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Mindenhall began covering MMA for ESPN.com in October 2010. He has worked as a features writer for FIGHT! Magazine, and contributed to many other publications, such as the LA Times, Village Voice and LA Weekly.
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Chuck Mindenhall (4:01 PM)
And here we are for another Friday Chat. Once again I am head-to-head with the weigh-ins, so I'll leave it to you multitasking people to keep me updated with any breaking developments. Also, any jpegs of Diaz mean-mugging Miller would be peach. Otherwise, we've got Bellator going on tonight, and lots of UFC news from yesterday's Dana Scrum. What's on your minds? Let's get this thing rolling...
Scott (Salt Lake City)
Are you glad to be in New Jersey or would you rather be in Vegas going to the Mayweather fight?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:02 PM)
I'd like to see the Mayweather fight, but I'm happily installed in Jersey for this Fox card. I've been looking forward to it for a while.
psycho (LaLaLand)
with Bones slated to fight in September, any way he manages to fight 3 times this year?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:03 PM)
I still think he could end up fighting at third time, perhaps in December. But...there was some flirtation from Dana yesterday about a megacard in January. You'd have to think that Jones might factor into that.
Rawdog (MD)
Why do they call you chost?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:03 PM)
It's from my twin brother. He calls me Chost...chubby hos...hey wait. What? That was the other dude.
David (Spartanburg)
How can their not be fireworks Saturday?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:04 PM)
All four of the main card fights have potential to be explosive fights. Barry/Johnson? Somebody will be downed. Miller/Diaz will be the best fight that FOX has seen thus far, I think.
Jr (Arizona)
Does Jim Miller deserve a title shot with a win on Saturday in your opinion?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:06 PM)
If not a title shot, at least to be in a title eliminator bout with Anthony Pettis. Out of everybody who was hijacked in that Maynard/Edgar series, he was the one that had it worst. Seven wins in a row and he still didn't get a shot. His loss was to Henderson, and he had some ailments...if he beats Diaz and Pettis, he should get it.
Trevor (Mpls)
Ugh...I know its not possible, but can we please stop with all the retiring/unretiring talk BS, please?!?! Most recently with BJ. How about just say you're taking some time off...you know you're gonna be back.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:07 PM)
Yeah, the word retire should have some finality to it. These days it means "hiatus." I guess it milks the drama, and it makes for fans clamoring for a come back, which feeds tired egos. But yeah. I'd like it better if they did what Matt Hughes did, and say something like "I'm putting myself on the shelf."
Scott (Salt Lake City)
Auto Update is off.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:08 PM)
It says it's on. Let me know if it's not updating and I'll reset.
Fadi(Tustin) [via mobile]
Chuck do you think Jon Fitch will ever be in title contention again or has time gone?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:09 PM)
He's got a hard paddle back. For one, he was Mista Contention for the longest time and still couldn't get that rematch with GSP. Now, with a loss to Hendricks and a big logjam of contenders, he'll need to do some extraordinary things to get back. Things like finishing some (top ten) dudes.
Carter (Chicago - Berwyn)
What's the over under on Hendricks KOing that a**hole Kos in the first round?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:09 PM)
I would say over...I think it'll be a second round knockout for Hendricks.
Scott (Salt Lake City)
What do you about Machida's idea to move down to 185?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:10 PM)
I didn't hear about that. Link?
Trevor (Mpls)
Overeem also involved in the January megacard??
Chuck Mindenhall (4:10 PM)
Wouldn't that be something. I don't know, but doubt the UFC is dreaming up red carpet events for his return just yet.
Alex (Billerica)
What did you think of the Invicta cards? Seems like they did a great job with the talent and budget they had
Chuck Mindenhall (4:11 PM)
Yeah, I thought it was great. I am looking forward to the next one. Couldn't have gone better, actually.
Phil (Corona CA)
Which fight on this weekend's prelims are you looking forward to most? I'm interested in the Hathaway fight.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:12 PM)
There are some good ones. I guess for me it would be John Cholish and Danny Castillo. Only Cholish's second UFC bout, and a tough challenge with the stalwart Castillo. I think they'll put it on each other.
@PappaFeez (Dallas)
Should be a good night of action but my casual MMA friends do NOT care about this card at all. Luckily the Mayweather fight is same night so we'll be at a sports bar.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:13 PM)
Yeah, I'm getting some of that. I think it's one of those cards that if people do stumble on it though, they'll leave a lot more impressed than they would have if they caught that bout between Davis/Evans.
David (Spartanburg)
Any thoughts on short nottice fights. Everyone says "not ideal", but to me it is the best way to judge who is the best fighter. In life, fights are spur of the moment. You don't have weeks to game plan.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:14 PM)
I know there are some fighters who have no problem taking short notice fights (and do fine when they do). Guys like Cowboy Cerrone. Then there are guys like Carlos Condit and Johny Hendricks who like to have the crosshairs set for a full few months. Just depends.
Alan (Oakland)
You think that Eddie Alvarez will ever fight in the UFC? Thought he'd be there by now if they were interested.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:16 PM)
Dana White was asked in the scrum yesterday if Alvarez was close, and he said they are watching him and have interest. They are going to try for him, and my guess is he's signed by October (when his contract is up with Bellator). The lightweights will get deeper then. Wish they'd draw it up that he has to fight Melendez in Strikeforce before heading over...
Travis el reno, ok [via mobile]
With B.J. Penn coming out of retirement, who would be the best opponent for him first?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:25 PM)
Sorry guys...technical difficulties. We seem to be back up...
Stu (Portland)
Enjoying the Friday chat, Chucky. Do you think Lombard will get a title shot if he beats Stann?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:26 PM)
I didn't think he would with guys like Chris Weidman and Mark Munoz and Michael Bisping lurking, but Dana didn't seem opposed to the idea. If he beats Stann convincingly, we might just see it.
Ultimate Warrior (Parts Unknown)
I'm trying to understand why Nate is such a big underdog, I see this fight standing the whole time as I don't think Miller wants to sit in Nate's guard. If it's standing, Nate wins. Where am I wrong, what's vegas seeing that I'm missing?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:28 PM)
I think it's because he's struggled with some wrestlers over they ears. This fight has a similar feel to it to the one he had with Clay Guida. If the fight is standing, and Miller chooses Cerrone's game plan of standing and trading, then it's Diaz's fight. But Miller's a gritty dude, and pretty smart. I think he'll do work on the mat.
Tomas Rios (NYC)
Wait, I thought this was the Ice-capades chat? Where is Brian Boitano?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:29 PM)
There he is. My celebrity cameo. This can be an Ice-capades chat (so long as we tie it to MMA).
Rrrrasterizer (Birmingham)
Ben Saunders and Bryan Baker: WHO TAKES IT?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:29 PM)
Going Saunders on this one. I think he'll get the better of Baker on the feet...TKO, is what I see.
Ultimate Warrior (Parts Unknown)
Which limb does Toquinho take home with him?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:30 PM)
If he's on Spirit Airlines, he may need to pay a fee for Belcher's leg for the overhead. So I will say a hand and wrist.
