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Ohio Northern University's Freed Center for the Performing Arts will present "Reefer Madness" in the Stambaugh Studio Theatre from Thursday, Oct. 18, to Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 20, and Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at 2 p.m.
Inspired by the original 1936 film of the same name, this raucous musical comedy takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence.
Members of the cast are Ohio Northern students Kelsey Barrett (Ensemble/School Girl), a freshman musical theatre major from Wapakoneta, Ohio; Derek Brookens (Jack/Jesus), a senior musical theatre major from Port Allegany, Pa.; Mary Beth Donahoe (Mae), a junior musical theatre and Spanish double major from Lakewood, Ohio; Trevor Dorner (Lecturer/Goat Man/Mr. Poppy/FDR), a sophomore musical theatre and music double major from Perrysburg, Ohio; Regan Frese (Ensemble/Policeman), a freshman musical theatre major from Hilliard, Ohio; Kaitlyn Hartman (Mary), a freshman musical theatre and public relations double major from Findlay, Ohio; Garrett Hill (Jimmy), a freshman musical theatre major from Ridgeway, Ohio; Evan A. LaChance (Ensemble/Priest/Old Man/Detective), a sophomore musical theatre major from Dayton, Ohio; Patrick Plucinsky (Ensemble/Ticket Taker), a freshman musical theatre major from Solon, Ohio; Layne Schneider (Sally), a senior musical theatre major from Beavercreek, Ohio; Jim Scofield (Ensemble/Dad/Devil/Switch Puller), a junior musical theatre and creative writing double major from Sugarland, Texas; Timothy Swaim (Ralph), a freshman theatre major from Oregon, Ohio; Kathleen Weston (Ensemble/Soda Fountain Girl), a junior musical theatre major from Grosse Pointe, Mich.; and Breann A. Zerby (Placard Girl/Mom/Devil/Ensemble), a senior musical theatre and pharmacy major from Findlay, Ohio.
A pre-show dinner special will be offered at Padrone's Pizza at 219 North Main Street in Ada between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20, for "Reefer Madness" ticket holders. Tickets to the show will be available at Padrone's at this time.
Tickets are $15 for general admission, $12 for non-ONU students and seniors, $9 for children, and $5 for ONU students. The Freed Center box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Phone orders are accepted with American Express, MasterCard, VISA or Discover by calling 419-772-1900. Tickets also are available online at www.onu.edu/freed


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BlackRock recruits former DrKW banker as veteran departs
BlackRock's head of the trading and liquidity strategies group in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Nigel Foster, is retiring after more than 25 years at the world's largest asset manager and its predecessors Mercury Asset Management and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers.
BlackRock has recruited former Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and Bank of America banker Tarek Mahmoud, who was one of the co-founders of merchant banking boutique Richmond Park alongside former DrKW chief executive Andrew Pisker in 2006, to fill Foster's role leading the Emea TLS group and overseeing the firm's trading operations and its cash and securities lending business.
London-based Mahmoud will report to Richie Prager, BlackRock's global head of TLS, a part of the business that handles liquidity management and trade execution.
A spokesman for BlackRock confirmed the changes.
Foster joined Mercury in 1987, staying on when it was taken over by MLIM in 1997 and again when MLIM merged with BlackRock in 2006. In that time he set up MLIM's investment teams for derivatives, quantitative investment techniques and transition management and led the alternatives business.
In 2000, he was seconded to set up and be chief executive of institutional crossing network E-Crossnet, in which MLIM was a major shareholder until the unit's sale in late 2004.
Mahmoud was global head of sales and marketing and co-head of capital markets at DrKW until early 2006, when he left to help set up Richmond Park. Mahmoud joined Bank of America as head of global markets institutional sales for Emea in late 2007.
He left the US bank in 2009 and in April 2011 re-emerged as joint chief executive of South African advisory and alternative asset management group Sovereignty Capital. He was one of two directors at the firm, along with company founder Simon Koch, of the company's UK unit, according to Companies House filings, which also show that he stepped down as a director late last month.
Sovereignty Capital could not be reached for comment.

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The Movie Diary: Call me maybeBy Dom Cioffi
Arts Correspondent | February 27,2013Scientists and philosophers have been studying the phenomenon of consciousness for centuries, and while profound strides have been made to better understand the "I" that we all experience, it still remains one of life's greatest mysteries. I go through phases where I ingest any and all information related to this subject, whether its advances in MRI imagining that point to the foundations of consciousness or thousand-year-old practices of mindfulness that help focus consciousness.
I'm also intrigued how levels of consciousness vary between individuals. Some people seem to walk around in a semi-conscious haze while others appear hyper-aware of everything in their presence. I'd like to think that I'm on the latter part of that spectrum. When I walk into a new environment, my eyes immediately start scanning, taking in as much information as possible. I want to be completely aware of my surroundings — the sounds, the smells, the colors, etc.
My father-in-law, on the other hand, is the complete opposite. When he walks into a room, he couldn't care less who was there or what was happening. Subsequently, we call him Mr. Magoo because of his compete disregard for the world around him.
And while this bumbling approach to life can appear endearing at times, I've also seen his semi-conscious state infuriate strangers when he inadvertently bypasses them in a line or cuts them off in traffic. His seemingly oblivious nature has taught me that some people simply aren't as aware as others. He doesn't do this to be rude or mean; it just doesn't occur to him.
I was forced to remember this recently while I was in a theater watching this week's feature, "Dark Skies." The movie centers on a middle-class American family that begins to notice strange phenomena occurring within their home during the night. Eventually they realize that something "otherworldly" is responsible.
The film was delivered in a believable fashion and had its fair share of tension and uncertainty. Unfortunately, when the climactic moment of the story arrived, everything fell apart. But I cannot blame the film in this instance since something entirely unrelated was responsible for the demise.
Here's the scenario: The film is approaching its apex with everyone in the audience on edge. The music is intensifying; the lighting is growing ominous. As the beautiful mom is inching down a dark hallway with a knife raised in hand, the viewer suddenly becomes aware of a mysterious figure lurking just behind her. There it is — the first look at the creature who has been terrorizing the helpless family; an obvious alien life form with gangly appendages and a long, almond-shaped head. Its features are disguised by the nighttime shadows, but it is no less horrifying as a silhouette.
At this point in the film, I am completely enveloped in the story. These are the moments that make me love motion pictures — those precious minutes where I cease to exist and my consciousness is one with the action on screen. Depending on the quality of the film, this can happen for a short time or for the entire length of the movie. In the case of "Dark Skies," my disbelief was beautifully suspended.
And then some guy's cellphone goes off.
In this day and age, it's hard to forgive anyone whose cellphone rings in a theater. There are signs everywhere, and prior to the film's start a special notice is displayed on the screen with a booming voice stating, "Please silence your cellphones now!"
But honestly, it's just common sense.
Nevertheless, this guy's cellphone rings, which completely rips me out of the drama of the film. As I stated earlier,
I've gotten better about giving people the benefit of the doubt, so while I was irritated, I opted to refocus on the film and not this gentleman's indiscretion.
But just as I was implementing this forgiving attitude, he actually answered the phone!
I'm not lying. It was as if he was sitting at home in his living room. "Hello? Hey, what's going on? Uhhh, I'm watching a movie. What are you up to?"
I am in shock at this point and completely removed from the action of the film. I keep trying to look back at the screen, but then every bit of my attention is drawn to this guy's conversation, not only because of his level of rudeness, but also because of the volume of his voice. I've been going to the movies every week for 19 years, and I have never had this happen. I've heard phones go off and listened to kids have inappropriately loud conversations, but never anything as rude as this.
In the end, I resisted saying anything, but another guy sitting just behind me didn't restrain. "Are you kidding me, dude?!" he shouted.
I caught the look on the guy's face who was on the phone, and it was one of complete shock. He was obviously taken aback by the reprimand and unaware that his actions would be construed as annoying.
