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The CSI Effect: Television & Technology in the Courtroom at Clarkson University Science Cafe October 20
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"The CSI Effect: Television and Technology in the Courtroom" will be discussed by Clarkson University Mathematics Professor Aaron Luttman at the next Science Cafe at La Casbah, 6 Elm Street in Potsdam, on Wednesday, October 20, at 7:15 p.m.
Over the past 15 years, television has been inundated with programs that focus on the science of solving crimes. Often those creating the programs misinterpret or embellish the actual state of forensic science, solving unsolvable problems within a matter of a few hours on the program.
This has led to a measured change in the way prosecutors and defense attorneys select juries, as it is believed that seeing the "fake" science on television has changed jurors� attitudes towards forensic evidence in actual cases. Jurors now want to see better scientific results than is actually realistically possible, because they have seen these good results on TV. This phenomenon is known as the "CSI Effect. "
Join Luttman as he discusses the current state of research on the CSI Effect, and uses a particular example to demonstrate the state of the art in forensic imaging and how it is represented on television and in the courtroom.
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'Need for Speed: The Run' Is Just Dumb Fun [REVIEW]
If the movies 'Cannonball Run' and 'Death Race 2000′ got it on in the back of a Dodge Charger, 'Need for Speed: The Run' would be the spawn they'd battle for custody over nine months later.
It's every bit an action movie/car porn squeezed into a hyperactive video game, 'The Run' tasks you to tear up the nation's highways in a cross-country race that will either turn you into a dead man (it will, hundreds of times over) or wealthier than a NASCAR crew chief (it will, but only after hours of effort and with pretend money).
There's nothing wrong with dumb fun, especially in game form, but 'The Run' tests your sense of patience and gullibility to the extreme. The shenanigans start in the opening scenes, when a woman pulls you aside and stakes you for the 'Cannonball Death Funrun For The Cure' (or something like that) a race from San Francisco to New York with a cut of the profits if you win.
Things get wackier from there as players are tasked to pass a certain number of rivals and accomplish other racing feats in each leg of the race. Failure means you're forced to repeat each race if you don't make the cut. The die-and-retry mold is a gaming stalwart, we could literally feel ourselves getting dumber each time we repeated a failed leg. The action is at least thrilling enough to keep users leaning forward in their seats. It also helps that the game's autolog feature tracks your best times, as well as those of your friends, and warns you when a buddy has run your score off the virtual racetrack.
'Need for Speed' games come out so frequently that it takes an impressive showing to stand out from the pack. While we liked the game, we can't recommend it for anything more than a weekend rental.
Need for Speed: The Run ($60), was developed by EA Black Box, published by EA and available on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Rated T. The publisher provided a copy of the game for review.
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Better start setting more money aside in your weekly coffee budget if you're one of the millions of Americans who make a regular Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) run. Yesterday, the Seattle-based coffee brewer said it will raise prices on selected coffee drinks.
As InvestorPlace reported earlier this month, coffee prices are hitting a 13-year high, thanks to back-to-back poor coffee bean harvests. A pound of Arabica coffee rose to $1.8865 for December delivery, a jump of 1.9%. Naturally, with the coffee supply low and demand growing, prices should continue to rise.
Howard Schultz, the CEO of Starbucks, explained the increase in prices in a recent press release. Apparently, Starbucks initially absorbed the price increase itself, but can no longer sustain the revenue hit.
"Over the last six months a highly speculative green coffee market and dramatically increased commodity costs have completely altered the economic and financial picture of many players in the coffee industry," Schultz said "And while many, if not most, coffee roasters and retailers began raising prices months ago, we have thus far chosen to absorb the price increases ourselves and not pass them on to our customers. But the extreme nature of the cost increases has made it untenable for us to continue to do so and we have been forced to take the steps we announced today."
The message from Starbucks? Cut us some slack for not raising prices earlier.
Not all Starbucks customers need to worry about the price hikes. While prices on some bigger, costlier drinks go up, Starbucks will maintain if not lower the price of a "tall" brewed coffee. Those looking for a simple $1.50 cup of coffee can breathe easy.
Interestingly, Starbucks maintained its earnings outlook for the fiscal year, despite the mounting price of coffee beans. In August, Starbucks officials expected earnings of $1.36 to $1.41. Shareholders will find out what earnings actually were on Sept. 30, when the fiscal year ends. Experts had forecasted slightly lower earnings, with a price target of $1.23.
Year-to-date, Starbucks stock has fared well with a gain of 11.6%. And since the news that the coffee-brewer would maintain earnings estimates (despite concerns) in late August, the stock has climbed 8.7%. Time will tell if the price increase will end up hurting the stock in the long run.
Other coffee competitors have thrived in 2010 as well, despite the consecutive poor harvests. McDonalds' (NYSE: MCD) new McCafe line of specialty coffee drinks has been a huge hit and have contributed to the fast-food chain's 20.2% stock climb year-to-date. Likewise, instant brew lines have grown in popularity with products like the Keurig, causing even Starbucks to create its own line, Via.
Until coffee prices fall back to Earth, customers looking for a trendy Starbucks frappuccino or latte will have to pony up more dough to their local baristas. In the meantime, Starbucks hopes customers looking for a cheaper cup of joe will at least turn to another Starbucks product — smaller "tall" cups, or Via instant servings that wind up costing about $1 a cup.
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ELGIN, Ill., April 16, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. (Nasdaq:HCCI) plans to release its financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended March 22, 2014, after the market close on Wednesday, April 30, 2014.
The company will host a conference call on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at 9:30 AM Central Time, during which management will make a brief presentation focusing on the company's operations and financial results.
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Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. provides parts cleaning, used oil re-refining, and hazardous and non-hazardous waste services to small and mid-sized customers in both the manufacturing and vehicle maintenance sectors. Our service programs include parts cleaning, containerized waste management, used oil collection and re-refining, vacuum truck services, and waste antifreeze collection and recycling. These services help our customers manage their used chemicals and liquid and solid wastes, while also helping to minimize their regulatory burdens. Our customers include businesses involved in vehicle maintenance operations, such as car dealerships, automotive repair shops, and trucking firms, as well as small manufacturers, such as metal product fabricators and printers. Through our used oil re-refining program, we recycle used oil into high quality lubricating base oil, and we are a supplier to firms that produce and market finished lubricants. Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. is headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, and operates through 75 branches serving over 96,000 customer locations.
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For anybody who's ever waited out flight delays in the stank confines of a Newark air terminal or navigated a security line at LAX on a Friday, it should come as no surprise that the U.S. trails its global peers when it comes to running airports.
We could take a tip or two from our friends in Asia, which occupies 5 of the top 10 best airports on the planet, according to a Skytrax survey of almost 13 million customers across 110 nationalities. The ratings take into account 39 performance indicators, such as check-in, arrivals, transfers, shopping, etc.
Singapore's Changi Airport took the top prize for the second year in a row, beating out Seoul's Incheon International Airport and Germany's Munich Airport.
"Changi Airport is a well-known leader and innovator for the airport industry and genuinely delights and surprises travelers who are lucky enough to enjoy the airport facilities," said Edward Plaisted, chief executive of Skytrax. "Changi Airport demonstrates how to make the airport experience an enjoyable part of the journey that is so important in today's fast-moving world."
