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150. Re: Perks, min. number requirement?arkdmos Jun 4, 2010 3:12 PM (in response to vahn)Bayonet was okay since it's not commonly used like Commando.
151. Re: Perks, min. number requirement?BlackOpsFTW Jun 4, 2010 3:22 PM (in response to vahn)Here is my theory. If there is no Juggernaut then there should be no stopping power. Simple as that. I have recently quit MW2 because of imbalance. I now mostly play Cod WaW.
Perks that need to go
Stopping power (unless there is Juggernaut)
Juggernaut (unless there is stopping power)
One Man Army
Gas Mask (unless buffed up Ex. Combine with Shades)
Toss Back (unless buffed up EX. defuse enemy mines)
Martyrdom (No fun to play with although it is a pretty funny perk)
Danger close
Perks That I Thought Were Clever
Camouflage (No cold blooded only safe from Uav and Uav related things ex. recon plane, Air strike ( can still kill you but cant see when placing.)
I like Extreme Conditioning in Waw
Noob tubes take up perk slot 1,2,or 3
All of the first perks in Waw
Also there should be a perk that reduces recoil
152. Re: Perks, min. number requirement?Ik0n19x Jun 4, 2010 3:23 PM (in response to vahn)Perks in MW2 that should be removed.
Perk Set 1
* Bling | Bling Pro
* One Man Army | One Man Army Pro
Perk Slot 2
* Danger Close | Danger Close Pro
Perk Slot 3
* Commando | Commando Pro
* Scrambler | Scrambler Pro
* Last Stand | Last Stand Pro
As well as ALL deathstreaks.
153. Re: Perks, min. number requirement?thebigb59 Jun 4, 2010 3:25 PM (in response to vahn)Juggernaut should never be mentioned ever again, any halfwit whats that back should be taken outside and shot
154. Re: Perks, min. number requirement?kastro187420 Jun 4, 2010 3:28 PM (in response to vahn)The way you word the poll, it sounds like adding perks via future patches might be a possibility? Anyway, I think more the better, as it allows more customization, but I don't think its necessary to add more for the sake of having more. If it benefits the game,and can be added without adversely affecting the balance of the game, I would say add it. With that said, here is my opinion on Perks Staying Going:
+ Means it should stay
-- Means it should go
Perk Set #1
-- Special Grenades X 3
-- Satchel Charge X 2
-- M9A1 Bazooka X 2
++ Bomb Squad
++ Bouncing Betty X 2
++ Bandolier
-- Primary Grenades X 2
++ M2 Flamethrower
Perk Set #2
-- Stopping Power (personal opinion on SP/Jugg is they should BOTH go)
-- Fireworks (keep if SP remains)
++ Flak Jacket (make perk 3?)
++ Gas Mask (perk 3/equipment slot?)
-- Juggernaut
++ Camouflage
++ Sleight of Hand
++ Shades
-- Double Tap
++ Overkill
Perk Set #3
++ Deep Impact
++ Extreme Conditioning
++ Toss Back
-- Second Chance
------- Martyrdom
++ Fireproof
++ Dead Silence
++ Iron Lungs
++ Reconnaissance
Perk Set 1
-- Marathon | Marathon Pro
-+ Sleight of Hand | Sleight of Hand Pro (change pro version to faster weapon swap)
++ Scavenger | Scavenger Pro
++ Bling | Bling Pro
++ One Man Army | One Man Army Pro (but no unlimited equipment)
Perk Slot 2
-- Stopping Power | Stopping Power Pro (again, no SP/Jugg)
-- Lightweight | Lightweight Pro
++ Hardline | Hardline Pro (good in theory, but was underused due to SP)
+++ Cold-Blooded | Cold-Blooded Pro (Pro version should just be built in game mechanic)
++ Danger Close | Danger Close Pro (again, only if SP is in)
Perk Slot 3
------ Commando | Commando Pro
++ Steady Aim | Steady Aim Pro
-- Scrambler | Scrambler Pro
++ Ninja | Ninja Pro
++ SitRep | SitRep Pro
-- Last Stand | Last Stand Pro
Ok, so that's my opinion on the various perks from the last 2 games. To simplify my opinion, I think that perks should be helpful, but not create a crutch for players. They should be small bonuses, not a 3rd hand that makes the game too easy. Removing Perks like Commando, Stopping Power, Martyrdom, Juggernaut, OMA Tubes, things like that will improve the playability and competitive nature of the game.
Maintaining perks such as Ninja, SitRep, Flak Jacket, Camouflage, and Shades/Gas Mask allows tactical play, while not giving over powering advantages.
Some Perks should not even be perks, but just built in game mechanics. I'm speaking of Cold Blooded Pro. That pro perk (no red nametag) should just be built into the game. We shouldn't need a perk so that someone who is running by just happens to highlight us. In fact, I would suggest making it a regular game mechanic, and then make Cold Blooded Pro be "No Sticky Aim/Aim Assist on your player" so that you can truly be stealthy.
155. Re: Perks, min. number requirement?BreakSilence Jun 4, 2010 3:30 PM (in response to vahn)
bigman02 wrote:
All of the perks from WaW should stay, However some of the perks in MW2 should definitely not return.
Marathon - Ruined the game. Not only is it extremely unrealistic, but it is also unfair when you take into account the fact that knife kills are so easily achieved in MW2.
Last Stand Pro - Second Chance was great in WaW, but when you are able to use your equipment while in Last Stand, then we have a huge problem since killing yourself with a stun grenade is obviously the smart choice because the person that downed you will not get the kill.
One Man Army - Being able to instantly replenish your ammo count by switching to the same class you were using before is just an incredibly stupid idea and is obviously overpowered.
Scavenger Pro - I for one thought that Scavenger was a good idea however, Scavenger pro was just pushing it. Bandolier plus resupplies is a no no. I would like to see Scavenger return, without the pro version. Also, you should only be able to pick up equipment, not bullets when using Scavenger. This way, both Bandolier and Scavenger have their own individual uses.
Sleight of Hand - Change it back to the red perk slot.
Commando - For obvious reasons.
Sitrep - In my opinion, Bomb Squad was more fair to the person using explosives because you had to get close to be able to see where the person planted it. With SitRep, you could see explosives glowing red through walls, and you could see them from any distance.
Any other perk that was added to MW2 should stay. Also, I would like to see the same amount of perks as WaW, with some perks from MW2 and some brand new ones added for Black Ops.
This, listen to this Vahn.
157. Re: Perks, min. number requirement?Rorek11 Jun 4, 2010 3:35 PM (in response to vahn)All the ones not highlighted need to go. Ones highlighted gold are a must stay. Ones highlighted green are okay, but not mandatory.
