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The double historical mistake-underestimating both the historical involvement of Christians in American government and the historical discrimination against Jews and Christians in Muslim society-creates a belief beloved to secularists: All religions are the same, and the particular one really doesn't matter. American Christians who insist that it does matter appear unreasonable, and those who claim discrimination against Christians in America look like whiners and complainers. That's exactly what secularists want, because then they do not need to contend with the validity of the critique but can merely echo historian Richard Hofstadter's generation-old screed about the paranoid tendencies of the religious right.
The best way for Christians and conservatives to approach such bigotry is to focus rationally on the questions at hand, starting with how to deal with the emergence of mass terrorism. We need to note that the problem on Sept. 11 wasn't strong religious belief; the problem was murder. The problem on our highways isn't the existence of drivers; it's reckless driving. The rational way to cut highway fatalities is not to demand that everyone ride bicycles; it's to prosecute drivers who kill. The rational way to deal with Mr. bin Laden's terrorism is not to decry strong religious belief; it's to keep the murderers from murdering again, and to ask whether Islamic history, unlike that of Judaism or Christianity, suggests that purists have a license to kill. (The murderers of three of the first four caliphs acted with the goal of keeping the faith pure. The Assassins also killed for that reason, as did Muslims who conquered Anatolia.) Journalists need to learn and explain the history.
But how do we deal with the bias of some journalists against biblical Christians? Biblically, even though we know how hard it is for reason to slay bigotry, we are called to try. Andrew Sullivan, for example, seems to believe that the Inquisition has booths on every corner, and that fundamentalists are trying to coerce others so as to build a world in which "sin is outlawed and punished and constantly purged-by force if necessary." But he evidently doesn't understand that Christianity is based on belief, not rites, and belief can't be forced. Nor does he recognize the way revelation and reason go together, and the deep respect Christians have for conscience. He doesn't seem to understand the basic Christian teaching that man cannot outlaw sin and build walls against it, because sin comes from within.
Mr. Sullivan and others view free religious faith as impossible unless politics and religion are totally separated, yet such a separation is logically impossible. That's because all political positions are based in views that some things are good and evil-and those are religious characterizations. As Don Feder, an Orthodox Jewish syndicated columnist, has explained, "It's said the religious right wants to force its faith on the public. But whose faith are we talking about? [All groups] in the political arena want to see their morals reflected in our laws and governmental institutions-including the National Organization for Women, the National Abortion Rights Action League, and the American Civil Liberties Union, whether or not they are willing to admit it."
We should patiently reason with writers like Andrew Sullivan, and even diehards like The New York Times's Anthony Lewis. Complaining about fundamentalists, Mr. Lewis charged that people who are certain of their own views harm the world, yet the columnist idolized Nelson Mandela in 1990, calling him "a man of extraordinary conviction and strength." Does Mr. Lewis now believe that only wimps should be trusted? A careful study of history would have shown him that decency and humanity hold out against barbarism only when their defenders are certain that these principles are worth defending. Osama bin Laden, after all, argued that the United States could readily be defeated because Americans hold no moral convictions.
Christians should suggest to Mr. Lewis that the real enemies of humanity and decency are those in academia and media who ridicule faith in God. After all, if we dismiss the understanding that we are created in God's image and thus have an inalienable value, we are merely chance collections of atoms, and what decency and humanity do we then possess? Mr. Lewis's charge that critics of Darwin are anti-science should also be disproved by a showing that conservative Christians have been the foremost defenders of the scientific method, with its emphasis on laboratory experiments and careful observation. Proponents of "intelligent design" have been unwilling to accept on faith Darwin's conclusions, since they cannot be tested in a lab.
Conservative Christians, along with pointing out the trespasses of others, should show journalists whenever possible that we are aware of our own trespassing tendencies, and are committed to biblical understandings that also allow us to function as good citizens in a pluralistic society. To that end, I've drafted ways to respond to 10 accusations that liberal journalists frequently throw at conservative Christians. Some of these understandings may be controversial, and I list them as proposals, not commandments.
1. Conservative Christians are divisive.
No, we take to heart the commands transmitted in Jeremiah 29:4-7: "Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: "Build houses and live in them; plant gardens and eat their produce.'" God adds, "Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare, you will find your welfare.'" We are citizens of the United States and also citizens of God's kingdom. We try not to confuse the two by assuming too much about what we can accomplish societally in our American Babylon. Instead, we follow God's instructions by praying for America's peace and prosperity, and by building families, homes, and businesses.
2. Conservative Christians are gullible followers of potential dictators.
This is a spin-off from the decade-old Washington Post charge that Christians are poor and uneducated. Not true, the newspaper later acknowledged in an apology, nor is it true that Christians tend to bow down to any human authority: We obey a higher authority, and are taught not to put our trust in princes. We are political skeptics in relation to Washington orthodoxy. We are strict constructionists concerning both the Bible and the Constitution. We read the Bible to learn what God was saying, not what thoroughly modern millennialists wish He had said. We read the Constitution to see what the nation agreed to in 1787 and what the nation has changed in it through the amendment process. We know that more centralized power brings more reason for bribery and more bribes (or large payments for "access").
3. Conservative Christians are likely to fall for morality-legislating panaceas.
Actually, we are less likely than others to do that, because we believe that triumph will come only when Christ returns. We know that sin cannot be wiped out, because it is within everyone; we just don't want sin to gain governmental backing. We're not suckers for government-surplus stain removers that in practice grind the evil deeper into the social fabric. We believe that God instituted government for the prosecution of wrongdoers and not the promotion of evil. We are not trying to gain power to force change million by million from the top down, because (among other reasons) we know that does not work. We do not believe that by societal restructuring we can liberate the natural "goodness" of man, because we don't believe that natural goodness exists.
4. Conservative Christians are anti-choice.
No, we understand that the American Babylon is a pro-choice society. We ourselves are used to choice. We like our dozens or hundreds of TV choices, music choices, sports choices, food choices. We are pro-choice in not only shopping for goods but shopping for schools. We want private schools to be an option for everyone, not just the rich. We want theories of intelligent design to be taught alongside theories of evolution. We are pro-choice for unborn babies, who should not be killed before they have a chance to make any choices in life. We are pro-choice concerning social services, so we want addicts, alcoholics, and others among the poor to be offered faith-based along with conventional liberal programs. We don't want the poor or anyone to become dependent on government for biweekly bread, because when we are dependent we can no longer make free choices. We don't want judges to take away legislative choices.
