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Barack Obama insists that the mission in Libya is to protect civilians, not to wage war against Moammar Gaddafi. If so, the Washington Post reports that the results thus far indicate that the Western coalition needs to rethink its strategy:
Four days of allied strikes have battered Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's air force and largely destroyed his long-range air defense systems, a top U.S. commander said Tuesday. But there was little evidence that the attacks had stopped regime forces from killing civilians or shifted the balance of power in favor of the rebels.
Gaddafi loyalists made further advances into thebesieged western city of Misurata, continued to pound the small town of Zintan southwest of Tripoli, the capital, and fired artillery to hold at bay rebels attempting to regroup outside the strategic eastern town of Ajdabiya.
The Libyan military's attacks and the mounting civilian deaths call into question whether the internationally imposed no-fly zone can achieve its goal of protecting civilians, let alone help loosen Gaddafi's grip on power. It seemed unlikely that the coalition, which has argued in recent days over the scope and leadership of the allied mission, would countenance a significant escalation.
That has been the question since Friday, when Obama ended weeks of vacillation and finally decided to apply American military power to the situation. Had Obama decided earlier to use military force, when Gaddafi's forces were bottled up in Tripoli and the rebels controlled entire cities, an air campaign could have stopped Gaddafi from breaking out and besieging "liberated" Libyan villages and cities. Bombers would have stopped armor from rolling down the highways, at least, and would likely have discouraged infantry movements on foot as well. Also, the target selection would have been much more clear for Western pilots and cruise-missile crews and would not have risked the civilian deaths that intervention was supposed to prevent.
The weeks of dithering allowed Gaddafi to seize the initiative and the window of opportunity for an air war success to close. By the time that the UN, the Arab League, and Obama finally all decided to act, it was at least almost too late. The coalition can no longer keep Gaddafi out of Benghazi and Misurata, because his forces are already there and are too close to the civilian populations to attack directly. The only safe targets are Gaddafi's fixed military installations and his lines of communication to Benghazi and Misurata, which looks a lot more like a traditional multinational war than a humanitarian intervention.
Obama has ruled out "boots on the ground" in this mission. Let's put aside the obvious hypocrisy in the fact that close-in bombing attacks require ground spotters for accurate target selection, so we either already have boots on the ground in a literal sense or we're dropping bombs blindly in densely-populated areas. There will be no other way to "protect civilians" now than to put an army between Gaddafi and those population centers. No one seems to have the stomach for that, and for good reasons. Just in practical terms, no one has an army available for that task, and it would take months to get one in place, by which time this war is almost certain to be over.
Under the circumstances, waging war against Gaddafi to force his removal is the only mission objective with a chance of success, and it's the only one that the West refuses to embrace.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, R, on Thursday directed state officials to begin looking for money to keep the Medicaid Women's Health Program, even if the Obama administration revokes federal funding amid a fight over clinics affiliated with abortion providers.
"We'll find the money," Perry told reporters, shortly before he issued a letter directing Thomas Suehs, head of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, to work with legislative leaders and identify money to keep the program going if federal funds are halted. "The state is committed to this program."
Pulling that off will be no mean feat: The program costs about $40 million and the federal government currently covers 90% of that.
The health program provides care to about 130,000 low-income women statewide. It had been expected to close next week, when Texas begins enforcing a law passed last summer that bars state funding from clinics affiliated with abortion providers. The Obama administration has said it will stop funding the program because federal law requires women to be able to choose any qualified clinic.
Perry spokeswoman Catherine Frazier countered that Texas has the right under federal law to determine qualified providers in the program.
The law is part of a long-running campaign by conservatives in the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature to shut down abortion providers by imposing strenuous regulations and cutting off state and federal funds for their non-abortion services. Perry and Republican state lawmakers specifically don't want Planned Parenthood clinics, which treat 40% of the program's patients, to get any state funding, even when that money is not spent on abortions.
That has created a legal standoff, with federal and state officials accusing each other of political extremism while poor women will be left without necessary health care. The Women's Health Program serves women ages 18-44 earning less than $20,000 a year or less than $41,000 for a family of four.
Perry did not specify where the funding for the Women's Health Program might be found. "We've got a multibillion-dollar budget, so we've got the ability to be flexible on where the money comes from," he said after an event at Texas Republican Party headquarters.
His letter to Suehs noted officials have been discussing the possibility of making up lost federal funding in the Women's Health Program for weeks.
The state Legislature is out of session and does not meet again until next year, but Frazier said the governor has the authority to redistribute available funds as he sees fit — and would not need to convene a special session.
Perry said he's anxious to save the program after the Legislature last year cut funding for 160,000 women enrolled in it. In total, lawmakers slashed $83 million in funding for women's health programs. It was not immediately clear what other areas would have to be scaled back to make funds available for the governor to keep his promise.
The Texas Democratic Party blasted Perry for removing funding from other parts of the state budget to save the program.
"Instead of diverting resources from already strained state services Perry should own up to his mistake," party spokeswoman Rebecca Acuña said in a statement.
State law already forbids taxpayer money from going to organizations that provide abortions, so groups such as Planned Parenthood have established legally distinct corporations to separate family planning and women'shealth providers from clinics that perform abortions.
The law about to be enacted goes a step further to make any affiliation between a clinic and an abortion provider grounds for cutting off funding. That can mean sharing a name, employee or board member, even if the two clinics are legally and financially separate. Lawmakers last year said their goal was to cut off all state funding for Planned Parenthood, not to leave poor women without health care.
"Those people that are out there trying to say, 'Oh they're going to kill this program' are just dead wrong," Perry said of the Women's Health Program on Thursday. He said the Obama administration is "trying to support an organization that supports them. … But Texans don't want Planned Parenthood, a known abortion provider, to be involved in this."
In a letter to President Barack Obama, Perry accused the administration of trying to violate states' rights "by mandating which health providers the State of Texas must use."
"I will not allow these services to be denied by your administration's political agenda and opposition to enacted Texas law that prohibits abortion providers and their affiliates from receiving taxpayer dollars," the letter said.
Associated Press writers Chris Tomlinson in Austin and Angela K. Brown in Fort Worth contributed to this story.


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I decided to switch from personal (above) to pocket (below) as my main planner and have been using the personal one at work – much to everyones funny looks!
