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(Smugglers use a lot of imagination)….Customs and Border Patrol officers find narcotics hidden in some strange places.
Recently officer inspected a suspicious vehicle at the Downtown Calexico Port of Entry. The driver of the vehicle told the CBP officers he was returning from a family visit to Mexicali. He said he was taking a battery to his home in Calexico. Officers say 26-year-old Roberto Alvizar Gomez appeared nervous, so they decided to conduct a search of the vehicle. Officers discovered the battery under the hood of the Toyota Tercel seemed too big for the vehicle. A detector dog alerted to the battery. A more detailed look revealed the battery was fake. Inside they found 13 pounds of methamphetamine. The functioning battery was found in the dashboard. It was stuffed with 3 more pounds of meth. The suspect told investigators he was aware of the narcotics. He said he was smuggling the drugs to pay off a debt. He said a previous attempt to smuggle marijuana failed and the marijuana was seized. Alvizar Gomez was arrested and booked into County Jail.


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For someone who runs a weblog magazine for terribly with-it New Yorkers, Nick Denton is just so six months ago with his approving link to a Tucker Carlson piece about why Democrats need to be funnier. Didn't someone already come up with this lame idea? Honestly, when Knoxville leads Tribeca by the nose, there can be little solace in the usual high points of Manhattanite life, such as wearily spotting Gabriel Byrne at a restaurant, having pizza with pig fat topping, voyeuring Harrison Ford or conversing with a self-absorbed cokehead so appallingly irritating that you want to have her arrested on general principle, never mind about the dope.

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Court upholds proof of citizenship for voters
A federal judge has ruled that Kansas and Arizona should be allowed to require voters to provide evidence of citizenship, in a case closely watched by both sides dealing with the question of voter eligibility.
District Judge Eric Melgren in Wichita ruled that the Election Assistance Commission had no legal authority to deny requests from the two states to add the citizenship requirement. In the ruling, released on Wednesday, he ordered the commission to revise the national form immediately.
Kansas and Arizona require new voters to provide a birth certificate, passport or other documentation to prove citizenship. The federal registration form, however, requires only that prospective voters sign a statement declaring they are citizens. The different requirements opened the possibility that residents of those states would have to register twice, using separate voter registration forms, if they wanted to vote in both state and federal elections.
The fight has political overtones. Republicans have generally argued in favor of tougher voting requirements, contending they prevent fraud. Democrats oppose the state standards, which they say can block voters — including the young and the poor — from registering to vote.
The top election officials, Kris Kobach of Kansas and Ken Bennett of Arizona, had sued to force the federal agency to include proof of citizenship. Both are considered conservative Republicans.
"This is a huge victory for the states of Kansas and Arizona," Kobach said in a prepared statement. "They have successfully protected our sovereign right to set and enforce the qualifications for registering to vote. We have now paved the way for all 50 states to protect their voter rolls and ensure that only U.S. citizens can vote."
"Today's decision is an important victory for the people of Arizona against the Obama administration, assuring that only Arizona residents and not illegals vote in Arizona elections," Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne said in a statement.
Election Assistance Commission spokesman Bryan Whitener said in an email that the ruling is "under review."
The ruling can be appealed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Denver.
Melgren ruled that the Constitution gives states the power to set voter qualifications, and Congress has not pre-empted it. The case arose as the Supreme Court last year struck down part of Arizona's 2004 proof-of-citizenship law. The Kansas voter ID law took effect last year.
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The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program (EIP) provides University of Maryland Honors College freshmen and sophomores with an interdisciplinary, living and learning education to help build the entrepreneurial mindsets, skill sets, and relationships invaluable to developing innovative, impactful solutions to today's problems.
A joint program of the Honors College and the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech), EIP has a proven pedigree of successful creativity and innovation-related education and achievement. Mtech has been a leading force in entrepreneurial education and innovation for more than 25 years. EIP is based directly on Mtech's groundbreaking Hinman CEOs program, the first undergraduate living-learning entrepreneurship program in the United States. EIP students have access to Mtech's venture development resources and activities, as well as those specifically designated for EIP and the Honors College.
While we have a strong technology heritage, EIP is an excellent program for any student interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. Nearly half of EIP students are pursuing non-technical majors, including business, psychology, music and government/politics. And of course EIP is at the University of Maryland, which was ranked by Kiplinger's among the top-ten public four-year institutions for providing outstanding education at an affordable price.
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A biblical scholar, writer, and teacher, Peter Enns is author of the soon-to-be-released Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary volume on Ecclesiastes. In this excerpt from his introduction to that book, he discusses what it means to read Ecclesiastes from a Christian perspective.
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Proper interpretation of any biblical book must commence by paying close attention to the words in front of us understood in their historical context, at least as best as it can be determined. . . . And where no specific historical setting can be clearly affirmed, one is still bound to handle the book in such a way that each part interacts with the whole, so as to come away satisfied that one has grappled with the contents of the book, not simply privileged certain favorite passages to the exclusion of others.
But we do not read Scripture simply for the sake of reading. We read Scripture as members of Christ's church, as a book for Christ's church. We are asking questions of significance, the nexus between "what it meant" and "what it means," or, if you will, the overused word "application." How one gets from then to now has in my experience proved to be a complex interpenetration of factors both obvious and subtle. But to speak of the significance of a biblical book is to say that the setting of the interpreter (whether individual or community, however defined) presents itself as an influential factor in interpretation.
The Bible does not have contemporary "significance" for anyone apart from a conceptual framework within which one makes sense of anything. This certainly entails one's individual time and place in world history. For Christians, however, that conceptual framework is centered first and foremost not on our particular or personal life settings, but on the gospel, on what God has done for his people and the world in and through the person and work of Christ. I am not attempting to mount an argument here for a so-called Christological or Christocentric reading of Ecclesiastes. I have no real objection to these terms, other than they have sometimes come to represent an approach to Christian hermeneutics that can hold a book like Ecclesiastes at a safe distance rather than engage it. For the gospel to form our grid for understanding Ecclesiastes is not a call to "see Christ" in every verse, or even every passage of the book. This is not what it means to see Christ as the "center" of Ecclesiastes. Rather, the gospel forms our basic hermeneutical posture, that point of view from which we read and to which the meaning of Ecclesiastes will be applied. It is to acknowledge that the very questions we raise, the very way in which we interact with Ecclesiastes, is profoundly shaped by our having been raised and united with the crucified and risen Christ. It is, in my view, precisely a failure to recognize this vital hermeneutical posture that has fostered the notion that a faithful, Christian reading of Ecclesiastes is demonstrated by deriving some immediate moral lesson from the book — an approach that can drive one to ignore, brush aside, or actually mishandle portions of the book. Our outlook must rather be shaped by the knowledge that, on the one hand, Ecclesiastes has something to say, and on the other hand, how we hear it will be shaped in a most fundamental way by our living in the privileged setting of the post-resurrection cosmos.
