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SS8. 8pp. On other pages: part 2, part 3, part 4 (Supplement).
[Allan Campbell: see Journals, Newsletters, Media, Spell 4 Literacy NZ.]
Founded 1908
Working for planned change in English spelling for the benefit of learners and users everywhere
simpl speling March 1999 part 1.
Editor: Allan Campbell.
A greater voice?The committee's action (lead story) in seeking rank-and-file opinion on a strategy could be a forerunner to greater member participation in the Society's decision making.
Committee polls members on strategy.The Society's committee, at its January meeting, decided to seek members' views on the direction the Society should take in its campaign for spelling change.
On a voting paper being sent to them with this issue of Simpl Speling, members are asked to state their preference for one of three choices:
- a comprehensive, single-stage reform, such as Nue Speling;
- a staged reform, either in a few big stages or many small steps;
- or some other choice, to be described by the respondents.
Results will be tabled at the AGM, where it is hoped a decision will be made, so the Society's resources are not dissipated by trying to work in a number of directions at once.
Knowing the views of the membership will also be helpful to those on the committee who write letters to newspaper editors in the name of the Society or have to reply to inquiries about its aims.
Those who regard reform as impossible or extremely unlikely, like David Crystal in his Encyclopedia of the English Language, 'invariably cite as one perceived cause for this the fact that aspiring reformers themselves cannot agree on any of the many proposals they have devised,' Masha Bell, the Society's secretary, commented.
'Perhaps the SSS as a whole is far more united than we are thought to be by outsiders,' she added.
AGM. The Annual General Meeting of the Simplified Spelling Societywill be held at our new venue for meetings at 10:45am, Saturday, April 24, 1999.
Masha Bell will speak on: What I've learned about the Society and spelling reform since becoming secretary, and some thoughts about our future.
A committee meeting, open to all members, will follow.
Jokes deadline extendedValerie Yule reports there has been only one entrant to the spelling jokes competition for International Spelling Day. She has extended the deadline until June 30. For other details, see the November 1998 Simpl Speling.
This 'n' that from here 'n' there
Columnist's sympathetic view of ISD.
Yesterday was International Spelling Day. U probably missed
it, but U can put it in your diary for next year.
Terry Lane (in his Post Script column).
Why October 9? Dr Valerie Yule, the tireless evangelist for spelling reform, emailed me with an explanation of why this day arouses optimism in the brests of much-ridiculed and vilified spelling reformers everywhere.
[Then follows the history of Hangul see SSNov98. - Ed.]
How marvelous for the English writing system to be also celebrated and made as useful as possible!
True enuf, but U probably need a wise and good absolute monarch to get the reform moving. Left to a committee of pedants the prospects are not encouraging.
Dr Yule's website on spelling reform [See Links page.]
George Bernard Shaw said he knew that people being incorrigibly brain lazy just laugh at spelling reformers as silly cranks.
But that didn't stop him providing in his will that, for 21 years after his deth, income from his royalties was to go to the creation and promotion of a new fonetic alphabet containing at least 40 letters, 'one symbol for each sound'.
Just for the record, I am not a committed spelling reformer, so I would ask the brain lazy not to abuse me.
But why should we not keep an open mind on the matter? I am making a note in my diary to take Spelling Day seriously next year.
- The Age, Melbourne.
'Spell for the dole' proposal in Australia.Australian Prime Minister John Howard has announced that people on the dole who can't read or write properly must do literacy courses or lose the dole. The media have termed his proposal 'Spell for the dole.'
There has been a great deal of money spent on literacy courses in Australia, with effects varying, according to who is reporting them. A college offering a course, for example, would receive $3200 for every literacy student referred to it by a job center who turned up - but was not getting the students because they were not turning up.
The responses to this initiative are predictable according to who responds. The Right say: 'So they jolly well should learn to read and write.' The Left say: 'They shouldn't be humiliated by being forced to learn. It's a Rightist plot.'
Teachers say, 'We need more money and teachers.' If I say, have a close and public look at how they are being taught to read and write - first when they fail at school, and then when they face adult literacy tuition - and second, what they are given to read to make them want to read - or not want to.
So, I'm adding my voice to the racket. Will it be heard? As soon as my 30min literacy video is remade - slow job - I'm going to sock it to them. ('ABC Go! Help yourself to read and spell.')
Valerie Yule. [Valerie Yule: see Journals, Newsletters, Media, Personal View Anthology, Bulletins, Web links.]
Workplace literacy skills low.A survey published at the end of 1997 by the New Zealand Ministry of Education found 40% of employed people and 75% of unemployed people to be below the minimum level of literacy competence for everyday life and work.
Workbase, the National Centre for Workplace Literacy and Language, has worked with the ministry to make further data available from the survey, part of the International Adult Literacy Survey in 20 OECD countries.
The new data from New Zealand's participation confirms literacy and numeracy skills are important contributors to labor market status, Workbase says.
The OECD strongly suggests the workplace be a focus for literacy skill development in the future. It provides an environment requiring literacy skills to be used regularly, unlike the home life of many adults.
'Findings from these national surveys prove literacy can no longer be considered a third world issue,' says Liz Moore, executive director of Workbase. 'Industrialized countries are seriously disadvantaged by low literacy. There are very few jobs today where U don't have to read and write.
'The data from the survey should provide impetus for prioritizing literacy and English language training in workforce training strategies.'
Nen the wiser?Steve Brayshaw (Northamptonshire County Council).
Q. Where does the River Nene, pronounced Neen (Wisbech) become the River Neen, pronounced Nen (Northampton)?
A. As Nene Valley project manager and an incomer to Northants, I've had to grapple with this knotty problem. At public meetings I ask for a show of hands to decide on pronunciation in order to avoid offending the assembled masses. At Northampton Nen is always the winner; at Peterborough it is always Neen; a vote at Oundle or Higham Ferrers is less conclusive; at Thrapston confusion reins.
The spelling has changed over time with the old cartographers naming the river variously as Nene, Nen, Nenne, Niene and Neen.
A definitive transition point? Painstaking consultation leads to the Nine Arches Bridge linking Thrapston and Islip. Nen is favored upstream and Neen downstream.
- Notes & Queries feature, The Guardian.
A good year for the ALC.Joe Little. [See Journal, Newsletters, Web link to ALC.]
In 1998, the American Literacy Council transformed Sound-Spell (aka Spell-Well) into a seamless Windows 95 literacy tool, a big breakthru. Tho it arrived too late for Christmas, there were many happy faces last year. Here are a few:
William Perry, a veteran resident of Harlem with war-related learning disabilities, continued to visit the State University of New York College of Optometry to use Sound-Spell. He called us each month regarding the availability of the W95 version for home use. His persistence paid off with our installation of a new version on his laptop, which he now uses to demonstrate Sound-Spell for frends and family with similar disabilities. He is a walking talking billboard for the program.
Sumaya Jackson and Tommy Hipper are the stars of ALC's public service announcement, premiered on the QVC home shopping TV network in late December. The 30sec PSA, titled Bomb Tomb Comb, features Sumaya and Tommy puzzling over the spelling of these and other common words. Seconds later, Sumaya links this spelling illogic with illiteracy and Tommy suggests viewers contact ALC for more information. QVC, which donated 17 airings to us, is the largest electronic retailer in the US and reaches 67 million homes. Thus, our PSA, produced pro bono by a professional team headed by Monica Anderson of Black Watch Productions, reached millions of homes with our literacy message.
As a result, interest is way up.
