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Final Recap from Slalom Olympic Team Trials
To download FINAL results/breakdown click here.
Day 3 (Saturday) Update:
Overall Finish - Men's K1*
(1) Scott Parsons
(2) James Wade
(3) Brett Heyl
* Michal Smolen -- 2nd Place overall; ineligible for 2012 Olympics
Overall Finish - Women's K1
(1) Ashley Nee
(2) Caroline Queen
(3) Emily Jackson
Overall Finish - Men's C1
(1) Benn Fraker
(2) Casey Eichfeld
(3) Zach Lokken
Overall Finish - Men's C2
(1) Eric Hurd/Jeff Larimer
(2) Devin McEwan/Casey Eichfeld
(3) Scott McCleskey/Dave Hepp
Overall Finish - Women's C1
(1) Colleen Hickey***
(2) Micki Reeves
(3) Hailey Thompson
*** It was originally , inaccurately reported that Hickey placed 2nd, not 1st.
Nominated to the U.S. U23 Slalom National Team:
Men's K1: Michal Smolen, Ricky Powell, Isaac Levinson
Women's K1: Ashley Nee, Caroline Queen, Emily Jackson
Men's C1: Benn Fraker, Casey Eichfeld, Tyler Hinton
Women's C1: Collen Hickey, Micki Reeves
Three U.S. boats maintain their lead in the points system for Olympic qualification as racing concluded Saturday at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Whitewater Slalom at the U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) in Charlotte, N.C., April 12-14.
Next up is World Cup No. 1 in Cardiff, UK, June 8-12, the fourth and final Olympic selection event.
For complete results from each day, click HERE.
After initially qualifying the slot for Team USA at the 2011 World Championships, two-time Olympian Scott Parsons (Bethesda, Md.) won GOLD in Men's K1 by turning in the fastest time on Day 3 and being the most consistent paddler in the ultra competitive class. His penalty-free second run time of 93.96 clinched the Trials win and the 30 Olympic qualification points that come with it.
James Wade (Boise, Idaho) or 2004 Olympian Brett Heyl (Norwich, Vt.) will have to finish in the top 20 and higher than Parsons at the World Cup No. 1, in order to earn the Olympic slot.
Michal Smolen (Gastonia, N.C.) would have finished second overall, but citizenship issues render him ineligible for the World Cup No. 1 and 2012 Olympics. Smolen can compete at subsequent World Cups and at the 2012 Junior & U23 Slalom World Championships in Wausau, Wis., July 10-15.
Scott Parsons, Men's Kayak: "It was a long pressure-filled three days of racing and I am happy to have come out of it with some good performances and am now looking forward to preparing for the final stage in our Olympic selection process."
Parsons on his Trials-clinching second run: "Everything from Gate 9 went just as I planned. The top was a bit off but I was really proud of how I recovered and finished strong."
Saturday's racing attracted a large crowd of spectators, as well as an international audience watching live on UniversalSports.com.
Each day consisted of two runs for each event. Out of a possible six runs, an athlete's best four runs are used for ranking purposes.
Darnestown, Md.-natives Caroline Queen and Ashley Nee battled all weekend and will head into World Cup No. 1 tied with 30 Olympic qualification points. Queen owns the tiebreaker for initially earning the slot for Team USA at the 2011 World Championships, so Nee must finish in the top 20 and above Queen to book her ticket for London.
Queen recorded the fastest time each of the first two days of Trials, but struggled mightily on Saturday. Nee, on the other hand, earned the GOLD medal by turning in the two fastest times of Day 3 by a wide margin. Finishing third overall was
Emily Jackson (Rock Island, Tenn.), who comes from the Jackson family of freestyle kayakers and is relatively new to slalom racing.
Ashley Nee, Women's Kayak: "I feel like I'm in the best shape of my life right now. My dad told me to do that and that's what I did."
Nee on the competition with Queen: "Four years ago, there were a lot of other competitors in the mix. There isn't really now. We have some good people behind us, but it's really us trying to push each other. Our goal now is a really good showing at the Olympics. We're [Nos.] one and two usually and we want to keep it that way. Whoever goes, hopefully they'll be better for this crazy selection process that's just a battle upon battle. We're training each other."
After initially qualifying the slot for Team USA at the 2012 Pan American Championships, 2008 Olympian Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, Ga.) locked down the GOLD medal in Men's C1 by recording Saturday's fastest run in 95.94, nearly 7.5 seconds faster than the next fastest time turned in by 2008 Olympian Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.). Eichfeld or Zach "Bug" Lokken (Durango, Colo.), 18, must to finish in the top 20 and higher than Fraker at World Cup No. 1 in order to earn the Olympic slot.
In the non-Olympic Women's C1, Colleen Hickey won GOLD despite a late surge from Hailey Thompson (Stevens Point, Wis.), who turned in the fastest time for Day 3.
After initially qualifying the slot for Team USA at the 2012 Pan American Championships, Eric "Butter" Hurd (Woodstock, Ga.) and Jeff Larimer (Marietta, Ga.) clinched GOLD in the competitive C2 class by turning in the first and third fastest times of the day. Their penalty-free first run of 106.96 was nearly more than three seconds quicker than Casey Eichfeld and Devin McEwan (Salisbury, Conn.). Unless Eichfeld and McEwan or Scott McCleskey (Sylva, N.C.) and Dave Hepp (Charlotte, N.C.) finish in the top 20 and higher than Hurd and Larimer at the World Cup No. 1, the Olympic slot belongs to Hurd and Larimer.
William Irving, USA Canoe/Kayak National Teams Director: "Devin [McEwan] and Casey [Eichfeld] showed some maturity in their paddling and had a much better last day, which helped them pull into second place. But [Eric] Hurd and [Jeff] Larimer are clearly our top C2 in the country right now."
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO: "Our 2012 Olympic Trials showed the strength of our selection process and now ensures USA Canoe/Kayak our best opportunity to win medals at the Olympic Games this summer. [National Teams Director] William [Irving] and our coaches did a terrific job preparing the athletes for these Trials."
Top Men's K1 Runs of Day 3
(1) Scott Parsons 93.96 run 2
(2) James Wade 94.32 run 2
(3) Michal Smolen 94.63 run 2
(4) Eric Hurd 95.23
(5) Scott Mann 96.41
(6) Michal Smolen 96.62 run 1
(7) James Wade 97.13 run 1
(8) Aaron Mann 97.17
(9) Isaac Levinson 97.89
(10) Scott Parsons 98.62 run 1
Top Women's K1 Runs of Day 3
(1) Ashley Nee 111.29 run 1
(2) Ashley Nee 126.60 run 2
(3) Emily Jackson 134.88 run 2
(4) Emily Jackson 135.26 run 1
(5) Michelle Clements-Kvanli 139.14
(6) Aleta McCleskey 166.14 run 2
(7) Brynn Benson 209.96 run 1
(8) Caroline Queen 211.44
(9) Aleta McCleskey 217.39 run 1
(10) Brynn Benson 225.35 run 2
Top Men's C1 Runs of Day 3
(1) Benn Fraker 95.94
(2) Casey Eichfeld 103.42 run 1
(3) Zach Lokken 106.80 run 2
(4) Zach Lokken 106.84 run 1
(5) Casey Eichfeld 106.85 run 2
(6) Tad Dennis 153.97 run 1
(7) Tyler Hinton 155.04
(8) Tad Dennis 159.54 run 2
(9) Jordan Poffenberger 182.11 run 1
(10) Jordan Poffenberger 197.85 run 2
Top Men's C2 Runs of Day 3
(1) Eric Hurd/Jeff Larimer 106.96 run 1
(2) Devin McEwan/Casey Eichfeld 110.07 run 2
(3) Hurd/Larimer 110.35 run 2
(4) McEwan/Eichfeld 123.83 run 1
(5) Scott McCleskey/Dave Hepp 168.21
(6) McCleskey/Hepp 214.63
Top Women's C1 Runs of Day 3
(1) Hailey Thompson 154.09 run 2
(2) Colleen Hickey 175.85 run 1
(3) Hailey Thompson 221.70 run 1
(4) Colleen Hickey 227.09 run 2
(5) Catie Vuksich 268.91 run 1
(6) Lisa Adams 271.16 run 1
(7) Micki Reeves 275.73 run 2
Day 3 (Saturday):
SCHEDULE (updated Saturday, April 14, 2012, 0922)
2:45pm (EST)
1st Runs for C1, K1W, C2, C1W, K1
5:30pm (EST)
2nd Runs for C1, K1W, C2, C1W, K1
Please click the link below to access the live stream:
Day 2 (Friday) Update:
The athletes were presented with a very different course Friday, resulting in faster times on Day 2 of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Whitewater Slalom at the U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) in Charlotte, N.C., April 12-14.
For complete results from both days, click HERE.
The final day of Trials - Saturday - will be streamed live at UniversalSports.com beginning 2:45pm Eastern. Commenting on the action will be USA Canoe/Kayak CEO Joe Jacobi and USNWC course designer Scott Shipley.
The new course seemed to suit Eric Hurd (Woodstock, Ga.) who is competing in both Men's K1 and C2. After recording the 14th fastest time in K1 Thursday, Hurd exploded Friday to finish in 91.79. The time was 2.5 seconds faster than second place finisher Scott Parsons (Bethesda, Md.), who turned in the second and third fastest times of the day.
Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.) roared back Friday to post the fastest time of the day in Men's C1. Eichfeld finished in 97.54, nearly 3.5 seconds faster than Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, Ga.). With Eichfeld back in contention to potentially win trials, the competition with Fraker should be very interesting.
For the second straight day, Caroline Queen (Darnestown, Md.) recorded the fastest time in Women's K1, finishing in 108.92. Ashley Nee (Darnestown, Md.) finished a close second both days.
Scott McCleskey (Sylva, N.C.) and Dave Hepp (Charlotte, N.C.) turned back the clock Friday to finish with the fastest time in Men's C2. At 33 and 38 years old, respectively, the duo utilized their home course advantage to finish in 110.74, 0.6 seconds faster than Eric Hurd and Jeff Larimer (Marietta, Ga.).
Micki Reeves (Grand Junction, Colo.) turned in another class-leading time in the non-Olympic Women's C1, finishing in 174.38. Colleen Hickey (Okawville, Ill.) placed second both days.
The Canadian Olympic Trials concluded Friday with 20-year-old Michael Tayler (Ottawa, Ontario) being named a 2012 Olympian in Men's K1.
A course can be changed by altering the placement of the gates relative to the water flow. Clear skies and no wind made for perfect racing conditions on Friday.
Two runs for each event will take place each day from 2:45 - 7:00 p.m. Eastern. Out of a possible six runs, an athlete's best four runs are used for ranking purposes.
Caroline Queen, Women's Kayak: "I felt really good on both runs. While I got a bit unlucky on the second one with respect to penalties, I can't be disappointed with how I was paddling."
Scott Parsons, Men's Kayak: "Today was another great day of strong performances. I'm happy with my result despite a couple of mistakes. Time to get ready for the third and final day. It is going to be fun!"
William Irving, USA Canoe/Kayak National Teams Director: "[Hurd's] run today was absolutely incredible. For him to put down a 91-something is absolutely phenomenal. He put himself back in the mix in the K1s, on top of doing well in the C2. He's leaving himself open to two options for making the Olympics by having great results in both events."
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO: "The second day of Olympic Trials was marked by the consistency we expect from our top athletes. Our top contenders are ready for an exciting final day of racing [Saturday]."
Top Men's K1 Runs of the Day
(1) Eric Hurd 91.79
(2) Scott Parsons 94.29 run 1
(3) Scott Parsons 94.63 run 2
(4) Scott Mann 94.64
(5) James Wade 95.25
(6) Michal Smolen 95.31 run 2
(7) Brett Heyl 95.33 run 1
(8) Brett Heyl 95.37 run 2
(9) Richard Powell 95.611
(10) Michal Smolen 95.613 run 1
Top Women's K1 Runs of the Day
(1) Caroline Queen 108.92 run 1
(2) Ashley Nee 110.76
(3) Emily Jackson 122.57 run 2
(4) Emily Jackson 129.83 run 1
(5) Aleta McCleskey 152.23 run 2
(6) Aleta McCleskey 155.30 run 1
(7) Caroline Queen 160.50 run 2
(8) Michelle Clements-Kvanli 177.98 run 2
(9) Michelle Clements-Kvanli 184.16 run 1
(10) Anna Ifarraguerri 191.35
Top Men's C1 Runs of the Day
(1) Casey Eichfeld 97.54 run 1
(2) Benn Fraker 101.02
(3) Tad Dennis 102.18 run 1
(4) Casey Eichfeld 104.08 run 2
(5) Zach Lokken 106.09 run 1
(6) Tyler Hinton 107.88
