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Geographers in the News Archives
2013 / 2014 Academic Year
Dr. Gilliland Addresses Healthy Communities Forum
Last week Dr. Jason Gilliland was in Komoka, Ontario to present to an audience of local policy makers and other community stakeholders at the "Healthy Communities Forum" hosted by the Middlesex London Health Unit. His presentation focused on a report authored by HEAL researchers entitled "Linking Health and the Built Environment in Rural Settings: Evidence and Recommendations for Planning Healthy Communities in Middlesex County". [READ MORE] [REPORT] [HEAL LAB]
Kevin Vuong, MA Candidate makes The Toronto Star - 'One Million Music Moments: Turning concert photos into music moments'
"Youth network envisions lifting Toronto's profile with moments captured on smartphones and shared on social media." [READ MORE] Well done Kevin ... you make us proud!
The Geography Department is Excited to Announce the Opening of the NEW Computational Geomorpology Lab
The Computational Geomorphology Lab (CGL) provides high-end computer stations for modelling, simulation, spatial data analysis, statistical data analysis, and data visualization. Research activities are focussed on landscape evolution, fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, catchment analysis, and aquatic ecosystem assessment. The CGL contains 3 Tesla GPU computer systems for high-performance parallel computation, and 5 additional workstations for scientific computing. Software available in the lab includes ArcGIS, SigmaPlot, SPSS, Surfer, Matlab, Telemac 2D/3D, CAESAR, MS Visual Studio, Intel Parallel Studio, PGI Fortran. The use of the CGL is available to graduate students doing research involving numerical simulation, and students working with Dr. Yates or Dr. Van De Wiel. Be sure to check out our other Geography Research Facilities!
Congratulations to Dr. Phil Stooke for his Outstanding Academic Title from the American Library Association
Congratulations to Western Geography Professor Dr. Phil Stooke! His book The International Atlas of Mars Exploration was chosen by the American Library Association's CHOICE reviews magazine as one of its "Outstanding Academic Titles" of 2013! Each year they pick from among the 7,000 or so books they have reviewed during the year. His book was the only Cambridge astronomy title selected! Congratulations Phil! [ARTICLE EXTRACT]
Western's HazMat Team Welcomes Erika Hill!
Geography's own Lab Technician/Coordinator, Erika Hill, has been invited to join Western's HazMat Team. This team is composed of 10 University employees trained on the disciplined approach to emergency response. They are trained to meet a response standard called NFPA 471, which is the norm for most emergency response groups including the London Fire Department. The Team responds and mitigates hazardous biological, nuclear, and chemical situations as these happen on campus or in our reserach labs. Being asked to be on this team indicates the high quality of Erika's work and work ethic. Congratulations Erika on your appointment! [WESTERN EMERGENCY TEAMS]
Nelson Mandela 1918-2013 "Truly a Great Man"
Belinda Dodson, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Director of the Migration and Ethnic Relations Program has provided a number of interviews to media about Nelson Mandela. She is well qualified to respond to these questions based on her experience growing up in South Africa, and her research on migration and development issues in Southern Africa. The essence of her reflections on the life of Nelson Mandela can be found [HERE].
The Globe and Mail-No Climate-Change Deniers to be Found in the reinsurance Business
Professor Gordon McBean, co-Director of Western's Centre for Environment and Sustainability and Professor in the Department of Geography along with Paul Kovacs, Executive Director of Western's Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction were quoted as part of an article dealing with the thoughts and responses from the insurance industry to climate change in December 2013 issue of the Globe and Mail's Report on Business Magazine. [READ MORE]
Geography Grad Students Take First Place at Western's World's Challenge Challenge!
Congratulations to Western Geography Grad Students, (from left to right) Sepehr Pashang, Kevin Vuong and Joseph Kanmennaang, for taking first place at the World's Challenge Challenge! Their unique solutions to global issues entitled, 'Embracing Social Innovation: Implementing safe and inexpensive solar energy solutions to reduce dependencies on biomass fuels' was presented to Provost and Vice-President Academic, Dr. Janice Deakin and a panel of academic leaders in front of a campus audience on November 12th during International Week. Well done gentlemen!! [WESTERN NEWS-pg 12]
Dr. Tony Weis - "The Ecological Hoofprint" Book Release
Congratulations to Western Geography Professor Dr. Tony Weis on his new book The Ecological Hoofprint: The Global Burden of Industrial Livestock. His book provides a "rigorous and eye-opening way of understanding what this system means for the health of the planet, how it contributes to worsening human inequality and how it constitutes a profound but invisible aspect of the violence of everyday life." The book is officially being released next week. Congratulations Tony! [PUBLISHER'S WEBSITE]
Congratulations to Evan Cleave, CAGONT's 2013-2014 Student Representative
Western University's, Geography MA Candidate, Evan Cleave was elected as the new Canadian Association of Geographers (Ontario Division) Student Representative for 2013-2014. Congratulations Evan!
WESTERN Geography Well Represented at CAGONT / ELDAAG 2013
Western Geography was well represented at the recent joint meetings in Toledo, Ohio at the Canadian Association of Geographers (Ontario Division) and the American Association of Geographers (East Lakes Division). Evan Cleave, MA Candidate, presented a paper (co-authored with Professor Godwin Arku) on "Promoting Economic Development: examing place branding strategies and messages amongst communities in Ontario". Madeleine Northcote, MA Candidate, discussed "Survivalism or Entrepreneurism? Investigating livelihood strategies on Cape Town refugees". PhD Candidate, Sarah Mason, presentated a multi-authored paper (with J. Dixon, F. Mambulu, A. Rishworth, P. Mkandawire and Professor I. Luginaah) called "Management strategies of urban biosolids: Narratives around facility siting in rural Ontario". Professor Dan Shrubsole participated on a panel pertaining to "Geographers at Work in a Changing World: Implications within and Beyond Academia".
Western Geographer Jason Gilliland Collaborating for Community Impact
"It makes me do my job better, by working with community" claims Dr. Jason Gilliland of Western's Geography Department. Dr Gilliland's community revitalization work was featured in a video produced by the Pillar Nonprofit Network and recently debuted at their Collaborating for Community Impact forum in London. Collaborating for community impact means collaboration among nonprofit, business, government and academia. The video and conference showcased how Western faculty such as Dr Gilliland, and their students, benefit in a variety of ways by working in the community. [VIDEO]
WESTERN NEWS-Classroom Turns into a Fleet of Canoes
Each fall, the third year honours students in the Department of Geography leave the conventional classroom behind and embark on a week that takes geography back to its roots - in the field. As part of Field Camp Week 2013, sections of the Field Methods and Practices course headed to three wildly different regions: the major urban centre of Montreal, Quebec; the deep caves of Kentucky; and aboard a fleet of canoes in Killarney, Ontario. [Continue reading WESTERN NEWS-pg 12]
Western Geographers Help Reclaim London School Playground
Researchers from the Human Environments Analysis Lab in Western's Geography department joined students at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Elementary School in London, Ontario for a ceremonial sod turning and tree planting as they enter the final phase of a unique project to 'green' and reclaim a valuable part of their school yard. Janet Loebach, a PhD student in Geography at Western, has been leading a team of volunteers working with Blessed Sacrament students to plan how they would rescue a play area considered out-of-bounds due to safety concerns. The final plan, dubbed 'The Green Direction' by Blessed Sacrament students, includes ... read more. [WESTERN NEWS-pg 11]
Western Geographers Host Canadian Association for Girls in Science
On Wednesday, September 25, 2013 the team from the Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) in the Department of Geography at Western hosted an event for several dozen girls (aged 7-16 years) on behalf of the Canadian Association for Girls in Science (CAGIS). The event entitled: "Around the World in 60 Minutes" incorporated the use of GPS technology for a fun and interative Geocaching event. [READ MORE]
Dr. Gordon McBean Named Among Canada's Clean 50
Western Geography professor Gordon McBean was named among Canada's Clean 50. The award, announced annually by Delta Management Group, recognizes 50 individuals or teams, from 16 different categories, who have done the most to advance the cause of sustainability and clean capitalism in Canada over the past two years. [READ MORE]
Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship - Dr. Hannah Tait Neufeld
The Department of Geography would like to congratulate Hannah Tait Neufeld on her recent award of a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship and welcomes her to the Department. While at Western, Hannah will work with Professor Chantelle Richmond on traditional food knowledge among First Nation communities in Southwestern Ontario. [INDIGENOUS HEALTH LAB]
WESTERN NEWS - Sarah Peirce, Geography PhD Student
Sarah is one of eight Western Graduate students who have been named recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Vanier Scholars are selected based on leadership skills and high standards of scholarly achievement in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, engineering and/or health sciences. Sarah's reseach investigates the relationship between sediment transport and river morphology in gravel-bed rivers, common in many areas of Canada and around the world. Congratulations Sarah! [READ MORE Page 9-10]
Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario Fellowship
Congratulations to Western Geography Professor, Mike Buzzelli, who has been awarded a Fellowship with the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO). HEQCO is an arm's-length agency of the Government of Ontario that brings evidence-based research to the continued improvement of the postsecondary education system in Ontario. As a Fellow, Mike will work with HEQCO staff to assist in achieving its goal. [WEBSITE]
LONDON FREE PRESS: Measuring Progress in London's Old East Village
Professor Jason Gililand, member of the Geography Department and Director of the Urban Development Program, provides comments on recent developments that have occurred in Old East Village, London, Ontario. [LINK]
WESTERN NEWS - Supporting Solutions Through SSHRC
Twenty Western projects, involving 27 researchers including Geography's Dr. Jamie Baxter "Realizing waste's resource potential" and Dr. Gordon McBean "Integrated Strategies for disaster risk reduction", were funded through this latest SSHRC announcement. Congratulations Jamie and Gordon! [READ MORE]
Launch of the Canadian Environmental Health Atlas
Dr. Michael Buzzelli of the Department of Geography at Western University, with collaborators across Canada, are pleased to launch the Canadian Environmental Health Atlas. The Atlas is an online, open access visual publication that introduces the many ways in which the environment affects human health. The Atlas also highlights the importance of environmental health in health promotion and disease prevention. [READ MORE] [THE ATLAS]
Dr. Jason Gilliland speaks about urban food deserts on CBC's "The National"
Millions of Canadians live in "food deserts". According to Dr. Jason Gilliland of Western's Geography Department, a food desert is a disadvantaged area of a community where residents do not have easy access to healthy, affordable food. Dr. Gilliland was recently interviewed on CBC TVs "The National" about the subject of food deserts and the potential benefits of "pop-up good food markets". These food programs have recently appeared in several Canadian cities as a means of bringing fresh food and produce to residents without nearby grocery stores. [VIDEO CLIP]
New Western study suggest winds of change may be blowing for wind turbines
A new study from Western University shows the winds of change may be blowing when it comes to operating large-scale turbines in rural Ontario. [MORE - Western News] [MORE - London Free Press]
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ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 5, 2011) – It took the length of the stretch for favored John Johny Jak to get past determined 43-1 longshot Assessment, but the 3-2 choice arrived in the shadow of the wire Saturday to take Santa Anita's $70,150 Lure Stakes by a nose.
Under a vigorous ride by Victor Espinoza, John Johny Jak ran the one-mile distance on turf in 1:35.44 to build upon a third-place finish behind Breeders' Cup Mile competitors Jeranimo and Mr. Commons in the Grade II Oak Tree Mile on Oct. 8.
"I thought it was going to be easy at the top of the stretch," said Espinoza. "I let him open up, but the horse on the inside was game and kept coming back to stay right with me. I had to calculate my timing right at the wire."
Leroy's Dynameaux finished third, 1 ¼ lengths behind the game runner-up, who had been campaigning in the state of Washington and British Columbia, Canada, before shipping to Santa Anita for the Lure. The winner paid $5, $3.40 and $2.60. Assessment, a 7-year-old gelding ridden by Daniel Vergara, paid $25.20 and $9.20. The show price on Leroy's Dynameaux, with Alonso Quinonez aboard, was $4.
Assessment took the lead at the outset with John Johny Jak in close pursuit. He cruised through fractions of 23.80, 48.89, 1:12.22 and 1:23.92 before finally being overtaken.
A 4-year-old ridgling who raced in Florida where he had been bred, John Johny Jak joined the stable of Kristin Mulhall in July and has blossomed under her care for Kretz Racing. After losing Del Mar's Wickerr Stakes by a nose, he won the Harry F. Brubaker at Del Mar prior to his solid showing in the Oak Tree Mile.
"He ran super," Mulhall said in the winner's circle Saturday. "I'm just happy we're here. It definitely was a battle. He (John Johny Jak) is the kind of horse that, when he gets head and head, at times he'll pull himself up a little bit. He likes to be able to chase after a horse, and it looks like Victor had to work pretty hard on him."
Mulhall said the bay ridgling's next start likely would be in Hollywood Park's Grade II Citation Handicap on Nov. 26. With the Lure's winning purse of $42,090, John Johny Jak raised his earnings to $284,799 from an overall record of 8-5-2 in 23 career starts.
Santa Anita concludes its 24-day Autumn Meet on Sunday with a 10-race program that commences at 12 noon. The 42nd running of the Grade II, $150,000 Las Palmas Stakes for fillies and mares at one mile on turf goes as the ninth race. -30-

