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UIC Splits Decisions With Penguins
April 29, 2012
"Today was an offensive battles for both team," head softball coach Michelle Venturella said. "I don't think either team felt comfortable at any point with any kind of lead. I give a lot of credit to Youngstown State. They are a solid hitting team, one of the best we have faced this season. I am excited that our offense also did a lot of good things. I am looking forward to taking everything we have learned through the season into our last series with Wright State, and through the remainder of the season."
In a contest that included a combined 28 hits, 14 for each team, a mid-game postponement and an eventual victory for the Flames, resulted in UIC improving its conference record to 11-7, and extending its winning streak to six games.
Sophomore Natalie Hernandez posted two two-run home runs, while junior Melissa Preish was perfect in her at-bats, going four for four in the game. Together, the two earned five RBI, four and one, respectively.
Hernandez placed two runs on the board for UIC immediately as she hit her second homerun of the season and seventh of her career with a shot to right field. The two-run homer scored lead-off batter Melinda Macias to give UIC a 2-0 advantage.
The Penguins rallied back in the bottom half of the inning, scoring two runs, followed by a two-run homerun for a 4-2 lead.
In the bottom of the second inning, Preish led off the inning for UIC, where she earned a single off of a well-placed bunt, followed by a double to left center field by senior Ashley Hewett, which scored Hernandez to earn her 17th RBI of the season. With the Flames earning one run back, the score moved to 4-3, Youngstown State advantage.
Neither team scored during the third frame, but as the Flames began the fourth inning, lead-off batter Preish hit her fifth home run of the season, before Hewett reached on a single and advanced to second base on an error. Junior Teresa Aguilar advanced Hewett to third base on a sacrifice bunt, before sophomore Courtney Heeley scored Hewett. With the score 5-4, Hernandez hit her second two-run home run of the contest to center field to extend the Flames lead to 7-4.
As play resumed Sunday in the top of the fifth inning, sophomore Jenna Marsalli led off the inning. Preish then singled up the middle, before eventually being hit in to take an 8-7 lead over Youngstown due to a RBI by Aguilar.
In the back-and-forth scoring game, Youngstown managed to tie the game at 8-8 in the bottom half of the inning, before UIC went on another scoring spree in the top of the seventh inning.
The spree was ignited by a single up the middle by Marsalli, followed by a base hit to the left side by Preish. With runners on first and second base, the Penguins made a pitching change as Hewett stepped into the box. Hewett reached on a throwing error by the pitcher, which scored Marsalli. Hewett then advanced to second base on a throwing error to home plate by the first baseman, and Preish scored on the over throw. The final run came off of a single by Macias to score Komp for an 11-8 advantage.
The Penguins were unable to come back in the bottom of the seventh and, Hewett, who entered in the bottom of the fifth inning, earned the win inside the circle for the Flames to place her record at 11-12 on the season.
The Penguins scored three runs in the bottom of the first. In the top of the third inning, Schmit singled up the middle, before sophomore Jacki Fletcher laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Schmit to second. Marsalli and Preish followed with back-to-back singles up the middle, with Preish earning an extra base due to an error by the center fielder. Marsalli scored Schmit, and Marsalli scored off of the error. Moving into the bottom half of the third, Youngstown maintained a 3-2 lead.
UIC placed two more runs on the board in the top of the fourth and fifth innings. In the fourth, senior Kelsey Sturgeon pinch hit, and doubled to center field to earn two RBI, scoring Hernandez and Macias. In the fifth, Hernandez scored Heeley to get the RBI, while Macias scored on a wild pitch.
The Penguins earned one run in the third inning, followed by three in the fourth and one in the fifth and sixth innings to place the score at 9-6.
Heeley hit a lead-off homerun to start the seventh inning, but the Flames effort fell short, with Youngstown State edging UIC, 9-7.
UIC plays host to its final conference series of the season against Wright State Saturday and Sunday. The three-game series begins Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m. (CT) as the Flames will honor their three seniors, Macias, Sturgeon and Hewett. In the case of inclement weather, the senior day will be Sunday. Check UICFlames.com for details.


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How to Calculate a Family Budget
Original post by Amanda Layman Low of Demand Media
There doesn't need to be a stigma attached to family budgeting. If you've tried and failed to develop a budget in the past, it only means you haven't found a system that works for you yet. Your budget can be as elaborate as a template in a budgeting computer program, or as simple as sitting down on occasion with a pencil and paper to make sure you're not spending more than you make. Whichever path you take, you will calculate your family budget the same basic way.
Step 1
Determine your monthly income. Multiply your take home pay by the number of pay periods you have in a year, then divide that amount by 12 to find your monthly income. For example, if you get $500 each week, multiply that by 52, which is the number of times you get paid each year. This comes to $26,000. Then, divide that number by twelve: your monthly pay would be $2,166.
Step 2
Break down your necessary expenses into their monthly costs. While this includes obvious costs like your mortgage, utilities and food, don't forget about occasional expenses like auto maintenance, doctor's visits and insurance. Add all of these up and divide them by 12 to see how much you require each month for necessities.
Step 3
Estimate the monthly cost of leisure expenses. Include the cost of dining out at restaurants, cell phone and cable bills and holiday expenses.
Step 4
Combine your average monthly necessary expenses with your leisure ones, and subtract these from your monthly income. If the number is positive, this is the amount of disposable income you have. If the number is negative, you are spending more than you earn.
Step 5
Multiply your monthly disposable income by 12 and divide by 365 to find your daily disposable income. Keeping this amount in mind each day can help keep you from overspending without having to meticulously track every daily family expense.
Tips & Warnings
- Identify goals and write them down, such as saving up for a down payment on a home, setting aside enough money for a big family vacation, or paying off a credit card. Your goals will help you stay on track with a budget because they give you something tangible to work towards.
- MSN Money; What's Your Daily Disposable Income?: Liz Pulliam Weston; January 2010
- MSN Money; Build a Family Budget That Actually Works; Laura T. Coffey; August 2007
- CNN Money: Making a Budget -- Top Things to Know
About the Author
Amanda Layman Low began writing professionally in 2005. Her fiction and artwork has appeared in the Drury publication "Currents" and she was the 2006 fiction recipient of the Chapin-Tague Juanita Jones Award. She has written internet articles specializing in finance, business, health, beauty and fashion. Low has a Bachelor of Arts in writing from Drury University and has worked as a freelance artist since 2008.

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Last evening, the NBC Nighly News featured a brief profile of "the case of the missing Atheist," which focused on the disappearance of American Atheists founder Madalyn Murray O'Hair and her family -- son Jon Garth Murray and her adopted daughter, Robin Murray O'Hair. While the segment presented nothing new in terms of clear indications of why the O'Hair family is missing, or where they might be, there was speculation from a long-time member of the organization, Arnold Via. Mr. Via mused that the Murray O'Hairs could be victims of foul play at the hands of the Vatican, or perhaps the U.S. Government.
Today, the Director at American Atheist offices in Austin, Texas -- Spike Tyson -- told aanews that there was nothing to indicate foul play. "We didn't find anything unusual here, no overturned furniture, no blood, no signs of violence, no bodies."
Tyson also revealed that he has been contacted by officers of the Austin Police Department, who told him that William Murray, another son of Mrs. O'Hair, has now apparently filed a missing person report on the family. Murray has told reporters that he has not talked to his mother in nearly twenty years, and today is an evangelist who heads a political action committee which lobbies for school prayer and other causes. As a youth, William Murray was a co-plaintiff in the famous U.S. Supreme Court suit MURRAY v. CURLETT which was instrumental in ending prayer and bible recitation in public schools. That case, decided in 1963, led to the founding of American Atheists, and quickly resulted in Madalyn Murray (later Madalyn Murray O'Hair) being labeled "the most hated woman in America" for her defense of Atheist rights and state-church separation.
