White either sat or stood without signs of emotion, his wrists cuffed to a belly chain.
Many wore T-shirts with Rebekah's photo on the front, her birth and death dates, and on the back "You will never be forgotten" and "We love you Beckah Boo."
Chamberlain's sentence came after Rebekah's mother, Sally Jane Gay, read statements from relatives about their loss.
One relative said Rebekah was the heart and soul of her family, that her young son, Conway, was the light of her life and that she was focused on improving her life and her career.
Sally said relatives believe that Conway, 3 at the time of his mother's death, was asleep at the time of the murder but nobody is sure.
She also said the "big questions is why" White was free to prey on another woman after being convicted previously of attempted murder and involuntary manslaughter.
"Rebekah was a beautiful person on the inside and out," Sally said. "She had a genuine, caring personality."
Sally spoke of her daughter saying prayers with Conway every night, and told the judge the boy is too young to understand why his mother is gone.
She also recalled the hours when Rebekah was missing, before White admitted to killing her and told police where to find her body.
"For 20 excruciating hours we prayed that Rebekah (would come home)," Sally said, adding that she knew her daughter was gone when she saw somber-faced police officers at her door.
Rebekah brought love and laughter to her family, Sally said, and she was always kind to White, who repaid her kindness by brutally murdering her.
White chose to take Rebekah from everyone she loved, Sally said, asking the judge to hand down the maximum possible sentence.
"She was not yours to take," she said. "How dare you."
Speaking of her own feelings, Sally said life has not been the same since Rebekah, her youngest daughter, was murdered.
"I feel as though I'm living Rebekah's pain," she said. "I feel every impact on the back of her head on my head."
Sally said White is not the person she knew before, and that she thinks he wants to return to the structured life of a prisoner.
She also said she feels deceived, betrayed and stripped of her daughter's presence.
"If Rebekah were here today, she would ask the court, 'where are my rights?'" Sally said. "When John White broke into my house, where were my rights?"
Sally said Rebekah's family agreed to a plea agreement in which White pleaded guilty to second-degree murder so they would not have to go through the agony of a trial.
Isabella County Prosecutor Risa Scully had harsh words for White as well, saying his actions emotionally ravaged Rebekah's family.
Scully asked Chamberlain to impose the maximum minimum sentence, saying guidelines neither take into account the nature of the offense nor White's pattern of extreme violence against women.
Guidelines also don't take into account that Conway was there when his mother was murdered and that Conway is now motherless because of White's deviant actions.
Emotional injury to loved ones should not be scored on a grid, Scully said, adding that grief extends beyond Rebekah's immediate family.
"Rebekah was a young woman who had a light," Scully said. "She was a very popular girl because of her heart and spirit.
"Conway was the light of her life and her priority."
While all homicides are tragic, Scully said, White's actions have robbed the world of a special person.
"The loss for this family makes me feel helpless," Scully said. "We can't bring Rebekah back but we can make sure that John White is never able to put anyone else at risk."
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Today marks the 36th anniversary of of Richard Nixon's resignation from the presidency. I was in Washington, working for The New York Times Magazine on what was to be the last in a series of long-form stories dedicated to Watergate and its aftermath. I remember that the issue was to be called "The End of the Story," and that while most journalists (and most of the country) felt that resignation, rather than an impeachment trial, would be the outcome, the exact timing was in doubt.
I was on Capitol Hill, photographing one of the members of the House Judiciary Committee, when he took a phone call indicating the resignation would come that evening. He suggested (and I already knew) that the White House was the place to be. From that moment, things played out very quickly. I remember taking a moment to shoot the picture of the young man in front of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue just because it tied the event to the location.
When President Nixon addressed the nation that evening, I chose to be in Lafayette Park, across from the White House. It probably should have been a more somber occasion, but Nixon was such a polarizing figure that, in the park and other public places, the atmosphere was festive. After all, the illegal activities that were denied for so long had now been confirmed, and millions of Americans felt vindicated in their dislike of the man and his closest associates.
These two pictures from the park were not published the next day (or ever) but I think tell the story. Tom Brokaw, then 34 and the White House correspondent for NBC News since 1973, watched and reported on Nixon's speech from Lafayette Park, with the White House as his backdrop and surrounded by crowds who could see Nixon on the same TV set that Brokaw was using as a monitor. The hand-lettered signs were all anti-Nixon (the one that still stands out: Jail to the Chief.) I do remember taking a published picture later that evening on Pennsylvania Avenue — a jubilant crowd carrying a long white banner: Happy Days Are Here Again.
Anyway, the resignation officially took place at noon the following day, and I had a great position at Andrews Air Force Base as still-President Nixon boarded Air Force One with his wife, family members, and aides for the flight to California. No big wave as he entered the plane, just the image of a disgraced president slowly climbing the stairs with Pat. At the bottom of the frame, his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox, and her husband, who boarded after her parents.
From there, it was a very quick drive back to the White House and the swearing-in of Gerald Ford as our next president. The next big story of the summer? Evel Knievel and his failed attempt to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho. More on that later.
This post concludes our three-part series on the Watergate scandal. Click here if you missed our earlier posts on Watergate, with photos from the Senate Watergate hearings and Nixon's televised address on Watergate.


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FORT WALTON BEACH � Not that it will make her feel any better, but Baker softball pitcher Alexis Mitchem had one of those nights against Fort Walton Beach that even Hall of Famers experience at one time or another in their careers.Mitchem walked four Vikings and hit another while giving up four runs in the first innings as Fort Walton Beach beat the Gators 9-2.
FORT WALTON BEACH � Not that it will make her feel any better, but Baker softball pitcher Alexis Mitchem had one of those nights against Fort Walton Beach that even Hall of Famers experience at one time or another in their careers.
Mitchem walked four Vikings and hit another while giving up four runs in the first innings as Fort Walton Beach beat the Gators 9-2.
Baker coach John Carlisle took Mitchem�s tough outing in stride.
�You have to take it for what it is, it was a struggle,� he said. �She (Mitchem) had a rough night, but she will get her bullpen work in and she will come back and be ready to go.
�It was a rough night all the way around. We couldn�t overcome a shaky start. It was a little tough to overcome.�
The Vikings sent batters to the plate in the first inning and scored four runs on just one hit as Mitchem struggled with her control.