Somehow, London Heathrow managed to crack the 10th spot. That 40-minute death march to the gate must not have been taken into account — Heathrow apparently made up for it by taking top honors for its terminal and all that duty-free shopping.
Other notable winners include Doha for "best premium service," London's Stansted for "best low-cost," Tokyo's Haneda for "world's cleanest," Hong Kong for its restaurants, and Copenhagen for "best airport security processing."
As for the all-around champ in the U.S., that honor goes to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, which beat out Denver and the fog-inflicted fields of SFO.
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Library Exhibit Adds to 100th Birthday Celebration of May Swenson
Thursday, Apr. 18, 2013
April is national poetry month and a part of the celebration at Utah State University has been a series of events honoring poet May Swenson, a Logan, Utah, native and a USU alumnus. A series of master classes and poetry readings have been held as part of the May Swenson Centennial Celebration.
In support of the activities, USU's University Libraries has assembled an exhibit that provides a snapshot of Swenson's life and work. The exhibit can be seen in the atrium area of the Merrill-Cazier Library now through June 16. The exhibit displays a representative sample of Swenson's best known poems, family photographs and other memorabilia.
Swenson was born May 28, 1913, in Logan. She studied English at Utah State Agricultural College and some of her earliest published writing appeared in campus publications. After graduating from USU, Swenson moved to New York City to pursue her literary dreams.
The Swenson exhibit includes a prize-winning Christmas piece that Swenson wrote as a high school student, and examples of her poetry are creatively displayed on the exhibit panels. There are samples of nature poems, science poems, love poems and, yes, even sports poems.
Swenson's popular "Analysis of Baseball" is displayed. The exhibit notes that Swenson was a fan of sports and "loved the spirit of competition as well as the elegant logic that governs the rules of play."
In addition to the exhibit, more of Swenson's poetry can be viewed in the May Swenson Lounge on the library's fourth floor. Additional primary research materials are located in Special Collections and Archives, including the May Swenson Papers (collection MSS 282) and the May Swenson Book Collection (collection 32). Additional broadsides and personal possessions can be seen in Ray B. West, Room 204H.
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That said, as I have been researching and working on Heroic Ragnaros lately, it has become obvious that killing the Molten Elementals in phase two is a critical part of the fight. These strategies may seem obvious to some or even a lot of you, but they weren't obvious to me right off the bat. With some research and some trial and error, I recognized my mistake and started using a strategy that gave me much better results. Here is that strategy.
My Guild's Basic Strategy:
My guild is using a strategy very similar to the one outlined by the L2R Heroic Ragnaros video. Entering phase two we line up on the left side of the boss. Just seconds before he casts Molten Seeds we move to the center of the room. When the Molten Seeds explode and spawn the Molten Elementals, we DPS for a few seconds and then run to the other side of the room doing as much DPS as we can while moving. On top, this basic strategy I have an additional roll of popping Stampeding Roar every other seed spawn to help the raid move out of the way. There's nothing really exceptional about this strat. In fact, it's pretty standard, but I wanted to lay it out as a frame of reference for understanding my actions.
From here I just want to go over some of the keys to Moonkin DPS in this phase and some of the mistakes I made, in trying to put out maximum DPS.
DPS Key: Solar Eclipse
This probably goes without saying, but Solar Eclipse is the key to moonkin DPS in this phase. You want to make sure you are in Solar going into the phase, and in my experience you don't want to leave it the entire time. To be honest I didn't try transitioning to lunar and back to Solar after each set of adds die, but I don't see how there can be enough time to do so.
I start out phase one going towards solar eclipse, and spend the rest of the pahse doing as much DPS as I can while avoiding damage, This has generally put me in a good spot for phase two. Generally I ended phase one just starting a solar eclipse or just a few casts short of solar. Those extra casts can easily be completed in the transition phase. Once in solar eclipse I only cast AoE, DoTs and Starfire. That said, you may want to cast a single Starsurge each cast of Molten Seeds depending on your glyph choice but I will go into that in a minute.
Glyphs: Wrath vs Starsurge
I'm sure there will be a little debate on this topic, so I'm not going to give a definite choice here. That said I favor the Glyph of Wrath over the Glyph of Starsurge. Here is why.
Ragnaros doesn't have a lot of situations with multiple targets that make Glyph of Starsurge and obvious choice. Phase one is single target, the transition phases end quickly, Phase three and four has multiple targets but the meteors don't take much damage until debuffed in phase four. The only argument I can see for Glyph of Starsurge is that it makes the Molten Elementals in phase two a little easier.
The Molten Seeds timer in phase two is exactly a minute. Since Starfall's cooldown is also a minute without the Glyph of Starsurge then Starfall should be up for every pack of Molten Elementals. However, in practical terms this isn't 100% true since you won't necessarily cast Starfall right has it comes off cooldown each time. Casting a single Starsurge each Molten Elemental spawn would reduce Starfall's cooldown to 55 seconds and shouldn't push you out of Solar Eclipse. This would guarantee that Starfall would be up for every spawning of the elementals.
That said I don't think it's necessary. The elementals don't die immediately. As long as you are casting Starfall relatively quickly it should be up for at least 3 or 4 spawns of the Molten Elementals. If you are going beyond 3 or 4 spawns it's probably a wipe anyway. Besides that Glyph of Wrath is just a better choice in a single target situation which is the case in most of the phases.
Glyph of Typhoon: I want to make a quick comment here. Nine times out of Ten you are not going to want to use the Glyph of Typhoon because you want to be able to knock back the adds during the Transition phases. That said, if you can get away with not needing to knock back during the transition phases then using the Glyph of Typhoon during this fight could help a tiny bit. One of the things Glyph of typhoon does is widen the radius of your Typhoon. This makes easier for your Typhoon to hit more targets and could be a small benefit. However, I'm sure in most cases your guild would rather you have the knockback if it's needed then a slightly better chance of hitting adds with your Typhoon.
Mistake #1: Don't Place Mushrooms Early
My first mistake was trying to place the mushrooms early, before Molten Seeds was cast. My thought was that I'm standing here waiting to pop Stampeding Roar and only able to cast Starfire. It seemed like a perfect time to set the mushrooms because I didn't have anything better to do. In reality it didn't work out.
The problem with setting the mushrooms early is that their explosive radius is very small, and you don't always know where the seeds are going to be placed. This was particularly true in the second and third spawning of the elementals. If you wait, you can see where the seeds are placed and then set your mushrooms accordingly. This way you are much more likely to hit most of the Elementals and do a lot more damage.
As far as placement goes, I try and put the mushrooms a little bit head of the closest seed. You can expect the Elementals to move a little bit before you pop the mushrooms, and most of the Elementals should move into the mushrooms radius in that time.
Mistake #2: Not Precasting Hurricane
I was so concerned with getting good placement on my mushrooms I didn't even think about precasting Hurricane. However, after it was pointed out, precasting Hurricane makes a lot of sense. The Molten Elementals spawn were the Seeds spawn, so placing the Hurricane is easy. Also, by precasting the spell you will start hitting the adds as soon as they spawn getting a little of DPS out that isn't delayed by reaction time. Obviously you shouldn't shouldn't channel your Hurricane until the end, but you should be able to get a couple ticks off before you need to pop your mushrooms and move. This will be a big help to your Elemental DPS.
