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Gov. Pat Quinn wants to close the supermaximum-security prison near Tamms, a women's prison in Dwight, two juvenile prisons and six halfway houses as part of an austerity budget he will unveil Wednesday. Follow and chat about Quinn's speech here at noon.
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Gov. Pat Quinn wants to close the supermaximum-security prison near Tamms, a women's prison in Dwight, two juvenile prisons and six halfway houses as part of an austerity budget he will unveil Wednesday.
The medium-security Logan Correctional Center, which Quinn had proposed closing last year, instead would house female inmates from Dwight. The Lincoln Correctional Center would be converted from a women's prison to a men's prison.
In addition to prison closures, Quinn wants to close four mental health facilities next year, along with two institutions for the developmentally disabled -- including the Jacksonville Developmental Center, as previously announced -- and consolidate dozens of state agency field offices.
Altogether, more than 1,160 jobs would be eliminated because of the closures and consolidations, according to administration documents. If the governor's plan is adopted, Quinn will have taken the state workforce from 54,539 employees when he took office in January 2009 to 51,561 by the end of the next fiscal year on June 30, 2013.
The 14 facility closures are estimated to save $100 million annually.
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and other state historic sites also would see reduced hours.
The museum could "possibly" close up to two days per week during "non-peak seasons," according to the governor's budget documents. Details on which days it would be closed and during which months were not available Tuesday night.
Overall, state general fund spending would go from $33.73 billion in the current budget year to $33.78 billion next year under Quinn's proposal.
Quinn's aides said agency budgets, which do not include pension payments required by law, would be reduced from $25.73 billion in fiscal year 2008 to $24.83 billion in fiscal year 2013 under Quinn's proposal.
"This is the toughest budget we've ever faced," said Jack Lavin, Quinn's chief of staff.
The Senate Republicans' budget negotiator, however, rejected the idea that spending would be cut under the proposed budget.
"The idea that somehow the idea that fiscal responsibility has come to the Quinn administration is patently false," said state Sen. Matt Murphy, R-Palatine.
No details on pensions, Medicaid
While Quinn will lay out details of the proposed closures in his speech, which he will deliver at noon today in the Illinois House chamber, he will not lay out details of his plans to address two other major budget issues – state pension costs and Medicaid expenses.
Page 2 of 5 - At a briefing Tuesday, Lavin said details of those plans are still under negotiation.
Medicaid spending is to remain flat in the budget, but that would mean finding $2.7 billion in savings to prevent the state's backlog of Medicaid bills from climbing to nearly $5 billion by the end of the next budget year.
Options under discussion include changing Medicaid eligibility, reducing rates paid to Medicaid providers and eliminating some Medicaid services not required by the federal government. State officials will also work on moving Medicaid recipients into managed care programs to cut costs.
Quinn previously has endorsed the idea of shifting some pension costs from the state to universities and local school districts. How much of that burden would be shifted and how quickly are still being negotiated. The possibility of employees contributing more for their pensions is also under negotiation.
"Some of the employers are not directly responsible for the cost of paying for retirement benefits," Jerry Stermer, Quinn's senior adviser, said, referring to the state's school districts.
Prison closings
The Tamms supermax is targeted for closure because it costs more to house inmates there than at any other state prison.
"We will not jeopardize public safety," Lavin said. "It's an inefficient facility."
Tamms inmates, among the state's most disruptive and violent, now are locked up 23 hours a day. They would be transferred to the Pontiac Correctional Center, but it would be up to the Department of Corrections to determine how they will be confined there, said Quinn budget director David Vaught.
Six of seven halfway houses – formally known as adult transition centers -- including one in Peoria, would also close. Those inmates instead would be equipped with electronic devices that would allow prison authorities to monitor their activities. Lavin said transition center inmates are considered low-level offenders.
But Anders Lindall, a spokesman for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said the proposal raises public safety questions.
"The state's approximately 350 parole agents are already severely strained by their responsibility to monitor some 30,000 parolees," Lindall said.
Lavin raised the possibility that a private firm could purchase the vacant state-owned facilities.
Lindall called Tamms and Dwight "irreplaceable" in the state's stressed prison system.
"Closing them would trigger a dangerous domino effect, destablizing the entire correctional system and complicating an overcrowding epidemic that the Quinn Administration has tried to cover up by misrepresenting prison capacity limits," Lindall said.
Lavin told reporters that the number of inmates in the system is dropping, not increasing.
'No new money' except for pensions
Page 3 of 5 - Vaught said the closures are fallout from the state's crushing pension costs. State revenues are expected to increase by $720 million in the next budget, but pension costs alone are supposed to increase by $1 billion.
"In the rest of the budget, we suffer the squeeze," Vaught said. "There is no new money for anything else. Everybody in the state is going to be affected by this downsizing of state government."
Most state agencies were directed to cut their budget requests by 9 percent.
All Illinois State Police district offices would remain open under Quinn's budget, but 16 communications centers would be combined into four, including one in Springfield.
The Department of Human Services would eliminate two dozen of the 90 local offices it runs. Those offices provide initial determination of someone's eligibility for state assistance. Vaught said the offices to be closed do not get much business. DHS offices in Macoupin, Mason and Greene counties are among those slated for consolidation.
The governor's proposed budget would not do much to eliminate more than $8 billion in already outstanding bills. Quinn will not propose borrowing money to pay those bills as he has in the past, his aides said.
However, Quinn does want to spend $3 billion for new capital programs, $1 billion each for school construction, water projects and replacing aging and broken-down state buildings. Vaught said a new revenue source -- one that would generate $300 million a year -- needs to be found in order to sell bonds to back those projects. When reporters raised the idea of an increased cigarette tax, a proposal backed by Senate President John Cullerton in recent years but rejected by the Illinois House, Vaught said that it could potentially be used for such projects or to deal with the state's Medicaid shortfall.
