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fsck, the UNIX file system check program, can be run from
a shell script only with the -y or -n options. The manual defines the
-y option as follows:
"Assume a yes response to all questions asked by
this should be used with extreme caution, as it is a free license to
continue, even after severe problems are encountered."
The -n option is safer, but almost uselessly so. This kind of interface
is inexcusably bad, yet many programs have the same style.
ftp, a file transfer program, has an option that disables
interactive prompting so that it can be run from a script. But it
provides no way to take alternative action should an error occur.
Expect is a tool for controlling interactive programs like these. It
solves the
fsck problem, providing all the interactive
functionality noninteractively. Expect is not specifically designed for
fsck and can handle errors from ftp as well.
The problems with
fsck and
ftp illustrate a
major limitation in the user interface offered by shells such as sh,
csh, and others (which I will generically refer to as "the shell" from
now on). The shell does not provide a way of reading output from and
writing input to a program. This means a shell script can run
fsck but only by missing out on some of its useful
features. Some programs cannot be run at all from a shell script. For
passwd cannot be run without a user interactively
supplying the input. Similar programs that cannot be automated in a
shell script are
rlogin, and
gdb. A large
number of application programs demand user input.
Expect was designed specifically to interact with interactive programs like these. An Expect programmer can write a script describing the dialogue. Then the Expect program can run the "interactive" program noninteractively. Expect can also be used to automate only parts of a dialogue, since control can be passed from the script to the keyboard and vice versa. This allows a script to do the drudgery and a user to do the fun stuff.
Tcl is a very typical-looking shell-like language. There are commands to set variables (set), control flow (if, while, foreach, etc.), and perform the usual math and string operations. Of course, UNIX programs can be called (exec).
Expect is integrated on top of Tcl and provides additional commands for interacting with programs. Expect is named after the specific command which waits for output from a program. The expect command is the heart of the Expect program. The expect command describes a list of patterns to watch for. Each pattern is followed by an action. If the patttern is found, the action is executed.
For example, the following fragment is from a script that involves a login. When executed, the script waits for the strings "welcome", "failed", or "busy" and then it evaluates one of the corresponding actions. The action associated with busy shows how multiple commands can be evaluated. The timeout keyword is a special pattern that matches if no other pattern matches in a certain amount of time.
expect { "welcome" break "failed" abort timeout abort "busy" { puts "busy" continue } }
passwd is the command to change a password. The
passwd program does not take the new password from the
command line. Instead, it interactively prompts for it--twice. Here is
what it looks like when run by a system administrator. (When run by
users, the interaction is slightly more complex because they are
prompted for their old passwords as well.)
# passwd libes Changing password for libes on thunder. New password: Retype new password:This is fine for a single password. But suppose you have accounts of your own on a number of unrelated computers and you would like them all to have the same password. Or suppose you are a system administrator establishing 1000 accounts at the beginning of each semester. All of a sudden, an automated passwd makes a lot of sense. Here is an Expect script to do just that--automate
passwd so that it can be
called from a shell script.
spawn passwd [lindex $argv 0] set password [lindex $argv 1] expect "password:" send "$password\r" expect "password:" send "$password\r" expect eofThe first line starts the
passwd program with the username
passed as an argument. The next line saves the password in a variable
for convenience. As in shell scripts, variables do not have to be
declared in advance. In the third line, the expect command looks for
the pattern "password:". expect waits until the pattern is found
before continuing.
After receiving the prompt, the next line sends a password to the current
process. The \r indicates a carriage-return. (Most of the usual C string
conventions are supported.) There are two expect-send sequences because
passwd asks the password to be typed twice as a spelling verification.
There is no point to this in a noninteractive
passwd, but the script has to
do it because
passwd assumes it is interacting with a human who does not
type consistently.
The final command "expect eof" causes the script to wait for the
end-of-file in the output of
passwd. Similar to
eof is another
keyword pattern. This final expect waits for
passwd to complete execution
before returning control to the script.
Take a step back for a moment. Consider that this problem could be solved
in a different way. You could edit the source to
passwd (should you be so
lucky as to have it) and modify it so that, given an optional flag, it
reads its arguments from the command line just the way that the Expect
script does. If you lack the source and have to write
passwd from scratch,
of course, then you will have to worry about how to encrypt passwords, lock
and write the password database, etc. In fact, even if you only modify the
existing code, you may find it surprisingly complicated code to look at.
passwd program does some very tricky things. If you do get it to work,
pray that nothing changes when your system is upgraded. If the vendor adds
NIS, Kerberos, shadow passwords, a different encryption function, or some
other new feature, you will have to revisit the code.
Partial Automation
Expect's interact command turns control of a process over to you, so that
you can type directly to the process instead of through send commands.
fsck, the UNIX program I mentioned earlier which checks file
system consistency.
fsck provides almost no way of answering questions in
advance. About all you can say is "answer everything yes" or "answer
everything no".
The following fragment shows how a script can automatically answer some
questions differently than others. The script begins by spawning
fsck, and
then in a loop answering yes to one type of question and no to another. The
\\ prevents the next character from being interpreted as a wildcard. In
this example, the asterisk is a wildcard but the question mark is not and
matches a literal question mark.
while 1 {
expect {
eof {break}
"UNREF FILE*CLEAR\\?" {send "y\r"}
"BAD INODE*FIX\\?" {send "n\r"}
"\\? " {interact +}
The last question mark is a catchall. If the script sees a question it does
not understand, it executes the interact command, which passes control back
to you. Your keystrokes go directly to
fsck. When done, you can exit or
return control to the script, here triggered by pressing the plus key. If
you return control to the script, automated processing continues where it
left off.
Without Expect,
fsck can be run noninteractively only with very reduced
functionality. It is barely programmable and yet it is the most critical of
system administration tools. Many other tools have similarly deficient user
interfaces. In fact, the large number of these is precisely what inspired
the original development of Expect.
The interact command can be used to partially automate any program. Another popular use is for writing scripts that telnet through a number of hosts or front-ends, automatically handling protocols as encountered. When they finally reach a point that you would like to take over, you can do so. For example. you could browse through remote library catalogs this way. Using Expect, scripts can make a number of different library systems seem like they are all connected, rather than different and disconnected.
Intelligently managing interactive programs has been a long-standing problem, traditionally solved by avoidance. Yet the number of interactive programs grows daily and shells have not changed to address this. In contrast, Expect solves these problems directly and with elegance. Expect is a welcome addition to the UNIX workbench.
