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"I'm sure there could have been more (injuries) if they hadn't taken him into custody." - Millington (Tenn.) Police Chief Rita Stanback, talking about National Guard members disarming a Guardsmen who shot two others today outside of a Navy base. The man apparently got in a fight with two other Guardsmen and shot them in the leg and foot. Neither have life-threatening injuries.
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Timberlake to perform at pre-Super Bowl party
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Justin Timberlake will appear in his first concert in more than four years the night before the Super Bowl.
Timberlake has signed on to perform during "DIRECTV Super Saturday Night," held Feb. 2 in New Orleans.
The singer recently released a new single, "Suit and Tie," featuring Jay-Z, and will release new album "The 20/20 Experience" later this year.
The invitation-only concert also features Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots as DJ and will benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Children. It is co-hosted by Mark Cuban's AXS-TV.
The show will be held after DIRECTV's "Celebrity Beach Bowl," which features a performance by Pitbull.


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News about the new release of OS X, "Mavericks," is trickling out as developers and other WWDC attendees post information about it to the Internet. However, hidden a bit down in Apple's OS X Mavericks Technology Overview document is an interesting tidbit: SMB2 is replacing AFP as the default file sharing protocol for OS X.
AFP—Apple Filing Protocol—has a long pedigree that stretches all the way back to the Mac's early days (and even a bit before that). Contemporary AFP piggybacks on top of TCP/IP for transport, but it supports a few Mac-specific things that other network file protocols don't, like type and creator codes. These don't matter as much as they used to, but OS X's HFS+ file system supports a pretty rich amount of metadata, and AFP transports and preserves that metadata.
But AFP isn't particularly friendly to non-Apple systems, and no operating systems other than OS X support it natively. This wouldn't be such a big deal, except that one of OS X's killer features, Time Machine, only works over a LAN with destinations that support AFP. This is at least in part because of Time Machine's reliance on Unix hard links, and also in part because it has to be able to ensure that any OS X files with HFS+ specific metadata are correctly preserved. This in turn means that third-party Time Capsule devices have to rely on reverse-engineered implementations of AFP to continue functioning, and OS X updates occasionally break third-party Time Capsule devices, sometimes for weeks.
It is interesting, then, that SMB2 is the new default protocol. SMB ("Server Message Block") is Microsoft's proprietary network file sharing protocol, and it's in most cases the only network file protocol that Windows computers understand. Most versions of OS X prior to OS X 10.7 relied on an open-source implementation of SMB called Samba for accessing Windows file shares and sharing files with Windows clients. However, as of OS X 10.7, Apple replaced Samba with its own SMB implementation, called SMBX.
SMBX's introduction drew some fire because Apple focused SMBX on compatibility with a newer version of the SMB spec, SMB2, at the expense of compatibility with the original (and still widely used) SMB1. However, Apple's choice to support SMB2 dovetailed nicely with Microsoft's own push since SMB2 became the default protocol for Microsoft operating systems on the desktop starting with Windows Vista and for servers starting with Windows Server 2008. It's faster, less chatty (SMB1 is notoriously "talkative," with a tremendous and tremendously inefficient amount of back-and-forth between clients and servers), and much more robust.
The break from AFP as OS X's default network file protocol ought to help OS X mesh better with PCs, both at home and in the office. The operating system will even use SMB2 as its first protocol choice between two Macs running OS X Mavericks. However, AFP is still hanging around, both for legacy Mac communication and also for connectivity with "Time Machine–based backup systems." Time Machine, at least for now, remains bound to AFP.


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Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi,
Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to religious questions. In the past, he has also spent significant time in India guiding the community.
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Mahmood Abu Maryam,
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Hamid Waqar,
Shaykh Hamid Waqar was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and converted to Islam at the age of sixteen. He started his Islamic studies in the year 2001 in Beirut and, a year later, moved to Qum where he has been studying since. He currently studies at the highest levels of Islamic jurisprudence, translates many books and runs the Muntazar website.
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Mohammed Al-Hilli,
Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli, originally from Iraq, has a Masters in Pharmacy from the University of London. He completed his Hawza degree from the ICAS in London under the supervision of Ayatollah Fadhil Milani, and also has an MA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University via the Islamic College. He is a teacher at the Hawza Programme at Islamic College in London.
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Faiyaz Jaffer,
Shaykh Faiyaz Jaffer is the Associate Chaplain and Research Scholar at the Islamic Center at New York University. He attained an MA degree in Islamic Studies (UK), with a concentration on early Islamic history, after his undergraduate degree from SUNY Stony Brook University in Political Science and Religious Studies. In pursuing the classical course of Islamic education, Faiyaz has studied in the Seminary of Karbala, Iraq.
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Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour,
Sheikh Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour is lecturer of Islamic Studies at the Islamic College for Advanced Studies, London, and a visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Oriental Studies. He was raised in Iran and holds a BA and an MA in Sociology from Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran. He has also studied at Queen Mary College London and the London School of Economics.
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Zeinab Donati,
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Ayub Rashid,
Shaykh Ayub Rashid is a graduate of the Islamic Seminary of Qom, Iran. He has a BA in Islamic law and MA in Islam and Community Studies from the UK and is also a qualified Muslim Chaplain from the Markfield Institute of Higher Education in Leicester.
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Abbas Jaffer,
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Greg Sowden,
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Vinay Khetia,
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Rebecca Masterton,
Dr Rebecca Masterton graduated with a BA in Japanese Language and Literature; an MA in Comparative East Asian and African Literature and a PhD in Islamic literature of West Africa. She has been teaching for seventeen years through different media, and has also worked in media for ten years, producing and presenting programs for several TV channels.
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Zoheir Ali Esmail,
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Shahid Pradhan,
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Nour Tessie Jørgensen,
Nour Tessie Jørgensen has an MA in Islamic studies from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and a degree in Philosophy of Ethics at Al Mustafa International University in Qum, Iran. She works as an Islamic Studies teacher and a counselor in spiritual and female-related issues.
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Mateen Charbonneau,
Sheikh Mateen Joshua Charbonneau achieved a certificate from Harvard University in Islamic Studies. He undertook Howza classes under esteemed scholars since 2013 and has been teaching at Imam Mahdi Howza since 2017. He has compiled and published several books, has filmed several documentaries on Islamic subjects and has also promoted Islamic propagation in US jails.
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Amina Inloes,
Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the Islamic College in London and also the Managing Editor of the Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies.
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Abbas Di Palma,
Shaykh Abbas Di Palma holds a BA and an MA degree in Islamic Studies, and certifications from the Language Institute of Damascus University. He has also studied traditional Islamic sciences in London, Damascus and Qom and taught for different institutions in Italy and UK.
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Berak Hussain,
Berak Hussain is a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) in Canada. She has a BA in Psychology and a Masters in Educational Counseling from the University of Ottawa. She speaks on a variety of Islamic and psychological issues bridging the connection and misconceptions around Islam and mental health and Islam and women. She has worked locally and internationally on a variety of mental health initiatives working tirelessly to break the stigma around the topic within the community.
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Syed Nabi Raza Abidi,
Syed Nabi Raza Abidi is based in the US and has a PhD in Theology and Philosophy having attended Howzah in Iran for several years. His research was conducted under the guidance of Ayatollah Ja'far Subhani. He has also taught various subjects such as Usul, Fiqh, Philosophy, and Tafseer in different Islamic schools.
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Abolfazl Sabouri,
Abolfazl Sabouri is based in New Zealand and has an MA in Jurisprudence and Islamic Studies. He is a graduate of Elmiyeh seminary in Qom with more than 15 years of study and research where he has also taught Tafsir, Theology and Jurisprudence.
