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The week in review
Biggest deathbed drama: Congress intervenes in the March 18 removal of Terry Schiavo's feeding tube and votes over the weekend to allow Schiavo's parents to argue for their daughter's life in front of a federal judge, who denies their request March 22.
Most unusual grand jury: Judge Edward Hogshire impanels a special grand jury that charges Kerry Von Reese Cook with two counts of assaulting an officer, and one each of resisting arrest and attempted escape, Reed Williams reports in the Daily Progress. Cook was shot after a struggle with Charlottesville police officers Jeremy Carper and William Sclafani during an August 21 arrest at Friendship Court. The grand jury finds no probable cause to indict the officers, but recommends community relations training and hiring more black officers.
Lowest paid attorneys: Public Defenders, whose prosecutorial counterparts average nearly 30 percent more in Charlottesville and 53 percent more in Albemarle. Local PD Jim Hingeley is asking the city to cough up $105,000 and the county for $70,000 to even the salaries.
Biggest fine: Trinity Mission nursing home must pay $10,000 for failing to protect a resident from being sexually abused by her brother, according to a Claudia Pinto story in the Progress. Trinity is also looking at three wrongful death lawsuits.
Latest entrant to the crowded lieutenant governor's race: State Senator Emmett Hanger, who represents the 24th District, which includes western Albemarle County, announces his bid and faces three other Republican opponents in the June 14 primary.
First Rob Bell challenger: Albemarle School Board member Steve Koleszar, a Democrat, announces a run against the Republican two-term incumbent for his 58th District seat.
Best commemoration of Sunshine Week: The Daily Progress requests public records from Charlottesville, Albemarle, and UVA to see how well officials respond to Virginia's Freedom of Information Act.
Most cooperative: Albemarle County police.
Least: Charlottesville police.
Worst extracurricular activity: UVA student and teaching assistant Tereri Demissie Dejene, 34, is arrested March 16 for soliciting sexual acts over the Internet from a detective posing as a 13-year-old girl.
Worst week for buildings getting in the way of drivers: The Dollar General in Crozet finds itself in the path of Julia Lee Mawyer, 80, whose Kia ends up inside the store March 21 when her foot slips off the brake and onto the accelerator. Mawyer is charged with reckless driving. And March 19, William N. Marshall Jr., 19, drives into a house at Pinehurst Court and Fifth Street. Damage to the house is estimated at more than $40,000, and Marshall is charged with hit and run, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, and driving under the influence.
Worst residue: Fumes from weekend cleaning work send Burnley Moran Elementary students home at 10am March 21.
Worst-case romantic fireplace scenario: A Grassmere home valued at more than $700,000 is destroyed March 15 when warm ashes are placed on the deck in a flammable container. Also on March 2, an $800,000 home on Laurel Ridge Road in Earlysville burns from the same cause.
Best get for the free speech place: Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley joins the board of the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression.
Best gets for Larry Sabato's American politics class: Governor Mark Warner speaks March 21, and gubernatorial candidates Tim Kaine and Jerry Kilgore are lined up for April 4 and April 13 respectively.
Best use of The Hook in a UVA classroom: Last week, history prof and NAACP executive chair Julian Bond reads excerpts of Paul Gaston's March 10 essay on UVA's reaction to Selma 40 years ago, according to a student in the class.

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Garcia, Castellanos big hits for Tigers
Pair of sluggers could add to bright future for AL champions
By Sam Dykstra / Special to MLB.com | November 5, 2012 5:47 AM
After the likes of Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander, Prince Fielder and company brought the Tigers to their second World Series appearance over the past seven seasons, the focus among those in Detroit has been placed solely on the here and now -- and with good reason. But the future may be coming faster than expected.
Tigers' No. 4 prospect Avisail Garcia showed that when he moved to the big club for the final stretch of the pennant race and worked his way into the lineup all the way to the Fall Classic. Nick Castellanos and Bruce Rondon -- the organization's No. 1 and No. 3 farmhands respectively -- also showed they could be of assistance on the big league level sooner rather than later.
On the affiliate side, Class A Advanced Lakeland captured its first Florida State League title since 1992 while the organization's Gulf Coast League affiliate also qualified for the playoffs. Overall, Detroit's system checked in at 393-432 (.476 winning percentage), 20th among the 30 organizations. But that didn't keep the front office from taking pride in its successes as well.
"It's wonderful," said Tigers director of player development Dave Owen. "It's why we play. We want to win not just at the Major League level, but in the Minors as well. It's an important part of the development process and something we take very seriously."
Tigers Organization All-Stars
Catcher -- Curt Casali, West Michigan (48 games, Lakeland (46 games): The system's No. 20 prospect impressed in his first full season after being taken in the 10th round of the 2011 Draft. He owned a .288/.402/.500/.902 batting line for Class A West Michigan before moving up in late June.
The numbers dipped (.250/.322/.350/.672) with Lakeland, but his defensive calling card remained. The 23-year-old threw out 33 percent of baserunners, a solid number considering he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2009.
"We saw a guy who is a very, very smart kid," Owen said. "He handles pitching staffs very well, and that shows wherever he goes. Right now, the defense is a strength as he's very strong in that category. But his bat will determine where he goes here in the future, and we expect that will be fine as well."
First base -- Jordan Lennerton, Erie (139 games): The 26-year-old produced career highs in home runs (21), RBIs (82) and slugging percentage (.469) in the most powerful campaign of his five-year Minor League career. For his efforts, he was named an Eastern League All-Star in the middle of the season -- his first such honor -- and could have earned a similar recognition at season's end, had it not been for the monster year of Phillies prospect Darin Ruf, who led all of the Minors with 38 homers.
But there's more to the Canadian slugger than just impressive power numbers.
