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This article was written by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, a Roman Catholic priest. Fr. John comments on Amir Taheri's article in today's New York Daily News. Fr. John uses different font styles in his analysis which makes reading his post a bit difficult. It is worth the time to go through it however. Source: What Does the Prayer Really Say? Fr. John Zuhlsdorf: Some time ago, at the recommendation of the great Fr. Welzbacher of St. Paul, I read Andrew McCarthy's The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America. It was an excellent preparation, or propaedeutic, for the controversy over the proposal to build the mosque complex at Ground Zero in Manhattan. And, yes, I think 51 Park Place qualifies as "ground zero" in the sense that landing gear from one of the airplanes struck the building. As I listened and read about the "Cordoba House" proposal something about it sounded familiar. McCarthy described how militant Islamists … [Read more...]
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Lawrence — John R. Bryson, 78, of Lawrence, died Sunday, August 11, at the Lawrence General Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Born in Lawrence, he was the son of the late, Robert J. and Loretta (Cartier) Bryson, and attended Lawrence public schools. A Veteran of the Korean War, he proudly served in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Tarawa and was honorably discharged in 1957.
Mr. Bryson was employed as a Silk screener for the Raytheon Corporation in Andover for thirty-five years, retiring in 1995. He was an active lifetime member of the Elk's Lodge, B.P.O.E. 65 in Lawrence, and was honored as Elk of the year in 1981. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he most enjoyed family barbecues.
The widower of Lorraine D. (Dubois) Bryson, who passed one week previous, on August 4, 2013, he is survived by his son, James M. and his wife, Kathleen M. Bryson, of Haverhill; four cherished grandchildren, Jennifer and her husband, James McAninch, Susan and her husband, Gary Cummings, Kelly Bryson, and Jessica Silva; six great-grandchildren, Colin, Kevin and Ryan McAninch, Alyvia and Emma Cummings, and Madison Hertel; two brothers, Michael and his wife, Madelyn Bryson, of Windham, N.H., and Kevin and his wife, Diane Bryson, of Cherry Hill, N.J.; as well as many dear nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his daughter, Dianne L. Bryson.
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After much debate and weeks of negotiations the Baylor Alumni Association voted not to adopt the new transition agreement Saturday, even though it won the majority of votes.
Members were asked to vote yes or no on a transition agreement to dissolve the BAA.
Much of the controversy surrounds transferring all alumni outreach to the university and creating a Baylor Line Corporation that would take over the publication of the independent alumni magazine.
1,500 ballots were cast but the BAA fell short of the needed two-thirds to approve the new agreement. 830 members voted "yes" compared to 668 "no" votes. One ballot was disqualified.
Baylor alum and BAA member John Ginn explains why he voted yes.
"I don't think we need an independent voice. I think Baylor leadership speaks for all of us," says Ginn.
But Stanley Young doesn't agree. He says the BAA needs to have an independent voice.
"The university has set out over the last 10-15 years to suppress the alumni association and do everything they can to destroy the organization. We have a vested interest as alumni in the directions of the university," says young.
Before members were allowed to vote, they had to get their membership verified and their hand stamped. Then they were given this yellow ballot. Two-thirds of the vote was needed in order to decide yes or no on the new transition agreement.
Tension was high on both sides during the debate prior the vote.
"I think emotions are high on the alumni side because the alumni association has been around for more than 150 years. There are a lot of people who have invested their time, their effort and their money," says BAA Board member Marie Brown.
Members who supported the agreement called it a step forward.
BAA member Jacquelyn Cox says "I believe it's really the best path forward for alumni."
"We have seen Baylor going to new heights academically, athletically in every possible area under the current leadership to place we never thought possible," says Ginn.
Others said while they want progress too, they weren't comfortable with the proposed changes.
"All of our alumni have a deep love for Baylor and we really want to see Baylor go forward but we feel like we want to preserve a place for alumni for the future to have a place at the table and to be a voice," says Young.
Despite which way they voted, all of the alumni showed their school pride.
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Walking around between the stone alleys of the Jewish Quarter in the "Old City" of Safed (Tzfat), a center of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) and "the City of the Kabbalists", and one of Judaism's Four Holy Cities, is filled with history, many stories and a great atmosphere of holiness and mysticism. Among these cool picturesque alleys, in which the color of blue rules in order to ward off the "evil eye", one can find the Jewish Quarter's "Cardo", which served in the 16th century as Safed's main street and today it offers an abundance of stores that sell ritual articles in special designs. At the "Cardo" one can also find ancient synagogues, of which the biggest and most magnificent is the Aboab Synagogue, where a six hundred years old Bible is found, which was brought here by the Jews who were expelled from Spain in the late 15th century. There is also a more than two thousand years old ancient cemetery near the Jewish Quarter's "Cardo", in which are buried famous Rabbis, such as the Kabbalist Rabbi Isaac Luria Ashkenazi- also named "HaAri" (acronym for "The Godly Rabbi Isaac") and Rabbi Yosef Caro, who both died in the 16th century, and also the Biblical Jewish Martyr Hannah and her seven sons.
In the houses of the Arab Quarter in Safed, which were deserted during the War of Independence, a group of artists took residence and established the Artists' Colony. The local mosque serves today as the location for a general exhibition of the works of the generations of Safed artists. Outside the complex, artists who have recently immigrated to Israel exhibit their artworks. The golden days of this place have passed a long time ago, but strolling among the artists' private houses, open to visitors, and through the beautiful vine shaded courtyards, leads to real surprises. The main attraction of this place is the Yitzhak Frenkel Frenel Museum, a beautiful Safed house presenting about a hundred of this artist's works. Ilana Frenkel, the artist's widow, accompanies visitors on a guided tour of the museum and tells the story of this artist who was one of the most important painters of the Paris School.


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(ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Virginia) – Fourteen Albemarle County Public Schools teachers have earned certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, successfully completing a rigorous, year-long process for demonstrating classroom excellence.
The National Board was established in 1987 to advance student learning and achievement through a system for certifying educators. It describes its program as "setting high standards for entry and advancement in the profession and recognizing accomplished teaching through a professional certification process comparable to those found in other premier professions such as medicine, engineering and law."
Across the country, only three percent of more than 100,000 teachers are board certified, and in Virginia, approximately 1,200 teachers, or two percent, are certified. Albemarle County Public Schools, with 39 certified teachers, is among the top school divisions in the state, and its percentage of certified teachers exceeds both the national and state averages.
"Studies long have demonstrated that the teacher in the classroom is the single most effective and positive influence upon a student's academic achievement, so we are both proud of these professional educators and pleased with the added capabilities they bring to our students," said Dr. Billy Haun, Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning.
"National board certification provides an evidence-based process for teachers to develop their expertise and to measure their classroom impact. In today's increasingly competitive environment, students need to have cutting edge skills and competencies that will position them for success in college and throughout their careers," Haun said.
Teachers can earn certification at all grade levels, from Pre-K through grade 12, and in all subject disciplines. Applicants are required to provide videos of their classroom technique; a detailed analysis of their teaching method; and examples of student scholarship to document their accomplishments as leaders, continual learners, and communicators. Also, they are required to pass an exam in their area of concentration. Nationwide, fewer than 40 percent of teachers earn certification on their first attempt. In Albemarle, nearly 70 percent of first-time applicants succeed.
The newest Albemarle County teachers to be nationally certified include Terry Graff from Cale Elementary; Catherine Gray, Fatima Parker, Julie Stavitski, and Melissa Taylor from Jouett Middle; Stephanie Helvin and John Visel from Stone-Robinson Elementary; Albemarle High's Leilani Keys and Lisa Killham; Carrie Mersch and Elizabeth Sweatman from Henley Middle; Laura Richardson of Murray Elementary; Broadus Wood Elementary's Melissa Techman; and Tres Wells from Stony Point Elementary.
