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Thailand, Hong Kong's service to offer quick Internet connectionsAugust 21, 2002 8:00 pm | by Komsan Tortermvasana | Comments
Copyright 2002 Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Copyright 2002 Bangkok Post, Thailand Bangkok Post, Thailand…08/22/2002 From LexisNexis The Communications Authority of Thailand has entered a partnership with SpeedCast Ltd of Hong Kong to provide high-speed Internet connection service via the AsiaSat 3S satellite.
People on the move…(3)August 21, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
The telecom industry is full of movers and shakers. The latest: WOW selects new president; Liberty Media names new board member; Thirdspace appoints Gibbons; and Cypress taps Ross. Abdoulah takes president post at WOW Former AT&T Broadband Executive Vice President Colleen Abdoulah has been appointed president and chief operating officer at WideOpenWest.
Charter's credit rating takes a beatingAugust 20, 2002 8:00 pm | by Chern Yeh Kwok | Comments
Copyright 2002 St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Inc. St. Louis Post-Dispatch…08/21/2002 From LexisNexis Standard & Poor's lowered its credit rating Tuesday on Charter Communications Inc., and Moody's Investors Service downgraded the cable operator's outlook to "negative" from "stable." The agencies cited concerns about Charter's debt, its cash flow and uncertainty arising from an investigatio...
Rule on swaps may spur restatementsAugust 20, 2002 8:00 pm | by Robert Schmidt | Comments
Copyright 2002 / Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times…08/21/2002 From LexisNexis The Securities and Exchange Commission might force some telecommunications companies to restate earnings after prohibiting carriers this month from recording revenue from swaps of fiber-optic cable capacity, accountants say.
Speakeasy looks to entice Chicago residentsAugust 20, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
National broadband service provider Speakeasy is looking to sweep up some customers in the Windy City with a discounted three-month introductory ADSL offering. Speakeasy is offering two plans to entice new subscribers to sign up. For $19.95 a month customers receive one IP address and one Speakeasy e-mail address.
Starbucks serves up Wi-FiAugust 20, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
Starbucks has become a way of life for some people. Beginning today, the coffee shop operator is serving up more than lattes in many of its US locations with the introduction of high-speed wireless services. To enable customers to check e-mail, surf the Web, watch streaming video and download multi-media presentations, Starbucks has surrounded 1,200 of its US cafes with a Wi-Fi-based local area...
SBC gets personal with DSL speedsAugust 20, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
Dial-up still reigns in the United States, and cablers and DSL providers have been doing some soul searching on how to grab some of those narrowbanders. The latest: SBC Communications Inc. plans to offer "personalized" DSL Internet access speeds later this year. Although a pricing structure has not yet been determined, SBC spokesman Fletcher Cook says the packages will be "competitive.
Comcast certifies next-gen Terayon modemAugust 20, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
Terayon Communication Systems Inc. has inked a deployment deal with Comcast Corp. for its DOCSIS 2.0-based cable modem. Comcast, which plans to deploy the TJ 615 cable modem in select service areas, recently certified the modem for use in its high-speed cable network. The news gave Terayon shares a much-need short in the arm in midday trading action.
Buyers and sellers: Cisco, QwestAugust 19, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
Cisco Systems Inc. snatches up storage switch maker Andiamo Systems Inc., while Qwest Communications International Inc. finally unloads its directory business. Cisco buys Andiamo Cisco Systems' Andiamo Systems buy has given the networking company an inroad to the fiber channel Storage Area Networking (SAN) market.
Jungo Joins CableHome initiativeAugust 19, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
Jungo Software Technologies is committed to the development of the home gateway, and the OpenRG software platform developer is joining the CableLabs Inc. CableHome initiative to ensure interoperability with other vendor's products. Earlier this year, CableLabs released the CableHome 1.0 specification, which included technical information for gateway provisioning, diagnostics and security features.
iN Demand, MGM make content pactAugust 19, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
The lion is roaring at iN Demand. The VOD provider has inked a multi-year content deal with MGM Home Entertainment Group. The agreement gives iN Demand access to MGM's 4,000-title library and upcoming releases, such as Windtalkers, No Man's Land, Bandits and Hart's War. Financial terms were not disclosed.
mPhase, Corning Cable ink resell agreementAugust 19, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
mPhase Technologies Inc. has cut a deal with Corning Cable Systems that will give the video-over-copper technology provider access to Corning Cable's worldwide sales network. Although financial terms were not disclosed, the agreement gives Corning Cable the right to resell mPhase's line of intelligent DSL components products, including the Intelligent POTS Splitter (iPOTS) and the UniversalBypass.
Convergys inks $29M Cox dealAugust 18, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
Convergys Corp. is building on its seven-year relationship with Cox Communications Inc. The latest: the company will provide the MSO with customer care services. The three-year deal calls for Convergys to deliver technical support via voice, e-mail and live chat to Cox's high-speed Internet customers.
BroadJump adds Rhapsody option to activation platformAugust 18, 2002 8:00 pm | by Duffy Hayes | Comments
Broadband service activation software provider BroadJump is looking to add even more value to their market-leading activation platform, and they're signing up content and application providers to the mix to provide operators with that added value. The latest integration effort was announced with Listen.
Scientific-Atlanta, Adelphia reach termsAugust 18, 2002 8:00 pm | by Susan Rush | Comments
The companies have signed on the dotted line, and Scientific-Atlanta Inc. and Adelphia Communications Corp. will continue to do business in the future. The agreement calls for the set-top box maker to continue to supply bankrupt Adelphia with products and services. The announcement formalizes a verbal agreement first announced on July 18 between the two companies.


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Featuring the innovative chamber ensemble PROJECT: Trio as resident faculty, Project: Beyond the Page is based on PROJECT: Trio's successful camp programs in other locations. This unique summer learning experience will focus on Modern Chamber Music, using the faculty's F.I.R.E. Technique (Fundamentals of Improvisation, Rhythm, and Ensemble).
PROJECT: Trio is taking chamber music to a whole new level. Greg Pattillo (flute), Eric Stephenson (cello), and Peter Seymour (bass), are pushing the boundaries of classical music with a high-octane mix of jazz, hip-hop, and rock. The trio performs to enthusiastic audiences of all ages in concert halls, clubs, and classrooms around the world.
Acclaim for the Trio and its members runs the gamut from Downbeat Magazine, which exclaims PROJECT: Trio is "packed with musicianship, joy, and surprise" to The New York Times, which calls beat-boxing flutist Greg Pattillo "the best in the world at what he does." Fellow classical musicians rave, "PROJECT: Trio really has it all. They combine the fire and refinement of the finest classical chamber ensembles with the stage presences and energy of rock stars."
In addition to their extensive performing schedule, the Trio is dedicated to arts education, inspiring a whole new generation of concert going music lovers.
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With an emphasis on composition, memorization, performance, and extended techniques, participants will expand the repertoire of skills in their musical tool box. Daily group classes, private lessons, jam sessions, and concerts are all part of a curriculum that will help enable students play in any musical situation and in multiple different styles.
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Anyone can apply, regardless of instrument (acoustic only). Minimum of two years of experience playing your instrument required. Must be between the ages of 8 and 18 by the first day of camp.
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Between Amsterdam and The Hague lies a modest college town that escapes many tour books of the Netherlands.
But, for the people that were to later sail the Mayflower in 1620, Leiden was home. About 150 to 200 Pilgrims intent on forming a "pure" church left England for the Netherlands in 1608. They arrived in Amsterdam, but Leiden proved more welcoming, and many found work in the booming textiles industry.
