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When I was in my senior year at the University of New Hampshire, having just transferred there from New York University, the library was under a massive renovation that caused most of the books to be locked in storage and only a tiny percentage to be on temporary shelves in a little building at the far end of campus. At the time, this seemed to me a perfect metaphor for my life and aspirations. (I was fond, then, of quoting a line from Harry Kondoleon's play Zero Positive: "I used to have desires, dreams, the usual things, they got so banged up and hard to look at I took them out one afternoon and shot them.") One day, I was looking at the few shelves of contemporary U.S. writers, and there was book called Reader's Block. I liked the title. I flipped through the pages. "What is this?" I thought.
Protagonist living near a disused cemetery, perhaps?I flipped pages...
A sense somehow of total retreat? Abandonment?
Albert Camus' father was killed in the Battle of the Marne when Camus was only months old. His mother was an illiterate charwoman.
Once, at dinner, with great delicacy Brahms told Tchaikovsky that he did not approve of his work.
With equal delicacy Tchaikovsky told Brahms that he did not approve of his.
Tacitus was an anti-Semite.I was entranced. From an early age, I've loved random facts about artists. I've only read a few biographies cover-to-cover, but it's a rare month that I'm not reading around in some biography or another of a writer, painter, musician, filmmaker, etc. (The habit began when I was young and thought writers' lives would contain the Secret Secret of Writing, and if I just learned enough about the writers, I'd learn how to write.) I imagined David Markson, the writer of Reader's Block, was only a few years older than me, probably the product of a "good education", and thus crammed full of random facts and factoids.
How would the woman have lost her leg?
Does Reader remember with any certainty which leg it was?
Was Santorin also the origin of the Atlantis myth?
In Walter Scott's The Antiquary, there are two Tuesdays in one week.
And the sun once sets in the east.
Our Ground Time Here Will Be Brief.
The name of the slough was Despond.
Blake was buried in an unmarked pauper's grave.
For six years, in his twenties, Edward Elgar conducted a band in a lunatic asylum.
I checked the book out of the library and my memory is that I kept having to renew it, because I just couldn't let it away from me. The book bothered me in the best sense of that word -- I couldn't stop reading and rereading it, but at the same time I couldn't bring myself to admit how great it was, what a hold it had on me. I kept telling myself the technique was too easy, that it wasn't any way to write a novel, that it was a trick, a gimmick, not Serious Art. And I was all about Serious Art in those years.
I was too young and inexperienced both as a reader and a writer to really know how extraordinary Reader's Block is as a book, and I was too invested in the idea of Serious Art as hard work to recognize that the effort to create or to understand a piece of art isn't what matters, and it certainly doesn't guarantee wisdom, beauty, or any of the other high-falutin' concepts devotees of Serious Art so venerate. But I'm a New Englander, and the Protestant Work Ethic is at the core of our being, and anything lacking clear evidence of sweat and toil is suspect (it may be the Protestant Work Ethic, but we're Puritans at heart. I live in the town where Nathaniel Hawthorne died.)
I was also too young and inexperienced to trust my response to Reader's Block, a book that mesmerized and obsessed me. I didn't know then what skill it takes to make the unrandom seem random while slowly unfurling its structure and shape. I let my feeling that the form was too light blind me to the fact that this book spoke to me in a way few ever have, and that it contained extraordinary wisdom -- wisdom I needed, wisdom I benefitted from.
It was too bad Markson hadn't yet written This is Not a Novel, one of my favorites of his works. It begins:
Writer is pretty much tempted to quit writing.That was me in my senior year of college, burnt out from three years of working hard to try to become a Great Playwright. Reader's Block so captivated me at the time because it spoke directly to all the paradoxes and discontents that come to someone who cares about reading and writing. Or so it seems to me. Perhaps it's just that the book shares some of my neuroses. Perhaps the book created some of my neuroses...
Writer is weary unto death of making up stories.
A few years after my year at UNH, more experienced and more content, I came upon Markson's novel Wittgenstein's Mistress. I was intrigued by the description on the back: "Wittgenstein's Mistress is a novel unlike anything David Markson -- or anyone else -- has ever written before. It is the story of a woman who is convinced -- and, astonishingly, will ultimately convince the reader as well -- that she is the only person left on earth. Presumably, she is mad."
Again, I couldn't stop reading it. But it was a different experience from Reader's Block. It does what I so enjoy in fiction: delves deeply into a representation of consciousness. It's full of references to writers and artists, but it's a different sort of technique from Reader's Block and the novels that followed -- less collage than stream of consciousness. It's funny and strange, and then at the end it's emotionally devastating.
And that's the genius of Markson -- indeed, the uniqueness of Markson. The effect of his novels from Wittgenstein's Mistress on is slyly, brilliantly accumulative. The text plants thousands of tiny boobytraps in your brain, none of them particularly powerful on their own, and then in the last pages, they all go off.
I would probably not be lying if I said Wittgenstein's Mistress contains the single most powerful last line of any novel I've read.
I would probably not be lying if I said that This is Not a Novel contains the single most powerful surprise sentence in a novel I've ever read.
There are people to whom I have almost said, "If you die without reading Wittgenstein's Mistress, you will have lived a wasted life." Hyperbole, of course, but the impulse was an honest one.
David Markson's last novel was called The Last Novel.
The last chapter of David Markson's novel Springer's Progress consists of two words:
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cho~ kakkoii
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Location: 3rd Planet
Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny
Media Blasters have announced the license for Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny at Anime Expo 2007.
Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny was produced by MFI, therefore we didn't list fansubs here on AnimeSuki. See Removal of Media Factory Inc. Works for details.
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Production Company: Genco
Genre: Fighting girls in very short skirt!
Expected Release Date: February 2007
Website: http://www.ikkitousen.com/
This is a sequel to the Ikkitousen series that came out in 2003. The most notable thing about that series was the abundance of fanservice that was mostly comprised of panty shots. One of my German friend once told me few years back that Ikkitousen was a major success in Germany. He sheepishly told me he liked the show for the story. Yeah. That was a good laugh. The main cast seems to have changed as there are few more new names in the cast, most notably, the addition of Nabatame Hitomi who voiced Miki in Noodle Fighter Miki. She will be voicing as Kan'u Unchou in this series. The synopsis in the following is from the 2003-Ikkitousen series to give a bit of an idea about the show, courtesy of animenfo.
The flying start of a high school hegemony!!Looking forward to it!
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|2006-12-07, 18:28
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Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
From the looks of the images on the official site, i get the feeling it'll be carrying on from where the first series ended (you can tell that thanks to which characters appear on the site). Its also good to know that they're not changing the VA's from the first series.
|2006-12-07, 18:34
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Style Über Alles
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NYC/Chicago
It is always funny when they try a historical drama in a high school setting.
edit, who might that teal hair girl with the fan be.
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|2006-12-07, 20:20
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Manila, Philippines
Well here's something to look forward to. But, will they put sex scenes? That sort of thing isn't exactly.....work safe
Ok ok, putting that aside, I expect a more higher wardrobe cost as clothes may seemingly be made out of nylon
Wait, there are only two ways for the clothes to be ripped, one is that divine wind way, the other is....ripping it with your bare hands
|2006-12-08, 01:15
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cho~ kakkoii
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: 3rd Planet
Speaking of manga, I call on NeoSam for service by providing us with the manga covers whenever he can. NeoSam might like this show, or might not due to the lack of cutie pies aka kawaii~ lolis. Did I mention NeoSam is great!?
|2006-12-08, 01:23
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Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 42
I hope you guys are joking.
