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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Justin Upton's been used to strolling around the bases by himself this season.
On Friday, his teammates joined and jogged along with him.
Upton smacked a no-doubt, go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning that lifted the Atlanta Braves to an 8-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opener of a three-game set.
Eleven of Upton's 14 homers this year have come via the solo variety. He also added an RBI groundout.
Jason Heyward, who had been sidelined since undergoing an emergency appendectomy on April 22 in Denver, returned to the Braves' lineup and tallied two hits, two runs scored and an RBI for Atlanta, which had dropped five of its previous six contests.
The 23-year-old Heyward came into the tilt hitting just .121 with two home runs and five RBI in 17 games.
Paul Maholm (5-4) surrendered four runs -- two earned -- on eight hits and a walk in six innings, while Craig Kimbrel notched his 12th save after working around a leadoff single in the ninth.
Scott Van Slyke smacked a pair of solo shots for the Dodgers, who had won four of their last five games coming in.
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As we enter 2013…count the cost!
By Pastor Russ Gaar
At the start of nearly every year, my wife and I will at some point sit down to count the cost. Financial matters can quickly overwhelm if we're not diligent to keep track of expenses and income, as well as plan for the future. This January, it's time for us to once again count the cost!

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|HHS runs the show at Fleming
|Written by April Peregoy
Rebounding in a big way from their first loss of the season on Thursday night against Caliche, the varsity Dragon basketball team completely shut out Fleming in the first half and went on to win the game, 54-18, at the opponent's court on Saturday, Feb. 14.
"I liked the way we bounced back on Saturday," said coach John Baumgartner, who admitted he was a little worried about the effect the recent loss might have on his players.
It turned out he shouldn't have worried. HHS was in top form on Saturday. "I liked their attitudes at Fleming. They forgot about Thursday and played well—put forth a great effort."
He added, "Fleming's a young team and we took advantage of that early on in the game. It was fun for us because we got to play a lot of kids and run different combinations. They're really an unselfish group; they work well together as a team."
The coach's favorite moment of the game happened when Ryan Baumgartner made a break-away run and bounced the ball of the backboard, and right behind him was Carper, waiting to grab the rebound for a slam dunk!
Holyoke's first basket of the game came from behind the arc and was thrown up by Baumgartner. That set the tone for the rest of the first half. HHS continued to score on the Wildcats while, at the same time, completely shutting them out on the other side of the court.
After scoring 17 points in the first quarter and 12 in the second, Holyoke led at halftime, 29-0.
The Wildcats put their first points on the board during the third quarter. Three baskets came from three-point territory, while three more came from the free-throw line. But the Dragons put up 14 more points of their own to keep control of the lead by 31 points.
Fourth-quarter action saw Fleming adding only six more points for a final score of 18, as HHS put up 11 more to push theirs to 54.
Nearly every Dragon who played in Fleming made at least one basket that night. This meant no one player had a significant lead in the stats. Kyle Carper still managed to come out on top in points and rebounds, however, with 12 and eight, respectively. Not far behind him in rebounding was Colby Wailes with seven.
Other Dragons earning credit from their coach were Preston King and Brian DeBoer, who each scored seven points, including one three-point basket each. Leading in steals was Austin Tharp with six, while Ryan Baumgartner had four assists and five steals.
Team stats show Holyoke shooting a field goal percentage of 47 for the game, compared to Fleming's 18 percent. HHS also led in rebounding, 34-16, and steals, 23-8.
Holyoke 54, Fleming 18
Tharp 3 0 0-0 1 6
Baumgartner 1 1 0-0 0 5
Carper 6 0 0-0 0 12
Wailes 1 0 1-2 2 3
Swanson 1 0 0-0 1 2
Brown 2 0 0-0 0 4
Krueger 1 0 2-2 2 4
King 1 1 2-2 0 7
DeBoer 2 1 0-0 2 7
Reid Baum. 1 0 0-0 0 2
Greenman 1 0 0-0 1 2
Scoring By Quarters
Holyoke 17 12 14 11 --54
Fleming 0 0 12 6 --18
Upcoming action
The Dragons played their last game of the regular season in Wiggins on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Results of that game will be in next week's Enterprise.
Holyoke then gets a week off as the team prepares for the district tournament. The first game will take place on the HHS home court Tuesday, Feb. 24.


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IRS Tax Refund 101: How to Travel on Your Refund
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Here is a comprehensive list of ideas where your refund can take you, broken down by just how much you're getting back.
Here is a comprehensive list of ideas where your refund can take you, broken down by just how much you're getting back.
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Continue ReadingIf the "Girls Gone Wild," party-till-the-break-of-dawn Miami spring break isn't your style, Boston offers its own ways to escape the monotony of the winter months.
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Continue ReadingSo, it's officially drinking season. Well, holiday drinking season that is. In need of a festive drink? These eight cocktails from around the United States should get you in the mood (if you're not there already), and at the very least, inspire you to brew up a hot toddy at home.
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Continue ReadingIf you don't have the time or money for a big ski vacation this winter you can still hit the slopes. Many great ski resorts are an easy drive away from major cities. We've rounded up the best resorts for a day-ski trip or a weekend escape from eight cities around the country. Most of them Gear up, hit the road and enjoy a snow adventure.
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I have seen a lot of SD upscaled to HD and it is a lot better. Especially with DirecTV SD.
Rant all you want. I am very happy this is coming.
Hate to be the party pooper, fly in the ointment, monkey wrench..
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Born on April 18, 1972, in Boston, MA, Roth was raised one of three sons by his father, Sheldon, a psychiatrist who was also a professor at Harvard University and his mother, Cora, a painter who had shown her work at the OK Harris Gallery in New York City. Inspired by director Ridley Scott's landmark sci-fi/horror masterpiece "Alien" (1979), Roth began shooting his own movies on Super-8 when he was just eight years old. After attending Newton South High School in 1990, Roth went to film school at New York University, graduating summa cum laude in 1994. During his time at NYU, he ran an office for producer Frederick Zollo. After graduation, he won the Student Academy Award for his thesis film... Continue Bio >>
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Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Devin Harris poured in a season-high 24 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 103-95 win over the Utah Jazz on Friday at Philips Arena.
Harris, who returned to the lineup on Wednesday after missing 11 games with a right foot injury, went 7-for-8 from the field and 4-for-5 from behind the arc to help the Hawks snap a four-game skid.
Josh Smith had 15 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, Lou Williams dropped in 14 points and Ivan Johnson added 13 off the bench for Atlanta.
Randy Foye dropped in 25 points, Al Jefferson had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Paul Millsap donated 20 points to go with 13 boards and five assists for the Jazz, who had won four of their last five entering the contest.
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Greensboro, NC -- Police issued charges against a Greensboro man after they say he shot his girlfriend early Saturday morning.
Officers responded to the scene at Ardmore Drive where they found the victim, Laverne Minor, suffering a gunshot wound to the chest.
Initially, Minor told police she had been shot by a suspect in a mid-size SUV that drove away from the scene. After further investigation, police learned that her testimony was false.
Police say Minor had been in an argument with her boyfriend, James Brandon Brown, who later shot her.
Brown, 27, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Police say Minor's injuries were not life-threatening.
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In Avot 5:7, the Mishna states that there are 7 characteristics of a Golem (boor) and 7 characteristics of a Chacham (wise person). It then goes on to list the 7 qualities of a wise man.
One of the characteristics of a wise man is "He says on the first thing first, and on the last thing last".
After it lists all the characteristics of a wise man, it says "and the opposite applies to a Golem (boor).
Doesn't it seem like the Mishna did not follow its own advice? when listing the categories, it first listed the Golem, but when describing their characteristics, it starts with the Chacham.