5. Conservative Christians hate pragmatism.
No, we believe that a lot of politically correct activities are pragmatically incorrect. That's because God created the world and knows what works best for His creatures to live happily in it. Cruising homosexuals have a low life expectancy, even when AIDS is factored out. Abortion often has dire psychological consequences for mothers, along with even more dire consequences for babies. Pornography is based on taking advantage of others, but it pushes people to take advantage of themselves. Adultery leads people to act like children. We understand that politicians are often pragmatic, so we don't expect purity in politics. We do not compromise our own views, but we do compromise our expectations. Despite Washington frustrations, we haven't taken our ball and gone home, and we understand the difference between a .350 hitter and a .200 hitter.
6. Conservative Christians are discontent.
Actually, we are less likely than others to complain and demand more, because we believe in the importance of Christian contentment. We believe that to be discontent in the midst of God's mercies, because we don't have even more, is wrong. We remember how often God brings good out of hardship. We don't become discontent if we don't have as many goods as our neighbor, because we know that having more does not satisfy the soul. We don't feel pressed to buy more prestigious cars because we know our prestige doesn't come from cars. We remember that our internal state, not our external environment, is the chief determinant of our contentment or misery.
7. Conservative Christians are opposed to the First Amendment's guarantee of religious freedom.
No, we want the First Amendment to be a protection for the free expression of religious beliefs, as it was intended to be. James Madison, its author, assured members of Congress that its purpose was to keep federal officials from placing on a pedestal one particular sect "to which they would compel others to conform." We believe that Congress should stay out of religious matters. We believe that Christians should not fear competition from other religions; we merely insist on a level playing field. We believe Christian good faith in this matter is shown by the way Christians have treated Muslims and mosques, before and after Sept. 11.
8. Conservative Christians are opposed to diversity.
No, we so truly believe in the importance of diversity that we do not want it to be only skin-deep. God created all kinds of people, all made in His image, so as we learn about and appreciate others we also appreciate God. Churches have often failed in such reaching out, but things are getting better. Because of Christianity's worldwide inclusiveness, many seminaries and Christian colleges are becoming very ethnically and nationally diverse. We would also like things to improve in media, academic, and governmental circles. We would like to see in the press fair treatment of a diversity of views, not just a stultifying extension of politically correct secular liberalism. We would like to reduce discrimination against Christians at colleges and universities. We would like to see welfare programs that honor religious diversity replace governmental one-size-fits-all approaches.
9. Conservative Christians are pessimistic.
Actually, we're long-term optimists, because we know that Christ will return some day, and many of us are short-term optimists as well. We believe in the dreams that our grandparents had. We love being in a country where we can freely worship and work, building families, churches, and businesses. In recent years we have seen the downfall of the Soviet empire, the containment of the welfare empire, and the advent of a faith-based initiative. We believe, with all the disappointments, that the involvement of Christians and conservatives in politics over the past two decades has made a big difference in containing abortion, defending Christian and home schooling, and stiffening our backs in the face of terrorism.
10. Conservative Christians are militants.
Yes, we are (or at least should be) Christian soldiers, but the Bible tells us our war is not against flesh and blood. We believe in trying to walk in Christ's steps, in fighting evil rather than acceding to it, in taking prudent risks rather than clinging to what is current for fear of any change. We want this nation, conceived in liberty with a respect for virtue, to long endure. We know that sin cannot be eradicated in this life, only contained. A religion that says the best people do not sin leads to pride and closed mouths: Christianity's understanding that all of us sin, and that sins can be covered by Christ's sacrifice, leads to self-criticism and openness.
That's the stance I'd propose. Some readers might disagree with some of these points, but here's one thing I hope all of us can agree on: that while we should turn the other cheek to personal attacks, for three reasons we cannot ignore the general and public attacks on fundamentalists and others.
- The first is self-preservation. Theologically conservative Christians fall into camps with names like evangelical, Reformed, charismatic, fundamentalist, and others. When those in many of these groups hear media attacks on "fundamentalists" and "Christian Taliban," the tendency is to think, "They're not talking about me," so why become involved? But in the eyes of many secular liberals, all Bible-believing Christians are fundamentalists, and we do the cause of Christ no good by saying, "I don't know those people." Pundits who pour boiling tar on fundamentalists today, and get away with it, will assault biblical evangelicals tomorrow. To paraphrase a well-known saying about Nazi tactics: They came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew; they came for the _____ but I was not one of them; finally they came for me, and there was no one left to defend me. We should know that if the enemies of Christianity undermine fundamentalists today, they will move on to other groups soon.
- The second reason is preservation of the downtrodden. Michael Horowitz, addressing himself to evangelicals in May 2001, wrote that "You have led the way in making international religious liberty a major element of American foreign policy.... You have led the way in taking on the slavery issue of our time-the annual trafficking of millions of women and children into lives of sexual bondage.... You have led the way in organizing a campaign to end a growing epidemic of prison rape.... As you define your human-rights successes as central to who you are and what you've done, it will no longer be possible for those who fear your faith to crudely caricature you or to ignore the virtue that Christian activism brings to American life and the world at large." Spoken too soon, for the caricaturing has intensified, but if Christians face verbal attack here, those in other parts of the world, such as in Indonesia or the southern part of Sudan, can expect sticks, stones, and more broken bones. Scorn of Christianity in the salons also hurts the poor domestically. When wars on poverty redline Christianity, they typically turn left toward soft-hearted automatic handouts or right toward hard-headed harshness. Christianity is a religion that emphasizes grace for those who have repented; those who do not understand living by grace prefer a works-oriented religion where we get out of our practice exactly what we put into it. That commonly leaves most of the poor, who have not put in enough, either in passive receptivity or active frustration.
- The third reason is national preservation. If it becomes generally accepted that any strong belief is a problem because those who have it are potential bin Ladens, America's spiritual reserves of strength will be depleted. We can live on the fumes of Sept. 11 anger for a while, but America's best defense against terrorism in the long run is a faith strong enough to stand against it. We can't beat something with nothing; in a war that could last for decades, the United States needs strong Bible-based belief.
