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Inauguration officials said Wednesday that the president has met most of the eight individuals during his first term and their inclusion in inaugural events is meant to showcase his administration's core values through real-life examples that people across the country can relate to.
It's a time-honored presidential practice to illustrate policy ideas with such anecdotes, and Obama frequently does so. He had those who say they were helped by his priorities introduce him at campaign rallies, and he frequently sprinkled their stories throughout his speeches. On Wednesday he announced gun control legislation before families of those killed in the Connecticut elementary school shooting. But inaugural planners say this is the first time people affected by a president's policies have been given such an official title at an inauguration.


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BOSTON (TheStreet) -- As an undergraduate in the late 1990s, I made the decision to transfer halfway through my college career from a private university to a state school.
This decision was motivated partially by finances. Despite having a half-scholarship, a full Pell Grant and a combination of other need- and merit-based financial aid awards, I still could not afford tuition and fees. Additionally, I wanted to do a double major in English and journalism, but my university offered no journalism program and hardly any journalism courses.
After I transferred to a public college, I was disheartened to find that a main requirement of the journalism major was to work a full-time internship during one of my summers. Despite being enrolled in a relatively more affordable school, I still needed to work close to half-time during the school year and full-time during my summers to make ends meet, as I had no parental contribution to my post-secondary education.
I opted to minor in journalism instead, which required the same course load as the major, but only a half-time internship. Even so, I was unable to find a paying internship or an unpaid internship with a flexible enough schedule to allow me to work a second paying job. Since my financial circumstances required I work for money, I wound up graduating without completing this final requirement of my minor.
Now, well over a decade after I got my bachelor's degree, the unpaid internship has become a staple of many undergraduate and even graduate programs across the country.
It is estimated that between 500,000 and 1 million students work internships each year. Of those, approximately 20% are unpaid and offer no academic credit. Other sources suggest that unpaid internships may even be more common. Of all the internships listed on Internships.com in 2010, two-thirds were unpaid.
Proponents of the unpaid internship have boasted that what they lack in financial benefits they compensate for by offering valuable work experience that will make students competitive in the job market once they graduate.
Many disagree.
The Economic Policy Institute argues that unpaid internships not only institutionalize socioeconomic disparities by shutting out students who can't afford to work for free, but that they offer incentives for corporations to take advantage of the system by replacing paid workers with a revolving door of unpaid interns.
"Unpaid work is exploitation," says EPI Vice President Ross Eisenbrey in a blog post. "It is illegal, and colleges and universities should reexamine their role in promoting it."

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KEEP fit fans will be able to raise cash for a good cause while getting into shape at a zumbathon in Dudley.
Michael Monckton, a fitness instructor at Dudley Leisure Centre, will be holding a four hour zumba session at the Wellington Road centre on Saturday August 30.
The zumbathon will be split into four 45 minute sessions starting at 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am and 12.30pm with breaks for refreshments and a raffle draw. Participants are asked to pay a £5 donation and can take part in as many of the sessions as they wish. Tickets can be bought from Dudley Leisure Centre with all money being donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
Councillor Hilary Bills, cabinet member for environment and culture, said: "I hope lots people take part in this fun session and help Michael to raise funds for this very worthy cause."
For further information call Dudley Leisure Centre on 01384 812800 or go to www.dudley.gov.uk/sport


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San Diego State freshman Winston Shepard has been suspended three games for receiving impermissible benefits, the school announced Tuesday.
"The penalty is a result of Shepard inadvertently violating an NCAA rule," school officials said in a statement. "Upon becoming aware of the situation, the San Diego State coaching staff immediately reported the situation to the compliance staff, which self-reported the issue to the NCAA."
Shepard, a 6-8 forward from Fresno, Texas, played 21 minutes off the bench in Sunday's opener against No. 8 Syracuse, scoring four points and grabbing seven rebounds. He will miss Tuesday night's home opener vs. San Diego Christian plus Saturday's game at Missouri State and the Nov. 21 game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
San Diego State plans to appeal the decision.
The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the transgression reports a car he purchased. No money exchanged hands, but a family friend, from his time at Findlay Prep in Las Vegas, co-signed for the loan. Shepard, 19, returned the car after "three or four days," according to the newspaper.


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Topiramate 25 mg Tablets Under Fed Conditions
This study has been completed.
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA
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First received: May 18, 2009
Last updated: August 14, 2009
Last verified: August 2009
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The objective of this study was to compare the rate and extent of absorption of topiramate 25 mg tablets (test) versus Topamax® (reference) administered as 2 x 25 mg tablets under fed conditions.
|Drug: Topiramate 2 x 25 mg tablet Drug: Topamax® Tablet 2 x 25 mg
|Phase 1
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
|Official Title:
|Randomized, 2-Way Crossover, Bioequivalence Study of Topiramate 25 mg Tablets Administered as 2 x 25 mg Tablets in Healthy Subjects Under Fed Conditions
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MedlinePlus related topics: Malnutrition
Drug Information available for: TopiramateU.S. FDA Resources
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Cmax - Maximum Observed Concentration [ Time Frame: Blood samples collected over 96 hour period ]
- AUC0-72 - Area Under the Concentration Time Curve From Time Zero to Time 72 Hours (Per Participant) [ Time Frame: Blood samples collected over 96 hour period ]
- AUC0-t - Area Under the Concentration-time Curve From Time Zero to Time of Last Non-zero Concentration (Per Participant) [ Time Frame: Blood samples collected over 96 hour period ]
|Study Start Date:
|June 2001
|Study Completion Date:
|June 2001
|Primary Completion Date:
|June 2001 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Experimental: Test First
Topiramate 2 x 25 mg Tablet
|Drug: Topiramate 2 x 25 mg tablet
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|Drug: Topamax® Tablet 2 x 25 mg
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Criteria for Evaluation: FDA Bioequivalence Criteria
Statistical Methods: FDA bioequivalence statistical methods
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects will be females and/or males, non-smokers, 18 years of age or older
- Subjects should read, sign and date an Informed Consent Form prior to any study procedures.
- Female subjects will be post-menopausal or surgically sterilized.
- Post menopausal status is defined as absence of menses for the past 12 months or bilateral oophorectomy at least 6 months ago or hysterectomy with bilateral oophorectomy at least 6 months ago.
- Sterile status is defined as hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy or tubal ligation aat least 6 months ago.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Clinically significant illnesses within 4 weeks of the administration of study medication.
- Clinically significant surgery within 4 weeks prior to the administration of the study medication.
- Any history or presence of significant neurological, hepatic, renal, endocrinal, cardiovascular, pulmonary, hematologic, immunologic, psychiatric or metabolic disease.
- Any clinically significant abnormality found during medical screening.
- Abnormal laboratory tests judged clinically significant.
- Positive urine drug screen at screening.
- Positive alcohol breath test at screening.
- Subjects who use tobacco in any form will not be eligible to participate in this study. Three months abstinence is required.
- Positive testing for hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV at screening.
- ECG or vital sign abnormalities (clinically significant).
- Subjects with BMI greater than or equal to 30.0.
- History of significant alcohol abuse within 6 months of the screening visit or any indication of the regular use of more than two units of alcohol per day (1 Unit = 150 mL of wine or 360 mL of beer or 45 mL of alcohol 40%).
- History of drug abuse or use of illegal drugs: use of soft drugs (such as marijuana) within 3 months of the screening visit or hard drugs (such as cocaine, phencyclidine (PCP) and crack) within 1 year of the screening visit.
- Any food allergy, intolerance, restriction or special diet that, in the opinion of the medical subinvestigator, contraindicates the subjects participation in this study.
- History of allergic reactions to topiramate.
- Use of any drugs known to induce or inhibit hepatic drug metabolism, use of an investigational drug or participation in an investigational study within 30 days prior to administration of the study medication.
- Use of prescription medication within 14 days prior to administration of study medication or over-the-counter products within 7 days prior to administration of study medication, except for topical products without systemic absorption.
- Donation of plasma (500 mL) within 7 days or donation or significant loss of whole blood (500 mL) within 56 days prior to administration of the study medication.
