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Players have been invited to New York for a meeting Wednesday to discuss the new collective bargaining agreement, and an electronic vote will be held Thursday on whether to approve the deal, two people familiar with the process told CBSSports.com.
The Wednesday meeting will be mandatory for the 30 player reps, but all 450-plus union members are invited. In the electronic vote, a majority of players who cast ballots must approve the deal for it to pass.
Members of the National Basketball Players Association's executive committee have spent the past few days sorting out confusion among players who felt they didn't have enough information about the deal or thought the vote to reauthorize the union was akin to a vote approving the deal. Some players who thought they were voting to approve the deal this week complained that they hadn't even seen it -- even though a summary of the major deal points was delivered via email to every union member.
The union was reformed Thursday with the approval of more than 300 players, and negotiators for the NBPA and the league reconvened Friday to finish hammering out the details -- including a list of secondary items that have yet to be agreed to, such as drug testing, the age limit and provisions that allow teams to shuttle players back and forth to the NBA Development League. None of those items is expected to be a deal breaker, and a key one -- the age limit -- may be left in its current form, to be revisited at a later date after the agreement is ratified.
Not unexpectedly given how painful this entire fiasco has been, it won't end without one more dose of drama.
While the deal is expected to pass overwhelmingly, a potential sideshow could emerge regarding the future of NBPA executive director Billy Hunter. As CBSSports.com reported Wednesday, there is an insurgency being led by a handful of agents who are attempting to have their clients' votes approving the new CBA contingent on Hunter agreeing to return as head of the union only on an interim basis. As far as player involvement, the movement is being led by Celtics stars Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, multiple sources told CBSSports.com.
UPDATE: A small but vocal group of players is trying to have the executive community replaced, as well, two people with knowledge of the situation said.
Pierce is represented by Jeff Schwartz, who has been among the leaders of a group of seven agents from six of the most influential agencies who've long disagreed with the union's bargaining and legal tactics. Those agents, including Arn Tellem, Dan Fegan, Mark Bartelstein and Bill Duffy, believe the players should've voted to decertify back in July and sued for antitrust violations much earlier in the process. Garnett is represented by agent Andy Miller, who has had no association with the dissident agents and was not aware of his client's involvement, sources said. Rob Pelinka, who represents Kobe Bryant and union president Derek Fisher, also is said to be among the group of insurgents, sources said.
Maurice Evans, a vice president of the union and member of the players' executive committee, said he's spoken with about a half-dozen players who were dissatisfied with the deal and the process until the details were explained.
"Once I explained the CBA to them, they were disarmed and enlightened," Evans said Friday. "A lot of guys are really excited about the deal. ... It sounds like a bunch of disgruntled agents who felt their tactics weren't followed."
The flawed strategy of an earlier decertification could've jeopardized the season and resulted in a worse deal for the players if they'd failed in their legal efforts before pressure mounted on the league to make a deal or lose the season. Furthermore, once the union was reformed, the leadership was reformed with it. Two people with knowledge of Hunter's contractual situation told CBSSports.com that his contract was renewed at some point in the past year and has either four or five years left.
In any event, Hunter will not be in place when the next opportunity arises to negotiate a new agreement -- after the sixth year of this deal, at which point each side can opt out of it. Commissioner David Stern, Hunter's longtime bargaining adversary, is expected to be retired by then as well.
Evans said several of the players he's spoken with about the deal in recent days backed off once they realized they'd been given "misinformation" about it from "not credible sources."
"Anyone who wants to challenge Billy's position will have their opportunity come Wednesday," Evans said. "I think they'll find his credentials unmatched. ... I'm extremely confident. For them to get a deal like this that speaks to each class -- the minimum player, the mid-level player and the superstar alike -- there's no way they wouldn't take this deal."
Once the deal is approved by the players and owners, it will lead to the opening of free agency and training camps on Dec. 9, with a five-game Christmas schedule of openers on Dec. 25, which the league officially announced Friday: Celtics-Knicks, Heat-Mavericks, Bulls-Lakers, Magic-Thunder and Clippers-Warriors.


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The conquest of poliomyelitis is, as journalist Tony Gould suggests, a useful prism to look through when exploring the social history of epidemics, the rise of the orchestrated biomedical research enterprise during the 20th century, and the singularly isolating experience of illness endured by a patient. With this in mind, Gould—himself a recovering "polio" (Gould's appellation for polio patients)— sets out to document both the "rise and fall of poliomyelitis" in the United States and Britain and the individual experiences of "polios" from the time of their initial infection with poliomyelitis to their recovery and subsequent lives.
Gould consequently organizes his book in a rather curious way. Part 1 is a breezy discussion of the history of poliomyelitis beginning with the 1916 epidemic in New York City and culminating in the Salk-Sabin controversies of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Part 2 is a recording of the experiences of seven
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CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS toss softballs to the champion of late-term abortion.
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Texas state senator Wendy Davis has been on a whirlwind media tour since her filibuster (and a screaming mob) blocked a vote on a bill that would ban most abortions during the final four months of pregnancy and improve safety standards at abortion facilities.
Davis has been asked many questions--about her shoes, what it was like to stand and talk for so long, and whether she's offended by Gov. Rick Perry. But you'll have to search very hard to find a tough question challenging Davis to defend her opposition to bill. Just take a look at the 20 questions Davis had to answer during four interviews with well-respected, mainstream journalists at CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS.
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Out of these 20 questions, Davis wasn't asked once to explain the difference between infanticide and late-term abortions.
Precisely one question (credit to David Gregory) dealt with the substance of the bill. Gregory prodded Davis to explain why the 20-week ban isn't "reasonable" and "acceptable," but he didn't follow up when Davis's answer made no sense.
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|Trajectories and predictors of return to work after traumatic limb injury - a 2-year follow-up study.
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|OBJECTIVES: This study aims to explore the trajectories of return to work (RTW) and examine the predictors of different trajectories among workers following traumatic limb injury. METHODS: A total of 804 participants were recruited during hospital admission for a 2-year prospective study. The RTW outcome was repeatedly assessed at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after the injury. A group-based trajectory model (GBTM) was employed to identify trajectories of RTW among the participants. Comparisons of group characteristics of different trajectories were performed based on a multinomial logistic regression. RESULTS: GBTM identified three distinct trajectories of RTW: (i) fast RTW consisted of workers with early and stable RTW status from the first month after the injury; (ii) average RTW consisted of workers who achieved and remained at a stable RTW status within 6 months; and (iii) slow RTW consisted of workers who had slow and unsustainable RTW status within the 2-year follow-up period. The estimated proportions were 21.5%, 50.7%, and 27.8%, respectively. Workers with slow and unsustainable RTW after injury were found to be older, married, less educated, employed as repair personnel/operators/laborers, seriously injured, and depressed; they were also found to feel more disturbance in daily life, have lower self-efficacy, and believe they experience a poorer quality of life. CONCLUSION: Following traumatic limb injury, individual workers showed three distinct RTW trajectories, each of which was associated with different categories of biopsychosocial factors. An understanding of how different factors contribute to increasing the likelihood of RTW for injured workers in each trajectory group should aid policy-making in worker-oriented vocational rehabilitation programs.
