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Security Management for Sports and Special Events supports the planning, implementation, and communication of security and emergency plans to staff and game-day hires, as well as the assessment of emergency preparation.
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A reference for sport administrators, facility and event managers, league and organization officials, and security-related contract or volunteer personnel.
A textbook for graduate students taking courses in sport event and sport facility management, risk management, or sport law.
Stacey A. Hall, PhD, is associate director of the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) and an assistant professor of sport management at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), where she developed a graduate-level emphasis in sport security management for the master's program.
Hall's research on sport safety and security has been published in many journals on sport management, homeland security, and emergency management, and she has coauthored a textbook on global sport facility operations management. Hall has presented at international and national conferences and conducted invited presentations for U.S. federal and state agencies, college athletic conferences, and professional sport leagues, including Major League Soccer (MLS). She was also invited as a contributing expert in sport security to the first international sport security conference in Doha, Qatar, in 2011.
Hall has been the principal investigator on various external grant awards from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in order to develop risk management curriculum for sport security personnel at NCAA institutions, conduct risk assessments at college sport stadia, and develop training programs for sport venue staff. She has also been involved in several service projects, including development of a risk assessment tool for U.S. sport stadia in conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and International Association of Assembly Managers and development of a disaster mitigation plan post-Katrina for the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority. Hall has completed training in assessment of threat and risk through the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center, training in terrorist bombing through New Mexico Tech Energetic Materials and Testing Center, and training in contingency planning of special events for public safety agencies through the FEMA Emergency Management Institute.
A competitive soccer player, Hall was team captain for the Northern Ireland international soccer team. She retired in 2008. Hall now resides in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Walter E. Cooper, EdD, is professor emeritus and director of training at the University of Southern Mississippi's National Center for Spectator Sport Safety and Security (NCS4). He holds certifications and has completed training in incident response to terrorist bombings, prevention and response to suicide bombing incidents, and incident response to campus bombing incidents (New Mexico Tech University); prevention, detection, and response to campus emergencies (NCBRT-Louisiana State University); enhanced threat and risk assessment (TEEX-Texas A&M University); and risk assessment methodology for chemical facilities (Sandia National Labs RAM-CFTM).
His research on emergency management and risk facilitator management for sporting events has most recently been published in the Journal of Emergency Management and the Anser Homeland Security Institute: Journal of HomelandSecurity. Cooper presents frequently on issues of emergency training within school environments at all levels (K-12 and collegiate).
Lou Marciani, EdD, is the director of the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) at the University of Southern Mississippi. The NCS4 was founded with initial funding from the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security as the country's first academic center dedicated to spectator sports safety and security research, professional development, enhanced training, and outreach. At the NCS4, Marciani works with professional sport leagues, the NCAA, national collegiate directors of athletics, the private sector, and government agencies in enhancing sport safety and security.
Marciani is the principal investigator for research funded by grants through the Office of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Education. His work at NCS4 focuses on the development and implementation of a sport risk management curriculum as well as a decision support system for sport venues to include simulation modeling for stadium evacuations.
Marciani's extensive career in sport management includes serving as intercollegiate athletic director at several universities and as executive director of two national sport governing bodies. He is an active speaker on sport safety and security at international and national sport organization annual conferences. Marciani also serves as a resource for the U.S. Office of Homeland Security on sport safety and security issues.
James A. McGee, MS, has 25 combined years of law enforcement experience and 21 years as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). McGee is currently a senior consultant at the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) and an adjunct professor in Department of Homeland Security studies at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. McGee teaches security and terrorism courses both at the university level and internationally. He is regarded as an expert in security measures associated with venues of mass gatherings, and he lectures frequently on this topic.
As an FBI special agent, McGee spent 16 years working in security management for sporting events, including several Super Bowls and the 2004 Olympic Games. During his tenure he was the FBI supervisory special agent for the New Orleans Division Joint Terrorism Task Force and the FBI security coordinator for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
In addition to his extensive field experience, McGee holds a master of science degree in criminal justice from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. As a Department of State Anti-Terrorism Assistance instructor, he teaches courses in major events security management and critical incident management. McGee is also the global security consultant for ESPN, providing corporate security consultation and surveillance operations for major sporting events such as Monday Night Football, Sports Nation, and College Game Day.
In 2010, McGee received an Independent Publisher's Book Award for his true crime book Phase Line Green: The FCITalladega Hostage Rescue. In his free time, McGee enjoys spending time with his family, fitness training, and writing. He and his wife, Shawna, reside in Pass Christian, Mississippi.
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When You Give Doctors Incentives To Get It Right, Rather Than To 'Do Everything', People Get Better Care For Less
from the economics-in-action deptOne of the biggest problems in trying to fix our insane and out of control healthcare system is the fact that the entire system has totally screwed up economics. The incentive structures are a disaster. The deeper you look at healthcare economics, the more horrific it is. Now, there are some very legitimate reasons how it ended up this way, because there's a strong argument that a purely "free market" healthcare system leads to very poor healthcare for many people who cannot afford it, and that basic healthcare is something that should be provided much more widely both because of basic human compassion and common sense, but also because there are carryover effects to an unhealthy population that effect us all broadly.
But, when you set up a system that has the incentives totally screwed up, what you end up with is what we have: a system where everything is insanely expensive for no other reason than it can be, and where the quality of healthcare is simply not that good, because there's no incentive to make it that way. Instead, there's incentives to simply add up bills as high as possible, with doctors ordering every test imaginable, and focusing on doing more, not doing what's best.
The folks over at Planet Money have an interesting podcast about some pilot programs that have come about because of Obamacare, that seek to realign the basic incentives of doctors to treat patients in the best way, rather than piling as many charges on them as possible. No matter what you think about everything else in Obamacare, it seems like these little-discussed pilot programs are an unquestionable step in the right direction.
In the Planet Money podcast, they talk about one simple way that the pilot program is having an almost immediate effect: by paying doctors a lump sum for overall treatment of a condition, and actually dinging them for errors, rather than rewarding them by allowing them to add more fees for fixing those problems, significantly fewer problems occur. The program also goes further in including the shocking idea of giving doctors feedback on how they're doing, using actual data, rather than letting them do whatever they want without consequences.
In theory, you'd hope that doctors are always seeking to do what's best for the patients, rather than what earns the most money, but it seems clear in practice that when doctors are given a little incentive to do their job better, rather than just do more, they actually do, in fact, do their job better, meaning that not only are people healthier, but the cost of the healthcare goes down. More of that, please.
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We recently had a chance to crawl all over a new ride to the Chevy High Performance stable, an LS-powered 1966 Chevelle SS clone, owned by our own associate publisher, John Barkley. The basics include a carbureted 6.0L LQ9 engine out of an 2005 Silverado, a TCI Automotive 4L60E Street Fighter transmission, and a 12-bolt rear with 3.55:1 gears and a Posi unit—a combination that we felt was a great build for an attainable, modern-day muscle car. Even in this initial form, which still sports stock brakes and suspension, the snappy, button-shifted overdrive trans (trans can be fully automatic or manual button shifted at the flip of a switch) combined with the power of the LS makes driving the car a tire-barking fun time. If we didn't know any better, we'd think a carbureted big-block was lurking underhood, but that's only half-right. "The engine throws people off at car shows," Barkley says, about his late-model bullet. "Some stare for a while before asking, 'Which engine is that?' Or, 'When did Chevy release a big-block with coil-on-plug ignition?'" The Chevy Orange paint, individual header primaries, combined with the Z28 dual snorkel air cleaner, and separated runners of the intake manifold makes the engine look like some exotic GM secret engine from the 1960s, but in fact, it's a just a common truck engine from this decade with some carefully selected performance parts that makes this piece stray from your typical GM powerplant.
Over the past year, we watched a very simple setup come together, consisting of parts from companies like Holley, TCI Automotive, MSD, Aeromotive, Edelbrock and a handful of others that we felt made up an effective formula for any tire-smoker. While the '66 is not destined for any type of motorsport in particular, it's just a cool old car with an interesting engine and some features that made even a short cruise around the block a fun time. "The goal of the project is to be a comfortable driver that can be drag raced and taken to the autocross, but it will also be a compromise among all three," Barkley says. While we do have plans to take the Chevelle to the next level with some chassis parts from Detroit Speed Engineering, some more aggressive Cragar 18-inch wheels and stickier tires, and a Strange S60 rearend, until then we're enjoying tooling around in a Chevy that feels both nostalgic and modern, simultaneously.


