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Mexico's Other Campaign
btilia Eugenio Manuel, a 30-year-old Me'phaa
indigenous woman, stands in the hollowed concrete frame of a two-room
schoolhouse, its walls peppered with bullet holes. She holds a microphone
a few inches from her face as she addresses the 200 people huddled
under the hot coastal sun. Beside her, subcomandante Marcos of the
Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) squints and looks down
at the dry earth.
"We know that the government is against us," she says,
"and wants to do away with us as indigenous people. So we must
build power from below, in our homes, in our families and in our
communities." Those present keep listening, taking notes, clicking
photographs. Yet it is impossible to measure the defiance behind
her words. She gives no clue that she is risking her life by speaking.
Since 2003 Obtilia Eugenio has received both written and verbal
death threats for her activism against militarization in the indigenous
villages of the Costa Chica, the mountainous region just south of
Acapulco in Guerrero State in Mexico. She has confronted—unarmed—squadrons
of soldiers trying to enter her village; she co-founded an organization
to promote indigenous rights and fight military abuses; and she
has served as an interpreter for monolingual indigenous women raped
by the soldiers that haunt the area and accuse anyone who stands
up or speaks out of being a guerrilla fighter.
Despite the danger and the fear—"What hurts most are the
threats against my family," she told me—she has come to
add her voice and testimony to the EZLN's Other Campaign at
a meeting in the remote Na Savi village of El Charco. It was here,
outside the schoolhouse, where the Mexican Army massacred ten indigenous
villagers and one university student on June 7, 1998.
This is the geography traced by the Other Campaign, the terrain
of the Mexican underclass where the visitor finds no paved roads,
no water projects, no universities, but instead hundreds of bullet
holes in the walls of a two-room schoolhouse. The Other Campaign,
with its motley crew of followers from across the country and across
the left side of the political spectrum, all piled into a makeshift
caravan, lumbered up the steep dirt roads for hours to gather at
El Charco and heard from survivors of the massacre, regional indigenous
rights groups, and people like Obtilia Eugenio.
The Sexta
n June 2005 the EZLN sent
out a Red Alert, calling an emergency session with the army's
commanders. After a month of discussions, the EZLN released the
Sixth Declaration from the Lacandon Jungle (La sexta declaracion
de la selva Lacandona). The Sexta, something like a Zapatista Declaration
of Independence from capitalism, lays out the Zapatistas' analysis
of the social ills in Mexico and abroad and what they plan to do
about them.
The analysis in the Sexta is simple: capitalism treats people and
nature as sheer merchandise, objects without rights, to be used
and discarded at the whim of stock markets and speculators. Democracy
within a capitalist system is nothing more than window dressing,
reiterated false promises, and government aid programs that stifle
autonomy, foster dependence, and ultimately conquer social movements
fighting for social transformation. There is no way to overthrow
capitalism from within the electoral system; something entirely
"other" must be built without the corrupting influence
of the capitalist political class.
Early in the morning on January 1, 2006, Marcos set out on his 6-month
journey across all 31 states in Mexico as the EZLN's Delegate
Zero. His assignment was to listen to the indigenous communities,
workers, social movements, nongovernmental organizations, students,
and individuals who make up the underdogs (los de abajo) of the
Mexican left. The Other Campaign's ultimate goal: to pull all
these people together and, with them, overthrow the government,
uproot capitalism, exile business and political elites, and change
the country and the world.
Hence the first phase of the Other Campaign: a journey across the
country to listen. The EZLN does not want to tell their fellow underdogs
of the left how to organize or what to do, but first to ask them
what they have been doing and how to bridge their efforts and create
a national movement. The listening sessions are long and arduous,
stretching for hours, several times a day, seven days a week. Most
meetings are held either in box-like concrete rooms in union offices
and public halls or outdoors, sometimes with and sometimes without
thatched roofs or tarps to provide shade from the sun. When the
agenda is tight, meeting organizers set a time limit for each participant,
but most often there is no limit. While no one ever screens for
content, there are two topics that are explicitly unwelcome: speaking
in favor of either capitalism or political parties.
The July Elections
he Zapatistas' running
their campaign parallel to the 2006 presidential campaigns alienated
some Zapatista sympathizers, mostly urban middle class intellectuals
and activists within the Party of the Democratic Revolution (Partido
de la Revolucion Democratica, PRD). The PRD candidate, Andres Manuel
Lopez Obrador, ran neck-andneck against Felipe Calderon of the National
Action Party (Partido de Accion Nacional, PAN)—a right-winger
with formidable support from the Mexican ruling class.
The July 2 vote was immediately mired in anomalies as the Federal
Electoral Institute (IFE), the body charged with conducting the
elections and tallying the vote, withheld early estimated results,
then selectively released results from areas won by Calderon while
leaving out millions of votes from areas won by Lopez Obrador. As
the days passed, the PRD amassed a several thousand-page complaint
that they filed before the federal electoral court, formally challenging
the IFE's pronouncement that Calderon won the election by less
than 1 percentage point and demanding a vote-by-vote recount. Lopez
Obrador subsequently held two massive marches and protests in Mexico
City, drawing half a million to the first and over a million to
the second. The PAN and the PRD continued to launch accusations
back and forth, inundating the television news hour and the first
ten pages of the national papers with post-electoral intrigue.