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Kirstin Northenscold (far right), 27, Indianapolis, an English teacher at University High School in Carmel, was the winner of Round 2 of the '5x5: Indianapolis Arts and Innovation' competition, held April 12 on Indianapolis's Eastside. She and her group, called Word on the Street, will use the $10,000 award to create a mobile literary arts center called The Cool Bus. Word on the Street is a group of arts friends, who in 2012 built a microlibrary (above) in the Cottage Home neighborhood in Indianapolis. Pictured: Emma Troughton (from left) and Amelia Eskenazi, University High student volunteers; Thomas Lewis and Jamey McPherson (Word on the Street); Amalia Wiatr, Cottage Home Neighborhood; and Chris Hartley (Word on the Street). / Photo provided by People for Urban Progress.
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On July 20, 100 contestants competed in one of three categories: conventional, small bus, or transit. Pictured here are buses used in the small bus category at West Ashley High School in Charleston, South Carolina.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) hosted the 44th Annual School Bus Driver International Safety Competition here on July 20 at West Ashley High School, and saw a mix of familiar faces and new winners in the top rankings of each category. On Saturday, 100 contestants began with a written exam testing their understanding of the rules of the road. On Sunday, drivers got behind the wheel of a school bus and completed the road course, and competed in one of three categories: conventional, small bus, or transit. "The safety competition is our best event of the year as it recognizes the outstanding drivers that transport children safely every day," said Tim Flood, NSTA President. "School buses are the safest form of transportation available and this record is in large part because of the industry's top priority of training and attention to safety. These top competitors really are the best of the best from across the United States and Canada and we are honored to sponsor this competition each year." Winners and their contractor companies were acknowledged on Sunday evening at NSTA's Dinner and Awards Ceremony, sponsored by IC Bus. The banquet festivities were held at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. Billy Wiseman of West Virginia again made the top three in the Conventional (Type C) category. In the Small Bus category, Russell Alitzer of Virginia also won a top spot once again and John Welsh of Pennsylvania again took the second spot in the Transit (Type D) category. The 2014 Small Bus winners, by rank, were: 1. Russell Altizer of Montgomery County Public Schools in Christiansburg, Virginia 2. Lisa Loring of Mid-Columbia Bus Co. in Toledo, Oregon 3. Chris Helmer of Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon 4. Jeffrey Long of Newport News Public Schools in Newport News, Virginia The 2014 Conventional (Type C) winners, by rank, were: 1. Ed Rollins of Harrison County Schools in Clarksburg, West Virginia 2. Gene Thrasher of Bend-La Pine School District in Bend, Oregon3. Billy Wiseman from Kanawha County Schools in Charleston, West Virginia4. Brian Newhouse of Kanawha County Schools in Charleston, West Virginia5. Michael Graham of Cobb County School District in Marietta, Georgia6. Larry Hannon of Centennial School District in Warminster, Pennsylvania7. Molly Cornwell of First Student in Wichita, Kansas8. Craig Kanner of First Student Canada in Calgary, Alberta9. Mark Black of Springfield R 12 in Springfield, Missouri10. Gerry Crane of Magnolia Independent School District in Magnolia, Texas The 2014 Transit (Type D) winners, by rank, were: 1. Mark Miller of Bellingham Public Schools in Bellingham, Washington2. John Welsh of Lower Merion School District in Ardmore, Pennsylvania3. Angelica Ortiz of Allen Independent School District in Allen, Texas4. Melanie Nelson of Northshore School District in Bothell, Washington5. Victor Garza of Newport-Mesa United School District in Costa Mesa, California6. Cheryl Vogelsang of Eagle Wolfing Leasing in Exton, Pennsylvania7. Lori Robertson of Petermann Bus in Liberty Township, Ohio8. Rose Cox of Santa Fe Independent School District in Santa Fe, Texas9. Karen Schoonover of Mountain Valley Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia10. Eduardo Escobedo of United School District 443 in Dodge City, Kansas
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Go, girl! Britney Spears tweeted this photo of her rock hard abs while on vacation with Jason Trawick and her sons, Jayden, 5 and Preston, 6, in Maui Thursday. "Getting ready for some pool time! Having a blast xxoo," she wrote. (DailyNews)
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As a matter of fact I felt sorry for the original client. It was clear that he had no one in his live ( you don't have much of a life if you work weekdays in your company and on all days off for the last 10 years on an invention). So he really didn't know, that there are more important things. About Hardison and the Parker 2000 I've got to say, that I saw this as part of Hardison being overprotective towards Parker. Like the scene in "The Long Way Down - Job" where he suggested he go up to the mountain with Parker to protect her (As if she needed protection with Eliot on her side). So he wanted to build her something that makes her life easier. As I can tell from own experience guys tend to do this when they are in love, even if the woman is totally capable of handling the things herself. And I loved the fightscenes. Because I'm a really sick woman I've always had a thing for scenes when my favourite guy gets beaten up, but refuses to quit and wins in the end. And tomorrow I go and buy some ballons and try out the dart thing.


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PHOENIX - Halloween hasn't even hit the Valley yet, but the Salvation Army is already preparing for the holidays.
The Salvation Army is registering families for their annual Christmas Angel Program, which helps connect toys and clothes with kids whose families are struggling.
"It's very important, everybody likes gifts," said Diego Goncalez, who has four kids.
Hundreds of families are flocking to Salvation Army locations with wish lists this week. The City of Phoenix is registering families for the program this week. Other Valley cities have different registration dates.
"It's helping us to be able to have a Christmas for the kids," said mother Katrina Mata. "Right know the [finances] are real tight."
The program has several requirements . Once a family is registered, kids can receive toys and clothing as gifts in December.
"Our phones are ringing off the hook with people who are desperate and looking for help this year, more so than last year I think," said Major Harry Lacey with the Salvation Army.
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Friday News: Rowling's lawyer is revealed as the loose lipped douchebag;...
Law Firm Admits Leaking Rowling's Alter Ego – Lay down your anti publisher, conspiracy theory pitchforks. It was the lawyer in the boardroom with the pen. "But law firm Russells said Thursday that one of its partners, Chris Gossage, had let the information slip to his wife's best friend, Judith Callegari — the woman behind the tweet. Her Twitter account has now been deleted."
Guess what? You don't gossip about your client's private business, ever. That's an ethical violation, bad business, a breach of fiduciary duty and just all around douchebaggery. Is this something you share with your wife's BFF? Only if you are sleeping with her because a man who doesn't believe in loyalty and fidelity is the kind of lawyer who leaks his client's business.
Rowling said she is beyond disappointed and into anger. Hopefully the lawyer is punished. No doubt the firm itself will lose business because who is going to trust a firm who can't keep your secrets? No one, that's who. NYTimes.com
BOOK PREGNANT: J.K. Rowling and the "Discovery Problem" in Crime Fiction – Patricia Burroughs emailed me this fun piece that talks about how romance readers are the ones more willing to take risks and read outside their comfort zone. I think it is because readers are willing to go lots of different places secure in the knowledge of the HFN/HEA ending.
"Among fiction fans, thriller and suspense fans are the most obsessed of all–telling us they primarily read authors they know and love most, to the exclusion of trying new writers," Peter emailed me. The debuts "have the greatest challenge trying to reach a new audience that simply isn't interested in reading unknown authors."
Romance readers are "more open to new voices," Peter explains. Of the number of books bought last year by fans of the thriller genre, 19 percent were written by unfamiliar authors–but when looking at fans' purchases of erotic romance, a whopping 45 percent were penned by new authors.