So, while the kind warnings are copious in every theater in the world, let me restate for those whose level of consciousness may be somewhat stunted: If you're going to the theater (or any social event), please silence your phone. That ring (or ridiculously inappropriate conversation) could ruin the experience for the rest of the crowd.
A disrupted "C+" for "Dark Skies."
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I have a wonderful 8 month old son (9 months on Dec 20) although having a rough start he is a wonderful nurser. However, lately he has been bitting during nursing and it seems to be getting more frequent. I've read up on some tips and when I nurse I make sure to focus on him and let him know I am paying my 100% attention to our nursing session and look at him. I take him off when he seems to be full and may be getting full and bored more inclined to bite. When he does bite I squish his face into my breast (to release the bite) and pull him off and let him chill on the floor for a bit - bitting equals no boob Before I read up on what to do my first reaction was to scream, which startled him and he cried.
None of this seems to be working, the little monkey is still bitting! It's getting to the point where I am tense when I have to nurse him because I am antispating a bite. Sometimes after he bites he laughs and giggles! I really want to nurse him to a year and hopefully beyond, but I can't take many more bites.
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Bethel Democrats rift healing? Party withholds backing of candidates
September 6, 2011 —
Three Democratic candidates for two seats on the town board will face off in a primary contest on September 13. Long-time incumbents Vicky Vassmer-Simpson and Bob Blais will be sharing the ballot with former highway superintendent Bernie Cohen.
The local Democratic Committee has decided not to back a candidate until after the primary, at which time it will presumably back the two winners. If Vassmer-Simpson wins and the committee supports her, it may signal the beginning of an end to a huge rift in the party that has defined it for the past couple of election cycles.
The story goes back January 2008 when the town board appointed Ted Yeomans to finish the term vacated by Dan Sturm, who had been elected to the position of supervisor in November 2007.
Some Bethel Democrats thought that Denise Frangipane should have gotten the nod. Later that year, Frangipane and her supporters packed the Democratic caucus, and she beat Yeomans by a vote of 91 to 81 and picked up the party's nomination. The win did not sit well with some of the party's old guard members.
A couple of them, such as Simpson and supervisor Dan Sturm's wife Dina, carried petitions for Yeomans to enable him to run on the Let's Keep Ted line. Frangipane won the special election and ran again for the nomination the following year.
In August 2009, Vassmer-Simpson, Yeomans and fellow party member Colleen Cunningham took out an ad in the Times-Herald Record, which endorsed Republican Dick Crumley and Democrat Benji Friehling for election for the council seats in November.
In the meantime, the entire membership of the Bethel Democratic Committee had been voted out of office except for one, and all new members swept in after the primary in September.
Frangipane won the party's nomination.
For Frangipane, the 2009 election was marked with what many saw as a challenge to her candidacy from a group of seasonal residents who stay in camps and bungalow colonies in Bethel in the summer. About 150 of the seasonal residents registered to vote in the town. Sullivan County Legislator David Sager and others famously challenged the registrations through an organization called Voters for Election Integrity.
Ultimately, the registrations were ruled invalid and the number of votes recorded by the challenged voters was not sufficient to have defeated Frangipane.
Press release from Bethel Concerned Citizens
Town Board Candidates Unanimously Oppose Fracking
The three candidates vying for two open seats on Bethel's town Board have each issued public statements in opposition to shale gas drilling. This comes in response to a request by the organization Bethel Concerned Citizens for the candidates' positions, particularly Bethel's effort to change its zoning ordinances, in anticipation of the town's democratic primary on September 13th.
The statements – made by Bernard Cohen, Robert Blais, and Vicky Vassmer-Simpson – supported the latest findings on the dangerous impacts to public health and safety and reflect the candidates' desires to effectively amend the town's zoning ordinances.
Excerpts of the statements are below:
Vicky Vassmer Simpson: "We also rely on unfiltered aquifers for our water supply, as well as our beautiful lakes and streams."
Bob Blais: "The natural gas has been there for a million years and can stay there for another million years."
Bernie Cohen: "The contaminants from hydro-fracturing and the pollution from hundreds of daily truck trips would put at risk all Bethel has become."
These positions also come in the wake of a recent statement expression of serious concern about hydraulic gas drilling by the supervisor of the town of Bethel at its meeting held on Saturday, August 27, attended by approximately 250 residents, most of whom oppose gas drilling in Bethel.
Statement by Robert Blais, Candidate for Town of Bethel Councilman. (Incumbent)
As the Councilman in Bethel for the last 16 years, I know my number one priority is to protect the safety and health for our residents. After the new DEC regulations came out on July 11, 2011 & after careful thought & analysis I do not want Hydrofracking in the Town of Bethel. The natural gas has been there for a million years and can stay there for another million years.
I completely support the effort currently underway by our Town of Bethel to add an amendment to our zoning similar to 3 neighboring towns. I will also work to move this process along as quickly as possible and make sure it is done well.
Statement by Bernie Cohen, Candidate for Town of Bethel Councilman.
I have taken a hard look at what the results would be of bringing heavy industry, especially hydraulic-fracturing, into the Town of Bethel. Over the last year, I have educated myself on the pros and cons of gas drilling.
I am convinced that hydro-fracturing would be a disaster for our Town. It threatens our health, air, water, economic well-being and property values. The contaminants from hydro-fracturing and the pollution from hundreds of daily truck trips would put at risk all Bethel has become.
The beauty of our Town has attracted second homeowners and increased tourism. This growth has created support for local businesses and farming and promises to expand our economy, creating jobs, outlets for local produce and increasing our tax base, which will lower local property taxes.
As I have already stated publicly, I will fight to amend our zoning ordinances to prohibit any heavy industrial activity in the Town of Bethel. This must be done immediately to protect our future.
Statement by Vicky Vassmer Simpson, Candidate for Town of Bethel Councilwoman (Incumbent)
Over the past couple of years, I have attended several meetings, spoken with many people, and read countless articles in order to educate myself about hydraulic fracturing. I have always had as my number one priority, the health, safety and quality of life for all Town of Bethel residents.
Nothing that I have learned has made me feel comfortable with the process of hydraulic fracturing. New York State now says that drilling can be permitted, but not in the NYC watershed, near Syracuse, or near several large unfiltered aquifers. If it is not safe for some, why would I trust it will be safe in Bethel. We also rely on unfiltered aquifers for our water supply, as well as our beautiful lakes and streams.
I support the efforts in the town to amend the zoning in order to prohibit heavy industrial industries, including gas extraction.
I will work to move the zoning process along to ensure the safety of all the residents of Bethel.
Bethel Concerned Citizens is composed of full-time and part-time residents of the Town of Bethel. We are working people and retirees, long-time residents and newcomers, and most of all we are neighbors who have serious concerns about the potential impacts of shale gas exploration and other heavy industrial activity within our town.
Currently, there are no heavy or high impact industrial uses situated in the Town of Bethel. Accordingly, we call upon the Bethel Town Board to preserve and ensure the Town's future as a recreational and tourist destination, desirable second-home community, and clean, safe, and healthy place to live and raise all of our families.
We appeal to the Board, to act now to protect Bethel, and its character and quality of life, consistent with the town's Comprehensive Plan, by strengthening the Town's zoning ordinances to expressly prohibit high-impact industrial activity, including shale gas extraction.
We aim to collaborate with Lumberland Concerned Citizens, Tusten Concerned Citizens, and Highland Concerned Citizens to protect and enhance the rural and agricultural character, scenic beauty and tourism-oriented economy of our Sullivan County region.


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Icona Pop All Night!
Icona Pop hasn't even finished their performance when Will Ferrell rises from his chair and starts some slow, statesman-like applause. Robin Thicke, a few seats down, joins in shaking his head resolutely as if to say "no, no no, this is too good". Eminem, standing at the side of the stage, joins in with a finger whistle. Soon the entire stadium is standing up in celebration.
