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The task of plotting the limits of normal behavior is not a simple one. I am somewhat heartened by the reflection that the boundaries which have been drawn by others are certainly elastic and flexible. A noted psychiatrist compared the play-behavior of a group of children, who were in a mental hospital because of behavior disorders following epidemic encephalitis, with the conduct of children in Rittenhouse Square, and was able to award the former the more favorable opinion. Rittenhouse Square is where the sons and daughters of Philadelphia's élite disport themselves. The normal child has been called a polymorphous pervert, and has been accused of playing the primary rôle in the grim tragedy of Oedipus Rex, and still he has survived. It is unlikely that anything I may say can injure his somewhat spotted reputation.
To be intelligible, I must have some objective criteria. Personality is
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Product Feature: Clothing and Accessories Make the Job Safer and Easier
By Scott Harris, Freelance Writer
erving as a police officer is hard work on many levels. No one needs to be reminded of the risks officers face, be it during a routine arrest or a major shooting event like those increasing in frequency across the United States and making headlines around the world.
However, the average officer is challenged by more than just criminals and situations that crop up on his or her watch. The basic functions of the job itself, and the hardware it demands, can exact its own toll. Police spend hour after hour on their feet, in the elements, and on the run—and it all happens with a duty belt weighing 15 pounds or more.
Clothing and accessories operate at the nexus of these challenges, between a need to maximize officer safety and a desire to make the job more comfortable and efficient.
Perhaps the clearest example of this overlap is body armor. Though a critically important element of officer protection, the average piece of body armor can also make for a cumbersome accessory.
"It's the single most uncomfortable item officers have to wear," said Stephen Blauer, owner and head of research and development at Blauer Manufacturing, a Boston-based producer of tactical products including body armor and clothing for law enforcement and public safety professionals.
The marked increase in public gun violence in recent years has led the federal government to strengthen requirements for agencies seeking federal dollars to help pay for body armor purchases. Specifically, jurisdictions applying for matching funds through the Justice Assistance Grant Program or the Bulletproof Vest Partnership, respectively administered by the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance and Office of Justice Programs must now certify that they have a "mandatory wear" policy in place that requires officers to wear body armor if their agencies intend to use federal matching funds to purchase body armor.
That is not only potentially cumbersome, but can present a strategic disadvantage.
"If there's a gun battle, you hope the perp shoots for the torso, because that's the area the body armor protects," Blauer said. "But if the perp can see that the officer is wearing armor, they are more likely to shoot for the head or groin."
With these factors in mind, Blauer developed ArmorSkin, which both conceals body armor from view and improves officer comfort. "It allows officers to wear armor on the outside of their shirts," Blauer explained. "ArmorSkin covers the hidden body armor with an external layer of shirting fabric that looks like a regular shirt. It helps maintain your tactical advantage, and if it's 100 degrees outside, you can just pop it off."
New threats undoubtedly call for new responses. A new brand of armor, called the PatrolBat, provides a ballistic shield small enough to carry in a patrol car and large enough to protect any officer who may need to respond to an armed individual, including, in extreme cases, an active shooter.
"It gives the officer a dominating presence in a gun battle," said Rick Armellino, CEO of Baker Ballistics, the Pennsylvania manufacturer that makes the PatrolBat, along with similar products. "There is no area left vulnerable; it protects the groin and all major arteries simultaneously. Traditional shields are defensive; our shield is offensive. It's the only shield that works with a patrol rifle."
Baker Ballistics created the PatrolBat, in part, as a response to a new shift in law enforcement tactics brought on by the national increase in shootings. "Officers are expected to get into a situation quicker now, whether it's a school, a mall, or a workplace," Armellino said. "The old model of establishing a team and establishing a perimeter doesn't work, because the shooter is shooting more people. The officer has to go in at the sound of gunfire, and that means putting yourself in a more dangerous situation."
Armellino said that in the wake of shootings like the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, Baker has experienced a "dramatic" increase in PatrolBat orders, particularly from law enforcement agencies whose officers would face extended wait times for backup to arrive in an active shooter or similar situation. Armellino said the Vancouver, British Columbia, police department recently ordered PatrolBats for each of its 85 patrol vehicles.
Other leading body armor and protective gear manufacturers include the DuPont company (the original inventor of Kevlar), the Vermont-based Damascus Protective Gear, and American Safety Vest in Rhode Island.
Making an accessory or item of clothing more user-friendly means more in law enforcement than merely increasing comfort or convenience. Better design or construction on standard-issue items can help reduce injuries and increase an officer's ability to get the job done.
One such example is a watch. Watches can seem like an afterthought, but that's exactly the point. A well-made watch means never having to worry about what's on your wrist.
"Police officers don't want to have to press any buttons or worry about any watch batteries," said Hugo Reiner, president of ArmourLite Watches, a Florida-based company that makes heavy-duty watches for law enforcement and other uses. "Officers don't have time to take a watch to the shop, and with everything else they have to wear, they don't need anything else that's blocky."
ArmourLite's Isobrite line provides one example. The watch face is illuminated using tritium, a special chemical that provides clear and continuous lighting for up to 20 years without the need for batteries. The watch also benefits from durable, yet unobtrusive, construction.
"It's designed to be as strong as possible while still being light on an officer's wrist," Reiner said. "And there's a special anti-reflective film in the glass, so that during an operation it doesn't reflect."
Footwear may be another item that doesn't naturally elicit a great deal of focus—until, that is, it causes a problem. At Blauer Manufacturing, boots contain a new lacing system that works on a reel, which allows officers to secure a better fit while getting in and out of their boots more quickly.
When developing the boot, Blauer researchers looked to the sports world for inspiration. A tough heel in the vein of those used by NASCAR drivers increases durability, while a tennis shoe sole provides ideal support for officers because tennis player movements (lateral, forward and back quickly) closely mimic those of an officer.
"A majority of injuries are from the knee down, because of pursuing and wrestling with that huge load on your waist," Blauer said.
A better glove can also make an officer's daily life much easier. Lynette Warneke Gray, a former policeman's wife and president of the Oregon-based Glo Concepts, said her company's GloGlovs are "the most visible on the market." The red, reflective "stop sign" sewn into the glove's palm makes the glove multifunctional and eliminates the need for additional equipment when directing traffic.
"If an officer is re-routing traffic with a wand, his arm is killing him after 45 minutes," Warneke Gray said. "This glove can help with that. It's visible from up to a quarter of a mile away, day or night."
Other clothing manufacturers offering special products for law enforcement include Somes Uniforms based in New Jersey, the Ohio-based Rocky Brands Inc., the Pro Wear Gear firm in Canada, and Red the Uniform Tailor in New Jersey. ♦
From The Police Chief, vol. LXXX, no. 12, December 2013. Copyright held by the International Association of Chiefs of Police, 515 North Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA.

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In the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse case, Penn State University has emerged as a leader among colleges and universities that have put in place rigorous standards to prevent sexual violence and resources to respond to victims.
On Wednesday, with new information in a report by The New York Times indicating that Florida State University may have mishandled a rape investigation under the watch of former university president Eric Barron, advocates for victims of sexual violence said they were reluctant to take that as a sign of change at University Park.
