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The Spectrum: There Is No Pain, You Are RecedingPosted by jstevrtc on November 23rd, 2010
The sports world gave up another one of its landmark venues to the way of progress today as The Philadelphia Spectrum felt the crash of the wrecking ball while several of the men who filled it with memories, including Julius Erving and Bernie Parent, watched the destruction from a safe distance. This 47-year old warhorse ends a distinguished career as one of the most versatile sports and music arenas ever built.
Living up to its name, The Spectrum was home to numerous Philadelphia sports franchises including the 76ers and Flyers. The Flyers won their first Stanley Cup in 1974 on the Spectrum's ice, playing in the Stanley Cup Finals a total of six time while tenants of the place. The 76ers brought the NBA Finals there four times and won it in 1983.
The Spectrum's contributions to college basketball were enormous. The Spectrum served as the site for countless games between Philly's Big Five teams, hosted several conference tournaments (usually the Atlantic 10), NCAA regionals, and even a couple of Final Fours. Indiana backers should feel especially mournful today, since the two F4's that were held there were won by Hoosier squads coached by Bobby Knight. Kent Benson led the 1976 IU squad to a defeat of conference rivals Michigan in the national title game in the arena, cementing that Hoosier team's place as the last college hoops team to finish a season unbeaten. Isiah Thomas was the MOP of the 1981 Indiana side that locked up the school's fourth championship by beating North Carolina.
But if you're talking about college basketball at the Spectrum, the conversation begins and ends with the game that requires no introduction. Kentucky fans, look away. Duke supporters, start caressing that 1992 championship trophy…
While we have no documentation of it, we would not be surprised to hear later that a small group of Kentucky fans who didn't go to Maui this week were seen partying in a nearby cordoned area, toasting with champagne and bourbon and even bidding for the right to hit the switch that dropped the wrecking ball.
There's one final note about the building that our fellow album rock fans will find interesting. On June 29th, 1977, Pink Floyd played a show there in which lead singer and bassist Roger Waters was suffering from terrible stomach cramps and had to have a injection of medicine — "just a little pin prick," if you will — to keep him going through the show (it didn't work, by the way). Waters eventually told Rolling Stone it was "the longest two hours of my life." Later, he would use the memory of performing while sick and with the injected medicine on board to inspire a popular little tune called "Comfortably Numb."
In that spirit, we hope the demolishers looked inside and asked "Is there anybody in there? Is there anyone home?" before they fired up the wrecking ball today. To The Spectrum, thank you for all you did for us — we'll never forget you.


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I'm afraid I cannot help you much with this one, as I am not very familiary with that wiki's policies. However, it seems that DocMD has blocked you for a week because of "character & ship bashing in your comments". If this is true, I'd advise you not to do it again after the block expires. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 22:17, February 26, 2012 (UTC)
RE: Ron
Nowhere is it stated in canon that giving Dobby his shoes and socks caused Ron any notable hardship. An act of courtesy? Yes. Respect? Yes. Gratitude? Yes. Bravery? That's really stretching the definition of the word. - Nick O'Demus 19:50, August 31, 2012 (UTC)

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One of the most exciting things about being here in Seoul is that I'm finally able to see mobile TV (DMB) in action. Hopefully, Mobile TV of some sort will be launching in the UK during the next few years and so the opportunity to see this new opportunity for content distribution in action is great. Here's a few pictures (on a rather dashing pink iridescent phone)…
I was surprised that they all had long extendable antennas! Not sure how that will go down in the UK where we're used to very slick mobiles without antennas.
I've been trying to talk to people here about the programming they watch on it – looking for insights into what's worked and what doesn't. Interstingly, they keep telling me, 'It's just TV. Nothing special.' And, they don't seem particularly aware of any interactivity – other than the programme/channel guide – on the platform. This is, of course, a consumer perspective – I know there's more going on behind the scenes editorially.
Functionally, two cool features I saw were texting alerts about live programming reminders to friends in your phone contacts and DVR functionality, which one user really raved about liking.
Consumers I've been talking to have also been complaining about problems with reception and been telling me that WiPro is a better way of getting video content to their phones. I need to check the WiPro stuff out but no one I've talked to has been able to show it to me on their phone yet.
I'm now at the Mobile Content Awards 2008 and the categories are:
Mobile Games
Mobile Service
Mobile Entertainment and Community
Outstanding Contribution
Innovative Content
… No category for mobile TV (and no broadcast entries in the above categories). This backs up the attitude that 'its just TV.'
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Women Together
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In addition to the newsletter, North Country Women was also involved with the founding of the North Country Women's Center in 1977, which transitioned into a Women's Shelter in 1979. The Women's Center and Shelter project are frequently featured in Women Together.
The newsletter experienced financial challenges throughout most of its existence. Readership came from mainly Northern New York women, however, letters within the collection indicate readers from Pennsylvania and even as far away as California.


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Storage Innovation Executive Summit - Part 4
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Continuing my coverage of the [IBM Storage Innovation Executive Summit], that occurred May 9 in New York City, this is my fourth in a series of blog posts on this event.
Down the street, in Times Square, IBM made it on the big board.
Next up, Doug Balog covers Smart Archiving.
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I just brought home my dad's 87 16v. I'm going to attempt to get it up and running this winter.
7/21/2013 EDIT: New photos on page 5 of the running car.
9/10/13 EDIT: Added more info on the cars history:
This car played a pretty substantial role in my family. Back in early 1992 I was a senior in high school. Sitting in our driveway were some fine examples of 80s era GM metal. Having 4 children between the ages of 2 and 18, my dad had two Olds Cutlass Ciera station wagons, and a 1980 Pontiac Sunbird that his mother handed down to us. These cars were all in various states of disrepair and it felt like one of them was always in the shop. Im not sure if dad was going through a midlife crisis, or the crushing realization that he was a dad again at age 46, but he spotted a bright red Scirocco 16V at a local used car lot and INSTANTLY fell in love. Now if you knew my dad, he may very well be the most practical buyer ever and never buys on heart or spontaneously. He saw this car on Friday, went back and looked at it on Saturday, then on Sunday, and left work early to test drive it on Monday. Unfortunately, the car had sold. I have never seen my dad heartbroken before. He moped for days.