When she did find her spots Mitchem showed she had the stuff to shut down the Vikings as she also struck out two in the inning.
Mitchem�s night in the circle was finished after one inning as she moved to first base and Macie Wilde, who was at first, moved to pitcher.
Wilde went the rest of the way in the circle for the Gators (1-2) giving up five runs on seven hits while striking out seven Viking batters in five innings of work.
Fort Walton Beach added two runs in the second inning and two more in the fourth. The Vikings closed out their scoring with a run in the sixth inning.
In the mean time the Gators had their hands full with Fort Walton Beach pitcher Rachel Dehlinger. Dehlinger held the Gators hitless in five innings of work while giving up just one run. She also struck out seven.
Baker�s first score came in the third inning when Wilde led off with a walk. She proceeded to steal second and third base and scored as Haley Stanley grounded out to third base.
Baker picked up another run off of Viking relief pitcher Shannon Lord.
Stanley led off the inning with a single and moved to third base as Mitchem doubled. Stanley scored on a base hit off the bat of Jordan Linzy, but the inning ended with a double play erasing any hopes the Gators had of getting back into the game.
Wilde led off the Baker seventh inning with a double, but the Gators weren�t able to capitalize on the hit as the Vikings rolled to the win.
The game against Fort Walton Beach marked the third time in as many games that the Class 1A Gators faced a 6A team. They also were able to play Class 6A Crestview on Tuesday.
�We�ve got four 6A schools we are playing in our first four games and there�s a purpose for it,� Carlisle said. �I want to measure up against them and see how we compare.
�I�m thankful for scheduling those games and those people scheduling with us and it gives us an opportunity to set up for, in my eyes, one of the toughest districts in 1A ball and probably one of the most competitive as well. I know talent in our district and it�s tough and you have to get ready for it. Playing the bigger schools you get a little bit tougher pitching and a high caliber of pitching gives us that opportunity.�
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The flow of water
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Within same river
–which, I have to say, I find pretty disappointing. In response, I offer my own. Not quite the trenchant analyses of my co-bloggers on this topic, but here goes:
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Hi everyone,
Not sure i'll get the chance to post again before Christmas so just thought i'd log on now and wish you all an amazing 1st Christmas with your little miracles.
This year is going to be so special, we just can't wait.
Kady will be 7 months old on Boxing Day and is already so full of mischief, i think she's going to have more fun with the wrapping paper than all her presents, she's already had her hands on 2 rolls of it and tried to wrap herself in it and found it highly amusing, it was so cute.
She's still to little to know what's going on but she's at a great age, everything is something to play with, she's got her first tooth and can sit quite well on her own for a good 10 mins or so before toppling over.
We have always loved Christmas but Kady is making it all that much more special, we never thought it was possible to be so happy.
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"I'm just trying to move forward and learn from every mistake," Chris Brown tells me as he explains the genesis of "X," his upcoming album.
It's late March and Brown is at a Burbank studio previewing tracks from a record meant to jolt a career plagued by repeated scandal.
After numerous push-backs, "X" isn't coming any time soon -- despite a handful of charting singles, high-profile collaborations and prime TV performances.
To satisfy patiently waiting fans, Brown issued a free mixtape, "X-Files," on Tuesday (once a planned release date of "X").
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Album postponements are common -- tracks are cut in the eleventh hour, guest features are secured, new singles are launched -- but Brown's roll-out has faced a trickier hurdle: his ongoing legal troubles.
Since the mixtape arrived just days after the R&B singer exited rehab -- and 24 hours before the first of two scheduled court dates -- it highlights the confounding position Brown has routinely found himself in since that night in 2009 when he brutally assaulted Rihanna: How can anyone focus on his new music?
After Brown's guilty plea to the felony assault and his closely watched on again-off again relationship with Rihanna since, a violent meltdown backstage at "Good Morning America," frequent Twitter spats, a nightclub blowout with Drake, a parking lot melee with Frank Ocean and countless accusations of unsavory behavior, his name has become synonymous with trouble.
"X" was meant to reverse some of the damage to his severely tarnished image. The new album would remind the public that behind the incessant tabloid drama -- either warranted by his frequent missteps or propelled by ravenous gossipmongers targeting him -- was an undeniable talent.
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The new mixtape is a grab bag of libidinous slow jams and bass-heavy club-thumpers that fans will certainly eat up. Ludacris and Kid Ink appear on the project. But the set, although a generous giveaway, isn't nearly as striking as what Brown played for me in March.
Even if "X" was a stellar effort, the buildup for it has taken a backseat to legal woes for a singer who can't afford any more trouble. And regardless of great singles such as the retro-dipped "Fine China," the Aaliyah-assisted "Don't Think They Know" or a bouncy club banger with Nicki Minaj, the kid is making it downright impossible to sell an album about "transitioning as a man and not trying to focus on the past stuff and trials and tribulations," as Brown told me earlier this year.
"There was so much ... that was going on in my life. Fights and other stuff going on in the media. I got to the point where I didn't even want to leave the studio," Brown said during our conversation nearly eight months ago. "It's like I don't even want to go out and be seen. I don't want a new story to come out."
In conversation, he talked in earnest of wanting to move beyond the controversy and instead focus on crafting a deeply personal album. "I know there's always stories or this or that out about Chris Brown," he admitted, "[but] whatever you think you know about me, just listen to the album."
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But with every TMZ headline, boneheaded Twitter war, silly accusation or miscellaneous blip on his radar, you just want to shake some sense into Brown and scream at him and whoever is -- or isn't -- advising him.
In late October, the singer and his bodyguard were arrested after what police said was a fracas with another man outside a hotel in Washington, D.C. The felony assault charge was reduced to a misdemeanor, and after pleading not guilty Brown was released on his own recognizance. But the arrest was just the latest in a string of incidents this year alone.
Prosecutors in L.A. accused him in February of failing to perform his community labor sentence as instructed in relation to the Rihanna case (he agreed to perform an additional 1,000 hours). And a judge briefly revoked the singer's probation after a hit-and-run incident in July (that case was dismissed).
After his arrest in Washington, Brown opted to seek treatment at an undisclosed Malibu facility last month "to gain focus and insight into his past and recent behavior," a rep for the singer said.
