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CINCINNATI (AP) � Famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil might want to go back into hibernation.
Authorities in still-frigid Ohio have issued an "indictment" of the furry rodent, who predicted an early spring when he didn't see his shadow after emerging from his western Pennsylvania lair on Feb. 2.
Mike Gmoser, the prosecutor in southwestern Ohio's Butler County, says Punxsutawney Phil "did purposely, and with prior calculation and design, cause the people to believe that spring would come early."
The penalty? Gmoser says � tongue firmly in cheek � is death.
Winter has been dragging on in the Buckeye State and surrounding areas, with daily high temperatures this week hovering in the mid-30s.
A storm moving into the region Sunday could bring between 4 and 8 inches of snow.

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March 2, 2006
New York's city culture and its writers, the politics of national security in Washington D.C., and the intricacies of marketing strategies in Indiana, will highlighted this year's Spring Break Immersion learning experiences.
Four student groups set out on immersion trips over the College's Mar. 6-10 spring break. Additionally, the Wabash College Glee Club began its spring by performing at Indianapolis with the Morehouse College Glee Club.
All four student groups documented their daily experiences with blogs.
The only international trip was J.D. Phillips' mathematics excursion to Prague. Students conducted research side-by-side with Czech students at Charles University in Prague.
If you don't have any rich experiences for books to illuminate, then reading them (i.e., liberal learning) is dry, formal, and ultimately of limited value," Phillips said. "And oftentimes, young people precisely because they are young, have not had a variety of rich and vivid experiences. I take as one of the goals of Wabash's remarkable immersion learning programs, the opportunity to provide the sorts of rich experiences that liberal learning can meaningfully illuminate and reflect on. Or put it another way: these experiences are central to the Wabash experience if what we're up to in the classroom is to have any real depth.:"
English Professor Warren Rosenberg led a group of students to New York City as part of his 'English 350: New York City in Literature and Film' class. The students had a full agenda rich with cultural experiences, sightseeing and discussions with writers and authors.
"We have been reading novels and seeing films set in and about the city," Rosenberg explained before the trip. "On the trip the students will visit actual locations depicted and will experience the reality, or the students reality, that the literature had been representing.
"When we visit the City we will take a boat ride to Ellis Island and visit the tenement museum, to see where these people actually lived. We have read about Harlem and will visit there, and other locations."
The students spent a morning interviewing native New Yorkers, met an editor at Entertainment Weekly, and a writer for Gentleman's Quarterly Magazine. And no trip to New York would be complete without an eclectic sampling of the city's diverse restaurants.
Political Science Professor David Hadley led a group of students to the nation's capital. The class focused on the legislative and executive branches of government. That trip will also took a close look at issues surrounding Homeland Security.
Students will met with Homeland Security officials, talked to Indiana legislators or their representatives during the visit. They toured all of the usual sights on Capitol Hill. Their week will ended with a dinner hosted by Wabash College alums living in the D.C. area.
This year's new immersion experience leaned heavily on Wabash alum teaching students about marketing. Ken Turchi '80 lead the group, which based itself out of Indianapolis.
They talked with a small Broad Ripple coffee shop owner about challenging Starbucks. A marketing representative of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra discussed the challenges they face. And, the students visited Conseco Fieldhouse and talked with Pacer marketing officials about selling a major sport in a small market city.
The group made two trips, one to Muncie where a group of Wabash alums headed by Scott Smalstig '88 run a communications firm. The students visited South Bend Wednesday and talked marketing with the Indiana College Football Hall of Fame.
Professors lead the immersion learning trips which are funded, in part, by the Campaign for Leadership. There are no costs to the students except for a few meals and spending money. The students on all trips usually have their evenings free to explore the cities they're visiting on their own.
German professor John Byrnes will be taking a group again this May to Berlin, Germany, for an immersion into German culture and language. Also in May, Theater Professor Dwight Watson will lead a group to Scotland. Professor Tobey Herzog took an English class to London fall semester.


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By AnnaMaria Andriotis
New data suggests that many Americans have given up on a rebound in the housing market and are selling their homes at a discount. Are they making the right move?
According to figures released this morning by the National Association of Realtors, the median sales price of homes dropped more than 3% to $165,400 in September, but house sales increased over 11% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.91 million units from a year ago. While that bump up in sales may be good news for the struggling housing market, analysts say it also suggest that many sellers are lowering their asking prices to unload the properties. They point out that many sellers are facing increasing competition from foreclosed homes that are selling at steep discounts. In fact, more than one-quarter of all home sales listed earlier this month on Trulia.com, a real-estate listing site, have had a price cut — about the same as last year, though sales are significantly up since then. "It doesn't matter if home sales increase — it's still a buyer's market," says Stu Feldstein, president at SMR Research, which tracks the housing market.
For those looking to sell, the current housing market provides no easy answers, say analysts. Holding out for a rebound in house values may not be an option, particularly for those who are at risk of falling behind on their mortgage payments. On top of that waiting may take a while: Any significant increase in housing prices for many parts of the country is unlikely to occur until for at least two years or as long as five years, estimates Jack McCabe, an independent housing analyst in Deerfield Beach, Fla. In some hard-hit regions like Jacksonville, Fla., Las Vegas and Nevada, it may take even longer.
Would-be sellers who are on still on the sidelines face other risks, say experts. For example, there are the extra expenses homeowners will incur, such as property taxes and maintenance bills, while living in the house, says Dominick Prevete, regional vice president at Weichert Realtors. They might also need to keep pumping money into repairs, he adds, with the aim of selling it at or near the asking price when the house eventually goes on the market.
Home sellers who decide to bite the bullet should focus on pricing their house at a realistic and appealing price, says McCabe. Even in the most ideal situation, they should consider pricing the home at the average price of similar properties in the area. To attract immediate attention, pricing slightly below the average asking prices is likely to bring in more buyers and move the home faster, he says.
The biggest risk would-be sellers face is holding out only to sell in a market that's even less favorable. That's already happened in some markets. Sellers in some cities are now doing more price cuts than they were a year ago: in New York, for example, 29% of properties listed on Trulia are discounted — meaning they've had at least one price cut — up from 22% a year ago. In Atlanta, that's up to 39% from 32% a year ago. And in Indianapolis: a whopping 41%, from 32% a year ago.
Though the factors vary by city, foreclosures and tighter lending requirements are pushing sellers to the brink, say analysts. Most cash buyers — which account for about a third of all home sales — are purchasing distressed properties, including foreclosed homes and short sales, which are priced at roughly 20% less than similar non-distressed properties, says a spokesman at the National Association of Realtors. They're not looking to make a deal with a regular home seller since it would mean spending more money, he says.
Separately, banks are requiring appraisers to do a more thorough analysis of homes. And because so many homes are foreclosures, these values are dropping — forcing many sellers to reconsider their asking prices. Roughly 33% of realtors reported contracts being canceled, delayed or renegotiated to a lower sales price for the three months ending August as a result of lowered appraisals, according to the NAR.


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Rounding Third: Harvey gives Mets something to believe in
Philadelphia, PA – While the rest of New York was likely tuned into Knicks and Islanders playoff action, the Mets' Matt Harvey pitched the best game of this Major League Baseball season.