"Nationally certified teachers make it possible for us to better prepare students for global success, eliminate the opportunity gap, share best practices across the division, and develop a world class education system," Haun added.
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The Pavilion will host its first ever Companion Dog Show and Family Fun Day on Sunday March 16.
Organised by the Rotary Club of Melcombe Regis and sponsored by local vets Fielding and Cumber, the show will be in aid of the Canine Partners charity which trains assistance dogs for disabled people.
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A Jupiter man accused of intentionally urinating on a woman in a bathroom and of pushing her was jailed, according to recently released Martin County Sheriff's records.
Kenneth Lee Timmer, 41, was arrested on a battery charge May 19 after deputies went to Hobe Village Mobile Home Park on Southeast Federal Highway in Hobe Sound.
Investigators spoke with a 27-year-old woman who had on a "white tank top that was wet and had a rank smell," a report states.
Timmer and the woman are acquaintances. He was at her home visiting her roommate, and all were imbibing.
The 27-year-old woman said Timmer entered the bathroom before she was done using it and they started to quarrel.
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A fire in midtown took the lives of several animals Thursday afternoon.
Capt. Barrett Baker with the Tucson Fire Department said an apartment fire in the 2,000 block of E. Roger Road killed two dogs, a rabbit and several other pets.
Authorities said multiple people called 911 and the apartment manager tried to get into the apartment to make sure everyone was out but was pushed out by heavy smoke.
Firefighters cut a hole in the roof to let smoke escape and were able to extinguish the flames, which was when they saw the animals.
The resident was not home at the time of the fire and could not be contacted, according to a news release.
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MLB Umpire Phil Cuzzi Files Complaint About Postgame Altercation With Washington Nationals' GM Mike Rizzo.
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↵Safe or out? By the looks of the replay, it sure looks like Travis Ishikawa was safe. ↵ ↵ ↵With one out in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tie game on Sunday, Ishikawa was called out...
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This is a feature I wrote for SB Nation Chicago on the horrific blown call by Phil Cuzzi yesterday in San Francisco that literally cost the Giants the game. It's time for replay now. Is Cuzzi going to put the Giants in the postseason if they miss by one game?
There was an unbelievably bad call in San Francisco Sunday that cost the Giants a win. Let's get the calls right and have replay review in baseball.
In case you'd like to watch it again...a video of Mauer's "foul" ball. As if there is any doubt. I'm not saying that this cost the Twins the game at all, but it was a huge game-changing call (one that was made pretty horribly). Even the announcers acknowledge that Joe should be at 2B at this point. C'est la vie, I suppose. But still...ouch.
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MILFORD Haven was moving and shaking this weekend, as the fifth annual Arts Care Gofal Celf (ACGC) dance festival, D14, got underway.
On Sunday a plethora of Pembrokeshire dancers, both amateur and professional, took to the stage to showcase a myriad of styles from breakdance to bellydance while a series of well attended workshops took place in the main marquee.
Dancers from all over the county and beyond were well-supported by an enthusiastic audience. Performers ranged in age from three to 72 years of age, many of them attendees of Arts Care Gofal Celf's youth, community, older people and health and wellbeing dance groups.
The two day event also featured a sponsored danceathon, which raised funds for ACGC's Touch Trust outreach project. This raised enough money to run 20 creative movement sessions to children and young people living with physical or learning disabilities, those with autistic spectrum disorder and those living with multiple and profoundly complex needs.
"We are chuffed with how it went," said ACGC dance development manager, Laura Jenkins. "It was brilliant. There was a great atmosphere and such a diverse range of dance.
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Warriors Push Past Pace With Second Half Run
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NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack College erased a six-point second-half deficit en route to a 70-63 win over conference foe Pace on Tuesday night at Hammel Court. The win snapped a three-game skid for the Warriors.
In a game that featured 14 lead changes, the Warriors 51 percent shooting in the second half proved to be the difference, dominating the game in the paint.
"We played with a sense of urgency but did so by being under control for the whole game," Merrimack head coach Bert Hammel told Merrimack Director of Basketball Relations Steve Palladino after the game. "I thought that each kid played their role – and when we do, offensively and defensively, we are pretty good.
"We just have to execute with the discipline that we showed tonight," said Hammel. "Forget the scoreboard and the standings and play the next play."
After Pace took a six-point lead early in the second half, Travonne Berry-Rodgers knocked down a key three that set the Warriors off on a 15-0 run, keeping the Setters scoreless for more than six minutes.
Merrimack returns to the court Saturday in Worcester, when they'll meet second-place Assumption at 3:30.
The Leaders: Freshman Gelvis Solano turned in his best performance to date, leading the Warriors with 23 points, which was also a game high. The six-foot guard is averaging 13.8 points per game this season. Tyler Young led the team with 10 rebounds, tied for a game high, and J.T. Strickland led all players with four assists. Solano helped in a terrific defensive effort as well, snatching three steals in the second half during Pace's scoreless skid.
The Breakdown: Merrimack limited Pace to just 37.0% shooting. The game was won in the paint, where the Warriors outscored Pace 44-30 and out-rebounded the Setters 39-35. Merrimack's bench also outscored Pace's 12-3.
Playoff Update: With eight games remaining, Le Moyne and Pace are tied for the 10th and final playoff spot, each with a 6-8 league record. Merrimack, Stonehill and Bentley are each one game back (5-9). The Warriors own the tiebreaker over Le Moyne, Paec and Stonehill. The Warriors still play Bentley and Stonehill, in games that could affect both tiebreakers.
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1. Right now, how do you feel about where the Hoosiers are as a team?
I really don't know. Ever since the 2009 loss to Michigan, I and most IU fans had been anticipating this year's Michigan game and viewed it as an opportunity for a signature win. It was an opportunity, but not a win. Last year's team was mostly competitive but failed to finish games. The 2009 Hoosiers haven't had much opportunity, other than the Michigan game, to prove anything, and won't for a while. IU's three pre-conference games were easy wins. The Ohio State game is a likely loss. Arkansas State is a likely win. I don't expect to have a read on this team until after they have played Illinois and Northwestern on October 23 and October 30.
2. Ben Chappell is good, but who else do they build around?
Chappell is very good and experienced, and IU's receiving corps, led by Tandon Doss, Terrance Turner, and Damarlo Belcher, is among the best in the conference. Darius Willis hasn't been the most consistent back, but he played well against Michigan.
3. What has to happen for Ohio State to beat Indiana, and vice versa?
For IU to upset the #2 team in the nation on the road would require a number of things to happen. IU would have to comfortably win the turnover battle despite having shown nothing on defense so far, and would have to continue to score points against the first legitimate defense that IU has faced this season. OSU simply has to take care of the ball and play conservatively.
4. Will Bill Lynch throw his gum at someone?
I hope so. A gum throw would be indicative of a bad call in a close game, and it's been a long time since IU has been in a close game with the Buckeyes.
5. How will Indiana finish the season? (W/L, Bowl Game?)
I think the most likely finish is 6-6 (2-6) and a minor bowl bid, but again, I still don't have a great read on this team. I can picture anything from 4-8 to 8-4. The games against Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue, and Penn State are the most important, in my mind.
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Omaha (KPTM) - Anti-abortion advocates are stepping up their efforts against a Bellevue abortion clinic.
Today members of local and national groups announced they've delivered three sworn affidavits to Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning.