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Their Eyes Were Watching God
Chapter One
Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board. For some they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men.
Now, women forget all those things they don't want to remember, and remember everything they don't want to forget. The dream is the truth. Then they act and do things accordingly.
So the beginning of this was a woman and she had come back from burying the dead. Not the dead of sick and ailing with friends at the pillow and the feet. She had come back from the sodden and the bloated; the sudden dead, their eyes flung wide open in judgment.
The people all saw her come because it was sundown. The sun was gone, but he had left his footprints in the sky. It was the time for sitting on porches beside the road. It was the time to hear things and talk. These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless conveniences all day long. Mules and other brutes had occupied their skins. But now, the sun and the bossman were gone, so the skins felt powerful and human. They became lords of sounds and lesser things. They passed nations through their mouths. They sat in judgment.
Seeing the woman as she was made them remember the envy they had stored up from other times. So they chewed up the back parts of their minds and swallowed with relish. They made burning statements with questions, and killing tools out of laughs. It was mass cruelty. A mood come alive, Words walking without masters; walking altogether like harmony in a song.
"What she doin coming back here in dem overhalls? Can't she find no dress to put on?--Where's dat blue satin dress she left here in?--Where all dat money her husband -took and died and left her?--What dat ole forty year ole 'oman doin' wid her hair swingin' down her back lak some young gal?-Where she left dat young lad of a boy she went off here wid?--Thought she was going to marry?--Where he left her?--What he done wid all her money?--Betcha he off wid some gal so young she ain't even got no hairs-why she don't stay in her class?-"
When she got to where they were she turned her face on the bander log and spoke. They scrambled a noisy "good evenin'" and left their mouths setting open and their ears full of hope. Her speech was pleasant enough, but she kept walking straight on to her gate. The porch couldn't talk for looking.
The men noticed her firm buttocks like she had grape fruits in her hip pockets; the great rope of black hair swinging to her waist and unraveling in the wind like a plume; then her pugnacious breasts trying to b ore holes in her shirt. They, the men, were saving with the mind what they lost with the eye. The women took the faded shirt and muddy overalls and laid them away for remembrance. It was a weapon against her strength and if it turned out of no significance, still it was a hope that she might fall to their level some day.
But nobody moved, nobody spoke, nobody even thought to swallow spit until after her gate slammed behind her.
Pearl Stone opened her mouth and laughed real hard because she didn't know what else to do. She fell all over Mrs. Sumpkins while she laughed. Mrs. Sumpkins snorted violently and sucked her teeth.
"Humph! Y'all let her worry yuh. You ain't like me. Ah ain't got her to study 'bout. If she ain't got manners enough to stop and let folks know how she been malkin' out, let her g'wan! "
"She ain't even worth talkin' after," Lulu Moss drawled through her nose. "She sits high, but she looks low. Dat's what Ah say 'bout dese ole women runnin' after young boys."
Pheoby Watson hitched her rocking chair forward before she spoke. "Well, nobody don't know if it's anything to tell or not. Me, Ah'm her best friend, and Ah don't know."
"Maybe us don't know into things lak, you do, but we all know how she went 'way from here and us sho seen her come back. 'Tain't no use in your tryin' to cloak no ole woman lak Janie Starks, Pheoby, friend or no friend."
"At dat she ain't so ole as some of y'all dat's talking."
"She's way past forty to my knowledge, Pheoby."
"No more'n forty at de outside."
"She's 'way too old for a boy like Tea Cake."
"Tea Cake ain't been no boy for some time. He's round thirty his ownself."
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"You mean, you mad 'cause she didn't stop and tell us all her business; Anyhow, what you ever know her to do so bad as y'all make out? The worst thing Ah ever knowed her to do was taking a few years offa her age and dat ain't never harmed nobody. Y'all makes me tired. De way you talkin' you'd think de folks in dis town didn't do nothin' in de bed 'cept praise de Lawd. You have to 'scuse me, 'cause Ah'm bound to go take her some supper." Pheoby stood up sharply.
"Don't mind us," Lulu smiled, "just go right ahead, us can mind yo' house for you till you git back. Mah supper is done. You bettah go see how she feel. You kin let de rest of us know."
Excerpted from Their Eyes Were Watching God © Copyright 2012 by Zora Neale Hurston. Reprinted with permission by HarperCollins. All rights reserved.
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Spread along the peaceful banks of the Arkansas River, Wichita, Kansas, is a friendly, modern town that's known for its low crime rate and even lower cost of living. As the largest city in the state, it also boasts a vibrant local economy. Once you start looking for apartments Wichita, KS, you'll realize just how friendly and affordable this heartland town can be.
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Wichita boasts a number of world-class educational institutions, including famous Wichita State University. On game days, the school's basketball and football programs attract boosters from across Kansas to downtown Wichita. As a result, the area features a tremendous array of fine dining and entertainment options. For lovers of high culture, Wichita also boasts some world-class museums. These include the landmark Wichita Art Museum and the Mid-American Indian Center. Meanwhile, kids delight at the rare collection of giraffes, lions and reptiles at the Sedgwick County Zoo.
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Set amid the fertile grasslands of south-central Kansas, Wichita is surrounded by a land of quiet beauty. Nearby High Park serves as a regional destination for bikers, distance runners and bird-watchers. Farther afield, the bluffs of Cheney State Park provide wide-open views of massive Cheney Reservoir and the vast plains beyond. The reservoir itself is a key destination for boaters, water-skiers and fishermen as well.
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Right now, at this very moment there is a treasure hunt going on around the world. And no, it has nothing to do with gold coins and pirates.
For the muggles out there, the treasure hunt in question is called geocaching. Maybe you've seen someone discover a geocache, which is specifically a container hidden at a specific location. Maybe there's one hidden at the very spot you're reading this.
Geocaching � the prefix geo referring to Earth and the global reach of the activity and cache, an old, French word meaning hiding place � was originated more than a decade ago by Dave Ulmer, a computer consultant. Ulmer wanted to test the accuracy of GPS technology by hiding a navigational target in the woods and posting it's coordinates on the internet. The only rules for the finder were simple: "Take some stuff, leave some stuff."
Today, geocaching is conducted the same way.
The beauty of geocaching however, is not the proposed "stuff" you may find, but the experience of navigating the world and discovering new and interesting things about the environment. So it's no surprise that E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center is joining in on the fun.
"I think it is only natural that the Biophilia Center joins in on the fun and introduces others to this outdoor adventure," said Lauren Bray, environmental educator at Biophilia. "Geocaching is a great way for families to discover this natural world and hopefully gain an appreciation for the outdoors, which is exactly what we are trying to accomplish. We want to show this new generation that exploring new places, getting exercise, and maybe even getting a little dirty can be more fun than the virtual alternative."
Co-hosting the Aug. 31 event is Destination Archaeology, a museum in Pensacola that highlights all of the archaeological sites in the state of Florida.
"There will definitely be an educational aspect to this program, in the sense that people will learn not just about geocaching, but how through this activity they can learn about Florida's environment, history and archaeology," said Mike Thomin, manager at Destination Archaeology.
You will get two chances to learn about and experience geocaching firsthand with a programs in the morning and afternoon. Participants will learn what geocaching is, how they can participate as well as learn about the series of geocaches hidden throughout Northwest Florida by the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN).
There's even a geocache hidden at Biophilia, which you'll have the opportunity to find.
"Many geocaches are placed along nature trails and try to point out something interesting about the surrounding area," Thomin said.
Through the series of geocaches hidden by FPAN, which are scattered from Pensacola to Port St. Joe, individuals can learn about the history of Northwest Florida and the importance of preserving cultural resources, Thomin explained.
Don't worry if you're a non-geocacher, or muggle, as they say, the event is geared toward all levels of geocaching.
"Not only is the program designed for all ages, but it is also designed for people who have never heard of geocaching before as well as avid players," Thomin said.
Not all explorations lead to tangible treasure. Some coordinates may lead to a location where people can learn about a unique geoscience feature of the Earth. These are called Earthcacehes.
"For example, at Falling Waters State Park, there is an EarthCache that leads the player to a waterfall," Thomin said. "Although it's not a physical container like a normal geocache, visitors to EarthCaches usually learn about the naturual environment and how they are best managed and protected."
So whether you were FTF, first to find, or DNF, did not find, geocaching is more about exploring than hidden treasure.
"I have found that most geocaches are hidden at places that someone thought was special and should be shared with others," Thomin said. "It's a great outdoor activity because it takes people to places they might not have otherwise gone to or even knew existed."
Geocaching at Biophilia Center will be 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 31. For more information, visit eowilsoncenter.org. You can also visit www.geocaching.com.
The world of geocaching has a language of its own. Before you head out in the wilderness, here are a few key words to remember:
Muggle: A non-geocacher. Based on "Muggle" from the Harry Potter series, which is a non-magical person.
Hitchhiker: A hitchhiker is an item that is placed in a cache, and has instructions to travel to other caches
Mystery or Puzzle Caches: The "catch-all" of cache types, this form of geocache may involve complicated puzzles that you will first need to solve to determine the coordinates.
SWAG: An acronym often referred to as standing for 'Stuff We All Get.' It includes the trade items left in caches by geocachers.
Ground Zero (GZ): The point where your GPS device shows that you have reached the cache location. At Ground Zero, you are zero feet (or zero meters) away from your destination.