All this is to say that any Christian interpreter of any OT book, including Ecclesiastes, must purposefully endeavor to allow the two horizons of then and now to be in conversation with each other. And they must be in conversation. I do not think that the cross and resurrection mean that the challenging peaks and valleys of Ecclesiastes can now be made level. But it is still a conversation that embraces the powerful and liberating realization that we are living in the age of the inaugurated eschaton. It is from this final, climactic stage in the drama of redemption that we now look back and say, "Now that we know where Israel's story ends up, what difference does that knowledge make in how we understand previous stages in the story?" In other words, the "now" with which the "then" must be in conversation is not primarily the private now of my personal experiences (although the personal dimension is certainly in play), but the eschatological now of the new age (2 Cor 6:2) that dawned when Christ, the climax of God's covenant with Israel, was crucified and raised from the dead. Only after this eschatological posture is allowed to exert its proper force do we as Christians bring Ecclesiastes to bear on the particular circumstances of our individual and corporate lives.
This attitude toward reading Ecclesiastes (and the OT as a whole) is what can be referred to as a Christotelic reading. Rather than placing Christ "in" the book of Ecclesiastes, a Christotelic reading sees Christ as the climactic end (Greek telos) of Israel's story, which is the vantage point from which we today engage the book. This is analogous, perhaps, to how one engages a well-told tale in a good novel. The first time through you let the story hit you as the plot unfolds and the characters develop. Then when you get to the climax of the story, the various peaks and valleys of the previous chapters begin to be seen in light of the whole. The end of the story does not render those chapters null and void, merely a prop to bring you to the end. But now, having read the story once and seen where it winds up, you go back and read it again. It is precisely because you know where the story is going that you can have a deeper connection with the various parts: "Oh, now I know how that part fits. . . . I didn't see that before, and now that I do, it seems pretty important. How could I have missed it before? . . . That part isn't nearly as straightforward as I once thought it was. Maybe I need to pay more careful attention to it this time."
For this reason a theological reading of Ecclesiastes for the church is ultimately a synthesis of the first and second readings. We must allow its own prominent peaks and valleys to define our hermeneutical landscape, while at the same time bearing in mind that there is another, grander landscape beyond the immediate horizon, against which Ecclesiastes can be seen in a different light. Interestingly, an analogy with the book of Ecclesiastes itself may illustrate the point. Just as reading the epilogue brings us to say to Qohelet, "Yes, you are right, but there is something more," so too does our postresurrection vantage point bring us to look at Ecclesiastes as a whole and say, "Yes, you are right, but there is something more." The difference, of course, is that the "something more" of the epilogue is a reiteration of Israel's traditional categories of fear and obedience. For us, the "something more" is the complex realization that, however bound we are to traditional categories, they are now reconfigured in the crucified and risen Christ, who paradoxically embodies and transforms Israel's story.
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The Tigers return two first team all league players in senior Calvin Rock and junior Geoff Baldwin, and second team all league junior Everett Robinson from last years squad. With that extra experience under their belt, Grand Junction is primed to make a run at the top spot in the SWL.
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Mourdock Renews Calls for Full Benghazi Investigation: Asks Donnelly to Break His Silence
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(Greenfield, IN) – October 29, 2012 – Indiana Treasurer and United States Senate candidate Richard Mourdock today renewed his call for a full investigation into the attack on America's consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and asked why Congressman Donnelly has not yet joined him.
"Almost daily we learn more about the terrorist attack on our consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans. For days we were told that the attack on our consulate was caused by a spontaneous mob. Now we know the Obama administration knew within hours that the siege of the consulate was a terrorist attack and that a group with ties to Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility," Mourdock said.
"I am calling for a full and immediate investigation by the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to understand why requests by the consulate for additional security went unheeded as to ensure the future security of American diplomats and service personnel around the world," Mourdock said. "This is a time for strong leadership and character. I continue to be disappointed in Congressman Donnelly's silence on this issue. If Congressman Donnelly won't even push his party's leaders for answers to basic questions on such a vital national security issue, how can we expect him to stand up to his party's leaders in the Senate?"


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Last February in my Propagation Class at SF City College, we divided up a bunch of Douglas Iris, Iris douglasiana. We due to some unexpected warm sunny weather, we made a couple changes over the past 8 weeks. Ideally when … Continue reading
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Ingredients :
1/4 kg bitter gourd
2 big onions
1 cup curd
small lemon sized tamarind
1 dry red chilli
1/2 tsp chana dal
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
curry leaves
3/4-1 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp sugar(purely optional)
Preparation :-
1) I have choosen small bitter gourd so i just left them with out chopping.If your bitter gourd is of bigger size cut into round slices.Peeling off the bitter gourd layer is optional but it gives better taste when you peel off.
2)Heat a pan ,Add bitter gourd,curd,salt,tamarind and 3 cups of water.Make sure the bitter gourd sink in the water.
3)Now cook it for about 15-20 minutes ,By then all the water gets evaporated.
4)Take another pan ,Add some oil and fry the cooked bitter gourd pieces until they turn brown in color,keep it aside.
5)Heat a pan,Now add some oil,Add red chilli,tempering(chana dal,mustard seeds,cumin seeds) and fry until mustard seeds splutter.
6)Add curry leaves and fry for a minute.Add chopped onion and fry until it turns to light brown color.
7) Now add the fried bitter gourd pieces,Add salt(only for onion ,bitter gourd already have the salt while cooking).
8)Add red chilli powder and swith off heat after a minute.If you want it bit sweeter add sugar to it.Serve hot.
