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In 2011 William Francis Smith and his son Leith donated to the Alexandria Library a box of papers from the Cazenove family. Both families had a long association with Alexandria and each other. The Messrs.' Smith brought to the library's attention one particular letter in their donation that deserved special attention, and underlined the Cazenove's close relations with still another prominent Alexandria family, the Lees. This was an 1862 letter from Robert E. Lee to William Cazenove in which the general gently but firmly declined the Alexandria businessman's offer of service as part of Lee's "military family." Instead, General Lee sent his fellow Alexandrian's offer of service to the Confederate Quartermaster Department. As a merchant and businessman of longstanding and prominence in his native town, William quickly became a captain and spent the remainder of the war gathering materials for the Virginia and Confederate war efforts.
The letter was introduced to the Alexandria Public at an event in January 2012. Robert K. Krick, noted author and former Chief Historian at the Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania national Military Park was the speaker. Mr. Krick enthralled his audience with a spirited talk on Robert E. Lee and his modern detractors. This lecture and the introduction of the letter served as the first event of the Alexandria Library's year–long celebration of its seventy-five years as a public institution.


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I've seen it … you've seen it. A beautifully-designed space that at first wows you, then, as you notice the details, leaves you asking "how did they forget to fix that?" It could be something fairly obvious like the placement of a door, but often it is something that detracts from an otherwise coherent room design.
Speaking as an electronics integrator (DSI Entertainment Systems, Los Angeles), we see cringe-inducing offenders as:
- "Wall Acne"…too many devices cluttering up the walls.
- Flush-mounted speakers that have no rhyme or reason on placement.
- HVAC registers that clash with both lighting and flush-mounted speaker placement.
- Visible TV's and audio/video components.
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2. Architectural and Invisible Speakers. There are plenty of in-wall/in-ceiling speakers to choose from. The Invisible Series from Sonance are literally that … invisible speakers! When absolute stealth is absolutely necessary, we have the solution. (For more on these speakers, see DSI Entertainment's blog post "Invisible Loudspeakers…Really?") Another popular solution is to use the flangeless flush-mount speakers that Sonance revolutionized with their Architectural Series speakers. These speakers were such a hit that most of their competitors are now copying this flangeless look. They match the look of flangeless lighting fixtures … IF the speaker layout is thought of in advance. The aesthetic benefit of speakers that fit with the lighting layout is huge. Notice this in the picture below … the speaker is nearly invisible as it is flangeless and follows the lighting sightlines.
3. TRUFIG – This is one of our favorite products. In a nutshell, TRUFIG is a company that created a flush-mounting system for common wall accessories, such as light switches, dimmers, electrical outlets, phone/data ports. The effect is that these wall accessories nearly disappear, they blend in rather than detract. The TRUFIG mounting system is available for popular home control devices, too, such as Lutron HomeWorks and Radio RA2 keypads and select Crestron in-wall touchscreens. For Apple iOS users, download the free iPhone / iPad app here … it is your mobile TRUFIG catalog.
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One day at the 1997 World Track and Field Championships in Athens, Greece, the Sunday Times of London writer David Walsh asked me if I were writing about doping in every story.
This was a few years before Walsh published two books about Lance Armstrong, in which the writer laid out a convincing case that the cyclist had doped, albeit one without a smoking gun. Doping had become Walsh's white whale, and his monomania was understandable.
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It was not enough to show up at Holy Name Parish Hall in West Roxbury.
First, voters had to pick their way through a gauntlet of volunteers pushing campaign leaflets, six candidates asking for votes, union nurses gathering petition signatures, and a mother stumping for her son for mayor.
Some voters said they felt intimidated by the onslaught of last-minute lobbying.
"I prefer just to go in, and put in my time," said Crystal Tiala, a drama professor at Boston College, as she emerged from the teeming political bazaar. "Oh, look, here comes somebody else with a petition," she said.
But even those who felt overwhelmed by the crush of campaigners acknowledged that they were participating in a pivotal moment in the city's history.
Some said they were exhilarated at the prospect of helping to elect Boston's first new leader in 20 years. Others expressed anxiety about the end of Mayor Thomas M. Menino's reign. And with 12 candidates running for mayor and 39 for City Council, many said they were simply flummoxed by all the choices.
"I guess I finally decided on something because I made it out here!" said Janice Geary, who was voting at the Bellflower Apartments in Dorchester and said she was struggling to come up with four candidates she could support for councilor at large.
There was no scientific method for narrowing down the choices.
Husband and wife Dan and Rebecca Cassely said they did research before they arrived at the polls, and met some of the candidates who had spoken at civic association meetings or knocked on their door.
Still, Rebecca Cassely said, she had not made her final decisions for a couple of the councilor slots when she showed at the Bellflower Apartments. So she looked at the ballot and chose candidates who had an address close to where she lives. And then there were the candidates who had tossed fliers on her porch, not attached with any kind of rubber band or door hanging. They were out.
"Their fliers are always blowing around and making trash," she said. "I don't really like that. That definitely made me not want to vote for them."
Maurice Baker, a Mattapan resident, said he had chosen a candidate for mayor — Charles Clemons — but was at a loss when it came to sorting through the 19 candidates running for councilor at large. "Just trying to remember who said what and when," he said.
At polling places throughout the city, campaign workers often outnumbered voters. Turnout was a restrained 31 percent.
Outside the Curley School in Jamaica Plain, volunteers called out the names of their candidates like carnival barkers while Councilor Matt O'Malley, who was running for reelection, handed out water bottles emblazoned with his name.
Nearby, the principal tried to keep the parking lot open for traffic.
At Holy Name Parish Hall — always one of the busiest polling stations in the city — five council candidates shook hands with voters, while Daniel F. Conley asked them to support him for mayor, and Lynda Connolly asked them to back her son, mayoral candidate John Connolly.
"I like it," said Juli Greenwood, a marketing and public relations professional from Roslindale, who was among those reveling in the civic spectacle. "Maybe every election should be this crazy."
The sense of the city standing on the cusp of change created a feeling of excitement for many.
