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Dirichlet L-function
In mathematics, a Dirichlet L-series is a function of the form
Here χ is a Dirichlet character and s a complex variable with real part greater than 1. By analytic continuation, this function can be extended to a meromorphic function on the whole complex plane, and is then called a Dirichlet L-function and also denoted L(s, χ).
These functions are named after Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet who introduced them in (Dirichlet 1837) to prove the theorem on primes in arithmetic progressions that also bears his name. In the course of the proof, Dirichlet shows that L(s, χ) is non-zero at s = 1. Moreover, if χ is principal, then the corresponding Dirichlet L-function has a simple pole at s = 1.
Zeros of the Dirichlet L-functions[edit]
If χ is a primitive character with χ(−1) = 1, then the only zeros of L(s,χ) with Re(s) < 0 are at the negative even integers. If χ is a primitive character with χ(−1) = −1, then the only zeros of L(s,χ) with Re(s) < 0 are at the negative odd integers.
Up to the possible existence of a Siegel zero, zero-free regions including and beyond the line Re(s) = 1 similar to that of the Riemann zeta function are known to exist for all Dirichlet L-functions: for example, for χ a non-real character of modulus q, we have
for β + iγ a non-real zero.[1]
Just as the Riemann zeta function is conjectured to obey the Riemann hypothesis, so the Dirichlet L-functions are conjectured to obey the generalized Riemann hypothesis.
Euler product[edit]
Since a Dirichlet character χ is completely multiplicative, its L-function can also be written as an Euler product in the half-plane of absolute convergence:
where the product is over all prime numbers.[2]
Functional equation[edit]
Let us assume that χ is a primitive character to the modulus k. Defining
where Γ denotes the Gamma function and the symbol a is given by
one has the functional equation
Here we wrote τ(χ) for the Gauss sum
Note that |τ(χ)| = k1/2.
Relation to the Hurwitz zeta-function[edit]
The Dirichlet L-functions may be written as a linear combination of the Hurwitz zeta-function at rational values. Fixing an integer k ≥ 1, the Dirichlet L-functions for characters modulo k are linear combinations, with constant coefficients, of the ζ(s,q) where q = m/k and m = 1, 2, ..., k. This means that the Hurwitz zeta-function for rational q has analytic properties that are closely related to the Dirichlet L-functions. Specifically, let χ be a character modulo k. Then we can write its Dirichlet L-function as
In particular, the Dirichlet L-function of the trivial character (which implies the modulus k is prime) yields the Riemann zeta-function:
See also[edit]
- Generalized Riemann hypothesis
- L-function
- Modularity theorem
- Artin conjecture
- Special values of L-functions
- ^ Montgomery, Hugh L. (1994). Ten lectures on the interface between analytic number theory and harmonic analysis. Regional Conference Series in Mathematics 84. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society. p. 163. ISBN 0-8218-0737-4. Zbl 0814.11001.
- ^ Apostol 1976, Theorem 11.17
- Apostol, Tom M. (1976), Introduction to analytic number theory, Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics, New York-Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, ISBN 978-0-387-90163-3, MR 0434929, Zbl 0335.10001
- Apostol, T. M. (2010), "Dirichlet L-function", in Olver, Frank W. J.; Lozier, Daniel M.; Boisvert, Ronald F.; Clark, Charles W., NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0521192255, MR 2723248
- H. Davenport (2000). Multiplicative Number Theory. Springer. ISBN 0-387-95097-4.
- Dirichlet, P. G. L. (1837). "Beweis des Satzes, dass jede unbegrenzte arithmetische Progression, deren erstes Glied und Differenz ganze Zahlen ohne gemeinschaftlichen Factor sind, unendlich viele Primzahlen enthält". Abhand. Ak. Wiss. Berlin 48.
- Hazewinkel, Michiel, ed. (2001), "Dirichlet-L-function", Encyclopedia of Mathematics, Springer, ISBN 978-1-55608-010-4


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The Detroit Red Wings are almost always formidable at Joe Louis Arena, but in 2011-12, they've been historically tough. They earned their 15th consecutive home win with a 5-0 victory against the Buffalo Sabres, breaking a franchise record set in the days of Gordie Howe in 1965.
Detroit hit this historic mark the same way they began this run: beating a struggling team 5-0. They started the streak doing so with the Anaheim Ducks and continued it by chasing Ryan Miller early in the second period tonight. Oddly enough, this road defeat extends the Buffalo Sabres' franchise record for consecutive away losses with nine.
With an 18-2-1 overall record in Detroit, the Red Wings have as much incentive as any team to secure one of the top three seeds. That won't come easily, however, as their 11-13-0 away record explains why they're looking up at the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues for first place in the Central Division.
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Jumpin' Bail
Christopher Gardner
The life of a Silicon Valley bail bondsman used to be serene. Then Bad Boy's Bail Bonds came to town with their aggressive curbside tactics. Whatcha gonna do when they solicit you?
By Will Harper
STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED between the county's main jail and its main criminal courthouse on Hedding Street near the Guadalupe Parkway, two attractive 20-something women wearing form-fitting clothing and red lipstick push fliers into the hands of passersby.
Passing the women is a combination of people who probably wouldn't be invited to the same dinner party: judges, drug dealers, attorneys of drug dealers, ex-convicts, future convicts and relatives of inmates.
"I already have the last one you gave me," complains one lawyerly type walking back from the Hall of Justice.
Most people just walk by, politely accepting the fliers, then toss them in and around a garbage can 100 feet away. There are at least a half-dozen of the rumpled things lying on the ground beside the container.
The two women, one from Bad Boy's, the other working for Aladdin Bail Bonds, shuffle their feet from side to side to keep warm. It's 10:30am in early March, and Mother Nature keeps vacillating between winter and spring. Today, it still feels like winter, despite the sunny skies.
When I stop and ask the woman from Bad Boy's a couple of questions, posing as a potential client, she recites a series of hard-sell phrases like: "Other bail agents can't offer the same deal." "We can work something out for you." "Ours is the best."
One hundred feet to the west, H&H Bail Bonds is doing the flier girls one better. Hogging two metered parking spaces right in front of the main jail's primary exit is H&H's "Mobile Bail Unit," an Econoline 350 truck topped by a beige camper shell with signage: "Easy payment plans available. ... Collateral not always required!"
Other bail bondsmen pass out free T-shirts and calculators advertising their services as if they were hosting the bail booth at a convict convention.
Flier-hawking and mobile billboards outside the main jail and Hall of Justice are just a couple of signs that the bail bond business in Santa Clara County, once a collegial, family affair, is turning into an all-out streetfight.
