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David Sirota is obsessed.
The syndicated journalist and radio host — he appears locally on AM 760 and in The Denver Post — overflows with pop-cultural references, dropping movie titles, TV trivia and celebrity names throughout his new book, "Back to Our Future." It's his way of explaining a theory: that we're all suffering an '80s cultural hangover.
A proud child of the era, born in 1975, he's the self-professed "Cliff Clavin of 1980s trivia" — another pop-culture reference, this one to the sitcom "Cheers."
Sirota is also a proud liberal and willing to assail The Wall Street Journal, Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck as he sifts through the pop rubble of the recent past to explain the present.
Amid "Back to the Future," Rubik's Cube and "A-Team" jokes, he weaves a more serious study of media and pop culture. Sirota uses George Orwell's "1984" as a touchstone, along with Ronald Reagan's talk of Rambo and welfare queens, George Bush going "Top Gun" and the pervasive influence of "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous."
Ultimately, his tour of '80s memorabilia demonstrates how pop culture has been used to play tricks on memory and rewrite history.
His clearest underlying theme concerns "resentment politics," the cynical effort to pit the idealized '50s against the demonized '60s — a reflex he believes was perfected by social conservatives in the '80s.
In Sirota's view, it's a trend that continues today, stronger than ever.
The famous "Die, Hippie, Die" episode of Comedy Central's "South Park" is resurrected as a chapter title to reflect the effort to vilify the memory of the '60s. In this Sirota finds the roots of the Tea Party, a mirror of the Reaganesque desire to return to the "idyllic" '50s. (Today, instead of hippies, they hate "socialists.")
"To continue a perpetual backlash, conservatives since the 1980s have developed a vested interest in preserving the (negative) memory of a 1960s that was, in reality, the historic apex of progressive achievement," Sirota writes.
And progressives fear being associated with the era as if it were the Dark Ages.
This war for the country's memory is the crux of his argument. It's a war fought nightly on cable news and daily on talk radio.
Sirota makes the case that we're living in one big rerun. His interpretation of Nike's "Just Do It" campaign is instructive, moving from the ad slogan to a dissertation on the fantasy of equality in our society. He suggests that campaign also marked the start of the ongoing narcissistic theme in marketing, echoed by the booming self-help industry.
The moneyed elite run things, but you are free to "Be All You Can Be."
And his takedown of Colorado Springs, whose economy relies on the military, is succinct: "If its Republicans got their wish and the government suddenly disappeared entirely, Colorado Springs wouldn't become Detroit, it would become the moon."
Provocative stuff, and a fun read. But it all seems applied with too broad a brush. Did the '80s entirely shape our current national culture and politics?
It's too narrow a view, unless, perhaps, you were born in 1975.
When Sirota claims that Barack Obama's "transcendence" of race was first seen in Michael Jordan's transcendence of race in the '80s, some might retort that Nat King Cole did the same in the '50s. Didn't he take us back to our future first?
The '80s are cool, Sirota says, not just ironic cool like VH1's "Big 80s" salute to big hair, but — really — cool.
You have to indulge that premise to really enjoy the book. It's a stretch for those who don't have Marty McFly at the forefront of memory.
Sweeps addendum.
Local Spanish- language TV was a big factor in the February sweeps, not to be ignored.
KCEC's late newscast ranked third, tied with KMGH, in terms of audience share, and fourth for audience rating, in the race weeknights at 10 p.m., among adults 25-54.
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Atlantic Trust Expands Investment Team, Enhancing Expertise in Manager Selection
John Tennaro joins Atlantic Trust, bringing 15 years of industry experience to the firm ATLANTA, Jan. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - Atlantic Trust announced today that John C. Tennaro has joined the firm as vice president and senior investment analyst. In this role, Tennaro is responsible for external investment manager due diligence and selection within the traditional investments team of Atlantic Trust's Multi-Manager Investment Program (MMIP). This addition marks the 37th new hire since January 2013, as Atlantic Trust continues to attract top talent to the firm.(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140115/TO800) " John Tennaro further enhances the depth and expertise of our Multi-Manager Investment Team and reinforces our commitment to offering clients access to premier managers across asset classes and regions of the world," said Dave Donabedian, CFA, Atlantic Trust chief investment officer. "Our hybrid model that combines internal and external investment management is a hallmark of our firm." Joining Atlantic Trust's Boston office, Tennaro brings more than 15 years of industry experience to the firm. Previously, he worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and New England Pension Consultants. Tennaro received a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Fairfield University and holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst (CIMA®) designation. Atlantic Trust's MMIP oversees approximately $7.6 billion in assets across nearly 160 managers in traditional and alternative asset classes (through September 30, 2013). This team of highly-experienced investment professionals employs a rigorous, objective process to source, evaluate, select and monitor institutional-quality, external portfolio managers. About Atlantic Trust Atlantic Trust is one of the nation's leading private wealth management firms, offering integrated wealth management for high net worth individuals, families, foundations and endowments. The firm considers clients' financial, trust, estate planning and philanthropic needs in developing customized asset allocation and investment management strategies. Experienced professionals deliver a broad range of solutions, including proprietary investment offerings and a robust open architecture platform of traditional and alternative managers. Atlantic Trust operates in 12 full-service locations throughout the U.S. with $24.0 billion in assets under management (as of December 31, 2013). For more information, visit www.atlantictrust.com. About CIBC CIBC is a leading Canadian-based global financial institution. Through our Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Wholesale Banking businesses, CIBC provides a full range of financial products to individual, small business, commercial, corporate and institutional clients in Canada and around the world. CIBC Wealth Management provides relationship-based advisory services and an extensive suite of leading investment solutions to meet the needs of personal, institutional and high-net-worth clients through an extensive distribution network, that includes CIBC Private Wealth Management, CIBC Wood Gundy and CIBC Investor's Edge. Our asset management, retail brokerage and private wealth management businesses combine to create an integrated offer, delivered through nearly 1,500 advisors across Canada. In addition, CIBC Asset Management provides global money manager services to institutional and high-net-worth clients and industry-leading retail investment solutions through our two mutual fund families—CIBC and Renaissance—and the CIBC family of managed portfolio solutions. SOURCE Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
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The emerging market financial crises of the last decade have prompted widespread concern about the adequacy of the present international financial architecture to maintain a stable international economy. Recently, attention has focused on the framework for the renegotiation and restructuring of developing country debt. Prolonged and costly sovereign debt renegotiations are widely taken as evidence of inefficiencies in international financial markets that should be addressed by institutional innovation. The possibility that these result from the inability of various creditors to co-operate effectively in debt restructurings has been a concern for many years in many debt crises. Market participants, academics and policymakers have offered a variety of explanations and proposed solutions for collective action failures between lenders in the resolution of sovereign debt problems.