Mistake #3: Moving Too Far
This depends a little on where your guild desides to group up and such, but your personal positioning can have a big impact on your DPS. There are two times I want you to think about positioning in this procoess, and both revolve around your mushrooms.
The first time is when you place your mushrooms. In my experience, the farther away from a target I am the harder it is to place the mushrooms. It may just be the way I have my UI configured but placing Mushrooms at max range can be difficult due to camera angles and such, and as a result can take longer with worse results then doing at close range. Since you only need to be six yards away from the seeds to not be killed by them, when we are told to move I only go halfway to the stack up point. This allows me to place my mushrooms quickly and accurately, and I still have time to get to the group of spot.
The second time to think about your positioning is when you want to detonate your mushrooms. Wild Mushrooms will do the bulk of your DPS in this phase and being out of range will ruin your DPS if you go to far when grouping up. I try and be as close as possible to the seeds while still being under the effect of what ever shield or other damage reducing cooldown we are using.
Other thoughts:
- Jump Casting: While running to the third stack up point after the Molten Elementals have spawned there are only two things you can do: 1. Cast Starfal and 2. Cast Typhoon. Therefore, if you don't know how to already it's a good idea to practice Jump Casting Typhoon. If you jump while running your toon will continue to move in that direction no matter where he faces. So, it's possible to jump and turn your toon back towards the elementals to cast Typhoon without stopping.
- Finish up with Hurricane: Again, this may seem obvious but if you get to your third stack up point and there are still several adds left I would finish up with Hurricane. It gets some quick damage out without you having to worry about Cooldowns or targeting the correct mob. All you have to do is place it in the general area of the adds that are left.
- Refresh DoTs: As a moonkin it will be hard to do a lot of DPS on Ragnaros during this fight, because you are staying in Solar Eclipse and focusing on Adds so much. That said, keeping DoTs up on Ragnaros is extremely important especially if you have the Necrotic Focus trinket. Since you are staying Solar for the entire phase, having the Mastery it provides is really important for your add DPS. This shouldn't be too hard since you have to cast just one dot every 28 seconds to maintain the buff, but make sure you don't lose sight of it in the chaos the phase.
Before starting phase two make sure you are in Solar Eclipse. At the start of phase two go to the first group of spot and DO NOT pre-place your mushrooms. When the raid leader calls for it move halfway to the second group of spot. Place your mushrooms slightly ahead of the closest Seed and then move to the second group of spot. You have more then enough time to do this before the seeds explode. When at second group up spot start casting Hurricane on the Seeds, and then detonate your mushrooms soon after the seeds explode and start running to the third group of spot. While running cast Starfall and jump cast Typhoon when you are almost to the third group of spot. If several adds left, cast Hurricane in their general area to finish them up. Do not leave Solar Eclipse for the entire phase.


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Lipscomb's Miller named All A-Sun Second Team
May 23, 2006
Lipscomb University junior Zac Miller was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference second team in baseball as a designated hitter.
The postseason awards are voted on by the A-Sun coaches.
Miller, a junior from Mountain Home, Ark., was second on the Bisons baseball team in hitting this season with a .331 average. He led the team in home runs with eight and in slugging percentage (.536). He tied for the team lead in runs batted in with 35. He was also second in doubles with 13.
Miller played in 52 games, starting 51 this season.


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Let's look back at some popular posts of 2011.
Walt Disney's Carolwood Pacific and Other Backyard Railroads
We did lots of investigating in order to map out Walt Disney's very own backyard railroad and compare it to the current property.
EPCOT Center Construction Photos: Future World
We dug up some fantastic old construction photos. Many had never posted online before.
National Geographic Aug '63
This two part post was very popular. Filled with amazing Disneyland photos from the early 60s.
Ride Concept Competition
Our first-ever competition was a huge success. We asked for your ideas for new rides and received so many great ones. You can check out the winners here.
ABANDONED DISNEY: Haunted Mansion Hitchhiking Ghosts
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at one of the greatest attraction special effects of all time.
Not Having Fun at Disneyland
Old Disneyland photos of kids not having fun at Disneyland. Fun for a laugh!
ABANDONED DISNEY: River Country [Part 4]
Our most popular post of all time is still our first River Country post. Subsequent River Country posts are also very popular. Take a look at Disney's only abandoned park.
Bin Laden Mansion Minutes From Walt Disney World
The day Osama bin Laden was captured and killed we discovered that his brother had a mansion minutes north of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom. The home is now abandoned.
Walt Disney Studio Post Production Behind-the-Scenes
We found this fantastic video about Walt's studio. Lots of great footage.
Lake Buena Vista: The Other Prototype City with a Peoplemover
A Peoplemover and a Monorail at Downtown Disney?? It was supposed to happen.
EPCOT Center Graphics
Enjoy Mitch's custom graphics inspired by and featuring some of that wonderful Future World architecture.
Frito Kid Mysteries Continue
The very obscure and mysterious Frito Kid once lived at Disneyland. We pin-point his exact locations.
THEN AND NOW: Disneyland [Part 1]
Our "THEN AND NOW" series is one of our most popular. We've posted many comparisons from Walt Disney World in the past. This year we've added Disneyland.
Create Your Own Background Music
Quite possibly the most fun you'll ever have clicking around one of our posts. Easily create music with a click of a mouse. You might need this when scoring your own attraction.
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Minneapolis Block Clubs and Apartment Clubs
Crime prevention specialists (CPS) help organizing block and apartment clubs. They provide training for volunteers to work with neighbors to deter crime and improve the quality of life on their block or in the building. Volunteers encourage neighbors to know one another, watch out for each other, and report suspicious activity. They also help with National Night Out, an annual event encouraging neighbors to gather, meet one another and socialize.
What is an apartment or block club?
Neighbors who live in an apartment building or across the street or alley from each other, usually on one block, who:
- Work together to be alert and watch out for each other.
- Call 911 when they see suspicious activity or crimes in progress.
- Work to solve problems and deal with issues.
What are the benefits of organizing a block or apartment club?
- Working as a team, neighbors can deter crime and improve the quality of life on their block or in their building.
- Crime prevention specialists provide regular information about crime in your neighborhood to block and apartment clubs.
- As part of the police block/apartment club network, you can hear about other successes and ideas which can help you.
How can we get a block or apartment club started?
- Contact your Crime Prevention Specialist, or email [email protected]. Include your name, address, phone and email address.
- One or more neighbors must volunteer to be the block/apartment club leaders. We encourage you to have more than one person to share the responsibilities.
- These volunteers attend Block Leader training. At the training, volunteers learn:
1. Crime prevention information
2. Use of 911
3. How to organize their neighbors and run effective meetings.
4. How to keep the block/apartment club active
5. Resources available from CPS
How often do block apartment clubs have to meet?
At least one meeting or social event per year to maintain contact, meet neighbors, and address any block issues is recommended. This event may be a National Night Out block party (the first Tuesday of August). We encourage blocks to meet more often when crime and livability issues arise. The level and type of activity beyond that is up to the block/apartment club.