- Any reason which, in the opinion of the medical subinvestigator, would prevent the subject from participating in the study.
Additional exclusion criteria for females only:
• Positive urine pregnancy test at screening (performed on all females).
Contacts and Locations
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|Study First Received:
|May 18, 2009
|Results First Received:
|May 28, 2009
|Last Updated:
|August 14, 2009
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Neuroprotective Agents
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Artist's BiographyCarrie Koffman teaches on the faculty of The Hartt School at the University of Hartford. Prior to this, she held positions as Assistant Professor of Saxophone at Penn State University, Assistant Professor of Saxophone at the University of New Mexico, and taught at Boston University.
Performances have included the World Saxophone Congresses in St Andrews, Scotland, Bangkok, Thailand, and Minnesota; the Faenza International Saxophone Festival in Italy; a tour throughout New Zealand; the Xi\'an International Clarinet and Saxophone Festival in China; the Pine Mountain Music Festival in Michigan; the Virginia Arts Festival; the International Viola Congress; several North American Saxophone Alliance National Conventions; and the International Double Reed Convention in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Koffman has been a featured soloist with the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra, the Pennsylvania Centre Chamber Orchestra, the Albuquerque Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hartt Symphony Orchestra, the Hartt Wind Ensemble, the PSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble, the UNM Wind Symphony, and the Greater Hartford Youth Wind Ensemble while touring Europe. Among her ensemble performing credits are appearances with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Sequitur in New York City, the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra, the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, and the Santa Fe Symphony. She performs in a contemporary chamber music duo, The Irrelevants, with violist Tim Deighton. Their "excellent playing†of several new works in a recent New York recital was noted in The Strad. Additionally, she appears frequently as a soloist, chamber musician, and clinician.
Committed to new music, commissions and premieres include over 45 compositions including works by Tanya Anisimova, Lera Auerbach, Susan Botti, Chen Yi, Michael Colgrass, Halim El-Dabh, John Duffy, Mark Kuss, Stephen Michael Gryc, Jennifer Higdon, Libby Larsen, David Macbride, Michael Mauldin, Hilary Tann, Joseph Turrin, Gunther Schuller, Christopher Schultis, James Sellars, Ken Steen, Augusta Read Thomas, and William Wood.
Recent recording projects include the CD\'s Carillon Sky, Dialogues and Dragon Rhyme. One review in Fanfare Magazine calls her playing "suave, subtly nuanced, and technically secure in its every gesture,†while another refers to her "melting tone and touching sensitivity.†She also has an ongoing recording and performing series entitled \"Pink Ink\" that is dedicated to promoting the music of living women composers.
Koffman\'s saxophone students have placed in over 75 different performance competitions. She also formerly taught saxophone for the All-State Program at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, and was the Director of Bands at Belleville South Middle School in Belleville, Michigan. Koffman is a graduate with high honors from the University of Michigan where she studied with Donald Sinta, and the University of North Texas where she studied with James Riggs and Eric Nestler.
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NBAA is welcoming International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) committee proposals to limit aircraft emissions and reduce noise levels in the near term. The Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) at ICAO wrapped up three years of work last Thursday with recommendations for creating both a metric and standards for carbon-dioxide emissions, as well as for reducing aircraft noise levels by 2020.
"These accomplishments highlight a spirit of global cooperation among nations when it comes to aviation policymaking," said NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen. "Our association, along with the International Business Aviation Council and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, worked diligently with these groups to create standards that are technically and economically feasible, as well as environmentally beneficial."
He said the emissions proposal "represents a milestone," since it provides a "meaningful way to standardize and measure emission reductions," as part of the industry's goal to lower aircraft emissions by 2050. Meanwhile, the proposed Chapter 14 noise standards call for a seven-decibel reduction in noise generated by aircraft weighing more than 121,300 pounds built after 2017 and after 2020 for smaller aircraft. Several new business jets, including the Gulfstream G650, already meet the proposed Chapter 14 standards.
The ICAO Council will review the CAEP's recommendations this spring, and the ICAO General Assembly will take them up for approval later this year.


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- BSO Case Number: NL13-03-00682
- PIO Number: 13-3-9
- Date: March 11, 2013
- Time: 8:45 p.m.
- Place of Occurrence: 1900 block SW 81 Ave., North Lauderdale
- Jurisdiction: North Lauderdale
- Jose A. Gomez, 74, male, 09/24/38, 2070 SW 81 Ave., North Lauderdale (DECEASED)
- Vien Chi Tran, 27, male, 03/20/85, 1109 Hamptons Blvd., North Lauderdale
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A North Lauderdale man was struck and killed as he crossed the road Monday evening.
A 2002 Nissan Sentra, operated by 27-year-old Vien Chi Tran, was northbound on Southwest 81 Avenue when a pedestrian, Jose A. Gomez, 74, was struck by the car as he stepped into the street mid-block. Gomez was treated on the scene by North Lauderdale Fire Rescue and was airlifted to Broward Health Medical Center by BSO Air Rescue. He died at the hospital about an hour after the crash.
Broward Sheriff's Office Traffic Homicide Unit detectives have preliminary determined that Gomez was crossing the street from west to east when he was struck. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk when he entered the roadway. At this time, there are no charges against the driver. The traffic homicide investigation remains ongoing.
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text: Protect our flair players, Carver says - National Post July 8, 200812:00AM PDT Previous Next Mark Masters Call To Officials TORONTO - A war of words has emerged between Toronto FC coach John Carver and Vancouver Whitecaps coach Teitur Thordarson ahead of their crucial CONCACAF Champions League qualification match. Carver said the Whitecaps took liberties with his team's top players during the 1-0 Vancouver victory at BMO Field last week. "The game plan when we played at home against them was pretty obvious to everybody," Carver said. "Our flair players were eliminated as soon as they got in possession of the ball so I felt like we didn't get any protection" from the referee. The first-year Toronto FC coach said he wants the officials to handle tomorrow night's rematch in Burnaby, B. C., differently. "I just hope whoever the official is will be strong enough to deal with that and give us an opportunity to show teams what we can do." Carver made the comments yesterday afternoon following his team's final training session before heading to Vancouver. When word of Carver's criticism reached Vancouver later in the day, Thordarson hit back. "I think that's bulls---talk. I can't understand it," Thordarson said. "I think he should just focus on his own way of playing instead of blaming others." The Iceland native, who is in his first season as the Whitecaps coach, said Carver's routine of protesting about the officiating is getting old. "He [complained] all the game through when we were playing there, and I can't stand it. We play a high-pressure game, and I know they're not very comfortable with that. And that's not our problem, that's their problem." The rising tensions between the two sides may have a lot to do with the closeness of the competition, one that many expected Toronto, the only Major League Soccer team taking part, to waltz through. The Whitecaps and Montreal Impact are both in the United Soccer Leagues, a tier below MLS. The Impact (2-1) sit atop the three-team group with two wins against Vancouver (1-2) and one home defeat at the hands of Toronto (1-1). In the final round robin game, Montreal visits Toronto on July 22. Defender Tyrone Marshall may have given the Whitecaps more locker-room fodder when he said his teammates were eager to show why they belong in the continent's elite league. "There's a sense of urgency seeing as they came in and got a good result," Marshall said. "Just a sense to go out and show who's in the higher league and basically bring our expertise in and take care of business." Toronto FC may be in tough tomorrow, especially after it was disclosed the club will be without leading scorer Danny Dichio. The striker suffered what the team believes to be a concussion during the game against Vancouver last week. Defenders Olivier Tebily and Todd Dunivant will sit out, both with ankle injuries. Previous Next


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Integrase Resistance Analysis in HIV Patients Who Interrupted Raltegravir Due to Incomplete Viral Suppression (RAL-dyn)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified March 2010 by Hospital Clinic of Barcelona.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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First received: November 7, 2008
Last updated: March 30, 2010
Last verified: March 2010
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Prospective study to evaluate the potential persistent viral effect of raltegravir in 20 treatment experienced HIV patients with incomplete viral suppression
|HIV Infection
|Drug: resume raltegravir
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Screening
|Official Title:
|Integrase Resistance Analysis in Treated Experienced HIV Patients Who Interrupted Raltegravir Due to Incomplete Viral Suppression
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS
Drug Information available for: Raltegravir Raltegravir potassiumU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Hospital Clinic of Barcelona:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change in viral load after resuming raltegravir in patients with incomplete viral suppression with raltegravir. [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|November 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|January 2010
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|January 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Intervention Details:
Drug: resume raltegravir
resume raltegravir after 16 weeks of stopping
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects on Raltegravir-containing regimen with confirmed virological failure (VL >500c/mL for > 3 months).