The most recent debates reinvigorate the argument that international bankruptcy procedures are needed to co-ordinate the actions of creditors with diverse interests and information to restructure debts and achieve the timely resolution of debt crises. Recent proposals by Haldane and Kruger (2001) and Krueger (2002) suggest that the IMF plays a prominent role in the reorganisation of sovereign debt obligations. The restructuring of sovereign debt under such proceedings would require the aggregation of debt claims, paralleling corporate reorganisation under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Schwarcz (2000) and Miller and Stiglitz (1999) offer other recent proposals to apply bankruptcy reorganisation procedures to sovereign debt. The United States Treasury (Taylor 2002) has counterargued that the creation of a role for the IMF in convening debt reorganisation tribunals is unnecessary.
Another approach to reform are proposals that collective action clauses be required or encouraged for sovereign bond lending. The case for collective action clauses is argued by Eichengreen and Portes (1995) and Eichengreen (1999). Essentially, these proposals argue that bonds issued under UK governing law, which include collective representation and majority action clauses, are more readily restructured to the mutual


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Walmart Moves on New York, Ward 4 Marches on Foulger-Pratt
Walmart's mounting a new offensive to gain entrance to New York City, but the stealth strategy won't work there like in did in Washington D.C. The company has been nosing around New York for years now, only to be defeated by unions and skeptical politicians–but this time, it doesn't intend to be denied, coming with its fresh veggies and 30,000-square-foot "neighborhood format" stores and getting the construction unions on board before going through public hearings next month.
Meanwhile, "a group of residents" is throwing up some opposition to the Ward 4 Walmart as well, in the form of a march this Thursday on Foulger-Pratt developer Dick Knapp's house in Woodley Park (easier than getting to Bentonville). A more moderate-sounding group calling itself Ward Four Thrives has surfaced as well.
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Shams Charania: New York free agent Jason Smith has agreed to a one-year, $4.3 million deal with the Orlando Magic, league source tells RealGM.
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Knicks interim head coach Kurt Rambis also remains a strong candidate for the full-time job, league sources say.
The Knicks could still broaden their search because they have no first-round picks in the upcoming June draft and no need to rush the decision. Other available candidates include Jeff Van Gundy, Mark Jackson and Jeff Hornacek. Former Knicks great Patrick Ewing, a lead assistant with the Charlotte Hornets, has expressed interest in the job.
Carmelo Anthony and Phil Jackson discussed the Knicks' coaching search during their exit meetings last month and haven't spoken about it since. The lack of communication is a bit odd because Anthony has said he wants to share his opinion with the front office during the search. "I'm pretty sure people would assume that [I'd be in contact with Jackson]. I would assume that too. But what can I do? Bang down the door? Knock down the door and point a finger at Phil and say why hell you ain't … ," Anthony told ESPN on Thursday during a promotional appearance in Manhattan.
Anthony said Thursday that he doesn't know what Jackson will do. "I don't know kind of what they're thinking about going through the process," he said. "I don't know if he already made his decision. I don't know. Nobody knows what he's thinking. That's the hard part."
Ian Begley: Here's Carmelo Anthony on why he still believes in Phil Jackson: "I don't really know what's happening as far as the coaching decisions and the players. At this point, I still have to believe in what Phil is doing. I can't say that I don't believe in him no more, this is over with. I still have to believe in him. I'm here, I still want to be here. I still want to be successful so I don't have no other choice but to believe in what's his plan."
