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Dr. Maragakis treats patients with a variety of neuromuscular disorders. His clinical practice is particularly notable for its attention to patients with motor neuron diseases, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). This expertise is coordinated with the ALS clinic at Johns Hopkins, a multidisciplinary clinic with expertise in treating ALS patients and providing support to their caregivers. As an extension of Dr. Maragakis clinic, he is an investigator in clinical trials for ALS patients.
Dr. Maragakis has interests in both the basic science of understanding neurologic disease as well as clinical investigations for treating neurologic disorders. His laboratory studies the role of astrocytes (the supporting cells of the brain) in causing and propagating neurological diseases, such as ALS. His interests also include the use and transplantation of astrocyte stem cells into animal models of diseases to establish their potential to treat patients with neurologic disease. His clinical research interests have included the treatment of patients with ALS using new drug therapies. Studies are also planned to evaluate potentially new approaches in ALS therapy.
- Director, ALS Center for Cell Therapy and Regeneration Research
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- MD, The University of Utah (1994)
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The Maragakis lab's main focus is in understanding disease mechanisms and targeting cell therapeutics for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). In collaboration with Johns Hopkins neuroscientists, his laboratory helped create stem cell lines from ALS patients using induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) methodologies. These cells will allow for the development of human cell lines which can be used for both the basic understanding of ALS astrocyte and motor neuron biology, as well as eventually identifying ALS therapeutics. Researchers in the Maragakis lab also focus on the potential therapeutic role of astrocyte replacement in ALS using glial stem cells. By transplanting glial stem cells into ALS animal models, the researchers in the Maragakis lab found that the stem cells can engraft, migrate and differentiate into astrocytes, and subsequently provide neuroprotection to vulnerable motor neuron pools. The team uses stem cell transplantation biology to understand the influences of mutant SOD1 astrocytes on normal, healthy motor neurons. A significant laboratory effort is underway to translate these discoveries into therapies for patients with ALS.
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- Haidet-Phillips AM, Roybon L, Gross SK, Tuteja A, Donnelly CJ, Richard JP, Ko M, Sherman A, Eggan K, Henderson CE, Maragakis NJ. Gene profiling of human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived astrocyte progenitors following spinal cord engraftment. Stem Cells Transl Med. 2014 May;3(5):575-85. doi: 10.5966/sctm.2013-0153. Epub 2014 Mar 6. PMID: 24604284
- Haeusler AR, Donnelly CJ, Periz G, Simko EA, Shaw PG, Kim MS, Maragakis NJ, Troncoso JC, Pandey A, Sattler R, Rothstein JD, Wang J. C9orf72 nucleotide repeat structures initiate molecular cascades of disease. Nature. 2014 Mar 13;507(7491):195-200. doi: 10.1038/nature13124. Epub 2014 Mar 5. PMID: 24598541
- Rutkove SB, Caress JB, Cartwright MS, Burns TM, Warder J, David WS, Goyal N, Maragakis NJ, Benatar M, Sharma KR, Narayanaswami P, Raynor EM, Watson ML, Shefner JM. Electrical impedance myography correlates with standard measures of ALS severity. Muscle Nerve. 2014 Mar;49(3):441-3. doi: 10.1002/mus.24128. Epub 2013 Dec 19. PMID: 24273034
- Haidet-Phillips AM, Gross SK, Williams T, Tuteja A, Sherman A, Ko M, Jeong YH, Wong PC, Maragakis NJ. Altered astrocytic expression of TDP-43 does not influence motor neuron survival. Exp Neurol. 2013 Dec;250:250-9. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.10.004. Epub 2013 Oct 9. PMID: 24120466
- Roth NM, Saidha S, Zimmermann H, Brandt AU, Oberwahrenbrock T, Maragakis NJ, Tumani H, Ludolph AC, Meyer T, Calabresi PA, Paul F. Optical coherence tomography does not support optic nerve involvement in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Eur J Neurol. 2013 Aug;20(8):1170-6. doi: 10.1111/ene.12146. Epub 2013 Apr 14. PMID: 23582075
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Kaimana Scholarships are based on the student's athletic and academic achievement, sportsmanship, and community involvement.
"Every year, we look forward to the exceptional students that we'll meet through the Kaimana Scholarship program," said Michael A. Gold, HMSA president and chief executive officer. "These are students who are already giving back to their communities and inspiring others to follow their example. It's young people like these, when given the opportunity, who will help us achieve our goal to improve the health and well-being of our state."
HMSA will award 21 scholarships valued at $3,000 each. Five distinguished recipients will be selected from the 21 honorees and will receive an additional $2,000 each.
Applicants must be Hawaii high school seniors graduating in 2014 with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 in their senior year. They must also have played on a league-recognized team during at least one of their high school years. Special focus will be on student athletes in lower-profile sports.
Student athletes must submit a completed application, short essay on their high school experience and plans after high school, two letters of recommendations from faculty members, and verification of their GPA in writing by a member of the school faculty.
Applications are available for download at hmsa.com/kaimana and on the Hawaii High School Athletic Association (HHSAA) website at www.sportshigh.com. Applications must be submitted to the HHSAA by 4 p.m. on Friday, February 14, 2014.
Scholarship recipients will be notified in writing in April and will be recognized at the HMSA Kaimana Awards & Scholarship Program luncheon in June at the Hawaii Convention Center.
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During his school days, Kim Abrahams would forgo listening to his teachers and would draw cars in the margins of his notebooks.
Abrahams has dedicated his life to automotive pursuits. He painted cars for a living. He is currently an employee at Carquest Auto Parts in Hillsboro. He spends a portion of his spare time promoting the Route 56 Classic Cruisers auto show, this year on June 8.
Some of his current and past car loves include a 1956 Chevrolet, a 1970 Chevy Nova, and 1967 Camaro RS/SS.
If Abrahams could travel back in time, he would tell his past self to keep the gold Camaro. He took good care of the convertible, constantly tinkering with it, even though it drove perfectly fine. The car becomes rarer with each passing year, with equivalent restored models fetching $70,000.
"I've never seen another one like it," Abrahams said.
The inclination to tinker comes from Abraham's father, who was constantly working on vehicles throughout Kim's youth. A love of cars has been passed down in the Abrahams family. Kim has about 20 classic cars. His brother, Rex, has about that many in a pristine garage in Canton.
While Kim's car love is directed to the muscle cars of the late 60s, Ray's passion focused to models constructed three decades earlier. Nearly as much a part of the family as Kim and Rex was the 1932 Chevy Ray purchased in 1962.
Although Ray remodeled the car himself in 1964, chipping away layer after layer of brush-coated paint, Kim wanted to update the car for his dad. He wanted Ray, now 87, to see the car in tiptop condition one more time.