"We need something fresh to get out of the old habits that have been around for the last 20 years," Baker said. "We need someone who will get folks talking, and stir the city up."
At several polling stations in Roxbury, voters sported stickers that read, "I am voting in honor of Trayvon Martin."
Some said they were nervous about the end of Menino's tenure and the stability he represented.
Jamila Mitchell, who was voting at the Higginson/Lewis School in Roxbury along with her 14-month-old daughter, Azaria, said she grew up in Roxbury and believes Menino has made the neighborhood safer. But she was not certain the next mayor would continue to focus on safety in her corner of the city.
"I am kind of scared," she said. "I remember what Roxbury used to be like."
Now, she said, "I feel comfortable raising my daughter here."
At the Chittick School in Mattapan, Marie Blas was also wrestling with change in City Hall.
"It was hard to choose for mayor," she said. "We had Menino for so long, so you don't really know the background of these people. I tried to read up on them, but it was still so confusing. There are so many candidates."
But change was coming, even if the choices were hard to whittle down. By the end of the day, voters who had weaved through the throngs outside polling places and bubbled in their picks were ready for the results to roll in.
"People have gotten used to good old mayor Tom," said Bob Fraser, a retired lawyer from Jamaica Plain. "Now, there's a lot of people who want to know: what happens next?"Martine Powers of the Globe staff and correspondent Patrick D. Rosso contributed to this report. Michael Levenson can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @mlevenson.


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Old Math Casts Doubt on Accuracy of Oil Reserve Estimates
Jan Arps is the most influential oilman you've never heard of.
In 1945, Arps, then a 33-year-old petroleum engineer for British-American Oil Producing Co., published a formula to predict how much crude a well will produce and when it will run dry. The Arps method has become one of the most widely used measures in the industry. Companies rely on it to predict the profitability of drilling, secure loans and report reserves to regulators. When Representative Ed Royce, a California Republican, said at a March 26 hearing in Washington that the U.S. should start exporting its oil to undermine Russian influence, his forecast of "increasing U.S. energy production" can be traced back to Arps.
The problem is the Arps equation has been twisted to apply to shale technology, which didn't exist when Arps died in 1976. John Lee, a University of Houston engineering professor and an authority on estimating reserves, said billions of barrels of untapped shale oil in the U.S. are counted by companies relying on limited drilling history and tweaks to Arps's formula that exaggerate future production. That casts doubt on how close the U.S. will get to energy independence, a goal that's nearer than at any time since 1985, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
"Things could turn out more pessimistic than people project," said Lee. "The long-term production of some of those oil-rich wells may be overstated."
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Lee's criticisms have opened a rift in the industry about how to measure the stores of crude trapped within rock formations thousands of feet below the earth's surface. In a newsletter published this year by Houston-based Ryder Scott Co., which helps drillers calculate reserves, Lee called for an industry conference to address what he said are inconsistent approaches. The Arps method is particularly open to abuse, he said.
U.S. oil production has increased 40 percent since the end of 2011 as drillers target layers of oil-bearing rock such as the Bakken shale in North Dakota, the Eagle Ford in Texas, and the Mississippi Lime in Kansas and Oklahoma, according to the EIA. The U.S. is on track to become the world's largest oil producer by next year, according to the Paris-based International Energy Agency. A report from London-based consultants Wood Mackenzie said that by 2020 the Bakken's output alone will be 1.7 million barrels a day, from 1.1 million now.
U.S. crude benchmark West Texas Intermediate fell 41 cents to $99.21 a barrel at 10:10 a.m London time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. It has risen 0.8 percent this year.
Inherently Uncertain
Predicting the future is an inherently uncertain business, and Arps's method works as well as any other, said Scott Wilson, a senior vice president in Ryder Scott's Denver office.
"No one method does it right every time," Wilson said. "Arps is just a tool. If you blame Arps because a forecast turns out to be wrong, that's like blaming the gun for shooting somebody. As far as Arps being old, the wheel was invented a long time ago too but it still comes in handy."
Rising reserve estimates gives the U.S. a false sense of security, said Tad Patzek, chairman of the Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin.
"We have deceived ourselves into thinking that since we have an infinite resource, we don't need to worry," Patzek said. "We are stumbling like blind people into a future which is not as pretty as we think."
The Arps formula is only as good as the assumptions a company puts into it, Patzek said. Estimates can be inflated when Arps is based on limited drilling history for data or on a few high-performing wells to predict performance across a wide swath of acreage. Forecasts can also be skewed higher by assuming slower production declines than Arps observed.
Reserves Cut
In November 2012, SandRidge Energy Inc. cut its reserve predictions to the equivalent of 422,000 barrels per well from 456,000. Five months later, the estimate was cut again, to 369,000 barrels, company records show. Oklahoma City-based SandRidge has since made an adjustment upward to 380,000 barrels per well.
The early, more optimistic forecasts were based on a small number of high-performing wells, which led the company to overestimate performance for its other acreage, said Duane Grubert, SandRidge's executive vice president for investor relations and strategy. The company now has more than 1,100 wells and has improved its drilling. It is confident that current estimates are reliable, Grubert said.
"Nobody knew that until we actually ground-truthed the field by drilling it," Grubert said. "What we came up was, hmm, that initial estimate was a little high."
Future Production
SM Energy Co., a Denver-based producer, suffered a similar setback this year when its wells in the Eagle Ford shale in Texas fell short of forecasts. The company on Feb. 18 cut its prediction in one area to the equivalent of 475,000 barrels per well from 602,000. Estimating future production from early data is a challenge for the industry, said Brent Collins, a spokesman for SM Energy.
"This is especially true when you are trying to estimate an average from a limited number of wells," Collins said.
Both SandRidge and SM Energy use variations of the Arps method, company records show.
Tapping shale formations differs from the drilling in Arps' day, said Dean Rietz, an executive vice president in charge of reservoir simulation at Ryder Scott. The first commercial shale well was drilled in 2004, 59 years after Arps published his method.