Two weeks later, my brother and I spotted an identical red Scirocco 16V at the local VW dealer. It actually had less miles and tinted windows. My dad test drove it within a day or two. I actually remember folding myself into the backseat for the test drive. At one point, my dad turned to my mom in the passenger seat and said Guess how fast were going? He was cruising at 75MPH in a 55 zone. The car was rock solid. I was amazed: all our GMs shook/shimmied at anything more than 50 and I had never seen my dad speed before. Having 4 kids, one starting college in fall, my dad just couldnt justify buying it, but the salesman really tried. We drove home in a relatively quiet car, saddened that a bright red sports car wouldnt be sitting in our driveway. As we were walking in the door, the phone was ringing; the dealer really wanted to make a sale. My dad lowballed and they took his offer and deposit over the phone. I think he paid $3800 for the car, but my memory may be hazy. My brother and I were shocked! This was my dads first German car (except for a minor stint with a 74 Super Beetle in the late 80s that had MANY problems), and he LOVED it.
Not only was this our first German car, it was the first manual car in our house that I could remember. While I understood how a clutched transmission worked, I had ZERO experience with one. The 74 Super Beetle had been an auto stick, so even that car didnt have a third pedal. Being a senior in high school I had visions of driving this bright red car to school and to movies and, well, everywhere. Nevermind it was my dads car; I thought for sure it would be mine to use any time. I nagged and nagged him to teach me stick. Finally, we took a short drive to a giant open parking lot, I got behind the wheel certain that Id master this immediately. After 10 minutes of stalling and bucking and swearing and sweating, dad got too nervous and my first lesson ended in failure. A week later, another 10 minute lesson ended in failure. As did one last lesson a few days later. A fourth lesson never happened. Im not sure why we never tried again, but I didnt learn stick until a year or two later, but I was already out of the house and living on my own, so dads car wasnt even available to me. Silverspeedbuggy as an 18 year old HATED that he couldnt drive this car. Silverspeedbuggy as an almost 40 year old is GRATEFUL that his dad didnt get him proficient at manual transmission driving. Im convinced my brother or I would have dented/wrecked/totaled this car.
Within 6 months of ownership, dad traded all our cars in on VWs. In addition to this Scirocco, he picked me up a 1984 Quantum GL5 sedan to commute to college in, and then he found a 1987 Quantum wagon (the big headlight model, but not a Synchro) for my mom. Later hed also have a MK III Jetta (his first brand-new car since 1979), an Audi A4 2.8 5 speed, and mom also had a Golf Cabrio, and New Beetle convertible. Unfortunately hes gone back to American cars and is currently in a Mercury Milan. Mom doesnt drive anymore, and my little brother, the 2 year old in the story above, is now driving her 2003 New Beetle convertible (he hates it BTW, but its a free car).
In the mid 90s dad drove his Scirocco daily. Later in the 90s the Rocco became a weekend/fun car only. Dad would tool around in the car around town on short drives. Being driven daily in Cleveland; the liberal use of salt on our roads had taken its toll on the car, so he had it repainted once. After a short drive one day, the car overheated. Dad parked it in the garage, and with the exception of moving it once or twice, it sat in the garage. Then, when dad wanted to park their real cars in the garage, so the Rocco moved to the driveway. It sat there for at least 3 years. Probably 4. Maybe even 5.
So that leads us to this thread. This story picks up with the pictures below. Mom and dad were preparing to downsize to a ranch home, and my childhood home was about to be put on the market. Dad knew he had to sell/get rid of the only sports car hed ever owned, and so he passed it off to me. As of writing this edit of my original post, the car is now 100% mechanically sound and Ive been driving it most of the summer of 2013. The weather here in Cleveland has not been cooperative as our normally hot and somewhat humid summer has actually been cold and rainy. We had 16 straight days of rain in July. Many days temps never got above 55. Its now early September and were finally having summer weather (low 90s today!) so Im trying to get as many drives in as I can before the snow flies. Ive never really worked on a car before, and I surprised myself on how much work I took on with this car. My dad is really impressed, and told me how proud he is with the work Ive done.
So below is the most recent story on the car. Enjoy the ride if you read all the posts. I know I did.
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Dad bought it used in 1992, he was only the second owner
Drove it mostly on nice days
It saw a few winters while he had it
Has been repainted once (decent job too)
Sat for 3 years outside on the driveway
144,000-ish miles (odo spins freely)
NOT running, needs
- coolant work (overheats, tow driver smelled coolant on drive)
- brakes including BLOWN brake line (made a mess of his flatbed)
- gas siphoned and fresh fuel added
- oil change
- spark plugs (might as well)
- two engine mounts
- new struts
- new tires
- a few rust spots
My plans:
- Keep it bone stock
- Fix the above
- Get it running by the spring
- Eventually have rust addressed and a respray
- Get teardrops refinished
On to the pics!
As it sat on dad's driveway yesterday:
Sunroof seal is shot:
Getting towed:
Brakes were locked up, but freed when winched onto the truck. Notice the brake fluid under the rear passenger tire; brake line blew when I mashed it.
Parked in my driveway, time to really assess the car:
More rust:
Hood is shot:
Not bad for 144,000 miles:
Both strut towers are good:
Something was living in it;
Found the shift knob for mom and dad's old 74 Super Beetle!
Some wear on the bolster:
No rust:
Some rust on the hatch:
Must be some rust on the bottom edge of the doors under the bodykit molding; the strip on the door is peeling up:
Cleaned up the interior:
Gave it the first bath it's had in 3 years:
Noticed this tube (for the airbox?) under the battery is cracked:
At some point I may need to have this fender replaced. I guess my now-deceased grandfather backed into the car. It's tough to really see the problem though:
Overall I am VERY excited to get this car running again. Dad bought it my senior year of high school and I had visions of driving all over the place in it. After three failed stick shift lessons (lasting 10 minutes each), dad's nerves were shot. I think he also realized if me or my brother didn't know how to drive stick then we couldn't mess up his car. I'm betting it wouldn't be sitting in my driveway right now if he had suceeded in teaching us how to manipulate a clutch. The 18 year old me hated that I didn't know how to drive it. The 37 year old me is incredibly glad I didn't know how to drive it.


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The second coming of Edwards, who played with the Jets two seasons and left as a free agent in 2010, is supposed to help the entire team but no one more than Sanchez. With Sanchez in 2009 and then in 2010, Edwards enjoyed two solid seasons with a combined 88 catches for 1,445 yards and 11 touchdowns. Now with his return, he's expected to help a quarterback who is No. 34 in ESPN.com's QBR ranking.
There is a clear familiarity between the two parties that even head coach Rex Ryan notices.