IT ALL STARTED when Jeff Stanley opened up Bad Boy's Bail Bonds seven months ago. A stocky, barrel-chested man, Stanley used to work as a bounty hunter, bringing back fugitives who skipped town, sometimes by force.
His timing in opening Bad Boy's wasn't great. He'd missed the deadline for getting an ad in the Yellow Pages, the single most important business generator for practically all bail agents.
He decided he would need to do something different to drum up business--he had to be aggressive.
So Stanley, who likes to think of himself as an entrepreneur, began circulating fliers with his card near the main jail and Hall of Justice.
He soon got a call from an old-timer in the business named Lamont "Buffy" Osti, co-owner of the venerable Buffy/Sparacino Bail Bonds. Osti was furious and lectured Stanley on local bail bonds protocol. These newfangled promotional gimmicks are unprofessional and tacky, he said.
But Stanley was unconvinced. Besides, even a bad boy needs to put food on the table. At the time, he says, his wife was six months pregnant and his daughter had been diagnosed with cancer. Stanley also detected an ulterior motive.
"They just hate to see the competition," he says, adding that only other bondsmen are complaining and none of his promotional activities violate state law.
"I think it sucks," scoffs Osti, who has been working in the county as a bondsman for 22 years and regularly gives money to local political campaigns. "How would you like attorneys standing in front of the emergency ward of your local hospital? That's basically what these guys are doing."
State law prohibits bondsmen from soliciting business "in and around" jails, prisons and courts. Besides, Osti argues, it just looks sleazy. But even Osti concedes that what Bad Boy's is doing is technically legal if the hired guns do their business on a public city sidewalk and not on court or jail property.
Once Bad Boy's started handing out fliers, other agencies like Aladdin, which has offices statewide, also chose to push the legal envelope. Aladdin vice president Steffan Gibbs says that he resisted copying the Bad Boy playbook at first but changed his mind when he realized it was cutting into his business. "It got to a point," Gibbs recalls, "where I didn't have a choice, so decided to fight fire with fire."
The competition quickly escalated. And so have the number of complaints coming into the bail association: that agents are slipping fliers into phone books in the jails, going to courtrooms to look for prospective clients and getting verbally abusive when someone refuses a flier.
One month ago, the Department of Correction received an anonymous complaint that unnamed bail agents are allegedly paying "finders fees" to jail employees who tip them off to potential clients. (A jail spokesman says the county has found no evidence of such activity.)
The whole thing has gotten to the point where Osti and another veteran local bail agent, Tedd Wallace, are determined to pass a law that will force the rogue agents to return to what they consider normalcy.
TEDD WALLACE'S GRAY hair is neatly parted, his face is smooth. He is wearing a J. Crew-type blue-checkered oxford and casual blue cotton slacks. President of the Professional Bail Agents Association of Santa Clara County, he does business out of his antique-furnished Los Gatos home. The house next door is on the market for $1.4 million.
Wallace has been in the bail bonds business for 20 years. When he started, there were perhaps 15 bail agents in town, Wallace recalls. Back then, local bail agents engaged in friendly competition.
"There used to be a gentleman's agreement that if someone called you up to get a bail bond, it was yours," Wallace says. "All of us were just trying to make a living, and everybody respected each other on that level."
Lynn Simon, the owner of Reagan's and Zig Zag Bail Bonds, expresses a similar nostalgia.
"All the businesses were individually or family-owned, and we all knew each other. Everybody worked together," says Simon, whose family started their bail bond business 31 years ago. "We all had the same-sized ads in the Yellow Pages. We used to go on picnics together."
That has all changed, Simon and Wallace say.
The competition to spring criminals is fierce now. But it's not all Bad Boy's fault. While there are more bail bondsmen than ever, there are fewer criminals being held on bail than there were 20 years ago, says Marco Limandri, president of the California Bail Agents Association.
Limandri says only about 10 percent of inmates eligible to be released in the state are required to post bail. Buffy Osti says that in Santa Clara County the figure is more like 6 percent.
Because of overcrowded jails, most defendants are released on their own recognizance now, Limandri explains. That means there are more bail agents--about 1,500 licensed ones statewide--competing for pieces of a smaller pie.
"The problem is," Limandri says, "there's too many dogs trying to eat out of the same bowl."
ONE NEED GO NO FURTHER than the local Yellow Pages to see the intensity of the competition. There are nearly 30 pages in the phone book dedicated to bail bonds--more than for churches.
Wallace argues that Santa Clara County is an attractive market because it has a relatively high "bail schedule"--a prescribed bail amount judges set for certain crimes--compared to other counties. Bondsmen come from as far away as the Sierra and Modesto to spring crooks here, he says.
Most bail agents make their money by charging a 10 percent fee--the industry standard--based on the bail amount. (Even though some advertise a 5 percent fee, there is always an asterisk--at the end of the transaction the fee is 10 percent, Wallace says.) That means for a $5,000 bail, a relative or associate of an inmate must cough up a $500 nonrefundable fee; a $1 million bail yields a $100,000 fee.
Even with the business growing increasingly competitive over the past decade, Wallace says that it wasn't until seven months ago with the arrival of Bad Boy's that agents started resorting to hustling new customers around the jails and courts.
"We have some new self-serving people doing things differently in this county," Wallace fumes. "It's really creating a negative image that we've vigorously tried [to combat]. I'm not about to stand by and have a couple of people abuse the business opportunities of the rest of us."
THE BAIL ASSOCIATION, with Buffy Osti as its point man, is negotiating with city and county officials to pass a law prohibiting Bad Boy's and other agencies from peddling their services anywhere near the jails and courts.
Osti concedes that it could take months to get anything done, if anything ever gets done at all. This is legally tricky territory, acknowledges county counsel Ann Ravel. "If they are on a public sidewalk, they have a First Amendment right to do that," Ravel says. However, she also says that an ordinance might be workable if it were narrowly tailored to regulate the time, place and manner of the activity.
In the meantime, agencies are going to keep handing out their fliers and strategically parking their marked vans.
Steffan Gibbs, Aladdin's vice president, says he can't just sit around and lose business while waiting for the bail association to get some law passed.
And even though Bad Boy's has an ad in the new edition of the Yellow Pages, owner Jeff Stanley vows to keep his girls out there. He has to, he says. Other bail agents are now taking out two-page ads, which cost $9,000 a month--a price he refuses to pay.
Tedd Wallace warns that if the association can't persuade local government officials to stop the new promotional tactics, he's going to encourage all bail agents to start hanging around the courts and jails. That way, he reasons, the place will becomes such a circus, officials will have to do something.