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Christmas Tree Growers Face Challenges Across the Nation (#3916)
America's first commercial Christmas tree farms sprouted on the east coast more than a century ago. But the family tradition of harvesting your own holiday flora remains strong across the country. 05:14
Economists say new casinos in the middle of Iowa won't bring in new money (#4114)
Economists David Swenson from Iowa State University and Ernie Goss from Creighton University say casinos in Iowa's border towns draw in money from out of state, but casinos more in the middle part... 01:57
Goss: Minimum wage increase would have negative employment impact (#4114)
Economist Ernie Goss says a federal minimum wage increase would have some negative employment impact in the short term. He says the most important thing would be to close the gap between the... 01:31
Swenson: Farm Bill negotiations could constrict economy (#4114)
Economist David Swenson says Farm Bill negotiations could contribute to constricting the economy a bit, especially in terms of potential cutbacks to food assistance programs and uncertainty... 01:12
Goss: There's an agricultural land price bubble (#4114)
Economist Ernie Goss says the steep rise in agricultural land prices in a short period of time has created a bubble, and there's no doubt that land price growth is coming down. He says it won't... 01:25
Economists say youth unemployment is a concern (#4114)
Economists David Swenson and Ernie Goss say they're concerned with youth unemployment because of the impact that demographic has on the entire work force. They say the economy needs skilled,... 01:31
Market to Market (December 6, 2013) (#3915)
Full Program: The U.S. trade deficit improves modestly, but agricultural exports soar to an all-time high. The EPA gets an earful on its plan to reduce the amount of ethanol in America's fuel supply.... 27:45
EPA Holds Hearing on Cutting Renewable Fuel Standard (#3915)
The Environmental Protection Agency held a hearing this week on a proposal to reduce the amount of ethanol to be blended into U.S. gasoline. 04:29
Farm Bill stalls over differences in SNAP spending (#3914)
In the wake of the worst economic downturn since the Depression, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, grew dramatically. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget... 04:04
Iowa's ongoing political developments looking toward 2014 (#4113)
Full Program: Political strategists Doug Gross and Jeff Link are the guests on this edition of Iowa Press. The discussion includes a look at ongoing political developments throughout Iowa looking toward... 28:44
Study Shows EPA May Have Underestimated Greenhouse Gas Levels (#3914)
A Carnegie Institution for Science study shows EPA may have underestimated methane gas levels by 50 percent. 02:14
Gross: Vander Plaats wouldn't necessarily win Senate nomination, if he runs (#4113)
Republican strategist Doug Gross says recent polling shows Bob Vander Plaats would not be a lock for the Republican nomination if he decides to jump in the 2014 U.S. Senate race. Gross says the... 01:28
Link, Gross on the effect of Obamacare in 2014 (#4113)
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Link: If Hillary runs, she'll campaign aggressively in Iowa (#4113)
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Selena Gomez + Pals Sing 'Come + Get It' on Road Trip [VIDEO]
Selena Gomez and her girls -- and her pal Gweny -- took a road trip. And they used that road trip to promote her new single 'Come + Get It,' because they're pros!
Selena Gomez and her girls -- and her pal Gweny -- took a road trip. And they used that road trip to promote her new single 'Come + Get It,' because they're pros!
Selena Gomez has been taking passive aggressive digs at Justin Bieber since they first broke up, and she kept the momentum going with her Monday night interview on 'The Late Show With David Letterman,' where she and the adorably gap-toothed host poked fun at her ex's misery.
And this time instead of doing a lame dance, Gomez was actually charming and funny.
Selena Gomez is on the April cover of Harper's Bazaar, and while ex-flame Justin Bieber is passing out and filing insurance claims and attacking paparazzi, the former Disney starlet seems to have moved on nicely.
As you've most likely heard by now, Justin Bieber had the "worst birthday." Except, you know, he didn't. But it turns out his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez might have made that birthday suck even more when he texted her in the hopes she'd cheer him up and she completely refused to respond.
Then she stroked the fluffy white cat on her lap and launched a rocket into the moon while yelling "TAKE THAT TIDES!" Because she's just that hypothetically evil.
The only woman Justin Bieber loves more than Selena Gomez -- or that random chick with the weird eyebrows from 'Bad Girls Club' -- is his mom, Pattie Mallette.
Since Mama knows best, she was recently asked what was up with Bieber and Gomez's up and down, off-and-on teenage romance ... in between promoting her anti-abortion flick, 'Crescendo I.'
Selena Gomez is a busy gal, aside from being a single one. With her against-type role in 'Spring Breakers' about to be on big screens at the multiplex in a few weeks, the Nylon cover girl is returning to one of her other loves. No, not Justin Bieber.
She is making music again after a brief hiatus, and she shared photos of herself rocking out in the studio.
Selena Gomez tore a page from her ex Justin Bieber's book this weekend. The starlet, fresh off her latest split (and a few possible rebounds), took the stage at her private UNICEF concert in New York City and covered Justin Timberlake's 'Cry Me a River' -- just like Biebs did after one of their first splits in November 2012.
Since Twitter is the No. 1 way to insult celebrities directly, late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel once again asked celebs to read mean tweets about themselves. This time, Selena Gomez, Simon Cowell, Jessica Biel, Anderson Cooper and Dr. Phil, among others, were invited to read react to mean tweets.
Even though her on-off boyfriend Justin Bieber recently dealt with the drama behind the paparazzo who was killed while chasing the 'Boyfriend''s car, it didn't stop the paps from harassing Selena Gomez while she was at LAX.
The poor singer/actress was hounded by flashbulbs and questions about the status of her relationship with The Biebs. She remained tight-lipped the entire time.
Beyonce and Selena Gomez are among a litany of stars that have lent their faces and voices to the gun control cause. The 'Love on Top' and 'Love You Like a Love Song' singers are speaking out in the latest 'Demand a Plan' public service announcement.
Selena Gomez isn't spending all her time dealing with rumors of a breakup with Justin Bieber (which now appear to be false). Gomez was spotted in the studio this weekend recording new music with fellow young superstars Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus.
Love is dead. Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have yet to confirm their breakup, but they've each done a few very telling things in the wake of their split rumors -- and they've done them all on Twitter. So much for discretion, right?


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Strong formal budget powers exist whenever a governor has direct responsibility for budget preparation and execution, the central budget office is located in the office of the governor, and the governor has authority to line-item veto legislative appropriations. Unrestricted tenure in office and the ability to appoint all or most heads of executive branch agencies are formal powers that may indirectly have ramifications for budgetmaking. By these standards, the formal budget powers of the Georgia governor are relatively strong.
