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INDIANAPOLIS – Fort Wayne native Trai Essex had some ups and downs during his first game with the Indianapolis Colts, but said the win overshadows everything else.
"I was a little rusty and had to shake off the cobwebs," Essex said. "I hadn't played guard since last year. I played tackle all through camp with Pittsburgh. It took some getting used to, but it was like riding a bicycle again. I've got to work on a few things, but all-in-all I think I did OK."
Essex came into the game late in the first half of the Colts' 23-20 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Colts center Samson Satele suffered a knee injury and right guard Mike McGlynn moved to center. Essex moved in at right guard.
The line had some issues at times, including four punts in the second half, but did what it had to do on the final drive that set up Adam Vinatieri's 53-yard game-winning field goal with eight seconds left.
"Kudos to Andrew (Luck) and the rest of young guys on the offense for stepping up," Essex said. "That's a big situation, and huge for this team considering how young we are, to come in and make big plays in a clutch situation and get in field-goal range for Vinatieri, who's done it a million times."
Essex, who signed with the Colts last week after seven seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, said he is most comfortable at right guard. He started 16 games there for the Steelers in 2009. He had one holding call against him on Sunday, but believes it shouldn't take long to get in the swing of the line with the Colts.
It's uncertain the seriousness of Satele's injury, and whether McGlynn will have to remain at center for next week's home game against Jacksonville.
"Right guard is the position I've played the most in the NFL," Essex said. "It takes a little getting used to. Guard is a little bit different than tackle. Guys are bigger and they get on you faster. Thank God I get to work with a win in the rearview mirror. (Monday) I can come in and get what I need to do technique-wise, weight room and cardio, and I'll be OK."


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The Boston Globe is out with a potentially significant story today, suggesting that Romney had more control over Bain Capital between 1999-2002 (when, the Obama team argues, it outsourced certain jobs overseas) than publicly acknowledged. But FactCheck.org, in scrutinizing those charges earlier this month, found Romney's remarks over his Bain timeline to be accurate. Meanwhile, the Washington Post ran a front-page story in June arguing Mitt Romney outsourced jobs overseas when at Bain, while the paper's fact-checking unit subsequently raised doubts about the Obama campaign's attacks on Romney that were based off the story.
It's enough to make your head spin.
Thursday morning, the campaigns were in full gear trying to maximize fallout from the latest developments. Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul flatly argued the Globe story is inaccurate: "As Bain Capital has said, as Governor Romney has said, and as has been confirmed by independent fact checkers multiple times, Governor Romney left Bain Capital in February of 1999 to run the Olympics and had no input on investments or management of companies after that point." The Obama campaign organized a conference call this morning to amplify the Boston Globe's charges.
The rapid response from the campaigns, over the precise timing of when Romney left Bain, shows how politically potent the argument over outsourcing is - regardless of the validity of the competing claims. The Romney campaign understands how the issue resonates with the working-class voters he's trying to win over. Talking tough on China, an unconventional tack for a candidate whose background is in business, is a regular part of his stump speech for good reason.
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Barbara Dellinger, MA, EDAC, AAHID, IIDA, CID, who serves as interior design director and AVP in HDR's Alexandria, VA office, has been invited to join the Center for Health Design's (CHD) Research Coalition. Beginning in January 2013, this opportunity will be a three-year volunteer commitment. In her new role, Barbara will be responsible for using her evidence-based design expertise to write research article abstracts that will be part of an online, searchable database (called Ripple) that will help the industry achieve best possible patient outcomes by applying evidence-based design principles. She will also be part of the team reviewing research proposals under a new program called the "New Investigator Award." Additionally, she will be involved in advocating the importance of evidence-based design to non-design groups such as those in the cost estimating or construction industry, engineering, purchasing, facility management and environmental services.
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Queen of the South marched in to a play-off spot after coming from a goal down to beat Livingston 2-1.
Marc McNulty converted a Livi penalty before half time to put the home side a goal up but goals from Mark Durnan and Derek Lyle in the second half gave Queens a vital 3 points in the play-off race.
After two high-scoring draws earlier in the year, Queens were looking to finally take three points from their West Lothian competitors but with Iain Russell and Chris Higgins both suspended following Wednesday`s 1-1 draw with Morton - as well as Zander Clark being injured - McIntyre`s men faced a tough time at the Energy Assets Arena on a bitterly cold day in Livingston.
Queens started off on the front foot as `Keeper Jim Atkinson didn`t have a save to make in the opening 30 minutes and the youngster impressed all day.
Paul Burns shot was the Doonhamers first effort on goal, however, he drilled the ball six yard wide of Darren Jamieson in the Livi goal.
The game was quickly becoming a victim of the conditions with heavy rain and high winds making it hard for both teams to play. Half chances fell to McHugh and Reilly in the opening twenty minutes but the Livi `keeper wasn`t troubled by them.
Martin Scott had Livingston`s first real chance after 25 minutes with a speculative shot from outside the box, however Atkinson watched the ball sail past his right hand post with little danger. Livingston were starting to creep in to the much though, and Marc McNulty forced Atkinson to jump on a dangerous ball sent across the six yard box by the forward.
Mark Durnan was then caught on the ball by Jason Talbot but the left back failed to find McNulty, sparing Durnan`s blushes and giving Queens a huge let-off.
However, the Palmerston side did not recieve a let-off from Referee Greg Aitken as, just before 40 minutes, he awarded Livingston a controversial penalty. Chris Mitchell was cautioned as the Referee judged that he had pushed over a Livi forward in the box. The Queens supporters inside the Energy Assets Arena voiced their opinions towards the officials - days after having two men sent off against Morton. McNulty converted the penalty to harshly put Queens one goal down.
Atkinson had no chance from a very well taken penalty
Jason Talbot then went close for John McGlynn`s side minutes after the penalty but Queens managed to hold on and go in at the break a goal down.