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Hi all, doing my prep for fantasy football and I wanted to ask about some of your key players.
1. MJD. What do we make of him? He's going about 2nd round right now, but I see experts pushing him down to the 5th or 6th. Is he going to be the MJD of old or should I steer clear of him. What kind of stats do you see him putting up?
2. The WRs. Cecil Shorts - is he a #2 fantasy WR, do you see him putting up 1000 yards and 10 TDs? Blackman I have been getting in the very late rounds, do you see him as another 1000 yard/10 TD potential guy?
3. Possible Sleepers: Marcedes Lewis should have a better year now that he won't be babysitting the RT anymore. Mike Brown could be a guy to get for the first 4 weeks until Blackmon comes back. He looks like he's been playing really well and he should be our second outside WR for those first 4 games. Aside from that there probably isn't too many guys worth looking at. Forsett or Denard could get some good games if MJD isn't elite, same with Ace Sanders as a returner/slot guy. but they would likely have to be play and pray you're playing them their one or 2 good weeks. Most of the offensive players are going to be hindered by the Quarterbacks. Am I missing anyone?


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text: Graduate Resident Assistant B.A. Wheaton College 2011 As a Graduate Resident Assistant, Austyn focuses much of his time facilitating the growth of students via student leadership opportunities. His responsibilities have ranged from overseeing community for the on-campus houses, to advising and mentoring the Transfer Orientation Committee. At present, his primary responsibility is to develop and support student leaders serving on Solidarity Cabinet, Wheaton's student group for racial reconciliation. Austyn received his B.A. in Communication from Wheaton in 2011, and soon returned where he is now pursuing his M.A. in Christian Formation and Ministry with an emphasis in Student Development. Being California born but East Texas raised, Austyn enjoys water, rural landscapes, and wide open spaces. When he is not spending time with his wife, Malorie, you may find him organizing something for fun, reading a book, or spending time with friends and family.


