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New York Mets closer Frank Francisco underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a bone spur from his throwing elbow, and the righthander is expected to begin a throwing program in six weeks, the team announced.
Francisco, 33, is expected to be ready by opening day after the procedure by Dr. David Altchek.
In his first with the Mets, Francisco went 1-3 with a 5.53 ERA in 2012, saving 23 games in 26 opportunities, but only five after the All-Star break.
A slow start (his ERA in 10 April appearances was 7.17) and rough August (9.82 ERA in 10 appearances) contributed to the ugly full-season stats. He pitched just seven times in September, as the elbow trouble flared up.
According to multiple media reports, manager Terry Collins insisted at the winter meetings earlier this month that Francisco would be his closer this season. But he's scheduled to make $6.5 million in 2013, and there has been speculation that he could be a trade target if he proves he's healthy early in the season.

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In Reply to: Will Stephen Curry end up being known as the greatest 3pt shooter of all time? posted by Xaq on 2013-01-22 08:15:11
What the heck else are GS Warriors fans supposed to talk about?
Obviously Steph has a long way to go before he's considered the greatest of all-time at anything.... he's only had a couple semi decent years so far.
But... I will admit the kid shoots lights out in a way that I've never seen, at least on the Dubs, during games, and that's the most impressive part.
Anthony Morrow was pretty legitimately solid. He would flick his wrists and it would make the net swish almost identically every time, which I thought was pretty damn incredible.
But when Steph sets his feet he seems to have Morrow like talent in the sense that he makes the exact same motion every time and the ball seems to go through the hoop in the same way (even when he misses it looks like it has the same trajectory usually), and he also seems to be mentally strong enough to make them consistently and in high pressure situations.
The sky is the limit for Steph. As far as shooting you can just see he knows he can be as good as any human ever has been, and I think becoming the greatest three point shooter of all-time, and using that to win a championship, are exactly what Steph's goals are.
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Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Colo., met with about 30 people for a town hall meeting Thursday evening and he got the usually asked questions on immigration reform, Obamacare and taxes.
Tipton owns a Cortez pottery company and is running for a third term in the 3rd Congressional District. He is being challenged by former state Sen. Abel Tapia, D-Pueblo.
In recent years, Tipton has regularly faced delegations of Hispanic young people who demand that he and other House Republicans embrace immigration reform.
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The Southern Conference tabbed Appalachian State University wrestler Dylan Cottrell (Spencer, W.Va./Roane County) as the conference's wrestler of the week, the SoCon office announced on
The Spencer, W.Va. native has dominated to this point in the season. Cottrell took first place at the Roadrunner Open at 149 pounds last Sunday to move to 9-0 on the young season. The redshirt-freshman grappler is also 4-0 in duals thus far.
"Dylan had a great opening weekend to the 2013-2014 season," said head coach JohnMark Bentley. "He will continue to improve each week and I am excited to see him come March."
On Sunday, Cottrell won his first two matches by way of technical fall over Alex Abono (CSU Bakersfield - Unattached) and Robby Workman (Embry-Riddle) and then won three straight decisions over Kyle Chene (Cal Poly), Frank Goodwin (Maryland) and Blake Kastl (Cal Poly) to capture first place. Cottrell defeated Kastl in the first place bout by a 7-0 decision and headlined the day for the Black and Gold.
Prior to the Roadrunner Open, Cottrell started the season 4-0 in dual matches winning against opponents from Anderson University, Cumberland University, Grand Canyon and CSU Bakersfield. Cottrell earned a 4-3 decision over Division II All-American Mike Hamel last Friday in a dual against Grand Canyon, while pinning Dalton Kelly (Bakersfield) later in the night.
Cottrell is the first wrestler of the week for the Mountaineers since Zack Strickland (Muncy, Pa/Muncy) earned the honor on January 9, 2013. The honor for Cottrell marks the 30th time a Mountaineer has garnered wrestler of the week honors from the SoCon since 2000-01. Former Mountaineer Austin Trotman is second all-time in conference history having been a repeat winner seven times.
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Maybe it's because Meatless Mondays are growing ever more popular; maybe it's because more and more people are becoming aware of the costs of eating factory-farmed meat; or maybe it's because the U.N. keeps warning that meat lovers will soon need to start eating insects (or skip the meat altogether). Whatever the explanation, alternative proteins are all the rage these days—and tofu is no exception. Stay ahead of the curve with these 53 healthy recipes for preparing delicious tofu at any time of day and in any season.
1. Tofu Scramble
What to use: Extra Firm
Think of this hearty breakfast as scrambled eggs—only swap out the eggs for tofu and add in some produce (think bell pepper, red onion, and spinach if you're in the mood for greens) and good-for-you seasonings such as garlic and turmeric.
2. Blueberry Tofu Smoothie
What to use: Silken
It's simple: blueberries (or a fruit of your choice), tofu, pomegranate juice, and agave. The result is a protein- and antioxidant- packed, beautiful bright-blue smoothie that's great for breakfast, a post-workout snack, or any other time you're in the mood for something light and delicious.
3. Salsa and Tofu Breakfast Burrito
What to use: Extra Firm
Burritos aren't just for lunch or dinner. Combine some tofu, salsa, and Monterey Jack cheese in a whole-wheat tortilla, season with black pepper, and wrap it all up for a hearty, protein-rich start to your day. For an extra health kick, throw some veggies into the mix (spinach, tomatoes, and onions are solid picks).
4. Mini Crustless Tofu Quiches
What to use: Silken
These melt-in-your mouth vegan quiches are packed with flavor thanks to a host of nutritional ingredients, including superfoods garlic and turmeric as well as bell pepper, mushrooms, chives, rosemary, tahini, and nutritional yeast. Pair them with a big salad to make a meal or eat a few for an easy make-ahead savory breakfast.
5. Mini Tofu Frittatas
What to use: Firm or Extra Firm
Think of these cute little breakfast bites as savory muffins. They pack some serious flavors and nutrients thanks to garlic, onion, red bell pepper, spinach (a superfood!), and fresh basil.
6. Curried Tofu Scramble With Spinach
What to use: Your choice!
Here's a savory way to start the day: Sautée onion, garlic, and olive oil for a few minutes before tossing in tofu, tomatoes, turmeric, and curry powder. Toss on some spinach; you'll know breakfast is ready when the green leaves wilt.
7. Tofu French Toast
What to use: Silken
Yep, you read that right. Tofu, whole-wheat flour, soy or rice milk, cinnamon, vanilla, and vegetable shortening (paired with vegan French bread) make for a gooey, chewy, and delicious take on French toast. This recipe is suitable for vegans, too.
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8. Tofu and Mushroom Miso Soup
What to use: Your choice!
This delicate soup combines tofu, mushrooms, leafy vegetables, green onion, an egg—and that's pretty much it. Pair a bowl with sushi or a hearty salad for a filling lunch.