But 16 days later, he's out -- his rep said he is continuing an outpatient program and completing court-ordered community service for his 2009 case -- and there's new music.
Despite whatever forgiveness Rihanna has afforded him, he will continue to be defined by what happened that night in 2009, the fairness of which is debatable. But professionally, it hasn't mattered. His fans and peers love him.
Brown won his first Grammy in 2012 for his comeback record, "F.A.M.E.", and his last effort, 2012's "Fortune," reached No. 1.
The singer is also one of the most in-demand voices in music, lending his vocals to everyone from Brandy to Pusha T to Diddy to Pitbull to yes, even Rihanna, whose fourth collaboration with Brown since the 2009 incident is slated to appear on "X."
Although Brown has ignored detractors and continues to pump out new material, this time, it truly feels inappropriate and too soon to be listening to his music -- even if the cover of "X-Files" cheekily depicts an animated Brown wearing a straight jacket.
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Sure, his fans took to Twitter late Monday and much of Tuesday to buzz about the project as blogs posted the mixtape for downloading. But none of them asked the pressing question -- what happens next?
Brown, who is still on five years' probation from the 2009 assault case, is due in an L.A. court Wednesday for a probation hearing. If he is found to have violated it, he could face up to four years in jail. And then on Monday, he'll face a Washington, D.C., court on the misdemeanor simple assault charge. He faces up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted in that case.
Brown is talented, yes, but this is a time when he should turn off the music and focus on getting himself together, away from the spotlight. Go away and return triumphant, and more important, healed.
At the listening session, the album's title track was most revealing.
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The Diplo-produced song starts as a slow-burning confessional, with Brown taking full responsibility for his troubles. And right as the self-loathing edges toward desperation, the track explodes into a blistering proclamation of a man who wants change.
"You can start a fight, I ain't fighting back," he sings, "I swear to God I'm moving on."
Brown can surely pull off a redemptive album. He's done it before. But he can't expect the public to move on if he hasn't yet.


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ISP Sued For Revealing Info On US-Based Critic Of Thai Laws
from the shame-on-netfirms deptWe've been talking a lot about the importance of anonymity online, and are always sad to hear about companies that simply rollover in identifying anonymous users for no good reason. A newly filed lawsuit reveals a particularly ridiculous situation, summarized nicely by Paul Alan Levy:
Anthony Chai, a naturalized US citizen who emigrated from Thailand, runs a computer store in California. Using the store's computers, Chai and his customers posted anonymous comments critical of the king of Thailand on a Thai-language pro-democracy website, Manusaya.com. Thailand forbids criticism of the king – the legal principle of lese majeste – and when the Canadian Internet hosting firm Netfirms (which is incorporated in Delaware and maintains a US office) received a complaint from the Thai government, it not only shut down the web site but provided Chai's IP address and two e-mail addresses associated with the posts. Thailand has long shown its insistence on applying the principle even to criticism voiced in other countries, when the speakers expose themselves to its authority by, for example, visiting the country.We've pointed out how Thailand has been known to overreact to criticism of its king before, and this is even more crazy, seeing as Chai was mainly criticizing the laws that make criticizing the king illegal. But, the other key issue here is the fact that Netfirms simply handed over Chai's info, without consideration of whether or not that was appropriate or if it violated Chai's rights. It also handed over the info without "requesting that the officials obtain the proper court order, supboena, or warrant as required by the Treaty with Thailand on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters." Chai is now suing Netfirms, claiming negligence and violation of California laws, including its constitutional right to privacy. Should be an interesting case to watch.
When Chai was home visiting family in Thailand, he was detained at the airport and subjected to extensive questioning and to threats of violence against his family both in the United States and in Thailand. He was also repeatedly questioned in the United States, with prosecutors using the threat of prosecution, and dangling and threatened with prosecution. The prosecutor also demanded expensive gifts. Chai has been officially charged in the Thai courts with lčse majesté, and consequently he can no longer return to his native land to visit his family. Ironically, most of Chai's posts were directed at the injustice of the lese majeste laws, rather than at the Thai king himself.


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Evan TaylorPDGA #25602 Open/Adv
Began Playing Disc Golf: My first exposure to disc golf was at Mission Bay's campground Campland by the Bay. Through many vacations and beach Frisbee games, Frisbees became a mainstay activity for my friends and I. My high school friends reintroduced me to the competitive side of disc golf around 2001-2002.
First Disc: Christmas Special Package from Morley: Pro Beast, Pro Orc, APX Swirl putter (2001)
Favorite Hole at Morley: Hole 4, any of the hillside positions.
Morley Field Aces: Hole 4B
Favorite Disc: Magic putter by Gateway Disc Sports. The right putter makes or breaks a game. The Magic feels similar to a beadless Aviar with straight edges, as compared to more rounded edges.
Favorite Drivers: Star Boss, Champion Eagle, Discraft ESP Force, Pro Leopard
Favorite Midranges: Discraft FLX Buzz and the Nebula
Favorite Putter: Magic by Gateway, Soft.
In My Bag: Innova Pro Leopard, Champion Eagle, Champion Banshee, Feldberg Boss(soon to be Star Boss), Champion Groove, Champion Gator.Discraft FLX Buzz, Nebula, ESP Force. Gateway Magics (soft and not).
Top Finishes: 1st place Intermediate 2009 Gentlemen's Club Challenge (A Tier) 1st place Intermediate 2008 Waller Pines December Doubles (Partner Wesley Valiant) Accomplishments: 1 complete Southern California Tour season.
Favorite Disc Golf Website: 1000rated.com for its insight and updates on the disc golf world.
Favorite Pro Player: I have plenty of favorites, our game attracts some of the greatest people. Of the old timers my favorite is Steve Wisecup. He's always working and progressing himself, and for his determination working with Innova he deserves a lot of credit in what gets put on the market. Of the players I grew up admiring, my favorite player is Bobby Musick. His demeanor on and off the course is the type of person I will always respect. He lets his game do the talking, and will always be a good sport. Lastly, of my generation of up and comers, my favorite young gun is Paul Mcbeth. He is the future!
