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Ann Hamilton's HandsJune 14th, 2010
Since the end of May, a group of graduates from Washington University's Sam Fox School have been crafting oodles of paper hands to be in stylus. Lindsay Deifik, an organizer for this venture, answered some questions about the process and e-mailed me some photos from the studio.
What is your role for the installation of Ann Hamilton's stylus?
I am the Studio Assistant Coordinator for the paper hand production here at Washington University. My responsibilities include overseeing the working schedules of our assistants, cataloguing the hands, directing various aspects of our production and of course making plenty of hands myself. I'm really grateful to have fallen into a job that requires me to be making and producing right after graduating with a BFA. I am also serving as a nexus of communication between Ann, her studio in Ohio, the Pulitzer and our base here at the university. It's been really exciting to see all of the components and dispersed activity that goes into the production of a show of this magnitude here in Saint Louis.
When did you start working on the project?
Our team got to work on May 24th, the week following graduation. All of us have just graduated from either the Undergraduate or Masters programs at Washington University. We have been applying the intense momentum of studio life towards this project, and, three weeks in, we have over 225 pairs of hands.
What exactly goes into the process of making the hands?
The process turned out to be more complex than we had anticipated. Not only are we forming the hands, but we have also been making much of the paper we have been using. I have experience with making western-style, cotton based paper from my undergrad, but this project has allowed all of us to learn how to make a type of abaca fiber paper. This is much thinner and more translucent than traditional paper. After the pulp is made, it is poured onto a screen in a water bath. Sheets are then pulled and allowed to dry in the sun. It's pretty magical to see the corners of the finished paper, pulling off the screens in the wind.
We are using two methods to then form the hands. Volunteers sculpted many clay hands when Ann was here in the spring. Paper is then applied to the hands, allowed to dry and then cut off of these forms. We also have plaster molds of these forms, where we press paper into them and then pull them out once they have dried. Both of these methods require us to then mend the hands, a stage in the process where much of their individual characters arise.
Did Ann give you specific guidelines on how the hands should look?
Ann met with some of our team before we began, and gave us some parameters. Our continuing communications and the photographs we have been sending back and forth have contributed to changes in our approach. Ann has been very adamant about each hand having it's own unique character, allowing the material to dictate the end result.
Who else is involved in the project?
Our team has grown in this short period of time. Chloe Bethany, Yetunde Ogunfidodo, both recent graduates of the BFA sculpture program, as well as Carlie Trosclair and Nick Hutchings from the MFA program have been working from the start. Our team now also includes Ella Brandon, Mamie Korpela, and Megan Bean.
How many hands will you be creating?
We are shooting for 603 pairs at the very least. We have been filling up our workspace with what we have made so far, and they're taking over our studio! It is my understanding that even more will be made after we reach this initial goal.
What are your feelings about the experience so far?
Chloe and I had taken part in the Saint Louis Art Revolution workshop with Ann and her husband Michael last summer. To a large extent, these two weeks functioned as a platform of research and inquiry into the city for Ann and the rest of our group. I found applying these methods to one's artistic practice illuminating, and in turn I'm really excited to see how that experience will inform stylus.
The element of collaboration has also been important to me. It has transformed the studio from being strictly the focus of personal pursuit into something much different.


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Together with the Flemish Chamber of Engineers (Vlaamse Ingenieurskamer or VIK), the high-tech company Barco organizes the annual Barco Awards. They are amongst the most prestigious and most coveted engineering awards in the country. They are granted to master's theses in the areas in which Barco is active: imaging technology, visualization solutions, optics and photonics. In 2010, Bart Blockmans and Wim Put, two Electromechanics engineers at GROUP T, were amongst the lucky ones.

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The 5th Maine Museum offers an inside view of the retreat offered to soldiers of the 5th Mine Regiment & their families after the Civil War. It commanders a spectacular view of...
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The 5th Maine Museum offers an inside view of the retreat offered to soldiers of the 5th Mine Regiment & their families after the Civil War. It commanders a spectacular view of Casco Bay from Peaks Island, just across the bay from Portland, Maine. It contains many pieces of Civil War memorabilia from the Union as well as Confederate armies....
The place was closed, but the caretaker let us in to take a peak (!) Gorgeous room and nicely presented artifacts. Great view off the back. I'd like to visit again when it was really opened.
many historic artifacts and professional staff, clean well-run, i9ncludes all of islands history including world war two. clean, easy to follow
I wish I had spent more time, but an afternoon rain came up, and we had to catch the ferry. This seemed like one of those places which seem simple, but can stand up to some digging around. I would have loved to check out the personal accounts in the library. Obviously well-cared for in a beautiful location, it is...
Don't expect your visit to be only exhibits relating to the 5th Maine during the Civil War. The museum also tells the story about Peaks Island during WWII. Much to learn and see. If you can peg down the Curator you'll learn every detail. She is a born and bred Peaks Islander.
While on our walk around the island with some friends we visited the 5th to show them the civil war memorabilia they have on display. The woman running the museum then brought us upstairs and we told us a detailed history of the island. You wouldn't think a small unassuming island would have such such a fascinating history, but between...
We arrived here by peaks island tours via golf cart great tour and history of the island, apparently owners are the same and a must do when on the island
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A fabulous legal thriller that owes most of its points to the performance of Edward Norton, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role. A breakout role of Norton, the character he plays here is Aaron, a shy, stuttering young man who has many more layers than anyone gives him credit for. Aaron is accused of a heinous crime, which he is adamant he did not commit. Enter smug, self-obsessed attorney Martin Vail, who takes Aaron's case because it's assured a lot of publicity. Vale, in the beginning, couldn't care less about Aaron, but as time passes and Aaron reveals more of himself to the lawyer, Martin warms to Aaron…some. But, just as he does…WHAM! A curve is thrown that keeps Vale and the audience guessing. But, this is not anywhere near as powerful as the final curve. As I said, this movie is really put over the top with Edward Norton's portrayal of Aaron. The portrayal comes to fruition at the end. Call it the payoff. And, boy, it is a doozy!
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What is it about this movie that makes me so uncomfortable? Is it the continual mentioning of racial issues? Is it Selina, who is visually handicapped? Is it the way Selina's mother treats her? Well, it is all of the above…and more. This film is a striking piece of 1960s cinema…in the heart of the Civil Rights era, it demonstrates much of what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others preached…that we are all human—black, white or whatever. It also shows how truly colorblind love (all kinds of love) can be. Selina plays a very emotional abused and used blind girl who happens to encounter a distinguished Black man one day in the park. She, of course, cannot see that he is Black. He can see that she is White, but befriends her since he feels completely sorry for the situation she lives in. Yes…a Black man feeling sorry for a White girl in the 1960s. Well, like I said, this movie is about being truly BLIND to color. It's about the human condition and the soul of a person, rather than the race. The platonic love Sidney Poitier's character feels toward Selina has nothing to do with her being White. And, the romantic love Selina feels toward Poitier has absolutely nothing to do with his color, since she doesn't even know what he looks like. A fabulous film about how racial and social situations matter very little compared to matters of the heart.
