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[November 20, 2012]
At Thursday evening's Logan
County Board meeting in the Logan County Courthouse, there were
about two dozen extra guests. They were there for a Logan County
Emergency Management Agency presentation of special awards.
"This is the time of year
that we really enjoy," said Fulscher.
The first award given was a Special Merit for Outstanding
Community Volunteer.
"We had two people that were volunteers that our committee, as we
were looking at this, it seemed like every time we turned around in
the community, they were involved," said Fulscher.
The Special Merit was awarded to Roy Logan and Marcia
Greenslate. These two volunteers are frequently seen at the
balloon festival, at any celebration for the city of Lincoln and at
the park district's gathering for the Fourth of July.
"They always do it with such a smile on their face," said
Fulscher. "People look at you (Logan and Greenslate) and they smile,
and they have a good time; and there is no doubt in our minds that
we are very proud to give Marcia and Roy this Special Merit Award."
Greenslate commented: "I can honestly say that I wasn't prepared.
When we were first invited by Dan to come, we looked at each other,
and we were like, 'What's that about?'" She also said that being
active in the community is big part of who they are.
Logan wasn't expecting it either. He said: "My first question
was, 'We're not in trouble are we?'"
The second award presented was the Larry Shroyer Award.
"This is for people in emergency management and emergency
services and the community who have dedicated their life to
emergency services," said Fulscher.
This year the award was given to two people.
The first of the recipients was John Bunner.
Bunner began his 35-year service in law enforcement in 1977, when
he joined the Lincoln Police Department. He was promoted to corporal
in 1982 and again to sergeant and detective in 1989. He retired from
the city police in 2006 and became a truant officer for the regional
superintendent of schools for the following year. Bunner was hired
by the Logan County Sheriff's Department as a lead detective in 2007
and is still employed there.
The sheriff often attends board meetings as part of security
A surprised Bunner said: "Sheriff Nichols told me to be here
tonight, and he didn't tell me anything about this. I do appreciate
this award and thank you very much."
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The second recipient was Terry Storer.
Storer came to Lincoln in December of 1977. He was a paramedic
with Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital from that point until
December 1999. He is also former adjunct faculty member at the
University of Illinois-Urbana. From 1995 through 2005, he worked as
a firefighter and paramedic with the Lincoln Rural Fire Protection
District. Storer joined the Logan County Emergency Management Agency
in December 2000 as deputy director and continues in that position.
"Terry's probably the only person I know of who takes a pay cut
from paramedic to come work as assistant director," said Fulscher.
In 2004 and 2012, Storer led in the development of a state-level
homeland security plan. In 2004, Logan County was the first county
selected to run such a plan. Storer is the only individual in the
state of Illinois who has led such a development process twice.
"That is the benchmark that is being taught to the rest of the
people in Illinois," said Fulscher.
Storer is also in charge of the communications plan and the
hazard mitigations plan.
Fuslcher said he was surprised when he realized Storer's name was
not on the list of award recipients before this year.
"Talk about EMA 911's 'wind beneath the wings,'" said Fulscher.
In accepting his award, Storer said: "It's an honor. I've worked
with some great people. Logan County is fortunate because we've got
a group of volunteers throughout the county that give so much."
This award was first given in 2000 and is named for Larry Shroyer.
Shroyer was one of the men present when the Logan County Safety
Complex was opened and paid for, and he wrote one of the first
emergency management operation plans for the county.
Past recipients of the Larry Shroyer
2000 -- Carl Faith,
Glenn Mason
2001 -- Gene Bathe,
Everett Kennett
2002 -- Doug Dutz,
Roger Leesman
2003 -- Ernest
Jeckel, Warren Wendlandt
2004 -- Stan
Anderson, Mark Mann
2005 -- Jim Hubrich,
Robert "Bucky" Washam Jr.
2006 -- Dianne
Ruff, Norma Bathe
2007 -- Mike
Patridge, Steve Siltman
2008 -- Stuart
Erlenbush, Dick Logan
2009 -- Steve
2010 -- Rick Bacon,
Bob Thomas
2011 -- Barb Kline, Randy Conklen
[By JAN YOUNGQUIST]
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The NHL is making a serious bid to save the season.
With another year in jeopardy because of a labour dispute, the league softened its demands in key areas of collective bargaining with a new proposal to the NHL Players' Association on Thursday night. The comprehensive offer included compliance buyouts and less restrictive rules on player contracts, according to sources.
The league's proposal calls for a six-year term limit on free-agent deals — up from five previously — and will allow teams to re-sign their own players for up to seven years. It also includes a provision that salary can vary by 10 per cent from year to year during the course of a deal (the NHL's most recent offer proposed a five per cent variance).
For the first time during these negotiations, the league is also willing to consider one-time compliance buyouts to help teams transition from a system that saw players receive 57 per cent of revenues to one that pays them 50 per cent. It has proposed giving each team one such buyout, with the money counting against the players' overall share in revenue but not an individual team's salary cap.
Deputy commissioner Bill Daly confirmed the existence of the new offer Friday, but declined to comment on its details.
"We are hopeful that once the union's staff and negotiating committee have had an opportunity to thoroughly review and consider our new proposal, they will share it with the players," Daly said in a statement. "We want to be back on the ice as soon as possible."
The NHLPA's negotiating committee and executive board was scheduled to hold an internal conference call Friday afternoon to discuss the offer.
The proposed length of the agreement is 10 years through the 2021-22 season, with a mutual option for both parties to opt our after eight years.
According to sources, the league's detailed proposal covered both the major issues that have divided the sides and a number of the smaller ones they've already found agreement on during more than five months of negotiations. It also put the US$300 million in deferred transition payments back on the table — something it had previously withdrawn when talks broke down Dec. 6.
Despite the movement from the league, there is still clearly work to be done. Among the items in the proposal a source indicated the NHLPA isn't keen on is a $60-million salary cap in 2013-14, which the union believes will result in players paying a high rate of escrow.
The NHL and NHLPA have a little over two weeks to reach an agreement that would save the season. The 104-day lockout has seen all regular-season games cancelled through Jan. 14 and it's believed a deal needs to be reached by that point to salvage a 48-game schedule — the minimum commissioner Gary Bettman says must be played.
Negotiations have been at a standstill since talks broke off in New York at the beginning of the month, but Daly created a buzz Dec. 19 when he predicted on Hockey Night in Canada Radio there would be a season. Later that day, NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr told reporters the owners needed to show a willingness to negotiate for it to happen.
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In the meantime, a decision is looming for the NHLPA's executive board. Players voted overwhelmingly to give that 30-member committee the power to file a "disclaimer of interest" until Jan. 2 — a move that would see the union dissolved and would allow the players to challenge the legality of the lockout in court.


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The number of women investing money into start-ups reached record levels last year as they become a much bigger force in the risky and male-dominated world of angel investing.
Women made up 21.8 percent of active angel investors nationwide in 2012, compared with 12.2 percent the previous year, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, which released its annual report on such spending on Thursday.
That's the highest level of activity by female investors the center has recorded since it started tracking investments by gender in 2000.
"They are becoming a critical mass in angel investing," said Marianne Hudson, executive director of the Angel Capital Association.
Angel funding for the earliest-stage companies hit $22.9 billion in 2012, a 1.8 percent jump over 2011. But the total number of individuals willing to risk such money fell by 15.8 percent to 268,160, according to the center. They invested an average $85,435.
Rising numbers of female investors may have kept angel funding levels from dipping last year, said Jeffrey Sohl, director of the Center for Venture Research.
The growth is being fueled by outfits such as Golden Seeds, an investment group focused on funding start-ups in which women have a sizable ownership stake.
