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Time To Showcase Premier Venue
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Phase II renovations of Reese Stadium, the home of Yale men's and women's soccer and lacrosse, are nearly complete and fans can now enjoy the new general and VIP seating areas. The Yale women's soccer team kicks off play at the new Reese Stadium Friday at 7 p.m. against Penn State.
Reese Stadium is named after the Reese brothers, Jason '87 and Jon '90, both of whom played lacrosse for Yale. Jon also played football and captained the 1989 Bulldogs.
"My brother and I were both extremely honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to provide the leadership gift to build a first-class lacrosse and soccer facility," said Jon Reese. "We are excited that current and future Bulldogs will have a chance to compete in a facility second to none. Through the stewardship of [athletic director] Tom Beckett, the stadium will also help Yale continue to attract the best student-athletes in the world."
While construction continues on the plaza and entrance areas, fans this fall will enjoy an atmosphere at the venue formerly known as the Soccer-Lacrosse Stadium enhanced by seating on both sides of the field, improved lighting and a new sound system.
"It's very exciting for our team to play in a new, top-notch stadium. I'm also looking forward to showing off the stadium to our recruits," said Rudy Meredith, head coach of women's soccer.
A new hospitality/press area is ready for use while concessions and ticket areas are nearly complete. All of the phase II renovations are scheduled to be finished this fall.
The men's soccer team opens its home slate on Sept. 15 with Central Connecticut and has seven other dates at Reese this season.
"We are thrilled with the new look and feel of the stadium. For the fans, it will provide a more comfortable atmosphere to enjoy games and a great view of the action from the new seating areas. The teams rooms and other technical additions will enable us to prepare better for games and practices and create a real 'home' experience for the players and staff," said men's soccer head coach Brian Tompkins.
Fans will notice progress on the project each visit to Reese. They will also see the work during video streams of Yale's men's and women's home Ivy League contests on yalebulldogs.com, beginning with the Sept. 25 women's contest between the Elis and Princeton.
"We are excited about this world class facility and about making it available to our students, alumni and fans," said Yale Athletics Director Tom Beckett. "This is an outstanding collegiate venue. We are grateful to Jon and Jason Reese, the alumni and friends of Yale Athletics who made this a reality."
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Sunday of the Paralytic
May 10
Tone of the Week
Tone Three
Fifth Orthros Gospel
Close to the Sheep's Gate in Jerusalem, there was a pool, which was called the Sheep's Pool. It had round about it five porches, that is, five sets of pillars supporting a domed roof. Under this roof there lay very many sick people with various maladies, awaiting the moving of the water. The first to step in after the troubling of the water was healed immediately of whatever malady he had.
It was there that the paralytic of today's Gospel way lying, tormented by his infirmity of thirty-eight years. When Christ beheld him, He asked him, "Wilt thou be made whole?" And he answered with a quiet and meek voice, "Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool." The Lord said unto him, "Rise, take up thy bed, and walk." And straightaway the man was made whole and took up his bed. Walking in the presence of all, he departed rejoicing to his own house. According to the expounders of the Gospels, the Lord Jesus healed this paralytic during the days of the Passover, when He had gone to Jerusalem for the Feast, and dwelt there teaching and working miracles. According to Saint John the Evangelist, this miracle took place on the Sabbath.
Resurrectional Apolytikion
Third Tone
Let the Heavens rejoice; let earthly things be glad; for the Lord hath wrought might with His arm, He hath trampled upon death by death. The first-born of the dead hath He become. From the belly of Hades hath He delivered us, and hath granted great mercy to the world.
Seasonal Kontakion
Plagal of the Fourth Tone
Though You went down into the tomb, You destroyed Hades' power, and You rose the victor, Christ God, saying to the myrrh-bearing women, "Hail!" and granting peace to Your disciples, You who raise up the fallen.
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salonmarketing needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 117 designs submitted by 29 freelance designers.
I am in the business of empowering beauty professionals by giving them the tools and the skills to market themselves and their businesses in a way that no other school or training certification has done before. My goal is to take the average beauty professional and place them into the top 5% after utilizing my teachings. We plan on doing all of this from a web based format. We are the first like this in the business.
Salon and Spa owners, independent hair stylists, massage therapist, skin care professionals, etc. Basically any and all beauty professionals who live, eat, and breath this industry.
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Bay Area Hospital strives to improve the health of our community every day.
Bay Area Hospital is a tobacco-free campus.
We provide some of the most advanced and compassionate care in the region.
Whether you are receiving care or visiting a loved one, our goal is to make your stay with us a positive one.
Bay Area Hospital offers a wide variety of support groups and programs to improve the health of our community.
We are continually looking for opportunities to improve our organization and keep our community informed.
The DASH diet — Follow this eating approach for better blood pressure and other health benefits.
DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The DASH diet is a lifelong approach to healthy eating that''s designed to help treat or prevent high blood pressure (hypertension). The DASH diet encourages you to reduce the sodium in your diet and eat a variety of foods rich in nutrients that help lower blood pressure, such as potassium, calcium and magnesium.
By following the DASH diet, you may be able to reduce your blood pressure by a few points in just two weeks. Over time, your systolic blood pressure could drop by seven to 12 points, which can make a significant difference in your health risks.
Because the DASH diet is a healthy way of eating, it offers health benefits besides just lowering blood pressure. The DASH diet is also in line with dietary recommendations to prevent osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
And while the DASH diet is not a weight-loss program, you may indeed lose unwanted pounds because it can help guide you toward healthier meals and snacks.
The DASH diet emphasizes vegetables, fruit and low-fat dairy foods — and moderate amounts of whole grains, fish, poultry and nuts. In addition to the standard DASH diet, there is also a lower sodium version of the diet. You can choose the version of the diet that meets your health needs:
Both versions of the DASH diet aim to reduce the amount of sodium in your diet compared with what you might get in a more traditional diet, which can amount to a whopping 3,500 mg of sodium a day or more.
The standard DASH diet meets the recommendation from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to keep daily sodium intake to less than 2,300 mg a day. The lower sodium version of the diet matches the recommendation to reduce sodium to 1,500 mg a day if you''re 51 and older, black, or have hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease. The American Heart Association recommends 1,500 mg as an upper limit for all adults. If you aren''t sure what sodium level is right for you, talk to your doctor.