In less than a month, Barron will assume the presidency of Penn State, following what the university's trustees and presidential search committee have insisted has been a thoroughly vetted process, including that of the Florida State rape investigation.
An attorney for one of Sandusky's victims and a member of the statewide advocacy group for sexual violence awareness said they did not think the hiring of Barron signaled a flawed hiring process or a change in the university's commitment to being a leader against sexual violence.
Thomas R. Kline, the attorney who represented Victim 5 in the Sandusky trial, said he had up until now been satisfied that Penn State's search committee had not found a barrier or impediment to Barron's appointment in the top leadership role at the university.
But he said there was always the potential for additional facts to develop that could significantly change Penn State's view of him.
"My expectation when Barron surfaced was that Penn State had not gone with him unless they believed he was vetted that that problem was vetted out of the way," he said. "But facts and circumstances change and it's incumbent on Penn State to look at anything new that is both public and comes from a highly reputable and important source in national news."
Kline pointed out that as someone who worked in an adversarial capacity with Penn State, its trustees, lawyers and negotiators during the Sandusky case, he has been impressed at the university's commitment to become a leader against sexual violence on college campuses.
"I saw a heightened sensitivity to the need to make certain that problems of this nature didn't occur again at Penn State," Kline said. "I still believe there are good intentions by Penn State to see this doesn't happen again. Having said that it's incumbent on university trustees to carefully evaluate anything new that arises."
In the aftermath of the Sandusky case, Penn State continues to pay the NCAA a $60 million fine. Sandusky is serving a life term in prison, convicted of sexually abusing 10 victims. Scores other civil lawsuits have been settled.
A statewide advocate against sexual violence echoed sentiments that Penn State does not appear to have compromised its commitment to fight sexual violence with what could be interpreted as a inadequately vetted hiring process of Barron.
"I feel we need to give Penn State credit for what they've done and I assume they made hiring and policy changes that are here to stay," said Kristen Houser, of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.
"They learned first-hand why it's important. I don't know that bringing in a new president involved in another high-profile case is necessarily a bad thing."
According to The New York Times both the Tallahassee Police Department and Florida State appeared to mishandled the 2012 rape allegations against star quarterback Jameis Winston. The U.S. Department of Education has begun an investigation into whether the university violated federal law in its handling and reporting of the matter.
Houser said the report in The Times failed to directly point a finger at Barron.
"I don't think any information has been damning," she said. "It's been more tangential. It noted he was head of the institution. The article didn't give information as to what he knew and when he knew it."
Houser noted that the majority of sexual assault complaints rarely make it into the criminal system. For that reason, Houser urged universities to adopt and follow rigorous mechanisms and responses to address allegations of sexual violence.
In the meantime, she said, Penn State had earned a measure of praise for its aggressive role in tackling sexual violence. Houser included staff additions, community programs and resources among them.
"We need to look at Penn State as a whole system and acknowledge a lot of progress and positive steps since the Sandusky case broke," she said "Hopefully bringing in a president who has dealt with this in the national spotlight .. that he would support continuing doing the right thing and getting positive feedback."


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Arab American James Zogby has been polling about America's popularity in the Arab world since 2000, and he says approval is currently at a low point.
According to the latest Arab American Institute survey, Arabs were hopeful when President Barack Obama was elected. He'd promised to close the military prison located at Guantanamo Bay, get out of Iraq and deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
However, Arab officials comparing Obama to George W. Bush told Zogby about the problems they have with the current administration.
"We had an American president that we hate. Now we've got one we don't trust," Zogby explained. "I'd rather deal with the one I hate because at least I know where he's coming from. They just have no idea where this administration is going on issues and that's deeply troubling to them."
Since his election, some conservative pro-Israel Americans have been worried Obama was shifting America to a much more pro-Arab position.
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Ellen DeGeneres has been known to hand out underwear with her show's name on it to her famous guests. And McGraw, who makes an appearance on Tuesday's episode, is seen wearing them in a photo taken while he was out for a jog.
"Are you wearing them right now?" DeGeneres asked the sexy country star, 45, who appeared on the latest issue of PEOPLE.
"No," McGraw answered.
"These pants were too tight to put underwear on," he explained. "Now I've really embarrassed my daughters ... what was I supposed to say?"
"It's always good to be honest around here," DeGeneres said. "Well, you look good."
McGraw – who has three daughters (Gracie Katherine, 15, Maggie Elizabeth, 14, and Audrey Caroline, 11) with wife Faith Hill – also spoke on his decision to get sober.
"When it gets to the point where you think it's affecting you adversely and it's affecting your relationships adversely, it's time to make a change and I thought it was," he said. "I also thought my girls are getting older and I certainly wanted to have some good solid ground to stand on when I started talking to them about their situations."


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Democrats may stand in Obama's way on gun measures
WASHINGTON -- As the Senate prepares to begin debating new gun control measures, some of President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats are poised to frustrate his efforts to enact the most sweeping limits on weapons in decades.
These Democrats from largely rural states with strong gun cultures view Obama's proposals warily and have not committed to supporting them. The lawmakers' concerns could stand in the way of strong legislation before a single Republican gets a chance to vote "no."
"There's a core group of Democratic senators, most but not all from the West, who represent states with a higher-than-average rate of gun ownership but an equally strong desire to feel their kids are safe," said Mark Glaze, director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns. "They're having hard but good conversations with people back home to identify the middle-ground solutions that respect the Second Amendment but make it harder for dangerous people to get their hands on guns."
All eyes are on these dozen or so Democrats, some of whom face re-election in 2014. That includes Sens. Max Baucus, of Montana, Mark Begich, of Alaska, and Mark Pryor, of Arkansas.
The Senate Judiciary Committee begins hearings Wednesday.
Interest groups, lobbyists, lawmakers, crime victims and others with a stake in the outcome will be watching these senators closely for signals about what measures they might support. The answers will say a lot about what, if anything, Congress can pass in the wake of the shootings of 20 schoolchildren and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., in December.
At issue are Obama's proposals to ban assault weapons, limit ammunition magazines, crack down on trafficking and require universal background checks. Leading the charge against those ideas is the National Rifle Association. The group is a particular threat to Democrats in pro-gun states who face re-election.
The political concerns of Democrats create problems for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who has his own history with the NRA.
The gun lobby endorsed him in previous elections, but stayed neutral in his most recent race, in 2010. Even before Obama announced the gun proposals this month, Reid told a Nevada PBS station that an assault weapons ban would have a hard time getting through Congress.
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Our friend Glop is back.. and still stuck in a box! Following the long sold out Biohazard, Ice and Red Planet editions is the new Albino edition. Very limited, with 1/5 chance at a toasty chase. Available at NYCC 2012! More information over at myplasticheart!
It's that time of year again.. for the second time! Last year Clutter Magazine put on the Designer Toy Awards, a fun event designed to recognize outstanding achievement in our little niche of the toy world. Thanks to all of the fans out there, I even managed to eat one take one home for Android as a "Fan Favorite"!