This is even more striking, since later on in the same chapter (Avot 5:15-19), there are 6 different instances of a list of items followed by a discussion of the items on the list, and each time, the discussion follows the order of the list.
Now, all the commentaries (as translated here) I've seen explain the Mishna to mean "He responds to first things first and to latter things later.". In other words, when asked two questions, he responds to the first one first, and then the second one. However, I want to say that this interpretation does not preclude a case when not directly responding to a question. In other words, the Mishna is saying that anytime addressing a list of issues, one should address the first one first, and the last one last. I would say that if the Mishna only meant answering a question, it would have used the word "answer" and not "say".
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Goalkeepers' equipment includes a goalkeeper stick, goalkeeper skates, blocking glove, catching glove, helmet with full face mask and leg guards.
The player's gloves must cover their hand and wrist, and their palm must not be removed to permit the use of bare hands.
A helmet with the chinstrap properly fastened must be worn by players so that the lower edge of the helmet is not more than one finger-width above the eyebrows; there should only be enough room between the strap and the chin to insert one finger.
The puck is made of vulcanised rubber or other material approved by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and is primarily black in colour. The puck is 2.54cm thick and 7.62cm in diameter and must weigh between 156 and 170g. It can move at speeds of more than 150km/h.
A device contoured and moulded to protect the shin, knee and calf.
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Players must wear ice hockey skates with safety heel guards.
Sticks are made of wood or other material, such as aluminium or plastic. The stick must not have any projections and all edges must be bevelled. Adhesive non-fluorescent tape of any colour may be wrapped around the stick at any place. Sticks are prohibited from being curved more than 1.5cm.
A clear plastic shield attached to the helmet that comes down to the lower edge of the player's nose. Male players born after 31 December 1974 must wear, at the very least, a visor that meets approved international standards. All women players must wear full face masks.


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Navy: $219 million in shipyard work to be cut
(This story has been corrected to reflect shipyard cuts of $219 million in San Diego. An earlier version of this story had an incorrect figure. U-T San Diego regrets the error.)
Planned Navy spending cuts will eliminate $219 million in shipyard work in San Diego in the middle of the year, in addition to canceling $83 million worth of aircraft maintenance here and deferring three local military construction projects.
Late Friday, the chief of naval operations, Adm. Jonathan Greenert, released a breakdown of how he will handle the Navy budget shortfall resulting from the lack of a 2013 congressional appropriations bill. His move follows increasing pushback from military leaders to lack of action from Congress.
For California, the planned cuts equal $681 million in spending this year.
The budget ax falls heavily on San Diego, home to the much of the Pacific Fleet. Ten ships based in San Diego or scheduled to visit will have maintenance delayed at local shipyards between April and September, according to information obtained from the Navy.
During the same period, regular aircraft maintenance done at North Island Naval Air Station will be curtailed to save $83 million. That kind of work is done at the station's Fleet Readiness Center, which employs 3,700 federal workers and 500 civilian contractors.
It's the first time the Navy has placed figures on how its belt-tightening will look in San Diego.
Mark Cafferty, president of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp., said the news makes previous budgetary warnings from military leaders "get real very quickly" for the region.
"These cuts threaten the foundation of our entire economy," Cafferty said. "They will have far reaching implications beyond the defense community. Every San Diegan has a neighbor, a friend, a family member, a colleague, or an associate with ties to military spending."
As for military readiness, Eric Wertheim, a defense analyst at the U.S. Naval Institute, said it won't be clear what this means until the Navy says specifically which repairs or types of modernization might be delayed.
"It's like doing maintenance on your car. Sometimes, you just don't have the money to do the things you want to do. But we do know that delaying maintenance on ships, over the long term, affects their performance," he said. "And you want to get the most out of these vessels."
Wertheim added that, "It was smart that the Navy announced the delays. This is like a shot across the bow. They're telling people that if the money isn't there, it will have consequences."
The other reductions will affect construction contractors.
The Navy expects to defer three military construction projects in San Diego, one in Orange County's Seal Beach and one in Point Mugu in Ventura County to save $183 million. In addition, eight demolition projects will be canceled, including three in San Diego, all of which would have cost $13 million.
A spokesman for the Navy's Southwest region didn't have details Friday night on which projects are affected.
Statewide, facilities and base operations spending programs will be cut by $148 million.
The issue driving Greenert's budget ax is a $4.6 billion shortfall in the Navy's $39.4 billion operations budget. About $3.2 billion of that is because Congress has not yet passed a 2013 appropriations bill.
The Navy must spend at 2012 levels until it does, something called operating on a continuing resolution.
"We're just now getting our hands around the financial impact created by the continuing resolution," said Larry Blumberg, executive director of the San Diego Military Advisory Council. "We need a 2013 budget as soon as possible. We're four months into the fiscal year."


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The Zoning Administration Division (ZAD) of the Department of Planning and Zoning provides the principal administrative coordination and support on appeal applications for the BZA. ZAD is located at 12055 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 22035 in Suite 807 and the telephone number is 703-324-1314.
Before the BZA will consider an appeal, an application must be properly filed with both the Zoning Administrator and the Clerk to the BZA within the time limit and in accordance with submission requirements as set forth below. The Zoning Administrator is located in Suite 807 and the Clerk to the BZA is located in Suite 801, at the above address. If an appeal application is accepted, a public hearing date is scheduled. Written notice requirements must be satisfied and the public hearing properly held before the BZA can act upon an appeal. The appellant or authorized agent is required to present the justification for the appeal at the hearing.
Properly Filed Application for Appeal
Time Limit on Filing:
Sect. 18-303 of the Zoning Ordinance sets forth the time limit on filing for appeals. Except in the following cases, all appeals must be filed within thirty (30) days from the date the decision being appealed was made.
Appeals for notices of violation involving the following violations shall be filed within ten (10) days from the date of the notice in accordance with submission requirements:
Submission Requirements:
Sect. 18-304 of the Zoning Ordinance sets forth the submission requirements for appeals. All elements of the submission requirements must be met within the established filing time frame before the appeal can be accepted and scheduled for public hearing.
Each appeal application must include: four (4) copies of the application form, four (4) copies of the determination being appealed, and four (4) copies of a written statement signed by the appellant setting forth the following:
A $600 filing fee as prescribed in the Zoning Ordinance must accompany each appeal application. The filing fee must be in the form of a check made payable to the County of Fairfax. Cash or credit card is not acceptable. If the appeal is withdrawn, there will be no refund of the filing fee.
Appellant must file three (3) copies of the entire appeal application package (application form, written statement, determination being appealed, and any supportive data) and the $600 filing fee with the Zoning Administrator, AND one (1) copy of the appeal application package with the Clerk to the Board of Zoning Appeals at the locations identified above.
If staff determines that the appeal is complete and timely filed, the appeal will be administratively accepted. However, if staff has a question regarding the completeness, or timeliness of an application, whether the scope of the appeal should be limited, or whether the determination at issue is within the jurisdiction of the BZA, the appeal application will be forwarded to the BZA for a determination as to whether the appeal should be accepted. In such instances, the appellant will be notified of staff's position regarding acceptance of the appeal and of the opportunity to address the BZA.
Legally Advertised Public Hearing
Normally, the public hearing on an appeal will be held within ninety (90) days of the acceptance of the appeal. There are advertisement and public notification procedures required by law for all public hearings. They are as follows:
Prior to the public hearing staff will forward a staff report to the BZA detailing staff's position, a copy of which will be sent to the appellant. At the public hearing, both staff and the appellant present their position and then any other interested person is given an opportunity to speak.
Action of the BZA
Although the BZA may defer its decision on an appeal, it usually renders a decision immediately following the public hearing. The BZA may affirm or reverse, wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirement, decision or determination that is at issue in the appeal and the concurring vote of four (4) members of the BZA is required for any such action.
