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SUNY Orange President Dr. William Richards accidentally brought a spoon up to the podium with him when he accepted an award at the Orange County Partnership's annual networking event Tuesday evening in New Windsor.
SUNY Orange President Dr. William Richards accidentally brought a spoon up to the podium with him when he accepted an award at the Orange County Partnership's annual networking event Tuesday evening in New Windsor.
The spoon seemed like a classic absent-minded professor move, but ended up providing joke fodder for nearly the entire program.
After Richards accepted the Partnership's Spirit of Innovation Award for the college's new science, engineering and math building, another spoon made an appearance.
Commercial real estate broker John Lavelle brought the utensil up to the podium as he ushered in Mediacom CEO Rocco Commisso, the winner of the Alliance for Balanced Growth Golden Shovel award for his company's new Blooming Grove headquarters.
Commisso was sans spoon, but recommended that the real estate developers and brokers in the audience build a hotel next to his company's new headquarters. The new building will be a catalyst for economic development in the area, he said.
After the awards were given, Orange County Partnership CEO Halahan again thanked all the award winners, including Bill Kaplan, who accepted the Quality of Life Award for the Newburgh Armory Unity Center. Halahan raised a spoon to Richards.
The Partnership reprised cable news host Stuart Varney as the event headliner. He spoke at the Partnership's event in 2004.
The 2008 economic crisis changed the financial culture in the U.S., Varney said. Headlines about Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski's $6,000 shower curtain and the $1.2 million new office of the former Merrill Lynch CEO made people think negatively about capitalism.
That has pushed the idea of "fairness" into everyday dialogue, Varney said.
"Beware of this choice of language," Varney said. "It's played to great advantage."
The annual networking event is one of the biggest in the county. The event drew nearly 600 to Anthony's Pier 9.
Kaplan used the opportunity to hand out informational cards on the Newburgh Armory Unity Center.
Another Newburgh figure, "Ferry Godmother" Aquanetta Wright, was also in attendance. The Godmother's tiara, purple satin gown and fairy wings stood out among the suits and ties. Wright organizes concerts.
Eric Maldonado, the chair of The Orange County Chamber of Commerce's Young Professionals group, shared details of his new business venture. He's working on launching a new men's undershirt called the Nu-V. The shirt allows men to wear the tops of their dress shirts unbuttoned, without an undershirt showing.


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Station no. 32 in the usual order. Since Shimada (no. 24) and Kanaya (no. 25) are combined in one design in this series, all numbers from 25 on are one less than the usual number for that station. MFA impressions: 06.1598, 11.26185, 11.39929, 2009.5010.30
Hiroshige ga 広重画
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Japanese, Edo period, about 1850–51 (Kaei 3–4)
- Artist Utagawa Hiroshige I, Japanese, 1797–1858
- Publisher Tsutaya Kichizô (Kôeidô), Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Ukiyo-e shûka 14 (1981), Hiroshige list, p. 236, horizontal chûban #23.32
Horizontal chûban
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Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper


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Three Races and One Point Puts Pacinotti's 'Brontolo' In Control
30 April 2010
Scarlino (Grosseto), April 30, 2010 - Perfect 12-14 knot conditions out of the South opened the second stage of the 2010 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series, now fully underway at the Marina di Scarlino. All bets were between reigning World Champion Pieter Taselaar on Bliksem with Jeremy Wilmot on tactics and circuit leader Lanfranco Cirillo on Fantastica with tactician Michele Paoletti, but others stole the show today.
The day started off in the worst way for Cirillo. He felt the effects of a very tough race being shuffled back for a thirteenth place finish, paving the way for Taselaar (who doesn't exactly need a warm up to do well) immediately winning the first race. Second place went to Mauro Mocchegiani on Rush Diletta with Matteo Ivaldi on tactics and in third, Luca Lalli excelled with tactician Lorenzo Bressani.
Filippo Pacinotti on Brontolo made the most of his Swedish Champion tactician Freddy Loof in race two, as they were best in tune with the oscillating breeze, harnessing the power of his Melges 32 to advance past Taselaar at the leeward gate. Pacinotti took the win, Taselaar was second and Cirillo recovered for a close third place finish.
In the final race of the day, Edoardo Lupi on Torpyone savored the taste of victory. From start to finish, he and tactician Branko Brcin were on the offensive and improved their position to win by a meter. Lalli placed a valuable second. The dynamic duo combination of owner Carlo Alberini and tactician Gabriele Benussi on Calvi Network were third. Taselaar, on the other hand found himself with an unsatisfying eighth place finish in comparison to Pacinotti's overall consistency and fourth place finish allowing him a slim one point lead over the yankees and Lalli tied with eleven points a piece.
A very special thanks is in full order to ROARK Melges 32 owner Kees Kaan as he hosted a grand Konninginnedag party for the fleet on the docks immediately after racing. Queen's day, or Koninginnedag as it is called in the Netherlands, is a national holiday in which they celebrate the birthday of the Queen of the Netherlands. It is also a typical occasion for the world famous Orange Craze. On this day, people wear orange clothing and creative accessories. The color is a ubiquitous sight, referring to the name of the royal family, the House of Orange. And so, the Melges 32 fleet put on the orange!
View The ROARK Koninginnedag Party Photo Gallery.
FULL RESULTS (After 3 Races)
1.) Filippo Pacinotti/Freddy Loof, Brontolo; 5-1-4 = 10
2.) Pieter Taselaar/Jeremy Wilmot, Bliksem; 1-2-8 = 11
3.) Luca Lalli/Lorenzo Bressani, BLinSailing.com; 3-6-2 = 11
4.) Carlo Alberini/Gabriele Benussi, Calvi Network; 9-4-3 = 16
5.) Edoardo Lupi/Branko Brcin, Torpyone; 11-7-1 = 19
6.) Mauro Mocchegiani/Matteo Ivaldi, Rush Diletta; 2-8-9 = 19
7.) Lanfranco Cirillo/Michele Paoletti, Fantastica; 13-3-7 = 23
8.) Edoardo Pavesio/Michele Giovannini, Maserati Fra Martina; 7-5-13 = 25
9.) Francesco Martino/Vasco Vascotto, Pilot Italia; 4-13-11 = 28
10.) Ferdinando Battistella/Sandro Montefusco, Cuervo Y Sobrinos; 15-9-5 = 29
11.) Peter Rogers/Ruaridh Scott, Highlife; 6-11-14 = 31
12.) Wolfgang Stolz/Steve Mohr, Opus One; 16-10-6 = 32
13.) Kees Kahn/Rutger Krijger, ROARK; 14-12-10 = 36
14.) Carlo Pesenti/Pietro D'Ali, i.nova.2; 10-14-12 = 36
15.) Martin Knetig/Martin Trcka, Black Mamba; 8-16-16 = 40
16.) Roberto Pardini/Salvatore Pardini, Janas; 12-15-15 = 42
17.) Francesco Sarena/Giorgi Valerio, H2SO4; 17-17-17 = 51
Full Crew List
Full Series Ranking Results (After 1 Event)
Visit The Official Website Of The 2010 Audi Sailing Series
View Photo Gallery by Max Ranchi
ROARK Koninginnedag Party
On The Docks with Melges Europe
Check out the latest thoughts, words and actions from the Melges 32 fleets brightest stars and owners! Be sure to visit Melges Europe's YouTube Channel where interviews with European Fleet President, Filippo Pacinotti, Freddy Loof and Edoardo Lupi can be found.
Did you tune into the Official Melges 32 Blog today? If not, you should! Everyday the blog brings you the latest Melges 32 racing developments. Full race reports, interviews and photo galleries will be posted online each day after racing at the official website of the International Melges 32 Class Association (IM32CA). If you are unable to attend 2010 Audi Melges 32 Sailing Series Event No. 2, stay in touch by subscribing to the IM32CA RSS Feed, or visiting the Official Melges 32 Blog. Friend the fleet on Facebook, follow it on Twitter and subscribe to the Official Melges 32 You Tube Channel.


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When we started Cosmic in 2009, we knew we needed an identity which would describe how we played (wanted to) and felt about bike polo. We started looking into Egyptian mythology for inspiration. And the Eye of Horus instantly made sense to us, so we set about creating a relevant logo based around the eye symbol.
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Ilgaz National Park
Ilgaz National Park (Turkish: Ilgaz Milli Parkı) is in Western Karadeniz of Turkey. Ilgaz is a ski resort, perfect for day trips from Ankara.
The national park was established in 1976.
The highest point of the Ilgaz Mountains is Hacettepe, 2,587 m (8,488 ft) above the sea level.