Doug Finke can be reached at 788-1527. Chris Wetterich can be reached at 788-1523. Staff writer David Thomas contributed to this report.
Closures to be proposed by Gov. Pat Quinn (see map of closures)
Department of Corrections
Quinn will propose closing six of Illinois' seven adult transitional facilities and two state prisons. The transition facilities help prison inmates return to society, offering such programs as GED training, anger management, and counseling].
Peoria Adult Transitional Facility, Peoria
Opened: 1972
Operational capacity: 200
Current population: 205 men
Staff: 30
Average annual cost per inmate: $21,248
Closure date: Aug. 31
Legislators: Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria; Rep. Jehan Gordon, D-Peoria
Crossroads Adult Transitional Center, west side Chicago
Opened: 1983
Operational capacity: 330
Staff layoffs: 0
Page 4 of 5 - Current population: 329 men
Average annual cost per inmate: $21,529
Closure date: July 1
Legislators: Sen. Annazette Collins, D-Chicago; Rep. Arthur Turner, D-Chicago
Decatur Adult Transitional Center, Decatur
Opened: 1979
Operational capacity: 110
Current population: 105 men
Staff layoffs: 22
Average annual cost per inmate: $20,912
Closure date: Aug. 31
Legislators: Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon; Rep. Adam Brown, R-Decatur
West Side Adult Transitional Center, Chicago
Opened: 1993
Operational capacity: 185
Current population: 181 men
Staff layoffs: 49
Average annual cost per inmate: $44,725
Closure date: Aug. 31
Legislators: Sen. Annazette Collins, D-Chicago; Rep. Derrick Smith, D-Chicago
Southern Illinois Adult Transitional Center, Carbondale
Opened: 1970
Operational capacity: 64
Current population: 63 men
Staff layoffs: 17
Average annual cost per inmate: $26,277
Closure date: Aug. 31
Legislators: Sen. David Luechtefeld, R-Okawville; Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro
Fox Valley Adult Transitional Center, Aurora
Opened: 1972
Operational capacity: 128
Current population: 128 women
Staff layoffs: 18
Average annual cost per inmate: $18,245
Closure date: Aug. 31
Legislators: Sen. Linda Holmes, D-Aurora; Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia, D-Aurora
The state has six maximum-security prisons, of which Quinn will propose closing the one in Dwight, a women's prison. He also wants to close the state's sole "supermax" prison near Tamms, which is designed to hold the prison system's most disruptive, violent and problematic offenders.
Dwight Correctional Center, Dwight
Opened: 1930
Operational capacity: 1,212
Current population: 980 women
Staff: 350
Average annual cost per inmate: $33,977
Closure date: Aug. 31
Legislators: Sen. Shane Cultra, R-Onarga; Rep. Jason Barickman, R-Champaign
Tamms Correctional Center, north of Tamms
Opened: 1995
Operational capacity: 753
Current population: 389 men
Staff: 300
Average annual cost per inmate: $64,116
Closure date: Aug. 31
Legislators: Sen. Gary Forby, D-Benton; Rep. Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg
Of Illinois' eight youth centers, Quinn will propose closing two, including the state's only juvenile boot camp at Murphysboro.
Illinois Youth Center Joliet
Opened: 1959
Capacity: 344
Average daily population: 235 juvenile males
Staff layoffs: 91
Cost per youth: $74,697
Closure date: July 31
Legislators: Sen. A.J. Wilhelmi, D-Joliet; Rep. Jack McGuire, D-Joliet
Illinois Youth Center Murphysboro
Opened: 1997
Capacity: 156
Average daily population: 59 juvenile males
Staff layoffs: 235
Cost per youth: $146,491
Closure date: July 31
Legislators: Sen. David Luechtefeld, R-Okawville; Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro
Page 5 of 5 - Department of Human Services
Quinn will propose closing two of Illinois' nine psychiatric hospitals, one in Tinley Park and Singer Mental Health Center in Rockford. Tinley Park's closure had been previously announced. The hospitals serve adults who need treatment for mental illness or a secure environment to receive court-ordered treatment.
Singer Mental Health Center, Rockford
Bed capacity: 76
Staff: 145
Operating cost: $14 million
Closure date: Oct. 31
Legislators: Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford; Rep. Dave Winters, R-Shirland
Tinley Park Mental Health Center, Tinley Park
Bed capacity: 75
Staff: 195
Operating cost: $19.8 million
Closure date: July 2.
Legislators: Sen. Maggie Crotty, D-Oak Forest; Rep. Al Riley, D-Hazel Crest
Quinn also wants to close two of the state's eight developmental centers, which serve people with developmental disabilities who also have severe medical or behavioral needs. Quinn previously called for closure of the Jacksonville Developmental Center; the second proposed closure is the Murray Developmental Center.
Jacksonville Developmental Center, Jacksonville
Residents: 185
Staff: 366
Operating cost: $29.1 million
Closure date: Oct. 31
Legislators: Sen. Sam McCann, R-Carlinville; Rep. Jim Watson, R-Jacksonville
Murray Developmental Center, Centralia
Residents: 274
Staff: 547
Operating cost: $41.1 million
Closure date: Nov. 30
Legislators: Sen. John Jones, R-Mount Vernon; Rep. John Cavaletto, R-Salem
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Citizen Review Committee
May 20, 2008
Approved June 17, 2008
Meeting Location: Lovejoy Room, Portland City Hall
CRC Members Present: Michael Bigham, Josephine Cooper, Loren Eriksson, JoAnn Jackson, Mark Johnson, Sherrelle Owens,
CRC Members Absent: Hank Miggins; Robert Milesnick (excused); Lewellyn Robison (excused)
City Staff Present: Pete Sandrock (Acting IPR Director), Mary-Beth Baptista (new IPR Director), Michael Hess (IPR)
Police Bureau Members Present: Leslie Stevens (Director, Office of Professional Standards), Captain John Tellis (IAD), Lieutenant David Famous (IAD), Sergeant Robert King (President, PPA)
Chair Bigham called the meeting to order at 5:34 p.m.