Gas Pockets
In 1945, oil production meant drilling straight down to hit pockets of oil and gas that had become trapped after migrating upward from deep layers of rock. Today's drilling targets those deep layers, boring through thousands of feet of the earth's crust, then turning sideways to chew for a mile or more through layers that are harder and less porous than a granite countertop. The rock is shattered by a high-pressure jet of water, sand, and chemicals to create a network of small cracks to allow the oil and gas to escape. The largest fissures are narrower than the width of a paper clip. The smallest are thousands of times thinner than a human hair.
On a graph, these fractured wells appear to follow a different trajectory of decline than the conventional wells Arps studied, said Lee.
To replace the Arps calculation, researchers are testing new formulas with names worthy of indie bands: Stretched Exponential, which Lee helped develop; the Duong Method, devised by Anh Duong, principal reservoir engineer for ConocoPhillips; and Simple Scaling Theory, which the University of Texas's Patzek worked on.
Rietz has made a well simulation model to predict production.
"Come back to me in 10 years, and I'll tell you how reliable it was," he said.


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Maybe Never Fell addresses familial disruption, self-identity, and scars of genocide. In this play, the playwright tackles a rarely-explored theme with a mix of raw candor and refined eloquence. He leads the audience through the journey of the play through its protagonist, Max, a middle-age American Jew. Max's earnest and often agonizing search for love – and finding his spiritual and cultural identity — is sabotaged by the landmines that populate the past.
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The Nativity of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ, also called Christmas, is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated on December 25.
In the fullness of time, our Lord Jesus Christ was born to the Holy Theotokos and Virgin Mary, thus entering into the world as a man and revealing Himself to mankind.
According to the Bible and to Holy Tradition, Jesus was born in the city of Bethlehem in a cave, surrounded by farm animals and shepherds. The baby Jesus was born into a manger from the Virgin Mary, assisted by her husband St. Joseph. The odd location of the birth was the result of the refusal of a nearby inn to accommodate the expecting couple.
Though three magi from the East are commonly depicted to have visited the event, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, the Bible records the coming of an unspecified number of wise men as being a few years after Jesus' birth.
Though Jesus's birth is celebrated on December 25, most scholars agree that it is unlikely he was actually born on this date. The choice of December 25 for the Church's celebration of the Nativity is most likely to have been in order to squelch attendance at pagan solstice festivals falling on the same day.


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Editor's note: The so-called beer summit at the White House consists of three men, Cambridge police officer James Crowley, Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., and President Obama. But across the nation, Americans are talking about race in ways they haven't in years. We asked three writers – Sara Libby, Daisy Hernández, and Lawrence Harrison – to share experiences in their lives that shaped their views on race. We asked a fourth writer, Michele Bratcher Goodwin, to reflect on their remarks.
Small-town girl enchanted by hip-hop
I didn't have any definitive run-ins or conversations growing up that affected my understanding of race – that probably would have required at least one person of color in my tiny, rural hometown.
Instead, my formulations about race were slowly shaped and crystallized through the beats and breaks of hip-hop music, which enthralled me before I even entered middle school.
In the tales of young black men trying to "make it out tha hood" I saw myself, too, trapped in a place that I felt held few opportunities for greatness. Rap stars' abilities to meld wit, braggadocio, and civics lessons made them seem more genuine and relatable than pop or rock musicians who happened to look more like me.
In turn, I developed a sort of reverse racism in that I admired – almost idolized – an entire class of people with whom I'd had virtually no real interaction. I yearned to know African-Americans, yet was also uninterested in the Hispanic culture around me: the Mexican immigrant farmworkers now an intrinsic part of our rural West Coast community. Even so, once I did get to know an African-American in a deeper, more substantial way – my brother's Harlem-born best friend from college, who visited us in Oregon – I realized I wasn't the only one. Many people in town bent over backward to be friendly to Chad, seemingly to prove how unracist they were to the point where he joked that he felt like responding, "On behalf of my people, I bid you greetings."
My love affair with hip-hop and black culture helped me come full circle in college, where I flocked to classes on black literature and historical perspectives on race, and where the only white face in the room often belonged to me.
It's all evidence of why I have little tolerance for people who shrug off racism as cases of people who simply don't know any better because of their lack of exposure to other cultures. Even the smallest of small towns aren't too tiny for simple concepts such as consideration, care, and acceptance.
Sara Libby is legal editor at the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
The courage to ask tough questions
Last year, I was invited to talk at a college in western Pennsylvania about immigration. During the Q&A, a young white college student asked why immigrants don't learn English. "It's about respect," she said. "If I were visiting another country, I would learn their language."
I pointed out that immigrants aren't visiting. She would be a tourist elsewhere, whereas most immigrants are forced here as economic refugees. She countered that she knew a couple who was learning English. If they can do it, her reasoning went, so could others. Not everyone has the same ability or access, I said. But she didn't seem moved.
To my surprise, though, the student sought me out afterward. She came from a conservative family, she explained, the kind of people who have never left their small hometown. But here she was in college, babysitting for an immigrant family and even thinking of traveling abroad. In particular, she wanted me to know that her father was very conservative and these ideas I had presented were new for her.
I realized then that she wasn't just asking questions about immigration. She was questioning all she had grown up hearing about race. She was even beginning to doubt the most powerful figure in her life: her father.
And I felt hopeful.
It didn't mark the end of racial profiling, or racial disparities in healthcare, but it felt powerful to me that this young white woman was asking the hard questions. It reminded me that I, too, had left my conservative Latino father's house to see the world for myself and pose a number of my own questions.
I get so caught up in the fantasy that social change happens in one single swoop (the election of a black president, my winning a debate), but real understanding is more likely to come from being honest about where we are, entertaining new questions, and, of course, listening.
Daisy Hernández is editor of ColorLines, a newsmagazine on race and politics.
Culture matters
One of the gifts my parents, the American-born offspring of Eastern European Jews, gave me as I was growing up in Brookline, Mass., was an unwavering belief in racial equality. They backed up their words with action, inviting a black mechanic at a nearby gas station to dinner, and making it clear that any black acquaintances would be welcome.
My brother got to know a prominent black high school athlete who dined at our house, and when I started playing tournament tennis, two black tennis players were welcomed by my parents.