This article was excerpted from Exploring Expect: A Tcl-based Toolkit for Automating Interactive Programs.


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A dry and "coolish" Sunday is on the way, thanks to a north breeze that will turn a bit gusty in the east. Highs will warm to the middle and upper 60s for most but southwest Kansas will max out in the lower 70s.
An area of high pressure will scoot through the area early Monday, so the work week will start off chilly. However, a nice warming trend will ensue through mid-week as highs warm well into the 70s and then 80s.
Stormy weather is forecast for Friday and Saturday.
Wichita Area Forecast:
Sunday: Sunny, becoming a bit breezy and mild. Wind: N 10-20; gusty. High: 68.
Sunday night: Clear and cool. Wind: N/NE 5-10. Low: 42.
Mon: High: 69 Sunny.
Tue: High: 80 Low: 51 Mostly sunny, breezy and warmer.
Wed: High: 83 Low: 59 Mostly sunny to partly cloudy.
Thu: High: 76 Low: 59 Mostly to partly cloudy.
Fri: High: 73 Low: 54 Mostly cloudy and breezy with scattered storms.
Sat: High: 75 Low: 58 Partly to mostly cloudy, windy with scattered storms.


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A glimpse of summer in January: A painting of Adirondack chairs in front of picnic tables with yellow umbrellas is called 'Viking Village' by Elsa Herrmann. The painting is part of The Manasquan River Group of Artists Annual Wall Library Exhibit, through Jan. 31.
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A bank robbery suspect wanted in both Union and Alachua counties was apprehended in Bradford County on Thursday night.
Brian McDonald, 45, is charged in the robberies.
Detective David Scholfman, of the Bradford County Sheriff's Office, was working a DUI Enforcement Detail when he noticed a green vehicle and recalled a "be on the lookout" of a similar vehicle that was connected to a robbery of a Capital City Bank in Gainesville on Tuesday.
The same man was suspected in another robbery at the Community State Bank in Lake Butler on Dec. 7.
Scholfman said he followed the vehicle just before 8 p.m. and noticed a broken tail light. He ran the license plate number and received confirmation the vehicle was connected with a warrant issued by the Union County Sheriff's Office for the robbery in Lake Butler.
Scholfman said he continued following the vehicle until other Bradford County deputies arrived to assist. They stopped the car driven by McDonald, of Lake Butler. McDonald was arrested on the robbery warrant and also on a violation of probation for burglary of a structure.
McDonald was being held in the Union County jail with bail set at $300,000.
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Cut defense budget
We, the members and attendees of the Las Cruces Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), are concerned with how much of our tax money goes to the Department of Defense. At a spending level of about 40 percent of the federal budget, U.S. defense expenditures represent almost six times as much as the next biggest defense spender, and almost as much as all other countries of the world combined. See the CIA factbook.
A number of groups and individuals from across the political spectrum — including the Sustainable Defense Task Force, the Simpson-Bowles Commission, and Senator Tom Coburn — all recommend $1 trillion in cuts to Pentagon spending. In addition, 22 faith organizations have recommended significant cuts to the Pentagon budget. The Pentagon should be encouraged to participate in the efforts to reduce government spending on defense.
There are two reasons for this:
1) Existing Budget Control Act, 2011 s.365 cuts would leave millions of people, including children, the elderly, and veterans, without access to basic needs, while the Pentagon budget remains intact. The Pentagon should pay its fair share in government spending cuts.
2) The Pentagon has lost, wasted and misspent more than the total budgets of the five Departments of State, Interior, Commerce, Justice, and Energy. Pentagon contractors are profiting richly from contracts, including projects millions of dollars over-budget.
MARTHA WEBB and TIM REED
Las Cruces
Bleeding hearts
The bleeding hearts are out in force. They cannot understand why there are not more gun controls. Recall that it is rarely the registered owner of the gun that does the killing.
The shooter in Connecticut used his mother's guns.
The shooter in Washington state stole the guns he used.
The Columbine shooters got their guns from friends.
The Virginia Tech shooter legally purchased his guns.
Raising the bar very high for gun ownership will stop very few murderers from acquiring guns, but would make it much harder for honest citizens to get them and defend themselves.
Chicago is our only major city where gun ownership is illegal and Chicago has the highest murder rate in the nation. In DC, where guns used to be illegal but are now allowed, the murder rate has significantly dropped. Mexico has very strict gun ownership laws and their gun-related violence is much higher than the USA.
There are over 200 million privately owned guns in the USA. All stopping the sales of guns would do is open up the black market.
Instead of gun control, we need a reduction in the wash of violence that hits our young people from the time they are toddlers. Broadcast channels feature glorification of violence. Violent video games constitute a billion dollar a year business.
The debasement of the traditional family and attacks against religion serve to loosen the moral compass of the young.
Consider that increased automation and industrialization of trades has caused meaningful work to dry up. 100 years ago a young man would usually grow up in the trade of his father, and served a long apprenticeship. Now young men grow up playing first person shooter games and have no idea of their life's calling.
I favor relaxed rules on concealed carry.
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GREEN BAY – Jermichael Finley says he's "85 percent" healthy at this point, which is why he is hoping to be 100 percent productive in the Green Bay Packers' offense again soon.
Finley, who suffered a dislocated A/C joint in his right shoulder Oct. 7 against Indianapolis but has played in each of the Packers' past two games, has caught only two passes in each of those games. Finley caught just two passes for 31 yards – the only two passes thrown his way – on Sunday against St. Louis after catching two passes for 12 yards at Houston on Oct. 14.
But the sometimes unfiltered tight end said all the right things – about quarterback Aaron Rodgers and his role in the offense, at least – on Wednesday, even as he delivered a bit of bulletin-board material to the downtrodden Jacksonville Jaguars, the Packers' opponent Sunday at Lambeau Field.
Finley did predict a big game for the Packers' offense against the 1-5 Jaguars, who come into this week with the 28th-ranked defense in yards allowed and 26th-ranked defense in points allowed.
"I think we can really do some damage. It's looking good," Finley said. "It's not a trap game. We can't play down to Jacksonville's level. We've got to play Packer football. I'm talking about, blow that scoreboard up."
As for his injury, Finley said, "When I'm playing, it don't hurt at all. I can't feel it because the adrenaline is rushing, I'm hyped up, but that Monday morning, trying to shift, I'm like, 'Man, is something holding me back?' But every week it's fading away. So I feel about 85 percent right now. The soreness and the swelling are pushing out right now. I've got all my motion. If I was to get pounded right now, I can take it. It's just that, it's that good hit – I ain't got it yet. I'm waiting on it. It's a burn, then it goes away.