I was holding off on the pocket one because they were all really expensive. I wanted one with a full length back pocket because they are really quite small and theres always a bit of paper you want to keep so I wanted a big enough place to put it. I happened to go onto the staples website and find the Pocket Finsbury for £15, thats £40 off! Its beautiful. I took photos which I'm sure I will post soon..
My next mission is to start adding all my projects to the filofax and make some custom dividers! I'm trusting evernote less and less these days. Despite how awesome it is!
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BOSTON (AP) — Plucking a couple of blurry faces in baseball caps out of a swarming crowd, the FBI zeroed in on two suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing and shared surveillance-camera images of them with the world Thursday in hopes the public will help hunt them down.
The photos and video depict one young man in a dark cap and another in a white cap worn backward, both carrying backpacks and one walking behind the other on the sidewalk near the finish line as marathoners run by.
The man in the white hat was seen setting down a backpack at the site of the second explosion, said Richard DesLauriers, FBI agent in charge in Boston.
"Somebody out there knows these individuals as friends, neighbors, co-workers or family members of the suspects," he said. "Though it may be difficult, the nation is counting on those with information to come forward and provide it to us."
They looked much like typical college students, but DesLauriers described them as armed and extremely dangerous, and urged anyone who sees or knows them to tell law enforcement and "do not take any action on your own."
The break in the investigation came just three days after the attack that killed three people, tore off limbs and raised the specter of another terrorist attack on U.S. soil. FBI photo-analysis specialists have been analyzing a mountain of surveillance footage and amateur pictures and video for clues to who carried out the attack and why.
The volume of information is likely to grow, joined now by a torrent of tips from people who think they might know the suspects. In releasing the images, the FBI gambled that useful clues will emerge, not just time-wasting leads.
Authorities are selective in putting out images of suspects because doing so risks tipping off the hunted and losing the element of surprise. But it can be a last resort when authorities hit a wall trying to identify or capture someone.
Within moments of the announcement, the FBI website crashed, perhaps because of a crush of visitors.
The images were released hours after President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attended an interfaith service at a Roman Catholic cathedral in Boston to remember the dead and the more than 180 wounded in the twin blasts Monday at the finish line of the 26.2-mile race.
The FBI video is a compilation of segments, altogether about 30 seconds long. The planting of the backpack, as described by authorities, was not part of the footage made public.
The man in the dark hat was dubbed Suspect 1 and appeared to be wearing sunglasses. The other, in the white hat, was labeled Suspect 2. Both appeared to be wearing dark jackets. The FBI did not comment on the men's height, weight or age range and would not discuss their ethnicity.
"It would be inappropriate to comment on the ethnicity of the men because it could lead people down the wrong path potentially," said FBI agent Greg Comcowich, a spokesman for the Boston FBI office.
While authorities said the information on the men began coming together over the previous day or so, agent Daniel Curtin said the FBI did not release the photos earlier because "it's important to get it right."
Distribution of the images brought both encouragement and unease to some Bostonians.
Jennifer Lauro of Topsfield, Mass., worried that the photos might breed unease and suspicion.
"It just looks like a college kid, so I think that's going to make people feel vulnerable," she said. "Because it could be anybody. It looks like any kid from Boston College or Boston University or any other school."
Judy and Marc Ehrlich watched the marathon from a spot between miles 25 and 26 on Monday and felt the ground shake when the bombs exploded. The couple said it was creepy to see images of the suspects who were there at the same time, walking around. But they were comforted that the FBI had come up with suspects.
"Unless they kill themselves, they're going to get found," Marc Ehrlich said. He added: "There's nowhere in the world to hide."
At the Cathedral of the Holy Cross earlier in the day, Obama declared to the people of Boston: "Your resolve is the greatest rebuke to whoever committed this heinous act." He spoke in almost mocking terms of those who commit such violence.
"We finish the race, and we do that because of who we are," the president said to applause. "And that's what the perpetrators of such senseless violence — these small, stunted individuals who would destroy instead of build and think somehow that makes them important — that's what they don't understand."
"We will find you," he warned.
Seven victims remained in critical condition. Killed were 8-year-old Martin Richard of Boston, 29-year-old restaurant manager Krystle Campbell of Medford, Mass., and Lu Lingzi, a 23-year-old Boston University graduate student from China.
Video and photos recovered in the investigation are being examined and enhanced by an FBI unit called the Operational Technologies Division, said Joe DiZinno, former director of the FBI lab in Quantico, Va.
Investigators are looking at video frame by frame — a laborious process, though one aided by far more sophisticated facial recognition technology than is commercially available, forensic specialists said.
The investigation will probably collect about a million hours of videotape from fixed security cameras and cellphones and cameras used by spectators, said Gene Grindstaff, a scientist at Intergraph Corp., a Huntsville, Ala., company that makes video analysis software used by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.
But after years of investigating terrorist incidents and other crimes, the FBI is practiced at cataloging, categorizing and analyzing such evidence and will winnow it down dramatically, he said.
"Back in the days of 20 years ago, you were lucky if you had video and it was probably of poor quality and it took a tremendous amount of enhancement. Today you have a completely different issue," Grindstaff said.
Investigators can set the video analysis software so that it automatically searches for certain types of objects or people matching a height and weight description. The software can also spot patterns that analysts might not notice, such as a certain car that turns up in different places, Grindstaff said.
DiZinno, who ran the FBI lab from 2007 to 2010, said any retrieved bomb components such as the pressure cookers, shrapnel and pieces of timers or wire will be closely examined for fingerprints, DNA, hairs and fibers.
The bomb components would be traced by figuring out the item's maker, where each piece is typically purchased and whether the device resembles any bombs the FBI has seen in past attacks. The FBI lab keeps a detailed file on past bombings, including many overseas attacks.
"Let's say there was a timer," DiZinno said. "Was there a serial number? Who was the manufacturer? That can provide leads for investigators."
One pressure cooker maker, the Fagor Group in Spain, said that it has been contacted by U.S. investigators and that company officials are extending full cooperation. The company sells 250,000 pressure cookers a year in the U.S. and 1 million worldwide.


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Utah State University biogeochemist professor Paul Grossl spent his summers during his high school years working as a farmer, high in the Austrian Carinthian-Styrian Alps.