My commitment to equality was strengthened by several instances of anti-Semitism experienced by my family and me. We were told that we were not welcome at some resort hotels. When I was 15, I was ranked 18th in the nation for boy tennis players 15 and under. But, being Jewish, I was unable to join the Longwood Cricket Club, which had indoor courts – very uncommon in the 1940s – so my tennis season ended in October, not to resume until April.
My experience directing USAID missions in Latin America opened my eyes to the key role that cultural values, beliefs, and attitudes play in explaining why some countries and ethnic groups do better than others in the pursuit of human progress. My belief in racial equality was strengthened when I became aware that the people of backward Haiti and progressive Barbados both had their roots in the Dahomey region of West Africa. Culture matters. The history of Haiti, independent in 1804 in the wake of a slave uprising against the French colonists, is one of corrupt, incompetent leadership; illiteracy; and poverty. Barbados, which gained its independence from the British in 1966, is today a prosperous democracy of "Afro-Saxons."
While in Latin America, I encountered "dependency theory," which explains Latin America's backwardness as a consequence of US imperialism. The late MIT political scientist Lucian Pye describes the theory as "demeaning and despairing." There are some obvious parallels between "dependency theory" and the "victim" psychology that appear to dominate the thinking of many successful African-Americans, including Henry Louis Gates and Spike Lee.
Lawrence Harrison directs the Cultural Change Institute at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, in Medford, Mass. He is the author of "The Central Liberal Truth: How Politics Can Change A Culture And Save It From Itself."
These three reflections capture snapshots of America and reveal how mistaken we are to claim that there is "one" American experience.
While not the thrust of their testimonies, a shared theme from their "witnessing" is clear; an education is transformative. At a time when racial dialogue has again been reduced to a police arrest, remembering the larger goals of equality, particularly a vibrant, rigorous education that challenges comfort zones and ignorance, is important.
Sara Libby, Daisy Hernández, and Lawrence Harrison dispel the notion of a colorblind society, while also implicitly revealing that we craft the racial realities we desire. Sometimes that means playing the role of victim, but at other times ignoring the ways that class and gender confer significant privileges, such as access to tennis courts and determining the quality of a child's education.
As a little girl, I sought the comfort of a Jewish couple in our neighborhood. They were older, like my grandparents, whom I missed very deeply. They were the only Jews, and we were one of only two black families in the neighborhood. I preferred their company to playing outside.
Like the commentators today, they provided testimonials, and I eagerly listened. Our shared journey in a predominantly German-American neighborhood in Milwaukee was reflected over latkes, matzos, and apple sauce.
Our culture, and even our legal system, emphasize the importance of testimony or witnessing in ceremonies, church services, court proceedings, and even police reports. But too often, the testimonies we hear or seek in our personal lives affirm our worldview and come from people who look like us. There is something important in this exchange as it informs our own unique subcultures.
Yet, taken to extremes, we become insular as a society and certainly as individuals when the only experiences earning our respect or seeming legitimate come from next door. The starkest contemporary example played out 15 years ago on the world stage with relentless ethnic appeals over the radio urging Rwandan Hutus to kill fellow Tutsis. After 100 days, as many as 1 million Tutsis were dead.
More challenging is to hear a different version of life and reflect on it with the respect and deference given to our peers and families. Doing so is easier than we think, except we cling to race, class, and gender roles like security blankets, unwilling to relinquish them for fear of seeming disloyal or sending the wrong message to the people we admire.
I remember a black college classmate, who refused the romantic entreaties of a Jewish guy only to be pulled into unhealthy romantic relationships with men from her neighborhood back in Washington, D.C. Later she revealed concern about seeming inauthentic around black students. Quite possibly, that may help explain why the late Senator Strom Thurmond, the symbol of segregationist policies, kept secret his African-American daughter, (the product of his youthful indiscretions with the family's maid).
It is this idolatry of race that keeps us from understanding those we have most in common with – fellow Americans. It is also what obstructs our understanding of nuanced and deeply entrenched class dynamics in America. And, as much as I believe that we still have yet to understand our shared race history in the United States, we have not begun to scratch the surface at class, which perhaps should serve as our next point of testifying.
Michele Bratcher Goodwin is a professor of law and a professor of medicine and public health at the University of Minnesota.


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As many of you know, I am prayerfully considering an important decision about seeking the office of President in the 2012 election. I am asking for God's guidance now, and I humbly ask that you would join me in prayer as I seek to discern His will for my life.
When I look across America, I see a country looking for answers. The challenges facing our nation are monumental, and I see difficult days ahead. I am seeking God's will concerning the role He wants me to play in His plan for America.
Together, let's pray for God's mercy on America. Pray that He will heal our land. Pray that I will hear the still, small voice of the Holy Spirit as He leads my steps according to His will.
Thank you. May God bless you and keep you.
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Department of Revenue News Release
December 21, 2009New Motor Vehicle Inspection Law to Take Effect Jan. 1; Vehicles 5 Years Old or Less Will Be Exempt from Inspections
JEFFERSON CITY - A state law that goes into effect Jan. 1 will exempt some Missourians from having to get safety inspections for newer vehicles.
Beginning Jan. 1, motor vehicles are exempt from the safety inspection requirement for the first five years following the model year of manufacture. For example, a car made in 2006 will be exempt from the safety inspection through 2011.
Currently, the Missouri Department of Revenue requires proof of a safety inspection when vehicle registrations (license plates) are renewed. Citizens presently have the option of renewing their license plates for one-year or two-year periods, so the need to obtain safety inspections for owners of newer vehicles will be minimized. Under current law, brand new vehicles are exempt from the inspection for the model year of the car and the immediate year thereafter. An estimated 650,000 vehicles will be exempt from having to get safety inspections in 2010 because of the enactment of the new law.
"The Department of Revenue wants to make people aware of the new law because fewer citizens will need to get their vehicles inspected," said Alana M. Barragán-Scott, director of the Department. "This will also mean that many customers will need one less document when they renew their license plates. However, the Department urges citizens to monitor the condition of their vehicles and get them repaired if they believe there are mechanical problems with their vehicles."