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Lagoon (saline)
A shallow body of coastal salt water (from brackish to hypersaline) partially separated from an adjacent sea by a barrier of sand or other sediment, or less frequently, by rocks (based on Ardizzone et al., 1988). Three features serve to identify a coastal lagoon: 1) the presence of an isolating barrier beach, spit or island; 2) the retention of all or most of the water mass within the system during periods of low tide in the adjacent sea; 3) the persistence of natural water exchange between the lagoon and the parent sea - by percolation through and/or overtopping of the barrier, through inlet/outflow channels, etc. - permitting the lagoonal water to remain saline or brackish. As defined for the EC Habitats Directive, lagoons are "Expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity and water volume, separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle, or, less frequently, by rocks. Salinity may vary from brackish water to hypersalinity depending on rainfall, evaporation and the addition of seawater from storms or from temporary flooding by the sea in winter" (European Commission 1995). Five lagoon types have been identified in Great Britain for the identification of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Joint Nature Conservation Committee 1996). (i) Isolated saline lagoon. These are pools which are completely isolated from the sea by a barrier of rock or sediment. No seawater enters the pool by percolation, the only input of salt water occurs by limited groundwater seepage (such as in some dune pools), by overtopping of the barrier (sill) on extreme high water spring tides, or by salt water inundation during storm events. (ii) Percolation saline lagoon. These pools are separated from the sea by a permeable barrier of shingle or pebbles and small boulders. Sea water exchange occurs through the barrier to varying degrees dependent on the permeability of the barrier. (iii) Sluiced saline lagoons. These are lagoons where the ingress and egress of water from the lagoon to the open sea is modified by human mechanical interference. (iv) Silled saline lagoons. These are in many respects similar to some examples of sluiced lagoons. They are generally rocky basins which have a sill between mean high water of spring tides and mean low water of spring tides. (v) Saline lagoon inlets. These are saline lagoons where there is a permanent connection with the sea. Cf. 'pond (coastal)'.
A thin layer, plate, scale or film, especially of bone or tissue (OED, 1990).
Plural of 'lamella'.
Lance shaped and usually elongate (Brusca, 1980).
A juvenile phase differing markedly in morphology and ecology from the adult (Barnes et al.1993).
Plural of 'larva'.
Lateral Keel
A lateral ridge either side of the base of a fin. It is used for stability in some shark species (Lincoln et al., 1998)
Lateral Keels
Plural of 'lateral keel'.
Lateral Teeth
Of bivalve mollusc shells, projections about the shell hinge, in front of and behind the cardinal teeth and normally some distance from the beaks (Tebble, 1976).
An angular distance measured in degrees north (or south) of the equator (latitude 0°).
Development at the expense of internal resources (i.e. yolk) provided by the female (cf. planktotrophic) (Barnes et al.,1993).
Life Form
Structural types of organisms or growth forms that dominate or are most conspicuous in certain environmental conditions. (based on Richards et al., 1995) (cf. growth form).
Pertaining to freshwater <0.5 salinity (based on Carriker, 1967, in McLusky, 1993).
The area of the shore that is occupied by marine organisms which are adapted to or need alternating exposure to air and wetting by submersion, splash or spray. On rocky shores, the upper limit is marked by the top of the Littorina /Verrucaria belt and the lower limit by the top of the laminarian zone (Lewis, 1964). It is divided into separate subzones, particularly marked on hard substrata. Cf. 'intertidal'.
Littoral Fringe
The upper subzone of the littoral zone, bordering the supralittoral. It is characterized by marine lichens, littoral molluscs and algae tolerant of exposure to air for long periods; its lower boundary is characteristically the upper limit of dense barnacles. This subzone can be further subdivided into the upper and lower littoral fringes (from Hiscock, 1990) .
Littoral Width
The distance from High Water Spring Tides to Low Water Spring Tides, measured at right angles to the general direction of coastline.
Local Importance
In conservation assessment - biotopes or locations which are among the best examples or the only examples within a particular physiographic feature or area of coast but occur widely elsewhere in the coastal sector (q.v.). This was, until 1995, defined as being: "communities or areas which are widespread in similar situations but for which the one mentioned is a good example in the coastal sector under consideration". (Based on Hiscock & Mitchell, 1989.) Cf. 'international importance: species', 'national importance', 'regional importance' (biotopes or areas and species).
(Scottish) A lake. In its widest sense, it is an open, enclosed or partially enclosed body of water. (Based on Earll & Pagett, 1984.) See also 'sea loch'.
Distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian at 0°, which runs through Greenwich, south-east England.
Longshore Drift
1) A current which acts parallel to the coastline, generated by an oblique wave approach or by differences in wave height along the beach, and responsible for the movement of large quantities of beach material along the shore (based on Hansom, 1988). 2) Movement of sand and shingle along the shore (Allaby & Allaby, 1990).
A circular or horse-shoe shaped fold of the body wall that encircles the mouth and bears numerous hollow ciliated tentacles (Ruppert & Barnes, 1996). A feeding organ characteristic of Bryozoa, Phoronida and Brachiopoda.
Plural of 'lophophore'.
In birds: the area between the eye and the upper part of the beak).
(Irish) see 'loch'.
Lower Shore
A physical term for the area of shore around low tide level, often applied where it is not possible to determine the biological subzone, for example on sediment shores (cf. 'sublittoral fringe').
Lowest Astronomical Tide
The lowest tidal level which can be predicted to occur under average meteorological conditions and any combination of astronomical conditions (from Ministry of Defence, 1987).
Lunar Tide
See 'astronomical tide'.
Crescent-shaped (OED, 2008).
A depressed area in front of the beaks in one or both valves, distinguished by a change in sculpture or colour (Tebble, 1976). When the entire shell is viewed from above the lunlue typically forms a heart-shaped depression (Stachowitsch, 1992).
Referring to a biogeographical region centred to the south of the British Isles and influencing the extreme south-west of the British Isles.


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More affordable Audi Q3 1.4 for SAComment on this story
Audi has announced a more affordable version of its Q3 crossover in the UK and the new model is set to reach South African shores in June this year.
Whereas the smallest petrol engine in the current Q3 line-up is a 125kW 2-litre turbopetrol, the new entry derivative sports a version of the VW Group's 1.4-litre turbopetrol.
The 1.4 TFSI model is available only in front-wheel drive form and, in South Africa's case, will be mated to a seven-speed S Tronic gearbox.
The motor is credited with 110kW between 5000 and 6000rpm and 250Nm from 1750 to 3000rpm.
It's hardly a slouch though, with Audi claiming an 8.9-second 0-100km/h sprint and a top speed of 203km/h. Naturally, the little motor has a consumption benefit to boast about, which amounts to 6.2 litres per 100km on the combined cycle - 7.7 l/100km in town and 5.4 l/100km on the open road.
South African models will reportedly be available only in the 'S' trim line, which should help keep the price down.
