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February 10, 2003
By James L. Gattuso
Rules that force firms to share every
resource or element of a business would create, not competition,
but pervasive regulation, for the regulators, not the marketplace,
would set the relevant terms.
Justice Stephen Breyer, AT&T v. Iowa
Utilities Board1
Rules that force firms to share every
resource or element of a business would create, not competition,
but pervasive regulation, for the regulators, not the marketplace,
would set the relevant terms.
Justice Stephen Breyer, AT&T v. Iowa
Utilities Board1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is expected to vote this
week on new rules governing competition for local telephone
service. To the average consumer, the debate on this issue probably
seems obscure and impenetrable--filled with technical jargon and
acronyms. Yet the consequences of this decision may determine not
just the future of competition in this market, but prospects for
new technology and for the U.S. economy as a whole.
its core, the issue presents a stark choice between two very
different visions of competitive markets. The first--embodied in
the current Clinton-era rules--relies on regulations to require
incumbent providers to share parts of their network with potential
competitors. The second approach would encourage the development of
competing networks with a minimum of regulation. Despite loud
protests by many firms that now benefit from the current,
regulation-based policies, the second path offers consumers better
prospects for real choice and greater availability of advanced
telecommunications services.
Specifically, the FCC should rewrite its
rules so as to limit mandated unbundling to those network elements
that are true bottlenecks. In addition, new investment in
infrastructure for high-speed services should not be subject to
regulation. Finally, the commission should ensure that state and
local regulators do not nullify its decisions by imposing
additional regulation on U.S. telecom markets.
roots of the current debate go back seven years to the
Telecommunications Act of 1996. One of the goals of that
legislation was to open local telephone service to competition,
much as had been done in the long-distance telephone market in the
1970s and 1980s. As a first step, the legislation stripped local
telephone companies, known as local exchange carriers (LECs), of
their legal monopoly on telephone service, overturning state rules
that made it illegal to compete with an incumbent LEC. But it went
farther: providing for rules requiring LECs to make parts of their
networks available to potential competitors.
basic idea behind this "unbundling" requirement was deceptively
simple: While many firms would be able to compete with the formerly
monopoly LECs in many or most aspects of their business, the LECs
still controlled a number of key network elements that could not be
economically duplicated and without which a competitor could not
operate effectively.
1996 act left to the FCC the job of defining which of these network
elements would be subject to unbundling. It required, however, that
the commission consider whether access to an element was
"necessary" to a competitor and whether its absence would "impair"
the competitor's ability to compete.
Taking an expansive view of its authority,
the FCC in late 1996 adopted extremely inclusive rules specifying a
large and detailed set of unbundled network elements (UNEs). The
UNE list included everything from wires to individual users and
switching equipment to directory assistance and telephone
operators. It also permitted competitors to lease what is known as
the UNE-platform (UNE-P)--basically the entire LEC network--as if
it were one element.
LECs cried foul, appealed the decision in court, and won. In a 1999
decision, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down these rules, rebuking
the FCC for ignoring the "necessary" and "impair" wording in the
Later that year, the FCC issued revised
rules on unbundling. Except for a few minor changes, including the
elimination of operators and directory service from the list, these
new rules looked remarkably like the old rules. The issue went back
to the courts, and in May of last year, the rules were once again
struck down. In a strongly worded decision, the D.C. Circuit Court
of Appeals found that the commission had again failed to consider
meaningfully the "necessary" and "impair" language.3 Instead,
the FCC in effect merely looked at whether mandating access to a
particular part of the network would help competitors--in violation
of both statutory language and economic common sense. The court
also criticized the FCC for defining elements nationally, with no
examination of the economics of each local market.
FCC, under the chairmanship of Bush Administration appointee
Michael Powell, is now set to take another bite at this apple, with
a third version of the unbundling rules expected soon. The decision
is a critical one, and the issue is complex.
public debate on the topic, however, has too often been
oversimplified. As framed by many, the choice for the FCC is simply
competition or monopoly, with any lessening of the current
unbundling rules portrayed as a deathblow to competition. This
storyline is a tempting one, nicely fitting a classic black
hat-white hat scenario of spunky small competitors versus
monopolistic LECs.
reality, however, is much different. Competition in local phone
service, far from being threatened, is in fact quite healthy, and
for reasons that have little to do with the FCC's unbundling rules.
Revisions of the rules, in fact, could actually increase real
competition. The most critical impact of the commission's decision,
meanwhile, may have less to do with competition in old-fashioned
telephone service than with the development of advanced new
technologies and services.
the first few years after passage of the 1996 Telecommunications
Act, a large number of challengers to incumbent LECs entered the
marketplace. In 1999, some 300 competitive local exchange carriers
(CLECs), with a total capitalization of some $86 billion, were
operating in the United States.4 The next few years, however,
brought a wave of bankruptcies and liquidations. Today, only 80-100
survive, with a total capitalization of some $4 billion.5 The biggest
names in the industry, including Covad, NorthPoint, Teligent, and
Winstar, have filed for bankruptcy protection.6
Given these numbers, one might think that
local phone competition is on the rocks, with the incumbent
carriers holding a steady grip on their monopoly position. In fact,
the opposite is true: Despite massive consolidation, competitors
hold more of the local phone service market than ever before.
According to a report just released by the FCC, as of June 2002,
CLECs held 21.6 million--11.4 percent--of all telephone access
That is a 10 percent increase over the beginning of 2002 and the
highest CLEC share ever.
total CLEC share varies quite a bit state by state. While quite
small in many states, they serve a quarter of all telephone lines
in New York state and a sixth in Michigan.
These numbers, however, tell only part of
the story. Most notably, they do not include competition from
cellular phone and other mobile wireless providers. Once purely a
supplementary telephone service and too expensive to use regularly,
wireless phones, because of their price and functionality, are
becoming a viable substitute for wireline phones. The number of
subscribers is vast--some 129 million, a figure approaching the 189
million wireline lines in service.8 And while only about 6.5
million Americans rely exclusively on their wireless phones, with
no wireline subscription, some 18 percent now consider their
wireless phone to be their primary phone line.9 Most important, even for
consumers who do not currently rely on wireless, it serves as a
vital check on the market power of wireline incumbents.