Nominations are open again for the 2012 awards! This time around the nominees will be announced at Comic-Con in San Diego this July, with the actual awards given out during NY Comic-Con in October.
The nominations are a fan-driven democratic process, so naturally I wouldn't dare to suggest that perhaps you nominate Worrible for best Plush or best Collaboration…
and I certainly would never encourage a nomination of O-No Sashimi for Toy of the Year…
and wouldn't even consider hinting that perhaps our continuing Android releases would be ideal in Best Licensed Product or a repeat Fan Favorite!
They told the public it was excellent engineering, but there was another reason those Mars rovers lasted so long… someone or something was fixing them. The cameras captured glimpses, an eye here, an arm there. A top secret mission was mounted to investigate, samples were acquired and sent back to NASA. Unfortunately as soon as they arrived, the entire project budget was slashed and the boxes of samples sat unattended in a dark closet somewhere in Florida… until today
Year · 2011
Size · 4.5"x4.5"x4"
Medium · acrylic, resin, vinyl
Series · Glop in a Box
Show · New York Comic Con 2011
Producer · mphlabs
New York Comic Con is less than a month away! Show goodie preview coming.. eventually.
This year I'll be in the CultYard section in booth #788 along with a partial Dumbrella crew including puzzle master Chris Yates, the multiversally acclaimed Jon Rosenberg and the 8-armed baker Meredith Gran
Show runs October 13th – 16th
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A box showed up on my doorstep one afternoon. This is not an altogether unusual experience, boxes show up at my studio all the time. But when I bent down to pick it up I noticed there was something different about this particular package. The box itself was bulging, a viscous fluid was slowly leaking from the bottom, and the whole thing had a distinct musty smell. I leaned closer to read the return address on the shipping label, and that's when it started moving…
First Released at NYCC 2010
Year · 2010
Size · 4½"
Medium · acrylic, resin
Series · Glop in a Box
Producer · mphlabs
Teaming up with MPH Labs to bring you something or other that may come in a box…
New York Comic Con is finally back!
I'll be holding down the fort with my Dumbrella pals again! Stop by for some original art, books, toys, t-shirts and other goodies (maybe some Android toys?). You can find us at booth #2217.
I'll also be doing a signing at myplasticheart, booth #2879 in the "CultYard". Check back for more details/scheduling.
Show runs October 8th – 10th
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It's New York Comic Con time! See you at the Javits center starting this afternoon through Sunday.
Prints are all done! Edition of 50 giclee prints on 51lb archival matte. 5″x7″ with deckled style edges, signed and numbered (or at least they will be soon!)
I'll have half of them at New York Comic-Con in a recession special bailout bundle. You get the Frozen Empire MAD*L vinyl figure and a matching print for $40, only $2.50 more than the toy itself normally retails for.
Already have a MAD*L, or just want the print? The rest of them will be up on the Dead Zebra Shop a few days after the con for around $20 each.
Happy Lunar New Year! Here's to a prosperous 4707, 4706 or 4646, depending on how you count!
I'm going to have a handful of my Frozen Empire MAD*L figures at New York Comic Con in February so I'm working up a print to go along with the signed figures. It'll be a 5″x7″ print, edition of about 30-50 depending on how much time I get before the show! Artwork view after the jump!
February 6 – 8, 2009
Join me and the Dumbrella Crew at the Javits Center, Booth 1856 for New York Comic Con 2009! I will be on hand with some shirts, toys and prints for sale!


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By Sean Reilly
Olivia Dudley and her Whippany Park teammates are doing a fine job of avoiding pressure these days, whether it be the kind employed by opposing defenses or the mental type associated with a drive toward the state championship.
``We're not a team that's easily rattled,'' the senior said. ``We've been together a long time, so we know how to handle things together.''
Dudley scored 20 of her 26 points in the first half and classmate Lauren O'Connor contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds when Whippany Park defeated Cresskill, 58-41, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA/ShopRite Group 1 tournament yesterday at Ramapo High in Franklin Lakes.
Whippany Park, which improved to 25-5, has won 10 straight, including five straight victories in the tournament. It will bid for the school's first state championship when it plays Cedar Creek on Sunday at 6 p.m. at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. Cedar Creek advanced by beating Metuchen last night.
The winning streak also includes a 53-35 victory at Creeskill in the regular-season finale on Feb. 24. In that game, Dudley, who last week became the leading scorer in school history, went for 24 points and 10 rebounds.
``That game helped give us a better idea of what they would do,'' she said.
The victory also helped lessen the need for any extra nervousness in such a high-stakes game.
``We knew what to expect,'' Whippany Park coach Tom Wilson, who raised his 30-year record to 513-242, said.
Among those things was that Cresskill was a good 3-point shooting team that could also apply effective defensive pressure. But the Bergen County team sank just three 3-point buckets, while Whippany Park was able to get the ball in the frontcourt with minimal difficulty, especially during a first half in which it opened a double-digit lead.
O'Connor hit two free throws with three minutes left in the opening quarter to put Whippany Park in front, 8-7. Dudley followed with consecutive 3-pointers for a seven-point spread and Whippany Park was ahead for good.
Cresskill closed to 19-16 when Emma Campbell scored with 5:23 to go in the half, but Dudley scored five straight points over the next 90 seconds -- first on a drive to the basket after isolating a defender at the foul line, followed by a step-back 3-pointer from the right wing.
After Campbell countered with two free throws for Cresskill, O'Connor sank a 3-pointer and Dudley went 2-for-2 from the line at the 2:01 mark. Dudley added a buzzer-beating basket on a move to the hoop for a 31-18 lead at the half for the Morris County team.
The margin swelled to 40-23 when Dudley connected on a 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key 3:21 remaining the third. Sara Boyadis, who finished with four offensive boards among her eight rebounds, also supplied all five of her points in that quarter for Whippany Park.
Cresskill had used five straight points from Campbell to get within 43-31 at the conclusion of the third, but Whippany Park began the final quarter with two free throws from Dudley and a 3-pointer from O'Connor to re-establish a 17-point advantage with 6:57 to go.
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I'm not sure but I think I may be fighting a cold. I've got a slight tickle in the back of my throat and my glands feel a bit swollen. I'm drinking NK's kill everything tea and been taking Robitussin to see if that helps.
As for the EMF, I've found that my legs have slimmed down quite a bit. I have a couple of pairs of boots that come up to my knees and my left calf kind of swims in the boots and the right one is comfortably fitted. Muffin top is pretty much non-existent at this point so I am very happy with that. Clint thinks it's funny that I am eating pork rinds with buffalo chicken dip for lunch. It's delicious and an easy way to get extra fat!
Most people don't realize how much energy it takes for me to pretend to be normal.
If I wanted to listen to an asshole, I'd fart.
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Great News! Gotta make some of that dip!