Tips for newer players and players looking to improve: Take the game slowly at first. By working on a correct technique, before going out to crush a drive, the fluidity of motion will come along with greater ease. A throw starts in the feet, so proper shoes are a must; the leading foot needs to be in line with the front shoulder upon release. The shoulders and hips work in unison, allowing for the maximum amount of torque. To do this (as in ball golf) trail the throwing hand in a straight line behind the intended line of release slowly. Work your hips circular with the shoulders to allow the body to coil around your feet and knees. Through this motion the disc should be behind the thrower, the body tense and ready to uncoil. The uncoil comes as a gradual release, as stated previously, from the feet to knees to hips and then into the shoulders and arms. The amount of speed during this setup needs to be slow, around 20% of the actual release speed. As the shoulders begin to feel the body uncoiling, allow them to increase with speed up to 80% of your power. The 20:80 ratios will keep proper form longer before release, and in my experience, allow for more controllable drives/releases of the disc. If this doesn't make sense, watch the professionals, practice their form, and internalize what is going on in your body as utmost importance for your practice.


text: Here are a few scenes from the Exhibit Hall at the FGS Convention in Knoxville. At the top is a collection of a dozen GeneaBloggers who met near the booth of the Illinois State Genealogical Society. Notice how we all magically lined up on either wide of Mr. Genea-Hospitality himself, Mr. Thomas MacEntee. It was wonderful to meet fellow genealogy bloggers! Today I attended three presentations, all outstanding, that I'll write about later, but now it's almost time to board the bus for the FGS banquet, "An Evening in Old Appalachia."


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NASHVILLE – Sophomore Adnan Hodzic scored a career high 26 points and sophomore Josh Slater posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds in Lipscomb University's 82-76 victory over the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Saturday in Allen Arena.
Florida Gulf Coast jumped out to a five point lead in the first minute with a three-pointer and jumper by Reed Baker on the first two possessions.
The Bisons took a one point lead with 11:01 remaining in the first following a 7-0 run. The Eagles regained their lead on the next possession and held it until Hodzic put the Bisons up 24-22 with 6:32 left in the first.
George Erkvania gave Florida Gulf Coast their last lead of the game connecting on two free throws with 2:50 left in the first to go up 30-29.
Redshirt freshman Brian Wright started a 9-0 Lipscomb run with a tip-in with 1:38 remaining.
Sophomore Jimmy Oden nailed a fast break layup at 1:10 and Slater connected on a three ball on the next possession off a Gulf Coast turnover. Hodzic hit two free throws with 33 seconds left to give the Bisons a 38-30 advantage at the half.
The Bisons continued their run to start the second half by extending their lead to 16 at the 15:16 mark.
Lipscomb held a double-digit advantage until Baker hit a three with 10:15 left to bring the Eagles within nine, 59-50. Lipscomb redshirt sophomore Michael Teller answered with a long ball to extend Lipscomb's lead back to 12.
The game quickly turned into a free-for-all with the teams being whistled for 20 fouls in the final five and half minutes.
Lipscomb attempted 28 free throws in the stretch connecting on 15.
Point guards Michael Lusk (5:24) and Jimmy Oden (3:47) fouling out forced Slater to slide to the point position where he has seen limited action this year. Fatigue also set in when Lipscomb head coach Scott Sanderson was forced to play Slater, Teller, Hodzic, Wright, and Brandon Brown without a break following Oden's foul out.
Lipscomb only connected on seven of their final 20 free throws after Oden's foul out.
Lipscomb finished hitting 24-of-44 free throws for 54.5 percent. Florida Gulf Coast connected on 17-of-27 for 63 percent.
The Bisons held an 80-70 lead with 58 seconds left, but Florida Gulf Coast cut the lead in half with nine seconds left following a 6-1 run on jumper and layup by Reggie Chambers and two free throws by Ed Rolax.
Lipscomb grabbed a NCAA-era school record 62 rebounds. Florida Gulf Coast had only 38.
"I thought we were active on the backboards," Sanderson said. "Even in the first half we had 17 offensive rebounds."
Brown grabbed a season high 11 rebounds to pace the Bisons. Slater had 10 boards, Hodzic added nine, and Teller and Lusk had seven each.
Lipscomb turned the ball over 22 times with Florida Gulf Coast only forcing eight steals. The Bisons forced 16 steals on 19 Florida Gulf Coast turnovers.
Lipscomb shot 39.4 percent from the field while holding Florida Gulf Coast to 35.7 percent.
Wright had a team season-high three blocks.
Lipscomb improves to 6-6, 2-1 in the Atlantic Sun. Florida Gulf Coast falls to 5-9, 1-2 in the Atlantic Sun.
Lipscomb continues a three game home stand Monday night against Stetson. Game time is 8:15 p.m. Stetson is coming off an 82-57 loss at Belmont Saturday.
"Stetson is one of the most physical teams in the league," Sanderson said. "They play extremely hard and it will be a dog fight. We need to play better Monday than we played today or it could be a long night."
Jonathan Seamon, Benjamin Seamon, and Justin Seamon will be on the call for the Lipscomb Sports Network. Free online audio streaming is available at www.LipscombSports.com/sportsnetwork/.
Story by Trevor Garrett of the Lipscomb Athletics Media Relations Department


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The Oakland Athletics play at the O.co Coliseum in Oakland. In this day and age, they're almost infamous for their lack of resources. With no stadium plan in sight for the near future, they'll continue to have to figure out how to maximize the resources they do have to stay competitive against bigger budget teams like Seattle and Anaheim. There's no better man for that task than Billy Beane, even if his moves are controversial and even if he misses on some trades, which he most certainly has. But that's the reality of life for the Oakland A's. The Coliseum itself may not be the best facility, but the fans there may be the most passionate in MLB. With constant chanting, noisemakers, and a rowdy, almost soccer-like atmosphere unheard of for baseball, A's games are a spectacle for all MLB fans to see. Gold Coast Tickets has great selection, get out to a game today!
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The South Florida Gay News.com celebrates the lives of South Floridians with daily news briefs and storied features, breaking news and lifestyle profiles. Check out their website at southfloridagaynews.com.
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The survey that revealed nearly half of district leaders support teachers coming out also showed a divide on transgender restroom use among students.
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Catholic organization New Ways Ministry released a rebuttal to claims parents should reject their transgender children.
