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The only thing living around him — and perhaps the only thing keeping this broken man alive — is his family, his four sons and his wife, Joy.
He has almost nothing to call his own except the tall, dried stalks of grain waving behind him. He has nothing to look forward to but hunger.
Yet, he is the first to say that things could be worse for him and his family. It is, he insists, nothing short of a miracle that he and the others sit here today.
His modest but comfortable life in the small Sudanese village of Diko, close to the Uganda border 70 miles to the south, turned nightmarish nine months ago when men came in from the countryside, shooting, killing and burning everything in their path.
"They came into our village, shooting without warning," said Ligyi, a pastor when he is not trying to farm or sell charcoal in the nearby market. "When they arrived, they surrounded the houses and took everything we owned. They forced people to carry what they stole."
By the time it was all over, he said, 15 of his fellow villagers were dead. Many others were kidnapped.
Then plumbing the debts of his own misery— with Joy hovering close by, eyes downcast — Ligyi relates the loss of his most valuable possession that evening so long ago. He knows good and well that his 15-year-old daughter Teresa has in all likelihood been forced not only into the role of porter and servant, but also into the role of sex slave.
The misery of the Ligyi family has come complements of a shadowy rebel group that prowls this part of Africa. It calls itself the Lord's Resistance Army.
Sadly, what the LRA did to this family and their village has been typical for a couple of decades now. Although born from the ashes of Uganda's civil war in the 1980s, the group now drifts like an airborne plague out of that country's north and into southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic, killing, maiming and kidnapping seemingly at random, seemingly with little strategic meaning to anything it does.
Except that in this part of Africa, there is a sick logic to the modus operandi of the LRA.
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It was more than 20 years ago that Joseph Kony, the self-declared head of the LRA, came into being. His stated goal has been to overthrow the government of Uganda and replace it with a theocratic state based on Kony's bizarre biblical interpretations.
He and his scheme are, people familiar with the man will tell you, as nutty as a fruitcake.
What stands behind this madman, however, fits into the tragic geopolitics of the region.
Kony and his assembled peddlers of destruction have long been associated with the Sudanese government, an oppressive regime seated in the capital of Khartoum in the north. On and off since the mid-1950s, that regime has fought its own insurgency in the nation's south, an insurgency that has been aligned with the government of Uganda.
In the past, Khartoum has wished for nothing more than to cause trouble for its neighbor to the south for causing trouble for Khartoum.
That support likely continues, some experts say, even in this time of fragile peace for Sudan. (As part of a peace agreement, Sudan's government and the south's rebels reached an accord in 2005 that calls for a referendum on independence in 2011. Though the two sides have stopped fighting, the situation on the ground is tense, with many looking for a return to hostilities before or after the scheduled referendum on self-determination.)
Nelson Kasfir, a professor of government at Dartmouth who has written extensively on Uganda and the LRA, believes Sudanese government support for the LRA continues, though he stresses his is mostly an educated guess.
In an e-mail exchange, he wrote that most likely the Khartoum government is continuing to support the LRA "as part of its now-evident policy to support militia to disrupt the south in order to make the referendum in 2011 impossible. However, I haven't seen solid evidence to back that up."
Kasfir went on to say that he considers the LRA both dependent on Joseph Kony and self-perpetuating.
The LRA, he wrote, "can live simply off predatory raids on villages, so long as it has a supply of weapons and ammunition.
"I think," he continued, "the LRA or its offshoots are likely to continue to operate, possibly even if Kony is captured ... It will continue to disrupt the [regional peace]."
The LRA's recent brutality in southern Sudan is aggravating an already precarious situation made more serious by a widespread crop failure, escalating ethnic infighting and growing political quarreling between the north and south that are sending troubling signals that war may return.
It is, to say the least, a dangerous time for Sudan and anyone who, like Ligyi and his family, falls into the line of fire of the LRA.
"The LRA is a big problem," said James Phatalo, a secretary for the West Mundri District of the Southern Sudan Rehabilitation and Relief Commission in this market town approximately 100 miles west of the regional capital, Juba.
Using statistics for 2009, he said, "this year we have 8,261 people displaced in Mundri alone. This, as you can imagine, has disturbed a lot of activities."
It is an especially dangerous situation, Phatalo stressed, considering the background of what is going on in the region.
Secretary Phatalo, as he makes clear, could do without the distractions provided by the LRA.
Help from U.S. Congress
While the LRA's ability to cause regional instability has brought it the most attention, its penchant for low-level, grotesque, terrorism tactics have caught the attention of those who see it first-hand — human-rights groups who have taken the message to power centers around the world.
Leader Kony is currently under a multi-count indictment from the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, including murder, enslavement, sexual enslavement and rape.
His movement also has abducted thousands of children and forced many of them to fight. His men also frequently mutilate the living (lopped off noses, ears and lips are trademark LRA signatures) and the dead (Ligyi buried such corpses — teeth pulled out, ears cut off, heads smashed in — on his retreat from Diko nine months ago, he says).
In the U.S. Congress, a bipartisan bill dubbed the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act, which aims to step up U.S. efforts to quash the rebel movement, appears to have widespread support. Additionally, scores of members of Congress have signed on to a letter to secretary of State Hillary Clinton urging more focus on stopping Kony.
The trouble, however, is how does one reason with a person who leads a movement that would visit such horrors on the innocent.