"There's a large push in our community to bring women in," said Sheryl Schultz, a Boston area investor who helps run the local chapter of Golden Seeds, which has about 35 members. "Golden Seeds as an organization is growing, and the largest percentage of that growth is from women joining our organization from across the country."
Golden Seeds was the fifth-most active angel group in the country last year, according to the Halo Report, another annual survey of funding activity. The group has backed such local technology start-ups as Playrific Inc. and Crimson Hexagon Inc., both of which have female chief executives.
When Schultz attended the Angel Capital Association's annual meeting last week in San Francisco, she noticed more women at the conference than ever before.
"This was the first time it didn't look like an all-male crowd," she said.
The influx of female investors is also being driven by efforts to encourage entrepreneurship among women, more opportunities to get involved in angel investing, and the fact that more women in tech are beneficiaries in multimillion-dollar acquisitions and initial public stock offerings.
Many are turning around and putting that money to work at Web start-ups or health care companies, which often are run by other women.
"Some of our best and most prolific investors are women," said Christopher Mirabile, managing director of Launchpad Venture Group in Cambridge, which was the third- most active angel group last year, according to the Halo Report. About 20 percent of its members are women, he said.
But while the number of women is growing, Mirabile said, the sector as a whole still needs to work harder to attract more women and minorities.
According to the Center for Venture Research, minorities make up about 5 percent of angel investors.
Overall, such investors backed 67,030 ventures lasts year and helped add 274,800 jobs, according to the center at UNH, which has been researching the angel investment market since the 1980s.
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Eminem surprised Lollapalooza attendees on Friday, Aug. 1, when Rihanna appeared on stage and joined him for three songs: 'Love the Way You Lie,' 'The Monster' and 'Stan.'
While Rihanna did lend her vocals to the album versions of 'Love the Way You Lie' and 'The Monster,' Eminem's 1999 song 'Stan' was originally recorded by Dido.
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The choice of CEO Sally Jewell is an unconventional one, as the post has been filled in the past by politicians from the West. For example, the last five secretaries have been governors of Idaho and Arizona, a senator and attorney general from Colorado, and a congressman from New Mexico.
If confirmed by the Senate, Jewell would be the second woman to fill the post being vacated by former Sen. Ken Salazar (D-CO), who announced he would step down last month. Obama has taken some criticism for not replacing outgoing, high-level women in his cabinet with women.
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Thursday, March 5, 2009
Is the Prime Minister of Defense ready to take his walk in the snow?
Both Jeff Blair and Jordan Bastian noted that the team is beginning to look at Joe Inglett as a possibility at short, and that the team doesn't think it can carry a bat as weak as Johnny Mac's much longer. When asked if Inglett has the arm to play short (a position he's played only 45 times as a professional and never in the Majors), Blair noted that he believes he does, but also "Most importantly, he has the bat".
Also in the mix, according to Bastian, will be José Bautista.
It's a bit sad to consider this as a possibility, given how much we (as most other Jays bloggers) love seeing McDonald's otherworldly defensive prowess. At the same time, it seems as though he has actually regressed at the plate, and the notion that soon-to-be 34 year-old McDonald is suddenly going to sort it all out and become an adequate hitter is at best wishful thinking. This isn't to say that it is the end of the line for Johnny Mac, but our guess is that it will take an injury or a trade out of town for him to see big league playing time this year.
It's funny, but considering how much we hate all this shite about gritty gamers, and heart and soul guys, and players who get themselves dirty, we've had much more of a soft spot for McDonald then we could have imagined. Then again, we don't think it's an exaggeration to say that he is the single greatest defensive player we've ever seen on the Blue Jays (and yes, that list includes Alomar, O-Dog, and Tony Fernandez.)
George Bell: Still awesome, still wearing his hat like that
Big League Stew caught up with George Bell around the Dominican Republic's WBC camp, where he had stepped out for a butt (and not a purple butt, we should point out). The impromptu interview is short but sweet, and worth the read for anyone who ever emulated his rocking batting stance.
19 comments:
- Jesse said...
I think when you mentioned his age you hit the nail on the head. Carrying a brilliant defensive replacement is a lot easier on a settled veteran team than it is on a team which is going to rely heavily on "gee whiz, I hope x out of y of these prospects turn out to be great so we can compete in the next couple years". They need those roster spots.
But I'll miss him if he's gone.
- March 5, 2009 at 11:32 AM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
Wishful thinking, and Jays fans? Get outta town.
Tao, holla at ya boy on Saturday afternoon. I'll buy you a beer.
- March 5, 2009 at 11:50 AM
- Jesse said...
Hey, I didn't say it was going to work. I said it was the plan.
- March 5, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- SP said...
"greatest defensive player we've ever seen on the Blue Jays".
Hmmmm. Hmmmmm. He's definitely up there. You forgot Devon White and Vernon from that list.
I'd agree he's the best defensive infielder we've had, for sure.
All the more reason we should keep him. We were the best fielding team in the majors last year, we have to keep that competitive advantage going. Let's at least keep him to be Doc's personal SS.
- March 5, 2009 at 12:26 PM
- The Ack said...
Tony Fernandez was the first ballplayer I can ever remember calling my "favourite" player. ....deep in the hole at short, spin move/rainbow to first to beat the runner by a half-step. Classic.
Reading that interview over at Big League Stew made me realize something: I don't have enough Geroge Bell in my life.
- March 5, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Hoar-Hey is still rockin it...my parents still have the JAYS11 plate that my brother's and I convinced them to get like 20 years ago.
- March 5, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- Stedron said...
I have to give Octavio Antonio the nod over J-Mac.
1. Fernandez
2. Alomar
3. McDonald
4. Hudson
*. I can't figure where to put Devo on this list just because it's apples and oranges.
I could see giving McDonald points over Alomar for playing SS, but Robbie made everything easy. Fielding, spitting, beating AIDS faster than Magic Johnson. All these feats deserve recognition.
- March 5, 2009 at 12:54 PM
It isn't so much about "grit," which apparently means sprinting to first base on a walk, as it is about the (underrated) value of having amazing defensive skills.
If the rest of the jays could hit, they could carry Mac's awesome defense. But since they haven't, we need to squeeze offense out of every AB. Thank the lord we don't play in the NL.
- March 5, 2009 at 2:16 PM
- SP said...
Actually I take it back. J-Mac hasn't played a full season of SS so we can't say how he'd hold up over a full season, let alone a stretch of full seasons.
After actually doing some research instead of talking out of my ass, and considering the defensive spectrum, I learned that...
J-Mac - top 5 in the AL in 2007
Rios - just check those UZR numbers! He should have 2-3 GGs by now. Seriously. UZR says he's been the best OF in the majors from 06-08.
Wells was a great outfielder from 2004-2007 but he actually hasn't deserved any of his 3.
Hudson - He should've won in 04 and maybe 05, but not 05 through 07 like he did.
Rolen would easily be #1 on the Jays list but he's only been with us for a year. Check his career UZR stats though. Insane. He actually had an OFF year last season. Beltre or Longoria deserved it last year.
Aaron Hill should've won in 2006 over Grudzielanek.
A-Rod is better as a SS than 3B
Torii Hunter is not only overrated, but apparently he sucks too. He barely deserved his 2003 GG. Either Rios, Crawford, or Sizemore should've got the other 7 he's won.
- March 5, 2009 at 3:03 PM
Maximum Canadian High School History bonus points for the "walk in the snow" Prime Minister reference.