Mike (Pittsburgh)
Why does Mayweather even bother fighting guys like Cotto when everybody wants to see him against Pac??
Chuck Mindenhall (4:30 PM)
I can give you 32 million reasons...
Trevor (Madison, WI)
Why did the move the Bisbing-Boetsch fight instead of something like Cung/Ace?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:31 PM)
I think they wanted to groom Bisping/Boetsch a little, if this is really a title mix dust up. Boetsch is still more journeyman than contender in most people's eyes, so the exposure will do him good.
David (Spartanburg)
How does Garza make 145. I think he is hollow or something.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:32 PM)
I'm no ornithologist...but bird bones?
Scott (Salt Lake City)
Are you not at the weigh in's?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:33 PM)
Not at weigh-ins. Will be at fight tomorrow, though.
Rick (Kansas)
Looks like if Lombard wins against Stann in August, he will get a title shot? Do you agree with this decision?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:34 PM)
I'd have no big problem with it if he blows Stann up. Bottom line is at that point he'd have won 21 in a row, including a UFC name brand.
Robert (Concord)
If Hendricks wins does he get a title show against GSP/Condit winner or Rory MacDonald?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:35 PM)
It's a jumbled top, Robert. I think they may give Hendricks the option to wait out Condit/GSP, but I doubt he would. In that case, maybe a fight with the Ellenberger/Kampmann winner? Or possibly Rory, if they are fast-tracking him.
Aaron (fl)
For talking so much crap the UFC should give Rampage Phil Davis for his last fight.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:36 PM)
Joe Silva needs a better sadist streak. I agree. Sick Davis on him.
Brad (long Beach)
Love the Friday Chat, Mindy. Wondering why the Henderson/Jones fight is being pushed back to September??
Chuck Mindenhall (4:37 PM)
Jones isn't ready for the quicker turnaround, according to his agent Malki Kawa. So it looks like early September, at an event/venue TBD. Poor Henderson...that's a long time to wait when you're soon to be 42.
Dennis (MI)
Which MMA fighter correlates most to any Star Wars character?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:38 PM)
Hmm. Good one, with this being, what, Star Wars week? I'm tempted to say Roy Nelson, who could be a good Rancor keeper.
Tomas Rios (NYC)
Over/under on decibel meter reading when Palhares snaps Belcher's leg in half?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:39 PM)
It's New Jersey: Stentorian.
tdiddy (winnipeg) [via mobile]
Not sure if you got my awesome questions or not, but can I give a big RIP to Adam Yauch (MCA) from the Beastie Boys. Will be cranking Pauls Boutique this weekend.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:40 PM)
Sad day indeed. Been listening to some old Beasties today in tribute.
Scott (Salt Lake City)
Have you read any of Chael's book yet?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:41 PM)
I still haven't. It's right here. But when I heard it was more of a political book, I got cold feet. Will take a look at it. Give me your address and I'll send it your way when I'm done.
Aaron (fl)
More deadly submission artist Mir or Palhares?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:42 PM)
They're both skilled hands in the art of human origami. Wouldn't want to find myself on the ground with either. Will be interesting with Belcher, though...he's no slouch on the floor.
Ultimate Warrior (Parts Unknown)
Barry looks tiny vs Lavar.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:42 PM)
Lavar is a big man. Saw that dude yesterday at the presser and his arms are mammoth.
alfie (n.c.)
Think Ricardo Almeida will prove to be the perfect judge this weekend?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:44 PM)
I think he'll do fine. Obviously he understands the intricacies of jiu-jitsu. Unfortunately, Hendricks/Koscheck won't have none of that.
Jeff (Salt Lake City)
Heaviest P4P hands in MMA?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:44 PM)
Maybe Michael McDonald. He's packing some wallop in those hands at his small size.
Sam (Orlando)
If Josh Koscheck wins, what good will it do him? There's no way he gets another shot at GSP.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:45 PM)
You're right, and he realizes that. That's why, if he wins, he might pull for Carlos Condit to upset GSP. At least with Condit at the top he has a chance to contend.
Mia (Dallas)
I'm throwing my husband a surprise birthday party on Saturday, and plan on watching the fights... what kind of food should I serve to go with my octagon cake?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:47 PM)
Sounds like fun, Mia. Maybe a nice chicken tarragon with fennel? No. A steaming pile of wings.
Jason (Corona)
If BJ Penn is indeed coming back at 170 pounds, who should the UFC put him against? I'd still like to see him and Diaz do it again.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:47 PM)
I think BJ would like that, too. Hard to say. I answered this earlier...there's no shortage of intriguing guys at 170 pounds. Glad to hear he's contemplating another go round.
Stan (San Diego)
Why does everyone forget how good GSP is the longer it's been since he fought?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:50 PM)
A lot of talk about this in the P4P discussion, with Jones leapfrogging GSP in a lot of people's minds. I still had GSP at No. 2 behind Anderson Silva. I know Jones has wrecked the division and did it with diabolical ease, but GSP has won nine in a row, and has been on top longer...with guys studying him, on tape, his vulnerabilities, everything. And yet, he's been invulnerable since Serra I. Jones is right there...it's apples/apples.
@PappaFeez (Dallas)
Penn vs Rory
Chuck Mindenhall (4:50 PM)
Interesting. That wouldn't be a very good dangling carrot to come back to the cage for me if I'm Penn. MacDonald is a beast.
Chuck (Il)
Chuck - Who will you be walking out with tomorrow?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:51 PM)
Probably somebody like Case Keefer. None of the fighters will have me. Case will.
Travis (Mission Viejo)
Good stuff on MMA Live this week, but you're crazy to have GSP above Jon Jones in the P4P discussion.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:52 PM)
Yes, so I've been told. But, it's a 2A and 2B deal for me. And it's glorified subjectivity. Just fun debate.
Jenn (Columbus)
I saw your blog about a potential megafight in January. You think it could be Jones/Silva? Or....maybe GSP/Silva???
Chuck Mindenhall (4:54 PM)
It's so far off that it's silly to speculate, but if you look at the timelines of A. Silva and J. Jones, there might be some groundwork for that superfight. Jones fights in Sept, so a January turnaround is about right. Silva fights in July, but he could use the time to bulk up some. To me, if Jones destroys Hendo and Silva beats Sonnen, those guys will have come close to cleaning out their divisions.
Aaron (fl)
If Jones destroys Hendo would he finally get by Silva for P4P. I think his resume is much more impressive then Silvas has been over his last 6 fights.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:54 PM)
I think they'd be very close. One good thing is we wouldn't have to be as theoretical with the P4P rankings in this case. We could simply let them fight.
Trevor (Mpls)
For as much as I loved Brock in MMA, I have since gone back to greatly disliking the guy. Tearing apart a WWE lockerroom over a fixed match?!?!
Chuck Mindenhall (4:55 PM)
Didn't see that. Maybe that was part of the choreography?