Kony, says Richard Lobban, a professor of African politics at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I., has little incentive to stop what he's doing with indictments from the International Criminal Court hovering over his head.
Lobban, like many who follow the LRA, would simply like to see the group "put out of business."
Meanwhile, Repent Ligyi and his family wait until it is safe to return to their village. They hope that by some miracle Theresa will return to them.
"I am very, very sad," Joy Ligyi says. "Even now as I speak of her, I am so worried. Since I came here, I am sickly because I am so worried. Sometimes I think I am gong to die, also."
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Enthusiasts of "natural infrastructure" took a tour around the developing South Waterfront neighborhood last week. Among the features they studied were riparian restoration efforts and permeable surface walkways. Click through for more natural infrastructure features in the Willamette riverfront neighborhood.
Portland's South Waterfront district is very much a work in progress, yet it already has a diverse array of structures and services.
OHSU's Center for Health and Healing attracts wellness-seeking patients from across the region. Researchers occupy offices there and will soon flood the under-construction Collaborative Life Sciences Center. OHSU's aerial tram zooms riders up and down Pill Hill to the Willamette River. Several apartment and condo towers rise above the district.
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And the massive Zidell Yards development could soon add the one component — restaurants and other entertainment options — missing from the area.
As such, the South Waterfront neighborhood in which Portland planners have long coaxed activity needs a lot of innovative infrastructure. Because several environmental champions are working to grow the district, it makes sense that they're adding a new category of building science to the area: Advocates call it "natural infrastructure, and they maintain it's contributing to the district's array sustainable site development, water savings and energy efficiency.
Climate Solutions, which is based in Olympia and has a Portland office, recently issued a report on natural infrastructure that's drawing its share of attention. The report highlighted the work of Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services, among other factors, as a leader in the emerging field.
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The Big Bang Theory Review: "The 21-Second Excitation"by Eric Hochberger at .
I definitely liked last night's episode of The Big Bang Theory much more in theory (har har) than in practice.
The A story had a great nerd setup we haven't had this season: the guys were waiting on line to see the midnight premiere of Raiders of the Lost Ark, replete with 21 seconds of new footage.
Add Wil Wheaton into the mix and how can you lose with a story like that? Oh, and it gets better: Penny is not only back, but she has a slumber party with Bernadette and Amy, who have both been promoted to series regulars.
So with great storylines and amazing comedic setups, how could "The 21-Second Excitation" be anything short of hilarious?
Unfortunately, despite all the funny references to Indiana Jones - like calling Leonard "Short Round" and the guys being chased out of the movie theater, a la Indy's retreat to the seaplane - the humor just wasn't there in the main story.
As for the slumber party, that really comes down to what side of the camp you are on Amy. With Sheldon out of the scene, Amy clearly took over that character's role, trying her best to play off Penny and Bernadette.
Personally, I'm torn on Amy. I liked the concept of her when she was first introduced at the end of season three. But now that we've had for nearly half a season, her character just comes across as a mean female Sheldon that delivers her lines in a flat, dull way. There's truly only one Jim Parsons.
Do some of her lines make me laugh? Absolutely. One of my favorites was Penny telling her to wear something comfortable and her response of: "Then I need to go shopping." Or even Amy announcing that she and Bernadette won Truth or Dare.
Pretty much the quicker and more basic her quotes are, the better. It's when she goes into the longer diatribes that only Sheldon can pull off that her character falls flat.
So, what do you guys think? Are you on Team Amy? Did you find the episode funnier than I did? Or do you just come here for our collection of The Big Bang Theory quotes? 'Cause don't worry, we're ending with those:
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I greatly enjoy the show, but I want to ask or viewers if I am wrong about something I see happening with the show. It seems to me over the last seasons worth of shows, little by little, there seem to be more and more sex jokes of the type I would more equate with Two and A Half Men then with BBT. I'm worried that the writers are having a harder time finding the 'nerd' humor that made the show unique and are finding themselves resorting to easier, cheaper sex jokes. Earlier the humor came from how a nerdy guy could get a woman to like him enough to have a chance for 'coitus.' Now it seems the jokes are more about the sex act itself, which to me is, as I said, more Two and A Half Men then Big Bang Theory. I'm worried that the show may eventually loose the unique qualities that make it so enjoyable. Anyone else feel this way?
This may have been the best episode of The Big Bang Theory I have yet seen. The plethora of different great characters, the wonderful writing, the return of Penny to a general narrative that makes her relevant again, the compelling plotlines (some of which, like Amy's pursuit of popularity, have the capacity to continue and mature episodes down the line), and the episode felt fresh in that it had a new setting and lots of new dynamics and characters that make the show feel fresh and progressive.
I couldn't disagree more about Amy. She is monotone, but that's what makes her so funny. If you want variant delivery and more difficult acting then look to another cast member. Which is exactly the point: the key to her charm is how ackwardly, bluntly, and freakishly she contrasts with anyone more normal. She is even more out of it than Sheldon is.
The problem is that Amy is not a human being but a robot. She only has one expression (Sheldon has HUNDREDS), speaks in an abrasive monotone (Sheldon's voice flies up and down all over the vocal register), and she reacts to everything in a remorselessly logical manner, like a computer or robot (while Sheldon is both an incredibly intelligent but socially incompetent sufferer from some sort of autism, trying to use his scientific smarts to figure out how human beings relate emotionally, and a very tyrannical and egocentric 3-year old in a man's body). So Chuck Lorre and team bizarrely have neglected to give Amy all the elements which have made Sheldon one of the great comic creations in television history. While Amy is just an irritating one-note cliché. Shame, Shamy...