9. Avocado Tofu Toasts
What to use: Firm
These cute, simple snack bites aren't just tasty—they're also vegan, full of healthy fats (courtesy of avocado), and extremely flavorful. A combination of chili powder, agave (or maple syrup), lemon juice, and a dash of black pepper lend exciting, complimentary flavors.
10. Crispy Tofu Macaroni Salad
What to use: Extra Firm
For a healthier take on the perennial potluck favorite, add protein-rich tofu, superfood garlic, onions and peppers, and a light, citrusy dressing. Top it all off with a sprig of mint (and prepare to be asked for the recipe).
11. Terrific Tandoori Tofu
What to use: Extra Firm
Tofu proves itself a worthy competitor of meat in this simple, citrusy, vegetarian-friendly take on tandoori. Feel free to use store-bought tandoori paste or follow the recipe's instructions for a tasty, flavorful, (and healthy) homemade paste. The homemade variety is made from garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, a bit of oil, and a host of other seasonings (If you do go the homemade route, we recommend skipping the food coloring.).
12. Tofu Broccoli Salad
What to use: Firm
Bright-green broccoli combines with sesame seeds, garlic, green onion, sesame oil, soy sauce, and (of course) tofu for a light, refreshing salad perfect for a small appetite or as an accompaniment to another dish.
13. Better-Than-Moms Eggless Salad
What to use: Extra Firm
A vegan egg salad sandwich? Yep, it's possible. Tofu, celery, olives, mustard, vegan mayo, and seasonings combine to form a classically delicious egg salad—minus the eggs.
14. Tofu and Avocado Dip With Rosemary Pita Chips
What to use: Silken
What's better than (or at least just as good as) avocado dip? Tofu-avocado dip, of course. A heap of protein, seasonings, and flavors (including Greek yogurt, lime zest, curry powder, chopped mint, and honey) make this dip a real showstopper.
15. Italian White Bean Kale Stew With Tofu
What to use: Extra Firm
This hearty stew is chock full of vitamins thanks to carrots, kale, onions, garlic, and diced tomatoes. Tofu and white beans add a healthy serving of protein. The recipe calls for chicken stock, but any cook can easily sub in a vegetarian broth to make this recipe completely meat-free.
16. Baked Tofu
What to use: Extra Firm
Here's a basic baked tofu recipe that pairs well with virtually any marinade and acts as a substitute for meat in most baked meat dishes. Simply grab soy sauce (or your favorite marinade) and a block of extra firm tofu, drain it, cube it, marinate it, and then bake it right up in the oven.
17. Springtime Tofu Scramble
What to use: Your choice!
This light, springy tofu dish will taste good any time of year, especially if you can get your hands on some fresh herbs. The ingredients list is remarkably short: Olive oil, red onion, chile, peas, tofu, and your choice of herbs make for a spicy, crunchy meal that'll leave you satisfied without weighing you down.
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18. Yu Choy Cellophane Noodle Stir Fry With Tofu and Peanuts
What to use: Firm
Garlicky noodles combine with tofu, a host of seasonings (think soy sauce, garlic sauce, and five-spice powder) as well as crunchy scallions and tofu. It's a triumph of textures and flavors that'll make any down day a little better.
19. Cashew, Tofu, and Broccoli Stir Fry
What to use: Firm
This colorful stir-fry packs in several superfoods (including broccoli, garlic, and ginger) as well as some healthy fats from cashews and a touch of sweetness from honey.
20. Cajun Grilled Tofu
What to use: Extra Firm
Three main ingredients are all it takes to make some traditional (kind of) Southern comfort: tofu, canola oil, and a homemade Cajun seasoning rub (made from salt, pepper, oregano, thyme, onion powder, and sweet paprika).
21. Curried Tofu with Rice
What to use: Extra Firm
Coconut milk, tofu, cilantro, brown rice, and spices combine in a creamy, flavorful dish that'll leave you so comforted you might just spring for a post-meal nap.
22. Mustard-Crusted Tofu With Kale and Sweet Potato
What to use: Firm
Superfoods kale and ginger combine with onion, sweet potato, tofu, mustard, and lime juice for a zesty, nutrient-packed lunch or dinner. The result looks surprisingly like fish fillets, but we assure you it's actually tofu.
23. Vegan Tofu Ceviche
What to use: Firm/Extra Firm/Super Firm
Apparently, this healthy recipe is the creation of Ellen DeGeneres. Ellen combines a whole bunch of produce—including celery, tomatoes, mango, avocado, onion, cilantro, and lime juice—with tofu and Celtic sea salt. The result is a light, citrusy dish perfect for a hot summer afternoon.
24. Garlic-Chili Tofu Burger
What to use: Firm
Burgers aren't just for carnivores. Tofu packs in the protein for this meal while mixed with onion, mushrooms, garlic, cilantro, whole-grain flaxseed breadcrumbs, tomato paste, chili garlic sauce, and balsamic vinegar. Top these flavorful burgers with spinach, a little mayo, and sun-dried tomatoes, and you've got yourself a hearty meal that'll keep you nearly as full as a steak would have.
25. Warm Tofu With Spicy Garlic-Soy-Sesame Sauce
What to use: Soft
This pretty little dish resembles flan in appearance… If flan were drizzled in soy sauce and topped with red pepper flakes, toasted sesame seeds, and scallions, that is.
26. Thai Style Tofu and Vegetables
What to use: Firm
Holy colors, batman! Creamy-smooth coconut milk combines with a whole bunch of vegetables (including broccoli, mushrooms, carrots, and tomatoes) as well as delicious seasonings such as garlic, turmeric, basil, and jalapeno for a spicy kick.
27. Soba Noodles With Kale, Tofu, and Furikake
What to use: Extra Firm
Sweet-and-sour noodles draw flavor from soy sauce, sesame oil, and honey and nutrients from kale, carrots, and scallions. Furikake, a rice seasoning, adds unique flavor.
28. Hummus-Crusted Tofu With Rosemary
What to use: Extra Firm
This crusty tofu looks like it's been breaded and fried—but it's actually just been marinated in some healthy sauces and seasonings (think apple cider vinegar, rosemary, sage, and thyme). And don't forget to dunk it in some delicious homemade hummus.
29. Tofu Pizza
What to use: Extra Firm
Gorgeous, gooey, barbecue-sauced, healthier pizza? Yes, please! Crispy salt and pepper tofu tops the crust along with mozzarella cheese, red onion, barbecue sauce, and flavorful cilantro.
30. Crispy Breaded Tofu Strips and Sweet Potato Fries
What to use: Extra Firm
This recipe had us at "sweet potato fries." While fries and breading might not sound like the healthiest choice, this recipe keeps things light by baking and broiling (instead of frying) the tofu and fries. Superfood seasonings such as cinnamon and cumin round out the flavor profile.