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Here's the recipe:
Buffalo Chicken Dip
I make this in my crockpot so no baking required
8 blocks cream cheese
1 bottle ranch or bleu cheese dressing
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
You can either use 2 small cans of canned chicken or one of those store rotisserie chickens, eat the fat yourself and use the meat for the dip(tear the bird apart). I prefer the rotisserie chicken myself
Half to entire bottle of hot sauce (I love Texas Pete, it's cheap and awesome)
Let the cream cheese get to room temp, Put all ingredients in the crockpot and turn it on high. Stir every 30 minutes or so until fully melted and enjoy. Great with pork rinds or celery sticks and if your family isn't fully primal or on EMF, they can enjoy it with tortilla chips.
I know haven't posted anything about the spouse in awhile. Things have gotten a lot better as of late. Not sure what really happened, but we've been getting along great lately. We have discussed renewing our vows several times throughout our marriage but have decided that we are going to do this for our 20th wedding anniversary which is 4 years away. He's totally gung ho about this. I want a simple, short wedding dress(right above or below the knee) and I have found a few that I like. Since we did the JOP thing, I never wore a wedding dress, just a blue floral print dress. We want to do something a little fancy, but no too over the top. I never expected to wear a wedding dress, so I don't want anything too wear anything too traditional.
Thanks for the recipe and good to hear that things are going better!
Most people don't realize how much energy it takes for me to pretend to be normal.
If I wanted to listen to an asshole, I'd fart.
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The last week and a half has been a little turbulent to say the least. I've never been shy about my personal life in print. Anyone that reads my column regularly knows I perpetually root for the underdog, the guy down on his luck, the every-man, the gambler, and sometimes ultimately, the loser.
Now more than ever life can be a struggle. The economy is bad, unemployment rates soaring, and you can stick your six o'clock news you know where.
As if it isn't bad enough, numerous people are losing hope as well as their respective minds causing more pain and hardship to others.
The weekend's national headlines read something like "Jobless rates hit all-time high," "3 officers gunned down," "North Korea launches rocket," "Dad killed kids because wife was leaving."
You get the picture.
It's all gloom and doom.
Saturday night, as I plodded my way into the office, sat in my chair, took a deep breath and braced for the day, I was really feeling sorry for myself.
I've battled through divorce, depression, panic attacks and the latest gem, yet another relationship issue that is beyond my comprehension.
Regardless, everyone gets down on their luck.
As I sat here, the NCAA men's basketball tournament playing in the background, I thought of how easily it is focus solely on the negative. The media doesn't help. When people say they are doing "good" in casual greetings, it often seems out of habit.
How many times have you thought, "What's the point of it all?"
Let me put an abrupt end to where your mind may be wandering right now.
I am not about to give you the meaning of life. I have no idea. I have no religious or political affiliation of any kind to promote, nor do I really have the desire to know what anyone else's are or is.
Michigan State beat UConn.
When it happened, I realized and remembered for probably the millionth time in my life, sports are more than a game. The reason the down on his luck guy drowning his sorrow in his beer at the end of the bar is so passionate about his team is that it helps him escape from the gloom and doom.
Michigan State gave an area of our country real reason to get lost in something that is probably totally irrelevant in the big picture of anything. Detroit is in shambles - not unlike the Youngstown's of the world. But East Lansing, the Detroit area and every autoworker terrified about his job and wife and kids and family and life can get lost at least for one more day as their team tries to pull off the impossible by winning a national title.
Every Kelly Pavlik fight, Youngstown loses its mind. There's something to rally behind. There's something to get lost in. Whether who we root for win or lose doesn't matter, but the fact that the every-man, the underdog did it, even just for a split moment gives everyone the hope that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Michigan State made me think. It made me think about the adversities so many people in our area have had to struggle through and survive.
Kids coming back wounded from Iraq, or in some cases not at all.
Tragic accidents, flood victims, fires, rapes, murders.
These things all happened. All much worse than anything I've ever been through. Where do I get the right to feel sorry for myself?
It made me realize something that inevitably I always figure out.
The games go on. And the games will always go on because they have to. The games keep us sane. The games keep us entertained. The games let us escape. The games give us inspiration, hope, passion, camaraderie. The games are life.
I am proud to be a sports editor. I am proud to be able to have the forum to voice my opinions. To make you laugh, to make you angry, to make you feel anything besides what you might otherwise let yourself get trapped in to despair.
To report to you the games.
I don't know the meaning of life. It's tough out there right now. It's tough for everyone.
But maybe, just maybe if we focused just a little more on the enjoyment we get from these silly games, it would help see us through a world of hardship.
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PARIS - Search crews in the mid-Atlantic have retrieved the bodies of the chief pilot of Flight 447 and a flight attendant, Air France said Thursday.
The two are among 50 bodies pulled out of the ocean in the international search for remains of the 228 victims and wreckage of the May 31 crash.
Air France, in a statement on its Web site, said the pilot and male flight attendant have been identified but did not release their names. A pilots' union named the flight captain as Frenchman Marc Dubois.
Earlier this week the international police agency Interpol said 11 of the 50 bodies retrieved had been identified: eight Brazilians, one with joint Brazilian-German citizenship, one Brazilian-Swiss and a Briton.
On Wednesday Germany's Foreign Ministry said three Germans - two men from Bavaria and a woman from Hamburg - have been identified. The ministry did not release their names.
The Airbus A330 plane came down in the Atlantic after running into thunderstorms en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. The Brazilian military has led the search and recovery efforts for bodies and debris, while the French are in charge of investigating the crash and the hunt for the flight recorders, or black boxes.
The cause of the crash is unclear. The plane's two black boxes could be key to determining what happened.
But the boxes will only continue to emit signals for a few more days. They send out an electronic tapping sound that can be heard up to 1.25 miles (2 kilometers) away.
French officials said this week that military ships searching for the wreckage have detected sounds in the Atlantic depths but they are not from the flight recorders.
Two French-chartered ships are trolling a search area with a radius of 50 miles (80 kilometers), pulling U.S. Navy underwater listening devices attached to 19,700 feet (6,000 meters) of cable. A French submarine is also searching.
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Today in History for May 17
Highlight in history
On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, unanimously struck down racially segregated public schools, ruling that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
On this date
- 1792, the New York Stock Exchange had its origins as a group of brokers met under a tree on Wall Street.
- 1849, fire erupted in St. Louis, resulting in the loss of three lives, more than 400 buildings and about two dozen steamships.
- 1912, the Socialist Party of America nominated Eugene V. Debs for president at its convention in Indianapolis.
- 1933, U.S. News & World Report had its beginnings as David Lawrence began publishing a weekly newspaper called United States News.
- 1939, Britain's King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, arrived in Quebec on the first visit to Canada by a reigning British monarch.
- 1946, President Harry S. Truman seized control of the nation's railroads, delaying -- but not preventing -- a threatened strike by engineers and trainmen.
- 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to allow legal same-sex marriages.


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The horrific bombings at the Boston Marathon Monday have left a stunned public desperate for explanations.
It's a way to cope. If we know why it happened, we can do something about it. We want to regain some of the control we lost when one explosion occurred and then another, exploding the prevailing theme of human strength and perseverance as men and women push themselves to the limit to run 26.2 miles.
We want to know who is responsible and whether this was a 9/11-like act of terrorism.