What resources are available to block/apartment clubs?
- Mailings to the block leader(s) with crime prevention information, success stories, and upcoming events.
- Crime statistics for your neighborhood which can give a realistic picture of crime and help you decide on appropriate prevention strategies.
- Crime alerts issued by crime prevention specialists when there is an identified and verified crime pattern in a specific geographic area, in a limited period of time, and with a similar method of operation. The alerts allow citizens to take preventive measures and increase the chances of apprehension.
- Watch Force signs stating, "Neighborhood Watch Force -- It I don't call the police, my neighbor will" are available for purchase. Watch Force stickers are free to those households who participate in your block map.
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"Mary L. Sargent's Headstone at Lompoc Cemetery" Digital image. Photographed by Elizabeth O'Neal, November 23, 2007. Privately held by Elizabeth O'Neal, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Santa Barbara Co., California. 2008.
My little bunny and I were out hopping around the Lompoc Cemetery last fall when we ran across this lovely, well-preserved headstone. The inscription reads:
Mary L. SargentI had seen Mary's headstone on several previous trips to the cemetery, and had always wondered about her story. This time, I asked the cemetery manager for a bit of Mary's story. Apparently, it was quite a scandal!
Aged21 Y's & 8 D's
Murdered by Indians
Apr. 2, 1881
Says the Lompoc Historical Society:
[Mary] had left on horseback to go to a neighbor for eggs in the Santa Rita District. Her horse returned without her that evening. A search party was formed and her body discovered in a shallow grave. An Indian sheep herder was held as suspect, since the footprints at the scene matched his. His clothes were also bloody, and there was blood on his lariat. He denied doing the deed and blamed it on another man, whom he could not identify. He was found guilty on the spot and hanged. The Chumash, who inhabited this area before European arrival were a peaceful people. The only instance of violence was an Indian revolt at La Purisima Mission. The sheep herder was of Chumash descent and had come from the Santa Cota Reservation in Santa Ynez.Can you imagine anyone being found "guilty on the spot" today?
One of the things that struck me about this headstone (other than the "murdered by Indians" declaration) is that it is in such tremendous condition, and almost completely free of mold, moss, lichens and other nasties that grow on gravestones in moist climates. So many of the historic headstones here are rendered nearly (or entirely) unreadable, but Mary's stone is in practially pristine condition.
Perhaps her stone receives special care? I'll have to ask someone the next time I visit.
You can read more about Mary Sargent's tragic demise here.
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The Decadence Now! Visions of Excess is the international exhibition project which works with the concept of decadence in current art. The exhibition is not divided chronologically, but thematically into sequential sections which fluently and logically relate to each other, and which also create a sort-of imaginary closing circle.
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Ondřej Brody, Jiří Černický, David Černý, Zsófia Keresztes, Nick Knight,Zbigniew Libera, Alexander McQueen, Robert Miller, NIBA, Erwin Olaf, Co-menius Roethlisberger, Géza Szöllősi, Maciej Toporowicz, Joel-Peter Witkin
Decadence Now! Visions of Excess
During the past several yeas, the concepts of decadence have begun to appear more and more in art theory, often in relation to current art. The commonness of the concept of decadence, or its parallel existence outside of the sphere of art, also enables new methodological processes and combinations, and discovers new territories and relationships. Decadent art is excessive, it exceeds the level of what is generally acceptable, and it provocatively demolishes the most sensitive taboos. Decadence is also firmly connected to the clear stance of outsider individualism.
Decadence is a theme which is topical in current culture, or better yet, it is once again topical. The apocalyptic feeling of ruin and crisis of our civilization incites the increased interest in the dark side of humans and of the world itself.
Starting on the 1970's, we can monitor the continual effort of the artists like Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Nobuyoshi Araki, Jake a Dinos Chapman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Damien Hirst, Zhang Peng, Keith Haring, Andres Serrano, Gottfried Helnwein etc. to work with typical decadent themes.
In relation to this, the increased interest in decadence from the view of the expert and lay public is also relevant. Exhibitions which present works of decadent art evoke enthusiastic reactions in the same manner as public scandals do. However, they always open discussions on an entire line of key themes like alienation, ugliness, beauty, hallucination, death, pornography, drugs, sickness and madness, that form basic questions of current culture and society.
It is also apparent that a theme which is seemingly obsolete and out-of-date, such as censorship (internal and external), once again makes an appearance on the scene in the context of the new political correctness. Decadent art is subversive, impulsive, it does not evoke indifference, but it requires the formulization of a clear stance. In this sense, decadence is excessive, extreme and also provocative. Alienation, seeming impartialness or depersonalized voyeurism is also a clearly profiled attitude of decadence.
This exhibition presents contemporary artists and their works in the fields of painting, sculpture, photography, and videos in five main areas, including Pop, extended by an independent installation, "Room No. 13," in the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, which indicates current trends in fashion or design (Josef Bolf, David Černý, Jiří Černický, Christian Humboldt, Zbigniew Libera, Niba, Erwin Olaf, Comenius Roethlisberger, Maciej Toporowicz, WGG etc).
The exhibition shall be completed by an entire line of accompanying programs (music, film, literature etc.). The Arbor Vitae publishing house, in cooperation with Galerie Rudolfinum will release an extensive publication, whose author is Otto M. Urban, curator of the exhibition, that mapping the entire exhibition project from not only the graphic arts viewpoint, but also from the philosophical, historical and social viewpoints. Of course, a rich picture part documenting the exhibited works will be the centre point of the whole book.
Parts of the exhibition:
Excess of the Self: Pain
Matthew Barney, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Gilbert and George, Gottfried Helnwein, Damien Hirst, Jürgen Klauke, Robert Mapplethorpe, Yasumasa Morimura, Catherine Opie, Orlan, Pierre et Gilles, Cindy Sherman, Andreas Sterzing, Joel Peter Witkin, David Wojnarowicz
Excess of the Body: Sex
Nobuyoshi Araki, Marc Bijl, Wim Delvoye, Martin Gerboc, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Jeff Koons, Niba, Orlan, Jan Van Oost, Pierre et Gilles, Anders Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Géza Szöllósi, Tsang Kin-Wah, Joel Peter Witkin
Excess of the Beauty: Pop
Boaz Arad, Gilbert & George, Gottfried Helnwein, Alexander Kosolapov, David LaChapelle, Yasumasa Morimura, Shimon Okshteyn, Erwin Olaf, Pierre et Gilles, Jamie Reid, Terry Rodgers, Paolo Schmidlin, Mark Ther
Excess of the Mind: Madness
David Bailey & Damien Hirst, Matthew Barney, Josef Bolf, Gottfried Helnwein, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Jürgen Klauke, Luetke, Ikuko Miyazaki, Yasumasa Morimura, Catherine Opie, Zhang Peng, Gérard Rancinan, Joel Peter Witkin
Excess of the Life: Death
Steven Gregory, Keith Haring, Damien Hirst, Václav Jirásek, Jan Van Oost, Ivan Pinkava, Joel Peter Witkin etc.
About the project Decadence Now!