Iko is base on the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Name how characters in ROTK have a feather fan
Also the manga was a lot better then the anime. And i read it for the story too
|2007-01-02, 07:12
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It looks like the AT-X version will take a no holds barred approach
|2007-01-02, 07:36
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Version 3.0
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Hawaii
Age: 31
everything in that whole trailer was UNCENSORED!!
but i have watched the whole Ikkitousen series before this one and actually owns some volumes of the manga and yea the manga is better than the first season of Ikkitousen the anime
but this new season looks very promising
plus theres no>>>um "cover" for their ripped up shirts
unlike the first season there were some scenes lIke that
but most of them were scenes when they were in the hotspring and stuff
but not during the fight scenes
wow i"m looking forward to watching this one this year!!
|2007-01-02, 08:09
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The Commissar Vanishes
Oh, wow! This looks even sadder and trashier than the first one. "NOW WITH MORE NUDITY!" - a perfect marketing move, I agree.
In a way, Ikkitousen 2 was inevitable, since those nude and seminude figures were selling like hotcakes for a reason that is beyond my understanding. I think the amount of Ryomo Shimei figures have seriously threatened the undisputed crown held by Rei Ayanami figures. Oh, wait, Ryomo is a clone of Rei... figures.
Alright, I kid, I kid, no more snarking. 8)
BTW, the jewel is called Magatama.
|2007-01-02, 08:22
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lol O.o i actually have the first few volumes of this...and heres my mum thinking im a perv
didnt know there was a season one for this...right definatly have to watch the first season before this starts
|2007-01-02, 08:39
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Logician and Romantic
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Within my mind
Age: 37
I will be watching this series for one simple reason; I would finally actually get to watch my favourte "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" characters at work.
To be honest, Sonsaku is boring for me ; In my mind, the REAL main characters had always been at Seito Gakuen.
Seriously, never-mind that Kan-u Unchou is technically an Asian deity, him and his old mate Chouhi Ekitoku is just too cool. I hope female Chouhi gets to have her snake-halberd still.
And then there is my personal hero, Shokatsuryou Koumei. (諸葛亮孔明/ Zhuge Liang)
We are talking about quite possibly the smarted person in Ancient China. Here is a legend about his intellect:
Once, a small fortress Koumei happened to reside in was besieged. There wasn't enough men to withstand against a frontal-assault by the enemy, even though rescue would come in a week.
So what did Koumei do? He walked out of the fortress by the front gates with a chair, sat down at the entrance, and did nothing. The enemies were so freaked out by his reputation that they refused to attack; after all it had to be a trap right?
When it gets dark, he packed up his chair, went back into the fortress, and repeated everything the next day.
This went on for a week until the reinforcement arrived and forced the enemies off.
...This probably isn't true, but who cares? It's a fun tale, and no less believable than Chouhi Ekitoku blocking a whole enemy army at a bridge single-handedly. (He declared "Anyone who attacks first, will die first!". No one in the enemy army went forward, and this standoff went on for a while until they just turned back and went home. )
|2007-01-02, 13:38
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red knight
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: The Bahamas
Age: 33
|2007-01-02, 18:51
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Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
The new trailer is showing more characters that appear in the later part of the manga, so i'm starting to believe even more that this series shall carry on in some form from the first series.
& 100000+ points for adding my favorite character Teni into the trailer. <3
|2007-01-02, 19:12
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Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 42
|2007-01-02, 20:21
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: in the club
Miki/Mikoto/Yuuna/Margery Dow voicing Kanu...and nipplage. This has already skyrocketed to the top of my 'Must See' list
I wonder how far they'll actually cover in terms of the manga though, since there have been some interesting developments...
|2007-01-02, 20:22
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Rock beats scissors
Join Date: Jul 2004
Aww can't even see a nipple in that picture, unlike the trailer.
Anyway, it looks like they're still wearing paper clothing that rips at the slightest contact to make for the skin shots. And this time even the bras are made out of paper, or they simply stopped wearing em. Sex sells.
|2007-01-02, 20:24
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Join Date: Feb 2006
You know I'm an active follower of the manga but I found the first season to be quite disappointing. Hoping the second will be better but you know how they always add all the good stuff to the preview.
To answer the question on who's the teal girl with the fan, she's Shokatsuryou Koumei a harboring dragon (aka. Zhuge Liang, one of the greatest chinese strategists of The Three Kingdoms).
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James Carl Carter, 85, passed away Jan. 25, 2012, at Providence Medical Center of Portland, Ore. Carl was born April 20, 1926, in McLean, Texas, to James McKnight and Cora (Pugh) Carter.
He moved to Hood River, Ore., in May 1941 from Big Heart, Okla. He married Maxine Swyers on Nov. 24, 1942, in Stevenson, Wash. They celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary on Thanksgiving Day, 2011, with 50 family and friends.
Carl worked in the shipyards until he entered the military in August 1944, serving until 1946; he was in the European Theater. After the war he came home to Hood River and started his working career.
Carl has worked a variety of jobs, ranging from pulling lumber on the chain to a welder, mechanic and construction, before he and his brother Cecil started logging in 1955. Several years later Carl bought out his brother's interest in J.C. Logging Co. and his son Dennis joined the company.
He retired in the 1990s and he and Maxine spent several winters in Arizona, panning for gold and finding and exploring abandoned mines. They also traveled to Alaska and did fishing trips on the Snake River and the Powder River.
Carl liked to work with wood and always doing various project. He enjoyed sharing life with his family and friends, by whom he was greatly loved.
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Carl is survived by his wife, Maxine (Swyers) Carter; three daughters: Susan Schreiter and her husband, Larry, of Lake Oswego, Ore., Kay Sheirbon and her husband, Joe, of Hood River, and Janice Carter, of Hood River; and son, Dennis Carter, of Hood River; 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren; brother, Cecil Carter; and sister Joy O'Brien.
He was preceded in death by a baby daughter, Wendy, brother Con Carter, sister Jewel Davidson and grandson Larry Schreiter Jr.
A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, at Anderson's Tribute Center. Military rites will be offered by the Oregon Honors Team and celebrant speaker Bob Huskey will officiate.
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INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A massive explosion that rocked an Indiana neighborhood this month, killing a married couple and damaging scores of homes, is being investigated as a homicide, officials said on Monday.
Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry said authorities probing the explosion and fire that damaged 80 homes have carried out numerous interviews and search warrants, and are seeking information on a white van seen in the area on the day of the blast.
"Based upon those interviews and the search warrants, we can confirm tonight that there is an active homicide investigation in this matter," Curry said.
Curry spoke on the same day a funeral was held for the couple killed in the November 10 blast, Jennifer and John Longworth.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering a award of up to a $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case.
Curry did not offer details on the homicide investigation.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A dark melodrama by a controversial Chinese director heads the entries in the best film category at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film festival — the Chinese-language Oscars — catapulting the mainland cinema to center stage at the event.
Lou Ye's "Mystery" tells the story of a mild-mannered woman who mounts a radical revenge after uncovering her husband's infidelity.
Aside from best picture award at Saturday's ceremony, Lou is also up for best director and female protagonist Hao Lei is a candidate for best actress.
Lou's films have long focused on sensitive subjects like sex, violence and politics and have repeatedly been censored by China's cultural authorities. He was prohibited from filmmaking for five years after submitting "Summer Palace" to the Cannes festival without government approval in 2006.


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Our postdoctoral researchers are recognized each year at Memorial Sloan Kettering's Academic Convocation. Established in 2003, the Postdoctoral Research Award acknowledges the accomplishments and promise of outstanding postdocs (winners can be a Research Fellow, Research Scholar, or Research Associate). The award is presented at Memorial Sloan Kettering's Academic Convocation (held in early May) and a prize of $2,000 is presented to each awardee. The recipients are chosen by the Memorial Sloan Kettering Awards Committee.
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- The postdoctoral researcher must have completed at least one year of training at Memorial Sloan Kettering, as of the date of nomination.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that existing stocks of spirotetramat, the active ingredient in Movento, Ultor and Kontos insecticides, may continue to be distributed and used within the normal channels of trade.