On that note, it is too early to confirm how much it'll cost, but you can expect it to carry a reasonably good saving over the current entry-level 2.0 TDI, which costs R385 000.
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Tourists host Lexington tonight
ASHEVILLE - The Tourists will bring a three-game winning streak into tonight's game against the Lexington Legends at McCormick Field. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05.
The Tourists (9-9) climbed back to .500 in the South Atlantic League by winning the final three games of a four-game series against the Rome Braves.
WNC hoops players choose colleges
ASHEVILLE - Asheville High senior guard Niry Perez has committed to play college basketball for Lees-McRae, while Mountain Heritage senior Samm Chandler will be playing in college for Averett (Va.).
Perez was the leading scorer (15.0 points per game) for the Mountain Athletic Conference 3-A regular-season champion Cougars (10-15), whose title was the school's first in girls basketball since 2005.
Perez also led the team in steals (79) and 3-point shots made (62). Perez was an All-MAC selection and the most valuable player of the Blue-White All-Star game.
Chandler averaged 15.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game this past season.
In addition, Mountain Heritage volleyball player Skyler Hughes has signed with Brevard College.
Owen's Leighton picks S.C. college
SWANNANOA - Owen senior Cole Leighton has committed to wrestle in college for Spartanburg Methodist (S.C.).
As a senior, Leighton (50-3) placed third at the NCHSAA 2-A tournament at 170 pounds and was a Western Highlands Conference champion.
Leighton completed his career with more than 100 wins and helped the Warhorses reach the quarterfinals of the NCHSAA 2-A dual team playoffs for the first time in school history.
WNC anglers win state championships
Two local youths won their age groups at the N.C. Bass Federation junior state championship at Kerr Lake in eastern North Carolina over the weekend.
Marion's Triston Owen (12-15) had a catch of 7 pounds to take his fourth consecutive state title. Black Mountain's Hunter White was the 11-14 winner with 8 pounds, 9 ounces.
UNCA baseball team loses to High Point
ASHEVILLE - High Point scored three runs in the ninth inning Monday to defeat UNC Asheville, 7-6, and complete the sweep of a Big South Conference series at Greenwood Field.
The Panthers (22-20, 9-6) needed only one hit to rally past the Bulldogs (13-29, 2-13), who led 6-3 following a five-run seventh inning.
Tommy Houmard led Asheville's 10-hit attack with three singles and an RBI.


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|Aortic valve replacement in patients with previous cardiac surgery.
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|BACKGROUND: Whether minimally diseased aortic valves should be replaced during other necessary cardiac operations remains controversial. Part of the decision-making process in that issue revolves around the risks of subsequent aortic valve replacement. This study evaluated the results of aortic valve replacement in patients following prior cardiac surgery. METHODS: From February, 1984 through December, 2001 first-time aortic valve replacement was performed in 132 consecutive patients who had previous cardiac surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass. Of those patients 89 (67%) had aortic valve replacement at a mean of 8.3 years after prior coronary artery bypass grafting, and 43 (33%) had aortic valve replacement at a mean of 13.0 years after previous procedures other than myocardial revascularization. Hospital records of all patients were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS: Early complications included operative mortality in six (6.7%) of the patients with prior coronary grafting and no mortality in the group with other prior operations. Patients having prior coronary grafting had more nonfatal complications than those with other previous procedures. CONCLUSIONS: Aortic valve replacement in patients following previous cardiac surgery can be accomplished with acceptable mortality and morbidity. Routine replacement of aortic valves that are minimally diseased during coronary artery bypass grafting may not be warranted.
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Do I need to do something special to get the "get" method to run, or just visit the jsp?
I'm a tad concerned about what's going on under the covers to obtain the list. You've used words like "static" and "constructor" that don't quite jive to me.
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Traffic Stop
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Whren v. United States (1996)517US_(135L.Ed.2d89)
ISSUE: When officers observe a traffic violation can they make a traffic stop if their primary motivation is to investigate some other crime?
FACTS Two plainclothes vice officers with the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department were on patrol in an unmarked car in a "high drug area" when they passed a Pathfinder truck that was stopped at a stop sign. They were somewhat suspicious of the truck because the driver "was looking down into the lap of the passenger at his right," and the driver remained stopped for "an unusually long time – more than 20 seconds."
When the officers made a U-turn intending to go back toward the Pathfinder, the driver "turned suddenly" to his right without signaling and sped off at an "unreasonable" speed. The officers then made a traffic stop, approached the two occupants and identified themselves as police officers. At this point, one of the officers saw two large plastic bags containing crack cocaine on the passenger's lap. Both men were arrested and charged with various federal drug offences.
DISCUSSION In Whren, the United States Supreme Court ruled on a question that has troubled officers, prosecutors, and judges for many years: Are pretext traffic stops unlawful?
The term "pretext stop" commonly refers to a car stop for a minor traffic violation when the stop was motivated by an officer's desire to investigate a crime for which grounds to detain did not exist. In other words, the officer is using the traffic violation to justify a detention of the car's occupants.
It would certainly appear the traffic stop in Whren fell into this category. In most jurisdictions, vice officers do not usually enforce minor traffic violations. In fact, the stop was in violation of the officers' departmental regulations, which prohibit plainclothes officers from making traffic stops unless the violation was "so grave as to pose an immediate threat to the safety of others." Thus, the Court did not seem to dispute the defendants' contention that the stop was, in fact, pretextual.
In asking the Court to severely restrict pretext stops, the defendants claim that restrictions are necessary to prevent widespread abuse. They noted there were so many traffic and equipment regulations on the books that virtually ever driver on the road is now, or soon will be, violating at least one of them. According to the defendants, "This creates the temptation to use traffic stops as a means of investigating other law violations, as to which no probable cause or even articulable suspicion exists."
Consequently, the defendants urged the Court to adopt a rule invalidating traffic stops unless a reasonable officer in the same circumstances would have made the stop. In other words, officers would not be permitted to make a traffic stop merely because they had observed a traffic violation. Instead, they would have to prove that a reasonable officer-following standard police practices-would have done so.
The Court pointed out the practical difficulties of applying such a test. For one thing, traffic enforcement practices vary depending on the jurisdiction and time of day. Furthermore, it would require judges to engage in the mind numbing process of "speculating about the hypothetical reaction of a hypothetical constable."
So the Court rejected the idea, ruling that the lawfulness of a traffic stop depends simply on whether the officer observed a traffic violation. Said the Court, "Here the District Court found that the officers had probably cause to believe that petitioners had violated the traffic code. That rendered the stop reasonable under the Fourth Amendment." Consequently, the officer's subjective desire to investigate another crime was irrelevant.