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Due to the elevation, the temperature on Ilgaz can be (and usually is) considerably lower than its surroundings. Snow should be expected between October and April.
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Ilgaz lies on the highway D765, which connects Kastamonu in the north (about 20 min driving) with Çankırı (about 45 min driving) and Ankara (200 km, 2.5 hrs of driving; also the site of nearest airport, Esenboğa) in the south (see the "get in" section of Kastamonu article for more details on driving in from Ankara). The main entrance to the national park (easily recognizable by its large wooden sign over the road) is right by this highway, near the 1850-metre mountain pass, which is the highest elevation D765 gets. Unique in the Turkish highway system, the road surface around the pass is covered by cobblestones rather than the usual asphalt to assist the vehicles in icy conditions—which can endure well into April, by the way.
Do note that there is also an unremarkable town named Ilgaz on the southern foothills of the mountain, a few kilometres off the highway, but it is almost entirely unrelated to the park apart from being close-by and sharing the same name, so don't get confused and head there (as elsewhere in Turkey, the road signs showing the road for Ilgaz the mountain and the park should be brown, while those pointing to Ilgaz the town should be blue).
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Postcard perfect vistas of deep valleys dressed with emerald forests are the main sight around here. In winter, the scenery is almost Nordic—black silhouettes of spruces towering against snow white ground.
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A restaurant offering Turkish pizza (pide) on the menu does exist within the park.
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/Filmcast Ep. 222 – Stoker (GUEST: Stu VanAirsdale)
Posted on Sunday, March 17th, 2013 by David Chen
Dave, Devindra, and Russ Fischer chat about the important Side by Side, debate the Veronica Mars kickstarter project, and take a look at the polarizing new film by Park Chan-Wook, Stoker. Special guest Stu VanAirsdale joins us for this episode. Be sure to check out Stu's take on the Veronica Mars Kickstarter, Alan Sepinwall's interview with Rob Thomas as well as Mat Honan's take on why Kickstarter is not the future.
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ACC M5: 11.19.13 EditionPosted by Matt Patton on November 19th, 2013
- Run The Floor: Expect a break from the constant "ACC is the best conference ever" articles we got used to in the preseason. The conference's performance to date has been less than satisfactory, to say the least, which Michael Rogner makes very obvious with the categories: "Could have been a statement win but wasn't," "Losses at home to plucky mid-majors," "Home losses to teams which were beaten by Coppin State or Winthrop," and "Losses to teams whose mascot is a yippy dog wearing a sweater." Bottom line: The best conference on paper is sputtering a bit at the start. Also, Boston College fans should be very wary of the team's slow start if they have any NCAA Tournament hopes at all.
- College Basketball Talk: Everyone get ready for the semi-annual "Roy Williams can't coach" meme after a lackluster start from the lineup challenged Tar Heels. Now's the time everyone will take quotes and throw on their imaginary coaching hats where they are sure they could do more than Williams with the current roster. But here's the thing: North Carolina is playing a lot of people (read: the rotation at center and members of the eligible backcourt not named Marcus Paige) either before they're ready, or out of position. Rob Dauster makes an important point that Williams is likely focused on getting players acclimated to his system. But another worthwhile point is that this roster is going to struggle without PJ Hairston.
- Richmond Times-Dispatch: Trevor Thompson has been a very pleasant surprise this season for Virginia Tech. The team's relative success has also been a surprise — especially considering the conference's lackluster start (see above). Thompson has earned a spot in the rotation, though with CJ Barksdale's return last night his role probably will be more limited. Regardless, Thompson played well in the second and third games of the season. James Johnson desperately needs depth at the forward position, so Barksdale's suspension may end up being a positive for the Hokies.
- Tomahawk Nation: Ian Miller drew a lot of praise from Leonard Hamilton following Florida State's win against Tennessee-Martin. Obviously, the level of competition for Florida State hasn't been high thus far (though a road win against UCF will likely prove valuable), but right now Miller appears to be getting back to the player many thought he could be until his injury last year. Miller was known as an explosive scorer, but has worked very hard the last two years at getting better on defense. If he can become a good defender, it will help the Seminoles dramatically on the perimeter. The real test will come this Thursday against Virginia Commonwealth. The Rams and their havoc defense look like trouble for turnover-prone Florida State, but Devon Bookert and Miller are much better than they were a year ago. If they can limit turnovers and Ram fast breaks, I like Florida State's chance at keeping things competitive.
- Fox Sports Carolinas: Lauren Brownlow highlighted the best and worst from early ACC play. Surprise finisher on her week's All-ACC team? Donnavan Kirk. For the record, any Miami player making the list will be somewhat of a surprise this year. Brownlow also highlighted two Maryland players — Shaquille Cleare and Nick Faust — whose struggles have been killing the Terrapins this season. Cleare managed more turnovers than points and assists in the loss to Oregon State, while Faust's career-long shooting slump has continued into his junior season. Strangely enough, Faust had the reputation of a shooter coming into College Park as a freshman. To be fair, maybe he's just trying to make up for Pe'Shon Howard's transfer.
EXTRA: Yesterday marked Len Bias' would-be 50th birthday. Here's a great article on Bias from Mike Wilbon's archives.


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Throughout this semester, I've been tooling around on the internet intermittently (try saying that three times in a row!) and found some wonderful new sites, some beta sites and others your may know about already. I thought I'd share them with you so if you get bored during the holidays, or if there's snow on the ground but your internet still works, these may be some things you'd like to incorporate into your transliteral world of co-teaching for the greater good of students, who seem to know more about social media than educational media online.
New Sites for Sore Eyes:
1. Projeqt - http://www.projeqt.com/
This is a site du jour, where you can create the most visually beautiful presentations I've ever seen. They call themselves the creative storytelling platform, and most certainly can be! Find one of two themes you like, and start creating with your words and images. Add sounds, RSS, twitter feeds, video and more. Recommended that you watch the video tutorial first
2. Jux - http://www.jux.com/
Beautiful presentations can be made here using a variety of settings to create a unique slideshow. Create and mash together from six different templates from slide show, to video, to a top 10 list. The images you place in your presentation will stretch throughout the entire slide...that's the only caveat to this site
3. Tripline - http://www.tripline.net/
This could be such a powerful tool for all curricular levels. You map out a trip, and add details and the trip becomes interactive. Includes nice music you won't have to download. Think of the possibilities with this one! This is also an app for iphone.
4. Stixy - http://www.stxy.com/
This is an alternative to glogster - not as showy, but that's what makes this a quality site. You can add photos, notes, documents (ie Word, Excel PDF), a to-do list and a calendar. Website addresses become links. Easy to use with younger students, but the simple template makes it pleasing.
5. Popplet - http://www.popplet.com/
This bulletin-board type site is set to show off your creations from photos of a project to creating a flowchart of ideas that sync together. You can use this alone or ask others to create with you. The user can organize each "popple" by height, width, columnar or vertical as well as use multiple links to map each popple created. Choose colors, add links and images....this is a great tool that can be used with ease.
Two others I'm demo-ing:
9Slides - http://www.9slides.com/ Right now, it's in the beta stage and I'm on the list to test it, but haven't been successful is creating one yet. In short, this is a mashup of video and powerpoint. Looks to have potential
Masher - http://www.masher.com/ Another interesting video creation site online. Easy to use, it mimics moviemaker.
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Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tech Tool Twinkle - Just in time for the holidays!
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- i doser hand of god said...
These holidays eyes are going to enjoy a wonderful time. I have been through the links you've posted and it was such a treat to the eyes... at least something different for the eyes too!
- December 7, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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Thanks : ) Glad you enjoyed them
- December 9, 2011 at 10:42 AM
- Joy Foust Colburn said...
Thanks for sharing! Can't wait to try them.
- December 15, 2011 at 10:17 AM
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A new service is available in the county for those currently out of work. Iowa Workforce Development has announced some IowaWORKS Access Points in southeast Iowa. According to the Iowa Workforce Development's website, several locations have been chosen as a way for unemployed individuals to find work.
Anne Skaden with the Kalona Library says they have one computer specifically designed for this software program. She says the computer is available when the library is open and provides many options from various online training opportunities, a resume builder and an interviewing guide.