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Sayyed Muhammad Husaini Ragheb,
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Mohammad Zakaria,
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Anwar Jaffer,
Born and raised in London, Sheikh Anwar Jaffer has a Bsc in Economics and Finance from Queen Mary University of London. In 2010 he began his religious studies in Najaf and transferred to Qom in 2015 where he currently resides with his family.
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Shyrose Jaffer Dhalla,
Zakira Shyrose Jaffer Dhalla is a graduate of York University in Canada from where she obtained a BA in Psychology and Sociology and a Masters in the field of Education. She lectures on Islam at mosques, universities, churches and interfaith gatherings and also recites majalises in Urdu, English and Gujarati. A published freelance writer, playwright, motivational speaker and Anti-Racist Educational Counsellor by profession, she conducts workshops on Race and Cultural sensitivity and often appears on TV program panels and radio talk shows to speak on Race Relations.
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Masuma Jaffer,
Dr Masuma Jaffer is a qualified dentist, with a Masters in Islamic Studies and has also attended Hawza in Qum. She obtained a PGCE - teaching qualification – and has taught Hawza studies at the Islamic College in London. She also has a Diploma in Counselling and is a Qualified Chaplain and worked with women prisoners at Holloway and with Hertfordshire Police advising them on Muslim matters.
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Fatemah Meghji,
Fatemah Meghji is based in Vancouver and has a BA in English Literature and Religious Studies from the University of British Columbia. She then studied at Jamiah al-Zahra in Qum, Iran, from where she completed her MA in Qur'anic Exegesis & Qur'anic Sciences with honours. She works on content development with Kisa Kids and has taught at the Az-Zahraa Islamic Academy, Islamic Literacy, and the Az-Zahraa Islamic Centre.
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Hassanain Govani,
Hassanain Govani is based in Sweden and has an MA in History of Religion from Uppsala University and an MA in Islamic Studies from the Islamic College of London, and has also studied Arabic in Damascus. He has a position as project secretary at SST, the committee for state support for religious communities.
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Zaid Alsalami,
Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from ANU, Canberra. He has written and translated several Islamic texts and also prepared educational videos on Islamic rulings and practices.
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Amir De Martino,
Amir De Martino is of Italian origin and has an MA in Islamic Studies from the Islamic College and a combined BA degree in Persian Language and Studies of Religion from SOAS in London. He has also obtained a PGCE in Social Research Methods from the Department of Education at Roehampton University as part of his preparation for doctoral studies, and is a members of Westminster's Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education.
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Same question was put to Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (AS) by Christians and Jews: Why Muslim men are allowed to marry women who believe in Moses and Jesus (temporary marriage) but men who believe in Moses and Jesus are not allowed to marry Muslim women at all? Imam (AS) replied: Muslim men are allowed to marry women who believe in Moses and Jesus because Muslims also believe in Moses and Jesus as prophets, but men who do not believe in Muhammad as a prophet are not allowed to marry a woman who believes in Muhammad.
Marriage between a believer woman and non believer man is not permissible at all. There is no exception in this definite rule. It is a matter of protecting the faith of the Muslim woman to keep her away from being under control of a man who does not believe in Islam.
Quran is very clear that it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry or even to continue marriage with a non Muslim man (Sura Al-Momtahana , verse 9).
The Prophet (SAWA) has ordered all women who embraced Islam to immediately leave their non Muslim husbands.


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Yreka High boys and girls freshman teams down Dunsmuir JV squads
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The Yreka Miners boys and girls freshman basketball teams played for the first time this season at home on Tuesday night against the Dunsmuir Tigers junior varsity squads. In the girls contest Yreka won 32-17. In the boys game, the Miners dominated on its way to a 71-48 victory. A highlight of the game occurred at the end of the first quarter when Anthony Esparza of Yreka launched a three-pointer at the buzzer. When it went in the crowd roared in approval. Today, both Yreka teams begin play in a three-day JV tournament in Etna.


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@Jim, in short the Chinese fukked the hindus dry.
Well said.
Hi. I'm Pepe.
I eat dig s hit.
And I'm Jim. I am from Alabama.
I eat alligator s hit. Tasty.
Guys: you Nailed it!
My neighbor has a cat. The cat poops on my back yard. Needless to say. Lunch is on the cat. I eat his kitty poop.
Wow. I have a neighbor who has a dog that poops on my porch.
That takes care of supper. I eat dog s hit.
Tastes like chicken
Interesting. My dog poops on my neighbors lawn. I go and bring it back.
Then i eat it. Great dog s hit.
Tastes like chicken
@Pauline..Nailed it!
Hindus are busy scratching their balls and picking their nose while Chinese conquer their territories. Scratching their balls is second nature to Indian Hindus. They do it while bobbling their head side to side. They feel empowered during the scratching process and is akin to a dog taking a p iss against a lamp post
Hindus have one ball!
Chinese cut the other one off
How shameless Hindus are. Chinese army has conquered Indian territory and put up their flags . Indians are such cowards and have no self respect that they wont fight the Chinese for their country. The hindu army is hiding in trenches scared. ROFL
Why dont you hindus go fight the Chinese and take your land back. Don't you have any dignity or self respect?
Hi. I eat salads with rat poop. Yep. Love them rat droppings.
Tasty little croutons
Agreement with Iran has been signed
I eat doggie poop.
Mmm goody
Why do hindoos raype their mothers? Bcoz hinduism tells them to.
True i do eat kitty poop from Washington state.
It is very good.
@Jim. Nailed it!
I shall fetch some dog poop. Then eat that dog s hit.
Yep. I will feast tonight
I am also addicted to kitty poop.
Love it
Love it
Love it
Why do hindoos rapye their mothers. Because hinduism tells them to.
India has become a T.itanic that has struck the rock. A dinosaur that has lived its time. A shadow cast on by China and defined by Pakistan. A specimen haunted by disrespect for women and a country of women bashers. An existence at the mercy of Americans to do its dirty bidings and snoop on its neighbors. A soul less survival with cult like social structure. The time has come to bring this wall down and along with it Humpty Dumpty, called India, that sat on the wall
But they keep on rayping. These hindu bums.
Hi. I'm Jack Oliver.
I eat girly poop from Detroit Michigan.
I eat my rabbits poop as an import product from India.
Mmm soo good.
..Nailed it
The time has come to face reality. The time has come to accept facts. Most importantly, the time has come to make changes. India, for generations, has been dragging the region down. The culture is medieval, the values are barbaric and the economy is in shambles. An implosion is necessary and the need is immediate. Let us bring this relic down and erase the memories of poverty and extremism.
I agree. And the reality is i eat cat poop.
It tastes like chicken
India tops worst list for religious freedom.
Religious freedom is under attack in India and the situation next door in Myanmar is not that much better, despite an improvement since the country was ruled by the Junta a U.S. government advisory commission said in a report released Tuesday.
"India represents the worst situation in the world for religious freedom for countries not currently designated as 'countries of particular concern' by the U.S. government," the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom said in its annual report. "The government of India continues to engage in and tolerate systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of freedom of religion or belief."
The report found that violations reached unprecedented levels because of growing incidents of sectarian violence against Dalits, chamaars, muslims and christians. The government also failed to protect the buddhists.
I go to India and i eat doggie poop there. Excellent. .
Tastes like chicken
I live in New Delhi India. But i will move to Bombay next week.
Doggie poop tastes better in Bombay India
I want poop
I eat poop
How bout i give you a good rayping, Jack. Eh?
I am Hindu and I do not believe in rayping.
Rayping is bad. It is very very bad.