David (Spartanburg)
FON prediction?
Chuck Mindenhall (4:56 PM)
Going to go with the main event, Miller/Diaz. I think they'll both be battered at the end of a back-and-forth war. (Maybe I'm being overly optimistic).
Tyler (Oklahoma )
So if Diaz wins he gets a title shot if he wants to wait, so who you got and why if he fights Benson? I think Miller wins though.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:57 PM)
I'd take Ben Henderson, for the same reason I'm taking Miller: Wrestling. I think Henderson would be too strong for Diaz, and would be able to take it to where he wants it.
@PappaFeez (Dallas)
Poor Brazil, they go from Silva/Sonnen II to Vitor retiring Wandy as their UFC 147 main event.
Chuck Mindenhall (4:58 PM)
That card is like watching a balloon shoot across the room as it loses its air.
Ricky D (Atlanta)
Chucky... you going to see the Avengers? If Couture was Captain America, who's the UFC's Hulk?
Chuck Mindenhall (5:00 PM)
I don't think I'll see the Avengers. Not much into it. But if there was a Hulk in the UFC, I guess it would be Rousimar Palhares. I've heard he has shredded shirts by flexing in the mirror. (This last sentence is totally fiction).
Trevor (Mpls)
Nope, apparently, Brock was pissed he didn't get to talk on the microphone. Boo-hoo
Chuck Mindenhall (5:00 PM)
Well, tantrums just won't do.
Jeff (Salt Lake City)
Chuck, the last 3 Friday chats have all ended with one of my comment/questions. Coincidence?? How about making it 4 weeks in a row with this one?
Chuck Mindenhall (5:02 PM)
Jeff, you're my Mariano Rivera (pre-ACL). I got to get out of here people. Thanks for stopping in today. Enjoy the fights tonight and tomorrow, and we'll see you next Friday. If I didn't get to your question, hit me on Twitter, @ChuckMindenhall
Matt [via mobile]
What up Chuck?!?! You daffy fella you. Who are your picks for tomorrow night?
Chuck Mindenhall (5:03 PM)
Alright...one more...for those who asked: Lavar Johnson, Rousimar Palhares, Johny Hendricks and Jim Miller. Thanks guys.
Jeff (Salt Lake City)
What ever happened to the rumor of The American Psycho v. Kos at 185? Was that completely unrealistic? I would love to see that fight. Kos has nowhere else to go but take fights people want to see. Same with Bonnar, right?
Chuck Mindenhall (5:04 PM)
They quashed it. And you're still my closer. :)
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08 February 2013
Photo: Dwi Ari SetyadiSabina Sharipova (UZB)
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN: Uzbekistan sealed their place in the Promotion play-off today courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Korea, Rep. They were forced to do it the hard way, however, after falling 1-0 behind when So-Ra Lee defeated Arina Folts 63 76(2). That meant that Sabine Sharipova had to win for Uzbekistan to stay in the tie. The first set went to a tiebreak which Sharipova won 7-5, before winning the second set 63 to force the tie into a deciding doubles rubber.
First blood went to the Koreans as Seo-Kyung Kang and Mi Yoo won the first set at a canter 62. The Uzbek duo of Nigina Abduraimova and Akgul Amanmuradova would not give in however and fought back to claim the second set 61. That meant that the whole tie came down to the final set of the final rubber, and Uzbekistan won it 63 to set up a meeting with Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan's route to the play-off was much easier, having already booked their place yesterday with a win over Thailand.
Korea's defeat at the hands of Uzbekistan also means that they will now be forced into a Relegation play-off against India.
India are into the Relegation play-off after suffering their second 3-0 defeat of the year, this time at the hands of Thailand. The first match saw Thailand's No. 2, Nudnida Luangnam take on India's lowest-ranked player Rutuja Bhosale.
With almost 400 places separating the two players in the rankings, it came as no surprise when Luangnam won the first set 61. Bhosale showed great character, however, to fight back and took the second set 63, forcing the rubber into a deciding set. Unfortunately for the Indians, Bhosale could not maintain the same level of play, and Luangnam won the third set 61 to seal a 61 36 61 victory.
The second match saw Luksika Kumkhum, who showed great class to upstage Yaroslava Shvedova on Thursday, take on Kyra Shroff. There was no sniff of an upset in this one though, as Kumkhum raced to a 60 60 win, and sealed victory for Thailand.
The doubles still needed to be played, however, and Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and Varatchaya Wongteanchai had very little difficulty seeing off Ankita Raina and Rishika Sunkara 61 63.
Korea will be favourites to win the Relegation play-off because they suffered two narrow losses whereas India have suffered two heavy defeats, but the beauty of Fed Cup is that it is not always the favourites who prevail.
The other match today saw China take on Chinese Taipei. China were pushing for a place in the Promotion play-off and knew that they would need a 3-0 victory if they were to stand any chance of getting there.
Hao Chen Tang was chosen to get the team off to the perfect start but she started slowly, allowing her opponent, Chin-Wei Chan, to take the first set 7-5 in a tiebreak. Tang started to up her game after that first set and took the second set 64. That broke Chan's resilience and Tang took the final set 61 to give China a 1-0 lead.
The second rubber saw China's Qiang Wang take on Chinese Taipei's top player, Kai-Chen Chang. As in the first rubber, the first set went to a tiebreak. This time, however, it was the Chinese player who won it, giving Wang a 1-0 lead. A crucial break of serve in the second set was all that was needed for Wang to take that as well, sealing a 76(4) 63 victory.
That win sealed China's victory, but the players knew they still had to give it their all in the doubles, which they did. Hao Chen Tang and Yi-Miao Zhou defeated Chin-Wei Chan and Kai-Chen Chang 63 64 to secure China's 3-0 victory. Ultimately though, it was not enough to reach the Promotion play-off, but they will play the 3-4th place play-off tomorrow, against Thailand.
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Walkers who pledge to raise $500 or more to help their neighbors in need are designated as Heart & Sole Circle members and receive an invitation to a special reception at the kick-off breakfast, a free t-shirt, free shoe laces, 10 thank-you cards to send to sponsors, and recognition in Project Bread's online annual report.
Walkers who pledge to raise $1,000 or more are included in Project Bread's Leadership Circle and also receive extras such as free sports socks, invitations to special events, and automatic entry into online contests for various prizes.
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Poverty Rate Soars to Record High in 2010
According to the annual poverty data released by the Census Bureau yesterday, there were 46.2 million Americans living in poverty in 2010, up from 43.6 million in 2009 (an increase of 2.6 million). In other words, more than1 in 6 Americans were poor in 2010. This is the highest number since the Census Bureau began gathering data 52 years ago, superseding last year's all-time high.
The national poverty rate climbed to 15.1 percent in 2010, an increase over 2009's rate of 14.3 percent. This is the fourth yearly increase. The South was hit hardest, as its poverty rate climbed by 1.2 percent—twice the rate of any other region in the country.
