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Column: Tom DeLay, My HeroNews at Home
11At least he has been since 1985. That, according to a lengthy profile in the Washington Post last May, is the year he quit drinking. As a freshman congressman he was downing up to a dozen martinis a night, doing absolutely no one any harm. Then he watched a James Dobson video on proper daddyhood, put away the gin, and became the meanest teetotaler of the modern era. It was a dark day for America when Tom sobered up. Since then he's been a leading voice of political depravity--not to mention giving sobriety a bad name--opposing gun control, clean air, clean water, corporate product-liability, reproductive rights, homosexual rights, occupational-health rights, a higher minimum wage, and campaign finance reform. To break the monotony he occasionally adds nuggets of insight such as suggesting day care is responsible for school shootings.
11And we can always count on DeLay and his values--family values. As of last May he hadn't seen his mother in 2 years, but that could be because she lives so far away from Tom: 10 miles. There are personal values he's imparted to his staff, as well. For instance, on loving one's enemy there was this e-mail exchange between subordinates: "This whole thing about not kicking someone when they are down is BS....You kick him until he passes out--then beat him over the head with a baseball bat." Of course when the congressman is feeling down he has his friends, such as former Texas Ranger and County Sheriff Milton Wright, who said of Tom: "He can kiss my ass."
11Be that as it may, his more affectionate constituents must have believed that somewhere along his curious path he was looking out for their private interests--which in politics nearly always means financial interests--and was thus worthy of a permanent D.C. address. They must have believed that, that is, until Enron. Even chock-full precincts of hallelujah-screaming Christian Coalitioners surely must have figured out by now that good-old Tom has done 'em wrong.
11Here's a man--the majority whip, no less; smack in the bulls-eye of Washington's insider dartboard--who's dumped almost $30,000 from Enron into his own political war chest. From 1995 to 2000 he dumped another $57,250 from Enron into his political action committee. In the year 2000 yet another outfit, the Republican Majority Issues Committee--"a group widely considered close to Mr. DeLay," according to the New York Times--realized $75,000 from Enron. Those are just the funds the public is legally entitled to know about. On top of all that, two former DeLay staffers have worked as lobbyists for Enron.
I'm not conspiracy-minded, but with all that money coming and going; with two key DeLay operatives prowling the halls of Congress as Enron lobbyists; with Enron executives stampeding for private legal advice since last fall; and with Enron's chairman hastily bailing water in the form of stock from the Titanic since last summer--do you think, my dear Christian Coalitioners, do you perchance think that Tom just might have caught wind of something going south downtown? Do you think maybe Tom isn't entirely honest when he says he knew nothing of Enron's troubles, and offers only that he finds the situation "heartbreaking"?
Now I'm not an angry white male from Texas' 22nd congressional district wanting to send Washington a message. But if I were an angry white male from Texas' 22nd congressional district wanting to send Washington a message, I'd find myself another messenger boy. Wouldn't you, my dear Christian Coalitioners? Not that there's much of one, but you'll have a chance later this year. On the other hand, Tom's 2000 opponent only ran because she said God told her to while she sat waiting at a stoplight (the opponent, not God). The Lord then blessed her with 40 percent of the vote.
DeLay of course isn't personally responsible for Enron's collapse. But he is the paladin of a campaign finance system that permits the Enrons of this world to have its way with would-be regulators, which is partly, if not largely, the cause of the whole mess. And though he's a true leader when it comes to knowing how best to wrench protection money from business-school delinquents, Delay is also merely a symptom of the oozing, pus-filled plague of political finance which we happily call a part of our democratic form of government. He wasn't alone when standing in line as these corporate gangsters were passing out cash. Since 1989 the war chests of congressional Democrats Ken Bentsen and Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston turf have pocketed $42,750 and $38,000 respectively.
Yet while others may change their ways, Tom won't. He's still the selfsame "malicious goblin" I referred to in another journal a couple years ago and likely to remain that way. (You'll kindly note the use of quotation marks, even though I'm self-quoting, I'm a trifle spooky of Ambrositis.) He's still a rock, our beacon of stability, and corrupt to the core. He'll leave Washington that way, sooner or later. Meanwhile, Tom should return to martinis. It might do his little Grinch-heart some good and it sure as hell can't hurt.
© Copyright 2001 P. M. Carpenter
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Amanda Kato - 11/9/2003
Tom chickenhawk Delay is a very mean spirited man and what part of the new testament is he claiming to live by. I recall a scripture that says "Do no harm to any man".Also Blessed are the Peacemakers. Archie Bunker was more tolerant of other viewpoints than this exterminator. Seems a dry drunk has a thirst that has been replaced from martinis to Blood.
Maybe Blood and oil, but whatever replaced the thirst...I am sure his just rewards are waiting for him beyond this world. From the fruit he bears, I would say, it is a good thing he lives in Texas....Migher hot in Texas. Mighty Hot in Hell.
Jose Alfredo Bach - 1/27/2002
But maybe nearly. Here in TX the only thing for which we can be grateful is that the Lege only meets every other year. You must have a very low opinion of Mexicans if you think it possible that they might want Tx back.
By the way have you noticed any difference in the governement since the Brush left? Have you tried the Texas Observer?
Solidarity forever.
Greg Piper - 1/23/2002
Wow, Tom Delay has (gasp) conservative beliefs, with a few notable aberrations in his personal life. He took a lot of money from Enron, but so did Paul Krugman of the New York Times (who is playing it down more than any congressman, Repub or Dem). As Jonah Goldberg of NRO has noted, if corporations didn't have any way of influencing politicians, any majority of people could vote horrific legislation on businesses and it would be awful for both workers and the economy at large. And you wonder why he got elected? He's damn effective! They don't call him "The Hammer" for nothing. I've yet to see Tom Daschle be half as effective as Tommy Boy.
J Fox - 1/21/2002
Thanks for the article on Tom Delay. I have lived in Texas for seven years and still don't know why the sucessionists here weren't allowed to go on there merry way. Or why a movement to give the whole state back to Mexico hasn't garnered more steam in the rest of the rational country. With the pendulum swung so far in the direction of the Bush's, Delay's and Armey's of the world I'd be willing to give it some thought or backing.
Unfortunately, they breed angry white men down here as prodigously as they do long horns. Maybe when the price of beef gets high enough the market will switch.
Anyway, thanks for letting me know I'm not completely mad down here in Hell's Out House.
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It say's nothing about videotaping.
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It say's nothing about videotaping.
I remember back when we were saying that this was all limited solely to the Jets game... eesh.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
Stealing signals is stealing signals. It's alright though, I bet you are still upset that the report about the Pats taping the Rams walk through isn't true so I'll give you a break.
Read my stance about the walkthrough tape, before you make a statement about it, because it's completely off base.
I'm trolling? You post stories about stealing signals, in a way that isn't against the rules, and I'm trolling? I only went to 'hmm' because that's how you started off your post.
No, you didn't say anything about videotaping, but you were trying to make the connection that all teams do it, to make another excuse for BB getting caught cheating. When another team is found to be breaking the rules, then post it, but don't post something that's completely within the rules.