"That experience gave me a direction in life, I knew I wanted to be outdoors working with agriculture and forestry," said Grossl.
These mountain farms are ancient, isolated farms with fragile terrain, some dating back 2,000 years. Grossl worked on a more recent farm, founded in 1515.
"It began to click in my head the process of sustainability; the ability to manage lands in sustainable ways to create worth over a long period of time," said Grossl.
Grossl gave his Inaugural Lecture Series presentation Jan. 23, the fifth lecture of this academic year's installment. His lecture, "A Middle-Ground Approach Toward Professorship and Beyond," described his roots and path to USU.
"I was always in the middle growing up. I am a middle child, was raised in two different countries and settings, urban and rural," said Grossl.
After completing school in Illinois and Austria, Grossl enrolled in the forestry undergraduate program at the University of Illinois, and discovered his passion for soil during his junior year after taking a required soil science class.
"It brought everything together, chemistry, biology and environmental science," he said.
Grossl completed his master's from University of Minnesota, and doctorate at Montana State University. Grossl took a position as an assistant professor of biogeochemistry with Utah State in 1994. He is a faculty member in the Plants, Soils and Climate Department in the College of Agriculture.
"I was targeting the West because I wanted two things, the opportunity to be outdoors and to be near mountains," said Grossl. "Utah State has provided much more than that."
Grossl is currently researching soil reclamation in the environment, but has shifted more attention to teaching and engaging students about soil and environmental science issues.
"I want to develop my courses so students don't see it as a required course, but as an enjoyable learning experience," said Grossl.
While at USU, Grossl is recognized for his research with arsenic reactions in the environment. His work has been cited multiple times, and the data was used to develop systems to remove arsenic from drinking water in third world countries.
"During the time of our research there was the largest mass poisoning in human history occurring in Bangladesh from arsenic contamination in the water wells," Grossl said. "Our papers came out with parameters that helped engineers develop affordable systems to bring clean water to remote areas."
Grossl came into USU with little teaching experience, but has grown a passion for communicating his experiences to students in helping them learn.
"I want people to gain an appreciation for soil, and see its value as a precious natural resource that needs to be preserved rather than abused as a short-term profitable but non-sustainable means to a destructive end," said Grossl.
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Ticks are arachnid parasites that feed on the blood of their host. In North America, the deer tick (or black legged tic, Ixodes scapularis) is the most common. Ticks aren't just gross-looking. They spread dangerous diseases, including Lyme disease, and their bite can cause anemia and even paralysis. Ticks don't only affect dogs—your cat is also at risk, especially if he or she goes outdoors. Learn about the symptoms and treatments for deer ticks, as well as essential tick prevention tips.
Deer ticks are the most common source of the Lyme disease bacterium, which can affect humans, dogs, and, rarely, cats. Although it only takes hours for the tick to infect your pet with the disease, it can take weeks or months for symptoms to surface. Lyme disease symptoms in dogs are joint inflammation, lameness, loss of appetite, and depression.
Because of the disease's dangers and incubation period, it's important to be on alert if you live in a high risk area. Lyme disease occurs most frequently in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and north-central United States. Infection usually occurs in the summer months when ticks are in their immature nymph phase and harder to spot (and thus remove quickly) than full grown ticks.
Although infected pets cannot directly transmit Lyme disease to a human, they can introduce deer ticks into a household or yard. This gives an infected tick more opportunity to transmit the disease to a human through a bite. If you live in an area associated with Lyme disease or have recently had a tick bite, know the symptoms of the disease in humans.
Caused by bacteria called Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasmosis can cause flu-like symptoms such as loss of appetite, fever, and lethargy. More serious symptoms include low red blood cell counts and low blood platelets, vomiting, diarrhea, bloody stool, and lameness.
Caused by the parasite Babesia microti, babesiosis is considered similar to malaria in that it invades and destroys red blood cells. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, sweats, fatigue and muscle pain.
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Keeping your lawn well-maintained is the best way to prevent ticks from attaching to your pet.
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NEW YORK (November 14, 2012) - ION Television is "Your Home for the Holidays" offering viewers a reason to be jolly with 13 festive flicks that are sure to spread cheer. Beginning November 25th, every Sunday night throughout the month of December, ION Television will premiere one of five all-new ION original movies featuring notable actors including Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), George Wendt (Cheers), Catherine Hicks (7th Heaven), Briana Evigan (Step Up 2: The Streets) and many more.
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The only thing that is working in Cassie's world is her small town business. Her Christmas Cupcakery is a huge success, but her love life is a mess. Cassie's whole universe is turned upside down when she falls in love with a co-worker who is revealed to be a famous yet troubled actor. But, can their relationship survive the pressure of Hollywood and the holidays?
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John loves Grace and her 10-year-old son, Zachary. Although he wants to propose to her at Christmas, it's the one holiday John runs from. In this romantic comedy, chaos with exes, misunderstandings, parents and in-laws all imperil John and Grace's relationship. But can they get it sorted out by the holidays?
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The Explainer: Thoughts on Erzinger and why I won't boycott Vail
The Explainer reflects on this week's hearing in Colorado in which a court accepted a plea deal for a wealthy defendant and explains why he won't be calling for a boycott of an entire community based on the actions of one public official.
Q.Dear Explainer,
I appreciate the coverage VeloNews has provided for the Vail hit-and-run case. I was really happy you made the trip to watch events in court, too. I think you offered what used to be described as a "fair and balanced" (well, at least before that term was hijacked) story that day. But I am left wondering what your impressions and conclusions might be.
I for one am outraged. I intend to avoid any future visit to Vail, be it for skiing, cycling or even stopping for gas. I am also going to do my best to keep next year's Quizno's race from stopping there. I think a boycott is the way to show these guys — the broker, the DA and the judge — what such actions mean to them, too.
So, other than a rant from me (I obviously have my opinions), what are your thoughts? What did you think of the hearing? Would you support a boycott? If so, would you help?
– Lawrence
A. Dear Lawrence,
Thanks for your … uhhh … question there. I actually picked your email out of the many I've received over the past few days because it's fairly representative of what we're hearing from readers. So let me try to tackle some of the issues you raise.