The State Code provides that any person aggrieved by a decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals may, within thirty (30) days of that decision, file a petition with the Circuit Court to review decision.


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So I have posted several maps on this site which are based in my homebrew RPG setting of Demetia. This map project started out as just wanting a regional map I could use for the game I am currently running for my kids. I had an old, hand-drawn map from YEARS ago, but the rivers weren't done right and I needed to change a lot of other things as well.
To give some background on the setting:
Several empires have risen and fallen over the course of the last two thousands years. The last, the human-centric Pargeanon Empire, collapsed around 200 years ago. As their empire began to decay, they withdrew from this valley. The empire had conquered several tribal groups when taking the valley, and as the empire withdrew these groups formed a confederation of baronies ruled by a High King. Between the baronies, which are essentially city-states, are various non-human races, all of which are tribal, and many of which are nomadic. To the east, over the Dragon's Teeth mountains, is the dragonborn nation of Xamel, which formed a policy of isolationism during the rule of the Pargeanon Empire and has not been heard from since. The Xamel army attacked the main outpost guarding the major pass through the Dragon's Teeth and destroyed it. The survivors moved north to establish Hammerfast, and the Trade Road was rebuilt on this new path. Roads are maintained by the barons and the High King, depending on which road is in question.
As to methods, I used Gidde's "Hand Drawn Maps for the Artistically Challenged". I could probably do a hand-drawn map myself, but was looking for something in that style that I could do more quickly. This map was done primarily as a gaming tool, not for the sheer joy of cartography, so I didn't want to spend a long time on it. Of course, my perfectionism set in regardless of that goal, so I ended up putting more work into it in the long run than I had really planned.
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Project Street Fighter - Brace YourselfWritten by on June 1, 2010 Project Street Fighter Gets The Engine Bay Squared Up Thanks To Total Control Product's Multi-Link Engine Brace Setup.
Unibody cars-such as our Mustang-do not have a separate frame structure. Instead, the body and frame are unified in one piece, called a unibody. Unfortunately, this cost-saving unibody construction results in unwanted chassis flex. The suspension mounting points are directly linked to the body, not on a separate frame. Because the upper spring perch is incorporated into the inner fender on a '66 Mustang, the factory welded brackets to each tower where supports bolt on and extend to the firewall. The supports are made of thin stamped steel and may work well for the Sunday driver, but our Project Street Fighter will be put through much more abuse, and subsequently will need a lot more support.
Most race cars have the entire engine bay supported by a rollcage that extends from the inside of the car through the firewall. Though this is an option for us as well, we wanted something that would be a little less permanent to allow easier servicing of the engine. So far, we've installed a complete front and rear suspension by Total Control Products, so they were the obvious choice for our fender braces.
Total Control offers a brace system-for '65-70 model Mustangs-in three levels. The first replaces the factory inner fender-to-firewall bracing with a much more substantial bracket and rod setup. A step up from that includes a truss that extends from fender to fender, roughly in line with the water pump. The third level includes bracing to connect the first two systems together. We chose to use the complete system.
Like everything else we've put on the car from Total Control, the installation went smoothly. We spent the most time on some metal finishing, enhancing the look of the end result. We haven't put the parts to the test yet, but we're optimistic they will live up to our expectation.
Bracket Prep
More than half of the time on this installation was spent removing the factory bracket to get it ready for the new Total Control one. The instructions supplied with the kit suggest drilling out the spot welds to remove the bracket using a spot-weld drill bit. These bits are specially designed to cut the welded metal but not all the way through the inner fender. We didn't have one of those so instead of drilling all the way through and patching the hole, we decided to cut the bracket off and metal finish it.
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Here's the bracket in question. It doesn't fit under the new bracket that will top the plate shown in this photo, so it will need to be removed. At this time you will need to disconnect the upper coilover mount to remove this plate. If you've got a stock-style suspension, you will just need to disconnect the upper shock mount.With a silver pencil, we drew a line where the bracket was separated from the inner fender. This way we wouldn't cut into the base metal.The cutoff wheel will get you close, but we continued to grind the metal down with a grinder and a 36-grit pad to get the metal as close to level as possible.The grinding step left a gap between the old bracket metal and the inner fender metal so we MIG-welded the gap together.Now that the prep work is done, you can start the actual installation. It's always a good idea to lay out all of the parts to see what you're working with and make sure nothing is missing. Total Control Products offers our Mustang's system as PN PKG-TWRB-01, for $459. They also offer one for the Comet/Falcon, which is slightly different, and runs $509.
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NORCROSS, Ga. -- Two people were driven from their Norcross home by a fire Wednesday morning.
The fire broke out at around 1:30 a.m. at a duplex on Bishop Circle, according to Gwinnett County Fire spokesman Lt. Colin Rhoden.
The blaze did considerable damage to the inside of one of the duplex's apartments and burned through to the outside, Rhoden said. Part of the building's roof was also damaged.
No one was injured.
Rhoden said fire officials are working to determine the cause of the blaze.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- The DC firefighters Union tells WUSA 9 that a total of 9 emergency response units were downgraded from advanced life support status to basic life support during the Navy Yard shooting.
In others words there was no paramedic on board those units. That means the personnel on board could only provide minimal emergency care on the scene.
Medic units 7,8, 27, 30, 19, 24, 31 were all downgraded.
Paramedic engines 20, 31were also downgraded and didn't have a paramedic on board.
It's unclear how many of those units responded to the scene of the massacre. DC Fire & EMS didn't return any of WUSA 9's phone calls or e-mails.


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Thursday Afternnon News, August 30
(Le Mars) -- The way into the heart of the community is often through food, and The Le Mars Community Educational Enhancement Project, known as LEEP, has figured out how to tap into that very thing. After 3 years of raising over $10,000 for Le Mars Community Schools with an event called Taverns for Textbooks, the LEEP Board has decided to take it another step with the first annual MENuMASTERS Fundraiser on September 22nd.
LEEP, was created by members four years ago with the idea in mind that schools didn't have enough money for funding the things they need. Board President Gayle Vonk tells us why she invests her time in LEEP.
LEEP Treasurer Julie Beitelspacher says that the organization has come up with a really good method for considering what to do with the funds they raise.
Aside from providing new textbooks, an example of what LEEP has funded includes sending Franklin School 5th graders to visit the Iowa Science Center in Des Moines.
Vonk and Beitelsbacher are co-chairing the upcoming MENuMASTERS event with Linda Mayrose.
Excited to be a part of bringing something new to Le Mars, Mayrose says she's looking forward to the event.
Each business owner and chef, from John MacGregor at the Education Station to Steve Ohm from Motor Inn, will decorate their cooking booth to reflect their business. Food will be served from 5 until 8pm on Saturday the 22nd and live music will go till 10pm. Tickets for this LEEP fundraiser are $25 and are available at Linda Mayrose Real Estate, Prime Bank or by calling 712-548-6889.
Police Arrest Former Grocery Employee For Theft
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A former employee has been accused of stealing $11,000 from a grocery store in Iowa City.
49-year-old Robert Frazier, of Muscatine, surrendered to face one count of felony theft.
Police say the $11,000 was taken from October 2011 to May 2012 when Frazier worked at a Fareway store. Police say Frazier admitted taking the money.
A Johnson County jailer said Thursday that Frazier has left custody. A phone listed for Frazier is no longer in service. Online court records don't list the name of his attorney.
Issac May Help Some Drought Areas
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Some key farm states punished by the nation's worst drought in decades benefited slightly from recent rains, with a bigger dousing forecast from the remnants of Hurricane Isaac.
The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map released Thursday shows that the section of the continental U.S. in the worst two categories of drought - extreme and exceptional - remained relatively unchanged
at 23.2 percent as of the report's Tuesday cutoff.
