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Fightingthetide wrote:PMantle, what about your Escapes dont you like? Got any I can take off your hands?
I just picked up a 172 Lucid Escape that flies like a Champ Valk with more glide and a tick less LSS. So far it has really impressed me with it's distance potential. In no-wind situations, it'll probably be my go-to driver for shots over 350' and that need to stay straight. In tailwinds, it absolutely bombs. In headwinds, it's useless.
Fightingthetide wrote:Who sells Hybrids?
I've heard BioFuzions are also better into headwinds than Lucid. Would you happen to know if Bio is typically more or less stable than Fuzion?
limonsock wrote:JHern wrote:<rant>
It is astonishing to see how many new disc designs have entered the market. All of these people are still working by the seat of their pants, based on cockamamy conjectures about how a disc flies, and there has been very little accomplished in the technical aspects of making better disc designs, or in the process engineering aspects that would lead to consistency and quality control.
In mathematical modeling there is a method called "Monte Carlo" in which you generate a random selection (say, disc design) and run it through the gambit (make a mold), try it out (throw it), and then measure it's outcome (see if it has a good flight pattern). Over time, by the attrition of brute numbers alone, the desired solution begins to emerge very slowly. The anomaly in any approximate solution (proto design) relative to the ideal solution (desired design) decays as 1/sqrt(N), where N is the number of random trials.
The thing about Monte Carlo is that it can be used for the most difficult problems imaginable, where there are few known ways for a more straightforward solution procedure, and it works quite generally (we can even solve the full Schrödinger equation for any element using this approach...something impossible otherwise). On the other hand, a convergence of 1/sqrt(N) is terribly inefficient (a given mold costs $10K-$20K to produce). To produce a factor of 10 improvement in the residual error requires 100 random trials!
There are much better ways to do things, using scientific and engineering concepts, which would make far superior products than anything we've ever seen on the market, period. But nobody seems to be willing to do things the right way, we have a army of half-ass disc companies with no clear direction, no idea of how to do things better than previously, and just way too excited to just turn out more varieties of discs. But if we want to see a big forward step, we still have to wait for somebody who wants to do things better than before, disc golf has all the skills and talents necessary to make it happen, there is just no willingness to harness it and exploit it.
Nevertheless, there are some good things that can come out of the present situation:
-Almost everybody is going to be making discs, effectively democratizing disc design and manufacture, taking it out of the hands of the few and putting it into the hands of the many.
-For many of us it is still great fun to try all the molds. Variety is the spice of life, and as a result of the present random processes we get to try an enormous variety of discs that we would not otherwise be able to throw.
-Disc manufacture has not yet been relegated to China, it is still a small business, with strong domestic roots.
Production will eventually shift to China, they have better raw materials (plastic) available in China than we have in the US, because the global supply lines all run to China (a gradual shift that takes decades to accomplish, but it is now in place). They already have the manufacturing and process engineering skills in place. But China is very much lacking in disc expertise, to get the most of this opportunity, you'd actually have to go to China and oversee the operation, to get it up and running, and the quality of the product would be limited by your own expertise (so you'd be wise to hire real experts and make them an intrinsic part of the operation). But once you did that, you could produce the very highest quality and consistency discs for an exceedingly small price, and flood the market. Can you imagine being able to buy superb quality plastic (better than KC Pro 11X pearly) with scientifically designed and optimized molds, for as little as $5 apiece?
The emergence of a strong China-based disc manufacturer is going to wipe out most of the other disc makers, they won't be able to compete in that kind of market. But it will be partly a consequence of them going into the business without really striving to be better and more knowledgable about disc design than previous manufacturers, instead just doing the same old same old, re-inventing the wheel, making the same mistakes, and in the end making no real progress toward the goal of better products for less cost.
</rant>keltik wrote:yeah etcetera is rarely written out but he probably only did because he is a non native speaker of English....
It is Latin, not English. It is used in the same way in many other languages, often (but not always) abbreviated as "etc.."
Theres a Chinese disc company, Its called Yikun Sports. They currently have a driver, a mid, and putter; all in super shitty plastic. I've thrown all three in a field, driver was way too flippy for me, but I gave it to some of my ultimate buddies who dont toss golf diss and they were much more successful than me.
The mid was very roc like, maybe an exact copy.
The putter is my favorite of the bunch, its pretty overstable and flies much different lines than my wizard (the only putter i've really treid driving with). Unfortunately, every time the disc hits chains it gets nicked up, if it hits basket it gets gouged.
Yikun has also created their own basket, which from one use seems like a perfectly usable basket.
I do not think that western DG companies have to fear competition from Yikun sports in the near future. The company is still pretty new, and their goal is to hit the Chinese market first, and there is absolutely no chinese market yet. There are no courses in the country yet, and a huge lack of space to play in any of the eastern cities where people can afford recreational activities. Furthermore, the owner seems more concerned with selling the discs he has now (shitty plastic) than making any decent products.
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After the Tampa Bay Lightning bought him out, Vincent Lecavalier had his choice of about 10 teams. The chance to work with coach Peter Laviolette was a settling major point for the Philadelphia Flyers.
Five million and $22.5 million is still too much for a 33-year-old player, given the Flyers' cap situation, but Lecavalier's on the roster no matter what, and he told Flyers beat reporters on Saturday that he's excited for Laviolette's uptempo system.
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"I liked Lavy's point of view on the game and I just liked their style of play. They play hard. They play well defensively, but offense is also something that they can bring that's very solid. So I thought I'd fit well in that mold," Lecavalier said.
He's likely to either center a line with Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn or play right wing with the recently extended Claude Giroux. Either way, Lecavalier will be running and gunning—in No. 40, for the record.
"I think it makes you a better hockey player. You're always on the go. You're always aggressive in the offensive side," Lecavalier said. "Obviously, you've got to play well defensively, but once you're out of that zone, you're skating and you have to skate."
Part of Lecavalier's downtick in production, undeniably, was because of the aging process. But playing two seasons and change under Guy Boucher, fired as Lightning coach 31 games into the 2013 schedule, didn't help matters. Boucher relied on the trap with Tampa Bay (most famously against the Flyers, actually) which was far from the John Tortorella "safe is death" system that helped Lecavalier peak as a 108-point scorer in 2006-07.
A postmortem on the contract, though: Broad Street Hockey did a good job explaining why it makes more sense for the Flyers than you may think. And for the record, Lecavalier has signed deals worth a total of $135 million since his entry-level agreement, though he won't get about $19 million from the Lightning due to the buyout.

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For those who have reached the second act of the first episode of "The Wolf Among Us" (and also the ending...) we now know that the victims are being beheaded in some gruesome manner by an unknown killer.
So far, Bigby has deduced that a beheading in this manner could only be accomplished by something sharp (brilliant deduction) or something magic. At this point, there are several potential murder weapons, all leading back to specific individuals.
The first, and most obvious, is the Woodsman's ax. The Woodsman is the last person (aside from Bigby) we know who saw Faith, and the weapon has both a sharp edge and a druid rune etched on it, thus meeting both criteria. We don't know, however, if this was the weapon used, or if it was the Woodsman who used it.
The second hint comes in the form of the storybook in Crane's office. Here we are treated to two different potential weapons: The first was the image of Ichabod Crane fleeing from the Headless Horseman. We've heard theories about how the heads are intended as a message to Bigby, though I suspect that they are intended for Ichabod Crane as a means to undermine his power and authority. Given Crane's backstory, these decapitations may allude to his encounter with the Headless Horseman. Crane is also not that popular with the community and thus has enemies.
The second weapon referenced in Crane's office was Excalibur, when we are studying the books. Though this is only an image and we have yet to see the physical blade, it fits the description as the murder weapon and shouldn't be ruled out.