It certainly wouldn't be a pretty sight. But there would be plenty of free T-shirts and calculators to go around.
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The sixth season of The West Wing aired in the United States from October 20, 2004 to April 6, 2005 and consisted of 22 episodes. It was the penultimate season of The West Wing and aired Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. ET in the United States on NBC, a terrestrial television network. The season was released on DVD as a six-disc boxed set under the title The West Wing: The Complete Sixth Season by Warner Home Video being released first in Region 2 on September 26, 2005 and then in Region 4 on May 9, 2006. All episodes from the season are available to purchase and download through Warner Bros. Studio online store, to registered users of iTunes Stores in certain countries, and in the US through Amazon Video on Demand. In Canada, the sixth season was simulcast on the terrestrial CTV Television Network. In the United Kingdom the series was moved from E4 to Fridays at 9:00 p.m. on sister-station More4 with the season premiering in October 2005.
As they remain at Donna's bedside while she recuperates from surgery to remove a pulmonary embolism, Colin questions Josh about his personal relationship with Donna. When Bartlet and Leo clash over the appropriate response to the Gaza attack, Kate makes the case for a summit meeting, and provides Bartlet with the hook he needs to get the Israelis and Palestinians to sit down together at Camp David.
Bartlet orders a strike on the terrorist training camp as he and his staff broker a peace settlement between the Israelis and the Palestinians, but Bartlet and Leo realize that their differences over the peace settlement are irreconcilable, warranting a change in Leo's responsibilities. Having returned from Germany, Josh expresses concern about Leo's well-being, and his observations turn out to be well founded.
Leo is rushed into bypass surgery after suffering a massive heart attack; as Toby and Josh scramble chaotically to get votes after Haffley demands Democratic support for a tax cut in exchange for ratification of the peace plan, it becomes quickly apparent that Jed must overcome his reluctance to name a new chief of staff; C.J. works with the State Department on getting U.N. and NATO approval of the peace accord; Charlie drags his feet about completing some minor graduation requirements because he's reluctant to keep his promise that he'll resign as Jed's body man to seek a better position once he has his degree; Donna returns to work; C.J. gets on Josh's case about his unhealthy diet.
Margaret and Charlie prove to be invaluable allies as C.J. has a rough first day in her new position, made even more difficult by a Russian bearing radioactive gifts and a Defense Secretary's attempts to undermine her; Toby's less than stellar performance in the briefing room makes the search for a new press secretary a top priority, and Josh volunteers Donna to assist him in interviewing potential candidates; faced with a number of vulnerable seats in the upcoming election, Josh attempts to dissuade Matthew Santos from dropping out of another race for the House.
Hours before the CAFE standards amendment is defeated, Josh succumbs to the lure of test driving a monster SUV while shopping for a Prius and gets into a fender-bender that proves embarrassing to the administration, so he's saddled with heading up a task force on alternative energy sources; after hosting a surprise graduation party for Charlie, Zoey agrees to his taking her out to a thank-you dinner; Annabeth educates Toby on the art of "charm and disarm" in handling the press; Charlie is offered an attractive way out of his employment dilemma; Kate extents a hand of friendship and support to Donna; C.J. gets some crucial insight from Leo on keeping Jed healthy; Margaret's plan to redecorate Leo's former office meets with resistance from her new boss.
The peace mission suffers its first American casualty, whose father is sharply critical of the administration; Santos breaks ranks with the party by signing onto Republican legislation for a patient bill of rights when his own bill dies in committee; Margaret searches for a new office for Charlie; Leo struggles to recover his health, his strength, and his appetite with the help of his nurse, who looks after both his body and his soul with wisdom and determination; Donna, out of her wheelchair and onto crutches, is besieged by the media for interviews; C.J. has harsh words for Toby when he lets his personal feelings take him off-message in the briefing room; Leo contemplates a post-recovery job offer in the private sector before his nurse reminds him why he left there in the first place; Will calls Josh out about the staff's disrespect for Russell's candidacy; as Annabeth finds a way to turn around a bad news cycle, Toby admonishes C.J. about micro-managing the press office.
Hoynes throws his hat in the presidential ring, and asks Josh to join his campaign; Jed's health begins to deteriorate; Toby and Kate head the protocol negotiations with the Chinese over the arrangements for the upcoming summit, which is jeopardized when Jed mistakenly accepts a Taiwanese flag at the National Prayer Breakfast; Bernard takes his new position as head of the Gifts Unit to heart as he gives Charlie a hard time about retrieving the flag so that it can be returned; Josh has his hands full with a pro-Taiwanese senator holding a hard line on recognizing their independence; Bob Russell crashes an Oval Office photo op with the governor of Pennsylvania, who's also another potential presidential candidate.
Penn and Teller roll a lesson about the First Amendment into their entertainment at Zoey's White House birthday party, setting off a media frenzy and public relations nightmare; Baker drops out of the race, leaving the field free for Russell, who asks Josh to run his campaign; Jed takes a hard line on making significant gains on substantive issues in his last China summit; Vinick turns down Jed's offer of the U.N. ambassadorship to run for president; a fully ambulatory Donna has difficulty scheduling a meeting with Josh; Jed has an MS relapse which leaves him partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair.
As acting chief of staff, Josh calls Leo in for backup when the news about Jed's health hits; the staff follows the progress of an asteroid headed for earth; Jed struggles with his relapse as C.J., Kate, and Toby handle the repercussions of his illness on the progress of the China summit; Josh is outraged when Will uses Jed's paralysis as a political opportunity for Russell; Donna resorts to extreme measures when Josh avoids her repeated attempts to sit down for a personal discussion; after receiving some wise advice from Leo about the future, Josh makes a decision about the man he'll support in the upcoming presidential election.
A senator attaches a rider to the federal budget bill that would ban gay marriage, almost daring the President to veto it, as the physical infirmities of Bartlet's MS become more pronounced. The Internet is rampant with a story that questions CJ's sexual orientation, and it is only fueled further when CJ refuses to dignify the allegations by putting out a statement. Donna joins the Vice President's senior staff, and heads for New Hampshire to start up Russell's presidential campaign there. And Santos decides that he will run for president after all, but only if Josh will leave the White House to manage his campaign.
Santos starts up his presidential campaign in New Hampshire, where he immediately disagrees with Josh on campaign philosophy: "No opposition research, no dirt on our opponents." Josh has an uncomfortable reunion with Russell campaign staffer Donna.
