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Co-workers, kin seeking leniency
They described him as the man they knew before all this began, and the man they still identify with. Family members, friends, and associates of Salvatore F. DiMasi have asked a federal judge to show mercy when he sentences the former House speaker on corruption charges tomorrow, saying his positive work in public office for three decades should not be tainted by his conviction.
"Mr. DiMasi is not a perfect human being, but he is one who has made a tremendous difference in the lives of many,'' said his former chief of staff, Maryann Calia, one of dozens of supporters who wrote to US District Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf.
DiMasi's stepdaughter, Ashley Marchal, added, "Something that was such a minuscule aspect in his career has been made to publicly define him. All the good this man has done for the public is overshadowed by the charges and this trial.''
But prosecutors say DiMasi should receive no leniency. Arguing that he violated the public's trust in the worst of ways by accepting bribes to flex his political power, prosecutors clearly tried to make a statement as they proposed a lengthy sentence - 12 years and seven months - for the 66-year-old career politician, according to court records and legal analysts.
In sentencing DiMasi, Wolf is hearing from prosecutors, as well as lawyers for the former speaker who argue that three years in prison would be sufficient. The judge must first determine how DiMasi's case falls under sentencing guidelines, and then consider mitigating or extenuating factors, such as his career in public service and the seriousness of his crimes.
Legal analysts said the judge will have to find a proper balance between recognizing DiMasi's career as a legislator and holding him accountable for his eight-count conviction of leveraging his power to help a Burlington software company win state contracts, in exchange for financial kickbacks.
"I think there's a lot of room for Judge Wolf to assess the facts, assess the crimes, assess the defendant, and decide what's appropriate,'' said Stephen G. Huggard, a former chief of the public corruption and special prosecutions unit in the US attorney's office, who now works as a criminal defense lawyer.
"But no matter which way he rules, this is not going to be a slap on the wrist,'' Huggard said.
DiMasi was convicted by a federal jury in June of conspiring with several associates to help software company
Richard McDonough, DiMasi's longtime friend and a lobbyist for Cognos, was also convicted. He, too, will be sentenced tomorrow, and prosecutors argue he should serve 10 years in jail. His lawyers say he should serve no more than two years.
DiMasi's financial adviser, Richard Vitale, was acquitted of all charges. A fourth codefendant, Cognos salesman Joseph P. Lally Jr., pleaded guilty and cooperated with authorities by testifying about the conspiracy. He is slated to be sentenced in October, and prosecutors may recommend he serve two to three years.
If Wolf agrees with the recommendation by the government that DiMasi serve at least 12 years and seven months in prison, it would be the most severe federal sentence handed out in a political corruption case in Massachusetts, exceeding mandatory sentences for crimes such as drug distribution and gun possession.
Legal analysts say DiMasi's own acknowledgment that a three-year sentence "is suitable'' underscores a tougher climate in Massachusetts in which the public, and the judiciary, seek to hold politicians more accountable.
DiMasi's two predecessors as speaker, Thomas M. Finneran and Charles F. Flaherty, were convicted of crimes after pleading guilty to federal charges, but both escaped prison sentences. Finneran was convicted of obstruction of justice and Flaherty of tax evasion.
More recently, former state senator Dianne Wilkerson and Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner were sentenced to at least three years in prison after they were convicted in federal court of taking bribes.
One question is whether Wolf will stay the sentences of DiMasi and McDonough and allow them to remain free pending an appeal, which they have already indicated they will file.
Defense lawyers argue that a 2010 US Supreme Court decision in the case of former Enron chief executive officer Jeffrey Skilling narrowed the scope of evidence allowed in the type of bribery charges brought against DiMasi, and that it is an issue they will raise in appeal, among others. They say that DiMasi and McDonough should be allowed to remain free while those issues are raised in the appellate courts.
But prosecutors argue, in court documents filed as recently as Friday, that Wolf has already decided on the issues to be raised on appeal, and appellate courts have agreed in separate cases, effectively weakening the the defense arguments.
Prosecutors contend DiMasi should immediately begin serving his sentence, saying he has "neither accepted responsibility nor come close to admitting that his conduct was even illegal.''
The decision is up to Wolf, and district courts and appellate courts have often differed on such cases, legal analysts said.
What remains clear is that DiMasi continues to have support from friends and former colleagues, who in their letters to the judge pointed out DiMasi's work as a legislator for 30 years on behalf of people with mental illness, his passionate opposition to gambling, his support for same-sex rights, and his work on health care reform. Letter writers include community activists, lawyers, and state lawmakers.
Family members speak of growing up poor, and how DiMasi supported others while he worked his way into law school. Former state Senate president Robert Travaglini said he and DiMasi "worked together on some of the most significant issues of our time,'' including same-sex marriage and stem cell research.
DiMasi's wife, Debbie, poignantly tells of one of her proudest moments, as her husband supported her in her struggle with breast cancer. Her plastic surgeon, she said, examined her and then turned to DiMasi.
"Let me shake your hand,'' he reportedly said. "Because of your passage of stem cell research [legislation], the barbaric operation that your wife is about to have will soon be obsolete.''
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Stephen Gould, Joakim Arfvidsson, Adrian Kaehler, Benjamin Sapp, Marius Messner, Gary Bradski, Paul Baumstarck, Sukwon Chung, Andrew Y. Ng
Human object recognition in a physical 3-d environment is still far superior to that of any robotic vision system. We believe that one reason (out of many) for this — one that has not heretofore been significantly exploited in the artificial vision literature — is that humans use a fovea to fixate on, or near an object, thus obtaining a very high resolution image of the bject and rendering it easy to recognize. In this paper, we present a novel method for identifying and tracking objects in multi-resolution digital video of partially cluttered environments. Our method is motivated by biological vision systems and uses a learned "attentive" interest map on a low resolution data stream to direct a high resolution "fovea." Objects that are recognized in the fovea can then be tracked using peripheral vision. Because object recognition is run only on a small foveal image, our system achieves performance in real-time object recognition and tracking that is well beyond simpler systems.
Subjects: 19. Vision; 17. Robotics
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Lindsey Graham To Place Hold On National Security Nominees Over Benghazi Attacks — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is threatening to place a hold on key administration national security nominations unless President Obama explains how the White House reacted to the Benghazi attacks and who …
Discussion: his vorpal sword, The Impolitic, Mock, Paper, Scissors, Little Green Footballs, alan.com and Israel Matzav
Hart Williams / his vorpal sword: Lindsey Graham, Devoted Friend of al Qaeda
Little Green Footballs: Lindsey Graham Threatens to Hold National Security Nominees Hostage Over Benghazi Fake Outrage
Associated Press:
Cheney blasts "second-rate" Obama nominees — Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Saturday night that President Barack Obama has jeopardized U.S. national security by nominating substandard candidates for key cabinet posts and by degrading the U.S. military.
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money: "Of Course, Second-Rate Was A Massive Improvement."
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice: Cheney Strikes Again: Cheney Says Obama Risking National Security by Nominating "Second-Rate" Cabinet Members
Meghashyam Mali / The Hill: Report: Cheney slams Obama nominees as 'second-rate people'
Blue Texan / INSTAPUTZ: Why do Republicans still listen to Dick Cheney?
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Dick Cheney: Obama Has Jeopardized US National Security By Nominating "Second-Rate People"
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Cheney: Obama appointing second-raters to nat-sec positions
Graham vows to block nominations unless White House more forthcoming
Graham vows to block nominations unless White House more forthcoming
Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Politico and The Hill
John Bresnahan / Politico: McCain: Syria policy 'disgraceful'
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Graham: 'No confirmation without information'
Graham: 'No confirmation without information'
Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Prairie Weather and The Hill
Mike Parker / Daily Express:
Man hunt for ex-soldier who shot police chief's daughter and killed policeman — POLICE plan to use spy drones in the hunt for a Rambo-style ex-soldier and policeman who has murdered three people and vowed to kill again. — Christopher Dorner is thought to be hiding in California's snow-capped San Bernardino mountain
Discussion: The Verge, Weasel Zippers, L.A. NOW, Bob Owens, Infowars, The Informer and Associated Press
Chris Welch / The Verge: Fugitive ex-cop Christopher Dorner pursued by police, drones, and online fans
Ari Bloomekatz / L.A. NOW: Dorner manhunt: $1-million reward expected to be offered
Dennis Romero / The Informer: Christopher Dorner: U.S. Drones Used In Manhunt?