It's the MTV European Music Awards 2013 in Amsterdam and Icona Pop has just performed "I love it". Welcome to another night in the lives of Sweden's new pop export.
"We're not here to please people," says Aino Jawo after the show. "We are here to express ourselves. We have never compromised and we have always been true to ourselves. That's what we are the most proud of."
Talking about the secret behind the duo's massive success, she says it all comes down to a gut feeling.
"It's easy to lose yourself in this business. But we have always followed our instincts. If we hadn't we wouldn't be standing here today. We would have followed the path some one else pointed out to us and ended up somewhere else. We have done it our way the whole way and that has brought us here," she says, looking out over the sold-out Ziggo Dome.
With synths that spin like a badly souped-up motorbike and a melody that sticks after one play, "I love it" became the song that introduced Icona Pop to the world in 2012.
What followed within 12 months is extraordinary: Over two million cop- ies sold of "I love it", songs featured in TV shows such as Girls and Glee, a fan base made up by names like Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, two songs on Billboard top ten and performances at the Billboard Awards ("Will.i.am turned up after the show and told us he bought our ep"), David Letterman and America's Got Talent.
"We invited the legendary New York transvestites from House of Xtravaganza on stage," says Aino Jawo.
The last one, a performance in front of 13 million people, showed some of the girls' integrity.
With conservative America waiting at their TV sets with thick-crust pizzas and leg warmers, the girls took the stage with ten New York transvestites.
The degenerate night club queens became too much for the TV production managers.
"We invited the legendary New York transvestites from House of Xtravaganza on stage," says Aino Jawo. "The ones who taught Madonna the vogue dance. The production team from America's Got Talent freaked out and forbid them to go onstage. It's a quite strict TV show and we were the opening act at the season finale. When they got the most viewers of the entire season. But we demanded to have them onstage. We said 'we will cancel if we can't have the transvestites onstage and then you will have different problem. We won't perform if we can't have the back up dancers we've chosen'. Maybe that's one of those situations when people say 'What a diva'," says Caroline Hjelt.
Christmas will be spent wrapping up presents on a tour bus while crossing America. After crowning 2013 with a gig in New York City, they will spend 2014 on the road in the US with Miley Cyrus and in the UK with Katy Perry. Things will get messy.
"It's all about having a good time. When we give each other the look we know things will get wild. We can end up in party mode for a very long time. I've woken up on tour and thought 'Where am I? Well, people speak Swedish so I guess I'm in Sweden anyway.' Haha."
Where is the weirdest place you've woken up?
"We've woken up in an empty swimming pool in Hollywood Hills. We went to this amazing party in Los Angeles and it got a bit late. So apparently we decided it wasn't worth to drive home. We slept in this empty pool instead. And I can't tell you how many haunted motels in America we slept in. Deep in the south where we just waited for some crazy hillbilly to jump in and kill us. We slept with our stylist between us in bed for protection."
"It's all about having a good time. When we give each other the look we know things will get wild. We can end up in party mode for a very long time."


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VERGENNES Mary P. Grace, 69, of Maple Manor, Vergennes, and formerly of Waterbury, passed away in the comfort of her home on Sunday evening, March 24, 2013.
Born in Colchester on Nov. 10, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Ursula (Thomas) Piche.
On Oct. 3, 1964, she married John Grace in Johnson.
Mary and John made their home in Waterbury, where she remained busy and happy as a homemaker and raising her two children. Later, deciding to pursue a career in education, Mary graduated from Johnson State College in 1985 and became an educator at the Moretown Elementary School, from which she retired.
Energetic, friendly and enthusiastic, Mary enjoyed running, playing piano, vegetable gardening and sewing in her leisure time. Since living in Vergennes, Mary became very involved with St. Peter Catholic Church, serving as a catechism teacher and Eucharistic minister.
Mary is survived by her husband of 48 years, John Grace, of Vergennes; their children, Katy Grace, of South Burlington, and Tim Grace and his wife, Barbara, of Howell, N.J.; three sisters, Martha Head and her husband, Larry, of Shelburne, Diane Viens, of Lago Vista, Texas, and Denise Kennedy and her husband, Jeff, of Vergennes; her brother Paul Piche, of Burlington; as well as nieces, nephews and a large extended family. Her brother Peter Piche predeceased her.
A Mass of Christian burial will be concelebrated from St. Andrew Catholic Church in Waterbury on April 3, 2013, at 11 a.m. A reception will follow in the church parish hall. Inurnment will be in Holy Cross Cemetery in Duxbury. For those who wish, memorial gifts, in lieu of flowers, would be appreciated to Addison County Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 754, Middlebury, VT 05753 (www.achhh.org).
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Front Matter1462 (2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/v1462.frontmatterView Description Hide Description
Preamble: Light at Extreme Intensities 20111462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736748View Description Hide Description
Simulation of pair production in extreme strong EM fields1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736749View Description Hide Description
In this article we review a theoretical framework for pair production from strong external electromagnetic fields. We propose a numerical method to solve the resulting equations of motion and present results for both cases of spatially homogeneous and inhomogeneous electric fields.
Testing general relativity with laser accelerated electron beams1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736750View Description Hide Description
Electron accelerations of the order of 1021 g obtained by laser fields open up the possibility of experimentally testing one of the cornerstones of general relativity, the weak equivalence principle, which states that the local effects of a gravitational field are indistinguishable from those sensed by a properly accelerated observer in flat space-time. We illustrate how this can be done by solving the Einstein equations in vacuum and integrating the geodesic equations of motion for a uniformly accelerated particle.
Effects of radiation damping on the dynamics of electrons in ELI intensity laser fields1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736751View Description Hide Description
An electron in the presence of a high intensity laser field, such as that anticipated at ELI, will be accelerated so strongly that its own radiation emission may significantly affect its motion. This opens up the possibility of testing experimentally the classical theory of radiation reaction in such a context. We therefore explore the effects of radiation damping on the dynamics of electrons in optical laser pulses. In the case of high intensities and high initial electron energies, the trajectories and net energy changes of the electrons are found to be significantly altered. These effects are found to become increasingly significant the closer one gets to a directly head on collision between the laser and electrons.
Probing the vacuum structure by combinations of high-intensity laser technologies1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736752View Description Hide Description
The quantum vacuum is a rich object which may contain known and unknown ingredients such as dark matter and dark energy. Probing the vacuum to date has been limited to either the macroscopic scale with astronomical observations or the microscopic space-time points at highenergy particle collisions. With high-intensity lasers, however, we may be able to probe different aspects of the quantumvacuumwith different space-time scales. We will present what we can potentially discuss with laser-laser and energetic particles-laser interactions in the vacuum by combining cutting-edge laser technologies.
Streaking at high energies with electrons and positrons1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736753View Description Hide Description
State-of-the-art attosecond metrology deals with the detection and characterization of photon pulses with typical energies up to the hundreds of eV and time resolution of several tens of attoseconds. Such short pulses are used for example to control the motion of electrons on the atomic scale or to measure inner-shell atomic dynamics. The next challenge of time-resolving the inner-nuclear dynamics, transient meson states and resonances requires photon pulses below attosecond duration and with energies exceeding the MeV scale. Here we discuss a detection scheme for time-resolving high-energy gamma ray pulses down to the zeptosecond timescale. The scheme is based on the concept of attosecond streak imaging, but instead of conversion of photons into electrons in a nonlinear medium, the high-energy process of electron-positron pair creation is utilized. These pairs are produced in vacuum through the collision of a test pulse to be characterized with an intense laser pulse, and they acquire additional energy and momentum depending on their phase in the streaking pulse at the moment of production. A coincidence measurement of the electron and positron momenta after the interaction provides information on the pair production phase within the streaking pulse. We examine the limitations imposed by quantum radiation reaction in multiphoton Compton scattering on this detection scheme, and discuss other necessary conditions to render the scheme feasible in the upcoming Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) laser facility.