As did the first half, Queens started off on top with Reilly and McHugh continuing to create problems for the Livi back four, with the latter, drilling a shot inches by the Livingston goal as the Doonhamers looked to launch themselves back in to the tie.
With less than ten minutes gone in the second half, Queens had catapulted themselves back in the game thanks to a Mark Durnan header. Bob McHugh was brought down by Mike Mampuya of Livingston and from the resulting free kick, Michael Paton guided the ball on to Durnan`s head and the centre back raced off to celebrate as Queens found themselves level.
Durnan beats Mensing to head home the equaliser....
....and celebrates with McKenna
The pressure continued to mount as McShane went close with a 20-yard effort and McIntyre`s men looked determined to take all three points back to Palmerston. Once again though, the weather started to prevent the game from hitting top gear as the torrential rain returned - but the Queens supporters` spirits were not dampened as they continued to roar their team on.
Daniel Carmichael replaced Michael Paton with 30 minutes to go and the midfielder had Queens next effort from the edge of the area but it went agonisingly wide.
The next Queens opportunity didn`t fail to hit the target, however, as Derek Lyle sent Queens 2-1 in front with ten minutes to go. Bob McHugh beat the offside trap to go one on one with Livi `keeper Darren Jamieson and - after Jamieson parried the ball - Lyle was standing on the edge of the box to slot the ball in.
Lyle celebrates his goal
The Doonhamers managed to brave the storm coming from the Livingston players - as well as the skies - in the closing stages in the match and held on for a hard-fought 2-1 win. The win also moves Queens in to fourth in the Championship - and a play-off spot after Raith and Dumbarton failed to win.
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Y outhful lovers view a Valentine forecast.
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(ABC 6 NEWS) -- Authorities say a motorcyclist has been airlifted to the hospital following a crash on Interstate 35 near Albert Lea.
62-year-old James Grunewald of Austin has been taken to St. Mary's in Rochester with serious injuries.
It happened around 3:00 Monday afternoon one mile south of Freeborn County Road 13. Grunewald was traveling northbound when he lost control and entered the median. He was thrown from the motorcycle. State Patrol says he was not wearing a helmet.
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Three things receive unconditional respect and are regarded as
near-holy in my home: a German work ethic (Kurt, my partner, is of
German heritage), good food (preferably made with lots of butter), and
Terminators (you heard me). I like to consider the Terminator ethos and ask myself, W.W.J.C.D? In fact, it's what came to mind after Daily Gumboot editor-and-chief John Horn asked me to contribute to the post-apocalyptic series: what would John Connor do?
As a huge Terminator fan, I can say with some certainty that in times like these, with our online lives spread across social networks, ecommerce sites and Google, John Conner would be prepared. And Sarah Connor would be proud.
More of us need to be thinking like John Connor. That's because, in totally non-resistance fashion, there's no universal protocol on what happens to our online life after we die.
Facebook, for example and with proper documentation, can turn your profile into an online memorial. There's also an app that allows you to prepare a video message for your friends and family. The people in charge of releasing that message are called your "trustees" and will only allow it to be sent when you're gone. Twitter, on the other hand, simply shuts down your account rather than hand it off to next of kin.
There will come a day when it's left to our family and friends to manage our digital identity. Assuming that Skynet hasn't tried to destroy the human race and the Resistance isn't too busy fighting to worry about your digital life which would no doubt be controlled by Skynet anyways, it's worth considering the following checklist to better help the people you love take care of your memory, both on and offline.
What To Do Online Before You Die
1. To the best of your ability (let's face it, it's hard to keep track of it all) list all of the online networks, communities, websites, companies and organizations you belong to that require a password login. This includes Facebook and other social network websites as well as online banks and websites you've bought from in the past. Keep this in a safe place somewhere on your computer and, preferably, offline. It's likely a document you'll want to update, annually. When the time comes your friends and family can follow your wishes.
2. Tools like 1Password will help keep all of your passwords and login information handy and in one place for your next of kin.
3. Do you host your own blog or website? Prepare all of the hosting information and keep it together in one place with instructions on how to proceed. There are also hosting solutions that, for a price, will keep your blog up and live and operating, indefinitely. Maybe even through Judgement Day.
4. There are online services that can send email messages to your contacts so long as it's prompted by someone you've given control. If final farewells are important to you, this may be a service you want to consider. Personally, I would ask one of my close friends (likely a writer from the Daily Gumboot) to prepare a digital eulogy and send it out to my contacts.
5. It's important to have a will and there are templates and online tools available to help you create a digital version of it. Keep in mind you will still need a notary to make it official.
6. Finally, think about what you want your online legacy to look like — do you want a place where people can come together to send your loved ones their deepest sympathies? Will there be a digital component to your wake? These may sound like morbid questions but I know they're the ones my friends and family will ask when I'm gone.
I think we're going to see a lot more activity and conversation around the topic of how we die online in the years ahead. In the meantime, prepare like you would for the Resistance and against any damage that could harm your online memory and the efforts of your loved ones. It's certainly what John Connor would do.
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The MEMA Web site is designed to support this mission by providing information and planning to the public and the emergency management communities. This site is continuously under development, and we make every attempt to keep information timely and accurate. We will also make every effort to correct errors that are brought to our attention.
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Fayetteville golfer gets 2 holes-in-one
Lightning struck twice for a Fayetteville golfer last weekend.
The Fayetteville Observer reported (http://bit.ly/VKk33S) that Johnny Taylor made a hole-in-one on two holes at the King's Grant course.
Taylor had recorded an ace on another hole on the course about eight years ago.
He used a 7-iron on the 160-yard seventh hole for the first ace while playing Saturday. Taylor didn't see the ball go in the hole but got one of his partners to look when he couldn't find his ball on the green.