So stop it.
Rayp is ok if it is done by your boyfriend.
I want to raype Jim by sitting on his face.
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Previously obstinate Republican governors decide to make peace with Obamacare
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A growing number of Republican governors have dropped all their defiant rhetoric about the Affordable Care Act and have chosen instead to accept President Obama's expansion of government-funded health care for the poor.
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Waimea (5.10d): Runmey, New Hampshire
I've spent the last decade traveling to the world's best sport-climbing areas, but a recent trip to my old stomping grounds reminded me of how good we have it here at home. Rumney, New Hampshire, is a rather small area but it is stacked with over 700 sport routes spread out over 20some crags on Rattlesnake Mountain.
I've spent the last decade traveling to the world's best sport-climbing areas, but a recent trip to my old stomping grounds reminded me of how good we have it here at home. Rumney, New Hampshire, is a rather small area but it is stacked with over 700 sport routes spread out over 20some crags on Rattlesnake Mountain.
Of all the routes that I've done at Rumney, one stands out: Waimea (5.10d), which shares the name for the area's best crag, and is the first route I ever tried at Rumney, 15 years ago. I had just received a rope for my 15th birthday, and had ordered 10 quickdraws that came in the mail. Finally with climbing gear, I felt like I could climb anything.
The barreling wave of the Waimea wall was insanely intimidating, and so were the people climbing there: real-deal climbers hangdogging, talking beta, and looking in-the-know. I was a chuffer and had no clue. One of the best things about Rumney is that really hard routes neighbor relatively easy ones. Climbers of any level can climb together at all of Rumney's walls and everyone can have a good time. But this can also be intimidating for beginners.
After racking my new draws on my harness and tying into my new rope, I tried to lead Waimea, but the crux thwarted me, and I whipped there many times. It was embarrassing, and eventually I had to admit defeat and ask one of the badass climbers to retrieve my draws. That concluded my first day at Rumney.
I improved, and soon found myself climbing there all the time with Dave Graham and Luke "Gomez" Parady. We were just teenagers, out having fun and pushing each other. Dave led the way, pretty much single-handedly establishing 5.14 in the Northeast, with Gomez right behind him. I was third best, but went from climbing 5.13b to 5.14b in six months.
Waimea was always the standard first warm-up for us. We climbed it literally hundreds of times, yet Waimea was still satisfying and always enjoyable. It's striking and aesthetic, taking the well-defined path of a pure black water streak on smooth, rounded patina holds: water-polished and extremely fun and comfortable to grab. The route is completely accessible, and located in a perfect little corridor, surrounded by the proud Jaws II (5.15a), China Beach (5.14b) and Livin' Astro (5.14c).
Still, I am not one for routines, and to break up the monotony of always climbing Waimea first, Dave, Gomez and I invented games to keep the route interesting. It became kind of a joke to see how hard we could make it. First we did it in tennis shoes. Then without chalk. Then with just one foot, or in the fewest moves possible.
We would go all "Sharma" on it, just clipping the first two bolts of the five-bolt line, and climb it just like that. For what reason? I don't even know! Then we got all "Henry Barber" on it, and would climb barefoot. Climbing barefoot was hard, but the thing that made it hardest of all was climbing in socks. Sometimes we'd solo it. Other times, we'd tie in and lead it normally, but then just fall on purpose. It was a ridiculous show, but it always made us laugh. Thinking back, I laugh even now. On a recent visit I climbed at Waimea again. Anytime I'm at Rumney, there are three must-do routes that I always make a point of repeating: Rhythm X (5.13b/c), Technosurfer (5.12b) and, of course, Waimea, the best 5.10 in the world.
Directions: From Rumney, New Hampshire, turn onto Main Street, and then take a left onto Buffalo Road, heading toward the Rumney Rocks parking lot about a mile away. Please don't park on the road; park in the lot and pay your parking fee. While walking on the road to reach the turn-off points to the cliffs, keep in a single file. Depending on which wall you want to visit, expect between a three- and 30-minute hike.
Season: Spring and fall are the lucky seasons and summer is way too humid and buggy. If you are a diehard New Englander none of this will even matter to you. But for visitors—summer is hell! DON'T GO THEN! Since Rattlesnake Mountain faces south, sunny days can provide great conditions in the winter.
The Blow by Blow: John Mallory did the first ascent of Waimea, which follows the prominent black streak ending on a slab three-quarters of the way up the Waimea wall, in 1993. Like most routes in Rumney, this one has been rebolted with solid, beefy, glue-in bolts courtesy of Ward Smith and Team Tough, who have equipped pretty much everything on the mountain. The route takes five bolts to rap rings. Waimea is straightforward, but it gets pumpier and cruxier the higher you climb. A solid resting jug comes right before the crux, so utilize that sucker and form a plan of attack on your first try. The crux involves trusting a right-foot smear and grabbing vertical runnels to make the technical moves. The bolt placement is just low enough to give you a little thrill just before you stick that final hold. PHEW!
Joe Kinder is one of America's best sport climbers and most active developers, with many 5.14+ repeats and first ascents under his belt. His photo and video work can be seen on his website, joekindkid.com. He is currently summering in South Africa, helping locals develop new sport crags.


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Joe Johnson (Brooklyn Nets; $20,609,682/season): Johnson has played in 87 playoff games throughout his career. He made it to the Conference Finals in 2005 with the Phoenix Suns, but since then has only made it to the semifinals (2009, 2011, 2014).
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Should I Get a Link Cam?
The Link Cam #2 would be a worthy addition to your rack. Normally, due to the various color codings and unit range overlaps, I don't recommend mixing cam brands anymore than mixing Laphroaig 18-year with Listerine.
I am considering getting an Omega Pacific Link Cam #2. Currently, I have three Metolius Master Cams and Metolius TCUs from size 1 to 8. I know the Link Cam is great for flaring cracks or as a great secondary cam, but how is it as a regular cam? Please state if you own a Link Cam and, if so which size.
Sounds like you are climbing in Lilliput—all of your cams are tiny little beggars. Without my knowing where you climb, the type of climbing you do and your approximate lead ability, any gear recommendation would be as reckless as prescribing medicine without a diagnosis. But I'll do it anyway.
Based on the current state of your rack, I'll guess you climb somewhere like the Gunks, where you often nurse micro cams into horizontal creases and pods, or you frequent the Creek and run laps on Fingers in a Light Socket. Either way, the Link Cam #2 would be a worthy addition to your rack. Normally, due to the various color codings and unit range overlaps, I don't recommend mixing cam brands anymore than mixing Laphroaig 18-year with Listerine. But in this case the Link Cam in question will pick up where your largest Metolius cam leaves off, at 1.89 inches. The #2 Link Cam will fill that 2- to 2.5-inch void of thin to snug hands where you are definitely hurting, as well as cover the entire range of that Master Cam.
I have all four Link Cams. I've used the #1 and #2, and use the latter the most. I just received the .5 and .75 and am in the process of testing them. The Link Cams are an amazing bit of engineering. I like them and carry them on my rack, sometimes as stand-alones, and sometimes as complements to a full rack of another brand. The Link Cams' crazy-wide range almost guarantees that they'll always fit, and they grab in extreme flares and funky-shaped placements—I've found plenty of spots where Link Cams were the only units that would work. If I was heading up any aid route or trad gear line I'd make sure I had the Link Cams on board. At places like Indian Creek where the cracks are uniform, the placements are straightforward and you need multiples of every cam size, the advantages offered by the Link Cams diminish, but I still wouldn't hesitate to use them.