"I think obviously he's familiar with him. I think that's good that the quarterback is familiar with the receiver. The receiver, all they have to do is run the route and catch the ball, so I don't think it matters who's throwing it. For a quarterback, there's a comfort level and, quite honestly, with the receivers there's connections with the quarterback," Ryan said. "Receivers will want a ball in certain areas. And if I'm running a slant there, maybe a receiver that wants the ball in front of them maybe wants it higher. There are some that want it lower, all those types of different things. I think obviously, he has that, spending two years here, he should have that kind of connection or rapport with the quarterback."
The connection goes beyond the football field.
On Thursday after practice, Edwards referred to a friendship with Sanchez that has gone beyond his two season with the Jets and continued until this week when he was claimed off waivers. As such, it was Edwards who took to Twitter last week to defend Sanchez when there was a rumor of his former teammate being benched. Edwards tweeted in support of Sanchez and called Jets management "idiots."
The Jets overlooked those comments in bringing him back but there is clearly a bond between the quarterback and the wide receiver. It is a bond that the Jets hope will lift the 6-7 team into the postseason.
"We'll be good. He's one of those guys that he just knows how to run routes, he's played for a long time, he understands coverages and he picks up things quickly. I know he'll pick up the system fast, a sharp guy," Sanchez said. "We're excited to have him back and that will only help the rest of the guys, Chaz [Schilens] an JK (Jeremy Kerley) and Mardy [Gilyard], all of those guys, Jordan White, and the tight ends, everybody. So it's a big help."
Maybe there's something to that chemistry. Including the playoffs, the Jets are 21-13 in games where Edwards took the field.
Kristian R. Dyer is a Jets beat reporter for Metro New York and contributes to The Jets Blog. Follow him at @KristianRDyer for Jets breaking news and info from Florham Park.


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Joseph's Micro:bit Python Utilities Package
Joseph's Micro:bit Python Utilities Package
Joseph, aged 15, won the Mothers and Carers Challenge with a set of Python Utilities for the micro:bit: an alarm; compass; egg timer; key finder; teeth brushing timer and burglar alarm. Joseph presents his utilities.
General:Hex and Python files (if file does not automatically download Save link for Mac, Save target for PC):
The alarm, compass, egg timer, key finder and teeth brushing alarm are all on a single hex file which needs to be downloaded and flashed onto your micro:bit. The key finder and burglar alarm need separate hex files. In all the utilities, button A is for minor actions, for example toggling through a menu or sleeping the alarm. The B button is for major actions such as selecting a utility/option from a menu or exiting a utility. Most utilities require sound; for this a speaker needs to be connected between pin zero and ground.
The alarm utility helps wake you up. It has a choice of sounds, times and has a sleep mode. In order to access it, use the A button to toggle to the image of a bell (fig. 1) and then press the B button to select the alarm utility. You will be presented with a menu that allows you to select which alarm sound you want (fig. 2); the options are:
- 'D' - The opening to Beethoven's 5th Symphony in C minor.
- 'N' - The Nyan Cat theme.
- 'F' - A funky bass line for secret agents and criminal masterminds.
- 'P' - The theme of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
The compass utility helps you determine which direction is north as well as bearings. In order to access this utility toggle through the initial menu with A until you find the image of a compass (fig.1) and press B to select it. You will be presented with a tool to help calibrate the compass (fig. 2), rotate the micro:bit in every direction in order to calibrate. Now the compass is calibrated, the compass needle (fig. 3) will be displayed pointing in the direction of north. You can find the bearing (fig. 4) by pressing A and exit the utility with B.
Egg timer:
The egg timer utility helps you boil the perfect egg, you can select whether you want them hard or soft and their progress is shown with the hand of a clock. In order to access the egg timer, toggle through the menu with the A button and locate the image of an egg (fig. 1); press B to select it. Now you will have the choice of whether you want your egg hard or soft (fig. 2); the options are:
- 'H' - Hard - 8 minute timer.
- 'S' - Soft - 4 minute timer.
Key finder:
The key finder utility solves that age old problem of lost keys. You will need two micro:bits. First download the key_finder.hex file and flash it onto the second micro:bit and connect it to a battery pack, speaker and your keys. On your micro:bit navigate to the key image (fig. 1) using A in order to use the key finder. Press the B button and the second micro:bit should receive a signal and start playing music. If this is successful a tick (fig. 2) will be displayed on your micro:bit. Locate the keys using the music and press B on your micro:bit to stop it. If the signal is unsuccessful a cross (fig. 3) will be displayed.
Teeth timer:
This utility helps time the optimum teeth cleaning duration. Toggle using A to the image of a tooth (fig. 1) and press B. This will start the two minute tooth timer, progress is shown with the hand of a clock (fig. 2), it can be stopped early by pressing B. When the time is up an alarm will be played and a firework animation (fig. 3) will be displayed. You can exit the utility with B.
Burglar alarm:
This is an additional utility that requires the burglar_alarm.hex file to be downloaded and flashed onto your micro:bit. Connect a speaker between pin zero and ground and a wire between pins one and two. When this wire is broken, the alarm will be triggered.
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Clift, a native of Anadarko, Okla., is a two-time All-Big 12 First Team selection who most recently rowed in the six seat for the Sooner first varsity eight that took first place at the Big 12 Championship last Saturday. The win by the 1V8 secured Oklahoma's second consecutive Big 12 title.
"I'm so proud of Kristin and happy to see her earn this prestigious honor," Crain said. "She has been an integral part of the varsity eight's success for the past three seasons and has had an incredible senior year. She has been one of the driving forces throughout her career and it's great to see her recognized for her contributions to the speed and camaraderie of this team."
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The senior has rowed with OU's first varsity eight each of the last three seasons, winning Big 12 1V8 titles all three years. Clift was recently named the winner of the Crimson Hammer team award, given to the athlete with the fastest 2K erg time on the team, after setting an all-time OU program best with a time of 7:07.0.
A former walk-on, Clift is also a multi-year Coaches Rowing Association Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big 12 First Team and Conference USA Honor Roll honoree majoring in health and exercise science.
Clift's Big 12 Rower of the Year award is the third straight for an OU rower. Nikki Furmanek was awarded the honor in 2013 and Rebecca Staff was selected in 2012.
Crain was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year for the third consecutive season after leading the Sooners to another Big 12 Championship last week in Oklahoma City. OU rowing's only head coach in the program's existence, Crain has catapulted the Sooners to the top with two conference titles in just six seasons as a Division I program.
