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Atlanta Falcons Training Camp Preview 2014: Linebacker
For the Falcons, things took a turn for the worse when linebacker Sean Weatherspoon, the unit's leader and best player, was injured in June with a torn Achilles. Weatherspoon's loss has forced the team to look in the others' directions to compensate.
Much of the void left by Weatherspoon is expected to be filled by middle linebacker Paul Worrilow. Among the three projected starters, Worrilow is the most solidified in his role. As a second-year player, he will have to take on a much larger mantle, becoming the unit's top playmaker and leader on defense.
While Worrilow possesses the necessary traits for leadership, it remains to be seen if he can perform up to them. Worrilow came out strong last summer as an undrafted free agent to make the team, and this summer will need a similar emergence to lead the team.
Strong-side outside linebacker Kroy Biermann is expected to return from his own Achilles injury to flank Worrilow on the edge. After using Biermann as a bit of a "joker" player in his first season under defensive coordinator Mike Nolan in 2012, the team moved him fully to linebacker last summer. But Biermann was injured too early in the season to know if that transition was successful. Thus, he'll have to prove himself again this summer.
Beside Worrilow at the other inside position that is expected to replace Weatherspoon is Joplo Bartu. Bartu, a 2013 undrafted free agent like Worrilow, also quickly impressed the coaching staff last summer with his range and athleticism. He quickly carved out a role in the sub-packages due to his coverage potential, and relative to his undrafted status as a rookie, played well in 2013. But there have been recent concerns over whether the coaching staff is ready to place the same amount of trust in him this year.


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University of Texas--Brownsville is a public institution that was founded in 1926. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 12,547, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 496 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Its in-state tuition and fees are $5,488 (2012-13); out-of-state tuition and fees are $14,614 (2012-13).
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The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, serves more than 15,000 students in the Brownsville metropolitan area and broader South Texas region. We have been a member of The University of Texas System since 1991 and offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
The mission of The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (UTB/TSC) partnership is to provide accessible, affordable, post secondary education of high quality, to conduct research that expands knowledge and to present programs of workforce training and continuing education, public service and cultural value. The partnership combines the strengths of the community college and those of a university by increasing student access and eliminating inter-institutional barriers while fulfilling the distinctive responsibilities of each type of institution.
At UTB and TSC, we are committed to expanding knowledge through enhancing student success in all that we do through excellence and innovation in academics and research while providing accessible and affordable education.
The university's proximity to Mexico generates a multicultural educational environment that highlights unity, heritage and tradition. UTB and TSC are also proud members of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, an organization that recognizes excellence in Hispanic higher education in the U.S. and around the world.
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The student-faculty ratio at University of Texas--Brownsville is 21:1, and the school has 50 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Texas--Brownsville include: Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other; Psychology, General; Biology, General; Business Administration, Management and Operations; and Health and Physical Education/Fitness. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 56.8 percent.
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University of Texas--Brownsville has a total undergraduate enrollment of 12,547, with a gender distribution of 42.5 percent male students and 57.5 percent female students. University of Texas--Brownsville is part of the NAIA athletic conference.
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University of Texas--Brownsville offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, and health insurance. University of Texas--Brownsville also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Of the students at University of Texas--Brownsville, 80 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at University of Texas--Brownsville.
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2009 Nairac, Sauternes
Review Date: 7-10-2014
I have a confession, I am ashamed that I dont drink as much Sauternes as I should. As a whole there may not be another wine that delivers as consistently for the price as Sauternes. The 2009 Nairac is a perfect example, at $39.99 this wine is a screaming deal. Liquid gold in the glass this wine has seductive aromas of dried mango and pineapple along with roasted almonds and the slightest hint of coconut. The palate is unctuously smooth with flavors of candied orange, ginger, apricot and notes of caramel. Powerful but light on its feet this is a delicious Sauternes.
Top Value! Drink from 2014 to 2034
Price: $39.99
2012 Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 7-1-2014
Nestled slightly to the east of Alexander Valley and to the north of Calistoga, Knights Valley straddles the imaginary line delineating Sonoma from Napa Valley. An emerging hotbed for great Cabernet Sauvignon values, Knights Valley offers a nice alternative to all the $50+ Cabs from Napa Valley. The 2012 Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon at $22.99 is the perfect example of the kind of values that can be found in Knights Valley; this exact wine with the words Napa Valley would easily command upwards of $50 a bottle! A nose of dark cherry kirsch, mocha and tobacco give way to a richly-textured palate of black cherries, plum, spice and seductive chocolate notes. This wine is packed with dark berry fruit and luscious notes of mocha and chocolate with good acidity, silky tannins and bright fruit notes. The finish is long and energetic with lingering berry notes and just a hint of spice and milk chocolate. A killer value, this Cabernet Sauvignon definitely over-delivers given its modest price.
Drink from 2014 to 2020
Price: $22.99
2001 Freemark Abbey Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Review Date: 6-18-2014
Due to the economics of the wine business today, there is very little wine held back vintage-to-vintage. In order to taste bottlings with a little age, you either need to have a cellar yourself or a friend with a cellar. Imagine my excitement when I was presented with the 2001 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon. From the very first sniff I knew we had a winner. Aromas of mocha, spice, cedar, coffee and sweet cherries slowly emerge from the glass while the palate deftly displays gorgeous layers of mature red berry fruit, oak, notes of mint and eucalyptus as well as a slight hint of chocolate. This wine is in the perfect place right now, soft and subtle with pretty fruit, hints of oak while showing nice secondary characteristics one would associate with a wine of 13 years of age. If youre looking for an affordable Cabernet Sauvignon with some age on it then look no further.
Top Value! Drink from 2014 to 2020
Price: $39.99
2012 Michel Gassier "Cercius" Blanc Vin de France
Review Date: 5-28-2014
The search for the perfect summertime white is over! The 2012 Gassier Cercius Blanc is a spectacular value, aromas of lime blossoms, acacia, green fig, lychee and wet stone leap from the glass. The palate is a blend of green apple, citrus and stone fruits with racy acidity with a complex and layered finish. This wine easily outperforms its modest price of $12.99 and can easily replace whites that sell for double the price.
Top Value! Drink from 2014 to 2015
Price: $12.99
2013 Haut-Bergey, Pessac-Léognan Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-21-2014
** to **½ The first of two values from the beautiful Helene Garcin, the Haut Bergey displays a copious amount of berry fruit along with nice length and body. A nice value.
