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by Jacob Shiflett
Proponents of Wikileaks identify Julian Assange as an international hero and liken him to the Founding Fathers of the United States. Critics cast Wikileaks as a nefarious syndicate deserving the label of foreign terrorist organization. Some go even further by demanding Julian Assange be given the death penalty or summary execution. In either case, the situation and stakes are clear. We are living in the age of the information revolution. The invention of the personal computer and internet connected us all. It also produced participatory democracy—on an unprecedented scale—that caught the international power elite completely off guard. Now we observe these power brokers frantically scrambling to return the naïveté of the public back to the levels prior to globalization in the wake of this technological empowerment.
This should not come as a surprise. Authority figures rarely want to cede power to others. Nevertheless business leaders, government officials, and IGOs need to realize that there is no turning back. The technology is here to stay. The only question remaining is: where do we go from here? The consensus from these entities seems to be to target Wikileaks in order to cut the head off the proverbial snake. However, those who propose this measure fail to comprehend the size and scope of this lofty idea.
The cyber security giant H.B. Gary realized this when it started testing the waters in defense of Bank of America. In anticipation of a presumably embarrassing document dump by Wikileaks, Bank of America retained H.B. Gary Federal—by recommendation of the U.S. Department of Justice—as a security consultant. Everything seemed okay and out of the public eye until the CEO of H.B. Gary, Aaron Barr, began antagonizing the internet activist group known as Anonymous, which operates in tandem with Wikileaks' transparency efforts worldwide as a guard dog. In both private correspondences and public statements, Barr boasted of having information that would cripple the infrastructure of the group and render them ineffective.
As soon as these claims hit the public domain, H.B. Gary and Aaron Barr became prime targets for Anonymous. H.B. Gary found itself wrecked and ravaged within 24 hours of Barr's statements. The company that prided itself on cyber security had its files seized, sensitive materials publicized, and its website defaced. Adding insult to injury, immediately after the operation, Anonymous announced that a 16 year old girl compromised the security protocols of the cyber security giant.
The most fascinating outcome of this exchange, however, came by way of the sequestered files from H.B. Gary and Barr's email account. In these files, Anonymous uncovered a comprehensive strategy concocted by Hunton & Williams, H.B. Gary, Palantir, and Berico to discredit Wikileaks. The Machiavellian plan included: disseminating misinformation, providing Wikileaks with false information and calling them out on it once they published the material, instigating feuds within Wikileaks, stalking Wikileaks employees, creating uncertainty over the security and confidentiality of Wikileaks' sources, and conducting cyber attacks to mine information from the organization about its sources. What does this conspiracy tell us about democracy, about freedom of speech, about freedom of the press, and about the so-called transparent U.S. government?
This development provides critical insight that should realign public perceptions regarding a number of issues. First, it appears the U.S. government wants to play both sides of the fence, so to speak. U.S. officials feign outrage over "cyber crime" and "terrorism" while simultaneously conspiring with private entities and other nations behind closed doors to commit offenses that they publicly condemn. Second, cyber security firms and their clients—including U.S. government agencies—do not possess a higher degree of electronic protection than the average citizen. Third, Wikileaks should not be anyone's central concern for the simple reason that, in the absence of Wikileaks, the leaks will continue through the independent efforts of groups like Anonymous. Lastly and most importantly, when comparing Wikileaks to significant leaks from the past, such as the Pentagon Papers' acquitted whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, it appears that the U.S. wants to reframe social and poltical norms. The U.S., empowered by stringent counterterrorism measures in the wake of September 11, 2001, effectively conditioned the populace into believing that electronic acts of civil disobedience, protest, and crimes of conscience are equal to terrorism just because these interactions occur through the new medium of the internet.
Taking all of this into consideration, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently said that, "[c]onfidential communication gives our government the opportunity to do work that could not be done otherwise." Are the arrangements made between the Department of Justice, Bank of America, and H.B. Gary, et al the type of "confidential communication" so eloquently described by Secretary Clinton? If so, how long can the U.S. government, its privileged corporate entities, and its allies operate with impunity under the guise of patriotism? More importantly, how long will the public, through its complacency and silent consent, permit the US government to target these individuals with Draconian electronic communication laws such as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and the USA PATRIOT Act?


text: In the Hall of Remembrance at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, visitors can light candles in memory of the 6 million Jews killed by the Nazis and their collaborators during World War II. Nicholas Kamm /AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nicholas Kamm /AFP/Getty Images The Two-Way At Holocaust Museum, Clinton And Wiesel Urge Young To Remember April 29, 2013 On the museum's 20th anniversary, a Nobel laureate and a former president say coming generations must preserve the Holocaust's awful history. We all needed to be reminded, Clinton said, that "no matter how smart a people are, if you have a head without a heart, you are not human."

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Happy Canada Day!
No, my northern friends, I didn't forget about you. For some reason your bakeries just aren't churning out the patriotic-themed Wreckage - and for that I'm torn between congratulating you and scolding you.
Fortunately I do have a few specimens to share, though, and I'll also be sure to liberally sprinkle in some "Eh?"s throughout today's post, to demonstrate my impeccable cultural sensitivity. (I know better than to tick off a country of people wearing those hats with the earflaps and hanging out with moose all day, Ok? I mean... eh?)
First, let us non-Canadians take a gander at what your flag is supposed to look like:
Simple, bold, graphic... I have to say, Canada: I like it. Eh?
And then there's this:The finger hole was the result of an over-eager guest, but that "leaf" is pure Wreckerator skill at work. Kinda looks like a monster on a Popsicle stick, doesn't it? Eh?
I'm pretty sure this next one must be from Canada, too, because, well...
...it says "I heart flannel". And we all know what country loves flannel! Eh? (Right now the rest of you are jealous of my superior cultural diversity, aren't you? Yeah, I can tell.)
To leave you on a sweet note - Eh? - check out the beautiful Canadian flag-inspired cake Jessica J. found:
So pretty! It looks like this was displayed at a convention in the Philippines, but I don't see the baker's name listed. You can see more pretty cakes at the source page, though. Eh?
Nicole K., Michaelle P., & Lauren K., I would leave you with lovely French phrase, but I don't know any French.
Auf Wiedersehen!


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2011 Teen Choice Awards Overview
That's a Wrap For the 2011 Teen Choice Awards — Catch Up on All the Fashion, Beauty, and More!
Red carpet fashion and beauty coverage:
- Vote on all of Fab and Bella's red carpet love it or hate it polls
- Who ruled the red carpet? Cast your votes for best dressed
- Bold moves: see the ladies who stepped out in high-wattage hues
- Shop the red carpet looks: stars went to great lengths at Teen Choice Awards
- Nailed it: see the coolest manicures from the Teen Choice Awards
- Let's hear it for the boys: Justin, Taylor, and more step out at the Teen Choice Awards
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Get your favorite red carpet looks:
- Nikki Reed's colorful, haltered maxi
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- Nina Dobrev's girly, gingham Dolce & Gabbana
Press room stories, the list of all the winners, and more!
- Save the drama for your mama: Cameron Diaz talks high school in the press room
- Oh my darling: Taylor Swift takes home six surfboards at the Teen Choice Awards
- Hey, dude: the guys bring sexy back to the Teen Choice Awards
- Cancer bites: Robert Pattinson takes home awards and pledges to fight cancer
- PDA OMG!: Selena and Justin share kisses at the Teen Choice Awards!
- Surf's up: see the entire list of Teen Choice Award winners!


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Susan Granger's review of 'Son of God'
Hollywood's 2014 religious renaissance commences with this clumsy New Testament condensation of the History Channel's 10-hour miniseries "The Bible," produced by reality TV mogul Mark Burnett and his wife, actress Roma Downey.
"In the beginning was the Word," gospel scribe John (Sebastian Knapp) begins, quickly zipping through the tales of Adam and Eve, Noah and Abraham until the Christ child is born to Mary (Roma Downey) in Bethlehem. Reflections on his formative years have been deleted, particularly Jesus' temptation in the wilderness, reportedly because the actor (Mehdi Ouazzani) portraying Satan was said to resemble President Obama. So the story really starts as Jesus (Diego Morgado) launches his ministry, calling forth his disciples at the Sea of Galilee. Exuding beatific compassion, Jesus heals a paralytic, walks on water and feeds 5,000 hungry followers. When he arrives in Jerusalem, Jesus exposes the symbiotic relationship between despotic Roman prefect Pontius Pilate (Greg Hicks) and the Jewish high priest Caiaphas (Adrian Schiller), turning over the tables of the money-changers in the temple.
Earnestly blending the efforts of four screenwriters and three directors, including Christopher Spencer, is no easy task, so it's not surprising that this banal, distilled biopic seems fragmented and dispassionate, trivializing parables to one-liners, leading up to the Crucifixion, Resurrection and Revelation.
Unfortunately, Portuguese model-turned-actor Morgado's performance is so charmless and bland that it's difficult to comprehend his character's charismatic effect on his supporters, even if he's billed as "the first Latin Jesus."
Specifically designed not to offend, this sermon-tainment has been endorsed by prominent Christian pastors Rick Warren, T.D. Jakes and Sam Rodriguez, along with Abraham Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League, who calls it "the antidote to the poison that `The Passion of the Christ' became." Yet it suffers terribly when compared with Scorsese's "The Last Temptation of Christ" and/or Pasolini's "The Gospel According to St. Matthew."
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Son of God" is a faith-based 5, aimed at a church-driven audience
wof true believers. Still to come: Darren Aronofsky's "Noah" and Ridley Scott's "Exodus."