Decadence Now! is the international exhibition project for Galerie Rudolfinum, the House of Art in Brno, the West-Bohemian Gallery in Pilsen and DOX Centre for Contemporary Art.
Exhibitions of Decadence Now!:
1) Galerie Rudolfinum: Decadence Now! Visions of Excess (including instalation "Room No. 13" in the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague)
2) The Brno House of Arts: Joel Peter Witkin
3) DOX Centre for Contemporary Art: Gilbert & George: Roads
4) West-Bohemian Gallery in Pilsen: Ještě místo — Pustá zem (Ivan Pinkava, Josef Bolf); curator: Petr Vaňous
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When I first encountered Siri, it was on my aunt's iPhone 4S and my teenage cousins and I said silly things to it for 15 minutes before getting bored. That was in November 2011.
When I got Siri a few weeks later, I didn't actually use it, and I wasn't alone.
Although our publication's gadget guru loved Siri, our editor-in-chief said he and most people would never use it. Analysts trashed the product and said at the very least it didn't live up to the hype. Some people wished they could take the voice assistant off their phone, and I know some people who turned it off, including me for a while.
By October 2013 it was reported that 85% of users of Apple's latest mobile operating system had not used Siri at all.
Given this history, I have been surprised to see how Siri has recently crept into my life. The change may have to do with software updates, but it probably relates more to my gradual adjustment to a new way of interacting with a computer.
I still find it awkward to talk to my phone in public, but I use Siri all the time in private and sometimes in public, too — where admittedly there is a thrill in showing off my mastery of technology to people who haven't adopted voice control.
My ways of using Siri are fairly basic (see a list of more advanced functions here), but they are useful:
"Call _____."A very common command and one that's easier than the several touches required to do it manually.
"Wake me up at ______." Basic and satisfying.
"Turn off all alarms." The natural corollary.
"Remind me at 8 AM to _____." Although I don't use the iOS Reminders app, this simple command is useful, especially if you think of something right before going to bed.
"Google _______." Classic — and I'm sure you can use Bing and other apps, too, if you want.
"Take note: ______." This is a personal favorite and one that I as a journalist use all the time. Just pause for a tick after saying "note" for it to work. When you take a note, it appears as a new note in the Mac Notes app. It was this Siri integration that lead me to abandon Evernote and take up Notes.
"How do you get to _____?" and "Where is ______?" Much easier than opening a map app and typing in a destination while on the run.
"Define ______." I prefer my dictionary app, but this is faster.
"Take picture." This calls up the camera. It is only somewhat useful, given that the iPhone makes it easy to access the camera manually.
"Text _____: ______." I only use this occasionally, since I generally like to have manual control over my communications to other people.
Siri pros won't be impressed, nor will expert users of Microsoft's Cortana and Google Now, but for this user it is a breakthrough to convert such common commands into voice control. And I'm slowly picking up new commands, too, approaching the Hal 9000-type intelligent interactions seen in Apple ads dating back to Siri's launch.
Now I consider Siri an essential part of the iPhone. Now I get frustrated that my Mac doesn't have Siri — which is why I'm excited to hear that the app is expected in the next big update.
I also realize just how powerful Siri could be for Apple. After all, if I used Siri all the time, then I would stick with Siri-compatible apps, namely Apple apps and those that Apple favors. As the app gets more advanced, it might lead users to make more and more purchases from the iTunes store, allowing easy movie rentals and album downloads with a voice command.
As for Cortana and Google Now, I've never used them, but some people say they are even better than Siri. They both have more contextual services, allowing the programs to change based on location, time of day, and other factors. And yes, increased use of these programs means giving more power and money to Microsoft and Google.
As for the many reluctant users out there, if you still haven't started talking to your phone, then I suggest you get with the times.
Disclosure: I'm invested in Apple.


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5.0 Mustang & Super FordsFeatured Vehicles
1993 Ford Mustang LX - Second Helping
It doesn't happen often, but Jesse Humbles' LX is back for more
Horse Sense
Can you spot the mistake we made in Jesse's initial feature? If you have the answer, drop us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com
It's not often that the same feature car appears in 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords twice. It's extremely rare. As a matter of fact, it happens about as often as Editor Turner drives his Shelby to the office. That is to say it happens, but the planets really must be aligned.
When I pull into the office parking lot, and see a covered-up Shelby, it's a whoa! moment. For Turner to drive the PVT to work, there must be absolute zero chance of rain, and for us to run a feature car in the magazine again, it must have changed significantly.
So, before we go even further, dig into your back issues and pull out the Nov. '08 edition. On your way back to the bathroom, yell this to your significant other: "See—this is why I keep all those magazines!" Now turn to page 50, and you'll see Jesse Humbles' '93 LX ("Humble Hatch") in it's previous iteration. Now put down that edition, and look back at this one. Yep, same car.
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That's the great thing about Mustangs. When you get bored of one iteration, you can change it up, totally reinventing the car's personality. In it's prior incarnation, Jesse's LX was a drag-oriented car. It boasted Weld big n' littles, race bucket seats, drag brakes, 4.30 gears, a spool, and the like.
Before making its first appearance in our pages, Jesse's LX started out as a red '93 LX hatch that he bought from the original owner. Jesse was a hungry 19-year-old at the time of purchase. Naturally he treated the car to the usual bolt-ons. Eventually, he was able to work its way up to feature car status. After that, he wanted to change it up a bit. For most of us that would involve selling said Mustang and buying a new one. Jesse didn't have to sell his LX to do something different. He took his existing car completely changed it.
It all started when he came across a good deal on a Cervini's Auto Designs' '93 Cobra ground-effects kit and a batch of Mystichrome paint. With those two acquisitions, Jesse put the recipe in the oven. "The transformation began again," Jesse says in reference to the car's rejuvenation.
This time around he wanted a street car. Out came the drag seats and back in went the stock interior.
For a clean look, he removed all the emblems and the antenna. He revamped the suspension for a more compliant ride, swapped the stock brakes in favor of Cobra binders, and added a street-friendly set of Saleen SC replica wheels. He didn't totally leave straight-line traction behind, however. Hoosier drag radials remain out back.
Speaking of the backside, the 4.30 gear'd and spool'd 8.8 made way for a less-rowdy 8.8 with 3.55 gears, a Ford Traction-Lok differential, and stock axles. We're sure that calmed the car down a little, but the raucous 347 still resides under the Cervini's cowl hood, with non-HOA-approved Flowmaster one-chamber mufflers and turndowns. We're sure Jesse's neighbors still hate the car, even in this form.
They might not be happy he went back for seconds, but we have to say that we enjoyed our second trip with this car.