Ironically, cellular's competitive success
story was not contemplated by the 1996 Telecommunications Act,
which barely references mobile wireless services at all, and the
service has rarely figured in subsequent efforts by regulators to
foster local competition. Instead, after the assignment of spectrum
to wireless providers, Washington largely left them alone. In other
words, despite the years of squabbling over how to create
competition, the biggest success has come from the marketplace, not
from regulatory policymaking.
Significantly, wireless firms provide
service largely using their own infrastructure, generally without
leasing network elements from incumbent LECs,10 but the same cannot be said
of more traditional competitors to the incumbent LECs. While CLECs
serve 21.6 million lines, only 29 percent use their own local
Close to half of these are cable companies offering telephone
service through their coaxial cable lines. Of the remainder, most
use loops obtained through UNE regulations,12 while 20 percent of the
total are merely "resold" lines, with little infrastructure owned
by the competitive provider itself.
is the Achilles' heel of local telephone competition today. When
competitors are merely leasing facilities owned by others, they
provide less of a real choice for consumers. The nameplate may be
different, but ultimately, to the extent they lease their product
from the incumbent provider, they offer the same old product to the
consumer. As Justice Breyer wrote in AT&T v. Iowa Utilities
Board, "A totally unbundled world...is a world in which competitors
would have little, if anything, to compete about."13 The local
competition challenge for policymakers, therefore, is not to
increase the total number of brand names from which they can
choose, but to maximize the number of facilities-based telecom
providers offering them service.
this in mind, it appears that the concerns of critics are
misplaced: The current comprehensive unbundling rules are not only
unnecessary, but could actually be hindering the development of
more real (i.e., facilities-based) competition. Perhaps more
important, beyond their effect on local telephone competition, the
rules actually could be hindering progress in other
markets--particularly broadband telecommunications--with far more
serious consequences for consumers and the U.S. economy.
Last year's D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion, written
by Judge Stephen Williams, was based on an economically sensible
reading of the text of the 1996 act: The FCC was required to
consider whether forced access to each element was "necessary" to
competition and whether the unavailability of an element would
"impair" the ability of a potential competitor to provide service.
The terms, the court wrote, cannot mean only that it would be more
expensive or more difficult for a firm to compete if it did not get
access to an element.14
a reading would be grossly overbroad. Firms in almost any
industry--even fully competitive ones--might find it cheaper and
easier to use their rival's assets than to build their own. Anyone
who starts up a burger stand, for instance, would likely find it
cheaper to lease Burger King's kitchens. With thousands of
restaurants, Burger King's costs are probably lower, and the
competitor would benefit from that. That does not mean, however,
that forced access is necessary to achieve competition in the
burger market.
Congress, the court reasoned, must have
meant a tougher test--especially in a supposedly deregulatory
statute. The obvious situation is one in which economies of scale
are so strong that it would not make sense to duplicate the asset.
A classic example is a bridge over a river: The bridge is
essential, but two bridges may be economically unsupportable. The
owner of the bridge would then have what is known as a bottleneck
facility and, under traditional antitrust regulation, could be
compelled to share it.15 While the court did not
explicitly require the FCC to apply the same rules used under
antitrust regulation, it was clear that simply reducing a
competitor's cost is not enough to require forced unbundling.
Harm to Local
Telephone Service
Beyond being unnecessary, the current rules actually could
hinder competition. The availability of UNEs from incumbent
carriers at low regulated prices distorts the "make v. buy"
trade-off for competitors, making it more likely that they will
lease vital equipment rather than make the expensive--and
risky--investment necessary to develop their own facilities.16
rules also can discourage investment by incumbent providers.
Quantifying the effects is difficult, but a recent study conducted
by the Cambridge Strategic Management Group (CSMG) and commissioned
by Corning, Inc., concluded that UNE rules have reduced the
availability of high-speed fiber optics. The authors of the study
calculate that while 5 percent of homes would have a fiber
connection by 2013, 31 percent would have one if UNE rules did not
interfere. Overall incumbent investment, CSMG calculates, would be
some $39 billion less than it would be without the rules.17
Disincentives to
Broadband Communications
The harm caused by the current rules, however, goes well
beyond competition for traditional telephone service connections.
The greatest danger may be to the development of tomorrow's
high-speed Internet connections.
High-speed, or broadband,
telecommunications allows users to receive and send information
over the Internet at many times the speed of a standard telephone
connection. Broadband service can be delivered in a variety of
different ways, including cable modem service through cable TV
networks, digital subscriber line (DSL) service through telephone
networks,18 or several wireless and
satellite technologies.
potential impact of broadband technologies is huge. By speeding up
the rate at which users can transmit information, a host of new
applications and services, ranging from high-definition video to
Internet-assisted medical care, become practical.
Aside from the qualitative consumer
benefits involved, many observers see broadband as a critical
catalyst for reviving the Internet economy, and perhaps the U.S.
economy as a whole. The numbers could be large. One study estimated
that the total potential benefits to the economy from universal
diffusion of broadband service could be nearly $400 billion.19
Broadband service is growing rapidly. An
estimated 15 million Americans subscribe to some form of broadband.
Cable firms are the leader in broadband service with 9.4 million
subscribers, and LECs are a distant second with 5.4 million.20 Yet there
are reasons for concern. One is that the relatively inexpensive
places to deploy broadband are becoming harder to find, making
future growth more difficult. Another is that today's version of
broadband is only a start; the real benefits of broadband may come
when speeds hit much higher levels.21
Finally, there are competitive concerns.
Although broadband promises to be a competitive service, with
multiple facilities-based rivals already in the market, the
networks (particularly the telephone networks) are not yet able to
offer broadband everywhere. As a result, many consumers today can
get broadband from only one source--typically, their local cable
Building a broadband network is expensive.
Deploying current technology nationwide and upgrading to
higher-speed systems could demand investment in the hundreds of
billions of dollars. Yet, for DSL service by telephone companies,
much of the resulting infrastructure will be subject to the same
unbundling rules that apply to traditional telephone service. The
result is discouraged investment. In fact, because the potential
harm from such rules increases with the riskiness of investment and
complexity of the technology, the disincentive to broadband may be
even greater than to traditional telephone service.22
Consistent with the last year's remand
order from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, the FCC must
significantly rewrite its rules on the unbundling of network
elements. Unlike last time, however, these changes should not just
tinker at the margins. Major change is needed not just to satisfy
the courts, but also to provide competitive, advanced
telecommunications services to American consumers.