In addition to two previous Big 12 Coach of the Year honors, Crain was also named the 2013 C-USA Coach of the Year and the 2013 CRCA South Region Coach of the Year in a season that saw OU qualify for the NCAA Championship and finish No. 17 in the nation.
With the defense of the Big 12 title done, OU looks ahead to defending its C-USA championship on Saturday, May 17, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. A first place finish there would give the Sooners an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship held May 30 and June 1 in Indianapolis.
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The Making of Music (Part 4)
If you were trying to think of a time and place to witness one of the great periods of musical celebration and innovation, where would you direct your time machine?
You might think of Venice in the last decade of the 16th century (to watch Monteverdi's arrival), or Vienna in the 1820s where you might run into Beethoven and Schubert in the coffee houses, or Paris in the 1920s where jazz and neo-classicism were working on each other.
I wonder whether Vienna at the turn of the century mightn't be one of the most exciting of all. Mahler was at the opera house. Bruckner had just died, leaving his nine symphonies. Schoenberg was beginning to think of how 20th-century music might be fashioned. In The Interpretation of Dreams (1900) Freud was arguing that the inner life could be revealed; in art Gustav Klimt and others were 'seceding' from the mainstream and Nietzsche's gloom was fashionable. This conservative city, temple of the Germanic musical tradition, was prosperous and confident, though it was the hub of an empire that would soon pass away.
But now it was in ferment. From the moment that Schoenberg produced his string sextet Verklärte Nacht in 1899 it was a boiling pot of innovation as well as a stage on which the greatest music of the 19th century was performed. Schoenberg went on to dismantle the scales that everyone knew and injected a revolutionary spirit into the new century's music. But Vienna looked backwards as well as forwards, the symphonies of Mahler and Bruckner remaining the greatest expressions of German Romanticism. The city's celebration of its musical history had reached a peak.
In 1945, Richard Strauss, who had spent time in Vienna, was in the German capital when the Allied troops arrived. When the GIs doing house searches asked him to identify himself, the weary Strauss thought back to the Vienna that he knew before World War I. 'My name is Richard Strauss,' he said. 'I am the composer of Der Rosenkavalier.'
The Making of Music was broadcast on Radio 4 and is now available as a BBC Audiobook
Audio clip: The Making of Music – Vienna 1899
Related links:
The Making of Music (Part 1)
The Making of Music (Part 2)
The Making of Music (Part 3)
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December 8, 2018 - December 9, 2018
An event every week that begins at 7:00 pm on Sunday and Saturday, repeating until December 30, 2018
These free public programs explore Susquehannock Indian life, the Susquehanna as an inspiration, and the nature and ecology of the river. Click calendar to see program times.
Native Lands – 11:30 am & 2:30 pm
Take a short hike with us into Native Lands County Park to discover how the Susquehannock Indians lived along the river. Native Lands Park is the site of the Susquehannock peoples' last community and is adjacent to the Zimmerman Center property. Accommodations made for inclement weather.
Inspiring Susquehanna – 1:00 pm
Inside the Zimmerman Center we explore the Visions of the Susquehanna River Art Collection to see how the river inspires artists, authors and poets. Also see how the river served as inspiration as a sacred place to ancient Native Peoples.
Natural Susquehanna – 1:30 pm
Venture with us to the riverside pavilion to explore the nature of the river and how the river has impacted us over the centuries.
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Blue Line Pro
The following is another excerpt from my lecture at the Brooklyn Public Library. This was the introduction to the segment on color.
Let's talk about color. I try very hard to treat everyone equally. I try to approach people, whether familiar or not, without prejudice. But there is at least one instance I can think of in which I speak differently to someone, based upon their background… more specifically, where they are from.
If, for instance, you are from New York, and you ask me how to get from The Port Authority to my apartment by subway, I will say, "Take the A-C-E to the L, and get off at the Lorimer stop. But, if this is your first time in New York, then I'll make a simple substitution: I'll say, "Take the blue line to the gray line, and get off at the Lorimer stop.
This small shift in language allows a novice subway rider to read the map at a glance, just like a seasoned New Yorker, without pouring over every extraneous route. This is possible because color and vision is the world's most widely understood language — the most native of all "tongues."
By opening with this, I was hoping to convey the way in which I think about color — more of coding system that can be used in a very pragmatic manner. By the way, if you name the subway lines by color to New Yorkers, they will look at your funny.
Have a great weekend!
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I need to get in touch with you the next time I come to NYC in a few weeks. That sounds ridiculously simple to understand. Last time I was there, I visited Donato in Brooklyn and had to make my way back to the Flatiron to visit Irene Gallo. That was quite the trip considering I had never navigated myself through NYC's subways system. Paolo, please create a simplified map for me. I can pay you in pretzels.ReplyDelete
The pretzels... are they chocolate covered?ReplyDelete
Of course, however the chocolate is cursed. It's worth it.ReplyDelete
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For those who love music that pumps from the plump, alien-looking frames of little white pigs comes Speakal's ugly-as-sin iPig.
It's also $150, which will probably only make sense to people who require that their tunes (connected iPod or otherwise) emamnante from the portly frames of bug-eyed plastic pigs. [Speakal via DVICE]


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Liberty News
LU welcomes advancements in technical degrees, research
Business executives, government officials and university administrators met today to learn more about the building campaigns of two of Liberty University's fastest growing academic programs.
|Dr. Ron Sones is Dean of Liberty's the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences.
Gen. David Young, Dean of the School of Aeronautics (SOA), and Dr. Ron Sones, Dean of the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences (SECS), shared the vision and needs of each school. With enrollment in the SOA and the SECS continuing to rise, both schools are making plans for future growth and development, including new facilities and programs.
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. discussed how enhancing these academic programs furthers the university's goals to improve the overall educational experience offered at LU.
"These schools are taking us beyond what a liberal arts college usually offers — to research and technical training that we've never had before, and we're excited about it," Falwell said.
As the university continues to grow, the addition of research and technical degrees are rounding out the academic programs, truly making Liberty University the top evangelical university in the nation.
For information about the School of Aeronautics and the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences, visit www.liberty.edu/aviation and www.liberty.edu/engineering.


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WASHINGTON - The clients of Peter Erlinder do not generally win popularity
contests. From accused cop killers and sex offenders to a suspected
Al-Qaida associate, the Twin Cities attorney has spent a career brashly
representing outcasts who stir deep public animosities. No apologies
Now the 62-year-old William Mitchell law professor sits in a Rwandan
jail, accused by the government there of being in league with those who
would deny the Rwandan genocide.