I. Introductions and welcome
II. Approval of the Minutes of the 4/15/08 CRC Meeting: Mr. Eriksson moved to approve the minutes as written. Mr. Johnson seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
III. Guest Speaker: Leslie Stevens, Director, Office of Professional Standards, Portland Police Bureau
Director Stevens presented an overview the newly created Office of Professional Standards and the Employee Information System and answered questions from CRC and community members.
IV. Director's Report (Acting Director Sandrock)
On 5/29/08 Ms. Mary-Beth Baptista will begin work as the new IPR Director.
For the 2008-09 fiscal year, Auditor Blackmer requested two new IPR positions: CRC support and an investigator/assistant director. The CRC support position was not approved. The City Council is still deliberating on the other position.
No appeal requests have been filed. 19 cases have closed, 10 of which have not yet reached the appeal deadline.
Regarding current caseloads, there are 21 cases that are pending completion of the initial IPR investigation or the Director's screening decision. The number of pending cases and median age of cases have been significantly reduced over the past two months. 38 cases are currently under investigation in IAD, and 16 cases are awaiting assignment. There are currently 9 Service Complaints pending at the precincts.
The latest IPR quarterly report was released on 4/25/08. CRC's thoughts and suggestions on the new format and content are welcome. IPR Office Manager Carol Kershner did an excellent job on creating the new format.
V. Workgroup Updates
Bias Based Policing Workgroup (Chair: Sherrelle Owens). The file review process is progressing well. It is expected that file reviews will be completed by June 18 and data compilation will begin. At their next meeting, which is scheduled for June 18 from 12 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., the workgroup will discuss what their next steps will be.
Acting Director Sandrock asked Ms. Owens if the workgroup is getting all the support they need from IPR Senior Management Analyst Derek Reinke. Ms. Owens replied, "Absolutely." Mr. Sandrock then asked Ms. Owens if the workgroup is getting full access to IPR files. Ms. Owens replied, "We're getting full access to the files and full access to the recordings." Ms. Owens added that some of the workgroup members have a difficult time coming in during the day because of their jobs, and Derek has committed several times to staying after hours and coming in on weekends to allow members to review the files. Mr. Johnson and Ms. Jackson echoed Ms. Owens's comments.
PARC Report Review Workgroup (Chair: Michael Bigham). The workgroup has had a couple of meetings since the last monthly CRC meeting. They met with Captain Hendricks of the Training Division and Commander Eckhart of the Detective Division regarding their roles in officer involved shootings investigations and how these relate to PARC recommendations. The next meeting of the workgroup is scheduled for June 2 from 11:00 a.m. At that time the workgroup will attempt to put all their data together and see where they stand and what they will do next. Mr. Bigham said that Derek Reinke has also been very helpful to the PARC Workgroup.
Service Complaint Workgroup (Mr. Johnson). This workgroup has scheduled their first meeting for May 27 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The workgroup will discuss the scope of the workgroup and whether this will include a review of IPR dismissals as well as service complaints.
VI. Tracking List Update: Ms. Owens said that she has still not received a prior tracking list from Mr. Milesnick. Since taking on the responsibility for the Tracking List, the only item Ms. Owens currently has on the Tracking List is to get the commander of the Transit Division on the June CRC agenda to present a follow-up on Transit Division issues. Mike Hess announced that Commander Jarmer has said that he will be available for the June CRC meeting.
[At this point Mr. Tim Kopet, Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 117 of Northeast Portland, brought his Boy Scout troop in to observe the remainder of the CRC meeting.]
VII. Discussion of the Luna-Firebaugh Report. Chair Bigham began by apologizing for the way he handled the small group meetings to discuss follow-up to the Luna-Firebaugh report. He then said that he has mapped out some general areas of concern to CRC, including the following: community outreach; review of the complaint process; and greater involvement of CRC with the Mayor's Office and the City Council. Mr. Johnson added the following areas of concern: CRC's role in hearing appeals; independent investigations by IPR rather than by IAD; CRC training; and CRC's involvement in developing allegations; and the apparent decline in mediation cases. Public comments about the Luna-Firebaugh Report were provided by Ms. Aiona and Mr. Handelman.
VIII. Old Business
Mr. Eriksson gave a very positive assessment of the Use of Force Review Board in which he recently participated.
IX. New Business
X. Wrap-up Comments by CRC Members: Mr. Eriksson suggested that CRC as a group needs to address the problems associated with bringing a small group of members together to discuss sensitive issue, such as the Luna-Firebaugh report, and then bringing their ideas back to the full CRC. Ms. Jackson suggested that when an email is sent to CRC members asking for participation on a particular issue that there could be a specified time frame to respond so that all members would have an opportunity to participate even if they do not see the email immediately. Ms. Owens suggested that issues that are not critical and not requiring immediate follow-up could be discussed as new business at a full CRC meeting, at which time members would have an opportunity to voice where there interests lie and a decision could then be made on which members would be assigned to follow up on a particular issue. For the sake of transparency, the issue could then be brought to a full CRC meeting and discussed in a manner that would not breach confidentiality.
XI. Public Comments
Debbie Aiona (League of Women Voters) agreed with Ms. Owens's suggestion for choosing CRC members to participate in specific processes, such as the IPR Director screening and interview, for example. Ms. Aiona said that having the Director's Report writing reflects the value of transparency that was emphasized in the Luna-Firebaugh report. She said that she thought that Director Stevens's presentation was excellent and directly relevant to CRC's work.