Against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, Harvey pitched nine scoreless innings, struck out a career-high 12 batters and allowed just one hit -- an infield single to Alex Rios with two outs in the seventh.
"He's as advertised," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said of Harvey. "You hear about guys, especially when they're not in your league and you don't see them very much. But as far as what you see throughout the league, he has as dominating stuff as anyone we've seen."
According to Game Score, the metric that stats guru Bill James came up with to assess a pitcher's performance, Harvey threw the second-best nine-inning game in team history. His score of 97 is tied with a 1970 one-hitter by Tom Seaver, and behind only David Cone's 19-strikeout game in 1991.
It also rated higher than Yu Darvish's near perfect game from earlier in the season. In fact, since 1916, there have been only 40 outings of nine innings or less with a higher number.
"Everything was obviously working," Harvey said. "When I can throw my slider for a strike and also bounce it when I need to, that's when it starts getting fun. That was definitely the best I've felt all year."
But there was something missing from that incredible stat line: a win. Despite the tremendous showing, the offensively challenged Mets couldn't push a run across for Harvey while he was in the game.
The Mets did eventually win in 10 innings, but Harvey had his third straight no-decision. He has allowed just four runs in 20 1/3 innings over that span, but has nothing to show for it.
"It's baseball. Things like that happen," said Harvey of Chicago's only hit. "The guys made all the plays. John Buck called an amazing game. I think I shook him off three times, like I have all year. I jumped on his back and I was fortunate enough that I was able to execute each pitch."
Either way Harvey has given the hapless Mets something to believe in. He's become must-see TV, similar to the way Dwight Gooden gripped Flushing back in the mid-1980s.
While Gooden starts were events back then, the Citi Field crowd seems to be a little late to the Harvey party.
There was an announced attendance of just over 23,000 at Citi on Tuesday, but if you saw any of the game you realized the Mets play that little trick of announcing tickets sold rather than those who actually show up. Now the playoffs in the area probably had something to do with that, but more likely the Mets' play over the past couple of weeks is the bigger reason for the low turnout.
Harvey has become bigger than that. His starts will begin to become a big deal from here on out.
Through seven starts, the 24-year-old righty is 4-0, he is second in the league with a 1.28 ERA and his 58 strikeouts lead the NL.
Quite simply, Harvey has been the best pitcher in baseball this season and very well could find himself as the National League's starting pitcher at this year's All- Star Game, which, of course, takes place at Citi Field.
It may be the only time he sees Citi Field full this year.
* In one of the more scarier moments you'll ever see, Toronto's J.A. Happ was taken off the field by stretcher after taking a line drive from Desmond Jennings off the side of his head. Happ remained conscious and was brought straight to the hospital. Reportedly he was responsive and doing well on Wednesday and should be discharged from the hospital. Now the debate will begin on whether pitchers should wear some sort of head gear. The answer, of course, is yes, but these players are stubborn. Kind of like hockey players who still refuse to wear a shield. But, there are rubber helmets that sit atop the cap that look similar to a biking helmet and are worn by some high school pitchers. That seems to be the way to go, or someone is going to die on the mound.
* Apparently a memorabilia collector has obtained a bat used by the great Mickey Mantle that was corked. Despite what these sleazy memorabilia collectors will tell you, it's almost impossible to determine if Mantle actually used this bat in a real game. The Mantle lovers are out in droves, though, making sure the Mick's name is not sullied. Is it so crazy to think someone as morally corrupt as Mantle would cork his bat? Read some books on him. That would rank around 97th on the list of bad things he's done in his life.
* So who's closing games for the Boston Red Sox now? Andrew Bailey and Joel Hanrahan are both on the disabled list with injuries. Manager John Farrell has said that Junichi Tazawa will get first crack at the role. You have to think that the Red Sox are perhaps trying to get old friend Theo Epstein on the phone to discuss a Carlos Marmol deal. The Cubs would likely move him for a couple of Fenway Franks, but even the Red Sox don't appear that desperate. Yet.
* If you have a second, try to find the YouTube clip of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp signing an autograph for a boy with cancer. Dodgers third base coach explained to Kemp during the game that there was a sick boy out there who was a big fan. After the game, Kemp not only signed a ball for the boy, but gave him his hat, cleats and the jersey off his back. With the news that Alex Rodriguez has resumed baseball activities, it's kind of refreshing knowing that there are still players like Kemp out there.
* Speaking of the Dodgers, I may have put my Manager of the Year jinx on skipper Don Mattingly. In the past five years, one of my manager of the year choices has been fired. Mattingly could be following suit, as the Dodgers look lost, having lost six in a row and eight of their last 10.


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Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez pleaded guilty this morning of assault, a move that spared him jail time but will bring him an additional 52 weeks of anger management classes.
His plea also bought him an additional season with the Mets for $11.5 million. It was the best case scenario for the closer who not only lost his temper but is losing his fastball.
For one more year at least, the Mets will have a closer. He Rodriguez finishes 55 games in 2011, he could stand to make an additional $17.5 million for 2012.
If Rodriguez does not finish 55 games and he fails a physical after the 2011 season, the Mets will have a $3.5 million buyout.
That, along with the books cleared of Oliver Perez and Carlos Beltran, would open up the Mets' wallet to be big players in the 2011 free-agent market.
Rodriguez is young enough at 28 where he could regain his form, but there are concerns that with his motion and delivery the downhill slide might not be reversible.
All this is very interesting. Will the Mets limit his appearances to stay away from the option kicking in? If they have a competitive team all summer I doubt it, especially if Bobby Parnell doesn't perform and show he's capable of assuming the closer role.
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There are times I'm not sure the New York Mets' Sandy Alderson understands what it means to be a general manager in this market. Other times I am positive he doesn't.
Take for instance, his caustic remark the other day when asked about the relevance to Atlanta's signing of Ervin Santana – even if it meant forfeiting a draft pick – in contrast to the Mets sitting on their hands about the mess that is their shortstop situation.
"I'm not interpreting it in terms of 'our situation,' " Alderson told reporters Wednesday. "I don't know that we have a situation here.''
You don't? What else would you call it, then?
The Mets continue to say they have confidence in Ruben Tejada, yet their actions are to the contrary.
If they were enthusiastic about Tejada, then why do they keep monitoring Stephen Drew in the long-shot hope agent Scott Boras lowers the price? Would they still consider trading for Nick Franklin if they had confidence in Tejada? Would they wonder about Wilmer Flores if Tejada was their answer?
Meanwhile, Alderson said Tejada isn't under a microscope, but considering what is swirling around him, what else would you call it?
"We continue to look at how he's doing, but it won't be a judgment based on one game or two games or three games,'' Alderson said. "We've got a lot of spring training left. In the meantime, we'll continue to look at our other options.''
In classic GM speak; Alderson is saying everything is on the table, including Tejada not being the starter. There's no other way this can be interpreted.
Meanwhile, of the internal options, Alderson won't weigh in on Flores, although those in the organization and scouts continue to say he doesn't have the range or footwork to play shortstop.
Alderson and manager Terry Collins must also buy into this, otherwise wouldn't he get more of a chance?