This was the best episode in a while! I can't believe how much I've missed Kalie Cuoco! Team SHAMY all the way... Penny ans Sheldom are just like brother and sister. The girls night was awesome! I just prefer Amy standing close to Sheldom, otherwise she gets a little too weird... AND, OMFG!, how come no one said anything about Penny clearly adimitting she still have feelings for Leonard? Best couple on tv. Ever.
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With just one month left before the premiere of Lifetime's "Devious Maids," the cable network has released key art material highlighting Ana Ortiz ("Ugly Betty"), Dania Ramirez ("Entourage"), Roselyn Sanchez ("Without a Trace"), Edy Ganem ("Livin' Loud") and Judy Reyes("Scrubs") as five ambitious maids who, while working for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills, dream of wealthy lives of their own. Sadly, murder is at the center of their world as one of their fellow maids is murdered and the quintet makes it their mission to find out who committed the heinous crime.
"Maids" also stars Susan Lucci (ex-Erica Kane, "All My Children"), Matt Cedeno (ex-Brandon Walker, "Days of our Lives") and Brianna Brown (ex-Lisa Niles, "General Hospital"). Look for the series to premiere Sunday, June 23 at 10:00 PM ET on Lifetime.
Sunday, June 23 can't come fast enough, because that's when "All My Children" fans are going to go gaga over Susan Lucci's (ex-Erica Kane) debut as Genevieve Delatour on Lifetime's "Devious Maids"! The dramady, which was dreamed up by "Desperate Housewives" creator, Marc Cherry, and is executive produced by "Housewives" star Eva Longoria (ex-Isabella Williams, "The Young and the Restless"), is already making waves as a can't-miss hit. And luckily, Entertainment Tonight has released a first look at the maids who will no doubt be causing La Lucci loads of trouble!
Say what you will about "Days of our Lives'" Nancy Wesley, but she is definitely a character fans just love to hate. The same can't be said of her portrayer, Patrika Darbo, who is loved, loved, loved all around for her humor, candidness and ability to play one of daytime's baddest bitches!
"It is the best character to play," raves Darbo of Chloe Lane's mom, a role she originated back in 1998. "Every day, I thank goodness [for] the fact that I get to play this role that they created for me, and that they have kept her coming back."
Ever since word broke that "Desperate Housewives" creator, Marc Cherry, was working on "Devious Maids," a series that stars "All My Children's" Susan Lucci (ex-Erica Kane), fans have been chomping at the bit for more information and an airdate. Well wait no longer: The full cast, synopsis and premiere date for the Lifetime series has officially been released!
Premiering Sunday, June 23, on Lifetime, the drama series follows Ana Ortiz ("Ugly Betty"), Dania Ramirez ("Entourage"), Roselyn Sanchez ("Without a Trace"), Edy Ganem ("Livin' Loud") and Judy Reyes ("Scrubs") as five ambitious maids who, while working for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills (including Lucci as Genevieve Delatour), dream of wealthy lives of their own. This makes for one heck of an upstairs-downstairs scenario, which is complicated by murder and mayhem — just like on "Desperate Housewives," and just like on daytime soaps!
Deadline is reporting that former "Days of our Lives" star Matt Cedeno (ex-Brandon Walker) has landed a recurring role on Lifetime's "Devious Maids," which stars Susan Lucci ("All My Children"), Ana Ortiz ("Ugly Betty"), Roselyn Sanchez ("Without a Trace"), Grant Show ("Melrose Place") and Brianna Brown ("General Hospital"). Cedeno is said to be featured in the tweaked pilot, which was originally conceived as a possible series for ABC during last seasons development cycle, and will likely be upped to series regular if the show is picked up by Lifetime for a second season. Cedeno will play the role of Alejandro Reyes, "a successful recording artist. Back home after three long months on tour, Alejandro wants to lounge by the pool – while behind his back, Odessa and the new maid Carmen are maneuvering themselves for Total War."


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The "torte" works overtime. In the bakery, it's a cake. One that's often low and rich and elegantly dressed on top, if sometimes naked on the sides. Sassy, that torte.
At the deli, the torte is a sandwich, one that can heave ham and cheese and hot pepper onto its Spanish-accented bolillo. Burly, that torte. Or torta.
In court, the tort is just plain wrong. While at breakfast the torte is decidedly right. It's potato, pressed into a puck, or torte, torta or tortilla.
Preparing the potato torte has inspired many a tort case. Some plaintiffs swear the potatoes must be boiled in oil. Others simply toss in potato chips. The potatoes are melded with eggs and tamped into torte shape, to tender, tasty effect.
The potato torte is tough enough to withstand tampering. Sage, for instance. Even pumpkin. The torte takes new jobs in stride. Then strides out for a hard day of multitasking.