An inspection must be conducted at an authorized inspection station. The cost of an inspection is up to $12 for cars and trucks and up to $10 for motorcycles, but the exact fee is decided by the management at each inspection center. The inspection must be made within 60 days of the application of a title or renewal of license plates.
If a motor vehicle is sold, the new law still applies. For example, if a 2009 car is sold to another person in 2011, a safety inspection will not be required. Safety inspections of school buses and interstate commercial vehicles will not be affected by the new law.
The current vehicle inspection law is in effect until Dec. 31, 2009, so most citizens who need to renew their license plates by the end of December will still need to have proof of a safety inspection whether they go to a local license office or renew online at www.plates.mo.gov.
This bill does not affect the required emissions test in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
For more information on safety inspections go to the home page of the Department of Revenue's Web site (www.dor.mo.gov) and find "Do I Need a Vehicle Safety Inspection?" under the Featured Links section, or go directly to http://dor.mo.gov/motorv/help.php#safety.


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Top Five in Tech: PlayStation, Hacks, Chromebook
Sony's PlayStation event was missing a console and Google touted a touch-screen laptop. Scott Austin joins digits with a look at the top five in tech. Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Wild! "Peculiar Primate: Tarsier" Witness the alien-like Tarsier in their natural habitat and discover why the world's oldest primate may soon simply disappear. D
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Equitrekking "Great American Ranches" Equitrekking takes a look at how geography and history of ranches in Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, Alberta, Texas, Maui and the Big Island influence their present workings. Interviewing ranch owners and cowboys who have chosen to hold fast to their traditions and Western culture, Darley learns about running a ranch, while also seeing some of the beautiful wild terrain. D
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Equitrekking "Vermont" Equitrekking host Darley Newman visits the Mountain Top Inn outside of Killington to explore the area's Green Mountains trails and learn the art of driving with two large Clydesdales. At the Vermont Icelandic Horse Farm, Darley experiences the smooth gaits of the Icelandic horse on a multi-day inn-to-inn ride through meadows, woods and old farm lands in the Mad River Valley. Next, Darley visits the University of Vermont's Morgan Horse Farm to learn about Vermont's state animal and UVM's historic breeding program, which dates back to 1878. D
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Nature "Wild Balkans" The jagged contours of middle Europe with its thick forests, vast wetlands and deep chasms have thrown long, dark shadows over the history of the peninsula. It is as if the bloody history of the Balkans themselves conspired to conceal its natural wonders. The landscape is still untouched, and in it are wild animals that have all but vanished from the rest of Europe.G
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Shorah one and all!
As many of you know, I've been working on a memorial Age to expand upon the idea of the list of names in the Kahlo Pub in Ae'gura. With a full Age, I hope to put a full story to each of those names.
You can help, too!
https://agesofdoobes.wordpress.com/2016 ... weve-lost/
Read more at the link on how you can submit something to honor any and every explorer you knew that we have lost over the years.
If there's any questions, feel free to post here.


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The UnderCover Classic is the original ABS tonneau: strong, weather-tight, and form fit perfectly to the bed of your truck making it the gold standard of truck bed covers. Top quality materials, heavy duty, light weight, and made in the USA.
Product Warranty Period: 3 Years
UnderCover stands behind the quality of their products, and proudly offers warranties to cover the workmanship, hardware and the products themselves. Our experienced Customer Service Team is always ready to help with warranty questions and registrations.
UnderCover, Inc. warrants the ABS polymer structure of your tonneau cover to be structurally free from defects in material and workmanship for (3) years from the retail date of your purchase. The gas/hydraulic lift struts and mounting hardware are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for (1) year from the retail date of purchase. This warranty applies only to the original purchaser, only when purchased from an authorized UnderCover dealer and is nontransferable. Your original sales receipt will serve as proof of purchase for this warranty. This warranty only applies to the original truck or original installation. Before credit can be issued on a warranty claim, proof of defect may be required in the form of pictures. This will be determined at the time of claim.EXCLUSIONS OF THIS WARRANTY
Not covered under this warranty is failure due to neglect, improper installation including any modifications to installation hardware, operating the truck with your UnderCover in the open position, use in competitive racing, alterations, addition of equipment, abuse, accident, weather related damage, exposure to chemicals that are not labeled ?safe for plastics?, and normal wear and tear from lack of maintenance. An UnderCover product not painted at the UnderCover factory are excluded from the lifetime paint warranty.CAUTION
Do not attempt to drive with your cover in the open position or tie down your cover while in the open position. When hauling material that is taller than the truck bed height, you should remove the cover, store it, and then properly haul oversized material. Tying the cover down when open will cause severe stress to the front hinges and could cause one or both of the hinges to crack and possibly tear out. This type of damage is not considered a manufacturer defect. Always read the ingredients of any product you are using to clean your UnderCover tonneau. Use only products that are safe for use with plastics. Many chemicals contain material that will permanently discolor your tonneau. This is not considered a manufacturer defect.OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
Incidental or consequential damage or loss of contents due to use, neglect, lack of maintenance, misuse, or abuse of the UnderCover tonneau is the sole responsibility of the truck owner and operator. Paint wear to the truck?s bed can happen with the use of any truck bed cover, and is the sole responsibility of the truck owner. Materials such as 3M Scotchgard? or other clear paint protective films may be used to help prevent possible paint damage. Ask your dealer for other recommendations. Paint damage to your truck is not covered under this warranty. When in the closed position, your tonneau must be locked and the tailgate must be closed. Failure to do so could result in sudden opening of the tonneau cover from unexpected heavy winds, which could cause damage to the truck and/or your tonneau cover.REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT
In the event that your UnderCover tonneau is found to be defective under the terms of this warranty, it is at the discretion of UnderCover, Inc. to repair or replace the defective part. All repairs must be made by an authorized UnderCover dealer or under direction of UnderCover, Inc. In the case of either event, UnderCover, Inc. is not responsible for any transportation costs associated with the warranted claim.CAUTION
Inspect your truck periodically for rubbing. If you notice any rubbing, immediately remove your cover and contact your dealer. An adjustment to your brackets may be necessary to protect from further damage. Paint damage is not covered under the Terms of this Warranty. It is the responsibility of the truck owner to report any damage that is occurring to your dealer. When in the closed position, your tonneau must be locked and the tailgate must be closed. Failure to do so could result in sudden opening of the tonneau cover from unexpected heavy winds, which could cause damage to the truck and/or your tonneau cover.