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Liam Davis is spilling the details of a big surprise. The openly gay English soccer player told The Telegraph he heard about a group of players coming out as gay in one big announcement.
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In a 9-2 vote, British Overseas Territory St Helena's legislative council voted in favor of same-sex marriage. Weddings could happen within weeks.
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A woman in Tasmania, Australia got retroactively billed for $5,000 in taxes after the country did not recognize her marriage.
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An international human rights group is asking Japan to not require transgender people to be sterilized.
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A survey by Educator Political Perceptions found that 47 percent of K-12 teachers, school employees and district leaders would "completely support" LGB teachers from coming out ot their students.
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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released an open letter demonizing transgender children and rejecting their identities as a "false idea."
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After a day of soaking up the scenic sights and wine tasting, put your feet up and enjoy being pampered at one of the local spas in Marlborough.
Marlborough is located in the northeast of the South Island, known for its dry climate, the picturesque Marlborough Sounds, and Sauvignon Blanc wine. Blenheim and Picton are the main centres in Marlborough.
The Marlborough wine region represents 62% of total vineyard area in the country and is a renowned foodie heaven with over 40 cellar doors. Pick up a map to all the vineyards and food places from the local i-SITE and go on a journey of discovery.
The renowned Queen Charlotte Track is a 70 km track renowned for its stunning views and contrasting landscape, historical landmarks and wonderful variety of native bush and wildlife. Walk it on foot, get on your bike, or rent a kayak and see part of the track from the water. Wildlife in the Sounds is prolific. At various times of the year there are dolphins, seals, whales, not to mention a wide array of birds like gannets, little blue penguins and various native land-based species. Other rare species include the Little Spotted Kiwi, King shags, saddlebacks, tuatara lizards, and the carniverous snail Polliphanta.
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A 173-acre farm in Champaign County sold for $15,375 per acre Wednesday in a transaction that is believed to have set a new local record, according to a news release from Murray Wise Associates LLC.
"This is the first time I've seen farmland prices without development potential exceed $15,000 per acre in Champaign County. The bidders at this sale understood the long-term value of quality farmland and the importance of acquiring the land when it is available," said Joe Bubon, executive vice president of Murray Wise Associates, which is based in nearby Champaign.
The land was offered in three tracts but ultimately sold as an entirety to a local to a single buyer group made up of two farmers and an investor, according to Bubon.
"We had a good mix of farmers and local investors. Farmers were a major factor in this auction because it makes sense to purchase this and integrate it into their existing operations," said Bubon.
"This also illustrates the point I've been making that the auction process is ideal for smaller farms, because it creates the interest and competition that ensure a competitive, current market price."
The properties were located off County Road 1400 North, approximately two miles east of Urbana.
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Pathophysiology of Post Amputation Pain (PPAP)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01632709
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 3, 2012
Results First Posted : July 21, 2015
Last Update Posted : July 21, 2015
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|Condition or disease
|Amputation Stumps Neuroma
|Drug: Bupivacaine Drug: Placebo
|Phase 4
Your participation in this study will last for 5 weeks and you will be asked to come to a total of 3 visits. The first visit will be during the first week of the study, the second visit during the second week of the study and the third (final) visit will be during the fifth (and final) week of the study. For your first visit you will have a physical examination with some sensory stimulation tests (such as vibration and pinprick tests), some questionnaires about your health and pain history, hot and cold sensory tests, and we will take thermal pictures of your body before and after receiving a quick electrical stimulus. You will also be trained on how to use the finger-span device to rate your pain during the second visit, and how to use an electronic pain diary to record your pain scores three times a day during the five weeks of the study.
The second visit will begin with questionnaires from the first visit and thermal images with a quick electrical stimulus. You will then be brought to an fMRI scanner room at Northwestern University. For an hour and fifteen minutes we will take pictures of your brain and these pictures will help us understand the changes in your brain relating to pain. You will then be put into one of four treatment groups randomly.
The study treatment that you will get will be decided randomly or by chance, like flipping a coin. Injections in this study will use the local anesthetic bupivacaine (a long lasting drug like the numbing agent novocaine used by dentists). This drug causes numbness, blocks pain and other nerve function near the injection site for 6-8 hours. Group 1 will get a sympathetic nerve block of bupivacaine, which changes how your nerves transmit pain, in either the neck or lower back (depending on where the amputation is located), Group 2 will get a placebo injection (no active medicine) in either the neck or lower back (depending on where the amputation is located), Group 3 will get a neuroma injection of bupivacaine (a neuroma is a group of nerves at the end of your residual limb), and Group 4 will get a placebo injection (no active medicine) at the neuroma. Some people get the bupivacaine injection and some people get the placebo injection so that we can compare the groups and see if the bupivacaine brings more, less or the same pain relief as a placebo injection. We scan your brain before the injection so that we can see how your brain responds to pain. We also scan your brain after the injection so that we can see if your brain responds differently to pain after the injection has been done.
You will know the location of your injection before you receive the treatment (neck, lower back or neuroma on your affected limb), but you will not know if you are getting a pain medication injection or placebo injection. Only the study doctors will know this information, and it can be told to you in case of an emergency. After the injection, you will have a second hour of brain scanning. After the scanning, you will be asked to complete some questionnaires, sensory tests, hot and cold temperature testing and we will take thermal pictures of your body before and after a quick electrical stimulus.