I've just had it with the constant justification by Pat fans. Whether it's a 'misintrepretation' or the excuse that everyone else is doing it. Again, you might as well be a Barry Bonds fan saying that him using steroids is legit and excuseable as well.
There is absolutely no point to your post, but yet I'm the troll.
Last edited by Since86; 05-15-2008 at 01:44 PM.
With that said, I am done here. Spygate is over unless further evidence is put forth by Walsh or whoever else. If you don't think stealing signals without the use of a camera isn't almost the same thing as stealing them with a camera, then that is your own opinion. As always, we will agree to disagree. You wont change my mind and I know damn well I wont change yours.
Last edited by Moses; 05-15-2008 at 02:29 PM.
No, it's not my opinion. Stealing signals isn't against the rules. Using video equipment is. That's the difference.
I have not posted my personal opinion on the matter, I have posted what is and what isn't within the rules. Find a rule that say's stealing signals by any means is prohibited, then you have a point, until then you don't have squat.
I'm not debating the morality of the issue, I'm debating what's allowed by rules. I have no personal opinion on stealing signals in a completely legit manner. It might be the unclassy thing to do, but it's allowed.
It's not cheating because every team can do it, and not have to worry about punishment. It's not cheating if it's not against the rules, and therefore it's in no way shape or form the EXACT same thing.
The only difference between the two is that one uses a camera while the other uses people. So videotaping vs sitting up in the team booth with binoculars watching the sideline for signals they recognize. It really is close to the same thing in my mind. I understand that one is not against the written rules, but it really ought to be if videotaping is. They are both using different means to get to the same end. Again, I understand it is allowed, but I am asking you for your opinion..should it really be allowed? This is a forum after all..we aren't here to talk specifically about the rules..we are here to speak our minds as well.
Last edited by Moses; 05-15-2008 at 03:02 PM.
This comment from Walsh in the NY Times interview pubished today seems to indicate the relatively low importance of the sideline videos:
It was the kind of situation that, being the third video guy, there wasn't anything else I necessarily needed to shoot, especially for home games. So it was said, "Go ahead and shoot the signals."
maybe these were his orders:
OK, Matt... that is your name right? Charlie there is shooting the "all-22 shot" of game tape, you know, from a distance to see everyone. Jimmy has the tight shots of our line blocking. What can you do? I guess you could go home and mow my yard.
Wait... if you really want to stay you can do sideline tapes and cheerleader cheesecake shots.
And there's no proof saying otherwise, you guys are just bitter Colt fans...
props for your new web site, guys!
is somehow equivalent to believing that the last six words of the taping law might be misinterpreted to mean "don't use tape within a game to help you make adjustments?"
The six words of the NFL taping law that were misinterpreted are BOLDED, to help you out:
I realize there was a follow-up memo, and if you are interested in the exact language of all the laws, memo, etc. you can read them and see all the direct links here: http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-...ad.php?t=82481"Any use by any club at any time, from the start to the finish of any game in which such club is a participant, of any communications or information-gathering equipment, other than Polaroid-type cameras or field telephones, shall be prohibited, including without limitation videotape machines, telephone tapping, or bugging devices, or any other form of electronic devices that might aid a team during the playing of a game."
BB explained the misinterpretation. You can accept it or not, and many do not. Even most Patriots fans suspect that he knew that he was operating in the gray area, being in his mind within the letter of the law but certainly not within the spirit and the intent of the law.
Unlike you, apparently, I don't equate his "crime" to Barry Bonds knowingly committing actual felonies, never admitting his guilt, and lying about his criminal behavior under oath before a Federal Grand Jury.
As a violation, this is just a bit below the level of the general managers of the Bronchos and 49ers being busted for circumventing salary cap rules. You can guarantee there was absolutely no misinterpretation there, and there was a direct benefit: extra monies freed up to add players to a team that could not possibly be there otherwise.
Belichick deserved his harsh punishment back in September when he admitted to taping from 2000-2007, and everyone in the NFL seemed to accept his & Robert Kraft's more detailed apologies in the Spring 2008 NFL owners meeting. Now it is over and some people need to let it go and stop exaggerating the seriousness of his offense and pretending that taping defensive signals was at the very core of establishing a 7-year dynasty and he somehow "got off easy" after this long painful public humiliation.
Last edited by Slick Pinkham; 05-16-2008 at 09:48 AM.
Why do I keep opening this thread?
Here is what every conversation has said since it was announced:
Pats Fans: They didn't do it.
All other NFL Fans: Yes they did, they should burn in hell.
Pats Fans: Oh, well I guess they did it, but they don't deserve that big of a punishment because they misunderstood the rules, and besides we will own everyone without the tapes anyways...
All Other NFL Fans: BAN BILICHEAT!
Pats Fans: The punishment was excessive, but ok, we'll take it, I mean we have another 1st round draft pick anyway.
All other NFL Fans: THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT WITH A SLAP ON THE WRIST!
Pats Fans: HAHA, We Roolz u, 18-0, We SMASH Giantz...
(Story comes out)
Pats Fans: ITS ALL LIES! We've already been punished, drop it, we still Roolz alls u's.
All Other NFL fans: SEE WE TOLD YOU THEY WERE CHEATERS! BAN BILICHEAT!
Pats Fans: DAMN, GIANTS KIX ***! SUXXOR!
All other NFL fans: YES!!!! ROXXOR! GIANTS ROOLZ!
Skip ahead 3 months of Matt Walsh and Attorney not wanting to get steam rolled by NFL attorney's.....
Matt Walsh: I video taped Cheerleaders and Signals. Oh, and they cheated with IR list, etc.
Goodell: ROXXOR, I will not punish Pats for same stuffs.
ALL Other NFL fans: Pats still SUXXOR AND STILL CHEATERS! BAN BILICHEAT!
Pats Fans: See, we ROXXOR and we will ROOLZ YOU FOR ANOTHER DECADE, WE ARE THE MOST DOMINANT TEAM OF ALL TIME!
All other NFL Fans: YOU WILL ALWAYS BE CHEATERS!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Pats Fans: NO we won't.
All other NFL fans: YES You will!
Yeah that's it we're bitter... I mean never mind there are tapes dating back to 2000 that clearly show the Patriots stealing other teams signals even though they claimed it was a one time thing.
I mean we're just making that up right cuz we're bitter? Sure... and denial is a river in Egypt.
And I really don't care about Spygate I would prefer it to just go away because I really doubt the Patriots are alone in this. Just dumb enough to get caught.
Whether you agree or disagree with the rules is a moot point.
To compare it back to Bonds, it would be like digging up a quote from another player who's talking about taking creatine. Steroids are banned, but creatine is allowed while both are performance enhancers.
As long as the league allows it then it's fair game. Once it's against the rule's then it's cheating.
As far as my personal opinion, I'm torn on the issue whether or not it should be allowed.
On one hand I think it's fine because it's open to human interpretation at that very instant. You can't rewind the tape and see it again, to make sure you got it perfectly right. It would also be impossible to regulate. I think that's the biggest reason why it's not against the rules, and I think that's exactly why they're putting mics in defensive players helmets now.