(7) Zach Lokken 115.17 run 2
(8) Tad Dennis 118.48 run 2
(9) Jordan Poffenberger 134.15 run 2
(10) Jordan Poffenberger 145.92 run 1
Top Men's C2 Runs of the Day
(1) Scott McCleskey/Dave Hepp 110.74 run 2
(2) Eric Hurd/Jeff Larimer 111.35 run 1
(3) Devin McEwan/Casey Eichfeld 112.17 run 1
(4) McCleskey/Hepp 113.93 run 1
(5) Hurd/Larimer 115.02 run 2
(6) McEwan/Eichfeld 159.58 run 2
Top Women's C1 Runs of the Day
(1) Micki Reeves 174.38 run 2
(2) Colleen Hickey 175.09
(3) Hailey Thompson 193.42
(4) Micki Reeves 213.48 run 1
(5) Catie Vuksich 270.35
Day 1 Update:
The same four boats that qualified the Olympic start positions for Team USA turned in the top time in each event on Day 1 of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Whitewater Slalom at the U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, April 12.
The final day of Trials - Saturday - will be streamed live at UniversalSports.com. Commenting on the action will be USA Canoe/Kayak CEO Joe Jacobi and USNWC course designer Scott Shipley.
Two runs for each event will take place each day from 3 - 7 p.m. Eastern. Out of a possible six runs, an athlete's best four runs are used for ranking purposes.
Beijing Olympian Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, Ga.) came out on fire to record the fastest two runs in Men's C1, including a first run time of 105.91. Eric Hurd (Woodstock, Ga.) and Jeff Larimer (Marietta, Ga.)followed up on a great Pan American Championship performance by turning in the top two times in Men's C2, including a second run time of 116.13.
Caroline Queen (Darnestown, Md.) continues her airtight competition with Ashley Nee (Darnestown, Md.). Queen finished with the top overall time in Women's K1 - a second run time of 124.28, 1.20 seconds faster than Nee's top time.
Two-time Olympian Scott Parsons (Bethesda, Md.) currently leads the pack in the ultra competitive Men's K1 class after turning in a second run time of 100.24. Michal Smolen (Gastonia, N.C.), 2004 Olympian Brett Heyl (Norwich, Vt.), and James Wade (Boise, Idaho) each turned in times within 2.5 seconds of Parson's pace-setting run.
Micki Reeves (Grand Junction, Colo.) finished Day 1 with the top time in the non-Olympic Women's C1 class, crossing the line in 153.63.
Caroline Queen, Women's Kayak: "My first run wasn't my best but I was happy to finish off the day with a run I could be proud of. Looking forward to tomorrow!"
William Irving, USA Canoe/Kayak National Teams Director: "Benn [Fraker] continues to show that he's still the top C1 male, but Casey [Eichfeld] definitely has the potential for a better run and the course tomorrow will be able to show his abilities even more."
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO: "The first day of Olympic Trials exceeded our expectations. We saw outstanding racing, spectator turnout, and media coverage. We look forward to bigger things to come over the next two days."
Top Men's K1 Runs
(1) Scott Parsons 100.24 run 2
(2) Michal Smolen 101.28
(3) Scott Parsons 101.98 run 1
(4) Brett Heyl 102.04
(5) James Wade 102.41
(6) Scott Mann 104.65 run 2
(7) Richard Powell 104.74
(8) Aaron Mann 104.99 run 2
(9) Scott Mann 105.65 run 1
(10) Aaron Mann 106.63 run 1
Top Women's K1 Runs
(1) Caroline Queen 124.28 run 2
(2) Ashley Nee 125.48 run 1
(3) Ashley Nee 125.82 run 2
(4) Michelle Clements-Kvanli 136.91 run 1
(5) Caroline Queen 138.05 run 1
(6) Michelle Clements-Kvanli 142.66 run 2
(7) Emily Jackson 146.57
(8) Brynn Benson 162.71 run 2
(9) Brynn Benson 168.35 run 1
(10) Aleta McCleskey 172.18
Top Men's C1 Runs
(1) Benn Fraker 105.91 run 1
(2) Benn Fraker 106.19 run 2
(3) Casey Eichfeld 109.32 run 1
(4) Casey Eichfeld 112.93 run 2
(5) Tad Dennis 113.21 run 2
(6) Tyler Hinton 113.86 run 2
(7) Zach Lokken 113.99 run 2
(8) Tad Dennis 118.00 run 1
(9) Tyler Hinton 121.93 run 1
(10) Zach Lokken 124.34 run 1
Top Men's C2 Runs
(1) Eric Hurd/Jeff Larimer 116.13 run 2
(2) Hurd/Larimer 117.60 run 1
(3) Scott McCleskey/Dave Hepp 119.22
(4) Devin McEwan/Casey Eichfeld 119.54 run 1
(5) McEwan/Eichfeld 120.12
Top Women's C1 Runs
(1) Micki Reeves 153.63 run 2
(2) Colleen Hickey 165.13 run 1
(3) Colleen Hickey 184.96 run 2
(4) Micki Reeves 189.82 run 1
(5) Lisa Adams 198.74 run 1
David Sternberg, CEO of Universal Sports: "We are delighted to expand our partnership with USA Canoe/Kayak to be the exclusive online streaming partner for the 2012 Olympic Team Trials for Whitewater Slalom. Adding this high-profile event to our robust lineup of Olympic, endurance and adventure sports programming further demonstrates the value of Universal Sports to our viewers and business partners."
What: 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Whitewater Slalom
When: Thursday-Saturday, April 12-14, 3-7 p.m. Eastern each day
Where: U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) in Charlotte, N.C.
Who: U.S. Slalom Athletes, London 2012 Hopefuls
Scott Parsons (Bethesda, Md.) and Caroline Queen (Darnestown, Md.) qualified slots for men's and women's K-1, respectively, at the 2011 World Championships in September in Slovakia.
The U.S. canoe athletes earned their slots by placing first at the 2012 Pan American Championships in March in Brazil, which was the last chance to earn Olympic slots. Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, Ga.) earned the men's C-1 slot, while Eric Hurd (Woodstock, Ga.) and Jeff Larimer (Marietta, Ga.) earned the C-2 slot.
The above-mentioned athletes have the early advantage in the team selection points system. The Team Trials take on added significance should the U.S. fail to place in the Top 20 in a given event at World Cup No. 1.
Scott Parsons, Men's Kayak: "I am very excited about the upcoming Olympic trials in Charlotte. I have prepared well and am hoping for a strong performance that allows me to move on to the next round in Cardiff. The men's kayak class is very strong so I am expecting some very close racing. It should be a lot of fun."
Caroline Queen, Women's Kayak: "The months between the 2011 Worlds and now have flown by. It's unbelievable to me that I've been in Charlotte for about a month now, preparing for the Olympic Trials on the challenging USNWC competition channel. I'm working hard and taking each workout at a time, making sure to enjoy this experience and do my best as a more mature athlete than the last time around."
Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.), Men's Canoe: "Olympic Trials are closing in, and you can see that when you look at the course full of athletes that aren't here often. It feels like 2008 wasn't that long ago, but here we are, getting ready to race it out again. We all have that dream of going to the Olympics, being a part of such a prestigious sporting event, and you will see everyone racing with that goal in the front of their minds."
Joe Jacobi, USA Canoe/Kayak CEO: "This is a very deep and talented field contending to the Olympic Team. Our program's success in London is supported by an intensely competitive selection process that we can count on to deliver an outstanding Olympic Team."
William Irving, USA Canoe/Kayak National Teams Director: "With all boats qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games, the athletes will have three hard fought days to show how hard they have been working this offseason to prepare themselves to be a top 3 U.S. boat. It's going to be a high-energy atmosphere at USNWC and we are expecting some great support by our home fans in Charlotte who will be cheering on our future Olympians."
Jeff Wise, USNWC Executive Director: "Having the U.S. Olympic Trials return to our facility is exciting because it continues to build the Olympic spirit and movement in the Charlotte region. Over the weekend, we'll play host to the many elite athletes from both the United States and Canada. Alongside those athletes, you'll see friends and families playing outside and enjoying a great event."
Is Third Time the Charm? Two-time Olympian Scott Parsons (Bethesda, Md.) qualified the Olympic slot for Team USA in men's slalom K-1 with a 15th place finish at the 2011 Slalom World Championships. A potential third Olympics offer a chance to finally achieve his dream of winning an Olympic medal. He placed 6th at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Parsons will face tough competition from his teammates for the one men's slalom K-1 slot. He finished as high as 8th place on the 2011 Slalom World Cup circuit. He must beat out 2004 Olympian Brett Heyl (Norwich, Vt.) and Scott Mann (Bethesda, Md.).
A True Student-Athlete: Caroline Queen (Darnestown, Md.) is a sophomore at Davidson College in North Carolina, a short drive from the U.S. National Whitewater Center and site of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Slalom Team Trials. The 20-year-old is taking the spring 2012 semester off from school to focus on training for the Trials and, hopefully, her first Olympic Games. She plans to enroll in medical school after completing her undergraduate studies. She cross-trains as a member of the Davidson club field hockey team. Queen qualified the Olympic slot for Team USA in women's slalom K-1 with 37th place finish at 2011 Slalom World Championships. The 2011 U.S. National Champion faces stiff competition from Ashley Nee (Darnestown, Md.).
Four Years Wiser: Benn Fraker (Peachtree City, Ga.) was a carefree 19-year-old slalom canoe athlete at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. "I was a boy then, and I aim to return in London a man," Fraker said. His paddling as matured. He takes fewer risks and trusts his ability more. Fraker qualified the Olympic slot for Team USA in men's slalom C-1 with a Gold medal at the 2012 Slalom Pan American Championships. The 2011 U.S. National Champion has been pushed by the emergence of teammate Casey Eichfeld (Drums, Pa.), who finished second to Fraker at the Pan American Championships.
Like Fathers, Like Sons: The men's Slalom C-2 tandem of Eric Hurd (Woodstock, Ga.) and Jeff Larimer (Marietta, Ga.) are both following in the wake of their paddling fathers, Mike Hurd and Mike Larimer. The elder Hurd and Larimer trained with each other on the Chattahoochee River just north of Atlanta. Mike Hurd was also a high school All-American basketball player. Mike Larimer narrowly missed out on competing at the 1992 Olympic Games, but he was able to coach Team USA at the Atlanta 1996 Olympics. Surprisingly, their sons have only recently joined forces in doubles canoe. But the duo quickly established themselves as the best C-2 boat in North and South America with a Gold medal at the 2012 Pan American Championships.
About USA Canoe/Kayak
USA Canoe/Kayak is a non-profit membership organization based in Oklahoma City, OK, promoting canoe and kayak racing in the United States. A member of the United States Olympic Committee, USA Canoe/Kayak is the national governing body for the Olympic sports of Flatwater Sprint and Whitewater Slalom and the official U.S. federation of the International Canoe Federation. Other paddling sports sanctioned by USACanoe/Kayak include Marathon, Freestyle, Wildwater, Stand Up Paddleboard, Canoe Polo, Canoe Sailing, Outrigger, and Dragon Boat. For more information about USA Canoe/Kayak, please visit us on the web at www.usack.org, on Twitter at @usacanoekayakand Like us on Facebook at facebook.com/USACanoeKayak.
About the U.S. National Whitewater Center
The U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit outdoor recreation and adventure sports facility. Alongside mountain biking and running trails, a climbing center, zip-lines, flatwater kayaking, high ropes courses and a canopy tour, the facility's most unique feature is a multiple-channel, customized whitewater river for rafting and paddling enthusiasts of all abilities. The USNWC is just minutes away from Downtown Charlotte and is situated on over 400 acres of woodlands along the scenic Catawba River. The USNWC is proud to be a U.S. Olympic Training Site that provides outdoor recreation to families, outdoor enthusiasts of all ages, casual observers and Olympic-caliber athletes.