"Fans read their favorite category to satisfy different needs," Peter says. "My personal view: thriller fans want guaranteed, consistent entertainment with minimal risk of disappointment–romance readers want new experiences, to experiment and take risks."
BBC News – Remembering the US's first female rocket scientist – Mary Sherman Morgan was the first US female rocket scientist. She was the only female analyst among 900 other rocket scientists in at North American Aviation. She didn't even have a college degree.
In his book, Rocket Girl, George D Morgan tells the story of his mother's journey from North Dakota farm girl to brilliant scientist whose obscure, yet crucial, contributions to the development of a new rocket fuel powered the country's first satellite, Explorer 1. Mr Morgan spoke to the BBC about his mother's lost legacy and the complex nature of fame.


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COVINGTON — A house fire caused morning rush hour traffic to be snarled Thursday on Ga. Highway 212, near the Rockdale County line.
Newton County Fire Service Chief Mike Satterfield said his men were fighting a fire at 7245 Ga. Highway 212 from about 3:20 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. The house was occupied by a woman who escaped without injury, Satterfield said.
"When the first unit arrived, they said it was heavily involved with fire. We consider it a total loss. It was heavily damaged and most walls were burned up," the chief said.
Investigators are searching through the debris to determine the cause of the fire.
Satterfield said the highway was blocked due to the fire hydrant being located on the other side of the road from the house.
"We had to lay the hose across the road and it's a 5-inch hose. That will stop your traffic pretty quick," he said.
Satterfield said firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to nearby wooded and grassy areas.
"It was a good thing we had a hydrant there so we had plenty of water," he said.
In other public safety news, Darnell Curtell Nolley, 23, of 505 Womack Road, has been arrested in connection with a home invasion that occurred sometime between March 28 and March 30.
Nolley has been charged with armed robbery, intimidation, taking a controlled substance, Georgia Street Gang Terrorism Act, possession of a firearm or knife while trying to commit crimes and aggravated assault.
According to Newton County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Keith Crum, the victims of the home invasion were three teens who were at a home on Shiver Boulevard. They heard a knock on the door and when they opened it, three intruders forcibly entered the house with a weapon. They took money, drugs and electronics.
A 16-year-old was recognized as a school mate and was arrested and charged.
Also, a 50-year-old Newton County man has been arrested and charged with rape.
James Tabor Hill of 302 McGiboney Road was charged in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred Sept. 1 at his home.
Crum said the victim was an acquaintance of Hill's whom he knew from church.
"They had a social meeting and there were allegations that a drink may have been doctored," Crum said. "The rape occurred without the victim's consent or knowledge."
Crum said NCSO investigators looked into the allegations and "believed that the crime had occurred and that the suspect committed the crime and he was arrested."
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First she caused the decline of tweezer sales in the UK, now Cara Delevingne is boosting business in WA. Photo: Getty Images
It's the must-have hair appointment that, unless you get in on a cancellation, you'll be lucky to get in before Christmas.
The same word-of-mouth style of recommendations that would normally be reserved for hairdressers, or mechanics, are now commonplace for another niche service – the brow specialist.
Largely attributed to the popularity of models like Cara Delevingne, the demand for specialist services has some clients put on a waiting list.
Browsing for the right look: 2012 Miss Universe Australia Renae Ayris with sister Rachel Ayris, Chadwicks model Caris Tiivel.
Google searches for the bigger-browed Delevingne have tripled in the last year, alongside increases in searches for the terms "full eyebrows" and "grow eyebrows".
It's a trend that has women – and men – in Perth spending up to $1,000 per year on appointments to keep their eyebrows in check.
"Eyebrows have become more of a statement thing and I think that more people have started to take notice of the brows than have previously," said beauty studio owner Alison Jade.
Bambi Northwood-Blyth at One Fell Swoop's runway show in Perth last week. Photo: Matt Tompsett
"I think that it has been really popular thing for a long time but in more recent times, prominent models like Stef Bambi [Northwood-Blyth] coming out with really big brows has made the general public take notice of what their brows have been doing."
The most popular eyebrow-related phrase searched in Google is "thick eyebrows", while searches for eyebrow plucking have decreased 75 per cent since 2004.
The UK's Daily Mail has even attributed Delevingne's popularity to a decline in tweezer sales.
Brow specialist Alison Jade is already 75 per cent booked up over Christmas. Photo: Jillian McHugh
Ms Jade's Cottesloe studio is now three-quarters booked out for Christmas, and customers wanting a weekend appointment with Claremont brow specialist Matt Yuko are now on a waiting list until the same period.
Despite occasional vacancies, he's generally fully booked and requires first-time customers to pay the $80 fee the day prior to their appointment.
Ms Jade, whose clients include 2012 Miss Universe Australia Renae Ayris, says trends in eyebrows change just as hairstyles change and right now it's the bigger, the better.
"More people are filling their brows in with powders and stuff then they were before," she said.
"It's more about statement brows."
Former Cosmopolitan and Harpers BAZAAR beauty editor Zoe Foster-Blake is one advocate of investing money in the services of a specialist eyebrow shaper.
In her book Amazing Face she writes "You pay a professional to do it. Eyebrows are NOT an area of DIY", because correctly-shaped eyebrows will "flatter your face, balance out your features, make you look fresher and more youthful, and frame your eyes".
She even suggests it'll reduce the desire for Botox.
It's something her followers have taken on board and comments flooding her Instagram account usually include variations of "love your eyebrows" and "Please reveal your brow stylist! She is clearly a master."
Instagram is something that has boosted business at Ms Jade's studio - she says people are looking at models' brows and wanting to replicate the same and getting referrals from other customers.
"It's huge for us posting photos of clients so people see what we do rather than just hearing for people," she said.
"You can look for what you want."
Ms Jade said she had also seen more men coming through the studio.
"We have quite a few male clients that come in," she said.
"They're mainly just people that want to take care of themselves and want to present a clean-cut, well-groomed image.
"They don't have the luxury of putting a full face of makeup on everyday so for them doing basic things like grooming their brows or making sure they've got a good beard cut or good haircut is so important."
Clients at Mr Yuko's studio are as young as 10-years-old – a girl who got teased about her eyebrows at school – and extend to businessmen in their 70s.
Most people coming into the studio have made the same mistakes with their eyebrows, said Ms Jade.
"Usually people wax them too far apart and go too thin," she said.
"Most people try rather than enhance natural shape, they recreate shape that doesn't work.
"I look at different aspects people might not take into consideration – their skin tone, eye colour, hair colour, face shape."
Top brow tips
1. Don't DIY
"No, no, no," writes Foster-Blake in Amazing Face.
"Eyebrows are NOT an area of DIY".
While forking out between $50 and $80 a pop is a lot more expensive than sitting infront of the bathroom mirror with a pair of tweezers, Foster-Blake suggests spending up on something that will make your face looks balanced and youthful is money well-spent (and is more important than nail, facial and waxing appointments).
"Even if you can only afford to go once, go once," she writes.
"Get the template set, then tweeze strays until you can afford to go back again."
2. Someone else's eyebrows are not your eyebrows
Just because Delevingne's eyebrows make you want to play copycat doesn't mean you should. Everyone's face shape is different and so are their eyebrows.
"The best advice we can give is firstly never ever follow eyebrow trends," said Matt Yuko.
