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Added smooth scrolling to page Added Fontawesome icons Added possibility to put soundcloud or youtube link as track preview in releases page, with auto embed of the player Added target="blank" to social icons Added layout option: put social icons on the right of the logo (Header layout balance option) Added "save" button on top of qantum panel pages Improved Qantum Panel admin interface Added artist archives for genre: taxonomy-artistgenre.php Added possibility to hide breadcrumb (Qantum panel -> layout) Playlist EP number customizable (Qantum panel -> Music player options) Possibility to hide the player Added instructions for semitransparent backgrounds in the colors options panel Added pagination to index posts list Added default image for podcast with link to direct mp3 url Added single page Fullwidth template Added support for new https soundcloud URL for auto embed Added demo panel to test customization added the new auto youtube embed with Iframe Added the new SoundCloud HTML5 player with Iframe Added responsiveness to youtube embed video Added nice menu icons to Qantum Admin for a better usability Added two slots for custom page content in the home page Added artist order and specific artist filter in artists widget Added the new mixcloud embedding iframe code with a toggle button to display the playlist Added single release buy link Customizable colors for the music player Bug fixes: Featured image padding fix Fixed shortcodes icons and tabs in post editor button curl replaced native wordpress functions Replaced Cufon with fontface fonts in admin moved jscolors to theme initialization function (mytheme_add_init) in adminindex.php replaced function hook with admin_enqueue_scripts in adminindex.php better adminindex code formatting Fixed server limitation bug for font face selections added bebas-newe default font removed categories from artists and podcasts (which caused a permalink error on some wp installations) cleared RSS standard url: now the icon will never appear fixed Facebook hover fx removed tags from importMixcloudNow.php Fixed first track of playlist fixed mobile submenu glitch in iPad fixed list formatting in posts and pages added htmlentities to content text into admin panel Footer: encoding html now allows to put links in the footer text Updated the Facebook like button for the new policy (is no more wrapped into a div) v. 1.2.5 fixed a bug born in v. 1.2.3 ar result of post type "release" bug fix
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fixed minor bug: delete background on QantumPro Admin Panel (replaced != with ==) changed the name of jquery.cookie.js in frontend and backend because of some servers restrictions
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added if(is_object($term)){ to loop-archivepodcast.php and loop-archiverelease.php to solve (Trying to get property of non-object in) php warning fix in part-archivepodcast.php and part-archiverelease.php (added if(is_object($termfilter)){) fixed custom taxonomy conflicts from genres and filters v. 1.2.1 2013 02 04 version changelog * Minor changes created alternative to file_get_contents with curl fot hosting not allowing it
Qantumthemes Labelpro V.1.2 2013 02 03 version changelog * Added genre taxonomy to releases Created new templates: taxonomy-genre.php and taxonomy-filter.php (used when clicking on custom taxonomies links at the bottom of those post types (release and podcast)
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jasonk34 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 371 diseños de 88 diseñadores freelance.
Alterra Design Homes LLC (emphasize Alterra - Design Homes LLC less so)
We just launched our residential home building company. We are three friends who are also partners as full-time real estate brokers. Aged 30-40 -- professional by day, all outdoors (and wife, kids) by night and weekends. Picked Alterra b/c the root "terra" means earth/land/soil and we are building residential homes w/ strong foundations/part of the land. We live/work in Wisconsin known for its natural resources and beauty. We think Alterra speaks to that and conveys that image. We like natural/outdoor and professional/clean themes. Open to a slogan. The largest builder in WI uses: "Dream. Live Build." Catchy. Not necessary though. Image to be used in all mediums from internet to signage. We work primarily in the Madison, Wisconsin area which has strong green and conservation leanings but not afraid to be edgy and overtly educated. Our website (owned not operating) is http://www.alterrahomes.com
Younger suburban, married professionals w/ kids (Aged 25-50). Thus far most of our day to day client contact is w/ women (college-educated, married soccer moms w/ young kids). Entry to mid-level home building clients. Most have ideas about what that want built but are open to suggestion or other plans...they just to personalize the house and make it their own/fulfill a dream but don't want to make every decision...just the key ones.
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In a 1997 study, economist Robert Higgs persuasively argued that "the New Deal prolonged the Great Depression by creating an extraordinarily high degree of regime uncertainty in the minds of investors."
Downsizing Blog
Government Picking Up Subprime Slack
According to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the Federal Housing Administration has "revived" the subprime segment of the housing market. Thanks to FHA lending, "the share of borrowers with FICO credit scores lower than 660 has returned to just higher than 20 percent, the same share as when subprime securitization peaked in 2006."
Organized Crime Hits Medicare/Medicaid
Policymakers considering the creation of a health insurance "public option," or even an expansion of Medicare, should remember that government health programs already wear a bullseye when it comes to fraud and abuse. According to a report on CNN.com, organized crime has found a cash cow in Medicare and Medicaid.
Washington's Fatal Conceit
Whether it's the $700 billion TARP, the $787 billion stimulus package, or the late not-so-great Cash for Clunkers, policymakers are demonstrating that they'll spare no taxpayer expense to "fix" the economy. The present recession has its roots in government policy, but whoever caused it, is the federal government even theoretically capable of righting the economic ship?
Fraudsters Target Home Tax Credit
The Wall Street Journal reports that the IRS is investigating 100,000 "suspicious" tax returns over possibly fraudulent claims of home buyer tax credits. Included in the economic stimulus package in February, the $8,000 tax credits were set to expire at the end of November, but the housing lobby is pressing Congress for an extension.
D.C. Lobbyist Milks Medicaid
The Washington Post reports on the curious case of David W. Wilmot, a D.C. lobbyist who also earns $300,000 a year as the head of a troubled nonprofit group that's funded by Medicaid. D.C. officials have asked a judge to put two of the nonprofit's group homes in receivership and halt all referrals to its eleven facilities because of "systemic" problems.
D.C. Squanders Federal AIDs Money
The Washington Post has delivered an exposé on the rampant corruption and waste occurring in the District of Columbia's HIV/AIDs Administration. According to the Post, "the agency receives about $100 million a year, largely from the federal government, for prevention, medical care, housing, case management and support services."
Fox Guarding Defense Henhouse
The Department of Defense's Defense Contract Audit Agency is responsible for performing all contract audits at the department. Unfortunately, the agency seems to have developed an excessively cozy relationship with the contractors that it is supposed to be overseeing. That is bad news for taxpayers because of the massive size of DoD's contracting activities.
Energy Secretary Alarms Biofuels Lobby
Biofuels lobbyists have been successful in securing federal funding and regulatory support. As an industry that thrives on federal subsidies, any threat to its privileged status is a cause for alarm. This week Energy Secretary Stephen Chu set off such alarm when he told a group of alternative energy developers that "if it were up to me, I would put every cent into electric cars."
States Increase Lobbying
When the economy was growing, state and local governments spent money as if the good times would never end. But in the face of stagnant revenues, state and local governments are now spending record amounts of taxpayer money lobbying the federal government for a larger piece of Uncle Sam's deficit-fueled budget.