He hit a pitching wedge on the 120-yard 13th hole and watched it spin back into the pin.
Taylor says his arms went numb after the second ace.
The National Hole-in-One Registry says the odds of that happening are 67 million to 1.
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Wow, how many city managers have been let go in the past 5 or 10 years of Deltona? Can't keep track of all the people. Let's she - the mayor doesn't know anything - but someone told her to pack her bags. She quit but got full severance pay. Wondering if one of the God squad forced her out. I'm so tired of the politics and immature brats running this city. Wish the residents would have voted more sensible people in on the commission. A bunch of mind numbed robots in this city.
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(Liya Rechtman)– I didn't want to write anything about the controversy surrounding the recent Judiciary Council decision. I thought it was unprofessional. When the chair of the JC asked me and the other two members of the majority decision if we wanted to add anything to the all-campus email about the decision or write a majority opinion I said no, of course not. In the last major election scandal that the JC ruled on in 2012, one member who dissented from the majority opinion did not write a dissenting opinion because to do so was unprecedented. No one has ever written an opinion of the court as far as I am aware before this complaint.
But now, given the misinformation and extended dissenting opinions written by two of the members of the judiciary council, I feel like I have some obligation both to provide the alternative viewpoint and some of the reasoning behind our decision and to give voice to some issues with the way that this case has been mishandled by dissenters.
Judiciary Committee Hearing Mishandled
I am embarrassed by the way many students are treating this situation. While the people trying to overturn the JC ruling may see themselves as coming for a Constitutional place or acting in pursuit of justice, they are bullying Amani '15 in completely unacceptable ways. The Student published a cartoon of her stealing money. That is not acceptable. That is cruel and the editor who allowed that to be printed should be ashamed of themself. I expect more from my fellow students than outright bullying and public shaming. We are not acting like a Supreme Court – we are acting like a bunch of bullying kids on a playground.
The same holds for the JC members who dissented from the ruling. Part of the reason that only seniors were chosen as alternatives for this committee (in addition to two regular JC members who are both underclasspeople) was because we are well on our way and it wasn't expected that we would get wrapped up in the gossip and drama that happens every time there's an election complaint. People get really hurt by these complaints, no matter the verdict, and lose sight of the fact that in addition to being the 'student Supreme Court' we are all also students. The dissenters seem so wrapped up in this case that they fail to see the very serious emotional and social harm they're doing to people involved. Instead of merely pursuing justice they are socially ostracizing their fellow students, candidates who in good faith put their energies towards trying to make student life better.
Two members of the JC that opposed the majority opinion also wanted to cross-examine the evidence brought to the committee by the four (two vice presidential and the two presidential) candidates. JC is charged with upholding the Constitution and ruling on violations, but under current AAS law there is no real mechanism that allows for cross-examining the evidence provided to us by candidates. Two JC members proposed that we ask candidates to waive their rights protected under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law that safeguards students (and their families when they are under 18) from having to publically display their school records. FERPA also covers all materials that students check out from the library and print at the school. The two JC members saw asking candidates to waive their FERPA rights as the only way to fully cross-examine evidence. If a student did not want to waive their FERPA rights, a minority of the JC argued that a candidate's refusal would present reasonable suspicious about the validity of that candidate's spending record. In short, not allowing the JC to view information protected by federal privacy rights would be considered a disqualifying factor.
The Judiciary Council functions as a student Supreme Court. However, it does not have the power to demand that students waive federal rights, even though it is akin to a Supreme Court in relation to the executive and legislative branches of Amherst's student government. Unlike a Supreme Court, none of us has a degree in law. Some of us may be LJST majors, but that just isn't quite the same thing as having an actual degree in law, passing the bar, or being appointed a justice of the peace. To act is if we have more power than we do is presumptuous and misguided. To force candidates to waive their FERPA rights so that we, as the Amherst College student judiciary committee, could see their entire printing history seems like a gross overstep of the power afforded us by our nomination.
Reasons for the Majority Decision
The actual decision of the court has also come under fire based on certain misinformation perpetuated by members of the JC who opposed the decision. I think many people have been unclear on the exact circumstances in which Amani made clear to the JC that there was additional money to be considered as a potential campaign expenditure. Amani did not lie in the hearing, as many have insinuated, nor did she steal money from the AAS or purposefully obfuscate her spending. After the formal JC hearing several members of the committee called Amani back into the JC discussion room once all the other candidates had left. The decision was made quickly and without consulting JC procedural rules. No one voted on the question, we simply called her informally and asked her alone additional questions, without considering that some of the same questions might apply to other candidates. One of the JC members who later dissented thought that perhaps Amani had not reported a poster that she had posted and that there was a whole other, larger poster that had not been reported. When asked about this Amani said that there was no other poster posted but that there were posters in a different design that she had scrapped and never used.
The JC conversation then hinged on whether or not these posters that a candidate had printed but not posted counted in the campaign expenditures or not. If they did, they would exceed the campaign expenditure limit. If they did not count, of course they would not. When we began to debate this, the majority of the JC understood the Constitution to speak very directly to anxieties around visibility and posters in public spaces influencing voters. Under campaign rules, section 8 subsection 3 of the Constitution it reads: "candidates or other representatives… shall not deface any other candidate's poster, nor shall they cover any portion of another candidate's poster with their own." So clearly one of the issues that the Constitution is trying to deal with in this section is making sure that posters are visible, and understanding that only visible posters have the potential to influence an election. If posters not posted or table tents not put on tables had the potential still to effect voter decisions, than this section would not make sense.
Further, the Constitution continues to see visibility of campaign materials as the essential and operative element of those materials when it states in section 8 campaign rules subsection 4: "No signs, posters, or printed material regarding a referendum or election shall be allowed within reasonable view of a public Amherst College computer." The Constitution cares about visibility so much that it is able to imagine that a poster simply in the same space as a computer could directly influence a vote. The visibility of campaign materials or their general introduction into the public sphere is what makes them campaign materials.