Link Cams are heavier, are more expensive and have more moving parts (keep them clean!). I've never had a problem with them, though, and haven't minded or even noticed the weight, probably because I've just been carrying the two units. Next!


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The quirky rituals involved with an obscure holiday called Dyngus Day are too much for Anderson to handle... he loses it laughing during the RidicuList.
Post by: Anderson Cooper
Filed under: The RidicuList
I think the reactions to Anderson's giggle fit are being taken far too personally! He giggled when he said "poking with a pussywillow stick." I think he was just overtaken with a silly word, and if you can't step back and laugh at your own quirky traditions, then it sounds like we could all use taking ourselves a little less seriously. We all have silly traditions that are near and dear to our hearts, and I don't think Anderson was trying to "insult culture" or "undermine" anyone. Girls poking with pussywillow sticks...it's hilarious. Just the way the idea that a fat guy in a red suit coming down a chimney to give presents for no apparent reason is hilarious. Lighten up!
it was't a big deal. It was funny and I also laughed. chill out people.
Wow. You people who are offended need to relax and attempt to objectively view how silly and ridiculous the Dyngus Day tradition (like so many others) is. Dyngus Day is not some type of memorial to the dead to be approached reverently. Even its celebrators abondon any shred of reverence when they drunkenly dance about slapping each other with sticks. Give Anderson a break.
I'm very fond of various traditions that were either brought to this country or were started here. I think all are fun but lets face it some are simply just funny to watch or even attend like the German Fest in Freistatt, MO (I'm of German heritage and still laugh) so Anderson you made me laugh tears last night. Thanks! I'm always happy to see when somebody else loses it laughing and I hope the rest of the people out there can laugh with you rather than getting offended.
Offended? What about Big Chuck, Houlihan and Little John ripping on Polish people for years? Im not offended by Anderson. It is a silly funny tradition! Keep laughing Anderson. You are a good man and I appreciate all that you have done and continue to do.
Smigus-Dyngus is suppose to be a merry tradition. There used to be lots of pranks (often rather silly) and some serious water pouring on others. Some roots of those traditions go to pagans time and springtime/fertility/new life after winter celebration. I believe Mr. Anderson (not intently) got into Spirit of it ;). Let's keep it that way. He got prank'ed by clear sexual connotation in "lost in translation" process. Let's show some class and mercy :)...Anyway, i could hardly stop laughing myself...Greetings from Krakow, Poland
Awww....come on everyone. This tradition did not start as a mass drunken party. It was a celebration bringing in spring, new beginnings, romance, fun, fertility. A boy would sneak in the house of his fancy, wake her up by sprinkling water on her, they would run in the woods, she pick up willow branches and WALA......the magic begins. I respect and love the old ways from all traditions and religions! But modern time Dyngus Day is cheapened and doesnt hold a place of honer for me.
I'm from Poland and this clip was shown here on Polish TV. I must admit, I do not feel offended at all. The water-pouring tradition of Dyngus is almost gone entirely, perhaps it is still celebrated in the countryside areas, but definitely not in the cities any more, and the Monday after Easter is simply a bank holiday and that's it. Folklore traditions are often ridiculed in the media, and I agree it was not the most professional thing to do, but seriously, I have no doubt it was not offensive. At least not for me. I think Americans make far worse Polish-jokes than laughing out Dyngus,
Being both Polish and from Buffalo, you all need to chill out a little bit. If you sit back and look at it, it really is a funny looking and sounding holiday. I think we Buffalonians should take pride in our light-hearted nature and show the world we can have fun and laugh at ourselves. I hope Anderson takes Buffalo up on their invitation next year.
The part that shocks me is Wolf Blitzer is from Buffalo and works for CNN. He never told Anderson about this holiday? I guess they don't talk much.
Do you have any other ethnic traditions you would like to laugh at while offending people? Why don't you take a jab at Juneteenth, or May Day? Tolerance only for your cause or agenda as usual.
He was NOT laughing at the holiday. He was laughing at the silly word "pussy willow" and was saying that the fact that he was giggling was "stupid" not the holiday. Hey Kev, why are you so judgmental?
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Once Heated, Twice Used
By David Bohac
David Bohac is director of research at the Center for Energy and Urban Environment in Minneapolis.
A single appliance can efficiently supply hot water for both domestic use and space heating in cold climates, so say test results from multifamily units in Minneapolis. While the price of a dual-integrated appliance rivals a separate high- efficiency furnace and a water heater, convenience may be its winning virtue.
Dual-integrated appliances-water heaters used to provide both domestic hot water and space heating-have seen increased use in recent years, primarily in the warmer climates of the mid-Atlantic states. We at the Center for Energy and the Urban Environment (CEUE), along with our local gas utility (Minnegasco), felt that there were appropriate applications in cold climates and carried out a two- year field study of these systems installed in multifamily buildings. We measured the energy savings of dual-integrated appliances while gaining some experience with their use in cold climates (1).
How Do Dual Appliances Work?
In the systems we installed, the hot water outlet from the heater not only supplies domestic hot water, but also water to an airspace heating coil (see Figure 1) (2). When the thermostat calls for space heat, a pump circulates hot water through the heating coil and returns it to either the cold water inlet or a separate heater inlet. A check valve on the heating coil supply pipe prevents cold water from entering the heating coil when there is a domestic hot water draw in the building. The space heating coil can be located near the heater or in a remote location, and is available in vertical, horizontal, and wall- recessed units (3). The building thermostat typically activates the space heat blower and circulation pump simultaneously. A time-delay relay can be incorporated in the blower control to reduce the short length of time that cool air is supplied to the heating registers. The heater burner is controlled as it would be for a typical heater, by an aquastat inside the tank. This control scheme differs from that used in a typical boiler system where the pump and burner are both activated by a thermostat. A dual system controls these two components independently, since the water in the heater must always be kept warm for domestic hot water use.
This system has the advantage of having off-cycle losses for only one appliance and can operate at a potentially higher energy efficiency than similar yet separate systems. Apart from energy considerations, it has many other advantages compared to separate appliances:
The systems are generally best suited for buildings with relatively high domestic hot water loads. In these situations, it may not be necessary to significantly increase the heater size from the level that would have been used if it were independent of the water heater. Larger loads on the heater will also usually make it cost-effective to use a more efficient heater.
Five manufacturers produce 56 heaters that are approved for dual appliances. Of these 56, we found that local distributors stocked only 19. For new and retrofit applications it may be all right to wait four weeks for delivery, but it certainly would not be acceptable to someone whose heater just broke down.
We also wanted to select models that would be at least as efficient as the least efficient separate domestic water heaters and furnaces. Since the minimum Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) standard for furnaces is now 78%, we felt that the installed heaters should have recovery efficiencies of at least 78%(4). Of the 56 heaters, 15 feature recovery efficiencies of 78% or above. Only four of these have inputs greater than 40,000 Btu/hr and six are stocked locally.
It is also interesting to note that the majority of the dual appliances have atmospheric burners and require vertical venting. Only 14 of the heaters can be side-vented and six of these have sealed combustion. Of the 15 units with a recovery efficiency over 78%, four can be side-vented and two are power-vented.
Matchmaking: Dwellings and Heaters
Dual-integrated units were installed in five apartments to replace the existing conventional domestic hot water tank heaters and forced air furnaces. We selected these units because they could be heated with commonly sized water heaters and had clean gas-use data. All of the units are in a single, two-story, eight-plex built in the early 1980s. The two larger, three-bedroom apartments (units A and B) have floor areas of 930 ft2 and design heat loss rates of 27,000 Btu/hr. The three two-bedroom apartments (units C, D, and E) have floor areas of 675 ft2 and design heat loss rates of 20,000 Btu/hr. All of the units had used the same makes and models of furnaces and water heaters. The furnaces had inputs and outputs of 55,000 and 42,000 Btu/hr, respectively, all with AFUEs of 60.3%. They appeared to be greatly oversized for the building design heat loss, but were probably the smallest furnaces readily available in the Minneapolis metropolitan area at the time they were installed. The water heaters had inputs of 36,000 Btu/hr, storage capacities of 40 gal, and energy factors (EFs) of 0.49.