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NH man killed when motorcycle collides with pickup truck in Maine
KITTERY, Maine (AP) � Police are investigating a motorcycle crash in Maine that killed a New Hampshire man.
Kittery police say 53-year-old Christopher Flayhan of Somersworth, N.H., was killed when his Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on Brave Boat Harbor Road about 11:25 a.m. Saturday.
Officials say the pickup was driven by 60-year-old Tim Pickett of Eliot.
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A third CAF Africa Cup of Nations triumph for Nigeria next year in South Africa would restore public confidence in the Super Eagles says stalwart defender Elderson Echiejile. The last time the side mounted the continental victory rostrum was in Tunisia in 1994, when Elderson was barely starting school in his native Benin City.
"The fans lost faith in the team after we failed to qualify for the 2012 Nations Cup," said the left back, who has been playing in the UEFA Champions league this season for Sporting Braga. "But to clinch the trophy would get the entire country back behind us, so our target is to win in South Africa. We are very positive and ready to give our best."
Coming together as one
Probably the biggest criticism against Nigeria over time has been that their many individual stars scattered around the world have struggled to play as a team. For the 2013 tournament, the Eagles will have at least two uninterrupted weeks to prepare for their opening group game on 21 January against Burkina Faso. The team will open residential camp in Nigeria with players from the domestic league on 17 December before a stint in Portugal, after which the main squad will assemble in South Africa from 4 January.
"We often have just three, four days before a big game. That is difficult for players from many different clubs to come together and play as one. But we believe in two weeks we would have achieved some level of understanding among us," assured Elderson, who will turn 25 the day before the Burkina Faso clash.
Elderson was on the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ squad, but a year after the momentous event in South Africa, the Eagles sensationally failed to qualify for the 2012 Nations Cup in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. Last November, coach Samson Siasia was replaced by former international skipper Stephen Keshi, and a year later, he has guided the Eagles to their 17th Nations Cup finals appearance. In a country of over 160 million passionate fans, expectations are again running very high that the Eagles could fly all the way to the top prize on 10 February in Johannesburg.
Zambia clash looms
Nigeria are drawn in the first round against defending champions Zambia, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia in Group C based in the north-eastern South African city of Nelspruit. All eyes are on the 25 January clash with Zambia, who won last year's event but were knocked out by Nigeria in the quarter-finals of the tournament two years ago. "Obviously, our main group rivals would be Zambia," Elderson admitted. "They keep the ball very well and their confidence is now sky high after what they achieved at the last competition. We know we will have to work for everything we will get in this match, but we have the quality to beat any African team on the day."
However, the defender warned against taking Burkina Faso and Ethiopia lightly. "Zambia remain the biggest threat, but the other teams cannot just be wished away. They earned the right to be in the competition and we just have to beat them to go past the group stage," he insisted.
Besides the Eagles, Elderson would pick star-studded Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana as the other favourites in South Africa. "For the past four tournaments, Côte d'Ivoire have reached at least the semi-finals. They have some great individuals like Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure. Many will again fancy them to win it, while Ghana have also been very consistent since 2008," said the player who has also represented Nigeria at U-17 and U-20 levels.
Incidentally, perennial arch-rivals Ghana had denied Nigeria a place in the final of the 2010 tournament in Angola. "It was very painful to lose to Ghana in Angola. They got a chance and they made the most of it, while we had several chances to draw level and even win the game, but we didn't take them," recounted Elderson.
However, besides the disappointment of a semi-final exit to the Black Stars, he always has a big smile when he talks about Angola 2010. It was his first Nations Cup finals and he was taken in by older players like skipper Nwankwo Kanu. "The highlights for me would be our big 3-0 win over Mozambique after we had struggled against them in the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup.
"It was also satisfying to defy the critics and beat Zambia in the quarter-finals. And I cannot forget how the older players in the squad encouraged me both on and off the pitch. I was a better player and person after the tournament."