If you read my annotation on The Birds, you know Tippi Hedren is not my favorite actress. But, compared to her lackluster performance in The Birds, she shines here. It's the script in Marnie that I have trouble with. When this one came out in 1964, it didn't do as well as expected and was not raved by the critics. As with Vertigo, both the public opinion but mostly the critical opinion, time has been kind with Marnie. Some critics now hail it as one (with Vertigo) of Hitchcock's masterpieces. I would not go that far. Yes, Hedren is better, but she's still not good enough to carry a film. The plus here is that unlike The Birds' Rod Taylor (who is just so-so), Sean Connery provides a stronger counterpart for Hedren's weak-ish acting. But, a masterpiece? Have these critics seen Notorious or Shadow of a Doubt? As I said, Marnie's biggest issue, in my humble opinion, is the script. The screenplay here is lagging considerably, especially in the middle. The film starts off well and moves along at a good pace. Then, somewhere around the time Connery begins helping Hedren with her many problems, the story almost comes to a halt. Hitchcock saves it with a tense ending, but I admit I do expect more from The Master than just a good beginning and ending. So, you might be asking, why do I keep writing reviews for films that I'm not in love with? Well, first of all, I like them. They are great movies. They are just not up to Hitchcock's usual HIGH standards.


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Gallagher, 50, joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology in 1993 as a research physicist and instrument scientist, working in a neuron-scattering facility. In 2000, he became the group leader for the facility's operations and, in 2008, NIST's deputy director. Gallagher was confirmed as agency director in 2009 and received the title of undersecretary of Commerce for standards and technology as part of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. Gallagher oversees a 3,000-person agency charged with advancing measurement science, standards, and technology to promote American competitiveness. It also partners extensively with academia and private industry. Gallagher, with his research-science background and ability to quickly grasp technical issues, started with a bachelor's degree in physics and philosophy from Benedictine College and then earned a physics Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. He says measurement science plays a crucial role in scientific and technological advances: "If you know how to measure it, then you can begin to learn how to control it, design it, and to shape it." Gallagher oversaw a major reorganization of NIST and also chairs the White House National Science and Technology Council's Standards Subcommittee. He says NIST, which employs scientists, engineers, and others, "is a magnet for some of the coolest people I've ever met. They're smart, they're focused, and they're really dedicated to public service in a way I think would surprise most citizens."
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I had been anticipating the day for months. Reading and watching anything I could about ESPN's new drama "Tilt," my eagerness for its premiere was on par with the excitement I had when I learned a Chipolte would be opening near my neighborhood. Chipolte is the best chain taqueria around and I won't hear any argument otherwise.So once one came close to home, I was all over it. I actually pounded on the door a month before it opened to find the exact date it would start serving. Those were the kind of zealous emotions that spilled from my mouth every time "Tilt" was mentioned on television or at a poker game. But sadly, it turned out to be a huge disappointment. Expecting a realistic poker drama, the soap opera garbage that writers had passed off as a plot turned my stomach. All of the main characters aren't really poker players. They are just grifters who know how to play poker. Each one is a cheat. I guess that's what the game was in its infancy though. The Old West has resurfaced in the form of a cheesy melodrama at ESPN. The acting doesn't do anything to save the bad writing either. I'm not sure. But I think Michael Madsen still thinks he is playing a Quentin Tarantino character. He must've not been invited to the wrap party of "Reservoir Dogs" or something because he has never strayed from the stoic delivery of Mr. Blond. His character in "Tilt," The Matador, is just a fatter version of Vic Vega. I can see him in front of the mirror in his set trailer, saying okay, "Be Mr. Blonde." Rumor has it Madsen is working on a new character for himself though. From eavesdropped reports, it sounds to be on the level that "Blue Steel" was for Derek Zoolander. David Duchovny, another actor with brutal range, has given it the thumbs up. Everyone else in the show has a similarly over-dramatic, "Mr. Cool" attitude. Despite my criticism, I still am infatuated with show. Just like "Playmakers," it sucked me right in. The cutaways from scene to scene share the same kind of enthralling quality that tells the audience the show is shifting from one meandering subplot to another like in "Playmakers" when they would switch from Omar Gooding smoking crack to Russell Hornsby whining to the owner about his salary. My only hope is that the World Series of Poker doesn't lean on ESPN like the NFL did when the network made football players look like a bunch of wanton drug users. But I have a feeling the WSOP won't need to. Ratings will take care of that. Justin Boron is the government reporter for the News-Daily. His column appears Monday. He can be reached at 770-478-5753 or email@example.com .
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Business Method Patents: Threat to Nonprofit Sector
The Nonprofit Innovation Alliance's Shabbir Shafdar led an engaging conversation on the threat posed to the nonprofit sector by business method patents. Its an interesting topic, and one we should all be paying close attention to.
Lyn Lybieniac, an NTEN board member, asked the group what role NTEN should be playing in facilitating dialogue around the issue. There was a recommendation to create a "prior art registry", an opportunity that I see well suited to being supported by today's simple social software (ala 43things, del.icio.us and the like), giving users the ability to reference URL's to existing patent applications demonstrating the ubiquity of the method seeking patent protection.
CrownPeak's Rob Rose told me a story afterward of a real-life infringement case that would make any nonprofit sector focused technology firm squirm. It struck me that his simple story communicated the immediacy of the threat far more clearly than Amazon v. BN over 1-click – making me think that providing the sector a venue for simple open storytelling would be another easy way to raise awareness.
A sponsored roadshow was also suggested, which could certainly add momentum to the real opportunity for impact: allowing the community to demonstrate the issue's importance through the aggregated volume of their collected voices. Afterall, the conversation is already started: a simple Technorati search on Business Method Patents shows NIA prominently featured in the most current discussions on the topic.


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Andrea Caracciolo got his first goal of the campaign to earn a late point in Turin. "At last I managed to break my deadlock."
The Genoa hitman came off the bench in tonight's 2-2 draw with Juventus and flicked in at the near post from Juraj Kucka's assist.
"We believed that we could come here for a result," Caracciolo told Sky Sport Italia.
"I am happy at scoring the goal, but I could've made it 3-2 from the corner kick."
Juve have conceded as many in this match as throughout the campaign on home turf, having previously let in just two in three games.
Meanwhile, Genoa had not even picked up a point in Turin since 1994.
"It's not easy to come here to Turin and get a point. Juventus are a great side and this stadium is wonderful.
"Was this performance a response to criticism of Alberto Malesani? There will be more responses in future too."