Meanwhile, after Rodgers said Tuesday on his weekly radio show on 540 ESPN and ESPNWisconsin.com that Finley continues to draw extra attention from opposing defenses despite his limited productivity this season (26 receptions, 241 yards, one touchdown), Finley admitted Wednesday that he's frustrated with his numbers but is glad he's helping wide receivers James Jones, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb and Greg Jennings be more productive.
"It chaps me right after the game, but then I go home, watch the game film, the (TV) copy, I see I got triple-teamed, two or three guys on me, so that simmers me down a little," Finley said. "But I think the chemistry's coming along with me and '12'. It's going to get there. One game it's Jennings, or one game it's Jones. It'll shift back to the tight end, guaranteed.
"Me and my wife just sit down and vent every day. I'm like, 'Why are they double-teaming me? Double 87! Double-team him.' So it still gets to me. But like last week, you've got a veteran coach over there (in St. Louis' Jeff Fisher). He knows if you get the middle of that field going, get that tight end going, it's hard to settle receivers down like we've got."
Finley has spoken repeatedly about his "chemistry" with Rodgers, including again earlier this month. On Wednesday, he used the word again – again, unsolicited. Asked in a follow-up question how he and Rodgers have improved that chemistry, Finley said he's sought Rodgers out for one-on-one interaction – something he said Rodgers has with all his other receivers.
"He got all kinds of things on his plate, man. So I go to him the day before the game, he just says (to) give him 30 minutes, and things like that shifts it back," Finley said. "Getting the time, I see receivers come and tap him on the shoulder during the game, that's that chemistry they're building. I've got to be like them. I can't just let it sit back in Week 7, Week 8, Week 9 …"
And how do Rodgers and Finley spend those 30 minutes? "It's just going over routes, what he wants me to do on this route, if they cover me this way, this is what he wants me to do, if they're playing off … it's just detailed. Real detailed," Finley replied. "It's awesome, especially with a guy like 12, where he's really detailed and really dug into what he do with his craft. I'm a fan of him, man. I love him."
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*UPDATE!!* He's so freakin inconsiderate!!!
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Says its sinuses and drainage made his stomach upset. Fine whatever. Sits on the cough all day coughing and sneezing. I tried keeping 2 yr old away from him best I could.
He had toast for lunch and had drank a 20 oz of mt dew (smart)
Went to get 6 yr old from school. Come back and am doing boys' breathing treatments. Husband says "you might wanna go up or down stairs. Me "why?" He says "pretty sure I'm gonna throw up again." All the while he's still on the couch and I've got boys hooked up to nebulizers. So I told him to go up or downstairs. So he says "it takes to much out of me" and drags himself upstairs.
So he comes down and I ask him to go to the basement as I'm pretty sure he has the flu now. I don't wanna get it or have the boys get it. He refuses. "The damage is already done" so him coughing and sneezing isn't gonna matter anymore.
Right. So yiu coughing and sneezing not covering your mouth asshole, ISN'T gonna spread more germs than need to be
There's a tv downstairs. A couch. A bathroom nobody uses. So that would be keeping germs in one area not exposing us anymore.
But noooo he won't go down there. I'm pissed. He's not gonna take care if me if I get sick, or the boys if I get sick, or the boys if they get sick. He's a selfish fucking baby!!!!! And I'm mad.
Update:::I just went up to bed. He TEXTS ME saying "thanks for taking care if everything today. It was very helpful. Hopefully ill feel better tomorrow do I can help you."
I said "umm okay. I did what I do every other day only today I had a sick person on the couch spreading germs. I'm still upset you wouldn't go downstairs. That was selfish and inconsiderate. And if u feel better tomorrow you will be going to work. So a lotta help you'll be. *he is overnight outa town tomorrow for work if he goes* and if you stay home you WILL be in the basement. Not gonna risk me and ds2 getting sick. Today was enough!"
He didnt answer. Pretty sure I pissed him off. Oh well boohoo.
He downed his 2nd mt dew and scarfed two jumbo chocolate chip muffins for supper and went and grabbed the box of spicy cheese its after I started up to bed. Such a lazy sloppy pig. Grrrr
I would be pissed. My SO is sick today too but I banashed him to the bedroom where he has been sleeping most of the day. I dont need to get sick and neither do the kids. I would just wal over to your SO and spray the lysol all around him.
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Seriously? Wow.....that sucks for you and the kiddos.
Which yea damn right I don't want you in MY bed germing it up. I gotta stay healthy. No reason he can't go downstairs tho.
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I would be pissed. My SO is sick today too but I banashed him to the bedroom where he has been sleeping most of the day. I dont need to get sick and neither do the kids. I would just wal over to your SO and spray the lysol all around him.
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I had sent my six year old to his room upstairs to play his leapster GS. That lasted about 45 min. He's down here now. I'm trying I keep them in the toy room but they wanna watch spongebob :( I would take them downstairs but they don't like it down there cuz it's chilly and there were lots of bugs (spiders and lady bugs) down there when we moved in and they haven't let it sink in there aren't anymore bugs. An there's no toys down there. I don't like it down there either. Husband had his video games down there. It's "his" space.
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Tight & Fresh 2 is an Adam and Eve production. It is pretty standard wall-to-wall fare. Not sure if these scenes were taken from other features or not, but the tape really has the same feel as a compilation disk. I can't say that I am a bit of a fan of Adam and Eve productions and this disc did not sway me in their direction either. Scenes vary from decent to downright boring. Unless you are looking for a particular scene of a particular girl that appears on this disc, there is hotter action found elsewhere.
The DVD is authored fairly well. Organized and pretty simple to navigate. Nothing ground breaking but does the job.
Scene 1: Bianca Pure Heart
First up Ms. Pure Heart entertains her male counterpart on a couch. The scene seems to fall into the couple genre well. Lots of intimate kissing and eye contact. Bianca does a good job of getting into. The viewer gets the porn formula, three positions and a pop shot. The money shot is not a facial, and the camera trickery takes away from it.
Scene 2: Jubilee
Another couple type set up with Jubilee at the helm. I like her look, a fiery redhead but she is really lacking in the pole licking department. She exhibits some deep throat skill but with what she has to work with it's not all that impressive. Not sure who directed this scene but it comes across as a real homemade set-up. Pop shot is decent but again not a facial.