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Fashion is a hot legal topic. Lawyers took note when a Brazilian college briefly expelled a student for wearing a mini-dress and lawyers debated whether a woman lawyer should wear open-toed shoes in court. Hell's Angels sued Alexander McQueen's design firm for misusing their trademarked "death's head" skull and wings logo (Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation v. Alexander McQueen Trading Limited, No. 10-08029 (C.D. Cal., complaint filed October 25, 2010))(another report is here). The lawsuit settlement requires recall and destruction of items with the Hell's Angels design on them. NPR covered copying in the fashion industry in an October 26, 2010 PlanetMoney podcast, Stealing Our Way to a T-Shirt. A recent photoshoot (Hot Models Get Busy in Brooklyn Law Library), which played off the connection between fashion and the law, drew more media attention.
Fashion became more prominent in popular culture when Project Runway launched in 2004. We've also had America's Next Top Model, Make Me a Supermodel, the documentary series Signé Chanel (focusing on Karl Lagerfeld), and most recently, The Fashion Show. Movies like The Devil Wears Prada, Sex and the City, and Zoolander have further raised the profile of the fashion industry.
Project Runway in particular has highlighted some of the IP issues related to the fashion industry. Did a designer copy someone else's design or design element? Did the designer use an exact copy of an established pattern? Doesn't this dress look just like the "Derelicte" fashion in Zoolander?
Knock-offs have generated popular interest and captured the attention of some lawyers.
How to Spot a Fake (MSNBC video)
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The United States Senate is considering a new bill, named the Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act (IDPPPA), S. 3728 (introduced August 5, 2010, 111th Cong., 2d sess.), which would restrict knock-offs. See The Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act - Fashion Industry Friend or Faux? (Louis S. Ederer & Maxwell Preston, August 25, 2010). The bill follows a previous failed attempt, called the Design Piracy Prohibition Act (DPPA). The Freakonomics blog included a post about the bill (Copying Fashion: Who Gains? August 30, 2010; Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman guest blogging on "The Private Interest in Public Law").
Kal Raustiala and Chris Sprigman also authored "The Piracy Paradox: Innovation and Intellectual Property in Fashion Design ", 92 Va. L. Rev. 1687 (2006). Professor Randy Picker responded to Raustiala and Sprigman (Randal C. Picker, Of Pirates and Puffy Shirts, Va. L. Rev. In Brief (2007)), and other commentators debated the merits of the proposed bill. Check our Law Journals page to find other law review commentary on intellectual property issues in the fashion industry.
Very few books focus exclusively on legal aspects of the fashion industry. David Zarfes and Tony Bangs, in their luxury retailing course, used Fashion Law: A Guide for Designers, Fashion Executives, and Attorneys (Guillermo C. Jimenez & Barbara Kolsun eds., New York: Fairchild Books, 2010). Fashion Law includes an overview of the legal issues in the fashion industry and has special chapters on intellectual property protection, counterfeiting, licensing, employment, commercial operations, marketing, advertising, retail leasing, and international aspects of the fashion business. The book has a companion blog, Fashion Law Center, which summarizes each chapter and links to related resources. Other resources include the "Fashion Designs" chapter in Global Issues on Copyright Law 18 (2009), and a brief CRS report: Copyright Protection for Fashion Design (2009)(legal analysis of the DPPA).
Related websites:
- Counterfeit Chic (Susan Scafidi)
- Johanna Blakley (see her TEDTalk, Lessons from Fashion's Free Culture)
- Fashion Law Institute (Fordham University, New York)(Susan Scafidi, Director; funded by Diana von Furstenberg and the CFDA)
- Case Clothesed: For Fashion Law (New York Law School)
- Siouxsie Law: Good Lawyers Wear Black (see Hells Angels Sue Alexander McQueen)
- FashionLaw.net (Revue virtuelle de Droit de la Mode = Rivista virtuale di Diritto della Moda (Jeanne Belhumeur))
- International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC)((see their "How to Spot a Fake" page)
- Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)
- American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA)

