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These HTC One M9 concepts look quite different from the M8
0. phoneArena 06 Jun 2014, 23:54 posted on
While an eventual HTC One M9 will likely not be released before next year, concept designs of it are already being made...
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1. gigaraga (Posts: 1454; Member since: 29 Mar 2013)
Concepts always take the original model and slim the bezels down. It's not much of a concept.
4. sar44 (Posts: 278; Member since: 14 Apr 2014)
In m9 need:
slim bezels
isocell camera sensor
amoled display (100% srgb, 6500К, without modulation unlike s5)
htc please stepping over everyone, did it, it would be ideal
6. BaffledTruffle (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Dec 2013)
Not sure about your wishlist. The Isocell will pretty much remain as a Galaxy series exclusive and HTC will most likely refine their Super LCD than go AMOLED. The bezels are slim enough except for that damn black bar with the HTC logo. And quite frankly, what you said is not ideal for everyone (only the Samsung-y specs). Maybe for you.
10. sar44 (Posts: 278; Member since: 14 Apr 2014)
I'm a hundred times already wrote a million proofs, facts and comparisons. And if I once again write this message, will remove it again
14. gigaraga (Posts: 1454; Member since: 29 Mar 2013)
if you wanted that, then get a S5. It has slim bezels (slim enuf at least), ISOCELL at 16MP, and AMOLED. All its missing is OIS but every flagship is missing that except G3.
15. sar44 (Posts: 278; Member since: 14 Apr 2014)
S5 has:
Plastic Body
Modulation at medium and low brightness
No OIS
107% SRGB (cinema and pro photo) and 129% (dynamic, standard, adapt)
6700-7000k in cinema and pro photo, 7500-8100k in dynamic, standart, adapt
Sound in headphones is 6.5/10 (5s 8/10, m8 9/10)
Unnecessary Dynamic, Standard and Adapt modes
25. ArtSim98 (Posts: 3535; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
Then just build your own phone and stop complaining. Jeez...
52. legume98 (Posts: 2; Member since: 23 Jul 2014)
Yes, there is an option - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Ara
24. james.blunt.1973 (Posts: 39; Member since: 15 Dec 2013)
You need a Samsung S5 combined with LG G3. Good dreams...
28. Astoni (Posts: 649; Member since: 28 Sep 2013)
Why would they go from IPS to amoled?, don't get me wrong its a very nice display and all but IMO IPS is the way to go :p
29. sar44 (Posts: 278; Member since: 14 Apr 2014)
Amoled much better (viewing angles, black color, contrast, response time). Disadvantages of s5 amoled easy to fix, it's not a technology problem
34. BaffledTruffle (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Dec 2013)
AMOLED being better than LCD is not a fact. They have advantages and disadvantages against each other. It really boils down to a consumer's preference.
57. romdude (Posts: 10; Member since: 30 Nov 2013)
Becasue with amoled, black means shut off pixels, so you can save power if the image is full of black. You can use a black screen and save power and have knock on available. I know the M8 has that function but I wonder at what cost in battery usage.
30. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
Bezels free looks ugly....we need at least some mm bezels to protect and looks beautiful.
2. DEATHSTROKE9 (Posts: 399; Member since: 09 Nov 2013)
Finally! A 13 mp camera but it's still a concept.
12. hipnotika (Posts: 353; Member since: 06 Mar 2013)
just buy a htc one e8 if u want 13 mp
58. romdude (Posts: 10; Member since: 30 Nov 2013)
I wonder if you could take the metal case of the M8 and put it in the E8 or just put the camera of the E8 in the M8? I know it sounds expensive but can it be done?
3. XperiaX (Posts: 65; Member since: 20 Feb 2014)
seems like every phone concept all look-alike... =_=:
7. express77 (unregistered)
HTC One M9 with three 4mp ultrapixel cameras.
8. BaffledTruffle (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Dec 2013)
I don't think those really slim bezels are ideal. That will make the phone fragile. The 13MP duo camera sounds like a dream too. What I do think they need to improve is their BoomSound speakers (they're good but they take too much space) and the ergonomics of the phone. HTC's got a lot of work to do.
9. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)
Ugly, m8 or m7 over this anyday.
19. adwienc (Posts: 136; Member since: 26 Mar 2014)
M7 still better looking than the others, M8 with that stupid HTC logo is too big and it makes the front ugly.
11. Sid91 (unregistered)
If the htc m9 has the same camera as the htc mini and 816's 13mp than forget it, the m8 4mp is still a better camera than those.
Why cant htc get their camera right even new companies from china are getting better cameras than htc
13. hmd74 (Posts: 477; Member since: 31 Jan 2013)
Sorry no likes :/
16. chocowii (Posts: 445; Member since: 30 Jan 2014)
Hehe more like FlyCam. 120 2MP cameras in one phone, like a fly's eyes. Lol!
Seriously, who would like slim bezels? Bezels protects the phone from drops and accidental touches. I tried viewing and holding a zero bezel device. I was like 'How would you touch this?" I hold both the top and bottom part of the phone, and just as Steve Jobs said; "Youre not holding the phone correctly".
Imagine holding your zero bezel phone on your left hand. Pull out the keyboard. Type the word 'qaz' and notice the skin of your palm touching the letters on the other side of the keyboard, the PLM. Thats how hard it is to hold a zero bezel phone.
Now if you want zero bezels thats fine. Just decide if you want design over functionality.
18. tridentcore (Posts: 6; Member since: 06 Apr 2012)
Wanna sell more..?? 20 MP UltraPixel and 8 MP Selfie dammit..!!! Waterproof in Metal body if you would.. and 64 GB internal with MicroSD for the extra killer.. also giant battery come'on..!!! My personal opinion is HTC looks dumb with Ultrapixel.. Yes brilliant body but the seller point always the camera nowadays.. for selfier...
22. BaffledTruffle (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Dec 2013)
I agree with most of what you said. But the camera isn't all about the megapixels. HTC's flagship is lacking excellence in image processing. They can upgrade the Ultrapixel camera by megapixels, but they also need to refine their image processing software as well.
26. tridentcore (Posts: 6; Member since: 06 Apr 2012)
Indeed, but for common people megapixel is everything and become a seller point.. for me megapixel is for the detail of the photo itselft, less pixel means no detail, more pixel more detail.. plus ultrapixel for low-light photoshoot.. HTC ImageChip need improvement dammit..!!!
My dream for M9, 20 MP UltraPixel (okey UltraPixel with BIG MegaPixel), 64 GB or 128 GB if they dare to punch the market... F*cking BIG battery 3000 mAh or more..!!! Waterproof if you (also) dare...!!!
Please tell me why HTC does everything with 100% risking their market..!!! HTC One S without MicroSD (only 16 GB), HTC One with 4MP (worst for detail photoshoot) and HTC One M8.
37. engineer-1701d (unregistered)
because old people are at the front of the companies money, it costs a few dollars for a part and they quad the price to make it back. if younger people really had input we would have the perfect phone and then just refine it every year, as apple does to theirs, meaning the old people running apple think they know what people want and don't do more than that.
HTC listen here
if you want to be in the main market and become like samsung or lg or apple, push innovation, and by that i mean put super high mp camera 20-42 pureview style with ois on m8 plus or m9 no need for quad screen 1080p is fine, leave it a 5 or 5.1 screen take your name off the front leave it on the back, take the boomsound chambers and run them from top as is down the side bezel, limit height of phone m8 is too tall.
Ogod the duo camera terminate the person who thought that would be a good idea.
if you want a ultra pix camera put it under the main and make it a 8 upx for night shot enhancing you can do 2 types
aluminum with a matt finish over the back cover that will come off for battery and sim access, wireless charging push it with no micro usb use magnetic charging like windows surface screen to keyboard or macbook allow for charge and data sync now its waterproof not water resistant. also just 4gb ram with 810 snapdragon 64bit and 64 gig internal push it with 128gb.
2nd type is polycarbonate or fiberglass mixed for weight and strength all the same specs above, the poly or aluminum need the d3 rubber around the sides so you can hold onto the phone we love aluminum but its slippy,
IF you do this you will be king of phones and you will be on top in no time i mean destroy all competition
all other phone makers you can do this also
43. billgates (banned) (Posts: 555; Member since: 29 May 2014)
Wow that was a long read but I agree with your ideas completely! +1 sir
56. motoglide (Posts: 7; Member since: 03 Aug 2014)
Running the speakers down the side won't help, it will make the phone wider and harder to use one handed, the best way to go about it would be to place them up top near where the power button is, top and bottom.