"We understand that human rights activists schooled in the U.S. Bill
of Rights may find this objectionable," said Rwandan government
spokeswoman Louise Mushikiwabo. "But for Rwandans -- schooled in the
tragedy of the 1994 genocide -- Mr. Erlinder's arrest is an act of
On Wednesday, Erlinder's relatives were headed to Washington to press
for his freedom. Yet despite efforts by Minnesota's U.S. Sen. Amy
Klobuchar and U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum to intercede with the State
Department, the Obama administration has yet to call for Erlinder's
To those who know him, the case that took Erlinder to Rwanda is of a
piece with the work he has done for decades on behalf of unpopular
defendants, many of whom see themselves as political prisoners.
"It was almost a joke in school," said his daughter Sarah Erlinder,
an attorney in Flagstaff, Ariz. "What does your father do? Oh, he
represents cop killers and sex offenders. Now it's war criminals."
Over the years, Erlinder has defended American Indian fishing rights
activists and championed war protesters and civil liberties activists.
His law school job gives him the freedom to pursue his passion,
frequently pro bono, for clients who are often indigent.
Along the way, he's also taken on less savory cases: Minnesota sex
offender James Poole, a physician convicted of assaulting 11 patients;
Minneapolis cop killer A.C. Ford, a reputed gang member; and Mohammed
Abdullah Warsame, a Canadian citizen who aided Al-Qaida.
Unabashedly on the Left
"He seems to gravitate toward unpopular cases and unpopular causes,"
said Klobuchar, a former Hennepin County attorney who has known Erlinder
for years.
Ted Dooley, a St. Paul attorney and friend of Erlinder, said the
professor is "unabashedly, unashamedly left. ... He believes the people
are the power."
In Rwanda, where some 800,000 people lost their lives in ethnic
conflict between Hutu and Tutsi, Erlinder has been trying to rewrite the
history of good and bad in a conflict that the international community
has largely blamed on the Hutu.
"As I understand it, I don't think he's really denying that there was
a genocide," said William Mitchell professor emeritus Kenneth Kirwin,
who has known Erlinder for decades. "I think he is more concerned with
who was more at fault, or more responsible."
In 2003 Erlinder took over as lead attorney for one of four main
defendants charged with genocide in the International Criminal Tribunal
for Rwanda. He quickly became a critic of the tribunals, even
participating in a brief strike challenging their fairness.
Took on Rwandan president
Three of the defendants, including Erlinder's client, were convicted
of genocide and sentenced to life in prison. But in a victory for the
defense, all four were acquitted of conspiring to commit genocide before
an April 1994 presidential assassination that sparked the mass
That finding undermined the idea that the genocide was planned before
the assassination, said Scott Straus, a political science professor at
the University of Wisconsin.
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During the six-year trial, Erlinder took aim at Rwandan President
Paul Kagame, arguing that Kagame also should have been on trial.
In April, Erlinder was one of three attorneys who filed a suit
against Kagame in U.S. federal court, alleging that Kagame was behind
the 1994 assassination.
Knowing he would not be well received by Kagame, Erlinder sought the
attention of Minnesota's congressional delegation before departing.
Kagame, Erlinder wrote in a May 6 letter to Minnesota lawmakers, had
"specifically targeted" him and other human rights lawyers for
"discrediting or assassination." Noting Rwanda's long history of
violence and assassination, Erlinder concluded, "I must take the threat
"He knew exactly what he was getting into," said Bill Harper,
McCollum's chief of staff. "He knew it was dangerous."
Friends, family supportive
On Friday, Erlinder was arrested in the Rwandan capital of Kigali,
where he said he was representing opposition presidential candidate
Victoire Ingabire, a Hutu charged with promoting genocide ideology, the
same accusation leveled at Erlinder.
Ingabire has been released on probation. Erlinder is scheduled to
appear before a Rwandan judge Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the State Department released a statement saying it is
aware of the arrest but that the decision "was the responsibility of the
Rwandan government." The United States has close ties with Rwanda,
providing an estimated $208 million in aid this year.
Erlinder's ordeal leaves colleagues and family members worried but
"I am very proud of him," said his Japanese-born wife, Masako Usui,
speaking from her St. Paul home. "He represents real people and he's
brave enough to go against power."
"Peter believes social change comes from the streets," rather than
from the court system, said Twin Cities attorney Bruce Nestor.
Erlinder is being represented by another American attorney, Kurt
Kerns, who reported that Erlinder spent part of the weekend in a
hospital, overcome by fever and dizziness, partly a result of high blood
Activists who have spoken with Erlinder's attorneys since his arrest
said they indicated Rwanda is serious about bringing formal charges,
possibly Wednesday. But his supporters doubt Erlinder will be easily
cowed by Rwandan authorities.
"To a certain degree he is fearless," Scott Erlinder said of his
brother, "but he also believes in doing the right thing, and I don't
think he thought that the Kagame regime would do something this stupid."
Staff Librarian John Wareham contributed to this article.
Updates on this story are available in the Star-Tribune and from the AFP.


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Daily Scoop: Zabaglione Gelato at Bklyn Larder
Bklyn Larder's pints (the same ice cream you get at Franny's; $8.95/pint) are a little more ice cream-like than your typical gelato, but they're great enough for us to overlook the gaffe. They're definitely gelato-like: dense and creamy with powerful, simple flavors that are clean from start to finish.
Carey is taken with their Fior di Latte; I'm pretty fond of the zabaglione. There are plenty of ways an eggy ice cream with sweet wine can go wrong, but this is fantastic stuff: a good hit of booze, the rich custardy depth of egg, and a sweetness that doesn't overpower the delicate flavor of the grapes.
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Catalonia is a region located in the northeast of Spain, but the Catalan linguistic boundary extends to the French Languedoc-Roussillon region, the little state of Andorra, some districts in the east of Aragon, the northern part of Valencia and the Balearic Islands. Catalonia has been inhabited by Iberians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Gauls and Arabs. From this mixture emerges the modern Catalan: cheerful, friendly, with a feeling for art and music in every class of the society. Catalonia, at one time, was the most important part of the medieval kingdom of Aragon.
Very different in character is the old kingdom of Aragon, as may be observed in the course of the railway journey from Barcelona to Zaragoza. The luxuriant vegetation and the prosperous harbours make way for dry uplands which are thinly populated. Aragon descends gradually from the Pyrenees, the highest points of which form its northern frontier. The region was less affected than Catalonia by infiltrations of foreign influence.