As I understand it, the JC made a ruling that in this particular case, and according to the current rules of the Constitution, the definition of campaign expenditures would hinge on materials that could actually influence the election, i.e. anything that was visible. The decision was not intended to create a precedent. The initial JC complaint included a recommendation for altering the Constitution and the entire JC agreed that the campaign expenditure rules needed some serious tweaking so that in the future this would not be an issue.
One of the ways this issue could be circumnavigated going forward is through a campaign expenditure limit, enforced by providing each candidate with a ticket for a limited amount of money (30$ for executive campaigns, 15$ for senate campaigns, and $15 for run-off elections) that could only be redeemed through OAS. All campaign materials would also include a small tag at the bottom (similar to union labor tags) marking it as an OAS-approved purchase. In order to make this completely enforceable, the things that a candidate could spend on influencing a campaign would be limited to posters and printed materials. If a candidate was found to spend money on some other expense to help their campaign like a paid campaign manager or beer for a party, they would be disqualified.
As we look forward to the discussion in senate tomorrow about the JC ruling, lets take a moment to remember what the purview of student government actually is, what it could be, and how we are acting towards each other in the context of this election. No serious campaign reform regulation suggestion has been introduced yet in the senate, but I hope that the guests coming into senate, the JC members, and senators can engage in a productive and respectful conversation about how to ensure that going forward we don't find ourselves in this kind of situation again.
*I chose to omit the names of students in this article not to obfuscate the case but as a sign of respect and professionalism towards my fellow students.
Purely as a matter of interpretation, the majority opinion's rationale, and your rationale here, is incorrect. The petition to overturn to ruling is not bullying, and not cruel. It is not about Amani, it is about the JC's puzzling ruling that completely creates a new meaning for the word, "expenditure"
The JC ruling is simply contrary to common sense. Expenditure is expenditure, period. If you spend money on your campaign, with the intent of using it for your campaign, then it is expenditure.
It takes some serious interpretational gymnastic for the JC to make this argument that "expenditure" is actually not really "expenditure" but actually "public expenditure"
>>You argue that "the Constitution continues to see visibility of campaign materials as the essential and operative element of those materials" because it says at one point that "No signs, posters, or printed material regarding a referendum or election shall be allowed within reasonable view of a public Amherst College computer." You conclude that "The Constitution cares about visibility so much…" and therefore, "the visibility of campaign materials or their general introduction into the public sphere is what makes them campaign materials."
>>The constitution also says "Any campaign item promoting a candidate counts toward this sum," and the ruling interprets this as defining expenditure to mean only that which is public.
It is true that both passages understand public promotion to be a key and vital element of "expenditure," but it does not in any way exclusively define "expenditure" to be *only* those expenditure that "publicly" promote a candidate.
Just because it identifies something that counts towards expenditure, does not preclude other things from counting towards the sum. To argue otherwise is simply faulty reasoning.
Nobody is comparing the JC to SCOTUS. So please stop doing that. It is silly.
You're a senior on your way out the door. I'd like to believe you have better things to spend your time on.
The JC has an investigative role to play in matters pertaining to the AAS Constitution. Are AAS Senators actually following the rules?? Recent events suggest some do and some don't. The JC has a responsibility to hold members of the AAS accountable. There is no excuse if you take the oath and serve. Sitting senators know the rules. The Majority JC opinion obviously shows that rules can be altered. And this is what gets people angry.
I thought it would be rude to file a complaint against a particular student, seeing that I didn't have any proof of wrong doing. Candidates are not required to disclose spending to the election committee, although there is a hard $45 cap on expenditures. So how is anyone, except the JC able to hold candidates accountable? I thought it would be appropriate to allege wrongdoing across the board rather than single someone out.
What continues to trouble me is that the JC saw the complaint as valid and then didn't rule on the actual complaint. Invoking FERPA conveys an unwillingness to make a tough call, and do what is required.
— This debate should be bigger than one particular candidate. I'm asking you to see that.
One more point to add… The size and amount of posters was simply one way to substantiate my JC complaint. It shouldn't have been the crux of the ruling.
Maybe I should have showed up during the hearing to clarify.
The picture of the AAS basically tells me that the AAS doesn't actually do anything serious and that you're all just the biggest joke on campus. Therefore, all JC rulings are invalid because you all don't actually take anything serious.
Also, if you read all the articles that are eventually published on AC Voice and claim that students like Elaine are "misinformed" about the ruling, why would you agree to have that article published? Are you telling me that AC Voice publishes lies and you writers, like the AAS, are actually jokes on this campus, too? It just doesn't make sense to me that an editor in chief (former or current, i don't know) would publish an article that was all lies, only to publish another article correcting that former article. WHICH ONE OF YOU IS LYING/MISINFORMED?
If Amani did indeed spend more than $45 (regardless of whether she used those posters–by the way, who is fact checking that? the "honor system" you and the majority agreed to is pretty stupid) then she did break the rules! And that you're not acknowledging that, to me, is a form of bullying against low-income students. Liya, you claim to be an activist on campus and I really had higher expectations. You've let a lot of low-income students down.
Like Ethan said, practice what you preach (in this case, your activism)
Thank you for taking the time to clarify your opinion and thought process with the ruling. Nevertheless, I find many faults with your argument. Ethan, J., and Pierre Joseph already outline the major issues that you neglect the substantial points of Elaine's article and the definition of the word "expenditure".