Which brings me to the other side.
I'm against it because I think sports should be pure. I think the best thing about sports is the chess match between teams, using instinct and experience to react to what is happening. When you know what's coming, you don't have to react as much because it's like running a play in practice. You know what defense their going to run before you snap the ball, you know exactly where the soft spots are to exploit.
I understand why it's not against the rules, but I would rather see it banned as well. But again, it really doesn't matter at this moment because it is within the rules. I may not like it, or agree with it, but teams have every opportunity to steal signals if they don't tape them.
PT, there is no perfect comparison to the situation. Find me a better one and I'll use it, but for right now can you take the actual federal law side out of it. Right now we're talking about what is and isn't allowed by the league, not laws.
As far as the 'misinterpretation,' no one believes it but you. Since you want to dig up Walsh quotes, maybe you can find the one where he says that he knows BB knew exactly that it was against the rules because of the lengths they had to go to, to keep from getting caught.
If a team can kick the guys who are doing it out of the stadium, then you know you're not allowed to be doing what you're doing.
When that lame *** excuse came out, you actually said you didn't buy it.
Both offenses are significantly worse than Belichick's, but it is as close as I can come. I also bet that without Google, nobody can name the 49ers and Brochos GMs who were punished (I can't either).
It seems to me that if you are trying Bill Belichick for crimes against humanity, then you must also hold them in a similar position.
These are all statements that I have never made (Moses either) and in fact I don't know anyone who would agree with any one of those statements, ever.Pats Fans: They didn't do it.
...they don't deserve that big of a punishment because they misunderstood the rules
The punishment was excessive
HAHA, We Roolz u, 18-0, We SMASH Giantz...
If by "all" you are referring to the Super Bowl week controversy swirling around an alleged Rams walk-through tape ("spygate II"), then that characterization of my opinion is entirely accurate. If by 'all" you are referring to sideline taping of hand signals, then you are wrong since that has never been denied.ITS ALL LIES! We've already been punished, drop it
The fact that "spygate II" is all lies has also been verified, by no less by the person who fabricated the story, John Tomase of the Boston Herald (some highlights of his article below):
I could not have been more wrong. I regret it, and that's something I'm going to have to live with for the rest of my life. There was no tape made of the walkthrough...
On Feb. 2, I let you all down. Today I hope to begin the long road back...
(addendum)I must apologize to the Patriots in general and the Kraft family in particular. My story contributed to much of the heat the organization has taken over the last three months, and my hope is that the message of their exoneration eventually receives the same attention as the presumption of their guilt.
Secondly, I owe an apology to head coach Bill Belichick, his staff, and every player from that 2001 team and the two more Super Bowl champs since. They did not deserve to have their accomplishments falsely called into question, and I plan to apologize in person to as many of them as I can.
Thirdly, I owe an apology to Patriots fans, over 1,000 of whom have e-mailed since Feb. 2 to express their displeasure at the story's timing and content. I recognize the pall that story cast over Super Bowl Sunday and it's something I regret deeply.
Last edited by Slick Pinkham; 05-16-2008 at 03:08 PM.
Its funny, I make a joke, and purposely over exagerate the statements and you still find the need to argue the statements that were clearly in jest.....
I'm nominating you for most argumentative next year. You're arguing with a JOKE......
Sorry Gyron.
I could see it as serious if one were to presume as genuine some of the "Patriots fans" who used to post at the old Indy Star forum. I'm talking about multiple people who took just crazy over-the-top pro-Patriot stances, intended to get everyone riled up, and then logged in on their main Colts ID (same IP addy) to argue with what they themseleves had posted posing as a fake Patriots fan.
this is interesting though:
Jim Nance: this was a media feeding frenzy based upon a huge lie, and it may have been the X-factor that changed the outcome of the Super Bowl (aside: I'm not sure I'd go that far, frankly, but who knows?).
He then goes on the compare the irresponsible media to the same type of lie-fueled feeding frenzy seen in the Duke LaCrosse case.
"I made a mistake," Belichick said. "I was wrong. I was wrong."
During Walsh's entire time with the team, Belichick said he operated under the belief that the NFL's bible - its constitution and bylaws - allowed taping as long as it wasn't used to aid a team during the playing of a game.
He says Walsh was instructed to shoot the game, including hand signals, in plain sight, wearing Patriots gear. And he provided the video to the league - and CBS News - as evidence.
"Why would Matt Walsh say he was told by his superiors to avoid detection, not wear Patriots clothing, and to lie about what he was shooting?" Keteyian asked Belichick.
"I never told anybody to do that," Belichick said. "All I can tell you is what the facts are. You look at the tape. You see him filming the game. You tell me how discreet it is."
There was no deception," Belichick said...
"I don't know what his agenda is, and again, he was fired for poor job performance," Belichick said. "There's not a lot of credibility. You know he's tried to make it seem like we're buddies and belong to the same book club and all that. And that's really a long, long stretch."
Belichick says Walsh was in no position to know.
"For him to talk about game-planning and strategy and play-calling and how he advised co-ordinators, is - it's embarrassing; it's absurd," Belichick said. "He didn't have any knowledge of football. He was our third video assistant."
CBS edited out a bombshell: the source of the walkthrough tape rumor was indeed Matt Walsh, according to Bill Belichick himself. Belichick confirmed that Walsh told others in the organization that he had made such a tape.
hers's thefull transcript, which includes this news, details about his interpretation of the rules, how Walsh on multiple occasions has been caught in telling "revised versions" of his story, and specifics on how, when, and why the tapes were used.
The following is a transcript after listening to the full interview between Patriots Bill Belichick and Armen Keteyian of CBS during a 14-minute interview posted on CBS' website:
What are your overall thoughts to Matt Walsh's comments?
"I'm not really sure where to start. I think, first of all, go back to when he was here and was fired for poor job performance, and then for secretly audio-taping a conversation with his boss. More than one person has told me that he said, after Super Bowl XXXVI, that he had videotaped the Rams walkthrough practice. Now that story has changed. It seems like he has an agenda. I'm not really sure, I don't know. Three-and-a-half months after that [Boston Herald] story was out, he could have said what he said last week [earlier]. But there was quite a bit – over 100 days had passed – so I'm not sure what the agenda is. He's had a way of embellishing stories and that continues to be the case. I don't know the answer to those questions."
What is your personal feeling about Matt Walsh right now?
"Well, that things seem to be shifting, things seem to be embellished, and he's made some comments relative to me that I don't how, or why, he'd come up with those. We didn't really have much of a relationship at all when he was here. He was in the opposite end of the building, on a different floor. We very rarely saw or talked to each other. For him to represent how I felt, what I thought, or what I did, I don't know where that would possibly come from. The fact that he has tried to make it seem like we were buddies and belonged to the same book club is really a long, long stretch."
In a statement, this organization questioned "the truthfulness of many of Matt Walsh's statements." What do you think he's lying about?
"He's changed a lot of things he's said. Whatever his testimony was to the league, most recently, that is kind of the latest version of it."