The Mexican elections came just as left—or in some cases, at
least not totally right—candidates are winning elections across
Latin America. Some, like Mexico City-based intellectuals Enrique
Dussel and Guillermo Almeyra, argued that the Other Campaign's
harsh criticisms of the PRD and Lopez Obrador led to abstentions
on election day that aided the right-wing candidate. Too much was
at stake, they said, to let the right win the elections.
The participants in the Other Campaign are undeterred by such logic.
Too much has been at stake for too long and nothing has changed.
Vote or not, still nothing will change after Election Day, they
say. Marcos has been careful with his words as well, never calling
for abstention, but rather urging his listeners to participate in
building a national, non-violent, grassroots rebellion through the
Other Campaign, whose slogan is "Vote or don't vote: organize."
The abstention argument is not shared by the PRD rank and file.
At Lopez Obrador's closing campaign events, as well as his
electoral fraud protests, I asked attendants what they thought of
the Other Campaign, expecting to hear criticisms similar to those
of the middle class intelligentsia. But most people didn't
see a contradiction between voting for Lopez Obrador, supporting
the Other Campaign, and demanding a vote-by-vote recount. "The
Other Campaign? We also support the Other Campaign, but we came
here to defend our vote," one marcher told me.
few beyond those directly involved, however, have paid much attention
to the Other Campaign. The Mexican and international mainstream
media's scant coverage and fickle treatment of the campaign
comes as no surprise. What is surprising is the lack of coverage
in much of the left press. The left has made the same mistake as
the right: they reduced the entire Other Campaign to Marcos and
left out the participation of thousands of Mexicans.
The Crackdown
he Other Campaign did not
quite go as planned. On May 3—while the Other Campaign was
visiting the site of the 1968 military massacre of over 100 student
protesters in Tlatelolco Plaza—local and state police unleashed
a violent operation to repress a tiny march of flower vendors in
Texcoco, about 20 miles outside of Mexico City. When residents of
the neighboring town of San Salvador Atenco, members of the rural
farmers' movement known as the People's Front in the Defense
of Land, blocked the highway to demand the immediate release of
those taken prisoner in Texcoco, the government responded by sending
over 800 federal and state riot police. National television networks
filmed from helicopters the resulting clashes between the People's
Front and the police—protesters kicking an unconscious police
officer in the groin, groups of officers huddled around fallen protesters
raining blows with their police batons—repeating over and over
again the scene of the police officer being kicked and trumpeting
the need for a stronger crackdown to "finish these people off."
That crackdown came the following day when over 3,500 federal, state,
and local police surrounded and invaded San Salvador Atenco. Hundreds
of members of the Other Campaign had traveled throughout the night
to stand in solidarity with the people of Atenco. Most of these
people, however, were caught off guard when the church bells rang
in warning at 6:00 AM. People scrambled to defend the entrances
to the town, but were overwhelmed by the number of police firing
tear-gas grenades. Within the first few minutes, police shot 20-year-old
economy student Ollin Alexis Benhumea in the head. He fell, was
immediately taken to a house close by where, surrounded by the police,
he was unable to get medical attention. Ollin Alexis went into a
coma and died a month later.
The police pummeled all those caught in the streets. Jorge Salinas
Jardon, a telephone union worker, was beaten, on camera, so badly
that both of his arms were broken and he no longer has bones in
several fingers in each hand as the bones were pulverized and had
to be replaced with metal rods. But the beatings in the streets
were just the beginning. Once the police had taken control of the
town, masked locals led them house to house to beat and arrest known
participants in the People's Front and the Other Campaign members
who had sought refuge in people's homes.
The police violence was indiscriminate. Arnulfo Pacheco, who has
been confined to a wheelchair for years, was pulled from his bed,
beaten, and then ordered to get up and walk. When he did not comply,
he was beaten unconscious. Police then piled bleeding bodies into
empty buses and pick-up trucks and drove out into the countryside
for further beatings. During the six-hour drive, police systematically
attacked women prisoners with sexual violence, including rape. The
riot police had included condoms in their gear.
the end of two days of violence, over 200 people had been severely
beaten and imprisoned. Marcos called a Red Alert in Zapatista communities
and, after leading a march of several thousand people to Atenco
on May 5, announced that the Other Campaign's journey would
be suspended in order to demand the release of all those taken prisoner
in Texcoco and Atenco. Other Campaign members set up camp outside
the maximum security prison near Mexico City and organized several
large marches, culminating in a rally in the central plaza on July
2—election day. Within the first month, over 170 people were
released from prison.
Since July 2, the Other Campaign and the continued daily struggle
to attain liberty for the 30 people still in prison has been mostly
lost in the national outcry over the electoral irregularities and
the demand for a vote-by-vote recount. At an assembly meeting in
Atenco on July 23, Marcos announced that a delegation of commanders
from the Zapatista Army of National Liberation would soon leave
the Lacandon jungle to help in the struggle. Rumors have it that
the commanders will take over the helm of the Other Campaign's
nationwide listening tour, continuing north while Marcos stays in
Mexico City to organize Atenco solidarity actions.
Teachers' Tent City
n inspiring example of patient
grassroots organizing is in Oaxaca. Local Section 22 of the National
Education Workers Union—with 26 years of non-stop struggle
under its belt—took over downtown Oaxaca setting up a tent
city in the colonial town center. They also blocked access to state
government buildings and the major tourist industry festival—the
Guelaguetza—and organized their own free, alternative festival,
which over 20,000 people attended. The union has some 70,000 members
in Oaxaca and most of those are actively participating in resistance
actions, creating a force that local police are unable to bully.