Mr. Tyson said that he had no idea of why William Murray waited until this time to file a missing person report: he did note, though, that September 28 was the one-year anniversary of the last time that anyone connected with the American Atheist leadership apparently had contact with the family members via telephone. "After that, we just lost touch. They said they were heading back to the GHQ, and we haven't heard from them since." Tyson informed us that he is scheduled to be interviewed by police on Thursday.
As for the whereabouts of the family, and an explanation for the disappearance, Tyson said he was not aware of any new substantive information in the case.
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Optical diagnosis is an emerging field because it allows researchers and physicians to use light as therapeutic and diagnostic tools in a fast and non-invasive manner. The focus of Dr. Bi's research is to develop various optical techniques for disease diagnosis, therapy response evaluation as well as guidance of surgery. Special interest is in the application of Raman spectroscopy in clinical medicine.
Dr. Bi's current research is centered upon:
- In vivo Raman spectroscopy (inflammatory bowel disease, cancer diagnosis)
- Raman imaging for pathogenesis
- Bone quality evaluation in metastasis and disease
- Transcutaneous Raman Spectroscopy
- Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy
In addition, Dr. Bi is constantly interested in developing multifunctional imaging instrumentation for improvedhealth care and biomedical research.
Figure 1: The endoscope pictures of normal (A) and colitis colon (B). Raman spectroscopy was used to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease. The fiber optic probe was inserted through the accessory channel of the colonoscope. Tip of the probe is shown in the picture.
Figure 2: Representative radiographs from a contralateral control (A) and a prostate tumor-bearing tibia (B), and a representative cross sectional microCT image from the tibial metaphysis (C). Osteolytic lesions (yellow arrow heads) and osteoblastic lesions (red arrows) are labeled on the images. D) Mean Raman spectra from the tumor-bearing tibiae (dashed line) and the contralateral controls (solid line). Selective Raman bands were marked with biochemical assignments.
A. Hanifi, X. Bi, X. Yang, B. Kavukcuoglu, P.C. Lin, E. DiCarlo, R.G. Spencer, M.P. Bostrom, and N. Pleshko, Infrared fiber optic probe evaluation of degenerative cartilage correlates to histological grading, 2012, The American Journal of Sports Medicine, 40(12): 2853-61
X. Bi, A. Walsh, A. Mahadevan-Jansen and A. Herline, Development of spectral markers for the discrimination of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease using Ramans spectroscopy, 2011, Disease of the Colon and Rectum, 54(1), 48-53 (2011).
X. Bi, C.A. Patil, C.C. Lynch, G.M. Pharr, A. Mahadevan-Jansen, and J.S. Nyman. Raman and mechanical properties correlate at whole bone- and tissue-levels in a genetic mouse model. 2011, Journal of Biomechanics. 44: 297-303 (2011).
J.S. Nyman, C.C. Lynch, D.S. Perrien, S. Thiolloy, E.C. O'Quinn, C.A. Patil, X. Bi, G.M. Pharr, A. Mahadevan-Jansen, and G.R. Mundy. Differential effects between the loss of MMP-2 and MMP-9 on structural and tissue-level properties of bone. 2011, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 26(6), 1252-60 (2011)
JS Nyman, AJ Makowski, CA Patil, TP Masui, EC O'Quinn, X Bi, SA Guelcher, DP Nicollela, A Mahadevan-Jansen, Measuring Differences in Compositional Properties of Bone Tissue by Confocal Raman Spectroscopy, 2011, Calcified Tissue International, 89(2): 111-22 (2011).
X. Bi, B. Rexer, C. L. Arteaga, M. Guo, M. Li, A. Mahadevan-Jansen, Determination of HER2 amplification status in breast cancer cells using Raman spectroscopy, 2010, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7560, 7560-30 (2010).
X. Bi, CA Patil, C. Morrissey, M. P. Roudier, A. Mahadevan-Jansen, JS Nyman, Characterization of bone quality in prostate cancer bone metastases using Raman spectroscopy, 2010, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7458, 7458F-183 (2010)
X. Bi, JS Nyman, CA Patil, P. Masui, C. Lynch and A. Mahadevan-Jansen, Raman spectroscopy for assessment of bone quality in MMP-2 knockout mice, 2009, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7166, 71660B (2009)
X Bi, X Yang, MP Bostrom, D Bartusik, S Ramaswamy, KW Fishbein, RG Spencer, and NP Camacho, Fourier Transform Infrared Imaging and MR Microscopy Studies Detect Compositional and Structural Changes in Cartilage in a Rabbit Model of Osteoarthritis. 2007, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 387(5): 1601-12 (2007).
R Garimella, X. Bi, NP Camacho, JB Sipe, SE Tague and HC Anderson, 2005, Characterization of mineral phase generated during matrix vesicle-mediated in vitro mineralization – A Fourier transform infrared imaging spectroscopic analysis. Bone, 2006 Jun; 38(6): 811-817
X. Bi, X. Yang, MP Bostrom, and NP Camacho, Fourier Transform Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy Investigations in the Pathogenesis and Repair of Cartialge. Biochim Biophys Acta, 2006, 1758(7): 934-41.
H.C. Anderson, D. Harmey, N. P. Camacho, R. Garimella, J. B. Sipe, S. Tague, X. Bi, K. Johnson, R. Terkeltaub, and J. L. Millan, 2005, sustained osteomalacia of long bones despite major improvement in other hypophosphatasia-related mineral deficits in tissue nonspecific alkaline phosphatase/nucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphor-diesterase 1 double-deficient mice. American Journal of Pathology, 166 (6), June 2005: 1711 – 1720.
X. Bi, G LI, SB Doty and NP Camacho, 2005, A novel method for Fourier transform infrared imaging spectroscopic determination of collagen orientation in tissue samples. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2005, 13(12): 1050-1058
M.W. Kim, X. Bi, W.E. Horton, R.G. Spencer, N.P. Camacho, 2005, Fourier Transform Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy of Tissue Engineered Cartilage Correlated to Biochemical Evaluation. Journal of Biomedical Optics, 2005, 10(3), 2005: 031105.
R Garimella, X Bi, NP Camacho, JB. Sipe and HC Anderson, 2004, Primary culture of rat growth plate chondrocytes: an invitro model of growth plate histotype, matrix vesicle biogenesis and mineralization. Bone, 2004, 34(6): 961-970
JW Brauner, CR Flach, Z Xu, X Bi, R Lewis, RN McElhaney, A Gericke, R Mendelsohn, 2003, Functional group orientation in Langmuir films by infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy. Journal of physical chemistry, 2003, 107: 7202-7211
X. Bi, C.R. Flach, Perez-Gil J., Plasencia I., Andreu D., Oliveira E., and Mendelsohn R. Secondary structure and lipid interactions of the N-terminal segment of pulmonary surfactant SP-C in Langmuir film: IR reflection-absorption spectroscopy and surface pressure studies. Biochemistry, 41, 2002, 8385 – 8395
X. Bi, Taneva S., Keough K., Mendelsohn R., and C.R. Flach. Thermal stability and DPPC/Ca2+ interactions of pulmonary surfactant SP-A from bulk phase and monolayer IR spectroscopy. Biochemistry, 40 (45), 13659-13669, 2001
C.R. Flach, Xu Z., X. Bi, Brauner J., and Mendelsohn R. Improved IRRAS apparatus for studies of aqueous monolayer films: determination of the orientation of each chain in a fatty-acid homogeneous ceramide 2. Applied spectroscopy, 55 (8), 1060-1066, 2001
DJ Moore, M Gorcea, and X Bi, Vibrational imaging and microspectroscopy of natural moisturizing factor concentration in human corneocytes, 2009, Book Chapter in Skin Moisturization, 2nd Edition, Editors: Rawlings and Leyden, (2009)
DJ Moore and X. Bi, The application of infrared spectroscopic imaging to skin delivery: visualizing molecular localization in formulations and in skin, 2008, book chapter in Science and Applications of Skin Delivery System. Editor: Johann W. Wiechers (2008)


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Research suggests smokers who drink more than the recommended weekly amount of alcohol can age their brains by years.
