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The Note: Reasoning Adroitly and Speciously . . .
-- WASHINGTON, Oct. 25
While we wait for President Bush's 10:30 am ET press conference -- with a longish opening statement on Iraq expected -- please review The Note's First Principles of the 2006 midterm elections, all of which are well known to the commander in chief:
1. All that matters substantively and politically is who controls the House and Senate come January.
2. The overall national climate is fantastic for Democrats, who will gain seats in both the House and the Senate, and might not lose a single incumbent.
3. On the current trajectory, most Republican and Democratic strategists agree, Democrats will take control of the House, and end up with 48, 49, 50, 51, or 52 Senate seats.
4. There are no network/AP exit polls that allow the projection of House races.
5. This election has to a large extent been nationalized, which favors Democrats over Republicans.
6. President Bush's insistence on being prominent in the closing days of the election will reinforce the national nature of the contests, but, he hopes, nationalize them more around national security and taxes than around Iraq -- even when he talks about Iraq!!
7. All indications are that there will be no pre-election Foley revelations, ethics committee leaks, or ethics committee report that will stoke the page scandal to the detriment of either side.
8. Uttering the phrase "have you seen Drudge?" is not necessarily the only way to cover political news in America.
9. Despite the national climate -- as reflected in national public polls and most district and state private polls -- Republicans have a lot of fight left in them.
If you want to follow the subtle shifts, if you host your own conservative radio show, and/or if you blog in your pajamas, you need to start your day looking at the little wisps out there that might -- just might -- mean Republicans can keep from being completely massacred (while still losing seats).
A. The flaps over the RNC ad attacking Harold Ford and the Michael J. Fox ad are a three-fer for the Republicans:
1. They get the national debate focused away from Iraq. Every day for the next two weeks that the network news says the election is about ANYTHING but Iraq is a good day for George W. Bush's party. (Now: why President Bush plans to use a press conference to put Iraq front and center is beyond The Note -- and, we would say, beyond the many Senate and House candidates of the president's party. Note to Paul Begala: the POTUS must be putting nation ahead of politics, right?)
2. They give Republicans some sense of hope that their negative messaging might finally break through and define Democratic candidates as liberal and unacceptable.
3. They produce an Old Media reaction (pro-stem cell research, pro-Fox, pro-Hollywood, pro-Ford) that Republicans can use to go to the base and say, "Don't let the Old Media steal this election!"
B. Read the fine print on the national and state polls carefully. Who is being surveyed? Registered voters? Likely voters? Who does the pollster think a "likely voter" is? Will more Democrats or Republicans turn out to vote? Ask yourself: who is more likely to turn out: a committed conservative (who hates abortion, loves guns, and thinks Nancy Pelosi is an advanced scout for Hillary Clinton) or an independent who doesn't like the war in Iraq? (Michael Barone, thinking along these lines, crunches the numbers and suggests a bare Democratic majority is coming in the House -- but perhaps not one that will be clear on election night, or one that will necessarily produce a Speaker Pelosi. LINK
C. Read Jackie Calmes' Wall Street Journal story for a portrait of faithful Lori Viars and Jim Winters, Ohio Republican activists who do not want to let George W. Bush down. (and read it for a closing paragraph that will rally the anti-Old Media GOP base even more.) LINK
D. Dan Bartlett's clever stagecraft is creating impressions through devices such as this Wall Street Journal lede: "With few military options left to counter the violence across Iraq, top U.S. officials are shifting more of the onus onto Baghdad's beleagured political leaders to broker compromises they hope might stem the rising bloodshed." Not the "American troops heading home by the thousands" that Republican candidates had hoped and assumed they would see before Election Day, but better politically than the status quo.
E. As the Wall Street Journal hints this morning, the next two weeks are going to see major corporate spending by the pharmaceutical industry and other interests who have a Roveian sense of the stakes involved. Spending tens of millions of dollars now can potentially save these companies hundreds of millions -- maybe billions -- down the road.
F. As the Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times polls in key Senate races suggest, Republicans continue to have some white male/religious conservatives/rural mojo.
G. In the space of one Dana Milbank column, Charlie Cook goes from saying he would be "surprised" if Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) can "survive," to BlackBerrying that "Montana is closing more than thought . . . Burns might not be dead yet."
H. The Washington Post makes clear today that polls suggest -- counter to the CW -- that Democrats are in fact not necessarily more energized than Republicans.
"In the most recent poll, 29 percent of self-identified conservatives said they plan to vote for Democrats for the House, compared with 17 percent in 2004. Among white evangelical Protestants, 30 percent favor Democrats, compared with 25 percent two years ago. At the same time, Republicans report being as enthusiastic as Democrats about voting this year, belying the assumption that they might stay home."
And then there is what could happen in New Jersey today. If the state Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage, it might not dominate the network news and big papers for the next two weeks, but it will become a key part of the targeting message operation of the RNC and its allies in nearly every competitive race in the country. Even Blue states and districts have plenty of anti-gay-marriage voters.
The decision of the New Jersey Supreme Court is expected to be issued at 3:00 pm ET today. The decision is expected to be the last of Chief Justice Deborah T. Poritz's 10-year career, she is stepping down due to an age limit.
The battle for the Senate will be front and center today when Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the chairs of the NRSC and DSCC, respectively, speak at the National Press Club at 1:00 pm ET. Democrats need six seats to win control of the Senate. The three most closely watched races at this time are Tennessee, Missouri, and Virginia.
On Wednesday, President Bush meets with the President of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernandez in the Oval Office at 1:15 pm ET.
While the President stays off the campaign trail, his more popular wife has a busy day of campaigning. First Lady Laura Bush campaigns for Michelle Bachman (R-MN) at 10:00 am ET in Minnetonka, MN. Bachman is the Republican running against Patty Wetterling, the first Democrat to run a Foley-related ad, in Minnesota's sixth congressional district. Mrs. Bush then travels to Rochester, MN for a 12:05 pm ET rally followed by another rally in Columbus, IN. ABC News' Claire Shipman traveled with the First Lady today and plans to air her "Day in the Life with Laura Bush" tomorrow morning on Good Morning America.
Vice President Cheney delivers remarks to the Cincinnati USA regional chapter at the Phoenix hotel in Cincinnati, OH at 12:00 pm ET.
Speaker Hastert's chief counsel, Ted Van Der Meid, is expected to testify before the ethics committee today.
Frist says focus should not be Iraq:
"'The challenge is to get Americans to focus on pocketbook issues, and not on the Iraq and terror issue,' Frist said in an interview yesterday," reports the Concord Monitor. LINK
Politics of Iraq:
From the Washington Post's front page: "More U.S. Troops May Be Iraq-Bound" LINK
The Wall Street Journal's Greg Jaffe offers analysis of the administration's shift in strategy, where Iraqi government leaders agreed to develop a timeline by the end of the year: "In a way, officials now are describing a strategy that reverses the priorities the U.S. had set for itself and its allies in the Iraqi government. Bush administration officials had long theorized that Iraq's security situation needed to be stabilized before its fledgling government would have the breathing space to solve the difficult sectarian splits and regional feuds. Now, the U.S. is proposing that Mr. Maliki needs to do more to establish a government worth defending before a security force can be built to do that job adequately." LINK
Per Columnist David Ignatius of the Washington Post, "The Bush administration's Iraq policy is no longer 'stay the course' but, in the phrase of White House spokesman Tony Snow, 'a study in constant motion.' The reality, as near as I can tell, is that the administration isn't sure yet where to move after the November elections. Nor are most of the administration's critics." LINK
2006: landscape:
When asked about President Bush's unflagging optimism about the GOP's November prospects, First Lady Laura Bush told ABC's Claire Shipman on "Good Morning America," "Nobody's voted yet. Certainly you can still be optimistic."
The First Lady also rejected the Notion that her husband, who jabs Rep. Pelosi on a near-daily basis, has made negative comments about the would-be Speaker.
"He doesn't say bad things about other people who are running," Mrs. Bush said.
Democrats are within striking distance in the battle for control of the Senate but it is going to be a very tight squeeze with Democrats needing to do well among rural voters in highly contested states according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll. Ron Brownstein of the Los Angeles Times explores the numbers. LINK
"Capturing a Senate majority is within the Democrats' reach, but the party is facing potentially decisive resistance from rural voters in three critical Republican-leaning states, a series of Times/Bloomberg polls has found.
If Democrats can't break through on Nov. 7 to win the Senate races in at least two of those three states — Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia — they are unlikely to control the chamber."
More on the LA Times/Bloomberg poll. LINK
On "Good Morning America," ABC's Jake Tapper looked at various political ads running in key races this season, with an emphasis on the negative.
Chastened by the experiences of 2002 and 2004 losses, Democrats won't count votes before they're cast, reports the Washington Times' Amy Fagan and Ralph Z. Hallow in a story that comes complete with a front-page photo of a cautiously optimistic Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL). LINK
Julie Mason of the Houston Chronicle writes that the GOP slips in the polls in Pennsylvania House and Senate races could be indicative of a nationwide GOP decline. LINK
The Hill's Jonathan Kaplan has a sunny Rove forecasting big GOP wins as he campaigned for Rep. Bob Ney replacement Joy Padgett (R-OH) in Washington last week, and/but Kaplan Notes the hefty skepticism from both sides. LINK
2006: Senate: Tennessee: Playboy politics and the race card:
Bonna de la Cruz of the Nashville Tennessean reports that Rep. Harold Ford Jr. (D-TN) now admits he attended a Playboy party, "I was there, I like football, and I like girls. I don't have…no apologies for that." Earlier this week, Rep. Ford told George Stephanopoulos that he has never been to a Playboy "mansion" party. LINK
The Washington Post's Shailagh Murray reports that Republican Bob Corker's attacks "appear to have thrown Ford somewhat off-stride in recent days. ...But some Republicans are concerned Corker is not working hard enough to whip up support in his party, in particular among the socially conservative voters who preferred his primary opponents, former representatives Van Hilleary and Ed Bryant." LINK
Ford's campaign called on Tennessee television stations Tuesday to cease airing a new RNC television ad that says he voted to "recognize gay marriage" and "wants to give the abortion pill to our schoolchildren," charges his lawyers called false and libelous," reports Richard Locker of the Memphis Commercial Appeal. LINK
Clay Bailer of the Memphis Commercial Appeal describes Corker's visit to his opponent's "home turf." LINK
Politics of pharmaceuticals:
The Wall Street Journal reports that drug companies are pouring millions of dollars into close midterm races, giving some Republicans a financial edge out of fear of what a Democratic Congress could cost their interests. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has already promised that the Democrats will rewrite the prescription-drug benefit to take away most of the advantages it handed to pharmaceutical companies within the first 100 days of a Democratic House. Through early September, drug-company PACs have given about $8.7 million to campaigns, compared with $7 million for all of 2002, according to Center for Responsible Politics. Employee contributions are up, too, rising to about $5 million from $3.3 million in 2002. About 69% of the industry's campaign contributions are going to Republicans.
Michael J. Fox's stem cell ad:
In her New York Times "TV Watch," Alessandra Stanley seems to place the Michael J. Fox stem cell ad in the pantheon with the LBJ "Daisy" ad, Willie Horton, and the wolves of 2004. LINK
Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times has the scorecard. LINK
Andrea Stone of USA Today on Rush Limbaugh versus Michael J. Fox. LINK
Per the Washington Times' Greg Pierce, a new ad scheduled to run in Missouri characterizes the Michael J. Fox ad as misleading, using St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jeff Suppan, who is scheduled to pitch in the World Series tonight, "warning voters that the ballot initiative would legalize human cloning. 'Don't be deceived,' he says. Former St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner, who led the team to a Super Bowl victory, says, 'Don't be tricked' into thinking that stem-cell research will bring any cures within the next 15 years. The ad is introduced and ended by actor Jim Caviezel, who portrayed Jesus in 'The Passion of the Christ.'" LINK
Ian Bishop of the New York Post reports the ad has had over one million views on You Tube. LINK
Bush Administration agenda:
The Washington Post's Peter Baker looks in must-read fashion at White House efforts to woo the base and has Republican pollster Frank Luntz, who gave up politics years ago, saying, "I've given up on 2006" and starting to worry about 2008. LINK
President Bush scores the wood of the New York Post today with his line about Democrats "measuring the drapes," which the Post's Ian Bishop describes as a "veiled slap" at Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). LINK
The New York Times' Sheryl Gay Stolberg writes up how the White House and Republican strategists plan to deploy President Bush in the closing two weeks of the campaign. LINK
"One Republican strategist close to the White House, granted anonymity to speak candidly about campaign strategy, said some Republicans -- among them Senate candidates in tight races in Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee -- simply do not want their final campaign images to include Mr. Bush, and have spurned White House offers for help."
"Instead, White House strategists are sending Mr. Bush to Republican-leaning districts like Sarasota, where he can help energize the base and increase voter turnout. The president will also appear in swing districts where the Republican candidate has calculated that the last-minute infusion of cash he can bring in is worth more than any bad publicity surrounding the visit."
"Bush welcome to raise cash, but not pictures and no press," reads the headline on a front page Washington Times story by Joseph Curl. LINK
"So far this year, Mr. Bush has done 10 times as many closed-press fundraising events compared to 2002. he has also not appeared at a signle major Republican rally, unlike four years ago, when he did 32."
There are "serious cracks in this once-solid wall of support," Notes the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz. LINK
Michael Abramowitz of the Washington Post writes up President Bush's Tuesday accusation that Democrats are "genetically disposed" to raise taxes. LINK