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James Franco's history with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is an infamous one: During his 2011 Oscar co-hosting stint with Anne Hathaway, the actor's low-key demeanor seemed more appropriate for a backyard barbecue than an entertainment event watched by 40 million people.
Now Franco, who was also nominated for an Oscar that year for his performance in "127 Hours," is giving academy members another reason to shake their heads -- an irreverent awards campaign for his raunchy arthouse hit "Spring Breakers."
In a bid to secure a supporting actor nomination for Franco's role as Alien, the movie's clownish rapper/drug dealer, distributor A24 is asking Oscar voters to "Consider this ..." in a new ad containing an expletive.
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The ad, which will appear in the Hollywood trade publications, features Franco in character, clutching two Oscar statuettes and flanked by bikini-clad actresses Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson. In coming months, A24 will release other ads in the cheeky tone of the movie, according to spokeswoman Nicolette Aizenberg.
"We all believe strongly in the performance," Aizenberg said. "He created something that is part of the Zeitgeist."
From director Harmony Korine, "Spring Breakers" has grossed $31.7 million worldwide since its release in March, earning praise for Franco's over-the-top portrayal of a gangster who wears a grill in his mouth and cornrows in his hair.
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The movie is one of several projects in Franco's busy and unpredictable career this year, which has included his playing the Wizard of Oz in the family fantasy "Oz the Great and Powerful," co-directing and producing "Interior. Leather Bar," a documentary about the 1980s gay adult film "Cruising," and portraying a heightened, profane version of himself in the summer comedy "This is the End."
At a Comedy Central roast held in his honor that aired over Labor Day weekend, Franco endured jokes about his sexuality, squinty eyes and dubious career choices.
"I think this is truly my punishment for the Oscars," Franco said.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — When Trey Burke was in high school, he once asked his coach to take one of his friends, a teammate, out of the game; the friend wasn't playing hard enough for Burke. Earlier this season, Burke showed up to a team media availability annoyed that he'd just lost to freshman Caris LeVert one-on-one. He left the room to take care of unfinished business. He beat LeVert in round two.
Tim Hardaway Jr. grew up a self-proclaimed perfectionist, wanting to be the best at everything he did and getting frustrated when he wasn't, whether it was jumping the highest into swimming pool or riding his bike the fastest. His dad, a five-time NBA All-Star, said he never let him win when they played, making the sting of losing last longer.
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But their similarly intense competitiveness is by far their most common trait. In reality, Michigan's success in men's basketball is the result of an unlikely combination of chemistry. Mix the two together, and you get a national championship contender — or least that's what the Wolverines are hoping for from Hardaway Jr. and Burke, the best backcourt in the nation.
"Tim's fire, and Trey's ice," Michigan assistant coach Jeff Meyer said. "Different personalities … but they have great passion for the game of basketball but they also have what I think is really special — a drive to win, a will to win, that you don't see in all the kids you recruit."
Plenty of college basketball stars are cloaked in the category of competitive, but this Wolverine coaching staff believes it has something special in these two players — one who is calm, quiet and poised, one who gets who fired up easily, but neither of whom ever take a drill off for fear of losing.
Meyer likes to tell Michigan coach John Beilein they "caught lightning in a bottle" with Burke and Hardaway. These kinds of players — overlooked during their high school years, underrated by recruiting services and addicted to winning — don't normally fall into your lap and blossom into all-Big Ten-caliber stars.
"People didn't really expect anything from us," Hardaway Jr. said. "Both of us tried to go out there and prove a lot of people wrong."
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Hardaway shined as a freshman two seasons ago, and Burke put up big numbers his debut season last year. Expectations for the pair rose entering this season, and with some effort, each learned how to maximize his potential by playing with the other.
Burke and Hardaway average 33.8 points (43.5% of Michigan's offense), and their assist-to-turnover ratio as a unit is 2.42, the best marks for any backcourt of a top 25 team.
"I don't get to coach the other teams," Beilein said. "There are some really good backcourts I'm sure, and I'm sure there are ones that will challenge them. But in my mind, it's a dream backcourt.
"You have the guy with the skill level of Trey Burke and a rangy two, who rebounds, guards, shoots threes and can get his own shot."
They even get an endorsement from Wolverines' biggest rival. "Besides us, I think they're the best backcourt in the country," Michigan State forward Derrick Nix said.
What looks easy now — the on-court chemistry, the perfectly timed passes, the transition buckets — took time and effort to achieve. Burke and Hardaway spent a good portion of the 2011-12 season learning how to play with one another. That's not as easy as it sounds.
"As a point guard and a (two-) guard, you have to be in tune with each other all the time," Tim Hardaway Sr. said. "The two-guard thing, it's a rhythm thing. If the two-guard is not in rhythm, then when you pass it to him then it's hard for him to shoot."
By the end of the 2010-11 season, Hardaway already had been in Ann Arbor for a year, and he'd developed a solid relationship with point guard Darius Morris, who then left early for the NBA. Morris knew what worked for his two-guard and where Hardaway liked the ball best, skills gleaned from games and countless hours of practice.
Hardaway and Burke had to start fresh and build their relationship from scratch. There were times they'd seem out of sync on the court, two players with game-takeover talent jostling for baskets.
"You could definitely see on the court sometimes, I'd want to push the ball up the court. He'd be in the middle and I'd try to push it up anyway and make a decision myself," Hardaway said. "It was hard."
Entering last season, Hardaway had established himself as the team's go-to guy, and he was Michigan's leading returning scorer. Add in a new ingredient — a freshman point guard — and everyone had to recalibrate.
"You've got a team and a freshman comes in and plays as well as Trey did, you tend to kind of put your guard up," said Benji Burke, Trey's father. "You're the guy on the team. We've always said this is Tim's team; that's how we feel. When Trey came in and did what he did, once (he) accepted him, that's when chemistry really started picking up."
Hardaway's father, Tim Sr., said he thinks the relationship improved as Burke began focusing on getting other teammates more involved in the offense. Tim Sr. pointed to Burke's performance against North Carolina State this past November, where he had nine assists in the first half and no points until the second half, where Burke took over and scored 18. He got everyone going, then he himself began scoring at will.
Burke knows he has weapons around him, including Hardaway. Their on-court chemistry, improving day-by-day as they spent time together, was boosted by off-court time together. The two guards bonded over summer workouts, elite camps and meals.
They built trust.
"We were comfortable around each other last year, but it allowed us to become closer friends this past summer," Burke said. "Not being around the team all the time or the coaching staff, we got to know each other at a high level, which led to comfort on the court."
A year earlier, they hadn't had time to do that. Hardaway traveled with the U.S. under-19 team; Burke didn't really start to play with Hardaway until the team's preseason practices began. This fall, thanks to the camps and new practice rules that allowed teams to work out over the summer, Burke and Hardaway's relationship had reached a new level even before the team's first game.
Now, both players see if they play well together, their team can be among the best in the nation, helping the program reach levels it hasn't seen since the Fab Five days and increasing their NBA draft stock.
"Maturity — in both of them," Benji Burke said. "They understand that together, they'll have greater success than them playing as individuals. The team will have success, and they both bought into that and bought into Beilein's system. It's beautiful when you see them playing together and they're both clicking."
Leadership is a funny thing; it's something that can be learned, but some people naturally grasp it better than others. As Michigan went through its renaissance — to use Beilein's descriptor — two sets of leaders stood out: David Merritt and C.J. Lee (on Beilein's first teams), and Zack Novak and Stu Douglass (the past few seasons). Both pairs understood the precious balance between showing heart and staying calm under pressure. They knew which buttons to push on which teammates to get their squad going.
And then, last spring, Novak and Douglass graduated, and with them went their leadership. Months later, five freshmen joined the roster.
"That was a huge concern heading into this year, a huge concern," said Beilein, adding that senior walk-on Josh Bartlestein is the team's official captain. "But there's no question that the captains on the floor that are playing are Tim and Trey. We have tremendous young talent, but it is young. It is growing every day.
"There's got to be some foundation while the (young guys) go through the ups and downs of college basketball, and those two have been rock-solid."
Last summer, Burke and Hardaway went through a sort of leadership boot camp. They, along with other returning players, were given books about successful and effective leadership styles. Both Burke and Hardaway relied on what they'd seen from Novak and conversations they'd had with him; his two main pieces of advice were to figure out how to reach each individual teammate best, and to be consistent as a leader. As Lee put it, to be successful you have to act the same during individual success and failure.
"They had a lot of similar internal qualities, but Tim is much more of a vocal, off-the-court personality by nature than Trey," Meyer said. "But once you get in a competitive environment with Trey, he has one thing and one thing only, and that is 'How are we going to win this game?' He becomes very vocal in a competitive arena. You kind of knew that going into the equation.
"Together, you could have maybe a locker room voice with Tim and when you get to the game, you know Trey's going to say what he needs to to help our guys."
Burke and Hardaway have each learned that leadership also involves being the cool, collected voice of reason. Burke has been that way all his life, his calm, patient side drawn from his father to go along with the fierce competitiveness from his mother. The most common praise of Burke's freshman season was that he "never played like a freshman," showing poise in high-pressure late-game scenarios. His goal entering this season was to speak up more, add a bit of fire to his repertoire.
Hardaway had to do just the opposite. He needed to cool down and set a different tone for himself and his teammates. In past seasons, Hardaway admits, he'd get down on himself if shots weren't falling, if expectations weren't matching the preparation he was putting in. Miss a few shots, and he'd press and force others.
Now, Hardaway realizes "every game won't be perfection," that "the game is played with mistakes."
"He wants to do it, and he wants to do it right," Michigan assistant coach LaVall Jordan said. "We love that. He prepares as well as anybody I've ever coached. He's in the gym. He's in. He prepares like a pro. It bothers him when he doesn't do well. He wants to do it right for his teammates and himself. He's grown when it doesn't go well or exactly perfect, or when something doesn't happen our way. You see a more mature Tim Hardaway (now)."
Bartlestein, who is Hardaway's roommate in addition to being his teammate, said he's spoken with Hardaway a lot over the years about mental toughness. "I think that's the biggest thing I've talked to him about, more than anything — trying to move on," Bartlestein said. "Always having that green-light approach. Next play. Air ball, turnover, who cares? Just play defense.
"It's something we've talked about for a couple of years, but this year he's had unbelievable growth in it," Bartlestein added. "It's something that hasn't been easy. It's hard to break a (nearly) 21-year-old habit."
A more mature Hardaway has given Michigan a big boost this season, particularly with the game on the line in Big Ten play. He hit what would have been the winning basket at Wisconsin, which was topped only by a near-halfcourt buzzer-beater. Hardaway also single-handedly kept the Wolverines in their home game against Ohio State, hitting five 3-pointers in the second half alone. And he doesn't get rattled like he used to, even after a 1-for-11 shooting performance at Michigan State. He is calmer and cooler now, taking on parts of Burke's character, just as Burke has become more fiery in late-game huddles.
"You've got to set an example for the young guys," Tim Hardaway Sr. said. "You've got to get them mentally prepared. You've got to get them physically prepared. You've got to make sure that they understand what they need to do out there on the basketball court. You can't have a hot head while telling them that. You've got to have a calm, smooth and easy head while telling them what to do. That's what he's doing.
"Both guys lead in different ways, but both guys can lead."