02:30, UK, Thursday 11 July 2013
Smokers who drink heavily cause their brains to deteriorate faster than people who avoid cigarettes and drink in moderation, a new study suggests.
Researchers from University College London found smoking and drinking more than the recommended weekly amount speeds up cognitive decline by as much as 36%.
The results of the 10-year study, which involved more than 6,400 civil servants, are published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
Each person was asked about their cigarette and alcohol consumption and had their cognitive function - their verbal and mathematical reasoning, short-term verbal memory and verbal fluency - measured every four months.
On average, the brains of smokers who were also heavy drinkers aged by the equivalent of 12 years - two years longer than the study itself.
Dr Gareth Hagger-Johnson, lead researcher at UCL, said: "From a public health perspective, the increasing burden associated with cognitive ageing could be reduced if lifestyle factors can be modified.
"Current advice is that smokers should stop or cut down and that people should avoid heavy alcohol drinking.
"Our study suggests that people should also be advised not to combine these two unhealthy behaviours - particularly from mid-life onwards.
"Healthy behaviours in mid-life may prevent cognitive decline into early old age."
The study defined heavy drinking as above 21 units per week for men and 14 units per week for women - around 10 pints of lager or nine glasses of wine respectively.
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Dan in Real Life Movie Reviews
Dan in Real Life
Release Date: Oct 26, 2007
Rating: (PG-13)
User reviews on Dan in Real Life
This movie was SOOOOO good that I saw it twice. It was about real life and family, and something everyone can relate to and I not only saw it twice, but it's on my list of DVDs to buy when it becomes available. The acting and story are so great that I can watch this over and over like "You've Got Mail".
Steve Carell is a phenomenon and his personality makes everything he touches a hit. Having said that, the movie wasn't as funny as it could have been. The best scenes were spoiled by the trailers. Still, Carell's scene with the State Trooper was a riot as he timidly backtalks the trooper, "put it on my tab."
This movie was laugh out loud funny to me! I loved it. I am from a big family and I could relate to it. I enjoyed the humor between the father, Steve Carell and his daughters. Good stuff.
I went and saw this movie with my 12 year old sister. Lets say, it hardly kept her attention. However, mine was kept. It more of an emotional rollercoaster for those few hoping to find love in all the wrong places. Kids I don't recommend this movie for. Mainly singles honestly.
I really enjoyed this movie. Steve Carell is a fun and believable father in a cute and lovable comedy.
I highly recommend you see it! Definitely not a waste of time or money!
Overall I think that the movie was pretty good, but it wasn't as funny as I expected it to be. With the great actors put in it and all of the commotion going on previous to the movie, I thought that it was going to be one of those cute love stories, that shocks the nation because of all the hilarious mishaps that happens along the road, but it wasn't, I just think there should of been more humor and surprise.
It was so good;I saw it two times.Steve is so cute.I like it when he tells the police, to put it on his tab.It was wort it to drive the 20 miles to see it.
I thought this movie was great! It was a comedy with a story! No stupid antics. A true entertaining show. Very funny and fun! Steve Carell is hilarious!
Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche and Alison Pill stood out in this movie. For anyone with a large ethnic family...you will love it. It brought back found memories of my own family growing up. Classic story line but twisted with family humor and witty timing of lines and events. Good cinematography and editing.
I just watched this movie and though it was pretty good and worth watching again. I would call this a DRAMEDY because it isn't all laughs but does have funny parts to it and drama parts. It has romance with a twist, filmed in a good location, a lot of family, good dialogue and great actors. I didn't go to the movie to predict what was going to happen next. I went to see it and enjoy it for what it is. I am 47 and love movies that are close to real life with some meaning behind it. Enjoy the movie in Real time, it is really good.
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TUCSON - The No. 4 seed Arizona Wildcats and the No. 9 seed Oregon Ducks will play the second game of the first round of the Pacific Life Pac-10 Basketball Tournament on Wed., March 9. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. MT/3:15 p.m. PT at the Galen Center.
Since the start of the Pac-10 Tournament during the 2001-02 season, the Wildcats are 8-9 in their nine previous appearances. The Cats have advanced to the championship game twice, losing to Stanford both times. This season, Arizona earned its highest seed (fourth) since being named the No. 2 seed for the 2004 tournament. Arizona and Oregon's last and only meeting in the tournament came during the 2006 season when UA bested UO, 64-57.
The Arizona Wildcats and the Oregon Ducks will meet for the 54th time on Wednesday. The Ducks lead the series 29-24 over the Wildcats. Earlier this season, UA opened its Pac-10 slate with a 109-94 win over UO and then picked up another win in Eugene, 88-65, on March 5. Last season, the two teams split the home and home series with Arizona winning 119-112 in overtime at McKale on Jan. 16 and the Ducks winning 92-74 on Feb. 11 at McArthur Court. Since the 2008 season, Arizona holds a slight edge over Oregon, 5-3.
The Wildcats have won five-straight games, including four-straight Pac-10 road wins, and six of their last seven contests. Under third-year head coach Niya Butts, the Wildcats have improved from 12 overall wins and four Pac-10 victories in 2008-09, to 14 overall wins and six Pac-10 wins in 2009-10, to sitting at 19-10 overall and 10-8 in league play currently.
The Wildcats' 10-8 conference record is their best since the 2004-05 campaign and their 19 wins overall are the most since that same season. The 2010-11 season marks the highest finish in the Pac-10 for Arizona since tying for the Pac-10 regular-season crown in 2004.
Arizona has three players averaging in double figures: senior forward Ify Ibekwe (16.1), sophomore guard Davellyn Whyte (15.2) and senior forward Soana Lucet (11.3). Ibekwe leads Arizona and the Pac-10 at the glass with 10.0 rebounds per game and is the only Pac-10 player to average a double-double on the season.
Ibekwe also leads the conference in scoring (16.1), three-point field goal percentage (28-59-.475) and defensive rebounds (7.2) while junior guard Shanita Arnold dishes out 5.0 assists per game to lead the Pac-10 and ranks No. 3 in assist/turnover ratio (1.5). The Wildcats rank in the top three in the Pac-10 in the following statistical categories: scoring offense (72.6), scoring margin (+4.6), field goal percentage (775-1797-.431) and assists (15.0).
The Oregon Ducks are 13-16 overall and 4-14 in Pac-10 play. Amanda Johnson paces the Ducks with 15.6 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. She sits at No. 5 in the league in scoring and No. 4 in rebounding. In the Pac-10 ranks, Oregon sits in the top three in scoring offense (75.9), three-point field goal defense (.296), rebounding offense (42.9), blocked shots (4.0), steals (11.2), turnover margin (+3.7), offensive rebounds (16.4), defensive rebounds (26.5) and three-point field goals made (8.5).
The winner of the UA/UO contest will move on to face the winner of the No. 5 seed USC and the No. 8 seed Washington State game on Thurs., March 10, at 5:15 p.m. PT/6:15 p.m. MT, also at the Galen Center.
All Wildcat games can be heard live in Tucson on KTUC AM 1400 and broadcasts will start 15 minutes prior to tip-off for the pre-game show. In their third season calling Arizona Wildcat women's basketball games are Derrick Palmer (play-by-play) and Alysiah Bond (color).
Tickets for the four-day event are still available for purchase by visiting www.pac-10.org/hoopstix. For complete details, a live video stream and live stats from the Pacific Life Pac-10 Tournament, visit pac-10.org.


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Docket No. AB 603 (Sub-No. 3X)
Decided: June 16, 2014
On May 14, 2014, V and S Railway, LLC (V&S) filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 C.F.R. § 1152.50 to abandon a line of railroad between milepost 749.5 near Towner and milepost 787.5 near Eads (the "Eastern Segment"), a distance of approximately 38 miles, in Kiowa County, Colo. In its notice, V&S certified that: (1) no local traffic has moved over the Eastern Segment for at least two years; (2) any overhead traffic on the Eastern Segment can be rerouted over other lines; and (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the Eastern Segment (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the Eastern Segment is pending either with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) or with any U.S. District Court, nor has any such complaint been decided in favor of complainant within the two-year period.[1] Because this transaction requires further scrutiny, the notice will be rejected.