"When we reshape for clients it is always based on their eyesocket and what suits their face and features."
3. Get referred
This is probably the advice that has Foster-Blake's followers bombarding her Instagram account with the same question over and over - "Who does your eyebrows?"
She says next time you see someone with their face hairs immaculately groomed, ask who does them.
If you're at a loss, she suggests heading to department store makeup counters, which usually have in-house brow experts.
4. Upkeep between appointments
Appointments are generally made with four to six week gaps, so it's likely you'll want to yank out a few stray hairs in-between.
Foster-Blake suggest showering beforehand to loosen the hair and reduce plucking pain, sitting in natural light and only tweezing obvious stray hairs below the brow.
5. Avoid eyebrow stencils
Differing face shapes are also the reason why Alison Jade says using eyebrow stencils aren't necessarily a good idea.
"Just because you like a specific shape doesn't mean it will suit you," she says.
Stencils can be ordered online for about $20 and used to shape and colour eyebrows.
While they can be handy in helping a novice fill their brows in with powder, Ms Jade says tailored shapes look much better and people should never use them to shape their brows.
"You might think a brow looks terrific for your face, but you're better off seeing someone who can teach you to fill them in rather than going for a stencil," she said.


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The Council on African Affairs (CAA), until 1941 called the International Committee on African Affairs (ICAA), was a volunteer organization founded in 1937. It emerged as the leading voice of anti-colonialism and Pan-Africanism in the United States and internationally before Cold War anti-communism and liberalism created too much strife among members 1955.[1] The split was also precipitated by co-founder Max Yergan's abandonment of left-wing politics and his subsequent advocacy on behalf of colonial rule in Africa.[1]
Founding members[edit]
Paul Robeson served as the CAA's chairman for most of its existence while W. E. B. Du Bois served as vice-chair and head of the Africa Aid Committee. Activist Max Yergan, who taught at the City College of New York (until 1941), was its first Executive Director. Alphaeus Hunton Jr. (1903-1970), an assistant professor in the English and Romance Languages department at Howard University, joined the CAA in 1943 as its Educational Director. He was also made its Executive Director, after the resignation of Yergan. Hunton was the editor of the CAA publication, New Africa, and the primary force behind much of the CAA's activity and vision.[1][2] Other pioneer members of the ICAA were Raymond Leslie Buell and Ralph J. Bunche. The CAA, from its beginning in 1941, received the support of mainstream activists and liberal intellectuals like Franz Boas, E. Franklin Frazier, record producer John H. Hammond, Mary McLeod Bethune (from the National Youth Administration) and Rayford Logan.[1][3]
Goals and message[edit]
The Council on African Affairs articulated and promoted a fundamental connection between the struggle of African Americans and the destiny of colonized peoples in Africa, Asia and elsewhere in the world. Among a host of other campaigns, it lobbied the federal government and the United Nations and lent material support on behalf of Indian independence, striking trade unionists in Nigeria, and African famine relief, all while publicizing the connections between these campaigns and its larger critique of colonialism and capitalism via their monthly bulletin New Africa. The CAA's most significant work involved South Africa, where it supported striking miners and helped direct worldwide attention to the African National Congress's struggle against the Union of South Africa government and its implementation of racial apartheid.
Reaction to United Nations Conference 1945[edit]
Members of the CCA were hopeful that following World War II, when Western Powers adopted new resolutions on the issue of colonialism that they would move towards encouraging Third World independence under the trusteeship of the United Nations.[4] To the CCA's dismay, the United States introduced a series of proposals at the April–May 1945 conference that set no clear limits on the length of colonialist occupation and no motions towards allowing territorial possessions to move towards self-government.[4]
Cold War[edit]
The Council on African Affairs advocated an internationalization of domestic civil rights, support for African liberation groups, and a non-aligned stance on the part of developing nations toward the Cold War superpowers. Combined with many CAA leaders' past and current associations with the Communist Party USA, this position had become politically untenable by the early 1950s. Liberal supporters abandoned the CAA and the federal government cracked down on its operations. In 1953, the CAA was charged with subversion under the McCarran Act. Its principal leaders, including Robeson, Du Bois, and Hunton, were subjected to harassment, indictments, and in the case of Hunton, imprisonment.
Under the weight of internal disputes, government repression, and financial hardships, the Council on African Affairs disbanded in 1955. Advocacy for the liberation of colonialist Africa was considered a "Communist cause" and therefore contrary to the interests US government during the Cold War.[5] In turn, Max Yergan had become disillusioned with Communism and spoke out against it. In 1952, he spoke against Communism on a visit to South Africa and, in 1964, he praised aspects of the South African government's "separate development" plan. In the last decade of life, he co-chaired the conservative American-African Affairs Association.[6]
- ^ a b c d Duberman, Martin, "The Apex of Fame", Paul Robeson, 1989, pp. 284-285.
- ^ Johanna Selles, "The Hunton Family: A Narrative of Faith through Generations" (pdf).
- ^ Anthony, David Henry: Max Yergan: Race Man, Internationalist, Cold Warrior, NYU Press, 2006, p. 212.
- ^ a b Duberman, Martin, "Postwar Politics", 'Paul Robeson, 1989, pp. 296-297.
- ^ Robeson, Susan, "The Pinnacle of Fame and Fortune", A Pictorial Biography of Paul Robeson: The Whole World in His Hands, 1981, p. 118.
- ^ "Max Yergan", South African History Online.


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The last "Meet the X" pony video was a hit, so have another one, this time dedicated to swapping Pinkamena with the TF2 medic!
Check it out after the break!
Monday, April 2, 2012 at 11:00 PM
Labels: Media, Not-Fanfiction, VideoShare This!Video: Meet Pinkamena2012-04-02T23:00:00-07:00SethistoMedia|Not-Fanfiction|Video|Comments
We have a lot of Electronic vocal tracks in the fandom, but not too many roll with the classics. It looks like this have changed this time around! Gave some acoustics and blues.
1.) MLP: Memories
2.) Pinkamina's Got The Blues
3.) Luna My Sweet Sister
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Poor Bon Bon. So, this has just kind of been sitting here for a while, just waiting for a decent spot to sneak in and be cool. But infinite amounts of pony time later, the video you will see below the break is still sitting at under 1,000 views. This needs to change.
For a long time, I was a fan of Lyra as a mute. She's never really needed to talk to be the sweetest, bounciest, grinniest and all around bestest pony that ever was. In fact I feared that should she ever speak, it would dilute the magic. Then I heard this. TheRobotButterfly, wherever you are, don't stop doing this.
This has been another exciting edition of Phoe Takes Up Blog Space To Do Nothing Useful. I hope you'll tune in next time, when we discuss the effect a masked vigilante like Mare-Do-Well has on the mafia families of Ponyville.
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Labels: Lyra, Not-FanfictionShare This!Getting the Word Out - A Fan Voice for Lyra2012-04-02T21:00:00-07:00PhoeLyra|Not-Fanfiction|Comments
1.) Everfree's Penumbra - TrevLegend (feat. The Great and Powerful Chalupa and Temporal Walker)
3.) Flim Flam Brothers Barbershop Squeezy 6000
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Labels: Media, Music, Music: Remix, Music: Vocal, Not-FanfictionShare This!Vocal Music: Everfree's Penumbra / / Flim Flam Barbershop2012-04-02T20:00:00-07:00SethistoMedia|Music|Music: Remix|Music: Vocal|Not-Fanfiction|Comments
Fausticorn edition because she certainly looks great in plush form! We received word from the maker that Lauren Faust herself purchased this one which is quite amazing. Congratulations to Whitedove, I'm sure Lauren would be more than pleased with the purchase.