She adds users can also file an unemployment claim and have access to job listings in the state. Other IowaWORKS locations in southeast Iowa:
Mt. Pleasant‐ Southeastern Community College 200 N. Main St Mt. Pleasant
Salem Library 109 North Main Salem
The Fellowship Cup 203 N. Jefferson St. Mt. Pleasant
Fairfield Volunteer Center/Fairfield Library 104 Adams Fairfield
IHCC 112 S Court Fairfield
Maharishi University Management 1000 N. 4 Fairfield Fairfield
Iowa City Public Library 123 S Linn Street Iowa City
Coralville Library 1401 5th Street Coralville
North Liberty Library Johnson Y 520 West Cherry Street North Liberty
Shelter House 429 Southgate Ave Iowa City
Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County 2501 Broadway Iowa City
Solon Public Library 320 W Main Street Solon
U of I Employment Services 102 USB – 1 West Prentiss Street Iowa City
IHCC 909 E. Jackson Sigourney
Columbus Jct. Community Development Center/Library 232 2nd Street Columbus Jct.
Louisa Community Action 205 East Access Rd Wapello
Mediapolis Library 128 N. Orchard Mediapolis
Columbus Jct. Library 232 2nd Street Columbus Jct


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Late rally lifts No. 6 Culver past No. 5 Wolves at North Newton
MOROCCO — After three brutal offensive quarters in Friday's Sectional 34 semifinal, the Culver girls basketball team responded when it mattered most.
Tied with Class 2A No. 5 Boone Grove with four minutes remaining, No. 6 Culver finished the game with a 12-5 spurt for a 41-34 win to reach Saturday's title game against Winamac.
After shooting 15 percent leading up to the fourth quarter, Culver (22-1) forced its will on Boone Grove (20-2) down the stretch.
"We didn't change anything, we just executed better," Culver head coach Tony Scheub said. "We were a little robotic early on and then Patrice (McBee) started finding open spots and we hit her. When she dives into the lane, she's hard to stop."
McBee had 16 points and 11 rebounds while Gwen Zehner had 14 points and 14 rebounds. The senior duo was unstoppable late, especially on the glass.
"It's been like that all year long," Scheub said. "We don't hide what we're trying to do. We're going to pound it in the post every time and dominate the paint. They've done a great job all season as have our guards setting them up."
With the loss, Boone Grove has gone 42-4 the last two seasons but has left its sectional empty-handed.
"I was very proud of my girls and this was an outstanding basketball game," Boone Grove coach Candy Wilson said. "It came down to the end and they just hit more shots than we did."
Culver couldn't have played much worse offensively in the first quarter, as the Cavaliers shot 1 of 13 from the field. At 3-of-10, Boone Grove wasn't much better, and five turnovers kept it close as Culver trailed 7-4 at period's end.
For Boone Grove, the first quarter was a missed opportunity.
"Usually we get a lot of offense off our defense, but we had to switch up what we normally do to do something against (McBee and Zehner)," Wilson said. "I think that took us out of the rhythm we're usually in."
Culver finished 3 of 24 from the floor for the first half but hit 8 of 8 at the free throw line to take a 14-13 halftime lead. The teams combined to shoot 7 of 42 for the half.
"We were doing everything we wanted to do, and we went into the locker room and I was happy," Scheub said. "I know we were up one and didn't score many points, but our defense was great and we were getting open shots. We just weren't knocking them down."
The teams struggled again in the third quarter, shooting 5 of 27. Boone Grove took a 21-16 lead before McBee scored the last four points of the period to cut Culver's deficit to one with a quarter to play.
Culver's offense finally got on track in the fourth. Tied at 29-29, Culver dominated the final four minutes while going 10 of 12 at the foul line. The Cavaliers went 21 of 24 at the line for the game, with Zehner going 10 of 11.
After McBee and Zehner, Whitney Sanders had five points and was the only Culver player with more than two. Emily Bobrowski led Boone Grove with 14 points, followed by Brittany Shaffer with 11.
Saturday night, Culver has a chance to deliver the program's second sectional crown since 1980, it's first since 2002.
"It would be great," Scheub said. "We're trying to start something here and carry it on year by year, not just every once in awhile. The girls have bought into that, and they want it bad. We won the Bi-County championship, the Northern State Conference and now they want that third goal."
Class 2A Sectional 34 semifinals
At North Newton High School, Morocco
Score by quarters
Boone Grove: 7 6 7 14 — 34
Culver: 4 10 7 20 — 41
BOONE GROVE (34): Kayla Mastey 0 0-0 0, Brittany Shaffer 4 2-3 11, Brittany DeWell 1 0-0 2, Jordan Chester 0 0-0 0, Emily Bobrowski 3 5-8 14, Paige Aguilera 0 0-0 0, Morgan Marshall 0 0-0 0, Brittany Slicker 3 0-1 7, Nicole Malouhos 0 0-0 0, Claudia Cooper 0 0-0 0. Totals: 11 7-12 34.
CULVER (41): Nicole Carnegie 1 0-0 2, Patrice McBee 6 4-5 16, Whitney Sanders 1 3-4 5, Alison Zehner 0 2-2 2, Kayla Shaffer 0 2-2 2, Gwen Zehner 2 10-11 14. Totals: 10 21-24 41.
3-point goals: Boone Grove 5 (Bobrowski 3), Culver 0; Turnovers: Boone Grove 15, Culver 14; Rebounds: Boone Grove 30 (Cooper 9), Culver 33 (Zehner 14); Fouls: Boone Grove 20, Culver 15; Records: Boone Grove 20-2 (final), Culver 22-1.


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Here are four sentences from last week's Tuesday Morning Quarterback column (or as I like to call it, יום שלישי הקוורטרבק בוקר). They are remarkable in that they pile stupidly on top of one another like a litter of puppies.
Undrafted or unwanted players learn the playbook and watch film. High-drafted glory-boy types think they can just show up and wing it. Busted plays are a bigger factor in NFL outcomes than commonly understood. Working with humble players allows Belichick to nearly eliminate the blown assignment.
This isn't an argument so much as the prose equivalent of Colin Cowherd masturbating into a Matt Christopher book. There isn't a single empirically defensible sentiment in there, and even if there were, the whole glory-boy/humble-guy thesis Gregg Easterbrook is pushing would still be deeply stupid.
I don't know why Easterbrook keeps clinging to this particular fairy tale. I guess it's pretty to think that the football world would sort itself so neatly into good and evil , that only humble, virtuous players would ever work hard and succeed and only arrogant, glory-seeking players would ever dog it and fail. To believe — well into adulthood and against all evidence — that things really do work that way is to believe that life behaves like a panel of a Goofus & Gallant comic.
So, again, I have to ask: What's the point of writing a pedantic football column if you're going to be such a shitty pedant?
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For purposes of these Bylaws, the terms herein referred to shall have the following meanings:
- "Regents" or "Board of Regents" means the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan and the term "Regent" means an individual member of the Regents.
- "Board" means the Executive Board of University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers.
- "ECCA" means the Executive Committee on Clinical Affairs, the Medical Staff's executive committee.
- "HHC" means University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers, including but not limited to, all inpatient facilities, ambulatory surgery centers, and outpatient clinics and other facilities.
- "UMHS" or "Health System" means the University of Michigan Health System.
- "Medical Staff" means the formal organization of all licensed physicians, dentists, scientists and other licensed individuals permitted by law and the HHC's Medical Staff Bylaws to have clinical privileges to provide health care services to patients of the HHC.
- "University" or "UM" means the University of Michigan.
Section 1.1. PURPOSES. The purposes of the HHC are to assist and aid the sick and injured; to prevent and cure disease and suffering; to provide health care, consultation and services to those in need; to educate and train, and assist in any manner in the education or training of, persons in or associated with the medical profession or associated with any aspect of health care; to facilitate and participate in medical and biological research; to build, maintain and operate and to assist in building, maintaining and operating, hospitals, clinics, dispensaries, outpatient facilities and research and educational institutions; and to provide the people of the State of Michigan with health care services and a regional tertiary medical facility, including the provision of suitable facilities for the teaching and advancement of medicine and allied sciences, arts and skills.
Establishment of Board/Delegation By Regents
Section 2.1. ESTABLISHMENT. The Board is established by the Regents. The Board is delegated such authority as is provided by action of the Regents, through the Regents Bylaws, approval of these HHCEB Bylaws, and other actions as the Regents may take from time to time.
Section 2.2. ROLE AS GOVERNING BODY. Subject to the powers and responsibilities of the Regents (as described in the Regents Bylaws and Section 3.2 below), the Board is authorized and designated to act as the "governing body" of HHC for hospital licensing, accreditation, compliance, quality of medical services and related purposes. The Regents remain ultimately responsible for establishing the mission, goals and objectives of the HHC and for the quality of medical services provided at the HHC.