Dan Handelman (Portland Copwatch) said that the distinction between the Employee Information System and the Early Warning System continues to be confusing after Director Stevens's presentation. Mr. Handelman said that there should be more community input before new methods are adopted by the Police Bureau, such as longer range Tasers. He also thought that there should be more information provided to the public about the results of the Use of Force and Performance Review Board.
Chair Bigham adjourned the meeting at 7:36 p.m.

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"I started riding at around age 4, and my mom started calling me 'Evo' around then because I had no fear," Rahm said. "My dad was also one of those Evel Knievel types. He was a pro racer. He'd ride for miles doing a wheelie the whole way."
Aztec Parks and Recreation Director Steve Mueller confirmed Rahm's selection for the job on Tuesday.
"Right now, the track is on city property and is open to use, but ride at your own risk," Mueller said. "The city has an operating agreement with Evo's (Powersports) for their use of the property. They'll pay electric and water, and they can put on year-round events there and arrange practice schedules."
Under the terms of a two-year contract, which expires Aug. 31, 2016, management of the track will continue to be an unpaid position. Rahm must maintain a $1.25 million insurance policy on the track that lists the city as an additionally insured party.
"Having the motocross track operated by a company that is familiar with the sport of motocross and track maintenance will greatly enhance the motocross riding experience for local and visiting riders," Mueller wrote in a staff summary report late last week. Mueller will conduct annual inspections and reviews of the site to ensure Rahm maintains the track and the $1.25 million insurance policy, both conditions of the lease.
"I definitely want to take the track to the next level," said Rahm in a phone interview on Wednesday while en route to a race in Muddy Creek, Tenn. "I'm trying to put it on a national schedule. I've been riding and racing my whole life. The guy before was a pretty good dude, and I felt that I could actually bring the track back to where it used to be."
Rahm plans to hire paid emergency medical technicians to be on site during races and put up fencing to secure tracks in an effort to avoid accidents, especially involving younger riders. Last year, Sammy Cordova, a Mesa View Middle School seventh grader, suffered severe injuries — including head trauma, a punctured lung, a broken pelvis, internal bleeding and broken bones — when he crashed his bike at the track. Cordova is still recovering from those injuries, and Rahm, who has had plenty of injuries himself, said he wants a track that's safe and professional.
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For his part, Settles said his stewardship of the track was a good experience that saw multi-track development and a growing community of motocross fans and riders. He said discontinuing his lease was simply a chance to do something new.
"Time to move on. Finished off the season last year, and life's taking me in a new direction," Settles said by phone on Tuesday. "We got a lot of support from the community. I would like to thank all the families who supported the organization over the years, as well as the city of Aztec."
Settles, 33, was a leaseholder at the track for five years. He plans to build a motocross track later this year in Dubai for a private motorcycle club under his other company, No Limit MX Tracks.
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Stoel Rives LLP and the Utah Technology Council on Thursday recognized the state's top eight innovations and the companies responsible for them with Utah Innovation Awards.
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After battling through injuries while managing to play all but one game last season, D.C. Jefferson is eager to get his final collegiate campaign underway. The fifth-year senior from Winter Haven, Fla., who hauled in 12 passes for 118 yards last fall, appears to be healthy after being limited early this summer with a lingering ankle injury.
When Rutgers meets Tulane in the season opener Saturday (8 p.m., CBS Sports Network) at the Superdome in New Orleans, the 6-6, 255-pound Jefferson is in line to make his 31st career start as Paul Carrezola remains questionable with an unspecified lower-body injury.
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On his anticipation to get the season underway: DC1 [1]
On how he's approaching the game with Paul Carrezola possibly sidelined: DC2 [2]
On his excitement to prove that he's healthy after an injury-plagued season: DC3 [3]
On how tight end-friendly the offense is under offensive coordinator Dave Brock: DC4 [4]
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[3] DC3: http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/rutgers/files/2012/08/DC3.mp3
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|Diffusion of xenon and nitrous oxide into the bowel.
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|BACKGROUND: Nitrous oxide diffuses easily from blood into air filled spaces. Xenon is also a relatively insoluble gas, like nitrous oxide. Therefore, the authors measured xenon diffusion into obstructed bowel segments during xenon anesthesia and compared this with nitrous oxide and nitrogen diffusion. METHODS: Twenty-one pentobarbital-anesthetized pigs were randomly assigned to three groups to receive either xenon-oxygen, nitrous oxide-oxygen, or nitrogen-oxygen (75%-25%), respectively. In each animal four bowel segments of 15-cm length were isolated. A pressure-measuring catheter was inserted into the lumen, and 30 ml of room air was injected into the segments. Anesthesia with the selected gas mixture was performed for 4 h. Pressure in the segments was measured continuously. The volume of gaseous bowel content was measured on completion of the study. RESULTS: The median volume of bowel gas in animals breathing nitrous oxide was 88.0 ml as compared with 39.0 ml with xenon anesthesia and 21.5 ml in the nitrogen-oxygen group. After 4 h of anesthesia, the intraluminal pressures in the nitrous oxide group were found to be significantly greater than in the control group and in the xenon group. CONCLUSIONS: The amount of diffused gas was significantly lower during xenon anesthesia than with nitrous oxide anesthesia but greater than with controls. Blood solubility can therefore be regarded as an important factor influencing gas diffusion into air filled cavities.
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"Woke Up This Morning" Art Print by LifeVersa (Onsale Info)
LifeVersa has another controversial art print coming out this week. "Woke Up This Morning" is a 16″ x 20″ screenprint, has an edition of 50, and will cost $30. The variant has an edition of 10 and will cost $50. These go up Wednesday, January 30th at a random time. Visit LifeVersa.com.
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Ugh, this guy needs to give it up, this is getting pathetic. A national tragedy and this guy shows up to try to capitalize off it. I don't know why his "art" is posted on this site, it is not good.
