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Auto Racing: Rusty Wallace eager for visit to Grundy County Speedway
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Rusty Wallace celebrates his victory in the 1983 ARTGO Fall Nationals at Grundy County Speedway. | Photo courtesy of Stan Kalwasinski
RACING Schedule
Kankakee Speedway:
Full program, 7:30 p.m.
Grundy County Speedway: ARCA Midwest Tour 100-lap Wayne Carter Classic, 7 p.m.
Illiana Speedway: Full program (Kids Night), 7 p.m.
Updated: August 20, 2013 6:39AM
Thirty years ago, Rusty Wallace won an ARTGO race at Grundy County Speedway.
It was one of many victories that season that helped propel the young Midwest star into the NASCAR spotlight — and eventually into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
Rusty's son, Steve Wallace, said he didn't know about this sort of neat anniversary until I mentioned it to him in a phone conversation we had Thursday regarding his own upcoming appearance at Grundy in Friday night's ARCA Midwest Tour Wayne Carter Classic.
"That's pretty cool," a surprised, but not shocked Wallace said with a chuckle. "Dad won a lot of short-track races back in the day, here and all over.
"To come here and race is definitely cool. We definitely need a win right now."
The 100-lap event highlights a program that starts an hour earlier than usual (7 p.m.), and also features the SCAG Power Equipment Midwest Trucks Series and the Grundy street stockers. Rusty Wallace also will make an appearance to sign autographs and do a meet-and-greet with 300 randomly selected fans.
Steve Wallace, 26, seemingly was headed right in his dad's tire tracks in 2011, finishing in the top 10 in points in the Nationwide Series for the third straight season. That year he also made his Sprint Cup debut in the Daytona 500.
The progression, however, stopped there, and in 2012 his career went haywire when he lost his sponsorship — and momentum — and had to shut down his Nationwide team.
This year Wallace is trying to turn things around with a new short-track car and a four-race deal to run in the NASCAR Truck Series. He raced in one Nationwide event, finishing 25th at Charlotte.
"We're still kind of in the haywire stage, to be honest," Wallace said. "It's a blast being able to do this stuff — short-track racing is definitely way more fun than all of the Nationwide stuff, and having to put up with people criticizing you, and this and that. It's definitely a whole different atmosphere.
"I'd really, really like to get back into NASCAR. We're trying to hopefully get back in the Nationwide stuff, but it's really hard, man, it's just really hard to find a bunch of money. It's a tough game out there now."
Rusty Wallace won 55 Cup races, the series title in 1989 and made nearly $50 million during his NASCAR career, which began in 1980 and ended in 2005. He won at least one Cup race for 16 consecutive seasons. He's in his eighth season as a racing analyst for ABC/ESPN.
Wallace was a short-track force throughout the Midwest and south from the late 1970s through early '80s. He did find rides for nine NASCAR races from 1980 through '83, but was more noted for his success on the ARTGO, ASA and All-Pro circuits.
Wallace was victorious at Grundy on Oct. 9, 1983, in the ARTGO Fall Nationals.
"As far as the race, it's hard to remember that," Wallace said. "But I remember the track. I remember the shape of the track and I remember going to the track, driving through a cornfield.
"It's been a long time since I've been there. I'm looking forward to going back to my roots. I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of good people that I know I'm going to recognize when I get there."
Winning the ARGTO event at Grundy was of many checkered flags he carried in 1983.
"That was a good year for me," Wallace said. "I won the American Speed Association championship, and that championship is what propelled me into NASCAR, got me my big break driving Cup cars.
"Wins like I had at Grundy and wins like I had at different race tracks and in that series is what got the attention of a guy named Cliff Stewart, who said, 'Man, this guy is really getting it done in the ASA series. I'm going to give him a shot at driving my car.' That's where it all started."
It went a long way, to be sure.


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This was not the best Super Bowl for commercials (or football)! You know it's an off year when two of the most memorable spots involve Greek yogurt. That's just a rather bleak landscape in general, "live culture" notwithstanding. Meanwhile, my favorite healthy snacks Doritos and M&Ms, which usually bring it hard for the Super Bowl, barely registered. Below, 2014's Best and Worst ads: READ FULL STORY
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The Onion and Quvenzhane Wallis: What does it take to get America's Finest News Source to apologize?
There's just one thing more shocking than The Onion's crude tweet about Quvenzhané Wallis: Onion CEO Steve Hannah's subsequent mea culpa.
"On behalf of The Onion, I offer my personal apology to Quvenzhané Wallis and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the tweet that was circulated last night during the Oscars," he said in a statement today, following widespread outcry over a message on the microblogging site that referred called the nine-year-old Best Actress nominee a "c—." Hannah went on to label the tweet "crude and offensive," "senseless [and] humorless," and "inconsistent with The Onion's commitment to parody and satire, however biting." Additionally, he said, the parties responsible for posting the joke will be "disciplined."
Such a frank admission of remorse is unusual for The Onion, a publication that's never shied away from controversial jokes or strong, vulgar language. In fact, this may be the first time the paper has actually apologized for something it's written — even though plenty of its creations have stoked the public's ire before. READ FULL STORY
The Onion draws ire for offensive Quvenzhane Wallis tweet -- UPDATE
Well, this ought to harsh your Oscar buzz.
Shortly after last night's Academy Awards ceremony ended, America's finest satirical newspaper crossed the line on its Twitter page, as is its wont — but this time, there weren't many people laughing. The Onion targeted 9-year-old Beasts of the Southern Wild star Quvenzhané Wallis, joking that the diminutive star (and future Little Orphan Annie) isn't quite as sweet as she seems. [UPDATE: The Onion has apologized for the joke. See their mea culpa below.]
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Props to Tariq for realizing that Fandango rhymes perfectly with Django and for pronouncing Quvenzhané flawlessly.
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On Wednesday, First Lady Michelle Obama spoke about the film to about 80 middle- and high-school students from the District of Columbia and New Orleans in town for a Black History Month workshop.
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Inside the Best Picture nominees: A deep dive into 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'
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Release date: June 27 2012 (limited)
DVD release date: currently available
Run time: 1 hour, 33 minutes
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Rotten tomatoes score: 86 percent
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65, rue de Bellevue, quartier de l'Echassier, Chateaubernard F - 16100 Cognac
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Hotel & restaurant : This lovely 19th-century residence, featuring a more recent wing, welcomes its guests in the verdant showcase of its Respectful Garden, designed to preserve biodiversity. The setting is superb and during the high season, it can b..
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Located in Cognac, 1.1 km from Cognac Train Station, this hotel is housed in an elegant 19th-century building and offers an indoor swimming pool. A wellness centre with a hammam is available at the hotel. The air-conditioned guest rooms are equipped..
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35, rue du 14 Juillet F - 16100 COGNAC
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Here in Illinois, there isn't a whole lot to look at other than snow these days. Sometimes the sunlight makes wonderful patterns that are quite dazzling. This is the scene outside my back window today.