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USGS Scientists Discover that the Threatened Gulf Sturgeon also Spawns in the Fall
For the first time ever, USGS fish biologists have discovered that one species of North American sturgeon not only spawns in the spring, but as they have long hypothesized, also spawns in the fall. This discovery was recently reported in an advance online issue of the Journal of Applied Ichthyology in an article co-authored by Southeast Ecological Science Center (SESC) scientists, Michael Randall and Kenneth Sulak. The Gulf Sturgeon, protected under ESA as threatened, is a large, ancient and charismatic fish inhabiting seven natal rivers from Florida to Louisiana, well on its way to recovery in the Suwannee River. The paper is available online at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.01960.x/pdf (POC: Rachel Pawlitz, 352-264-3554 or Mike Randall, 352-264-3521).


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Covington First United Methodist Church members, from left, Alan and Susan Fowler play Joseph and Mary in the church's live nativity scene.
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Explore the meaning of Christmas a little deeper this year by attending one of the outdoor Nativity events taking place in Newton County. Covington First United Methodist Church and East Newton Baptist Church will both offer free outdoor nativities this season.
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Russian Trader Rosoboronexport Bids to Sell Ammunition to U.S.
June 8 (Bloomberg) -- Rosoboronexport, Russia's state-run weapons trader, said it's bidding to sell ammunition to the U.S. armed forces.
Five suppliers competing for a U.S. military contract have invited Rosoboronexport to act as a sub-contractor, the Moscow-based company said today in an e-mailed statement. The ammunition would be used in international coalition operations, it said.
The U.S. barred transactions with Rosoboronexport from 2006 to 2010, citing its arms sales to nations including Iran and Syria as violating efforts to curb proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The lifting of the sanctions coincided with Russia's support of a United Nations resolution expressing concern over Iran's nuclear program, according to the Congressional Research Service.
The U.S. Army agreed last May to pay $375 million for 21 Russian-made MI-17 helicopters for the Afghan air force, which has been flying the craft for 30 years. Some U.S. lawmakers have urged the Pentagon to cancel the helicopter contract because Russia remains a top arms supplier to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of India's independence movement, and India's first prime minister stated, "You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women." Within India's male dominated culture, women and girls receive little respect or social standing. Starting from birth, women are denied the care and commitment that boys in the family receive. According to the laws of India, women are citizens and in theory have the same rights as a man. Although India has made great strides over the past decade patriarchal traditions of gender basis prevail. Lack of acceptance from men leaves women mistreated within the home and within society in general.
For 2013, the Reuters Trust Law group named India as one of the worst countries in the world for women. India is also the poorest country in the world. 51 percent of India's 1.2 billion population or 844 million people live in oppressive poverty. At 54 percent, India has the lowest literacy rate for women of any country in the world. Women bear the children and do all the domestic work, yet many women and girls are abused and malnourished. Domestic violence, sex selective abortion and female infanticide remain prevalent problems.
Within India, 11 million abortions are performed annually and greater than 20,000 women die from abortion related complications. The Bloomberg Report, June 11, 2012 describes India's inequities for women, "When it comes to family planning, women are on the front lines in India, which has carried out about 37 percent of the world's female sterilizations. Government-imposed quotas and financial incentives for doctors mean 4.6 million women were sterilized last year, many for cash payments and many in the unsanitary and rudimentary conditions." Only 4 percent of men underwent vasectomies.
The Population Foundation of India represents the goals of many of the humanitarian relief agencies striving to empower and educate women stating, "We work for a healthy India, where a woman is empowered to take her own decisions, a couple can make informed choices and the family is assured of an improved quality of life."
Founded in 2005 by India born billionaire businessman and visionary philanthropist Tej Kohli, the Tej Kohli Foundation is diligently working towards empowering girls and women in India to take control of their lives. The foundation works closely with grassroots organizations, disadvantaged persons, families and communities. The foundation works to raise awareness of female issues and fund programs that make a substantial difference in peoples lives.
The mission statement from the foundation explains stating, "The Tej Kohli Foundation is determined to make a difference in the fight against poverty, disease and ignorance. Our goal is to strive for a world in which all people have hope and dignity. By focusing our efforts on individuals and families in the most vulnerable groups, and the sincere belief that they deserve the chance to improve their lives we work hard to make a difference. Our primary concerns are children because we know they are the future, and impoverished women, because they have the power to help entire families and whole communities rise above poverty into a life of dignity."


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Galatasaray Fans Unveil Amazing Tifo With Lions Chasing Ronaldo and Pirlo [VIDEO]
In the wonderful build-up to Galatasaray's match against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League today, the Galatasaray fans unveiled an incredible tifo behind one goal that practically took up an entire end of the stadium.
The Galatasaray tifo had a picture of lions chasing Cristiano Ronaldo and Andrea Pirlo (Real Madrid and Juventus are in Galatasaray's group). Plus it had a wonderful 3D display of characters above the lions, looking menacingly on to the pitch.
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Truck barrels into farmers market, drags woman 3 blocks
The woman died at the scene; at least two others were treated for injuries
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HAWTHORNE, N.J. — A pickup truck drove into a farmers market in northern New Jersey near closing time Sunday, killing a woman who was dragged by the truck for blocks and injuring several others, the mayor of the borough said.
Hawthorne Mayor Richard Goldberg said the pickup truck drove through a barricade about 2:20 p.m. Sunday, struck several people and dragged the woman three blocks. Identified only as a resident of the borough, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Goldberg said two or three people hurt in the accident were treated at hospitals, but officials said their injuries were not considered life-threatening. The mayor said the man driving the pickup was taken into custody, but no charges had been filed as of Sunday night. He was being evaluated at a hospital and authorities were trying to determine how his vehicle ended up in the market.
Vendors were preparing to close for the day when the crash occurred, and officials said only a few customers were there at the time. Goldberg said the market had been scheduled to close at 2 p.m.
A vendor, Bailey Hildebrant, of Hackettstown, was injured and taken to a hospital by ambulance. She told The Record that she was hit on the right leg by a table that was knocked over by the truck. Friends followed her to the hospital and brought her back to the market after doctors put a cast on her right foot, she said.
"I really don't know why he didn't stop," the badly shaken Hildebrant said. "I got knocked over and I saw my tomatoes flying in the air."
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If the foot board is what is moving, check the screw that holds the foot plate in place. If I am correct, your pedal allows for moving the foot board forward or back. If this screw is loose, the foot board will pivot from side to side at this screw. If not the screw, check the hinge where the plate and board connect. These have been known to wear out after time.
If it is more than the foot board moving, start checking screws everywhere. I would start with the spring perch, since you said higher tension helps. If the perch screw is loose, the shaft could be possibly moving side to side between the bearings. Check the cam screw. If it is loose, it can potentially move laterally on the shaft, torquing the chain, thus pulling on the foot board. A loose cam can also have enough play in it to explain those misses you are experiencing.
Without actually seeing it (make a video, hint hint) or getting my hands on it, there is no way to tell for sure what the problem is.