"In a White House with a Fox News all-spin sensibility, officials don't think they need to change the strategy as much as they need to change their slogan," writes New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd in her look at President Bush's decision to stop using "stay the course," but offering no change to America's strategy in Iraq. LINK
Dick Morris uses his column in The Hill this week to advise President Bush to divert attention from Iraq and focus on North Korea as a winning campaign issue for Republicans this year.
Morris writes: "Bush needs to distract the country from Iraq, and North Korea offers the best way to do so. Americans are justifiably scared by the prospect of a nuclear North Korea and Bush's efforts to assemble a global coalition to press Pyongyang have shown that Rice has learned how to play the game and win. But the president needs to bring the issue to public attention and use it to save himself from two years of subpoenas and hearings by making the next two weeks about Korea." LINK
The Way to Win:
Conservative radio and TV host Sean Hannity, who calls Mark Halperin "a great American," has added a new book to his book club: The Way to Win: Taking the White House in 2008. LINK.
It should be Noted, of course, that Hannity called Donald Rumsfeld the same thing yesterday, and also that Bill O'Reilly called Halperin "gutsy" last night on The Factor.
To buy your own copy of The Way to Win, by Halperin and John F. Harris, click here now: LINK
Politics of Social Security:
The Washington Post's Lori Montgomery on Democrats using President Bush's comments about reviving Social Security reform efforts to their partisan advantage. LINK
2006: House:
Bob Cusack of the Hill reports that the NRCC has devised its "Final Push List" of 29 Republicans and 4 Democrats that are most susceptible to being unseated. The List, Cusack Notes, contains all the expected suspects and even some from districts that voted heavily in favor of President Bush in 2004. LINK
The AP's Devlin Barret looks at fears on the part of the New York GOP that the coattails of Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Sen. Clinton might carry Democratic House candidates to victory in the Empire State. LINK
2006: House: AZ-01:
Federal authorities in Arizona have opened an inquiry into whether Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) introduced legislation that benefited a military contractor that employs his father, law enforcement officials told various news organizations on Tuesday.
The officials said the inquiry was at an early stage and that no search warrants had been issued, suggesting that investigators had yet to determine whether there was a basis to open a formal investigation or empanel a grand jury.
Rep. Renzi is running for re-election against Democrat Ellen Simon in a race that had been considered likely Republican prior to the most recent revelations.
National Democrats are hopeful about the latest development, believing that there is still enough time to develop this story in the Arizona press and to put it up in television commercials. The New York Times. LINK
The Arizona Republic's Jon Kamman and Dennis Wagner on Rep. Renzi lawyering up. LINK
2006: House: CT-02:
This is probably not the best year to have the distinction of being the Republican who represents the most Democratic leaning district of any Republican member of the House. The New York Times' Hernandez takes a closer look at Rep. Rob Simmons' Connecticut district. LINK
2006: House: CT-04:
"Mr. Shays has been a good congressman, but not good enough to overcome the fact that his re-election would help empower a party that is long overdue for a shakeup. This decision is painful, but not difficult, given the high caliber of his opponent. With due respect for Mr. Shays's service, we strongly endorse Diane Farrell for Congress," concludes the New York Times lead editorial. LINK
The New York Post's David Seifman writes up Mayor Michael Bloomberg's television ad for Rep. Shays. LINK
2006: House: IA-01:
The Des Moines Register's Tom Witosky reports the NRCC spent $347,000 this week railing Democrat Bruce Braley, part of the $4.06 million sum in an FEC report filed yesterday. LINK
2006: House: MN-01:
While debating the specter of Democratic control with Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R-MN) yesterday, Democrat Tim Walz said: "You want me to say Nancy Pelosi so you can put it in a commercial. If it's Nancy Pelosi, so be it." LINK
2006: House: MN-05:
The Minneapolis Star-Tribune's Kevin Diaz reports that "alarmed by the furor surrounding Muslim Fifth Congressional District candidate Keith Ellison, a national Islamic group is targeting Minnesota with an "anti-terror TV ad" blitz disavowing ties between Islam and terrorism." The 30-second spot (on the Web at www.cair.com/video/psa.rm">LINK) is sponsored by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). LINK
2006: House: OH-01:
While raising money for Democrat John Cranley in Ohio Tuesday, former President Clinton mocked the GOP's campaign theme saying: "So we messed up, so Iraq's not going so well, and we probably shouldn't have put the head of the Florida Show Horse Association in charge of FEMA, but you still have to vote for us, the Republicans say, because the other side will tax you into the poorhouse and on the way there, on every street corner, you will find a terrorist, and when you try to run, you will trip over a terrorist.'' LINK
2006: House: OH-15:
The Hill's Patrick O'Connor writes of the "guerilla tactics" employed by Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-OH) and other GOP incumbents this year as they fight like underdogs to retain their posts. LINK
2006: House: LA-02:
"Questionable financial dealings are rarely a bar to high office in Louisiana. The culture of tolerance means that Mr. Jefferson, an eight-term congressman, cannot be counted out on Election Day, experts say. Even Mayor C. Ray Nagin has endorsed him for re-election," writes Adam Nossiter of the New York Times in his look at Rep. Jefferson's (D-LA) battle for reelection. LINK
2006: Senate: Virginia:
Virginia Senate candidates James Webb and George Allen and their national party supporters are launching another ad blitz today, spending a total of $3.45 million over the next week in Northern Virginia, reports Michael Shear of the Washington Post. LINK
2006: Senate: New Jersey:
Tom Kean Jr., the Republican challenging Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), denounced Rush Limbaugh's Tuesday for belittling Michael J. Fox who suffers from Parkinson's disease.
Kean maintains that he supports stem cell research without restriction, but his critics claim he is playing both sides of the issue. In May, acting as a State Senator he voted against a bill to spend $250 million to build three stem cell and biomedical research centers in the state. Kean said his vote was because of NJ's dire financial situation and he later supported a bill that would allow the spending if voters approved it in a November referendum.
Sen. Menendez and Kean, Jr. are beginning to soften the tone of their race and show a softer, more personal side of themselves, reports David Chen of the New York Times. LINK
2006: Senate: Montana:
Without citing the poll or its results, the New York Post's Ian Bishop writes a story of a poll showing a Conrad Burns resurgence under the headline, "Comeback In Montana." LINK
The Weekly Standard's Matthew Continetti sees Tester's strength in Montana as "one more sign that the Democratic party is growing in the West." LINK
2006: Senate: Pennsylvania:
The Wall Street Journal's story looking at pharmaceutical giving Notes that Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), who was a leading proponent of the 2003 Medicare law, has been the biggest beneficiary of the pharmaceutical industry's largest, receiving almost $500,000 from pharmaceutical interests and their employees, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, $150,000 more than the next closest politician.
Sen. Santorum has a new ad up called "Baltic Avenue." It features Casey's face next to Kim Jong Il, a mushroom cloud and Ahmedinijad at different parts of the ad. You can view the ad here: LINK
2006: Senate: Connecticut:
Jennifer Medina of the New York Times writes a lengthy correction reporting Sen. Lieberman (D-CT) has indeed used the term "stay the course." LINK
The Courant also reports that Ned Lamont made a "fiery" speech yesterday about Iraq, adding a "new twist," writes Elizabeth Hamilton. Lamont compared Sen. Lieberman to Richard Nixon. LINK
2006: Senate: Florida:
A new Quinnipiac University poll out this morning shows Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) walloping his opponent Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) 64 percent to 29 percent. The poll also shows President Bush has a 36 percent approval rating in the Sunshine State and Florida voters say they prefer to have Democrats control Congress instead of Republicans by a margin of 52 to 35 percent.
The Schwarzenegger Era:
Besides the letter about global warming that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) sent to the White House yesterday, the Republican incumbent hoping for re-election recently appeared at a black church to describe his struggle with national leadership over global warming and reliance on Mideast oil. It's all an effort to show his independence, write Michael Finnegan and Scott Martelle of the Los Angeles Times. LINK
Democratic agenda:
Apparently former Rep. Liz Holtzman (D-NY) and Leader Pelosi are not on the same page when it comes to impeaching President Bush. LINK
The Hill's Jim Snyder has former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-MO) predicting fewer legislative changes than expected should Democrats take the House. LINK
2008: Republicans:
GOP fundraiser and former Karl Rove aide Margaret Hoover has joined Rudy Giuliani's PAC, reports the New York Daily News. LINK
While stumping for Rep. Mike Sodrel (R-IN), Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS) said: "'I'm not happy with how this is going in Iraq,' he said. But he added that Democrats would have a cut-and-run strategy that would embolden 'Islamic fascists.'" LINK
"Pataki: The Fall of a 'Rising Star'," reads the headline above New York Post op-ed contributor Stephen Slivinski's look at Gov. Pataki's fiscal record in Albany. LINK
2008: Democrats:
The Wall Street Journal's Alan Murray argues that "antitrade, antiglobalization, anti-immigration" may be just the kind of economic platform a Democratic presidential candidate needs to succeed in 2008.
Vice President Cheney continued to espouse White House talking points yesterday suggesting that Sen. Hillary Clinton would be a formidable presidential candidate. The New York Post's Geoff Earle takes a look. LINK
The New York Daily News on the same: LINK
New York Daily News columnist Michael Goodwin writes that from John Spencer and Karl Rove to Barack Obama and John Kerry and Al Gore, the 2008 presidential contest is "all about Hillary." LINK
"I've earned every one of these lines and wrinkles - and I'm going to keep them," said Sen. Clinton per the New York Daily News as the tabloid continues to squeeze every last drop out of the plastic surgery story. LINK
Choire Sicha of the New York Observer chronicles Sen. Clinton's week fighting opponent John Spencer (R-NY), including the diversion of attention when Sen. Obama said he'd consider a presidential run in 2008. LINK
New York Observer's John Koblin Notes a strain of "Clinton fatigue" among some Democratic donors, suggesting former President Bill Clinton has been overdoing it with fundraisers in the last two months. LINK
Steve Kornacki of the New York Observer uses his "Wise Guys" column to analyze the political celebrity and ascension of Sen. Obama. LINK
Elana Schor of The Hill reports that support for Sen. Joe Biden's (D-DE) plan to divide Iraq into three sovereign regions gives "his nascent presidential bid for 2008 an infusion of political capital." LINK
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) has enlisted Sen. Obama to email the John Kerry e-mail list. While in Nashua, NH, yesterday, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) criticized President Bush's coddling of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Kevin Landrigan of the Nashua Telegraph has more. LINK
Foley: Hastert testifies:
"On this day, two weeks before Election Day, Mr. Hastert had planned to be hopscotching from district to district across America, working to preserve Republican control in the House and protect his own seat of power. Instead, he made his way from the speaker's suite to a dim corridor in the basement of the Capitol where the committee was meeting behind closed doors," writes Jeff Zeleny of Speaker Hastert's ethics committee testimony. LINK
Zeleny reports Hastert is heading out west to hit the campaign trail.
Los Angeles Times: LINK
Chicago Tribune: LINK
The AP on how the Foley scandal is limiting Speaker Hastert's ability to help GOP candidates. LINK
The FBI confirms that a probe into whether or not Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) improperly enlisted a pro-Israel lobbying group was made, but no wrongdoing was found, reports Dan Egan of the Washington Post. LINK
Casting and counting:
Keying off of ElectionLine.org's report, the Washington Post's Amy Goldstein reports ten states and possibly others may face voting problems on Election Day due to "new voting-machine technology, confusion over voting procedures or recent litigation over election rules -- and close races." LINK
Other calendar items:
RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman is in Maryland today where he plans to attend grassroots rallies in upper Marlboro and Annapolis, MD.
Former Secretary of State (and informal Bush 43 adviser) Henry Kissinger headlines a closed press fundraiser for Tom Kean, Jr. (R-NJ).
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) discuss their plan for Iraq at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ at 10:30 am ET. Sen. Kerry then campaigns for Senate candidate Ned Lamont (D-CT) at a veterans' event in Hartford, CT at 2:45 pm ET.
Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) was scheduled to participate in the New Hampshire Political Library's National Speaking Series, Politics and Eggs, at the Bedford Village Inn in Bedford, NH at 8 am ET.
Former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) campaigns for the minimum wage with senatorial candidate Jim Pederson (D-AZ), congressional candidate Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and Rep. Raul Griljava (D-AZ) at 1:00 pm ET in Tucson, AZ.
Senate candidate James Webb (D-VA) attends a town hall meeting with Gov. Tim Kaine (D-VA) at 10:00 am at ft. Belvoir, VA. Webb and the governor then head over to NOVA Community College for a speaking event at 11:15 am ET. in Woodbridge, VA.
Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) is awarded the Gen. L.V. 'Sonny' Montgomery Award for service to the National Guard at 11:30 am ET. in Washington, DC.
Senate candidate Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks at the Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Beltsville, MD at 12:00 pm ET. Then, Rep. Cardin participates in a taped debate against his opponent for the U.S. Senate Republican Lt. Gov. Michael Steele in Arlington, VA at 2:00 pm ET.
Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-NE) attends a campaign event for Diane Farrell, the Democrat running against Rep. Shays, at Westport Fire State at 9:30 am ET in Westport, CT.
Gov. Mitt Romney is attending events in Colorado.
The Council for the National Interest hosts a briefing "The Armageddon Vote in 2006: Christian Zionists and the Midterm Elections" with Rev. Bob Edgar of the National Council of Churches at 10:00 am ET. in Washington, DC.
The National Press Club Newsmaker Program hosts a news conference "The Gay Factor: How Marriage Amendments and the Foley Fallout Will Affect the Election" at 10:00 am ET. in Washington, DC.
The Arab American Institute president Jim Zogby and Zogby International President John Zogby release the results of their poll "Arab American Voters in Battleground States: How They'll Vote, Why They'll Vote, Why Their Vote Matters" at 10:00 am ET. at the Capitol Hilton.
Lambda Legal holds a press conference after the New Jersey Supreme Court's issues a decision on same-sex marriage at 5:00 pm in Newark, NJ.
Sen. McCain returns to Phoenix to attend the funeral of his mother-in-law, Marguerite Hensley, who passed away on Sunday.