"He had a really wonderful year," Owen said. "Sure he hit .269, but the 21 homers and 81 RBIs were really nice to see. That's all thanks to some nice adjustments he made -- and continues to make -- during the season. Put that together with his Gold Glove-caliber glove over there at first, and his year was an exciting one."
Second base -- Hernan Perez, Lakeland (124 games), Detroit (two games): Perez played a key role for the Flying Tigers, especially in the second half when the team clinched a division title and a playoff berth. After batting just .242 in the first half of the FSL season, he kicked it up a notch to .280 over the final 65 games. His 27 thefts in 124 games were a marked improvement from the five he totaled in 2010 over the same length of time with West Michigan. They also marked a career high, hinting that perhaps the best is yet to come for the 21-year-old Venezuelan, who earned a two-game cup of coffee in June.
"Perez has such a good feel for the game," said Owen. "Yes, the .261 average may not pop your eyes out, but there are other things to his game, like his good defense at second and his 27 stolen bases. He's a very heads-up player."
Shortstop -- Eugenio Suarez, West Michigan (135 games): The first thing that pops up about Suarez's 2012 season -- his first full pro campaign -- was his exceptionally solid defense. The 21-year-old was even chosen as a Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner, given to the best defender at each position in the entire Minor Leagues.
His bat proved productive as well as the Venezuela native maintained a .300 average until Aug. 9. That came as Suarez, whose previous high was 70 games played in a season, crept toward his final total of 135 contests in 2012. And Owen thinks the infielder will put up even better numbers as he continues to increase his stamina.
"He hit over .300 for most of the year until it kind of tailed off at the end there," said the Detroit executive. "But he did have the 34 doubles and played the shortstop position very well. ... For him and so many other young players, it's all about learning to prepare for a full season. You get that just from experience, and he's doing that [in Venezuela] now. That shows us he's already looking at next year."
Third base -- Nick Castellanos, Lakeland (55 games), Erie (79 games): It was a tale of two seasons for MLB.com's No. 10 prospect. He owned a .405/.461/.553/1.014 line during his two-month-plus stay in Lakeland, making him easily the Florida State League's best hitter in that time.
The 20-year-old's hot start cooled after a promotion to Double-A, but he impressed on his biggest stage yet, taking Futures Game MVP honors after going 3-for-4 with a homer, three RBIs and three runs scored for Team USA in the showcase. Castellanos made a late-season move to the outfield, where he won't be blocked by Triple Crown winner Cabrera -- a move that continued into the Arizona Fall League.
"It was a very good year for Nick. He went through a lot as the year went on," said Owen. "Obviously, he lit up the Florida State League while he was there. Then at Erie, he also had to deal with a positional change. But he was working hard out there in the outfield and knows what he needs to do out there to be successful. Still he had a good year, and that showed when he still finished the season batting .320."
Avisail Garcia, Lakeland (67 games), Erie (55 games), Detroit (23 games): The 21-year-old outfielder, who earned the nickname "Little Miggy" for physical similarities to the All-Star, beat out Castellanos for the honor of Tigers' Minor League Player of the Year. He was remarkably consistent at both Minor League stops, putting together a .299 average to go with 14 homers, 58 RBIs and 23 steals before making his Major League debut on Aug. 31. He provided a steady presence in the Detroit outfield, eventually making six starts in the postseason -- including two in the World Series.
"When Avi went to the big leagues, it fit because the timing was just right," said Owen. "He held his own, and that's not too big of a surprise. He's a very solid outfielder, a real five-tool guy. The power didn't necessarily show up this year, but you can see the future power in him and it's very nice. He should stay on track and have the potential to be an exciting player. He's got that type of ability."
Tyler Collins, Lakeland (126 games): The 2011 sixth-round pick ended what was already a good season by driving in the only two runs of Game 5 in the FSL championship. But before that, he batted .290 with a .371 OBP, 35 doubles and 20 steals in his first full professional season. Combined with a solid glove, he promises to be a stable corner outfielder in the years to come.
"The best part about Tyler is that he's been consistent in a lot of areas," Owen said. "When he's in the lineup, he can play left field or right field and can really throw the ball from out there. He's still only 22 but is one of those guys that plays the game very intensely. When he walks on the field, he's ready to beat you."
Ben Guez, Erie (26 games), Toledo (82 games): Guez found himself with the SeaWolves and the Mud Hens for the third consecutive year and did the most in this latest go-round. The 25-year-old established career highs in average (.289), OBP (.403) and OPS (.863). He led the Tigers' Minor League system in OBP as the only Detroit farmhand with a number higher than .400 and ranked third in slugging at .459.
Utility/DH -- Brad Eldred, Toledo (63 games), Detroit (five games): Although his time with Toledo was an abbreviated one, it would be impossible to ignore the numbers Eldred put up this season. When the slugger played his last game for the Mud Hens on June 17 before leaving for Japan, his 24 home runs and 65 RBIs led all Minor Leaguers. In just 63 games, those numbers had already bested his totals of 23 and 57 from 2011 with Giants Triple-A affiliate Fresno. The 32-year-old did not impress in a short stay with the big club, going 3-for-16 with six strikeouts over five games in April and May.
Right-handed pitcher -- Thomas Collier, West Michigan (24 games): The Texas native trounced his stature as a 22nd-round pick out of junior college in the 2011 Draft. His 2.74 ERA was the lowest in the organization among full-season pitchers and ranked fourth in the Midwest League. Most of that came from stellar command (37 walks in 24 starts). The right-hander earned a midseason All-Star nod for his efforts.
"He's a real competitor, just a bulldog on the mound," Owen said. "He's still learning to be consistent. It's so true that that's how you move up in this game and how you keep moving up. He has a good fastball, curveball, changeup mix. We'll keep running him out there, and we hope he continues to produce like he has."
