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MacMurray College Men's Basketball Season Preview
November 13, 2013
After a disappointing end to the 2012-13 season, the MacMurray College men's basketball team is looking forward to a bright 2013-14 season. The Highlanders failed to secure a berth in the SLIAC postseason Tournament for the first time in four years last season when they lost their last game of the season. While the 2012-13 Highlanders posted a winning record (13-12) for the fourth consecutive season, their season ended too soon.
MacMurray College Head Coach Todd Creal enters his seventh season as the Highlanders' coach and has several reasons to be optimistic about the upcoming season. The Highlanders return four starters and eight letter winners from last season. The Highlanders' returning talent also caught the attention of the SLIAC coaches; who rated MacMurray #2 behind defending-conference champ Spalding University in the preseason poll.
The Highlanders are led by two-time captain and senior forward Brady Slagle; fellow senior captains guard Spencer Pratt, forward Cole Busch, and forward Dylan Burton. Slagle and Burton, both former SLIAC Newcomers of the Year and SLIAC All Conference members, both spent significant time on the injured list last season and are looking forward to healthy productive senior years. Cole Busch is a four-year varsity player that has served as both a starter and key reserve. A strong senior class is rounded out by guard Paul Crowder and guard/forward Jeremy Rolf.
The junior class is loaded with talent as well and led by the only returning SLIAC First-Team All-Conference returning player in center Clayton Whitlock. "Clayton gives us a dynamic that allows us to control the flow of a game by getting him the ball on the low block," said Creal.
The junior class also contains guard Dylan Guthrie and forward Hunter Sutton, who both started games last year for the Highlanders. "Dylan and Hunter afford us a lot of offensive firepower either in the starting line-up or coming off the bench…and they have had a deep impact on our team," Creal added. The final returning junior on this year's squad is guard James Williams; who, according to Coach Creal, has spent the last two years working hard to get his chance to contribute.
"This season is going to be fun," Creal noted, "one of the most fun things about it involves James Williams and senior Paul Crowder; guys who didn't get any varsity time the last couple years because they had older experienced guys in their positions. Both of them worked really hard and had great attitudes in spite of being disappointed with their previous roles. This year they are going to get their opportunity to bring some real energy and enthusiasm to our team. I am excited for them and for our team because they have earned it and will make our team better this year."
Rounding out the juniors on the roster are Josh Shipley and Mason Rowe; who both joined the team after the conclusion of their soccer seasons.
The sophomore class includes point guard Kollin Keltner, who began last year as the back-up point guard but ended up running the team in the last ten games after an injury sidelined senior starter Cody Best.
"Kollin showed some real poise last year for a freshman," said Creal. "We put him in some real pressure spots down the stretch and he played with maturity beyond his years. He's also one of our hardest workers and we look forward to seeing the improvements in his game this year."
Sophomore guard Cash Hubble has shown massive improvement from his first season. Guards Matt Ferrari and Adam Wakefield round out the Highlanders' sophomore class.
Coach Creal is also optimistic about his recruiting class this year and the impact they will have this year and for the next four seasons. "Brent Long and Dylan Smith were both guys we recruited knowing that they had the talent and pedigree to be players in our program," said Creal, "and the first several weeks of practice have re-enforced those beliefs."
Guard Tim Frazier has also impressed the coaching staff in the early going and Adam Beard rounds out the freshman class.
Another outstanding "recruit" this year is first-year Assistant Coach Matt Zosel, who was an outstanding collegiate athlete at Southern Oregon University before he joined the armed forces in 2005. Coach Zosel served as an Airborne Ranger and worked for the U.S. Department of State prior to joining the Highlanders this fall.
For Coach Creal and his staff and players, 2012-13 is a distant memory that has helped shape their goals for the upcoming season. With a solid nucleus of healthy returning contributors, the 2013-14 Highlanders expect to compete for the SLIAC Conference regular-season title, a SLIAC Tournament title and ultimately, a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
"I think those are the goals you have every year and I think this team has the talent to do just that," said Creal. "We will have to come together as the year unfolds to maximize our talents and play together as a team at a championship level."
The 2013-14 begins on Saturday, November 16, when the Highlanders face Rust College (Miss.) and Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.) the following day at the Webster University Tip-Off Tournament in St. Louis, Mo.


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Choice to Charge Murder Doomed Zimmerman Case, Says Expert
The case against George Zimmerman was doomed the very moment that a Florida special prosecutor charged him with murdering Trayvon Martin, according to one legal expert.
Charles H. Rose, a Florida professor of criminal justice at Stetson University College of Law who closely tracked the trial, told Law Blog that the second-degree murder charge was "fatal to the case." By the time that prosecutors made an 11th-hour pivot toward a manslaughter conviction, it was too late, he said.
From the beginning, the prosecution struggled to marshal evidence that the neighborhood watch volunteer was animated by racial animus, the crucial component of the murder charge.
Prosecutors accused Mr. Zimmerman of racially profiling Mr. Martin, an unarmed black teen, on that fateful night in February 2012. But they couldn't prove that he had hurled racial slurs during a 911 call moments before the shooting.
Instead, a jury heard from witnesses for the prosecution like Capt. Alexis Carter of the U.S. military JAG Corps who taught criminal litigation to Mr. Zimmerman at Seminole State College of Florida. Mr. Carter, who is black, gave a friendly wave to Mr. Zimmerman on the witness stand and described the defendant as a likable, smart student.
And the prosecution eyewitness who gave the most detailed account of the fatal sidewalk confrontation, neighbor John Good, seemed to back up the defense's theory that Mr. Martin was on top of Mr. Zimmerman beating him up.
"They just did not have sufficient evidence to prove ill intent," said Mr. Rose.
Had the prosecution built its case around a manslaughter charge, which carried a punishment of 10 to 30 years, they could have sought to portray Mr. Zimmerman as an incompetent wannabe cop rather than a rogue wannabe cop who hated black kids, said Mr. Rose. To convict him of manslaughter, a jury would have had to conclude that Mr. Zimmerman acted with "culpable negligence" and had no reasonable justification to shoot Mr. Martin.
"I think the jury just saw it as a desperate attempt to get a conviction at the last minute," he said.
Special prosecutor Angela Corey, announcing the murder charge last year, said her office "does not bring charges in response to public demand."
But Ms. Corey, an elected state prosecutor tapped by Gov. Rick Scott last year to investigate the shooting death, was facing intense public and political scrutiny. A decision to charge Mr. Zimmerman with manslaughter, and not murder, would have exposed her to second-guessing, said Mr. Rose.
After the verdict came down, Ms. Corey told reporters that she was "proud" of the way her office handled the fraught case. "We believe we brought out the truth on behalf of Trayvon Martin," she said, following the verdict.

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The eight plaintiffs who filed suit against Georgia's new sex offender law are now protected by a temporary restraining order, including two people from the CSRA.
A federal judge issued the order against the new law that requires sex offenders to move at least 1000 feet from school bus stops or where children gather.
But the new law still takes effect this Saturday for the thousands of other registered sex offenders in the state, and some of those people are having a hard time finding a place to live in Richmond County.
One family has moved two times and had split their family in order to comply.
"There's nowhere left to go," says a woman we'll call "Amanda". Amanda is married to a registered sex offender. She agreed to talk with us in silhouette about Georgia's new sex offender law, which she says is breaking her family apart.
"It's terribly unfair," she says. "It's double jeopardy. They are punishing them twice."
Amanda says her husband is on the registry due to an incident that occurred before they were married. Her future husband was in the military, stationed in Germany. He was 20 years old and involved with a 14-year-old girl.
Amanda says no sex took place between them.
And she says not everyone on the sex offender registry is a monster.
"There's violent people and then people where accidents happen. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time and did things they didn't think would affect them."
Her husband is a sex offender and must follow the new law in Georgia. By July 1, all registered sex offenders must move if they are currently living within 1,000 feet of a school bus stop or a place where children gather.
For Amanda's family, that means moving to Burke County, away from the several bus stops in her Martinez neighborhood.
This puts them at least 35 minutes away from family, friends, and their babysitter.
"We can't even keep our kids with us." The current plan is for the children to live with Amanda's relatives.
Investigator Ron Sylvester is in charge of making sure all of Richmond County's 209 sex offenders are in compliance with the new law.
Everything in purple on this map of Richmond County signifies where sex offenders can't live.
"As you see, it pretty much covers the whole county," Inv. Sylvester says.
"I think that they don't want them in the state of Georgia at all," Amanda says. "And that's unconstitutional and unfair."
Many sex offenders are trying to move out of state because of the new law. But because of their sex offender status, many other states are refusing to transfer them into their sex offender tracking system.