Both versions of the DASH diet include lots of whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products. The DASH diet also includes some fish, poultry and legumes. You can eat red meat, sweets and fats in small amounts. The DASH diet is low in saturated fat, cholesterol and total fat.
Here''s a look at the recommended servings from each food group for the 2,000-calorie-a-day DASH diet.
Grains: 6 to 8 servings a day
Grains include bread, cereal, rice and pasta. Examples of one serving of grains include 1 slice whole-wheat bread, 1 ounce (oz.) dry cereal, or 1/2 cup cooked cereal, rice or pasta.
Vegetables: 4 to 5 servings a day
Tomatoes, carrots, broccoli, sweet potatoes, greens and other vegetables are full of fiber, vitamins, and such minerals as potassium and magnesium. Examples of one serving include 1 cup raw leafy green vegetables or 1/2 cup cut-up raw or cooked vegetables.
Fruits: 4 to 5 servings a day
Many fruits need little preparation to become a healthy part of a meal or snack. Like vegetables, they''re packed with fiber, potassium and magnesium and are typically low in fat — exceptions include avocados and coconuts. Examples of one serving include 1 medium fruit or 1/2 cup fresh, frozen or canned fruit or 4 ounces of juice.
Dairy: 2 to 3 servings a day
Milk, yogurt, cheese and other dairy products are major sources of calcium, vitamin D and protein. But the key is to make sure that you choose dairy products that are low fat or fat-free because otherwise they can be a major source of fat — and most of it is saturated. Examples of one serving include 1 cup skim or 1 percent milk, 1 cup yogurt, or 1 1/2 oz. cheese.
Lean meat, poultry and fish: 6 or fewer servings a day
Meat can be a rich source of protein, B vitamins, iron and zinc. But because even lean varieties contain fat and cholesterol, don''t make them a mainstay of your diet — cut back typical meat portions by one-third or one-half and pile on the vegetables instead. Examples of one serving include 1 oz. cooked skinless poultry, seafood or lean meat or 1 egg.
Nuts, seeds and legumes: 4 to 5 servings a week
Almonds, sunflower seeds, kidney beans, peas, lentils and other foods in this family are good sources of magnesium, potassium and protein. They''re also full of fiber and phytochemicals, which are plant compounds that may protect against some cancers and cardiovascular disease. Serving sizes are small and are intended to be consumed weekly because these foods are high in calories. Examples of one serving include 1/3 cup (1 1/2 oz.) nuts, 2 tablespoons seeds, or 1/2 cup cooked beans or peas.
Fats and oils: 2 to 3 servings a day
Fat helps your body absorb essential vitamins and helps your body''s immune system. But too much fat increases your risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The DASH diet strives for a healthy balance by limiting total fat to 27 percent or less of daily calories from fat, with a focus on the healthier monounsaturated fats. Examples of one serving include 1 teaspoon soft margarine, 1 tablespoon mayonnaise or 2 tablespoons salad dressing.
Sweets: 5 or fewer a week
You don''t have to banish sweets entirely while following the DASH diet — just go easy on them. Examples of one serving include 1 tablespoon sugar, jelly or jam, 1/2 cup sorbet, or 1 cup (8 oz.) lemonade.
Drinking too much alcohol can increase blood pressure. The DASH diet recommends that men limit alcohol to two or fewer drinks a day and women one or less.
The DASH diet doesn''t address caffeine consumption. The influence of caffeine on blood pressure remains unclear. But caffeine can cause your blood pressure to rise at least temporarily. If you already have high blood pressure or if you think caffeine is affecting your blood pressure, talk to your doctor about your caffeine consumption.
The DASH diet is not designed to promote weight loss, but it can be used as part of an overall weight-loss strategy. The DASH diet is based on a diet of about 2,000 calories a day. If you''re trying to lose weight, though, you may want to eat around 1,600 a day. You may need to adjust your serving goals based on your health or individual circumstances — something your health care team can help you decide.
The foods at the core of the DASH diet are naturally low in sodium. So just by following the DASH diet, you''re likely to reduce your sodium intake. You also reduce sodium further by:
One teaspoon of table salt has about 2,300 mg of sodium, and 2/3 teaspoon of table salt has about 1,500 mg of sodium. When you read food labels, you may be surprised at just how much sodium some processed foods contain. Even low-fat soups, canned vegetables, ready-to-eat cereals and sliced turkey from the local deli — foods you may have considered healthy — often have lots of sodium.
You may notice a difference in taste when you choose low-sodium food and beverages. If things seem too bland, gradually introduce low-sodium foods and cut back on table salt until you reach your sodium goal. That''ll give your palate time to adjust. It can take several weeks for your taste buds to get used to less salty foods.
Try these strategies to get started on the DASH diet:
Remember, healthy eating isn''t an all-or-nothing proposition. What''s most important is that, on average, you eat healthier foods with plenty of variety — both to keep your diet nutritious and to avoid boredom or extremes. And with the DASH diet, you can have both.


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i have redhat 7.2 and windowsME both installed on my machine. <i am a linux newbie >
i decided to try and make my windows files available on linux. i went to mount the drive w/ this
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows -t vfat -o,ro
this worked at school, i did it at home and i got this:
mount: cannot mount block device /dev/hda1 read-only
so can any linux guru explain how to get around this. how can hda1 be read only, i dont get it.
thank you in advance to anyone that helps.


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ADDISON COUNTY — Local lawmakers on Tuesday and Wednesday fielded several amendments related to the proposed combining of the state's two largest utilities, much of it related to a $21 million payback that some believe is owed to electricity ratepayers as a condition of the merger.
The $21 million in question represents additional money that electricity ratepayers were assessed to help shore up a financially strapped Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (CVPS) back in 2001.
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MIDDLEBURY — Most local lawmakers said they are not keen on intervening in a case involving the proposed return to electricity ratepayers of around $21 million that was used to help stabilize Central Vermont Public Service Corp. in 2001 when it ran into some financial trouble.
CVPS, the state's largest utility, weathered that financial storm (associated with hydro-power contracts) and is now on the verge of being acquired by, and merged with, Green Mountain Power (GMP) — which is owned by Montreal-based Gaz Metro.
When Central Vermont Public Service was granted an emergency rate increase in 2001, the deal struck was that the utility would repay the difference to ratepayers when, and if, the utility was sold. The amount was an estimated $21 million.