By the time they left for England to board the Mayflower, the Pilgrims had learned local traditions they would take with them to the New World, including, perhaps, the inspiration for the feast of Thanksgiving.
Many Americans are unaware of Leiden's place in American history. In Europe, the city of 120,000 is best known as the birthplace of Rembrandt and for its university. Einstein was a guest professor (and I'm currently an exchange student). Members of the Dutch royal family typically attend the school.
In some ways, Leiden is like a mini-Amsterdam with its ubiquitous canals, Gothic architecture and bicycle culture. No, there is no red light district. And yes, there are a few "coffee shops," a euphemism for cafes selling marijuana, which is decriminalized in the Netherlands. It's rare to see foreign tourists, which is part of the small town's charm.
Pilgrim Past
A few signs of the Pilgrims remain today. One of their leaders, John Robinson, and 31 to 32 others are buried at the Pieterskerk, near where his congregation mostly lived. An alley near the church is named for William Brewster, a Pilgrim publisher who traveled to America on the Mayflower.
The Pilgrims, whose number had grown to several hundred in Leiden, learned their stay in the Netherlands would be temporary as war was about to break out with the Spanish, who controlled the Netherlands.
"However nasty the Indians might be, they wouldn't match the nastiness of the Spanish," said Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs, an expatriate from Oregon who is director of the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum. The museum is the main spot for the small but steady stream of American visitors who seek out the Pilgrims' presence in Leiden.
War meant that fellow Puritans would not be able to travel from England to Leiden. Pilgrim children borne in the Netherlands could be stripped of their rights and inheritance as English citizens. It was much more appealing to sail to establish an English colony in the New World, where they could also find converts among the natives.
Of the 102 people aboard the Mayflower when it left England, at least 50 were Pilgrims who had lived in Leiden and an additional 30 were their servants, Bangs estimates. Several hundred remained in Leiden and merged with the English Reformed Church in 1644.
Living in Leiden
Touring Leiden's Pilgrim sites will take less than a full day. Visitors should spend the rest of their time enjoying the city of today. Try to arrive on a Saturday, when there is a busy market in the city center. My favorite stop in the market is always the fish stand. Don't be put off by the raw pickled herring – it's much like sushi. The most popular among locals is kibbeling, small pieces of fried fish dusted with mild spices and served with tartar sauce. (British fish and chips will never seem as good to me.)
The market runs along the Nieuwe Rijn, a small offshoot of the Rhine River, where the 16th-century town hall looms. A tavern named Einstein is the busiest watering hole along this stretch, while the Cafe van Engelen provides a more relaxed atmosphere.
The town's main windmill, De Valk, is now a museum. Bicyclists are so numerous that visitors will wish they had one, or curse those pedaling by for almost (but rarely) running into pedestrians. The international feeling of the city is shown by homes with poems in various languages painted on the sides. The 11th-century circular fortress called De Burcht is the destination for panoramic views of the city. Besides the Pilgrim museum, I like to send friends to see the university botanical garden, the Hortus Botanicus.


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Yesterday: John J. Stephens, the man police believe killed Garden Grove police Officer Howard Dallies in 1993, is finally arrested in 1997 but charges are dropped when a judge rules that a witness' statement was coerced. In 2003, Stephens commits another crime and is sentenced to 25 years to life. A new law, however, might allow him to be released next month.
Exactly 20 years ago Saturday, Garden Grove police officer Howard Dallies was fatally shot during a traffic stop. At the Garden Grove police station Saturday, every shift will watch a video about Dallies that was compiled from footage taken during the initial investigation, his funeral and the subsequent court activity. It is an homage to a fallen comrade, catharsis for his surviving brothers and sisters on the force, and a cautionary tale. Let's be careful out there.
"Howard's death is certainly an open wound in this department," says Garden Grove Police Chief Kevin Raney, who as a lieutenant supervised one of the task forces charged with finding his killer. "We will also wear the mourning band over our badges. Some officers will go out to the shooting scene on Aldgate and spend a few moments there."
John J. Stephens, the man once charged with killing Dallies, will spend today in the Orange County Jail. He was transferred there from Folsom State Prison in anticipation of an April 5 hearing at which he will ask Superior Court Judge Erick Larsh to set him free.
In November, California voters passed Proposition 36, which requires that "three strikes" prisoners whose third strike was a nonviolent felony be resentenced if it would not pose an unreasonable risk of danger to the public.
So far, 27 of the estimated 160 eligible prisoners from Orange County have been resentenced. If they've already served longer than their revised sentence, they are automatically released. Stephens has already served 10 years for a crime, possession of a controlled substance (meth), that were it not a third strike would carry a maximum sentence of one year.
On Nov. 18, 12 days after voters passed Prop. 36 with a 69 percent yes vote, Stephens petitioned the court. From his cell in Folsom Prison, Stephens wrote that he has reformed. He attends church services, Bible study and Narcotics Anonymous, he says. He has been allowed to work as a prison cook, barber and landscaper. He is trying to complete high school. He signed his petition "Johnny Stephens."
The District Attorney's Office has yet to file its response. Chief of Staff Susan Schroeder said prosecutors are still gathering information, including his prison record and a transcript of the 2003 sentencing hearing. She can't say what the district attorney's position will be, but she notes that the office has yet to support a petition for resentencing under Prop. 36.
One of the reasons for obtaining the transcript is so that if Larsh decides not to release Stephens, any appellate court reviewing the decision will see that in 2003 Larsh took care to lay out why the 25-years-to-life sentence was based on Stephens' numerous convictions for violent offenses and had nothing to do with having at one time been charged with Dallies' murder. Presumably Larsh would do the same thing April 5 if he decides not to release Stephens.
Orange County judges thus far have only refused to release two prisoners who have come before them for resentencing. The process is so new that it is unclear how appellate courts will handle appeals. Chief Raney and his department have no role in the resentencing. His personal feeling, however, is that "if anybody was a candidate for the three strikes rule, John Stephens deservedly struck out (based on) everything he was convicted of, the amount of his activity and his high propensity for violence. I think he definitely posed a great danger to society."
Will Stephens ever stand trial for Dallies' murder?
Legal experts at the time the murder charge was dropped in 1999, including current UCI Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, said the alleged coercion by one detective probably tainted the case to the point it was not salvageable. Clearly the district attorney felt that way at the time. Any evidence obtained as a result of coerced testimony is inadmissible.
But forensic science has evolved in the past 14 years and will continue to. Police still have the motorcycle the killer ditched – and it was unquestionably obtained without coercion. They were unable to pull any prints or DNA off the bike, but that doesn't mean they never will be able to. The weapon has never surfaced. That doesn't mean someone won't walk in with it someday or that it won't be used to commit another crime, get back into circulation and be recovered.


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I grew up in a medical family and became comfortable in the culture and customs of health care at an early age. I enjoy explaining confusing and sometimes anxiety-provoking problems in terms that people can understand, often using illustrations and models. Good communication is essential. Medicine is not always black and white; given the same information, individual patients may make very different choices. Some prefer the least invasive approach, whereas others may accept greater risk to accelerate their recovery. Many are concerned minimizing time off work, particularly for unexpected injuries. Based upon the most up-to-date research, I review all of the choices available and support my patients in their preferred treatment. Informed patients who are empowered to make their own health care decisions have superior outcomes and satisfaction, I believe.Personal Interests
Outside of medicine, I stay active in distance running, skiing, and hiking. I am a fan of glassblowing, yet readily admit to having minimal artistic talent. After getting married I took my husband's name, but internet sleuthing will reveal old marathon times, research publications, and even some vintage television footage under my maiden name, Weinstein. Together with my husband, Ryan, and our Italian greyhound, Spike, we live on a houseboat on Lake Union.Medical School
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The longest-tenured coach in the Charlotte athletics department and under contract until 2018, Loren Hibbs has completed 22 seasons at the helm of the baseball program and has averaged more than 31 wins per season in his career. As of the start of the 2015 season, he is ranked 43rd among active coaches in wins in the NCAA. He has taken the program to all five of its NCAA Tournament appearances.