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Brain AG raises €60m
28.11.2012 - German industrial biotech specialist Brain AG has attracted €60m from its existing investors to beef up for future takeovers.
The capital increase builds one of the cornerstones for the implementation of Brain's "buy and build" strategy of industrialisation. A smaller portion of the proceeds will be used to expand the technology platforms of Brain, which are part of projects funded by Germany's federal government.
With its buy and build strategy, Brain tries to cover all steps in the value chain, from research through to product development for market. Brain has already succeeded in building a complete value chain in the field of cosmetics, with the acquisition of Monteil Cosmetics International GmbH. The German biotech company now plans to repeat this success in other areas. It has developed a process that can convert glycerol into 1,2-propanediol. Impure Glycerol is obtained in large quantities in the production of biodiesel and enzymes may convert the alcohol into a de-icing product, which then could be used for de-icing airplane wings. "We have the technology and can organise the production. What we need is someone who has the necessary equipment and has a contract with an airport", stated Brain's CEO Holger Zinke.
The money in this financing round comes from existing investors in the company, the family Putsch and the Munich MIG funds. They rely on the current megatrend in the chemical industry: moving away from oil towards biological products and processes. "Recent acquisitions like the purchase of Norwegian Pronova Biopharma by BASF clearly show that the chemical companies with new products move in the direction of the consumer. We want to be part of this movement", says Zinke. On November 21, the world's largest chemical company announced that it has reached an agreement with Pronova BioPharma ASA's Board of Directors to make a recommended voluntary public offer, valuing the fish oil producer at NOK4.8bn (€664m).
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Area briefs: Byrd wins 60-meter dash to lead USC
Published: Friday, January 25, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 12:19 a.m.
In Blacksburg, Va., Damiere Byrd won the 60-meter dash with a new personal best 6.66 to highlight four Gamecock wins in the first day of the Hokie Invitational. In addition to Byrd, Clayton Gravesande won the men's 300-meter and Dorian Johnson won the men's triple jump. Kierre Beckles won the women's 60-meter hurdles for the women's squad.
... Senior diver Rylan Ridenour broke his own school record on the men's three-meter springboard with a score of 446.95 to help the Gamecock swimming and diving teams build sizable leads over College of Charleston, Queens and Wingate in the first session of a two-day meet at the Carolina Natatorium.
... The men's tennis team fell 4-1 to Texas at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in Lexington, Ky.
CLEMSON: The men's tennis team defeated Dartmouth 4-0.
... The baseball team was picked to finish No. 3 in the ACC Coaches' Preseason Poll.
USC UPSTATE: The men's tennis team (1-1) fell 7-0 to Oregon.
LIMESTONE: The men's tennis team was picked to finish second in the Annual Conference Carolinas Preseason Poll.
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by Andrew Bard Schmookler
America's Moral Crisis
Many Americans feel a sense of alarm about the moral condition of American society today.
Many in the liberal half of America worry that the political right has been taken over by amoral forces that only pretend to be righteous while they indulge their lust for power and wealth. Many in the conservative half of America fear that America's moral integrity has been eroded by an "anything goes" culture abetted by the moral permissiveness of contemporary liberalism.
Both these worries are well-founded. Indeed, these two moral crises — the rise of fascistic forces in the political realm and the degradation of values in the cultural realm–are two sides of the same coin.
The purpose of this site is to put the pieces together, to provide a clear and integrated picture of the moral crisis now besetting America. It is a vision that offers both good news and bad.
The bad news is that the crisis is much bigger than you probably suspect. The good news is that the same vision that reveals the magnitude of this crisis also suggests a strategy for successfully meeting our present challenge.
Bigger than the Bush presidency
First, the bad news. If you see the problem simply in terms of the current presidency, the bad news is that our crisis goes much deeper than that.
Even looking only at the political realm, this presidency should be seen as manifestation of the success of a set of amoral forces that have worked for a generation to take over the county. And these are forces that will work to maintain their grip on power even when their present public faces leave office.
Never in the history of this nation has so much power been in such ruthless hands.
But it's bigger still, extending beyond the arena of power. The success of these unscrupulous forces — arising from the political right — is due in part to a more general unraveling of the moral fabric of America. And in this deterioration — reflected, for example, in our trashy popular culture — the liberal half of America has played an important role.
So it is not just a problem with "them," as most of us in polarized America believe, but with "us" — all of us — as a whole cultural system. All of America is now challenged to regain its moral vision.
Two forms of moral blindness
The moral blindness of the conservatives is that they've become unable to tell the difference between the good and the evil. Many American liberals, on the other hand, have become blind to how vital and how real that difference is.
The conservatives don't see the true moral nature of their ruthless leaders. They have been seduced by those leaders, buying into the sheep's clothing of their false righteousness, under which is hidden the wolf of their unbridled lust for self-aggrandizement. As a result, they've handed power to forces that work systematically to undermine good order in America and around the world.
The moral blindness of many liberals lies in their sliding into a moral relativism that sees matters of right and wrong as merely matters of individual opinion. Unwilling to judge anything but "judgmentalism," willing to tolerate anything but "intolerance," too many liberals have become unable to see the difference between good personal choices and bad ones.
While the most urgent threat to the soul of America comes from the right — for nothing is so dangerous to a society than to mistake the evil for the good, and to hand to forces of evil the power to shape its destiny — the moral blindness of today's American liberalism has also contributed to this rise to power of fascistic forces.
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Liberalism's dual contribution to the crisis
It has done so in two ways.
First, unable to recognize the truth in the old idea that the battle between good and evil is a central part of the human drama, liberalism has been unable to recognize the nature of the forces it's up against. It is this inability to see these forces for what they are that has rendered liberalism impotent to make an effective stand against them.
And, second, unwilling to take seriously the distinction between right desire and wrong desire, liberalism has been complicit in the emergence of a trash culture that undermines standards and ideals and that cultivates what is base and degrading. This moral decadence, in turn, has created among many Americans a kind of moral anxiety that has historically provided fascistic forces an opening to exploit in their quest for power.
Polarization as a failure of the cultural system
Just as the rise to power of fascistic forces and the degradation of values in the wider culture are two sides of the same coin, so also with these two forms of moral blindness.
The two sides of our polarized society are failing in different — but complementary — ways to meet the fundamental moral challenge that humankind must face at both the individual and social levels.
Goodness in the human sphere requires us to reconcile the desires and needs of our inborn nature and the moral demands of the larger order into a harmonious and life-serving whole, integrating the values of liberty and of order.
But as the goodness of moral integration breaks down, society becomes polarized, with each side of the divide failing in its own characteristic way to serve goodness. The parts that need to be brought together instead break apart, with each side of the polarized system emphasizing only one half of the picture and then trumpeting its corresponding unbalanced half-truth about morality.
Thus, social polarization epitomizes a cultural failure to put the pieces together.
(See Dimension 3 in Book-cubed.)
Two ways of failing to achieve human wholeness
The liberals' way of failing to harmonize the natural energies of the human creature with the need for good order in the overarching human system is to over-identify with natural impulse and to scant the authority of moral demands. The resulting failure to distinguish between good and bad choices opens the door to decadence in individual lives — and consequently also in the culture that surrounds them. In a culture where the ideas of "good" and "evil" are regarded as leftovers from a primitive worldview — where moral judgment is rejected as "judgmental" — the moral fabric of culture and of human lives gets ripped apart by the spirit of "Anything goes."
The conservatives, meanwhile, over-identify with those elements at the top of the moral hierarchy — conscience, ruler, God — often to the point not only of suppressing but even of denying their own forbidden impulses. As a result, they are liable to contribute to the spread of evil by giving power to those authorities who are adept at dressing up sin — greed, lust for power, the craving for war, the pleasure of sadistic dominance — in the garb of righteousness, indulging forbidden impulses under the banners of God and country.
These conservatives are easily seduced by such false righteousness, then, both because of their excessive deference to that which is above (authority) and because of their failure to come to harmonious terms with their own desires — driven underground by a harsh morality — to which their seducers offer covert gratification.
America — thus divided into two sides afflicted with these forms of moral blindness — is progressing dangerously far down the slope of moral dissolution. The harmony and wholeness characteristic of the good is giving way to the division and strife characteristic of evil. Protective frameworks that have taken centuries to create–of manners and morals, of standards of truth, of Constitutional protections, of norms of international conduct — are being dismantled.
And the opening thus created has allowed certain destructive patterns and forces — long lurking in the corners of America, expressing themselves in the darkest moments of our history — to coalesce and grow and, increasingly, take control. It is these "patterns and forces" — rather than the individual human beings through whom they expand their domain — that warrant being given that ancient and freighted name, "evil." (See the article, "The Concept of Evil — Why It's Intellectually Valid and Spiritually Important.)
The "battle of good and evil" as the play of patterns and forces in the cultural system
The forces that build good order, and those that destroy it, are not to be understood as "just" residing in the human psyche. That psyche itself is shaped by the patterns of culture moving through history. And — as our religious traditions understood about good and evil — these patterns do use people to perpetuate themselves and expand their domain.
At this moment of American history, it is especially evil whose workings it is important that we understand.
We can now see, for example, how patterns like that of power and manipulation developed in the racial tyranny of the Jim Crow South, and like the pattern of righteous rationalization of conquest developed in the theft of land from Native Americans, can be taken off the shelf — generations later, and under completely different circumstances — to resume their destructive work.
The workings of such systemic forces show why we still have need for a concept like "evil," even if we do not accept the theological worldview in which, in Western civilization, that concept has been handed down to us.
It is simply a reality of how history unfolds through cultural systems that, if there is a breakdown of those frameworks that a culture has developed for the nurturance and protection of goodness–within the psyche, within the realms of cultural expression, within the realms of the governance of power — there are other, dark forces that will work opportunistically to tear things apart.
It is in this sense that it is meaningful to talk about this crisis as one in which America is coming under the sway of evil. Opportunistic forces have been working in this way for a generation, exploiting the degradation of good order to extend the domain of their control over the nation — undermining the value of truth and the possibilities of meaningful deliberation, fomenting division and polarization among groups, empowering the mighty at the expense of the weak and enriching the rich at the expense of the poor, tearing down the traditional American practices of democratic comity and discourse and fair competition, making America the very kind of power in the world that America has traditionally opposed.
"Spiritual" forces — vast, enduring, subtle patterns that operate to impose their imprint on the human realm for good or for evil — can be discerned as simply a factual reality of how, at the most fundamental level, human systems unfold through time.
And little can be more important to human societies than what kind of "spirit" is ruling their affairs.
Toward a prophetic social movement to save America
The bad news, then, is that America now faces a crisis in which the stakes could hardly be larger. This is a crisis as big as any our country has ever faced — as big as the Depression or World War II, even the Civil War. But unlike those, the challenge we now face is essentially a moral one. Our challenge is to save the very soul of America.
But then there is the good news. The same vision that illuminates the essential nature and gravity of this crisis also reveals how this present challenge can best be met.
These forces will not be overcome by purely political approaches. We have slept too long for that, allowing the terrain of power and the arena of discourse to become too corrupted to be transformed by the usual means.
But a clear vision of this moral crisis reveals those crucial nodes in the American system through which the present dangerous dynamic can be changed. As the crisis is, at its heart, a moral and spiritual one, it is to that level that we must address our efforts.
We do not need to wait to win the material power of the political arena to begin to turn this battle. We can summon, rather, a moral and spiritual power to overcome those forces that now reign over all three branches of government as well as much of the media and the economic system.
What is needed is a "prophetic" social movement, an effective way to speak moral truth to amoral power.
What relies for power on a moral lie can be defeated by moral truth
For this prophetic social movement to succeed, it is essential for those who oppose the forces presently ruling America to remember that the heart of the problem is not that these ruling powers are too conservative, or that they are too aligned with "traditional" rather than "progressive" values.
To wage the struggle in those terms is not only to misunderstand the nature of our adversary. It is also to continue to fall into the trap that they have so successfully set for their opposition, and to abet their continuing seduction of millions of good people on the conservative side of America's cultural divide. It is to help foster that spirit of divisiveness on which they feed.
The heart of the problem, rather, is that these powers are not what they pretend to be. The darkness of the spirit that animates them is manifest in their ruthlessness and arrogance and dishonesty. They are not righteous, but rather they are serving as channels through which destructive — evil — forces are extending their domain.
Only by selling their false image of righteousness to good, conservative Americans could these forces gain power. But that which depends on moral lies can be defeated with moral truth — for, if these good people can be helped to see that these emperors have no moral clothes, they will withdraw their support.
Most of those who have supported these rulers should be regarded not as our opponents but as our potential allies. For the urgent struggle now is not that of liberal values against conservative values, but of those who really care about goodness against those who only pretend to.
To accomplish these worthy goals, unmasking the false righteousness of our rulers must be framed in terms of Americans' shared values — of justice and compassion and truth and fair play — and supported by evidence drawn from our common knowledge.
This can be done by telling the stories of what has been enacted right before all our eyes. But the stories must be told in the right way: the prophetic rendering strips the stories of their superficial political content to reveal the underlying moral reality — the dark reality of bullying and lying and arrogance and the unrestrained lust for power. (See Dimension 4 in Book-cubed.)
By this means, we can unite the good people of America, and end the polarization that our amoral leaders have worked to foster — helping America's conservatives to remember how better to tell the difference between good and evil.
How Liberalism Also Needs Moral Revitalization
At the same time, this "prophetic" approach will require America's liberals to remember how absolutely vital — and real — that difference is. From liberalism's present moral superficiality and flaccidity, it will not be possible to speak from that place of conviction from which comes that power of prophetic speech. (See article "Liberalism's Spiritual Void.")
Therefore, in order to wage such a prophetic struggle, America's liberals will need to re-establish a much deeper connection with the moral and spiritual core of our human reality.
A biblical image is timely here — that of the person of righteousness who, because he's connected deeply enough with the moral core, can prevail over the bad king despite all the armies at his command. So might it be also with us: if we can grasp the profundity of the struggle of good against evil — not as a matter simply of individual opinions, but as something fundamental ingrained in human reality — we may tap into a deep power that, ultimately, can be more than a match against the material power now wielded by those forces of evil that have been taking over America.
And through that same moral and spiritual deepening, American liberals might at last also join forces with the good people among America's conservatives who for more than a generation have been raising the alarm about the degradation of our culture. Re-raveling the structures of goodness at this level, too, will help drain the moral swamps that America's present fascistic rulers have been so adept at exploiting.
At its root, then, our present national crisis is a symptom of moral and spiritual deterioration of the American cultural system as a whole. To meet the challenge of this crisis successfully, both sides of our polarized society will have to become — morally and spiritually more whole.
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Arash received his PhD from UCSF in 2001. His thesis work was conducted in the laboratory of Professor Erin O'Shea on the mechanisms of nucleocytoplasmic transport of transcription factors. He then began a project to understand the formation of magnetosome organelles in Professor Dianne Newman's laboratory at Caltech. In 2005 he joined the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley where he is now an Associate Professor. He holds an Affiliated Associate Professor Position in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology and is a faculty of the UC Berkeley Synthetic Biology Institute.
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Despite their apparent simplicity, bacterial cells are defined by a high degree of subcellular complexity and organization. One of the more dramatic examples of subcellular differentiation is the formation of protein-bounded and lipid-bounded organelles by a variety of bacterial species. The magnetosome chains of magnetotactic bacteria are one of the best-studied examples of membranous bacterial organelles. Magnetosome chains contain 15-20 approximately 50-nm magnetite crystals that act like compass needles to orient magnetotactic bacteria in geomagnetic fields, thereby simplifying their search for their preferred microaerophilic environments. The cell biological characteristics of magnetosomes make them ideal for the study of organelle biology in bacteria. Each magnetite crystal within a magnetosome is surrounded by a lipid bilayer, and specific soluble and transmembrane proteins are sorted to the magnetosome membrane. Additionally, a cytoskeletal framework, composed of the bacterial actin-like protein, MamK, is required for organizing individual magnetosomes into chains. In my group we study the molecular basis of magnetosome formation and magnetite biomineralization in Magnetospirillum magneticum AMB-1. We have identified and uncovered the potential function of a large number of magnetosome genes. Additionally, we are leveraging this information to develop magnetosome-based applications
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PARKERSBURG - Despite the rain, the Parkersburg Bicycle Advisory Board's bike ride from City Park to the downtown Christmas tree lighting went ahead as planned Tuesday.
Greg Garrett, chairman of the Parkersburg Bicycle Advisory Board, said before the rain, a group of 70 riders was expected for the fourth annual event.
"The rain and the prospect of more rain seems to be holding us down," he said. "We had 70 last year."
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Parkersburg's Christmas tree was lighted Tuesday bringing the Christmas spirit to the courthouse square area.
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Sarah Gant, of Vienna, holds her daughter Kendall, who pushed the button to light the city Christmas tree.
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A small group of bike riders heads out from City Park to the Christmas tree lighting program at the Parkersburg City Building.
The path of the ride was from City Park to 19th Street, to Market Street to the City Building, back up Avery Street to Washington Avenue, then tour the lights in the park and end at the pavilion.
Garrett said the bike tour began on a lark.
"We did this several years, got a bunch of people out," he said. "They decorated their bikes and it has been a fun ride."
Garrett said past rides have been colder but usually drier.
In past years, the ride went through the Julia-Ann Square Historic District, but Garrett said they were deterred from that since the brick street on Ann Street can be treacherous for bikes when they are wet and in the dark.
"We haven't had any wrecks," he said. "It's been pretty uneventful and a lot of fun."
Ali Pearce, of Parkersburg, said she was out for her first ride with the bicycle group.
"I just showed up," she said. "I saw it on the Parkersburg Facebook page and decided to come," she said. "I didn't know there was a bike advisory board."
Matthew Smith, of Parkersburg, said the event is one worth supporting and continuing.
"They are actually getting together and trying to participate in something," he said. "It is definitely worth nurturing and supporting."
Smith said he sees the bike ride as something that can help improve the quality of life.
"I think things have been a little bit better around here since we got the music at Point Park and other things," he said. "This town is so spread out at times and people don't get together and do things as much."
A larger crowd turned out for the Christmas tree lighting at City Hall.
Mayor Bob Newell said the tree placed at the city building was donated by Sheila Brown of Willoughby Drive. Along with that tree, lights were also placed on the live tree planted nearby.
Newell said in the future there will not be a need to bring a tree in. He said the neighboring tree has been called the "tree in training."
This year the button to turn on the lights on both trees was pushed by 13-month-old Kendall Gant, of Vienna.


