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Keith Clinkscales, who announced his departure as an ESPN senior vice president three weeks ago, filed a defamation suit Wednesday saying he was being slandered by a former colleague who is spreading a "flat-out lie" that he masturbated under an iPad while sitting in an airplane next to ESPN sports reporter Erin Andrews.
"Clinkscales, who is black, claims Joan Lynch, who is white, lied about him to fellow colleagues because he was promoted over her to senior vice president of content development," Scott Shifrel and Bill Hutchinson reported late Wednesday for the Daily News in New York.
"The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan Criminal Court hours before Deadspin.com quoted an anonymous source detailing Clinkscales' alleged midair incident with Andrews."
On Friday, the News' Michael O'keeffe followed up with a report that Clinkscales' lawyer, Judd Burstein, said he filed the defamation suit, ensuring that the allegations would become public, "because the fondling allegation is 'ludicrous' and, he said, because Deadspin is not a credible news source.
" 'She should not have done what she did,' Burstein said of Lynch. 'She shouldn't be able to get away with this.' "
The story quickly went international. Britain's Daily Mail posted a lengthy story with such details as:
"Once dubbed 'the boy wonder of black magazine publishing' by The Washington Post, Mr. Clinkscales became chief operating officer of the hip-hop bible Vibe aged 29 before becoming a senior vice president at ESPN in 200.
"In her executive producer role, [Mrs.] Lynch most notably headed the development of the Emmy-nominated documentary series '30 for 30'.
"Miss Andrews joined the company in 2004 and is a co-host of the ESPN entertainment show College GameDay. She finished third in the spring 2010 season of Dancing With The Stars."
ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz told Journal-isms and others who asked, "We have no comment on the lawsuit. With respect to these reports, we want to state very clearly that in accordance with ESPN policies, if a claim is brought to our attention, it is taken very seriously and responded to appropriately."
In the Huffington Post, Katherine Fung wrote, "Andrews, who was the target of a peeping tom in 2008, reportedly spoke to several people about the incident, but ultimately did not go to HR and 'just wanted it to go away.' "
The Daily, the tablet-based news publication launched for iPads this year by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., reported, "Burstein said the idea of hiding under an iPad is 'ridiculous' and told Flash, 'I'm thinking of bringing a defamation suit on behalf of his penis.' "
Burstein told the Daily News, "Deadspin has a long history of reporting on boorish behavior by ESPN executives and on-air personalities, and Burstein said that was a factor in his decision to file the suit.
" 'That was factored into the equation, the lack of respect in the sports world for Deadspin,' he said. 'If the allegation had come from a credible New York newspaper, I would have taken a different tact.'
". . . Deadspin has not confirmed or denied that Lynch, who will lose her job in January because the content development department once led by Clinkscales has been eliminated, was the anonymous source."
Clinkscales was ESPN's senior vice president/content, development and enterprise. Among the projects he supervised was the award-winning "30 for 30," a series of 30 documentaries celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Disney-owned sports network.
When Clinkscales and ESPN announced his departure, both sides said they planned to work together in Clinkscales' new role as independent producer.
"In the coming weeks, ESPN will make a more formal announcement regarding our continued relationship with Keith and his new production company," ESPN spokesman Rob Tobias told Journal-isms by email then. "Keith has a couple documentary film projects and some interesting web ideas. Not prepared to disclose yet. He has one in particular web idea that we [are] particularly interested in. We've worked with Keith for a long time and appreciated all the good work he did here."
Bison Messink, ology.com: Did Deadspin Cross The Line With ESPN Exec Masturbation Story?
Salomon to Succeed Dreyfuss at theRoot.com
New Day-to-Day Leader to Focus on "Issues of Justice"
Joel Dreyfuss is stepping down after two years as managing editor of TheRoot.com and will be succeeded by Sheryl Huggins Salomon, the deputy editor, publisher Donna Byrd announced Saturday night.
Byrd made the announcement at a gala honoring "The Root 100," its third annual list of the "most influential African Americans Under 45" at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Washington's stately Constitution Avenue. Audience members groaned in disappointment when Byrd said Dreyfuss, 66, was leaving.
The Haitian-born journalism veteran told Journal-isms he was moving to Paris to work on a book interweaving the stories of his Haitian ancestors with the history of Haiti. He came to the Washington Post Co.-owned website with more than 30 years' experience in print, broadcast and online publications. In his two years there, Dreyfuss increased the site's story count and its use of news analysis and opinion pieces by journalists and other professionals. (Full disclosure: Journal-isms also appears on the Root.)
"I'd been working around the idea for about 20 years" of developing a first-rate black publication that did not "underestimate black folks," Dreyfuss said. "The Root was the opportunity I was looking for."
Dreyfuss brought Salomon to the site in February 2010 shortly after she was laid off as managing editor of the old AOL Black Voices. AOL trimmed about 100 positions.
"Joel leaves a fantastic legacy," she told Journal-isms, "and what you'll see next year will be an intense focus on the 99 percent" — the bulk of Americans. Salomon said the site would focus on "issues of justice" and, in the 2012 election year, "a more intensive focus on voting and voter suppression, and educating our readers about our rights.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," she said of the Root.
Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Root's editor-in-chief, co-founded the site with Donald E. Graham, chairman of the Washington Post Co. Dreyfuss leaves Nov. 25 as its third day-to-day editorial leader.
The Root debuted in January 2008 with the New York Times' Lynette Clemetson as managing editor, declaring itself "a daily online magazine that provides thought-provoking commentary on today's news from a variety of black perspectives." Danyel Smith served briefly as its second managing editor.
September figures from the comScore, Inc., research firm place theRoot.com in the top tier of websites targeting African Americans, with 906,000 unique visitors that month, up 75 percent from the previous year.
AP Rejects "Undocumented" Term for "Illegal Immigrant"
The Associated Press has updated its stylebook entry on "illegal immigrant," rejecting once again the "undocumented" term recommended by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, but approving "living in the country without legal permission" as an acceptable variation.
"Undocumented might imply that illegal immigration is simply a matter of not having one's papers in order," Dave Minthorn, AP Stylebook co-editor, said through an AP spokesman. "It may be used to minimize what could be a violation of the law — evading controls at a border or living in a country without legal permission.
"So we advise against using the term on our own. If an authority uses it, and we quote the authority, that's different.
"But as a blanket synonym for illegal immigrant? No, it's usually imprecise or inaccurate."
The new entry for "illegal immigrant," disseminated this week, says, "Used to describe someone who has entered a country illegally or who resides in a country in criminal or civil violation of immigration law. Acceptable variations include living in the country without legal permission. Use of these terms, as with any terms implying illegalities, must be based on reliable information about a person's true status. Unless quoting someone, AP does not use the terms illegal alien, an illegal, illegals or the term undocumented."
Minthorn said, "We both broadened the definition and made it more nuanced, including specifying acceptable alternative phrasing such as living in a country without legal permission. We believe the AP language is precise and neutral in our use of illegal immigrant."
The previous entry read, "Used to describe someone who has entered the country illegally or who resides in the country illegally. It is the preferred term, not illegal alien or undocumented worker. Do not use the shortened term an illegal or illegals."
The term first entered the Stylebook in 2004 during post 9/11 discussions about border security, AP spokesman Paul D. Colford said.
NAHJ addressed the terminology in 2009 in its "Resource Guide for Journalists."
"While many national news outlets use the term 'illegal immigrant,' this handbook calls for the discussion and re-evaluation of its use. Instead of using illegal immigrant, alternative labels recommended are 'undocumented worker' or 'undocumented immigrant,' " it said.
In September, the Society of Professional Journalists, after an emotional plea from Rebecca Aguilar, a member of SPJ and of NAHJ, urged journalists and style guide editors "to stop the use of illegal alien and encourage continuous discussion and re-evaluation of the use of illegal immigrant in news stories."
Gustavo Arellano, OC Weekly: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: "Illegals" and The "N-Word"
Leonard Pitts Jr., Miami Herald: Looking for a job? Here's something for you
How Long Before Media Name Women Who Accused Cain?
"It's been four days since Politico reported that two women once accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment in the late 1990s, thus upending the Republican race and driving media organizations to dig into the candidate's tenure as head of the National Restaurant Association," Michael Calderone wrote Thursday for the Huffington Post.
The Associated Press has reported that a third woman has also accused Cain of improper conduct.