They say they detail former employees' accounts of illegal, improper and unsafe activity at the practice of doctor Leroy Carhart.
The clinic drew protestors on both sides of the abortion debate last week because Carhart plans to continue the work of a murdered Kansas doctor who offered third trimester abortions.
Anti-abortion leaders are calling for a full-scale criminal investigation into Carhart and ask that his medical license be revoked. Activists also say non-licensed staff members are illegally administering medication.
The attorney general's office won't say whether Carhart is being investigated, but says every allegation of illegal activity by a nebraskan is taken seriously.
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Timberwolves pursuing Oden?
Sure, it's just a (probably unfounded rumor). But I found it on the Internet, so it must be true! Anyway, why not have Minnesota just complete the set? In all seriousness, why shouldn't the Blazers sign Oden to a minimum deal? He could turn into a serviceable backup... (PS I'm new at Fanshots, so please forgive any gaffes and correct me without remorse or pity)


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Minimizing impact of electronics
The East Tennessee Technology Park, a former uranium-enrichment plant that's being cleaned up and converted to private industrial uses, has been recognized with the Federal Electronics Challenge platinum award. It is reportedly the first Department of Energy cleanup site to gain that disctinction.
According to info distributed by UCOR, the federal agency's cleanup manager in Oak Ridge, the challenge "is a partnership that encourages federal facilities and agencies to purchase greener electronic products, reduce impacts of electronic products during use, and manage obsolete electronics in an environmntally safe way."


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Why I didn't watch the State of the Union
It looks like I wasn't the only one who found better things to do on Tuesday night than watch the State of the Union. According to Nielsen, 33.3 million Americans watched, which is the lowest number since 2000. And, at least for me, it wasn't that I had something else going on that evening, or that I was all caught up in a different tv show. No, I was at home that night with no other plans, and I left the television off. I read a book instead.
I don't know why 200,000 Americans who watched last year and 4.5 million Americans who watched the year before decided not to this year, but I can guess. I certainly know why I didn't. This is the president who told us that "if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan," right before millions of Americans received insurance cancellation notices. It's the president who keeps insisting that the economy is in recovery, while Americans continue to feel the pinch. It's the president who was so adamant about closing Guantanamo but still hasn't. This is the president whose campaign offered hope, but Americans haven't seen that materialize.
It seems to me that a lot of people are probably just bored and disillusioned with it all. They don't really believe that anything they hear in a political speech is worth very much. It may happen, and it may not, but you certainly can't count on it. So why spend the time listening? Of course, the problem isn't unique to Obama, but it does seem to be particularly pronounced with him, and I for one am just tired of it.


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Friday, Nov 24, 2006
Money & Banking
Regulatory Bodies & Rulings
IRDA asked to be tough on compliance
Our Bureau
Hyderabad , Nov. 23
Chairman of National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission, Mr Justice M. B. Shah, has asked the IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority) to implement the "regulations ruthlessly" to protect the interests of the insured.
Delivering a keynote address on `Grievance redressal in insurance sector' here on Thursday, Mr Justice Shah spoke at length on the need for insurance companies to ensure satisfactory services to the consumers. The seminar was organised by the Institute of Insurance and Risk Management (IIRM).
Giving manyexamples, he said that the phrase `good faith' is equally binding on both the insurance companies and consumers. While stating that there were some instances of suppression of facts and false methods, he wanted the companies not to delay inordinately the settlement of the policies or try to avoid settling policies on unreasonable grounds.
He underscored the need for making the fine print visible and legible by the insured in a language they understood well.
Youth and insurance
Talking to reporters later, Mr C. S. Rao, Chairman of IRDA, felt that the youth should take to health insurance. Stating medical costs were not very high at one time, he said the Government hospitals were able to cope with the rush. But increasingly pressure was mounting on these hospitals.
The availability of sophisticated services and the number of people who could afford to access them was more now. "When it is available one would like to get access," he said.
Asking young people to take to insurance for their medical needs, he felt that once they had it they could continue with that cover. In this regard, he pointed out that the insurance companies should give them confidence that they (the youth) would be able to continue. "Ensure that the cover continues. Then only they will have confidence," he told the companies.
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A Montgomery law firm is filing suit against LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, lobbing a very serious accusation that calls into question the safety of the center's blood supply.
Beasley Allen law firm is representing a man who they say received blood infected with HIV during a coronary bypass surgery. The lawsuit accuses LifeSouth of supplying the blood that was used in the treatment of a patient identified as Howard Midkiff.
The law firm says Midkiff has since contracted HIV.
Kim Kinsell, General Councel for LifeSouth, when asked for comment said, "We don't have any statement when involved in litigation."
The lawsuit alleges the blood contaminated with HIV was collected by LifeSouth in Dale County, Ala., from "John Doe" on October 14, 2010. Four days later, Midkiff was admitted to Baptist Medical Center in Montgomery where he received a coronary bypass grafting in which blood from LifeSouth was alleged to have been used.
Beasley Allen says LifeSouth discovered in May 2011 that the distributed blood products tested positive for HIV and notified Baptist Medical Center. After blood testing in June 2011, Mr. Midkiff was diagnosed as being HIV-positive.
The lawsuit claims LifeSouth, a Gainsville, Florida based company, negligently provided blood infected with HIV, and negligently designed and/or failed to implement reasonable screening, handling and testing procedures that could have prevented the dissemination of blood contaminated with HIV.
LifeSouth operates 61 blood centers across Alabama.
A spokeswoman for the Baptist Health hospital system where the transfusion was given told the Associated Press Midkiff is the only one believed to have been given blood from the donor in question. She says they have never experienced a case like this before and don't expect to in the future.
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Each day life-saving blood transfusions are needed in hospitals and emergency treatment facilities across the U.S. There are more than 9.5 million blood donors in the United States and an estimated
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The former Chief Executive Officer of Oasis Medical Clinic in Plainview, Texas, Angela Michelle Edwards, pled guilty on Thursday in federal court to an information charging one count of health care fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Richard B. Roper of the Northern District of Texas. Edwards, 37, entered her plea before U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings, who ordered a pre-sentence investigation with sentencing to be scheduled after that investigation is completed. Edwards faces a maximum statutory sentence of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and restitution.
Edwards admitted that from January 2002 through August 2005, she caused "up-coded" and improperly coded claims and diagnosis codes to be submitted to Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance companies in order to receive higher payments than those authorized by the payors. Even though she knew that only clinicians were authorized to make diagnoses and determine the level of a patient visit for payment purposes, Edwards personally changed bills submitted by the clinicians and taught her billing staff to routinely change bills by submitting claims for visits that were marked at higher levels than the ones indicated by the clinician and by adding patient diagnoses and procedures to the claims before they were submitted to the payors.
Edwards admitted that she is personally responsible for the restitution in this case because: she caused Oasis to be overpaid; she caused poor banking and accounting records to be kept; she unlawfully took money f rom Oasis' accounts for personal expenses during her tenure as CEO; and Oasis is now in bankruptcy.
As a result of her actions, health care payors, including Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program and commercial insurance companies, paid Oasis $370,657 for fraudulent billings.
U.S. Attorney Roper praised the excellent investigative work of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's Office - Medicaid Fraud Unit and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Amy R. Burch of the Texas Attorney General's Office.
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Was the third time a charm for Bruce Gradkowski in Pittsburgh? [via a.espncdn.com]
The Oakland Raiders and the Pittsburgh Steelers renewed their rivalry from the 1970s today at Heinz Field, with the Steelers (6-5) looking to make a playoff push at the expense of our Raiders (3-8). Pittsburgh had lost three straight coming in, and are trying to overcome injuries to stars Ben Roethlisberger and Troy Polamalu. With Roethlisberger back, let's see if the Raiders could stop the potent Steeler attack on the road in a very, very tough and cold environment. It was sure to be a formidable attack for the men dressed in silver and black.