Ryan Rancatore, 14, lives in Foster City, California, and will have his award-winning poem, Writer's Block, featured in the new W95 version of Sound-Spell. Why? Because of collaboration with ALC, the America Library of Poetry, which with ALC, the America Library of Poetry, which sponsored a regional poetry contest and published the results as a handsome 268-page collection, donated $500 of its profits to ALC, and featured a one-page plug for Sound-Spell early in the book.
Joel Davis, chief editor at the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, compiled a list of AHD variant (simplified) spellings and donated it to ALC. This list is on our website, serving as a plug for AHD) and, together with our Random House Websters College Dictionary variant spellings list, has led to a modest spelling simplification at a mainstream periodical, and is informing a preferred spellings update in the US Government Printing Office Style Manual. This manual has inspired the retirement of once preferred spellings (eg, axe, theatre, programme, gaol, phantasy, catalogue and hiccough). These dictionary lists and style manual are forces for simple literacy.
What one member remembers.
When Parliament voted to simplify spelling!
Tom Lang,My interest in spelling reform dates back some 50 years. There were lively debates in the British House of Commons in 1949 and 1953 when Mont Follick, MP, introduced private member's bills in favor of some simplification of English spelling.
Surprisingly, the second bill passed the committee stage, but Mont Follick agreed to withdraw it, following assurances that the Government would show interest and goodwill for any proposal designed to investigate possible improvements in the field of education.*
It seems that the only practical progress resulting was the experiment using ita (Initial Teaching Alphabet) in a number of schools. This experiment had limited success, however, and now is largely forgotten.
For some years I was a member of the Fonetic Alfabet Association, which focused mainly on the Shaw alphabet competition. The alphabet which resulted (known as Shavian) was new, comprising 48 letters which resembled shorthand symbols. This revolutionary alphabet gained little support, and faded away quickly. I lost touch with the FAA, probably due to my various moves around England. I suppose it was disbanded.
Also, I had the pleasure of corresponding with Dr Godfrey Dewey, the then secretary of the Simpler Spelling Association of New York, between 1960 and 1970. I admired the SSA fonetic system of 41 letters (26 existing plus 15 new ones) but I agreed with him that 'while it Is eminently suitable for fonetic purposes right now, in textbooks or dictionaries, unfortunately any thought of bringing new characters into general use in tens of thousands of printing plants and tens of millions of typewriters belongs to a period two or three generations in the future.'
Dr Dewey advocated World English Spelling, a fonetic System based on the existing alphabet plus a number of digraphs.
Since Joining the SSS I have found several interesting correspondents. I feel that any system requiring extensive changes in spelling stands no chance of gaining general acceptance. So I look forward to further discussions within the Society, which hopefully will enable us to reach a consensus as to the best system to recommend.
I am pleased to see that micro-reform will be on the agenda for the 1999 AGM.** I suggest the AGM should carefully consider the 'long short' list of Random House Websters College Dictionary variant spellings. This list can be obtained from Joe Little, American Literacy Council, USA. [See Links page.]
* See Maurice Harrison, The use of Simplified Spelling in teaching infants to read and write. Pamflet 9 and A History of the Society up to 1970, Pamflet 11.
** For update, see AGM news.
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..or hang a bear bag over a cliff and temp him/her to throw their life away for the hanging bag of food/treats. That is what I used to do in WVA. I would never want to harm a bear, but it works. also vodka and lemons count as food, don't bring into your tent unless you want a bear to give you a wake up call at 4:30 AM.
Though uncommon and possibly construed as "toeing the line of inhumane", I have heard of this method.

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Trials & Litigation
Judge Sends Out Court Summonses to 100 Residents Who Failed to Appear for Jury Duty
Posted Oct 11, 2012 10:25 AM CDT
By Martha Neil
In 20 years on the bench, a Washington state judge says, he's never used a court summons and threat of criminal prosecution to deal with jury-service scofflaws.
But he's doing so now, Okanogan County Superior Court Judge Jack Burchard tells the Wenatchee World, because so many county residents feel free to ignore calls to appear for jury duty.
Of 240 individuals who received notices to show for service in September, about 100 failed to appear. So Burchard has issued them court summonses requiring them to come to court on Nov. 5 and explain their earlier absence. Those who don't will get criminal court summonses, served by sheriff's officers. Ignoring jury service, as the court summonses points out, is a misdemeanor which can result in a maximum sentence of 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
"I'm hoping if we get everybody's attention, our response rate is going to go up quite a bit," the judge said.
Although he plans to retire in December, he said he was spurred into action both by the high rate of no-shows, questions from jurors at a recent trial who wondered what would happen to those who didn't appear, and comments of friends who told him they felt free to trash jury duty summonses because there would be no penalty for doing so.
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The "Spider-Man" star will finally make her Broadway debut
When the distraught actress looks into the bathroom mirror to reapply her makeup, nobody smears lipstick with the panache of Blanchett
TheWrap goes inside rehearsals for a sneak preview of director Adam Shankman's all-star production
Richard Griffiths won a Tony for "The History Boys"
"House of Cards" creator Beau Willimon's new play, "The Parisian Woman," is set in Washington just like his "Farragut North"
The judge overseeing the case against James Holmes denies most of the defense's motion on the constitutionality of the state's insanity law
Fred Weller and Josh Hamilton will appear in "Reasons to Be Happy," the Neil Labute sequel to "Reasons to Be Pretty"
Elizabeth Olsen, the star of "Martha Marcy May Marlene," will appear in the title role in the Classic Stage Company production of "Romeo & Juliet"
James Franco says he will play George in the John Steinbeck classic "Of Mice and Men" on Broadway and invites Stephen Colbert to join him
Shia LaBeouf is angry after Alec Baldwin likened him to a "celebrity chef"
Jacob Bernstein says career considerations made Nora Ephron hesitant to come clean about her disease
Amanda Peet's new play, "The Commons of Pensacola," will have its world premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club next season
Idina Menzel, who won the Tony Award for "Wicked," will star in "If/Then," a new musical by the team behind "Next to Normal"
A guide to the big names and hot tickets hitting Broadway and beyond
A live performance of Peter Morgan's play starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II will be broadcast to theaters around the world this June
"Glee" star Jane Lynch will play orphanage matron Miss Hannigan
"Big Fish," a musical version of the 2003 film, will bow in Chicago in April before heading to Broadway in the fall
"Pump Boys and Dinettes" was scheduled to debut in March, but a crowded schedule of new plays will delay its premiere
Gloria Estefan is working on the project with husband Emilio Estefan and the Nederlander Organization
When her Broadway show "The Heiress" ends its run on Saturday, Jessica Chastain will grab a helicopter to the airport and then a plane to...
Lily Rabe and Chris Messina will star in "Miss Julie," the August Strindberg play re-set in Long Island just before the 1929 stock market crash
Zosia Mamet of "Girls" is ready to take the stage in a racy college drama
"Annie" is no longer being re-imagined as a vehicle for Willow Smith; Sony Pictures will begin looking for a new star
Mike Stoller, half of the songwriting team Leiber & Stoller, and wife Corky Hale Stoller helped the Pasadena Playhouse emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Mike Medavoy and Rick Nicita were intrigued by the number of foreign productions for "Jekyll and Hyde"
Mike Medavoy plans film version of "Jekyll and Hyde"
"Avenue Q" puppets will appear in public service announcements on Logo that are designed to create awareness about HIV
Scarlett Johansson takes on Maggie the Cat in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." How does she stack up against Elizabeth Taylor?