Winter breakfast
Prep: 20 minutes
Bake: 25 minutes
Serves: 2
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium boiling potatoes (such as Yukon Gold), peeled and thinly sliced
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 small clove garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon slivered fresh sage leaves
2 eggs
2 tablespoons cream
2 tablespoons pumpkin puree (canned is fine)
1 pinch nutmeg
1 pinch ground cayenne pepper
Unsalted butter for slicking ramekins
Heat oil in medium nonstick skillet set over medium-high heat. Slip in potatoes. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, turning now and then, until they begin to color, about 4 minutes. Add onion, cook 2 minutes. Add garlic and sage, cook 1 minute. When it all looks golden (but not brown), pull pan off heat.
In a medium bowl whisk together eggs, cream, pumpkin, nutmeg and cayenne. Use a slotted spoon to add potatoes. Mix gently and let rest, 10 minutes.
Slide potato mixture into 2 buttered ramekins (5-ounce size) set on a rimmed baking sheet. Slide into a 350-degree oven and bake until slightly puffed and golden, about 25 minutes. Enjoy.
Inspired by breakfast at Johnny's, in Baltimore.
Leah Eskin is a Tribune Newspapers special contributor. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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- How are laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers treated?
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Radiation therapy for laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers
Radiation therapy is treatment with high energy rays (such as x-rays) to kill cancer cells or shrink tumors. The radiation may come from outside the body (external radiation) or from radioactive materials placed directly in the tumor.
External radiation is often the main treatment for small laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancers. It may be used after surgery for larger cancers to try to kill any cancer cells that may have been left behind. It is also used for patients whose health does not permit them to have surgery. Radiation can be used to ease symptoms such as pain, bleeding, swallowing problems, and problems caused by spread of cancer to the bones.
Often chemotherapy is given with the radiation.
Getting radiation therapy is a lot like getting an x-ray, but the radiation is much stronger. Treatment is not painful. Each treatment lasts only a few minutes, although the setup time — getting you into place for treatment — usually takes longer.
Treatment is usually given daily, 5 days per week, for several weeks. There are several different types and schedules of radiation that might be used. Some show promise in lowering the risk of the cancer coming back in the place where it started or helping patients live slightly longer. The drawback is that patients may also have more severe side effects.
Possible side effects of radiation
Many people treated with radiation to the neck and throat area have problems with painful sores in the mouth and throat. These sores can make eating and drinking very hard and can lead to weight loss. The sores heal with time after the radiation has stopped.
Side effects from radiation can also include:
- Skin problems (something like sunburn)
- Dry mouth (which can lead to problems with tooth decay)
- Worsening of hoarseness
- Trouble swallowing
- Loss of taste
- Breathing problems from swelling of the larynx
- Tiredness
Most of these side effects go away after treatment is over. Talk to your doctor or nurse if you are having trouble with any side effects. There are often ways to help.
Radiation can worsen any tooth problems that you might already have. Based on the radiation plan and the health of your teeth, some or all of them may have to be removed before treatment begins.
Radiation aimed near the salivary glands may cause long-term damage, leading to dry mouth that does not get better with time. A dry mouth can affect swallowing and also cause tooth decay. People with dry mouth after radiation must be very careful about their oral health.
When radiation is used as the main treatment for cancer of the larynx, it may very rarely lead to breakdown of the cartilage. If this happens, the patient may need surgery.
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Every year since Jimmy Louis got stoned and thought up the idea of throwing a fish from one state to the other, the folks at the FloraBama have hosted what is now being called "The Gulf Coast's Greatest Beach Party." They picked the last weekend in April because nothing else was going on. Mullet tossing changed that.
Meanwhile, graduates of Clarke County High School have been getting together in the school cafeteria most every year since the 1930s to sample each other's covered dishes, clog their arteries with the finest of starchy foods and talk about how things used to be. They call themselves the "Old Timers."
This year, knowing that Mama would be the "Oldest" of the "Old," a trip to the Mullet Toss was out of the question. I took her to Old Timers.
Over the years, Mama has adjusted to age and circumstances. No longer does she spend hours preparing some special something to take put on the Old Timers' table. This year her caregiver, Alvester, baked the pecan pies. I picked up the fried chicken at a local fried-chicken place, just like most chicken contributors did.
You can get a pretty good idea of how Old Timers has changed over the years from the evolution of the fried chicken. Once the chicken was cooked at home on the morning of the event and delivered, still warm, on a platter that identified the cook. Time passed and folks began picking up the chicken, already fried, and putting it on the identifiable platter in the belief that eaters would think the contributor had actually cooked it. The ruse proved too much trouble to maintain, so today everyone brings their chicken from the store in a box and it is all dumped together in a big pan.
No one seems to mind.
Of course, there are still specialty dishes — like a particular chicken pie that only those early in line got to sample — and desserts to die for. The only complaints were from those whose plates were not big enough to hold all they wanted.
It was like an old-fashioned "dinner on the grounds," except it was inside in a new, shiny facility instead of under spreading oaks, and there were no ants.
Every year those who gather pay homage to the class that graduated 50 years ago. This year it was the class of 1963. As the "Honor Class," they sit at the head table and get to go through the food line first. They were also in charge of the program that, according to tradition, gets bogged down with memories and minutia and goes on far too long. By the time they brought on someone to bless the food to the nourishment of our bodies, my stomach was growling so loudly that I was afraid I would wake the person next to me who had decided to nap through it all.