Price: $22.99
2013 Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Léognan Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-14-2014
***½ Iodine, lime blossom and hints of lemon crème. Pitted fruit, nut skin and good body-feels a bit more masculine than the La Mission.
Price: $999.99
2013 Troplong Mondot, St-Emilion Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-14-2014
**½ to *** It was a sad in Bordeaux when in the middle of our En Premieur trip we learned that Christine Valette, owner of Troplong Mondot, had succumbed to cancer. Troplong is a magnificent property with a hillside vantage point, the wines are always full-throttle and a joy to taste. Lots of cola here with sexy, exotic spice notes. Big extraction here--made for the California palate.
Price: $89.99
2013 Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-14-2014
***½ Deep, dark and brooding, with hints of scorched earth and minerality. Lots of depth here. The wine is packed with dark fruits and spice. Tasting it now feels like you're just scratching the surface of this immense wine.
Price: $359.99
2013 Léoville-Barton, St-Julien Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-14-2014
*** to ***½ The word 'classic' gets thrown around way too much when discussing Bordeaux, but in the case of Leoville Barton, it is definitely merited. The 2013 is 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc. With notes of black cherry cola and hints of raspberry, the wine is layered and complex, showing good depth and density. Really well-made.
Price: $74.99
2013 Pontet-Canet, Pauillac Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-14-2014
*** This is sure to be one of the more controversial wines of the vintage. From barrel it was super floral and intoxicating on the nose, with complex plum and spice cake notes that gave it almost a minced meat pie--Zinfandel-esque, unlikely as that sounds!--quality, with boysenberry and blackberry fruit on the palate. It comes together, however, and finishes with harmony and elegance. This could turn out to be great.
Price: $99.99
2013 Pichon-Baron, Pauillac Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-14-2014
*** Dark cherry liqueur and tobacco aromas are followed by lots of berry fruit concentration on the palate with savory herb notes and noticeable tannins.
Price: $89.99
2013 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac (1.5L) Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-14-2014
*** Loaded with dark berry fruit on the nose and the palate, with hints of tobacco and spice. This wine is layered and complex. Fine effort.
Price: $749.99
2013 Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-14-2014
*** Loaded with dark berry fruit on the nose and the palate, with hints of tobacco and spice. This wine is layered and complex. Fine effort.
Price: $359.99
2013 Lynch-Bages, Pauillac Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-14-2014
*** 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit verdot. Black cherry and dark chocolate and espresso aromas come through the otherwise tight, closed nose. This is a dark, brooding wine with lots of tannin and hints of graphite/lead pencil.
Price: $84.99
2013 Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac (1.5L) Pre-Arrival
Review Date: 5-14-2014
*** to ***½ For me this is always one of the toughest wines to taste En Primeur since it typically shows very monolithically. Dark and brooding, its initial aromas of burnt earth slowly fall away to reveal black cherry cola and blackberry with notes of milk chocolate. It displayed good fruit, length and nice tannin structure, ending fresh and bright. This is one of the more accessible Lafites I have tasted En Primeur.
Price: $979.99
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In 1990 I was sixteen. I lived in Perth, Western Australia. I was in the last year of high school. I put out a fanzine called Chapter 24, named after a song written by Syd Barrett, who I was totally obsessed by at the time. I did three issues between October 1990 and November 1991, ten photocopied pages each with little reviews, articles and interviews etc. The fourth issue was meant to come out with a compilation cassette of Perth bands. I ended up putting out the tape but not the fanzine. The tape was called Bright Lights, Small City, and it came out in July 1992. It wasn't on Chapter Music, it was just "A Chapter 24 Compilation".
After doing Bright Lights Small City I made friends with Richard Forster, who had just arrived in town after his parents bought him a one way bus ticket to Perth from Brisbane. We started to do the label together (our next project was a Sonic Youth tribute tape called Kill Yr Idols!), and put out a new fanzine called Salty & Delicious. Richard moved back to Brisbane mid-1994, but we decided to keep on doing the label and zine together. We put out 8 cassettes (mostly more compilations) one CD, and four issues of S&D.
In mid 1995 I moved to live in Melbourne. Richard had moved there a few months earlier. Since the start of the year we had been trying to get a seven inch pressed at Corduroy Records, a new pressing plant in Australia. That first single eventually came out in September 1995, the Molasses/Minimum Chips split single.
That was the beginning of the vinyl era of Chapter Music. Shortly after the split single came out, Richard decided to stop being involved with the label and the fanzine, so I started doing it on my own again. I put out one more issue of Salty & Delicious, and that was the end of that. But the label was going strong. I put out another seven inch by my old band in Perth called Sulk, and in the process ended up with a job at the record factory. In August 1996 I became Corduroy Records' first employee, starting off operating the presses and eventually coming to manage the factory as the company expanded.
In September 2002 I left Corduroy to live in Japan for 18 months, putting the label on hold. I returned in March 2004 and picked up where I left off.


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CHAZY — Staff at area hospitality businesses and other sites can play a key role in spreading the word about the region's tourist attractions.
To encourage that approach, the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau recently held its fourth-annual front-desk training at Heart's Delight Farm at William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute.
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North Country Chamber of Commerce Group and Event Specialist Kristy Kennedy said it is a chance for people to learn what attractions are available here in the North Country so they can share information with tourists and others visitors.
"They are able to recommend what there is to do right here in our neck of the woods," she said.
Miner Institute Public Relations and Marketing Director Rachel Dutil said they were excited to have the opportunity to host the event. She was impressed with the reaction of the people who attended.
"I think this is a really great idea," Dutil said.
It is beneficial to interact with staff who can direct people to the region's attractions, she said.
"I think it's very important we work together."
She thanked the chamber for its assistance in marketing Miner Institute and noted they have seen increased visits to the Heart's Delight Farm Heritage Exhibit in the last few years.
Amanda Casamento, a human-resources assistant at CVPH Medical Center, said she works on physician recruitment. The front-desk-training session is a great place to collect information that she can include in the packets they provide to those interested in relocating to Plattsburgh.
"I like to be able to tell visiting physicians about what's going on," she said.
Having so much information available in one place is a great help, she said. It would take days or even weeks to contact all the attractions on her own, and there are some she wouldn't have known about.