The next weapon was the knife found in Lawrence's apartment. This, by far, is the most incriminating weapon, as it is found next to the blood-stained bed and the comatose Lawrence. Faith could very well have been killed in that room while lying on that bed with that knife. But the weapon was left there after a fresh kill, and we had confirmed that Lawrence had been rotting for about a week. This is most likely a set-up by another suspect.
The final weapon is one that is neither referenced or seen...but the infamous blade of Bluebeard (the one used to decapitate his former brides) makes him suspect...though once again, I feel that someone is working behind to scene to implicate Fabletown's most wealthy and influential individuals and systematically remove them...and so, the question here is, what is to be gained by these murders, and who profits the most?


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Stow Police Department has announced it has arrested Roxanne Lee Buck for the murder of Michelle Johnson of Stow. Buck lived at the same residence as Johnson.
There will be news conference concerning this case at 1 p.m. today in the Community Room at the Stow Police Department.
Check back for updates.
UPDATE: The Summit County Medical Examiner's office has ruled a homicide in the death of 21-year-old Michelle Johnson of Maplepark Drive in Stow.
Her body was found during a welfare check by Stow police Saturday in a shed behind a residence in the 4400 block of Maplepark Drive.
The autopsy has been completed and the cause of death was "sharp force injuries to the neck," according to Gary Guenther of the medical examiner's office.
Previous story:
A police officer making a welfare check on a Maplepark Road woman Saturday evening discovered a body in shed in the backyard, according to the Stow Police Department.
The incident is being investigated as a homicide, according to a press release from the department.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending the notification of the next of kin.
From the press release:
On March 15 at 5:30 p.m., Stow police received a call from the mother of a Stow resident who requested that the department check the welfare of her daughter who lived on Maplepark Road. The mother stated that she had not heard from her daughter for two days and that she was concerned for her well-being.
An officer checked the residence and received no response when he knocked on the front door. The officer then went to the rear of the residence to see if he could get a response at the rear door.
The officer passed by an open shed near the rear door of the residence when he saw what appeared to be a hand protruding from underneath a pile of blankets in the shed. The officer checked further and found that there was a body under the blanket.
The officer could find no pulse and he notified a supervisor who responded to the scene. The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation was notified along with Stow EMS and the Summit County Medical Examiner's Office.
Upon further investigation it was discovered that the body was that of a white female and that she had been the victim of a homicide.
If anyone has any information regarding this homicide they are asked to call the lead investigator, Det. Sgt. Steve Dunton at 330-689-5707.


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There''s a good reason that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urges school facility managers to seek products that protect indoor air quality (IAQ).
Poor air quality in classrooms negatively affects students'' academic performance and the health of other occupants.
This is especially true when classrooms used for reading and writing are also used as science labs, art centers and even for physical education programs.
The American Lung Association notes that the typical school houses four times as many people as an office building with the same amount of floor space.
This makes classrooms especially prone to high concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are harmful gases emitted from humans, cleaning supplies, furniture, building materials, etc.
Unhealthy indoor air can cause occupants to suffer from sick building syndrome (SBS) and other facility-related illnesses.
Symptoms arising from poor IAQ include difficulty concentrating, headaches, dizziness, nausea, coughs and chills, etc. — all of which can lead to increased absences by both students and faculty.
Impacts Of Poor IAQ
The Indoor Air Quality Scientific Findings Resources Bank notes that available scientific literature from 1993 to 2009 indicates that, in classrooms where ventilation rates are at or below minimum standards, student performance increased between five percent and 10 percent when the ventilation rate was doubled.
Another study revealed that students in classrooms with more fresh air scored 14 percent to 15 percent higher on standardized tests compared to students in classrooms with less ventilation.
From a teacher''s perspective, approximately 80 percent surveyed in Chicago and the District of Columbia in 2002 noted that school facility conditions were connected to the quality of instruction and job satisfaction.
In this same survey, the most frequently cited facility-related problem was poor IAQ.
Poor IAQ also has financial consequences.
Student absences in many school districts result in decreased government funding, while teacher absences lead to higher expenses.
In addition to increased costs, even the best substitute teachers are likely to disrupt the learning process.
Ignoring an IAQ problem can drain thousands of dollars from educational programs, result in lost administrative time and have an adverse impact on relations between school district officials, teachers, staff, parents and students.
Source Control
Source control is critical to maintain healthy classroom air.
For example, facility maintenance issues such as leaky roofs, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system malfunctions, ineffective cleaning or excessive use of cleaning products all affect the quality of classroom air.
In addition, typical classrooms can harbor many sources of VOCs, including old carpet and furniture, flaking paint, glue used for art projects and formaldehyde used to preserve science specimens.
These materials can all be the source of harmful gases and should be replaced, contained or eliminated.
The EPA recommends facilities managers and maintenance personnel use IAQ-safe products for the classroom that are minimally toxic, water-based, odorless and easy to clean and maintain.
The EPA also encourages building architects and interior designers to use products that are not prone to moisture damage or mold growth.
Fortunately, low-VOC paints, flooring, wall and ceiling systems and wood products are becoming increasingly common and affordable.
VOC Detection
In addition to paying attention to source control, facilities personnel can integrate IAQ monitors with HVAC systems to reduce energy costs and to improve air quality.
One way HVAC systems are activated is through the use of motion, light and heat detectors to signal fans to turn on and off.
However, these systems simply respond to changes in the environment and not to changes in air quality.
A second method is to install indoor air monitors that measure the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the room and signal the HVAC system to circulate fresh air when CO2 threshold levels are exceeded.
Unfortunately, these systems cannot detect odors like those from a lunchbox left in a desk over the weekend or harmful VOCs emitted from old furnishings or other sources.
The third alternative is to use IAQ monitors equipped with metal oxide semiconductor-based VOC sensors that reliably detect a broader range of VOCs.
These IAQ monitors use a maintenance-free sensing element that automatically corrects baseline readings at certain intervals so that no recalibration or compensation for humidity is necessary.
Some advanced IAQ monitors also feature low power consumption and provide long-term stability even in harsh environmental conditions.
A study on air quality in a typical 700-square-foot classroom with 20 to 30 occupants ventilated by a standard HVAC system was recently conducted.
In that study, the amount of VOCs in the classroom exceeded healthy thresholds within a matter of minutes after students arrived in the classroom.
Measured values of VOCs in the classroom — correlated to parts per million of CO2 — continued to increase during the first hour of instruction.
While slight improvements over the next few hours resulted from doors being opened for breaks or recess, pollution increased and air quality continued to decline as the day went on.
The unhealthiest levels were recorded just before students were dismissed for lunch.
Energy-efficient IAQ
IAQ monitors can also reduce energy costs when integrated with a demand-controlled ventilation (DCV) system.
The monitors alert the DCV system to increase airflow by initiating a ventilating action only when the threshold air quality levels for target VOCs are exceeded and fans are signaled to shut off when air quality returns to normal.
This can significantly reduce utility costs compared to DCV systems that are set to go on and off at predetermined times, regardless of the air quality.
For example, a study was conducted of a health club''s air handling system to monitor the quality of the air and to control the speed of the system''s fan.
Before the installation of an IAQ module, the time-controlled system ventilated the club even when it was unoccupied.
By switching to an IAQ monitor-controlled ventilation system, the fan''s operating time was reduced by 24 percent, which in turn reduced energy consumption by 60 percent.
While studies have shown that an increase in ventilation of just one cubic foot per minute decreases absentee rates by up to two percent, IAQ monitors are still not widely used in U.S. classrooms.
In some cases, school district officials are not aware of the impact poor air quality has on student attendance and performance.