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The Cohort of 2012
EEB welcomes its new first-year graduate students. Back row, from left, are: Tim Treuer, Andrew Tilman, Mircea Davidescu, Mingzhen Lu, and Josh Daskin. Front row, from left, are: Jackie Leung, Charlotte Chang, Cara Brook, and Lisa McManus.
Cara Brook
Cara Brook received a B.S. in Earth Systems at Stanford University (2010), where she studied the human-influenced expansion of the Common Raven into Yosemite National Park for her senior honors thesis. Post-graduation, she interned with the sustainable development division of WWF-Madagascar and managed a project investigating the influence of human land use on infectious disease emergence in central Kenya. Most recently, she worked as a USGS field technician studying predator-prey interactions between gray wolves and white-tailed deer in northern Minnesota. She is interested in the interface of human and wildlife systems, as pertains to disease dynamics and conservation applications.
Charlotte Chang
Charlotte Chang earned her BA with honors from Pomona College (2010) and an MPhil from Cambridge University (2011). She has studied prairie songbirds as well as coastal seabirds, and researched breeding songbirds at Chongming Island (Shanghai municipality, China) this past year as a US Fulbright Fellow. She is interested in mathematical modeling, computational simulation, and above all, getting down in the field. She plans to examine the effect of the cage bird trade in Southeast Asia on population persistence.
Joshua Daskin
Joshua Daskin holds a BS in biology and environmental studies from Brandeis University and an MSc in tropical ecology and conservation from James Cook University. His past includes research in wetland and grassland restoration at Archbold Biological Station in Florida, estuarine ecology and public health at Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama, and amphibian diseases and microbial ecology in Australia. He also worked on restoration for The Nature Conservancy in Michigan. Josh is gathering ideas to build a thesis focused on the ecology, restoration, and conservation of tropical ecosystems and biodiversity.
Mircea Davidescu
Mircea Davidescu was the top graduate in a double-bachelor program with honors (Biochemistry and Computer Science), receiving the Lietenant Governor's Silver Medal at the University of New Brunswick. His pursuit of knowledge has led him to several sponsored research award internships in a variety of subjects including pharmaceutical genomics, computer visualization, educational games, and quantum computing. Author of a comprehensive history book, Mircea is among the 24 students across Canada who received an NSERC Julie Payette graduate scholarship. Building upon his interdisciplinary experience, Mircea plans to work on computational models of collective animal behavior and applying such models to collective cellular behavior.
Jacqueline Leung
Jacqueline Leung received a B.S. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Davis (2007). Since college, she has worked at the University of California, San Francisco and New York University, studying how helminths can suppress inflammatory mucosal responses in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. She is interested in incorporating her background in immunology with disease ecology and epidemiology to better understand how the host's immune response to parasitic infections, especially co-infections, can influence the dissemination of pathogens today.
Mingzhen Lu
Mingzhen received an A.B. in Geosciences with a double major in Biology from Peking University (2012). His undergraduate thesis was about soil organic matter stability, which is a critical topic in terrestrial ecosystem ecology as it controls nutrient supply, carbon and nitrogen stock in soil. He is particularly interested in element cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, with special concern on nitrogen cycling. He hopes to develop a deeper understanding of how different components (biotic&abiotic) of n ecosystem fit well with each other in terms of element fluxes. He is looking forward to combining modeling with field work at Princeton.
Lisa McManus
Lisa McManus obtained her B.S. in Marine and Atmospheric Science from the University of Miami. As a marine biology major, her senior thesis work focused on the recruitment of cryptic fauna on coral reefs. After completing her undergraduate degree, she worked at the University of Miami for two years as a lab technician conducting mangrove ecology studies and as a naturalist at the Biscayne Nature Center. She is interested in modeling connectivity between coral reef ecosystems to inform conservation practices as part of the PU-BIOS Graduate Program
Andrew Tilman
Andrew Tilman received his B.A. in Mathematics from Gustavus Adolphus College (2011) where he completed an honors thesis on food web modeling. Since graduation, he studied economics at the University of Minnesota. He is excited by integrating ideas and models from economics and ecology. Of particular interest to him is exploring the mathematics of common pool resources and public goods. He is similarly interested in what mechanisms may lead groups to cooperate over the use of these resources.
Tim Treuer
Tim Treuer received an A.B. in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology from Harvard (2010) where he worked on multiple projects concerning aspects of the ecology of tropical lepidopterans. After graduating he spent a season as a research assistant in El Area de Conservación Guanacaste in Costa Rica, a year in Indonesia working on rainforest restoration and mosquito ecology projects, and a summer in Honduras completing a Divemaster internship. He is interested in understanding the mechanisms linking deforestation and land transformation with infectious disease risk in the tropics.


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- Largest funding piece for Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier gets approval
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- Dick Spotswood: Research and design on suicide barrier changed attitudes
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- Editorial:Golden Gate Bridge anti-suicide net will save lives
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- Golden Gate Bridge board approves funding for suicide barrier
- Jun 23:
- Golden Gate Bridge officials announce suicide barrier funding package
- Jun 7:
- Grandson of suicide barrier advocate leaps from Golden Gate Bridge
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- Editorial: Bridge suicide net may require local funding
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- Funding plan for a Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier inching forward
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- Editorial: Progress in push for Golden Gate Bridge suicide-prevention net is promising
- Feb 26:
- Funding package for $66 million suicide barrier on the Golden Gate Bridge could materialize soon
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- Golden Gate Bridge suicides recorded in 2013 highest in more than 40 years
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- Golden Gate Bridge board member says pedestrian tolls should fund suicide barrier
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- Coroner releases 2009 Golden Gate Bridge suicide report
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- S.F. planners oppose Golden Gate Bridge suicide barrier
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"This is part of MTC's commitment to public safety," said John Goodwin, a spokesman for the commission, the Bay Area's transportation planning and funding agency.
It was the MTC's Programming and Allocations Committee that approved the federal funding for the work, with the full commission expected to approve the dollars when it meets July 28. The Golden Gate Bridge Board of Directors would then accept the money when it meets Aug. 13.
At that point the design of the barrier will take 18 months, bridge officials said.
"This is yet another step closer toward having the net system on the Golden Gate Bridge," said Mary Currie, bridge district spokeswoman. "The challenge remains full funding for construction."
The barrier will cost $45 million and the bridge district said it will not spend money on the project - meaning federal, state or private funding must be found. If it is, the system would take about 18 months to install.
In February, Golden Gate Bridge directors gave landmark approval to a suicide barrier.
The barrier plan calls for a net extending 20 feet below and 20 feet from the side of the span. The net would be made from stainless steel cable and would collapse slightly if someone jumped in, making it difficult to get out, bridge officials said.
The district would buy a "snooper" truck with an elongated arm to get people out, although such rescues might be rare because the next is expected to act as a deterrent. A similar net was placed 11 years ago on the Munster Terrace cathedral in Bern, Switzerland, and since then no suicide attempts have been reported.
The district had also considered glass panels and fencing along the bridge walkways, but that was deemed to pose too much of an impact on aesthetics.
The debate over a suicide barrier has ebbed and flowed for decades. Discussion of a barrier began in the 1950s, but the first intensive look at a solution took place in the early 1970s, when 18 design concepts were evaluated, then shelved.