Nevertheless, on June 14 over 1,000 state and local police attempted
to lift the teachers' tent city in a dawn raid that involved
helicopters launching tear gas grenades and hundreds of police stomping
and clubbing sleeping teachers. The police took control of Central
Americathe town square, but lost that control later in the afternoon
when tens of thousands of teachers and local supporters returned
to set their tents back up. The attempted violent dislodging of
the teachers galvanized the community. Tens of thousands of residents
not affiliated with any political organization created an umbrella
organization called the Popular Assembly of Oaxaca (APPO), which
has since organized hundreds of thousands into marches and civil
disobedience demanding the removal of the governor, Ulises Ruiz.
The teachers have suspended their initial demands for an increased
federal and state budget for education in Oaxaca, to add their strength
to the APPO's call for the governor's removal. "We
have been building political alliances for some time, it is a matter
of survival. We don't have any alternative," Alejandro
Cruz Lopez told me. Cruz is a lawyer with the Indigenous Organization
for Human Rights in Oaxaca, a member of the Other Campaign in Oaxaca,
and a long-time activist for indigenous rights in the state. He
is now actively participating in the APPO, which he says is, in
the spirit of the Other Campaign, looking to build a different way
of doing politics where, "You don't just struggle for
your health clinic, you don't just struggle for potable water,
but you struggle for structural change in social and economic policies."
Gibler reports from Mexico for ZNet, KPFA, KPFK,
, and other independent media. He is a Global Exchange human
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Pancreas and spleen (revised)
Hello, I just sent a question in that need roughly a day or so ago that needed a bit of revising. This is the updated version. Thanks.
First and foremost I`d like to state that I`m 27 years old. Anyways, due to some concerns about digestive problems and the state of my pancreas, I was recently given a CT Scan (although my physician was reluctant to order one) which I was told was "within normal." I then asked for further details and was told that everything looked fine but there was a "possible small cyst in the spleen which is essentially normal" and that I shouldn`t be concerned. Well, of course, I am, especially in conjunction w/ my other noted symptoms which include weight loss, clumpy,loose stools (steatorrhea maybe?) which have subsided somewhat (undigested food present sometimes as well indicating malabsorption of some sort), occasionally urine that seems a bit darker/more pronounced in color (still yellow) and recently, nagging-- albeit mild-- abdominal discomfort/indigestion. I`ve not well versed in matters of the spleen, I know it`s in the general vicinity of the pancreas, etc. so could this a cause for concern in relation to possible pancreatic cancer? What I mean to say is, is it unlikely for the "possible cyst" to be the only thing to show up on the scan if it`s cancer of the pancreas? In most cases, does the scan reveal more extensive damage to surrounding areas (especially when potential symptoms are already present)? I also suffer from acute anxiety which has me torn as far as pursuing this further. Blood and stool tests came back ok as well.
Splenic cysts are very common problems and do not need any further workup. The chance of you having pancreatic cancer is extremely low based on your age. Your symptoms may be related to irritable bowel syndrome which can be exacerbated by stress and/or anxiety. If you are worried about your symptoms, I would suggest you seek a consultation with a gastroenterologist.
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Only the United States, the Netherlands and Germany have the appropriate Patriot missile system available, and Germany would analyse such a request "with solidarity", German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere said.
NATO has not yet received a request but will consider it "as a matter of urgency", Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told reporters as he arrived at a meeting of EU defence ministers.
"Turkey can count on allied solidarity," he said, while emphasising that the missiles would only be to counter mortar rounds, not to enforce a no-fly zone over Syria.
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Turkey is talking to NATO allies about how to shore up security on its 900km frontier with Syria after mortar rounds fired from Syria landed inside its territory, increasing concerns about spill-over from the civil war from its neighbour.
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Last week, as according to my photography duties as the Senior Editor of the yearbook, I was sent on a mission up to Cedar Rapids to shoot the Cross Country Supermeet. This meant not only the longest trip I had ever taken by myself, but also the longest trip my Smart had taken since being in Iowa. Having never driven myself more than 20 miles from my home, winding up and down the wilds of 218 seemed a daunting task, and even more so to my yearbook advisor.
"You're going to be ok with taking that thing out on the interstate, right?"
Of course I would be.
Having left early from school, I made very good time getting to Cedar Rapids. According to my estimates (and having gotten 40/50 mpg city) I had guessed that it would take me at least a gallon and a half to two gallons to get there and back. Flying along at 70-80 mph, I was probably burning more than that. At the time however, I didn't think about that. I listened to some Dr.Who, some of my dad's old highschool band, and generally had a good drive, despite fighting wind, and very unsteady semi trucks.
Having shot the XC meet, I jumped back in my car for a fairly clear ride home. I had missed rush hour, and got on to the interstate when I looked at my gas register. When I started off, I was down to maybe 3 3/4 gallons. I hadn't even gone through the 3/4 gallon yet despite my estimates. Happy, and ready to make my way home, I sped off down the interstate, passing semis, and single person SUVs, and many suburbans.
One truly does not know the pleasure of passing a semi, until you do it in a Smart. What fun!
I made it home without incident, and had gotten into my 3rd gallon, but not by much. Doing quick calculations, that equals maybe 60-70 highway? Not bad for my little Alice.