"But even as the political press devotes extensive resources to covering the Cain story, major news organizations — such as The New York Times, NBC News, ABC News, the Washington Post and Politico — have held back the names of the two women," Calderone continued.
However, on Friday came evidence that the continuing story might not mean very much to Republican voters.
"Businessman Herman Cain and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are running nearly even atop the field of 2012 GOP presidential hopefuls, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows, with most Republicans dismissing the harassment allegations that over the past week have roiled Cain's campaign," Jon Cohen reported for the Post.
Also on Friday, lawyer Joel P. Bennett said one of the women stands by her allegations but is choosing not to discuss them publicly. She "sees no value in revisiting" the complaint, Bennett said, according to Brian Montopoli, reporting for CBS News.
Calderone's story said, "Joel P. Bennett, an attorney for one of the women involved, told The Huffington Post that he's currently fielding about 150 media inquiries a day and has had discussions with reporters about the issue of naming names. 'I would just tell them, she's a private person,' Bennett said, of conversations with reporters. 'She doesn't want to be a public figure and it's their call.'
"That particular call has been a topic of discussion in newsrooms all week, including at the Associated Press.
"On Wednesday, the AP broke the news that a third women who worked for the NRA had considered filing a complaint against Cain over 'what she deemed aggressive and unwanted behavior.' The AP did not report the name of the woman, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
". . . The Cain campaign has been taking shots all week at the 'inside-the-Beltway media' — a phrase tossed out immediately after the Politico and AP scoops — and reporters' use of anonymous sources. However, shooting the messenger hasn't worked out too well. As reporters dig in and ask more questions, Cain has repeatedly changed his story, shifting from originally claiming not to have known about any settlement, to acknowledging some details of past complaints made against him. And the controversy hasn't gone away.
"Still, the story may recede from the headlines if one of the accusers doesn't eventually come forward and speak on the record. In these types of political scandals, it often seems like only a matter of time before a major network or newspaper announces its exclusive."
Danielle Belton, the Black Snob: Can You Count All The Herman Cain Crises? The Snob's Got The List!
Wayne Bennett, the Field Negro: "The Ladies Man"
Stanley Crouch, Daily News, New York: Why the Koch brothers love Herman Cain: The right-wing billionaires care only about their bottom line
Eric Deggans blog, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times: New ad from Herman Cain supporters puts shameful "high-tech lynching" remark centerstage
Jenée Desmond-Harris, theRoot.com: Wait, Isn't the Right Supposed to Be Racist?
Joel Dreyfuss, theRoot.com: Conservatives Play Race Card for Cain
Jim Geraghty, National Review: New TV Ad for Cain: 'A High-Tech Lynching'
Nia-Malika Henderson, Washington Post: Cain camp considering legal action against Politico
Eugene Kane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Krusick, Cain use race to their own ends
Greg Marx, Columbia Journalism Review: AP Finds Republican Candidates MIA on Housing Debt
Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Whites in GOP find comfort in Cain
Rochelle Riley, Detroit Free Press: Will the real Herman Cain please stand up — and drop the whole lynching charade?
Eugene Robinson, Washington Post: Is Romney really the GOP's choice?
Marisa Treviño, Latina Lista blog: Rick Perry emerges more and more as a reluctant ally to Latinos
Jill Vejnoska, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Gloria Cain's quiet presence keenly felt
Soledad O'Brien to Return to CNN Morning Lineup
"CNN today confirmed what has been floating around the media reports for a while; anchor Soledad O'Brien has been drafted to host a new 7 a.m. show to replace the channel's American Morning program," Eric Deggans wrote Thursday on his St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times blog. "Former MSNBC and ABC News anchor Ashleigh Banfield will also come over to co-host a 5 a.m. morning show also planned for 2012.
"This two-hour show is a rare second act for O'Brien, who was replaced on American Morning by Kiran Chetry back in 2007 due to low ratings. But current CNN/U.S. president Ken Jautz was not in power then, and O'Brien has distinguished herself with her attention-getting Black in America and Latino in America documentary reports. (let's hope she can still find the time to crank out one or two while working mornings).
". . . CNN's press release says the shows, which weren't named, will 'launch a new format of news and conversation' that the channel has dubbed a 'conversational ensemble program.' Without an example, it sounds like a shot at the salon-style format of Joe Scarborough's Morning Joe on MSNBC."
Banfield will join former Telemundo Chicago anchor Zoraida Sambolin. "With O'Brien and Sambolin, it also feels like an attempt to counter rivals on MSNBC and Fox with the kind of ethnic diversity you see on morning news shows on the networks," Deggans continued. "Cable has sometimes felt a bit behind the scenes in that regard, with Fox and Friends and Morning Joe decidedly lacking in permanent co-anchors of color."
Chris Ariens, TVNewser: Soledad O'Brien on her return to CNN mornings: 'Absolutely, positively everything is different'
Surveys Confirm the Young Most Fully Embrace Diversity
Two new national surveys of generational differences in political attitudes find "that older generations — Boomers and especially Silents — do not fully embrace diversity," the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press reported on Thursday.
The Silent generation is defined as ages 66 to 83; Baby Boomers ages 47 to 65.
"Fewer in these groups see the increasing populations of Latinos and Asians, as well as more racial intermarriage, as changes for the better. For many Silents in particular, [President] Obama himself may represent an unwelcome indicator of the way the face of America has changed. Feelings of 'unease' with Obama, along with higher levels of anger, are the emotions that most differentiate the attitudes of Silents from those of the youngest generation."
The polling was conducted by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and the Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends project.
The survey said this about Millennials, who are 18 to 30 (Generation Xers are ages 31 to 46):
". . . Millennials are a racially and ethnically diverse generation. Only 59% of Millennials are white non-Hispanic. They are well acquainted with [the] changing face of America and overwhelmingly think these changes are good for the country.
"The racial gap also helps explain the greater liberalism of Millennials when compared with older generations. The racial factor, however, mutes rather than explains away the ideological and partisan gaps between Millennials and older voters. For example, while 57% of all Millennials favor a bigger government with more services, just 44% of white Millennials do. But only about a quarter of whites in older generations (27%) support an activist government."
Referring to former Michigan Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, it continued, "Similarly, while 61% of all Millennials back Obama in a matchup against Romney, only 49% of white Millennials do. But this compares to 37% of older whites who back the president."
Elsewhere, the study compared attitudes toward Asian and Hispanic immigrants:
"The two largest groups immigrating to the U.S. over the past 50 years have been Asians and Hispanics. Overall, 30% say the growing population of Asians has been a change for the better; about the same percentage (28%) views the growing Hispanic population positively. However, more people say the growing share of Hispanics has been a change for the worse (22%) than say that about the growing share of Asians (12%).
"Millennials are more positive than any other generational group about the growing population of Asians — 43% say this has been a change for the better, compared with 30% of Gen Xers, 24% of Boomers and 27% of Silents. With regard to Hispanic immigrants, roughly one-third of Millennials and Xers say this group's growing population has been a change for the better. Among Boomers and Silents, smaller numbers (21% and 22% respectively) say this."
For Stories on Black Men and Boys, Look to Crime, Sports
"A new study says Pittsburgh newspapers and newscasts present a distorted picture of black men and boys," the Associated Press reported.
"Researchers say that although blacks make up about a quarter of the city's population, they found fewer than one in 10 front-page newspaper stories over a three-month period in 2010 featured black men and boys, and of those that did, 37 percent were crime stories. The study, titled 'Portrayal and Perception,' says 86 percent of local television news featuring black men and boys focused on crime.
"The Heinz Endowments' African-American Men and Boys Task Force funded the study, which was presented Tuesday at the University of Pittsburgh during a daylong conference of scholars, community members, and news media executives."
In the study, the endowments said: "When The Heinz Endowments decided two years ago to examine how Pittsburgh newspapers and local television newscasts cover African American males, it wasn't that the foundation expected to be surprised by the results [PDF]. If a reminder were needed that black people are often ambivalent about how the news media covers African Americans, it came quickly when the Endowments' African American Men and Boys Task Force conducted a series of 'community conversations' about the challenges black males face in the region. Local residents who attended the meetings cited example after example of what they viewed as unbalanced and even damaging reporting.
"But it was the vehement expression of concerns during those discussions in 2009 that led the task force to include the power of storytelling in its strategy for finding ways to improve life outcomes for black men and boys. Endowments program staff had already identified critical issues to address, such as education, employment, identity and character development. As part of the response to local African American residents' comments about the media, the first communications project was to commission an evaluation of Pittsburgh media that could go beyond anecdotal observations in assessing the coverage.