31. Kung Pao Tofu With Chinese Broccoli and Brown Rice
What to use: Silken
Superfoods garlic and ginger pack a one-two punch of flavor in this spicy, hearty meal. Peanuts, peppercorns, broccoli, and scallions contribute interesting textures, some healthy fats, and a full serving of vitamins.
32. Sesame-Crusted Tofu With Nuoc Cham
What to use: Extra Firm
This Vietnamese-inspired dish is quite simple: Drained tofu gets coated in egg, bread crumbs (choose whole-grain for a healthier option), and black and white sesame seeds before getting pan-fried (and gobbled down).
33. Tofu Lentil Salad
What to use: Extra Firm
The creator of this recipe describes it as "dinner for lazy people," and that may be true—but it's still healthy and delicious. Salad greens, cooked lentils, and tofu combine for a protein-rich dish that's topped with peanut dressing and spicy Sriracha. It's fit for the lazy and non-lazy alike.
34. Peanut Noodles With Tofu
What to use: Firm
Soba noodles, peanut butter, soy sauce, chili paste, sesame seeds, carrots, and scallions combine to create a colorful, flavorful noodle bowl. The peanut butter adds a rich, creamy texture that'll keep you full for hours.
35. Roasted Tofu With Quinoa
What to use: Extra Firm
Here's something unusual to do with tofu: Roast it. And if you marinate it in a combination of sesame oil, tamari, agave, ginger, garlic, and spices beforehand? Well, the results are fabulous. Layer the roasted tofu over a bed of quinoa for a protein-rich, comforting meal.
36. Super Healthy Tofu Burger
What to use: Firm or Extra Firm
Craving a burger the day you decide to go vegetarian? No worries. Cook up tofu burger seasoned with olive oil, garlic, rosemary, maple syrup, and pepper, and we're pretty sure you won't miss the meat-based variety one bit.
37. Veggie Goddess Bowl With Grilled Tofu Steak
What to use: Your choice!
Choosing tofu over meat doesn't mean you can't get your grill on. Marinate tofu triangles in soy sauce, garlic, coriander, and honey or agave, slap 'em on the grill, and then layer them over a bed of sautéed field greens and quinoa. It's a meal fit for anyone and any time of year.
38. Tofu, Cauliflower, and Chickpea Curry
What to use: Extra Firm
This crunchy dish uses a base of cauliflower and protein-rich chickpeas and tofu to showcase a big variety of flavors, including cumin, garlic, ginger, curry powder, cayenne, cilantro, and lemon juice. The result is tasty, filling, and light.
39. Slow-Baked Tofu and Veggie Stir Fry
What to use: Firm
The classic veggie-and-tofu stir fry gets a kick from a flavorful marinade plus a whole host of colorful vegetables, including broccoli, onion, carrots, mushrooms, and snow peas. Garnish with peanut dipping sauce (yum!) and "stir fry" no longer sounds boring.
40. Cumin- and Honey- Baked Tofu
What to use: Extra Firm
This crispy, sweet-and-savory tofu gets its flavor from simple ingredients: soy sauce, honey, thyme, dill, and cumin. Use the tofu in stir-fries, quinoa dishes, and rice bowls.
41. Tofu Tostadas
What to use: Firm
These colorful little tostadas make a for a flavor-packed lunch or dinner thanks to onions, garlic, red bell pepper, cumin, cilantro, chili powder, and lime juice. Garnish with grape tomatoes and superfood avocado for an extra healthful kick.
42. Secretly Healthy Cappuccino Cloud Cheesecake
What to use: Silken
Here's a fancy way to enjoy your coffee: Mix it up with vanilla extract, maple syrup, tofu, stevia, coconut butter, a pinch of salt, and some optional chocolate chips, then bake for a relatively healthy, crustless pie with a caffeine kick.
43. Chocolate-Espresso Tofu Mousse
What to use: Extra Firm
Bananas, chocolate, espresso, oh my! Add in a little agave nectar and vanilla extract for sweetness and flavor, blend up some tofu, and you've got yourself a delectable, good-for-you mousse.
44. Banana Tofu Pudding
What to use: Silken
Ripe bananas, vanilla, agave, cinnamon, tofu, and (optional) crushed graham crackers are all that's needed to make a creamy, gooey, sweet-but-not-sugary dessert.
45. Chocolate Tofu Pudding
What to use: Silken
This beautiful little dessert is made with protein-rich tofu, some chopped frozen banana, a little bit of coconut flour, and just a tiny bit of cocoa powder and maple syrup. Yum!
46. The Ultimate Chocolate Fudge Pie
What to use: Silken
A sweet, chocolaty, delicious, and relatively healthy pie in less than ten minutes? Apparently, it can be done. Vanilla extract, cocoa powder, a milk of your choice, chocolate chips, agave, and silken tofu combine to make a melt-in-your mouth pie best served cold.
47. Healthy Two-Minute Chinese-Inspired Dessert
What to use: Silken
Tofu, honey (or agave), your favorite fruits, and a sprinkle of sliced almonds make for a light, simple—if somewhat unusual—dessert.
48. Chocolate Stout Cake With Whiskey Ganache
What to use: Silken
This gorgeous dessert is so pretty you might not want to cut into it (just kidding; you will). Cacao powder, beer, and a whiskey ganache make this vegan cake extra special.
49. Chocolate and Tofu Cake
What to use: Silken
This refreshing dessert is remarkably simple: Antioxidant-rich dark chocolate combines with tofu, eggs, some instant coffee, and a small bit of butter and agave. Toss in a handful of chopped walnuts and you've got yourself a light, chocolaty dessert that will delight sweet teeth without weighing you down.
50. Lemon Cream With Blackberries
What to use: Your choice!
This delicate dessert gets its lightness from lemon zest, lemon juice, a touch of honey, some tofu, and fresh blackberries. The best part? Those are the only ingredients.
51. Chocolate Fudge Cake With Tofu
What to use: Silken
This fudgy, cakey dessert owes its moistness to tofu, applesauce, jam, and soy milk. It owes its added deliciousness to cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and chocolate chips.
52. Lemon Pudding Cake
What to use: Silken
Citrusy, vanilla-y, creamy, sweet, and comforting are all words that could describe this cute little pudding (and only one of them is made up). Eggs, soy milk, and flour (use whole wheat pastry flour if so inclined) form the cakey base, which gets drizzled in blackberries and a bit of sugar (or your substitute of choice).
53. Dairy-Free Peach Pudding
What to use: Silken
Perfect for farmers' market season, this sweet and summery pudding boasts very few ingredients: Tofu, peaches, vanilla extract, and stevia—and that's it!
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It feels like it's the only thing you've ever done. Run. Ran. Fled.
But who could blame you?