I should be getting my acceptance letter any day now, so we'll see if she has to make it to Pennsylvania.
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Booty to get in more work in Minor League camp
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The D-backs made 15 roster moves late Wednesday night, but reality show winner Josh Booty's reassignment to the club's Minor League camp caught the most attention.
Booty was with Arizona as a non-roster invitee after winning the spot on "The Next Knuckler" show put on by MLB Network last month.
The 37-year-old's only appearance came in a "B" game on March 10 against Minor Leaguers from the San Francisco Giants when he allowed two runs on a hit and two walks in an inning. Despite not throwing in a Cactus League game, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson spoke highly of Booty's work ethic during his time with the big league club.
"He's improved a ton, he lost close to 15 pounds with the workouts," Gibson said. "He's gotten much better, but where he's at, he's not ready for a Major League game right now. We're going to try to get him into more games down there, that's why we sent him out."
Booty, who was originally drafted in 1994 by Miami before deciding to play football instead, is still technically the property of the Marlins. D-backs team president and CEO Derrick Hall said earlier this spring, however, he thought the Marlins would be fine with him pitching in the Minor Leagues once spring training concluded.
Gibson said Friday the team would look to continue developing Booty depending on what the club sees from him through the rest of camp.
"I think if he can continue to improve, he'll have an opportunity to stay here and play in extended spring training," Gibson said. "If he doesn't, and the organization doesn't have a spot for him, I'd encourage him to go to independent ball and do it."
In addition to Booty, the D-backs reassigned Nick Ahmed, Matt Davidson, Ed Easley, David Holmberg, Garrett Mock, Chris Owings and Bo Schultz to Minor League camp as well.
The club also optioned Chase Anderson, Charles Brewer, Eury De la Rosa and Alfredo Marte to Triple-A Reno while sending Keon Broxton, Eric Smith and Zeke Spruill to Double-A Mobile.
The D-backs now have 44 players in camp, 33 from the 40-man roster and 11 non-roster invitees.
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fairfax County Seeks Public Input for Five Middle Potomac Watersheds
Fairfax County Office of Public
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April 4, 2005
Fairfax County Seeks Public Input
for Five Middle Potomac Watersheds
On Saturday, April 16, Fairfax County will sponsor a Community Forum on the Middle Potomac Watersheds, which includes Pimmit Run, Scotts Run, Turkey Run, Dead Run and Bull Neck Run. The forum will be held at Longfellow Middle School, 2000 Westmoreland Street, McLean from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Participants will have an opportunity to provide input to help identify problems and issues affecting the restoration of the five Middle Potomac stream valleys.
The first part of the workshop, from 12:30 to 3 p.m., will include the Citizen Watershed Planning Academy, which will cover topics such as watershed ecology, planning and zoning, Fairfax County's stormwater program and site design and low impact development. From 3 to 4:30 p.m., participants will join small group discussions and provide feedback about watershed issues.
A watershed is the land area that drains to a particular stream or water body and the watershed plan will provide a strategy for managing land to reduce pollution and restore community health. The county is in the process of developing management plans for all 30 of its watersheds, which are part of the Chesapeake Bay Drainage Basin.
The Middle Potomac Watersheds provide valuable resources to the community not only as drainage systems, but also as natural and recreational resources for residents of the watersheds. The Middle Potomac watershed planning process began in September 2004 and will be completed in March 2006. The county hired the team of Woolpert Inc. and the University of Virginia's Institute for Environmental Negotiation to encourage community involvement, analyze data on existing watershed problems, and provide recommendations on how to solve them. The Middle Potomac Watersheds Steering Committee serves as an advisor in the plan's development. The steering committee is made up of 23 community representatives from neighborhoods, businesses, conservation groups and other local interests such as Fairfax Trails and Streams, the Rotary Club of McLean and George C. Marshall High School. In addition to seeking input from the steering committee through regular meetings and workshops, Fairfax County will sponsor several additional forums and workshops open to the public.
Fred Rose of the county's Watershed Planning and Assessment Branch explains, "The watershed planning process is instrumental in bringing diverse interests and concerns together in working towards shared outcomes."
The headwaters of Pimmit Run, Scotts Run, Turkey Run, Dead Run and Bull Neck Run are located in the intensely developed centers of Tysons Corner and McLean. These watersheds suffer from problems common to older, developed, urban watersheds, such as paved land cover, loss of natural buffers, flooding, stream bank erosion, polluted runoff and trash. Many of the older neighborhoods in the Middle Potomac Watersheds were developed prior to stormwater management requirements. The county is seeking input to identify potential ways to address these issues in a watershed management plan.
Families, developers, business owners, civic associations, neighborhood groups and everyone who lives or works in the five watersheds is encouraged to attend the community forum on April 16. Advance registration is not required, but is requested to ensure adequate space. To register, send an e-mail to email@example.com or call 703-820-3840 extension 2228, TTY 711 by April 13. Walk-in registrations are welcomed.
For more information on the Middle Potomac Watersheds Planning Project, visit the Fairfax County Watershed Planning Web site at www.fairfaxcounty-watersheds.net. Click on 'Find a Watershed' and then click on any of the five Middle Potomac watersheds: Pimmit Run, Scotts Run, Turkey Run, Dead Run or Bull Neck Run. More information may be found under the heading 'Watershed Documents.'