I agree with Ryan's comment. And Ryan's. And Ryan's And Ryan's. And Ryan's.
I'd add Why?
Their are artists who can pull off controversy because the end product is thought provoking. I know art's subject but this provokes no thought to me. Seems like fake controversy to sell prints or get press.
*there not their… Dammit
It is all about the money that the gun industry is making by the school shootings. If you are following the industry; guns, bullets, and magazines are flying off the shelves because gun owners feel that they will no longer be able to purchase certain weapons or there will be restrictions on magazine or how much ammo one can purchase. So, with all these tragedies happening and the hording…you know who is making bank. The CEOs of the firearm and ammo industry. It is all about the money.
BTW, if you do not like it, you do not have to buy it. Don't let a piece of art waste your time by repeating "why?" numerous of times. Ryan, f you do not like it, do not purchase it. Simple as that.
Damn it…there needs to be an edit button "if" not "f"
Too bad no one likes your art, Shawn. Keep trying. It is not good, and it is a shame that it is publicized by OMG Posters.
Artist is jealous he is not making bank like the gun companies. Sad.
Hmmm, when I first saw this print my reaction was that I love it. It totally makes sense to me.
I don't recall Ryan ever saying he didn't like the print. He was obviously asking why the print was "controversial". Also, I'm guessing he had site issues submitting his comment, as I do at times. Hence the multiple comments. Try to be a little less of a presumptuous ass in the future.
Lifeversa is like the black sheep of the poster community. If you want nice look at the 20 posts before and after. Heck rob swagers print 2 posts above deals with the joys of being a kid while this one deals with the unfortunate reality nowadays.
Sometimes I feel lifeversa's stuff would work better in art galleries. On blogs like this, which come to think of it is similar to real world, you get ridiculed for exposing the truth.
LifeVersa brings nothing new to the discussion, just trying to capitalize off other's misfortune and controversy. His stuff would work better in a dorm room.
LifeVersa pays to advertise on this site (check out the ads on the side), that is why it is posted here.
Gotta pay to play.
Message or no message, I just feel like this guys execution doesn't warrant being on this site in the first place. But I'll probably just get "ridiculed for exposing the truth"…
I like this better than any Emek print. I support it appearing on this poster blog.
Maybe his next one can be Mayor Bloomberg surrounded by his 6 armed bodyguards drinking cups of soda. Even better one with Dianne Feinstein with the saying "mr and mrs american turn them all in" while she applies for her weapon permits. Hypocrites the whole lot of them another classic example of do as i say, not as i do.
Ah yes, see, for those of you who didn't catch it, this is clearly an illusion to the "Morton Salt" girl, and a daringly ham-handed subversion of the Morton slogan "When It Rains it Pours." Whereas Morton's slogan was at its inception a clever repurposing of an old aphorism for the purposes of pointing out the company's innovative non-clumping properties, this poster's mutation of it turns it into a phrase that nobody has said, ever, while simultaneously attempting clumsily to equate hailstones with bullets.
The clunky and artless imagery and sub-literary wordplay is doubtless meant to lampoon the Evil Gun Lobbistry's BLATANT CAPITOLIZATION of School Shootings, because as everyone knows the NRA makes royalties on every person who dies from gun violence.
Also, the girl is holding a skull which oh-so-subtly symbolizes DEATH, and her bullet-proof umbrella is tragically pointing the wrong way.
I don't know why everyone is getting their panties in a knot. Maybe LifeVersa really cares about the real issue at hand. No matter what though he is making a great point and thats good enough for me. I happen to like his work and most of his prints have great background points if you "really" get them. No matter what though the artist, no matter who they are, probably work hard on the art that they are putting out..who are you to accuse them of having bad intentions? Do you know them? I didn't think so. You don't have to like the art but you don't have to be an ass about it either. I guess some people are just born that way though.
Jerrit wtf? I am no artist. I just explained what the print is about and if you do not like it don't buy it. Simple as that.
like it or not , folks are taking the time to comment on it
= mission accomplished!
Poorly executed and not well thought out, mission accomplished!
Arthur Knobb gets it.
Not sure about this guy. I agree sometimes some of his art is a bit clumsy. But I also think he's not doing this purely for exploitation. He seems to do a lot of work with some sort of political bent. Also to be fair his work was featured on here for a while before I ever saw an advertisement on the blog. Just for the record.
Why the $ for the S?
I love my Bushmaster, by the way. Awesome rifle.
Cause it is all about the money that they are bringing in due to the tragedy of late.
If by "they" you mean Bushmaster:
Bushmaster has been closed for a few years, now.
You know, i liked this poster before, but after reading Arthur's take on its symbolisms, i love it even more. I say the umbrella facing the wrong way symbolizes the counter productive measures taken place to curb gun violence. Just my 2¢.
See, I thought the artist was being ironic by mocking the shoddy artists that make these sorts of prints to capitalize on tragedy and taking issue with what they wouldn't otherwise care about.
The symbolism of the umbrella and shit was lost on me – I assumed it was just a cheap rip-off of someone else's logo. Which, I thought, was part of the joke.
I apologize for my multiple comments. I only wanted to put one why there. In my opinion I just don't understand making a print that represents a message of hate. I am a gun owner and a member of the NRA, but I believe there needs to be something done in order to prevent people who are disturbed from having access to firearms. I don't feel this is the way.
I apologize for my multiple comments. I only wanted to put one why there. In my opinion I just don't understand making a print that represents a message of hate. I am a gun owner and a member of the NRA, but I believe there needs to be something done in order to prevent people who are disturbed from having access to firearms. I don't feel this is the way.
And Shawn, you're correct, I don't like the print and I have no intention of purchasing it. I was just throwing my opinion out there and I'm sorry that you didn't like my comment, but it is my opinion.