Scene 3: Sally Rodeo
Sally is another red head. She is also forced to work with an actor that leaves a lot to be desired in the package and commanding performance category. I get the impression that Sally could do better with someone that could take control of the scene. Again, couples fare, with some position changes and a MASSIVE pop shot on her back. It is a wonder this guy didn't pass out from dehydration after letting this spooge loose.
Scene 4: Vanessa Mackenzie
Can't say there was much to look at for this scene, Vanessa is just not my type. A wiry sandy haired blonde with the mistakes of youth tattoed on some bad places.
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At least her counterpart has a little something to work with and she does show some enthusiasm. Scene has some good tempo as they switch into positions with little sense of the camera. All in not bad. If you like Vanessa's look, this scene will probably do it for you.
Scene 6: Sabrina Snow
Sabrina is adorable. She is dressed up to look ike the cute little innocent girl, and it almost works till she pulls off her bra and both nipples sport some jewelry. Not a big fan, especially on the young girls. She shows some oral adeptness and treats herself to a little toy action while working the man-meat. Nothing really out of the box for a couples tape. Sabrina does make this scene pretty hot and worthwhile.
Scene 7: Julia Kincaid
Pool side finds her muffin stuffed with some good size man sausage. This is probably the most aggressive scene on the tape. A lot of the angles are shot to be more flattering for the male viewer, close-ups and spread shots.
Scene 8: Lizzy Law
Lizzy might be a little old to fit into the "fresh" category but that doesn't keep her from giving it a good try. This is another scene that flows like a home made movie. The flow is good but the camera work is a little suspect. Lizzy's posterior is the star of the show and it really isn't highlighted enough for me. Would have like to scene some more rear entry angles.
Scene 9: Lana Moore
Lana is paired up with Evan Stone in what I think is the best overall scene on this tape. Lana sports some "bookworm-esque" spectacles which belies her cock hungry attitude. Taking to Evan Stones prick with reckless abandon. Ms. Moore demonstrates some throat talent.
Scene 10: Ana Nova
Tight and Fresh is a bit of a stretch for Ana Nova as she looks more like a milf that youngin. But that doesn't stop Barret Blade from teeing off on her curvy figure. And she returns the favor with some intense couch banging action. A good scene, well lit, and shot decently.


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Dear Ken: My wife and I have been married for 20 years and we both are spenders. We owe about $124,000 on our mortgage, $45,000 on our second mortgage, $12,000 on our car and $8,000 in credit card debt. We are now feeling the debt is controlling us and would like to start working our way out of the debt. I would like to know your suggestions.
A: Congratulations, it appears you have taken the first steps in dealing with your financial situation. First, you both have come to the realization that your real problem isn't the debt but the attitudes and practices that got you where you are today. Now the challenge is can you make the changes necessary? The keys to success are positive change and discipline.
Both of you will have to do your part in helping and supporting each other to accomplish your goal of getting out of debt. You will both have to learn how to check your spending.
You need to focus on two things:
? The first step to get out of debt is to stop creating debt. So put away the charge cards and start living on cash.
? Change is required. That means small changes in spending habits and lifestyle. You might have to give up going out to eat two or three times a month. Use that savings to pay down your debt.
? Then keep score so you know how well you are doing. That will provide you the reinforcement you need to accomplish your goal.
Dear Ken: My girlfriend is a spender and I'm the saver. Any suggestions on how I can change her?
A: They say opposites attract and that seems to be true in your case. Change is difficult and you can't change a person; they have to want to change themselves. I would suggest sitting down and discussing your financial spending habits and the impact they are having on your relationship. Include your feelings but also try to understand hers. If you are considering marriage, you need to have this discussion now, rather than later. What financial goals do each of you have and what plans to you have accomplish them.
I have had similar discussions with couples over my counseling career and attitude of change is mandatory. The fact is that financial issues are the number one cause of stress and divorce in the country. Our attitudes toward money affect our relationships at home and at work, our decisions on spending for vacations or paying off debt and our lifestyles. Just about every other decision we make is related to money and therefore can affects our stress levels.
The bottom line is: Money issues easily affects the whole family.
The reality is that couples and families that address the money issues in their relationships have a much better chance of staying together and their children have a better chance for financial well-being as well.
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Due north, west, east, and south. So called because they are the points on which the intermediate ones, such as N.E., N.W., N.N.E., etc., hinge or hang. (Latin, cardo, a hinge.)
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Kalis makes flip from Ohio State to Michigan
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When Lakewood (Ohio) offensive lineman Kyle Kalis decommitted from Ohio State following the resignation of Jim Tressel, many pegged archrival Michigan as the odds-on favorite to land the top 100 prospect. Sunday afternoon, Kalis ended speculation and made it public that he will be a Wolverine.
Why Michigan? "The coaches, recruiting class, feeling comfortable," Kalis told 247Sports.com.
The 6-foot-5, 300-pounder is ranked 61st overall in the class of 2012 by MaxPreps and is just the latest addition to an impressive recruiting class by new head coach Brady Hoke. Kalis is the son of former NFL offensive lineman Todd Kalis, who went to school at Arizona State and played for the Vikings, Steelers and Bengals during an eight-year career.
Kalis told MGoBlog.com that he would have committed to Michigan several weeks ago following his first official visit but that his coach told him to wait. Instead, he committed following his second unofficial visit to the school on Sunday and has already started recruiting for the school.
The addition of Kalis gives the Wolverines 19 commitments in the class of 2012 and their third Top 100 player. He is also the fifth offensive lineman to verbally pledge as Hoke overhauls the offense in Ann Arbor.
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The Class of 2012 and their famous fathers
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Father's Day is coming up on June 19 and in anticipation, CBSSports.com has declared it to be"Dad Week" on the site. Join us over the next few days as we take a look at some of the fatherly influence seen throughout the sporting world.
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Adrian Gonzalez hits a solo home run off the Tigers' Joe Nathan during the ninth inning Wednesday in L.A.
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Educator-child advocate Carole Craig has learned that force doesn't work with alienated kids. / File Photo
The horror of Sandy Hook Elementary School ignited a national discussion of gun regulation, school security and mental health.
Regrettably, the lessons drawn have been mostly the wrong ones, particularly in the case of the latter two issues.
Mental illness is a scourge that affects an estimated one in five Americans, and prevention and treatment services are woefully lacking. But the focus on keeping guns away from that population, rather than serving its needs, reinforces a false stigma and helps nobody. The mentally ill are no more prone to violence than the general public; and indeed are more likely to be victims than perpetrators.