Crafting this new set of rules will not be
easy. Given the complexity of the technology and the markets
involved, the FCC will have to contend with a multiplicity of
In determining which network elements should remain subject to
unbundling, it should adopt a rule similar to the "essential
facilities" doctrine used by the courts in antitrust cases. Under
this test, only those elements that are true economic bottlenecks
for which sustainable duplicate facilities are not economically
feasible would be subject to forced access. While the D.C. Circuit
Court did not specifically require this, Judge Williams hinted
strongly that it would be appropriate.
Under such a rule, many current network
elements, including switching and inter-office transport, would
likely be crossed off the regulatory list. Much of the local loop
infrastructure probably would still be classified as a bottleneck,
although that could vary by geographic market. The all-inclusive
UNE-P would also be eliminated, as least as currently
investment in infrastructure for high-speed and other advanced
services also should not be subject to regulation. Not only is the
disincentive effect particularly strong for such investment,
but--because of the wide availability of cable modem service--the
LECs also have no monopoly power, making regulation unnecessary.
While the Telecommunications Act does not specifically cite
consideration of such factors, they can be considered because of
the FCC's general authority under the act to "forbear" from
subjecting providers to regulation it finds not to be in the public
is likewise important that the FCC ensure that state or local
regulators do not nullify its decisions by imposing their own
unbundling requirements on carriers. To a large extent,
telecommunications today is inherently interstate in nature.25 Rules
imposed in one jurisdiction can interfere with national efforts to
create competitive and advanced telecom networks. The FCC's rules,
however, need not exclude the states entirely from decision-making.
They could play a role, for instance, in evaluating specific market
conditions in local areas to determine whether bottleneck
conditions exist.
FCC's upcoming decision is a complex one, but the principles that
need to be followed are clear. All parties agree on the benefits of
competition and advanced services. At issue is whether policymakers
will continue to pursue those goals through highly prescriptive
regulations and mandates, or whether they will reduce regulation
and foster marketplace incentives. The better choice, both for
consumers and for the economy, is the second path.
James L.
Gattuso is Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy in the
Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage
1. 525 U.S. 366, 119 S.Ct.
721, 754 (1999).
2. AT&T v. Iowa
Utilities Board, 525 U.S. 366, 119 S.Ct. 721 (1999).
3. United States Telecom
Association v. FCC, 290 F.3d 415 (2002).
4. Association for Local
Telecommunications Services, Progress Report on the CLEC Industry,
October 17, 2002.
5. Ibid.
6. For an analysis of some
of the factors behind this financial "meltdown," see Larry F.
Darby, Jeff A. Eisenach, and Joseph F. Kraemer, "The CLEC
Experiment: Anatomy of a Meltdown," Progress and Freedom Foundation
Progress On Point 9.2, September 2002.
7. Federal Communications
Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau, Industry Analysis and
Technology Division, Local Telephone Competition: Status as of June
30, 2002, December 2002.
8. Ibid.
9. Michelle Kessler, "18
Percent See Cellphones as Their Main Phones," USA Today, February
1, 2002, p. B1.
10. They must, of course,
interconnect calls directed to or from wireline network
destinations. This is a relatively simple process, however,
compared to the UNE system.
11. A "local loop" is the
final leg of the telephone network, connecting a local switching
office to the customer's home or office.
12. Most of these also
lease other network elements as well, such as switching
13. AT&T v. Iowa
Utilities Board.
14. On the first remand
from the courts, the FCC used the term "materially diminishes"
15. It should be noted,
however, that this antitrust doctrine itself has been subject to
criticism. See Abbott K. Lipsky, Jr., and J. Gregory Sidak,
"Essential Facilities," 51 Stanford Law Review1187 (1999).
16. For a full discussion
of this, see Randolph J. May and Larry F. Darby, "Comments of the
Progress and Freedom Foundation Before the Federal Communications
Commission," Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of
Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, CC Dkt. No. 01-338 (filed April
5, 2002).
17. See Cambridge Strategic
Management Group, "Assessing the Impact of Regulation on Deployment
of Fiber to the Home," in "Comments of Corning, Inc.," Review of
the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange
Carriers, CC Dkt. No. 01-338 (filed April 5, 2002).
18. As with traditional
telephone service, many firms provide DSL through network elements
leased from LECs. They are typically referred to as DLECs, or
digital local exchange carriers.
19. Robert W. Crandall and
Charles L. Jackson, "The $500 Billion Opportunity: The Potential
Economic Benefits of Widespread Diffusion of Broadband Internet
Access," Criterion Economics, L.L.C., July 2001.
20. Mike Musgrove,
"Broadband Broadens Its Pitch: Firms Bundle Services, `Tier'
Services in Effort to Lure New Customers," The Washington Post,
February 2, 2003.
21. See "Comments of High
Tech Broadband Coalition," Review of the Section 251 Unbundling
Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, CC Dkt. No.
01-338 (filed April 5, 2002).
22. For an explanation of
the potential incentive effects, see National Research Council,
Broadband: Bringing Home the Bits, 2002. See also, "Broadband:
Should We Regulate High-Speed Internet Access?" AEI-Brookings Joint
Center for Regulatory Studies, 2002.
23. The Circuit Court
stressed the need for "granularity" in the FCC's rules, taking into
account geographic and other variations in markets and adding to
the complexity of the decision-making.
24. Notably, the current
decision involves only one of several proceedings the FCC has
ongoing regarding broadband regulation. See "Written Statement of
Michael K. Powell, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission,
Before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and
Transportation," January 14, 2003.
25. This principle was
recognized by Congress in the Telecommunications Act, a core part
of which barred states from maintaining monopoly telecom
The FCC is expected to vote this week on new rules governingcompetition for local telephone service. It should rewriteits rules to limit mandated unbundling to bottlenecks. Newinvestment in infrastructure for high-speed services should not besubject to regulation; rather, policymakers must reduce regulationand foster marketplace incentives.
James L. Gattuso
Senior Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy
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About Road Trips for Beer
Gerard Walen, Editor
Let's get the obvious out of the way first: I like road trips, and I like beer.
So when I got the opportunity to become editor of Road Trips for Beer, I jumped for it (after carefully setting down my pint glass).
My story is probably not that unusual. My love of the beverage began with a few stolen sips of my dad's Schlitz or Old Milwaukee or whatever he happened to buy on sale that week. As I got older and possibly wiser, so did my taste buds as I moved up through Budweiser, Michelob, Heineken and other imports, that is until I noticed the craft beer revolution that was happening around me.