CVPS is I the process of being acquired by Gaz Metro, the Quebec Company that owns Green Mountain Power and Vermont Gas. It took a nanosecond before the question of the $21 million took center stage.
MIDDLEBURY — At age 100, Bill James can cross the word "bucket" off his bucket list.
James donned a helmet last Wednesday and at long last got a lift in a bucket truck, courtesy of his former longtime employer, Central Vermont Public Service (CVPS).
It was a special treat for James, who toiled full-time as a lineman for the state's biggest electric utility for 34 years, from 1940 to 1974. Back in those days, linemen had to climb up the utility poles. Today, the bucket trucks gently lift workers up with the flick of a switch.
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The Mets behind Jon Niese will attempt to win the rubber game of their series at Cincinnati this afternoon and go home 3-3 on the road trip. A let down of sorts after their 9-1 homestand, but considering what happened in Philly, I'll take it.
Niese is coming off a superb start last Friday in Philadelphia, prompting one anonymous Phillie to say he's better than any pitcher the Phillies have "not named Halladay."
To me, the key story of the day is how the Mets are handling Mike Pelfrey's tight shoulder. Pelfrey was hammered in his last start, and afterward complained of stiffness in his shoulder. An MRI Monday was negative, but even so the Mets bagged his normal throw day yesterday and today he had a light abbreviated bullpen session.
Pitching coach Dan Warthen said the decision to cancel his normal bullpen was to not force the issue, but also said Pelfrey is good to go this weekend against San Francisco.
I say, why bother?
There's reason enough to be concerned so shouldn't the prudent thing be to have him skip his start to be sure he's sound. We're talking a game in May. Isn't it better to miss one game now rather than four or five later should he go on the disabled list for a prolonged time?
When it comes to a pitcher's arm, I always anticipate the worse and believe it is better to be cautious now rather than regretful later. They don't need Pelfrey as much this weekend as they do later this season.
R.A. Dickey is pitching well for Triple-A Buffalo and could be brought up for an emergency start.
Here's today's line-up for the Mets:
Angel Pagan, CF
Alex Cora, 2B
Jose Reyes, SS
Jason Bay, LF
David Wright, 3B
Ike Davis, 1B
Gary Matthews, RF
Henry Blanco, C
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Sanctuary Above the Crypt: As Above, So Below • DJ Xibalbalola • DJ Brad Cole • DJ Fetality
The theme of this month's electronic dance and fetish party Sanctuary Above the Crypt is "as above, so below." This Hermetic mantra originated from Hermes Trismegistus' Emerald Tablet. In keeping with previous dualist themes of the monthly gathering, costuming options are virtually endless. Whether you bask in the sun or prefer the shade of night, all those aged 18-and-above are invited to a synthesis of tenebrosity and effulgence. DJs Xibalbalola, Brad Cole and Fetality spin the gloom and dazzle. Burlesque and fetish performances and a piercing demo add interest to revelry. Admission is seven bucks for those 21-and-over and $10 for those over 18. Evolution Nightclub • Sat Dec 1 • 8:30 pm • $6-$8 • 21+ • View on Alibi calendar


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Review Group Week 173 - BATMAN and ROBIN #1
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by Kerny » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:07 pm
Very nice review.
by KING King Impulse » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:08 pm
From Phonogram's Twi**er (I understand that you don't like the word )
by Punchy » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:09 pm[quote="King Impulse"][/quote]
I'll believe it when I see it!
by KING King Impulse » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:13 pm
I am an optimist!
by Starlord » Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:59 pm
well I'm sorry, but fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
by SuperginraiX » Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:33 amOh, Batman and Robin, how I know you will ultimately disappoint me but how I desperately want you to be good.
This issue does a good job of showing Dick as Batman while at the same time showing why he really isn't Batman. I know that's odd and probably not what Morrison was going for (or maybe he was-- he thinks in eight dimensions) but it's how it reads. Dick seems more like he's playing at Batman and filling the costume for Bruce's eventual return (which, of course, is eventual and no one's lying to themselves about it). He's uncomfortable and has actual emotions and feelings that, once the cowl come off, make him seem like a more amateurish detective than the protege of Bruce Wayne.
Anyway, the book is filled with ackward lines. It's almost like Morrison is approaching this book from two different perspectives: there's whatever high end crap he's going to eventually pull off and then there's the dialogue straight from a Die Hard movie. Die Hard was great but never, ever analyze the dialogue because it doesn't actually fit most of the scenes. "Crime is doomed." spouted off by, apparently, Dick Grayson. "Batman and Robin. Together again for the first time." again by Dick Grayson and on their second outing together in this very issue (albiet the first visit to the Comissioner). It's weak and kept pulling me out of the book and made me want to watch Die Hard more than anything else.
The villain is suitably villainous though it's pretty certain that... Pyg... won't be joining Batman's rogue's gallery. Maybe he'll get a good run in before disappearing forever/ getting killed off. I guess we'll see.
The art. Quitely is hit or miss and, for me, it's mostly miss. There's some good work within but his faces continue to annoy the hell out of me. The new Robin is particularly Liefeldian in proportions. No seriously. It looks like Liefeld drew it but some of the crosshatching's been erased. Also: no one uses an iron in Gotham City. That is some seriously wrinkled clothes all around. You can add it to the wrinkled skin and... y'know, everything in this book is sort of wrinkled. Could also use an inker to add some line quality to his work. Everything is done with pretty much the same line width with only slight variation within. It looks sort of flat. It's one of the reasons why, precolor, these pages were just sort of blah. The work is saved by very nice coloring and good layouts (and because this is only my opinion and some people actually love this stuff).
The car is cool. The Bat-Suit is cool. Good layouts. Some nice design work. There? I can be positive.
All in all, I'm probably not going to enjoy this when it's in my collection. I should know that and not pick up the next issue and then continue not picking it up. I'm not a Batman fan. I'm not a Morrison fan. I'm certainly not a Quitely fan.
But this thing does call to me. Maybe it's because I'm a Nightwing fan. Maybe it's because the one thing Morrison can do better than anything else is hype. He can make me believe that this thing is gonna be worth it to the point where I don't want to look at it rationally. Maybe this time.
So, I'm in, I guess. We'll see if I can stay excited while waiting for the next issue.
Batman and Robin #1, you get a 7. See you in a few weeks, maybe.