The half-cocked response extends to school safety as well.
Indianas elected leaders, following the lead of the National Rifle Association, seek more guns in public schools as the answer to guns being brought to schools. The only questions are whether it would be mandated or optional, and whether the arming would mean only professional cops or provisionally trained school staff in addition.
Inconvenient reality: Invasions of schools by gunmen are rare. Schools have discipline and security challenges within, and studies show that heavy-handed control measures are more likely than not to make things worse.
Especially for minority students.
For more than a decade, the Equity Project at the Indiana University Center for Evaluation and Education Policy has been studying the effects of harsh punishments, from suspensions to expulsions to arrests, and their starkly disparate impact on African-American, Hispanic and disabled students. In January in Washington, D.C., Russell Skiba, the professor who heads the project, delivered one of 16 papers at a conference that produced a major report, issued last week by the UCLA Center for Civil Rights Remedies.
A key conclusion: Impassioned reaction to the Connecticut atrocity has obscured the research-supported fact that counseling and other affirmative tools, which are underfunded, make schools more orderly, and make minority students more likely to succeed and to stay out of prison, than punishment and policing.
Certainly, we should pay attention to external threats; but in the long term we must not take the emphasis away, and the resources away, from internal threats, Skiba says.
And a very small percentage of that involves violence. Its day-to-day issues. And suspension and expulsion have simply not been found to be effective in improving school climate. The American Psychological Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics say so. The Academy of Pediatrics, in fact, calls them a risk factor.
Skiba was a member of the Indiana Commission on Disproportionality in Youth Services, a creature of the legislature that found black youngsters were several times more likely than whites to be arrested, placed in special education and suspended from school, among other inequities. That 2009 report jibes with the new one from UCLA, which notes that one in four black secondary school students, one in five students with disabilities and one in five English-language learners were suspended at least once in 2009-2010, compared to one in 16 non-disabled whites.
Furthermore, most suspensions didnt involve threats to safety, but rather mundane infractions of school rules on tardiness, truancy, dress codes and such.
Carole Craig knows all about it. She spent 37 years in Indianapolis Public Schools, many as a grade school principal and high school dean. A longtime advocate for poor and minority kids, shes now a member (along with Skiba) of a statewide citizens group called Childrens Policy and Law Initiative. She testified against the guns-in-schools legislation.
Troubled kids, troubled youth, are so disaffected, so removed from valuing who they are, she says, they see someone with a gun, thats no threat.
The answer, from research and experience, she insists, is more social services, more community involvement. In all my work with children, the biggest factor in keeping children from doing harm is relationships. If you can build trust, you will get the returns.
That is a lesson Craig, Skiba and their allies will continue teaching, as they vie for the attention of the class. The UCLA conference scholars briefed congressional staffers just last week. As for Hoosier advocates and the Indiana General Assembly, maybe next year.
Theres a huge link between improving security and who is targeted, Craig says. I didnt get into that in my testimony. I didnt think theyd be interested.
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Recently Open Cities Toronto 2007 gathered several dozen people to visualize how a more open Toronto could advance culture, business, and productive collaborations. The event took place at the Center for Social Innovation - itself a fascinating incubator for social change - and built on one of the more active BarCamp communities globally, with several "TorCamp" events each month.
"I dream of a city where all community leaders become talented gardeners. We need to nurture people so that ideas and actions can emerge and grow in a co-operative and collaborative garden. Saying that you are open and inclusive is not enough; technology or intent is not enough. Leaders must guide, support, facilitate and get their hands dirty in the garden."
- Bryce Johnson
"An Open City is where one person's creative expression plus another's does not equal that of two people, but of three at least."
- Andrew Chiu
In the morning, Open Cities Toronto 2007 was energized with small group discussion: sitting at a table with 3 to 6 random and diverse others, and sharing why you're there and what you'd like to work on for the rest of the day. It was a great way to break the ice, and many ideas were hatched that came up again later.
Next up was a "speed geek". It works like this: 10 presenters, with an audience of half a dozen people per presenter; 5 minutes to get the gist, and then each audience shifts to the next presenter. Presenters included multistorycomplex.org on opening up street vending, I Want Rhythm on dancing to ambient street sounds, Wireless Toronto on free WiFi, Seneca's upcoming Free Software and Open Source Symposium, Pedestrian Sundays, and Toronto Transit Camp. A great heuristic - at the end of an hour, you've connected with 10 innovative projects and the sharp people behind them, and gotten to know the people in your "rotating group" through their questions.
"I dream of a city where people who have common interest or common cause can find each other easily and effectively, and that's well-connected to other cities around the world."
- Misha Glouberman
"My dictionary defines open as not closed or locked or blocked up; allowing entrance or passage or access. I dream of a city where groups, decisions and structures are judged on that basis. Where architecture, politics, art, justice, business and life are neither closed, locked or blocked up. Where these things, the city itself, are open for everyone's benefit."
– Patrick Dinnen
The second half of the day loosely followed an Open Space format, with four main roles:
1) Convener: start a session.
2) Participant: take part in a whole session.
3) Bumblebee: cross-pollinate, wander around, go from this to that.
4) Butterfly: hang out, read a book, talk to a friend - it's totally OK if you don't want to stop a sparking conversation, and great talks in the hallway are as much part of the process as the "official" sessions.
Of course, there was also the usual "law of 2 feet": if you're not learning or contributing, you must leave and enable self-selection to create a critical mass of mutual sparks. If half the people are staying in a conversation just because they're trying to be polite, the sparks won't ignite, and you can always claim the "bumblebee" role to avoid giving offense.
The convener role is critical. Obviously the first requirement is to get a mix of interesting, experienced, passionate people in the same room (which certainly happened here). Then, realize that you can convene a session even if you're not the world's expert in it - it could be something you want to find out about, or talk about in a structured way, as long as you are passionate enough about it. Notes must be taken! (You don't have to take them, but get someone to take them.)
"I dream of an open and profoundly global city, where hundreds of open communities of interest, practice, proximity, culture and values actively participate in the co-creation of place, culture and meaning."
- Mark Kuznicki
"I dream of a city where technology has strengthened democracy, and has bridged the political gap between citizens and decision-makers, empowering the individual and the community in ways never before realized; I dream of supplying people with tools for action."