"This brings it all right to the forefront," Casamento said.
One place that caught her attention was the Imaginarium Children's Museum at 4709 Route 9 in Plattsburgh. Many of the physicians the hospital recruits have families, she said, so it is important to show them what's available for children.
Mary Fortin of Amazing Grace Vineyard and Winery, located at 9839 Route 9 in Chazy, said she has participated the past two years. It saves a lot of time when she can visit with so many people in such a short period.
"It's a great networking opportunity," she said.
In the first two hours, Fortin had already talked with a number of people representing hotels, restaurants and other attractions.
She hopes to start working on promotions with local hotels, perhaps with a Taste of the Adirondack Coast gift basket that would include Amazing Grace wine, local chocolates and an invitation for a free vineyard tour and wine tasting.
Amazing Grace will start its summer entertainment series July 7 with a performance every Saturday.
Suzanne Hand of the North Country Underground Railroad Historical Association said this was their first time taking part.
"We're hoping to make more people aware of our museum," she said.
The North Country Underground Railroad Museum is at 1131 Mace Chasm Road, right next to Ausable Chasm. The Underground Railroad has a strong presence in the North Country, Hand said, particularly in the Peru and Keeseville area.
She said they presently have a multimedia exhibit about John Thomas, who escaped from slavery in Maryland and later settled in Bloomingdale after abolitionist Garrett Smith gave him land for a farm.
George Weidle of Country Dreams Farm, located at 260 Pellerin Road in the Town of Plattsburgh, said they are part of the growing agri-tourism movement.
The farm, owned by Melissa Monty-Provost, offers tours and class field trips, horse-drawn sleigh and carriage rides, an annual corn maze and a petting zoo.
Weidle said they are hoping to make more front-line staff aware of the farm.
"That way, they can tell their guests about our establishment," he said.
This was their third year at the event, he said, and he thinks it has increased the number of visitors.
"The Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau is doing a good job promoting this region," Weidle said.
Dawn Recore was there to collect information for the Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System. They are able to distribute brochures, fliers and posters for nonprofit organizations as the outreach department van visits the 30 area libraries in the tri-county area each week.
Even though she is a North Country native, Recore said she was learning about some area attractions for the first time.
"There are many more attractions than you realize. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the people behind them," she said.
Recore was also impressed to learn about what's available for children. In addition to the Imaginarium Children's Museum, she had gathered information about Lake Champlain Transportation Museum and the summer camp offered by the Kayak Shack, but for a more personal reason.
"I'm collecting brochures because I want to plan my summer with my grandchildren," she said.
Matt Stanley, the general manager at Santa's Workshop in Wilmington, thinks the front-desk training is a great event.
"I wish more chambers did something like this. I think anytime you can put a group of activities together with the front-line reps, it can only be a positive thing."
Stanley said Santa's Workshop is one of seven members of Adirondack Attractions. The others are Ausable Chasm, High Falls Gorge, Natural Stone Bridge and Caves, Whiteface Mountain, The Wild Center and Great Camp Sagamore.
The website adkattractions.com is used to help promote each other.
"The Adirondacks need to work as one, and this is a great example of that," Stanley said.
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Wedding planning has just about pushed Grace Kim over the edge. Already she's bought an expensive dress, organized myriad events, scouted locations, mulled color schemes, agonized over tiny details and played referee between between warring factions of friends.
And she's not even the one getting married.
Of course a wedding is a bride and groom's special day. But you know who deserves a standing ovation after the first dance? Everyone else. The parents and siblings and bridesmaids and groomsmen and friends who let this blessed event take over their lives for a year, dominating every conversation, sapping precious vacation days and vacuuming up the last few pennies from their emergency fund.
"I'm exhausted," Kim said last week. "And it's only May!"
Kim, a 27-year-old marketing manager who grew up in Fairfax and now lives in New York City, attended her first wedding of the year in April. She has others in June and August, plus two in September. Along the way, she's accrued the horror stories only a four-time bridesmaid can tell — in one wedding, she'll be forced to wear a flapper dress; for another she'll have to show up five days early, per the bride's request.
And because Kim has experience in event planning, she's become the go-to strategist for her engaged friends, spending one to two hours a day consulting with the brides. Kim, who's in a relationship but not ready to get married, estimates that already this year she's spent $2,700 on other people's weddings and will probably spend around $6,000 by the end of 2012.
"When you become a bridesmaid or any part of the wedding, people think it's an honor — but you quickly realize that it's not," she says. "There's a lot of work involved that's not really divulged when you get into it."


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Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2011 Ornellaia is another gorgeous wine. Mocha, plums, tobacco and licorice blossom from the glass in a rich, seamless wine endowed with stunning depth. Savory notes develop later, adding depth and resonance. The 2011 looks to have a broad drinking window that is sure to provide many stages of..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "Wonderful aromas of freshly sliced coastal rosemary and currants follow through to a full body, with integrated tannins and a fine finish. This shows so much finesse and beauty. But there is a solid backbone of tannins and length. Reminds me of some of the underrated Sass of the 1980s such as..
Cellar/Tasting Notes "The 2002 Ornellaia (magnum) is a modern-day equivalent of the 1994, which is to say a very pretty wine where all of the elements are beautifully-balanced within the context of small vintage. Still, the wine's sheer concentration and sense of harmony are truly remarkable, especially considering..


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A meta-analysis shows that AERD patients usually will tolerate celecoxib better than meloxicam.
- Small Bowel Permeability is Higher in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- David A. Johnson, MD
On the road to understanding the food allergy–EoE connection
- An IL-4 and IL-13 Biologic Inhibitor for Atopic DermatitisFree
- Craig A. Elmets, MD
Dupilumab may prevent atopic flares as well as treating the disease.
- FreeDon't Perform Hymenoptera Skin Tests on Patients Without Previous Systemic Reactions
- David J. Amrol, MD
Positive skin tests don't predict severe reactions to sting challenges.
- Sublingual Dust Mite Tablets Are Effective for Allergic RhinitisFree
- David J. Amrol, MD
After 1 year of treatment, benefits persist for at least 1 additional year.
- Allergen and Bacterial Exposure During the First Year of Life Is Inversely Associated with Recurrent Wheeze
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However, ongoing exposure after the first year might lead to allergic sensitization and asthma.