Roughly two dozen people jump from the span each year, and more than 1,300 people have jumped from the span since it opened in 1937.
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I used to have a recipe called lo-cal, or diet cabbage soup. It had cabbage, and lots of it,onions,celery,cans of stewed or whole tomatoes,etc. It was so good you could eat it whenever you were on a diet and hungry, because it had very little calories. Anyone remember the recipe or recipes? There were a few variations. Thanks! |
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This is the recipe for the soup and the instructions on how to make it, but there is also a diet plan that goes with it if you are interested. Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe You can keep changing the ingredients used, so that you don't get bored Cabage Soup Recipe 6 large green onions Note: You can modified the recipe anyway you like. In order to loose Directions: 1.Slice green onions, put in pot and start to sauté with cooking spray. |
Diet Plan: Day One: Fruit: Eat all of the fruit you want (EXCEPT BANANAS). Eat only your soup Day Two: Vegetables: Eat until you are stuffed will all fresh, raw or cooked vegetables Day Three: Mix Days One and Two: Eat all the soup, fruits and vegetables you want. Day Four: Bananas and Skim Milk: Eat as many as eight bananas and drink as many Day Five: Beef And Tomatos: Ten to twenty ounces of beef and up to six fresh Day Six: Beef and Vegetables. Eat to your heart's content of beef and vegetables this Day Seven: Brown rice, unsweetened fruit juices and vegetables: Again |
Thank you irishsal! I had forgotten there was a diet to go with it! Now do you have a recipe for willpower? |
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A Voice of Their Own
Women Playwrights
Susanna Haswell Rowson
Susanna Rowson is probably best known in American literature as the author of the novel Charlotte: A Tale of Truth, considered to be Americas first bestseller. However, she was an early American playwright as well. Born in England in 1762, the daughter of a British naval officer, Susanna Haswell came to the American colonies when she was five, following her fathers commission to serve the Crown in Massachusetts. During the American Revolution, the Tories imprisoned her and her family until 1778 when they were freed in a prisoner exchange and forced to return to England.
As a young refugee in London, Susanna gravitated to the theatre, attempting to
earn a living by writing songs for the stage. Though not formally educated, she
had read extensively and by 1786 began pursuing a writing career as a novelist.
In that same year, she married William Rowson, an actor, necessitating that she
travel with a troupe of actors and become an actress herself. However, she continued
to write novels to supplement the meager income earned from the theatre. In 1793,
Thomas Wignell recruited the Rowsons to travel to Philadelphia as actors for his
new theatre company. On this stage, Susanna Rowson became quite an accomplished
actress, performing thirty-five different roles in her first season.
With her flair for both writing and drama, Susanna naturally turned to playwriting.
The strong feminist leanings in her first and only surviving play, Slaves in
Algiers (1794), caused controversy when produced in Philadlephia. The Rowsons
eventually moved on to Boston, and when her theatrical career began to subside,
Susanna Rowson turned to educating young women by opening her Young Ladies
Academy, the first such school in Boston. Susanna Rowson continued writing until
her death in 1824.
Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie
Born in 1819, Anna Cora Ogden wrote, staged, and acted in family theatrical productions from an early age, fostering her lifelong love of the theatre. With her marriage at the age of fifteen to James Mowatt, writing became a leisurely pursuit until financial disaster and her husbands illness forced the young woman to use her creative talents to supplement the familys income. The resulting comedy of manners Fashion; or, Life in New York met with immediate popularity when it opened at the Park Theatre in New York in 1845.
That same year, Anna Mowatt made her professional acting debut as Pauline in The
Lady of Lyons, embarking on a financially rewarding and successful career.
She started touring with her own acting company in both America and England, and
in 1847, Anna wrote another play, Armand: The Child of the People, including
it in her companys repertoire. Following the death of James Mowatt in 1851,
her retirement from the theatre, and an unhappy marriage and separation from William
Foushee Ritchie, Anna eventually settled in England in 1865, remaining there until
her death in 1870.
Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy
The playwright and novelist Amélie Louise Rives spent most of her life at her familys estate, Castle Hill, in Albemarle County, just east of Charlottesville. Born in 1863, Amélie began writing stories and plays at an early age. When she was twenty-three years old, her first story appeared in the Atlantic Monthly. Two years later, in 1888, her first novel, The Quick or the Dead?, caused a sensation when accusations of immorality attached to the plot in which a young widow ponders whether or not to remarry shortly after the death of her husband. Amélie Rives became a celebrity of sorts with the appearance of this scandalous novel, which she later dramatized. That same year also saw the publication of her first play, the Romantic drama Herod and Marianne, written in blank-verse.
Following her marriage and divorce from John Armstrong Chanler, Amélie
Rives married portrait-painter Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy. The couple divided their
time between Virginia and New York, and it was during this period that Amélie
became increasingly drawn to the theatre, writing a series of plays that were
staged on Broadway. For example, The Fear Market, an unpublished play,
successfully ran for 118 performances at the Booth Theatre in 1916. The 1920s
saw the production of more plays, while the playwright began a nearly twenty-year
project to dramatize the story of Englands Queen Elizabeth I. At various
times entitled The Crown of Flame and Bel Phoebe, The
Young Elizabeth proved Amélie Rives Troubetzkoys last major work
before her death in 1945.
Zona Gale
Although Zona Gale is known primarily for her novels and short stories, she also wrote seven plays, three of which were produced professionally. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Gale incorporated Midwestern values and small-town settings into her novels and plays. The early twentieth-century feminist movement also influenced her writng, as seen in the title character in her short story and later play Miss Lulu Bett. Chronicling the transformation of a meek, servile young woman into an individual of strength and determination, the play earned Gale a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1921. The first woman to receive this honor, Gale dazzled the American theatre scene of the 1920s; critics compared her plays to those of Eugene ONeill in their realism and treatment of dialogue and character.
Lillian Hellman
Lillian Florence Hellman was a product of both the American North and South.
Born in New Orleans in 1905, she spent large portions of her childhood there with
her paternal relatives after her parents moved to New York City when she was five
years old. The playwright felt that this dual, and often contradictory, living
arrangement influenced the development of her character and temperament, translating
into her work.
Hellmans career took off with her move to Hollywood. Following her husband,
Arthur Kobler, who had been hired as a screenwriter, she met and became romantically
involved with detective-story writer Dashiell Hammett, a relationship that lasted
until his death in 1961. Hammett encouraged Hellman to turn from fiction writing
to playwriting, and the result was her first and immediately successful play,
The Childrens Hour (1934). Two years later, her Days to Come
proved a failure, but Hellman rebounded with The Little Foxes in 1939.
Set in the South at the turn of the twentieth century, this familial drama of
power and greed won the acclaim of audiences and critics alike, establishing Hellman
as a significant American playwright. The success continued. In 1941, Hellmans
anti-fascist views created Watch on the Rhine, her play about the evils
of Nazism. That year, the play received the prestigious New York Drama Critics
Circle Award.