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charleyrock needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 21 designs submitted by 7 freelance designers.
Founders of a notabyl.com, a website and mobile application that lets you bookmark the important places in your life, add and share content about those places and build unique content around those places like journals and itineraries.
Icons/illustrations will be used to represent "places" and categories of places such as restaurants, bars, coffee shops, parks, etc. for use on our website and on a mobile application. target audience is 18-55 year old mobile technology consumers.
Icons/illustrations will be simple, representations of places (i.e., a plate with knife and fork for a "Restaurant", a palm tree and sand for a "Beach").
Icons/ilustrations should could look like "badges" or "stamps".
Icons/illustrations should be simple, but can be creative and have an element of fun. This is important and will distinguish designs we like versus those we don't - Designs should have some element of whimsy/fun without being cartoonish.
Set of 8 icons should have a somewhat consistent design format. Icons/illustrations should be simple but "slick", i.e., don't be afraid to include shading, gradients, etc. to make designs look professional.
Set of 8 icons should be in vector/adobe illustrator format.
We have more icons to execute for winner of contest!
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Three reasons why Kick-Ass 2 doesn't kick ass: 1) No Nic Cage; 2) No Jane Goldman/Matthew Vaughn creative naughtiness; 3) No John Murphy on the soundtrack. The self-taught Scouse composer has been hot stuff since he delivered his 28 Days Later score and the neck hair-raising themes he wrote for Sunshine. Lionsgate thought he was hot stuff too and commissioned him to rework 'Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)' for Kick-Ass - the result was 'Strobe', a searing two-minute anthem heard as Hit Girl rescues Big Daddy from the warehouse. Fans wanted a longer cut and the Strobe EP is Murphy's response, expanding his most famous cut to a blistering seven minutes and backing it with atmospheric trip-hop.
The Extended Dirty Guitar mix of 'Strobe' takes the short version's strongest elements - thudding beats, that golden i-VI6-III64-VII formula - and turns them up to 11. Only previously available in its clipped form and only in the UK, this version is worthy of crossing the pond: think Billy Corgan let loose on an orchestra. The chords flip over into electric guitar, stumbling, craning and as angry as music should be when accompanying a 12-year-old slaughtering a warehouse of goons. There's a break for spacey piano before the guitars make a second pass, eclipsing all other instruments as they hit those E/C/G/A notes and screech louder and more frantically than Godspeed. Every bit as indulgent as a seven-minute rockout should be, it'll feel like a honey pot to the film's rabid fans: Murphy wrote it as a reaction to YouTube counterfeits that Kick-Ass nuts were taking as genuine.
The rest of the EP reinterprets other cues from the film. The two-part 'Sandman' was born of Murphy's messing around with the chords he used in the torture scene, where goons in ski mask give Kick-Ass a good leathering. Built around dub bass and icy strings it's like Faithless when they play a winter festival, the low-end sinking further and further until it mirrors Hans Zimmer's Dark Knight score. 'O (Murky Mix)' features a heavier beat, tape fuzz and mellotrons that build into a repeating downbeat arpeggio. Apparently the title reflects its author's vision of a European porn film - if you're having sex to this, you either need a long walk in the park or a break from necrophilia.
The EP concludes with the title track remixed by producer Tyler Barton, who adds chugging guitar, ticking drums and a hypo of pop energy. Piano chords echo over Eighties synth, recalling German trance tracks, or Bis when they got angry as the familiar leitmotif plays in synth-strengthened glory. It moves Murphy's original composition in the direction of the dance floor, and shows just how powerful those climbing chords are: let Al Pacino talk over this and it could start a war. The most commercial moment in the soundtrack spin-off EP yet it lifts Strobe up there with Moon tribute Selene, taking liberties with a piece of music that's already powerful enough to grab you without images. Murphy's releasing it through his own label Taped Noise hopefully means there are more scores - and more inventive liberties - to come.
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Assistive Technologies Information
Aids/Equipment/Technology/Computers -Our assistive technologies links page, including more web accessibility resources
Technical Glossary from the University of Toronto - Includes resources and information for all kinds of assistive technologies, from Braille displays and other hardware peripherals, to writing software, text-to-speech systems and other accessibility software.
Working Together: Computers and People with Learning Abilities - A resource on how hardware and software can be used to help students with learning disabilities. (provided by University of Washington's DO-IT program)
Working Together: Computers and People With Mobility Impairments - People with mobility impairments demonstrate computer access technology. (provided by the University of Washington's DO-IT program)
Working Together: Computers and People with Sensory Impairments - People with visual and hearing impairments demonstrate computer technology for school and work. (provided by University of Washington's DO-IT program)
Columbia University Digital Humanities Center
(formerly the Electronic Text Service)
Telephone:(212) 854-7547
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/ets/
DHC, located in 305 Butler Library, is a research and instructional facility of the Columbia University Libraries designed to help Barnard and Columbia faculty and students incorporate computer-based textual and bibliographic information into their research, study, and teaching.
DHC has machine-readable primary source texts, software programs for textual analysis and critical editing, hypermedia and database research tools in the humanities, bibliographic database management programs, IBM and Macintosh microcomputers, and optical scanning equipment for the creation of machine-readable text.
The DHC staff will provide demonstrations, workshops, and classes for students and faculty, as well as individual consultations.
Scanning Procedures at the DHC
Model IT/Accessibility Policies
OregonState University's policy
Universityof Washington's policy
JAWS Screen Reader quick reference guide for new users of JAWS software to get started quickly with editing, reading documents, and browsing the internet. JAWS allows users with visual impairments to use a computer by reading aloud the text on the screen.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking quick reference guide for new users of Dragon software. Dragon is a dictation program to allow users to write papers and emails or take notes by speaking rather than typing. Some users of Dragon have mobility impairments or repetitive stress injuries aggravated by typing, while others simply prefer to dictate instead of using a keyboard.
Assistive Technology used by DO-IT Scholars - A list of assistive technology grouped by disability. Includes contact information for all software listed. (provided by University of Washington's DO-IT program)
Web Accessibility
From the website: ABLEDATA provide objective information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources.
Apple Accessibility in Education
Information about the products and services Apple offers to strive for Universal Accessibility on Macintosh computers, with a focus on students and educational products.