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CG BOSS Podcast - Animation, Games and Business
By William Teh / CG BOSS 1
Welcome to the CG BOSS Podcast, a show on my journey into Games & Animation show with my take on it as a designer / developer POV. Side show: - Mini Boss podcast segments on Parenting. - Business Cast. If you like what you are hearing do Buy a Ko-Fi. http://ko-fi.com/williamteh Thanks for your Support. http://williamteh.com
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#46 Stay Positive
Some thoughts about staying positive and what we can do in times of quarantine. As Long as you have a phone and an internet connection.
May 14, 2020
#45 Covid-19 A Long tough year ahead.
A long tough year ahead and thoughts about this year. Working from Home, stuff happening during Circut Breaker (Lockdown), Life and career during this Covid19 Season. Stay Home Stay Safe, take care of yourself.
April 21, 2020
#44 Cryengine goes mobile
Cryengine is partnering with Google to bring the engine to the Android Platforms. Sign up for the beta here: https://www.cryengine.com/news/view/cryengine-android-beta-program# via: https://www.gamefromscratch.com/post/2020/03/23/CryEngine-Getting-Mobile-Support.aspx
March 26, 2020
#43 Still A great time to be alive - CGBOSS
A short podcast about why its still a great time to be alive, if you watch or create entertainment, despite what is happening right now with all the bad news.
February 19, 2020
CG BOSS starts the new year looking forward [#42]
Starting the new year and thoughts on CG BOSS business internet marketing is doomed and Voice search is coming. Links: Voice Search; https://williamteh.com/voice-search-2020-business-end-of-internet-business/
January 3, 2020
41 CG BOSS - State of Lumberyard
Talking about the state of Amazon lumberyard. Show notes: New World Gameplay https://youtu.be/OKnUBs-Ko44
December 18, 2019
PlayStation Ad CM/ Plagiarism or Inspiration
I talked about a recent Playstation Ad Commercial that got Plagiarised. And the director got fired in the process. But is it all Bad to copy as long you solve a business problem? How do we make sure our inspirations does not become our setback? Show Notes: My Blog Post: https://williamteh.com/inpsiration-vs-plagirism/ Kevin Bao Ad: https://youtu.be/h0lZiSIZgUc Cartoonbrew Article: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/bad-ideas/director-kevin-bao-fired-by-animation-studio-after-accused-of-plagiarism-in-sony-playstation-spot-183343.html Everything is a Remix Kirby Figursen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJPERZDfyWc The Futur Where do Good Ideas come from? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvrmngTHVJ8
December 14, 2019
CGBOSS Year End Reflection
This episode I reflect somethings on my internet journey blogging social media and making a sale on Artstation. Check our my artstation store here to get MechatroWego model. https://www.artstation.com/weiqing/store Drop a voice message here on Anchor https://anchor.fm/williamteh/message
December 5, 2019
Mini Boss 🕶 intro E01
Mini Boss intro • MiniBoss Parenting 101 with toddlers • MiniBoss Outro
November 16, 2019
Amazon Lumberyard 1.21 a short review
Recently downloaded Amazon lumberyard 1.21 and I give my short review and impressions.
October 21, 2019
CRYENGINE 5.6 Should you use it in 2019
Cryengine is making a comeback like a phoenix rising from the Ashes. Is it time to use it in 2019?
September 15, 2019
Blender 2.8 Should I use it in 2019
Should you use Blender in 2019 weigh some thoughts on it after writing about Blender 2.8 in 2 blog posts.
August 22, 2019
Amazon Lumberyard 2019 should you use it
Amazon Lumberyard in 2019 should I use it instead of unreal or unity?
August 2, 2019
CG Boss a new name for this Podcast
🚀CG Boss podcast rename • CG boss name and some updates • Outro CG Boss. Computer Graphics Boss, Creative Group Boss 💻 😎🕶🤖🔊📹
July 26, 2019
32 Final Episode Animator Journey
It's the final Episode of Animators Journey I share about this past year how I learned CG at 3dsense and some possible future ideas and thoughts of doing personal projects.
December 12, 2018
031 Animator Journey 9 it's the eyes
On this episode of the Animator journey I talk about my newest animation harmony it's all in the eyes. I also talk about the future of this podcasts and some thoughts about doing CG this whole year. Like this podcast on: https://anchor.fm/williamteh Or Buy Me a Ko-Fi Tip: https://ko-fi.com/williamteh Check my website on http://williamteh.com
November 8, 2018
30 Animator Journey 8 - Changes career Startup of You
On this episode of Animator Journey I talk about pivoting your career and going back to UX and how to be ready adaptable. - Book read recommend Startup of you https://www.amazon.com/Start-up-You-Future-Yourself-Transform-ebook/dp/B0050DIWHU - Ikigai https://www.amazon.com/Ikigai-Japanese-Secret-Long-Happy/dp/0143130722
October 5, 2018
#29 Animator Journey 7 - Ambition and Moving Forward
A short episode about ambition, getting into the flow and moving forward. Why you need Plan ABZ and some thoughts on Animation as a career. - http://williamteh.com
September 5, 2018
#28 Amazon Lumberyard Impressions
Amazon Lumberyard a game engine from Amazon integrated with AWS cloud services. A short impression and review.
August 17, 2018
#027 Animator Journey 6 - Laika visit & DVE 1
A visit from Laika and a surprise drip in from DVE1.
August 1, 2018
Ep26 Animator Journey 5 - Benson Shum reviews our Animations
During our animation review we got to meet Benson Shum from Disney to review our animations. Read more on the Blog https://williamteh.com/animator-journey-5-review-with-benson/
July 10, 2018
e25 Animator Journey #04 - Block and Redo
On this episode Of animator Journey I talk about blocking and redoing work.
June 22, 2018
24 E3 2018 Trailers Part 2 Ep 24
In this final e3 episode I talk about some new games like cyberpunk and their marketing premiere to small indie games. Blog with the trailers mentioned: https://williamteh.com/2018/06/18/e3-trailers-part-2/
June 19, 2018
e23 E3 2018 Gaming future transmedia
E3 lots of cool trailers and multi platform titles but are we thinking that games can be the future media we all engage in the future? Game Trailers: https://ariabento.wordpress.com/2018/06/12/e3-2017-trailers-part-01/ Kojima Games and Film will merge http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/38737220/hideo-kojima-says-games-and-films-will-merge-together
June 14, 2018
Animator Journey #003 - Keeping it simple
I talk a bit about why we need to keep things simple when we do animation or other creative endeavors.
June 7, 2018
Reboot TV show before toy story
Before Toy Story there was Reboot the TV animated series about the internet and mainframes. Made by Mainframe Entertainment using SOFTIMAGE. A win for Canada animation at that time. I talk abit about hot it saw CG before toy stoay and how Mainframe Entertainment made the show.
May 19, 2018
Animator Journey #002 OpenToonz [#20]
Opentoonz the software from Digital Video. Used by Studio Ghibli and Futurama. I talk about my experience using it on my twitch.com/1nakata some history of the software when it was called softimage toonz and how to approach learning the software.
April 30, 2018
Animator journey #001 - coming back into animation [#19]
Today I talk about starting a new series called animator journey to document my journey to become an animator. Currently pursing a CG course in VFX and Animation. 2018/04/22
April 22, 2018
18 Self host website or free sites builders
Should I use WordPress to create my blog or website or use one of the many website builders like squarespace or a free blog like medium or LinkedIn to share my ideas or business?
April 12, 2018
17 Anchor the podcast app
Anchor app a single tool to make a podcast. I talk about the anchor app and its iteration and cutrent updates link: https://blog.intercom.com/c-a-r-e-simple-framework-user-onboarding
April 9, 2018
16 Updates CG journey Animation
I talked today about animation and my CG journey updates.
April 6, 2018
15 Final Fantasy Fortress a look at what it could have been
Final Fantasy fortress a cancelled game from Grin. Which I came across after searching for other cancelled games. I talk about where you can read and find interviews and lost concept art. Hope it inspires you. Gamespot Link: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/everything-we-know-about-fortress-the-canceled-fin/1100-6431084/
April 3, 2018
14 Playing to your strengths
I give an update on my CG course and my choice of Specialization. I talk about why it's important to play to your strengths.
March 9, 2018
13 Tech disruptions in Design and Animation
What happens when AI takes over designing and some parts of our creative process. What can we do to stay relevant?
March 2, 2018
12 CG Updates and green sceen
Another CG update on my journey. Today I talk about what I have been doing. I have completed a green screen shoot and describe my experience with it and what is installed next.
February 21, 2018
11 Juggling Multiple Projects
Sometimes you have to make the same deadline for multiple projects. How do we manage it or work around it? That's what we talk about today.
February 19, 2018
10 Image making and your ideas
Today I talk about some of the mediums used to make images and why ideas count more than just creating a final image.
February 14, 2018
09 Stay Healthy
Stay healthy for life. Sometimes we need to let go and take care of our health first.
February 13, 2018
08 Robots Book by Doug Chiang
Today I talk about an old Artbook Robota I read long ago. Created by Doug Chiang.
January 31, 2018
07 Fundamentals of Art and Design
Today I talk about Why fundamentals are important not just for art and Design but it can be applied to other areas as well.
January 29, 2018
06 Updates on CG Journey 02
Today I talk about getting back on track on my CG journey and software I am learning as well as the projects I am working on. Check me out on twitch.tv/1nakata to see my Learning progress.
January 27, 2018
05 Updates and using social media
Talking about some updates and social media.
January 17, 2018
04 Working within limitations
Working within the limitations for your creativity.
September 6, 2017
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HandTalk is written by Professor Chen Zhixing, of Zhongshau University, Guangzhou, China.
First impressions are disappointing: it is a Dos program, and offers a minimum of facilities. You can choose among three board sizes, set the handicap, choose whether to play Black or White, and assign it a playing strength from 1 to 7. You can also set up positions, and save and re-load games. When playing, you can take back moves. But that is the limit of what you can do. The board is shown using graphics, with red and black stones on a green board; but on my screen there is something slightly odd about the graphics, as the first character of each menu line appears mostly "wrapped round" to the right side of the screen. I assume that graphics hardware that is standard here may be hard to obtain in China.
You can use a mouse to choose where to play your stone, but the mouse handling is strangely jerky, so I find it easier to use the cursor keys. It is pity that its user interface is not better, as its play is quite interesting.
This is the only program which has ever given me the impression that it knows what it is doing when it plays. With other programs, as you get used to them you can learn what patterns they are blindly following, but HandTalk somehow conveys the impression that it has some intelligence. I can beat it with nine stones on a full board, even at its highest strength, but some of its moves seem quite good (I am 2-kyu). In particular, it spots when an opponent's group is killable, and destroys its eye shape in quite a competent manner. It also plays a few moves which are very poor, rather like a human player. Its greatest weakness is that it makes occasional strange moves on the one-line. I suspect that if it were more consistent, it would be considerably better. This inconsistency makes it interesting to play against.
It also plays quite fast - not as fast as Progo at its highest level, but only a few seconds per move, which is much faster than most programs.
review by Nick Wedd, May 1994
Since this review was written, many of the problems I describe have been fixed, and a more recent version has been released.