Executive Board
Section 3.1. COMPOSITION. There shall be a Board of the HHC and it shall be composed of the following individuals:
- President of the University
- Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs
- Director and Chief Executive Officer of HHC
- Dean of the Medical School
- Dean of the School of Nursing
- Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
- Vice President for Government Relations
- Chief Medical Officer, UMHS
- Chief of Staff for Clinical Affairs
- Chief of Nursing Affairs of the HHC
- Two members of the Medical Staff of the HHC who shall be appointed by the Regents following a Medical Staff election in which any Active member of the Medical Staff may run for office, recommendation by the HHC's Executive Committee for Clinical Affairs, and approval by the Board. The Medical Staff members shall serve four year staggered terms to provide one replacement every two years.
Section 3.2. POWERS RESERVED TO THE REGENTS. The Board of Regents is responsible for establishing the mission, goals and objectives of the HHC as set out in Section 11.42 of the Regents Bylaws and for the quality of medical care services provided; approval of these Bylaws and any amendments thereto proposed by the Board; approval of all major HHC programs and operating budgets; approval of capital and facility plans; and appointment of the CEO of the HHC. In all of these matters, the Board shall make recommendations to the President of the University and the Regents.
Section 3.3. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD. Subject to the powers and responsibilities of the Regents, the Board is responsible for the overall financial and administrative performance of the HHC, for the quality of care delivered at the HHC and for HHC adherence to applicable legal and ethical standards. In this capacity, the Board has and, except as otherwise provided in applicable laws, regulations, or accreditation standards, may exercise or delegate responsibility for administrative decisions, approval of personnel actions, responsibility for personnel policies, and approval of medical staff appointments and reappointments at the HHC. The Board at all times remains jointly accountable, with the executive leadership and medical staff, for quality improvement, patient safety, and related resource allocation.
Section 3.3.1. Financial and Administrative Control. The Board shall;
- Review and approve or otherwise ratify the organizational structure of the HHC.
- Establish programs, services and administrative units to meet the goals and objectives of the HHC and take such steps as are needed to provide for the periodic evaluation of HHC operations to assure that the goals and objectives are achieved.
- Determine appropriate delegation of authority to the CEO.
- Review and approve or otherwise ratify HHC sponsored training programs; review and approve or otherwise ratify appropriate use of the HHC for clinical, educational and training experience by various health schools of the University and other teaching institutions.
- Assure the integration of administrative functions among HHC units, including billing services, medical records, human resources, payroll, employee benefits, salary structure, and purchasing services.
- Assure consistent monitoring and oversight throughout the HHC.
- Assure that contracted services furnished within the HHC permit the HHC to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and accreditation requirements.
- Recommend construction projects and building renovation projects to the Regents for action.
- Evaluate its own performance on a biennial basis.
Section 3.3.2. Quality of Care. The Board shall:
- Establish, under the supervision of the CEO, in coordination with the Medical Staff, a continuous quality improvement program at the HHC that reflects the complexity of the HHC organization, involves all hospital departments and services, and focuses on indicators related to improved health outcomes and the prevention and reduction of medical errors.
- Assure that clear expectations for safety are established.
- Assure that adequate resources are allocated for measuring, assessing, improving, and sustaining HHC performance.
- Assure that adequate resources are allocated for reducing risk to patients.
- Assure, Medical Staff accountability for quality of care, directly or through delegation to the CEO working with ECCA, by reviewing and approving or otherwise ratifying the Medical Staff Bylaws, rules and policies that govern health care provided at the HHC; approving upon the recommendation of the Medical Staff, appointments and reappointments to the Medical Staff and delineation, changes in or curtailment of staff privileges for members of the Medical Staff; reviewing and approving recommendations from the Chief of Staff to establish or terminate clinical programs and/or services; ratifying nominations for service chiefs and/or program directors that have been submitted to the Board by the ECCA; and acting as a final appeal body pursuant to the Medical Staff Bylaws, rules and policies. The Board shall receive at least annual reports from the Chief of Staff of the Medical Staff's evaluation of patient care services provided throughout the HHC.
Section 3.3.3. Ethics and Compliance. The Board is responsible, subject to the oversight of the Regents, for creating a code of conduct, for the conduct of the HHC as an institution and, in particular, for assuring HHC compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations and for assuring the ethical operation and conduct of the HHC and its employees. The code of conduct will be submitted to the Regents for review and approval.
Section 3.4. REPORTING RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD. The Board shall submit periodic reports, but not less than annually, through the President of the University to the Regents describing its execution of the delegated powers set forth in this Article III and the Regents Bylaws. The Board shall also submit to the Regents a copy of approved minutes of each of its meetings.
Board Meetings
Section 4.1. MEETINGS. Regular Board meetings shall be held at least quarterly, at a time and place to be determined by the Board. Special Board meetings may be called by the Chair or by the Secretary upon the request of three Board members.
Section 4.2. NOTICE OF MEETINGS. Notice of regular meetings to Board members shall be through the distribution of the agenda and supporting materials for the meeting, generally at least three working days in advance of a Board meeting (other than an urgent special meeting or agenda item). Notice of any special meeting of the Board shall be given with as much advance notice as is practicable under the circumstances, but ordinarily at least three working days prior to the meeting, by written notice or sent or otherwise made available by electronic means. Unless less than three (3) working days advance notice is given (in which case the reason for the urgent meeting must be specified), neither the business to be transacted nor the purpose of any meeting of the Board must be specified in the notice.
Section 4.3. QUORUM AND VOTING REQUIREMENTS. Six Board members then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board, and any action taken by a majority of the Board members attending at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the Board for all purposes. If a quorum is not present at any meeting, a majority of the Board members present may adjourn the meeting from time to time and to another place, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, to such time and place as a quorum can be present.
Section 4.4. PRESENCE. With the consent of the chair or a majority of the members of the Board, any or all Board members may participate in any meeting by, or through the use of, any means of communication by which all Board members participating may simultaneously hear each other during the meeting. A Board member so participating is deemed to be present in person at the meeting.
Section 4.5. WRITTEN CONSENT. Any action required or permitted at any Board or committee meeting may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without vote if all of the members of the Board or applicable committee entitled to vote on the action so consent in writing or electronically. Such written consent shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings and shall have the same effect as a vote for all purposes.
Officers of the Board
Section 5.1. OFFICERS. The officers of the Board shall be a Chair of the Board, a Vice-Chair and a Secretary.
Section 5.2. CHAIR OF THE BOARD. The Chair of the Board shall preside at Board meetings and shall perform such other duties as the Board may delegate from time to time. The Chair is the President of the University.
Section 5.3. VICE-CHAIR OF THE BOARD. In the absence of the Chair or the Chair's inability or refusal to act, the Vice-Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair and, when so acting, shall have all the powers and be subject to all the restrictions of the Chair. The Vice-Chair is the Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs of the University.
Section 5.4. SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. The Secretary will keep the minutes of the Board's meetings; see that all notices are duly given; maintain a record of attendance of the members at committee meetings and, in general, perform all duties incident to the office of the Secretary. The Secretary is the Chief Executive Officer of the HHC.
Chief Executive Officer of the Hospitals and Health Centers
Section 6.1. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The CEO is the chief executive officer of the HHC and, subject to the control and direction of the Board, the President of the University, the Executive Vice-President for Medical Affairs, and the Regents, shall manage the administration and affairs of the HHC. The CEO is a member and Secretary of the Board, an ex officio non voting member of the Executive Committee on Clinical Affairs and an ex officio voting member of the Medical School Executive Committee.
Section 6.2. GENERAL DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The CEO shall perform all duties incident to the office of the CEO and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board from time to time consistent with its delegated authority. The CEO will:
- In coordination with Medical Staff administration, establish systems and methods to assure effective communications among the Medical Staff, the administration, the Board and all health care delivery systems that are corporately and functionally related to the HHC.
- In coordination with the Medical Staff ensure that members of the Medial Staff comply with the Bylaws and rules and regulations of the Medical Staff.
- Establish and oversee a system of institutional and organizational planning consistent with applicable law and accreditation requirements, and will consult with the Medical Staff, administrative leaders, and other groups and services within the HHC the CEO believes may contribute to the planning process.
- Assist in the development of and effectuate all of the policies of the HHC, including personnel policies and practices that are consistent with the University' policies and practices.
- Be responsible for supervising all of the HHC's financial and administrative affairs and for promoting prudent and cost-effective management of HHC funds.
The Board specifically delegates to the CEO any day-to-day operational responsibilities of the Board, including responsibilities reserved to the governing body by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"); Medicare Conditions for Participation; the Joint Commission's Standards and Elements of Performance; and other applicable regulatory and accreditation agencies. Such delegation includes, but is not limited to: organ procurement; grievance administration, resolution, and reporting and patient services. The CEO may sub-delegate his or her responsibilities under this Section 6.2 as he or she deems appropriate.