Over the next twenty years, Hellman produced a large number of original and prize-winning
dramas and adapted many authors prose works. She also collaborated with
Leonard Bernstein in 1956, writing the book for the comic opera Candide. By the
time of her death in 1984, Lillian Hellman had contributed five long-running plays
to Broadway, more than any of her male contemporaries.


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02/12/2009 |
Are We There Yet: Affirmative Action in the Age of Obama
Hosted by the Women of Color Policy Network at NYU Wagner Over the last decade, affirmative action policies and similar legislation aimed at leveling the playing field for women and racial and ethnic minorities have been significantly rolled back with three states—California, Washington, and Michigan passing laws that ban affirmative action. In fact, the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States has many wondering about the future and need for public policies and legislation that attempt to address issues of racial and gender discrimination. This moderated discussion between Alan Jenkins, President of the Opportunity Agenda and John Payton, President of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund will explore the shifting public debate on the role of race in American society and Politics. |
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02/12/2009 |
Reproductive Health of War-Affected Populations: What Do We Know?
Reproductive Health of War-Affected Populations: What Do We Know? with Therese McGinn, Associate Professor of Clinical Population & Family Health, and Director, Reproductive Health Access, Information and Services in Emergencies (RAISE) Initiative Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health |
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02/10/2009 | Reynolds Speaker Series: Peter Thum, Founder of Ethos Water | More | ||
02/05/2009 |
State of the City 2009
Sponsored by the NYU Wagner Policy Alliance (WPA) and Urban Planning Student Association (UPSA) New York City saw unprecedented events in 2008, and the effects of those events will be felt for years. Will New York City face another fiscal crisis, 1970s-style? Will the City be forced to cut services or increase taxes, or both? What will happen to tourism? To crime? To education? To the long term vision for New York that Mayor Bloomberg outlined in PlaNYC? Please join the Wagner community and expert panelists on New York City government for a discussion on the long and short term impacts, as outlined in the State of the City address and FY2009 budget, of Mayor Bloomberg's agenda for New York City in 2009. This is an event not to be missed - the Mayor's 2009 plan will greatly impact every sector and citizen in New York City. Panelists include: - Frankie Edozien, NYU Carter Institute Professor of Journalism; Former City Hall Reporter for the New York Post - Doug Turetsky, Communications Director for New York City's Independent Budget Office
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02/05/2009 |
Where Has the Russian "Mafiya" Gone? And Should We Care?
Where has the Russian 'Mafiya' Gone? And Should We Care? with Mark Galeotti, Clinical Associate Professor, Center for Global Affairs |
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02/04/2009 |
Women and Leadership: How to Differentiate Yourself Early in Your Healthcare Career
Sponsored by NYU Wagner Women's Caucus and ACHE/HLNY There has been much attention paid to the role of women as leaders and administrators in the healthcare workforce in recent media publications. For perhaps the first time, many young women are entering the healthcare field with advanced-level degrees in business administration, public health, public policy, etc. This is in contrast with the first generation of women healthcare leaders who, in general, started their careers as providers, most notably as nurses, before transferring their skills to more administrative roles. This panel discussion will speak directly to female students who are interested in hearing stories from the front lines of healthcare from the perspective of other healthcare careerists. With Mara Bloom (Wagner alumna), New York-Presbyterian Health System Moderated by Angela Salerni, Mount Sinai |
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02/03/2009 |
The Great Experiment: Quest for a Global Nation
On Feb. 3, NYU Wagner will welcome Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution and seasoned veteran of US international affairs, including a superb stint as Deputy Secretary of State. Talbott's wide-ranging discussion of global affairs will be based on his highly regarded 2008 book "The Great Experiment: Quest for a Global Nation." Join us for a riveting exchange on topics from global warming to the Middle East conflict to the changing US role in the world. |
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01/29/2009 |
The Impact of Climate Change on International Peace & Security: A View from the Small Island States
The Impact of Climate Change on International Peace & Security with Stuart Beck, Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN (Palau) and Islands First Board Member |
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01/28/2009 |
From Prison to Empowerment: Women Advocates Take on the Criminal Justice System
Sponsored by: NYU Students for Criminal Justice Reform, Women of Color Policy Network, Women's Prison Association, NYU Wagner Women's Caucus, WORTH, and the Correctional Association's Women in Prison Project. Women are the fastest growing segment of the prison population yet their voices are often marginalized in criminal justice reform debates. This panel will highlight how formerly incarcerated women are advocating to influence and guide public policies that directly affect their lives. Food and refreshments will be served. |
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01/26/2009 |
Reynolds Speaker Series: Chuck D. - Founder, Public Enemy, Arts Activist & Musician
The NYU Reynolds Program in Social Entrepreneurship is pleased to announce its 2008-2009 Speaker Series "Social Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century" (PDF). This year's series features a remarkable selection of social entrepreneurs who have launched extraordinary programs addressing the most pressing challenges of the 21st century. Reflecting the NYU Reynolds belief that social entrepreneurship is a meta-profession drawing on cross-disciplinary knowledge and practice, the series presents prominent social entrepreneurs and leaders from across the spectrum of public and professional sectors who will share their insights as cutting-edge, far reaching change makers. |
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01/23/2009 |
Part I: Health Insurance in the Developing World
Part I: Health Insurance in the Developing World With Mr. Alexander S. Preker, Head of Health Investment Policy in the Investment Climate and Investment Generation branch of the Foreign Investment Advisory Services (FIAS) within the World Bank Group Health insurance in the developing world has taken on many forms in recent years, some of which have been modelled after best practices from developed countries and tailored to local needs. Alexander Preker will discuss some of the approaches embraced by recent World Bank projects around the world, and will discuss the benefits and challenges of utilizing various forms of health insurance in developing nations. |
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01/23/2009 |
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Race, and Post-Election America: The Fulfillment of the Dream?