Left-handed pitcher -- Adam Wilk, Toledo (24 games), Detroit (three games): Detroit's No. 6 prospect's resume doesn't look impressive when led by his 7-11 record for the Mud Hens, but the other statistics tell a different story. His 2.77 ERA was fourth in the International League while his 128 strikeouts topped all Tigers farmhands. He struggled in three April starts for the big club -- 0-3 with 10 earned runs in 11 innings -- but the organization hopes he can make his next promotion stick.
"He's one of those guys, where you look at his wins and losses and think, 'Oh, 7-11?'" Owen said. "But really it goes beyond that. He obviously had the sub-3.00 ERA, but more so, he's solid at knowing what he wants to do and following through with it. He's still learning to pitch at the Major League level, but he understands he's not going to overpower guys. He's learning to add and subtract on his fastball and commanding the pitch well. He knows he still has to improve to get where he wants to stay."
Relief pitcher -- Bruce Rondon, Lakeland (22 games), Erie (21 games), Toledo (nine games): Simply put, Rondon dominated at every stop he made in 2012. His numbers: -- Lakeland: 23 1/3 innings, 15 saves, 1.93 ERA, 34 strikeouts, 10 walks, .152 OBA; Erie: 21 2/3 IP, 12 saves, 0.83 ERA, 23 strikeouts, nine walks, .195 OBA; Toledo: 8 IP, two saves, 2.25 ERA, nine strikeouts, seven walks, .176 OBA.
Because of that, he was named the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year, an honor usually reserved for starting pitchers. The only logical next step would be his Major League debut at some point in 2013, perhaps even on the Opening Day roster. Stats like the above are reminiscent of some of the best closers in the game, but the question remains whether the 21-year-old has the "closer's mentality" so many talk about in the game of baseball. To Owen, there is no doubt.
"You could see he fed off doing well at every stage," he said. "He lit everyone up in Lakeland and then did the same thing in Erie. You could see him really grow into that kind of mentality. He became one of those guys where you could see the game was over the second he came in. We sure think Bruce will be that guy at the end of a Major League bullpen. We just don't know when that'll happen yet."
Sam Dykstra is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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SAN JOSE — For older Japanese-Americans, the discrimination and attacks on Muslims and Sikhs are opening afresh an old wound that never healed.
To show support for Arab-Americans, the South Bay's Japanese-American community held a somber candlelight ceremony and procession at San Jose Buddhist Church on Sunday evening, linking diverse faiths through similar fears.
The "Day of Remembrance" is an annual commemoration of Feb. 19, 1942, a day that changed the lives of Japanese-Americans forever. Citing concerns about wartime sabotage and espionage, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an order that led to the internment of more than 110,000 people of Japanese ancestry at 10 camps scattered across seven states.
But the gathering evoked memories of more recent horrors, such as the murder of the six worshipers at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisc., and the burning of a mosque in Joplin, Mo.
"We have common issues in terms of justice, equity and fair treatment under the Constitution," said Congressman Mike Honda, D-San Jose, who was interned in Colorado as a child.
There is no justification for racism or denial of civil liberties, not in 1942 and not in 2013, said Honda. He also urged the acceptance of Latinos, gays and lesbians and others suffering from discrimination.
Racial profiling
No politician has called for en masse roundups of Arab-Americans. Unlike 1942, many leaders urge tolerance.
But bias crimes against Muslims are growing a decade after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The number of such instances annually, as tallied by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, had been falling steadily from nearly 500 in 2001 to 107 in 2009. Then, in 2010, the most recent year for which the FBI has data, the number leapt by 50 percent, to 160, according to The New York Times.
Hundreds of times since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Sikhs have been the victims of bias crimes. Investigations found that perpetrators assumed that Sikh men were Taliban, because they wear turbans and have beards.
With such violence, as well as racial profiling, Japanese-Americans sought to share their wartime experiences to warn against history repeating itself.
"I stand, head high, with those who endured this hardship … treated as disloyal based only on ethnicity and heritage," said Molly Kitajima, who was interned to a Canadian sugar farm. "I charge my descendents to raise loud voices."
"As Americans, we have a moral responsibility to defend our neighbors, our friends, our classmates and our community when they are the targets of discrimination," said Will Kaku of the Nihonmachi Outreach Committee, which sponsored the event.
'Paved by suffering'
The mayor of East Palo Alto also participated, signing a proclamation in support of the symbolism of the day. "We call for continued justice and peace," said Ruben Abrica . "I encourage East Palo Alto to embrace the spirit of the day, and apply it in daily life."
To the beating of taiko drums, about 200 participants walked the dark streets of San Jose's Japantown, their diverse faces illuminated by candles.
Among them was Sara Jaka of the South Bay Islamic Association, who said: "Atrocities take place … in the days following 9/11, with the deleterious effect of fear-mongering, perpetuated by our politicians."
"Let us stand up together and turn target into a turning point for our nation," said Simran Kaur of The Sikh Coalition.
The lessons of the day, this year dubbed "The Changing Face of America," are not just about events in the distant past, but wrongs that occur on a daily basis, participants agreed. As America becomes more diverse, they said, tolerance must grow.
"Change does not come easy," Kaku said. "Accompanying our demographic shift is an increased backlash of intolerance, xenophobia and even violence."
"The road to a better future," said Kaku, "has been paved by the suffering, pain and aspirations of earlier generations. "
Contact Lisa M. Krieger at 650-492-4098.


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I'm having a meeting in two hours and need lots of references and points. Basically, my university has a module for software development with a real client.
Some of my team members work in the computer lab all the time, which is an extremely noisy environment with lots of interruptions and distractions. There are about 30 people always talking. People always go on Facebook, Youtube, or tell jokes to each other in addition to doing "work". Some of my team members work 3 hours every day in this environment.