The 49ers' skipper was at the helm when Charlotte won its 1,000th game in its 35th season of baseball on February 25, 2013, and Hibbs won his 650th game as the Charlotte's mentor later that year on April 3. Charlotte split a regular-season Atlantic 10 Conference title, giving the 49ers five championships in the eight-year run of A-10 membership. He has guided Charlotte to all seven of its regular-season titles, four tournament titles and five NCAA Postseason appearances. The 49ers also reached their eighth conference tournament championship game in 2013.
In 2014, the Niners took a minor step back re-entering Conference USA play picking up their first league win on March 30th with an 11-4 victory at Old Dominion. Charlotte would later go on to sweep Tulane in a two-game series (game three was canceled due to rain), take two-of-three on the road at UTSA and sweep Louisiana Tech in Ruston to win six of their last seven road contests in C-USA play.
At the conclusion of the 2013 regular season, Charlotte was ranked 45th in hits and 33rd in earned run average as Charlotte made dramtic improvements in hits and doubles on the offensive side, as well as increasing the strikeout totals, lowering the walks and improving the earned run average over the previous season. The 49ers posted their fourth season of a team ERA of 3.50 or better in the last eight seasons, a direct result of which was a 37-win season, the program's sixth in the last eight years, a team first.
The 49ers again broke the attendance record, as 39,604 fans attended 40 home dates in 2013, for an average of 990 per contest. The total attendance crushed the school's previous record of 35,104 and gave the program four straight seasons of 30,000-plus fans, the best stretch in program history.
At the conclusion of the 2012 season, Charlotte had one player drafted (Miguel Rodriguez, 36 Round by Boston) and another sign a pro contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Andrew Smith), giving the program its 60th and 61st players to reach an affiliate of a Major League Baseball club.
49ers baseball ranked eighth nationally of the 297 Division I programs in winning percentage (at .714) in a five-year window from 2007-2011, with a record of 207-83 in that time, putting the Niners in elite company. Charlotte was one of only 15 programs in the country to register a Top-75 winning percentage (at .600 or more) in the those five seasons.
Charlotte had notched a win over a team ranked No. 7 or higher in four straight seasons (2008-2011), including a home win over No. 6 North Carolina 4-3 at home on March 29, 2011. Charlotte beat a second ranked team in the postseason, taking out No. 19 Arkansas to start the Tempe, Ariz. Regional. The 49ers did not play a team ranked higher than No. 19 in 2012.
Speaking of rankings, Charlotte has been ranked in a national poll inthe seven year stretch from 2006-2012, topping out at No. 18 in June of 2007, and reaching the Top 25 as recently as 2011 in two different weeks of that season. The 49ers were in Other Receiving Votes in the opening weeks of the 2012 season
In 2007, Charlotte led the nation in ERA with the national low of 2.64. The starters were the anchor for the staff that season, with a 2.33 ERA, tossing 13 complete games and 11 shutouts. Starter Adam Mills led the nation in both ERA (1.01 in 142.2 innings pitched) and wins (14), while finishing sixth in total strikeouts (141). Charlotte was second in the nation that season in win percentage (.803, just behind Vanderbilt's .806 final percentage) thanks to a school-record 49 wins against just 13 losses.
In 2007, Charlotte won its first NCAA Tournament games, a pair of victories against N.C. State, advancing to the Columbia, S.C. Regional final. The team earned national rankings in numerous polls and put two more athletes on the All-American roster (Adam Mills and Brad McElroy). Pitcher Adam Mills broke season and career marks in numerous categories on his way to being named A-10 Pitcher of the Year and a finalist for the Roger Clemens Award, given to the top pitcher in the country. Charlotte also set the school and Atlantic 10 record by winning 23 conference games. Hibbs was named A-10 Coach of the Year, his third such award in his third different conference.
In 2008, Charlotte secured a win at No. 3 and eventual Regional Finalist South Carolina 11-2. It was the first win over a top-10 team since defeating No. 6 Houston in 2000. In 2009, the Niners repeated the feat of upending a Top-Five team on the road, taking a 2-1 victory at No. 5 North Carolina. The Niners have either been in the Top 25 or have received votes in each of the past three seasons. Since moving into the new stadium on March 30, 2007, Charlotte is 60-18 at home, with a 37-20 road mark in that span, winning nine of 15 neutral-site games in the past three seasons. Charlotte has won seven of its last nine A-10 Tournament games, sweeping the 2007 and 2008 tournaments. The consecutive tournament titles are a school record. 2008 brought 43 more wins in addition to the conference regular-season and tournament titles, and the second invitation to the postseason, this time in Raleigh, N.C.
Charlotte climbed back to the top of the Atlantic 10 in 2010, winning the regular season title for the third time in five seasons of league membership. Charlotte also tied the school record for consecutive home wins with 17 straight, also tying the school mark with 29 home wins during the season. The 49ers welcomed 999 fans per game, shattering the record for attendance for a season, with 33,969 fans coming through the gates to watch a Niners home game.
The 49ers captured their fourth Atlantic 10 Conference regular-season title in the past five years in 2011, winning back-to-back regular season titles for the second time. They also won their third A-10 Tournament Championship in the past five seasons, earning the program's fifth-ever berth into the NCAA Tournament. Charlotte outpaced the 2010 attendance record by averaging 1,043 fans per game in 2011, for a total of 34,440 fans for the season.
The 2008 season saw the end of a pair of remarkable streaks. Charlotte lasted 179 games without being shutout, averaging 7.8 runs per game in that stretch. That is a streak that lasted through two full seasons, starting on April 8, 2005 and ending on April 22, 2008. Charlotte also lost in consecutive games for the first time in 95 games, a streak running from on February 3, 2007 to April 17, 2008.
Hibbs was hired as head coach of the Charlotte baseball program on February 26, 1992, and his appointment paid immediate dividends. In his first season, 1993, Hibbs took the 49ers to their first NCAA Tournament and guided them to their first-ever conference tournament championship with the 1993 Metro Conference Tournament title.
He led the 49ers to back-to-back conference regular-season titles with the 1994 and 1995 Metro regular season crowns. In 1995, he coached the 49ers to what was then a school-record 36 wins, along with the program's first-ever votes in a national poll.
The 49ers first-place league finish in 1994 earned him Metro Conference Coach of the Year honors. The following year's campaign brought several firsts, the program's first votes in a national poll and the first win over a top-10 program, a 7-5 victory at Tennessee.
In 1997, Charlotte knocked off top-seed and host Tulane by defeating them twice at the Conference USA Tournament and made it to the tournament finals. During the 1998 season, the 49ers won a then-school-record 43 games and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time. The Niners earned the program's only at-large bid to the NCAA Postseason, in an era when only 48 teams were taken to the tournament. That season, he garnered Conference USA Coach of the Year honors as Charlotte completed its fifth-straight season of 29 or more wins. An 11-game win streak to start the 2000 season still stands as the school record en route to a 32-win season and trip to the C-USA semis. Charlotte upended No. 6 Houston in the tournament. The number 11 was magical that season, as pitchers Ryan Baker and Brion Treadway both won 11 games and reliever John McKay recorded 11 saves. In early 2002, Hibbs became the school's all-time winningest baseball coach.