Selection of the heaters posed somewhat of a dilemma. On one hand, we wanted to match the size of the existing equipment in order to obtain a valid comparison of energy use. Conversely, the existing equipment was obviously oversized, so matching sizes might not have provided a fair test of the savings potential of the new equipment. We settled on a compromise whereby the systems for two of the units, A and B, were designed to approximately match the size of the existing equipment and the other three systems using the design heat loss as a guide.
The systems installed in units A and B are manufactured by Apollo Hydro Heat & Cooling. They feature atmospheric burners vertically vented through the existing chimney. The output of both heating coils closely matches the output of the existing furnace. The output of the heater installed in unit B is about 120% greater than the coil output, but the output for the heater in unit A is slightly less than the coil output (see Equipment Sizing). The size for the heater in unit A was smaller than it should have been and somewhat of an oversight. However, we felt that this design would be acceptable due to the greatly oversized heating coil. The installed cost of each of the systems was $2,212. As a comparison, the heating contractor estimated that it would cost approximately $1,750 to install a furnace with an AFUE of 80% and water heater with an EF of 0.5.
We decided to test two, recently available, Mor-Flow Integra systems in units C and D. The heaters have recovery efficiencies of 83%, power-draft burners, and are vented out the side wall. The heating coil outputs are 25% greater than the design heating load and 133% greater than the heater output. The Integras are specifically designed for these applications. The air handler/heating coil is factory-wired and -plumbed and is stacked on top of the heater to minimize the system footprint. The stacked design proved to be a significant advantage for these locations. Previously, a contractor had cut a hole in the hallway wall in order to replace the water heater. Another advantage of the Integra is that side venting in multifamily buildings typically costs less than vertical venting, especially in multiple-story buildings where the furnace closet is next to an outside wall. Unfortunately, in these particular buildings, side venting turned out to be a disadvantage. A vertical vent was already available and side venting required cutting open a portion of the living room ceiling. (Minnesota does not require side-venting, but the original Integra design does.) The installed cost for each system was $2,809. This higher cost is due to the higher equipment cost and the added materials and labor for side-venting the heater.
In unit E we installed a system similar in size to the Integra, but with a separate heater and air handler to allow a comparison between unitary and split water heating systems. The heater input and storage capacity are the same as the Integra's, but the recovery efficiency, heater output, and coil output are all slightly higher. This heater is manufactured by Apollo and features a recovery efficiency of 85%, atmospheric burner, and use of the existing vertical vent. The installed cost of the system was $2,067, the least expensive of the five systems.
Gas Use, Measured and Estimated
We used a pre- and post-test procedure to estimate the energy savings of the water heating systems. The Princeton Scorekeeping Method (PRISM) analyzed one year of pre- and one year of post- installation gas-use data to compute the change in the normalized annual consumption (NAC) of each unit. PRISM also compared pre- and post-installation summer non-heating use, heating slope, and reference temperature (5).
(A preferable method would have been to alternate weeks of operation between existing and dual-integrated systems. In fact, we tested systems using alternating weekly time intervals in small commercial settings. The measured results were not far from the estimated gas use.)
The dual-integrated appliances were installed in early February 1990. The NACs of units A, C, D, and E for the post-installation period range from 591 to 890 therms/year. These results represent savings of 113-231 therms/year or 11.3-27.5%, and average 149 therms/year or 18%. The savings for all of these units are highly statistically significant. A change in occupants in unit B invalidated the energy savings estimate. The two post-installation data points collected while the original occupant still lived in the unit show a decrease in use of 13% and 16%. However, the NAC for the new occupants increased by 5% and the reference temperature increased by 8.7 degrees F.
The Integra system installed in unit D achieved the greatest savings- 27.5%. It is possible the relatively high base use of unit D (which was predominantly domestic hot water) was responsible for some of the additional savings. However, the post-installation period results for unit D were not as stable as those for the other three units and probably not as reliable.
Given the low efficiency ratings of the existing furnaces and water heaters, it is not surprising that the new systems obtained such high savings. We would have preferred to have compared the dual- integrated systems to heaters and furnaces that meet the present national appliance efficiency standards. After gathering information from 25 different sites, we found that it was impossible to find units that had efficient equipment and met our other requirements for the study. So, we decided to rely upon model estimates of energy use for the comparison of the dual systems to more efficient equipment. Interested readers should consult our report for details on the methodology of this comparison(1).
Experiences with Installed Systems
A staff member who frequently spoke with the occupants during the field visits to collect gas use data turned up no complaints of inadequate space heat at any of the locations. He gathered this feedback during periods of time when the outdoor temperature dropped below design conditions. No one complained of continuous space heating demand causing low domestic hot water temperatures, either. It appears that all the heating coils and heater outputs were adequately sized for the space heating loads.
Overall, there were few occupant complaints. However, immediately after the installation of the new systems, many tenants complained of large fluctuations in the indoor temperature. One or two weeks of monitored data from temperature strip chart recorders placed near the thermostat in each of the apartments revealed short-term fluctuations no greater than a few degrees. It is possible that the tenants were responding to the brief period when cool air comes out of the register when the air handlers first switch on. The complaints didn't continue beyond the first month.
No repairs had to be performed on either of the two atmospheric- burner, vertically vented dual-integrated appliances. The original vent terminations of the three side-vented, Mor-Flow Integra heaters had to be modified and have since worked without failure (see box, A Solution to Vent Icing). Both Integra heaters have been replaced due to high concentrations of carbon monoxide and a destroyed burner. We intermittently measured the carbon monoxide levels in the combustion gas of the heaters throughout the study. The levels were quite high compared to typical values for other types of heaters, but remained within state guidelines for atmospheric burners. The problems encountered with the Integra systems are consistent with the experiences from other Twin City metropolitan area installations of these heaters.
Nevertheless, we believe that the design characteristics of the Integra heaters make them ideally suited for use in high-efficiency dual-integrated systems. [Editor's note: Extra care should be taken to test for and alleviate backdrafting conditions, even though the systems are power-vented. See Backdrafting Causes and Cures, Home Energy, May/June '91, p. 30-35.] As is often the case with new equipment (we acquired some of the first commercially available heaters), they have a disturbing trend of equipment failures. On the other hand, manufacturers are typically quick to modify the heater design, hopefully resulting in more reliable heaters. I should add that one of the systems had problems during the past heating season.
Albeit in a small number of cases, we were able to show that dual- integrated systems could be successfully used in multifamily units in a cold climate. Along with increasing levels of insulation placed in new and existing multifamily buildings, the percentage of units that can use dual-integrated systems is on the rise. At the same time, code officials are becoming more knowledgeable about the systems and lowering their resistance to them.
We found that it was more expensive to install these heating systems than separate hot water and space heat systems with 80% AFUE furnaces and that the savings from the dual systems may not be very significant. For the present, it appears that factors such as the ability to vent through side walls, a small footprint, and ease of zoning will be a more important factors in the decision when to use them. While dual system costs are stabilizing as their volume on the market grows, the price of installation is sure to fall as this technology becomes more commonplace.
