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Kanye West has been working on his rapping career, even though he is now a new father and is building his dream home. If that isn't enough, he was even planning on going on a tour after his daughter was born. But it sounds like his return to the spotlight has not gone as planned. According to a new Radar Online report published on Feb. 12, Kanye West is supposedly dropping in popularity as his concert venues are not selling out.
In fact, there appears to be plenty of tickets available for one of his upcoming shows. He has a concert scheduled at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and it appears that the concert promoters have decided to drop the tickets fro $65 to $35 in hopes of getting more people to the concert.
The tickets have been on sale for this concert for quite some time, but there are hundreds of tickets available. Many of the tickets have been bought or gifted to radio stations for giveaways. It sounds like Kanye wants to have a sold-out concert but that doesn't seems to have happened. Recently, in Kansas City he only sold 4,500 tickets out of the 19,000 available seats.
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This 200 page coffee table book of ringside candid photographs showcases the Great Danes that were exhibited at the Great Dane Club Of California Specialty weekend in June of 2013 in Irwindale, California, USA. All dogs are identified in the book, and winners listed as well. A definite 'must have' for any Great Dane breeder/fancier/exhibitor!
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Shawanna and Lee Hughes, former owners of the pup, are accused of utilizing a veterinary technician friend to cut off the puppy's ears; the cruel procedure is believed to have been completed with scissors.
Following the surgery, the couple is accused of putting socks and rubber bands on the puppy's rear legs to keep her from scratching; the act resulted in damage to the legs due to a lack of circulation.
The veterinary technician, Reginald Smith, 33, is then accused of being paid to cut the pup's leg off.
The three individuals surrendered to the authorities on Tuesday and all are facing numerous charges, including animal cruelty and conspiracy; the veterinary technician is also facing a charge for practicing veterinary medicine without a license.
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The Parable Of
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To: Positive Atheism <email@example.com>
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Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 3:39 PM
Dear Mr Walker:
A few years ago a seminarian came to work as an intern at the Art Studio where I was working. In an ethics class, he and his "brothers" were discussing the question, "Can an atheist be moral?"
The answer, of course, was no. He objected, however.
Knowing me to be both an atheist and (seemly) moral he wanted my opinion. I sent him back with "The Parable of The Generous Man" which I would like to share with you, for what it's worth.
There once was a generous man who went to the inner city. The sight of overwhelming poverty pained him deeply.
"I must help these people," he thought. "But all the money I have on me can't be spread around to all these many people. I shall give every cent that I have to the first person who asks! That will at least help one person."
At this point a man approached and said, "I'm very poor, my family is desperate."
"Aha," thought the generous man, "here is the very one!"
As the generous man reached for his wallet the poor man pulled out a gun and stuck it in his face. "Gimme all your money or I'll blow your head off!"
The generous man gave him all the money.
Question: Since the generous man was in the act of giving him the money anyway, was this an act of charity?
Even the seminarians had to answer, no.
Therefore if a Christian believes in a god who will punish him for immoral acts, it is not truly possible for said Christian to be moral. And only atheists could be moral.
Boy-oh-boy did the seminarians hate that one.
JohnPaul Slater
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I'll be that guy, the one that picks Canelo Alvarez over Floyd Mayweather.
Alvarez will shock the world this September and defeat Mayweather by unanimous decision. In doing so, Alvarez will become the lineal junior middleweight champion of the world according to the keeper of such things, the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.
Perhaps more importantly though, Alvarez will become boxing's next generation superstar, eclipsing current high demand kingpin Mayweather as well as historical giant, the Golden Boy himself, Oscar De La Hoya.
The coronation will begin promptly after the fight. Do not be late. The king is dead. Long live the king. King Canelo, that is.
Look, Floyd Mayweather is a great fighter. Easily, the gifted boxer will go down in history as one of the best pugilists of his (or any) era. And while some have been critical of his long layoffs and opponent selection (especially during his prime years) there's no doubt he's one of the few fighters in boxing history that will be remembered long after leaving this earth.
Joyce Carol Oates likened boxing's obsession with the past and its veneration of certain participants to that of Christianity and its Saints. Such a saint will Mayweather be for future boxing fans: long-loved, admired and more appreciated than he was while among us mere mortals.
It will be in part because he accepted such a stern test at age 36.
Canelo will be 23 years old when the two face-off this September. He's practically a giant compared to Mayweather, who at the very same age carried the fighting weight of 130 pounds. Moreover, Canelo has proven to be multi-faceted in his repertoire. Against smaller and weaker men he can just physically bully, such as Josesito Lopez, Alvarez goes in fast for the kill. When he's hunting more dangerous game, bigger, stronger or just technically skilled, Alvarez has shown he can box proficiently from a distance with real power. Look no further than his win over Austin Trout in April for an example.
He'll need both against the best boxer in the sport. Canelo will have to be patient in the beginning. He'd be wise to encourage Mayweather (a preferred counterpuncher) to lead from the outside so Alvarez can throw straight counters to his chin. He'll miss often in the early going but not always, and when he does connect, Mayweather will feel it. That's when he'll become the bully. Alvarez will charge hard and hit Mayweather wherever he can. Head, side, chin, arm—it does not matter. This will put Mayweather in a cautious and defensive position, and that's right where Canelo wants him.
You see Mayweather is the boxing's best risk manager. It's one of his greatest assets, and it's helped keep him undefeated. But like Manny Pacquiao's reckless aggression was the author of his demise, so too will Mayweather's risk-minded approach end up being the author of his. Case in point: in the twelfth round of his 2012 win over Miguel Cotto, Mayweather caught the tough Puerto Rican flush to the chin right in the center of the ring. Cotto stumbled and was legitimately hurt. What did Mayweather do? Did he rush after him? Did he try and follow up with a combination? Did he continue his offensive assault in any way? No, Mayweather was content to go the distance. He was reasonably assured he had the fight in the bag, so he took it to the scorecards. It's what he does.
Managing risk has its rewards. He won the fight against Cotto, and he absolutely deserved it. So too has he won all previous bouts, though some might argue he at least lost one of his two fights against Jose Luis Castillo. Regardless, what is bound to happen eventually is for the approach to have a negative effect someday, especially as he grows older and slower while continuing to fight at higher weight classes.
Expect it to come to roost against Canelo Alvarez. Mayweather will feel the power of the true junior middleweight (something he's never really felt before) early, and it will put him on the defensive. Canelo will rack up the rounds because Mayweather will be content to try and potshot Alvarez as carefully as possible.