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Modo Eyewear is a young brand that is working to make a difference in the eyewear industry through its charity initiatives.
Born in the 90s, in Soho, NYC, Modo Eyewear was started by a innovative, young designer named Alessandro Lanaro. Since its founding, Modo has focused on innovation and design. Modo Eyewear has created amazing partnerships to create brands like Eco,Derek Lam, and Jason Wu in order to expand the Modo Eyewear culture and to expand their charitable initiatives while still creating innovative eyewear.
Today, Modo Eyewear has put an emphasis on charity and innovation. Its Eco brand is only made of recycled content or biobased materials, and for every Eco frame bought, Modo Eyewear plants a tree. Through Eco, Modo is leading the eyewear industry in sustainability. Modo Eyewear is also focused on social responsibility with its "buy a frame-give a frame" campaign. For every pair of Modo Eyeglasses that is bought, Modo Eyewear also donates a pair of glasses to a person in need as a part of the World Health Organization's Vision 2020 initiative.
Modo Eyewear features bold, bright colors with edgy, fun frames. Frames are made of Acetate, Titanium, Monel, and even a mix of all of these materials. These materials are hypoallergenic, sturdy, and the metals are corrosion resistant. Modo Eyewear features mostly full rim frames in round, rectangle, and cat-eye frame fronts. Most frames are progressive-friendly.
Modo Eyewear is for a professional looking for a pop of color or a modern, edgy frame.


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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- An aide says Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will "vigorously pursue" a ban on assault weapons even though the Senate rebuffed his attempt on Wednesday.
The Senate voted 49-4 Wednesday to override Quinn's rewritten legislation to prohibit the sale or possession of semi-automatic rifles, high-capacity magazines and .50-caliber guns.
Spokeswoman Brooke Anderson says the Democratic governor will continue seeking a statewide assault-weapons ban to enhance public safety. She would not elaborate on his strategy.
Senators say Quinn overstepped his authority in August by changing legislation on mail-order ammunition. He acted after a mass shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater.
If the House also votes to override, the original legislation allowing Illinois gun owners to purchase ammunition by mail from in-state dealers becomes law.
The bill is SB681
Online: http://www.ilga.gov


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2010—Pub. L. 111–295, § 4(a), (b)(1)(A), Dec. 9, 2010, 124 Stat. 3180, substituted "IMPORTATION AND EXPORTATION" for "MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS, IMPORTATION, AND EXPORTATION" in chapter heading and struck out item 601 "Manufacture, importation, and public distribution of certain copies".
2008—Pub. L. 110–403, title I, § 105(a), Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4259, substituted "MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS, IMPORTATION, AND EXPORTATION" for "MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS AND IMPORTATION" in chapter heading.
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Graphiti - a Graphical Tooling Infrastructure
This page contains useful information for developers working on the Graphiti framework itself. Users of the framework (building Graphiti-based tools) should rather have a look onto our Eclipse page at www.eclipse.org/graphiti.
== Contents ==
- Coding
Coding Conventions
We use the standard Eclipse formatter for our coding with just one exceptional setting: the maximum line width is changed to 120. This setting can be found in the Eclipse preferences under 'Java -> Code Style -> Formatter' by editing the 'Eclipse [built-in]' profile on tab 'Line Wrapping': set the 'Maximum Line Width' in Section 'General settings' to 120.
To be sure that the formatter is really used for all your changes define your save actions (Eclipe preferences under 'Java -> Editor -> Save Actions') to include 'Format source code' with 'Format edited lines' only. Also enable the 'Organize imports' action on this page to get an automated clean-up of the import statements.


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DOVER — Around the Seacoast, police responded to a handful of minor crashes during the morning commute.
DOVER — Around the Seacoast, police responded to a handful of minor crashes during the morning commute.
At least two cars slid off the road in Portsmouth, and another three accidents took place in Newington — a pair of single-car crashes and a rear-end collision. A police spokesman there classified the incidents as "minor fender benders."
"Nothing extensive or anything like that," he said.
A rear-end collision also took place in front of Newmarket Junior/Senior High School, where students were in session today. The crash occurred at about 7:10 a.m., according to Newmarket Police Lieutenant Jeff Simes. There were no injuries, Simes said.
Newmarket police also aided a motorist who slid off the road and crashed near the intersection of Route 152 and Gerry Avenue around 6:30 a.m., Simes said.
Rye Police Chief Kevin Walsh said the department "lucked out" with few calls for weather-related crashes Wednesday.
"I like to say it's from the incredible drivers that drive through Rye," Walsh said at about 11:30 a.m., as the precipitation began to turn from snow to rain in the town.
DOVER — Additional motorist on Rte 4 in South Berwick, Maine, have confirmed seeing two cows struck in the roadway near the Outlook Country Club at approximately 7:30 a.m.
The driver initially reporting the incident to Foster's Daily Democrat said it appeared the cows had gotten out of a nearby pen.
South Berwick police dispatch could not immediately confirm the incident, noting how busy they were with snow related traffic issues.
Police emergency radio reports of vehicle incidents remain steady, but less frequent than during the early morning commute.
Meanwhile, as noted earlier, the predictions of a light snow earlier in the week may not of have been quite accurate given the current intensity and level of snowfall.
As of 9 a.m. the snowfall continues at a steady pace, accumulating to as much as two to three inches in the Dover region. In some areas of southeastern N.H. and Maine the predictions were for two to three inches along the coast and for a few miles inland, while further north and west — towards the Lakes Region — the prediction was for four to five inches in the towns such as Farmington and New Durham.
The predictions of the storm impacting the morning commute were right on track.
The heavy snowfall across the Tri-City and Seacoast region not only slowed traffic, but caused multiple slide-off-the-road crashes and rollovers, creating additional headaches for commuters.
There were some reports of traffic backed up on some roads for at least a mile.