On the day after Bartlet gives his last State of the Union address, Leo returns to the West Wing but has difficulty getting the attention of the rest of the staff for a meeting about what to do during the remaining 365 days of Barlet's term. Kate and C.J. have to deal with emergencies in Bolivia and North Korea. Charlie tries to figure out how to get Congress to support funding for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Toby solicits Annabeth's advice regarding proper behavior for Abbey at a NASCAR event. Will asks why they originally chose Russell to be Vice President. And Bartlet seems to have recovered most of his strength after his recent bout with MS.
The presidential candidates journey to Iowa, where democrats Russell and Santos, and republican Vinick, are all told by their handlers that when they appear before before the corn growers association they must support subsidies for the use of corn-derived ethanol as fuel, regardless of their true feelings.
Valentine's Day starts badly when the Iranian air force shoots down a British airliner, killing 100 passengers. The U.K. Prime Minister threatens to retaliate by bombing nuclear reactor sites, which could doom future support for political reformers in Iran. But C.J. has made an agreement with Abbey to allow the President to get more rest, and she is reluctant to awaken him at 5 A.M. to deal with the crisis. Meanwhile, Toby and a visiting law professor answer questions from a foreign delegation that is trying to write a new constitution for the former Soviet Republic of Belarus, and harried staffers pass the buck of Leo's traditional meeting with the new Miss World.
It's five days before the New Hampshire primary, and Josh is desperately trying to find a "silver bullet" that will get his candidate into the local debate between the two front-runners, Vice President Russell and former Vice President Hoynes. Then, Josh and Santos's disagreements over how to run the campaign come to a head when Santos hires Josh's ex-girlfriend Amy Gardner to help him prepare for the debate he may never be in. And Donna has a memorable encounter with a chicken.
A new candidate for president, Senator Rafferty, has garnered much media attention with a ground-breaking speech about health care. But her words contain interesting echoes of President Bartlet's original health plan, which is known only to White House insiders, and reporter Greg Brock suspects that Rafferty is being secretly supported by the incumbent. Meanwhile, Toby is more than usually morose after the death of his brother. A bill to combat drought conditions in the western U.S. gives C.J. problems, particularly in dealing with lobbyist Clifford Calley. And Charlie tells Kate Harper that a man from his gym asked if she was dating anyone.
Santos engineers a plot to get a stalled stem-cell bill scheduled for a vote in the House. President Bartlet has an uncomfortable reunion with a rival economist with whom he split the Nobel Prize. A group of underage kids tries to convince Toby they deserve the right to vote. Kate tries to resolve a silly border dispute with Canada before there is bloodshed.
Santos is campaigning in California during the last few days before the all-important "Super Tuesday" primary elections, but he is out of money and he trails both Russell and Hoynes in the polls. When even "La Palabra", a Latino voters group, is all set to endorse Hoynes instead of Santos, Josh urges Santos to take a stand on the new bill that denies driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. Meanwhile, Donna tries to figure out why Hoynes suddenly isn't campaigning in California, and advances her position in the Russell campaign by becoming the Vice President's official spokesperson.
New rumors about Fidel Castro's health cause the President to re-examine the economic sanctions against Cuba that haven't worked for 40 years, and he sends Leo McGarry to meet secretly with the Cuban dictator. The occasion causes C.J. to check into Kate Harper's past with the C.I.A., but she is unaware of a past encounter between Kate and Leo. Meanwhile, Charlie discovers the complexities of dealing with a termite invasion of the White House.
Senator Vinick, now the Republican Presidential nominee, receives advice from former Bartlet political consultant Bruno Gianelli on how to win all 50 states in the general election, and more specifically in the near term how to present his religious views to the public and pick a running mate. Meanwhile, Bartlet wrestles with getting a minimum wage hike passed by attaching it to a bill necessary to raise the debt ceiling, and with how to unify his party in the face of a three-way race for the Democratic nomination.
Faced with a Democratic party in disarray in the face of the strongest Republican challenger they have ever had, Bartlet asks Leo to take charge of the potentially chaotic Democratic National Convention, while Santos considers a party-unifying vice-presidential offer from front-runner Russell. Meanwhile, the International Space Station is leaking oxygen and a rescue of the three astronauts will be difficult, and Bartlet catches Charlie leaving Zoey's bedroom after a nighttime visit.
At the Democratic National Convention, Russell, Santos and Baker jockey for the 2162 votes that will give one of them the nomination for President, and the opportunity to lose to the apparently unstoppable Vinick in November. Meanwhile, the President must make a decision before it's too late on whether to deploy a secret rescue mission to the space station, and the FBI is asked to determine who leaked the existence of the military shuttle to the press.


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COLUMBIA — A Columbia man known as "Doom" was charged in federal court Wednesday with distributing heroin to a 16-year-old who was found dead in a Columbia hotel room in April.
Jon Patrick "Doom" Washington, 27, was charged in connection with the death of the teenager, according to a news release from the office of the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri. Columbia Police earlier identified the teen as Morgan Myers, who had lived in Columbia for about two years.
Police found Myers dead of a suspected heroin overdose in a room at the Providence Suites motel, 1718 N. Providence Road, on April 3.
Myers went missing in early March and had been reported as a runaway, according to previous Missourian reporting.
Police found Myers' body after an unidentified man called 911 and reported finding the girl unconscious in his room at the motel before hanging up.
The Boone County Medical Examiner has not released an official cause of death.
Columbia police were investigating the case as a homicide before turning it over to the Drug Enforcement Administration in April. The reason for the transfer was not made public.
Washington was brought in for questioning by Columbia police after an informant told police Washington and another person had supplied Myers with the heroin, according to the release.
A warrant has been issued for Washington's arrest.
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With a stay at Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando (SeaWorld - Convention Center), you'll be convenient to Dr. P. Phillips Hospital and SeaWorld® Orlando.
This 4.5-star resort is within close proximity of Pointe Orlando and Wonderworks.
Make yourself at home in one of the 1639 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and designer toiletries.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, which include 2 outdoor swimming pools, a waterslide, and an outdoor tennis court. This resort also features complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge). Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Grab a bite to eat at one of the resort's 3 restaurants and 2 coffee shops/cafés, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Relax with a refreshing drink from a poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and express check-in. Planning an event in Orlando? This resort has 314891 square feet (29254 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
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7 miles from Downtown Disney® area, the Hyatt Regency Orlando is adjacent to the shops and attractions along International Drive.
Dining options include the 24-hour B-Line Diner. Shuttle service to Walt Disney World® Resort is available for a surcharge.
The resort has 105 meeting and conference rooms totaling 315,000 square feet (29,265 square meters). The business center is staffed during the day and open 24 hours. The resort also has several dining options and bars. Valet parking is available for a fee.