- Kevin Bracken
So, did this work to get a good set of sessions? Mostly. The session proposals started with a more focused set of proposals, and then trailed off a bit toward the end, needing stimulus from the MC to get the last third or quarter out. (Perhaps two rounds of session proposals could be tried. After the first round talks, people will have more ideas and a higher comfort level with the group - so come together halfway through and reflect, and then do additional second half proposals.)
The sessions themselves were far too voluminous to summarize here, but it's fair to say that there were interesting conversations happening most of the time, and promising ideas and initiatives were hatched. Topics included mapping what "open" means (axes like focus vs cross-pollination, works vs needs fixing, personal gain vs social gain), balancing egalitarianism vs encouraging excellence, Nuit Blanche interactive exhibits, "dead media" a la McLuhan, creating videos by tying together half-minute segments from around the world, Torontopedia, why Toronto has such a strong BarCamper culture and how it could be encouraged, creating an open-source chamber of commerce, open sharing of best practices, and making Toronto a center for open software and culture in keeping with its rich ethnic diversity. (For more details, see the Participant Notes.)
"I dream of Toronto as a magnet and showcase for the growing movement for 'open'. It's known world wide for its cutting edge open source software companies, groovy mash up artists and culture mixers, innovative schools experimenting with open curriculum (written by teachers and students), beautiful public spaces and streetscapes, and so much more. Toronto is the place to be for 'open'."
-Mark Surman
"I dream of a culture where there are no boundaries. One in which everyone interacts in a positive way with each other. I dream of open dialogs between friends, strangers, politicians and enemies alike."
– Rochelle Latinsky
In the wrap-up, the background theme was "the world needs dreamers, and the world needs doers, but above all the world needs dreamers that do". Several people spoke about actions they planned to do:
- set up sessions on an Open-Source Chamber of Commerce for Toronto
- make Torontopedia more voluminous
- build a simple wearable computer (e.g. hat with camera & microphone) to better record unconferences like this in the future
- follow-up with specific people re matching competencies and businesses
- build database of creative interventions and cool projects in Toronto
- spread the word about events like TorCamp and OpenCities
- go to the follow-up BBQ
- plan Open Cities Toronto 2008!
It was a fun, productive event, and certainly worth running on a regular basis and scaling up. Perhaps the best way to end is via more of the participants' "Open Cities Dreaming":
"I dream of a city where communities and individuals feel empowered to pursue their hopes, and are capable of achieving them through collective values, resources and access. Where people, technologies and ideas alike become platforms for possible futures. I dream of an open culture fueled by empathy, integrity and passion, where critical conversations cascade into transformation."
– Michele Perras
"In my dream Toronto, the dynamic, creative, healthy and brave society communicates effectively and across old 'discipline' barriers, and then brings its own best ideas to life in a seeming instant. One hesitates to speak of 'efficient dreaming,' but this fantasy Toronto is envied by the world not only for its tendency to muse about its future form—as it already does, powerfully—but for being uniquely ready to implement the innovations and improvements born of its citizens' imaginings."
– Kate Lawrie
"I dream of a city where the physical, technological and political infrastructure enables citizens to create their own projects or contribute to those that are ongoing – be they private, public or non-profit. Where decision making is as flat as and transparent as possible so that an Open City both nourishes and draws from its most valuable resource: its citizens."
– David Eaves
"I dream of a city that makes its own fun; a built environment that whispers subtle invitations for creative intervention. In my city, each person is both dreamer and doer, and the familiar is continuously rediscovered through the actions of countless hearts and minds at play."
– Kelly Seagram
"I dream of a city where fun, creativity, and work are all the same thing; a city of believers of magic and those who make dreams come true for themselves and others. People making up a global culture integrating technology, art and community, learning and teaching simultaneously."
- Lori Kufner
The open city I dream of is principled, curious, and brave: it works as well as it plays, asks hard questions and pursues difficult answers over easy ones, welcomes controversy rather than repressing (or shying away from) dissent, rewards honesty, respects privacy, upholds responsibility at the personal and collective level, protects the weak as well as the strong, admits its likes and dislikes, and listens to the quietest of voices.
- Amy Lavender Harris
"Openness: horizontality. mutability. creativity. mobility. flexibility. replicability. responsibility. transparency. intimacy.
Open city: a self-aware city, a city of feedback, where democracy is a verb, its etymology open for revision. Where all citizens have access, and where citizen means only that: living in a city.
A city of ferment, which reacts to threats by relaxing, not tensing. Civic judo.
An erosion of distinction between government and governed, economy and culture, have and have-not, I and The Other. Public spaces, decision-making processes, and doors to decent housing, sustainable transit, and meaningful work open to all.
A city of networks, not pyramids. A city of a thousand city halls."
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Our summer issue of the Prairie Hive magazine is full of beautiful color. From the casual supper party on the patio to the interior of the eclectic home, here are a couple of Color Pop's showcasing great summer color!
This past weekend, while visiting my grandparents, my husband and I got to watch and beautiful thunderstorm roll in. Of course I had to capture some photos. So I thought I would share!
Looking down the long road you can see the rain coming down and the clouds rolling on by!
I love spring and summer storms. The temperature dropped significantly while the winds picked up. It's hard to beat all the beautiful colors that you can find in a storm filled sky!


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Martha Gellhorn was a life long pacifist, who because of the war in Vietnam, chose to turn her back on the land of her birth, the US, to settle in Britain, in central London and in a cottage in Wales. But amid her own acute observations on the human condition, she was an intensely private person.
The documentary looks back on her life and, with the help of her family and friends and hitherto unpublished letters, reveals the motivation and make-up of this determined woman who made her way in a very male world. The film also reveals the truth about her marriage to Hemingway, her bravery in covering conflicts from the Spanish Civil War, through the D Day landings and World War II, to Nicaragua and El Salvador and her tangled relationships, both with her family and with the men she met along the way as she reported war and the victims of war.
Marie Colvin, the Sunday Times Foreign Affairs Correspondent, who has been a life-long admirer of Gellhorn, introduces the programme and among the contributors are John Simpson, Jon Snow, Victoria Glendinning and John Pilger, all of whom were Gellhorn's friends and confidentes during her years in London. She also talks to Martha's friends, Betsy Drake (film star wife of Cary Grant), author Sybille Bedford and Caroline Moorehead, Gellhorn's friend and biographer.