Michael R. Blood / Associated Press:
Fugitive's rant puts focus on evolving LAPD legacy — Associated Press/Reed Saxon - FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 8, 2013 file photo, officers in a patrol car keep watch in front of the West Los Angeles police station as yellow tape prohibits the parking of cars ...more
Discussion: Power Line and Crime and Consequences Blog
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: LAPD rewards Christopher Dorner for his killing spree
Los Angeles Times:
Police seeking Dorner opened fire in a second case of mistaken identity
Police seeking Dorner opened fire in a second case of mistaken identity
Discussion: LAist, L.A. NOW, Boing Boing, Power Line and Firedoglake
Emma G. Gallegos / LAist: 'Don't Shoot! I'm NOT DORNER!!' Bumper Stickers Hit eBay
Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing: LAPD hunting Dorner shot at innocent guy in second mistaken identity incident
Scott Johnson / Power Line: Misfires in the Dorner manhunt
Talking Points Memo:
Nicolle Wallace: GOP Needs Rubio Because 'He Knows Who Tupac Is' — Republican strategist Nicolle Wallace said Sunday that Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is good for the Republican Party because, as one of many attributes, Rubio "knows who Tupac is." — "He's everything we need and more," …
Discussion: The Raw Story
Jonathan Terbush / The Raw Story: GOP strategist: We need Rubio because 'he knows who Tupac is'
George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:
Rep. Keith Ellison on GOP's Softer Rhetoric: 'Lipstick on a Pig'
Rep. Keith Ellison on GOP's Softer Rhetoric: 'Lipstick on a Pig'
Discussion: Balloon Juice, Weasel Zippers and The National Memo
Justin Sink / The Hill:
GOP Rep. Cole: 'Absolutely' no new tax revenues in sequester replacement
GOP Rep. Cole: 'Absolutely' no new tax revenues in sequester replacement
Discussion: Politico
Reid J. Epstein / Politico: Tom Cole: 'Absolutely' no new revenues in sequester deal
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Medal of Honor recipient Romesha to be guest of first lady at State of the Union — (CNN) - Former Staff Sergeant Clint Romesha, who will be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony Monday afternoon, will also be honored by the Obamas as a guest …
Discussion: The Hill
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Obama embarking on three-city tour after State of the Union
Obama embarking on three-city tour after State of the Union
Discussion: CNN
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
After ignoring unemployment, Obama seeks to convince Americans it's his top priority
After ignoring unemployment, Obama seeks to convince Americans it's his top priority
Discussion: Washington Post, The Impolitic, The Lonely Conservative, Washington Monthly, Power Line and New York Times
Libby Spencer / The Impolitic: Obama, jobs and right wing media amnesia
Scott Johnson / Power Line: Long day's journey, cont'd
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
TRENDING: Tea party address won't divide Republicans, Rand Paul says
TRENDING: Tea party address won't divide Republicans, Rand Paul says
Discussion: Hot Air, The Reaction and Politico
Richard K. Barry / The Reaction: P.M. Headlines — (ThinkProgress): "Lindsey Graham to place hold …
Reid J. Epstein / Politico: Rand Paul: Tea party response is 'extra'
Bob Owens:
Dishonoring the Corps; Marines in inaugural parade had bolts removed from their rifles … David Codrea has revealed that President Obama has so little regard for the United States Marines risking their lives under his command life that they were forced to dismantle their already empty parade rifles for his second inauguration parade.
Discussion: Nice Deb, No More Mister Nice Blog and Vox Popoli
David Codrea- / Examiner:
Disabled Marine rifles at inauguration signal shift in administration policy (Photos)
Disabled Marine rifles at inauguration signal shift in administration policy (Photos)
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jerusalem Post:
Officials: Obama coming to Israel to prevent strike on Iran — The reason behind the urgency of the US president's trip to Israel in spring - a time flagged by Netanyahu as significant in the Iranian nuclear program - is to tell him to leave the matter to the US, officials tell Army Radio.
Discussion: Associated Press, The PJ Tatler, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Israel Matzav and alan.com
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Israeli Officials: Obama Is Coming to Israel to Warn Netanyahu Against Attacking Iran
Jeffrey Heller / Reuters: Netanyahu to discuss Iran, Syria, Palestinians with Obama
Nick Bilton / NYT Bits:
Disruptions: Where Apple and Dick Tracy May Converge — Dick Tracy and James Bond had watches that served as computers. Tim Cook of Apple wears a Nike FuelBand, which tracks his physical activity. — Dick Tracy had one. As did Inspector Gadget and James Bond.
Discussion: Daily Mail, Mashable!, TechCrunch and Business Insider
Joshua Gardner / Daily Mail: Steve Jobs dreamed of an Apple iCar before he died
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Mashable!: Apple Said to be Experimenting with a Smart Watch
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Apple Reportedly Developing A Curved Glass Smart Watch
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. John McCain on avoiding automatic spending cuts — Special Guests: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. John McCain — The following is a rush transcript of the February 10, 2013, edition of "Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace." This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Discussion: Althouse and Washington Examiner
Ann Althouse / Althouse: Congressman Cotton was excellent on drones and Benghazi on "Fox News Sunday."
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Pelosi: 'Almost a false argument' to say US has spending problem
Pelosi: 'Almost a false argument' to say US has spending problem
Jake Sherman / Politico: House GOP: No new tax bills
Doug Powers / Michelle Malkin: Constitutional scholar Nancy Pelosi: We avow your First Amendment right to own a gun
Scared Monkeys: A Delusional San Fran Nan Pelosi Denies Federal Deficit Is Due To Spending Problem …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Unreal... Nancy Pelosi: It's Almost a False Argument to Say US Has a Spending Problem
Kevin Liptak / CNN: 'We've had plenty of spending cuts,' says Pelosi
Michael J.W. Stickings / The Reaction: There is no f**king spending problem
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Obama Prepares To Screw His Base — Young people re-elected the president. Now they get to pay disproportionately for ObamaCare. — President Obama talks with college students while waiting for an order of fries at OMG Burgers in Coral Gables, Florida last September. — Image by C.W. Griffin/Miami Herald/MCT
New York Times:
Menendez Discouraged Giving Port Security Equipment to Dominicans — WASHINGTON — Senator Robert Menendez sought to discourage any plan by the United States government to donate port security equipment to the Dominican Republic, citing concern that the advanced screening gear might undermine efforts …
Chicago Tribune:
Obama coming to Chicago to 'talk about the gun violence' … President Barack Obama will visit Chicago this week, following his wife here as the city finds itself in the national spotlight after the slaying of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton. — The White House said the visit Friday …
Discussion: Politico and The Raw Story
Reid J. Epstein / Politico: Obama traveling after SOTU


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Q: How did you like it out there? It looked like you guys got a lot of work in today.
TB: We did. There was a lot of tempo to the practice. They like their tempo and we have our own style. It's always nice to work against some different people, some different coverages. Our team is playing a particular style. We've seen that for nine practices in a row and you kind of get used to that and think that everybody's going to play that way. But we came out today and it's very different than what our defense does, so it's good to get the work in.
Q: Are you getting more comfortable with you new receivers, especially the younger guys?