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell recently appointed the following local residents to state boards and commissions: Commonwealth secretariat – Emily Barrett of Richmond, director of appointments; Courtney Groves of Richmond, director of appointments; and Stacey Whitehouse of Richmond, executive assistant; Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control – Bryan Rhode of Richmond, commissioner of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board; and Board of Game and Inland Fisheries – Hugh C. Palmer of Highland Springs, retired from Henrico County Schools.
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Devon Alexander W12 Andreas Kotelnik
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Scores: 116-112 (three times)
Records: Alexander, 21-0, 13 KOs; Kotelnik, 31-4-1, 13 KOs
Rafael's remark: It was not Alexander's best night, but the hard-fought (and deserved) victory over the tough-as-nails former titlist from Ukraine may have served an important purpose. Because Alexander looked a bit less impressive Saturday than in his title victory against Junior Witter last August and in his spectacular knockout performance against Juan Urango in their March unification fight, it might make putting together his next fight a bit easier. Most of us would like to see the proposed Jan. 29 HBO showdown against titleholder Timothy Bradley Jr. come off in a match between the two best 140-pounders in the world. Bradley's promoter, Gary Shaw, was not all that impressed with Alexander, and perhaps that will grease the wheels so we can get the summit meeting signed, sealed and delivered before anyone changes his mind.
Despite Alexander's struggles, including a cut over his left eye (the first time he had ever been cut) in the fourth round and a cramped left leg in the 12th round, the 23-year-old's speed and work rate were probably the difference to the judges in the highly competitive fight. Alexander, who won on the 54th birthday of his mother, Sharon Alexander, landed 202 of a whopping 1,113 punches (18 percent), according to CompuBox statistics, while Kotelnik connected on 225 of 763 punches (29 percent). Alexander also used his jab way more.
Alexander was the star of the promotion. He was the hometown kid fighting in a main event and in a title fight at home for the first time, and almost 10,000 strong showed up to support him. He also couldn't go anywhere without being asked about the possible Bradley fight. But to Alexander's credit, and to the credit of his outstanding trainer/manager, Kevin Cunningham, they kept their focus on Kotelnik, a 2000 Olympic silver medalist and the only fighter to hand highly regarded Marcos Maidana a pro loss. After Kotelnik, 32, outpointed Maidana to retain his belt in February 2009, he lost it in his next fight in July when England's Amir Khan, another of the division's big names, scored a virtual shutout against him.Kotelnik did not look rusty after the 13-month layoff. He fought very well and landed more punches on Alexander than he's ever been hit with in a fight. Afterward, he and his team railed against the decision. It is understandable that they were frustrated, but Alexander did enough to win the fight, especially after banking so many early rounds. This was no hometown decision, no matter how much some folks want to complain as though it was a highway robbery.
Kotelnik shouldn't be penalized for the loss. He remains one of the best in the division, and it would be a shame if he didn't get some other notable opportunity. But now we move on to Alexander-Bradley. Hopefully, Shaw, Don King (Alexander's promoter) and HBO's Ross Greenburg can get this done in short order.
Tavoris Cloud W12 Glen Johnson
Retains a light heavyweight title
Scores: 116-112 (three times)
Records: Cloud, 21-0, 18 KOs; Johnson, 50-14-2, 34 KOs
Rafael's remark: Cloud's reputation had been built on two nice wins but nothing to get too carried away about. The Tallahassee resident stopped faded former titlist Julio Gonzalez in 10 rounds in August 2008. After a year off, Cloud, 28, returned to outpoint Clinton Woods, another faded former titleholder, to win a vacant belt. Then came another year out of the ring, a change of promoters to Don King, and finally the mandatory defense against Johnson, the 41-year-old former champion who is still going pretty strong. Although Johnson had been soundly outboxed by division star Chad Dawson in November, he bounced back to demolish Yusaf Mack in six rounds in February to set up his shot at Cloud's belt.
The fight had all the makings of an action slugfest, and many viewed it as a potential fight of the year candidate because Cloud and Johnson are both aggressive and like to mix it up. Although we didn't see the fight of the year, we got an outstanding action fight, the sort of hard-hitting, grueling battle that could have been fought in a phone booth. Referee Steve Smoger had a great seat to watch them whale on each other because he had so little to do. There were almost no clinches, just a whole lot of punching. Cloud, however, was clearly the heavier puncher, and he stung Johnson a few times.Johnson, a Jamaica native living in Miami, has an all-time chin. In his 66 fights, he was stopped only once, on his feet in the 11th round of a 1997 middleweight championship fight against Bernard Hopkins. They traded back and forth Saturday, with Cloud just shading his way past Johnson to put the best win of his career in the bank. Afterward, Cloud said he wanted to fight Dawson, who has an important fight in Montreal on Saturday when he faces titlist Jean Pascal. Cloud against the winner would loom as one of the biggest fights in a division that lacks big fights. Although Johnson felt he won the fight, the decision was just. But Johnson has nothing to be ashamed of; he's still a darn good fighter. At 41, and with so many tough fights behind him, it's amazing that he still can go as hard as he did. He went all out throughout the fight, including in the ninth round, when he unloaded 105 punches -- unheard of for a light heavyweight, especially one his age -- and he cut Cloud over his left eye in the 10th round. During the fight, Johnson got off 883 punches and landed 254, while Cloud, whose reputation is of a very busy puncher, threw just 682 and landed 246. As well as he fought, it would be hard to ask Johnson to retire. The problem is, where does he go now?