Andrew Sullivan is right to note that Americans in the 19th century grabbed onto the possibility of freedom for all religious faiths. President John Tyler, in a letter dated July 10, 1843, wrote that "The Mahommedan, if he will to come among us, would have the privilege guaranteed to him by the constitution to worship according to the Koran.... The Hebrew persecuted and down trodden in other regions takes up his abode among us with none to make him afraid." But focus on what Tyler was proposing: not the equality of the graveyard, with all religious beliefs left six feet under, but equality in action, with all religions able to speak freely of their beliefs.
Religions that have ritual at their core and contend that others will be changed by the performance of those rites, regardless of mental state, are potentially dangerous-but Christianity is not a religion like that. The road to dictatorship in the United States is paved with lack of religious belief, for tens of millions with holes in their souls will be ready to follow a charismatic figure who promises relief. The best protectors of liberty are those who have strong beliefs along with a sense of coram deo-living in the presence of God-that keeps us from going to all lengths to accomplish goals.
We don't need to dominate the broadcast media to get our message out, because "the heavens declare the glory of God." We don't need to execute political enemies, because our Lord says vengeance is His. We don't dare to pretend to be gods, because we know that the true God of heaven and earth is not mocked.
All we need is a level playing field, and God's grace.


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The Dallas Morning News is reporting that Cowboys lineman Josh Brent had a blood alcohol level of more than double the legal limit when he was involved in the car accident that killed teammate Jerry Brown early Saturday.
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A spokesman for the Irving Police Department said Wednesday that investigators may present the evidence they have in the case to the Dallas County district attorney's office as soon as Thursday. Irving police, who are not commenting on the case, have previously said that the 321-pound Brent failed his field sobriety tests immediately after the deadly crash. He refused a breathalyzer test but because his wreck resulted in a death, authorities could draw his blood against his will. Brent's blood alcohol level was reportedly 0.18.
As the story indicates, a man Brent's size would have to drink 20 shots over a four-hour period to get to that level.
The Cowboys placed Brent on the reserve/non-football illness list Wednesday. Brent is facing charges of intoxication manslaughter, which carries a prison sentence of two to 20 years, along with a potential NFL suspension under the league's conduct policy.
The promoter for Dallas nightclub Privae boasted on Twitter Friday night that 12 Dallas Cowboys were in attendance and that the booze was in plentiful supply.
"These fools buying Ace on top of Ace!!!!" tweeted Kimesha Jackson, the promoter/event coordinator for the club. Ace is believed to be Ace of Spades, a champagne popular in nightclubs.

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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- There will never be a quarterback controversy as long as Robert Griffin III is in town. He's obviously become one of the most irreplaceable talents in the NFL, giving the Redskins a chance to win any game they compete in.
Call me outlandish, but here are several reasons why I would be against the Redskins rushing Griffin out there this Sunday in Cleveland.
1) The option offense won't be nearly as effective if Griffin is not 100 percent
The Redskins use the pistol formation on more than half of their offensive snaps. Why? Because it's a three-headed monster: one third is Alfred Morris, one third is play action passing and the other third is just the threat of RGIII taking off and scrambling. Without the possibility of Griffin running full speed to the outside, it will be easy for the linebackers and safeties not to get fooled by this offense. Kyle Shanahan would have to call things a lot more conservatively, something he is absolutely terrible at.
2) The Browns organization strongly dislikes Robert Griffin and the Redskins
Cleveland put the same trade offer on the table as the Redskins proposed to the Rams, and clearly got the short end of the stick. Browns players won't admit to the media they are jealous of Washington's franchise quarterback, but they 100 percent are. If Griffin does end up playing, I bet Cleveland treats him rough and goes after his right knee. There's nothing more they'd like to see than the Redskins miss the playoffs.
3) Washington will play with an even greater sense of urgency if Cousins starts
Griffin's presence (when fully mobile) raises the talents of the entire offense. But Sunday's game in Cleveland has complacency written all over it. The Redskins haven't played a clearly weaker opponent on the road since week two in St. Louis. It feels strange to write this, but I'd almost guarantee a more focused team with Cousins behind center, playing inspired football. It would give the Redskins a chance to prove that they aren't a one-man-team. And as Lorenzo Alexander told me Sunday in the locker room, "We are rolling on all cylinders that it won't matter who starts in Cleveland."
4) The Redskins have used backup quarterbacks in their last two playoff runs
We all remember Todd Collins epic transformation of the team in 2007. But what you probably don't recall is Patrick Ramsey's humongous impact on the 2005 playoff run. In the second to last game of the season, Mark Brunell went down in the third quarter with a knee strain in a do-or-die game against the Giants. In came Ramsey, who went 5-for-7, for 104 yards and touchdown, guiding Washington to a 35-20 victory. Backup quarterbacks in this town have delivered like Santa Claus in past Decembers, and this 2012 season could end up pretty similar.
5) The obvious one: make sure RGIII is healthy for the playoffs and long term future
Any further damage to that right knee will end the Redskins season and make the 2013 offseason a tumultuous one. Even with the season on the line, it's not worth rushing back the franchise quarterback with all of the circumstances listed above. And I've yet to even mention that Cousins guy is no slouch himself. The reason Mike Shanahan burned a fourth-round pick on Cousins is for weeks like this. Imagine what a week of preparation will do for Captain Kirk?


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You're leaving a lot out nas. It is "Iginla's place" if that's what he negotiated, and he obviously did that in the last little while.
If Feaster plays hardball, as you say would've been so easy, he could have done that, and kept some credibility within the industry by sending Jerome to the Bruins.
Don't you think that would be a much more appealing option to Feaster than what actually went down?
There's also the very stark reality, that if Jerome doesn't go where he wants to go....he merely sticks around for another 3 weeks, and the Flames get zero. Nothing.
Calgary has already stated they're through with Jerome Iginla, and that kind of news never endears an athlete to his lifelong employer.
Iginla's contract called for him to have approval on any movement. It did not call for him to review all offers made to the Flames for him.
Given the opportunity to chase the Cup with Boston or surely be golfing again, Iginla would have chosen Boston.
Correct. He didnt have to present Pitt as on option. He should have presented it as Boston or no trade. And if Iginla asked if Pitt was an option, Feaster should have said no (assuming he liked the Bos offer better). He should have said no even if Pitt actually was an option. Its called a bluff.