It started with the flu, or some sort of strange cold. That shit doesn't matter now. What matters is the fact that zombies, and strange monsters, and god knows WHAT else are out there. Better yet, they're right behind you.
Kill them? Fat chance. The only gun you've seen in a good amount of time ran out of ammo hours ago, and that rusty old pipe in your hands doesn't look like any zombie killer you've ever seen.
Finally, you see something that looks safe. Its an old Inn, the kind you'd see on the side of the road while driving down an interstate. You seem to have traveled from the city a bit, and the door to the main building is open. As you draw closer, and closer, it shuts!
Suddenly, the entire situation seems ten times worse. From all around, zombies are swarming over you.
You bring the pipe up, and hope for the best. WHAM, one rotting bag of flesh falls to the ground as its skull is cracked, but the rest of them are on you in a heartbeat.
Well, shit, you think. Better luck next time.
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Cold Blood is an online story driven coop mod based in the Resident Evil universe. You'll come across many areas from the games, plus a few original areas you'll have never seen before. Using weapons you thought you'd never use, you'll dispatch dozens of different kinds of monsters from Hunters to Giant Spiders to our favorite deadites, zombies.
Cold Blood is a Half Life 1 mod, and will be available when it's released. And yes, it's been released.
By the way, the Vista patch is OUT and has been for ages, for those who didn't know. Look in the news section.
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Here's what you need to do. It's very simple!
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Edicts are slots for entities. If too many entities are spawned and the limit has been reached, the server will crash with the Error message "No free edicts". There have been various discussions on how to fix this, for example by setting maxplayers to 32 because every new player-slot gives 15 additional edict-slots, while setting sv_visiblemaxslots to whatever you want to have as maximum.
Somewhen in 2004 the Valve Developer Alfred Reynold added a command line to HL 1 which
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You set it up like this:
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The final edict-count is maxplayers * 15 + the number you specified, if it is 900 or larger.
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We're pleased to announce the release of our .fgd for custom level creation in Resident Evil: Cold Blood - Beta 2.
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connect 22.214.171.124:27014 =D!
Hey, if anyone want to play with me since few people ever play this anymore, add me. My steam account is Foil_Implant. C you in-game
where can i get the map "recb_foresttrail"?
so theres one sever up and running but i cant connect too it,it says i have a newer or older version than what the sever is running ,how is that possible when theres only one version ,if someone can help me out that would be awesome
Maybe you can do a best "spect menu" :/
i still play this game hit me up if anyone wants too play
how the mappers can make solids models? (env_models) on valve hammer editor.
anyone still playing it?
I still play this if anyone wants to play just sned me an invite.
It didn't get a good rating for no reason. Amazing game this is.
Highest Rated (7 agree) 9/10
It's a damn shames this mods' forgotten now and nobody playes it anymore.
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June 22, 2012
By Todd F. Gaziano
As a strong defender of executive power (when properly exercised) and executive privilege (when properly invoked), I am concerned when claims of executive power or privilege are abused for any reason – especially if they are invoked to shield potential wrongdoing. In addition to shielding the wrongdoing, it jeopardizes the very executive power that the president is entrusted with when Congress and the courts react – as they did in the post-Watergate era – to the abuse of power.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is rightfully investigating the Fast and Furious debacle, in which the administration allowed thousands of guns to flow across the Mexican border, resulting in the death of one U.S. border patrol agent and at least 200 Mexican citizens, according to the Mexican attorney general. The most glaring violation of executive power in that investigation before now was the refusal of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over 1,300 pages of documents subpoenaed by the committee without even an assertion of executive privilege. Attorney General Eric Holder simply refused on his own initiative in a blatant act of stonewalling.
As Holder surely knew all these past months, there is no privilege that exists between Congress and the executive branch to withhold documents except the constitutional executive privilege, which is based on the separation of powers. For example, the attorney-client privilege does not exist between Congress and the executive branch because they have the same client – the American people. Holder also knew that executive privilege does not attach to documents automatically. It can be asserted only by the president or with his direct approval. It can be waived; indeed it should be waived in many or most instances when Congress needs the information for its legislative functions. So the slated House committee vote to hold Holder in contempt on Wednesday was unfortunately necessary to get him to at least reconsider his lawless course of stonewalling.
In a desperate attempt to prevent the contempt vote in the last few hours, Holder asked President Obama to invoke executive privilege to shield these 1,300 pages of documents from Congress, and the president agreed to do so. Yet that is not the end of the story. Even if properly involved, the Supreme Court has made clear that executive privilege is not absolute. DOJ must provide an explanation why all those documents fit one of the recognized categories of executive privilege. It is questionable whether they all are legitimately subject to executive privilege, for several reasons.
First, the Supreme Court in United States v. Nixon (1974) held that executive privilege cannot be invoked at all if the purpose is to shield wrongdoing. The courts held that Nixon's purported invocation of executive privilege was illegitimate, in part, for that reason. There is reason to suspect that this might be the case in the Fast and Furious cover-up and stonewalling effort. Congress needs to get to the bottom of that question to prevent an illegal invocation of executive privilege and further abuses of power. That will require an index of the withheld documents and an explanation of why each of them is covered by executive privilege – and more.
Second, even the "deliberative process" species of executive privilege, which is reasonably broad, does not shield the ultimate decisions from congressional inquiry. Congress is entitled to at least some documents and other information that indicate who the ultimate decision maker was for this disastrous program and why these decisions were made. That information is among the most important documents that are being withheld.
Third, the Supreme Court in the Nixon case also held that even a proper invocation must yield to other branches' need for information in some cases. So even a proper invocation of executive privilege regarding particular documents is not final.
And lastly, the president is required when invoking executive privilege to try to accommodate the other branches' legitimate information needs in some other way. For example, it does not harm executive power for the president to selectively waive executive privilege in most instances, even if it hurts him politically by exposing a terrible policy failure or wrongdoing among his staff. The history of executive-congressional relations is filled with accommodations and waivers of privilege. In contrast to voluntary waivers of privilege, Watergate demonstrates that wrongful invocations of privilege can seriously damage the office of the presidency when Congress and the courts impose new constraints on the president's discretion or power (some rightful and some not).
But there is at least one helpful development in Holder's request that the president invoke executive privilege to shield these documents: The president now owns the consequences of further stonewalling. There is no ongoing DOJ prosecution or investigation to protect. There is no obvious reason why the president can't waive even what legitimately privileged documents there are (which is probably far fewer than the 1,300 pages being withheld).
The American people will now clearly understand that it is President Obama who doesn't want them to know who is to blame for the Fast and Furious scandal – and whether his administration has done anything to prevent it from happening again.
First appeared on OCRegister.com.