- Strategies for Preventing Asthma ExacerbationsFree
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Only strategies involving inhaled corticosteroids plus long-acting β-agonists combined in a single inhaler outperformed monotherapy with low-dose ICSs.
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Conditions that mimic SJS or TEN may be the true diagnosis when recurrences are frequent.
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This approach should be considered in in therapy-resistant severe childhood atopic dermatitis if proper support is available.
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No need to check vitamin D levels in patients with uncontrolled asthma.
- What's Behind the Link Between Early Antibiotic Exposure and Wheezing?
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The association might not be causative but rather explained by impaired host defense or genetic polymorphisms.
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Preterm birth rates dropped by 10% following enactment of smoke-free legislation in Europe and North America.
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In some cases, Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms might not be a drug reaction at all.
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In a prospective study, more food diversity was associated with greater benefit.
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However, patients should still be warned about possible early asthma worsening.
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Risk for fatal outcomes is highest among hospitalized elders.
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Some pediatric patients with pertussis present with wheezing in addition to typical cough symptoms.
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Expanding the playoffs a bad idea
Expanded playoffs? Bad idea if the wild-card games were a clue. Plus, how Leslie Frazier and Mike Shanahan handled QB decisions.
Lynch, Seahawks too tough for Redskins
Marshawn Lynch ran for 131 yards and a TD in helping the Seahawks grab a 24-14 NFC wild-card victory over the Redskins on Sunday.
Friday injury report for wild-card round
Here is the Friday injury report for the wild-card weekend, showing to what degree injured players participated in their teams' practices.
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Redskins' Jackson quietly putting together strong season
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Key matchup: Seahawks QB Russell Wilson vs. Redskins' pressure
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Lewis, Pagano highlight emotional weekend
Three of this year's wild-card games are whoppers, with the two Sunday games appearing to be quite fascinating.
NFC West Spin cycle: Niners, Seahawks gear up for postseason
The Niners and Seahawks have plenty of momentum for the playoffs afer taking down the Cardinals and Rams, respectively, in Week 17.
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The Redskins are in the playoffs and everyone else is home for the rest of the holidays. Surprised? So are we.
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Still plenty to determine in Week 17
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Seeding is up for grabs in the AFC, while five teams fight for two spots in the NFC playoffs in Week 17.
Washington Redskins linebackers London Fletcher and Kerrigan will head to the Pro Bowl as replacements for Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers linebackers Patrick Willis and Aldon Smith.||||||| The 37-year-old Fletcher is going to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl. Kerrigan, a second-year player, gets his first trip to the exhibition game. Their additions give the Redskins five Pro Bowl selections for the first time since 1996. They join rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III, who will miss the Pro Bowl after knee surgery, left tackle Trent Williams and special teamer Lorenzo Alexander.
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Calipari has changed the dynamics and landscape of the college game by recruting future pros and then maxing out their talents before sending them off to become NBA draft prospects and eventual millionaires. The talent level at the Final Four in New Orleans rivals that of 2008. Kentucky showed last night and throughout this tournament that they would not be outworked by even the upstart collection of competition.
In starting just 3 freshmen and 2 sophomores, Calipari avenged his most painful defeat 4 years ago when Bill Self and Kansas pulled the upset on Memphis. His unselfishness speaks volumes about Big Blue Nation, because this, Kentucky's 8th National Title was all about the players. Kansas was not expected to make it to the title game and showed plenty of heart in doing so. However in the end the Wildcats showed that they were the season's elite and stood up to every challenge with team speed, defense, rebounding, a fearless inside game and a future HOF coach along with the National Championship.
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Good post and BTW, did you note the Hedge possible at half? I didn't have a wager on the game starting, but took Ky in the second half figuring that the hedge would not come in. It did though. Wish I'd had a couple or 3 dimes on Kentucky at tip then played on Kansas at half. Game Ky @ minus 6.5 and half Kansas @ minus 1.5; SCORE 41-27 Wildcats @ half. Final 67-59!
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The only thing I heard from anyone negative about Ky was Coach Knight, who kept hold of his card about the Cats playing a weak SEC last season. Obviously Coach Knight don't like Ky and esp Calipari, whom he has openly called a cheater and stated publicly that Calipari should not be allowed to coach college athletics. That's between them, but almost every other senior analyst on sports networks across the board had Kentucky winning the championship most certainly after North Carolina was sent home and many even liked Ky over UNC, too. It seemed that way anyhow I thought.


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Sixth, seventh and eighth-graders from schools across the metro competed in a contest Friday at ESU 3 in La Vista where imagination met engineering.
They were asked to plan, construct and present a futuristic city that would manage storm water pollution and runoff.
"In the future anything is possible, you have to just think outside the box and just go with it," said Elkhorn Middle School eighth-grader Carter Christensen. "When you have something that goes wrong or if something goes really right, you want to work off of that."
One winner from the competition will compete against 36 other regional winners at the national competition held next month in Crystal City, Virginia.


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Corsicana — A listing of meetings and events of interest from throughout Navarro County
Thru April 16
The Corsicana Art League will hold an exhibit at the Warehouse Living Arts Theatre Gallery.
April 16
The Corsicana Police Officer's Wives Auxiliary is teaming up with Cotton Patch Cafe for a fund-raising campaign. From 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Cotton Patch will donate 10 percent of all sales to benefit CPOWA. All proceeds go directly back into the community thorugh the group's various service projects.
The Navarro College International Students invites the community to its annual Micronesian Festival from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Barracks Bunch Clock Tower Courtyard. Free food will be available for sampling from the Micronesian community and International students, along with live entertainment from Micronesia, the Navarro College Step team, and the International community. For more information, contact Sina Ruiz at 903-875-7440 or Jasper Chieng at 903-875-7681.
Jose Antonio Navarro Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. at 416A W. Third Ave. All members are urged to attend.
April 17
The Kinsloe House Building committee headed by Cindy Erwin will host an interesting program on the Coast Guard Auxiliary presence in the area.
Jan Harding, vice-commander of Flotilla 5-16, will give a very interesting program on how the Coast Guard Auxiliary helps boaters in the area. Please call (903) 874-5791 to make reservations or cancellations by Monday, April 15 at 12 noon.