Barcelona, the most modern and creative city of Spain, is a city that dazzles and captivates those who visit it. Offering a wide variety of atmospheres, a large cultural offer, leisure, art, gastronomy and innovation, Barcelona is an essential destination to anyone who visits Spain.
Dedicate a full day to discover the legacy of the father of Modernism, Antonio Gaudí, through landmarks such as Sagrada Familia or Park Güell; discover the contribution of another Catalonian architect, Lluís Domènech i Montaner, with the Palau de la Música, or the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, all UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The elegance of the architecture can also be found in the Eixample Quarter, the Gothic Quarter, in Plaza Catalunya, the park of Montjuïc, or in the Boquería market, all of which hold genuine secrets waiting for you to discover them.
Marvellous beaches and secluded coves in the Costa Brava will round off a visit during which tasting the renowned Mediterranean diet is a must. Based on fruit, vegetables, fish and shellfish, olive oil and nuts, this cuisine will not disappoint you and is suitable for all budgets. And when night falls, Barcelona becomes powerfully alive. Be prepared, for you will have to choose between hundreds of bars, pubs and discotheques to enjoy the rhythm of the world's best DJs!
Barcelona > Lleida
After a short night in Barcelona, take the train to Lleida (1h trip), located on the banks of the river Segre and overlooked by the hills of Seu Vella and Gardeny. Lleida is a culturally active and modern city surrounded by a unique natural environment. Its most valuable asset is the genuineness of the people of Lleida. You simply cannot leave Lleida without mingling with its people who will show you the most important tangible wealth of the Seu Vella hill. Perched on its summit is the Cathedral of St. Mary of La Seu Vella.
If your aim is to disconnect from the hassle of the modern society, take a walk by the nature reserve of La Mitjana, the park of the river Segre or the Camps Elisis. If you want to enjoy the nightlife, there is a wide selection of discotheques, pubs, bars and sidewalk cafés, with all types of atmospheres in the Zona Alta (high zone), at the foot of Seu Vella, or on the Gardeny hill.
Lleida > Tarragona
Having reached Tarragona by train (25 min trip), you will discover a city bathed in light and warmed by its climate, and its preserved historical quarter built on a hill. Tarragona is a UNESCO World Heritage site thanks to the extraordinary legacy of the Roman Empire. It offers a great variety of options for leisure: an underwater park, a theatre, an auditorium and a casino.
When night falls, the old quarter as well as the establishments near the port become its main attractions. For diner unveil the secret of Tarragona's, which specialises in combining the high quality sea products with those of the land.
Tarragona > Zaragoza
Take the AVE train to reach Zaragoza (1h10 trip), the capital of Aragon. Zaragoza is a city which is symbolised by its majestic Plaza del Pilar, which houses two of the most important monuments: the solemn Basilica del Pilar and the majestic Cathedral of San Salvador.
In addition to these icons which are must-sees, roam around the streets and squares of its old quarter to discover the archaeological remains of its Roman theatre, magnificent buildings from the 15th and 16th centuries, majestic Baroque churches, or the Mudejar remains of the Palace of the Aljaferia. But the magic of this area does not only originate from this great wealth of monuments: the open and welcoming nature of its people makes its streets, squares and traditional shops blend easily with the city's lively and happy atmosphere.
Don't miss a detour to the Central Market, a feast for the senses!
Zaragoza > Calatayud
On your last day, hop on board the AVE train to Calatayud (25 min trip), a city which is waiting for you to discover its historical, cultural and specially the Mudejar architecture, which is a UNESCO world heritage site.
Have a look at the Collegiate Church of Santa María. Its tall eight-sided Mudejar style tower dominates the urban scenery. In addition, the Castle of Ayud is the ideal place from where to observe the encirclement and the city. It is also the best preserved part of the ancient fortress, with its two towers and the parapet that connects them.
History also leaves room for delicacies, and in Calatayud it is essential to carry out the traditional route of its tapas bars. Meat, sausages, sweets and pastries are the main culinary attractions, not leaving aside the region's wines, with their own denomination of origin.
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Beginning February 10, all new driver license applicants will receive a license that's valid for six years, as the Department of Licensing starts transitioning from a five-year to a six-year driver license.
New driver license applicants include individuals applying for their first license and those who are transferring their licenses from another state.
The per-year cost for a driver license will remain at $9 per year, but new applicants will pay for the additional year, which changes the fee from $45 to $54, not including the $35 application fee.
Adding a new motorcycle endorsement for up to six years will cost $2 per year.
Washingtonians who are obtaining their first Washington state ID cards will also be issued a card valid for six years beginning on February 10, at a cost of $54, or $9 per year.
Those renewing a current Washington driver licenses or ID cards will start transitioning to a six-year renewal period later this year.
In 2012, the Washington State Legislature authorized extending driver's license terms from five to six years to improve customer service by reducing customer volumes and wait times in driver license offices.


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Photo Gallery: Building Berklee's New Tower
Berklee's new 16-story campus building at 160 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston will provide students at the world's premiere music college with some of the best student housing and music facilities in the world, including two-story community rooms, practice and ensemble rooms, a fitness center, a dining hall, world-class recording studios, and a performance venue. Designed by the award-winning architectural firm of William Rawn Associates, the building's lower levels feature marvelous floor-to-ceiling glass, a design gem that will provide passers-by with a window into the exciting world of Berklee music.
The building's recording studios and music technology spaces were designed by the award-winning Walters-Storyk Design Group, the firm behind such legendary studio spaces as Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios and LA's Record Plant, among many others. Berklee's new building is scheduled to open in January of 2014.
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A Case Study: What We Learned From the #WhyIVolunteer Photo Contest
As a general rule, photos are far more effective tools than words for communicating your organization's story. But after this summer's #WhyIVolunteer Photo Contest, we've started thinking: why not have both?
For VolunteerMatch, the #WhyIVolunteer Photo Contest was the first social media campaign of its kind that we've attempted. In an initiative to generate personal stories from actual VolunteerMatch users, we asked the volunteers in our online communities to submit a photo of their service in action and one sentence explaining why they volunteer.
As entries rolled in to our Facebook and Pinterest accounts, others could vote on their favorite. The submission with the highest number of combined Likes and Repins would get the winning volunteer and their nonprofit featured in our September spotlights on the VolunteerMatch homepage.
The response was overwhelming.
During the month-long contest, we received over double our target number of submissions. Every day, we were blown away by these volunteers' inspiring images and messages. And from a communications perspective, the contest was an unexpected boon. Not only did it provide us with dozens of visual testimonials to the importance of volunteering, the campaign also allowed us to regularly engage with our online communities.