As New York University celebrates its 4th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Week with the theme of "Connect, Collaborate and Change", the Black Student Alliance of the New York University, Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service would like to invite you to a candid discussion about the progress President elect Obama has made, the promise he represents and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. Have we fulfilled Dr. King's dream? Students will lead discussion with our select speakers as we collectively examine specific questions like: - What does Dr. King's Dream Speech mean to us today? What does his vision translate to in 2009? How can we hold ourselves accountable to fulfilling it? With: Join us for hors d'oeuvres and wine as we celebrate the history of Dr. King, President-elect Obama, and make plans for the future! |
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01/21/2009 |
EVENT CLOSED: New York's Creative Industries: Fashion in Today's Economy
On January 21st, SNEAC is partnering with Kiehl's Since 1851 to bring you a conversation on fashion as a creative industry. Amidst the fear of a weakening Wall Street in New York City, policymakers must depend on the strength of its creative sector as a key asset in sustaining the city's economy. Currently fashion as a creative industry provides anywhere from 80,000 to 100,000 jobs here, from designers to manufacturers to importers/exporters. In our current economic climate, what impact, if any, will Fifth Avenue have on Main Street? This timely discussion will be moderated by Elizabeth Currid, author of The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art and Music Drive New York City, and Assistant Professor of cultural economics at the University of Southern California. A reception will follow the panel. Robin Sackin **RSVP IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY** |
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Representative Anthony D. Weiner |
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12/16/2008 |
The Impact of the Foreclosure Crisis on Women and Families in New York City
The New York Women's Foundation® in partnership with New York University's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, invites you to a community forum on the impact of the foreclosure crisis on women in New York City. Our panel of experts will lead us through an in–depth discussion of the causes of the current crisis and will explore possible solutions to address this critical issue. Space is limited. |
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12/11/2008 |
Democratic Governance and Sustainable Development in Latin America - Does Transparency Lead to Accountability? Lessons from Mexican Civil Society
Does Transparency Lead to Accountability? Lessons from Mexican Civil Society Experiences |
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Citizen's Union Breakfast Briefs - Citizens Union Breakfast Brief with Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion
With Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion |
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12/08/2008 |
The White House Fellows Program Information Session
Hosted by The Research Center for Leadership in Action & The NYU Wagner Office of Career Services Featuring former White House Fellows, including Diane C. Yu – Chief of Staff and Deputy to the President of NYU and Immediate Past President of the White House Fellows Foundation and Association. The White House Fellows Program, founded in 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson, is America's most prestigious program for leadership and public service, offering exceptional men and women first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the federal government. White House Fellows typically spend a year working as full-time, paid special assistants to senior White House Staff, the Vice President, Cabinet Secretaries and other top-ranking government officials. Fellows also participate in a once-in-a-lifetime education program consisting of off-the-record, roundtable discussions with renowned leaders from the private and public sectors, and take trips to study leaders and policy in action both domestically and internationally. For more information about the program, to view an informational film, and to download an application, please visit the program website, or call the program office at (202) 395-4522. Fellowships are awarded on a strictly non-partisan basis. Applications must be postmarked by February 1, 2008 for the 2008-2009 Class. |
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12/05/2008 |
Urban Transportation in Global Megacities<br>Highlights from Istanbul, Mexico City, and Seoul
Hosted by the NYU Wagner Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management and the University Transportation Research Center, Region 2 A number of global megacities face regional transportation challenges similar to those of the New York region. These challenges are, in part, defined or exacerbated by the size of the region, the density of the urban core, regional land use patterns, the age of transportation infrastructure, the current rate of population growth and demand for transit, as well as geographical constraints, jurisdictional complexity and layers of government, unionized workforces, and highly participatory civil societies. To facilitate the exchange of innovative ideas, experiences, and best practices – from techniques for improved decision-making and operations and the management of complex transportation systems to the adoption of new technologies – the NYU Wagner Rudin Center has launched the "Urban Transportation Benchmarking Partnership." The purpose of the Partnership is to develop and promote a sustained relationship between the New York region's transportation agencies and academics and their counterparts in lstanbul, Mexico City, and Seoul. This initial event will feature representatives from the transportation sectors of these megacities sharing with us recent innovations, plans and lessons learned in three key areas. Seyma Ulucay and Esma Dilek, Engineers from the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Traffic Control Center, will describe their office's customization of various Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for the purpose of revolutionizing traffic management in Istanbul. Adriana de Almeida Lobo, Director of the Center for Sustainable Transportation in Mexico City, will discuss the role of microbuses and Bus Rapid Transit in meeting increasing demand in the face of capacity constraints, and will talk about the work of the Center to promote sustainable transportation. Hyungun Sung, Associate Research Fellow, Department of Intermodal & Sustainable Transport Research, Korea Transport Institute, and Sang-Joo Lee, Senior Deputy Director of Urban Transportation Team, Office for Land Transportation & Vehicles, Korean Ministry of Land, Transport, and Maritime Affairs, will discuss meeting the emerging challenges of transport in the Seoul Metropolitan area through land use policy and rail and Bus Rapid Transit. Please R.S.V.P. by December 4th, 2008. |
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12/04/2008 |
WAA Holiday Fundraiser: "HAIR - Let the Sunshine In"
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12/03/2008 |
Global AIDS in Our Global Community: HIV/AIDS Organizations in NYC
Hosted by the NYU Wagner Global Health Alliance and co-sponsored by the Asian Pacific American Student Alliance (APASA), Alliance of Latino and Latin American Students (ALAS), and Wagner Students Alliance for Africa (WSAFA) In recognition of Global AIDS Day, we welcome you to attend a panel discussion featuring the incredible work of various organizations in New York City providing HIV/AIDS programs and services for immigrant communities. Panelists will speak about the populations their clients represent, the programs they offer and the challenges they face in regards to culture, language, and access to services in relation to other issues related to the diversity of their client population. Join us and recognize Global AIDS right here at home by celebrating the missions of these remarkable organizations. Refreshments provided. Featuring: - Amanda Lugg, Community Advocate & Program Coordinator, African Services Committee Moderated by Sally Guttmacher, Professor of Health Studies, Steinhardt School of Public Health |
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12/03/2008 |
Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Violation: New Directions for Advocates and Scholars
Presented by The Women of Color Policy Network at NYU Wagner and Law Students for Human Rights On October 22, 2008, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights held its second hearing in the case of Jessica Gonzales v. United States. In 2000, Ms. Gonzales (now Jessica Lenahan) filed a § 1983 lawsuit against the Castle Rock, Colorado Police Department and individual officers after they ignored her repeated calls for assistance with locating her children and enforcing her restraining order against her estranged husband Simon Gonzales, who had kidnapped them. Tragically, 10 hours after her first call to the police, her husband died in a shootout with the police, and her daughters were found dead in the back of his truck, positioned directly behind him. To this day, it is not known whether they were killed by Simon Gonzales earlier that evening or in the hailstorm of police bullets. In 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Ms. Lenahan's case, finding that she had no constitutional due process right to enforcement of her restraining order. Having exhausted all of her domestic remedies, Ms. Lenahan filed a case before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), an international human rights tribunal that is part of the organization of American States (OAS) and is responsible for the promotion of human rights in the Americas (North, South, and Central America and the Caribbean). Carrie Bettinger-Lopez, Deputy Director of the Human Rights Clinic at Columbia Law School, has coordinated meetings of U.S.-based domestic violence advocates who work at the national, state, and local levels to discuss how the Gonzales case, and human rights strategies more generally, can be used in domestic violence advocacy. Her work includes consideration of strategies at the legislative, litigation, public education, law enforcement training, and other levels. Food will be served and you will need a photo ID to enter the building. |
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By John DeFore
The green roof concept — in which some form of plant is grown atop a building — is spreading in multiple directions in the States. Not just the realm of futurists (though we love this idea) or extravagant fashionistas (see some lovely examples here), the field is drawing interest from homeowners and corporations with a range of motivations.
Now a study by the University of Texas at Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center has quantified some of the issues motivating folks to put plants on the roof and found that the benefits are substantial, although results can vary widely depending on how the roof is composed and installed.
At the Wildflower Center, a team led by ecologist Dr. Mark Simmons studied roofs made by six different manufacturers with an eye toward helping the fledgling industry make better performing products. "Just having a green roof may not mean anything in terms of preventing water from reaching the street level, for instance," Simmons has said. "Green roofs have to be done right, and our hope is to help manufacturers understand how to improve their designs."