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Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- California air regulators approved the final design for what will become the country's first economy-wide program to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
The Air Resources Board approved 252 pages of rules governing how the state will cut carbon emissions from power generators, oil refineries and industrial plants roughly 15 percent by 2020. The plan will now be reviewed by the state Office of Administrative Law.
Futures for California carbon allowances were trading at $18 per ton as the air board met to vote, according to CME Group Inc.'s Green Exchange in New York. The program's approval may firm up prices, draw more players into the market and test whether carbon trading in the U.S. can demand high enough prices to drive emissions reductions.
"This is the most important experiment for the rest of the country to watch," Ann Carlson, faculty director of the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment at the University of California, Los Angeles. "It's less about California and more about what an impressively designed program can prove to the country."
California Design
California regulators spent three years designing rules for the cap-and-trade program, so-named because it will cap carbon emissions and allow companies to trade pollution permits to comply. The final design draws from the successes and failures of several other government programs regulating pollution, including carbon markets in Europe and the U.S. Northeast.
"We designed a program that avoids all the pitfalls we saw," Stanley Young, a spokesman for the air resources board in Sacramento, said before the board's vote. "There was no concerted effort to stop this cap-and-trade program in its tracks, and that only comes after a lot of thought and discussion."
The air board's staff held 46 public meetings and individually reviewed and responded to 1,710 comments to come up with the final design approved today, Young said.
Under the rules, California will supply allowances, each permitting the release of one ton of carbon, through a combination of free allocations and auctions. Allocations will start at 90 percent of industries' recent emissions levels and gradually shrink, from a peak of 394.5 million in 2015 to 334.2 million in 2020, to force emissions reductions.
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Large industrial sources such as power plants and oil refineries must hold a permit for every ton of carbon they release beginning Jan. 1, 2013. Transportation fuel distributors will follow in 2015.
The market for California carbon permits is already months in the making. The Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange Inc. and Green Exchange started clearing futures and forwards for California carbon allowances in August, and London-based Barclays Plc has been making a market in California allowances since Nov. 17.
"The passage of the rule should increase liquidity as a result," Patrick Pfeiffer, senior broker for BGC Environmental Brokerage Services, said of the board's approval. "With greater regulatory certainty we expect prices will firm up."
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Bank of America Corp. bought an option earlier this month to acquire several million tons of carbon offsets designed to comply with California's program through 2020. Companies may use offsets, or credits from carbon-reducing projects, to cover up to 8 percent of their emissions.
"ARB's vote to adopt the final draft of the cap-and-trade regulation marks a critical turning point in the development of the California emissions market," said Abyd Karmali, Bank of America Merrill Lynch's global head of carbon markets. "Market participants are already gearing up their preparatory activities in anticipation of the first allowance auction."
The state plans to sell nearly half of allowance permits, including ones that electric utilities are required to put up, during the first auctions next August and November.
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Comment It is open source... (Score 1) 470 470
If it is a problem with the fact that time changes, code changes, goals changes then fork the project, otherwise keep up the spirit and evolve with the project.
I don't think I've ever worked on a project where the end goal has been the same for anybody, small differences here and there and then the never ending "if we have this feataure, then we can do
I can't see what the problem is, yes the DBI's life in wine is a rather difficult thing, but the changes of the overall project be it open source or in the future a more commercially oriented organizational structure and environment, then it is still a piece of code in the project that is needed, from what I can understand. Commercial or not, then wine is a good thing and if the chief maintainer goes commercial, then a lot of developers would most likely abandon the project and move on to other tings or as you say fork the project.
Either way, I don't see the problem as being the maintainer, but rather an piece of evolutionary jump for the project. Wine has been very slow to gain momentum and for me the only program I use it for (or rather will) is VMWare Infrastructure Client, but not being a great hacker with the knowledge to hack wine, I'm waiting, more or less patiently
As it is now, I think it is way out in the future, open source or commercial, so either way the problem for me seems more like an evlutionary bump in the road than a time for a fork.
Is it early monday morning and I've missed the point or is it a minor problem?
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Comment Re:Seriously? (Score 1) 296 296
Somebody might be able to ensure some sort or of public/private keypair cryptology between the SMTP servers to encrypt the message-id or what other information is used to say "this is the message you can fetch for user X". Possibly a publicly signed key, somewhat like the current SSL-certificate signing.
That way the only "change" to the SMTP protocol would be
- fetching the message from the receiving SMTP server that would normally just receive everything
- some encryption based on the MX record validity/certificicate signing to ensure the correct receiver fetches the mail
I don't think that it would be a big issue or problem to implement.
Comment Re:Seriously? (Score 2, Interesting) 296 296
Well either sign/encrypt the message with the receivers key or just make the SMTP protocol fetch the mail from the MX server that is says it comes from, this will make sure that approx. 90% of all spam will never reach you inbox since they need to have a valid MX record for the mail to orriginate from.
To day the SMTP protocol goes like this:
firstname.lastname@example.com sends a mail from a spoofing SMTP server at some arbitrary IP address to firstname.lastname@example.com, the sub2 SMTP server receives everything from SMTP server from the IP address, "thinking" it is from SMTP at sub1 and puts it in the inbox of email@example.com.
If it was "reverse"-SMTP then it would be like this:
The spoofing SMTP sever at some IP sends a mail for email@example.com to email@example.com.
The SMTP server at sub2 gets the inital handshake from the spoofing SMPT IP server and then, according to the senders email address eg. the "From:" tag, contacts the MX SMTP server for that email address to fetch the actual mail.
Since the SMTP server for sub1 does not have the mail that is being sent by the spoofing SMTP server, the SMTP transaction is dropped and the mail never reaches the inbox of email@example.com.
Simple solution to a major problem. No valid MX record for the spoofed email disables the spammer from sending a spoofed email.
It will make it easier to track down spammers since they need an actual domain with an MX record, but it does not, however, solve the problem with fake domain registrations for MX records or hacked DNS records (I'm thinking demographic information (name, address, contact information etc.) But as I understand then work is in progress to make this better... or perhaps not, might just be a dream I had
Comment Re:Text displays in today's environment? (Score 1) 304 304
Comment Re:Text displays in today's environment? (Score 1) 304 304
Comment Re:Norton is going to be pissed... (Score 1) 304 304
You don't need X, all you need is a terminal.
MC does not take up the 1.4 Mb + shared libs + Gnome or N Mb + shared libs + KDE , which by the way only works if you have X also.
The 100% customizable build-in menu at the touch of a finger (F2) and of course file-extension feature works great - better than KDE or Gnomes version of the file-extension association lists... that don't work in all programs anyway.7
And it is almost as fast and versatile as the CLI. "Pure" CLI is still faster if you know the way around you keyboard...
And most of all no stupid mouse you have to reach out for when you want to view(F2)/edit(F3), copy(F5) or move(F6) a file (+ many more), the only thing you have to do is to reach an inch or a bit more depending on your keyboard and you got your action. When you do "system administration" work at the terminal then the mouse is not really an option.