Todd F. Gaziano
Director, Center for Legal & Judicial Studies
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Apple is indeed planning to add Baidu as a search option for Chinese iOS users, according to two Bloomberg sources. The people say that a deal could be announced as soon as next week, when Apple is also hosting WWDC 2012 in San Francisco. A keynote presentation is scheduled for June 11th.
Baidu reportedly handles about 80 percent of China's search requests, which may make it an important addition if Apple wants to gain a secure foothold in China. Currently iOS defaults to Google search in all regions, forcing Chinese users to turn to a dedicated app. One Bloomberg source says that Google will probably remain the default option, with Baidu simply being a selectable alternative.


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I get several Religious Right updates every day via e-mail. One of the most interesting is a daily roundup of tidbits of interest to Religious Right followers put out by the Rev. Donald Wildmon's American Family Association under the auspices of a phony news service called "One News Now." Read more


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What should've been a fun vacation trip from New York to Atlanta turned nightmarish on Monday morning when an airline kicked a group of 101 Yeshiva students and their eight chaperones off a plane for being rambunctious. The school, however, says the incident was blown way out of proportion and now they're fighting back.
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High school is hard enough, but imagine if you had the added pressure of competing in an online "hotness" contest organized by the male student body. That's currently what's happening at Issaquah High School in Washington state.
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Best: Big Show Losing Because He's Fat And Stupid
To once again quote Casey, good pro wrestling is putting Cody Rhodes into a match he has no chance of winning, then having him win. The Intercontinental Championship is back on the waist of the guy who changed its strap color to match his underpants and all is right with the world. Now Cody can get to the business of defending it (regularly) against guys who can go and Show can spend the next 6-8 weeks hip-hop dancing with The Great Khali until they win the tag team titles, break up and have the worst four matches ever.
Anyway, this match was shorter than Santino/Miz, but I found myself really enjoying it for a wonderful reason: at some point between x and y, WWE decided to go over "foreshadowing" with the boys and they loved it. So in a match that has to end with Big Show being sorta fat and dumb and breaking a table with his oafishness, that finish is foreshadowed by Cody Rhodes being nimble as f**k and Beautifully Disaster Kicking Big Show from a table. Daniel Bryan telling the referee he's got until five, then getting DQ'd for knowingly keeping Sheamus in the ropes past five was another great example. Basic storytelling structure can make pro wrestling really kick ass, and whoever pointed that out before Extreme Rules went on the air deserves a raise.
Worst: Figuring Out Why Ryback Doesn't Work (Right Now)
I mentioned it earlier, but the easiest character to get over is probably "dominant guy who shows up out of nowhere and destroys everybody". It worked with the Road Warriors back in the day, it worked with Goldberg in the 90s and it worked with Brock Lesnar in the 2000s. That's an important character to have, and "how will the new dominant guy do against a guy who has been great here for a long time" is easy money. The Road Warriors vs. The Fabulous Ones and the Freebirds in the 80s, Goldberg vs. DDP and Hulk Hogan in the 90s, Brock Lesnar vs. The Rock in the 2000s.
Right now we've got Brodus Clay, Lord Tensai and Ryback doing this at the same time. Mason Ryan and Ezekiel Jackson just finished up their attempts, and guys like Antonio Cesaro are showing up and beating Tyson Kidd in 60 seconds on Smackdown and Husky Harris pulling a Cape Fear version of the act in FCW, so who knows who else'll follow.
That makes the act commonplace, and the only thing that makes that character work is how special and different they are. I remember specifically cheering for Goldberg because he'd just show up and f**k guys up and leave without talking and getting into soapy storylines like everybody else. Skip Sheffield is a talented, occasionally brutal pro wrestler and I feel bad that he's cosmetically the least interesting of the "big 3" … he's not racist dinosaur with a crew of oddities and he's not the big white penis lookin' fella from Japan who spits Mountain Dew and has tattoos on his face. He's just a really muscular guy in Rob Van Dam's old clothes. It's unfortunate, and hopefully they'll have him go face-to-face with Wade Barrett whenever Wade's healed, have them stare at each other menacingly for several seconds and then just have Ryback blush and go "awww man I'm just kiddin', yip yip yip what it do" and they'll go back to being undercard violence friends.
A Million Bests: TWO Is Greater Than ONE!
where was this jobber asshole for every raw main event between 2004-2008
Best: LAYLA EXCLAMATION POINT EXCLAMATION POINT
As the Internet's #1 LayCool historian and enthusiast I am so goddamned excited to have Layla El back in the rotation, especially to mark the one year anniversary of one of the saddest moments of my modern fandom: Extreme Rules 2011, wherein she defeated Michelle McCool in a Loser Leaves WWE match that ended LayCool forever but hurt herself, so we didn't see either of them for a year. That sucked.
Anyway, most people were expecting Kharma to sub in for the injured Beth Phoenix and start up that whole thing (I was one of those people too, mind you) so while Layla's return and victory is underwhelming to most, it's wonderful to me. I loved her in the Diva Search, she was my favorite member of Extreme Exposé (which is sorta like saying your favorite person at the Last Supper was Jesus), I loved her as the shoe-throwing girlfriend/familiar of William Regal and I loved her as the hoodie wearing, "real talk"-ing, Piggy James humiliating Lay.
Give her stories, let her do things, let her speak in her wonderful voice and don't write "point at people and get roll-up victories over bitches" on her next cycle whiteboard.
Worst: The Kharma Situation Is Giving Me Total Anime Teardrop Head
To catch you up:
1. Kharma signs with WWE, is one of the best wrestlers in the world, can have good-to-great matches with women who are way worse than Kelly Kelly (Velvet Sky, I'm looking in YOUR direction).
2. Kharma starts a fun storyline where she may or may not end up having fearsex with Kelly Kelly.
3. Kharma gets pregnant in real life.
4. Kharma bursts into tears, announcers her pregnancy, gets called fat by the Bellas and bails.
5. Kharma tells her employers that she had a baby and everything's cool.
6. Kharma shows up at the Royal Rumble, is awesome, Implant Busts Dolph Ziggler and is about to be a thing again.
7. It turns out that Kharma's baby didn't survive the birth, which is a horrible tragedy … and then you remember the whole "she said everything was cool" part and you make a face like you just watched your grandma fall down, because how the f**k else are you supposed to react to finding that out.
8. Kharma starts tweeting about how she's returning.
9. Kharma doesn't return, the Bellas get another weird push, Kelly Kelly starts screaming and then goes silent for three months and Eve becomes a whore at some point and nobody really knows what's happening.
10. Nikki Bella gets a mystery opponent at Extreme Rules, and hey, Kharma promised she'd return and get the Bellas in a year. The Bellas contract is up on the 30th of April, so this is basically your last shot.