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So I'm sure to pretty much anyone that keeps up with football at all that this is old news. But It's just crazy to think about how much things changed since the 2010 season ended for the AFC south. Just think over the past two off seasons. In 2010 The Titans had QB Vince Young and Jeff Fisher was the coach, The Jags had Del Rio and Garrard, and the Colts had Jim Caldwell and Peyton Manning. It's just crazy to think about. I know I wouldn't believe me if I could some how travel back and told my 2010 self. I mean, no wonder that the Texans ( another concept hard to still swallow)...The Texans have became the one to beat. I guess it's because they have had the least amount of turn over so far ( or course Wade Philips didn't hurt). Thank goodness that we got Jack Locker in a time where we weren't crashing and burning like the Colts. And at this point Munchak and Reinfeldt look pretty great for grabbing the QB the wanted(especially compared to Gabbert). But unlike the Colts the Titans are not that far away. We're just a few people away from being really good. Lets see if we can't grab the few loose ends that we need to make a great run at it in 2012.
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Sierra Club Applauds Hybrid Ford Escape
By Jill Miller
Missouri Conservation Organizer
Sierra Club-Global Warming & Energy Program
On August 4 near Kansas City, labor and environmental groups joined forces to applaud the new Ford Escape Hybrid as good for jobs and the environment.
National, chapter, and group Sierra Club representatives held a press conference with the United Autoworkers, Steelworkers, The Ecology Center, Burroughs Audubon of Kansas City, the Institute for Labor Studies, and the Apollo Alliance to spread the word about the importance of fuel-saving technology. The press conference produced dozens of media hits in Kansas City and around the country, from Hawaii to New York.
The new Escape is the first American-made hybrid, and also the first hybrid SUV to reach the market. The 35 mile-per-gallon Escape is rated as a Partial-Zero Emission Vehicle (PZEV) and meets Californias strict air pollution standards something most people never expected to hear about any SUV. It emits a fraction of the air pollution of a regular SUV, and greenhouse gas emissions are dramatically lower as well.
Dave Hamilton, director of the Sierra Clubs Global Warming and Energy Program in Washington, D.C., spoke at the press conference, calling Fords hybrid a rolling advertisement for better technology and a cleaner environment. He acknowledged that the Sierra Club has been a long-time critic of the U.S. auto industrys inaction on improving the fuel economy of cars and light trucks, but you have to give credit where credit is due.
Just as importantly, the hybrid Escape will help retain good jobs at Fords Claycomo assembly plant where the Escape is manufactured. The Claycomo plant employs over 5,600 members of UAW Local 249.
The introduction of U.S.-made hybrids and other fuel-efficient technologies are essential to staying competitive, which will help the industry create and preserve good union jobs while also protecting the environment, said Mike Perry of UAW Local 249.
Hybrids have both a gasoline engine and an electric motor powered by a rechargeable battery. Braking and coasting recharge the battery, so it never needs to be plugged in. Like Toyotas hugely popular Prius hatchback, the hybrid Escapes systems work independently as well as together. The gasoline engine can disengage completely until needed for a boost in acceleration in city driving, or for traveling at steady highway speeds.
Although hybrids are still thought of as a niche market in the U.S., theres evidence of strong demand for hybrid vehicles. The 2004 Toyota Prius, named Car of the Year by Motor Trend and Car and Driver, is the fastest-selling vehicle in America. In fact, there are waiting lists of 6 months to more than a year at dealerships around the country. Toyota has stepped up production. Foreign manufacturers sold more than 43,000 hybrids in 2003. That number is expected to double in 2004 and reach 350,000 units by 2008.
With new hybrid models becoming available in the next 6 to 12 months, more and more Americans will be able to find the kind of hybrid they want to drive. Upcoming models include the hybrid Honda Accord, Toyota Highlander, and Lexus RX 400H. A hybrid version of Hondas Civic, and their two-seat Insight, have been available for a few years.
The press conference was followed by an informational forum titled The New Hybrid: Good Union Jobs and a Cleaner Environment. Speakers at the forum presented information about fuel-saving technologies besides hybrids, energy efficiency, and renewable energy sources, plus a discussion of energy policies that benefit workers and the environment. A session on blue-green organizing (see related article), served as a terrific kick-off to building and strengthening Sierra Clubs goals here in Missouri.
Take Action!
Ford plans to produce just 20,000 units of the hybrid Escape. The Sierra Club is encouraging Ford to build many more hybrids in order to cut emissions that contribute to global warming. Send CEO Bill Ford, Jr. an email today! Go to www.sierraclub.org/takeaction.
To be part of future hybrid tours and local events in your area, please contact St. Louis-based Sierra Club organizer Jill Miller at (314) 645-2032 or email email@example.com.


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"We're going to run it and we want the other team to know we're going to run it!" or something to that effect was bellowed by "Baby" Hue Jackson to the entire team during training camp this past summer.
I'm all in favor of getting a running game going, with or without Michael Bush, with or without a competent offensive line to show the way. The only problem is, they didn't do it today against the Titans. Yea, Darren McFadden had his best game as a pro almost reaching 100 yards on the day BUT, most of his long gains came on meaningless downs. He was a workhorse in this game but those were tough running yards. His best plays were catching passes behind the linebackers and running downfield. That's where McFadden's real skills are put to use.
So I ask you Baby Huey, with all your vaunted skillz as an offensive coordinator, where in Sam Hill was the running game today? Hey, we know the Titans shredded our O-line pretty good. We knew before we arrived in Nashville they would try to do that so instead of countering that with some misdirections or end arounds or bubble screens, you let Jason Campbell try to set up in the pocket with three step drops where he was hammered or most of his throws did not yield the results we needed. You tried an end around once and it worked. Why not get Heyward-Bey more involved since the guy has "fresh legs" as Coach "Laying" Cable likes to say. Why not think of ways to thwart the Titans schemes and help your guys out instead of trying to shove it down the Titans' throats (which clearly was not working)? I think you were beaten today by a much less experienced defensive coordinator in the Titans' Chuck Cecil.
There were a few effective pass plays (mostly to McFadden) but our receivers were not involved until the second half. That is way too late and did not give us the run-pass balance we needed.
I know it's easy for me to be an armchair critic and say all this in hindsight from the comfort of the Internet. But honestly Huey Baby, we were expecting more out of less. We all know our O-line stinks to high hell like cheddar cheese that's been sitting in a sauna for a week. You have to find a way to squeeze them for everything their humongously fat asses and paychecks are worth. Make them sprint for pull blocks, move the pocket. Use more guys as decoys in the backfield. Where the hell was Marcel Reece? Did you know the guy is a pretty damn good runner? Anything that gives Campbell a chance back there. Get Rock Cartright involved. The guy has speed to burn.
Thanks for reading Baby Huey. Now let's get the Rams next week.