- Patients treated with a raltegravir-containing regimen for at least for 24 weeks.
- CD4 cell count > 50 cell/mm3.
- Adherence >90%, measured by short -self report questionnaire during the 3 months preceding the study entry.
- No reasonable additional therapeutic options
Exclusion Criteria:
- History or suspicion of alcohol or drug use which in the investigator's opinion would likely compromise subjects' safety and/or study procedures.
- A positive urine drug test for amphetamines, cocaine and opioids at two consecutive screenings (a positive drug test at study screening will be repeated at baseline).
- Life expectancy less than 6 months.
Subject has any currently active AIDS defining illness (Category C conditions according to the CDC Classification System for HIV Infection 1993) with the following 2 exceptions:
- Stable cutaneous Kaposi's Sarcoma that is unlikely to require any form of systemic therapy during the study period.
- Wasting syndrome due to HIV infection if, in the investigator's opinion, it is not actively progressive.
- Any active clinically significant disease (e.g. TB, cardiac dysfunction) or findings during screening of medical history or physical examination that in the investigator's opinion, would compromise the outcome of the study.
- Pregnant or breast-feeding female.
- Renal impairment: serum creatinine > 2 x ULN.
- Chronic Hepatitis B or C with ALT or AST > 3 x ULN.
- Acute Hepatitis A, B or C. Acute Hepatitis A, B or C.
- Any grade 3 or 4 toxicity according to the enhanced ACTG grading severity list, except for grade 3 or 4 asymptomatic triglyceride/cholesterol elevations, isolated grade 3 increased in GGT, grade 3 increases in glucose, asymptomatic grade 3 increases in amylase with no elevation of lipase.
- Currently significant diarrhea, gastric stasis or constipation that in the investigator's opinion could influence drug absorption or bioavailability.
- Subjects with clinical or laboratory evidence of significantly decreased hepatic function or decompensation, irrespective of liver enzyme levels (INR > 1.3 or albumin < 30g/l or bilirubin > 2.5 x ULN).
Contacts and Locations
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00787774
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|Contact: Jose Luis Blanco, MD
|+34932275400 ext 3311
|Hospital Clinic
|Barcelona, Spain, 08036
|Principal Investigator: Jose Luis Blanco, MD
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
|Study Chair:
|Jose M Gatell, MD
|Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
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|Responsible Party:
|José Luis Blanco Arévalo, Hospital Clínic
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|NCT00787774 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|November 7, 2008
|Last Updated:
|March 30, 2010
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Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Raltegravir Potassium
Anti-HIV Agents
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
HIV Integrase Inhibitors
Integrase Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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Recently, due to economic hardships, I moved from Portland, Oregon back to Phoenix, Arizona. Now that I'm settled back in here, I reached out to the IDSA to get in touch with the local design community here and network a bit.
Unfortunately, the local IDSA organizer said that they aren't meeting any more due to what was essentially ZERO interest whatsoever. Now I know a lot of people are not very happy with the services the IDSA offers, my experience with it back in Portland (particularly from the community standpoint) was rather positive, I must say. While I would have liked there to be more/any services relating with grooming & connecting talent to employers, the organizers were fantastic people who honestly cared about the direction of the organization and the contributors to design in the local PDX community. The 3X10 events were particularly fun and enlightening, chock full of interesting people.
You'd think for being a bigger market, there'd be at least some interest in having design related events. Does anyone else have any suggestions on other organizations, events, etc. might be a good place to network around these parts? The adage it's who you know and all that... and I definitely don't know much of anyone around here... not in any appropriate industries, anyway.
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From 1086 to 1114 the most powerful king in Ireland was Muirchertach O'Brien. He had dealings with the Anglo-Normans and the Norwegian king, and dominated most of the country. However, Domnaill Mac Lochlainn, king of the Ui Neill, was able to hold him in check until the dynamic Turlough O'Connor, king of Connacht (1106-1156) came onto the scene. Between 1115 and 1131, Turlough destroyed the power of Munster and from 1140 threw his energies into making himself king of Ireland. With his death in 1156, supreme power passed to the king of the Ui Neill, Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn.
Mac Lochlainn allied himself with Dermot MacMurrough (Diarmait Mac Murchadha), king of Leinster, against his main opponent, Rory O'Connor (Ruaidhri O Conchobhair), king of Connacht. Mac Lochlainn held the upper hand in Ireland until his death in 1166. O'Connor along with his allies, particularly Tiernan O'Rourke, king of Breifne, as well as the Dubliners, then drove MacMurrough from Ireland. MacMurrough appealed for help to King Henry II of England and changed the course of history by doing so. This opened the door for the Norman invasion of Ireland beginning in 1169.
One area that is sometimes omitted in the history of Ireland includes the connections between the Irish, Norse and Welsh prior to the arrival of the Normans of 1169. From the 11th century onwards political refugees from Britain gravitated toward Leinster in Ireland, and who sought mercenary fleets from the Hiberno-Norse towns of Dublin, Waterford, and Wexford. Some of these refugees included:
1039 - King Iago of Gwynned (Wales) was killed by the intruder Gruffydd ap Llewelyn and his family took refuge in Dublin from where his son Cynan mounted two unsuccesful campaigns to regain the kingdom of Gwynned. Cynan has a son, Gruffydd, born about 1054, whose mother was Ragnailt, daughter of Amlaib, son of Sitric, king of Dublin. After a few unsuccessful attempts, Gruffydd (ap Cynan) sailed from Waterford to South Wales in 1081, and with the help of Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth (Wales), he succeeded in restoring the title of king of Gwynedd to his family (for a short period). In 1099 Gruffydd returned once more from Ireland in a successful attempt to regain Gwynedd which he retained until his death in 1137.
1044 - Hywel ap Edwin, king of Deheubarth (Wales), was expelled by Gruffydd ap Llewelyn, and he sought refuge in Ireland. He raised a fleet there and attempted to retake Deheubarth, but he and a large number of his Irish mercenaries were slain in battle by Gruffydd.
1051 -Godwin, Earl of Essex, and his sons, formidable rivals of King Edward the Confessor, were banished from England and sought the aid of Diarmait mac Máel na mBó, king of Uí Chennselaig and of Leinster (1042-1072), who was grandfather of Diarmat Mac Murchada (above). The next year they raised a fleet to launch attacks on the Devonshire, Somersetshire and Kentish coasts.
1055 - Aelfgar, earl of Anglia, son of Leofric, earl of Mercia, was banished for treason from England by Edward the Confessor. He went to Ireland where he raised a fleet, formed an alliance with Gruffydd ap Llewelyn, king of Gwynedd, and led their combined forces in an attack on the city of Hereford. As a result King Edward was obliged to restore him to the earldom of East Anglia.
1066 - After the battle of Hastings in 1066, the sons of the slain King Harold, son of Earl Godwin, sought aid from Diarmait mac Máel na mBó, and launched attacks on Britain over the next several years.
1088 - Rhys ap Tewdwr, king of Deheubarth (Wales), was expelled by Cadwgan, Madog, and Rhiryd, sons of Bleddyn, king of Powys (Wales), and he fled to Ireland, raised a fleet in Dublin and returned to defeat them and retake his kingdom. Gruffydd, son of Rhys ap Tewdwr, was fostered in Ireland, and it was from Ireland that he returned to Wales about 1113 in a bid to regain the kingdom of Deheubarth. He managed to obtain a portion of Cantref Mawr (Wales) with the permission of King Henry I, but in 1127 he was obliged to seek temporary asylum in Ireland again.