Kim enlisted the help of Lowell Heinrichs of rural Hillsboro. Kim and Ray kept abreast of the progress on the vehicle over the past five years. Heinrichs completed his work by the summer of 2012. Kim recently took the car to Tulsa, Okla., for pin striping. The painters, who work on cars from all over the country, said the remodeling job on the '32 Chevy was one of the finest they had seen.
Ray admired as much himself when he looked at the car two weeks ago outside of Parkside Homes.
"He was out there looking at it quite a while," wife Sylvia Abrahams said.
Ray rode in the car as recently as a year ago. Unfortunately, he will be unable to fit the narrow doors of the car after suffering a stroke.
"He was all excited but he can't get in," Kim said. "It kills him that he can't ride."
The elder Abrahams can take solace that the car is likely to remain a part of the family for at least one more generation.
"I don't think this one is going to get sold outside of the family," Kim said.
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After the 2000 US presidential election and its scads of hanging chads, election officials across the country began casting about for solutions. One proposal included getting rid of those pesky paper ballots altogether and going with electronic voting machines. It sounds good in theory, but as a friend of mine once said, "do that and we'll find out who hackers want to be president."
A group of computer science professors are joining the forces critical of electronic voting machines as they are currently deployed. Eugene H. Spafford, a computer science professor at Purdue University and chairman of the U.S. Public Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery has expressed his concerns over the security of electronic voting machines used in the US. "As experts in computing, we have grave reservations about the safeguards in place with many of the computerized voting technologies being used," said Spafford in a letter to Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), chairman of the Committee on House Administration.
Ehlers' committee is currently considering legislation that would mandate a paper trail for all voting machines used in the US. Currently, regulation is left up to the individual states.
Spafford is not the only professor in his field handing out warnings. Professor David Wagner of the University of California at Berkeley, testified before the House yesterday, saying that "a single person with insider access and some technical knowledge could switch votes, perhaps undetected, and potentially swing an election."
We have covered electronic voting fairly extensively here at Ars Technica. The concerns primarily boil down to one issue: security. One company in particularDieboldhas come under heavy fire for its policies and practices surrounding the deployment and use of its e-voting machines. In 2004, California Secretary of State Kevin Shelly decertified the Diebold AcuVote-TSx, in no small part due to the fact that they didn't leave a verifiable paper trail. Late last year, Leon County, Florida election officials were able to successfully hack a different Diebold voting machine using experts hired for the task.
Given the number of problems faced by electronic voting machines, state and local governments who have decided to go the e-voting route would be well-advised to make sure that their solutions are secure and that the results can be verified. While no one wants a repeat of the 2000 debacle in Florida, having hacked voting machines determining the outcome of future elections is not a desirable alternative.


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Tanny is valuable..
Just not as a GM..
He is a cap genius and I hope he stays with the Jets for twenty more years..
They would be nuts to outright kick him out of the organization..
Apparently, Woody is too cheap to pay Tanny for next year (per his contract) without getting some work out of him. As a result, they are going to reassign Tanny to a new job?
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Tanny is valuable..
Just not as a GM..
He is a cap genius and I hope he stays with the Jets for twenty more years..
They would be nuts to outright kick him out of the organization..
woody needs to grow a set, and fire the bum. hes no cap genious, he does what every money person does on all the other 31 football teams do. just FIRE the bum
So lets hire Norm Peterson then..
as cap man he is not going to be the GM making the decisions.. And lets face it. He has been a puppet GM because he in no way was a qualified one..
Make him field punts like Hard Knocks.
What a circus.
Who is the cap manager of the Texans, the Patriots, the Packers , the Steelers, ect ect ect. All these teams are consistent playoff teams and still manage to handle the cap. The Bengals, the Ravens ect ect .
Do all these teams have Mike Tannenbaum who apparently the Jets can't do without. As the GM this man is responsible for the drafting of Vernon Gholston, Mark Sanchez, Kyle Wilson, Mo Wilkerson and Quinton Coples. The aquiring of Calvin Pace, Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards and Cromartie and Tim Tebow. As GM the contracts of Sanchez, Ferguson, Harris, Holmes, Pace and others were all orchestrated under his watch. All those players mentioned above have in some way contributed to the disaster that is the NYJets.
Under his watch the Jets have no QB, no Running back, no LBers to speak of on a team that runs a 34 defense. The Jets have a 1 dimensional OLT who headlines an awful OL and some Wrs that leave alot to be desired. What the Jets do have thou, is some of the highest paid players at their position in the league on a team that is in disarray. All done under Mike Tannenbaum's watch.
Somebody tell me again why this man is so valuable ?
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If you draft well enough, the cap is almost never an issue. The cap needs complicated "managing" when teams foolishly believe that you can build through free agency and trades in the NFL.
Tanny doesn't bring an unique skill set to managing the cap, nor should it be viewed as a primary area of focus. Personnel decisions is priority 1.
Tinstar, you don't know what your talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Getting Holmes for a 5th round pick was a steal.The mistake was guaranteeing all that money. Everybody wants an Adrian Peterson. Greene is far from a bust pick.Rushed for 1000 yards last year,over 4yds a carry. this year similar numbers.Look at the players Tinstar mentioned. Most are good players or pro bowlers.
Job?... He's barely fit to hold Woody's penis at the urinal. Every self respecting GM candidate will insist that Tanny be shown the door.
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How many teams hit home runs on personnel decisions with high regularity?
I count (by your assessment) 7 good decisions and 4 bad ones. Is that so terrible?
I'm not saying that Tanny needs to stay because he made 7 good decisions or that he needs to go because he made 4 bad ones, but I think what does stand out though (and why he should be held accountable):
1- we had holes this past off season that were not plugged
2- probably a few guys that will be gone next year that perhaps should have been replaced already
3- drafting quality over quantity is a big risk unless every single one of the "quality" guys you draft are studs
To Tinstar. I agree that he's gotta go, but for different reasons. Extending the contact of sanchez coming of a bad year. Giving guaranteed money to Holmes when he didn;t have to. And overpaying for David Harris. I like Harris, but 10 Mill a year, thats insane. A new job for Mike t mmmmmmmm.......punt returner, for one game


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About the State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods in 2013
The State of New York City's Housing and Neighborhoods, issued annually by the NYU Furman Center, provides a compendium of data and analysis about New York City's housing, land use, demographics, and quality of life indicators for each borough and the city's 59 community districts. The report combines the timely expert analysis of NYU Furman Center researchers with data transparency. In 2013, the report focuses on income inequality in New York City, analyzing changes over time in the distribution of the city's income, economic segregation of city residents, and the neighborhood environments experienced by people of different incomes.
