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Arizona State University
Location: Tempe, Arizona
Website: http://www.asu.edu/
Type: Public
Federal Circuit: 9th Circuit
Speech Code Rating
Arizona State University has been given the speech code rating Green. Green light institutions are those colleges and universities whose policies nominally protect free speech. Read more here.
Arizona State University: Petition Website Blocked From University Network
February 3, 2012
In December 2011, shortly after students created a petition to lower tuition at Arizona State University (ASU) on the petition website Change.org, ASU blocked access to the website on its network. When the censorship of the site gained widespread attention, ASU explained its actions by citing concerns about "spamming" emails from the site related to the petition. In February 2012, following a national outcry and within hours after FIRE sent a letter criticizing the censorship, ASU eliminated the Change.org filter.» Read More
Arizona State University: Racial Restrictions on Class Enrollment (2005)
October 5, 2005
After FIRE was notified of advertised racial restrictions on enrollment in a course on Navajo history, Arizona State University declared that two English classes listed on its website as "for Native Americans only" would be open to all students. While the university insisted that this declaration reflected a "long-standing practice" of enrolling students in the classes regardless of race, FIRE uncovered evidence showing the classes were racially segregated for at least eight years.» Read More
Arizona State University: Racial Restrictions on Class Enrollment (2002)
April 1, 2002
After FIRE was notified of advertised racial restrictions on enrollment in a course on Navajo history, Arizona State University declared that two English classes listed on its website as "for Native Americans only" would be open to all students. While the university insisted that this declaration reflected a "long-standing practice" of enrolling students in the classes regardless of race, FIRE uncovered evidence showing the classes were racially segregated for at least eight years.» Read More
Student Organization Handbook: Freedom of Expression
Speech Code Category: Protest and Demonstration Policies
Last updated: November 22, 2017
ASU recognizes and supports the rights of students to engage in lawful free speech activity including: peaceful demonstrations and circulation of petitions that do not disrupt the normal educational and administrative function of the University, or interfere with the legitimate rights of others.
Policy 5-308: Student Code of Conduct
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: November 22, 2017
Sexual harassment – unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is sufficiently severe or pervasive as to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment …
Endangering, threatening, or causing physical harm to any member of the university community or to oneself, causing reasonable apprehension of such harm or engaging in conduct or communications that a reasonable person would interpret as a serious expression of intent to harm.
[E]ngaging in repeated or significant behavior toward another individual, whether in person, in writing, or through electronic means, after having been asked to stop, or doing so to such a degree that a reasonable person, subject to such contact, would regard the contact as unwanted.
Engaging in discriminatory activities, including harassment and retaliation, as prohibited by applicable law or university policy.
Committee for Campus Inclusion: Policies and Procedures- Harassment
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: November 22, 2017
Actions constitute harassment, if they substantially interfere with another's educational or employment opportunities, peaceful enjoyment of residence, physical security, and they are taken with a general intent to engage in the actions and with the knowledge that the actions are likely to substantially interfere with a protected interest identified in the subsection above. Such intent and knowledge may be inferred from all the circumstances.
ACD 401: Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation
Speech Code Category: Harassment Policies
Last updated: November 22, 2017
- Harassment is a specific form of discrimination. It is unwelcome behavior, based on a protected status, which creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment for academic pursuits, employment, or participation in university-sponsored programs or activities.
Sexual harassment is … unwelcome behavior or conduct of a sexual nature (including unwelcome sexual advances or activity), which is sufficiently severe or pervasive as to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment for academic pursuits, employment, or participation in university-sponsored programs or activities.
Student Organization Handbook: Advertising and Posting Policy
Speech Code Category: Posting and Distribution Policies
Last updated: November 22, 2017
Decisions regarding the permissibility of posting or distribution will not be made on the basis of content, with the exception that of materials that contain illegal content or that violate university or Board of Regents' policies. Examples of impermissible content include materials that are obscene, that convey an imminent threat of physical harm to specific individuals, or that disclose confidential information without appropriate authorization.
ACD 125: Computer, Internet, and Electronic Communications Information Management Policy
Speech Code Category: Internet Usage Policies
Last updated: November 22, 2017
Unlawful communications, including threats of violence, obscenity, child pornography, and harassing communications, are prohibited.
Arizona State adopts UChicago free-speech statement
September 7, 2018
by staff at The College Fix The conservative government in Ontario, Canada, doesn't think the province's colleges will adopt free-speech policies on their own, so they're ordering them to adopt policies in line with the University of Chicago's Statement on Principles of Free Expression or lose their funding… Read more here.» Read More
Freedom of speech includes 'offensive' speech
February 18, 2014
by Hans Bader at the Examiner "The Wandering Dago food truck wants to park and sell food at various events on New York State property. The state says no, because the name is offensive. Does that violate the First Amendment?" The answer is probably yes, says UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh at this link. He recently discussed the free-speech issue in a pending court case called Wandering Dago Inc. v. N.Y. State Office of General Services. The mere fact that a business's name is politically incorrect, or offends some patrons, is not reason enough to ban it, as an appeals court ruled in holding the name […]» Read More
US universities violate students' First Amendment right, ban free speech – activist
February 7, 2014
by Roman Kosarev According to a new report by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education rules imposed in most US education establishments ban students from openly expressing their views. After a thorough analysis of schools' speech codes, the organization rated each in one of three categories. Over 250 US schools receive red light rating this year which means that First Amendment right are highly violated there. Ibrahim Halloum, a student at Arizona State University, proactive in human rights advocacy, talked on the issue with the VoR. I want to hear your comments about this newly released report. As a […]» Read More
Arizona State admin freaks out over offensive MLK Party
January 21, 2014
by Robby Soave Angry administrators at Arizona State University are pursuing punitive measures against a fraternity that held a mocking Martin Luther King Jr. Day theme party–but a free speech group says students have a First Amendment right to host events that cause offense. The fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon held the event–an MLK Day 'Black Party'–on Monday. Participants dressed up in stereotypical black clothing–mostly basketball jerseys, according to images–and even drank out of watermelon cups. The party prompted universal criticism from other students and faculty, who found the event to be in an extremely bad taste. "I think this represents […]» Read More
The Seven Best Colleges For Free Speech
May 23, 2011
by Greg Lukianoff The Huffington Post View this article at The Huffington Post.» Read More
Arizona Segregation
October 25, 2005
Freshman Composition is a required course at virtually every liberal arts college in the United States — not only to ensure the grammatical correctness of students' writing. Students are also supposed to practice thesis and support, learn argumentation techniques, and generally hone the logical skills expected by their teachers across the social sciences and humanities. Such skills are basic to the intellectual life of educated adults, regardless of their ethnic backgrounds. So a mini-scandal erupted earlier this month when the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) discovered that Arizona State University Professor G. Lynn Nelson was restricting enrollment in […]» Read More
Race requirement for class dropped
October 7, 2005
Although offering segregated classes is against federal law, until recently ASU enrolled students in an English class based on race. ASU has offered a first-year composition course designed specifically for Native American students for about eight years, said Robert Schibley, program manager for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. The course took the normal English 101 and 102 curriculums and focused them on Native American topics. About 40 students are enrolled in two sections of the course this semester. FIRE, a national first amendment watchdog group that focuses on the educational arena, contacted ASU after learning this semester that […]» Read More
Charge of Bias Erupts Over a Course at Arizona State
October 7, 2005
For years, G. Lynn Nelson has taught a freshman composition course the only way he knows how. Instead of sitting in rows, students gather in a "feather circle." Instead of sitting through lectures, students pass around a feather and share personal stories. And instead of allowing just any student to register for the course, the associate professor of English at Arizona State University explicitly restricted enrollment to Native American students. "For Native Americans only" read a description of his composition course on his faculty home page. A leading civil liberties group, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, brought to light […]» Read More
Arizona State Ends Class Limited to Native Americans
October 7, 2005
Arizona State University announced this week that it has told a professor that he may not limit enrollment in some class sections to Native American students. The professor believes that it was educationally and legally appropriate for him to have the separate sections. But the university barred him from continuing to do so after a civil rights group complained. Last month, the University of Oregon changed a policy that gave some minority students priority enrollment in some class sections. Oregon acted after a student filed a complaint with the U.S. Education Department. And the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, […]» Read More