[B]Is there a specific example to what you think he's lying about when he talks about how this organization was deceptive, and the way his taping was set up?
"That was never the case. He was in full Patriots gear. I can show you videos of him doing his job, during the game, shooting the shot that he shot in the end zone – the kickers, the tight [shot] on the quarterback, and at times [opposing teams'] signals. We weren't trying to be discreet about it. Again, in all honesty, we felt like what we were doing was OK."
Walsh said it was arrogant of you to say you misinterpreted NFL rules, and that you said that this illegal taping was of little value – 1 out of a scale of 100 – and that his feeling was that it may very well be the reason you won three Super Bowls.
"First of all, I'll start it back first – the reason you win football games is because of players. Players make plays on the field to win games, and that's how you win them. They're the ones that win games. But there are a lot of things that go into preparation for a game – it's a mosaic. There are hundreds of things. In our case, sometimes signals are involved, sometimes they're not."
Let me go back to the specific thing that Walsh said. He said it was arrogant of you to say you misinterpreted NFL rules.
"My interpretation of the NFL rules came from the Constitution & Bylaws. I think it's paragraph 14 there, the Constitution & Bylaws states, very clearly, that you can not use any type of videotaping device or anything like that, from the start of the game, to the conclusion of the game. That was never done. We never ever, ever used any of the videotaping in any way during the course of any game. That's what I felt like I was in compliance with, and that's what my basis for really everything that we've done in terms of competing in the National Football League."
I have a copy of those Constitution & Bylaws. It's article 9, 14b, 14. It ends with "during the playing of a game". So that's what you base your defense on – that the taping was legal under NFL bylaws and constitution as long as you were not using it during the playing of a game?
"It was never used during the playing of a game. Never. Now, subsequently, there was a memo that Ray Anderson sent out at the beginning of the 2006 season, and that was an error on my part. I take full accountability for that. At that point, I feel like I should have gone to the league. I made a mistake. I should have gone to the league and said 'Look, are we OK doing this, even though we're not using it within the game?' I didn't do that. We continued to do what we had done previously, at times. It wasn't every game, but it was a significant number, and did it based on the Constitution – and feeling that as long as we weren't using it during the game that it was OK."
When you say it was a significant number – from September of '06 to when you were finally caught in September of '07 – how many games?
"I don't know. Probably more than half, I would say."
That September of 2006 memo states "videotaping of any kind, including but limited to taping of an opponent's offensive or defensive signals is prohibited on the sidelines, in the coaches' booth, in the locker room, or at any other locations accessible to club members during the game." That seems pretty crystal clear to any kind of misinterpretation.
"Yeah. Again, during the game."
It says "during the game". But it does not say "during the playing of a game." Different.
"Right. Clearly it was a mistake."
Some people would say that mistake is just flat out cheating.
"Again, I go back to the Constitution & Bylaws. That overrode it. I interpreted it incorrectly. I was wrong and we were penalized for it."
Heavy penalized in your mind? Unfairly penalized in your mind?
"It doesn't really make any difference. It wasn't my penalty. It was the commissioner's decision. Whatever it was, that's what it was."
Others have argued that you chose to gamble, to risk breaking the rules, and got caught – and that it wasn't a misinterpretation of any kind.
"I can't control what other people think out there. I'm telling you what happened, and that's what happened. I think if that was our intent then we would have done it in a more discreet way. We were open about it. We had instances where opposing coaches actually turned and waved at the camera. They saw it. There were other teams that we felt like were doing it. Again, look, in preparation for a game, the signals that a coach gives out there, everybody can see. We've had coaches in the press box take notes of those signals. We videotaped them. It wasn't anything that wasn't visible or wasn't available. We did it in a way that was more convenient and in a way that we could study a little better. But those signals are available to anybody that wants to see them."
Can I go back to Matt Walsh and his departure? Do you feel what he is saying, in any way, is payback for being fired by this organization?
"You'd have to talk to him about that. I don't know what his…"
You have to have an opinion.
"Again, I had very little contact with Matt. I didn't know him personally. As I said, I don't know if I could recognize him, and I don't think I could have prior to his recent publicity. So what his agenda is, what his reasons are and so forth, that's something you'd have to ask him."
Can you clarify what happened with those tapes once they went to Ernie Adams?
"Yeah, absolutely. He looked at them and it was, again, a mosaic. It was compiled, it was put in together with a lot of other information about what the team did, and our preparation for the game. But I met with the quarterbacks twice a week. When Charlie [Weis] was the offensive coordinator, Josh [McDaniels] was the offensive coordinator, [Tom] Brady – there were not quarterback/Ernie Adams/Bill Belichick/offensive coordinator meetings where we sat down and looked at signals and made up game-plans based on that. That didn't happen. It didn't happen. Ernie looked at them. At times there was some information that came out of it, he used it. That's how it was done. It was one part of a very broad – hundreds of things that are put into preparation and game-planning. So there was no 'OK, we're going to sit down here on this day and have this meeting, and there are the signals, and here are the plays we're going to run and all that'. That never happened."
So there was no calculated, deliberate system put in place to take advantage of this illegal taping?
"No, because you can't take advantage of signals. You don't know whether they are ever going to be available or not. They can change them. They can use wristbands. They can have somebody stand in front of the person that is signaling them. We signal all the time. We're always protective of our signals. We change them on a regular basis. We have people screen the signal-caller and we use wristbands. We protect them, just like a third-base coach does. I think most teams in the league do that."
Some might argue that in a game of inches – putting that type of information, where you can decode signals, come up with specific plays to use in real-time during a game, is pure gold in the NFL, and could be the difference between winning and losing.
"Again, you can get those same signals by sitting up in the press box and writing down what the signal is, and what the play was, and doing it that way. Those signals are available to anybody who wants to see them."
Then why do it from the sidelines?
"It was a more convenient way to study them. It wasn't any information that isn't available to anybody else. Anybody can sit up in the press box and watch a coach give signals."
But they don't have them on tape, where they can go back and analyze them and they can decode them. Writing them down on a piece of paper…
"We're not talking about DNA. You've seen the signals on the sideline. You can sit there and watch them. We've done it without tape. We've done it, and every team takes an advance scout, or they have people that look at the other teams' signals. Sometimes you can get them, sometimes they change them. Signaling defenses and personnel, and all that, that is part of football. And everybody is available to see those signals. It's not like the other team, or the other sideline, or the press box or anybody else -- that they're not visible. They're available to 70,000 fans."
If they weren't of such great value to you and this organization, then why would Matt Walsh say that he was told by this superiors to avoid detection, to not wear Patriots clothing on the sidelines, and to lie if he was asked about what he was shooting?
"I don't know of anybody that would have told him that. I never told anybody to tell him that. I don't think his superiors told him to do that."
You don't think, or you don't know, whether [video director] Jimmy Dee, his superior, told him that?
"He was never instructed to do that. Jimmy said that he never did that. But you can see the tapes of Matt filming the games. You can see him in the end-zone camera, shooting them. He's as open as you can be. He's standing there behind the camera in full Patriots gear, shooting the tapes. You can make a judgment on that, Armen. You can see him standing there in the end zone shooting it. It's not anything discreet."