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Boston Marathon explosions kill at least three, more than 100 injured
Canadians in Boston are urged to call the Consulate General at 1-800-387-3124 or 617-247-5100. At home, Canadians can search raceday.baa.org for the whereabouts of their loved ones during the blast.
BOSTON – Two bombs ripped through the crowd at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people, maiming others and injuring more than 100 in what a White House official said would be treated as an "act of terror."
It was the worst bombing on U.S. soil since security was tightened after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and President Barack Obama promised to hunt down whoever was responsible for the attack on a day when tens of thousands of spectators packed the streets to watch the world-famous race.
No one has been arrested and the White House official said it would have to be determined whether the attack came from a foreign or domestic source.
Investigators found what could be five additional, undetonated explosive devices around the Boston area, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing two unnamed people briefed on the investigation. The evidence had yet to be fully analyzed, the Journal said.
The blasts a few seconds apart knocked some runners off their feet and shattered what had been a resplendent spring day with the state of Massachusetts celebrating Patriots' Day, which commemorates the U.S. war of independence on the third Monday in April.
April 15 is also the deadline for U.S. taxpayers to file their annual income tax returns.
Many runners were heading for the finish when a fireball and smoke rose from behind cheering spectators and a row of flags representing the countries of participants, video from the scene showed.
The cheers turned to screams and panic.
"I saw people who looked like they had their legs blown off. There was a lot of blood over their legs. Then people were being pushed in wheelchairs," said Joe Anderson, 33, a fisherman from Pembroke, Massachusetts, who had just run the race holding a large U.S. flag.
Many of the victims were gravely injured, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said.
Some suffered shrapnel wounds and amputations and will require repeat operations in the coming days, said Peter Fagenholtz, a trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Ambulances, fire trucks and dozens of police vehicles converged at the scene, and spectators could be seen crying and consoling each other.
The dead included an 8-year-old boy, the Boston Globe reported, citing two law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation.
A 2-year-old was being treated with a head injury at Boston Children's Hospital, the hospital said in a statement.
"It sounded like a sonic boom. I haven't stopped shaking yet," said Melissa Stanley, who watched her daughter cross the finish line four minutes before the explosions.
The blasts put police on alert in major cities across the United States, including in Washington, D.C. and New York City, sites of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis called them "powerful devices."
Davis told a news conference at least three people died and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said more than 100 people were wounded.
FBI Boston Special Agent In Charge Richard DesLauriers declined at the same news conference to comment on media reports that police found unexploded devices.
In Washington, Obama told reporters, "Make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this and we will find out who did this."
"Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice," he said.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation took the lead on the investigation with help from several other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
The two explosions at 2:50 p.m. (1850 GMT) were about 50 to 100 yards (metres) apart as runners crossed the finish line with a timer showing 4 hours and 9 minutes, some 9 minutes faster than the average finish time, as reported by Runner's World magazine.
Spectators typically line the 26.2 mile (42.19 km) race course, with the heaviest crowds near the finish line.
Mike Mitchell of Vancouver, Canada, a runner who had finished the race, said he was looking back at the finish line and saw a "massive explosion."
Smoke rose 50 feet (15 metres) in the air, Mitchell said. People began running and screaming after hearing the noise, Mitchell said.
"Everybody freaked out," Mitchell said.
The annual Boston Marathon, held since 1897, attracts an estimated half-million spectators and some 20,000 participants every year.
Earlier on Monday, Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa and Kenya's Rita Jeptoo won the men's and women's events respectively, continuing African runners' dominance in the sport.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra canceled Monday night's concert and the National Hockey League's Boston Bruins canceled their home game against the Ottawa Senators. The Boston Red Sox had completed their Major League Baseball game at Fenway Park before the explosions. (Additional reporting by Scott Malone, Svea Herbst-Bayliss, Tim McLaughlin, Edith Honan, Frank McGurty and Mark Hosenball; Writing by Daniel Trotta; Editing by Grant McCool and Eric Walsh)