As for when Flores might get another chance to play shortstop, Collins said: "You guys are asking me what's going to happen in four days, and I don't know what's going to happen at 9 o'clock tonight.''
That's hardly comforting. By the way, two weeks isn't a lot of time remaining. My guess is Tejada will be the Opening Day shortstop because Alderson is too paralyzed to pull the trigger on any other options.
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This book was so much fun to listen to when it was reading time because we got to yell the part where it says "but he still wants more." The pictures are really pretty of the woods and all of the animals in the forest. It also gives a good lesson about what can happen if you eat too much.
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Installation issues / Black screen problems« on: April 07, 2007, 09:42:54 pm »
I installed linux mce on top of my ubuntu 6.10 dist. The installation went fine but i figure i picked some wrong settings for video card and resolution etc after clicking "start media center" Now whenever i start media center i just get a black screen and have to hit reset... How can i remove mce and start again? or how can i reconfigure my video settings and the like?


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Four distinct lectins have been identified and isolated from the seeds of the tropical African leguminous plant Griffonia simplicifolia. Two of these four have been thoroughly characterized and are often utilized in the laboratory, especially the lectin known as GS-II. A tetramer composed of identical subunits, GS-II binds specifically to terminal alpha- or beta-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. Unlike many other lectins, including the closely related GS-I, GS-II is not blood group specific. Fluorescent conjugates of GS-II frequently gain usage in cell biology as selective stains for the Golgi apparatus.
In the digital image above, the featured culture of human osteosarcoma (U-2 OS) cells was labeled with Oregon Green conjugated to lectin GS-II, which is isolated from the seeds of a tropical legume and often utilized as a selective stain for the Golgi apparatus. The culture was additionally labeled for the cytoskeletal filamentous actin network with Alexa Fluor 568 conjugated to phalloidin, and for nuclear DNA with the ultraviolet-absorbing probe DAPI. Images were recorded in grayscale with a QImaging Retiga Fast-EXi camera system coupled to an Olympus BX-51 microscope equipped with bandpass emission fluorescence filter optical blocks provided by Omega Optical. During the processing stage, individual image channels were pseudocolored with RGB values corresponding to each of the fluorophore emission spectral profiles.
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3D art is his pursuit, especially in vinyl customizing. Phu's Phuturistic concept is a manifestation through his artistic form of thought and personalized treatment in which he exercises the habit of recycling.
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VA Gov. Bob McDonnell visits campus
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell spoke before an eager crowd at Friday's American Legion Boys State assembly in Liberty University's Vines Center.
McDonnell told the 739 rising high school seniors that they are the future of this country and their involvement in its government is vital to its success.
"For government to work … you must have citizens that are educated, that care, and that get involved," he said. "You all represent some of the greatest hope for Virginia."
He shared with them a moral he learned in Boy Scouts, "leave your campground better than you found it," which he said is applicable to how we view government in America.
"You all will have a chance to really fashion and shape your community, your state, and your nation, but it won't happen by accident; if you just sit on the sidelines, the country won't be as good. If you learn and get involved … and go forward and do positive things, the country will be a brighter place in the future."
After his speech, McDonnell held a Q-and-A for the students. He was then presented with a Boys State shirt, which he promptly put on as he made his way out, making a point to shake hands and interact with students.
This marked McDonnell's seventh visit to Boys State, which Liberty has hosted for over 10 years. The participants stay in the dorms, eat at Reber-Thomas Dining Hall, and utilize classrooms and recreational facilities.
Boys State is one of about 40 camps that will take place on campus from June to August. Liberty is proud to offer its world-class facilities to the community and various organizations throughout the year.
Boys State is a weeklong program in which exceptional high school students learn about government, hold mock elections, and hear from several prominent speakers. The American Legion sponsors the event, which is held in 49 states, to teach young men to be responsible citizens and train them to be involved in government. A similar event, Girls State, is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary.


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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Releases Guidance on Third-Party Relationships
WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued updated risk management guidance for national banks and federal savings associations related to third-party relationships.
"We have concerns regarding the quality of risk management on the growing volume, diversity, and complexity of banks' third-party relationships, both foreign and domestic," said Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry. "This guidance provides more comprehensive instruction for banks to ensure these relationships and activities are conducted in a safe and sound manner."
Third-party relationships include business arrangements between the bank and another entity, by contract or otherwise. The use of third parties does not diminish the responsibility of the board and management to ensure the activity conforms to safe and sound banking practices and complies with applicable laws.
The guidance notes that banks face new or increased operational, compliance, reputation, strategic, and credit risks when engaging in third-party relationships. The OCC advises banks to adopt risk management processes commensurate with the level of risk and complexity of their third-party relationships, and expects more comprehensive oversight and management of third-party relationships that involve critical bank activities. To manage risks from third-party relationships, banks should:
The guidance rescinds OCC Bulletin 2001-47, "Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management Principles," and OCC Advisory Letter 2000-9, "Third-Party Risk." This guidance supplements and should be used in conjunction with other previously issued guidance on third-party relationships as listed in appendix B.
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The second quilt being featured in the Week of Using What You Have is called Scrap Rainbow and it features the best of modern quilting. Not only does Alexandra Ledgerwood effectively use scraps but, this is a quilt that was inspired by a quilt that was inspired by even another quilt! Alexandra is the Vice President of the Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild (KCMQG) and blogs at www.teaginnydesigns.blogspot.com. You can also see a lot more of her work under the flickr name teaginny. Read on as Alexandra shares more about her quilt and the freedom that quilting with scraps gives her.
Tell Us About Your Quilt
I was inspired by this gorgeous quilt by Jolene of Blue Elephant Stitches. I changed the orientation of the color progression to move in vertical stripes. I used improvisation to create each stripe of color. The different shapes that emerge from this technique fascinate me every time. I continued the rainbow theme on the back of my quilt with a log cabin block that radiates Roy G. Biv. The grass green solid on the back is a surprising favorite of mine. I love how this saturated color balances out everything that's happening on the front of the quilt, as well as frames the log cabin on the back.\
What Do You Love About Using Scraps or Re-Purposed Fabric?
Scraps are so much fun to use. I feel free to experiment with them, since they're just scraps, right? I don't have any anxiety about chopping them up and trying something that might not work out. Scraps also make me feel I'm being frugal and resourceful, using every last piece of what I have. Sewing with scraps is actually the way I prefer to sew, as opposed to cutting into yardage. Although, you have to do that sometimes, or you wouldn't have more scraps!
Tell Us About Yourself and About You as a Quilter
I'm a mom of two little boys. They don't leave me as much time for quilting as I 'd like, but when I do get a chunk of time, I'm focused and ready to sew! I love sewing and quilting, and I really enjoy being a part of the KCMQG. The modern quilt movement inspires me tremendously. I'm excited to be able to participate in it!


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I long for the day when my doctor gives me a personal health infographic with my copay receipt. This is the prototype next gen wellness report I finally finished for Sterling Health. I'd love for developers to get with us and make an easy, open-source tool so anyone can generate one of these. Generated in Inkscape, the open-source vector graphics editor.
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Dickie Dunn wrote:It took until page two for Louis CK to be mentioned? Really?