It's the DA, not the town
First off, from the start my problem was — and continues to be — the way this case was handled by District Attorney Mark Hurlbert. My most serious issues have nothing to do with the community, the judge or even the defenses raised by the offender. Later on, I'll tell you why I am not a big fan of the boycott idea.
Hurlbert and the defendant, Martin Erzinger, have both bemoaned the "media campaign" against the plea bargain since November. But the problem had less to do with the media than it did with Hurlbert's idiotic statement to the media; namely when he told the Vail Daily last month that "felony convictions have some pretty serious job implications for someone in Mr. Erzinger's profession, and that entered into" his decision to drop the most serious of three charges in the case.
Well, duh. That's actually often the point, isn't it? Felons are stripped of a host of rights and opportunities, ranging from the freedom to walk the streets while they're imprisoned to — in some states — a lifelong loss of the right to vote. There are usually dire economic consequences to committing a crime and Hurlbert has rarely shown such restraint and compassion in the past.
We have already discussed his vigorous pursuit of felony charges in the "stolen identity" case of two women involved in the Leadville 100. He's also spent the time, money and effort to pursue two jury trials after an Australian exchange student threw a snowball at a co-worker at Copper Mountain ski resort. In the Leadville case, one of the offenders lost her job as a teacher because of her conviction and the Aussie snowball tosser would have probably lost his student visa had Hurlbert's prosecution not fizzled in the end.
Yet, Hurlbert was apparently overwhelmed by empathy when it came to the career prospects of a wealth fund manager, whose trading license would be put at risk by a felony conviction.
Indeed, it was at Thursday's hearing that the most offensive example of that thinking was presented to the court. Steven Milo, the cyclist victim in the case, was — despite Hurlbert's objections — allowed to offer his thoughts on the fairness of the plea bargain, in which Erzinger was allowed to plead guilty to two misdemeanors in exchange for seeing the felony charge disappear.
Since the July incident, Milo had been actively seeking a felony prosecution in the case. He had been repeatedly assured by Hurlbert's office that the evidence was more than sufficient to pursue the charge. But by September, Milo was beginning to be concerned when his calls would go unreturned or conversations with prosecutors began to sound somewhat hesitant.
Milo had the good sense to record one call with Assistant District Attorney Mark Brostrom in which the young prosecutor raised the issue of dropping the most serious charge because an employment attorney, hired by the defense, had informed the DA that in the event of a felony conviction "Mr. Erzinger would lose his job immediately."
Indeed, according to Milo, the deal had already been struck, although he and his attorney weren't formally notified of that fact until November, leaving them less than a day in which to react. Hence, the decision by Milo's attorney, Harold Haddon, to file a formal objection to the agreement.
It's not about the money
Oddly enough, when Hurlbert began discussing the deal in public, he often justified his decision by noting that allowing Erzinger a deal in which he could keep his job at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney would ultimately be fairer to Milo.
"When you're talking about restitution, you don't want to take away his ability to pay," Hurlbert said.
Well, that's all well and good, but as Haddon pointed out, Colorado statute doesn't actually provide a restitution mechanism in misdemeanor convictions — only in felony convictions.
"If a defendant is fully insured," Haddon noted, "and we have to assume that Mr. Erzinger is surely that, then there really is no opportunity for the court to order restitution in this case."
Milo has repeatedly said that when it came to the criminal case, his primary motivation had nothing to do with money. He said he wanted "justice" and for Erzinger to take responsibility for his actions; namely "leaving (Milo) to die" while he continued to drive down the road.
Milo, probably more than most victims in cases like this, can honestly say that money isn't necessarily a primary concern. He is an anesthesiologist and a member of the liver-transplant team at New York's Mount Sinai Medical School Hospital.
Furthermore, his wife, Jennifer, who was seven-and-a-half months pregnant at the time of the accident, is the daughter of Tom Marsico, an even bigger player in the capital management business than is Erzinger.
To be sure, Milo retains the option to pursue civil action against Erzinger, and he probably will. And he probably should.
Despite the fact that Milo appeared to be a healthy, vigorous young man when he arrived at Thursday's hearing, his description of the injuries he suffered was disturbing.
As a doctor, Milo's description was detailed and downright clinical at times. Immediately following the hit-and-run doctors diagnosed serious bleeding in the deep recesses of Milo's brain. It was the sort of injury that could have increased cerebral pressure to the point at which the young doctor could have lapsed into a coma and died.
His longer-term injuries continue to plague him. He had a crush injury to his right knee and now reports no sensation between that knee and his foot. He suffered a cervical neck injury that, Milo says, could have resulted in paralysis had his head hit the pavement in almost any other position than it did. He continues to suffer numbness and tingling in his arm and now experiences frequent and painful headaches.
"I've been an active and athletic person all my life," he told the court. "I haven't been able to do an athletic thing since."
The deal is sealed
Thursday's hearing was primarily for sentencing, but before that Eagle County District Court Judge Fred Gannett heard arguments from three sides about Milo's formal objection to the plea agreement.
I know a lot of criticism has been directed toward Gannett for his decision to accept the deal, but frankly, I found him to be a thoughtful and fair-minded jurist. He took seriously the arguments presented and rejected defense and prosecution objections to Milo's participation at that stage of the process.
Ultimately, Gannett gave considerable weight to the prosecution's argument that unless the plea agreement qualified as "outrageous" the judge would be overstepping his authority by rejecting it.
Gannet noted that while the deal and Hurlbert's handling of it may not have been what he would have done as a prosecutor, the plea bargain nonetheless fell within Gannett's "realm of reasonableness."
Here we should stop and ask what qualifies as "reasonable." Given that Erzinger had a clean criminal record, the felony conviction would likely have resulted in a deferred sentence. In other words, had he kept his nose clean for two years or so, no sentence would have been imposed and his record wiped clean.
That is the way other defendants, whose charges were based on similar facts, have been treated by Hurlbert and that court in the past. Milo's attorney, Haddon, pointed to a similar case in which that was the only offer made to the defendant.
While Gannett found the offer to Erzinger to be within the definition of what is reasonable, Haddon argued that the inconsistent treatment based on economics and social standing qualified as "outrageous." As a cyclist, my sympathies were more in line with Haddon's position. As an egalitarian, my sympathies were more in line with Haddon's position. Had I been the judge, I would have ruled differently, but I didn't see corruption in Gannet's decision. What I saw was two good lawyers, Haddon and Gannett, disagreeing on where a line should be drawn when weighing the actions of a bad lawyer, Hurlbert.