Mayweather will have his moments, of course. He's a true great. He'll fight bravely and with great precision and accuracy. He'll show why he's been on top all these years. The fight will be very close.
But every fighter loses (or they should anyways) and Floyd Mayweather will lose to Canelo Alvarez on this day. Alvarez will assume the throne that will be his to lose for the foreseeable future. And Mayweather will take one more step towards boxing sainthood because he'll have finally done what we demand all our great saints do: discover their limits.
Floyd Mayweather's limit will be fighting Canelo Alvarez at 152 pounds.
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I don't agree with Canelo being a giant compared to Floyd.
They are about the same height and Floyd will most likely have a reach advantage as usual.
His arms are alien like long.
Floyd will move and pot shot his way to a clear victory.
The only chance Canelo has is the first 3 rounds try to catch Floyd and buzz him and get him
out f there before he gets his groove.
In the ghost fright Floyd's legs and footwork was all over the place.
Floyd's gift is his stamina so he will always have that advantage especially against Canelo
who gasses terribly at 154 and will worse at 152.
I like the fact that this article bucks the trend and picks Alvarez as the winner. Canelos a very good fighter and appears to do everything well. But, thats the point however. He does not look like a great fighter. At least not yet. Austin Trout was his most serious competition to date and Canelo eked out a win and looked vulnerable at times. I think this 'looks' like a great fight on paper at least but in reality Mayweather is vastly more skilled than Canelo. I will go as far as to say that if Mayweather chooses he can stop Canelo in the late rounds. The fight will 'look' close in the early rounds much like the Ricky Hatton fight but I see Canelo getting picked apart late in the fight and maybe quitting or having a towel thrown on his behalf.
Agree with above post. Canelo cannot beat Mayweather throwing 30 punches a round. I think Canelo is the real deal but his punch output was alarming against Trout, who I had edging Canelo.
Agree with above post. Canelo cannot beat Mayweather throwing 30 punches a round. I think Canelo is the real deal but his punch output was alarming against Trout, who I had edging Canelo.
Floyd wins clearly but he isn't stopping Canelo.
Come on now.
Wow! Pugilistic ScribeKelseyMcC is coming straight-out hardcore. I can respect that. But his seeing of Canelo beating Money May is a dream that will not see the reality of a figment of anybody's imagination. Canelo is in for a nightmare. Fighting Money May is something that the red-headed hype will not dare. Dude is already FRIED. Even his big brother is hallucinating that Money May is scared shytless of Canelo. Trust me! When the bell ring, Canelo will go into survival mode. His is going to try to become a-going-the-distance- warrior, but Money May is going to KAYO his arse. THAT'S RIGHT! I'm calling this fiasco a Money May KAYO!
NEWFLASH: Money May is scared -- NOT! And Canelo, he is going to POTSHOT! I'm predicting Canelo's arse, Money May is going to STOP! For the red-headed hype, Money May has too much game and snap, crackle, POP!
WOW! OMFG! Money May's every opponent suppose to demolish him coming into the bout, but they [sic] go out with an arse thrashing. Canelo is going to get an arse trashing. Besides he is chubby, and probably should be fighting at 140lbs. The only big that Canelo has, is that he's bigger and than Money May is in body fat. And, of course, hype.
Canelo will not be much of a challenge for Money May, and will be put to sleep by round eight. He is going to make Money May look super great. Holla!
Easy work for Merriweahter but we shall see, this is the theater of the unexpected.
Radam I don't see Floyd taking that chance unless,
and only unless, Canelo is so drained he is a walking mummy for
The late rounds.
In which case it will be detrimental to his legacy that 152 was too hard on Canelo.
He'd be better off with a tough Canelo but clear cut victory.
The hype is going to be scare as heck. He will take chances and get caught, and caught and caught. Easy work for Money May. And, YES, 152lbs will make a difference. The fat-arse has been eating too much. And cannot properly get those fat cells to reduce. He is in TROUBLE. Holla!
Carrying a nation will also be too much for Canelo. He would have a better chance if he were fighting for himself. But he is fighting for Mexico and Mexican pride. Money May is fighting for MONEY, and for MONEY, and for some more MONEY. Money is his motivation. Winning for Mexico is Canelo's motivation. And the burden will be too heavy, especially with Money May knocking the snot out of him, and his not finding Money May. Money May will be plugging and Canelo will be air slugging.
I predict Money May's punch actually to be a whopping 70 percent, while the red-headed hype's percentage will be about 10 or 15, if not a TOTAL ZERO! This will not be a good fight for Canelo or Money May-haters. Holla!
Canelo better be dropping weight now, getting used to fighting and walking around a lighter weight
I agree Canelo should already be running 7 miles a day on a perfectly
clean diet.
Not over train but drop that excess weight and baby fat and lean out
before training camp gets down to business
Canelo didn't blow me away against Trout, but maybe he would have fought a little differently if there hadn't been open scoring. Cotto had some success against Floyd, but didn't have enough gas in the tank. Same for Ortiz, imo (but also had some head issues). Maybe I'm crazy, but I think Canelo is much better than either of those guys. I can definitely see him getting gassed in the later rounds and taken apart, but I can also see him jumping on PBF early and having success. To me, that's why this is an interesting fight.
Canelo jumps on Money May early, and he will get put to sleep early. Holla!
Hmm interesting comments here.
I agree mostly with RG; Canelo hasn't got the repertoire/skills to seriously bother Mayweather. Floyd has dealt with guys that have the "so called" power advantage before. Plus, the weight loss – even if it weren't combined with the pressure of the nation – will matter to Saul; particularly in the late rounds when he has confirmed to himself that he can't deal with the speed and thinking of Mayweather.
Furthermore, Canelo's footwork is a little limited for a guy like Floyd, who has defense, angles and options. Add to that Canelo leaves himself open an awful lot too - even when he's not committing heavily to punches – and this shows mostly when he overreaches; a consideration Floyd and his team will pick up.
I see Canelo getting (not seriously hurt but) smacked up a bit in this one.
What will he do (not if) when he can't get his jab off?