But thanks to rains last weekend, the amount of Iowa in the two worst drought classifications fell by 9 percentage points to 58.3 percent. Illinois saw a 7 percentage point drop-off while Kansas'
numbers slid 6 points.
Forecasters expect portions of the Midwest to get as much as 12 inches of rain within days due to Isaac, now a tropical storm.
Fire Destroys Police Chief Home
SHELLSBURG, Iowa (AP) - A fire has damaged the home of a police chief in east-central Iowa.
The fire was reported about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Shellsburg Chief Marty Evans.
Authorities say the fire likely started in the garage and spread to the house. The cause is being
Three people in the home at the time escaped without injury.
Evans has worked for the city since 1997.
Police Officer Injured While Responding To Party
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Police say four people were arrested after an officer was attacked while checking out a report of a loud party in Iowa City.
Officials say the officer was sprayed in the face with an air freshener when one of the residents opened the door early Thursday. Police say when the officer grabbed the man, his roommate kicked
the officer in the head and hit him with a microphone from the officer's uniform.
After the two men were arrested, police went into the apartment and found 10 people inside. All were underage. Police also found bottles of beer and liquor.
The two men face a variety of charges, including assault. They and two other roommates were all charged with a disorderly house.
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NORTH ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KSDK) -- Police are investigating a homicide that took place in the 5900 block of Sherry Ave just north of St. Louis.
Nineteen year old Deangelo Blackmon was pronounced dead at the scene after officers responded to shots being fired around 10:00 Saturday night.
Blackmon was found in the alley with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have not released any information regarding a suspect
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The Untamed and Dangerous ER
I hope I don't ever have to use what I've learned from Danger to Self by Paul R. Linde, M.D. and I hope you don't either.
This is a really interesting book, despite the subject matter. The second part of the title is On the Front Line with an ER Psychiatrist.
Nonstop Excitement and Context as Well
The author pulls together an incredible amount of history regarding psychiatry and society's approach to the mentally ill. He certainly puts into perspective a lot of the causes of society's homelessness problem and the many hats that an ER psychiatrist is expected to wear.
Life from San Francisco General
Each chapter discusses different aspects of the job of an ER psychiatrist. In the "Rookie" he explains his early days as a doctor. He shares advice that he gained from doctors who served as his mentor. Other chapters cover roles such as "Jailer" and "Judge".
In the epilogue of this book, he talks about putting his best heart forward rather than his best face forward and he quotes William Carlos Williams, who was also a physician.
Even the Notes Are Worthwhile
The notes to the book are also fascinating. He explains what books he read in putting his book together, many of which will help in understanding the state of medicine today. Especially heartening is Linde's explanation of deinstitutionalization of mental patients. It wasn't done with the idea that the mentally ill don't need care, though if you hang around the Tenderloin in San Francisco, you might be left with that idea.
I can only hope that if I ever need psychiatric care, it will come from someone as caring as this author.
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Mary Wilmes, Library Assistant at Half Moon Library, has lived in Half Moon Bay since 2000, raising a child, chickens, and home-made bread. She enjoys finding unusual books as well as knitting, learning Spanish, and playing guitar and piano when she is not reading non-fiction (history, science, medicine, autobiography, and fashion) and fiction.


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FAIRFAX COUNTY (WUSA) - Johnny D. Guillen, the accused serial 'butt slasher,' has a preliminary hearing set for February 25, 2013.
Guillen was taken into custody by the United States Marshal Service and transported to Fairfax County on Tuesday, officials say.
Guillen, was arrested in Lima, Peru on Jan. 14 after fleeing the U.S., police said.
He is the suspect of slashing nine women's backsides in Northern Virginia including two at Tysons Corner Center and five at Fair Oaks Mall, police said.
The 41-year-old has been charged with six counts of malicious wounding, two counts of attempted malicious wounding, and one count of forging a public document.
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By Dave Warner
SEASIDE PARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – A fast-moving fire that started in a custard shop raged through blocks of boardwalk and businesses on Thursday in this New Jersey beach town still rebuilding from Superstorm Sandy, and officials said it would not be contained until Friday morning.
A late-night rainstorm brought relief to some 400 firefighters struggling to contain the wind-driven flames. Part of the boardwalk was torn up and a 20-foot (6-meter) trench dug to keep flames from spreading through the close-packed buildings.
Firefighters using a 50-foot (15-meter) extension ladder poured a stream of water into a blazing pizza restaurant as flashers and spotlights from dozens of fire trucks lit up the pillar of smoke rising from the town.
"I talked to the fire coordinator, and he said it would not be 100 percent contained until tomorrow morning," Police Chief Francis Larkin told Reuters.
He added that "hot spots" in buildings were slowing containment, at which point flames were not likely to spread.
Seaside Park's Town Administrator Robert Martucci told CNN the fire had started in a frozen custard shop around 2:15 p.m. EDT and then raced north under winds of up to 40 mph (65 km per hour).
Governor Chris Christie declared a state of emergency and said at a televised news conference that about 20 businesses had been affected. The cause of the fire was unknown, and there were some minor injuries, he said.
Mayor Bob Matthies told Reuters that the blaze had destroyed a total of six blocks of businesses in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights, the town's northern neighbor, both of which were badly damaged during Sandy in October 2012.
"I realize there is another challenge to this town" after rebuilding from Sandy, Matthies said, his T-shirt getting wet under the rain.
Seaside Park is less than 2 miles from the carnival rides and better-known boardwalk of Seaside Heights, where MTV's reality show "Jersey Shore" is filmed. Seaside Heights' partly submerged Jet Star roller coaster became one of the most famous images of the damage from the giant storm.
Sandy, the second-costliest storm in U.S. history after Hurricane Katrina, devastated the New Jersey coast and damaged its tourism industry. A federal relief program for damage from Sandy has topped $60 billion, with New Jersey's damage estimated at $37 billion.
Sandy took a heavy toll on Seaside Park, a town of about 2,200 people, destroying about 150 feet of its boardwalk and its Funtown Pier. A second pier was reduced to twisted wreckage.
The fire "just puts us back in the hole again, after Sandy," said Don Slonaker, 54, a nuclear power plant worker who watched the fire from its start.
Christie said the water infrastructure was still being repaired from Sandy damage and firefighters were forced to run hoses to nearby Barnegat Bay for water.
John Saaddy, a business owner in nearby Seaside Heights, New Jersey, told CNN the fire raced through a "fire highway" under the boardwalk. Embers were blown two or three blocks onto rooftops by the wind, he said.
"There was no way for the water from the top to come down into the beams underneath. So it was basically a big chase, and it spread. Incredibly, in one hour I watched … three blocks" caught fire, he said.


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"Contents of the IEP" will be presented from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. The workshop is designed to provide parents with practical working knowledge of the contents of an IEP as defined by IDEA. Participants will learn to set reasonable and measurable learning goals for a child with a disability.
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West Lafayette, IN (Sports Network) - The Purdue Boilermakers snapped a two-
game losing streak with a 66-40 rout of the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks at Mackey
Terone Johnson led the Boilermakers (2-3) with 19 points. He connected on 6-
of-10 shots from the field, including all three of his shots from beyond the
arc. D.J. Byrd and Travis Carroll each scored 10 points.
Keith Rendleman led the way for UNC-Wilmington (1-3) with 14 points and seven
rebounds. Tanner Milson scored 13 and knocked down two of the three Seahawk
3-point shots. Tyree Graham was held scoreless and committed five turnovers.
Purdue led for most of the first half but gave up the lead late on a
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Outsourcing on the Home Front
Angie Selden, chief executive of Miramar, Florida-based Arise, whose home-based agents work as independent contractors, says half of new potential clients are re-evaluating their commitment to India. Of 47 current clients, six have pulled back from outsourcing their call center work to India, most in the past year, Selden says.