Not only have the teams under Hibbs excelled, but several individuals have gone on to receive national acclaim. Eight of the school's nine All-Americans have played under Hibbs, with Charlotte placing four players on these lists in the past seven seasons. In 1995, Tim Collie was named the Metro Conference Player of the Year and became just the second 49er baseball All-American. Joey Anderson earned All-America honors in 1996, giving the 49ers their third All-American and second in four years under Hibbs. In 1998, Bo Robinson and James Matan became the fourth and fifth Charlotte All-Americans. Matan was named the 1998 Conference USA Player of the Year. In 2001, John Maine was named the Conference USA Pitcher of the Year. Maine pitched for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets and Miami Marlins and earned a win in the National League Championship Series in 2006. Teammates Brad McElroy and Adam Mills were put on an All-America team in 2007. Mills was the A-10 Pitcher of the Year, while McElroy led the conference in five offensive categories. In 2008, Chris Taylor was named Co-Conference Player of the Year, Charlotte's second, and a third-team All-American, with a league-leading 19 home runs. Andrew Smith captured the A-10 Pitcher of the Year in 2011, earning Third-Team All-America status.
Charlotte teams have excelled on the field but emphasis has been placed on winning in the classroom. In the fall of 2007, the team set a record with a 3.01 GPA. In the fall of 2008, Charlotte baseball recorded a 2.92 GPA and the team cumulative GPA sat at 3.078 collectively at the start of the 2012 fall season. Charlotte scored an impressive NCAA Academic Progress Rate of 983, one point short of its highest rating since the NCAA instituted it, putting them well above the national score of all baseball programs. In the fall of 2008, 18 players were named to an academic honor list, including eight who earned Dean's List distinction or better. Three players have received NCAA degree completion grants to finish their degrees. In 2006, Mike Ambrose was the program's first Capital One First-Team Academic All-American, with Shane Basen becoming the season in 2013. Basen was the second player in program history to win back-to-back Academic All-America honors, and was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, winning a Second-Team All-Senior CLASS distinction. in addition to receiving an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Ambrose was also Male Student-Athlete of the Year in the Atlantic 10, another first for Charlotte. Cory Tilton became Charlotte's second A-10 Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year in 2011. Tilton was also a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, earning First-Team All-Senior CLASS nod.
The 49ers have also done a lot of community service in his 21 seasons. The fall of 2012 was the 49ers first working with the Miracle League, as the University YMCA built a special baseball field on which special needs children could play the game. The 49ers worked with the kids and helped them to enjoy playing the game of baseball. Baseball has also worked annual projects with Habitat for Humanity and the Red Cross Blood Drive, as well as with the Metrolina Food Bank, the Epilepsy Foundation's Walk, area shelters and making visits to Hemby's Children's Hospital. Hibbs and his team have also taken part in several local youth clinics and he has worked with several clinics regionally.
Hibbs arrived in Charlotte after serving as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Wichita State. Over his career, Hibbs has piled up an impressive resume of accomplishments. As a player he was involved in two regular-season conference titles, one conference tournament championship, two NCAA regionals and a second place finish at the College World Series. As an assistant coach, he was involved in seven regular-season conference titles, five tournament titles, seven regional appearances, four College World Series visits and one national championship. He was associated with some form of conference championship in every season for nine straight years from 1987-1995. As an assistant to Shockers head coach Gene Stephenson, Hibbs made trips to the NCAA Tournament in six of his seven years and to the College World Series in four of his last five years.
Over the course of his coaching career, both at Charlotte and Wichita State, Hibbs has mentored 14 major league players, including Eric Wedge, Pat Meares, Darren Dreifort, Doug Mirabelli and the 49ers' own Jason Stanford (Cleveland) and John Maine (Baltimore/New York Mets/Miami Marlins). Hibbs has worked with 145 All-Conference, 30 All-Region and 26 All-American selections, in addition to four players who went on to play for Team USA.
He has been a voting member for the Roger Clemens Award, the Johnny Bench Award and currently votes in the USA Today Coaches Poll. Hibbs has also served as the chair of the Metro Conference (1995) and Conference USA (1998) Coaches Committees.
As a player with Wichita State, he was a three-time All-Missouri Valley Conference and All-District selection in the outfield, and a member of the 1982 College World Series all-tournament team. He still ranks high in several of the Shockers all-time categories, and the 125 runs he scored in the 1982 season are not only a school-record, but an NCAA record as well. Hibbs, a three-time professional draft pick, had a brief professional stint with the San Francisco Giants.
Hibbs has three children. Tyson (27) and Erin (25) are both UNC Charlotte graduates, while Lanie Rae (14) is a potential Niner in the making. He is married to the former Lisa Helms.
|Metro Conference Tourn. Champs, NCAA Regional
|Metro Conf. Regular Season Champs
|Metro Conf. Regular Season Champs
|Conference USA
|C-USA, At-Large berth to NCAA Regional
|Atlantic 10
|A-10 Reg. Season & Tourn. Champs, NCAA Regional
|A-10 Reg. Season & Tourn. Champs, NCAA Regional
|A-10 Regular Season Champs
|A-10 Reg. Season & Tourn. Champs, NCAA Regional
|A-10 Regular Season Champs
|Conference USA
|Seven Reg. Season Titles, Four Tourn. Titles
Five NCAA Tournament Appearances
|Win %
|Head Coach
|Wellington, Kansas
|Alma Mater:
|Wichita State
|Graduating Year:
|22 Years


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Good morning,
On a chypre kick lately...
Parure EdT and Sous le Vent yesterday and today's SotD is:
Mitsouko Extrait layered with vintage PdT.
Have a good day all!
Thread: SotD Thursday 2nd of May 2013
Good morning,
On a chypre kick lately...
Parure EdT and Sous le Vent yesterday and today's SotD is:
Mitsouko Extrait layered with vintage PdT.
Have a good day all!
La Pausa Chanel.
Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. O.Wilde
Morning All,
Beautiful, sunny Spring day again. Will try and catch a few precious rays at lunchtime.
Vintage Eau Sauvage. Those pressurised spray bottles really do encourage a liberal application. Why did they go out of fashion ? CFCs or something ?
Have a lovely Thursday, gang.
Hello everyone, Diptyque Eau Duelle for me today.
"I felt something so intense, I could only express it in a perfume." - Jacques Guerlain
Morning all!
Wearing Narcisse Noir, modern EDT, for work on this beautiful sunny day. lt's day seven of my eight-day stretch at work, & l'm seriously flagging now, & showing signs of a cold. l cannot wait for the weekend!
Hope you're feeling better, Twolf!
"What is this secret connection between the soul, and sea, clouds and perfumes? The soul itself appears to be sea, cloud and perfume..." - from Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis.
Comme des Garçons Eau de Parfum (2011).
I don't know much about medicine, but I know what I like. -- S.J. Perelman
Good morning all !. Enjoy your day, Lucas
SotD is Dzongkha.
.....Bonjour Mesdames!
.... Midnight In Paris
Ocean Rain for Men for a rainy morning
These things cannot be long hidden: the Sun, the Moon, the Truth--Buddha
Hello everyone. Enjoy your day. Best to all
Have I told you about the scent of jasmine? Have I spoken about the smell of the sea? The earth is scented. And I perfume myself to enhance what I am. That's why I can not wear a perfume that bothers me. Perfuming is an instinctive wisdom. And like all art, it requires some knowledge of yourself..."
Clarice Lispector ( 1920-1977) - Perfumes da Terra / Earth Perfumes
Cabochard for me today (not vintage but damned good all the same). Have a good one all.
Gosh, ((Foustie)).
A bitter-sweet fragrance for me also: This bottle belonged to my grandfather who passed away last October.