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It wasn't just fate, convenience or coincidence that UL's football team got one of the country's earliest postseason bowl bids, one that came before the Ragin' Cajuns even finished their regular-season schedule and before any other team in the Sun Belt Conference.When the Cajuns got that coveted bid to the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl immediately following the 52-30 home-finale victory over South Alabama, it wasn't just for a feel-good moment at Cajun Field.
As you might expect, this being collegiate athletics, the invitation and acceptance for the Dec. 22 game at the Mercedes-Benz
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_Superdome was about money. And in this case, that's not a bad thing, just like last year when UL made its first-ever Division I bowl trip. Mick Jagger may tell you that you can't always get what you want, but with UL headed back to the Big Easy, everyone gets what they need.
The financial structures for bowl games have changed radically with the explosion of available games. In the past 10 years, the combined payouts for the 35 bowl games totaled more than $2 billion to the participating schools. Last year, the listed payouts to the 70 schools that played in bowl games totaled approximately $281 million.
But bowls aren't the financial bonanza for the schools that most believe, especially for the 30 games that are not a part of the Bowl Championship Series — the Rose Bowl Game, the Discover Orange Bowl, the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and the BCS National Championship Game.
For the rest, the financial engine for the games depends on the popularity of the participating teams and the willingness of those teams' fans to purchase tickets and travel to the destination cities. And in most of those games, the payout numbers don't involve a healthy check.
A bowl game may list a $1 million payout to a team, but that figure is mostly derived from giving the institution an allotment of game tickets, and the school's income from the bowl game depends on whether those are sold.
Last year, UL sold almost 19,000 tickets to the New Orleans Bowl through its own ticket office at the Cajundome — easily the most ever by a Sun Belt school. Tickets were priced at $40 and $50, so the income from those sales was more than $800,000, and that was money the university and the athletic program pocketed.
San Diego State, the Cajuns' opponent last year, sold less than 2,000 tickets. In other words, the Aztecs took two losses last December — the 32-30 last-second defeat thanks to Brett Baer's 50-yard field goal on the game's final play, and the financial hit of having bowl income not cover bowl expenses.
Those expenses aren't cheap. Charter flights are more expensive than ever, and the cost of five nights of hotels and meals for a traveling party of 150 can quickly add up.
That's why the Cajuns have already become a New Orleans Bowl favorite. They can get there cheaply (a two-hour bus ride instead of a charter flight), and the fans will follow. Last year's crowd of 42,481 obliterated the game's previous high attendance (30,228 for Southern Miss-Middle Tennessee in 2009), and the huge majority were loud and proud Cajun followers.
It wasn't just the game, either. New Orleans hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions — and, yes, bars — experienced a boon in a normally-slow pre-Christmas period. During the two days before last year's game, it was difficult to find a downtown establishment that wasn't a sea of red and white shirts.
Jay Cicero, the president and CEO of the sponsoring Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, officially extended this year's bid minutes after the South Alabama win. Asked later about what point the Cajuns were under consideration for a berth in this year's New Orleans Bowl, he said, "Right after the game last year."
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"That's what we're about," says bowl Executive Director Billy Ferrante. "The bowl brings people in and lets them experience a destination city in New Orleans, and it's important for the city that we bring teams that have an excited fan base and that will come to the game and make an economic impact.
"Obviously, after last year, we know that will happen with the Cajuns and their fans."
When UL received its second straight New Orleans Bowl invitation on that Nov. 24 night, the Cajuns became only the fifth team nationally to accept a bowl bid this year. All of the others were automatic locks once those schools reached bowl eligibility — Navy in the Dec. 29 Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco, BYU in the Dec. 20 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego and Air Force in the Dec. 29 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth — or clinched their conference title, as Utah State did by winning the WAC for that league's berth in the Dec. 15 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise.
Put differently, the Cajuns were the first team in the country this year to receive a bid from a bowl that had other options. The New Orleans Bowl could have taken any bowl-eligible team in the Sun Belt, and the league has more bowl-eligible teams this year than at any point in its history. Arkansas State, Middle Tennessee, UL Monroe and Western Kentucky will join the Cajuns with seven or more wins when the regular season ends.
But only one selection made sense for both parties. That's why it wasn't just the Cajun players — the team didn't know the bid would come right after the game (citing a source close to the discussions, IND Monthly hinted in an online story the previous Thursday that the bid could be awarded post-game) — who were yelling and laughing during the official bid announcement.
Cicero, Ferrante and UL Athletics Director Scott Farmer all had big grins. They would have yelled, too, had that not been inappropriate at the time.
But they were doing plenty of celebrating on the inside.
Ticket Info
After last year's record sales, UL has requested an even larger allotment of tickets for the New Orleans Bowl to be sold to area fans.
Those are now on sale and will remain on sale locally until a few days before the Dec. 22 game.
Acadiana-area fans have two options to purchase tickets: you can buy them at the Cajundome box office weekdays between 10 a.m.-6 p.m., or by going online to www.ragincajuns.com to download a bowl order form. This form may be returned to the ticket office via e-mail, regular mail or in person.
Orders will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, with seat selection priorities going in order to Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Foundation annual fund donors, 2012 football season ticket holders, current UL students and the general public.
Deadline to reserve tickets is Thursday, Dec. 6. RCAF donors may purchase as many tickets as desired, but the number of priority seats will be determined by their 2012 Annual Fund donation as of Dec. 6. There is still time to join the RCAF and make annual fund donations in order to improve bowl-ticket priority, with information available at www.RCAF4UL.com.
AUG 29 Everyone who cares about Louisiana should take time to peruse this story about coastal loss from Bob Marshall of The Lens. It's not enough to call it a story; it's an interactive experience packed with data and amazing graphics, timelines, history, photos and excellent writing. Set aside some time, because you can't go through this one in a few minutes.
JUN 29 This bizarre story from the Advocate on the shooting of a Baton Rouge television personality reads like the script of a soap opera - but not a good one. The allegations against him include sexual abuse of children, including the alleged shooter, and a sham immigration marriage involving his own daughter. The other side? He was a chaplin for the Sheriff's Office in Baton Rouge and preached in a local church.
AUG 29 Here's a story from CBS News about a killer amoeba found in the water system of St. John the Baptist Parish. The story made all three networks (CBS, ABC, NBC) as well as Fox "News," although they have not yet found out how it is Obama's fault. Seriously, the good news is that so far officials know of no one sickened by the water.
AUG 29 Huffington Post has a blog called Love Letters, which is grandly described as "an anthology of reflections on places the world over." This entry is from LSU Football Coach Les Miles, who, it appears, loves Baton Rouge. (Of course he does; he's a rich straight white man.) And certainly Baton Rouge loves him - unless he loses (ask Curley "Golden Flake" Hallman about that) or leaves (ask Nick Saban).
AUG 29 Blogger Bob Mann comments here upon Governor Bobby Jindal's federal lawsuit about Common Core. Mann calls it a "thinly veiled campaign document" and that might be the nicest thing he says in this post. Most troubling for Jindal and his aspirations, Mann has unearthed what Bobby said just a few years ago when he first decided to shove Common Core down our throats.
AUG 29 Blogger Tom Aswell has several developments here related to the so-called Edmonson amendment. The most entertaining one is possibly Tom's acknowledgement that a State Police official is (allegedly) calling the bloggers covering the story some colorful names. Listen up, cowboy: You really think two veterans like Tom Aswell and CB Forgotston care if you call them idiots?
AUG 29 Gotta love those journalists who write something with the enthusiasm that implies they're the first one to figure something out. Mostly, they're not. This is one of those times; the post on Slate Magazine says that Bobby Jindal's Common Core lawsuit is a political stunt. Well - Duh.
AUG 29 This story by WVLA tells us about a guy who got busted for speeding in Baton Rouge. Who cares? This guy took that infraction to new heights by going 129 miles per hour on Nicholson Drive. Poor fella - he probably has spent so much time sitting in Baton Rouge traffic he just had to cut lose.
AUG 28 As the controversy surrounding the Office of Group Benefits intensifies, blogger Tom Aswell gives us some background on the current problems. The OGB, which handles health insurance for current and retired state employees, is deep in the red since it was privatized by Jindal, and Aswell gives us the skinny: this great plan was designed by ALEC. The company handling it? Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana - a longtime member of ALEC.
AUG 28 Blogger CB Forgotston has a concept for a new reality show: the wives of the "Dork Dynasty." That's the name that some troopers have given to State Police Commander Mike Edmonson and his inner circle. The ladies CB has picked for his cast are not just housewives, however, and the connections here are pretty interesting.
AUG 28 Blogger Ian McGibboney is writing about the strife in Ferguson in this post, and articulating what many people down south are saying. There's a fairy tale about how there's tons of racism in the South, but it's all hunky dory up North. (Really? Look again.)