11. Kharma tweets about how she's gonna show up at Extreme Rules and destroy the Bellas.
12. Layla shows up at Extreme Rules and destroys the Bellas.
So … what the hell is going on? Is she fine? Is she still employed? Is she a liar? Is she just mentally f**ked up from the thing that would obviously f**k someone up mentally? If she's coming back, why didn't she come back? If she isn't, why does she keep saying she's coming back?
And more importantly, why did it take somebody until 1 day before their contract was up to figure out you could beat Twin Magic by just attacking the second Bella?


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Hall High School
6700 H Street
Little Rock AR 72205
Telephone: 501-447-1900
Fax: 501-447-1901
Principal: Larry Schleicher
Enrollment: 1,066
PTSA President: Nicole Thomas
Grade Levels: 9-12
Since opening in 1957, Hall High School has been dedicated to the academic achievement of all its students. It remains one of only three Arkansas public schools admitted (1963) to the National Cum Laude Society, the high school equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa. The Cum Laude Society recognizes academic achievement in secondary schools for the purpose of promoting excellence (Areté), justice (Diké) and honor (Timé). Since its founding in 1906, Cum Laude has grown to 344 chapters - most chapters being in private schools and approximately two dozen located in public schools.
Hall has produced an impressive roster of graduates: General Wesley Clark (Supreme Commander NATO Forces), Bruce Lindsey (Advisor to President Clinton), Jim Guy Tucker (Former Governor), David Auburn (Pulitzer Prize winning Playwright -"Proof"), E. Lynn Harris (Best-selling Author), Sidney Moncrief (Milwaukee Bucks), Chris Akins (Cleveland Browns), Audra Burks (LPGA), DeeDee Brown (Professional Track Star), Jean Knaack (Executive Director Road Runners Club of America), and Richard Thalheimer (founder and CEO of Sharper Image).
More than half of Hall's faculty hold advanced degrees (six with doctorate degrees) and it is now one of the few schools in the LRSD with a lawyer as a faculty member. Hall's faculty boasts a total of 1791 years of teaching experience (18 years average). Through a partnership with the Arkansas Global Programs Department at UALR and its director, Professor Martha Morton, seven Hall teachers will have participated in the Bringing China to Arkansas Program (BCAP) - a study program, teacher workshops, a 3-week study tour of China (Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, and minority regions), school and community outreach, participation in teacher conference and international festivals, public lecture series, and a traveling culture exhibit.
Hall High School is known as the Newcomer Center for the Little Rock School District's secondary students. This means that all LRSD secondary students whose native languages are not English have the option of attending Hall High School and participating in our ESL program. ESL stands for English as a Second Language; students who are enrolled in this program are those whose families have moved to the United States from foreign countries, and whose native languages are not English. These Newcomers, as well as many foreign exchange students, round out Hall's multicultural population and help maximize daily opportunities for all students to develop the academic and social skills needed in today's complex global community. The ESL program includes courses taught by teachers with training in each subject area. For more information on our ESL program, contact Dr. Leslie Purdy-Hoyt, the ESL coordinator, at 501.447.1945 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Hall High School was the first high school to receive the Arkansas 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant (21st CCLC) in 2002. The logo for the state 21st CCLC program was designed by a Hall student. The 21st CCLC grant provides funding for "out-of-school" educational experiences for students and their families in the Hall community. Hall's Extended Learning Program (HELP) includes: a one-hour before-school tutoring program, a two-hour after-school program, a three-week ESL Summer Institute, a two-week Summer Bridge Program for incoming freshmen, NovaNet Credit Recovery and Remediation classes, Ballroom Dance classes, Yoga classes, Art classes, and Bubble-Kid "Boot Camps" in Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Biology, and Literacy. The grant also provides mentoring and counseling services for students and their parents.
Currently Hall is undergoing a renaissance and returning to our roots of excellence. Hall is applying the 10 key practices of High Schools That Work as the engine to drive the reform effort. Hall has been awarded a second Smaller Learning Community Grant. We are in the process of restructuring the school into two smaller learning communities: the Warrior Academy - composed of the freshman and sophomore classes and the Upper Academy composed of the junior and senior classes. The Warrior Academy will provide the strong foundation necessary for student success. Students will also have the option of completing coursework at Metropolitan.
Students in the Upper Academy will choose a career focus from one of three broad areas:
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The companies say the 40nm LP process is ideal for next generation wireless applications, handheld devices, and consumer electronics, which require both excellent performance and long battery life. First tape out and production of STMicro products by GlobalFoundries is planned to start in 2010.
STMicroelectronics is the world's fifth-largest semiconductor vendor in terms of revenue and has several fabs on relatively recent process nodes. The move is not only a major milestone for GlobalFoundries, it signals a growing trend in the semiconductor industry towards "fabless" business models. The firm would not say what specific types of chips it will make for STMicro, whose product portfolio includes memory, microcontrollers, power management silicon, and MEMS or micro-electro-mechanical systems.


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SQLite Tools
As an instructor teaching Microsoft courses on a regular basis, I often get asked to compose a custom schedule covering just what this particular customer finds interesting or worthwhile. As a result, I spend an amazing amount of time juggling with schedules and modules to make it fit without breaking the semi-natural order in which the topics are best delivered.
Instead of keep on doing this every time, I've decided it's time for a CoursePlanner software program to assist me in this process. Obviously this needs a WPF front-end, a simple domain model, and a relational backend store. I just cant bring myself to storing useful data in any other way, and 10 wild horses couldn't convince me that DataSets are good for anything but drag'n'drop demos.
I have been a long time user of the excellent embeddable open-source database SQLite, which in itself never ceases to impress me with its simplicity, speed and functionality. As this is going to be a simple client application, SQLite is a perfect match. It requires no installation of services or other nonsense to get the job done – simply add two dll files and your drink is ready.
After some fiddling with the domain model entities I was ready to create the database. I remember writing a quick schema and data editor in Delphi 6, which must have been in 2002 or so. It worked great and took about 2 days to write, plus another day or two adding niceties or fixing UI quirks. Apart from me not having the source anymore (or rather, me not using Delphi anymore), I figured someone else must have done something that inevitably would be better, smarter and nicer than my 5-year old 2-days hack of an editor..
First stop was the SQLite home page, where they keep a decent list of tools, plus some googling to make sure I wasn't missing anything obvious. About 40 tabs and 15 downloads later I was all set to try out a mix of trial, shareware and open-source tools for SQLite. I decided to skip all the ones that looked discontinued or unmaintained (like, last blog post in 2005), as they're unlikely to work with SQLite 3, but as there were plenty of others I felt optimistic about finding a decent tool.
Imagine listening to Bolero from start to finish. First, because this is a rather lengthy number it lets me get on with installing and testing. Second, it rises in volume from the inaudible at first all the way up to deafening at the end, and this correlates precisely with my rising frustration during testing. It's quite encroyable, but there is simply no really good SQLite management tool out there!