Ben Roethlisberger was great in return from injury for Pittsburgh. [via a.espncdn.com]
First Quarter: It started off all bad, with Stefan Logan returning the opening kickoff all the way to the 21 yard line. A win for the defense, however, as the Steelers trotted out Jeff Reed to kick a 33-yard field goal. Stanford Routt made a good play on the ball on a pass intended for Santonio Holmes. A good return by Gary Russell put the offense in nice field position, which was at our own 42 yard line. Faced with a fourth down on the first drive, the Raiders went for it and converted on a play-action pass to Justin Fargas. On the second fourth down situation, needing just a yard, head coach Tom Cable opted for a 48-yard field goal from Sebastian Janikowski. The game was tied, 3-3. On Pittsburgh's next possession, a big run stop by Tommy Kelly set up a long third down. Chris Johnson let the ball slip through his hands, however, but the Steelers had to punt. Starting at our own 36, a play-action pass from Bruce Gradkowski to Johnnie Lee Higgins was a really nice 19-yard play; however, a loss in the backfield and a delay of game penalty cost us nine of those yards and a down. It led to a punt. A big-time 60-yard run, the longest by the Steelers this season, by Rashard Mendenhall had the Steelers in business. Another big play doomed the Raiders. The defense didn't let up, though, and the Steelers were denied on a quarterback sneak on fourth down just about five yards away from the end zone. A couple of Justin Fargas runs and the quarter had expired.
A big play by the secondary, specifically Hiram Eugene, was a stop we needed to end the half. [via a.espncdn.com]
Second Quarter: The Raiders began the quarter with an important third down. Beating William Gay, a pass intended for Louis Murphy was just a bit too far. Shane Lechler came out to boot his second punt of the game. Two big plays later, a big pass to Hines Ward set up a beautiful touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes. Nnamdi Asomugha hasn't been involved all day up to this point. Pittsburgh is smart, as they take a 10-3 lead early in the second quarter. A questionable holding call on Mario Henderson negated a pretty nice scamper by Gradkowski and a good block by Higgins on the left side of the field. A short gain by Darren McFadden, who at this point has four carries on seven yards if you take away that six-yard run, set up a very long third down. Another big play from Gradkowski to Higgins converts the third down. A couple anemic plays set up a third down with eight yards needed. A running back pass fell short as Michael Bush overthrew Chaz Schilens. An amazing curveball kick by Janikowski cut the Pittsburgh lead to 10-6. Some penalties and a few not-so-good plays forced the Steelers to punt. A good punt by Daniel Sepulveda forced the Raiders to start from their own five, but a false start on Luke Lawton push Oakland back even further. Three straight runs brought out the punt team once again. Not one of Lechler's best jobs on the punt, Pittsburgh had really good field position at the own 47 with just over three minutes left in the half. Appearing to be heading for the end zone, the Steelers were stopped. Hines Ward was the target in the end zone, but safety Hiram Eugene made an incredible play in the end zone for his first interception of the season. We headed into the half with the Steelers ahead, 10-6, and the Raiders had as many first downs and points as they did penalties.
Zach Miller and the offense had to take on the physicality of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. [via a.espncdn.com]
Third Quarter: The Raiders began the half with the ball and looking to move the ball en route to points. A big play to Chaz Schilens set the Raiders up in Steelers territory; however, there was a 16-yard loss on an awkward-looking play that went wide to the right with McFadden and then back to Gradkowski. Nonetheless, it was completely ineffective with James Harrison blowing it up in the backfield. Robert Gallery was also injured on the play, so that's even worse. With Samson Satele out and only two backups available, you can do the math. This is some Golden State Warriors stuff! An incomplete pass set up an impossible third down that went nowhere, basically. A 55-yard boot that skipped into the end zone gave Pittsburgh its first second half possession. The Steelers opened up with a heavy dose of Rashard Mendenhall. Slowing them down, Oakland forced a Pittsburgh punt and out come the Raiders' offense led by Bruce Gradkowski. Pressure got to Gradkowski on that series with two starting linemen out. A sack, a quick pass induced by the blitz and a pass knocked down due to the corner blitz forced a three-and-out. Pittsburgh had it once again with five minutes to go approaching in the quarter. Unfortunately, Tyvon Branch was helped off the field due to an injury and the Steelers kept on moving the ball into Oakland territory. A big play on third down, though, by Trevor Scott put the brakes on what looked like a promising drive for Pittsburgh. The third quarter was over with the Steelers still leading by the same halftime score, 10-6.
Rookie Louis Murphy tip-toes down the sidelines for his first of two scores. [via a.espncdn.com]
Fourth Quarter: A field attempt was no good as the quarter began, and the Raiders had some nice field position. They have really had some good field position all day for the most part. We couldn't complain. Three yards on two carries by Fargas had the Raiders needing seven yards on third down on their first fourth quarter drive. Short on third down, a big fourth down conversion for the second time on the day kept the drive moving relatively deep into Steelers territory. A big third down conversion, just the fourth of the day on 14 tries, set up a shocking 17-yard strike from Gradkowski to Schilens. With 8:21 to play in regulation, Oakland had taken its first lead of the day as it was a 13-10 Raiders advantage; however, the lead would last only 68 seconds. A 31-yard return by Logan -- hurting us again -- gave Roethlisberger and the Steelers good field position. I've said "good field position" a lot today. On the first play of the drive, Roethlisberger's laser throw to Santonio Holmes set up a two-yard touchdown run by Mendenhall. The quick-strike offense worked both ways. On just the third play on the drive, a play-action pass from Gradkowski to Louis Murphy was an amazing 75-yard touchdown. It was Murphy's first grab of the day and it couldn't have come at an opportune time. In less than three minutes, we had witnessed three lead changes. Oakland had taken a 20-17 lead. The Raiders defense struggled to stop the Steelers' offensive attack, however, as they marched all the down to the 11 yard line with just two minutes to play in regulation. The first play back from the two-minute warning, Roethlisberger hooked up with Ward for a touchdown pass to give Pittsburgh a 24-20 lead with 1:56 to go. Oakland had one last drive to try to steal this game from Pittsburgh. A big play to Higgins moved the ball to our 29 yard line. Two straight incomplete passes set up a long third down, and Schilens hurt himself on the play. With already Darrius Heyward-Bey out, it's not something we really needed. Todd Watkins moved the chains on a big third down crossing route. An incomplete pass on the next play stopped the clock with just 53 seconds remaining and the Raiders needing 59 yards. Gradkowski found Schilens at the 40 yard line on another big play from Bruce. A very painful injury occurred on the play, however, as William Gay was accidentally hit on the helmet by the helmet of teammate Ryan Mundy. Resuming play with just one timeout, a jump ball came down into the hands of Louis Murphy. A penalty on the Steelers pushed the Raiders to the 11 a few plays later, and then Louis Murphy struck yet again. His second touchdown grab of the day, an 11-yard variety, put the Raiders ahead, 28-24, and ahead for good and for the win.
"Mom, I did pretty well this time!" [via cdn1.sbnation.com]
The Report Card: I'll give grades to the pass offense, rush offense, pass defense, rush defense and special teams. Of course, you're welcome to give your own grades in the comments.
Pass Offense: A -- Wow, really? Yes, really! Bruce Gradkowski was amazing with a career-high 300 yards and three touchdowns. The receivers were catching passes. Zach Miller was reliable. There's really nothing else to say here. The passing offense was superb.