Why There Is a Culture War
June 30, 2005
By John Fonte at Policy Review Gramsci and Tocqueville in America As intellectual historians have often had occasion to observe, there are times in a nation's history when certain ideas are just "in the air." Admittedly, this point seems to fizzle when applied to our particular historical moment. On the surface of American politics, as many have had cause to mention, it appears that the main trends predicted over a decade ago in Francis Fukuyama's "The End of History?" have come to pass — that ideological (if not partisan) strife has been muted; that there is a general consensus about the most […]» Read More
A space for speech
April 28, 2003
By Sarah Muench, Web Devil (Arizona State University)» Read More
A Question of Honor
April 3, 2003» Read More
Big mandate on campus
September 17, 2002» Read More
Racial Stricture Removed at ASU
May 30, 2002» Read More
Professor Fired for Teaching Shakespeare Gets New Trial
October 25, 2000» Read More
'Green light' school Arizona State University embraces Chicago Statement
September 7, 2018
Arizona State University, a longtime "green light" school, has become the 45th institution at which the administration or a faculty body has endorsed the "Report of the Committee on Freedom of Expression" at the University of Chicago (the "Chicago Statement"). The university, which earned a green light rating in 2011 for its speech-related policies, is part of an elite group of only 42 institutions in the entire country that earn FIRE's highest speech code rating. Not only is ASU part of this commendable group of colleges and universities with written policies that do not endanger the expressive rights of student […]» Read More
Arizona's anti-BDS statute lands Arizona State University in federal court
March 12, 2018
Earlier this month, the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit against Arizona State University on behalf of Hatem Bazian, a Berkeley lecturer and chair of American Muslims for Palestine who was invited to speak at ASU by the university's Muslim Students Association. The agreement provided to him by ASU contained a provision — required by Arizona state law — demanding that he affirm he will not boycott Israel. Bazian's planned presentation concerned the "Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions" (BDS) movement targeting Israel. Arizona's statute prohibits any "public entity" from entering into any "contract with a company to acquire or dispose […]» Read More
More Campuses Using Special Victims Units to Investigate Sexual Assaults
September 23, 2015
Working to address concerns about both sexual assault and due process on campus, more colleges and universities are asking specially trained police units to investigate sexual assault allegations. Earlier this month, The Arizona Republic reported that Arizona State University (ASU) police formed a special victims unit (SVU) to handle sexual assault allegations at ASU. "The change comes as universities face increased federal requirements and scrutiny over their handling of sexual-violence complaints," wrote the Republic's Anne Ryman. "None of the new requirements mandates that schools form their own SVUs. But campus-safety experts said the trend is a logical step toward an […]» Read More
Arizona State Student Government Impeaches Senator, Citing Two Problematic Justifications
December 10, 2014
In October, Arizona State University (ASU) Undergraduate Student Government (USG) senator Isabelle Murray was impeached after her peers charged her with speaking to the student newspaper The State Press without notifying USG leadership in advance. A press release from USG enumerates the grounds for impeachment, which also included her allegedly releasing the details of a student's private case with the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities and failing to attend meetings. Though FIRE has no position on the latter charge (Murray claims those meetings interfered with classes), USG was wrong in citing Murray's constitutionally protected speech as justification for impeaching […]» Read More
Arizona State Turns to Censorship in Wake of Controversial Party
January 24, 2014
By now, it seems that virtually everyone in America has heard about the theme party held on Martin Luther King Day by members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) fraternity at Arizona State University. The situation almost seems as though it was scientifically engineered to garner outrage and go viral. Students dressed in sports attire made what are being called "gang signs" with their hands, and, in what was probably the apex of bad taste, one female partygoer was pictured drinking out of a cup hollowed out from a watermelon. Also typical of college students these days is the fact […]» Read More
Students at Arizona State Trade Liberty for a Free Lunch
May 1, 2013
A passion for promoting free speech and First Amendment rights is alive and well at Arizona State University's Downtown Phoenix campus. Kim Olson, writing for ASU Downtown's campus news site, Downtown Devil, reports that student members of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) ASU Chapter hosted a First Amendment Free Food Festival, "Eat Free or Live Free," on their campus this past Monday. The group offered their classmates two pieces of "free" pizza—but at a steep price. Olson explains how students qualified for their free lunch: Participating students signed a sheet saying they temporarily forfeited their right to the First […]» Read More
'Heroic Censor' Epidemic Reaches Arizona State University
February 19, 2013
A recent article in The State Press, the student newspaper at Arizona State University, carries the dispiriting news of another sighting of the "heroic censor"—a term we use to refer to students who suppress the free speech of their fellow students not only because they think it is their right, but because they see it as their moral obligation. (We don't actually think they are heroic.) In this case at ASU, the censors have aimed their sights at flyers around the ASU campus pointing students to a men's rights advocacy website. The State Press reports: Graphic design freshman Abby Daniels […]» Read More
Arizona State Restores Access to Change.org after National Outcry
February 6, 2012
Arizona State University (ASU) has restored access to the petition website Change.org after blocking it due to dubious concerns about "spam" emails coming from the site related to a petition advocating lower tuition costs at the university. On Friday, FIRE wrote ASU asking that it immediately restore access to Change.org and assure its students that it does not block access to websites that host content critical of the university. Responding to the national outcry, which was first launched by media reform organization Free Press, that is just what ASU did late on Friday. ASU blocked access to Change.org in December […]» Read More
Arizona State Blocks Access to Change.org
February 3, 2012
Arizona State University has reportedly blocked access to the petition website Change.org, citing concerns with "spam" emails coming from the site in the wake of a petition posted on the site that advocated lower tuition costs at the university. Today, FIRE wrote a letter to the university asking that Arizona State immediately restore access to the Change.org website and assure its students that its IT department does not block access to websites that might host content critical of the university.» Read More
Arizona State University responds to concerns about change.org
February 3, 2012
Arizona State University blocked access to the website change.org after it was used to spam thousands of university email accounts in early December 2011. Since spam emails are frequently used to distribute viruses and other malware that is installed on client machines without the recipient's notice, the university routinely blocks both inbound and outbound access to sites that distribute spam to stop the propagation of malware and the associated compromise of an individual's personal information or the security of university accounts and information. The university blocks spam emails regardless of their content. ASU strongly supports the First Amendment and an […]» Read More
Arizona State University Paper Touts ASU's Place on 'Best 7' Free Speech List
June 7, 2011
Two weeks ago, The Huffington Post ran Greg's article commending the seven best colleges and universities for free speech in the country. On Sunday, Katherine Torres and the editorial board of The State Press, Arizona State University's (ASU's) student newspaper, were just the latest to comment on the article, and more specifically to note ASU's inclusion in the list. Both items explained how ASU recently earned its "green light" status in FIRE's Spotlight database of speech codes, and both included some excellent quotes about the importance of free speech at a university. Joseph Russomanno, an ASU professor who teaches a course based […]» Read More
FIRE Names Seven Best Schools for Free Speech on 'Huffington Post'
May 24, 2011
PHILADELPHIA, May 24, 2011—Today the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) commends the nation's seven best colleges and universities for freedom of speech in an article by FIRE President Greg Lukianoff on The Huffington Post. The colleges listed are Arizona State University, Dartmouth College, The College of William & Mary, the University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and the University of Virginia. "FIRE spends most of its time bringing much-needed attention to the sorry state of free speech for students and faculty on our nation's campuses," FIRE President Greg Lukianoff said. "Today, we wanted to […]» Read More
'Arizona State Law Journal' Blog Features Piece by FIRE Jackson Fellow
March 1, 2011
The blog of the highly regarded Arizona State Law Journal features a post by FIRE's Justice Robert H. Jackson Legal Fellow Erica Goldberg. The piece discusses Arizona State University's recent alteration of its advertising policy applicable to student organizations, which allowed Arizona State to proudly become a green-light institution. Using the transformation of Arizona State's advertising policy from mandatory to aspirational as an example, Erica's post also discusses why converting unconstitutional speech prohibitions into aspirational speech policies makes so much constitutional difference. Check it out!» Read More
Arizona State University Eliminates Speech Code, Earning FIRE's 'Green Light' Rating
February 1, 2011
TEMPE, Ariz., February 1, 2011—This week, Arizona State University (ASU) eliminated its unconstitutional speech code, earning a coveted "green light" rating from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). While more than two-thirds of the nation's colleges maintain policies that clearly and substantially restrict freedom of speech, ASU is now a proud exception, having revised a policy that unconstitutionally restricted the free speech of students and student organizations on campus. "Arizona State University should be commended for making this simple but important change to guarantee the First Amendment rights of its students," FIRE President Greg Lukianoff said. "We hope […]» Read More
Will Arizona State University Be Lucky Number 13?