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Enjoy live jazz performed by Dutch pianist Sebastiaan van Bavel and local jazz musicians Gary Brown on bass and Jason Lewis on drums, plus a light show by Philips Lumileds and a Dutch-design lighting installation by Artecnica. Game consoles invite visitors to engage with a special selection of light-themed Dutch games, organized by Dutch Game Garden. Also, take a first look at the new Dutch Innovation website, to be launched during this evening's program.


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MARSHALL – Proposed amendments to the Marshall city zoning ordinances at Tuesday night's city council meeting prompted questions on how much regulation of painting and landscaping on homes and businesses is too much. Council member Mike Bodigheimer said he definitely thought the proposal was too much.
"We had started out with a one-page ordinance, and now we're up to eight pages," Boedigheimer said during council discussion. "I would certainly not vote for it as it stands."
Boedigheimer, along with the rest of the council, did vote to call for a public hearing on the ordinance amendments. However, he said the city should make sure to encourage people to read the proposed amendments and attend the Oct. 22 hearing.
Marshall Public Works Director Glenn Olson and city building official Ilya Gutman presented proposed amendments to ordinances on the appearance of buildings and properties. In particular, the proposed amendments included standards for landscaping, outdoor storage and outdoor storage structures and the external appearance of buildings.
The Marshall city comprehensive plan recommended the development of community design standards to help promote economic development, city staff said. Olson and Gutman said the ordinances being proposed for Marshall were drafted after comparing ordinances of several different Minnesota cities. In some cases, they said, the proposal is less strict than existing city ordinances.
Gutman said the zoning ordinances would apply to properties zoned as residential or business but not industrial.
Council members questioned several parts of the proposal, however. Council member John DeCramer said the proposed ordinances on landscaping on residential property could cause problems. For example, requiring trees to be "distributed evenly throughout the property," with at least two trees in the front yard, could conflict with underground sewer and utility lines.
"I think it's going to be hard to enforce," DeCramer said.
Council members also had questions about a prohibition on painting brick buildings. Olson and Gutman said brick surfaces tend not to hold paint well and deteriorate quickly. But that just led to questions about how "brick" was defined, as opposed to concrete blocks.
"This is still a work in progress," said council member Glenn Bayerkohler. At the public hearing, and even before then, the proposed ordinances could be changed. Bayerkohler said the council should give Gutman direction on how to proceed.
Gutman said he was willing to meet with individual council members to address concerns.
Council members voted to call for a public hearing on the proposed ordinances at the council's Oct. 22 meeting.
Earlier at Tuesday's meeting, council members also considered a motion to approve the issuance of public utility bonds for Marshall Municipal Utilities. MMU General Manager Brad Roos said the MMU Commission, working together with financial advisers Springsted Inc., recommended issuing $18.75 million in bonds. The bonds would be used to help pay for capital projects for water utilities in 2014. The biggest project funded by the bonds would be construction of a water pipeline from the Sandnes aquifer to Marshall, Roos said.
Roos said the recommended bonds could be split up into two parts. The amount of first bond issue would be determined after the city's Oct. 22 meeting, when more city budget information is known, but it would not exceed $6.355 million. A second bond issue, in 2014, would make up the difference. However, the two bonds together could not exceed $18.75 million, he said.
The council approved issuing the bonds.
In other business, the council awarded a $44,525 bid to Rough Country Excavating of Russell for abutments and sidewalk work in replacing a pedestrian bridge on East Redwood Street. Olson said the bid from Rough Country was the only one received for the project. The engineer's estimate for the project was $40,000, he said.


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I'm recommending this product to everyone!
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I use the CamelBak Groove® Stainless .6L everyday! I bring it with me to work-- I've now eliminated the need for bottled water as I can get tap water from anywhere and it will be filtered. I bring it to Baptiste yoga classes and the bite mechanism is perfect to get a quick sip in! The thing I love most about it, it that it's helping me be more eco-friendly and cut down on my plastic/water footprint. I have no negative comments for this product!
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This water bottle serves as a replacement for numerous plastic water bottles. This not only great for the environment, but also makes a perfect gift!
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I bought this a while ago to keep on my desk. I decided to bring it to the gym because it is meant to be spill proof. Well... it leaks, if you shake it facing down you can see what I mean.
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I purchased this water bottle because I don't like the taste of my school water, it helps reduce the taste of chlorine and also looks good, I have had problems with it but camelbak costumer service is grate and helped me with all of my problems. I highly recommend this bottle for any one who drinks non filterd water, like I, from several different sources
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I'd rather get high with John Lennon whether it would be acid, a toke, or a snort of coke. John would be very fun to get high with.
I'd rather get drunk with Ringo - cause he would have a much better time.
I'd rather converse with George because he was the deepest of the Beatles.
Paul would be good just to informally chat with.
Yoko would be good to talk to on my way out - cause it would be a very short and limited conversation.


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About Dirty Demaio
Carl DeMaio is at it again – this time running for mayor of San Diego. But, behind all his rhetoric is a long list of dirty laundry – and most importantly – dirty dealings.
Since becoming a city councilmember, San Diegans have only heard one side of the Dirty DeMaio story – his. But you have the right to know the truth and see the web of money and Big Business behind Dirty DeMaio which are the true drivers, and beneficiaries, of his agenda.
From his work opposing San Diego's working families to the web of special interest money that has funded DeMaio's multiple committees, Dirty DeMaio is not the reformer San Diegans need to clean up our City Hall.
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I was invited to present a Galois tech talk on Mozilla static analysis. It was really cool to give a talk locally to such an expert audience. I was surprised to discover a vibrant Programming Languages + Analysis community in Portland.
Edward Z. Yang did an excellent write-up on the talk.
Robert O'Callahan mentioned Dehydra in his PLDI talk.
Dehydra/Treehydra in GCC 4.5
There a few fixes that are about to land. I'm hoping that by the end of the week GCC 4.5 support will be production-quality. Sorry that it's taken so long, but I've been busy focusing on startup. Ehren has picked up the slack, we should be able to produce a fairly polished Dehydra 1.0 by the end of the summer.