Your third visit will be four weeks after your second visit. For your third visit you will have the same questionnaires as during the first and second visits, sensory tests, hot and cold temperature testing and we will take thermal pictures of your body before and after a quick electrical stimulus.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|16 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Single (Participant)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Pathophysiology of Post Amputation Pain
|Study Start Date :
|May 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|October 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|December 2014
Active Comparator: Sympathetic nerve block of bupivacaine
Sympathetic nerve block of bupivacaine
Drug: Bupivacaine
one injection of 10ml of .25%
Placebo Comparator: Dry needling at the sympathetic ganglion
Placebo/ Dry needling at the sympathetic ganglion
Drug: Placebo
Dry needling
Other Name: Dry needling
Active Comparator: Neuroma injection of bupivacaine
Neuroma injection of bupivacaine
Drug: Bupivacaine
one injection of 10ml of .25%
Placebo Comparator: dry needling at the neuroma
Placebo/ dry needling at the neuroma
Drug: Placebo
Dry needling
Other Name: Dry needling
- Change in Pain [ Time Frame: Pain rating before and at 15 minutes and 1 hour post injection ]Pain rating before and after injection on a 0-10 NRS pain scale (0=no pain, 10= worst pain imaginable)
- Change in Perceived Disability (PDI) [ Time Frame: PDI collected pre injection and 1 week post injection ]The PDI is a seven-item validated instrument that assesses perceived disability in 7 key life areas. The Pain Disability Scale is a scale from 0-70 where 0= no disability and 70=the most disability
- Change in Perceived Anxiety (PASS) [ Time Frame: PASS collected pre injection and 1 week post injection ]The Pain Anxitey Symptoms Scale (PASS) is a validated instrument that assesses anxiety in.The PASS is a scale from 0-100 where 0= no anxiety and 100=the most anxiety
- Change in Depression (CES-D 10) [ Time Frame: CES-D 10 collected pre injection and 1 week post injection ]The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale (CES‐D 10) is a validated instrument that assesses depression. The CES-D 10 is a scale from 0-30 where 0= no depression and 30=the most depression
- Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: VAS collected pre injection and 1 week post injection ]The Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is a scale from 0-100 where 0= no pain and 100=the worst pain
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- At least 18 years old
- Able to read and speak English and provide informed consent
- Single Amputation, upper or lower.
- Subject has chronic post amputation pain lasting longer than three months
- Subject has healed amputation wounds
- Pain must be ≥3 on a scale of 0-10, 0 being no pain, 10 being the worse pain imaginable.
- If subjects pain is non-existent during fMRI scans, the subject needs to be willing to have their pain induced by targeting pain trigger points (for example, study's postdoctoral fellow would massage certain regions of the affected limb to trigger PAP).
- Subject agrees to 1) Stop taking all aspirin seven days prior to their second visit (Bayer,Ecotrin,Alka Seltzer, etc.) 2) All inflammatory medications 48 hours prior to their second visit (Advil, Motrin, Indocin, Lodine , Ibuprofen, Aleve, Naproxen, etc. 3) Supplements such as Vitamin E and Fish Oil 48 hours prior to their second visit.
- Subject agrees to continue other prescribed medications.
- Subject is willing to have hypodermic needle injections and images taken of them (digital, thermal, and fMRI).
- Able to understand and comply with all data collection methodology including electronic diary.
- If female, is not pregnant and not currently attempting to conceive; if of childbearing potential, use of a highly effective method of birth control (as determined by Pl).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subject is allergic to Isovue 300 or amide-type local anesthetics such as bupivicaine, lidocaine, or mepivacaine.
- Subject has a diagnosis of bleeding diathesis or an immune compromise.
- Subject has pain that is more severe than their post amputation pain.
- Subject has a clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
- Subject has metal shavings and or is frequently in an environment where there is metal work being done or significant amounts of metal shavings.
- Subject has ferrous metal implants, aneurism clips, bioelectric devices, and other implants which can be affected by the magnetic field of the MRI.
- Subject is claustrophobic.
- Subject weighs more than 300 pounds.
- Subject plans to start new pain treatments or therapies during the study (e.g. new pain medication, injections, PT, surgery).
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01632709
|United States, Illinois
|Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
|Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611
|Principal Investigator:
|Norman Harden, M.D.
|Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
|Responsible Party:
|Dr. Norman Harden, Principal Investigator, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01632709 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|July 3, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Results First Posted:
|July 21, 2015
|Last Update Posted:
|July 21, 2015
|Last Verified:
|July 2015
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms
Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Anesthetics, Local
Central Nervous System Depressants
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents


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The NBA regular season would run through April 26 and require teams to play at least one set of back-to-back-to-back games if a new labor deal is ratified in time to start on Christmas.
The league posted an outline of what the schedule would look like on its Twitter pages Sunday. The plan is a 66-game regular season, ending about 10 days later than usual. The last possible day of the NBA Finals would be June 26, two weeks later than the championship series ended last season.
Teams would play 48 games within their conference and 18 outside their conference. Teams will not visit every NBA city.
Teams will play about two more games per month, but no team would play on three straight nights more than three times.
Back-to-backs might also be played during the second round of the postseason.
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This condensed schedule combined with a lost offseason will result in more player injuries this year in the NBA than in years past. Unfortunately, Knicks superstar Amar'e Stoudemire does not have the best injury history and wore down late in the season and in the playoffs last year. Part of the reason for his breakdown was bad luck, like trying a trick dunk before game 2 of the playoffs, but also because of Mike D'Antoni's shortened rotation throughout the season. D'Antoni shortened the rotation due to a lack of team depth which is understandable but now with Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to supplement some of Stoudemire's scoring, D'Antoni must be smart with Stoudemire's minutes. Only having completed 3 full seasons of his 9 year career, Stoudemire averaged 36 minutes per game last season. Despite his 78 games played, it was clear that his stamina and health declined late in the season resulting in a poorer on court performance. D'Antoni must relegate Stoudemire to 32-34 minutes per game in order to keep the power forward fresh. Unfortunately, the Knicks currently do not have a serviceable backup power forward on the roster. My suggestion is to use Jeffries there but also to give Shawne Williams minutes at that spot. Williams is 6'9 and has the toughness to play low post defense. He will not be anywhere near the All-NBA Defensive team but I think Williams can adequately guard power forwards. If he can get back to his 2010 early season form, I think Williams would be a nice stretch 4 to use in a smaller lineup.
Obviously I want to see Stoudemire on the court as much as possible as he is one of the most dominant and dynamic scorers in the league but he has clear injury problems that cannot be ignored. Remember that Stoudemire has 4 more high priced seasons in New York and the Knicks do not have the depth to replace him adequately if he goes down with a major injury. Hopefully Stoudemire can stay on the court but if he is unable to the Knicks may want to use the amnesty clause on him down the road. Obviously it is way too early to seriously discuss that but it is just something to think about…Follow @tarmosino


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(NGC) on October 6, 2010 and on view until January 9, 2011, Global Citizen: The Architecture of Moshe Safdie is the most comprehensive retrospective of his work to date and celebrates over 40 years of his remarkable achievements and contributions to city skylines, civic buildings and personal habitats. Organized by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas and the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles (both designed by Moshe Safdie), and curated by Donald Albrecht, an independent curator and curator of Architecture and Design at the Museum of the City of New York, this exhibition takes an unprecedented look at Safdies work and philosophy. It also illustrates his extraordinary career as a leading architect, urban planner, theorist, educator, and author. After its presentation in Ottawa, Global Citizen will go on tour to Chicago, Los Angeles, and Bentonville, Arkansas.