"It is not a hard decision, but it's a tortured decision to determine how to bring justice to your case," Gannett told Milo while ruling on his objection. "You may, for the remainder of your life, carry scars that are physical and emotional that cannot be cured."
With the plea agreement accepted, only Erzinger's sentencing remained. Again, Gannett invited all interested parties to weigh in on what that sentence should be.
Haddon and Hurlbert found some common ground in that both called for the maximum penalty of 15 months in the county jail — three months for failure to report and a year for careless driving resulting in serious bodily injury.
Erzinger's attorney, Richard Tegtmeier, then offered up the now famous "sleep apnea" defense, suggesting that while guilty of the two offenses, his client never knowingly struck Milo or left the scene with the knowledge that he had hit someone.
With testimony from an expert witness, neurologist Richard Kramer, Tegtmeier did his best to portray Erzinger as the hapless victim of an undiagnosed condition that caused him to fall asleep at the wheel. He did not, to his credit, raise the "new-car smell" defense that was first mentioned in documents provided by an accident reconstruction expert hired by the defense.
While not a full-blown trial, the testimony presented before sentencing can give a glimpse at what sort of case would have been made.
Perhaps the weakest element of Erzinger's apnea argument, however, was the very expert the defense used to try to bolster it.
Kramer was easily the worst expert witness I've ever seen in a courtroom. He was muddled, inconsistent and, at the most awkward moments, downright arrogant. During his somewhat disjointed testimony Kramer told the court at one point that those suffering with undiagnosed apnea disorders often can't recognize the problem and "don't feel sleepy" and then later opined that Erzinger should be allowed to keep his driver's license even after his diagnosis "because he doesn't feel sleepy, so why should we take away his license?"
Despite an absolutely awful expert witness, Erzinger's apnea defense might have found some traction in front of a jury. I'm not entirely sure I buy it, but it may have been enough to raise a reasonable doubt in one or two jurors' minds. It would have been an interesting trial, but by no means a foregone conclusion.
Of course, we're likely to see all of that play out in front of a jury if civil action is pursued.
The defendant speaks
Before Erzinger took the opportunity to address the court, his attorney offered several character witnesses who testified that the defendant was a great member of his community, a good father, husband, Christian, supporter of charities and a cyclist himself.
Friend and neighbor Bradford Talbot said that the descriptions of Erzinger that have appeared in the media over the past month "are totally foreign to the person I know Marty to be."
Erzinger's wife, too, offered a statement, which largely focused on the difficulty she and her husband have had since the "media campaign against Marty began last month." Visibly angry, she told of death threats, "ugly, horrible statements on blogs and in thousands of emails" and noted that the family has been forced to hire bodyguards and Erzinger's firm has employed additional security.
When the defendant rose to speak, he offered an apology to Milo, but tempered that once again by insisting that he had never been aware that he had struck anyone or anything other than a culvert. Like his wife, he spoke of the stress and strain he's been under since the story gained national attention.
"I wake up every day thinking I am going to lose my job," he said.
We know the sentence: One year probation, 90 days in jail — which can be served on work release or by doing 45 days of charity work — a $300 fine, court costs and a suspension of his driver's license. Erzinger is also ordered to update his FINRA report to reflect the fact that he had, indeed, once been charged with a felony.
Backlash? Boycott? Not against Vail
So what now? Milo will very probably file a civil suit against Erzinger. It is likely to be a doozy, with both sides fielding top-notch legal teams. I'm kinda looking forward to watching that one.
For the rest of us, what is there to do? The comments sections of this and other websites have been full of suggestions. Among the more civil are calls to boycott Vail and demand that organizers of the Quizno's Pro Challenge reroute the new stage race away from the community next year. It's a hit-'em-where-it-counts argument and one I would normally support, but here is why I don't.
To say that this case was mishandled is something of an understatement. Hurlbert's record of aggressive prosecutions of some defendants versus his kid-glove treatment of others is probably the biggest issue here.
It's Hurlbert, not Vail, whose feet should be held to the fire. Vail is a terrific town. I've been there as a skier, an ice climber, a cyclist and a spectator at the old Coors Classic. I will continue to go there and I will continue to support the cycling community in and around there.
It's also important to know that the incident actually didn't happen within the city limits of Vail itself. Milo was struck in Edwards, Colorado. Erzinger was arrested in Avon, three miles away. Sure, they are all small communities in the Vail Valley and directly connected to the economic hub that is the ski area, but they are separate and distinct from Vail itself.
Furthermore, Hurlbert, a resident of Breckenridge and not Vail, serves as DA for all of Colorado's Clear Creek, Eagle, Lake and Summit counties. He was appointed to the position in 2002, reelected in 2004 and 2008 ─ by residents of all four counties ─ and is term-limited from running for re-election in 2012. Indeed, anticipating that, he tried to launch a political career of sorts in this election cycle, running for the Colorado State Senate as a Republican. I'm sure you will all be sad to hear that he lost.
Look, a lot of us live in communities that have been tainted by controversy or have public officials who make stupid moves, utter boneheaded statements or do something that attracts national attention for all the wrong reasons. I, for one, don't think the entire community, county or state should be painted with a broad brush because of that. I, for example, still plan on returning to Alaska.
While some folks may want to direct their anger over this case at Vail, I sure as hell won't be among them.
But if I am ever in a voting booth and happen to run across Mark Hurlbert's name on the ballot? Yeah, I'll probably vote for the other guy. And hey, if I ever have a spare $5 million sitting around the house, I'll probably put my money with Marsico and take a pass on Erzinger and the crew at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
– Charles


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According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, "Self-Care Medical Devices Market (Blood Pressure Monitors, Heart Rate Monitors, Body Temperature Monitors, Blood Glucose Monitors, Pregnancy/Fertility Test Kits, Pedometers, Sleep Apnea Monitors and Nebulizers) - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast (Value and Volume),2013 - 2019", the global self-care medical devices market was valued at USD 10.5billion in 2012 and is estimated to reach a market worth of USD 16.9 billion in 2019growing at a CAGR of 7.0% from 2013 to 2019.