Time for more plush ponies you guys! Check them out after the break.
Source 1
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Remix Music: Trixie Is Best Pony // Fruits Of Her Labour // Back in the Day (Orchestral Swing Mashup)by Cereal Velocity
Mouth so full of lies-
tend to black your eyes.
Just keep them closed-
keep praying- just keep waiting.
Remixes, in packs of three: one for Trixie, one for Fruits Of Her Labour, mashup of all sorts of songs from Tsyolin!
1) [music] Trixie Is Best Pony -- Scootalootacris
2) WoodenToaster & StormWolf - Fruits Of Her Labour (Likonan's Nu Skool Han Breaks Remix)
3)Tsyolin Befriends The Living Tombstone - Back in the Day (Orchestral Swing Mashup)
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Some more comics for you folks. Rarity, while I appreciate the effort, I think it's going to take longer than you think to instill the same irresistible charm you have in Twilight (Don't worry, I still think you're awesome Twilight!).
Click to view in full!
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The Friendship Express puzzle game has been updated with yet another new clip! This one clocks in at a whopping two minutes long. You can either go play the game and reward yourself for a job well done, or just watch it here!at 4:23 PM
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Trixie doesn't care, shes just chillin.
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Time for some HAPPY. For some odd reason, whenever a pmv comes in with strange characters and caps lock, it's always Pinkie Pie.
We also have some lip sync in the other two slots. Check them all out below!
2.) Daring Mare PMV
3.) Sweet Apple Acres PMV
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Trailers/Intros: My Little Archer Intro / Grand Theft Pony: Equestria City / The Equestrian Greyby Sethisto
I've never heard of Archer, but that is a damn good rendition of whatever the intro is! We also have some GTA, though I think we have seen one of these before. And in the last slot is The Gray ponified. Now go watch stuff!
1.) My Little Pony Archer intro
2.) Grand Theft Pony: Equestria City - Intro
3.) The Equestrian Grey
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I swear I'm not biased.
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Author: Chocolate Milk
Description:Nine months was all it took for one earth pony to put Princess Celestia on the defensive. A fledgling protest movement and its wily leader have risen to challenge both her and Luna's age-old rule. And though Celestia harbors many doubts about her adversary's true motivations, she can't shake the feeling that her own frantic strategy to restore order just might be proving the protesters' point. As she and a devoted Royal Guardspony race to tamp down the flames from Just Cause's torch, the princess will discover firsthoof what happens when her sister's regrets and resentments are set free, when the loyalty of Equestria's bravest is pushed to its limits, and when a few ponies' genuine fears are ignored for just a moment too long.The Equestrian Spring (New! Part 4)
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The Royal Wedding website has launched, and with it a whole plethora of awesome stuff to drool over. The shoutouts are numbering in the hundreds! (Well, not that bad).
The press release from a few days ago definitely didn't lie! They are going all out this time around! It looks like a few aspects are still under construction, but you can already click around and play a few games, including a Rainbow Dash sidescroller, a Twilight Sparkle party invitation designer (Similiar to the ones we have used already), and a Rarity pony creator (The Facebook game). They also have a voting thing going on for Applejack's cakes.
Head on over and grab the "royal wedding package" for the really awesome stuff. There are some potential spoilers here, so avoid it if you want to be completely surprised on the day it airs. The fan shoutouts may be website exclusives, but if we see this in the actual show, I'm sure the entire fandom will explode twice.
Anyway, find the images after the break!
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Got a bit of variety in comics today for you all! Poor Bonbon, I don't know how you put up with Lyra's goofiness, but we're certainly glad you do.
Below we've got yet another cider comic (I swear, you guys have gotten some insane mileage out of that episode) and a touching moment between Scootaloo and Fluttershy.
Click to view the full images!
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Labels: Comic, Not-FanfictionShare This!Comic: Moving too Fast / Last Cider of the Season / A Friend in Need2012-04-02T11:00:00-07:00CalpainComic|Not-Fanfiction|Comments
Instrumental Music: Don't Feel Bad // Rarity Likes Straws // Past Sins Main Theme //by Cereal Velocity
No life till leather- gonna kick some flank tonight!
We got the metal madness- when our fans start screaming it's right!
Well alright, yeah!
When we start to rock we never- stop again!
Hit the lights! Hit the lights! Hit the lights!
Some instrumentals: one inspired by Pinkie Pie, a Rarity trance, and something for Past Sins.
1) ProfoundTwi - Don't Feel Bad
2) Stablefree - Rarity Likes Straws
3) Past Sins Main Theme (Original Composition)
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Author: Josh Meihaus
Description: Fear, a misunderstanding, betrayal...it all began withA Rose Reverie
those. Ponyville's most energetic, most joyful, most entertaining
occupant lies imprisoned behind locked doors and barred windows. Even
a consummate optimist wouldn't last long in this place, and yet here
she is. Trapped in a world where the only escape is the oblivion of
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Through the combined efforts of ponies everywhere, Discord has been locked away once again, and EQD is back to normal! (whatever normal actually is for this site).
Hopefully you all had fun regardless. Twenty four hours of chaos definitely tired me out, that's for sure! Lets not do that again... until next year... I need a break.
And with that, I'm off to work on the nightly roundup and clean up the remaining nonsense left over from our chaotic overlord. Making all these banners put me way behind again!
Thanks as always to the armada of artists over at the Vector Club! And thanks to all of you for not freaking out. Discord was just trying to get a rise out of us!at 1:45 AM
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Kermit the Frog is a terrible boyfriend
Julie Klausner's new memoir, I Don't Care About Your Band, is one of the funniest books about dating we've ever read. And this is coming from two women who are kind of sick of (a) memoirs and (b) books about dating. Her book will remind you that dating can always get worse — but fortunately, the worse the date, the better the story it'll eventually make. (If nothing else, you'll be comforted by the fact that your blind date was never arrested for kidnapping.) Here's an excerpt in which she compares Kermit the Frog to skinny hipster bad boys/bad boyfriends:


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I just don't understand why certain filmmakers rely on cliché plots and stereotypical characters when they make their debut. Nothing seems fresh or daring.
Alas, for now we're at the mercy of a screenplay whose beats are too often as poorly calculated as the movie's title.
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LINDSAY LOHAN accepts plea deal that lands her in rehab for a fat nine-oh.
America's favorite hot mess pleaded no contest to reckless driving, lying to cops and obstructing investigators who were probing the "Liz & Dick" thesp's accident June 2012.
Lohan was sentenced to 90 days in rehab, 30 days of community labor and 18 months of psychological therapy.
LiLo, 26, was on already on probation when her sports car crashed on Pacific Coast Highway en route to a film shoot.
Lohan been repeatedly sentenced to jail since 2007 when she was arrested twice for DUI.
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A convicted rapist in Michigan is now wanted in Harlan County.
U.S. Marshals are searching for Bryan Preston Farmer who was once convicted of rape and served 20 years in prison.