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I cannot seem to find any examples of how to set a BCS External Field via code. I have two lists that both have a BCS field named "Industry". When an item is created in List A I need to create a new item in B and set the value of the industry field to be the same as the value in the new item in list A.
Using ParseAndSetValue only works on the field when it has an initial value. Meaning when the item in list A is created with a value of "Paving" the item in list B is blank even though the code to set it executes. When I update the item in list A and change the value to "Agriculture" again nothing happens (though the code does execute). If I manually set the item in list B to "Paving" and then change the item in list A to "Agriculture" the item in list B is updated to "Agriculture". Here is my example code for said change. This is running in ItemUpdating, the code running in ItemAdded is basically the same.
if (industryChanged)
using (new DisabledItemEventsScope())
String new_value = properties.AfterProperties[MarketNeedFieldNames.Industry_Internal].ToString();
SPBusinessDataField ind = item.Fields[MarketNeedFieldNames.Industry_Internal] as SPBusinessDataField;
ind.ParseAndSetValue(item, new_value);
If I go through each item in the list using PowerShell I DO see values for the field in list B but not via the SharePoint UI. The ones with a value visible in the SharePoint UI were all updated via the item picker.
$web = Get-SPWeb "http://dom-dev.domain.net/sites/plm"
$mnlist = $web.Lists["MarketNeed_Priority"]
foreach($item in $mnlist.Items)
$item["Industry"] + " - " + $item["Request_ID"]
- Earthmoving Excavating - NONE-00001
- Terrain - NONE-00002
- Paving - XXX-00001
- Compact Machine Solutions - NONE-00003
- Paving - NONE-00004
- Compact Machine Solutions - NONE-00005
- Earthmoving Grading - NONE-00006