My current tastes in beer lean toward IPAs and English- and Belgian-style ales, though I certainly enjoy brews in other styles, especially stouts and porters. Being a Florida resident – and native – I'm not averse to a cold Corona on a hot day, and if someone hands me an icy Bud Light at the beach, I'm not turning it down.
I worked as professional writer and editor for 15 years at Florida newspapers, most recently the New York Times-owned Sarasota Herald-Tribune, where I was assistant business editor. I worked there for 10 years.
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1. "Lorine Niedecker 'after / the Bay of Pigs,'" Jim Cocola, Worcester Polytechnic Inst.
2. "Room to Rhyme: 1968 and the Revision of the Public Poem in Postwar Britain," Simon Kress, Univ. of Minnesota, Duluth
3. "The New York School of Poetry and the Late 1960s," Yasmine Shamma, Univ. of Oxford
4. "Clarity in the Sense of Silence: Intermedial Conflict in George Oppen's Of Being Numerous," Rajiv C. Krishnan, English and Foreign Languages Univ.
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SYDNEY (AP) — American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeated top-seeded and defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 7-5, 6-3 at the Sydney International on Tuesday.
Mattek-Sands, who is back on tour after a four-month layoff because of a right knee injury, lost in the first round in Brisbane last week and had to win three matches just to qualify for the main draw in Sydney. Both tournaments are tuneup events for the Australian Open, which begins Monday.
Mattek-Sands advanced to play fellow American Madison Keys, who defeated Croatian wild-card entry Ajla Tomljanovic 6-0, 3-6, 7-6 (3).
Radwanska received treatment on her right serving shoulder during last week's Hopman Cup in Perth and said Tuesday it was still bothering her.
"Maybe a little bit, but I have good painkillers," Radwanska said. "It's not a big deal, it should be all right."
Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, the second seed, had little trouble in the afternoon session, beating American qualifier Christina McHale 6-1, 6-0. Angelique Kerber of Germany was also through to the quarterfinals after beating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-3 6-4.
In men's play at Sydney, seventh-seeded Marin Cilic of Croatia defeated Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, Spain's Albert Ramos took out American Sam Querrey 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, and Nicolas Mahut of France beat American Ryan Harrison 7-6 (2), 7-5.
At the ATP tournament at Auckland, New Zealand, American qualifier Donald Young beat Federico Delbonis of Argentina 7-5, 6-2 to set up a showdown with top seed David Ferrer. German Philipp Kohlschreiber, the fifth seed, and Frenchman Benoit Paire, the sixth seed, were also winners.
At the Hobart International WTA event, Australian teenager and wild-card entry Storm Sanders beat China's Peng Shuai, ranked nearly 200 places ahead of her, 6-2, 6-2. Sanders was only given a wild card when fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty withdrew with a hip injury.
American Alison Riske beat Australian Casey Dellacqua 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in another second-round match, while defending champion Elena Vesnina of Russia advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Monica Puig of Puerto Rico.
Lleyton Hewitt, meanwhile, withdrew from the Kooyong exhibition tournament in Melbourne, saying he feared playing would harm his preparations for the Australian Open.
The veteran Hewitt, who has struggled with injuries in recent years, reclaimed his place as Australia's top-ranked player when he won the Brisbane International on Sunday with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 upset victory over Roger Federer.
"At the moment it's just all about recovery for me," the 32-year-old said. "When you get older it gets a bit tougher than when you were 16."
Most of the top players have chosen to take the week off before the year's first Grand Slam and are training instead at Melbourne Park.


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Meet Dr. Ryan
Timothy Ryan, MD, FACS
Dr. Ryan is a Board-Certified Vascular Surgeon and a Diplomate of the American Board of Phlebology. He is the Medical Director of Vein Centers for Excellence of Lake County, which specializes in the latest treatment modalities for venous disease including varicose and spider veins. This cutting edge facility offers the state-of-the-art minimally invasive technologies for the treatment of varicose veins, in conveniently located Gurnee, Illinois.
As a native Lake County resident, Dr. Ryan returned to establish his practice here in Gurnee to give back to the community. He returned to Gurnee in 1977 after graduating with a M.D. degree from Creighton University Medical School. His fellowship and advanced training in vascular surgery was at the University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago. His past medical leadership includes the Chairman for the Department of Surgery at St. Therese Hospital, Director of Trauma Services at Condell Medical Center, President of Medical Staff at Victory Memorial Hospital, and Chairman of the Department of Surgery and Credentialing Committee at Victory Memorial Hospital. His academic appointments include Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery at Chicago Medical School.
Dr. Ryan believes that continuing education for himself and his staff gives them the aptitude to provide state of the art and optimal care to his patients. His continued education involves annual conferences and educational tutorials by the American College of Surgeons, Peripheral Vascular Surgical Society, American College of Phlebology, and Midwest Vascular Surgical Society. Dr. Ryan's dedication to provide individualized treatment plans is why he and his staff are able to meet each patients needs with the best possible outcomes.
- Medical School: Creighton University Medical School
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- Past Medical Leaderships:
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- Director, Trauma Services at Condell Medical Center
- President, of Medical Staff at Victory Memorial Hospital
- Chairman, Department of Surgery and Credentialing Committee at Victory Memorial Hospital
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I may be the only musician that is a proficient guitar player but who really sucks at all things Rock Band and Guitar Hero. I just played Beatles Rock Band a week or so ago and was just horrible. Oddly enough, while I couldn't make it through a song on guitar on medium, I did manage to complete one on the drums.
To sprinkle some fairy dust on the "living vicarious through" Guitar Hero and Rock Band dreamscape, comes Altec Lansing's Stage Gig Mini-Monitor Speaker.
For anyone who has seen live music beyond the coffee house acoustic jam will have noticed speakers on the stage that face the musicians. These are called monitors and they give the musician a sense of how they are sounding.
For $100 each, you can really outfit your living room like a live sound stage with as many of these as you can afford. I guess Altec Lansing's though was that 5.1 or even 2.1 sound can be sacrificed for the feeling you'll get when you throw a leg up on one of these.
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Clicking away fatherhood moments – would you?
It's 3am in the morning, you've been trying to get your baby to sleep for the last 2.5h, you haven't had any sleep yet and this is the 3rd night in a row that it's like that. Wouldn't it be tempting to have a "make it all go away" button to press now? Or perhaps a FFWD option like in "Click"? Well no – because this is what it's all about and before you know it is probably going to be over anyway.