Creed Jardin D' Amalfi from a sample
cello I am so looking forward to reading your Month of the Iris reviews! Well at least I hope you're going to review them as well as wear them this month. I would love to hear your thoughts!
teardrop, push those fluids! I'm sorry, being exhausted, feeling a cold coming on and still knowing there are days left of the same is no fun!
Foustie, that so touched me. I love that a scent can bring a person back to you like that.
I'm in JM Sweet Milk today. My first testing of this, and I have to say I don't really know what to think yet.
Hello, everyone -
I'm in vintage No19, parfum and edt ...and watching the clouds gather and darken since Jazz Fest recommences later today. But rain's always a possibility for this event, and a little spring shower never hurt anyone. Why, we were soaked to the skin Sunday night and we survived just fine! I'm not really sure what Tony'll be up for, but I'll keep an open mind and not let the weather interfere too much.
Y'all have a wonderful day!
((teardrop)) - eek! I don't know how you manage to keep that up, but I sure hope your weekend arrives quickly and unfolds slowly.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. ..Carl Sagan
Good morning, good smelling people.
The mango et mure et mure et musc combination that I like so much; Mango body lotion & Mure Et Musc Extreme.
Body Shop has released some of their body care scents as EDTs, Mango is one, picked that up for $8 - some of my daughters love the smell but don't like lotions and creams....
Eau de Chicken Soup for now to be changed into the Eau de Apple Pie in an hour.
Good morning! Cold and dreary this morning, but at least we're not getting
snow like some are.
Get well wishes to Twolf, Teardrop and anyone else who needs it.
Wearing Cabaret this morning.
A happy Thursday to all!
I love Eau de Apple Pie, ((Twolf))! You'll smell mmm mmm good!! Keep mending
(((Teardrop))) Fluids, Vitamin D, and hang in there -- you'll be overdue for some pampering this weekend.
Cello, I have to second elizrj's hope that you'll share your Month-of-Iris thoughts; now that I've found a few iris fragrances I like, I may do some more exploring.
Today is May 2nd. THERE ARE 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND! ::bangs head on desk::
Trying to calm down in SSS Voile de Violette.
Sensual Orchid Extrait de Parfum by LM Parfums.
Diorissimo! (I always state this in exclamation.)
I send thee this sweet perfume a fragrance to the fragrant, as one would offer wine to the god of wine.
ExtremeK, I will stop whining about springtime in Maine now.
SOTD is Safran Troublant. It is sometimes the only way I can hold my s--t together.
Eau de Chicken Soup gave me a chuckle, Twolf! Eau de Apple Pie sounds like maybe you are beginning to taste things again.
It's been a hard week with Mom and I feel off my fragrance again. Maybe later.
I finally settled on my old reliable mood-lifter, L'Artisan Fleur d'Oranger.
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Sharing the house with elizrj, wearing Jo Malone Fresh Mint Leaf (hubby is away from the house so I can get away with it).
Quarry, I have loved reading your posts lately. You seem to exude this happiness and contentment, all while actually doing what sounds like very tough manual labor. I mean, I didn't even know what a cant hook was til you posted. (I would have said that's me fishing... can't hook).
I couldn't help but just smile reading your post saying you can't imagine anyone being happier than you are at that moment. I pray that is what we all experience this year and can hang onto, because it just has to be the best possible feeling.
Good Morning, everyone!
It's quite miserable here too. Cold, extremely windy, and extremely dusty. I think we heading for another Dust Bowl. All house is covered by red dirt.
Staying cozy in my long neglected L'Artisan Mon Numero 10. Perfect amber - not too sweet, too cloying, or too annoying.
Evangeline, you smell heavenly...
My yesterday purchase, Davidoff Silver Shadow Pure Blend.
My all time favorite:
Dior Fahrenheit
Hi Quarry
Good to get your positive update, Wolfie! Continued feeling better wishes!
En Avion sprayed in a mist on my upper body and let dry before I put on my T-Shirt. That's the way to wear it.
Play Red by Comme des Garcons
Finished my sample, and wow this stuff I really like it. It's not reinventing the wheel but the cinnamon note in it is distinctive and unusual. Rarely do you smell fruit and spice smelling so...industrial and shiny/synthetic. I could see owning a decant of this.
elizrj - I love that Jo Malone. One of my favorite. Bottles are pretty scarce, these days. Enjoy!
Quarry - I remember you bought that Jo Malone when we were together in New Orleans, right? I love that one too. Such a soft yet vivid mint. It reminds me of the disco'd CDG one, that Duchaufour did, in the Series 1.
30 Roses - I love L'Artisan Fleur d'Oranger and every time I see it I think of you, it's sort of 'your' scent in my mind
"All problems are illusions of the mind."
-- Eckhart Tolle
*off to my errands*
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Hello all!
House twin with many of you, today- Séville à l'aube is my SotD.
My days in Rome have filled so much my nostrils with lemon and orange blossom scent that I needed to recreate a small atmosphere here too....
Have a nice evening!
"Your fragrance with a fume of iodine" L. Cohen
Yeah, ExtremeK, and they have probably opened the swimming pool (we have had 4", JR!).
The senses have temporarily returned (moisture from the cooking chicken?) and permanently went away. I have not been unwell like this in a long time. Cooking without smelling is sort of scary -- no idea what you are getting as a result. No stamina or inclination to do anything else, and all this spare time! Stooooooooopid, I know!
Q., by the sound of it "cant hook" would convey sort of dirty stuff to me, non?
Have I told you about the scent of jasmine? Have I spoken about the smell of the sea? The earth is scented. And I perfume myself to enhance what I am. That's why I can not wear a perfume that bothers me. Perfuming is an instinctive wisdom. And like all art, it requires some knowledge of yourself..."
Clarice Lispector ( 1920-1977) - Perfumes da Terra / Earth Perfumes
Dior - Ambre Nuit
I might go sniffing later on so I haven't put on anything...
If I end up staying home I will probably wear Chanel Cuir de Russie.
Looking for THE femme fatale scent. If you think there is something I should smell please PM me!
Gosh, snow and colds?!? Doesn't sound good at all... get well soon, Twolf, and I'm sending some of this 80F and sunny weather to those who want it.
Guerlain Sous le Vent for me today.
Yesterday's scent was Hermes Un Jardin sur le Nil - received (from a stranger) a pretty flirtatious compliment about it.
It's been a beautiful sunny spring day here and I've been trying out a new sample of B by Boucheron, and it's really rather pleasant.
'I suggest we learn to love ourselves before it's made illegal.'
Evening all,
Thanks & hugs to elizrj, Evangeline, Kiliwia, ExtremeK, Q & Jon for the get well wishes!
l'm not scented this evening as l have sniffles & sneezes. Very rare for me not to feel like spritzing something after getting home from work. Ah well, one more day & l'll have four whole days off to recover. Saturday will be mainly spent sleeping, l think!
"What is this secret connection between the soul, and sea, clouds and perfumes? The soul itself appears to be sea, cloud and perfume..." - from Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis.
As for holding one's s--t together, I can only agree. But I've yet to figure out what fragrance helps me do that. My usual suspects are Tam Dao, Bois de Violette, and Aomassai. It sounds like you need a May Basket of HUGS!!! ((((((((((SaNielsen))))))))))
Quarry, I wish to goodness I were out there working with you. I miss having an "out there" to work on. And my apartment faces north, so herbs-in-pots don't really work -- at least not for basil, cilantro, oregano ... you know, the summer staples.
Jon Rodgers, you can HAVE all of the blasted stuff. Except it's melted already. And the sun's sort of out. And I have a massage and facial in 2 short hours. So there's that.