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It is said that the finest silk feels like nothing between the fingertips. Alessandro Baricco's international bestseller, Silk, was fine in every sense of the word: a beguiling 19th-century fable of a French silkworm trader and a Japanese concubine, whose wordless passion was so elliptically evoked that the novella barely seemed to exist. Now the Turin-based author follows it with a work cut from the coarsest, scratchiest tweed imaginable. Not only is City a much bulkier tome, it's a knotty ragbag of wanton circumlocution and narrative anarchy. It is like slipping out of a kimono and pulling on a hairshirt.


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So you've decided you need to see someone for your depression symptoms. Now what?
Your first visit should be to your family doctor for a thorough checkup. There are several medical conditions that can cause depression symptoms, such as vitamin and mineral deficiencies, female hormonal changes and thyroid conditions. In addition, several medications may have depression as a side-effect. If your doctor does not find any of these factors as a cause of your depression, you may then be referred to a mental health professional.
It is very important - especially if this is your first time seeing someone for depression - that you obtain a referral. Your family doctor may mean well in offering to prescribe you an antidepressant, but he is not the best qualified doctor to treat depression. He cannot offer you psychotherapy nor is he experienced in the nuances of prescribing psychotropic medications.
Psychiatry is very much an art rather than a science. Treating depression is not quite a simple as giving someone a prescription for Zoloft and sending them on their way. Some will need several trials of different medications to find one that best relieves their symptoms. Some will need more than one medication to counteract side-effects or boost positive effects. Still others might benefit from adding psychotherapy to the mix. In addition, you may have a completely different disorder. Bipolar disorder is one such disorder which may be initially misdiagnosed as depression, but requires a very different course of treatment.
There will be a tendency for some new patients to visit a counselor or psychologist for their initial evaluation rather than a psychiatrist. This can be beneficial for many, but for others it is not enough. Only a psychiatrist is a medical doctor and therefore able to prescribe medications. If your depression stems from a chemical imbalance, talk therapy will not be sufficient to treat you. It is best to make your initial visit to a psychiatrist, who can both prescribe medications and offer you psychotherapy if it is needed. This two pronged approach of medication and talk therapy is often the most beneficial to patients.
Although your psychiatrist is qualified to offer you psychotherapy services, do not be surprised if he refers you to a second, non-medical professional for your therapy while he concentrates on fine-tuning your medications. There is some debate within the psychiatric community as to whether the role of psychiatrist as a talk therapist has become outdated as we learn more about the biological basis of depression and mental illness. Some argue that therapy can be left to the psychologists while the psychiatrist concentrates on the complexities of the patient's medical care. At the present time, however, psychotherapy is a part of the psychiatrist's training and he is fully qualified to offer it to patients if he so chooses.
The most important thing to remember about seeking depression treatment, however, is simply to speak up and ask. Depression is not a sign of weakness or laziness. It is a sign that something is out of balance. With proper treatment, you can feel well again.


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The 7 Kinds Of English - And When To Use Them Or Not
Did I say seven? There are more than seven, but I want to discuss seven of the basic ways I teach pool and billiards players english, and when to use and avoid each kind. That's my "spin" on the subject. Pun intended...
We start by defining english as applying sidespin to the cue ball by striking it "anywhere not along its vertical axis".
I'm also going to speak in this article in lay terms, keeping physical explanations and some of the details minimal. The average pool player (and strong players too) need some simple terms defined more so that infrequent exceptions and tiny degrees of geometric detail, in my honest opinion.
1. Parallel English
Think of a parallel strike like this. Imagine where both hands will rest when playing center ball on the cue ball. Now if both your stroke and bridge hands were moved the same distance to one side, you'd have a cue parallel to center ball.
Problems: "Parallel english" is not really true billiards english but is rather striking a straight line shot not through the vertical axis, providing less mass for the cue stick to against and yielding more squirt, deflection, etc. than is desirable. In lay terms, the cue ball doesn't do what you aim it to do.
Possibilities: Think of a parallel stick as an aid contrivance. A good player wants to avoid thin hits and make thick hits as much as possible. A player can stand with their head and arms near the full line as much as possible and then push their stick over a bit and still pocket a ball. When a ball needs to be manipulated a short distance off the aim line, fine. At longer distances of left or right travel, parallel english is a poor choice.
The other possibility I like for a parallel cue is for a faraway thin cut shot when you want to hook the cue ball by intentionally squirting it into place. Think of the cue ball roll like a bowling ball that hooks late in its path near its target and you'll realize the object ball is no longer sliced thin but is it a bit more full in the face. This is a rare move, however, and fancy tricks are not always required for thin shots along the rail. We're talking about very thin shots and very specific stroke or shot training needs.
2. Pivot English
You are aimed center ball and you'd like to add a little right english, so you pivot the cue stick off line by moving your stroke hand a small distance to your left and the cue tip goes right. Now you take a few practice strokes and shoot.
Problems: I want to win every game I play and I want to reduce variables by shooting straight forward with the stick as much as possible. Now with right english a pivoted cue stick is running left to right across the mass of the vertical axis of the cue ball-a recipe for trouble.
Possibilities: You can really make the cue ball dance with a good pivot stroke. I mean a lot of fancy, pretty english. A few tips of english and pivot is a good choice when the object ball is quite close to the pocket with the cue ball nearby also and there is a need for an extreme cue ball route or simply to show off for fun.
Otherwise it's a matter of 1/4 or 1/3 of a tip (a very small amount) or english for a good player to work the ball, even for challenging shots in 9-Ball. A 1/3 of a tip of english and I could all but care less if I'm parallel or pivoting the cue stick.
3. Backhand English
Problems: Backhand english offers the chance to strictly reduce deflection error and lets the player take an unusual view to adjusting aim. The view is "fuhgeddaboudit!" In other words, your days of "Right english makes the cue ball squirt left so I need to aim more to the right" go the way of the dinosaur. Aim where you would without english, shoot and score.
The sole problems I have with backhand english include how players who "get it" and can employ it start shooting everything with english because they can. I'll play Eight or Nine Ball for two hours and not use backhand once because I don't need that much english in the first place. Backhand is an extreme solution for an extreme need.
The other problem is that it can be tricky for a player to feel how much to move on the final stroke to get the english they want. Some players enjoy it and get it and some don't.
Possibilities: Shoot your regular speed shots without adjusting for english changes to the cue ball. Aim center ball at the object ball target and practice stroke then final stroke center ball except for the final forward stroke, when you move your stroke hand left a tiny bit for some right hand english and so on.
Want to add some draw spin to the right english? Move the back hand, the stroking hand, up and to the left.
In Part II of this article, you'll encounter:
4. Reverse Backhand English
5. Body English
6. Twisted Pivot English
7. Inner English
Stick around for Part II, it gets wild!


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A feedback vertex set of an undirected graph is a subset of vertices that intersects with the vertex set of each cycle in the graph. Given an undirected graph G with n vertices and weights on its vertices, polynomial-time algorithms are provided for approximating the problem of finding a feedback vertex set of G with a smallest weight. When the weights of all vertices in G are equal, the performance ratio attained by these algorithms is 4 \Gamma (2=n). This improves a previous algorithm which achieved an approximation factor of O( p log n) for this case. For general vertex weights, the performance ratio becomes minf2\Delta 2 ; 4 log 2 ng where \Delta denotes the maximum degree in G. For the special case of planar graphs this ratio is reduced to 10. An interesting special case of weighted graphs where a performance ratio of 4 \Gamma (2=n) is achieved is the one where a prescribed subset of the vertices, so called blackout vertices, is not allowed to participate in any feedback verte...