- March 5, 2009 at 3:24 PM
Man, I love Johnny Mac
- March 5, 2009 at 5:55 PM
I am conflicted. We clearly need bats. But, as SP said, it would suck to lose our competitive defensive advantage.
- March 5, 2009 at 6:53 PM
- The Southpaw said...
Speaking of wishful thinking, the notion that Inglett's bat could become our #1 shortstop and play at least average defense is tantalizing, but I refuse to be suckered in so easily.
- March 5, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Bleh. I've come to the conclusion that Blair gives little to no value for defense.
I really don't think Inglett has the arm (I don't remember any rockets coming in from the outfield last year) and even if he does, SS is more about being quick with the ball from glove to hand to release. Ugh. It's a difficult fucking position, you don't just run someone out there because they have a slightly better bat. Especially with a pitching staff that relies on such stellar defense.
This is worse than Scutaro.
If Millar starts hitting well and Hill slumps are we going to try him at 2nd?
- March 5, 2009 at 8:22 PM
Not sure why it's hard for JMac to get playing time. He should be playing every ninth inning the team has unless the team is down by a small number of runs. And every eigth inning if they're ahead by anything.
And most Halladay starts.
- March 5, 2009 at 9:32 PM
I think Inglett's turned into a really smart and effective hitter, but I don't remember him being anything better than decent even playing at 2nd base
- March 6, 2009 at 12:29 AM
- Unknown said...
I know Pierre Trudeau took a famous "walk in the snow". Did another former PM do so as well?
- March 6, 2009 at 12:36 AM
- Tao of Stieb said...
This being Canada, I'm sure that most of our Prime Ministers have taken a walk in the snow at one point or another.
(But yes, just so that we're completely explicit about the title, it does refer to Trudeau's walk.)
- March 6, 2009 at 9:46 AM
- Torgen said...
Inglett was below average defensively at second (average overall among the many positions be played) and above average offensively, and was worth $7M. Not as much as Hill's $14M value in 2007, but Inglett got paid major league minimum.
- March 6, 2009 at 12:10 PM


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Coccia didn't know any of this when he enrolled at Notre Dame. The fencing team and research opportunities drew him to South Bend, as well as the positive stories he'd heard from his father, a 1972 graduate.
Yet Coccia, who graduates this month from Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters, quickly grew into one of the school's biggest champions of LGBTQ inclusion — the one with just the right combination of skills, ideas and timing to reach a historic breakthrough.
"The conversation was ready to be had," said Mike Harrity, Notre Dame's senior associate athletics director, "and I think he was the perfect one to have it."
Coccia's portion of the conversation started during his freshman year in Notre Dame's Progressive Student Alliance, a coalition of students, faculty and staff that advocate for an inclusive campus environment. Coccia, a straight ally, was surprised to learn the extent of the struggle for some of his peers in the Notre Dame LGBTQ community. "Once I got involved with the efforts, I met wonderful people and heard some of their stories," he said. "It evolved into a much more personal issue for me."
The Notre Dame Department of Athletics last week released a video in support of the You Can Play Project for inclusion and diversity in sports. Tennis player Matt Dooley, who publicly announced he is gay in March, helped spearhead the video after connecting with Alex Coccia and the Student Welfare and Development department.
In the fall of 2011, Coccia founded the 4 to 5 Movement, an initiative named for statistics that reveal four out of five college-educated people between the ages of 18 and 30 support gay rights. By voicing that LGBTQ allies make up the majority, the group fights a common misconception at the Catholic school, Coccia said.
They kicked off their campaign with a panel addressing "How to Be an Ally," and the next spring released a video featuring various members of the Notre Dame community called "It Needs to Get Better." They wore t-shirts emblazoned with the words "I am the majority" and maintained a presence in the campus newspaper. "We knew if we were going to make some change with this, it needed to be a constant conversation," Coccia said.
He also knew they needed to approach the issue from the Catholic perspective. Nearly 200 students, faculty members, staff and parents submitted testimonials for the 4 to 5 Movement, and about half stated they were strong believers in both the Catholic faith and the need for a gay-straight alliance at Notre Dame, Coccia said.
Coccia noticed mindsets shifting in conversations he had with administrators. Then in December 2012, the university announced a pastoral plan that, for the first time, allowed a gay-straight alliance to be recognized as a student organization. A full-time faculty member was also hired to oversee the new LGBTQ programs.
"The fact that we got all of that done last year was amazing," said Dan Myers, Vice President and Associate Provost of Faculty Affairs and a professor of sociology. "The students have led the way with this here at Notre Dame, but the sentiment had to be organized and made visible. I think that's where (Coccia's) real genius was. He was able to do just that."
"I don't think this plan would've happened if he wasn't here. We wouldn't have come close to it."
Already, Coccia and Myers agree a change in campus culture is tangible. It found the national spotlight recently when tennis player Matt Dooley publicly announced he is gay. Prior to his announcement, Dooley reached out to Coccia, who in turn connected him with the university's student welfare and development office and others who could help spread his message. "His story and the amount of support he's seen really shows where we are as a student body," Coccia said.
"When I was a freshman, the question would have been, 'Are you an ally, or are you not an ally?' Now the question is, 'Why wouldn't you be an ally?' It becomes an assumption that this shouldn't be a debatable topic."
Coccia led the movement throughout his college career while remaining a varsity fencer and working towards an Africana studies and peace studies major – enough to fill anyone's schedule. But Coccia managed even more: fencing lessons to Ugandan children in 2011; research in Rwanda the summer of 2012; and a year as student body president, which included a campaign against sexual violence.
"I can't even think of half of it," Myers said.
Harrity often jokes that Coccia must be an identical triplet: "The guy is everywhere. Either he has more hours in the day than the rest of us, or he's incredibly driven and focused and passionate on helping others."
A recipient of the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship, Coccia will embark on a yearlong fellowship with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services after graduation and, in a few years, attend law school. He calls the last four years an "incredible experience," fueled by his desire to challenge himself – and his beloved university – to be better.
"I think that's been the mantra of students pushing for things like this on campus," Coccia said. "It's certainly out of a love for this place."


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By now, I'm sure you know The Avengers opened this weekend to ridiculous numbers; many of you probably stood in line on Thursday before midnight to see it. Sure, there were the few people in Marvel attire (and the occasional rando in a batman t-shirt), but I didn't see anyone in a full-blown costume. Maybe a suit of Mark VII armor is too expensive to make, you say, or that security wouldn't let you inside with a viking helmet and a giant hammer. Maybe your physique doesn't lend itself to being half-nude and painted green or stuffed into a form-fitting black leather one-piece. Well, I have good news for you, my crafty friends! In a sponsorship deal for The Avengers, Farmers Insurance (of all people) have some do-it-yourself costume guides tailor-made to each of your favorite superheroes. Just in time for Comic-Con 2012! Hit the jump to check them out.
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Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton called this week's two police involved shootings and the ambush shooting of police officers in Dallas "vicious" and "appalling" during a speech in Philadelphia Friday.
Clinton addressed the 50th Quadrennial Session of the African Methodist Episcopal General Conference in Philadelphia — the day after the attack in Dallas, which left five officers dead and seven others injured.
"There is too much violence, too much hate, too much senseless killings," she said. "We know there is something wrong with our country."
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During her speech, Clinton listed some of the fatal shootings that have taken place across the country, including the two latest. On Tuesday, Alton Sterling was tackled and shot by officers during a confrontation outside a convenience store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The following day, an officer shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop in a St. Paul, Minnesota, suburb. Castile's girlfriend recorded the events after the shooting.
"Implicit bias still exists in our society even in our best police departments," she said, calling on an end to the "systemic racism that plagues our country."