April 18
Navarro College Multimedia Department presents Media Fest 2013, to be held at 10 a.m. at the Cook Center Planetarium at Navarro College. This is a great opportunity to see the best work produced by our multimedia students during the last year. There will be photography, drawings, paintings, 3-D, music, and video on display on the planetarium ceiling. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please contact Mark Rosenberg at (903) 875-7538 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Local volunteers showed a lot of heart Saturday when they helped the Red Cross transform the gymnasium into a shelter for families seeking refuge from Irene.
There were 11 volunteers from Port Washington setting up 500 beds and making people feel welcome, said John Crawley, president of the Port Washington Lions Club and vice president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, two local organizations who pitched in.
In a post Sept. 11 world, that has since seen reports of the aftermath of Katrina, earthquakes in Japan and Haiti, and more, natural disasters are "in our psyche," Crawley said. So when it came time to set up a shelter on Saturday, "we knew what to do."
"We started at 10:30 a.m.," Crawley added. "We left at 10:30 p.m." They were back the next morning, when it was time to dismantle.
The shelter accommodated about 400 people, Crawley said.
In setting up, Crawley said he was acutely aware of respecting people's need for privacy. To that end he tried to model a shelter designed by Shigeru Ban, a Japanese architect, well known for his work in housing disaster victims.
"Privacy is very important," Crawley noted. The volunteers made a point of establishing aisles, "so people could have a separate space," Crawley added.
Recognizing that not everyone in the shelter spoke English as a first language, volunteers made certain that supplies and amenities were visible, seeing to it that toilet paper, coolers with ice and water, changing stations and more were in full view. This way, if families didn't understand a Red Cross announcement, they still had a sense of what was available, and where, Crawley said.
Crawley said the cafeteria was opened, so people had a place to sit and eat meals, other than their cots.
Directed by the Red Cross, the volunteers worked to accommodate those in need of shelter, ensuring their dignity.
That effort waw enhanced by local resources. Crawley said that when the gyms' overhead fans brought in rain from the storm, Tom McDonough, the ex-chief of the , located extra fans from the New Hyde Park Fire Department. The NHPFD also loaned an extra generator.
Volunteering, Crawley said, "was an easy decision to make. Giving it that hospitable Port Washington feel – that's what we do."


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What Is Muni's Photography Policy?? (Thanks, Ted!) Discuss
Before I could get the 1st shot off, Fare Inspector #32 started marching towards me, hands in the air, yelling at me to "STOP TAKING PICTURES!!" So I put away camera, walked towards him and answered his statement with a question. I asked him if he could site me the specific Muni code that prohibited a Translink Card carrying passenger from taking pictures of Muni Personal on Muni Property. He could not. Instead he responded that I "needed his permission" and demanded to see my "credentials" and the pictures on my camera. He added that in fact, if I was unwilling to turn over possession of my camera to him he would seize my camera and have me arrested.
74 Responses to "San Francisco Muni begins to enforce imaginary no-photos policy"
Yamara says:
Finally someone stepping in and stopping these fiendish photographers from stealing policemen's souls.
technogeek says:
OK, who knows a lawyer who's looking for a fast buck and/or publicity?
Hershmire — I agree that they're getting bad messages from above, and that needs to be fixed. But they're also implementing those messages badly, and they do need their wrists slapped so they know where their authority stops.
Anonymous says:
California shield law
California Evidence Code § 1070 currently provides as follows:
§ 1070. Newsmen's Privilege–Unpublished Information.
(a) A publisher, editor, reporter, or other person connected with or employed upon a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication, or by a press association or wire service, or any person who has been so connected or employed, cannot be adjudged in contempt by a judicial, legislative, administrative body, or any other body having the power to issue subpoenas, for refusing to disclose, in any proceeding as defined in Section 901, the source of any information procured while so connected or employed for publication in a newspaper, magazine or other periodical publication, or for refusing to disclose any unpublished information obtained or prepared in gathering, receiving or processing of information for communication to the public.
(b) Nor can a radio or television news reporter or other person connected with or employed by a radio or television station, or any person who has been so connected or employed, be so adjudged in contempt for refusing to disclose the source of any information procured while so connected or employed for news or news commentary purposes on radio or television, or for refusing to disclose any unpublished information obtained or prepared in gathering, receiving or processing of information for communication to the public.
(c) As used in this section, "unpublished information" includes information not disseminated to the public by the person from whom disclosure is sought, whether or not related information has been disseminated and includes, but is not limited to, all notes, outtakes, photographs, tapes or other data of whatever sort not itself disseminated to the public through a medium of communication, whether or not published information based upon or related to such material has been disseminated.
Cal. Evid. Code § 1070.
As the California Supreme Court has explained, California's shield law was first adopted in 1935 as Code of Civil Procedure § 1881. Delaney v. Superior Court, 50 Cal. 3d 785, 795-96 (Cal. 1990). At that time, it provided an immunity from contempt for a newspaper employee's refusal to disclose source information, but it did not explicitly protect other unpublished information or other forms of media. Id. Amendments added employees of radio and television stations, press associations, and wire services to the shield law's protection. Id. In 1965, the shield law was transferred to Evidence Code § 1070. Id. In 1972, apparently in response to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972) (which held that a newsperson did not have a qualified privilege against disclosing source information to a grand jury), the California Legislature amended § 1070 to protect "unpublished information," in addition to protecting the identity of confidential sources. Id.
The reporter's privilege in the California Evidence Code is essentially identical to the provision of the California Constitution that was adopted in 1980, discussed below. Consequently, the cases applying the reporter's privilege typically rely on the Constitution for support, rather than applying the statutory protection.
damon says:
This looks like a re-run of the Union Station (DC) story. I hope a local news crew tries to interview the Muni's PR person in a station and the guards try to shut down the interviewer's TV camera. When it happened like that in DC, the Metro system's PR guy kept saying to the guard that there was no policy against cameras but the guard insisted. Too funny.
coaxial says:
Why won't someone actually just challenge this supposed policy? Sort of like on the US Office when Dwight tells Ryan that he wants to search him, and that they "can either do this the easy way or the hard way." Ryan asks what's the hard way is, and Dwight says he'll call the police, who will go to a judge, get a search warrant, and then come back, and search him. To which Ryan responds, "Okay. Let's do it the hard way."
I really want someone to tell the tin badges a polite, but firm, "No," and force them to actually defend this mysterious policy (and misguided policy).