"Based on the alarming results from the first audit by Miami-based Meyer Communications LLC, it was decided that a deeper statistical analysis of some of the issues raised was needed to further solidify the original findings. The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism, located in Washington, D.C., conducted another study using a different statistical approach. Each is included in this report and presents some findings that, while anticipated, yielded more than had been expected. The Meyer evaluation, for example, noted an overall dearth of stories about African American male youth. The Pew audit found a similar phenomenon in the coverage of African American women, and, in most of those accounts, the women were victims of crime or accidents.
"Both analyses concluded that a disproportionate amount of Pittsburgh news coverage of African American men and boys focused on crime. The Meyer team reported that crime headed the list of all news topics related to the group, while the Pew study showed that, when considering television and newspaper stories together, crime coverage ranked second only to sports. To be sure, these were sobering confirmations about news stories involving African Americans in general and African American males in particular. These results could have been discouraging to the Endowments and its community partners; instead, the findings have fueled efforts to encourage mainstream media to broaden their coverage of black men and boys and to support projects that put media in the hands of African American males, enabling them to tell their own stories and to challenge those told about them.
" 'We just aren't portrayed well as people who are intelligent or thoughtful or interested in things like the environment or social causes,' said Pittsburgh psychologist Walter Howard Smith Jr. during an interview included in the Meyer study. 'It's not as if you never see images of us in those areas. It's just that you don't see them, I think, at the level at which we [have] interest in those realms … We are interested, and we are complex people.' "
Michael A. Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Media urged to change portrayal of blacks
Gary Byrd Is Activists' Choice to Succeed Gil Noble
New York black activists are pushing for longtime radio broadcaster Imhotep Gary Byrd to succeed the ailing Gil Noble on the WABC-TV public affairs show that replaces Noble's "Like It Is."
Dale Davis, the station's general manager, told Journal-isms Friday that Byrd is under consideration.
"The most recent edition of 'Here and Now' that aired on WABC TV Sunday, October 30th in the time slot formerly held by Gil Noble's award winning show 'Like It Is,' was in some ways the worst of three shows that have been aired in that slot since Gil Noble's retirement," the Black Star News asserted on Monday.
Referring to the Committee to Eliminate Media Offensive to African People, it continued, "Part of the reason may be the fact that two of the guests scheduled to be on the show, A.T. Mitchell of Man Up Inc., and New York State Senator, Eric Adams refused to cross the CEMOTAP picket line of over 100 'Like It Is,' supporters marching in front of WABC TV at the time the show was being taped.
Imhotep Gary Byrd". . .The primary reason for the poor quality of the show, however, was the absence of Gil Noble or a Gil Noble type host such as Gary Byrd."
Byrd's bio [PDF] says, "Imhotep Gary Byrd is the award-winning host, creator, and executive producer of The GBE, the longest running black radio broadcast in the history of New York City. His career as a multi-media radio personality, spoken word and recording artist, songwriter, and motivational speaker has always focused on 'raising human consciousness through communications.' In a career that spans over 40 years, Byrd, a highly respected modern day griot, is known for breaking barriers."
Davis told Journal-isms by email, "We are still using various hosts from our news department, to extend an opportunity to several of our employees who have expressed an interest in hosting the program. We are also having discussions with some people outside of Channel 7, including Gary Byrd."
Police Contend Journalists, Protesters Hard to Distinguish
"A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel photographer is the latest journalist to be arrested while covering the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations that have sprung up across the nation, raising questions about how police should define and handle reporters documenting the protests," Kirsten Berg reported Friday for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
"Although the detentions and arrests have raised alarm with some media organizations, police contend that it is often difficult to separate the journalists covering the events from those participating in the protests, especially when making mass apprehensions.
"The Sentinel's Kristyna Wentz-Graff was photographing the arrest of a protestor Wednesday, who was marching as part of a solidarity rally that started at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, when she herself was restrained and arrested by an officer. She and the other two protestors have since been released without charge and the city attorney's office has yet to determine whether they will issue citations.
". . . Wentz-Graff's apprehension is not the first arrest of a reporter in Milwaukee this year, nor is it the first arrest of a reporter covering demonstrations related to the Occupy Wall Street movement that started in mid-September.
"Perhaps garnering the most attention are the reporters who have been arrested at the original Occupy Wall Street protest in New York, where some journalists had voiced concern over being arrested or roughed up by police. . . .
Kirsten Berg, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: Obscure D.C. regulations could target photographers
Matthew Cardinale, Inter-Press Service: Occupy Movement Divides Civil Rights Activists
Paul Delaney, theRoot.com: What Happens When 'the Man' Is Us?
John Hanrahan, Nieman Watchdog: Which comes first: the Constitution or cities' no-camping rules?
Nick Jimenez, Corpus Christi (Texas) Caller-Times: With liberty, justice and capitalism for all
Chip Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: Occupy Oakland: Protesters step into power vacuum
Merrill Knox, TVSpy: Bay Area Stations Play Catch-Up in Covering Occupy Oakland Violence
Askia Muhammad, Washington Informer: Police, The Occupiers, and Civil Disobedience
Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Occupy movement makes it time to think
Mary Sanchez, Kansas City Star: Occupy Wall Street needs a real political strategy
Alysia Santo, Columbia Journalism Review: Oakland Local Covers Occupy Oakland
Short Takes
"CNN Chief Business Correspondent Ali Velshi is adding new roles across CNN Worldwide," CNN announced on Thursday. "Beginning next month, Velshi will provide business reporting and analysis for CNN's domestic channel, launching signature segments that will interpret and explain a top story of the day. In addition, in 2012, he becomes an anchor of CNN International's World Business Today, a daily global business news program. Velshi also continues as host of Your Money on weekends on CNN/U.S."
Jorge Andrés, sports anchor for WZDC-TV, Telemundo in Washington, becomes an anchor at ESPN, ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz confirmed on Friday. "Focus will be on hosting duties on espn/espnews," Krulewitz said by email.
"An ambitious new TV broadcast service targeting African Americans in the southern United States called the Soul of the South Network plans to spend at least $10 million by early next year to launch in at least 50 markets offering entertainment, sports, news and cultural programming," Alex Ben Block wrote Monday in the Hollywood Reporter. Edwin Avent, who recently made a deal to sell his Heart & Soul Magazine publishing company, based in Baltimore, is chairman of the new network's parent company, SSN Media Group.
"Bounce TV, the new broadcast TV network for African Americans, today signed a distribution agreement with Gannett Broadcasting that will make Gannett's WUSA the exclusive provider of Bounce TV in Washington," TVNewsCheck reported on Tuesday. The network will operate on a digital subchannel, WUSA said.
"Industry groups, legislators, and potential fellow regulators were lining up Tuesday to add their congratulations following the White House announcement late Monday that Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai were being nominated by the president for FCC commission seats," John Eggerton reported Tuesday for Broadcasting & Cable. ". . . Sprint SVP Vonya McCann added a valedictory for outgoing Commissioner Michael Copps, whose seat Rosenworcel, his former top aide, is slated to occupy."
"NBCUniversal plans to enhance local news at its 10 owned television stations, hiring more than 130 people to cover more local news," Tim Molloy reported Monday for theWrap.com. "The company is making a 'major investment' to ensure that its stations have 'the resources necessary to effectively compete in their markets,' it said in a statement."
Writing last week in the Miami Herald, Editorial Page Editor Myriam Marquez weighed in on the misstatements by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on whether his parents came to the United States from Cuba before or after Fidel Castro took power. "Among most Cuban Americans . . . the question isn't when you came from the island but where you stand on Cuba today," Marquez wrote. "And among los intransigentes, there's no concern over those Cubans who, like Rubio's mother, returned in 1961 to Cuba for a brief period — there was a lot of back and forth before the Bay of Pigs invasion shut off travel between the two countries. For the most conservative exiles, the issue today is whether you support travel to the island. Clearly, Rubio does not."
Marielle Bobo became style director of Ebony magazine Wednesday, Marielle BoboJohnson Publishing Co. announced Friday. She has held "a number of high profile positions at various publications including Allure, WWD, [COSMOgirl!], and OK! and has contributed to Harper's Bazaar, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Self, US Weekly and Life & Style. Most recently she was the Senior Fashion Editor at Essence."