Rain runoff is one of the key arguments for putting plants on roofs. It's an argument, though, that is most persuasive to government and conservation organizations, not the individuals who have to pay to mount the structures. Runoff that reaches gutters during a heavy storm can overload drainage systems and carry pollution into rivers; with certain green roof installations claiming to absorb a whopping 70% of the water that hits them, it's not surprising that leaders like New York Governor David Paterson would include tax abatements for green roofs in packages of environmental measures.
But individuals may be more attracted, especially in August, by the prospect of lower temperatures in buildings with plants atop them. "For Energy folks, water retention isn't a priority," Simmons told GreenRightNow, and the Center's study has an ongoing component that speaks directly to those people: A web page that provides real-time data comparing three different kinds of roofing as they perform throughout the day.
The researchers have installed metal insulated boxes at their field study site with three configurations: one is covered with plants and soil, one has a reflective white material, and one is topped with the kind of black tar substance found on many roofs. Not surprisingly, black works worst when it comes to keeping the box from warming up; around midday on the day this story was written, the temperature inside that box was 133.1°. But one might wonder how reflective white and a roof of plants would compare:
"Early morning is an exception," Simmons acknowledges, during which the white-topped box sometimes has the lowest temperature, but "generally green roofs are more effective than white roofs at cooling internal temperatures when it matters most." On this midday, for instance, green was 13.6 degrees cooler.
The variation is far more impressive when it comes to the roof surface itself, another piece of data that may not seem to affect the people inside the building, but does: Lower roof temperatures on a substantial percentage of structures in a city would diminish the "heat island" effect, which the Wildflower Center describes as "the difference in temperature between urban areas and the surrounding countryside caused by a lack of vegetation and a large number of reflective surfaces that absorb heat." With green roofs as much as 80 degrees cooler than conventional ones, that could add up to make "summer in the city" a lot more pleasant.
Obviously, any plants added to an environment will mean some increase in air quality: more CO2 and pollutants sucked out of the air, more oxygen released. That aspect of the roofs was beyond the scope of this study. "We do intend to look at gas exchange," Simmons tells us, but so far they've focused on quantifying runoff and temperature effects.
As with everything at the Wildflower Center, this study emphasized plants that are native to Central Texas. When asked what he thought about a decision made by Con Ed in New York to use non-indigenous plants because they were "unlikely to attract potential pests," Simmons said it was "interesting — but probably wrong. Having non-natives does not mean you don't attract animals (they're not always that fussy about where the plants comes from when it comes to food and nesting).
In fact it may be worse because non-native plants may not support a potential predator of any pest that takes up residence, increasing the problem."
Speaking of pests and predators, homeowners may be concerned about putting tiles of dirt on their roofs — even with the waterproof barriers included in green roof set-ups, mightn't all that soil encourage critters that would burrow through to the attic? While Simmons concedes that "in biology anything is possible," he's not worried about that: "the Europeans have looked at green roofs over the long term (decades) and I am not aware of any major negative issues with animals."
He adds what could be a clincher for homeowners considering the investment: Though he cautions that installation on a sloped residential roof will raise costs, he says "remember a green roof can actually preserve the integrity of the roof" — protecting it from heat damage, hail storms, and wear from sunlight — "doubling its life."
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Addon Spotlight: Raiding essentials for healers {WoW}
Oct 9th 2011 2:35PM Default raid frames + mouseover macros;
Grid + clique;
They all work fine. I know I'm leaving some out. These are just the ones I've played around with.
If you get comfortable with one, you won't want to change.
But if you do change, say because the one you used previously wasn't updated for your patch day raid, then you find something in the new one that you didn't use before. So you decide this new one is better. But by the following week, the one you left behind has the new feature you like. You just don't realize it.
Basically, you just need to be able to tell from your frames: your raid members' health, maybe their mana, what hots or shields are on them, if there are incoming heals, whether they are in your range, whether they are in a cluster, whether they are dead or disconnected, whether they have aggro, whether they have a debuff you can get rid of, and maybe whether you need to rebuff them.
I use vuhdo right now, but it's mainly because I find it easiest to relearn how to configure it after I have completely forgotten.
Addon Spotlight: Raiding essentials for healers {WoW}
Oct 9th 2011 2:23PM I feel the same way
Patch 4.3 PTR: New druid Hurricane animation {WoW}
Oct 9th 2011 2:00PM I approve of the graphics. Now if only they would make Hurricane actually worth using again.
Breakfast Topic: In-Jokes {WoW}
Jan 23rd 2010 9:05AM So we were raiding Ulduar with a ten man group. We went through our first try at Kologarn and it was a very quick wipe. The raid leader asked if there was something we could do differently for our healers since the heals seemed kind of low. Then our discipline priest says with a mouthful, "Um I will heal this time. I wasn't healing." There is a long pause. The raid leader asks her why she wasn't healing and she says, "Well I was eating cheetos and I had all that orange stuff on my fingers and I didn't want to get it all over the keyboard. Another long pause followed by a few minutes of laughter. Before the next pull, the raid leader does a "cheeto check". And from then on, when a certain disc priest is raiding, you are likely to hear a cheeto check before we engage a boss.


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WLS Chorus to appear in concert at Coweta's Faith Lutheran Church
The Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Chorus of Mequon, Wis., will present a free sacred concert for the community on Saturday, March 2, at Faith Lutheran Church, located at 575 Fischer Rd, Sharpsburg. The 49-member chorus will present its concert at 7 p.m. All are invited to attend.
The Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary is a post-secondary school offering theological training that prepares men to enter the pastoral ministry of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod of churches within its confessional fellowship.
For almost 80 years the Seminary Chorus has appeared regularly in congregations to proclaim the Word of God in song and to represent the ministry of the seminary.
The 2013 tour takes the choir to congregations in Illinois, Kentucky, Georgia, and Alabama. The chorus has appeared in 40 of the United States as well as in Canada during its long history.
Faith Lutheran Church is a Christian congregation that worships on Sundays at 8 and 10:30 a.m.


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Trestman happy Bears at least stopped Saints' Darren Sproles
BY PATRICK FINLEY Staff Reporter October 7, 2013 8:42PM
Updated: November 9, 2013 6:19AM
One day after being meticulously beaten by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Bears coach Marc Trestman praised the way his team stopped running back Darren Sproles.
It was tantamount to patting oneself on the back for stepping around a puddle and into a driving rainstorm, but Sproles embodied two of the Bears' main concerns: tackling and special teams coverage.
In Detroit, Reggie Bush gashed the Bears for 139 rushing and 34 receiving yards. Sproles, meanwhile, had 31 receiving and 10 rushing yards Sunday.
''Defensively, I thought our run fits and our tackling improved from the last couple of weeks, and it showed up,'' Trestman said. ''They had 2.4 yards per carry . . . Sproles was basically out of the game in the run game.''
The Bears allowed one punt return for 57 yards against the Lions. Sproles logged one for two yards against them.