Controlling the light waveform of attosecond pulse train by synthesized multi-colored laser fields1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736754View Description Hide Description
We show a process to generate a high peak power and waveform controllable light source. The bandwidth is more than two octaves, so the electric field oscillation in the pulse envelope is close to half cycle. It is promising to apply to high-order harmonic generation by sub-cycle pulse.
Fundamental difference of subpicosecond laser interaction compared to longer pulses for ultrahigh acceleration1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736755View Description Hide Description
Interaction of picosecond laser pulses above terawatt power with high density plasmas shows a nearly 100% conversion of the laser energy into directed acceleration of the electron cloud by nonlinear (ponderomotive) forces giving the ion cloud accelerations several orders of magnitude higher than comparable nanosecond interaction based on thermal pressure processes.
Quasi-phase-matching high-harmonics with THz assistance1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736756View Description Hide Description
We present a new quasi-phase-matching method for high-order harmonic generation where a weak THz pulse assists the process, and we demonstrate by numerical simulations more than two orders of magnitude increase in the harmonic yield at photon energies ∼170 eV.
Two-color mid-IR optical parametric amplifier for attosecond pulse generation1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736757View Description Hide Description
The production of isolated attosecond pulses is nowadays based on the generation of high harmonics driven by ultrafast and intense laser sources in gases. The generation of such pulses requires the confinement of the harmonic emission within a single event, thus obtaining a continuous XUV spectrum. Here we report on the generation of continuous XUV spectra produced by an ultrabroadband optical parametric amplifier operating in the mid-IR and generating multi-cycle pulses, thus avoiding the use of few-cycle Ti:sapphire lasers and, thanks to the favorable cutoff scaling law for mid-IR drivers, paving the way to the production of isolated attosecond pulses well above the 100-eV photon energy.
Focusing to transform-limited, phase-controlled, few-cycle pulses with lenses1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736758View Description Hide Description
We investigate the conditions under which lenses can be used to focus broadband, visible or near-infrared radiation to transform-limited few-cycle pulses, and to exercise also a control on the focal carrier-envelope phase shift for phase-sensitive interactions with matter, as high-order harmonic or attosecond pulse generation.
High order harmonics driven by an infrared parametric source: Application to molecular orbital reconstruction1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736759View Description Hide Description
In this work we present a procedure for the reconstruction of the Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital in carbon dioxide by exploiting the generation of high order harmonics in a sample of impulsively aligned molecules. The procedure allows to extract the single molecule contribution to the harmonic spectrum in both amplitude and phase as a function of angular orientation and photon energy and to exploit this information in the reconstruction of the orbital. The role of multielectron contributions and of the Coulomb field of the ion on the reconstruction are discussed.
Attosecond time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy of surfaces1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736760View Description Hide Description
We discuss streaking time delays for photoemission from solid model surfaces as a function of the degree of the initial-wave-function localization and including the dynamical plasmon response to the motion of the photoelectron.
High internal electric fields and built-in strain effects in and quantum well lasers1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736761View Description Hide Description
We present a theoretical study based on the perturbative Luttinger-Kohn model so-called k.P model[1] of high internal electric fields and built-in strain effects on the laser properties of wide bandgap II-VI and Quantum Well (QW) lasers operating in the near UV wavelength range. The high internal electric field (>1MV/cm) are due to the non-centrosymmetric Würtzite crystal structure with spontaneous and piezoelectric polarizations. Internal electric fields are found to induce a red-shift of the laser wavelength, and to reduce drastically the laser gain through the Quantum Confined Stark (QCS) effect. At the same time, the transparency carrier concentration and the laser threshold current densities are found to increase. These effects are more pronounced in than in QW lasers. This is related to stronger internal electric field, and to the sign of the built-in strain which is compressive in the former case, and tensile in the later one.
Real-time two-dimensional measurement of angular dispersion of broadband laser beams1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736762View Description Hide Description
We demonstrate a simple technique for angular dispersion measurement, which allows two-dimensional detection in one shot and can be used in real-time acquisition. These make our method especially suitable for CPA compressor alignment. Experimental accuracy found to be close to common 1D techniques.
A front end for ultra-intense OPCPA1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736763View Description Hide Description
A front end is being constructed for ultra-intense optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification (OPCPA) system at 910 nm. Technologies are being developed for large-scale systems based on deuterated potassium dihydrogen phosphate (DKDP) optical parametric amplifiers that could be pumped by kilojoule-class Nd:glass lasers such as OMEGA EP. Results are reviewed for a prototype white-light-seeded chain of noncollinear optical parametric amplifiers (NOPA's) and the development of a cylindrical Öffner stretcher that has advantages over standard stretchers for ultra-intense, high-contrast systems. The front-end development will culminate in demonstrating a mid-scale optical parametric amplifier line (OPAL) that will use scalable technologies to produce 7.5-J, 15-fs pulses with a temporal contrast exceeding 1010.
Apollon-10P: Status and implementation1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736764View Description Hide Description
The objective of the "Institut de Lumie`re Extreme" consists in providing early in 2014 to the international scientific community an unique laser based facility delivering 150 J, 15 fs pulses at 1 shot per minute repetition rate allowing to investigate an unexplored domain of laser-matter interaction at 1023 - 1024 W/cm2 intensity level.
High-energy regenerative thin disk amplifier1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736765View Description Hide Description
Design of a compact regenerative laser amplifier based on two Yb:YAG thin-disks is presented. Energy up to 100 mJ in picoseconds pulses will be delivered with a repetition rate of 1 kHz. System is designed for seeding a kW-class multipass amplifier for industrial and scientific applications. Laser heads are pumped at zero-phonon line (968.825 nm [1]) by stabilized high-power pump diodes operated in pulsed regime. Seed pulses are produced in a fiber oscillator at 1030 nm and CPA technique utilizing transmission gratings for pulse stretching and compression is applied.
Build-up of quantum entanglement during rescattering1462(2012); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4736766View Description Hide Description
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Blue Chicory Players to Present Blood on the Trail, November 8-10 at Bluefield State College
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(Bluefield)—The Bluefield State College Blue Chicory Players Fall Semester Production, Blood on the Trail, will be presented on November 8-10 at the College. Blood on the Trail, by Dr. Sharon Bebout-Carr/Associate Professor of Speech and Blue Chicory Players Director, integrates factual accounts of some of these incidents within a fictional story frame about some young people camping out along the trail who also encounter the threat of violence and the existence of evil.
Because of adult language, mature themes, and implied and actual violence, this play is recommended for mature audiences only. The play runs November 8 at 10:30 a.m., November 9 at 7:30 p.m., and November 10 at 7:30 p.m. All performances will be in the Basic Science Auditorium. Admission is free, but donations are welcome.


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By Sharna Johnson: Freedom New Mexico
Clovis Christian School's superintendent was placed on administrative leave Friday, part of an ongoing investigation of his roommate's arrest on a federal warrant alleging child rape.
Investigators seized Steven Schultze's computer from his office at the school Thursday, looking for evidence to determine if he knowingly harbored a fugitive at his home, records show.
Schultze has not been charged in connection with the case.
School board President Ben Wright said the school placed Schultze on leave Friday, pending the outcome of the investigation.
"Clovis Christian School is a first-class place, and we're going to keep it that way," he said.
School officials are cooperating with law enforcement in any way they can, Wright said, explaining Schultze made him aware of the investigation Thursday.
"Our paramount concern for the school is the safety of our children. … We would rather err on the side of safety and let this all sort out."
Numerous attempts to reach Schultze for comment Friday were unsuccessful.
Clovis Christian School released a statement that said Schultze is out of town for the holiday weekend, will not be present on the school premises and has been placed on leave, "as a precaution and reassurance to parents."