The report was released on May 28, 2014 at a forum at NYU School of Law titled, By the Numbers: Exploring Neighborhood Inequality, which explored the structural limitations to tackling income inequality, as well as the specific policy levers available to government leaders to address it. The event featured a keynote address by Gene Sperling, former Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, and a panel moderated by Brent Staples of The New York Times Editorial Board.


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F.A.Q.: Which campaign wants to have an election about gay rights?
A conversation with Salon political writer Steve Kornacki about same-sex marriage politics.
Josh: Assuming Joe Biden was not in fact part of the world's most pointless conspiracy, and Barack Obama was in fact pushed by his gun-jumping vice president to announce his position on same-sex marriage, is it fair to say the campaign hasn't quite figured out yet what it's going to do for an encore?
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At the moment they just get to sit back and watch Mitt Romney dealing with the fallout of Jason Horowitz's story about his prep-school days. But what will they, and for that matter the Romney campaign, do next?
Steve: I'm starting to think the answer to that might be: Nothing. The Romney response is not what it would have been for a Republican nominee a few years ago, when this sort of thing would have triggered ... well, what Bush did in 2004. It really feels like his campaign sees this as a huge opening, but that they understand there are real risks for them if they make opposition to gay marriage a centerpiece issue.
That doesn't mean the right is laying down on this, obviously, but when you get beyond the Tony Perkins types, it seems there's a recognition at some level among Republicans where the long-term trends are going. It's becoming an issue where Republican candidates will still have to go far to the right to win primaries, but that they'll downplay and keep in the background once they get to the fall. I mean, a clear majority of independents (and an overwhelming majority of Democrats) now favor same-sex marriage, and the pace of change is so fast that six months from now—on Election Day—the margins could be even bigger, especially if Obama's announcement triggers others to speak out.
Josh: What about the idea that what the polls say and what the voters do on this issue are two very different things? Is that over now?
Steve: I'm sure we'll hear plenty of that, sort of like with the supposed Bradley Effect and Obama in '08, and if Obama ends up losing, maybe there'll be some impulse to blame this. What will really change it is when states start voting against bans like the one that passed in North Carolina yesterday (or start voting to legalize it). I keep hearing that 32 (or 33?) state statistic, how every state that's had the chance has been against it.
But like I said, the pace of change on this is really quick. How many of those referendums to ban gay marriage were from two, four, six or eight years ago? When it comes to this issue, that's ancient history. Maine is a good example. In '09, voters outlawed it. But now, just three years later, proponents want it on the ballot again; they're confident it will pass. If it gets on the ballot in N.J. (Christie's proposal), I bet it will pass. Once that starts happening, then we'll stop hearing about the silent majority being against it.
Josh: Does it become a broader character issue now? Could this now become the sort of thing people vote on because of what the candidates' positions seem to say about them, even if same-sex marriage wasn't a particularly big issue for them before?
Steve: Yeah. I don't think you can really quantify it, but my sense is that public opinion on this issue is really mushy in the middle. I mean, there are the hardcore opponents, the ones who are not only against gay marriage but who vote on it. This is not a small bloc, but I think they're basically all functionally Republicans. Then there are the supporters. A relatively small group of them are passionately for it, I think, while most have simply evolved, see it as no big deal anymore, but are preoccupied with other issues.
That leaves one other group: Those who still say they're against it, but who also don't care that much about it—the ones who say they're all for equal rights, are fine with civil unions, don't have anything against gay people, etc., but who just still think the idea of gay marriage is kind of out there. My hunch is that a lot of them would respond negatively to a presidential campaign that made fighting gay marriage a central issue—that they'd see a meanness in the tone of it. And that carries over to the anecdote Jason unearthed. If it becomes a part of the Romney narrative, it will make even a lot of people who say they're not for gay marriage feel a little less comfortable with him.
Josh: So now that the awkward, mutually agreed quiet on this issue has been forever shattered (Biden!), which campaign has a greater interest in talking about gay marriage between now and November?
Steve: Good question. I doubt either one of them will push it that hard. To the extent Obama had any political incentive to do this, it had to do with fund-raising, so he doesn't have to do anything else now to reap whatever benefit he's going to reap on that end. That he went out of his way to say states should be able to set their own laws suggests he doesn't want to be talking about this much in the fall. But as I said before, it also seems that Romney wants to keep this quiet, and be able to keep saying he's for traditional marriage but doesn't want to discriminate against anyone, etc. The more specific the discussion gets, the harder it becomes for him to square his current positions with a sentiment like that.
Josh: So ... the election's still going to be about the economy, like it was going to be all along?
Steve: That's my bet.


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Friendship Farm Park facility before (top) and after. (Photos: Md. DNR)
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources and partners have completed renovations to the Friendship Farm Park boating access facility, completely rehabilitating the 40-year-old launch site. Now open to the public, the significant facility improvements provide safe and easy boating access to Nanjemoy Creek and the lower Potomac River.
Boaters in southern Maryland have been eagerly awaiting the completion of the Friendship Landing boating access facility renovation, said Mark OMalley, DNRs Director of Boating Services.
Owned and operated by Charles County, the Friendship Farm Park boating project involved the construction of two timber flank walls, a two lane concrete boat ramp, and an American with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessible aluminum floating boarding pier. The project was made possible through a partnership between DNRs Boating Services, Charles County Department of Public Works Division of Parks and Grounds and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Sport Fish Restoration Program.
The recent reconstruction of the Friendship Landing boat launch facility will provide our local and regional boaters with much improved access to Nanjemoy Creek and Charles Countys portion of the Potomac River, remarked Candice Quinn Kelly, President of the County Board of Commissioners. This is yet another fine example of a collaboration that allows federal, state, and local government to meet important public water access goals.
The total cost of the project including engineering and construction was $280,565. Of that total, a federal Sport Fish Restoration Boating Access grant provided $210,424 (75 percent) which was matched by $70,141 (25 percent) in Maryland Waterway Improvement Funds.
Administered by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Sport Fish Restoration Fund is derived from federal excise taxes on fishing equipment and motorboat fuels. A portion of this user-pay, user-benefit program assists in funding public recreational motorboat access projects. Since its inception in 1966, the State Waterway Improvement Fund derived from the 5 percent vessel excise tax paid when a boat is purchased and titled in Maryland has funded more than 4,500 grant projects, valued in excess of $300 million, in the development of more than 300 public boating access sites.
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In February, a man driving a car he had found idling on the street fatally struck Middle Village teen Robert Ogle and his friend, Alex Paul. At City Hall, Crowley, who was joined by Robert Ogle's parents, Mei and Brandon, said the new legislation would prevent similar tragic accidents in the future.