Tom Stoppard, the award-winning playwright and "Shakespeare in Love" and "Anna Karenina" screenwriter, will be honored for his work in film at the Writers Guild...
"Big Fish," the musical based on Daniel Wallace's novel and Tim Burton's movie, opens in Chicago in April before moving to Broadway in October


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Your iPhone is a Light Meter, Waveform Monitor, and False-Color Display with $5 Cine Meter App
Talk about your digital leatherman: The number of ridiculously handy — and practical, and portable, all in one — apps for filmmaking on mobile devices is probably one of the greatest tech-vantages we've got going for us these days second to low-cost high-res acquisition. Uses range from lighting plot diagramming and shooting scheduling all the way to Canon DSLR control via Android and RED control via iOS — there's an app for all that, and more. Now, thanks to Adam Wilt of Pro Video Coalition (and a lot of other great stuff), your iPhone is now more of an asset on set than ever before — and that's because his new $5 app Cine Meter turns your iOS device into a light meter, waveform monitor and false-color display.
There don't appear to be any videos of Cine Meter in action just yet, but Adam has included a load of technical info on his site:
See the light: Cine Meter not only gives you exposure information, it shows you at a glance how evenly your greenscreen is lit, and where high-contrast hotspots and shadows may give you trouble. With Cine Meter, you can walk around, light your set, and solve problems long before your real camera is set up, making pictures, and running down its batteries.
- The light meter shows you the stop to set as decimal readings (such as f/5.0, good for cameras with EVF iris readouts) or full stops and fractions (like f/4.0 ⅔, good for cine lenses with marked iris rings). You can calibrate Cine Meter to match other meters to a tenth of a stop, and take readings using matrix or spot metering.
- The waveform monitor shows you how light levels vary within and across a scene. They show you how even the lighting is on a greenscreen or white cove, and let you see hotspots and imbalances at a glance. The waveform's RGB mode shows you color imbalances in the image and gives you a handy way to check for color purity on a greenscreen or bluescreen.
- The false-color picture lets you define allowable contrast ranges, and see instantly which shadows are underexposed and what highlights risk clipping:
Limitations of Functionality:
Here's Adam with additional details on how the app works, which is contingent on the ways iOS does or does not allow apps to use to use onboard cameras:
Cine Meter can only do what an iDevice (iPhone / iPad / iPod touch) lets apps do: lock and unlock exposure and white balance, but not preset either one to a known value; and read out scene brightness values. These limitations define what Cine Meter can — and can't — do.
- The light meter is absolute — you can count on its readings to mean what they say, regardless of circumstance, since they're calculated from the camera's reported brightness value. Once you calibrate Cine Meter to your reference standard, it should always give you correct readings.
- However, the picture, false-color picture, and waveform monitor displays are only relative—they show scene brightness values relative to other levels in the scene, but the levels of those images and waveforms depend on how the camera sets its exposure, which often differs from the brightness value the camera reports to the light meter, as described in How It Works.
- For this reason, you can't directly compare light meter readings with waveform or false-color levels!
- You can't preset an exposure level or a white balance and then use the displays to show you absolute levels. iPhone / iPad / iPod touch cameras don't let you manually preset values; they only let you lock in the current auto-exposure or auto-white-balance setting, so you can't set the scopes for, say, ISO 800 @ 1/48 sec @ f/4.0 with a color temperature of 3200K.
- The only way to set a particular exposure level is to trick the camera by showing it the "correct" light (for example, using a gray card) and then locking its settings. Once locked, you can then look at the pictorial displays to see how tones and colors in a scene render relative to the locked settings.
That's the key to getting the most out of Cine Meter: treat it like a point-and-shoot camera with exposure and white-balance locks (which is really what it is, only with fancier readouts), and you'll be able to "fool" it into doing what you need.
This is a lot like the way you used to have to fool older Nikon DSLRs into the desired exposure for shooting video, but much more understandable here — it's only a phone (or pad, or pod) after all. That said, this app seems to put practical functionality into your iPhone that's a heck of a lot more practical than, say, trying to shoot a film on one. It's not going to be perfect, and shouldn't outright replace a dedicated professional light meter — or the waveform readout you would get from your A camera in proper placement, for that matter — but it's a heck of a start. As such, it's a tradeoff, but one in which you get serious value out of $5, a bonus when compared to the tag attached to pro meters (or waveform monitors!). I can see a lot of qualitative mileage out of this little bag of tricks in the right hands — which, of course, are your hands given skillful usage.
You can check out Adam's site for the full details — an Android version is coming, by the way.
In the meantime, what are you iOS users waiting for — I can't try it out for myself (yet, at least), so let us know about your experiences with Cine Meter in the comments below!
- Cine Meter on iTunes
- Cine Meter by Adam Wilt
- Cine Meter for iOS – shipped! A light meter / waveform monitor / false-color display for iPhone — by Adam Wilt, Pro Video Coalition
We're all here for the same reason: to better ourselves as writers, directors, cinematographers, producers, photographers... whatever our creative pursuit. Criticism is valuable as long as it is constructive, but personal attacks are grounds for deletion; you don't have to agree with us to learn something. We're all here to help each other, so thank you for adding to the conversation!
"an Android version is coming, by the way"
Fresno Bob on 01.24.13 @ 4:34AM
Who is going to trust this on anything that matters?
You could shoot your film on your iphone to, doesn't mean you should.
carlos on 01.24.13 @ 8:45AM
* People who don't have a light meter and would rather spend their limited money on something else.
* People who don't have a monitor with waveform and want to see if their green screen is evenly lit.
* People who have a very nice light meter and camera but left them at home. I often find myself discovering a nice location, then wondering if it's bright enough me to come back and shoot with available light only. I'm used to taking stills with my phone in these situations, to analyze them and try to guess how much light there was there. This app is a huge improvement on that.
Derik on 01.24.13 @ 9:37AM
This. While it looks neat, I wouldn't trust this thing any farther than I could throw it. Show me some side-by-side tests with actual legitimate testing equipment, and then I might be a little more convinced.
Maybe next time we can get a buyer's guide for an actual light meter?
I paid the $5 for the Cine Meter app and tried it out, initially it does seem very cool and useful for general reference or emergency backup. If it's w/in 15% of accurate, completely awesome for a phone app I have with me at all times anyways. I'll try to find time this weekend to do some tests/calibrations/comparisons with a RED, Sekonic Cine meter/scope, charts/cards, and some Zeiss primes. If the planets align, I'll report back. Thanks
Cool! I just bought it! Will be testing it on my next project.
great idea, I hope that sekonic or gossen or kenko pick up on it.
DIYFilmSchool.net on 01.24.13 @ 9:45AM
My friend told me about this last night; downloaded and said he would be able to test it out soon. It sounds like a good app to have, along with Dale Grahn Color. I'll look for my friend's blessing because I don't own an iPad.
Now this is useless… unless you can plug in a feed from the camera you're using (or you're going to *shudder* shoot something on the iPhone).
Neil on 01.24.13 @ 1:46PM
Wow there's a lot of cynicism here on this post which in my opinion is a refreshing change for nofilmschool.
It's an app that costs $5. Let me repeat that, FIVE DOLLARS. Come on people, a block of cheese costs more than that. Based on many, many other posts and comments throughout this site over the last few months, many of you seem quite happy to pay $3000 plus for a camera you've never seen or been able to test in the field and yet you're clamoring about a $5 app?