Tech Specs: 1993 LX
Engine and Drivetrain
Stock, bored 0.030-in
Eagle forged
Eagle forged H-beam
JE forged
Comp Cams custom hydraulic roller w/ Ford Racing lifters
Cylinder heads
AirFlow Research 185cc w/ Outlaw Port, 2.02/1.60 valves, and Crane 1.6 roller rockers
Intake manifold
Edelbrock RPM II w/ Anderson Ford Motorsport Power Pipe, Professional Products 75mm throttle body, and a Pro-M mass air meter
Fuel system
Walbro 255-lph pump w/ Ford Racing 30-lb/hr injectors, and Aeromotive regulator
BBK Performance 13⁄4-in long-tube headers w/ X-shape crossover, and Flowmaster one-chamber mufflers w/ turndowns
World Class T5 w/ SPEC Stage 3 clutch, Pro-5.0 shifter, and Ford Racing aluminum driveshaft
8.8-in w/ Traction-Lok differential, and 3.55 gears
Engine management
A9P processor w/ Ford Racing RPM Extender
MSD 6AL w/ Blaster coil, Taylor 409 spark plug wires, and NGK plugs
Stock w/ white-face overlay
Suspension and Chassis
Front suspension
Strange Engineering w/ Maximum Motorsports caster/camber plates
H&R Race
'95 Cobra w/ Hawk brake pads
Saleen SC replica, 17x9-in
BFG g-FORCE T/A KDW 255/40-17
Rear suspension
Strange Engineering
H&R Race
Control Arms
UPR Products upper and lower
'95 Cobra w/ Hawk brake pads
Saleen SC replica, 17x10.5-in
Hoosier drag radial 275/40-17


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Civil Suits
Sept. 9:
Discover Bank vs. Kenneth M. Miller, default of payment on credit agreement
First Financial Bank vs. Dale Leopold and Susan Leopold, default of payment on note
Jean W. Coy vs. Tracey P. Coy, petition for dissolution of marriage
Atlantic Credit & Finance, Inc. vs. Richard L. Hurst, plaintiff's motion to transfer case to Grant County
Sept. 10:
CACH, LLC vs. William J. Ebner, default of payment on note
CACH, LLC vs. Tara J. Smith, default of payment on note
(Editor's Note: The Grant County News publishes all items in police beat that are submitted from each individual police agency. The News does not omit names from police reports.)
Grant County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Brian Maines investigated an accident at 4:36 p.m. Nov. 6 on Indian Hill Drive in Crittenden. The drivers involved were Jesse C. May, 34, of Crittenden driving a 2003 Chevrolet and Michael K. Duley, 41, of Crittenden driving a 2001 Ford.
Deputy John Money executed a warrant for Erik Harper, 28, of Dry Ridge at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16.
Deputy Andy Reeves executed a warrant for Christopher D. Prater, 37, of Williamstown at 12:25 p.m. Nov. 16. Prater was lodged at the Grant County Detention Center.
September 14:
Samantha Caryn Ryan, 29, Dry Ridge, cashier, to Todd Alan Garrison, 39, Dry Ridge, forklift operation
September 15:
Tamara Lynn Rarrieck, 25, Dry Ridge, factory, to Charles Daniel Rogers, 27, Dry Ridge, factory
Amber Gail Brooks, 25, Dry Ridge, baker, to Bando James Addison, 27, Dry Ridge, construction
September 21:
Kristina Dunatov, 32, Brooklyn, NY, project manager, to Victor Iskandar Khodadad, 42, Brooklyn, NY, actor/singer
The grand jury, which met Oct. 14, returned indictments against eight people.
An indictment means there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed; guilt or innocence is established later through the trial procedure.
Those indicted were:
• Jefferson M. Hamilton, 28, for second-degree burglary and receiving stolen property over $500 but less than $10,000.
• Carl Scott, Jr., 34, for second-degree burglary, receiving stolen property over $500 but less than $10,000 and for being a persistent felony offender.
The following building permits were issued in Grant County in September 2009:
Sept. 1:
Jonathan Roberts, demolition, 1181 High Street, permit fee $50.
Sept. 3:
Clara Gordon, garage, 6395 Stewartsville Road, 576 square feet, estimated cost $6,000; permit fee $161.40
John Souder, storage shed, 5385 Stewartsville Road, 600 square feet, estimated cost $2,500, permit fee $101.28.
S.L. Williams, new home, 930 Summer Drive, 1,735 square feet, estimated cost $180,000, permit fee $424.90.
Sept. 8:
Deputy Brian Maines investigated an accident at 8:56 a.m. Oct. 16 on Lebanon Road. The drivers involved were Trisha J. Braasch, 57, of Crittenden driving a 2007 Dodge and Paul G. Harp, 56, of Crittenden driving a 2000 Ford.
Deputy Kevin Burke charged Timothy W. Kannady, 23, of Crittenden with alcohol intoxication at 10:11 p.m. Oct. 16. Kannady was lodged at the Grant County Detention Center.
August 8:
Andrea Lynn Ridder, 32, Williamstown, financial aid, to David Brian Eastwood, 45, Williamstown, landscaper
Lindsey Nichole Penick, 24, Williamstown, day care worker, to Wesley Harlan Magee, 24, Williamstown, warehouse
August 11:
Amanda Rachelle Sanders, 23, Dry Ridge, clerical hospital, to Gannon Clifton Pettit, 25, Dry Ridge, welder
August 13:
Mary Theresa Walters, 50, Dry Ridge, deli clerk, to Bruce Michael Tabar, 57, Dry Ridge, self-employed
Deputy Kevin Burke investigated an accident at 5:22 p.m. Oct. 4 on Lemon Northcutt Road in Dry Ridge. The drivers involved were a 13-year old juvenile of Dry Ridge driving a 2003 ATV and Lisa Coffey, 29, of Dry Ridge driving a 2000 Dodge.
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What Went Wrong With the iPhone 5c?
Jan 30, 2014 5:00 AM PT
The iPhone 5c has been bugging me. As a product, it's so good -- and yet so wrong. By not saying much at all during the financial conference call with analysts this week, Apple has confirmed doubts while presenting new questions. Does the iPhone 5c represent a colossal misstep by Apple? Or is it just a mediocre product that remains profitable? Can it be both a misstep and a profitable device at the same time?
As a product, it's surprisingly well-built but poorly positioned, inserted in a moment of time when it's not desirable. It sort of fills the low-end option for Apple's iPhone lineup, and it certainly provides a good option for teenagers (parents buying for teens, really), but even moderately discerning customers know it's better to stretch into the iPhone 5s than buy the iPhone 5c.
In places where price rules, the jury is still out. It's unclear how well it sold in less-advantaged geographies around the world, and it still might turn out to be an excellent seller to China Mobile's 750 million customers. Hard to say.
One thing is clear: Had the iPhone 5c had gangbuster sales, Apple CEO Tim Cook or CFO Peter Oppenheimer would have had very nice things to say about it on their conference call with investors this week. Apple pretty much always touts excellent performance in some form or another, but the iPhone 5c? What did we really hear?
Is that ominous?
Not necessarily. Just because the so-called savior of the low-end option for Apple didn't turn out to be a mass market steamroller doesn't mean that Apple lost money from it -- or that Apple hasn't learned from it. Maybe, just maybe, the iPhone 5c has helped analysts and pundits learn something about Apple.
Tim Cook Sidesteps the iPhone 5c Question
Personally, I don't think the form factor of the iPhone 5c will survive unless the price drops or it starts selling well in China and abroad. Here's why.