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The latest Internet time-suck is a virtual time machine that's well worth the trip.
Google Books recently unveiled its free digital archive of LIFE magazine, featuring every page of every issue from the picture-driven publication's heyday as a weekly, from 1936 to 1972.
The issues tell at least part of the story of the U.S. and the world around it, from the Great Depression to the dawn of Watergate – with wars, assassinations, the space race, social upheaval as well as four decades worth of celebrities, sports and fashion in between.
Many of the cover subjects are icons still identifiable by initials, or first names: FDR, JFK, MLK, Marilyn, Jackie. Between the covers resides some of the best photojournalism of the last century, including the work of Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White, Robert Capa and Gordon Parks, among others.
Not all the gems are photos – Marilyn Monroe's last interview is among the many articles worth reading. ("Sometime I feel I'm fooling somebody, maybe myself," she said.) The ads over the years, touting the virtues of everything from bacon ("Be one step ahead with meat power from Swift!) to smoking ("Dutch Masters For Christmas"), are priceless, shameless products of the "Mad Men" era.
The Internet often gets blamed for slowly killing print, but this is one case where Google is helping revive a lost art form. In an age of instant video, it's all too easy at times to forget the lasting power packed by a great photograph – there was a reason grandma kept that dusty stack of LIFE magazines long after the issues arrived in the mail.
The magazine was reborn a couple times over the years in different forms, before folding, apparently for good, in 2007. But it lives online, with new photographs, at LIFE.com.
Google Books' new collection is a nice addition to Google Image's archive of 10 million photos taken by LIFE photographers, even if navigating through the pages can be a little clunky at times.
But that's a small price to pay for the opportunity to get lost in LIFE.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.


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You get an iPad, you get an iPad, you get an iPad.
Oprah Winfrey has lavished her latest "favorite thing" on those responsible for maintaining her media empire.
In celebration of the tenth anniversary of "O" Magazine, Winfrey rewarded each member of the pub's staff -- veterans and newbies alike -- with a brand new iPad, along with a check for $10,000, Advertising Age reported. The number of employees at the magazine was not reported.
"These were personal gifts to the staff from Oprah to thank them for their hard work and dedication to the magazine," a Hearst spokesperson told AdAge.
In 2004, Winfrey celebrated the 22nd season of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" by surprising 276 members of her studio audience with brand new Pontiac G6 sport sedans courtesy of General Motors.
"You get a car, you get a car, you get a car," Winfrey famously said then.
The billionaire talk show queen's past on-air giveaways of so-called "favorite things" has garnered instant exposure for a host of products, and been dubbed the "Oprah Effect."
Winfrey has announced she will end her ratings-busting talk show in 2011 after 25 years on network airwaves and will pursue her own cable TV network.


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The Big Bang Theory A fight with Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) leaves Howard (Simon Helberg) sleeping on Raj's (Kunal Nayyar) couch in this new episode. 8 p.m. CBS
Parks and Recreation Leslie (Amy Poehler) tries to keep a minor scandal that's been blown out of proportion from becoming any bigger. Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza and Rob Lowe also star in this new episode. 8 p.m. NBC
Sean Saves the World Robert Gant guest stars in this new episode as Sean's (Sean Hayes) blind date. Samantha Isler and Linda Lavin also star. 9 p.m. NBC
Reign Australian actress Adelaide Kane stars in this new period teen drama as 15-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots. Toby Regbo, Megan Follows, Torrance Coombs and Rossif Sutherland also star. 9 p.m. KTLA
Project Runway Kerry Washington serves as guest judge for the season finale, as the remaining designers show their collections at Lincoln Center during New York's Fashion Week. 9 p.m. Lifetime
White Collar Neal (Matt Bomer) takes drastic measures to clear Peter (Tim DeKay), who is in prison facing murder charges for Pratt's death in the season premiere. Willie Garson also stars. 9 p.m. USA
The Michael J. Fox Show Mike (Michael J. Fox) tries to improve his relationship with Eve (Juliette Goglia) by getting her an internship at the station. Anne Heche and Betsy Brandt also star in this new episode. 9:30 p.m. NBC
MythBusters Michael Rooker ("The Walking Dead'') helps the team test zombie myths in this new episode. 10 p.m. Discovery
Covert Affairs As Annie (Piper Perabo) is alone for the first time on a deep-cover operation, Auggie, Joan and Arthur (Christopher Gorham, Kari Matchett, Peter Gallagher) and the rest of the agency try to manage the fallout from her "death" at the hands of Calder Michaels (Hill Harper). Richard Short, Gregory Itzin and Michelle Ryan guest star in this new episode. 10 p.m. USA
CBS This Morning Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin; David Kelley, IDEO and author Tom Kelley. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS
Today Debra Messing and Eric McCormack; Giada De Laurentiis. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC
KTLA Morning News (N) 7 a.m. KTLA
Good Morning America Pedro Andrade, Mariana Atencio and Yannis Pappas; Guy Fieri. (N) 7 a.m. KABC
Good Day L.A. Courtney Thorne-Smith; screenwriter Diablo Cody ("Paradise") (N) 7 a.m. KTTV
Rachael Ray Matt Bomer. (N) 8 a.m. KCAL
Live With Kelly and Michael Ian Somerhalder; Chloë Grace Moretz. (N) 9 a.m. KABC
The View Diane Farr; Selena Gomez performs. (N) 10 a.m. KABC
The Wendy Williams Show T-Boz, Chilli, Keke Palmer, Drew Sidora and Lil Mama; TLC performs. (N) 11 a.m. KTTV
The Talk Billy Gardell; Robin Quivers. (N) 1 p.m. KCBS
The Queen Latifah Show Julianne Hough; Russell Peters; women help to rebuild New Orleans; Asher Monroe performs. (N) 2 p.m. KCBS; 7 p.m. KCAL
The Dr. Oz Show Kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart; reversing aging. (N) 2 p.m. KABC
Dr. Phil A woman says her husband is abusive and controlling. (N) 3 p.m. KCBS
Katie Deadly club drug; mouth-and foot-painting artists. (N) 3 p.m. KABC
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Pamela Anderson; Jimmy Buffett performs. (N) 4 p.m. KNBC
The Doctors Carpal tunnel syndrome. (N) 5 p.m. KCAL
The Arsenio Hall Show Andrew Dice Clay ("Blue Jasmine"); Wayne Brady; Amber Riley and Derek Hough. (N) 11 p.m. KTLA
Tavis Smiley Jacqueline Bisset. (N) 11 p.m. KOCE
Charlie Rose (N) 11 p.m. KVCR; 11:30 p.m. KOCE
The Daily Show Malala Yousafzai. 11 p.m. Comedy Central
Chelsea Lately Heather McDonald; Bryan Callen; Brendan Schaub. (N) 11 p.m. E!
Conan Jared Leto; Kaitlin Olson; Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby. (N) 11 p.m. TBS
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno Dana Carvey; Cee Lo Green and Goodie Mob perform. 11:34 p.m. KNBC
Late Show Donald Trump; Selena Gomez performs. (N) 11:35 p.m. KCBS
Jimmy Kimmel Live Kerry Washington; Bob Pflugfelder; Sleigh Bells perform. (N) 11:35 p.m. KABC
Late Night Tina Fey; Goldfrapp; Thundercat performs with the Roots. 12:36 a.m. KNBC
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson Allison Janney; Ben Schwartz. (N) 12:37 a.m. KCBS