Anonymous says:
Maybe if it was a felony for law enforcement to make up their own laws….
insert says:
Would it be that hard — if you have the time to deal with it — to tell Mr. Mallcop to go ahead and arrest you and take your camera, then hit him and the Muni with a suit for false imprisonment, theft, etc? Maybe a DA would like to get involved with Impersonating a Cop…
star35 says:
#42 hershmire
You are dead wrong on this one. The fare inspector (note NOT transit cop) just didn't like having his picture taken. This has nothing to do with security, surveillance, terrorism. The man had a tin badge and he didn't like having his picture taken so he decided to use his uniform to throw his weight around. Simple as that. Because he could, because he can. Put someone in a uniform and they will act like they have authority over you. In this case he overstepped the mark, the only authority he has is to ask to see your ticket.
SkullHyphy says:
@33 anonymous on the SFSU M platform
Yes, you need a transfer or fast pass to be on that platform. There are signs around saying so. If you are running for the streetcar and can't stop to pay at the ticket machines, or if they're broken as usual, then you can board the first car and pay.
Brainspore says:
@ bservies #40:
BART and MUNI are different services. BART is regional and has its own police force (analogous to the highway patrol) whereas MUNI is local and patrolled by the San Francisco Police Department and other city employees.
SpookyInteraction says:
I feel so much safer now. Eye roll.
Anonymous says:
Gilbert Anonymous here:
Looks like a perfect place to stage a flash mob of photographers. What could they do about that?
Shaddack says:
#25 Dequeued: Respect is earned by behavior. Respect does not come with a badge, despite delusions so common between the badge-holders.
Xenu says:
"San Francisco's rapid transit system"
Whaaa? Muni is not rapid. Muni is a turtle. The average speed is a mere 11mph according to a study this year.
And their "officers" are just private security, basically. They have no real authority.
dainel says:
If they can make up imaginary rules, so can you.
Actually, sir, you're mistaken. Photography was previously not mentioned in any muni rules. But 2 months ago, the Director of Operations of the SF Muni issued a directive specifically permitting photography. This was done following complains from passengers, tourists, and the SF Tourism Board.
I discovered this when I called your HQ about permission for photography on the platform. They told me that none is necessary. If any SF Muni staff asks, I'm to refer them to directive # 42.7
Teller says:
If you were an inefficient public-fund sucking embarrassment, would you want your picture taken? And they just raised their fares. Waste of a Sandisk card.
Ohhhsnap says:
Note: human beings fall into their roles.
@ 42 Hershmire: what's the point of having civil liberties if you're just going to let a fake cop walk all over them… you're experiencing a thought terminating cliche. I hope you can see that.
Anonymous says:
Anonymous says:
I wonder if this photo tension is related to the plethora of videos documenting the shooting of Oscar Grant by BART cops on New Year's Day.
poagao says:
Can it be that difficult to get some high-level official in the organization down there for an interview on the subject? I would love to see one of those pseudo-cops come up and threaten their bosses' bosses' boss with arrest: "You want to arrest me for taking pictures? Do you have that authority?"
"Yes, I do. I am a security official here."
"Not any more. You're fired, you idiot."
Antinous / Moderator says:
Would this do?
Anonymous says:
I expected better from Laurence Fishburne.
hershmire says:
@47 Ohhhsnap, are you seriously claiming that this is a major civil rights issue?
All the photographer had to do was contact the Muni administrators and get permission to photograph on the system and that would have shut the inspector up.
Yeah, the inspector is a dick and he didn't have a right to threaten the photographer. But put yourself in his shoes: imagine someone on the Muni started blatantly snapping photo after photo of you. Yes, you're in a public place and he has a right to photograph you, but I doubt you wouldn't ask him to stop. t's clld nt bng dck – smthng y mght nd t wrk n.
Anonymous says:
The thing is we challenge this whole thing successfully back in 2005:
(unfortunately the stories are old enough that it looks like sfist has removed the pics).
The way it worked for us was our threatened day of photography protest, where we told them a bunch of photographers would meet on the trains and ride and shoot pics to our hearts content. The day before our ride, they clarified their "policy" and included new training practices. Since then this is the first major problem I've heard of. If it happens again, it sounds like it is time for another Muni community photography ride.
Adam Fields says:
I don't understand why this is so rampant. What do they have to gain by hassling photographers, _especially_ when the law clearly says that photography is allowed?
Dillenger69 says:
Seriously … FCK thm wth bg hrd sck f dcks.
This is the perfect opportunity for some enterprising company to come out with a line of high quality covert cameras for people who want to take pictures without getting hassled by the gestapo.
darth_schmoo says:
Delightfully Kafkaesque.
From the photography policy (thanks to whoever found it):
If you are a paying passenger making your way from point A to point B, then there is no specific prohibition to taking photographs in areas that are accessible to the public provided you do not appear to be a security threat, involved in a commercial activity or harassing other riders.
While it would make sense that wielding a camera isn't automatic cause for suspicion, it sounds like it's entirely up to enforcement whether you pass their "sniff test".
Anonymous says:
this is just begging for a photog flash mob.
If I was local, I'd organize it in a heart beat.
Ohhhsnap says:
@48 Hershmire,
Someone telling you under the pretense of false authority that you cannot do something that you have the right to do is an infringement of your civil liberties. Perhaps not the most major, but, for some, obviously not you, enough to stand up for themselves for.
The photog wasn't snapping photos of the inspector until he came over threatening to take their camera and arrest them.
thequickbrownfox says:
Melvin Van Peebles was a gripman on the SF cable cars in 1957.
He wrote a book/photo essay of daily life on the trolleys and was promptly sacked.
kaosmonkey says:
It's called not being a dick – something you might need to work on.
Pyrokinetic says:
Guess I'll be keeping my camera out more often when taking MUNI or BART.
I haven't had any problems yet, myself. But I've had other experiences in other cities.
Gilbert Wham says:
#29: That's very interesting. Here in my bit of EnglandLand, the Metro system has no ticket barriers (removed after the Charing Cross tube disaster, even though the London Underground still has them, go figure). They have been replaced with teams of ticket inspectors – I wonder if anyone's ever done a cost/benefit analysis on them? As the system's publicly owned (for now), that might be worth looking into…
noen says:
And so it starts in the US. It's almost like there is a pattern.