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Agree. I have to say, I'm really surprised with how Gomes is swinging the bat given the sporadic playing time of a backup catcher. Normally young guys struggle in that role, but he's been really productive when given the chance.
The league will adjust. He's averaging only 1.2 balls per plate appearance, mostly because his chase rate is at 38.2%. I know pitchers are hesitant to throw him breaking balls because walking him to roll over the order is a bad idea, but he'll start getting a steadier diet of offspeed stuff, and it's unlikely that he'll suddenly become a more patient hitter. We'll see how he adjusts.
His weaknesses as a hitter would get exposed pretty quickly if he played every day. Why change what's working now?
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I have just returned from Vilnius, Lithuania, where I joined Secretary Hillary Clinton in a productive and engaging sixth ministerial conference of the Community of Democracies. Since its establishment in 2000, the Community of Democracies has worked to promote democracy and strengthen democratic norms and institutions in all regions of the world through partnerships between governments and civil society. U.S. government participation in this forum reflects our deep commitment to promoting democracy worldwide and broadening a global coalition for the protections of universal freedoms.
Because this is a time when popular movements for democracy are reshaping the geopolitical landscape of countries, it is an opportunity to drive home the importance of the role of civil society in advancing democracies. Secretary Clinton spoke about this in her speech to the Community of Democracies in Krakow last July during which she outlined an ambitious agenda to defend civil society around the world.
In support of this agenda, I convened in Vilnius the first meeting of the Human Rights and Democracy Working Group, organized as a part of the Secretary's Strategic Dialogue with Civil Society, to initiate a discussion with civil society on the issues they face and how the Department of State can help them to create a more open environment in which to operate. Activists from around the globe shared personal stories of harassment in response to their work on human rights issues. These stories underscore the demand for urgent support to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) under attack.
That is why we have created Lifeline: the Embattled NGO Assistance Fund to provide emergency assistance to NGOs and support advocacy initiatives that raise awareness of the often hostile environments in which they operate. The Secretary announced this fund last year in Krakow and fulfilled her promise to create it. The Department of State leveraged funding to seed Lifeline and secure contributions from 12 other governments, totaling $4 million.
Our efforts also help civil society organizations increase the reach and impact of their work through new and innovative technologies. On the margins of the Ministerial conference, the Department of State hosted a tech camp that brought together 85 civil society activists from around the region, and provided them with training from technology experts on how to make their work more effective.
I can say with full confidence that we have taken a step in the right direction to engage civil society organizations with our work here in Vilnius. Civil society has an important role to play in the transition to a more democratic government. As Secretary Clinton eloquently puts it, "representative government, a well-functioning market, and civil society work like three legs of a stool." Engaging these three aspects of society is necessary to truly promote a more democratic world, and I feel that we have helped to further that idea in this Ministerial meeting of the Community of Democracies.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
France, Germany and Greece's active support for, naturally, in Europe, has created an economic barrier is thought. Excited and feel that you're a sweetie. Let's support of China, told us ... For a while, the word crisis in the stock market will disappear and re-create the plan for the holidays they're loaded one.
Honestly, I'd like to give a gift to France and Germany. How to provide an opportunity for China hagoyo adequate. Opportunity? - China at the crossroads of growth and recession I think. Growth is considered suitable for the advice. Ever, even if anxiety.
(By the way, I keep my working environment I'm even more upset, I hate people that these activities must feel that.)
Vilnius, Lithuania
We do not know about the two countries. If you develop a little more support, but, when the Greek crisis, stabilization, automatically bateulgeogo benefits, then, a lot of support, even winds up getting preferential recognition by other countries should think you'd feel. I want to now, the possibility of equity issues ...? Still, the White House blog is Let's put her name on the two countries. If you do not owe angry is an act cocky.
and, Still other countries, hoping to help the Secretary of State, are vying with each other is thinking. Frankly, Mr. Secretary of State for the little attention salryeotdago countries, I think personally. Perhaps, like me, other people think him to be thinking now, is difficult in Europe, some countries only if supported, the other countries ..... I do not know.
Palgye in South Korea writes:
2018 - For once I am in the 2018 Winter Olympics, I wanted to attract to you that many times in Korea, favor, we work, yunna Kim in Canada for performing the assignment and supervision order, was an adverse situation, wanted to be, the White House and the State Department had asked him for help in your blog, so clean the next day, the problem has been fixed, yunna Kim earned a gold medal at the Olympics. Razz coincidence, someone has to help you think clearly ring was given. Everything changes one day if you feel that it is almost impossible.
However, in Korea, I, as a very bad man, ..........
Personal opinion I do not know about that. France and Germany's leading role and participation of China, occur again in Greece has created a barrier to the financial crisis. I think he will need to provide a reasonable price. Of the United States, the time and money to spare, have a significant margin was Given a reasonable cost, to encourage the participation of other countries, would help significantly to expect.
France and Germany, receiving a reasonable price Thank You I will say that it was. Burden. But, China also received a little .....
76-digits, gratefully accepted.
Ever, yunna Kim issue, the Secretary of State who heal it going? Well, then, Canada Winter Games, too?
yes, mom.
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our lives? our Future!
Berlusconi Democracy report:
A man Elected with an audience standing ovation.
W.W. writes:
A civil society don't need NGO's ...
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Just keep it alive :
Warsaw, Moscow, Budapest, Berlin, Prague, Sofia and Bucharest have become stages in a long pilgrimage toward liberty. It is admirable that in these events, entire peoples spoke out – women, young people, men, overcoming fears, their irrepressible thirst for liberty speeded up developments, made walls tumble down and opened gates.
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Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
Dear Sec. Posner,
When I read this, it really blew my mind.
I've had her answer the whole time...;
(news item)
"This is his country, his land, his people. Where would he go?," Ayesha Gadhafi, 34, told CNN affiliate France 2 during an interview at her home in Tripoli.
"There is one thing that you don't understand and that you will never understand. It is that my father is a symbol, a guide."
The comments by Gadhafi's daughter come as NATO's bombing campaign crossed the 100-day mark, raising concerns among some that the airstrikes could drag on for months.
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Fact is the guy dresses like the pied piper and he's playing symbolic flute solos over the chorus, "Oy ve, why does this keep happening to me." while guiding his followers like lemmings over oblivion's cliff.
Where else would he go?
Drag his whole country so far down with him folks won't be able to climb up it again in a decade if we let him get away with it much longer.
Think "regime replacement therapy" and let me count the ways a people can get there from here; without our help generally being statisticly hovering right about zero historicly. Give or take a miracle of transition in exception to the rune.
Defying all probability of success; if neccesity was the mother of invention, desperation was surely the father.
Pretty safe to say if one is going to kluge a soviet rocket pod to a Toyota and drive hell bent for freedom, there be a fine example.
Expect no less a creative aproach when the post -ghaddafi therapy session gets rolling, and all the people have gone through becomes worth the renassance.
I know it's up to the Lybian people to determine their leaders, but that option becomes fairly moot when he's threatening Europe with retaliation.
Reminds me of a guy who tried to commit suicide by cop and was successful.
If we are in this to protect populations and there's a warrant outstanding; it looks to me like one of two options remains; either serve it on behalf of the Lybian people or oblige him his death wish as bein' terminally stupid, on behalf of everyone.
And thus procceeding onward through the fog of war toward change we can live with.
Thanks for listening, hope you'll see fit to pass this on, wouldn't want to keep the lady in the dark, if you know what I mean.
Bein' a gentleman and scholar and all.
Best Regards,
Nader in U.S.A. writes:
Dear Secretary Posner, reading your article about "Broadening a Global Coalition for the Protection of Universal Freedoms†made me think about one the biggest injustices that US State Department has committed by placing People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran on FTO list in 1997. I believe that this action which was part of an appeasement policy of President Clinton's administration toward the Iranian regime at the time of President Khatami never produced the expected result and to the contrary became a dark spot on US history toward Iranian people and their freedom movement for democracy. The expectation of this political gesture, that was not realized ever in past 14 years, was to help to normalize relationship with Iran at the expense of violating Human Rights of an organization that only waged war against the fascist regime of the Mullahs of Iran since they violated Human Rights of so many political, religious, ethnic, labor, women groups after monopolizing power in less than three years after 1979 revolution. Today, after 14 years passing since such a big injustice was committed by State Department, a great number of well known US politicians have expressed their views that this action not only did not serve the interest of US government of its citizens, but also harmed the Iranian people's march toward freedom and democracy and violated the Human Rights of PMOI. By the order of the court more than a year ago, US State Department was supposed to reconsider its wrong decision and take PMOI off the FTO list as never belonged to be on such list in the first place. Putting PMOI on FTO list since 14 years ago has given an excuse to the fascist regime of the Mullahs of Iran to execute anyone affiliated with PMOI in Iran a well as giving the excuse to the new dictator of Iraq, Nori al-Maleki who does what Iranian Mullahs ask him to do and his forces attacked Camp Ashraf, that PMOI members and Iranian dissidents in Iraq are residing at, on 2009 and 2011. So many innocent lives are lost because of a bad political decision and more innocent lives are in danger if this issue is not resolved and justice is not restored for PMOI. What is holding back Secretary Clinton and US State Department of doing the right thing? In the name of Universal Freedoms, Human Rights, and justice please ask Secretary Clinton to make the right decision ASAP. Let's keep hope alive for Iranian people that they can reach freedom and democracy on their own as US stops the appeasement policies toward the Iranian regime that Iranian people have proved, during the last two years and their continuous uprising, that they do not want anymore and does not belong to civilized international society.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
You may wish to review this;
182 F.3d 17, 337 U.S.App.D.C. 106
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
PEOPLE'S MOJAHEDIN ORGANIZATION OF IRAN, Petitioner,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE and Madeleine K. Albright, Secretary of State, Respondents.
Argued March 5, 1999.
Decided June 25, 1999.
One may reassess the designation as is currently being done by the Dept of State, but personally I would have to question your evaluation of the group's activities over time, as well as the notion that there is some political consideration of "appeasement" to the Iranian gov. regarding any aspect of this.
However, one could draw comparitive precedent for dropping them from such a list of terrorist org.'s, as they have publicly rejected the use of violence and terrorism just as has the PLO that now is the legally recognized representive of the Palestinian's hopes for statehood.
When is a terrorist not a terrorist?
When he walks the path to peace for years on end looking for it without a weapon in his hand.
Takes some doing to convince people of that.
Nasrin in the U.S.A. writes:
As an Iranian-American citizen, I just want to say if you indeed are after democracy and support of Iranian people and not not the regime, then you must take MEK off you FTO list. Not only this is the right thing to do, and you keep The Ianian regime on getting their hand of the atomic bomb and that would be start of a Nuke war. If you don't care about Iranian people, at least please care about American people. Thank you.