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Connolly moves up a line, due to Smith-Pelly injury
Well, looks like Brett "old man" Connolly's role just got a bit larger while playing for Team Canada at the 2012 World Junior Chamionship. Due to Devante Smith-Pelly suffering a broken foot during Monday's 8-1 win over Finland. Smith-Pelly being the only other NHL player, besides Connolly, playing for Canada. Unfortunately, Brett has been no stranger to his team calling upon him for a larger role, due to a teammates injury. No doubt, he'll take at as another opportunity to step up, show what he's made of and help fill that void. JM Yzerman knows how important these big scale tournaments are and how much they can help a young player like Connolly. Which played a huge part in why he was allowed, by the Lightning, to play in this tournament to begin with. Guess we as Bolt fans, should just be selfishly thankful and happy.. that it will be Brett doing the stepping up and not the "sitting down." This can only help him in his development and confidence, when it comes to important games/situations. (Wish could say same for Smith-Pelly.. it's a shame)


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(AP) - The state is implementing its controversial plan to close southeast Louisiana hospital near Mandeville and moving 60 patient beds to a similar state-run mental health facility in Pineville.On Oct. 9, the state Department of Health and Hospitals will transfer an additional 34 beds to the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health System facility in Jackson.DHH is still identifying private partners in the New Orleans areas for the remaining 17 adult acute care beds and 50 youth patient beds.
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The Beatles, inspired by Bob Dylan's introspective songwriting and their own jangly, chiming electric Rickenbacker guitars, began writing pop songs with a decidedly folky edge as early as 1964, inspiring a West Coast group called the Byrds to experiment with a similar style. The Byrds' electric cover of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" set off the initial explosion of folk-rock in the summer of 1965, which in turn led to folk groups like Simon and Garfunkel having rock instruments added to their trad tracks (a move made behind the duo's back, yet resulting in the smash hit "The Sounds Of Silence"), as well as pop groups, mostly on the West Coast, covering Dylan songs for hip cachet (most notably the Turtles and Sonny and Cher). In turn, Dylan himself "went electric," leading folk purists to unfairly brand him a sellout and, in one famous incident at the Royal Albert Hall in London, a "Judas."
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A major storm deals a devastating blow to an entire region, destroying homes, businesses, and infrastructure leaving thousands of citizens without electricity. Many are displaced and rely on the help of friends and family.
Local, state, and federal leaders work tirelessly to respond. Residents feel battered and frustrated. The initial response to the region's needs focus on one effort — to make this catastrophe go away.
Just one year ago, it was the Northeast dealing with this scenario in the wake of Sandy, but the Southeast and Gulf Coast know this story all too well, most recently and devastatingly during Hurricane Katrina. While some may have written Katrina off as a regional problem, Sandy's destruction in the Northeast proves that natural catastrophes are an American problem.
The physical damages were countless — in terms of lives lost, destroyed property, and displaced people. The financial costs were also significant, such as the costs of rebuilding and rising insurance premiums.
With more frequent and intense storms ahead of us, the inefficient system of building and rebuilding after a hurricane is not sustainable. Scientists tell us that another storm, one that will be much bigger than Sandy, is inevitable. The time to fortify our infrastructure is now.
Northeastern homeowners who may have balked at hurricane preparedness seminars a year ago now know they face enormous risks, on both physical and financial fronts. Yet not enough is being done to prepare and protect communities.
We need a more proactive solution to better prepare for the devastation from a catastrophe.
A federal bill proposing a better catastrophe management approach, the Homeowners and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2013, introduced by Rep. Albio Sires. D-N.J., builds upon legislation that passed the House of Representatives in 2007 by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 258-155. Similar legislation was reintroduced and passed the House Financial Services Committee in 2010 with nearly 80 Congressional co-sponsors from 30 states.
A national catastrophe fund that is part of this comprehensive legislative solution can be thought of like a "catastrophe IRA." A small portion of insurance industry premiums would prudently be set aside and built up — not for later retirement — for a speedy and well-resourced recovery from the mega-natural catastrophe whenever it hits. Because the fund is financed through private insurance premiums, it dramatically reduces the likelihood and extent of post-event taxpayer-financed bailouts.
This type of public-private partnership will actually strengthen the stability and capacity of the private sector and allow for more private companies to compete in the market, thus lowering the homeowner's premium.
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, which at the state level is similar in some ways to federal proposals, has built a $10 billion reserve — working exactly as planned to proactively build a backstop before the next hurricane strikes. Had the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund not been available during the five hurricanes that ravaged Florida in 2004-2005, the homeowner insurance marketplace would have been devastated. Instead, insurers remain healthy and residents received the resources they needed to help recover from these storms.
The stakes are higher than ever, particularly in the current economy, and forecasters have shown that natural catastrophes are becoming both more frequent and more intense.
One year after Sandy, it is time to fortify our financial infrastructure before the next crisis. This program will provide more protection for homeowners, improved national preparedness, and better stewardship of the taxpayer's dollar.
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Spiced Bran Muffins
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- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups oat bran
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for serving (if desired)
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup molasses
- 1 cup raisins
- Heat oven to 350° F.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, oat bran, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, and salt; set aside.
- Beat the butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer on medium-high until smooth. Add the eggs and beat to combine. Add the sour cream and molasses and beat to combine. Slowly add the flour mixture, mixing until incorporated. Fold in the raisins.
- Spoon the batter into a muffin tin lined with paper liners. Bake until cooked through and a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Serve with butter, if desired.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 262Calories From Fat 27%
- Fat 8g
- Sat Fat 5g
- Cholesterol 23mg
- Sodium 244mg
- Carbohydrate 44g
- Fiber 3g
- Sugar 16g
- Protein 4g
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101 .
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You can prepare the batter up to 12 hours in advance. Keep it in the refrigerator until ready to bake.
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High in vitamin C, these hard, tart berries are grown in bogs in colder regions of North America and Europe. They're almost always eaten cooked, as in the classic Thanksgiving relish.


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Margaret Russell Baker, of Douglasville, passed away Saturday, Dec. 8. She was born Feb. 22, 1931 in Atlanta, the daughter of the late Wesley Russell and the late Ruby Hawkins Russell. She was a Regional Manager for National Cinema Services. She was the first woman to achieve management status in the theatre supply and service industry. She was a member of the Episcopal Faith.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, John Freeman Baker and brother, Herbert Russell.
She is survived by her sisters and brother-in-law, Irene and Bill Adams of Powder Springs, Frances Cole of Hiram; daughters and son-in-law, Linda and Wayne Middleton of Virginia, Sandra Kingrey of Roswell; sons and daughters-in-law, Mike and Jean Baker of Flowery Branch, Stephen and Brigitte Baker of Douglasville; eight grandchildren, Michael B., Michael J., Matthew, Steven, Sarah, Casey, Jennifer and Kellie; two great-grandchildren, Makenzi and Sydney. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive.
The family will receive friends from Jones-Wynn Funeral Home in Douglasville, Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 7 until 9 p.m. Graveside Services will be conducted Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 11:30 a.m. at the Riverview Memorial Gardens.
Interment will follow in Riverview Memorial Gardens in Atlanta. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.jones-wynn.com. Jones-Wynn Funeral Home, Inc., Cremation Services and Memorial Gardens of Douglasville in charge of arrangements. For more information, call 770-942-2311.