TB: Everybody's working at it. I would say we have a long way to go and we're doing some good things and we're doing some things that we need to eliminate. We were talking last night about how to eliminate mistakes before they happen because we just can't afford to make them and say 'Well, we'll get it the next time.' Those 'next times' are going to cost you wins and losses here shortly. The pace picks up there's more installation that goes in. Like I said today, there's more coverages, more things we're seeing, so we've got to be able to incorporate what we're doing in the meeting rooms and bring it out here on the field and execute, really going at a fast speed.
Q: Are you interested in seeing how it plays out for Chip Kelly in the NFL?
TB: Well, I've seen his teams play for a long time at Oregon and they've been exceptional, so I'm sure it will be no different. It's good for us to come down and get to work. They have some very talented players, especially on defense. It's going to be fun playing against them on Friday, but I really enjoyed today's day of work and I know we're practicing again tomorrow.
Q: Do the juices get flowing a little more in practices like this? I Know you like to see different guys and the competition seems to ramp up a little bit.
TB: Yeah, it's very competitive. There's definitely maybe a little different element just because there's some new players and you want to go out and you want to do your best. They made some plays today. We made a few. Hopefully on Friday we make more than them.
Q: Where are you guys offensively now? Do you feel pretty good about the first few weeks?
TB: We're making progress. I think it's better than what it was when we started and I think that's the important thing. We've got to keep building. We're four weeks from our first game, so we've got to use very one of those days. We had extensive walkthroughs today at the hotel. All those places are opportunities for us to learn – all of us. And all of us get on the same page, and then we come out today and execute against a team that we really had no clue what they were going to do: the fronts, the blitzes, the coverages, the skill set of their players, so for us to come out and be able to execute was the more important thing.
Q: How helpful is that for you guys to play against a team with that feeling of uncertainty?
TB: It's good. I mean, it lets you know where you're at. You're measured up against some other great competition. We run some plays against out own defense in practice, at this point 30 or 40 times, so it's nice to see a fresh look at it and, 'Ok, how's it going to play out?' Like I said, you get some different techniques with some different players. Aqib Talib, we've gone against him a lot and now there are some players with different skill sets and you have to see how you match up against them.
Q: How has Aaron Dobson looked so far?
TB: He's done great. I'm proud of all of those young players for coming in – we've thrown a lot of stuff at them. I said the other day that it's not like we're backing off because that's not the way our offense is; we've got to keep putting the pressure on everybody, whether it's Aaron or Josh [Boyce] or KT [Kenbrell Thompkins] or Zach Sudfeld. Everyone's who's out there is expected to go in there and execute at a pretty high level.
Q: Because of all those news guys that you just named, do you anticipate that you might play more snaps in the preseason than you normally do?
TB: That's up to coach. I know, I love playing out there, so if he tells me to stay out there, great. I think days like this are equally as important. I think that's why he's liked doing this really since the CBA was changed and there were limited amounts of practices. Coach has really decided to amp our practices up and get us more into game mode instead of just a bunch of, 'Ok, now it's first-down passing. Now it's just nine-on-seven run.' It's like 'OK, no, we're playing a game' like you saw at the end of practice. There's 45 seconds left on the clock and it's the second half. We've got one time out, what are we going to do? That's a little different. You get sacked, you get a big gain, or you're going to clock it and you call a time out. Did we get out of bounds? We're going to go for a touchdown, are we going to kick a field goal? I mean, all of those things are going to come up her eon Friday and I think there's just not as much time now to get all those things done, so we're trying to really maximize it on the practice field.
Q: You've been doing this a long time. Are you stressing that to these young guys – a sense of urgency on every snap, every play, every practice?
TB: Yeah, it's all important and I'm probably a pain in their butt at this point. I'm always harping on them about something. I don't let off very often, so I'm sure it will be nice for everybody to get to the games and get competitive, but we have another big day of practice tomorrow and a situational practice Thursday and then we're ready to go for Friday.
Q: Having so many new receivers, how tough of an adjustment is it to adjust and work everybody in?
TB: Well, anytime you have new players that you have to incorporate, like I said, their skill set into what we're trying to do offensively – so everyone's trying to create a role for themselves. It's really up to the individual as to how they do that. Our offense has been our offense for a long time, ever since I got here and different players have come and we've always adapted to the guys that we have and what they're able to do best. That's what we're going to continue to try to do and hopefully the guys can come in and all create a role for themselves and we can hopefully go out and score a lot of points, that's our goal.
Q: What's struck you about Danny Amendola so far?
TB: Danny's done a great job. He's fun to be out there with. He takes practice very seriously. He's an extremely hard worker, wants to do the right thing on every single play and has very high expectations for himself. It's been fun. We're in constant communication. He loves football, so it's a great teammate to have.
Q: It looked like on the touchdown you threw to him that he gave you a hand signal. Is that a sign that you are really getting on the same page?
TB: Yeah, we're working at it. There're adjustments at the line of scrimmage which are always important, especially in today's game where the defenses are so multiple, you have to be able to make adjustments at the line of scrimmage. When you get these situations that we had today, they can play out in a lot of different ways. For us to be on the same page is really important. The more we do it, the better we're getting at it. We just have to stay with it.
Q: It seems like you have a lot of passion. Do you like this group? It seems like even though it's a different group than in years past, do you like what you see in terms of talent level and possibilities here?
TB: Well, I'm always positive, so we're going to see how it all plays out. We'll see where we're at on Friday in a real game where there's real tackling. The mental and physical toughness of the team is so important, especially over the stretch of a long season. Things aren't always going to go right. We've had some bad practices and then we had to move on. We're going to have some games where we don't play as well. We're going to have to move on because we're just going to keep getting better. That's the important thing: making steady improvement. We can always make improvement and we're going to have to.
Q: Did you ever notice when you were running the up-tempo offense that the officials with their new positioning slowed you down at all?
TB: I didn't notice much today. I think they missed a few things in the substitutions.
Q: What about during the season last year?
TB: I didn't notice anything last year.
Q: How much did Coach Belichick and Coach Kelly work together with you as a team today?
TB: Coach Belichick and Coach Kelly kind of handled everything.
Q: So you never had any direct interaction with him?
TB: No.


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Greetings sometimes followers of the latest trendly goings on. It's been far too long since you've seen our smiling faces and glowing witticisms on this here page. If only there were some way we could make it up to you that didn't involve monetary appropriations or sexual favors. We've got it! How about we resume our position as the standard bearers of the latest in all that is both friendly and trendy by posting something new? Sound good? No? Well, then we guess we're just going to have to offer you a heartfelt apology, which just so happens to be the latest friendly trend in public discourse.
Plenty of people in this world are capable of committing unspeakable acts of immorality such as actively engaging in genocide, offering free health care and forgetting to tip their server. All too often those heinous occurrences go unchecked without even the slightest acknowledgment of any wrongdoing. Lately though those who have committed a heinous act against their fellow man have seen fit to right their wrongs by publicly proclaiming "mea culpa" for their questionable decisions that stand to jeopardize their status as the world's foremost athlete, restaurant patron, or douchebag tattoo-sleeved guitar player of easy listening music.
Whether you've offended people by outing your penis's racist tendencies, not providing boundaries for your penis, or just simply not posting on your blog for a really long time; it's important to acknowledge that the road to ruin was paved with good intentions. Unfortunately that road is only big enough for penis-shaped cars or vehicles driven by your ego. While you were busy thinking with your genitalia, guitar, and/or wallet your well-intending actions -no matter how private- were busy hurting the feelings of millions of people you have never even met who obviously look up to you as a role model.
The only way to right this wrong is to offer an utterly sincere admission of guilt and probable sex addiction as reasons for your lapse in judgment. After all, you could've spent so much time being the best you you could be if only you weren't so busy looking at porn or shamelessly flirting with the girl you paid to have sex with.