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Healthcare is moving towards a precision based model of personal care. Self-care medical devices play a major role in providing personal care that will ultimately help the patients or individuals to manage episodic acute and chronic illnesses. Increasing patient population coupled with rising awareness of lifestyle disorders and rapid technological developments in medical devices have accentuated the growth of the self-care medical devices market globally. There is a rise in demand for self-medication and home-based treatment as more number of patients opt for diagnosis and treatment of specific diseases at their own comfort (home).Chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma, blood pressure and other respiratory and cardiovascular diseases require continuous and regular lifelong monitoring. Rise in the number of people diagnosed with such diseases drives the demand for self-care medical devices. It is estimated that around 220 million people are affected by chronic diseases and approximately 85% of them require home healthcare services for monitoring on a regular basis. Thus, self-care medical devices are witnessing fast adoption by consumers, to measure parameters on a regular basis and also cut down medical costs and save time.
Self-care is a primary form of care for various chronic diseases namely diabetes, blood pressure, cardiovascular and others. It is referred to as an action that contributes in maintaining personal health with the use of various self-monitoring devices. The market for self-care medical devices is segmented as blood glucose monitors, blood pressure monitors, temperature monitors, Holter monitors, pregnancy/fertility test kits, sleep apnea monitors, nebulizers and pedometers. Self-care devices are used as primary care devices by patients, causing a shift in mode of treatment from hospital to home based healthcare. Factors such as rise in obese population, and increase in incidence rate of chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes are propelling the growth of the self-care medical devices market.
The North American region accounted for the largest market share of over 40% in 2012and is expected to dominate the market during the forecast period. Increasing incidence of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are the major driving factors for the growth of self-care medical devices market in the North American region. Additionally, sedentary lifestyle, poor dietary habits, and development of new technologies prove to be a stimulus for market growth in the North American region. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 9.9% from 2013 to 2019, due to rise in geriatric population, changing lifestyles and rising stress levels. Also, a large patient pool suffering from diabetes, hypertension, stroke, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, requiring continuous monitoring and care will also accentuate the uptake of self-care medical devices.
The self-care medical devices market is presently witnessing intense competition among the key market players. To gain a significant market share, manufacturers are introducing cost effective, portable, easy to use and innovative self-care medical products. The global self-care medical devices market includes major companies, namely Roche, Philips Healthcare, Omron Healthcare, GE Healthcare, Johnson and Johnson, Medtronic, Inc., ResMed Inc., among others.
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The global self-care medical devices market is segmented as follows:
- Self-Care Medical Devices Market, by Segments
- Blood Glucose Monitors
- Blood Pressure Monitors
- Body Temperature Monitors
- Heart Rate Monitors
- Pregnancy/Fertility Test Kits
- Sleep Apnea Monitors
- Nebulizers
- Pedometers
- Self-Care Medical Devices Market, by Geography
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- Rest of the World (RoW)
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8x8's MobileTalk Now Reaches 450 Phones
VoIP provider Packet8's low-cost international calling service has been expanded to support Symbian-based mobile phones.
VoIP provider 8x8, Inc. has expanded its MobileTalk service to support 450 different mobile phones. MobileTalk, initially released in mid-November, enables cheap international calling on a mobile phonethe rates are the same as Packet8s international rates for VoIP service.
MobileTalks key selling point is its ease of use. Once the application is installed on a users phone, it simply intercepts any call that begins with either + or 011 and directs it through an access number to Packet8s network, which then carries the call. Theres no additional number to dial, and you don't have to open an application each time you make a callthe MobileTalk application just runs in the background.
Company vice president of marketing and sales Huw Rees says the key difference between MobileTalk and other mobile VoIP applications is that it doesnt require any change in user behavior. "You dont have to program any numbers in anywhere, or register numbers anywhere," he says. "You simply make a call and if it starts with 011 or +, the application will intercept and route it over the Packet8 network."
While the same isnt true for calls made from overseas, Rees says that functionality should become available sometime in 2008. To do so, he says, will be relatively straightforwardits just a matter of catching the appropriate dialing string for a given country and routing it to a local access number. "And Packet8 already has access in numbers in many European countries, and in some Asian countries," he says.
Theres a one-time activation fee of $9.99 for the service, as well as a monthly fee of $9.99 if youre not already a subscriber to another Packet8 service. If you are a subscriber to another Packet8 servicewhich can just be another MobileTalk planits $4.99 a month. "And the international calling rates are our standard VoIP calling rates, which means theyre really, really inexpensive," Rees says.
The recent announcement of an increase to 450 mobile phones, Rees says, is largely the result of the addition of support for the Symbian OS. "As you add a new operating system, you tend to add a whole bunch of new phones," he says. "Weve now got Windows Mobile, Symbian, RIM and Palm. Theres a few others to add, like Java and Linux, and well do that, hopefully, in short order."
Most importantly, Rees says, MobileTalk has helped Packet8 expand beyond its historical user base of consumers and small businesses. "Since weve launched, weve seen some interest from large enterprises, who have thousands of users that make international calls from their cell phoneswhich is not a market that we traditionally serve," he says.


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"Love, Joy, and Inspiration," New Era, Nov. 2012, 2–3
Love, Joy, and Inspiration
Missionary Announcement
"We affirm that missionary work is a priesthood duty—and we encourage all young men who are worthy and who are physically able and mentally capable to respond to the call to serve."
A Testimony of the Truth
"There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth. … If you feel that you do not yet have the depth of testimony you would wish, I admonish you to work to achieve such a testimony. If it is strong and deep, labor to keep it that way. How blessed we are to have a knowledge of the truth."
Seeing Others as They May Become
"There are countless individuals who have little or no testimony right now, those who could and would receive such a testimony if we would be willing to make the effort to share ours and to help them change. In some instances we can provide the incentive for change. …
"… For those members who have slipped from activity or who hold back and remain noncommittal, we can prayerfully seek for some way to reach them. Asking them to serve in some capacity may just be the incentive they need to return to full activity. … We need to bear in mind that people can change. They can put behind them bad habits. They can repent from transgressions. They can bear the priesthood worthily. And they can serve the Lord diligently. …
"We can help them to overcome their shortcomings. We must develop the capacity to see men not as they are at present but as they may become when they receive testimonies of the gospel of Christ. …
"The same principle … applies to those who are not yet members. We should develop the capacity to see men not as they are but as they can become when they are members of the Church, when they have a testimony of the gospel, and when their lives are in harmony with its teachings."