Perk Set #1
* Special Grenades X 3
* Satchel Charge X 2
* M9A1 Bazooka X 2
* Bomb Squad
* Bouncing Betty X 2
* Bandolier
* Primary Grenades X 2
* M2 Flamethrower
Perk Set #2
* Stopping Power
* Fireworks
* Flak Jacket
* Gas Mask
* Juggernaut
* Camouflage
* Sleight of Hand
* Shades
* Double Tap
* Overkill
Perk Set #3
* Deep Impact
* Extreme Conditioning
* Toss Back
* Second Chance
* Martyrdom
* Fireproof
* Dead Silence
* Iron Lungs
* Reconnaissance
Perk Set 1
* Marathon | Marathon Pro
* Sleight of Hand | Sleight of Hand Pro
* Scavenger | Scavenger Pro
* Bling | Bling Pro
* One Man Army | One Man Army Pro
Perk Slot 2
* Stopping Power | Stopping Power Pro
* Lightweight | Lightweight Pro
* Hardline | Hardline Pro
* Cold-Blooded | Cold-Blooded Pro
* Danger Close | Danger Close Pro
Perk Slot 3
* Commando | Commando Pro
* Steady Aim | Steady Aim Pro
* Scrambler | Scrambler Pro
* Ninja | Ninja Pro
* SitRep | SitRep Pro
* Last Stand | Last Stand Pro
158. Re: Perks, min. number requirement?er1020 Jun 4, 2010 3:43 PM (in response to vahn)WaW
Perk Set #1
* Special Grenades X 3 - Good
* Satchel Charge X 2 - Good
* M9A1 Bazooka X 2 - Bad, promotes noob tubing
* Bomb Squad - Good
* Bouncing Betty X 2 - Good
* Bandolier - Good
* Primary Grenades X 2 - Bad. grenade spam
* M2 Flamethrower - Good
Perk Set #2
* Stopping Power - Good
* Fireworks - Good
* Flak Jacket - Good
* Gas Mask - Bad, useless
* Juggernaut - Bad
* Camouflage - Good
* Sleight of Hand - Good
* Shades - Bad, pretty useless over these other perks
* Double Tap - Good
* Overkill - Good
Perk Set #3
* Deep Impact - Good
* Extreme Conditioning - Good
* Toss Back - Good
* Second Chance - Bad, if you die thats it
* Martyrdom - Bad, sucks when you get killed by this
* Fireproof - Bad, not much use unless everyone has a flamethrower
* Dead Silence - Good
* Iron Lungs - Good
* Reconnaissance - Good
Perk Set 1
* Marathon | Marathon Pro - Bad, extreme conditioning is better
* Sleight of Hand | Sleight of Hand Pro - Good
* Scavenger | Scavenger Pro - Good
* Bling | Bling Pro - Bad, prefer overkill
* One Man Army | One Man Army Pro - Bad, horrible idea
Perk Slot 2
* Stopping Power | Stopping Power Pro - Good
* Lightweight | Lightweight Pro - Bad, people only use this to speed knife or get to the spawn to spawn kill faster
* Hardline | Hardline Pro - Bad, promotes camping for killstreaks
* Cold-Blooded | Cold-Blooded Pro - Good, should start as protection from UAV only, and if you guys upgrade perks it should protect from killstreaks
* Danger Close | Danger Close Pro - BADDD, please don't consider this
Perk Slot 3
* Commando | Commando Pro - Bad, no fall damage was the only good thing that came out of it
* Steady Aim | Steady Aim Pro - Good
* Scrambler | Scrambler Pro - Bad, it was basically a warning that someone was near you
* Ninja | Ninja Pro - Good
* SitRep | SitRep Pro - Good, but I like bombsquad's icon more
* Last Stand | Last Stand Pro - Bad, if you die thats it
Also, remove deathstreaks, it angers me when a person kills me because they can't catch a break in a game and I get screwed over because of some reward for doing bad in a game. Another idea, stopping power and juggernaut should be removes, stopping power is the most important perk in COD, and it makes other perks in its category very useless.
159. Re: Perks, min. number requirement?mrepictoast Jun 4, 2010 3:45 PM (in response to vahn)
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Not necessarily disagreeing with you, but give me examples. If you're talking about Stopping Power, I love that everyone uses Stopping Power. I use Cold-Blooded almost exclusively and I'm grateful so many people are dependent on Stopping Power. It makes my Cold-Blooded so much more beneficial. It also makes UAVs, Predator Missiles, and other Air-Support useful. Based on everything in MW2, they needed Stopping Power to make those things valuable and useful. Same with Commando. I use Ninja Pro and Sitrep Pro. I'm completely happy hearing those guys run around. Especially, with Sitrep Pro. I've recently learned what the counter is to Commando: It's Sitrep Pro. Not that I like it or use it, but the Heartbeat Sensor is also made valuable by a highly desirable 3rd perk like Commando. Many things are in MW2 to make other things more valuable. I just hope Treyarch realizes this. There doesn't always need to be a direct counter. Sometimes the counter is simply adding value to something else.
Highlighted all the times you referred to your personal thoughts. This is clearly just your opinion, and it should never be used to argue whether something is balanced in a game. Just because you think its fine doesn't mean everyone else agrees with you.
MMartin wrote:
I've recently learned what the counter is to Commando: It's Sitrep Pro.
Commando: Unlocked at Level 4, on two default classes
Sitrep Pro: Unlocked at level 37, AND destroy 120 enemy devices
It's a counter that's not nearly as readily available.
MMartin wrote:
Same with Commando. I use Ninja Pro and Sitrep Pro. I'm completely happy hearing those guys run around.
Sitrep lets you hear the Commando user coming (assuming you unlocked Sitrep Pro). Steady Aim lets your hip fire have a better chance of hitting the Commando user charging you. Ninja lets you get the drop on the Commando user and gives him less time to prepare if you come running around a corner. Stopping Power lets you kill the Commando user faster.
So could you please explain to me the hundreds of "Remove Commando" or "Commando is overpowered" threads there are on both these forums and Infinity Ward's forums?
If so many people are complaining, despite so many viable counters available, CLEARLY there's something wrong with Commando. You may not think so, but tens of thousands of other players agree that it needs to be removed from Black Ops.
MMartin wrote:
Not necessarily disagreeing with you, but give me examples.
MMartin wrote:
If you're talking about Stopping Power, I love that everyone uses Stopping Power.
Supplied your own answer. It's great that you enjoy it, but EVERYONE uses Stopping Power.
Do you enjoy playing a game where everyone is using the exact same Red Perk on a vast majority of their classes? Sure, Cold Blooded is a decent counter (while there's a killstreak up, or the Cold Blooded Pro guy is camping), until the Stopping Power guy finds you and now has a huge upper hand. And have you ever considered that Lightweight and Hardline users are also as vulnerable to air support as Stopping Power users, yet they don't get the damage boost Stopping Power provides?
Lightweight and Hardline are NOT balanced compared to Stopping Power. When was the last time anyone used Hardline, or Lightweight on a non-knifing or rushing class? Stopping Power is WAY too powerful and versatile compared to the other Red Perks. Cold Blooded will only beat it in certain circumstances where you use it to get the drop on an opponent. This happens when:
A) They have a UAV up and are too reliant on it to notice the Cold Blooded player
B) The Cold Blooded Pro user was camping and the Stopping Power guy couldn't see his name
For the Stopping Power guy, he has an advantage:
A) Whenever he sees you. His reaction time could be lower than the Cold Blooded user, and he'd still have an advantage in the gun fight.
Cold Blooded is not balanced compared to the Stopping Power user. The ONLY reason to use Cold Blooded is to avoid Modern Warfare 2's overpowered killstreaks. And even then, it only works when they're active. Stopping Power is on all the time.
Stopping Power needs to go.
MMartin wrote:
There doesn't always need to be a direct counter. Sometimes the counter is simply adding value to something else.
There's also the idea that every perk should be equally useful, not just one or two perks dominating each slot. Balance makes the game more exciting and interesting. Everyone running around with Stopping Power is neither of those. Treyarch needs to realize that balanced perks don't detract from each other. "Adding value" isn't going to promote variety; it's going to force people to equip certain abilites to counter overpowered game mechanics.
MMartin wrote:
You need to have a good combination of "Offensive" and "Defensive" perks for balance and to accommodate the many different playstyles.
There are perks that support these playstyles. But there are also perks that break the balance between the two, as well as the balance in how a game works.
Having a grenade launcher with infinite ammo isn't a playstyle. That's an exploit.