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A potent late-winter storm will wallop New England with heavy snow on Wednesday and Thursday, but this storm looks to bring rain to the major cities of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington. Computer forecast models are still in disagreement with the exact track of the center of low pressure; however, the general track should move along a line from Cincinnati OH to Pittsburgh PA to just to New York City to Boston. This track will keep all of the coastal plain from Washington to Boston in the warm sector of the storm. Consequently, all of the precipitation will fall in the form of rain (Boston may begin and end as snow.) There is a slight chance that Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington could see a change over to snow showers at the end of the storm when colder air wraps around the departing area of low pressure.
There main factors that will make this a rainstorm in the big cities as opposed to a mix or snow scenario includes the fact that there is a lack of fresh, cold air in place over the northeast, an absence of cold high pressure to the north, the storm will intensify too late, and the track of the storm is to the north of Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington.
Regardless of what happens with this storm, a fresh surge of cold air will jolt the northeast and Middle Atlantic states on Thursday with highs only in the upper 20s in Philadelphia, around 30 in Baltimore, and the lower 30s in Washington DC. Fortunately, the cold will be short-lived as is typical for this time of year. Most locations will be back in the 40s on Friday and 50s on Saturday.
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Nazca, PERU - I never thought a bunch of rocks could capture my imagination so thoroughly. But then, I never thought I would see 20,000 extraordinary rocks intricately carved by some ancient civilization either.
All it took was one quick inside the door of Dr. Cabrera's Stone Museum in Ica, Peru for me to want more. My curiosity had been piqued – what were all those carved stones anyway?
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Fortunately, Dr. Cabrera's daughter, Eugenio, willingly opened the museum to us and agreed to show us around. And what a tour it was! I will readily admit to having been ignorant on all matters surrounding the southern Peruvian mystery, so I hung onto her every word. Now I'm hooked – and will, no doubt, be spending the next month or so researching all the unknowns from this area.
- The Museum
The small, private museum is located on the Plaza de Armas in Ica, Peru – about four hours south of Lima. It was started by Dr. Cabrera as an attempt to safeguard the many mysterious carved rocks found in the area. Dr. Cabrera died a few years ago, but his daughter now maintains the museum and passes on some her father's wisdom.
- The Stones
It is reported that more than 50,000 carved stones have been found in the desert surrounding Ica. About 20,000 of them are in the museum.
The first thing one notices about the stones is that they are much heavier than normal. They are actually created with two layers – a black basalt in the center and a shiny black stone as an outside layer. They come in all sizes – from small enough to fit in your palm to one meter high. All of them are intricately carved on all sides with great precision.
- The Carvings
The carvings depict a huge variety of topics – all of them of normal events in life. The most spectacular carvings (and the most mysterious) show advanced medical knowledge. They depict performing a heart transplant in great detail, as well as taking a brain out of a patient and hooking it up to some sort of apparatus to keep it alive.
- What Does It Mean?
Dr. Cabrera's theory is that of some sort of super-intelligent species lived in this area. They were a very highly advanced society with complex knowledge of astronomy, physics, and medicine. They also knew that some sort of cataclysmic event was about to occur which would destroy nearly everything on earth.
In their desperation to save their knowledge and pass it on to future generations, the people of the society carved rocks. Rocks, being durable and virtually indestructible, would be able to survive the cataclysmic event. They placed the rocks in one location, but they have since been scattered around by being washed away in rivers or by other natural processes.
Theories abound about how and why these rocks were carved. What do you think? Please leave your thoughts in the comments!
Dr. Cabrera's Stone Museum is open by appointment only. The number is posted on the door, and Eugenio is available most days to show you around.
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The latest decision in the red light camera wars was just handed down by the Florida Supreme Court. The court struck down ordinances in Aventura and Orlando on Thursday, June 12, but only as to cameras that were in use before the 2010 state law authorizing red light cameras. The court reasoned that before the state law was in place red light cameras were governed by municipal law and were applied unevenly from city to city, making the law unpredictable for citizens of the state of Florida.
Red light cameras are a hot issue across the country for several reasons: whether or not individual rights are infringed by this kind of camera and fine system, for example, is commonly discussed in this context. However, this was not the subject of the Florida case. Instead, the Florida Supreme Court pointed out that the only issue it had to consider was whether or not cities were allowed to pass red light camera laws before the 2010 state law was passed.
One possible outstanding issue is the fines that were paid by red light violators before 2010. The court's opinion does not mention returning fines, but a footnote in the dissenting opinion states that the opinion says that the money paid in fines must now be returned. The official decision, however, upholds a lower court's decision which denied class status to plaintiffs who had paid fines and demanded their money back. Why? Because the fines were paid voluntarily.
Even so, expect to see lawyers continue to press for the return of the fines to citizens. Drivers who disputed their ticket fines may have better cases for the return of their money. City lawyer Mayanne Downs estimates that the city of Orlando may have to return $100,000 to motorists who disputed red light camera tickets before 2010. Downs also points out that the cameras have saved lives, making even the years when they were ultimately found illegal worthwhile for the cities impacted.
This Florida decision is just the latest in the U.S. Various challenges to red light cameras have sprung up across the country with varying levels of success for drivers. Most states—New York is a notable exception—hold the actual driver captured by the red light camera liable, regardless of who the registered owner of the car is. This offers one possible defense to red light camera citations.
Other drivers challenge the quality of red light camera photos, but with current technology this is of limited value. Red light cameras are supposed to have visible signs posted warning of their presence. If there aren't any, this is another point of challenge. Finally, each time a red light camera citation is disputed, some kind of technician must testify as to the authenticity of the evidence produced by the camera. If no one does this in any given case, the evidence can be challenged by the driver.
Initial mistrust of the technology itself was apparently at the root of many early challenges of the red light camera system. However, the national trend seems to be in favor of red light cameras. This latest Florida decision, while it invalidates certain tickets and possibly fines, does signal that red light cameras are valid overall. California is home to the world's highest fines dealt out by cameras for running red lights.


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The emerging information technology scenario features a swarm of devices that are immersed in all kinds of physical processes and offer a variety of personal or broad use services, from health monitoring to vehicle, building and power management. In these cyber-physical systems computing, networking and control are combined with mechanical, electrical and chemical processes. The increasing sophistication of these systems requires innovations in several technology domains as well as design methodologies. This class merges theoretical aspects with applications to give students a grasp of the fundamentals of system design as well as a taste of the problems posed by complex applications. It presents theories, design methods and tools that help handle the growing complexity and heterogeneity of embedded and cyber-physical systems. Approaches to a new "system science" are demonstrated, where heterogeneity, concurrency, multiple levels of abstraction play a fundamental role and where a set of correct-by-construction refinement and composition techniques are used to substantially reduce design time and errors. System-level design methodologies and tools will be illustrated on several applications including car electronics, building automation and electrical power systems control. During the Lab sessions, methodologies and tools will be demonstrated on industrial strength platforms together with specific design cases. During the discussion sessions, recent results and papers will be presented to the class by the students.