Letang Is The Truth wrote:aziz ansari i find completely unfunny in stand up
mac5155 wrote:yeah, it's definitely his delivery that makes him funny. which is fine
WDWBurghGooner wrote:Jim Jefferies
shafnutz05 wrote:I'm not exactly sure what a "characture" is.
WDWBurghGooner wrote:Eddie Izzard
count2infinity wrote:WDWBurghGooner wrote:Jim Jefferies
Some of his stories are outrageously funny. Taking his friend to a brothel, talking about being in Iraq, etc. Great stuff.
tifosi77 wrote:My top 10
George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Eddie Izzard, Louis CK, Mitch Hedberg, Lewis Black, Bill Hicks, Sam Kinison, Bill Cosby, Billy Connolly.
If I were ranking the top ten most influential comedians, the list would look a fair bit different. But these are the guys (and, sorry ladies, they are always guys) whose senses of humor, points of view and deliveries most entertain me.shafnutz05 wrote:I'm not exactly sure what a "characture" is.
I think that's the practice of drying and preserving meat.WDWBurghGooner wrote:Eddie Izzard
Hands down the most original and inventive comedian of the last generation, imo. Only stays out of the top two because I will stab anyone who does not acknowledge George Carlin and Richard Pryor (either order, first equal, however you want to say it) as the two greatest comedians who ever lived.
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Car Crashes In West Michigan After Road Washes Away
A car crashed into a culvert in Montague overnight after the road they were traveling washed away due to heavy rain and melting snow. The crash occurred around 4:00 am Wednesday.According to WZZM-13 two men were driving on the road and didn't realize that the road had washed away. Their car ended up upside down in the water in the culvert. The men were able to exit the car and call 911, but the area they were in has spotty cell service nad they were unable to connect with a dispatcher. Rescue crews used the cell phone's GPS to find the men.
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An occult thing is something that is clandestine, hidden, or secret. The word comes from the Latin occultus, meaning "knowledge of the hidden". Webster's defines the verb occult thus: "To shut off from view or exposure."[2]
In modern usage, "occult" refers to any one of a number of forbidden supernatural practices. These may include tarot cards, ouija boards, psychic powers, astrology, witchcraft, charms and spells of various forms, voodoo, pagan and cultic rituals, engaging in the study of demonology and mysticism, Satan worship, spirit communication, and divining for resources. (This list is not exhaustive.)
Concerning occult practices, the Israelites were told:
- "When you come into the land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not learn to follow the abominations of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire [an ancient occult practice], or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For all who do these things are an abomination [detestable] to the LORD…"[3]
Many of these practices are widely regarded as superstition with no functional basis, and thus ineffective - the divination rituals will provide no insight into the future, the spells have no influence and the demons will not appear. However, the occult does have fervent believers. In 2006 the Anglican Bishop of Bolton implored retailers not to stock traditional Halloween merchandise, saying that 'occult practices should not be condoned, even if they are only being presented in a caricatured, light-hearted form.'[4]
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=k_uVVznqdssC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=I+was+not+content+to+believe+in+a+personal+devil+and+serve+him,+in+the+ordinary+sense+of+the+word.+I+wanted+to+get+hold+of+him+personally+and+become+his+chief+of+staff.&source=web&ots=w0mmSaLOcC&sig=rSH3vqIlpfp3U5-mSLKD5vsVG5w&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=2&ct=result
- ↑ http://m-w.com/dictionary/occult
- ↑ Deuteronomy 18:9-12a (KJV).
- ↑ Church of England


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'Radio City Christmas Spectacular'
The "Radio City Christmas Spectacular," starring the Rockettes (which is turning 85 this year), returns to the Chicago area after a four-year break. The holiday musical has new scenes, set designs and technological updates (Spoiler alert: Cool stuff is going to happen on huge LED screens). What remains unchanged is the unparalleled combination of precision and glamour of a Rockettes performance. In a new finale, "Let Christmas Shine," the dancers will be wearing -- and dancing in -- costumes with more than 3,000 crystals, followed by a singalong with the Radio City Singers of "Joy to the World." Why go: There will be a "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" and "The Living Nativity," two of the show's signature numbers. Reconsider: You've moved on to another holiday tradition in the four years the show has been away. Friday through Dec. 30 at Akoo Theatre, 5400 N. River Road, Rosemont; $30-$89; 800-745-3000, ticketmaster.com
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The Mets are interested in Freddy Garcia, Chris Young and Jeff Francis, but Sandy Alderson said the Mets will only sign one middle-tier starter. That means the fifth starter will either be Dillon Gee, Oliver Perez, Pat Misch or maybe another sterling arm from the system.
Young and Francis, reportedly, are asking for one year, $5-million deals loaded with incentives, which Alderson described as "high.'' Fact is, as a going rate, that's a pretty decent price for mediocrity, but it might be too much of a reach since both are coming off shoulder injuries.
The Mets aren't going to get catcher Russell Martin, which was interesting for a moment. Asking price of $5 million is too high. He'll end up with Boston or the Yankees. They'll go really low rent for Josh Thole's back-up.
At least Alderson hasn't promised us trades and signings he knows he can't deliver. Alderson said this is going to take time and all indications are he's not going to blink and make a panic move that will bite the Mets for years to come.
The only way the Mets can make substantial improvements for 2011 by addition is to eat the Perez and Castillo contracts and add payroll. That won't happen.


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Portland, DCU bring respective streaks to RFK
Washington, D.C. – The Portland Timbers and D.C. United are two teams at complete opposite ends of the spectrum.
The two sides will meet at RFK Stadium on Saturday, and while Portland will hope to extend its unbeaten run to 11 games, D.C. will be out to claim its first win since March 9.
United last tasted victory with a 1-0 home defeat of Real Salt Lake, but the club followed the result with a nine-game winless run, seven matches of which have ended in defeat.
D.C. managed to put a stop to a club-record seven-game losing streak last time out, earning a 1-1 draw at Sporting Kansas City.
"There's a lot to work on. I'm not sugar-coating this tie, but it beats losing," United head coach Ben Olsen said after last weekend's match at SKC. "I think there's a little bit of an exhale (in the locker room), if I'm completely honest with you. It's not easy to lose this many games and not have doubt. I think this gives them a chance to exhale and maybe smile for a day or two and understand that here's an opportunity to really change things next weekend against Portland."
The Timbers, by comparison, cannot keep themselves from picking up points. They are the only team in the league with one defeat in the loss column.
But while Portland has managed to avoid defeat all but once this season, they still come into the weekend third in the Western Conference on 19 points, five points back of first-place FC Dallas.
The main reason for Portland's position in the table has been its penchant for settling for draws. Out of their 12 matches, the Timbers enter the weekend with an MLS-high seven draws this season.
Portland, coming off of a 2-2 tie at Vancouver Whitecaps FC, appears to be content with draws, though.
"The reality is it's tough to go on the road in this league and get a result so it's a good feeling but we know we've got another tough test the next couple of weeks so we've got three in a row on the road now and next up is D.C. and we look to go there and pick up three points," said Jack Jewsbury.
The Timbers have shown that they can handle adversity with great aplomb. They head to RFK Stadium with the league's only remaining unbeaten road record in tact.