Erik Stenbakken on 01.24.13 @ 4:53PM
Agreed. I have a "real" light meter. And a "real" color meter too. But they're not always in my pocket. My phone is. If one were to trust a $5 app for shooting a reel of 35mm film with no other light tools, yeah. That would be crazy. But we have monitors (sweet!) and metering BEFORE setting up the camera is a good idea. This should get someone 90% there.
Thanks – I'll use the block of cheese as my meter – at least when it doesn't work properly I can eat it.
Doug on 01.25.13 @ 1:45AM
I just downloaded this app on the idea that it would be worth it to have a back up in case my Sekonic fails at the wrong moment. I figured I would test it against the real meter to see if it can be trusted. Oops, just wasted $5. This does not function as an incident meter, only as a reflected meter. That is – it measures what the camera sees, not the amount of light hitting the camera/sensor. With spot meter "off" it measure the whole camera field of view. With spot meter "on" it measures a rectangle about 15° across (w/iPhone 4s). My Sekonic spot meter measures a 1° circle. So there's no real way to test it against a real meter. I'm sure this app is good for a number of things, just not as an emergency meter backup as I was hoping.
Please take a look at iZoner.
The next upcoming release will contain also an incident meter.
domenic barbero on 02.3.13 @ 1:44PM
what i like about this is if needed, i can match it to my sekonic and give my phone to my gaffer or anybody else and let them get a much better feel for whats going on rather than just guessing. Im gonna test it with my sekonic and see how it works.
Having read this I thought it was very enlightening.
I appreciatte you finding the time and energy to put
this information together. I once again find myself personally
spending a lot of time both reading and leaving comments.
But so what, itt wass still worth it!
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New Orleans Saints
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|Years played
Bounty testimony from Williams leaked
Gregg Williams testified that he tried to shut down the team's bounty system when the NFL began investigating but was overruled by Joe Vitt.
Tagliabue vacates player discipline in bounty case
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue vacated all player discipline involving the Saints' bounty case.
Tagliabue's bounty decision expected Tuesday
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue is expected to rule Tuesday on player appeals in the NFL's bounty investigation of the Saints.
NFC South Spin cycle: Disturbing start to December for Falcons
The Falcons, Saints and Buccaneers each took a big step backward Sunday, but the Panthers earned their best win of the Ron Rivera-era.
Wilson's big game helps Giants defeat Saints
Rookie David Wilson piled up 327 all-purpose yards and three touchdownsto lead the Giants to s 52-27 win over the Saints on Sunday.
Reports: Players reject bounty settlement
The players involved in the Saints' bounty case rejected a settlement offer, according to multiple reports.
Saints RB Ivory ruled out for Sunday
The Saints announced Saturday that RB Chris Ivory is now considered doubtful for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Saints pleased with maturing DE Jordan
One of the bright spots for the Saints' 32nd-ranked defense has been the development of DE Cameron Jordan in his second season.
Scout's Notebook: Saints SLB David Hawthorne
PFW personnel analyst Nolan Nawrocki sees Saints SLB David Hawthorne underperforming at a poorly fit position.
NFC South Spin cycle: Falcons cross one hurdle
The NFC South-champion Falcons dealt the rival Saints a blow in Week 13, and the Panthers and Bucs both came up short out West.
Sheen is wearing off on Saints' offensive line
The Saints' offensive line has taken a step back in the past game and a half, and it could be a sign of things to come for the unit.
Friday's 60-second rant: Payton's absence glaring in key moments
The post-bounty Saints simply lost their edge in the absence of Sean Payton, as Thursday night's loss perfectly depicted.
Falcons pick off Brees five times, beat Saints
The Falcons raced to a 17-0 lead and the defense made it stand up, picking off five of Drew Brees' passes in a 23-13 victory over the Saints.
Falcons need to find selves against rival Saints
If Falcons are to earn the national recognition they crave, they'll have to take down their biggest rival — the Saints — on Thursday night.
Saints players to attend hearing with Williams
Will Smith and Jonathan Vilma plan to be present Friday when their lawyers are scheduled to cross examine former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said the team agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Leonhard, a free agent.||||||| Leonhard played in all 16 regular season games and had one start for Denver last year, finishing with two interceptions. He also returned 15 punts for 89 yards.
Leonhard practiced Tuesday for the first time since undergoing a right knee operation in December. The Broncos removed him from their PUP list and placed him on their 90-man roster. He participated in drills with other defensive backs but was held out of team drills.||||||| Leonhard said he hopes he can practice in team portions when the Broncos return from a day off Thursday. He also said he'd like to play in one of Denver's final two preseason games, but he's sure the training staff will "protect me from myself" and take things slowly.
Leonhard received a chance to take a physical and meet with some former teammates, but not much else at Buffalo Bills training camp on Friday.||||||| Coach Chan Gailey said he didn't watch the player's workout and did not meet with Leonhard during his two-day visit. Gailey then referred questions regarding Leonhard to general manager Buddy Nix. Leonhard is a seven-year veteran who spent the past three seasons emerging as a fan favorite with the New York Jets. His stint with the Jets ended this offseason, when the team did not re-sign him.
Jets coach Rex Ryan says safety Jim Leonhard will miss the rest of the season with a torn patella tendon in his right knee after being injured in Sunday's victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.||||||| Leonhard underwent an MRI exam, which confirmed Monday what the Jets first feared when he went down on a tackle following and interception. It is the second straight year Leonhard has been lost for the season because of a devastating injury. Leonhard broke the same leg in a collision with teammate Patrick Turner during practice a little more than a year ago.
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A Sumner County church is moving its Sunday morning service to allow members to attend a football game.Beech High School plays Station Camp High in a nationally televised football game at 11 a.m., which is when members of Station Camp Church of Christ regularly worship."My first reaction was, 'Man parking is going to be crazy you know?'" said Minister Dan Cooke. "We were thinking about doing a grill-out, but we didn't want to take away revenue from the school's concession stand."The 150 member church normally meets at Station Camp Elementary School in Gallatin at 10 a.m., because of the game, Cooke and other church leaders decided to move worship services to 5 p.m. "That way it'd give everybody a chance to go to the game and support our kids who are involved in the game and then we'll go have worship together," Cooke explained.He continued, "It's a once in a lifetime thing and it's exciting for these kids. We just want to give them a great memory and remind them the church family supports them and loves them." Cooke told News 2 the decision was a "no-brainer" and he doesn't believe by moving the service for a game is an indication that church isn't as important as it used to be. "To me it's like most people have reduced church to just one hour on Sundays. And it's really more about being in each other's lives on a daily basis" Cooke said.The church has many members who have close connections to Station High School."We would never ask them to choose to go to worship and be a part of something like this," Cooke said. "We don't want to have to give them that choice."Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville is located directly across the street from Beech High School. The church will hold its regular Sunday morning services, but added a tailgate party and worship service Saturday for anyone who wants to attend Sunday's game or watch it on television.
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No news is good news on the injury front. At least, that's what Dallas Stars fans are hoping after Tuesday's practice.
The team headed up to the Dr Pepper StarCenter in McKinney this morning for the rare chance at a practice during this lockout-compressed schedule, but there was no new information on the two players the Stars lost over the past two games.
Neither Trevor Daley (upper body) nor Kari Lehtonen (lower body) skated with the rest of their teammates, who were also missing Michael Ryder (illness) and Derek Roy (maintenance day).
Here's what Stars coach Glen Gulutzan had to say about Lehtonen and Daley via Mark Stepneski, who made the journey up north to catch the team at its workout.