Experts believe that these figures understate the real level of poverty in the U.S. For example, many more young adults are staying or moving back home because they can't find jobs, and others have doubled up with friends and relatives. If only their incomes, as opposed to the entire household's, are counted, then instead of the official poverty rate of 8.4 percent, 45.3 percent would be in poverty.
Additionally, the government's methodology for determining poverty inadequately measures the real poverty rate in America. The federal poverty line of $22,314a yearfor a family of four and $11,139 for an individual is based on methodology designed in the early 1960s that fails to capture people's spending and living needs in today's economy.
The Census Bureau will release a Supplemental Poverty Measure in October 2011. This new measure, which the Bureau announced last March, is intended to provide an alternative, modernized measure of economic well-being. It will use a more accurate measure of a family's income by including income from government programs (e.g., tax credits, nutritional support, housing and energy assistance), while deducting expenses (e.g., child support obligations, child care costs, work expenses, taxes and medical costs). It will not replace the official poverty measure and will not be used to determine eligibility for government programs.
Middle-class American families' income fell in 2010. The median household income fell 2.3%, or $1,154, in 2010, adjusting for inflation. Overall, median income has changed very little compared to rising consumer prices over the last 30 years. Adjusted for inflation, the middle-income family earns only 11% more than they did in 1980, while the top 5% richest Americans saw their incomes surge 42%.
Income inequality has also increased. The top-earning 20 percent of Americans—those making more than $100,000 each year—received 49.4 percent of all income generated in the U.S., compared with the 3.4 percent earned by those below the poverty line. That ratio of 14.5-to-1 was an increase from 13.6 in 2008 and nearly double a low of 7.69 in 1968. Between 1999 (the year that household incomes peaked before the 2001 recession) and 2010, income at the 50th and 10th percentiles declined 7.1 percent and 12.1 percent respectively, while the decline in income at the 90th percentile was only 1.5 percent. Although there was no change in the income ratios in the 90th to 10th percentile, the 90th to 10th percentile income ratio increased from 10.42 to 11.67 percent. Households in the top 20 percent by income saw incomes fall by 0.7 percent, while those in the bottom 20 percent saw incomes fall by over six times as much—4.5 percent—in inflation-adjusted dollars.
Households in the Midwest, South and West experienced declines in real median income between 2009 and 2010. On the other hand, median household income for the Northeast stayed about the same. More detailed state-by-state data will become available when the Census Bureau releases the American Community Survey next week on September 22nd.
Interestingly, the data note that, because more families have "doubled-up households," the poverty statistics may significantly under count actual household poverty levels.Doubled-up households are defined as households that include at least one "additional" adult: a person 18 or older who is not enrolled in school and is not the householder, spouse, or cohabiting partner of the householder.
In spring 2007, prior to the recession, doubled-up households totaled 19.7 million. By spring 2011, the number of doubled-up households had increased by 2 million to 21.8 million, and the percent rose by 1.3 percentage points from 17 percent to 18.3 percent. Nearly 6 million young adults age 25-34 (14.2 percent) resided in their parents' households, compared with 4.7 million (11.8 percent) before the recession, an increase of 2.4 percent. As noted earlier, while it is difficult to precisely assess the impact of doubling up on overall poverty rates, the poverty rates for young adults age 25-35 would go from 8.4 percent to 45.3 percent if only their income was considered rather than the entire family's income.
The Census Bureau poverty data show the poverty rate for African-Americans increased faster than for the rest of the population and was just over 27 percent. Blacks and Hispanics were hit particularly hard by the recession. The rate of blacks living in poverty climbed by 1.6 percent, and Hispanics' rate increased by 1.3 percent. In comparison, the white poverty rate grew by 0.7 percent, and the Asian poverty rate actually fell by 0.4 percent.
One recent analysis concluded that the gap in wealth between white households and households of blacks and Hispanics was the largest in 2009 since the government began publishing data on this topic a quarter century ago. According to the report, about a quarter of all Hispanic (24%) and black (24%) households in 2009 had no assets other than a vehicle, compared with just 6% of white households.
Health Insurance Coverage
The Census Bureau's report also showed that the number of people without health care coverage rose to 49.9 million last year from 49.0 million in 2009, though the percentage of uninsured was from the 2009 rate of 16.3 percent. The Northeast and the Midwest appear to have had the lowest uninsured rates in 2010.
The increase in the number of people without health insurance is due mostly to working-age Americans who lost employer-provided insurance in the weak economy. Between 2009 and 2010, the percentage of people covered by employment-based health insurance declined from 56.1 percent to 55.3 percent, while the percentage covered by government health insurance increased from 30.6 percent to 31.0 percent. Reaching a new low, this is the tenth year of decline in the share of people with employer-provided insurance. Interestingly, however, the percentage covered by Medicaid (15.9 percent) was not statistically different from 2009. Moreover, an additional 2% of young adults age 18-24 gained coverage due to the health care reforms that allow them to remain under their parents' health insurance until the age of 25.
The number of uninsured people isn't likely to decrease if the unemployment rate remains high. Despite the historic Affordable Care Act health care reform legislation passed last year, many Americans will remain uncovered for a while because many of the Act's primary expansions in coverage will not take effect until 2014.
Children and the Elderly
The share of children under 18 living in poverty also jumped to 22% from 20.7% in the previous year. In 2010, 16.4 million children younger than 18 lived in poverty, compared with 15.5 million in 2009.
Historical Impact of Recessions
These data cover the first full calendar year after the technical end of the December 2007-June 2009 recession. The data are bleak but not surprising.
Given that in 2010 the unemployment rate was 9% and the number of Americans who were unemployed for 6 months or more was at an all-time high, the single most important factor in the increase in poverty may be the increase in the number of people who did not work at all last year. Since the start of the recession in 2007, the number of men working full time, year-round with earnings has decreased by 6.6 million, and the number of women has declined by 2.8 million.
Taken together, the data all point to the severe and widespread financial strains of a nation in the throes of an economic crisis. And the Census data report, coming shortly after President Obama's proposed package of $447 billion in tax cuts and spending to revive job growth and the recovery contained in the American Jobs Act, is almost certain to intensify the debate over the government's role in helping the poor and unemployed at a time of budget deficits and painful cutbacks in public services.
As the poverty rate approaches levels not seen since Lyndon B. Johnson launched the War on Poverty in 1965, it is crucial that American families tell Congress just how important such government safety nets have been to their economic well-being. The 2010 data show that there has been a sharp increase in those households that are in "deep poverty" (i.e., households living at less than half of the federal poverty level). Deep poverty has risen to an estimated 6.3%—20.5 million people—an increase of more than 25% since 2000. This number is an indicator of "disconnected" households with little meaningful attachment to employment. As experts note, as government programs to assist those Americans suffering from this economic downturn are cut, it won't take much for "deep poverty" to claim a share of the population the country hasn't seen in over three decades. If that happens, the current poverty numbers, as astounding as they are, will seem meager.


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INTERNATIONAL. Global air traffic experienced a major setback in November 2008, according to new figures released by Airports Council International (ACI) yesterday.