subset: commoncrawl


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Michael Bay is slowly colonizing all of your childhood memories and adding boatloads of dynamite. Bay's production company has just been brought onboard to produce the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot.
Deadline is reporting that Platinum Dunes, Bay's production company, will be co-producing the new TMNT movie with Paramount and Nickelodeon. Perhaps this means more forward momentum for the pizza-gobbling foursome, but does Bay's involvement mean the New York City sewer system going up in flames?
Platinum Dunes produced the most recent Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street remakes, and Bay is already at work directing his third installment in the Transformers franchise. Now that Bay is taking on yet another franchise from the 1980s, what's next? Can we expect a TNT-fueled My Little Pony remake?
Platinum Dunes Steers 'Turtles' Relaunch [Deadline]


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Eungella National Park is a mountain refuge for diverse plants and wildlife. Look out for platypus, eels and turtles from the platform at Broken River. Go spotlighting at night for greater gliders, tawny frogmouths, sugar gliders and brushtail possums. Go birdwatching during the day for rainbow lorikeets, red-browed finches and blue-faced honeyeaters. Stay overnight to make the most of your visit.
Fern Flat camping area is on the western side of the Broken River picnic area (about 600 metres away). It is a shady spot in tranquil rainforest with a toilet, tent sites, and water provided (treat all water before drinking).
The Broken River picnic area has information, picnic tables and barbecues. It is a five kilometre drive from Eungella township. Broken River bush camp is set amongst natural bushland adjacent to Broken River.
Camping permits are required and fees apply. A tag with your booking number must be displayed at your camp site. Book your camp site and purchase your camping permit in advance. Bookings can be made on-line, over the counter or by phone.
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The Warwick Police responded to a car and pedestrian accident in the area of 1811 Warwick Ave. at 5:20 p.m. last Wednesday. The Traffic Division's Accident Reconstruction Team investigated the accident and has determined there will be no charges filed against the driver. The accident involved one vehicle operated by 21-year-old Raymond Joutras of Warwick, and the pedestrian, 49-year-old Juanita Jefferis of Hope St. in Bristol. Warwick Fire Rescue transported Jefferis to Rhode Island Hospital, where she later died.
"It was just a tragic accident," said Lt. Michael Gilbert of the Warwick Police. "There was no alcohol or speed involved."
Gilbert said Jefferis was crossing Warwick Avenue to get to a bus stop. She had been visiting her grandchildren at the Jamestown Apartments and was planning to get back to Bristol by bus. The time of the day and the minimal lighting at the time contributed to the accident.
"She was crossing where there was no crosswalk and wearing dark clothing, and crossing from the dark side of the street," said Gilbert. "There was not much the driver could do. He just didn't see her. He wasn't speeding and there were no drugs or alcohol involved. I feel bad for the family and I feel bad for the kid [who was driving]."


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SKF and INSA Lyon jointly create a Chair dedicated to the study of lubricated interfaces
2013 мај 29, 13:00 CEST
Montigny, France: SKF and INSA Lyon announce the creation, of a Chair of Education and Research for a period of 6 years dedicated to the study of lubricated interfaces. The chair is supported by a sponsorship from the Foundation INSA Lyon.
The Chair called "Lubricated Interfaces for the Future" aims to explore the identification, modeling and understanding the behavior of lubricants in lubricated interfaces under extreme conditions.
"The SKF Group is strongly positioned in the field of aerospace through our business unit SKF Aerospace. INSA Lyon, through the LaMCoS* lab, wanted to create a Chair in order to strengthen this existing close partnership which was reflected in research contracts, including advanced work in the field of lubrication," says Alexander de Vries, Director for SKF Group Product Development.
The research topics will include lubricant fluids (from rheology to lubrication), and lubrication mechanisms (from molecular mechanisms to lubrication and free surface flows in lubrication) and fluid / solid interactions. Lubrication is often a complex mechanism (by its own nature or by the composition of the lubricants), which plays a crucial role in reducing friction losses and reducing wear and the risk of damage. This is especially true in aerospace applications.
"The launch of a Chair, supported by the Foundation INSA Lyon is the result of a relationship of trust and a successful partnership established for more than 12 years between the LaMCoS laboratory and SKF R&D. This new cooperation framework will promote the development of multidisciplinary research in the field of engineering sciences, will attract the best researchers, and increase awareness of both partners, academia and industry,"says Philippe Vergne, Research Director, LaMCoS.
This international Chair is under the dual leadership of Philippe Vergne, head of "LaMCos" a research laboratory dedicated to the mechanics of contacts and structures, and Guillermo E. Morales Espejel, SKF Principal Scientist on Tribology, Lubrication and Bearing Life, Visiting Professor at LaMCoS since 2004.
"The development of the Tribogyr test rig at LaMCoS has been a major milestone of our long term cooperation. It isthe largest and most sophisticated test machine ever built to measure friction and lubrication film thickness in heavily loaded spinning contacts.It provides to SKF a better understanding of lubrication in medium and large size bearings. It is now time to extend the success of this cooperation to wider areas and with deeper knowledge," says Guillermo E. Morales.
*LaMCoS : Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures
"The creation of this Chair with SKF Group, under the sponsorship reinforces the means and know-how as INSA Lyon in science than in training. The image and the expertise of SKF Aerospace also help strengthen the international influence of the INSA Lyon," says Eric Maurincomme, director INSA of Lyon.
One of the objectives of this Chair is to anticipate future developments dictated by economic, societal, and environmental constraints. Responding to societal challenges in energy, sustainable development, and transport, this Chair provides:
- a place for thinking on innovation issues,
- a support to the development of research and training excellence on an emerging theme,
- a high-level research for SKF strategy,
- a support to the image SKF, to establish its reputation and employer brand among engineering students INSA of the Lyon.
The Chair is also responsible for contributing to educational activities in connection with its expertise in promoting the transfer of knowledge and skills among both engineering students and PhD students of INSA Lyon, researchers LaMCoS, that with teams of R & D SKF.
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Paul McCartney
About Me:
How can I be a Beatles fan when they were my life?
Favourite Track:
Yesterday (Help)
Tell us why:
"I woke up with a lovely tune in my head and realized it didn't belong to anyone so It became one of our(Beatles)best songs. To this day, It's still my personal favorite." - Paul McCartney
Favourite Album:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Tell us why:
"Well it was something new ,you know. I came up with the idea that we could be another band and it worked well." - Paul McCartney


