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ARCA Invades Palm Beach Int'l Raceway; Road Course Adds New Twist to Title Chase; Several Drivers Comment....... JUPITER FL (2-23-10) - The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards is a lot of things to a lot of people. To some,...
ARCA Invades Palm Beach Int'l Raceway; Road Course Adds New Twist to Title Chase; Several Drivers Comment.......
JUPITER FL (2-23-10) - The ARCA Racing Series presented by RE/MAX and Menards is a lot of things to a lot of people.
To some, it's not much more than a stepping stone to the next level, and the fame and fortune of NASCAR. To others, it represents the opportunity to see if they have what it takes to get to the next level. And to yet another group of racers, it's home. It's the place where they will race as a career.
It's also place where the next pitch may be a high-speed curve ball, like the next event on the schedule at Palm Beach Int'l Raceway (PBIR) in Jupiter, Florida where drivers will spend more time turning right rather than will left.
And for the 2010 title contenders, a quirky left- and right-turn road course on the heels of a superspeedway classic at Daytona is, to put it mildly, challenging.
ARCA is the self-proclaimed "most diverse stock car touring series in the world". The tour races on tracks ranging in size from the 2.66 mile superspeedway at Talladega, AL to the .438 mile bullring that is Berlin Raceway. In addition, a pair of mile dirt tracks at Springfield and DuQuoin, and road course racing for good measure.
For the first time in the 58-year history of series, ARCA will run at two road courses in 2010. The first left- and right-turn run is this Saturday at PBIR, with the second scheduled for August 15 at New Jersey Motorsports Park.
With the season opening at the 2.5 mile "restrictor plate" Daytona International Speedway immediately followed up by PBIR, many drivers feel that survival is the key to getting through February, and not digging too large of a hole in the chase for the 2010 championship. Here's what some of the drivers had to say about going to PBIR for the first time.......
FRANK KIMMEL: "I really enjoy road courses, they're always fun. I don't feel like I'm a very accomplished road racer because I don't get to do it enough. Sometimes, I have a hard time telling Bill (brother/crew chief) and the team the adjustments the car needs to be better, since I'm out on the track just trying to get comfortable. But, it's a good confidence booster knowing that we've had some good success with road racing. It's a race where you have to be smart, be there at the end of the day and take what your car has to give you. That's what we've done well over the years, and I'm glad we've got a couple of road races on the 2010 schedule. Overall, I'm really happy that we got to test, and I expect to go into Palm Beach and be competitive. We had a great test (at PBIR) on the Monday after Daytona and we believe that we can get a good finish that will position ourselves for a run at the championship."
PATRICK SHELTRA: "You can earn just as many points at Palm Beach as you do Daytona. On that level, each track is equally important. And if you put all your focus on Daytona because it's the biggest race of the year, that's fine, but if you're running for a championship, then you need to put just as much focus on Palm Beach. I'm not a road course specialist, but I want to be leading the points when we leave (Palm Beach). I don't want to be digging out of hole this early in the season. We've got to be prepared at Palm Beach. The test went well for us. The track is really fast with some extremely tight and slow corners, so it's going to be crucial for someone like me who doesn't have a lot of road course experience to stay focused and stay on track. If we can do that and I know we can - we should be in the hunt with a couple laps to go. There won't be a dull moment this weekend."
JOEY COULTER: "Going into the 2010 race season, I knew I needed to be prepared as possible and the road courses proved to be my biggest challenge. I went out to Bondurant in January, knowing they would help me learn the intricacies of the left and right handed turns. It proved very useful, as we tested very well here (PBIR) just a few weeks ago."
ROBB BRENT: "I'm excited. ARCA is really throwing a curve at us this year by going to a superspeedway like Daytona and then two weeks later a road course, but we're ready for it. I cut my teeth in road course racing, so I really feel like I have an opportunity to get ahead on the championship points. Palm Beach is a nice place. The track has some impressive speed with some super tight corners but that should make the race very exciting. We truly have a legitimate chance at winning Saturday's race. Road course racing is a lot of fun. It throws some different techniques at you from a team and driver standpoint. While you are focused on staying on the track - you're also looking at who you are racing with, pit strategy and even weather."
CRAIG GOESS: "It should be a cool experience. Being in a new element and taking to a new place, the race should be exciting. I'm interested to see how we all make the best of the situation when we are not used to the track. Like anybody, anytime you put yourself in a situation that you're not completely familiar with, it adds to the challenge. But I remember something Eddie (Sharp/car owner) told me last year; he said just 'go out and have some fun'. It sounds simple enough, but I find that if do that ...... just have fun ....... I tend to be a little more relaxed in the car, which makes me perform better, and guess what ...... have more fun as a result. "Seems like if you let yourself get too aggravated, you start missing your marks; then you have to compensate. Sounds simple, but it's true. If set myself up for having fun, that's usually what happens. I'm sure it'll take me longer to get up to speed than a lot of the guys, but I'm confident that with the right attitude I'll be able to pick it up."
BRYAN SILAS: "The best case scenario at Palm Beach would obviously be a win," added Silas. "But, I'm not an experienced road racer. I go into every race now thinking I can win, but realistically, if we could come out with the car in one piece and a top-10 finish, I'd be ecstatic. Unlike New Jersey (Motorsports Park road course), this track's hard on brakes. You're reaching speeds of 150 mph-plus and then down to 35, 40 mph for some of these corners. The person who still has his equipment under him at the end is going to win. If there's anything that I learned in the test, it's that this is a very challenging course. There's absolutely no runoff. If you spin off here, you're gunna hit something. Attrition is definitely going to play a role."
JUSTIN MARKS: "Palm Beach Int'l Raceway is a good example of what a lot of new tracks are going to these days," said Marks. "The track itself is very smooth and was paved with the right aggregate to create a surface that's very raceable and seems to take rubber down and grip up. There's a lot of grip. The layout is great because it has a few technical sections that can be approached differently depending on the type of car and how your car is handling. Also, and most importantly, it has a few good passing zones and a few places that you can really set someone up and make a pass. It's important to have technical corners that lead to passing zones and they've done a good job of that."
The Tire Kingdom 150 presented by ModSpace at Palm Beach Int'l Raceway is scheduled to roll off at 1:00 PM Saturday afternoon, February 27th. On-track activity begins on Friday, February 26th with practice from 11:30 AM to 2:30 PM followed by Menards Pole Award Qualifying presented by Ansell at 4:00 PM.
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Deep Impact
Week Two
Injuries suck, and baseball has been an especially cruel mistress this season, depriving us of many of the game's most exciting pitchers and some dynamic hitters, too. There's been some bad news for just about every deep league owner this season —trust me, I own Mat Latos in two of them—but out of these injuries come opportunities for savvy owners to make some important waiver-wire pickups and trades.
Plus, as much as Jon Stewart feeds off of Fox News, this column needs injuries to remain fresh and topical, so I shall stop biting the hand that feeds.
Unless Taijuan Walker's injury is serious. In that case, next week's column might just be a collection of crying GIFs.
Roenis Elias, SP, Mariners
At the bottom of this column every week, I include a random player namedrop based on two criteria: I aim for an aesthetically pleasing name, or a name I'm pretty sure 90 percent of fantasy owners will have forgotten. Odds are, Elias will check off both of these boxes if I'm still writing in two seasons. But for now, there's enough here to stream him at home against poor offenses, and, really, that's what deep leagues are all about.