She urged white Americans to "do a better job of listening when African-Americans talk," something she said would help quell racial disparities and the tension many black people feel when dealing with law enforcement.
"There is clear evidence that African-Americans are much more likely to be killed in police incidents than any other group of Americans," she said.
Clinton postponed an earlier campaign event in Scranton, Pennsylvania, with Vice President Joe Biden hours after the Dallas attack.
Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump also put off Friday's campaign event, which was scheduled in Miami.
"Due to the horrific events taking place in our country, I have decided to postpone my speech on economic opportunity- today in Miami," he tweeted Friday morning.
In a video posted to Facebook, Trump called Thursday's attack in Dallas "brutal," and said Americans must stand in "solidarity with law enforcement."
"Every American has the right to live in safety and peace," he said. "The deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota also make clear how much more work we have to do to make every American feel that their safety is protected."
President Barack Obama, speaking from the NATO summit in Poland, condemned the attack Friday morning.
"There is no possible justification for these kinds of attacks or any violence against law enforcement," Obama said. "Anyone involved in the senseless murders will be held fully accountable. Justice will be done."
He said Friday should be dedicated to honoring the victims and their families.
Other politicians echoed these sympathies on Twitter as well, including former Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who praised the bravery of the police.
"Men & women of law enforcement selflessly run into harm's way to save the lives of others," he wrote. "May God protect them and bring peace upon Dallas."
Senate Minority Leader and Nevada Senator Harry Reid also issued a statement about the attacks Friday morning, calling for those responsible for the attack to "be brought to justice and held accountable for these horrific crimes."


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STOWE, Vt. – Harvard's women again led the way as the Crimson finished ninth out of 15 schools at the UVM Carnival, held at Mt. Mansfield and the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, Vt.
Rebecca Nadler powered the Crimson with a second place individual finish in the giant slalom event, guiding the Crimson to a fourth place team finish. In women's Nordic, the Crimson placed fifth in the 5K classic event and sixth in the 10K freestyle.
In a tremendous individual showing, Nadler reached the podium for the first time, just 0.6 seconds shy of the winning pace and 0.3 seconds ahead of the third place finisher. It took more than Nadler to secure a top five finish for the women however as Cate Kistler finished in 25th position and Caroline McHugh added a 27th place finish. Kistler and McHugh were separated by just 0.39 seconds after the two runs.
Nadler also led the way in the slalom event with a sixth place finish while Elizabeth Strong moved all the way from a 46th place qualifying run to a 19th place finish to secure her place in the top 20 by one hundredth of a second.
In the Nordic events, Alena Tofte continued her strong winter with a 15th place finish in the 5K classic after starting in 68th place. Esther Kennedy (28) and Jennifer Rolfes (30) supported the efforts as the women finished in fifth.
In the 10K freestyle, Tofte was even stronger, finishing in ninth place. Kennedy was also solid with a 23rd place finish.
Chris Stock led the men in the 10K classic with a 23rd place finish and he was equally impressive in the 10K freestyle with a 21st place finish.
Back in men's alpine, Kevin McNamara led the efforts with a 38th place finish, up from his starting position in 55th place.
Final team scores at the conclusion of the UVM Carnival:
Dartmouth College - 916
University of Vermont - 735
Middlebury College - 729
University of New Hampshire - 698
Bates College - 534
Williams College - 512
Colby College - 576
St. Lawrence University - 441
Harvard University - 357
St. Michael's College - 300
Plymouth State University - 213
Bowdoin College - 137.5
Boston College - 111.5
Colby-Sawyer College - 106
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Never ones to shy away from pushing the envelope, Yamaha has come to market with a sporty new Raptor 125 for 2011, the first of its kind from a major ATV manufacturer.
This is not Yamahas first foray into lightweight sport quads; when it was introduced in 2008, the Raptor 250 turned the class on its ear. Previously the 250 class featured heavier, less sporty ATVs, but the Raptor 250 was a true-blue sport quad with a lightweight chassis and an impressive 249cc mill. The brand new Raptor 125 delivers these same attributes to a class currently dominated by Chinese and Taiwanese ATVs that are often plagued by poor production quality and nearly non-existent dealer support.
One of Yamahas main goals with the new Raptor was to provide a reasonably priced ($3,399), sport-specific ATV for new riders that features Japanese quality and is supported by an immense dealer network. To accomplish this, Yamaha borrowed heavily from its hugely successful Raptor 250.
The Raptor 125 was designed in part to be a transition model from 90cc youth ATVs to full-sized adult sport quads. Outfitted with a five-speed manual transmission, its a good way for a young adult do learn how to operate a clutch. Doing this on a 125cc machine is a much less intimidating process than jumping right onto a high-powered race quad.
Helping entice new riders, the Raptor 125 looks the part of a sport ATV. Modeled after its big brother, the Raptor 250, it is easy to see the similarities in looks. The Raptor 125 features aggressive plastic lines that are matched by a very stylish single 30-watt headlight that offers great illumination. In addition to the standard Yamaha Team Blue color scheme, a white Raptor 125 is also available with two graphic kits to choose from. Yamaha offers a skull and flames graphics kit as well as pink graphics to meet both boys and girls likings, respectively.
Ever since we got word of the new 2011 Yamaha Raptor 125 weve been counting down the days until we got to throw a leg over the new machine. Fortunately, Yamaha answered the call by asking us to come out to the West Coast to put the new Raptor through its paces.
Yamaha arranged a whole day of riding in Ventura, Calif. Nestled right on the beach, Yamaha built a custom track designed specifically for the Raptor 125 at Ventura Raceway a facility known for hosting a variety of racing events including sprint car and flat track nationals. The track featured long sweeping corners, tight berms, a few table tops, and a whoop section.
Thanks to its electric start, all it takes to bring the little Raptor to life is a simple push of a button in any gear. As we took the Raptor 125 a few laps around the track we were quick to notice the power it harnesses. The lightweight, five-speed, 124cc four-stroke engine produces a broad powerband that you can feel throughout the track. Of course, it doesnt have as much power as the 250, but the 125 will get you around the track faster than youd think. Surprisingly, the Raptor 125 had no problem lugging around the extra weight of even some of the heaviest riders in attendance.
Yamaha sourced the engine for the Raptor 125 from its TTR125 dirt bike, but some modifications where made to make it better suited for ATV riding. The Raptor 125 has a different exhaust system, carburetor and cams to better suit the load of the ATV. The 125 shares the same three-chamber muffler design as the 250, which is light, quiet, and improves low- and mid-range performance. Vibration is kept to a minimum thanks to a single-axis counter balancer.
When we wanted to bring the 125 to a stop we were very impressed with its breaking capabilities for such a little ATV. The Raptor 125 features triple hydraulic disc brakes that work excellent even in wet conditions!
The handlebar, seat, and footpeg ergonomics are designed specifically for smaller riders 16 years and older, but some of the editors in attendance were well over six-feet tall and said they were comfortable on the 125.
The Raptor 125 is not only comfortable, but it is one of the lightest ATVs in production. It weighs 30 lbs. less than the Raptor 250, making for an excellent power-to-weight ratio and exceptional acceleration and handling.
Almost immediately after taking the Raptor 125 out on the track, we noticed how easy it was to control and how well it handled over different obstacles. Steering effort is very light and with little effort you can kick the back end loose around corners, giving that feeling of riding a bigger bike. Even in the air the Raptor 125 is easy to correct and control.