Selden says rising unemployment in the U.S. has been a boon to her workforce. In 2007, 62,000 people made inquiries into working at home as call agents; in 2008, that number was 110,000.
"We've seen an unbelievable increase in the quality of talent—a significant uptick in sales acumen, professionalism and business knowledge," Selden says.
One reason these companies are increasingly competitive, executives say, is that they have a workforce they can draw upon from anywhere in the country. The workers are motivated, well-educated and mostly female. Duncan says the economic downturn has meant an abundance of well-qualified workers—85 percent of whom have some college experience—to meet the needs of businesses more concerned than ever with customer satisfaction and increasingly sensitive to keeping jobs in the U.S.
"No executive wants to be seen as adding fuel to the fire of unemployment," says Peter Allen, a partner with global sourcing consultants TPI. "If there is a domestic option, executives will take it."
Maria Felton, a 42-year-old mother of three, works as a customer service agent from her home in Centerville, Maryland. To become an agent for Arise, she had to form her own business, pay a few hundred dollars for a background check and training, and spring for home-office supplies like a dedicated phone line, broadband Internet and a computer. She remembers some of her first calls.
"People would say, 'Oh, thank God, you are not in another country,' " she says. "They were just happy that I didn't have an accent and they knew they were calling the States."
The job's flexibility is one reason why home-based customer service agents have lower attrition rates, executives say. Felton has a master's degree and is planning to keep her job while going to law school. She chooses to work early in the morning or late at night, when her children—and her barking dog—are asleep.
At-home call agents are paid less than their counterparts at call centers, but what they lose in pay they make up in savings on transportation, food and time, the agents say. The job appeals particularly to stay-at-home moms and older workers. Eighty-seven percent of Alpine Access' agents are women whose average age is 41, the company says.
One Alpine Access agent is Lillian Crosby, 30, a mother of two children. Crosby used to work at a call center, but now she works from home in El Paso, Texas. The shifts in the economy have lifted Alpine's business, but Crosby feels the pressure it's putting on some of the people she talks to, especially if she is trying to collect on debts for a credit card company client.
In such cases, she finds that her work requires more than following the usual call center script.
"The last few months, because of the economy, I'm hearing a lot more personal stories," she says. "My job is to listen to the customer and find out what's happening, so we know what to do to help them out."
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Shark Night 3D (2011)
Shark Night 3D SynopsisA sexy summer weekend turns into a blood-soaked nightmare for a group of college students trapped on an island surrounded by voracious underwater predators in Shark Night 3D, a terrifying thrill ride from director David Ellis (The Final Destination, Snakes On a Plane), featuring a red-hot young cast including Sara Paxton (Superhero Movie, Last House on the Left), Dustin Milligan (90210, Slither), Chris Carmack (The O.C.), Joel David Moore (Avatar), Chris Zylka (The Amazing Spider Man) and Katharine McPhee (The House Bunny).
Arriving by boat at her familys Louisiana lake island cabin, Sara (Sara Paxton) and her friends quickly strip down to their swimsuits for a weekend of fun in the sun. But when star football player Malik (Sinqua Walls) stumbles from the salt-water lake with his arm torn off, the party mood quickly evaporates. Assuming the injury was caused by a freak wake-boarding accident, the group realizes they have to get Malik to a hospital on the other side of the lake, and fast.
But as they set out in a tiny speedboat, the college friends discover the lake has been stocked with hundreds of massive, flesh-eating sharks! As they face one grisly death after another, Sara and the others struggle desperately to fend off the sharks, get help and stay alive long enough to reach the safety of dry land.
Shark Night 3D Release Date
In Theaters September 2, 2011
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Starring: Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack, Joel David Moore, Katherine McPhee, Sinqua Walls, Donal F. Logue, Joshua Leonard, Alyssa Diaz, Chris Zylka
Written by: Will Hayes, Jesse Studenberg
Directed by: David R. Ellis
Produced by: Chris Briggs, Mike Fleiss, Lynette Howell
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Sucks man, I love telling stories but my common response for location, "nunya canyon" because that is exactly where it is. Especially for deer hunting because chances are you will be hunting it again, even if you live in nv and can't draw a tag as a resident . I find more guys are willing to give up the goods on more coveted tags like sheep, goat etc... Because chances are they will never draw that tag again.
Your story is a carbon copy of a lot of hunters experience, they take someone new in their spot and next time they go back, it's overrun. Sorry to hear that Ikic. Sucks man,
What should you do? Question is what can you do.. I think nothing besides not showing that buddy your spot again


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A list of student-submitted discussion questions for Plant Growth.
To encourage students' critical thinking about vocabulary concepts, to allow students to reflect on their knowledge of individual vocabulary words, and to increase vocabulary comprehension using the Vocabulary Self-Rate.
Covers connection between African dust and Amazonian productivity. This looks at connections throughout the globe and traces these connections up through an ecosystem.
Covers carnivorous plants, how their life history matches their environment, and how they responded evolutionarily.
This study guide gives an overview of the characteristics of plant cells, plant tissues, and plant organs (roots, stems, leaves).
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Air cargo/parcel shipping: DHL preps to add staff at U.S. hub
DHL Express said it plans to hire roughly 300 employees at its principal hub and gateway at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG)
June 07, 2010
Citing positive package shipping trends, express delivery and logistics services provider DHL Express said it plans to hire roughly 300 employees at its principal hub and gateway at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG).
Effective Tuesday, June 8, DHL will welcome applicants to apply for so-called "International Service Agent" positions in package sort, ground and ramp operations. The company will hire 200 workers at the CVG hub in June and another 100 in July.
DHL moved its U.S. hub operations to CVG in July 2009. DHL's U.S. business focuses on international import and export offerings in major metropolitan areas. It ceased U.S. domestic-only air and ground services at the end of January 2009, due largely to the ongoing uphill battle it faced competing with industry giants UPS and FedEx for market share.
The company worked out of CVG from 1983 until it moved to Wilmington, Ohio in 2005. The DHL hub at CVG opened in the fourth quarter of 2002. And last week it officially donated Air Park to Wilmington, Ohio. The air park will be redeveloped for future use as an airport/commerce park.
"Significant positive trends in package volumes coupled with a need to keep our hub operation adequately staffed for peak shipping periods has opened up hundreds of opportunities for local workers," said Michael Munn, Vice President of Human Resources for DHL Express, in a statement. "Most of the available positions are part-time and represent opportunities for future advancement within DHL Express."
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Double jeopardy
China | Arrested, tortured, and imprisoned in China, activist attorney Chen Guangcheng discovers escape to America can lead to more threats and intimidation
On a dark night in Shandong Province last April, Chen Guangcheng quietly scaled the wall behind his heavily guarded home, evaded his round-the-clock surveillance, and launched one of the most daring escapes in recent history.
The self-educated Chinese human rights attorney—blind since childhood—walked alone for some 20 hours, climbed more walls, broke a foot, hid in the darkness, and finally hitched a ride to the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.
It wasn't Chen's first courageous act. For months in 2005, the attorney traveled village to village in his home province collecting testimony for an extraordinary effort: Chen amassed the first class-action lawsuit against Chinese officials for their brutal practice of forced abortions and sterilizations under the country's one-child policy.
Authorities jailed Chen for four years. After his release, the activist and his wife endured beatings, torture, and harassment during two years of arbitrary house arrest until the night Chen escaped and limped into the safety of the U.S. Embassy.
One year later, the activist is limping away from New York University (NYU)—the school where Chen, his wife, and their two young children, ages 7 and 11, found refuge in the United States after their remarkable flight to safety.