Courage Needed
"Courage is the word we need to hear and hold near our hearts—courage to turn our backs on temptation, courage to lift up our voices in testimony to all whom we meet, remembering that everyone must have an opportunity to hear the message."
Blessings and Happiness
"We are blessed with so very much. And yet it is sometimes difficult to view the problems and permissiveness around us and not become discouraged. I have found that, rather than dwelling on the negative, if we will take a step back and consider the blessings in our lives, including seemingly small, sometimes overlooked blessings, we can find greater happiness."
Prayers Heard and Answered
"Our prayers are heard and answered. We are familiar with the truth found in 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon: 'Men are, that they might have joy' (2 Nephi 2:25). I testify that much of that joy comes as we recognize that we can communicate with our Heavenly Father through prayer and that those prayers will be heard and answered—perhaps not how and when we expected they would be answered, but they will be answered and by a Heavenly Father who knows and loves us perfectly and who desires our happiness. Hasn't He promised us, 'Be thou humble; and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers' (D&C 112:10)? …
"… Our Heavenly Father is aware of our needs and will help us as we call upon Him for assistance. I believe that no concern of ours is too small or insignificant. The Lord is in the details of our lives."
Guidance of the Spirit
"The Lord's purposes are often accomplished as we pay heed to the guidance of the Spirit. I believe that the more we act upon the inspiration and impressions which come to us, the more the Lord will entrust to us His errands.
"I have learned, as I have mentioned in previous messages, never to postpone a prompting. …
"The opportunity to be a blessing in the life of another often comes unexpectedly."
Loving Kindness
"May we ever watch over one another, assisting in times of need. Let us not be critical and judgmental, but let us be tolerant, ever emulating the Savior's example of loving-kindness. In that vein, may we willingly serve one another. May we pray for the inspiration to know of the needs of those around us, and then may we go forward and provide assistance."


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Afghanistan has enough evidence to try only 16 of 88 prisoners that the United States considers a threat to security and plans to free the remaining detainees, the president's spokesman said on Thursday.
The move will further strain relations between the two countries that are already near breaking point over President Hamid Karzai's refusal to sign a security deal to shape the U.S. military presence after most foreign troops leave this year.
Without a deal, Washington could pull most of its troops out after 2014.
The United States is strongly opposed to their release because it says the prisoners, being held in Afghanistan, have been involved in the wounding or killing of U.S. and coalition troops.
State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Thursday the United States considers 72 of those detainees dangerous.
"These 72 detainees are dangerous criminals against whom there is strong evidence linking them to terror-related crimes, including the use of improvised explosive devices, the largest killer of Afghan civilians," Psaki said at a news briefing.
She said "time will tell" whether the release of the detainees will affect the signing of the agreement. Psaki said it was in the interest of the Afghan people and its government to sign it.
The Afghan government says, however, there is no evidence against 45 of the 88 prisoners, while the evidence against a further 27 detainees is not sufficient to put them on trial.
"We cannot allow innocent Afghan citizens to be kept in detention for months and years without a trial for no reason at all," Karzai's spokesman, Aimal Faizi, told Reuters.
"We know that unfortunately this has been happening at Bagram, but it is illegal and a violation of Afghan sovereignty and we cannot allow this anymore."
The president's decision came after the head of Afghanistan's spy agency presented the cases against the prisoners at meeting on Thursday morning.
U.S. senators visiting Afghanistan last week said releasing the prisoners would irreparably damage ties with the United States, but stopped short of saying it would prompt a full military withdrawal.
On Thursday, Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham said they had made clear to Karzai in Kabul last week their objections to the release, and said there could be some action in response.
"We are in contact with our military and civilian leaders in Afghanistan and will determine what course of action is appropriate once we have received additional information," the two Republicans said in a statement.
Karzai has called the so-called "zero option" an empty threat and suggested any security deal can wait until after the presidential elections in April. The United States says it needs time to prepare a post-2014 mission.
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Police Blotter for Jan. 12, 2013
Winchester Police Department reported the following arrests:
WINCHESTER: Nikole Seiser, 18, 237 Wallens Hill, Winchester, was arrested Jan. 8 and charged with third-degree assault and breach of peace after a Jan. 1 incident. Seiser was released on $15,000 bond and scheduled to appear in Bantam Superior Court Jan. 21.
State Police Troop L in Litchfield reported the following arrests:
BURLINGTON: Angelique Larriu, 42, 12 Woodside Street, Burlington, was arrested Dec. 23 and charged with disorderly conduct and threatening. Larriu was given a $2,500 surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Bristol Court Dec. 26.
BURLINGTON: James Stebar, 32, 82 Steele Street, New Britain, was arrested Dec. 27 and charged with failure to renew registration, operating unregistered motor vehicle, false statement on motor vehicle registration, failure to carry insurance, operating motor vehicle when registration or license is revoked/suspended and possession of marijuana. Stebar was released on a $2,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 14.
SIMSBURY: James G. Crooms, 31, 1 Hitchcock Circle, Simsbury was arrested Dec. 28 and charged with first degree burglary, conspiracy to commit first degree burglary, second degree criminal mischief, fourth degree larceny, possession of marijuana and stealing a firearm. Crooms was given a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Bristol Dec. 28.


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Amends the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011, Part II to continue through June 1, 2012, and authorizes appropriations through that date for, specified federal-aid highway programs under the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008, the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), and the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century. Includes among extended funds those for: (1) the surface transportation research, development, and deployment program; (2) training and education; (3) the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (4) university transportation research; and (5) intelligent transportation systems (ITS) research.
Subjects funding for such programs generally to the same manner of distribution, administration, limitation, and availability for obligation, however, at two-thirds of the total amount, as funds authorized to be appropriated for such programs and activities out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) for FY2011.
Subjects contract authority, however, between October 1, 2011, and June 1, 2012, for such programs to a specified pro rata limitation on obligations included in any Act making appropriations for FY2012 or a portion of that fiscal year. Waives this obligation limitation, though, for emergency relief and for the equity bonus program.