''We kept Sproles out of it,'' Trestman said. ''That was a big point of emphasis.''
Medical report
The Bears didn't practice Monday but posted an injury report. Tight end Martellus Bennett (knee), defensive tackle Stephen Paea (toe), cornerback Charles Tillman (knee) and safety Anthony Walters (hamstring) would have sat, the team said.
Linebacker Lance Briggs (hip), tackle Jermon Bushrod (calf) and wideout Alshon Jeffery (ankle) would have been limited.
This and that
† The Bears won't practice full-bore before Thursday's game against the New York Giants and will install the game plan Tuesday.
''This is something that everybody goes through in the [NFL],'' Trestman said.
† The Bears had gained 45 rushing yards on a fourth-quarter drive Sunday when Trestman called passes on third and fourth downs, needing two yards.
''You always look back, and when you don't make it, you say you should have [run],'' he said.
† Quarterback Jay Cutler's read-option-like run wasn't designed.
''I didn't expect to get that far,'' he said.


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May 23, 2011 8:39 PM by Nancy Chen
A controversial decision by the United States Supreme Court means tens of thousands of California state prisoners will be released because of violations of cruel and unusual punishment.
The order is because of overcrowding, leading to what the court calls "constitutional violations."
It is one of the largest prison release orders in U.S. history.
The court split on the decision, five to four.
The total prison population is currently about 32,000 more than it should be.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, speaking for the majority, said in his ruling that as many as 200 prisoners live in one gymnasium and that as many as 54 share just one toilet.
Kennedy said medical and mental health care has failed to meet basic heath needs and that needless suffering and death have been the well-documented result.
The justices did agree state officials should be given more time to figure out how the prisoners should be released and from where.
It is a decision many law enforcement agencies are waiting for.
"At this point, we're looking at what happens, and how the state executes it--that's the most important thing," said Rob Bryn, a spokesperson for the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department.
San Luis Obispo's California Men's Colony is one of 33 state prisons.
Thomas Conway, a Santa Margarita resident, says he's worried about law and order implications but agrees with the decision, saying there is no other choice.
"It's the reality we're faced with," he said. "I mean, I don't want to see any of them released if they have to pay their debt to society."
The concern is prisoners released from prison will return to lives of crime.
"It depends on what the offense is," Bryn said. "Obviously, we would be more concerned if they were violent or sex offenders, which for the most part, I don't think we're going to see, but we may see some of the fraud people."
Justice Samuel Alito was one of the four who dissented, calling the decision "staggering" and "absurd."
"I fear that today's decision...will lead to a grim roster of victims," he wrote. "I hope that I am wrong. In a few years, we will see."
The California Men's Colony says all inmates are generally sent back to where they committed their crimes for parole.
The state provides money for a bus ticket for them to leave San Luis Obispo, for example, if they didn't commit their crime here.
It is, however, their responsibility to get there.
This all comes at a tense time for the state prison system; there have been at least two prison riots in the past three days.
Nearly 200 inmates rioted at San Quentin last night, leaving at least four men hospitalized with stab or slash wounds.
San Quentin houses nearly five thousand men, including those on death row.
In another incident, 150 inmates fought in a riot at the prison in Folsom on Friday.
Two inmates were stabbed there, with others injured.
About three thousand inmates are housed there.
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So that's the punchline Paul Holmgren has created for himself now: if you sign a long-term commitment with the Philadelphia Flyers, you're going to get traded.
Jeff Carter? 11 years, didn't make it through one.
Mike Richards? 12 years, stuck around for a little over 25% of the deal.
James van Riemsdyk? Six years, never played a shift under the deal.
So, it's not as though the punchline is unearned.
Wayne Simmonds is the latest Philadelphia Flyer to sign up for a significant amount of time, signing a six year deal worth 23.875 million according to TSN's Bob McKenzie, which equals a yearly cap hit of nickels under four million.
Simmonds, a handful of days shy of his 24th birthday, still has another season left on his current deal (two mill, 1.75 mill cap hit), which means that this contract keeps him a Flyer until he's over 30. His particular brand of play – edgy with offense – suits Flyers fans perfectly, so it's likely they're quite pleased with the signing.
Four million a season for a guy who threatened 30 goals and 50 points last year would be fair enough, but to get those numbers from a guy who doubles as an agitator and gets to the dirty areas, well, you're getting a steal there. Especially once the owners roll back the value of his contract in the new CBA!


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[Eurasia] SLOVAKIA/EU - Slovak parliament gears up for new vote on EFSF
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Slovakia Set to Approve European Bailout Fund
By LEOS ROUSEK
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia-Slovak lawmakers on Thursday were preparing for new
meetings to hammer out a deal to approve the new European Union bailout
fund and set new elections for next spring.
The deal is set to be confirmed by a parliamentary vote later in the day
or on Friday.
Parliamentary committees during the afternoon will go over the two bills
as required by procedures of the legislature, followed by debates
beginning at 1400 GMT. The timing of the voting is less certain.
"It's all about how quickly the bill on snap elections passes," said one
lawmaker. "But it may be a long session today."
Slovak party leaders Wednesday brokered a deal paving the way for the
country's parliament to approve as early as Thursday the euro zone's
enhanced European Financial Stability Facility to defend against a
spreading debt crisis. The deal became possible after party members of the
ruling coalition agreed to a demand by the opposition Smer-Social
Democracy party to set a day for new general elections, now expected to be
held in March next year, two years earlier than planned.
Slovak ratification will bring into force a new agreement among the 17
euro-zone countries that dictates how the bailout fund operates. As a
result, the EFSF will be able to deploy as much as EUR440 billion, up from
about EUR250 billion now. It will also be able to buy government bonds in
the secondary market and help countries recapitalize their banks, among
other things.
Slovakia's ratification of the new EFSF has been deeply controversial. The
right-of center government collapsed late Tuesday after one of the its
junior coalition parties voted against endorsing changes to the EFSF. A
vote of confidence had been linked to the EFSF vote, which has split
Slovak politicians wary of using taxpayers funds to prop up banks in other
European countries.
Pro-EFSF leaders in the coalition cabinet on Wednesday brought about an
agreement to approve the rescue package in a repeat vote after talks with
Robert Fico, the chairman of Smer, which is the largest opposition party.
The pact is backed by 115 lawmakers in the 150-seat parliament.
The deal on setting a clear path for early elections was the only
condition set by Smer in return for approval of the EFSF's expansion.
That would wrap up the ratification process for the bailout fund, although
governments still have to work out whether the facility should be further
leveraged to increase its lending power far beyond the foreseen EUR440
Slovak parliament gears up for new vote on EFSF
BRATISLAVA | Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:31pm BST
(Reuters) - Slovakia's caretaker government prepared a new ratification
vote for the euro zone's EFSF rescue fund Thursday after forging a deal
with the leftist opposition that will lead to a snap election but remove a
threat to the bailout plan.
Prime Minister Iveta Radicova's government fell Tuesday after one of the
four parties in her ruling coalition refused to support expanding the
powers of the European Financial Stability Fund, agreed by European
leaders in July to fight a debt crisis.