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In Loving Memory of Jason Leffler - Turning Lef
A look back at a racer who left us far too soon
It's been a rough few months for oval track racing. Coming on the heels of Dick Trickle's passing, the motorsports community lost Jason Leffler in a Sprint Car crash at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey on June 12, 2013. Leffler, a native of Long Beach, California, began racing at age 12. He won four USAC championships before making the move to NASCAR where he spent 12 years in both the Camping World Truck and Nationwide Series. He was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2003 on the strength of an impressive resume which included being just the third driver to win three consecutive USAC Midget championships (1997-1999). He also claimed the USAC Silver Crown title in 1998.
Like we did for Dick, we dug out some pictures that may have never been published to honor his memory. Enjoy.
Memorial RaceWayne County Speedway (Wayne City, Illinois) recently announced the Jason Leffler Memorial Race on Wednesday August 28 at 7 p.m. The $5,000-to-win Midget Race will have the 600 non-wing Outlaw Micros as the only companion class. The Pit Gates open at 3, spectator gates at 5. There will be an autograph session from 5:30-6:15 and the racing starts at 7 p.m. General Admission for the event is $10, while a Pit Pass is $35. One hundred percent of the front entrance proceeds and 50 percent of the back entrance will go to the Charlie Dean Leffler Trust, a trust benefiting Jason's five year old son. For more information, visit www.racewaynecountyspeedway.com or call 618/895-2800.


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Regular readers of this column may recall the enthusiasm with which I embrace autumn. I just delight in the smell of wood fires at dusk; leaves turning and twirling on their way to the ground; and the chill in the air that urges us to start baking again and makes us reach for an extra blanket and add another log to the fire.
The same short days and cool temperatures that drive us to various acts of domesticity induce our gardens to get ready for the coming months as well, and as the trees prepare for their long winter's nap, they put on a dazzling show.
All perennial plants, including trees, take precautions to help them survive the freezing temperatures and harsh winds of our long, cold northern winters. Some parts of a plant (stems, trunks, twigs) are equipped to survive these conditions, while other parts (tender leaves) are not.
Unlike evergreens, whose tough needles can withstand freezing, broadleaved plants and trees are not able to protect their leaves from the elements, so they lose them.
Preparations for this eventuality begin in early autumn, with the gradual closing off of veins bringing water and other nutrients into and out of the leaves. This affects the production of the pigment chlorophyll, which makes plants green.
Chlorophyll, essential to photosynthesis – the chemical process by which plants convert sunlight to food – is constantly produced and broken down during the growing season.
But the arrival of shorter days and chilly nights signals a tree to slow its manufacture of chlorophyll in advance of winter dormancy, and what remains in the leaf is eventually broken down, leaving other pigments that were always there to take center stage.
The reds, yellows, purples, and golds that dominate the autumn landscape are due to the presence of these other pigments found in leaf cells.
Carotenoids, the group of pigments that give daffodils, carrots, and bananas their yellow and orange colors, are revealed once the chlorophyll disappears.
No longer relegated to the shadows, they show up in the spectacular yellows and golds of the gingko, witch hazel, hickory and redbud in fall.
Anthocyanins, the red and purple pigments that color fruits we love, like strawberries, cranberries, red apples and plums, are produced by some plants in the fall as a result of bright light and high sugar content in leaves.
When present, these pigments can mask the yellows and result in the purples and fiery reds of some maples, oaks, serviceberry and dogwoods come October.
While there is no real way to accurately predict fall color, warm, sunny days, followed by cool, but not freezing, nights seem to result in the most spectacular displays.
The sunny days cause increased sugar production in the leaves, and the chilly nights and closing veins trap the sugars there, where they trigger anthocyanin production, making the reds more vibrant.
Soil moisture is also a factor in the brilliance of fall color, which means that inadequate rainfall during spring and summer can alter the timing and intensity of color change.
So, as we bustle about preserving peaches and canning tomatoes, unearthing flannels, and bringing out our warm woolen mittens this fall, the garden is hard at work, too, even if we can't always see it.
When we finally do, though, it's magnificent.
• Sarah Marcheschi is a University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener for Kane County. Call the extension office at 630-584-6166 for more information.
Learning to Grow: Fall – when nature prepares for coming months
Regular readers of this column may recall the enthusiasm with which I embrace autumn. I just delight in the smell of wood fires at dusk; leaves turning and twirling on their way to the ground; and the chill in the air that urges us to start baking again and makes us reach for an extra blanket and add another log to the fire.


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William Cronon has been one of my favorite historians ever since 1991, when he published the definitive account of 19th-century Chicago and its hinterland, Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West.
Now he's the president of the American Historical Association with some interesting thoughts on that profession in the March 2012 AHA newsletter Perspectives on History:
. . .professional historians who work in the academy should be immensely grateful when they are joined in an organization like the AHA by professional historians who make documentaries, design web sites, post blogs, curate exhibits, teach school, and publish popular books. Only if we all gather together under the same big tent will we be able to learn from each other the ways good history can be more effective in reaching the many audiences that hunger for its insights. Forty million people watched Ken Burns's documentaries on The Civil War. Barbara Tuchman probably influenced more people's understanding of the First World War than any other historian of her generation. Public school teachers shape the historical consciousness of many millions more students (and citizens) than college teachers ever will. And so on and on.Read the whole thing!
How do we avoid professional boredom? By making sure we don't define "professional" too narrowly.