There was some controversy about the gloves in the fight. Cloud fought with a different set than he had selected at the glove meeting Saturday morning. Johnson's promoter, Leon Margules, noticed the gloves were different as the fighters entered the ring, and he complained to Missouri officials. The fight went on, but Cloud's gloves were held by the commission after the fight. Margules told ESPN.com that he retained attorney Pat English, and the gloves will be tested to ensure that there were no foreign substances in them or on them and that they were the proper weight.
Cornelius "K9" Bundrage TKO5 Cory Spinks
Wins a junior middleweight title
Records: Bundrage, 30-4, 18 KOs; Spinks, 37-6, 11 KOs
Rafael's remark: Perseverance paid off for Bundrage, who claimed a world title at age 37 with a lights-out performance against Spinks, a shell of the fighter he once was. Bundrage made his name on "The Contender" reality series but had usually lost when he stepped up in competition. However, against Spinks, the hometown fighter, Bundrage was impressive, although it was a combination of Bundrage's preparedness and Spinks' significant decline. From the opening bell, when the Detroiter swarmed Spinks to set the tone, until he knocked him through the ropes for the victory, this one was all "K9."
The mandatory fight had been postponed multiple times, and when it finally came off, Bundrage, who now is trained by Hall of Famer Emanuel Steward, looked in sensational condition. Spinks, not so much, and he paid dearly for it, yielding the 154-pound title he had won for a second time in his first defense.Bundrage could not miss with his right hand. He punished Spinks with it, staggering him and nearly knocking him through the ropes in the second round. In the fifth round, he knocked Spinks through the ropes after a series of overhand rights snapped his head back. Finally, one of the blows sent Spinks through the ropes and onto the ring apron. He was a mess when he got to his feet, and referee Mark Nelson stopped the beating at 1 minute, 28 seconds. Afterward, Spinks, who was fighting for the first time in 16 months, complained about the stoppage, which is ridiculous. He was gone. At least maybe you can understand that Spinks was not all there when he complained. The same can't be said for his trainer, Buddy McGirt, who also complained about Nelson's call. Shame on McGirt. Did he want Spinks to get seriously hurt? It was a fine stoppage.
Spinks, the former undisputed welterweight champion, was once a terrific talent who could outbox anyone. Now, at 32, he's finished. His legs are gone. His spirit seems gone, too. Drug use (he's admitted to using them), drinking (he pleaded no contest to a DUI charge) and major weight problems -- he had to lose about 50 pounds to make weight for this fight -- all took their toll.
Like every fight from 140 pounds to 154, Bundrage called out for a fight with Manny Pacquiao afterward. That was pretty laughable, but Bundrage probably will get another fight of note and make some money. Fighters will be licking their chops to get in the ring with a very vulnerable titleholder. An interesting side note: Steward now trains two of the 154-pound titleholders, Bundrage and Miguel Cotto.
Ryan Coyne TKO9 Warren Browning
Records: Coyne, 15-0, 5 KOs; Browning, 12-1-1, 8 KOs
Rafael's remark: If you have heard of Coyne, it is probably because he participated in the fourth season of "The Contender" reality series. Coyne, 28, a former Missouri Tigers linebacker and St. Louis native, took his licks against Browning, a former Toughman competitor. Eventually, he pounded him out with a highlight-reel knockout. They had put on an entertaining fight -- even if Coyne got hit way more than he should have by an opponent with a record as inflated as a tire -- until Coyne caught the London, Ky., native with a booming left hand to the head. Browning, who had built his record against opponents with a combined record of 6-34-4, went down face-first in a corner. When he made it to his feet, he stumbled backward into the ropes, and referee Mike England called off the bout at 2 minutes, 21 seconds. Nice win for Coyne, a crowd-pleasing fighter but one with a lot of work to do on his technique and defense.
Manuel Vargas TKO6 Michael Arango
Records: Vargas, 28-3-1, 16 KOs; Arango, 30-9-3, 24 KOs
Rafael's remark: Mexico's Vargas, a former interim strawweight belt holder, lost a split decision in a strawweight title challenge against Donnie Nietes in late 2009 followed by a third-round knockout loss to Nonito Donaire in a junior bantamweight fight in February. Now, back at flyweight, the 29-year-old has won two fights in a row, including the stoppage of Colombia's Arango, 31, in the main event of "Top Rank Live." Vargas had little problem with Arango, who took punishment until his corner called off the fight with him still on the stool 10 seconds into the sixth round.
Roberto Marroquin TKO3 Jesus Quintero
Records: Marroquin, 15-0, 11 KOs; Quintero, 8-5-2, 4 KOs
Rafael's remark: Marroquin, 20, of Dallas, is one of Top Rank's most prized prospects, a crowd-pleasing fighter with skills, power and a solid amateur background. He overwhelmed Mexico's Quintero, 22, who had little to keep the aggressive Marroquin off him. Marroquin was faster and more powerful and broke him down throughout the fight. Marroquin was landing with authority in the third round, including a straight right hand that snapped Quintero's head straight back. Moments later, Marroquin landed two more right hands, and referee Juan Jose Ramirez stepped in to call it off at 1 minute, 40 seconds. Easy work for Marroquin on his way to bigger and better things.
Christopher Martin W10 Chris Avalos
Scores: 98-92, 97-93 Martin, 98-94 Avalos
Records: Martin, 19-0-2, 5 KOs; Avalos, 16-1, 13 KOs
Rafael's remark: The 20-year-old Avalos, of Lancaster, Calif., has looked good in his past three "ShoBox" fights and was widely considered one of boxing's top prospects in the smaller weight classes. Facing Martin, a Chula Vista, Calif., native who was far more experienced, was another step up in competition for the youngster. Avalos was not up to the task, as Martin, 24, won a decisive decision in the "ShoBox" main event on Showtime. The 98-94 scorecard from judge John Mariano in favor of Avalos defies logic or explanation. The fight was a match of Martin's experience and skills against Avalos' aggression and power. The skills won. Martin outboxed Avalos, counterpunched him repeatedly and dominated, especially in the second half of the fight. Avalos tried to pressure Martin and do what he could to turn things around, but he kept swinging and missing.