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Texas Tech Women's Volleyball Weekly Release
Quoting Texas Tech head volleyball coach Jeff Nelson
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"As you know, we had three matches last week. Nebraska on Tuesday night and Iowa State and Missouri on the weekend. It was a tough road trip up to Nebraska but we did some things well. We had to play without Courtney Putnam- she's out with a knee injury. We needed a little more time to adjust. This weekend we made the adjustments and did some good things. Natalie Rives went in and put up some good numbers for us and we moved Kristen Holmes over to Courtney Putnam's position. It worked well. We seemed in control of the matches and did a good job making the adjustments. Some good things happened both Friday and Saturday. On Friday, Brande Brown eclipsed the 1,000 career kill mark and is making her mark to be the all-time hitter at Texas Tech. And Cristine Martin also eclipsed the 1,000 career kill mark and is right on her tail. That's kind of fun right now. It's fun, friendly competition for them and something I always think is great for the program when we're setting new marks and doing some things. Lisa Hilgers also played outstanding hitting .400 and .500 in our two matches on Friday and Saturday and running the offense. She's been solid all year and has hit her stride the last few weeks. I'm excited to see how she ends up the season. We have Nebraska at home on Friday night. It's a TV game on Fox and I think it's shaping up to be an exciting one. We're ready and prepared for a match like that. Anyone that was at last year's match here knows it was very exciting and knows that. Then, Saturday night, we have Colorado. We beat Colorado the first time around but they've got an eight-match winning streak so they're certainly hot right now. We'll have to make some adjustments to get them again. It's important for our NCAA chances that we get a win this weekend and I think the players realize that and we're real excited about the opportunity."
On if the team has locked up an at-large NCAA bid: "If we just went on power rankings, I think our conference would probably get seven for the first time ever in volleyball, but I don't think politically, that's going to be the move of the NCAA committee. I think if you're in the top five, it's a sure thing. If you're in the top six, you're on the bubble. Right now, we're tied for fifth so I think we've got to do everything we can to put ourselves in the drivers' seat."
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I am amazed at what number of doctors have no idea what Pulsatile Tinnitus is. I was identified by my GP and four ENT medical doctors with Tinnitus. It wasn't until I went on the American Tinnitus Board and described my sounds. I was informed to have a look at a website www.whooshers.com and certain sufficient I had PT not Tinnitus. Although it could possibly worsen with age, for many individuals, tinnitus can improve with remedy. Treating an recognized underlying cause typically helps. Other therapies ringing in the ears scale back or masks the noise, making tinnitus less noticeable. Since tinnitus is a symptom of a problem, the very first thing it's best to do is to try to discover out the underlying trigger.
Some common identified causes are listed beneath. There at the moment is not any treatment for tinnitus but you'll be able to assist us attain the final word goal of silencing ringing in the ears. Our mission: The American Tinnitus Association exists to cure tinnitus by the development of resources that advance tinnitus analysis. The association additionally supplies data on tinnitus to the general public and advocates for efficient public policies that help its mission of curing tinnitus. ATA.org. The many possible causes of tinnitus can make figuring out the source of your tinnitus troublesome. After talking to a number of doctors, think about finding efficient therapies and discovering out as much as possible about tinnitus.
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For those students interested in additional geological studies, particularly in the area of paleontology, additional courses are offered. A natural science major with an emphasis in geology, and selected courses in biology, mathematics, and chemistry, will provide students with the necessary background to successfully enter into a graduate program in paleontology, sedimentology, and stratigraphy. Students are encouraged to apply for geology internships and to become involved in geology-based undergraduate research opportunities.
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211 Physical Geology. (4)
Geology is the study of the composition of the Earth and its dynamic systems. One system, using solar and gravitational energy, involves the processes of weathering, erosion and deposition of sediments by the atmosphere, wind, rivers, ground water and glaciers. The other system, using internal energy of the Earth, is tectonic. This involves movement of material in the Earth's interior resulting in plate movement which creates and destroys the crust and results in volcanism, earthquakes and mountain-building. Laboratory is required. Fall.
212 Evolution of the Earth. (4)
A study of the interpretation of the geological evolution of the Earth, with emphasis on the North American continent, in light of plate motion and sea-floor spreading. The rock record and fossil record are closely examined. Both provide clues to the evolutionary changes in the Earth's crust and in life. Laboratory is required. Prerequisite: 211. Spring.
214 Paleobiology of Dinosauria. (4)
A study of paleobiology and evolution of Dinosauria. Dinosaurs will be studied within the context of geological, biological, and anatomical considerations, and will include an examination of controversial issues; ideas about established facts and reasonable inferences; and separation of truth from fiction and misinformation. Prerequisites: BIOL 115. Laboratory is required. Fall.
340 Invertebrate Paleontology. (4)
Study of the evolution, paleoecology, and paleogeography of the first four billion years of life on Earth. The focus will be on invertebrate paleontology, with reference to vertebrate and plant fossils. Field trip and laboratory required. Prerequisites: 212 or BIOL 222. Fall.
350 Petrology. (4)
Study of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks in outcrop, hand sample and thin section. This study includes the description and classification of rocks, and a study of the histories and origins of rocks. Prerequisites: 210. Laboratory and field trips required. Fall, alternate years.
360 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy. (3)
Sedimentary rocks illuminate many of the details of Earth's 4.6-billion year history, such as sea level changes, global climatic change, and fluctuations in the bio-geo-chemical cycles. Sedimentology is the study of the origin, classification and diagenesis of sediments, sedimentary rocks, and sedimentary structures. Stratigraphy emphasizes the analysis of sedimentary strata and the interpretation of ancient sedimentary depositional environments. Prerequisites: 350 required, and GEOL/BIOL 340 recommended. Summer, alternate years.
380 Special Topics in Geology. (1-4)
Readings and discussions in either broad or specific areas of geology not covered in departmental courses OR extensive field research experience under the direction of a staff member. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. Prerequisites: 211, 212; or 214.