As of last evening, there were far more questions than answers. Yes, it was an act of terrorism — domestic or international; by a monster or a lunatic; to make a political statement or just to cruelly maim people who came from all over the world to compete.
Yes, it was tax day. Yes, it was Patriot's Day, which commemorates the Revolutionary War battles of Lexington and Concord. But were those somehow a pretext for the grisly attacks? We don't know.
Sadly, some have already turned the disaster into a partisan issue.
Nicholas Kristof, a New York Times columnist, wrote in a tweet that the explosion "is a reminder that ATF needs a director. Shame on Senate Republicans for blocking apptment."
He retracted the comment after receiving wide, blistering criticism for the potshot.
Already, Charleston City Councilman Mike Seekings, who missed the marathon because of an injury, has said that "we're going to have to re-think the bridge run," which attracts twice as many participants as the Boston Marathon.
The Charleston and Mount Pleasant police chiefs both say they already are on alert for problems. They use bomb-sniffing dogs and execute extensive screenings.
If there are lessons to learn from the Boston Marathon bombings, the Lowcountry should take heed. But it's too soon to know what those lessons might be.
We're not good at patience — especially in the media where our mission is to get information to the public accurately — and quickly. And the public expects to turn on the computer and get answers. Immediately.
President Obama has pledged federal assistance to officials in Boston investigating the horror, and has promised that "responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice."
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Braselton, Ga. - Stetson junior Sam Ryder (Longwood, Fla.) shot one under par 70 in the second round of the Atlantic Sun Conference Men's Golf Championships on Tuesday at the Chateau Elan Resort's Chateau Course to move into a tie for eighth place at -1 overall in the individual standings; he is five strokes off the lead heading into tomorrow's final round. As a team, the Hatters are 26 over par and stand in 10th place through 36 holes.
Ryder made four birdies in a seven-hole stretch from 8-15 to get to -3 on the day before bogeys at 17 and 18 slowed his charge somewhat. Still, he moved four spots up the leaderboard and is five strokes behind individual leader Jeff Karlsson of Kennesaw State with one round of golf left; the winner of the A-Sun championship receives an automatic berth to NCAA regional competition.
Senior Gabe Costa (Tequesta, Fla.) eagled the par-five ninth hole en route to a second straight round of one over par 72 that left hime tied for 16th place individually. The going was rougher for the final three members of the Stetson contingent on Tuesday, however, as junior Micah Jacobsen (Fernandina Beach, Fla.) shot 78, junior Andrew Schiano (Orlando, Fla.) tallied an 80 and freshman Matt Lawrence (Naples, Fla.) slipped from a first round 73 to a second round 81.
Karlsson, the nation's 48th-ranked golfer, holds a one-shot lead over Belmont's Daniel Smith and a two-stroke lead over Campbell's Matt Moot heading into Wednesday's final round. Ryder is in a three-way tie for eighth with Mercer's Hans Reimers and 90th-ranked Kevin Phelan of North Florida.
The A-Sun's two Top 50 teams are at the top of the leaderboard as #45 Kennesaw State (-5) enjoys a five-stroke lead over #47 North Florida and Campbell. FGCU (+2) and Belmont (+8) sit fourth and fifth, respectively, with defending champion ETSU (+11), USC Upstate (+11), Mercer (+15), Jacksonville (+16), Stetson (+26) and Lipscomb (+33) rounding out the field.
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Governor Scott is sticking to his platform and has refused millions of dollars from the federal government. From the very beginning of his term, Scott refused to approve a $2.3 billion high speed rail that was 90 percent funded by the federal government. His decisions continue to cripple and devastate Floridians and residents remain quiet. Scott has a conservative agenda and his administration has refused to go after $106 million in federal grant money and returned millions of allocated federal money to the state of Florida. He has also ordered state agencies to reject any money tied to President Obamas health care plan. There is federal money available to help Floridians but our governor is too stubborn to accept needed funding to help balance the budget. Instead of balancing the budget and providing poor and sick Floridians with financial support and services, our governor is slashing money for hospitals. Scott is also laying off state workers and forcing public employees to pay 3 percent of their salaries to cover part of their pension costs. I was always under the impression that the elected governor of a state was in that position to help and support the residents. From Scotts point of view, he believes he has done a great job this year. Just recently, Florida has lost its bid to win $100 million to boost the care and education of young children. This program would have helped children in childcare prepare for formal schooling by offering better pre-school programs. There were many childcare supporters in Florida that were excited about the federal funding program and say it would have greatly benefited programs for high-risk children. There were many childcare supporters in Florida that were excited about the federal funding program and say it would have greatly benefited programs for high-risk children. With Floridas dismal ranking on almost every indicator of child well-being, $100 million would have gone a long way to improve the quality of early childhood services, said Mimi Graham, director of the Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy at Florida State University. In 2010 under Governor Crist, Florida won $700 million in the first Race to the Top competition a program that funds public education reform measures. However, under Scotts direction this year, he made it clear that the state would only accept money from the federal grant program if there were no federal strings attached to the funding. Somewhere there is a disconnect with our governor and the federal government funding. When there is an opportunity to receive federal government funding, it would make sense for the governor and his administration to follow the procedures to qualify for the money. Instead, it appears that the governor wants to dictate the terms of the funding and tell the government how they will spend the money. Our governor is forgetting that there is a hierarchy in the government bureaucracy and that the federal government is more powerful than the states. Scott also tends to forget that the voters put him into office and that he works for the people.


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Indiana and Wisconsin Right to Work Protections Upheld in Federal Court
Foundation attorneys help thwart bogus union legal challenges to recent labor reforms
SPRINGFIELD, VA - In the span of two days, Foundation attorneys scored resounding victories defending Indiana's newly-enacted Right to Work law and Wisconsin's 2010 public sector Right to Work law in two federal courts.
The legal victories both highlight the need and the success of the Foundation's litigation program.
Indiana union bosses soundly defeated in court
A United States District Court Judge dismissed a federal lawsuit challenging Indiana's Right to Work law filed by International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 150 lawyers. IUOE Local 150, headquartered in suburban Chicago, filed the lawsuit to undo what thousands of Hoosier citizens worked hard to achieve through the legislative process immediately after the law was enacted last February.
Unfortunately for the IUOE, the constitutionality of state Right to Work laws has long been a settled question. And National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys, representing four Indiana workers who support the Right to Work law, advised lawyers for the State of Indiana about arguments that were made to defend the law in court.
The four Hoosier citizens who opposed the union's legal challenge were David Bercot, a certified wastewater operator for the ITR Concession Company in Fort Wayne; Joel Tibbetts, a Minteq International assistant manager in Valparaiso; Douglas Richards, an employee with the Goshen-based Cequent Towing Products; and Larry Getts, a Dana Holding Corporation technician in Albion.
Judge Philip Simon dismissed all of the union lawyers' claims. He did not rule on arguments contesting the law on the grounds that it violates Indiana's constitution, leaving that to state courts to decide. A United Steel Workers legal challenge based on state laws is still proceeding in Indiana state court, where two other Foundation-assisted employees have filed a brief arguing that the law is consistent with their state's constitution.