As with any reunion, there are reminders of those who are no longer with us. The Honor Class always sets up a display with pictures of the departed, one of which, it was pointed out, has been on other tables when other classes were honored — including my own. He entered Clarke County High School with the class ahead of mine. We picked him up when he failed sixth grade. We lost him a few years later when he took time off for some reason or other, and on his return was placed in the grade behind us. Another break from his "studies" put him with his fourth and final class — a tribute to his persistence and to the teachers who were as determined as he was to get him graduated.
Social promotion, maybe, but with diploma in hand he became a contributing member of the community and a surprising success story for those of us who knew him "back when."
It was good to see old friends again and revive fading memories. It was also a treat to see how Mama was recognized not only as the oldest, but for a fount of community knowledge that, without her remarkable recall, might well be lost.
I don't know how many other communities have anything like Old Timers — or how many communities could. Grove Hill and Clarke County High School seem to have the right combination of people with both physical and emotional ties to the place and to each other to bring graduates back, year after year.
Besides, we are getting too old for tossing fish.
Harvey H. ("Hardy") Jackson is Eminent Scholar in History at Jacksonville State University and a columnist and editorial writer for The Star. Email: email@example.com.


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Much Presents: Metric as they head out on tour to support their latest album Synthetica, featuring the huge hit single Youth Without Youth. But they won't be hitting the road alone! Metric are bringing along fellow Canadian band Stars!
Today Phoebe Dykstra is giving away two pairs of tickets to see Metric live on their Synthetica tour in Kingston, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. To win tickets to see Metric in either city, sign into your Twitter account and RT the following message (make sure you specify which city you want to see Metric in):
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Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities is committed to serving our customers and protecting our environment by delivering high-quality drinking water, managing flood control and storm water, collecting and treating wastewater to standards that exceed EPA regulations, and maintaining and enhancing public street lighting. We actively protect our source waters and promote its efficient use. Established in 1876, the Utility is the oldest retail water provider in the West, and as a municipal agency is funded by water sales and new connection fees, not taxes.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The first step has been taken, but it will be quite some time before Charlotte will compete to host a Super Bowl.
City leaders and business representatives spent three days visiting New York, capping-off the trip Thursday morning by speaking with the Commissioner of the National Football League, Roger Goodell.
"There was a question on if they would consider us, and the answer was 'Yes, we would,'" said City Councilman John Autry when asked about Charlotte's Super Bowl chances.
Not without some major changes though.
Goodell told the delegation Charlotte would need more hotel rooms and a more modern stadium.
Bob Morgan, the President of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, said Goodell gave 'suggestions.'
"Bank of America Stadium -- as good as it is -- is 20 years old. The question of upgrading it is very relevant to the question of our competitiveness of a Super Bowl going forward," said Morgan.
The delegation toured MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands -- home to the New York Giants, Jets and 2014 Super Bowl -- to get an idea of what features a more modern stadium has.
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Morgan also said Goodell was a straight shooter about how to finance those kinds of upgrades.
He said Goodell told the group, "It doesn't happen without public and private partnership. The team benefits. The public benefits."
Early estimates, while unofficial, put the upgrade costs at more than $200 million. Real numbers aren't expected until after the first of the year. Mayor Anthony Foxx reportedly sent Panthers owner Jerry Richardson a letter in September inviting him to discuss ways to fund the stadium renovations, however, no public money has been committed to any project just yet.
Charlotte will also need to add thousands of hotel rooms to the roughly 30,000 currently available in the immediate area.


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Google Street View now features the High Line between Gansevoort Street and West 30th Street, allowing you to plan your visit, take a virtual stroll, and explore the park in a whole new way. As part of an broader initiative to give virtual access to parks around the world, Google visited the High Line in June, 2011 to capture the park in the glory of spring.
Read more about the project on our blog.
The future of the final section of the High Line at the West Side Rail Yards took a major step forward today.
For the very first time, all stakeholders have now publicly stated their commitment to preserving and transforming the High Line at the West Side Rail Yards, including the spur over 10th Avenue, into public open space.
Today's announcement was made at a press conference to mark a lease agreement between the Related Companies and Coach. The New York-based retail company, which is currently based on West 34th Street between 10th and 11th Avenues, plans to occupy 600,000 square feet of new office space within a new building to be built at the northwest corner of 10th Avenue and West 30th Street. The Related Companies will begin construction of the building in 2012, effectively breaking ground on the planned development for the Hudson Yards.
Read the Mayor's press release to learn more about the development project.
At the press conference, Mayor Bloomberg announced two pieces of major news for the High Line:
The details of the necessary legal agreements to allow the High Line to move forward still need to be finalized, but this consensus is without a doubt the most significant step toward our ultimate goal of preserving the entire historic High Line.
Once the City's acquisition is complete, Friends of the High Line expects to design and operate this section of the High Line through a public-private partnership with the City of New York, just like the park south of West 30th Street. We have already made significant progress on raising private funding to support the High Line's final section and build the park's endowment, including a $20 million commitment from the Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation, as well as $5 million pledges from The Tiffany & Co. Foundation and Donald Pels and Wendy Keys. We are also grateful to other generous supporters who have funded our advocacy work and all rail yards programming: the New York Community Trust and its LuEsther T. Mertz Advised Fund, Greenacre Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts.