I attend our weekly team meetings and use our online project management system extensively. I address all email and have a chat client on busy, but I do get messages. I use online resources a lot and Google all my problems. However, outside the team meeting and pair programming sessions, I do most of my work in a quite environment where I can focus and concentrate and I block out all external as well as internal interruptions. I focus on my task 100%. I find that I'm about 10 times more productive this way than in the lab and I can get a lot of work done.
The problem is that our tutors or the "management" don't see me doing work in the lab. Thus, I do not appear to be working to them. Thus they think I do no team work.
How can I convince them that I do team work because I have lots of communication with my team, but at the same time I like to work on my own?
What I'm looking for is how to prove that just because I work alone a lot, and I don't do all my work in the lab, I'm still a productive member of the team and I still do team work.
Because they don't see me working I am about to fail a module worth half of all my credits in university in final year, and I am about the fail to get my Master of Computer Science degree.
I'm compiling a list of references at the moment.
Pomodoro technique http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/
Why work doesn't happen at work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XD2kNopsUs
Anti productivity pod http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2004/12/this-is-your-anti-productivity-pod.html
I will be adding new ones as I find them. I need a very comprehensive answer.


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The Town of Kershaw is offering a children's tennis clinic on the newly refurbished town courts near the Kershaw Golf Course.
Clinic instruction will be led by Christie Davis, tennis instructor for the Camden Country Club.
Davis is a USTA P1 certified tennis professional.
The instruction format will be in the USTA quick start tennis method, recommended for children ages 4-12.
The Town of Kershaw is providing the quick start equipment that features small court size, lower nets, appropriate sized racquets and balls.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - David Letterman's surprise retirement announcement gives CBS a much-needed chance to lure younger viewers to his late-night television time slot, matching the recent elevation of Jimmy Fallon that reenergized rival NBC's "Tonight Show" franchise, according to media executives.
Since the 39-year old Fallon succeeded Jay Leno as star of "The Tonight Show," NBC's ratings for the 11:35 p.m. hour have jumped both in overall audience numbers and among the key demographic of viewers aged 18 to 49 that advertisers most desire.
The surge comes as a larger number of young viewers are tuning in to Fallon, a veteran of "Saturday Night Live," as he masquerades in elaborate skits as rock stars and politicians, or plays Egg Russian Roulette with celebrity guests willing to risk having raw eggs smashed over their heads on national television.
In the most recent Nielsen ratings, "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" averaged 5.2 million viewers, up 41 percent from Leno's numbers before his February departure from NBC.
Ratings for both Letterman and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on the Walt Disney Co.-owned ABC network trail with slightly less than 3 million viewers apiece.
Letterman's announcement on Thursday during the taping of "Late Show with David Letterman" in New York that he plans to retire sometime in 2015, when his contract expires, represents the latest upheaval in a changing of the U.S. television's late-night guard.
The three shows together generated more than $400 million in advertising sales in 2012, according to the latest numbers available from ad tracking firm Kantar Media.
And the three shows all remain large, though shrinking, profit centers because the networks cram in more commercials per hour late at night than they do in prime time, said Brad Adgate, research director at media and advertising firm Horizon Media. Production costs are held down, with guests being paid at union scale rates, he said.
CBS has not said who might succeed Letterman, but the network needs to find someone who can siphon away some of Fallon's younger viewers, media executives said.
Fallon has also developed a huge social network following, an increasingly important marketing avenue for networks to promote their shows.
YouTube registered more than 4 million views of Fallon's parody of Bruce Springsteen's hit song "Born to Run," in which he and Springsteen lampooned New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's bridge-closing scandal.
Craig Ferguson, star of CBS's "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" at 12:35 a.m., was reportedly promised Letterman's slot in 2012 when CBS renewed the contracts for the two men. Both shows are produced by Letterman's Worldwide Pants company.
But ratings for the 51-year old Ferguson's show are well behind those of "Late Night with Seth Meyers," which occupies the 12:35 slot on Comcast's NBC network.
Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," is considered a possibility to succeed Letterman on CBS. So is the Viacom owned cable channel's Stephen Colbert, host of "The Colbert Report." Both have sizeable followings among younger viewers.
Whoever gets the "Late Show" host chair has a larger role to play at CBS beyond opening monologues and chatting with guests. The late-night host creates a "brand" for the entire network, said Jeff Gaspin, former chairman of NBC Universal Television Entertainment.
"The host of late night represents the network on a daily basis and in most cases for decades," said Gaspin. "Along with news and sports talent, they are the only entertainment personalities to do so."
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Would moving to a shorter work week increase productivity? The argument for the rise of the six-hour workday has begun.
Quartz has a look at the argument for moving to a shorter working-day, a move that about a century ago looked like it was on its way up. John Maynard Keynes, an early fan of the six-hour workday, predicted that by 2030 only "extreme workaholics" would be putting in more than 15 hours a week. "It was around the same time," notes Quartz, "that Ford cemented the 40-hour workweek as a labor norm, but in 1930, Kellogg's introduced the six-hour workday, which proved to be immensely popular with staff members and lasted until 1985."
So, what's the argument for moving to a shorter workday? It has a lot to do with how sleep and awareness cycles work:
Your consciousness kicks in almost immediately after waking up, but it can take up to four hours for your mind to crank itself up to full awareness and alertness—and in that time, you won't make good decisions . . . Unlike machines, humans operate on a cyclical basis, which means our energy and motivation fluctuate in peaks and troughs. Cognitive workers tend to be more focused in the late morning, getting another energy boost in the late afternoon when lung efficiency peaks.
So, tell us what you think. Should we be moving towards a shorter working week or holding the status quo? Do you think working hours will increase or decrease in the future? And how do your working hours at your own job compare?
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He insists he's not running for president a third time, but Mitt Romney is campaigning again in New Hampshire.