1097 - Cadwgan ap Bleddyn, prince of Powys (Wales), fled to Ireland after the Norman victory of Mon in 1097. He returned in 1099 to reach an accommodation with the Normans. Cadwgan's son, Owain, was forced to flee to Ireland in 1109. On his return from Ireland Owain mounted a number of plundering expeditions into Dyfed (Wales) and seized Norman captives, whom he shipped as slaves to Ireland.
1102 - Arnulf de Montgomery, who had been granted the lordship of Pembroke (Wales) by King William Rufus about 1093, revolted against Henry I in 1102. In consequence he sought a marriage alliance with Muirchertach Ua Briain, king of Munster (1086-1119) and high-king of Ireland. Despite his Irish alliance Arnulf forfeited the lordship of Pembroke, and sought temporary haven in Ireland.
1144 - Gruffydd ap Cynan's sons, Cadwalladr and Owain, begin feuding in Wales. Cadwalladr treacherously killed Owain's nephew Anarawd of Deheubarth. Owain was incensed, and sent his son Hywel to invade Cadwalladr's territory. Cadwalladr sent to Ireland for help, resulting in a Norse fleet sailing to Abermenai, led by Ţórkell, brother of King Ragnall of Dublin.
1165 - Henry II hired a fleet from Dublin in his Welsh campaign of 1165. The fleet can only have been made available to Henry with the consent of Diarmait Mac Murchada as overlord of Dublin. The following year Diarmait was ousted from his kingship in Ireland and sought aid from Henry II and the Cambro-Normans in Wales.
Dynastic Surnames on the map above
Ua Mael Doraig - O'Muldory
Mac Lochlainn - MacLaughlin
Ua Neill - O'Neil
Mac Duinnsleibe - Donlevy or Dunleavy
Ua Cerbaill - O'Carroll (Monaghan)
Ua Ruairc - O'Rourke
Ua Maelsechnaill - MacLaughlin (Meath)
Ua Conchobhair - O'Connor
Ua Briain - O'Brien
Mac Murchada - MacMurrough
Mac Carthaig - McCarthy
Lesser Dynastic Surnames
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Ua Dorchartaig - Doherty/Dougherty (Donegal)
Ua Cathain - O'Cahan or Kane/Keane (Donegal/Derry)
Ua Flainn - O'Flynn (Antrim)
Ua Gairmledaig - O'Gormley (Donegal/Tyrone)
Ua Cainnannain - O'Cannon (Donegal)
Mac Cana - MacCann (Armagh)
Ua hAnluain - O'Hanlon (Armagh)
Mac Cathmail - Campbell (Tyrone/Fermanagh)
Ua hEicnig - Heany or MacAnenay (Fermanagh)
Mac Oengussa - Guinness or Magennis (Down)
Ua Dubda - O'Dowd (Sligo)
Ua hEgra - O'Hara (Sligo)
Ua Ragallaig - O'Reilly (Cavan)
Ua Maille - O'Malley (Mayo)
Ua Mael Ruanaid - Mulrooney? (Sligo/Mayo/Roscommon)
Ua Gadra - O'Gara (Sligo/Roscommon)
Ua Cellaig - O'Kelly (Meath)
Mac Ragnaill - MacRannell (Roscommon)
Ua Caindelbain - Conlon or Quinlan (Meath)
Ua Congalaig - O'Connolly (Dublin/Meath)
Ua Fergail - O'Farrell (Longford)
Ua Cellaig - O'Kelly (Roscommon)
Ua Flaithbertaig - O'Flaherty (Galway)
Mac Cochlain - Coughlan (Offaly)
Ua Conchobhair Failge - O'Connor Faly (Offaly)
Ua hEidin - O'Heyne or O'Headon (Galway)
Ua Matudain - O'Madden (Galway)
Ua Duinn - Dunne (Laois)
Ua Tuathail - O'Toole (Kildare/Wicklow)
Ua Morda - Moore (Laois)
Mac Faelain - Phelan (Laois)
Mac Gilla Mocholmac - FitzDermot (Dublin/Wicklow)
Ua Cerbaill - O'Carroll (Tipperary)
Ua Lochlainn - O'Lochlain or O'Loughlin (Clare)
Ua Dimmussaig - O'Dempsey (Laois/Offaly)
Ua Cennetig - Kennedy (Tipperary)
Mac Gilla Patraic - Fitzpatrick (Kilkenny/Laois)
Mac Conmara - MacNamara (Clare)
Ua Gormain - O'Gorman (Laois/Carlow)
Ua Mael Riain - O'Mulryan or Ryan (Limerick/Tipperary)
Ua Nuallain - Nolan (Carlow/Kilkenny)
Ua Duibir - O'Dwyer (Tipperary)
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Can Web Sites Make You Feel Anything?
Posted 05 March 2012 - 04:14 PM
Different types of web sites make us feel something, including humor (some fashion sites are hysterical because they usually make no sense). Smart healthcare web designers purposely choose lighter colors, while the entertainment industry leans towards bold and sleek. Some of us like visuals, some don't. It depends on the way it's delivered.
Are there sites that you've been to that you realized made you feel an emotion? Were you compelled to take an action because of that feeling?
Please share if you'd like. Think about the layout, colors, images, content and the overall presentation. Did you take any action? Did you feel welcomed? Repulsed?
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Posted 05 March 2012 - 04:55 PM
A few of my favorites:
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Posted 06 March 2012 - 12:12 AM
Thank you for sharing remembersegregation.org. That was incredibly powerful. I've never seen it before. The designer who thought that splash page up is brilliant. It made me feel totally disturbed...precisely as it was supposed to.
Imagine that...imagine if we were dealing with one Internet for white people and one for black people. Gosh, what an absolutely terrible idea!
So, Kim, check out MaryKrysia's link. There is a website almost guaranteed to elicit emotion due to its strong content.
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Posted 08 March 2012 - 05:39 PM
Thing is, that's my GA experience.
Bet you felt an emotion about it. So ...there you go. UX Design: Success.
The bill will be in the mail.
Edited by DCrx, 08 March 2012 - 05:40 PM.
Posted 08 March 2012 - 09:04 PM
Given glyn's reply I'd phrase that more along the lines of:
Bet you felt an emotion about it. So ...there you go. UX Design: Success.
The bill will be in the mail.
Oops, you felt an negative emotion about it. So ...there you go. UX Design: Fail.
The recompensive cheque will be in the mail.
Posted 09 March 2012 - 03:24 AM
Oops, you felt an negative emotion about it. So ...there you go. UX Design: Fail.
The recompensive cheque will be in the mail.
Tell me where anybody who ever talked about this topic ever said it had to be a positive emotion. Or even any specific emotion shared by most users. Ever notice, nobody mentions a specific emotion targeted, then a test to insure X% of user experience the target emotion? Nobody talks about a technique. Nobody has a method.
Emotion just happens in the vicinity of the design. And the designer takes credit for it. Because if you didn't notice, that's how this game is played.
Humans have emotions. All the time. They might not bubble to the surface every instant, but emotions are there. A human will feel some emotion, no matter where they are -- on site or off. Any site. Any emotion.
Question being, does the designer deserve credit? Well, possibly. If a specific emotion is named, targeted, and then tested to insure some significant percentage of users experience the target emotion. Otherwise, the designer is taking credit for random events they had no hand in producing.
Or an active hand in producing undesired emotions of one kind or another.
Today, negative emotions are like the Back button -- the most prevalent user choice in most designs. This is fine, because the game is to take credit for an emotion (any emotion will do) and then get the bill out as soon as possible. The absolute best an established, tested, wide spread design methodology can offer is the reduction of negative emotions.
Now, that is not to say some website can't seem to consistently produce one positive emotion over others. But that is largely due to content. And, very often, designers have nothing to do with content. They consider content not their job. And so, they do not get to claim credit when the content does the heavy lifting.
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A positive emotion cannot begin with Recaptcher.
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...and already I'm feeling the dominant emotion web design most consistently fosters -- boredom.