Rush Offense: C- -- Justin Fargas ran it pretty well, but Darren McFadden didn't. Overall, a team average of 3.9 yards just won't cut it. The passing game picked up the slack here, but the rushing game started out solid and allowed for the pass game to grow.
Pass Defense: D -- The passing defense couldn't stop Roethlisberger, who was 18-for-24 with 278 yards and led two great drives to keep the Steelers in the game the best that he could. It was pretty poor on our part, particularly with the pass rush.
Rush Defense: C+ -- Aside from Rashard Mendenhall's 60-yard run, he was mostly kept in check with just 43 yards on 19 carries excluding that monster run. He was able to escape and get into the end zone, and big runs do count. They have to limit the big play.
Special Teams: B -- The kick returns were better, there weren't any punt returns, Sebastian Janikowski nailed every kick and Shane Lechler was pretty good as usual. Overall, it was very solid. Room for improvement, sure, but I am not disappointed at all by the effort from special teams.
My Thoughts and Tidbits: Wow, wow, wow! That was an amazing victory. Scoring a season-high 27 points is nothing to sneeze at, and to do it on the road against a great defense is something to be proud of. Let's keep this good feeling going next week against the Washington Redskins, who are locked in a tight battle with the New Orleans Saints as I type. Bruce Gradkowski has a lot of heart. Louis Murphy is a gamer. Murphy was really instrumental in the fourth quarter, with grabs of 75, 29 and 11 yards respectively that included two scores. He gets my vote for player of the game. That guy just works hard every single game and I love his physical swagger. Other wide receivers stepped up, too, totaling 248 yards on 12 grabs. I think that about sums it up for me. Enjoy the win, you guys. We earned it.
Postgame Links:
- The Associated Press: Raiders stun Steelers 27-24 with 3 late TDs [Alan Robinson]
- San Francisco Chronicle: Raiders game review [David White]
- San Francisco Chronicle: Gradkowski's home cooking powers Raiders [David White]
- San Francisco Chronicle: Murphy makes most of chance [David White]
- San Francisco Chronicle: Ten things I liked [David White]
- San Francisco Chronicle: Eugene makes the smart play on pick [David White]
- Inside Bay Area: Raiders score 3 late TDs to beat Steelers [Bay Area News Group]
- Inside Bay Area: Raiders follow their (expletive) leader [Jerry McDonald]
- Inside Bay Area: Bruce Gradkowski's three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter rally the Oakland Raiders to a stunning win over the Pittsburgh Steelers [Steve Corkran]
- Inside Bay Area: Raiders notes: Team rushes to ignore the numbers [Steve Corkran]
- Inside Bay Area: Cam Inman: Immaculate it wasn't, but Raiders win memorable one [Cam Inman]
- Inside Bay Area: Raiders report card for Sunday's game vs. Pittsburgh Steelers [Steve Corkran]
- Raider Beat: IN GAME NOTES: RAIDERS-STEELERS [Paul Wexler]
- Raider Beat: RAIDERS BEAT DEFENDING CHAMPS 27-24 [Paul Wexler]


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Victoria Advocate | More black women single; church possibly to blameA recent Yale study found 42 percent of African-American women remain unmarried, compared to only 23 percent of Caucasian women.
Deborrah Cooper, a relationship and dating advice columnist for the San Francisco Examiner, recently made claims on her popular blog, SurvivingDating.com, that predominantly black protestant churches, such as African Methodist, Pentecostal, and certain denominations of Evangelical and Baptist churches account for why so many black women are still single.
One controversial blog post in particular titled "The Black Church: How Black Churches Keep African-American Women Single and Lonely" attracted national attention for its claims that stringent beliefs established by the black church hinder black women in their search for love.
"An examination of any congregation of the average Black church shows that single black females fill the pews," Cooper wrote. "Black women go to church week after week, hearing over and over again the message that they should be seeking a God-fearing man. Sisters in church are instructed by their pastor that there should be no room in their lives for a man without faith in the Lord."


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Man Chowder is almost the easiest route off the ledge, and a full on classic. Scramble down left on some large blocks to a belay shared by Man Chowder and Cornered Rats (also great). The route is steeper than it looks. However, with some of the best incut holds on the wall, the pulls are never harder than 5.11+. The two cruxes come pulling over the little overlaps on smallish but very positive edges. The face climbing above the last crux takes a little mental control getting to the anchors. Named following a particularly feisty night by The Great Defoliator.
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Often I'll be navigating through the financial blogosphere and come upon something that makes me stop and think, "do I need to do that?"
Do I need to kill my TV?
Do I need to sell my new car?
Do I need to cut my expenses in half?
It's what some of my favorite bloggers did. Should I be doing it too?
These are the things I've been rolling around with, but they aren't resolved. I haven't decided. Or, some would say, I haven't made the leap.
For instance…
I love my television. I love it on those nights when the house is clean, the kids are in bed, I'm by myself, and get to curl up and catch up on Mad Men. I love it when A-Rob and I have a rare night off from commitments and can cuddle together while surfing the DVR.
But also, I hate my television. I hate it at noon on a Saturday when Nickelodeon has been blaring since 6AM. I hate that it can become a crutch when we're all too uninspired to come up with anything else to do.
How can I love and hate the same thing so much? Unresolved.
And then there's our new Honda. Yes, selling it would knock a big chunk out of our debt. But the car isn't mine, it's A-Rob's. We bought it so he could gain a little enjoyment from his 3 hours of driving each day (he hates driving). And it isn't really as new as I think, we've had it for over a year now.
As for cutting expenses in half, that probably could be done. But not without sacrifice. A lot of sacrifice. Like finding a new place to live and figuring out what to do with our underwater house. It probably wouldn't make much sense to attempt this right now.
So I guess, after writing all of this out, I know my answers.
This is what others have done, but it's not my path. Maybe I'm making excuses. Maybe I'll reach my goals slower. Maybe someday I'll venture there, but (I think) I'm okay leaving it right now.
That doesn't mean I can't find ways to turn the television off more often.
That doesn't mean I can't look for other ways to cut expenses and slash debt.
But that's what I get to figure out. For moi.
What do you think? Am I making excuses or being reasonable? Sometimes I have trouble telling the difference.
Post update: I meant to express this above before hitting publish, but the words didn't come together until later. I just want to say that this post was not meant to be a slam to those who I exampled above, or to anyone who is going to extremes to get back on track. Without their courage to do the harder things, we wouldn't have anyone else to measure ourselves against. And I consider that a gift. This post was just meant to encourage anyone who feels like they aren't ready for those extremes that we all have our own paths.


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Peace in the Middle East is being stymied by a culture of violence being taught
to Arab youth and children, Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger said on
Speaking to a gathering of Christian leaders in Jerusalem,
Metzger said that peace could not take root when suicide bombers are made into
celebrities and glorified in a culture.
"If suicide bombers are holy, if
people are growing up to hate, how can we believe in peace for the future?" the
chief rabbi asked.
Metzger made his comments at a biannual leadership
conference of the Christians for Israel organization, which is being held in
The five-day conference brings Christian leaders from around
the world together to strategize with Israeli and Jewish counterparts to improve
and maintain ongoing cooperation.
During his remarks, Metzger also
addressed past Christian persecution of Jews in the Diaspora, saying that
"Hitler had learned to create ghettos" from the historic precedent set by
Christian rulers, referencing the first establishment of a Jewish ghetto in
Venice in the 16th century.
He said, however, that the adoption of the
Nostra Aetate by the Catholic Church in 1965, which repudiated the notion of
Jewish guilt for the killing of Christ, had provided an important opportunity
for reconciliation between the two faiths.