Craig Gentry, OF, Athletics
Last year, it took Gentry just 287 PA to steal 24 bases and score 39 runs, which are two significant numbers in deeper leagues. With Coco Crisp always a threat to miss time and Josh Reddick's struggles against left-handers, it wouldn't surprise me to see Gentry finish with that much playing time again in 2014, despite missing the early weeks of the season. I know he'll be owned in some deep leagues—spare me the comments—but if he's available in yours, he's worth using about $10 FAAB to obtain, and potentially a bit more if you truly need steals.
Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B, Rangers
Beltre's DL stint is supposed to last only until the 25th of April, so don't count on Kouzmanoff as any sort of long-term fix here. But if it's Beltre himself who left a void in your lineup or if you're hurting for a 3B replacement in the wake of the Will Middlebrooks/Ryan Zimmerman injuries, Kouz is a decent alternative.
Scott Sizemore, 2B/3B, Yankees
I know that many Yankees fans have a love affair with Yangervis Solarte right now, who does have a plus-plus name, and I've had it pointed out to me many times that Dean Anna crushed the PCL last year, so, like, how could he not be successful in the majors? Yet despite those shining attributes, the bet here is that Sizemore sees a good amount of time at both third and second base in the coming weeks for the Yankees, and he has the offensive skills to contribute meaningfully to deep leagues during that time. His inability to play shortstop makes his hold on a roster spot tenuous, but it wouldn't surprise me to see him up at least until Mark Teixeira returns.
Deep League Streamer of the Week: Dustin McGowan, SP, Blue Jays
Twitter Question of the Week:
I love this question, but at the same time, damn this question to hell. The answer should be, "Ubaldo," without hesitation, yet is that really anyone's first impulse when they read this? Jimenez is 0-3 in three starts so far this year, giving up 13 earned runs in 16 innings with 13 strikeouts to 10 walks. Bauer was dominant in his lone MLB start, but currently resides in Triple-A. Small sample sizes, etc.
While it's been an inauspicious start for Jimenez and a good one for Bauer, Jimenez is still the safe bet here, given that he, ya know, actually has an MLB job and history of some MLB success. But honestly, these guys are both flip-of-the-coin-types. If you told me Bauer finishes the year with more fantasy value than Jimenez, I wouldn't be surprised. Except I would kind of be? But not really.
Player Namedrop of the Week: Hiram Bocachica
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I think Bocachica (aka Girly Mouth) had a solid couple of years in Japan.
Apr 16, 2014 08:20 AM
Better question, Jack Bauer or Trevor Bauer?
Apr 16, 2014 09:14 AM
Anyone feeling conflicted about Trevor Bauer just needs to listen to his rapping and remove all doubt as to whether you desire to be associated with that man. Both his flow and career are reminiscent of a constipated shit.
Apr 16, 2014 09:27 AM
Any quick suggestions for NL only leagues?
Apr 16, 2014 10:52 AM
Ben Carsley
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Gah, didn't even mean to make this all AL this week. I'll do my best to spread the love around next time.
Apr 16, 2014 10:55 AM
Ben Hemmens
And Zack Walter did indeed homer tonight--very prescient.
Apr 16, 2014 18:24 PM
The name Bauer is making owners hesitant. It's the same reason Goldy had to put up a MVP season before the fantasy world made him a top 5 mixed league pick or $30+ auction buy.
Apr 17, 2014 00:15 AM
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Milwaukee homicide suspect caught in Brownsville
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:43:02 GMT —
A 25-year-old man arrested in Brownsville is headed back to Milwaukee where he faces charges for the shooting deaths of two men outside a bar.
Philip Steven Mora was booked into the Cameron County Jail for parole violations in a firearms & drug case on Monday.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that Mora has been charged with the deaths of two men outside during a botched robbery outside a tavern in January.
The Journal Sentinel reports that Mora is facing two counts of first-degree homicide for the deaths of 47-year-old Salvador Chavarin and 20-year-old Benjamin Mora.
Investigators told the Milwaukee newspaper that Mora fled to Mexico but was arrested in Brownsville.Details about his arrest were not immediately available but records show a state district judge signed an order for extradition on Thursday.
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Oppression, big government, history
I had a couple of experiences over the weekend that got me thinking about the fundamental narrative shaping modern conservatism, namely the idea that big government is, by its very nature, an entity that gravitates toward oppression.
Thinkers on the right have teased out a real vein of thinking among the Founding Fathers, who warned of an over-powering government bureaucracy eroding individual liberties.
Many of the modern causes that unite conservatives — opposition to taxation, gun ownership, state's rights and deregulation — take up this "small government" banner.
The first experience that got me thinking about what amounts to a modern resistance movement was a power point presentation distributed by the popular right-wing blog site RedState.com.
The slide show lays out an argument for conservative activists which centers around the notion that free America is at the brink of existential defeat.
A tipping point lies very near where the forces of socialism and statism — big government, in other words — will have extinguished any real hope of maintaining individual liberty.
The premise is that Democrats, led by Barack Obama, have set forth to "remake American politics" and conservatives must quickly "unite or perish."
The illustration for the blog post shows the Spartan warriors banded together at the battle of Thermopylae.
The second experience that resonated with this essay and blog post was an ecumenical church service I attended in Saranac Lake, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I was reminded during the course of the service that in actual American history — not the theoretical, cautionary history advanced by the right — big government has moved at least twice to remove the shackles of oppression.
The first instance, of course, was during the Civil War, when the Union army laid siege to the brutal regime of the Confederacy, which was keeping hundreds of thousands of men and women in abject slavery.
The second instance came during the Civil Rights movement, when the United States government mobilized military forces and the FBI to help end the Jim Crow laws and the terrorist campaign of lynchings and church bombings that had spread across the South.
At both these junctures in our actual, lived history, local and state governments were using unbridled power to oppress the citizens under their sway.
And it was the larger government — the massive Federal bureaucracy — that moved to end the oppression, returning the rights of political freedom and self-determination to millions of people.
I don't have a tidy way to resolve the tension that these two narratives create in my mind. There are, to be sure, cases where government chips away or sweeps aside the freedoms of the governed.
We see it today from the communist regime in Beijing to the religious tyrants in Tehran.
And here in the U.S., there are legitimate debates over government monitoring of citizens, the massive size of our standing military, and the regulation of firearms.
But it's also clear — from our lived experience — that there are times and places where a powerful government has the power to liberate and empower individuals.
These points of history also provide important context for the debate over the Democratic Party's modern agenda.
To be sure, the White House is advocating for a stronger, more robust central government than many on the right would desire.
But we've seen much larger waxings and wanings of Federal power during the long journey of our republic, without the permanent loss of freedom.
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Ned Goold has beautiful command of tenor saxophone and extraordinary sensitivity, as suggested by his performance on Backstabbers' Ball, the Smalls CD by the bassist on this set, Neal Caine, for whose playing the sleeve note writer (proprietor of Smalls Records) coins the good phrase "melodious thunder." Caine has a big sound strong in low resonances, which lets him do the basic, basal bass job too many extraordinary technicians simply neglect to do. He has earthiness and relaxation to go with great energy and drive and real imagination, and is the most important player in this quartet.
His energy is matched by that of the pianist, Sacha Perry, and with a subtle and effective drummer in Charles Goold, this is an ideal ensemble, a point which has to be made prior to expressing some reservations about the leader's performance. Ned Goold here plays very much in a manner which can be heard on old Lennie Tristano recordings, referred to as (capital C) 'Cool', but sometimes just at too low a temperature. It's certainly not insulting to liken Ned Goold to the wonderful tenorist Warne Marsh, and the music here is never chilly like some Tristano-Marsh recordings, but as on those cold things there's something not quite right happening here. Goold can seem at times to lapse into an excessive introversion, to leave the propulsion to Caine principally, and lose his way in what the liner note alludes to as an improvisational method of his own. His own solo playing leads off on every track, but on most he plays better and more interestingly when he comes in again after the solos by the pianist, bassist, and on some tracks the drummer.