Twolf, if temps weren't forecast to drop to freezing tonight, I wouldn't be a bit surprised to find that the pools had been filled today. (They were uncovered, cleaned, repainted, and just waiting for water when I went to exercise yesterday.) I'm betting they fill them on Saturday morning. This spring has been nuts.
((Teardrop)), if you aren't feeling the spritz tonight, might I suggest an advance choosing of your wine o'clock for Saturday evening, after your well-deserved sleep?
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Twolf, how terrible to lose your sense of smell! I know I have read stories of people permanently losing that due to usage of Zicam swabs... terrifying! Yours will be back soon, I imagine... and it's too bad that you are lacking of stamina or now would be the time to do all those smelly chores, like cleaning out the fridge :P
Jon, what a heartbreakingly beautiful Iris! Any chance you know which one that is?
Mike, the sweet milk is courtesy of a sample pass, and I have enjoyed it immensely today. Had it still been widely available I may consider a bottle. I'd probably sleep in it!
So sorry for all you having terrible weather. It was gorgeous today, and made me happy I work sort of outside. I'm in our warehouse, and all the large doors are open to the lovely day. Come late July I will undoubtedly feel differently!
In this Sandalwood number of mine again. Will be finishing the night in some vintage 80's L'Heure Bleue.
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Twolf and Extreme K, I'm sorry to hear that you are getting more snow, I certainly feel for you. Ours is mostly gone but we've had nasty windchills the last couple of days. Our weatherman said this morning that we've had 8 months of winter, actually that's not quite true, October 4th-May 4th is 7 months, we'll be starting our 8th month after that. It's still crazy, normally we have 5 months of winter.
Wearing Poet's Jasmine this afternoon.
Good Evening, Everyone!
SOTD - Vintage Miss Dior extrait
I love it because it's an old school Oak moss work of art
Hey y'all -
I'm now in Annick Goutal's sultry Songes ...just perfect for this wet and warm evening.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality, it is a profound source of spirituality. When we recognize our place in an immensity of light-years and in the passage of ages, when we grasp the intricacy, beauty, and subtlety of life, then that soaring feeling, that sense of elation and humility combined, is surely spiritual. ..Carl Sagan
Lovely thread today; remove the snow (or just send it to JR!) and it would be perfect. Sampled Guerlain Nuit d'Amour earlier, too sweet. Seems to be sort of a Guerlain answer to Chanel Coco Mlle. But lacks the green patchouli to cut the sugary berries and flowers. Needless to say, the Chanel is easier for me to wear.
Now in Tuscany per Donna, from one of SaNielsen's awesome giveaways. I know our Kalli loves this and she has good taste indeed! Very nice, these dry florals are hitting the spot after the earlier sweetness.
The nose wants what it wants!
Yes, Twolf, some dirty work is attached to the other end of my cant hook (we own two--doesn't everybody?). When the utilities ran high-tension lines through the neighborhood a few years ago, they offered us the wooden utility poles they plucked up out of the ground. We didn't know what we'd do with them, but I trusted they'd come in handy, and many have. However, there are a few lying about that need to get out of the way of the paving company coming in two weeks, so I'm moving 9-foot-long sections around to the other side of the house. The ones embedded with creosote are heavy as stone. Moving heavy objects remains my peculiar pleasure, however, there were frustrating moments yesterday when I'd have recanted my "couldn't be happier" posture, elizrj. Being tapered, the poles just don't roll in a straight line. But, yes, there's a great deal of happiness to be associated with making progress toward a lifelong goal, and I do wish everyone could know the satisfaction you see expressed on the face of a winning Olympian, cuz that's how I feel. I also wish, with all my might, that everybody could have the physical strength and absence of pain I enjoy. I used to curse these stout legs and build, but they have served me so well, I can only rejoice in their service.
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Yep, Mike, that's the JM I bought in your good company. You're so in tune.
Hugs and hi-hi's to each and every one of you dear stinkers.
Snow flurries and/or sleet today. Is it really May? Of course, it didn't stick, but still ... I'm wearing Kerosene Copper Skies today. Lovely. It's my day off, but I went into work anyway. We had a farewell pot-luck lunch today for a co-worker leaving. Hubby made a big pot of pulled pork for sandwiches; they were a BIG hit.
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Contact Information
(812) 856-0105
kennedys [at] indiana [dot] edu (E-mail)
Business School
- Adjunct Professor Business Economics and Public Policy
- Associate Professor EALC
- Associate Professor Political Science
- Bloomington
- PhD, George Washington University, 2002
Professional Experience
- Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
- Associate Professor (7/06-present), Assistant Professor (3/02-6/06), Lecturer (8/00-2/02)
- Departments of Political Science and East Asian Languages & Cultures
- Director (2/07-present), Research Center for Chinese Politics & Business
Awards, Honors & Certifications
- Henry Luce Foundation, for the Initiative on China and Global Governance (2010-2013)
- US Department of State, Fulbright Research Fellow, Peking University (2008-09)
- National Committee on US-China Relations, Public Intellectuals Program Fellow (2008-2010)
Professional Interests
Contemporary Chinese Politics, Business Lobbying and Policymaking, Global Governance, U.S. -Chinese Relations.
Selected Publications
Kennedy, Scott and Deng Guosheng (2012), "Factor Analysis of Industry Association Lobbying and Influence," Comparative Economic & Social Systems, No. 162 July, pp. 147-156.
Kennedy, Scott (2011), Beyond the Middle Kingdom: Comparative Perspectives on China's Capitalist Transformation, Stanford University Press.
Kennedy, Scott (2010), "The Myth of the Beijing Consensus," Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 19, No.65 June, pp. 461-477. Read Abstract ››
Kennedy, Scott, and Deng Guosheng (2010), "Big Business and Industry Association Lobbying in China: The Paradox of Contrasting Styles," China Journal, No. 63 January, pp. 101-125. Read Abstract ››
Kennedy, Scott (2009), "Comparing Formal and Informal Lobbying Practices in China: The Capital's Ambivalent Embrace of Capitalists," China Information, Vol. 23, No. 2 July, pp. 195-222. Read Abstract ››
Kennedy, Scott (2008) "China's Emerging Credit Rating Industry: The Official Foundations of Private Authority," The China Quarterly, No. 193 March, pp. 65-83. Read Abstract ››
Kennedy, Scott (2007), "Transnational Political Alliances: An Exploration with Evidence from China," Business & Society, Vol. 46, No. 2 June, pp. 174-200. Read Abstract ››
Kennedy, Scott (2006), "The Political Economy of Standards Coalitions: Explaining China's Involvement in High-Tech Standards Wars," Asia Policy, No. 2 July, pp. 41-62. Read Abstract ››
Kennedy, Scott (2005), "China's Porous Protectionism: The Changing Political Economy of Trade Policy," Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 120, No. 3, pp. 407-432. Read Abstract ››
Kennedy, Scott (2005), The Business of Lobbying in China, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
Kennedy, Scott (2003), China Cross Talk: The American Debate over China Policy since Normalization, A Reader, Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD.


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Text of Proposition 20, the "Voters FIRST Act for Congress" (California 2010)
- This page is the complete text of the act that became law when California Proposition 20, Congressional Redistricting was approved.
- This page is the complete text of the act that became law when California Proposition 20, Congressional Redistricting was approved.
Ballotpedia Note: Proposition 20, if approved, will alter parts of the California Constitution. In the text displayed below, parts of the California Constitution that Proposition 20 proposes to delete are printed in
strikeout type. New provisions that Proposition 20 proposes to add to the California Constitution appear in italic type to indicate that they are new.