"[Several] weeks ago, a seemingly avoidable tragedy struck my district," Crowley said in a statement. "Sadly, the death of the two young men, Robert Ogle and Alex Paul, may have been avoided if a man had not left his car running while shopping in a store."
The proposed penalty of $250, up from the current fine of $5, should deter drivers from leaving their engines idling on the street unattended.
In the early morning hours of February 1, Robert Ogle, a 16-year-old student at Brooklyn Technical School, where he played football, was returning to his parents' home in Middle Village with his friend Alex Paul, 20, when an out-of-control driver ran into the young men.
A police investigation later found that the driver, Kenneth Guyear, was traveling on foot when he passed a Kia Spectra idling on the sidewalk in front of a deli on Woodhaven Boulevard. Guyear, who later admitted he was under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the time, stole the car and took off on a joyride.
It didn't last long. Just minutes later, Guyear struck Ogle and Paul. Then, after returning the stolen car to Woodhaven Boulevard, he was arrested by police. Guyear was arraigned soon afterwards and held without bail.
"Our only hope is that the perpetrator can be held up as an example of the worst kind of people that are walking on the street," Brendan Ogle told this paper in an interview just days after his son was killed. "I hope they put people like that away."
Though the idling legislation can't turn back time, Crowley said it will do much to prevent the Middle Village hit-and-run and others like it. Crowley announced in the coming weeks that she would start a program to promote awareness of the legislation with Councilman John Liu, the Transportation Committee chairman.
"Leaving your car running and unattended seems like a minor, careless mistake," Crowley said, "but all New Yorkers must understand that it is irresponsible, dangerous and potentially deadly."


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|The Approach is a massive granite staircase between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and downtown Troy. It was completed in 1907 on the former site of Rensselaer's Main Building, just West of 8th Street overlooking the city and the Hudson River.
|The staircase was constructed by the City of Troy to emphasize the interdependence of this industrial city and the polytechnic school for which it is known. After devastating fires ravaged Rensselaer's Winslow Chemical Laboratory and destroyed the Main Building in 1904, trustees and administrators considered a variety of rebuilding alternatives, including a proposal to merge with the Columbia University School of Mines in New York City. Institute officials decided to stay in Troy, but to move further East up the hill. The city responded by spending $40,000 to extend Broadway to the new campus in the form of a grand staircase.
|For many years the Approach remained an important link between the city and the college. Class pictures were often taken on its steps, and students regularly traversed it on their way to the railway station, off-campus rooming houses, and even the gymnasium (which was located at the bottom of the Approach).
|As the campus expanded further East and the city's fortunes gradually declined, the once elegant structure fell into disrepair. By the 1970s the Approach was closed due to its precarious condition. Several attempts to refurbish it failed.
|In 1994 the Approach was given a new lease on life when the Louis and Hortense Rubin Foundation launched the "Approach and Beyond campaign" with a $100,000 gift. The campaign raised most of the $850,000 needed to rebuild the staircase and to re-connect RPI with downtown Troy. After extensive renovation and landscaping, the Approach was officially reopened at a celebration on October 14, 1999.
Rensselaer: Where Imagination Achieves the Impossible, by Thomas Phelan, D. Michael Ross, and Carl Westerdahl (1995).
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PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger sat at his locker before going out to test his injured throwing shoulder and healing ribs during Wednesday's practice, confident he's healed enough to play Sunday against the San Diego Chargers.
"I'm hoping,'' Roethlisberger told USA TODAY Sports. "I can play with pain. I'll give it everything I've got. Pain is not an issue for me. It's about performance and how hard can I throw the ball? How far can I throw the ball?
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"I feel a lot better. We'll see how it goes. "
Apparently, it went pretty well. Offensive coordinator Todd Haley said Roethlisberger took plenty of reps with first team.
"It's exciting, as long as there's no setbacks, to have him back,'' Haley told USA TODAY Sports. "He's obviously such a big, big part of this team.''
Coach Mike Tomlin called it "a positive day," and added, "He made all the necessary throws.''
Roethlisberger's dislocated rib has healed enough where it is no longer a threat to puncture his aorta as was the case initially after he sustained a hit in a Nov. 12 win against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Three weeks ago, Roethlisberger told Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis before Pittsburgh's 13-10 loss to the Ravens that it was "killing'' him not to be able to play. Thing is, it could have killed him -- literally -- to have played the past three games.
"From what I understand, the rib was, it was stable in the back, but in the front, if I took the wrong shot, it could puncture the wrong way,'' Roethlisberger said.
"According to the training personnel staff, doctors, they don't feel the stability is an issue. I'm sure that first time I hit the ground it's going to be a little -- I may lay there for a second or so to make sure I can feel everything in my chest. According to them, everything is stable.
"I can play with pain.''
It seems fitting that Roethlisberger's return to practice coincided with the return to practice of Lewis from a torn triceps suffered in October. Roethlisberger and Lewis had a heart-to-heart conversation about missing the fierce Baltimore-Pittsburgh rivalry for the first time during their careers three weeks ago.
"Ray came up to me before the game and we had a long conversation on the field,'' Roethlisberger said, referencing that Nov. 18 loss. "I have a lot of respect for that guy. I gave him a hug and he goes, 'Who would have ever thought that, this game, neither one of us would play?' I said, 'I know. It's not the same.' Just acknowledging the admiration we have for each other. It's great to see him back out there (practicing today).''
There's a reason Roethlisberger wants to be back Sunday. The Steelers (7-5) own the same record they did in 2005, when they won their last four regular season games, then ran the table in the playoffs to win Super Bowl XL against Seattle in Detroit -- the first of two Super Bowls with Roethlisberger.
"It's about when you get hot and come together as a team,'' Roethlisberger said. "Our defense is starting to get hot and click in. We're starting to put it together. All it takes is one win and then you just roll with it.''
Charlie Batch, who turned 38 Wednesday, delivered a 23-20 win against Baltimore -- but all the talk around the league is about the rookie crop, led by Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck.
"It makes me laugh a little bit because people are talking about these rookie quarterbacks and they should be talked about, they're great players,'' Roethlisberger said. "My thing has always been, 'Let's wait for two or three years to see if they're great yet. They've done some great things. And they have all the potential in the world to do it.
"I'm sure if you go ask Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or myself, any of those veteran guys, we'll say we're going to keep doing what we do. Let all the press go to those guys and we'll just try and win games."
He then warned the rookie quarterbacks: "No question about it, it is a completely different ballgame when you get to the playoffs."


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Yeah, I don't get that interpretation from that data either.
If anything, it shows that people are frustrated they died and are going to "Play the damn dungeon until I beat it". Designing a game to be as "engaging" as possible is the wrong metric. It should be as "enjoyable" as possible, which will itself result in engagement.