EPA acknowledged the registrations had been cancelled "because of judicial action related to a procedural failure on the part of the agency," and not because of any risk concerns associated with the product. Based on its review of hundreds of scientific studies, and after considering public comments submitted concerning existing stocks, EPA reconfirmed its conclusion that there are "no significant risk concerns associated with spirotetramat." In fact, EPA concluded that "spirotetramat has a more favorable risk profile in terms of human health and the environment than the registered alternatives."
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EPA noted that nearly 90 percent of the public comments received in response to the agency's solicitation of public input requested the continued use and distribution of existing stocks of spirotetramat. Such comments included the need for spirotetramat as a "reduced risk" pesticide and as an important tool in integrated pest management (IPM) programs. Many growers noted that spirotetramat is vital in their struggle against invasive species and is more selective and less injurious to beneficial insects than alternative insecticides.
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As I announced earlier I will be closing both my shops
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Christian charity looking to open new facility in Libertyville
A Christian charity that provides meals for malnourished children around the world plans to open a preparation center in Libertyville.
The proposed Feed My Starving Children meal-packing center on the 700 block of East Park Avenue would be the Minnesota group's third in the Chicago area. It already has a full-time facility in Aurora and a part-time facility in Schaumburg.
The group provides 133 million dry meals a year for missions and humanitarian agencies in 70 countries. The meals are funded by donors and put together by volunteers.
Libertyville is a logical place for the group to expand because a lot of the group's volunteers come from the area, among other reasons, Feed My Children CEO Mark Crea said.
"It has been a great source of volunteers," he said.
The group hopes to open the 18,000-square foot center in now-vacant space in November. Whether it meets the goal depends on the success of a fundraising campaign that began late last year, officials said.
The group hopes to raise $1.55 million to open the Libertyville center and operate it full-time and to turn the Schaumburg facility into a full-time operation.
The group needs a special village permit for food preparation to operate in Libertyville. The town's plan commission will consider the matter in July, and the village board will have final say.
In addition to the Chicago-area facilities, the group has facilities in Minnesota and Arizona. It also runs mobile packing events across the U.S., including many here.
An estimated 115,000 volunteers are expected to produce more than 30 million meals annually at the Libertyville site alone, Crea said.
"That's just a tremendous opportunity," Crea said.
Libertyville Economic Development Coordinator Heather Rowe said officials are thrilled about the charity's plans.
"Their organization provides a tremendous service to the international community," Rowe said. "We believe they will be welcomed in our community, as many of our residents have been volunteer food packers at their events in the past."
Feed My Starving Children will need volunteers at the Libertyville center once it opens. Adults or families with kids at least 5 years old can participate.
To volunteer at the Schaumburg or Aurora, go to fmsc.org and click on the link for volunteer registration.
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Italian government bonds rose, reversing an earlier decline, as concern that Prime Minister Mario Monti's resignation would derail the nation's attempts to cut its debt load eased.
Spanish securities advanced after an auction of bills raised more than the maximum target set for the sale. Greece's yields fell to the least since the nation's debt was restructured in March as its offer to buy back sovereign debt expired. German bunds slipped on an increase in investor confidence to a seven-month high. Italy will sell as much as much as 6.5 billion euros ($8.4 billion) of one-year bills tomorrow and bonds due in 2015 and 2026 the following day.
"The initial fear was about uncertainty, as the timing of Monti's resignation was unexpected, but we have seen some calm come back," said Robin Marshall, director of fixed-income at Smith & Williamson Investment Management in London, which oversees the equivalent of $19 billion. The "auction should be fine but I think the fears will come back again as we go towards the election campaign, probably in" the first quarter, he told Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse."
Italian two-year yields fell seven basis points, or 0.07 percentage point, to 2.26 percent at 2:02 p.m. London time after climbing to 2.39 percent earlier today. The 6 percent note maturing in November 2014 rose 0.125, or 1.25 euros per 1,000- euro face amount, to 107.
The note yields reached 2.47 percent yesterday, the highest since Sept. 27, as former premier Silvio Berlusconi entered the race for a new leader, reinvigorating a campaign against austerity measures that were introduced to control the nation's debt.
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Spain sold a combined 3.89 billion euros of bills today. It auctioned 12-month securities at an average yield 2.556 percent, compared with 2.797 percent on Nov. 20, and 18-month debt at 2.778 percent, down from 3.034 percent. The Treasury had set an upper target for the offering at 3.5 billion euros.
The 10-year bond yield fell seven basis points to 5.50 percent.
Greece's 10-year yield fell 58 basis points to 13.23 percent as state-run NET TV reported that banks offered additional bonds into the nation's buyback to bring the operation up to its goal of 30 billion euros.
Greece is using a 10 billion-euro loan from Europe's bailout fund to repurchase debt it issued earlier this year at around one third of face value, seeking to unlock bailout funds that have been frozen since June. The price of the 10-year security rose to 43.635 cents on the euro today.
German Bunds
German 10-year bund yields rose one basis point to 1.32 percent. The ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim said its index of investor and analyst expectations, which aims to predict economic developments six months in advance, climbed to 6.9 from minus 15.7 in November. Economists predicted a gain to minus 11.5, according to the median of 38 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey.
Volatility on Greek government bonds was the highest in the euro area today, followed by those of Ireland and Spain, according to measures of 10-year or equivalent-maturity debt, the spread between two- and 10-year securities, and credit default swaps.
Italian bonds returned 18 percent this year through yesterday, according to indexes compiled by Bloomberg and the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies. Spanish debt gained 4.3 percent and Germany's rose 4.2 percent.
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St. John Lutheran School is helping support The Food Bank of WNY. In the past few weeks, students have been donating food items as part of their chapel offerings. They have collected more than 400 pounds of food and plan to donate more to help those in need during the Christmas season.
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Guthrie solid as KC knocks four home runs to top Tribe
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Make it 25 victories for the Major Leagues' top Cactus League winners, the Royals.
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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Make it 25 victories for the Major Leagues' top Cactus League winners, the Royals.
Four solo home runs propelled the Royals toward a 5-1 win in their Spring Training finale over the Indians on Friday with a crowd of 6,865 at Surprise Stadium.View Full Game Coverage
The Royals wrapped with a 25-7-2 record.
"There's a lot to like about this team. We've got a great defense. I think our starting pitching is going to be a focal point and a strong asset. Our relief pitching has always been dynamite in my mind," Royals manager Ned Yost said.
"I think where we're offensively now is more the team I envisioned it to be, a team that can score runs, drive the gaps, hit the ball over the fence. I love the chemistry. I love the makeup. I love the enthusiasm that we have in our clubhouse. For me, this could be the very first time that I'm leaving Spring Training, or I had a team where I feel really good about every aspect of it. So it's a nice feeling."
The Indians are 16-16-2 with one game remaining.
Alex Gordon opened the Royals' first inning against Ubaldo Jimenez with a bang -- a home run onto the center-field berm. It was Gordon's team-high eighth of the spring and he departed an inning later with a .438 (32-for-73) average and 17 RBIs in his 25 games.
The Indians came back with a run in the fourth against Jeremy Guthrie, scoring on Lou Marson's RBI ground-out, which followed a single by Lonnie Chisenhall and a double by Drew Stubbs.
Guthrie, who'll start next Thursday against the White Sox in Chicago, worked four innings and threw 56 pitches. He gave up the one run and six hits with no walks.
Jeff Francoeur led off the Royals' fifth inning with a home run to left field off Jimenez. It was his third. Two outs later, Elliot Johnson belted a homer to right-center field, his second, for a 3-1 lead.
Jimenez, the 2010 All-Star Game starter for the National League, walked the next batter and was pulled. All three hits off him were home runs, the first that he'd given up all spring.
"I made some bad pitches, but I think the ball is flying here, too," Jimenez said.
Jimenez, who'll start the Tribe's second game of the season on Wednesday at Toronto, felt that he accomplished a lot in camp.