While riding we never experienced any bottoming out of the shocks. The Raptor 125 features the same proven shocks and A-arms as the Raptor 250. The front five-way adjustable shocks boast 7.5" of front wheel travel, giving the rider a very plush ride. Its more suspension than this engine really needs and weve got no complains about that. Yamaha wanted the 125 to be well suited for riders of just about any weight. We found the shocks do a very nice job of soaking up bumps, whoops, and other obstacles throughout the track.
Connecting the Raptor 125 to the ground is a set of new low-profile Maxxis tires. Measuring 19 x 6-10 in the front and 18 x 9-8 in the rear, these tire sizes were chosen to help improve cornering and to provide excellent traction. Overall we found the tires hooked up quite well and we were still able to easily break the rear end loose when we wanted to.
One thing we would like to see in the future is the option to choose piggyback reservoirs on the shocks like the new 2011 Raptor 250. We feel that having that option would take the littlest Raptor to the next level. It would also be an advantage to those interested in getting into racing. Classes are already in place for motocross and cross country racing, and the Raptor 125 seems like it would be a natural fit for the young racer.
With its five-speed transmission, peppy engine, easy handling, and factory backed warranty the Raptor 125 is a force to be reckoned with in its class. We feel this alone will help make this transition from a 90cc ATV to a sport 250cc like the Raptor 250 much easier. Once new riders master the clutch and power of this Raptor 125 they will have a chance to excel in the sport and move up to bigger models. Since Yamaha now has class-leading machines in every class, the goal is for these new riders to show brand loyalty and stay with Yamaha in the long term from the Raptor 90 youth quad all the way up to the YFZ450R or Raptor 700R. This seems like a sound strategy to us and one we expect other manufacturers to follow in the near future.
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|Helen Mirren, from Vogue
(photography by Mikael Jannson)
I know with complete and utter certainty were someone to awaken me in the middle of the night . . . from a stone, silent sleep . . . and ask me my favourite colour . . . I would say deep olive green. Or maybe purple. But, as I look around my office these days at the textile samples littering the work tables, or take a cursory glance of my 'things that inspire me' page on Pinterest . . . I seemed to be enveloped in this amazing clear, pure blue. Everywhere I look I seem to be seeing it . . . and completely inspired by it.
Oddly, after a quick search through earlier projects in my portfolio - I seem to be seeing some of the same hues. Maybe my passions for certain colours just ebb and return like the tides . . .
So . . . am I blue again . . .
|Dan Stevens from Downton Abbey (photography by Ian Derry)
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Meet the other Cyrus and see and take a look at our list of must-reads that will have you chatting at the lunch counter, over IM or wherever it is that people actually talk these days.
- Meet the other Cyrus: Miley's brother, Trace. The boy is covered in tats, hates the Jonas Brothers and said the best advice he ever got was not to have sex with "too many nasty girls on the road." Yet he claims to be a "very respectful" young man. The pop musician is starkly different from his sister, a Disney alum with a squeaky clean image.
- IKEA is a great place to shop. But some in Beijing are using the Swedish retailor as a pseudo-hotel. People spend the day snoozing in display beds, chowing down at the cafeteria and posing for photos in front of store displays.The atmosphere at the furniture and house wares mecca is more theme park than retailer.
- Women's testosterone levels may influence their career paths. Females with high levels of testosterone are more likely to seek out careers that are tend to be riskier, according to a new study. Overall, 36% of women opted for high-risk financial careers compared to 57% of men.
- Tourists in Shanghai will no longer be amused by signs in jumbled English. City officials are attempting to scrub the embarrassing signs -- "keep valuables snugly" or "bump your head carefully," among others -- ahead of the 2010 World Expo. Authorities have long been ashamed of the poorly phrased English signs in public.


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For many Chinese people, Santorini is a dream destination – particularly as a setting for wedding photos
Oh no, not another one! It's a glorious fall morning, and 45-year-old photographer Vangelis Beltzenitis is standing on the roof terrace of a whitewashed stone house, camera in hand, giving directions to a young wedding couple. He has them posed in front of a church's blue dome, when he notices someone has followed him. Another photographer appears a few meters alongside him, an Asian with long black hair. Beltzenitis lowers his camera. "Hey, does he even have a work permit?" he calls across to the Greek coming along behind, carrying the Asian's equipment. "Yes," the Greek yells back, "I'm his assistant!" "Just a couple of weeks ago, the police caught another two Chinese photographers, who had no permit," Beltzenitis snorts. He turns back to the bride and groom, raises his camera and says, "Smile, my friends, smile!"
Beltzenitis says he is the most expensive photographer on the Greek island of Santorini. He calls himself "Vangelis"– like the Greek composer and e-music pioneer; it has a ring of quality to it. He specializes in wedding photography, and the U.S. blog Junebug Weddings has included him on its hot list for the title of World's Best Wedding Photographer. Business is going well. Beltzenitis certainly cannot complain, but he is faced with a dilemma. The Chinese are storming Santorini. In 2014, some 100 000 Chinese tourists came to Greece, 70 percent more than the previous year. Last year, according to the Greek National Tourism Organisation, that number rose again. Most tourists come to the small volcanic island of Santorini to take wedding photos – and they are not all Chinese, some couples are from Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. While this is a blessing for Beltzenetis, who makes 50 percent of his annual income in October, the month when most Chinese take their vacation, it has to be said that the Chinese are not the easiest clients, to put it mildly. To them, nothing is sacred, explains Beltzenitis. They will climb on any church roof, they bring their own photographers along without a permit and open up one Chinese snack bar after the next. There are only a few restaurants left on Santorini, where the food still tastes genuinely Greek.
Santorini is the cliché queen of the Cyclades. A veritable beauty, on the one hand – a volcanic island set against the brilliant blue sky, its gleaming white houses clinging to steep cliffs up to 350 meters high, its villages a haphazard confusion of narrow streets and steps. An effrontery, on the other – a honeymoon hell of shops overflowing with trinkets, pumice stone and natural sponge, and donkeys straining beneath the weight of tourists. On Santorini, Greeks and Asians have entered into a strange symbiosis. The Greeks have come up with some services to earn themselves some of the Asians' cash, and the Asians have some formed certain expectations of the old continent as their personal backdrop.
Two hours or so before he's due to start shooting, Beltzenitis knocks at the door of a Malaysian couple's hotel room. With him are stylist Bella Damigou and his assistant Takis Darzentas, carrying the photo equipment. It's Wednesday, and Virginia Koh and Jimes Kho flew in yesterday. They will be leaving again on Saturday. Beltzenitis has not yet met the pair, just seen photos of them and emailed back and forth with them until Virginia and Jimes "passed" muster. Not everyone looks good in front of a camera, and Beltzenitis only takes couples that do. Virginia opens the door and blinks into the morning sunshine. She's dressed in bathrobe and white toweling slippers. Beltzenitis greets her in English: "Good morning, welcome to Santorini." Virginia nods drowsily. "We have to get going," he says, "we start with the styling in five minutes."
Beltzenitis has been working on Santorini for five years. From his experience, he has distilled three rules: Number one, start early. Drive out to the cliffs too late and every spot will be taken by other couples smiling into cameras. Number two, don't publish all of the photos. Beltzenitis does not put Santorini's loveliest spots on his homepage because then he would find at least three Chinese photographers there the next morning, he says. Number three, only take good-looking clients. It's simply better for your reputation.