Call it negotiating strategy/savvy/competency. Feaster displayed a lack of it.
No it's not. We have no idea whether Iginla negotiated that nugget, when he opened up the no movement thing. It's also of no consequence.
What we do have is enough information to make an informed judgement. We know Iginla doesn't have to go anywhere. He can ultimately choose his destination. Unless those locales are legalized, everything is just on the honour system.
We know Crosby was in on things, so Iginla knew the Penguins were in the hunt. Feaster can't bluff that. It's a certainty Iginla was told he was traded to Boston. That's when he started flexing his muscles. Obviously, Iginla then said he decided he wasn't interested in going to Boston, and since he already knew Pittsburgh wanted him, he merely stated Pittsburgh or nothing. Since the flames knew "legally", Jerome had them by the short hairs, they went in to spin mode.
See, I dont know why you went on the attack, because I dont disagree with this (much). I just think that Calgary conceded too early. If it was trade deadline minus 1 hour, sure go into spin mode....All you can do.
But you could have pointed out to Jarome that Jarome was taking a franchise that he loved for 16 years and holding them by the short hairs. They could have tried a little harder to sell him on why going to Boston would be the honorable thing to do (regardless of whether or not it was in his right to say Pitt or no trade).


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Spearfish, S.D. – The Black Hills State University men's and women's cross country teams are preparing for the NAIA Championship Meet held on Saturday, November 20 in Fort Vancouver, Wash. The Yellow Jackets received automatic berths to the national meet by winning the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) title on November 5 in Jamestown, N.D.
The Black Hills State women's team is coming off an impressive performance at the DAC Championship meet. The women's team has won the DAC title 10 out of the last 11 years. The women's team also moved up two spots to No. 7 in the latest top 25 poll.
On the men's side, Black Hills State is currently ranked No. 25 after receiving votes in last week's pole. The Yellow Jackets captured their ninth team title in the last 11 years by placing five runners in the top 10.
This will be the 55th annual men's and 31st annual women's event at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Wash., on November, 20. The women's 5k race is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. PT/ 11:30 a.m. MT, followed by the men's 8k at 11:45 a.m. PT/ 12:45 p.m. MT.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- We're thinking spring now, despite the low temperatures. Matchbox food group chef, Daniel Watterson joined Mike Hydeck to prepare a healthy spring sampling.
Matchbox will have a revamped spring menu just in time for the warmer weather, and Chef Watterson demonstrated how to make cornbread panzenella salad, a perfect dish for warmer temperatures.
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INGREDIENTS: 1 cup cucumber diced
2 cups heirloom tomatoes (quartered)
1/4 red onion diced
1.5 cups cornbread croutons
3 tbs. red wine vinaigrette
1 cup frisee
2 cups arugula
1 tbs olive oil
2 oz. goat cheese
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2. Plate the cucumber/ tomato mixture
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A 1941 steam engine that's widely known from the book "The Polar Express" is getting an overhaul.
The Pere Marquette 1225 also provided sound and served as a model for the 2004 movie by the same name that was based on Chris Van Allsburg's book.
It usually pulls the Steam Railroading Institute's North Pole Express in Michigan. This year, however, diesel engines from the Great Lakes Central Railroad are standing in for the engine. Organizers hope the Pere Marquette 1225 will be ready for next year's holiday season.
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The Kids Are All Right is the heartfelt new comedy from acclaimed director Lisa Cholodenko, starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, and Mark Ruffalo. Two teenaged children (Alice in Wonderlands Mia Wasikowska and Journey to the Center of the Earths Josh Hutcherson) get the notion to seek out their biological father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers (Bening and Moore) have built for them. Once the donor (Ruffalo) is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, redefined, and reredefined. The New York Times raves that its "a generous, nearly noteperfect portrait of a modern family," and Entertainment Weekly calls the movie "funny, smart and sexy!"
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Some bottles of Triaminic and Theraflu cold and allergy syrups are being recalled because the child-resistant bottle caps may be defective.
The recall covers 142 production lots of Triaminic syrups and 41 lots of Theraflu syrups. Novartis, which produces the medicines, says the defect could allow for the removal the cap without breaking the seal on the bottle. The company says it received four reports of adverse events related to the Triaminic products.
The products were made between May 2010 and December 2011 at a Novartis facility in Nebraska. Novartis shut down that plant in December 2011 after federal inspections found numerous quality-control problems.
Novartis says it believes 97 percent of the inventory has been used, returned, or quarantined.
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Cam, il mondo del bambino (Cam, the child's world) is one of the most important companies for baby products in Italy.
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In November, TL prices increased 1.3% from the prior month as LTL prices also gained 2.2%. The rollercoaster ride that sent trucking prices up an unprecedented 11.1% from the first quarter of 2007 to third quarter 2008 only to be followed by a 7.6% price plunge to the second quarter of 2009 appears now as an anomaly for the record books. Over the past six quarters, aggregate trucking industry prices again have bounced around on a calm upward-trending trajectory, mirroring prior 2002-2006 trends. By the time December data rolls in, we expect trucking industry prices will have increased 1.7% in 2010. Our forecast for aggregate trucking industry prices shows a 2.8% gain in 2011.
Prices for flying freight in the belly of scheduled flights flown by U.S.-owned airlines also rode a rollercoaster ride, up 26.4% from the first quarter of 2007 to third quarter 2008 and down 13.2% by the third quarter of 2009. By the third quarter of 2010, prices for airfreight on scheduled flights had almost completely regained its losses by flying 11.5% above its 2008 price trough. With 11 out of 12 months of data reported for 2010, it looks like the industry will be reporting an 8.7% annual price hike for the entire year followed by a 2.2% price hike in 2011. Prices for flying freight on chartered planes (again U.S.-owned planes only) appears headed for an 8.9% annual increase in 2010.
U.S.-owned vessels hauling freight over water likewise fell victim to volatile fuel costs and exceptional price swings. Here prices soared 19.8% to a peak price set in the third quarter of 2008 and then fell 15.2% to a low point in the second quarter of 2009. Since then, average prices in the water transportation service industry have regained 14.5% and seem poised to continue on a more traditional and predictable inflationary path. Inland waterways carriers displayed price volatility in November as their prices (excluding towing) fell 10.7%. In the aggregate, however, water transportation prices will end up with a 7.8% price hike in 2010 followed by a 4.7% increase in 2011.