DA'S COMMENT Although Whren gives offices the right to stop a car for a traffic violation regardless of the officer's motivation, it does not give the officers the right to prolong the stop for the purpose of investigation of an unrelated crime. This means an officer who makes a traffic stop-pretext or otherwise-must generally limit his or her activities to those necessary to investigate the traffic violation.
Of course, if at some point during the stop the officer develops grounds to detain or arrest an occupant for some other crime, the officer may take the appropriate action. This was what happened in Whren when the officers saw drugs in the passenger compartment.
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"Shouldn't we be sad when even the bad man is killed?"
May 2, 2011
The weekday morning routine begins with a cup of coffee and the news, that latter of which is turned off when the kids wake for school. They don't like the news, they say. And I tell them I don't like it much either. Those few minutes before our days begin and we are all on the sofa are usually spent watching something else.
But not this morning. This morning was different.
Perhaps I was just lost in the story, my eyes locked on the bold words in all caps at the bottom of the screen—BIN LADEN KILLED BY US FORCES. Or maybe it was the fact that my mind was divided between May of 2011 and September of 2001, leaving no room to ponder the blond-haired little girl who entered and sat beside me. Her eyes were puffed, sleepy. She yawned.
"Who's bin Laden?" she asked me.
I remembered asking myself that very question almost ten years ago—Who is bin Laden and what has he done and why Jesus, why?—sitting on the edge of my bed in my bathrobe, just sitting there. Staring at burning buildings and soot-covered people who were bleeding and shaking and crying. I knew they were the lucky ones. The ones jumping from the upper floors of the Towers, choosing death by gravity over death by fire, they were the unlucky ones.
"He was a bad man," I told her.
"Is the bad man dead?"
"Who killed him?"
"Remember those men we see at the beach sometimes?" I asked her. "They killed him."
She yawned again, a high-pitched, little-girl exhale that ended with, "What did he do that was so bad?"
I saw those soot-covered people again, the bodies falling. I remembered the panic that day, of fear and uncertainty so overcoming it could only be expressed in silence. The little girl beside me was in her mother's womb then. Sitting on the table beside me were her first ultrasound pictures. I remembered looking at the screen and looking at the pictures and—God help me—wishing she would not be born into such a world. That she would be spared of such evil.
"He killed a lot of people."
We sat in silence as the people talked on the television, relaying the events, the soldiers involved, the particulars of the raid. When they described the death, my daughter asked, "What's a double-tap?"
"Nothing," I said. She was too sleepy to notice my smile.
The picture on the television changed to scenes from the night before. Crowds outside the White House and in Times Square. People chanting and singing and laughing.
She asked, "Why are those people happy?"
"Because the bad man is dead."
Another yawn, this one smaller. She put her head on my shoulder and I wished it could just stay like that forever, us there and the rest of my family close, the birds singing outside and the sun rising over the mountains.
"Is God happy, too?"
I didn't know how to answer that. I told her so.
"Are you happy, Daddy?"
"Yes. If I could, I'd shake the hand of the man who killed him."
She didn't know how to take that, this little girl, who's world is small and bright and populated by fairies who alight around her room nightly as she sleeps.
"Shouldn't we be sad when even the bad man is killed?"
I wondered, my mind divided again between the present and the past, between feeling the little girl's head on my shoulder and seeing her still-forming head in a grainy picture while the planes fell and the people cried and the whole world seemed to end. I wondered what has become of us since, of those who wish nothing but death on our enemies and those who would rather bow than fight. I wondered of those who believe it wrong that Gandhi should reside in hell, and I wondered if they believe it equally wrong that Osama bin Laden should reside in heaven.
"I don't know, honey," I told her.
And I still don't.
But I know that my daughter will grow up. Her small and bright world of fairies will one day become a big and dark world full of monsters. Monsters like him.
She yawned once more, her hand now in mine. I thought of these words from George Orwell: "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
I don't know if God expects me to be sad, but I know I am not.
And I don't know if He expects me to make peace with the monsters, but I believe He would rather we fight them.
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[…] friend Billy Coffey wrote a very eloquent post today about the death of Osama bin Laden. This one won't be nearly as […]
I can't say that I'm sad about bin Laden's death. He was a monster.
I'm sad about his fate.
I'm angry that some people seem to be happy about both.
Billy, I spent about 90 minutes before bedtime last night, asking my fellow believers to not celebrate this event with our "We're Number One!" finger up in the air, as if our favorite college team just won a championship. As a political conservative, and former soldier, and as a Christian who rejoices at the last-minute conversion of the thief on the cross just to the right of Jesus, I am conflicted regarding just how happy I should be right now.
But as you rightly point out, it's not so much my fellow adult believers are handling this news; it's how my kids are processing it that is my business. It is my job to help them think for themselves, yet guide them, to some extent, in what to think. It's not an easy place to be. How can I tell them how to think about this when I am not sure how I should think about it? Is God happy? Indeed.
On another note, my twins were born 9/11, exactly as the planes were crashing into the Twin Towers. I, like you, was wondering what kind of world I was dragging these innocents into. And 9 and a half years later, i am still not sure about that one.
It's a tough call! On one hand I'm thankful he's no longer a threat but at the same time, he's a man lost to Christ. I wish his death meant we would be safer but sadly, I don't think that'll be the case and the celebrating that's being plastered everywhere on every channel is only going to fuel the evil he left behind. On one hand, God sent men into war and battles and you know those armies rejoiced in their victories! The other hand, does God enjoy death and loss of any of his beings?
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Billy, as always…..poignant and simply eloquent. I think you perfectly captured how many of us feel. I am glad for all those who lost loved ones that day, that this "very bad man" is gone, a good day for our country I believe. But I feel bad we have to explain these terrible things to children. I can remember when I myself wondered who Bin Laden was, I wish I were still wondering……..Lori
I just don't know. I'm glad he's gone. And I was happy about it when I first saw it. But the more I think about it, the more I don't know how I feel.
My oldest was six and a half months old when the towers fell. All he, and his younger sister, know is that a man who killed a lot of people is dead. And for now, that's enough, I think. But I'm naive, so maybe not.
Powerful post, Billy.
Not sure how I feel about it… I question it. Buried at sea? sounds rather convenient.
If he is truly dead… God tells us not to rejoice at the doom of our enemies doesn't he? He died without Christ and went to an eternal life in hell that will never end.