This initiative measure is submitted to the people in accordance with the provisions of Article II, Section 8 of the California Constitution.
This initiative measure expressly amends the California Constitution by amending sections thereof; therefore, existing provisions proposed to be deleted are printed in strikeout type and new provisions proposed to be added are printed in italic type to indicate that they are new.
SECTION 1. Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Voters FIRST Act for Congress."
SECTION 2. Findings and Purpose.
The People of the State of California hereby make the following findings and declare their purpose in enacting this act is as follows:
(a) Under current law, California legislators draw the districts for Congress. Allowing politicians to draw these districts, to make them safe for incumbents, or to tailor the districts for the election of themselves or their friends, or to bar the districts to the election of their adversaries, is a serious abuse that harms voters.
(b) Politicians draw districts that serve their interests, not those of our communities. Cities, counties, and communities are currently split between bizarrely jagged congressional districts designed to make those districts safe for particular parties and particular incumbents. We need reform to keep our communities together so everyone has representation.
(c) This reform will make the redistricting process for Congress open so it cannot be controlled by whichever party is in power. It will give the redistricting for Congress to the independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, which already has the authority to draw the districts for the Legislature and the Board of Equalization. The membership of the commission will have three groups of members: five Democrats; five Republicans; and four members registered with neither of those parties, who will carry the voices of independent and minor-party voters who are completely shut out of the current process. The new districts will be fair because support from all three groups is required for approval of any new redistricting plan.
(d) The independent Citizens Redistricting Commission will draw districts based on strict, nonpartisan rules designed to ensure fair representation. This reform takes redistricting of Congress out of the partisan battles of the Legislature and guarantees redistricting for Congress will be debated in the open in public meetings. All minutes will be posted publicly on the Internet. Every aspect of this process will be open to scrutiny by the public and the press.
(e) In the current process, politicians are choosing the voters instead of voters having a real choice. This reform will put the voters back in charge.
Amendment of Article XXI of the California Constitution.
Section 1 of Article XXI of the California Constitution is amended to read:
SECTION 1. In the year following the year in which the national census is taken under the direction of Congress at the beginning of each decade, the
Legislature Citizens Redistricting Commission described in Section 2 shall adjust the boundary lines of congressional districts the congressional, State Senatorial, Assembly, and Board of Equalization districts (also known as "redistricting") in conformance with the following standards and process set forth in Section 2. :
(a) Each member of Congress shall be elected from a single member district.
(b) The population of all congressional districts shall be reasonably equal. After following this criterion, the Legislature shall adjust the boundary lines according to the criteria set forth and prioritized in paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of subdivision (d) of Section 2. The Legislature shall issue, with its final map, a report that explains the basis on which it made its decisions in achieving compliance with these criteria and shall include definitions of the terms and standards used in drawing its final map.
(c) Congressional districts shall be numbered consecutively commencing at the northern boundary of the State and ending at the southern boundary.
(d) The Legislature shall coordinate with the Citizens Redistricting Commission established pursuant to Section 2 to hold concurrent hearings, provide access to redistricting data and software, and otherwise ensure full public participation in the redistricting process. The Legislature shall comply with the open hearing requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (7) of subdivision (a) of, and subdivision (b) of, Section 8253 of the Government Code, or its successor provisions of statute.
Section 2 of Article XXI of the California Constitution is amended to read:
SEC. 2. (a) The Citizens Redistricting Commission
shall draw new district lines (also known as "redistricting") for State Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization districts. This commission shall be created no later than December 31 in 2010, and in each year ending in the number zero thereafter.
(b) The
Citizens Redistricting Commission (hereinafter the "commission") commission shall: (1) conduct an open and transparent process enabling full public consideration of and comment on the drawing of district lines; (2) draw district lines according to the redistricting criteria specified in this article; and (3) conduct themselves with integrity and fairness.
(c) (1) The selection process is designed to produce a
Citizens Redistricting Commission commission that is independent from legislative influence and reasonably representative of this State's diversity.
- (2) The
Citizens Redistricting Commissioncommission shall consist of 14 members, as follows: five who are registered with the largest political party in California based on registration, five who are registered with the second largest political party in California based on registration, and four who are not registered with either of the two largest political parties in California based on registration.
- (3) Each commission member shall be a voter who has been continuously registered in California with the same political party or unaffiliated with a political party and who has not changed political party affiliation for five or more years immediately preceding the date of his or her appointment. Each commission member shall have voted in two of the last three statewide general elections immediately preceding his or her application.
- (4) The term of office of each member of the commission expires upon the appointment of the first member of the succeeding commission.
- (5) Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. Nine or more affirmative votes shall be required for any official action. The
threefour final redistricting maps must be approved by at least nine affirmative votes which must include at least three votes of members registered from each of the two largest political parties in California based on registration and three votes from members who are not registered with either of these two political parties.
- (6) Each commission member shall apply this article in a manner that is impartial and that reinforces public confidence in the integrity of the redistricting process. A commission member shall be ineligible for a period of 10 years beginning from the date of appointment to hold elective public office at the federal, state, county or city level in this State. A member of the commission shall be ineligible for a period of five years beginning from the date of appointment to hold appointive federal, state, or local public office, to serve as paid staff for, or as a paid consultant to, the Board of Equalization, the Congress, the Legislature, or any individual legislator, or to register as a federal, state or local lobbyist in this State
(d) The commission shall establish single-member districts for the Senate, Assembly, Congress, and State Board of Equalization pursuant to a mapping process using the following criteria as set forth in the following order of priority:
- (1) Districts shall comply with the United States Constitution.
SenateCongressional districts shall achieve population equality as nearly as is practicable, and Senatorial, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts shall have reasonably equal population with other districts for the same office, except where deviation is required to comply with the federal Voting Rights Act or allowable by law.
- (2) Districts shall comply with the federal Voting Rights Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1971 and following).
- (3) Districts shall be geographically contiguous.
- (4) The geographic integrity of any city, county, city and county, local neighborhood, or local community of interest shall be respected in a manner that minimizes their division to the extent possible without violating the requirements of any of the preceding subdivisions. A community of interest is a contiguous population which shares common social and economic interests that should be included within a single district for purposes of its effective and fair representation. Examples of such shared interests are those common to an urban area, a rural area, an industrial area, or an agricultural area, and those common to areas in which the people share similar living standards, use the same transportation facilities, have similar work opportunities, or have access to the same media of communication relevant to the election process. Communities of interest shall not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates.
- (5) To the extent practicable, and where this does not conflict with the criteria above, districts shall be drawn to encourage geographical compactness such that nearby areas of population are not bypassed for more distant population.
- (6) To the extent practicable, and where this does not conflict with the criteria above, each Senate district shall be comprised of two whole, complete, and adjacent Assembly districts, and each Board of Equalization district shall be comprised of 10 whole, complete, and adjacent Senate districts.
(e) The place of residence of any incumbent or political candidate shall not be considered in the creation of a map. Districts shall not be drawn for the purpose of favoring or discriminating against an incumbent, political candidate, or political party.
(f) Districts for the Congress, Senate, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization shall be numbered consecutively commencing at the northern boundary of the State and ending at the southern boundary.
(g) By
September August 15 in 2011, and in each year ending in the number one thereafter, the commission shall approve four three final maps that separately set forth the district boundary lines for the Senate congressional, Senatorial, Assembly, and State Board of Equalization districts. Upon approval, the commission shall certify the four three final maps to the Secretary of State.
(h) The commission shall issue, with each of the four
three final maps, a report that explains the basis on which the commission made its decisions in achieving compliance with the criteria listed in subdivision (d) and shall include definitions of the terms and standards used in drawing each final map.