A couple of hours later, Virginia und Jimes are pushing their way through the streets of Oia. Beltzenitis is not happy with the morning's work. The stylist got the curler tangled in Virginia's hair, and they left too late so there were already several tourists and photographers out and about. He was also annoyed by his Chinese "colleagues" on the coast and even skipped one place altogether because even from a distance, he could see that it was overcrowded. But Oia is a must, even though it is always packed. For many, this village with its narrow, winding streets is the loveliest on the entire island, making it a fixture on the shoot itinerary for photographers and their clientele. In the evening, the tourists gather at the northern end of the village – for the best views of the setting sun. The residents have devised a few tricks to cope with the floods of tourists: placing chairs on roof terraces to discourage visitors from walking on them and Private signs beside pathways, even though there are no private roads in Oia.
No one really knows how Santorini of all places came to be the dream destination of high-earning Asians. The word "aiqinhai" probably played a role. It is the Chinese name for the Aegaen Sea, but it also sounds very like the Chinese word for "sea of love." The fact that parts of a Chinese romantic comedy were filmed on Santorini two years ago has not exactly slowed the trend.
Virginia and Jimes are now casually dressed – she in chinos, he in jeans. She was wearing a pink dress in the morning, and he a suit. They are both in their early thirties and Chinese Malaysians. They work for the same travel agency, she in Shanghai, he in Beijing. They are not yet married and they won't be tying the knot on Santorini, either. Instead, they plan to wed next year in Malaysia, with more than 200 guests. "Pre-wedding portrait session" is what Beltzenitis calls the service: photos, from which the couple can not only put together a few souvenir albums, but also a slideshow to entertain the guests at the wedding. This pair booked the shoot with Aegean Dreams, a Singapore-based agency that specializes in booking photographers on Santorini for Asian couples, and paid the agency 4500 euros for it. That's quite a lot, they feel, but they can afford it – as can more and more Asians. Private wealth is growing faster in Asia, and especially in China, than in other parts of the world.
I only take good-looking clients. It's better for my reputation
Virginia and Jimes are perched on the rim of a roof, looking out to sea with Beltzenitis standing behind them, about to take a photo. He has just got the angle right when a Taiwanese travel group rounds the corner. "Look, a wedding couple!" one woman exclaims. Murmurs, amazement, applause. Cameras are whipped out, and now the Taiwanese are photographing the photographer himself – and not just a single snap, but shot after shot and with great attention to detail. Beltzenitis rolls his eyes, leans against a wall and puffs on his e-cigarette.
In the evening, Beltzenitis takes the couple to a promontory for a portrait of them against the sunset. The sun is already going down and it's grown cool. Virginia has a jacket draped over her shoulders. The couple brave the evening air one last time, share one last loving smile, and then everything is in the can, and assistant Darzentas can pack up Beltzenitis' equipment. While the photographer drives them back to the hotel in his Toyota, Virginia and Jimes sink into the back seat, wordless and weary at the end of a long day. As the car glides around another bend in the road, the sun dips into the ocean. The last orange rays cast their glittering light through the car window. Virginia sits up. "Wow, that's beautiful," she says, "even more beautiful than I thought."
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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has decided to lift a ban that prohibited women from serving in combat, a congressional source tells NPR's Tom Bowman. The move opens up thousands of front-line positions.
Panetta is expected to announce the decision along with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Thursday.
Citing "senior defense officials," the AP adds:
"The groundbreaking move recommended by the Joint Chiefs of Staff overturns a 1994 rule banning women from being assigned to smaller ground combat units. Panetta's decision gives the military services until January 2016 to seek special exceptions if they believe any positions must remain closed to women."
Back in November, four servicewomen along with the American Civil Liberties Union sued the Pentagon and Panetta over the combat exclusion policy.
Women, the lawsuit claimed, were already serving in combat roles, but were not receiving recognition for it. The ACLU said the combat exclusion kept women from more than 200,000 positions.
Perhaps a prelude, last year, the military opened 14,500 positions to women and lifted a rule that prohibited women from living with combat units.
Citing a "senior defense official," CNN reports the change won't happen immediately.
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"The Army and Marine Corps, especially, will be examining physical standards and gender-neutral accommodations within combat units. Every 90 days, the service chiefs will have to report back on their progress.
"The move will be one of the last significant policy decisions made by Panetta, who is expected to leave in mid-February. It is not clear where former Sen. Chuck Hagel, the nominated replacement, stands, but officials say he has been apprised of Panetta's coming announcement.
"'It will take awhile to work out the mechanics in some cases. We expect some jobs to open quickly, by the end of this year. Others, like Special Operations Forces and Infantry, may take longer,' a senior defense official explains. Panetta is setting the goal of January 2016 for all assessments to be complete and women integrated as much as possible."
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Carey Lohrenz, a former Navy Lieutenant and one of the first women to fly F-14s on air craft carriers, tells our Newscast unit that this is "fantastic news," but it's really just catching up with the reality on the ground.
"We have women in combat roles right now. We are just not able to promote them," she said. "They're on the ground in Iraq; they're on the ground in Afghanistan. This is strictly formalizing and recognizing what their contributions currently are."
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, a Democratic member of the Armed Services Committee from Hawaii, said the move was a "great step toward equality."
"I know that the women who currently serve in the military think they should be treated the same as any other servicemember," Hirono said in a statement. "Women serving in combat roles will strengthen our national security, and as a member of the Armed Services Committee, I will work closely with military and administration officials to see this change through."
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As we alluded to earlier, the implementation of this new policy will be complex. The Wall Street Journal adds an important caveat saying that while this is the "largest expansion yet of women in combat roles," "defense officials said they don't expect the change to result in women being allowed to serve as infantry troops."
The paper also reports that Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent his recommendation on the ban to Penetta in a January 9 memo.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
And I'm Melissa Block.
Two days ago, in his inaugural address, President Obama recited the famous line from the Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.
Well, today, at the Pentagon, another group of Americans found a barrier to equal opportunity suddenly lifted. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ended the military's ban on women serving in combat. That means more than 200,000 positions in the infantry and the artillery could ultimately open to women.
To learn more about what this might mean, we're joined by NPR's Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman. And, Tom, what exactly does Secretary Panetta's action today do?
TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE: Well, Melissa, he lifted what's called a combat exclusion policy. So it basically scraps the policy that bars women from serving directly in ground combat jobs. And he also asked the armed services to develop plans for allowing women to seek these positions and basically telling the services to put it into effect. Now we're talking about really the Army and the Marine Corps here almost exclusively, and it's nearly a quarter million jobs between them that could be open to women.
BLOCK: And what types of jobs would those be?
BOWMAN: Well, this - ground combat, so we're talking about armor, infantry, artillery. So on the battlefield, these would be the people driving tanks, going on patrols through villages in Afghanistan, let's say, and firing Howitzers, basically those involved in the fight on the ground.
BLOCK: Tom, a lot of people would say, look, women have effectively been not just serving in combat already, but dying in combat and in Iraq and Afghanistan.
BOWMAN: Yeah. No, I've seen women in Afghanistan providing security for officers out on patrol or in meetings, carrying M4 assault rifles just like the men, and if they're under fire, they would have to react. And I've seen women in small combat outposts, working alongside men as medics or training Afghan forces. And the thing is, in these counterinsurgencies today, the front lines aren't as clear as they used to be.
BLOCK: Tom, what's the practical effect of this policy, and does it mean that women would move into these roles, these jobs that you're talking about, right away?
BOWMAN: No. Nothing will happen right away. The services have to figure out how to make it happen and, again, put together some sort of a plan. So they might come up, for example, with some sort of physical requirements, like you have to lift 50 pounds over your head. You have to run a mile in X amount of time, for example. So that could mean a lot of women who want to serve just can't pass these physical tests.
And the secretary also is giving the military roughly three years to identify what are called special exceptions, and that could mean like the Green Berets, Navy SEALs, for example. They might bar women because of their extremely tough physical standards.