September 15, 2010
Of the more than 400 colleges and universities in FIRE's Spotlight database, only 12 can claim to be green-light institutions, schools where FIRE is unaware of any policies that threaten students' free speech rights. These colleges and universities, miraculously afloat in a sea of red and yellow lights, deserve special mention. They are the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Dartmouth College, Cleveland State University, Bucks County Community College, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pennsylvania, Black Hills State University, University of South Dakota, University of Tennessee – Knoxville, University of Utah, and The College of William and […]» Read More
Role-Playing Exercise Angers RA at ASU, Illustrates Potential Problems with Mandatory Sensitivity Training
January 30, 2007
A student at Arizona State University (ASU) has raised objections to a role-playing exercise he participated in as part of the diversity training required of incoming residence assistants, reports the East Valley Tribune (AZ). In the exercise, Ryan Visconti, a senior at ASU, was required to portray a gay Hispanic male and told to "create his perfect life" by visiting booths ("life stations") representing his opportunities in housing, employment, banking, worship, and other facets of life. At each booth, the exercise required Visconti to repeat scripted responses meant to correspond to his assigned sexual orientation and ethnicity, with most […]» Read More
Hey, Derek Zoolander: Stay away from Flagstaff!
November 16, 2005
Remember Derek Zoolander? Many college students do. He is Ben Stiller's character in the 2001 comedy "Zoolander." And it's a good thing he didn't attend Northern Arizona University. At one point in the movie, Derek says, "Rufus, Brint, and Meekus were like brothers to me. And when I say brother, I don't mean, like, an actual brother, but I mean it like the way black people use it. Which is more meaningful, I think." To most people, that's funny. To NAU, that would be harassment. Let me explain. NAU's "Safe Working and Learning Policy" recently earned the dubious distinction of […]» Read More
A Herd of Academic Minds
November 1, 2005
If there's one word any college student knows, it's "diversity." Every university, it seems, is "committed" to diversity — or at least says it is. For example, Arizona State says on its Web site that it "champions diversity." But the reality is sometimes a bit different. At the start of the year, ASU offered two English classes, ENG 101 and 102, taught by Professor G. Lynn Nelson. His Web page claimed, "My classes seek to help people discover within themselves the intertwined power of literacy and peace." Apparently they do that through segregation. You see those classes were, "For Native […]» Read More
Arizona State Disavows Racial Segregation in English Classes
October 10, 2005
TEMPE, Ariz., October 10, 2005—In response to pressure from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), Arizona State University (ASU) has declared that two English classes listed on its website as "for Native Americans only" are open to all students. While ASU insists that this reflects a "long-standing practice" of enrolling students in the classes regardless of race, FIRE has uncovered evidence showing the classes were racially segregated for at least eight years. "We are relieved that Arizona State quickly recognized that both the law and its own policies prohibit racially segregated classes," remarked FIRE President David French. "However, […]» Read More
FIRE Denounces Arizona State's Reintroduction of Segregated Classes
October 7, 2005
For the second time in less than four years, Arizona State University is limiting certain classes to "Native American" students only. However, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is accusing the university of racial segregation and has written a letter to the school, demanding that the classes be opened to all students. Enrollment in the so-called "rainbow sections" of Professor Lynn Nelson's English 101 and 102 composition courses at Arizona State University (ASU) are restricted to Native Americans only. But Greg Lukianoff, FIRE's director of legal and public advocacy, believes the restricted sections are a violation of state […]» Read More
Arizona State Claims Segregation Never Happened—But Evidence Says Differently
October 6, 2005
Yesterday, FIRE publicly exposed a racially segregated freshman composition class for "Native Americans only" at Arizona State University (ASU). The "Rainbow Sections" of English 101 and 102, taught by Professor G. Lynn Nelson, were listed in at least two places on ASU's website as "for Native Americans only." FIRE pointed out that these mentions of the racial restrictions on enrollment had silently vanished from their website, but we hadn't heard any disavowal of the requirements from ASU, so we took the case public. Today, FIRE finally received a response from Arizona State in the mail (dated September 29, postmarked October […]» Read More
ASU denies classes restricted
October 5, 2005
Arizona State University officials say two English classes advertised by a professor as "restricted to Native Americans only" never in fact used race as a qualification for class admission. Responding to a letter from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, ASU Provost Milt Glick said that information on a flier and on a professor's university-sanctioned Web site erred in suggesting that the classes only accepted students of American Indian decent. "The Web site … has been changed to reflect the long-standing practice of admitting any student who seeks admittance into these courses," Glick wrote in response to […]» Read More
Arizona State: 'A New American University'?
October 5, 2005
Arizona State University (ASU) President Michael M. Crow brags on his website that his is to be "a new American university." He adds, "We are committed to building a new kind of university, one whose fate is tied to our collective fate, and one committed to the collective good." Unfortunately, Crow's conception of what is in the interests of "the collective good" violates the U.S. Constitution. As FIRE is reporting today, ASU is currently offering two segregated sections of a freshman English course, under the Orwellian moniker "Rainbow Sections." No matter how good ASU's intentions may be in offering those […]» Read More
Racial Segregation Lives On at Arizona State University
October 5, 2005
TEMPE, Ariz., October 5, 2005—State-sponsored racial segregation has found a home at Arizona State University (ASU). ASU's ironically named "Rainbow Sections" of English 101 and 102 have been advertised on flyers and on the university's website as being open to "Native Americans only." The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has written to the university to demand that the classes be opened to all students. Shockingly, this marks the second time in less than four years that FIRE has been forced to protest a racially segregated course at ASU. "It is appalling that ASU would resurrect segregated classes five […]» Read More
FIRE Letter to Arizona State University President Michael Crow, September 23, 2005
September 23, 2005
September 23, 2005 President Michael M. Crow Office of the President Arizona State University PO Box 877705 Tempe, Arizona 85287-7705 Sent by U.S. Mail and Facsimile (480-965-0865) Dear President Crow: As you can see from the list of our Directors and Board of Advisors, FIRE unites leaders in the fields of civil rights and civil liberties, scholars, journalists, and public intellectuals across the political and ideological spectrum on behalf of liberty, legal equality, academic freedom, due process, and freedom of speech on America's college campuses. Our website, thefire.org, will give you a greater sense of our identity and activities. In […]» Read More

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who is resigning next week, expressed disappointment Tuesday during her farewell remarks that Congress failed to pass a law providing a path to citizenship for many young immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.
Her legacy includes managing the Obama administration's responses to foiled and successful terrorism attacks against the U.S., the Gulf oil spill disaster, other important changes to immigration policies, the Secret Service prostitution scandal and rampant cyber break-ins of U.S. government computers blamed on China and others.
She offered this advice to whoever succeeds her: "You will need a large bottle of Advil."
Napolitano, the third Homeland Security secretary, will leave Sept. 6 to take over as president of the University of California system. It is unclear when President Barack Obama will name a permanent successor or who that person will be. Rand Beers, the department's acting No. 2 is expected to become the acting secretary when Napolitano leaves.