20. 8800-Arte (banned) (Posts: 50; Member since: 05 Jun 2014)
Whoever made this concept, is the stupidest person on the planet.
41. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
Wth who are you?
A wannabe of me Lmfao
Don't be silly you, this I find looks better than the M8, which has more curves than this concept design
45. chocowii (Posts: 445; Member since: 30 Jan 2014)
Dummy acct dude? Looks like the trolle got trolled. :-) lol!
48. 8800-Arte (banned) (Posts: 50; Member since: 05 Jun 2014)
Precisely.. ;)
49. 8800-Arte (banned) (Posts: 50; Member since: 05 Jun 2014)
I am just another dude with a modest income which is enough to buy me the high quality gadgets I want. Some of them are made of premium materials like titanium, silver, adamantium and even vibranium
50. chocowii (Posts: 445; Member since: 30 Jan 2014)
You mean a Corby phone? Lol!
A vibranium phone. The blender will get destroyed this time..
21. Ghost04 (Posts: 335; Member since: 03 May 2014)
Copy of LG G3 . Lol.
23. catt4u (Posts: 144; Member since: 09 Jul 2011)
Just go for the LG G3 if you want the 3GB of RAM, slim bazels and 3000MaH battery ;)
You get the QHD screen as a bonus also!
Or wait 'till next year (you've got to before a possible M9 would be available) and go for the G3's successor with updated specs, wich will always be better than the successor to the M8.
35. BaffledTruffle (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Dec 2013)
I just read G3's review from GSMA. It's screen has low contrast ratio, the battery life is horrible (about 6 hours of web browsing time!) and if you really care about benchmarks, they are lower than the other flagships around.
If I had the money, I'd buy a Z2 or an S5.
44. billgates (banned) (Posts: 555; Member since: 29 May 2014)
Oh no! I haven't read that yet.
27. FingerMyApple (unregistered)
Eww eww eww :(
31. newbey123 (Posts: 573; Member since: 19 Mar 2012)
Don't like this at all. I expect HTC to keep making the design better, as the M8 is better than the M7, I expect the M9 to be better than the M8.
32. ajac09 (Posts: 1481; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
still ugly.
33. toyboyz (Posts: 180; Member since: 22 Jan 2010)
This rendering of the screens dimensions is how the m8 should have been. Then they would have flown off the shelves.! Think HTC!
36. engineer-1701d (unregistered)
whatever they do i need them to keep the speakers upfront i like the first concept but speakers upfront quad speakers one in each corner. The phone needs a dedicated button on the bottom so if screen is off or on i can push the button down with thumb and it will be in voice mode, whatever i say it does like ok google but without saying that just push botton and say what you are looking for and after letting go it stops recording and starts looking internally as i am saying then does it. i emailed all the major phone makers about this and it looks like apple did something like it a mix between ok google and my hold thumb,
38. monkeytown (Posts: 125; Member since: 26 Jul 2012)
ugly ;(
G3 would wipe this crap down
39. maxmppower (unregistered)
G3 For the win
40. trollz (Posts: 38; Member since: 11 Oct 2013)
Looks like its based on the nexus 5.
42. Phaze0085 (Posts: 112; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)
HTC: "I'm bringing Sexy Back, YEAH!!!"
46. newbey123 (Posts: 573; Member since: 19 Mar 2012)
HTC wins the design category hands down, along with UI and overall appeal of all android phones.
47. gaara6775 (Posts: 738; Member since: 20 May 2014)
Sick design. Don't know what material they used at the back but looks great. If bezels are less compare to g3 then people want big bezel,lol .what's wrong?. Whatever, nice concept .
51. zjtom (Posts: 1; Member since: 01 Dec 2013)
I love my HTC because of Sense from windows mobile. Not just hardware. I know everybody love HTC. But why all of you guys forgotten about HTC's fascination? Looking for better hardware? Go get the Samsung Galaxy s5 or note 3 or LG G3. I was jump from S4 to M8. Ofcourse I love sense.
53. legume98 (Posts: 2; Member since: 23 Jul 2014)
I own an M8 right now. I got it knowing that the camera resolution is bad but when I played around with the software, boy! I got some amazing results! HTC's image editor has such a simple, clean interface and even a photography noob can come up with briliant pictures. i59.tinypic.com/2dsmvk0.jpg
A 13MP ultrapixel camera will make it look worse than nokia 808! LOL
I expect :
- Snapdragon 810 proc
- 6~8 mp enhanced ultrapixel camera with depth sensor
- ~5.2" QHD display (hopefully Super LCD4 with IGZO)
But then I expect the software, sense 7 to have more interesting features, espcially a photosuite app to enhance images!
54. motoglide (Posts: 7; Member since: 03 Aug 2014)
Bezels are only annoying to me if they're not useful to a phone, which they are quite useful on the One M7 or M8. They have the best sounding mobile phone speakers there are bar none. IPhones have the most hideous design from the front yet people still scoop those up, if you ask me next to the G3 the One M8 is the best looking mobile device you can get at the time of this comment. But the HTC gets the edge here because of build quality. At least HTC isn't super gimmicky like Samsung.
Sense 6's Ui is less clunky and more intuitive than most others. (Ahem touchwiz)
55. motoglide (Posts: 7; Member since: 03 Aug 2014)
Also, the Camera is only an issue on the M8 if you print them out. On the phone the pictures look no different than on say an iPhone or a GS5. For the next "One HTC should bump the "UltraPixel" up to at least 10, had they bumped it up to 8 on the M8 this phone would have been perfect. Either way, nothing about the M8 dissapoints me at all.
Yes, the battery could have been a bit bigger, the Camera could have been of higher resolution, but I don't print photos from my smartphone. It's all about preference


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How Open Source is Spring?: An Analytical Investigation
This post is to expand on some of the thoughts I posted on the SpringSource Blog in response to Rod Johnson's excellent description of the SpringSource business model and its commitment to development of open source software.
Now that SpringSource has shown an ability to crank out new product releases on a seemingly weekly basis, I wanted to reflect on where Spring is positioned in the Java open source community, and how open the Spring Core project is to work done by the public.
The hypothesis of my experiment occurred to me when I happened to be reviewing Spring JIRA assignments one day. I was curious whether, following the bug assignments, the majority of development on the "Spring Core" projects (including Spring MVC and what we would consider "classic Spring") is performed solely by SpringSource employees.
I decided to go about verifying this and would like to present my findings. Note that this is a purely objective study of a particular widely used open source project, and shouldn't be construed as an opinion on the findings.
Edit Sept 22, 2008 Please note that although the publishing of this post by freakish timing occurred less than 24 hours after the announcement by SpringSource, I want to be clear that this article was drafted and published before I was aware of this news. As such, please don't misread this investigation as a "response" to the announcement.
Since SpringSource is obviously a private company, I determined the list of employees by consulting publicly available information sources. Anyone is welcome to refute the claims in this article.
I have no direct working relationship with anyone at SpringSource; however, to verify the facts cited in my study, I did email an advance copy of the article to Juergen Hoeller, Spring Project Lead. Juergen kindly took the time to review it and clarify a couple facts that I wasn't able to discern through public information. Juergen has always been friendly and considerate in the dealings we've had through Spring JIRA or the Spring forums, and I appreciate the help!
Read on for the analysis…
Analysis: Spring Core JIRA Bugs
Let us review bugs currently assigned (as of mid-September, 2008):
Adrian Colyer 2
Ben Hale 1
Colin Sampaleanu 2
Costin Leau 6 [1%]
John Lewis 4
Juergen Hoeller 290 [33%]
Mark Fisher 2
Ramnivas Laddad 4
Rob Harrop 16 [2%]
Sam Brannen 3
Thomas Risberg 15 [2%]
The following are confirmed SpringSource employees (easily confirmed from the Technical Leadership page on the SpringSource corporate site):
- Adrian Colyer
- Ben Hale
- Colin Sampaleanu
- Costin Leau
- Juergen Hoeller
- Mark Fisher
- Ramnivas Laddad
- Rob Harrop
- Thomas Risberg
This leaves us with the following folks, who are not disclosed on the "Technical Leadership" page.