The parting isn't amicable.
When Chen, 41, arrived in the United States last May, NYU officials offered him a fellowship to study law at the Manhattan-based school. The fellowship included housing, a stipend, and other services vital for a family with significant challenges: Chen is blind, doesn't speak English, and had never been to the U.S.
In June of this year, Chen dropped a bombshell: He said NYU officials were severing his relationship with the school because of "great, unrelenting pressure" from the Chinese government. His fellowship ended on June 30.
NYU officials deny Chen's claim. They say they told Chen in writing last October his fellowship would last only a year, and they insist Chinese authorities never mentioned the activist or pressured them. Chen hasn't offered public evidence for his claims, or granted interviews on the subject, including to WORLD.
But the summer saga has strange timing. As Chen leaves NYU, the school is about to launch a landmark endeavor: It's set to open a degree-granting campus in Shanghai this month—funded largely by the Chinese government.
NYU officials say Chen's departure isn't related to their interests in China. But the activist's first year of freedom in America raises questions about China's influence on U.S. academia, and whether dissidents like Chen, after taking refuge in the United States, must battle the intense pressures they came here to flee.
Chen's claims about NYU came three days after The New York Post first reported that NYU broke ties with Chen because of pressure from the Chinese government. The paper cited unnamed sources saying the school was worried about its new Shanghai campus.
Chen responded with his own statement: He said the report was true. In a June 16 statement—released through a spokesman at Corallo Media Strategies—the activist claimed the Chinese government applied pressure to NYU as early as last August, and said NYU officials began discussing his departure with him just three months after his arrival.
In an email interview, NYU spokesman John Beckman said the school had discussed a yearlong fellowship with Chen after his arrival, but said Chinese officials didn't influence the length of Chen's stay.
The controversy might have ended as an unfortunate feud between Chen and NYU, but it grew deeper, as at least one NYU professor responded with his own accusations. Jerome Cohen—a respected NYU law professor, China scholar, and longtime advocate of Chen—cited Chen's conservative contacts in the United States and said they were manipulating him to support a pro-life agenda. Chen has spoken against forced abortion in China, but not legalized abortion in the U.S.
After some conservatives, including Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., said they believed Chen's statement about NYU, Cohen told The Daily Beast: "They are trying to make him the poster boy for their anti-abortion, anti-same sex [marriage] agenda."
'They are trying to make him the poster boy for their anti-abortion, anti-same sex [marriage] agenda.' —Jerome Cohen
But some of the human rights activists closest to Chen aren't pro-life advocates. One, Bob Fu, leads ChinaAid, an organization advocating for persecuted Christians in China. The group addresses forced abortion in China, but not abortion in the United States.
Rep. Chris Smith is a strong advocate for pro-life causes in Congress, but his work on China has been focused on the one-child policy, forced abortions, and human rights issues. (Representatives from national pro-life groups told WORLD they admire Chen's work, but they haven't tried to contact him.)
Steven Mosher, head of the Population Research Institute and a leading outspoken critic of China's one-child policy, calls Cohen's accusations "a red herring." Mosher traveled to China in 1979 as "a liberal and an atheist" to study the country's one-child policy, and he was horrified by what he saw: forced abortions of full-term infants.
Mosher—now a pro-life Catholic and father of nine—says Chen's work transcends discussions of political divides: "When someone forces a woman to have an abortion … that's not a pro-life or a pro-choice issue. It's both. Her choice has been violated and a life has been taken."
Still, some at NYU haven't hesitated to pressure Chen not to make common cause with pro-life advocates: Cohen said if Chen accepted a potential offer from the conservative Witherspoon Institute, it would "diminish his stature in the U.S." (Cohen's office referred questions for this story to NYU spokesman Beckman, but Beckman didn't respond to inquiries about Cohen's statements.)
Jean-Philippe Beja, professor at the French Centre on Contemporary China, told the South China Morning Post: "If you appear to be siding with right extremists, it will hurt your image."
Chen hasn't indulged the rhetoric. He told the Sunday Morning Post in Taipei: "Left or right, as long as they're concerned about human rights, I will collaborate with them."
But collaborating hasn't been easy given NYU pressure. Dennis Halpin, a former staffer for the House Foreign Affairs Committee, says he spent weeks trying to arrange for Chen to testify before the congressional committee after his arrival in the U.S. last May.
Halpin said NYU staffers only let him speak to Chen once, and they eventually told him Chen didn't want to testify. "It was sort of ironic," said Halpin. "This man had been held under house arrest in China. … Then he comes here, and we were thinking, 'He's incommunicado again.'"
Rep. Chris Smith said during a meeting in Washington, he insisted on talking with Chen alone, away from the NYU translator. The congressman said the translator eventually came back into the room and declared, "This meeting is over."
Smith also said Chen told him NYU staffers were upset over his appearances in Washington. Though Chen didn't testify before Congress, he did travel to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers.
Standing at a podium last August with Smith, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Chen told reporters: "Great cruelty has resulted from efforts to maintain social stability [in China], resulting in a situation in which there is no ethics, rule of law, or justice."
Smith said Chen told him after the August appearance, NYU officials told him things were "not going well."
By spring, Chen did testify before a subcommittee of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in April, and told lawmakers about Chinese authorities' escalating persecution of his family members still in China. (After Chen's escape, authorities arrested his nephew on spurious charges, and sentenced him to three years' imprisonment.)
Chen also held up a packet of papers with a list of Chinese authorities he said were "corrupt officials" who had persecuted his family or facilitated thousands of forced abortions.
A few weeks later, Chen met with Pelosi during a series of meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Bob Fu of ChinaAid translated for Chen during the meeting, and says Chen told her about tensions at NYU.
Fu says Pelosi immediately called Cohen at NYU, and during the conversation asked Cohen if China was a threat to the school. Pelosi's communication director didn't return repeated requests asking the congresswoman to confirm or deny the account.
NYU spokesman Beckman says NYU staff didn't restrict Chen's movements or meetings over the last year, and he points to the wide range of events Chen attended across the country and overseas. Beckman also says Chen's appearances on Capitol Hill had nothing to do with his length of stay: "Frankly, we have been puzzled and saddened to see the assistance provided to Mr. Chen characterized so incorrectly."
In an interview with Foreign Policy, Cohen put it more bluntly: "You shouldn't bite the hand that feeds you."
'When someone forces a woman to have an abortion … that's not a pro-life or a pro-choice issue. It's both. Her choice has been violated and a life has been taken.' —Steven Mosher
One of the growing realities in American academia is that China is one of the hands feeding it.
American universities have long had successful exchange programs with China and study centers in the country. But a handful of schools have opened satellites or joint campuses with other Chinese universities.
Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University have operated a joint campus for more than 25 years. Duke University plans to open a joint campus with Wuhan University some 40 miles west of Shanghai in 2014. Bloomberg News reported the city of Kunshan would spend an estimated $260 million to build the campus. Duke's share over six years: $43 million. NYU is set to open its campus in Shanghai next month. The Wall Street Journal reported the local Chinese government agreed to cover construction and educational costs, and estimated the Chinese investment in the 15-floor NYU Shanghai university campus at $104 million.
The Shanghai campus is NYU's second international site. The school opened a campus in Abu Dhabi in 2010, with heavy subsidies from its government. The United Arab Emirate's initial investment was $50 million for the luxury campus, but NYU President John Sexton said the subsidies would go far higher.
The Abu Dhabi arrangement rankled some NYU faculty. They worried about entanglement with a repressive regime, and wondered about academic freedoms. They said the school was spreading itself too thin. They complained the process didn't seem transparent.