I would like to add however my disappointment that you change how you represent the AAS based upon your personal agenda. In Ethan's recent article "An Election That Doesn't Matter" (http://acvoice.com/2014/04/07/an-election-that-doesnt-matter/), you were vehemently opposed to his argument against the AAS. He opened his article with an image of the ironically blank website entitled "What is the AAS Doing This Year", and you sought to disprove this image of the Senate by outlining "important decisions". (http://acvoice.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/aas.jpg?w=547&h=434)
Clearly, upholding the common-sense definition of expenditure or ensuring equal opportunity for low-income students is not an "import decision" you think the JC or AAS should make. So, you decide to demonstrate this by highlighting the frivolity and adolescence of these institutions you normally defend. A dramatically different tone from less than two weeks ago. By opening your article with a photo of an AAS Toga Party, you use an image which suffers from the same shallowness that you (rightly) called out Ethan for. (http://acvoice.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/jc-hearing-pic.png?w=547&h=190)
I agree in both of these instances that the Senate should play a valuable role in defending the interests of the student body, and I only ask that you take the same consistent approach. To lob shots at JC/AAS members for not having the same judicial experience or intelligence as Supreme Court justices is easy when you advocate for a quietist and quiescent student government at this particular moment, but consider that these self-induced sentiments of defeatism were/are the only things preventing the JC from performing its proper functions and the AAS from advancing the community farther.
"To lob shots at JC/AAS members for not having the same judicial experience or intelligence as Supreme Court justices is easy when you advocate for a quietist and quiescent student government at this particular moment, but consider that these self-induced sentiments of defeatism were/are the only things preventing the JC from performing its proper functions"
By saying "We are not the supreme court," you are merely dodging the responsibility–indeed, the burden–you took upon yourself when you took part of the JC.
Fairness does not only exist in the Supreme Court of the United States.
You make it seem as if one is allowed to dissent only if one is a supreme court justice. There is nothing wrong or improper about borrowing a practice from a real legal court, even if the JC itself is not one. Your task was to judge fairly. The dissent tried to do exactly that. I don't doubt that you were trying to do that too. But you may not simply say "we are not the supreme court" and, in one broad stroke, nullify their endeavor to confront their responsibility as members of the JC to make sure candidates are held accountable.
The point of any ruling is to rule between opposing parties.. Somebody will lose; somebody will potentially get hurt. That is the burden of any judge in the real world, any arbitrator in any circumstances, and the student JC members in the AAS. Just because the JC does not rule on real legal cases does not mean it therefore cannot rule on anything, or that it therefore is free from having to make hard decisions. It is still the JC's BURDEN.
The JC, granted, is not charged with determining the guilt of any candidates. But nobody is suggesting that the JC should be judging guilt or character. But it IS charged with ensuring compliance with rules. If somebody breaks the rules, it is your duty to determine if that is actually the case, and if so, act on it. This is of course very much a difficult thing to do.
In trying to avoid hurting the feelings of one group of people, you fail to realize that your decision in fact will and have hurt current and future students as well.
Please don't discredit and disempower basically everything that you yourself have tried to do as a member of the student government.
(Also, wow. "Some of us may be LJST majors, but that just isn't quite the same thing as having an actual degree in law." If that's not snarky, I don't know what is… You don't need a law degree to investigate compliance in an college student government election…)
Is it possible that certain printed documents were not printed correctly, thus scrapped and not used–therefore making them useless? I'm sure I'm not the only one this has happened to. Regardless, if you didn't put a poster up, it's impossibly to influence a voter.
Ps. I highly doubt a poster is what got Amani two more votes. She's an amazing person who doesn't need to rely on a piece of paper to tell you that. The people who realize this voted for her. Those who didn't are wasting their time arguing over frivolous details regarding a college election. Continuing a discussion between people trying to exercise their political muscles is just going to produce biased results. People who aren't interested in this have completely shut this jargon out.
I lean towards sympathizing with Amani on this count–that regardless of the margin of victory, she won, and that the infraction was rather minor.
Still, I understand why people are against the ruling, and why they see it as a problem, and why they are fighting it. And I think you should try to take the time as well to consider why people are upset by the implications of this ruling, beyond Amani.
The problem seems to be precisely that the socioeconomically disadvantaged student will not be able to afford to make the same casual decision to scrap posters that turn out to be different than they had intended.
If only useful expenditure is counted as expenditure, then this explodes the possibilities for spending on a campaign..
Also, I think we should all stop making the argument that "this is just a college election." This is ridiculous.
Of course we are only in college. But we will all one day become politicians, doctors, judges, whatever. If we lower the expectations for ourselves today, if we don't hold ourselves to the expectation to abide by the rules in a low-stake situation, how can we expect real public figures in the "real world" to do so in high-stake situations?
The road from Amherst College to positions of real influence, authority and power is not so long. This is where we start; where habits develop; where expectations are enforced.
I think Leah, despite how often I agree with her, is being incredibly irresponsible (if I could bold this, I would) with this argument. Just because we are in college does not mean we should hold ourselves and our behavior to a different standard.
*I mean Liya
What is a government, society or student body, without enforceable rules for governance and codes of conduct? What is a government, society or student body, whose elected officials cannot be held accountable?
The JC decision and this article suggests, indeed, that there is no need for an AAS constitution or a student-body honor code.
I agree with much that has been said in the comments thus far. The JC certainly does differ from the Supreme Court in one very specific way: it ultimately seeks to determine the intent of the law, and not the law's actual text. This led recently to a ruling eliminating the no-election-posters-in-Val constitutional clause as no longer applicable due to electronic elections. In the case before us, the intent of the law was clearly to limit campaign expenditures to create a level playing field, and to hold candidates accountable to defined spending limits. Yet the JC has decided in this specific instance to ignore the intent of the law and instead rule based on the letter of the law (a letter that, as it stands, is ambiguous). This inconsistency puzzles me, along with many other aspects of the decision.
Preach, Liya!!!!