With more than 240,000 employees, the Homeland Security Department is among Washington's most sprawling bureaucracies and includes immigration and intelligence offices, the Coast Guard, Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency and others. She popularized her catchphrase, "If you see something, say something."
"Some have said that being the secretary of DHS is the most thankless job in Washington. That is not true," she said. "No doubt, it's a very big and complex job. It's literally a 24/7 job. Yet, as my successor will soon learn, it's also one of the most rewarding jobs there is."
When she took office in early 2009 after her re-election as Arizona's governor, Napolitano made immigration reform a top priority and did not mention terrorism during her first appearance on Capitol Hill. But she presided as Homeland Security secretary during violent attacks against the United States, including the Boston Marathon bombings earlier this year, which killed three people. The federal government's review of its own performance in the attack — including whether it missed any signs before the bombings — is still pending.
An al-Qaida operative attempted to blow up a commercial jetliner over Detroit on Christmas Day in 2009. In the wake of failed attack Napolitano famously declared that the "system worked," although the Obama administration immediately ordered an urgent overhaul of its terror screening systems for travelers.
Napolitano said security improvements after the attempted bombing — and after a disrupted plot in 2010 to detonate bombs hidden inside printer cartridges aboard planes flying to the U.S. — have made the U.S. safer.
"We faced a threat. We responded," she said. "And we addressed the weaknesses in our systems. And while there is always more work to do, our aviation system is now stronger and more resilient."
Napolitano chided Congress for failing to pass the DREAM Act, which would have provided a path to legal status for many young immigrants living in the United States illegally. The latest push for immigration reforms, which passed earlier this year in the Senate, now appears stalled in the House.
"Congress had a chance to give the so-called dreamers a way to stay in our country through the DREAM Act but, unfortunately, that legislation failed to garner the 60 votes need for cloture, falling just five votes short despite strong bipartisan support," Napolitano said. She said the administrative policy changes she made were "no substitute for comprehensive immigration reform, which is the only way to face the long-standing problems with our immigration system."
The Homeland Security Department is the government's lead agency for cybersecurity, and Napolitano was secretary during a period of rampant break-ins of U.S. government computers blamed on China's government and others. The department is soon to have its third deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity. In her remarks Tuesday, made only brief reference to the growing concern of a major cyberattack, which Napolitano said appeared inevitable.
"Our country will, at some point, face a major cyber event that will have a serious effect on our lives, our economy, and the everyday functioning of our society," Napolitano said. "While we build systems, protections and a framework to identify attacks and intrusions, share information with the private sector and across government and develop plans and capabilities to mitigate the damage, more must be done, and quickly."
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and he could go someway to getting some of that money by making sure his classic Ja only singles are available again to the Reggae massive. I imagine this move would probably get Bunny more money than the limited talkie box set.
well maybe you can give him a call and tell him that.
what i'm telling you is that he has been approached -- more than once -- and that the advance he wants for a reissue project has made the whole thing cost-prohibitive/unattractive to reissue labels. otherwise it would have been done already
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Benitez silent on Ba reports
Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez refused to be drawn on questions over reports that the club are set to open talks with Newcastle United striker Demba Ba.
Reports on Sunday claimed that representatives of the Senegal international will hold talks over a January transfer, which could cost them as little as £7.5 million.
However, Benitez would neither confirm nor deny the possibility after his side beat Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park earlier in the day.
"We don't talk about our business in public," he said. "My job is to prepare the games. This is a player that is playing for another team so I don't want to talk about him."
Ba has a clause in the deal he signed when he moved to the north east from West Ham in 2011 which means he could be sold in January if a club meets the relatively-low required fee. Newcastle boss Alan Pardew had hoped the contract could be renegotiated to avoid being forced to sell their top scorer.
His brace in the 7-3 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday took his goal total for the season up to 13, more than the rest of the Newcastle squad put together and one behind the Premier League's leading marksman Robin van Persie. That haul is just three shy of the 16 league goals he scored throughout the whole of last season, while he also netted seven goals in 12 league appearances for the Hammers in 2011 as they unsuccessfully battled relegation.
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are also reported to be interested in signing one of the Premier League's most reliable goalscorers in such a relatively cheap deal, but it would appear Chelsea have stolen a march in the race for his signature.
With Daniel Sturridge set to leave Stamford Bridge for Liverpool next month, Ba would be in direct competition for a starting place with Fernando Torres should he make the move back to London.
Roman Abramovich is thought to have made Atletico Madrid forward Radamel Falcao his number one target but, with the Colombia international insisting he will see out the season at the Vicente Calderon, the Chelsea owner has been forced to look elsewhere.


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Several companies have bid on bankrupt RG Steel's Sparrows Point mill, according to a source with knowledge of the bankruptcy proceedings.
U.S. steel firm Nucor Corp., Ukrainian mining and metallurgy company Metinvest Group, and Brazilian steel giant CSN are among potential bidders on the Baltimore County steelmaking site, according to a source who declined to be named because the bid process is confidential.
Bids were due by noon Wednesday. The bidders' interest was first reported by the Baltimore Brew news website.
RG Steel, which filed for bankruptcy protection at the end of May, must choose by Monday an initial bidder from the parties that have shown interest. An auction for the property will take place no later than Aug. 21.
Michael Locker, a New York steel industry consultant, said he was surprised by the report of Nucor's interest.
"Nucor doesn't buy unionized facilities," Locker said. Also, because Nucor is a major domestic steel producer, antitrust problems could arise if the company bought Sparrows Point, he said.
But, Locker said, the North Carolina-based company has the money to buy and operate Sparrows Point, and a Mid-Atlantic port would be useful for the firm.
CSN's reported bid is not surprising, he said. The company showed interest in Sparrows Point five years ago, when the mill's owner was forced by theU.S. Justice Departmentto sell the property as part of an antitrust settlement.
"They have an appetite; they have the money," Locker said of the Brazilian company.
Like CSN, Metinvest is also a major player in the international steel market, Locker said, with access to the raw materials required to run a mill like Sparrows Point.
Neither RG Steel nor the three prospective bidders responded to requests for comment Thursday. The federal trustee overseeing RG Steel's bankruptcy referred inquiries about bids to RG Steel's counsel, who did not respond to a request for comment.
On Thursday, Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski announced she was co-sponsoring a bill to limit excessive compensation for executives of bankrupt companies.
Her announcement followed last week's decision by the federal bankruptcy judge overseeing RG Steel's case to allow the company to pay multimillion-dollar bonuses to 10 executives. The company's request outraged elected officials and was criticized by the U.S. Trustee Program, a division of the Department of Justice that oversees bankruptcy administration.
"It is outrageous and unacceptable for executives to reward themselves with bonuses while laid-off workers are struggling to make ends meet," Mikulski said.


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Would you believe it was 13 years between Oscar appearances? He shared his triumphant return as a nominee for Benjamin Button with Angelina Jolie, also nominated that year for Changeling. And Jennifer Aniston, with John Mayer as her date, presented. No, Brad never took Jennifer to the Oscars. They went one year to the Vanity Fair Oscar party...but the Vanity Fair party is the not the Oscars. We can all agree on this, right?
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This morning's big news that DaimlerChrysler is shedding its worrisome American operation-- the once and now again Chrysler Corp. -- comes as no shock to anyone who follows automotive or financial news even glancingly.
From all accounts, the "merger of equals" as ballyhooed by the then DaimlerBenz was no such thing. Yes, the Chrysler name was appended to Daimler and Benz was dropped but the whole shebang-- for good or ill-- was run from Stuttgart, not jointly from there and Auburn Hills, home to Chrysler. Maybe had the big deal been more like a marriage than a takevover it would have succeeded. Maybe it never should have happened period. To be sure, those with minds brighter about business than mine will be weighing in on that for years to come.