Lateef Kayode TKO8 Alfredo Escalera Jr.
Records: Kayode, 13-0, 12 KOs; Escalera Jr., 18-3-1, 12 KOs
Rafael's remark: Two years into his pro career, Kayode, 27, who is trained by Freddie Roach, looks like one of the more interesting cruiserweight prospects. The Nigeria native, who lives in Los Angeles, scored his 12th consecutive knockout as he took apart Escalera in fairly dominant fashion.Kayode, who had never been beyond the fourth round, showed a nice arsenal of punches in dictating the entire fight. In the eighth round, Kayode landed a terrific three-punch combination -- right to the body, right upstairs and a left to the head -- that sent Escalera staggering into the ropes. Referee Joe Cortez properly ruled that the ropes had held Escalera up and ruled it a knockdown. The fight resumed with just a few seconds remaining in the eighth round, and Kayode took the opportunity to blast Escalera, the son of the former great junior lightweight champion from Puerto Rico, with a few more blows. After Escalera, 30, a participant on "The Contender" in 2008, staggered back to his corner in bad shape, Cortes stopped the fight. Kayode is a physically imposing presence. Perhaps with a bit more seasoning he could rise through the ranks.
Breidis Prescott W10 Harrison Cuello
Scores: 99-90 (twice), 98-91
Records: Prescott, 23-2, 19 KOs; Cuello, 17-13-3, 13 KOs
Rafael's remark: Prescott made a big splash on the world boxing scene in August 2008 by obliterating Amir Khan in a lightweight fight. He knocked Khan out in 54 seconds to send shock waves through the sport. After that, however, Prescott had his share of struggles. He won his next bout, but then dropped two decisions in a row. Now he's got a two-fight winning streak under his belt after routing Cuello in the "Friday Night Fights" main event on ESPN2.There was not much to write home about in this fight, which was made on a few days' notice after previous main events could not be finalized. Prescott, 27, a native of Colombia living in Miami, dominated the fight against Cuello, 32, who was born in the Dominican Republic but now lives in Albany, N.Y. The biggest moment came in the ninth round, when Prescott scored a flash knockdown when Cuello walked into a strong right hand, which Prescott had injured earlier in the bout. Cuello bounced right back up and finished the fight but was never in it. If Prescott keeps winning, he'll probably get some kind of solid opportunity because he fights in a terrific weight class and has the notoriety of the knockout of Khan, whom he'd be happy to give a rematch. Cuello dropped to 1-5-1 in his past seven fights, but the victory is an upset of former titlist Steve Forbes in March.
Antonio Escalante TKO3 Edel Ruiz
Records: Escalante, 23-2, 15 KOs; Ruiz, 31-23-5, 20 KOs
Rafael's remark: It's time for Escalante to get a shot at a belt. The 25-year-old crowd-pleaser from El Paso, who always draws solid support from his hometown, won his 10th fight in a row since an upset loss to Mauricio Pastrana in 2007 and has beaten some good opponents along the way such as Miguel Roman, Mike Oliver and Cornelius Lock. Ruiz, 32, of Mexico, was not one of those good opponents, however, and Escalante, 25, routed him with ease.Escalante returned in this fight after calling off a spring fight because of problems with both his elbows. He was cruising along in the main event of "Solo Boxeo Tecate" when he slammed Ruiz with a wide left hook to the body in the third round. Ruiz crashed to all fours, and when he barely beat the count and did not look as though he wanted to continue, his corner threw in the towel, prompting referee Marc Cal-oy to stop the bout. It was Escalante's first bout since his decision win against Roman in February on ESPN2 in one of the leading fight of the year candidates. Despite Ruiz's poor record, the loss ended a modest four-fight winning streak.
Dan Rafael is the boxing writer for ESPN.com.


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My round-up of new foods at the Puyallup Fair doesn't include the Deep Fried PBJ or Deep Fried Salsa Fritters advertised as new additions to the Totally Fried booth. That's because neither item was available when I tried to order them this weekend.
Premier Services' Ben Hilberg, who runs the stand with his three daughters and son-in-law, says shortages are an inevitable result of his commitment to scratch-made snacks and fluctuating fairgoer demand. Since Hilberg can't concoct a deep-fried salsa fritter on the spot, he has to anticipate how many customers might order them. And sometimes, he admits, he miscalculates.
"It's rare when we'll have everything," he says. "The process is we have to make the item and then freeze it, and we get into the weeds with it. It's not an excuse, it's an explanation."
This year, the Hilberg clan prepared 200 peanut butter sandwiches. They sold out their stock in the fair's first week.
"Peanut butter and jelly is very easy to make, very easy to freeze, but do you make 300 or 1000?," Hilberg asks. "It's a learning curve. We work really hard to please our customers, and I feel bad that occasionally we do run out of things."
Totally Fried's menu is also vulnerable to supply chain issues. Fried bubblegum, touted as a new item for 2011, made its debut this year because gallons of a required extract didn't show up until a week after last year's fair ended. "For whatever reason, honestly, I didn't even follow up on it," Hilberg says. "Every now and then we get caught."
The stand often runs low on Rocky Mountain oysters because Hilberg says he's reluctant to order too much of the delicacy, lest he get stuck with them. "I don't have a lot of use for cow testicles," says Hilberg, whose company also handles food services for schools, government offices and four fairgrounds.