There is more work to be done, of course. We look forward to working with all of the stakeholders to finalize the City's acquisition. We would like to thank Mayor Bloomberg, Speaker Quinn, the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Manhattan Community Boards 2 and 4, the Related Companies, and Coach for their commitment to the High Line. We would also like to thank CSX Transportation, Inc. for its commitment to donate the final section of the High Line to the City, and for its historic and ongoing support for the project.
Crews have cleared the ice from teh High Line's paths, and the entire park, between Gansevoort Street and West 30th Street, is now open to the public. Visit the blog to learn more about our process for removing ice from the High Line's paths.
Please check back for the latest updates and information.
Due to unsafe conditions created by the persistent snow, the High Line is closing early on Saturday, October 29. Visitors should anticipate a delayed opening of the High Line on Sunday, October 30, to allow crews to clear the stairs and pathways for visitors.
Please check back for latest updates and information or follow @highlinenyc on Twitter.
The High Line will remain closed on Sunday, October 30 due to unsafe conditions created by heavy ice. To protect the plants and path, we do not use corrosive rock salt or chemicals to melt ice and snow. Instead, we rely on warmer temperatures and hand shovels to remove ice from the park's pathway.
Today's High Line Program, Halloween Hi-Jinks on the High Line, is cancelled.
Visitors should anticipate a delayed opening of the High Line on Monday, October 31 to allow crews to finish clearing the ice. Please check back for latest updates and information or follow @highlinenyc on Twitter.
Halloween Hi-Jinks on the High Line is cancelled. To ensure everyone's safety and to allow crews to clear the ice, the park will remain closed on Sunday, October 30.
Please subscribe to our email newsletter and follow @highlinenyc on Twitter for updates on High Line Programs for families.
Dress in costume and bring the whole family to the first-ever High Line Halloween Parade. A giant haunted train made by kids from local public schools will lead the parade to the Chelsea Market Passage, where families can enjoy face-painting, spooky tunes, and playtime with the Children's Workyard Kit. From 12:00 - 4:00 PM, you can even purchase a pumpkin you pick out yourself—using your artistic talents to decorate it or just take it home to enjoy.
Visit our Event Calendar to learn more.
High Line Art, presented by Friends of the High Line, is pleased to present Sue de Beer's Haunt Room, which opens Friday, October 28 on the High Line.
Located in the 14th Street Passage on the High Line, Haunt Room is an interactive public art installation designed to induce haunted feelings by exposure to infrasound.
Join us this evening from 5:00 to 7:00 PM for the opening reception with the artist. Halloween costumes are encouraged!
We are pleased to share exciting news: the Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation has made a $20 million commitment to the High Line, which is the largest single private contribution to a public park in New York City's history.
This unprecedented pledge, made by Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg, will support our fundraising efforts to transform the final, undeveloped section of the High Line at the West Side Rail Yards and help build an endowment for the park's long-term maintenance and operations.
In 2005, when the High Line was a beautiful design on paper, many people said it was an impossible dream. Barry, Diane, and their family stepped forward at that crucial moment with visionary support that helped catalyze the construction of the first section of the High Line.
Later, during the turmoil of the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, they stepped forward again to make sure that the second section of the High Line could be built to the same standards of design and to begin an endowment for the park's long-term operations.
Now, understanding the importance of our mission to secure the entire historic High Line at the West Side Rail Yards, and to build our endowment, they have come forward once again to meet the High Line's most pressing needs.
With this pledge, the Diller – von Furstenberg family has donated a total of $35 million to the High Line, demonstrating their leadership in preserving and transforming the High Line into a public park to be enjoyed by New Yorkers for generations to come.
View the press release to learn more about this historic gift, or read about it in the New York Times.
Bicycling is a great way to get around and experience New York City in a whole new way. Join us on Tuesday, October 25 between 11:00 and 3:00 PM to learn more about New York City's Bike Share Program, and go for a spin on one of the demonstration bikes from bike share programs in cities around the world.
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FORTUNE – Not long ago, the word "cancer" was off-limits, among friends, at home, and certainly at the office. Whether it was out of superstition, fear, confusion, or respect, most talk about the disease was done in hushed tones.
Today, as the survival rate climbs, the decisions people make after diagnosis -- both personal and professional -- have evolved significantly. Suddenly, for many (but not all), the question is not, "How do I leave work for good?" Instead, it's "How long do I take off?" or "Do I have to take off at all?"
Working after a cancer diagnosis has become fairly common, according to a new survey conducted by the nonprofit group Cancer and Careers. One in four people with cancer who were surveyed said they continued working to keep their health insurance. Twice as many said they worked to keep things "as normal as possible." And two-thirds who were surveyed claimed they felt well enough to stay on the job. The Harris Interactive survey queried 400 adults diagnosed with cancer who were working.
"Work provides them a respite from cancer-land," said Kate Sweeney, executive director of Cancer and Careers, a nonprofit that offers resources to workers.
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Some 45% of workers said they took no time off after their diagnosis and kept working, while 31% said they took anywhere between a few weeks to five months off, according to Cancer and Careers' survey.
As more employees choose to continue working, more employers must grapple with relatively new territory. HR consultant Margaret Spence says she has seen all manner of responses from companies with workers diagnosed with cancer. Spence says it's easy for workers and firms to feel trapped. "Employers are caught between a rock and a hard place," especially since they don't always have a complete picture of the worker's health, she said.