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MARQUETTE – The Marquette County Board Tuesday revisited a motion from late December reaffirming that the vote taken ended lifetime health care coverage for new county commissioners effective Jan. 1.
Commissioner Gregory Seppanen, the sole commissioner to so far be affected by the change, had wanted the motion's intention clarified and he asked the issue be put on Tuesday's regular meeting agenda.
"One of my campaign issues was to work to end the practice of full-time health benefits for part-time county commissioners," Seppanen said.
Seppanen said the county personnel policy states part-time employees are to receive group health coverage based on a pro-rated basis of their hours worked. To gain this option an employee must work at half-time level or more.
Seppanen said he talked to the current board and had asked them to end health care coverage for all new incoming county commissioners, beginning Jan. 1. Members said they had voted Dec. 18 to end the lifetime health care coverage for new county commissioners.
Reviewing the motion Tuesday with county legal counsel, that intent was unclear.
During the Dec. 18 meeting, the board approved changes for non-represented employees at the county. Non-union workers were offered a 2 percent pay increase, and "for new hires beginning Jan. 1, a $2,000 annual contribution to a healthcare savings plan in lieu of post-employment healthcare."
A provision was included that no employee with a spouse also employed by the county would receive both health care benefits, as well as the opt-out payment.
Elected official salaries were set last April and the county board has not had a pay raise since 1988. So the salary increase part of the motion did not apply to them.
However, commissioners were under the impression they had voted intending the health care provisions for new non-represented employees would affect new county commissioners too.
Commissioner Deborah Pellow said in past practice beyond salaries, all benefits changes for non-represented employees extended to county commissioners.
"That's what's always been done since I've been here and before," Pellow said.
County civil counsel Stephen Adamini said the board believed that was the case when it voted on the motion, though the motion did not specifically mention elected officials.
"There is some ambiguity to that," Adamini said.
Adamini agreed with Seppanen that in the future, language on benefits for elected officials should be clearer. No new motion was made Tuesday.
Adamini clarified some other compensation details for the board. He said "compensation" means the total economic benefits for an employee or official, including salary, pension and fringe benefits.
Under state law, salaries for elected officials must be set before Nov. 1 each year. Those salaries cannot be lowered during the term of office, but can be raised.
Under the state constitution, pension benefits accrued and vested cannot be diminished.
Adamini said other benefits, including health care, mileage, et cetera can present a gray area. Some benefits may be the subject of contractual obligations and may extend only for a discreet period of time. In other cases, longstanding past practice could equate to an obligation.
Depending on the circumstances, Adamini said fringe benefits could be altered at any time, last only for a term of office or continue with no alteration permitted.
"There are opinions and decisions that go all over on these," Adamini said.
Adamini said it is possible for commissioners on the board to have benefits packages of varying amounts because some could hold prior benefits, which have since been discontinued prospectively, affecting only newer members of the panel.
Seppanen said he intends to revisit county commissioner compensation during budget sessions later in the year.
John Pepin can be reached at 906-228-2500, ext. 206.


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Angelique Bordey, PhD
Professor of Neurosurgery and of Cellular And Molecular Physiology; Co Vice Chair of Research, Neurosurgery
Research Interests
Autistic Disorder; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Malformations; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Neurosurgery; Physiology; Stem Cells; Diseases
Public Health Interests
Autism; Child Mental Health; Prenatal/Fetal Development
Research Organizations
Cellular & Molecular Physiology
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Stem Cell Center, Yale: Stem Cell Niche and Homing
Research Summary
The brain is a wonderful and mysterious machine, which makes us who we are. The activity of billions of neurons and glia orchestrate our thoughts and daily life. However, alterations in the number of neurons, their misplacement, or changes in the way they receive, handle, or send information can negatively impact our brain function and our lives. A mutation in a single gene can lead to such alterations resulting in a specific pathology and disorder. Our Mission is to understand how a mutated, dysfunctional protein will lead to abnormal brain formation and function.
Specialized Terms: Neurogenesis; stem cells; mTOR; Neural stem cell; Cognitive functions; autism
Extensive Research Description
Our attention has been focused on the mammalian Target of Rapamycin, mTOR. mTOR is a converging point in cell signaling, or in other terms an intracellular hub, that receives signals from diverse intracellular routes and extracellular ligands. Importantly, mTOR is dysregulated in many neurological disorders. These disorders referred to as mTORopathies include (but are not limited to) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), autism, Alzheimer's disease, and Schizophrenia. We have focused on TSC, to better understand the circuit basis of mental retardation and autism.
Our work has the following three lines of research related to the following keywords: mTOR- Neural stem cell- Neurogenesis-Cognitive functions- mTORopathies
1. Understanding how a circuit is formed from neural stem cells to synaptic integration in health and in developmental mTORopathies.
2. Preventing lesion formations and associated neurological symptoms in TSC and other developmental mTORopathies.
3. Understanding the molecular basis of cognitive dysfunctions in TSC.
Selected Publications
- Feliciano DM, Su T, Lopez J, Platel JC, and Bordey A. Single-cell Tsc1 knockout during murine corticogenesis generates tuber-like lesions and reduces seizure threshold without astrogliosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation (2011) 121:1596.
- Platel JC, Dave KA, Lacar B, Gordon, V, Rubio ME, and Bordey A. NMDA receptors activated by glutamate released from astrocyte-like cells are critical for postnatal subventricular neurogenesis. Neuron. (2010) 65:859-872.
- Young SZ and Bordey A. GABA's control of stem and cancer cell proliferation in adult neural and peripheral niches. Physiol, 24:171-85, 2009.
- Wang DD and Bordey A. The astrocyte odyssey. Prog Neurobiol, 86(4):342-67, 2008.
- Liu X, Wang Q, Haydar TF, Bordey A. Nonsynaptic GABAergic signaling in the postnatal subventricular zone controls GFAP-expressing cell proliferation. Nature Neurosci, 8:1179-87, 2005.