So how does one offer a sincere apology to those wronged souls also known as sponsors, professional sports associations, or Twitter followers? Well, there are several different methods sweeping the nation:
The most popular and readily available is the press conference. The media loves a good admission of wrongdoing and what better way to do it than in real-time in front of cameras and microphones before the entire world. Not only will it magnify the extent of whatever you're admitting, but it also makes you seem sorrier. Whether you cheated on your wife or your SATs and need to tell someone, there's a good chance ESPN or TMZ will cover it, provided you schedule it during The World Series of Poker or when Britney Spears is not driving to the mall.
The second most popular form of apology is through the purchasing of gifts. While this form of contrition won't achieve the level of international forgiveness on the scale of a press conference; it goes to show those you have injured that your actions, while selfish, put enough money in your pocket to afford expensive chocolates or a used Mazda Miata. It also helps to stimulate the economy, which is always friendly and trendy.
The third most popular form of forgiveness also happens to be the least beneficial to the economy. It's known as the simple action apology. The simple action apology is a personal admission of wrongdoing popularly expressed via language or sexual favors and sometimes both. It requires an audience of five or less and often occurs during an intervention or after the receipt of a credit card bill that reveals frequent trips to the strip club.
Although apologies may be the latest friendly trend, it's important to note that one errs on the side of unpopularity when expressing such regrets to loved ones. After all, being in love means never having to say you're sorry.
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Sunday, June 8, 2008
Fox Bites
As their Formula 1 coverage is ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL!!! Although at least this year they've wisely decided to utilize the commentating crew from their "Little Seester's" network SPEED… But unfortunately in deference to mainstream TV programming have opted for only a two hour telecast… Which means NO 30 minute Pre-race show, which includes the brilliant Peter Winsor shuffling about the race grid…
And then once again, FOX TOTALLY BLEW IT!!! As they bludgeoned the post race interviews of which were of historic proportions... Which left me screaming at the Telescreen FOX SUCKS!!! F%%KING ASSHOLES!!!
And what was all of the rush for? Well immediately following the BOTCHED Broadcast was an overwhelmingly STUPID "Info-mercial" for a low budget competitor of the Bosley "Just For Men" Hair Transplant club… As I'd say FOX could use some of this product to cover the ASS WHOOPIN" they deserve…
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Not that the "Just For Men" product line has not changed my life, but the rushed coverage was lame. I wanted to hear what DC had to say..ReplyDelete
Luckily, they enlightened me on how the pace car is used. I guess they use it to restrict traffic. Also, if you bump one of these cars, it breaks (unlike Nascar). This I did not know either.
For me, the dumbing down was worth it to see an F1 race in HD. If I have to sacrifice Peter Winsor and post race interviews for HD, I'll gladly do it.ReplyDelete
That is right FOX TOTALLY BLEW IT!!! They are meant to broadcast brain washing paid programing. Instead of live race coverage. I wander if that "brain washed redneck" would like to watch boring NASCAR taped if he(she) already know the result??ReplyDelete
Ok, I suppose HD is well worth it... Although I wouldn't know since I'm still living in the 20th Century... As I cannot even begin to tell you how painful it was getting SPEED on my cable system... Just pissed off about how LAME FOX's post race coverage is and remains being... Only 2 more races to go, I believe?ReplyDelete
- F1_Trulli_fanJuly 8, 2008 at 4:56 AM
Fox is just awful. The race consisted of 40 min.s of commercials shown every 3 minutes. They actually cut out the whole last 4 laps (with all the last chance scrapping). Trulli and Nakamichi traded palces twice, did we see it? The sound quality is also awful compared to SPEED. Next they will destroy the German GP. Its another LIVE TIMING race. Its bad enough with all the shots of pit crew, etc for WAY TOO LONG; this Fox coverage is pathetic.ReplyDelete


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Can CTF Players Replace Professional Penetration Testers?
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The first issue with the majority of CTFs is that they focus on single result (flag), rather than a process of comprehensive consecutive security testing.
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New Approaches for Blocking Zero-Day Exploits to Prevent APTs
April 16, 2013 Added by:George Tubin
Cybercriminals continue to develop new methods to bypass security controls in order to install malware on corporate endpoints. An endpoint protection approach that provides both effectiveness and manageability must begin with an understanding of the attack vectors that require mitigation.
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Podcast: Vupen CEO Chaouki Bekrar Talks About Selling Zero Days at CanSecWest
March 08, 2013 Added by:Mike Lennon
Ryan Naraine talks to Vupen CEO Chaouki Bekrar about the controversies surrounding the sale of zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits, his company's business dealings and the work that goes into winning the CanSecWest Pwn2Ownhacker contest.
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UPnP Security Flaws Expose 40-50 Million Networked Devices
January 29, 2013 Added by:Infosec Island
Researchers at Rapid7 have uncovered that roughly 40-50 million network-enabled devices are at risk due to vulnerabilities in the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) protocol.
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The Rise of Exploit Kits According to Solutionary SERT
January 28, 2013 Added by:Plagiarist Paganini
The report revealed the surprising efficiency of well-known vulnerabilities usually included in the popular exploits sold in the underground, around 60% are more than two years old, and 70% of the exploit kits analyzed (26) were released or created in Russia...
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Web Browsers, Exploits and H@x0rs… Oh, My!
November 26, 2012 Added by:Tripwire Inc
I might possibly be in the wrong business. Google announced recently that teenage hacker "Pinkie Pie" was awarded $60,000 for finding and reporting a bug in the company's Chrome web browser. Apparently this is not even the first time he has accomplished this feat...
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Skype: serious vulnerability found
November 15, 2012 Added by:Plagiarist Paganini
The news is circulating with insistence on the net, Skype is suffering from a vulnerability that can expose its users to serious risks, due this reason it has suspended the password reset process.The Russian Blog Pixus.ru published a post where it described a workaround to hijack the accounts of the famous application...
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"No known exploits in the wild..."
November 13, 2012 Added by:Rafal Los
It's human nature, and just the way we are wired... I know I can feel some of that on myself when I hear that phrase. I guess I would change it to be slightly more effective (or harder to dismiss) by adding "at this time" at the end of the sentence - although I doubt it would make too much of a different...
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Group-IB found a new zero-day vulnerability in Adobe products
November 11, 2012 Added by:Plagiarist Paganini
Once again the discovery comes from Russia, its a analysts are demonstrating great capabilities in investigations, the forensics firm Group-IB, the same that provided information on cybercrime activities in Russia in last months, has discovered the availability of a new exploit sold in the underground...
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Post Exploitation Command Lists: Request to Edit
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October 22, 2012 Added by:Plagiarist Paganini
Recent revelations on Flame raise the question on the efficiency of zero day vulnerabilities, software bugs that hackers exploit to avoid security defenses on targeted systems. The real problem when we talk about zero-day is related to the duration of the period in which hackers exploit the vulnerability...
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Enterprises seem to have a love-hate relationship with Java. It's a client we aren't thrilled with, but when it comes to cross-platform use there aren't really any other alternatives. If you look around you'll find that many of the security platforms are written in what? Java...
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How We Might Wage War in Cyberspace
September 19, 2012 Added by:Joel Harding
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Clipboards, Confidence, and Information Security
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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has set the country's growth target for 2012 at an eight-year low of 7.5% as he seeks to boost consumer demand within the nation and reduce reliance on external markets.
Reuters reported that in his annual work report to China's annual parliamentary session, the National People's Congress, Wen stated that his first priority for the current year is "expanding consumer demand." Both he and President Hu Jintao will be handing over power in 2012, to retire in 2013. As a preliminary move, the government will work on relieving price pressures and rebalancing the national economy.
Wen was quoted saying, "We aim to promote steady and robust economic development, keep prices stable, and guard against financial risks by keeping the total money and credit supply at an appropriate level, and taking a cautious and flexible approach."