- John Lewis (Chief Software Architect, Unicon Inc.: Reference)
- Sam Brannen (Senior Software Engineer, SpringSource: Reference)
Thus, of all bugs currently assigned in JIRA for Spring Core, there is only one non-Spring Source employee (John Lewis) responsible.
Juergen verified with me by email that John is an active contributor to the Spring Portlet project, both in providing code contributions and development direction, and is not employed by SpringSource.
Analysis: Spring Core Commit Activity
Simply having bug assignments doesn't necessarily mean that outside contributions aren't made. Let's use the publicly available Atlassian FishEye site tracking commits to the Spring Core CVS repository.
If we use Fisheye to graph commits and LOC history by author, we get something like the following:
We see the major committers are:
- jhoeller: Juergen Hoeller
- trisberg: Thomas Risberg
- johnsonr: Rod Johnson
- robharrop: Rob Harrop
- springboy: ??
- sbrannen: Sam Brannen
- colins: Colin Sampaleanu
- mark-fisher: Mark Fisher
- aarendsen: ??
- "Other"
So, let's track down the unknown folks in this list.
Referencing the "springboy" account in Spring JIRA (note: login required), we can see that "springboy" is Rick Evans. Rick Evans, does not currently work for SpringSource. Juergen confirmed for me by email that Rick was an Interface21 employee for some time, only recently leaving for other opportunities.
"aarendsen" is SpringSource VP and Principal Consultant Alef Arendsen (link to biography).
So, these are the top contributors over the lifetime of the Spring Core project. But if you review the chart, you can see that the contributions by "Other" drop off drastically after mid-2005. For historical reference, Interface21 (the commercial company behind Spring, now called SpringSource) was formed in August 2004 (reference).
Unfortunately, further narrowing in graphical format isn't possible with Fisheye, so we need to go to searching by changesets. To make the results manageable, let's search by changes made since Sept 1, 2007, and filter out the committers identified above. The goal is to see who the "other" committers are. The resulting search can be seen here.
Immediately, we see recognized SpringSource employees "nebhale" (Ben Hale), "costin_leau" (Costin Leau), "ramnivas" (Ramnivas Laddad). Let's filter them out, too.
Alas, now we see (as of this writing) only 9 commits, 8 by "dupuisc" and 1 by "markpollack". "dupuisc" is Christian Dupuis, a Senior Software Engineer at SpringSource (reference), and "markpollack" is Dr. Mark Pollack, founder of Spring.NET and also a SpringSource employee (reference).
Thus, in at least the past year, we have commits from no one outside of SpringSource.
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AppFuse author and Spring user Matt Raible recently inquired where the source code for Spring 3.0 is publicly available. Based on discussion at the SpringOne 2008 conference, Spring 3.0M1 is/was supposed to be released around September.
If work was being done currently on the Spring 3.0 project, the source code and pending changes should be visible to those outside of SpringSource. Alas, no code for Spring Core changes are visible in the SourceForge-hosted Spring CVS or Spring SVN repository.
It may in fact be that no work is being done on Spring 3.0. Looking at JIRA, there are a total of 97 issues assigned to Spring 3.0M1, with only 1 resolved (as WONTFIX ;)).
Juergen confirmed this for me via email:
The good news is that Spring 3.0 development will start in its usual public form very soon. The first milestone won't make the projected end of September goal that I outlined earlier this year; it's rather going to be released some time in October. In any case, look forward to a first cut of REST and EL support in 3.0 M1 already!
Given this, I would assume that we will soon start to see Spring 3.0 development appear in the usual, publicly available repository – great news!
I believe that the analysis I've done vets my hypothesis — that the vast majority of development on Spring Core is performed by SpringSource employees — as a true statement. I presented this to Juergen, and he framed the discussion in this way:
Many of the present committers were contributors and even committers long before they became SpringSource employees. The present situation is simply a result of SpringSource offering those committers a job! I would count that as a good thing, since those guys are full-time open source developers now.
I know that should this article become widely read, the very vocal Java community will have a variety of opinions on the facts presented. I would prefer to remain neutral on the subject, as I can see arguments on both sides of the "Is Spring Open Enough?" debate. I would like to acknowledge that there has obviously been a lot of hard work by a significant number of people bringing the Spring Portfolio to market, and the fact that much of it is available for free use is a testament to the value and power of the open source model.
Once again, I appreciate Juergen's assistance in reviewing this article prior to publication, and I'd appreciate any comments you readers might have.


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A professor of history and Africana Studies in the W. E. B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies since 2007, Shabazz served as the department's seventh chair from 2007 to 2012. In 2013, he accepted a central administrative appointment as Faculty Advisor to the Chancellor for Diversity and Excellence. He continues to teach in the department with an emphasis on the political economy of social and cultural movements, education, and public policy. His book Advancing Democracy: African Americans and the Struggle for Access and Equity in Higher Education in Texas was the winner of the T.R. Fehrenbach Book Award and other scholarly recognitions. The Forty Acres Documents, a volume he co-edited with Imari Obadele and Johnita Scott Obadele and for which he wrote the introduction, was one of the earliest scholarly works in the modern movement for reparations for slavery and the racial oppression of people of African descent in North America. Shabazz has been a Fulbright Senior Specialist and has done work in Brazil, Ghana, Japan, Cuba, and other countries. Presently, he is completing an historical biography of lawyer-journalist-entrepreneur Carter Wesley, and a book on higher education in the wake of anti-affirmative action litigation from Bakke to Fisher. Shabazz was selected for the 2014-15 class of the American Council on Education Fellows Program, the longest running leadership development program in the United States that focuses on identifying and preparing the next generation of senior leadership for the nation's universities.
Born in Beaumont, Texas, Shabazz graduated from Monsignor Kelly High School, followed by his earning a bachelor's degree in economics from The University of Texas at Austin, a masters from Lamar University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Houston, both in history. He was an associate professor of History and Director of the American Studies Program at Oklahoma State University, as well as the founding director of its Center for Africana Studies & Development. Prior to that he served as the first director of the African American Studies Program at The University of Alabama while also becoming a tenured professor of American Studies. In 2014, Shabazz was elected for a two-year term as Vice President of The National Council for Black Studies, the premier organization of Black Studies professionals in the world.
Research Areas
• African American educational history and public policy
• Afro-Americans in the Caribbean, Central and South America
• African American Biography
• Advancing Democracy: African Americans and the Struggle for Access and Equity in Higher Education in Texas (University of North Carolina Press, 2004)
• Women & Others: Perspective on Race, Gender, and Empire (Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2007)
• Afterword: "The Shoulders We Stand On: Black Professionals & the Transformation of U.S. Society" in Quest for Justice: Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Texas by Darwin Payne (Southern Methodist University Press, 2009)
• "The African-American Educational Legacy in Beaumont Texas," Texas Gulf Historical and Biographical Record, Vol. 50 (2014).
Courses Recently Taught
• AFROAM 236: "History of the Civil Rights Movement" https://blogs.umass.edu/afroam236-shabazz/about/
• AFROAM 597A: "Afro-Caribbean Studies" [study abroad class] https://blogs.umass.edu/afroam597a-shabazz/about/
• AFROAM 264: "Foundations of Black Education in the U.S." https://blogs.umass.edu/afroam264-shabazz/about/
Afterword: "The Shoulders We Stand On: Black Professionals & the Transformation of U.S. Society" in Quest for Justice: Louis A. Bedford Jr. and the Struggle for Equal Rights in Texas by Darwin Payne. Southern Methodist University Press, 2009.
Women and Others: Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Empire. Co-editor with Celia R. Daileader and Rhoda E. Johnson.Palgrave Macmillan Press, 2007.
Advancing Democracy: African Americans and the Struggle for Access and Equity in Higher Education in Texas.
University of North Carolina Press, 2004.
The Forty Acres Documents: What Did the United States Really Promise the People Freed from Slavery?
Wrote introduction and co-edited with Imari and Johnita Scott Obadele. The Malcolm Generation, 1994.


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By grandma jan
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Use it in my lift up chair. Nice and warm and comfortable. The back slides down so I had to tie a piece of yarn to keep it in place. Also the arm cushions are kind of short for my big chair.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Much better than expected
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from N.W.A. - Arkansas
The cushion really makes using a wheelchair or powerchair much more comfortable.