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Best Of :: Arts & Entertainment
Kim Cooper and Richard Schave are the masterminds behind the Los Angeles Visionaries Association (LAVA), an informal collective of locals who are passionate about the city. The husband-and-wife team also run Esotouric, a delightfully outré tour company that's cruising into its 10th anniversary this year. As if all that weren't enough, the native Angelenos also host a regular podcast about L.A. history called You Can't Eat the Sunshine, which further lifts the voluminous veils off the City of Angels. The show debuted in January 2013 with a tribute to local legend Huell Howser, who had recently died. More than 120 episodes later, You Can't Eat the Sunshine has covered everything from the work of Aldous Huxley and a composting expert, to a century-old socialist cooperative experiment in the Antelope Valley called Llano del Rio. Each entertaining podcast episode runs about an hour, digging deep into Southern California's historical, intellectual and creative landscape and mining everything from the literary to the licentious and beyond. Just like the title of episode 54 (about Henry Huntington's fake wood or faux bois), You Can't Eat the Sunshine shows us just how "Los Angeles' Roots Run Deep."
Inspired by the ancient Mayan city of Palenque (as imagined by an erstwhile movie set designer for Paramount), the fortresslike Sowden House was built for the lavish parties of silent film–era Hollywood. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. — or Lloyd Wright, as he was known — built the faux-Mayan temple to physically imposing scale on a hill in Los Feliz (the awe-inspiring patterned block cantilevers that project from the roofline above the entrance have been likened to the jaws of a great white shark). Inside the house has an Eleusinian feel: Twisting passageways, dark recesses and secret rooms flow into an atrium with undulating contours of stonework and a proscenium stage. The overall effect is what one architecture historian has called a "unique but indeterminate exoticism." This is not a house so much as a showcase, an open space for a select group to enjoy in privacy and seclusion. The real notoriety of the house dates from 1945, when George Hodell, a sybaritic physician and friend to surrealists and Hollywood A-listers, bought the property and redecorated (all-red kitchen, all-gold master bedroom) to host infamous sex parties "delving into the mystery of love and the universe," as he told Los Angeles police detectives investigating a rape charge brought against him by his 14-year-old daughter after one such party (Hodell was acquitted of rape and incest in 1949 and sold the house soon thereafter.) Many years later it was revealed that the LAPD considered Hodell the prime suspect in the Black Dahlia murder. He may even have killed and dismembered the starlet in a locked room in the basement. The house will be hosting art events by invitation this fall.
Earlier this year, The Kids in the Hall comedian Scott Thompson's name seemed to suddenly start appearing on live lineups throughout the city, from stand-up showcases to storytelling nights to podcast tapings. It wasn't a fluke. Thompson recently returned to L.A. after a stint in his native Canada, during which he beat cancer (thanks, socialized medicine) and decided to give stand-up comedy a go. He'd spent most of his career performing as part of an ensemble, so trying stand-up in earnest was a fresh personal challenge. At 58, Thompson works the stage harder than any youngster on the same bill — he paces back and forth, practically foaming at the mouth as he rants and raves about millennials and the way people behave in gay bathhouses. He also recently revived a beloved Kids in the Hall character for Apres le Deluge: The Buddy Cole Monologues at UCB Franklin, a program of the martini-swilling raconteur's monologues, old and new but never before performed. If you happen to notice Thompson's name on a lineup, regardless of who else is on the bill, you can be guaranteed it's worth the price of admission.
Others might be nipping at its heels, but Crumbs & Whiskers, which opened in September 2016, was the first cat cafe in Los Angeles. Legend says the very first opened in Vienna more than a century ago, but in more recent times it was a phenomenon that spread from Taiwan to Japan and beyond. Full of hidey holes, shelves and comfy pillows, this place is perfect for hanging out with our feline friends, and there are fluffy mice and colorful things on sticks to tempt the kitties to come out and play while java and treats come from a store nearby. You're at their whim, of course (hint: come early or late to avoid the midafternoon snooze), and there are rules: Don't wake or pick them up, don't take flash photos, and don't feed them. The 75-minute sessions allow enough time to meet all the bow-tied four-paws here, so try to snag a spot on the white rug, as it seems to be the prime place for patting and petting. Everyone drags their heels when they leave, but if you meet a cat you just can't leave behind, you're in luck — they're all available for adoption courtesy of Karma Rescue.
If you could somehow uproot the entire Warner Grand Theatre and transplant it to Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, the magnificent art deco/moderne structure would fit right in along that street's famous row of architecturally striking vintage movie palaces, which include the Los Angeles Theatre, the Orpheum Theatre and the Theatre at Ace Hotel. But the Warner Grand has been a fixture on Sixth Street in San Pedro's quaint downtown center ever since it opened in 1931. With an ornately detailed ceiling and artfully carved lamps and other extravagant neo-Byzantine fixtures, the 1,485-seat venue is the only surviving theater of the three movie palaces Warner Bros. built in the L.A. area in the early 1930s. The Warner Grand continues to host film screenings, opera performances and occasional concerts, including the late Chris Cornell's final solo appearance in L.A. County, in 2015.
For two weeks back in January, Iam8bit Gallery transformed into the Jerry Maguire Video Store, an installation from the willfully weird dudes at Everything Is Terrible! Upward of 14,000 VHS copies of pukey 1996 rom-com Jerry Maguire lined shelves from floor to ceiling and were configured into a pyramid along one wall. Clerks in red polo shirts manned a counter where no one actually rented anything. The tagline on the video's box is "Everybody loved him ... everybody disappeared," but that wasn't the case on opening night, as a line of people wound its way down Sunset just to get inside to see the Jerrys. After that brief, wonderful stint as a video store, the gallery resumed doing what it does best: hosting video-game–centric art shows such as "Iam8bit: A Love Story," in which 30 artists remixed classic video-game romances. From constructing a version of Scrooge McDuck's money vault to celebrate the launch of a DuckTales Capcom video game to an X-Files–themed art show called "Conspiracies, Monsters & Mythology," there's always something going on at Iam8bit to appeal to the pop culture–obsessed Angeleno.
As lowbrow morphed into pop surrealism and then again into new contemporary, Copro Gallery was there. The venerable art hub founded by Greg Escalante (who also co-founded Juxtapoz magazine) traces its roots back to the 1990s and, for more than 20 years, has saluted both established and up-and-coming names. In more recent years, Copro has become the launchpad of viral art; the "Conjoined" series of group shows curated by Chet Zar has brought forth oddities such as Kevin Kirkpatrick's hyper-real busts of Beavis and Butt-Head and Kazu Tsuji's consistently stunning sculptures of artists and historical figures. Copro has been striking hard with shows from dark art masters Zar, Clive Barker and Chris Mars. This summer, it paid tribute to the icons of spooky and sexy images by hosting Heavy Metal's 40th-anniversary show, a group exhibition with a heavy-hitting roster packed with artists like Dan Quintana, Olivia de Berardinis, Ausgang, Alex Pardee and more.
What do you do when you've collected thousands of pieces of bunny memorabilia, made your collection into a museum, and then outgrown the museum? You open a bigger location. Candace Frazee and Steve Lubanski have served the Pasadena area for many years as the owner-operators of the biggest (only?) bunny museum in the world, but the Bunny Museum's new Altadena location is hopping huge. (Sorry.) Prepare to be overwhelmed by and immersed in all things rabbit. At this point, Frazee and Lubanski have amassed more than 35,000 bunny-themed collectibles, which is more than enough inventory to hold onto their Guinness Book of World Records title. If you go, please remember to bring some little treats for their rabbits — hay if you have it, but lettuce is good too. Some people actually bring their own live bunnies to see the collection but must keep the bunny in hand at all times — there are cats in the Bunny Museum.
L.A.'s newest private museum, the Marciano Art Foundation, houses the art collection of the Marciano brothers, founders of the GUESS? fashion label. In addition to seminal works of contemporary art by the likes of Mike Kelley, Takashi Murakami and Jeff Koons, the Marciano offers a glimpse into the secret society of Freemasonry, which few of the uninitiated ever get to see. Tracing its origins back several centuries to European stonemason guilds, Freemasonry consists of fraternal orders whose ranks include captains of industry, almost a third of U.S. presidents and Hollywood bigwigs Walt Disney and Cecil B. DeMille, among others. The museum is housed in the former Scottish Rite Masonic Temple, a gleaming marble and travertine citadel designed by Millard Sheets in 1961, which has been thoughtfully repurposed by architect Kulapat Yantrasast of wHY, retaining much of the original structure's character. Lining the building's Wilshire Boulevard façade, massive sculptures by Albert Stewart depict important figures from Masonic cosmology, such as Imhotep, architect of the Egyptian step pyramids, and Zerubbabel, the Biblical builder of the Second Temple. Masonic symbols such as the square and compass are featured throughout, central to the Masons' conception of themselves as builders. In their lodges and temples, Masons would enact theatrical, costumed rituals utilizing hand-painted backdrops, several of which have been incorporated by artist Jim Shaw into his stunning solo exhibition, The Wig Museum (through Jan. 13), on the main level. Upstairs, the Relic Room houses even more wonders: robes, hats, books, membership logs and other Masonic ephemera, opening a window onto a secretive, in large part bygone world.
Before movies became our culture's dominant form of mass entertainment, there was the panorama, which captivated audiences throughout the 19th century. Often depicting immersive landscapes or important events, the panorama is a floor-to-ceiling cylindrical painting placed in a round room, at the center of which stands the viewer. Three-dimensional props, lighting and sound elements heighten the illusion of surveying a far-off land or historical scene. Founded by artist Sara Velas in 2000, the Velaslavasay Panorama is a contemporary twist on these fanciful Victorian houses of wonder. Its first iteration was located in the Tswuun-Tswuun Rotunda in Hollywood, where The Panorama of the Valley of the Smokes depicted a 360-degree view of the Los Angeles area as it might have appeared two centuries ago. A few years later, the Panorama relocated to its current home in the Union Theatre Building and debuted a new tableau, Effulgence of the North, which portrayed an icy, arctic vista, complete with the sound of cracking glaciers and a light show emulating the aurora borealis. After more than a decade, Effulgence closed Sept. 10, with a new panorama set to open next spring. Titled Shengjing Panorama, it will feature a 90-foot-long painting made in collaboration with artists in China, capturing an early–20th century view of the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang — and thereby offering a window into another place and time.
Virtual reality has come a long way in the past few years, and now there's a growing bounty of experiences to try. The catch is that, if you want a highly immersive experience, you'll need high-priced gear, a powerful computer and a lot of space to move your physical body. That's where IMAX VR Center comes in. The virtual reality hub is a cross between a movie theater and an arcade. You buy a ticket to try a specific experience at a designated time. Inside the venue, you enter a cubicle-type area, suit up and step inside the VR world to play. IMAX's selection of VR titles includes works based on pop-culture mainstays as well as original pieces. Don't worry if you haven't tried VR before your trip; there's content designated for VR newcomers here, too. Come solo or bring friends; there are experiences for one person as well as for duos and groups.
Despite the wealth of art inside the Vincent Price Art Museum, the institution remains a bit of a secret among Angelenos. You might be forgiven for thinking this is a collection of movie posters and costumes related to the actor best known for his horror films. It's not. Price wasn't just an art lover; he also was a proponent of arts education, and in the 1950s, he and wife Mary Grant donated a considerable amount of art from their personal collection to East Los Angeles College. That gift launched what has become a treasure chest tucked inside the Monterey Park community college. Today, the Vincent Price Art Museum has swelled to a seven-gallery complex, hosting an eclectic mix of shows that bridge art's past to its future. Price's interest in pre-Columbian art became the basis for the museum's permanent exhibition, "Form and Function in the Ancient Americas," which focuses on artifacts from western Mexico and Peru.