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Peter and Cate Diddams travelled to Mawson's Hut in East Antarctica aboard 'The Spirit of Enderby', a Russian ice-strengthened ship named 'Professor Kromov' chartered by Heritage Expeditions of Christchurch New Zealand.
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We just passed the 43rd anniversary of the death of Jim Morrison and have seen the publication of a new guide, "Jim Morrison - Complete Paris Guide/Jim Morrison's Quiet Days in Paris" (see related articles below). While Paris was the end for Jim Morrison, L.A. was the beginning for Morrison and The Doors. For Doors fans going to L.A. you'll want to check out L.A. Woman Tours and their Strange Days Tour: A Journey through The Doors' L.A. which will be running next Saturday July 12, 2014.
The tour will take you to the place where The Doors started on Venice Beach to the very beginning where Jim Morrison was living on top of Dennis Jakob's rooftop where he wrote the poems that would become the basis of The Doors first two albums and the start of a rock 'n' roll legend. Other Doors sites include Sunset Sound where The Doors recorded their first two albums. If you want to visit early clubs The Doors played, the tour includes The Whisky a go-go and the Hullabloo. If you want to check out Jim Morrison's haunts there's Barney's Beanery, and the Chateau Marmont. Then there's the "Jim Morrison triangle", which includes the Alta Cineaga Motel, which is across the street from where The Doors' offices were (and where they recorded "L.A. Woman") which is close by to where Pam Courson's boutique Themis was.
A new tour is booking right now, for July 12, so if you're visiting L.A. in the next week or live there and have never seen The Doors sights (people have lived in New York their whole lives and never visited the Statue of Liberty). For more information visit L.A. Woman Tours. Tickets are only $60.00 you can get your tickets today at Brown Paper Tickets.
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Take a hike down memory lane. A few years ago, well before the Obama first term, I wrote a book titled "How to select and elect an American President." The book has been published in articles here at Examiner.com. Because there is a need to continue to inform the American public about how to improve the process, and because polls show Americans have keen interest in this subject ramping to midterm elections and the Presidential election of 2016, it is worthwhile discussing.
In the first chapter, Chapter 1: Need for guidance for selecting a U. S. President, I wrote the following.
"A lot of people didn't think I could read, much less write." George W. Bush speaking to Oprah Winfrey about his memoir.
At present, for most people, selecting the president is a popularity contest on steroids. When people are struggling to get along in hard times, do they spend more or less time attending to who is running for office? There is no scientific evidence to support the answer, but looking at events of the midterm election of 2010, it surely seems that the voter public was vigorously engaged in the process amid much intensity with implications for the 2012 presidential election.
We witnessed a variety of people with diverse backgrounds showing interesting in running for president, a number of which appear to be regular people from the communities in which we live. While some may seem to be "qualified" for office, others apparently lack skill, knowledge, experience, or certain proficiency. Yet, there is no formal job description and no detailed description of qualifications. That is what makes it a popularity contest with much emphasis on personalities.
I have read where the political scientists have divided candidates into two categories: 1) managerial and 2) populists. Ron Brownstein wrote a cover story for the National Journal titled "Populists versus Managers."
"Two very different kinds of candidates will be running for the Republican presidential nomination. One thunders; the other reassures." Ron Brownstein
Brownstein writes, "As the 2012 Republican presidential race begins to coalesce, the field is dividing between populists and managers.
The most prominent populists are former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. The leading manager is Mitt Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, although he could face competition from such current governors as Indiana's Mitch Daniels, Mississippi's Haley Barbour, and, conceivably, New Jersey's Chris Christie. Onetime House Speaker Newt Gingrich straddles both camps but leans toward the populist side. Outgoing Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, a self-described 'Sam's Club' Republican with an equable manner, also straddles the line but probably tilts toward the manager camp, as would Sen. John Thune of South Dakota if he ran. Conversely, if Texas Gov. Rick Perry reverses his decision and joins the race, he would enter as a full-throated populist."
That is one journalist's way to define the crowd, but surely there are many other labels. Preferred is to examine more of the details about the candidates and their accomplishments, rather than classifying with labels that are themselves an invention.
Conservative, liberal, middle leaning left or right, they all don't mean so much in absence of defining and descriptive facts. We need to learn about candidates as individuals that includes their alignment with political parties and their platforms.
1. What is wrong with a popularity contest for president?
There is much risk in continuing the current pattern of selecting and electing people for public office. We would not hire people for our businesses this way, nor would we expect to be hired ourselves for employment in this manner. Given the complexity of public needs and demand for specific knowledge and skill, I think we can do better.
There are different tracks for determining a better method for evaluating and selecting candidates for public office where I am using the Office of President as the example.
- Review History – I survey all of the Presidents to date to attempt to derive their qualifications for review and comparison.
- Develop a job model – Using a technique of our own invention, we model the job of president featuring primary outcomes, processes and activities, duties and responsibilities.
- Derive skill, knowledge, experience, proficiency requirements and standards from the job model.
- Identify and define other attributes for consideration.
Accomplishing these four things provide the basis for the guidance in this book. Dr. James Rodger, my co-author in other endeavors is my advisor and trusted subject matter expert in considering the impact of technology on the office of president and government.
In Chapter 1, I provided an audit trail of the Historical Review. In Chapter 2 I presented an analysis of official documentation that defines duties and responsibilities. In Chapter 3 I developed the Job Model. In Chapter 4 I presented a derivation the Skill, Knowledge, Experience, and Proficiency Characteristics. In Chapter 5 I packaged the information so that it is actionable for voters including all remaining attributes. Last, in Chapter 6 I applies the product to some who appear on present list of known candidates for President of the United States. You will see that the end product is interactive with you, the voter-readers, who can weight your own opinions and valuation to the process.
2. Sources of information
Without apology, I am neither an historian nor political scientist, though I have studied both subjects in the course of completing my college education. As experienced by many of our former presidents, this endeavor is one of self-instruction. My fellow voters evaluate presidential candidates based on information at hand: electronic and print media - television, radio, internet, newspapers, books, and pamphlets. Like you, time is limited. I only have so much time to write the book as I wanted to have it out for the 2012 election cycle.
George Washington relied upon James Madison and Alexander Hamilton as his speech writers. In his day, he didn't always have to deliver the speech in public. Instead, he would send it to a Philadelphia newspaper to be distributed in print. If he had actually delivered some of these "speeches," they may have lasted a long time as they were lengthy.