"The first thing I wanted to do when I got to Spring Training was I wanted to fix my mechanics. And that's what I've done," he said. "I feel really good out there. I feel like I can throw a lot of strikes. I can command my fastball, throw my breaking ball whenever. If I left it a little bit up, they hit home runs here."
Minor League outfielder Roman Hernandez opened the Royals' eighth with their fourth homer off left-hander Nick Hagadone. A fifth run scored on Jarrod Dyson's RBI single.
Up next:The Royals, who have completed their spring slate with 34 games and two rainouts in Arizona, head for Chicago and Monday's 3:10 p.m. CT season opener against the White Sox. The Royals will start right-hander James Shields, and the Sox will counter with left-hander Chris Sale. After a day off on Saturday, the Royals will work out on Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field.


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February 14, 2014
If getting your HIV medications on time through your new health insurance plan worries you, you may have to take a more active role in making sure you get your meds into your hands. With many people in the U.S. changing to new plans under the Affordable Care Act, getting on to Medicaid or having to deal with mail-order pharmacies, there are several ways to make sure you don't experience an interruption in your medication regimen, outlined in a new fact sheet from HIVhealthreform.org.
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It is of utmost importance to stay on schedule in terms of HIV medication. You are the best advocate for your health, and that sometimes means having to do more work. What are some ways you make sure to get your meds on time? Share them in the comments section.
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The Tulane Law School Sports Law program provides students with the background necessary to understand and handle problems unique to the sports industry.
It was a bit of a slow week in sports law, but concussions and issues surrounding the NCAA continue to dominate the headlines. It seems like every week a new concussion suit is filed, and this week is no different. It will be interesting to see how the different leagues and governing bodies respond to the rise in public pressure and lawsuits.
Concussions and Player Safety
The family of former Chicago Bears player Dave Duerson filed a wrongful death suit against the NFL on Thursday. http://bit.ly/Aw6Q9H
Wisconsin is the latest in a long line of states to consider youth concussion laws. http://bit.ly/yL5JY0
Kansas recently passed legislation to protect youth athletes from concussions. http://bit.ly/AiSDKb Here is the legislation: http://bit.ly/AFgi40
How is NASCAR handling concussion issues? http://es.pn/wNO7Eb
A former high school hockey player who was knocked unconscious during a playoff game two years ago is suing the school division, the coaches of the opposing team, and the player who hit him. http://bit.ly/wNjCFE
Here is an excellent look at the health insurance rules and procedures in the NCAA. http://bit.ly/xrNiM7
NCAA Multi-Year ScholarshipSchools can officially offer multi-year scholarships. The override fell 2 votes short (205 schools voted against a multi-year scholarship). http://bit.ly/xUewTe Here is how all the schools voted: http://bit.ly/wB79IK
NCAA TransfersAmid growing pressure, Maryland granted quarterback Danny O'Brien's transfer request. http://nyti.ms/wdFLHG
Professor Zola explains some of the rules affecting transfers here: http://bit.ly/ygp4BV
MLBRyan Braun is the first player to successfully appeal a drug suspension. http://bit.ly/ynb7lg
An excellent look at the intellectual property issues surrounding Jeremy Lin. http://onforb.es/xbhtKA
Mardi Gras Sports LINks
Mardi Gras is in full swing here in New Orleans, and Jeremy Lin continues to dominate the headlines. In honor of Jeremy Lin's meteoric rise to the top of the sports world, he leads this week's links.
The LINsation
Jeremy Lin Quick Facts:
· Web traffic to NYKnicks.com increased 550% last week vs. the prior week, video highlight clicks increased 1,205%
· Over the last 6 days, the average listed price for a Knicks ticket on the secondary market has risen 7.6% to $253.41
· Even with the Time Warner dispute, Knicks average household ratings on MSG are up 70% since Jeremy Lin started on 2/6
· Since Jeremy Lin's first start on 2/4, MSG's market cap has grown $228 million. Over that time, they paid Lin about $48,100
MSG's stock price has increased from $29.32 to $31.15, or over 6%, adding $139 million to the company's market value. During the same period the S&P 500 has gone up less than 1%. http://onforb.es/yiXhq9
Linsanity has reached the U.S. Trademark Office. http://bloom.bg/ynJ6jn
The economics of Jeremy Lin could translate into $150 million by the 2012-13 season. http://onforb.es/xRYXr8
Sports Broadcasting
MUST READ: NFL nixed President Nixon's deal on TV blackouts http://es.pn/z6RAgf. "The folks should be able to see the god---- games on tv"
The Federal Communications Commission sought public comment on its sports blackout rule, and most of the people weighing in are urging the FCC to scrap it. http://bit.ly/ymOstY
Sports talk radio is going through a renaissance. The number of sports talk radio stations in the United States has grown by a whopping 64 percent in the 10 years since 2002. The reason is simple - advertising. http://bit.ly/A9yj8n
The Pac-12 broke ground on a studio for its new television network that will launch this summer. http://wapo.st/ACBaXB
Great article over on TheLegalBlitz about who will foot the bill of any FCC fines for rapper M.I.A's obscene gesture during the Super Bowl http://bit.ly/x6pXnv
A fee-based component is coming to March Madness online coverage. http://bit.ly/yiADth
Linsanity! Could the Knicks point guard put pressure on MSG and Time Warner Cable to end their dispute? http://nydn.us/zQ9tlp
The price for running afoul of NCAA rules could be stunningly high if the association goes through with a plan for overhauling its enforcement process. http://usat.ly/xPLgOM
The NCAA has waded into a war of words with New York Times columnist Joe Nocera. http://bit.ly/zKg0gD
Joe Nocera continues his assault on the NCAA with a look at how the NCAA deals with hockey "advisers" http://nyti.ms/zVweDd
How likely are high school and college athletes to go pro? http://bit.ly/A4b67t
West Virginia and the Big East settled their dispute last week; here is a copy of the agreement, http://bit.ly/Adc7Yz and an analysis by Kristi Dosh. http://es.pn/wMkVpG
North Dakota's Board of Higher Education voted Monday to sue to attempt to block a public vote on a state law that requires the University of North Dakota's athletics teams to be called the Fighting Sioux. http://es.pn/whx1dd
This week NCAA Division I members began voting on whether to rescind the multi-year scholarship plan. Should they consider how future plaintiffs may be able to successfully assert antitrust claims against the NCAA if they don't adopt the plan? http://bit.ly/A9LAKC
The NCAA considers changes to $2,000 stipend based on financial need. Unlike the earlier proposal, the new plan would allow athletes on partial scholarship to qualify for a proportionate share of the extra money, if they could prove they needed it. http://bit.ly/wfNoct
Kentucky basketball officials seek to end Anthony Davis 'wingspan' poster sales. A similar situation arose in the fall with LSU and the 'honeybadger.' http://cjky.it/zGbDTt
Player Safety
The group of NFL retirees that was a part of the labor talks during the lockout last year has not given up their push for better post-career care. Judge Susan Nelson heard oral arguments Wednesday. http://bit.ly/AzraMq
Insurance companies are rethinking covering concussed NHL players. http://bit.ly/zJdN0g
The latest in the Minnesota Vikings stadium saga: http://onforb.es/AdApwP
Friday Sports Links
Another eventful week in the world of sports law, especially in the NCAA, where West Virginia and the Big East reportedly settled their dispute, and student-athletes are in hot water as a result of social media. But, nothing compares to the "Linsanity" sweeping the nation.Sports Broadcasting
The NFL is planning 13 Thursday night games in 2012. http://bit.ly/ymWLeG Find out why they won't play on Friday nights, here: http://bit.ly/ylyp3J
The ACC's expansion will likely add $1-2 million per year per team to their current 12-year $13 million deal with ESPN. http://bit.ly/wTXaVA
NBC's live stream of the Super Bowl drew a record 2.1 million unique viewers. http://bit.ly/yyQcKS Reports indicated that NBC received an ad fee of $55 CPM. http://bit.ly/ypHLkX That's just over 100k per advertisement.