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I drove with, Richard, my roommate at Virginia Tech, straight up 81 from Blacksburg to the beautiful setting of the Virginia Horse Center. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, this was a breathtaking place for a show. Rolling green hills in spring, and the prospect of the local favorites Dave Matthews Band opening sounded like a great treat. This was my first experience with a real lot before a Phish show, and I was really disappointed to see the Nitrous Mafia hard at work. I distinctly remember two huge lines, and lots of kids stumbling around clutching one and two balloons. Really disappointing. I had a lot of fun though. I ran into my younger sister, and several friends from high school before the show. My friend Peyton even had a little of the luck of the day, thanks to groundscore.
The actual venue is what it says it is, a horse center: dirt floors, a small raised stage, and limited seating. We made our way into the venue for the DMB, and they played really well. Because the floor was made of dirt, and primarily used for horses, a fine cloud of dust soon hung over the stage and crowd. The dust cloud was there for the whole show, which was too bad. But the crowd was really hungering for Phish, and the place erupted when they came on stage.
The first set was good, with some strong numbers. Runaway Jim and Its Ice for openers. A strong Stash led right into Suzy before the break, and I was having a good show. The place never filled up, so there was a lot of room to dance. The second set was a lot of fun: Poor Heart opened things up, with a solid Antelope following. The smooth jazz of Magilla led into the bluegrass-streaked Paul and Silas. I have always loved how quickly Phish has been able to switch from genre to genre. After Sample, I saw my first Big Ball Jam, which was immensely fun.
I am always up for Hood, and this was a typically good '94 Hood. Nothing crazy, but still very well played. Fee provided a bit of a breather, and Richard couldnt believe Trey was singing through a bull horn. Now we get to the real treat of the show, the set closing YEM" > "Somewhere over the Rainbow jam. YEM opened up very quickly and developed into something fairly spectacular. This was the tour in which Trey sprained his ankle, and I was wondering what would happen during the section where he and Mike bounce on the tramps. The stagehand came out with two tramps, and Mike hopped on. Trey hobbled over to the trampoline, but then Dave Matthews came on stage with his guitar and proceeded to get on the tramp. Dave looked really nervous, but he and Mike bounced in time for a solid minute. By the time they dismounted, the rest of the Dave Matthews Band had come on stage. Everyone was on stage, loosely holding the jam together, but having a lot of fun.
I cant remember if it was Trey or someone else, but somehow Somewhere over the Rainbow emerged. Fishman left Carter on the drums, and he took his vacuum to center stage. Fishman and LeRoi had a beautiful horn solo on the Rainbow theme. Just about when the jam was going to fall completely apart, they somehow pulled together a finish, and left the stage. A really rocking Highway to Hell as the encore put the lid on another great Phish show.