Section 6.3. REPORTING DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The CEO will prepare and present to the Board for review and endorsement an annual budget. The CEO also will prepare periodic reports that address the clinical affairs and financial activities of the HHC, as well as any special reports the Board may request from time to time.
Section 6.4. CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. The CEO may, to the extent directly delegated by the Regents or by any Executive Officer with authority to sub-delegate, and unless otherwise directed by the Board, execute such contracts and other instruments as the conduct of the HHC's business in its ordinary course requires, and, to the extent permitted in any such delegation or sub-delegation, may delegate this authority in writing to one or more of the Associate/Assistant Directors of the HHC.
Section 7.1. STANDING COMMITTEES. The Board may establish committees as it deems necessary, and shall define the powers and responsibilities of such committees. Heads and members of each committee shall be appointed and may be removed at any meeting of the Board. Vacancies in standing committees may be filled at any regular or special meeting of the Board. Persons who are not members of the Board may serve on such committees as the Board deems appropriate.
Section 7.2. QUORUM. A simple majority of the members of any committee shall constitute a quorum at any meeting, and any action taken by a majority of the members attending any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the action of the committee for all purposes.
Medical Staff
Section 8.1. ORGANIZATION AND BYLAWS. The Board will ensure the continued operation of a medical staff organization composed of the physicians and other licensed, independently practicing health professionals who are duly appointed to membership and granted appropriate clinical privileges in accordance with applicable law and accreditation requirements, as well as rules and procedures established by the Board, the Medical Staff and the Regents. Appointment to the Medical Staff shall be a prerequisite to the exercise of clinical privileges in the HHC except as otherwise specifically provided in the Medical Staff bylaws, rules and policies. The Medical Staff shall prepare, adopt and periodically review Medical Staff Bylaws and rules and policies that are consistent with HHC policy and applicable legal and accreditation requirements, subject to approval by HHCEB.
Provision of Services by the HHC
Section 9.1. PROVISION OF SERVICES GENERALLY. The professional medical service of the HHC will be rendered by the departments or units of the Medical School, functioning in their capacity as HHC departments and services. Diagnosis, care, and treatment at the HHC will be provided in accordance with the Medical Staff Bylaws, rules, and other policies adopted by the Executive Committee on Clinical Affairs.
Section 9.2. NONDISCRIMINATION. The HHC in employment and access to services considers people on the basis of individual merit and does not discriminate on the basis of race, , color , national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, height, weight, veteran status, or any other attribute prohibited by law or contract.
Section 9.3. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PATIENT HEALTH INFORMATION. Records of patient care are confidential and will not be published nor their contents disclosed except as permitted or required by law and consistent with applicable institutional policies, including the University's Notice of Privacy Practices.
Volunteer Nonprofit Service Organization
Section 10 .1. VOLUNTARY NONPROFIT SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. The Board may authorize from time to time the establishment or dissolution of a voluntary nonprofit service organization such as auxiliaries. Any such voluntary nonprofit organization may be established by separate incorporation or as an unincorporated organization sponsored by the HHC, subject to approval of the Regents to the extent required by the Regents Bylaws or other action of the Regents. No voluntary nonprofit service organization shall be established without the approval of the Board and the Board may, in its discretion, revoke any approval previously granted. Each such organization shall initially, and as proposed for amendment thereafter, recommend to the Board articles, bylaws policies, procedures and descriptions of permissible activities for the organization that shall be subject to the approval of the Board. Each such organization shall provide the Board with an annual report of its activities and shall be subject to such direction, control, supervision and reporting requirements as the Board may deem appropriate, including those required by the University to preserve its tax exemptions.
Conflict of Interest
Section 11.1. CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR COMMITTMENT. The Board shall follow and abide by the conflict of interest rules of the University and applicable law. Board members shall disclose any conflicts which shall then be managed in accordance with University policy and procedures.
Section 12.1. BYLAWS. These Bylaws may be amended or repealed, or new Bylaws may be adopted, only by action of the Board ratified by the Regents. The Board shall cause these Bylaws to be reviewed and, if necessary, revised, not less frequently than once every three years by the Board or a committee of the Board, and the minutes of the Board shall reflect that such review was completed. In the event an amendment is required by operation of law, regulation, or judicial or administrative order, and there is insufficient opportunity to consult with the Board, the CEO or his or her designee, in consultation with legal counsel and relevant administrative and Medical Staff leaders, may develop and implement the amendment, subject to the Board's approval or revision at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Section 12.2. POLICIES. The Board shall create either directly or by delegation:
- A UMHS Policy on Policies, designating the form, content, and approval authorities for policies affecting health system operations, including the operations of the HHC.
The Policy shall be reviewed at least once every three (3) years and whenever a significant change is proposed.
Initial Bylaws APPROVED by the Regents on March 18, 2004, and Initially
ADOPTED by the Board effective March 12, 2004.
Re-approved by the Regents on October 15, 2009 with amendments and ADOPTED by the Board effective October 15, 2009.
Reapproved by the Regents on June 16, 2011 with amendment and ADOPTED by the Board effective June 16, 2011.
By: Mary Sue Coleman
Its: Chair of the Executive Board of the University of Michigan HHC
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Okay, here it is, our Oregon vineyard. It consists of one lonely Golden Muscat vine. We actually don't have any yard, just a patio, but I removed some flagstones, chopped up the clay and amended the soil and I now have a single-vine vineyard. It even has three clusters , currently in post-bloom berry set. I miss our Missouri vineyard, but until I get back between the trellis rows I'll have to use this single vine as a benchmark.
But I'm getting a sense for the macro climate here, already. One thing I've never considered was the sheer volume of daylight available during the growing season in northern latitudes. We've all seen the giant Alaskan pumpkins, but you have to experience it to get a true sense of the implications. The sun is rising when I wake and sometimes it's still up when I hit the sack. My daughter experiences only daylight this time of year.
I'm mapping out a strategy to start blogging again. I imagine this Golden Muscat vine might make frequent cameos as I figure what direction I'm going to go now that I'm vineyard-less. But I'll keep involved in the business and have plenty to write about exploring this region.
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With locations spread across the country, Reel Cinemas screens Tinseltown's latest releases alongside family favourites and special presentations. Each cinema shows the latest blockbusters, animation and family releases and also showcases performances from The Royal Opera House and the English National Opera. Reel regularly plays host to kids and senior clubs with discounts on selected days while private hire can be arranged for school trips, charity events and corporate days.


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Girl Talk to Play Wabash College Saturday Night• October 26, 2010 Share:
Gregg Gillis, better known as Girl Talk, will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in Chadwick Court. Gillis is a performer who is known for digital sampling and blending two or more recorded songs.
Gillis has released four albums since growing up in a Pittsburgh suburb. He studied biomedical engineering at Case Western in Cleveland after high school but continued his GirlTalk act. He has been known to layer hip hop, Top 40, soft rock, party classics, grunge, R&B, and rock anthems together.
The show is free to Wabash students with a valid ID, presented by SCAC. Tickets are on sale for $10 in the bookstore and at the door Saturday night.
Being Halloween, SCAC leaders are encouraging students to dress for the occasion.
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DaveInAvl wrote:Well, I found our 2014 SL for sale after we turned it in at lease-end. It's being offered at $11,990 at the dealer in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - VIN ends in 331649.
Just curious, what was your buyout? $12k seems a bit on the high side or maybe their building in a bit of haggle room, it must have been pretty clean and relatively low miles? maybe new tires?


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Mary Jane Dodson, of Rolla, was named Senior Companion of the Month during the monthly in-service meeting held Aug. 20 at the Golden Living Center in St. James.
Mary Jane Dodson, of Rolla, was named Senior Companion of the Month during the monthly in-service meeting held Aug. 20 at the Golden Living Center in St. James.
The Golden Living Center provided lunch as well as door prizes and a fashion show.
As a Senior Companion, Dodson visits area residents in their homes each week to help them with basic household tasks and activities as well as assisting caregivers by providing respite.
Dodson grew up in Rolla and has two children and four grandchildren.
Before becoming a Senior Companion, she worked as a bookkeeper for 45 years at Sam's Tire Service. After retiring, Dodson volunteered in 2004 with the Senior Companion program and has taught Sunday Bible school for 50 years.
In her spare time she enjoys her family, reading, music and her cat, Albert. Dodson enjoys volunteering as a Senior Companion. She enjoys making new friends and helping and learning from them.
As the Senior Companion of the Month, she received a floral arrangement donated by Blossom Basket Florist and the recognition of her fellow Senior Companions.
There are more than 70 senior citizen volunteers serving as Senior Companions all over Phelps County in private homes, residential care facilities and skilled nursing facilities.