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Too costly to return item.
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I will not purchase anymore from your company. The cushion did not fit my chair and it was too costly to return them. So know I have chair cushion that won't fit.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Good relief after spinal surgery
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I really like my pressure reducing chair cushion.It is comfy and cozy and relieves the pressure i use to experience sitting long times in a regular chair before this purchase.
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Great cushion for my Mom
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By Liz
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I bought these cushions to use on our enclosed porch to use on cloth covered recliners to help with conserving the original chair covering. They are really too small, the fabric is extremely rough, and they aren't very comfortable. We have washed them and used fabric softener in both the washer and the dryer with no discernible difference.


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Advance directives could lower costs of end-of-life health care
I recently attended a celebration of Medicare's 45th anniversary put on by Don Cooney. During this celebration, Cooney discussed extending Medicare coverage and benefits to all Americans.
I believe health care should be a right for all citizens, but I am concerned about how we would fund a Medicare program or single-payer program for all.
Currently, Medicare pays out about $504 billion in benefits. Of that $504 billion, $55 billion is spent on patients' last two weeks of life. Of that $55 billion, 20 to 30 percent of the services provide little to no significant impact on the patient.
A 1997 report claimed Medicare paid an average of $26,000 per patient during their last year of life. That equals roughly six times the average amount spent on the typical Medicare recipient.
Many of these costs stem from patients not understanding their options for end-of-life care and the lack of advance directives. Implementing requirements to Medicare for all recipients to undergo formal education in end-of-life care and maintain a legal document, such as an advance directive, could drive down these episodes of wasteful spending while honoring a patient's right to choose.
This plan ensures patients that their wishes will be carried out and forces them to make choices in a time of normalcy as opposed to a time of shock and denial. I believe these recommendations could greatly affect the amount of wasteful spending in the system, allowing benefits to be more evenly distributed over a patient's life.
Although I hope to see a single-payer health care system established, there is no way to prevent bankruptcy in the current system unless these issues are addressed now.
Sara Sine/Portage
Loss of stores along South Westnedge like losing a friend
I must share sympathies with Duane L. Foote in his Aug. 18 letter. I also miss stores in Portage.
I remember going to Waldenbooks in the lower level of The Crossroads mall. It was great to hang out and shop there. I remember the fiction books and all that anime I bought there. The store's manager was this really cool woman, she loved mystery novels and cats and had a personality that matched well with her job.
And after going to Waldenbooks I would go across the street to the Kmart discount store, now also closed. Kmart meant value and quality to me. I miss shopping at both of those stores.
Axel Miron/Kalamazoo


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Warm Christmas Apple Cider Punch
Total Time
Prep 5 mins
Cook 10 mins
I love to make this during the Holidays, it makes the house smell like Christmas. And it tastes good also.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 gallon apple cider
- 4 cinnamon sticks
- 2 navel oranges, sliced down the middle
- 10 whole cloves
- Pour the cider in a dutch oven pan, 1/2 at a time.
- Put on the stove on simmer.
- add 2 cinnamon sticks.
- add the navel orange slices.
- add 5 whole cloves.
- you may not like it like this, you might have to add 1 or 2 more cinnamon sticks or more cloves.
- Yummy on the wood stove also.
- Take off Heat after approximately 10 minutes.
- Serve.
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Easy and delicious about sums it up!
This tastes great. I had some problem understanding why the recipe called for certain amounts of ingredients and then only used half of them. Perhaps an edit to the ingredient list should be made or the instructions re-written? Other than that, good recipe. I used the crockpot while out shopping and came home to a nice, hot mug of cider.
This is a great warm drink...one fun variation is to omit the cinnamon sticks and use red hots--cinnamon candies. My mom calls it "wossle". It has a pretty red color and nice flavor too.


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How to Rebuild Bruce Willis Inside of a Computer
Blender is some impressive free, open-source animation software. It can be used to make some terrifying garbage if you don't know what you're doing. But some people are really, really good at it.
Blender is some impressive free, open-source animation software. It can be used to make some terrifying garbage if you don't know what you're doing. But some people are really, really good at it.
Fifteen years ago, superhero movies were dead. Batman and Robin had all but killed them. We were two years away from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man, five from Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and eight from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So when audiences sat down for Unbreakable, no one was ready.
There's nothing subtle about Vice, an astonishingly unoriginal thriller that plays off familiar fears that violent video games will turn players into real-world trigger-happy sociopaths. The movie is now viewable on demand; some spoilers ahead.
In Vice, Thomas Jane plays a cop who's investigating a resort where androids have gone wild. And as this exclusive clip from the movie shows, he doesn't need to ask any questions about turtles to spot a rogue android. He just asks if he can "imprint" you. The results are pretty entertaining.
In this trailer, Bruce Willis has built a pleasure island where people can do whatever they want to robots, including kill them. But what happens when one of the robots REMEMBERS her copious murders? Uh-oh.
Earlier this week, we learned that Apple's Touch ID could be used in third party apps with iOS 8, paving the way to make your fingerprint a universal password. On a seemingly unrelated note, we also discovered a concept cigarette designed to help you quit smoking. And suddenly, it seemed apparent. We're living in The…
Oh, Saturday Night Live. You saw fit to give us not one but two space-themed sketches during last night's episode, including one that referenced the NASA shutdown. Unfortunately, they were both terrible.
RED was a fun little movie, that was worth watching just for Bruce Willis being Batman, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich acting silly and above all Helen Mirren kicking ass in high heels. RED 2 struggles to recapture the magic of the original, but it's a perfect example of a sequel that doesn't have a good reason to…
Despite the terribleness of the first film and the second film's weird delay, I remain generally pretty positive about G.I. Joe: Retaliation. And this first clip from the movie, in which Bruce Willis and The Rock have a brief chat and then shoot/blow up a great, great many things, does nothing to change that.…
What's it like working with a Gat Man on Emily Blunt's futuristic farm? Why did Garret Dillahunt's character dredge up so much fear? The first-ever deleted scene from Rian Johnson's Looper shows the trigger-happy Gat Man searching for Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis on Blunt's family farm. It's a pretty slick…
Do you ever watch DVDs with the commentary on? Probably not that often! But Rian Johnson, director of the movie Looper, is assuming that you do, and that you want to listen to the special one he recorded and posted to Soundcloud the second time you see his movie. The second time you see it in the theater, that is.
What if Disney made a zany, kid-friendly version of Looper back in 1994? And what if they had managed to cast Bruce Willis and a very young Joseph Gordon-Levitt in their same roles of old and young Joe?
Looper is the sort of movie that doesn't come along that often. Very few action movies bother to tell a real story. Very few indie "auteur" movies have a really compelling plot. And you won't see too many high-concept science fiction films that turn their bells and whistles into a real premise.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt says Looper is the film he's most excited for lately. But how does his time-traveling gangster movie actually hold up? It's everything we wished for — and more.
Action movie legend Bruce Willis is apparently eyeing up a legal battle in order to guarantee that he can pass his massive iTunes library onto his children when he dies.
One of the most eagerly anticipated movies coming in fall is Looper, a time travel gangster flick from Rian Johnson (director of cult favorite Brick), starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis. Last weekend at Comic Con, we had a chance to sit down with Johnson and ask about his theory of time travel, as well…
Writer-director Rian Johnson gave San Diego Comic-Con an extended peek at his new film Looper, in which Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a hit man who has to kill his future self, played by Bruce Willis. But Willis isn't just out to save his neck — he wants to save the future from his past. Minor spoilers ahead.
If you could go back in time and meet your past self, how hard would you punch yourself in the jaw? That's the question that this new trailer for the time-travel thriller Looper answers. Right on the heels of the international trailer that came out the other day, this trailer features a lot more of Bruce Willis and…
Who would have guessed that Robert Downey, Jr. would look as rakish in a Russian General's uniform as he does in a suit of powered armor?
Two of the year's most anticipated films don't come out this summer — they're the time-traveling thriller Looper from Brick director Rian Johnson, and the new James Bond movie Skyfall. We haven't seen too many images from either film yet, but today Sony released a few ultra-high-res shots of each.