Chronicle.com Article
"Colleges Focus on Making Web Sites Work for People With Disabilities"
Do-IT is a program at the University of Washington that serves to increase the participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs and careers. It has a lot of resources on making technology and the web accessible for individuals with disabilities.
Duxbury Systems (Braille Embosser)
Develops Braille translation software for the blind and visually impaired.
Online retailer for hundreds of assistive technology products, categorized according to disability and/or equipment needs.
Equal Access to Software and Information
Website for the premiere provider of online training
on accessible Information Technology for persons with disabilities. Includes information about upcoming events and their online courses.
Freedom Scientific (Publisher of JAWS)
Offers products for individuals who are blind, have low vision, or have learning disabilities. Includes screen reading software, braille displays, notetakers, PDAs, and magnifier software.
Harris Communications
The one-stop source for products for deaf and hard of hearing people. Offers products from consumer electronics to DVDs to baby items.
Inspiration Software, Inc.
Develops visual-learning based software including mind mapping programs for students and educators.
Kurzweil Education Systems
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Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli, Archbishop emeritus of Florence, was born on 21 February 1924 in Ronta di Mugello (Florence). He studied at the seminary in Florence from 1935 to1947, the year in which he was ordained a priest (13 July 1947).
He then served as a curate to Don Giulio Facibeni, the founder of the work of Divine Providence 'Madonnina del Grappa'. During his stay at Rifredi as a young priest, shortly after the war, he was faced with the serious problems of a vast and complex parochial community in the industrial outskirts of Florence, which was developing and structured around 2 large factories.
In October 1948, he was called to serve as vice-rector of the minor seminary. Then in 1960, he was parish priest at Castelfiorentino, a large town in the outskirts of the archdiocese on the border with Volterra and Siena. This town had a long history of vigorous, strongly idealistic political commitment and, following the war, violent tension and anti-clericalism provoked deep wounds in the social and religious fabric. Following the efforts of the Bishop of Pescia, Giovanni Bianchi, who created a basis for a respectful and fruitful collaboration, he was able to make the ecclesiastic community aware of assuming its responsibility and founded the first parochial pastoral council which not only dealt with specific pastoral problems but also with those administrative.
In 1979, Cardinal Giovanni Benelli, Archbishop of Florence, called Msgr. Piovanelli to the archdiocesan curia to serve as pro-vicar and vicar general. On 28 May 1982 he was elected titular Bishop of Tubuni di Mauritania and Auxiliary of Florence.
Following the unexpected death of Cardinal Benelli, in the autumn of 1982, on 18 March 1983 John Paul II nominated him Archbishop of Florence.
Created and proclaimed Cardinal by John Paul II in the consistory of 25 May 1985. Titular church St. Mary of Graces (Trionfale).
Archbishop emeritus of Florence, 21 March 2001.
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Today: Facebook closed at its highest price since July thanks to two new initiatives showing its mind is on its money. Also: Sunnyvale's Ruckus Wireless brings in a solid IPO haul, but stock falls in first session as Wall Street ekes out a gain.
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Facebook closed Friday at its highest price since late July, as the Menlo Park social network continued to focus on wringing more revenue out of its popular service, to the delight of investors.
In a week that some prognosticators thought Facebook would face trouble due to the largest wave of shares to hit the market yet, following its record-breaking initial public offering, the stock instead rose 22.6 percent, capped off with a 6.3 percent rise Friday.
A possible catalyst for Facebook's positive movement Friday was another move to satisfy advertisers, as the company announced it had devised a system that allows companies to track purchases made by Facebook users who saw ads on the social network. The anonymous information would allow companies to better track the effectiveness of Facebook ad campaigns, giving the company hard data to woo paying customers.
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That move follows Facebook's foray into e-commerce, Facebook Gifts. That program, which allows members to purchase gifts for Facebook friends through the social network, expanded to all of North America with new retail partners Friday, after launching in September on a limited basis.
Sterne Agee & Leach analyst Arvind Bhatia said the expanded Facebook Gifts is "a good first step to get into e-commerce."
"In the near term, I don't expect Facebook to be selling televisions or appliances, but there are certain categories like flowers, chocolate and wine where they could add revenue," he told Bloomberg News.
Two efforts focused on monetization on the heels of Facebook's most recent earnings report, which showed the first hint of mobile revenue, has helped change the conversation on the stock from its post-IPO weakness to its ability to grow revenue to justify the $38 price Facebook received for IPO shares.
"People are much more comfortable with the direction and fundamentals of the company" than earlier in the year, Bhatia told the Mercury News earlier this week.
Topeka Capital Markets analyst Victor Anthony agreed, telling Bloomberg News, "Some of the investors are thinking the worst is behind Facebook and now is maybe the time to go long on the stock."
Ruckus Wireless falls more than 18 percent after $126 million IPO
Facebook's overpriced IPO was on the minds of many Friday, but not in regards to the company's own stock. Rather, another Silicon Valley tech company went to market with shares that investors seemed to feel were priced incorrectly, as Sunnyvale enterprise-wireless company Ruckus Wireless saw its shares drop more than 18 percent in its first day of public trading.
Ruckus had presented a possible price range for its stock as $13 to $15, and chose the highest point of that range to sell 8.4 million shares, which brought in more than $126 million at a valuation slightly higher than $1.2 billion. However, shares dropped as soon as they hit the New York Stock Exchange, and a late dip gave Ruckus a closing quote at its lowest point of the day, $12.25, an 18.3 percent slide.
"Ruckus Wireless overreached on pricing despite weak market conditions, and stock fell today due to mostly overall market conditions," PrivCo CEO Sam Hamadeh wrote in an email.
Ruckus has to compete with large companies with a range of enterprise offerings, such as Cisco (CSCO), as well as smaller companies targeted on its Wi-Fi offerings, like Sunnyvale neighbor Aruba Networks. Ruckus has looked overseas amid the competition, with foreign purchases making up the majority of the company's rapidly growing revenue stream, but Europe's recession and China's slowing growth casts doubts on the company's ability to continue to produce profits.
The first-day crumble should be a reminder to other companies looking to go public — of which there could be many this quarter — not to ignore the macroeconomic picture when choosing an IPO price, Hamadeh said.
"It should be a lesson for private companies with IPOs in the pipeline: Best to leave a little money on the table and a positive narrative than have us now talking about a 'busted IPO' — which Ruckus Wireless is," Hamadeh wrote.