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Soldier cleared of manslaughter in Afghanistan training accident
The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, February 14, 2013 4:06PM EST
Last Updated Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:19PM EST
SHILO, Man. -- A retired Manitoba soldier faces the possibility of life in prison after being convicted of four charges stemming from a deadly training accident in Afghanistan.
A court martial panel on Thursday found retired warrant officer Paul Ravensdale guilty of breach of duty causing death, breach of duty causing bodily harm, unlawfully causing bodily harm and negligent performance of military duty.
The five-member panel -- akin to a jury in a civilian trial -- found Ravensdale not guilty of manslaughter and a second count of negligent performance of military duty.
"What I hope (the verdict) would do is cause others to think twice and to reflect on the nature of what they're doing ... and to take further steps to keep their soldiers safe," prosecutor Maj. Tony Tamburro said after the hearing.
Ravensdale was leading a test of C-19 anti-personnel mines on a weapons range near Kandahar city in February 2010 when one mine misfired and sent hundreds of steel ball bearings in the wrong direction. Instead of fanning out forwards, the ball bearings shot backward, directly toward soldiers who were watching.
Some of the projectiles hit and killed Cpl. Josh Baker. Four other soldiers were injured.
The panel had begun deliberating Wednesday morning. The verdict came with little advance notice and some of Ravensdale's supporters did not make it to the hearing in time to hear the panel's decision.
Ravensdale appeared to take in a deep breath as the verdict was read, but showed little emotion.
The prosecution had argued that Ravensdale ignored safety rules and allowed soldiers to stand too close to the mine, but the defence said Ravensdale was simply following plans approved by his superiors.
The operating manual for the mines, as well as Canadian Forces training safety rules, require people to be 100 metres behind C-19s unless they are shielded. Video played at the court martial showed some soldiers much closer than that and with nothing protecting them.
"There was definitely confusion about what the safety radius was and ... that was because the soldiers were never told," Tamburro said Thursday.
Ravensdale's lawyer, Maj. Philippe-Luc Boutin, said during closing arguments that no one could have predicted the mine would act the way it did. He said the 100-metre limit is designed to protect people from minor injuries that might be caused by stones or other debris being kicked up by the blast.
Boutin also pointed to testimony from witnesses who said Ravensdale had told them to stay behind a row of light armoured vehicles.
The court martial heard that some stood between vehicles or on top of them and Ravensdale gave the order to fire anyway.
Boutin said Ravensdale was disappointed with the verdict.
"We expected another outcome, but this is what the panel has decided and we'll have to live with it."
The conviction on breach of duty causing death carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, although both the prosecution and the defence said Thursday they had not yet decided what sentence they will seek at a hearing set for March 4.
"The sentence in the Maj. Watts trial is going to provide us with a good indication as to where we should go," Boutin said.
Maj. Darryl Watts, one of Ravensdale's superiors, is awaiting sentencing on charges of negligence and unlawfully causing bodily harm.
Another superior, Maj. Christopher Lunney, was recently demoted to captain and given a severe reprimand after pleading guilty to negligent performance of duty.
Ravensdale did not testify at his court martial and his lawyer did not call any witnesses. In an interview with a military investigator days after the accident, Ravensdale said he had no idea what went wrong and that "all hell broke loose."
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Hendra Wargo, appellant,
Paul Henri Jean, et al., defendants, Wilmington Finance, a Division of AIG Federal Savings Bank, respondent. (Action No. 1) Wilmington Finance, a Division of AIG Federal Savings Bank, respondent, v Paul Jean, defendant, Hendra Wargo, appellant.(Action No. 2)
2009-06932 2010-01452 (Index Nos.?4192/06, 8697/06) —
October 26, 2010
WILLIAM F. MASTRO, J.P. JOSEPH COVELLO THOMAS A. DICKERSON SHERI S. ROMAN, JJ. Mary Patricia Papini Guidetti, Middletown, N.Y., for appellant.
Day Pitney LLP, New York, N.Y. (Jonathan M. Borg of counsel), for respondent in Action No. 1.
Law Offices of Jordan S. Katz, P.C., Melville, N.Y. (Michael Lowe of counsel), for respondent in Action No. 2.
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Excerpt: Since, at the time Wilmington moved for summary judgment on the complaint in the foreclosure action, the issues of forgery and fraud were also being litigated in the fraud action, the Supreme Court should have granted Wargo's motion to stay all proceedings in the foreclosure action, pending resolution of the fraud action. If Wargo succeeds in proving that the documents transferring the property to Jean were fraudulent, or that the signatures thereon were forged, then Wilmington's mortgage is not valid and Wilmington cannot succeed in the foreclosure action (see Johnson v. Melnikoff, 65 AD3d 519, 520; ?GMAC Mtge. Corp. v. Chan, 56 AD3d 521, 522). Moreover, since the Supreme Court did not determine in the foreclosure action that there was no forgery or fraud, but only that the issues of forgery and fraud were irrelevant to the disposition of that action, those issues have not been necessarily decided against Wargo. ? Accordingly, the doctrine of res judicata is inapplicable, and the Supreme Court should not have granted Wilmington's motion to dismiss the complaint in the fraud action on that ground (see Ryan v. New York Tel. Co., 62 N.Y.2d 494, 500).
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A new study by researchers at St George's, University of London published in the journal Circulation has found that current European screening guidelines used by sports organisations to detect heart abnormalities lead to over-investigation and potential false disqualification of black athletes with perfectly healthy hearts.
To protect the health of young sports people, many sports bodies now recommend or insist that athletes are screened for a number of heart disorders that can lead to sudden death but are easily detectable using an electrocardiogram (ECG) - a test that measures the electrical activity of the heart and detects abnormal heart rhythms. New research has found that the application of new screening criteria could reduce unnecessary investigations and potential disqualifications by around 30%.
Researchers, led by Clinical Research Fellow and Cardiology Registrar Dr Nabeel Sheikh, analysed the electrical activity of the heart using an ECG in 1208 black athletes, 4297 white athletes, and 103 athletes with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition where the heart muscle becomes thickened and the leading cause of sudden death in young athletes worldwide. The ECGs were compared using current guidelines issued by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the newly published Seattle criteria, and a set of proposed "refined criteria" that take into consideration novel research findings and the effect of black ethnicity.
Although the ESC's screening guidelines, based predominately on data from white athletes, were revised in 2010 to reduce false positives, the researchers found that 40% of black athletes and 16.5% of white athletes participating in the clinical study would still be required to undergo further investigations under the ESC's current guidelines.
The Seattle criteria reduced the number of positive ECGs to 18.4% in black athletes and 7.1% in white athletes.
However the researchers' own refined criteria produced the greatest reduction: applying these new criteria reduced positive ECGs to 11.5% in black athletes and 5.3% in white athletes, without compromising the ECG's ability to detect sinister cardiac pathology.
This study could help refine current ECG screening guidelines and help reduce the burden of false-positive results and number of athletes falsely suspected to harbour a serious cardiac disorder during pre-participation cardiac screening.
Lead author, Nabeel Sheikh, said: "Our study shows that ethnicity must be taken into consideration during pre-participation screening if we want to avoid unnecessary investigations and false disqualification from sport. Unnecessary investigation of athletes not only has massive cost implications but it risks creating anxiety and undue stress. Our results also indicate that refining ECG criteria has a positive impact on not only black but also white athletes. It is therefore our hope that the data from our study will provide an important evidence base for revising existing guidelines in the future and significantly reduce the burden of false-positive ECGs."
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When my great-great-great-great-grandfather James Blanch married his first wife, Jane Barlow, at St Anne's church, Soho, on 5 September 1779, there were two witnesses: William Dorrell and John Elcock. With the help of Jan Addison, I've established that both of these men lived in Compton Street. We know from other sources that both James and Jane were living in the same street before their marriage: James worked as a patten-maker, as did Jane's father William.
John Elcock was a carver and also a parish official (he was an overseer of the poor) whose name appears on other marriage records in the St Anne's register. He may well have been a neighbour and family friend, but equally he may have signed the register in an official capacity.
William Dorrell, on the other hand, had no official connection with the church: in fact, he was a Quaker. So I like to think that he was there as a neighbour and a family friend. I wonder also whether, given what we know about the Blanch family's Nonconformist links, there was a religious connection?
William was a watch and clock-maker, from a long line of men following the same highly- skilled trade. Apprenticed in 1768 to his father Francis, he received his freedom in 1784 and in 1786 was working in Compton Street when the first child, also William, was born to him and his wife Eleanor. The record for the child's birth shows that the Dorrells belonged to the (Quaker) Quarterly Meeting of London and Middlesex. Sadly, this first child died in infancy: he was buried in 1779 at the Dissenters' burial ground in Bunhill Fields.
In 1789 William and Eleanor moved to 5 Bridgewater Square, in the parish of St Giles, Cripplegate, the part of London where the Dorrell family originated. In the same year William Dorrell, 'Citizen and Clock maker of London', took as an apprentice Joseph Edwards, for a period of seven years and a fee of £10. The Dorrells' daughter Eleanor was born in Bridgewater Square in 1791.
In 1797 the Dorrells moved back to Westminster, where they lived in St Martin's Court. In 1801 William took on Thomas Walter Dixon as an apprentice for seven years and the fee of £31 10 shillings. According to one source, 'William undertook several jobs of work for Thwaites of London' and 'in 1797, restored Cripplegate church clock and made it strike the hours on the tenor bell':
He was declared bankrupt in 1798, but obviously got his business back together, because, as a result of an advert in a London paper, he won a contract in 1805 to repair the clock and chimes in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucester. To repair the clock and chimes and replace 2 dials he charged £207 8s 0d. The chime barrel was made to play 3 tunes.
In 1802 another son, William Charles, was born to the Dorrells. Sadly, his life too was cut short: he was buried at Bunhill Fields in 1803.
As well as pointing to a possible shared religious affiliation with the Blanch family, is it too fanciful to see William Dorrell as a possible source for the highly profitable instrument-making skills demonstrated by James Blanch junior after his arrival in Australia?