U.S. Marshals started looking Monday for Farmer who was seen just days ago in Harlan.
He was wearing a baseball hat and a dark Old Navy jacket with a hood and his hair is dyed red.
Folks in Harlan County are on their toes knowing a man wanted for rape is nearby.
"I'm going to be watching very, very close," said Angela Adkins, a mother in Harlan County.
Just weeks after serving a 20 year sentence, police say 48-year-old Farmer is wanted again for raping a child.
"It's sickening really. I mean anybody that would mess with a kid is just sickening," said Brandon Moses, who lives in Harlan County.
"It's scary. As a mom, it's real scary," said Adkins.
Farmer is from Michigan, but has family in Harlan County where officials have received tips on Farmer's location.
"There is concrete information that he has been in Harlan since basically the past week and a half and that he is still there right now," said Deputy U.S. Marshal Craig Smith.
Parents in the area are holding onto their little ones a bit tighter hoping the man is once again off the streets soon.
U.S. Marshals say they believe Farmer is armed with a knife.
Law enforcement officials are encouraging anyone with information connected to this man to call local police or the U.S. Marshal's office at (859) 410-8034.


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Technically Speaking
Morris Stemp
Morris Stemp is the CEO of Stemp Systems Group, a health IT solutions provider in New York City.
By Morris W. Stemp, CPA, MBA, CPHIMS, October 01, 2012
Dermatologists have the unique requirement amongst almost all medical specialties to capture and store standard photographic pictures of their patients. Many specialists rely on X-rays, MRIs, and other non-invasive diagnostic imaging techniques which generally require sophisticated equipment including DICOM storage and retrieval systems. Dermatologists rarely require such fancy and expensive imaging and storage techniques but can instead use a good old-fashioned photo camera. Whether snapping a picture of a rash or a pre- and post-operative Mohs lesion, a basic $100 digital camera, circa 2005, will do the job.
DICOM, (an acronym for Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine), is the standard used by most non-invasive diagnostic imaging systems. The DICOM standard defines how these images are stored and transmitted along with their embedded patient and diagnostic data. Capturing images with an off-the-shelf camera, however, has no such standards. And thus, the simplicity of the standard photo camera to capture images presents some complications when seeking to store and retrieve these images and to associate patient information with the photos.
Dermatologists may rely on photos to compare pre-op and post-op regions to evaluate the success of a surgery and to document how a patient looked before surgery. Certain diagnoses require the analysis of specific pathologies over time. Photographs of lesions taken at physician-determined intervals and then compared to earlier images can be used to ascertain growth, shrinkage, or other changes. Photos may also be used for patient education. [pagebreak]
Thus, images are part of the medical record and must be treated with the same care, privacy, and security as written medical records. HIPAA regulations require that health care providers control and track those who have access to identifiable digital medical information. Placing images in a folder on a file server with no security or access auditing could be considered a violation of the HIPAA privacy and security rules, especially if they are patient-identifiable images such as images of the face.
HIPAA privacy rules allow physicians to obtain any image for treatment purposes without specific authorization. Physicians who wish to photograph patients for purposes other than treatment, such as practice marketing, should first obtain written authorization.
First things first: photo capture
While the focus of this article is on photo storage, in many respects, how a photo is acquired directly impacts how it is processed and ultimately stored on the file system. Thus a review of storage options cannot be separated from a discussion of photo acquisition options.
Photos may be acquired in a number of ways using a variety of devices:
Regardless of the photo capture device being used, the key to successful use of comparative, time-lapse, or before and after photography is to ensure consistency, meaning that each photo is taken under similar lighting, distance, and focus. A number of tools are available to help dermatologists to achieve reproducible, consistent photos. In an article in the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, "Basic Digital Photography in Dermatology," Feroze Kaliyadan, et al, present a detailed overview of how to use digital cameras to achieve the most effective clinical results (doi: 10.4103/0378-6323.44334).
It is also important to note that a photo may be acquired by someone other than the physician doing the analysis and delivered on a USB thumb drive or sent via email directly to a specialist for review.
Once the photo is "snapped," it must somehow now be copied from the acquisition device to be viewed, stored, and optionally printed.
All digital cameras capture their photos on either non-removable internal camera storage or some type of removable storage such as a secure digital (SD) card or memory stick. Images may be easily accessed, viewed, and transferred to permanent storage in four different ways. Transfer can be achieved by connecting the camera via USB to a computer or by removing the storage card and placing the card inside a USB-connected reader. Alternately, some cameras have WiFi built in which can wirelessly transmit photos through the WiFi in a physician's office. (Any medical office using WiFi should have their WiFi security set to a minimum of WPA2 to ensure compliance with HIPAA encryption and security requirements.) For the majority of cameras, which don't have built in WiFi, an innovative technology called Eye-fi is available on a specially designed removable storage card. This technology wirelessly transmits images to a designated storage location on some computer in a physician's office and then clears those images off the storage card effectively making space to capture additional images. [pagebreak]
Other cameras operate in a tethered manner in which the camera is operated while connected to a computer. In this scenario, the photos or video are captured and stored directly on the tethering computer. This saves the step of having to transfer the data from the camera.
Smartphones such as iPhones work in a similar manner to standard digital cameras but with the added feature that the smartphones are actually mini-computers. As computers, smartphones can run applications (apps) which can facilitate the transfer of images from the smartphone onto a storage device (generally via WiFi). Browse the iPhone or Android app store using the key words "file sync" to review the many available file transfer apps.
Photo storage
The photo is taken and the image transferred to a secure, preferably encrypted storage device in compliance with HIPAA security guidelines. The most important consideration at this point is how can a physician search and retrieve a desired image or set of comparative images from within the thousands of images in file storage? This is the role of an image management system (IMS).
Searching through images requires a physician to associate metadata to each image file which can then be queried by the IMS. Metadata could include patient name, image date, location on body from which the photo was taken, diagnosis, etc. Assigning metadata for each photo takes time but this task could be assigned to a medical assistant or other office staff. One of the evaluation criteria for selecting an IMS is the efficiency with which metadata can be assigned. For example, as you assign the patient name, date, and diagnosis to each image, some systems will remember the data used on the previous image and use that same data as the default for the current image. This can be helpful when multiple images are taken of the same patient, but requires caution to avoid mislabeling photos. [pagebreak]
Many physicians probably started storing images years ago using what I call a poor man's image management system designed around a self-enforced intelligent Windows file and folder naming convention. For example, all images related to Mary Smith could be stored in a folder called "Smith, Mary." The file name for Mary's mole on the left arm taken on Jan. 15, 2012 might be "Left Arm Mole 2012-01-15." This system has many limitations, such as having multiple patients named Mary Smith and taking multiple images of the Left Arm Mole on the same day. Of course, each limitation can be resolved by increasing the amount of metadata incorporated into the folder or file name but this can get very unwieldy.
Another limitation of this method is that it makes selecting images for comparison either within a single patient or across patients very difficult. For example, if a physician wanted to look at the evolution of the left arm mole over many years, or all moles (vs. other lesions), or a specific type of lesion across many patients, this poor man's filing system would make retrieval of the desired images almost impossible. [pagebreak]
Custom-designed databases can solve some of these problems. See the sidebar for information about a few solutions.