"I want to give you our thanks
for your support and to say that you are truly the sons of Abraham and our
brothers," Metzger said at the conclusion of his speech.
"We are thankful
for your support and help for us to fulfill the right to be citizens in the Holy
Land, and may God bless you for coming to visit us," he said, ending with a plea
to fight Christian proselytizing of Jews.
Speaking next, Christians for
Israel executive director Andrew Tucker read a declaration on behalf of the
organization, reiterating the group's public backing of the Jewish state and
denouncing recent criticism of Israel by several Churches and Christian
denominations in recent months.
Last October, 15 senior leaders of
mainline Protestant churches in America sent a letter to Congress calling for an
investigation and possible suspension of US military aid to Israel.
acknowledging that "Israel is not perfect," Christians for Israel's statement
declared, "We are outraged that the nations of the world are doing so little to
protect the Jewish people and defend their right to live in the land in peace
and security.
"We are especially alarmed at the plans to divide
Jerusalem," it continued.
The declaration rejected the notion of
supersessionism, or Replacement Theology, a Christian doctrine establishing that
the Christian Church became the "new Israel" and that God's promises to the
people of Israel were transferred to Christianity.
Andrew Tucker says the
doctrine has been heavily promoted by Palestinian Christian activists as part of
the struggle against the State of Israel, and is a phenomenon which his
organization is trying to combat.
The main goal of CFI, Tucker explains,
is to reach out to Christians to promote an understanding of the return of the
Jewish people to Israel as the "fulfillment of biblical prophecy, in preparation
for the coming of Messiah and the establishment of God's kingdom on
Practically, the organization, established in 1979 and present in
40 countries, focuses on providing educational tools to Christians to promote
the main principles of this message, as well as conducting political advocacy
and providing financial support for Jewish immigration to Israel and
humanitarian projects inside the country.
"As Israel celebrates its 65th
birthday, we wish to demonstrate to the nation of Israel and the Jewish people
that they are not alone," Tucker said. "The negative statements coming from the
leadership of some Church denominations do not represent Christianity as a
whole. There are millions of Christians across the world – in Europe, in Africa
and in Asia – who believe that the Jews have every right to live in the land as
a nation in peace and security, and are taking up a stand on their behalf," he


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Intelligence Agencies Minister Dan Meridor said he does not sense any
rupture in Israel's ties with the United States and stressed that it is
very important to maintain Washington's support, as well as that of the
American public, in an interview with Israel Radio on Monday.
Meridor's comments came one day after US ambassador Dan Shapiro also denied that there was
any crisis between Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President
Barack Obama over the Iranian issue, in an interview with Channel 2.
definitely a narrative in the media right now – I'd say an overheated
one –
about tension between the US and Israel over Iran," Shapiro said, adding
that this narrative does not "reflect the very close coordination and
very intense
work we've done together to address an issue that we perceive the same
which is the importance of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear
said further that the international effort against Iran was taking its
toll on the Iranians, who may now fear enriching uranium to a higher,
bomb-grade level because of the knowledge they will encounter very
strong resistance if they cross the line towards acquiring a nuclear
He concluded by saying that the international community
needed to increase the pressure on Iran by strengthening the sanctions
against it.
Vice Premier Silvan Shalom on Monday rejected a report that senior US
officials had intimated to Iran that they would not stand by Israel if
it were to strike the Islamic Republic.
"The sole disagreement
between Israel and the US is in regard to timing," Shalom said in an
interview with Army Radio. "The US is obligated to the existential and
security interests of Israel. We are much closer than people think."
Shalom was responding to a Monday report in Yediot Aharonot
which claimed senior US officials had reached out to Iran through
secret channels to say they would not back Israel in the event of a
strike in attempts to avoid retaliation against US interests.
Herb Keinon contributed to this report.


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Dozens of people in Rockford remember loved ones who lost their lives at work.
Since 1946, more than 110 Rockford area union workers died on the job. The service at the Zeke Giorgi Memorial Center has been around for the last 23 years. It gives friends and family members a time to grieve together. Nancy Reynolds lost her husband more than a decade ago. She says the service helps not only remember him, but raise awareness of workplace deaths.
"We want to just strive to make sure that all the jobs sites are safe and that no one has to go through what I went through. That once you kiss your husband or your wife goodbye in the morning, you want to make sure that they come home to you that night. You want safety in the workplace." -she explains.
60 Rockford area workers have lost their lives on the job since the memorial started in 1990. Two of those are new names that have been added to the list in the past year. George Stewart, an electrician by trade and IBEW Local 364 member, was electrocuted while doing wire work at Rockford's Lowes Distribution Center back in January. Former Sundstrand employee, UAW Local 592 President and Winnebago County Board Member Melvin Paris died in March.
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2012 National Severe Weather Workshop
Greg Carbin, Jared Guyer, Rick Smith, Co-chairs
Final Agenda, February 27, 2012
View Alternate Agenda with Topic Descriptions
Click title/presenter links below to view Presentations (PDF)
Thursday, March 1, 2012
800a-815a) Presentation of Colors and National Anthem (General Session Rooms J, K, L, M)
815a-845a) Opening Remarks: (Lynn Maximuk, Director, NWS Central Region, Kansas City, MO)
845a-900a) Introductions, Information, and Instructions
Session I – A Look Back at Significant Weather Events and Outcomes
Moderators: Rick Smith and Joe Schaefer
900a-930a) 2011 Severe Weather in Review (Greg Carbin, NOAA/SPC, Norman, OK)
930a-945a) GIS Mapping the NWS Tornado Tracks and Public Health Mortality Data from the 25-28 April 2011 Tornado Outbreak (Caitlin Mertzlufft and Rebecca Noe, CDC, Atlanta, GA)
945a-1000a) Communication during the Warning Process: Observations of Performance (Dale Morris, NOAA/NWS/WDTB, Norman, OK)
1000a-1030a) Break in Exhibitor Hall Rooms G, H, I (Sponsor: OZ Safe Rooms)
1030a-1045a) Texas Fires (Todd Lindley, NOAA/NWS Lubbock, TX)
1045a-1100a) The Joplin Tornado (Steve Runnels, NOAA/NWS Springfield, MO)
1100a-1115a) Texas Drought and Fire (John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas A&M and Texas State Climatologist, College Station, TX)
1115p-1130p) Large Venue Issues/Events (Harold Hansen, International Association of Venue Managers, Chicago, IL)
1130a-1145a) Discriminating EF4 from EF5 Tornado Strength (Jim LaDue, NOAA/NWS/WDTB, Norman, OK)
1145a-Noon) Speaker Recognition
Noon-100p) Lunch (Sponsor: National Storm Shelter Association)
Session I (cont'd) – A Look Back at Significant Weather Events and Outcomes (General Session Rooms J, K, L, M)
Moderators: James Hocker and Liz Leitman