Wednesday, deputies from the Curry County Sheriff's Office, acting on information from the U.S. Marshal's Service, arrested Schultze's roommate, Jerry Klinker, 40, at 598 Curry Road L.
Klinker is wanted in Missouri on charges of raping a child and receiving stolen property. He is being held at the Curry County Adult Detention Center in lieu of a $300,000 cash-only bond.
Klinker's two young children, also living in the home with he and Schultze, were taken into custody by Children Youth and Family officials.
According to the warrant, Schultze was allowing Klinker to live in his home and knew Klinker was being investigated for child molestation.
Schultze told investigators he had no knowledge there were active warrants for Klinker's arrest, court records show.
Schultze told investigators he learned of the investigation because he had been corresponding with the mother of Klinker's alleged victim by e-mail. He said he never discussed the matter with Klinker, records show.
Schultze showed investigators some of the e-mails with the alleged victim's mother, including one in which he told her, "he is sad for Klinker's childhood pain," the search warrant said.
Undersheriff Wesley Waller said Friday he was unable to comment on the case, citing a pending investigation.
Wright said he knew Schultze had someone staying with him, but did not know Klinker. He said Klinker, who has one child attending Clovis Christian, was not involved in the school in any way, "other than his involvement as a parent."
Serving about 250 students, Clovis Christian School was opened in 1994 and recently expanded to add a second campus for elementary students.
Schultze was hired last fall to replace Steve Medeiros, who moved to Arizona to enter into ministry.
Wright said the school has been pleased with Schultze's performance and has had no cause for concern.
Wright said the school has no idea of the timeline for the investigation.
Brandon and Annie Reid are parents of two children attending Clovis Christian School's elementary campus on Humphrey Road.
Annie Reid said they had just learned of the investigation Friday afternoon and were still processing the information.
But she said they stand firm in their support of the school.
"I'm surprised, but as far as safety or anything like the safety of my kids, I'm not concerned," she said.


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Big game tonight. Hopefully we can get the statement win and keep the streak going!
Fix thread Rady you got Paul George starting twice!
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March 19, 1987 Gerald Wilkins scores 34 points in 44 minutes off the bench to lead Knicks to 111-105 (OT) win over Indiana at Madison Square Garden.
Recent meetings
January 16, 2014 After a great first quarter- New York shot 12-25 (.480) and scored 31 points behind 18 points from Carmelo Anthony- New York was outscored 87-58 over the final three quarters as the Knicks were dominated in a 117-89 playoff rematch by the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. New York was paced by Carmelo Anthony's 28 points and seven rebounds over 31 minutes. Tyson Chandler posted 13 points and a team high nine rebounds over 26 minutes. J.R. Smith added 12 points off the bench. Indiana was led by Lance Stephenson's 28 points, four rebounds and four assists over 35 minutes. Paul George recorded 25 points, seven rebounds and three assists over 33 minutes. November 20, 2014 In a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference second round playoff series, Indiana outlasted New York in overtime behind All-Star Paul George's late game heroics as the Knicks fell again to the Pacers 103-96 at an energized Garden. Carmelo Anthony paced the Knicks with 30 points and a season high 18-rebounds over 42 minutes. J.R. Smith had his best game of the season with 21 points and five rebounds off the bench. Beno Udrih added 19 points eight rebounds and four assists over 38 minutes. Indiana was led by George's 35 points, five rebounds and four assists over 49 minutes. George Hill posted 23 points, eight rebounds and three assists over 43 minutes. David West added 10 points and 10 rebounds.
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Big game tonight. Hopefully we can get the statement win and keep the streak going!
Fix thread Rady you got Paul George starting twice!
Atl is unfortunately on a winning streak. The Knicks can't depend on ATL to lose to make the playoffs. This hot streak got started a little too late, Woody has to go if he doesn't make the playoffs. Phil's hands are tied as far as making many player moves but he can fire some coaches to start off with a clean slate under his regime.
You guys can blame me if we lose because I will be watching....I haven't watched any of the past six games we have won....Please don't let Reggie Millers p*******s be on the broadcast tonight...Go Knicks
Every game is a must win game. ATL can't seem to lose these days. Hope the guys didn't take too long to wake up and start playing. Funny thing is with Amar'e starting we are winning (as well as JR). Didn't we all think Amar'e should start. Woody as usual has all of us shaking our heads. He's a goner after this season. Have a hunch Steve Kerr might be our next coach
Thanx Rady .... This is the game
Now that action Jackson will be in MSG ..
I see a new Iman Shumpert on the court doing what it takes to win,
and the old dominating Amare Stoudemire adding 20 inside points.
Puppet Woodson .. there's a new Boss-Sheriff in the Knicks organization .. shape-up, ship-out, or take a seat with the rest of the assistant-coaches.
Im going to like this Knicks vs Pacers game in MSG tonite
Off to a great start defense playing well
OMG that was a no no no yes yes yes from JR!!!!!
Let's go, Knicks!!!!!!
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Melo, Hello with the spin and dunk on Paul George!!! That was for you 3GduMe aka one shot
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NO DEFENSE .. NO win.
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All we do is win now. Too bad we waited until March to get it together. Let's go Knicks!
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Philadelphia Phillies (74-74) at New York Mets (66-81)
Cole Hamels (15-6, 3.06) vs. Matt Harvey (3-5, 2.92)
Time: 7:10 p.m, Citi Field
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The Phillies are 4 games out of the Wild Card with 14 to play. The Phillies can only control their own destiny, as they're back at the .500 mark.
Cole Hamels is 4-0 in his last seven starts, and has not been tacked with a loss since August 2. Hamels has struggled against the Mets throughout his career, going 5-10 with a 4.39 ERA.
Hamels will be opposed by rookie Matt Harvey, who is making his last start of the season as he reaches closer to his innings limit. Harvey has pitched well this season, including a start against the Phillies. In that outing on August 29, Harvey tossed 6.1 innings, allowing just 2 earned runs.
All eyes are on Jimmy Rollins. The shortstop is batting .333 with 5 home runs and 7 stolen bases in September. Rollins loves the attention in New York, and is a career .282 hitter against the Mets.
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Pretty nice 5 minute interval there.Nats finish off the Dodgers in Game 1, and Jimmy…well, what the heck can you say about him at this point. If you told me he could finish the year with 25 dingers, almost to any point, including recently, I'd have laughed. Hell, maybe he's the cleanup answer.
With Howard and Utley out in April and May, Jimmy did bat third quite often. It's remarkable that he has this many HR's yet didn't hit his first homer until May 13th. It's also notable that all his home runs have been hit in the lead off spot. Strange but true.
O/T I didn't understand your reference to me earlier???
Oh, I was kidding about watching baseball for 125 years, implying you are older than you are. meant to include myself in that, which I think I did so it sounded less painful.
But I am 125 – I feel like it a lot lately anyway.
" Even if he could have gotten there in time, he couldn't have caught it, because he didn't get there in time"
If Jimmy beat Howard with his bat would it rub off?
Unnamed relievers for 400….
"I think we have some real good pieces there," Charlie Manuel said before Wednesday's game against the Mets at Citi Field. "But I think we need at least one good piece. And when I talk about pieces, I mean someone that's very, very good. First-class good. That's what it takes to be a first-class team."
Question: Who is Ryan Madson. Guess who had a first class team when Madson pitched here? Might be living in the past, but that's my boy.
Agree completely but can they patch things up with him and Boras? I don't think they were very happy when Pap was suddenly signed.
That part of the problem is rectified in 20 seconds. Questions above all is does Ryan insist on trying to close, and off TJ, will he get an offer for next year allowing for it. I just don't make the alleged sloppiness of the departure that big a deal.
Yeah, Jimmy "hit" 3rd. But man, what a job. 2o homers and 20 SB since 6/1, in rarified air as only Trout's done that.
The Phillies pitcher appears to be on his game tonight.