Focusing primarily on engagement results in the same kind of manipulative mechanics that cause Facebook and MMORPG games to be so compelling, while simultaneously being boring.
That isn't to say you're manipulating us of course. I do believe you're trying to make the best game possible. But imagine for a second that the game is F2P with micro-transactions. In that case, no death warning would be the best possible option since it would cause people to lose gold and then make a payment to purchase more. Or, should I say, best possible option for the bottom line.


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There has been an amazing amount of new World Music releases on LP over the last three months. It has become so overwhelming that I thought I'd better call attention to it. Whether you like reissues of obscure World Music albums, hits collections, compilations, or new music, we have plenty of recent arrivals for your turntable. Not only do we have lots of new releases, but at the Hollywood store we have plenty of used LPs and two rows of collector LPs on the wall just above the Country/Bluegrass section. Listed below are some of my favorite new releases, broken down by geographical regions.
La Grande Cantatrice Malienne Vol 3 (plus download) - Na Hawa Doumbia
Danger - Lijadu Sisters
Wake Up Your Mind - Joni Haastrup
Give The Beggar A Chance & Dawn Of Awareness - Monomono
Jealousy/ No Discrimination / No Accommodation For Lagos / Progress - Tony Allen
Bambara Mystic Soul – The Raw Sound Of Burkina Faso 1974 to 1979 - V/A
S/T - El Rego
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|MLBPA/MLB News Release
World Series MVP David Ortiz tops the current list of most popular MLB player jerseys, which features many of the top performers during the 2013 postseason, offseason newsmakers and some of the brightest young stars in the game. Joining Ortiz are Red Sox teammates Dustin Pedroia and Koji Uehara and other postseason standouts including Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals, Clayton Kershaw and Yasiel Puig of the Dodgers, Andrew McCutchen of the Pirates and Miguel Cabrera of the Tigers.
The list, relased jointly today by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, is based on sales of Majestic jerseys from MLB.com/Shop, the official online shop of Major League Baseball, since the conclusion of the 2013 World Series.
In addition, several players who made headlines during the offseason, including Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano, Prince Fielder and Jacoby Ellsbury, rank high on the list. In fact, Jeter's jersey has been the top seller since he announced on Feb. 12 that this would be his final season. Young stars are also well represented on the list, as 12 of the top 20 are age 30 or younger, and five -- Manny Machado, Puig, Bryce Harper, Mike Trout and Matt Harvey -- are age 25 or younger.
Players representing 13 different clubs make up the top 20 (including eight different clubs in the top 10), with only the Red Sox having three current players on the list. The top 20 includes 17 players who were All-Stars last year, seven infielders, four outfielders, six pitchers, two catchers and a sole DH in Ortiz.
MLB Most Popular Jerseys - 2013-14 Offseason
Based on sales on MLB.com/Shop of Majestic jerseys since the conclusion of the 2013 World Series
1. David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
2. Dustin Pedroia, Boston Red Sox
3. Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
4. Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals
5. Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
6. Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
7. Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
8. David Wright, New York Mets
9. Robinson Cano, New York Yankees/Seattle Mariners
10. Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
11. Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers
12. Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals
13. Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
14. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
15. Matt Harvey, New York Mets
16. Prince Fielder, Detroit Tigers/Texas Rangers
17. Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals
18. Koji Uehara, Boston Red Sox
19. Yu Darvish, Texas Rangers
20. Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees


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The 10" Ames Colt series C-300 Double Check Detector Assemblies began production in 2000 under the Hunter name. In 2002, Ames bought the rights off of Hunter and is still manufacturing the devices. The body is constructed of stainless steel. The Colt Series has become a top seller of Ames due to the light weight design and short lay lengths. It is also offered in a number of configurations with many valve options. To access the check assemblies there is a stainless steel sleeve that will slide open. You must release the two victaulic clamps that hold the stainless sleeve. The Colt uses two self contained cam checks that use a tri-link check mechanism. Numerous repair parts are available for the Colt series devices, including rubber parts and complete parts. The C-300 was designed for fire service line as it features a metered bypass assembly. The bypass backflow device will be 3/4" but Ames used different models over the years. The first 2 years used Flomatic DCVE. After that they may feature an Ames 2000B-M3 or Watts 007M3. Be sure to identify your bypass device before ordering parts. There are no special tools required for service.
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Toward the end of Sen. John Whitmire's speech against sanctuary city bill, he said that a Republican senator had asked him, "Why do you want to talk when you know the outcome?"
Whitmire's answer to the question thundered through the Senate chamber.
"Because it's our moral obligation."
It was in that spirit that Democrats — badly outnumbered in the Senate with little hope of being able to block the sanctuary cities bill — continued their campaign against the legislation with speeches that featured the personal stories of Hispanic members and the discrimination they've experienced as well as the policy implications of potentially turning local police into immigration agents.
"You will never, ever be confronted with the measures of this legislation," Whitmire told his white colleagues. "We have to slow down and think about what we're about to do."
Whitmire, D-Houston, recounted a story of a single mother who's in the U.S. illegally and is afraid to try to collect child support from her American husband, who abandoned her because she could lose her son and be deported.
"Sometimes you have to do the right thing and suffer the consequences," Whitmire said, finishing his statement with a last minute quote from Sam Houston, in a bid to sway Republicans.
Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, told his fellow Senators that he had experienced discrimination throughout his life.
When he was in school, Uresti said his name was changed to Charlie because they were forbidden from speaking Spanish. He told the Senators that when he was in the Marine Corps, he was called a wetback by his fellow white Marines.
He called the legislation "mean," "vindictive," and "wrong" and said that the bill "strikes at the heart and the soul of Latinos of Texas."
"All that matters, all of a sudden, is the color of your skin," Uresti said. "[The bill] opens the doors to discriminate against… anyone who looks like me."
Sen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, recounted that his son was pushed up against the wall by an immigration officer who demanded to know if he was an American.
Democratic Senate Caucus Chair Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, said the fact the Senate is going to pass this bill, broke her heart.
"Today we are going to pass legislation that would treat my children differently, because I have children with blue eyes and sandy hair and they look like their Belgium ancestors. And I have sons with the proud brown skin and eyes and hair and they look Mexican-American." said Van de Putte, her voice cracking. "And if we're passing legislation that treats brothers so very differently, how can that be right?"


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Meet at the Information Desk for a tour and discussion of two bronzes by Charles M. Russell that reference the Blackfoot warrior Medicine Whip. In the voice of Charles Russell, a historical reenactor tells the exciting story of the young warrior who earned his adult name in a fierce battle. No reservations required.