God also says vengeance is His, was this his vengeance on those who took innocent lives or is the eternal hell His vengeance? Either way it is in God's hands.
Truly, I just feel kinda numb about it. Because it is not an end to our forces being stretched thin overseas. Maybe if there were some finality to it of the war on terror being over I would feel a bit relieved but not particularly "happy".
I sat on the edge of the couch watching the second plane hit the building while 9 months pregnant. Praying I would not go into labor on that day. My son was born on the 13th. It was horrible to be in the hospital and have nothing but THAT news coverage running continuously.
Sharon, for the record, I love that fact that my wife went into labor that day. It's a day that needed some reasons for rejoicing, and there were many reasons to rejoice that day, from stories of heroism to babies being born.
I am sad that Bin Laden chose to do evil. I am sad that he chose to destroy other people in his evil. I would presume that he chose not to repent for his evil, and now suffers the destruction of the wicked, in which (the Bible says) God has no pleasure.
There is no pleasure to be had in either Bin Laden's life or death, only relief that he is gone.
"All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing." ~ Edmund Burke
I take great pleasure to know that men and women of courage still take a stand against evil, whatever the personal cost.
I believe you have a wise little girl. The Bible says that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. He had rather that the wicked repented.
I am relieved that this man is no longer leading the war of terror. I do however believe there will always be someone ready to fill his shoes.
I too remember that September morn wondering what was going to become of our beloved country and the way of life as we knew it.
I thank God for our military men and women who fight to protect our freedom and lives everyday.
Thanks for your post, Billy. I've commented elsewhere about my feelings about this and it's taken the steam out of wanting to say more about my feelings. I will say this…working with Marines and their families, I still remember your post about the SEALS you encountered on the beach and I will never forget that post. It still moves me today.
Everything in my world is colored by what the last 10 years has done, not only because of what happened that day and what those families have gone through, but because of the consequences that our military and their families pay because of that day. I cannot, no matter what, take back or deny my relief and thankfulness that the man who started this war is gone. Figurehead or not.
It's an odd mixture of relief and sadness…
I've been reading debates amongst my friends (ranging from ultra-liberal friends to ultra-conservative and everywhere in between) about this on Facebook. I don't know what to say to any of them. I don't want to get into the debates. So I haven't said anything. But the fact is: he did very very VERY wrong and he is now dead. When you kill a man bent on killing you, that's not murder, that's self-defense.
I'm relieved. But I'm sad. I hope I never lose my ability to be sad when someone – someone I know or not – who did not know Christ dies. I may not grieve, I may not miss them, but I hope I am always sad. Because that's one less person who will be in heaven. That's one person who has lost his last chance to know the one True and Living God, to know salvation through the Blood of Christ.
Please tell your daughter this: God doesn't like when people hurt His children. He told His chosen ones to kill the people who hated them in the Old Testament. But He also doesn't like that they have to die for it. He told them it was necessary, but He also told us in the New Testament that He is not willing that any should perish. So I think God is happy that Bin Laden can't hurt His children anymore, but He is probably also sad that Bin Laden will never have another chance to change his mind.
Powerful post Billy and what a thinker that daughter of yours is! I feel like justice was served and I am proud of the Seals. But, I can't help think about OBL's family. I don't know what kind of people they are or what they thought of his actions, he was still their loved one. The thought even went thru my mind of how he must have felt when he saw his son killed. I hope this will help give some closure to the people that lost loved ones on September 11th. I pray that we will never have to live thru something like that again!
Reminds me of one of your old posts about 9/11- Monster. My kids also wondered what the big deal was. And like you, I couldn't answer most questions. I'm grateful they are young enough that 9/11 will be a lesson in the history books and OBL just a footnote. I doubt they'll remember watching this on the news. At least, I hope so.
We had this discussion over at my mom's blog yesterday, http://chasingrabbits11.blogspot.com
And my son and I had this same type of conversation yesterday as well to which my answer to him was that I am happy that the evil has been taken care of but that as a Christian I shouldn't be happy that a man without Christ is dead. Yes, he made his choice and yes, he was evil, but I am trying to work my way to 100% truth in what I told my son. Not that I don't' believe that what I told him is true, but that I am happy Osama is dead and I am at a place that I think I need to separate the happy the evil is gone with the sad that a non-believer died. it's a fine a line for me.
Is God happy when the unrighteous perish?
I know this — he is not willing that any should perish, but that all should have eternal life. So, in a way, he's sad that Osama did not repent…
Billy-boy, I am in agreement with the others. I wrote this on a Christian writers' forum and it's still my answer…I agree that, while we, as Christians, mourn the loss of a soul not saved by Grace, we can, at the same time, be pleased that a vessel of evil has been removed from the earth.
Powerful post, Billy!
Am I happy he is dead? Yes, he deserved to be taken out for his crimes. However, who is next? When one evil person is removed, it seems others (more than one) are ready to step up to take his place. We see this happen when we have an election here in the USA. We rally and wave banners, shout for our candidate, and trust that our person will do a better job than the last one. They seldom do better and again we are disenchanted as they seem now to be as evil as their predecessor was claimed to be. God help us and, Please God, Save America.
Billy, I think this may be the most honest response to what happened that I have read. I appreciate that you are at some measure of peace with your reaction to this historic event being somewhere between the middle of those who require that we either must be jubilant or must wear sackcloth and ashes. It is exactly the way I have felt since Sunday night. Bravo for this commentary, and amen.
I appreciate your honest take on this –an approach that doesn't resort to platitudes.
It's just a complicated thing, very complicated.
I think the best response — the one God expects of us — is humility. I've been so bothered by the fact that the so-called rejoicing has turned to prideful gloating.
Thank you, Billy, for sharing your thoughts.
We should not celebrate the death of another person – that's what I feel. What right do we have to judge another person? Afterall who is spotfree to do that? Not a single human being! The death of one person does not mean the end of all evil.
While I am relieved for my family, friends and myself that they finally got him, I am somehow saddened to think that even one person, even as evil as he was, ended up in hell, and how dark his life must have been to get to the point of doing the things he has done. And, I am sad for his children that had to see him killed. I am concerned that in the celebration, we may be encouraging even more hate against us.


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"Let me be represented as one who trusts his senses, who thinks he knows the things he sees and feels, and entertains no doubts of their existence." -- Bishop Berkeley
Saturday, May 14, 2005
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The new dog, Jack. Nine weeks old, miniature Dachshund.