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Debates of Dec. 17th, 1999
House of Commons Hansard #42 of the 36th Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was transportation.
- Business Of The House
- National Highway Policy
- Canada
- Festival Of Eid Ul-Fitr
- Dr. Wilbert Keon
- Family Service Canada
- Wilmot Township
- Volunteers
- Birds Of A Feather
- Gm Plant In Boisbriand
- Holiday Message
- House Of Commons
- Holiday Message
- Bill C-20
- Hockey Tournament
- The Economy
- Canadian Forces
- Government Grants
- Taxation
- Referendums
- Candu Reactor
- Taxation
- Justice
- Youth Criminal Justice
- Bill C-20
- Agriculture
- Housing
- Employment Insurance
- Transport
- Agriculture
- Social Transfers
- Homelessness
- The Environment
- The Crown
- Health
- Airports
- Western Diversification
- Airlines
- Millennium Scholarships
- Housing
- Correctional Service Canada
- Food Labelling
- Employment Insurance
- Institutes Of Health Research
- Parks
- Correctional Service Canada
- Points Of Order
- Privilege
- Government Response To Petitions
- Taxpayers' Bill Of Rights
- Income Tax Act
- Observance Of Two Minutes Of Silence On Remembrance Day Act
- Income Tax Act
- Criminal Code
- Petitions
- Questions On The Order Paper
Oral Question Period
12:10 p.m.
Ken Epp Elk Island, AB
Mr. Speaker, I do appreciate this because I have been on the finance committee now for two years. I think every committee report has been leaked beforehand. Even the most recent one on the prebudget hearings was leaked the day before. The quotations in the paper said "a Liberal member who did not want to be identified said" and there were direct quotations from it. It is a great problem and I really wish we could solve it.
Oral Question Period
12:10 p.m.
The Speaker
I see we have the support of the House. Now we just have to put it into action.
I suggest to the hon. member that the fisheries committee should inquire and report back to the House. The hon. member is on the committee but unless an individual is named in the House, then there is little that I can do as Speaker of the House.
Government Response To Petitions
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
Scarborough—Rouge River
Derek Lee Parliamentary Secretary to Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I have the honour to table, in both official languages, the government's responses to nine petitions.
Taxpayers' Bill Of Rights
Routine Proceedings
12:10 p.m.
Jason Kenney Calgary Southeast, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-411, an act to confirm the rights of taxpayers and establish the office for taxpayer protection.
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to introduce this bill for first reading. It would create a taxpayers' bill of rights to more clearly entrench in law the rights to due process, and presumption of innocence on the part of taxpayers in the tax collection and assessment process, and also to create an office for taxpayer protection which would act as an ombudsman for taxpayers, especially those who cannot afford the services of tax lawyers to defend their legal rights.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Income Tax Act
Routine Proceedings
December 17th, 1999 / 12:10 p.m.
Jason Kenney Calgary Southeast, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-412, an act to amend the Income Tax Act (exemption from taxation of 50% of U.S. social security payments to Canadian residents).
Madam Speaker, I am pleased to rise to reintroduce this bill. It was previously on the Order Paper in the last session of parliament. It seeks to re-establish tax equity for Canadian residents who pay taxes on social security payments received from the U.S. government. These taxpayers have been forced to incur an 85% tax increase as a result of the fourth tax protocol between Canada and the United States. There are seniors on fixed incomes who cannot afford this outrageous increase. This bill would rectify that problem.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Observance Of Two Minutes Of Silence On Remembrance Day Act
Routine Proceedings
12:15 p.m.
Jason Kenney Calgary Southeast, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-413, an act to promote the observance of two minutes of silence on Remembrance Day.
Madam Speaker, this is becoming a habit today. This is a bill which I introduced in the last session. It had been debated but was not deemed votable notwithstanding the fact that it has the support of the Royal Canadian Legion and all the veterans' organizations in Canada. We have also received the signatures of some 55,000 Canadians in petitions in support of the bill. I do hope this will be given proper consideration by the House.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Income Tax Act
Routine Proceedings
12:15 p.m.
Jason Kenney Calgary Southeast, AB
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-414, an act to amend the Income Tax Act (allowances paid to elected officials).
Madam Speaker, I promise this is my last bill today.
This will probably not be a very popular bill in this place, but it will be popular among Canadians because it seeks to eliminate the special provision in the Income Tax Act which allows politicians alone, elected members of parliament, senators, MPPs, et cetera, to exempt the equivalent of a third of their taxable income from the taxes we impose on everyone else. It essentially calls for the same standard of taxation in terms of the laws that we impose on all Canadians. I think that this is in the interest of equity.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Criminal Code
Routine Proceedings
12:15 p.m.
Marlene Jennings Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
moved for leave to introduce Bill C-415, an act to amend the Criminal Code (wearing of war decorations).
Madam Speaker, the purpose of this bill is to allow relatives of deceased veterans to wear on Remembrance Day at public functions or ceremonies commemorating veterans any order, decoration or medal that is awarded to such veterans for war services without facing criminal sanctions.
I draw to the attention of the House that the bill is exactly the same as the bill that was adopted at first reading in the last session of the House last spring. The only difference is that it now bears my name and that of the hon. member for Waterloo—Wellington.
(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)
Routine Proceedings
12:15 p.m.
Bill Blaikie Winnipeg—Transcona, MB
Madam Speaker, I present petitions today with many hundreds of signatures, which are just the first instalment of more than 9,000 signatures that have been collected in Manitoba by the Campaign 2000 committee, the Campaign 2000 network and the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg in the campaign against child poverty.
The petitioners remind the House that one in five children live in poverty, that on November 24, 1989 the House of Commons unanimously resolved to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000, and that since 1989 the number of poor children in Canada has increased by 60%.
Therefore, these petitioners call on parliament to use federal budget 2000 to introduce a multiyear plan to improve the well-being of Canada's children.
Routine Proceedings
12:20 p.m.
Werner Schmidt Kelowna, BC
Madam Speaker, I have two petitions on exactly the same subject so I will just read it once.
The petitioners petition parliament to repeal subsection 13(5) of the Canada Post Corporation Act.
Routine Proceedings
12:20 p.m.
Marlene Jennings Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, QC
Madam Speaker, I have a petition with over 300 signatures calling on parliament to use the federal budget 2000 to introduce a multi-year plan to improve the well-being of Canadian children in conformity with the resolution which was adopted unanimously in the House of Commons on November 24, 1989 to end child poverty in Canada by the year 2000. It is my honour to table this.
Routine Proceedings
12:20 p.m.
Maurice Dumas Argenteuil—Papineau, QC
Madam Speaker, I have two petitions to present. The first was signed by 25 people, who are calling on the House to recognize the contribution of adoptive parents and the costs they incur when they adopt.
The petitioners are calling on Parliament to pass Bill C-505 introduced by the member for Calgary Centre, which proposes a tax deduction for expenses related to the adoption of a child.
Routine Proceedings
12:20 p.m.
Maurice Dumas Argenteuil—Papineau, QC
Madam Speakerm the second petition, which I am merely presenting, is signed by a number of people calling on the House to keep section 43 of the Criminal Code, and not to spend any more money on having it repealed under the federal Court Challenges Program.
I repeat that I am merely presenting this petition.
Routine Proceedings
12:20 p.m.
Eric C. Lowther Calgary Centre, AB
Madam Speaker, I submit to the House today another several thousand signatures to be combined with the largest petition the House has seen, fourfold, of any other petition in the House. It deals with the issue of upholding the law around child pornography.
The petitioners are from across the country and are petitioning parliament, and indirectly the courts, to do everything possible to uphold the law to keep child pornography illegal in this country. This whole thing could have been avoided if we had moved on using part of the charter that allows us to use the notwithstanding clause.
Routine Proceedings
12:20 p.m.
Rick Laliberte Churchill River, SK
Madam Speaker, my constituents of Waskesiu, Shellbrook, Debden, Canwood, Big River, Spiritwood and throughout the north, along with park enthusiasts in Saskatchewan and throughout Canada, are alarmed by the devastating effects of Parks Canada budget cuts.
The petitioners call on the government to provide adequate resources to maintain the Narrows Camp Ground in the Prince Albert National Park.