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McMINNVILLE, Ore. – Scoring 28 unanswered points to avoid a major upset, second-ranked Linfield fought off opportunistic Hampden-Sydney 31-21 to prevail in a thrilling second-round NCAA Division III playoff clash Saturday at chilly Maxwell Field.
Linfield (11-0) advances to a quarterfinal matchup against fellow unbeaten Wisconsin-Whitewater (12-0), a 33-3 winner Saturday over Franklin (Ind.). The game site, expected to be in Whitewater, Wis., will be confirmed Sunday by the NCAA.
Like a good war film, Saturday's back-and-forth battle featured drama, intrigue and more than a few casualties for both sides.
Unranked Hampden-Sydney, champion of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, reached the second round of the playoffs for the first time in program history. And facing the playoff-seasoned Wildcats, the Tigers felt firmly in control throughout the first half before Linfield's edge in experience keyed a reversal of fortune in the late going.
Linebacker Dominique Forrest was the difference maker for Linfield. The senior All-American piled up a game-high 12 tackles, a sack, forced two fumbles and recovered his own stripped ball in the end zone with just over six minutes left in the fourth quarter to all but seal the victory for the favored Wildcats.
Forrest's heroics overshadowed a brilliant 387-yard passing performance from Nash Nance, the one-time University of Tennessee recruit who threw for two scores and ran for another with little resistence, all during the game's initial 20 minutes.
With Nance at the controls the Tigers drew first blood, marching 78 yards in eight plays after the opening kickoff. Halfback Chris Shembo was on the receiving end of a 3-yard shovel pass from Nance that gave H-SC a quick 7-0 lead.
Linfield's initial drive went 28 yards before stalling and the Wildcats were forced to punt. Nance followed with a 70-yard touchdown bomb to Holton Walker and suddenly, the Wildcats were facing a 14-point deficit.
Linfield drove to the H-SC 23-yard line on its next possession, but the H-SC defense held and the 'Cats settled for a 40-yard field goal by Josh Repp that trimmed the margin to 14-3 with 1:49 left in the first quarter.
Facing third-and-1 at the Wildcats' 41, Nance was stopped cold for no gain and on fourth down, he threw incomplete, turning the ball over on downs. Needing to get some offense generated quickly, Linfield quarterback Josh Yoder passed 21 yards to Colin Nelson and an unsportsmanlike conduct on Hampden-Sydney put the ball at the Tigers 23. Yoder took a shot at the end zone but was picked off at the goal line by Sidney Henry, squashing a prime scoring opportunity for the 'Cats.
Starting from his own 1, Nance moved the Tigers down the field for yet another TD, passing first to Walker for a 42-yard gain and capping the drive himself with a 1-yard sneak. The extra point by Paul Boydoh made it 21-3 in favor of the visitors from Virginia with 9:43 left in the half.
Yoder and the Wildcats continued to fight, driving 72 yards for a major score with 5:51 left in the second quarter. Charlie Poppen pulled in a 33-yard pass from Yoder down to the H-SC 3 and Josh Hill plowed over for the first of his two short touchdown runs, bringing Linfield to within 11 points.
Linfield continued to misfire offensively in the first half, even when chances presented themselves. Moments after scoring, Kyle Wright picked off Nance and returned the ball to the H-SC 45. But again, Yoder's lofting pass found its way into Henry's hands in the end zone, once more taking wind out of the Wildcats' sail.
Hampden-Sydney outgained Linfield 194-78 during the opening quarter and 329-195 for the half. Nance accumulated 303 of his 384 passing yards before the break, with four of his 19 completions going to Walker, Division III's receptions leader.
Yoder, the Northwest Conference's Offensive Player of the Year, was a subpar 9-for-21 for 140 yards at the half, including two costly interceptions.
Midway through the third quarter, the Wildcats snatched momentum from the Tigers. Spencer Payne returned a punt 39 yards up the right sideline to the H-SC 32, benefiting from three crushing blocks along the way. Linfield advanced to the 15 before Hill, running out of the Wildcat formation, was halted short of a first down on fourth-and-1. Wildcats rover Mike Nardoni recovered a Joey Kernan fumble at the 32 and six plays later, Hill clawed his way across the goal line. Repp's extra point pulled the host to within 21-17.
Hampden-Sydney, known for its gambling style of play calling, attempted a pass out of punt formation from its own 27. Nance's toss hit the turf incomplete and the Wildcats took over on downs. Riding a groundswell of home-field energy, Hill tossed the ball two yards to tight end Westly Meng for a touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter. The Wildcats led for the first time, 24-21.
Linfield's defense corralled Hampden-Sydney once more, giving the Wildcats the ball back with 8:25 to play. From the Tigers 27, Yoder suffered his third interception, this one to Zach Morgan at the 1.
Through all of its miscues, Linfield continued to cling to a 24-21 lead, bouyed by a defense that slowly, yet surely, asserted its influence on the game.
As if on cue, Forrest delivered the game-changing play. Nance dropped back to pass in his own end zone where a furious pass rush enabled Forrest to jar the ball loose. The senior dropped on the bouncing ball for the clinching touchdown, putting Linfield in front 31-21 with 6:18 to play.
Linfield steadily tightened the clamps on Hampden-Sydney in the fourth quarter, piling up three sacks. Nance, who began the game with 11 completions in his first 15 throws, went 5-for-11 for 33 yards in the final 15 minutes. The Tigers were 0-for-4 on third down in the final period.
Walker, who looked every bit like an All-American in the first half with 137 receiving yards, was a non-factor in the second half, catching four passes for 27 yards.
Hampden-Sydney outgained Linfield 415-375 for the game, though the Wildcats did limit the Tigers' running game to 27 net yards on 20 attempts.
Yoder ended the day 17-for-35 for 243 yards, but the senior was sacked three times and served up a career-high three interceptions, all inside the H-SC 2-yard line. Hill was the game's leading rusher with 55 yards and two touchdowns. Tavon Willis added another 42 yards on seven carries.
'CAT SCRATCH: The Wildcats are 14-0 at home in the month of November, a streak that spans six seasons. . . the Tigers came into the game averaging 35.5 points and 447 yards per game…the Wildcats entered the game leading Division III in scoring at 53.7 points per game. . . Nance completed passes to 11 different receivers. . . Linfield last faced Wisconsin-Whitewater in the 2009 NCAA semifinals.
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Nagoya, Japan, November 9, 2010 – Cuba claimed a four-set victory (25-22, 28-30, 25-22, 25-23) over the Czech Republic on the third day of second-round Pool F play in the 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship at Nippon Gaishi Hall on Tuesday afternoon.This was a crucial match for both teams. They were tied with six points each entering the match, and a loss would likely have eliminated any hope of advancing to the semifinals. The Cubans had lost three straight games (two in the second round) coming in, while the Czechs had dropped two in a row.
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The Czechs had the edge in the blocking department (12-11) and both sides registered six service winners. In the errors category Cuba committed 30 while the Czech Republic made 31. Kenia Carcaces was the key force again for Cuba as she finished with 22 points. Yoana Palacios and Rachel Sanchez each compiled 14 points while veteran Yanelis Santos came off the bench to contribute nine points including four blocks and some strong and valuable serves. Helena Havelkova and Aneta Havlickova formed a fierce tandem for the Czech Republic, both finishing with 20 points.The first set was a tough battle all the way. Cuba led 16-14 at the second TTO and surged ahead to take it 25-22. Havlickova was outstanding for the Czechs in the opening set, scoring nine points.Jiri Siller's team started fast in the second set, moving out to a 12-7 lead before Yoana Palacios made an amazing save for the Cubans when they trailed 18-16. She dived over her team's bench to keep the ball in play, knocking over the side-boarding in the process. Cuba fought back to tie it at 25-25, but they could not overtake the Czechs and fell 30-28.At 22-22 in the third set, Carcaces soared for two straight spikes to put Cuba up 24-22 and a Czech spike was long to give the Cubans the set. The Czech Republic held a narrow 16-15 lead at the second TTO in the fourth set, but Cuba edged ahead and closed out the match 25-23. Cuba will play Italy on Wednesday, while the Czech Republic face Thailand.