Extends the allocation of certain transportation program funds to: (1) states for specific programs, including the Interstate and National Highway System program, the Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program, the highway safety improvement program, the Surface Transportation program, and the Highway Bridge program; and (2) the territories and Puerto Rico. Prohibits use of program funds for a high-speed MAGLEV system between Las Vegas, Nevada, and Anaheim, California.
Authorizes the appropriation of $261,903,500 from the HTF (other than the Mass Transit Account) for administrative expenses of the federal-aid highway program for the period from October 1, 2011, through June 1, 2012.
Amends SAFETEA-LU to extend for the same period the authorization of appropriations for specified National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety programs (including NHTSA administrative expenses) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) programs.
Extends, from October 1, 2011, through June 1, 2012, the funding for hazardous materials (hazmat) research projects.
Amends the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to continue for the same period of time the authorized distribution of funds under such Act for coastal wetlands, recreational boating safety, projects under the Clean Vessel Act of 19921, boating infrastructure projects, and the National Outreach and Communications Program.
Extends, from October 1, 2011, through June 1, 2012, the allocation of capital investment grant funds for federal transit programs, including the metropolitan planning program and the state planning and research program.
Extends the special rule authority of the Secretary to award urbanized area formula grants to finance the operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000.
Allocates, from October 1, 2011, through June 1, 2012, certain amounts for formula and bus grants and capital investment grants for: (1) certain new fixed guideway capital projects; (2) new fixed guideway ferry systems and extension projects in Alaska and Hawaii; (3) payments to the Denali Commission for docks, waterfront development projects, and related transportation infrastructure; (4) ferry boats or ferry terminal facilities; (5) a set-aside for the national fuel cell bus technology development program; (6) projects in nonurbanized areas; (7) intermodal terminal projects; and (8) bus testing.
Extends the apportionment of nonurbanized area formula grants for public transportation on Indian reservations.
Extends, from October 1, 2011, through June 1, 2012, the apportionment of capital investment grant funds for certain fixed guideway modernization projects.
Extends for that same period the authorization appropriations from the HTF Mass Transit Account for: (1) formula and bus grant projects, (2) capital investment grants, (3) transit research, and (4) administration expenses.
Extends, from October 1, 2011, through June 1, 2012, certain SAFETEA-LU programs, including: (1) the contracted paratransit pilot program, (2) the public-private partnership pilot program, (3) project authorizations for final design and construction and preliminary engineering of specified fixed guideway projects, and (4) the elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities pilot program.
Extends certain allocations for national research and technology programs.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through June 1, 2012, authority for expenditures from the: (1) HTF Highway and Mass Transit accounts, (2) Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, and (3) Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund.
Extends through June 1, 2012, excise taxes on: (1) fuel used by certain buses, (2) certain alcohol fuels, (3) gasoline (other than aviation gasoline) and diesel fuel or kerosene, (4) certain heavy trucks and trailers, and (5) tires. Extends the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund tax.
Extends through FY2013 the excise tax on certain heavy vehicles.
Extends through June 1, 2012, the exemptions from excise taxes on: (1) certain sales, and (2) motor vehicles used by a state and local government.
Extends the transfer of: (1) certain highway excise taxes to the HTF, and (2) motorboat fuel taxes from the HTF into the land and water conservation fund.]]>


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A comment on our blog prompted this post. We used to tell people a lot of different things when they asked what Luaka Bop meant:
- A classic Charlie Parker tune that was never recorded.
- A type of secret defensive move in an Indonesian martial art.
- A sweet Polynesian delicacy with aphrodisiac properties.
- The final position in Kama Sutra.
- A mood drug developed in the Philippines.
- A hacker euphemism for sex.
- Scientist's name for the "language" beetles use to communicate with one another.
- A sort of bumping dance.
- A record label.
- A state of mind.
But in fact, truth be told it is a Sri Lankan orange pekoe tea that David Byrne bought in the UK.
As for our logo, here is what David said about it a few years after our inception:
Many times I have been asked about the symbolism of the Luaka Bop logo. It has been described variously as a leaf, a spade and a heart. None of these are strictly correct.
The logo, whose use is granted through an agreement that is subject to certain conditions, is a rather obscure Masonic symbol linked at various times to the Trinity of the Illuminati and to the Egyptian Knights of Templar. The Knights were guardians of the secrets of harmony. Hence the obvious and appropriate connection to music. But their concept of harmony was much greater and ranging than our own- not only encompassing the harmony of the spheres, of the heavens, but the harmony of inner fluids and dynamic forces- and in the case of the Egyptian Knights these were ruled by the dead. The Knights believed that the dead are the custodians of the present day, and that no harmony can be true and lasting without their assistance.
Today, the symbol exists as a vessel for music, text and image, through which it's members communicate to the population at large, Alan Greenspan and occasionally Jaques Chirac.
The eye of the Luaka Bop log is the eye of Vilaç Trimegistes, the Balkan alchemist who gave his eyes to his work, and who was the first to uncover the secrets of the Egyptian Knights. The shape and purportion of the Eye of Vilaç is in a mathematical relationship to the vessel, or "heart". The heart being considered a vessel not only for the blood, but for the dead. The rays, "thorns" or nails that line and protect the vessel were incorporated during the middle ages, an addition that was deemed necessary in leiu of the then power of the Papacy.
In the files when I started at Luaka in 1990 were these drawing David did when he was attempting to come up with a suitable logo:
Before David fully settled on our logo and in fact before there fully was a "Luaka Bop" the Talking Heads a had a label called Fly. In fact the first Luaka Bop album's iteration was actually on Fly:
When Rei Momo came out he was still undecided about our logo though that album was on the Luaka label. Here is a photo of the logo he used on the Rei Momo tour T-shirt:
Tibor Kalman of M&Co did all of the early design work for Luaka Bop and most of the later Talking Heads covers as well. (Amazingly enough though we might not have used Tibor on many of the later album covers we did unkowingly end up using a pile of folks who worked for him at M&Co; Stefan Sagmeister, Stephen Doyle, Alexander Isley, Scott Stowell, and Emily Oberman of #17). Tibor had a three dimensional logo made up for one of our first label compilatons called "To Scratch That Itch." Here is the box he sent it to us in:
Here is the item itself:
So it seems though I started writing about our history, this post is really about how seminal and important Tibor Kalman was…to all of us.