I mean really on his game.
Against a team that he struggles against.
Terrific start for Cole.
Pitcher or not, that is A Game action. On the road to 200 K's for the year. Can't downplay that, it's a terrific job.
Howard's such a joke. Why no Ruf?
Trivia question of the night.
Are you sicker of the Howard discussion, or by his performance.
Answer: Tie goes to the first baseman
Ike Davis (.537 OPS vs LHP) batting 5th. At least he's not hitting cleanup!
Just pulling your leg Andrew.
My hat is also off to Rollins. I am amazed by the plethora of homers lately. Keep'em coming.
Starting for the NY Muts tonight, Matt "CY" Harvey…
That'snreal. I was hoping they'd get to Howard with men on to see if he could pick on a mistake, and get some confidence going. Tough break ror JP, not a bad guy to have up in that situation. Good thing Jimmy hit that homer.
This is just a snoozer. Season is on the line and the Phils have 1 hit.
Well, bullpen game starts now, with a not real cooperative outtatown scorboard lurking in the background..
The whole Howard thing wouldnt bother me so much but the announcers and team and this site seem so invested in pretending hes a star or elite player.
EVERYBODY SHUT UP. We need to win tonight.
I'm praying the bats come alive. Summoning the power of positivity.
The curse of the knuckleballer strikes again. Lose this one and I think that's finally the fork. Done.
Ruben Amaro is dealing in the off season?
Hasnt he done enough damage already?
big DP. one more inning..our season is hanging by a thread now…
top of the lineup. lets go phils!!
Damn you to hell, Houston Astros!
that was a terrific move, substituting Wiggy for Juan Pierre –
I hope you like your Fillies WELL DONE. hahahaha
Hey Stan Laurel, that was ball four. Stop scratching yourself and get yer butt on first base
You are welcomed
off a lefty no less!!!!!!!!!!
And that's why you stick with Howard… He does that.
YES!!! Need to close this one out!
Can we PLEASE give the man his due? You take the strikeouts, you take the ugly at bats against lefties because he is the only guy on this team that can strike fear in the opponent. He can change the game with one swing and he DRIVES IN RUNS.
AWESOME! Let's close this out!!!
AFW. Good thing Ryan is not a star and can not hit in the 7 8 or9th inning against a lefty. Yea yea it is a 1 in 100 chance he does that but that is a pretty big spot to do it you can go back in your hole now
But lets control ourselves a little.
There would be someone else in that situation. Who could well fo the same.
If they make the playoffs it will be fun
this year is already better than 2011 regardless for me
Exactly Beta
And he was swinging away 3-0 to lead off the 8th inning of a ultimate game 5 last year.
You over rate him hes not a star.
But glad he got that hit and hope he gets more.
I just watch the games enough to know Colorado playoff game 2009 and now this. So ill pencil in another big hit in 2015.
Its overly simplistic for guys like you.
There are still 50 other guys who would be better and more productive
winner winner chicken dinner
Excellent win.
Good 9th pap and yes can we put to end that Howard can not be clutch. 216 go ahead RBI since 2008 is that pretty good right. AFW it's time for you tell how called that shot in June and how much you think Howard is a stud oh that's right you are a closet Mets fan
Oh wait I know it was the pitchers fault for throwing that pitch Ryan had nothing to do with it
AFW… He is our star. He's a huge reason why those banners are hanging out in Ashburn Alley. His absence this year is why we are struggling… He is the big piece. You focus on his flaws but fail to recognize his strengths- he drives in runs. That's his job. That's what we missed earlier this year. You suggested a platoon of Mayberry/Wigginton- well, Wigg struck out in his at bat and Mayberry did a whole lot of nothing tonight. In fact, he GIDP'd again. You can have your Wigg-JMJ-Nix platoon. I'll take Howard… For better and for worse. He drives me nuts with bad at bats but he crushes mistakes and drives in runs and that's more than any slop platoon you're throwing out there.
I dont think ricky bo likes blacks
Haha… Ricky Bo plays to the fans. He says what the fans want to hear. I'm not a huge fan because he doesn't really bring anything to the table.
Still can't give him credit you are a joke 226 go ahead RBIs in late innings in 34 years not many do that and how about game 1 last year he. Won that game too and I remember a double on a windy day in 10 in the playoffs that was a go ahead RBI so take your sellfctive memory and cheer for your mets
Also gave them a 2-0 lead in game 2 last year.
Beta, where do you find the go ahead RBI stats?
I even liked the photo on facebook.
You guys have fun. Illl be back tomorrow.
My opinion of him is still the same.
Although I will put this on the positive side of the analysis
and remember boys
I am as thrilled as you are that he hit that homer.
I hope he hits one every time he bats forever.
Wow wow wow!
howard hit a lefty! howard hit a lefty! na na na na na na! good win fellas we're still alive!
No the phillies are not alive.
The phillies are finishing the easiest end of their schedule. They will not even finish 500.remember the meg's are one of the worst teams in baseball and they won the season series and they just lost 3 of 4 to the astros so the phillies are indeed done.
Phils are alive in my book until they are mathematically eliminated. GO PHILS!
Sorry to burst your bubble. Most teams are mathematically alive. Reality is the Phil's are an old team with aging pitchers and many bad contracts. Phil's won one title during their window but should have won 2 or 3. Now nationals and braves will be domanant and in a couple of years the mets. Phil's need to rebuild.
1) you forgot to add "and have been 38-24 in the 2nd half now that they're back at close to full strength"
2) Where does this idea that they should have won 2 or 3 titles come from? The Phillies have gotten more from their playoff appearances than most teams.
These are the past 5 playoff appearances for teams that have been successful in recent years:
Cardinals (last 8 years): 3 WS appearances, 2 WS wins
Red Sox (last 8 years): 2 WS appearances, 2 WS wins
PHILLIES (last 5 years): 2 WS appearances, 1 WS win
Giants (last 15 years): 2 WS appearances, 1 WS win
Yankees (last 6 years): 1 WS appearance, 1 WS win
Rangers (last 16 years): 2 WS appearances, 0 WS wins
Angels (last 8 years): 0 WS appearances, 0 WS wins
Dodgers (last 16 years): 0 WS appearances, 0 WS wins
Braves (last 10 years): 0 WS appearances, 0 WS wins
Look I am not use to responding to posts. It just seems like the phillies fans are really dreaming. Look forget about those stats. The phillies had one of the most incredible teams for a couple of years. They should have won the last two world series. Something went wrong. Maybe it was the way they were managed or maybe the passion was not there. When the Yankees had those great teams they won. So forget about stats. They should have won and now it is just false hope. They are no longer dominant.
I don't think there is any justification for saying they "should have won".
If someone believes they should have won in 2010 and 2011 because they were the best team, then they must also believe they should NOT have won in 2008. Obviously the best team doesn't always win it all, and in fact usually doesn't win it all.
I hear what you are and agree to most of it. But they literally had an allstar pitching staff. It is really hard to believe that doc and cliff probably will not win it all here. One more thing. Everyone praises Jimmy rollings because he obviously now has passion. Where was it in the first half. That alone could have made a Hugh difference.
Not to be argumentative, but how is whether someone has "passion" obvious? I think he's straky and he's hot right now.
When you play with passion youlove what you are doing and it shows. Have you ever seen how Bryce Harper plays. He plays hard and runs hard on every play. You can tell he has so much passion. Everyone is different but you can also tell when someone is going thru the motions. This team had a lot of injuries this year and I think if a leader lead with passion it could have made the difference in many games.
No offense, but I think that's a bunch of cr@p. I don't see any difference in his demeanor. I think the passion was always there, but when you're not hitting well, if you're not the type who slams a helmet, it looks like you're not trying and don't care.