The former Republican presidential nominee is set to endorse Senate candidate Scott Brown on Wednesday, campaigning publicly in New Hampshire for the first time since the early hours of Election Day 2012 as he continues a larger effort to re-emerge as a force in Republican politics.
The day is supposed to be focused on Brown's quest to defeat Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen this fall. But Romney's return to the state where he began and ended his last presidential campaign looms over the Senate endorsement.
The afternoon rally is being held at Scamman's Bittersweet Farm in Stratham, New Hampshire, the same location where the former Massachusetts governor formally launched his last presidential campaign.
"New Hampshire knows Mitt Romney well, and not just because he won the presidential primary here," Brown says in prepared remarks released by his campaign. "We know him as the upright and capable man we wish were president right now. Mitt Romneyfought the good fight in 2012, and he's here today to help us win that fight in 2014."
Brown cast his Senate contest as a referendum on President Barack Obama less than two years after the president defeatedRomney by more than 5 points among New Hampshire general election voters.
"This election is America's last chance to pass judgment on the performance of President Obama," Brown says. "He's not on the ballot, but his biggest supporter in the Senate is Jeanne Shaheen, and the president needs her back."
Democrats in turn attacked Romney in a conference call on the eve of the visit.
"Scott, we have news for you," state Democratic Party chairman Ray Buckley said in a message aimed at Brown. "Mitt Romneyhas no credibility in New Hampshire. ... We haven't forgotten his '47 percent' comments."
Buckley referred to comments Romney made in the last campaign that Obama had the support of the 47 percent of Americans who don't pay income taxes and who consider themselves "victims" and don't "take personal responsibility and care for their lives." His campaign never fully recovered from the intense criticism his comments sparked.
Romney's loss to Obama effectively pushed him into political exile. But he has been playing a growing role in national Republican affairs ahead of the November midterm elections.
So far this year, he has endorsed more than 30 candidates running for statewide office or for Congress in two dozen states, although he has appeared publicly in only a handful. Despite the re-emergence, Romney has repeatedly said he will not run for president again in 2016.
"I think there are an awful lot of people who would love to see him run again," said longtime adviser Ron Kaufman. "Having said that, I think he has no intention to run."


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It's not too early to apply for one or more residency certificates for 2012. Our web site at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.
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FBA: Bona to introduce movie ratings to China
Jin Bo, marketing director of Bona Cineplex, stated that the in-house system — which could launch in late February — will only give guidance and will not enforce any age restrictions.
Film Review: All's Well Ends Well 2012
This entry has a bit more narrative cohesion, but at the expense of that "anything goes" humor that made the series so watchable.
The China rom-com goes global, with great chemistry between leads Xu Jinglei and Stanley Huang.
The story is set one hundred years ago, after the Xinhai Revolution. During the period of social upheaval, two important families in White Deer Village in Shaanxi province war over land ownership, with a woman caught between them.
A sweeping Chinese epic, "White Deer Plain", will round out the list of 18 films vying for gold at the 62nd Berlin film festival, organisers said on Tuesday.
Chinese Blockbuster 'Flowers of War' Leaves U.S. Audiences Cold
Flaying 'Flowers': An Example of Western Media's Bias Against China (WSJ)
ChinaDaily: Yao Ming eying film business
Foreign media report that Jay Cohen, an American film producer, is setting up a film finance fund with Yao Ming, which has caught the attention of China's media and public.
Newly released poster for "Nightfall" starring Simon Yam and Nick Cheung. Film is now in post-production.
Earlier poster featuring a "wanted" Nick Cheung (Sina)
Latest poster for "Crazy Dinner" starring Huang Bo, Liu Hua and Fan Wei which opened January 23.
"I Do" starring Li Bingbing, Duan Yihong and Sun Honglei opens February 10.
Newly released photos of Li Bingbing
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Pregnant Li Bingbing
"Nightclub Suspense Tales" opens Feb. 10
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Deng Jia Jia
Jill Hsu Jie-er (Sina)
Anthony Wong filming in Henan
Joey Wang turned 45 on January 30 and posted a recent picture for her fans in a surprise to her fan club.
Richard Mille celebrates the year of the dragon with a watch that not only pays tribute to the legendary creature, but also his personal friend, international kungfu superstar Jackie Chan. On the front of the RM 057, a dragon grips the tourbillon bridge in one of its claws, while on the back on the black onyx base plate, a round engraved Jackie Chan signature rotates once every 60 seconds in time with the tourbillon's rotation. Limited edition of 36 pieces in 18K red gold or white gold with a red gold dragon. (A1)
CNA: Ethan Ruan begins serving national service
Dumped in the middle of the highway on way to airport
The singer declares that she wants to arrange for her soon-to-be-born son to marry Andy's daughter MSN: Andy Lau and wife expecting a baby girl
Hong Kong singer Andy Lau was previously speculated to be expecting a baby boy with his wife. This may not be true anymore with the singer's recent announcement.
MSN: Carina Lau claims Margie Tsang was "lucky" to have dumped Tony Leung
SGYahoo: Fans protecting Ron Ng
Actress Viann Zhang has become the target of numerous allegations with rumours of skin grafting and providing escort services. Recently, explicit photos of Viann were found circulating widely online tarnishing the name of actor Ron Ng.
With rumors that Hong Kong actress, Maggie Cheungunderwent plastic surgery to still be viable in the Chinese movie industry, the 47-year-old made a comeback with saying she is undeterred by ageing.
Don't look now, but TVs may again be made in U.S.
Believe It Or Not: TV Manufacturing Returning To The US
Of course, they first looked at Mexico, but eventually realized that it was actually a better deal to manufacture in the US, saying it's still cheaper on shipping both parts and final products and would allow the company to react faster to market changes. The company also believes they'll save money in training and retaining workers in the US. Who knows if there's more going on behind the scenes here, but considering how big a story it was when all TV manufacturing left the US, it's certainly noteworthy that (at least at one plant) it's come back from Asia.