The Eastern Segment is part of the "Towner Line," which extends approximately 121.9 miles between milepost 747.5 near Towner and milepost 869.4 near NA Junction, in Colorado. In 2005, V&S obtained Board authorization to lease and operate the Towner Line. V&S Ry.—Acquis. & Operation Exemption—Rail Line of Colo., Kan. & Pac. Ry., FD 34779 (STB served Dec. 30, 2005). In 2012, V&S sought and obtained discontinuance authority from the Board on the western portion of the Towner Line between NA Junction and Haswell (the "Western Segment"). V&S Ry.—Discontinuance of Serv. Exemption—in Pueblo, Crowley, & Kiowa Cntys., Colo., AB 603 (Sub-No. 2X) (STB served June 28, 2012).
During this time, however, V&S became aware that in addition to leasing and operating the Towner Line in 2005, it had also actually purchased the line. Thus, in 2012 V&S belatedly sought and obtained acquisition authority to purchase the Towner Line. See V&S Ry.—Acquis. & Operation Exemption—Colo. Dep't of Transp. (V&S Acquisition), FD 35664 (STB served Nov. 13, 2012). V&S requested that its acquisition authority be retroactive to the consummation date of its lease in 2005. V&S stated that it "expect[ed] in the near future to file with the Board its Verified Notice of Abandonment Exemption to abandon the [W]estern [S]egment of the Towner Line, between NA Junction and Haswell" (for which it had already obtained discontinuance authority), which it could only do if the authority was applied retroactively.[2] The Board declined to make V&S's authority retroactive but stated that it would allow V&S to use the Board's class exemption procedures at 49 C.F.R. pt. 1152 subpart F to abandon the Western Segment by waiving the usual requirement for an abandoning carrier to have had Board-authorized ownership of the line for at least two years. V&S Acquisition, slip op. at 5. Thus, the Board ordered that "[w]ith respect to V&S's future request to seek authority to abandon the [W]estern [S]egment of the Towner Line, application of the Board's regulation at 49 C.F.R. § 1152.50(b) is waived to the extent it requires V&S to have had Board-authorized ownership of the line for at least two years in order to make the certification required under that provision." Id., slip op. at 5 (emphasis added).
To date, V&S has not filed for authority to abandon the Western Segment, but on May 14, 2014, filed its verified notice of exemption in this docket to abandon the Eastern Segment.
The informal, streamlined class exemption process is typically reserved for routine transactions that are uncomplicated and noncontroversial. See, e.g., Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry.—Acquis. & Operation Exemption—S. Dakota, FD 34645, slip op. at 2 (STB served Jan. 14, 2005). A notice that raises unresolved issues or questions that require considerable scrutiny may be rejected. Saratoga & N. Creek Ry.—Operation Exemption—Tahawus Line, FD 35559, slip op. at 5 (STB served May 14, 2012).
V&S's verified notice of exemption raises such concerns, and therefore will be rejected. First, and most importantly, although V&S has certified that no local traffic has moved over the line for at least two years, V&S obtained Board authority to acquire the line less than two years ago. This disqualifies V&S from using the two-year out-of-service class exemption under 49 C.F.R. § 1152.50(b) absent a waiver. See, e.g., Tulare Valley R.R.—Aban. Exemption—in Kings & Tulare Cntys., Cal., 9 I.C.C. 2d 1205 (1993). In its notice of exemption, V&S states that the V&S Acquisition decision "waived the requirement that V&S have Board authorized ownership of the Towner Line for at least two years."[3] However, as noted above and discussed in V&S Acquisition, that decision waives the two-year ownership requirement for the Western Segment only, not for the Eastern Segment that V&S seeks to abandon here or for any other portion of the Towner Line. See V&S Acquisition, slip op. at 5.
Additionally, on May 28, 2014, the Board received a filing from the Professional Land Surveyors of Colorado, Inc. (the "Land Surveyors"), regarding the proposed abandonment in this docket as well as the status of the Towner Line generally. Among other things, the Land Surveyors assert that "just short of half of the [Eastern Segment] sits on 1875 Federal Grant [right-of-way]," despite the notice's statement that the rail line does not contain federally granted rights-of-way, and they request that certain conditions be imposed on the proposed abandonment.[4] On June 10, 2014, V&S responded to the Land Surveyors. Among other things, V&S appears to acknowledge that the Eastern Segment does contain federally granted rights-of-way, stating that the information provided by the Land Surveyors "will enable V&S to respond correctly in the notices it will need to file . . . in any future discontinuance or abandonment proceedings involving the Towner line." [5] V&S does not, however, seek to adjust its statement to the contrary in its verified notice of exemption in this proceeding.[6]
For these reasons, V&S's notice of exemption will be rejected. Should V&S make another attempt to use the class exemption process for the Eastern Segment (or any other portion of the Towner line other than the Western Segment) prior to December 13, 2014 (the two-year anniversary of the effective date of V&S Acquisition), then, because the waiver granted in V&S Acquisition applied only to the Western Segment, V&S must petition for waiver of the two-year ownership requirement. Alternatively, V&S may choose to proceed by petition for abandonment exemption. In addition, if V&S agrees with the information provided by the Land Surveyors regarding federally granted rights-of-way, as it appears to do, it should revise its statement accordingly in any future filings.
It is ordered:
1. The notice of exemption is rejected.
2. This decision is effective on the date of service.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings.
[1] V&S also certified that the requirements at 49 C.F.R. § 1105.7(c) (environmental report), 49 C.F.R. § 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 C.F.R. § 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 C.F.R. § 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) had been met.
[2] V&S's Pet. at 8-9, in V&S Acquisition, FD 35664.
[3] V&S's Notice of Exemption at 2.
[4] The requested conditions are now moot in light of this decision. On June 13, 2014, Kiowa County also submitted a filing which appears to request a number of conditions for abandonment, which are also moot in light of this decision.
[5] V&S's Reply at 3.
[6] The notice also does not address the portions of the Towner Line on which V&S will continue to have a common carrier obligation, including the middle portion between Haswell and Eads (the "Middle Segment")—another concern raised by the Land Surveyors—and a small portion east of the Eastern Segment between milepost 747.5 and milepost 749.5, and how it will continue to fulfill its common carrier obligation on those segments. This may be of some concern in light of the peculiar posture of the Western Segment, on which V&S received discontinuance authority but then subsequently obtained acquisition authority; although V&S stated in V&S Acquisition that it intended to abandon the Western Segment, it has not yet sought authority to do so. However, on June 4, 2014, V&S filed copies of written notifications sent pursuant to 49 C.F.R. § 1152.50(d)(1) stating that it plans to file a notice of exemption in early July to abandon the Middle Segment, and V&S reiterated that intent in its response to the Land Surveyors. An attempt by V&S to obtain abandonment authority for the Middle Segment could raise the same issues addressed in this decision regarding the two-year ownership requirement and V&S's statement concerning federally granted rights-of-way. But, if V&S files for and obtains abandonment authority for the Middle Segment, any concern about potentially stranding that segment would appear to be resolved. If it does not, V&S would need to address ongoing service to the Middle Segment in connection with any future request for authority to abandon the Eastern Segment.


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The 10th edition of "Puppy Bowl," "Puppy Bowl X", hit the turf on Animal Planet on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. The first show premiered on 3-5 p.m. ET and will encore throughout the day for a total of six airings of the popular show, with new content added every hour. Fans can vote for the MVP during each airing at AnimalPlanet/PuppyBowlMVP.