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AO wrote:Great job Iron Lion and everyone involved. Matt, thanks for stepping up so big. Donating a ton of your time, money, discs and resources is appreciated and did not go unnoticed. Thanks to all who worked on the courses....they looked fantastic! I wish we had in CR what you all have. BTW...West Lake Parks patrol can EAD. Dudes are assholes. I swear I saw one with binoculars yesterday
Sounds like I am lucky. I got in the water on hole 2. It was floating just out of my reach. But my shoe did roll off the side in to the lake. I knew they would fine, but I took the chance for my buzzz ss.


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In Steubenville, Ohio, two high school football players are accused of raping a teenage girl who was blacked-out drunk at an end of summer party. Apparently, the alleged rape was witnessed by many others and disturbing images of the alleged assault were posted to various social media.
One of the more disturbing images which has appeared is of the girl being carried wrists and ankles - the way you'd carry downed game - by her alleged assailants. In the clip, several other young men appear to be joking about the alleged assault. What seems clear is that no one had the courage to step in to prevent it. In fact, in their Twitter and YouTube posts, other Steubenville students who say they witnessed offensive depredations visited against the unconscious girl - including stripping and exposing her, penetrating her and urinating on her - seemed more delighted than disturbed by what they saw.
The lawyer for one of the accused has held that if sex acts did, in fact, occur, they were consensual.
Late last week the United States Supreme Court agreed to consider a case involving an adopted Indian child. While in substantial part, the case focuses on interpretation of the Indian Child Welfare Act, on a more human level what the case revolves around is parental rights and how and when those rights may be forfeited or waived.
The case involves a South Carolina couple who were ordered by South Carolina Supreme Court to turn over a 27-month-old girl they had cared for since birth to her biological father, an Indian, whom the girl had never met. In so ordering, the South Carolina Court said it was doing so "with a heavy heart," and acknowledged that the adoptive couple were "ideal parents who have exhibited the ability to provide a loving family environment."
So, what's up?
Well, the issues are these: while under South Carolina law the girl, Veronica could (and perhaps should) have stayed with the adoptive parents, under federal law (i.e., pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act), the right to adopt an Indian child is not as clear.
Lawyers for the adoptive parents say the law should not apply because the child's father had relinquished his parental rights. The father's lawyers countered saying that when he agreed to the adoption, he did not know what he was signing and, therefore, did not give his informed consent.
So what do these two sad cases have in common?
Well, in a word, "consent."
In the Steubenville case, the alleged assailants claim that they are protected from prosecution because the girl consented. In the South Carolina case, the father asserts that the adoption should be reversed because his consent to relinquish his parental rights was not "informed."
So what then constitutes consent?
Black's Law Dictionary defines consent as "a voluntary yielding of the will the proposition of another.... Consent is an act of reason, accompanied with deliberation, the mind weighing as in a balance the good or evil on each side. It means voluntary agreement by a person in the possession and exercise of sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice to do something proposed by another. It supposes a physical power to act, a moral power of acting, and a serious, determined, and free use of these powers... It is an act unclouded by fraud, duress or sometimes even mistake."
As used in the law of rape, "consent" means "consent of the will and submission under the influence of fear or terror cannot amount to real consent. There must be an exercise of intelligence based on the knowledge of its significance and moral quality and there must be a choice between resistance and assent."
It is axiomatic that if one is sufficiently impaired so as to be mentally insensate, however temporarily, he or she cannot be in possession of sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice.
Circumstances in which a person, cannot, by law, give consent include where the person is severely intoxicated or unconscious as a result of alcohol or drugs; and/or where the person is physically or mentally disabled. Once a person says "no" to sexual advances, if the other partner forces penetration, it is rape.
Besides smacking sadly of the Cheryl Araujo gang rape that occurred at Big Dan's Bar in New Bedford, Mass., on March 6, 1983, upon which the Jodi Foster film "The Accused" in based, if in fact the girl in Steubenville was out cold, it is impossible to conceive how she might have consented to the sexual attack and humiliations to which she was allegedly subjected.
The South Carolina case is more difficult. If, in fact, the father was deceived in relinquishing his parental rights, which at least some facts seem to support, then his claims may bear some fruit. Simply, if the facts were not revealed to him and he did not, in fact, know what he was signing, then his consent cannot have been said to have been knowingly and intelligently given. If the facts were not forthrightly presented to him, then he cannot have been said to have considered them.
The Steubenville boys are in trial. The adoption case will be heard by the Supremes. Time and the wisdom of the courts will highlight the precept of "consent" and we will all be the more informed by what justice ultimately is meted out.
Rohn K. Robbins is an attorney licensed before the bars of Colorado and California who practices in the Vail Valley with the law firm of Stevens, Littman, Biddision, Tharp and Weinberg LLC. His practice areas include business and commercial transactions, real estate and development, family law, custody, divorce and civil litigation. He may be heard on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on KZYR radio (97.7 FM) and seen on ECOTV 18 as host of "Community Focus." Robbins may be reached at 970-926-4461 or at either of his e-mail addresses, email@example.com or email@example.com.