"We're happy to report that the judge rejected IUOE union bosses' frivolous arguments and ensured that millions of Indianans will continue to work free from union coercion," said Patrick Semmens, Vice President of National Right to Work.
Wisconsin public sector Right to Work law stands
A day after the Indiana victory, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit based in Chicago upheld all of Governor Scott Walker's public sector unionism reform measures, also known as "Act 10."
The court rejected union lawyers' attempts to strike down the law's annual union recertification requirements, ban on the use of taxpayer funded-payroll systems to collect union dues, new limits on the scope of what union officials can demand in contract negotiations, and a provision that granted most of Wisconsin's public employees Right to Work protections.
With free legal assistance from Foundation and Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty attorneys, three Wisconsin public employees moved to intervene in the lawsuit in favor of the law after lawyers from seven unions, led by the Wisconsin Education Association Council, challenged it in federal court.
The three civil servants -- Kenosha teacher Kristi Lacroix, Waukesha high school teacher Nathan Berish, and trust fund specialist at the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds Ricardo Cruz -- were permitted to file amicus briefs in the district court and their Foundation attorney was allowed to argue on the merits of the law before the appeals court during a hearing.
"The appellate court upheld all of 'Act 10' as constitutional by relying on principles established in Foundation-supported Supreme Court victories. Those cases hold that union bosses have no constitutional power to force workers to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment. Unions also don't have a constitutional right to use government resources to deduct union dues or fees from workers' paychecks," said Semmens.
"The court's decision strikes a mighty blow for individual workers who do not want anything to do with an unwanted union in their workplace. The text of the decision makes it clear that legal arguments presented by Foundation staff attorneys were critical to the ruling."


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Fellow Councilwoman Sondra Reid says Smith had a heart attack Friday afternoon.
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Reder Pursuing Top-Level Pro Chance with WNY Flash
Former Ball State soccer player Brigit Reder has earned a spot on the 25-player preseason roster for the Western New York Flash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
For Reder, who wrapped up her career with the Cardinals last fall, it is an opportunity to compete at the highest level of women's professional soccer.
"I couldn't even image being here," Reder said. "It is an unreal experience. I wouldn't be here without friends, family and coaches. I'm just blessed to have this opportunity."
It all started when Reder received an invitation to attend February's Peak Performance Women's Soccer Combine in Florida. She went without many expectations but caught the eye of several coaches, including those of the Flash.
She was invited to Flash tryouts in Rochester, N.Y., where she was asked to stay for the first week of the preseason and then made the cut down to 25 players.
Now Reder finds herself on the same roster as some of the best the world has to offer. The Flash lineup includes U.S. Women's National Team players Abby Wambach and Carli Lloyd in addition to a pair of Canadian National Team players and two Mexican National Team members.
The other players on the roster have played professionally, either with the Flash or another team, or have been recently drafted or signed out of college like Reder.
"It's cool to see the mixture of players," Reder said. "There are some bigger names out here. It has definitely been cool to go up against some great players and raise my own level of play."
Reder is now experiencing a training camp not all that different from the preseason sessions she and her college teammates went through each year at Ball State. The Flash hold two-a-day practices in addition to weight training, treatment and exhibition games against college teams.
The Flash have already played an exhibition against Canisius and have upcoming games against Penn State and Ohio State on the preseason schedule. The regular season begins April 14, but the Flash must cut its roster down to 20 players by April 5.
"I have three weeks to show my stuff," Reder said. "They were looking for central defenders, so that worked out perfectly. Now it's going up against some big names, working hard and seeding how I stack up."
The Flash has been one of the most successful franchises in women's professional soccer recently. The team won the final season of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league in 2011 and then won the Women's Premier Soccer League Elite (WPSL) last season before joining the newly formed NWSL for 2013.
Reder, who played for Ball State from 2009-12, was an All-Mid-American Conference performer. She ranks atop the Cardinals' all-time list for minutes played and is tied for seventh in school history with 11 goals scored from her position on the back line.


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The Edupunks' Guide
October 4, 2011, 10:00am ET - 11:30am ET
About This Event
The Center for American Progress is proud to host Anya Kamenetz and other leading higher education policy experts for a panel discussion about Kamenetz's new e-book, The Edupunks' Guide. The discussion will focus on emerging strategies for students to acquire high-quality education and credentials outside of the traditional classroom. The session will also cover new educational models and technologies that could potentially transform the higher education industry. As Anya says in her e-book, "College takes time. College is expensive. College is exclusive. College is no longer the only way to get a great education."
This new e-book presents an ideal opportunity to bring together students, educators, researchers, and policymakers to continue our ongoing exploration of higher education policies that make it easier for nontraditional students to access high-quality education at a reasonable cost.
Copies of The Edupunks' Guide are available here.
Introduction by:
Suzanne Walsh, Senior Program Officer, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Featured speakers:
Anya Kamenetz, Author, The Edupunks' Guide
Peter Smith, Kaplan Higher Education
Michael Edson, Director of Web and New Media Strategy, Smithsonian Institution
Philip Auerswald, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University
Moderated by:
Julie Margetta Morgan, Policy Analyst, Center for American Progress
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This Spanish version makes the whole event seem more bizarre and surreal to watch than the original version. Worth watching for a laugh or two.


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Portfolio Booklet
Booklet showcasing my portfolio.
Hannah Saves The Day
Self Promotional Work - The comic tells the story
of a mystery 'Super Designer' who has been
spotted solving designer's problems across the
Greater Manchester area; everything from
awkward clients to starving designers!
Parallel Entertainment
Branding for start-up company 'Parallel Entertainment'.
M&S Brief - Ponder Time
Competition brief set by YCN online. To create the 'perfect picnic' for M&S: I created a tea party set called 'Ponder Time' which gives you things to ponder about - great for a get together with friends.
Mouf Music Rebrand
NMP project in which I re-branded newly founded music review company 'Mouf Music'; Logo, Ipod App, Website, Business Cards, Monthly Newsletter & Social Networking.
Diana Mini
iPhone application advertising the 'Diana' camera ranges. This allows you to edit your pictures to look as though they were taken with a Diana camera.
Magma Books
Attract more of a student audience to the Magma Bookstore in Manchester. To do this I created a range of products for hungover students, to keep track and get over their hangovers.
Fedrigoni: YCN Brief
Competition brief set by YCN :'Bring one of
Fedrigoni's paper ranges to life' in which I worked
with a motion student and created an interactive
launch event for the 'Sirio Colour' range. All print
work created by me and motion piece by Hirra H).
Celebrity Re-brand
Re-Brand a dead/ failing celebrity, in which I chose
to re-brand the dead celebrities Sid Vicious and
Nancy Sprungen; known for their punk ways and
rebellious behavior. I re-invented the celebrities
as talk show hosts aimed at a student audience.
Recipe website - coming soon...
Experimental illustration pieces.
My Big Fat Show
I was asked by my tutor to do the photography for the final year show (and set up) of 2011 at The Hive, Manchester.
Orange Rockcorps
Photography intern for a month with Orange Rockcorps, documenting the volunteer work of many part-takers.