I usually like Vice's prints, but this one doesn't show me anything, but touching emotional nerves. And maybe I'm a little to sensitive about the subject and it really strikes my nerve and I'm biased because of this.
those complaining about profiting on a tragedy are completely missing the point. this print is brilliant.
and jerrit…i'm sure you're a first class artist in your own right
As an anti guns poster this is awesome!
I read people questioning the image and the umbrella… It's a "Hail" of bullets. Get it ?
The original expression "When it rains it pours" is most likely about the level of attack against guns at the moment, but has the double meaning of "when you really want to make a hail of bullets, use our guns".
I think it's quite clever !
I give up.
You're all right, this print is pure genius, the likes of which have never been seen before.
jerrit left for the shooting range
I don't get why people are so up in arms by this print. I don't think there's anything wrong with it…other than that goddamn hand.
I love it … Btw I'm pro gun which by this is not. To bad these guys have no understanding of the art to each his own I will buy.


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Zoning Practice — June 2006
Ask the Author
Here are reader questions answered by Gail Easley, FAICP, author of the May 2006 Zoning Practice article "Conditional Uses: Using Discretion, Hoping for Certainty."
Questions from Sandeep Aysola, Wilbur Smith Associates:
I am working on a study for a very large university medical center located in the city of Newark, New Jersey. I am trying to come up with off-street parking generation rates for different facilities proposed in the vicinity of the university medical center. I'd appreciate if someone can guide me on coming up with some general guidelines for computing parking generation rates. I've noticed that the ITE manual on parking generation doesn't have a whole lot — especially on the types of land use I am trying to generate spaces for.
Answers from author Gail Easley:
Q1. Auditorium with 400 spaces — I used land use live theater #441 (rural) with 0.25 spaces per seat to come up with 100 spaces.
A1: I think one parking space per four seats is too few unless you have a situation where most users arrive other than private car. One parking space per three seats is more common. If the auditorium has any other facilities, be sure to calculate the parking for the other uses separately.
Q2. Cancer center 214,000 SF; 23,000 per floor — I tried coming up with parking spaces based on Nursing Home #620 (223 spaces) and Clinic #630 (948 spaces). I'd like to know which one of the two is more representative of a cancer center facility.
A2. The primary question to ask is whether the facility is outpatient (clinic) or overnight (nursing home). I suspect that the clinic rate will be more appropriate.
Q3. 234 apartments housing 465 people- I used land use #222 High rise apartment with 1.37 vehicles per dwelling: about 321 spaces.
A3: This is a reasonable fit, although a slightly higher rate will ensure parking for multiple vehicles per unit and visitors.
Q4. 13,000 square feet of retail — #815 free-standing discount (non-December peak) — 2.75 vehicles per 1,000 square feet, which gives me 36 spaces.
A4. This is probably low. I think a more typical rate would be 3 to 4 spaces per 1000 s.f.
Q5. 350,000-square-foot neuroscience facility — There isn't much on a medical research facility. So I used the land use code #701 Office Building to get 840 spaces.
A5. This facility would be most closely compared to a research park, office park, or research laboratory. I found several standards for these uses in Planning Advisory Service Report 510/511. I recommend that you obtain and use this report for your work. The range of standards for a research park resulted in a similar number of spaces up to as many as 1,400 spaces.
Because this is a university facility, it may be more helpful to query other similar facilities for their parking standards and an answer to the question: Does the standard result in enough parking? Also consider whether most users will travel to the facilities by private car or transit or other means. Are the facilities located to take advantage of any shared parking spaces? Shared makes sense when the peak demand periods differ for each use. The PAS Report provides assistance on this topic as well.
Question from Linda Donnelly, Village of Spring Green, Wisconsin:
How can the conditional use process be used to limit development along a major highway to highway-serving uses? This limitation is necessary to implement a provision in the plan that seeks to protect the downtown economy by prohibiting uses on the highway that would draw activity away from downtown.
Answer from author Gail Easley:
I don't think the conditional use process is the most appropriate means to implement this provision of the plan. The conditional use process is based on the underlying assumption that the proposed use can be appropriate if conditions (design and other standards) are applied, primarily to ensure compatibility and mitigation of potential impacts. In your situation, the issue is not making the use compatible, but prohibiting unacceptable uses. Therefore, the land use or zoning regulations should very clearly describe permissible uses that are consistent with the plan provision and should not provide that other, unacceptable uses might be allowed through the conditional use process. This means that there should be a specific list of uses that may be allowed through the conditional use process and that the list of potential conditional uses must also be consistent with the plan provision. You need clear and specific uses identified and not an open-ended description of conditional uses, such as "other uses as approved through the conditional use process."
It is difficult to implement a standard that requires a use to be "highway-serving" or "highway-oriented" unless you define the use as one that specifically serves travelers, such as gas and service stations, transient lodging, and so on. I do not recommend this type of standard as part of a conditional use process. Rather, the approach to ensuring the viability of the downtown and the limitation on conflicting uses on the highway is threefold:
- a clear and specific provision in the plan;
- a clear and detailed list of appropriate uses permissible for the highway commercial area;
- a clear and detailed list of appropriate conditional uses for that same area.
Further, if you do not have separate land use or zoning districts for the downtown and highway, consider adopting an additional district in the regulations or applying an overlay district to the highway. That is, if you have one commercial category that applies to both situations, you will have a continuing problem unless you add something to the highway area, such as an overlay or a separate district. Finally, be sure that your regulations include language that prohibits uses that are not specifically permissible either by-right or through the conditional use process.
Question from Mark Ostgarden AICP, City Planner, Brainerd, Minnesota:
What are the potential consequences of allowing a home occupation in a detached accessory building in a residential district through the conditional use process?