WVU and Big East reportedly settle lawsuit for $20M http://bit.ly/ABYJ1M. Earlier in the week, there were reports that the Big 12 might help pay West Virginia's exit fee from the Big East. http://bit.ly/w4pMVc
The Big Ten is considering ideas for a national 4-team football playoff. Semifinals would be played on the college campus of the higher seed; title game could be bid out, like Super Bowl. http://trib.in/yYVmP7
But would a four-team playoff really be less controversial than the BCS? http://bit.ly/wR04ei
On Tuesday, a judge in San Francisco blocked an attempt by former NCAA athletes to obtain TV sports contracts and other documents pertaining to the ongoing In re NCAA Student-Athlete Name & Likeness Licensing Litigation http://bit.ly/yC2CQX
The University of North Dakota has resumed using its "Fighting Sioux" nickname http://fxn.ws/A78mCR
Mark Emmert is urging schools to support the four-year scholarship proposal. He needs 222 out of the 355 Division I schools to override the legislation. http://thesent.nl/znTDSB
Forty years after Title IX, disparities remain http://bit.ly/Af1Rld
Andy Schwarz explains elasticity of supply and demand and how it relates to claims that the NCAA is an illegal cartel. http://bit.ly/wQAdg4
Social Media, Privacy and the NCAA
The Maryland state legislature proposed a bill to address college athletes' social media privacy. The bill would stop colleges and universities from keeping digital tabs on student-athletes. http://nyti.ms/Aohfhs
This week, a Stony Brook University football student-athlete was publicly reprimanded and suspended from the team's next championship opportunity as a result of an inappropriate and offensive racial reference on his Twitter page during the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship. http://bit.ly/A002JU
BusinessofCollegeSports.com demonstrates how some of the top athletic departments in the nation are allowing their student-athletes to utilize social media. http://bit.ly/yBowRz
For more information on social media and NCAA compliance, see "Policing the Digital Wild West: NCAA Recruiting Regulations in the Age of Facebook and Twitter" by 2010 Tulane Law Grad, Victor Broccoli. 18 Sports Law. J. 43 (2011).
Linsanity! And Other Hot Topics This Week.
Linsanity! A look at how the Knicks' new point guard has assisted the NBA in China. http://onforb.es/A8FU44
The London Olympics could crash the internet. Fears of an internet meltdown during the London Games may lead to web access being rationed for British businesses. http://bit.ly/zbrued
7 Big Legal Questions (and Answers) surrounding the Super Bowl Big Game. http://bit.ly/zbrued
Professor Michael McCann analyzes three key legal lessons from the NFL and NBA lockouts: http://bit.ly/zb1RRZ
High school football fields can now feature advertisements. http://onforb.es/w4pqwW
Friday Sports Links-Super Bowl Edition
With nearly half the nation watching, along with millions more around the globe, it simply doesn't get much bigger than the Super Bowl. In honor of the big game, everything NFL and Super Bowl related leads off this week's sports links.
Super Bowl
During the Super Bowl, the NFL introduced an ad focused on its efforts to improve player safety. http://t.co/L0JKHuup
At least four lawsuits blaming the NFL for concussion-related dementia and brain disease will be consolidated in Philadelphia, and more could follow. http://es.pn/AzEaLf
The NFL/Saints, and "Who Dat?", Inc. have agreed to voluntarily dismiss all the claims against each other in their pending lawsuit and to work together on merchandise featuring the "Who Dat?" phrase. http://bit.ly/xw1BQj
What is the economic impact of the Super Bowl on the host city? Is it overestimated? http://onforb.es/AqN2SA
An excellent analysis by Michael McCann of the "clean zones" implemented at the Super Bowl and other major sporting events to prevent ambush marketing. http://t.co/HlMZVZcn
The NFL tenaciously protects its trademarked phrase 'Super Bowl.' Advertisers have come up with many ways to skirt the issue, using such phrases as 'The Big Game.' http://lat.ms/ACBfuL
Even though he didn't play in this year's Super Bowl, Aaron Rodgers is still the most marketable player in the NFL. http://bit.ly/A5LRMj
'They use you up': Add Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett to the list of ex-players suing the NFL. http://apne.ws/AzbJPY
"60 Minutes" profile on NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell. http://bit.ly/yFHcwO
This week, thousands of high school seniors signed their NLIs, but some received 4-year offers instead of the traditional 1-year option. http://es.pn/wpgPf6 and http://wapo.st/zOq8Hm
The Pac-12 is planning to stream its own content online. In the near future it will enable consumers to watch thousands of events each year - ranging from football, to basketball, to Olympic sports, to non-athletic content - from any device anywhere on Earth. http://on.mash.to/Au77Qh
The NCAA will look this summer at retooling its Division I governance structure amid what some officials say is growing sentiment to further split its top football-playing schools. http://usat.ly/x7Al5u
The NCAA is also looking at revamping its enforcement procedures. The NCAA wants to become more predictable and efficient in enforcement cases while putting harder hits on serious offenders who risk cheating. http://bit.ly/ygD80G
MMA and the First Amendment
An update on the legal battle over New York's live fighting ban. http://bit.ly/yHQ1Tu
The IOC wants governments to do more to prevent illegal gambling and match fixing. http://es.pn/yUyyMT
Friday Sports Links - January 27, 2012
It was a relatively quiet week in the world of sports law. Nevertheless, here are the links to the week's top stories in sports law and business.Tweeting, the First Amendment and Player Discipline
The NFL is encouraging players to tweet during this weekend's Pro Bowl. http://bit.ly/xSdH81
A top college football recruit has scholarship offer revoked following a series of inappropriate tweets. http://es.pn/zlxMCG
Could the Boston Bruins punish Tim Thomas for skipping the White House visit? http://bit.ly/z8VYmv NBA
Blockbuster television deals and a new collective bargaining agreement have lifted the value of the average NBA team to a record $393 million, up 6.5% over last year. http://onforb.es/wnUcRp
An excellent review of the 2011 NBA lockout from Stanford law professor and former Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board, William Gould: http://bit.ly/y3EnyCNFL
The NFL has extended Roger Goodell's contract through March 2019. http://bit.ly/Aq1Sbi
Report: Chiefs refuse to pay Haley the balance of his salary. http://bit.ly/xRzeal NCAA
The NCAA's sickle cell policy is being challenged. http://bit.ly/A1fci5 Since 2000, the sickle cell trait has been linked to at least 9 collegiate football players' deaths. Alicia Jessop provides an in-depth look: http://bit.ly/oW5pO8
Op-Ed: Living in Fear of the Gestapo NCAA. http://nyti.ms/yDOeiE
A potential "Real-World Model Collegiate Model." http://huff.to/yGAhICConcussions
On Thursday, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation met to consider whether to consolidate concussion litigation, as requested by the NFL. http://bit.ly/xdUWvo
On Nov. 15, 2011, Pennsylvania became the 35th state to put into place a law governing how youth sports concussions are handled. Now, police are investigating a high school coach in Pennsylvania regarding his handling of possible player concussions. http://onforb.es/A7azLi
The National Football League has selected Tulane University as one of only seven institutions in the country to be part of its Neurological Care Program for retired players. http://bit.ly/zROmW4 Other
Florida law requires franchises that have received public benefits from the state to open their stadium doors for the homeless on non-event nights. None have complied in 20 years. http://deadsp.in/xfZ8lX
Now lawmakers are making a push to have that money returned and are also considering fines for blacking out games. http://bit.ly/AiGIzQ
An in-depth look at how business plans in the action sports industry are evolving. http://bit.ly/z9NHBA
This week features an extra dose of links due to the holiday break. Topics include: the NCAA convention, concussions, counterfeiting, pay for play, gambling, and franchise relocation. Next week we will return to the regularly scheduled programming.