"This team just seems to have that never quit, refuse to lose [attitude]," said Timbers head coach Caleb Porter. "And you hope you can kind of harness it in a team and some teams just never have it, but this team has it. We've seen that, and it's not just the first game we've shown that, but in several games our backs are against the wall and we somehow find a way to get a result."


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The Bertelsmann Stiftung's latest Transformation Index (www.bti-project.org) shows: The quality of democracy in Eastern Europe and Latin America has worsened considerably.
Political freedoms are increasingly being curtailed in many countries around the globe. The situation has worsened in particular in many southeastern and eastern European states, as well as in Latin America. Moreover, despite many successes in overcoming the global financial and economic crisis, socioeconomic conditions in more than half of the world's less-developed nations are inadequate or even catastrophic. Those are some of the findings from the current release of the Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation Index (BTI), which examines the progress 128 developing and transition countries are making toward democracy and a market economy. As the findings suggest, when economic growth is not channeled into greater social justice and political freedom, the chances of political repression, reactionary populism and social uprisings increase.
As the 2012 BTI's long-term comparisons show, political rights and freedom of expression have increasingly been restricted around the globe. Of particular note are the worsening conditions in the politically most advanced regions of Eastern Europe and Latin America. In recent years the decline has been particularly pronounced in Hungary and Ukraine. Fifteen of the 38 states in these regions assessed by the BTI exhibit a decline in the quality of their democratic elections, including all Southeast European states, with the exception of Serbia. Increasingly, instances of legal infractions, bought votes, opaque campaign financing and purported fraud have been observed. Governments in a number of regions, including Europe, are increasingly restricting independent media or trying to intimidate journalists, something that has occurred in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo and Slovakia. In Latin America the quality of democracy has especially worsened in Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico and Panama.
At a low level of democratic quality to begin with, the situation has further degenerated in many countries in Southern and Eastern Africa. Basic rights have been further restricted in eight countries there, while torture and arbitrary arrests have increased. At the same time, however, many countries on the African continent are no longer threatened with becoming failed states, at least for the moment. Of the 37 countries in sub-Saharan Africa, for example, governments in 18 have expanded their monopoly on the use of force since the last BTI release.
Experts believe a key cause of this decline in democratic quality is dissatisfaction with the socioeconomic performance achieved by democratic systems. People in East-Central and Southeast Europe, for example, are very aware of the different levels of prosperity between the countries they live in and those in Western Europe. This perception is heightened by the sociopolitical restrictions facing many governments as a result of limited inflows of foreign investment and the fiscal policy guidelines set out by the EU for accession candidates. The resulting loss of trust has often helped populist movements to gain ground quickly. In many Latin American countries, it is the resistance among ruling elites to reform or effectively address growing social disparities that has prompted many to seek forms of protests beyond established political channels.
Socioeconomic stagnation or regression are all the more problematic as economic development in many countries is, overall, quite positive. The impact of the global and economic crisis of 2008/2009, for example, was less dire than expected. Following minor economic downturns, most of the countries surveyed by the BTI were able to recover quickly and have stabilized overall. As the current BTI demonstrates, however, gains from economic growth have not translated into social progress, or have done so only to a very limited extent. Overall, 69 of the 128 countries surveyed have a socioeconomic level of development that the experts classify as inadequate or catastrophic.
"The BTI shows once more that economic growth does not automatically lead to more equitable social development. These are, above all, areas that policymakers must address," says Aart de Geus, member of the Bertelsmann Stiftung Executive Board. Current trends in the BTI countries underscore this point, he notes. Social disparities in Bahrain and South Korea, for example, have increased, despite economic gains. In contrast, a number of countries in Latin America and Asia prove that strategic, social and economic policies can improve the situation, something that can be seen in poverty alleviation programs in Brazil and Uruguay and educational measures in Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The impact of no progress can be seen clearly in the unrest taking place in Arab countries, de Geus says. Even though Egypt and Tunisia have exhibited impressive economic growth, efforts to improve social conditions have been insufficient; poverty has therefore increased, as has pessimism among young people and rural populations. The result has been the uprisings of the Arab Spring.
In part, the BTI refutes the myth of the "Asian model," according to which autocracies can have overall economic development that is more stable, reliable and robust than functioning democratic systems. According to the BTI, this scenario holds only in exceptional cases, such as China, Singapore, Vietnam and, to some extent, Malaysia. A comparison of autocracies and democracies, however, reveals that the latter score better in all areas, on average. Even China and Vietnam are far from the level of the top democratic performers. The "transformation leader" at the top of the BTI's Management Index over the most recent period is, for instance, Taiwan. Achieving the highest possible score in 13 out of 18 assessment areas, the island nation contrasts markedly with the authoritarian development model being applied on the Chinese mainland. Though the context of political steering performance in Guinea, Mauritania, Moldova and the Philippines differs, each show considerable improvement in this area. Madagascar, Haiti, Côte d'Ivoire and Hungary have, by contrast, registered the largest losses in this area. The worst performers in terms of political management for this edition of the BTI are Eritrea, Myanmar, Somalia and North Korea.
The Bertelsmann Stiftung's Transformation Index (BTI) analyzes and evaluates the quality of democracy, a market economy and political management in 128 developing and transition countries. It measures successes and setbacks on the path toward a democracy based on the rule of law and a market economy anchored in principles of social justice. In-depth country reports provide the qualitative data used to assess these countries' development status and challenges, and to evaluate the ability of policymakers to carry out consistent and targeted reforms. The BTI is the first cross-national comparative index that uses self-collected data to measure the quality of governance and provide a comprehensive analysis of countries' policymaking success during processes of transition.
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Before continuing I should mention a few items relating to my previous posts. First, I forgot to say that I enjoyed presenting my talk on Tuesday afternoon. Many attendees stayed to ask questions. I ended up leaving the room about 45 minutes after my briefing ended.
Second, Nitesh Dhanjani asked me to mention his O'Reilly articles on Firefox anti-phishing and launching attacks through Tor.
Third, in his talk Nitesh referenced his article Googling for Vulnerabilities, which includes a PHP script. He also reminded the crowd of Foundstone's SiteDigger tool.
Now, on to new material. I finished Wednesday's briefings by listening to Ira Winkler, a fellow ex-intelligence professional. I highly recommend that those of you who give me grief about "threats" and "vulnerabilities" listen to what Mr. Winkler has to say. First, he distinguishes between those who perform security functions and those who perform counter-intelligence. The two are not the same. Security focuses on vulnerabilities, while counter-intelligence focus on threats. He said if an asset does not expose a vulnerability, no threat can damage it. If no threat exists, then a vulnerability cannot be exploited. This sort of discussion is the reason we need to understand the difference between these two terms, which Mr. Winkler said are often "confused." Amen.
Mr. Winkler presented the risk equation as the following: risk = asset value * (threat * vulnerabilities)/countermeasures. I like that since it is essentially asset value * threat * vulnerabilities, with a denominator of countermeasures. Since my version doesn't explicitly address countermeasures, I intend to add that in future references to the risk equation.
Speaking of real threats, he gave a few examples. I believe they are found in his books, but I am not sure. I am repeating what he said, so I hope no one is offended by these remarks. They simply represent some of what is happening in corporate America today. Mr. Winkler described a Chinese restaurant located across the street from the research and development lab of a Fortune 5 company. That company hires many people of Chinese descent. He said that restaurant featured exceedingly good food, of better quality and cheaper price than might be found in China itself.