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Meet at the special exhibition entrance for a guided tour of Wild Spaces, Open Seasons: Hunting and Fishing in American Art. This is the first major exhibition to explore the multifaceted meanings of such outdoor subjects in both painting and sculpture from the early nineteenth century to World War II. This exhibition encompasses a wide variety of portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes, including iconic works by Thomas Cole, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens, as well as key pictures by specialists in the category such as Charles Deas, Alfred Jacob Miller, William T. Ranney, and Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. No reservations required.


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In New Orleans, fall is the favorite time of year for many locals and visitors alike. The sweltering heat and humidity of the summer gradually, and then suddenly, give way to the crisp air and cool breezes of the autumn months. Muggy evenings turn into ideal walking weather, and the welcomed cool of the early mornings lingers a bit longer with each passing day.
We don't have quite the vibrancy of the changing leaves as other parts of the country might. But what we lack in leaves, we make up for in sumptuous blooms of fragrant fall flowers and the sky's lovely hue—a bright blue you have to see to believe.
Because of the magnificent weather, locals and tourists both love to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Rides on the streetcar, walks through the French Quarter, and strolls through picturesque City Park and Audubon Park become part of regular routine. Visits to the Audubon Zoo also top fall to-do lists, along with long walks along the Mississippi River, the Riverwalk, and Woldenberg Park.
Another fall tradition is weekend after weekend chock full of food and music festivals. While the weather is so lovely, music lovers and foodies flock front tent to stage to stand admiring musicians, artwork, and the edible fare of local festival contributors. From Seafood Fest to Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest to Voodoo Music Experience, every week provides a new reason to get out in the cool, breezy New Orleans sunshine.
As if we needed any more ways to enjoy fall weather, it's safe to say that Halloween and All Saints' Day are more celebrated in this city than most others across the country. Costumed kiddies walk door to door fiending for neighbor's treats, while the adults prepare costumes of all shapes, sizes, and degrees of absurdity to walk the streets of Frenchmen and the French Quarter at night—almost like a mini Mardi Gras in the fall.
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Campus Construction Update for Aug. 19-25
These are among the construction activities scheduled Aug. 19-25 at the University of Wyoming.
More parking spaces -- The new north half of the Ivinson parking lot is now open, adding 55 new parking spaces including ADA (Americans with Disability Act) spaces. Access will be from both 10th and 11th streets. Light poles are installed. Landscaping is 50 percent complete. Still expect heavy truck traffic on 10th and 11th streets for work on the southern two parking areas. The project will add 67 additional parking spaces to the existing parking lot.
Steam back on -- Steam will come back online Monday, Aug. 20. The temporary boiler piping and fencing will be dismantled Aug. 21. The temporary boiler will be removed Aug 22. Please use caution around equipment in the area of Washakie Center.
The UW Facilities Planning Office reports the following activities for the week:
Landscape Projects -- Construction work continues toward late September completion on Sullivan Plaza, Public Edge Practice Field, Public Edge Southwest Campus Entry Marker and Bureau of Mines landscape.
Sullivan Plaza -- Access to the south entrances of the Education Building and surrounding pedestrian pathways will continue to be prohibited through Aug. 24. Plaza pedestrian landscaping and hardscaping (work on pavement, sidewalks, flagstone and other surfaces subject to foot or vehicular travel) and reconstruction of the front entry stairs is ongoing, with landscaping and construction of the amphitheater and site amenities to follow. Pedestrian access to the south entrances of the Education Building and surrounding pedestrian pathways will reopen Aug. 27 with some temporary limitations imposed to accommodate continuing construction. Project staging area in the parking area north of Wyoming Hall will be removed prior to Aug. 24.
Public Edge Practice Field (Tailgate Park) -- Work is substantially complete. Remaining minor and accessory work may continue through Sept. 28.
Public Edge Southwest Campus Entry Marker -- Adjacent portions of Ninth Street and Grand Avenue pedestrian sidewalks may be temporarily closed by construction through Sept. 28. Earthwork and entry marker construction continues, with landscaping to follow.
Bureau of Mines Landscape -- The vehicular access and pedestrian corridor between the Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center and the Health Sciences Center may be restricted by construction through Aug. 24. General landscaping work is under way. Vehicular access and pedestrian corridor will reopen Aug. 27 with some temporary limitations imposed to accommodate continuing construction.
Counselor Education Training Clinic (Education Building, scheduled completion Oct. 22) -- Renovation construction work in the northeast portion of the basement of the Education Building continues. Construction staging will continue to prohibit access via the northeast building entry and to a portion of the parking area northeast of the Education Building through Aug. 24. Limited access via the northeast building entry will be reopened Aug. 27, although construction activities and staging will continue requiring appropriate caution to be exercised in the area.
Energy Innovation Center (formerly ERC, at 1020 Lewis St., scheduled completion October 2012) -- Access to main campus will be between or through Earth Sciences and the Berry Center. Lewis Street will remain closed during construction. Parking will be limited in areas around construction, including the drive along the west side of Engineering. The access from main campus, along the west side of Engineering to Lewis Street, will be closed during this phase of construction. The west end of the ramp, behind the Engineering Building, will be closed. Handicapped parking has been relocated to the northwest corner of Lewis and 10th streets, with access through the Berry Center or Earth Sciences Building to main campus.
Interior spaces are being finished throughout. Door and hardware installation is under way. Installation of lab equipment and casework is nearing completion on the first and second floors. Work continues on the south retaining walls to prepare for landscaping. Concrete paving/curb and gutter on the south will continue this week. Interior painting is under way with preparation for floor finish. Minor utility work will be ongoing. Expect congestion from delivery trucks, and take extreme care when walking around trucks waiting in the street.
Berry Center Green Roof Reconstruction -- Installation of the new roof membrane will be completed Aug. 17. Replacement of the planting soils will begin Monday, Aug. 20. Access to the south entry and the east sidewalk will be restricted during this process. Transplanting of the existing plants will begin Aug. 27.
UW Office Annex (21st Street and Garfield, scheduled completion Sept. 30) -- The project involves partial renovation of the lower level of the west wing for improvements to offices and other adjacent multi-use spaces. Demolition is completed, and interior wall framing is under way. Remodeling is under way in the conference rooms and adjacent spaces. These rooms will be closed until the end of September.
University of Wyoming/Casper College Student Union (UW/CC Student Union, scheduled completion November 2013) -- Construction has started with site preparation and foundation systems. Structural steel frame is under way, and interior concrete stair towers are completed.
Student Apartments Bison Run Village (Scheduled completion this month) -- Apartments are now being occupied by students, with the community center open Mondays through Fridays. The new apartments are in the three-block area south of Willett Drive, between Crane and Landmark Village. Residence Life and Dining Services maintenance staff members are located in the community center's maintenance area. All of the apartment buildings are now complete, with a few punch-list items remaining. There are a total of 15 apartment buildings (332 beds) with the community center and maintenance building.