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Apple (AAPL) said the iPhone 5 posted record sales in its first weekend of availability in China, the world's largest mobile-phone market by users.
Apple sold more than 2 million of its latest handsets in the three days following its Dec. 14 introduction in the country, Apple said in a statement Monday. Carolyn Wu, a Beijing- based spokeswoman for Apple, said she didn't have comparable data to release on initial sales in China of previous models.
Apple shares fell to their lowest price in 10 months Dec. 14 after Steven Milunovich, an analyst at UBS in New York, cut his price estimate for the shares, citing concern that growth may slow for the iPhone and iPad. The iPhone 5 may not sell as well as the previous model in China, Milunovich said in a report. The China sales are part of the fastest iPhone roll-out yet, with the device scheduled for introduction in 100 countries by Dec. 31, Apple said in Monday's statement.
Also on Sunday, Citi analyst Glen Yeung cut his rating for the Cupertino company to "Neutral" from "Buy," questioning the strength of iPhone 5 demand and saying that it's unlikely Apple shares will rally any time soon.
Apple shares rose $9.04, or 1.8 percent, to close at $518.83 Monday.
"Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible," Apple's Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said in the statement. "China is a very important market for us and customers there cannot wait to get their hands on Apple products."
The company's flagship store in Beijing's Sanlitun district was pelted with eggs in January when it didn't open as scheduled for the first day of sales for the iPhone 4S. Demand for the iPhone in China was "staggering," and the company "didn't bet high enough," Cook said Jan. 24.
To eliminate the risk of a recurrence with sales of the iPhone 5, Apple introduced a registration system that required buyers to reserve a device online before it could be picked up in Apple stores.
Apple's global introduction of the iPhone 5 was Sept. 21, and more than 5 million devices were sold in the nine countries and territories that participated in the first wave of sales, Apple said in a Sept. 24 statement. Regions included in the initial sales were the U.S, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the U.K.


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NEW YORK -- The A's $1 man pitched like a million bucks for most of the night Wednesday as the A's wrapped up a two-game series against the New York Mets with an 8-5 victory behind Brad Mills.
A winner in the major leagues for the first time in almost two years, Mills had a shutout going for 61/3 innings, in part because he walked no one. Acquired from the Brewers on June 17 when Milwaukee ran out of roster space, the left-hander saw the A's rise up on his behalf.
Brandon Moss hit a two-run homer in the first, Yoenis Cespedes added a three-run double in the second, and Josh Reddick played right field like Roberto Clemente, making a few circus catches and challenging Mets base runners to test his arm. They didn't.
"That's all the more reason why it is so important for me to throw strikes," Mills said. "We've got a good defense. I've got to get the hitters to put the ball in play and let them go get it."
Mills is with the A's now because there was a clause in his contract with Milwaukee that said he could be set free at no cost if the Brewers wouldn't bring him to the big leagues in June when another big league team would. The A's were that team, and the $1 deal has worked out for Oakland.
The 29-year-old has started twice, and the A's have won both. Wednesday's win was his first since July 8, 2012, his only win that year for the Los Angeles Angels.
"I don't think about it like that," Mills said. "I've been pitching somewhere."
"Somewhere" is now Oakland, which had an opening in the rotation after Drew Pomeranz broke his hand.
On Wednesday, A's manager Bob Melvin also gave Mills a chance that a pitcher who was in the minor leagues (Triple-A Nashville) two weeks ago should not necessarily expect to get. With the A's up 8-0 and Mills perhaps tiring after back-to-back singles in the seventh, Melvin decided to stick with Mills rather than going to a rested Dan Otero.
The next pitch was hit by Lucas Duda for a three-run homer, and Mills was done. Melvin said later Duda's previous 10 homers were all off right-handed pitching, so he liked the odds.
Mills liked the opportunity, even if it didn't work out. The relationship between a pitcher and his manager is all about trust, and Melvin showed Mills plenty.
"I would have wished for different results," Mills said. "But, yeah, I appreciated the opportunity to go out there and try to get the double play. I just didn't execute that pitch."
Catcher John Jaso was raving about Mills' performance after the game, the three-run homer notwithstanding.
"He mixed up pitches great," Jaso said. "He was able to use off-speed pitches and use the off-speed really well. He could use the curve to hit the corners in combination with the fastball inside.
"He came in ready to compete. He was really amped up. He went deep into the game and really did well for us in a National League game like that. The homer was all pitch location. It was the right pitch selection, he just hung the cutter. He knows it. Duda knows it, too."
A's (Jesse Chavez 6-4) at Miami (Anthony DeSclafani 1-2), 4:10 p.m. CSNCA


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Russia's Medvedev Says Female Punk Rockers Should Go Free
Originally published on Wed September 12, 2012 5:07 pm
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the three jailed members of the politically radical punk rock band Pussy Riot should have their sentences commuted to time served.
"In my view, a suspended sentence would be sufficient, taking into account the time they have already spent in custody," The Associated Press quoted Medvedev as saying during a televised meeting with members of his United Russia Party.
The band members were convicted last month for staging a prayer sit-in at Moscow's main cathedral to denounce President Vladimir Putin ahead of his successful re-election bid. The three had spent five months in jail awaiting trial before being found guilty of "hooliganism driven by religious hatred."
Medvedev is subordinate to Putin, so it's unclear how much weight his call for the punk rockers' release might carry. The arrest and trial of the women has drawn the ire of international human rights and free-speech advocates.
As a verdict was awaited last month, Putin himself said the women shouldn't be judged too harshly, leading to speculation that they might get only time served.
Instead, on Aug. 17 the judge in the trial sentenced the defendants to two years in a penal colony, saying the women had "crudely undermined the social order."