In constructing the pre-presidential resumes of each of 44 former Presidents, I am using two primary sources: 1) Wikipedia and 2) White House website featuring the U. S. Presidents. I augment this with other sources, though I am using information that is readily available to voters with some caveats about accuracy.
The first thing my wife said is "You know you can't always trust Wikipedia for accuracy." I know that, but there is a process for submitting information to the site for each president and there are footnotes. One can check facts which I am doing. Wiki is readily available as is the White House site. Therefore, for my purpose this is a baseline. As indicated later in a specific example, one can spend a lifetime studying the history of our presidents and their political parties. That is not the intent here.
3. Candidate age and health
Employment laws preclude discrimination based on age. Medical history is a controversial consideration. Yet, when voters evaluate presidential candidates, they have every right to consider the viability of a candidate with regard to age and health. Is the candidate alert and sufficiently healthy to be able to perform their duties for the duration of one and possibly two terms, four to eight years? To maximize return on voter investment in selecting and electing a president, they should expect a president to endure for two four-year terms in office for an eight-year span.
Ronald Reagan Junior wrote in his book, My Father at 100, that he believed his father was suffering from Alzheimer's disease while still serving as President. "He was easy to love but hard to know. You couldn't help wondering sometimes whether he remembered you once you were out of his sight," said Ron Junior. That cannot be a good thing.
On the other hand, Franklin Delano Roosevelt suffered from the effects of polio and was crippled. He did everything that he could to appear strong and to prove that such a disability would not impair his capacity to serve as president. In the fourth term after fighting poverty and managing a world war, he grew tired and died in office.
It is significant to observe that FDR served four terms in office and that is a 16 year span. It gave cause for Congress to amend the Constitution, setting limits at two consecutive terms.
Would voters have been better off by selecting a different candidate in either case? Probably not; chance is a part of the process.
On Presidential Memory
"(President) McKinley had a remarkable memory for faces and names... Once, while waiting for ceremonies to begin at the dedication of a monument at the Antietam battlefield, he walked over to the edge of the platform and called down to an old veteran in blue, 'Hello, comrade, I saw you in the crowd at Gettysburg last month when I spoke there, didn't I?' Astonished, the veteran exclaimed, 'Yes, but how did you recognize me?' Queried about his memory afterward, McKinley shrugged it off: "Oh, I don't know, it just comes naturally.'"
Of historical curiosity, observe that at the time Founding Fathers wrote the age 35-year minimum age requirement it happened to be two years less than the average life expectancy of males in America. Therefore, one might conclude that the Founding Fathers didn't want Presidential candidates who would last a long time. They would be serving at the end of their road so to speak. Then again, many of the Founding Fathers lived a respectable long time.
"The life expectancy of a colonial was short. As many as 50% of all women died in childbirth or from childbed disease. The infant mortality rate was also high. If a child could reach the age of eleven, they stood a better chance at survival. Individuals in their forties and fifties during the 17th century were considered "old." Statistics peering back to the 18th century indicate the average life expectancy was the age of 45!"
4. Historical Review
Beginning the review of Presidents of the United States in sequence, I will read their histories from multiple sources to capture certain information in the following categories:
Occupation – Vocation – Profession
These terms are used to get at the answer to what you do for a living. The meaning of these terms varies by nuance. Occupation, for instance is a general term. Vocation usually aims at something for which one is trained to do. Profession is generally a higher order occupation requiring advanced education and certification, though trade crafts may also require training and certification.
- Occupation — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money (Sales, community organizer, executive)
- Vocation – something for which you are trained to do (plumber, shop keeper)
- Profession — an occupation requiring special education or credentials (teacher, doctor, lawyer)
- Skill — an ability that has been acquired by training; i.e. psychomotor skills, debating, planning, decision making, problem solving, sense making, forecasting, budgeting
- Knowledge — cognition: the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
- Experience – accumulation of knowledge over time, usually a measure of "how much" expressed in time
- What we want to know is what presidential candidates were doing in their lifetimes before running for elected office. This is an indication about how their experience and ability maps to the requirements of the job of President.
- Proficiency – where possible some measurable indication about the level of competence in performing certain skills and abilities
- Technology – is a category suggested by Dr. James Rodger such as command of computer technology, management methods and enabling abilities.
- Personality — the complex of all the attributes—behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental—that characterize a unique individual
Surveying the history of presidents to date, one might conclude that a number of them were considered to be "lady's men" or men with many ladies. It seems that power corrupts ones morality.
For an in-depth account of the effect of women on our Founding Fathers read The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers by Thomas Fleming. The relationship of Presidents with their mothers, spouses, and family members can provide telling insight into the values and personalities of presidential candidates. Unfortunately, much of the details about candidates aren't public until the candidates themselves are public.
Now that the probability of women being elected president is increasing, it will be useful to know the relationship of women candidates to their mothers, fathers, and spouses and families where all things will become truly equal.
Furthermore, it is possible that candidates may emerge in the future that may be gay or lesbian, and any information that is pertinent to understanding individuals will eventually become public.
Even gentleman President Jimmy Carter had to confess he lusted.
"Because I'm just human and I'm tempted and Christ set some almost impossible standards for us. The Bible says, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery.' Christ said, I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adultery. I've looked on a lot of women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times.... This is something that God recognizes, that I will do and have done, and God forgives me for it." Jimmy Carter, Playboy, November 1976.
Women have been absent from the high office in America. One reason is that women got a 144-year late start in being afforded the right to vote. Women suffrage in the United States did not produce women voting in elections until 1920 and that is after many other nations in the world had passed this barrier.
"Woman suffrage in the United States was achieved gradually, at state and local levels, during the 19th Century and early 20th Century, culminating in 1920 with the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provided: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote are not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
Observe that the process of working an issue of national importance and clearly a right defined by the Constitution and Bill of Rights was subverted by states' rights just as African American freedom was subverted by states' rights. This raises an issue for candidates to address, what are their views about national needs and states' rights in addressing needs of all citizens? The arduous process of working through states to address critical needs of the American population can be calamitous resulting in much suffering and causing long term consequences.
Women along with African Americans and other affected groups have borne the brunt of discrimination. American history presents instances in which Irish, Italians, Poles, Jews, Chinese, and Japanese immigrants have borne the brunt of discrimination. Today, Muslims in America are a potential target of abuse. Voters may very well want to know presidential candidates' views about how minorities in America should be treated. Furthermore, the subject includes immigration, legal and illegal. The subject may expand to addressing issues regarding homeland security.