Since I'm here, is there anything else you'd like to say about this to put this to rest, so to speak?
"Yeah, two things. I think that the players and the assistant coaches have no involvement in this whatsoever. For them to be dragged in or questioned at all on it is totally out of the scope and the realm of what this is about. I think our players and our assistant coaches work hard and they prepare hard, and they go out and do their best to win. That's why I respect them. That's why they've done as well as they have. On a going-forward basis, I think what we've taken from this as an organization is that we have learned from the problems we had in the fall. We've looked at really every single area of our operation. We've tried to tighten it down. We've tightened down our accountability. We've streamlined some things. We are certainly taking the extra step in every situation that we can, to make sure we are in full, complete compliance with everything we have to do, at every level. And believe me, there are a lot of things that we need to be. There is a very broad spectrum of things that you need to be in compliance with in the National Football League. Commissioner Goodell has instituted kind of an integrity and [reporting requirement] of doing it, and we've gone well beyond that to try to make sure we're doing things in the right way, and I think that has been a positive step for our organization. There is more communication, there is better understanding, and we're making sure everything is done in a totally proper and consistent way with what the league expects to be done. I think that has strengthened our organization and certainly Robert and Jonathan Kraft have gone a long way to not only supporting me and the football team, but also making sure that going forward, we're in complete compliance with everything we need to be doing."
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Can you tell me why we should believe anything Bill Belichick says? I mean, Roger Goodell himself doesn't believe Belichick's explanation for the events.
Belichick acknowledged that he violated NFL rules prohibiting filming opponents signals but insisted there was no intent to hide what he was doing.
"I made a mistake," he said in the interview. "I was wrong. I was wrong."
That rationale has already been rejected by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who fined the coach $500,000 and docked the Patriots $250,000 and its first-round draft pick.
"I didn't accept Bill Belichick's explanation for what happened," Goodell said Tuesday, "and I still don't to this day."

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It's this desire to make any of our guys look bad... for the sake of making any of our guys look bad, that I find so very, very gross!
And sure a lot of players do it but they usually do it after the game, note that it has been reported that for that kind of injury pain is expected forever so is not that surprising, note that I was just pointing that out so it shouldn't be considered a big deal.
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
And, wow another guy goes down to injury, Brook Lopez just broke his foot for the 4th time in 3 seasons.
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
How can you tell? Not doubting, just wondering.
My thoughts on Danny last night:
-Rusty, but he moved well like V said. Danny's never had the most athletic looking game, but it was good to see him get that swat on Dwight early. That was fun
-His jumper still looks pure but it's definitely gonna take him a couple weeks to get it consistent. It's too bad he stepped out of bounds on that catch and shoot 3 that would have been his second (which also counted as a TO)
- I was surprised we put him in the PnR so often as the ball handler, I think 3 of his turnovers came off of getting his pocket picked in this situation. Seemed like a lot to ask of the guy in his first game back
- He is still a load for players to handle in the post. We created some great action off of his post iso. I'd much rather us iso him there than in a PnR situation. He was doing a great job passing out of the post. Found Scola and Ian for easy buckets
- Generally made the right decisions within the flow of the offense all night. Had a few nice "hockey assist" style passes
- Got beat a few times on D where he read the PnR wrong
- It is so nice like V said to have a competent vet at the wing. Nothing against OJ or Solo but Danny was ten times more relaxed and dialed in with the team in his first game than they've been all season
- It is great to see how much this team loves one another. Paul and Lance hyping the crowd when Danny was finally subbed out will always be something to remember if you were there. THEY ARE A TEAM
Overall, I thought everything was positive and the negatives are what you would expect from someone returning from what DG has been through. Can't wait to see him continuing to get better. Also, holy Lord that Lance pass on the attempted alley oop that was so funny. I dont think healthy Danny could throw that down, but I was impressed that he gathered it in and almost put the layup in, Danny has always had amazing body control which is why he is such a great jump shooter everywhere on the court.
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
He looked terrible last night. But anyone would after so much time off. There is quite literally nothing informative to take away from this game other than he walked off under his own power.
Not that I expect that to stop anyone...fire away!
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Roy Hibbert has a thigh injury???
I think is a new thing to ice anything during a game I have seen a lot of games with players icing and then they are back to play, you could be right though it could be a heat pad, is probably what Dwade is always replacing, he wears them inside his knee pad.
Either way I noticed DG doing it yesterday but like I said with a problem like he has knee pain is expected(like Dwade), the goal is going to be to control the pain though.
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Oh, I did enjoy the aggressive on the near and 1 in the first half, place might of blown the roof off if the layup had gone through.
Agreed. When we were running the Ian/Cope/Danny/Rasual/Sloan lineup, he was beyond the arc and I thought we needed a post threat. In that case, I'd like to see him "play the 4" on offense, with Cope "playing the 3" beyond the arc (yes, I'm stereotyping positions, I know).
In other words, don't just give Danny the ball at the arc and let him back a guy down, but actually have him establish position and have somebody throw him the ball.
In other news, it won't get many assists, but I'd forgotten how good Danny was at getting the entry pass to where the bigs can easily get it. We talked at the beginning of last year about how Danny's loss hurt Roy, but you could see how well he got the ball to Ian and Scola down low. It's not playmaking, exactly, just being efficient while moving the ball. Putting it where it's supposed to be.
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What were his 5 TOs? One when he tried to split a screen and lost the ball, one with that foot out of bounds... what else?
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Granger was starting to hit his stride last year when he re-injured his knee. He kept us in the Clippers game in the first half, scoring 12 points and looking deadly from three. The guy can still play and once he gets the rust off is someone I expect can give us 10 points a night consistently.
I think most of the early discussion and debate about Granger wasn't that he'd be able to help the team, it was that it would have to be off the bench because the team had grown too good to reinsert him into the starting lineup and where he could really help would be off the bench. Hence the argument: If it's not broke, don't fix it.
Points were not just how good the team was without him but that they would risk the cohesion of the starting unit to not only reinsert him but also count on him being consistently available and able to play starter's minutes.
I get the feeling the early season passion for seeing him reinserted into the starting lineup has waned and it's now a majority opinion he needs to stay with the bench. I could be wrong.... maybe it's just that he was out so long the most ardent supporters of him starting found it hard to argue that point when he wasn't even playing the first 1/4 of the season.
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
Would be awesome if this were one guy with multiple personalities arguing with himself
@WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!
Mostly goofy "I haven't played in a year" turnovers.
Some people just like to winge and moan. And people judging a player after his first game back in forever, awesome sample size. Danny Granger was an excellent basketball player. He got injured. A lot. He is back now and will not be the same player but is going to be a good basketball player if he can stay on the court. Everything we have ever seen and heard from Danny Granger is that he loves the Pacers and will do what it takes to be an addition and not a hindrance. He has stated time and time again that he is happy he doesn't have to be the focal point of the offense anymore. I literally have no clue what people are arguing about. Why on earth would you not want Danny Granger coming off your bench? Our second unit is better than a lot of starting 5s (in my opinion). We are 21-5. For gods sake sit back and enjoy the ride! We may never see a team this talent packed again, and that includes having a stud like Granger coming off the bench.