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After a 13-year hiatus, Ben Folds Five is back.
The indie rock trio - comprises frontman and keyboardist Ben Folds, bassist Robert Sledge and drummer Darren Jessee - formed in 1994 and worked its way up the charts with songs such as "Army" and the 1997 hit single "Brick." It released its last album, "The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner," in 1999 and disbanded the following year.
"We went our separate ways because we all had so many things we wanted to do," Folds said in a behind-the-scenes video on the band's site.
In January 2012, Ben Folds Five assembled at Folds' studio and adopted a simple method of recording, with piano, bass, and drums all within 10 feet of each other in a big room. To allow for complete focus on the music, the band enlisted co-producer Joe Pisapia, who teamed with Folds' longtime studio collaborator, engineer and mixer Joe Costa, behind the board, according to the band's site.
"It felt really nice and organic and, you know, something that we really love to do, just to sort of sit around in this little triangle and play together and sort of improvise our way through song ideas and get really spontaneous kind of rhythm takes and stuff," Sledge said in the video. "And I think, on this album, it has this really sort of spontaneous feel between the three of us."
With the exception of "Hold That Thought," the band figured out much of its newest album, "The Sound of the Life of the Mind," as it went along.
"I come in with partially finished ideas, so we're constantly working on stuff that's theoretical until it's finished," Folds said.
Anyone who grew up listening to the band would recognize its work on its latest album, "The Sound of the Life of the Mind," which was released Sept. 18. The album was a result of a PledgeMusic campaign, a website that allows fans to pledge money toward a band's project. In exchange for pledges, fans receive exclusive content and a copy of the album on its release date and bands can choose to allocate a portion of the donations to charity. Ben Folds Five chose to donate some of its funding to music education and music therapy.
"I think all of us came into it with the assumption that it would take a lot of work to get back into the groove of things as a band and we just started playing and it sounded kind of perfect automatically and it really made us remember like, 'Oh, yeah, we play really well together," Sledge said in a Billboard.com video released on the day the album made its debut.
Folds agreed.
"It's almost like it wasn't a decision to get back together, it was just an evolution, it just happened, I don't know," he said. "When you do something new, when you're first starting, part of what is exciting and new and young about it is if you've never done it before. We didn't go into this record to sort of relive the magic and imitate in any way what we had done before."
"The Sound of the Life of the Mind" is seamlessly arranged, and each song has its own sound that draws from various genres. "Michael Praytor, Five Years Later" has some standout drumming, "Draw A Crowd" has a simple, catchy riff, "Thank You For Breaking My Heart" is a waltz and "Do It Anyway" showcases Ben Folds' energy on the ivories that fans expect.
"There's a robot on the front of the record. And this lyric, as I was writing the lyrics to this song, had robots all in it and at the last minute I took out the robots and it made it a lot more earnest and it didn't have to be a robot metaphor anymore because I hate robot metaphors," Folds said of "Thank You For Breaking My Heart." "They're so worn out. Especially in a love song."
Ben Folds Five will play the South Shore Room at Harrah's Lake Tahoe Saturday, Feb. 2, one of the band's last three tour stops in North America before it heads to Japan.


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Here's a video of Jason Thompson, the son of former Wisconsin governor and current Republican candidate for senate Tommy Thompson, at the Kenosha County GOP brunch yesterday morning. What's that he's saying?
"'[W]e have the opportunity to send President Obama back to Chicago - or Kenya.'
A woman in attendance then chimed in 'we are taking donations for that Kenya trip.'
Haha, lady, Barack Obama is rich as hell and he and Bill Ayers don't need your money to get back to Kenya.
The Thompson campaign tells Buzzfeed "The Governor has addressed this with his son, just like any father would do. Jason Thompson said something he should not have, and he apologizes." We'll just note that it seems like Jason Thompson, who is an adult, also believes something he should not believe, and possibly his father should discuss that with him.


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Riverside County's executive officer was the tenth-highest compensated county administrator in the state in 2011, according to the State Controller's Office. Bill Luna held the post until October 2011. So, a portion of the compensation reported to the Controller may have gone to his replacement, Larry Parish (not pictured). The total compensation listed for the position was $365,943, including $312,190 in wages and $53,753 in pension and health insurance.


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As Minnesota State University, Mankato nears its 150th year of existence, we stand on the threshold of a new era of achievement. We have reached this point because of our intense desire to go further than anyone thought possible, combining big ideas with real-world thinking to turn dreams into reality.
This new era is ours to define. And in doing so, we choose once again to go further… to go beyond the limitations of today's higher education conventions. We will do so by focusing our talent and energy on high-priority initiatives that transform our university in three critical ways:
Break down the barriers that limit traditional universities from achieving the greatest and most positive impact on our world. These include barriers within our institution and barriers that stand between the university and the wider world. As a result, we will be strongly positioned to…
Create solutions for the most pressing challenges facing our state, nation, and world. Our superior ability to build working teams internally and externally will allow us to align and orient our diverse resources to solve problems.
By breaking down barriers and aggressively creating solutions for pressing challenges, we will…
Achieve a new level of greatness that will inspire us, and our partners, to envision even bigger ideas and apply real-world thinking even more broadly. Powered by this inspiration, we will continue to go further than we thought possible to serve our entire global community.
To achieve this transformation, the University has identified five strategic action steps:
Taking these actions steps will bring benefits to not only the world, but also our University. Students will learn to become innovative, globally attuned leaders in their professions. Faculty and staff will experience greater professional growth through innovation and collaboration. And over time, Minnesota State Mankato will pull away from its competitors by moving upward to the next level of greatness.


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It's a tale of two teams, both trying to gain sponsors and spectators.
For one, the season is winding down, the future uncertain.
For the other, it's all just beginning.
News 12's Diane Cho looks at Augusta's Lynx and Greenjackets.
Opening night is always a big deal.
The Lynx were a big draw back when they brought ice hockey to Augusta for the first time.
And Lake Olmstead Stadium was nearly full with fans on the Greenjackets' opening night Tuesday.
It was an event big enough to roll out the red carpet.
Thousands of fans poured in the gates at Lake Olmstead for an American tradition.
"I think it'll be great," said Tamara, a Greenjackets fan.
But many of them came for one reason and one reason only.
"I'm here because of Cal [Ripken]!" said fan Carl Riddick.
The sold-out crowd of about 4400 ticket holders still had some gaps between the fans for Cal's ceremonial opening pitch.
On the other side of town at the civic center...things were a little quieter.
Maybe too quiet.
Die-hard fans of the Lynx worry that Tuesday night was maybe one of their last games.
"I wouldn't blame them, the support is dwindling...but they still got me," says Lynx fan Mark Marin.
The team ranks the third lowest in the league in attendance rates.
The empty seats Tuesday night proved it.
Despite the rumors of the team's plans to sell, these fans say baseball will never do.
"Lynx need to stay, and maybe move the Greenjackets," says Lynx fan Emilee Jill.
"It's hockey. Come here with the family for a good time. It's excitement, you kinda give up on football and baseball when you go to a hockey game," says Steve Beahler, Lynx season ticket holder.
The team's biggest fan knows it's much more than just a game.
It really is a tale of two teams--one with an almost fairy tale beginning Tuesday night, and the other filled with plenty of talent, but down to a very few faithful fans.
Tuesday's game was the Lynx's last for the season; they lost 2 to 3.
Meanwhile, the Greenjackets opening caused quite a rumble in the sky.
You didn't have to be at the stadium to hear the fighter jets fly over in celebration of opening night.


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Penn State Lehigh Valley announces Open House for prospective students
Prospective students and their families are invited to attend an Open House at 9:30 a.m., Jan. 12, at Penn State Lehigh Valley.
The program offers information to local high school juniors and seniors considering applying to Penn State. Hear about the options and opportunities at Penn State, speak with faculty, and interact with students, staff, and alumni. Participants can also attend a Financial Aid Q&A session.
To register, call 610-285-5000 or register online by visiting www.lv.psu.edu. Penn State Lehigh Valley is located at 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, PA 18034.


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It's a place the new governor just might feel the most at ease, in a board room, talking business.
"We've got a pile of problems," Snyder said Friday, "I want to prioritize those problems and then start knocking them off."
He was at the Michigan Municipal League's first board meeting of the year Friday to start a dialog, he said, with local leaders.
"Given the circumstances, we have to look at service sharing, service consolidation, and how we can be more cost effective and work better together," Snyder said.
It's no secret, with a $1.8 billion budget deficit this year, there are challenges. Local municipalities worry revenue sharing might get slashed altogether.
"There's a great deal of fear," Executive Director of the MML Dan Gilmartin said. "We've got communities throughout the state that have been absorbing revenue sharing cuts for a decade now."
Snyder though, did not give specific numbers.
"We'll have a budget out in mid-February that will answer those questions," he said.
What Snyder did say Friday is that he plans to give out incentives to those places that effectively consolidate and share resources. He also challenged those in the room to come up better ideas of doing business and saving money.
It seems local leaders were happy to have this conversation with the governor.
"This is the first time in my 26 year career a governor has come to a meeting like this and answered questions," Ottawa County Administrator Al Vanderberg said.
Everyone agrees the budget process won't be easy, but many seemed to be inspired by Snyder's challenge and comforted in the fact that this governor seems willing to listen to suggestion.
Local leaders plan to meet Wednesday morning at the Municipal League to start brainstorming ideas that they will eventually share with the govenor.