But right now I'm pondering what will be the ultimate fate of the Dodge Sprinter and the Sterling Bullet. The Sprinter commercial van is engineered by Daimler in Germany and sold here badged either as a Dodge or a Freightliner through those brands' respective dealer bodies. The Bullet is a variation of the Dodge Ram chassis-cab and is sold by Sterling dealers.
Since Freightliner LLC remains in the Daimler fold (it is not affected at all by the Chrysler sale) , presumably it will continue to offer the Sprinter. That makes sense as the Portland, OR-based OEM has made it clear it intends to be a commercial vehicle player up and down the GVW scale.
Dodge began offering the Sprinter after Freightliner and, I think, for at least three very good reasons. For one thing, the Sprinter is a distinctive "Euro-style" van that distinguishes Dodge from its GM/Chevy and Ford competitors in this arena. And, secondly, the Sprinter is so unique that it-- again in my opinion-- has had a "halo effect," helping cast a positive light on Dodge's commercial vehicle line just as it was rolling out new models (none of which are Sprinter-based). On top of that, the Sprinter was made available to Dodge dealers because there are far more of them than Freightliner dealers and many of them are already adept at selling lighter-duty commercial trucks.
Earlier this year Freightliner LLC rolled out the Bullet, developed in concert with its Chyrsler corporate sibling Dodge to help "round down" the Sterling line of medum- and heavy-duty trucks. I think this was also a smart-- and creative-- move, allowing Sterling to offer an exciting lighter-duty product while helping Dodge increase its economies of scale for Ram chassis-cab production.
Given the size and scope of the Chrysler sale to Cerberus Capital Management, I imagine nothing will happen too quickly to any Chrysler, Jeep or Dodge product including the Sprinter and the Bullet. And it's highly likely in this era of automotive jont ventures and marketing deals of all sorts that Daimler will keep right on supplying the Sprinter to the new Chrysler and it in turn will want to keep receiving Bullets from Chrysler.
A Chrysler spokesperson responded quickly to my query on the Sprinter and the Bullet this morning with these emailed statements: "Dodge Sprinter operations remain unchanged. Dodge Ram 4500 and 5500 Chassis Cabs and the Sterling Bullet will continue to share the same platform. We anticipate no change in the current relationship [with Sterling]."
Regarding my query on the Sterling Bullet, a Freightliner LLC spokesperson had just this to say: "The sale of the Chrysler Group will have no effect on Freightliner LLC operations."
In any event, it'd certainly be a shame for fleets if either of these truck platforms wind up available at fewer dealers down the road.
By the way, there's an excellent in-depth article on the Chrysler sell-off in The New York Times.
In closing, here's hoping both Daimler and Chrysler are now headed down nothing but, shall we say, happy trails.


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Former Littleton man sentenced to prison for crash that injured 4
By BOB HOOKWAY
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HAVERHILL - A former Littleton man is set to begin a term at the State Prison after he pleaded guilty in a 2012 drunken driving case that left four of his passengers, all North Country residents in their 20s, seriously injured.
Jason Therrien, 35 at the time of the crash, pleaded guilty last week to one count of aggravated drunken driving with serious bodily injury resulting and was sentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison.
Appearing before Judge Peter H. Bornstein in Grafton County Superior Court in North Haverhill, Therrien also received a consecutive deferred sentence of 1 to 3 years after pleading guilty to second-degree assault.
Therrien was originally indicted on six Class B felony charges -four for second-degree assault and two aggravated driving while intoxicate counts - for a Sept. 28, 2012, crash on North Littleton Road. According to the March 2013 indictments, the crash left passenger Sidney Walker with fractures to facial bones and/or the cervical spine; Brittany Milligan with fractures of the sternum and/or ribs; and head, skull and/or brain trauma to both Jonathan McConnell and Katelynn Wright.
Therrien failed to maintain control of the Toyota Camry he was driving at 75 mph in a 50 mph zone, according to the indictments, and it left the roadway and slammed into a utility pole and tree. One passenger was ejected from the car, another was partially ejected, and emergency personnel had to perform extensive work at the scene to extricate others from the demolished vehicle, according to police, who said the car rolled several times.
Therrien, who sustained facial lacerations in the crash, was fined $2,000 and must also pay more than $100,000 restitution to victims, Bornstein ordered. On the other charges, he was either given a suspended sentence or dismissal. His driver's license has been suspended indefinitely. He's scheduled to report Feb. 15 to prison in Concord.


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|LHP Clay Rapada elected free agency.
|March 8, 2015
|LHP Clay Rapada assigned to San Francisco Giants.
|February 17, 2015
|LHP Clay Rapada assigned to Sacramento River Cats.
|February 6, 2015
|San Francisco Giants signed free agent LHP Clay Rapada to a minor league contract.
|August 5, 2014
|Norfolk Tides released LHP Clay Rapada.
|June 18, 2014
|Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Clay Rapada to a minor league contract.
|June 18, 2014
|LHP Clay Rapada assigned to Norfolk Tides.
|June 16, 2014
|Tacoma Rainiers released LHP Clay Rapada.
|June 9, 2014
|Tacoma Rainiers activated LHP Clay Rapada from the 7-day disabled list.
|May 17, 2014
|Tacoma Rainiers placed LHP Clay Rapada on the 7-day disabled list.
|April 3, 2014
|LHP Clay Rapada assigned to Tacoma Rainiers.
|April 1, 2014
|Seattle Mariners signed free agent LHP Clay Rapada to a minor league contract.
|March 23, 2014
|Los Angeles Angels released LHP Clay Rapada.
|December 15, 2013
|Los Angeles Angels signed free agent LHP Clay Rapada to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 16, 2013
|LHP Clay Rapada elected free agency.
|October 7, 2013
|Cleveland Indians sent LHP Clay Rapada outright to Columbus Clippers.
|October 2, 2013
|Cleveland Indians designated Clay Rapada for assignment.
|October 2, 2013
|Clay Rapada roster status changed by Cleveland Indians.
|September 2, 2013
|Cleveland Indians selected the contract of LHP Clay Rapada from Columbus Clippers.
|July 13, 2013
|Clay Rapada roster status changed by Columbus Clippers.
|July 11, 2013
|Columbus Clippers placed LHP Clay Rapada on the temporarily inactive list.
|June 13, 2013
|LHP Clay Rapada assigned to Columbus Clippers.
|June 12, 2013
|Cleveland Indians signed free agent LHP Clay Rapada to a minor league contract.
|June 4, 2013
|Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders released LHP Clay Rapada.
|May 6, 2013
|LHP Clay Rapada assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
|April 9, 2013
|New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Clay Rapada to a minor league contract.
|April 3, 2013
|New York Yankees released LHP Clay Rapada.
|March 31, 2013
|New York Yankees designated LHP Clay Rapada for assignment.
|April 4, 2012
|New York Yankees selected the contract of Clay Rapada from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
|April 4, 2012
|New York Yankees activated LHP Clay Rapada.
|February 20, 2012
|New York Yankees signed free agent LHP Clay Rapada to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|February 20, 2012
|Clay Rapada assigned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.
|February 14, 2012
|Baltimore Orioles released LHP Clay Rapada.
|February 6, 2012
|Baltimore Orioles designated LHP Clay Rapada for assignment.
|September 6, 2011
|Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of LHP Clay Rapada from Norfolk Tides.
|July 4, 2011
|Clay Rapada roster status changed by Norfolk Tides.
|July 1, 2011
|Baltimore Orioles sent LHP Clay Rapada outright to Norfolk Tides.
|June 29, 2011
|Baltimore Orioles designated Clay Rapada for assignment.
|April 18, 2011
|Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of LHP Clay Rapada from Norfolk Tides.
|April 5, 2011
|Clay Rapada assigned to Norfolk Tides.
|February 3, 2011
|Baltimore Orioles signed free agent LHP Clay Rapada to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|January 14, 2011
|Texas Rangers released LHP Clay Rapada.
|January 3, 2011
|Texas Rangers designated LHP Clay Rapada for assignment.
|November 2, 2010
|Texas Rangers activated LHP Clay Rapada.