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North Dakota's House approved a measure Friday that would outlaw abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on the disputed premise that at that point a fetus can feel pain.
It's another in a list of bills passed meant to challenge the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion up until viability, usually at 22 to 24 weeks. The Legislature is taking a multi-pronged approach that would make North Dakota the most restrictive state in the nation in which to get the procedure.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple already signed into law a measure that bans the practice when a heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks into a pregnancy and before some women even know they're pregnant. He also signed two other measures this session - one banning abortions because a fetus has genetic defects such as Down syndrome, and another requiring a doctor who performs abortions to be a physician with hospital-admitting privileges.
The so-called "fetal pain" bill passed the House with a 60-32 vote. The bill, which was approved by the Senate 30-17 in February, now goes to the governor. Dalrymple, a Republican, has hinted that he will sign the "fetal pain" bill.
All of the measures would take effect Aug. 1, and are fueled in part by an attempt to close the state's sole abortion clinic in Fargo.
Abortion rights advocates say the laws are unconstitutional and have promised a legal fight that they say will be long, costly and unwinnable for the state.
Lawmakers have started building a war chest to defend against potential lawsuits. The Senate has unanimously supported a request by state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem for a $400,000 budget increase.
At least 10 states have passed bills banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy on the premise that a fetus can feel pain at that stage, but research is split on the theory.
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Press Release: Amcor's Stelvin Wine Screw Caps -- Small, Beautiful and Highly Recyclable
Amcor Flexibles, owner of the original screw cap brand Stelvin®, is proud to be an active member of EAFA (European Aluminium Foil Association) Closures Group and to have contributed to the 'Aluminium Closures – Turn 360º' pan-European promotion campaign launched by the group in November 2012. The aim of the campaign is to enhance public awareness about the advantages of a state-of-the-art closure form with sustainability credentials.
What percentage of aluminium wine screw caps is actually recycled today?" is the question Stelvin consumers frequently ask.
"We know aluminium is one of the most recyclable materials with huge recycling benefits. We have always known that aluminium screw caps are separated in the glass recycling process and are made available for recycling. Likewise, screw caps are also recycled together with other aluminium packaging," said Dr. Gerald Rebitzer, Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas' sustainability leader. "What we didn't know for sure until now was the actual extent to which this is happening. Thanks to the analysis conducted with the other wine screw cap manufacturer members of the EAFA Aluminium Closures Group, we can now give answers to the question."
Throughout Europe, on average 40 percent of aluminium screw caps are currently recycled.
Depending on the collection and sorting infrastructure in place recycling rates for screw caps vary and can range from over 80 percent in Germany to about 40 to 50 percent in countries like the U.K. and Italy. Countries with relatively small market shares might already recycle 20 to 30 percent of all aluminium screw caps. The recycling rates are calculated on the basis of publically available national aluminium recycling rates and market data from EAFA member companies.
The advantage of aluminium screw caps is that they are collected either in mixed packaging recycling schemes or together with the glass collection stream. Despite their small size, aluminium screw caps collected together with mixed packaging material are readily separated with eddy-current systems. Similar systems are also used to completely separate the screw caps in the glass packaging fraction. This is due to the production requirements in glass recycling.
The value of the recycled aluminium supports the economics of the recycling process of both material routes. Once separated, the aluminium closures go into the aluminium recycling stream for re-melting to be used again for other valuable aluminium products.
Amcor Flexibles will continue to support the promotion of the 'Turn 360º' campaign and bring considerable sustainability expertise to the EAFA Closures Group.
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[Laughs] I'd been tattooing for a few months, and here we go. But it helped me, you know? It helped me deal with people. It was a rough neighborhood, and you had to toughen up. I mean, this is still a weird fucking craft, and you have to be able to deal with people. But I was there for six years, and I consider my first five years there to have been my apprenticeship... Katie Sellergren: That's good. DH: And China Sea, even though it was a tiny little place, and it wasn't super busy, it had a good, decent clientele, and Malone always made sure there was something to do. if there wasn't tattooing to do, then we could do something else. He taught me everything. I owe him so much. It was a great life. And it was great having Scott there as well. Scott is such a great street-shop artist. You come in, and if there's something on the wall, he can do it. He's incredibly versatile, and I always admired that. Because we were a street-shop, you know? Here's your eagle, here's your big Hawaiian stuff. And I remember one time, this guy came in, and he wanted an artist palette. And he was very specific. He wanted it in this soft black-and-gray, and he wanted it in fine-line. And Scott whipped it out. It was like, "Wow," you know? So you had to be versatile. And seeing these people doing this stuff was inspiring. Malone was always like, "Turn two, get faster," and he made sure that I was being very efficient. You put on a good tattoo, and you do it well, but you do it quick, because there's gonna be other people waiting. And occasionally it would be busy. I'm remembering one of my favorite times working there. So Malone was the morning guy, because he woke up at like two, three, in the morning, and I was the night guy. But one morning I get a call from Mike, and he said, "I'm sick as a dog, you gotta go in and open the shop." So I get there, and we'd completely forgotten that it was RIMPAC, one of the biggest Naval exercises in the world, and there's all these fucking sailor, dozens of them, waiting for me. KS: [Laughs] DH: So I just kept going. Everything is easy to get now, and there's disposable everything, but we had to make our own needles back then, and back then we were using carbon steel. And we'd scrub them, and then autoclave them, and re-use them. Because you could use them like four or five times. And I was doing that between clients. Like, "I'll be ten minutes!" You know? And I'd go scrub some tubes real quick. And Malone came in at around 11 at night, and I was just finishing the very last one. And he was like, "You been here this whole time?" And I was just like, "We've been busy!" [Laughs] He was pretty happy with that. Because of course, you know, I was giving him a big chunk of change. That too. So he was pretty happy all-around. But that's a street-shop. You had to do it. And Malone taught me not just how to tattoo, but how to deal with people too, and how to have a little bit of a hustle, a little bit of a carny thing, which I'd always seen, when I was younger, with my Dad and Zeke and all those guys, but which I hadn't known how to do. You don't hustle people, you're not trying to fuck them over or anything like that, but you have to be able to guide them in a certain way, and get them thinking a certain way. KS: It's a learned skill. DH: It is a very learned skill. People say, "Oh yeah, learning how to tattoo, that's tough," but the technical part is just one little thing. One of my good friends is this guy Ben, who lives in Japan, Hori Beni. And Ben is a great artist, he's so fucking good. When I met him he was in Minnesota, and he was this punk rock flyer-maker. But he was also a transvestite, occasionally. He liked to dress up in princessy stuff. One of his nicknames now is "Princess Black lung." But that helped him in tattooing, because Ben was already in the practice of having people stare at him. You know, you're getting these weird looks, and you have to brush them off, and you have to be able to brush off all this weird stuff that people are gonna throw at you. I mean, I was never made to wear a dress or anything like that, but you have to be able to deal with people. KS: You have to get into character. DH: You have to get into character. You have to put on that face, like, "Hey! How's it going? That's a great idea, but it'd be cooler if we did it like this!" And I just love that. KS: I think a lot of people, when they first go into tattoo shops, they think, This is the way these people are. But it is a learned skill, and it's an aspect of tattooing that people really take for granted when they're first starting to learn. But being able to learn that stuff from someone like Rollo, or your father, that street-shop mentality, it sort of defines tattooing before 1995. After 1995, and especially 2000, it seems like the tattooing world went in more of a custom, gallery-oriented direction. And a lot of modern-day artists don't really have that foundation of being able to cope in a street-shop environment. (Doug Hardy's full article can be seen in Tattoo Artist Magazine #27) Doug can be found at Ed Hardy's Tattoo City in San Francisco, CA. Related TAM Blog Articles: Doug Hardy Tattoo Artist Magazine Article Preview Issue #27 (VIDEO) Tattoo Artist Magazine California Road Trip Tattoo Artist Magazine Issue #27 Pre-Orders Now Available


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Travis Feldman received twice his funding goal on Kickstarter for his cool Molecule Synth, an electronic musical instrument that comes with various hardware modules that you can connect together to create new sounds. You can check it out at Maker Faire New York.
The Molecule Synth offers the elemental components of a traditional keyboard synthesizer — a speaker & amp, a sound generator, and a pitch controller — but presents those elements as pieces that you arrange (and rearrange!) in various combinations to create your own musical device.