"I know he is still day-to-day and is at the other rink working out," Stars coach Glen Gulutzan said about Lehtonen. "I saw Dales this morning, and he went back over for treatment. I am not sure where he is at, we might not have an update on him until tomorrow.
The Stars were only carrying 13 forwards after the roster moves on Monday, so two not practicing meant a lot of line juggling just to make things work with the 11 that were at practice. Matt Fraser, one of the Monday call ups, skated with Reilly Smith and Loui Eriksson, but since that line lacks anything resembling a center, it's pretty certain they won't stay together (unless Eriksson has some skills he's been hiding from the rest of the world).
The Brenden Morrow, Jamie Benn, Jaromir Jagr trio did stay together, which makes sense with the chemistry those three have shown.
As far as whether Fraser will play, the Stars coach hedged a little bit. Gulutzan said he had earned his shot to jump to the NHL with his recent performance in the AHL but added: "Whether we get him in or not, we'll make those decisions when they come."
The defensive lineup made a little more sense, with Stepneski reporting these as the pairings:
Brenden Dillon and Stephane Robidas have been terrific together since joining forces, and the shuffling also breaks up the struggling pair of Philip Larsen and Alex Goligoski. Now, who knows whether this sticks at this point, especially considering the uncertain status of Daley. But it's an interesting flip nonetheless.
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In what appears to be a walk-on coup, Kate Upton was spotted on the UNL campus today. Her stunning good looks and charming wit stole the show. Oh, and there was a reason besides me that she was in...
Have a look at five prospects whose commitments the Nebraska Cornhuskers wouldn't mind getting as the countdown to Signing Day continues.
With the loss of Tyler Moore and Ryan Klachko, the Nebraska Cornhusker football team has more issues than just Offensive Line issues.
Cari Greene of Black Shoe Diaries asked me a few questions about the state of Husker recruiting & I did my best to sound knowledgable about the whole thing. Like where I gush about our need for Devante Kincade & now it sounds like Johnny Stanton might be on the verge of committing. (I still love Kincade)
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NU Football Recruiting 2012: We're Getting Closer. An entirely unreliable assessment of the Class of 2012. But really, aren't they all?
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Should Americans pay higher taxes to reduce the nation's ballooning deficit?
There. We've said it. Before you get all riled up, pro or con, remember that this is not a political blog. We're looking at this from a personal-finance perspective.
It's timely because the deficit for the federal fiscal year that ended Wednesday, Sept. 30, is expected to be $1.58 trillion.
Actually, we're not the first to bring this up, not hardly. Author and Republican economist Bruce Bartlett raised the issue in Forbes with the recent column "Fiscal responsibility requires higher taxes." Some rich folks, including Warren Buffett, argue that they and their wealthy peers should pay more.
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The memorial for Michael Jackson cost the city of Los Angeles $1.4 million, according to The Associated Press. While most of us won't be remembered at the Staples Center in front of 11,000 people, funerals are expensive.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, a traditional funeral costs about $6,000, and many funerals run well over $10,000. Costs include the casket, embalming, the service, cemetery site, and grave liner. In short, death is big business in the United States.
And to make matters worse, most of us plan a funeral while dealing with the emotional trauma of the death of a loved one. We find ourselves making important financial decisions in the midst of an emotional crisis with very little time to consider our options. Our sadness for the loss of a loved one, moreover, sometimes expresses itself in high cost funeral decisions.
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Kids may think they know what they want to get for the holidays this year, but that doesn't mean they have a clue about what they need. Use this gift-giving opportunity as a chance to invest in them and help change their financial futures.
Here is a rundown of some of the best money-management gifts I have used for kids under 12.
You must learn to seperate wants from needs.
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Coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, bottled water, manicures, car washes (full detailing), weekday lunches, vending machine snacks, interest charges on credit cards, and unused memberships. Do you know what these items have in common? They are the top 10 money sinkholes, according to Bankrate.com.
You could try to commit that list to memory and see if you can cut out any of those items to find a little extra cash. For instance, cut out a pack-a-day smoking habit and gain, on average, $1,660 a year.
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Even recycling them is not a good solution.
"Fox" at Squawkfox has taken up a cause we can strongly embrace: "It's time to sack plastic bags."
Shouldn't we all, with the price of oil -- yes, they're made with oil -- and environmental worries, be moving to reusable shopping bags and bins? Plastic shopping bags are a blight, and they never -- for all practical purposes -- go away.
"With few exceptions, plastic bags will take thousands of years to break down," Fox says. "The bag my first pair of shoes came in a couple decades ago is out there, somewhere."
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Guest poster Emily Starbuck Gerson at Sense to Save had a revelation not uncommon among new pet owners: "I love my pets, but I had no idea they would be so costly."
The cost of pet ownership has been discussed by many personal-finance bloggers lately, and we'll share a lot of their ideas here, starting with one of the most expensive and emotionally difficult issues. My Money Blog asks how much you would pay to treat a pet with a serious illness or injury.
He writes: "For us, we would give up just about all of our luxuries before withholding health care for our dog." But, he adds, if treatment will merely extend your pet's misery, "there is a time that palliative care is the most humane choice."
Free Money Finance writes about a recent article in Parade magazine on pet care. One point he stresses is that you need to keep your pet at an ideal weight, and observes -- correctly, we think -- that "it seems like most pets I know are fat."
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Seth Godin raised a good question at his blog: What would happen if Craigslist ads were no longer free. How about charging a buck an ad?
He predicts that Craigslist, the nation's top source for online classified ads -- most of which are now free -- would become better.
How to improve Craigslist has been an online topic of conversation in recent days.
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Victims targeted by scammers are led to believe that NAR is functioning as an intermediary to receive rental deposits from prospective tenants. NAR says nothing could be further from the truth.
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A TEENAGER missing from her home in Wales could be in Bolton, police said.
Adriena Gaborova, aged 15, went missing on Saturday, January 11, from Newport, Wales.
Police believe she may be in Bolton, where she is said to have contacts.
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Three people have been arrested in connection to a burglary at a Nashville synagogue, and members of the synagogue were able to help capture the people accused of the crime.
About $10,000 in silver religious ornaments was taken from West End Synagogue on Monday morning around 1 a.m.
Officials say three people then showed up to Cashville Gold and Silver Buyers on Franklin Pike on Monday afternoon and tried to sell the stolen items. What they didn't know is that they were being set up and were about to get a big surprise.
As soon as synagogue members Jerry Levine and Josh Levine had learned the sacred silver was stolen from their place of worship, they jumped into action.
"I was angry that somebody would do that," Jerry Levine said.
The Levines had even given one of the pieces to the temple.
"There was actually one that was donated to my grandparents from my great-grandparents in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary," Josh Levine said.
So the father and son pair, who have spent decades in the business of buying precious metal, alerted other gold and silver shops around Nashville just in case the crooks showed up to sell the stolen goods.
Sure enough, they got a call from another buyer.
"We set it up to where they would come here, and we were waiting for them," Jerry Levine said.
Surveillance video shows two women and a 13-year-old girl carrying the stolen loot into the Levines' store.
"They said it was one of their grandmother's, that it had been in the family for generations and wasn't sure what it was," Josh Levine said. "I said it cant be your grandmother's, because it's his grandmother's."
The young women blamed the man waiting in a car outside, so Josh Levine rushed outside and used his truck to block them in while his dad called police.
Police arrested 19-year-old Chelsie Roake, 26-year-old Justin Exum and 20-year-old Woodie Arendall late Monday night. Police say all of them admitted their involvement in the break-in.