Edited by DCrx, 11 March 2012 - 10:58 AM.
Posted 11 March 2012 - 12:48 PM
What I call the blahs. And, sadly, you are correct: boring is endemic. Running a close second is confusion, either as you can't get there from here or it's somewhere in this data dump of a page.
...and already I'm feeling the dominant emotion web design most consistently fosters -- boredom.
Posted 27 June 2012 - 05:56 PM
Positive emotions pays. Off.
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Accused cell phone peeper waives hearing
July 31, 2014
A man accused of leaving his phone on to try and capture naked pictures of girls in their bathroom waived his preliminary hearing in East Fork Justice Court on Wednesday.
Michael Joseph Donovan, 55, faces several felonies in connection with the case, including capturing an image of the private area of another person, possession of child pornography, burglary and use of the internet to control visual presentation depicting sexual conduct of a person under 16 years of age.
Donovan, a friend of the victim's family, stopped by the victim's home. During his visit, Donovan placed a cell phone that is equipped with a camera in the bathroom. The female juvenile victim discovered the camera and told her mother.
East Fork Justice of the Peace Tom Perkins ordered Donovan, who has been in custody since his arrest in June, to appear Aug. 19 in Douglas County District Court.
■ A Johnson Lane woman faces burglary and possession of stolen property charges in connection with the theft of $10,000 from a family member.
Casey Anne McDuffee-Dube, 44, was taken into custody on Tuesday on a warrant issued for taking a cart full of groceries out of Smith's on June 9.
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McDuffee-Dube appeared in East Fork Justice Court on Wednesday morning where attorney Derrick Lopez was appointed to represent her. Her bail was set at $35,308.
■ A man who admitted to burglarizing a family member's home returned from Oklahoma to report he was six-months sober and trying to get into drug court there.
Kenneth LaMontagne, admitted to felony burglary, saying he became addicted to opiates, which led to a heroin addiction.
LaMontagne told District Judge Tod Young he was doing well attending a 12-step program.
Attorney Derrick Lopez said they ran into difficulty getting LaMontagne into the Oklahoma drug court. The court in Oklahoma was concerned they wouldn't be able to impose sanctions on LaMontagne necessary to ensure his compliance.
Young said that a 12-step program would not be sufficient for LaMontagne, much as he appreciated his progress there.
"If you're not in drug court or professional counseling, you will go to prison," Young said.
LaMontagne was ordered to return on Nov. 4 or be in either counseling or drug court. Young warned him that being in Oklahoma was a privilege and that he would have to return to Minden twice a year for at least a couple of years.
■ The case of a South Lake Tahoe woman who was accused of a third instance of driving under the influence was remanded back to Tahoe Township Justice Court on Tuesday.
Stacie Dawn Anderson, 26, was arrested on March 25 on Highway 50 at Lake Tahoe.
Her record showed previous arrests on Aug. 23, 2008, and Sept. 12, 2011. However, her 2008 conviction was apparently expunged.
Young told prosecutor Tina Rossum, who asked for a week's continuance, that she could further investigate in justice court.
■ A Gardnerville Ranchos man faces charges for allegedly trying to hit his ex-girlfriend with a car on Saturday.
Anthony Marcyes, 22, was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.
He was released from jail on $4,000 bond on Monday and was given an East Fork Justice Court date.
■ A Gardnerville Ranchos man was arrested on a warrant Saturday in connection with the theft of jewelry from an acquaintance's home.
Robert Jorgenson, 33, appeared in East Fork Justice Court and was released on $5,000 bail with a Wednesday court date.
■ A Dayton man will serve 60 days in jail after he pleaded guilty to petit larceny in the Sunday theft of two televisions.
Drew Owenself, 28, allegedly caught a ride with someone to Walmart and left the store with two 19-inch televisions. On Monday he admitted to the theft, and was sentenced to 60 days in jail.


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Bump on Patella Causes Pain When Kneeling
I have a hard bump on the top of my patella. It generally doesn`t hurt when I run or walk, but aches a little when doing lunges or squats. However, when I kneel down on it or when I have to fully bent and touch the bump it causes sharp pain. This may be unrelated, but 2.5 months ago I had a hard kick, during soccer, to the medial side of my knee and there was a large bruise/swelling was extensive. I have a bump on the side similar to scar tissue after that injury. Doc said it was a bone contusion. No fracture in the patella, femur, tibia, or fibula. I am just wondering what the bump could be and how to fix the problem.
The hard kick may be related to the bump you now have if the kick was in the same area. You don't mention your age, but it is not that uncommon from adolescents to have bony protuberance and the bottom of their patella at the quadriceps attachment on the tibia during growth spurts which are also painful to kneel on. Without seeing and knowing how this growth has progressed, I would recommend a follow to your physician to evaluate the source of this growth. I would also limit activities that cause pain in the area in case the source is inflammatory in nature. Good Luck!
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The man charged with 10 of two dozen random shooting incidents in October will have preliminary exam conferences in Livingston and Oakland counties Wednesday.
Raulie Wayne Casteel, who's arrest Nov. 5 let residents in four counties breathe a temporary sigh of relief, is the only suspect in the investigation into a shooting spree that lasted nearly a month.
The married father will have a preliminary exam conference at 10 a.m., at the 52nd District Court in Novi before Judge Brian McKenzie, and another at 2 p.m. before Livingston district court Judge Carol Sue Reader.
A Nov. 7 video arraignment was the first of what has been expected to be a series of legal processes.
Casteel -- via his lawyer, Ann-Arbor based Douglas R. Mullkoff -- pleaded not guilty to six charges stemming from just one of the three shootings in Livingston County with Reader presiding.
The 43-year-old was held on $2 million bond because of the seriousness of the case and the fact that he was such a high flight risk, Reader said.
Among the counts were felonious assault, carrying with unlawful intent, felony firearms and discharge of a dangerous weapon from a vehicle.
Two days later in Novi, Casteel learned that the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office charged him on 60 counts from nine incidents, the most serious being assault with intent to commit murder.
If convicted, Casteel could face life in prison.
He was denied bond on several of the lesser counts, which included assault with a dangerous weapon, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, discharging a firearm from a vehicle and carrying with unlawful intent.
Of the shootings reported in Oakland County, the prosecutor's office chose not to prosecute three of the charges.�
Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper said her office had to be picky when they decided which of the incidents they would investigate.
"We have to be able to prove these incidents happened in court. We have Casteel charged on nine of the 12 incidents," Cooper said.
She said she thought it would almost be a moot point if Oakland County convicted Casteel on those nine incidents.
While the task force that was created to investigate the shootings in the counties pieces together more of the case, there are 12 incidents that remain uncharged.
As of right now, the remaining charges seem to be at a standstill.
In Shiawassee County, the task force received one report, and there are at least four potential other incidents with possibility for charges, said Chief Assistant Prosecutor Graham Leach.
"We are still consulting with some of the prosecutor's offices, trying to find the best course of action," Leach said. "But we haven't made a final decision yet."
In Ingham County, where eight shootings were reported, a spokesman for the prosecutor's office said there was nothing new to report and nothing pending.
As today's� preliminary exam conferences tend to be mostly procedural, people will be lucky if they get much at all, Cooper said.
"In this case -- nine incidents in three separate files and a total of 60 charges -- the conference will mostly be filled with questions like 'How much time will this take,' and 'Do you have enough evidence for probable cause,'" Cooper said.
She said the preliminary exam conference is essentially when the actual preliminary exam is set, so not much will go on record.
Ann Arbor attorney Charles Groh will be representing Casteel in Oakland County, said Cooper.
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Two Republicans to challenge Sen. Mark Udall in 2014 election
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GLENWOOD SPRINGS — Colorado Sen. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, who represents Garfield County and six other counties in the Colorado Legislature, will try to unseat U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., in 2014, Baumgardner acknowledged on Monday.
A spokesman for Udall said on Monday that the senator is not particularly worried about the challenge, and that Udall is concentrating on his job in the Senate rather than on politics.