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Nearly two years ago, Robert Gibbs weighed in at 764 pounds and could barely move, which prompted him to upload a YouTube video asking for help.
The video went viral. Within a few months he was on the Dr. Phil show and attending a special wellness camp.
Now, on New Year's Day 2014, the 24-year-old Livermore resident is 254 pounds lighter.
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Gibbs admits getting started was tough but critical to his success.
"Every moment counts, even if you are stuck and you can't stand up," he said. "Move your arms. You need to do something."
Gibbs has now gone from making simple arm movements to lifting 15-pound weights every day. He also works out at a gym several times and climbs his stairs at home several times a day.
To help in his weight loss, Gibbs has shunned junk food and embraced veggies. He also embraces being able to play with his nephew and niece.
"Now I have a new lease on life," he said. "I'm out here playing with my niece, and I can go up and down stairs more."
As Gibbs rings in the new year, he said he is still working to achieve his ultimate goal of shedding another 200 pounds. He also said he knows what it's like to feel you don't have a future, but he wants those who are in the same position he was in two years ago to know there is still hope.
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Vouchers Defeated in AZ. Freedom Can Still Prevail
The Arizona Supreme Court has just struck down two voucher programs serving disabled and foster children. This is a terrible blow to the families involved, but there is a way to continue offering them educational freedom: incorporate them into the state's popular education tax credit programs.
Arizona residents and businesses can already make donations to non‐profit scholarship funds and receive a tax credit for their donations. If the caps on those credits are raised, it will be possible to generate enough funding to serve the students formerly participating in the voucher programs. It would even be possible to create non‐profit scholarship funds that specifically focus on serving special needs students, which could help parents choose the schools best suited to their individual children's needs, and allow donors to know that their funds would go toward that cause.
While the Court has said that vouchers are impermissible in Arizona, it has already upheld the state's tax credits that accomplish the same ends entirely through voluntary action. It is a solution that should satisfy everyone.
Everyone, that is, who has the best interests of children in mind.


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Yesterday's Disunion blog in the New York Times, written by Ronald Coddington, centers on the wartime experiences of Confederate Captain David Ramsey from Wilcox County, Alabama. This edition of Disunion would be of little interest to Civil War Emancipation except for an incident involving Ramsey related by Coddington. Having failed in their efforts to defend Island No. 10 on the Mississippi River against Union forces, Capt. Ramsey and his men found themselves prisoners-of-war. Coddington writes:
The Alabamians spent that day in conversation with their captors. The federals "repelled as an insult the least insinuation that the war, professedly for the Union, involved the emancipation of slaves, declaring they would lay down their arms at once if they had the remotest apprehension that such was the case. Though doubtless sincere at the time, they did not make good this declaration upon the issuance of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation nine months later," reported the regimental historian.
This paragraph is particularly instructive because it highlights what will be an important reality in the story of emancipation. Some white Union soldiers opposed the idea of freedom for the slaves and some of them did threaten to quit if Lincoln's administration embraced this idea. Yet when the time came few if any of these men actually did attempt to leave the Union army. But the sentiments of these soldiers illustrate that when Lincoln did embrace emancipation, although there was a vocal segment of public opinion in favor of it, there still remained quite a bit of passionate opposition.


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NEW ORLEANS — He didn't come close to shooting it the way he wanted to, about which he was "definitely frustrated." Still, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made the statement he wanted to make — he's arrived.
NEW ORLEANS — He didn't come close to shooting it the way he wanted to, about which he was "definitely frustrated." Still, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made the statement he wanted to make — he's arrived.
Sunday, Curry became the first Warrior to start in an All-Star game since Latrell Sprewell in 1995. Getting voted into the NBA's biggest showcase is just the latest benchmark in Curry's rise to national stardom.
His status as a premier NBA star, which a Warriors player hasn't been since Chris Mullin, is now official.
"I feel like I belong for sure," Curry said after the East's 163-155 victory. "To be out there and get up and down and compete with the best in the NBA, it kind of just put the stamp on that."
Curry finished with 12 points and 11 assists in just shy of 28 minutes. His biggest impact came with his dribbling and passing, throwing lobs to Blake Griffin and weaving through the defense to set up easy shots. He drew his biggest reaction of the night with a crafty between-the-legs dribble to lose a defender.
But the skill that made him the second-highest vote-getter in the Western Conference wasn't clicking. Curry followed up his disappointing first-round exit in Saturday's Three-Point Shootout with another rough shooting performance Sunday.
He made 2 of 11 from 3-point range and missed 10 of his 14 shots in all.
"We were glad he went (2) for 11," Indiana star Paul George said. "If he'd made two or three more of those, we might have lost."
Curry did hit a big one as the tone of the game got serious in the final minutes. He drilled a pull-up over game MVP Kyrie Irving to give the West back the lead with 3 minutes, 36 seconds left. Curry threw both his hands in the air, as if to say "finally."
Seconds later, coach Scott Brooks took out Curry, ending his night on a high note.
"I made my last shot. That's all that matters," Curry said, later adding, "At least I got to make some plays for my teammates."
His fellow All-Stars embraced him into the brotherhood. They've been onto him, having dealt with the arduous task of trying to defend Curry.
"He'll be in these for years to come," George said.
In the last calendar year, the rest of the nation has caught on. Curry has blossomed from Bay Area jewel to new NBA royalty.
The transition began in earnest in April. He became a household name among NBA fans with his shooting explosions in the playoffs against Denver and San Antonio. He then carried the momentum off the court, expanding his portfolio of endorsements.
He switched from Nike to Under Armour, becoming the biggest name on a smaller shoe brand. He signed deals with Kaiser, Degree deodorant and Capri Sun, and MoGo made his own line of flavored mouth guards.
The NBA, seizing on Curry's likability, hopped on the bandwagon and threw Curry in the rotation as a league spokesman. Golden State was picked to represent the NBA in China, an important breeding ground for the league's global movement. The Warriors received 17 national television games, the most ever. Curry was tabbed to champion the NBA Fit program, among other league advertisements.
These days, you hardly can turn on the television without seeing Curry. And his brand will get more of a global boost this summer in the World Championships of Basketball in Spain, if he is one of the 12 picked to represent the U.S.
"It's good to see him really emerge as one of the faces of the league," said former star Grant Hill, now host of "NBA Inside Stuff." "There are a lot of players in the NBA who do it the right way, and he's definitely one of them. He's talented. He's put in the work to develop his game. He comes from a good family. He's a great ambassador for the league."
Now, Curry turns his attention to being an ambassador for the Warriors. His team is in a dogfight in the Western Conference. The Warriors will need him to play like the megastar he's growing to become.
After Sunday, he said he's even more motivated to be just that.
"I'm more focused than ever," Curry said, "to get better and maintain that position in the league."