I guess the temptation to "skip" over the unpleasant moments of anything seems like a tempting option at first. In some cases (generally not with babies) it may even be possible to do that as you can simply remove yourself from the situation or get someone else to do something you don't want to do. Perhaps it even works out and you're better off. With babies though it would be like cheating life for the very experience of living through those moments.
Although I don't think Click was a great flick there was an interesting point in that once Adam Sandler's character skipped through something he was tempted to skip through another situation as well (if we forget the very silly 'memory function' of the remote for a second). So if we had the choice to FFWD through those long nights why not FFWD when they are teething or sick. Maybe skip through the terrible 2′s altogether and see what happens after. But then we'll probably have problems at Kindi and school, puberty, teen age years and so on. And if you did all that could you afterwards say that you actually experienced fatherhood?
It's like that with anything in life but especially with having babies. You need the good and the bad (maybe even the ugly) otherwise even the good becomes meaningless after a while. Admittedly I was being slightly less philosophic about it that night at 3am … but I was thinking of writing this article and it is actually nice to hold that thought while you're in the middle of it. It gave me some motivation to keep going and enjoy the totality of the experience of being a dad.


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WHISTLER, BC, June 12, 2006 – Whistler Blackcomb is set to open a 10 kilometre, high alpine hiking trail this August. In anticipation of the trail opening, Whistler Blackcomb is running a contest to name the trail.
"We're really excited to open this beautiful high alpine trail," says Stuart Rempel, Sr. Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Whistler Blackcomb. "It will be our most visually stunning trail, guiding hikers to viewpoints overlooking Cheakamus Lake that will include unmatched alpine views of the coastal mountains and impressive glaciers."
The person who submits the winning trail name will win a Whistler Blackcomb Hiking Prize Pack that includes: a $200 Whistler Blackcomb gift card, a Suunto S6 wristtop computer and a Dakine Helipack backpack.
Guests, looking for a sneak peek or for some inspiration, can check out some photos and an aerial map by visiting whistlerblackcomb.com/trail. Entries can be submitted via the website. Full rules and regulations can also be found at whistlerblackcomb.com/trail. The contest winner will be announced on, or around, July 16 upon trail name approval by the Whistler Blackcomb senior leadership team.
The new trail will be accessible via the Whistler Village Gondola and then the Peak Chair. The trail will be 10 kilometres or 6.21 miles in length and is suggested to take 3-4 hours to complete the loop. The elevation change is 345 metres or 1,132 feet.
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The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) has endorsed a new plan to reduce violence along the U.S.-Mexico border but cautioned the policy should not come at the expense of interior surveillance and enforcement.
In recent days, the government announced it will send hundreds of agents and additional high-tech gear, including helicopters, to the border to intercept weapons and drugs fuelling violence on both sides of the border.
In response, FAIR has pointed out that Mexican drug cartels operate in 230 cities across America and therefore without a strong interior enforcement of immigration policies the administration's strategy is likely to fail.
"[The crisis] cannot be remedied by a strategy that abandons other immigration enforcement efforts, including worksite enforcement, cooperation with state and local police, and the elimination of non-essential benefits and services to people who are in the country illegally," says Dan Stein, president of FAIR.
FAIR was founded in 1979 and is the country's largest immigration reform group. Its goal is to promote the idea that immigration reform must enhance national security, improve the economy, protect jobs, preserve our environment, and establish a rule of law that is recognized and enforced.


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Posted 09/25/2013 10:04:36 EDT
We continue to struggle with crap teams and the Rockies are on of the worst
Posted 09/24/2013 10:02:19 EDT
Negative comments? Why would there be negative comments - oh, right, we're losing to one of the worst teams in baseball!
Posted 09/19/2013 04:54:59 EDT
How about waiting until we actually get in to the playoffs? We have not been able to beat the Orioles on a consistent basis even at Fenway Park. More than likely we will be swept by the O's tonight an more »
Posted 09/18/2013 11:09:59 EDT
Why do we struggle against this crap team?
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Democrats live to tax and tax and tax and tax and ... regardless of the impact and implications.
Posted 08/22/2013 04:35:13 EDT
Thankfully, free or inexpensive college education is not guaranteed by the US Constitution.
Posted 08/16/2013 07:53:31 EDT
The Sox did what they should not have done: play down to the garbage level of their competition. It does not matter that the Royals were on a hot streak (and have been losing since we left), contender more »
Posted 08/06/2013 09:36:38 EDT
so, the sox are playing down to the crap level of the worst team in baseball. Just wonderful.
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Yes, I'm fine with it. Of course, our country is governed by our elected representatives: so, the question is whether our elected representatives are fine with it. If anyone doesn't like their decisio more »
Posted 07/02/2013 09:19:04 EDT
No company should ever be fined for not offering health insurance. Companies don't exist to offer health insurance or life-time job security.
Posted 06/20/2013 04:53:42 EDT
The Fed should have stopped its QE program after QE 1. Plus the Fed should raise interest rates ... now! Investors should realize they have to stop acting like pigs at the trough ... there is no such more »
Posted 06/11/2013 06:33:57 EDT
Perhaps we should just collect information from certain etrhnic or religious groups.... we can't "connect the dots" unless we collect the "dots".
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Excellent. We are still at war and the government needs to do this.
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The State of Rhode Island made a bet that turned out to be a bad one. Tough.
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And that won't solve the problem because the people driving the "tanks" who work in the city are NOT going to take public transportation regardless of whether you want them to or not. Their schedules more »
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I only care how many wins he has, preferably an increasing number of "majors."
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He's right.... we should be able to order wine through the Internet. Let's stop using children as a red herring. Besides, we must run our society for ALL of us, and not just to protect children.
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It was a fumble .... not a tuck. The so-called tuck rule should never have existed in the first place.
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Of course the lawsuit should be tossed. The State took a risk and they lost. Our country is run by a capitalistic engine ... and risk fuels the engine. No-one to blame. Schilling tried to make his com more »
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This should have happened at least 5 years ago.
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Of course no-one knows what the future holds but over my many decades as a Red Sox fan, I believe Tito will always be my favorite Red Sox manager.
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What B.O. wants to do is push our country faster towards the horrendous financial sewer of Southern Europe. I applaud all Republicans who do everything they can to stop him.