Sports BroadcastingNFL officially inks new deals with CBS, FOX, and NBC. NFL teams will now divvy up nearly $7 billion in media money starting in 2014. http://onforb.es/vhL27G
The NFL will stream the Super Bowl online and to phones for the first time http://usat.ly/rWNuxP
The FCC is reviewing the NFL's blackout policy. http://nyti.ms/AmfXjB Here is the FCC's release: http://bit.ly/xCik1d. Alicia Jessop has a thorough analysis here: http://bit.ly/xzFxjr
NCAA - Scholarship Stipends, Pay for Play, and the Annual ConventionMark Emmert is determined to make changes and remains confident that a $2,000 stipend and four-year scholarships will eventually be implemented. http://es.pn/yJO6E1
Back in October, following the presidential retreat, the NCAA announced a plan to allow schools to offer a $2,000 stipend to student-athletes. That plan faced opposition in December and is now in trouble. Ultimately, 161 of 355 Division I schools signed an override measure against the stipend, far more than the 75 needed for the NCAA board to reconsider the stipend. http://usat.ly/sVCzOe.
However, this past weekend, the NCAA concluded its annual convention, and we learned more about the future of several proposed rule changes, including the stipend.
The $2,000 stipend is delayed, but not defeated. http://abcn.ws/ygFlgF
Here's a look at how the top issues at the NCAA convention fared: http://trib.in/whv16Z and http://bit.ly/wEHbjQ
And here's a summary of the issues that were expected to be addressed at the convention by Inside Higher Ed, written in advance of the meeting: http://bit.ly/x0X0Ls
Doug Lederman of Inside Higher Ed didn't think you should get your hopes up for changes anytime soon. http://bit.ly/zi0giA
The 7th Circuit heard oral arguments in Agnew v NCAA (whether 1yr scholarship is antitrust violation) last week. You can listen here: http://1.usa.gov/ya1Iz9
Todd O'Brien's Waiver Is Officially Denied.
On Wednesday, the NCAA officially denied Todd O'Brien's waiver appeal: http://es.pn/ylX9iJ
Todd O'Brien's op-ed explaining his side of the story, http://bit.ly/ukM0l9
Tulane Law student, Darsh Patel wrote about the situation back in December at http://bit.ly/wpKOyA
Now, Kansas and Coach Weis won't release backup freshman quarterback Brock Berglund. http://bit.ly/y4cLNG
Transfer 101 by John Infante, http://bit.ly/yTaVyQ
BCS v. Playoff
The 11 Football Bowl Subdivision conference commissioners along with the Notre Dame athletic director sat down in New Orleans to discuss a change in the postseason format. http://bit.ly/wE6QUc
Even NCAA President Mark Emmert supports a playoff format. http://bit.ly/AsfsGy
Alicia Jessop takes a look at the chances for a plus-one format. http://bit.ly/xHBQdD
Utah Attorney General, Mark Shurtleff, is planning to sue the BCS and believes the Boise State snub helps his cause. http://bit.ly/uGa70f
ESPN profile of the lawyers behind the "Playoff PAC" aimed at taking down the BCS: http://es.pn/t5H88o
The NY Times wants a playoff, and bowl games too: http://bit.ly/zm1CQp
Trademarks, Licensing, Merchandise and Counterfeiting
Texas A&M is considering sending a cease and desist letter to the Denver Broncos for infringing on the school's "12th Man" trademark. http://es.pn/wIJNeK They did the same with the Seattle Seahawks in 2006. http://bit.ly/wDBkc2
The Sports Business Journal takes a look at the licensing boon that awaits BCS title winners. http://bit.ly/whBwGi
Is LSU profiting from the Honey Badger nickname? http://onforb.es/zFv7s9
Plans for an LSU-licensed beer are on hold. http://bit.ly/xFizxZ
The Ravens and the NFL recently shut down hundreds of online counterfeiters. http://bsun.md/xZFA3f
Kristi Dosh has an inside look at collegiate counterfeiting on her ESPN Sports Business Blog
Terrell Suggs is in a legal battle for ownership of "Ball So Hard University" http://bit.ly/yBI5UK
Electronic Arts is now battling to use images of real-life helicopters in one of its video games. http://bit.ly/yEJTzn
Other NCAA Issues
"Paying College Athletes Is a Terrible Idea" - Mark Emmert http://on.wsj.com/Ax4Tts (subscription required)
An NCAA working group on enforcement will recommend the adoption of an expanded, four-level violation structure for infractions. http://bit.ly/wv3iyk
Does college athletics need a government intervention? http://buswk.co/taq9G4
Back in December, the Chronicle of Higher Education posted several articles under the heading "What the Hell Has Happened to College Sports And What Should We Do About It?"
This was the NCAA's response: http://bit.ly/vDMl84
Despite success on the field, big-spending Rutgers athletics is saddled with its largest deficit ever http://bit.ly/uJ3Keq
Congressman Joe Barton announced the formation of the Congressional Collegiate Sports Caucus which will "examine pressing issues facing college sports." http://bit.ly/vi0VfO
The National Collegiate Players Association has persuaded California and Indiana lawmakers to introduce student-athlete bill of rights legislation. http://bit.ly/yyEXIS An Ohio lawmaker is pushing for similar legislation. http://bit.ly/z0jRUl
A new SEC rule on signings offers a safety net for victims of oversigning. http://bit.ly/ym4pNF
New Orleans, Sports Mecca?
How sports helped New Orleans rebuild following hurricane Katrina: http://es.pn/x15VRN
New Orleans hosted 9 major sporting events in a two-week span, http://nyti.ms/xALJ0k resulting in an economic impact of over 400 million dollars. http://bit.ly/zblggH
Lamar Odom recorded a 'victory' in his battle with the IRS: http://bit.ly/zYL9Rk
Over the past 6 months, the NFL was rocked with a flurry of concussion-related lawsuits. As of January 9, 2012, a total of 16 lawsuits have been filed against the NFL. http://bit.ly/w8ikmL
Jamal Lewis and Dorsey Levens filed suit in Atlanta back in December. http://es.pn/sRkATn
The NFL and NCAA are urging states to adopt concussion legislation http://usat.ly/whxyXB
The Chris Paul Saga
Before CP3 became a Clipper he was very nearly a Laker and almost never a Clipper. Before the trade was proposed:
Professor Feldman gave his take on the CP3 saga http://es.pn/urR8Jo, and CP3 considered filing a lawsuit to force the trade. http://nydn.us/sA6Sfb
Franchise Relocation
New York's governor is calling for millions of dollars in state funding to help keep the Buffalo Bills in western New York. http://es.pn/y709lN
Could the Raiders be heading back to Los Angeles? http://read.bi/xFJEUY
Minnesota appears committed to keeping the Vikings from leaving. http://es.pn/AigKsD
West Virginia v Big East Lawsuit
On Dec. 27, 2011, a Rhode Island judge denied the Big East's request to dismiss the Big East's suit. http://es.pn/rV2Aaj
This week the judge ordered the two sides to mediation. http://bit.ly/wiArOI
A Maryland lawmaker is seeking to exempt fantasy football from state gambling laws, http://wapo.st/A34uk7
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law legalizing sports betting in the state - but only after a federal ban on such gambling is overturned. http://bit.ly/wPOHFQ
This was an extra busy week in the world of sports law. Even though the Honey Badger may not care, here are some of the biggest stories in the world of sports law this week.ConcussionsPBS has more on the class action concussion lawsuit filed last week against the NCAA http://to.pbs.org/vLDBVZ
Also, check out this PBS video on concussions in high school football http://to.pbs.org/icTBXx
Yahoo has a thorough overview of NFL concussion lawsuits http://yhoo.it/vm0XS3
Former NFL players file suit against NFL regarding concussions and negligent administration of painkillers. http://nyti.ms/s4D91C Sports Broadcasting
The NFL could wind up generating close to $7 billion in national media revenue in 2014. http://bit.ly/vy0RQc and http://on.wsj.com/svnAzM
WWE set to launch its own network on April 1, 2012. http://bit.ly/sPbAfL NCAA
LSU has issued cease and desist letters to producers of "Honey Badger Don't Care" merchandise. NCAA Bylaw 126.96.36.199 requires the "student-athlete (or the institution acting on behalf of the student-athlete) to take steps to stop such an activity in order to retain his or her eligibility." http://bit.ly/tkPh7n
ESPN's Lester Munson takes a look at three lawsuits which could force changes in college athletics. http://es.pn/vxQ7a7 Lockouts and CBA's
Professor Feldman talks about the end of the NBA lockout and the lessons learned on Grantland.