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Photos and experimentation from a part-time Level 1 Photography course in 2010-2011.
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In the Media
Features of my work in the media.
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In May 2012 I finished my study on the BA (Hons) Graphic Design course at Salford University, in which I graduated with a First Class Honours degree. I am currently working as a Freelance Graphic Designer based in Manchester (Hannah Furnell Design Ltd).
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Since your question seems to include growing organic grapes - I would suggest a Google search for < "organic" grape vines > with the quotes. This brings up info about growing grapes organically & you can select for a fit with your growing location climate. It may be that some of the articles would have regional sources for organically raised vines. Please let us know if you find some choice sources! I have always grown everything organically - but I have never made the effort to source from an organic-only plant nursery. I have seen plenty of grape vines regarded as organic once they are growing in organic gardens. :-)
Organic Grape Cuttings I am starting a new homestead vineyard and I think the best way is to find some grapes you like and then take some cuttings and plant them in gallon pots and let them root from spring to fall and then plant them in your new vineyard in the winter when they are dormant. This is very easy to do. Just cut your favorite vine leaveing 4 leaf nodes and place two below the soil and two above. Two will root and one or two will leaf out. I place 2 or 3 cuttings in each pot as some do not take. I root them in sand with no rooting compounds although those might help. I place some wax on the tips to keep them from drying out. I also love to raise vegetables and have a free online gardening course Good luck on your grape cuttings Farmer Dave
Hi Dave I read about a good way to take hardwood cuttings some years ago. You prepare a small area of ground with grit sand and fine compost say four feet square and rake smooth. Around the egde you dig a shallow channel about 3 inches deep. Lay some black plastic sheet on the bed and tuck the edges into the dug channel to keep the plastic firmly in place. Push the hardwood cuttings through the plastic and into prepared soil. You can put quite a lot into an area four feet square. A place out of full sun is best. Glenn
A friend here who has an organic farm in the Adelaide Hills just puts grape vine cuttings in her sawdust pile and they strike well. Greetings to all from South Australia and happy gardening. Cheers Maggie
I have muscadine cutting in now. I was a little late pruning the vines & late putting the cutting out. But they look heathly at this time, should be ready in 6 -8 weeks. I always wait til the leaves & vine starts to grow, then check them. My cutting are 6-8 inches(15-20cm) long, should have 3-4 buds & one bud showing out of the soil. I cut the end at 45 degree & lay the angle flat on a block of wood to cut the tip off. This is to remove wood fibers(hair like) that could sour the cutting. I have used root hormone, but not the 60 or so cuttings that put in this Spring. http://www.ehow.com/how_5173926_propagate-grape-vines.html
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First Look: Ben Affleck in Odd Real-Life Hostage Thriller 'Argo'
Posted on Monday, December 26th, 2011 by Russ Fischer
Germain's prepping his '10 most anticipated movies for 2012′ list right now and I'll probably put one together as well just as soon as I get back from Texas. One movie I'm pretty sure will be on his list and I know would be on mine is Argo, the third film directed by Ben Affleck.
As we've mentioned a few times in the past while covering the casting for the film, this movie is based on a real situation in which a handful of CIA operatives posed as key members of a movie crew in order to extract diplomats who had been taken hostage in 1979 Tehran. They're not posing as just any film crew, but as guys scouting locations for a sci-fi film called, naturally, Argo.
Above, that's part of the first official image of Affleck as one of the primary members of that crew; see the whole thing below. Read More »


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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Calvin College)-- To a bacteria researcher like John Wertz, germ is a four-letter word. "I cannot stand the word germ," said the Calvin biology professor, "because it suggests that all bacteria and viruses are bad."
In fact, the vast majority of bacteria are good, he said: "We need them. We are much more at risk for disease when our bacteria are out of whack or we don't have them."
Wertz has spent his career studying "good" bacteria and was recently awarded $479,000 from the National Science Foundation as part of a $2 million grant to continue his research.
Wertz's portion will be used to cultivate never-before-seen bacteria in the laboratory, a skill he honed while still a graduate student at Michigan State University.
Part 2 – Meet "Baldy"
I think one of the most beautiful birds is the male Northern Cardinal. Red is my favorite color, which is one reason why I can't take my eyes off of cardinals. They also have those beautiful crests on top of their heads. Cardinals don't migrate and keep their color all year round because they don't molt into a dull plumage like the Gold Finch. This means the cardinals are still breathtaking in my snowy backyard all winter long. Don't get me wrong, the females are also very pretty, but the males are stunning.
The other thing about male cardinals is they all look alike. The color of their feathers is the same. They all have the black masks around the eyes. They all have those distinctive crests.
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CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WZZM) - More than 500 members of the American Dairy Goat Association will be gathering in Cascade Township later this year for the "American Dairy Goat Convention."
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The following is a discussion and analysis of our consolidated financial condition and results of operations for the three and nine month ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and significant factors that could affect our prospective financial condition and results of operations. This discussion should be read together with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Historical results and any discussion of prospective results may not indicate our future performance. See "Forward Looking Statements."
We are a leading global business advisory firm dedicated to helping organizations protect and enhance their enterprise value. We work closely with our clients to help them anticipate, understand, manage and overcome complex business matters arising from such factors as the economy, financial and credit markets, governmental regulation, legislation and litigation. We assist clients in addressing a broad range of business challenges, such as restructuring (including bankruptcy), financing and credit issues and indebtedness, interim business management, forensic accounting and litigation matters, international arbitrations, M&A, antitrust and competition matters, e-discovery, management and retrieval of ESI, reputation management and strategic communications. We also provide services to help our clients take advantage of economic, regulatory, financial and other business opportunities. Our experienced teams of professionals include many individuals who are widely recognized as experts in their respective fields. We believe clients retain us because of our recognized expertise and capabilities in highly specialized areas as well as our reputation for satisfying client needs.
We report financial results for the following five operating segments:
Our Corporate Finance/Restructuring segment focuses on strategic, operational, financial and capital needs of businesses around the world and provides consulting and advisory services on a wide range of areas, such as restructuring (including bankruptcy), interim management, financings, M&A, post-acquisition integration, valuations, tax issues and performance improvement.
Our Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment provides law firms, companies, government clients and other interested parties with dispute advisory, investigations, forensic accounting, business intelligence assessments, data analytics and risk mitigation services.
Our Economic Consulting segment provides law firms, companies, government entities and other interested parties with analysis of complex economic issues for use in legal, regulatory and international arbitration proceedings, strategic decision making and public policy debates in the United States ("U.S.") and around the world.
Our Technology segment provides e-discovery and information management consulting, software and services to its clients. It provides products, services and consulting to companies, law firms, courts and government agencies worldwide. Its comprehensive suite of software and services help clients locate, review and produce ESI, including e-mail, computer files, voicemail, instant messaging and financial and transactional data.
Our Strategic Communications segment provides advice and consulting services relating to financial and corporate communications and investor relations, reputation management and brand communications, public affairs, business consulting and digital design and marketing.