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Lady Gaga looks like she crawled out of Botticelli's "Birth Of Venus" painting!
For those who didn't take Art History 101 (or didn't take meticulously detailed, color-coded notes like me), you may need a refresher course-style breakdown of all of the cultural references that Lady Gaga gives props to in her "Applause" video — Sandro Botticelli's "The Birth Of Venus" in particular. Because Gaga's mentioned how ARTPOP is all about art, music, and life melding into one, it only makes sense that she would take that Venusian realness to the streets.
Well, give her a round of A-P-P-L-A-U-S-E, 'cause she NAILED IT. Just look at that flowing hair and pondering look! The only thing she's missing is the clamshell-covered nakedness that she served us in the video! (UGH! Public decency laws put such a damper on art! Though she may just be wearing the bivalve-crafted bra underneath her top…)
Read more about Lady Gaga's art come to life and watch her VMA promo video after the jump.
Anyway, we are living for the Lady's Gagaloo Goddess-ness, who popped up recently in New York City. However, all of these artistic allusions she's been dropping now have us wondering which piece of cultural iconography she might work into her VMA-opening performance. Perhaps she'll come styled as the Italian Renaissance's first lady of coyness, Mona Lisa? OH!! Or maybe she'll show up as that crazy screaming guy who's all like, "AHHHHHHH"? (Maybe our notes weren't as meticulous as we thought.)
Just please gimme a heads-up if she shows up as that fire-breathing Mother Monster-meets-Mother Goose character! Totally avant-garde and amazing, duh, it's just that I got in a terrible feeding the geese-related accident when I was younger, and I'm #NotOverIt
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Canberra's impressive win over the Bulldogs has been tempered by a leg injury to veteran five-eighth Jason Croker.
The Raiders turned in one of their best showings of the season to upset the Bulldogs 21-16 on their home turf at Sydney Showground. However Croker looks set to miss their finals campaign with a suspected fractured leg.
Canberra has now moved to second spot on 36 points, equal with competition leaders Sydney Roosters and Penrith. The Panthers play Manly at Brookvale Oval tonight, while the Roosters host the New Zealand Warriors tomorrow in a grand final replay.


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An unknown number of provisional voters, some of whom may not even have been registered to vote, improperly put their ballots directly into vote-counting machines at polling places...
An unknown number of provisional voters, some of whom may not even have been registered to vote, improperly put their ballots directly into vote-counting machines at polling places, King County's elections superintendent said yesterday.
Once those ballots went into the machines, there was no way to separate them from legitimate ballots.
Provisional ballots are given on Election Day to voters who show up at the wrong precinct or whose registration is in question. The ballots are supposed to be put inside two envelopes, with the voter's name, address and signature on the outside, and counted only after the voter's status is verified.
Officials may never know exactly how many provisional ballots were improperly fed into voting machines, but a current review of polling-place records will give some indication of how widespread the problem was, county Elections Superintendent Bill Huennekens said.
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Improperly cast provisional votes could play a role in a possible Republican challenge of Democrat Christine Gregoire's 129-vote victory over Republican Dino Rossi, whose campaign is preparing to ask that the election be set aside.
Miscast provisional votes could be one reason the number of ballots counted in King County outnumbered the list of voters who voted by 3,539.
"What part of it was it?" Huennekens said. "I don't know. Did it happen? Yes. Unfortunately, that's part of the process in King County, where we have over 2,600 precincts and over 540 polling locations and nearly 4,000 workers. It's a very human process, and in some cases that did happen."
State Republican Party Chairman Chris Vance, who plans to discuss the provisional-ballot issue at a news conference today, said it constituted a serious lapse in election security.
"We have very, very loose standards and procedures," he said. "I don't think our system in this state takes fraud and accuracy seriously."
In King County, a record 27,641 provisional ballots were counted in the election; 1,791 others were disqualified either because the voter wasn't registered or the signature on the ballot envelope didn't match the signature on file.
But in some cases, Huennekens said, poll workers mistakenly instructed provisional voters to put ballots directly into machines. In other cases, voters disregarded instructions and put their ballots into machines while workers were busy.
"I can't completely fault our poll workers 100 percent in this matter, especially when you're dealing with over 300,000 voters at the polls. People come in all kinds of varieties and shapes and sizes," Huennekens said.
He said there was no evidence of voter fraud.
Jim Rigby, a Republican observer at a polling place in the lobby of the King County Administration Building on Election Day, said that the scene was "chaos" and that he objected when one man walked into the building and promptly shoved a ballot into the vote-counting machine.
Rigby said others at the poll site saw two other voters put provisional ballots in the machine.
Teams of workers yesterday began comparing poll-book entries with computer records as part of "reconciling" the numbers, an activity that occurs after every election. Results are to be released Friday.
It's not the first election King County has had difficulty getting the numbers of voters and ballots to match. In the 2003 off-year general election, the number of ballots cast exceeded the number of voters by 606, even after reconciliation was completed.
In 2002 and 2000, the problem was reversed. Voters credited with voting exceeded the number of ballots by 2,809 in 2002 and by 7,770 in 2000.
Part of the discrepancy this year reflects 74 domestic-violence victims who voted but whose names aren't included in the published voter list and 484 military and overseas voters who cast mail ballots under special rules, Huennekens said.
County Elections Director Dean Logan has said he expects most of the remaining discrepancy to be explained by inaccuracies in accounting for votes at the polls and by failure to update a computer database.
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Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Summary Oct. 7, 2013
Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Summary Oct. 7, 2013
Meeting called to order at 3:10 p.m. October 7, 2013
I. Roll – The following senators were absent: Basterra, Caron, Denis, Guo, Harkless, Kaen, Kalinowski, Morgan, Pescosolido, Shannon, Shore, Tenczar, Weintraub, White. Guests were Eleanor Abrams, Lisa MacFarlane, Michael Middleton, Mihaela Sabin, Julie Williams, and Joanna Young.
II. Remarks by and questions to the provost – Provost Lisa MacFarlane began her remarks by reminding the senate of five upcoming administrative searches. There will be a search for a new dean of the PAUL College. Another search will be for a Senior International Officer, an item from the president's panel on internationalizing UNH for which new funds are now available. There will also be a search for the Carsey Institute to be morphed into a school as that proposal comes forward and is appropriately vetted according to the processes agreed upon last year. There will be a search for an associate provost for inclusive excellence, and in the spring there will be a search for a new director of Institutional Research and Assessment, as John Kraus is retiring. The provost referred to the GEAR UP training, outlined during the last faculty senate meeting by Monica Chiu, and assured the senate that all faculty and participants on search committees coming out of the provost's office will receive the same training that departments will be asked to receive.
The provost and the senate chair announced that the senate agenda committee and the provost's office will be co-sponsoring a panel on teaching and learning at UNH and beyond, which the provost feels will be a perfect collaborative venture for the Senate and Academic Affairs office. This panel will examine teaching and learning on campus, pulling together the many resources and areas of expertise across campus: learning, cognition, faculty development, outreach, and research. The many areas of high-level, substantial work being done at UNH are currently dispersed, and the aim of this panel is to find new ways to pull these strengths together in visible and supported ways in our work across campus, and off campus as well.