"Actress Thandie Newton, famous for her roles in the movies 'Beloved' and 'For Colored Girls,' is calling out Vogue magazine on its lack of love for colored girls," HuffPost BlackVoices reported Monday. "Newton, who is currently the face of Louis Vuitton's "Double Exposure" campaign, is feeling a bit (err a lot) slighted that she has not yet been asked to pose for Vogue's coveted cover."
"Rosalyn Durant is adding high-school sports to her ESPNU portfolio," Multichannel News reported on Monday. "ESPN said Durant becomes vice president, ESPNU and ESPNHS, in a move to 'integrat[e] the natural synergy between high school and college sports.'"
Iconic New York broadcaster Hal Jackson turned 97 on Thursday, and the longtime WBLS personality celebrated with a birthday gala in New York's Battery Park.
"ABC's new daytime show The Revolution has named two more co-hosts, adding health expert and OB-GYN Jennifer Ashton and psychotherapist and relationship expert Tiffanie Davis Henry," Andrea Morabito wrote Monday for Broadcasting & Cable. ". . . Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for the Washington Post will also contribute weekly financial segments to the show."
"TV One is accusing BET Network and MTV of hijacking its exclusive rights to the Essence Music Festival, featuring performances by Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and others. The ambush is alleged to have happened this summer, and now TV One is taking its competitors to federal court for airing an unauthorized "rogue" broadcast of its show," Eriq Gardner reported Tuesday for the Hollywood Reporter.
"After a column by Fox Sports' Jason Whitlock suggested that NBA Players Union President Derek Fisher was working with commissioner David Stern during labor negotiations, behind the back of his NBPA colleagues, Fisher has threatened legal action against Fox Sports if he does not receive a retraction," Gary Washburn reported Wednesday for the Boston Globe.
"The University of Minnesota's Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport is hosting the North American Society of Sport Sociology's annual meeting November 3-6," Charles Hallman wrote for the TC Daily Planet in the Twin Cities. ". . . I am on the Tucker Center's mailing list and have regularly reported on their various activities over the years. Although I find the topics, along with the speakers, interesting and certainly noteworthy, a big question mark constantly pops up over my head. Where are the local or national Black experts on women and sports? Where are the Black scholars, practitioners, advocates and leaders of women's sports?"
"The Syrian government's acceptance of an Arab League proposal to end a crackdown on unrest must be closely monitored by international and domestic media, said the Committee to Protect Journalists in response to news of the agreement today," according to a Wednesday statement from the committee. "The measures include granting media access to the country as well as the release of political prisoners, among them an undetermined number of journalists."
"Reporters Without Borders is relieved to learn that an Addis Ababa court today dropped a charge of participating in terrorist activity against Swedish journalists Johan Persson and Martin Schibbye of the Kontinent news agency, who nonetheless continue to be tried on charges of supporting a terrorist group and entering Ethiopia illegally," the press freedom group said on Thursday.
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September 12th, 2012 was a day that had been anticipated by many for a long time. Ever since Apple released the invitations with the mysterious caption "It's almost here", along with a number 5 in the shadow, almost every tech blog has been speculating what will be announced. Maybe the long awaited iPhone 5? A refresh of the iMac line? A whiff of iTunes 11?
Today, those rumours have been debunked and at 10 AM local time, Tim Cook took to the stage of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The world was watching and so were we. Here's what Apple announced.
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Implementing ICT policy for the benefit of Africans
By Milton Louw
First, I wish to address our understanding of ICT and how we can integrate it into our governance systems and also our daily lives. I have struggled to find a term for this and the best I could find was "Progress through Technology", or in German, "Vorsprung Durch Technik". I prefer to use the German expression because in German the word "Technik" not only means technology, but also the technique of studying and mastering the skills of something.
Thus my belief that African countries need to relook at their ICT Policy and include the mastering of ICT tools as part of their focus. These tools include the following:
- Social media revolution of sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc.
- Mobile telephony (not only smartphones but also older technologies such as USSD)
- Touch screen and tablets (in getting information to their constituents).
It is my opinion is that discrimination in the world in 2012 and beyond, is not based only on race, culture, gender, or geographical location, but more importantly in access to services and technology. African leaders must address this through ICT policies that are forward looking, and easily adaptable to changes in technology.
Looking forward
Africa can use the latest technology to the benefit of all its residents. The attitude to education which is presently geared to becoming an industrial country, must be changed to a system where knowing where the information is available is more important than having the information in your head. This means moving from our present agricultural society to a knowledge-base society within the next decade.
This leapfrogging into a knowledge-based society can be assisted by creating an ICT Action Group (IAG) reporting directly to the President or even Parliament. I propose such an IAG should consist of four staff members, of which two should be young people under the age of twenty-five. (The (male and female) staff member should each have software programming skills and should also participate in gaming leagues such as Warcraft. In addition, they should have a minimum competency in the number of words they can SMS per minute on their cellular phone.)
The objectives of the IAG:
- Advise the President and Cabinet on ICT.
- Ensure ICT capability of all members of the Cabinet and their staff.
- Create a Government Ministerial scorecard on Information and Communication Technologies. This includes a baseline survey of computer equipment and civil servant skills, as well as monitoring the information availability over government websites.
- Oversee the creation of a central register with data on residents and businesses.
- Ability to declare certain areas to be under-serviced and secure funds to roll-out infrastructure
- Identify international trends such as Facebook and Chat with the view of encouraging local sites that are able to provide the same service. This will encourage innovation and access to information.
- Promote local content development to enhance the National Identity.
- Host free internet websites for any resident of of their country
ICT and Human rights
Human rights are to be understood as something we are entitled to because we are a human being. With the advent of the Internet and more and more powerful ICT tools, some of the citizens of the world are being left behind. While the information on the Web might be available to anyone, availability of infrastructure to access the Internet in lacking in many developing countries. two issues are thus defined in ICT policy, access to the information, and being given the education to use ICT.
Thus, just as the provision of water or housing, access to information and communication technologies must be provided by the government to its residents – in the same manner they provide libraries in the communities.
As for teaching ICT usage, in the Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26 it states:
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit. (2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
In earlier times we referred to the three R's being reading, writing and arithmetic. Today, using the computer as a e-reader, blog writer, movie uploader or collaborative social movement, has become just as important to learn at the primary education level.
Our ICT policies should strive to…
"Develop the tools and systems to assist the management of our countries (government, civil society and private sector) in providing access to services and technologies to allow maximum quality of life to all who live there."
Milton Louw is a Namibian born socio-political entrepreneur. He has traveled extensively promoting Namibia as an investment destination. His publications, email newsletters and more recently his blogs are read by entrepreneurs from all sizes of businesses. His research on managing a country as a business using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools has been received by a wide audience of business, academics and other social entrepreneurs. He blogs at http://milton-louw.blogspot.com/


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Rew's TV & Appliance believes people deserve to be taken care of. They have been around since 1961 building trust and providing a needed service to south eastern South Dakota.
Started by Art Rew, Dan Rew now continues that tradition along with 14 qualified, experienced, and good people.
They at Rew's TV & Appliance feel the one thing that separates them from the rest of the competition is the people. Their people have many, many years experience in the appliance, electronics, and service industries. Their newly remodeled showroom floor gives their people the tools to find the right product for you.
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Rew's has been surrounded by good people and great brands. They carry only the top brands in each category to provide a great value and years of service. Great brands like Whirlpool, Electrolux, Frigidaire, Kitchenaid, Maytag, Subzero, Asko, LG , Samsung, Pioneer Elite, Denon, Onkyo, and many others. Brands that develop all the newest technologies and features…to make your life easier. Their top goal is to provide the right product, with the right features, at the right price for each of their customers - and take care of that product for years to come.
Invited to Sioux Falls, they combined with a great group of people formally known as Johnson's Appliance. They followed the same values and service model as Rew's, to make a perfect fit.
"From product selection, delivery and installation, and service after the sale, we do it all."
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The Label: Rosie Assoulin
Based In: New York City
Designed By: Rosie Assoulin. The 28-year-old Brooklyn native has always loved fashion—she began experimenting on her grandmother's sewing machine at age 13—and hopscotched from floral design to event planning to jewelry design (under the tutelage of her future mother-in-law, Lee Angel creative director, Roxanne Assoulin) before turning her talents to fashion. Having dropped out of FIT, the designer honed her skills through internships at Lee Angel, Oscar de la Renta, Brian Reyes and Lanvin. "We launched our collection with Resort 2014 this past June," said Assoulin. "It was centered around what my ideal wardrobe would be."