"I feel wonderful that I was able to do my part in recovering the items that were taken," Jerry Levine said.
It turns out Exum was one of the maintenance men at the West End Synagogue.
The three suspects are now facing theft and burglary charges and are each being held on a $10,000 bond.
Exum has a prior conviction for possession of cocaine.
Unfortunately, a lot of the things recovered were damaged, and about half the silver is still missing, including the piece belonging to the Levine family.
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Four Dolphins earn first team all-PFL honors
With its first Pioneer Football League title in tow, the JU football team had 15 players earn all-conference recognition.
Four Dolphins were named first team all-conference, with freshman quarterback Josh McGregor earning PFL Offensive Freshman of the Year.
Earning first team all-conference honors was running back Rudell Small, offensive tackle Michael Aguilar, defensive back Tremaine Mack and return specialist Elliott Finkley.
"This group has accomplished so much and it is great for them to be honored by their peers in the league," said JU head coach Kerwin Bell. "This has been an entire team effort and these honors are part of a bigger honor of being the conference champion."
On the all-PFL second team is receiver Geavon Tribble, offensive guard Chris Tessitore, linebacker Joseph Fennell and defensive back Robson Noel.
There were seven players to receive all-PFL honorable mention – tight end Chris Kuck, quarterback Josh McGregor, fullback Eric Kornhauser, defensive linemen Austin Knipp and Shaun Lewis, defensive back Jason Wood and placekicker Donovan Curry.
Small was one of four unanimous first team all-conference selections after leading the Dolphins in rushing with 1,318 yards on the ground – the second highest total in school history. He rushed for 13 touchdowns, a school record for a season and putting him atop the school's career rushing touchdown list.
Aguilar led the way for Small and wraps up a stellar career with the PFL championship, having blocked for record setting quarterbacks Chris Horton and Josh McGregor.
One of the top defensive backs in the PFL, Mack made a habit of scoring this season – running back two interceptions for touchdowns while also returning a fumble for a score.
Finkley had a stellar campaign as one of the top punt returners in the nation. He ran back three punts for touchdowns, setting a school record for the most in a season, while ranking in the top 10 nationally in punt return average.
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by Jason Williams, Wed Jun 01, 2011 at 06:07:51 PM EDT
Bell Policy Center and ProgressNow Colorado are teaming up to shed light on the state budget. Via TWI:
Now that this year's legislative session is safely behind us, maybe it's time to talk about the state budget. That, anyway, seems to be the premise behind a video released today by the Bell Policy Center and ProgressNow Colorado.
The six-minute animated video bills itself as a plain-English introduction to Colorado's budget–where the money comes from and where it goes.
The Old West-style cartoon makes the point that in Colorado's early days when a road or a school or a prison needed to be built, people got together and figured out how to do it. These days, not so much.
"The purpose of the video is to start a critical conversation about state fiscal policy," said Wade Buchanan, president of the Bell Policy Center. "The video helps frame that conversation and urges viewers to learn more."
Learning more about where the money comes from and goes would go a long way to pushing back against Republican dominated legislatures and regressive tax policy. The "blame the public workers" tactic seen from Wisconsin Republicans to push a backwards budget has been a common Republican theme in states like Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana for decades.
The success Republicans have seen pushing even more regressive tax and budget policies on voters as a solution to a problem caused by existing regressive policies relies entirely on there being little understanding of the actual state budgets and revenue architecture.
In 2011, Utahns embraced a set of "bold and ambitious" (sound familiar?) Medicaid "managed care" reforms under the premise that these reforms -- and only these reforms -- were needed because of federal expansion of "entitlements." A narrow, ineffective system to "grade" and more easily fire teachers was sold as a solution to education funding problems. Never once in the conversation were state expenditures or revenue discussed. Debate on housing issues, pensions, and road construction play out similarly. State lawmakers seem to have convinced even themselves to forget they hamstrung themselves with a flat tax (part of Jon Huntsman Jr.'s legacy) that hasn't delivered, and corporate friendly tax cuts that haven't produced many jobs.
In Idaho, bills that would mandate larger class sizes and phase out teacher tenure were sold -- successfully -- as the only option for lawmakers considering the state of the federal deficit. Seriously!
Wyoming lawmakers raised public support for cameras in the classrooms as an serious education reform, while sweeping their corporate handouts for anyone willing to drill for anything under the proverbial rug.
Then there's Texas.
There is nothing new about state politicians seizing national meme's to push their agendas. But it's worth noting that when a progressive tax policy, or a simple "would you pay [X] more per year for better [education, roads, Medicaid, etc] funding?" question is posed, voters -- even in red states -- are on board.
But it's never an option once the legislative sessions begin, and state lawmakers can bank on a lack of understanding of the complicated workings of the budget.
There's an opportunity here for progressives to change the state level frame through education. When voters see where the money is (or isn't) coming from, and where it is (or isn't) being spent, it will be harder for Republican lawmakers or Republican dominated legislatures to blame Obama for having to toss the elderly and disabled, families and the future workforce under the fiscal bus with hands supposedly tied.
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It's time for yet another Editorial Board meeting here at the Victoria Advocate. We've had lots of interesting things happen this week and we'd like to hear what you have to say about them. If you want to take part in the discussion, come by the Internet Cafe area at 1:30 p.m. If you can't come in person, we hope you'll tune in online and comment in the chat box to tell us what you think. We look forward to seeing you there.
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Thanks to the forum, for all the valuable information and the "how to do" articles written by the gracious contributors, I would like to report " Cubby" is back together and working nicely...I rebuilt the whole PTO...Figured as long as it was apart...Got the parts "Pronto" from TM sales...Only problem encountered was the grease cover center hole had to be widened to fit close enough to the bearing to install the snap ring....The bearing on the old shaft was tacked on and the new shaft had another smaller snap ring holding it in place...Probably should have ordered a new cover to go with the snap ring set-up...Anyhow that and my breaking the last bolt that needed to be installed on the PTO pulley(drilled it out and re-tapped it) were my only 2 whoops in the project...I used all the information related to PTO's and having never rebuilt a PTO before everything written and pictured enabled me to do so...Again thanks to everyone..Dave
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Enact tax credit for consumers for plug-in hybrid cars
"We will leverage private sector funding to bring these cars directly to American consumers. We'll give consumers a $7,000 tax credit to buy these vehicles."
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Stimulus includes tax credit for plug-in hybrids
Updated: Monday, March 23rd, 2009 | By Robert Farley
This one was almost home before Barack Obama was even sworn in as president.
As part of the $700 billion Troubled Assets Relief Program, or TARP, that Congress approved last fall, a tax credit of up to $7,500 was offered to people who bought one of the first 250,000 plug-in hybrid or all-electric vehicles, the ultra-efficient cars not yet on the market. The plan was expected to cost the government about $1 billion.
The economic stimulus package signed by President Obama in February goes several steps further. Most importantly, it ups the limit of cars eligible for tax credits from 250,000 vehicles total to 200,000 per manufacturer, foreign or domestic. None of the big carmakers currently offer these highly fuel-efficient cars, but nine companies plan to in the next few years. That means the stimulus package could subsidize the purchase of some 1.8 million cars. The stimulus plan also includes tax credits for small electric vehicles, including two-wheel and three-wheel plug-ins, plus conversions for existing hybrids to become plug-ins.
(We should emphasize that this program does not cover the kind of hybrids now being sold at your local dealership. We're talking about a new generation of cars that is still at least a year or two away.)