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Actor Ian Ziering was initially disappointed to learn his wife was expecting a second daughter after hoping to have a boy.
The former "Beverly Hills, 90210″ star's wife, Erin, is due to give birth to a sibling for 22-month-old Mia in May, and Ziering admits he felt a little blue when doctors unveiled the sex of their unborn child because he had been keeping his fingers crossed for a son.
The actor, the youngest of three brothers, tells People.com, "(I wanted to) teach him how to be a good guy and a great man."
However, he has since come around to the idea of being surrounded by females: "At the moment I found out what sex the baby was, there was a little time of disappointment but there are just as many reasons to have a girl as to have a boy. Spending two years with Mia showed me that."
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Shippers have three options for managing the shipping process: maintaining an in-house logistics department, outsourcing to a Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider, or implementing freight logistics software. When the objective is to choose the most economical option, most shippers choose the third option for the following reasons:
- It gives them more control over the shipping process
- It does not require a staff of transportation management experts
- It allows them to choose from a broad range of carriers
- It allows them to perform a freight audit without the help of a third party
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The product compares favorably to Third Party Logistics (3PL). Unlike 3PL, it does not place the logistics function in the hands of a third party. Instead, it allows the shipper to become its own logistics provider by providing resources for executing and managing the shipping process. Consequently, using the product is typically more affordable than outsourcing to a 3PL provider.
Does the product come in different configurations?
The product can be configured to meet the needs of the shipper. For example, while one shipper may need a configuration for Less Than Load (LTL) shipping, another shipper may need a configuration for transportation management. All configurations can facilitate administrative tasks such as a freight audit.
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Freight logistics software is available on a Software as a Service (SaaS) model. It is also available on an in-house model. Because it eliminates the need to purchase software and perform system maintenance, the SaaS model is typically more affordable than the in-house model.
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When the product is configured to accommodate a unique shipping process, it is typically implemented thirty to forty-five days after the initial service request. In most cases, the system is up and running within forty-five days.
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The amount of money a company saves depends on two things: what the product replaces, and how much it lowers shipping cost. Using the product to replace a department of freight auditors can yield a six-figure payroll saving. A similar saving can result from using the product to replace the services of a high-level 3PL provider (e.g. customer developer or customer adapter). In terms of shipping cost, most companies report a ten percent reduction in shipping cost after using the product for one year.
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Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has added his name to the list of premiers criticizing the federal government over proposed changes to the Canada Job Grant.
The changes announced earlier this month in the federal budget will harm provincial literacy programs and won't work for businesses in the province, McNeil said Tuesday after a speech to the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.
"We also believe that the Canada Job Grant doesn't work for Nova Scotia companies and we've heard it loud and clear," McNeil said. "This absolutely makes no sense."
The proposed grant initially offered $15,000 for each eligible worker to be divided equally among Ottawa, the provinces and employers. But Ottawa has faced intense criticism that the program would siphon federal cash from existing provincially run programs for youth, aboriginal people and disabled workers.
"We've clearly stated that we're not happy," McNeil said. "The Canada Job Grant program will cause organizations that are providing literacy programs and life skills to Nova Scotians to be really put under pressure. It's a substantial amount of money."
The federal government has since said it will cover the provincial share and deliver the program on its own if it can't reach a deal with the provinces by April 1.
However, Employment Minister Jason Kenney has stressed that Ottawa's preference is to reach an agreement in ongoing talks with the provinces and territories. A spokeswoman for Kenney said Tuesday that the Canada Job Grant also has the support of unions, employer associations and educators across the country.
Still, the latest proposal has caused fresh indignation in Quebec, where the Harper government has been accused of encroaching on provincial turf. Quebec Premier Pauline Marois has accused Ottawa of acting like a "real predator."
Ontario, Alberta and the other Atlantic premiers have all expressed varying reservations about the proposed program.
In Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Finance Minister Wes Sheridan has said more negotiations are needed.
McNeil said Nova Scotia can't afford to pick up the fiscal slack if Ottawa reduces its support for certain programs.
"We can't pick up all of the places where the federal government is divesting themselves of their responsibility," the Liberal Premier said. "We're running a deficit now, a substantial one."


text: Share: Comments Print May 7, 2010 at 8:51 AM Montreal awarded MLS expansion franchise (league release) Posted by Tom Wyrwich Major League Soccer Awards Expansion Team to Montreal League's 19th Team Will Debut in 2012 at Renovated Saputo Stadium MONTREAL (Friday, May 7, 2010) – Montreal, Quebec will be the home of Major League Soccer's 19th club, MLS Commissioner Don Garber and expansion team owner Joey Saputo announced today during a press conference at Excentris in Montreal. Montreal's MLS team will begin play in 2012 at the newly-renovated Saputo Stadium, which is built on the grounds of Montreal's Olympic Park. The venue will undergo approximately $23 million CDN in improvements before the new MLS team begins play, and will have a seamless 20,000-seat soccer-specific configuration. In addition, the new team will play a select number of games at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. "We are proud to welcome Montreal, the second largest French-speaking city in the world and a multicultural metropolis whose residents are deeply passionate about the world's game, to Major League Soccer," Commissioner Garber said. "Joey Saputo and his family are a committed ownership group that truly loves the game and will provide extensive knowledge to MLS based on their years of involvement in the sport. We believe that both Saputo Stadium and Olympic Stadium will provide a world-class soccer environment for supporters in Montreal and throughout the province of Quebec." Joey Saputo spearheads a group of investors, composed of family members who represent their different holdings. For the past 30 years, the Saputo family has played a frontline role in the development of soccer in Canada. First as a sponsor of the Montreal Manic in the North American Soccer League (NASL), it moved on into the 1990s to become owner of the Montreal Impact. The Saputo family has also contributed to the construction of Saputo Stadium. Montreal becomes the third Canadian team in MLS, joining Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps. Debuting in 2007, Toronto FC was one of the most successful launches of a North American professional sports club in decades. Now in its fourth season, Toronto FC has sold out every home game in club history, has capped season tickets at 16,000, and has a season-ticket waiting list of more than 10,000 people. Vancouver, which also has a proven track record of supporting soccer, will join as an MLS expansion team along with Portland in 2011. "After 17 history-making years, our team and sport have reached a new summit today," declared Montreal Impact President Joey Saputo. "Our team has evolved and our sport is now major. As a Montrealer, I am extremely proud of the acquisition of an MLS team. This is what Montreal deserved: a great league within a great city." Montreal has a long tradition of supporting professional soccer, dating back to the early 1900's and continuing through the North American Soccer League years in the 1970's and 80's. Since 1993, the second division Montreal Impact have provided soccer fans with multiple championships, including the inaugural Nutrilite Canadian Championship in 2008 that qualified the club for the CONCACAF Champions League. Passion for the sport was evident during that championship run, as 55,571 fans saw the Impact defeat Mexican club Santos Laguna 2-0 in a quarterfinal match at Olympic Stadium on February 25, 2009. While Olympic Stadium will be used for select matches, the expansion club will call Saputo Stadium home, as the soccer-specific venue that was built in 2008 will be transformed into a world-class soccer facility to provide an even more authentic fan experience for the Montreal MLS team. The improvements include several state-of-the-art amenities, an increase in the number of permanent seats, widened concourses and improved player facilities. Saputo Stadium has a natural grass surface. With the addition of Montreal, Vancouver and Portland during the next two years, MLS has grown from 10 clubs in 2004 to a 19-team league in 2012. Details regarding conference alignment and schedule format for future MLS seasons will be unveiled at a later date. The details regarding ticket reservation for MLS 2012 were also unveiled on Friday. It is possible to reserve seats now or alternatively, to register online on a priority list at www.montrealmls2012.com. The best way to obtain a season ticket for MLS 2012 is by purchasing an Impact season ticket. All 2011 Impact season subscribers will get priority over their seats for the 2012 season in MLS. For all non-Impact season ticket holders, there will only be 5,000 seats available on presale. Registration on a priority list will be required and a $50 deposit will be requested per ticket. Registered individuals will be able to reserve their seat prior to the general public sale. However, their orders will be processed after season ticket holder reservations and in chronological order, on the basis of registration date on the list. This deposit is applicable on the payment of each ticket but is non-refundable. For further information on the reservation procedure or to register on the priority list, visit www.montrealmls2012.com. Comments