Looks Like: Based in Tribeca and produced in New York's Garment District, Assoulin's resort outing is full of what she terms "evolved classic" silhouettes (think: relaxed drawstring waist jumpsuits, a trench back vest, low-slung palazzo pants atop a bell sleeved crop top, and architecturally draped cocktail frocks in bold, figure flattering stripes crafted from pure silk and luxurious cotton faille). Her début outing is, she said, "a blend of many aesthetics I've always been drawn to, including American sportswear, Fifties French couture and ethnic tribal wear with a healthy dose of menswear throughout." Indeed, it's the ladylike boyishness of Assoulin's designs—even the evening dresses feel refreshingly sportif—that sets her work apart. She's also adept at using big, graphic prints in unexpected ways, such as a pair of trousers that are white above the knee and black below, worn with a matching tie belt, or a strapless sheath with diagonally striped panels that meet in a flirty cascade at the hip. For spring 2014 (pictured below) she continued to evolve her signature menswear tailoring-meets-feminine volume by way of double-belted trousers with a cold-shoulder blouse, grommeted palazzo pants paired with a casual-cool polo, sari-sashed le smoking and a hand-painted striped gown with an adjustable zippered train. The designer also collaborated with her mother-in-law on a small range of semiprecious bags and jewelry for spring. "I am drawn to women who are strong, passionate, individualistic and confident," the designer said of her dream client. "She's stylish, not trendy, but she's got an adventurous spirit. It is for a woman who approaches dressing herself with a deep understanding of who she is—and has a healthy curiosity for the new and unchartered within herself and the world."
Sold At: The Rosie Assoulin collection retails from $550 - $7,200 and is carried at Fivestory, Louis Boston, Forty Five Ten in Dallas, Capitol in Charlotte, The Webster Miami and online at Moda Operandi.
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Tue Dec 31, 2013
Welcome friends, join me while I sit by the fire
with a relaxing cup of tea and reminisce
Today I'm reminiscing all the snow we have had fall in the past little while. As well the blessings and joy my family and friends bring to me. I'm sitting rocking back and forth listening to the kettle whistling gazing out onto all the snow and looking back over the last year as it is about to come to an end.
I'd like to share some tea and memories.
Valentine's Day Tea
A Special Day to share love and tea is on Valentine's Day
Easter Tea
Another special moment to reminisce was having an Easter Tea with Anna-Grace my grand-daughter who I will be visiting very soon. I miss all my NC' babies.
Mother's Day Tea
Matthew made this a special day as we celebrated Mother's Day after my recovery.
A Surprise Birthday Tea
Yes, my PEI grand-baby girls had a surprise Birthday Tea Party for me to remember.
July reminisces the Royal Tea Party
In July Grandma's Tea Room marks this special day with all the tables being set in red, white and blue to mark the special day of the Royal Visit to PEI
Grandparents Day, My Favourite Tea Time
The first Sunday after Labour day is National Grandparents Day.
Although it is celebrated in the US I find time to make this day a special one in with all the girls I have in North Carolina.
Fall is an exciting time to offer tea a
Halloween Tea
Halloween is a great time for Tea and I enjoy having spice teas like orange spice or apple pie tea (I accidentally chipped my teacup and it will be transformed into a bird feeder this Spring)
Another special time of the year to spend with friends and family is in November during a
Thanksgiving Day Tea
That brings us to December and all the specials times this during a
Christmas Tea Party
Cranberry and Almond Scones are one of my other favourites.
Tea with Chatelaine today
Today I'm having tea with Chatelaine, won't you join me in celebrating a year in the tea room and the joy and excitement as we are squealing over being named one of the top 7 tea rooms in Canada.
Wishing you my friends blessings, and happiness as we approach the coming of a new year.
I'm joining the following tea parties ~
Tea Cup Tuesday~ http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com/
Tea Cup Tuesday ~ http://www.marthasfavorites.com/
Tea Time Tuesday ~ http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.ca/
Tuesday Cuppa Tea~ http://www.antiquesandteacups.info/
Happy New Year!
love Grandma ~oo~
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We're looking for people that can lead the engineering of our physical product developments, bringing together the contributions of a range of hardware related engineering disciplines and working with our impressive in-house prototyping and manufacturing services. The resulting products solve challenges across a diverse range of security and information domains that are either too niche or too sensitive to be undertaken elsewhere. The pace of change of technology, and society's increasing dependency on technical systems, mean that the programmes and projects we undertake have more complexity and uncertainty than ever before, and we must grow our systems engineering and technical team leadership to keep up with demand.
Our Technical Leads spend time focusing on either directly leading teams of developers (being what we internally call a 'technical manager') or analysing the wider systems and problem spaces that our technologies need to integrate with (being what we internally call a 'systems engineer'). We'll work with you to identify which is the best fit for you:
• Those focusing on technical management are responsible for defining, planning, monitoring, and controlling the work of the development team. They work alongside project managers, and choose how to split their time between leading the team and doing hands-on development work
• Those focusing on systems engineering are responsible for bringing clarity to complex and foggy problems and contexts, leading and influencing stakeholders to achieve this. They operate both at the project level, supporting technical managers by leading on the front end of the engineering lifecycle on our most complex developments, and at the programme level where they manage the complex eco-systems of technologies that give our customers end to-end capabilities and shape the requirements for future developments
In addition, our more experienced Technical Leads contribute to driving and sharing good practice across HMGCC through line managing other Technical Leads.
Technical Skills
We would need you to already have:
• Actual experience of working on projects to develop physical products, where your role has been to understand the technical elements of the solution, liaise with customers, and ideally to lead multi-disciplinary teams of development engineers
• A practical understanding of principles and techniques used in shaping and managing the technical aspects of engineering projects, and experience in tailoring development processes for the more complex projects
• Experience of managing customer/stakeholder relationships
• Experience of at least two, and ideally more, of the following aspects of technical leadership and systems engineering:
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o Leading teams of engineers working on a range of technologies, ideally including technologies not personally familiar to you
o Managing technical risks affecting the project delivery
o Direction and oversight of engineering project integration, verification and validation activities.
To strengthen your application, it would be desirable if you have experience of:
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• Security engineering or information assurance, including threat modelling and preparation of system accreditation evidence
• Engineering sectors such as telecoms, defence, rail, or ICT
• Using modelling tools, languages, and frameworks to support and communicate your work
• Line management; performance appraisal and difficult conversations
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• Understands the value of thinking in terms of systems, and is able to apply it to a range of contexts to get to the root of an issue
• Enjoys solving problems, and helping others to work together to solve theirs
• Reflects on and learns from experience; who drives their own professional development
• Enjoys working with a range of experts, knowing when and how to draw on their expertise to help you deliver project requirements
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• Enjoys actively maintaining your technical knowledge, making sure that you keep up with latest technologies
• Can communicate complex technical information to those without a technical background in an engaging and effective way
• Is adept at tailoring approaches to get the right balance between pace and rigour
You will play an integral part in ensuring that our Government's communication systems in the UK and around the globe are reliable and totally secure. In return we will offer you a positive and creative environment to work in and give you all of the tools and training to develop and be the best that you can be.
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This is a rolling campaign and shortlisting will be undertaken on a regular basis. Please note shortlisting will not be carried out until after the closing date for this role.
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Lesson 2: If it starts lulling and you're out in the Shark Pit, get in quick. The Shark Pit on an ebb tide is potentially unswimmable back to the beach. The ocean current flows south along Dillon Beach at a good clip whether it's ebbing or flooding, then flows into Tomales Bay if it's flooding or curves out towards the open ocean if it's ebbing. If you can't get to the beach before hitting the current coming out of the bay, start swimming for the Pt. Reyes side. Having buddies to help may prevent a CG rescue, but even they may not be able to drag you back against the current, and dropping you on the Pt Reyes side may be their only option. It's about a six mile hike back to the road from over there, and over an hour drive for your buddies to go around and pick you up. Your buddies could also rent a skiff at Lawson's Landing to go pick you up.
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ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont Gas Systems reversed course Friday and announced that it will increase the projected cost of Phase II of the Addison-Rutland Natural Gas Project.
ADDISON COUNTY — Vermont Gas Systems has asked the Vermont Public Service Board to waive one of the conditions of the Certificate of Public Good for Phase I of the Addison-Rutland Natural Gas project.