"Busted" or not, Ruckus CEO Selina Lo is convinced the company will succeed on the public market.
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Wall Street makes slight gains, PC companies continue to struggle
A bad week for Wall Street managed to end on a slightly cheery note Friday, despite the fall of the newest tech stock. All three major U.S. stock indexes pushed higher on the day, as a meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders on the "fiscal cliff" gave investors hope that politicians would settle their differences sooner rather than later.
"If you continue to see reports like this, and not just talk but hard numbers and hard plans, the market will get a little more comfortable that something constructive will happen," Ryan Larson, head of equity trading at RBC Global Asset Management, told The Wall Street Journal.
In Silicon Valley, the SV150 index of the region's largest tech companies rose in about the same manner as the major U.S. indexes, gaining 0.4 percent.
Apple (AAPL) bounced back slightly from its recent weakness, which has pushed the stock into "bear market" territory and out of the $500 billion market cap club, gaining 0.4 percent despite concerns about higher capital gains taxes harming Apple shareholders. The company's court battles against Samsung, which produces smartphones and tablets running Google's (GOOG) Android operating system, continued — both companies added gadgets to their second San Jose patent trial, while Samsung attempted to obtain more details about its Cupertino-based rival's deal with HTC.
Google stayed flat despite reports that it is readying a new Maps app for Apple mobile devices and discussing a new wireless initiative with Dish Network. The Mountain View search giant seems to be on its way to a final settlement with the FTC on its privacy issues with cookies inserted in the Safari browsers of Apple users, though the antitrust lawsuit threats continue to hang around.
Yahoo (YHOO) dropped 0.2 percent as Facebook's advertising push could challenge a popular Yahoo offering, and CEO Marissa Mayer eliminated an off-week for workers while evaluating the staff.
In the struggling personal computer sector, Dell plunged to a three-year low after its Thursday earnings report showed drastically reduced revenues, though the company tried to change the narrative by announcing the acquisition of Santa Clara enterprise-services company Gale Technologies. The only larger PC manufacturer in the U.S., Palo Alto tech giant Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), continued to delve to decade-low prices, falling as low as $12.36 before closing at $12.85, a 1.7 percent decline. Sunnyvale chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices fell another 0.5 percent as it considers a reorganization that could reportedly include more job cuts.
Silicon Valley tech stocks
Up: Facebook, Splunk, Jive, Palo Alto Networks, Tesla, LinkedIn, Symantec, Gilead, Workday, eBay (EBAY), VMware, Intuit (INTU), Intel (INTC), Yelp, Apple, Cisco
Down: Zynga, Juniper, Nvidia, HP, Applied Materials, SunPower (SPWRA), Netflix (NFLX), AMD, Yahoo
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Up 16.19, or 0.57 percent, to 2,853.13
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 45.93, or 0.37 percent, to 12,588.31
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Up 6.55, or 0.48 percent, to 1,359.88
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I actually never played SRW O.G.s (yet), so it'll be nice to use the ART-1 in action with a more personal touch. Of course, that preview clearly (and most likely intentionally) doesn't do Cybuster anywhere near true justice until near the end. No complete sequence for the Akashic Buster, Cosmo Nova, or even a Cyflash? pfft
I like the way chase mode looks though. It reminds me of the similar thing they had in Gundam: Encounters in Space back on the PS2.
I wonder if the pilot changing feature will have anything beyond cosmetic importance. (i.e. hearing Sagara Sousuke in the Nu Gundam) Then again, I'd bet the pilot change feature will only be limited to same series/anime-line. (unable to swap pilots being mobile suits and Arm Slaves, for example)
Geez, the Behemoth sure moves a heck of a lot faster in that trailer.
And is that Ryuusei in the ART-1 versus Kyousuke in the Alteisen??!! I bet there are people who've dreamed of that versus matchup since the split-route setup of SRW OG1. I couldn't help but find the cross-headbutt at the end of that part hilarious though. ^^b
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Calling the system "fundamentally unfair and unjust," Gov. Martin O'Malley joined a group of state legislators yesterday in supporting new laws to prevent homeowners from losing their houses over unpaid ground rents.
"It's a horrible injustice when you can be thrown out in the cold for $24," O'Malley said, standing in front of the Canton rowhouse of a man who nearly lost his property before Christmas over just such a debt.
While O'Malley earlier backed proposed emergency legislation to ban new ground rents, the news conference marked the first time the governor had publicly supported a broad range of specific ground rent reforms.
O'Malley called homeownership the "building block of the middle class" and said the state's ground leasing system, which dates to Colonial times, needs to be modernized.
In a statement, O'Malley said the proposals would strike a balance between protecting homeowners and the property rights of ground rent owners.
An estimated 80,000 Baltimore homes are subject to ground rent, typically for $100 or less per year. The system was popularized in the early 20th century when developers sought to hold down the prices of new homes for working-class people. Ground rents also exist in Baltimore and Anne Arundel counties.
O'Malley's remarks centered on a Senate bill to scrap the Circuit Court process known as ejectment, in which ground rent owners sue to seize the property from homeowners who fail to pay their rent.
An investigative series by The Sun in December documented that ground rent owners filed nearly 4,000 lawsuits over the past six years, seeking possession of homes or thousands of dollars in fees.
Baltimore judges awarded homes to ground rent owners at least 521 times between 2000 and the end of March 2006, the newspaper found by analyzing court computer data and studying hundreds of case files.
The Senate bill allows ground rent owners to place a lien on the home of anyone who fails to pay them, but not to seize the property. Homeowners would be liable for the lien amount as well as interest and attorney's fees of no more than $500.
Other Senate bills would require that ground rent owners register holdings online so that property owners could easily track them down and expand options for buying out ground leases.
Led by Del. Maggie L. McIntosh, chairwoman of the House Environmental Matters Committee, lawmakers in the House are drafting similar proposals.
"This reform package will protect Maryland families from losing their homes by providing homeowners with better protection, better understanding and better opportunities to buy their own ground rents and provide a more equitable remedy for failure to pay the ground rent," McIntosh, a Baltimore Democrat, said in a statement.
Mayor Sheila Dixon, who was with O'Malley at the news conference, said: "It's a cold day, but it's an extremely important day. This is so important to Baltimore."