Rail operators reported transaction prices soared 20.1% from the first quarter of 2007 to a peak in the third quarter of 2008. Yet the rail industry's peak-to-trough price decline was a relatively modest 10.5% and by the third quarter of 2010, average rail transportation prices stood only 3.9% below those peak price levels that made the record books a mere eight quarters earlier. Our forecast shows a steady upward trajectory for rail prices ahead, and by the end of 2011, rail prices will be setting a new peak. After a 5.1% annual price increase in 2010, we forecast a 3.5% annual increase in 2011. Looked at another way, the final quarter of 2011 will register a 4% price increase from the final quarter of 2010.
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I'm pleased to report that BTI has become the latest company to publicly endorse the Open Datacenter Interoperable Network (ODIN) approach to designing data center networks. As regular readers of my blog know, IBM has released a set of technical briefs describing ODIN, which provides an approach to using open industry standards to create next generation data center networks. I've written, podcasted, and been interviewed many times about ODIN, all of which is linked from my blog. This approach to using industry standards as the preferred means to designing data center networks has been endorsed in this post from Chandra Pandey, Vice-President of Platform Solutions at BTI. Many thanks for this support of open networking standards; I'm sure we'll have more to say about how to create these solutions with IBM and BTI technology in the near future.
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There's been so much going on in the world of data networking lately that I hardly know where to begin. It feels like I've been living on Internet Time this year (maybe you have, too); it's hard to believe it's already most of the way through first quarter. So, while I usually don't take this approach, I thought that the fastest way to get everyone up to date on all the latest networking news would be to let you pick your favorites from the list of my recent presentations, podcasts, and webinars.
For starters, I recently got back from the Open Network Exchange meeting in New York City, sponsored by Network World magazine in mid-February. I gave a talk on how software-defined networking is being used as part of the ODIN network architecture, including some thoughts on finding a standard definition for SDN (something even Bob Metcalf hasn't been able to do). I also spoke about how SDN disrupts existing markets, reviewed IBM's early client adopters & the benefits they have realized, and offered a few thoughts on what the future holds. You can see my presentation, plus others from the conference, at this site:
Of course, there's still a lot of debate among different parts of the industry regarding what SDN really means. In particular, the datacom and telecom worlds have surprisingly different perspectives on this issue. I recently participated in a roundtable discussion on this topic, along with representatives from Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent, MRV, AT&T, Verizon, Orange, Ericsson, Rad Data Communications, and the ONF; you can listen to the discussion here In the future we plan more of these round table discussions, leading up to the 2013 MPLS/Ethernet World Congress, so keep watching as the debate continues.
I still feel that network virtualization is the next big thing in our industry, and software-defined networking has become one of the hottest topics since the creation of Ethernet 25 years ago (if your memory doesn't go back that far, read the first chapter in your CCNA qualification guidebook to see how the world used to be made up of private networks from IBM, DEC, Xerox, and others). While SDN is almost certainly over-hyped right now, I believe it's nearing the peak of the Gartner Group hype cycle, as evidenced by some early adopters who have found high value use cases for this technology. To hear more, listen to my podcast with Lippis Group on SDN enablement of next generation data centers, recorded December 2012
While you're on the Lippis Group website, if you still haven't read my blog or the IBM System Networking website articles about the Open Datacenter Interoperable Network (ODIN), download my podcast on this topic to get up to date on how ODIN is being applied at large data centers worldwide, and how it will continue to reflect changes in the networking community throughout this coming year.
If you're a regular reader of my blog and Twitter feed, then you know that I'm passionate about open standards. In fact, if somebody tries to tell you they have SDN working in their data center today, but it only runs on their equipment, don't believe them…SDN only works when it's part of a larger, standards-based data center strategy. If you'd like to read about that larger strategy, and how it relates to big data, analytics, and other workloads, there's a nice, short introduction in the new IBM RedPaper Point of View (PoV) article series. Sponsored in part by the IBM Academy of Technology, these new Redpapers bring you all the key facts for a quick tutorial on a subject, and refer you to the much longer Redbooks for a step-by-step cookbook on how to make them work for you. Redpapers are available on a wide range of topics; for data networking, start with my PoV on data networking IBM Redbooks PoV publication, #redp-4933-00 ,
Or, if you'd like a slightly longer discussion on this topic, look no further than the Winter 2012 issue of Enterprise Tech Journal for my article "Getting the most from your data center network".
Interested in storage area networking, or wondering how the SAN is going to change in the future? I've been working on that question with some of our industry partners, including ODIN-endorser and leading SAN authority Brocade, who have also recently been qualified by IBM for extended distance backup solutions using SAN Volume Controller (SVC). To see how SVC handles long distance Fibre Channel applications and integrates with VMWare management solutions, check out our recent presentation from IBM SHARE (session 12735) on avoiding the fog and smog that can come with cloud networks.
Late last year, the governor of New York State announced the creation of a new, $3M Center for Cloud Computing and Analytics, based at Marist College. IBM has funded an SDN research lab which is affiliated with this group, and which will also be taking advantage of Marist's membership in the Internet 2 consortium (regular blog readers will also recall that Marist is the first academic institution to endorse ODIN). While this program is still in its early days, Marist has successfully built an SDN testbed using the Floodlight controller, made contributions to the Floodlight distro, released an open source SDN dashboard tool called Avior, and begun to prototype SDN in a mainframe enterprise environment. The college recently presented a 90 minute, sold-out presentation on their SDN work at the TIP 2013 conference in Hawaii; if you didn't get a trip to this tropical paradise to hear them, you can still find their presentation and summaries of their recent work.
Did I hear someone ask how Google is using optical
technologies to add value in their data center networks? (yes, I have the technology to hear you
through my blog page, but if I told you how it works I'd have to kill
you). Anyway, some of my colleagues at
Google recently weighed in on this topic for Laser Focus World, and I was
subsequently invited to present a
webinar based on their work (with a few of my own recent accomplishments thrown
in). You might not agree with everything
they have to say (after all, very few of us are running a data center with
Google's requirements), but it's always interesting to hear one of the biggest
network operators on the planet talking about optical technology. You can listen to an on-demand playback of my webinar, which cites the original Google article.