The waiver would permit Vermont Gas to begin construction on Phase I of the pipeline without securing all the necessary state and federal permits, which the December 2013 Certificate of Public Good mandates.
MONTPELIER — The Public Service Board has approved a protective agreement between Vermont Gas Systems and the Department of Public Service that will limit the public's access to documents related to Phase II of the Addison-Rutland Natural Gas Project.
BURLINGTON — Vermont Gas Systems has asked the Public Service Board to approve a protective agreement the company brokered with the Public Service Department, which would limit the public's access to documents related to Phase II of the Addison-Rutland Natural Gas Project.
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The older Oilhead mufflers have a tendency to crack around the end of the outlet tube. I had mine TIG welded to save sourcing a salvage muffler only to have it happen again someday. This got me to thinking about what could be done with the stock muffler, to get a better sound. I got another muffler with the same cracked end tube at the dealership where I work part time.
I carefully cut the canister off just behind the weld at the CAT outlet elbow. Then the internals gave an indication of how BMW designed it for very quiet operation, but with obvious restriction. More sawzall work got me to a starting point, in other words I hacked it all off. I then designed my own internals based on the baffled/reverse flow of a Flowmaster muffler. The new internals include a center divider, angled diffuser and reverse flow 1.625"OD outlet tube, all in stainless steel. I designed the internals based on what I could hand-fab with a hacksaw, sawzall and an air cut-off wheel.
The muffler I got for nothing (dumpster diving at its best), the stainless steel materials cost me $15 and the TIG welding I got done for $30, so I have $45 in a new solid muffler. But what did I get for my scrounging and fab work? A unique, Remus like deeper "twin" sounding exhaust that seems loud at idle, but is not a problem at all when riding. It seems to make most of any added sound below 3-grand. But at highway speeds it is barely noticeable. People riding with me have made no complaints. It is definitely nothing near the "straight pipes" sound popular with Italian and American brand twins. Not obnoxious in the least. More "performance" sounding in town or when I'm on the throttle.
I got definite better throttle respone at 2-grand to 4-grand, and great roll-on after 4500 rpm. No loss in mid-range power that I can tell. My plugs (Autolite 3923) are a nice light tan color, and reduced decel "popping" with a slight TPS adjustment. I'm very pleased with the results. See this post post; "http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?t=18777 for details on the internals and the approximate exhaust flow path in red lines and arrows. If anyone wants more details just PM me for the additonal pictures and measurements. If you are a tinkerer, and have some fab ability, and access to a TIG welder, this is a great low-buck project for your bike. It keeps the CAT intact, still uses the O2 sensor, and it lost two pounds to boot.
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A hundred billion dollars ain't exactly chump change, even for the big spenders in U.S. government. But, that's what one study estimates to be the cost per year for invasive species — be they plant, animal, or aquatic.
Various attempts have been made in Congress over the years to put some teeth in regulations to control these costly foreign invaders, but lawmakers always seem to find bigger fish to fry and the problem, which costs American farmers billions of dollars annually, gets lost in the shuffle. Existing regulatory programs are often ineffective for lack of funding.
But the issue keeps popping up. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., recently held a hearing with scientists and federal and state agency representatives to discuss the matter. Invasive species, he noted, "are dealt with under a patchwork of federal and state laws and regulations, administered by a wide variety of federal agencies."
Inadequate funding and inadequate coordination at all levels of government further hamstring efforts to deal with the problem, he says. "Successfully combating these invasive, harmful, and alien species will require coordinated action by all those affected, including federal, state, and local governments, private landowners, and non-governmental organizations," Goodlatte says. "It is also vital that we carry out research into efficient, effective inspection, exclusion, and eradication strategies."
Invasive species represent "a serious threat" to the viability of American agriculture, forestry, and eco-systems, the hearing participants said, noting that these harmful organisms "cripple production agriculture" and impose "a great price" on society — including environmental degradation, disease epidemics, food/water shortages, damaged crops and equipment, and increased rates and severity of natural disasters.
The most obvious harm is to agriculture, they said, with farmers and ranchers "constantly battling alien pests, weeds, and diseases, with declines in yields and quality of crops and livestock." It is a year-round problem in many areas of the country.
A recent report by the Pew Oceans Commission, a panel formed by the Pew Charitable Trusts, noted that some of the species are multiplying almost exponentially, particularly in coastal areas of the United States.
In addition to recommending formation of a federal strike force, the panel called for $50 million in funding to get the effort moving, along with more stringent enforcement of regulations already on the books for controlling the deliberate release of non-native marine organisms. It also suggested an "early warning system" to be administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service.
A report by the General Accounting Office, Congress' watchdog agency, terms invasive species "one of the most serious environmental threats of the 21st century. James Carlton, one of the Pew panel members, terms the invasion of foreign aquatic species "a game of ecological roulette" that shows no signs of leveling off.
"Stimulated by the rapid global expansion of trade, transport, and travel, these species and their costs are increasing at an alarming rate," the report says.


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Although home values have gone down, the value of Illinois farmland is up by 18 percent.
According to an Aug. 4 report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the price of Illinois farmland averaged $5,800 per acre in 2011, an increase of 18 percent over the 2010 level of $4,900.
"The 2011 increase continues a string of large increases that began in 2004," said University of Illinois agricultural economist and farm management specialist Gary Schnitkey.
"Since 2004, Illinois farmland prices have increased by 222 percent. Or, another way of putting it, farmland is 2.2 times higher in 2011 than in 2004.
"The last seven-year period in which land prices increased an equivalent amount was from 1975 through 1981. During this period, Illinois farmland increased from $846 per acre in 1975 to $2,188 per acre in 1981, resulting in farmland prices being 2.6 times higher in 1981 than in 1977."
Have prices gone too high?
Schnitkey evaluated this question using capitalized values calculated for each year from 1970 through 2011.
He explained that a capitalized value equals all future returns discounted to the present. Higher returns increase the capitalized value. Lower interest rates lead to higher capitalized value.
The equation: capitalized value equals average cash rent divided by an interest rate.
"If the farmland price is above the capitalized value, then farmland is over-priced relative to its discounted returns," Schnitkey said. "Conversely, farmland is under-priced if farmland prices are below capitalized values."
Average cash rent
The average cash rent in Illinois was $183 per acre in 2011, an increase of 8 percent over the 2010 level of $169 per acre and 45 percent higher than the 2004 rent, an increase rate that lags the farmland price increase rate, Schnitkey noted.
"Since 1981, interest rates have generally fallen, providing support for increasing farmland prices."
In his evaluation, Schnitkey saw that capitalized values closely tracked actual farmland prices since the mid-1980s.
"In 2010, farmland prices were below the capitalized value by $438," he said.
"In 2011, the $5,800 per acre farmland price was $221 above the capitalized value of $5,579 per acre. The switch to price being above the capitalized values suggests that farmland prices are increasing quicker than their discounted returns.
"However, the $221 higher farmland price in 2011 is not without historical precedents. Between 2005 through 2008, the average farmland price in Illinois exceeded capitalized value."
To read Schnitkey's full evaluation, visit http://www.farmdoc.illinois.edu/manage/newsletters/fefo11_15/fefo11_15.html.
Historically speaking, Schnitkey said, the last time farmland price exceeded capitalized value by a large margin was in the early 1980s, immediately prior to the large decline in Illinois farmland prices that occurred from 1982 through 1987.
"Currently, the situation in 2011 is not like the 1980s. This suggests that either farmland returns have to decrease or interest rates have to increase before farmland prices fall," Schnitkey said.
Schnitkey admits these are disquieting economic times. Economic data suggest sluggish economic growth, raising the possibilities of a double-dip recession, he said.
The Federal Reserve has pursued policies that increased the money supply, leading to concerns of inflation in the future.
The inability of the United States, European Union countries, and several states within the United States to come to grips with fiscal imbalances and entitlement spending poses risks to the long-run economic future of Western countries, he said.
"These economic headwinds likely provide support for U.S. farmland prices," Schnitkey said.
"An economic downturn likely would reduce non-farm asset returns compared to farmland returns. The threat of inflation in the future places pressure on farmland prices as farmland and other real assets are perceived as safer stores of wealth than financial assets during inflationary times.
"The threat of long-run instability places a premium on real assets over financial assets. This suggests that a more stable general economic outlook would lead to less aggressive growth in farmland prices."