FreakCitySF says:
He wasn't taking his picture was he? Cuz I'd kick ur ass if you were taking mine! What exactly was the photo! Maybe some secretive project, public safety sensitive stuff :)
FreakCitySF says:
I guess that is the photo he took, sooo lucky he didn't taze you!
Nice pose though.
ackpht says:
This would seem to be an opportunity to get rid of all those cheap little film cameras that no one wants anymore.
Cpt. Tim says:
hah! i'm a terrorizer
FreakCitySF says:
Wait, it appears he was about to take your photo! beat you to the punch! Or was he trying some non verbal language. ::pulls out phone:: don't take photos, see my camera? put yours away!
Opiate says:
Those two guys have ticketed me before because my transfer was 7 minutes late. They don't want you taking pictures of them because they like to yell at people. Just last week I saw an old muni ticketing lady trying to apprehend a teenage black kid and he literally walked away and she just yelled at him to stop and come back. Naturally, he didn't listen, and kept walking and got away. That right there tells me they have no authority whatsoever. The lesson: you can easily escape old muni ticketing ladies by WALKING AWAY.
adonai says:
That may be an idea for a website…a compendium of various laws for each city regarding photography in public places. Simply print out your own city's law and carry it in your wallet for when you encounter power tripping little people like the one mentioned above.
Cpt. Tim says:
as for the calls for flash mobs, the problem is hardly rampant.
you'd have a ton of photographers mob a station or train and have a bunch of apathetic muni employees more annoyed about the crowd of people than cameras.
ruth_dt says:
@52 Gilbert Wham
You mean the Kings Cross disaster.
What's your bit of England? Most central London stations have barriers, including Kings Cross.
My little suburban station can't be arsed, though.
dequeued says:
Stop bitching and whining about your "rights" being taken away, and show some respect, you punk.
Those hard working security guards don't need a brat like you bawling about how you're allowed to take pictures.
They're just trying to keep us safe.
Antinous / Moderator says:
Stop bitching and whining about your "rights" being taken away, and show some respect, you punk. Those hard working security guards don't need a brat like you bawling about how you're allowed to take pictures. They're just trying to keep us safe.
People think that you're being serious.
Pyrokinetic says:
@Adonai (#24): That's actually a pretty good idea.
Although I'm not aware of a single city or municipality with a law restricting photography in public places. (If one exists, I'd sure like to know). Other than the "call our media department if you'd like to park a generator and talent trailers on the street for your film", of course.
On a side note, iStockPhoto has compiled a Wiki of seemingly-public places that require releases or permission for commercial use:
digitalcole says:
Also a good site for photographers…
I wonder what these "individuals" read rent-a-cops are going to do when technology lets cameras automatically upload photos to flickr?
"you must delete your photos from you camera and close your flickr account or we'll umm…detain you."
I just don't see it happening.
dequeued says:
Whoops, I forgot to close my sarcasm block, sorry!
Whenever we have a story like this, I like to contribute the obligatory authority apology posts.
Better I get them out of the way.
We all know the classics:
"Their job is SO HARD, we should give those guys a break, we all make mistakes"
"They're just trying to keep us safe you ungrateful punk"
"Stop bitching and whining SHUTUP"
And of course the old chestnut "If you value your freedom thank a cop"
Antinous / Moderator says:
The imaginary no-photos policy goes well with the imaginary timetable, the imaginary adequate seating and the completely apocryphal N-Judah.
Bookyloo says:
Good news: these fake-cop fucks are about to disappear soon. Turns out the "fare inspector" program costs the city way, WAY more than it generates by way of fare enforcement/revenues from tickets they write. So the fare inspectors are on the chopping block, INSTEAD of a proposed fare increase. Best news I've heard in a while.
Brainspore says:
@ darth_schmoo #49:
Again: that is the BART policy, not the MUNI policy (which I am also curious to see). Different transit system entirely.
Anonymous says:
Three words: United. States. Constitution. First amendment freedom of speech and expression, which also covers taking pictures in public. The rule of law that in the public arena there is "no expectation of privacy."
These guys are not cops but civil servants whose job it is to regulate riders and fares on Muni.
Not to disparage them but real cops are taught from day one that they have no authority to interfere with anyone taking pictures of them. Not only is this the law, it further insures a system of checks and balances with the people sworn to protect those very rights.
Mitch says:
I like Gilbert's flash mob idea.People taking pictures of people taking pictures of people who don't allow people to take pictures.
If someone is up to no good and photography helps
them I'm sure they would do if furtively to avoid
drawing attention to themselves.
RikF says:
I think you forgot your /sarcasm tag there
Anonymous says:
In Canada, a person's image is now their property, so taking a picture of them with out their permission is copyright infringement. Some people just don't want their face in other peoples' stuff.
Anonymous says:
the other day i was waiting on the SFSU platform for the M to take me to Balboa Park and decided I'd rather take the bus, and as i was leaving to walk across the street the MUNI Police asked to see my ticket. i wasn't on a bus or tram, and there hadn't been a bus or tram at the station in over 5 minutes, i was simply leaving the platform. i asked the guy why he needed to see my ticket if i wasn't on MUNI itself, and he claimed they were checking everyone leaving the platform for a ticket. i told him that was stupid, because i hadn't even gotten on the tram, i was just waiting for it, etc, and he just said "may i see your ticket, ma'am". i tried to argue more but he could only repeat his first statement and ask for my ticket, either he too realised the rule was dumb, or he himself was dumb. i got tired of the pointless argument and eventually showed him my monthly fastpass.
i don't know if the law is legit, that you can be fined for not having a ticket if you're leaving the platform (& this was an outdoor platform, you don't need a ticket to get there). i wasn't aware of it, and a half-hearted search on google didn't turn up any info. does anyone have a link to a page for MUNI laws???
oh, and another time i was riding the M home through mission terrace and there was this overweight, black, teenaged girl ranting and raving about something or other (i couldn't really understand her AAVE). then the MUNI ticket inspector (who was also black) came along and i realised the girl was talking to her, and calling the faux-po all sorts of hillarious names and making fun of her and just trying to get some sort of reaction. it was hillarious, i was tempted to join in.
anyway, muni sucks but i'm devoted to it all the same.
thomashawk says:
SF Muni's Crappy Response to Photographer Harassment: http://thomashawk.com/2009/05/sf-munis-crappy-response-to-photographer-harassment.html
lightbender says:
I would love to see a gathering of several hundred photographers converge on this spot – all using flash photography as fast as they can keep clicking the button.