My first attempt at a French Intensive Garden. My fingers are crossed, and my carrots finally sprouted. They are purple carrots. Imagine that.
Our two rabbits. They love clover. My husband is upset because I won't let him mow the clover down.
And I thought I was simply feeding the birds, and voila! Sunflowers all over my yard.
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LONGVIEW, Wash. – A Longview man who prosecutors said tried to kill his dog with a sledgehammer in October has been charged with first-degree animal cruelty and has been summoned to appear in court next Wednesday.
Chad Miller, 39, will appear in Cowlitz County Superior Court in a case that drew outrage and confusion.
When deputies responded to a complaint last year, Miller said he'd killed his 2-year-old pit bull, Nero. The dog, he said, bit him after he'd hit the dog for eating a box of doughnuts. Police said he claimed he'd responded by killing the dog with a sledgehammer.
A few days later, however, the dog turned up alive – with three skull fractures – and deputies said Miller told them the dog had actually survived the bludgeoning and run away.
Animal control supervisor Mike Nicholson told the Longview Daily News that charges were a long time in coming because it was difficult to get witnesses to cooperate.
"It was just such an ugly case that it did take a while to get all my evidence and witnesses lined up," Nicholson said.
The charges came the same week another Washington man, Christopher Dillingham of Stevenson, was charged with animal cruelty for allegedly strapping a homemade bomb to a dog's neck and blowing it up.


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Johnny Goodman is a member of an elite group of five players – including Bob Jones, Francis Ouimet, Jerry Travers and Chick Evans – who have won the U.S. Open Championship as an amateur. In the middle of a heat wave and in the throes of the Great Depression, Goodman would hoist the U.S. Open Trophy; in doing so he become the last amateur to win our national championship. His story is symbolic of tough times in America, but it also demonstrates that with hard work and perseverance anything is possible.
Johnny Goodman was born on Dec. 28, 1909, in South Omaha, Neb., to Lithuanian immigrants William and Rose Goodman. Goodman's parents first settled in Pennsylvania but later moved to Omaha, where employment opportunities in stockyards and slaughterhouses were plentiful. Many Midwestern communities were composed of ethnic neighborhoods where families who shared common beliefs and customs could live together while adjusting to a new country.
Goodman's father and two older brothers worked long hours in a packing house and returned home every night exhausted. Working conditions were poor. Employees were exposed to foul odors, dangerous equipment and the ever-present threat of going weeks without work. Many, including Goodman's father, found an escape in alcohol. A working-class child growing up in an atmosphere like Omaha, which is hosting the U.S. Senior Open at Omaha Country Club July 11-14, in the early 1900s would have been very likely to follow the same path.
Goodman was introduced to the game of golf when he found a ball near a railway line that cut across the Omaha Field Club and was offered a nickel for the ball by a member of the club. When Johnny learned that he could earn 50 cents for carrying a bag for 18 holes, he was hooked. Goodman developed a fascination with the game, studying the Rules and learning the ins and outs of the Field Club's layout. He quickly became the club's top caddie and made a good impression on the members with his enthusiasm for the game. In an otherwise rough-and-tumble youth, Goodman found a safe home at the Omaha Field Club, which would host the U.S. Amateur in 1941.
In 1922, shortly after he won the British Open, Walter Hagen came to the Omaha Field Club to play an exhibition match against trick shot artist and touring professional Joe Kirkwood. There was no doubt in the caddiemaster's mind who to choose when Hagen asked for the club's best caddie. Goodman caddied for the legend, earning a good tip and the opportunity to learn from one of the game's brightest stars.
Goodman earned his high school diploma in 1926 and found a new idol in Bob Jones. He admired Jones' dedication to the amateur ideal, and his golf swing. Three years later, now a tournament-tested veteran, Goodman would face down his idol in a first-round match at the 1929 U.S. Amateur Championship.
With support from home, Goodman was able to purchase a train ticket to the 1929 U.S. Amateur at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. On prior trips, Goodman was known to travel by cattle car or "Fast Mail" car, a train which carried mail but also had one passenger car. When he arrived at the course, Goodman was questioned regarding his amateur status because he had once held a job as a clerk for the Spalding Company. He was also questioned regarding his membership status at Lakewood Country Club in Omaha. The truth was that Goodman was practically broke. After a nervous interview, Goodman was granted permission to compete in the championship.
After a close opening-round match, Goodman would come out on top against Jones, the greatest player in the world and his hero, holing a putt to win the match on the famous par-5 18th hole. He had accomplished the unthinkable, beating the best player in the world in the prime of his career – Jones had been co-medalist of that year's championship and had won the U.S. Amateur four of the five previous years. The victory launched Goodman into the ranks of the elite players of the era.
Defeating Jones was a life-altering event for Goodman. No longer an unknown, he was interviewed by the press and even invited to play a round with Bing Crosby. Upon returning home, he was asked if he would consider turning professional; he said no, preferring to make a career in business. Goodman wanted to play the game because he loved it, but he did have to make a living, and the Great Depression was about to bring the nation's economy to a grinding halt. He eventually found work as an insurance agent.
In 1932, Goodman advanced to the semifinal round of the U.S. Amateur to face another of his heroes, Francis Ouimet. Ouimet had won the Amateur in 1931, 17 years after he won his first Amateur Championship and 18 years after his famous U.S. Open victory. Goodman won the match, but lost in the final to C. Ross Somerville of London, Ontario.
The following summer Goodman would produce his greatest accomplishment at the North Shore Golf Club in suburban Chicago. He held off some of the game's greatest professionals, including Ralph Guldahl, pre-championship favorite Gene Sarazen, and even a late challenge from the man he had caddied for so many years earlier, Walter Hagen.
Goodman would go on to capture the U.S. Amateur in 1937, defeating Raymond Billows in the championship final at Alderwood Country Club in Portland, Ore. Goodman's victory marks the last time a player won the U.S. Amateur after winning the U.S. Open. The next year, he married his sweetheart from home, Josephine. Still an amateur, Goodman did not capitalize on his skill or fame and instead struggled to make a living. He joined the service during World War II and was stationed in India. Shortly after returning home, he broke his arm in a car accident, making it nearly impossible to play the game he loved so much. He died in 1961.
The USGA Museum has in its collection a group of portraits taken by noted photographer George Pietzcker, one of which features Johnny Goodman holding the U.S. Open Championship Trophy and showing off his trademark smile. Pietzcker's work appeared in popular magazines such as American Golfer and Golf Illustrated. After documenting Ouimet's victory in the 1913 U.S. Open, Pietzcker signed on as the USGA's official photographer, capturing championships and personalities for the Association for more than two decades.