"So if you go to a gun show and a guy sells you a hot dog," that's a Premier Services product, Hilberg explains. Hot dogs are apparently more popular than Rocky Mountain oysters with the year-round crowd, but the snack's doing surprisingly well in Puyallup.
Deep-fried Twinkies and Snickers are always big sellers, but the stand's also had success this fair season with deep-fried artichoke hearts and bacon-wrapped jalapenos.
"There's some stuff that's actually kind of good," Hilberg says of the current menu. "The bacon jalapeno is something you'd see in a restaurant, as are the deep-fried pickles."
One of 2011's introductions, deep-fried butter, didn't make it back for a second fair season. Hilberg says he pulled the item last year after a week of near-debacles.
"It looked really good when we tested it, but you have to eat it fresh," he says. "If it sits in that boat while people are walking around and talking or whatnot...I saw it running down their chins, running down their arms. It was going to run down their tummies behind their shirts, and I didn't want to buy everyone new shirts. I guess I could have bought bibs, but I didn't think of that."
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Jeffco continues to be frustrated by the reimbursement process from the federal government for funds spent to repair damage from the September 2013 flooding.
The county's infrastructure sustained about $6 million in damage, repair costs for which were eligible for state and federal assistance. For expenses approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the federal government pays 75 percent, the state government pays 12.5 percent, and the county pays the remaining 12.5 percent.
A search of Southwest Plaza spurred by a telephone bomb threat Monday evening turned up nothing suspicious, and the mall's doors were reopened to customers.
Patrons were barred from entering the mall while the search took place, though customers inside weren't evacuated.
The Jeffco Sheriff's Office announced on its Twitter account at 8:14 p.m. that nothing was found during the search.
A suspect in an attempted homicide has been taken into custody, according to the Jeffco Sheriff's Office.
Zachary Zuchowski, 21, was arrested in connection with allegations of attempted murder, robbery and menacing, the Sheriff's Office announced via its Twitter account at 11:57 p.m. Friday. The Sheriff's Office and other agencies had searched for Zuchowski since Thursday night after an incident that apparently stemmed from a disagreement about money.
Fire crews made significant progress Friday in battling a brush fire after it spread rapidly Wednesday and shut down the southbound lanes of C-470 near West Bowles Avenue.
West Metro Fire announced at midafternoon Saturday that the 35-acre blaze was 100 percent contained. More than 74 firefighters were working to put out the flames Friday, and they continued to mop up Saturday.
By Jeffrey A. Roberts, For the Courier
A Jefferson County charter school violated Colorado's Sunshine Law and retaliated against a family when the parents asked questions about their daughters' education, a lawsuit claims.
Peggy Farrar defeated three other candidates in Tuesday's election to win the only contested seat on the board of the Foothills Park & Recreation District.
Farrar was declared the winner in Ward 2 on Tuesday night in an unofficial result posted on the district's website. Farrar defeated incumbent Michael Bielkiewicz, as well as Chris Crippen and Scott Kennerly.
Neighbors opposed to rezoning that could change the face of the Dinosaur Ridge area in the Rooney Valley say they are not opposed to development, but prefer "smart development" that doesn't intrude on the environment.
At an informal community meeting at Lutheran Church of the Master in Lakewood on April 26, about 50 people gathered to discuss ways to thwart two rezoning applications filed by Three Dinos LLC that would allow for auto dealerships and other retail uses on two parcels at C-470 and West Alameda Parkway.
A heavily eroded section of trail near the Audubon Center, a bird sanctuary and educational center at Chatfield State Park, now has a smooth path for hikers thanks to the efforts of high school students in the Cairn Youth Program of Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado.
South Jeffco resident Davis Bonner, a senior at Heritage High School, and others in the program worked April 23 to restore the trail, which had been washed out by rain.
"Our job was to shovel crusher fine along the trail," Bonner said.
After days of uncertainty about the validity of petitions that Morrison Republican Jon Keyser submitted as a U.S. Senate candidate, a Denver judge on Friday ordered the secretary of state to place his name on the primary election ballot.
Secretary of State Wayne Williams had declared Keyser's petitions insufficient because he was 86 signatures short in Congressional District 3, according to a line-by-line review by his office.
Students at Peiffer Elementary School have logged thousands of hours in reading time while participating in Race to Read, a program sponsored by Bandimere Speedway in Morrison.
"The kids are so excited about it," said Peiffer first-grade teacher Tanya Rodgers. "They can read anything they want."
The six-week program that Tami Bandimere-Shrader, granddaughter of the speedway founder, began 20 years ago has been around the track many times while expanding among area schools.
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Key Points
- Optimizing antimicrobial therapy minimizes antimicrobial resistance and adverse drug reactions.
- In one large cohort study of hospitalized patients, antimicrobials were the second most common cause of adverse events.
- In another study, antimicrobials were the class most frequently associated with prescribing errors.
- Many antimicrobials have been associated with superinfection due to Clostridium difficile, causing morbidity ranging from diarrhea to life threatening colitis.
- A properly framed discussion regarding implementation of a program must present usage and resistance data specific to the hospital, unit, and patient population in addition to the general issues of antimicrobial resistance.
- The main responsibility for an antimicrobial stewardship program rests on physicians and pharmacists.
- Antimicrobial stewardship must operate 24/7 to be effective.
- Educational activities are integral to successful antimicrobial stewardship – both its clinical and administrative aspects.
- A public-access web site is an excellent way to accomplish this.
- Active auditing of prescribing practices is essential for determining the needs and targets of intervention.
- It is highly unlikely that any antimicrobial stewardship effort could be effective in the absence of information technology support.