As we discovered this summer, a contest like this is a great way to tell your story, interact with your audience and acquire visual evidence of your impact that can be used long-term. Here's what we learned:
Lay out your goals in advance.
With the #WhyIVolunteer Photo Contest, VolunteerMatch primarily aimed to grow our online networks, specifically our newly-launched Pinterest, and collect great photos that could be used in later social media, blog posts, newsletters and other initiatives. These goals informed all our decisions when designing the campaign, and helped us to more precisely target members of the VolunteerMatch community.
Remember: social media can be great, but a campaign with no real direction can feel flimsy and inauthentic. If you outline your goals before launching a social media contest, it will not only be a more precise and dynamic initiative, but it will also be easier to run.
Define your audience.
VolunteerMatch engages with three main communities: volunteers, nonprofits and corporations. The #WhyIVolunteer Photo Contest targeted two of these.
By providing incentives for both nonprofits and volunteers, the campaign encouraged organizations to engage their volunteers and asked individuals to promote their preferred organization.
We knew that volunteers love talking about nonprofits they're passionate about, and that every individual likes recognition for his or her contribution. The contest's design spoke to these impulses. When designing your social media campaign, consider who it is you'd like to engage — and what that community really wants.
Make it easy to participate.
We've all been there. Something on the Internet excites you — a contest, an event, a "free" iPod giveaway — and you click, only to realize that getting involved is far more work than the payoff is worth. When asking individuals to submit to your contest, make it as little work as possible. The response will be much more enthusiastic.
This also goes for publicizing the campaign. When VolunteerMatch asked its member nonprofits to participate, we provided ready-to-use language for organizations to post to their Twitter, Facebook, blogs and other online media. Eliminate an extra step and your community is much more likely to join the fun.
Be prepared for roadblocks.
About a week into the #WhyIVolunteer Photo Contest, I came to the unfortunate revelation that our #WhyIVolunteer tag on Pinterest was not trackable. That meant that no matter how many photos were uploaded to our Pinterest album with that tag, a search for "#WhyIVolunteer" yielded zero results. There was no way of knowing if others had been posting their submissions to Pinterest.
As a major goal of the campaign was to expand our Pinterest network, this news was disappointing. But from there on out, we stopped emphasizing Pinterest as a way to enter the contest. Instead, it served more as a platform for voting on submissions and showcasing the contest.
During any online campaign, there are bound to be one or two issues. To avoid these, make sure all your technologies and social media are functioning as you expect them to, and don't be afraid of obstacles. Tweaking the contest halfway through can be tough, but it's crucial that you're ready to do so.
Know how to wrap it up.
Within a week of the contest's end, we had announced the winners, written up the spotlights and asked other entrants to sign photo release forms. That way, participants were still interested and engaged as we concluded the campaign. Key to wrapping up the contest was having photo release forms ready to go, so that willing participants could allow VolunteerMatch the right to use their submission in future communications initiatives.
Before you launch your campaign, think about how to end it and what you'll need to efficiently get the best results possible. Whether that's a simple announcement or an awards ceremony, planning in advance will ensure that the contest concludes as smoothly as possible.
A new social media initiative can ignite new interest in your organization and remind engaged community members why they love what you do. For VolunteerMatch, a Facebook- and Pinterest-based photo contest targeting nonprofits and individual volunteers was an ideal setup. So, what kind of campaign suits your organization best?
Check out the submissions to our #WhyIVolunteer Photo Contest here. The winner, Dr. John Ness, and the nonprofit where he volunteers, Love Without Boundaries, are featured in our volunteer and nonprofit spotlights this month.
Big thank you to all the participants of the #WhyIVolunteer Photo Contest, all the organizations doing such amazing work, and all the volunteers who give their time, expertise and passion to make it happen!
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
Happy Saturday!
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Vote For Mr. Gay
The 20 Delegates from around the world arrive in Hollywood beginning next week for the 3rd Annual International Mr. Gay Competition's Grand Finale. You can go online and vote for your favorite Delegate until January 15th.
My favorite is Mr. Ireland.
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Kansas City Gay Pride 2008!
It's time once again to start planning for this year's Pride Festival, Street Blast, and Pride Parade, which will be the best Kansas City has ever seen. It will celebrate 30 yearsof Pride Kansas City.
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Friday, January 11, 2008
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Kansas City Film Critics Issues Top Awards
The 25 voting members of the organization -- comprised of print, television, radio and online critics from the Greater Kansas City area -- cast ballots in 12 categories on Jan. 6, 2008. Films were eligible if they held advance screenings or opened in the Kansas City area during 2007.
The critics voted the following as the best of 2007:
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After weeks of tweeting and Tumblr-ing and Facebook-ing and Fan Forum-ing, the reults are finally in! We have counted all the votes in our inaugural Favorite Female TV Characters poll and the winner is … well, you'll have to click through to the last page to see who the winner is. (You didn't think we'd make it that easy, did you?)
One of the funnest things we get to do at AfterEllen.com is tally the results of our big polls and learn about our readers' tastes. For example, with this poll, we assumed that most of the winning characters would be lesbian or bisexual. We were right, but only slightly. 26 of the 50 characters are queer ladies. We also assumed most of the winning characters would be on shows that are currently on the air. We were right about that too, but again, only barely. 27 of the 50 winning characters are from ongoing shows. Which means the whole "out of sight, out of mind" thing simply does not apply to lesbians.
What else do we know about your tastes? Well, we know that even though the majority of our readers are American, almost percent of your favorite characters are from international shows. And we know that you find the following things sexy (in this order): ladies who like other ladies, ladies who carry guns and/or badges, ladies who make you laugh, ladies with non-American accents, ladies who sing. Also, generally speaking, you like women who swear and women who boss people around.
Want to know even more about what you love? See for yourself!
50. Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel and Christina Bennett Lind), All My Children
The first lead character on a daytime drama to come out as a lesbian, Bianca Montgomery has secured her role as a gay icon. Like every soap character, Bianca's relationships were tempestuous, but when AMC went off the air in 2011, Bianca seemed to have found lasting happiness in the arms of Marissa Chandler.
49. Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner), Alias
Lesbian ladies have a long history of loving badasses, so it's no wonder Sydney Bristow roundhouse-kicked her way into our hearts over the course of five seasons. When she wasn't saving the world, she was showing off her skills as a polyglot, or her abs — both of which were fine by us.