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The first thing I noticed when I opened my sample of this is that its vegetal scent reminded me of Gyokuro, which I love (but is more expensive than I'd like). The first time I brewed Sencha Scent of Mountains, I must have overbrewed it (165 for 2 minutes) because it was pretty bitter. I tried brewing again, this time at 150 for a little over 1 minute, and it was perfect! Lesson learned: don't overbrew and err on the side of underbrewing! Doesn't quite have the same umami finish as Gyokuro, but it still has a delightful vegetal grassy flavor. At half the price, Sencha Scent of Mountains has earned a place in my tea cabinet!


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Welcome to the Executive Advisory Board!
The Executive Advisory Board is an external consultative committee that assists the Associate Deans and Dean of the School for Professional Studies (SPS) in enhancing the education, research, and service missions of the school, as well as the university as a whole. The goals of the advisory board are to contribute to the advancement of SPS within the following areas:
- Provide financial support to SPS, including personal and corporate donations, fund-raising, and contract, grant and partnership opportunities.
- Identify trends in the business and service sectors and evaluate their impact on education, research and university service.
- Provide input and feedback on School and program initiatives in relation to short and long-term planning.
- Provide advice about career fields and industry expectations for SPS students.
- Identify experiential learning opportunities, such as internships, co-operative programs, mentorships and projects, for the SPS students.
- Identify lecturers and guest speakers for classes and seminars from business and the service sector.
- Enhance School visibility and serve as ambassadors for SPS and Saint Louis University as a whole.
Individuals and employers who represent the board are:
- Mr. Michael Bamber, Veteran and Military Liaison, Saint Louis University
- Mr. Andy Benes, Former Major League Baseball Player, Pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
- Ms. Katherine Cain, Executive Director, Center for Workforce and Organizational Development
- Mrs. Kristin Elsner Hunter, Coordinator, Marketing and Recruitment, School for Professional Studies, Saint Louis University
- Ms. Jo Gardner, Test Team Lead and Integration, The Boeing Company
- Dr. Beth Winfrey Freeburg, Dean, School for Professional Studies, Saint Louis University
- Ms. Anne Haltenhof, Retired Project Manager, Wells Fargo Advisors
- Mr. Chris Heinz, VP of Operations, MRINetwork Westport One
- Mr. Steve Ippolito, Retired Finance & Administration Director and E-Commerce Projects & Procurement, Compliance Specialists
- Mr. Dennis Jenkerson, Fire Chief, Saint Louis Fire Department
- Mrs. Erin O'Neil-Hayes, Producer, Busch Satellite Network, KMOX 1120, Total Information AM
- Mr. Jeff Robertson, Infrastructure Delivery Manager, Alexian Brothers Health Systems
- Ms. Ana Romero-Lizana, Director of International Business Development, World Trade Center
- Ms. Angela D. Schaefer, VP of Human Resources & Employee Engagement, Safety National
- Mrs. Patricia Smith Thurman, Former Group Executive, Mastercard Technologies


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enter regedit in the run box to open the Registry Editor
i know i'm supposed to use the registry editor, but the problem is how do i open the registry editor? when i used the task manager to open it, it said windows couldn't open this file... help me plz...thanks
enter regedit in the run box to open the Registry Editor
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Help to start using BiNG. Some stuff about Boot CDs & Data Recovery Basics & Back-up using Knoppix.
i still cant... the same thing happens.... it says windows cannot open this file...maybe u can tell me which programme i can select from the list?
Give this a look see - Link, hope it helps.
Sometimes your the pigeon, sometimes your the stache.
haha... the problem is i cant even open the registry editor, let alone restore the .lnk file associations...someone plz help
What OS are you using w2k or XP ?
Sometimes your the pigeon, sometimes your the stache.
Go to http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm and try restoring both the exe and the lnk file associations.
Next you could try typing both cmd and command in the run box to open a command prompt window. Then enter C:\Windows\regedit.exe at a Command Prompt.
If they doesnt work it may be because the .exe file extensions are not working. So go to your Windows folder, Right Click on regedit.exe and choose Copy and then Paste the copy back into the Windows folder. Rename the resulting "Copy of regedit.exe" file to regedit.com. Then go the the run box or a command prompt and enter C:\Windows\regedit.com
If still no luck you may have to run a repair installation as per http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm
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ok i'm totally confused... i'm using windows XP. Can someone guide me through the process?
1. Go to http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm [the link Paul gave].
2. Click on "LNK (Shortcut) File Association Fix (Restores Default Shortcut Behavior)".
3. Download the "Linkfile_fix.zip" file to [any handy folder on] your PC.
4. Unzip the file = "Linkfile_fix.reg".
5. Right-click on the file and click Merge. That will add the registry settings that are contained as text within the file. I assume those are suitable settings that WILL work.
To protect your configuration you should have a backup.
WindowsXP should have "Restore Points" that you could use.
Additionally you could backup your registry and/or your whole C: partition.
hmmm... this is bad... when i extract the file, it is in data format. when i right click on it i cant find " merge". any idea whats wrong?
Does the file have a ".reg" extension? [Should be "Linkfile_fix.reg"]
".reg" files should be registered within the registry to be opened by "Regedit.exe" and when you right-click on the file the "Context Menu" is constructed by the Windows shell [Explorer.exe] reading the registry settings.
The fact that the file has a ".reg" extension determines what's included in the Context Menu, and Merge should be the "Default Action" in bold at the top of the list.
You should be able to read the contents of the file using a text editor [I use a link to Wordpad in my "Send To" folder to right click on the file and send it to Wordpad].
I'm wondering if you should "cut the Gordion knot" [Like Alexander the great] by doing a "repair reinstall" of Windows.
JUST CLICK Remove .lnk file association AND THATS IT
Are you trying to awaken Rip Van Winkle? This thread is nearly 5 years old!
Good find but the mods won't like you posting a link with your very first post.
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REPUBLIC - As a follow-up to the community meeting in Republic last week regarding additional fees and taxes to be imposed on residents, Councilwoman Carissa Boeser said at Monday's meeting there are several things the village might consider as cost-cutting measures.
In her report Boeser suggested a change of village staff hours and questioned employee insurance coverage, as she said she wondered why a stipend is paid to an employee covered under a spousal policy. She said perhaps a cut in administrative staff pay and holiday time should be looked at, along with ending a clothing allowance or even paying for the office to be cleaned.
Councilwoman Rea Spotts proposed that instead of warnings given to residents who do not clean their sidewalks in the winter or mow in the summer to be fined after only one warning. She said she would like to see police officers using the bicycle more frequently to save on fuel.
Police Chief Randy Marfia said much training is necessary for bike patrol.
Boeser suggested council members take a cut in pay. Solicitor Rick Palau said it is too late for the present council to take action on pay issues this year. The deadline was before candidates filed petitions.
In his report, Marfia set forth some of the goals he and Village Administrator Ronnie Trott have tried to accomplish. He said they wanted to improve customer approval and satisfaction, create a better relationship with council and more open government, update and improve infrastructure and facilities and reduce costs.
He said they have obtained more than $200,000 worth of equipment free and have been doing their own vehicle maintenance.
In order to reduce workers' compensation and insurance premium costs, they have taken risk liability training, he said. In addition, the village has new software and a new Derrick Digger truck. Marfia and Trott said they hope to reduce the fleet and maintenance costs.
Marfia said updating the water system plus mapping the water, sewer and electric systems and creating standard policies and procedures are needed to become more efficient and operate effectively.
Marfia said he and Trott are interested in obtaining more certifications to accomplish village tasks.
Concerning the additional general fund revenue issue, Marfia recommended the video service provider fee and license plate fee be approved but reduce the imposed income tax to 0.50 percent and allow the public to vote on the other 0.50 percent tax.
Council voted to table the third reading of the imposed 1 percent income tax for further discussion. The finance committee is to discuss the topic again.
Also Monday, Marfia announced the resignation of Officer Tony Travagliante, effective Monday. Council approved Zach Stumpf for hire as a part-time officer.
Trott reported his staff has been trimming trees around power lines and cutting down infected ash trees. He said the Maple Street tile is to be replaced next week and the old digger truck sold for $1,300.
Fiscal Officer Tammy Harer presented council with the mayor's court report and the monthly cash summary.