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There's only one word to describe the Dingle panorama: Awesome
A view of the Blasket Islands from Slea Head
ON THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY: Off Slea Head, the Blasket Islands lie calm, sleeping as they always have on the edge of our world
"THIS IS better than Disney World," said Anne Simmons – and she should know. She's usually in Orlando, Florida, where she lives.
Today though, she is sitting on a low wall by the road at Slea Head at the very end of the Dingle peninsula and she's simply knocked out by the view.
The word "awesome" crops up once or twice.
"Every corner we go around," says her friend Carolyn Brewer from Garner in North Carolina, "we say it can't get any better but you know, it just does. Awesome."
"This is better than shopping," quips Anne.
The sun is shining again, the sea calm and turning that magical turquoise as it nears the beaches.
The fuchsia is out and the hedgerows are filled also with woodbine (honeysuckle) in flower.
The day began well. The Butler Arms Hotel in Waterville rescued me from the rain on Thursday evening. I arrived a drowned rat and left rested, well-fed and dry, thanks in no small part to their baking hot drying room and welcoming fire in the reception.
The Butler Arms has the best spot in Waterville – essentially bang on the beach. It looks directly out into the Atlantic from whence cometh those downpours.
"We're the only town on the whole Ring [of Kerry] where you can get out of your car and walk straight on to the beach," says manager Louise Huggard, whose family has owned and run the place since it opened its doors in 1916.
She hadn't heard of Fáilte Ireland's idea of the Wild Atlantic Way but thinks it's great – especially if it lures tourists away from the high-impact destinations such as Killarney and its big hotels.
The N70 Ring road towards Killorglin offers some seriously beautiful scenery – views across Dingle Bay and off west, out to the Blaskets.
The Macgillycuddy Reeks tower on my right, dark and powerful looking; across the bay, the Slieve Mish Mountains answer back.
Turning left at Castlemaine and on towards Dingle, the R561 hugs a narrow coastal plain, farmed for all its worth. The tide is low and the sea smells waft through the air – pungent but refreshing.
Inch, that massive finger of sand sticking incongruously into the bay at right angles to the land, is a heaven for surfers.
There's a bit of a buzz in Dingle; it's not swamped with tourists but there are enough visitors around to make the town hum.
When I was last here, maybe 20 years ago, it was still fairly sleepy. Now it has roundabouts, a one- way traffic system and the sort of visitor dependency I associate with villages in south Devon in England, such as Salcombe.
It's Friday, farmers market day. A small cluster of maybe a dozen stalls fills the little car park in the centre of the town.
Jennifer Touchstone from Manhattan is selling cheese. She and her husband Brandon were travelling and saw an ad on a volunteer website ( workaway.info) put there by Maja Binder, who makes cheese in Castlegregory.
The next stall is manned by German-born Maja's husband-in- waiting, Oliver Beaujouan, who hails from the Loire valley in France. He offers a serious collection of fish and meat pates, home-made sausages, salmon and chorizo. His pièce de résistance in showman terms, however, is a cheese melt created by flame- heating a large block of Swiss raclette and pouring the result on to a slice of bread.
"Hey, you're the fellow on the bike!" exclaims Mark Murphy, the organiser of the market and a lecturer in culinary arts in Tralee IT. "I was reading you; I think the Wild Atlantic Way is a brilliant idea, brilliant!"
Out beyond Ventry, I drop into an old college friend, film-maker Nuala O'Connor, who lives tucked into the lee of Eagle Mountain with partner Philip King and their daughters. There's some local anxiety about widening the N86 road from Tralee to 26 metres in parts, so people may come to Dingle faster.
She and some others think part of Dingle's attraction, part of its defining characteristic, is that it is a little peripheral, a shade apart – a place to which one has to make an effort to come . . . which many people do.
"Does 10 or 15 minutes off the journey justify the extreme scale of what's proposed?" she wonders.
The road to Slea Head and beyond is narrow and winding and a delight. Coumeenole beach – where schoolmaster's wife Sarah Miles lost her heart as Rosy Ryan to dashing British officer Maj Randolph Doryan (Christopher Jones) in Ryan's Daughter – is constant, unchanging in its beauty.
Out to sea off the head, the Blasket Islands lie calm, sleeping as they always have on the edge of our world. The great island's Dunquin-facing slope is bathed in sunlight. The lesser islands are smothered in low cloud; less distinct, more remote, darker. The sun shines on Blasket Sound.
And beyond it all, the great vastness of the wild Atlantic, at this moment calm, rising and falling slowly, gently, washing the edges of Ireland.
There really is only one word for it. Awesome.
Today's journey: Ardfert to Galway; tomorrow Connemara


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Pollinators require two essential components in their habitat: somewhere to nest and flowers from which to gather nectar and pollen. Native plants are undoubtedly the best source of food for pollinators, because plants and their pollinators have coevolved. Many varieties of garden plants are also good for these important insects.
In many landscapes, flowers have been pushed to the margins, surviving on roadsides and field edges, as well as in wild areas and gardens. Providing patches of flowers is one thing we can do to improve the environment for pollinators. Creating foraging habitat not only helps the bees, butterflies and flies that pollinate these plants, but also results in beautiful, appealing landscapes.
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Provide a range of native flowers.
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Attracting Native Pollinators
Xerces' most recent book, Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America's Bees and Butterflies, is available to purchase from our website. The book is published in 2011 by Storey Publishing, North Adams, Massachusetts. Attracting Native Pollinators is coauthored by four Xerces Society staff members Eric Mader, Matthew Shepherd, Mace Vaughan, and Scott Black in collaboration with Gretchen LeBuhn, San Francisco State University. Read more.
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By James Eckberg, Jennifer Hopwood, and Eric Lee-Mäder In this document we outline the basic steps of collecting native plant seed using readily available, non-specialized equipment, as well as tips for cleaning, storing, and sharing seed to expand pollinator habitat on farms and in our communities. To download this document in PDF format, click here.
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1. Fun...
Our big fun was the hayride I showed you on Wednesday, but we had a bunch of other smaller things to entertain everyone throughout the day as well.
I purchased a bean bag toss game for the kids to play...I think they played it more the week before the party at our house than they did at the actual party, though! We also had a "horse on a stick" as it was called in the store for the kids to ride around. It was so fun to see them galloping around the yard. My sister who is 6 months pregnant even took a ride. Nice, Rach.
The kids chose from pigs, cows, horses, ducks, sheep, and chickens and adorned their body with temporary tattoos. I have yet to meet a child who doesn't love a good tattoo!
The toy tractors that I used as part of our centerpieces entertained the kids quite a bit as well. When Beckett walked into the backyard that afternoon he immediately ran to a table and started playing. When I say he is obsessed people, I really mean it! When they would get sick of playing with them I would just place them back in the middle of the table where they were.
Who knew straw could be so much fun! The kids honestly played with the bales for hours. They picked it out of the bales and made piles to jump into, they threw the bales off the rack, and even used the bales as a slide.
2. Food...
As I mentioned yesterday, I had an adult menu and a kids menu. The adult menu was bbq pork sandwiches, salads, chips, pickles, and no farm party would be complete without sweet corn! Perfect timing...they took my dad's field a couple days after the party. The kids lunch boxes included Uncrustable PB & J sandwiches, grapes, carrots, and a juice box. A few kids had corn on the cob as well!
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who drove out to the farm for the day. We had so much fun and we are all so blessed to have you in our lives.
A HUGE HUGE thank you to my mom and dad (pictured lower right) for hosting the party and for all your help. Your house and farm are a place my whole family considers one of our favorites on the entire Earth. We love you!