As women have made progress in achieving greater parity in the workplace, voters might expect and perhaps desire a woman president. Some people believe that a woman's point of view and temperament might define a new style of leadership.
Hillary Clinton was one of the women aspiring to the presidency as a Democrat and who lost the bid in the 2008 primaries to Barack Obama, America's first President with African American descent.
Women have tried before, though without substantial mark until recently, sparked in part by Sarah Palin's running as a vice presidential candidate to Senator John McCain as presidential candidate for the Republican Party in 2008.
As a matter of record, women have run for president against the odds in the United States since 1872.


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It's time for our Monday roundup of the interesting/compelling/useful/just plain pretty things we're digging of late. Herewith the five that made the cut.
- I like Tory Burch best when she goes less Palm Beach preppy and more boho chic. This decidedly boho chunky wooden heart cuff hits the mark, and, as such, is totally speaking my language.
- Why should the, ahem, endowed gals get all the pretty underpinnings? Kristie Ramirez (perhaps the most stylish mom I know) swears by these sequin-embellished bralettes from Chan Luu, and now that champagne beauty above is officially on my spring wish list. I'll wear it when I want to add a little sparkle to a simple white t-shirt.
- I'm smitten with Santa Maria Novella's gorgeous Cioccolatini Alla Rosa seasonal dark chocolate squares flavored with rose essential oil. They're just infinitely more exciting than your standard drugstore box of chocolates. Nab a box of nine chocolates for $35 at Lafco in Highland Park Village.
- I wish my nine year old would still wear Peek's Liberty of London Wildflower skirt, but, alas, she staunchly refuses such overt acts of looking girliness. My six year old, however, is still very much game. Suffice to say, she'll be getting this skirt.
- The Über thin brush on Napoleon Perdis' "Long Black Mascara" manages to coat every.single. lash. (even the hard to reach ones on your inner eye). The gold packaging is extremely glam, and the inky black candelilla wax and beeswax-laden formula makes your lashes look very, very, well…long. (They aren't lying with that name.)


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Google is continuing to improve on its Gmail service, and today the search giant released new updates to Gmail that make using other web services much easier. Google has expanded the quick action button in Gmail and added one-click-access to even more popular web services than ever before.
One-click access allows users to quickly view things such as YouTube Videos, Open Dropbox and Google Drive documents, and even review and rate recently visited restaurants, all from within Gmail's inbox. Google says that these additions are not the last we will see, and that it will continue to add more quick-access buttons in the future as well as continuing to improve Gmail.


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While conducting some research on the Saxton family today, I found a record that I couldn't resist sharing. I've written before about the baptisms of Ada May Gibson Saxton and her sons, and the record I found today on Ancestry.com is the 1910 US Federal Census Record for the family of Ada May's son Willard Olds Saxton.
Willard Olds Saxton was born on 04 Aug 1884 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah. Marian Jane Thomas was born on 01 Apr 1887 in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania. The two were married on 28 May 1907. Their first child, Ada Saxton, was born on 23 Mar 1908 in Salt Lake City and died the same day. Their second child, Myrtle Rosamond Saxton, was born in Salt Lake City on 14 Apr 1910.
The enumerator for the 1910 US Federal Census visited Willard Saxton's household on 19 Apr 1910 and followed the instructions to enumerate all those living in the household on 15 Apr 1910. Myrtle Rosamod Saxton qualified to be inlcuded in the 1910 Census by virtue of a single day!
The 1910 US Federal Census Record for Willard, Marian, and Myrtle Saxton
The 1910 US Federal Census Records recorded:
Willard Saxton, head of household, male, color white, age 25, married for the first time 3 years earlier
Mary Ann Saxton, wife, female, color white, age 23, married for the first time 3 years earlier, mother of 2 children, 1 still living
Baby unnamed Saxton, daughter, female, color white, age 0/12 [zero twelfths of a year], single
There are no surprises here except, perhaps, for the fact that Marian is listed as Mary Ann.
But the really interesting part of the record was the information supplied by Ancestry.com in the census index:
Index to the 1910 US Federal Census on Ancestry.com
The Ancestry.com index lists the age of Baby Saxton Unamed (Myrtle Rosamond Saxton) as 26 years old!
Granted, without any additional information, the age of the baby in the original census record is difficult to read. Poor Myrtle probably rolled over in her grave when Ancestry.com listed her age as 26, when she was but a single day old!
Ancestry.com allows customers to suggest alternate names in the census indexes, but doesn't allow any other suggestions regarding the information in the indexes. Ancestry.com will also not remove any inaccurate transcriptions from the indexes. Myrtle will have to remain in the index as being born fully grown and older than her parents.


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Castalla Castle
Castalla Castle
Castalla, Alicante - Alacant
Tel.:+34 966561018
- Autonome regio: Valencia
- Provincie/Eiland: Alicante - Alacant
Although its origins are Arab, the current structure dates from mediaeval times. The Torre Grossa tower was added in the 16th century in order to keep a lookout for pirate raids from the Mediterranean Sea.
Set atop a hill overlooking the town, the arrangements of its walls adapts to the lie of the terrain. It is basically built of masonry work and still has various sections of wall and cylindrical towers with battlements. On the interior, a large bailey containing the remains of various elements (particularly interesting is an Arab cistern dating from the 12th-13th centuries) separates the most important buildings located at each end. One of these contains the palace, a noble residence built in the 14th-15th centuries which was conceived as a small castle within the castle. At the other end stands the Torre Grossa tower, built in 1579 to guard against possible raids by Berber pirates approaching from the Mediterranean coast towards the interior of the region. It is made out of stone blocks and has three floors crowned with a walkway with battlements.
- Bouw: Castle
- Artistieke periode: Gothic
Praktische informatie
- Algemeen: 3€
- Met korting: 2€
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Criminal Justice News
Recent Amicus Brief
ABA Asks High Court to Support Law Requiring Citations
In an amicus brief filed on December 10, 2007, the ABA asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the ABA Criminal Justice Standards on Pretrial Release in deciding whether an arrest for a minor offense without aggravating circumstances is unreasonable when there is probable cause but also a state law prohibiting such arrests. Amicus participation had been requested by the Criminal Justice Section, and the brief was drafted by Prof. Rory Little, Co-Chair of the Section's Amicus Briefs Committee, and his colleagues Peter Drobac and Jeffrey Mikoni at McDermott Will & Emery LLP.