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Ravens are a bunch of thugs.
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Lower the income tax to 5%, raise the sales tax to 6%. Leave all deductions alone. Cut spending by 5%. more »
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You can not leash cats! For one thing, the cats in Concord have to be free to roam over to other towns to purchase bottled water.
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York Oil Company
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Pierce Dump
Site Description
The York Oil Company recycled waste oil at this 17acre site, 1 mile northwest of Moira, from 1962 until 1975. The facility's operators collected crankcase industrial oils, some containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), from sources throughout New England and New York. They stored or processed the oils at the site in eight aboveground storage tanks, three earthen dammed settling lagoons, and at least one underground storage tank. The recycled PCB contaminated oil either was sold as No. 2 fuel oil or was used in dust control for the unpaved roads in the vicinity of the site. During heavy rains and spring thaws, the oilwater mixture from the lagoons often would overflow onto surrounding lands and into adjacent wetlands, which the company purchased in 1964. Contamination at the site first was reported by a state road crew in 1979. In 1982, the County assumed title because of unpaid property taxes. Approximately 1,700 people live within a 3mile radius of the site; 400 live within a mile. Residents rely on private wells for drinking water; 13 wells exist within 1/2 mile of the site. Recent sampling of well water in the area has revealed no site related contaminants.
Site Responsibility: This site is being addressed through federal, state, and potentially responsible parties' actions.
Proposed Date: 07/01/82
Final Date: 09/01/83
Threats and Contaminants
Ground water, soils, sludge, sediments, and surface water are contaminated with phenolics, heavy metals, volatile organic compounds, and PCBs. The ground water used by area residents for drinking water is not contaminated; however, there is a potential that pollutants may migrate and reach the private wells. Direct contact with or ingestion of contaminated surface water, sediments, soil, or sludge may pose a health risk. Wetlands near the site are sensitive environments that may be threatened by contaminants. Despite some cleanup actions, PCB contamination remains at the site and in the wetlands. The wildlife inhabiting the wetlands also may be harmed by pollutants from the site.
Cleanup Approach
The site is being addressed in three stages: emergency actions and two longterm remedial phases focusing on source control and contamination pathways.
Response Action Status
Emergency Actions: In 1980, EPA began emergency cleanup activities at the site. It secured the site to limit access and to reduce the threat of direct contact with hazardous substances and removed oil and contaminated water from the lagoons, which then were filled with a concrete byproduct and sand. The top 3 feet of oil soaked soil were excavated from the neighboring wetlands. Contaminated oil was transferred to aboveground storage tanks, and contaminated soil was contained on-site. Contaminated water from one of the lagoons was treated and discharged into the wetlands. An interceptor trench was dug to alter the flow of surface water and ground water. In 1983, EPA conducted additional emergency actions including the collection of oil seeping into drainage ditches, the installation of a new filter fence system, and the posting of warning signs. EPA developed a schedule for collecting oily leachate and replacing sorbent pads and began monitoring the site. In August 1992, EPA stabilized leaking tanks and drums. In December 1994, EPA removed PCB-contaminated oil and drums of PCB-contaminated debris from the site, and decontaminated, cut up, and disposed of off-site several waste oil storage tanks. In December 1995, EPA installed another interceptor trench to collect oil seeping into the wetlands.
Source Control: Upon completion of a remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) conducted to determine the nature and extent of contamination at the site and to evaluate remedial alternatives in 1988, EPA selected a remedy for controlling the source of the contamination. It features: (1) excavating approximately 22,000 cubic yards of contaminated soils and 8,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediments and solidifying this material on-site; (2) installing deep ground water drawdown wells at the edges of the site to collect the sinking contaminated plume; (3) installing shallow dewatering wells to collect contaminated ground water and oil during excavation; (4) treating these liquids and discharging the clean ground water in accordance with state environmental requirements; (5) removing about 25,000 gallons of contaminated tank oils, as well as other oils collected at the site, to an EPA approved facility to be incinerated; (6) cleaning and demolishing the empty storage tanks; (7) backfilling the solidified soil into the excavated areas; and (8) inspecting the site every five years to assure that human health and the environment continue to be protected.
The source control remedial design was completed in June 1999; construction started in July 1999. The contaminated soils and sediments have been excavated, solidified, and placed under a temporary cap, and the groundwater extraction and treatment system has been installed.
OffSite Contamination: The first stage of the longterm cleanup dealt, primarily, with the source control. The second phase studied the Contamination Pathways, particularly the lead- and PCB contaminated wetlands. The State began an intensive study of the problem in 1986, which was continued by EPA in September 1988. In September 1998, EPA selected a remedy for the Contamination Pathways. It features the excavation of contaminated sediments, followed by solidification/stabilization and on-site disposal, natural attenuation of the groundwater contamination, institutional controls to prevent the installation and use of groundwater wells, and long-term groundwater monitoring. The remedial design was completed in September 1999; it is anticipated that construction will commence in the Summer of 2000.
In November 1999, EPA issued a Five Year Review Report, which concluded that the interim remedies that have been implemented at the site have addressed the immediate threat to human health and the environment, and the final remedies, when completed, in combination with institutional controls, will render the site fully protective of human health and the environment. EPA will conduct another Five Year Review on or before November 2004.
Site Facts: A Consent Decree was signed by EPA and several PRPs in 1990 in which they agreed to perform the engineering design and the implementation of the source control remedy. The Consent Decree was lodged in federal district court in June 1991. In response to substantive comments that were received from non-settling PRPs during the public comment period, a revised Consent Decree was lodged on May 15, 1992. In 1993, it was decided to withdraw this Consent Decree and attempt a global settlement with all of the PRPs. In December 1994, a revised Consent Decree was signed by EPA and an expanded group of PRPs. This Consent Decree was entered by the U.S. District Court (approved by the Judge) on August 10, 1996. A Consent Decree for the Contamination Pathways was executed by EPA and the PRPs on May 2, 2000.
The PRPs commenced a Contamination Pathways RI/FS in May 1992, pursuant to a Consent Order. A Unilateral Administrative Order was issued to the PRPs in December 1998 to carry out the design and implementation of the selected remedy for the Contamination Pathways.