Answer from author Gail Easley:
First we should consider the basis for home occupations and the basis for conditional uses. For those jurisdictions with exclusive residential districts, the idea is separation of residential uses and commercial or other nonresidential uses. However, even with the idea of separation, most local governments recognize that there are some nonresidential uses that are desirable. These nonresidential uses occur in two ways: home occupations, which create the opportunity to conduct a business in the home when the conduct of that business meets certain requirements to ensure the protection of the residential character of the district. The second situation typically applies to uses on separate lots, such as churches, schools, day care centers, community centers, or other uses that have been determined to be acceptable when conditions are assigned to mitigate potential negative impacts.
Across the country the types of businesses that are allowable as home occupations varies greatly. I know of some areas where the only business is a home office and others where a veterinary clinic is considered a home occupation. Local custom and the willingness of the citizens to accept the introduction of more nonresidential uses are essential when considering the expansion of the types and extent of home occupations. In jurisdictions where home occupations are not allowable in accessory structures, this requirement serves to limit the potential impacts. The assumption is that people will not want activities within their homes that have fumes, odors, or require significant storage, for example. However, the idea of mixed use neighborhoods and traditional neighborhood development welcomes cottage industry.
Some jurisdictions also allow different types of home occupations in different districts. For example, it is relatively common to limit home occupations to the principle structure in more dense residential neighborhoods but to allow home occupations in accessory structures in estate and agricultural residential districts.
Whichever approach you take, the important feature is the consideration of the types of impacts from various uses — considering electronic interference, odors, fumes, and noise from operations. Be sure that the standards (conditions) are enforceable. For example, how and where would you measure odor to ensure that there is no negative impact to neighbors? It is often easier, in the home occupation situation, to limit the types of uses to those not likely to have the negative impact at all because enforcement is so difficult.
Finally, I see no reason that you could not craft a regulation that allows certain types of home occupations as conditional uses in detached buildings, provided that you have a clear and specific list accompanied by an identification of the categories of conditions that will be considered for imposition if the use is approved. The more a property owner knows about expectations of the local government, the better. Be sure to consider impacts such as noise, hours of operation, parking if the use will have customers at the site, traffic, trucks and deliveries, lights, odor, electronic interference, and the ability of the business to expand. Assume someone is making and selling a product. What happens when the business is successful and needs more space? The more situations you can identify in advance, the better you will be able to include provisions in the ordinance.
Question from Stan Boling, Planning Director, Indian River County:
How much discretion can an approving body have over conditional uses?
Answer from author Gail Easley:
Your ordinance or regulations should clearly establish the ability of the approving body to require conditions in addition to the conditions that may be specified in the regulations. Since there is no specific state requirement to apply in your jurisdiction, you have considerable latitude to adopt regulations that are specific (as you mentioned, location, setback, and so on) but also to include a statement that additional conditions may be required to ensure that the impacts of the proposed use do not result in an undue negative impact on the surrounding area. Be sure that you have such "enabling" language in your regulations. However, as I pointed out in the article, too much discretion can result in treating substantially similar situations very differently. Therefore, I recommend as much specificity as possible in the regulations while still allowing the imposition of "other conditions as necessary to mitigate potential negative impacts." You want to be sure that your procedures require written findings to support the decision. This will ensure that there is a relationship between the potential negative impact and the discretionary conditions.
Question from Stan Boling, Planning Director, Indian River County:
How closely is discretion tied to specific use criteria?
Answer from author Gail Easley:
Again, this is a matter to address within the regulations. I think you could have an overall statement about the ability of the governing body to impose conditions beyond those enumerated — either by type or by specific standard, so long as such conditions are tied to a potential impact. Make sure you have written findings in your record to support the imposition of conditions.
Is there a difference in the degree of discretion between administrative permits, approved by the planning commission, and conditional uses, approved by the elected body?
Answer from author Gail Easley:
The important feature is the limitation specified in the regulations. There is no reason the planning commission could not have discretion to impose different standards. However, the ability to exercise discretion should be spelled out; conversely, if there should be strict compliance with a set of standards and no discretion, that, too, should be spelled out.
Question from Bjorn Hansen, Transportation Program Coordinator, Centralina Council of Governments:
What is the best way to address school site selection as a conditional use?
Answer from author Gail Easley:
The first thing to consider is the types of impacts that may occur when a school is located in a given zoning district. In your situation, schools are potentially permissible in any zoning district. Clearly, the potential impacts from the school will be very different when locating in a residential area than when locating in an office area. On the other hand, the impacts are not all from the school to the surrounding area. Locating a school in an industrial area, for example, probably requires standards to ensure adequate protection from truck traffic or other features of the industrial development.
This means that the conditional use criteria will vary from one zoning district to another and will not be "universal" for schools wherever they may locate.
Once you have a list of impacts, you should also identify the unique design requirements for schools — for example, bus lanes and access separate from the parking area as well as drop-off/pick-up lanes for students being transported in private vehicles. Safety requirements for modern schools often require specific fencing, lighting, and limited access. The ways the features are incorporated into the neighborhood must be addressed.
With the lists of potential impacts and special design features, you can then consider the standards that will be acceptable for the zoning districts where the schools will be permissible. The local school board should be involved in these discussions, because the standards will affect their land needs and design costs. The board should also be able to see that your regulations are considering the unique needs of the school and not just the impacts from the school on the neighborhood.


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By Tony Grossi | ESPNCleveland.com
The Morning Kickoff …
Winning them over: The two Browns players who might have legitimate reason to question, or resent, or even dread the switch to a 3-4 base system claim they are "all in" on the blitzing, Pittsburgh-style defense being installed by new coordinator Ray Horton.
Inside linebacker D'Qwell Jackson, who enters his eighth season now as the longest-tenured Brown, stands to be mauled in the running game by 300-pound guards unimpeded by defensive tackles who would otherwise line up over them in the 4-3.
"I've got to get some bigger pads this year," Jackson joked.