The meeting moved into executive session for discussion of possible litigation.
In other matters, council:
Adopted an ordinance establishing a video service provider fee of 3 percent to be paid by any video service in the village and authorizing the mayor to give notice to the video service provider of the fee.
Adopted an ordinance to accept fees and charges regarding administrative fees, court fees and fines, police department, utilities and equipment and personal use/rental and includes the water rate increases.
Heard the first reading of a resolution accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the budget commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies and certifying them to the county auditor regarding the 2012 budget.
Heard the Village Association meeting is to be Sept. 29. New Riegel is to host.
Set a finance committee meeting for 3:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Heard several council candidates and a mayoral candidate present for the meeting.
Resident Bruce Lambert made another records request from Harer.
Council is to meet next at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6.


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Military Chief Says Gay Ban Should Go
WASHINGTON—Adm. Mike Mullen, the nation's top uniformed officer, made a strong appeal for allowing gays to serve openly in the military, a shift that highlighted the Pentagon's growing support for lifting the "don't ask, don't tell" law.
Adm. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee he believed the "don't ask" restrictions—which require gay troops to keep their sexual orientation a secret—could be eliminated without harming military morale, recruitment or readiness.
With the comments, Adm. Mullen became the highest-ranking military officer to ever endorse repealing the restrictions, a source of controversy within the Pentagon since they were put in place by the Clinton administration in 1993.
His immediate predecessor, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, in 2007 described homosexuality as "immoral."
"It is my personal and professional belief that allowing homosexuals to serve openly would be the right thing to do," Adm. Mullen told the Senate panel. "No matter how I look at the issue, I cannot escape being troubled by the fact that we have in place a policy which forces young men and women to lie about who they are in order to defend their fellow citizens."
The Obama administration's push for repealing the ban faces a tough fight on Capitol Hill, and it's far from clear the White House will be able to persuade enough Democrats from moderate or conservative states to vote for eliminating the restrictions, particularly in an election year.
Republicans appear to be united against repeal. GOP lawmakers, including Sen. John McCain, who once said they'd support lifting the ban if the Pentagon's top officials signed off on the move are now arguing strongly for keeping the restrictions in place.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the Pentagon would take its strongest steps yet to allow gays to more easily serve in the military, making preparations to ease the enforcement of the "don't ask, don't tell" restrictions and creating a high-level commission to review the many practical questions that will arise if Congress repeals the ban.
The defense chief said he was appointing a group to be led by Pentagon General Counsel J eh Johnson and Army Gen. Carter Ham to develop a plan for safely incorporating openly gay military personnel into the ranks of the nation's armed forces.
The panel will deliver findings by the end of 2010.
Mr. Gates said the Pentagon would also conduct a 45-day review of its procedures for enforcing the "don't ask, don't tell" restrictions with an eye toward implementing them in what he described as a "fairer manner."
He said possible changes might make it harder for the military to open disciplinary proceedings against gay troops whose sexual orientation was revealed without their knowledge or consent by outside parties.
"We can reduce the instances in which a service member…is outed by a third party," Mr. Gates said.
The question of whether to allow gays to serve in the military has long divided both Congress and the Pentagon. Shortly after taking office in 1993, then-President Bill Clinton promised to unconditionally lift a decades-old rule describing homosexuality as "incompatible with military service." The move infuriated the members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who lobbied to retain the regulation.
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Mr. Clinton agreed to a compromise allowing gays to serve so long as they kept their sexual orientation private.
In the years since the law took effect, the military discharged nearly 14,000 troops, including at least 428 in 2009, according to the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, an advocacy group which opposes the ban.
Aubrey Sarvis, the group's executive director, praised Mr. Gates and Adm. Mullen for endorsing a repeal of the law but said the Pentagon's planned review would move too slowly. "Service members will be fired daily while the study is going on."
Mr. Sarvis said Americans' views about allowing gays to serve in the military have changed dramatically in the past 16 years, which could make it easier for President Barack Obama to win Congressional support for repealing the ban.
NBC News/Wall Street Journal polls in 1993 found no more than 43% of Americans supported lifting restrictions on gays in the military.
A USA Today/Gallup poll in June 2009, by contrast, found 69% of Americans favored eliminating the "don't ask, don't tell" restrictions.
A House bill sponsored by Democratic Rep. Patrick Murphy, a decorated Iraq veteran, is 31 votes short of the 218 needed for safe passage, and the Democratic leadership of the House is generally supportive of lifting the restrictions.
Michigan Democrat Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday that lawmakers should "repeal this discriminatory policy," noting that many U.S. allies such as Britain, Australia and Canada allow openly gay troops to serve.
Republicans on the panel accused Mr. Gates of usurping Congressional prerogatives by suggesting that the Pentagon commission would study how, not whether, to implement a repeal of the ban.
"Your statement obviously is one which is clearly biased, without the view of Congress being taken into consideration," said Sen. McCain, accusing the defense chief of trying to repeal the law "by fiat."
Most Republicans on the panel argued Congress shouldn't consider mandating such a far-reaching change while the military was engaged in two wars.
Some of the Pentagon's top military officers also oppose lifting the restrictions, at least in the short term, according to officials familiar with their thinking.
Gen. George Casey, the chief of staff of the Army, believes the ban shouldn't be lifted until the U.S. completes its withdrawal from Iraq at the end of 2011. A second member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway, also believes eliminating the "don't ask, don't tell" provisions would harm military readiness, the military officials said.
Adm. Mullen expressed confidence that most members of the military would adjust to the change, citing his own experiences serving alongside closeted gay troops throughout his 42-year military career.
The officer argued that forcing gay service members to live in fear of being outed and then discharged from the military was "inconsistent" with military values
"I have served with homosexuals since 1968," Adm. Mullen said. "There are a number of things cumulatively that get me to this position."
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THEFT, MARKETPLACE: As police drove to Walmart to respond to a shoplifting call April 24, an officer spotted a man running from the store. The man matched the description of one of the two shoplifters.
The officer told the Twinsburg man, 33, to stop or be subjected to Taser fire. The man turned around first to see if the officer had a Taser. He did and the man stopped. He was charged with theft.
His accomplice, a Twinsburg woman, 33 was also charged with theft after switching a price tag on an item before purchasing it at the lower price.
While being questioned, the woman dropped a metal marijuana pipe. She, at first, said it belonged to the man before admitting it was her pipe. She was charged with theft and possessing drug paraphernalia.
ANIMAL COMPLAINT, FIELDS ROAD: A motorist reported a large steer standing outside its fence along the road April 28.
Police investigated and found the animal back inside its fence. The owner was notified.
THEFT, EAST WASHINGTON STREET: A waitress at Cowboy Food and Drink is suspected of double billing three customers April 19. Police are investigating.
SUSPICIOUS, MARKETPLACE: A caller reported seeing a man walk into Michael's store with a gun April 28.
A second caller heard someone in the parking lot yell, "Don't go in, there's a man with a gun."
Police arrived and found the Shaker Heights man, 27, who had a concealed carry license for the weapon. The officer said there was no violation.
See more Bainbridge news at cleveland.com/west-geauga.
HARASSMENT, CHILLICOTHE ROAD: A woman received harassing text messages and phone calls from her ex-husband April 27.
FIRE, DEEP WOODS DRIVE: Police assisted the fire department with a grass fire April 29.
JUVENILE COMPLAINT, SILVER CREEK DRIVE: A boy, 7, threw a rock at a passing vehicle's windshield April 22.
Police spoke to the boy and his parents.
SUSPICIOUS, DINES ROAD: After learning his wife cashed and deposited their Ohio tax refund check in the bank, a man called to update police April 23.
He previously reported the check missing.
SUSPICIOUS, FAIRMOUNT ROAD: Two residents reported seeing a man wearing camouflaged clothing with a backpack and carrying a rifle cross the street 9 a.m. April 22.
Police checked the area several times but were unable to find the man.
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BATAVIA – An Oakfield woman who was caring for the pets of a Batavia couple while they were out of town is accused of stealing some of their antiques.
Jodi Coe, 36, of Batavia-Oakfield Town Line Road, was charged Thursday with second-degree burglary and third-degree grand larceny, Genesee County Sheriff's officials said. Coe is free on her own recognizance pending further Batavia Town Court proceedings at 2 p.m. Dec. 11. Coe is accused of selling the items to a Cheektowaga store, where some of the goods were recovered.