Having a knife that can teleport lunge into someone from twenty feet away isn't a playstyle. When should a melee weapon ever beat a person with a gun because he can instantly fly into his opponent? I understand the knife being a good weapon at point blank range, but Commando turns the knife into the BEST weapon for close quarters engagements. What about the SMGs, the Shotguns, the GUNS in the FIRST PERSON SHOOTER?
Getting a free grenade or a drop shot with a pistol isn't a playstyle. Perks supporting dying; is dying a playstyle? Martyrdom and Last Stand aren't "Defensive" or "Offensive" because they require that a player fails in one of those two categories to get the perk's effects. Either succeed at doing either task or die and try again. No rewards, no free kills. Just a respawn.
MMartin wrote:
One of my friends actually said that about Ninja/Ninja Pro. He said it was "useless" to him because it offered no "offensive" benefit.
Either he uses Commando exclusively, or doesn't realize how important sound is in this game. Ninja allows its user to storm any building being camped undetected unless a UAV is up. They're hidden from Heartbeat Sensors and only people with the above mentioned headsets can detect them. Sound is a huge way to determine where an enemy is. How is the other team going to anticipate you coming if they can't hear your footsteps? A UAV, and decent teamwork, both of which are definitely rare in Modern Warfare 2. Too many people are focused on camping, alone, trying to get their high end kill streaks.
Ninja is the BALANCED offensive perk because it has the above RELIABLE counters. As for Commando, pray you have a better connection when they get close, or you're dead. Shotguns are a roulette; sometimes they destroy Commando users, other times they're useless. A perk that is amplified by lag and luck needs to be removed, plain and simple.


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On June 20, the corporate membership of the Lewistown Hospital voted 216 to 17 to approve the merger.
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The busiest day of the year for fire and emergency crews is the Fourth of July and there are steps you can take to make sure you have a safe and fun holiday.
Derick Hall, Hazard's Deputy Fire Chief, says fireworks should be left to the professionals, but if you're going to use them do not experiment. Hall says homemade fireworks are very dangerous and can cause serious injuries.
"Anything from small burns up too amputations from the explosions of these fireworks, and then you also stand the chance of setting your house on fire. Simply because of the area that we're in, everything's really close related," Hall said.
Hall says use legal fireworks and light them on concrete away from brush and buildings.
For safety tips, guidelines, and a safety quiz for handling fireworks, go to the National Council of Fireworks at http://www.fireworksafety.com.


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Memphis Community Players to Sponsor Saturday Matinees
The Memphis Community Players are sponsoring Saturday matinees during December. Although admission is free, attendees are asked to bring a nonperishable food item as a means of sharing in the holiday spirit.
Show time will be 1:30 p.m. with the doors opening at 1:00 p.m. The movies for this year are December 6 – "Nim's Island", December 13 – Kung Fu Panda, and December 20 – "Space Chimps".


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Another actor might resent being remembered primarily as a made-up monster, but not Fred Gwynne. As he said of the character years later, "...I might as well tell you the truth. I love old Herman Munster. Much as I try not to, I can't stop liking that fellow."
We think it's great that Gwynne and Munster got along, but we're also glad he had the chance to play a variety of other parts. Even if the Frankenstein wannabe was his most famous creation, there was more to Fred Gwynne than a flattop. Here are a few other roles to remember him by.
Gwynne's big breakout was sitcom Car 54, Where Are You? Though the show lasted only two seasons, it got Fred Gwynne noticed – and gave him a chance to show off his singing skills.
Throughout the 1980s and '90s, Gwynne found big screen success with a series of supporting roles. His turn as heavily-Maine-accented neighbor Jud Crandall was a highlight of the spooky 1989 adaptation of Stephen King's Pet Sematary.
In 1992's My Cousin Vinny, Gwynne brought gravitas to a courtroom beset by Joe Pesci's northerly ways and lawyerly antics.
Fred Gwynne died of pancreatic cancer on July 2, 1993, just a little more than a year after My Cousin Vinny was released. It was his final role – and it is a great one to remember him by. Of course, so is Jud Crandall, or Patrolman Francis Muldoon, or even Herman Munster.
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The season has ended for Wichita State's baseball team.
The Shockers did not receive an at-large bid to make the field of 64 for the NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. WSU's 35-25 record may have been a few victories shy for post-season play. The Shockers last played in the series in 2009.
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text: I knew it was bad when, among my close-knit group of motorcycle-junkie friends, only three were planning to attend the United States Grand Prix at Laguna Seca. And two of those were motorsports rock stars that would be spending the weekend in an air-conditioned manufacturer's tent. Mere mortals, unworthy of the privileges extended to industry royalty and media darlings, had plenty of reasons to stay home. Tickets, transportation and lodging were priced well beyond their recession-era budgets. Those pretzel-dog things cost eight bucks apiece! None of them had received a hand-engraved invitation to Ducati Island, and you can see more of the race on SPEED-TV anyway. But as your resident cheapskate, I'm here to share the secret of watching the race the way real fans watch races: by working corners. You haven't really watched a GP until you've dragged a million-dollar motorcycle out of an impact area and helped the rider restart it. People, it simply doesn't get better than that! The United States Auto Race Marshals (www. usarm.org) enlists some 300 corner workers for the three-day event, each acting as a Handler, Flagger or Communicator. Handlers actually run out and pick up bikes, Flaggers communicate to the riders using various flags, and Communicators are in constant contact with Course Control via walkie-talkie, relaying the marching orders for their particular corner. Does this outfit make my … um, never mind. Our girl on the scene at the United States Grand Prix got the closest possible view of the races by serving as a corner worker. Does this outfit make my … um, never mind. Our girl on the scene at the United States Gran I've been a corner worker twice: in 2007 as an Assistant Flagger in Turn 2 and in 2009 as a Flagger in the Corkscrew. I had an unobstructed view of the action both times, plus a whole string of other bennies. There's free camping exclusively for corner workers at The Frog Pond, a little green oasis located right at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Just bring your own sleeping bag and tent or trailer. There are mobile shower units just down the road. A shuttle bus takes you to and from the track every day. The USARM delivers bottled water and lunch to your assigned corner, and there's a big celebratory barbecue dinner on Saturday night. No charge. Take into consideration the cost of vendor food at the track and you'll realize that the grub alone makes corner working the way to go. Okay, you are stuck in one corner for the duration of any given race, but Communicators and Flaggers can listen to what's going on everywhere else by tuning their headsets to the Course Control channel. It's a little like watching the World Series in person while listening to it on a portable radio. Some of the action you see. Some you only hear about. Big deal: Paying spectators usually end up watching from one corner or sprinting to another in a desperate attempt to catch The Moment people will be talking about for years to come. Last-and these days, far from least-they pay you a couple hundred bucks. That's enough to cover your gas getting to and from the track plus your bar tab for when you go to Cannery Row with your new corner-working buddies. But corner working isn't for everyone, and there are a few drawbacks. For one, it's structured. Your wardrobe and daily itinerary are mostly planned for you. After work you can come and go as you please-just be back to the Frog Pond by midnight, no matter how many umbrella girls are asking for your number. That's not just a curfew for curfew's sake; you will get locked out if you're late! Beyond that, toilets at the campsite and near your designated corner are almost exclusively porta-potties, although they're all very clean. And they don't call it the Frog Pond for nothing: Its amphibious residents are relentlessly loud and proud from nightfall to sunup. But it's nothing a good pair of earplugs can't drown out. Working corners might not beat the free beer, Cheez Whiz and cocktail wieners in some industry moguls' Turn 5 chalet, but I found it to be a memorable, affordable and unique way to watch the USGP. You might, too. By Kristi Martel Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!