The Stormwater Planning Division of the Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services administers the watershed planning program. For additional information, contact Fred A. Rose, P.E., chief, Watershed Planning and Assessment Branch, or Matthew Meyers, P.E., project manager, at 703-324-5500, TTY 711.


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A quarter of the NFL's 32 teams will go into the 2013 season with a new head coach. Seven of those eight are first-time head coaches in the league. It will take a while to figure out which hires will be deemed successful, but it's not too early to break down which hires are more promising than others.
It shouldn't be a surprise, then, that the man with the most (mostly winning) experience ranks at the top of the list:
1. Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs. One team's "trash" is another's team treasure. Reid's fate in Philadelphia was sealed when it was evident the injury-riddled, defensively dysfunctional Eagles wouldn't exceed the greater than 8-8 expectations from owner Jeffrey Lurie. But Reid wasn't unemployed long as he also was the first coach hired.
At first glance, the Chiefs had to see the potential of becoming the consistent playoff contender the Eagles were for most of Reid's tenure there. The bonus is getting a coach who knows to identify and develop quarterback talent—the glaring need and missing piece for a team that is strong in many other areas. Reid elevated former Eagles quarterbacks coach Doug Pederson to offensive coordinator to help him with that mission.
There was a thought the Chiefs would go to the 4-3 defense that Reid always has had in Philadelphia. But by bringing in former Jets assistant Bob Sutton to maintain the base 3-4 of predecessor Romeo Crennel, it keeps Kansas City in a comfortable scheme that fits the personnel. Expect a good first offseason from Reid and new general manager John Dorsey that will solve many of their offensive personnel problems.
2. Mike McCoy, San Diego Chargers. Among the hot new candidates, no one was hotter than McCoy, and for good reasons. He's young (40) and has had several good years honing his disciplined leadership skills under John Fox. His offensive acumen was more obvious based on his diverse body of work with Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning in Denver.
The Chargers had to fix their offense, which had gotten off track in the final three seasons of Norv Turner. The combination of McCoy and former Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt as offensive coordinator maintains a strong braintrust for Philip Rivers. Working with new general manager Tom Telesco, McCoy and Whisenhunt will focus on reconstructing the offensive line, receiving corps and running game to help Rivers. Not to be overlooked, it was a wise move to retain John Pagano as defensive coordinator. There was little wrong with the team's 3-4 scheme in 2012.
3. Chip Kelly, Philadelphia Eagles. When the Eagles decided to replace the steady Reid, they went for another big name with the hope of becoming spectacular. Enter Kelly, a straight-from-college gamble that's more calculated than many think. Kelly isn't trying to reinvent the wheel but rather take some of the principles that made him so successful at Oregon and implement them into the faster pace of the NFL. Kelly will take over the offensive play-calling, but his addition of former Browns coach Pat Shurmur maintains a link to the West Coast stylings of Reid. As his search for a defensive coordinator continues, Kelly expressed he wants someone with "shutout-ability". The current state of the league is ripe for aggressive, innovative minds to thrive, and Kelly qualifies.
4. Rob Chudzinski, Cleveland Browns. The Browns' new front-office rivalry with the Eagles heated up during the hiring process, but Cleveland ended up surprising everyone by not going high-profile. Chudzinski stamped his status working with Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, although Carolina's offense took a step back in his second year. The key here was Chudzinski being able to bring in old Chargers colleague Turner as his offensive coordinator. Although there are questions about whether Brandon Weeden will remain the starting quarterback, running back Trent Richardson is a good piece around whom to build. Defensively, the Browns landed 3-4 defensive coordinator Ray Horton, fresh from a brilliant stint with the Cardinals.
5. Gus Bradley, Jacksonville Jaguars. File this under the "most underrated hire." Bradley's work with a fast, physical and nasty Seahawks defense allowed to him to quickly ascend as a top candidate. His energy and fire is what helped him land one of the eight jobs. Bradley also tapped into good sources for his top two assistants, offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch (University of Miami) and defensive coordinator Bob Babich (Chicago Bears). For the Jaguars to win quickly with Bradley, however, they must find a way to get competent quarterback play.
6. Bruce Arians, Arizona Cardinals. Arians gets his first crack at a full-time head-coaching gig at age 60. In his previous two stops as offensive coordinator, he had the pleasure of working with Ben Roethlisberger and Andrew Luck. Finding someone similar will be difficult for a team that cycled Kevin Kolb, John Skelton, Ryan Lindley and Brian Hoyer through its starting lineup in 2012. Arians deserved this opportunity, but it will require a lot of work from him and general manager Steve Keim to transform Arizona's offense. It's also bound to hurt that the Cardinals moved on from Horton with Todd Bowles.
7. Marc Trestman, Chicago Bears. Trestman, 57, is certainly experienced, with 17 years working for eight franchises. In his four years as a Canadian Football League head coach in Montreal, he made the Alouettes two-time Grey Cup champions. But does he really put the Bears in a better position to win games than Lovie Smith? They have been obsessed with fixing their offense for a long time. When the frequent changing of coordinators and trading for both Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall hasn't worked as well as they like, they were frustrated to the point of bringing in Trestman for his extensive offensive background. Smith went 84-66, won three division titles and a conference title. He was well-liked, but the high demands of coaching in Chicago caused him to be fired after going 18-14 the past two years. Trestman will need to work well with Cutler and produce right away to avoid a short stay.