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Female Magazine Order Fillers Subjected to Sexually Hostile Working Environment at Prologix's Orlando Facility, Federal Agency Charges
MIAMI – Prologix Distribution Services (East), LLC, an Orlando, Fla.-based magazine distributor, will pay $162,400 and furnish other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
Prologix provides distribution services for publishers relating to merchandising, warehousing, and the delivery of magazines.
According to the EEOC's complaint, several women who worked at Prologix's Orlando, Fla., facility as magazine order fillers were subjected to harassment by a longtime supervisor. The harassment included the making of sexually explicit remarks and inappropriate touching and groping of the women.
In addition to monetary damages in the amount of $162,400, the three-year consent decree resolving the case (EEOC v. Prologix Distribution Services (East), LLC, Case No. 6:09-cv-01681-MSS-GJK), filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, includes injunctive relief enjoining the company from engaging in further sexual harassment; requires the company to post a notice about the settlement; to conduct anti-discrimination training; and to report information about sex discrimination complaints it receives to the EEOC for monitoring.
"No one should be subjected to this type of harassing conduct in the modern workplace," said EEOC Regional Attorney Robert Weisberg. "Employers must take appropriate steps to assure that this kind of abuse does not occur."
Trial Attorney Kaleb Kasperson said, "Inappropriate touching and lewd comments are perfect examples of conduct which has no place at work. The law requires that the workplace be free from this type of blatant harassment and sexual innuendo."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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The Henry Ford Innovation Institute in Detroit is looking for 10 teams of would-be entrepreneurs interesting in launching companies around the idea of wearable and sensor technologies.
To that end, it has announced the Davidson Digital Health Challenge, which is calling on employees or clinicians aligned with the Henry Ford Health System to submit ideas to improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of care through the gathering of data from wearable and sensor technologies.
The challenge is open for submissions until June 26.
"We have seen a boom in technologies like wearable pedometers, Bluetooth-enabled scales and wireless pulse-oximeters, which are low-cost and widely available," said Scott Dulchavsky, a doctor who is CEO of the Innovation Institute, in a news release announcing the challenge Wednesday.
"These widely available devices are capable of collecting huge amounts of health related data. Our challenge now is to find transformative applications for this data – and our physicians and employees are ideally positioned," he said.
The winning idea will get $5,000. The five finalists for the grand prize will be announced Aug. 19.
Ten teams will be given the opportunity to take part in an entrepreneurship-education series that will introduce them to the tools needed to take an idea and bring it to market.
Last fall, the Innovation Institute held its first employee-focused challenge, called "Digital Solutions for Avoidable Hospital Readmissions."
Three teams were selected and are exploring getting their ideas commercialized.
The Davidson Digital Health Challenge Series is presented with support from the Davidson Center for Entrepreneurs in Digital Health at the Innovation Institute.
For more information, visit henryfordinnovation.com/challenge.
Tom Henderson: (313) 446-0337, [email protected] Twitter: @tomhenderson2


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bnolan2 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 140 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
Design a cute and clean web 2.0 style logo for a website targeted towards newly married women ages 18 - 35. Logo should have a clean, simple font with a birdie incorporated somehow. Please read full description! Logo should just say "name birdie" without the ".com"
NameBirdie.com is a new Web 2.0 website targeted towards newly married women that helps them change their maiden name to their new married name. We prefer a clean, simple font like Helvetica Neue or Arial, but Arial Rounded MT is also used in the website design. The logo should have a small birdie. We like how this company incorporated their bird with the text: http://www.shopsparrowla.com. Logo should use the colors Aqua (#22C9C2) and Red (#EE1C23). A horizontal logo is preferred. Should be vector based, and should be able to use it on web and print. Logo should just say "name birdie" without the ".com"
- web 2.0 style logo
- simple, clean font (i.e. Helvetica Neue, Arial, etc.)
- simple bird design incorporated (ex. http://www.shopsparrowla.com)
- Aqua (#22C9C2) and Red (#EE1C23)
- Horizontal
- vector based
- targeted towards women (cute logo)
- All lowercase
- No more than 3 colors (2 preferred)
- glows and shadows
- fonts like Times New Roman
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The Living Earth Ethical Principles: Right Diet and Renewing Life Rituals
Right Diet. Eat a healthy diet of the right amount of calories, of foods that are produced fairly and do not cause systematic suffering to ourselves, to others, to farmed animals or other living creatures, or to the Earth itself.
Choosing the right diet will help to improve the health of individuals, human society, and the Earth. The obesity epidemic and related diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and many cancers; a significant portion of climate change; the eutrophication of rivers and oceans; the concentration of the food industry among a small cadre of exploitative corporations, in turn leading to the abuse of workers and farm animals—these are all connected by one thing: our consumer diet.We need to move to a diet that is in balance with the Earth, rather than one that is selfdestructive. To do this, we need to follow some simple advice.
First: eat the right amount of calories. Obesity is fundamentally caused by consuming more calories than you expend. Reducing total calorie intake can improve your quality of life and extend your lifespan.Moreover, a nutritious, lower-calorie diet will reduce your ecological impact even if you live more years.