Such tumult hasn't marked the Shanghai campus opening, and NYU officials say the school has agreements to ensure academic freedom. But concerns persist. For example, in May the Chinese Communist Party reportedly banned the discussion of seven subjects in university classrooms, including citizen rights, freedom of the press, and judicial independence.
Cary Nelson, a past president of the American Association of University Professors, told the Chronicle of Higher Education college officials are "spinning fantasies if they think that's not a problem."
Other problems can develop stateside as schools try to attract a burgeoning number of Chinese students to their U.S. campuses. More than 194,000 Chinese students enrolled in American universities in 2011. That's up 23 percent from the previous year. NYU hosts the third highest number of international students in the country.
Perry Link, a China scholar at the University of California, Riverside, says connections to China can foster a dynamic of "induced self-censorship" for those who fear backlash—especially students or scholars who need to travel to China for their studies or their careers.
Link knows the risks firsthand. After writing extensively about China, including some of the country's human rights abuses, Chinese officials barred him from entering the country. Link says authorities turned him around at the Beijing airport in 1996. He hasn't returned since.
He's not alone: The Chinese government has blacklisted other American professors who have written controversial works about China's government, including 13 professors who contributed to Xinjiang: China's Muslim Borderland, a 2004 book about the Muslim separatist movement in Xinjiang province.
The professors—dubbing themselves the "Xinjiang 13"—said officials at their universities were reluctant to press Chinese authorities about their travel bans. Dru Gladney, an anthropology professor at Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., told Bloomberg in 2011 colleges are "so eager to jump on the China bandwagon, they put financial interests ahead of academic freedom."
Link says self-censorship can be subtler. He had a colleague who wouldn't appear on a news program to discuss China because she worried it would affect her visa.
He described a graduate student during his time at Princeton who wanted to write about Chinese democracy for his thesis. His adviser squelched the idea, saying he could jeopardize his chances at traveling to the country. "That's the kind of thing that happens," says Link. "And I see an example of that once or twice a month."
(Earlier this year, Fordham law professor Wesley Smith noted that the deans of leading law schools in the U.S. met with Chinese law professors in Beijing in 2011, but didn't express concern over a brutal crackdown on Chinese human rights attorneys.)
Link says schools with joint campuses in China aren't always "clear-headed" about what they're getting into: "There's no doubt that Beijing's aim is to influence American scholarly opinion. … If you can get scholars to self-censor, they're going to write about China in ways that are more acceptable to the Chinese government."
Steven Mosher's writings weren't acceptable to the Chinese government or to Stanford University. Mosher thought his colleagues would be horrified to read his accounts of forced abortions in China when he returned to California in 1981. They weren't.
Instead, Mosher says the Chinese government successfully pressured Stanford to withhold his doctoral degree because of his exposure of forced abortions as part of a one-child policy that has now yielded 336 million abortions since 1971.
Mosher says his Christian conversion began in the forced abortion rooms of China: "I saw hell open up before me." He still thinks pro-life supporters are carrying a mantle others don't pursue: "The fact that pro-lifers have been outraged by the abuses Chen documented has not been matched by an equivalent amount of outrage on the left."
Chen by all accounts remains outraged by the abuses he discovered while traveling to rural villages in 2005. The cases he recorded included women enduring forced abortions, villagers hiding in fields from family planning officials, and authorities beating the extended family members of women who had violated the one-child policy.
During his congressional testimony in April, when he held up a list of authorities who participated in forced abortions, Chen said: "These corrupt officials have blood on their hands."
Where or how Chen will continue his work remains unclear heading into the fall academic year. NYU spokesman Beckman said an anonymous donor had offered some financial assistance for Chen as he left the school. The Witherspoon Institute wouldn't comment on its reported offer to Chen.
Fordham University spokesman Robert Howe said an offer remained open for Chen to join the school as visiting scholar for one year, but he said the position would be unpaid: The donor who had pledged to fund Chen's spot withdrew the offer in the wake of the NYU controversy.
Mark Corallo, a spokesman for Chen, said he couldn't comment on whether Chen would apply for political asylum. (Corallo, a former Republican strategist, says he works for Chen pro bono through his Alexandria-based Corallo Media Strategies.) Since he entered the country on a student visa, it wasn't clear what path he would pursue to remain in the country legally. The State Department also granted visas to Chen's wife and two children, but it's unclear what will be their status following the NYU stint as well.
But the blind attorney who taught himself the law and memorized rural Chinese footpaths so he could reach the victims of human rights abuses alone seems determined to continue. When a reporter asked Chen how persecution of his family back in China affects his work, Chen replied: "It strengthens my will to disclose the very evil and authoritarian nature of the Chinese regime. It makes me more determined to fight for human rights."


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Wang Hao and Chen Roulin. Courtesy of NBCOlympics.com.
While many countries have star athletes, few have star teams. China is a champion-making machine, turning young children into Olympic athletes through extreme training and discipline. Japan, a country still recovering from the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters that devastated the country a little over a year ago, has also turned out a couple of noteworthy teams as well.
China's diving team
The Chinese diving team earned the title of "dream team" by winning five gold medals in Sydney and six gold medals in Athens. At Beijing, China hoped for a clean sweep in the diving events and the team almost succeeded. Australia's Matthew Mitcham snatched the gold medal in the men's 10 m platform though, and China had to settle for seven golds. While most nations would be ecstatic, "almost" is not good enough for the Chinese. This time around, the Chinese "dream team" is determined to accomplish their goal. At this year's world championships, they successfully won all eight events. Qiu Bo, currently ranked No. 1 in the world, will be competing in the elusive men's 10 m platform along with teammate Lin Yue. Currently, all the world No. 1 divers are Chinese. China has won 33 out of the 48 Olympic diving titles offered in the past 28 years. This may just be the year that China will add eight more to that medal count.
Winning Chinese men's gymnastics team in Beijing. Courtesy of fulltwist.com.
China's men's gymnastics team
While China's women's gymnastics team has a chance for Team gold, they are not the overwhelming favorites. In contrast, the men's team won Team gold in Beijing by a large margin, scoring the highest on all events except floor. They also won Team gold at the last world championships. China's gymnastics team is extremely deep and all of the men competing were part of the winning world championship team. However, China does not have room to falter because another team from Asia is right on their heels…
All-around world champion Kohei Uchimura. Courtesy of fulltwist.com.
Japan's men's gymnastics team
Japan's men's gymnastics team settled for the silver medal in Beijing, after winning Team gold in Athens. Japan is back with vengeance and their team may be able to oust China from the top of the podium. The team is lead by Kohei Uchimura, the three-time all-around world champion who will compete on all the apparatuses for the team. Gymnastic siblings Kazuhito and Yusuke Tanaka (sister Rie Tanaka competes on the women's team) are also part of the men's team.
Winning Japanese women's soccer team at World Cup. Courtesy of Washington Times.
Japan's women's soccer team
Controversy broke out last week when the women's soccer team was seated in coach class while the men's soccer team flew in business class. If seating had been decided by skill rather than sex, the women should have flown in first class. The winners of last year's World Cup and ranked No. 3 in the world, Japan's women's soccer team may be able to upset the United States' team again. Their star player is Homare Sawa who was voted world player of the year. However, Sawa is not a one-woman show. She has a disciplined team to back her up that includes Aya Miyama, Ayumi Kaihori, and Nahomi Kawasumi.
And more Chinese teams…
Alas, the Chinese method of training, while rigorous and demanding, has been proven to produce champions. In China, athletics is a profession and not a recreation. Children are recruited at the age of ten to begin training for a sport. For many people, especially those from rural areas, becoming an athlete is their best hope for leading a quality life. In addition to diving and gymnastics, expect China to dominate in table tennis, badminton, weightlifting, and shooting. These six sports alone garnered China 38 gold medals in Beijing during the last Olympics.