"Your home is the place that you feel most secure in," added Del. Curtis S. Anderson, a Baltimore Democrat.
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Onheiser nearly lost the house he's lived in for 46 years over what began as a $24 ground rent debt. The matter was resolved after City Councilman James B. Kraft intervened, and the man's sister paid the ground rent owner nearly $18,000 to satisfy the debt.
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In the early '70s, the Eagles took wing, rising up from being Linda Ronstadt's backup band to becoming the premiere country rock group. Through four albums, they crafted a sound that de-emphasized the twang just enough to give them widespread appeal. In the process, they landed two #1 songs and three more top ten hits.
By their fifth album, personnel changes meant the Eagles had more muscle with the dual guitars of Don Felder and Joe Walsh. This new direction in sound didn't dampen pop audiences' enthusiasm – the Hotel California gave the Eagles two more #1 songs – "New Kid in Town" and the title track. While the first still treated listeners to a slice of country rock, "Hotel California" established the Eagles as a dominant force in the classic rock arena.
The song's tale of a luxury resort where "you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave" has prompted multiple interpretations. Theories abound as to song's inspiration although all such rumors have been denied by the band. WK Themes range from heroin addiction to Satan worship, RS500 from being about a cannibal-run hotel, a state mental hospital, or a metaphor for cancer. WK
Singer Don Henley said it was about "'the decadence and escapism of the '70s.'" LW The song is considered an allegory about the music industry and the destructive influence it had on the Eagles. As Henley has also said, "'We were all middle-class kids from the Midwest…'Hotel California' was our interpretation of the high life in Los Angeles.'" RS500
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Hotel California
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- one of my personal favorite top 100 songs of all time
- Grammy Award for Record of the Year
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- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll
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- DMDB page for "Hotel California"
- The Eagles' DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry
- DMDB page for Hotel California album
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National Basketball Players Association executive director Billy Hunter did not "engage in criminal acts involving embezzlement of theft of union funds," according to an independent inquiry into the NBPA conducted by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.
However, the exhaustive and detailed inquiry, led by high-profile attorney Theodore Wells, concluded, "Based on the findings of this report, the NBPA should consider whether Mr. Hunter should remain as the Union's Executive Director."
The report said, "In our judgment, the facts do show that, at times, Mr. Hunter's actions were inconsistent with his fiduciary obligations to put the interests of the Union above his personal interests. Further, Mr. Hunter did not properly manage conflicts of interest.
"We also find that the NBPA's Board of Player Representatives never properly approved Mr. Hunter's current employment contract with the Union as required by the Union's Constitution and By-Laws, that Mr. Hunter was aware that his current contract was never properly approved and that he knowingly failed to disclose this information to the Executive Committee and the Player Representatives."
Investigators interviewed 37 people, including Hunter, members of Hunter's family, union President Derek Fisher, other players on the executive committee and NBPA staff members. Investigators also collected nearly 944 gigabytes of e-mail data and reviewed nearly 56,000 e-mails from eight NBPA employees. The report was more than 229 pages, plus 200-plus pages of exhibits.
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In a mountain of evidence that paints an unflattering picture of Hunter, 70, and some of his practices, the most disconcerting describe how Hunter procured his new contract with the help of friend and NBPA counsel Gary Hall, now deceased, how the NBPA failed to comply with union by-laws in approving it and how when it was brought up that the contract approval did not meet union bylaws, Hunter did nothing to rectify the problem, according to the report.
"The NBPA is currently reviewing the full independent special report simultaneous with the public," Hunter said in a statement Thursday evening. "While I strongly disagree with some of the findings contained in the report, I am pleased it recognized that I have not engaged in criminal acts nor was I involved in misappropriation of union funds."
One part of the report that Hunter disagrees with is the characterization of his contract.
"Regarding my contract — my third in a long tenure of the organization — it was ratified by the NBPA executive committee and signed by President Derek Fisher," Hunter said. "I believe the contract and extensions are valid. I am pleased to discuss with the Player Representative board any concerns about my contract.
"In my work for the NBPA, my priority has always been to promote the interests of the players. Through the benefit of hindsight, as with any executive, there are always things that could have been done better. But on the major issue, I am pleased that this report has confirmed what I have always known and said, I did nothing illegal."
Hunter also boasted his accomplishments.
"During my tenure, the salaries of NBA players have more than doubled, and they are the highest paid athletes in the world," he said. "When I arrived at the NBPA in 1996 the challenges were significant. The union's financial liabilities exceeded its assets. Today the Union is solvent and its financial future is secure. The union and players endured two lengthy and costly lockouts. Our greatest accomplishment is the unity and solidarity that the players maintained throughout those very difficult rounds of bargaining."
There is no sign that Hunter intends to step down.
"Prior to the report's issuance, the NBPA began implementation of some of the recommendations suggested, including a revised hiring policy and a new anti-nepotism policy," he said. "I look forward to continuing my work with the NBPA, adopting additional recommendations from the report and opening a new chapter of NBPA governance. I believe through these steps the NBPA will emerge from this review a stronger organization and continue to meet the needs of its membership. I will be reaching out to the membership to discuss the report and address ways to pursue the best path forward for the NBPA."
That 2010 contract agreement was for $3 million a year for at least four years, and as many as six, starting in 2011, according to the report. From July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012, Hunter was paid $3 million, a $600,000 (25%) raise over the previous year, according to NBPA documents filed in September with the U.S. Labor Department.
The NBPA announced on April 27 it would conduct an internal inquiry that would include a financial audit. The union retained Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP to serve as the independent investigator. That same day, the NBPA acknowledged that it received a subpoena for documents from the U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan.
The investigations stem from several reports detailing union practices, including charges of nepotism, and Fisher's call for a "review of the business practices and finances," in part because of NBPA business relations with members of Hunter's family, including his son, two daughters, and daughter-in-law.
Fisher was met with resistance the NBPA, and the NBPA executive committee made up of nine players voted 8-0 that it "lost confidence in Derek Fisher's ability to act as Union President and requested Derek's resignation."
In statement released Thursday, Fisher, who is not playing in the NBA now, said, "I am looking forward to reviewing today's report, findings and recommendations that have just been issued. My hope is that the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, which was chosen by the Staff and Special Committee, has done a thorough review of the NBPA and addressed the concerns of the countless players, staff and myself. As there is an ongoing investigation by the Government as well, I hope that this is a chance for us to become an upstanding, strong organization with the sole purpose of serving the best interests of current and future players."