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Madson Sticks Up For Romero
Early in March, Ryan Madson called into the Preston & Steve radio show on WMMR and gave a very entertaining interview. I managed to snag a clip from that interview; the segment you will hear begins with Madson defending teammate JC Romero for what most have come to see for what it is; a totally bogus and ridiculous 50 game suspension. Madson shares his thoughts on the subject. After that, you will hear a very funny story about how Madson celebrated his World Series victory at a TGI Friday's in Southern NJ. I am not kidding; apparently, he is there so often, that he even hangs out and plays video games with the staff. You will have to hear it for yourself:
In other news, the Phillies took a pounding today from the Yankees in grapefruit league action; but on the upside, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard went back to back with the long ball in the first inning. Sadly, the scoring ended there.
Carlos Carrasco got some work in; he pitched 5 innings, gave up 6 hits, 4 runs and a walk. Brad Lidge pitched a scoreless inning and looks like he is ready to go, injury free. Poor Scott Eyre had what one might term as an "off" day, surrendering 5 runs in 1 inning, 3 of which came off home runs. It was looking like the inning that may never end for Eyre; he probably couldn't wait to get out of there. Relax though…it's only Spring Training! Take 2 and call me in the morning…
Another player who may have been experiencing a somewhat long day was Ronny Paulino. Rumor has it that Paulino is up for grabs and the Phillies will be trying to showcase him to other teams in the next week or so.
As such, Paulino played all 9 innings today. Paulino had 1 hit in today's game, bringing his average to .194, but that is certainly not a lot of bait to reel in many potential suitors. Regardless, this is good news for Chris Coste who now appears to be a lock for the back-up catching spot. Phillies fans everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief for Coste :O)
The Phillies will travel to Kissimmee, FL tomorrow, right next door to one of the happiest places on earth, to take on the Houston Astros at 1:05pm. If anyone returns wearing Mouse ears, I hope someone will send me a photo. Thank you in advance :O)
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Hee hee hee!! Glad to hear the rest of the team is sticking behind J.C. and most people in baseball see the suspension for the piece of garbage it is.
I have known J C ever since his Twins days. He used to always come over to the right field stands and visit with us, and last year I got a small bit of what went on.
I was told he purchased a then legal supplement to use during the season, then sometimes past April, it was put on a restricted list.
I would think MLB would give them 6 months to get that stuff out of their system if they changed the list on them. But, what I hear is that the arbitration system is more unfair than just bucking up and taking the time.
I got his back on this too. I know he has a sneaky curveball and all, but he is not the kind of guy to cheat. I always question how much difference a reliever who gets caught could change the game…………maybe three or four outs maximum a appearance.
When he comes to the Trop in the InterLeague I will shake his hand and tell him I got his back.
Rays Renegade
Just goes to show that even millionaires enjoy TGI Fridays. I don't feel like such white trash anymore😉
I have never been to a TGI Fridays in my life, so I feel like a space alien right now. (They don't have any where I live!) Sorry the Yankees beat up on your guys yesterday, Jenn, but your guys beat up on Joba, so we're good?🙂
PRP & Renegade- thanks! Talked to JC's wife about this a few times…they are such nice people! They really appreciate everyone's support; sad what has happened to such a great guy.
Jeff – I wonder if he shops at Wal-Mart too? ;o)
Jane – We're good :O) Just don't make a habit out of it ;o)
Julia – Thanks…congrats to you too! And to everyone! :O)
Congratulations on your World Series win last year! If my Red Sox couldn't do it I was rooting all the way for your Phillies. I like your site and your knowledge is impressive; I'll keep checking back, Good Luck to the Phillies this year, maybe we'll see you in Oct./November
See ya,
Steven – thank you so much! I do hope we both get that Oct/Nov wish :O)


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TCL > March 2013 Issue > Thanks for Letting Me Hang at Your Bar—What You Taught Me
About eight of us gathered around the table at Wallbanger's restaurant on Highway 50 in Salida. It was September 6, and I was making my local bar association visit to the Heart of the Rockies Bar Association with CBA Deputy Executive Director Greg Martin. We had a table tucked off to the side and, by a split vote (kidding), we turned off the big screen TV hockey game because we thought the body slams may be inconsistent with my CLE talk, which included the topic of professionalism. Of course, the practice sometimes feels like body slams are legal.
All of my visits to the local bar associations were great. I have now visited twenty-five of the twenty-seven local bars, with Denver and Larimer left to go. I have a special memory of my visit to Salida. The newest lawyer in town was there. So was the local bar president, Pete Cordova. When our discussion got around to professionalism and mentoring, the new lawyer listed all the things that Pete did to make her feel welcome in the legal community and to support her, including introducing her to local lawyers and judges and helping her with practice start-up issues. The admiration for Pete was apparent in her eyes. It confirmed my long-held belief that when we leave this legal practice one way or another, close colleagues and clients will tell stories about the type of person and lawyer we were, but those we mentor—those on whom we impress the true honor of being a lawyer—will be the ones to best tell stories of the richness of our professional lives.
In this article, I want to give you my perspective on the discussions I've had with more than a thousand lawyers around the state about the status of our profession. I was told many times that the issues that confront Denver lawyers are markedly different from what Western Slope lawyers, for example, have to contend with. There is some truth to this, but there is no question in my mind that the values that bind us overwhelmingly outweigh any small differences. These are the main things I learned from you.
Honor and Trust—The Ties That Bind Us
The economy has hit many lawyers hard, and trying to make a living is a front and center issue for many of us. However, if I were to articulate an almost universal need of lawyers from my discussions, it is the hunger for honor as reflected by trust. All individuals desire it in some form or another, but it is especially important to professionals. Trust is the bedrock of all professional relationships. I would suggest that trust, with all that it entails, is our greatest dignity.
The science and mechanical professions require trust unique to their specialties. In law, we use vague concepts such as "justice" and the "Rule of Law." Clients have to trust that we know how to obtain justice. The public has to trust that our legal system will fairly, without prejudice, administer justice. Lawyers have a keen sense that, unlike other professions, the degree of erosion of the public trust in the legal profession is substantial.
During my local bar association visits, many of my talks and subsequent interactive discussions were on the great honor it is to be an attorney in what I believe is the best legal system the world has ever known. We have our problems, but it is a fact that 90-plus percent of the world lives without a meaningful Rule of Law. I used everyday examples in my talks to reflect the substantial impact we have on other people's lives regardless of what areas of law we practice. Scores of attorneys approached me following these meetings to share with me how important it is to them to re-instill the sense of honor in practicing law.
Much of this erosion of trust is our fault. Many of us stopped trusting each other. Many of us stopped trusting that there is a system that is greater than ourselves and our individual cases. It is extremely important that we act as good advocates for our clients, but many of us seem to have lost the perspective that being a good advocate necessarily includes our ability to grasp the whole and that it is important that the Rule of Law apply. Many of us have no idea how to resolve this huge system-wide problem of lack of trust; many of us aren't even sure whether it is within our ability to resolve.
I believe it is. The Roman emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius said: "The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts." In other words, the color of our thoughts becomes the color of our souls—or ourselves. If we consciously make greater efforts to trust other lawyers and strive to have greater faith in our legal system in each of our interactions, we can break this cycle.
Our assumption should be that we are interacting with an attorney of honor. I am not naïve. I lived in the trenches. I understand that attorneys can obtain our distrust. However, I personally have witnessed on many occasions that the first position is one of distrust. This core value of trust must be upheld by us and passed on to new lawyers by the nature of who we are, or we are lost as a profession. To paraphrase one of my favorite quotes attributed to St. Francis of Assisi: At all times teach the importance of trust to others; when necessary, use words.
Then, of course, there is also that famous band of philosophers, Steppenwolf, who sang: "It's never too late to start all over again." We each can help fix this.