White Hall Renovations -- Renovation and abatement work is ongoing. Abatement is proceeding from top floors to bottom floors, and is 90 percent complete. Electrical and renovation demolition continues on the fifth through 10th floors, with new installations beginning on the 11th and 12th floors. The west parking lot will be closed until summer 2013. Underground electrical excavation is complete in front of Washakie.
The UW Physical Plant reports the following activities for the week. Please direct questions to the service desk, 766-6225.
Corbett P.E. Building -- The pool is closed for annual maintenance through Sept. 10.
Fire Extinguishers -- The Physical Plant has successfully completed its first year of bar coding more than 3,000 fire extinguishers on campus. If you are aware of a fire extinguisher that does not have a bar code or yellow Trident Electric tag, email the building and room number to email@example.com so the equipment can be entered into the system.
Campus -- All crosswalks are scheduled to be painted this week. Areas will be marked with cones. Please use caution around striping equipment.
Concrete Repairs -- Work is scheduled at the north entrance of the College of Business and east side of Fieldhouse North.
Beta House -- Renovations to the first and second floors are under way. Completion of the project is scheduled for October.
Berry Center -- Work continues on the east garden plaza roof. Use caution in the area.
Foundation House -- The fan is operational and the exhaust louver has been installed. Additional materials are on order to complete the project. Use caution when the attic scuttle is in use.
Aven Nelson Building -- Gutter repair and roof paver replacement is scheduled for later in the week. Project staging will occur in the parking lot west of the building. A lift will be required to hoist new materials onto the roof. The west building entrance and sidewalk will not be accessible during lift operations (approximately two hours). Please use caution in this area.
McWhinnie Hall -- Removal and replacement of a domestic water heater in the basement mechanical room is scheduled through Aug. 21. There will be no hot water for the duration of the work.
Asphalt Repairs -- Crews will replace damaged asphalt in the following areas: Wyoming Union parking lot, the driving lanes between Coe Library and Knight Hall (13th Street north of Ivinson Street) and the driving lane between Wyoming Hall and McWhinnie Hall. Please be aware of heavy equipment in these areas.
Fine Arts (Crane Dance Studio) -- Due to flooding, the dance studio is closed until further notice. Resurfacing of the floor is scheduled through Aug. 24. Please use caution around equipment in this area.
Prexy's Pasture, Geology and Engineering -- Excavation work has begun at the northwest corner of Prexy's Pasture and will continue through Aug 24. Please use caution around equipment in the area.
Rochelle Athletic Center -- Construction is under way on the hydrotherapy pool room renovation in the football locker room. Demolition of interior partitions is scheduled for the week. The staging area will be at the southeast corner of the building. Access to the area will be limited to authorized personnel.
Multipurpose Gym -- Crews will begin preparing the building for painting. Work is scheduled to be complete by the end of August. Please use caution around equipment in the area.
Campus -- New sod is scheduled to be placed at various locations around campus. Sprinklers will apply additional water to ensure successful transplant of new turf.
Knight Hall -- Painting in the Registrar's Office will continue through next week. Installation of new steam valves in the basement mechanical room is scheduled through Aug 24. Lighting replacement is ongoing in second-floor offices. Electricians will coordinate schedules with building occupants. This project will help UW in its continued effort to be more energy efficient. The work is funded, in part, by energy rebates from Rocky Mountain Power. Please use caution around work areas.
Central Energy Plant -- The fenced construction area will remain through Aug. 23. The sidewalk adjacent to 19th Street remains closed to pedestrian traffic. Please use the sidewalk on the east side of 19th Street.
Prexy's Pasture -- Exterior lights may be off around Prexy's Pasture due to construction of the Sullivan Plaza in front of the Education Building and an underground bore in the area of Cheney Plaza.
Jacoby Golf Course -- Construction continues on the east campus drainage project at Jacoby Golf Course. Inlet work will continue and traffic on Grays Gable will be routed accordingly. Installation of sod at Pond #1 will necessitate the frequent application of additional water. Excavation of Pond #4 has begun. Signs are posted at the affected holes and in the clubhouse. Affected holes will be off limits during construction hours (7 a.m.-5 p.m.) for the remainder of the construction period. Please use caution in the work areas.
Sigma Chi -- Installation of a fire suppression system is under way. Construction activities are occurring from the building south to the driving lane of Fraternity Row. Please use caution around equipment and materials in the area.
College of Law Building -- Lighting replacements are ongoing in the Law Library. This project will help UW in its continued effort to be more energy efficient. The work is funded, in part, by energy rebates from Rocky Mountain Power. Please use caution around the work area.
Biological Sciences Basement -- This renovation project is complete.
Biological/Physical Science -- Work is complete on the ceiling unit ventilators in hallways and various interior rooms.


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I love the look and fit of these shoes. But like another poster noted before the sole wears out very fast. My shoes range from cheap runners to expensive dress shoes. The soles on these shoes have worn out faster than any of my other pairs. There is a quality issue with the soles. This has been my first purchase of J & M shoes. I decided to give them a try because I was attracted to the look and feel. I am disappointed in the quality of these shoes, especially at the relatively high price point.
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Whilst delivery and career progression is important to Helena, the profession is more important. As she came in through an unconventional route, she is now spreading the message to students in other disciplines that this is a rewarding career they should join.
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Changed schedule of trading 25-28 of March 2016, Summer time in Europe, change the Server time
Earlier, 2016/03/13, the USA has changed to daylight saving time and for this reason, the timetable for American contracts was adjusted.
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The ridiculousness of Kansas' new voting regulations continues to reach new bounds. The Secure and Fair Elections Act, intended to prevent voter fraud from taking place, has resulted in approximately 12,000 legal residents unable to take part in the electoral process.
You read that correctly: 12,000. That is how many Kansans currently classified as in a suspended state of voter registration because they have yet to produce proof of citizenship. Lest we forget, the election laws were passed overwhelmingly in 2011 in response to 75 reported cases of fraud that took place between 1998 and 2008. None of the complaints were serious enough to result in a conviction. Zero.
Nonetheless, Secretary of State Kris Kobach was able to convince legislators and residents alike the threat of undocumented aliens wreaking havoc on one of our fundamental acts of civic duty was real. The governor signed the S.A.F.E. Act into law and it took effect Jan. 1 of this year.
Kobach had hoped that linking the Department of Revenue's database of driver's licenses would allow easy coordination with the voter registration process. Unfortunately, a system upgrade of Revenue's hardware has been anything but smooth. And these 12,000 individuals who produced driver's licenses as their proof of citizenship have yet to be granted the right to vote.
In an effort to assist these Kansans, Kobach pleaded with the state Rules and Regulations Board this week to at least allowing them to cast provisional ballots. The board denied his request.