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Hurricane Isaac
Tropical Storm Isaac struck Haiti and other Caribbean countries over the weekend. The storm has continued into the Gulf of Mexico, is now upgraded to Hurricane Isaac, and is threatening areas along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The Associated Press has reported eight fatalities in Haiti. Winds and flooding have destroyed and damaged tents that still house some survivors of the 2010 Haitian earthquake. There are news reports of damaged homes, flooding and mudslides in Port-au-Prince, but the damage to structures in the city is not extreme.
In general, the response from the government was effective. Different teams were set up, and local authorities were mobilized to bring support to different communities and especially to people still living in camps.
Isaac is now expected to intensify to hurricane strength and approach the U.S. Gulf Coast tomorrow. A hurricane warning is in effect from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana, including New Orleans. FEMA is warning that southeast Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama could see storm surges of 6 to 12 feet. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida have all declared states of emergency.
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Lengthy absence not uncommon for managers
Valentine latest to return to dugout after being away from field
Since he was dismissed by the New York Mets following the 2002 season, Bobby Valentine has not been out of the minds of baseball fans. He has been a constant presence -- first as a celebrated manager in Japan, the last couple of years as a candid ESPN analyst, all along as a name churned by the rumor mill whenever a managerial vacancy opened up.What Valentine has been out of are Major League dugouts. When he fills out the card for the Boston Red Sox's Opening Day lineup on April 5 in Detroit, it will be his first in 3,476 days. That's nine dog-eared years, a lapse few managers have had to conquer. But, good news Red Sox Nation: Those who tried have done so quite successfully. Of the 675 managers in MLB history, Valentine becomes only the 16th to return following an absence of nine or more seasons. Of the 15 pioneers, eight improved on their teams' records or standings in their predecessors' final season.
Bobby V hits Beantown
Complete coverage
• Sox hire Valentine
• Collaborative effort
• First step: Contact players
• Focus shifts to Hot Stove
• Lessons learned from Mets
• Long absences common
• Ben and Bobby V can work
• Balancing act begins
• Sox made right call
• Bobby V has toughest task
Valentine meets media
Gammons with Cherington
How does Bobby V fit?
What Bobby V brings
Leiter on Bobby V
Valentine introduced
Valentine faces a tougher challenge than any of them, and this has nothing to do with the Boston media microscope or the bad September taste he has to wash out of the mouths of Red Sox fans. The predecessors all remained on the big league scene between gigs, on coaching lines or in front offices, while Valentine returned from Japan in the fall of 2009 confessing a total disconnect from the Major Leagues.Valentine has a brilliant mind, for baseball and otherwise. He has been catching up during his two seasons in the TV booth. By the time April 5 rolls around, he'll be good to go. Will his creativity, micromanaging and frequent biting sarcasm play as well as it did in 2002? Valentine returns on accelerated Internet time, making his nine-year gap realistically wider in regards to clubhouse culture than those faced by the trailblazers. Remarkably, Valentine isn't alone in facing that challenge. Although an overall short list -- excluded are situations that involved turn-of-the-last-century player-managers and short-term interim managers -- two other current managers are dealing with the same situation, the Mets' Terry Collins and the Nationals' Davey Johnson. Here's a simple report card which lists the managers according to length of absence, notes their prior jobs, and compares their re-entry records to their teams' prior-season record: 14 -- Paul Richards, 1961 Orioles to 1976 White Sox.
In his one-season managerial comeback, Richards got stuck in the cellar of the old six-team AL West with a record of 64-97 (75-86, fifth). 13 -- Ed Barrow, 1904 Tigers to 1918 Red Sox.
Possibly good karma for Valentine, as Barrow resurfaced from a long absence to guide the BoSox to a 75-51 record (90-62, second) that set up their last pre-Ruth Curse World Series title. 13 -- Charlie Dressen, 1937 Reds to 1951 Dodgers.
He didn't relish the final note -- Bobby Thomson's Shot Heard 'Round the World walk-off homer for the Giants -- Dressen at least masterfully led the Dodgers into those iconic playoffs with a regular-season record of 96-58 (89-65, second). 13 -- Burt Shotton, 1933 Phillies to 1947 Dodgers.
Taking over the Bums in the wake of the suspension of manager Leo Durocher, Shotton handled the controversial debut of Jackie Robinson well enough to lead the club to the NL pennant with a record of 92-60 (96-60, second). 12 -- Larry Bowa, 1988 Padres to 2001 Phillies.
The former shortstop great had an immediate impact on a team that had reeled through seven consecutive losing seasons, goading the Phillies to a second-place 86-76 finish (65-97, last). 11 -- Terry Collins, 1999 Angels to 2011 Mets.
Stepping into a difficult situation compounded by an ownership in crisis, Collins drew favorable reviews for managing a fourth-place finish with a 77-85 record (79-83, fourth). 11 -- Ray Miller, 1986 Twins to 1998 Orioles.
Given another shot by the team for which he had been a celebrated pitching coach, Miller still couldn't find managerial magic, guiding the Birds to a 79-83 (98-64) fourth-place finish in the wake of Davey Johnson's departure after winning what remains the club's last division title. 11 -- Fred Haney, 1941 Browns to 1953 Pirates.
Haney took his time going from one NL doormat to another, and his luck didn't change with the Bucs as he added another 100-loss season to their string, finishing 50-104 (42-112). 10 -- Leo Durocher, 1955 Giants to 1966 Cubs.
Taking over a club that had had one winning season in its last 19, Durocher guided the Cubs to another losing record of 59-103 (72-90), but followed that up with six straight winning seasons. 10 -- Eddie Stanky, 1955 Cardinals to 1966 White Sox.
A one-time player-manager, Muggsy Stanky didn't have a winning record while wearing only one hat until he resurfaced to guide the Sox to an 83-79 record (95-67). 10 -- Frank Robinson, 1991 Orioles to 2002 Expos.
Appointed by MLB as "caretaker" of the Montreal franchise, F. Robby had the Expos in Wild Card contention for most of a season they finished at 83-79 and in second place (68-94, last). 10 -- Cito Gaston, 1997 Blue Jays to 2008 Blue Jays.
The only one on this list brought back by the only team he ever managed, Gaston couldn't rekindle the World Series championships of 1992-93, but after his midseason return, he did ignite a 51-37 finish (35-39 prior to change). 10 -- Davey Johnson, 2000 Dodgers to 2011 Nationals.
Johnson stepped into the toughest midseason challenge imaginable, following Jim Riggleman's resignation at the peak of a run of 11 wins in 12 games, and led the Nats to a credible 40-43 finish (40-38 in first half). 9 -- Jack McKeon, 1978 A's to 1988 Padres.
A decade and a half before he would end a shorter hiatus to lead the 2003 Marlins to a World Series title, McKeon descended from the GM office to revive the Padres and guide them to a 67-48 finish after they had gotten off to a 16-30 start under Bowa. 9 -- Jeff Torborg, 1979 Indians to 1989 White Sox.
The former catcher couldn't immediately extract the White Sox from a pit of 265 losses in three seasons, adding a 69-92 seventh-place finish (71-90, fifth) to that string, but came back from that debut with a 94-win 1990 season.
Tom Singer is a national reporter for MLB.com. Follow @Tom_Singer on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I create a engine assembly and used "Drive Constrain" to rotate the crank shaft. The animation shows the crank shaft turns continuously in one direction. However, when I animate the constrain in Inventor Studio, the crank shaft turned in two different directions (see the vide file attached).
May I know why the crank shaft turns different direction?
Solved! Go to Solution.
Which of the 3 Angle Constraint types did you use?
Can you use Dynamic Simulation and Publish to Studio instead?
Not matter I used Directed Angle or Undirected Angle, it is still the same. I created a animation by using "Drive Constrain" and the crank shaft shows only one direction. Please see the file attahced.
Any reply?
Attach your assembly here.
As the file is too big, so I zipped into 3 files. This is the 1st zip file.
This is the 2nd one
This is the last one. Please unzip the 3 zipped files into one folder.
Make sure the planes used for the angle constraint share the same axis.
I used the assembly origin YZ and the DLM-006 YZ planes for the angle constraint and it worked fine in Studio.
Thanks. It solves my preoblem.


text: With Paul sadly leaving us I think we should nominate a day to wear our Pierce jerseys en masse. Perhaps we nominate a Red Sox home game or something. Being in Australia, Nothing would make me happier than to tune into Sportscentre and see a report about this. Classy move from the worlds classiest fans. Paul would get the message loud and clear as to what he has meant to the celtics and their fans over the years.