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|Mauranie Wells lost some of her hearing when she was younger after a bout with fever. Since her parent's death, she tries to run the Wells Double Bar ranch. It is her intention to turn it into a reputable horse ranch. Her sister, Tennyson, doesn't concern herself with the horses; instead, she would rather spend money on nice gowns and a social life. Mauranie has tried everything to get her sister to assist but nothing helps. Stemson Arroyo Smith is a horse wrangler who has now turned banker. He has come to help Mauranie with the horses, and ends up doing a great job helping out. Mauranie and Stemson soon realize that the more time they spend taking care of things on the ranch, they slowly grow more accustom to being around each other. She wants to tell him about her partial hearing loss, whereas Stemson carries some demons himself that he would like lifted, but sometimes things are best not opened. Can the two find that perfect equation to keep them working together to make the ranch prosperous or is it a lost cause?
Breaking Point is a magnificent read that engages the reader and keeps them spellbound. I loved the way Mauranie and Stemson made a connection. It was filled with warmth, much care and deep committed love. There were times; this reader almost felt the racing of their hearts when they were drawn together. Their connection was intense and powerful, leaving an impact on the audience. This is one story that will long be remembered. Delores Goodrick Beggs creates an endearing read that cuts right to the heart, allowing the reader to see all the genuine events that lie around the fantastic couple and their obstacles. She instills a beautiful ambience in this well-developed tale of romance.
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Congratulations to the New York Jets on their Championship:
Regular season championship lol.
And the Mr Clutch award goes to. . .
I think even Tom Brady is confused:
Send this to BB right now haha.
ESPN has Sanchez as an MVP candidate. BB do your work, maybe if the Lions beat us we'll route the Jets ala Pitts (although not exactly a route).
It was a route. Don't be fooled by too-late-game-heroics (aka Fantasy Football fluffing)
Only thing I like about Sanchez is his last name (Mine :D)
Tom Brady's not the only one, I am as well
I don't see what I suppose to be looking at in that picture
Peyton Manning was hung upside down because he couldn't win in January, despite having monster regular seasons.
They're just jumping the gun and I thought Patriots fans would have a good laugh at it. You know, the "regular season championship" (like when the Redskins outspend teams in the off-season and win the "Off-season championship")
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I took wife's ashes to Africa
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He hitchhiked 10,642 miles from Leicester to Cape Town, travelled by vehicles including horse-drawn chariot and motorised rickshaw, and took his wife's ashes along for the journey.
But now Mike Howitt is finally able to relax and enjoy the comfort of his Evington home after arriving back in Leicester following his 56-day journey in memory of his late wife, Diana.
In a moving tribute at the end of his journey, the 80-year-old granddad scattered Diana's ashes on Table Mountain, a landmark she loved which they had visited five times together before.
Mike decided to go on his incredible trip after his childhood sweetheart and wife of 55 years passed away following a lung disease in March last year.
He has now raised nearly £6,000 for the Loros Hospice, of Groby Road, Leicester, where Diana spent her final days.
Mike, who set off down the A47 from Leicester on September 17, carefully carried some of her ashes with him for the 10,000-mile trip in a little blue tub. He said despite travelling overnight and on his own he never felt in any danger despite putting his life in the hands of people he had never met.
"I never felt threatened, from the day I set off hitchhiking down the A47 from Leicester to the day I got to Cape Town," said Mike.
"I'm not saying I'm particularly brave, I just never felt in any danger.
"Diana loved Table Mountain and actually it was only the fifth time that we went there that she plucked up enough courage to go all the way to the top.
"My work took me to South Africa often, training people in the building industry, so we had been there 25 times together.
We spent anniversaries there and both loved the country."
Mike said he used all sorts of transport during his journey and stayed in some very good hotels and some real hovels.
He said: "When I got to Haifa in Israel I couldn't find anywhere to stay so I just slept outside under the stars on an inflatable mattress, which is the only time I used it.
"I met a lot of different people but often language was an issue.
"South of Sudan in the north of Kenya, I spent 22 hours on a cattle truck overnight.
"When we crossed the equator they stopped it especially for me and I was able to scatter some of Diana's ashes there, too."
As part of his National Service as a young man, Mike covered 12,000 miles around the coast of South Africa, from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth and in Israel around the Sea of Galilee.
Despite being 60 years older, Mike said the worst his body went through was some minor aches and pains on the trip.
He said: "In the last few days my big toes began to swell, so like a fast bowler in cricket, I cut the toes out of my shoes.
"This has been on my mind for 12 months and when you're going for an objective, you visualise its achievement.
"I've done what I set out to do. I feel like 'the journey is done, what's next?'
"I've met many wonderful people and had many life-enriching experiences."
Loros fund-raiser Christian Wikert-Picker said: "We are delighted that Mike has completed his journey. It is an amazing story and we are very grateful."


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Dearborn shelter, 50 others across US compete for $100,000 in grant money
With $100,000 on the line, the next 48 hours are critical for the Dearborn Animal Shelter.
The shelter is competing with 50 others across the United States for a top prize of $100,000 in grant money. It's a competition sponsored by ASPCA -- the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The goal is to adopt out 300 more animals than in previous years. That translates to 700 animals and the shelter is really close, just less than 700 animals have been adopted out. They need to adopt out 25 more in the next 48 hours to remain in contention for the grant money.
"It's been a whole lot of work; like we're all mice moving a mountain and the good news is we are inches away from making our goal," said Sandra Boulton, spokeswoman for the shelter.
For anyone considering adopting a rescued pet the shelter is adding an incentive: the next 25 animals adopted will be $25 each. That includes sterilization and up-to-date shots.
If Dearborn does not take the top grant of $100,000 there are still thousands of dollars in grant money to win. It's money that would go a long way in helping the group.
Even with all the adoptions in the last three months there are still tons of puppies, kittens, cats and dogs available for adoption.
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Hyundai announces a big investment plan for 2014
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BOSSES at Hyundai say 2014 will be a year of investment as the Korean firm intends to expand on its current run of success and pave the way for sales growth in 2015.
Hyundai has already ploughed more than £500 million into its European markets and its planned further investments could herald a raft of new models and enhanced quality as it looks ahead to its target of grabbing five per cent of European market share by 2015.
In the last 12 months Hyundai has opened two new facilities: a test centre next to the famous Nürburgring track and the purpose-built headquarters of Hyundai Motorsport in Alzenau, home of the Hyundai Shell World Rally Team.
It has also expanded its headquarters near Frankfurt and its production facility in Turkey, allowing for production of the New Generation i10 and raising the company's European annual production capacity to 500,000 vehicles.