BLOCK: Talk a bit, Tom, about what opponents of having women in combat positions, what they say.
BOWMAN: Well, you know, for years now, they've been saying that, listen, women aren't physically able to do these combat jobs. They aren't able to carry the weight of full packs, the weapons for long periods of time, aren't able to climb over walls in places like Iraq or Afghanistan. But clearly, Secretary Panetta wants to give them this chance.
BLOCK: And on the other hand, folks who think this is a good idea say this is the way for women, really, to advance through the ranks of the military?
BOWMAN: Right. That's been one of the problems over the years. You know, some women have died in combat. Some have received Purple Hearts and other medals for bravery, but they haven't been able to be in these jobs and get promotions that they need, and that's been one of the issues here. It's really a fairness issue. It helps them in their careers. So that's been one of the driving points on this whole scrapping the ground combat exclusion policy.
BLOCK: OK. Tom, thanks so much.
BOWMAN: You're welcome.
BLOCK: That's NPR's Tom Bowman with the news that Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has lifted the military's ban on women serving in combat. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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James Donovan takes a comprehensive approach to the history of the jury in modern France by investigating the legal, political, sociocultural, and intellectual aspects of jury trial from the Revolution through the twentieth century. He demonstrates that these juries, through their decisions, helped shape reform of the nation's criminal justice system.The blurbs:
From their introduction in 1791 as an expression of the sovereignty of the people through the early 1900s, argues Donovan, juries often acted against the wishes of the political and judicial authorities, despite repeated governmental attempts to manipulate their composition. High acquittal rates for both political and nonpolitical crimes were in part due to juror resistance to the harsh and rigid punishments imposed by the Napoleonic Penal Code, Donovan explains.
In response, legislators gradually enacted laws to lower penalties for certain crimes and to give jurors legal means to offer nuanced verdicts and to ameliorate punishments. Faced with persistently high acquittal rates, however, governments eventually took powers away from juries by withdrawing many cases from their purview and ultimately destroying the panels' independence in 1941.
"This book is the product of wide reading and analytic ingenuity. It is a model study in the complex relationship between criminal procedure, substantive criminal law, and politics, and it deserves the attention of French historians and scholars of criminal law alike."
--James Q. Whitman, Yale University
"Donovan makes a new and important contribution to the study of criminal justice in Europe by placing the institution of the jury in its broader judicial, political, and intellectual context. He demonstrates that as an independent force closely attuned to the views of the French laity, the trial jury played a crucial role in adapting criminal law to meet the needs of the broader society. An excellent book."
--Robert Allen, Stephen F. Austin State University


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Published: September 10. 2013 4:50PM
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Sugar beets are nearing harvest on this farm outside Jerome, Idaho, on Sept. 10. A new USDA report finds while more U.S. cropland is shifting to larger farms, the ag landscape is still dominated by family farms. Increasing financial risks and new technology, however, could undermine the family farm model in the future.
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U.S.cropland has been consolidating for the past three decades with cropland shifting to larger farms. Cganges in technology and farm organization have driven the increase to larger farms, as farm operates are able to manage more acres and are less constrained by financial risk. Despite the trend, U.S. cropland is still dominated by family farms.
While the median farm size in the U.S. has changed little over the last three decades – due to the growing number of very small and very large farms – the number of mid-sized farms has declined and cropland acreage has moved toward much larger farms
In the early 1980s, most cropland was operated by farms with less than 600 acres. Today most cropland is on farms with at least 1,100 acres, with many five and 10 times that size.
In 2011, 1,140 U.S. farms had at least 10,000 acres of cropland, up from 409 in 2001, according to a report from USDA's Economic Research Service released this week.
The report, Farm Size and the Organization of U.S. Cropland, delves into the changing ag landscape and the factors behind the trend to larger farms.
In 2011, 1.68 million farms had cropland, and the average size was 234 acres using a simple mean calculation of cropland divided by numbers of farms. That calculation, however, masks structural changes in the farm sector and the substantial and widespread acreage shift to much larger farms, authors of the report stated.
Instead of a mean calculation, the authors introduced a measure of midpoint acreage in which half of all cropland acres are on farms with more cropland than the midpoint and half are on farms with less.
They found the midpoint acreage for U.S. cropland nearly doubled between 1982 and 2007, from 589 acres to 1,105 acres, increasing in 45 states and more than doubling in 16 states. The largest increases occurred in a contiguous group of 12 Corn Belt and Northern Plains states.
In that same period, midpoint acreages more than doubled in corn, cotton, rice, soybeans, and wheat and increased an average of 107 percent in 35 of 39 fruit and vegetable crops.
"The evidence is consistent. Cropland shifted to larger farms in most states and for most crops. The increases were persistent over time, and they were substantial," the authors stated.
Changes in technology and in farm organization that enable farm households to operate more cropland today than they could in the recent or distant past are two of the many factors contributing to cropland consolidation, the authors stated.
Technology is allowing individual farmers to operate and manage more acres. Labor-saving innovations – from bigger and faster equipment and information technology to herbicides, seed genetics and changing tillage techniques – have substantially reduced labor in agriculture and facilitated a shift to larger crop farms.
Greater specialization – beginning with a separation of livestock farming from crop farming in the latter part of the 20th century – has allowed full-time crop farmers to devote more time to crop production and manage more cropland.
At the same time, the number of production and marketing contracts to govern the sale of products has increased, which can reduce price and marketing risks. Farmers have also limited their risk by leasing equipment and hiring custom services and are less constrained by the inherent risks of major equipment purchases.
Despite the shift to larger farms and more consolidation of cropland, family farms continue to dominate U.S. crop production, accounting for 96 percent of farms and 87 percent of production value, the authors stated.
While data from the 2012 census of agriculture will provide more information on trends, data on midpoint farm size from a 2011 USDA survey shows no increase over the 2007 estimate drawn from the census, suggesting a slowdown rather than an acceleration in consolidation, the authors stated.
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Bobby Portis Signs With Arkansas
Hogs land top recruit from Little Rock
After losing to Little Rock Hall in the Arkansas 7-A boys' state championship game in March, Fayetteville High School boys' basketball coach Kyle Adams said it would be great to see Bobby Portis in a Razorback uniform.
In 2013, Hog fans will finally get the chance.
Portis, a 6-foot-10 post player, signed a letter of intent during a press conference on Friday to play at the University of Arkansas, making him the second recruit in the Class of 2013.
"Bobby Portis is one of the best skill forwards in the country," said Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson. "He is a perfect fit for our program and has the ability to be an impact player. For a player of his size, he can score, defend, has the versatility to play inside and out, has a high motor, runs the floor, rebounds and is a proven winner. I love his passion, basketball IQ, leadership qualities and his work ethic is second to none."
Considered by some scouting services as the top prospect in the country at the center position, Portis averaged 16 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game during his junior season at Hall.
"It's kind of big to be a Razorback in your home state because of the fan support and the family atmosphere and stuff like that," Portis said. "It's pretty cool."
"You dream all your life for this day to come for your child to get a scholarship in something that he loves, and then when the time came I felt like something was being taken away from me," said Tina Edwards, Portis' mother. "But yet and still I'm looking at the fact that I'm blessed that he will have a full scholarship paid for his schooling."
Portis joins 6-foot-9 forward Moses Kingsley in the Hogs' recruiting class, providing quality depth in the Razorback front-court behind 6-foot-10 sophomore Hunter Mickelson and 6-foot-7 junior Marshawn Powell.
"The unique thing about Bobby is that even with all the attention, he is still a very humble kid," said Anderson. "He will do the right things both on and off the court and is a big family guy. As a staff, we are excited to see this day come and are happy to have him join the Razorback family."