In others, financial challenges have reduced facilities'' budgets.
While they may not be able to eliminate all VOCs from the classroom, selected building materials and maintenance products that reduce the amount of VOCs can significantly improve IAQ.
The EPA offers a comprehensive online resource called Tools for Schools — available at www.epa.gov/iaq/schools — that can help facility personnel work with the school''s administration to improve IAQ.
Installing VOC-sensitive IAQ monitors in as many classrooms as possible will reduce energy costs and ensure clean, healthy classroom air.
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Topic: Questions about the next step forward
Hi everyone,
My mom is currently scheduled for a port placement on 1/6 so that she can start her chemo on FOLFIRI next week.
But I've been looking into clinical trials and came across one for Cabozantinib (XL-184) Monotherapy at Mass General. It's a drug trial. I talked to the investigating doctor's (Dr. Zhu) office, and my mom can get a consultation appt on 1/10. What do you think about holding off chemo for another week until we have the appointment with Dr. Zhu? I emailed Dr. Javle and he said that he's seen favorable responses for FOLFIRI. And of course, my mom's doctors at MSKCC are both recommending it. I emailed Dr. Kaheleh who's also doing a clinical trial on photodynamic therapy at Cornell Medical college, but I think he needs to see all my mom's records first before making an assessment. So the question is, is it prudent to hold off on FOLFIRI in search of something else, even if that something else ends up in the long run being FOLFIRI?
Here's the link for the clinical trial for the new drug:
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Boy found unconscious in ditch after mixing cough syrup, liquor
EUGENE, Ore. - Police found a boy who mixed cough syrup and hard liquor unconscious in a ditch along a bike path in West Eugene on Monday morning, and a father is asking the public to be aware of the problem.
James, who asked us not to use his last name to protect his son, says his Monday morning started with police knocking on his door.
His son's friend, who was supposed to be spending the night at his house, was reportedly in bad shape.
He went to his son's room and found the 13-year-old unconscious in his bed. "His eyes kept rolling in the back of his head," James said. "He'd straighten them out and then they'd roll back."
James says the boys stole two bottles of cough syrup and drank them with tequila.
Both boys were rushed to the hospital. "We got the to the E.R., I pulled the curtain back so he could see his friend hooked up the breathing machine, you know, completely unresponsive," said James.
Now that James has personally seen the misuse of cough medicines, he wants to see products like them behind the counter. "They put Sudafed like that behind the counter and you have to ask for it. But then there's things like this, where kids can put in their pocket."
Putting the medicine behind the counter might not be the solution, some officials say.
Jason Davis with Lane County Public Health says kids don't have to leave home to find a quick high. "The majority of it is coming from households, just take it out the medicine cabinet," Davis said.
James says he hopes parents can learn from his story. "The only reason I'm keeping my sanity, is by trying to see if there is anything I can do to save a few kids out there," he said.
Police said the concoction gained publicity through popular culture, leading some adolescents to experiment with it.
People under the influence of cough medicine and liquor often have droopy eyes, slowed speech, loss of coordination, cold and clammy skin, shallow respiration and uncontrolled eye movement.


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Gentle Birth Choices
Produced by Barbara Harper, RN
[1993, Global/Maternal Health Association, $29.95, available from Midwifery Today, P.O. Box 2672, Eugene, OR 97402, $6.95 S&H, 46 minutes, VHS in PAL or NTSC format]
[Review first published in Midwifery Today Issue 31, Autumn 1994, © 1994, Midwifery Today, Inc. Review by Sue LaLeike.]
Every once in a while an extra special birth video appears that can be a true catalyst for change. "Gentle Birth Choices" is this decade's video of choice.
Barbara Harper, RN, oversaw the production of what should become a classic visual and audio essay about how birth should be. The viewer's attention is held by scenes from six births interspersed with interviews with parents, midwives, and physicians. Judicious use of contemporary video techniques, lighting, computer enhancement and graphics help set a pace suitable for today's attention spans. The original musical score is a relaxing counterpoint to the intensity and beauty of the birth scenes.
The births encompass the best of natural birthing: water births, a VBAC, squatting, siblings, fathers' emotions, homes and birth centers, difficult contractions, and effective coping techniques and vocalizations. Every attendant is respectful, calm and reassuring. The parents and birth attendants embody the best births you've been to.
This is an ideal "first movie" for natural birth classes. It also has an important role to play as a tool for educating the general public about the safety of midwifery and out-of-hospital birthing.
Buy this video, share it, wear it out, then buy another! Donate it to libraries! Ask your bookstore to carry it!
Reviewer Sue LaLeike lives in Florida with her family. She is a birth assistant, Bradley Method educator and contributing editor at Midwifery Today.
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Review of "Gentle Birth Choices" (book)—by Barbara Harper, RN


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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade's elbow to the head of Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson is under NBA review, Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today reported, citing an anonymous source.
NBA vice president of basketball Stu Jackson will look at the video and make a final judgment. The NBA commonly reviews video, but Wade's elbow has drawn considerable attention, according to Zillgitt.
Wade's elbow to Stephenson appeared inadvertent during the course of the game. As Wade ran back on defense late in the fourth quarter, he jumped to get past Stephenson and lifted his arm in the process, catching Stephenson with an elbow to the left side of the head.
Stephenson went down to the floor and stayed there for a moment before rising to his feet. He bent over to gather himself once the ball was ruled dead but stayed in the game.
MORE: Wade won't face suspension from NBA | James dodges God comparisons from Hill
Pacers coach Frank Vogel was asked about the elbow after the Pacers' 97-93 Game 2 win.
"We're going to play through that. We know we're going to get hit," he said. "This is the playoffs. We're competing for a conference championship and a chance to compete for the championship. So we're not paying attention to any of that stuff. We're going to get hit, it's going to be physical. And we're going to play the game of basketball with great determination and great force, and Lance is doing that."


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We need to turn attention to vocational education
Re your story "National Manufacturing Day sparks students' curiosity": China, that model of high test scores and academic brilliance, has found that the unemployment rate for these high-achieving students is over 14 percent, while China's vocational graduates enjoy a low 4 percent unemployment rate. If we were to decide tomorrow that we need to turn from emulating China's focus on academics without real-world applications to a curriculum that would generate a skilled workforce to meet our country's need for technology graduates, we would not find any teachers prepared in career/technology or vocational areas. The California single-subject credential requires a bachelor's degree in the teaching area named on the credential. There are no degree programs available in industrial arts, and computer science is not part of the list of subjects in which an individual can earn a teaching credential. There are only five degree programs left in the CSUs in family and consumer sciences/home economics: food preparation/nutrition, fashion, child care and consumer finance. Without teachers, schools have no flexibility in choosing programs for their students.
— Ruby Trow, Whittier
Doesn't care if Obamacare was originally from GOP
I read the questions posed in a letter headlined "Obamacare a Republican idea" with some interest as they indicate I may have failed to explain my objections to the Affordable Care Act, so I'll give it another spin. My issues with the Affordable Care Act and the individual mandate are about policy and principle, not party and personality.
I have no dog in this hunt. You could throw any number of names at me and it would not impress me. I realize my perspective puts me on the other side of John Roberts on this one. C'est la vie.
What I value are ideas. I could agree with Michael Bloomberg just as easily as I could disagree with Ted Cruz, depending on the topic. That makes it difficult to fit me in a demographic box, a trap Mr. Fritchle falls for all too easily.
— Brandon Pace, Covina
It's President Obama who shut down Mt. Rushmore
We are seeing a significant rise in divisive legislation and increased federal power. The current debate on Obamacare is a clear example of this division. Consider that this legislation saw one-sixth of the economy (health care) taken from private to public-sector control without a single vote from the opposition party.