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The plain pizza at Two Tony'sPizzeria (628 N. Stiles St., Linden; 908-925-1977) is a honest, blue-collar pie, like the town Two Tony's calls home. "You can taste all the ingredients," Munchmobiile Pizza Patrol member Gina Bruno noted. The sausage is mildly flavored, but otherwise unremarkable.
The Sicilian is overly cheesy, but nevertheless tasty. "Really nice and light, has a great crisp," Wiener said. Bruno labeled it "three-star Sicilian." one of the better ones this summer.
Papa may have been a rolling stone, but the one at Papa Vito Restaurant & Pizzeria (1008 St. Georges Ave., Rahway; 732-499-9119) needs help with his pizza-making.
The plain is just okay, while Wiener ranked the sausage in the "bottom five" all summer. The tomato/basil pie is somewhat better. The best slice here — lasagna — was the one Wiener won by getting a lucky ball in the gumball machine.
The thin crust is the star at Nancy's Townehouse (1453 Main St., Rahway; 732-388-8100). Bruno loved its "attitude." Wiener marveled at the "very chewy thin crust." Raves for the sausage pie. "Stellar — a full-flavored sausage," Bruno said.
The tomato/ricotta/garlic/mozzarella pie, a special, boasted a distinctive crackly/airy crust. "I like the ricotta a lot," Wiener said. But Bruno thought there was too much garlic, calling it a "bully."
Nice tangy sauce on the plain pie at Fresco Pizza & Pasta (1210 Raritan Road, Cranford; 908-276-0407). But more so-so sausage; enough already!
The margherita pie an instant hit. Windrem loved the "fresh-tasting" cheese. "Nice division of labor; each ingredient carried its own weight," Schneider remarked.
La Famiglia Sorrento (631 Central Ave., Westfield; 908-232-2642) came as a letdown. Bruno called the plain pie "gummy," while Windrem found the sauce "pasty.'' More average, bland sausage, even if Schneider called the sausage pie "well executed." The Sicilian is soft, bready and boring.
The plain pie at Glendale Pizzeria & Ristorante (1367 Stuyvesant Ave., Union; 908-964-6266) is forgettable. The sausage, according to Wiener, tasted maple-syrupy, like breakfast sausage at your local supermarket.
Go with the Grandma pie, tart and sassy. "I liked the blend of garlic and spices," Windrem noted. "I'd party with this Grandma."
There's no place quite like Santillo's Brick Oven Pizza (639 S. Broad St., Elizabeth; 908-354-1887).
Walk down the driveway, open the screen door and place your order. If you want to eat there, bring your own table and set it up in the driveway, because it's takeout only.
The half plain/half sausage boasts a standout crust. "Some of the best bread I've ever eaten," Wiener said. But Bruno was not impressed. "Not a home run," she noted.
The 1964 pie, with imported Romano and extra virgin olive oil, is more praise-worthy. Wiener admired the "great bake," while Schneider loved the "aggressive" crust. Both called it their favorite pie of the night.
Next week: The Pizza Patrol returns to Morris, Sussex and Essex counties.


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Beresford-Redman, a former producer for Survivor and Pimp My Ride, was being transferred to federal custody to await a hearing on Wednesday.
Beresford-Redman's wife, Monica, a 41-year-old Los Angeles restaurant owner and mother of two, was found dead in April in the sewer at a Cancun resort where the couple had been vacationing.
Her husband became a person of interest in the case from early on. He returned to the United States against the wishes of Mexican authorities who had confiscated his passport.
U.S. Marshals arrested him "without incident" at his home in Rancho Palos Verdes, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office says. Mexican authorities had requested his arrest.
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So. Jewel. Let's just say it wasn't entirely my favourite block so far. You know sometimes you sit down to do a bit of sewing and not one single thing goes right? Let's list the litany of disasters that made up Jewel:
- Couldn't find the fabrics I wanted to use, so ended up choosing two greys (one print, one solid), which were far more similar than I thought they were.
- Wanted to freezer paper piece but couldn't find the freezer paper.
- Decided that I would just use normal paper to 'freezer' paper piece and pin it carefully in place. This didn't work.
- Decided to draw around normal pieces of paper as I would if hand piecing, but sew it with the machine. Aforementioned bad pinning meant this didn't work.
- Swore lots and bodged the whole thing together.
- Realised that due to a printing error the entire thing was about 3/4" smaller than it was meant to be.
At this stage I poured tea and ate chocolate.
This block actually isn't remotely complicated. It would be simple to foundation piece (I am terrible at ending up with prints facing the way I want when I foundation piece, which is why I discounted it) and would be fairly simple to freezer paper piece with actual freezer paper. Or you could hand piece it, or english paper piece it. In fact, there are many many perfectly acceptable ways to make this block, none of which I used, so I have a limited amount of wisdom to share this week. When I re-make it, I will probably either hand piece or english paper piece, unless I choose some really small scale prints in which it doesn't matter if I do wildly wonky foundation piecing.
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After the 2010 season, the Colts' biggest weakness was unquestionably the offensive line. While the defensive backfield was a mess, it was largely due to injury, but the offensive line struggled even while healthy.
Many of the Colts' problems last year could be directly attributed to the lack of talent on the offensive line. Although Jeff Saturday is a great man, leader, and player, the offensive line is made up of five men, and was horrendous last season in every phase of the game.
While the Colts have never been, and never will be, a power rushing team, they still need to have an effective rushing attack in order to truly reach their potential as a Peyton Manning-led squad. But, in 2010, the Colts ran for 3.8 yards per carry, tied for 25th in the league. And while the YPC is bad, what I'm really concerned about is the lack of confidence in the run game. Manning had a record number of attempts in 2010, largely due to the lack of support from the rushing attack.
The lack of a decent OL also is preventing the running backs from developing, as they get hit in the backfield, and have very few holes to run through. This doesn't allow them to show their vision during games, or even develop it.
The offensive line's struggles also hampered the passing game, led by All-Universe QB Peyton Manning. While the numbers say that the Colts had a great year protecting the passer, only totaling 16 sacks and 47 QB hits (good for 1st and 2nd in the league, respectively), that was largely due to Peyton Manning's pocket presence, and ability to get the ball out of the pocket.
Anybody who watched the Colts last year knew this, as it was fairly obvious. Those pass protection issues led to problems with turnovers as well, as Manning had 17 interceptions on the season, including 11 in a three game stretch, all losses. He also had his lowest yards per attempt since his rookie year, as his time in the pocket was severely limited.
But, in the off-season, the Colts looked to address those needs, drafting offensive linemen Anthony Castonzo and Benjamin Ijalana in the first two rounds of the draft. In terms of 2010 players, the Colts let Charlie Johnson walk in free agency, as he signed with the Minnesota Vikings, and will likely be their starting left tackle (suckers).
Ryan Diem, on the other hand, was reportedly asked to either restructure his deal, or be cut. While it was rumored that Diem was not willing to take less, it later was reported that he had either restructured his old deal, or signed a new, one-year deal, taking less cap space in the 2011 season.
So, will those changes produce better results for the 2011 Colts? The offensive linemen at camp consist of: LT Jeff Linkenbach, LG Jacques McClendon, C Jeff Saturday, RG Mike Pollak, RT Ryan Diem, LT Anthony Castonzo, LG Joe Reitz, C/G Jamey Richard, RG Kyle DeVan, RT Ben Ijalana, LT Michael Toudeze, LG James Williams, C Jake Kirkpatrick, RG Jamie Thomas, RT Casey Bender, and RG Mike Tepper.
Of course, half of these people won't be in Indianapolis once September 11 rolls around. My guess on who makes the roster? I'd say Linkenbach, McClendon, Saturday, Pollak, Diem, Castonzo, DeVan, Ijalana, Kirkpatrick, and Reitz.
While Richard has been on the roster for the last three years, news out of camp is that the Colts really like Kirkpatrick, and Richard was awful while starting in 2010.
For the starters, I'd say Link, McClendon, Saturday, Pollak, and Diem to start, while Castonzo and Ijalana coming into the mix a few weeks into the season. Will this rotation be better than 2010's rotation of CJ, Jamey Richard, Saturday, Pollak, Diem, DeVan, and Linkenbach?