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April 19 marks the 20th anniversary of the Waco, Texas, massacre of Branch Davidian church members at the organization's Mount Carmel compound. Some 82 Davidians (including 26 children) and four ATF agents were killed in two related episodes, a February 28 military-style assault by 100 ATF agents and an April 19 fire after a six-week stand-off provoked by the FBI.
The Waco massacre ranks among the largest mass-killings of American citizens by its own government since 19th-century Indian massacres, such as Wounded Knee, the Dakota Sioux War of 1862, and the Trail of Tears.
The massacre began in a February 28 raid by ATF officials on the compound where Davidians lived. The Davidians were ready for the ATF. Four ATF agents were killed and another 16 injured, and the ATF was repulsed from the Mount Carmel Center compound. Six Davidians — a Seventh Day Adventist splinter group — were also reportedly killed in the February 28 melee.
The raid was a result of ATF allegations that the Davidian's leader David Koresh (also known by his birth name Vernon Howell) had modified legally purchased AR-15 military-style rifles to fully automatic status, a federal crime. The FBI later concluded that the Davidians had modified 48 firearms to fire in fully automatic mode, and that they also had 21 silencers and a number of "practice" hand-grenades.
Koresh had been the subject of a series of articles in the Waco Tribune-Herald beginning the day before the February 28 ATF raid. The paper quoted former Davidians who claimed firearms violations, as well as polygamy and child molestation, by Koresh. The series began with the following allegations:
Waco — If you are a Branch Davidian, Christ lives on a threadbare piece of land 10 miles east of here called Mount Carmel. He has dimples, claims a ninth-grade education, married his legal wife when she was 14, enjoys a beer now and then, plays a mean guitar, reportedly packs a 9mm Glock and keeps an arsenal of military assault rifles, and willingly admits that he is a sinner without equal....
An eight-month Waco Tribune-Herald investigation that involved numerous interviews with Breault and more than 20 other former cult members and a review of court records and statements to law enforcement officials revealed complaints that Howell:
• abused children physically and psychologically;
• boasted of having sex with underage girls in the cult;
• and has had at least 15 so-called "wives."
The ATF raid was initiated in advance of anticipated annual March budget hearings in Congress, and Mike Wallace of CBS' 60 Minutes noted in a May 23, 1993 broadcast after the end of the siege that "almost all the agents we talked to said they believe the initial attack on that cult in Waco was a publicity stunt — the main goal of which was to improve ATF's tarnished image." Indeed, earlier in the year Wallace had aired a program alleging a culture of sexual harassment against women in the agency. The codename for the eventual February 28 military-style assault, deemed a "dynamic entry" by the ATF, was "Showtime."
And "dynamic entry" was the ATF's first option, not its last option. The U.S. House of Representatives reported on August 2, 1996 after an investigation: "The subcommittees conclude that the ATF was predisposed to using aggressive, military tactics in an attempt to serve the arrest and search warrant. The ATF deliberately chose not to arrest Koresh outside the Davidian residence and instead determined to use a dynamic entry approach. The bias toward the use of force may in large part be explained by a culture within ATF."
In a phone interview with CNN the evening of the initial ATF raid on February 28, Koresh claimed that the ATF agents had started the shooting:
They started firing at me. And so what happened was is that I fell back at the door, and bullets started coming through the door. And so then what happened was some of the young men with us just started firing on them. And I was already hollering, I was saying "go away." You know, I was hollering "Go away. There's women and children here. Let's talk."
Koresh's interview coincided with the experience of Texas law enforcement when Koresh had a run-in with the law several years earlier. Local officials reported no difficulties talking with Koresh, or with arresting him for an alleged crime (which resulted in a hung jury). McClennan County District Attorney Vic Feazell told the Houston Chronicle on March 1, 1993: "We had no problems. We treated them like human beings rather than storm-trooping the place. They were extremely polite people. After the trial, although we didn't agree with everything they believed or said, many of the staff were pretty sympathetic with them."
Though the U.S. government has always claimed that the Davidians fired the first shots, even the FBI concluded in its report Project Megiddo that the ATF provoked the Davidians: "The violent tendencies of dangerous cults can be classified into two general categories — defensive violence and offensive violence. Defensive violence is utilized by cults to defend a compound or enclave that was created specifically to eliminate most contact with the dominant culture. The 1993 clash in Waco, Texas at the Branch Davidian complex is an illustration of such defensive violence. History has shown that groups that seek to withdraw from the dominant culture seldom act on their beliefs that the endtime has come unless provoked."
The federal government clearly also violated the federal Posse Comitatus Act during the six-week Waco siege, which bans the use of the military in law enforcement within the territorial United States, since the government used military advisors and tanks to distribute a military-style tear-gas round called CS gas. Use of CS gas canisters was later banned, even in war, by the 1997 International Chemical Weapons Convention, and Davidians later blamed the fire that killed many of the Davidians on the use of the combustible gas canisters to end the siege.
While the official government report stressed that none of the victims of the fire was a direct result of the CS gas canisters, the failure to escape the fire may have been partially — or fully — a result of disability from the gas, which stings the eyes, throat, and skin. This may have been particularly the case for the women and children victims, who were in an enclosed area of the compound where the fumes would be slow to disperse.
The Washington Post admitted on September 4, 1999 that the White House's seven years of denying that the government had used military projectiles had proved to be a lie. "The episode has become a painful embarrassment to the FBI, largely because of the bureau's insistence until last week that no military tear gas cartridges or other potentially incendiary weapons were used during the assault."
The Washington Post also reported of Richard M. Rogers, the assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team at Waco:
Rogers, the agent who gave the authorization to use the military rounds, also was the Hostage Rescue Team commander during an earlier siege against white separatist Randy Weaver in August 1992 in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, in which Weaver's wife, Vicki, was shot and killed by an FBI sniper. "Rules of engagement" drafted by Rogers, which allowed agents to shoot armed suspects on sight, were later deemed illegal by a Justice Department task force. As a result of his role at Ruby Ridge, Rogers was issued a 10-day suspension in 1995 and voluntarily accepted reassignment to a non-tactical management job. He has since retired from the bureau.
Photo of April 19, 1993 fire at Mount Carmel: AP Images


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Location4760 Ribeirão, Portugal
ArchitectsPitagoras Group
PrincipalsFernando Seara de Sá, Raul Roque Figueiredo, Alexandre Coelho Lima, Manuel Vilhena Roque
CollaboratorsFernando Torres, Marlene Sousa, Francisco Oliveira, Hélio Pinto
PromotorMunicípio de Vila Nova De Famalicão
Project Year2008
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The approach to public spaces in the area surrounding the building to the West and South site, aims to develop parking areas and its characterisation allows the placing of distinct use access in a hierarchy.
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The atrium is developed along the entire longitudinal extension of the building of the main area which encloses the 25 m pool, and on a raised level.
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Our latest Geek of the Week, Beth Goza, is a creative force — the type of person who can jump into any project, figure it out as she goes along, and share what she's learned after she's done.
Apart from building a MakerBot and knitting and sewing and soldering a wide variety of nerdy projects, she's also learned a thing or two about working at Microsoft, currently working on her third tour of duty at the Redmond company. She shares her thoughts on that, her popular Ignite presentations, and many other topics in her answers to our questionnaire below.
Job, hobby and/or other geeky pursuit: Sr. Manager, Social Media & Community for Windows Phone is my day job, by night I'm someone with a love of books, movies, knitting, gaming, gadgets, robots, art, music, science, conversation, good coffee, travel, animals, nature, technology, good television, meeting people, trying new things, failing, trying again, making things with my hands, learning a new skill or craft, shopping, writing, painting, laughing, dancing and things I have even yet to discover.
Coolest thing about what you do: With a nod to one of my heroes, Doc Searls, markets are conversations, and I've had the great privilege to be a part of the ongoing conversations about mobile technologies for over ten years. The coolest thing about what I do is being at the epicenter of a technology that can actually change lives, bringing information and communication to people where before there might have been none. That said, lofty ideals aside, it's also pretty cool that I get my hands on all the hot phones.
What does it mean to you to be a geek? It's about having a deep knowledge and passion for the subjects that excite me. Although being geek is most commonly associated with technical interests, I think anyone can be a geek about pretty much anything. My top geek outs are: Star Wars, board/video/pen&paper gaming, crafting and film.
Craziest/greatest things you've ever knitted, sewed or soldered? For knitting it's a tie between my Super Hero goggles (pictured below being modeled by M.C. Frontalot), the iconic Princess Leia buns, or Sack Boy (which I sold for charity at Gnomedex in 2009). For soldering it's definitely my MakerBot, possibly one of the hardest projects I've ever taken on.
Your best tip or trick for managing everyday work and life: Don't Panic. ™ Douglas Adams
You're on your third tour of duty at Microsoft, right? Any tips for survival at the company? Prior to working at Microsoft, I was teaching High School English, so my first 7 years at the company was my only corporate experience. Leaving Microsoft and getting experience with both start-up environments (Linden Lab, Zumobi) and other large companies (T-mobile), was one of the best things I could have done. It taught me that the great things at Microsoft are unique to Microsoft, and that the things that frustrate me at Microsoft are pretty much the same no matter where I work. As far as survival at Microsoft, it's easy; find your mentors, learn to work across groups, dive into your technology, and find the closest Connector route to your house.
You're a veteran Ignite Seattle presenter. What have you learned from the experience? I've learned that the organizers of Ignite Seattle (Brady, Randy, et. al) have built a wonderful, supportive community of people who celebrate passion and creativity. I love seeing the talks, each being so different and so unique to the presenter. I also learned it can be incredibly cathartic to share with 700+ people one of the hardest (but best) lessons of my life.
Mac, Windows or Linux? I've been an equal opportunity geek over the years, but right now I'm at 100% Windows.
Kirk, Picard, Janeway or Sisko? I'm all about Picard. Everyone has "their captain" just like everyone has their episode of Star Wars (Empire Strikes Back for me), their favorite Dr. (Tenant – although Smith is growing on me), and their favorite console (Turbo Graphix).
Transporter, Time Machine or Cloak of Invisibility? Time Machine (in Tardis Blue of course)
If someone gave me $1 million to launch a startup, I would … Kozmo.com back from the dead pool of pre-bubble burst startups. One DVD rental: $4, a bottle of Odwalla Strawberry C Monster: $1, sack of sugar free cough drops: $3.99, the ability to get these delivered when I'm stuck at home with a cold: Priceless.
I once waited in line for … Funny enough; I think my next Ignite proposal will be "The Art of Standing in Line" because I've done it so many times for so many things. Notable lines in recent years include Comic-Con 2011, Zhu Zhu Pets (for my nieces, I swear!), the first of any product with an "i" at the beginning (pod, phone, pad), and my latest line standing was in September for the Missoni madness at Target.
Your geek role models: I'm absolutely in love with people who cross their geeky streams, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the geek crafting community. Crafters of note are Bonnie Burton, author of "The Star Wars Craft book", Ansley Bleu who runs her Bleu Arts shop on Etsy, and the dynamic duo of Amy Sjoberg & Stephanie Watanabe of Nerdventions.
Greatest Game In History: Video – Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic; Board Game – Anything from Flying Frog Productions (Last Night on Earth, Fortune and Glory); Greatest Game in History ever – Dungeons and Dragons (that's where it all started).
Best Gadget Ever: Sony Aibo/Sony QRIO. I once had all four Aibo models and was incredibly sad to see Sony shut down their AI development work.
First computer: IBM 5150 in '81 (Dad is a geek too)
Favorite app: Netflix
Favorite hangout: Card Kingdom in Ballard, it's like living in a Gamer's Paradise.
Favorite cause: American Cancer Society
Most important technology of 2011: This is a hard one for me to answer; because of course I'm incredibly proud of the Windows Phone 7.5 release, so for me personally that is the most important technology of 2011. On a global scale, I feel like the advancement and adoption of HTML 5 has been important to help with wider adoption of rich media across the web.
Most important technology of 2015: Wuffie: Let's make it happen people.
Words of advice for your fellow geeks: Don't forget your towel. ™ Douglas Adams (I definitely worship at the altar of HGTTG)
Sites: http://bethgo.com and http://nerdcraft.com
Twitter: @bethgo
Geek of the Week is a regular feature profiling the characters of the Pacific Northwest technology community. See the Geek of the Week archive for more.
Does someone you know deserve this distinguished honor? Send nominations to firstname.lastname@example.com.
[Geek of the Week photography by Annie Laurie Malarkey, firstname.lastname@example.com.]