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Two men broke into the Bell in Main Road before taking the oil and driving away in a white van at about 6.30am on Tuesday, February 25.
CCTV images have been released by police officers investigating the case and show one of the men smoking a cigar whilst carrying the containers.
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Study of SGN-30 (Antibody) in Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
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To investigate safety and antitumor activity of SGN-30 in patients with Hodgkin's Disease and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL).
As of March 22, 2005, interim analysis of the Hodgkin's Disease (HD) arm has been completed per the statistical plan in the protocol. SG030-0003 is now closed to further recruitment of HD patients.
|Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
|Drug: SGN-30 (anti-CD30 mAb)
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase II Multi-Dose Study of SGN-30 (Anti-CD30 mAb) in Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Hodgkin's Disease or Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
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|Study Start Date:
|February 2004
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|December 2006
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|December 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
SGN-30 is the chimeric form of a novel murine monoclonal antibody (mAb), AC-10, that has specificity for CD30. The CD30 antigen has a very low expression on normal cells, but is expressed on malignant cells in Hodgkins disease and anaplastic large cell lymphoma.
This study is designed to define the toxicity profile and antitumor activity of SGN-30 in patients with refractory or recurrent Hodgkin's disease and with refractory or recurrent anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Patients will receive 6 weekly intravenous (IV) infusions of SGN-30 followed by a 4 week observation period.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients must have refractory or recurrent HD or refractory or recurrent ALCL.
- Patients must have histologically confirmed CD30+ HD or ALCL.
- Patients must have bidimensional measurable disease on physical examination or radiologic evaluation.
- Patients must have failed systemic chemotherapy either as initial therapy for advanced disease or as salvage therapy after initial radiotherapy for early stage disease.
- Patients may have received no more than four treatments (radiation, chemotherapy, and/or biologics) prior to enrollment.
- Patients may have received no more than one stem cell transplantation.
- Patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation must have received at least one therapy post-transplantation. Patients who have not had stem cell transplantation must be considered ineligible or refuse treatment by stem cell transplantation.
- Patients must have completed radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy at least four weeks prior to enrollment. Any prior treatment with nitrogen mustard agents, melphalan, or BCNU must have been completed at least six weeks prior to enrollment.
- Patients must have an ECOG performance status of ≤ 2 and a life expectancy > three months.
- Patients must be at least 18 years of age.
- Patients must be available for periodic blood sampling, study-related assessments, and management of toxicity at the treating institution.
- Females of childbearing potential must have a negative β-HCG pregnancy test result within three days of enrollment. All patients must agree to use an effective contraceptive method during the course of the study.
- Patients must give written informed consent. A copy of the signed informed consent form will be retained in the patient's chart.
- Patients must meet baseline lab data requirements.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with primary cutaneous ALCL
- Patients who have been treated previously with any anti-CD30 antibody
- Patients who have received any mAb unless a recent serum testing reveals no antibody titer and no evidence of human anti-murine antibodies (HAMA) or human anti-chimeric antibodies (HACA) in the peripheral circulation
- Patients receiving any investigational biological agent within eight weeks of enrollment or any other investigational agent within four weeks of enrollment
- Patients with a known hypersensitivity to recombinant proteins or any excipient contained in the drug formulation
- Patients with a history of other malignancies during the past five years with the exception of adequately treated basal or squamous cell skin cancer or cervical carcinoma in situ
- Patients with known active viral, bacterial, or systemic fungal infection; patients who are known to be HIV, Hepatitis B, or Hepatitis C positive.
- Patients with symptomatic cardiac disease including ventricular dysfunction, coronary artery disease, or arrhythmias
- Patients with symptomatic brain metastases requiring treatment
- Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Patients with any serious underlying medical condition that would impair their ability to receive or tolerate the planned treatment
- Patients with dementia or altered mental status that would preclude understanding and rendering of informed consent
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00079755
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|University of Alabama, Birmingham
|Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-3300
|United States, California
|University of Califorinia at Los Angeles
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|United States, District of Columbia
|Georgetown University
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|United States, Florida
|University of Miami
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|Northwestern University
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|University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
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|Dana Farber Cancer Institute
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|University of Nebraska
|Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 68198-7680
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|University of Rochester
|Rochester, New York, United States, 14642
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|Duke University Medical Center
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|University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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|Study First Received:
|March 12, 2004
|Last Updated:
|December 17, 2014
Keywords provided by Seattle Genetics, Inc.:
Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma
antigens, CD30
Monoclonal Antibody
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Lymphatic Diseases
Immunoproliferative Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Lymphoma, T-Cell
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Immunologic Factors
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Overland Bridge Replacement Project, which underwent a hiccup when a lane of Interstate 95 buckled Thursday morning, is a 2.3-mile stretch of I-95, south of the Fuller Warren Bridge that runs though the San Marco area.
The project is causing some major traffic shifts, and now with more worked planned for the Fuller Warren Bridge, traffic could be tied up until the end of the decade.
The Overland Bridge project is scheduled to be complete by summer 2016. But the Florida Department of Transportation says it's about 10 percent behind schedule, which is about a month.
Workers began construction about a year ago. The idea is to replace the bridges that run over Hendricks Avenue, Kings Street and Montana Avenue, all in San Marco leading to the Fuller Warren Bridge. FDOT officials say the conditions of the overland bridges are some of the worst in the country.
"They were older bridges. They were deteriorating," FDOT spokesman Mike Goldman said. "We have put a lot of maintenance money into it. It reached a point where the inspections showed you either had to repair it or replace it."
Part of the plan is to build service roads in the area that will take care of the local traffic and allow the interstate traffic to stay in its own lanes.
All of it hooks up to the Fuller Warren. The plan now involves adding even more lines to that bridge and make improvements to the other side of the bridge toward Riverside.
While it sounds good to move traffic, not everyone is happy.
Eva Shackford lives in the shadow of the project in St. Nicholas. She said the noise has not been too bad, but she dreads when the construction is over.
"I'm worried to see it done because i'm worried it's supposed -- it's going to be an encroachment to our lifestyle," Shackford said.
She believes the new roads will take away from her quaint neighborhood. Others are wondering about the construction and what will happen down the line.
"It's safe. It's constantly inspected. It's constantly maintained," Goldman said about the Overland Bridge during construction. "What happened early this morning is it was old pavement. And it's really hard to predict these depressions under the old pavement."
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Working under the Vice President for Business Affairs, the purpose of the Business Office is to protect the fiscal soundness of the college and to ensure that all college funds are collected and disbursed within generally accepted accounting principles and Tennessee Board of Regents policies and guidelines. Located in the Dr. Jack E. Campbell College Center Building Room 103, the office is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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STAGE TUBE: How Well Do You Speak CHINGLISH?
According to the Chinese Almanac, Tuesday, October 11th is a good day for starting a business. So the producers of CHINGLISH, the new comedy about an American businessman doing business in China by Tony Award-winning and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly), have decided to start performances today. Find out how well you know Chinglish below!