|October 27, 2010
|Texas Rangers reassigned LHP Clay Rapada to the minor leagues.
|October 15, 2010
|Texas Rangers activated LHP Clay Rapada.
|October 6, 2010
|Texas Rangers reassigned LHP Clay Rapada to the minor leagues.
|September 3, 2010
|Texas Rangers selected the contract of LHP Clay Rapada from Oklahoma City RedHawks.
|May 24, 2010
|Clay Rapada roster status changed by Oklahoma City RedHawks.
|May 17, 2010
|Oklahoma City RedHawks placed LHP Clay Rapada on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to May 15, 2010. Left shoulder soreness.
|December 16, 2009
|Texas Rangers sent LHP Clay Rapada outright to Oklahoma City RedHawks.
|December 16, 2009
|Texas Rangers invited non-roster LHP Clay Rapada to spring training.
|December 7, 2009
|Detroit Tigers traded LHP Clay Rapada to Texas Rangers.
|September 25, 2009
|Detroit Tigers recalled Clay Rapada from Toledo Mud Hens.
|May 5, 2009
|Detroit Tigers optioned Clay Rapada to Toledo Mud Hens.
|April 28, 2009
|Detroit Tigers recalled Clay Rapada from Toledo Mud Hens.
|March 12, 2007
|LHP Clay Rapada assigned to Iowa Cubs.
Clay Anthony Rapada...Has pitched in the most all-time Major League games (152) without being charged with a loss...Braves lefty Luis Avilan ranks second on the list at 106 games...His eight wins without a loss for his career are the most in Major League history...Since 1916, his 152 games pitched to start a career without a loss are also the most in big league history...Made first career Opening Day roster in 2012 with Yankees...Has held lefties to a .164 (37/225) combined batting average in his Major League career...Attended Deep Creek High School (Chesapeake, CA) and Virginia State University...Originally signed by Cubs scout Billy Swoope as a non-drafted free agent.2012 Made his first career Opening Day roster and went 3-0 with a 2.82 ERA (38.1 IP, 12 ER) in a career-high 70 relief appearances...retired 54 of 70 first batters faced...allowed just seven of his 57 inherited runners to score...opponents batted .215 (29-for-135, 2 HR); LH .186 (19-for-102, 2 HR), RH .303 (10-for-33, 0 HR)...Held left-handed batters to a .186 batting average, allowing just 19 H in 102 AB...marked the sixth-lowest batting average against vs. lefty batters among southpaw AL relievers, and the 11th-lowest in the Majors (min. 38.0 IP)...Appeared in 32 games vs. the AL East and allowed seven of his 12 total ERs allowed on the year, going 1-0 with a 4.97 ERA with 8 BB and 14 K (12.2 IP)...against all other competition, went 2-0 with a 1.75 ERA (25.2 IP, 5 ER) in 38 relief appearances, registering 24 Ks with 9 BB...Made 30 one-batter relief appearances, the most in the American League and third-most in the Majors...Began the season with a 9.00 ERA (5.0 IP, 5 ER) in 10 road outings (through 5/16)...over his final 25 appearances away from Yankee Stadium (beginning 6/1), yielded just a 1.69 ERA (10.2 IP, 2 ER) and held opponents to a .184 (7-for-38) batting average...Made his first career Opening Day roster after being signed to a Major League contract and selected to the Yankees' 25-man roster on 4/4...went 1-0 with a 0.90 ERA (10.0 IP, 1 ER) and 13 Ks in 12 Spring Training outings...Made his Yankees debut in 4/7 loss at Tampa Bay, allowing 2 H, 2 ER and 2 BB in 0.2 IP...Held opponents hitless over a career-high 21-AB stretch from 6/7-22 (previous best was 18 AB in 2010 w/ Texas)-credit: Elias...Did not allow an earned run in 21 consecutive appearances from 6/9-7/22, holding opponents to just 5 H (11.0 IP, 1 R, 2 B, 16 K)...tied Mike Myers (2006) for the second longest such streak by a Yankees lefty since 1920, trailing only Boone Logan's 25-game stretch without allowing an earned run in 2010...Pitched on four straight days from 6/9-12 and five of six days overall from 6/7-12...Retired 19 consecutive left-handed hitters from 6/7-27...Struck out each of his four batters faced in 6/20 loss vs. Atlanta (1.1 IP), establishing a career high in strikeouts...Allowed just 1 ER over final 15 outings (8/18-10/3), recording 8 Ks in 5.2 IP during the span...Made five postseason relief appearances, holding opponents scoreless over 1.2 IP (2 BB/1 IBB, 1 K). 2011 Had two stints with the Orioles (4/18-6/29 and 9/6 through the end of the season), going 2-0 with a 6.06 ERA (16.1IP, 11ER) in 32 relief outings...held left-handed hitters to a .104 (5-for-48) batting average, the second-lowest mark in the majors (min. 50 batters faced)... righties batted .692 (9-for-13)... stranded 19-of-22 inherited runners... both wins came in September (9/8 vs. the Yankees and 9/21 at Boston)... went 0-1 with one save and a 3.92 ERA (20.2IP, 9ER) in 26 games with Triple-A Norfolk. 2010 Joined the Rangers as a September call-up after having his contract purchased from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sept. 3...Held opponents scoreless in all but two of his 13 relief appearances, stranding 11 of 12 inherited runners...Worked 5.2 hitless innings over first nine appearances with the Rangers, retiring 17 of 19 faced (two walks) after contract was purchased Sept. 3...Was the most hitless relief outings to begin a season since Mets' Billy Wagner had nine hitless outings to start April 2008, most in A.L. since White Sox' Kelly Wunsch opened April 2003 with nine straight...Left-handers went 1-for-19 (.053) with four K's, lone hit coming on Michael Saunders' bunt single, Sept. 28 vs. Seattle...Made Texas debut Sept. 3 @MIN, his first ML game since Oct. 2, 2009 vs. CWS...Spent the balance of the season at Oklahoma City (AAA), going 1-2 with two saves and a 1.82 ERA(12 ER/59.1 IP) in 50 relief outings...Posted lowest average (.158, 32-202) and baserunners-per-9.0 IP ratio (8.65) among all Pacific Coast League relievers...Ranked second with 9.25 K-per-9.0 IP, striking out 61 and walking 11 and allowing just one HR...Lefties batted .120 (11-92) with 10 walks and 37 strikeouts...Stranded 23 of 28 inherited runners...Posted an 0.63 ERA(14.1IP, ER) over 12 June appearances...Finished season with 12.0 scoreless innings over his final 11 games 2009 Posted no record with a 5.40 ERA (2 ER/3.1 IP), 2 strikeouts and 2 walks in 3 relief outings for Detroit...had a pair of stints with the big league club, April 28-May 4 and Sept. 25 to the end of the season...allowed a pair of runs in his season debut on April 29 vs. New York-AL (1.1 IP), including a solo homer by Nick Swisher...matched a career-high with 2 strikeouts on May 4 vs. Minnesota (1.0)...tossed 1.0 scoreless frame on Oct. 2 vs. Chicago-AL...spent the balance of the season at Triple-A Toledo, where he went 4-2 with a 2.76 ERA (14 ER/45.2 IP) over 42 relief appearances...had 47 strikeouts against 17 walks and held International League lefthanded batters to a .210 (13-62) average and no home runs...right-handers batted .322 (37-115) with one homer...converted 5 of 6 save opportunities...tossed 12.2 scoreless innings over 8 outings from May 25-June 21...fanned a season-high 4 batters on June 3 at Durham...posted a 1.88 ERA (3 ER/14.1 IP) after the All-Star break...worked a season-high 9 scoreless outings (7.2 IP), July 16- Aug. 11. 2008 Split the 2008 season between Triple A Toledo and Detroit -- appeared in 25 games during three separate stints with the Tigers...Recalled from Toledo by the Tigers on April 11 -- did not allow a run in his first eight outings with the Tigers April 13-May 3, a stretch of eight scoreless innings...Retired the only two batters he faced to earn his first major league win on April 15 versus Minnesota...Sidelined May 21-June 8 with biceps tendinitis -- appeared in one game with Toledo as part of an injury rehab assignment on June 7, taking the loss after allowing one run as he retired two of the four batters he faced...Tossed a career-high three innings of relief on June 9 versus Cleveland...Optioned to Toledo by the Tigers on June 13 -- did not allow a run in his first 10 outings following his return to Toledo June 15-July 17, tossing 11.2 scoreless innings...Recalled from Toledo by the Tigers on July 31 -- allowed three runs (two earned) in 1.2 innings of relief that 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Extension Promotes Strawberry Growers in Jamesport
Tim Baker, a northwest region horticulture specialist for MU Extension, writes:
"One of the more interesting aspects of my job as a Horticulture Specialist for University of Missouri Extension is to work with growers who are willing to experiment with new ideas. For the last couple of years, several growers around Jamesport have been trying out hoop house strawberries.