Bernstein's "Paris Waltz" is an improvement on the Goold-composed opener, with some melodic substance to elicit the tenorist's exceptionally beautiful phrasing. The solo's OK, but when Goold comes in quietly in duet with the bassist there's a greater animation and interest in what he plays. He's no longer out there with the oblique, fragmenting, and maybe even detached playing which sounds somewhat Monkish on "Goooold". Is there evidence here of an off-day or off-period? "Lovely to Look At" is more satisfactory, and with the brisk tempo of "Please" pushing him along against tendencies to lay back and even lag, there's another far from negligible performance.
Jerome Kern's "(It's Only) Make Believe" has wonderful lyrical phrasing on a short introductory passage, which fully brings out the merits of the melody and of the tenor saxophonist delivering it. Then there's a fresh start and one clear example when Goold doesn't come back much better after the others' solos. I've no idea why "Sour and Ugly" is so called—it's something like Monk's "Straight, No Chaser" with its elements shifted around, and Goold's fragmenting manner too often misses any presentation of continuity. Many of the successive phrases or passages don't seem to relate to what went after and what follows.
Perry's approach here is like the most Monkish Bud Powell, and in general of so intensely well-worked a style he might be expected to continue a gradual development until one day he takes people by surprise. Here, he is lively when appropriate, relaxed, and strongly melodic, to an extent I've not heard from him before. On "What Is This Thing Called Love", he pours out a joyous celebration of classic variants on that theme, and I have to say that while far from endorsing Ned Goold's overall performance here, I do find the rhythm section delivering something special. I might even suppose the ultimate reason for my doubts could be the circumstance of Goold performing in a studio for the first time as leader of a quartet under his name. When he's good, he's very very good.
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OTTAWA - Martin Havlat and Jason Spezza scored power-play goals 1:07 apart early in the third period and Mike Fisher added a short-handed goal as the Ottawa Senators rallied to a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the opener of the Eastern Conference playoff series Friday night.
Daniel Alfredsson scored into an empty net with 1:02 remaining and Ray Emery made 35 saves for the Senators in his postseason debut. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series will be Sunday in Ottawa.
Emery, who drew an assist on Spezza's go-ahead goal 6:13 into the third, has carried the load for the Senators since Dominik Hasek was injured during the Olympics. He won 12 games in March to tie an NHL record for wins in a month.
Vincent Lecavalier opened the scoring on a two-man advantage late in the first and Tampa Bay - which outshot Ottawa 16-11 in a fast-paced opening period - held a 1-0 lead through 40 minutes.
Havlat, limited to 18 games this season because of injuries, tied it during Ottawa's fifth power play at 5:06 of the third.
The Czech forward deked Lightning goalie John Grahame and fired a shot over his outstretched right pad. Havlat then skated to the left corner and jumped into the boards, banging his gloves against the glass as fans jumped to their feet to create a sea of red jerseys, shirts, jackets and Thunderstix in the crowd.
Spezza assisted on Havlat's goal and gave the Senators a 2-1 lead moments later, beating Grahame over his left shoulder with a sharp-angled shot for Ottawa's second straight power-play goal.
PRESIDENT WITH A PLAN: Dean Lombardi considers himself a team constructor. He plans more of a remodeling job in Los Angeles as the new president and general manager of the Kings.
Lombardi, introduced at a news conference on Friday, said he doesn't intend to dismantle the Kings. His goal is to improve what is already there and add more talent.
"I chose the Kings for a number of reasons. First off, I'm a builder, and I see the foundation put in place by Dave Taylor," he said. "People sometimes come in and make things look as bad as possible, to paint themselves as heroes.
"But that's not the case here."
Talking about Anschutz Entertainment Group, the Kings' owner, Lombardi said, "They build things right."
The 45-year-old Lombardi started almost from the ground up in San Jose, when he took over as GM in 1996 and transformed the expansion Sharks - who had won more than 20 games only once in five seasons - into an improving team that won one division title and twice reached the second round of the playoffs.
He was let go in 2003, however, when the Sharks went into a tailspin.
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Discussion in 'Texans Talk Archive' started by Thorn, Dec 18, 2011.
This is not a good sign folks, where is it?
Someone must have had a Christmas party last night.
You changed my thread title! Dude, the last time I did a game day thread, we lost. So i never did one again. You better hope all the Texans curses have been lifted.
Have a little faith in yourself, Thorn. Remember our motto...
Well, all right then.
Next man, coach, fan, thread up!
Go Texans!
In Thorns case I thought "Yes we can" referred to the next round of drinks.
Which just might happen today. I have Monday off, so I can actually drink beer this Sunday. Let's beat those kittens!
Quick Take from NFL.com
Texans lead the series 2-0 over the Panthers.
The home field should be rocking today!
I have to work today, so will not be at the game GO TEXANS!
I hope that this gives no one on the Texans any solace going into this game. The past as a prediction from one season to another is essentially worthless.
As far as our running game, Arian is best when there are widely open holes there for him. Tate has an increased tendency to be able to make those hole and take it through traffic. He of course uncharacteristically did fumble twice in that game. But, I have to say that our Oline probably has something to do with all of the above. Whether due to injuries or not, they have not looked to me like the crisp and virtually flawless Oline of mid-season. If that doesn't straighten up, I'm afraid that we will feel the adverse impact by the first game of the post-season.
Is anyone going to Bubbas to watch today?
Sort of wonder who wrote this up-to-date prophetic Quick Take. The "footprint" for this article shows that it was published 12/18 (today).
Lets kick some ass!
I'm going to Bob's to watch.
Don't worry Thorn, a curse has already been lifted. We clinched division!
Go Texans!!!
Roof closed! The Panthers may leave Reliant deaf today.
That's gonna be very loud!!! The 12th man.
Go Texans' fans!!!
Go Texans!!!
** shaking finger in ear ***
Texans will be moving on up in a historic season today, notching their 11th win. Our time has arrived.
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Michael Jones Talk – I discovered earlier this week that Michael Jones (who has been the primary Google spokesperson for Google Earth – with the title of Chief Technologist of Google Earth) was speaking in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as part of a distinguished lecture series by RENCI. Michael gave an excellent talk, as usual, which described how tools like Google Earth and Maps have begun improving the way we relate information to geospatial location. This was not a technical talk, and unfortunately there were no hints at forthcoming developments for Google Earth. But, I greatly enjoyed how surprised people in the audience were at the variety of features of Google Earth Michael demonstrated. Many people came up to him afterwards expressing: "I didn't know Google Earth did that." Michael on a couple of occasions pointed people over to me and said they should be reading GEB. 🙂 Michael was sporting a new title of "Chief Technology Advocate" in the lecture bio. In speaking with him afterwards, he will be expanding his role at Google to not just advocate the Google Earth/Maps products, but for Google as a whole.
Google Earth Game – Mickey at Google Earth Hacks has announced he is developing a new game for Google Earth. This time its a multi-player role playing dungeon's and dragon kind of game. Currently the game is in closed beta, but I'm on the list. I'll report what I think soon. Mickey says the entire game will be played within Google Earth, so you won't have to load a separate application.