The play will play at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street) making its Broadway premiere following its world premiere production at Goodman Theatre in Chicago this summer.
CHINGLISH is about an American businessman arrives in a bustling Chinese province looking to score a lucrative contact for his family's sign-making firm. He soon finds that the complexities of such a venture far outstrip the expected differences in language, customs and manners - and calls into questions even the most basic assumptions of human conduct.
"The U.S. and China are at a critical moment in history-each nation is deeply interested in, but knows very little about, the other," said playwright David Henry Hwang. "CHINGLISH was born from the many visits I've made to China over the past five or six years to witness the exciting changes there. During one visit, I toured a new arts center where everything was first-rate-except for the ridiculously translatEd English signs. It was at that moment that I thought of writing this play."
Leigh Silverman, who directed Lisa Kron's Well on Broadway and won a 2011 OBIE Award for directing both Go Back To Where You Are and In The Wake, will return to direct the Broadway production.
CHINGLISH ran at Goodman Theatre where it began performances on June 18th, officially opened on June 27th and ran through July 31st.
The design team includes: Set Designer David Korins (Lombardi, Passing Strange), Costume Designer Anita Yavich (Anna in the Tropics) and Lighting Designer Brian MacDevitt (The Book of Mormon, Fences, Goodman: Long Day's Journey into Night).
The Broadway production will be produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Roy Gottlieb, Barry & Carole Kaye and David Stoller in association with Goodman Theatre.
CHINGLISH has been developed in association with The Public Theater.
David Henry Hwang'S plays include M. Butterfly (1988 Tony Award, 1989 Pulitzer Prize Finalist), Golden Child (1998 Tony Award nomination, 1997 OBIE Award), Yellow Face (2008 OBIE Award, 2008 Pulitzer Prize Finalist), FOB (1981 OBIE Award), The Dance and the Railroad (1982 Drama Desk Award nomination), Family Devotions (1982 Drama Desk Award nomination) and Bondage. He wrote the libretti for the Broadway musicals Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida (co-author), Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song (revival, 2002 Tony Award nomination) and Disney's Tarzan. In opera, his libretti include four works with composer Philip Glass: The Voyage (Metropolitan Opera), 1000 Airplanes on the Roof, Sound and Beauty (seen in Chicago at the Court Theatre), and Icarus at The Edge of Time; as well as Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar (two 2007 Grammy Awards), Unsuk Chin's Alice in Wonderland (Opernwelt 2007 "World Premiere of the Year") and Howard Shore's The Fly. Hwang penned the feature films "M. Butterfly," "Golden Gate" and "Possession" (co-author), and co-wrote the song "Solo" with Prince. He sits on the Council of the Dramatists Guild, and served by appointment of President Clinton on the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Leigh Silverman Previous Broadway: Lisa Kron's Well. Recent world premieres: In The Wake (Center Theatre Group/Berkeley Repertory Theatre and The Public Theatre; OBIE Award, Lortel Nomination); Go Back To Where You Are (Playwrights Horizons: OBIE Award); From Up Here (MTC; Drama Desk Nomination); Coraline (MCC/True Love); Beebo Brinker Chronicles (Hourglass Group/ 37 Arts); Creature (New Georges/P73); Hunting and Gathering (Primary Stages); Well (The Public Theater, The Huntington Theatre and ACT); The Retributionists (Playwrights Horizons); Blue Door (Playwrights Horizons and Seattle Repertory Theatre); Oedipus At Palm Springs (NYTW); Jump/Cut (Woolly Mammoth Theatre/Theater J and Women's Project); also Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (Second Stage Theatre). West End: Wit (Vaudeville Theatre). This marks Leigh's second premiere production of a work by David Henry Hwang having previously directed Yellow Face at the Center Theater Group and The Public Theater.
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MIAMI - A City of Miami Police officer is charged with two counts of extortion in connection with a reported FBI investigation into a group of officers' involvement in a sports gambling operation in Liberty City.
Harold James was arrested Thursday. He's reportedly the second officer arrested as part of the investigation.
Court documents allege James "protected and facilitated purported illegal activity, that is, the cashing of fraudulent checks, in exchange for the receipt of a cash payment." He's is accused of receiving $800.
The officers were reportedly protecting a sports gambling operation. According to The Miami Herald, "Surveillance, in an unincorporated area of Liberty City, led to the spotting of a Miami officer who allegedly showed up regularly to protect the illicit business."
In Dec. 2012, Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa said little about the investigation. The FBI also issued a statement to Local 10, saying "The FBI does not confirm or deny the existence of investigations."
If convicted, James faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.
Another Miami Police officer, Luis Hernandez, was arrested Wednesday. He is charged with armed kidnapping and armed sexual battery by a law enforcement officer.
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Crunching the Numbers with Richard Suttmeier
There are five columns with moving average titles: Five-Week Modified Moving Average, 21-Day Simple Moving Average, 50-Day Simple Moving Average, 200-Day Simple Moving Average and the 200-Week Simple Moving Average.
The column labeled 12x3x3 Weekly Slow Stochastics shows the pattern on each weekly chart with readings from Oversold, Rising, Overbought, Declining or Flat.
Interpretations: (stocks below a moving average listed in Red are below that moving average)
Five-Week Modified Moving Average (MMA) is one of two indicators that define whether or not a weekly chart profile is positive, neutral or negative. The other is the status of the 12x3x3 weekly slow stochastic.
A stock with a positive technical rating is above its five-week MMA with rising or overbought stochastics.
A stock with a negative technical rating is below its five-week MMA with declining or oversold stochastics.
A stock with a neutral technical rating has a profile that is not positive or negative.
The 200-Week Simple Moving Average (SMA) is considered a long-term technical support or resistance and as a "reversion to the mean" over a rolling three to five year horizon. (even Apple declined to its 200-week SMA in June 2013)
The 21-Day Simple Moving Average is a short-term technical support or resistance used by many hedge fund traders to adjust positions. A stock above its 21-day SMA will likely move higher over a rolling three to five day horizon and vice versa.
The 50-Day Simple Moving Average is also a technical support or resistance used by many strategists and commentators in financial TV.
The 200-Day Simple Moving Average is another technical support or resistance and I consider this level as a shorter-term "reversion to the mean" over a rolling six to 12 month horizon. (even Apple tested or crossed its 200-day SMA in nine of the last 10 years)
Value Levels, Pivots and Risky Levels are calculated based upon the last nine weekly closes (W), nine monthly closes (M), nine quarterly closes (Q), nine semiannual closes (S) and nine annual closes (A). I have one column for pivots, which is a magnet for the period shown. The columns to the left of the pivots are first and second value levels. The columns to the right of the pivots are first and second risky levels.
Investors who wish to buy a stock should use a good-until-canceled GTC limit order to buy weakness to a value level. Investors who want to sell a stock should use a GTC limit order to sell strength to a risky level.
At the time of publication the author held no positions in any of the stocks mentioned.