At least one other Colorado Republican, State Rep. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs, also has said he plans to run against Udall.
"Yes," Baumgardner said in response to a reporter's question about his plans. "The official announcement was not supposed to be until Friday."
But Baumgardner had made a remark on Sunday to Denver Post political reporter Lynn Bartels, who broke the news on Monday on the Denver Post blog, The Spot.
Remarking somewhat caustically about "those big Denver papers needing to get out in front of each other," Baumgardner admitted to being inundated with telephone calls from news organizations since the blog went public.
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But, he said, he still plans to make his formal announcement from Maverick's Grille in Granby, reputed to be a political hangout for area residents.
Baumgardner is in his first term in the state Senate, serving Senate District 8, having defeated incumbent Sen. Jean White in the 2012 primary by a margin of 58 percent, and then downed Breckenridge Democrat Emily Tracy in the general election by a margin of 51 percent to 44 percent.
Prior to that, Baumgardner had served two terms, or four years, in the state House of Representatives.
Udall's expected bid for re-election was unopposed at the beginning of July, although Republican strategists had been discussing the situation since the middle of 2012.
In May, when Congressman Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, backed away from challenging Udall, Baumgardner was mentioned in a Fox 31 news analysis at the bottom of a list of other potential challengers.
But Republican planners have been eyeing Udall as vulnerable for some time.
"Mark Udall looks very vulnerable on paper, but we're going to need the right kind of Colorado Republican to face him, i.e., a libertarian — and a Latino-friendly one," wrote political commentator Moe Lane in the blog, redstate.com, on Nov. 17, 2012, when he handicapped what he termed "at-risk Democratic Senators in 2014."
Udall's public relations chief, Mike Saccone, told the Post Independent on Monday that Baumgardner's announcement has not concerned Saccone's boss.
"Sen. Udall right now is focused on doing the job he was elected to do for the people of Colorado," said Saccone, mentioning various national issues such as finding ways to encourage job growth, passing comprehensive immigration reform and others.
Although Baumgardner was the first Republican in recent days to make his challenge public at this point, on Monday another Republican state representative, Rep. Owen Hill of Colorado Springs, also tossed his hat into the ring.
Hill, according to a story in the Colorado Springs Gazette, confirmed on Monday he would be challenging Udall. Hill has served one term in the state House.
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Women will learn how to test hay for moisture and analyze its nutrient content at the "Pearls of Production: Women in Agriculture" conference, Nov. 8-9 in Columbia.
University of Missouri Extension specialists Amie Schleicher and Valerie Tate will talk about forage on Saturday morning.
The conference covers beef, swine, goat and sheep production topics. There will be classroom and networking opportunities, as well as hands-on breakout sessions.
Forage management is key to farm profitability, Schleicher said. She and Tate will talk about plant identification and growth, forage fertility, weed management and cover crops.
They will show how to use pasture-monitoring tools such as grazing sticks, rising plate meters and feed readers. Participants will learn how to take soil samples and interpret the results.
The MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension, and MU Extension host the annual event.
Sign-in on Nov. 8 starts at 8:30 a.m. at the MU Bradford Research Center, east of Columbia.
On the second day, breakout sessions will take place at MU farms in Boone County. The beef session is at the MU Beef Farm. Pork will be in the Swine Teaching Barn at MU South Farm. Small ruminants and forage sessions are at Bradford.
Bradford Research Center is at 4968 Rangeline Road. From Columbia, go east 6.5 miles on Broadway/Highway WW to Rangeline Road. Signs at the intersection point south 2 miles.
The $100 registration fee includes meals featuring new beef and pork products. Breaks and educational texts are also included.
Register through the MU Conference Office at muconf.missouri.edu or by calling toll-free to 877-682-6663.
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What used to be a slow time of year for tourism in Philadelphia has picked up speed.
Meryl Levitz, CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation, says the week between Christmas and New Years is not the sleepy time of the past.
"It's becoming increasingly a great family reunion time," Levitz said. "More and more people are getting married at this time. And the fact that we have two free fireworks shows on New Years Eve and then the Mummers Parade the next day makes a really good background for so many people."
Levitz said more than 40 hotels that are offering special room rates.
"More and more people are putting more into the holiday time because they are seeing the rising demand," Levitz said. "You see more supply, more demand, more supply, more demand and it's turned into a holiday time here."
The downside for the hospitality business: Winter visitors travel shorter distances to get to Philadelphia than summer tourists, and they don't stay as long.
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Mark Montieth: Pacers Q&A
November 30, 2004
Question: The Star reported that the Pacers organization can save $8 million on the suspended players' salaries. Knowing that they operate under a budget, what kind of things are Donnie Walsh and Larry Bird likely to do with that money? Invest in scouting? Buy or upgrade the corporate jet? Fund more promotional events for the Pacers team and the community? (Tim from Indianapolis)
Answer: I would hope they decide to upgrade the press room at Conseco Fieldhouse. I could use a cushioned seat, and the meals could always be better.
Kidding, of course. I'm sure they haven't had time to think or talk much about this yet. It might ultimately mean they lose 8 million fewer dollars this season, depending on how the rest of the season progresses.
Question: Do you know why Stephen Jackson was so steamed up about Big Ben Wallace's throat-shove foul on Ron Artest and then why he was so eager to join him in the stands? I simply haven't found any place where that is discussed. (Mark from Bloomington, Ind.)
Answer: Stephen Jackson is an emotional person by nature, so it wasn't surprising that he joined the fray. He's been quick to argue with officials and pick up technical fouls, too. He's been a good person to have in the locker room because he takes the "one for all, all for one" approach to the game. This time his emotions cost him dearly, so it will be interesting to see what impact the suspension has on him.
He admits he gets carried away sometimes, and realizes that's not always a good thing for his team. But I don't assume he regrets his actions in this instance. He saw a teammate get attacked by an opposing player and then being swarmed by fans in the stands, and he got involved.
I'm told that after the game, when the Pacers finally made it to the locker room, he said, "That was nothing, I've been shot at before." Every player reflected their background and their personality during that fracas, and he was no different.
Question: How long are Fred Jones and James Jones under contract? Do you think since Fred Jones is starting to become a noticeable player he'll take the same route that Al Harrington did? Or would he rather win and come off the bench? (Juan from Basin City, Wash.)
Answer: The Pacers extended Fred Jones' contract in October, so he's signed through the 2005-06 season. James Jones becomes a free agent after this season. He's obviously helping himself greatly with his performances since becoming a starter.
It's impossible to predict what either will do. It will depend on their opportunities for playing time, what salary they're able to command and how much money the Pacers have available when they are free agents. I have no doubt the team will want to keep both, however, and I'm confident both would prefer to stay with the franchise.
Question: I am sure I am not the only one who hopes Jermaine O'Neal's and Stephen Jackson's suspensions are reduced by a hair. But if not, can you tell me which games I can anticipate their return? Also, though unlikely, what would happen if J.O. is picked by the fans as an all-star? Happy holidays to all and GO PACERS! (John from Sacramento, Calif.)
Answer: There has been some disagreement over whether the suspensions included the Pacers' game against Orlando, when O'Neal, Jackson and Artest sat out before the commissioner made his ruling. I'm told by the Pacers, however, that they did include that game, in which case O'Neal would return for the home game with Orlando on Jan. 15 and Jackson would return for the game at Boston on Jan. 26.
Question: Your Nov. 18 answer stated that Jonathan Bender's knee injury did not appear to be serious. Then I saw something about a congenital problem with his knee. What's the latest ? (Greg from Madison, Miss.)
Answer: I don't believe I ever described his injury as congenital. He said before the game at Detroit (back in the good ol' days of the NBA) that he believes it relates to his growth spurt in high school, and that his knee is out of alignment. The hope now is that a six-week break that would take him through the end of December will allow him to strengthen his leg and buttocks and provide more stability.
He had a rigorous off-season workout program, but apparently the injury he suffered in September to his left knee set off a chain reaction that led to problems with his right leg.