About two-thirds of the citizens didn't even want the legislation to be enacted! Obamacare is tarnished and will be despised by well over half the country because it was shoved down their throats. If any legislation deserves the debate of defunding, it is this one.
The government shutdown has been an example of the evils of unrestrained government. President Obama's forced inconveniences in places like Mount Rushmore (not allowing cars to slow down) or the placing of barricades around an open-air World War II monument blatantly exhibit the ever-present reality that politicians will always be petty and self-centered. The solution to all this theft of liberty is to get government back into the hands of the people. Defunding Obamacare is just one small step toward getting the government back on track.
Keep politicians away from our health care, our business creativity, our national monuments, our schools and our pocketbooks.
Take power out of Washington and restore it back to the individual where it belongs.
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This country has officially gone insane
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This country has officially gone insane
Thats.... hilarious
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The country has NOW gone insane?
Uh, a few years ago a guy stole someone's car, and when he crashed it he and his friends sued the owner of the car. This isn't even close to being that stupid.
Let me be the wet blanket on this 'joke'.... Have you ever had the 'experience' of working a concert or event with a large number of excited, squealing, teen and tween girls? It's very believable this woman has suffered real hearing damage. Granted, I'm having my doubts about the "gondola" acting as a "sound conductor" (altho admittedly I haven't seen it either). She may very well think the gondola was the reason but it's probably just as likely that all the screaming mimis took their toll on her hearing. Probably not helped by the Bieber milking their adulation from above. And it very well could be it was one nearby screaming teen, too close to her ear, that was the straw that broke the camel's back... not the Gondola.
I'm not sure what the answer is here. Should promoters, fully aware of the piercing dB's that will be present warn concert goers and/or make earplugs available (I'd think earplugs at a Justin Bieber concert should be mandatory for other reasons... but I digress )
It's really not THAT crazy to think someone should have some liability here to warn people who'd never consider just how SHRILL a bunch of teens and tweens can get at a Bieber event in these type of numbers. OTOH, I'm sure lots of people left without any hearing damage. Especially without any long term hearing damage. But, I wouldn't be surprised if others sustained some form of damage that passed and was forgotten... or they didn't directly make the connection or complain.
I can tell you this, I can almost guarantee you Bieber's crew was all wearing earplugs and are fully aware of the hearing damage possibilities from the crowd alone. THAT is where her attorney should be focusing (that members of the production ARE aware of dangers and DO take precautions). The atty probably should NOT focus on the Gondola as some sort of dangerous reflective device because that's probably a dead end and will derail this case (unless there's more to the story of the gondola). If the Bieb's production (and possibly management) team are taking precautions it is not that big of a leap to say warnings about audience dB levels should've been in place for unsuspecting kids, parents and chaperones (who likely have never experienced the ice pick in the ear SHRILLNESS that they heard that night).
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Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
Sorry, it you have teen or tween girls or have worked around them then you know going in what you are facing. People need to stop being babies and take responsibility for their own actions. It isn't like she HAD to go.
I consider it very likely she had no idea the decibels a group of teenage girls could produce en masse... and the damage that could be done to her hearing with that much sound at that frequency range they were likely squealing at. Let alone the sustained nature of it.
We're not talking 20 of them. It was (I assume) several thousand.
As I said, I can almost guarantee you Bieber's production crew were wearing earplugs to protect their hearing from the assault of squealing teens and tweens. It's simply not the same as a normal concert or sporting event. It's not something you're prepared for until you experience an event dominated by that age group in high numbers.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
She hasn't worked since 2005, but for the past year she has been able to get disability from this? My guess is its about to run out. And since she didn't file the lawsuit with a lawyer, I'm guessing one would not touch the case.
I think you missed a portion of my point. I'm saying it's entirely possibly her hearing issues are real and the turn for the worse (or even first known symptoms) appeared at the Bieber concert.
I seriously doubt the gondola portion of her complaint.
And it could've been one screaming girl, at the wrong pitch, at the right angle, at the right time that broke the camel's back.
She very well could've been predisposed to hearing damage even (whether she knew it or not). It doesn't make it any less traumatic for her.
She might be reaching to think Bieber has any culpability here. And I think she's definitely (most likely) reaching thinking the gondola had anything to do with it.
BUT.... I don't think it's a reach to believe she suffered hearing damage that she might well have avoided had she avoided a building filled with screaming teens, and tweens.
It's not like she's blaming it on Bieber's voice. She's blaming it on a likely source that could cause the problems she's describing.
So my overall point is I have some sympathy for her. While the lawsuit might not gain any traction, I don't believe her claims of hearing damage are made up.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
The last time I accidentally heard a Justin Bieber song, I'm pretty sure it damaged my hearing too.
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On Dec. 12, 2007, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, Fairfax County constitutional officers, and the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District directors all took their oath of office in front of several hundred spectators.
Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Stanley P. Klein administered the oath of office to 15 elected officials, who each swore to support the Constitution of the United States, and the Constitution of the commonwealth of Virginia, and to faithfully and impartially discharge all the duties incumbent upon them as officials of Fairfax County.
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NEW YORK — While Ray Guy had to wait 23 years for election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, linebacker Derrick Brooks and offensive tackle Walter Jones were selected in their first year of eligibility.
Along with Guy, the longtime Raider who became the first punter elected, Brooks and Jones join defensive end Michael Strahan, receiver Andre Reed, defensive back Aeneas Williams and defensive end Claude Humphrey in the class of 2014.
The announcement was made Saturday at the NFL Honors award show. Induction will be Aug. 1 in Canton, Ohio.
According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo, ex-Raiders receiver Tim Brown, former Stanford safety John Lynch, Morten Andersen and Tony Dungy were eliminated from consideration in the first reduction ballot from 15 to 10 by the Hall of Fame selection committee.
Former 49ers defensive lineman Charles Haley, the only player with five Super Bowl rings (two with the 49ers) made the cut to 10, but he, Jerome Bettis, Kevin Greene, Marvin Harrison and Will Shields were eliminated in the reduction to five.
Brooks was the cornerstone of a Bucs defense that led the league in 2002 and 2005, and the NFC five times. He was The Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year when Tampa Bay won its only Super Bowl after the 2002 season.
The linebacker never missed a game in his 14 seasons and averaged a remarkable 146 tackles. Six of his 25 interceptions were returned for touchdowns, including three in 2002.
Seattle certainly got a winner when it moved up to the No. 6 spot in the 1997 draft to take Jones. He immediately provided blindside protection for Warren Moon and quickly became the first Seahawks lineman to earn a Pro Bowl spot. He was one of the chief road graders who helped Shaun Alexander rush for 266 yards in a 2001 game — the fourth-highest total in NFL history — and then rush for a team-record 1,880 yards and 28 TDs in his MVP season in 2005.
"Coming into the league all I wanted to do was get here, and … say I could play this game," Jones said. "For me to be here now, and for my team that I started with and finished with, to be here in the Super Bowl is just like the icing on the cake."
Strahan set the NFL record for sacks in a single season, getting 221/2 in 2001. Younger teammates said he taught them how to work to become NFL players, and he walked away from the NFL after winning the Super Bowl in February 2008.
"It's hard to find guys with everything, but this guy had everything. size, speed, power, toughness, endurance, motor, smarts, leadership, heart, love for the game, but what I admired most about Michael was his pride," Giants general Jerry Reese said. "No matter what the circumstances were, when he walked out on that field on Sunday, he was going to give it ALL to you. There aren't many guys who can say that."
Reed came out of little Kutztown (Pa.) University and played his first 15 seasons with Buffalo, getting to four Super Bowls, but never winning one. His final season was with Washington. His 951 career receptions are third in league history, highlighted by nine consecutive seasons of 50-plus catches.