8. Doug Marrone, Buffalo Bills. Marrone earned his NFL stripes as the Saints' offensive coordinator from 2006-08. The Bills convinced him to leave Syracuse, where he went just 25-25 with the Orange in four seasons. He brought with him his offensive coordinator, Nathaniel Hackett, in an attempt to improve over Chan Gailey. The Bills are trying to tap into their successful offensive past, as Hackett uses the "K-Gun", best associated with four-time AFC champion quarterback Jim Kelly. Now the question is whether Syracuse prospect Ryan Nassib will join Marrone and Hackett as the Bills' next starting quarterback. Buffalo is struggling to find the right mix to end a long playoff drought, and this hire is far from inspiring.


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Harvey Weinstein Gossip
Harvey Weinstein gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Katy dresses for Orly?
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Katy Perry performed at the amfAR gala last night in Cannes. AmfAR is always on the Thursday night. And it's the unofficial end of the festival. By Friday most press have already left so that they can go home and reclaim their weekends and their lives. Full Story
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Two deeps dives from yesterday to recommend if you haven't already: Barry Avrich is a Canadian filmmaker who was trying a few years ago to put together an unauthorised documentary about Harvey Weinstein. According to Barry, Harvey Weinstein wasn't exactly supportive. Read Full Intro
Michael Keaton goes for 3 in a row
Spotlight won Best Picture on Sunday at the Oscars. It was one of my top films coming out of TIFF. Yes for Spotlight. Last year Birdman was Best Picture. So that's two in a row for Michael Keaton. Will it be three? Michael's next major role will be Ray Kroc, of McDonald's, in The Founder. Full Story
Celebrating Bryan Cranston
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We learned last week following the SAG and Golden Globe nominations that, right now, Bryan Cranston could be a legitimate challenger to Leonardo DiCaprio for Best Actor. Trumbo will play well to those old f-ckers in the Academy and Bryan Cranston is very, very well liked among his peers. Also consider the EGOT factor. Full Story
Harvey's hopes for Rooney & Jake
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Harvey Weinstein wrote a piece for The Hollywood Reporter that was published yesterday about award season, specifically about his concerns about award season and how the only films considered are the ones that are released in the fall, ignoring quality features that opened earlier in the year. Full Story
Jake's Oscar plans
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Jake Gyllenhaal wasn't at the Palais last night. The jury wasn't required. Here he is today around town. And pictures of him from opening night on Wednesday looking very smooth in that tux. While Jake had no official engagements to attend on Thursday, he was part of the Weinstein annual Cannes presentation – not necessarily in person but in performance. Full Story
The allegations against Harvey Weinstein
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Ambra Battilan is a model who has gone to police in New York alleging that Harvey Weinstein groped her. They met at an event on Thursday. She claims that Weinstein told her to come see him on Friday at 6pm at his office for an "audition". During the "audition", she alleges that Weinstein asked her if her breasts were real, then tried to touch them, then allegedly tried to shove his hand up her skirt. Full Story
UNboring Princess side-eye and J Crew
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Like I said earlier, this is the most UNboring Princess Catherine's been in a long, long time on this trip to New York. Today, after her visit to the 9/11 memorial (click here for a refresher), she attended the Creativity is GREAT reception with a lot of celebrities and fashion people. Full Story
Keira's playing too
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Keira Knightley went full angel at the Hollywood Film Awards in an exquisite Giambattista Valli dress. That applique around the neck and down one arm is pure gorgessity and, God, I love the sleeves. Not even those sh-tty shoes could take away from it. So they gave her the Best Supporting Actress Award. Full Story
Katie Holmes: one shoulder for Weinstein
Katie Holmes dropped a shoulder last night in New York at the Life Is Amazing premiere presented by The Weinstein Company. Her new movie The Giver is also a Weinstein property. And, you'll recall, a couple of weeks ago she showed up at that surfer party Full Story
Katie by the pool
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Katie Holmes attended a party in New York last night for the World Surf League. Random, right? Well… no. Harvey Weinstein was hosting. And he produced The Giver. Everybody has to be nice to Harvey. Now here's a question: Harvey Weinstein or Scientology? Ha. This is a great white dress. Full Story


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I was looking at the LCD+Keypad Kits available here.
They look pretty sweet and I like that they come with example Python code.
However, I looked at the code and noticed that it is basically doing a busy wait querying each button to see if it is pressed.
I'm not a system programmer, but I'd have to think that there must be a better way to see button presses.
Some sort of event, or signaling, or callback mechanism?
Would something like that be possible or would it require more logic on the board?
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DeJesus, Castro key to Cubs' third straight win
After center fielder's clutch hit, shortstop preserves lead on diving play
MIAMI -- As well as the Cubs have been playing in the series against Miami, a lucky break is what earned them their third win in a row.
After some early offense, it took a bloop single and a walk to produce the run the Cubs needed. David DeJesus singled up the middle to drive in the winning run, giving the Cubs a 3-2 win in front of a crowd of 27,519 at Marlins Park.
Lefty Travis Wood, who earned the win, pitched six innings, giving up two runs on three hits with five strikeouts. Righty Alex Sanabia took the loss for the Marlins, surrendering six hits and three runs over 6 2/3 innings.
"Travis is the kind of guy who'll go out and challenge them," said Cubs manager Dale Sveum. "He gave up a couple of home runs, but other than that, he was as good as he's been."