If you don't believe me then give it a few weeks of testing. All there is to it, that goes for any and all GUI applications, is _not_ to use the mouse if there is a keyboard shortcut, including getting to menu items etc. It won't take you long to figure out that you loose time with the mouse, in just about any thing that is not drawing or moving windows around your desktop.
GUI = pretty pictures and tennis elbow, CLI = the fastest (also the choice that you need the most knowledge about GNU utilities to use), MC = CLI made easy and you get "free" visualisation of the filesystem.
If you aren't used to the CLI or the approx. 1000 "default" GNU utilities that comes with a default GNU/*nix installation that enables you to do just about anything you can thing of, excluding what your girlfriend can do, if you have one, then MC is the best way to get things done, fast and easy.
And of course, nostalgia from the "good" old DOS days where Norton Commander and DOS Navigator (some old MIT/russian NC clone that is much better than both NC and any NC clone I've run across, including MC).
Comment Re:$4000? (Score 1) 214 214
60 gig of (normal) hdd and 1280megs of ram for the small fee of about $3k almost 2 years ago... and it runs Gentoo and hasn't failed once... yet that is


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Course in the liberal arts of grammar and rhetoric which enables students to write persuasive essays. Paper topics are correlated to seminars in Greek and Roman Culture and Literature in the Ancient World. Offered Fall.
Course continues the writing practicum curriculum of the first semester with emphasis on research. Fulfills the Arts and Sciences writing requirement. Offered Spring.
Introduction to the foundational theology of Catholic Christianity that draws on classic texts of Western theology. Issues examined include the problem of God, sacraments, spirituality, and prayer. Offered Spring.
Seminar which discusses the historical forces that shaped the evolution of Mediterranean society and religion from about 100 to about 500. Focus is on Christianity, but other religious traditions which pre-existed Christianity will also be considered. Offered intermittently.
Seminar studying representative literary texts of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, with reference to historical, religious, and philosophical developments. Offered Fall.
Seminar studying texts in ancient philosophy, principally Plato's early dialogues, and Aristotle's ethics and philosophy of human nature. Offered Spring.
Seminar which seeks to attain an intellectual synthesis, philosophical, theological, and spiritual, of the main currents of Christian thought in the Middle Ages. Offered Spring.
This is a course on ethics and the nature of morality, with an emphasis on the careful study of some of the seminal texts of broadly Western tradition of systematic ethical inquiry, with some attention to recent developments and applications of those theories. Our inquiry will be guided by questions about the nature of moral goodness, the relative moral significance of consequences, character, and motive in moral action, the nature of moral claims, the foundations of moral norms, and the connection of moral theory to issues in moral psychology and how these theories apply to concrete moral problems. Examples of theories typically covered in this course include consequentialism, deontology, divine volitionalism, virtue theory, and contractualism. Prerequisite: SII 210 or equivalent, or, permission of the SII Director.
This is an ethics course for students in the St. Ignatius Institute, focused on historical and contemporary ethical theory, including its practical applications. Prerequisite: St. Ignatius Institute student or permission of instructor.
Historical examination of major political, economic, and cultural movements in the western world in the modern period.
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Examination of the development of art and music within the Western tradition from the Middle Ages to the present through the study of representative figures. Focuses on the direction of changes as seen in the work of a few major artists and musicians. Offered Fall.
Seminar studying key texts of European literature in the modern period with reference to historical, social and philosophical developments. Offered Spring.
Study of philosophical issues from the 16-17th century to the 20th century. The course can include: Descartes, Leibniz, Locke, Hume, Kant, Hegel, and Nietzche. Philosophical topics addressed: the existence and nature of the physical world, human nature and morality, including human freedom. Offered Spring.
The course links the study of gender and sexuality to the values and practices of power in ancient Greece and Rome. The readings trace the articulation of gender historically through epic, lyric, Greek tragedy, Plato's moral position, and Roman pronouncements and orientations. The readings are substantiated by illustrations from Greek and Roman art.
The St. Ignatius Institute Symposium is a two-credit course intended for SII students in which they have the opportunity to study a great book or books, an author, idea, or movement in the Western tradition in the context of a small, informal, seminar. Symposia will be offered every semester. Their structure, meeting time, and curriculum will be determined by the professor. However, Symposia will emphasize student leadership and participation, direction and input, as well as encourage professors to utilize educational opportunities off campus including theatre, opera, museum visits, and lectures. SII students are expected to complete one Symposium each academic year which they are on campus.
Seminar studying the great religious and literary classics (including modern) of three ancient cultural domains' India, Southeast Asia, and East Asia. Offered Fall.
Utilizing a critical historical-comparative approach, this course will examine the development of Asian societies and cultures from antiquity (about 3000 B.C.) to modern times, covering the period beginning with the rise of the great civilizations through to the long classical and medieval periods, European colonialism, the period of anti-colonial nationalism and finally to the post-independence period. Offered Fall.
Introduction to the Roman Catholic tradition of fundamental moral theology. In addition to an exploration of major themes in moral theology, selected issues in special ethics, especially sexual and medical ethics, will be used to show how the Church applies the fundamental themes of moral theology to practical life situations. Offered Spring.
A study of the methodologies, movements, and writings of major figures within the field of psychology. Emphasis on the influence of psychology in 20th century thought. Offered Spring.
An intensive study of selected topics in the Humanities. Subject matter will vary with instructor. May be repeated for credit each time a different topic is covered. Prerequisite: St. Ignatius Institute junior or senior, or permission of instructor.
A close study of Dante's great work, this course encourages an aesthetic appreciation of the poem. It follows Dante's prescription for reading the Commedia: consider its historical context and engage the poem's erudition and multiple allusions from Classical Antiquity. It will also look at the poem's influence on contemporary literature, as well as reflect on the ethical, political and spiritual relevance of the Commedia in our days. Elective. Cross-listed With: SPAN 413.
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Built for guides or mountain masters, the BMG hauls all.
You have a lot of gear to haul over a great big mountain, and the beefy Mountain Hardwear BMG 105 Backpack prevents backbone-buckling on the third morning of your trek. For that, you can thank the Alpine Suspension and smart compression straps that transfer your heavy load from your shoulders to your hips and allow you to carry this extendable, guide-worthy pack over countless ridge lines.
- Two hollow stays add the structure you need to carry 70-pound loads and can be removed for lighter alpine quests
- Removable HardWave framesheet keeps the pack flat on your back for a comfortable and predictable carry over goat paths and crevasse crossings
- A large, stowable front strap condenses the main compartment when you're carrying a smaller, low-bulk load
- Low-bulk FitLock waist belt redistributes the majority of the load to your powerhouse legs
- The removable top lid features a rope strap for alpine climbing trips and utilizes glove-friendly compression straps to shrink the load on the go
- FlapTop design means that the pack remains weather-resistant with or without the top lid attached
- Pack extends to provide up to 625 cubic inches (10L) of extra space during expeditions
- A front daisy chain, sleeping pad straps, and ice axe straps provide a variety of external carry options
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Reid Butler
Newest Model couldn't hold up
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Over the past couple months, I put this pack to the test, completing many week-plus long hiking and ski touring expeditions. I willing to try this pack out since I am a fan of other MH gear.