Sponsored by the Phelps County Commission, the Corporation for National and Community Service, as well as several local groups and individuals, Senior Companions' greatest work is to help their peers maintain the independence they have worked for all their lives.
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FAMILY SWIM FRIDAYS: 7 p.m., Stroudsburg Intermediate School, 2015 Chipperfield Drive, Stroudsburg. Cost is $12 per family (two adults and up to four children) or $3 per individual. For information or to register, visit srosrc.org or Day Street Community Center, 15 Day St., East Stroudsburg.
ECOZONE AFTERNOON: 1 to 4 p.m., Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry. Explore hands-on discovery room. Crawl through the bat cave, sit in the eagles' nest and more. Cost is $5. For information, call 570-828-2319 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
SUGAR SHACK SCRAMBLE: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pocono Environmental Education Center, 538 Emery Road, Dingmans Ferry. Take an expedition to the "Two Saps" Sugar Shack. Use a map and compass to reach the sugar shack and then enjoy hot cocoa and pancakes with fresh maple syrup. Cost is $15 per adult and $10 per child. To reserve a spot, call 570-828-2319. For information, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit peec.org.
SUNDAY FUNDAY: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA, 143 Nichecronk Road, Dingmans Ferry. Come for a day of play at camp. Seasonal activities may include snow tubing, ice skating, ice fishing, archery, riflery, climbing tower, hiking, mountain biking and more. Free to all YMCA members; $10 per family for nonmembers. Call 570-828-2329 by noon today. For information, email email@example.com or visit campspeersymca.org.
SPRING PRESCHOOL EVENTS: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., East Stroudsburg United Methodist Church, 83 S. Courtland St., East Stroudsburg. Also runs Thursday. Springtime crafts, stories and activities for ages 2 and 3. For information, call 570-421-3280, ext. 19, or visit the church.
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT: 6:30 p.m., Warren County Library, 199 Hardwick St., Belvidere, N.J. "Rise of the Guardians," rated PG. Snacks provided. Free, but space is limited. For information or to register, call 908-475-6322 or visit warrenlib.org.
BOOK BINGO FOR TWEENS and TEENS: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Hughes Library, 1002 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg. Play bingo, win books for prizes. Program is open to students in grades five through 12. For information or to register, call 570-421-0800, ext. 14, or email email@example.com.


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Feds Say They Can Search Bradley Manning's Friend's Laptop Because They Can
from the leave-us-alone dept
There is no basis for the Court to conclude that searches of laptops or other electronic devices at the border should be subjected to a different standard than that for other closed containers. Nor is there a basis for the Court to conclude that Plaintiff's First Amendment rights were violated by the routine search and detention of his devices at the border.This is, at best, disingenuous and, at worst, dishonest. There is a tremendous "basis" for a court to conclude that searches of electronic devices differ than searches of a closed container. That's because, as we've discussed at length before, what's in your laptop and what's in a container at the border are entirely different:
- You mostly store everything on your laptop. So, unlike a suitcase that you're bringing with you, it's the opposite. You might specifically choose what to exclude, but you don't really choose what to include. With a suitcase, you specifically choose what to include.
- The reason you bring the contents on your laptop over the border is because you're bringing your laptop over the border. If you wanted the content of your laptop to go over the border you'd just send it using the internet. There are no "border guards" on the internet itself, so content flows mostly freely across international boundaries. Thus if anyone wants to get certain content into a country via the internet, they're not doing it by entering that country through border control.
On a separate note, the reason given for having to keep House's laptop for so long? Because the laptop ran both Linux and Windows and the tech geniuses at Homeland Security had trouble understanding how to deal with that.


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CASTLE ROCK - A Castle Rock mother faced a jury on Wednesday, accused of murdering her 9-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter in May 2011.
Prosecutors say Kelli Lynn Murphy, 41, killed her kids Liam, 9, and Madigan, 6, in an act of control and revenge against her husband, Robert Eric Murphy.
She had filed for divorce against her husband and was due in court on a custody issue on the same day she's accused of murdering her children. Murphy's defense attorneys say Murphy was depressed because of the divorce and felt alone.
"She changed," Defense Attorney Ara Ohanion said. "She felt like everyone had abandoned her."
Ohanion claimed Murphy blacked out after drinking a full bottle of vodka and taking sleeping pills, hoping her kids would find her dead.
"Her plan was that she would go to sleep and not wake up. Her kids would find her. They would know she did not abandon them, [that] she just passed away," Ohanion said.
But when she woke up, "the kids were dead, and she wasn't," Ohanion said.
The 911 call
Kelli Murphy called 911 just before 8 a.m. on May 23, 2011 to report she slit her wrists. She also told a dispatcher she had kids in her house.
"They are in heaven right now," Murphy told a dispatcher, according to the 911 call played in the courtroom Wednesday.
When asked by dispatcher what happened to her kids, Murphy said, at least four times according to prosecutors, she needed an attorney. The Douglas County District Attorney's office is pursuing two counts of first-degree murder against Murphy.
"Mothers are not supposed to kill their children. Mother's provide life," Douglas County Deputy District Attorney Jay Williford told the jury in his opening statement. "But in this case, Kelli Lynn Murphy, squeezed the life from 9-year-old Liam and 6-year-old Madigan by her own hands. Both Liam and Madigan's life have been silenced."
Jurors heard testimony from the 911 dispatcher and the first officer to respond to the scene Wednesday morning. When Castle Rock Police Officer William Harris showed up to the house, he found Murphy with her wrists slit.
"It shocked me for a quick second," Harris told the jury.
Harris says he held paper towels on Murphy's wrists and asked her about her kids.
"They are deceased," he says Murphy told him.
When he asked where they were, she pointed down the hallway, Harris says. Another officer found the kids, suffocated and smothered to death in their respective bedrooms, prosecutors said.
Troubled family history detailed in court records
According to court records reviewed by 9Wants to Know investigators, Kelli and Robert Eric Murphy filed for divorce in early 2011. Kelli Murphy was set to appear in court on Monday for a temporary restraining order hearing. Another hearing was set for Wednesday at 9 a.m. to discuss the order regarding a motion to vacate temporary orders of the divorce.
Murphy had filed a civil-protection order against her husband on March 3, citing domestic abuse and assault. According to the court documents, Kelli Murphy claimed her husband grabbed his daughter by the throat on two occasions in front of her brother.
"We were at home eating dinner, Robert had finished and was sitting on the couch. Madigan started messing around at the table, and he got up from the couch and grabbed her by the throat [in front of me and Liam] and started screaming at her to finish dinner," Kelli Murphy said in court documents.
She stated on another occasion, "Robert was giving Madigan a bath. She started messing around and not getting soap off. He again grabbed her by the neck/throat. [She said Dad was choking me] and shoved her head under the faucet. Liam saw it happen."
Kelli Murphy also told authorities on one occasion Robert Murphy barricaded her in the basement and hit her with the door. On April 11, Kelli Murphy wanted to permanently withdraw the divorce petition, citing the couple filed for divorce out of anger.
"Through our pastor, he had recommended a 'cooling off' period, and that we get into counseling. I do not want a divorce, and my husband has told me that as well. This needs to stop. We need counseling not a divorce. I am asking the court to intervene and stop these proceedings so that we can get counseling and put our marriage/family back together. After attending the parenting class, I know we need to pursue every method we can to save this marriage, keep our family together before it is too late," Kelli Murphy told the court.
The judge denied her request, saying that both parties needed to ask for a withdrawal in order for the divorce to be stopped.
The trial
Prosecutors says their case, moving forward, will show the jury pictures of the children's injuries, solicit testimony from neighbors and put Murphy's husband on the stand.
Ohanion says he would ask the jury to consider her mental state. He said he would ask the jury to consider lesser charges than first-degree murder but did not elaborate on what those charges might be.
"You will see Kelli Murphy is not guilty of first-degree murder," Ohanion told the jury.
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Many classic tales are told in which a hero or heroine searches for the key to happiness. In "City Slickers," a film popular in the early 1990s, Mitch, a city boy, is asked by Curly, a crusty old cowboy, "Do you know what the secret of life is?" Curly holds up one finger and continues, "One thing. Just one thing." When Mitch presses him for the secret, Curly says, "That's what you have to find out." The answer unfolds subtly in the film but is never stated explicitly.
In today's Gospel, a rich young man asks Jesus a similar question: "What must I do to inherit eternal life?" He seems to be looking for a formula. Though he has kept all the commandments since his youth, the young man lacks something. He looks to Jesus as the "good teacher" to tell him what it is. Jesus does not say readily what he must do to inherit eternal life but focuses instead on the man's use of the word "good." In this way Jesus points the young man toward God's unique goodness, which is the "one thing" at the center of all.