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Hanley returns to lineup from hand injury
LOS ANGELES -- As he predicted a day earlier, Hanley Ramirez was back in the Dodgers lineup Friday, batting third and playing shortstop, after a one-game absence.
Ramirez was struck on the left hand by a Ryan Vogelsong pitch Wednesday in San Francisco and was held out of Thursday's game.
"Am I playing?" Ramirez said when asked, then leaned over to check the lineup card, conveniently posted next to his locker, although he already knew the answer. "It's sore, but I'm playing."
Ramirez added there wasn't as much soreness as there was Thursday.
"This is really Hanley's call," manager Don Mattingly said. "You know as a player if you can play or not. When they [the Dodgers' medical staff] talked to him today, he said he was good to go."
If Ramirez had needed more time, Mattingly said, the Dodgers have pretty good options to hit No. 3 in Matt Kemp, Yasiel Puig and Andre Ethier.
"Without him [Ramirez], we're set up better than other teams would be," the manager said. "It's still hard to say you're going to be as good if Hanley's not in the lineup."
Left-handed hitters Ethier and Carl Crawford were not in the lineup against D-backs lefty Wade Miley. But Mattingly said, that's not always how it's going to be, as he rotates four starting outfielders plus Scott Van Slyke, who started in left field and is 4-for-11 with two homers against Miley.
Van Slyke is also the backup for first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, the only left-handed hitter in the lineup against Miley. Gonzalez has hit .308 against him.
"We've had so many off-days, there's no need to get Adrian out of the lineup against a left-hander," Mattingly said. "As the season goes along, I'm going to put Scott at first to give Adrian a day, so one of those left-handed hitters [Crawford, Ethier] is going to be in there against a lefty."
Justin Turner was at second in place of lefty-hitting Dee Gordon, but Mattingly said: "If Dee keeps doing what he's doing [he's battting .373], he's going to get some chance against left-handers."


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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
I'm Headin' Out
I'm headin' out today for a long Memorial Day weekend. Can you guess where I'm going? Yes, our nation's capital city, Washington D.C.!
I believe our capital city is another ingredient into the mix that makes America great. What about you?
Actually I'm heading to Annapolis to the Naval Academy to witness the marriage of a very special young lady. She is marrying a graduate of the Naval Academy on Saturday in the chapel on the Academy grounds. While we are that close we will be exploring Washington D.C. on the fly as well as attempting to track down a statue I wrote about here. I just have to get a picture of it.
I hope to be able to update each day while I'm gone to let you see where I've explored that day.
So, tell me…..if you had one day in D.C. where you go and why?
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- teachergirl said...
I grew up there and I still go crazy when I go back. Where wouldn't you go?
You can't cover the entire Smithsonian but since you are into American history, you could hit the American history one. But it will suck up all your time.
Last September, I took a working trip and in two afternoons, I got three people who had never been to Washington to the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court, outside the White House, the Washington Monument, and Arlington National Cemetery. I was lame because we walked almost the entire way. I wanted to go down to Mount Vernon, but we didn't have enough time.
I didn't go to the Holocaust Museum because I just didn't think I could bear it.
Annapolis is great, too.
I just love Washington. Have a great time.
Ask the Tour Marm, too.
- The Tour Marm said...
It's Memorial Day Weekend and I observe it the following ways:
One of my favorite things is to walk around and visit with the veterans and their families who are part of Rolling Thunder. You'll find literally thousands of bikers all around the National Mall paying their respects to fallen comrades as well as finding long-lost friends they had served with. I like to listen to their thoughts and stories.
The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial becomes a veritable altar with offerings to fallen heroes. Poignant letters and items line the paths. I watch folks making rubbings of the names on the memorial.
On Memorial Day, I get up really early and go to the Presidential Wreath-laying - getting a seat in the memorial Ampitheatre for the service after the actual wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Servicemen. (I know a secret place to sneak in.)
After the ceremony, I wander around the cemetery stopping at various gravesites and monuments - including my grandfather's (in the Spanish American War section). Presidential Wreaths are all around at special monuments (like the USS Maine) with the President's calling card attached to the ribbon.
There is a U.S. flag in front of every grave.
On a more personal note, I am off during this week and wish you would contact me. It would be my pleasure to give you a tour of Arlington - or D.C.
You have my email.
- Alasandra, The Cats and Dogs said...
I love D.C., if I had a chance to go back and could visit only one place I guess it would be the Whitehouse. Although we drove by it we didn't have a chance to go inside.
The Capitol is wonderful, I think it was probably my favourite place.
- ms-teacher said...
I am going to D.C. at the end of June for the first time ever. I am very excited, even though flying is so not my thing.
Anyway onto your question. I am looking forward to seeing the Lincoln Memorial. Whenever I have seen pictures of this, it has always been with a true sense of awe. I would imagine that this feeling will only be magnified when I get to see it in person.
I also want to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. My dad was in the Navy during the Vietnam War. I want to be able to take pictures for him and to honor those who served our country so honorably during a time when it wasn't easy to do so.
- EHT said...
Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. We arrived late Thursday night and visited the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials last night as well as Union Station for a late dinner.
Tour Marm, thank you so much and I will try to send you an email. The WIFI at our hotel isn't being as cooperative as I would like regarding posting and emailing. We are mainly up this way for a wedding over at the Naval Academy in Annapolis so that will take up the majority of our time.....
We did make it out to Arlington this morn. (Fri) and it was great. I'll be sharing more about our trip in upcoming posts.