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TUSCALOOSA | Beginning early next year, Bryant-Denny Stadium will be home to a $14.6 million, 50,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art media center.
TUSCALOOSA | Beginning early next year, Bryant-Denny Stadium will be home to a $14.6 million, 50,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art media center.
The center, which is under construction, will house three of the University of Alabama's media properties — WVUA-TV, the Center for Public Television and Radio, and Crimson Tide Productions.
Cathy Andreen, a school spokeswoman, said the decision to move into the stadium came down to the best use of the space for UA.
"The space in the stadium will allow all the university's professional media assets to be together in one facility, resulting in operational efficiencies and greater marketing potential for all three entities," she said.
The two-story facility will feature studios, offices and control rooms for each organization along with multiuse spaces, such as editing suites and a conference room, that all three will have access to.
The Center for Public Television and Radio and WVUA-TV operate in collaboration with the College of Communication and Information Sciences and offer internship programs. The College of Communication and Information Sciences will be the only college operating in the stadium, Andreen said.
"Another important difference is the center's basic design; it is being built as a teaching facility," she said. "For example, small conference rooms can be combined into larger spaces for seminars, studio control rooms support student learners, and we've doubled the number of nonlinear edit suites. Working with professionals in a contemporary, multimedia environment will provide students with a significant advantage as they pursue their own careers."
Elizabeth Brock, executive director for the Center for Public Television and Radio said operating inside the stadium should bring even more interest from potential students and faculty and provide an "unparalleled opportunity" for multimedia collaboration.
"In our current facilities, the professional production and broadcast assets offered by the university have helped attract outstanding students and faculty," Brock said. "Our hope is that in its new, highly visible location, the Digital Media Center will play an even greater role in recruiting students and faculty who are interested in adding 'real world' experience to classroom studies."
Rich Ranson, senior broadcast engineer for WVUA-TV and the Center for Public Television and Radio, said Crimson Tide Productions plans to be in the new facility before the 2013 football season begins.
Crimson Tide Productions, the multimedia component of the UA athletic department, is responsible for all in-venue/big-screen productions for Crimson Tide sports teams, including football. Ranson said the controls for the
Jumbotrons at Bryant-Denny Stadium have to be moved from Coleman Coliseum to the new facility before the first home football game.
The Center for Public Television and Radio and WVUA-TV hope to be broadcasting from the new location by January, Brock said. The two now broadcast from the basement of Reese Phifer Hall, home of UA's College of Communication and Information Sciences.
"The current facility was developed for an analog world, where television, radio and print occupy unique and separate spaces in the public arena," Brock said. "The Digital Media Center is designed for a digital world, where news and information are shared across all media in an instant."
Moving from a facility designed for an analog world to a facility for a digital one will allow for the use of new technologies. The facility will be connected to the UA campus through fiber optics, which will allow for high-quality broadcast of sports and other events. It will also be completely soundproof, so the work being done in one studio will not affect the work being done in another.
"You shouldn't even be able to hear that a game is going on on the other side of the wall," Ranson said.
Brock said a new server-based technology will be used in productions and broadcast operations. The Center for Public Television, WVUA-TV and Crimson Tide Productions will work in a tape-less environment, which she said will make the transition from filming to editing instantaneous.
"The new technology will help us produce higher quality, more diverse original programming for both television and radio," she said. "One of the most significant changes is the 'connectedness' of the new facility. Digital information can be utilized across multiple platforms; information gathered by television crews can be easily shared for radio and online uses.
"For Alabama Public Radio, which is a statewide network, a new playback system will allow us to create distinct weather reports and — eventually — more localized news reports for different parts of the state."
Ranson said the Digital Media Center has been in the planning stages since the expansion of the north end zone at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Work on the new facility began in November 2010, when the UA board of trustees approved the initial $6.5 million proposal.
Andreen said the UA board of trustees approved a revised budget of $14.6 million in September 2012.
"The funding includes $6.5 million from general revenue bonds, $6.7 million in university funds and $1 million from the Crimson Tide Foundation," Andreen said.
The Crimson Tide Foundation is the nonprofit, charitable arm of the UA athletic department.
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Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde has found a way to create clouds indoors.
We first saw this on Time.
Here's how it works:
First, Smilde regulates the temperature and humidity of the space to achieve perfect conditions.
Then, he uses a fog machine to create a cloud suspended in the room.
The cloud only lasts for a few moments, but it's still a beautiful and intriguing sight to see.
"I'm interested in the ephemeral aspect of the work," Smilde said in an interview with Maura Judkis of The Washington Post. "It's about the potential of the idea, but in the end it will never function."
You can imagine clubs hiring Smilde to create a cool, indoor jungle vibe.


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Jury Determines Trucking Company Subjected African-American Employees to Racial Slurs and Nooses
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. - In a legal victory for the U.S. Equal Employmen Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a North Carolina federal jury has awarded compensatory and punitive damages against A.C. Widenhouse, Inc., a Concord, N.C.-based trucking company, the agency announced today.
On Jan. 28, the Winston-Salem jury of eight returned a unanimous verdict finding that Contonius Gill and Robert Floyd, Jr., former Widenhouse employees, were discriminated against based on their race, African-American. The jury also found that Gill was fired in retaliation for complaining about racial harassment at Widenhouse. The jury awarded a total of $200,000 in compensatory and punitive damages to the men. The court will now decide back pay damages for Gill and injunctive relief.
According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Gill and Floyd worked as truck drivers for the company. From as early as May 2007 through at least June 2008, Gill was repeatedly subjected to unwelcome derogatory racial comments and slurs by the facility's general manager, who was also his supervisor; the company's dispatcher; several mechanics; and other truck drivers, all of whom are white. The comments and slurs included "n----r," "monkey" and "boy." Gill testified that on one occasion he was approached by a co-worker with a noose and was told, "This is for you. Do you want to hang from the family tree?" Gill further testified that he was asked by white employees if he wanted to be the "coon" in their "coon hunt."
Floyd testified that he also was subjected to repeated derogatory racial comments and slurs by the company's general manager and white employees. Floyd testified that when he was hired in 2005, he was the only African-American working at the company. Floyd said the company's general manager told him that he was the company's "token black." Floyd testified that on another occasion the general manager told him, "Don't find a noose with your name on it," and talked about having some of his "friends" visit Floyd in the middle of the night. Gill repeatedly complained about racial harassment to the company's dispatcher and general manager and Floyd complained to an owner of Widenhouse, but both men testified that the harassment continued.
Gill intervened in the lawsuit and in addition to the EEOC's claim of racial harassment, Gill said Widenhouse fired him based on his race and in retaliation for complaining about the racial harassment. The jury also returned a verdict in favor of Gill on both of his discriminatory discharge claims.
Race discrimination, including racial harassment, and retaliation for complaining about it, violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. A.C. Widenhouse, Inc., 1:11-cv-00498), in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina after first attempting to reach voluntary settlement through its conciliation process.
"This is the second jury verdict we have had within the last few months in a case alleging racial harassment," said EEOC General Counsel P. David Lopez. "It is unfortunate that workplace racial harassment persists in the 21st century, and the EEOC will take those cases to trial, if necessary, to vindicate the rights of the victims."
"The jury verdict in this case is significant because it is a reminder to employers that race harassment and racial discrimination cannot be tolerated in the workplace," said Lynette A. Barnes, regional attorney for the EEOC's Charlotte District Office. "The jury, acting as the conscience of this community, properly found that Widenhouse engaged in conduct that warranted an award of punitive damages. Such damages are designed to punish Widenhouse's past conduct and to deter this employer, as well as other employers, from engaging in this type of race discrimination. We are hopeful that this verdict sends a strong message to employers."
EEOC Trial Attorney Nicholas Walter, who tried the case, added, "We are pleased with the verdict and happy for Mr. Gill and Mr. Floyd. The jury took less than an hour to vindicate the rights of these gentlemen. The EEOC will pursue future cases of racial harassment and discrimination with the same diligence and fervor it did in this case against Widenhouse."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov


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Resort Uses Mobility to Enhance Guest Experiences
Engage, entertain, and inspire guests, and enhance the resort experience by providing personalized mobile services to access information.
The Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences solution provides high-performance Wi-Fi, indoor location capabilities, and personalized mobile apps.
- Deliver high-performance, tiered Wi-Fi access to guests and conference attendees
- Provide personalized information on activities and amenities with pinpoint location accuracy
- Gain new business opportunities through innovative mobile communication and marketing
"It's critical that we're completely aligned with IT. ...it's the technology that allows us to deliver the levels of service and engagement we're looking for."senior vice president of Brand Strategy and Advertising