The restaurant is operated by the Chinese government, or associates of the Chinese government. They staff the restaurant with operatives who try to befriend patrons from the R&D lab. Guess why the restaurant is happy to host company luncheons where the R&D lab discusses upcoming projects? Their meeting rooms are bugged. Mr. Winkler said this sort of corporate espionage is nothing new, and that we all need to understand that this is the way the game is played. He also said he knows people who have the job of "drinking people under the table" in order to get them to talk about their companies.
Mr. Winkler advised that companies conduct security awareness training that emphasizes these points:
- A company's information has value.
- Competitors will try to steal it.
- Employees should report anything suspicious.
- Security staff should make employees aware of the countermeasures they deploy to mitigate risk.
After talking about corporate espionage, Mr. Winkler explained how he and an accomplice were hired to steal plans to nuclear reactors from an American company. He started the operation by visiting a nearby restaurant. He searched through a bowl of business cards left by patrons at the front desk, and kept one from an employee of the company he was hired to penetrate. Using that business card, he and his accomplice were able to acquire corporate badges from the target company. They set themselves up as special assistants to the president of the company.
They next traveled to the facility that was responsible for designing nuclear power plants. He didn't even need his badge to enter the grounds, because the guard was waving everyone through the gate. Mr. Winkler asked where he could find the graphics and printing department. Why visit the engineering crew when you could get the same diagrams from the people who print them?
After spending half a day walking around asking the location of the team that printed the nuclear plant proposal, he found the right office. The employees let Mr. Winkler sit at their computers, where he proceeded to acquire the IP address of the server hosting the plans. He left and passed the information to his accomplice, who had set himself up in an empty office with intranet connectivity. After downloading the target plans, the pair noticed unauthorized access to the server from computers in India. As confirmed by this story, Mr. Winkler suspects the users of the Indian computers stole reactor plans and other sensitive data from the target company.
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Rising levels in Coal Creek are causing problems for Louisville, Lafayette and Superior, and all three municipalities have established evacuation shelters to take in residents who are flooded out of their homes this evening.
Related Stories
- Nov 18:
- Deadline for flood victims to apply for relief in Superior extended to Dec. 9
- Nov 14:
- Sunshine Canyon Drive, Flagstaff Road to reopen to all users Saturday
- Nov 6:
- Superior Chamber establishes relief fund for residents affected by floods
- Oct 15:
- Boulder County homeowner haunted by mysterious concrete block
- Oct 5:
- Boulder area car buyers warned how to avoid flood-damaged autos
- Boulder Reservoir draws 300 volunteers for flood clean-up, repairs
- Oct 4:
- Vail Resorts to put 150 employees to work fixing flood-ravaged Coal Creek Trail
- Oct 3:
- Superior launches Flood Buster program to match volunteers with victims
- Oct 1:
- Superior to hold rescheduled flood repair volunteer project Saturday
- Superior to hold flood impact public meeting tonight
- Sep 25:
- Superior to host volunteer project day Saturday to repair flood damage
- Sep 22:
- Boulder County flood victims facing housing crunch
- Sep 21:
- Boulder ceremony honors memory of couple lost in flood
- Boulder begins inspections of flood-damaged properties Monday
- Sep 18:
- Collection for flood relief at final Art Night Out on Friday in Lafayette
- Sep 15:
- 'Camp Erie' to provide activities for kids during flood-related school closure next week
- Sep 14:
- 234 people remain unaccounted as rescuers gain ground
- Residents, officials: We will come back.
- Road closures in Boulder, east county and surrounding area
- Closings, cancellations and re-openings post flood
- Boulder area canyons remain isolated
- Boulder County's major reservoirs holding steady, despite week's deluge
- Fifth-graders stranded at Cal-Wood near Jamestown return to Louisville
- Officials: Extensive road damage still being assessed
- Boulder County to provide community dumpsters for flood cleanup
- 234 remain 'unaccounted for', rescuers slowly gain ground
- Boulder remains under flash flood watch through Sunday afternoon
- Sep 13:
- Rescue crews help Lefthand Canyon residents evacuate
- St. Vrain schools closed until Thursday, BVSD officials still deciding when to reopen
- In the mouth of Boulder Canyon: The aftermath of a 100-year flood
- Football: No make-up date yet as CU postpones game against Fresno State because of flood
- East Boulder County emerges from a tough night of evacs, road closures
- Boulder to see some relief, but more rain in forecast
- U.S. 36 reopened in both directions between Denver and Boulder
- 181 'unaccounted for,' at least 3 dead in Boulder County
- Flood-related closures in Boulder County for Friday, Sept. 13
- List of Boulder County road closures due to flooding
- Boulder police chief tours flood damage, says 'things are looking better'
- Eldorado Springs residents ordered to evacuate due to high waters, mudslide risk
- Sep 12:
- Surge of water carrying cars, other debris flattens in Boulder Canyon
- Evacuations ordered for 4,000 residents along Boulder Creek
- Flooding claims at least 2 lives in Boulder, Jamestown
- RTD suspends numerous bus routes in Boulder
- 2nd Boulder flooding fatality was recent Centaurus grad Wesley Quinlan, friends say
- 100-year-flood: Boulder rainfall records swamped in dueling weather systems
- Homeless people turned away from Boulder flood shelter
- Flooding prompts evacuations near Erie; community center to serve as shelter
- BVSD: Students at Jamestown's CalWood Education Center are safe
- Closures: Host of area roads closed, as well as CU, Naropa, Boulder Valley, St. Vrain schools
- Firefighter trapped by 'wall of water' rescued, suffers severe injuries
- Boulder registers wettest 24-hour period, and month, on record
- Sheriff asks Boulder County residents to stay home today, keep roads clear
- 500-year flood nearly cuts Longmont in two, forces evacuations
- National Guard carries evacuees from Lyons, delivers supplies
- Boulder flood: Live social media coverage of flash-flood emergency
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office this evening issued a mandatory evacuation order for Original Town Superior, which is in danger of being flooded by an increasingly engorged Coal Creek. Earlier it had advised residents of Original Town to "shelter in place."
The YMCA of Boulder Valley, at 2800 Dagny Way in Lafayette, is preparing to accomodate Superior residents who need shelter tonight.
Superior Town Manager Matt Magley said so far there have been no road closures or washouts.
Late this afternoon, Lafayette placed a reverse 911 call to residents in the Centaur South subdivision, suggesting they evacuate to the Bob Burger Recreation Center, 111 W. Baseline Road. The city sent a bus to pick up residents who wanted to leave their homes, which are located near swelling Coal Creek.
Residents living on Centaur Circle, Adonis Court, Erin Way, Centaur Village Court, Elysian Field and Hera Court were notified of the emergency accomodations.
In the meantime, Lafayette has closed the Coal Creek/Rock Creek Trail system throughout the city to keep people away from the increasingly dangerous waterways.