Sky Lawsuit – Last week it came out that Google was being sued by a former contractor who claims he gave the idea of Sky to Google in 2006. Stefan Geens at OgleEarth was quick to point out that the suit appears frivolous since it was obvious Google had started on this much earlier in 2006 than the contractor claimed. One interesting tidbit: during Michael Jones' talk last night he mentioned that he was in Hawaii meeting with astronomers to collect data for the Google Sky project in the fall of 2005. Six months before the contractor began working for Google. Further proof that the suit has no basis.
Microsoft Sky – Speaking of Sky – Microsoft will leave no stone unturned when it comes to continuing its effort to beat Google. Apparently on February 27th, Microsoft will be releasing a program to challenge Google Earth's Sky at showing the heavens to the masses. The program is rumored to be called Microsoft Worldwide Telescope and will use Photosynth-based technology. According to Techcrunch – which revealed the upcoming announcement – the new application will be better than Google Sky. We'll see…
About Frank Taylor
Frank Taylor started the Google Earth Blog in July, 2005 shortly after Google Earth was first released. He has worked with 3D computer graphics and VR for many years and was very impressed with this exciting product. Frank completed a 5.5 year circumnavigation of the earth by sailboat in June 2015 which you can read about at Tahina Expedition, and is a licensed pilot, backpacker, diver, and photographer.


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About 5 million Americans suffer from gout, a painful inflammation of joints caused by defects in uric acid metabolism. While gout has long been thought of as a condition primarily affecting men over the age of 60, women may come down with gout as often as men. Factors leading to gout, as well as its management, are different in women and men, according to a new study. Women with gout were older (mean age of 70 vs. 58), had a greater number of coexisting medical conditions, and received diuretics more often (77 vs. 40 percent). Diuretics are often used to control hypertension, which is more common in women than in men over the age of 50. Both diuretics and hypertension predispose a person to gout. Thus, current recommendations of diuretics for hypertension may affect the rate of gout, particularly among older women, note the researchers.
The researchers examined data from 1.4 million members of 7 U.S. managed care plans from 1999 through 2003. They identified 6,133 adult members with gout (4,975 men and 1,158 women). They also identified new users of urate-lowering drugs (ULDs). About 56 percent of men and women received the ULD allopurinol, yet, after controlling for age, coexisting conditions, and use of diuretics, women were less likely to receive this medication. Women received glucocorticoids and narcotics more often than men, possibly suggesting they had more severe or chronic gout, or were less tolerant of other gout treatments. Further study is needed to determine whether the elevated use of glucocorticoids and narcotics by women in this study was in fact related to gout or was related to the presence of other conditions where these medications can be used.
Only 37 percent of new users of ULDs had appropriate surveillance of serum urate levels within 6 months after beginning treatment with ULDs. However, after controlling for age, coexisting conditions, gout treatments, number of ULD dispensings, and health plan, women were 36 percent more likely to receive the recommended serum urate
level monitoring. The study was conducted by researchers at the Centers for Education and Research at the HMO Research Network and the University of Alabama, which are supported by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HS10391 and HS10389).
See "Sex differences in gout epidemiology: Evaluation and treatment," by Leslie R. Harrold, M.D., M.P.H., Robert A. Yood, M.D., Ted R. Mikuls, M.D., and others, in the October 2006 Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 65, pp. 1368-1372.
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With My Sister, My Love, Joyce Carol Oates, 70, revisits in fictional form the JonBenet Ramsey case (see review, right). Oates is a recipient of the National Book Award and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in Short Fiction. Since 1978, she has served as Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Princeton University.
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A new biography by Brenda Wineapple. It's a dual biography of Emily Dickinson and Wentworth Higginson (White Heat: The Friendship of Emily Dickinson and Wentworth Higginson). I'm also reading Complete Short Stories, Volume 2 by D.H. Lawrence. And the last one is Collected Stories by Tobias Wolff.
Why re-read Lawrence's work?
As a writer, I think it's important to constantly re-read the great writers. I'm sure I'll go back and re-read his first volume as well. It's like an artist who needs to go revisit a museum over and over to see a Rembrandt again and again.
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Hi everyone,
My linux box disconnects from the network every time someone uses a cordless phone in the house. My mac has an option called "interference robustness" that negates the problem for it. I wonder if there's something I can do in linux to get around the issue.
Alternatively, if no such thing exists, can someone direct me to a place where I would learn how to write a script that runs every 5 minutes, checks whether I'm connected to the network, and if not, restarts it?
I had 2.4GHz phones and my connection would drop whenever the phone was in use. I tried switching frequency ranges on wireless router and on the phone with little luck, I have heard of some people having luck with this.
I chose to just use 900Mhz phones and have had no interference at all.
Using the 5.4 ghz phones also works...thats what I did.
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July 30, 2005
By Gene C. Gerard
month, the Bush administration put further impediments in the way
of effectively treating the global AIDS crisis. The administration
is now requiring American organizations that receive federal funding
to sign an agreement pledging their opposition to prostitution.
Of course, its ludicrous to think that anyone actually supports
prostitution. But in requiring organizations to formally declare
their opposition, this will put those organizations that are trying
to reduce the spread of AIDS among prostitutes in a difficult position.
In 2003, when President Bush declared AIDS to be a global epidemic,
the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was created.
Almost from the beginning, PEPFAR required foreign AIDS organizations
receiving U.S. funding to sign a pledge opposing prostitution and
sex trafficking. However, in 2003, the Department of Justice advised
the Bush administration that First Amendment rights prevented American
organizations from having to make the pledge. But last fall, the
Justice Department reversed its position, advising Mr. Bush that
domestic organizations could now lawfully be required to oppose
This new requirement will affect approximately $2.2 billion in
federal funding distributed by the U.S. Agency for International
Development (USAID). Kent Hill, acting director for global health
at USAID, defended the policy, telling the Associated Press, Prostitution
is not a positive for the people who are involved in it. The vast
majority of people, globally, do not find themselves there by choice.
While that is certainly true, castigating prostitutes, while at
the same time attempting to help them avoid AIDS, is counterproductive.
And it is allowing conservative ideology to dictate public health
Prostitutes will be less likely to interact with an organization
if they feel that it has contempt for them. In turn, these organizations
will have less opportunity to communicate with and educate prostitutes
about the dangers of AIDS. Terri Bartlett, vice president of Population
Action International, a group that addresses womens health concerns,
echoed this frustration when she told the Associated Press, We
want to build trust and reduce stigma. This policy flies in the
face of what we know works. Thirteen international health organizations
have sent a letter to Ambassador Randall Tobias, U.S. Global AIDS
Coordinator, opposing the policy, noting, Contributing to the stigmatizing
of populations that are at risk, infected, or affected by HIV/AIDS
greatly undermines the success of AIDS prevention, testing, and
care efforts.
One organization that conservatives have criticized for working
with prostitutes is Population Services International. This organization
attempts to educate prostitutes in bars and nightclubs on how to
prevent the transmission of AIDS, since this is where they meet
their clients. Last month, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) wrote a letter
to President Bush stating, There is something seriously askew at
USAID when the agencys response to a dehumanizing and abusive practice
that exploits women and young girls is parties
Senator Coburn
was presumably referring to funds distributed by USAID to Population
Services to send its staff members into nightclubs to counsel prostitutes.
Yet it makes perfect sense to interact with prostitutes where they
The policy applies to all AIDS organizations that receive federal
funding, even if they do not work with prostitutes. As such, organizations
will have to spend time and money to supply the government with
the appropriate documents demonstrating their opposition to prostitution.