This is just foolish. If someone wants photos for nefarious reasons, I doubt he would even be seen by these rent-a-gestapo.
Anonymous says:
sounds like daily business in Bucharest, Romania haha
flytch says:
all we need is a blog with youtube links… the clips, of course, would be from hidden cameras being carried through these places… it would be very easy to do anonymously…
If I were local I'd put some up just to drive them nuts… LOL
of course it would also be fun to put a taser in a camera body and then hand it over when they order you to… evil grin ;)
Viator says:
Like in my country (Poland) – 20 years ago… :)
Do it something!
Make noise!
idyll23 says:
just a heads up on this people.
MUNI Responded to Plug1 (whatimseeing.com)
Seems there is NO policy allowing Officer Tardcraft to forbid photography and all involved will be re-educated on the policies.
Anonymous says:
just got a response from Muni. you can read it here: http://bit.ly/lSIDg
thanks, all, for your comments and support. happy shooting!!
mattdidthat says:
If the SF Muni police are going to be enforcing ficticious laws and policies, perhaps what we need are some ficticious permits and licenses, so I designed a couple of official-looking MUNI and DHS Photography Licenses.
Bookyloo says:
anyhow: it's all about to become a moot point because fare-inspecting turned out to be an expensive boondoggle and they are firing all of these guys.
And perhaps some clarity for non-SF people: despite the uniforms, those people in the photo are NOT transit cops. They are not even really security guards. Their shoulder patches have a picture of a bus on them and they say "fare inspector". Their only job is to check if you paid for your train ticket. I've always felt like their quasi-cop uniforms were very misleading. They have no authority to touch you, they're meter maids, essentially. They can't even arrest you, let alone insist that you stop taking photos.
Muni is the San Francisco city bus/trolley system. BART is a multi-city subway train that runs under the bay and has its own full police force (the ones that killed Oscar Grant.) BART has a photo policy. Muni does not. The fare inspectors don't have to fear being caught on camera shooting anyone, because the only weapons they carry are stupidity and harsh language.
error404 says:
@ #3 coaxial
"Why won't someone actually just challenge this supposed policy?"
See that is the heart of the problem, it is not a policy it has never been handed down.
It exists in isolation in thousands of different heads.
It is next to impossible to remove received ideas, doubly so when they were never received in the first place.
O_M says:
"as for the calls for flash mobs, the problem is hardly rampant."
…That's why we need not one but *several* flash mobs, at every single location where the hire-a-nazis have been reported to be pulling this crap. If we don't stand up en masse now and make it clear we're not going to stand for powertripping mall cops reliving their days as the school bullies, eventually they'll get their "laws" prohibiting photography where they "police" enacted by de facto.
Oren Beck says:
There is a reason to consider what motivates such arbitrary photo prohibitions being fabricated.
A camera can indeed be considered a weapon. Used by repressive government against citizens. Or used by citizens against repression…
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You are awesome.
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Here's really how to get back at them. If any fare inspectors attempt to do this, get their name and badge number (and a picture if you can manage it) and post it on a forum/blog/site like this one. Throw it up on flickr and tag the hell out of it. Heck, print it out and do some flyer postings near muni stations. Bad publicity is the best motivator for these kind of things, and if you can generate enough to get say ABC news involved, then you've got yourself a winner.
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The BART policy. Alas, they do not define what "sensitive areas" might be, but otherwise amateur photos can shoot all they want:
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I say fight hysteria with hysteria. If someone tried to confront me like this I would start coughing and waving them back, spitting out the words "SWINE… FLU…" and see if they still wanted to harass me. This would be a very quick way to make them own their paygrade.
Xenu@~8: I kept reading that as "San Francisco's rabid transit system" even after re-reading it several times. Perhaps I have Freudian sight.
Anon@~12: If I had just taken a sip of my frosty beverage, I would have spewed it all over my keyboard.
Hershmire@~42: "And they're stopping you even though you don't look like the stereotypical Muslim terrorist because to do otherwise is racial profiling."
Do you think that stops them from doing the same to any Muslim looking folks anyway? And essentially you are saying they have to use a broader net in their mission creepy mission, in order to avoid being accused of racial profiling? FAIL! Never mind that there is no rule or law they are enforcing here, can you cite one terrorist incident that has ever happened (outside of a movie) where terrorists photo-surveyed an area beforehand? No, you can't, because IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED. Why is taking photographs suddenly "suspicious activity?
Did anyone else notice, in the linked article that the photographer says:
"Conversely, one of my photos will be featured in the centerfold of the Market Street Railway's upcoming newsletter "Inside Track.â€
Maybe they should use this one (above) instead. -The true face of MUNI.
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Wait a minute. . .
he would seize my camera and have me arrested.
So. . . he's going to ROB you and then have you ARRESTED?
Just reply "and I'm going to have my lawyer harass you and then bill you for it."
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Look, these guys are told every week at the terrorism security briefing to nip any suspicious activity in the bud. A guy walking around snapping photos of nothing in particular is pretty suspicious when you're a transit cop. And they're stopping you even though you don't look like the stereotypical Muslim terrorist because to do otherwise is racial profiling.
Sure, there's no specific rule on file, and I agree that stopping photographers is not going to make us safer. But put yourselves in their shoes. Next time, ask permission if you really want to document the SF Muni system so you don't freak out some poor schmo on the job.


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Their "pasts" are out there for everyone to see, from a spread in the Oklahoman that includes a Facebook photo of two of the boys flashing "gang signs," to a New York Daily News online article that includes a looping video of one of the group pointing a rifle kitted with a scope at the camera.
Sure, that stuff matters; but, how much?
What does it mean to the family and friends of Chris Lane that these three young men appear to have lived a life relatively separate from the understood rules and duties of society? For Lane's loved ones, it doesn't matter. These kids could have been black, white, hispanic, fellow Australians. The point is, it happened, and while we're busy psycho-analyzing the suspects - since, legally, they haven't been convicted yet - the key piece in this whole saga remains to be looked at: the gun.
It remains unseen both in our minds and physically, since police have yet to even locate the weapon allegedly used.
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