The government remains in power on a caretaker basis, and has pledged to
ratify the measure with support of the leftist opposition Smer party no
later than Friday.
Tiny Slovakia is the only one of the 17 countries using the euro single
currency that has yet to approve giving the rescue fund more powers, a
measure European leaders say is urgently needed to save the currency zone
from financial ruin.
"We think that the vote will take place already today....It is quite
possible," said Michal Lukac, spokesman for Radicova's centre-right Slovak
Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU).
The difficulty ratifying the EFSF expansion in Slovakia is a sign of the
challenges European leaders face responding to the debt crisis across 17
countries that must all act unanimously.
With 5.4 million people, Slovakia accounts for less than 2 percent of the
currency bloc's population and 1 percent of its output, but its parliament
can effectively veto the measure.
The delay in enacting the July deal comes even as other leaders are
wrangling over further steps to protect euro zone banks if Greece defaults
on its debts.
Slovakia's cabinet approved a constitutional law at an extraordinary
session Thursday that will move a general election originally planned for
2014 to March 10 next year, meeting Smer's main demand for its support of
the EFSF.
That measure can be approved in a swift procedure when parliament resumes
its session at 2 p.m (British time) Thursday. It will then vote either
later Thursday or Friday on the EFSF.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said he was confident
Slovakia would approve the plan, and that this would not be a problem for
EU leaders when they meet on October 23.
"I hope that this is going to find a solution, and I am told, the latest
reports we have received from Slovakia, is that there is now a consensus
or a majority in favour of a solution, and I welcome that," Barroso told
reporters in Brussels.
"So I don't think that this will be a problem for the European Council. I
am anticipating a positive outcome."
The agreement Wednesday between Smer and the three governing parties --
Radicova's SDKU, the Christian Democrats, and the centrist Most-Hid --
caused the euro and global stocks to rally, reversing a selloff that had
gained speed on fears that the measure might not go through.
The fourth coalition member, Freedom and Solidarity (SaS), caused the
cabinet to collapse by opposing Tuesday's confidence motion. Its leader,
free-marketer Richard Sulik, argued that as the euro zone's second poorest
member, Slovakia should not have to bail out richer countries like Greece.
The package will boost the EFSF to 440 billion euros (385 billion pounds)
give it the ability to buy sovereign bonds, extend emergency lending to
countries and recapitalise banks.
Slovakia's portion in guarantees backing up the EFSF is 7.7 billion --
about 11 percent of its annual output. Sulik says that is too much
considering Slovak living standards are just 74 percent of EU average,
below Greece's 89 percent.
Radicova's cabinet will remain in office until a new administration is
formed. Smer's leader Robert Fico said he would stay in opposition until
the March election.
Coalition officials have not given details on how the government will
continue to operate. It is possible that Radicova's team will stay on in a
caretaker capacity.
Fico, whose Smer party is Slovakia's most popular by far with over 40
percent support, has long pledged support for the rescue fund but stayed
out of Tuesday's ratification as a tactical move to topple the government.
President Ivan Gasparovic, responsible for appointing the next prime
minister, has cut short a visit to Asia to deal with the government
collapse and was due to return Thursday. Radicova was due to meet
Gasparovic Friday. She cancelled a trip to a summit of central European
prime ministers in Prague.
Slovaks have been split over the EFSF, but the latest opinion polls show
more people backing the plan to expand it than opposing it.
"This coin has two sides -- when we are members of the euro zone, we need
to take measures the way other countries adopt them, and not distance
ourselves," said Michal Sklenar, 28, a clerk.
(Reporting Petra Kovacova and Jan Lopatka, Editing by Maria Golovnina)
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Kalisher, who will continue as Soma's director of booking, says Next will maximize Vinyl's multi-level environment by filling the two rooms with different styles and sounds. "We'll do something like have big European, progressive DJs in one room," he says, "while in the other we might have some more eclectic DJs in the Kruder & Dorfmeister realm. It'll allow us to cover a broader spectrum of the dance music scene. And it will also allow us to promote local up-and-coming DJs, who will spin downstairs each night before the national DJ comes in." Kalisher also plans to host monthly showcases from local DJ collectives, including the Humble Souls and the Casa del Soul crews, though his primary focus will be on bringing the stars of the dance world (many of whom will be co-billed at Soma) to the Mile High City.
"A lot of clubs have opened up in Denver, and they provide a dance floor and some music and a place for singles to hook up, but they don't have a real commitment to the music," Kalisher says. "The secret of the success of any club is that the people behind it have got to have a real love for the music. You can't just book a DJ from London once every six months and represent yourself as a superclub on the international scene."
A superclub? That's exactly what Christau and Kalisher are going for. We're looking forward to seeing what's next at Next.
As everyone knows, punk rockers are dispirited, cynical beings interested only in smashing imperialism, beer bottles and the fragile skulls of little puppy dogs. But then, however shall we account for a new event that places these antisocial miscreants in the wholesome environs of a bowling alley? On Thursday, January 18, Suburban Home Records and the Cat will co-sponsor the Punk Rock Bowling Tournament at the Sonesta Bowling Lanes (8800 Grant Street, Thornton), in which teams from local bands and businesses will strut around in rented shoes. More confounding, the tourney will be followed by two hours of lane-side karaoke -- possibly the single most unpunk-rock thing imaginable (after PBS travel-show host Rick Steves).
So what's gotten into everyone? Time was when chain-smoking was the only sport these hardened anarchists would endorse. Maybe it's money lust: Participating bowlers will compete for monetary prizes ($200 for first, $125 for second, $75 for third). They'll also clamor for bragging rights the following night, when winners will be celebrated in a special awards show at the Cat (2334 Welton) and allowed to hold court over performances from Pinhead Circus, Fort Collins's Armchair Martian, Stereotyperider and the Gamits. Both the tournament and the awards show are open to anyone over eighteen; team registration is $50 and covers rentals as well as admission to the Cat on Friday.
If you fear bowling, as so many of us do, there are other ways to get into the music game this week. On Friday, January 19, the Quixote's crowd will jam to the Tony Furtado Band's jazzy, banjo-laden string thing (ask about the club's new shuttle to and from Sancho's Broken Arrow, its companion venue on Colfax; it's a nice, DUI- preventing service)...Also on Friday, January 19, Mere, Last Great Day and Hank & the Hankstirs take the stage at Herman's Hideaway; United Dope Front, the Open Air Ensemble (featuring members of the Motet and Fat Mama) and the All Mighty Senators will command the Gothic Theatre; and Willie & the Po Boys will serve up some soul at The Border restaurant, 2014 South University Boulevard. (The Boys' light show will be provided by Phil "The Fan" Hamon, subject of my November 30 "Shine On," who says he's been besieged by gig offers in recent months; when he's not busy lighting Willie and company, you can catch Phil at Herman's most weekend nights). And should you prefer to mix Slavic polka with your punk, check out DeVotchKa and Unsound at the 15th Street Tavern on Saturday, January 20. Sounds as if the weekend might shape up to be a super melodrama.