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- Number of bars/lounges - 2
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 2
- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Elevator/lift
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- Fitness facilities
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- Gift shops or newsstand
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- Number of outdoor pools - 2
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- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Express check-in
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- Total number of rooms - 1639
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Number of floors - 31
- Spa treatment room(s)
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- Multilingual staff
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Outdoor tennis court
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- Conference space size (meters) - 29254
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- Year Built 1986
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 314891
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
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- Premium TV channels
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- Free WiFi
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- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- In-room safe
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
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B-Line Diner - 1950s-style restaurant named after the BeeLine toll road from the airport to the resort. Menu favorites include Key West Conch Chowder, BLT in a Bowl, and Southern Barbeque Shrimp. Open 24 hours. Takeout available. Sunday brunch (11 AM-4 PM, subject to change) features a limited à la carte menu.
Fiorenzo Grill - Italian steakhouse featuring prime USDA steaks, fresh lobster, and pasta dishes. Open for dinner.
Lobby Bar - Glass-enclosed lounge overlooking lobby. Cocktails, beer, wine served late afternoon to late evening.
Napa - Featuring food and beverages of Northern California's Napa Valley wine country, proudly presenting a menu comprised of ingredients that are seasonally fresh, local, organic, and sustainable whenever possible.
Rocks - This high-energy local hot spot offers an extensive wine list, bottled beers from around the world, and passionately crafted cocktails, with a backdrop of live musical entertainment.
Coconuts Poolside Bar & Grill - Hot dogs, hamburgers, wraps, and salads. Beer, wine, and cocktails. Open late morning till dusk (seasonal).
Coffee Etcetera - coffee bar proudly serving fresh-brewed Illy Café coffee, espresso, pastries, soft drinks, and sandwiches for guests on the go.
Nearby Things to Do
The 3rd-floor recreation level has an expansive sundeck housing a children's pool with a waterslide and waterfall. A separate area contains a 180-foot (55-meter) lap pool.
The fitness center offers treadmills, strength-training equipment, stair machines, stationary bikes, and a steam room. Massage treatments available at the spa include hot stone therapy, Swedish massage, and reflexology (surcharges). Golf-club rentals, tee times, and transportation to area courses can be arranged via Captain's Choice Golf Services (surcharges).
Two miles (3.2 kilometers) from the resort, the YMCA Aquatic Center offers water aerobics, fitness training, spinning, racquetball, and Tae Kwon Do. Turkey Lake Park, 7.75 miles (12.5 kilometers) away, is a 300-acre (1.2-square-kilometer) nature and recreation area with fishing, nature paths, and boating.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Aerobics on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Boat tours nearby
Spa Services
Guests are invited to experience a personal renaissance and transformation as The Spa at Hyatt Regency Orlando offers harmony for the senses and an atmosphere that bestows a serene mind, a renewed body, a rediscovery of yourself, and a sense of deep personal satisfaction. Services at the spa range from aromatherapy to signature massage experiences.
Overlooking the Grotto Pool, the fitness center offers a total health and wellness experience, with easy access to The Spa for a seamless, speedy transition from workout to wind down. The fitness center includes a spacious 500-square-foot (46-square-meter) studio for spinning and group exercise; 2 cardio studios and separate strength, conditioning, and core strength rooms; an outdoor tennis court; and over 50 pieces of Cybex Eagle strength equipment and machines, including ARC trainers.
A full service salon is also available.
- Hot stone massage
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- Swedish massage
- Steam room in spa
- Reflexology
- Sports massage
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- Number of treatment rooms 12
- Couples treatment rooms
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- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
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- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Braille or raised signage
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
Pets allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Resort fee: USD 23.43 per accommodation, per night
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- Fitness/yoga classes
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- In-room bottled water
- Additional inclusions
- Breakfast fee: USD $8 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 36 per person (roundtrip)
- Self parking fee: USD 18 per night
- Valet parking fee: USD 28 per night
- Pet fee: USD $150 per pet, per week
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20 per night
We should mention
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts.
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Micaela Esdra was born on January 19, 1952 in Rome, Lazio, Italy as Micaela Carmosino. She is known for her work on Kill Baby, Kill (1966), La donna in bianco (1980) and A Black Ribbon for Deborah (1974). She has been married to Walter Pagliaro since 1988.
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Over the years, the traditional art form of Naat has undergone a transformation
Naat Khawani and Naatiya shayari are cultural art forms most of us in the Capital would be largely unaware of. While qawwali and Sufi poetry enjoy immense popularity, predominantly because of their renditions in popular films and albums, Naatiya shayari enjoys a more eclectic crowd. Naat is Islamic hymns about Prophet Muhammad that are sung unaccompanied by musical instruments.
However, with time, traditional Naat singers are slipping away from the social sphere. Recollecting this departure, Ayesha Abrar, a resident of Daryaganj, New Delhi, says, "Naat isn't something very common now but there is still one old man who takes rounds in my colony reciting naats during Ramzan. But he doesn't live here, probably comes from far, because he comes on any day of Ramzan. He sings in the dark, some people give him alms or food and he disappears." She finds, "Naats more common at gatherings (both men's and women's), in masjids or at homes, even at family gatherings."
With few live performances, it is now more common to listen to Naat khawani in audio cassettes notes. Abrar Kiratpuri, a respected Hamd-o-Naat shayar, and general secretary of Hamd-O-Naat Academy, New Delhi, promotes and felicitates naat composers. He notes, "Naat is an integral part of shayari. In fact, Delhi School and Lucknow School have been very popular. Delhi is the land of Mirza Ghalib and Ibrahim Zauq, but it is difficult to find anything specifically about Naat." He feels, "The tradition of Naatiya shayari has been picked up by the youth today. In fact, Naatiya mushayara and Naat khawani are much more popular today."
However, Delhi, despite being the culture capital of the country which also houses some of the finest universities, has not given Naats much academic interest.
"Naat as a subject has not been taken up by the universities in Delhi, whereas universities in UP and Madhya Pradesh (Nagpur) have produced research work on Naat. Rafiuddin Ashfaq was the first person in the Indo-Pak region to be awarded a PhD on Naat by Nagpur University," points out Kiratpuri.
Dharmender Nath, who has recently published "Hamare Rasool", where he has contributed 627 non-Muslim Naats, noting how the form has altered, says, "There are two changes — one, the practice of composing Naats in Urdu has diminished because of its difficulty, giving way to an idiom that is understood by common people. Two, it is not archaic, contemporary practices have also tried to incorporate today's problems in Naat compositions. Interestingly, Naat has been adopted by non-Muslims as well; I have just received a compilation from Dharamshala by Krishna Kumar Toor."