He added, "We will improve policies that encourage consumption. We will vigorously adjust income distribution, increase the incomes of low- and middle-income groups, and enhance people's ability to consume." Such a move would attempt to reduce the country's reliance on external demand, as well as providing more funding to farmers and migrant workers who, due to low incomes, are reluctant to spend what they have.
Reducing the growth target for 2012 to 7.5% is seen this year more as a goal to be achieved, rather than the previous multiyear target of 8% that was consistently exceeded.
With the Communist Party justifying its rule by economic growth that is intended to spread prosperity and anchor political stability, the eruption of such problems just as the party prepares to hand over power to new leaders is making it look more likely that Wen and Hu will be accused of having failed to seize chances for reform out of fears that such actions before a leadership transition will lead to political unrest.
And indeed, income inequality has widened, with the number of billionaires in China, according to Forbes, almost doubling in 2011 from 2010; other societal woes have surfaced that include high inflation, soaring property prices, rising government debt and political unrest.


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Jersey Shore star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi is reveling in mommy-hood, snapping photos sans makeup while holding with her son.
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Is there hope for Jersey Shore's final season?
Polizzi, who's usually glam from head to toe, hasn't been shy about showing off her 3-month-old baby, Lorenzo. On Saturday she wrote, "I'm not just saying this cause he's my son, but he is the PERFECT little man. I'm a lucky mommy."
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When I was the PTA president, one of my favorite quotes was "The answer is automatically 'no' if you don't ask." So there is a vendor that has brought donuts to the office every week for about three months. And my desk is centrally located, so that is where they sit.
I started giving Jeff (the vendor) a hard time about a month ago. "Bring something healthy!" He's been promising week after week, and last week I said, "Yeah, yeah. I've heard this story."
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State Rep. Kevin Pearson holds "Common Core" town hall meeting
Controversial set of education standards
After countless phone calls to his office in Slidell, state Rep. Kevin Pearson, called a town hall meeting to address concerns about Common Core.
"I've heard many, many concerns," Pearson said. "And it's my job to represent the people. I mean, if you're not there in front of the people, you can't do that."
Pearson said he wanted to give his constituents a platform to discuss the controversial set of education standards Louisiana adopted in 2010, among many other states.
Opponents of the program that is starting to phase in across the state, say, it eliminates parental oversight, never went through public scrutiny and is one more big federal program. Some have even called on the governor to reject Common Core for Louisiana.
"If we do eliminate something like Common Core, we absolutely have to have something that raises the education standards in our state," Pearson said. "Because we cannot sit back and continue to accept the bottom of the barrel of education."
Pearson also responded to citizens upset over the timing of Thursday's meeting, due to the fact it was on the same night as the St. Tammany Parish School Board meeting to address the controversial education system.
The representative said he scheduled his meeting before the school board's. He went on to say, he could not cancel because mailings had already been sent out and representatives from the department of education had already made arrangements to attend the meeting.


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Statement from Owner Frank McCourt on behalf of the Dodgers
Dodger owner Frank McCourt made the following statement today regarding the arrest of a suspect in the attack on Bryan Stow.
"First and foremost, our thoughts today are with Bryan Stow and his family and we hope that this announcement brings them a small measure of relief in what has been an extremely difficult time in their lives.
On behalf of the Dodger organization and our fans, I want to extend our most sincere appreciation and 'thank you' to Chief Charlie Beck and the men and women of the Los Angeles Police Department. From the outset, the Chief made an unwavering commitment to do everything possible to find and apprehend the suspects in the brutal and cowardly attack that took place against Mr. Stow on Opening Day.
From that point forward, I gave my word to Chief Beck that he would have the full support of everyone at the Dodgers and we have worked in close partnership with the LAPD on this matter. We pledge our continued cooperation with law enforcement authorities during the prosecution phase that will ensue.
The Dodgers are committed to providing our fans the safest sports venue in the United States – this is a commitment that we take very seriously.
Chief Beck, thank you for using every available LAPD resource to find and arrest this suspect, who will now be brought to justice."
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Fine, now let's address the fact that it might have never happened had you committed to financial resources necessary to make ensure the proper security level. Just part and parcel to the larger issue of taking on a task that was much too big for you to handle. You don't have the financial resources nor the corporate expertise to run the LA Dodgers. Time to, "as the steward of this franchise", do the right thing Frank. Put the Dodgers up for sale and turn the stewardship over to someone more qualified.
Amen Doug. Mr. McCourt, you have turned the Dodgers into a laughing stock, both on and off the field. Its time to give the keys to someone else. I'm tired of watching a team that has no hope this season and no foreseeable future winning seasons ahead. The Dodgers and their fans don't deserve to have a hopeless owner.
Very well said Doug and Pete!
I am so glad they found a suspect in this horrendous act. However, maybe, just maybe it would have never happened if they actually read/listened to what some of the fans, especially Collie, have been saying for a long time now.
Frank – just sell the team so the Dodgers can have somebody who can fix/rebuild this very broken team. We, the fans, the players and the employees, deserve this.
Glad they made an arrest, hopefully they get the bastards and throw the book at them.
Well, MLB has designated someone to run the business of the team so the hope is that will save the ship from a deliberate sinking.
But I don't think the team is necessarily a laughing stock. They have many starters out with injuries and a shaky bullpen, but decent starters and a good core lineup. They just need to get healthy and get the bullpen back in order! GO Dodgers!
Well said Doug.
As it has been most of the time with Frank's tenure, its too little, too late.
Can we arrest Ned and Frank to?
I was pleasantly surprised to hear the news that an arrest has been made in the Stow beating case. Because so much time has passed since the incident without an arrest or solid i.d. of the suspects, I lost confidence the perpetrators would ever be found. Let's hope that the authorities make a good case and not only get a conviction of the suspect in custody but also the others involved. And by the way, I don't much care what Frank McCourt has to say about anything until he announces he is selling the team.
Now THAT last line was well worth the two cents lbirken!!!
Everybody has said what I feel too. All I can do is repeat the one most important thing: SELL THE TEAM, FRANK!!!!
SELL THE TEAM, Frank!
If it sounds like an echo, just imagine it multiplied a few hundred of thousand times, maybe millions – that's what the Dodger fans want.
Very glad to hear that LAPD has a suspect in custody. Hopefully they will get the other thug and the woman driving the car as well. Fry the bastards.
On another note, it looks like Ethier will be heading to the DL. He's already nursing a sore left elbow, and now has a bruised right elbow, toe, and back. He's been slumping badly since the streak ended perhaps due to the elbow. He needs a couple of weeks off to heal and get his head straight. They brought him back too soon last year and he never was quite right. As for Barajas, there really isn't much difference between him and Navarro, except I think Barajas offers better defense. Perhaps we will get to see what Ellis can do.
One more thing;
According to the LA Times, Andre said he plans on playing tomorrow. However, with this medical staff, who the hell knows.
That's what I read too, Nellyjune. And, you are right…who the hell knows!
I find it odd and kind of amusing that on the heading for this thread, ol' Frank is referred to as the owner. This is a blog about the Dodgers and, I'm sure ALL of us know mccrook is the owner. They could have just said Frank McCourt, etc, etc. Perhaps he just wants to be called the owner one last time!
Well, even if he doesn't go on the 15 DL, he should take the day off tomorrow at least. Its not worth risking aggrevating the minor injuries to play for a quickly downward spiraling team against the worst team in the league.
I agree Jhall! He is much more valuable than this team is worth right now.
Hard to say if Dre would actually be playing for or against the worst team in the league. 🙂
Can't argue with that comment enchanted.
Not this one…
I don't think you can blame this one on anyone except the Criminals who did this. This guy was on Perole which means he has been to Prison… I would not be surprised his partner is also an ex-Con ???
No amount of security scares these kind of people…
Most likely Gang Bangers High on Meth…
It's always important to be careful for ourselves first…
I'm not saying Bryan wasn't but you can never be too careful. I wish I had the answers…
My Prayers and Hopes are with Brian Stow and his Family.