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The state of the U.S. election system
When it comes to the integrity and accuracy of voting systems in the United States, the good news is that widespread technological upgrades have largely eliminated the voting-machine problems that were so evident when Florida's disputed recount determined the 2000 presidential election.The bad news is that some of those improvements in accuracy could be undermined by increases in early voting through the mail, which is turning out to be a relatively low-accuracy method of voting, according to a new research report released by MIT and the California Institute of Technology."A lot of changes over the last decade have made voting in America better," says Charles Stewart III, the Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science at MIT, who co-authored the new report with five colleagues at four universities. "The possibility of a [situation like Florida's 2000 election] is much lower now than it was 12 years ago."However, Stewart adds, "We have possibly gotten way ahead of ourselves in encouraging people to vote by mail. It's pretty clear that the improvement we've gotten by having better voting machines in the precincts may be given back by having more and more people voting at home."
Virtual Issue of Political Analysis on Election Fraud and Integrity
The new vitural issue of Political Analysis is currently online. R. Michael Alvarez, and Ines Levin have put together this issue on election fraud and electoral integrity. Here is the link:http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/polana/virtualissue3.html
Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count
Broken Ballots: Will Your Vote Count - at MIT - Monday, 5/7 at 5 p.m. in 32-141
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Parking on the nearby streets is metered until 6 p.m. (25 cents per 15 minutes).
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Broken Ballots -- Will Your Vote Count?
by Douglas W. Jones and Barbara Simons
published by the Center for the Study of Language and Information
distributed by University of Chicago Press Books
A talk by Douglas Jones
Monday, May 7, 2012 from 5:00 - 5:40 p.m.
32-141, Stata Center, MIT, 32 Vassar St, Cambridge, MA
For many of us, the presidential election of 2000 was a wake-up call. The controversy
following the vote count led to demands for election reform. But the new voting systems
that were subsequently introduced to the market have serious security flaws, and many
are confusing and difficult to use. Moreover, legislation has not kept up with the constantly
evolving voting technology, leaving little to no legal recourse when votes are improperly
counted. How did we come to acquire the complex technology we now depend on to count
votes? We probe how this came to be, along with public policy and regulatory issues raised
by modern voting technologies.
What others are saying about the book:
The cornerstone of our democracy is the right to vote and the right to have that vote counted
as it was intended. Broken Ballots first demonstrates clearly and compellingly the extent to
which that right is in jeopardy. Then it lays out a plan to preserve and protect that right. Kudos
to the authors and to all those fighting to safeguard our democracy. -- Kevin Shelley, Former
California Secretary of State.
This book is a must read, not only for election officials and other policy makers, but also for
public interest groups who seek to protect the vote and, indeed, for every citizen who wants his
or her vote to be counted. -- Fritz Schwarz, Chief Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice at the
New York University School of Law.
This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about elections. -- David Dill, Professor
of Computer Science at Stanford University.
Protecting Your Vote
Just ask Rick Santorum. In January, Rick Santorum won the Iowa caucuses, but, because of vote counting and tabulation errors, Mitt Romney was declared the winner. In the two weeks before the error became clear, Romney's campaign gained momentum, while Santorum's withered.
Unfortunately, the same problem – or worse – could easily occur in Massachusetts. This year, voters will choose the president, and control of the US Senate may come down to the race shaping up between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren.
How will voters know their votes will be counted accurately? Massachusetts voters cast paper ballots. This is a good foundation for an election system, since the paper ballots form an "audit trail" that can be examined (and if necessary, recounted). In almost all cities and towns in the state, those ballots are slid into machines that read the ballots and total up all the votes at each polling place. The machines are reprogrammed for every election, but only 50 to 75 ballots are used to check the new programming, even though 1,000 ballots or more are likely to be put into each voting machine on Election Day. Votes from each location are then brought together and tabulated. In both steps of the process, there is the possibility of significant error.
As a technologist, I have spent decades working with information systems and computer programs, and can say one thing with certainty: mistakes can happen. In banking, business, and engineering, similar problems often arise, and they are solved elegantly: with random testing. The IRS does not take every tax return on faith – it audits a small number of them. These audits uncover errors and fraud, and serve as deterrent. Athletes are randomly tested for performance-enhancing drugs. Factories pull random samples of their products off the production line and conduct quality control checks. Municipalities send inspectors to gas stations to make sure that when the meter says you have pumped a gallon, there actually is a gallon of gas in your tank.
Audits and random tests are used anytime there are numbers involved and a lot at stake. And what could be more important than the elections we use to choose our government's leaders?
Twenty-six states have election audits and that number is growing. After an election, the state selects a few random polling places to count the ballots by hand. The hand-counted totals are compared to machine results. If the numbers are close enough, there is confidence that any errors or mis-programming sufficient to have affected the election outcome will be discovered. Because only a few random polling locations are audited, costs are kept low. Many people are surprised to learn that we don't audit election results here in Massachusetts.
There need not be any big conspiracies or widespread failures to make audits worthwhile. Voting machines are just like any other machine. Sometimes they break. In Waterville, Maine, voting machine malfunctions caused a Senate candidate to receive 27,000 votes – about 16,000 more than the number of registered voters in the entire district. In Barry County, Michigan, flawed programming caused incorrect results. The problem was discovered only when a county clerk received the results from the precinct where he voted and noticed that the candidate for whom he voted for had received no votes.
In addition to providing security and confidence, audits provide information. Information that election officials can use to make sure every person's vote is counted. Audits can uncover common voter mistakes that could be fixed with, for example, better instructions. Audits can tell election officials if a ballot has been poorly designed in a way many voters cannot understand, so that future ballots can be designed better.
Let's make 2012 the year where all Massachusetts voters have confidence that their vote will be counted. There is audit legislation pending in the Legislature. Lawmakers should pass it in time for the November election. Elections matter. And every vote counts.
Ronald L. Rivest is a professor of computer science at MIT. He is a founder of RSA Data Security.
Charles Stewart III and Jonathan Katz elected fellows of the American Association of Arts and Sciences
Congratulations to Charles Stewart III and Jonathan Katz who were elected to membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Charles and Jonathan join one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research. Members contribute to Academy studies of science and technology policy, global security, social policy and American institutions, the humanities, and education.
Following are links to both press releases from MIT and Caltech:
The other people who have been part of the project who are already fellows are Ansolabehere, Palfrey, and Rivest.
MPSA 2011 Conference - Presentations by VTP Faculty, Affiliates and Students
Our Voting Technology faculty, affiliates and students will be presenting papers/posters, and several of our faculty will be sitting on panels at this year's Midwest Political Science Association Conference. Please visit the website for specific locations. Following are dates and times of the sessions for each VTP team member:
> Paper: The 17th Amendment and the Partisan Composition of the U.S. Senate, by Charles H. Stewart III, MIT and Wendy J. Schiller, Brown University. March 31, 2011/4:35pm
> Roundtable: Using Political Science to Understand the Democrats Surge and Decline: Charles Stewart will be a panelist. April 2, 2011/10:25am
> Charles Stewart will be Chairing the following session: Proximity Models: Moving beyond One Dimension on April 2, 2011/12:45pm
> Paper: Deciphering Declining: California's Decline to State Voters, by John Andrew Sinclair and Michael Alvarez, Caltech. March 31, 2011/2:40pm
> Roundtable: Graduate Methods Training in the Potential Outcomes Era: Moving Beyond Regression?. Michael Alvarez will be one of the Chairs on April 1, 2011/12:45pm
> Paper: Voter Choice under Instant Runoff Voting: An Empirical Analysis of the Rationality and Dimensionality of Candidate Rankings, by Ines Levin, Michael Alvarez, Caltech and Thad Hall, University of Utah. April 1, 2011/4:35pm
> Paper: How Emotional Reactions Alter Survey Responses, presented by Peter Foley, Ralph Adolphs and Michael Alvarez, Caltech. April 2, 2011/10:25am
> Paper: Uncertainty and Importance in Vote Choice, presented by David Peterson, Iowa State University and Michael Alvarez, Caltech. April 2, 2011/12:45pm
> Paper: Overseas Voter Satisfaction in 2010, presented by Clair M. Smith, Overseas Vote Foundation and Thad Hall, University of Utah. March 31, 2011/10:25am
> Paper: Voter Choice under Instant Runoff Voting... presented by Ines Levin, Michael Alvarez, Caltech and Thad Hall, University of Utah. April 1, 2011/4:35pm
> Paper: Measuring Changes in Voter Turnout and mobilization Patterns: The 2004 and 2008 U.S. Presidential Elections, presented by Morgan Llewellyn, IMT, Lucca. April 2, 2011/10:25am
> Paper: Uninformed but Opinionated Voters, presented by Peter Foley, Caltech. March 31, 2011/8:30am
> Paper: Optimal Defense Policy Under Domestic Constraints, 1815-1914, presented by John Andrew Sinclair, Caltech. March 31, 2011/10:25am
39th Annual James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award Lecture
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
39th Annual James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award Lecture
Speaker: Professor Ronald L. Rivest, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Time: 4:00p–5:30p
Location: 10-250, Huntington Hall
Ronald L. Rivest, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science who helped develop one of the world's most widely used Internet security systems, is MIT's James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award winner for 2010-2011.