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A no-fault plaintiff who invoked the statutory minority/insanity tolling provision to seek additional benefits many years after her accident is subject to the no-fault act's one-year-back rule, a divided Michigan Supreme Court has ruled.
The Court overruled University of Michigan Regents v. Titan Ins. Co., 487 Mich. 289 (2010), which held that the minority/insanity tolling provision, MCL 600.5851(1), also tolled the one-year-back rule, MCL 500.3145(1).
The rule limits recovery of no-fault benefits to those losses occurring no more than one year before suit is filed.
The Court's latest pronouncement on the issue, the third in six years, came in Joseph v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'n (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-78514, 26 pages).
The Joseph decision reinstated Cameron v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'n, 476 Mich. 55 (2006).
"We once again hold that the minority/insanity tolling provision, which addresses only when an action may be brought, does not preclude the application of the one-year-back rule, which separately limits the amount of benefits that can be recovered, " said Justice Mary Beth Kelly, writing for the Joseph majority.
"These distinctions were recognized in Michigan law both in Cameron as well as several decisions of this Court that predate Cameron.
"Yet this Court's decision in Regents conflated these distinct concepts in order to effectuate what the Regents majority believed was a broader social good served by expanding the right to recover benefits beyond those allowed by law," Kelly continued.
Mary Beth Kelly was joined by Chief Justice Robert Young Jr. and Justices Stephen Markman and Brian Zahra.
Justice Marilyn Kelly, joined by Justices Michael Cavanagh and Diane Hathaway, dissented.
Marilyn Kelly, who authored the majority opinion in Regents, noted, "That the Legislature wanted to grant a minor or insane person the right to prove his or her damages in a court of law while lacking any opportunity to be awarded them defies common sense."
Marilyn Kelly continued, "Yet under the Cameron regime restored today, many claims supposedly 'saved' by MCL 600.5851(1) will be disposed of in precisely that fashion."


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USN-2048-1: curl vulnerability
5 December 2013
curl vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to be exposed when accessing the Internet.
Software Description
- curl - HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Scott Cantor discovered that libcurl incorrectly verified CN and SAN name fields when digital signature verification was disabled. When libcurl is being used in this uncommon way by specific applications, an attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 13.10
- libcurl3 - 7.32.0-1ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 13.04
- libcurl3 - 7.29.0-1ubuntu3.3
- Ubuntu 12.10
- libcurl3 - 7.27.0-1ubuntu1.5
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- libcurl3 - 7.22.0-3ubuntu4.4
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- libcurl3 - 7.19.7-1ubuntu1.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.


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While Ardmore city officials continue to be less than forthcoming on multiple open records requests from The Ardmoreite concerning reported allegations that led to the June resignation of former police chief Keith Mann, city manager J.D. Spohn has confirmed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint and a tort claim have been filed against the city by two Ardmore Police Department corporals.
Should the two legal proceedings bear fruit, there could be a change in the police ranks, and the city could find itself writing checks for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The EEOC action was filed by Cpl. Barry Antwine. The allegation? Discrimination.
The city issued the following response to questions concerning Antwine's complaint:
"... At this stage of that proceeding, the charge is not deemed a public record either under the Freedom of Information Act (see Section 24A.13 of the Open Records Act regarding records from the federal government) or the Open Records Act. The city has forwarded the charge of discrimination to OMAG (Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group) for review and appropriate handling."
Unofficial sources have indicated Antwine is seeking a promotion to sergeant. The APD currently has 11 officers with the rank of sergeant — six are Caucasian males; five are minorities, including one woman. The city has not confirmed if Antwine's complaint alleges he has been denied the rank based on discrimination.
Regardless of what the discrimination complaint includes, Antwine had another avenue which he could have used instead of seeking EEOC action. He could have asked the local Fraternal Order of Police to support him through the grievance process provided by membership. Antwine has declined The Ardmoreite's request for an interview. But Sgt. Phil Shepard, local FOP President, said Antwine did not ask the group to support a grievance.
Friday, Antwine's attorney, Douglas D. Vernier, Oklahoma City, said the complaint was filed in federal court in the Eastern District of Oklahoma at Muskogee as a means of seeking an EEOC investigation.
"We don't have much of a statement except that we are allowing the process to work. We are pursuing an EEOC investigation," Vernier said.
The metro attorney said filing the complaint was the required first step in seeking an investigation. Vernier confirmed the probe is not yet complete and, so far, EEOC has not issued a ruling on the validity of his client's claim.
Vernier is also representing Cpl. John Randolph in his tort claim action against top police brass and the city manager. Randolph is seeking $400,000, claiming he has suffered "intentional infliction of emotional distress ... physical stress ... tortious interference with contract violation ... retaliatory suspension ....deprivation of due process ...deceit." But, Mann and Capt. Eric Hamblin, Mann's former deputy chief, are not the only ones named in the action. In various parts of the complaint, Randolph also names Spohn, Capt. Kevin Norris, Sgt. Brice Woolly, Sgt. Claude Henry and Sgt. Ryan Hunnicutt.
Randolph's action includes allegations that he was:
— Penalized for not wearing his protective (bullet proof) vest, even though he had a doctor's note stating he has a "back condition"
— Disciplined for using spray paint to cover alleged "rusty spots" on his patrol car
— Disciplined for not wearing his seat belt while driving his patrol car
— Forced to submit to an internal affairs investigation
In fact, the city has confirmed Randolph has previously filed a number of grievances which are repeated in his current 50-point tort claim.
In a written reply requesting information about the tort claim, Spohn said, "... the city has received, and has processed, various grievances filed on behalf of John Randolph. One grievance was resolved in favor of the city, upholding a five-day suspension without pay. Under the Open Records Act, a final act of discipline involving a suspension without pay is an open record ... One grievance was resolved in favor of Mr. Randolph on the basis of a finding by the arbitrator of a procedural flaw in the disciplinary process. Consequently, the underlying merits of the grievance were not adjudicated. Hearings have been held on two other grievances, but no awards have been issued. One grievance was settled without the imposition of a final act of discipline subject of mandatory disclosure under the Act. The final grievance has not yet been heard by an arbitrator."
The city is currently within the 90 days it legally has to reply to both the EEOC investigation and the tort claim. Actions regarding both cases should appear on upcoming City Commission agendas.