Question: Thanks for your great coverage of the team. Was that Chuck Person helping Ron Artest out of the Palace? Is he with the team in some capacity? (Mike from Indianapolis)
Answer: Yes, that was Chuck Person. I've referenced him in several articles dating back to last season as he's been instrumental in the development of some of the players. I planned to write a lengthy feature on him late last season, but the timing was never quite right for it. And, as you know, other issues have gotten in the way lately. One of these days ...
Question: Just saying "Great job" over the last week. I just read your latest Q&A and loved the reasonable and balanced tone (IMO), as well as admiring the effort under the circumstances. If you took a few weeks off from it I would have understood.
You did answer one thing for me. I had been wishing that Mark Boyle or someone could have grabbed Ron Artest before he could get anywhere, even if it doesn't fit with journalistic neutrality (or whatever). Turns out he did, I see.
Please send a hearty get well and nice try from me. As a fan I really do appreciate the attempt. I'm sure I would have fared about as well. (Seth from Indianapolis)
Answer: Allow me to do my Jim Mora impression: "Time off? Time off!!!!? Are you kidding me?"
Anyway, I'll make sure Mark Boyle knows of your regards, although I'm sure he's a dedicated reader of Ask the Experts. And while he does a good job of providing an objective broadcast, he is an employee of the team so he was acting in the best interests of the franchise in that split-second.
Question: Finally!! I didn't hear it from the ESPN-NBA talking heads. Not from the so-called experts on Sport Reporters -- not from anybody on the Star. Finally on TNT Kenny Smith voiced what has been so obvious, so apparent. The Stern verdict which came down so hard on the NBA players did nothing to address the drunken low-lifes in the Detroit crowd or their actions.
Smith talked about a conversation that took place with his young daughter. When told what the punishment was for the players, she asked what was to happen with the offending fans. When told nothing as yet, she asked "well what makes them think they can't do it again?" Out of the mouths of babes.
David Stern, in his frenetic effort to cover the a-- of his beloved NBA may have given carte blanche to any idiot who wants to feel macho without fear of retribution. Your thoughts? (Dave from Decatur, Ind.)
Answer: I agree. Perhaps he'll come up with some form of punishment later, but you would think he would have done it by now if he planned to do so. His decision empowered fans, in a negative way. I know a lot of people believe Stern should be reminded that he's the commissioner of the NBA, which means he should look out for the best interests of everyone involved.
I also believe the long-range ramifications of the incident will relate to fan behavior. If so, that would be a good thing. Every crowd of 18,000 has its share of fools, but Detroit fans have long been regarded as among the very worst in the NBA. If this somehow improves the environment at the Pistons games, nobody would mind.
Question: I see where people expect Ron Artest to practice with the team and help them improve during this time, but why would he do that? He is not getting paid to be there at this point and will not be able to play again until next season.
Can the Pacers require him to be there even though he is not getting paid to be there? If I were him I would be busy defending myself in lawsuits and suing the Pistons, John Green and Ben Wallace to recoup some of the lost money. Then, if the suspension is not reduced, I would join the And-1 Tour or something. (Personally I would love to see artest playing defensive end for the Colts. He would be a beast on the football field!) (Phil from Indianapolis)
Answer: Artest remains an employee of the Pacers, so they can require him to practice. Although he's not receiving his salary, the Pacers are paying it -- for 10 games at least. And he's under contract following this season as well.
I'm sure he'll get time off here and there to defend himself, and he'll have more freedom when the team is on the road. But he still has an obligation to work on his game and try to help his teammates get better in practice.
He does look like he could be a great football player, doesn't he? He's told me he never played the game, however. I don't believe his high school had a team. He's a unique athlete for a basketball player, and it appears he could cross over into some other sports as well.
Question: Was it just me or did the Pacers (against Boston) execute the offense better than they did before the brawl? Were new plays added? The defense was also solid with good rotation and awareness.
I find it hard to believe the offense and defense was revamped so quickly. Do these players just listen and absorb better? Nothing intended against the players suspended, but maybe they are permitted to freelance more due to the fact that Jermaine O'Neal and Ron Artest are an offense and defense unto themselves? (Travis from Columbus, Ind.)
Answer: The offense has been adjusted for each game since the suspensions. Their last game as I write this was the one at Seattle on Sunday, and they put in new plays for that game, too.
The coaching staff has simply adjusted its offense to fit the personnel. O'Neal and Artest are effective post-up threats, so it only made sense to get the ball to them close to the basket. That tends to bog down the offense, however. That's why the new version, with the floor spread and players looking to penetrate and kick out passes, is more pleasing to the eye.
This group also has to help one another more on defense, which creates more movement. Artest never needed anyone's help on defense, and O'Neal is a great weakside shot-blocker, so it was important to keep him close to the basket when possible.
This group is undersized and has to double-team scoring threats when possible, and rotate to help out. It's not drastically different than what the previous group did, however.
Question: According to Bob Kravitz, the man who was pummeling Fred Jones in the stands was one of Ben Wallace's brothers. Has anything come from this? Has he or will he be charged criminally and will the NBA take actions against him? Or will the NBA just pretend that nothing happened in a attempt to kiss Ben Wallace's butt? (Adam from Reston, Va.)
Answer: That man was widely reported to be Wallace's brother, as he's well-known to people in Detroit. I have heard of no charges against him, however. The NBA hasn't punished any of the fans individually, and it's too early to know how the legal process plays out. I don't think it's out of the question that the Pacers would seek some form of legal recourse if the appeals are denied, but that's just my guess.
Answers Posted November 24, 2004
Question: Is there any speculation who the Pacers might sign to fill out the roster? (Joe from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)
Answer: I have a report on that issue in Wednesday's issue of the Star. I've heard no quality speculation because it appears Desmon Farmer and Randy Holcomb, who impressed in training camp, have contractual obligations. There doesn't seem to be interest in veteran Michael Curry, either. So they'll find somebody in one of the minor leagues, probably. Rick Carlisle indicated they would probably only sign one player, or two at the most.
Question: We all know what Ron Artest is capable of, but attacking a fan crosses the line in sports. Is this the straw that broke the camel's back? Do you think that as long as Donnie Walsh can buy out his contract or void it, Artest will be cut this off-season if he is not traded? (Adam from Reston, Va.)
Answer: I asked Larry Bird about Artest's future on Monday and he said the team is backing Artest 100 percent. He did leave the door open a bit, saying it's impossible to predict what will happen down the road, but he made it a point to offer great praise for Artest's talent. Donnie Walsh, meanwhile, called Artest a "very good kid" and stated he has been perceived unfairly in some instances.
The Pacers believe the penalty against Artest is excessive, and would not release him or trade him based on that. They'll let the appeal process play out, and make a decision on his future after the season. Artest's trade value obviously is greatly hindered by this latest incident, whether the ruling is fair or not.
The Pacers won't do anything rash and give away a great asset. I suspect they believe they have a much better chance to win a title with him than without him, although obviously for now they are without him. It would do them no good to lessen the team's talent with a "bad" trade.
It's certainly possible they'll decide at some point the distractions are no longer worth what he offers as a player. But what he offers is so unique. The first quarter of the game in Detroit was an example, when he outscored Tayshaun Prince 17-0.
Question: In reading the transcript of David Stern's press conference, he stated Ron Artest would be suspended for, "the remainder of the season". This seems to leave the door slightly ajar for Ron to come back for the playoffs. Was this Stern's intention, or does he just assume we won't make the post-season. What is your take? (Rob from Indianapolis)
Answer: wrote in the story for Monday that the suspension included the playoffs. I didn't go back to check on whether it got into the story, but that's the answer.
Question: Could the Pacers activate Reggie Miller and Anthony Johnson one game and five games early, before they are completely ready to come off the injured list, in order to serve their suspensions? (Tim from Indianapolis)
Answer: Yes, they could, and I believe they will. Johnson was activated before the game against Boston. Carlisle said he was ready, but it's difficult to say. He had said earlier he probably would come back later in the week. But it only made sense to let him burn a few of his suspended games and get them out of the way while he finishes healing.
I have to believe they'll activate Reggie Miller a game before they think he's ready, too, although that would be difficult to gauge if they're facing a busy schedule. He's obviously eager to get back.