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For much of Sunday afternoon's NAHL game, the Johnstown Tomahawks occupied two benches at Cambria County War Memorial.
Of course, the Hawks had plenty of space on the home bench for a game against the Port Huron Fighting Falcons.
That's to be expected.
The location that created problems for coach Jason Spence and his players was directly across the ice – the penalty box.
The Tomahawks were whistled for 58 penalty minutes.
Port Huron converted 4 of 12 power-play opportunities and even tallied a short-handed goal as the Tomahawks fell 5-1 in front of 2,023 fans.
"When you're in the box like that, it really kills the tempo of the game," said Spence, whose team opened 0-2 with both losses to the Falcons. "There was a lot of frustration. It led to some of those penalties.
"You can't blame a game like that solely on the referee, but I was upset with the officiating."
The Tomahawks had only one power-play opportunity through 40 minutes and finished 0 for 4 overall with the man-advantage.
Fighting Falcons coach Michael Gershon saw significant improvement in Port Huron's special teams play. The production helped the Falcons outscore the Tomahawks by a cumulative 8-2 count this weekend.
"We went 0-for-7 (Saturday) but we had some really good (power-play) opportunities," Gershon said. "(Sunday) the puck just bounced right for us and we capitalized on the opportunities. That changed the game and changed the momentum."
Alex Archibald converted on the power play 6:14 into the game against netminder Alex Okicki, who made 29 saves on 34 shots.
Johnstown tied the game after a great effort by Collin Finkhouse.
The first-year Tomahawk skated hard to the net, and his momentum forced Port Huron goalie Max Milosek out of position on the near side and slightly behind the net.
Finkhouse passed out to Shane Cuckovich at the left point, then positioned himself in front. Finkhouse tipped in Cuckovich's shot 4:28 into the second period.
"We got a spark of energy," Spence said. "We used it but we couldn't penetrate and get through the net."
Milosek had 22 saves Sunday and 45 stops over two games.
"Max is one of the top goalies in the league," Gershon said. "He was fantastic (Saturday) and we gave him a little more help this time."
Jonathan Kopacka scored with only 3 seconds remaining on a 5-minute major power play at 8:01 of the second.
Nick LeSage made it 3-1 with a power-play goal at 15:52 of the second.
"I think in the first two periods they had only two 5-on-5 shots each period," Spence said of the power-play disparity. "It wears you down. A lot of our defensemen were getting penalties. At one time we only had three defensemen playing and three in the box. It's not real easy to deal with that."
Spence said the Tomahawks must address the issue and become more disciplined as the team prepares for the NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Minn., this week. The Hawks will play four games in as many days, beginning Wednesday against defending Robertson Cup champion Amarillo.
The Tomahawks will then play Topeka, Aberdeen and Bismark in the Showcase. Last year Johnstown went 1-2-1 at the event.
"We have to learn from this game and then go from there," Spence said. "Once we learn from it, we have to forget it.
"I want everyone to know that whether the guys were nervous or whatever it was, they have a lot more (talent) than what they showed this weekend. Some haven't played on this big of a stage before."
Gershon was ecstatic with his team's effort in an atmosphere that included an elaborate opening night celebration with fireworks, flaming blue lines and Stanley Cup winner Bill Guerin dropping the ceremonial first puck.
Port Huron coped well with Saturday's 41-minute delay due to the heavy smoke stemming from the fireworks.
"It's definitely not an easy place to play," Gershon said. "They do a good job here, and people pack the place and are very vocal. For us to come in and win the first two games of the year in a tough market, it's a good feeling."


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The weekend is shaping up to be a fine one to sit by a window and look outside rather than venturing into the biting cold.
Mass Audubon is asking for the public's help on Feb. 2-3 to complete the organization's annual midwinter bird count in backyards and at bird feeders.
The process is simple: Pour your favorite hot beverage and curl up by a window with a view of your birdfeeder. As bird's venture into your yard, note the individual species and greatest number of a single species spotted at the same time.
Then it's time to report your findings. The numbers can be submitted via this PDF that observers than mail in or via an online form that will be available on Feb. 2. Each species need only be reported once using the greatest number spotted at any one time during your watching.
The deadline to submit a report is Thursday, Feb. 28, and participants will be entered into a drawing for prizes.
According to the Mass Audubon website, "Observations from the bird watching public contribute to a growing body of information that can help provide early warning signs of changes in the abundance of bird species that visit feeders."
During last year's Focus on Feeders weekend, 850 observers in 292 communities reported nearly 100 species, according to a press release.
"Watching birds at feeders is a fun and educational way to connect with nature, while contributing useful information about the winter status of common birds in Massachusetts," said Wayne Petersen, director of Mass Audubon's Important Bird Areas program. "We invite one and all to join with hundreds of other bird lovers in this enjoyable weekend survey."
For individuals who want to participate, but need some help identifying species, Mass Audubon has created a number of resources:
- How to Differentiate Between Commonly Confused Species
- What to Look For in Bird Populations This Winter
And, of course, if you're watching the birds you may also be photographing them. We'd love to see your best nature photography, so please upload your birdwatching photos to the Pics & Clips Gallery.


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High Country News January 23, 2012
Billboard corporations use money and influence to override your vote
In Salt Lake City and other Western communities, billboard companies battle local democracy by fighting attempts to regulate the giant signs.
Detente in the rancher v. environmentalist grazing wars?
Buying out grazing permits from willing ranchers could help solve conflicts over grazing on public lands.
Shadow Wolves track down smugglers on the Arizona-Mexico border
An elite team of Native American customs agents, the Shadow Wolves use their tracking skills to find drug smugglers on the U.S.-Mexico border.
A mom-and-pop oil company prospects for gas in central Wyoming
Wold Oil Properties is a wildcatter - a small company that explores for oil and gas in areas where the fuels aren't known to exist in valuable quantities.
The logging town of Darrington, Wash., fights to save a fire lookout
A lawsuit raises questions about how far environmentalists should go to keep wilderness 'untrammeled.'
How much time does Congress spend discussing the issues you care about?
Capitol Words, a visualization tool, tracks the contents of the Congressional Record, storing frequently used words as searchable data.
Editor's Note
Billboard corporations and other big industries make their own rules
Burning down billboards isn't a good idea, but can a citizen fight the corporate power behind the big signs?
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Uncommon Westerners
Richard West Sellars' accidental but distinguished National Park Service career
Historian Richard West Sellars didn't intend to spend a career in the Park Service. But after 35 years, his impact still resonates.
Writers on the Range
Beauty and the Beast
Photographers and artists -- and scientists, too -- discover that a terrible beauty can be found in ravaged industrial regions.
Book Reviews
From the Old World to the Old West: A review of The Little Bride
Anna Solomon's fascinating first novel follows a young Jewish woman from Odessa, Russia, to the hardscrabble prairie of South Dakota in the late 1800s.
A second chance at love: A review of Liberty Lanes
Liberty Lanes, Robin Troy's second novel, tracks the lives of a group of senior citizens in a small Montana town.
Residents of Montana's High Plains are angry - but not at the real threats
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A new initiative focusing on empowering young women entering the marketing sector with on the job skills has been launched in Gauteng.