The award was announced at the faculty meeting on Wednesday, May 19. Established in 1971 as a tribute to MIT's 10th president, the Killian Award recognizes extraordinary professional accomplishment by an MIT faculty member.
Rivest, the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor in MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), is known for his pioneering work in the field of cryptography, computer and network security.
Web site: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2010/rivest-wins-facultys-killian-award
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Sponsor(s): Information Center, Provost's Office, Killian Award Committee
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Researchers Use Technology to Improve Voting
A group of researchers from MIT and CalTech are working to use technology to make voting better.
An electronic voting booth in Alexandria, Virginia, November 2, 2010.
The Voting Technology Project was founded ten years ago as a response to the problems that occurred in the 2000 presidential election. Charles Stewart, a professor of political science at MIT who works with the project, says it is largely supported by non-profits such as the Carnegie and Ford Foundations.
During this election, Prof. Stewart says the team is paying attention to reports from states like Nevada, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Colorado, where the races are close and many people vote on electronic machines.
Some issues have already come up from the touchscreen technology used by the electronic voting machines. Prof. Stewart says he has heard of complaints today from voters in North Carolina who say that the touchscreens were registering the wrong selections. This could be caused by voters leaning on the machines or running their fingers over multiple selections, or by improperly calibrated machines.
The latter issue, says Prof. Stewart, highlights a problem with electronic voting machines that people may not realize: though many of the machines were purchased between 2004 and 2006, they are already becoming obsolete. "The industry is very capital poor, and there's not a lot of money going into research to develop better equipment. The new stuff is getting old really fast."
Researchers from the project will also closely monitor the elections in New York, after widespread issues cropped up with new machines used to tally votes during the September primary.
Rather than pulling a lever in a mechanical voting booth, New York voters now mark their selections in pencil on a paper ballot, which is then scanned by a machine—similar to Scantron-scored standarized tests. Optical scanning machines have been used in elections in the U.S. for the past 30 years but were only adopted in New York state beginning in 2009.
Prof. Stewart says many voters are anxious about whether their ballots will be counted, particularly after the 2000 presidential election. "We get lots of calls from people who just don't trust that their ballots have been counted."
Ronald Rivest, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at MIT who is involved with the Voting Technology Project, has been working with a team of researchers to develop a system that would allow voters to confirm that their ballots have been counted and that their votes have been recorded correctly.
The system, called the Scantegrity II, has voters mark their ballots with special pens that expose codes next to the names of the candidates they select. The voter records those codes along with their ballot's serial number. The voter can then look up the serial number on the election website to verify that the codes they marked were registered on that ballot. The codes are randomly generated and can't reveal what candidate a voter chose. The Scantegrity machine was used by the city of Takoma Park, Md., for its municipal elections last November.
Other developments that researchers involved with the project are studying include the potential for Internet-based voting systems.
Prof. Stewart says a challenge to developing more reliable voting technologies is a central aspect of voting itself—the secret ballot. "At some point, you lose the chain of custody and the chain of proof. But there might be ways of auditing all the steps along the way."
Despite issues that have arisen in recent elections, Prof. Stewart says the technology is moving in the right direction. "We vote better now than we did in 2000 ," he says."The machines are better and the procedures are better. The people who run elections are more aware of the problems, and they're aware that the public is watching how they resolve them."
Perspectives: GOP tidal wave stopped at state line
By R. Michael Alvarez
Posted: 11/06/2010 07:12:23 AM PDT
Tuesday's elections were historic. We will look back on 2010 as one of the most important midterm elections in recent memory.
First, Washington politics is about to change, big time. With Republicans picking up a majority of House seats, there will be new political leadership and a change of focus in one branch of our government. No doubt, the new Republican House leaders will look at their sweeping victory as a mandate for change.
These elections will also undoubtedly usher in a new era of partisan wrangling, and most likely gridlock. With Republicans holding a solid majority in the House, they will be able to stymie Democratic initiatives coming either from the Senate or the White House.
Republicans can also use their new power to launch investigations and to attack the Obama administration. While this will satisfy some conservatives throughout the nation, it will likely alienate other voters who are looking for real solutions to pressing problems.
While it is early to say exactly what drove voting decisions across the nation, in the first national exit poll reported by CNN, most voters said that the economy was the most important issue facing the country today. It was important to note that few named health care, illegal immigration or the war in Afghanistan.
But I doubt that many of those voting Tuesday for change believe that partisan gridlock and politically motivated investigations will produce new jobs, restore value to their homes or lead to a better standard of living for their families.
So unless the politicians in Washington are solution-driven, we might see an even angrier electorate in 2012.
Second, while this tidal wave of change swept the nation, it seems to have stopped at the California border. Democratic candidates like Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer successfully fought back the Republican tide, as did many legislative candidates across the state. A good example of the latter is incumbent Adam Schiff, D-Pasadena, who easily and overwhelmingly brushed off what some thought could be a strong challenge from tea party-aligned Republican John Colbert.
Why didn't the Republican tidal wave sweep over California? This will be something that pundits and researchers look at in the future, but at this point there seems to be a couple of possible explanations. At the state level, Republican candidates were inexperienced and lacked a message that resonated throughout the state.
Neither Fiorina nor Whitman seemed sure of themselves as politicians, and they never got traction with their messages. At the congressional level, California is so heavily gerrymandered that national tides did not do much damage to incumbents.
Additionally, it is likely that California's electorate on Tuesday was distinct from the rest of the nation. As I visited polling places on Tuesday, in many parts of Los Angeles County there were energized voters, and visible voter-mobilization efforts. Early analysis of exit poll data indicates that those efforts might have led to a significant increase in Latino participation, another possible reason Republicans failed throughout the state.
Third, after Tuesday's races, the future of the Republican Party in California at the state level is unclear. At this point, Democratic candidates have swept all of the statewide offices except for the attorney general's seat; that race may not be decided for weeks, with Kamala Harris of San Francisco currently in a slim lead. Given the virtual Democratic sweep at the state level in a Republican year nationally, it surely looks as if California Republicans are out of sync with California voters.
Fourth, the two top-of-the ticket races provide strong evidence that well-heeled candidates do not always win elections. Whitman spent at least $142 million of her own money on her failed bid. Fiorina spent more than $5 million from her pocketbook in another failed effort.
Rich, free-spending candidates strike fear into the hearts of their potential opponents, but winning an election in California requires more than a large bank balance. While there is no guarantee that well-heeled individuals won't blow their fortunes in future elections, my guess is that Whitman and Fiorina's losses on Tuesday may force other rick potential candidates to rethink their political plans.
Finally, there was a trio of ballot measures in California of future importance: propositions 19, 20 and 25. Proposition 19, which would have legalized marijuana in California, lost badly. It never raised a lot of money, at least until billionaire George Soros weighed in at the last minute. But the measure attracted a lot of attention across the nation. Despite failing at the polls, we might see another similar ballot measure in the near future - 45 percent of California voters said "yes" to legal pot.