Question: I can understand the penalties for Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson and Jermaine O'Neal, even though I may not agree with them. What I don't understand is the five-game penalty for Anthony Johnson. Everything I saw of the brawl, he was only trying to be a peacemaker. Did something happen that I'm not aware of? (Shawn from Indianapolis)
Answer: Johnson clearly threw a punch at a fan who came onto the court. He wasn't as easily noticed because he was in street clothes. A nice brown suit, I believe. Some people thought he was a security guard. He threw the punch with his broken right hand, but apparently didn't reinjure it.
Question: After David Stern's stunning abuse of power concerning Artest, O'Neal, and Jackson, how does the appeal process work in its entirety? (Brian from Fountain City, Ind.)
Answer: We have written about this at length, but in case anyone missed it appeals also are heard by Stern. Interesting, huh? The Players Association wants an arbitrator to hear this appeal and I think it would be wise for Stern to agree to deflect criticism of him. But it appears Stern's ruling is unlikely to be changed because the bylaws of the Collective Bargaining Agreement clearly state that he has sole authority on suspensions.
This will become a major issue in the next round of negotiations for the CBA. The union will want to limit Stern's power and have a third party or a committee rule on suspensions, or at least have someone else hear appeals. We live in a democratic society, so it only seems to make sense that this be done. Even President Bush doesn't have as much control over a person's life as Stern does in this instance.
Question: Since O'Neal and Jackson had to miss the Orlando game, why does that game not count toward the suspension? Therefore, instead of missing 25 and 30 games now it is 26 and 31. (Kevin from Indianapolis)
Answer: I've heard conflicting information on this. I asked again before the game with Boston and was told again that it did include the Orlando game. If it turns out differently we'll report on it. Detroit's game on Sunday counted against its suspensions, though, so it only seems reasonable that the same would be true for the Pacers.
Question: I know this would never happen, but if some team came to the Pacers to express interest in Ron Artest can the Pacers trade his rights while he's suspended? (Andy from Phoenix)
Answer: It's my understanding that they can. But you're right, it probably would never happen. Nobody would offer anything approaching equal value during a suspension.
Question: I imagine you've been keeping yourself pretty busy with all the shenanigans going on right now. Where were you when the fights broke out? Did you get injured at all like Mark Boyle did? How is Boyle doing? Also, do you think the suspensions will stand or will they be reduced in arbitration? (Andy from Phoenix)
Answer: Busy doesn't begin to describe it. It's been unbelievable, with the workload and all the requests for interviews from radio and television stations. I feel obligated to do them because it seems hypocritical to say no when I spend so much of my time seeking the cooperation of other people. But I've certainly said no plenty of times over the last few days.
I was in the media row behind the scorer's table, and sitting about 15 feet from Artest when he was laying on the scorer's table. I had a bad feeling while watching that unfold, and kept thinking he needed to get off that table. It seemed inevitable something bad was going to happen.
When he jumped off that table to go after the fan, both his career and mine flashed before my eyes. I knew it was going to be ugly, given his history and reputation. The rest was just stunning. I never felt in danger. I was pinned in at my seat and unable to move, and wouldn't have known where to go anyway. My laptop got rained on a little, but suffered no damage. Nothing like Shawn Bradley caused last season.
Mark Boyle suffered a cut over his eye, and still has a sore back as a result of trying to grab Artest as he jumped over the table. He had it examined, and there's no serious damage, but he was still feeling pain during the game against Boston on Tuesday. He said Artest saw the cut over his eye in the locker room after the game and asked him what had happened. Boyle told him, and Artest apologized.
My first reaction was that the suspensions would be reduced because they seemed wildly excessive in the opinion of most people. But after learning more about the process and the absolute power given to Stern, I'm less certain. Most people believe O'Neal has a chance to have his reduced. A lot of people believe Artest's should be reduced as well. But it's going to be difficult for the union to pull off.
Question: With three Pacers facing lengthy suspensions without pay, I was wondering what happens to the money they lost. Does the Pacers' organization get to retain it or does the NBA seize it? If the NBA pockets it, what will become of the money? (Sean from Indianapolis)
Answer: The Pacers still pay it, but it goes to the NBA. Traditionally money such as this goes to a charity designated by the NBA, but Donnie Walsh made the point that this incident is so unprecedented that he's not sure what will happen. If so, some charity or charities are in for a windfall.
Question: I'm wondering why the NBA didn't place sanctions on the Pistons fans and organization. Why not force the Pistons to play 15 of their home games on a neutral court (i.e. outside of Michigan)? This would address fairness questions and penalize the fans and Pistons organization for their behavior, by giving them a penalty roughly equal to what was assessed to Jackson and O'Neal.
This kind of penalty has precedent in international sports, e.g. overseas professional soccer (where it turns out the financial costs of this sort of thing are potentially worse for them than it would be for the Pistons). It seems that the NBA has forgotten one of the main offenders in this case.
Keep up the good work. (Jonathan from Indianapolis)
Answer: I've heard from a lot of people who wonder the same thing, and agree with you. The Pistons organization seemed guilty of a major security breach, one that endangered a lot of people. I expected it would get hit with a severe fine, and perhaps it will, but so far it has gotten off surprisingly easy. Stern's ruling was empowering for fans, who apparently can provoke players into action and have them suspended for great lengths of time.
I don't know if playing games at a neutral site would work. There are too many logistical issues and the financial loss would be huge. Perhaps the commissioner could have taken a few wins away from the Pistons (without giving the opponent in those games victories), but Detroit is likely to win the East by a wide margin now, so it probably wouldn't matter.
A heavy fine seems the best option. Even if that doesn't happen, however, the Pistons could lose a lot of money in lawsuits from fans. I wouldn't be surprised if the Pacers or some of their players filed some of their own.
Question: Under the current NBA bargaining agreement and FIBA rules, would Ron Artest be allowed to play for a club team in Europe this season if both parties were interested? (Jason from The Woodland, Texas)
Answer: I haven't heard a definitive answer to this one. But I doubt it. And I don't think the Pacers would want him to do so. They're paying out his salary to the NBA, and will want him in their practices and under the guidance of their coaches and medical staff. If he went to a team overseas he probably would be at greater risk of injury.
He also can be an asset to the Pacers in practice even if he doesn't play again this year. Who better to defend Fred Jones or James Jones to prepare them for an opponent? It's also best for him to stay in Indianapolis near his family.


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Davis resident Aquelin Talamantes will continue to face charges in the death of her 5-year-old daughter.
At a preliminary hearing on Friday, Yolo County Superior Court Judge David Reed ruled that there is sufficient evidence to continue the proceedings and try Talamantes for the September murder of Tatiana Garcia.
Reed heard testimony from Davis and Sacramento law enforcement who were involved with the investigation or were at the scene when Tatiana was pulled from the trunk of her mother's car at an apartment complex in Sacramento.
Sacramento Police Officer Ethan Zeek was the first to arrive on the scene at the Pocket Road apartment on Sept. 26. Tears began to well up in his eyes when he described finding the body of Garcia, which was gray and damp.
"She didn't have the vibrant color," Zeek said.
Garcia had been wrapped in blankets and put into a plastic trash bag in the trunk.
Zeek apologized for becoming emotional, stating that he has a daughter about the same age.
"I thought for a moment she was still alive," he said. At that point Zeek performed CPR on the girl until he was joined by a neighbor who said he was a paramedic and continued to perform chest compressions without any success.
According to the Sacramento County Coroner, Garcia died as a result of drowning, which allegedly occurred in the Davis home of Talamantes' sister. Detective Scott MacLafferty was asked during his testimony if Talamantes' sisters have expressed any concerns about her taking care of Garcia and her 4-year-old brother.
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There had even been talk of one of the sisters taking custody of Talamantes' son, MacLafferty said.
After hearing the testimony, Reed ruled that there is sufficient evidence to charge Talamantes with murder and scheduled an arraignment date for Friday, Jan. 24, at 9 a.m. in Department 6 of the Yolo County Courthouse.
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