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I wouldn't say I'm upset. I'm disappointed.
I'm disappointed in that I believe champions should shouldn't attempt to dictate who they face. I'm disappointed because this is yet another case of jones backtracking--first Cormier doesn't deserve a shot, but suddenly he does. I'm disappointed because it's a case where a champion has a healthy opponent, and is looking to fight an injured one. I'm disappointed in the organization that allows melodrama to happen, if not outright encouraging it.
And as it's been said, I don't think DC is as dangerous as Goose, particularly right now. Even if he wasn't injured, he's giving up nearly 20 inches in length advantage in a bout with jones. Daniel isn't going to overcome that with hampered mobility.
I think it's interesting that Cormier is getting credit for gutting out the injury and coming in to face Dan, but there was a ton of people hating on Henderson for trying to do the same thing for UFC 151. I know LCL and MCL injuries are different, but you've still got an injured fighter whose medical team says "well...wait and see how you feel." One guy gets all the credit in the world, the other has people somehow blaming him for a canceled card. It's interesting that they ended up as opponents.
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Good question.
I'd simply say this: I'm emotionally invested in the sport. I'm a very long-time fan who has, for years, been forced to point out the beauty, talent, respect, and skill of MMA in order to explain it to uninformed folks who saw it as a human cockfight. When I see someone who I perceive has a blatant disregard for the qualities I feel help advance the sport, I have an emotional response. I've also always despised champions who hold the title and fans hostage to their demands in both boxing and MMA.
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Dana White rejects Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier fight, insists 'Bones' must first face Alexander Gustafsson
http://www.mmamania.com/2014/6/4/577...gustafsson-mmaWhite says as soon as Jones is on the cusp of becoming the star he can be, he starts rejecting fights. That's according to his conversation with The Albuquerque Journal (via MMA Fighting) while in town to promote this weekend's (June 7, 2014) UFC Fight Night 42 event.
His words:
"Gustafsson's next in line. Even Cormier said, 'Listen, I hope this whole things works out for me and I get the shot, but even I believe that Gustafsson deserves the next shot.' [Gustafsson is] the No. 1 contender, he's waited for this rematch and [Cormier] even agrees. It's just one of those things that sucks, to be honest with you. As soon as [Jones] starts to build some steam and starts to become the star that you think he can be, he comes out and doesn't want to fight somebody. You're the champion, you're the pound-for-pound best guy in the world, and he says he wants to be known as the best ever. Well, you don't turn down opponents, you know what I mean? You've got to fight all the best in the world, anyway. You're the man; everybody's gunning for you."
And if you want beef, then bring the ruckus
"I'm disappointed in that I believe champions should shouldn't attempt to dictate who they face."
^ This right here.
I think a Champ should fight whoever is placed in front of them, regardless. As champ, you're best/the baddest and as the best/the baddest you should take on all comers. My opinion.
And Im a Jones fan... its gets harder and harder to be one, though.
Looks like Jones is backed into a corner now lol. I mean if he's this scared of a Gus rematch, Gus has probably already won the rematch.
Daniel Cormier would postpone knee surgery for a title shot
On Wednesday's edition of UFC Tonight, MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani reported that Cormier said he's willing to put off a planned knee surgery if it means competing for a championship.
That would include in interim title fight with Gustafsson, in case of a complete breakdown between Jones and the UFC, who are scheduled to meet on Thursday.
Gustafsson's camp indicated to Helwani that they, too, would be open to an interim title fight with Cormier.
Cormier suffered an injury to his lateral collateral ligament just 10 days before his UFC 173 victory over Dan Henderson, an injury Cormier said nearly caused him to pull out of the fight. While Cormier recently indicated he was going to undergo surgery, he's willing to put it off for the sake of the title fight.
And if you want beef, then bring the ruckus
I don't think he's scared, per se. I just think getting W's is more important to him then how he gets them. That's applicable to both his in cage and out of cage behaviour.
Realistically, he knows he has to face DC sooner or later - why not now when he has a bum knee? He's still a threat, but the threat is less than if he was at 100%
He knows he has to face Gus sooner or later, but why not put that off until he fights the weakest DC he's likely to get? He gets another W and hell, Gus may pick up an injury in the meantime himself, or be obligated to take another fight in the meantime which he may lose.
BONES IS NOT SCARED. He's just playing the percentages to get as many wins as possible, and is probably being told that this is smart and just playing the game and being a great businessman by each and every person close to him who stands to gain financially by his continued success. It's sad.
"I'll fight Gustafsson because he was named the number one contender. I'll fight him since I am the champion and since the first fight was one of the toughest of my career. I want to prove that first fight was as close as Gustafsson will ever get to beating me because I've gotten better since then. If I had to pick another opponent, I'd pick Cormier because of his credentials. Yes I have both a height and reach advantage over him, but other people he's faced had similar advantages and they all lost against him. That's a fight I look forward to in the future, but I know I have to focus on Alexander right now."
Edit: "Oh yeah, sorry about all the eye pokes."
I feel like if he had said something to this effect, it would be so much better for him. Another thing I noticed is that Gustafsson has maintained his status as number one contender since beating Manuwa. With the welterweight division having multiple title eliminators in a short span of time, I would have thought the consistency of Gustafsson being next in line would have been unanimously praised. Especially since their first fight was so good. I damn sure want to see the rematch. It could end up just like the first fight or it could end abruptly, much like the Bendo/Cerrone rematch did.
I just want to see Jones/Gustafsson 2. I know I will, but the added drama of all this makes it feel like more of a chore to get there.
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What Vegas casino has this game on their board? I looked the other day and I couldn't find anyone having this game up.
Originally Posted by chadly82 smh....i hope we win and am confident we do but i will never bet with my heart.... IMO, the Vegas line is more represented by the past than the present. NDSU has 4 straight opening wins over FBS opponents, including K-State last year and 3 straight FCS championships. ISU went 3-9 last year. But when you look at the present you see that NDSU suffered significant graduating losses plus they have lost a player or two to injury. Add in the loss of long time Head Coach and a lot of staff. Then look at ISU returning practically the whole offense with pretty good skill position players. The addition of Mark Mangino as OC. And the fact that ISU did win their last 2 games in the Big 12 including at West Virginia. The ones betting with their heart are the NDSU bettors. Smart money would take the Iowa State Cyclones at home and get points to boot.
Vegas doesnt put lines on 1-aa games. At least the credible ones. Maybe the Casino where Clark Griswald played War and Pick a number. Who cares about off shore lines.
I can't believe lakes hasn't shown up yet to **** all over this thread. Maybe he's just bookmarked it for safe keeping. Great job, mitya.