The sizing guidelines we followed for system design seemed to work well. Few occupants complained about the operation of the systems, but we did have a number of equipment failures of the newer Integra heaters. However, the manufacturer has modified the design to address these system failures and the new models should be more reliable in the future.
1. Bohac, D.; Hancock, M.; Dunsworth, T.; Hewett, M.; and Staller, T. Retrofit Savings for Dual-Integrated Appliances in Small Commercial and Multifamily Buildings, CEUE/TR90-5-MF, CEUE, 510 First Ave. N. Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55403.
2. According to ASHRAE, the three types of dual- integrated appliance systems differ according the primary function of the appliances-supplying space heat, domestic hot water, or both.
3. If the proper materials are used, fin-tube baseboards can be used in place of a fan coil; however most manufacturers don't recommend finboards. This is because it is more likely that materials incompatible with potable water can mistakenly be used with baseboards, and they usually require higher supply water temperatures.
4. The National Appliance Energy Conservation Act (Public Law 100-12, March 17, 1987) has established a minimum AFUE standard of 78% for furnaces with inputs less than 225,000 Btu/hr manufactured after 1991.
5. PRISM: a Tool for Tracking Retrofit Savings, HE, Nov/Dec '87, pp. 27-35; Now that I've Run PRISM, What Do I with the Results, HE Sept/Oct '90, pp. 27-34.
Modernizing Codes
When we began our research project, only a few dual-integrated appliance systems had been installed in the Minneapolis metropolitan area, but they were not allowed in the city of Minneapolis itself. This is not an unusual situation. Resistance by code officials to allowing water heaters for space heating can be found in other parts of the United States and in Canada (1). For example, State of Delaware Department of Public Safety officials initially stated that only appliances meeting the more restrictive American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code could be used for hydronic space heating. The State of Delaware later rescinded this notice and amended regulations to specifically allow the use of water heaters in dual systems (2).
At the heart of this debate are the criteria used to define an appliance as either a water heater or a boiler. One side argues that adding the space heating load to a water heater establishes that the heater is being used as a boiler and must meet boiler specifications. The other side-water heater manufacturers and others-argues that the operating parameters of the appliance (that is, maximum temperature and pressure) define whether the appliance is a water heater or a boiler. They note that, since the operating parameters of the water heater have not changed, the heater should continue to be treated as a water heater. Thus far, the courts have sided with the manufacturers and ruled that heaters used in dual systems do not have to meet boiler specifications (3).
These systems have become somewhat more acceptable in Minnesota thanks to a recent amendment to the State of Minnesota plumbing code that includes several dual system design guidelines (4). One of these guidelines requires a drainage port and isolation valves or an automatic purge control on the heating coil loop. This was incorporated to address concerns that Legionella pneumophila could breed in the stagnant water of the heating coil loop (although there have been no reported cases of Legionnaire's Disease involving dual systems). The Minnesota code also requires a mixing valve, which allows the occupant to adjust the domestic hot water supply temperature separate from the tank temperature (see Figure 1).
Another concern was that the increased burner operation would reduce the heater life span. However, field studies conducted in Southern California and Canada have found no evidence of this (5) In fact, the additional water circulation through the tanks may actually reduce scaling, sediment deposits, and degradation of heater anodes.
1. Utah Appeals Court Reverses Ruling, Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News, Sept. 23; 1991, p.23. Water Heater Usage for Space Heating Approved in Wisconsin, Energy Design Update, June 1989, p.3; and Thrall, R. and Mayhew, W.J. Final Report for Field Investigations of Domestic Hot Water Tanks as Space Heating Appliances, Canada Mortage and Housing Corp., April 25, 1989
2. State of Delaware Rules and Regulations for Boilers, Pressure Vessels, and Nuclear Installations, 1989. Section XIX.
3. Utah Appeals Court Reverses Ruling, Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News, Sept. 23, 1991, p.23
4. State of Minnesota Plumbing Code, 1990. Section 4715.2190.
5. BR Laboratories, Lemoore Tank Analysis; Multipurpose Appliance. BR Laboratories, Inc., P.O. box 1249, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, February 20, 1986; and Thrall, R. and Mayhew, W.J.,
Equipment Sizing
Since dual appliance water heating technology is relatively new, few guidelines exist for equipment sizing and design. To design a system, a contractor needs to determine the correct heating coil energy output, water heater output, and heater storage capacity. The standard practices used for other systems to determine the heat output (that is, the design heat loss, safety factor, and pick-up load) can also be used for sizing the heating coil output.
ASHRAE Transactions recently published a report that uses a simplified model of system operation to recommend guidelines for sizing dual systems for multifamily and single-family applications (1). The authors assume that an adequately sized integrated system should be able to recover from a large hot water draw in one hour or less, while also supplying the space heat load. They recommend a rule of thumb that heater output should typically be 1.2 times the rated coil output. In addition, the storage capacity should be 3-4 times the peak hot water draw. For locations without clothes washers, this means heaters should have a storage capacity of 40ÃÂÂÂÂ50 gal, but 50-75 gal may be required when there is a clothes washer.
In general, the integrated appliances in our study followed the guidline of having heater outputs at least a factor of 1.2 times the heating coil output.
1. Pietsch, J. and Talbert, S., Equipment Sizing Procedures for Combination Space-Heating/ Water-Heating Systems, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 95, part 2, 1989. Atlanta, GA.
A Solution to Vent Icing
We encountered numerous venting problems with the Mor-Flo Integra heaters. The Integras contain power-draft burners and, when used with the standard termination kit, must be vented through a side wall. All the problems were corrected and could have been avoided by using vent terminations more suitable to the 8,000 heating degree-day climate of Minneapolis.
The problems first started during an extended period of sub-freezing weather, shortly after the heaters were installed. The water vapor in the exhaust was condensing on the upper part of the sheet metal termination kit and dripping down to the lower portion used for the inlet air. This condensate soon turned into a huge icicle which partially closed the combustion air inlet. Since the heaters have a flow-proving switch, the burners would not operate-leaving the occupants without hot water and heat. The icing (flow restriction) problem also occurred on an Integra heater installed in a small commercial building.
We modified the standard vent terminations by placing a PVC pipe, a 90¡ elbow, and 1 ft-long pipe pointed towards the ground on the inlet-air portion of the vent termination. No more failures occurred, but the residents still had to chop off the ice in the winter and were not too happy about the condensate that dripped off the termination in the summer time. To solve this problem, the original terminations were removed, an 18-in. horizontal section of high temperature vent pipe was connected to the exhaust pipe, and a 90 degrees elbow followed by a 12-in. vertical pipe was connected to the inlet air pipe. These terminations performed well during periods of -10 degrees F weather, causing no heater failures.
Mor-Flo now provides an optional coaxial termination for the Integra that can be used for side or vertical venting. The coaxial termination has performed successfully on another Integra heater installed in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. However, the factory-supplied termination was modified by extending the exhaust pipe and removing the cap covering the end of the pipe. The occupant (an energy consultant familiar with these problems) did this because he was concerned about possible ice build-up on the exhaust cap and about eddies in the inside corner of the house causing re-entry of the exhuast gases.
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Calif. throwback: City becomes 2-paper town
The latest experiment in American journalism is a throwback: a new daily newspaper to compete against an established one in a big city.
With Monday's debut of the Long Beach Register, the ambitious owners of the Orange County Register are expanding their bet that consumers will reward an investment in news inked on paper and delivered to their doorsteps.
The competition is the Long Beach Press-Telegram, which was founded more than a century ago and maintains an average weekday circulation of about 55,000.
As a result of the budding newspaper battle, this city of 468,000 is joining the likes of Chicago, Philadelphia and Boston as what has become a rarity in 21st century America — the two newspaper town. Never mind shrinking circulations and online news migration.