And there's one big caveat for hybrids here. The stimulus provides tax credits of $2,500 up to $7,500, depending on the size of the battery pack. In other words, not all cars would qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit. Here's the fine print: The base credit is $2,500, plus $417 for a base 5 kilowatt pack, plus an extra $417 for each kilowatt of capacity over that (up to 16). What does that mean? For the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrids, which may go on sale to the public next year, its planned 5 kilowatt battery pack would mean a tax credit of about $3,000. For the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid, also scheduled to come to market next year, its 16 kilowatt pack would translate to the full $7,500 tax credit.)
Almost all of the new plug-ins and electric cars now in the works would qualify for the maximum credit, said Jay Friedland, legislative director for Plug In America, a nonprofit that advocates for plug in cars. And, he said, the stimulus encourages the few that wouldn't to up their battery capacity and, therefore, the tax credit.
"We're pretty ecstatic," Friedland said.
"It actually goes way beyond what he promised," said Felix Kramer, founder of California Cars Initiative, a nonprofit group of entrepreneurs, engineers, environmentalists and consumers promoting plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Obama would have been more accurate had he said that he would enact a tax credit of up to $7,000. But industry experts say most of the plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles that will likely be offered in the next few years would qualify for the full $7,500 tax credit. So we think Obama has lived up to his word on this one. We rule it Promise Kept.
Senate Finance Committee Web site, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008, full summary of provisions from Senate Finance, House Ways and Means committees , Feb. 12, 2009
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Rules,
Full text and explanations of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008
Electric Drive Transportation Association, "Stimulus Bill Recognizes Electric Drive Transportation as Critical for Creating Jobs and Breaking Oil Dependence," Feb. 13, 2009
Hybrid Cars, "Congress Throws Cash At Plug-In Hybrids," Oct. 4, 2008
Interview with Jay Friedland, legislative director for Plug In America, March 20, 2009
Interview with Felix Kramer, founder of California Cars Initiative, March 20, 2009
Interview with Mike Millikin, editor of Green Car Congress, March 20, 2009
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Death row inmate Jeffrey Keller Davis has won a new sentencing hearing.
The Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a 2010 ruling by a Greene County judge denying Davis' post-conviction petition, Davis had argued his trial attorney could have done a better job.
In a post-conviction petition, an inmate argues he has found new evidence - or a possible constitutional issue - that could persuade a court to order a new trial.
In its 7-2 ruling, the Supreme Court said Davis presented enough evidence that his attorney's "performance was deficient ... and that such deficiency was prejudicial" to Davis' defense.
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A middle-aged woman was found guilty Wednesday of disarming a police officer and murdering him with his own gun after he confronted her about an altercation on a CTA bus.
Robin Johnson was also convicted of one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm in the death of Chicago Police Officer Richard Francis.
Earlier Wednesday, jurors heard a vivid description of Francis' final moments.
They heard him chuckle, responding to the 911 call moments before he was killed by his own service revolver.
"Bus disturbance," Francis was heard saying lightheartedly on the recording of the call from the early morning hours of July 2, 2008.
"Just screaming people."
Francis, 60, decided to go to the scene alone, despite his proximity to the Belmont District police station, not realizing the danger he was in.
Within seconds, the 27-year Chicago Police veteran would be dead.
"He underestimated her," Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Jennifer Coleman said Wednesday of Johnson, the middle-aged woman accused of disarming Francis and killing the uniformed officer after he confronted her for the run-in she had with another woman on a CTA bus.
"He [Francis] underestimated the situation. He underestimated what she [Johnson] was capable of," Coleman said.
Johnson was "aggressive, hostile and angry," prosecutors told jurors in their closing arguments, describing Johnson's actions against Francis and the four officers who came to his aid.
Johnson, 50, was acquitted of attempted murder and aggravated discharge of firearm charges for allegedly shooting at Francis' colleagues, who returned fire and wounded Johnson.
Although he didn't mention her reported mental illness, Assistant Public Defender Kulmeet S. "Bob" Galhotra said Johnson was "confused, distressed and in need of help" during her interaction with the other CTA commuter and her ensuing struggle with Francis.
Before Francis was shot, Johnson was seen holding her own breast, telling the commuter, who she didn't know, "You made me this way," Galhotra reminded jurors.
Johnson was pacing back and forth, stomping her feet and talking to herself outside the CTA bus she was seen walking in and out of, Galhotra said.
"She was pressing up against [the commuter]. That's strange and bizarre behavior. It's not angry behavior," Galhotra said.
Galhotra asked the jury to use the grainy CTA surveillance video as a "benchmark" for what unfolded that morning instead of what he said was the inconsistent testimony of witnesses and officers.
The defense attorney also implied that Johnson may not have had her finger on the trigger and that the gun could have went off during the tussle between Johnson and Francis.
But prosecutors said witnesses saw Johnson with the weapon and that she knew exactly what she was doing.
For someone who was confused, "she had some pretty good aim," Assistant State's Attorney Charise Valente said.
Johnson grabbed Francis' gun, and even though he had his hands up in the form of "a surrender," she shot him in the face, prosecutors said as Francis' widow, Deborah, dabbed her eyes with a tissue.
Johnson allegedly shot Francis two more times while he was motionless on the pavement.
"She stood there and she pulled the trigger without a moment's hesitation," Valente said before a standing room only crowd in Judge Thomas Gainer's courtroom.
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Mass at St. John the Baptist Church in Westport, Mass. was abruptly canceled over the weekend after a major break-in. Several precious items were stolen and the alter and a small shire room were vandalized.
"Shock. Absolute shock. It wasn't anything we expected," said Rev. Leonard Hindsley who has been with the church for seven years.
The items have since been replaced, but pictures show the destruction. Everything needed to celebrate a Catholic mass was gone including a brass tabernacle from 1911 with consecrated hosts still inside.
"That's a desecration and a sac–religion. It's an outrage," said Rev. Hindsley.
A church employee discovered the robbery at the church located at 945 Main Road just fifteen minutes before Saturday night mass. Other items that were taken included a chalice, two large brass candlesticks, two ciboria, a couple of pyxes, and a Roman Missal, but it was what was left behind that caught the attention of church officials. The thief's skipped over many additional brass candle sticks and other metal religious items that Rev. Hindsley says would have been worth more money.
"Myself, I don't think the motive was for money," said Hindsley. "I think it's more like a hate crime."
The doors to St. John's were locked and the vandals didn't force their way in. Rev. Hindsley is questioning whether who ever is responsible may have had a key. He says many people would have keys to the church for one reason or another, and that sometimes people forget to give them back.
Many of the stolen and/or destroyed items are irreplaceable. All told it's more than a ten thousand dollar loss for the church.
Police are investigating the incident and say no other churches in the area reported being broken into that night. Still, St. John's plans on replacing all the locks.
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They made the silliest signing of them all, Davin Joseph.
I never thought we'd really even consider Scrabble, but there were a handful of players that I think fit "the plan"... guys that are young, very talented, and good character. Doug Free, Marshal Yanda, Eric Weddle, Josh Wilson or maybe Jonathan Joseph. Outside of those guys I'm not surprised we weren't in the market for much else. I'm more surprised at how we overpaid Black and Joseph. Hopefully the contract details will clear some of that up. Glad we got an upgrade at punter, though.
In all seriousness if you can find me three players who were worse contracts than Davin, Black and Koenen relative to their value and the value of other players let me know. The Bucs didn't resist silly signings they committed three of the silliest.