The Cubs received another strong performance from what has been a sparkling bullpen. Kameron Loe, James Russell and Carlos Marmol combined for two scoreless innings before Kevin Gregg came in to close for the second consecutive night. The Marlins fell in order in the ninth, just as they did the night previously, and Gregg earned his third save of the season.
The Marlins nearly tied it in the eighth, as Austin Kearns came to bat with runners on first and second. Starlin Castro made a diving stop to cut off Kearns' grounder and got the force at second as the Cubs escaped the jam.
"This is the big leagues. Big plays in big situations," said Sveum. "They're what you need all the time in close, one-run ballgames. We had a couple of them tonight, and that was the difference -- great plays."
In the seventh, Welington Castillo reached first on a popup that dropped among three Marlins fielders in shallow right and advanced to second when Julio Borbon drew a pinch-hit walk off reliever Mike Dunn. DeJesus then singled in Castillo for a 3-2 lead.
The offense slowed in the middle innings, as only two runners moved into scoring position. Luis Valbuena doubled to right field in the fifth, narrowly beating the throw to second. He was stranded as Barney popped out and Wood struck out to end the inning.
The Cubs also threatened in the sixth. Castro singled to left and reached second as Anthony Rizzo walked, but Alfonso Soriano and Nate Schierholtz were unable to drive them in.
After scoring all four of their runs Friday night in the first three innings, the Cubs were again at it early. In the second, Schierholtz doubled to left field and scored on a single up the middle by Valbuena.
Schierholtz leads the Cubs in average, batting .313, and made a phenomenal diving catch in the sixth to rob Giancarlo Stanton of a hit.
"It's good. Everybody works together," said Castro of the defense. "That's why we're winning games. It's the group."
The Marlins kept pace in the second as Miguel Olivo homered, sending it 398 feet into left field to even the score at 2.
DeJesus led off the game by doubling deep into the right-field corner and going to third on an error by Stanton, who misplayed the ball. Sanabia then threw a wild pitch to Castro, allowing DeJesus to score the first run.
However, the Marlins evened it up in the bottom half of the inning, as Stanton crushed a homer over the scoreboard in left field. The 472-foot blast was his first of the season and the longest home run hit by a Miami player in Marlins Park history.
"Here I've hit a few of those foul, so [it's] finally good to get it on the right side of the pole," said Stanton.
"It was something to see. I threw a pitch that didn't end up where I wanted it to and he did everything he could to hit it as far as he could," said Wood. "Normally I do not like watching them, I get mad. But as soon as he hit that, I knew it was going to go a ways. So I watched that one."
The Cubs look to continue their winning streak and take home their first series sweep of the season Sunday.
"We had a tough time [here] last year. When things started snowballing out of control last year, it was in this place," said Sveum. "It'd be nice going home with a four-game [winning] streak and five out of six."
Darci Miller is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Does paul just like that tape or has he been hurt all year?
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Does paul just like that tape or has he been hurt all year?
What a game
I got an answer but I dont think you want to hear it
damnnnnn I woulda gone nuts if Paul made that 3!
I feel like that was a freakin terrible half, yet we have the lead. and we all know this is a 2nd half team.
hopefully that trend continues
Well, Lance went to the company line in his comments to Brooke.
3ot for Bulls and Pelicans
Also teams have learned that he is not effective going left
The worst thing that could happen to Lance is that he leaves us after this season and gets paid huge money by some team like Milwaukee or some **** and never completes his Jedi training under Bird and the other masters in our organization.
Yes, I just compared Lance's career arc to that of Luke Skywalker.
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Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
I'd bet just about anything that he will be driving and dishing in the second half.
To be honest, the Blazers are Icing most PnRs and thus it's not easy to drive the ball against them.
That said, Lance should try to shoot a little more. Especially in the play that he got called for the travel, he should have shot it. He only travelled because he stopped in order to pass.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
I agree with you. Indiana is the PERFECT situation for Lance. I feel like some team is going to throw a lot of money at him and we might lose him. If he does leave, I can see him having a Larry Hughes type career.
I agree that he should try to shoot more, in general.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
I still think that Hill's contract is extremely reasonable. Fair market value, imo.
I have a strange compulsion to go buy something at Hardee's.
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That being said, I feel Lance is a lot more important to the future of this team than Hill is.
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Brooke just mentioned that there are 2 Pacer fans that were very loud sitting her her. I wonder if it's MrHale, Tha Hoya or efHead. They showed the Pacer fans on TV..looked like they were being questioned by security
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I guess what I'd like to see the most the second half is "mean Roy". He's getting the ball at point blank range. Tell him you can't dunk it, you don't shoot it. Just go up strong and dunk the dang ball. No more missed two foot hook shots.
I think a lot of the problem we have with Hibbert and his low post game is that he is not smooth and graceful. He appears awkward in his motion going into his hook shot. I guess in this game that's why I would just like to see him go over Lopez and attempt to dunk it.
I think Hills more consistent play may fit more with what the Pacers are trying to do. Lance is still a huge question mark. Of course if Lance continues his development you are right. But if his development is hampered I think Hill would be more important by a fair margin.
I don't know, it's really hard to say. Especially at the time we signed Hill to that contract. I mean at that point we weren't even sure Lance was going to be on the roster the next season, let alone becoming a key cog for a title contending team. We knew what we had in Hill. Lance was (and still is, to some extent) a wildcard.