"We believe that a city with the size and vibrancy of Long Beach should be happy to support a great newspaper of the variety we want to provide," said Aaron Kushner, who since buying the Orange County Register a year ago with a partner has surprised industry watchers by expanding reporting staff and page counts. "If it is, we'll make healthy money. If it's not, that'll be unfortunate for everyone. But we believe we'll be successful."
By launching the Long Beach Register, Kushner, publisher of the Register and CEO of Freedom Communications, is taking his contrarian instincts outside of Orange County.
Media business analyst Rick Edmonds said the last time he can recall a major U.S. city adding a new daily paper was around World War II, when Chicago got the Sun-Times and New York got Newsday. There have been scattered other instances in smaller cities, but since newspapers entered their recent troubles, the creation of a new rivalry is itself news. A brewing newspaper war in New Orleans between that city's Times-Picayune and a challenger based about 80 miles away in Baton Rouge, La., is the closest to what's unfolding in Long Beach.
"How will it play out?" asked Edmonds, of the Poynter Institute, a journalism foundation in St. Petersburg, Fla. "Don't really know until it happens."
Long Beach is a diverse city better known for its sprawling container ship port — one of the world's largest — than its beaches.
While its oceanfront drive features a large aquarium and the historic Queen Mary ocean liner, it also has big city problems including gangs. Bordering Orange County's urbanized north, it is in Los Angeles County, about 20 miles south of downtown LA.
In their small, sunlight-flooded newsroom, reporters for the new Register were greeted Thursday by two boxes of doughnuts and the kinds of issues that bedevil startups: who sits where, how come this outlet has no power, and how to get an Internet connection?
After a round of introductions, editor Paul Eakins told his staff that with at least 16 pages to fill each day, the paper would both cover "hyperlocal" news and welcome contributions from readers. In all, the paper has about 20 editorial employees.
Write about a boy becoming an Eagle Scout? Yes. Opening of the new dog park? You bet.
"I don't think they quite know what's coming," Eakins said of readers.
The plan Monday is to distribute 10,000 copies, publisher Ian Lamont said. It will be wrapped around the Orange County Register, so readers will get coverage of Long Beach's schools, sports, courts, happenings and City Hall — plus news from around the region and world. There will be no separate Long Beach paper on weekends.
Several reporters at the Long Beach Register are Press-Telegram alums, and though Eakins downplayed any rivalry, at the staff meeting there were gentle jabs about besting an old employer.
For their part, the Press-Telegram's bosses are giving no ground.
"We're not going to let a competitor come into our city and take it," said Michael A. Anastasi, vice president of news and executive editor of the Los Angeles News Group, which owns the Press-Telegram and eight other daily papers in the area.
The competition's certain winners, Anastasi said, will be local residents.


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Friday's suicide of entrepreneur and activist Aaron Swartz is getting attention from both sides of the aisle in Congress. Swartz was facing felony hacking charges that could have led to as much as 35 years in prison.
On Tuesday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) took to the pages of reddit to introduce legislation she dubbed "Aaron's Law." Lofgren's bill would modify the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the basis for Swartz's prosecution, to clarify that its definition of unauthorized access "does not include access in violation of an agreement or contractual obligation, such as an acceptable use policy or terms of service agreement, with an Internet service provider, Internet website, or employer." It would make a similar change to the wire fraud statute.
The language was praised by Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig, a friend of Swartz whose wife organized his legal defense fund. "This is a CRITICALLY important change that would do incredible good," Lessig wrote on reddit. "The CFAA was the hook for the government's bullying of @aaronsw. This law would remove that hook."
But other observers expressed doubts that Lofgren's proposal would have ruled out Swartz's prosecution. While Swartz's violation of JSTOR's terms of use was one factor mentioned in the federal indictment against him, the government also mentioned that he switched IP addresses, spoofed his MAC address, and entered an MIT network closet. Conceivably, those actions could be construed as sufficient to establish "unauthorized access" even with Lofgren's bill on the books.
"The current language would have narrowed Aaron's indictment, so possibly would have reduced sentence," tweeted University of Virginia law professor Chris Sprigman. But he conceded that Swartz would likely be "still indictable" under Lofgren's proposal. Sprigman argued that "if it attracts GOP co-sponsors and gets a hearing, there will be plenty of opportunity to amend."
Marcia Hoffman, an attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, agreed. "It's a great first step," she told Forbes. "But if it's trying to make sure what happened to Aaron can't happen to someone else, it needs to do more."
Investigating Carmen Ortiz
Meanwhile, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has told the Huffington Post that he is investigating the actions of the US Attorney's Office in Massachusetts, led by Carmen Ortiz.
"I'm not condoning [Swartz's] hacking, but he's certainly someone who worked very hard," Issa said. "Had he been a journalist and taken that same material that he gained from MIT, he would have been praised for it. It would have been like the Pentagon Papers."
Swartz faced a theoretical maximum sentence of 35 years in prison. Issa told the Huffington Post that the sentence "does seem like it was an awful lot. I'll make a risky statement here: Overprosecution is a tool often used to get people to plead guilty rather than risk sentencing."
Ortiz's tactics were also savaged by Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO). "The charges were ridiculous and trumped-up," he told The Hill. "It's absurd that he was made a scapegoat. I would hope that this doesn't happen to anyone else." Polis labeled Swartz a "martyr."
Issa chairs the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Lofgren, Issa, and Polis are all members of the House Judiciary Committee, which oversees the Justice Department.
They were also three of the most prominent opponents of the Stop Online Piracy Act. Swartz and the organization he founded, Demand Progress, helped to organize the grassroots opposition to the legislation. We interviewed Lofgren at CES last week.
The Obama administration is also facing grassroots pressure to fire Ortiz. A petition asking for Ortiz's removal has attracted more than 35,000 signatures, easily clearing the 25,000 signatures needed for an official response from the White House.


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Susan Rice withdrawal sparks gender concerns on Cabinet
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top contenders for the "big three" jobs in President Barack Obama's second-term Cabinet are all white men, rekindling concerns about diversity in his inner circle.
Now that Susan Rice has withdrawn under pressure from consideration as the next secretary of state, Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts is the front-runner for the nation's top diplomatic post. Former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is Obama's favored candidate to run the Pentagon, and White House chief of staff Jack Lew is likely to be his next treasury secretary if he wants the job.
"The boys network is alive and well," Democratic activist Donna Brazile wrote on Twitter after Rice withdrew. "The war on qualified women continues here in DC."
Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a close friend of the president, dropped out of consideration for the State Department job Thursday. That followed months of withering criticism from Republicans over her initial comments about the attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya — criticism several female House Democrats said smacked of sexism and racism. Rice is black.
Her withdrawal reignited questions about gender diversity in the upper echelons of the administration, a concern that has nagged at the Obama White House for years. The questions grew so persistent early in Obama's first term that the president invited his upper-level female staffers to a dinner to get their input on how to shake his administration's "boys club" reputation.
Now, senior administration officials are considering whether a prominent woman should be named to a top Cabinet post in order to create gender balance, according to a person familiar with White House thinking. That person spoke only on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to publicly discuss internal White House deliberations.
Among those whose names have been mentioned within the administration, former Defense Department official Michele Flournoy is being considered to lead the Pentagon and Lael Brainard, Treasury's undersecretary of international affairs, has been cited as a contender for her agency's top job. Former California Rep. Jane Harman has been discussed as a candidate for director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
A woman has never held the top job at any of those agencies.