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"Might, magic and majesty. That's one way to describe Travellers Tales' Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4. The demo was launched on Xbox 360 on June 7th, giving players the chance to experiment with Wingardium Leviosa in Professor Flitwick's Charms class and enter the depths of the Forbidden Forest for detention with Hagrid, where he, Ron, Hermione and Fang then have to save an endangered Harry. While the playtime is only a glimpse into the finished product, it is clear to see that the game is polished and has maintained TT's sense of humour from previous Lego games. When Harry, Ron and Hermione enter Hagrid's hut during a cut scene before they enter the Forest, they see Hagrid tending to a white unicorn, tucked up under his bed sheets with a thermometer in its mouth. However, don't mistake this for TT cheapening the Harry Potter franchise with stupidity, as it's clear that people with an understanding and passion for the source material worked on this game, and have kept the experience as authentic as possible. It maintains the same melodic soundtrack of the movies and recreates some of the scenes that fans of both the movies and books will be familiar with, while adding some light hearted humour.
If early indications are anything to go by, this is going to please Harry Potter fans no end, and is actually on track to becoming one of the best video gaming experiences of the Harry Potter franchise. We will find out one way or another in just a few short weeks when the full game is released."We also have an article from GameSpot which goes into a little bit of detail of what playing the game is like:
"In your first year, you'll spend your time going to class to learn the basic spells needed to get by. You'll find yourself taking a potions class with Professor Snape, as well as an herbology class to learn the dos and don'ts when it comes to harmful plants. Each class gives you a brief exercise on how to use a particular spell so that once you've completed the task, you'll gain the new spell."
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Wesley Lyle Strong went home to be with the Lord on Monday Sept. 3 2012, in Fairbanks Alaska. He was 72 years old.
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Former Crystal Palace defender Dean Moxey has been linked with a move to newly promoted Championship side Wolves.
The 28-year-old was released by Palace last week and with almost 350 career appearances to his name, Moxey has plenty of experience to offer as Kenny Jackett looks to bolster his squad.
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Why you should care about Tenra Banso Zero: the RPG one man spent seven years translating
Andy Kitkowski remembers the day he discovered Tenra Bansho Zero, the Japanese table top role-playing game that has devoured almost a decade of his life.
"I picked up a few Japanese RPGs, but Tenra Bansho Zero was the one that particularly caught my eye: More than any other game I saw in all my time in Japan, this game had tons of wonderful art, including this brilliant idea to start the book with a visual 20-some page summary of the setting, not just in words but in pictures," he said. "I'm a very visual learner, and this made so much sense to me that I was left dumbstruck."
He knew that the game should come to the United States, and set out to make that happen. Here's the story of how that happened, why the system is so special, and details about how much time it takes to translate Japanese well.
Why this system is worth your time
"The setting was so uniquely Japanese, culturally. This wasn't another Western take on Japanese culture (samurai, ninja, geisha, oh my!) where things like Buddhism, Shintoism or other 'confusing' things got left out accidentally or intentionally," Kitkowski explained. "It was someone taking a look at their own culture, and basically running it through a Michael Bay filter: Making it 'extreme.' Hulk-like samurai, Buddhist martial monks, dolls carved from spiritual trees, Taoist sorcerers, Shinto NSA-style agents, child mecha pilots… I'd never seen this sort of thing in gaming before, so I had to have it."
There are also some interesting systems at play. I had a chance to flip through the book at PAX Prime and, from the way I understand it, the NPC attitudes weren't determined by the DM, but dice rolls. So when you meet someone, you roll your dice and look up their attitude on a grid. You might have rolled a number that means the NPC "is in awe of you," and the scene plays out with that in mind. Or you could have rolled that the NPC "will stop at nothing to see you dead." This keeps everyone on their feet, and can dramatically change the feel of a scene.
"Tenra Bansho Zero has at its core rules that simulate and encourage the drama that would happen on a stage: An opening Act where characters are gradually introduced, Intermissions where character changes are logged, strict Scenes where action takes place. Furthermore, everyone is rewarded when they role-play well or push themselves," Kitkowski told the Penny Arcade Report. "You say an awesome line or come out of your shell a little and try hard? You get a physical token which you later cash in for in-game rewards and character power-ups. The most powerful characters in the game are not the ones with the most guns and swords and muscles, they're the ones where their controlling players try their best to role-play. That Japanese spirit of 'trying one's best' really comes out in this game."
This is a very Japanese game, system, and setting, so an interest in the culture and a desire for the dramatic are necessary to dig into the game, but that's all you need to get started. "If you meet those requirements, you'll find in Tenra Bansho Zero a game which pushes you to role-play more, and to encourage your friends to do the same. You'll have fun with the crazy extreme elements of the setting, but will keep the drama focused not on the guns and swords but the people who wield them: The most powerful samurai is the one who is crying on the inside the most," he explained.
The translation
Kitkowski lived in Japan for most of the 90s and, after moving back to the states in 2000, still visits frequently to keep up with role-playing games and new releases in the Eastern market. Even with that level of familiarity and the rights to translate and release the game in the United States, the process was long, and tricky.
Software tools help, but it's still a very human process. "Unfortunately, there is no auto-translation engine in existence that will convert even a simple sentence in Japanese to English," he told the Penny Arcade Report.
"It's not that translators are that smart; it's just that things like the Japanese language's grammar is so different from English, from missing and implied subjects, to sentence order, to idioms and words the cosmetically mean similar things but have huge variance in nuance; all that leads to an effect where J-E and E-J translators will never be replaced by computers." This is especially true with creative works where nuance, idioms, clever spellings, and poetic expressions are often used.
"There were times where it took a day or even a few days to translate one paragraph, because of the work involved in understanding the underlying meanings,' he said. "Sometimes I had to go to historic or religious texts to uncover the deeper meanings, which then influenced the translation."
It's much more art than science. "There's an entire story about how I ended up taking the mecha of the game, or 'yoroi,' and changing them to the Queen's English spelling of 'armour' in the game. 'Goh' became Sin, then Karma. The word kiai went from Power to Focus and ultimately back to Kiai. Little adjustments like that, to make the final product as perfect, honest and understandable as possible, which is a delicate balance, is what localization is about," he explained. The translation was then tested and edited by several other people.
Without a day job, he estimated the project would have taken a few months of 10-hour days. His original estimate was two years for a full translation. It ended up taking seven years of translation to finish both source books.
The Kickstarter
The game's release is being funded via Kickstarter, with an initial goal of $9,000. The total money raised is now up to $83,652 as of this writing. The goal was to print 2,000 copies of the book, which would allow the source books to be sold at a reasonable price, including a .pdf version of the rules. The work was finished when the Kickstarter launched, so the money goes directly to printing.
So what's going to happen with the rest of the money raised above the $9,000? Kitkowski said that all the money will be given back to the backers via elaborate, physical goods. It was designed that way, the profits, if any, will come from sales of the books in comic and gaming stores. "Even that $2800 tier to come with me to Japan, after the dust settles and the bills are paid, I'll be making about as much off of that tier as the sale of 1-2 core books," he said. "Someone might look at it and say, 'Look at all the money he made!' At this point, though? I'm a hundredaire."
It was more important to give people something special for their money than to see the profits up front, he described this project as his "white whale," something he's been working on for almost a decade. The money has allowed the print run to increase to 4,000 copies. "The real profit for the project won't be made until the game books are printed, and they start selling at game and book stores," he explained. "This is a long burn project, not something where I'll see money right away."
There is still time to pick up your own copy if you're interested in trying this out. It certainly has our attention.