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quote:Originally posted by jdaleIf it seems like you have communication with the device, but you can't turn it on, it's possible you linked it while it was already off. In that case, whenever you try to remotely turn it on, it will revert to that state -- and remain off. A test for this is to use the dim/brighten functions to brighten it. If that works, this is probably what happened.If so, just make sure it is on, and then relink it. You don't need to unlink it first.
quote:Originally posted by absolootbsi noticed that smarthome has now gone as far as to acknowledge the buzzing on the product page for these ("Important NoteWhen in use, INSTEON LED Bulb emits a subtle buzzing noise that is barely noticeable. However, when several bulbs are installed in a single location, the buzzing may become more apparent"). now that they've been out for a while and apparently plenty of people have bought them (they're currently on backorder), i wondered if anyone else could comment on the severity of the buzzing, or lack thereof. since the powerline only lamplinc is no longer available, and the dual band costs $20 more than these, i'm considering going the bulblinc route for the end table lamps in my living room. if you're sitting on the couch, you're between the two lamps, and if you're on the loveseat, you're next to one of them. so, decently close proximity either way. most of the time there is a tv on in the room at a moderate volume, but not always (SO likes to shut it off and read when i'm not around). given those circumstances, can anyone give an opinion on whether or not they think the buzzing will be noticeable and/or a problem? if yes... all the time, or only when the room is silent?
quote:Originally posted by BLHThe FCC Database files for the BulbLinc. Page 18 of the test report 93071-7. Has an RF Transmitter Output List.I suspect it can resend Insteon RF commands.
quote:Originally posted by Tfitzpatri8I still see it, it is one of the slideshow of featured products on the main Smarthome page. Are you searching for the wrong product name?http://www.smarthome.com/2672-222/INSTEON-LED-Bulb/p.aspxThe original product announcement I received said dual-band.
quote:Originally posted by stusviewsYou shouldn't have to fix a defective bulb, even if you could get it to work. And if a part fell off, it's certainly defective. Get a replacement under warranty.


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HOUSTON – New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan may be focused on his team week to week, but that doesn't mean he hasn't noticed the Texans and their second year defensive end J.J. Watt.
"Well, the first thing, you love the fanatical effort. The guy plays with his hair on fire and that's something you notice," said Ryan. "But the size, strength, athleticism; it's rare to find a guy with that kind of combination."
Through 4 games this season, Watt has 20 tackles, 7 and half sacks and 5 pass breakups leading many to label him as the best defender in the NFL.
"He might be the first overall pick if you're having that draft all over again. Certainly, he makes a huge difference and an impact," said Ryan. "Really, it's a guy, as a defensive coach all my life, it's one of those rare guys that come along once in a long time and he's doing a tremendous job."
In fact, Ryan went as far as comparing Watt to a Hall of Fame defensive star.
"I'd say maybe like Dan Hampton. That kind of length and size and power," said Ryan. "That's the kind of guy he reminds me of."
Watt and the Texans defense will try and show off their skills in front of a national audience on Monday Night Football. They will have their eyes set on getting to Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, who last week against the San Francisco 49ers had a quarterback rating of 2.8.
"He's a super competitive guy. That's what you want. You want a guy that can get it done; even if it's not going great for three quarters," said Ryan about his quarterback. "He's a guy that can get it done in crunch time and that's something you love about him."
The Texans defense ranks first in the NFL in points allowed per game and ranks third in yards allowed per game. Ryan knows this game will test his Jets squad in every which way.
"I thought this team last year when you're watching the playoffs, I thought they were the top team in the NFL," said Ryan. "Then when you look at it with the running game you got that zone running game with Foster and Tate, both those guys are outstanding runners. Then you come with that hard play action that's been a staple of this offense for a long time and you have Andre Johnson and Schaub at quarterback. It's pretty tough, when you're number two in scoring offense and number one in scoring defense, that's a pretty good team."
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July 6, 1967 -- Stan Bahnsen had already pitched in the major leagues when he faced the Buffalo Bisons for the Syracuse Chiefs in 1967. In fact, he struck out the side against Boston the previous year.
But he took a step forward on this day. Bahnsen pitched a perfect game for seven innings as the Chiefs blanked the Bisons.
Bahnsen went on to a decent career. He was 17-12 in 1968 and won rookie of the year honors in the American League. The right-handed retired the first 23 batters of a game for the White Sox against Minnesota in 1974. He finished with a career record of 146-149.
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Obama Scores Win With Debt Ceiling Vote
Obama's momentum may stall in the face of more controversial bills.
Reporters pursue House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, as he walks to a closed-door meeting with GOP members of the House.
House Speaker John Boehner's decision to hold a debt ceiling vote next week without insisting upon matching spending cuts marks a clear political victory for President Barack Obama who has been pushing hard for Congress to raise the limit without debate, congressional insiders say.
The House Republican leader had been insisting upon dollar-for-dollar spending cuts to pair with any debt ceiling increase earlier this month. But following a soul-searching retreat with his unruly and divided caucus, Boehner did an about face by saying he will hold a vote on a three-month extension of the debt ceiling next week. But he added he would push for ways to make Senate Democrats pass a budget, something they haven't done in years.
"Avoiding a fight, even if for three months, certainly helps the president who is going to face substantial push back from Republicans on other issues, like gun control," says one former Senate Republican aide, who adds that public opinion polling is a key factor in Boehner's change of heart.
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"Boehner is recognizing that the Republican Party has been losing battles in the public eye lately," he says. "Despite Congress passing the Hurricane Sandy and fiscal cliff legislation, Republicans are being viewed as obstructionists while simultaneously dealing with infighting in the caucus."
The House GOP isn't completely backing down on their fiscal principles, as they reportedly prepare to mount a campaign for deep and specific spending cuts when lawmakers grapple with automatic, across-the-board cuts known as the 'sequester' in early March.
The Obama administration offered superficial praise to Boehner in a statement reacting to the announcement.
"The president has made clear that Congress has only two options: pay the bills they have racked up, or fail to do so and put our nation into default," said White House Press Secretary Jay Carney in a release. "We are encouraged that there are signs that Congressional Republicans may back off their insistence on holding our economy hostage to extract drastic cuts."
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Boehner and Obama's inability to make a 'grand bargain' on fiscal issues, dating back to 2011, has left the American economy lurching from one potential financial crisis to the next. Stopgap measures and short-term solutions have left businesses and state and local governments awash in uncertainty.
But since winning re-election, Obama has become a much tougher negotiator and often has worked with the support of a majority of Americans on his side, from insisting upon tax increases on the wealthiest Americans to the most recent debt ceiling debate. He's also more effectively utilized his bully pulpit, spending more time speaking publicly to make his case.
What remains unclear, however, is how much Obama can turn these fiscal policy mini-victories into broader legislative wins on even more controversial issues, like gun control reforms and immigration policy. While Obama, whose approval rating is hovering around 50 percent, according to Gallup, is experiencing greater popularity than most of his first term, he still has to cope with a fiery GOP set on fighting for their principles within the divided government.
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[JURIST] The disciplinary committee of Spain's General Judicial Council said Wednesday that it will investigate why Spanish judge Juan Del Olmo [Europa Press profile, in Spanish] failed to apply for an extension of the detainment of a suspect in the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings [JURIST news archive]. As a result of Del Olmo's failure to ask for the extension, a High Court judge was forced to release [JURIST report] Saed El Harrak [BBC profile] last month, though he must check in with authorities twice a day and remain in Madrid indefinitely. Harrak is one of the 29 suspects indicted for the bombings [JURIST report], and he is charged with collaborating with a terrorist organization, accusations stemming from telephone calls he made before the bombings to other suspects accused of carrying out the attacks. Del Olmo may have suffered from bad health when he made the mistake not to apply for the extension, and was replaced by another High Court judge soon thereafter. He has said the mistake was due to a typing error [AP report]. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] Washington's gay civil rights act [HB 2661 text, PDF] took effect on Wednesday, after opponents of the legislation failed to collect enough signatures to put the bill before voters. The law rewrites Washington's Civil Rights Act to include the phrase "sexual orientation" among the classes of people protected from housing discrimination, lending, and employment. Opponents of the bill failed to collect the 112,440 signatures required by Wednesday to place Referendum 65 [advocacy website] on the November ballot, which would have asked voters whether the anti-discrimination law should be thrown out. The civil rights act overhaul was signed by the governor [JURIST report] after it was approved by the House and Senate [JURIST report] in January. Washington is now the 17th state in the nation with an anti-discrimination law that covers sexual orientation. AP has more.