On the plus side, the material used is definitely durable. I have used crampons, ice axes, and skis butting up against it and very little sign of wear and tear. Through the rain storms and snow fall, my gear stored inside the pack has stayed relatively dry. In other words, the basics of an expedition pack were met.
However, my experience with this pack was overall negative. The buckles have a severe habit of breaking. Everytime in the field, I have broken the waist buckle it at least once. The waist belt seems cheaply made compared to other expedition packs, and doesn't perform as well as other models. The pockets on the front and sides are nearly useless when the pack is near capacity. Because the pack has not flex in the material, attempting to put water bottle in the sides is impossible. The front pocket loses most of its space when the pack starts bulging. Another pick at it is the sleeping pad straps force your sleeping pad under the pack instead of placing it out front, which is more a preference to keep the pad out of the snow and dirt, and better balance when you set the pack down.
Many in my group have tried this pack as well and Im not alone in my angst. Out of the 6 or 7 of us who have tried it, only one likes the pack and plans to keep it.
In the end, this pack will be staying back for my next and future expeditions.
Lightweight Monster
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Fit: I think it is excellent for the weight. I am a former Marine, we know how to ruck with the best of them. I will sacrifice comfort for weight any day. If adjusted correctly.... the load bearing will be mostly on your hips with some on your shoulders. That was with 120lbs of stones I put in it for training. Yeah, I did.
Durability: Fantastic. I take good care of my stuff, so I really do not foresee any tears. Another guy posted about the belt. I think it is just fine. I don't cinch mine down. With that amount of weight, I did not lose any circulation or experience numbness.
Loading: Excellent. There are some inconvenient pocket locations, but this is not for packing in for a couple of miles. I bought this bag so I could put as much as I could tolerate weight wise in it. It does well with compression, so you could possibly use it as a big day pack if you want to lug it around.
Summary: I am 6'2" and weigh 270, this backpack was made for me. If you are looking for Cadillac comfort, you will not find it here. That was not the intent of the product. I have not tried the outdry capabilities....... I wouldn't just throw it in the lake to try it out.
Toy Like Waist Belt
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Not sure how anybody can be carrying 60lb+ loads with this waist belt. It is extremely flimsy and laughable for a pack labeled "Big Mountain Guide"
The features of this pack are perfect, and I really wanted to love this pack, but with a suspension system that can barely carry 50lbs let alone 80lbs+ its tough to give this pack a recommendation.
Here is a comparison between my two expedition backpacks. The one of the left being a Lowe Alpine Kanga Himal 100+15 SE.
Note the lack of lumbar support on the BMG.
Question about the sizing. I see a S/M and M/L size available, but I'm not quite sure where I'd fit. I wear a 34 inch waist on everyday wear, but I'm unsure if I need to account for all the layers I'll be wearing on a week-long alpine trip. Since the S/M and M/L sizes appear to sit right on the 34-35 inch waist, do I go for the big size or small size?
Scott Scooter Sowle
I can relate to your sizing. I'm a 33" waist and went with the M/L and pleased with the fit. This allows for my layers to fit properly under the waist belt and the torso length is much better for my height of 6' with 21" torso. Talking with the Mountain Hardwear rep helped me out a bit when choosing the right size.
When you receive your pack save all the wrapping and leave the tags attached. Try it on with your layers, if it fits, bingo, if not return it for a proper size. BC has a great return policy on new return and exchange.
Meanwhile I hope you enjoy your upcoming week-long alpine trip!
Fit and waterproofness of the new OutDry
- Gender: Male
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
If you purchased a BMG OutDry backpack in 2013 or 2014 and it does not fit right, it might be that you got one of a shipment of these backpacks that has the stays reversed. See photo and comment under the South Col 70 backpack. This is easy to correct by simply taking out the stays and reversing them (actually one stay bent in the shape of a U). Mountain Hardwear corrected this but there may be some backpacks still in use with the stays reversed (My new BMG arrived with the stays reversed). If you are curious about how waterproof the OutDry fabric is, see the results of home tests under the South Col OutDry. The construction of the two backpacks is very similar and both were tested. The results are quite positive. Note: my rating is of the OutDry fabric (you cannot post here without giving a rating). I will wait until I have had more opportunity to test the BMG backpack before rating it. So far so good.
Wayne Christoffersen
A lot of you have asked...
How the heck do I secure my ice axes?
(leaving the the packaging on the ax is optional)
Grant Kates
Size chart
Size Chart
So for those of you who have noticed that S/M and M/L are not sizes in the size chart link... here you go. This is a snap of the hangtag on the bag I took today. Measure your torso and compare it to this.
Grant Kates
not sure why it posted sideways. my apologies.
Great rugged pack
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Just purchased this pack and it is built tough. Loaded it with 80 lbs+ and did some testing to deternine the durability of the shoulder straps, sternum strap, and general material being used, and found that it far surpasses any of the other popular name brand packs. I have no concern with straps breaking on a climb with this pack (a possible expedition ruiner if you are carrying a lot of weight). Not overly impressed with the hip belt and find that it sits funny and seems overly large, even for a large pack. I would still highly recommend this pack to anyone. Plenty of capacity, and despite what the previous review said, it does pack up fairly small (remember this is still a 100+ L pack) when carrying smaller loads.
Not Impressed
Purchased to use for ski-boat-mountaineering trip in Southeast Ak. After taking it on a 4 day trip I have to admit I'm not impressed. Pack seems to advertise as being a big pack that can be shrunk back into a small pack when not needed. All this seems to do is make a bad big pack, and a sloppy small pack. The stowable side compression straps have sloppy fittings which get tangled in the crampon pouch on the front of the pack. They also tend to slip. The crampon pouch is build into the pack so when you have your gear in the bag you really can't remove or stow crampons. This means when you hit the icy part of the glacier you have to pull 1/2 your gear out of the bag and keep it from sliding into nothingness so you can pull your crampons out and put them on, really bad design here. The bottom compression straps are too small to attach a tent or sleeping pad too. I like that the pack brain is removable but was annoyed with the lightweight compression strip deal. It doesn't stow when not in use, and tends to just flap around on your head. Lastly the bag is just kinda funky. I feel that I can stow as much gear in my 70L Gregory as I can in this 100+L bag.
On a positive note this bag can haul a 90Lb load up a glacier and still be pretty comfy. It is also far more economical than its competitors. I feel that M.H is close here, but needs to rethink a few aspects of the product.
Also Backcountry doesn't honor their free shipping to Alaska. Bummer here. Rei does honor their shipping deals.
Does anyone know if this pack has a method...
Does anyone know if this pack has a method for adjusting shoulder strap height?