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QB: Some say if you have 2 QBs you dont have any. I hope in ISU's case both are as good as advertised. Is Bates that good that it is a toss up between him and AA. AA has been in a college system for 2 springs now and around college football for longer. He has played some mins at QB in games. It is Bates 1st spring and he has made it a true fight for QB. One would think AA would take a big step to win this spot but that hasnt happened. I think either will be a good QB. AA was impessive in game and looked like a true leader.
RB: true there are 3 good RBs returning, but all 3 had problems last year. None could stay healthy. Scales has a history of injuries. Bass didnt practice all spring. ARob was good once he was healthy, if he can hold onto the ball. 3 RBs is good, if they start faster this year than last, and other coming in the RB spot should be OK.
TE: starting over but it looks to be an upgrade.
WR: Will be better than OK here
Oline: Guys changing spots, young guys pushing starters. New young guys are going to start. Scarry but if they improve as group like they did last year this will be a bright spot.
Kicker: who knows but really, not much is needed to upgrade this.
Dline: inside unproven that is scary since Rubin was an animal out there and covered up weaknesses.
DE: Will be OK here. If Parker starts as good as he finished could be the strong point of the D.
LB: Lossing a lot. The heart and soul of the D for 2 years for one. Smith inside was an animal at the end of last year but is he ready to be the man the O wants to block now that Bowen is gone? Very unproven outside.
DBs: At CB the team will be ok, but can they stay healthy? Will they find another S besides Brown and Brown does have some weaknesses. It has been a few years since ISU has been strong here. A lot of questions around the S spot.
Punter: Should be ok here if he gets more constiant.
KR/PR: All most anything is better than Blythe fair catching punts. Will someone be able to break one? KR got better as the year went on but it still needs work. Will that happen?
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I agree with you for the most part, but I am worried about the WR's as well. Chizik's quotes around the spring game didn't make me feel super comfortable and we need the newcomers (Carlson and Johnson) to step in and really make an impact. It's tough to count on that.
A good strong running game will make all the difference in the world on both sides of the ball.
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I've come down some from my high about the OLine. My instincts tell me the potential is there for much better things in the future, but decades of watching college football instruct me that these things take time. Winning with a frosh/soph OLine is a tall order, isn't it? Anyway. . . .
Offense: QB and the OLine are my chief worries as a fan. Not because we don't have some Big 12 players in these slots, but because they're all so young. Inexperienced. There will be rough spots in 2008, don't see how that's avoidable. Now, by 2009. . . .
Defense: The interior DLs have been in the program a while, the coaches didn't appear to try to recruit over them in February (were we after any JUCO DLs last recruiting cycle?) Maybe this is an indication we'll be OK here (or maybe I'm whistling past the graveyard, how to tell at this point?)
As a fan, guess my top concern is the youth at linebacker. Coach McFarland says the lbers will be darn fast, but inexperienced. Fine core of experience at DB with some key newcomers, it appears. Can't wait to see what Banks, Benton and Johnson can add immediately to the nickel and dime coverages game.
Special teams: Lots of newcomers playing here, too? Scary and exciting at the same time, right?
Good write up.
I still feel as if it is Arnaud's to lose and will be quite surprised to see anybody but him start the first game.
I don't feel good about our WR's. Us fans have said for the last 3 years that our WR's were the strongest part of our team and yet they have never lived up to it. Fact is we don't have great athletes at this position. Hopefully Sed J can come in and play right away and give us that break away threat that we need. I really feel as if Wallace Franklin can be a big play threat for us as well. Look for Sumrall to catch nothing but slants and ding passes.
there should be excitement for the future of the WR position, there are not many times ISU has had a 4* recruit coming in at WR. and Carlson, Carlson has got some wheels. Purely hype and speculation right now, but that should provide excitement for our WR's. Not to mention a very solid Marquis Hamilton and RJ Sumrall return.
Originally Posted by ISUclones33
there should be excitement for the future of the WR position, there are not many times ISU has had a 4* recruit coming in at WR. and Carlson, Carlson has got some wheels. Purely hype and speculation right now, but that should provide excitement for our WR's. Not to mention a very solid Marquis Hamilton and RJ Sumrall return.
Hamilton really impressed me last year, and Sumrall has been a very consistent hands guy through his career. The thing is Hamilton isn't quite a burner, but if we get a speedster/big play threat out of Franklin, Johnson, or Carlson, then our offense will be opened up immensly, with Hamilton being the overall go-to guy. I've stated earlier that this is the kind of thing that is necessary for us to reach bowl eligiblity, and I still feel that way.
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Arnaud will start, Bates will get minutes. Both are better than Meyer IMO. Just need experience. Bates makes plays. He could take over for Arnaud if AA stumbles out of the gate.
DL will be okay. Remember that a couple years ago that Nate Frere was starting as a true freshman. Now he is trying to compete for playing time as an upperclassman. That would signify that we have probably upgraded overall at DL. I got the impression that the coaching staff was comfortable enough with the personnel we have.
LB, Jesse Smith is solid. Bibbs gained a lot of experience, and Raven wasn't too bad. We will miss Bowen and Banks. But mix in Garrin, Schmidgall, and Bell and we should have enough bodies to be okay.
Safety, James Smith is a playmaker with speed and he is pretty solid. Chris Brown played pretty well last year. Plus we have a few newcomers like Banks and a couple others that played that we should at least be serviceable or better. Better than last year IMO as we are more experienced.
Corner, Bell and Singleton are back. Plus a couple top subs. Add to that the new recruits and I think we are at least as good or better than last year.
So on Defense I expect us to improve even with the loss of Tuba, Banks and Bowen.
Offense, I think the OL will be better. My reasoning is that two year starter Schmeling didn't come back for his senior year. He probably knew that the RS Frosh KO and Baysinger would eventually take his minutes. Not exactly the way a senior wants to go out. Dedrick is even in a dogfight for playing time.
Our backs should be better. All are back and should be healthy. TE should be at least as good or better than last year. Catlett and Colin Franklin are pretty good.
WR. We will miss Blythe. But Blythe was a poor blocker from what I saw last year. And at times didn't seem to make good fakes and carry out his routes if he wasn't the primary receiver. Maybe because he knew Meyer would never get him the ball because he would still be locked on somebody else. Hamilton was very good last year. Sumrall okay. I think with the newcomers and returning veterans that we will be alright but we will definitely miss Blythe's deep threat and big body. Sedrick Johnson may have even more potential though.
So all in all I look for improvement. I am thinking 6-6 record or possibly 7-5. But I am an optimist.
Didn't Chris Brown hurt his knee? If so, will he be ready for fall?
Originally Posted by hfour
Didn't Chris Brown hurt his knee? If so, will he be ready for fall?
I had this question as well. Chris made quite the impact bringing the hammer from the defensive backfield.
Carrying the banner for ISU.
The inside of the D line is by far my biggest worry. If we cant shut down the run in the big 12 and against EIU we will be in for another long season.
Originally Posted by cycloneryan
The inside of the D line is by far my biggest worry. If we cant shut down the run in the big 12 and against EIU we will be in for another long season.
If we shut down the run against the Big 12, we'll make sure the Big 12 isn't able to beat us in a one-dimensional game.
If we shut down the run against EIU, we'll shut down all of Kinnick Stadium.
Originally Posted by Rogue52
If we shut down the run against the Big 12, we'll make sure the Big 12 isn't able to beat us in a one-dimensional game.
If we shut down the run against EIU, we'll shut down all of Kinnick Stadium.
I don't think Iowa State's going to have any problems shutting down the run against Iowa, considering their starting running back is walk-on Paki O'Meara (I don't know anything about Nate Guillory, and who knows if Shonn Greene will make it to campus).
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Can we exceeed 2.3 yards per punt return that we averaged last year?
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