We derive substantially all of our revenues from providing professional services to both U.S. and global clients. Most of our services are rendered under time and expense arrangements that obligate the client to pay us a fee for the hours that we incur at agreed upon rates. Under this arrangement, we typically bill our clients for reimbursable expenses, which may include the cost of producing our work product and other direct expenses that we incur on behalf of the client, such as travel costs. We also render services for which certain clients may be
required to pay us a fixed-fee or recurring retainer. These arrangements are generally cancellable at any time. Some of our engagements contain performance-based arrangements in which we earn a success fee when and if certain predefined outcomes occur. This type of success fee may supplement a time-and-expense or fixed-fee arrangement. Success fee revenues may cause variations in our revenues and operating results due to the timing of achieving the performance-based criteria.
In our Technology segment, certain clients are billed based on the amount of data stored on our electronic systems, the volume of information processed and the number of users licensing our Ringtail® software products for installation within their own environments. We license these products directly to end users as well as indirectly through our channel partner relationships. Unit-based revenue is defined as revenue billed on a per-item, per-page, or some other unit-based method and includes revenue from data processing and hosting, software usage and software licensing. Unit-based revenue includes revenue associated with our proprietary software that is made available to customers, either via a web browser ("on-demand") or installed at our customer or partner locations ("on-premise"). On-demand revenue is charged on a unit or monthly basis and includes, but is not limited to, processing and review related functions. On-premise revenue is comprised of up-front license fees, with recurring support and maintenance.
Over the past several years the growth in our revenues has resulted from our ability to attract new and recurring engagements and from the acquisitions we have completed. Seasonal factors, such as the timing of our employees' and clients' vacations and holidays, impact the timing of our revenues.
Our financial results are primarily driven by:
• the number, size and type of engagements we secure;
• the rate per hour or fixed charges we charge our clients for services;
• the utilization of the revenue-generating professionals we employ;
• the number and experience mix of revenue-generating professionals;
• fees from clients on a retained basis or other;
• licensing of our software products and other technology services;
• the types of assignments we are working on at different times;
• the length of the billing and collection cycles; and
• the geographic locations of our clients or locations in which services are rendered.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before income tax provision, other income (expense), depreciation, amortization of intangible assets and special charges. We define Adjusted Segment EBITDA as a segment's share of consolidated operating income before depreciation, amortization of intangible assets and special charges. We define Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA as the total of Adjusted Segment EBITDA for all segments. We define Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS as net income and earnings per diluted share, respectively, excluding the net impact of any special charges and any loss on early extinguishment of debt that were incurred in that period. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Segment EBITDA, Total Adjusted Segment EBITDA, Adjusted EPS and Adjusted Net Income are not defined in the same manner by all companies and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for or superior to, the information contained in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. We believe that these measures can be useful for evaluating our results of operations as compared from period-to-period and as compared to our competitors. EBITDA is a common alternative measure of operating performance used by investors, financial analysts and rating agencies to value and compare the financial performance of companies in our industry.
We define acquisition revenue growth as the revenue of acquired companies in the first twelve months following the effective date of an acquisition. Our definition of organic revenue growth is the change in revenue excluding the impact of all such acquisitions.
EXECUTIVE HIGHLIGHTS Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended September 30, September 30, 2012 2011 2012 2011 (dollars in thousands, (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) except per share amounts) Revenues $ 386,055 $ 413,802 $ 1,177,526 $ 1,176,055 Special charges $ 2,775 $ - $ 29,557 $ 15,212 Adjusted EBITDA $ 62,281 $ 72,684 $ 182,857 $ 190,757 Net income $ 22,713 $ 29,439 $ 48,891 $ 64,022 Earnings per common share-diluted $ 0.55 $ 0.70 $ 1.17 $ 1.47 Adjusted EPS $ 0.60 $ 0.70 $ 1.62 $ 1.68 Cash provided by operating activities $ 70,912 $ 59,672 $ 13,624 $ 46,848 Total number of employees at September 30, 3,819 3,824 3,819 3,824 Third Quarter 2012 Executive Highlights
Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 decreased $27.7 million, or 6.7%, to $386.1 million, compared to $413.8 million in the same prior year period. Revenue declined in our Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment due to a slowdown in regulatory cases. Revenues in our Technology segment were impacted by unit-based service price declines relative to our mix of clients. Additionally, revenue from our Strategic Communications segment declined with fewer M&A engagements and pricing pressure on portions of our retained business.
Special charges
We recorded a $2.8 million special charge in the three months ended September 30, 2012, which reduced our fully diluted earnings per share by $0.05. This charge relates to net curtailment costs related to three real estate leases in North America as we continue our efforts to make more efficient use of office space.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA decreased $10.4 million, or 14.3%, to $62.3 million, or 16.1% of revenues, compared to $72.7 million, or 17.6% of revenues, in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA decreased primarily as a result of underutilization in our Forensic and Litigation Consulting and Corporate Finance/Restructuring segments coupled with pricing pressures in our Technology segment. These impacts were partially offset by reduced unallocated corporate and regional infrastructure expense.
Net income
Net income decreased $6.7 million, or 22.8%, to $22.7 million, compared to $29.4 million in the prior year period. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in revenues described above and the special charge recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2012 partially offset by reduced interest expense.
Earnings per common share and Adjusted EPS
Earnings per diluted share for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $0.55, which included $2.8 million of special charges, compared to $0.70 in the prior year period. Adjusted earnings per diluted share, which exclude the impact of the special charge, were $0.60, compared to $0.70 in the prior year period due to the impact of the operating results described above.
Cash provided by operating activities
Cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $70.9 million compared to $59.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was the result of lower income tax and employee loan payments and a reduction of overhead spending. Cash collections for the quarter were comparable to the prior year period; however, our collection experience continues to be affected by the mix of business largely related to the payment conditions of key matters, such as, receivables that are subject to court approval.
Headcount of 3,819 at September 30, 2012 decreased slightly from the prior year, as the Company continues to manage growth against commercial demand on a segment by segment basis. Non-billable headcount decreased as Corporate infrastructure staff is realigned to support international expansion. Billable headcount increased in the Economic Consulting and Corporate Finance/Restructuring segments to support growing operations.
Other strategic activities
On June 6, 2012, our Board of Directors authorized a $250 million stock repurchase program (the "Repurchase Program") to be executed over a two year period. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 we repurchased and retired 757,650 shares of our common stock for an average price per share of $26.40, with a value equivalent to approximately $20.0 million. At September 30, 2012, a balance of approximately $230 million remained available under the Repurchase Program.


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A 61-year-old Albion woman was accidentally run over by a vehicle at a Jackson gasoline station Saturday, police say.
Chest and leg Injuries were not initially thought to be life-threatening, but the woman was transferred from Allegiance Health to the University of Michigan Hospital for treatment, according to the Blackman Township Department of Public Safety.
The woman, whose name was not released, was hurt about 3:35 p.m. at the Shell station at the corner of West Avenue and Boardman Road.
Blackman public safety officers reported the woman slipped and fell while walking behind a vehicle near the gas pumps.
Just after she fell to the ground, the vehicle backed over the woman with first the rear and then the front tires, officers reported.
The incident remained under investigation Saturday night.