Sen. Vicki Schmidt, R-Topeka, and member of the board, said allowing the 12,000 to vote provisionally would merely postpone the need to produce a birth certificate or valid passport. That action would need to take place before the vote tally was certified -- or the vote wouldn't count.
"I don't believe a large percentage of the population knows what casting a provisional ballot means," Schmidt said. "They believe it is going to count. Sadly for these 12,000-plus individuals it will not count unless they take further action, and I think that is disingenuous at best."
We would have to agree with that assessment. We also recognize that the law, regardless of its need or utility, demands that these first-time voters need to show the necessary paperwork in order to cast a ballot.
The secretary of state likely will simply wait for these Kansans to complete the required steps. While justifiable at some level, we would encourage Kobach to be more pro-active.
His office is aware of who these people are, and where they live. Letters clearly articulating the proper steps to take would be much more beneficial than waiting to see what happens.
It's obvious these individuals want to vote, but remain unaware of the state's burdensome regulations.
It is incumbent on Kobach to bring the 12,000 into the electoral process, even if it results in 12,000 votes for whomever challenges the secretary's re-election bid. The S.A.F.E. Act is a farce, and Kobach should be held accountable at the polls.
Editorial by Patrick Lowry


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Nicholas Kristof: Looking for a Jump-Start in China
In his final column from his current trip to China, Nicholas Kristof gives an optimistic assessment of the new administration of Xi Jinping, predicting, "a resurgence of economic reform, and probably some political easing as well":
Here's my case for Xi as a reformer.
First, it's in his genes. His father, Xi Zhongxun, was a pioneer of economic restructuring and publicly denounced the massacre of pro-democracy protesters in 1989. Xi's mother chooses to live in Shenzhen, the most capitalist enclave in the country.
Xi is also one of the first Chinese leaders to send a child to the United States as an undergraduate. His daughter is a junior at Harvard, reflecting her parents' emphasis on learning English and their admiration for American education.
It helps that the bar is low for Xi: he follows President Hu Jintao, who is widely regarded in China as a failure. Even government ministers complain that he squandered his 10 years as leader. Today there is pent-up demand for change.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008
We got nothin'
Maybe it's just that we haven't watched a full game in almost two weeks (life itself having impeded our baseball privileges), or maybe it's that there's not nearly as much to bitch and moan about since the Jays finally pulled it together in the month of May.
It might even be that we are insanely jealous that the Drunk Jays Fans interviewed our not-so-secret mancrush Stephen Brunt on their latest podcast. (We're assuming that the invitation for a return engagement for yours truly must have been lost in our spam filter.)
Hey man, we're sorry. We've just gotten fat, lazy and disengaged. It's as if David Shoalts is writing the blog posts here. It's gotten so bad that we can barely muster the energy to shit on the Yankees in anticipation of the series, which starts tonight.
Sorry we suck. We're gonna get back into fighting shape this week, we swear.
In the meantime, we're just going to work the word "smegma" into as many posts as possible in lieu of saying anything witty or insightful.
6 comments:
- Lloyd the Barber said...
So much self-deprecation. Less Cure, more Hold Steady in your day.
- June 3, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Get it together, man! Many of us rely on your insight! T'is the eve of a series against the Yankees!
- June 3, 2008 at 6:20 PM
bitch about how alex rios turns into shit after we sign him to a six year deal
- June 3, 2008 at 6:21 PM
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- June 3, 2008 at 7:48 PM
- Darren Priest said...
How 'bout you post 'bout them Rays? Honestly, if the Jays can't win the division, I'd like to see the Rays win it - if only to read the endless 'sky is falling/end times' columns that would surely follow.
Or, you could give up the baseball thing for one day and post a how-to guide for getting rid of squirrels in one's attic. Some of your regular readers might be having a problem with that.
- June 3, 2008 at 7:49 PM
- Tao of Stieb said...
It's so sad that we come to the blog for therapy.
We sadly need your approval. We've got the insecurities of a 14 year-old bulimic cutter.
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Computer Science ColloquiumIm Rahmen des Informatik-Kolloquiums, das von den Instituten des Fachbereichs Informatik, der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Informatik (ÖGI), der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Datenverarbeitung (ADV) sowie der Österreichischen Computergesellschaft (OCG) abgehalten wird, spricht
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Secure Coding with RustZeit: Mon 7.5.2018, 15:30, 90 Minuten
Ort: JKU, Science Park 1 room MT226
ZusammenfassungMemory safety violations, such as an array out-of-bound or dangling pointer access, lead to a number of well-known software bugs and malicious security attacks. Many of these vulnerabilities originate from systems programming languages which do not provide memory- and type-safety. "Rust" provides an alternative to such systems programming languages as well as other high-level programming languages with a set of characteristics that can help to improve security. In this talk, we will discuss the core features of Rust as well as its benefits for programmers. In particular, we investigate different aspects of Rust that help to improve the security of a system. By looking at examples of common security vulnerabilities, we will explore concepts such as "explicit mutability" or "static automatic memory management" that assist developers to avoid these frequent pitfalls.
VortragenderFlorian Gilcher is CEO of asquera GmbH and a contributor to the Rust project. His work is mainly focused on data handling problems and long-running, reliable software, where security is always a concern. He's also involved in running multiple conferences.
Einladender: Univ.-Ass. Michael Hölzl, Institute of Networks and Security
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Whole salmon is an amazing sight, and once the smell hits you you'll
want to sink your teeth into it. The leftovers, if there are any,
will keep in the refrigerator for one day.
To clean and bone the salmon yourself start by removing the gills and
scaling the salmon. Then carefully slice open the belly, scrape out
the intestines, and clean the abdominal cavity thoroughly, removing
blood clots, membranes, and the like. Loosen all the bones all the
way up to the spine, using a small knife or fish tweezers. Then
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1) Saute onions together with a dash of sea salt and freshly
ground black pepper for 30 minutes in extra virgin olive oil at very
low heat.
2) Combine sauteed onions and the rest of the
ingredients for the filling in a large bowl and mix
1) Rub the inside of the salmon with tamari, sea salt,
and freshly ground black pepper. Rub the skin with extra virgin olive
oil, sea salt, and freshly ground black pepper.
2) Stuff as
much filling as possible into the cavity of the salmon and tie it up
tightly with the cotton string.
3) Bake the salmon for 10-15
minutes in a very hot oven 525° F (275° C) until the skin is golden brown and
crispy. The meat should be tender and juicy.
4) Saute any
leftover filling on a pan at low heat for 2 minutes in a bit of extra
virgin olive oil while the salmon is in the oven.
Remove the salmon from the oven and leave it for 5 minutes for the
juices to settle before serving it together with any leftover