In reference to the president's five initiatives, this fall the dean's council has been working primarily on the STEM initiative and what that will mean for UNH, as the provost outlined in the last senate meeting. In the spring, the focus will be on the University of Choice. The provost's council will have a retreat in late January to block out the process and come to an understanding of the meaning of that initiative and develop a thoughtful plan for it.
A senator posed a question about Marcy Carsey's gift, asking how it was determined to have a school before there is actually a proposal for that school. The provost spoke of the delicate balance between donors and the university, and expressed the hope that the senate will invite Debbi Dutton to come and explain that process more fully. The provost indicated that Ms. Carsey is well aware that UNH has a process by which a school comes into being, and that part of that involves consultation with the senate. The provost said that Ms. Carsey is aware that, for her gift to be leveraged into a school, the faculty who will be involved must be a part of the process. The provost described Ms. Carsey's gift as the articulation of a vision which was put together by a group of faculty in concert with the directors of development. The senate chair mentioned that he worked with this group last year, stepping down when his term as senate chair began, and described the connection between creating a new school, or a new policy, and the financial foundation needed to move such an entity forward without tapping into already limited resources of the university. The provost said that the university is deeply grateful for Ms. Carsey's support, which extends and sustains the good work of the faculty.
The senator mentioned expressed a concern about the determination of academic programs being made by outside benefactors, an issue that the provost agreed is a serious and delicate issue for the directors of development and their potential donors. The chair added that the policy and proposal for a new school must stand on its own, and if it does not meet appropriate standards, then the senate will make statements regarding such a proposal.
III. Remarks by and questions to the chair – The chair showed the senate two new items on the senate website. The new annual summary report of the senate will now be included on the welcome page of the senate website. A new area has also been added, entitled Special Rules Adopted by the Senate. This area is for specific items and motions that the agenda committee feels should be readily available for quick reference by senators and the university community.
The chair then spoke about the joint panel between the Senate and the Academic Affairs office on teaching and learning mentioned above by the provost. This panel is all about the academic mission of UNH, to which nothing is more central than teaching and learning. He is pleased to join with the provost and give this subject high visibility.
Finally, the chair thanked the members of the senate for the sacrifices they make to attend senate meetings and their committee meetings, emphasizing the importance of the work done in the senate and his appreciation for the commitment of the senators to that work.
IV. Minutes – The minutes of the last senate meeting were approved with all ayes except for two abstentions.
V. Instructional Technology security presentation by Joanna Young – Joanna Young gave a powerpoint presentation (available as a link to this document on the senate website) regarding Instructional Technology (IT) security on campus. She told the senators that there had been an 87% increase in phishing attacks in the past year, and that these attacks often happen because a computer or server has been neglected in some way and thus become infected. These kinds of attacks no longer come solely from isolated individuals who are trying to disrupt the work of an organization, but rather are just as likely to be sophisticated attacks by organized crime or terrorists. She emphasized that UNH does not have to be the target to be a target. The increased flexibility and mobility afforded by new devices must be accompanied by increased responsibility on the part of the faculty and staff who use these devices. One targeted device has the potential to cause damage, expense, and destruction to the entire network. What faculty members can do to prevent such damage is to enable password protection on every device used to access the UNH servers, regardless of whether the device is provided by the university or was purchased by the individual. It is university policy that passwords should be changed every six months. Faculty should also use anti-virus software and, if sensitive information is being used or stored, encryption should also be used. The university has these products for both PCs and Macs, and faculty should communicate with the IT specialists in their areas to make sure that their devices are securely protected.
Faculty should also physically protect their devices by locking offices and securing all devices. Any device that is lost or stolen should be reported to UNH IT and to departmental supervisors, whether it is a university provided device or a personal device. If it is used to access the UNH network, or to store UNH information, the device should be well protected. Legally protected and restricted data should only be stored in university approved systems, including student records and Banner. Email is not a secure system, and faculty should not use email to communicate secure information, but rather use telephone communication or secured systems. Ms. Young also reminded the senate that all communications at UNH are subject to right-to-know requests and open to the public, including emails.
Another way to protect data is to use one of the two commercial built data centers (Enterprise – UNH IT, and Research – RCI). These two entities are working together to provide well-managed security to the UNH community. A department who has needs should contact UNH IT to see if there is a way to meet those needs.
A senator asked if student grades are included in the secure information that should not be sent over email. Ms. Young suggested that individual grades requested by students are not necessarily restricted information, as long as the faculty is sure that the requestor is actually the student. Any documents that include assigned student numbers or social security numbers should be stored in an encrypted file.
A senator asked about a report of a denial of service attack. Ms. Young confirmed that such attacks, intended to halt or slow down a website, do occur and that UNH did recently experience such an attack, but reassured senators that the network team caught it quickly and addressed the issue.
A senator asked how one can identify phishing attempts that claim to be from UNH IT. Ms. Young suggested that if there is any question, faculty should call UNH IT to ask for clarification, especially if they receive more than one suspicious email in a short period of time. From time to time, UNH IT sends out warnings about identified phishing attempts. Another senator suggested right-clicking on the 'from' email address; this often reveals that the email is from a random address and not from a unh address.
The chair invited senators to send suggestions for future senate discussions on IT security to the senate office at email@example.com and thanked Ms. Young for the valuable information shared today.
VI. Engaged Scholarship: the beginning discussion with Julie Williams and Eleanor Abrams – Julie Williams from the Office of Engagement and Outreach thanked the senate for the invitation to come and speak about engaged scholarship. Eleanor Abrams gave a brief history of the Engaged Scholars Academy, which was formed as an outcome of the 2002 NEASC accreditation process. The UNH definition of Engaged Scholarship is "a mutually beneficial collaboration between the University of New Hampshire and community and external and community partners for the purpose of generating and applying relevant knowledge to directly benefit the public."
In the past ten years, engaging 250 faculty over time, the Engaged Scholars Academy has found that the focus on engaged scholarship has had tremendous benefit for student learning and civic engagement by students, and deepened student learning opportunities. The work done in the academy is for faculty and by faculty. One of the challenges has been that engaged scholarship is not valued in the P & T process as much as it could be. In examining what the criteria for quality engaged scholarship should be, research has shown that universities look at the tenets of good scholarship as we know it, as well as the impact on community partners, examining ways that the intellectual and research questions, the methods, the results, and dissemination of those results affect and reflect the disciplines, the institutions and the community partnerships.
While peer-reviewed journals, grants and more traditional forms of scholarship may remain the gold standard, an important question to examine is how this form of scholarship values and helps communities.