Jesus invites the rich man to step across a threshold, to leave behind the spirituality of his youth and to take on another spirituality that abandons all for the sake of love. In youth, clear guidelines with specific boundaries and actions for moral living are needed. But as we move into maturity, it is the gaze of love that Jesus casts on each of us that enables us to abandon everything else. This love cannot be earned with actions, but is the sheer gift of the good God, who embodies the one thing that surpasses all else. The only condition for attaining the one thing is this: A person must be willing to let go of everything else.
Abandoning all for the pursuit of the one love is not an easy thing to do. In the Gospel, the young man's many possessions seem an insurmountable obstacle. For a rich person to enter the realm of God is like a heavily laden camel struggling to wriggle through a tiny opening with all its cargo intact. To hold on to the power, control and security that abundant possessions bring is antithetical to the vulnerability, receptivity and risk that abandoning oneself to the one love requires. It is not impossible for people with riches to do so, but it is exceedingly difficult.
As other Gospel passages illustrate, it is not the having of riches that poses an obstacle; rather it is what one does with one's possessions that is determinative. Jesus' assurance that "for human beings it is impossible, but not for God," has an echo of Gabriel's words to Mary at the annunciation (Lk 1:37). Total self-surrender to the divine is the one thing that brings abundant life to all.
There is a similar theme in the first reading, where wisdom is the one thing sought. The king prays for and is granted the grace to choose wisdom alone, over scepter and throne, riches and gems. Ironically, just as the disciples gained back a hundredfold all the family relations and land they relinquished, so the king's choice of Wisdom over all else brought him all good things and countless riches. The idea is not to guess the one thing that will bring wealth. Rather, the choice of the one love, Wisdom incarnate in Christ, prompts one to let go of all else, only to receive in return all that the beloved lavishes on us without reserve.


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Utqiaġvik (Alaska)
North Slope Borough : Utqiaġvik (Alaska)
Barrow is located 320 miles (515 km) north of the Arctic Circle on the Arctic Ocean in Arctic Alaska. The town has about 4,500 people and holds the distinction of being the northernmost settlement in the United States and the northernmost settlement on the North American mainland. The residents are 61% Iñupiat Eskimo with a very international mix of American, Filipino, Samoan/Tongan, Korean, Thai, Mexican, Hawaiian, and others added. You can expect to hear 5 or 6 languages spoken on any day. Physically it covers about 21 square miles, and is divided into two parts (Barrow and Browerville) separated by a lagoon. Ilisagvik College is located at the site of the old Naval Arctic Research Lab (NARL) about 6 miles towards Point Barrow. The Point is about 12 miles from town and about 2 miles past the end of the road.
Get in
With the exception of an annual summer barge service, Barrow is a fly-in-only city. The airport, Wiley-Post Will Rogers Memorial Airport, is located directly south of the city.
By plane
Get around
By foot
Barrow is very small, and is actually a flat desert that almost never receives large amounts of snow. So it's easy to get around by foot even in the winter. During the colder months, you can walk directly across the frozen freshwater lagoons. Just bundle up and beware of the wind chill!
Walking in Barrow is great fun, as is checking out the beach directly in front of town. However, do not walk past the edge of town on the beach going south and do not walk either the road or the beach going north towards NARL/Ilisagvik/Point Barrow! And if you do see a Polar Bear stay at least 100 yards away, and preferably in a vehicle. Polar Bears absolutely will eat you.
By taxi
There are several cab companies in town. They are always driving about, and can be flagged down easily. Rates vary between $5-9 around Barrow proper and Browerville.
By car
UIC Car Rental, located near the Barrow Airport, provides car rentals. Availability can be limited during peak times. +1 907 852-2700. Gasoline can also be very expensive, as the price is set only once per year.
By bus
The city bus runs Monday thru Friday 7AM-7PM and can be a good option for daily commutes. Visitors, however, will probably be happier taking cabs due to the convenience, as well as the fact that cab fare for a group of 2 or more people will end up costing less money because the bus charges per person.
There are a number of decent restaurants in the Barrow/Browerville area. Expect to pay approximately $15-20+ per meal at most restaurants.
Bars and Clubs
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Holly Herndon
Are any of you DiS knowledgables wise to Holly Herndon? I've only heard FADE but it's pretty great:
Maybe for fans of Laurel Halo, I dunno, I feel like they're exploring similar areas. That's probably a terrible reductive comparison. Sorry.
New LP coming soon on RVNG Intl (home of those Frkwys collabs. and the latest Julia Holter record) I believe. Anyone heard it...?
Go on, enlighten me
Ta for the link, I'm having a first listen of this now
it's pretty remarkable
This girl sounds promising
like what I've heard so far, look forward to hearing the album
Fade is really amazing
In the best moments reminded me of "Silent Shout".
Just heard a few clips on Boomkat...
Really good!
Absolutely brilliant
It took me 7 minutes 6 seconds of listening to buy the vinyl and some of that was because I forgot my Boomkat password
Included one of her tracks on my weekend listening thing a little while back. I really like Kate Wax-ish half the album, not sure I adore all of it, little bit too synth nerd in places. She's a very interesting artist tho, would love to see her live.SCROTUM this'd this
She's getting around a bit
Interviews in last month's Wire and now FACT and Pitchfork.
The album is a delight, a mixture of abstract stuff and then really great techno tracks. Similar kind of mixture to Julia Holter's Tragedy.
Listened to the album after reading about her on FACT the other day
Really really taken with it.
I think the more 'abstract' ones are AMAZING esp breathe & terminal
not as fussed about the normal sounding ones. I wish it wasn't true. I think it must be because i've been on drownedinsound for too long or something
Fade is incredible
it's on spotify now as well


text: News Link • Police State A Police State You'd Better Believe In 08-02-2010 • Informationclearinghouse.info/ When our nation is waging "war on" so many things (drugs, crime, poverty, terrorism), it's hard to know where to enlist and when to defect. Or put another way, when should a patriot oppose his government? One answer, which we may hope is obvious, is when his government is waging war on liberty. The trick, of course, is to recognize it as such, since the government will always claim to be defending liberty when waging war against it. ........................... Thus it is that in the "war on terrorism" our government is building, brick by brick, a new police state, called "Security." Consider, for example, this item from The Washington Post: The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation. The administration wants to add just four words — 'electronic communication transactional records' — to a list of items that the law says the FBI may demand without a judge's approval. Government lawyers say this category of information includes the addresses to which an Internet user sends e-mail; the times and dates e-mail was sent and received; and possibly a user's browser history. It does not include, the lawyers hasten to point out, the 'content' of e-mail or other Internet communication. But what officials portray as a technical clarification designed to remedy a legal ambiguity strikes industry lawyers and privacy advocates as an expansion of the power the government wields through so-called national security letters. These missives, which can be issued by an FBI field office on its own authority, require the recipient to provide the requested information and to keep the request secret. They are the mechanism the government would use to obtain the electronic records. There now. Don't you feel safer and more secure already? Or do you have that creepy feeling that somebody is looking over your shoulder? Friends of freedom, from the Founding Fathers, who put their lives on the line for it, to President Eisenhower, who commanded great armies in its defense, have always known that the requirements of safety and security must always be balanced against those of liberty and justice. Otherwise, the government could simply put us all in prison, where we would enjoy security and three square meals a day and the products of our labors would be much less expensive. Think how it would increase our exports and improved our balance of trade. Writing in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jay Bookman observed: "If the federal government has a good reason to need such information, it can explain those reasons to a judge. 'National security letters' are already widely overused as a means of acquiring personal information without a judicial order. As the Post story points out, 'The Justice Department issued 192,500 national security letters from 2003 to 2006, according to a 2008 inspector general report, which did not indicate how many were demands for Internet records. A 2007 IG report found numerous possible violations of FBI regulations, including the issuance of NSLs without having an approved investigation to justify the request.' "The type of authority sought by the Obama administration would allow it to conduct warrantless searches that are forbidden under the Fourth Amendment, and our Founding Fathers would clearly recognize it as an unacceptable encroachment of government power on the individual," Bookman wrote. "That is, once you explained to them about what a browser is, and what emails are." Bookman has cleverly made a point. Technological innovations, unknown and probably unimagined by the Founders, have made many of the tools of the 18th Century obsolete. The principles they set forth with pen on parchment are not, however. And they will not become obsolete unless an apathetic citizenry, lulled into a false sense of security, continues to allow an overbearing government to erase our liberties, bit by bit, until one day we wonder where they have gone. In the meantime, we should not let a smooth talking political leader like our current President talk us out of the civil liberties he seemed zealous to protect when the perpetrators of the coming police state were Republicans in the White House and the cabinet. We had a changing of the guard on January 20, 2009, but the goals of our national jailers remain the same. The bars and the barbed wire are still being put in place, but the names and the faces of the wardens have changed. That's the only real "change" we have gotten from the Obama administration. The rest is merely verbal sleight of hand and rhetorical windsong. It is "change" they can deceive with. Join us on our Social Networks: Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network:


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I've been doing a reanalysis of my family history data at Roots Magic and adding more detail to some vague sources. I have been focusing on my German lines. Much research has already been done on these lines. I am doing my best to verify what has been done. There really is a lot to look at and consider. Since much of this info is not sourced it's not alway easy to track down. Luckily many of the males left detailed wills. The family female lines are more difficult. Females seldom appear in early records which makes tracing their families difficult.