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Gail Norris Named Vice President, General Counsel
Gail M. Norris has been named vice president and general counsel for the University of Rochester, President Joel Seligman announced today. Norris' appointment, effective Jan. 1, is the result of a national search that began following the announcement of Sue Stewart's retirement, effective Dec. 31.
"University Trustee Bob Witmer and I conducted an extensive search for a new general counsel, and Gail stood out in a field of exceptional candidates," President Seligman said. "I was particularly impressed by the background Gail would bring to our University from her previous experience as general counsel of a successful business and partner in a leading law firm, as well as the great skill she has demonstrated here in transactions and compliance issues that span our University. It meant a great deal to me that she also had overwhelming support from our senior leadership team."
"The vice president and general counsel provides critical advice to the Board of Trustees on many important matters," said Board Chairman Ed Hajim '58. "I am delighted with the outcome of this search and look forward to continuing to work with Gail in her new role."
Since joining the University in 2005, Norris has served as senior legal counsel for all aspects of operations, including litigation management, risk management, business and tax matters, and conflicts of interest. She has managed complex legal matters related to research, technology transfer and licensing at the University. In March 2007, she became director of the College Office of Technology Transfer, developing strategies for the licensing and commercialization of intellectual property. In 2009, Norris was named vice provost of technology transfer, responsible for the development of University-wide policies in this area, as well as the procedures for review of invention disclosures, patenting and licensing.
Norris began her legal career in the city of Rochester in 1983 as an associate at Nixon Peabody LLP. For a decade beginning in 1990, she served as partner in Nixon Peabody's corporate law practice, representing private and public companies worldwide on a broad range of transactions and counseling issues, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. In 2000, she joined the biopharmaceutical firm Celltech Americas in Rochester as vice president, general counsel and secretary, and was responsible for all legal matters for the U.K.-based company's U.S. operations. From 2003-04, she also served as executive sponsor of product life cycle management at Celltech, providing overall project leadership for a cross-functional team of 15 scientists and managers focused on growth strategy and expansion.
Norris is a regular blogger for the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, writing on innovation, entrepreneurship, and small business issues.
Admitted to the New York State Bar, Norris graduated from Syracuse University and Albany Law School of Union University. She is a member of the Association of Corporate Counsel and the National Association of College and University Attorneys.
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San Juan Capistrano's Shea Center for Therapeutic Riding was founded in 1978 with one therapy horse, one rider and two volunteers.
Today, the center serves more than 400 riders every year, with 26 horses and more than 200 weekly volunteers. The center offers a variety of riding classes specifically designed to address and improve the lives of clients with disabilities.
Shea Center Executive Director Dana Butler-Moburg agreed to answer a few questions about the center's goals, methods and accomplishments.
Q. Why was the Shea Center founded?
A. The Shea Center was originally founded for one client – Michael Lewis – by his parents, Derek and Nancy Lewis.
Q. What is the goal of the center?
A. Our mission is to "improve the lives of people with disabilities through therapeutic horse-related programs."
Q. Who does the center serve?
A. We serve any person with a special need, ages 2 and up. Not all disabilities are appropriate for our mounted activities, but we have a wide array of services we offer, including physical, occupational or speech therapy. We saw more than 60 different disabilities last year with the most common ones being autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and traumatic brain injuries.
Q. What sets your organization apart from others?
A. The Shea Center is truly a community organization led by and assisted by more than 600 community members. We do what we do in an equestrian, as well as clinical setting. We also have the only inclusive fitness center at a therapeutic riding center and are one of a few facilities in Orange County with a gym developed specifically for people with disabilities of all ages to do strength, balance and coordination training to complement what they get in our equestrian setting.
Q. Does your group have any special programs/projects that it's working on?
A. We focus on our core services but, based on community need, have been reaching out to serve other special-needs populations including seniors and military personnel – active-duty or veteran – and their children or loved ones who may have a special need. Through these two programs, we are able to expand within our mission the outreach we can do to serve people with disabilities in our communities.
Q. What would you say has been the Shea Center's greatest accomplishment?
A. Our greatest accomplishment is that we help others have their greatest accomplishment. Taking your first steps at age 8, taking your first steps after you've had a stroke, speaking your first word, having the independence here and it carries over to home – those are our greatest accomplishments. We have a new state-of-the-art facility thanks to the extraordinary generosity and grace of our supporters. They gave and keep giving so our riders have the perfect setting to succeed.


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The top spot for red-light tickets in San Diego is the intersection of North Harbor Drive and West Grape Street near Lindbergh Field — a tourist welcome spot with chronic traffic backups.
The city's red-light cameras spotted 4,672 violations there last year, nearly a quarter of all camera tickets written in the city, according to a review of city data by The Watchdog. That's 389 per month, or about a dozen a day.
The next closest intersection was Aero Drive at Murphy Canyon Road, with 3,170 tickets last year.
The stated purpose of the red-light camera program is to prevent violations and, by extension, accidents. Officials say the Harbor and Grape location's mission is to keep motorists from blocking the intersection during gridlock through fear of a $480 ticket.
City transportation spokesman Bill Harris said the city plans to add a third left-turn lane from southbound Harbor to eastbound Grape to relieve congestion, which may be causing the red-light running.
"The camera at Grape and Harbor is a traffic control effort just as the installation of a third turn lane will be once completed," Harris said. "The camera was not installed, nor has the city maintained it, for reasons based solely on accident statistics."
Attorney Mitch Mehdy, whose firm brands itself as The Original Mr. Ticket, said he has represented several tourists who have received one of the Harbor and Grape camera's tickets. He said the camera gives the city a bad name.
"I get calls from all over the United States and from Canada," Mehdy said. "They basically say, 'yeah I had a good trip, and then I got this thing in the mail.'"
The intersection was first outfitted with red-light cameras in 1999. Despite hundreds of violations per month, state accident data shows that there were only two injury crashes at the intersection from 2001 to 2011.
Harris said the traffic backing up around the intersection is nevertheless an area hazard. He said it poses a safety risk to pedestrians weaving around cars stopped in crosswalks and to drivers entering or exiting businesses into the log-jammed traffic on North Harbor Drive.
"Traffic planning is not about some small radius," Harris said. "We have to look beyond an intersection to see what effects will occur."
The city in 2002 commissioned a study to restore confidence in its red-light program, which was on hiatus from 2001 to 2003 because of bad publicity and unfavorable court decisions.
The audit found the program did not reduce red light violations at the intersection, which had a very low crash rate. The audit suggested traffic engineering improvements, rather than ongoing ticket issuing.
Harris said the city has extended North Harbor Drive's left turn lanes, improved signal timing throughout the area and has made entrances and exits to businesses safer. He said the intersection's camera encourages all kinds of drivers to keep the intersection clear.
"That's a busy intersection for everyone. Certainly people who are renting cars are tourists, but there are also people picking up relatives from the airport," Harris said. "We don't build intersections just for tourists."
After one of the city's cameras catches a red light runner, a San Diego Police Department officer reviews the footage and issues a citation to the registered owner of the vehicle. If the car is owned by a rental car company, the business then tells the city who rented the car.
Attorney Scott Hullinger, of San Diego Ticket King, said tourists who rent cars often don't get their camera tickets until after a 15-day statutory notification deadline, which they can use to get the ticket thrown out of court.
Hullinger said the city should do more to notify drivers of the red light camera at Harbor and Grape. Two "photo enforced" signs don't warn of a $480 fine. And one "do not block intersection" sign is placed at the far end of the intersection, rather than the entry.
Hullinger said when he looks at the offenses caught by the cameras, they appear to be people stuck in traffic — not people making unsafe maneuvers.
"I really think it undercuts the validity of the government and the validity of the judicial system," Hullinger said of the program. "It's good for the more egregious offenses, and not for the less egregious — the latter being more common."
The 2002 audit, conducted by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California Irvine, found the city's program led to a significant reduction in red-light running at all of its intersections — except Harbor and Grape.
Harris said the city does not have records from when Harbor and Grape was selected as an intersection. Nonetheless, he said the intersection would meet the city's current criteria, which places a higher priority on red light-running history than accident history.
"Based on a review of records from the current automated program there is ample justification for including this intersection in the list," Harris said.
The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration's manual on red light camera systems recommends against using red light running history in selecting intersections for red light cameras, because it may not mean accidents occurred at the intersection.
"For example," the manual says, "a high number of red light running violations by motorists making left turns at heavily-traveled intersections does not usually correspond with a correspondingly high number of crashes."
The manual says cameras should only be installed at such locations after all other efforts to correct a red light-running problem have been exhausted.
Mehdy said he believes the reason Harbor Drive has a camera is because of money. The 4,672 violations caught by the camera in 2011 fined drivers a minimum of $2.2 million. Of that, $450,000 was owed to the city and the rest to the county, the courts or the state.
"Whoever thought of that intersection probably deserves a raise from the city," Mehdy said.
According to a November 2011 city report, the red-light camera program brings the city about $1.9 million a year. Of that, $200,000 is profit after paying $700,000 to the camera vendor and applying $1 million to the city's costs.
Harris said the program is not designed to make money, and the city expects the revenue will decline as drivers become more compliant and safe.
The city is currently re-evaluating the program ahead of the rebidding of its camera vendor contract, which expires early next year. Harris said the city will continue to look at additional options for improving traffic flow on North Harbor Drive.
"We are aware of the frustration felt by all those who receive citations," Harris said in an email, "and can assure them, and the vast body of additional public, that we will continue to explore any traffic control measure that appreciably improves traffic flow in our city."