Given the escalating AIDS crises, this is a poor use of valuable
Its well known that AIDS is increasing in some parts of the world
owing to prostitution, such as India and Brazil. This is also the
case in Russia. Earlier this month, a group of Russian and American
scientists, under the auspices of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control,
released the results of a study of AIDS among prostitutes in Moscow.
The study determined that the prevalence of HIV infection among
the prostitutes was at least 30 times higher than in the general
Russian population. The study, published in the medical journal
Lancet, concluded that unless an AIDS education program is started
in Moscow aimed at prostitutes, there would be an explosive growth
of the epidemic nationwide.
The Bush administration announced two other policy changes last
month. AIDS organizations must now inform their clients about the
failure rates of condoms. Although condoms are not foolproof, numerous
studies have confirmed that when used properly they vastly reduce
the chances of contracting a sexually transmitted disease. What
is really behind this requirement is an attempt by conservatives
to convince uneducated third-world populations that condoms are
ineffective, and therefore abstinence should be practiced rather
than safer sex.
Additionally, the U.S. government is now required to given equal
funding consideration to AIDS organizations that hold a religious
or moral objection to any method or program intended to prevent
AIDS. As such, a religiously based AIDS organization that opposes
safer sex in favor of abstinence, or is against needle exchange
programs, can receive funding. Religious organizations do play an
important role in the global AIDS strategy. But federal funding
should not be spent on organizations opposed to the most basic tenets
of AIDS prevention.
America contributes more funding to international AIDS prevention
and treatment programs than any other country. As such, its important
that the funds be spent based on widely recognized medical science
and public health policy. But the Bush administration instead has
clearly based these recent policy changes on conservative ideology.
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I have the complete JD Robb series and feel like they benefit from being read in order. And I am only missing two int he Sue Grafton series since my usual haunts don't have them. Even though I have no plans to re-read the series at this exact moment, it really annoys me that those two are missing!
On the other hand, I just got a bunch of Agatha Christie ebooks from the library and those are pretty much stand-alone. I have read several, all out of order, and don't feel I missed anything. I also have done the pick and chose with Terry Pratchett's Discworld (liked Mort, got two other Death books, and have mostly avoided the other ones) and feel fine about it
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WordPress covers everything I could want for blogging almost perfectly, except for the media management.
There are a couple of improvements I'd like to see happen to the media library for it to be the perfect tool for me.
1) The ability to retroactively scan for images attached to posts:
Every once in a while, my images do not get linked to the posts when I upload them. Additionally, I have a lot of files in my media library that were uploaded back when the media library was very new, and they seem to have been "unlinked" to the posts. On the blog front-end, everything appears fine, but on the back-end, it's very sloppy. The potential for organizing with the media library is great, but it needs to be able to be made aware of what's linking to what, and be able to re-link orphaned attachments.
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The image uploader is amazing. I love that I can upload a large file and it automatically resizes it to fit my set sizes. However, if I upload large digital photographs (3000 pixels or more), I have no need for the original file to be saved on my blog — just the resized versions. Resizing the photo manually before uploading it defeats the entire purpose of WordPress's auto resize setting. I'd like to see an option to upload the large file, resize it, and then delete the no-longer-necessary large file.
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Hmm... It may be a factor... Since the human baby has cartilages instead of bones at birth...
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Screenshot of the spread of H7 influenza as produced by SUPRAMAP and visualized by Google Earth. This view illustrates the historical spread of high pathogenic lineages (high-altitude red lines) and the recent local evolution of high pathogenicity (low-altitude red lines). Image: Janies/OSU
A biomedical informatics researcher who tracks dangerous viruses as they spread around the globe has restructured his innovative tracking software to promote even wider use of the program around the world.
Associate Professor Daniel Janies, PhD, an expert in computational genomics at the Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University (OSU), is working with software engineers at the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) to expand the reach of SUPRAMAP (supramap.org), a Web-based application that synthesizes large, diverse datasets so that researchers can better understand the spread of infectious diseases across hosts and geography. By separating SUPRAMAP's client application from the underlying server software, the goal is to reconfigure the server in a way that researchers and public safety officials can develop other front-end applications that draw on the logic and computing resources of SUPRAMAP.
Janies and his colleagues at Ohio State, the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), and OSC developed SUPRAMAP in 2007 to track the spread and evolution of pandemic (H1N1) and avian influenza (H5N1).
"Using SUPRAMAP, we initially developed maps that illustrated the spread of drug-resistant influenza and host shifts in H1N1 and H5N1 influenza and in coronaviruses, such as SARS," said Janies. "SUPRAMAP allows the user to track strains carrying key mutations in a geospatial browser such as Google Earth. Our software allows public health scientists to update and view maps on the evolution and spread of pathogens."
The original implementation of SUPRAMAP was built with a single client that was tightly coupled to the server software.
"We now have decoupled the server from the original client to provide a modular Web service for POY, (poyws.org) an open source, freely available phylogenetic analysis program developed at AMNH. The Web service can be used by other researchers with new ideas, data, and clients to create novel applications," said Ward Wheeler, PhD, curator-in-charge of scientific computing at AMNH and a coauthor with Janies and others on a recent article about the project in Cladistics.
"To demonstrate the POY Web service, we have produced a new client software application, GEOGENES (www.geogenes.org)," said Wheeler. "Unlike in SUPRAMAP, in which the user is required to create and upload data files, in GEOGENES the user works from a graphical interface to query a curated dataset, thus freeing the user from managing files."
Currently this service is hosted on large shared systems at OSC, the center's flagship HP Intel Xeon Oakley Cluster, their IBM Opteron Glenn Cluster, and on a smaller dedicated cluster at Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center.
"Decoupling the client from the server provides another advantage in that the implementation of the server can change to take advantage of advances in computing technology," noted Thomas Bitterman, a senior software engineer at OSC and coauthor of the journal article. "For example, the recent addition of the Oakley Cluster at OSC has made available a large set of GPUs that could result in performance improvements."
To give their new software implementation a proper road test, the researchers examined groups of key mutations in a pathogen they hadn't tracked before—the H7 avian influenza virus. Infection of humans by the H7 virus is rare, but it has occurred among people who have direct contact with infected poultry.
"H7 influenza, like H5N1 is largely an avian virus, but infects humans periodically, and therefore we wanted to see how it evolves," said Janies. "We have shown that pathogenicity of the H7 influenza is highly labile on a molecular evolutionary level and has occurred independently in many places around the world. Now that the H5N1 papers detailing transmission among mammals have been published, we can next pinpoint the natural geographic distribution of key sets of mutations that could lead to human-to-human transmission. Our maps will allow scientists to better deploy public health resources to protect citizens and forces in the field."Ohio Supercomputer Center


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Their biggest star left this offseason, and the Orlando Magic are vowing to do something about it.
Exactly what they are vowing to do is unclear. But something.
The Dwight Howard-less Magic unveiled a new marketing campaign that will blanket the Orlando and central Florida market beginning Oct. 1, according to the team's website. The slogan consists of two words and one vague promise: "WE WILL."
They will… what? Lose 50 games, probably.
"The 'WE WILL' campaign speaks to the Magic's success throughout its 23-year history," explains OrlandoMagic.com writer John Denton. "Great players such as Shaquille O'Neal, Penny Hardaway, Nick Anderson, Tracy McGrady, Grant Hill and Dwight Howard have come and gone through the years, but the Magic have been able to string together a history of long-standing success while owner Rich DeVos has owned the team."
The story goes on to list the franchise's achievements from the last two decades, celebrating 59-win seasons in 2009-10 and 2010-11 and boasting that the Magic have had more winning seasons over the past 20 years than the Clippers. (Yes, the Magic seriously think that this is something to brag about.) Not to be a stickler for past versus future tense, but that sounds a lot more like "WE ONCE DID" or "WE USED TO" than "WE WILL."