Louisville City Manager Malcolm Fleming said the city is protecting a few homes near Coal Creek with sandbags but that some other homes, especially near Community Park, have already experienced flooding. Police Chief Bruce Goodman informed the city that officers tonight will be going door-to-door to homes that are at risk of flooding and advising residents to prepare to evacuate.
The city's only road closure so far is County Road, where it runs past Community Park, and the city has managed to contain most of the drainage problems to the Coal Creek corridor. But given tonight's forecast of additional heavy rain for the area, Fleming said, the city is keeping its eye on the possibility that flood waters could affect a wider swath of town.
"We are concerned that rising water in the creek may bring water into downtown," he said.
Another trouble spot, Fleming said, is where Coal Creek flows under Dillon Road near the Coal Creek Golf Course. He said the water level came close to the top of the culvert Wednesday night, and he expects another white-knuckle night this evening making sure the creek doesn't get backed up at that crossing.


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Object #1026254 from MS-Papers-0032-0822
3 pages written 5 Mar 1867 by John McLean to Sir Donald McLean in Napier City
From: Inward family correspondence - John McLean (father) John McLean (brother), Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0822 (44 digitised items). Letter from John McLean, Kilmoluag, Tiree, 1833 to his son Archibald John McLean in Stranraer, Scotland; letters from John McLean to his brother Donald, 1856-1970 (includes Donald to John, Feb 1859), written from Melbourne, Christchurch, Buccleuch Station, Timaru, Ashburton and Seadown Station.
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After beating No.3-ranked Azusa the night before, Campbellsville University's Lady Tigers had validation on its mind on Dec. 10 when it took on 12th-ranked Bethel in its second game of the Citizens Bank Holiday Hoops Classic.
And validation it got as the Lady Tigers pulled away in the second half for a 76-57 win, the second in a row over a top-20 team.
"We didn't play with a ton of energy in the first half," head coach Ginger Colvin said, "but I thought we came out and did in the second half."
Campbellsville University wrapped up the 12th annual Lou Cunningham Classic Saturday with an 80-70 win over Life University in the Powell Athletic Center. The win was the sixth-straight for the Tigers and the fifth-straight loss for Life since falling to Campbellsville in Marietta, Ga., on Nov. 12. Lindsey Wilson won the first game of the Lou Cunningham Classic on Friday 99-85 over Life.
The Tigers held an early 17-11 lead before Life posted a 7-0 run to gain its only lead of the day (18-17) on a layup-and-one play from Pete Driver.
Campbellsville used a three-point play by Chelsea Craig with about two minutes to go that gave the Lady Tigers a 67-64 lead that was never relinquished as CU defeated No. 18 Columbia College Saturday night, 75-70.
"That was huge," said head coach Ginger Colvin. "We're pleased to death with the way Chelsea is playing right now. She's a battler."
Players did not want to leave the HIG Field Saturday afternoon as the 2011 football season came to a close. They wanted the celebration to play on, and on, as Campbellsville University defeated Greenville College 21-7 to claim its first National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Victory Bowl championship.
It's the first football championship of any kind for the Fighting Tigers since CU claimed a Mid-South Conference title in 1997.
Campbellsville University senior wide receiver Stan Warrenhuffman has been selected as the Mid-South Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Year, the conference office announced Thursday.
"If there's an All-American in our conference, it's Stan. He's a pro in how he goes about his business. He's well-deserving of the honor," CU head coach Perry Thomas said.
Campbellsville University will go on the road to defend two straight NCCAA Mid-East Championships this week when the Volley Tigers travel to Indiana with pool play beginning on Thursday.
"The team has been working very hard in practice," coach Amy Eckenfels said. "They understand we have been given a great opportunity to compete in the NCCAA region at Oakland City and hopefully advance to the nationals."
First-year Tiger point guard Cedric Henderson drained a 17-foot jumper at the buzzer to pull Campbellsville University past No. 22 Union (Tenn.) University 68-66 on Tuesday night.
It's the third straight year the Tigers have taken down a higher-ranked Union on its home floor.
Campbellsville went on a three-minute drought to start the second half and never fully recovered in dropping a 69-56 decision Monday night to No.-2 ranked Union University.
"I'm disappointed," coach Ginger Colvin said. "They have a really nice team. We played super the first half and in the second half we got away from it."
The Lady Tigers committed 22 turnovers and could manage but 22 points after intermission. Twice during the second half, CU committed three consecutive turnovers allowing Union to construct a 62-52 lead.
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Day, date Opponent (TV) Time
Friday, Nov. 111 Tennessee-Martin 83-48
Sunday, Nov. 13 Lamar 68-48
Saturday, Nov. 19 at Butler 69-53
Tuesday, Nov. 22 Arkansas State 54-27
Friday, Nov. 25 Ohio University 59-54
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I've complained before about the problem of using sleeve stripes on jerseys which no longer have sleeves.
So how did we get here?
The Packers first used sleeve stripes in 1923, sporting gold jerseys with a series of thin navy stripes:
This experiment proved short-lived, however, and for most of Lambeau's time as coach the Packers would shun sleeve stripes for other distinctive design elements such as the gold shoulder yoke.
Stripes would next be seen on Packer sleeves after Lambeau's departure, as new head coach Gene Ronzani tried to put his stamp on the franchise. In 1950, the Packers alternated between kelly green jerseys and gold jerseys, both with two thin stripes on each sleeve:
When Lisle Blackbourn took over the reins in 1954, he brought his own uniform designs, this time incorporating Northwestern stripes.
And, of course, when Vince Lombardi took over the club in 1959, he created his own uniform set. Lombardi's sleeves were similar to the basic Northwestern striping pattern, but with two sets of Packer helmet-style stripes against a gold stripe.
The "TV numbers" were bumped from the sleeves to the shoulders in 1984, but other than that Lombardi's stripe pattern lasted for decades, even as the sleeves themselves were cut shorter and shorter.
In some cases, parts of the sleeve striping were cut off entirely as players cut down their jersey sleeves into cap sleeves, as seen in this photo of Reggie White immediately after the 1996 NFC Championship Game.
Remember, this was taken before the Favre photo above.
The next year, Nike took over the Packers' uniform contract and made the lineman pattern standard for all players:
When Reebok took over the uniform contract in 2001, they kept Nike's pattern, which continues to this day.
Not the best solution, watering down Lombardi's design, but at least it creates some consistency across all players on the field. Note also that, because of the uniform construction, the stripes no longer extend all the way around the sleeve.
Other teams have faced this problem, some ditching sleeve stripes altogether because so few players actually wear sleeves.
The 49ers came up with a pretty creative solution for their new uniform design for 2009, unveiled at their draft party last Saturday: the sleeves are designed at an angle, deliberately running into the sleeve cuff.
Over pads, this creates the illusion of perfectly horizontal stripes and hides the fact that the lower stripes aren't actually complete:
Lest anyone think this is an unintentional side effect of the players chopping down the sleeves, the Niners have the unique sleeve pattern represented in the official style guide:
It also appears on the replica jerseys sold to fans:
We'll see how this actually looks on the field, if it's a viable solution for teams that want to preserve traditional striping patterns. And then we'll see again how they look when the new jersey fabrications start appearing in 2010.
If this solution manages to make the sleeve stripes look good on the new template, the Packers may wish to consider adopting it. Going back to gray facemasks, on the other hand... well, that's a subject for another post.