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STOCKTON - A text message sent from murder victim Dalene Carlson's phone the day she disappeared said she was walking on Country Club Boulevard in the morning.
STOCKTON - A text message sent from murder victim Dalene Carlson's phone the day she disappeared said she was walking on Country Club Boulevard in the morning.
The message was in response to a friend's inquiry of her whereabouts.
But that message was sent from somewhere else, according to data compiled and analyzed by wireless expert Jim Cook.
The signal from Carlson's cellphone during that message was picked up by a tower covering an area that included the home of Jason Gilley, in the 4400 block of Amador Place. It was nowhere near Country Club Boulevard.
More than one week into Gilley's trial for the kidnapping, rape and murder of the 23-year-old woman, the prosecution presented cellphone records that trace the duo's movements.
Deputy District Attorney Robert Himelblau suggested through phone evidence that Carlson's morning messages were sent from Gilley's home by someone other than Carlson.
Carlson, who had just moved to Stockton from a small town in Idaho, was last seen by her friends leaving a bar with Gilley after midnight Aug. 7, 2011, and the two were later seen together on store surveillance footage buying alcoholic beverages.
Following a wide search for a missing Carlson that extended to the Calaveras River, her badly decomposed body was found two months later by a farmer in an Escalon cornfield at Lone Tree and Sexton roads.
On the day she vanished, Carlson was having text conversations with various individuals through the night, including her boyfriend or ex-boyfriend Jacob Evangelisti and friend James Cosens, a cousin of Gilley's in whom messages suggest Carlson had an interest. All were friends.
Amid a series of messages with Cosens, Carlson indicated she was "crashing" on Gilley's couch.
Cook created a road map of Gilley's and Carlson's travels from the day she disappeared by linking calls, messages and other cellphone activity to the towers that picked up the signals.
Tower data show them both moving from areas that encompass the bar, the store, Gilley's home and later - after 5 a.m. - in southern parts of the county.
Records of Carlson's phone indicate a call was made to her at 9:57 a.m. from Cosens that went directly to voice-mail. That call pinged to the antenna at Jack Tone Road and Clinton Avenue in Manteca.
Law enforcement officials couldn't pinpoint the location of where her text messages were made, because Carlson's service provider had already purged that tower data to make room for new activity. Except for one text message.
Records of her text messages show an exchange resumed between her phone and Cosens' phone after 10 a.m. Cosens asked what she was doing.
A message from her phone said: "Walking home." He asked where from.
At 11:25 a.m., a message responded: "Country Club." By chance, Cooks said, this was the only text message for which tower information was saved.
But there is no tower data that corroborates either Carlson or Gilley were in Modesto, where Gilley claims to have dropped off Carlson.
Earlier in the trial, Cosens testified that he and Carlson had a sexual encounter before Aug. 7. He also answered questions revolving around their text messages.
Cosens' brother, Robert Cosens, also has testified. In interviews, Robert Cosens stated to Stockton police Detective Bradley Burrell that he had overheard a friend ask Gilley: "So you dumped those bullets and that ammo in the canal?"
And that Gilley responded: "Yeah."
Under cross-examination, Deputy Public Defender Michael Bullard suggested through questioning Robert Cosens made his statement to get back at Gilley. Robert Cosens' fianc�e had broken up with him to be with Gilley the following September.
Bullard indicated Robert Cosens didn't provide that statement until after his fianc�e had left him.
The friend Robert Cosens' referred to has corroborated his account.
Bullard is expected to cross-examine Cooks on the cellphone tower testimony next week.
Contact reporter Jennie Rodriguez-Moore at (209) 943-8564 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit her blog at recordnet.com/courtsblog.


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Getting Multiple or Interim Results
All of the aforementioned options deal well with return values and output parameters. Finally, however, what if we want to get multiple notifications before the final results, such as partial computation results, updated status such as progress updates, and so on?
We have two main options:
- Provide an explicit message queue or channel back to the caller, which can enqueue multiple results.
- Accept a callback to invoke repeatedly to pass multiple results back to the caller.
Example 4 will again use the callback approach. If the caller is itself an active object and the callback it provides is one of its own (asynchronous) methods, we've really combined the two paths and done both bullets at the same time. (Note: Here we're focusing on the interim progress via the
statusCallback; for the return value, we'll again just use a "future" as in Examples 1 and 2.)
// Example 4: Returning partial results/status class Backgrounder { public: // Print() puts print result into spooler, returns one of: // Error (failed, couldn't process or send to spooler) // Printing (sent to spooler and already actively printing) // Queued (sent to spooler but not yet actively printing) future<PrintStatus> Print( Data& data, function<void(PrintInfo)> statusCallback ) { auto p = make_shared<promise<PrintStatus>>(); future<PrintStatus> ret = p->get_future(); a.Send( [=, &data] { PrintInfo info; while( /* not done formatting the data */ ) { info.SetPercentDone( /*…*/ ); statusCallBack( info ); // interim status // … do the printing work for another piece of the data … } while( /* not done formatting the data */ ); p->set_value( /* … */ ); // set final result info.SetPercentDone( 100 ); statusCallBack( info ); // final interim status } ); return ret; }
This might be used in the GUI thread example as follows:
class MyGUI { public: // … // When the user clicks [Print] void OnPrintClick() { // … // … turn on printing icon, etc. … // … // pass a continuation to be called to give // us the result once it's available shared_future<PrintStatus> result; result = backgrounder.Print( theData, < [=]( PrintInfo pi ) { SendPrintInfo( pi, result ); } ); } void OnPrintInfo( PrintInfo pi, shared_future<PrintStatus> result ) { // … update print progress bar to // pi.GetPercentDone(), etc. … // if this is the last notification // (100% done, or result is ready) if( result.is_ready() ) { // … turn off printing icon, etc. … } }
To express return values and "out" parameters from an asynchronous function, including an active object method, either:
- Return a "future" to invoke that the caller can "pull" the result from (Example 1) or convert it to a "push" (Examples 2(a) and 2(b), and prefer to use
ContinueWithwhere available); or
- Accept a callback to invoke to "push" the result to the caller when ready (Example 3).
To return multiple partial results, such as partial computations or even just "percent done" progress information, also use a callback (Example 4).
Whenever you provide callbacks, remember that they are running in the callee's context, so we want to keep them as short and noninvasive as possible. One good practice is to have the callback just fire off asynchronous messages or method calls and return immediately.
On Deck
Besides moving work off to a background thread, what else could we use an active object for? We'll consider an example next time, but for now, here's a question for you to ponder: How might you use an active object to replace a mutex on some shared state? Think about ways you might approach that problem, and we'll consider an example in my next column.
[1] H. Sutter. Prefer Using Active Objects Instead of Naked Threads. Dr. Dobb's Digest, June 2010.
[2] H. Sutter. Prefer Futures to Baked-In 'Async APIs'. Dr. Dobb's Digest, January 2010.
[3] Task.ContinueWith Method (Action<Task>); MSDN.
Herb Sutter is a bestselling author and consultant on software development topics, and a software architect at Microsoft. He can be contacted at www.gotw.ca.


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"2 Guns" had the ammunition to hit No. 1 at the box office this weekend, leaving "The Smurfs 2" feeling wounded.
The action flick starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg shot to the top of the charts with a healthy debut of $27.4 million, according to an estimate from distributor Universal Pictures. The 3-D animated sequel featuring the classic blue characters, meanwhile, launched with a disappointing $18.2 million -- only about half as much as the original collected over its opening weekend in 2011. The second movie, which opened last Wednesday, has now grossed an underwhelming total of $27.8 million domestically, but will likely make up major ground overseas.
"2 Guns," financed by production company Emmett/Furla Films for $61 million, marks yet another win for Washington. The 58-year-old has proved to be one of the most reliable box office draws in Hollywood -- particularly when he appears in action movies. His last five films -- including "Safe House" and "Flight" -- have worked, meaning he hasn't had a major commercial misfire since 2007's period piece "The Great Debaters."
The movie also puts Wahlberg, 42, back on the right track after the actor suffered two flops this year in "Pain & Gain" and "Broken City." In the film, he and Washington play two criminals-turned-undercover lawmen who are trying to catch a drug lord.
Surprisingly, the opening weekend crowd for "2 Guns" was just a smidge more female than male, as 51% of the audience were women. Those who saw the movie were generally older -- 77% were over the age of 25 -- and assigned the film an average grade of B+, according to market research firm CinemaScore.