The internal investigation, which was made public Thursday, detailed the most egregious offenses, in which Hunter:
- Never told the Union's Executive Committee or Player Representatives that his current employment contract, which was executed in 2010, was not properly approved under the Union's By-Laws, even though by at least November 2011 outside counsel to the Union had told Mr. Hunter that the necessary approval had not occurred and remained necessary.
- Obtained the Union's agreement to pay him $1.3 million for accrued but allegedly unused vacation time (146 days) without adequate independent review of underlying records and without securing independent advice for the Union on its obligation to make the payment.
- Involved family and friends in Union business as employees or vendors without full disclosure and the disinterested approval of the Union's officers and directors.
- Created an atmosphere at the NBPA that discouraged challenges to his authority, including by allowing the Union's former General Counsel, Gary Hall, to stop former Secretary-Treasurer Pat Garrity from speaking freely about conflicts of interest to the Executive Committee.
Hunter's son, Todd, is director at Prim Capital, a financial investment firm. The NBPA paid Prim Capital $594,900 from July 1, 2011-June 30, 2012, up from $576,824 in the previous year's filing. Hunter's daughter, Robyn, is the NBPA's director of player benefits and concierge services, and his daughter-in-law, Megan Inaba is the NBPA's director of special events and sponsorships. Another daughter, Alexis Hunter, works for the law firm Steptoe & Johnson, which collected $1.367 million in legal fees from the NBPA, according to the September filing with the Department of Labor.
"We do not contest that Mr. Hunter's relatives were qualified for their jobs, and our analysis suggests that they were not paid excessive compensation," the report said, but added, "NBPA employees concluded that Mr. Hunter was running the Union as a "family business" and, in the word of one, felt "surrounded" by Hunter family members. The appearance of favoritism has damaged the Union. Mr. Hunter's pattern of involving friends and family in Union business contributed to a deep rift among the NBPA staff."
The report said the NBPA should "consider not continuing to use the services of Prim Capital, not only because Prim employs Mr. Hunter's son, but also because in our opinion Prim failed to cooperate fully with the investigation."
The report also concluded that Hunter "made decisions that reflect poor judgment, display insensitivity to conflicts of interest, call into question his stewardship of Union resources or raise serious doubts about his interest in the policies and procedures that protect the Union in the orderly conduct of its affairs."
The report detailed several examples, saying Hunter:
- Considered what would have been a risky investment of millions of dollars in ISN Bank, a failing financial institution, without disclosure to the Executive Committee that his son Todd was then a director of the bank, and spent more than $80,000 in due diligence expenses before abandoning the transaction.
- Approved a payment by the Union of approximately $28,000 to cover personal legal fees incurred by Charles Smith, the former executive director of the National Basketball Retired Players Association.
- Spent union funds on luxury gifts for Executive Committee members, including nearly $22,000 for a watch he gave to Fisher in June 2010.
But the report focused on what it considers Hunter's improperly approved contract in 2010 the most serious offense and said player representatives and the executive committee must decide if Hunter should remain executive director. The report detailed that when Hall negotiated Hunter's current contract in 2010, "Derek Fisher and James Jones each felt that, during the negotiations for Mr. Hunter's employment agreement, Mr. Hall seemed to be representing Mr. Hunter more than the Union," according to the report.
In Article V, Section 1 of the NBPA's Constitution and By-Laws, it states "the appointment of an Executive Director, and the terms of his employment contract, must be approved by two-thirds (2/3) of the combined total of all Board of Player Representatives and Executive Committee members."
The report states: "The record is clear that the Board of Player Representatives did not vote to approve Mr. Hunter's contract, nor did anyone tell the Player Representatives that they were required to consider whether they wanted to approve it. Mr. Hunter should have been aware of the provisions of the By-Laws governing the proper procedure for approval of his contract. The record shows, however, that Mr. Hunter did nothing to alert the Union's Board of Player Representatives or the Executive Committee to these procedures, even after he was told that the contract had not been properly approved."
Bothered by Hunter's actions, investigators implored the NBPA to re-evaluate Hunter's contract and potentially re-negotiate a new one.
"Should they decide to permit Mr. Hunter to continue leading the Union, they may wish to retain independent counsel to negotiate a new employment contract with him in light of the tainted negotiation process that resulted in the agreement signed in 2010," the report said. "Of course, they could also decide if they wish to approve Mr. Hunter's current contract without any changes.
"But the Union need not keep Mr. Hunter. If the NBPA's Player Representatives and Executive Committee members decide for any reason that the Union deserves a fresh start, they are free to do so. They may choose not to ratify or renegotiate Mr. Hunter's employment agreement, appoint an acting Executive Director and authorize a search for a new Executive Director. Although we cannot guarantee that a court would agree, in our judgment the Union has no obligation to accept Mr. Hunter's current contract as valid or enforceable. We believe that the circumstances of the contract's formation and the lack of proper approval cast serious doubt on Mr. Hunter's ability to enforce it."
The report listed several recommendations including that the NBPA fill the remaining seven spots on the executive committee comprised of players, improve its record-keeping, limit excessive accrued paid vacation time and adopt an anti-nepotism policy and conduct and document annual performance reviews, among other recommendations.
All-Star Weekend in Houston becomes more serious now. No recommendation is more important to Hunter than this: The report wants player representatives (one on each team) and the NBPA executive committee to focus on Hunter's future with the NBPA.
"As discussed," the report read, "we believe that the NBPA's Executive Committee members and Player Representatives have two choices: (1) decline to ratify Mr. Hunter's contract retroactively, appoint an interim Acting Director and search for a new Executive Director; or (2) permit Mr. Hunter to continue running the NBPA and properly approve a contract for him."
Hunter is a fighter and unafraid of a showdown. As a U.S. attorney and private lawyer for high-profile clients, he has been in the middle of important cases. He once received a death threat from the Hells Angels. As NBPA executive director, he has battled NBA Commissioner David Stern in collective-bargaining negotiations.
Sometimes, he has won. Sometimes, he has lost.
Whether he stays or goes, bank on this: George William Hunter -- Little League World Series star in the 1950s and college football star at Syracuse in the 1960s -- will make his case and do it with conviction.
Contributing: Sam Amick


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