Has anybody got a response to this question? I too would be interested before I decide to buy a new bag.
Jon, gilp-- The BMG 105 has fixed shoulder straps. Torso adjustment (i.e. moving shoulder straps up/down) is a great feature but it does add weight and increases possible failure points.
There are Mountain Hardwear packs with this feature - see Shaka/Lani series. However, the BMG (Big Mountain Guide) was purpose built for professional guides and opts for the lighter and longer term durability construction and multiple sizes still allow for a great fit.
hi guys!
I was just about to buy this...
hi guys!
I was just about to buy this pack, but then I noticed it's only available in size S;
when do you think you'll get the medium again?
or is small all you sell?
thank you!
Micah Lewkowitz
Hi Chris,
Backcountry.com strives to keep as up-to-date of an inventory as possible with multiple selections of products/sizes to choose from. At this moment, we currently have small, medium, and large packs available. If we don't have an item available I would highly suggest checking once a week as the inventory can change quickly!
Big Massive GINORMOUS
This pack has served me well over the last 2 years. Has stood up to everything i have thrown at it.
The fit is great right out of the box. The hip belt takes a couple of miles to adjust to. (most packs i have used need a little breaking in)
I have had 70+ lbs in this pack and it carried well. I can fit my 4 season North Face tent along with a -30 sleeping bag, food for a week, Emergency gear, and all my clothing and gear for sub 0 degree weather.
The pack doubles great for hauling climbing gear during the summer and I find myself using it for shorter summer treks just for the ease of use and option to carry that extra bit of gear to make life more enjoyable on the trail.
The expandable top section compresses nicely for shorter trips.
And like mentioned the pack does have a hydration pouch. With a loop for clipping on compatible bladders.
And if you have not worked with Mountain Hardwear on warranties they are amazing. Sent in an old tent with broken poles and a destroyed rain fly and was given new poles and fly and all i payed was shipping.
Great company to work with and always amazing products.
Designed for Denali!
I used this pack for Denali as well as multiple winter climbs in Colorado and the Dacks. I tested both Osprey and Gregory. This pack out performed all others. If your pulling a sled (Pulk) this is also the pack for you. Pricey but worth every penny!
Justin H
A concern I have with larger packs is the...
A concern I have with larger packs is the ability to look up while wearing a helmet- does this pack have a little "scooped" out section to help create space when you tip your head back? (or similar solution). For example the Gregory Palisade 80 is shaped slightly to allow this but not quite enough in my opinion. Any help appreciated, thanks!
Sterling Watson
Mountain hardwear does not have a "scooped section like that. The only packs that I've used that have an intentional section like that for being able to look up while wearing a helmet would be Osprey packs. And if you are gonna go with a pack this large(6400cu in), Id go with Osprey(or Gregory) anyways because they seem to have better packs when it comes to large capacity. Mountain hardwear is better with mid sized to small technical packs. Hope that answers your question.
I was wondering how well this pack compresses...
I was wondering how well this pack compresses down when carrying a smaller load?
I will be using it as an all purpose mountaineering pack, but also for warmer rock climbing trips where I want to walk in with all my sleeping/camping gear plus a sizeable rack and rope and be able to dump the camping gear at a site and still be able to go cragging with this pack.
Also, not a necessity, but if it works I would also like to use this for days out ice climbing.
It compresses down quite well. Also,I have used mine on day ice trips with no problems.
Jon Webb
alo. It compresses down well but if you want the most versatile pack in our line I would check out the South Col. It is a bit smaller at 70 L but is lightweight and compresses down amazingly well. I hope this info helps!
um, dont clasp the top to the bottom
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This meal is a great for a family. A lot of flavor but kids love it.
1/2 cup milk, 1/2 onion soup mix packet, 8 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp olive oil, sliced mushrooms, 4 russet potatoes, butter/margarine, salt
For Potatoes:
Peel and cut potatoes in half. Boil 1 inch of water in pan and salt. Add potatoes and 6 whole cloves of garlic (peeled). Cook about 15-18 mins or until can easily break with fork. Strain. Mash or use mixer, adding desired amount of butter and milk to desired smoothness.
For Chops:
In a bowl, stir together mushroom soup, 1/2 cup milk and desired amount of sliced mushrooms. In a skillet, heat olive oil and lightly brown 2 cloves garlic(minced)on med-high heat. Season pork chops with onion soup mix and salt. Add to skillet. Sear on each side about 2-3 mins. Add soup mixture to skillet and cover. Bring to low boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 mins.
Serve pork chops and sauce over mashed potatoes. Very good with green beans or asparagus.
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People on Exmoor left without phone lines for 14 hours
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Nearly 2,600 people on Exmoor were left without phone lines for 14 hours yesterday.
A BT cable had been damaged resulting in landlines being down from 2pm until 3am this morning.
People in Lynton, Brayford, Parracombe and Brendon were all affected.
Jason Mann, from BT, said: "Our engineers worked throughout the night and got the line up and running again as soon as they could.
"It doesn't seem like mobile phones were affected just landlines which would also mean broadband and credit card machines weren't working.
But Lynton fireman Chris Hope said his mobile hadn't been working.
Chris added he had a sleepless night after the fire crews took it in turns to man the station knowing that people in the area couldn't dial 999.
He said: "It just shows how much you rely on things like this when they don't work. We had to take it turns to do two hours each, we had to rely on our radios. I was on from 1-4am and had to call BT line test every 15 minutes.
"We teamed up with the police and coastguard to make sure we had everything covered.
"In the afternoon we were coming back from a job on the A39 and needed to fill the fire engine up with diesel but the card machine in the shop was down so we couldn't pay, it just affected everything.
"A lot of people with elderly parents in the area usually call them in the evenings to check on them but last night they couldn't."


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The mother of a former Navy SEAL trainee whose murder conviction has vexed several judges says she hopes a documentary about the case will lead to a pardon.
"My son has served 19 years in prison for a crime he did not commit," said Linda Summitt. "And he needs to come home."
The documentary, "Target of Opportunity," is scheduled for a 7 p.m. showing at the Naro on Norfolk's Colley Avenue Thursday. It explores the case of Dusty Turner whose murder conviction has been challenged several times in the past several years.
His mother hopes the film will generate calls to Gov. Terry McAuliffe's office, leading to a pardon. It's the only hope left for Turner's freedom.
In 1995, Turner was 20 and in the final stages of SEAL training. While out at a bar with his swim buddy Billy Joe Brown, he met a vacationing college student. In his car parked outside, Turner and Jennifer Evans talked. Then Brown, drunk and angry, climbed into the car. In moments, Evans was dead.
What happened next doomed Turner to a murder conviction, even though he says it was Brown who killed the student. Turner drove away with the corpse in the car. He and Brown dumped the body in Newport News. They told no one. Police and federal agents questioned them at least three times. Each time, Turner lied, and said he knew nothing about what happened. Eight days later, when he failed a lie-detector test, he confessed. He led police to the body. And upon hearing Turner had broken, Brown also confessed.