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Powerful aesthetics and sporting dynamism characterise the BMW 4 Series Coupé. Augmenting them is a unique driving sensation thanks to the low centre of gravity, the ideal axle load distribution, the high body stiffness and the BMW TwinPower Turbo engines. The BMW Lines Sport, Luxury and Modern together with the M Sport package provide options for personalising the BMW 4 Series Coupé.
Seeming contradictions yield inspiring design: with its long wheelbase and short overhangs, the BMW 4 Series Coupé radiates self-assured authority. The set-back glasshouse underlines the distinctive coupé style. The flat roofline running dynamically to the rear and the presence of the vehicle demonstrate pure athleticism, long before the journey begins.
In the BMW 4 Series Coupé you are more than just the driver. You are at the centre. The interior design is aligned entirely towards you, for maximum ergonomics and a sporty ambience. To achieve this, only the most exclusive materials are used, including finest Dakota leather and attractive interior aluminium trim strips.
As soon as you switch to the ECO PRO mode, everything is geared towards greater efficiency and depending on your individual driving style, this results in a reduction in fuel consumption of up to 20 per cent (according to an internal BMW fuel consumption study). The additional functions of Route-Ahead Assistant and ECO PRO Route enable another five per cent of savings potential


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Lawyers for American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh asked a federal judge Wednesday to find the Federal Bureau of Prisons in contempt for not allowing Muslim inmates in a high-security Indiana prison unit to pray together five times a day, as required by their faith.
The prisons agency has said inmates of all religions housed in the Terre Haute federal prison's Communications Management Unit have been allowed to pray together three times daily after a federal judge ruled in Lindh's favor in a lawsuit seeking the prayers.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana argues in its contempt motion filed in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis that three times a day isn't what Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson's Jan. 11 ruling required. Magnus-Stinson said Lindh, 32, sincerely believes Islam mandates Muslims pray together five times a day and federal law requires the prison to accommodate his beliefs.
The motion also said prayer times set by the prison make only two daily prayers possible at some times during the year or make prayers impossible to perform at proper times.
The prison has "knowingly and intentionally established a procedure and schedule for prayers that prevents John Lindh and other Muslim prisoners within the CMU from engaging in congregate prayer during all times that they are released from their cells," the motion said.
Ken Falk, legal director of the ACLU of Indiana, said it was "immensely disappointing that the federal government feels it can avoid complying with the judge's order."
Bureau of Prisons spokesman Christ Burke said the agency would have no comment on the motion because the legal action was pending.
Lindh's father, Frank Lindh, told The Associated Press that he had told his son to be patient.
"It's regrettable it had to go that far. The judge's order was very clear," he said in a phone interview from Washington, D.C.
Those housed in Lindh's unit are considered extreme security risks and their interactions are closely monitored. Until last month, inmates housed in the unit were only allowed to pray together once per week or during Ramadan or on other significant religious holidays. At other times, inmates had to pray alone in their cells and hope to hear each other through the walls.
Magnus-Stinson found the policy violated a 1993 law banning the government from curtailing religious speech without showing a compelling interest, and the government chose not to appeal her ruling.
Prison officials said during the trial on Lindh's lawsuit that allowing group prayers every day would pose a security risk and that inmates had used religion as cover for gang-like activity, but the judge dismissed those arguments as insubstantial.
The government chose not to appeal the ruling.
The lawsuit originally was filed in 2009 by two Muslim inmates in the unit. Lindh joined the lawsuit in 2010, and the case drew far more attention. The other plaintiffs dropped out as they were released from prison or transferred to other units.
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salescoach necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 78 diseños de 27 diseñadores freelance.
Since 1991, I've coached 6000 senior lawyers in the biggest US law firms, one-on-one, how to generate lots of business from the corporate world. Such training was never available to solo lawyers or those in small firms, however, because they couldn't afford to hire me and I couldn't afford to sell to them. This was sadly ironic because, while BigLawFirm partners could hide behind their firms' iconic brands and do well, solo or small-firm lawyers have to hustle hard every day just to make a living. They struggle and experience anxiety unnecessarily, merely because they don't have the skills and can't afford to buy them.
Now we have a proven training platform that will let us offer a virtual version of our big-bucks training to those 500,000 lawyers -- for a monthly subscription fee less than many spend at Starbucks.
We know that our how-to instruction works, but we've also been picking the creative brains in the entertainment world and at the top video game companies, and we think we've cracked the code on how to deliver an engaging, must-return experience that packs a serious cool factor that will attract media attention and cause users to refer it virally.
The "media story" tease above is legit. Not only is this a brand new category, but we've already got major distribution- and media channels jacked about RainmakerVT, and lots of friends in law PR waiting to help.
Our product is intended for a few specific segments of users within the legal vertical, but the primary market is the following:
-500,000 US lawyers practicing solo or in firms of fewer than 20 lawyers
-Broad age range, e.g., 35-55, across the demographic spectrum
-Annual income $50k-150k
This population is:
-Largely conservative (not politically but in design sense)
-Tend to be risk-averse
-Pride themselves on their intelligence, education and expertise
Many potential users resent the new reality that, besides practicing law, they now have to be able to sell and market their services too. A good number of them are anxious about such an activity as they feel ill-prepared for it, but nearly all see the handwriting on the wall and realize that they must adapt to the new realities of their industry.
The universal psychographic factor is that lawyers hate to be wrong, especially publicly. That's why the idea of a virtual sales simulator works so well for them; they can learn and make their mistakes, and practice, privately in the virtual world, only revealing themselves to real-world markets and prospects after they've mastered the skills.
Every lawyer to whom we've described our alpha product has begged to be one of the alpha testers.
Our immediate need is for a logo that communicates a balance between these three ideas:
a) safe and cool
b) solid foundation (our 20 years exper) and gee-whiz brand new
c) effective and fun.
My personal bias is toward minimalism with bold and clean lines.
NEED TO AVOID CLICHES such as umbrellas, raindrops or any legal biz images, e.g., gavels, justice scales, etc. Ugh. Gradients are ok, but please no extensive use of shadows. Overall design advice is that "less is more."
We'd also like to keep the design within the blue/grey/black family of colors as these tend to be more "corporate" and fit well with our intended audience. Orange, Red, Purple and other such colors are not appropriate given our market.
Almost all usage will be for electronic publishing, e.g., blog masthead, product masthead, email signatures, LinkedIn/FB pages, etc. So we'll want vector format.
Future: Obviously, after we find our design partner, we'll need design help with all the other use cases cited.
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