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The pedestrian who was struck and killed early Saturday morning on eastbound Interstate 24 has been identified.
Edwin Josue Reyes Hernandez, 28, of LaVergne, died after he was hit by two vehicles while trying to cross near the Bell Road exit just before 3 a.m.
Officers say the first car involved in the accident stayed at the scene, but the second car didn't.
Police said the driver of the first car, Kathleen Tozer, of Ashland City, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Sonic sub-compact car. Officers said no charges are anticipated against Tozer.
The second driver was in some sort of silver vehicle, police said, possibly a 2003 to 2007 model Infiniti G35.
Anyone with information about the silver vehicle is urged to call the Emergency Communications Center at 615-862-8600.
Police hope to hear from that driver or anyone who saw the crash.
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Highmark, Inc. v. Allcare Health Management Systems, Inc.
Is a district court's finding that a patent suit is objectively baseless entitled to deference?
Respondent Allcare Health Management Systems, Inc., owns U.S. Patent No. 5,301,105, which covers a method of data entry and management used in the context of medical treatment. In 2002, Allcare notified Petitioner Highmark, Inc., a medical insurance provider, that Highmark was infringing on Allcare's patent. Highmark sought a declaratory judgment of noninfringement; Allcare counterclaimed for infringement. After the district court granted summary judgment in Highmark's favor, Highmark moved for an award under 35 U.S.C. § 285, which grants attorneys' fees for "exceptional cases." Though the district court granted the award for two of Allcare's claims, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals reviewed the claims de novo and reversed one of them. The Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine the scope of deference given to district courts to find "exceptional cases." The ruling in this case, in tandem with another case before the Court, Octane Fitness, LLC v. Icon Health & Fitness, Inc., will impact how long and how readily litigants may pursue future patent cases.
Whether a district court's exceptional-case finding under 35 U.S.C. § 285, based on its judgment that a suit is objectively baseless, is entitled to deference.
Respondent Allcare Health Management Systems, Inc. ("Allcare") owns U.S. Patent No. 5,301,105 ("the '105 patent"), which covers a health management system that facilitates interactions among physicians, patients, employers, banks, and insurance companies. See Highmark, Inc. v. Allcare Health Mgmt.
- Annie Youderian, Courthouse News Service, Patent Troll Sanctions Surface in High Court (Oct. 1, 2013)
- Greg Stohr, Bloomberg Politics, Patent-Suit Abuse Targeted as Supreme Court Accepts Case (Oct. 1, 2013)


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Tim, you've just released your book "The 4-Hour Workweek". In a nutshell, what's it all about?
It's about how to outsource and automate your life. How to use lifehacks, technology, and more to create a luxury lifestyle of time abundance and complete mobility.
I hear you outsourced your online dating. Such a crazy concept, even for my readers. Could you explain the general idea?
A friend challenged me, over some wine, to the limits of outsourcing your life. He said I couldn't outsource my dating, as one example, and I bet him that I could. Online dating is largely a numbers game, so I hired virtual teams of people all over the world — India, Phillippines, Jamaica, Canada, and others — to compete against each other and set dates for me on an online calendar. Each of them were assigned one of my accounts on either online dating sites like Match.com, or on social networking sites like Friendster, and there would be a $150 bonus to whichever team set the most good dates.
Did you just "cold turkey" the outsourcing, or did you work out a system first?
I worked out a one-page "rules and regulations" sheet with all of the goals and guidelines, being sure to include links to girls I found attractive, must-haves and must-not-haves, etc. I moved all of my online to the teams at once. The experiment was 4 weeks long, and I got more than 20 dates. It was unreal.
What is the best word of advice for guys looking to meet women online?
Rotate your profile photo, use direct subject lines for email, and focus on volume. I used clever, time-consuming subject lines that got nowhere, then one Filipino pulled in ridiculously good results with "looking for a date" as the subject.
How did outsourcing work for getting the types of women that you're attracted to?
It worked extremely well. Perhaps a 70% hit rate, which is just as good, if not better, than what I was averaging on my own.
What sites did you use and which ones had the best results for you?
Match.com has the most profiles but also the most competition. It's good for short emails with direct subject lines. The social networking sites consumed more time but got more dates.
Did any problems arise while outsourcing your dating?
Only once. One of the outsourcers neglected to put a date in the calendar, and I happened to be in the spot where the girl and I were supposed to meet at the right time. She walked right up to me — I was writing on my laptop — and started chatting like an old friend. I had absolutely no idea what was going on. I felt really badly about it, but the entire 4-week process was — after all — a social experiment. If I hadn't had any problems, I would have felt like I hadn't tried hard enough.
Thanks Tim!
My pleasure. I should add that every girl I had a second date with was told about the outsourcing. This was part of my litmus test. I needed a girl with the same odd sense-of-humor that I have, and if she couldn't find the outsourcing at least a bit funny, we wouldn't last anyway. The result? Most of the girls called me a jerk with a smile but found it pretty damn funny. Those are the keepers who will keep me sane when I take myself and the world too seriously.
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Question: What Are the Effects of a Parietal Lobe Stroke?
Answer: The parietal lobe is one of the richest areas in the brain. In it, and around it, our brains create our perception of the world based on what we feel, hear, and see. Consequently, parietal lobe strokes cause a myriad of symptoms which can be separated into the four categories delineated below.
Visual Symptoms:
- Homonimous quadrantanopsia: These are nerve fibers that carry information from the lower parts of our visual field travel through the parietal lobes on their way to the occipital lobe (where vision is processed). These fibers can be damaged by parietal strokes, causing vision in the lower quarter of the side opposite the stroke to be lost.
- Spatial Dysperception: Difficulty interpreting visual information in our surroundings, such as the length, depth, and size of objects.
- Hand-Eye Incoordination: Difficulty bringing one's hand to a spot where one is looking. An example is a stroke survivor who looks at an object which lies on a table with the intention of picking it up, but his hand overshoots the target and he is unable to grab it.
- Inability to visually scan one's surroundings, in spite of having full eye movements. This prevents the stroke survivor from seeing objects, people, and other visual stimuli presented in his peripheral vision.
Sensory Symptoms
- Sensory loss: The parietal lobe harbors the sensory cortex, which let us feel sensations such as touch, temperature and vibratory sense. Strokes in the sensory cortex can cause profound numbness.
- Astereognosis
Abnormalities of Self-Perception
- Hemineglect: People with parietal strokes in the non-dominant language side of their brain have a tendency to completely ignore the opposite side of their body. The deficit can be extremely striking and is best exemplified by people who are left with hemiplegia after a stroke that affected both the motor and sensory cortices. Not only do these people ignore the fact that one side of their body is completely paralyzed, but they can't even recognize their own body parts on that side of their body. Consequently, they fail to shave or wear lipstick on the side affected by stroke.
- Finger agnosia: Selective inability to name fingers. For instance a stroke survivor might not be able to say that his thumb is a thumb.
- Right-left confusion: Profound inability to differentiate right from left.
- Difficulty with reading, writing, and math
- Inattentiveness
- Apathy
- Dullness
- Ideomotor apraxia
- Constructional apraxia
- Eye-opening apraxia
Allan Ropper and Robert Brown, Adam's and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 8th Edition McGraw-Hill Companies Inc, United States of America, 2005, pp 417-430.