Jabaal Sheard has to make two major transitions in his third NFL season. After leading the team with 15.5 sacks the past two years as the left defensive end, Sheard will move to the right side and audition for the standup weakside linebacker spot, where he has to adjust from always moving forward to often moving backward. He inherits unfamiliar, additional responsibilities to cover backs, tight ends – even slot receivers – in pass coverage.
It is the most physically and mentally demanding position on defense in the NFL.
"It's different, but I think it's gonna be fine," Sheard said. "It's a challenge. But football's a challenge. I'm just gonna step up to the plate.
"I think I'm athletic. I always wanted to be a linebacker. I wanted to be able to drop (into pass coverage) and also rush. I'm happy for it. Honestly."
Jackson, 6-0 and 240 pounds, doesn't think he'll have to add weight to be more stout in the running game. Sheard, 6-2 and 255 pounds, doesn't think he'll have to lose weight to be more agile in the pass coverage game.
Are they engaging in fantasy football? Or is their enthusiasm a real effect of Horton's immediate impact on his new players?
It's all about the pass rush: What is exciting and appealing to both players is the unrelenting aggressiveness in Horton's scheme.
"The beauty of Ray's defense, he doesn't let an offense dictate what we're doing," Jackson said. "We're gonna do what we do, give you multiple looks, multiple pressures. Ray's played the game, so he understands what works and what doesn't."
Jackson broke in with the Browns in 2006 as an inside linebacker in the Romeo Crennel 3-4 defense. He transitioned easily into the facsimile Eric Mangini 3-4, but both systems took their toll on him physically. He has been more productive – and had more fun -- as the middle linebacker in the Dick Jauron 4-3 the past two seasons.
"The thing about this 3-4 compared to the 3-4 I played in the past (is) we're going to be aggressive," Jackson said. "It's similar to what Arizona ran last year, to what the Steelers do.
"I'll have a lot more opportunities to blitz. We have a lot of different fronts, so it won't be one look all the time. You look around at the Baltimores, the Steelers, they excel in being able to execute multiple fronts. There'll be a lot more movement. It's harder for an offense to hit a moving target. In years past, you'd just stand there all day. You feel you (can't) make plays. You get blocked all the way down the field."
Sheard said, "Pass rushing is pass rushing. I'm still on the edge. All I have to do is learn to drop a little bit. I'm starting to get the hang of it."
Sheard was scouted by New England and Pittsburgh as a 3-4 outside 'backer coming out of Pitt in 2011. He considered himself fortunate to break in as a 4-3 end with the Browns. Recognizing coverage assignments will be his biggest adjustment.
His rush opportunities may be reduced, but he will realize an advantage from the stand-up position at linebacker.
"Mainly it's about the get-off," he said. "In the three-point stance, you're like a track runner. You have more force leaning forward. (In the two-point stance of a linebacker) you can get a good jump on the ball seeing the center snap the ball."
A new Cleveland swag: Jackson said the best NFL defenses over the past five years have been the ones playing an aggressive 3-4 scheme. He has seen the Steelers and Ravens run roughshod over the Browns for eight years. He's been envious of them.
"I've watched all the top defenses," he said. "Baltimore, Pittsburgh … they get after people. That's what Ray brings. Baltimore's been highly successful with their 'cross dogs' – sending the two inside linebackers on stunts. We'll do a lot of that. We run a ton of it. It's gonna be good to finally get after Baltimore and Pittsburgh and actually give them a dose of their own medicine."
Sheard sees Horton, a passionate disciple of the great Steelers coordinator Dick LeBeau, turning the Browns into a defensive power.
"It's similar (to the Steelers' style)," he said. "We've got our own swag. We're gonna have our own thing. We're going to bring pressure. We're going to get after it. We want to pride ourself on defense, too."
For these two players, there will be some sacrifices. Hopefully, some new triumphs, too.
"I want to win some games around here," Sheard said. "So whatever it takes to win games."
|Tony Grossi covers the Browns for ESPN 850 WKNR, ESPN 1540 KNR2 and www.espncleveland.com.
He has covered the Browns with distinction since 1984 and is one of 46 voters for the National Football League Hall of Fame. Email your "Hey Tony" questions to email@example.com Tony on Twitter @tonygrossi
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|The use of covariance functions and random regressions for genetic evaluation of milk production based on test day records.
MedLine Citation:
|PMID: 9891276 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|In the analysis of test day records for dairy cattle, covariance functions allow a continuous change of variances and covariances of test day yields on different lactation days. The equivalence between covariance functions as an infinite dimensional extension of multivariate models and random regression models is shown in this paper. A canonical transformation procedure is proposed for random regression models in large-scale genetic evaluations. Two methods were used to estimate covariance function coefficients for first parity test day yields of Holsteins: 1) a two-step procedure fitting covariance functions to matrices with estimated genetic and residual covariances between predetermined periods of lactation and 2) REML directly from data with a random regression model. The first method gave more reliable estimates, particularly for the periphery of the trajectory. The goodness of fit of a random regression model based on covariables describing the shape of the lactation curve was nearly the same as random regression on Legendre polynomials. In the latter model, two and three regression coefficients were sufficient to fit the covariance structure for additive genetic and permanent environment, respectively. The eigenfunction pattern revealed the possibility of selection for persistency. Covariance functions can be usefully implemented in large-scale test day models by means of random regressions.
|J H van der Werf; M E Goddard; K Meyer
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|Title: Journal of dairy science Volume: 81 ISSN: 0022-0302 ISO Abbreviation: J. Dairy Sci. Publication Date: 1998 Dec
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|Created Date: 1999-03-11 Completed Date: 1999-03-11 Revised Date: 2006-11-15
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|Nlm Unique ID: 2985126R Medline TA: J Dairy Sci Country: UNITED STATES
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|Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
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