You can find out more about speakers on these and other related topics by visiting the OFC cloud/datacom landing page
Also, I'll be doing a live daily blog from OFC starting March 17, so be sure to check this site for regular updates during the conference. Or you can stop by & visit me in person, either during my presentation for the OIDA workshop on metrics for aggregated networks or my tutorial on optical interconnects for datacom on Tuesday, March 19. I'll also be stopping by the Elsevier booth on the trade show floor to check on plans for the fourth edition of my book, the Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communication, coming out later this year (but that's another blog….)
As I've said before, this is a very interesting time to be an optical network engineer. I hope that some of these recent articles appeal to you, and if there's another topic you'd like to see me cover, drop me a line or send me a tweet (@Dr_Casimer). And if anybody would like to get together at OFC/NFOEC in Anaheim, be sure to let me know!


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Omaha, NE (Sports Network) - Terell Parks posted 19 points and 11 rebounds,
and the red-hot Western Illinois Leathernecks claimed an 89-74 win over the
Nebraska Omaha Mavericks in Summit League action at Ralston Arena.
Don McAvoy scored 15 points in 19 minutes off the bench, helping the
Leathernecks (14-3, 6-0 Summit) to their 11th straight victory as they
continue their best start since joining the Division I ranks in 1981. Adam
Link and Remy Roberts-Burnett added 12 and 11 points, respectively.
Justin Simmons tallied 18 points to pace the Mavericks (5-15, 2-6), who have
dropped five of their last seven contests. Alex Phillips chipped in with 13
points, C.J. Carter scored 12, and John Karhoff finished with 10 points and
seven boards in a losing effort.
UNO jumped out to a nine-point lead less than four minutes into the contest.
However, the Mavericks went on to shoot just 9-of-28 from the floor (.321) in
the first half and trailed, 32-29, at halftime.
The Leathernecks caught fire in the second stanza, as they shot 66.7 percent
from the floor and went 19-of-22 at the foul line over the final 20 minutes to
claim the double-digit victory.
Thanks to that hot shooting in the second half, Western Illinois was able to
win despite forcing only seven turnovers and giving up a 14-8 advantage to UNO
on the offensive glass.
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Fashion-Forward: Winter Events
by Mallory Passuite, 12/11/2012
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There are plenty of places to shop, sights to see and even scents to sniff all winter long. Just a few examples: the Museum at FIT offers an ode to the stiletto with its exhibition, Shoe Obsession, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art goes highbrow by examining fashion in the paintings of Manet, Monet and Renoir. More exhibitions, events, store openings and sample sales will crop up as the season goes on, so remember to check back for additions and updates.
Stores & Sales
Bergdorf Goodman 111th Anniversary
Bergdorf Goodman, 754 Fifth Ave., 212-753-7300
The luxury department store celebrates its 111th anniversary with 111 exclusive top-designer pieces created for the occasion—including those by Maison Martin Margiela, Moncler and Marc Jacobs.
March 5–26
Pierre Cardin in Film
French Institute Alliance Française, 22 E. 60th St., 212-355-6100
The Italian-born French designer, who helped define the look of the 1960s (view some of his early presentations and fashion films here), will turn 91 this year and is still working. While he is a creative designer, Cardin is also a businessman. In addition to licensing his name to everything from cigarettes to mattresses, Pierre Cardin was among the first in high fashion to enter the Japanese and Chinese markets, and he now plans to modernize Venice with a project called Palais Lumiere (a high-rise complex that doubles up as sculpture). Among many design merits in his heyday, Cardin created the Beatles' collar-less suit jackets and has costumed such films as Jean Cocteau's Le Belle et la Bete (Beauty and the Beast) and Louis Malle's starring Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne Moreau. The French Institute presents a selection of such films through March.
March 14
Humberto Leon and Carol Lim
French Institute Alliance Française, 22 E. 60th St., 212-355-6100
The founders of Opening Ceremony, an indie fashion mecca in New York—known for collaborations like the ongoing line with Chloë Sevigny and, most recently, a '90s-DKNY revival—have recently become co-creative directors of Kenzo. Leon and Lim will speak at the French Institute beginning at 7pm.
March 15
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel with Director Lisa Immordino Vreeland
French Institute Alliance Française, 22 E. 60th St., 212-355-6100
The legendary fashion editor of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue, and the woman who reinvented the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in 1970, has been the recent subject of new literature and film, including a biographical documentary by her great-granddaughter-in-law, Lisa Immordino Vreeland. The director will lead a discussion to follow this special screening.
March 27
Naeem Khan
French Institute Alliance Française, 22 E. 60th St., 212-355-6100
The New York–based Indian designer, known for impeccable evening gowns in lavish fabrics worn by the likes of Beyoncé, Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga, will speak at the French Institute beginning at 7pm. Khan recently announced his first show in India at Lakme Fashion Week, held in his hometown of Mumbai.
February 8–April 13
Shoe Obsession
The Museum at FIT, Seventh Avenue and West 27th Street, 212-217-4585
It's safe to say that shoes—whether Cinderella's little glass heels, Dorothy's ruby slippers, Alexander McQueen's 10-inch-high armadillo platforms or the red-sole subjects of the Louboutin vs. Yves Saint Laurent contretemps—are a cultural obsession. This exhibition at The Museum at FIT showcases more than 150 contemporary styles, from Azzedine Alaïa, Prada, Manolo Blahnik and Balenciaga to even more avant-garde designers like Kei Kagami and Noritaka Tatehana.
February 26–May 27
Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave., 212-535-7710
The Met explores the role of fashion in the works of the Impressionists and their contemporaries in paintings by Manet, Monet and Renoir (the latter of whom was the solo subject of a fashion-inspired exhibition of paintings at the Frick last February). The Met's study focuses on the mid-1860s to the mid-1880s, when Paris became known as a capital of style, and the show includes period costumes and photographs.
March 8–April 20
French Institute Alliance Française, 22 E. 60th St., 212-355-6100
This exhibition represents the manifestation of Vogue's Elisabeth von Thurn und Taxis' recent piece on New York–based female artists. It includes works by Ellen Berkenblit, Haley Mellin, Olympia Scarry, Lola Montes Schnabel and Ena Swansea. In her piece, TNT, as she is known, asks what these artists have in common. The answer? "Each one admits to drawing an abundance of inspiration and drive from living in New York City—it is their home, their muse, and their creative laboratory."