100p-115p) From Fire to Floods in the Southwest U.S. (J.J. Brost, Ken Drozd, NOAA/NWS Tucson, AZ)
115p-130p) School Design and Tornado Protection: Cause for Concern (Bob Roberts, Emergency Management Coordinator, Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, OK)
130p-145p) May 24, 2011 Tornado Events in Central Oklahoma (Rick Smith, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK)
145p-200p) The Historic Missouri River Flood of 2011 (Cathy Zapotocny, NOAA/NWS, Omaha, NE)
200p-215p) Decision Support Services Provided by the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center in 2011 (Michael Eckert, NOAA/Hydrometeorological Prediction Center, Camp Spring, MD)
215p-230p) Weather Briefing
230p-245p) Speaker Recognition and Breakout Introductions/Instructions
245p-300p) Break in Exhibitor Hall Rooms G, H, I
Breakout Sessions:
300p-400p) Stress, Fear, Panic: Decision-Making in High-Risk Environments (Facilitated by Marc Lusk, Amarillo, TX Fire Dept. in General Session Rooms J, K, L, M)
300p-400p) Remote presentation/conference call with Rebecca Noe of CDC and NWS offices affected by 25-27 April killer tornado events. (Conference Rooms N, O)
Poster Session:
400p-500p) Poster Session (Conference Rooms P, Q)
Poster Session Moderators: Jared Guyer and Patrick Marsh
- Geographic Specificity, Tornadoes, and Protective Action, Danielle Nagele and Joe Trainor, University of Delaware Disaster Research Center, Newark, DE
- The Weather and Climate Toolkit, Steve Ansari et al., NOAA National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC
- The 24 May 2011 El Reno Tornado: Observations from a Rapid Scanning, Mobile, X-band Radar, Jana Houser et al., University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- The Geospatial Distribution of Storm Based Tornado Warnings, Kevin Barrett, Department of Geography – Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
- Ku-band Radar Observations of Cumulonimbi in Tokyo Metropolitan Area Convection Study (TOMACS), Eiichi Sato, Japan Meteorological Agency Meteorological Research Institute
- Disaster-producing severe convective events in and near the Tokyo Metropolitan, Yoshinori Yamada, Japan Meteorological Agency Meteorological Research Institute
- The Tokyo Metropolitan Area Convection Study (TOMACS): Background and design of the observational test bed for extreme weather in an urban area, Ahoro Adachi, Japan Meteorological Agency Meteorological Research Institute
- Utilizing Lightning Detection for Advanced Storm Warning: Case Studies from the Spring 2011 Tornado Outbreak, Mark Hoekzema, Earth Networks, Germantown, MD
- Continuous Upper Air Profiling near an EF3 Colorado Tornado, Marta Nelson et al., Radiometrics Corporation, Boulder, CO
- Williamson County Office of Emergency Management's use of Social Media in Emergency Management During the September 2011 Central Texas Wildfires, Jonathan Tanzer and Mackenzie-Anne Kelly, Williamson County Office of Emergency Management, Georgetown, TX
- Hazardous Weather Testbed 2012: Severe Weather Data Mining and visualization, James Correia/Patrick Marsh et al., University of Oklahoma-CIMMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK
Friday, March 2, 2012
815a-845a) Opening Remarks: Russell Schneider, Director NWS Storm Prediction Center (General Session Rooms J, K, L, M)
Session II – Looking Forward: Helping Communities Prepare for Weather Hazards
Moderators: John Utech and Chris Novy
845a-900a) Weather-Ready Nation Roadmap Progress Report (Kevin Scharfenberg, NOAA/NWS Silver Spring, MD)
900a-915a) The Role of Schools in Creating Weather Aware Communities (Rick Schmidt, Upper Dublin School District, Maple Glen, PA)
915a-930a) Public Assembly Venue & Event Policies (Bob C. Mayer, CFE, International Association of Venue Managers)
930a-945a) Overview of Bastrop Complex Fire and the Use of NWS in Decision Making and Evacuation Messaging (Steven Long, Wireless System Manager, Bastrop County, Office of Emergency Management)
945a-1000a) NSSA's Program for Assuring Quality of Safe Rooms (Ernst Kiesling, Executive Director, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX)
1000a-1030a) Break in Exhibitor Hall Rooms G, H, I (Sponsor: Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management)
1030a-1045a) St. Louis Tornado, Factors Contributing to No Fatalities (Laura Kanofsky, NOAA/NWS St. Louis, MO)
1045a-1100a) Exploring Impacts of Rapid-scan Radar Data on NWS Warning Decisions (Pamela Heinselman NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK)
1100-1115a) Impact Based Warning Demonstration 2012 (Mike Hudson, NOAA/NWS Central Region Headquarters, Kansas City, MO)
1115a-1130a) Recent EF-5 Tornado Disaster Recovery Efforts: Lessons Learned from Greensburg and Parkersburg (Jack Rozdilsky, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL)
1145a-Noon) Speaker Recognition
Noon-100p) Lunch (Sponsor: Oklahoma Emergency Management Association)
Session III – The Science and Technology of Weather Forecasting and Education (General Session Rooms J, K, L, M)
Moderators: Dale Morris and Sarah Corfidi
100p-115p) Advances in GIS and NWS Data (Keith Stellman, NOAA/NWS, Shreveport, LA)
115p-130p) A Review of NWS Tornado Emergencies (Patrick Marsh, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK)
130p-145p) A Look at COMET Educational Tools in Support of Spotter Training (Bryan Guarente, Boulder, CO)
145p-200p) What is the Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS)? (John Ferree NOAA/NWS/OCWWS, Norman, OK)
200p-215p) Product Updates and Service Improvements from the Storm Prediction Center (Jared Guyer, NOAA/SPC, Norman, OK)
215p-230p) Weather Briefing
230p-245p) Speaker Recognition and Breakout Introductions/Instructions
245p-300p) Break in Exhibitor Hall Rooms G, H,I
Breakout Sessions:
300p-400p) Dual-pol Radar Information Breakout Session (Conference Rooms N, O and repeated at 400 pm)
300p-500p) Panel Discussion: NOAA Weather Radio and Communication of Hazard Information (Facilitated by Tom Fahy, Washington, D.C. in General Session Rooms J, K, L, M)
Friday Evening Banquet
(Sponsor: Jim Giles' Safe Rooms)
630p-900p) Banquet Speaker*: Mr. Keith Stammer, Joplin – Jasper County, Missouri Emergency Management Agency
(*Speaker will start around 730p. You must have a dinner banquet reservation to attend the presentation.)
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Session IV – Severe Weather Awareness – session open to the public through registration page (General Session Rooms J, K, L, M)
Moderator: Rick Smith
830a) Welcome and Introduction
835a) 2011 Severe Weather in Review (Greg Carbin, NOAA/SPC, Norman, OK)
850a) A Close Encounter with an EF5 Tornado – May 24, 2011 (Chris Novy)
905a) Discriminating EF4 from EF5 Tornado Strength (Jim LaDue, NOAA/NWS/WDTB, Norman, OK)
920a) A Look at COMET Educational Tools in Support of Spotter Training (Bryan Guarente, Boulder, CO)
935a) Break
955a) A Review of NWS Tornado Emergencies (Patrick Marsh, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK)
1010a) Virtual Operations Support Teams: Using Social Media to Promote Situation Awareness (John Butler)
1030a) Basic Storm Spotter Training (Rick Smith, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK)
1130a) Workshop Ends


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If you aren't aware of xNodes, then shame on us - we should have shouted louder! xNodes are fanless, half-rack AoIP interfaces that come in 5 versions to convert analog, digital, and Mic-level audio, as well as GPIO logic, to networked streams routable throughout your Axia Livewire network. They are 100% compatible with all existing Axia audio nodes and third-party gear from Axia Partners, but they also work with ALC Networx' RAVENNA IP-Audio protocol as well. This means that you can use xNodes to add RAVENNA-compabtible equipment from companies like Neumann, Genelec and Sonifex to your Axia network - click here to find out more about how Axia and RAVENNA work together.