Just read the comments, and oh, my gosh: Such fancy words, such bad legal theory.
If we're going to be declaring "juridical" principles, how about this:
De minimis non curat lex.
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Overall, this book was a really good book about the romance between Lily and Gabe, and the problems that Lily had with her father. I like how Wick seems to write for the Lord, and the book is strongly Biblically based. We need more fiction out there that is Christian. There were a couple of points that prevented me from given this book a 5 star rating.
Published on May 9 2002
3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best, but surely not the worst
I have to say that the lengthy negative review was too critical. Let's have a little grace. Granted there are flaws with the book, but Mrs. Wick is only human, and who knows what is going on with her personally.
I thought the setting was beautiful, and I felt the book was peaceful overall. Some things I found missing were the time the story was place in. I could...
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Overall, this book was a really good book about the romance between Lily and Gabe, and the problems that Lily had with her father. I like how Wick seems to write for the Lord, and the book is strongly Biblically based. We need more fiction out there that is Christian. There were a couple of points that prevented me from given this book a 5 star rating.
The characters were a little too good to be true and a little bit 1-dimensional. Practically everybody was a Christian. Lily was, at times, a little "too nice", and it about drove me nuts. I was happy that Lily stood up to her father later in the book, and showed a little bit of spunk there. I like to read about characters who have character flaws because these characters are a little easier to relate to and are more real. Read the "Seasons" series by LaHaye and Blackstock to know what I'm talking about.
Second, I would have liked to have seen the reasons why Lily's father treated Lily the way he did, treating her like women were treated in Kashien. It was mentioned that he treated her like he did after Lily's mother died, yet, it seemed that that aspect of Lily's and Owen's relationship wasn't explored as thoroughly as it could have been.
Also, Wick makes the mistake that many Christians make in assuming that anger is a sin. Anger itself is not a sin. It is what you do with the anger that is a sin (example: Owen treating Lily as he did, Bailey expecting everyone to do things her way before she changed). This is backed up in Ephesians with the verse: Be angry but sin not. And there is such a thing as righteous anger, being angry at sin. Owen's way of treating Lily was sinful, and Lily had a right to be angry about that, but it seemed that the character was being punished for that anger.
Again, this was a good book overall, and I would recommend it. I liked the evangelical approach, but I wished that the characters weren't so goody-goody.
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I have to say that the lengthy negative review was too critical. Let's have a little grace. Granted there are flaws with the book, but Mrs. Wick is only human, and who knows what is going on with her personally.
I thought the setting was beautiful, and I felt the book was peaceful overall. Some things I found missing were the time the story was place in. I could not tell at first if it was modern day, or not. Also, the development of the characters was lacking a bit. I never really knew what Lily looked like.
I personally would prefer to have characters with more flaws, and more human error. I think God is glorified by how we handle our mistakes just as well as how we move away from our faults. Not that we should sin.... Also, the male characters are usually a bit too insightful for me. They are almost women. The men I know don't really think too deeply about someone upon first meeting them, but Wick's characters always sense something special. And, once settled on the woman they want to marry, their eyes never stray. This is not realistic. Young women are reading these and developing opinions about their future husbands, so they should be more realistic.
Overall, it wasn't bad, but I prefer the California series much better.
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, Entertaining and Touching!,
By A Customer
This is the first book of Lori Wick's I've read. I've almost finished the book, and I simply love it! I grew to care very much about the characters and their story. It made me laugh and cry! It made me take a look at my own spiritual life and see some things I could do differently to become more like Christ. It made me thankful for my family and friends, and especially my dear husband. It was simply a wonderful book.
Regarding the earlier negative review, I enjoyed the changing point-of-view, as I'm always wondering what all the characters are thinking, and she made it very clear whose POV it was, never making you guess. An author has the right to take creative liberties with his or her work and I think Lori Wick has done so to her, and our, advantage. I believe the characters and their actions were very plausible and completely in line with their personalities. Never were they boring or predictible, but I did not react in disbelief at their words or actions either. They were dynamic, interesting characters.
Bamboo and Lace was a captivating book and I'm a better person for having read it. I will be reading many more works of Lori Wick's. Enjoy the book!
5.0 out of 5 stars Lori Wick's Newest Book Unique,
Amazon Customer (Mount Vernon, OH, USA) - See all my reviews
In this technological age in which we live, I have often thought about how a person from another time stepping into the 21st century would react, how many things would be unfamiliar and bewildering to him, how many words in the language of today would either make no sense in the context used or else would be totally meaningless. For instance, the word "gay" used to mean "happy" and "surfing the net" unheard of. Lori Wick's newest book, "Bamboo and Lace" reminded me of this theme and therefore caught my fascination. Her twist, however, had her heroine stepping not out of time but out of place, invoking many thought-provoking situations. I thoroughly enjoyed this latest work by Lori and feel it is a much better example of the type of liturature she is capable of producing as opposed to a few other recent works. I didn't want to put it down. As always, she brings her deep spiritual insight into the lives of her characters, bringing blessings to her readers.
1.0 out of 5 stars She finally missed one - big time!,
"soontobewriter" (United States) - See all my reviews
I am a Lori Wick fan and own all her fiction books. The Texas Rose trilogy was somewhat disappointing, but "Bamboo and Lace" was downright awful. Because I always look forward to Mrs. Wick's books, I had this book read within 12 hours of it arriving in the mail. Unfortunately, I kept waiting for it to get better. This is the first Lori Wick book I had to force myself to finish (although "Texas Sky" was a close second and I really loved the Dakota Rawlings character).
The characters in "Bamboo and Lace" were totally unrealistic and acted uncharacteristically from the personalities they were given. The only one I really liked was Jeff and he was a secondary character. Even though this is fiction, characters must act realistically and true to their given personalities. The major characters in this book did neither.