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Panetta tells committee he backed arming Syrian rebels
- Panetta%2C Dempsey said they backed arming Syrian rebels but were overruled
- Four Americans were killed in Sept. 11 attack on U.S. Consulate
- Defense officials have said intelligence%2C logistics made quick response difficult
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told a Senate panel Thursday that "lack of adequate warning" and logistical issues prevented the military from immediately responding to the deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in Libya last year.
Four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, died in the Sept. 11 attack at the U.S. mission in Benghazi.
Panetta said there was no specific intelligence of an imminent attack on Benghazi. The consulate was among 281 other sites that had been threatened in the months leading up to the attack.
"There was not enough time given the speed of the attack for armed military assets to respond," Panetta told the Armed Services Committee, adding that "time and distance" challenged the American response.
Panetta and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also told the committee they were among a group of national security advisers who recommended the United States arms rebels fighting the Syrian government of Bashar Assad but were overruled by President Obama.
"Obviously there were a number of factors that were involved here that ultimately led to the president's decision to make it nonlethal," Panetta said. "I supported his decision in the end."
In a statement released after the exchange, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said it was unfortunate that Obama did not follow their advice.
The hearing comes on a busy day for Obama's national security team. CIA director-designate John Brennan, the current counter-terrorism adviser, will testify in a separate Senate hearing on the Obama administration's use of drones to kill suspected al-Qaeda leaders.
Panetta said the lessons of Benghazi show "the United States military is not and should not be a global 911 service capable of arrive on the scene on minutes to every possible contingency around the world."
At the time of the attacks, the military's Africa Command lacked a quick-reaction force that could have deployed to Benghazi. It obtained one on Oct. 1, Panetta told the committee.
The Defense secretary identified steps to prevent attacks in three areas: beefing up security forces in host nations; adding security to 19 diplomatic missions, including Libya; and better intelligence.
The questioning of the defense officials follows the sometimes emotional and fiery testimony of Hillary Rodham Clinton, who was grilled two weeks ago by Senate and House panels about the attack in her final appearance on Capitol Hill as secretary of State.
Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, the top Republican on the Armed Services panel, said Thursday the attack "calls into question" the U.S. counterterrorism efforts in North Africa. Inhofe charged the Obama administration with a "cover up" about the nature of the attacks, and chided Obama officials for providing inadequate information in its aftermath.
"The skunk is about to arrive at the picnic," Inhofe said before questioning Panetta and Dempsey.
In his opening remarks, Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., noted that the U.S. combat command for Africa — which includes Libya — "did not have an emergency-response force" but shared one with the European Command.
Panetta said the U.S. combat command for Africa sent a drone to Benghazi within 17 minutes of the attack.
Armed drones, AC-130 gunships and other warplanes "were not in the vicinity of Libya," Panetta said, and were at least nine hours from being able to conduct strikes. Even then, Panetta said they would not have had targetting intelligence to launch strikes.
McCain said the attack was almost predictable and chided Dempsey's statement to the committee as "one of the most bizarre I've ever seen." McCain said military forces and aircraft could have been in position, but were not.
McCain, a frequent critic of Obama's foreign policy, blamed the White House policy of maintaining a "light footprint" in Libya, which was a weak government. The senator questioned why U.S. forces on Crete, 90 minutes by air from Libya, were not used.
He also criticized Panetta and Dempsey for not supporting military action in Syria.
During sharp questioning of Dempsey, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., told the Joint Chiefs chairman that he "failed to respond" to the need for security in Benghazi. Dempsey disputed that, saying the military had not been asked by the State Department to do more.
Chambliss challenged Dempsey to name another place that was more threatened at the time of the Benghazi attack. Yemen, Dempsey replied, where the U.S. ambassador had been threatened repeatedly.
The latest Benghazi hearing comes as Obama tries to get his new national security team in place, amid pushback from Republicans. An Armed Services Committee vote on Chuck Hagel's nomination to replace Panetta as Defense secretary was postponed so the embattled nominee, a former senator and Republican, can answer questions in writing.
Thursday's hearing is likely to be Panetta's final appearance before Congress, where he served for years as a House member from California. The Pentagon has scheduled a farewell ceremony for Panetta on Friday.
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Parker confident he will overcome early struggles
Willie Bans is a contributor to MLB.com.
OAKLAND -- It didn't take too long for Jarrod Parker to reflect on how his work is going.
Parker, the A's No. 2 starter, has allowed 21 runs in 23 1/3 innings (five starts) for a 8.10 ERA this season. He threw in a pregame bullpen session Saturday with pitching coach Curt Young next to him. Parker took to Twitter for an update at around 11:45 a.m.
"Game-like"bullpen today helped to work on some stuff all while being heckled by own fans. #WillToWin Thanks to faithful, WE will succeed!- Jarrod Parker (@JarrodBParker) April 27, 2013
Melvin declined to elaborate on the "stuff" Parker is working on.
"I don't want to talk about the specifics of that, but, yeah, there's certainly things he's always working on, maybe a little bit more specifically now," Melvin said.
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The last few weeks of moving, of doing, of the ups and downs and adrenaline that come with public speaking, have been exhausting. Wonderful, but exhausting. And this weekend? I crashed.
I woke up Saturday morning, sat down at my computer, and tried to do some work. But my body ached, my eyelids drooped, and little wisps of anxiety twirled around my ears. A little voice repeating itself: How am I going to get everything done? Ah, that familiar chant. Occasionally it's a comforting one. Sometimes even inspiring. It usually fades away as I dive into my work. But on Saturday, it just wouldn't stop. I couldn't think beyond the internal noise. I turned on the radio, hoping to drown it out. I left my computer to go on a run, looking for silence via speed. Nothing helped. So I gave up.
Matt and I drove to Brookline, where we ate roast beef sandwiches and salads with aged gouda, peanuts, and crispy shallots at Cutty's. We went to Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, where we wandered among the new Art of the Americas wing, and then stared at the bulbous, strange glass forms by Chihuly. My favorite moment? Standing on a staircase overlooking the museum restaurant, watching people eat. I didn't think about deadlines once.
And Sunday morning I woke up feeling better. Like I could possibly face the to-do list of the next week. Like I might be able to get everything done. But first I made pancakes. Blueberry ones. And let me tell you: they were good.
Blueberry Pancakes
From Cook's Illustrated (also known as: my employer)
Light and fluffy, sweet and tangy, these pancakes have the perfect amount of spring. They use milk soured with just a bit of lemon juice, baking soda and powder, melted butter and only one egg. I used fresh blueberries, but frozen would also be fine.
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 cups milk
2 cups AP flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 egg
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)
Whisk together the lemon juice and milk in a medium sized bowl and set aside to thicken. In another medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Whisk the egg and melted butter into the milk until combined. Make a well in the center of the bowl containing the dry ingredients, and pour the milk mixture within, whisking lightly until just combined. (A few lumps will remain; don't over mix!)
Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon of the oil. Pour ¼ cup of the batter onto 3 spots in the skillet, and sprinkle some blueberries over each pancake. Wait until large bubbles begin to appear on the pancake (about 2 minutes) before you flip them. Cook for 1 ½ - 2 minutes longer, until golden brown. Repeat. (You can keep the finished pancakes warm in a 250-degree oven.) Enjoy.


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