(i) Each certified final map shall be subject to referendum in the same manner that a statute is subject to referendum pursuant to Section 9 of Article II. The date of certification of a final map to the Secretary of State shall be deemed the enactment date for purposes of Section 9 of Article II.
(j) If the commission does not approve a final map by at least the requisite votes or if voters disapprove a certified final map in a referendum, the Secretary of State shall immediately petition the California Supreme Court for an order directing the appointment of special masters to adjust the boundary lines of that map in accordance with the redistricting criteria and requirements set forth in subdivisions (d), (e), and (f). Upon its approval of the masters' map, the court shall certify the resulting map to the Secretary of State, which map shall constitute the certified final map for the subject type of district.
Section 3 of Article XXI of the California Constitution is amended to read:
SEC. 3. (a) The commission has the sole legal standing to defend any action regarding a certified final map, and shall inform the Legislature if it determines that funds or other resources provided for the operation of the commission are not adequate. The Legislature shall provide adequate funding to defend any action regarding a certified map. The commission has sole authority to determine whether the Attorney General or other legal counsel retained by the commission shall assist in the defense of a certified final map.
(b) (1) The California Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction in all proceedings in which a certified final map is challenged or is claimed not to have taken timely effect.
(2) Any registered voter in this state may file a petition for a writ of mandate or writ of prohibition, within 45 days after the commission has certified a final map to the Secretary of State, to bar the Secretary of State from implementing the plan on the grounds that the filed plan violates this Constitution, the United States Constitution, or any federal or state statute. Any registered voter in this state may also file a petition for a writ of mandate or writ of prohibition to seek relief where a certified final map is subject to a referendum measure that is likely to qualify and stay the timely implementation of the map.
(3) The California Supreme Court shall give priority to ruling on a petition for a writ of mandate or a writ of prohibition filed pursuant to paragraph (2). If the court determines that a final certified map violates this Constitution, the United States Constitution, or any federal or state statute, the court shall fashion the relief that it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, the relief set forth in subdivision (j) of Section 2.
SECTION 4. Conflicting Ballot Propositions.
(a) In the event this measure and another measure or measures relating to the redistricting of Senatorial, Assembly, congressional, or Board of Equalization districts are approved by a majority of voters at the same election, and this measure receives a greater number of affirmative votes than any other such measure or measures, this measure shall control in its entirety and the other measure or measures shall be rendered void and without any legal effect. If this measure is approved by a majority of the voters but does not receive a greater number of affirmative votes than the other measure or measures, this measure shall take effect to the extent permitted by law.
(b) If this measure is approved by voters but is superseded in whole or in part by the provisions of any other conflicting measure approved by the voters and receiving a greater number of affirmative votes at the same election, and the conflicting measure or any superseding provisions thereof are subsequently held to be invalid, the formerly superseded provisions of this measure shall be self-executing and given full force of law.
SECTION 5. Severability.
The provisions of this act are severable. If any provision of this act or its application is held to be invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect in the absence of the invalid provision or application.


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Councillor Majid Mahmood
How to contact me
I hold regular Advice Bureaux for constituents within the Hodge Hill Ward.
You can visit me at my Advice Bureaux or contact me using the details below.
Victoria Square
West Midlands
0121 303 2039
07970 420 059
Council Service
Elected: Hodge Hill Ward
Joined Council: 5 May 2011
Office Expires: 2015
Council Service: May 2011 to date
Political Party: Labour
Position Held:
Chairman - Connectivity and Sustainability Overview & Scrutiny Committee.
Committee Membership 2014-2015:
Connectivity and Sustainability Overview & Scrutiny Committee.
As well as Regulatory Committees and Overview & Scrutiny Committees, Councillors also serve on their respective Ward Committee and District Committee.
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The medical field includes a vast range of disciplines such as general practice, specialty medicine, mental health, diagnostics, radiology, dentistry, veterinary medince, surgical and more. In addition to conventional or 'western' medicine, alternative medicine defines a category of complementary practices. (Photo: Shutterstock)


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Cannon's Header Helps Men's Soccer Upset #1 Team in America; Falcons Blank Lees-McRae 1-0
October 31, 2009
MISENHEIMER, N.C. Pfeiffer Universitys Jeff Cannon (Lewis Center, OH) headed home the lone goal of the match as the Falcons upset the number one ranked team in the country, Lees-McRae, on senior day in mens soccer action Saturday afternoon at N.E. Lefko Field. With the win, the Falcons improve to 13-4 overall, 8-2 in conference play, and will host a first-round Conference Carolinas match next Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. as the #3 seed. The Bobcats, who clinched the conference title with Pfeiffers loss on Wednesday at Limestone, suffers their first setback of the season falling to 14-1-1, 8-1-1.
In front of the largest home crowd of the season, the Falcons didnt waste any time in getting on top of the Bobcats early. Cannons strike was set up by a Lees-McRae foul just outside the 18-yard box in the fourth minute of play.. Senior Wilver Menacho (Charlotte, NC) took the free kick and delivered a perfect cross to Cannon who found the back right post for his second goal of the season. The tally was the only goal of the season allowed by Lees-McRae in the first half.
Falcon goalkeeper Alex Moreno (Huntersvile, NC) stopped three Bobcats shots in the win. Senior defender Chris Venable (McLeansville, NC) made one team save for Pfeiffer. Lees-McRae tried time and time again to generate some offense but was whistled for nine offside calls in the match. Jaime Price (Flintshire, WALES), Dale Parker (Worksop, ENGLAND), Jamie Bladen (Yorkshire, ENGLAND) and Berin Boracic (Orlando, FL) each had a shot for the visitors.
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Proctitis is an inflammation of the lining of the rectum. The rectum is a muscular tube that's connected to the end of your colon. Stool passes through the rectum on its way out of the body.
Proctitis can cause rectal pain and the continuous sensation that you need to have a bowel movement. Proctitis symptoms can be short-lived, or they can become chronic.
Proctitis is common in people who have inflammatory bowel diseases. Sexually transmitted infections are another frequent cause. Proctitis also can be a side effect of radiation therapy for certain cancers.
Proctitis signs and symptoms may include:
Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you.
Several diseases and conditions can cause the lining of the rectum to become inflamed (proctitis). They include:
Risk factors for proctitis include:
Proctitis that isn't treated or that doesn't respond to treatment may lead to complications, including:
Start by seeing your family doctor or a general practitioner if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you. If your doctor suspects you may have proctitis, you may be referred to a doctor who specializes in diseases of the digestive system (gastroenterologist).
Here's some information to help you get ready and to know what to expect from your doctor.
Don't hesitate to ask questions anytime that you don't understand something.
Tests and procedures used to diagnose proctitis include:
Treatment for proctitis depends on the underlying cause of the inflammation.
Your doctor may recommend medications to alleviate the cause of your infection. Options may include:
Mild cases of radiation proctitis may not require treatment. In other cases, radiation proctitis can cause severe pain and bleeding that requires treatment. Your doctor may recommend treatments such as:
Treatment of proctitis related to Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is aimed at reducing the inflammation in your rectum. Treatment may include:
Removing different nutrients from the diet, and then reintroducing them later, is an effective treatment strategy for this problem.
For temporary relief of mild pain and inflammation, try the following self-care measures:
To reduce your risk of proctitis, take steps to protect yourself from sexually transmitted infections (SDI). The surest way to prevent SDIs is to abstain from sex, especially anal sex. If you choose to have sex, reduce your risk of SDI by:
If you're diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection, stop having sex until after you've completed treatment. That way you can avoid passing the infection to your partner. Ask your doctor when it's safe to have sex again.
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