[JURIST] The US Senate Judiciary Committee [official website] on Wednesday revived debate on the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act (FAIR) [PDF text; bill summary; JURIST news archive] at a Judiciary Committee hearing [meeting materials] to discuss changes to the bill. The asbestos compensation bill outlines a plan that would create a $140 billion trust fund financed through revenues from companies facing asbestos litigation and their insurers, and would effectively remove asbestos-related personal injury claims from the courts by funding asbestos claims through the private fund. The former director of the Congressional Budget Office, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, warned [testimony transcript] that the trust fund would likely fall short of the liabilities asbestos manufacturers will face, and taxpayers will wind up paying for the claims. Holtz-Eakin added that the pressures the fund would face when starting up would likely cause it to spend more than half of its total expenditures in the first ten years, though it would take 30 years to collect the projected $140 billion maximum revenues. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman and bill sponsor Arlen Specter (R-PA) [official website] seemed offended by Holtz-Eakin's presumption that future Congresses will have to use tax revenues to pay for the fund shortfalls.The asbestos compensation bill failed [JURIST report] to garner the necessary 60 votes for to prevent a filibuster in the Senate earlier this year, falling just one vote short. Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) [official website] and fiscal conservatives [Freedomworks press release] invoked a budgetary rule [JURIST report] barring legislation that would up US government spending by more $5 billion in any of four decades after 2016 in an effort to kill the asbestos compensation bill. Insurance companies oppose the bill [Insurancenewsnet report], arguing that it will not effectively end litigation, while trial attorneys view the bill as a cop-out denying victims their right to sue for damages [ATLA resources]. MarketWatch has more.
[JURIST] The Chinese government has postponed the trial against former New York Times researcher Zhao Yan [HRIC profile, PDF], which was scheduled to begin Thursday, Zhao's lawyer said Wednesday. Zhao was indicted for "providing state secrets to foreigners" following a 2004 New York Times report [text] that revealed the resignation of Jiang Zemin as head of the military before it was formally announced. China first formally indicted Zhao on the state secrets charges in December, but dropped the charges in March while continuing to detain Zhao [JURIST reports]. China has insisted that Zhao's continued detention is legal [JURIST report]. Zhao's lawyer said Wednesday that no formal date has been scheduled for the retrial. The International Herald Tribune has more.
[JURIST] A Dutch court convicted arms dealer Guus Kouwenhoven [Trial Watch backgrounder] of violating the UN embargo against former Liberian President Charles Taylor's government, but found him not guilty of war crimes, saying he did not have direct knowledge of the atrocities committed during the Liberian civil war. Kouwenhoven was generally accused of trading guns for timber [Radio Netherlands report] to assist Taylor in destabilizing Sierra Leone in a bid to gain access to diamond stockpiles. The UN Security Council released a 2001 report [PDF text] banning Kouwenhoven from traveling, accusing the arms dealer of breaching Security Council Resolution 1343 [PDF text], the embargo against the Taylor regime, and of being "someone who supported the efforts of ex-President Taylor in destabilising Sierra Leone to gain illegal access to its diamonds."Both the prosecution and the defense plan to appeal the split verdict, as lawyers for Kouwenhoven say he was merely "involved" with the Oriental Timber Co. [Perspective backgrounder] through which the deal was made, while the prosecution says there is enough evidence to convict Kouwenhoven on the more serious war crimes charges, though the ruling said the connection was too vague. Taylor [JURIST news archive] is currently awaiting trial before the Special Court for Sierra Leone [official website] on charges [indictment, PDF] of crimes against humanity and violations of international humanitarian law. AP has more.
[JURIST] Fourteen European countries collaborated with the US Central Intelligence Agency by taking an active or passive role in a "global spider's web" of secret prisons and rendition flights, Swiss legislator Dick Marty said Wednesday in a report [PDF text] from the Legal Affairs Committee of the Council of Europe [official website], as part of the CoE's investigation into alleged secret detention centers [CoE materials] and illegal rendition flights [JURIST news archive] operated by the CIA in Europe. In the report, Marty concludes:
280. Our analysis of the CIA 'rendition' programme has revealed a network that resembles a 'spider's web' spun across the globe. The analysis is based on official information provided by national and international air traffic control authorities, as well as on other information including from sources inside intelligence services, in particular the American. This 'web', shown in the graphic, is composed of several landing points, which we have subdivided into different categories, and which are linked up among themselves by civilian planes used by the CIA or military aircraft.281. These landing points are used for various purposes that range from aircraft stopovers to refuel during a mission to staging points used for the connection of different 'rendition circuits' that we have identified and where "rendition units" can rest and prepare missions. We have also marked the points where there are known detention centres (Guantanamo Bay, Kabul and Baghdad...) as well as points where we believe we have been able to establish that pick-ups of rendition victims took place.282. In two European countries only (Romania and Poland), there are two other landing points that remain to be explained. Whilst these do not fall into any of the categories described above, several indications have us believe that they are likely to form part of the 'rendition circuits'. These landings therefore do not form part of the 98% of CIA flights that are used solely for logistical purposes, but rather belong to the 2% of flights that concern us the most. These corroborated facts strengthen the presumption - already based on other elements - that these landings are detainee drop-off points that are near to secret detention centres. ... 284. It must be emphasised that this report is indeed addressed to the Council of Europe Member states. The United States, an observer state of our Organisation, actually created this reprehensible network, which we criticise in light of the values shared on both sides of the Atlantic. But we also believe to have established that it is only through the intentional or grossly negligent collusion of the European partners that this "web" was able to spread also over Europe.285. The impression which some Governments tried to create at the beginning of this debate - that Europe was a victim of secret CIA plots - does not seem to correspond to reality. It is now clear - although we are still far from having established the whole truth - that authorities in several European countries actively participated with the CIA in these unlawful activities. Other countries ignored them knowingly, or did not want to know. ... 287. Whilst hard evidence, at least according to the strict meaning of the word, is still not forthcoming, a number of coherent and converging elements indicate that secret detention centres have indeed existed and unlawful inter-state transfers have taken place in Europe. I do not set myself up to act as a criminal court, because this would require evidence beyond reasonable doubt. My assessment rather reflects a conviction based upon careful examination of balance of probabilities, as well as upon logical deductions from clearly established facts. It is not intended to pronounce that the authorities of these countries are 'guilty' for having tolerated secret detention sites, but rather it is to hold them 'responsible' for failing to comply with the positive obligation to diligently investigate any serious allegation of fundamental rights violations.