March 22
Stephen Burrows: When Fashion Danced
The Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Ave., 212-534-1672
You can still find his latest collections reviewed on style.com, but Stephen Burrows is best known for his work in the '70s. The Museum of the City of New York reviews that period of the designer's oeuvre, featuring slinky dresses in bold colors and made of metallic fabrics. The designer began to garner acclaim soon after graduating from FIT in 1966. He opened Stephen Burrows World at Henri Bendel in 1970 (and again in 2002), and he regularly dressed the likes of Cher, Lauren Bacall, Liza Minelli and Jerry Hall.
Through February 24
The Art of Scent 1889–2012
Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, 212-299-7777
This show at the Museum of Arts and Design is the first major museum exhibition dedicated to olfactory art. It focuses on 12 key fragrances that date from 1899 (Aimé; Guerlain's Jicky) through the present and looks at major developments in the evolution and design of fragrance, as well as the creative process behind them. Other featured artists include Ernest Beaux (Chanel No. 5), Bernard Chant (Aromatics Elixir), Olivier Cresp (Angel) and Annie Buzantian and Alberto Morillas (Pleasures).
Through March 30
Fortuny y Madrazo: An Artistic Legacy
Queen Sofía Spanish Institute, 684 Park Ave., 212-628-0420
The Spanish Institute offers this retrospective of the life and work of Spanish artist and designer Mariano Fortuny y Madrazo. Born in 1871 in Granada, Spain, Fortuny y Madrazo was the son of two artists and grew up in several locations around Europe. He founded an atelier line in 1906 and designed gowns like the "Delphos" for society women of the time, including Isadora Duncan and Peggy Guggenheim. This exhibition, curated by Oscar de la Renta, chairman of the institute's board of directors, features dresses, paintings, photographs and more.
Through March 30
Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital
Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, 212-299-7777
With a selection of 80 international artists, architects and designers—from Anish Kapoor and Iris van Herpen, to Zaha Hadid and Jürgen Mayer—the Museum of Arts and Design considers the impact of new digital fabrication technology, such as 3-D printing and digital knitting.
Stores & Sales
Recently Opened
Monique Lhuillier
19 E. 71st St., 212-683-3332
The renowned designer has opened her first New York City store, which features a bridal salon as well as her ready-to-wear collections.
Housing Works Buy the Bag
159 28th St., 718-840-2923, Greenwood, Brooklyn
Housing Works has turned its legendary sale into a full-fledged store, open five days a week in a permanent location. Shoppers pay $25 for a bag, which can be filled with as many contemporary, designer and vintage goods as they like (or as they can fit inside). Proceeds go toward Housing Works' fight to end AIDS and homelessness and fund housing support, medical and dental care, job training and other services.


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Rocky Long hopes to hire new Aztecs offensive coordinator this week
Props to Gary Andersen, says San Diego State football coach Rocky Long.
Even though Andersen stole Andy Ludwig from the Aztecs to make him the offensive coordinator at Wisconsin, at least he called to give Long a head's up.
"Some head coaches don't call anymore. They just go around you," Long said Monday morning, in his first interview since the end of the 2012 season. "Gary Andersen called and said he wanted to offer the job to Andy Ludwig. He's an old timer and does it the right way."
Long got the call while on vacation, the day before reports flooded Twitter about how Ludwig had been sighted at Wisconsin's Rose Bowl practice, along with Aztecs' running backs coach Jeff Horton.
Ludwig's hire was officially announced by the Badgers last week.
Long said there was never any chance that the Aztecs could have come up with an attractive enough counteroffer to keep Ludwig in San Diego.
Ludwig was making $275,000 at San Diego State.
"He's getting paid twice as much as he makes here," Long said. "The $25,000 (increase) I could have offered doesn't equal the more than half a million he is making at Wisconsin. And it's cheaper to live up there."
Ludwig did not take any of the offensive staff with him, and Long said that as of Monday, the staff is intact.
"I talked to all of them and told them I was going to hunt for an offensive coordinator, and not one of them said a word about leaving," Long said.
But he's been around long enough to know that could change.
The annual American Football Coaches Association convention begins in San Antonio, Texas tomorrow.
Aside from coaching workshops and committee meetings, the AFCA convention is generally acknowledged as a football coaching job fair.
Assistant head coach and running backs coach Jeff Horton, receivers coach LeCharls McDaniel, offensive line coach Mike Schmidt, safeties coach Danny Gonzales, defensive line coach Osia Lewis and all the SDSU graduate assistants are at the convention this week.
Long said he's not worried about figuring out if any more of his assistants might pick up job offers at AFCA.
At the moment, he's trying to finalize the process of hiring a new offensive coordinator to replace Ludwig.
"That's a priority and hopefully it'll be done by the end of the week," Long said, adding that he's narrowed his list to two to three candidates.
Is there a chance that Horton might get promoted to offensive coordinator?
"Right now he's our assistant head coach and running backs coach," Long said. "There's two to three guys I'm working on. But there's always the possibility."
Long wants to maintain a pro-style offense.
"Any offensive coordinator who takes the job will be free to do as he sees fit, but I'd like the philosophy to stay the same, in a pro style formation."
This is partly because the Aztecs have the personnel to fit a pro style offense, and partly because Long believes it's easier for SDSU to recruit kids to play in a pro style offense because it makes for an easier transition to the NFL.
The job opening has been posted on the university's careers website since Dec. 31, 2012.
UCLA RB Malcolm Jones to join team in June
UCLA junior running back Malcolm Jones will transfer to SDSU and walk on with the Aztecs in June.
Jones requested his release from the Bruins in September. He told AztecSportsReport last week that since he only played in UCLA's season opener against Rice, and has yet to use his redshirt season, the NCAA has given him permission to play right away when he joins SDSU instead of having to sit out a year, per normal transfer regulations.


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Ron Guth: "Centered Bust" on the 1795 Draped Bust, Small Eagle Dollar refers to the positioning of the bust of Liberty within the field of the die. The alternative is the "Off-Center Bust", on which the bust of Liberty is shifted toward the left. The difference between the two can be seen best on the position of the bow behind Liberty's head. On the Centered Bust, the bow is well away from the stars; on the Off-Center Bust, the bow comes close to the fifth star (but does not touch it).