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Concession workers at the AT&T Park where the San Francisco Giants play have voted to authorize a strike.
The San Francisco Chronicle (http://bit.ly/13Ph1hI ) reports members of Local 2 voted 500 to 16 on Saturday to OK a strike, but one is not imminent. The union says it'll wait to see how South Carolina-based concession company Centerplate Inc. responds.
Cashiers, cooks, food vendors and others voted before and after the Giants' win against the Atlanta Braves. They've been working without a contract for three years.
The union says the two sides have been bogged down over money issues and management's refusal to guarantee a contract would be enforced even if the Giants replaced the concession company.
A spokeswoman for Centerplate called the vote "unfortunate" and "unnecessary" because negotiations are ongoing.
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— Jessica Hoffman of Hawley, a freshman biology major, has been awarded the Lycoming College 2012 Freshman Writing and Research Prize for her essay, "The Identification of Aeromonas hydrophila subsp. ranae and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens."
The award was granted by The Writing Across the Curriculum Committee and Faculty Library Advisory Committee. Hoffman's essay was nominated by Lycoming College professor Dr. Jeff Newman.
Lycoming College is a four-year residential liberal arts and sciences school dedicated to the undergraduate education of 1,400 students.
Located near the banks of the Susquehanna River in Williamsport, the College fosters academic rigor, a supportive faculty and successful student outcomes.
It offers 36 academic majors and is recognized as a Tier 1 educational institution by U.S. News & World Report. Founded in 1812, Lycoming is one of the 50 oldest colleges in the nation.
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NYU - the Global Network University
By Benjamin Steinsieck, Vikash Sharma, Erin Keefer, Matthew Miller, Tala Soubra, Clay McCarter
Tradition has it that the main gate at Brown University is opened only twice a year; once in the fall to allow new students to enter the campus, and again in the spring to allow graduating students to pass out into the wider world armed with an education from one of the world's great universities. But is the notion of the leafy, cloistered university outdated?
On the face of it, many of the world's most venerable academic institutions haven't changed much in the last hundred years. But the world certainly has. Technological advances and shifting political climates mean that information and commerce know fewer borders. Today's college students demand institutions that will prepare them to become residents in this new global community and businesses demand a workforce that is globally intelligent.


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Reversing course from just two months ago, business leaders in Santa Clara County have abandoned plans to push for a new transportation sales tax in November to bring BART to downtown San Jose, expand Caltrain service, fill potholes and widen roads like Lawrence Expressway.
Instead the Silicon Valley Leadership Group will hold off until 2016, when voter turnout is likely to be higher during a presidential election and chances of meeting the strict two-thirds voter threshold are seen as greater.
"We're going to wait," said Carl Guardino, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group CEO who has led three successful sales tax campaigns since 1996. "Support is strong. It's just not strong enough with the suppressed voter turnout we saw on June 3 and now expect on Nov. 4."
In April, a survey showed 73 percent support for the new tax, which would raise $3.7 billion over three decades. But the latest survey saw support slip to 63 percent with a 32 percent turnout at the polls.
"This is disappointing news," said Dan Collen of the Santa Clara County roads department. "It would be nice to see something go forward this year. Pavement repairs can't wait much longer."
Randy Rentschler of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission said, "Taking the time to understand what is going on is a good thing. I don't see this as a negative issue. A lot of this is strategic."
More than a dozen transportation sales tax measures have been approved by Bay Area voters since 1976, and all but one were passed in high-turnout years involving a presidential race.
The big winner would have been BART and the Valley Transportation Authority, which needs $4 billion to tunnel under Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose to get to Santa Clara. However, the VTA is $2 billion short, and no timetable has been set for the work until that money is in hand.
"They have to find a way to get BART fully built through San Jose," Rentschler said.
BART is now under construction in Fremont and will open in Warm Springs next year. The link to Berryessa Road along Highway 101 in San Jose will be in use by 2017.
The November election will still be of significant transportation interest to the South Bay. Alameda County remains committed to putting a half-cent tax measure on the ballot, and the polling there shows 72 percent support. That money would target the horrendous I-680 commute between the East Bay and San Jose by adding a northbound carpool lane on 680 through Fremont, putting new ramps at the 580-680 interchange and widening Highway 84.
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This show is the 7-18-91 show at the Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, NH. Thanks to Rob Tillberg for the tapes. Thanks to me for reveiwing it. Thanks to you for saying nice things encouraging me to do this sort of thing again. Hint...Hint.
Chalkdust: Opened the show in a very hot fashion with Trey leading the way. This version is nothing out of the ordinary, except I tend to beleive Trey's solo is above and beyond any other C-Dust I had heard at this time. It was a nice solo, with a lot of peaks, and not so many valleys...sorta Balls-To- The-Wall. A nice opener.
Foam: Was a little on the slow boring side. I'm not a giant fan of this tune, and if they retired it, I wouldn't mind. Even at this early stage, it was boring. Trey is still rocking the boat. Page is nowhere to be found. This wasn't a particularly good show for him (imo). It filled the slot in the setlist. Enough Said.
Runaway Jim: Was awesome. They got this song up and moving in a hurry, and there was alot of imagery in the music. While the jam segment wasn't extra long, it was extra intense, and had extra energy. The most amusing (confusing) part of this Jim is all the crowd noise. I kept hearing "Sir you have to stop." And a whole lot of "Fuck You's" That confused me, but alas, my answer would come in:
Guelah: This version was tighter than versions I've heard recently. They were locked in, at least as much as you can be locked in with Guelah. Overall, it was tight, but didn't move as fast or as furious as Jim. The answer to my confusion came after Guelah when the manager of the Casino went up on stage and said. "I'm going to have to ask you all to stop dancing and jumping around. We have had complaints from the people underneath you in the arcade." That drew a roar from the crowd. Trey responded with "Sure, no-one touch the floor...everyone dance on your chair, in fact, we'll have a contest. The best chair dancer wins a prize...a date with Fish." Fish replies: "Yeah we'll go play downstairs in the arcade." Humorous to say the least.
Suzie: Kicked hot and fast, faster than most of the 91's. All of the sudden, "Ladies and gentlemen, the guys in the pink tuxes, GCH!!" The horns came in with reckless abandon, sparking the energy of the band, and the song ripped. Even if it is mysogynistic. (smirking)
Stash: Had more horn involvement than other Stash versions. The ending in particular was cluttered with horns ablaze. Carl Gerhardt is the man.
A-Train: From what I can hear, this is my favorite A-Train. The horns ripped the hell out of the composed section, and the changes provide a little more for the horns to work with. Overall, this may be the reason to seek out this tape, along with the Alumni Blues and Mike's Gruv.
Cavern: Was Cavern. I appreciate the horns at the end. It's a pretty cool lick, but after the first 32 times I've heard it, it has not the same effect.
Mike's Gruv: Was splendid. The Truth was ON in this version. He found the pocket and layed into it. Listen particualrly to the descending licks by Trey near the end. The horns add so much to this song, they make the jam darker, and MUCH more textured. Not an all time version by any means, but nice enough to listen to for the solos. Seamless transition into H2. This was a standard Hydrogen. Not much to comment on...very peaceful and stuff. Weekapaug lets Mike say a few words about chromatics. He is all over the place. Pounding all sorts of tri-tonal chords. Wierd stuff, but cool as all heck The ending of Weekapaug is really fast, and Trey and Page play a lot of notes. Just thought I'd share. Set closes with Trey saying: "We'll be back in fifteen minutes...don't fall through the floor."
Set II:
Llama: Was well contained. Fast, but not as fast as they've tried to pull of recently. This song works well when it is played at a reasonable clip. I hate when they fly through it so fast that they are all playing catch up. The jamming is nice, with Trey leading the way in his polytonal long notes. Even without the speed, he manages to create a nice swell. The ending was as tight as I can remember it ever being. Digga digga digga digga dig-gah dunt. Was sweet.
Reba: Was at a comfy clip. Nothing zany. The fugue and composed section were flawless. Trey's solo is gorgeous, playful and sweet. The whistling was nice too, but this started to go downhill from here. The second set (post Reba) was dirty. Not very tight.
Poor Heart: Started the dirt. The whole beggining was blown, with Fish forgetting to play, Mike singing off key, and the tempo dragging along. Trey's solo was lame-o. Almost note for note off the album. Not very good.
SOAMelt: Was nice. Mike took care of business in the beggining. This appears to me as one of Trey's most eclectic works. The chord progressions are wacky, and you can hear that!! The horns add a nice touch. Ending is blown, which ruins the whole tune. Dah dah dunt. Was more like fub flak boing. What a bummer.
Lizards: What can I say, Trey blew his solo in the middle section. Page however comes out to play for this tune. Otherwise, if youv'e heard one 7-91 lizard, you've heard em' all.
Landlady: Completley fucked!! Almost abandoned. Gerhardt was soloing, and Fish played the big final hit...but Trey didn't play the final lick. It freaked out everyone, except Gears, who kept playing the same note until everyone decided it was O.K. to come in. Ending was there though. They are lucky they made it through that one. FWIW, I dig the groove in this tune.
I.D.K. Was cool, with the horn introductions, and the fourth member of the GCH, Henrietta on vacuum. Trey is funny during the introductions. (You love him for the grease in his hair, Russell "Killer" Remington.) Ha. Trey you kidder.
Possum: Saved this set. They were in the pocket hardcore. Everyone had their chance to solo, and the vocals were unmatched. This tune is awesome, and they did it severe justice tonight. Possibly my all time favorite. Especially with horns.
Enc: Alumni Blues: What can I say. This tune should be un-shelved. It rocks. Especially with the horns. A nice encore, and another set saver.
Well, this show is nice, especially the first set and the end and beggining of the second set. The middle of the second set is frightening. Perhaps they were in another *state* at the time. Perhaps not. Oh well. I'm going to try and get this show weeded before the end of the summer. I'm going to try and get an upgrade on my second tape though. Umm, please give me feedback. Thanks for playing. As always, take care, and help out your local newbie.