Long before people spoke about yards after the catch, Reed was doing it. He finished with 13,198 yards and 87 touchdowns.
"Having to wait this long for him is a sin, but the bottom line is he's in and that's what counts," former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly said of Reed's nine-year wait to get into the Hall.
A walk-on at Southern University, Williams was a shutdown cornerback in his 14 NFL seasons, the first 10 with the Cardinals and the last four with the Rams. He had 55 career interceptions, getting at least one in every season except his last. He had five or more in picks in six seasons, with nine being his best in 1994.
Williams spent his last four seasons with St. Louis. He started at cornerback for the Rams in the 2001 Super Bowl and played safety in his final two seasons.
The Hall of Fame doors finally opened for Humphrey on his 28th year of eligibility and his fifth as a finalist. The durable six-time Pro Bowl pick had 122 career sacks in 14 seasons with the Falcons and Eagles, who acquired him after a brief retirement in the 1978 season.
"I never really gave up hope," said Humphrey, whose only regret was his wife died in July and didn't get to see his election. "I always figured there was a place for me here."


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Chennai, Jan 4 (IANS) Southern filmmaker Suresh Krissna has clarified that he is not working on the sequel to Tamil blockbuster "Baasha", which was one of the biggest hits in the career of superstar Rajinikanth.
Released in 1995, "Baasha" is the story of an auto-rickshaw driver who was once a most feared Don in Mumbai.
"I think the rumours must have surfaced from my book on the superstar. I had mentioned in it that I wish to work 'Baasha' sequel, but never had confirmed that I'm working on it. People might have totally misunderstood it," Suresh told IANS.
Suresh recently unveiled his book on Rajinikanth "My Days with Baasha - The Rajinikanth Phenomenon".
"Rajini sir and I discussed the possibility of a sequel many years ago but it never worked. The plan was later dropped as I got busy with other commitments. Currently, I'm busy directing a Tamil serial called Unarvugal," he said.
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Paso Robles Olive Festival!
We met several of the Olive Oil producers, and learned how to do an Olive Oil tasting. It's noisy and sounds pretty disgusting, but boy oh boy! While I've always loved Olive Oil, until I learned exactly *why* I love it through proper tasting, I realized that I had been missing out on the full pleasure of the oil.Read More


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Hammel understands perils of pitching in division
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Jason Hammel has spent five seasons in the American League East. The National League Central won't be any easier. Or anybody else the new Cubs pitcher faces.
"I'm pretty sure that in the Major Leagues, every team is pretty good," Hammel said Saturday.
Reminded that three NL Central teams reached the playoffs last year, Hammel nodded.
"I understand that," Hammel said, "but every team in the big leagues is good. If you think you have any pushovers in the league, you're in the wrong sport. Three playoffs teams, it's going to be a tough division. I've been around long enough to understand there's going to be good days and bad days, and every team will come out with something different every day. I'm learning new lineups now and I'm getting a good feel for it."
The right-hander got his first look at the Reds on Saturday in his first Cactus League start. Rain last weekend delayed Hammel's debut, and he tuned up with a "B" game on Monday. Against the Reds, he admitted to having some "butterflies" when he walked the bases loaded with one out in the first but escaped without giving up a run. He finished with three scoreless innings.
What's helped Hammel is the addition of a two-seamer, which the Rockies tried to get him to add. It didn't click until he worked with Orioles pitching coach Rick Adair. That pitch and his sinker should help him in the NL Central.
"The sinker is something you can get quick outs with, if you're throwing it for a strike," Hammel said. "The command of that was a little off [on Saturday]. As spring goes further and further, I feel I can translate that."
Hammel mentioned that even though he struggled in the first, he did throw some pitches that were "swing-attable," a new addition to baseball lingo.
"My first-ever interview with the media in the Minor Leagues, I used 'flabbergasted,'" Hammel said. "[The media] looked at me and they were shocked. You won't ever get that again."
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SAN FRANCISCO -- Fans who remember watching the Giants play before sparse crowds at Candlestick Park have had their wildest dreams met, if not exceeded.
With their 258th consecutive sellout at AT&T Park on Sunday, the Giants established a record for the longest such streak in National League history. The Giants broke a tie with the Philadelphia Phillies, who maintained their streak from July 7, 2009-Aug. 5, 2012.
The Giants began their stretch of sellouts, which is the longest active streak in the Majors, with an Oct. 1, 2010, game against San Diego as they were approaching the NL West title. The club's last non-sellout at home occurred Sept. 30 of that year, when the announced paid attendance was 37,261 for a Thursday afternoon game against Arizona.
"Incredible," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It really is. That was quite a run that Philly had. To pass that is impressive. We're really grateful and thankful for the support we get."
The Boston Red Sox own the all-time record of 794 home sellouts in a row from May 15, 2003, to April 8, 2013, at Fenway Park. The second-highest streak belongs to the Cleveland Indians, who played to 455 consecutive sellouts at Progressive Field (formerly Jacobs Field) from June 12, 1995, to April 2, 2001.
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What school supplies do you love (or hate)?
Now that we are all up to our ears in school stuff and still making last-minute runs to fill up on supplies (No pronged notebooks available in a 50-mile radius? Really?) it got me nostalgic for my old Trapper Keeper and wondering what school supplies have landed on your must list, or your must-destroy list.
So let's break it down to Stuff We Love and Stuff We Hate. Let me get the debate started:
Stuff I Love
Crayola sent me a box of their new school innovations to test out and the one my son's third-grade teacher loves is their Dry Erase Crayons. This is a great innovation because it seems like every teacher these days is begging for extra dry erase markers. They lose their caps, the ink dries out and the teacher sometimes digs into her own pocket to replenish the supply thanks to school budget cuts. These babies work on dry erase boards, they don't smell and they don't run out of ink! It's $3.99 for a pack of 8.
The Zebra pen company sent me their line of new school pens and I have to say I'm impressed. Their erasable pens really erase. Not like the ones I had back in the day that either had such faint ink you could hardly read it or didn't really erase that well, so it made the paper look messy when you had a mistake. It's $2.81 for a pack of two. I also liked the feel of the Sarasa Gel Retractable pens and the Z-Grip Animals (in a funky zebra design on the barrel). They have a rubber grip on the lower barrel of the pen which makes them really comfortable to write with. You can get a pack of five for $3.
Trapper Keeper rules! I think this might be more nostalgia than reality, since they usually fell apart before the Christmas break, but gosh I loved my Trapper Keeper. Maybe because we couldn't afford it, so I had to save up and finally get my Trapper Keeper with the cool mod design on it. Click here for an old-school commercial for it.
Stuff I Hate
Backpacks There was a day, kids, when we simply carried a few books and a notebook home in our arms instead of packing luggage for school. Our stuff stayed in lockers or our desks and we just pulled out what we needed. Around the mid to late '80s, backpacks started becoming a fashion accessory, with a sleek L.L. Bean bag embroidered with your initials announcing your arrival. Fashion found function when kids realized they could keep all their stuff with them all the time. Schools started removing lockers for space or security purposes. Chiropractors did a happy dance for the future windfall of customers.
Electric or Battery-Operated Pencil Sharpeners I have been through far too many very expensive electric and battery-operated pencil sharpeners to have any love for these. Add those useless hand-held sharpeners to the scrap heap, too. Give me an old-fashioned hand-cranked pencil sharpener like they had (and still have) mounted on the wall of the classroom, left. It was in the mid 1800s that a cylindrical series of blades finely sharpened a pencil tip when cranked by hand. It makes a beautiful point and never breaks. Even if it was dropped from an airplane, this thing would still work. This is one instance where the mousetrap can't be improved much. Just try to avoid being stuck with the dirty job of emptying the shavings from the casing.