A year ago, Spence's husband was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer -- and she got to experience the cancer-career conundrum up close. The couple considered relocating temporarily to New York or Texas to be closer to high-quality treatment but ruled that out because of the associated costs.
"He needed to keep working," Spence said. "It was the one thing that kept him connected" to the world amid rounds of radiation.
An estimated 13.7 million people have had cancer and were living in the U.S. in 2012, and that's expected to grow to 17.8 million by 2022, according to the American Cancer Society. About one-third of female cancer survivors and one-quarter of male survivors are under 60 years old, while another 25% are 60 to 69.
Cancer does take a toll on people's careers. Survivors are 4-5% less likely to hold jobs and work up to four hours less than similarly aged adults without a history of cancer, according to research from Penn State. And, perhaps without surprise, those who suffer from recurrences of cancer work less and take longer breaks from work.
Workers today are more willing to share the details of their disease with coworkers and bosses than they were 10 years ago, Sweeney said. A decade ago, many people kept their cancer a secret at work, she claims.
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Still, not everyone is comfortable discussing illness at the office. Spence told of a client of hers who was a hard-working senior manager at an agricultural company. One day, she left packages for Spence and a few others before leaving for what her colleagues thought was a week's vacation. She checked into hospice and died three days later. "I was in shock when I found out. I had no idea she was sick," Spence said.
Spence thinks employers fall into two main categories: those that follow sick leave or disability policy and laws rigidly and those that treat workers like individuals and work with them during their treatment. Many of the decisions are made one-by-one based on the employee's experience, value, and prognosis.
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Most corporate policies are based on federal laws and requirements, including accommodations mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Cancer was added to the list of illnesses covered by the ADA on Jan. 1, 2009, and the EEOC issued guidelines for it a couple of years later.
Businesses with more than 50 workers are required to give Family and Medical Leave to employees who have cancer. Under the FMLA, workers are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid time off to care for a child, spouse, or themselves. The employer is expected to continue health insurance and hold a comparable job open for these employees.
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At Cancer and Careers, the staff is starting to hear more from employers looking to help workers through their cancer diagnosis and treatment. Sweeney urges firms to be flexible and to allow staff to work at home during chemotherapy or radiation. Some companies are creating "shared vacation pools" so that workers with extra days can donate them to colleagues battling cancer or other serious illnesses.
Employers want to hang onto experienced staff, so the percentage of U.S. firms that offer cancer insurance policies has inched up to 34% (from 28% in 2008), according to the Society of Human Resource Management.
"These employees are valuable," and employers often want to find ways to bring them back to work, said Tom Parry, president of the Integrated Benefits Institute, an independent research organization. Other workers are watching carefully how the employer treats them. "When employers do the right thing with someone with cancer, that is a very important message" that resonates with many workers, he said.
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Jimmy Ray Steed, 52, was indicted by a Calhoun County grand jury in August in connection with the death of Carla Cook Fuqua, who was last seen alive at her Piedmont home on Oct. 29, 2009. Investigators from the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Cold Case Unit discovered Fuqua's skeletal remains Dec. 4, 2012 in woods a short drive from Steed's and Fuqua's homes on Alabama 21.
A frail-looking Steed answered Calhoun County Circuit Judge Bud Turner's questions in whispers during his arraignment this morning.
According to the grand jury indictment, Steed reportedly killed Fuqua on or about the day she went missing by striking her with a bat or bat-like object.
The victim's mother, Darlene Cook, attended the hearing with family. Cook said she was expecting a not-guilty plea, and as difficult as she believes it will be, she is ready for the trial.
"I wanted to see him eye to eye," Cook said, referring to Steed during today's hearing.
Calhoun County Sheriff Larry Amerson has said Steed also is a suspect in the cases of three other people missing from Piedmont.
Patrick Burrows disappeared Aug. 23, 1990. He was last seen driving his motorcycle from Steed's home at 8 a.m. The motorcycle was later found in a pond half a mile from Steed's home, and a short distance from where Fuqua's remains were found.
Jeffery Scott McFry, 24, was last seen in his mother's home on Sept. 5, 1990. Police received numerous tips about possible location of McFry's remains, but to date have found nothing.
Steed's wife, Karen Steed, 29, was last seen Nov. 25, 1997 leaving their Piedmont home. One month after she went missing, her 1982 Ford Fairmont was found abandoned on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 near Heflin.
No date for Steed's trial had been set as of this morning.
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The conviction of Tariq al-Hashemi, one of the nation's highest-ranking Sunni officials, rids Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of a top political foe while threatening to deepen the rift between Iraq's main Muslim sects as the nation struggles to achieve stability nine months after U.S. troops withdrew.
Hours after the verdict was announced on Sunday, insurgents launched fierce bombings against mostly Shiite neighborhoods in the capital, killing 92 and wounding over 360 in one of Iraq's deadliest days this year.
Appearing alternately affable and defiant at a packed press conference in Turkey's capital, al-Hashemi maintained his innocence after being found guilty of organizing the murders of a lawyer and a Shiite security officer.
"The verdict is unjust, politicized, illegitimate and I will not recognize it. It means nothing to me," al-Hashemi, who took office in 2006, told reporters in Ankara. "But I put it as a medal of honor on my chest because it was al-Maliki, not anyone else, behind it. For me, this proof that I'm innocent."
"The death sentence is a price I have to pay due to my love to my country and due to my loyalty to my people," he added. "I'm ready to stand before a fair judicial system and not a corrupt and paralyzed one that is under al-Maliki's will and oppression.