Robert Alvarez is the collections manager of the USGA Museum. Email questions or comments to email@example.com.
The USGA and Chevron have committed to using the game of golf to encourage students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines.
This commitment has led to the creation of extensive golf-focused STEM teaching tools, and has resulted in charitable contributions to support golf-related
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At U.S. Open Championships the Chevron STEM ZONE™ is an interactive experience highlighting the science and math behind the game of golf through a variety of hands-on exhibits and experiments.
The partnership has also produced educational materials such as the Science of Golf video series and a nationally-distributed newspaper insert which are provided to teachers as tools to enhance existing curriculum in schools. These lessons teach the science behind the USGA's equipment testing, handicapping, and agronomy efforts.
For more interactive experiences featuring golf-focused STEM lessons, visit the partnership homepage.
Rolex has been a longtime supporter of the USGA and salutes the sportsmanship and great traditions unique to the game. This support includes the Rules of Golf where Rolex has partnered with the USGA to ensure golfers understand and appreciate the game.
As the official timekeeper of the USGA and its championships, they also provide clocks throughout host sites for spectator convenience.
For more information on Rolex and their celebration of the game, visit the Rolex and Golf homepage.
IBM has partnered with the USGA to bring the same technology, expertise, and innovation it provides to businesses all over the world to the USGA and golf's national championship.
IBM provides the information technology to develop and host the U.S. Open's official website, www.usopen.com, as well as the mobile apps and scoring systems for the three U.S. Open championships. These real-time technology solutions provide an enhanced experience for fans following the championship onsite and online.
For more information on IBM and the technology that powers the U.S. Open and businesses worldwide, visit http://www.usopen.com/IBM
Lexus is committed to partnering with the USGA to deliver a best-in-class experience for the world's best golfers by providing a fleet of courtesy luxury vehicles for all USGA Championships.
At each U.S. Open, Women's Open and Senior Open, Lexus provides spectators with access to unique experiences ranging from the opportunity to have a picture taken with both the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open trophies to autograph signings with legendary Lexus Golf Ambassadors in the Lexus Performance Drive Pavilion.
For more information on Lexus, visit http://www.lexus.com/
Together, American Express and the USGA have been providing world-class service to golf fans since 2006. By creating interactive U.S. Open experiences both onsite and online, American Express enhances the USGA's effort to make the game more accessible and enjoyable for fans.
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|Cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1B1 and CYP2J have been studied in various mammals, but not in pig. The sequences encoding pig CYP1B1 and CYP2J34 were isolated from liver cDNA by RACE and sequenced. The open reading frames of pig CYP1B1 showed a higher sequence homology to bovine 1B1 (89%) than to dog 1B1 (88%) or to human 1B1 (85%). On the other hand, the coding sequence of pig CYP2J34 showed a similar homology (83-85%) to CYP2J of these species. From the substrate recognition sites (SRS 1-6) analysis of the deduced proteins, it was found that the porcine CYP1B1, unlike CYP2J34, completely shared the six SRS with the bovine counterpart. RT-PCR analysis of CYP1B1 and CYP2J34 expression in ten porcine tissues revealed that CYP1B1 was principally expressed in adrenal gland, whereas CYP2J34 was predominantly expressed in small intestine. These results further support the pig as an useful model for human.
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He went to high school on the West Coast. He's going to college in the Midwest. So it would only make sense that Taylor McNamara's favorite NFL athlete plays in New England.
Actually, it only makes sense when you consider McNamara is one of the top tight end prospects in the country - part of a new breed at the position that block as well as a lineman and catch as well as receivers. It's a style best epitomized by the Patriots' Rob Gronkowski.
"I think he's redefining the position," McNamara said. "I love watching what he's doing."
After Saturday's NFL playoff games - easily the greatest single-day in tight end history - you have to believe everyone is watching the tight end position now.
Gronkowski tied the NFL postseason record for TD catches (at any position) with three in the Patriots' 45-10 victory over the Broncos. His tight end teammate, Aaron Hernandez, had a TD catch and a 43-yard run.
Meanwhile, over in the NFC, Niners tight end Vernon Davis had seven catches for 180 yards and two TDs - including the game-winning score in the final seconds of the Niners 36-32 win over the Saints. And even with that effort, he barely topped his counterpart on the Saints, Jimmy Graham, who had five catches for 103 yards and two TDs.
The four are showing the tight end can be not only a weapon but a first option for pro teams. And with the NFL being a copycat league, you have to figure teams will start searching for tight ends who can do more than just block.
Rivals.com national analyst Mike Farrell said college teams already are.
"Colleges aren't recruiting more tight ends, but they are focusing on recruiting more athletic and versatile tight ends," he said. "The days of the 'sixth offensive lineman' that was the old tight end are fading fast. With more emphasis on spread offenses and more focus on creating mismatches, recruiting a tight end who can flex out and still get linebacker or safety coverage is essential."
The 6-foot-5, 235-pound McNamara - an Oklahoma commit - certainly fills that bill as the No. 2 tight end recruit in the country. So does Kent Taylor, a 6-5, 220-pounder from Land O'Lakes (Fla.) High, who is the top-ranked recruit and headed to Florida.
Taylor and McNamara are both members of the Rivals100. Four others join them in the Rivals250.
The position certainly is on the rise. Five years ago, when Gronkowski was a senior at Pittsburgh (Pa.) Woodland Hills, only three members of the Class of 2007 made the Rivals250. Gronkowski wasn't one of them.
Farrell feels the importance of the position is changing with the game.
"Today's tight ends are too big and athletic to be covered by most safeties and too fast and agile to be handled by linebackers," he said. "Getting a versatile, athletic tight end who can stretch the field has become much more important than getting one that can block. But if you can find a tight end who can do both, like Gronkowski, then you've hit a home run."
College offenses are slowly getting into the act.
Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert, a Class of 2009 three-star recruit from Fort Wayne (Ind.) Bishop Dwenger, led the way with 63 catches for 803 yards and five TDs this past season. Seven others had more than 50 grabs.
If McNamara has his way, the number of catches - and the number of tight ends making them - will only grow. Starting with himself.
When it came to make his college choice, McNamara chose Oklahoma because of its history at the position.
"Oklahoma has always used the position so I think it will be a great place for me to show what I can do," he said. "They say they can use me the same way."
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