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Martin Fuhs - Grauton Wonderful. A nice blend of modern classical, drone-based ambient, and experimental. I'm sorry I didn't discover this sooner.
This weekendPub :: Do You Remember Pantomime
btw. just discovered a most terrific new Live CD by Benjamin Brunn...
james johnson & aperus - ecotone(way better than i thought after hearing some preview samples. all delicate and timeless classic ambient, i especially like the gamelan elements)


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Random Women in Horror #31: Marina De Van
The film work of French writer/director/actress Marina De Van veers between enchantingly enthralling (8 Women) and brazenly confrontational (In My Skin). After making a name for herself as a regular collaborator with François Ozon (she's starred in See the Sea and Sitcom, and she wrote 8 Women and Under the Sand), De Van has since branched out with her own brand of fiercely intellectual and visceral cinema.
Born in 1971, De Van studied Philosophy at Sorbonne University before enrolling at the prestigious film school FEMIS. Here she would meet and befriend future filmmaker Ozon, forming a bond that would fertilise some of the most important and interesting films to ride the crest of the latest New Wave of French cinema.
Like Cronenberg, De Van approaches her recurring concerns with the philosophical precision of a scalpel. Her work falls firmly into the sub-genre of cinema du corps/cinema of the body/body-horror, and it is in this most unsettling field of horror where she contemplates her twisted fantasies and preoccupations – mainly the increasing schism between mind/soul and body. In My Skin approaches this difficult subject matter head on and unflinchingly. The increasing dislocation the protagonist Esther (De Van at her feral best) feels from her own body, is shot in unnerving close up and in as matter of fact a way as you like. She soon becomes obsessed with opening the wound on her leg and creating new wounds all over her body. Before long she's also eating slices of skin she removes from her own body. It wasn't enough for De Van to write and direct this feverish nightmare of self-cannibalism, she had to star in it, too – further cementing her status as one of the most fiercely original and down-right astounding French filmmakers of the last few years. Or self-indulgent narcissist. It's a fine line!
De Van's strange obsession with the idea of an individual becoming increasingly estranged from themselves, was taken to another level in her follow up film Don't Look Back. Sophie Marceau portrays a nervous writer whose first work of fiction is rejected by her publisher. She becomes increasingly cut off from her family and friends. She soon stops recognising her own face in the mirror and eventually sees those around her as being different looking too. She believes there is another world in the mirror, and before long she becomes the strange woman reflected back at her from the mirror (Monica Bellucci). Psychogenic fugue or eerie tale of possession – Don't Look Back intrigues, chills and showcases De Van's shrewd aptitude for spinning twisted, brain-teasing yarns.
Love her or loathe her, you can't deny that Marina De Van makes downright provocative genre films that blow many of her other horror contemporaries out of the water.


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I've started from scratch five times, in case I'm glitching it with typos or something.
What I'm doing:
- Installed Companion_v3.1.esp in its own data dir, loaded it, and tested the sample companion it comes with, who is working flawlessly: PlaceAtPC->1gr_Comp2, 1, 100, 0
- Opened this mod in OpenMW-CS, and duplicated this NPC, and customized it, with a new ID.
- Gave it its own scripts, as copy-pastes of the originals, changed their names (in the mod and in their own Start lines); then changed the first script's references to the second script to reflect the name of my fork of the second script; then updated the second script internally for a self-referential StopScript command. The ReadMe says to do all of this, step by step. The only thing not applicable is the "click this, then that"-style noob instructions for navigating the GUI of Bethesda's CS app.
- Created a new Greeting 0 for my companion.
- Created a new Topic for follow/stay/guard commands that is the same as the original, just with its own name.
- Duplicated the Topicinfos for the original commands, also at new names, now referring to the new Topic, and set to my new NPC as Actor, and also customized the text a little.
- Did the same with the combat topic, and the "other" topic, and their Topicinfos.
- Quadruple-checked everything; ran Verify.
- Saved my mod-of-a-mod as a .omwaddon. Loaded it after the original mod. Both the original NPC and my new one (drq_Yenivaer) appear when added to the world via the console. Mine appears to work fine, until you try to do anything with her companion dialogue options; she will inventory-share, etc. The mod's original stock companion still works fine, followed me out of the room, and went and killed some hapless hostiles with me.
- Started over. Did clean-saving routines. Fixed a bug in the original (one dialogue response was mistakenly set for females only), propagated this fix to my version. Also added the script names to the End commands at the end of the scripts, in case that might matter.
- Exact same failure. Repeated several times, using different Topic names, same fail each time.
What on earth could I be doing wrong? I'm a scripter for a living (bash, perl, PHP, etc.) so this is really making me feel like I suddenly got dain bramage. Been trying to debug this for over 8 hours, and I get the feeling there's some "secret trick" I don't know about. If I understood Morrowind Scripting for Dummies correctly, all the variables declared and used in the scripts are local, so do not need to have unique names. Now I'm wondering if the order in which I created the resources makes a difference (e.g., do I need to do NPC, then scripts, then greeting, then Topic, then Topicinfos? Or scripts, then NPC, then ...? Does it matter?).
PS: What I would much rather do is duplicate the contents of the original .esp as a .omwaddon, and customize it as an all-new plugin with several added companions (each with own scripts, but some shared resources like waterbreathing ability spells), without having to load the original .esp in my game at all. But I can't yet figure out a way to do anything like that. And the problem might happen anyway if I try to do multiple companions in it, or even just one but also have the original .esp loaded (or any other companion mod that used some resources from it without renaming them). Even better would be a way to work with .esp files directly in MacOS, so if I can develop a usable companion mod I can realease it for everyone not just OpenMW users. But I'll take any help I can get to even have this work in my local game at this point!
OpenMW-CS is somewhat confusing and awkward to me (like, why can't I duplicate a Topicinfo and change the topic? I seem to have to create a blank one and manually do every single field in it, to mostly-duplicate an existing one). This is my first attempt to do anything with the app other than using Verify to debug problematic mods, fixing script typos, and nerfing excessive stats on mod-added gear.


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What is fifth disease?
Fifth disease – so called because it was the fifth red-rash childhood disease to be identified – is generally a mild illness that most commonly affects preschool and school-age children. It's also sometimes referred to as "slapped cheeks disease" because of the telltale red facial rash that children commonly develop when they're infected.
Adults can get fifth disease, too. It's caused by a virus called parvovirus B19, which inhibits the production of red blood cells. For otherwise healthy adults and children, a temporary halt in the production of new cells isn't a problem because the illness usually doesn't last longer than most of the red blood cells they already have circulating.
But for people with chronic anemia (from a condition such as sickle cell disease) or an immune deficiency, and for a relatively small number of unborn babies, the virus can cause serious problems.
The infection is mainly spread through saliva and nasal secretions. So you can catch it by being near an infected person who coughs or sneezes, kissing, sharing eating utensils or drinking glasses, or hand-to-mouth contact.
Parvovirus can also be transmitted in blood, so if you get it during pregnancy, it may infect your baby through the placenta. In a small percentage of cases, the infection ends up causing problems that may result in the loss of the baby. There's a 30 to 50 percent chance, though, that you've already had fifth disease and thus are immune to parvovirus, in which case you have minimal risk of getting infected and passing it on to your baby.
(Note: Parvovirus B19 isn't the same parvovirus that dogs and cats get immunized against. You can't be infected by the parvovirus that strikes animals, and they can't get parvovirus from you.)
What could happen to my baby if I get fifth disease while I'm pregnant?
If you're not immune and you contract the virus during pregnancy, your baby will most likely be fine. There's about a 1 in 3 chance that parvovirus will be passed through the placenta to a baby, but even among these babies, the vast majority do well and have no problems or signs of infection.
In a relatively small percentage of cases, parvovirus infection during pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, stillbirth, fetal anemia, and sometimes inflammation of the baby's heart. If anemia or heart inflammation is severe, the baby may develop a potentially fatal condition called hydrops (excess fluid in the baby's tissue).
About 10 percent of moms-to-be who become infected before 20 weeks will end up losing their baby, although the loss may not happen for several weeks to a few months after the initial infection. Fewer than one percent of babies whose mothers get infected after mid-pregnancy have problems from the infection.
What are the symptoms?
The symptoms may vary from person to person, and about half of the children and adults infected with parvovirus have no symptoms at all (though they're still contagious). During the first couple of weeks after exposure, there may be some mild symptoms, such as a low-grade fever, achiness, headache, fatigue, a runny nose, or sore throat.
Typically, about a week after these symptoms start, children with fifth disease will get a distinctive red facial rash that looks as if their cheeks have been slapped, followed by a lacy (and sometimes itchy) rash that may also appear on their torso and limbs. By the time the telltale facial rash appears, most people are no longer contagious.
The rash usually disappears in a week or two, but it can last longer or reappear intermittently over the next several months, possibly triggered by sunlight, heat or cold, or exercise. (During these recurrences, the person is not infectious.) Children with fifth disease may also have joint pain, though this is uncommon.
Infected adults usually don't get the characteristic "slapped cheeks" rash. More commonly – if there's a rash at all – it's a milder rash with a lacy appearance. Women in particular are likely to have arthritic-like joint pain. It most often affects the small joints of the hands, the wrists and ankles, and sometimes the knees, and generally resolves in a few weeks, though it can persist or recur for months or even years.
What should I do if I think I've been exposed?
Call your caregiver right away. (Don't wait to see whether you develop symptoms.) She may want to draw blood and have it checked for parvovirus antibodies, which will help her determine whether you're immune, recently infected, or at risk for the infection. You may need to repeat the blood test if your doctor suspects you still have the virus.
If the results of your blood tests confirm that you've recently been infected, your doctor may order a series of ultrasounds to check for excess fluid in your baby's tissue (fetal hydrops), as well as other indications of a problem, such as too much amniotic fluid or a placenta that looks overly large and swollen. Doppler sonography, a noninvasive test that uses ultrasound, may be done at the same time to check your baby's blood flow and look for signs of fetal anemia.
If your baby continues to look well and hasn't developed any problems after several months, try not to worry – it's highly unlikely that a parvovirus-related problem will develop later.
If, however, the testing shows evidence of anemia or fetal hydrops, the next step may be an invasive test called percutaneous umbilical blood sampling. In this procedure, a perinatologist (a high-risk pregnancy specialist) inserts a needle into your uterus under ultrasound guidance and draws blood from your baby's cord to test for anemia. If there's severe anemia, she may then recommend a fetal transfusion, in which blood is transfused into your baby's umbilical cord vein.
While this procedure is not without risk, it improves the survival rate of severely affected infants. On the other hand, if the anemia is mild and the hydrops appears to be getting better on its own, you may just continue monitoring through ultrasound and Doppler sonography. In most studies, babies infected during pregnancy who survived had no higher incidence of birth defects or developmental problems than those whose mothers weren't infected.
Is there anything I can do to avoid getting infected?
It's hard to avoid exposure, since people are contagious before they have signs of illness (and some have no symptoms at all). Still, you can reduce your risk of getting parvovirus, as well as some other infectious diseases, by following these recommendations:
- Do your best to stay away from people with viral-like symptoms.
- Wash your hands often, and always after wiping noses or touching the tissues of kids who are sick or who have been around others who are sick.
- Don't share food, eating utensils, or drinking glasses.