Spokesmen for al-Maliki and the Shiite-led government could not immediately be reached for comment Monday despite repeated attempts, but in the past have denied that the prime minister influenced the trial.
The charges against al-Hashemi and his son-in-law, Ahmed Qahtan, were announced the day after U.S. troops left Iraq last December as part of new allegations they played a role in an estimated 150 bombings, assassinations and other attacks during the height of sectarian violence following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.
Prosecutors said the attacks were carried out mostly by al-Hashemi's bodyguards and other employees, and largely targeted government officials, security forces and Shiite pilgrims.
Al-Hashemi says his bodyguards were tortured into giving false statements and refuses to return if the retrial is held in Baghdad, accusing al-Maliki of controlling the judicial system. "I'm not going regardless of the time scale that has been offered to me," he said.
While he is on Interpol's most-wanted list, Turkey has shown no interest in extraditing al-Hashemi, straining diplomacy between the two neighboring nations.
Al-Hashemi, one of two vice presidents, was little more than a figurehead in the government, wielding almost no power under the constitution.
In a statement on Monday, Iraq's President Jalal Talabani said the verdict against al-Hashemi could exacerbate tensions and instability.
"It is regrettable that at this specific time such a verdict is issued against him while he still occupies his post," said Talabani, a Kurd.
In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland cited "concerns about the way this has been dealt with" but declined to mention specifics. She said al-Hashemi still could appeal the decision, and that the U.S. would monitor the case going forward.
Whether or not he returns, Iraqi political analysts believe the verdict against al-Hashemi strengthens al-Maliki's power at a time his critics have accused him of sidelining rival Sunni and Kurdish lawmakers. As such, the prime minister could have a hard time shaking the perception that the trial was vulnerable to political pressure.
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The idiosyncrasies of al-Hashemi, 70, had set him apart in Iraqi politics. His natty suits prompted U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in January 2011 to declare him as "the best dressed man in the Middle East." Al-Hashemi also frequently refers to himself in the third person, as he did Monday when he told reporters, "al-Hashemi has become the symbol of injustice in Iraq."
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What is happening on your Linux machine? Various shell commands give you details about system processes and help you control them.
Whenever you or an application launch a program, the operating system starts one or multiple processes. These processes can enter various states: They can be processed, stopped, restarted, and – under normal circumstances – stopped again. Linux has something similar to access controls for processes: Only the user that started a process can stop, restart, or terminate the process.
The only exception to this rule is the root user, who can control any process on a system. On top of this are processes that run on system user accounts, such as nobody or lp – again, only root has full access to them. In this issue, I will be looking at tools that help you find out more about, and control, processes.
One Big Family
Processes are never isolated and are always in good company. In fact, they are in a hierarchical structure, with process number 1, init, at the top. init is the first process that Linux launches after booting. All other processes share this common "ancestor" – init starts the operating system's basic programs. pstree shows the relationship between "parent" and "child" processes. This tree structure shows you at a glance who is descended from whom (Figure 1).
Additional Output
The tool gives you more detailed output if you set the -a flag. This tells pstree to show you, in addition, the parameters with which the programs are running.
If you use a terminal that supports different fonts and bold type, such as Gnome Terminal or KDE's Konsole, you might also want to try the -h parameter. This tells pstree to highlight its own process and its ancestors.
If you would like to use this practical feature for other processes, use -H with the process ID, and pstree will highlight the specified process and its family tree. Setting the -p option tells pstree to output the process ID (PID), and -u gives you the user.
All of these parameters can be combined – for example, pstree -apu.
Listing Processes with ps
The ps command gives you a list of the processes currently running on your system. If you do not specify any command-line parameters, the tool will restrict the list to the current shell. If you are interested in all of your processes, call ps with the x option (Listing 1).
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01 $ ps x 02 PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 03 3011 ? Ss 0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-session 04 3061 ? S 0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch --exit-with-session /usr/bin/gnome-session 05 [...] 06 3086 ? Ssl 0:02 gnome-panel --sm-client-id default1 07 3088 ? Ssl 0:02 nautilus --no-default-window --sm-client-id default2
The tabular output in the shell tells you the following characteristics:
- PID: The process identifier, a unique number that you can use to reference a process individually.
- TTY: The terminal or console on which the process was started. A question mark indicates that the process is not running on a terminal.
- STAT: The process status. The states can be S (sleeping), R (running), D (dead, the process cannot be restarted), or Z (zombie, a process that has terminated without correctly returning its return status).
- TIME: The computational time used.
- COMMAND: The full command with all of its command-line options.
The ps command offers a number of additional options for adding more information to the output. For example, u shows the process owner and CPU cycles or memory percentage, and a gives you a list of all processes for all users. The l option is also practical – this lengthy output gives you additional information on the PPID (parent process identifier) and on the UID (user identification) of the user who launched the process.
To display what can be fairly lengthy command-line parameters in the COMMAND column, you might want to set w for wider output, and you can use the option multiple times. As shown in Figure 2, you can combine these parameters as needed.
ps displays the full set of command-line parameters in the COMMAND column. Some programs, such as the wget download manager, optionally accept passwords for authentication in the shell. The password also appears as a command in the process list; theoretically, any user on the system could sniff sensitive data.
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