Digitization—The Great Divide
A problem for lawyers throughout the state is how to handle information overload and virtual contacts. All of our meetings contained animated discussions about how e-mails and social media are questionably separating us instead of bringing us closer together. There was an especially energetic discussion at the San Luis Valley Bar Association in August. The meeting was at a beautifully restored hotel in Del Norte. The local bar association set up everything on the patio out back and it was a magical, candle-lit atmosphere. There was a good turnout of about forty lawyers and judges. Halfway through our interactive discussion, an older lawyer raised a complaint about the constant use of electronic contact between lawyers and minimal personal interaction. There was a group of four young public defenders who steadfastly supported the virtues of electronic contact both for efficiency and documentation. The debate got lively enough that I interjected (to calm things down a bit) how great it is that we were engaged in such an important, robust dialogue. At the end of the meeting, the older lawyer jokingly proclaimed that he had just gotten a text from one of the public defenders that included a happy face.
Access to Justice—A Multitude of Approaches
At our CBA strategic planning conference, it became clear that access to justice projects need to be the bar's top priority. Approximately a year ago, I started to educate myself as much as I could about the current state of affairs regarding the availability of legal services to the indigent or modest means populations. I was struck early on by the many ways in which local jurisdictions address these issues.
Legal Services
The virtues of statewide legal services are extolled by many, but such services are limited by cuts in funding. In some jurisdictions, local legal services organizations are still going strong. However, due to budget constraints and logistics, there are many areas where needs just are not being met, and there is no clear solution in sight. Regardless of whether the Colorado Legal Services organization or another local legal services organization is providing the framework to try to meet local needs, the culture of the local bar association to encourage pro bono work and, more important, the existence of a champion(s) of pro bono work in the local bar association are key factors. My volunteer activities pale in comparison to those of numerous attorneys I met around this state, who devote a substantial amount of their time and resources to providing legal aid services to the indigent.
Modest Means Programs
Several jurisdictions have developed modest means programs for those individuals who do not qualify for indigent programs. (The current level for qualification is 125% of the poverty level, which is $28,813 for a family of four). In some jurisdictions, the bar association has created lists of attorneys who will provide reduced-rate services. In others, local courts or the local legal services organizations keep such lists. Whether such lists should be kept or who should keep them is a matter of debate among attorneys in the state.
Unbundled Legal Services
Also under significant discussion is the provision of unbundled legal services to clients. This means that an attorney can provide specific consultation for one aspect of a case or make a limited appearance—for example, at only one hearing. As a way of addressing our current condition, where approximately 70 percent of the population cannot afford the legal system, our Supreme Court has consistently supported such an approach. Judges throughout the state I spoke with agreed that having some attorney involvement in a case is far superior to there being no attorney involvement for both the client and the court.
Use of this tool is inconsistent by attorneys throughout the state. It is primarily used by domestic relations attorneys, although lawyers in several fields of practice have used it. In some jurisdictions where I had groups of thirty to forty lawyers, almost half had provided such services. In other jurisdictions with groups of the same size, maybe two or three lawyers used this tool, with many not even knowing what it is.
Attorneys are open to learning more about unbundled legal services and integrating the method into their practice. Again, lists of who will provide such services are maintained in different ways in different jurisdictions.
Pro Se Self-Help Centers
An additional strategy is the pro se self-help center. There are several centers being set up across the state as a result of the recent funding by the Colorado Legislature. Many jurisdictions, such as the Seventeenth Judicial District (17th J.D.), started a self-help center well before the recent legislation. The 17th J.D. is now a leader in establishing pathways of additional services, such as public assistance with their library program, in the development of these new pro se centers. Meanwhile, attorneys in other jurisdictions are still trying to figure out how the development of the self-help centers will affect their practice.
Justice is Accessible
The key theme I picked up on in my visits around the state is that there are several strategies to practically and philosophically approach access to justice problems. There is some overlap in method, as well as inconsistency in implementation. I believe that some of these strategies, such as the pro se help centers, have come about partly because the practicing bar has not found a way to cost-effectively provide legal services to this large percentage of the population who cannot afford the system. We need to come up with professional solutions to this quandary and support those pro se centers in ways that allow our lawyers to continue to make a living.
Incivility is a Problem for Us All
Incivility between attorneys plagues us all. I do believe Colorado has one of the most collegial bars in the country, but we can do better. The Denver metro area still seems to have the most problems. However, jurisdictions outside the metro area are experiencing an uptick of incivility for a variety of reasons, including changing demographics and an influx of out-of-state lawyers who have not assimilated into the bar. Another problem is that many lawyers outside the metro area perceive that they are looked down on and treated unprofessionally by Denver lawyers. I assure you that Denver holds no monopoly on brilliant legal talent in this state. I also strongly believe that 90-plus percent of all interactions between attorneys perceived as uncivil are the product of assuming the worst about the other lawyer's motivations and the incident exploding from there. However, another reality is that there is a percentage of lawyers who have just learned to be bullies or are passive-aggressive, and are reactively stuck per Pavlov's theory. They will never be great lawyers.
I am going to get a little "high-horsey" here. Frankly, we as a bar and a legal system need to ostracize the bullies regardless of which type of party they represent. Over the years, I have heard lawyers tell others "you are the worst lawyer ever," and called them "greedy," "heartless," and "unethical," and proceeded to make other personal attacks on the lawyers, their mothers, and their dogs. I have seen lawyers threaten to "take it outside." Rather than advocate professionally, lawyers oftentimes demonize the other side.
Several years ago, I had a case with an out-of-state lawyer who recently had established a second practice in Colorado. We set up an initial telephone call to discuss the case, issues, and scheduling. We did it by phone because he was out of state. Within minutes, I was being charged with "churning a file" and having "no regard for human life" by a lawyer I had never previously met or even talked to. At the end of the conversation, my associate, who had been present during the call, agreed when I said I needed to take a shower.
The case proceeded and my interactions with the other lawyer did not get any better. However, there was a young associate who was working with the lawyer whom I quickly came to admire as having potential to be a great lawyer. I had great concern for the young lawyer, given the poor role model, and candidly stated the same on one occasion. Perhaps you disagree with me for doing so. However, at a local bar association meeting this past year, the young lawyer approached me and told me that after our conversation, the lawyer left the firm and established a satisfying, successful practice. The lawyer wanted to thank me for the concern I had expressed and advise me of the impact it had.
Thanks for the Hospitality
Many thanks to all of you who welcomed me. Some meetings were up to eighty or ninety folks, while others comprised seven or eight of us having dinner together and discussing the issues in our profession. I cherish those discussions. I had the privilege of handing out many fifty-year practice pins, and I made a point of learning about each lawyer's career before doing so. My travels once again confirmed my love for this beautiful state.
I also want to thank Deputy Executive Director Greg Martin and Assistant Executive Director Dana Collier Smith, who, along with Chuck Turner, accompanied me on several trips. Greg and I (maybe to his chagrin) can talk nonstop for hours. He is one of the most down-to-earth people I know. His background is fascinating, having grown up in Nebraska and having a PhD in Animal Husbandry and Genetics.
Dana, like the others, has a strong devotion to our members. She consistently works very hard on many, many programs. One Dana story. During a Western Slope visit, we had some down time, so Dana and I visited the Black Canyon National Park. We walked out to several viewing points. Dana was wearing a dress and three- or four-inch stiletto heels. Whenever we came upon groups, I would just whisper, "New York."
On a final note, a couple of weeks ago, I received a warm welcome in Boulder at an Italian restaurant orchestrated by the Boulder County Bar's great Executive Director Christine Hylbert. I had previously committed to give an hour-long teleconference lecture at 1 p.m., and we had planned for me to go to the association's offices to use a land line. Time got crunched and I got worried, so I asked the manager if I could use a restaurant land line to give the lecture. He readily agreed and led me through the Byzantine kitchen to a back desk near an employee who was cutting meat. In the first few minutes of my lecture, somebody asked what the whirring noise was. I told them it was the guy cutting pepperoni.
Thanks, also, for the memories.


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