Police emergency radio reports have not indicated any serious crashes or injuries although one report noted a woman and her children were taken to Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester for a checkup.
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Master Plan Revision
In the Fall of 2003, President Miner began a discussion with College Council on revising
the De Anza Master Plan for 2010. In the Winter 2004, she plans to expand the discussion
to include the Curriculum Committee and Academic Senate as well as other campus groups.
The goal is to complete the revision by the June 7, 2004 State of the College Report
to the Board of Trustees.
Click here for the Timeline (pdf file)
See Master Plan Comparisons (pdf file) for a comparison of the current mission and goals statements with the proposed mission and strategic goals.
The proposed strategic goals would focus on student learning competencies which would
be further delineated by learning outcomes statements for each competency. These statements
could then used as a guide for future curriculum revisions and for student services
interventions. The link below includes sample statements:
Sample Outcomes Statements for Discussion (pdf file)
Below is the current GE Philosophy:
De Anza College General Education Statement of Philosophy (word file)


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"The Wine of Croatian orchids doesn't alleviate my pain, it burns me more, the pains of love, the pains of alienation, the pains of separation are strange pains: as the wounds heal, the pains sharpen—the soul burns on denial of love and on denial of emancipation——–"
Deep in south of Punjab in the colonized Saraiki deserts spoke one poet who is known as "Keats of the East", for just like him , love is his subject , every shade of Love , every color of love , love in all its glory , love in all its pain. This Sufi of love ballads when saw his desert being occupied, being colonized changed the shades of his Love Songs, such was the intensity of emotions on the feeling of dispossession of Rohi [Romantic name of desert thar , used for Saraiki lands] that Farid cried
Apni dherti aap wasa tu , putt Angreze Thanne.
[O brave son of land] Take the ownership of your land back in your hands and demolish these British police stations.
Too strong for a Sufi , it may appear to English speaking sufi admiring class of Islamic Republic whose ideas of Sufism are result of interposition of modern quietism to theological mysticism. I drink from my glass , the dark fruity wine from lands beyond , pain sharpens in my heart , the pain of separation , I feel like burning every thing down including myself , the serene voice of Ustad Salamat Ali Khan echoes in my ears.
Ishiq Anokhri peer ae—- Love is a Strange Pain— tears flow from eyes—wounds of heart are strange— I long for my lover— I have become a fatally wounded l patient I have been separated from my love. Life without lover is a lie. I am just like a Crane which has been separated from its flock— and my eyes continuously shed tears —-a thousand pains plague my soul—for love is a Pain Strange
This is separation, which Farid felt, a separation from his land, a separation from his love. They don't understand, those who have turned their guns and cannons towards the gallant Balochs , they call them brothers and kill them but they don't understand Love. What love is for a lover?
O Friend Farid [speaks Sassi] Love is a pain strange. O my lover, you are my friend, you are my honour, you are love for me, you are beauty for me, you are my faith, you are my creed and you are my Quran—-You are my total asset –you are my state and my king—– Pains have settled in my heart because you have been separated— and my flesh burns with a hissing sound— for Love is pain strange
A soul in love burns each second, those who have fell in love don't fear fire, the solders of this great Islamic republic don't know about love or they wouldn't have put 4 young Baloch men in molten Coal Tar — they don't know lovers prefer to melt in fire than to betray their love—-Lovers melted in Tar but no sky fell—God thy kingdom has gone for ever—-they put thy son on cross no sky fell— No sky fell when thy soldiers burned alive these Baloch youth—-Lovers are insane they keep loving , they face torture, their family becomes their enemy—but these mad people they keep traveling on the road to love—O people of Islamic Republic this tyranny and torture will not break the Balochs—It didn't broke Sassi listen to your Sufis and learn the lesson
[Sassi speaks] The day I expressed my love [for the handsome Baloch] I have declared a war against my tribe, my kin—my father, mother and brothers beat me [are dead for me]. O Lover the people of city are enemies—– the prison of loneliness, of alienation is a strange misery—my soul has a hundred wounds——-
Sassi when wandered in the desert in search of his Baloch lover Punnu—weakened by thirst and grief—she encountered a wicked man who wanted to take advantage of Sassi's misery. These were the olden times and God had yet not gone into retirement. Sassi called him and mother earth took her into its safety. She was saved from humiliation of molestation. Yet in postmodern times neither did God listened nor did mother Earth came to rescue Zarrina, the poor Baloch girl abducted by soldiers of Islamic Republic and being molested as a sex slave with other Baluch women—No sky fell—
Those who deceived Punnu were his own brothers, those who took him away in the dead of the night away from Sassi—-When he knew he died wandering in desert looking for Sassi—There is a lesson for Baluchs , those who have kidnapped Solecki , acted just like brothers of Punnu
For Love is pain strange, and I drink with no solace, I see the writing on the wall but they don't—yes love is a strange affliction
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Every Kerryman, at some stage in his life, has considered becoming an Escort at the Rose of Tralee International Festival and this year is no different.
The deadline to find this year's 32 gentlemen who are the salt of the earth is fast approaching with an opportunity to win a prize valued at €5000 from Newbridge Silverware, the lead sponsors of the Festival.
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For the past decade or so, Escorts have come from the four provinces, over 21 years of age and younger than 30, but have reflected men from all walks of life with varying backgrounds and from a full spectrum of employment, including Tree Surgeons, Accountants, Teachers, Firemen, Students, Engineers, Doctors, Defence Personnel, Gardai and even Zoo Keepers!
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Beyond what you find in the supermarket, there are many different varieties of basil, each with distinct aromas and flavors (go to a farmers market and check them out sometime).
Thai basil—not Thai lemon basil—has small leaves, purple stems and a subtle licorice or mint flavor. It has a more assertive taste than many other basil types. It is most commonly found in Thai and Vietnamese cooking, especially curries.
Watermelon is sweet and perhaps the juiciest of melons. The name "watermelon" is very appropriate given that the fruit contains about 92% water by weight. Watermelon is a good source of vitamin C, beta carotene and lycopene (the latter in the red-fleshed variety only). People have been enjoying watermelon for a long time: There is evidence that it has been cultivated in the Nile delta since the second millennium B.C.E.