Also, where is the love for Scott Skiles? The franchise leader in career assists is conspicuously absent from the Magic's above list, whereas Hill, who played 184 fewer games with Orlando than Skiles, gets a spot on the list of Magic greats.
Let's not be too hard on the Magic, though. Maybe their full slogan is "WE WILL… get around to recognizing Scott Skiles at a later date."
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — Former U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Sunday said she will not speak at the Republican National Convention in Florida later this month, saying she will instead focus on rallying in support of candidates for the U.S. Congress.
Palin, 48, who previously served as the Governor of Alaska and was U.S. Senator John McCain's vice presidential nominee during the 2008 presidential elections, said she continues to support Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his newly announced running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.
"This year is a good opportunity for other voices to speak at the convention and I'm excited to hear them," Palin said in a brief statement distributed by Fox News. "As I've repeatedly said, I support Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan in their efforts to replace President Obama at the ballot box, and I intend to focus on grassroots efforts to rally Independents and the GOP base to elect Senate and House members so a wise Congress is ready to work with our new President to get our country back on the right path."
She added: "Everything I said at the 2008 convention about then-candidate Obama still stands today, and in fact the predictions made about the very unqualified and inexperienced Community Organizer's plans to 'fundamentally transform' our country are unfortunately coming true."
The Republican National Convention will be held in Tampa, Florida, between August 27 and August 30 and will feature a number of high-profile Republican figures as speakers. Among those confirmed to be speakers are former presidential candidates John McCain and Rick Santorum. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will also speak.
During the convention, which will host 2,286 delegates and 2,125 alternative delegates, the Republican Party will formally choose its presidential nominee to face incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama. The Republican National Committee previously declared Mitt Romney the party's presumptive nominee.
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HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — A man accused of injecting several people's buttocks with cement and other substances as a form of cosmetic surgery was charged with manslaughter in Broward County, Florida after one of his patients died, according to officials.
The man, 32-year-old transvestite Oneal Morris, who the victims allegedly knew as 'Dutchess', was paid hundreds of dollars to inject their buttocks, breasts, and thighs with an unknown substance, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Department. He was arrested in Hollywood, Florida and charged with manslaughter after one of his patients died.
Once he had been paid, Morris would allegedly inject bathroom caulk, cement, Super Glue, Fix-A-Flat and mineral oil into the bodies of his victims. He would then use super glue and cotton balls to seal the injection sites up.
Shatarka Nuby, a 32-year-old mother, passed away in March after receiving what an assistant medical examiner called "massive systemic silicone migration" as a consequence of cosmetic silicone injections. Before her death, Nuby had complained to friends and relatives that the injections sites became hard and hot and that her skin turned black. She also wrote a letter to Department of Health investigators before her death.
Morris turned himself in on March 12 to face charges including practicing medicine without a license and practicing medicine without a license resulting in serious injury. He was released the same day. On Thursday, prosecutors charged him with one count of manslaughter for the crime.
Morris had been arrested several times previously for performing cosmetic procedures without a license in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Some of the women developed complications and infections after the injections. Nuby was the only one whose symptoms became fatal.
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LARGO, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — A U.S. teenager, who was critically injured earlier this week while playing a game of Russian Roulette with friends, has died at a hospital in central Florida, police said on Sunday.
The incident happened at approximately 7:30 p.m. local time on Friday when 17-year-old Thorin R. Montgomery was playing a game of Russian Roulette with his friends at his home in Largo, a city about 19 miles (30 kilometers) west of Tampa. First responders found him suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.
Detectives said Montgomery was playing the game with three of his friends, ages 19, 18 and 16, in the back porch of the house. "Montgomery was the first of his friends to have a turn at the game when the gun discharged and he received a gunshot wound to the head," the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
Montgomery was airlifted to Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg and remained in a critical condition until he died on early Sunday morning. Police said the Medical Examiner's Office will conduct an autopsy in the coming days to officially determine the cause and matter of death.
Officials have not said whether anyone will face charges or if Montgomery's parents knew about the game.
In March 2011, 26-year-old U.S. soldier Michael Metthew McCloskey was killed while playing Russian Roulette with another soldier at a house in the Alaskan community of Eagle River. The second soldier, 25-year-old Jacob Brouch, was later charged with Murder in the Second Degree for knowingly providing the weapon which resulted in the death of his friend.
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NAVARRE, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — A U.S. Air Force tilt-rotor aircraft carrying five crew members crashed in northwest Florida on early Wednesday evening, officials said. The conditions of those on board was not immediately known.
The accident happened at approximately 6:45 p.m. local time when the CV-22 Osprey aircraft went down during a routine training mission at Eglin Range near Navarre, an unincorporated community in Santa Rosa County in the Florida Panhandle. The aircraft was carrying five service members.
"The extent of their injuries is unknown at this time. First responders are currently on the scene," a spokesperson for Hurlburt Field said in a brief statement, adding that the aircraft was assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing. "A board of officials will investigate the accident, and more information will be released as it becomes available."
The CV-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft that has the ability to takeoff, land and hover like a helicopter but can also tilt its propellers to fly like a conventional, prop-driven aircraft. The CV-22 conducts long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces.
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HOUSTON, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — An international team of aquanauts submerged to the ocean floor off the East Coast of the United States on Monday to begin a 12-day mission, preparing for a potential asteroid mission in the future, officials said.
The NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) launched the mission off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, at 11:04 a.m. EDT on Monday in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Aquarius Reef Base undersea research habitat. The four-man crew is scheduled to remain on the ocean floor for 12 days, testing concepts for a potential asteroid mission.
NASA said the expedition, NEEMO's 16th excursion, will focus on three areas related to asteroid missions. The crew of aquanauts will investigate communication delays, restraint and translation techniques, and optimum crew size.
The NEEMO 16 mission crew consists of Commander Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger of NASA; European Space Agency astronaut Timothy Peake; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui; and Steven W. Squyres, Goldwin Smith professor of astronomy at Cornell University and chairman of the NASA Advisory Council, who was also a member of NEEMO 15.
NEEMO sends groups of astronauts, engineers and scientists to live in the Aquarius lab, 63 feet (19 meters) below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The laboratory is located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. For NASA, Aquarius provides a convincing simulation to space exploration, and NEEMO crew members experience some of the same tasks and challenges under water that they would in space.
NASA's Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System rocket, which are currently in development following the end of the space shuttle program, will allow astronauts to begin exploring beyond the boundaries of Earth's orbit. The first human mission to an asteroid is planned for 2025.
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LAKE WALES, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — A small plane carrying a family of six broke apart over central Florida on Thursday afternoon and crashed in a remote area, killing everyone on board, local authorities and federal officials said. The cause was not immediately known.
The accident happened at approximately 12:30 p.m. local time on Thursday when the single-turboprop, fixed-wing aircraft began to break apart in mid-air over southeast Polk County before crashing in a swampy area, in the vicinity of Lake Wales. There were a total of six people on board, mostly children.
Investigators believe the 2006 Pilatus PC-12/47 was traveling at an altitude of approximately 26,000 feet (7.9 kilometers) when it began to experience trouble. "Parts of the aircraft have been located as far as 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from the crash site," said Polk County Sheriff's Office spokesman Scott Wilder. "It is apparent that parts of the aircraft separated before the crash."
Deputies were able to reach the remote and uninhabited area by helicopter, but found no survivors. "It was immediately clear that there were no survivors of the crash," Wilder said. He said the bodies of two adults and three children were located, and detectives were still searching the area for the remains of the fourth child.