[JURIST] French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy [BBC profile] said Monday that he supports changing a proposed immigration bill [text; legislative materials] now under debate [session transcript] in the French Senate to allow some children of illegal immigrants currently attending French schools to remain in the country. According to administration officials, as many as 800 residency permits will be made available on a case-by-case basis to families with children in French schools who have few linguistic or social connections to their parents' home countries. However, critics of the bill say that while the changes proposed by Sarkozy are positive, as many as 100,000 immigrant families with children attending French schools may still face deportation [Mrap press release, in French]. The French National Assembly passed a conservative immigration bill [JURIST report] in May that tightens restrictions on unskilled, non-EU immigrants and requires immigrants to sign a pledge to learn French and to abide by French law. The version passed by the National Assembly would allow the expulsion of children with no ties to their parents' home countries, prompting advocacy groups to pressure government to ease those provisions. BBC News has more. Le Monde has local coverage, in French.
[JURIST] American jurists control the court trying Saddam Hussein [JURIST news archive] by directing the judge and controlling meetings between the defense team and Hussein, one of Hussein's lawyers said Tuesday. In a Beirut news conference, Bushra al-Khalil, the controversial defense lawyer who has been thrown out of court twice [JURIST report], said a team of American jurists passes notes to Chief Judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman [BBC profile] during trial sessions at the Iraqi High Tribunal and watches proceedings from a surveillance room outside the courtroom that cannot be seen from inside the courtroom.US officials responded by saying that Americans do advise the court, but do not control its decisions, noting that the American support team indeed works in an area of the courtroom without public access including the area al-Khalil mentioned. A court spokesman added that all decisions made by the court are "100 percent Iraqi." Al-Khalil's statements come shortly after the defense team accused prosecution witnesses of perjury [JURIST report], and later alleged that four defense witnesses accused of perjury were abused while in detention [JURIST report]. AP has more.
[JURIST] The US Senate Wednesday morning voted 49-48 [MFTF log] against holding an up-or-down vote on the Marriage Protection Amendment [PDF text; SJ Res 1 summary], rejecting a motion to invoke cloture [Senate backgrounder]. Though the Senate voted to continue debate on the resolution, the issue is not expected to remain on the agenda for debate on the Senate floor, so the vote effectively ends the Senate's current consideration of the proposed amendment.The Senate began consideration of the constitutional amendment [JURIST report], which would define marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman, earlier this week. President Bush had urged Congress to approve the amendment in his weekly radio address [JURIST report] Saturday, condemning "activist" judges [JURIST report] that have struck down state laws banning same-sex marriage. To become law, a constitutional amendment requires a two-thirds majority in each house of Congress followed by ratification by three-quarters of the states. AP has more.
[JURIST] Over 250 Afghans were arrested, 141 are still in custody, and 52 have confessed to crimes committed during anti-American riots in Kabul [BBC report] last week in response to an incident where a US military vehicle collided with 12 civilian vehicles in northern Kabul, the Afghani national security director said Wednesday. At least seven people were killed during the riots, where conflicting reports suggest that either US soldiers or Afghani police fired into the crowd to quell the unrest. The parliament of Afghanistan passed a nonbinding resolution [JURIST report] last week calling for the prosecution of the US soldiers responsible for the crash, which killed as many as five civilians, though US military spokesperson Col. Tom Collins has blamed the crash on an unintentional brake failure. Collins said Wednesday that Afghani investigators will have full access to US soldiers during their investigation, though the US Ambassador to Afghanistan said last week that US soldiers cannot be prosecuted by the Afghani government [JURIST report]. President Bush last week said that the US military would launch an investigation [AP report] into the crash and subsequent riots to see if US soldiers fired at the angry demonstrators. AP has more.
[JURIST] Iraqi officials on Wednesday released nearly 600 detainees who had been in Iraqi and US custody the first of 2,500 detainees slated to be released under the order [JURIST report] of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki [BBC profile]. In the interest of national reconciliation, Maliki said Tuesday that detainees without clear evidence against them and without Iraqi "blood on their hands" would be released. Saddam Hussein loyalists and terrorists are also excluded.The move is seen as an attempt by the hardline Shiite prime minister to appease the Sunni minority, which is largely responsible for the insurgency against the Iraqi government. Maliki made releasing detainees who were detained mistakenly or without sufficient evidence a priority when he began his term in May [JURIST report]. The US military and Iraqi officials have detained an estimated 28,000 people. Most, like Hussein, are Sunnis. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] A French trial court has ordered the French government and the state-controlled railway SNCF [corporate website] to pay 60,000 euros, or about $80,000 US, in compensation to a Jewish family for complicity in crimes against humanity. The case [Haaretz report] was brought by European Parliament member Alain Lipietz [official website] and his sister on behalf of their father and relatives who were taken by an SNCF train to the Drancy transit camp [JVL backgrounder] in 1944. SNCF continued to bill the French government for transportation even after World War II ended, and the ruling acknowledged that SNCF did more than it was asked to do by the Nazis. The lawyer for SNCF plans to appeal the decision, saying that SNCF had no choice but to comply with Nazi demands and that the statute of limitations had run on the claim. BBC News has more.
[JURIST] Australian Prime Minister John Howard [official profile] and his Cabinet have announced [AG press release] that the federal government will set aside legislation allowing same-sex civil unions in the Australian Capital Territory [official website], the federal district that includes Canberra. Speaking Tuesday at a press conference [transcript], the prime minister said:
Well I can indicate that the legislation by its own admission is an attempt to equate civil unions with marriage and we don't find that acceptable. Our view is very simple and that is that the founding fathers in their wisdom gave constitutional authority in relation to these matters to the Commonwealth. We legislated in a bipartisan fashion to define marriage and we are not prepared to accept something which is a plain attempt to equate civil unions with marriage and we don't agree with that. ...
[JURIST] Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, has said that he has abandoned his plan to subpoena executives of three top phone companies after Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday that national security concerns would prevent executives from speaking about allegedly providing phone records to the NSA. Verizon and BellSouth [JURIST, AP reports] have denied the USA Today report accusing them of turning customer phone records over to the NSA [JURIST report], while AT&T has refused to comment.Specter said that in exchange for dropping his plan to subpoena the phone companies, the Bush administration has hinted that it may support Specter's bill [JURIST report] that would allow the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court [FJC backgrounder], established under the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [text], to conduct a review of the NSA's domestic surveillance program [JURIST news archive] every 45 days to ensure that the anti-terrorist surveillance is being conducted properly. Since Specter introduced the proposal, the bill has been diluted through compromise [JURIST report] so that the Bush administration would not have to seek FISC approval for domestic spying. Specter has also considered proposing a bill [JURIST report] to eliminate NSA funding if the Bush administration "continues to walk all over Congress." Specter also said that the committee will again question US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on domestic surveillance, but expressed frustration at his unwillingness to answer questions at previous hearings [JURIST report]. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] UK Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith [official profile] will call for prosecutors to study whether the British court-martial system is adequate for prosecuting soldiers accused of misconduct in Iraq [JURIST news archive], the Times of London reported Wednesday. The development follows Tuesday's acquittal of three infantrymen [JURIST report] accused of manslaughter in the death of a 15-year-old Iraqi boy who prosecutors said was ordered to swim across a canal, where he drowned. The jury deliberated for only five hours before rendering a verdict, and the court-martial cost £2.5 million (about $4.6 million US). A court-martial acquitted a fourth Guardsman [JURIST report] of related charges last month, and in October seven British paratroopers were found not guilty [JURIST report] of murdering an Iraqi civilian. Goldsmith reportedly wants the prosecutors to identify the acquittals' potential implications for three misconduct cases that are still pending. One, scheduled for trial in September, involves seven members of the Queen's Lancashire Regiment and the Intelligence Corps accused of beating an Iraqi hotel clerk to death [BBC report].The UK Ministry of Defense [official website] defended the result of the latest court-martial [BBC report] but has acknowledged the need for changes to bring courts-martial in line with the civilian justice system. An Armed Forces Bill [parliamentary materials] before the House of Commons [official website] would establish a separate prosecution authority for each branch of the military, replacing the current consolidated system. The Times has more.