In the conference call with analysts and investors this week, Steve Milunovich from UBS flatout asked Cook what Apple was going to do with the 5c going forward. Instead of assuring Milunovich that Apple was committed to the 5c, Cook didn't even bother to softpedal an answer: He dodged the question entirely, outright saying he would "sidestep the question," of course, because it was "about future products." Instead, he pointed to the iPhone 5s, which grew well, despite having the new iPhone 5c introduced below it at launch.
Not much of an answer, and that also doesn't bode well for the colorful new iPhone.
New Customers vs. Loving Upgraders
In 2013, the growth of Android-based smartphone shipments far outpaced the growth of iPhone-based shipments, which means that while growing profit and sales, Apple doesn't seem to be pulling out pieces of the new customer pie nearly as effectively as Android-oriented competition.
Consequently, analysts seem to be wondering whether Apple is able to attract new customers -- or if its iPhone business is just transitioning into a solid install base of loyal customers who upgrade and stick with Apple. So how does Apple view iPhone "new user" growth?
Cook said Apple saw a "significant" number of new buyers, but he didn't say how many. He did say, however, that "we particularly saw that on the 5c -- which is what we wanted to see -- so it's clearly not just upgraders."
Sounds like mixed messages again. Apparently the iPhone 5c did not sell as well as Apple expected... but the iPhone 5c did manage to deliver a nice number of customers new to Apple. Is that a win or not? What does Apple really think here?
I don't know. If Apple doesn't share the exact numbers, we will never know -- but I guarantee that if Apple had crushed it with the iPhone 5c, Apple would have bragged about how successful it's finely tuned engineering effort had turned out.
Right Plastic, Wrong Form?
Personally, I'm amazed at the quality of the iPhone 5c. I like it. Still, I would never buy one for myself. Why? The touch ID fingerprint sensor isn't a big deal to me, but the iPhone 5s just has a superior underlying architecture more aligned with future performance and iOS apps (64-bit). It seems silly to buy the older generation processor at relatively similar carrier-subsidized price points.
The difference between US$199 with a two-year contract and $99 with a two-year contract for a device that I'll hold every single day for two years is minimal. If I were in the market during this cycle, the 5s would be the smarter buy.
More to the point, I don't think a svelte metal casing and fashionable design is much of an issue today -- heck, most iPhone 5 or 5s owners slap an ugly case on their iPhones anyway. No, I think the "failure" of the iPhone 5c is that it's suddenly too small. How so?
Diehard Apple fans will buy the latest iPhone no matter what size it is. Millions of us will do this. We are so enamored with the product, the hardware, the operating system, the app ecosystem, that we'll buy an iPhone 6 even if it has the same size screen that's available now. We'll grumble, but we'll still buy.
I don't think this premise holds up at the low end -- at lower price points where buyers are picking a single device. Why? For starters, a diehard Apple fan will buy a small-screened iPhone 5s in addition to an iPad, getting a big screen experience as well as a pocketable one.
For everyone else, the shift in the relative importance of how a smartphone is used has already occurred: Bigger is better. I now see everyday people -- non-geeks, non-gadget lovers -- interacting and communicating through their phone without holding it up to their ear. They are sending massive amounts of texts and photos, and they are interacting through apps, doing email and Web browsing -- all on the so-called phone.
Now every iPhone I see is used far more as a computer than as a phone. When it comes to phones and voice, smaller is better. With computers, a bigger screen will win out. Your ear and your smartphone are just not as important to each other as they used to be. The tipping point came, and new buyers are increasingly likely to want bigger screens than you find on an iPhone 5c.
Hey, isn't this about really supposed to be about price? That the iPhone 5c was supposed to stand for "cheap?" Put another way, would the iPhone 5c have excelled had it been priced even lower? Almost certainly. Yet I'm convinced -- finally -- that a model with a larger screen with more pixels would have sold even better.
The Lessons of the iPhone 5c
Meanwhile, there are some potential lessons for Apple, and maybe even pundits and analysts. The first, I would say, is that Apple's focus on premium products is undeniably smart. Even with a brand new lower-priced option on the table, Apple just proved that buyers will lean toward the better overall product. In fact, Apple couldn't keep up with iPhone 5s demand during much of the previous quarter. This is a proofpoint for Apple.
Right now, the latest rumor for the iPhone 6 implies that Apple is going big and walking away from plastics. Seems like a smart plan.
In the call, an analyst asked Cook about the iPhone lineup. Cook said, "I think last quarter we did a tremendous job, particularly given the mix was something very different than we thought. It was the first time we'd ever run that particular play before, and demand percentage turned out to be different than we thought. We obviously always look at our results and conclude what to change moving forward. If we decide it's in our best interest to make a change, then we'll make one."
This time, I smell change -- and I'm guessing we won't see a head-scratching replacement for the iPhone 5c. Later this year, I think the updated iPhone lineup will make sense to consumers and analysts alike.


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The six people in the indictment include Smith, Councilman Dan Halloran, Queens County GOP Party vice chairman Vince Tabone, Bronx Republican Chairman Joseph Savino, and upstate Spring Valley Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret.
According to the charges, Smith, a top state Democrat, was allegedly trying to buy off city Republican leaders because he needed at least three of the five borough party leaders to support him as a GOP candidate without switching his Democratic Party affiliation.
In an elaborate scheme, Smith arranged for what he thought were sympathetic real estate developers that turned out to be an undercover FBI agent and cooperating witness to bribe the two party leaders named in the indictment.
"Senator Malcolm Smith tried to bribe his way to a shot at Gracie Mansion. Smith drew up the game plan and Councilman Halloran essentially quarterbacked that drive by finding party chairmen who were wide open to receiving bribes," said U.S. District Attorney Preet Bharara when the charges were announced earlier this month.
If convicted on the charges, which include bribery, conspiracy and wire fraud, Smith and Halloran each face up to 45 years in prison. Tabone could be sentenced to up to 25 years behind bars.


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According to the AP, "Lance Armstrong's attorneys say the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is offering cyclists a ''sweetheart deal'' if they testify or provide evidence that the seven-time Tour de France winner cheated by doping.
If those riders have been caught doping, the deal from USADA could result in a reduced ban from competition and other incentives, attorney Tim Herman told The Associated Press on Monday."
What Herman is desperately attempting to characterize as something inappropriate, is actually a very forward-thinking, progressive provision in the WADA code.
There's nothing that prevents USADA from inviting athletes suspected of doping to reveal not just their own story, but the details of others' doping that they observed or were aware of, in hopes of earning a reduction of their (possible) sanction.
Just as Dan Staite was apparently targeted for testing by UKAD as a result of 3rd party information, former teammates of Lance Armstrong might choose to provide evidence against him to USADA, or to a government agency - in this case with the hope of seeing their own potential liability reduced.
WADA Code provides:
10.5.3 Substantial Assistance in Discovering or Establishing Anti-Doping Rule Violations
An Anti-Doping Organization with results management responsibility for an anti-doping rule violation may, prior to a final appellate decision under Article 13 or the expiration of the time to appeal, suspend a part of the period of Ineligibility imposed in an individual case where the Athlete or other Person has provided Substantial Assistance to an Anti-Doping Organization, criminal authority or professional disciplinary body which results in the Anti-Doping Organization discovering or establishing an anti-doping rule violation by another Person or which results in a criminal or disciplinary body discovering or establishing a criminal offense or the breach of professional rules by another Person.