The victims, all from Kansas, were identified as 45-year-old pilot and businessman Ronald Bramlage, his wife, 43-year-old Rebecca Bramlage, and their four children who were aged between 8 and 15. The aircraft, which was previously owned by attorney Todd Macoluso and used to transport former murder suspect Casey Anthony after her release, was currently owned by Roadside Ventures, LLC in Junction City, Kansas.
Wilder said the aircraft had departed Treasure Cay Airport in the northern Bahamas and made a brief stop to clear customs at the St. Lucie County International Airport in Fort Pierce, about 80 miles (130 kilometers) southeast of Lake Wales. The crash happened while the family was en-route to Junction City in Kansas.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will be leading the investigation into the cause of the crash. Also investigating are the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the aircraft manufacturer and the engine manufacturer.
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SANFORD, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who has been charged with murder in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, turned himself in Sunday after a judge revoked his bond for allegedly lying to the court.
Zimmerman, 28, wore a white plaid shirt and jeans when he arrived at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility (JEPCF) at the Seminole County Sheriff's Office in Sanford on Sunday afternoon. Escorted by two police officials, he arrived at the jail in a white unmarked minivan after being earlier taken into custody.
"At approximately 1:25 (p.m.) today, George Zimmerman met two members of the Sheriff's office in the area of Lake Mary at I-4," said Seminole County Sheriff Donald Eslinger. "He was placed into custody and transported to the correctional facility. He is being booked and processed as per Judge Lester's order, [and] he'll be held on a no-bond status."
Zimmerman will be housed in administrative confinement, segregated from the general population due to the high-profile nature of the case. "Zimmerman's cell is designed to hold two inmates and is approximately 67 square feet (6.2 square meters)," sheriff's office spokeswoman Kim Cannaday said. "It is equipped with a toilet and two beds. A mattress, pillow, bed sheets, and blanket are provided."
The neighborhood watch volunteer was arrested and charged with second-degree murder on April 11, almost two months after Zimmerman shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon in Sanford. Zimmerman had told a 911 operator that Trayvon was acting suspiciously and, despite being told to stay in his vehicle, got out of his SUV after which a confrontation ensued. Zimmerman claims he was being attacked by Trayvon when he fired the shot.
The shooting prompted allegations that Zimmerman, who is half Hispanic, was motivated by racism, a claim which has been denied by Zimmerman's relatives, friends and supporters who say he has been unfairly vilified by the media. The investigation has also been complicated by Florida's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law, which allows people to use deadly force when they believe they are in danger of being killed or suffering serious injuries.
During a bail hearing on April 20, Zimmerman apologized to Trayvon's family. "I wanted to say I am sorry for the loss of your son. I did not know how old he was, I thought he was a little bit younger than I am and I did not know if he was armed or not," he said. Trayvon's family rejected the apology, questioning his timing and motivation.
Zimmerman was released on a $150,000 bond on April 23, but Judge Kenneth Lester revoked his bond on Friday and ordered him to be remanded into custody no later than 2:30 p.m. local time on Sunday afternoon. He arrived back in Central Florida on late Saturday evening and surrendered to police about 65 minutes before Sunday's deadline.
Zimmerman's wife testified in April that the couple had no assets or income to put toward a bond, but prosecutors say she knew about PayPal donations for her husband's legal defense fund. These funds now total more than $200,000, but she failed to disclose the money at his bond hearing.
"Mr. Zimmerman's lawyers will request a new bond hearing where they can address the court's concerns regarding the representation of funds available at the time of the original hearing on April 20," the law firm of attorney Mark O'Mara said in a statement on Sunday afternoon. "The vast majority of the funds in question are in an independently managed trust, and neither Mr. Zimmerman or his attorneys have direct access to the money."
The prosecution released the transcripts of several phone conversations in which George and wife Shelly Zimmerman apparently discuss the amounts of money available. "So total everything how much are we looking at?" George asked in one call on April 16. "Like $155," Shelly replied, but apparently meant $155,000.
On May 8, Zimmerman waived his right to a speedy trial to allow the defense team the time needed to prepare for trial. It is expected that the case will not be ready for trial until some time in 2013, and the bond hearing this week will determine whether Zimmerman will have to spend these months in jail.
If convicted of second degree murder, a murder that is not premeditated or planned in advance, Zimmerman could face a prison sentence of up to 25 years to life.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) on Tuesday morning successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS), a launch hailed as the beginning of a new era in space exploration.
The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 3:44 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, becoming the first commercially developed and built spacecraft to launch to the ISS. It is an accomplishment which had only been achieved by a handful of governments in the past.
After the launch, the vehicle's first stage performed nominally before separating from the second stage. The second stage successfully delivered the Dragon spacecraft into its intended orbit. This marks the third consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch and the fifth straight launch success for SpaceX.
The Dragon capsule will conduct a series of checkout procedures to test and prove its systems, including the capability to rendezvous and berth with the ISS. The spacecraft is scheduled to perform a flyby of the space station at a distance of about 1.5 mile (2.4 kilometers) on Thursday to validate the operation of sensors and flight systems necessary for a safe rendezvous and approach.
"We had most of the company gathered around SpaceX Mission Control. They are seeing the fruits of their labor and wondering if it is going to work," SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk said at a press conference after the launch. "There is so much hope riding on that rocket. When it worked, and Dragon worked, and the solar arrays deployed, people saw their handiwork in space operating as it should. There was tremendous elation. For us it is like winning the Super Bowl."
Meanwhile, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden saluted the agency's team for the successful launch of Falcon 9. "Today marks the beginning of a new era in exploration; a private company has launched a spacecraft to the International Space Station that will attempt to dock there for the first time," he said.
Following analysis of the flyby by NASA and SpaceX managers, the Dragon capsule will be cleared to rendezvous and berth with the space station on Friday, marking the first time a commercial company has attempted this feat. The Expedition 31 crew, which is on board the ISS, will use the orbiting complex's robotic arm to capture Dragon and install it on the bottom side of the Harmony node.
"This mission heralds the dawn of a new era of space exploration, one in which there is a significant commercial space element," Musk added. "It is like the advent of the Internet in the mid-1990s when commercial companies entered what was originally a government endeavor. That move dramatically accelerated the pace of advancement and made the Internet accessible to the mass market. I think we're at a similar inflection point for space. I hope and I believe that this mission will be historic in marking that turning point towards a rapid advancement in space transportation technology."
The mission is SpaceX's second demonstration flight under a 2006 Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) agreement with NASA to develop the capability to carry cargo to and from the ISS. Under COTS, which provides investments to stimulate the commercial space industry in America, SpaceX and Orbital Sciences have been working to successfully complete their test flights, hoping to begin delivering regular cargo shipments to the station.
If all goes according to plan, Dragon should leave the ISS on May 31 and return to Earth.
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NAPLES, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — Donna Summer, who won five Grammy Awards and whose hits defined the disco era in the 1970s, died in southern Florida on Thursday morning, her family said. She was 63.
Known as 'the Queen of Disco', Summer received worldwide success during the 1970s and early 1980s. She is probably best remembered for successful songs such as 'Love to Love You Baby,' 'Last Dance,' 'Hot Stuff,' 'Bad Girls,' and 'She Works Hard for the Money.'
Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the Billboard chart in the United States with her albums 'Live and More, Bad Girls,' 'On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volume I' and 'Volume II.' She won five Grammys and went on to sell more than 130 million records worldwide.