Dr. Michael Middleton was invited to share his experience in two engaged scholarship projects he has carried out in recent years. An educational psychologist studying children's motivation in the context of schools and communities, he found that practitioners in the field wanted to know what his research meant for them in the context of advancing the work in marginalized communities. He described the time involved in setting up the research in communities in a variety of locations, beginning with smaller grants and leveraging them into larger grants that were dictated not just by his team, but also by their community partners; a Native American regional association as well as cooperative extension and 4-H programs in rural areas. He described the way this experience has helped to change his views on scholarly research, particularly in regards to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and its standards to protect research subjects, which Dr. Middleton found were not stringent enough for the marginalized groups with which his team worked. He spoke of the way in which his community partners held him accountable for the practical use for his research. He also described the amount of time necessary to build deep relationships of trust with the communities in which he conducted his research, and the need he discovered to adjust the language and perspective of his work in order to make it more accessible to those communities.
Mihaela Sabin then spoke about her work at UNH Manchester as Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Computing Technology Program in the Division of Science and Technology. Her research has been in computing education; how to design and build systems that will engage and motivate students. Through her association with the Engaged Scholars Academy, she has learned how to connect the dots of expertise and talent to create a proposal that is inclusive of different talents. In conference proceedings and general papers she has shared with her colleagues what she has learned from that project. She also found that her research drew her outside of UNH boundaries. Through her work with a variety of stakeholders in education, like career communication centers, community colleges, cooperative extensions, and open source communities, she got involved with other partners in Hartford, Connecticut and Cleveland, Ohio. For her, engaged scholarship is not about turning service into scholarship, or making service count as scholarship. It's about refining scholarly research to be more competitive by integrating community engagement. She has learned that to make proposals more competitive it's important to take into consideration collaborative projects and partnerships larger than your own particular research. In this way you can expand your proposal and discover new directions for your research.
The senate chair invited discussion from the senate regarding the meaning of engaged scholarship. A senator asked if there was a clear line between scholarship and service, both of which should be valued. Mike Middleton responded that the fact that his scholarly work has an impact on the community does not diminish its scholarly value. It is the responsibility of the scholar to clearly define his or her work with measures of impact and methods of contextualization in the field. The discussion continued regarding funding of research, partnering with the community, and whether service learning on the part of students is a form of engaged scholarship or pedagogy.
A response was that valuing engaged scholarship does not mean that all scholarship must be engaged scholarship. It needs to fit into the questions of the discipline and the skill set of the faculty member. What are the standards of accountability we hold ourselves to in our scholarship and our teaching? Julie Williams said that there is a large national group in the arts and humanities supporting the concept of engaged scholarship. Eleanor pointed out that some faculty are not comfortable doing this kind of research until they have successfully completed the tenure process.
Art Greenberg, an invited visitor to the senate from the Chemistry department and chair of the senate's adhoc Promotion and Tenure Oversight Committee asked to share some relevant insights from that committee on this subject. His committee feels that the definition given of engaged scholarship seems process driven rather than outcome oriented and reiterated the question of how engaged scholarship differs from service, as well as whether promotion and tenure policies reward scholarly engagement. He asserted that valid peer review by widely recognized experts with a stake in the process is essential in the promotion and tenure process, including in the important area of engaged scholarship.
A senator pointed out that that engaged scholarship is at the heart of the mission of a public land grant university, referencing the impact of the university's cooperative extension program over decades of research, teaching and outreach. Engaging students in real research blends together many layers of scholarship and teaching in unusual ways that may be difficult to evaluate, especially in the face of increasing pressure to bring in large, prestigious grants which may not be the kinds of grants that truly are helpful to the communities with which we are engaging.
The chair wrapped up this portion of the meeting by positing that if we believe that engaged scholarship is an important part of what we do at UNH, then we need to be clear about how it is supported, rewarded, and acknowledged in our departments. He strongly encouraged ongoing discussion within departments on this topic to define, not to dictate, the place of engaged scholarship. The chair described today's discussion as a starting point, and reminded the senate that it is important to value the "public" in "public university."
VII. Report by Academic Affairs Committee on a proposal to move the common exam time – The chair of the Academic Affairs Committee offered the following report [faculty senate agenda item VII.A 10/7/2013, sent to senators by email on 10/3/2013, includes the full report]:
It has been proposed by some administrators that there would be advantages to moving the common exam time (CET), now on Tuesday-Thursday 12:40 to 2:00, to later in the day: it would free classrooms for what would be a popular course slot, and it would prevent or reduce the crush of students in the dining halls at 12:30 or so two days a week.
Our Committee has considered the pros and cons of this idea, in consultation with several Senators from the sciences and with Kathie Forbes of the Registrar's office, and has concluded that to move it from its present time would create more problems than it would solve. We therefore make no motion.
The chair accepted the committee's report.
VIII. Report on a proposal to shorten the spring term – The chair of the Academic Affairs Committee offered the following report [faculty senate agenda item VIII.A 10/7/2013, sent to senators by email on 10/3/2013, includes the full report]:
After a noisy alcohol-drenched party among students last April that led to a fracas and drew a large number of police, officials from the Town of Durham and the University have met several times to consider ways to prevent such disturbances in the future. Apparently some Durham spokespeople thought the students "had too much time on their hands" and proposed a reduction or elimination of the reading period and a compression of the exam schedule. The Academic Affairs Committee has been charged to consider this possibility, as the Senate oversees the calendar.
We doubt very much that this proposal has any purchase on the causes of the disturbance. For one thing, the event took place on the Saturday preceding the last full week of classes, plus one more class day, and not during reading period. If the troublesome students had too much time on their hands at this busiest period of the semester, when papers and projects are nearing their deadlines, then they will have too much time on their hands no matter what we do. We saw statistics that show that disturbances and arrests reach peaks during the warm weather and on weekends, and are not tied to the academic calendar in any discernible way. Not long ago there was a riot in October having to do with the Red Sox.
So we see no merit in the idea of shortening the reading period, which is only two days long as it is, or compressing the exam schedule, which seems compressed enough already, solely because students have misbehaved in April. We therefore make no motion.
The chair accepted the committee's report.
IX. New business – The chair thanked the senators from science departments who contributed to the conversation on these two charges to the Academic Affairs Committee.
Barbara White spoke on behalf of the Student Affairs committee, which worked with the Academic Affairs Committee on the above charges to shed light on the student perspective of such proposed changes. The Student Affairs committee concurs with the Academic Affairs Committee that neither of the above charges warrant a motion. A senator made the suggestion that perhaps certain colleges might alternate days for their common exam time (i.e., Tuesday or Thursday) to make classrooms available for staggered usage.
The chair said that the Academic Affairs and Student Affairs Committees have discharged their tasks, and that others who have additional ideas are welcome to bring them forward in the future.
X. Adjournment – The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.


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Both of these sons were killed not for what they did, but for what their fathers have done. They were collateral damage – wrong place, wrong time, wrong dad. There is much that we inherit from our parents, perhaps we get their eyes, their hair, their laugh. Others pass down their ideals, their battles, their wars. These young men may have been set to follow in their father's footsteps, but we will never know, since both were killed during military actions executed to target their dads.