But both propositions 20 and 25 did pass, and they will have long-lasting effects on politics and governance in California.
Proposition 20 added the responsibility of drawing congressional district boundaries to the new Citizens Redistricting Commission, which was put into place after Proposition 11 passed in 2008.
The work of this new commission will begin shortly, and because it will take the power to draw legislative districts away from politicians, we could see more competitive state legislative and congressional elections soon.
If Proposition 20 will change who gets elected in California, Proposition 25 is likely to change one of the most important things state legislators do in office - produce a state budget. Proposition 25, which was strongly supported at the polls on Tuesday, will lower the vote requirement to pass a budget from a two-thirds to a simple majority. This could reduce the budgetary gridlock we have seen in recent years in Sacramento, and eliminate one of the primary sources of partisan friction in our state's politics.
R. Michael Alvarez is a professor of political science at Caltech whose research focuses on voting behavior and election technologies.
Read more: http://www.sgvtribune.com/opinions/ci_16542589#ixzz14oFTJoLP
Use of "NegExp" auditing method in Boulder, Colorado
The ``NegExp'' auditing method developed by Jay Aslam, Raluca Ada
Popa, and myself as part of the CalTech/MIT Voting Technology Project
research is currently being used to audit election results in
some jurisdictions in Boulder, Colorado.
Here is a pointer to the web site regarding the audit:
The person to contact about this, if you are interested in
contacting someone about this, is
Neal McBurnett
Attached is an information sheet about their audit procedures,
which references our paper. You can download more information
from the web site.


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Well, after having yesterday off, giving the body some time to heal, I felt great today. That was before practice, though. Now, I just feel tired everywhere again. Usually, the ice baths are a treat after practice since it's always so hot. But today, they were especially cold.
As James McMurchy pushed a glacier-sized ice block to his bath partner's side, it reminded me of the Titanic. I imagined I was experiencing something similar to those who ended up in the water after it sank. I said out loud as we were complaining about the ice baths, "It must have sucked to go down with the Titanic" because I know that water was cold, too. We all shared a laugh and then wondered if it would have been possible to make a life raft out of our helmets, shoulder pads and jock straps.
Oh, and by the way, get your things ready Sarah. There is a hurricane coming into the Gulf!! Those things scare me. I don't know much about them, but the last time one of them came this way, all I remember was that someone talked me into getting on a bus and a few weeks later I was in Ruston, La. Now that was just a joke!! No offense to the Blackwelders who call the great city of Ruston, La., home.
Well, tomorrow is our second two-a-day, and I've made no progress in that whole time travel thing. Doc Brown never showed up. He must have hit 88 miles per hour before he got here and went back in time before I could catch up with him. Oh well, I guess some things just can't be avoided, so I must prepare by getting some sleep.
By the way, you're a great listener Sarah. As Coach Kaumeyer says, "There's a difference between hearing and listening"...or something like that. Anyway, thanks for listening. What was that, Sarah? Sorry, I wasn't really listening.
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Project Design Team Wednesday~Patchwork Pumpkin Table Runner
Posted by administrator on Tuesday, October 15th, 2013
Hello fabric friends! My name is Amy Smart and I like to write about my adventures with fabric at my blog Diary of a Quilter. Today I am going to share with you a simple Patchwork Pumpkin project that you can put together quickly. You could make this project exactly the way it is, or use the blocks to make a throw pillow or large quilt. Lots of possibilities.
I made a simple 15 1/4" x 60" table runner. Each block measures 9" x 11 1/4".
Fabric Requirements for this project:
4-5 assorted orange fat quarters - I used a bunch of orange Riley Blake basics plus a few Riley Blake prints I had in my stash.
Black: 1/2 yard black print (I used the black spiders from Too Cute to Spook) and a couple of other assorted basic black scraps.
Green solid: 1/8 yard
Gingham Binding: 3/8 yard
Backing: 1 1/8 yard
From assorted oranges cut:
2 squares 9 1/2" x 9 1/2"
8 squares 5" x 5"
16 squares 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
From black sashing yardage cut:
5 strips 2 1/2" x 42". Sub cut 2 strips into 6 pieces 2 1/2" x 11 3/4". Use remaining strips to create two 2 1/2" x 60" border strips.
From black scraps (including sashing print) cut:
40 squares 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
5 squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
From green cut:
5 squares 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
From binding cut 4 strips 2 1/2" x 42"
Take four of the 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" black squares and draw one diagonal line across them. Place them in the four corners of the 9 1/2" x 9 1/2" orange blocks. Sew directly on all four diagonal lines.
Trim 1/4" away and press new corners open, pressing seams toward the black.
Sew 2 four-patch blocks with the eight 5" x 5" squares and add corners to those blocks as well.
To create the 16-patch pumpkin block begin by matching 4 black 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" squares with 4 orange 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" squares. Draw a diagonal line on the back of the orange squares and sew pairs together directly on the line. Trim 1/4" away from seam allowance and press blocks open, pressing seams toward the black.
Layout remaining orange 2 3/4" squares with new half-square-triangle orange and black blocks into four rows of four.
Sew together into four rows, pressing seams in alternating directions, every other row.
Sew four rows together.
To create green stem blocks, match-up a green 2 3/4" block with a black 2 3/4" block. Draw a diagonal line on the back of the green and sew directly on the line. Trim 1/4" away and press block open. Match up a 1 1/2" square in the corner of the green triangle. Draw a diagonal line and sew directly on the line. Trim 1/4" away and press corner open. Repeat four times to make 5 stem blocks.
To create stem row, use 3 other black 2 3/4" squares and sew together into a row of four. Press seams all one direction.
Attach stem rows to the 'top' of each of the 5 pumpkin blocks.
Layout five pumpkins in a row, rotating the second and the fourth the opposite direction. Sew the six 2 1/2" x 11 3/4" strips alternating between the five pumpkins and at both ends. Press seams towards the sashing strips.
Add two 2 1/2" x 60" strips to top and bottom of row of pumpkins. Press toward the sashing strips.
From backing fabric cut two 20" x 42" pieces and sew them together end to end. Trim backing to 20" x 66". Now you are ready to quilt. Baste top and bottom pieces with batting in between.
Quilt as desired. I used simple straight cross-hatching lines. (For more details about basting and quilting see this post.)
Sew four 2 1/2" x 42" gingham strips together end to end to create binding. Binding a quilt tutorial here.Halloween decorative throw pillow.
Happy sewing and spooking!
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Thank you! This is really cute and looks like fun to make. I am thinking of making table runners for different seasons as a wedding gift. This makes me excited to get going on it.by Lorene
October 16th, 2013 at 12:14 a.m.
so so cute!!:) thank you for the tutorial!by Sophie
October 16th, 2013 at 7:51 a.m.
So adorable ~ and totally doable before Halloween!by Georgi S
October 16th, 2013 at 9:11 a.m.
Thank you it's very beautifulby luisa
October 16th, 2013 at 11:04 a.m.
Adorable!!by Pam from CA
October 16th, 2013 at 12:13 p.m.
So stinking cute. As if I need another project :) Would be awesome to have this in my new house when I move in though (right before halloween!) Or I could do it in "Thanksgiving colors" and use it then too..by Cassie Zemer
October 16th, 2013 at 1:12 p.m.
Thank you! Another great tutorial :)by Bridgette
October 16th, 2013 at 4:56 p.m.
very nice and simple...thanksby Julie
October 16th, 2013 at 6:01 p.m.
Very cute!by Anita
October 16th, 2013 at 10:53 p.m.
Wow! This is a very impressive quilt. Thanks for the tutorial Amy.by Mrs. Lucky
October 17th, 2013 at 12:45 a.m.
Adorable! Thank you for sharing this tutorial :)by Jenny
October 17th, 2013 at 11:31 a.m.