- An adequate, institution-appropriate budget including personnel compensation is necessary for a successful program.
- Recent payment rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services specify that hospitals will no longer be reimbursed for certain nosocomial infections that are perceived to be avoidable. Other third-party payers are likely to follow suit.
- Restriction of selected agents is often difficult to implement:
- entirely unavailable (formulary-based restriction)
- available for only certain indications (criteria-based restriction)
- available only after approval by some authority (preauthorization-based restriction)
General Management and Implementation Issues
Auditing and Feedback
- Real-time auditing helps optimize therapy on an individual-patient basis.
- Constructive and patient-specific feedback from experts in antimicrobial therapy is essential.
- The optimal method of communicating the recommendation to the provider—that is, feedback—must be defined.
- Match the mode of communication to the level of acuity and complexity.
Prescriber Education
- Passive education about appropriate antimicrobial use can include grand rounds, newsletters, and written guidelines.
- Passive education should be distinguished from active education that occurs in the context of auditing and feedback or preauthorization for specific patients.
- Education about the program itself should not be overlooked.
- A public, up-to-date Web site is an excellent way to inform providers about their institutional antimicrobial stewardship program and offers easy access to information about current strategies:
Informational Websites
- www.nebraskamed.com/asp
- www.hosp.uky.edu/pharmacy/AMT/default.html
- http://clinicalpharmacy.ucsf.edu/idmp/guide_home.htm
Guideline Implementation
- Guidelines must be regularly re-evaluated and, if necessary, revised to reflect recent developments reported in the scientific literature.
Application of Information Technology
- Applications on the Web or on personal digital assistants can greatly facilitate rapid updating and dissemination of information compared with paper-based sources.
- Computerized physician order entry further expands the potential for intervening at the time of prescribing.
- Examples of tools are stop-order reminders and/or flags, order sets containing prophylaxis and treatment recommendations, assistance with dosing, information about formulary availability, and approval criteria for restricted antibiotics.
- Many commercially available clinical decision support systems integrate electronic medical records and can facilitate both back-end and front-end approaches to providing real-time, patient-specific recommendations, although they cannot replace clinical judgment.
Specific Antimicrobial Issues
Restriction and/or Preauthorization
- Formulary based restriction: Agents that are entirely unavailable
- Criteria-based restriction: Agents that are available for only certain indications
- Preauthorization-based restriction: Agents that are available only after approval by some authority
Intravenous-to-Oral Switch
- Antimicrobial intravenous-to-oral switch can achieve substantial economic benefits.
- Program staff should consider which drugs to target, criteria for switching, and how the switch is performed.
- Third-party payer criteria for inpatient status may not be affected by intravenous-to-oral switching.
De-escalation or Streamlining
- De-escalation or streamlining is a subclass of auditing and feedback that focuses on changing from initial broad-spectrum (often combination) empiric therapy to a narrower-spectrum (often monotherapy) agent when culture identification and susceptibility results become available.
- Its role in limiting use of broad-spectrum antimicrobials can be fraught with complications.
- Successful strategies must offer clear, predefined criteria for narrowing or discontinuing antimicrobials, while allowing for clinical judgment.
Table 1. Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategies with Associated Barriers and Solutions
|Barriers to Effective Implementation
|Potential Solutions
|Auditing and feedback
|Problems in identifying patients who are receiving suboptimal therapy
|Use rules-based computer systems that combine pharmacy and microbiologic data to flag patients of interest. Manually review antimicrobial order sheets. Review microbiologic data to identify targeted organisms.
|Difficulty communicating recommendations to providers
|Approve policy delineating appropriate means of communicating recommendations.
|Lack of clarity in appropriate methods for providing feedback
|Create nonpermanent forms for written communication in the medical record.
|Medicolegal concerns about providing feedback in the medical record
|Time communication for greatest likelihood of impact (eg, before rounds). Hold intermittent, regularly scheduled antibiotic rounds between the stewardship team and staff from services that heavily use antimicrobials.
|Restriction and/or preauthorization
|Perceived challenge to physician autonomy
|Have an approved policy by the medical executive committee. Grant time-restricted approvals (eg, for 24-72 hrs) to balance physicians' and stewardship concern. Regularly review the use of restricted agents to evaluate their continued restriction.
|Integration of restriction policies into workflow
|Use computerized physician order-entry systems to give restriction notifications automatically. Use dedicated pagers for restricted agents to minimize delays in authorization. Establish clear procedures for authorization after hours.
|Prescriber education
|Lack of knowledge about the role of stewardship programs
|Hold antimicrobial stewardship grand rounds to explain the program and provide hospital-specific data.
|Guideline implementation
|Poor knowledge of, and adherence to, guidelines for antimicrobial use
|Disseminate information in printed handbooks, integrate it in order sets, and provide easy access on Internet or intranet. Involve opinion leaders from multiple specialties in developing guidelines.
|Application of information technology
|Considerable investment of financial and human resources
|Emphasize its importance in patient safety and the potential to avoid substantial costs.
|Intravenous-to-oral switch
|Identification of eligible patients
|On a daily basis, review patients receiving intravenous forms of highly bioavailable antimicrobials. Develop criteria to help clinicians determine candidacy for switch (eg, body temperature, white blood cell count).
|De-escalation or streamlining
|Unwillingness of providers to de-escalate or streamline
|Refer to studies that demonstrated safety of
de-escalation or streamlining when resistant organisms were not identified.
|Dosage optimization
|Nursing concerns regarding administration and drug incompatibility
|Create protocols for administration and list compatible drugs. Consider extended infusion instead of continuous infusion.