Among the 39 major varieties of the Draped Bust type, the Centered Bust is one of the least rare (ranking 36th), but it is nowhere near as common as the 1798 Large Eagle, 1799 Normal Date, and the 1800 Normal Date. In Mint State, this variety is very scarce, with only 21 examples certified by PCGS (as of June 2011). The Condition Census is amazingly high for an early Silver Dollar, ranging from a low of MS-64 to a high of a unique MS-66.
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Vancouver, BC (Sports Network) - Jonas Hiller stopped 28 shots to help the
Anaheim Ducks take a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.
This game had no meaning for either team as both clubs are locked into their
playoff seed. Anaheim holds the second spot in the Western Conference thanks
to winning the Pacific Division, while Northwest-champion Vancouver sits third
in the conference.
Andrew Cogliano, Brad Staubitz and Matt Beleskey each had a goal for the
Ducks, who have won three straight.
Jason Garrison scored the only goal of the game for the Canucks, who had a
two-game winning streak stopped. Roberto Luongo gave up two goals on 29 shots
in the loss.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- A female suffered severe injuries after a crash on northbound I-295 near Benning Road NE at 8 a.m. Thursday, say D.C. police.
Police say the female was removed from the vehicle and transported in stable condition.
The road was closed in the area until 9 a.m. when lanes reopened.


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Gallo "Bleaked Out" Before Crash Killing Angels' Rookie
Transcripts were released on Friday, June 26, detailing what happened before, during and after a DUI accident that took the life of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart.
The 200 page report is the first to give the details about what happened on April 9th, when Andrew Gallo crashed into a car, killing three people.
The transcript reveals that Gallo remembers having two drinks at a restaurant and three at a bikini bar, intermixed with sake shots.
While his stepbrother, Raymond Rivera, tells the court about half pitcher "Boombah" beers, 1880-brand Tequila shots and drinks of Arrogant Bastard, a "very strong" ale.
The details about what the two men drank was fuzzy. Neither could recall exactly what they drank and how much. Both men describe "bleaking out" before crashing their minivan into an Eclipse carrying Adenhart and three friends.
Courtney Steward, 20, and Henry Pearson, 25 died on the scene. Adenhart, 22, died during surgery a few hours later.
The men remember coming to 90 minutes later, with not much recollection of the night.
Last month Gallo was indicted on three counts of second-degree murder, fleeing the scene with a death or injury, driving under the influence causing injury and driving with a .08% blood alcohol level causing injury. He has plead not guilty and remains in jail with a $2 million bail set.
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Law enforcement officials, including Rifle Police Chief John Dyer, are urging people to "wait and see" how the rules and regulations for the recreational use of small amounts of marijuana develop.
Colorado voters approved a constitutional amendment, 64, in the Nov. 6 general election. It legalizes possession of up to an ounce of marijuana for anyone over the age of 21 and taxes marijuana in a similar way as alcohol. The measure passed with 55 percent of voter support.
The amendment establishes an excise tax on marijuana and designates the first $40 million collected to be used for constructing schools. However, the tax must still be approved by a separate statewide vote.
Dyer said Gov. John Hickenlooper has until Jan. 6 to certify the results from the election.
"I think we're all in a 'wait-and-see' mode until then," Dyer said in an interview in his office on Friday, Nov. 16. "Then there's the big question of what the federal authorities will do. I think this is like anything new that comes along. You don't usually see all the issues involved."
How the federal government, which considers marijuana possession and sales illegal regardless of state law, responds to the passage of the amendment will be a large factor in how the law is applied in Colorado.
Since the election, Dyer said he has not had any questions from residents and was not aware of any asked of his officers about marijuana use.
Currently, Dyer said his officers have been given the same message they've always had regarding marijuana - it's illegal. Under the city criminal code, someone found with less than an ounce of marijuana is subject to a $100 fine. Jail time is not involved and the violations are handled in municipal court.
Recently, prosecutors in Boulder and Denver said they will no longer charge those 21 and older for carrying less than an ounce of marijuana, and will review current cases that fit under the language of the amendment.
For police officers, Dyer said another question stems from the lack of a presumptive level for drugged driving in the amendment, while there are decades of studies and state and local laws related to drunk driving.
"Just that issue alone might take years to work through the courts," Dyer said. "In the meantime, my real fear is that we'll continue to see a rise in drugged driving."
So far this year, Rifle officers have arrested 58 drivers for suspicion of DUI, which includes drugged driving offenders, Dyer said. However, a firm figure for drugged driving arrests was not readily available in police records, he added.
Dyer said officers are trained to identify drugged drivers, and carry tests in their vehicles.
"It's a more extensive battery of tests than a field sobriety test everyone has seen," he added.
Another area likely to be affected by the new law is how drug investigations that involve other drugs are conducted.
"We usually do find more than one kind of drug," Dyer said. "So what happens if we find marijuana along with something else? And what about a drug dog that hits on marijuana and there's other drugs?"
Dyer also noted that once the legal issues are worked out and rules and regulations are developed by the Colorado Department of Revenue, marijuana use will still be illegal in public by anyone, for those under 21, with more than one ounce and having more than six plants in a private residence.
The law gives lawmakers and state revenue officials until July 1 to adopt regulations for marijuana stores, which could start opening in January 2014.
"For Rifle, the only real question is whether to allow retail sales of marijuana in the city," Dyer said.
A Colorado Municipal League memo provided to Rifle City Council for their Monday meeting said municipalities can either prohibit or restrict the time, place, manner and number of retail marijuana operations in their jurisdiction before July 1, 2013.
Local governments may prohibit by council action at any time, but the first opportunity to refer a retail marijuana prohibition question to the ballot is the general election on Nov. 4, 2014, the memo continued. Some municipalities may choose to issue a prohibition, moratorium, or regulations until the voters have the opportunity to be heard at the next general election.
If state revenue officials do not issue regulations by July 1, the memo said cities and towns may choose to issue local licenses starting Oct. 1, 2013, but there is no requirement for local governments to issue retail marijuana licenses in the absence of a state licensing program.