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Archiving MODS
Beginning 9/30/11, and on a quarterly basis, we are capturing snapshots of our MODS records for our archive.
The reason we do not capture more snapshots is because of the overhead costs for long-term storage (LOCKSS) for each new version of the file, and also for each new version of the Manifest from which the files are linked. Each collection has a Manifest which enables the LOCKSS partners to know what files to copy. Every time a Manifest changes, it is considered a new version of the Manifest. When the collections are small, this is a small file. When the collections are large, this can be a large file. The more versions we have of the Manifests, the more space we have to pay for in LOCKSS on an annual basis (above and beyond storage and local backup costs).
And metadata is constantly changing. While we provide a minimal MODS for each item on upload, the Metadata Unit is remediating these as time permits, overwriting them with improved versions which contain, for example, LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings).
The snapshot-capturing software is a Perl script currently called "getMODS" and resides in /srv/scripts/storing/MODS/ on libcontent. When run, it explores the Acumen web directories in /srv/www/htdocs/content/ on the same server, below the collection level, looking for MODS files. When it finds one, it checks to see:
- Is there a MODS file for this thing in the archive? (/srv/archive/ area)
- If not:
- this one is copied over,
- versioned to version 1, and
- linked into the Manifest
- If so, does this MODS match that one?
- If so: no action is taken. This version is already in the archive
- If not, is there a version 2 already in the archive?
- If not:
- This one is copied over,
- versioned to version 2, and
- linked into the Manifest
- If so:
- The existing MODS is backed up
- This MODS is copied over
- This MODS is versioned to version 2, and
- NOT linked in (version 2 is already linked, because it exists)
- If not:
- If not:
Backups are made of all changed manifests. Backups of manifests and of MODS have the suffix "_LOCKSS_yyyy-mm-dd" if the collection has been harvested into LOCKSS, and have the suffix "_yyyy-mm-dd" if not.
Those with the "_LOCKSS_" in the suffix are counted when we estimate our LOCKSS storage for yearly fees. Those without that suffix may in the future be discarded if we determine we don't need them.
Since the getMODS manages a huge quantity of files, one must be prepared for potential blips in the process. After running getMODS, one should always (and after all storage procedures) run "checkArchive" in /srv/scripts/storing/ (precede with "nohup" as it may take several hours to run). This verifies that everything that *should* be in the Manifests is linked somewhere, and everything that is in the Manifests exists in the directories in the place linked. The output is /srv/scripts/storing/ArchiveERRORS, and must be checked after running "checkArchive".
If MODS files are listed in ArchiveERRORS, return to the /MODS subdirectory and run "getMissingMODS". It reads ArchiveERRORS and pulls out the MODS listings, and adds them to the correct manifests. The first time I ran this, some of the MODS were not added to the manifests, and I think it was a memory error, as the first capture was huge (many thousands of files). Captures since then have not had this problem, but we should always check to verify that this ran correctly, so I am retaining this procedure.
Currently, the schedule for MODS backups is September, December, March and June of each year.
Jlderidder 16:38, 1 May 2012 (CDT)


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The North Carolina Attorney General may be the one to decide whether or not to remove Ray Gilbert from the Brunswick County Board of Education, but Tracey Danka is doing everything she can to make sure the attorney general knows her—and many others'—opinion.
Danka started a petition Monday urging the attorney general to remove Gilbert from his elected position. She started collecting signatures Monday morning outside Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary School but was asked to leave the school property.
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Critics say the law doesn't go to root of problem and is hard to prosecute
In the wake of the Penn State scandal involving football coach Jerry Sandusky, Florida passed the strictest law in the nation for failing to report child abuse.
Any person — including school officials and employees — who fails to report suspected abuse to a state hotline faces third-degree felony charges, which carry a possible five-year prison sentence and fines up to $5,000.
Before the new law took effect on Oct. 1, reporting was only mandated when the suspected abuser was a parent or caretaker, and the charge for not reporting was a misdemeanor.
"It's a very good law," said Stephen Pennypacker, deputy director of children's legal services for the Florida Department of Children and Families. "And if it stops one Jerry Sandusky it's a great law."
The law is called the "Protection of Vulnerable Persons Act," but not everyone agrees it does enough to prevent abuse or delves into the problem at its core.
In addition, experts say, the failure-to-report law may be difficult to prosecute and at least one published report backs that up.
"It's a very ill-conceived law and it doesn't take any practical steps to address the problem," said Kate Bohl, a law professor at Stetson University who teaches a course on "Children and the Law."
"We are looking at people accusingly but not going to the heart of the problem, and that's educating people as to what the signs are," Bohl said.
This week, the Bradenton Police Department recommended to the state attorney's office that five Manatee County School District employees face a total of 17 criminal charges, including failure to report child abuse, in the case of Manatee High assistant football coach Rod Frazier case.
Frazier is alleged to have inappropriately touched a female student, sent her text messages, told her he loved her and asked for a naked photograph.
Bradenton Police recommended that Frazier, Assistant Superintendent Bob Gagnon, former district investigator Debra Horne and two other district employees face charges that include battery, lying to police and failure to report abuse.
The distribution of those charges is not known and the Herald-Tribune has not been able to identify the other two employees.
"We have a law that attempts to prosecute after harm has been done, which helps very little," Bohl said. "It's a response to political pressure and it does little in reality."
Battery is a misdemeanor and can result in one year in prison.
"How ironic that the coach" accused of the abuse "would face a misdemeanor and the people who failed to report it would face a felony," said Derek Byrd, president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
The primary architect behind the new law is South Florida resident Lauren Book, who said she was abused as a child by her nanny for six years. She is the founder of an advocacy group called "Lauren's Kids" and travels the state speaking out against abuse.