Publicist Brian Edwards confirmed Summer died of cancer while surrounded by her family in Naples, Florida, but declined to say what type of cancer. "Early this morning, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith," Summer's family said in a brief statement. "While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy. Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time."
An unidentified source told entertainment and gossip website TMZ.com that Summer is believed to have contracted lung cancer by inhaling toxic particles following the attacks against the World Trade Center towers in New York City on September 11, 2001. The report could not immediately be confirmed.
Summer is survived by her husband Bruce Sandano, keyboardist and singer of the band Brooklyn Dreams, their daughters Brooklyn and Amanda, and a third daughter, Mimi, from her previous marriage.
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GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — The Iranian government on Monday issued a strong condemnation a Florida pastor's burning of a Quran over the weekend, calling it provocative and warning the action will cause anger and resentment throughout the Muslim world.
Pastor Terry Jones, who heads the Dove World Outreach Center, a 50-member evangelical Christian church in Gainesville, Florida, burned the Quran and an image of the prophet Mohammed on late Saturday afternoon to protest against Iran's imprisonment of 35-year-old Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani.
Iran's foreign ministry described the Quran burning as "absurd, insulting and provoking" and the result of 'Islamophobia' in the West. "There is no doubt that this cheap American priest will cause religious hatred, anger and resentment throughout the Muslim world," a spokesman said, accusing the U.S. government of failing to prevent the burning.
The burning took place outside the church in Gainesville and was attended by a small group of supporters. "The image of Mohammed and the Quran will be burned as a form of demonstration and protest against the brutality, murder, rape and destruction of Islam that has taken place over a 1,400 year history and has not stopped," the pastor said. "Today is not a day of celebration by no means, it is actually a very sad day. It is sad that something like this needs to take place. It is sad that this type of step must be done."
Jones accused the U.S. government and other governments in the Western world of failing to protect Christians, minorities, women, believers and non-believers in Muslim countries. "Pastor Youcef has spent over 900 days in jail because of his religious beliefs, because he dared to share those religious beliefs," he said.
Youcef Nadarkhani, born to Muslim parents in the northern Iranian town of Rasht, was arrested in October 2009. Nadarkhani, who has said he was never a practicing Muslim, turned to Christianity as a teenager and later became a member of the Only Jesus Church. He was ordained as a pastor in Rasht.
Nadarkhani, who had protested against his child being given mandatory lessons on Islam in school, refused an order by Iran's Supreme Court to recant his Christian faith. As a result, he was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for apostasy in September 2011. His death sentence was upheld in February, and Nadarkhani's execution may be imminent.
Jones, who is participating in this year's presidential election in the United States as an Independent candidate, announced in 2010 that he would burn 200 Qurans on the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States. The announcement led to massive protests, leaving more than 20 people killed, but Jones canceled the Quran-burning event after international outrage and pleas from world leaders.
But in March 2011, Jones played the role of a judge during an event dubbed as the "International Judge the Quran Day." The Quran was charged with being responsible for violence and 'found guilty' after a six hour trial. Jones then 'sentenced' the Quran to burning, after which pastor Wayne Sapp carried out the act. The burning caused renewed outrage, mainly in Afghanistan where dozens of people were killed.
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- We've seen this dance with history quite a bit lately. There was the run-up to Adolph Rupp . . . followed by the blowing past of the Baron. There was the run-up to Dean Smith . . . followed by the dusting of the Carolina legend. There was the run-up to Victory No. 900 . . . followed by, well, Nos. 901 and 902.
So much has been written and read, so much said and heard, so much shared with and by admirers. And all in these last 11½ months during which the creator of the consistent excellence that had produced the fairly endless string of conquests shrugged.
If Jim Boeheim had been chopping wood since last January when those coaching oaks -- Rupp and Smith and Jim Calhoun, too -- were toppled and the triumphs stacked, he'd have filled a barge and threatened to sink the thing.
And Wednesday? Well, Wednesday brought more of the same because after what took place inside the Carrier Dome, after the Syracuse University Orange had staggered the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 78-53 before a gathering of 17,413 witnesses to this latest Moment (capital M), Bob Knight was tossed upon the heap.
It is now Boeheim 903, Knight 902. And all that remains between our guy and the summit is Mike Krzyzewski, who has won 940 Division I men's basketball affairs, seems to be a lock for at least 1,000 and may never get caught.
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Which would mean that maybe, just maybe, Jim Boeheim could end up as the second greatest winner, as measured by sheer W's, of . . . all . . . time.
Let the bidding begin at . . . remarkable.
And yet . . .
"To me, this game is not really about numbers," Boeheim announced after 903 had been secured, applauded and filed. "It really isn't. To me, the numbers are not the story. The story is the players I've been able to coach, the coaches I've worked with, coaches we've competed against all these years. So many great coaches. So many great games. It's those games and those battles that I think about."
It is, naturally, his prerogative. And anybody who believed that Boeheim would choose Wednesday to clang any cymbals hasn't been paying attention for these past 37 seasons. But the numbers have been piled too high for others to dismiss so casually. And now, Knight -- whose likeness gets chiseled into any college basketball coaching Mount Rushmore -- has been pushed aside.
But not without acknowledgement.
"He's just such a great coach," Boeheim offered of Knight. "He's as good as anybody who's ever coached this game. That's it."
There is, of course, a connection between the two that goes beyond 903 vs. 902 and anybody who needs reminding only has to Google the name Keith Smart. Beyond that fateful corner jumper that splashed nearly 26 years ago, however, there was this:
Once the Indiana victory had been achieved and Knight had claimed his third national championship, he told Boeheim right there on the floor of the Louisiana Superdome that he, Boeheim, would return to the Final Four some day and win it. And, sure enough, the fella in the sweater would prove to be a prophet.
They'd cross paths, coach vs. coach, four more times after that . . . and Boeheim's squad would triumph on each occasion, twice in New York and twice in Hawaii, by a total of 75 points. So it turns out that this business of displacing Knight -- famous for winning, yes, but also for throwing that chair, for stuffing a fan into a garbage can, for headbutting his own son, for brandishing a bullwhip at practice, for publicly requesting that he be buried face-down so that his detractors could kiss his hindquarters forevermore . . . for a whole lot of stupid stuff -- was hustled along by Boeheim, himself.
"I'm proud to be able to do that," admitted Jim, whose Orange is 13-1 this year, 47-4 in its last 51 starts and 903-305 since he ascended the Syracuse throne in 1976. "I'm happy to get it done. I didn't want to think about it anymore. I'm glad we got it done fairly quickly."
And so, with a bit of yet another shrug and having passed Knight despite working 65 fewer games than did the celebrated General, Boeheim, 68 and yet so light on his coaching feet, moves on. And he does so, lugging those 903 triumphs with him, but dragging the other things, too.
"I think about the losses too much," confessed Jim, who looks up only at his friend, Krzyzewski, out there in the distance. "Some day I'll maybe get over that when I get really old. Which isn't that far away."
Perhaps. But it's farther away, certainly, than No. 904.
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text: You may know Garrett Camp as the founder of StumbleUpon and Uber. Now he is launching a startup studio called Expa and it has raised $50 million in funding from investors like Virgin founder Richard Branson, HP CEO Meg Whitman, Google board member Ram Shriram, Tim Ferriss, Li Ka-shing, First Round Capital, Lerer Ventures, WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg, Sherpa Ventures, Booking.com Chairman Kees Koolen, SV Angel, and Behance founder Scott Belsky. Expa will work from founders from inception to product-market. Expa will invest between $500,000 and $1 million per business. There is around 20 people working on Expa.


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