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LONG BEACH, Calif. (July 23, 2013) – Ten U.S. beach volleyball teams came away from the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam with an overall record of 12-3 in pool play matches on Tuesday.
The U.S. women's beach teams went 8-2 while the U.S. men went 4-1, highlighted by an upset win by No. 22-seeded Nick Lucena (Davie, Fla.) and John Hyden (Sherman Oaks, Calif.) over Brazil's No. 5 Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego, 23-21, 21-16 in 39 minutes.
"It's cool to play at home and beat one of the best teams in the world," Lucena said. "It's the first time I've beaten those guys. But it's just one pool play victory so we can't get too excited."
Long Beach is the fifth FIVB tournament of the season for Lucena and Hyden and only the second where they have made it into the main draw.
"I thought we were siding out well," Lucena said of Tuesday's victory. "That's what I envisioned when we got together, that we would be a tough sideout team."
Lucena and Hyden will play Canada's No. 12 Ben Saxton and Chaim Schalk in their second pool play match on Wednesday. All the men's teams in the tournament will play one pool play match on Wednesday and then a third on Thursday along with the first round of single-elimination.
In other U.S. men's team matches on Tuesday, No. 1 seeded Jake Gibb (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Casey Patterson (Huntington Beach, Calif.) defeated Italy's No. 32 Alex Ranghieri and Andrea Tomatis, 21-17, 21-15 in 34 minutes.
No. 4 Phil Dalhausser (Ventura, Calif.) and Sean Rosenthal (Redondo Beach, Calif.) beat Switzerland's No. 29 Switzerland's Andreas Sutter and Roman Sutter, 24-22, 21-18 in 40 minutes. Todd Rogers (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Ryan Doherty (Toms River, N.J.), seeded No. 11, took a 25-23, 21-13 victory over No. 22 Maverick Hatch and Christian Redmann of Canada.
Casey Jennings (Las Vegas, Nev.) and Stafford Slick (Hermosa Beach, Calif.), seeded No. 30, fell to Latvia's No. 3 Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs, 21-14, 21-15 in 40 minutes.
On the women's side, the No. 15 seeded team of Summer Ross (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Emily Day (Torrance, Calif.) went 2-0 along with No. 8 Lauren Fendrick (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Brittany Hochevar (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) and also No. 12 Jennifer Fopma (Bellflower, Calif.) and Brooke Sweat (Fort Myers, Fla.).
Ross and Day opened play on Tuesday with a 21-16, 22-20 win in 38 minutes over Italy's No. 18 Viktoria Orsi Toth and Marta Menegatti. In their second match, played on stadium court, Ross and Day won a battle over Canada's No. 31 Melissa Humana-Paredes and Taylor Pischke, 24-22, 18-21, 15-9 in 52 minutes.
"The key to winning was stamina I think," Ross said. "It's like a sauna in there."
Both players credited the home crowd with helping them push through.
"We're out of our normal routine," Day said. "We're used to traveling and not talking to anybody. But it's nice to see familiar faces in the crowd."
No. 1 seeded April Ross (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Jennifer Kessy (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) went 1-1 on the day, defeating Poland's No. 32 Aleksandra Wolak and Agnieszka Pregowska, 21-10, 21-12 in 27 minutes, but the losing to Switzerland's No. 17 Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Vergé-Dépré, 21-19, 21-15 in 34 minutes.
No. 27 seeded Whitney Pavlik (Laguna Beach, Calif.) and Annett Davis (Long Beach, Calif.) also went 1-1, beating Spain's No. 6 Liliana Fernández Steiner and Elsa Baquerizo McMillan, 12-21, 17-21 in 36 minutes before losing to Australia's No. 11 Louise Bawden and Taliqua Clancy, 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 in 48 minutes.
The FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam is the sixth event on the 2013 World Tour and is the showcase part of the World Series of Beach Volleyball, a SoCal beach festival that includes the World Series Cup, four-person and six-person recreational events and nightly music concerts.
In addition to the international live FIVB telecasts, the event also includes 23 hours of live or same-day telecasts split between NBC Sports Network, Universal Network and NBC TV Network.
The women's semifinals and medal matches of the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam will be held on Friday with the men's semifinals also on Friday and medal matches closing the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam on Saturday. Play Tuesday through Friday is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. and at 11 a.m. on Saturday for the men's medal matches.
The gold medal teams in each gender in the FIVB Long Beach Grand Slam will each split $33,000, the silver $22,000, the bronze $16,500 and fourth place $12,900.
Team's Named for World Series Cup
For the first time, elite U.S. pro beach volleyball stars and Olympians will take on the world in the inaugural World Series Cup to be played as part of the World Series of Beach Volleyball. The Ryder Cup-style tournament will be played July 27 and 28 in Long Beach, Calif. and will be broadcast live on NBC.
The two U.S. women's teams who will battle head-to-head for a chance to take on the world will be three-time gold medalists Kerri Walsh Jennings and Whitney Pavlik and 2012 Olympic silver medalists April Ross and Jennifer Kessy.
On the men's side 2008 Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser and two-time Olympian Sean Rosenthal will take on the world's No. 5 ranked team of two-time Olympian Jake Gibb and Casey Patterson for the right to battle the international men's winner.
The international teams were selected based on winning the recent World Championships in Poland followed by the world ranking. The women's side will be represented the top ranked women's team of Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima of Brazil. They will battle Germany's Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmier.
The men's side will also feature the world's No. 1 team from Brazil, Pedro Solberg Salgado and Bruno Oscar Schmidt. They will square off against the Latvian team of Janis Smedins and Aleksandrs Samoilovs. Smedins captured the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2013, the duo has played in six World Tour events placing first in Argentina and picking up two second place finishes. They are ranked No. 4 in the world.


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I just wanted to highlight this column on the home page and say I thought it was very well done and extremely interesting. It really got me fired up for some Browns football this year. It was longer than the usual column, but well worth the read IMO. Thanks, Jason.
Here are his Final Thoughts:
After watching the Rams ability to execute with a Rookie QB and marginal weapons I really have a new level of respect for Pat Shurmur's ability as a football coach. The offense was smooth, balanced, and well-paced.
Shurmur showed he can control a game with his short passing and still run the ball effectively when needed and I think his ability to get the QB and WRs in the flow of the game early and pounding the ball with a big running back late really highlighted what the WCO is all about.
Coaching sometimes gets overlooked when players become professionals but in watching the Rams offense flow with the quality of talent (or lack thereof in many cases) they were working with clearly showed me the difference it can and did make.
After watching the Rams 2010 offensive season I am really excited about seeing the WCO in Cleveland. I love the way Shurmur was able to find a way to move the ball using both young and inexperienced players. The fact that he did it all with a Rookie QB is even more impressive and after seeing the coach's offense in action I am absolutely on board with him calling his own plays. In fact, I think it would be a huge mistake if he didn't.
I am not sure how Pat Shurmur will ultimately handle all the duties and responsibilities of being a head coach in the NFL. But after watching the film I have the utmost confidence that the Browns have at least found themselves a hell of an offensive coach.


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Topic: Doc (and books) about layout image search path wrong?
Hi all!
I am a RoR newbie (but have been programming since computers used vacuum tubes and drum memory, and no, I didn't go to school with Abe Lincoln).
I just setup a really nice application.rhtml layout for a rails project and put all of the images under project_root/public/images, which is where the documentation and books imply that it should go. The controller involved references "users".
When the browser looks for the images it is looking in project_root/user, not project_root/public/images.
Have I misunderstood something? Is the documentation wrong? Or is there a <gasp> bug in Rails?


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Madre Hill, Superstar wrote:I get the Chip Kelly fear, but everyone and their grandmother knew Pete Carroll Peter Principled at USC. How's that working out for Seattle?
Different than Steve Spurrier worked out.
There is no situation where a previous result guarantees a similar result elsewhere. Way more college coaches fail than succeed, but that goes for coaches in general.
My worry about Chip isn't that he's from college, rather that he will try to work his option magic here rather than adapting his system to fit the NFL. At least Carrol has NFL experience - he knows how this thing works.


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Mark Rink wrote:I might have jumped the gun , but I don't like my kids being used as a joke when it comes to Micheal Jackson.I personnal don't like Jackson, but other do and thats fine. Just do'nt use me or my family as part of your twisted sence of humor.Thats all I have to say on this matter.I'm sorry if I offened anybody or anyone here @ Macca-Radio.
Again, you insult me. You then say sorry if you offended "anyone". Who the hell is anyone? It's just me!
You said you "might have jumped the gun". Well that is an understatement. You act as if I know you. I didnt even know you had kids. It was wasnt meant to be taken personal. It was a bloody joke. Dude, as much as I hate to do this, one of us has to leave.
To all the good folks here at Macca-Central, I'd like to say, peace, love, and farewell.
Mike, you've been a terrific host. Keep up the good work.


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Archaeological Law and Project Management
This course aims to look at the legal framework for managing
archaeological sites and the practice of field archaeology in Britain,
and at the management of archaeology and archaeological projects. Topics
covered will include the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act
1979; Planning Law, Development Control and PPG16; Environmental Impact
Assessments; Health & Safety law and Risk Assessment; the role of
guidance, ethics and standards; the role of international charters,
conventions and standards; the management of archaeology in Britain;
archaeological project management and project design.
Course information
- Code: ARCL3047
- Course unit value: 0.5
- Coordinator: Dominic Perring
- Prerequisite: ARCL2019; ARCL2031 an advantage
- Handbook: open»
For registered students
- Moodle page:
- Reading list:
- Not running in 2016-17


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