The Virginia law at issue was based upon the Pretrial Release Standards that call for citations in lieu of arrest for minor offenses in the absence of danger or likelihood of non-appearance. Despite the law, the respondent in the case had been arrested for driving with a suspended license. A search incident to the arrest yielded drugs, and the respondent was subsequently convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Upon request of the state of Virginia, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to review the state Supreme Court decision affirming the appellate court's reversal of the conviction. In supporting the respondent, the ABA brief informs the Court about the Pretrial Release Standards and describes them as representing "a realistic, balanced, and reasonable policy." For a copy of the brief, click here .
Other Amicus Briefs
Prisoner Litigation Case ( Woodford v. Ngo )
In an amicus brief filed on February 2, 2006, the ABA asked the U.S. Supreme Court not to bar federal lawsuits by prisoners on grounds that they have not complied with all procedural requirements for administrative relief crafted by prison officials. The ABA amicus brief in Woodford v. Ngo (No. 05-416) argued that the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act's requirement that prisoners exhaust administrative remedies before bringing federal claims does not justify a "judicially-created procedural default rule." The brief cited several ABA policies, including the ABA Legal Status of Prisoners Standards' call for "free and meaningful access to the judicial process" for prisoners.
The Section's application for the amicus brief emanated from Prof. Lynn Branham, a member and former Chair of the Section's Corrections and Sentencing Committee, and was supported by that Committee and the Juvenile Justice Committee. The brief was drafted by Eric Maier of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP. Click here to access the brief.
Note: On June 22, 2006, the Court reversed judgment and remanded the case. The ABA brief was cited in the dissent.
Evidence of "Actual Innocence" in Death Penalty Cases ( House v. Bell )
On September 22, 2005, the ABA filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in House v. Bell (No. 04-8990). The case involves evidence of "actual innocence" that came to light following petitioner's conviction and sentence to death. While the Sixth Circuit unanimously agreed that the defendant had presented a "colorable claim" of actual innocence supported by DNA evidence, expert testimony, and evidence of confessions by the actual murderer, it split 8-7 in ruling that his "colorable claim" nevertheless did not meet the applicable standards for recognition of "actual innocence" claims in a federal habeas corpus action. In advising the Court about the Association's nine "innocence" resolutions, its "biological evidence principles," and its capital habeas corpus litigation policies, the ABA brief pointed out that these materials support standards for "actual innocence" habeas corpus cases that are sufficiently robust to accommodate the various evidentiary and systemic shortcomings revealed by "actual innocence" cases – systemic shortcomings that were simply not well-appreciated at the time the cases on which the majority relied were decided. Amicus Committee Co-Chair Rory Little, Hastings Law School, drafted the ABA brief with the assistance of Seth Waxman and Sanket Bulsara of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr. For a copy, click here.
Note: On June 12, 2006, the case was reversed and remanded.
Appellate Counsel for Indigent Defendants ( Halbert v. Michigan )
On June 23, 2005, the United States Supreme Court struck down a Michigan law that barred state-paid legal assistance for indigent defendants who plead guilty, but then want to appeal. The court held that Antonio Halbert had a right to a lawyer. In 2001 Mr. Halbert pleaded no contest to two child molestation charges and received up to 30 years in prison. He requested a state appointed lawyer to contest the calculation of his sentence but was denied. At the Section's request, the ABA filed an amicus brief in the case. Drafted by Paul Wolfson of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, the brief cited the ABA Standards on Criminal Appeals in arguing that indigent criminal defendants who seek to pursue a first appeal should have appointed counsel. Click here to access the brief.
Note: The case was decided June 23, 2005. Click below to access the opinion.
Halbert v. Michigan (No. 03-10198) opinion


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USF Garners Preseason Outdoor Top-25 Ranking
Less than a month removed from an eighteenth-place finish at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships, the USF women's track and field team now shifts to the outdoor season. The Cougars found out on Tuesday they will enter the season ranked No. 18 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's preseason power rankings.
Lincoln University (Mo.) is ranked No. 1 and is followed by Adams State, Grand Canyon, Grand Valley State and Johnson C. Smith University.
Ahead of USF in the rankings is No. 6 University of Mary, who won their third straight NSIC Indoor Track and Field Championship and finished ninth at the NCAA D-II Indoor Championships. Other NSIC schools that earned preseason rankings are Augustana College (14th), Wayne State (17th) and NSIC runner-up Winona State (24th).
This preseason recognition comes well deserved after strong performances for USF at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. The women finished 18th courtesy of scoring results from Brigitte Gross (4th in pole vault), Kayla Coffee (6th in pole vault) and Jazzelena Black (5th in long jump).
In all, six USF women competed at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field championships and five will be returning for the 2013 outdoor season. Junior pole vaulter Chelsey Schenavar suffered a dual ACL injury on a vaulting attempt at the championships.
The USTFCCCA compiles its annual preseason power rankings using the seasonal-best performances of each returning athlete on each Division II team.
USF kicks off the outdoor season this weekend at the Wayne State Multi-Events.


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Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II now just $69.99 for new customers who sign a two-year contract
Say you want to buy a Samsung Galaxy Note II, and you want to have Sprint as your carrier (or don't mind it being such). Option number one is going to Sprint itself and asking for a Note II. That will cost you $299.99.
If, however, you consider that amount to be a tad too expensive for your taste, Amazon is, as always, willing to help. See, if you're not already a Sprint customer, you can get the Now Network's Galaxy Note II for just $69.99. That's $230 less than what Sprint charges you directly, and you'll still sign the same two-year contract with the carrier.
If you are already with Sprint and want to upgrade your existing hardware to a Galaxy Note II, you'll have to pay $199.99 at Amazon. That sounds like much, until you realize that it's still $100 less than what you'd need to pay at Sprint itself.
Once more, it has been proven that buying phones directly from carriers is a very bad idea. The previous best price for the Samsung Galaxy Note II for Sprint was $99.99, also at Amazon. But now it's even lower, so if you want a great phablet for a great price, just use the links below.
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Ebbing U.S. demand offers early warning for OPEC
Crude calculation
Saudi Arabia faces a delicate balance at the cartel's upcoming meeting. Having pledged $130 bln to head off domestic unrest, the Kingdom will be less eager to crank up production. But with gas prices already squeezing U.S. consumers, even a less dovish stance could backfire.
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