In my opinion, yes. It has to be, barring injury. In 2010, Charlie Johnson and Ryan Diem were the starting tackles for the entire season, save a few games due to nagging injuries. Let me be very clear on my opinion here: While I love Charlie Johnson as a person, someone who works hard and did everything the Colts asked of him, I do not think he was good, decent, or even serviceable as left tackle.
Johnson could go into any spot on the line and not be absolutely terrible. That was his strength. Heck, he may have even been an average or above average guard.
But the only reason that he worked as a stopgap for the Colts in 2010 was because of Peyton Manning's pocket presence. He was below average at pass protection, and just plain bad at run blocking. Personally, I'm glad the Colts didn't retain him. Not for $10.5 million over 3 years. It wouldn't be worth it for a utility offensive linemen. If CJ goes on to start at LT for the Vikings, and excel, then I will certainly eat my words. But, I seriously doubt that happens. I think Minnesota got fooled by the "protected Manning's blindside, and Manning had the league's lowest number of sacks" line.
Ryan Diem was also an eyesore at right tackle. He was usually the game's most frequent offender in terms of quarterback pressures allowed, and also had a good number of false starts. He was, however, a much better run blocker than Charlie Johnson. Still, he definitely was not worth his old contract, I would have been angry had he not been cut. But, for less money and for his veteran presence, his restructuring made sense. While he shouldn't be the main option at RT for the Colt (although I'm comfortable with him starting for the first few games), if he switches to guard (as has been rumored), then he would be a viable option for a starter.
With the two tackles being replaced, by Anthony Castonzo and Benjamin Ijalana, the line will be much better (as long as they progress at a decent pace). Even if Linkenbach and Diem have to start for a few games, the Colts will be okay. I was actually fairly impressed with Linkenbach last season when he started for Johnson at LT, and wouldn't be too scared if Castonzo needed extra time to get situated.
As far as the guards are concerned, I think Mike Pollak was better than advertised last year. As I've been watching game film, Pollak has been (at least, in the first two games) the second best linemen behind Saturday. Pollak was one of the better run blockers, if not the best, and was decent in pass protection as well.
The left guard at the beginning of the season was Jamey Richard, an experiment that was a total flop as Richard could neither plow ahead for rush yards, or protect the pocket well on passing downs. Eventually, Kyle DeVan would become the starting guard, and was serviceable for the Colts, but they could definitely use an improvement, to improve the run game. I would be very comfortable with a starting lineup of Castonzo, McClendon (or Diem), Saturday, Pollak, and Ijalana. That would greatly improve the running game, and If Castonzo and Ijalana are even halfway decent in pass protection, they'll be a major upgrade from Diem and Charlie Johnson.
Basically, the only way I see this OL being any worse than last years is if the rookies develop much slower than expected, or there are injury problems. If it's substantially better than 2010, Peyton Manning, the RB crew, and the Indianapolis Colts are going to have a special year.


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CLARA'S BIG WELCOME — Clara Hughes skates on the ice at the Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium on Wednesday moments before speaking about mental health, and moments before she spent about an hour signing autographs, talking to youth, and taking pictures.
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Published on April 25, 2014
CLARA'S BIG RIDE DEPARTS — Clara Hughes departs from the Youth 2000 Centre in Grand Falls-Windsor on Thursday, with the support of those that came out to hear her speak earlier in the morning.
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Hughes: Kids have to know they're not alone
The power of the people she's helping has pushed Clara Hughes through some tough times on the Clara's Big Ride journey...
Clara Hughes, a six-time Canadian Olympic medallist, arrived at the Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium last Wednesday as part of Clara's Big Ride, and she got there after bicycling over 100 kilometres from Springdale.
The initial thought was Hughes would give a speech, pose for a few pictures, and head back to her hotel for some well deserved rest and relaxation before departing for Gander the following morning.
However, after getting such a welcoming reception from those that came to hear her talk about mental health, there was no way she could leave the rink.
"I was given the option to just say something and leave, but I can't do that. It's all about connecting, so if I don't meet people, I'm not able to hear their story, especially the young ones," said Hughes to a small scrum of reporters last Wednesday at the Joe. "I want them to come get their picture taken, I've signed a bunch of skates today, and I want them to know I'm serious and that I care about what we're riding for. I want them to feel connected to me, and in turn connect them to the Big Ride, and connect it to mental health.
"So many kids came up to me tonight, teenage girls with tears in their eyes came up saying, 'What you're doing for mental health really matters, and it matters to me.' When I get that feedback I know we're on the right track."
Hughes was at the rink for the majority of her welcoming party, and she spent a better part of an hour skating, talking with youth, signing autographs, and posing for pictures.
Her stop in Grand Falls-Windsor didn't end there, however, as she visited the Youth 2000 Centre the following morning, where she opened up and told her personal story about mental health.
It was then the Canadian icon got a little emotional, and urged the youth that they, too, should be able to open up about their feelings.
"I just think it's so important to get the conversation on mental health going with Canadians of all ages, especially young Canadians because there's so much stigma attached to mental illness, and talk about mental health is non-existent," she said. "It's something every family struggles with, and those struggles are becoming prevalent in younger and younger Canadians. The earlier we can get them talking about their feelings and what those feelings are, and maybe family situations, I think that will help enormously. I know when I was young we had a lot of dysfunction with substance abuse in my family, and as I grew up with mental illness with my sister and my father, I didn't know what it was. If we had all talked about it, I think it would have been a heck of a lot easier to get through as individuals and as a family.
"Hopefully, this can make a difference with young Canadians and get them excited about it and really empower them. Like I said tonight (Wednesday) about doing something and seeing what's out there, if they don't like what they see to do something themselves."
However, opening up about personal struggles with mental health isn't always an easy or comfortable thing to do, especially when it comes to youth.
However, Hughes said there are a multitude of options for young people who want to open up and talk, and all they have to do is step forward and do just that.
"I really talk to kids about feelings, and also my story and me going through depression. I talk about the feelings getting out of control and not knowing why I was crying, but mainly about getting help," said Hughes. "Knowing that you're not alone, knowing that there's someone to talk to, and knowing there are things like Kids Help Phone and there are councilors at school, so you should never, ever feel alone. I talk to kids about seeing a friend who isn't feeling good, and how they have to ask how they're doing and maybe asking a teacher for help. Kids have to know they can reach out to each other and let their friends know they're not alone, and they have a voice when it comes to supporting each other."
Clara's Big Ride
Talking about mental health is part of the battle, but when she isn't sharing her personal story, Hughes is bicycling across Canada to send her message.
She said the moment they got off the ferry in Port aux Basques, the typical Newfoundland and Labrador hospitality started to shine through.
"Since we stepped off the ferry in Port aux Basques, we got on our bikes and rode 165 km that day, and every kilometre of the way I swear nine out of 10 cars honked and waved, and all of the truckers have been good to us along the way. We call it trucker love," said Hughes, wearing her trademark grin. "We get honks and waves from the big transport trucks and logging trucks, so it's amazing to see how many people have connected…and that's what I love about this ride. The Big Ride is for everyone, and I feel like it's bringing us together in a way that's really special to me and I hope to all Canadians.
"We've ridden 4,400 kilometres in winter, basically, and we had one day riding into Halifax where we wore shorts and I had to buy sunscreen on the road because we didn't have it in the car," said Hughes. "Other than that it's been horrendous, but I feel like it's perfect for what we're riding for. We're riding because so many people are suffering in silence, and I feel if we can push through the elements and not give up, that makes a big statement when it comes to saying mental health matters to me and it matters to Canadians. We have to get the conversation going and this ride is going to keep on rolling no matter what the weather throws at us."


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West Virginia Delegate Mary Poling is proud to appoint Rachel Lindsey Stuart to the Royal Court of the Mountain State Forest Festival. Princess Rachel is the daughter of Randy and Robin Stuart of Philippi. She is the granddaughter of Garry and Mary Stuart and the late Donna Sturm Stuart of Philippi, David and Jill Martin of Buckhannon and the late Robbie Fridley of Philippi. She is the great-granddaughter of the late Eva Shaffer of Philippi and MaryLee Fridley and the late Robert Fridley of Philippi. She has two younger brothers, Bailey and Clay Stuart.
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