So what's on your must-have and must-hate list, readers?
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The Department of Statistics is also a partner in the interdisciplinary major in Informatics. Michigan's interdisciplinary approach to teaching Informatics gives you a solid grounding in contemporary computer programming, mathematics, and statistics, combined with study of the ethical and social science aspects of complex information systems.
Click on the button below for students still on the following tracks (effective Winter 2013):
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Using artificial information systems, scientists have made great progress in identifying core components of organisms and ecosystems and are beginning to better understand how these components behave and interact with each other. In fact, biology has become an information science, as computational techniques have become an important means to develop and evaluate biological hypotheses. Informatics is used from basic biological research-studying how patterns of gene expression differ across various cell types-to the practice of medicine, where informatics is used to compare treatments, to identify social correlates of health, and to evaluate possible changes in health policy. The Life Science Informatics track prepares students for careers and advanced study in a number of information-related fields in the life sciences, as well as medical school and other areas of graduate study.
All Life Science Informatics students who declared the major in Informatics between September 2008 and December 2009 may follow the original curriculum or the new curriculum outlined below. If choosing to follow the new curriculum, please notify the Program Coordinator.
All Life Science Informatics who declare after January 1, 2010 will follow the curriculum outlined below:
Track Courses (14-15 credits)
BIOINF 527 Introduction to Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
This course introduces students to the fundamental theories and practices of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology via a series of integrated lectures and labs. These lectures and labs will focus on the basic knowledge required in this field, methods of high-throughput data generation, accessing public genome-related information and data, and tools for data mining and analysis. The course is divided into four areas: Basics of Bioinformatics, Computational Phylogeny (includes sequence analysis), Systems Biology and Modeling.
Advisory prerequisites: Upper level or graduate level Statistics or concurrent enrollment in Statistics; Calculus I & II; Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or Cellular biology; or permission of instructor.
4 credits. Offered F
One of the following life science courses:
This introduction to genetics includes the following sections: DNA and chromosomes; gene transmission in Eukaryotes; linkage and recombination; genes and enzymes, the genetic code, and mutation; recombinant DNA, RFLP mapping, the Human Genome Project; gene regulation, transposons; population genetics; and quantitative genetics.
Enforced prerequisites: BIOLOGY 162 or 163 or (171 and (172 or 174)) or 195. Prior or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 210.
3 credits. Offered: F, W, Sp.
MCDB 310 Introductory Biochemistry
Introductory Biochemistry is designed to be a general introduction to the chemistry of biological systems. The biweekly lectures for this course are designed to help students put biochemical reactions into a cellular context. Students are exposed to the strategies used by cells and multicellular organisms to coordinate the activity of various metabolic pathways.
Enforced prerequisites: BIOLOGY 162 or 163 or 172 or 174 or (195 & 173) and CHEM 210.
Advisory prerequisite: Prior or concurrent enrollment in CHEM 215.
Two of the following computational/quantitative courses:
EECS 376 Foundations of Computer Science
An introduction to computation theory: finite automata, regular languages, pushdown automata, context-free languages, Turing machines, recursive languages and functions, and computational complexity.
Enforced prerequisites: EECS 203 or 303 or CMPTRSC 203 or 303 with a grade of C or better; and EECS 280 or CMPTRSC 280 with a grade of C or better.
4 credits. Offered F, W
EECS 485 Web Database and Information Systems
Concepts surrounding Web information system, including client/server systems, security, XML, information retrieval and search engines, and data replication issues. Includes substantial final project involving development of a database backed web site.
Enforced prerequisite: EECS 281 or 382 with a grade of C or better.
4 credits. Offered F
STATS 401 Applied Statistical Methods II
An intermediate course in applied statistics which assumes knowledge of STAT 350/400-level material. Covers a range of topics in modeling and analysis of data including: review of simple linear regression, two-sample problems, one-way analysis of variance; multiple linear regression, diagnostics and model selection; two-way analysis of variance, multiple comparisons, and other selected topics.
Advisory prerequisites: MATH 115; and STATS 250, STATS 400, STATS 405, ECON 405, or NRE 438. No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in STATS 413.
4 credits. Offered F, W
STATS / BIOSTAT 449 Topics in Biostatistics
Introduction to biostatistical topics: clinical trials, cohort and case-control studies; experimental versus observational date; issues of causation, randomization, placebos; case control studies; survival analysis; diagnostic testing; image analysis of PET and MRI scans; statistical genetics; longitudinal studies; and missing data.
Advisory prerequisite: STATS 401 or permission of instructor.
3 credits. Offered W
STATS 470 Introduction to the Design of Experiments
Introduces students to basic concepts for planning experiments and to efficient methods of design and analysis. Topics covered include concepts such as randomization, replication and blocking; analysis of variance and covariance and the general linear model; factorial and fractional factorial designs, blocked designs, and split-plot designs.
Enforced prerequisite: STATS 401, STATS 412, STATS 425, or MATH 425.
4 credits. Offered F
*Courses have been historically offered as indicated (F = Fall, W = Winter, Sp = Spring, Su = Summer). Terms in which courses are offered are, however, subject to change.
Note: Students may enroll in track courses prior to completing all prerequisite and core courses.
Use this spreadsheet to calculate a major GPA in Informatics with a Life Science Informatics track. Use all attempts at a course in the GPA calculation.
Elective Courses (13-14 credits)
Four [4] elective credits must be at the 300 level or higher. See the list of approved major electives.
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I don't remember where I originally found the idea for this Cucumber, Onion, and Parsley Salad with Feta Cheese and lemon vinaigrette, but it ended up being a flavor combination I loved, and when I made it again recently I decided it was time to update the photos. This salad is a great way to use cucumbers from the garden (when you start getting them!) but when I don't have garden cucumbers, I use mild European cucumbers or small Persian cucumbers.
If you're not sure about raw red onion, soak the onion in cold water for a few minutes to remove some of the bite. I used flat Italian Parsley from my herb garden for this, but curly parsley would work. I think simple fresh-tasting cucumber salads like this make a perfect warm-weather lunch, or serve this as a side dish for grilled meat.
(Cucumber, Onion, and Parsley Salad with Feta Cheese was updated and added to Recipe Favorites May 2010.)
I used a generous 1/4 cup of my favorite feta cheese.
Cucumber, Onion, and Parsley Salad
(about 2-3 servings, Kalyn jotted down this recipe from somewhere years ago, but has no idea where it originally appeared.)
1 large European cucumber or 2 medium Persian cucumbers (or use regular grocery store cucumbers but peel the skin and scrape out the seeds)
1/4 red onion, finely diced (or more to taste)
1/2 cup chopped parsley (I used flat Italian parsley, but curly parsley will work)
1/4 cup crumbled Feta cheese
2 T best quality extra virgin olive oil
1 T fresh lemon juice
fresh ground black pepper to taste
Dice onion into small pieces. (If you prefer a milder onion flavor, soak the onions in cold water for about 10 minutes, then drain well and pat dry.) Pat Feta cheese dry with a paper towel, then crumble into pieces. Wash parsley and spin dry or dry with paper towels, then chop coarsely.
South Beach Diet / Low-Carb Diet Suggestions:
More Tasty Cucumber Salads:
(Recipes from other blogs may not always be South Beach Diet friendly; check ingredients.)
Tomato, Cucumber, and Radish Salad with Yogurt and Tahini Dressing from Kalyn's Kitchen
Cucumbers with Creamy Ginger-Soy Dressing from White on Rice Couple
Chopped Tomato and Cucumber Salad with Mint, Feta, Lemon, and Thyme from Kalyn's Kitchen
(Want even more recipes? I find these recipes from other blogs using Food Blog Search.)