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Graphic Novel:Fathers & Daughters
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|Fathers & Daughters
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|December 4, 2006
|Story by:
|Andrew Chambliss
|Art by:
|Travis Kotzebue & Micah Gunnell
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|Turning Point
|Everything but the guilt.
|Claire Bennet has come to an important decision in her life. She has just told her father about her fantastic ability to heal from any injury. What she doesn't realize, however, is that Mr. Bennet already knows. The mysterious man in horn-rimmed glasses has been systematically capturing individuals with fantastic abilities, both good and evil. And even his own family may not escape his agenda...
Mr. Bennet visits Eden McCain's father's home to tell him his daughter is dead. When the man reacts with indifference, calling Eden a "cheap whore", Bennet becomes violently angry. He tells Eden's father that Eden sacrificed her life to stop Sylar from gaining her ability. He then tells the Haitian not to clean the man out completely, but to "leave the guilt".
Character Appearances
- Upon its release, Fathers & Daughters marked Eden's third appearance in a graphic novel, making her the character with most appearances in the graphic novels at that time. She was usurped by Mr. Bennet with his fourth appearance in Wireless, Part 2.
- Fathers & Daughters fills in the "holes" of a storyline told in Fallout. The episode shows Sylar's murder of Eden. The graphic novel shows what happened immediately after the murder (and explains how Sylar was subdued once again), and the aftermath of the event.
See Also
- For images from Fathers & Daughters, see images from Fathers & Daughters.
- For Travis Kotzebue's original art from Fathers & Daughters, see here.
- For an interview in which Micah Gunnell discusses Fathers & Daughters, see here.
- For an interview in which Travis Kotzebue discusses Fathers & Daughters, see here.
External Links
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GLOBUS 2020: Icons of India: The Taj, Tigers & Beyond (OD)
10 days from Delhi to Delhi
Discover India, a diverse country filled with a long history, a variety of languages, amazing monuments, and a rich cultural heritage. On this India tour, you'll visit some of India's most famous sights and get to know the culture through special experiences. Of course, you'll visit the Taj Mahal, built by Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife. Built from 1631-1648 AD, he employed thousands of artisans and craftsmen as well as a labor force of 20,000. You'll get the chance to see this amazing structure at sunrise, plus Agra Fort, the 16th-century red sandstone fortress where Moghul rulers lived. In 1876, Jaipur was painted pink to welcome the Prince of Wales, and it has been known as the 'Pink City' ever since. Here, visit the Amber Fort, built in 1592 with white marble and red sandstone. Remarkable structures are just part of India's appeal. You'll also enjoy a rickshaw ride through a colorful local bazaar (a unique adventure included by Globus), a cooking demonstration of Indian food, and a home-hosted dinner with an Indian noble family-another out-of-the-ordinary experience offered by Globus. A final tour highlight is a visit to Ranthambore National Park. Here, three game drives in an open-air safari vehicle give you an opportunity to see native wildlife, including the elusive leopard and Bengal tiger. These are just a few of the many highlights offered on this spectacular India tour. If you're a traveler looking for a new adventure, this is the vacation for you!
Call 800-749-7625 for more information or to book today! Mention code 14885043
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- Offer valid through 6/30/2020
- Duration
- 10 Days
- Escorted
- Escorted - Yes
|Day 1
|Welcome to India's capital city! Hotel rooms are available for mid-afternoon check-in.
|Day 2
|Today's sightseeing starts with an orientation drive to see the Red Fort, Jama Masjid, India Gate, and the Presidential Palace. Afterward, take a [LF] RICKSHAW RIDE through Chandni Chowk, a captivating local bazaar. Here, ancient alleyways are lined with quaint shops selling all sorts of goods and souvenirs-from silver and saris to spices and electronics. After lunch in a local restaurant, visit QUTUB MINAR, the world's tallest brick minaret, dating back to the 11th century. Tonight, your Tour Director hosts a lavish welcome dinner that includes a COOKING DEMONSTRATION and talk on Indian cuisine with a local chef. (B,L,D)
|Day 3
|This morning, visit HUMAYUN'S TOMB and GURUDWARA BANGLA SAHIB, Delhi's largest and most prominent Sikh gurudwara (house of worship). After lunch, drive to Agra and settle in for the evening. (B,L)
|Day 4
|Start your day with a sunrise visit to the incomparable TAJ MAHAL, an extravagant marble monument to love. Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan built it as a memorial to his beloved wife, who died during childbirth. Later, travel to AGRA FORT, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, built by the Moghul Emperor Akbar. This impressive fortress of red sandstone conceals the imperial city of the Moghul rulers and its many palaces. (B)
|Day 5
|Ranthambore National Park
|Today, stop at FATEHPUR SIKRI (the City of Victory), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built by Emperor Akbar in the 16th century it was the capital of the Mughal Empire for only some 10 years before it was completely abandoned due to the lack of adequate water. After lunch in Bharatpur, board a TRAIN bound for RANTHAMBORE NATIONAL PARK, one of the best places in India to spot the elusive Bengal tiger! (B,L,D)
|Day 6
|Today, explore the park on MORNING & AFTERNOON GAME DRIVES in an open-air safari vehicle. In addition to Bengal tigers, the park is home to leopard, sambar deer, sloth bears, marsh crocodiles, striped hyena, and more. Between game drives, enjoy free time to relax. (B,L,D)
|Day 7
|Rise early this morning for one last GAME DRIVE in this magical land. Then, travel to Jaipur. In 1876, the city was painted pink to welcome the Prince of Wales, and it has been known as the 'Pink City' ever since. Tonight, enjoy a [LF] HOME-HOSTED DINNER with an Indian noble family, followed by a SARI- and TURBAN-TYING demonstration. (B,D)
|Day 8
|Today, visit the amazing AMBER FORT, built entirely of white marble and red sandstone. Tour the interior with its intricate mosaics, carvings, paintings, and mirror works. This afternoon, visit the CITY PALACE and the adjoining MUSEUM, which houses a collection of rare manuscripts. Also, stop at JANTAR MANTAR and the famous HAWA MAHAL (Palace of the Winds). Tonight, your Tour Director hosts a festive farewell dinner to celebrate your journey through India. (B,D)
|Day 9
|Fly back to Delhi this morning and prepare for your journey home. (B)
|Day 10
|Your tour ends with breakfast this morning. (B) NOTE:Some flights depart Delhi very early in the morning. In these cases, breakfast is not included on Day 10, and you will have to depart for the airport late in the evening on Day 9 or just after Midnight on Day 10.
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Dates & Prices do not include air travel. Participation in this vacation requires purchase of the following flights from Globus, not included in pricing: (1) roundtrip air from your U.S. gateway and intra-vacation air segments; or (2) intra-vacation air segments only, starting at $131. Required intra-vacation air segment is: Jaipur/Delhi. Air prices were effective on August 14, 2019, and their availability is limited. At the time you purchase your tour, air prices may be higher.Gratuities for Tour Director, driver, and Local guides are available for pre-purchase on the base vacation. For vacations that include an extension to the base, pre-paid gratuities only include the base portion. Any additional gratuities would need to be paid on trip.Prices are per person based on double room occupancy.Single Room Supplement: $715 to $770Triple rooms are not available.Extra Nights per person in Delhi:Le Meridien (Pre Nights): in single room $195; in twin room $103Novotel New Delhi Aerocity (Post Nights)January-March, October & December: in single room $148; in twin room $79February & November: in single room $186; in twin room $982021 prices and itineraries are subject to change. Details will be available in August 2020.
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