Darren Rovell and David Falk talk about MLB's new CBA. http://bit.ly/sJEknz
Two Redskins players were suspended for 4 games in accordance with an NFLPA negotiated settlement arising out of a failed drug test during the lockout. http://wapo.st/vO1mLD NJ Sports Betting
NJ sports betting clears Senate committee http://mycj.co/uHLFDF and http://bit.ly/uCCaeu
Darren Heitner's take in forthcoming law review article: http://bit.ly/tzZYBEOtherChris Paul trade 'nixed' at the last moment by league commissioner/Hornets owner David Stern. http://t.co/25TTuDUd
The 49ers have a new stadium deal. http://bit.ly/uNDfVO
Frank McCourt is gearing up to sue the law firm which represented him in his recent divorce. http://on.wsj.com/uxZS5Z
The Raiders are accusing a hamburger chain of violating the team's "Raider Nation" trademark. http://sfadvertising.com/?p=1264 and http://bit.ly/u3f9Lq
Back in its original time-slot, Friday Sports Links is back. Here are some of the biggest stories in the world of sports law this week.
A must read from TSL alumni Warren Zola offering his thoughts and solutions for NCAA reform.
Are student-athletes getting enough to eat? http://huff.to/trgHOm & http://lat.ms/vVfZNN
Students at Washington definitely are: http://on.wsj.com/noYfQx
College athletes take concussions to the courtroom. http://nyti.ms/u73oqZ
The Collegiate Licensing Company announced that it is cooperating with a DOJ investigation into the IMG affiliate's licensing practices. http://huff.to/uYmJGU
CLC's announcement: http://bit.ly/tJwmod
Here is a copy of a letter sent over the summer to CLC and IMG by Dechert, LLP regarding their licensing practices: http://bit.ly/kYOBWJ
Minor League Umpires Agree to New 5 Year Deal. http://bit.ly/s5NcPb
What would be the economic impact on Minnesota if the Vikings leave town? http://cbsloc.al/tzNSgu
Think the Jaguars are heading to Los Angeles? Think again. http://lat.ms/rNlhfl
Business and Regulation
CNBC's Darren Rovell makes 5 predictions for the sports business in 2012 http://bit.ly/sZ6HKv
Darren Heitner asks, "Does the U.S. need a sports czar?" http://fxn.ws/rM4t82
Due to Turkey Day, last week's Friday Sports Links has become this week's Monday Sports Links. All the same, this past week featured a Thanksgiving-sized array of hot topics. Most notably, the week saw the continuation of labor peace in MLB and an end to labor strife in the NBA. MLB Has a New Labor Deal
The new CBA will include blood testing for HGH. The New York Times examines the situation.
John Infante of the Bylaw Blog takes a look at the impact of the new CBA on college baseball.
Bizofbaseball.com has a breakdown of details for the new 5-year deal.
NBA Lockout
The lockout is over! Yahoo Sports has the details here.
Professor Michael McCann examines the issues which need to be resolved before the season opens on Christmas Day.
Professor McCann also talked about the decision to consolidate on NBA TV.
Darren Rovelle takes a look at how the lockout has impacted small businesses and employees who depend on the NBA for their livelihood.
Professor Gabe Feldman took his talents to Grantland to explain what's next in the lockout saga.
Sports Broadcasting
Is ESPN's reign as the leader in sports broadcasting coming to an end? BusinessInsider.com takes a look here.
Andy Schwarz of sportgeekonomics.com creates an analogy between the NCAA and culinary shows.
The NCAA is close to revamping its rules on agents to include runners. http://wapo.st/rAAred
The University of Maryland is planning to cut eight varsity sports. http://wapo.st/tTxwlE
Sports Law ScholarshipThe Sports Law Blog has an expansive list of recent sports law scholarship. http://bit.ly/uUh475
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Every Friday, we will post links to the week's top sports law and business articles. This week features several hot topics, including: pay-for-play, the NBA lockout, sports broadcasting rights, and NY's ban on mixed martial arts.
Professor Feldman discusses the NBA Lockout here and here. Also, you can watch Professor Feldman explain the issues on Bloomberg News here.
Marc Edelman, Professor at Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law, Barry University, discusses the forum battle between the players and the NBA here.
The L.A. Times is the latest to tackle the pay-for-play debate here.
Google and YouTube are making a push to compete for sports broadcasting rights.http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2011/11/14/Media/YouTube.aspx#.TsKbszkDXug.gmail
U.F.C. sues New York State over its ban on mixed martial arts bouts.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/16/sports/ufc-sues-to-lift-new-york-ban-on-mixed-martial-arts-fighting.html?_r=1
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Susan Gae Garrelts, 65, of Westminster, CO, formerly of the Gothenburg and Cozad area, died Friday, Dec. 18, 2009, at Westminster.
Services were held Dec. 23 at Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg with the Rev. Matt Groenke officiating. Burial was at the Gothenburg Cemetery.
Garrelts was born Oct. 27, 1944, to Leo and Marie (Lenger) Stasch at Niobrara. She graduated from Cody Public School and from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
On Aug. 3, 1968, she was united in marriage to Glenn Garrelts at Valentine.
She resided in the Cozad and Gothenburg area from 1966 to 1987, and worked as a teacher at the Cozad Junior High School for 21 years teaching English and world history. She was also a sponsor for the pep club.
Garrelts also worked as an office coordinator for 20 years.
In 1987, she moved to Westminster and lived there until her passing.
She enjoyed gardening, decorating and cooking, according to family members.
Garrelts was preceded in death by: her parents, Leo and Marie Stasch.
Survivors include: her husband of 41 years, Glenn; sisters—Diana (Tom) Gibbs, Marilee (Anthony) Roberto and Pamela Stasch; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family members.
Memorials are suggested to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX, 75265-0309 or donor's choice.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.blase strauser.com. Arrangements have been placed in the care of Blase-Strauser Memorial Chapel of Gothenburg.
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"The continued growth in farm loans demonstrates the important role banks play in the success of farms and ranches both large and small," said John Blanchfield, senior vice president and director of ABA's Center for Agricultural and Rural Banking. "Banks remain the most important source of ag credit holding more than half of all farm loans."
More than 95 percent of farm banks were profitable in 2012, with 67 percent reporting an increase in earnings.
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"The ag economy is strong and getting stronger with a favorable outlook. Our nation's farm banks remain optimistic despite the challenge to find additional revenue sources," said Blanchfield.
Farm banks experienced an improvement in asset quality in 2012, as customers benefited from the strong farm economy. Non-performing loans declined to 1.49 percent of total loans, close to pre-recession levels.
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The West region increased farm loans by 14.9 percent to $8.1 billion and increased employment by 2.7 percent, or 7,500 men and women.
The Northeast region increased farm loans by 10 percent to $350 billion. Ag production loans rose 11.3 percent and farmland loans rose 9.3 percent.
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The Cornbelt region increased farm loans by 15.6 percent and improved profitability. Farm banks in the Cornbelt employ more than 37,200 men and women.
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The Revelator: The Bookworm Issue
The latest issue of that venerable, mercurial, deeply occasional magazine THE REVELATOR is now available online for your perusal. It is filled with nothing but THE TRUTH AND ALL!