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South Dakota National Guard's Notes - Facebook wrote:First of new F-16's to arrive at Joe Foss Field
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April 26, 2010
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The next chapter in the history of the South Dakota Air National Guard begins at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 27. The new era will start as Colonel Russ Walz, commander of the 114th Fighter Wing, lands the first of the newly assigned Block 40 F-16's at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls.
The 175th Fighter Squadron of the South Dakota Air National Guard's 114th Fighter Wing has been flying Block 30 F-16 aircraft since 1991. These jets, soon to be retired or transferred, will be replaced by a squadron of newer Block 40 F-16's. The 22 replacement jets are scheduled to transfer from Hill AFB, Utah to Sioux Falls during the timeframe of April to September 2010.
The assignment of the enhanced Block 40 F-16's will ensure that the 175th Fighter Squadron remains fully combat capable for many years into the future. The new aircraft will provide significant contributions to the squadron's combat mission to deploy worldwide and execute tactical fighter sorties.
"The assignment of Block 40 F-16's provides strong affirmation by U.S. Air Force leaders of their confidence in the contributions of the South Dakota Air National Guard to our nation's defense," said Col Russ Walz, commander of the 114th Fighter Wing. "This aircraft conversion will ensure that the 175th Fighter Squadron remains ready and relevant for many years to come."


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A Farmington Hills woman who once accepted accused murderer Tucker Cipriano into her home has lost a child to a suspected drug overdose.
Christine Frederick's son, Neil Lilly, 20, died Monday of a suspected morphine overdose, according to Frederick's attorney, Steven Schwartz.
"It's surreal," Schwartz said Wednesday. "It's devastating."
Cipriano, 19, also had a history of drug abuse and, in a hearing in December, admitted to ingesting psilocibin mushrooms and then-legal synthetic marijuana in the hours before his father's death.
Frederick approached Farmington Hills police recently about her son's suspected drug use.
"She was literally in tears about this a few weeks ago, and she realized her worst nightmare when she found Neil unresponsive in bed," Schwartz said.
"Only a strong person like Mrs. Frederick can make it through something like this."
Frederick underwent surgery in June 2011 to have a brain tumor removed, and since then, "she's really been on the straight and narrow," Schwartz said.
"She's been going to school. She's very ambitious. She wants to get in the medical field right now."
Frederick had been attending school with her son, who was "almost a 4.0 student," Schwartz said.
Frederick housed Cipriano at some point before the April attacks on the Cipriano family. Cipriano and a co-defendant, Mitchell Young, are accused of using baseball bats to beat Cipriano's father, Robert, to death and severely injuring his mother Rose and brother Salvatore. Cipriano and Young are scheduled to stand trial on murder, assault and armed robbery charges in June.
Frederick has been mistreated by the media, according to Schwartz.
"I use the word vilified," he said.
Frederick -- a former foster child -- sought to help adolescents in similar situations, Schwartz said.
"She takes these kids in and tries to keep them focused on being disciplined, having respect for people."
Schwartz said Frederick emphasizes education and does not allow drugs in the house.
"That's ma, as they call her," he said.
"That's her orders, and they understand that."
Frederick came under fire in April. Shortly after testifying during a preliminary hearing in the Cipriano case, she was arrested and charged with manufacturing marijuana.
Schwartz said he could not comment on the case, but he said Frederick has been misunderstood.
"Somebody (Cipriano) lived there -- I imagine it was a short time -- but somevody was there and they go out and do the unthinkable to their parents and family," he said.
"She's going to trial for a marijuana charge. That's public record. Now her son dies of a drug overdose at this house, so it's like 'Oh my God, what's going on at this house?'
"The truth of the matter is since Christine was in and out of foster homes all throughout her adolescent years, she didn't want to see these kids experiencing what she experienced -- the abuse and the neglect, we'll leave it at that."
Frederick "is not of great means" and has set up a fund to help pay for her son's funeral, Schwartz said. Donations to the Neil Ryan Lilly Memorial Fund can be made to any local Credit Union One branches.
Frederick is also attempting to notify her daughter, who was close to Lilly before being adopted by another family.
"Besides it being tragic, it's very unfair that she would not be notified of this or be able to attend her brother's funeral," Schwartz said.
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FRISCO, Texas -- Beginning just his third year as a professional, center back Matt Hedges has proven well worth the 11th overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. The young defender has already made 58 starts through 64 appearances with FC Dallas for a total of 5,085 minutes played. That combined with the seven goals he's scored in his short career is a big reason why Hedges wore the captain's armband for FC Dallas against Chivas USA on Saturday night.
"He's leading us. That kid is leading us," head coach Oscar Pareja put it succinctly after FCD's win over the Goats.
"To be honest, that's the most nervous I've probably ever been for a game," Hedges said after the game.
But those nerves didn't show in Saturday's match and Pareja was beyond pleased with his young captain's performance, offering perhaps the highest praise a professional soccer player can earn.
"I'm going to send a little message here: I think he's ready to go and help us in the national team," said Pareja. "He's a great leader."
Hedges' backline partner and MLS veteran Stephen Keel was quick to agree with his coach's assessment.
"Absolutely, I don't see why not," Keel said of Pareja's USMNT recommendation. "[Hedges is] bringing that leadership quality that's just going to take his game to the next level. It's a pleasure playing next to him; it makes my job a lot easier."
The promise and potential Hedges continues to show should be very encouraging to FC Dallas fans, as the UNC product recently signed a multi-year contract extension that will keep the talented defender in Frisco for the foreseeable future. And the third-year center back is looking forward to honing his leadership skills over the next few years in FC Dallas colors.
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When I recall the intersection of "natural" food products and my consumer existence, the first things I think of are wheat germ and granola. My mom used to purchase both items in the 1970s when I was a youngster. As I remember, wheat germ tasted fine on ice cream, and granola was a nice change of pace from Carnation Instant Breakfast.
Though the wheat germ fad was short-lived (whatever happened to wheat germ anyway?), it was that point in time I came to see, in my fledging consumer consciousness, that a certain class of food was especially healthy, or at least claimed to be.
Fast forward to 2014, and food marketers are still trying to seize the high ground for "healthy" food.
As it turns out, everything that is not fresh fruits and vegetables must put forward a case that it is good for you.
One of the words that has been co-opted by packaged food marketers is "natural." The Consumer Reports National Research Center recently released a study that reveal 59% of consumers check to see if the products they are buying are "natural," despite the fact that there is no federal or third party verified label for the term. The study said that while a majority of people think that the "natural" label actually carries specific benefits, even more said it should, according to a news release from Consumer Reports.
In the face of the marketing industry's outrageous use of "natural" (what is "natural"' about Natty Light beer? Have you ever seen an ingredient list for beer?)and "all natural" on the labels of juices containing ingredients cyanocobalamin, Fibersol®-2 and pyridoxine hydrochloride (see Naked Juice), Consumer Reports has come out in favor of killing the "natural" term on food labels.
"Due to overwhelming and ongoing consumer confusion around the 'natural' food label, we are launching a new campaign to kill the 'natural' label because our poll underscores that it is misleading, confusing, and deceptive," said Urvashi Rangan, executive director, Consumer Reports Food Safety and Sustainability Center in a news release. "We truly don't believe there is a way to define it that will meet all of consumers' expectations."
The Consumer Reports' poll reveals 92% of consumers support local farmers, favor protecting the environment from chemicals (89%), reducing exposure to pesticides (87%), fair conditions for workers (86%), good living conditions for animals (80%), and reducing antibiotic use in food (78%).