The heroine, Lily, came across as not innocent or simply trying to fit into a different world, but as timid and stupid (just because she was self taught in physics did not make her smart.) Lily was a whiner/weakling and much too perfect-even more so than that other fish out of water character, Sunny Gallagher in "The Hawk and the Jewel". The ways in which Lily were raised (in seclusion in the mountain village she called home for over twenty years) were completely abandoned after only six months in the U.S. This is totally unrealistic, uncharacteristic and highly improbable. This change in mannerisms and thinking would take a LIFETIME to accomplish.
Gabe had such potential but as far as heroes go, he was a let down. I was disappointed that Ms. Wick would not realize that any young man in modern days would take the health precautions that Gabe did not to ensure his future fertility (I also don't think it realistic that a man as young as Gabe was when he got sick-his early 20's-would be convinced he would die. Men and woman of this age think they will live forever). Gabe obviously had a caring family and he normally listened to their advice, but he didn't in this case. Thus, his infertility only served as a conveneint reason to require this couple to adopt from a foreign country.
Not that this is not noble and it goes without saying that these children surely need good, loving homes. But many an American couple will have their own child and then chose to adopt others-my church is full of these parents. It was uncharcteristic for him to not listen to listen to his family when life was involved. Again, the character made uncharacteristic choices. Gabe made me long for the men from any of the Kensington Chronicles (now those were heroes!)
Now to Lily's father, the disciplinarian missionary. I cannot imagine an American man moving to an Asian village and subjecting his daughter to live the submissive and subservient manner Lily's father required her to. In the village was one thing so as not to alienate the villagers he was trying to witness to, but living this way in the home is something completely different, and no believing man that had been raised in the U.S. would treat is daughter this way (requiring her not to meet a man's eyes, or not able to speak until she was "commanded" to). Sorry, Mrs. Wick could not convince me that a modern man would do this. He just came across as a cruel man and not as a believer afraid of being left alone. Why was his reasoning not expanded upon??????
And with regards to submission and obedience. Sure, this story has that, but only if you can overlook the fact that the man (Lily's father) was asking her to be obedient outside of Scripture. I suppose this is a weak protest on my part, but consider this. If he had asked her to do something illegal or ordered her to marry an unsaved man, would she have been right to be obedient to him? Not hardly. Obedience to man and parents must follow Scripture and Lily's father was not following Scripture. Lily admitted this herself.
In summary, the story is passable, but the characters were unrealistic and they deviated from the personalities given by the author (hey, I know it's fiction, but fiction has to be based on probability and there wasn't any here).
"Sophie's Heart" was great, but otherwise, Mrs. Wick's contemporary fiction always falls short of her historical work. Always. She needs to stick to the historical settings where she shines. (Like the Californians and Rocky Mountain Memories series-now those I couldn't put down and practically went into mourning when they were finished).
If you would like a great writing example of historical fiction romance, read Lauraine Snelling's "A Secret Refuge" series about the Highwood sisters during the Civil War ("Daughter of Twin Oaks", "Sisters of the Confederacy" and "A Long Way Home".) And for a great example of contemporary romances, read the "O'Malley Family" series by Dee Henderson. The heroines are wonderful and the heroes are fantastic, and the writing superb.
However, if you are a true Lori Wick fan, read the book. But think twice before you spend your money on it-borrow it if you can.
1.0 out of 5 stars Missed the boat,
By A Customer
Lori Wick is an amazingly talented author who I have enjoyed over the years. Unfortunately, I believe she missed the boat with Bamboo and Lace. I am extremely concerned with her lack of understanding about anger. We are allowed feelings of anger without guilt when our anger is displayed appropriately. I am appalled by Mrs. Wick's assertion that all anger is directed toward God. That simply is not Biblical. I have deep concerns about what this book says to new Christians. We all "strive for perfection" and we all fall short. Mrs. Wick needs to show the internal struggles that most of us battle with our emotions and our daily lives. None of us can live up to the model that is portrayed in Bamboo and Lace. How discouraging. And how much more powerful this book would have been had we been allowed to see more realistic characters fighting their daily battles, instead of cardboard Christian paperdoll people who never fail, and who have all their dreams come true.
2.0 out of 5 stars A bit boring and too predictable.,
By A Customer
I picked this book up in the library and read the back. I thought it would be an interesting plot. But it wasn't. I was disappointed at how slow the plot went. Ms.Wick made Lily's character too naive and too nice. The other characters (Bailey, Evan, Ashton, and Gabe) were all too goody goody. I also disliked Ms.Wick's writing style. It's way too confusing. (I don't know who's thinking what.) I did like how she contrasted the two cultures but it did not tell why Lily's father treated her the way he did. I did like how she finally stood up to her father at the end when he couldn't accept that she was in love with Gabe. Then the book really loses the steam it had after Gabe and Lily got married. But I did understand that Ms.Wick wanted to tell her readers how they do adoptions in Kashien. So I'm giving this book 2 stars because it had potential and there were some good parts in it. But all in all, it needs some tweaking.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it every time I read it,
"anitamusic258" (Georgia) - See all my reviews
It amazes me that someone out there actually didn't enjoy this book. This was a fantastic read. I bought this book less than a year ago, and I've read it at least 9 times since then. Bamboo and Lace was more than a novel to me. To me, this book was a goal. By that I mean that the characters are so real and tangible, and the way they lived just inspired me to grow and become more like them in certain ways. I learned so much from this book. I've recommended it to at least a dozen friends and family. Everyone that I know that has read it has said the same thing--they loved it and couldn't put it down--even friends of mine that hate to read were so in love with this book that it made them pick up more of Lori Wick's books. Bamboo & Lace is packed with truths and insights. The relationships of the characters makes it flow so wonderfully. I highly recommend this book. It's just simply amazing.