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Traffic, already exceptionally heavy because of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, was backed up for miles as the northbound freeway lanes were closed for nearly 4 ½ hours. Southbound traffic through the area slowed significantly as motorists surveyed the scene, Trooper Lance Ramsay said.
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The truck driver was towing a travel trailer when he apparently drove out of the southbound lanes near the 116th Street Northeast exit, across the grassy median and into northbound traffic. The pickup hit a silver Toyota Prius at 2:24 p.m., causing the Toyota to roll over.
The pickup continued across the northbound lanes and collided with a red Ford Taurus, causing that car to roll over. The car's driver, Darrell Knapp, 41, and his wife, Sandra Knapp, 42, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to the State Patrol. Their 7-year-old son, Noah, who was in the back seat, died later at Harborview Medical Center, the State Patrol said.
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I study how and why the human body looks the way it does. Much of my research focuses on the unusual nature of the human head. Unlike other mammals, we have very large brains, nearly balanced heads with short vertical necks that attach near the center of the skull's base, no snouts, external noses, small teeth, short round tongues, a descended larynx, and tiny faces that are tucked almost beneath the frontal lobes. In addition, I also study how and why human body below the neck is also unusual in several respects related to locomotion. I am interested in when, how and why early hominins became bipeds, and am especially interested in how, when and why humans became so exceptional as long distance endurance runners. In all these endeavors, my lab uses both experimental and comparative methods to examine how morphological features important in human evolution grow and develop, how they function, and how their function affects performance. .
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Lieberman DE, Carlo J, Ponce de Leon M, Zollikofer CP (2007) A geometric morphometric analysis of heterochrony in the cranium of chimpanzees and bonobos. Journal of Human Evolution 52:647-62.
Hallgrimsson B, Lieberman, DE, Lie W, Ford-Hutchinson AF, Jirik FR (2007) Epigenetic interactions and the structure of phenotypic variation in the cranium. Evolution and Development 9:76-91
Lieberman DE, Hall BK (2007) The evolutionary developmental biology of tinkering. Novartis Foundation Symposium 284:1-19.
Lieberman DE., Raichlen DA. Pontzer H, Brambl D, Cutright-Smith E. (2006) The human gluteus maximus and its role in running. Journal of experimental Biology 52:647-62.
Bramble D.M., Lieberman D.E. (2004) Endurance Running and the Evolution of Homo. Nature 432:345-352.
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Say someone had her vbac without an epidural a week ago . However, she wanted the epidural at 8 cm (like most in transition do) and didn't get it. She ended up with a 3rd degree tear/episiotomy and burst blood vessels in her face from pushing, this was after being screamed at to stop pushing because the doctor wasn't there. And all of this after pitocin was pushed and contractions went through the roof, sometimes with breaks of less than 10 seconds. This is my nightmare. But then, so is a c-section.
Is the most important thing in a situation like this to say "yay, successful vbac!" or offer help and resources for what was most likely a traumatic birth experience? Or both? I don't know what someone in this situation is likely to really be feeling. She seems very happy about it--but that's on facebook. And she's not saying how she's feeling really, just seems thrilled that she did have her vbac. Is she just afraid to say that she "got what she wanted" (the vbac itself) and it was a horrible experience?
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It is hard to know what to say in a situation like this because it is clear this person was yet again abused by the system. I have faced this myself also, recently I had a friend VBAC and ended up with a blue baby and a 11 day NICU stay. It is hard to put on your good face and say, well at least you didn't have another c-section.
Think about what kind of support they wanted after having their first traumatic experience, offer an ear to listen, and the support you would typically offer to anyone who went through something traumatic. It will take time, but eventually though her own healing, she will realize it wasnt the VBAC that was traumatic, it was the way she was treated, and the way her care was managed that was traumatic.
I see this a lot in my ICAN group. Well, not "a lot," but I think that every birth needs processing on some level. For a lot of people it takes months before they are ready to talk about it. It's possible that she feels ecstatic about the VBAC and traumatized at the same time, you know?
I would just tell her congratulations on her VBAC and let her know you would love get together and discuss all the details one day. That may open the door for her to talk about some of the stuff that she may still be processing.
Expectations shape a womans experience. I went into my homebirth vbac bold and naive. It was excruciating and the recovery time took much longer than my c-section. In fact, parts of me will never recovery to the simplicity of my c-section scar. I ended up with horrible tearing (after having to push out an over 10 lb baby during one contraction due to heart decelerations). My vagina is like a yodelers dream. I got stretch marks at week 41... then self-administered castor oil the last day of week 42. I had excruciating back labor that didnt let up until pushing. And then I lost so much blood, that I was given pit and cytotek and was on post-partum bedrest for 2+ weeks... oh, until day 2 when my baby spiked a 102 degree fever and my husband and I had to leave our 4 year old with my parents and go to the hospital for three days of unnecessary testing that ended in no results and TONS of medical interventions on my poor infant.
It does make me feel better when people regale me with stories of the birth and how well I handled it. We had a lot of people there. Or when I see the video. But I cant remember anything in first person. No memories hardly at all. But apparently, I was only screaming inside... who knew. Maybe let your friend know how amazing she is and leave it at that. I would have traded it for a second c-section, except my husband is still talking about how amazing it was to watch and how proud he is of me. ;) That plus all my girlfriends telling me how amazing I am for going all natural sweetens the bitter taste a bit. Probably wont do it again though.
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The package, a priority of a mostly-GOP coalition that took control of the Senate this session, is aimed at spotlighting low-performing schools, giving principals more power over personnel and challenging students to improve.
Democrats agreed with several of the ideas but derided others as simplistic distractions from the Legislature's top goal of fully funding education.
The bills now move to the Democratic-run House, where passage is far less likely. House leaders generally maintain the state should increase funding before making more policy changes.
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Still, supporters framed "education day" as a major victory.
"This package is a targeted first step toward recreating an education system capable of preparing our students for the current job market," Senate Education Committee Chairman Steve Litzow said after the seven-hour, occasionally heated debate.
Litzow, R-Mercer Island, sponsored two of the most contentious bills: to give A-F letter grades to schools and to give principals a veto in teacher placements.
The grading, which passed 26-23, is touted as a way to give parents more information and pressure schools to improve. Opponents say it is blunt instrument for a complex problem.
"Giving letters makes great headlines," said Sen. Nathan Schlicher, D-Gig Harbor. "It doesn't actually make great policy."
The principal veto, which passed 27-22, is meant to prevent poorly-performing teachers from getting passed from school to school. Opponents say it would make arbitrary personnel moves easier.
Four Democrats — Medina's Rodney Tom and Potlatch's Tim Sheldon, of the majority caucus, and Raymond's Brian Hatfield and Lake Stevens' Steve Hobbs — supported both measures.
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After the amendment, the bill passed 35-13.
The Senate also approved automatically placing students who pass the state test in any subject into a more advanced class, among other proposals.
Republicans delayed until Thursday a vote on a proposal that adds funding to the lowest-performing schools in exchange for major school-operations changes.
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