Imaging is a critical diagnostic tool in many medical professions. Dermatologists are fortunate in that they can use standard, low cost, and relatively low-tech imaging tools and software to capture, store, and retrieve their diagnostic images. All of the required technologies to implement an effective image management system are readily available. I recommend that readers consider which technologies would best fit their existing IT environment and would be most adaptable to their practice workflow and discuss it with their IT support organization, if they have one, before making any investment in new technology.
Apps for photo capture
Two iPhone-only solutions for photo capture exist. One unique iPhone-only solution called the FotoFinder Handyscope (www.handyscope.net) incorporates photo capture of moles and lesions with photo transfer and storage in one solution. It uses a special illuminated camera which slides onto the iPhone case and includes an app designed to record patient and diagnostic info related to each photo. The photo and data can then be uploaded to a Web-based hosted storage system for analysis. Images and patient data captured by FotoFinder are encrypted on the iPhone for HIPAA compliance in case the phone is lost.
tKDerm Touch (www.tkderm.sourceforge.net) is another iPhone app that allows a physician to capture images on an iPhone or iPad and to associate patient metadata with the image. These images can then be sent to a desktop computer running a back-end database for retrieval.
Image management systems
Purchasing a custom-designed image management system (IMS) backed by a database designed to associate metadata with a unique or random photo ID number or with the photo time stamp from the photo file on the file system can help dermatologists more effectively handle their images. A review of a few options follows.
Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology. All rights reserved.
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Super Shading Solutions Get Motorized
New shapes, sizes and technologies make motorized window shades viable for all homes and budgets.
Whether you're in the market for a motorized shade for a tiny bathroom window or a swath of moveable fabric to cover a huge wall of glass, manufacturers at the recent Custom Electronic Design and Installation (CEDIA) Expo in Denver had options for all applications and all budgets.
Lutron, one of the premier providers of motorized shading solutions, had expanded its already impressive line with products for people on tighter budgets. Both the Sivoia QS Triathlon and Serena models are battery powered, which means they are easily retrofitted into existing homes, and with prices starting at $589 and $399, respectively, are options that most people can afford. The lower-than-normal price tags mark Luton's shift from being a provider of primarily high-end systems to a company that offers solutions for the mainstream. "We want to make motorized shading more available and viable for homeowners," says Rich Black, Lutron director of residential product management. With the affordably priced systems and the addition of 1,500 new shading fabrics, Black says he expects Lutron's shading business to grow by more than 20 percent next year.
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Also a big player in the shading market, Hunter Douglas announced technology that will enable its products to be easily, and wirelessly, integrated into third-party control systems. The company's Platinum Gateway and Repeater System enables custom electronics (CE) pros to weave Hunter Douglas motorized shades into home control scenarios so that the shades can adjust in sync with the lights, thermostats, audio/video systems, and more. The Gateway also links end-users to a free downloadable app from Hunter Douglas that allows them to set up their own schedules for their motorized shades.
This iOS app allows you to control and automate your Hunter Douglas shades.
Somfy, too, is enabling easier integration of its shading solutions with Z-Wave based home control systems (including its own TaHomA system) with its new Z-Wave bridge controller. The ZRTSI enables control of up to 16 individual motorized products or 16 groups of products.
While many of the motorized shading manufacturers at CEDIA focused on integration with other control systems and developing more affordable wireless solutions, Crestron played the strong and silent type with a new motor that packs a lot of power into an ultra-quiet brushless design. The Digital QMT (Quiet Motor Technology) motor supports up to 10 motorized shades, and can be paired with shades from 17 inches wide to more than 10 feet wide.
MechoShade is bringing big muscle to the shading business with its new appropriately named MagnaShade. This one motorized roller shade can cover a width of 40 feet, a span that used to require the installation of several individual rollers. It eliminates the light leakage and synchronization challenges associated with banks of windows covered by several individual shades. What's even more remarkable than the roller's ability to lift a shade of such magnitude is that it does it with a roller tube measuring just 6 inches in diameter.
The newbie in the business, QMotion, displayed an impressive line of motorized shading and drapery products with innovative features that set it apart from its more established competition. It's uniquely designed motorized drapery rod, for example, is meant to be seen rather than hidden, as are most other drapery tracks. Available in a variety of finishes, the rod features a carved diamond pattern into which the O rings of a drapery are hooked. As the motor slowly and quietly spins the rod, the rings travel along the carved pattern, effectively opening or closing the drapes to the desired position. The movement can be initiated via a command from a keypad or a handheld remote—or, simply by gently tugging the drape.
QMotion drapery rod is meant to be seen, not hidden.
Unique to QMotion this unique method of activating the motor is also built into its battery-powered roller shades. Additionally, in just two years in the business, QMotion offers a bridge to enable seamless integration of its products into home control systems and a downloadable control app for mobile Android and iOS devices.
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In recent months, THE WEEKLY STANDARD discussed the military service of Hank Greenberg and Bob Feller during World War II. The latter piece addressed an important issue germane to Feller and other major league players who lost playing time during that conflict: "He might have put up even better numbers, were it not for the war. But then, the same might be said of all of that era's great stars."
There was a significant level of public support for canceling major league play "for the duration." Eventually, FDR decided that "play ball" was the appropriate decision (morale at home would be boosted) and that the full 154-game schedule would continue. (During World War I, the owners voluntarily decided to end the 1918 season prematurely and limit the 1919 season to 140 games.) In 1943, 1944, and 1945, a government edict prevented teams from conducting spring training below the Mason-Dixon Line. Teams promoted the sale of War Bonds and made sizable contributions to various war-related charities.
Several other decisions, especially relevant for the players themselves, had to be made. Should major league players be exempt from the draft? The decision was, no. Would star players be exempt? No. Should drafted major league players be paid their baseball salaries while on active duty? Again, no.
With the absence of so many big name players, the smart money said that clubs with the best farm systems would be well positioned to be successful. Such speculation proved to be accurate as the St. Louis Cardinals—regarded as having the deepest farm system under the leadership of general manager Branch Rickey—won pennants in 1942, 1943, and 1944 and prevailed in the 1942 and 1944 World Series.
Most certainly, the absence of so many top players would trigger a significant diminution in the quality of play. This logical outcome was exemplified by the careers (as brief as they were) of outfielder Pete Gray (St. Louis Browns, 1944) who had only one arm (he hit .218 in 77 games) and pitcher Bert Shepard (Washington Senators, five-plus innings, 1945) who had only one leg. A number of teenagers donned major league uniforms. Joe Nuxhall debuted at age 15, the youngest player in the history of MLB. Nuxhall went on to have a solid career (135 wins), but did not pitch again in the majors until the ripe old age of 24.
The military services had to determine what types of jobs the major leaguers would perform, and where they would be deployed. Some insight to these questions were provided to me in dramatic fashion by my father who at that time was a Naval officer (hospital administrator) with a duty station at the Philadelphia Naval Hospital. One afternoon in September of 1949, dad came home early from work and asked if the family would like to attend the Phillies-Dodgers game that evening, a game of significance because the Dodgers and Cardinals were in a close race for the National League (NL) pennant. So, of course, we three boys responded enthusiastically, "Yes!"