5.0 out of 5 stars I've read it - love it - that's why i'm buying my own copy!,
"kmcm2000" (Hamilton, OH) - See all my reviews
This is by far one of the best books I have ever read. Lily is a wonderful character. She is an American 24 year old woman who was raised her entire life in Kashien. Her father raised her strictly as a Kashienese woman after her mother past away. Her brother Jeff who had moved to the Hawaiian islands finally convinced his father to allow her to visit the states for her very first time. Lily and all those around her battle with culture shock, spiritual battles, and realizing God's will for their lives. This is a story that may seem it would never come true. But that is why it is called a story. Lori Wick is an excellent writer who tells stories in a way that we can look at the characters as roll models of how a Christian should live, think, pray, and love. You will fall in love with the characters and when you're done reading it you'll want to read it again - I did!!
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book!,
Vicki Williamson (Monroe, Ga United States) - See all my reviews
I really enjoyed this book and I enjoy the fact that Mrs. Wick is able to transport me into what most call a 1 dimensional world. I enjoy reading about her characters. I know there are a lot of reviews that really dislike how "perfect" her characters are, but I do truly enjoy reading about people like that. That is why it is called "Fiction".
However, I did completely disagree with her stance on anger. Anger is a natural human emotion and when used appropriately it is not a sin. It is not the emotion that is the sin but what we do with it. Remember in the Bible when Jesus became angry when he entered the Temple only to find a market set up? He turned tables and the like. And we all know that Jesus was sinless.
Like I said I did like the book overall. I thought it was a pretty good and relaxing read.
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Bamboo And Lace by Lori Wick (Paperback - July 1 2009)
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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2005 Eric Orsini joined the Army for a one-year stint in 1941, then kept finding reasons to stay with the government. Later this month, he'll retire with 64 years of service under his belt: 30 years of it in uniform, and 34 as an Army civilian.
Orsini, who turns 87 on Jan. 7, can tell more "war stories" than most modern- day Army platoons. He earned a Silver Star, then a Purple Heart, during the 1944 Battle of the Bulge and helped liberate American prisoners of war from German prison camps.
His military service then took him to the Pacific, where he served during the Korean Conflict, then the Vietnam War, before retiring as a colonel in 1971.
But Orsini's Army service was not yet over. He reported to the Pentagon almost immediately as a civilian logistician. There, he served as chief of maintenance and deputy assistant to the assistant secretary of the Army for logistics during the Cold War, then the Persian Gulf War, and most recently, during the global war on terror.
Orsini said he never imagined he'd remain with the Army for so many years and through so many conflicts. "But the country was in trouble each time," he said. "I was just doing what I could to help the country."
What's kept him serving all these years, he said, is the gratification of knowing that in some way, he's helped keep America free. "I am grateful for the small part I may have played in allowing my children to be born free and will continue to serve the cause of freedom so that my grandchildren and those that follow can continue the blessings of liberty and justice," he wrote in an autobiography for his grandchildren.
Looking back over his 64-year Army career, Orsini said he's witnessed many changes. Women have joined the ranks. Technology has improved. Troops are better equipped. Warfare has become more complicated, without clear-cut lines between friends and foes. And soldiers are smarter and better educated than ever before.
But despite the changes, Orsini said, much has stayed the same. "The Army is still the Army, fit to fight and ready whenever it is called upon," he said.
Just three weeks before leaving the Pentagon, where he's worked for 45 years, Orsini said he's hard-pressed to identify specific highlights of his career. And given the opportunity to do it all again, he said he'd jump at the chance.
"It's all been exciting and challenging," he said. "I wouldn't change anything. It was an interesting life."


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Posted by Anon on 03/19/2013
TWICE have I ordered delivery from them. The first time took 1hr 30 min, the second time 2 hours! They did not call to explain why it was late. I called twice. Both times: "He's almost there."Poor service, and they do not care.
Posted by Anynomous on 11/28/2012
I somehow thought because the food was cheap i might not like it but it was suprisingly good. I recommend the Cantonese Wonton Soup.
Posted by hollerballer on 01/26/2011
I love their Soho Roll! There are no words to describe when the soho roll hits my lips I seriously want to cry with joy. This is one of the best sushi places to take out. I also reccomend the Christmas Roll. Why not sing "Joy to the World" or "Rudolph" year around?! This place rocks!
Posted by anonymous on 07/21/2009
I work in the area and will not come back again! Ordered two rolls with 1 ingredient each with a seaweed salad. Two people came in after me, took 5 min to decide and still got the food before me!! Plus the rolls were warm and more than half of the "seaweed" salad was ugly ice berg lettuce. The place was empty and the staff barely spoke english. Not worth the wait or the price.
Posted by Dan on 04/02/2009
I ordered from Sariku last night over the internet. When ordering from the "Special Rolls" section, it informed me that I would receive either a soup or a salad with each roll (there was an option to choose when adding the item to the order). When the food came, there was no soups or salads included. When I called Sariku, they were extremely rude and told me that it generally does not come that way. I explained that it was on the website so therefore I should not be penalized for their mistake. After much convincing, they finally agreed to deliver the missing items, (2 soups and a salad) except, they never showed up. I am extremely disappointing. I think this restaurant should be penalized for their bad business.
Posted by Anonymous on 07/09/2008
I came here after reading positive reviews and was very disappointed. The shrimp tempura was pretty good, but it had some kind of mayo in it, which was strange. I also got one of the special rolls featuring spicy tuna (it was like a california roll inside), and the spicy tuna was terribleit had no taste!!
Posted by Mikey on 05/11/2008
If you love sushi and live in Manhattan like I do, then this is the place for you.... The sushi taste great and the price is wonderful... $22 bucks per person for all you can eat is great in the city.... I would recommend this place to anyone at any time... Great Great Great... Try the Eagle roll.... Wonderful.....