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Jerry Sandusky Scandal
Attorney says settlement talks close to deal in Penn State civil suits
A civil attorney for one of Jerry Sandusky's molestation victims said Thursday the first phase of settlement talks with Penn State is finished, and that the sides are now discussing money.
Philadelphia-based attorney Tom Kline, who represents the man identified as Victim 5 in Sandusky's child sexual abuse trial, gave the update Thursday morning to a throng of media gathered outside the Centre County Courthouse.
Minutes earlier, inside the courthouse, Sandusky's defense argued a judge should overturn the pedophile's conviction and grant a new trial because his attorneys weren't given enough time to prepare.
As the sides wait — likely weeks — for Senior Judge John Cleland to rule on the motions, civil attorneys for Victim 5 and at least 19 other men will continue to talk settlements with Penn State.
"Where we are now is what I would call the brass-tacks part of negotiations," Kline told reporters and camera crews.
"Phase one was fact gathering," Kline said. "Negotiators from Penn State looked to determine facts — were these young men injured, was it on Penn State property, was it before or after the now infamous (Mike) McQueary incident?
"That's done," he continued. "We're now getting to the point where we are actually talking about money and talking about whether the case is going to be resolved."
Penn State previously set a self-imposed deadline to settle claims by the end of 2012, but announced in December it would not meet that goal. Kenneth Feinberg, one of the attorneys Penn State retained in September to settle the claims out of court, said talks will resume this year.
Kline called the university's initial deadline unrealistic, but said the sides have made progress. Although he declined to provide a specific time-frame for a settlement, he said the sides were "somewhere in the middle" in talks.
"But sometimes the middle to the end is a very long process," he said. "Sometimes the middle to the end is the harder process."
Feinberg said last month there had been "excellent progress" in negotiations. Kline seemed to echo that optimism Thursday.
"The tone and the tenor and the context of the negotiations have been most serious and most deliberate," he said. "Penn State has gone about this with very professional negotiators ... who are very skillful and very experienced."
Attorneys not affiliated with the case have said resolving the claims and lawsuits could end up costing Penn State tens of millions of dollars. Penn State is already on the hook for more than $80 million in costs that have arisen from the fallout of the Sandusky scandal.
Feinberg said 20 to 25 men are part of the talks, and possibly two or three more will be included if their claims are corroborated.
Attorneys for the victims have said the Freeh report, which concluded senior Penn State leaders concealed abuse allegations against Sandusky in 1998 and 2001, made the university liable for damages.
The senior leaders, ex-president Graham Spanier, ex-athletic director Tim Curley and retired administrator Gary Schultz, have been indicted on perjury and obstruction of justice charges. Their attorneys have maintained they are innocent and want to fight the charges at trial.
Sandusky is in solitary confinement at the state prison in Greene County, serving a 30- to 60-year sentence for sexually abusing 10 young boys, some on the Penn State campus.


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The European Commission has just adopted its programme on an Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP). The programme proposes 20 actions for a total amount of 40 million euros to support the sustainable use of the seas and oceans, and the expansion of scientific knowledge, recognizing the role of the coastal, insular and outermost regions of the EU.
All actions correspond to the EU targets and policies for 2020 and 2050 and reflect the political priorities for the IMP expressed by the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU and aims for sustainable decision-making in relation to the oceans, seas, coastal, insular and outermost regions and in the maritime sectors of the EU. The IMP is designed to foster coordinated decision-making through coherent maritime-related policies and relevant international cooperation.
The Council of the EU has recently reiterated the need to take into account the role and the importance of the EU outermost regions (ORs) and interested associated overseas countries and territories (OCTs) in the development and implementation of IMP. The Council encouraged the European Commission and EU Member States to develop initiatives aimed at reinforcing the integration of maritime policies in ORs and interested OCTs. It also invited the EC to study how the ORs can contribute to the EU's "Blue Growth" initiative.
In total, there are 8 ORs (mostly islands), that are fully part of the EU, belong to 3 EU Member States (France, Portugal, Spain) and are located outside the European continent - Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint-Martin in the Caribbean, French Guiana in the Amazon Region, Reunion Island in Indian Ocean, as well as the Azores, Canary Islands and Madeira in the North Atlantic. Together with the 26 OCTs, that are islands associated with 4 EU Member States (Denmark, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom), they comprise a combined Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of more than 15 million km2, the largest in the world.


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Perry vows funding veto over Travis DA plea
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry is threatening to veto funding for an Austin-based government fraud unit unless Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, who recently pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, resigns her office.
Perry spokesman Rich Parsons confirmed that the governor's intention had been conveyed to Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, saying Perry "has deep concerns about the integrity of that unit."
Local Democrats reacted with fury, noting the governor would be able to appoint a Republican successor for Lehmberg, a Democrat, even as there are ongoing civil court lawsuits to remove her from office.
They also complained Perry would slash funding for a unit that currently is investigating cronyism at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas that may involve Perry supporters.
Lehmberg couldn't be reached for comment Tuesday.
The Public Integrity Unit is charged with prosecuting official misconduct and ethics violations not just in Travis County, but the entire state. This session, critics attempted to give its authority to the state attorney general's office. Recently, Republicans have accused the office of having a partisan agenda, but in the 1980s, when Democrats were in power, then-Attorney General Jim Mattox attempted to have its funding cut after the unit targeted him.
The Public Integrity Unit has 420 pending cases, mostly related to tax and insurance fraud, according to Director Gregg Cox. Without the funding, which supports 35 employees, including lawyers, investigators and forensic accountants, "there's a good chunk we wouldn't be able to handle," he said.
"It is ridiculous," said Austin attorney Broadus Spivey, a Lehmberg supporter. The district attorney's fitness for office and funding for the Public Integrity Unit "are not related. It is an attempt to remove a Democrat out of a position so he can appoint a Republican."
Former Perry chief of staff Ray Sullivan, now a political consultant, disagreed.
"The thought of having the state's Public Integrity Unit run by someone with a severe drunk driving arrest, who showed disrespect of law enforcement, is an embarrassment to the state of Texas and the leadership who authorize funds for that office," Sullivan said.
Lehmberg's highly publicized arrest in April already has spawned two civil actions to remove her from office relating to her behavior during the arrest and while in custody. Officers testified she had an open bottle of vodka in her front seat after she was stopped at 10:45 p.m. Saturday, April 13, for weaving erratically.
Jail videos showed the 63-year-old prosecutor berating jail personnel and repeatedly refusing to cooperate with the booking process.
Still, she has an influential group of supporters, such as Spivey, who have urged her to stay in office.
"She's paid her penalty, more than anyone's ever paid for a first-time DWI," Spivey said, referring to her 20 days in jail on a 45-day sentence. Using funding for her office to force her out of office is "not playing on top of the table with the rules."
Even Democrats who believe Lehmberg should resign said they wish Perry had stayed out of the controversy.
"Personally, I think once she was arrested she ought to have stepped down," said former political consultant Peck Young, who teaches at Austin Community College. "I don't think he's making it better. This is a Democratic county. He'll get to appoint a successor. People don't want to give him that appointment."
Young called that view short-sighted, saying a special election likely would return the office to Democratic hands. "We've gotten lost in the high weeds," he said. "It's a situation where one tragedy is now compounded by another."
Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, who called for Lehmberg's resignation during the regular session of the Legislature, said Tuesday he "took no pleasure" in the controversy.
"However, one need merely watch the videos of her conduct at the scene of her arrest and at the jail to see why she now lacks all credibility to enforce the laws she was elected to enforce," King said. He said the videos show her being physically restrained by jail personnel, at one point, kicking her cell door. "I cannot, in good conscience, support the use of state tax dollars to fund and condone the utter disrespect of the law by Ms. Lehmberg," King said.
Twitter: @pattihart


text: Stanton Warriors are the breakbeat duo Dominic Butler and Mark Yardley. They are a DJ and producer team of Nu skool breaks, a style of electronic dance music. Originally from the West Country, the pair now play high-profile sets at internationally-renowned clubs such as Fabric and Sankeys Soap in the UK, and travel the globe extensively, with international acclaim in Europe, Canada, America and Australia. Their style is sometimes described as a fusion of electro, breakbeat and 2-step UK garage. Their name was taken from a hexagonal shaped manhole cover, made by Stanton Ironworks, based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire which seemed fitting with their style of underground, cutting edge style of music. Its also a reference to Stanton DJ products. The name was originally conceived from one of the warriors tripping over a "Stanton Warrior" draincover on Tower Bridge.


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My family was fortunate to have another trip to Michigan's Mackinac Island again this year. We stayed at the Grand Hotel, whose legendary front porch and beautiful surroundings are a treat unto themselves. I wandered into the gallery area in the main Parlor which exhibits paintings from the world renowned Manoogian Collection. The Manoogians have exhibited over 400 paintings from their collection at the hotel for the past 25 years. Here is a sample of some of the pieces on display this summer.
The works on display include 19th and 20th century examples of many different types of painting genres and by a large collection of artists.
My assumption is that the cigarette and the way she looks down at the viewer indicate her liberated status.
This is just a small sample of the artwork on display, there are many fine examples of portraiture, tromp l'oeil, landscapes, still lifes, etc. The art on display makes an already worthwhile trip all the more special.


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