White House press secretary Jay Carney said Friday, "The president's approach has always been to seek excellence and as part of that believes diversity in terms of highly qualified candidates enhances excellence."
Grumblings about gender diversity in the Obama administration have never focused on raw numbers but more on whether enough women were in high-powered decision-making roles.
"While numbers say a lot, they don't say everything," said Marcia Greenberg, co-president of the National Women's Law Center. "Role and influence are important factors to bring to bear."
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton certainly has had a high-powered role in the administration, as did Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius during the debate on health care reform. Longtime Obama confidante Valerie Jarrett serves as a White House senior adviser and has the strongest personal relationship with the president of anyone in the administration.
And women backed Obama over Republican Mitt Romney in the November election, 55 percent to 43 percent.
Yet a photograph released by the White House Friday showing Obama meeting with his senior advisers underscored where critics see problems. Jarrett is the only woman among the six aides in the room.
Obama appointed seven women to his 22-person Cabinet during his first term. An eighth woman, Rebecca Blank, is currently serving as interim Commerce Secretary after John Bryson resigned earlier this year.
Some women in the Cabinet are expected to stay on for at least some of the second term, including Sebelius and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Rice also will remain in the Cabinet as long as she stays in her post as the United Nations.
The controversy surrounding Rice centered on her assertion in Sunday talk shows that the attack in Libya was a spontaneous demonstration over an anti-Muslim video produced in the U.S. Rice later acknowledged that was wrong, but she also said she was relying on an account that was provided by intelligence officials, who have since said their understanding of the attack evolved as more information came to light.
Republican lawmakers, led by Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, aggressively criticized Rice for her statements on Benghazi, calling her unqualified and untrustworthy. MCain said she was "not being very bright" in her comments.
That comment in particular provoked the ire of a dozen House Democratic women, who leapt to Rice's defense and accused McCain and Graham of being motivated by sexism and racism. Rice never publicly agreed with their assessment.
In the aftermath of her withdrawal, other Democratic women lamented that they hadn't done more to assist Rice as the criticism mounted.
"The thing about Susan Rice that really bothers me, the women's groups, the civil rights groups, we should have stood up more," said Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster, on MSNBC.
While Obama and others in the administration vigorously defended Rice, the White House never appointed a team to coordinate the administration's response to the criticism, in large part because Rice was not an official nominee.
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Dylan Baker on Colin Sweeney's Return to The Good Wife
When accused wife-killer Colin Sweeney (Dylan Baker) turned up in The Good Wife's first season, it was loathe at first sight. Sweeney knew exactly which of then-first year associate Alicia Florrick's (Julianna Margulies) buttons to push, and since then the writers have used the twisted relationship to set up some of the show's best shows. Sweeney returns for the March 31 episode, which sees the domestic bliss he's found with former employee Isobel (Morena Baccarin) and their son threatened by the Supreme Court. Baker called up TV Guide Magazine from the Anchorman 2 set in Atlanta ("I haven't ruined any takes yet by laughing, but it's early days," he admitted) to talk about the return of everyone's favorite slimy - or "uncomplicatedly, refreshingly open," as Baker puts it - Lockhart/Gardner client.
TV Guide Magazine: Had you been a fan of the show before getting to play the character or did you see a script and go, "Oh, yes"?
Dylan Baker: I actually went to grad school with Chris Noth; I saw he was doing the show, so I started watching it from the beginning and was pretty much hooked. So when they asked me to do something in it I was like, "Yeah, sure, that sounds great," and when I read the character I went, "Wow. This is cool." At that point it was a lot of turtlenecks, and I was like, "What is the deal with the turtlenecks?" [Laughs]
TV Guide Magazine: Did you say, "Can we maybe dial that back?"
Baker: Well, it did graduate into three-piece suits, maybe as he became more serious.
TV Guide Magazine: Did you know when you first took the role that it was going to be a recurring character?
Baker: No! I was shocked when they wrote a second episode, to tell you the truth. And then I went, "Oh, okay, I'm in jail, I guess that's it, that's the end of Sweeney." And sure enough, all of a sudden there was more to it. I'm going to appear in the last episode of the season, too. That was the other thing I liked, that they're exploring in these episodes: It's not just Alicia that Sweeney starts getting interested in. What's going on with Will? What's going on with Diane? What's going on with Cary? It just doesn't stop. He's an equal-opportunity annoyer. Any time any of these people say, "Well, I know Sweeney's difficult, so I'm gonna approach it this way," they inevitably get into a situation where they go, "Uh oh. He's got me." And that's really fun. There are so many other characters for me to annoy!
TV Guide Magazine: Last we saw of Mr. Sweeney, he'd become sort of a family man.
Baker: This episode has a lot to do with, "Are we going to take the next step? Are we going to actually get married?" And luckily the writers also like writing for Morena. She is definitely up to any forays into the... romance. [Laughs] Isobel will say exactly what's on her mind, and I think that's what appeals to Sweeney.
TV Guide Magazine: Has Sweeney changed at all, now that he has a son?
Baker: Uh, let's see.... That'll take some time... No, not at all. [Laughs] I would love to see the episode where we really go into how we're raising the son, his problems and his advantages.
TV Guide Magazine: In the preview, Isobel is clearly worried Sweeney's going to murder her. Does she have reason to be afraid?
Baker: I just can't believe anybody would think that would happen! I don't understand how these bad rumors get started! [Laughs]
TV Guide Magazine: I imagine one of the fun things about the show is that you don't just get to play with the regulars, there are all the other guest stars. Your first appearance was also the first taste we got of Mamie Gummer's Nancy Crozier, who is just a fantastic character.
Baker: Oh yeah! That was the first time we saw that lawyer and that schtick, if you don't mind that term - Sweeney would certainly call it that - of the way she presented her case. Mamie's just an amazing actress.
TV Guide Magazine: Do you have a favorite judge or opposing counsel to play off of?
Baker: Oooh. I've had a few different ones, but I have to say Peter Gerety. He's an old friend. The first thing I ever did was a thing called A Case of Deadly Force with Richard Crenna, and Peter Gerety played this reporter that sort of uncovered this case that was going on and I've known him ever since. That was back in '86. So we always enjoy getting to spend a little time together.
TV Guide Magazine: It's easy to see why Sweeney loves Alicia, but why do you think it is she's come to care about him in some weird way?
Baker: Well it's very interesting. The writers, who I think are some of the best in the business, do seem to love Colin Sweeney. They love writing about him, they love putting him into situations where anybody else would say, "Okay, now we really have to get serious," and he just can't. He enjoys the passion, he enjoys the intrigue, and he enjoys flip-flopping what people think has to happen with the way that he wants it to go.
The neat thing about Julianna's character is that Alicia has been let in on different sides of Sweeney that a lot of people don't see, because he keeps up a pretty strong front of nonchalance. She's one of the few people who's seen that he does have his moments of vulnerability. I think that's endearing to her. She has been caught out a couple times, people looking at her like, "What, do you care?" It's really daring of the writers to try and put a character out there who's so dastardly but also has a different side. But I also love that there are those moments where he just turns on her and says, "You have to be better," you know? "You're not representing me well enough!" And she just turns and says, "Oh great! You need another lawyer? I can send a dozen."
TV Guide Magazine: Alicia is definitely much more in "I'm not having any of your crap" mode this season, especially now that she's an equity partner. Does that change their dynamic?
Baker: I think it does. She's certainly less easy to shock. She has seen so much, and experienced so much from Sweeney, and from everything else she's been through. She is definitely much more sophisticated in terms of what you can try and throw at her. But I love the way she's opening up, and I love the fact that her marriage is still there and still a part of her life. It's a fascinating show.
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