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Turmeric, long consumed as a restorative tea in Okinawa, the Japanese island famed for health and longevity, is a vibrant spice from the ginger family that's now attracting the attention of Western science for its numerous health benefits. Curcumin, the substance that gives turmeric its yellow color, has compounds that laboratory studies indicate have potential health benefits, from cancer-fighting powers to the ability to block the progression of multiple sclerosis. (Read our review of Dr. Andrew Weil for Tea's Turmeric Tea.)
Turmeric is the key ingredient in many Indian, Malay, Persian and Thai dishes and an element in many curry powders. As a cheaper alternative to saffron, it's also used as a natural yellow food coloring in prepared food, cheese, mustard and chicken broth.
"Vine-ripened" tomatoes are actually something of a misnomer, when purchased at most retail stores. Most tomatoes sold in supermarkets are picked while still fully green, then ripened with ethylene gas or in warming rooms. Tomatoes listed as "vine-ripened" in grocery stores are usually left on the vine only a little longer than usual, so that they're allowed to turn just barely pink (not even a full "blush") before being subjected to the artificial ripening treatment. However, the longer a tomato is allowed to ripen on the vine, the better and more flavorful it will be.
The best place to find true, vine-ripened tomatoes is at a farmers market in late summer (August and September) when they're in season and memorable. But for the purpose of this pairing, look for the best "vine ripened" tomatoes you can find.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell knows he won't get many Christmas cards from New Orleans Saints fans this year, but popularity isn't the point. Closing out the NFL owners' spring meeting Wednesday in Palm Beach, Fla., Goodell said he understands the Saints' fan base is roiled by the severe penalties he imposed on the team. Nevertheless, he admonished Saints fans to put their crisis in context. His job calls on him to protect the integrity of the game, Goodell argued, and that was threatened by what he has painted as an isolated case of extreme lawlessness in New Orleans.
Commissioner Roger Goodell indicated at the NFL owners' spring meeting Wednesday in Palm Beach, Fla., that he has a fondness for New Orleans, which has figured prominently in his career.
That club behavior, which the NFL insists featured on-field attempts to injure opponents, has become one of the biggest scandals in recent pro football history. It has spawned the harshest punishments ever meted out against coaches and executives, resulting in Coach Sean Payton's one-year ban from the game and General Manager Mickey Loomis' eight-game suspension. The unprecedented steps were imposed not only because of on-field transgressions, Goodell has made clear, but because Payton, Loomis and others treated the matter as a contemptible annoyance, dissembling for years and impeding the investigation.
What's more, more is to come, as Goodell reiterated punishments for specific players loom. He provided no clear timetable for the pending sentences, which are expected to involve suspensions and fines and will be crafted following consultation with the NFLPA and perhaps more individual players. NFLPA officials didn't respond to a request for comment.
The draconian punishments -- Goodell also suspended assistant head coach Joe Vitt for six games and stripped New Orleans of two second-round draft picks and fined the club $500,000 -- have left fans convinced the commissioner has a vendetta against Payton and the Saints, whose adherence to the NFL's rulebook and customs is sometimes cursory. In addition, Saints fans believe Goodell has drawn a false distinction between what transpired in New Orleans from 2009 to 2011 and what has long been an accepted tradition of under the table incentives in the NFL.
That is all fantasy, Goodell insisted Wednesday. In fact, he indicated he has a fondness for New Orleans, which has figured prominently in his NFL career, first when he helped the logistical morass that surrounded moving Super Bowl XXXVI back due to the 9/11 attacks the previous September, and then when he was one of former commissioner Paul Tagliabue's point people on the NFL's efforts to ensure the Saints stayed in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
"Listen, I understand the frustration of the Saints fans, and I have great respect for them," he said. "We will be there with them for Super Bowl at the conclusion of this coming season. I worked very closely as we were getting the Saints re-established after the hurricane, so I saw first-hand the Saints' passion and their fans' passion. I clearly understand that frustration, but everyone has to understand that there are 32 teams, and everybody is going to have to operate by the same rules. If we don't do that, the integrity of the game, and what fans love about the game, will be impacted negatively -- and that is my responsibility."
In the wake of the scandal, the Saints' contingent in Palm Beach maintained a discreet presence, rarely being seen in the hallways of The Breakers. The meeting was an uncomfortable one for New Orleans, according to a league source familiar, but on the whole the support from other clubs was greater than the Saints officials expected upon arrival.
Still, there was one big exception to the Saints quiet participation. Payton spoke publicly Tuesday for the first time since the scandal broke, holding court in the hotel lobby and nurturing the story the Saints might hire his mentor, two-time Super Bowl champion Coach Bill Parcells, as an interim replacement.
That glamorous wrinkle provided another theme for the meeting, namely that Payton and Goodell are involved in some sort of testosterone brinksmanship. Goodell said he saw some media accounts of Payton's remarks, and that he welcomed Payton to the meeting Tuesday with a handshake, but the two didn't speak or meet.
Goodell was asked about that as the meeting closed, and he calmly denied it rankles him that the people he depicted as villains in the bounty scandal -- namely, Loomis and Payton -- now were orchestrating a high-profile courtship with a legendary figure to take over their crippled team.
"No," Goodell said, before once again making a point he mentioned when the meeting opened. "Again, ultimately the owner is going to have to make the final decision. They are suspended from operations during that period of time, but they are going to have to make decisions on how the Saints are going to be operated either as a group or however Tom Benson wants to do that."
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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker wrestling team will hit the road this Saturday (Jan. 4) for its first dual match of 2014 against the nationally ranked No. 4 Newberry College Wolves. The dual is set to begin at 3 p.m. in Newberry's Eleazer Arena. Live coverage of the match will be available at www.cokercobras.com.
The Cobras will be looking to improve on their 4-1 record in dual matches. Leading the way for Coker are Austin Akins and Charlie Huff with 15 wins each at the 285-pound and 133-pound divisions, respectively. Kevin Thompson leads the team with five pins on the year and is second on the team in victories with 14. He will take the mat at the 149-pound division.
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