But both sailors blamed each other. Police and prosecutors couldn't prove whose hands caused the death, so they used a Virginia law that says if two people participate in a murder, then they're both guilty. Juries agreed and sent the men to prison for virtual life sentences.
Years later, Brown confessed that he alone was the killer, that Turner only helped hide the body and cover up the crime. Turner's mother says her son's actions that night were awful. But, he should've faced a misdemeanor for helping, not a prison sentence for murder.
In a series of hearings, several judges agreed with her. But others said the conviction should stand.
That legal rollercoaster "was like a thousand deaths," she said.
The final appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court kept Turner locked up.
The mother from Indiana has spent more money to free her son than she can count. The stress she says also made her husband sick. He died two years ago. She admits she's worn and weary from this fight, but says she's not giving up.
"As long as I am alive and he is in prison, we'll just keep fighting," she said.
This is a website created by Turner's supporters: www.freedusty.org. The site has more information on the documentary.


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Kimberly White: Patriot spells out unhappy story for miners
Recall the story of Robin Hood, the heroic outlaw, who, with help from the merry men, stole from the rich and in turn gave what he profited to the poor. That story dates back to medieval times and has been retold over centuries through oral tradition, books and movies.
Allow me to share another story, not folklore, but actual events that remain largely unappreciated. In this-real life version, sharply dressed men sporting expensive suits and designer labels arrive not in secret as thieves most often do, but in plain sight, carrying briefcases, emboldened by unlimited resources and power. In this version, a band of VERY merry men -- i.e. executives eager to pay high-dollar attorneys positioned to earn $1,000 an hour, according to the United Mine Workers union -- set out on a quest to steal healthcare benefits and pensions from retirees, many of whom are sick and elderly, using the U.S. court system as their primary weapon.
Right now, in West Virginia, there are more than 4,000 retired and 1,500 active duty miners at imminent risk of losing healthcare benefits and pensions. Patriot Coal, in a bankruptcy filing, seeks to free itself from the burden of honoring the commitment to pay agreed-upon, worker-earned benefits and wages. The so-called burden is placed upon the company not by those earning big salaries, sitting in posh offices, but by those working underground in a setting most of us simply cannot fathom.
Despite proclaimed financial woes, attorneys for Patriot Coal recently have petitioned the court to grant the company permission to pay nearly $7 million in bonuses to already salaried executives. Records show that since July 2012, Patriot Coal has been billed over $21,000, by its attorneys, for dinners alone. These expenses somehow fit into Patriot Coal's budget; their commitment to miners does not.
The medieval tale of Robin Hood and the not-so-fictional story of modern day corporate hoods, as I refer to them, have different protagonists, antagonists and plots, but one element of the stories is comparable. In the old story of Robin Hood, there was a sheriff who was characterized as both unscrupulous and cowardly. In today's version, we have politicians who are also unscrupulous and cowardly. Imagine if 1,500 miners had been killed in a mining tragedy. Why, the politicians would swoop in, make promises to reform, emphasize the losses, soak up the camera lights and ride that public relations wave to the next election.
Where are the politicians now? Now that we have thousands of miners at risk of losing their livelihood due to corporate mismanagement, where are these Friends of Coal? Our elected officials would be wise to remember who casts the votes that put them in office. Big companies might fund political campaigns, but workers mark the ballot.
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Kimberly White is a social worker, a veteran and the granddaughter of a retired Peabody coal miner.
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In theory, all of the ingredients are there: sub-zero temperatures, a dose of tactics, and an acceptable level of competitive brutality. And, yet, ice hockey in Scotland, a country with a notorious predilection for at least one of the above, is afflicted by a strangely marginalised status.
Disillusionment with the ever-precarious Scottish football may leave some sports fans open to a new spectacle – and the increasingly popular Elite Ice Hockey League could offer just that, a sentiment echoed by Neil Black, owner of Glasgow side Braehead Clan.
Speaking exclusively to The Journal, Black said: "I think it can do really well in Scotland because there are a lot of boxes that it ticks. I think a physical contact sport is the sort that Scotland takes to in terms of fans and the weather here also suits indoor sports like ice hockey."
But even with those boxes ticked, the sport has endured something of a turbulent existence in Scotland. The British Ice Hockey Superleague (BISL), the previous incarnation of league hockey in the UK, collapsed in 2003 due to severe financial difficulties, only after it had endured several criticisms for its over-abundance of foreign recruits.
The Elite Ice Hockey League, successor to the Superleague, seems to be paving a more promising future for the sport in this country, though, with a conspicuous absence of homegrown talent gradually waning.
Black said: "A few of the teams have had quite a few years of training British players and bringing them through so we've got a good, hard core of British players in the league."
A promising sign of progress certainly, albeit the spectacle itself is what will attract fans and generate revenue.
In truth, this shouldn't prove a fruitless endeavour. The sport is vibrant yet accessible, physical yet somehow gentlemanly. What's more, the league itself is "competitive from top to bottom" – just 23 points separate the top six teams after almost forty games – and "most of the people coming to the games are able to very quickly get up to speed with the game and a knowledge of the game," added Black.
So, the league itself could fill the vacancy of a compelling family sport in Scotland, a vacancy for which football and the somewhat limited rugby union are no longer appropriate candidates. But what of the local outfit? What of the clambering Clan's prospects?
The Braehead team are currently sixth in the league standings with 40 points, comfortably ahead of its three Scottish counterparts: Edinburgh
Capitals, Dundee Stars, and Fife Flyers, with the Capital outfit closest to the Clan, some 15 points adrift. It is perhaps the Glasgow club that best epitomises the growth of the sport as a whole in Scotland.
"There was a game only a couple of weeks ago where the [4,000 seater Braehead Arena] was sold out," Black explained. "Braehead has probably only ever played 40 home games. That's the history of Braehead: 40 games. So, it's really in its infancy."
What is not immediately certain is how the team – and indeed the league – will emerge from its infancy. Should we anticipate graceful ageing or a turbulent adolescence?
In truth, it could be a mixture of both. "The people going into it are going into it for the right reasons – because they like the product and not to make a name for themselves," Black asserted.
Nonetheless, there lingers the aspiration to go bigger. "It would be nice to increase the media exposure in order to raise the profile of the game without becoming beholden to television," he added.
"There's a lot happening politically in Scotland. If there's a sport I think it should embrace with a possibility of becoming very good at it, it's ice hockey. The current world champions are Finland, a country with the same population as Scotland."
As always, however, effective youth development of local talent will be paramount to realising this ambition. Currently, ice hockey is absent in many universities, a dilemma which could, and perhaps should, change.
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Braehead just sitting there waiting to be used in the evenings."
It may seem a peculiar thought but with a promise of controlled violence and welcome respite from the harsh Glasgow winter, it's hard to think of anywhere else young Scots would want to go.


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