To spare others some of the evaluation effort, let me summarize some of my experiences:
- SQLite3Explorer (freeware). This looks like my 5-year old editor, but is usable for data editing.
- SQLite Studio 1.0.4 (shareware). It works for data entry, but the UI looks like it was designed for Windows 3.1. This is not a compliment, but the fact that it works makes it worth mentioning.
- PlaneDisaster.NET (freeware). At least the name is appropriate. I think you have to know Lotus developers to find equally poor UI designers.
- SQLite Maestro (trialware). This tool looks nicer than most but is fairly horrible in the way it tries to make even the simplest task rather cumbersome. It took me 10 minutes just to find the screen where I could see table data, and another 10 trying to add and insert rows, before giving up in disgust. On the surface it looks like it can do a lot, but in practice it is not at all a pleasant or productive experience. The schema editor was the only reasonably decent thing. As a bonus the company appears to be selling a whole suite of equally useless tools for a wide range of databases. If they can make a living I guess most people are less picky than me.
- SQLite Expert Professional (shareware). This is another prime example of how not to design your UI. It's not at all intuitive or pleasant to work with. It also appears to be somewhat buggy, as it took me about 10 minutes to provoke an uncaught exception that exited the program. One click saved there.
- SQLite2007 Pro Enterprise Manager (freeware edition available). Certainly above average for data entry/editing but not good for much else. Doesn't seem to feature a schema editor.
- SQLiteMan (freeware). This is actually pretty decent and so far my favorite. It's not particularly advanced, but at least the UI is clean and to the point. Stuff works. It reminds me of what I once wrote myself. I'm happy.
If you're reading this post and know of a good tool that I didn't mention, please drop a comment. If you're involved in the development of any of the above tools, forgive me for any insult given. In return, I shall forgive you for trying out a career as software developer. If you have received praise, know that you have a talent few apparently possess.


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Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum: full text of meditations
Catholic World News - April 18, 2014
The Office for the Liturgical Celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff has released the meditations for the Way of the Cross at which Pope Francis will preside.
The Way of the Cross takes place on Good Friday evening in the Colosseum.
The meditations on the 14 traditional stations were prepared by Archbishop Giancarlo Maria Bregantini of Campobasso-Boiano.
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Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol
Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) is a form of VPN tunnel that provides a mechanism to transport PPP or L2TP traffic through an SSL 3.0 channel. SSL provides transport-level security with key-negotiation, encryption and traffic integrity checking. The use of SSL over TCP port 443 allows SSTP to pass through virtually all firewalls and proxy servers except for authenticated web proxies.[1]
SSTP servers must be authenticated during the SSL phase. SSTP clients can optionally be authenticated during the SSL phase, and must be authenticated in the PPP phase. The use of PPP allows support for common authentication methods, such as EAP-TLS and MS-CHAP.
SSTP is available for Linux, BSD, and Windows.[2] MikroTik's RouterOS also includes an SSTP client and server.
SoftEther VPN Server, a cross-platform open-source VPN server, also supports SSTP as one of its multi-protocol capability.
Similar functionality can be obtained by using open-source solutions like OpenVPN.
For Windows, SSTP is available on Windows Vista SP1 and later, in RouterOS, and in SEIL since its firmware version 3.50. It is fully integrated with the RRAS architecture in these operating systems, allowing its use with Winlogon or smart card authentication, remote access policies and the Windows VPN client.[3] The protocol is also used by Windows Azure for Point-to-Site Virtual Network.[4]
SSTP was intended only for remote client access, it generally does not support site-to-site VPN tunnels.[5] The RouterOS version has no such restrictions.
SSTP suffers from the same performance limitations as any other IP-over-TCP tunnel. In general, performance will be acceptable only as long as there is sufficient excess bandwidth on the un-tunneled network link to guarantee that the tunneled TCP timers do not expire. If this becomes untrue, performance falls off dramatically. This is known as the "TCP meltdown problem"[6][7]
Packet structure[edit]
The following header structure is common to all types of SSTP packets:[8]
|Bit offset
|Bits 0–7
- Version (8 bits) – communicates and negotiates the version of SSTP that is used.
- Reserved (7 bits) – reserved for future use.
- C (1 bit) – Control bit indicating whether the SSTP packet represents an SSTP control packet or an SSTP data packet. This bit is set if the SSTP packet is a control packet.
- Length (16 bits) – packet length field, composed of two values: a Reserved portion and a Length portion.
- Reserved (4 bits) – reserved for future use.
- Length (12 bits) – contains the length of the entire SSTP packet, including the SSTP header.
- Data (variable) – when Control bit C is set, this field contains an SSTP control message. Otherwise, the data field would contain a higher level protocol. At the moment, this can only be PPP.
Control message[edit]
The data field of the SSTP header contains an SSTP control message only when the header's Control bit C is set.
|Bit offset
|Bits 0–15
|Message Type
|Attributes Count
- Message Type (16 bits) – specifies the type of SSTP control message being communicated. This dictates the number and types of attributes that can be carried in the SSTP control packet.
- Attributes Count (16 bits) – specifies the number of attributes appended to the SSTP control message.
- Attributes (variable) – contains a list of attributes associated with the SSTP control message. The number of attributes is specified by the Attributes Count field.
See also[edit]
- AuthIP
- L2TP/IPsec
- OpenVPN
- OpenConnect VPN
- SoftEther VPN, an open-source VPN server program which supports SSTP-VPN protocol.
- ^ SSTP FAQ - Part 2: Client Specific
- ^ SSTP Client Project
- ^ SSTP Makes Secure Remote Access Easier
- ^ Configure a Point-to-Site VPN in the Management Portal
- ^ Why TCP Over TCP Is A Bad Idea
- ^ Understanding TCP over TCP: effects of TCP tunneling on end-to-end throughput and latency
- ^ MS-SSTP specification
External links[edit]
- RRAS Technet Blog
- Microsoft develops new tunneling protocol
- How SSTP based VPN connection works
- Configuring SSTP in RouterOS
- HSC's SSTP Client for Linux
- SSTP Client for Linux
- RouterOS


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Bebeto: I'll have to play at this stadium!
Posted: Thursday, 31st January 2013 0 comments - you should start the discussion!
A delegation from FIFA and the LOC, including FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and Brazil legends Bebeto and Ronaldo, was left mightily impressed by Salvador and its Fonte Nova stadium on the first Host City Tour of 2013.


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1. Hire one or two school-design consultants who are experienced in the charrette process to lead the exercise.
2. All of the people who have an interest in the outcome should be represented. This could include community leaders, politicians, school board officials, principals, the architect currently working on the problem, and the district's facilities people.
3. Include high-ranking officials who have decision-making power. When high-ranking officials are involved in the charrette process, they can grant permissions and give approvals that might otherwise be unthinkable or impossible to gain later.