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense [official website] has issued comprehensive guidelines for the treatment of detainees that direct doctors to force-feed detainees who endanger their own lives as a result of a hunger strike. The guidelines [PDF text], aimed primarily at the recent wave of hunger strikes [JURIST report] by detainees at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive], also gives doctors a limited consultation role in interrogations. US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. William Winkenwerder [official profile] described the guidelines [transcript], which formalize policies already in place, as "humane" and "based on high medical standards and ethical treatment of people," adding that the guidelines are part of an effort to preserve the lives of detainees and protect people working at detention centers as well.The new guidelines drew criticism [press release] from Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) [advocacy website], which called the guidelines "an assault on medical ethics, the professional integrity of military health personnel, the Geneva Conventions, and on US military tradition and discipline." PHR fears that the guidelines do not provide adequate protection against health personnel sharing sensitive medical information with interrogators, including psychological and psychiatric information. PHR added that new policies issued last month by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) [official website] and World Medical Association (WMA) [official website] which prohibit mental health practitioners [WMA press release] from directly supporting individual interrogations [APA press release], and that international ethics guidelines and the American Medical Association [official website] expressly allow people to go on a hunger strike if they act under their own will. AP has more.
[JURIST] A Vatican panel Tuesday condemned same-sex marriage [JURIST news archive] as a major threat to the family, along with abortion [JURIST news archive], contraception and in vitro fertilization. The Pontifical Council for the Family [official website; official backgrounder], founded by Pope John Paul II in 1981, issued a 57-page document titled "Family and Human Procreation," saying [press release] that "[t]he unitive act of man and woman cannot be separated from its connatural dimension, which is that of procreation and which makes responsible paternity and maternity possible." The document, which appears to summarize rather than modify the church's traditional positions, is the first major statement on such issues during the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI [official profile; BBC profile]. It has nonetheless already drawn fire from gay advocates and their parliamentary allies, who have traditionally been wary about what they regard as Vatican interventions in secular issues. AP has more.
[JURIST] US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales [official profile] called the May FBI raid of the congressional office [JURIST report] of Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) [official website] an "unusual" but necessary step on Tuesday, comparing the office search to past searches of the homes and vehicles of other members of Congress. The US Department of Justice [official website] has consistently defended the search of Jefferson's office, which was pursuant to a search warrant obtained primarily based on an affidavit [PDF] depicting evidence of Jefferson accepting a $100,000 bribe from an FBI informant posing as a Nigerian government official. Gonzales explained that investigators had tried unsuccessfully for months to obtain the evidence seized in the office raid, but concluded that an office search was the only possible way to obtain the evidence. Federal lawmakers, led by House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) [official website], from both political parties have condemned the search as unconstitutional, calling it a violation of separation of powers [press release; JURIST report] and prompting President Bush to temporarily seal the evidence seized [JURIST report] during the search while both sides cool off. Meanwhile, some Republican lawmakers have come to the defense [Orlando Sentinel report] of the FBI search, expressing concern that Hastert set a double standard and seeks to establish new independence as Republicans gear up for November's mid-term elections. AP has more.
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April 13, 2012
Tulane Green Wave at South Alabama Invitational
Start Time: 10:00 a.m. (Sat.)
Site: Jaguar Track (Mobile, Ala.)
NEW ORLEANS - The Tulane track and field program will continue its regular season as it travels to compete in the South Alabama Invitational. The men's and women's squad will send a full contingent of student-athletes to the Jaguar Track as 16 men and 26 women will compete for the second time at the facility in Mobile, Ala.
Emmi Aguillard will look to continue her solid start to the 2012 season as one of three competitors Tulane in the 1,500 meter. The junior claimed the individual title at the Jaguar Invitational two weekends ago with a near-career best time of 4:49.32. Johanna Gretschel owns the team's top time of the year and set a personal-best at the LSU Relays with a time of 4:40.31.
In the field, Ana Ruzevic will look to take her fourth collegiate crown of the season when she takes to the runway in the javelin. The senior claimed the individual title at the Pepsi Florida Relays, LSU Relays and Jaguar Invitational, while finishing second at the Aztec Invitational. Her season-best throw of 51.32-meters is just five-one hundredths of the meter shy of her school record toss from 2011.
In the 800 meter, Jon Frano will run the distance for the second time in his career after opening the season with a 1:54.16 showing at the Aztec Invitational on March 16. It is the top time for the Green Wave in the event and is the ninth fastest time in school history.
The trio of Zandria Debowles, Tiffanie Smith and Candice St. Etienne will look to dominated the podium in the 400-meter hurdles. DeBowles has a season-best time of 60.77 and will look to return to form and cross the finish line with her first sub-60-second time of the year. Smith started competing in the event just this season and set her personal best in the lanes at the Jaguar Track on March 31 when she ran 63.22. St. Etienne posted her season-best time of 61.62 at the LSU Relays and is closing in on her career-best time of 61.31that came last season.
You can follow the Tulane track and field programs on Twitter (@GreenWaveTkFld) or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/TulaneXCTF.
|2012 South Alabama Invitational Entries
|Women's Entries
|Men's Entries
100 Meter
Kasey Rodgers, Sr.
200 Meter
Jerica Banks, Jr.
Adiyah Crute, Jr.
Hilary Woods, So.
400 Meter
Jerica Banks, Jr.
Hilary Woods, So.
800 Meter
Charlotte Manogue, So.
Michelle Kreutzberg, Fr.
Amanda Savage, So.
1,500 Meter
Emmi Aguillard, Jr.
Jessica Dallager, Sr.
Johanna Gretschel, Sr.
3,000 Meter
Aimee Arceneaux, So.
Cassie Campbell, Sr.
Katherine Crabtree, Jr.
100 Meter Hurdles
Adiyah Crute, Jr.
400 Meter Hurdles
Zandria Debowles, Sr.
Tiffanie Smith, Jr.
Candice St. Etienne
4x100m Relay
Tulane "A"
High Jump
Melanie Mainor, So.
Katelyn Price, So.
Pole Vault
Jessica Knierim, Fr.
Joanna Lapucha, Sr.
Long Jump
Raquelle Collins, Sr.
Estefany Cruz, Fr.
Triple Jump
Estefany Cruz, Fr.
Briana Santiago, So.
Discus Throw
Elizabeth Thomassie, So.
Hammer Throw
Brenna Mossman, Fr.
Ana Ruzevic, Sr.
100 Meter
Garrett Myer, Sr.
Xavier Rush, Fr.
Carlos Wilson, Fr.
200 Meter
Garrett Myer, Sr.
Xavier Rush, Fr.
Carlos Wilson, Fr.
400 Meter
Christopher Arechiga, So.
800 Meter
Jon Frano, Jr.
Peter Haskins, Fr.
Michael Villasin, Jr.
1,500 Meter
Cody Gibbons, Fr.
Brian Lozes, Jr.
3,000 Meter
Michael Mainguy, Sr.
Mark Manion, Fr.
Geoffery Zelek, Fr.
110m High Hurdles
Hampton Farr, Fr.
400 Meter Hurdles
Justyn Shackleford, Fr.
4x100m Relay
Tulane "A"
High Jump
Max Yanker, Jr.
Long Jump
Garrett Myer, Sr.
Shot Put
Thomas Lynch, Fr.
Garrett Myer, Sr.
Thomas Lynch, Fr.
Garrett Myer, Sr.
Garrett Myer, Sr.