The strawberries are grown in greenhouse-like structures, which for the most part are unheated. During the April freeze last year, some of the growers did use a little heat to save blooms. Other than extreme conditions like those we saw last year, no heat is used.
Hoop houses, sometimes called high tunnels, give these strawberry growers a jump on the season. Many crops will be picked several weeks earlier in hoop houses compared to the same crop outdoors. Last year, the hoop house strawberries were being picked close to one month before their outdoor cousins."
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It's Lighten Up Monday! If you have a daughter who spends a lot more time on her appearance than on cleaning her room, you'll be able to relate to this video!
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With so many investments and so few partners its hard to see how KV adds any value. Science experiments (read 'early stage ventures') need hands on support from partners with relevant domain expertise. Read the CV's and there is none of that here. An occassional and casual board appearance simply doesn't cut it. And when the early valuation gets driven into the dirt (wait till you negotiate with KV) there is little equity left to make founders want to get out of bed each day.
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Massachusetts cab driver robbed in Pelham
May 26. 2013 5:46PM
PELHAM - Police are seeking a suspect in the robbery of a cab driver in the town early Sunday morning.
Police said a man who hailed a Checker Cab. Co. taxi in Lowell, Mass., had the cabbie drive him to Tyngsborough, Mass., but provided directions that led to Pelham.
Near Blackstone Circle in Pelham, the man allegedly asked the driver to pull over so he could retrieve a dropped cell phone. When the driver tried to help the man find the phone, the robber pushed the driver's head against the dashboard and stole about $125 in cash that the driver had pulled out to make change for the man.
The robber then ordered the cab driver to drive him to Dracut, Mass., where he took off on foot.
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Mrs. Barvel Riley, a Master's student in Reading at the Barry University cohort in Broward County, was selected as the 2011 Teacher of the Year at the Glades Middle School in Miramar, Florida. She is a teacher for Sixth Grade World History.
Mrs. Riley was honored in a Teacher of the Year parade on May 6, 2011 at Glades Middle School and was awarded the Gold Star Teacher of the Year 2011 during the May 10, 2011 membership breakfast meeting of the Miramar Pembroke Pines Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Mrs. Riley's deep commitment to teaching is reflected in her statement about receiving this award: "To teach is to touch a life forever".
Since August, 2005, Mrs. Riley has been teaching at the Glades Middle School and previously had been both a teacher and an assistant principal in Jamaica. She has been recognized twice as the Outstanding Social Studies Teacher of the Year at the Glades Middle School and received the Distinguished Past Student Award for achieving excellence in the field of education from Meadowbrook High School, Jamaica.
The selection criteria for the Teacher of the Year award recognizes teachers who encourage excellence in education, leadership, in-depth knowledge of the content area, contributing to new instructional materials, engaging both students and families in the educational process, and community involvement.
Among her many accomplishments, Mrs. Riley has facilitated staff development training in the Social Studies Department with technology through Compass Learning, Differentiated Instruction, and Promethean Slate. She has supported improved communication with students and parents through building class Web sites using Google "Sites" and enhanced instructional delivery through a combination of software, rubrics, computers, and Web resources.
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Albuquerque gets a bracing blast of industrial rock tonight courtesy of German noise boys Slick Idiot. The band was formed in 2000 by former KMFDM members Günter Schulz and En Esch. This show marks the band's penultimate stop on its North American tour before crashing and burning in Santa Fe on Tuesday night. Local electro-


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The Northport City Council faces an extremely important decision. Care should always be taken when selecting someone to lead a city department. But it's particularly important right now that the council make the right decision when selecting a new chief for the Northport Police Department.
The Northport City Council faces an extremely important decision. Care should always be taken when selecting someone to lead a city department. But it's particularly important right now that the council make the right decision when selecting a new chief for the Northport Police Department.
Therefore, we find it troubling that the City Council chose not to look outside of the police department for leadership. CWH Research, the consulting company that the city hired to conduct an audit of the police department, recommended a nationwide search for a new police chief. The mayor and city council chose to ignore their advice and interview only four candidates already employed by Northport.
City leaders decided the department needed a change in leadership largely based on CWH's recommendations. We find it puzzling that council members would choose to ignore the consulting firm's advice, with regard to hiring a new chief.
"I've been contacted by several people who said they would like to see the chief hired from within the department – from within the ranks," Mayor Bobby Herndon said.
Being contacted by several people would seem like a poor foundation for making a decision not to broaden the search. There are always people who would prefer hires be made from within. That doesn't mean it is always the right decision. The mayor and council should aim to hire the best possible person to lead the Northport Police Department. It doesn't matter where that person comes from.
It is quite possible that city leaders won't have to look outside of the department to find the leadership they need. We would in no way want to indicate that we do not think the
candidates named are qualified. They all have considerable law enforcement experience and are familiar with the department and the men and women working for it.
We understand that the department has been through some difficult times. The audit conducted by CWH revealed very serious problems. According to its findings, there were serious issues with chain of command. A significant number of officers seemed unsure whether they could get the appropriate assistance in the field. Some questioned the basic honesty and integrity of fellow officers.
Some officers claimed they were bullied and intimidated and they feared retaliation. The department was described as dysfunctional, with a 61 percent turnover rate. The problems were morale killers.
It's true that candidates who come from inside might have a better understanding of the problems that the department has faced. But it is also true that a candidate from the inside might have contributed to those problems.
Northport is a small department, and that means the pool of applicants is very limited. We would prefer the people charged with making the decision have the broadest set of choices possible.


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The popular apparel and home products company, Lands' End, Inc., brought a case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin concerning matters of typosquatting. Lands' End's allegations against the defendants included violations of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA") and false advertising under Section 1125(a) of the Lanham Act. The defendants brought a motion for summary judgment, which the court granted in part and denied in part.
Defendants participated in an affiliate program in which they were able to link to Lands' End's website, and when a consumer purchased products from Lands' End by connecting to www.landsend.com from the defendants' site, the defendants received a 5% commission on the purchase. However, although they were required to disclose information regarding all of the sites they proposed to link to Lands' End's website, the defendants did not do so. In fact, they devised an intricate scheme in which they registered numerous similar domains such as www.lnadsend.com, www.landsende.com, and www.landsennd.com. When a customer attempted to access the official Lands' End website but accidentally typed the name of one of defendants' websites into a web browser, the browser would appear to take the customer directly to the Lands' End website. In reality, the browser would link the customer "invisibly" to defendants' authorized affiliate websites. Thus, the defendants would receive a 5% commission on any purchases made by the unsuspecting consumer.
ACPA Claim
In order to succeed on its ACPA claim, Lands' End must prove that (1) "Lands' End" is a distinctive or famous mark entitled to protection (this was easy as defendants conceded that "Lands' End" was a registered trademark); (2) defendants' domain names are "identical or confusingly similar to" Lands' End's mark (once again, this was easy to show since the defendants' domain names deviated from Lands' End's by only one letter in the majority of cases); and (3) defendants registered the domain names with the bad faith intent to profit from them. 15 U.S.C. 1125(d).