Consumer Reports said that one terms that is working as intended and meeting consumer expectations is "organic." "While there is room for improvement, the "organic" label already largely meets consumer expectations," the summary report said.
And while the organic label is well-trusted, the Organic Trade Association and its members are actively considering the idea of a collective research and marketing program with oversight from the USDA to expand the reach and benefits of organic food.
The lesson for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry is to resist the urge to do nothing. While it is true that the benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables have always been self-evident, the industry can't afford to rest on its laurels.
A generic promotion marketing program for fresh fruits and vegetables could do heavy lifting for the industry in the consumer market place. It could reinforce the steady drumbeat of positive press and nudge the idle consumption needle.
Healthy? Superfood and powerhouse food only begin to describe the benefits. Natural? As natural as a summer day. Local? As local as you want to be.
With one voice, the industry should be promoting the extensive and continuing evidence of the health benefits of fresh fruits and vegetables, regardless of the source.


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http://spacecityscoop.com/2012/12/22...arcus-cousins/ Should the Rockets trade for Cousins.
I did some research and these articles are from SI. They have their own "fan-blog" portal called Fansided.
The article suggests trading young assets for Cousins in order to pair up Harden, Lin and Cousins.
I think it makes sense, but I do believe something like this could go down as the Rockets have a lot of assets. Pacers should definitely get involved.
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Terrence Jones
Greg Smith
Why: Pacers unload DJ and Hans. They get a very good backup PF/C in Greg Smith, who is also a college buddy of PG. Jones could be the PF of the future. Fredette is a bad fit for the Kings and should flourish in the half court set of the Pacers.
Omar Assik
Chandler Parsons
DJ Augustin
Orlando Johnson
1st from Rockets (possibly 2)
1st from Pacers
Why: They need to trade Cousins, and hit the reset button. They don't want large contracts, but young players, expirings and picks. They get that here. Kings are stacked at the PF position, so they get a young and good SF and a young sg. They get a replacement C in Assik, who is a rebounding machine.
F Garcia
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LeeLin and Harden setting up Cousins for easy points. Hansbrough will bring great energy off the bench.


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LAKEPORT -- Clearlake resident Robby Alan Beasley received life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday for being convicted of killing a Maine couple in Lower Lake almost three years ago.
Lake County Superior Court Judge Andrew S. Blum handed down the sentence less than four hours after Elijah Bae McKay, formerly charged with murder as Beasley's alleged accomplice, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was granted release from jail.
Blum said the manner in which Beasley killed Frank and Yvette Maddox Jan. 22, 2010 "indicates a high degree of viciousness."
Wearing red and white jail stripes and a shaggy beard, Beasley, 32, sat back in his chair and showed little emotion as the judge announced the sentence at the Lake County Courthouse.
A Lake County jury convicted the former Maine resident of three felonies and several special allegations Dec. 13 for the shooting deaths of Frank Maddox, 32, and his wife Yvette, 40.
Deputy district attorney Art Grothe argued Beasley shot the couple in a Morgan Valley Road turnout and left their bodies unburied at the bottom of an embankment after suspecting they stole marijuana from his apartment.
The Maddoxes' decomposing remains were found almost six weeks later.
McKay, 30, of Lower Lake was the key prosecution witness during the trial, testifying that he gave Beasley the unregistered 9 mm handgun used in the slayings and helped Beasley destroy evidence afterward.
He also claimed Beasley revealed details about the shooting -- a story McKay recounted for jurors.
While reading a statement to the court Tuesday afternoon, Beasley called McKay a "pathological liar a sociopath incapable of telling the truth."
The two men were reportedly friends after growing up together in Maine. Beasley recruited the Maddoxes to work on a Lower Lake pot grow run by McKay in October 2009 -- about a year after Beasley moved to Lake County.
Beasley's public defender, Stephen Carter, filed a notice of appeal on his client's behalf Tuesday.
Beasley received 23 years in prison for a felony count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and two special allegations, in addition to life without parole for the murders.
When he is sentenced next month, McKay will likely spend no more time in jail for his actions related to the Maddoxes' deaths.
In a different courtroom Tuesday morning, Grothe asked Lake County Judge Richard C. Martin for permission to rescind the murder counts against McKay and instead charge him with accessory after the fact.
Grothe told the judge there was no deal in place with McKay and the decision to reduce the charges was a result of "simply our evaluation of what is appropriate in this matter."
McKay pleaded guilty to the felony count after the judge approved the prosecution's request.
Defense counsel R. Justin Petersen asked the court to release McKay from the jail in light of the guilty plea, saying McKay has already served more time in custody than he could be sentenced to. Grothe did not object.
Martin ordered McKay to be released from custody on his own recognizance Tuesday morning. The judge then forwarded the case to the Lake County Probation Department for a report and recommendation.
Petersen echoed Grothe's comments after the hearing, saying there was no plea deal in place in exchange for McKay taking the stand.
The attorney said McKay's testimony during the Beasley trial was "honest" and "compelling," adding that there was "no question it was truthful."
McKay's sentencing is set for Feb. 19 before Blum.
Petersen said that his client was "elated" about being released.
"Obviously, he's incredibly relieved that he was allowed to plead to what he was guilty of and that he is no longer charged with murder, which he was not guilty of," the defense attorney added.
Jeremy Walsh is a staff reporter for Lake County Publishing. Reach him at 263-5636, ext. 37 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter, @JeremyDWalsh.


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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Federal Justice Statistics Program: Arrests by Drug Enforcement Administration Agents, 1994 [United States] (ICPSR 23700)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics
The data contain records of arrests made by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) during fiscal year 1994. The data were constructed from the DEA Defendant Statistical System file, and include only those arrests made within the United States and its territories. Suspects arrested by the DEA may immediately be transferred to state or local jurisdictions. The data file contains variables from the original DEA data file as well as additional analysis variables, or "SAF" variables, that denote subsets of the data. These SAF variables are related to statistics reported in the Compendium of Federal Justice Statistics, Tables 1.4-1.5. Variables containing identifying information (e.g., name, Social Security Number) were replaced with blanks, and the day portions of date fields were also sanitized in order to protect the identities of individuals. These data are part of a series designed by the Urban Institute (Washington, DC) and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Data and documentation were prepared by the Urban Institute.
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United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Federal Justice Statistics Program: Arrests by Drug Enforcement Administration Agents, 1994 [United States]. ICPSR23700-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-03-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR23700.v2
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Subject Terms: arrest records, arrests, criminal law, defendants, drug law enforcement, drug offenders
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 1993-10-01--1994-09-30 (Fiscal year 1994)
- 1993-10-01--1994-09-30 (Fiscal year 1994)
Unit of Observation: suspects arrested by DEA agents
Universe: Arrests made by Drug Enforcement Administration agents in the United States and territories during fiscal year 1994.
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Adams off his game in return from disabled list
BOSTON -- Phillies setup man Mike Adams looked less than sharp on Monday at Fenway Park in his first appearance back from the disabled list.
He allowed one run, one hit, three walks and struck out one in just two-thirds of an inning in a 9-3 loss to the Red Sox. He also threw 30 pitches, which makes him unavailable for Tuesday's game.
Adams had been on the disabled list with a mild back strain. The Phillies said last week they planned to have Adams make a rehab appearance Monday with Class A Clearwater before activating him Tuesday or Wednesday. But after a bullpen session Friday in Clearwater, Fla., the Phillies moved up his return to Sunday, despite the fact Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Adams looked rusty.
"He needs work," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. "He definitely needs work. The part that was discouraging was 30 pitches. That means that we can't use him tomorrow. He threw some balls that were close and he ended up walking some. … He felt like he could pitch, and if he threw to some hitters [Friday in Clearwater], he would be ready to go."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.