"The law is very clear, if you suspect it, you report it — period," Book said. "I don't care if it is a principal, or who it is, if you didn't report it, or you knew or had reason to believe and you didn't report it, you are subjected to that third-degree felony."
Bradenton police spent nearly two months investigating Frazier, and interviewed more than 50 students, teachers, employees and administrators.
The state attorney's office will now decide whether to file charges, and that could take a few weeks.
Prosecuting someone for failure to report can be quite difficult, says Bohl, the Stetson professor, and others agree.
"It is very hard to prosecute because unless you have iron-clad evidence," Bohl said. "The person is well within his right to say, 'I didn't have enough information to report.' "
Said Pennypacker: "It isn't the easiest thing to prosecute. It's not like a DUI where you have someone stumbling down, but it's certainly prosecutable."
In 2011, at the height of the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal at Penn State, USA Today reviewed 222 cases of non-reporting across the country, and only 102 people were convicted.
In nearly all of the states that could provide records, the newspaper found that prosecutors typically charged only one or two people a year.
"You'd likely have the proverbial 'he said-she said' case," Byrd said. "That would be a tough case for the state to prove because, in general, what would the motive be for the officials not to report?
"The standard to have someone arrested is just probable cause. The state attorney has a higher standard because they would have to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt."
On Nov. 15, Frazier was put on paid leave pending the outcome of a district investigation, and Horne interviewed six school employees at Manatee High that day.
She was provided information about a girl seen by a teacher sitting in Frazier's lap inside his office at school, the Herald-Tribune has reported.
Another teacher said she saw text messages from Frazier to the girl.
In addition, Horne was given the names of four girls who may have had information about possible inappropriate behavior but never interviewed them, or any of their parents.
No one called police or the state hotline, DCF officials have said.
On Nov. 16, Frazier returned to Manatee High to coach in a football playoff game.
On Jan. 9, a student's mother delivered a letter to Manatee principal Don Sauer alleging that Frazier groped the student and asked her to meet him in a park several times, among other things.
"That would be hard to get around," Byrd said of the letter. "I don't know how you would get around not reporting abuse in that matter."
It was not until a story in the Herald-Tribune on Feb. 7 detailing the letter that the Bradenton police were made aware of the district's investigation and got involved.
Jennifer Dritt, executive director of the Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, said it is not altogether unusual for school employees across the country to not report suspected abuse.
"One reason could be not wanting to ruin a school's reputation," Dritt said, "or it could be because sometimes you're dealing with a successful athletic coach and you want the situation to stop or you don't think it's that serious.
"But when people are charged it's a reminder that this is serious business."
Staff writer Katy Bergen contributed to this story.


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With only one proposal on the table, Carroll officials are still marketing 91 acres owned by the county — and a partner in the venture to build the 600-seat Mayberry Opry music venue says he welcomes competition.
Marshall Lineberry of Weststar Investments met with reporters — and Carroll Supervisors' Chairman Sam Dickson, as it turned out — at the Crossroads Institute last Thursday to discuss the status of the Mayberry Opry project, after the county supervisors and the Industrial Development Authority members decided to market the land again.
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a projecting structure.
rete p's inward projections of the epidermis into the dermis, as seen histologically in vertical sections.
Abbreviation for polyethylene glycols.
A cylindrical projection.
PEGpneumoencephalography; polyethylene glycol.
peg(peg) a projecting structure.
rete pegs see under ridge.
polyethylene glycol
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)
the creation of a new opening in the stomach for enteral tube feedings. It can also be used for gastric decompression. PEG is accomplished by puncturing the abdominal wall after the stomach has been distended. A tube is then inserted through the abdominal wall into the stomach under endoscopic guidance. It can be performed with the patient under local anesthesia or moderate sedation or analgesia in the endoscopic suite, in the operating room, or at bedside in the critical care unit.
1. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy GI disease An enteric feeding tube used to purge the colon presurgery.
2. Physician equity group. See Managed service organization.
3. Polyethylene glycol Therapeutics An inert long-chain synthetic molecule that may be attached to various proteins making them invisible to the immune system; multiple PEGs have been attached to ADA–adenosine deaminase, one of the enzymes responsible for SCID, allowing long-term survival of the molecule within the body; PEG has been attached to Hb, and has potential as a transport vehicle for artificial blood.
Abbreviation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
Abbreviation for polyethylene glycols.
polyethylene glycol; percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
a projecting structure; usually a small diameter, pointed piece of wood or metal, driven into a solid object.
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An exhibit featuring artists from East Oldham Middle School starts this week at the Oldham County Schools Arts Center.
EOMS artists opened a water jar show Tuesday and the display will be open for two weeks.
All water jars are for sale at a cost of $10 each. Proceeds benefit the Haiti Water Project.
Students at Goshen Elementary are spreading the love to Africa this Valentine's Day.
The school's two fifth grade classes have begun collecting soccer balls and basketballs which they plan to send to children in Kenya this spring. The project is part of a school-wide service requirement.
Molly Malone enjoys the simple things: spending time with family, a Sunday afternoon nap and quality time with her chew toys.
Outside of her ordinary life, though, this 9-year-old Labrador retriever is being feted as a hero by local animal welfare groups.
The launch of a satellite campus to one of the largest churches in the nation is encouraging growth in Oldham County businesses.
The Oldham campus of Southeast Christian Church has hosted 2,500 to 2,900 people during worship services the last three Sundays, and has even added an extra service to accommodate worshippers.
A North Oldham High School student who got a golden ticket to Hollywood in July is leaving local American Idol viewers on the edge of their seats.
Brandy Neelly is expected to appear on tonight's episode of American Idol after performing "Forget You" by Cee Lo Green during group night on Wednesday's episode.