These guys will get less punsihment than they inflicted on Brian Stow even if they get the Maximum The Law allows ?
a No Win Situation but make no mistake this is not about Baseball… This is about Crime in this country and how it is everywhere
So, I am guessing it's possible these felons may not have had tickets. They were strictly there to hurt someone. Mr. Stow was just a victim of being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
I would agree that Frank's not directly responsible for Mr. Stow's beating, but I would say he's complicit. He hadn't had a chief of security for months when the beating took place, and during his tenure he's allowed things to deteriorate to where they are attracting a high volume of criminal element as their "fan" base.
I believe Frank was negligent in his security responsibilties. I think the insurance company is going to make a point of it in their claim revue!!
Assuming Frank kept up his premiums. The guy didn't even pay his hair stylist. 🙂
I think so too. As I recall, Mr. Stow had called someone on his cell saying he felt threatened inside the stadium. I'd like to know if security was informed of his fears before it escalated in the parking lot? To me, all security does inside the stadium is make sure you are in the right seating area.
Everything about this season is a complete wreck. Frank, you're like a jilted lover who won't go away. Speaking of, from 1968, take it Dan:
LMAO!!!! That is perfect!!!
I have been going to the Dodger games alone for a few years now and have never felt threatened. As with anywhere we go, there will be the criminal element. I don't blame Dodger Stadiium for what happened. I blame the people responsible for the beating. Put the blame where it belongs.
Hey Cat, I'm glad that you're experiences have been positive ones, but I assume that you don't wear the other teams colors.
I agree, the beating rests squarely on the two that did it. It was a barbaric act thought of and carried out by two subhumans, and they should get punished to the full extent of whatever the law allows.
BUT, Frank didn't have proper security measures in place to begin with, and from what I've read, its almost non-existant after the games. Plus, he's allowed things inside the stadium to deteriorate to the point that no one wearing the other teams colors is free from one form of abuse or another. Collie can attest first hand to what he's seen and experienced. That's not the Dodger Stadium I knew. That's the Dodger Stadium ATM of Frank. As long as he has everyone's money, anything goes.
With Sands getting 4 hits yesterday he now have a stats lines as .320/.433/.600/1.033 on the road but at home is another story .210/.286/.306/.592 and all of his hits are double that would put his overall stats lines as .241/.330/.391/.721. To put in comparison with Loney overall stats lines that read .240/.283/.292/.575.
Blah I read the wrong thing lol which is was an edit button?
Those are his number facing a lhp and rhp. The real numbers are Away .348 .444 .522 .966 and Home .122 .196 .244 .440
Well, if we lose Ethier and Barajas to the DL, it will just give the INJURY BUG supporters more fodder for their cannons. And thus, make it easier to overlook the real problem. This team as constructed by Ned Colletti under the McCourt ownership is just NOT A GOOD TEAM. And, when you bring in a bunch of older, over the hill has beens and never weres, what can you realistically expect but injuries. Therefore, alot of the injury bug can be linked to Neds acquisitions. Frank has already stated that this is the type of players we can expect even if money wasn't an issue. Yeah, so he can keep siphoning of funds to fuel his and Jamies overly extravagant lifestyle. Leopards don't change their spots. I am hopeful Bud will seize our team and force a sale to a legitimate owner and Ned will be gone in the process. Only then can the Dodgers begin a resurgance and return to prominance instead of a being a cruel Frank and Ned joke.
Thank you LAPD!!
Get lost Frank & shame on you for trying to take credit for this!
Yeah, Jhall – Hear, Hear!
And we don't want to hear any garbage out of Frank or his publicists on diversionary issues. Frank had about as much to do with catching the beating suspect as the man in the moon. SELL THE TEAM!
Good Morning ITDland. I don't wannt to waste any more of my time talking about F & N. I'd rather spend my time worrying about the health of Andre and the rest of the team. Even though this past month has been dreadful, I can't help it…..I'm still a Dodger fanatic and want to see them play well. They have to be feeling the same frustration we all do and, just like the rest of us, hope this mess with F & N is over soon.
So, have a good game today with the Astros….GO DODGERS!!!
Anybody want to guess what type of bull crap lineup Donnie will send up today to try to lose to the stinking Astros? Here's my guess, which assumes that both Barajas and Ethier sit this one out (hope I'm wrong, especially about Ethier):
Furcal ss – will he remember how to hit?
Carroll 2b
Gibbons rf – looks ugly here, but Donnie learned from Torre
Kemp cf
Loney 1b
Sands lf
Navarro c
Mitchell 3b
Kershaw p
I don't think that line-up would have to try to lose, though if Kersh is on they may be able to hold them to a draw. 🙂
With Kemp protecting him should be no problem but this is Gibbons from this year and not last year so it's going to be a problem. I wish Sands could move up in Loney spot or let's Sands bat 3rd.
It really doesn't matter we need a shake up in the lineup I wouldn't mind seeing Loney bat 3rd and Sands bat 5th.


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The fate of Obamacare may once again wind up before the Supreme Court now that a federal judge in Texas has ruled that the law is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Court Judge Reed O'Connor ruled on Friday that the law's individual mandate is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court had upheld the legality of the mandate in 2012, ruling that it fell under Congress' power to impose taxes. But as part of the Republican tax law passed last year, Congress eliminated the fine for not complying with the mandate. Without that penalty, O'Connor ruled, the mandate is no longer a tax and thus violates the Constitution — and, because the mandate cannot be separated from the rest of Obamacare, the judge said, the entire law is also invalid.
The controversial ruling in the case, brought by 20 Republican-led states, means that debate over the law will once again be front and center in the nation's capital — and across the country — as a new Congress is sworn in come January.
Here's a rundown of what happens next and what's at stake:
Is Obamacare dead? No, far from it. The judge did not grant an injunction blocking the Affordable Care Act from being in effect. His ruling is sure to be appealed, first to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans and potentially to the Supreme Court, and the White House said the law will remain in place as the appeal process plays out. Many legal analysts and lawmakers in both parties say the judge's sweeping decision is likely to be overturned, with some dismissing the decision as a blatant example of partisan judicial activism resulting from a weaponized court system. "Congress has explicitly said that it thinks the ACA can and should exist even without a federal individual mandate; it voted to do precisely that last year," Bloomberg's Max Nisen noted. "That seems like the precedent that should be looked to. Instead, this judge chose to rely on a creative interpretation of congressional intent when it first passed the law in 2010."
Democratic leaders said they will call for a vote to intervene in the case once the new Congress convenes. "A lot of this depends on congressional intent. And if a majority of the House and a majority of the Senate say that this case should be overturned, it'll have a tremendous effect on the appeal," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."
What happens if the ruling is upheld? It could create chaos across the U.S. health care system — "the consequences would be disastrous," The Economist said. "When the Supreme Court considered the law in 2012, Obamacare was not yet in effect. Today, it is in full swing. Required coverage of people with pre-existing conditions would disappear. Young adults counting on remaining on their parents' insurance until the age of 26 would be suddenly booted into uninsured status." Nearly 12 million people got health care coverage through the ACA exchanges last year, and another 15 million people have gained coverage through the law's Medicaid expansion. Those gains could all be reversed.
Will Republicans come to rue this ruling? O'Connor's decision "illustrated the fruits — and possible perils — of [Republicans'] long-running campaign, stepped up in the Trump era, to remake the judiciary through the confirmation of dozens of conservative judges, including two appointees to the Supreme Court," The New York Times' Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Robert Pear and Abby Goodnough said. President Trump celebrated the Texas decision, calling it "Great news for America!" But other Republicans were far more reserved, faced with the problematic prospect of a renewed Obamacare fight after the midterm election drubbing their party just took from voters worried about health-care costs and protections for Americans with pre-existing conditions. Recent polls have found that the Affordable Care Act has grown more popular with Americans, with about half or slightly more now favoring the law. Support for key elements of Obamacare, like its protections for those with pre-existing protections, is significantly higher.