Our seats in jam-packed Shibe Park were in the second deck, third-base side, halfway between home plate and left field. Peewee Reese, Jackie Robinson, and Duke Snider (all future Hall of Famers) went down in order in the top of the first inning. As Brooklyn took the field and the Phillies came to bat, dad, still clad in his Naval uniform, got up from his seat and started walking toward home plate. When queried as to what he was doing, he nonchalantly said, "Boys, just watch me." We saw him drop down to field level, cross behind home plate and continue along the aisle in the box seats closest to the playing field. By that time, the Dodgers had returned to the dugout to bat in the second inning. We could see our father leaning in the dugout, apparently saying something to the occupants. Soon, Peewee Reese sat on top of the dugout and they talked for the rest of the inning.
We besieged dad with numerous questions after he returned to his seat. He deflected many of them by explaining what had happened. "I leaned in the dugout and asked for Peewee. Burt Shotton, the Dodger manager, said, 'What do you want?' I told him to send the club house to get Reese and tell him that Ted Hise wanted to talk with him."
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The second Tu-214ON aircraft assembled by Kazan Aviation Production Association named after S.P. Gorbunov (KAPA) performed ferry flight to its home base on July 4th 2014, press-service of United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) reports. The jet is designed for surveillance flights performed in the network of Open Skies treaty.
In order to perform these special missions the basic version of Tu-214 was upgraded. «This aircraft is fitted with reinforced landing gear and additional second door; the jet's configuration has been changed. The cockpit has also been modified – it has been fitted with additional seat for a pilot-navigator», - Deputy Technical Director of KAPA, Sergey Shmarov, said.
In addition, the jet was fitted with three digital cameras – two of them located on the left and right sides of the aircraft and the third one – in its central part. Last year the Ministry of Defense put the first aircraft of the type into service. Two Tu-214ON jets will replace Tu-154 and An-30 previously used to perform the surveillance flights.
The Open Skies Treaty was signed in 1992. At present 34 countries are taking part in it. The treaty's primary objective is to promote international confidence in the arms control area.


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The Bellevue Hospital's Diabetes Support Group will meet from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. July 9 in the east conference room, 1400 W. Main St.
This will be the summer potluck. Bring your favorite diabetic dish and recipe to share.
The support group is free and open to the public. Topics for future monthly meetings are generated by ideas from those who attend the programs. The group normally meets on the second Wednesday of each month.


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Well Done In the New YearWe are deeply encouraged by the good performance this year within the great effort of Howard Chen and JTM team. Following the new order of Selene-4547 for Seattle,JTM received another two orders in March, one is Selene-53100 for Sanya of Hainan, the other is Artemis-4606 for Xiamen.
We are full of confidence that our team will have a prosperous business in the coming days.


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I have been looking for something like this for quite a while. It is the perfect size and looks very attractive on my kitchen counter. It would make a great gift item. Very pleased!
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I gave this crock to 4 different people, each personalized with their name. They loved it! (then I bought one for myself too cause I liked it so much)
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I love this personalized crock! I buy this year after year for teacher's gifts, wedding/bridal shower presents and of course one for myself! I love to put a small poinsettia in it for the teachers or I'll fill it with utensils from bridal registries and they are reasonably priced. Everyone always ooohs and ahhhhs over it and I look like the most thoughtful person in the world! Plus, who doesn't like to see their name on something?!
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A program that makes learning a lifetime experience
The Pursuit of Learning in Society (POLIS) organization, sponsored by Quincy University, allows active adults to continue a lifetime of learning while relaxing in a comfortable academic setting with those your own age. Members are introduced to new subjects and ideas without the strain of paper writing or test taking.
Members explore new topics and help design new courses while engaging in stimulating lectures and conversations with knowledgeable experts. Courses are designed to open your mind and stimulate thinking about a variety of subjects. Choose from a dozen or more courses that are attended by retirees and taught by university professors, field experts, religious leaders, and researchers.
You can register by mail or register in person on Wednesday, September 9 and 10 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the POLIS office in room 122-D located at the North Campus. Volunteers will be on hand to help members register or answer any questions. No appointment is necessary. Just show up.
The costs for classes and membership in POLIS is minimal. Membership for one semester is $15. Each session of a class costs only $4. You can attend one class or all of them, Anyone can even come to sample the program and audit one class for no charge.
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KUSA - The new Department of Corrections Executive Director Rick Raemisch said his idea of success would be lowering the Colorado prison population while reducing the overall crime rate. He is a proponent of merit-based early release programs for non-violent offenders.
The Colorado Department of Corrections has been under intense scrutiny since the murder of DOC director Tom Clements in March. Clement's alleged murderer, Evan Ebel, was a parolee who was released too soon due to a court paperwork error. Colorado parole officers were also criticized for failing to search for Ebel or issue an arrest warrant until several days after he cut off his monitoring anklet.
Rick Raemisch has spent his whole career in law enforcement, including nearly 4 years running the Wisconsin's prison system. Raemisch says he wants to fulfill Clements' vision to "make Colorado safer." He mentions a dedication to improving the solitary confinement procedures, mental health services, and re-entry programs for inmates released back into the community.
Facing budget constraints in Wisconsin, Raemisch started an early release program for some prisoners. Raemisch contends that recidivism rates declined during that time. However, the Republican-controlled Wisconsin legislature dismantled the program in 2011 after critics labeled it "catch and release" and "hug a thug."
"Those programs worked," Raemisch said. "Those programs were not early-release programs. They were earned release programs based on data. The way they worked was that we dictated what the inmates would have to do to have a portion of their sentence taken off their sentence."
Raemisch also said he also doesn't want to see inmates go directly from solitary confinement to being released out on the streets. Ebel had spent much of his time in prison in what's called administrative segregation.
When asked about efforts to ensure his personal safety, Raemisch said "awareness is a way of life for me." He declined to talk specifically about security measures, and said that correctional officers in the prisons face greater security threats than he does.
The new DOC director will spend a few days visiting the prisons and meeting with department leaders before assuming his full duties on July 29.
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I'll admit, I was never particularly impressed with Jolene Blalock as T'Pol, but I did enjoy her as Ishta. And yet, I do recognize she delivered the exact saem performance in both roles, but for some reason I like Ishta more.
I actually did like T'pol, Jolene Blalok's acting style (I guess, since Ishta was exactly the same delivery) works really well for a Vulcan, IMHO. So, I was able to appreciate Ishta, because I liked T'Pol, but, yea, the cold, emotionless Vulcan delivery doesn't quite work for a Jaffa/Goa'uld
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HTC Incredible uses Sense UI with Android 2
HTC's Incredible smartphone has finally been spotted today in a leak that also gives away most of its details. The full-touchscreen smartphone should be one of the first to mix HTC's custom Sense UI interface with Android 2.1. It should appropriately serve as a range-topper with a "fast" Snapdragon processor, a large 3.7-inch (likely AMOLED) display and 256MB of RAM.
The Pocketnow tipster doesn't provide a large number of further details, but it's known that the Incredible will run on Verizon's CDMA network and will have an optical trackpad for one-handed use instead of the characteristic HTC trackball. Its camera works at an unspecified resolution but will include dual LED flashes, addressing a common concern about the Nexus One and most other HTC flagships.
Its shipping window is still largely an unknown, but the CTIA show in late March is likely to be the launch point for a number of US-focused phones.


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I bought a pair of genuine ST Xenon headlights off of eBay. I managed to get all the lighting on the lights working, but i cannot get the levelers to work.
I understand that there is a wiring modification that can be done to get the levelers (manual or auto?) working.
Any help would be massively appreciated!