Very cute. Can make jack-o-lanterns or thanksgiving pumpkins. Thanks for sharing.by Janet
October 31st, 2013 at 9:04 a.m.
Thanks for the great tutorial.by Joyce Mitchell
November 19th, 2013 at 4:24 a.m.
I love this. I plan on making this next year. I am sorry I didn't see it in time for this year. Thank you for sharing.by Bonnie Pfrimmer
November 19th, 2013 at 8:43 a.m.
Must make this one. Thanks for sharingby Linda
November 19th, 2013 at 8:46 a.m.
These are so cute! And Easy!by Beth
November 19th, 2013 at 10:04 a.m.
So cute and looks easy for an experienced sewer but not really a quilter,by Laurie P.
November 19th, 2013 at 11:53 a.m.
I'm making this -one to hang outside my office, and one as a runner. My question -- what color thread did you use to quilt it? It's hard to tell from the picture.by MB
October 24th, 2015 at 8:56 a.m.
Hi MB, this tutorial was posted by our Project Design Team member, Diary of a Quilter. It's just a guess, but looking at the photos, it looks like she used black thread to quilt it. Hope this helps!by Julia
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Deirdre writes: "Hello! I am hoping that you can help me out with an ongoing wardrobe problem I'm having. I think Janetor might be the best to help, but I'll take the help anyway I can get it. I have tattoos. Many of them. This have never been much of a problem for my career, but the dress code at my part-time retail job (damn student loans!) has changed and I am no longer allowed to show them while working. This means I need business casual wear to cover up all of my ink. I have a full sleeve on one arm (so 3/4 sleeves won't do), and a chest piece (so no deep-ish v-necks or swooping necklines, but a notched collar is ok). Might you help me hunt down some inexpensive, easy to do merchandising in, covering tops? I'm a size XL or 16 at most shops. I can spend $30 per shirt. Most oxford shirts, or traditional button- ups are very tight on my upper arms, and gape in the front. If you know of good ones I'd be willing to give them a shot, though. Thank you! Deirdre"
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1 - Sally Long-Sleeve Solid Tissue Tee ($30, in ten colors)
2 - Jones New York Long Sleeved Top ($15, on sale, in two colors)
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A Message from Lord Melchizedek and Archangel Raphael
Beloved Ones,
We come this day with a message of encouragment in maintaining your perseverance in working with the Spiritual Hierarchy to accomplish great good in the world. Your Light is still very much needed, Dear Ones!
Many of the Ascended Masters have asked that you, the Dear Lightworkers, take on decreeing in this time and we, Lord Melchizedek and Archangel Raphael wish to add our voice to this request for we are finding that Lightworkers who take part in these decrees on a daily basis are helping to anchor the Light in the world.
Wherever you are, Dear Ones, in your part of the world, the Light becomes anchored straight into the core of dear Mother Earth. Know this, that when you decree, the Light you are creating is establishing itself right where you live and radiating out from there. Your Light is beginning to interlock and intersect and creating great strength along the Earth's Grid.
So please keep on keeping on, Dear Ones, your Light IS needed. There is much that is going on behind the scenes and this will soon become known publicly. In the meantime, we ask you to honor these requests from we of the Spiritual Hierarchy.
Keep on doing the good work that you are doing, Dear Ones.
In great Love and Appreciation,
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©2009 Marlene Swetlishoff
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A doctor working at the forefront of the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa says that the current epidemic could be far worse than what is being reported. CBS News reported Aug. 5 that a senior doctor who works for a leading medical organization in Liberia worries that many cases of Ebola are not being reported at all.
Speaking to CBS News on condition of confidentiality, the doctor says that one of the major problems contributing to the spread of the dreaded hemorrhagic fever, a disease with a 90 percent fatality history, is the inability to contain the virus in urban areas like the capital of Liberia, Monrovia, where the first two Americans known to have contracted the virus were infected. Dense populations make it easy for the virus to spread, especially during its contagious phase, a period that allows the pathogen to be transferred via bodily fluids.
The senior doctor also believes that the number of dead being repoted could be about only 50 percent of the actual total. According to the World Health Organization's last report, 887 people had died from the Ebola virus. He said that the under-reporting is most likely due to the distrust and fear with which the general populace views the government. People are afraid to report cases and take to hiding sick relatives and then burying the diseased -- and still-contagious -- corpses once they have passed away.
Another problem stems from ceremonial traditions in parts of West Africa which involve the touching of bodies before burial -- something that could potentially place unknown numbers of family members, not to mention those within the deceased's community, at great risk.
According to CNN, Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in a statement Friday the Ebola outbreak "is moving faster than our efforts to control it. This is an unprecedented outbreak accompanied by unprecedented challenges. And these challenges are extraordinary."
Chan noted that the virus plaguing West Africa is the deadliest of all the known Ebola strains.
"If the situation continues to deteriorate," she said, "the consequences can be catastrophic in terms of lost lives but also severe socioeconomic disruption and a high risk of spread to other countries."
At present, all known cases -- a confirmed total of 1,603 -- of Ebola have presented in four countries: Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Nigeria.
The current outbreak is the worst in history, far outpacing the death tolls of previous Ebola virus outbreaks, all of which have occurred in Africa.
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White not thrilled with Silva win
Report by Andreas Hale
Photos by Ed Mulholland
Anderson Silva retained his middleweight championship and claimed his UFC record breaking 9th victory in a row as he soundly defeated Thales Leites via unanimous decision at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. But judging by the cascade of boos that fell upon the arena filled with MMA fans, you would have never guessed that Silva had won yet another fight.
"I wasn't thrilled with it," UFC President Dana White said during the post fight interview. "Did you love it? I didn't think you would."
Silva danced, pranced and occasionally made Leites eat a few punches and kicks en route to the relatively easy – but very boring – domination with scorecards reading 49-46, 50-46 and 48-47.
For Silva, anything less than a spectacular finish is unpopular. Everyone knows how good he is, but after two lackluster performances against Patrick Cote and Thales Leites, one has to wonder when Silva will kick it up a notch and show MMA fans why he is considered the P4P best fighter in the world.
"I go out there and train to be efficient and have a perfect fight," Silva said. "Not every fight is going to be a knockout and not every fight is going to be some spectacular finish. What I train to do I felt I executed today."
Silva did put on a dominant performance, no matter how boring fans thought of it. Leites never posed a significant threat and it appeared that Silva could strike at will. Even when "The Spider" was on his back, he easily shrugged off any threat that Leites tried to muster up.
But all in all, dull is dull.
"I'm personally unhappy with the whole fight. I did not like the fight at all from either side," White said as the media rained in with questions regarding the not so fan friendly performance.
"In my opinion, he can stop anybody in the 185lbs division," White continued." When he's on, there aren't too many things you can do to stop him. When he hits people, they don't want to be hit again. When he lets his weapons go, people don't like it. I just don't think he let's them go like he can."
So what does Silva think about another round of criticism? Not much.
"Basically I'm comfortable with people's opinions," Silva said of the criticism he's received after fights with Cote and now Leites. "When I go out there, everything that I work on in training I feel I execute. I wanted to go into the later rounds with Thales. I was unable to finish. Sometimes I'm able to finish and sometimes I'm not. I proved to everyone that I'm able to go five rounds and I'm in good shape."
White has to think of something to make his P4P cash cow more enticing to fight fans because nights like this do not bode well for making new fans in the UFC.
"I honestly think that Anderson Silva needs to challenge himself some more," White pondered. "Maybe we need to get another fight at 205 with somebody who poses a serious threat to him."
But there is one elephant in the room – a Canadian elephant.
"I don't like to look past guys but if George St Pierre gets past Thiago Alves then who knows? Maybe we do Anderson Silva Vs. George St Pierre in Toronto?" White said as he dangled the golden carrot in front of the press.
"I haven't thought about what I'm going to do next," Silva said. "But it looks like Dana White has something planned for me."
Now that's a fight that is sure to have fireworks.
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