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If you read Part 1, you know by now that the Kings are in the top 7 among all teams in FGM at the rim & inside 10 FT. The 10-15 ft range is where the fewest baskets are made, only 3.0 per game on average for the entire league. The KIngs would only have to increase their made baskets from this range by 0.7 to be in the top 10. From 16-23 ft the Kings would need to increase their made baskets by 0.4 to move from 12th place into the top 10. And, in the area that could use the most improvement (from 3-pt range), the Kings need to improve their made baskets by 2.0 per game to move into a tie for 7th place. That would give the Kings a top 7 offense inside and from 3-pt range.
Knowing where the team is below the league average is only half the information. You need to know if they're making those baskets at a high percentage. Chart 2, Team and Individual shooting percentages.
There are 2 color keys, the top one is for the Kings as a team:
Green means the Kings shot a higher percentage at that range than the league average. Yellow means the KIngs shot less than 1% below the league average Red means the Kings shot more than 1% below the league average
The Individual color key compares our players to the average of all players at the same position: Green better than the average for players at the same position. Yellow is no more than 3% below players at the same position. Red more than 3% below players at the same position
Because the individual number of shots in some cases were extremely low, I didn't display any percentages if a player had less than 0.3 FGM per game, so that box is blacked out.
So, comparing the Kings to the NBA average we see that the Kings only did better than average from the 10-15 ft range which puts them in 11th place. At the rim, and on the long jumper and 3-pt shots they are within 1% of the league average which places them in 15th, 23rd and 17th place respectively. And inside 10 ft they are in 27th place, shooting 3.5% below the league average.
Before we get into the individual numbers, let me point out that the number of FGA's by individuals at the different ranges is quite small. So, while Spencer is 5.6% below the average for all centers in the league, that breaks down to only 0.2 more FGM per game. And, that comes out to 15 more made baskets for the season or 1 more every 5 games. The importance of the chart is where the players can improve, and that the areas in need of improvement are below the league average.
A couple last things about the chart, I used the TS% for the 3-pt shooting so the numbers would be comparable to the 2-pt shooting percentages. So, while Hawes shows 44.9% from 3-pt range, he actually only made 29.9% of his 3-pt shots. The other think to know is that while I compared JT to Centers and Ime to SG's if I had compared JT to PF's and Ime to SF's the color rating would have been the same.
I'm not going into any analysis of the chart, I think the information is pretty self explanatory. In the next installment, I'll match the shooting percentages to the actual FGM, so we can see which players are scoring well on high percentage shots and which ones are taking too many low percentage shot to get their points.


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A natural gas line break has forced the evacuation of the East English Village Preparatory Academy on Cadieux in the city of Detroit.
Police, fire and utility crews were responding to the scene. No injuries were reported. The cause of the break has not been released.
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By The Hill Staff - 09/03/03 12:00 AM EDT
To John O'Neill, it all came down to Osama bin Laden. The FBI counterterrorism expert studied the Saudi fugitive's every move beginning in the wake of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. O'Neill was quick to suspect bin Laden's involvement in many of the attacks leading up to that of Sept. 11, 2001. He told his colleagues and friends that the terrorist leader was plotting something big — and that the Twin Towers were likely to be hit again.
Senate Dining Room: Where the elite meet
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A New Hampshire man did not have enough seats in his pickup for his kids, so police say he put one of them in a tool box.
Springfield police say 42-year-old Russell Johnson picked up his three kids, but only had enough seats for two of them. He put the third in a tool box that spans the bed of the truck, and then drove 40 miles home to Bradford, New Hampshire.
Johnson is charged with cruelty.
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A Phoenix man was hoping to get the pool temperature a bit cooler on this 4th of July. So what did he do? He dropped a 300 pound block of ice into the pool.
If it works for a drink, why not the pool right?
Well, not quite.
The big block of ice melted away in about 40 minutes. He says the temperature in the pool did drop about 6 degrees during that time and it felt even cooler if you swam right next to it.
So where did he get the idea that this might work?
"Oh well, you know, there are days that are kind of slow at work and we are sitting around and I thought kind of like cooling off.. it's so hot out here. I Google searched block ice. I did it once growing up in Oklahoma and though I'd try it again," said Greg Fritts.
"It didn't last very long, but it was nice.. it was floating around on it, playing on it.. doesn't last long. but it was nice and cool," he added.
How much money melted away in the pool? Total with delivery and tip: $100 on his experiment.
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(WMC-TV) -The chilly Saturday air was no match for the determination of some Frayser students. They are on a mission to fly to Spain this summer.
Eleven International Traveler's Club students need $44,000 to spend a week in Spain at the end of June. They are spending every free moment raising funds. Their deadline to raise the money is March 12.
"We're at about $8,000 now and we're not giving up. No matter what, we're not giving up. We're going to Spain," add Aryell Leake.
On crutches, with a donation sign clenched in his teeth, T'Andre Morris said his basketball injury during an AAU game couldn't stop his goal.
"When you really want something, you've got to commit to it," said Morris.
All the students are Frayser High School juniors and seniors. The school gained national attention in 2011 for a high number of teen moms, and the students say they want to show the positives.
If you are interested in helping the students raise money, visit the Frayser International Traveler's Club website: http://frayserhsitc.weebly.com/
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Characters at top of page bug - Breaking Silverstripe.com too!
19 August 2008 at 8:07am
Hi guys, have had a look around about this problem, found this forum thread and this ticked.
I'm seeing four characters output before all other html under certain browsers.
Importantly, I'm also seeing this at silverstripe.com through IE7.
It's a wierd bug - but if I go to silverstripe.com with IE7, the html looks like this:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" >
<base href="http://silverstripe.com/" />
But through FF3 I don't see the "5958".
The issue is breaking my website at http://all.or.nothing.net.nz - it seem to be fine from home on Ubuntu with FF3, but from a winXP machine it's broken in both IE7 and FF3 (although at least IE7 will display it - FF3 just throws an XML parsing error). I'm using basically the latest daily build.
This is very urgent - it's breaking your own site after all. If I go to the silverstripe.com community page it can't load the CSS either (screenshot attached) -- I assume that characters break the base ref tag, so it can't find the css any more - at least at silverstripe.com there is some styling.
The ticket has been open since June too and it hasn't been fixed in the trunk.
Re: Characters at top of page bug - Breaking Silverstripe.com too!
19 August 2008 at 11:19am Last edited: 19 August 2008 11:26am
Note that I've tried the silverstripe site on a number of different machines, same issue. I'm sure it's not just me seeing this
Also seeing it on Scottius' new site:
I'll try to attach a screen shot.
It occurred to me that I've only seen this when viewing SS sites through a firewall. Don't know how that could make a difference though.
Re: Characters at top of page bug - Breaking Silverstripe.com too!
19 August 2008 at 11:26am Last edited: 19 August 2008 11:28am
Screen shot from GeoBase
--edit: ok, that didn't work, but there is definitely an issue.
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Re: Characters at top of page bug - Breaking Silverstripe.com too!
20 August 2008 at 10:35pm
hmmm.. It doesn't display that behaviour over here....
Pretty interesting to hear what you find out though.. ;-)
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Last year, most of Boone County was wondering how three separate annexations of overlapping pieces of land would work out.
While there was a threat of lawsuits, Zionsville, Lebanon and Whitestown all came together to find a happy medium for the annexation of portions of Worth and Perry Townships.
It didn't take Zionsville long to announce plans for annexing the eastern portion of Worth Township, east of County Road 650 East.
The morning after a referendum question failed on the November 2012 ballot, the Zionsville town council held a special meeting to begin the process of annexing Worth Township.
Officials from Whitestown and Worth Township drafted a reorganization plan, which was defeated during the general election by a final tally of 61 percent of the votes (1,120) to 39 percent (716). The defeat of the referendum question opened the door for Zionsville to annex the area.
See Wednesday's Times Sentinel for the full story.