Cleanup Progress
(Threat Mitigated by Physical Clean Up Work; Construction of the Long-Term Remedies Underway)
EPA erected a security fence to limit access to the site and performed numerous emergency removal actions and some remedial activities which have significantly reduced the potential for exposure to hazardous materials at the York Oil Company site while cleanup actions for onsite contamination are designed and further studies of offsite contamination are taking place. The actions that have been performed at the site, to date, have resulted in the removal of approximately 27,000 gallons of PCB contaminated oil/water and 230 drums of PCB contaminated debris from the site. In addition, 15,000 tons of steel from waste oil storage tanks was decontaminated, cut up, and disposed of off-site.
To date, approximately 21,000 tons of contaminated soils have been excavated and treated on the Site Proper. It is anticipated that the Contamination Pathways remedial action related to the excavation and treatment of approximately 18,000 tons of contaminated sediments will commence in the spring of 2000.
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Rick Day is charging through 2013 with some new Daniel Garofali photos. The photographer, who is having a great start to the new year, has already brought us this fantastic gallery of Colby Melvin. One of the images from the series even became our most popular Facebook photo in January! This new gallery, however, is all about Australian model Daniel Garofali.
Of course, Rick Day and Daniel Garofali have a long history. The two were practically inseperable in 2012, working on projects ranging from the C-IN2 campaign to Daniel's mustache series for Adon. Day knows how to make the most of Daniel Garofali's masculine appearance and sensual poses. Whenever we see that they're working together, we know we're in for a treat.
The new Daniel Garofali photos do not disappoint. As usual, Garofali is full of confidence and energy in front of Day's lens. His wardrobe is eye-catching, with pieces including a paisley track suit and a Rolling Stones beater. Unsurprisingly, Garofali eventually strips down to his briefs, which are bedazzled / decorated with a print of a grenade across the crotch.
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After a year of record heat in the United States in 2012, last year was among the 10 warmest on record worldwide, the government reported Tuesday. Network news failed to connect the dots between record heat, extreme weather and what causes global warming. Throughout a year of extreme weather and climate change, there was one six-second mention of global warming all last year on NBC's "Meet the Press," according to Media Matters. ABC's "This Week" had the most comprehensive coverage with about 5 minutes all year long.
"The scientific data is clear that global warming is real and significantly caused by greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels," said Sen. Bernie Sanders. He plans an all-out push this year for legislation to finally address global warming in ways he called "aggressive but achievable."
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Completed Tasks
On some of my projects, completed tasks stay in the order the tasks were entered--which is what I want. In others, they drop to the bottom of the task list. When the tasks drop to the bottom of the task list, I have had some success, making the task active (unclick the completed box), then moving the task in place and making it completed again. But for some projects, the completed tasks continue to move to the bottom of the task list.
Complicating the problem is that you can't drag completed tasks into any order other than where they land when you mark them completed.
My question is, should the tasks stay in place when you mark a task completed as they seem to do some of the time and what I want them to do?
Is it possible to enable TODOIST to allow you to move completed tasks where you want them to be?
Enlightenment please . . .
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We have basically two types of task in Todoist. The main task/parent task and sub-tasks. If you complete main tasks, it will automatically move to the bottom of the list. You can create sub-tasks to keep track of the tasks that you've completed so far.
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Thanks, as I was writing post, it occured to me that the problem might have something to do with tasks/subtasks.
Let's say that in a project I have tasks with no subtasks as well as with subtasks -- which I do.
When I complete a task, I would want the task to stay in it's place in my project. If i complete all the subtasks, I would want to collapse the subtasks and then mark the parent task complete and would want that to stay in place in my project.
Why? Partially this is a way I organize my mind. But more importantly, as projects are completed, it is easier to review the project and plan for future similar projects by thinking about tasks that can be done more efficiently or that need to be moved earlier in the project to make the process work better.
At a minimum, if the tasks with their subtasks must move to the bottom, I would need for everything to stay in the same order or be able to move them to their original order. It would seem easier or simple to me to leave the tasks in their place and give users the option to see completed tasks or not.
I've just started using TODOIST. Of the many, many, many task/project managers I've used or trialed, it seems to have the quickest way of entering projects and tasks and provides the most "built-in" through the today and 7-day views to see what you have to get accomplished. I'm still learning some of its secrets and think that I'll find more that I like. I would quibble a bit about some of the ways the interface is presented, especially across web/Outlook/smartphone.
That would indeed not be possible right now, leaving completed tasks in view, but we will consider your suggestion in future updates.


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|McCrary Stands Out In NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
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Cornerback Demetrius McCray turned in a stellar performance on Saturday at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl in Carson, CA. McCray, who has earned an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, IN., February 20-26, raised his stock big time with the NFL scouts Saturday night.
McCray intercepted a pass and returned it 38 yards, he broke up a pass, he forced a fumble, and he made five solo tackles as his team, the National squad, posted a 34-0 victory against the American squad.
McCray, who stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 185 pounds, tied for the Southern Conference lead with four interceptions in 2012, becoming the first Mountaineer cornerback to ever lead the league in interceptions twice (he also paced the SoCon with five INTs in 2011). He finished his career with 10 interceptions, good for a tie for 10th among active NCAA Division I FCS players in 2012.
Additionally, the senior led Appalachian State with eight passes defended, ranked sixth on the team with 55 tackles from his cornerback position and forced a fumble. He was a consensus first-team all-conference selection, earned second-team All-America recognition from the Associated Press and was one of 20 finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award, which is presented to the nation's top FCS defensive player.
Linbacker Jeremy Kimbrough of ASU was selected to play in the Raycom All-Star Classic on Saturday in Montgomery, AL. But Kimbrough missed the game after straining his quad. Fullback Eric Breitenstein of Wofford College played in the Raycom Classic. He did not have any carries, but he did catch two passes. Kimbrough was scheduled to play for the Stars; Breitenstein played for the Stripes. The Stripes beat the Stars, 31-3.
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Singer Baffles Everyone By Belting Out Extra Verses of National Anthem Before Game [VIDEO]
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After Steven Tyler's National Anthem performance yesterday before the AFC Championship game , many are saying it was the worst National Anthem performance ever. Well I beg to differ that it was the worst one ever because I have found some that are much worse and decided to show you the evidence. And as you will see in the videos Steven Tyler is a repeat offender on doing a bad National Anthem.
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It features an articles about a mostly forgotten rail line that was located in Cherokee County, the burning of the Cedar Bluff depot, the latest Society news and other interesting information.