A case in point Maria Eva born about 1713, maiden name believed to Bear? She married Johannes Ludwick Zirkle. She and her husband lived in Telford, Pennsylvania before his death in 1746. After his death she relocated to then Augusta County, Virginia with her children. I find her very interesting because she is one of the few female ancestors mentioned in early local records.
I am trying to verify that Maria Eve's maiden name was Bear or Bare. Her name was recorded as Bear in a Zirkle Association newsletter published many years ago. No source for this info was provided. I've searched using google for any new info regarding this. Many people continue to use Bear as her maiden name, but no one has provided any sources. Doing some more research at the website for the Virginia State Library, the Memory Project, I found a grant conveyed to her in 1755 for 54 acres in Augusta County, VA. A John Bare was a neighbor. Eve Sircle also is mentioned in volume 3 of The Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement in Virginia by Lyman Chalkley. The references in this book also regard land transactions, one of which I have a copy of (the one I found at the state library site). The other property reference refers to a patent for 130 acres which was transferred to her by John Bair in 1761. Her eldest son's name is said to be Michael Sircle.
Since Maria Eve did not migrate to Virginia with her husband, she must have traveled there with her family. Since she did live next to a John Bare, and had land conveyed to her by him, maybe he was indeed a relative? I have not been able to locate the deed for 130 acres yet, that may provide some additional info. Someone at ancestry.com gave her father's name as Jack Bear. They did not provide any source for this either? It would be nice to have a source for her maiden name. The record survival rate for this area is pretty good so there could be a solution eventually.


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Justice League #23.4: Secret Society
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by IvCNuB4 » Mon Sep 23, 2013 12:45 pm
Written by: Geoff Johns, Sterling Gates
Art by: Szymon Kudranski,
Cover by: Mikel Janin
On Sale: September 25, 2013
by IvCNuB4 » Wed Sep 25, 2013 1:58 pmInterested in hearing what other folks thought of this issue.
99% of it is set on Earth-3 before the Syndicate gets away. In flashbacks we see Owlman's past and teases of his history there with E3 Joker. We also find out why Talon didn't make the trip to main Earth: Merry Fucking Christmas Owlman , and why The Outsider is always saying "ha" at odd times. The last two pages bring us up to when The Outsider and Atomika make it to the main Earth and Johns & Gates tie it back to a on-off scene in one of the very early "Justice League" issues.
Kudranski's art suits the mood and environment of Earth 3 quite well. A pretty enjoyable issue.
by HNutz » Wed Sep 25, 2013 2:12 pmI was debating on picking it up but I want to hear more opinions on it first...
by Garofani Spruzzo » Wed Sep 25, 2013 4:24 pmGreat art, solid and intriguing story. 3D cover one of the better ones this week.
by Punchy » Thu Sep 26, 2013 9:55 amGiven that he's the mastermind behind 'Forever Evil', Geoff Johns has been surprisingly absent from Villain's Month so far, with only the Black Manta one-shot until this week. However, now he's got 3 books co-written out this week, and they are all good. This one, co-written with Sterling Gates, isn't really about the Secret Society, but instead focuses on Earth-3, and on Owlman and The Outsider. As such, I'd say it's pretty essential reading if you're following the crossover.
Most of this issue is set on Earth-3, and tells us a lot about that Universe, we see that the new Owlman is actually Thomas Wayne Jnr, which makes sense, the New 52 version of this character was of course part of the Court Of Owls, and that he and Alfred conspired to kill his parents. The whereabouts of Bruce Wayne in this universe are mysteriously unknown however, perhaps he's the hooded figure the CSA brought with them? Everyone thinks it's going to be Alexander Luthor, but it could be something else.
We see that Owlman has Gotham under his control, but after his version of Dick Grayson, known as Talon has discovered some shocking truth about his parent's death, he's been left alone. Talon is killed by Earth-3 Joker (I miss the 'Jokester' name, but I don't think the Jokester would ever kill anyone) and in battle with him The Outsider is injected with Joker poison, which explains why he keeps laughing. Sensing weakness, the Gotham Police turn on Owlman, and this is when things start to go bad for the CSA. We then see the beginning of the crisis that seems to destroy Earth-3, and interestingly, it begins with Red Skies, which is of course a reference to Crisis Of Infinite Earths. Is Johns introducing a new version of the Anti-Monitor here? That would be very interesting indeed.
We then get a repeat of The Outsider and Atomica escaping to 'our' world, and the process of creating the Secret Society. The final page was very interesting indeed, The Outsider wants to kill the 'real' Dick Grayson, but Owlman wants to keep him alive, and ask him to join their cause. It seems he's guilty over what happened to the Earth-3 Dick. With what happened to Nightwing in Forever Evil #1, it's going to be fascinating to see what's done with his character.
This was a very enjoyable issue, it gave some cool insight into the new version of the classic Earth-3 concept, fleshed out the main villains of Forever Evil, and actually made me interesting in stupid bloody Nightwing. The art from Szymon Kudranski, which was dark and muddy, was also pretty much perfect for a story set on the grim nightmare world that is Earth-3.
by IvCNuB4 » Thu Sep 26, 2013 10:09 am
So far in the New52, Darkseid has been the multiverse conqueror. I assumed the red skies was when his forces came to Earth-3 since that also seems to be when the barriers between the Earths weakens (maybe due to boom-tube activity ? ). That might explain how The Outsider and Atomika escaped to the main Earth.
by IvCNuB4 » Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:39 pm
by syxxpakk » Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:21 pmI want more information the red skies.
by TimH » Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:58 pmI was less thrilled by John's Earth 3 depiction.
On the one hand, he shows Joker as being disgusted by the number of bystander deaths under Owlman's hunt for him, yet on the other hand, he cuts Talon up into five gift wrapped parts.
Yuck. I don't buy into that Dexter crap of psychotics protecting the world from psychotics. Dismembering and gift wrapping Talon is purely messed up. Unless it is fake, just like Snyder's Joker not actually peeling the faces off the Bat family.
Geoff Johns has a gross streak.
Also, I had to read the Talon sequence several times because I couldn't quite get the text and the pictures to jive. Couldn't figure out quite what was going on. Then, Owlman carelessly flinging Joker off a rooftop was a lamely undramatic way to take out an important figure. The "Crisis on 2 Earths" movie gave us a good death of the Jester.
Geoff Johns is kind of a multiple personality guy himself. On the one hand, he came up in the biz writing light hearted comics (Stars and Stripes, Teen Titans) that starred bright-and-sunny high-school girls; on the other hand, his violent scenes make Mark Millar's stuff look like a Tom and Jerry Cartoon.
by IvCNuB4 » Sun Sep 29, 2013 4:29 pm
Except that Talon isn't a "bystander". He's Owlman's partner in Owlman's dictatorship rule over Gotham.
I would assume that despite his good intentions this Joker is just as warped by the accident that created him as the main Earth Joker.
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Will a Smaller Microsoft Tablet Save PCs?
Chasing the likes of the iPad Mini, Microsoft plans to launch a 7-inch version of its Surface tablet this year. The WSJ's Yun-hee Kim talks about why the company is jumping into this hot corner of the tablet market.
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Federal Budget Deficit Estimated at $854-Billion
A new government report is predicting the budget deficit will drop below $1 trillion for the first time in President Barack Obama's tenure in office.
The Congressional Budget Office analysis says the government will run a $845 billion deficit this year, a modest improvement compared to last year's $1.1 trillion shortfall, but still enough red ink to require the government to borrow 24 cents of every dollar it spends.
The agency also projects that the economy will grow just 1.4 percent this year if $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts take effect as scheduled March 1. Unemployment would average 8 percent.
The report predicts the deficit would dip to $430 billion by 2015. That would be a relatively low 2.4 percent when measured against the size of the economy.
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