Ray and Treva Prather of La Grange recently visited the Johnson Space Center in Texas, located just a few miles from their daughter and son-in-law, Meresa and Lew Fincher's, home. During their visit, NASA's Lead Meteorologist, Doris Hood, offered a special tour of the space shuttle's mission control room.
If you have an opinion regarding Veterans Administration Services, the Veterans Voices of Kentuckiana, mental health consumer council wants to hear from you.
The council's purpose is to ensure that all veterans receive the highest quality of services available from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
What's the best lunch, one packed by your mom or bought at school? What is it?
I like to buy, when they have peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
What is the first thing you do when you get home from school?
Sit down and watch TV.
Favorite thing you did over the summer:
Played baseball, I play third place.
What do you like to do for fun?
Governor's Cup and typing out stories.
Favorite song:
"Kung Foo Fighting."
Favorite part of the school day:
Writing. Right now I'm typing a story on my computer at home.
What do you like best about your teacher?
She's super cool.
Favorite thing about school:
Last book you read:
"Woods Runner."
Last movie you saw:
What are you looking forward to most about the grade you're in this year?
The car unit, where we get to build our own cars.
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Control Yuan President Wang Chien-shien yesterday lauded President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) handling of allegations of influence-peddling surrounding Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (王金平).
Wang Jin-pyng is accused by the Special Investigations Division (SID) of taking legal pressure off Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) by allegedly peddling his influence with former minister of justice Tseng Yung-fu (曾勇夫), High Prosecutors' Office Head Prosecutor Chen Shou-huang (陳守煌) and High Prosecutors' Office prosecutor Lin Shiow-tao (林秀濤).
Wang Chien-shien said that despite the fact that Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators comprise about three-quarters, or 84 members of the total of 113 seats of the Legislative Yuan, the party was still being held in a choke-hold by DPP members.
The KMT had accomplished nothing from 2008 to last year and "Wang Jin-pyng's tact in dealing with people, his preference for negotiation, was the reason, Wang Chien-shien said.
"He should have stepped down long ago and apologized to both the party and the nation," Wang Chien-shien said.
He added said that Wang Jin-pyng was unfit for the role of legislative speaker.
What people see almost every day is legislators fighting each other, taking over the podium, negotiating, but they do not get anything done, except maybe fighting and counting how many fists are backing you, Wang Chien-shien said, pointing to the cross-strait trade services agreement as an example of how the opposition party was tying up legislative procedure.
There is a reason why the Legislative Yuan had been said to be among the worst congressional entities in the world, Wang Chien-shien said, adding that the legislative speaker had to take some responsibility for what the Legislative Yuan had become.
"Ma has been pushed to the edge because the party in majority is actually being dominated by the minority," Wang Chien-shien said, adding that Ma had done the right thing.
"Ma was the perfect little lamb; he always has been, and we called him on in, saying that he had no guts, no courage; he's really brave by tackling the issue the way he has, it is not how we normal people would handle things," Wang Chien-shien said, adding: "If this case gets overturned and Wang continues as legislative speaker, Ma should just announce that he is stepping down."
Wang Jin-pyng would of course feel some regret that his political career has maybe come to an end, "but if such regrets come back to haunt the nation in the form of political struggle, it would be something that betrays the Taiwanese," Wang Chien-shien said.
It is only normal for Wang Jin-pyng's friends, both personal and political, to feel that he has been wronged, but "they should consider how our progeny, and our forebears, would look upon them if they were the fount of unrest in the legislature, or even the nation," Wang Chien-shien said.
Some may feel that the Legislative Yuan without Wang Jin-pyng would be even more chaotic than ever, but Wang Chien-shien said that no one was 100 percent indispensable.
"We've weathered the passing of [former] presidents Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) and Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國); there were mutters then that things would be bad, but we are still here," Wang Chien-shien said.
If Wang Jin-pyng feels that he is indispensable to legislature, and even harbors the hope that the legislature would become bogged down with differences just to show his own importance, "then he is unfit to bear the surname Wang," Wang Chien-shien said.


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Competed as crew in the A division boat at the Captain Hurst Bowl ... Skippered the B division boat at the Atlantic Coast Tournament ... Crewed a Harvard vessel at the 17th Southern New England Team Race ... Aided the Crimson's fourth-place finish at the Team Race Invitational as crew ... Competed as crew in the A division boat that finished 11th to help Harvard take eighth at the Owen, Mosbacher and Knapp Trophies ... Skippered the Crimson's A vessel at the 10th George Morris Trophy that sailed to top-three finishes in six out of 14 races to win the division and help Harvard place third overall ... As skipper of the B division boat, helped Harvard finish ninth at the 69th Coast Guard Alumni Bowl, NEISA Dingy Championship to qualify for the national semifinals.
Junior • 2012-13
Contributed to the crew of the B division boat at the Nevin's Trophy ... Competed at the NEISA Men's Singlehanded Championship ... Served as crew in the A division boat at the Moody Trophy ... Contributed to the crew in the B division boat at the Schell Trophy.
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Teamed up in the B division to have seven single-digit finishes, helping the Crimson finish seventh at the Admiral's Cup ... Placed eighth in the B division to help the Crimson to 11th-place finish at Oberg Trophy regatta ... Contributed to a 13th place finish at the BU Trophy regatta ... Sailed for a sixth-place finish in the B division, helping the Crimson to place sixth at Owen, Mosbacher & Knapp Trophies.
Freshman • 2010-11
Skippered the Crimson to a fourth-place finish in the B division at the Savin Hill Invitational … Captured sixth in the A division at the Central Series 4 … Contributed as a crew to victorious effort at the Southern New England Team Race … Helped Harvard to ninth overall at the Truxtun Umsted regatta ... Sailed in the B division of Harvard's Captain Hurst Bowl victory.
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