After a final appellate decision under Article 13 or the expiration of time to appeal, an Anti-Doping Organization may only suspend a part of the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility with the approval of WADA and the applicable International Federation. The extent to which the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be suspended shall be based on the seriousness of the anti-doping rule violation committed by the Athlete or other Person and the significance of the Substantial Assistance provided by the Athlete or other Person to the effort to eliminate doping in sport. No more than three-quarters of the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be suspended. If the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility is a lifetime, the non-suspended period under this section must be no less than eight (8) years.
If the Anti-Doping Organization suspends any part of the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility under this Article, the Anti-Doping Organization shall promptly provide a written justification for its decision to each Anti-Doping Organization having a right to appeal the decision. If the Anti-Doping Organization subsequently reinstates any part of Article 2.8 is involved and whether the violation involved a substance or method which is not readily detectible [sic] in Testing. The maximum suspension of the Ineligibility period shall only be applied in very exceptional cases.
An additional factor to be considered in connection with the seriousness of the anti-doping rule violation is any performance-enhancing benefit which the Person providing Substantial Assistance may be likely to still enjoy. As a general matter, the earlier in the results management process the Substantial Assistance is provided, the greater the percentage of the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility may be suspended. If the Athlete or other Person who is asserted to have committed an anti-doping rule violation claims the suspended period of Ineligibility because the Athlete or other Person has failed to provide the Substantial Assistance which was anticipated, the Athlete or other Person may appeal the reinstatement pursuant to Article 13.2.
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2009 Dufour 325 Grand Large
- Description
- View Full Specifications
- Year:
- 2009
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- Length:
- 33'
- Engine/Fuel Type:
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The new Dufour 325 completes the Dufour range of comfortable cruisers from 30 to 53 feet: with a length only 32 feet, she offers an unusual lot of interior space for 6 people to live on board and sail in full comfort. Both available with steering wheel or a tiller, she is easy to be sailed and manoeuvred single handed. Standard she comes with a mainsail tackle on the roof, to liberate the full length cockpit seats. Fine tune trimming is possible with a track in the cockpit. The Dufour 325 has quite a deep standard draft of 1.85 m, ideal for good performance, or she comes with a keel of 1.55 m, for shallower waters.
Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
Designer: Umberto Felci / Patrick Roséo
Keel: Other
Hull Shape: Monohull
LOA: 33 ft 1 in
Beam: 11 ft 2 in
LWL: 28 ft 3 in
Maximum Draft: 11 ft 2 in
Dry Weight: 10340 lbs
Engine Options
Engine Option 1: 1x 19 HP
Fresh Water Tanks: (42 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (24 Gallons)
Additional Description
- Teak trimmed seats, GRP sole.
- Large side locker with lid fitted with padlock hasps.
- Rudder stock head under helmsman's sole for installing the emergency tiller.
- Engine lever and control panel easily available to the helmsman.
- Transom open in centre by removing helmsman's seat giving access to the swimming/boarding platform.
- Gas cylinder locker in aft port seat.
- Life raft stowage in starboard cockpit locker.
- Cockpit shower in aft locker.
- Folding bathing ladder.
Additional Description
- All joinery work is in prime Moabi mahogany, with fiddles, mouldings and framings in solid wood.
- All Cabin doors have a blocking system which keeps doors open where required.
- Soles are in Moabi laminated floor boards.
- Saloon cushions and cabin mattresses have removable covers.
- The upper cabin linings are in Moabi wood, the bottom in cream vinyl.
Additional Description
- 12 V DC system.
- Switchboard with circuit breakers, voltmeter, 12V outlet.
- 1 x 60 Ah engine battery.
- 1 x 60 Ah house battery.
- Battery switch for each circuit.
Additional Description
- L-shaped galley with a large worktop in synthetic stone.
- Stainless steel sink.
- Chrome plated brass mixer tap for pressurised water.
- Cooker with a two burner stove with oven on gimbals.
- 12V refrigerator unit with minimum capacity 120 litres, stowage box, and separation.
- Crumb tray under sole.
Additional Description
- VOLVO 19 hp (13.8 KW).
- Sail-drive transmission.
- Heat exchanger, anti-siphon valve.
- Control panel close to helmsman,with hour meter, and tachometer.
- Alternator with battery isolator.
- Approximately 90 litre fuel tank with a gauge on the electrical switchboard.
- Fuel filter with water separator.
- Emergency fuel shut-off handle.
- Engine room ventilation blower, and two ventilation hoses.
- Two-blade fixed propeller.
- Multiple access to the engine. Independent engine bilge.
- Quality sound proofing with high idensity foam.
Additional Description
- Teak handrails on coachroof. Teak toerail.
- Self-draining chain locker with eye bolt and integrated windlass bracket, lid with locking bolt.
- Stemhead fitting anchor roller.
- Pulpit with wooden step and separate port/startboard navigation lights.
- Pushpits with horseshoe buoy bracket, flag pole holder, navigation lights, and opening cable gate with hook.
- Stanchions with two levels of life line.
- Four aluminium mooring cleats.
- Single stainless steel chainplate for cap shrouds/aft lower shrouds.
- Two chainplates for backstay.
- Two deck fillers, one for water and one for fuel.
- Mainsheet tackle on the roof.
- Boomvang with 4:1 purchase.
- Genoa sheet tracks with piston lead blocks.
- Genoa sheet turning blocks on coaming.
- One x four sheave deck organizer for halyard returns, mainsail sheet and reefing lines.
- Stainless steel swan neck electric/electronic cable gland.
- Four clutches on roof.
- One x 32.2 ST halyard winch on roof.
- Two x 32.2 ST Genoa winches on coamings close to the helmsman.
- 2 winch handles with holder.
- Owner's briefcase with owner's manual.
Rigging and Sails
- Anodised aluminium mast with double swept backed spreaders, rigged 9/10, deck stepped.
- Anchor and steaming lights.
- Boom topping lift cleat.
- Anodised aluminium boom equipped with a two single line reefing system.
- Genoa furler.
- Grounded rigging system.
- Continuous standing rigging in single strand stainless steel cable and chrome plated bronze turnbuckles including: Forestay, double backstay, cap shrouds, inter and lower shrouds
- Pre-stretched running rigging including: Main and Genoa halyards, boom topping lift, Main and Genoa sheets, two reefing lines, outhaul line, furling line, boom vang tackle.
- Mainsail equipped with two broad reef bands, with battens and bag.
- Furling Genoa with anti- UV protection.
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Reports from Gaza have Israel dropping leaflets advising residents to evacuate their homes and, using specific roads, make their way to Gaza City Center, BBC reports.
This in the wake of last night's advisement that anyone leaving their home would be targeted.
The leaflets this evening, though, advise the opposite:
"For your own safety, you are required to immediately evacuate your homes and move toward Gaza City centre."
The leaflets come on the eve of mainstream media reportage that seems to point at an imminent ceasefire — specifically CNN, which reported that Egypt said Israel will halt aggression within hours.
Egypt, the largest of the Arab states, has been a major player in peace negotiations.
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