Global Citizen explores the design and building process of Safdies projects in Jerusalem, North America, China, Singapore, and India. The exhibition underscores his deep impact on architectural practices and the realization of his design philosophy.
Moshe Safdie designed one of the finest museum buildings in the world for Canadas national collection; one that magnificently ennobles its function, said NGC Director, Marc Mayer. The National Gallery of Canada is his first art museum and its exhilarating perspectives go a long way to prepare the visitor for the unique cultural experiences we hope that each one will have. This exhibition travels the world to show us the extraordinary variety of equally intelligent, inventive and meaningful buildings that Safdie has created throughout his brilliant career.
Global Citizen a 40-year retrospective
The exhibition guides viewers on a journey from Safdies groundbreaking Habitat for Expo 67 in Montreal to his most recent projects in Asia and the U.S. Divided in five sections, each dedicated to pivotal points in the trajectory of his career, Global Citizen explores Safdies structures and the thinking that shapes them through approximately 175 drawings, sketches, videos, photographs and scale models. To further contextualize the architectural and humanist dimensions of Safdies work, Global Citizen includes audio and video monitors that parallel the developments of the projects and his career. The exhibitions concluding section Habitat of the Future − is an evolutionary reworking of Habitat Safdies radical solution for quality, affordable housing. The culmination of two years of design research, created especially for Global Citizen, Habitat of the Future proposes new design strategies that innovatively address the growing density of global cities an ever more pressing issue today.
Profoundly influenced by his upbringing in Haifa, Israel, Safdie believes in an economic and collectivist approach to architecture, as well as in integrating nature into his designs to ensure the quality of residential life Habitat 67 being a classic example. Often monumental but always inviting, many of his civic buildings are characterized by the use of transcendent light, powerful geometry, iconic forms and the expression of cultural identity. These elements are easily recognizable in the National Gallery of Canada, which was one of Safdies earliest great communal spaces and is the first permanent home of the nations art collection. The Gallerys design incorporates Canadian contexts through its materials and local elements, such as the Parliamentary Library-inspired, conically-shaped Great Hall, and its relationship with the Ottawa River.
Through his buildings, said Albrecht, Moshe Safdie has been especially adept at realizing the aspirations of a surprisingly diverse group of clients. For them he has created buildings where communities are forged of strangers, memory is enshrined, and identity is created in built form. Few architects have been able to so fully realize their philosophies in practice and in such diversity of project type and geography.
Building highlights in the exhibition
Buildings that are highlighted in the exhibition include Safdies thesis project at McGill University, the precursor to Habitat, Montreal (1964-1967), which was commissioned by the Canadian government for the upcoming international world fair, Expo 67, when he was only 29 years old;the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (1983-1988), the most significant of Safdies projects that helped shape Canadas identity and the first of several museum buildings; the Mamilla Center, Jerusalem (1972-2010), a 113 310 square meters central business and mixed-use district for which Safdie completed a master plan that includes urban, architectural, and landscape design; The Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles (1986-2012), an urban, pedestrian-oriented ensemble in an automobile-centric culture; The Khalsa Heritage Centre, Anandpur Sahib, India (1998-2011), a new museum and cultural center that celebrates 500 years of Sikh heritage; United States Institute of Peace Headquarters, Washington, D.C. (2001-2012), a center comprised of research facilities, a conference center, and a museum dedicated to the theme of peacemaking; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas (2005-2011), which seamlessly integrates art, architecture and landscape; and Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, (2006-2010), a high-density, mixed-use integrated resort that unites a 2,560-room hotel, convention center, shopping and dining, theaters, museum, and a casino across the water from Singapores Central Business District.
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Moshe Safdie is a leading architect, urban planner, theorist, educator, and author. Embracing a comprehensive and humane design philosophy, Safdie has been a visionary force in architecture and urban planning and design for over forty years. His work continues to evolve and grow, guided by a strong set of values and without succumbing to current trends. Safdie is committed to architecture that supports and enhances a projects program; that is informed by the geographic, social, and cultural elements that define a place; and that responds to human needs and aspirations.
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More and more people, both in industry and academia, consider process mining (see the promotional video for an introduction) as one of the most important innovations in the field of business process management. It joins ideas of process modeling and analysis on the one hand and data mining and machine learning on the other. Therefore, the IEEE has established a Task Force on Process Mining. This Task Force is established in the context of the Data Mining Technical Committee (DMTC) of the Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE).
The goal of this Task Force is to promote the research, development, education and understanding of process mining. More concretely, the goal is to:
- make end-users, developers, consultants, and researchers aware of the state-of-the-art in process mining,
- promote the use of process mining techniques and tools and stimulating new applications,
- play a role in standardization efforts for logging event data,
- the organization of tutorials, special sessions, workshops, panels,
- the organization of Conferences/Workshop with IEEE CIS Technical Co-Sponsorship, and
- publications in the form of special issues in journals, books, articles (e.g., in the IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine).
Note that process mining includes (automated) process discovery (extracting process models from an event log), conformance checking (monitoring deviations by comparing model and log), social network/organizational mining, automated construction of simulation models, case prediction, and history-based recommendations.
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On March 8, 2019, an issue was detected in the IEEE XES schema. The issue was that the log attributes had to precede the extensions, globals, and classifiers, while the standards explicitly states that they should follow them. To fix this issue, the schema was updated.
The original IEEE XES schema also still exists, if needed.
Run 10 of "Introduction to process mining with ProM" MOOC starts on April 1st, 2019
On April 1, 2019, the tenth run of the free FutureLearn online course 'Introduction to process mining with ProM' will start. Join the 13.000 students who enrolled before you and join the course now!
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What are the advantages of the RebusFarm 2.0 software?