The Cherokee County Historical Society will be meeting at the Cherokee County Historical Museum on Thursday, February 2, 2011 at 6:00PM.
Mr. Larry Beane will be the guest speaker and he will be discussing the pre-history and history of Little River Canyon National Preserve. He will also discuss the history of the Edna Hill Community, upcoming projects at the preserve and Trail of Tears developments.
Mr. Beane has long been interested in history, making his first stone tools at age 12 and atlatl at age 20. He earned a B.A. in Anthropology/Archeology from Catawba College, Salisbury, N.C. He joined the National Park Service in 1981 having worked at various locations including Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, TX., Russell Cave National Monument, AL and Little River Canyon National Preserve. Since coming to Little River in 1995, Larry has served as a Park Ranger - Interpretive and Cultural Resource Specialist. Some of his many duties have included giving tours, interpretive programs, conducting archeological surveys, testing, excavation, recovery, curation, and cataloging. He also does programs at Desoto State Park and J.S.U. Field School. Larry has long been involved with various archeological excavations and research. Mr. Beane's personal research interests include flintknapping, prehistoric technology, atlatl, stone tools, ceramics, and genealogy.
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Frito-Lay, Kraft recall pistachio nuts
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Frito-Lay Inc. and Kraft Foods Inc. are recalling pistachio nut products due to possible salmonella contamination.
Frito-Lay announced the recall of 1.75-ounce Frito-Lay-brand in-shell salted pistachios with sell-by dates between
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The Casebook of Bryant and May – Christopher Fowler & Keith Page graphic novel
I'm a huge fan of Christopher Fowler's Bryant and May detective novels, and not that much of a reader of graphic novels (the name given to comics for grown-ups, as I always think of it) save for Grandville, Add to that how distinctive my images of Fowler's regular characters have become thanks to Tim Goodman's wonderful audio recordings and I wasn't quite sure how I would take to someone else choosing how they look and drawing their likenesses.
It turns out that Keith Page has done a wonderful job – his pictures enrich and compliment the images already conjoured up in my mind by Christopher Fowler's words and Tim Goodman's voices (and the author is rather happy too). The plot of the main story, and also that of the mini-second story in the book, shows Fowler's usual standards – bizarre, eccentric and yet sufficiently logical for the reader never to feel cheated when the twists are untangled and the mysteries explained.
The one blemish is the unfortunate number of errors in the book, with quite a few small typos, one scene where a wall disappears between two panels and one block of text wrongly printed twice. That is a shame as, for me at least, the quality of the production is part of the charm of graphic novels. Even so, a great read and very enjoyable.
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Q&A with top pick Wesley Johnson
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Shortly after the Minnesota Timberwolves drafted him with the No. 4 overall pick in Thursday's draft, Wesley Johnson">Wesley Johnson spoke by phone with Twin Cities media members.
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When got on plane after workout, what did you think were the odds you'd end up here?
"I knew that it was a possibility, but as (the draft) got closer and closer, I was like, man, I don't even know what's going to happen. When I got on that plane, I think I had a good workout, and I was hoping and praying that I would end up there."
Was this your best workout?
"You could say that. I think I had great workouts everywhere I went, but when I went there, they threw a lot of stuff at me and wanted to see me do different sets, different scenarios, and I think I did well there. I think I impressed them. Even then, I think I left a lasting impression on them and really put something on their minds."
What's the deal with the pants you were wearing?
"It was my brother's idea, the polo look and everything. ... He said, 'Man, it's your dream. Do you want to go out on a limb and do something?' I was like, 'Yeah, might as well.' So, I went with it."
Have you talked to (college teammate) Jonny Flynn yet?
"Talked to Jonny after I did my last interview. Walked across the stage and my phone was vibrating and then I called him back and talked to him a little bit."
Was Flynn excited?
"He was very excited. Kept texting me, 'Teammate! Teammate!' It was fun to see his reaction to it, how happy he was he could come out there and really just having a friend out there. Really reaching out to me to tell me congratulations and enjoy it, and then right after, it's time to business now. So, really had that mind-set that we can go out there and do work."
What can you two do together?
"I think we can bring a lot of excitement. The exciting player that he is and the player that I am, I feel the chemistry's already there, so it's going to grow even more when I get there."
Do you anticipate having trouble going from playing zone defense at Syracuse to man-to-man in the NBA?
"No, I don't think so. I learned a different defense, on a rotation on the help side. So, I think I just learned a different defense. I always would play man growing up. ... I'm excited to go back to man. So, what I've done is really work on a lot of stuff, especially on the man. So, I think it's going to be fun for me."
What's the short version of you going to three high schools and two colleges?
"I graduated high school and I went to prep school. One closed down. ... I really just didn't want to leave -- I just had to leave, I was just forced to leave. So, really didn't want to, just a good opportunity presented itself and I had to leave. But was just bouncing around and then finally found my home. It was a sigh of relief."
Are you hoping it'll be awhile until you have to move again?
"Yeah, I hope I don't have to move at all no more. I think that, with the Timberwolves, I hope that's my home until I retire."
How do you feel about joining a team that's rebuilding?
"It's going to be fun to go and grow with everybody together. I know they're in the rebuilding phase, so I'm taking a positive mindset coming in there, growing with the guys, learning from the coaching staff, what they have me do, so I soak everything up and just go out there with a positive mindset and really try to go out there and improve the team and do what I do best -- go out there and be a great teammate."
Has Flynn told you anything about playing in Minnesota?
"He's just said it's fun. He said the fans are die-hard, and I got that feeling when I was there, seeing how close all the professional arenas are close to each other. So, I could tell they were very serious about the sport, and I like that, because I'm very serious about basketball. So, other than that, it was fun. ... (Flynn) said, 'I love it.'"
How much do you know about the triangle offense?
"Watching the Lakers a lot, kind of watching and seeing what they did, how they run it, and then when I came there (to Minnesota), they put me through different sets that they do, and Jonny kept telling me that that's where I'm in my sweet spot, that's where I like to get the ball. So, when I was doing it, I was excited. It was right up my alley of what I like doing. I'm ready to get out there and learn more about it."
At age 22, do you feel much older than other rookies, and is there still room for improvement in your game?
"Yeah, a lot. I think there's room for improvement for everybody in the draft. People are still learning stuff in the league now. I don't get (concerned) about my age at all. ... I'm still young. I don't get caught up in my age at all."