The court noted that this was not a typical cybersquatting situation in which someone registers a well-known mark as a domain name and then attempts to sell that domain name to the rightful owner - a kind of extortion scheme. However, while the defendants argued that, because their typosquatting scheme directed traffic to Lands' End's website rather than away from it, they did not act with bad faith, the court determined that they, nonetheless, intended to profit from their ownership of illicit domain names. The court analyzed each of the nine bad faith factors set forth in Section 1125(d)(1)(B)(i), and came to the conclusion that the defendants' conduct satisfied a number of them (e.g. defendants never used their infringing domain names as trademarks, and have no intellectual property rights in them). Hence, the district court denied defendants' summary judgment motion with respect to the ACPA claim, and left the question of bad faith for determination by the finder of fact.
False Advertising Claim
To prove false advertising under Section 1125(a) of the Lanham Act, Lands' End must show that defendants
(1) made a false or misleading statement, (2) that deceived or was likely to deceive a substantial segment of the audience to whom defendants advertised, (3) on a subject material to the consumer's decision to purchase the advertised goods, (4) touting goods entering interstate commerce, (5) and that resulted in actual or probable injury to plaintiff.
On its face, this claim fails since the defendants never made any actual "statements" to the consumers who simply accessed their domain names by accident, and because they never "advertised" to anyone. In fact, as the court aptly notes, "defendants profited from their typosquatting scheme . . . by not publicizing their venture." Hence, the district court granted the defendants' summary judgment motion based on the false advertising claim.
Lands' End, Inc. v. Remy, et al., 2006 WL 2521321 (W.D. Wis., Sept. 1, 2006).


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The New York Post's Bart Hubbuch reports the New York Mets acquired OF Christopher Carter and 1B Eddie Lora from the Boston Red Sox Wednesday, Oct. 7, to complete the deal involving RP Billy Wagner earlier this year.
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Amalie Benjamin, of The Boston Globe, reports the Boston Red Sox sent Gulf Coast League 1B Eddie Lora to the New York Mets as the first player to be named in the Billy Wagner deal.
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Toddler rescued after falling into Windham swimming poolBy APRIL GUILMET
Union Leader Correspondent
July 17. 2013 1:06PM
WINDHAM — A 3-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning after nearly drowning in the family swimming pool.
Emergency officials received a 911 call shortly after 11 a.m., according to Windham Police Chief Tom McPherson.
"The operators heard someone screaming on the other end of the line," McPherson said, noting that Windham police and fire crews were immediately dispatched to the Sharon Road home.
Upon their arrival, responders learned that the little boy, whose identity wasn't immediately available, had fallen into the water and was retrieved by his mother.
McPherson said a member of a landscaping crew that had been working nearby heard screaming coming from the home and rushed to the scene, where the landscaper proceeded to perform CPR on the unconscious tot.
McPherson said the victim was breathing but unresponsive when he was transported to Parkland Medical Center in Derry.
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A few months ago I stumbled into the amazing Present store in Shoreditch, and quickly fell in love with their collection.
That love was totally reignited when I saw their lookbook which highlights their current summer 2011 collection. As the release says "The Knitwear is produced in Scotland using local wools complemented by handmade Shirting produced using the finest British Textiles. This edition of garments are produced in limited numbers, exclusively for the PRESENT store."
If your in Shoreditch pop in and check it out (their coffee is pretty amazing too) otherwise you can check out their collection here


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Okay, so this puppy was found under an abandoned car on my street--worm-ridden, dehydrated, and only four and a half pounds. He was basically dumped on me by the person who found him, with a comment along the lines of, "Well, I don't know what to do with it." Great. Yes, I do dog rescue stuff, but I'm still working on training and rehab for my rescue pit bull who I just adopted this spring...and that's really what I need to be focusing on at the moment.
But the pup was clearly really sick and the person who found him wasn't going to take responsibility for him. So I took him to the vet, where he needed subcu fluids, dewormer, and antibiotics for a really bad URI (he sounded like he was breathing through a snorkel, poor guy.) And at that point, he was so tiny we had no idea what kind of dog he really was. And the rescue groups I talked to were full, and the one person I'm still on speaking terms with at the SPCA strongly recommended I try to get him healthier before bringing him to the shelter if I really wanted to give him a fighting chance.
So several weeks later, the pup's tripled his weight and bulked up really amazingly. And he's now clearly a pit bull puppy, and a feisty one at that. And I adore him, but I've already got three adult male dogs and I feel very lucky that they all get along...I simply can't take on a fourth dog right now, much less another male pit bull. So I've gotten in touch with a pit bull rescue group and the pup is waiting for a space in an "official" foster home or for a good adopter. And I worry for him because he is a feisty, independent little guy who's going to need an owner who knows what they're doing...not such an easy think to find for a stray pit bull pup
But he's going to make someone a great dog, if we can just find that someone. He's got lots of energy, loves to meet new people, and is absolutely fearless of the big dogs. He's just a very comical, happy, outgoing and active dog. He was trying to pull dominance on me at five pounds, almost as soon as he was well enough to wobble around the house...one of the funniest things I've ever seen. And now that we've pretty well sorted out that I'm in charge, he's been very responsive to training. He seems to really like having my undivided attention for that and he responds in kind. I wish I had more time to work with him. But here's his petfinder link. I have lots more pictures if anyone might be interested in him. He's completely healthy now, eating like a horse, neutered, and his first shots are done. He's just waiting for someone who can give him the kind of attention and love he needs...like so many homeless pit bulls are.
http://www.petfinder.com/pet.cgi?action ... mpl=&stat=
Meet my foster pup...
Why buy from a breeder when there are plenty of homeless pups in shelters???
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Nan - I've had two foster pups that were WAY pushy at a young age, under 4 months, and by 6 months, they were quite biddable indeed!
I think it's just a matter of brave "children" testing their boundaries and if they're set early enough, with the right owner, everything is cool.
So there is hope for the little guffer!
I think it's just a matter of brave "children" testing their boundaries and if they're set early enough, with the right owner, everything is cool.
So there is hope for the little guffer!
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Oceanic has received isolated reports of DVT assemblies using a specific batch of DVT plungers extruding.
Testing and analysis indicates that this occurs when the First Stage is only partially depressurized prior to the removal from the cylinder. Back pressure from the instrument console could cause the DVT Plunger to extrude.
The affected DVT Plungers (PN 6903) entered the production process in November 2012 and contained softer molded material.
Testing indicates that earlier material and a new harder molded part eliminates any possibility of extrusion.
Oceanic urges all owners of Oceanic DVT type regulators that were purchased between Nov. 1, 2012 and June 10, 2013 to go online to verify if their serial number was affected.
Go To → http://dvt.oceanicworldwide.com/
If your serial number is listed on the website or your Oceanic DVT type regulator was serviced between Nov. 1, 2012 and May 14, 2013, take your regulator to your Oceanic Service Center to perform a parts retrofit at no charge to you.
No other Oceanic regulators were affected.
WARNING: DISCONTINUE USE of the Regulator First Stage until it receives a Retrofit. Only Authorized Oceanic Dealers and their trained service technicians can perform this Retrofit. Non-authorized persons who attempt the Retrofit procedure risk voiding the product's warranty and rendering the product dangerously unsafe for SCUBA use.
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Pelicans get No. 6 pick in NBA draft lottery
Pelicans get No. 6 pick in NBA draft lottery
The New Orleans Pelicans have received the sixth overall pick in Tuesday night's NBA draft lottery, dropping a spot after finishing with the fifth-worst record in the league this past season.
New Orleans was pushed back a spot after the Washington Wizards jumped to third overall after being slotted eighth after the regular season.
A year ago, when the Pelicans were called the Hornets, the organization had tied for the third-worst record in the NBA, but lost a coin flip with Cleveland, meaning New Orleans had the fourth-best odds of getting the top overall choice. Still, New Orleans got it and chose former Kentucky star Anthony Davis.
This year, the Pelicans, who were 27-55, could have picked as high as first or as low as eighth.


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