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The RebusFarm 2.0 software is a completely new approach to submitting render jobs to a render farm. In contrast to all previous systems, the render job is sent from inside your 3D application. Thanks to our one-click-technology you don't need to quit your 3D software, and you hardly notice a difference between rendering locally and rendering on the render farm. The only difference is that rendering large projects on the render farm is a couple of hundred times faster.
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The RebusFarm 2.0 software examines your project inside your 3D application for possible conflicts, thereby guaranteeing a much higher compatibility to the render farm than to other solutions. The intelligent plugin normally enables your project to be rendered on the render farm with no changes whatsoever.
Which are 3D applications supported by the RebusFarm 2.0 software?
Please see our Render Farm Specs page for further information.
What plugins are supported?
All of the most commonly used plugins are supported by Rebus. A list of all plugins would be too long, and hard to update. That's why the RebusFarm 2.0 software takes care of that and gives you an error message in case your scene uses a plugin not supported by RebusFarm. If this should happen just contact our support.
A rough overview: VrayScatter, Multiscatter; Autograss, color correct, Realflow, Blur Studio Plug´s, Ivy, ForestPro, m4d and dozens more.
How to remove a plugin from my scene?
That's indeed difficult. Try to bake or cache your geometry to file. Collapse the modifier stacks. If that doesn't succeed, remove the plugin from your PC, restart your 3D application and "merge" the scene into a fresh new one.
For 3dsmax you can try this script: http://scripts.breidt.net/#removeMissingPlugins
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By default, RebusFarm generates invoices 3 days after last payment. If you do another payment within 3 days the counter restarts and you´ll get one invoice including all your payments.
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Just go to "My Rebus" and correct your profile, save your profile and go to invoices. Behind each invoice is a little "R" - press it and the PDF will be regenerated using the new profile details.
I can't open the invoice that was sent to me by mail
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CodeGear, Borland Software's tools subsidiary, has added support for Windows Vista and PHP to Borland's Delphi integrated development environment for Windows.
The new Delphi for PHP marries the open source Visual Component Library (VCL) for PHP 5 with Borland's object oriented language to bring RAD-like component-based development to the world of scripting. Among Delphi for PHP's features are 50-out-of-the box re-usable components along with AJAX integration and integration with MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server and InterBase databases.
Delphi 2007 for Windows 32 features VCL support for Windows Vista's Aero interface, dialogue boxes and files, in addition to adding VCL for AJAX. Also featured is support for the MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server and InterBase databases.
Pricing is designed to target individual developers. Delphi for PHP costs $299 for new users with an introductory $249 offer, while support is $99 - the current industry sweet spot for developers. Delphi 2007 for Windows 32 Professional starts at $899 per new user, with an introductory offer of $399, while Enterprise edition starts at $1,999 with an introductory price of $1,299.
Much has been written about CodeGear, which Borland tried - and failed - to sell as an independent business. Attention is focused on how CodeGear plans to stop Borland's tools users from migrating to Microsoft or Eclipse - and then how it will actually grow its business.
So far as Delphi for PHP and Delphi 2007 for Windows 32 are concerned, CodeGear has a partial answer to the former. Delphi represents $50m in revenue, so updates to existing tools for Windows Vista and scripting are a no-brainer.
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Dolphins have been dying at record high rates in Florida's Indian River Lagoon. Since January 54 bottlenose dolphins have died. This is almost three times the historical average. Two weeks ago, the National Marine Fisheries Service declared the deaths as an "Unusual Mortality Event" and it's not over. Dead dolphins are being found emaciated, starved from a lack of food, and sick. The Indian…
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England coach Stuart Lancaster hailed the maturity of his team after they overcame difficult conditions to claim their first RBS 6 Nations victory over Ireland in Dublin for a decade and stay on course for the Grand Slam.
Owen Farrell kicked all of England's points as they mastered the pouring rain to beat Ireland 12-6 and lay down a huge marker to their title credentials ahead of their meeting with France.
No England side had triumphed in a championship encounter in Dublin since 2003, when Martin Johnson's team destroyed Ireland and went on to win the Grand Slam and then the World Cup.
With the weather forcing a more attritional game, man-of-the-match Chris Robshaw led from the front, with Farrell kicking four penalties to Ronan O'Gara's two to seal a rare win in Ireland.
Lancaster told BBC1: "I'm chuffed for the maturity of the whole team. There are a lot of young players out there playing in Dublin for the first time. We've got another win and we'll take it."
By defeating Ireland, England are the only unbeaten team left in the tournament, but Lancaster does not believe that adds any extra pressure as they prepare for their next match, against twice-beaten France.
He said: "The stakes have always been high but they are getting higher with France coming to Twickenham on the back of losing (16-6 to Wales) yesterday."
Farrell, who was a key man in the wet conditions, gave England a second minute lead and spent a lot of the day putting boot to ball, as did Ireland's Jonathan Sexton before he was replaced by O'Gara due to injury.
However, despite the magnitude of the game and all eyes being on him for the crucial penalty kicks, Farrell revealed he did not feel any pressure.
He said: "If you practise enough it is only another kick and it's no different in the stadium.
"It was a massive game and I'm really exited to come over here and get stuck into the game. The conditions weren't great but we rolled our sleeves up and got stuck in.
"The weather wasn't great but the little things helped you along and I thought we did the little things well out there."
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Initiative Factory Achieves the MATRIX Standard. On behalf of the Initiative Factory/CASA can I thank you all for helping the organisation attain the MATRIX standard for delivering external Information Advice and Guidance on Welfare Rights, Employment Rights, Business Start-up and Consumer Affairs etc......Obtaining The MATRIX standard quality mark puts Initiative Factory in the same category as a Trade Union or a CAB for giving qualified and accredited advice..... It will give all our clients the assurance that the services we provide meet the highest possible standards.BACKGROUND
The Initiative Factory/CASA was set-up in the aftermath of the Liverpool Dockworkers Dispute to uphold the aims and objectives of the 'Sacked Liverpool Dockworkers' in promoting 'Fairness and Justice' for all.
We were established as an Industrial and Provident Society in 1998 with the objectives of relieving poverty sickness and hardship and advancing education in Merseyside. In particular, the community work we do serves unemployed and socially excluded, both working and work-less, residents of Liverpool.
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