The contents of this issue are so vast, variable, and vivacious that I can't even begin to summarize them here. There are excursions into history, into imagery, and into liquor. We attend the tale of a young man reading science fiction in Kenya. We discover the secret life of Elodia Harwinton, about whom I am sure you have heard much (but never this much!). For those of you who do not like words, there are not only some videos, but a wordless book(let) by the great Frans Masereel. And do not forget the Revelations, in which many secrets, some of them clearly obscene and pornographic, revealed!
Resist not, o mortal! Surrender yourself to the siren call of The Revelator today!
18 April 2014
For a Socialism of the Skin
Richard Kim at The Nation points to one of the central problems of the big Gay Inc. organizations, especially HRC:
In 2012, the Human Rights Campaign honored Goldman Sachs with an award at its annual dinner, while naming Lloyd Blankfein as its national corporate spokesman for same-sex marriage. In an obscene form of pink-washing in which every banker, sweatshop overlord and oil baron gets a gay star, HRC's most recent report on "corporate equality" proudly concludes that a record 304 of the nation's largest businesses—including Chevron, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Comcast, Google, Monsanto, Nike, Raytheon, Boeing, Target and General Electric—have a perfect rating on LGBT issues.Kim also notes that Tony Kushner predicted this in his 1994 Nation essay, "A Socialism of the Skin", an essay I read when it was first published and that has stuck with me ever since:
[I]t's entirely conceivable that we will one day live miserably in a thoroughly ravaged world in which lesbians and gay men can marry and serve openly in the Army and that's it. Capitalism, after all, can absorb a lot. Poverty, war, alienation, environmental destruction, colonialism, unequal development, boom/bust cycles, private property, individualism, commodity fetishism, the fetishization of the body, the fetishization of violence, guns, drugs, child abuse, underfunded and bad education (itself a form of child abuse)—these things are key to the successful functioning of the free market. Homophobia is not; the system could certainly accommodate demands for equal rights for homosexuals without danger to itself.The Nation has made "A Socialism of the Skin" available for free as a PDF. It's 20 years old this year, and more true than ever. Gay Inc. won.
Labels: capitalism, Gay Inc., queer, Richard Kim, Tony Kushner
17 April 2014
A Video Essay on Jim Jarmusch: "Dead Men & Ghosts, Limited"
As the silence around here indicates, I've been tremendously busy the past few weeks. One project I managed to complete was a new video essay, this one about Jim Jarmusch's films Dead Man, Ghost Dog, and The Limits of Control. It's now available at Press Play, along with a brief introduction.
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Errigal Country House Hotel, Cootehill, Ireland
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Errigal Country House Hotel, Cootehill, Ireland
- Superior Room
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- Standard Room, Multiple Beds
- Deluxe Suite
- Family Room
- Standard Room, Multiple Beds (Lodge)
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 41 rooms
- Check-in time 2 PM-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
In the hotel
- Free full breakfast daily
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Full-service spa
- Spa tub
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Steam room
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- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Picnic area
- Fireplace in lobby
- Television in common areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
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Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Riverside Hair and Beaty. Services include deep-tissue massages, Swedish massages, facials, and body wraps. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a mud bath, a sauna, and a steam room.
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.
DiningReynards Restaurant - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Errigal Country House Hotel, Cootehill, Ireland's small print
Also known as
- Errigal Country Hotel
- Errigal Country House
- Errigal Country House Cootehill
- Errigal Country House Hotel
- Errigal Country House Hotel Cootehill
- Errigal House
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The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Optional extras
Late check-out can be arranged for an extra charge of EUR 50
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
What's around Errigal Country House Hotel, Cootehill, Ireland
- St. Tiernach's Park - 13.5 mi / 21.7 km
- Sam More Open Farm - 13.9 mi / 22.4 km
- County Cavan Golf Club - 14.6 mi / 23.5 km
- Breffni Park - 15 mi / 24.2 km
- Church Square - 16.2 mi / 26.1 km
- Monaghan County Museum - 16.3 mi / 26.2 km
- Cavan County Museum - 18.2 mi / 29.2 km
- Rally School Ireland - 18.8 mi / 30.3 km
Getting around
- Dublin (DUB) - 88 min drive
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from freshmeat: "New manuals, many bugfixes, changes to administrator page (including the ability to check logs), autodetection of document encodings and langauges, improved handling of Cyrillic and similar languages, classifiers have new argument format, improvements to MSWordPlug and PDFPlug (available in Windows too), and revamping of Search histories. Addition of CORBA, Kea can add Keyword metadata to any document, and numerous MGPP updates. Phind works with thesauri, has new appearance parameters, can be tailored to specific languages, and works when applied several times to one collection." Wow. Find it at the Greenstone site.
Martha writes: "I'd like to annouce the very first (and very
alpha) release of thokbook, a personal library system written in perl. For more information, see the project home page. Please try it out and let me know what you think!"
Eric writes: "Prospero 1.36 includes modified server side scripts. In addition to merging the login.pl and getdoc.pl files, the program now uses session cookies to keep track of authentication. This eliminates the insecure combination of the GET method and usage of crypt() in login.pl. Problems with IE not being able to view documents have been fixed. Conversion of Ariel documents that don't include the NMPG GEDI tag (ie. CISTI documents) has also been fixed."
as seen on the Koha list: "Lots of changes in this version, hence the jump to 1.1.0. The biggest changes are to do with circulation. There is now a comprehensive circulation API which makes building
circulation modules to use your chosen interface much much easier. There is also now a web based circulation section that uses this module."
It's great to see this keep moving forward.
Eric writes to oss4lib-discuss: "The NCSU Libraries has made the source code to MyLibrary@NCState version 2.50 available... Of particular interest might be the description of the new features," including HTML templates, static page creation, and user choice of layouts. I'll take the dancing cows, please. :)
as seen on freshmeat: "GnomeRSVP is a 'Rapid Serial Visual Projector' similar to products like AceReader. In this dynamic representation of text, each word is flashed on the screen one at a time in succession. The reader is less inclined to "oralize" the text, rather the reader interprets whole words as meaningful written symbols. Automatic re-reading of adjacent previous text is therefore rendered impossible. This results in much higher reading speeds than are possible with standard techniques." Finally an approach which might restore the '-^H+^H=^H+^H-' to sigfiles, lacking since the good old days of the electric moose. Will try this out after the upgrade to gtk+-1.4.
Gordon writes: "Greenstone 2.30 introduces new import plugins (for source code, postscript, Refer and BibTex), updates many existing ones and tidies up the third-party GPLed packages. The admin page has new functionality, and the configuration options have been extended to enhance logging now off by default) and error notification. Development continues on windows (stability) and phrase browsing (integration). Many bugs were fixed - but many remain."
I might have missed the announce list message, but checking eprints.org (esp. the download page it appears that version 1.0 is ready to go. According to the main page, "An earlier private beta release of eprints met with unanimous approval. The first complete operational release is available (for free, of course) as of December 1 2000." Of course, the Open Archives standard is about to change as of mid-January (at the public meeting in D.C.), when they will release the next version of the OAI spec. So eprints will have to change pretty soon, but it looks solid already otherwise.
Greenstone 2.27
Gordon writes: "Version 2.27 of the Greenstone digital library software is available. There are two big improvements: 'The Collector' now works in Windows 95/98 and is more stable on other platforms; and the experimental 'Phind' phrase browsing interface is now a Greenstone classifier (Unix only). Various smaller improvements include: document display modes, Z39.50 efficiencies, new metadata extraction, enhancements to the install and make scripts, and many bug fixes. Examples at www.nzdl.org; download from sourceforge."
from freshmeat: "New distribution formats (Windows binary, Linux binary, Source), Dutch interface, various bugfixes (particularly to install & uninstall scripts), updates to included packages, documentation for making your own home page, and a little bit of unstable research thrown in for good measure." more info here...