Originally Posted by klamath632 mitya51 clones21 Let's just ban all users with word-number combinations now. ... Oh sh-- Only ones with the numbers at the end...right, right?
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Originally Posted by ripvdub Vegas doesnt put lines on 1-aa games. At least the credible ones. Maybe the Casino where Clark Griswald played War and Pick a number. Who cares about off shore lines. 5dimes sets the lines for everyone nowadays; including Vegas. So you are wrong if you don't think they are reputable.
Great. Just go ahead and create a new thread that can get ruined by lakes...
Dude is confident enough to throw money down on us beating a freaking Div II or whatever their called and everybody freaks out...OH NO DON'T GET COCKY! ****** just a freaking dash of swagger from this fanbase would be welcome...are we not a Big 12 team? I thought we were...
I think we all need to just throw down money on NDSU just to balance out the karma.
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In general, the Competencies Program is the system used in recruiting, developing, evaluating, compensating and retaining employees. The program also helps in providing a clearer description of an employee's career path and expectations.
Structure and Terminology
Job Family - is a group of jobs that serve a similar overall function. (ex: Information Technology, Human Resources, etc)
Job Category - is a further delineation of a job family that allows similar job functions to be combined for purposes of evaluation and management of that function (ex: System Applications within the IT Job Family)
Job Title - is associated with a job based upon the required competencies and responsibilities of that position (ex: Programmer/Analyst)
Level - represents the knowledge and skills required for each job (not all jobs have five levels)
- Level 1 - Baseline
- Level 2 - Intermediate
- Level 3 - Proficient
- Level 4 - Advanced
- Level 5 - Mastery
Competencies are a combination of the knowledge and skills needed to effectively perform a role in an organization.
The five key competencies are:
Effective Knowledge is the sum total of education, training, skill and experience required to perform the job to the normally expected standard. This encompasses the depth, scope, integration, and application of skills within and outside the body of knowledge or specialty applicable to an individual job category.
Accountability and Self Management is the degree to which a position requires self direction and the degree of personal accountability required for the work accomplished. It involves responsibility for oversight and providing reports of actions, causes, and results.
Teamwork and Leadership is the degree to which a position must function in a group and the degree of leadership exercised.
Communication is the nature and scope of the communication activity required by a position on a regular basis.
Innovation and Problem Solving is the type of problem resolution, quality improvement activity and/or process and procedure development undertaken in the position.
Presentations and Additional Resources
- Competencies Program and Transition Overview Presentation w/audio (Adobe Connect)
- Competencies Program Transition Overview w/audio (Adobe Connect) - This is a condensed version of the above presentation and focuses primarily on the transition process.
- Competencies "101": What is the Competencies Program? w/audio (Coming Soon) - This presentation will provide an overview of the Competencies Program structure and the basics for functioning within the Program.
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Dagmar's Hot Pants, Inc.
Known to her clients as Dagmar, she's a classy Swedish call girl in Copenhagen. After two years, she's ready quit, and we follow her on what she hopes is her last day in the trade. She wakes at 9 AM, gets her first call and a marriage proposal, checks in with her doctor, pays final visits to various clients, arranges to lease her flat, passes on her black book to a colleague, tries to beg off on an impromptu session with Japanese businessmen, has a quick conversation with her brother, and makes a couple of charitable contributions. All the while, her eyes on the clock, there's the threat of her pimp finding out about her plans. If she pulls it off, what awaits?
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Column > Stop the Presses
Washington Goes to War (with Howard Dean)
Saddam Hussein may be out of his spider hole, but Washington's real enemy is still at large. His name: "Howard Dean"--and nobody in America poses a bigger threat to the city's sense of its own importance. New Republic writer Michelle Cottle returned from maternity leave to find Washington fit for a "Tarantino-style blood bath," with the Democratic front-runner cast as a "paleoliberal...a heartless conservative...too naïve to beat Bush...too politically cynical to trust...a Stalinist...[and] a neofascist [who] kills babies and drinks their blood."
In its self-appointed role as semiofficial punditocracy politburo, the Washington Post editorial board issued what ABC News's The Note properly termed "a button-popping, eye-bugging anti-Dean editorial" that it undoubtedly hoped would serve as Dean's political death sentence. Expressing editorial shock and awe over Dean's unarguably accurate observation that Saddam Hussein's capture left the United States no safer than before, Post editors termed the candidate's views to be "not just unfounded but ludicrous" and complained of his "departure from the Democratic mainstream."
The Note observed that "history might record that this piece stops The Doctor from being his party's nominee," but the hysteria embedded in its analysis could be found nearly everywhere in the media. Over at the New York Times, David Brooks, who appears to have taken over Russell Baker's comic spot on the op-ed page, contrasted Dean with the Bush Administration. He noted, apparently sincerely, that the latter was suffering "an insincerity crisis" owing to its "honesty and candor," along with its "candor and forthrightness." Meanwhile he smirks at Dean as being "the only guy who goes to the Beverly Hills area for a gravitas implant." Dean's crime: offering up a moderate, Clintonesque foreign-policy speech to the Pacific Council of World Affairs.
While the Post editors and Brooks speak for hard-line neocons, Dean receives no less abuse at the hands of many genuine liberals. My colleague at the Center for American Progress, Matthew Miller, attended the speech and found it lacking, not in substance, which he thought properly Clintonian, but in presentation. "When Dean barked it out, it felt smaller and shabbier, as if he were lecturing us on simple facts we ought to have known." Miller worries at length about what it means that Dean accidentally thanked US soldiers for their "services" rather than "service." Jonathan Chait, so obsessed he now operates an anti-Dean blog at The New Republic, also admits that the position that so exercised the Post pooh-bahs is "narrowly true." Chait's problem with Dean, and I quote, is that the Vermont governor "gives off the vibe that he likes to equivocate about the bad guys rather than recognize them for what they are" (what a bummer that Dean dude is...).
ABC's Sam Donaldson made the same silly point, admitting that "in context, you know what he's saying," but when normally perspicacious pundits like Miller and Chait talk in terms of "feelings" and "vibes," something more than policy disputes are at work. Howard Kurtz, the Washington Post's walking conflict of interest and barometer of conventional wisdom-- named by the American Conservative Union as one of the most reliable reporters--offers up a clue to the journalistic zeitgeist when he complains of Dean, "Reporters who have spent hours with Dean express surprise that he never asks a single question about them." (Would Kurtz feel better if Dean said, "So, Howie, does CNN pay you more to report on the Post or does the Post pay you more to report on CNN?")