I only get to see that commercial whenever I watch a Pacers game on NBALP. I agree....it is very hard for me to turn away whenever it shows up on the TV..
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Huh? When we signed Hill, Lance was nothing. He had not even progressed to what we could call "raw" yet.
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AN Accrington thug who repeatedly tried to 'strangle' his terrified partner in a sustained attack after a drinking session at her home, has been jailed for 25 months.
Burnley Crown Court heard how Trina Kellett was left bleeding after she was pinned to the floor on top of broken glass in the brutal attack at the hands of William Lowe.
He also headbutted her after he had ripped off her T-shirt and she was in just her underwear.
Lowe, 33, has more than 50 offences on his record, including a conviction for grievous bodily harm when he smashed Ms Kellett's arm after a row and two charges of assault after he beat her.
The hearing was told when he was questioned over the latest violence, Lowe claimed self defence.
The defendant, of no fixed address, had admitted assault causing actual bodily harm, on November 8.
He also received a restraining order to keep him away from Ms Kellett and was locked up for 22 months and 12 weeks.
The court heard the pair had been in an on/off relationship for three-and-half years, and it had resumed six weeks before.
They had been drinking for about five hours by 9pm.
Prosecutor Lucy Wright said the defendant fell asleep on a mattress on the living room floor, Ms Kellett decided to go to bed and inadvertently woke him.
He became angry and an argument started.
The victim was frightened and decided to leave and on the way to the back door heard a glass smash.
The defendant later headbutted her in the face, bruising her nose and eye and she tried to stop him, but he threw her to the floor, sat on top of her and put his hands around her throat.
The victim eventually escaped, bleeding from her back, shoulders and leg.
The prosecutor said: "The defendant started to apologise, encouraging her not to call the police, saying he was sorry."
She accepted the apology, both went to bed and the next day passed without incident.
On November 10, Lowe drank heavily again, an argument started and Ms Kellett left.
She returned about an hour later and found Lowe still irate, throwing food around.
She left for good, fleeing her home, sought refuge with a friend and called the police.


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Davis to head to Double-A Bowie for rehab stint
BALTIMORE -- Chris Davis took batting practice before Friday's game, crushing a number of pitches throughout Oriole Park, and the first baseman will head to Double-A Bowie on Saturday for a rehab assignment and be re-evaluated Sunday.
Davis (strained left oblique), who looked a lot like his former self, is eligible to come off the disabled list Sunday.
"I've been told I've recovered quickly and that everything's going about as good as it could," Davis said before the Orioles' game on Friday. "It's tough to sit around and watch these guys play, even though they're winning."
Davis said he's now feeling better than he's felt all year.
"I felt better yesterday than I've felt in a really long time," Davis said.
Jeff Seidel is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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If you are putting the trail in a place where the tracker can see you, have them cover their eyes.
Start at the hiding spot and work your way backwards, so you don't run out of peels before you find a good hiding place.
Then lay down the peels every 10-15 feet. This forms the path that your tracker will follow to find the treasure.
In the autumn, this activity can be tricky if you drop the peels among autumn leaves. Aim to put the peels in places with a strong color contrast.
Give them the plastic container so they can pick up the peels as they go. Even though peels are natural and would decompose, you don't want to litter. Plus then you can lay a new trail.
Follow your tracker along. If they get lost, help them get back on track.


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Parsons School of Design enables students to develop the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in a rapidly changing society. Students collaborate with peers throughout The New School, industry partners, and communities around the world and in New York City, a global center of art, design, and business.
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Category: New York City Jewish names
By Nephele
Yiddish names have a rich history, rooted in an older generation of Jewish people belonging to the Ashkenazic (from Germany and Eastern Europe) community. The Yiddish language evolved during medieval times from High German (influenced by Hebrew and some eastern European languages), and the word "Yiddish" itself literally means "Jewish." Genealogists familiar with old U.S. Federal Census records will have noticed many a census record where the census taker recorded an immigrant's language as being "Jewish" when it more properly should have been recorded as "Yiddish."
While many fondly associate Yiddish names with their beloved grandparents and great-grandparents, Yiddish is nonetheless making a comeback. California's San Francisco Bay area is home to Der Bay, a widely circulated Anglo-Yiddish newsletter of events, and such movies as Fiddler on the Roof and the animated An American Tail (both featuring Yiddish-named characters) are fondly familiar to mainstream America.
Accounting for the many spelling variations of Yiddish names is the fact that Yiddish is a language written in Hebrew letters, which then may be transliterated into the letters of the Roman alphabet for English language readers and speakers. In Yiddish names, "creative spellings" (a frequent complaint on Internet baby name discussion boards) are not only common, but necessary!
Here are some Yiddish names (with their variations) worth considering:
BIELKA, BIELKE — "beautiful, white."
BLIMA, BLUMA — "flower."
BREINDEL –"brunette."
CHANI– derived from Chanah, Hannah, mother of the prophet Samuel in the Bible.
DAVRUSHA –" form of Deborah, the Biblical prophetess and judge.
FREIDEL– "joy."
HINDA, HINDE — "hind, doe."
HODEL — form of Hadassah, the Hebrew name of the heroine Esther in the Bible.
KAILA, KAYLA, KEILA — possibly from the Hebrew Kelila: "crown."


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