In that context, the court ruling "spells bad news for Republicans, by allowing Democrats to replay a potent health care message that helped them flip 40 House seats: that the GOP remains hellbent on gutting Obamacare and rolling back protections for pre-existing conditions," Politico's Paul Demko and Adam Cancryn wrote. Some Republicans voiced optimism that the ruling would open the door for cooperation between Democrats and Republicans to fix the health care law, but with the 2020 election cycle already under way, ramped up political bickering may be more likely than a bipartisan path forward.


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Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old Democratic Socialist who stunned the political world and roiled the Democratic Party this month by defeating Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) in a primary, believes in the power of government spending. And her views on the budget deficit "could be a huge asset for Democrats" if or when she wins a seat in Congress this November, writes Business Insider's Pedro Nicolaci da Costa:
This is her key insight: Despite quack economists' insistence to the contrary, the US government is nothing like a household. It is not 'burdened' by debt. It can borrow indefinitely, as long as that borrowing does not spur inflation. What matters, really, is the quality of the spending, not the size of the deficit.
Ocasio-Cortez, who has a bachelor's degree in economics from Boston University, supports Medicare for All, a federal jobs guarantee and tuition-free public college and a one-time federal cancellation of student debt.
The key quote: "The idea that we're going to austerity ourselves into prosperity is so mistaken, and honestly I feel like one of the big problems we have is that, because Democrats don't have a deep understanding of or degrees in economics, they allow Wall Street folks to roll in the door and think that they're giving them an education," Ocasio told In These Times last month.
Why it matters: Democratic leaders criticized the deficit-increasing effects of the GOP tax cuts and have sought to portray their party as fiscally responsible, with House leaders Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer pledging to adopt a "pay as you go" rule if they win back the House in November. But the progressive wing of the party wants to pursue an ambitious agenda, and Ocasio-Cortez's views on spending and the deficit are just the latest indication of the intraparty fight Democrats face, especially as they look to 2020.


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Hi, I would like to know how other shops are utilizing their material(sheet goods) that come off the cnc. We use cabinet vision software and and know there is an off cut manager tool that we could use to help us in trying to eliminate waste. We have 3 draftsmen that draw and generate code to the cnc. The problem we're having is the jobs we generate to the cnc do not always get cut out in that specific order. This would basically make the off cut manager tool irrelevant, right? We would like to utilize all that is possible. Let me know how the rest of you guys operate or any tips on how to use up left over scrap coming off the cnc. Thanks
I have this nightmare that the off cuts that I use for the next job are replaced by identical off cuts.
Just a couple of common-sense thoughts - can you feed your off-cuts to a single draftsman and when he uses those materials in a job, put it at the front of the queue? Or, depending on what you make, use the off-cut material for shelves, backs, and other parts that can be cut on a saw and use up the material that way. Will the time and energy you spend managing the off-cut material really pay in savings if it interrupts job flow, etc.? Or try a different optimizer?
This is a tough one that we struggle with as well. I only have one guy generating code and we have an off cut rack we keep larger pieces in and we use them in the next job when we can. Sometimes we spend more time than its worth on it though.
we run what we can looking for best yield. Sometimes guys stand at the saw and cut up nailers and ladder base parts out of the off-fall and stock it in parts bins. Saves a lot of time, this is for the short nests that require say 1/2 sheet for nailers and such. The cut list goes to a sawyer and pulls from the bin for nailers and cuts backs while the machine is nesting doors and case goods.
Thanks for the responses everyone. We have heard that other shops sometimes use only one guy to generate code to the cnc, this would let this one guy manage the off cuts but I'm not so sure this is the correct way. Like I said we have 3 draftsmen/project mngrs. that are responsible for the jobs they take on. This could mean from working with customer, to field measuring, proofing the drawings, running the jobs to the cnc, and then answering any questions from shop employees. I just think it would make more sense to have drftsmn./pr. mngr. be in charge of everything that way there is no finger pointing when the job is going through the shop. I think the key would be to have the cnc operator manage the off cuts and keep certain size off cuts labeled and organized in a bin that are easily accessible. Scrap is not always a bad thing as you need nailers, counter top doubler, etc.
We use CV also and the offcut manager is great until a guy in the shop uses one of the scraps and you don't know it. So, I make a list of the materials right before I optimize and have a guy in the shop write down all the scrap sizes we have (alternatively, you could print out the offcuts in the manager and have him check those off). Then I put those in the O.C. manager and optimize right away.
The key point is the tradeoff between the cost to manage the offcut inventory and the cost of those materials. You can't utilize material that doesn't exist, so if someone uses materials that you think are in inventory, you're going back to the office to re-optimize the job. Perhaps you start by separating materials by cost - it pays to track expensive sheet goods, but do you want to put the same effort into MDF, particle board, and melamine? Size also matters - large sheets are easier to earmark for future machining and to utilize than small pieces. Ultimately it's all about the return for the effort invested.


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While most of the 2012 Pork Powerhouses grind their teeth over rising feed costs, the nation's largest pork producer -- Smithfield Foods -- is poised to take advantage of an earlier investment.
Nearly a decade ago, the company built a port facility in Wilmington, North Carolina. This year, Smithfield is using that facility to ship in millions of bushels of high-quality, low-cost grain from South America and elsewhere. In addition, the company has stepped up its presence and efforts in the local grain market, just as North Carolina and nearby states produced a record harvest.
"Between the strong local crop and the imports through our port facility, we have ample supplies of high-quality corn until our next wheat season," says Joe Szaloky, vice president of business development, planning and procurement for Smithfield.
The company tops the exclusive Successful Farming/Agriculture.com ranking of the 25 largest U.S. pork producers with 862,000 sows (1.089 million worldwide). That's a jump of 24,049 sows from 2011.
There are more than 3 million sows in production for the 25 largest firms in the U.S. this year, a gain of about 62,000 from 2011. With no widespread disease issues in the industry, most of the 3 million sows are more productive than a year ago, as well.
At Smithfield, says Szaloky, a three-year effort "to revamp, modernize and make our business more competitive" has made a $100 million improvement to the bottom line. Some old farms were rebuilt, others closed, and new barns constructed. In all, 43,000 sows were moved from outdated farms to modern farms.
"When you fix a sow farm it takes two years to see the benefits," Szaloky says. "Once the herd stabilizes, it clicks."
The company's $140 million investment in 2010 has "strengthened herd health and performance," Szaloky says. "Wean to finish losses were almost cut in half. Cull rates are down to 2%."
Higher feed costs mean more pigs heading to market at light weights.
"Everyone is taking the weight off," says Zack MCullen, vice president of swine production at Prestage Farms, Clinton, North Carolina. "We are going to continue to hold weights down – 260 pounds instead of 275 or 280."
Prestage has been adding finishing space in the Midwest to feed pigs farrowed in Mississippi, but the sow number for the company, 165,000, has not changed in the past year.
Corn at $8 a bushel and lingering drought in the Midwest worry all the largest producers.
"The industry won't see the kind of contraction we used to see," says Stephen Summerlin, vice president of live operations for Seaboard Foods, Shawnee Mission, Kansas. "It's not easy to get out of the pig business. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next year."
Seaboard hasn't increased sow numbers for a decade, but productivity gains by their herd has resulted in the company adding 270,000 finishing spaces in the last four years.
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Whenever you see an animal through an electron microscope, the animal is dead. Pretty or monstrous, but dead, dead, dead. DEAD. Not this tick, however. They put her alive inside the device, and she survived. Not only that, she was moving. Watch.
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INDIANAPOLIS – Midwest ISO, a Carmel, Ind.-based power grid operator for much of the Midwest, unlawfully discriminated against an employee and fired her because of her disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed December 23, 2011.