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Newark playground stayed unfenced despite contamination
Community advocates are outraged that a contaminated playground at a Newark public housing complex remained open, allowing children to be exposed to dangerous levels of lead.
Newark public housing officials removed slides and other equipment today from a grassy playground area that tests five days ago showed was contaminated with hazardous levels of lead — and that regulators have known since May was located a few feet away from a former lead factory site.
Community advocates expressed outrage that the playground at the Terrell Homes public housing complex remained open until this morning — exposing children for months to hazardous levels of lead dust when they played in the area.
"I find it so incredible they have known about this for so long," said Ana Baptista, environmental programs director for the Ironbound Community Corporation, an advocacy group for the neighborhood around the Terrell Homes. Baptista said she's had repeated conversations with the Environmental Protection Agency about why the playground wasn't fenced off or signs weren't posted – first last fall and again Friday and over the weekend.
"I said this is going to be on you when residents ask you why you didn't protect them," she said. "Last week, it was good weather. ... There were children on the playground, and it was disturbing because you want to go out there and scream, 'Get off of this field.'" Baptista said that over the weekend, her organization contacted residents in the housing complex and tried to get the word out about the danger because "nobody put up a sign or a flier or anything."
Friday afternoon, the EPA released results of soil tests the agency did at the playground in early December. The tests showed high levels of lead in the surface soil that children are most likely to get on their hands while playing — as much as 15 times the amount of lead the EPA considers hazardous for children's play areas. The EPA said it didn't have "validated" test results until Thursday night but did not respond to questions about how long the agency has had preliminary results indicating the playground is contaminated. The agency recommended Friday that Newark public housing officials "restrict" access to the playground because of the hazard, records show.
The EPA did the tests after USA TODAY last September questioned why regulators weren't investigating the potential for lead contamination at the playground, given that it was just across the property line of the former site of Barth Smelting, which records indicate operated from about 1946 to about 1982, and maps show the site was a lead battery factory before then.
At the time, the EPA issued a statement saying it would test the soil at the playground "as a precaution" even though it "has no reason to believe at this time" that Barth Smelting contaminated the ground.
In response to USA TODAY's "Ghost Factories" investigation of government failures to investigate dangers posed by long-closed lead factory sites, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection had examined the Barth Smelting site last spring. In a May 4 report to the EPA, the state said it confirmed that the lead factory had once operated at a property at 99 Chapel St. in Newark. Although the report noted that the Terrell Homes playground was next to the old factory, it said no further investigation was needed because the factory site itself was occupied by another business and the soil largely covered with cement — capping any contamination on that property. The EPA signed off on that conclusion, the records show, despite the potential for lead fallout from factory smokestacks to have crossed the property line.
Keith Kinard, executive director of the Newark Housing Authority, which runs the Terrell Homes, said he learned of the EPA's soil test results Friday. He said the playground equipment was being dismantled Wednesday and a fence will be installed in the next 48 hours to keep children away from the grassy play area. He said staff will keep residents away from the contaminated area.
"Fortunately, it is 32 degrees outside, and residents are not generally looking to play on this strip of land," Kinard said in an e-mail Wednesday.
Lead is a cumulative poison, and experts say there is no safe level of exposure. Children can suffer irreparable loss of intelligence and other health problems by regularly ingesting even a few tiny grains of lead particles when they put dust-covered hands or toys in their mouths.
"If it was your kid, would you have them play there for another day?" Baptista said she asked EPA staff.
The delays in protecting children from the contaminated playground also concerned the Rev. Fletcher Harper, executive director of GreenFaith, a New Jersey environmental justice organization. "They deserve a clean, healthy environment," he said Friday.
The EPA plans to hold a community meeting in the coming weeks, and it plans additional soil testing in the area. In addition to finding contamination at the playground, tests showed dangerous levels of lead contamination in two yards at two nearby private homes, the agency said in documents released Friday.


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|Under the direction of David A. Lewis, MD, the Silvio O. Conte Center for Translational Mental Health Research (CTMHR) at the University of Pittsburgh focuses on the mechanisms that link the pathology, pathophysiology and clinical features of schizophrenia. The investigations of the Center reflect the synergistic scientific interactions among Center investigators from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of Medicine and Arts and Sciences, and Carnegie Mellon University, and the resulting development and implementation of innovative experimental designs and research tools to achieve these goals. Collectively, the Center represents a broad array of expertise spanning molecular, systems, cognitive, computational and clinical neuroscience.
Functional outcome in individuals with schizophrenia and related disorders is primarily determined by the degree of impairment in certain core cognitive abilities. For example, subjects with schizophrenia exhibit deficits in visual working memory and attention, and altered patterns of cortical activity during tasks that tap these abilities. These patterns of activity depend on the proper temporal firing of neurons distributed across a network that includes primary visual (V1), posterior parietal (PPC) and dorsolateral prefrontal DLPFC) cortices. These findings highlight an unanswered critical question: What are the cortical cellular, circuitry and connectivity bases for the impairments in visual working memory and attention in schizophrenia?
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Cell type-autonomous molecular disturbances in layer 3 pyramidal cells of the neocortex give rise to morphological abnormalities in these neurons, the severity of which is moderated by normal differences across cortical regions. This pathology alters cortical circuitry within and between regions, impairs functional connectivity and neural synchrony across regions, and disturbs both 'bottom up' and 'top down' processes during working memory and attention in individuals with schizophrenia.The Center is comprised of five research projects and two cores that are designed to provide convergent tests of this hypothesis. The synergism of these projects facilitates a translational approach to schizophrenia research, making laboratory findings readily relevant to clinical treatment. The proposed studies have high clinical relevance as the combination of molecular-cellular-circuit level analyses with in vivo indices of brain function offers a platform for subsequent identification of novel, pathologically-based targets for therapeutic interventions that are accompanied by pathophysiologically-informed biomarkers that can be used to predict and monitor the efficacy of such interventions.
In addition to its specific research objectives, the Center provides a rich environment for training and career development in which undergraduate, graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows and psychiatry residents can become involved in studies that bring the methods and knowledge base of basic neuroscience to address critical questions in clinical research. The CTMHR hopes to propel the development of new and more effective treatments for individuals with schizophrenia and provide a vehicle for disseminating the importance of, and the knowledge gained from, translational studies of schizophrenia and related disorders to the broader scientific and lay communities.
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a systematic arrangement of the chemical elements. An earlier version was devised in 1869 by Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (Russian chemist, 1834-1907). By arranging the elements in order of their atomic weights, he was able to show relationships, such as valency, that occurred at regular intervals and was able to predict the properties of elements still undiscovered in the nineteenth century.
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A graphic arrangement of chemical elements by atomic number and chemical properties.
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A chart with the chemical elements arranged by their atomic numbers.See: periodic law
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n a pictorial representation of all chemical elements arranged by increasing order of atomic numbers. Periods and groups are the primary classifications found within the table.