With its slow start in the U.S. and Canada this weekend, "The Smurfs 2" won't gross the $142.6 million the original did domestically. But like the first film, the second should be ultimately successful because of international ticket sales, which comprised 74% of the original's $563.7-million worldwide tally. "The Smurfs" was created in 1958 by Belgian comic-book artist Pierre Culliford, and the tiny blue cartoon characters have been beloved by foreigners ever since.
"We hoped for more domestically, but internationally, it's well on its way to being a huge success," said Rory Bruer, distribution president for Sony Pictures, which financed the $110 million production. "There have been a tremendous amount of PG-rated films released over the last several months, and that's all I can point to as to why it was a bit soft here."
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This weekend, "The Smurfs 2" launched in 43 foreign markets and collected $52.5 million -- down 4% from the original's launch. The movie did best in Russia, where it grossed $5.4 million but also collected a solid $4.2 million in France, where Culliford's characters are particularly popular. The sequel has yet to open in 40 countries, including China, where the first film was most successful with almost $40 million in sales.
While critics loathed the picture in the U.S., audiences still enjoyed it, assigning the family film an average grade of A-. Roughly 63% of the crowd was female, and the same percentage was under the age of 25.
"All is good in our blue world. It's a franchise we love and are going to continue forward in a big way with," said Bruer, confirming that the studio will make a third "Smurfs" movie.
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When Trimble first introduced FieldLevel II in 2003, it was primarily a land-leveling system. Since then, the company has upgraded FieldLevel II to an automated tiling, ditching, land-leveling and levee-building system driven by the FmX integrated display. The system uses FMX's two built-in GPS- and GLONASS-compatible receivers to provide both automated steering and vertical control of a tile plow or blade.
In 2010, Trimble added a complementary design tool, Surface. FieldLevel II has built-in capability to assess a desirable profile for a specific tile line. Surface expands design options by surveying the entire field and providing a three-dimensional analysis of the field watershed, including flow direction and tributary in- and out-flow. Its design tools can be used to lay out main tile lines and laterals.
GPS allows a grower to design tile lines with varied slopes to maintain optimal depth, a task that is more difficult using a laser system, van der Loo says. This approach maximizes infiltration and minimizes nutrient losses compared to a tile line set at a constant slope across an undulating field.
The cost of adding Field Level II to an existing FmX display is $1,995 for a software unlock, plus about $2,500 to $2,800 for a machine-specific platform kit. A total turnkey system, excluding a tile plow or blade, costs about $30,000. The Surface planning module retails for $800. It requires Trac, Site and Pro FarmWorks software modules, which retail for a combined $1,050. For more information, visit www.trimble.com.


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Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has acting talent and good looks, but he has sworn off signing on for a musical because he is convinced fans don't want to hear his "atrocious" voice.
The "Wolf of Wall Street" star reveals he was in talks to take on the role Ewan McGregor played in "Moulin Rouge!," but after singing for his "Romeo + Juliet" director Baz Luhrmann, the two decided it would be best for him not to appear in the film.
He tells Variety, "To be honest, I'm not really prepared to do a musical, simply because I think I have a pretty atrocious voice.
"We had a friendly thing where it was me and him and a piano player, and we tried to sing a song together. It didn't go too well. I think it was 'Lean on Me,' and when I hit the high note, he just turned to me (and said), 'Yes, D, I don't know if this conversation should continue.'"
DiCaprio did eventually get the chance to work with Luhrmann again when he was cast in last year's "The Great Gatsby."


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The contemporary dance company Lehrer Dance will perform at Hope College on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 22-23, at 8 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre in downtown Holland.
Based in Buffalo, N.Y., the company is under the direction of Jon Lehrer. Lehrer Dance showcases Lehrer's unique choreography, which reflects an extensive background in both modern and jazz dance.
In its review, "Dance Magazine" noted, "Jon Lehrer's strikingly original choreography transformed the stage into an energy field of super-charged particles."
Lehrer Dance's performances will come at the end of a week-long residency with the department of dance at Hope College. During the residency the company will offer various master classes for Hope dance students, plus teach students at Zeeland High School and community members through the Holland Area Arts Council.
Lehrer, who was raised in Queens, N.Y., took his first dance class at age 19 on a dare. He has been a member of Passafiume Dancers, Erick Hawkins Dance Company, and Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago (GJDC). After dancing with GJDC for five years, he became the company's associate director.
In addition to his works on GJDC, Lehrer has choreographed for several dance companies in Chicago and around the world, including Thodos Dance Chicago; Instruments of Movement; Momenta Dance Theatre; Le Jazz Groupe from Monterrey, Mexico; and Kannon Dance of St. Petersburg, Russia. He founded Lehrer Dance in 2007, and the company performed at HopeCollege in 2008.
Tickets for the performance are on sale at the ticket office in the main lobby of the DeVos Fieldhouse, and cost $7 for regular admission and $5 for students and senior citizens. The ticket office is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and can be called at (616) 395-7890.
The DeVos Fieldhouse is located at 222 Fairbanks Ave., between Ninth and 11th streets. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St.


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The folks at ServiceMesh, a provider of a platform for managing the delivery of cloud computing services, have come up with a list of the seven most common mistakes that many an IT organization makes when first moving to embrace cloud computing.
Most of the items on this list may strike IT managers as somewhat intuitive, yet IT organizations of all sizes routinely fall into the same cloud computing traps.
For those that have yet to make the journey to the cloud, what follows are words of caution that should be taken to heart lest you discover just how hard a landing your organization, and not to mention career, might experience should it accidentally fall off a cloud.
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In celebrating National Schadenfreude Day yesterday, I could not help noticing Bill O'Reilly's complex analysis of the election returns:
"Voters want things. They want stuff. Who's going to give them stuff? Obama."
Well. Actually, the government has given the wealthy "stuff" all the time. It gives them a whole plethora of specific tax breaks and credits. Indeed, one could argue that Bain Capital's entire model is based upon tax arbitrage — a huge gift from the federal government to certain forms of finance capital.
What's more, government gives the rich patents, trademarks, and copyrights. It gives them limited liability corporations. It gives broadcasters broadcast licenses. Property is not a brooding omnipresence in the sky. It is created by the state. In the United States, common law courts create and define the bounds of property. That does not mean that because the state creates property, it can take it whenever it wants. Far from it. Property rights are good, and vital, and important, for reasons having to do with everything from privacy to liberty to efficiency to personality. That's why they have and should have legal and constitutional protection.
But the background assumption behind O'Reilly's statement — and really behind the statements of all conservatives
having hissy fits processing their defeat — is the idea that some people's property is inherently more legitimate and "natural" than others, and that some people deserve property and others don't. There is an argument there. But it is an argument that should be made on moral and political grounds. Why does Bain Capital deserve its government-created property more than, say, a family of four with two working parents in minimum-wage jobs making a total of $28,000 a year?
If this is the best that the Right can do in the wake of Election Day, it will be a long time before it has anything constructive to say about the future of our country — whether it wins elections or not.


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There's only a handful of states that are getting younger -- and that's mostly because of people moving to join the shale revolution.
The Census Bureau reported Thursday that just seven states had a younger median age in 2013. North Dakota, with a decline of 0.6 years between 2012 and 2013 and the center of the Bakken shale energy boom, led the way. Four other Great Plains states (Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota and Oklahoma) also dropped. Alaska and Hawaii were the only other states seeing their population get younger.
As the baby boomers age, the nation as a whole grew older -- with a median age of 37.6 years, up a tenth from 2012.
• The oldest median age by county was in Sumter, Fla., at 65.5. The youngest was Madison, Idaho, at 23.1.
• By state, Florida had the highest percentage 65 and over (18.7%), followed by Maine (17.7%). Alaska (9%) and Utah (9.8%) had the lowest.
• California had the largest Hispanic (14.7 million) and Asian population (6.1 million) by number, and New York had the largest black population (3.7 million). By percentage, New Mexico had the largest Hispanic population (47.3%), Mississippi the largest black population (38.1%) and Hawaii the largest Asian population (56.3%).
• The 85-and-over crowd grew by 3%.
• Only 10 states had males as the majority, led by Alaska at 52.4%. Delaware had the highest percentage of females at 51.6%.
The chart below shows the median age of every state. Utah is the youngest, and Maine is the oldest.
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