This article represents the opinion of a contributor and not necessarily that of TheStreet or its editorial staff


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Okay I know 2011 is not over yet, but its as good as. Last year I posted the Highs and Lows of 2010 and it got pretty decent responses, so I thought I would do it again for this year. Feel free to post your ideas for other Highs and Lows to.
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The pushes and breaking out of younger talents. Dolph Ziggler, Cody Rhodes and Wade Barrett spring to mind, and this year showed
I think everyone can agree about the WWE being hit and miss this year. They had some very enjoyable PPVs and matches, some new guys were pushed, and we had some exciting storylines. However we also had the opposite to, some things stayed the same, some talents were released for no real reason, and 3 top stars left the company. So ive decided to list what i feel were the highs and lows of the WWE in
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Located in Bristol Floating Harbour, this spa hotel is within a 10-minute walk of St. Mary Redcliffe Church, Queen Square, and Bristol Theatre Royal. Bristol Hippodrome Theatre and St. Peters Church are also within 15 minutes.
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Along with a full-service spa, this hotel has a restaurant and an indoor pool. Additionally, a fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a conference center are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 275 rooms provide conveniences like refrigerators and coffee makers, plus free WiFi and flat-screen TVs with satellite channels. 24-hour room service, Egyptian cotton sheets, and hair dryers are among the other amenities available to guests.
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Mercure Bristol Holland House Hotel and Spa
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In addition to a full-service spa, Mercure Bristol Holland House Hotel and Spa features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink.
Event facilities measuring 10150 square feet (943 square meters) include a conference center. This eco-friendly hotel also offers multilingual staff, concierge services, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Limited onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge).
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 275
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- Fitness facilities
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- Conference space size (meters) - 943
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Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10 AM.
The Urban Bar & Kitchen - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
24-hour room service is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
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Spa Naturel Fitness has 14 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, massages, and facials. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology.
The spa is open daily.
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- Number of treatment rooms 14
- Couples treatment rooms
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If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
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Awards & Affiliations
National Rating
This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.


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The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205.
MISSING PERSON -- Caller in the 1100 block of Airport Park Boulevard reported at 3:59 a.m. Thursday that he wanted to file a missing person report. An officer responded and arrested a 24-year-old San Francisco man for being drunk in public.
RABID SKUNK -- Caller in the 700 block of North State Street reported at 10:02 a.m. Thursday finding a possibly rabid skunk. An officer responded and filed a report for "use of force."
DELIVERY TRUCK BLOCKING -- Caller at Ukiah Valley Medical Center reported at 10:51 a.m. Thursday that a truck delivering water was "blocking four parking spaces."
MAN THREW ORANGES -- Caller in the 700 block of North State Street reported at 12:43 p.m. Thursday that a man carrying a stick threw oranges and spit at the caller's window. An officer responded but did not find the man.
SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE -- An officer stopped a suspicious person in the 1300 block of North State Street at 4:56 p.m. Thursday and arrested a 24-year-old Ukiah woman for possessing drug paraphernalia and a controlled substance. At 5:11 p.m., an officer stopped a person in the 1400 block of North State Street and arrested a 28-year-old Texas man for being under the influence of a controlled substance.
TEENS SELLING JEWELRY -- Caller in the 1200 block of Airport Park Boulevard reported at 6:07 p.m. Thursday that a boy and girl were trying to sell jewelry to people in the parking lot and the caller was concerned for their welfare. An officer responded but they had gone.
SUSPICIOUS PERSON -- An officer stopped a suspicious person in the 900 block of North State Street at 8:37 p.m. Thursday and arrested a 35-year-old Santa Rosa woman for being under the influence of a controlled substance.
Those arrested by law enforcement officers are innocent until proven guilty. People reported as having been arrested may contact the Daily Journal once their case has been concluded so the results can be reported. Those who feel the information is in error should contact the appropriate agency. In the case of those arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant: all DUI cases reported by law enforcement agencies are reported by the newspaper. The Daily Journal makes no exceptions.
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Having successfully launched their first 28nm GPU last January, AMD went on to release an entire family of Radeon HD 7000 GPUs over the next few months. The last of the series were the Radeon HD 7870 and 7850 graphics cards, which were closely followed by the launch of Nvidia's next generation flagship part, the GeForce GTX 680.
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Exxon: 'Losing Our Shirts' on Natural Gas
Jeffry A. Dicolo and Tom Fowler, Wall Street Journal
Even energy titan Exxon Mobil Corp. is showing signs of strain from low natural-gas prices.
On Wednesday Exxon Chief Executive Rex Tillerson broke from the previous company line that it wasn't being hurt by natural gas prices, admitting that the Irving, Texas-based firm is among those hurting from the price slump.
"We are all losing our shirts today." Mr. Tillerson said in a talk before the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. "We're making no money. It's all in the red."…
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Shale Gas Reality Begins to Dawn
Nicole Foss, The Automatic Earth
It has long been our position at The Automatic Earth that North America is collectively dreaming with regard to unconventional natural gas. While gas is undeniably there, the Energy Returned On Energy Invested (EROEI) is dramatically lower than for conventional supplies. The critical nature of EROEI has been widely ignored, but will ultimately determine what is and is not an energy source, and shale gas is going to fail the test…
(24 June 2012)
The Sky Is Pink: New Josh Fox Video On Fracking Controversies in New York (and Much More)
Brendan Demelle, Desmogblog
Gasland director Josh Fox is back with a must-watch new short video taking a look at the controversy in New York where Governor Andrew Cuomo is considering plans to lift the state's moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for unconventional gas.
(20 June 2012)
Obama's Interior chief: State regulation of fracking 'not good enough for me'
Ben German, The Hill
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is striking back at oil-and-gas companies that claim state-level regulation of "fracking" is strong enough to render federal rules that he's crafting a pointless layer of red tape…
Salazar said state-level oversight of the onshore oil-and-gas development method called hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," is not enough, and argued industry complaints about the planned rules are not valid…
(26 June 2012)
Ed Davey urged to take 'foot off the gas' and focus on renewables
Jessica Shankleman, Business Green
The government will today be urged to "take its foot off the gas" and bolster efforts to increase supplies of renewable energy, in a new report warning ministers they will fuel further geopolitical and price uncertainty through their proposed electricity market reforms.
The report, to be published today by Friends of the Earth, aims to assess the role of gas in the UK's future energy mix by examining how varying levels of demand would impact Britain's energy security…
Link to report
(26 June 2012)
Gazprom Biggest Loser As Shale Gas Upends World Markets
Anna Shiryaevskaya, Bloomberg
The natural-gas boom reshaping America is rocking Russia, where state producer OAO Gazprom (GAZP) is slow to react and at risk of becoming the world's biggest loser from the new technology to drill shale rock.
The U.S. no longer needs Russia's gas, leaving President Vladimir Putin fighting to salvage Gazprom's $20 billion Shtokman project in the Arctic. China, the biggest energy consumer, is exploring its own shale reserves and hesitating to accept a pipeline from Russia. Gazprom's shipments fell about 14 percent so far in 2012, and the stock has lost 9.6 percent…
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