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23 Kan. App. 2d 384
No. 75,018
STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. TIMOTHY A. CARR, SR., Appellant.
The entrapment instruction as stated in PIK Crim. 3d 54.14 is approved.
Appeal from Sedgwick District Court; REBECCA L. PILSHAW, judge. Opinion filed January 17, 1997. Affirmed.
Alice A. Craig, assistant appellate defender, and Jessica R. Kunen, chief appellate defender, for appellant.
Thomas J. Schultz, assistant district attorney, Nola Foulston, district attorney and Carla J. Stovall, attorney general, for appellee.
Before ELLIOTT, P.J., KNUDSON, J., and WAHL, S.J.
KNUDSON, J.: Timothy Carr appeals his conviction of one count of sale of cocaine. He claims that the trial court gave an erroneous jury instruction on his defense of entrapment.
K.S.A. 21-3210 codifies the entrapment defense. It provides:
"A person is not guilty of a crime if his criminal conduct was induced or solicited by a public officer
or his agent for the purposes of obtaining evidence to prosecute such person, unless:
"(a) The public officer or his agent merely afforded an opportunity or facility for committing the crime in furtherance of a criminal purpose originated by such person or a co-conspirator; or
"(b) The crime was of a type which is likely to occur and recur in the course of such person's business, and the public officer or his agent in doing the inducing or soliciting did not mislead such person into believing his conduct to be lawful." (Emphasis added.)
The instruction used by the trial court, based on PIK Crim. 3d 54.14, stated:
|"Entrapment is a defense if the defendant is induced or persuaded to commit a crime which the defendant had no previous disposition or intention to commit. It is not a defense if the defendant originated or conceived the plan to commit the crime or when he had shown a predisposition for or an intention to commit the crime and was merely afforded an opportunity to carry out his intention to complete the crime and was assisted by law enforcement officers." (Emphasis added.)
Carr requested the following instruction regarding his entrapment defense:
|"Entrapment is a defense if the defendant is solicited to commit a crime which the defendant had no previous plan to commit. It is not a defense if the defendant began the plan to commit the crime or when he had shown an intention for committing the crime and was merely afforded an opportunity to carry out his intention to complete the crime and was assisted by law enforcement officers." (Emphasis added.)
Carr's proposed instruction replaced the words "induced or persuaded" with the term "solicited." He argues that "solicited" has a much broader application than "induced or persuaded" and that "induced or persuaded" required the jury to find a higher level of coercion in order to allow the defense than was mandated by the entrapment statute.
In State v. King, 17 Kan. App. 2d 349, 352, 838 P.2d 349 (1992), the defendant argued that his jury instruction on entrapment, similar to that given in the instant case, was erroneous because it did not follow the statutory language of K.S.A. 21-3210. The defendant contended that substituting "persuaded" for "solicited" in the jury instruction was prejudicial because it was more difficult to show that he was "persuaded" than to show he was "solicited." 17 Kan. App. 2d at 353.
The King court recognized that while "persuasion" and "inducement" are synonymous, those terms represent more than "solicitation." 17 Kan. App. 2d at 354. The court found that the issue was not whether there had been a solicitation since both parties agreed that there had been one but whether the defendant, once solicited, had met the factual criteria in K.S.A. 21-3210 and the jury instruction. 17 Kan. App. 2d at 354.
As in King, neither party disputed the fact that a solicitation occurred. Both Carr and Officer Franklin testified that Franklin approached Carr and asked for a $20 rock of cocaine. In order for entrapment to be a valid defense, even under Carr's proposed instruction, the jury would still have had to determine whether it was Franklin's solicitation which induced or persuaded Carr to commit the crime in question or whether Carr was predisposed to commit the crime and was merely afforded an opportunity, in which case the solicitation did not persuade him. See King, 17 Kan. App. 2d at 354.
We recognize that the King court also stated: "Without a contemporaneous objection, the faulty instruction cannot be said to be reversible error because the instruction, for the reasons set out above, was not clearly erroneous." (Emphasis added.) 17 Kan. App. 2d at 355. This statement formed the basis for syllabus ¶ 1 of the court's opinion: "Absent a contemporaneous objection, a jury instruction on the defense of entrapment which substitues the word 'persuade' for 'solicit' is not reversible error." (Emphasis added.)
The holding of the King court and Syllabus ¶ 1 are inconsistent with that court's reasoning and conclusion that inducement and persuasion are synonymous and presuppose a solicitation. It is apparent that the King court correctly concluded that while solicitation is a precursor to entrapment, it is the inducement or persuasion that is the gravamen of the wrong and the resulting defense. In other words, it is the inducement or persuasion that must be considered by the trier of fact; solicitation is a given, or the fact issue would never be raised.
We conclude that PIK Crim. 3d 54.14 is a correct statement of the defense of entrapment.
For the foregoing reasons, we determine that the trial court did not err in the giving of the entrapment instruction.


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Republican offices are passing around a new column from Washington Post columnist Bob Woodward, in which he reiterates past reporting from his book last summer and blames President Barack Obama and White House chief of staff Jack Lew for the implementation of the sequester.
Notably, Woodward also blatantly accuses Lew of being "not accurate" in his testimony to become the next Treasury Secretary when he said that the sequester "was not something that the administration was pushing at that moment."
In his piece, Woodward asserts that when Obama claims he always wanted new revenues in a deal to avert the sequester instead of just spending cuts, he is "moving the goal posts."
Here's Woodward's key paragraph that House Speaker John Boehner's office is highlighting (emphasis theirs):
"In fact, the final deal reached between Vice President Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in 2011 included an agreement that there would be no tax increases in the sequester in exchange for what the president was insisting on: an agreement that the nation's debt ceiling would be increased for 18 months, so Obama would not have to go through another such negotiation in 2012, when he was running for reelection. So when the president asks that a substitute for the sequester include not just spending cuts but also new revenue, he is moving the goal posts… [T]hat was not the deal he made."
The White House pushed back on that reporting by Woodward. White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer noted on Twitter that Woodward reported in his book, The Price of Politics, that Boehner told Rep. Dave Camp to offer $600 billion in revenue during the debt-ceiling negotiations.
@samsteinhpOn p 362 Woodward reports Boehner told Dave Camp to offer $600b in REVENUE to replace the sequester twitter.com/pfeiffer44/sta…— Dan Pfeiffer (@pfeiffer44) February 23, 2013
And in announcing the deal to raise the debt ceiling on July 31, 2011, Obama did say that new revenues would be "necessary" to avert the sequester.
Both parties appear to be trying to get a leg up on shaping the blame in the event the cuts of the sequester kick in beginning next week. Republicans have used Woodward's book as an attempt to frame the sequester as Obama's brainchild.
The White House and Democrats, meanwhile, have rejected that and pointed to public polling that shows a majority of Americans agree with their approach to include revenues in a deal to avert the sequester.
Woodward doesn't exactly let Republicans off the hook, either.
"A majority of Republicans did vote for the Budget Control Act that summer, which included the sequester," Woodward wrote. "Key Republican staffers said they didn't even initially know what a sequester was — because the concept stemmed from the budget wars of the 1980s, when they were not in government."