Another part of the problem is that punditocracy poster boy Joe Lieberman is currently more likely to get the Republican nomination than the Democratic one--and more deserving as well. Dean is being punished, in part, for cleaning Joe's clock. Kurtz speaks for fellow Lieberman lovers when he insists, sans evidence, that "Dean and the war's opponents have not yet come up with a convincing argument that the status quo would have been preferable." Just whom Kurtz has in mind when he employs the phrase "convincing" is left undefined, of course. It obviously does not apply to most of the planet's population, since outside the United States, only Israelis supported Bush's invasion, and that was before anyone was aware of just how dishonest were the Administration's arguments for war and incompetent its postwar planning. Even following Saddam's capture, however, 42 percent remain convinced that the war was not worth fighting; 78 percent of Americans questioned professed to share Dean's view that Saddam's capture did nothing to reduce the threat of terrorism--a correct judgment, apparently, as evidenced by the current orange alert.
Dean has some problems, no doubt, but the pundits hardly seem to notice that George W. ("You can't distinguish between Al Qaeda and Saddam when you talk about the war on terror") Bush cannot pretend to defend deceiving the nation into war anymore. When ABC's Diane Sawyer pressed him in an interview about whether Saddam possessed weapons of mass destruction or merely would have liked to have them, Bush replied contemptuously, "What's the difference?" (Try this, Mr. President: "I shot that man, Your Honor, because he pointed a gun at me and was about to pull the trigger," or "I shot that man, Your Honor, because he looked like he was thinking about getting a gun.")
We've all been to this movie before, of course, just one election ago, and it's therefore no surprise that the anti-Dean media fury has increased exponentially with Al Gore's brave, antiestablishment endorsement. In the meantime, the question of the Democratic nomination has come down to this: Will this election be about turningout your base, or winning over swing voters? Gore did the latter but not the former. He won the election, but, thanks to Ralph Nader's megalomania (with an assist from the SCLM--So-Called Liberal Media--and Gore's own crappy campaign), not by enough to prevent the Supreme Court from handing it to Bush. Today, the nation remains no less divided than four years ago, with about 20 percent of the vote up for grabs. The punditocracy has chosen its side. Perhaps it's time the rest of us choose ours.


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Florida Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Consolidation, Amendment 3 (1965)
The Florida Palm Beach County Clerk of Courts Consolidation Amendment, also known as Amendment 3, was a legislatively-referred constitutional amendment in Florida which was approved on the ballot on November 2, 1965.
This amendment modified Article V of the Florida Constitution to provide that in Palm Beach County the clerk of the circuit court shall also be the clerk of the criminal court of record.[1]
Election results
Florida Amendment 3 (1965) | ||||
Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
Yes | 364,754 | 70.98% | ||
No | 149,144 | 29.02% |
Unofficial election results via: Ocala Star-Banner (November 3, 1965)
Text of measure
The language that appeared on the ballot:
" | CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Judiciary, Palm Beach County Criminal Court of Record—Proposing an amendment to Article V, Section 9 of the State Constitution to provide that the Clerk of the Circuit Court in Palm Beach County shall also be and serve as the Clerk of the Palm Beach County Criminal Court of Record.[2][3] |
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Constitutional changes
Section 9. Criminal Courts of Record. (10) The clerk of the circuit court in and for Palm Beach county shall also be and serve as the clerk of the Palm Beach county criminal court of record.[1] |
Path to the ballot
- The amendment was placed on the ballot by House Joint Resolution 586 of 1965.
- The amendment was filed with the Secretary of State on June 25, 1965.[1]
See also
External links
- Florida Amendments of the Election of 11-2-65
- Sample Ballot (in the Ocala Star-Banner, October 25, 1965)
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Florida Constitution Revision Commission, "Amendments, Election of 11-2-65"
- ↑ Ocala Star-Banner, "Voting Machine Sample Ballot," October 25, 1965
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Project name:
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Brief description:
Our game is in Early development stages. I've been working on putting a team together for about a month now after previously doing some solo work and getting some of my thoughts into writing. Directly below is what we're attempting to create.
- Faction warfare
- Player housing
-Open world PvE raid content
-High learning curve to promote skillful play
-A unique and fun spin on crafting
5 Nations are struggling for control of the map. Each has an unconquerable base city(starter area for each race) with 3-5 surrounding mini cities and outposts which can be sieged and claimed by opposing factions. Retention of the holdings becomes increasingly difficult over time to promote conflict and to avoid a stale political scene.
Target aim:
I do not have an exact answer at this time, however anyone who stays with this project will be compensated. I will further discuss with you personally when you show interest in joining our team.
We are using the HeroEngine, so coders will need to use HSL. As far as audio and art, our systems haven't been chosen yet.
Talent needed:
2-3 HSL Programmers
3 World Builders
2 Animators
3-4 2D/3D Artists
1 Audio Specialists (Environmental & Sound effects)
2 Lore/Story/Quest writers
Experience is NOT required. I do not mind if this is your first project, HOWEVER, I want to see good work. If you can do what we have envisioned and asked for then you can help us.
Team structure:
Jonathon Gregory - Project Manager
Nathan Anderson - Web Designer / Web Master / Concept Design & GM
Mike Abner - Story Writer / Concept Design
Morgan Jenkins - World Building
Our website is still in development, I will edit the link in as soon as possible. It -should- be up and running by this weekend.
You can email or add me to skype.
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I would join Your team as a composer/sound designer, but dont now much about sound effects like crashes and this stuff just writin' music.
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An update from joinlafd.org :
"Of those 6,500 candidates who passed [the written test], nearly 40% of these candidates have still not turned in their CPATs."
So lets see here, 40% of 6500 is 2,600 people who haven't turned in a CPAT left, so that means I'm only competing with roughly *only* 3,900 for the next interview slot lol
Ok ok I know that interviews are given on a first come first served in order of who turned in a CPAT first so it's not really a competition waiting on an interview, but still, it is slightly heartening to realize that the number of competitors for the same number of jobs has fallen dramatically from those that applied.
Granted I didn't get my CPAT in until like 12:30ish they day they started accepting so I probably won't be in the second, maybe not even the third round of interviews (ugh), but I keep thinking of the number of people that must've gotten the first interviews, when you factor in how many fail the interview, how many will fail the backgrounds and even how many will get in but not graduate the academy, it's actually kind of a morale boost that even though I'm further down the numbers game, those numbers will get cycled through more quickly than I might otherwise expect, and I'll get my chance to interview and run the gauntlet myself faster than I might otherwise think!
(Sorry to those who might read the above as a downer, but if you're like me, staying confident, keeping our noses clean and staying in shape for the academy, those failures will be those others who failed to prepare, not us :)