According to the EEOC's suit (Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-1703-WTL-DML), filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, the employee suffered from post-partum depression, a condition the employee made known to Midwest ISO. Yet the company refused to grant the employee's request for some leave time to help her deal with the condition, the EEOC said.
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) requires an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation of an employee's disability, unless the employer would suffer an undue hardship as a result. The EEOC filed the lawsuit against Midwest ISO after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
"This company could easily have prevented this situation by working toward a reasonable accommodation, which it was legally obliged to do," said Laurie A. Young, EEOC regional attorney for the Indianapolis District Office.
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As 'Urinelle' ranks alongside 'Moon Cup' for sheer mind-wanging, vocabularic heinousness; and though I object strongly to the suffix 'elle' or the prefix 'she' being added to anything regarding ladies' effluent, by Sunday it is clear: if you wish to lift your spirits, you need only join the queue for the girls wee troughs. Armed with what looks like a small chip cone, I find myself in a cubicle, desperately trying to remember where I last saw my dignity. Then a girl of about sixteen sticks her head round the side of the adjacent stall.
'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!,' she squeals, thinking me her friend.
'Oh my God. I am SOOOOOO. SORRRRRY.' She says, trying to make amends.
'Go away?' I posit, nicely as I can.
'Pinky handshake?' she ends, proferring her smallest finger.
Now, it is deeply troubling to find that the sense of humour you developed aged twelve is the one you are stuck with for the rest of your life, but one must accept these things. And a girl trying to do a pinky shake with you over the sound of other girls giggling because they have just done a wee on theyselves, is funny.
That morning, and in the distance, I hear Scala & Kolancy Brothers' choir of younglings sounding magnificent, and doing a rousing, angelic take on Peter Gabriel's 'Solsbury Hill'. My wellies (now in a parlous condition) no longer trouble me. Besides, I am mid-way through securing some interview time with Everything Everything, who have kindly agreed to let me put a teenager in front of them. She will have a biscuit tin of questions along the lines of 'What colour, is the inside of your mind?'.
Dog bless Everything Everything, whose day Sunday will be.
All this means I have to miss The Leisure Society, which pains me dreadfully, so I don't really want to know how good they were. I also miss Anna Calvi, but that is on purpose because only one of her singles has worked on me. Still, as the sound she is making drifts to where my tent is, it is fair to say she is just right for Latitude; big on ambition and pleasing enough for some of its hipsterish Olds.
After taking my whippersnapper (brave, brilliant Millie) backstage to pester Alex and Michael out of Everything Everything (about which, might I say, they are very game), I go to see Gwilym Gold. Who plays an ancient, crumbling Rhodes organ and who has the sort of hair I feel all men should have nowadays; a halo of a quiff he spends a lot of time messing about with. At first I think his music is too slight, and with his eyes closed I wonder how easily he can see what bits of it are moving his audience - but towards the end of his set he ramps things up a notch; songs like 'Everything Is Beautiful' are rumblier and there is more static and it suits his crackly, electronic mood.
We catch short bursts of Clock Opera who feel a little too much like they are chart-chasing, sometime when you listen to them it feels as if they are trying to be all bands to all people. Which is not something you could say for Everything Everything.
Oh, Everything Everything, who I fully expect to be a(n entirely brilliant, scattergun) mess. They are playing in the Word tent and it is properly, definitely rammed. And everyone knows the words, even though EE songs are notoriously hard to remember - 'Chest pumped elegantly elephantine, southern hemisphere by Calvin Klein' being a good example. And it feels as if the momentum they have always deserved is finally being poured onto their heads, and they have only their stagewear boilersuits to protect them. Jeremy says we are the biggest festival crowd 'they have ever played to, truly, truly' and they basically – and I hate this expression – nail it, all that complexity finally, fully and beautifully realised. There is a lot of jumping. And they do a new, as yet unnamed, song that sounds like Aha and is wonderful; instant, excessive and unrepentantly joyful, angular pop music. Everything Everything look very happy, and well they might. I emerge glowing.
I see not nearly enough of Ghostpoet - though I do hear The Single, 'Survive It', which sounds - if it were possible - more muscular, soporific and doomy, live. Then it starts to absolutely tip it down and our musical choices are informed less by personal taste, and more by practicality. So we sit on the floor of the Word tent and wait for OMD.
They begin by explaining how their set will not be dirgey new material, but 'FIFTEEN SINGLES', which I admire for its old school pop ambition. And shortly after, there is a lot of Rock Leg in the crowd, and a lot of grinning, unmistakeable synth lines making the soggiest of souls go disco. But I am determined to see just how ridiculous Glasvegas can be, and the rain lets off a bit, so we trudge to the main arena. There is almost nobody there…
…but it will get better, because James Allan is saying he is about to bring on 'one of the greatest artists of all time.' And just as I am wondering who, out of David Bowie, Dylan or Patti Smith they are going to bring on, I hear some other words, which sound a lot like 'Carl Barat' and 'Carl Barat's wife' who apparently (bad Glasvegas, very bad) is not worth actually naming. Which is when they proceed to slur their way through 'Be My Baby', all indulgence, and I write down LEAVE IT ALONE. Awful, absolutely shocking, it is. Strangely, I still admire Glasvegas for their bottomless, unembarrassable chutzpah.
Hurts are next, and though I have seen them before and rather enjoyed it, I will admit I am not expecting them to change my life. At first, nothing stirs, but as soon as they start doing 'Evelyn' - with its amusing 'STAY with me, EVELYN! Don't LEAVE ME with the MEDICIIIINE' refrain - I find myself shouting 'DRAAAAAAMAAAAA!' and thoroughly enjoying myself. There are white roses on Adam's piano and Theo out of Hurts pretends to get all aggy and smashes his microphone stand against the stage – although his rage would be a bit more convincing if he swung it at the (very expensive- looking) light banks onto which Hurts are projecting ladies' legs, and if he did not have to spend a wee while afterwards untangling himself from his microphone lead. At various turns they sound exactly like Keane and Muse, and that is alright, by me.
By now it is night time and there is a fair amount of racing around to be done. So I see Lykke Li and have some of my worries sadly confirmed; I'm not sure I believe her, there is an artifice to all the doom I honestly feel I could do without. While Lykke shares with Bouncy the ability to command a stage in a leotard, Ms. Knowles covers hers in sequins and is brazen about same. But Lykke feels the need to quite literally cloak hers and I find this slightly apologetic, synthetic even. But it is fair to say the crowd do not agree, as the tent is full and from what I can gather, largely adoring.
Then it is Suede. And though I am not squiffy enough to have forgotten the year, it might as well be 1994 because they are doing my favourite ever b-side, 'Killing Of A Flash Boy' and Brett looks as made out of marble as he ever did. Even a personal aversion to seeing reformed bands - and its concomitant pub table theory - are trampled under welly, because Anderson is so good at this; pickled in aspic, all his then-confusing, now-thrilling sexiness fully preserved and - if anything - more relevant today. It feels nothing like a re-formed band; some feat.
Shortly after they finish, my friend and I are issued with an entirely metaphoric Community Chest Card. It reads; 'A barmaid's mathematical error means you only pay two hundred pounds for a double bourbon, rather than four' – so we drink quite a bit of brown booze, drift past Eels (glorious, strange, richly serious, despite the pop), and rabbit at each other on picnic benches until James Blake comes on. And though I have no notes to record just how he was magnificent , I know he was - just as I know I will go back to Latitude, because I never have anything less than a marvellous time there. I spend the last hours so happy I become the sort of idiot that demands we stop walking so I can hug my friend and tell her how ace she is. ('No REALLY, I mean it.')
What a civilised place, for uncivilised sounds.
All photos by DiS' Jamie Boynton. (Apart from the rubbish one of the arena when Glasvegas were on.)
Read Friday's Latitude review here.
Read Saturday's Latitude review here.
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