Currrently 95 per cent of all Hyundai vehicles sold in Europe are designed and developed in the region, and 90 per cent are now built in the Czech Republic and Turkey.
Allan Rushforth, senior vice president of Hyundai Motor Europe said: "The primary aim for Hyundai in 2014 is to continue enhancing the quality of our operations in the region –laying the foundations for a new growth period from the middle of the decade.
"Many European markets are over the worst of the economic crisis, but recovery will be slow, particularly in the first quarter.
"Recovering economies will fuel consumer confidence, helping Hyundai to achieve its qualitative targets and providing a firmer basis for profitability.
"As in 2013, we will continue to develop our sales organically rather than pursuing market share gains at any cost."
Between now and 2017 customers are set to see the launch of 22 new models and derivatives in Europe with the first model to emerge the new generation i10 and the second, the all-new Genesis was launched in Detroit.


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Minnesota Vikings owners Zygi Wilf, his brother Mark and their cousin Leonard should learn from a New Jersey judge within a month the amount of damages they will be ordered to pay former business partners they defrauded in a real-estate deal.
Hearings tentatively are scheduled the week of Sept. 9 before Judge Deanne Wilson of Morris County, N.J., who is finalizing her decision in a 21-year-old civil case in the Garden State that could threaten a new Vikings stadium in Minneapolis.
Gov. Mark Dayton ordered the state board overseeing the stadium project to audit the finances and investigate the background of the team's principal owners after Wilson ruled Aug. 5 that the Wilfs had committed fraud, breach of contract and violated New Jersey's civil racketeering laws as part of an apartment development venture begun in the 1980s.
The audit will scrutinize other lawsuits involving the Wilfs and analyze their NFL application to buy the Vikings in 2005 to determine, Dayton said, whether the Wilfs' fraudulent business practices in the New Jersey case is an exception or the rule.
Plaintiffs Ada Reichmann of Toronto and her brother, Josef Halpern of New York, are seeking more than $50 million in compensatory damages from their 1992 lawsuit.
Alan Lebensfeld, the lawyer who represents Halpern, said Thursday that his client is entitled to $20 million in his claims, including $13 million in interest.
He also plans to seek punitive damages up to three times the amount Wilson awards, plus attorneys' fees.
Wilson, who plans to retire Sept. 17, is expected to rule after Labor Day, Lebensfeld said. Forensic accountants for the plaintiffs and the Wilfs will spend about a week reviewing the evidence to calculate competing damage assessments, which could require the Wilfs to disclose more about their personal fortune.
"Whether the defendants have to disclose their net worth is one of the many factors taken into account when determining punitive damages," Lebensfeld said.
Sheppard Guryan, who represents the Wilfs, did not return calls seeking comment.
The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority hired securities litigator Peter Carter of Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis and an international forensic accounting firm to conduct a "due diligence review" of the Vikings and their owners.
The board had planned to consider final lease and construction contracts Aug. 23 but delayed any vote until the review is finished. A Vikings spokesman has said the team would "fully cooperate" with investigators.
The Vikings have agreed to pay $477 million of the stadium's constructions costs. The state and Minneapolis would cover the remaining $498 million.
The Wilfs have insisted the New Jersey lawsuit would have "absolutely no impact" on the project.
Meanwhile, negotiations between the club and the facilities authority on agreements that will define their business relationship continued this week, board chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen said.
It remained uncertain how long Carter's review would take, or how broad it could become. He declined to comment Thursday about his role as chief investigator.
Kelm-Helgen said she expected it will take "weeks, not months" to complete.
"This is the work these people do. They're the experts, so we're just giving them the leeway to let them do what they need to investigate," Kelm-Helgen.
They have a mountain of evidence awaiting them in New Jersey.
The trial began in May 2011, lasted 211 days and produced 25,000 pages of transcripts and 1,500 exhibits.
Zygi Wilf spent 26 days on the witness stand, Lebensfeld said, and apparently did not help his case.
Wilson cited Wilf's "candid and credible" testimony in which he said Reichmann received "too good a deal," and that he "reneged" on the original deal.
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The casket of slain Rayville Police Sgt. Thomas 'Tommy' Alexander is carried by law enforcement officials during his funeral on Sept. 18, 2010. Richard L. Long Jr. of Monroe pleaded guilty to Alexander's murder on Monday.
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A Monroe man pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder in the September 2010 shooting of a Rayville police officer.
Fitfth District Attorney Mack Lancaster said Richard L. Long Jr. will spend life in prison without the benefit of parole or suspension.
Long was one of three men arrested in the death of Rayville Police K-9 Sgt. Thomas "Tommy" Alexander, who was shot and killed while responding to a burglary-in-progress call in Richland Parish. ...


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FREEPORT — Police are searching for two suspects after the first homicide of 2013 struck this Stephenson County city on Memorial Day.
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FREEPORT — Police released the victim's name this morning in Monday's slaying.
Adel Ahmed Al-Masmari, 30, of Freeport, was shot to death at the South Galena Avenue Convenience Store, 833 S. Galena Ave.
"This type of violence is not going to be tolerated in the city of Freeport," Mayor Jim Gitz said Tuesday. "We're not going to rest until these assailants are brought to justice."
Freeport police officers responded to reports of a shooting at the convenience store shortly before 11 p.m. Al-Masmari died at the scene. Police would not say whether the shooting occurred during the commission of another crime.
Police are searching for two suspects.
"It's a serious crime, and people need to come forward," Freeport Police Chief Jerry Whitmore said.
Whitmore said the suspects are described as black males wearing black hoodies. They were both around 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds, Whitmore said.
"We're conducting interviews and following up on leads," Drehoble said.
An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
Freeport Deputy Chief Jim Drehoble urged anyone with information to contact the Freeport Police Department at 815-235-8226 or Stateline Area Crimestoppers at 866-847-7669.
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How Serious Do We Need to Be? Improving Information Literacy Skills through Gaming and Interactive Elements
Catching the attention of highly technologically and visually oriented students is a challenge for libraries. The number of students entering the universities is increasing and a face-to-face learning setting is an impossible mission for the few available subject librarians. This paper demonstrates how effective the use of serious game or other web-based interactive elements can be for teaching information literacy. By means of quasi-experimental research the impact that the game Saving Asia on students' learning is analysed and compared to a web-based online tutorial of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Free University of Amsterdam). This research demonstrated that the game needs to be improved if it is to fit into the regular curriculum of the university, but interactive elements definitely improve learning results.
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