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Do these videos need to be narrated? I could see it adding a real headache to the record, capture, render, steady, render, encode process.
What about holes 2 and 19 that cross water? I'm thinking about doing a slow zoom across the water and then cut to the walking video.
What about the Am Tees? Should we wait to record West Lake until the concrete tees and signs are installed so you can see where those are on the video?
Lou Siffer wrote:I have a program that reduces the size of AVI files using MPG-1 compression. It really cuts 'em down, and actually makes them look sharper.
I've tried 100 different compression combinations, a few more couldn't hurt. Is it software that is available to everyone? Messing around with video compression too much longer may send me to an asylum. The whole process is such a time hog and computer hog. btw thanks for the props, Brad.


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Hungary Allows Drunk Cycling
In a country with zero tolerance for driving under the influence, a Hungarian government decree that allows cyclists to drink and ride on major roads came as a surprise over the weekend.
Hungary, which fines drunk drivers heavily, takes away licenses, bans them from driving and locks them up in jail if they've caused an accident, since Saturday allows cycling regardless of the level of intoxication provided that cyclists are capable of steering.
The government decision, published in its official gazette with the signature of Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Friday, follows a 2012 modification of the traffic regulations that said cyclists could ride minor, secondary roads after drinking but there were banned from major roads.
Before Saturday, if riders were caught on main roads with blood alcohol level higher than 0.5 grams per liter, they were to pay a fine of 30,000 forints, or $131. Lawmakers say riders can only hurt themselves and not others, unlike drivers of motor vehicles.
The decision raised some eyebrows.
"We are evaluating this decision now as we weren't involved in the decision-making process, but I don't know of any other European country where there's no exact measurement of the alcohol level in the law," said Gabor Kurti, deputy president of the Hungarian Cyclists' Club and the main organizer of the local Critical Mass, an event promoting cycling as an alternative to driving cars.
Mr. Kurti assumed the current decision may have been made because statistics didn't deteriorate after the 2012 easing in legislation. That year, there were 441 road accidents caused by drunk cyclists, which rose to 459 in 2013, official data show.
In Central Europe, Hungarians use their bikes the most on a daily basis, a Eurobarometer report from 2013 shows. However, rules of mounting the ride under the influence are stricter everywhere in the region.
In Poland, riding a bike after consuming alcohol is considered a misdemeanor and is fined by a ticket and a temporary ban on bike riding. This may sound strict but is significant more lenient than previous regulations which treated bikers like drivers, including fines and jail.
In Slovakia and the Czech Republic, cyclists face steep fines up to some $2,000 for riding under the influence. There's zero tolerance for alcohol on the roads regardless of the means of locomotion.
(Patryk Wasilewski in Warsaw, and Sean Carney and Leos Rousek in Prague contributed to this article.)


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Migrating from SUSE Linux to Oracle Linux - System Initialization
By RickRamsey-Oracle on Jul 15, 2013
iptables service defines rules for handling packets on a Linux system. It's usually a good idea to disable this service during installation of a Linux update to prevent malicious code from being installed by angry cats (image removed from blog). Once the update is installed securely, you can define the
iptables rules and once again enable the service.
To find out, before you install an update to Oracle Linux, whether the
iptables service is enabled, use the
list option to the
chkconfig command. It displays the status of Linux services at boot time. For example:
# chkconfig -- list abrtd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:off 5:on 6:off acpid 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off atd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off ... ... iptables 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off ... ... SUSE Linux to Oracle Linux: Guide for System Administrators 17 ... ...
To check the status of only the
iptables service, pipe in a little
chkconfig -- list | grep iptables
This is just one of the tips provided by Manik Ahuja and Kamal Dodeja in their OTN technical article, ....
Tech Article: How to Initialize an Oracle Linux System
This is the first in a series of articles that outline the major steps in migrating from SUSE Linux to Oracle Linux. It focuses on registering your system, downloading the latest version of Oracle Linux, and performing some basic initialization steps. Stay tuned for more articles.
Tech Article: How to Initialize an Oracle Linux System
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Great Gifts for Mami
When I learned I was traveling to Medellín, admittedly a bit of nervousness filled me. Having read and seen movies on what was once the most dangerous city in the world—which even Colombians stayed away from, I was unsure of what to expect in spite of its grand shift. Upon arriving in the city of eternal spring, which is surrounded by mountains—post a six-hour flight, I instantly felt the warmth and beauty of the people and their country.
Now a decade later since the notorious drug king Pablo Excobar was killed, daily killings and kidnappings are a thing of the past. The people had enough and united as a whole to make positive changes amongst themselves and in their communities. From dynamic cultural attractions, to amazing dining, fun nightlife and fantastic shopping, there's something for everyone. I left in love with the beautiful city, humbled by la gente and touched by their passion for a better life. These Colombianos prove cambio is possible if you want it bad enough. They are some of the sweetest people I've ever met, who are eager to show how far they've come. They'll welcome you with open arms and show you their new Medellín. Take inspiration from them as I did and make a difference in your hometown through volunteering or and lending a hand where there's need. Special thanks to Colombiatex for hosting me.
Las Palmas is the most romantic spot in town, it's where you'l want to go with your man. Dine at one of the many restaurants with city views and live music. Afterwards, a walk along the quiet and scenic mountainside is a must—it'll take your breath away in between the kissing session your sure to have.
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Halloween fest coming to Houma
Published: Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 10:29 p.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 10:29 p.m.
The first-ever Rougarou Fest is scheduled from 5 to 10 p.m. Oct. 26 in downtown Houma.
The festival will link a number of popular downtown events with Halloween festivities, including a parade, costume contest and an obstacle course race involving zombies, swamp monsters and roller girls.
The festival kicks off at 5 p.m. with live music by Show Down in the Courthouse Square as a part of Downtown Live after Five. The Rougarou Run follows at 6 p.m., and the Krewe Ga Rou Halloween Parade follows at 7 p.m. Families are then invited to watch Halloween cartoons on an outdoor screen at the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum, presented by the Houma Regional Arts Council. The night will end with a costume contest in Courthouse Square
For information, call the Wetland Discovery Center office at 580-7289 or check out the Rougarou Fest page on Facebook.
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It was a penalty yes...but worthy of a suspension...not a chance.
I realize he is a repeat offender, but so is Clark...One accidental hit to the head and Clark could be suspended for a game.
IMO the league is out of control with this stuff...
Totally BS that he's suspended. I didn't think it was a flag.
They talked on the public radio that the team had a bounty on Hines and the NFL did nothng. Why start acting like they care now about our Steelers ? Oh yeah, one Raven said he was going to kill Hines. No, I don't think it was Ray Lewis if anyone was guessing him.
Why Reed and NOT James??
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