4. Locate the charrette where there will be minimal disruptions. Block off a period of time when the stakeholders have little choice but to participate in the process. There should be limited access to telephones, PDAs, and e-mail.
5. Allow two days with no more than six hours each day for the design charrette to occur. After that, a formal presentation of the results to a larger group tends to force the team to come to a conclusion.
6. It's a good idea to hire consultants from "out of town." They come to the activity without baggage or preconceptions; they aren't likely to compromise because they will appear before the school district to interview for work later.
7.Abandon all preconceptions. Groups should be open to all possibilities. In particular, don't get hung up on the budget.
8. No one should pull rank. Frequently one or two people take over the charrette. The student's input is just as important as the superintendent's.
9. Come with a well-defined design problem. Open-ended problems tend not to yield useful results.
In these tough times making good school design decisions has never been more difficult or more important. To find out how some of the nation's top architects and administrators are coping with these challenges attend Architectural Record's Schools of the 21st Century Symposium. It will be held Friday, April 9th, at the Hyatt McCormick Place in Chicago, the day before the NSBA Conference. The event is free of charge and is being presented with the support of McGraw-Hill Education and the American Architectural Foundation.
Click here for more information.
No One-Size-Fits-All
The American Architectural Foundation's second National School Design Institute gathered surprising solutions to building design problems faced by school districts across the country.
What if you had the opportunity to have two top school-design architects spend 24 hours doing nothing but working with you on the redesign of one of your district's schools? No doubt you would bring the most vexing problem you had, and work as hard as possible to solve it.
Such was the case with four school districts from across America who were selected to participate in the American Architectural Foundation's second National School Design Institute (NSDI) in Washington, D.C., this past September. It is part of the AFF's Great Schools by Design program, whose objective is to show that architecture and design can improve the quality of peoples' lives. Target was the AAF's presenting sponsor for the event.
Cleveland High School
St. Louis Public Schools; St. Louis, Missouri
Jefferson High School
Portland Public Schools; Portland, Oregon
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Fairfax County Public Schools; Fairfax, Virginia
St. Paul's Episcopal School
Independent; New Orleans, Louisiana
The format for the NSDIseveral intense, tightly scheduled design sessions followed by a presentation of the results of the workis known as a "charrette" in architectural circles. These particular charrettes demanded that teams consisting of teachers, principals, district facilities managers; architects already working for the districts; plus two resource architects who had not previously worked with themfocus quickly on the analysis of the problem and its solution. The purpose of the NSDI is not only to help a few school districts work on their problems, but to gain an understanding of how other school districts across the country could address similar problems.
Of all the schools that participated this year, St. Paul's Episcopal Church and School in New Orleans might have the most unique circumstances. A levy collapse after Hurricane Katrina left its 3-acre campus 5 feet underwater for several weeks. In the two years since this happened, the school has made a remarkable recovery. It is up and running, however, with half the students it once had. This gives St. Paul's an opportunity that few have: to completely rethink not just the way its buildings are organized, but also how well the structures support their educational programs. But they must act quickly, since they need to enroll more students in order to regain financial health. The master plans created by architects Chris Grae, AIA, and Steve Crane, AIA, truly reflect the courage, vision, and passion for rebirth brought by the St. Paul's team.
Many cities have old high school buildings that suffer from poor maintenance, and whose configuration no longer works well. Built for a few thousand students, many are now attended by just a few hundred. Two districts brought this scenario to the NSDI and got very different kinds of advice. Representatives from the Portland Public Schools in Oregon presented Jefferson High School. Insensitive additions have transformed this once-magnificent structure into a rabbit warren of disconnected rooms completely unsuited for the small learning academies that have been formed to serve its student body. And the school's site did not allow it to take advantage of its adjacency to a community college across the street. The district agreed with architects Pat Bosch and Paul Winslow, FAIA, that the best solution would be to demolish the school and rebuild a campus of small buildings.
Representatives from St. Louis Public Schools working with Amy Yurko, AIA, and James Hoagland, AIA, found the opposite. The district's currently-closed Cleveland High School should definitely be saved, and could likely be configured to accommodate theme-based small learning communities.
Fairfax County Public Schools' team brought Thomas Jefferson High School and a problem that plagues many districts: what to do with a spread out, single-story,1960s-era high school that is bursting at the seams? John Pfluger, AIA, and Laura Wernick, AIA, helped them determine that selective demolition and a multistory addition would work. Their solution emphasized science labs and social-learning spaces.
The charrette process used at the NSDI is one that can yield fantastic results in a short time, although some groups are better at it than others. Readers who have never been involved in one may find our guidelines (below) to be of assistance.
The 10 architects who were asked to be resource team members came from across the U.S. The American Institute of Architects' Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) helped select them on the basis of their ability to work collaboratively, their proficiency in design and presentation skills, and because they have successfully participated in some of the school design competitions held each year. CAE chair Kerry Leonard, AIA, and the AAF's Nancy Sussman helped organize the event.
There were two goals for this unique gathering. The first was to see if, by taking a fresh look at several very specific design problems, larger lessons applicable to other districts across the nation could be taken away. In every case they could. Although there are thousands of school districts out there, many have problems in common. For example, almost every district has buildings which are functionally obsolete but must be reused or patched together for a few more years. Teams from Buffalo and Georgia both brought projects with these characteristics. Few schools face the challenges of officials from Pass Christian, Mississippi, whose schools were completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, yet much can be learned as they rebuild with few resources. A team from Los Angeles found themselves redesigning a project that was ready to break ground. It happens. The group from Wyoming got to do what everybody wishes they could do, exploring what it would be like to start anew. The following pages show the solutions the School Design Institute came up with, the design processes they used, and the lessons they learned.
The second goal was to introduce to the school districts' representatives the idea of the "charrette," and to see if guidelines for these events could be developed by observing what happened at this event. For readers who have never heard of a charrette before, architects use the term to describe work sessions in which a design problem is intensively attacked by its stakeholders over a short period of time, sometimes for a day or two, sometimes for just a few hours. Hopefully, with decision makers present, and preconceptions thrown aside, an ingenious, creative solution will emerge.
All design exercises are hard, but charrettes can be much more so. The short period of time involved creates stress, and personalities can play a part in whether the exercise is a success. Without a doubt, the hardest part is to get the people who are the ultimate decision makers to the table—mostly because they "don't have time." Yet, people who try doing a charrette often find that a few hours at the table can produce results that their staff and consultants might spend months of trial and error trying to achieve. The groups who attended this event did a fantastic amount of work in 24 hours, came away with fresh, workable ideas, and said they would do it again.
The charrette process can be used by anyone to tackle all kinds of problems, not just architectural ones. The sidebar at the right shows what we learned about doing them successfully at this event. It is an excellent starting point for those who want to give it a try.