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There will be little rest for the Duke staff as this week marks the beginning of a busy time split between the pro's and the nations top prospects. Coach Krzyzewski and Chris Collins will head to Las Vegas to where they'll be joined by Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith. The reason is that Team USA is putting together and entirely new roster made up mainly of up and coming players. With no help from the Dream Team, Krzyzewski will seek to form new bonds of chemistry in his on going effort to aid USA Basketball. But the staff will also be out during the last leg of the recruiting trail where three major tournaments start in Las Vegas this week. BDN's Andrew Slater will be on the scene to bring you tidbits as they happen and his unique style has made him a hit with our members. The following week, it will be down to Orlando for the Showcase and AAU Nationals. Needless to say, it's quite the busy time for the men's hoops staff.
It's no secret that some Alabama fans are purchasing season tickets for just one single game in Wallace Wade Stadium on September 18th. Mark my words that this will be the toughest ticket to get in recent memory and rest assured the scalpers are lying in wait for what could be a big pay day. Speaking of season tickets, the numbers are already better this season which is a testament to keeping big games at home. Earlier discussions had the game possibly being played in Birmingham or Atlanta, but Cutcliffe fought to keep the game in Durham, not only for the program, but for the fans
I will head to Greensboro on Sunday for ACC Operation Football which kicks off the 2010-11 season. I've said for a long time now that the four best teams will be in the Coastal Division and it is no fun trying to pick the order in which they will finish. I could make a case for Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Miami and Georgia Tech. It'll not be easy to place the Tar Heels who are in the midst of an NCAA investigation yet they return more experience than pretty much anybody in the nation.
Congrats to J.J. Redickwho cashed in with the Orlando Magic who met the Chicago Bull's offer. Same goes for Carlos Boozer who will man the paint in the Windy City this season. And to think, those two could have formeda tandem with Luol Deng.
Lots of buzz for Duke's Michael Gbinije, a class of 2011 commitment. Gbinije enjoyed a solid tournament as he led his Team Takeover team to the Nike EYBL Challenge. This kid has constantly improved from the first time I saw him play three years ago. A voice close to the program said he would play right away with Duke and that he did everything well. I concur.
Just a reminder that our N.C. Pro Am coverage will continue this week where games are played on the campus of N.C. Central University in Durham and admission is free.


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Renovascular hypertension
Renal hypertension; Hypertension - renovascular; Renal artery occlusion; Stenosis - renal artery; Renal artery stenosis; High blood pressure - renovascular
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Renal artery stenosis is a narrowing or blockage of the arteries that supply blood to the kidneys.
The most common cause of renal artery stenosis is a blockage in the arteries due to high cholesterol. This problem occurs when a sticky, fatty substance called plaque builds up on the inner lining of the arteries, causing a condition known as atherosclerosis.
When the arteries that carry blood to your kidneys become narrow, less blood flows to the kidneys. The kidneys mistakenly respond as if your blood pressure is low. As a result, they release hormones that tell the body to hold on to more salt and water. This causes your blood pressure to rise.
Risk factors for atherosclerosis:
- High blood pressure
- Smoking
- Diabetes
- High cholesterol
- Heavy alcohol use
- Cocaine abuse
- Increasing age
Fibromuscular dysplasia is another cause of renal artery stenosis. It is often seen in women under age 50. It tends to run in families. The condition is caused by abnormal growth of cells in the walls of the arteries leading to the kidneys. This also leads to narrowing or blockage of these arteries.
Renovascular hypertension is high blood pressure due to narrowing of the arteries that carry blood to the kidneys. This condition is also called renal artery stenosis.
Exams and Tests
The health care provider may hear a "whooshing" noise, called a bruit, when placing a stethoscope over your belly area.
The following blood tests may be done:
- Cholesterol levels
- Renin and aldosterone levels
- BUN - blood test
- Creatinine - blood test
- Potassium - blood test
- Creatinine clearance
Imaging tests may be done to see if the kidney arteries have narrowed. They include:
- Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition renography
- Doppler ultrasound of the renal arteries
- Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
- Renal artery angiography
Possible Complications
If your blood pressure is not well controlled, you are at risk for the following complications:
Preventing atherosclerosis may prevent renal artery stenosis. Taking the following steps can help:
- Lose weight if you are overweight.
- Ask your provider about your smoking and alcohol use.
- Control your blood sugar if you have diabetes.
- Make sure your provider is monitoring your blood cholesterol levels.
- Eat a heart-healthy diet.
- Get regular exercise.
People with renovascular hypertension may have a history of very high blood pressure that is hard to bring down with medicines.
Symptoms of renovascular hypertension include:
- High blood pressure at a young age
- High blood pressure that suddenly gets worse or is hard to control
- Kidneys that are not working well (this can start suddenly)
- Narrowing of other arteries in the body, such as to the legs, the brain, the eyes and elsewhere
- Sudden buildup of fluid in the air sacs of the lungs (pulmonary edema)
If you have a dangerous form of high blood pressure called malignant hypertension, symptoms can include:
- Bad headache
- Nausea or vomiting
- Confusion
- Changes in vision
- Nosebleeds
High blood pressure caused by narrowing of the arteries that lead to the kidneys is often hard to control.
One or more medicines are needed to help control blood pressure. There are many types available.
- Everyone responds to medicine differently. Your blood pressure should be checked often. The amount and type of medicine you take may need to be changed from time to time.
- Ask your provider what blood pressure reading is right for you.
- Take all medicines the way your provider prescribed them.
Have your cholesterol levels checked, and treated if it is needed. Your provider will help determine the right cholesterol levels for you based on your heart disease risk and other health conditions.
Lifestyle changes are important:
- Eat a heart-healthy diet.
- Exercise regularly, at least 30 minutes a day (check with your doctor before starting).
- If you smoke, quit. Find a program that will help you stop.
- Limit how much alcohol you drink: 1 drink a day for women, 2 a day for men.
- Limit the amount of sodium (salt) you eat. Aim for less than 1,500 mg per day. Check with your doctor about how much potassium you should be eating.
- Reduce stress. Try to avoid things that cause stress for you. You can also try meditation or yoga.
- Stay at a healthy body weight. Find a weight-loss program to help you, if you need it.
Further treatment depends on what causes the narrowing of the kidney arteries. Your provider may recommend a procedure called angioplasty with stenting.
These procedures may be an option if you have:
- Severe narrowing of the renal artery
- Blood pressure that cannot be controlled with medicines
- Kidneys that are not working well and are becoming worse
However, the decision about which people should have these procedures is complex, and depends on many of the factors listed above.
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your provider if you think you have high blood pressure.
Call your provider if you have renovascular hypertension and symptoms get worse or do not improve with treatment. Also call if new symptoms develop.
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Textor SC. Renovascular hypertension and ischemic nephropathy. In: Taal MW, Chertow GM, Marsden PA, et al, eds. Brenner and Rector's The Kidney. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 48.
Victor RG. Arterial hypertension. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman-Cecil Medicine. 25th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 67.
Victor RG. Systemic hypertension: mechanisms and diagnosis. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 49.
Victor RG, Libby P. Systemic hypertension: management. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2015:chap 44.
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