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Morgan Spurlock's new documentary, "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," is the very essence of meta—it's a film about product placement funded entirely by product placement, with the pitches, deals and subsequent cross-promotion making up the narrative. It's also pretty funny.
Spurlock gets off to a rocky start in his introduction, blaming the proliferation of advertising partly on TiVo, despite studies showing that most folks continue to sit through commercials even when watching shows they've recorded. Still, there's no denying that commercial messages are slowly creeping into every crevice of our lives, and Spurlock takes us on a journey into the sausage factory of product placement.
It's obviously a fine line he's walking, as he's in danger of coming off as a flaming hypocrite at every turn, but he mostly keeps his integrity intact, thanks largely to almost total transparency. The film is a journey through the entire process, as Spurlock meets with agents, lawyers and consultants to discuss how to approach prospective partners, with terms like "brand personality" and "faction"—a hilarious portmanteau of fiction and fact—getting tossed around.
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At various points, the people with whom he's talking get understandably confused, with one asking what exactly the film would be compromised of, to which Spurlock responds, "This is the movie right now."
Spurlock also visits Noam Chomsky and Ralph Nader about the perils of such partnerships. Chomsky, the author of "Manufacturing Consent" (which itself was turned into an interesting if polemical documentary) warns him that first you put a toe in the water and the next thing you know, "you're swimming." Asked where one should go to be free of advertising, Nader says "Asleep." But these two aging lions are nothing next to Robert Weissman of the organization Public Citizen, who wants small warnings to pop up on the screen to point out every instance of product placement.
Although there are interesting takes on product placement from the likes of Quentin Tarantino, Brett Ratner and Big Boi, of the rap duo Outkast, it's Matt & Kim, the little known rock group from New York, who have the most salient defense of going into business with advertisers, "I just want everyone to hear our music."
One of the most common, and not at all unfair, complaints about Spurlock's work is that it's too much about himself. But having reached a certain level of fame, putting himself at the center of "POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold," a film about the buying and selling of personality cults, is totally appropriate and effective.


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In my late teens and early twenties I worked at a couple different book-selling chains, and after that I was a regular visitor to, and prodigious buyer at, a number of different bookstores. Throughout those years I remember often voicing a common complaint: "Why are books about Pagan religions shelved next to crystal healing and channeled hidden masters instead of in the religion section where they belong." I felt, as many others did, that it created a two-tiered hierarchy: "real" religions like Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, and those religions relegated to what was once known as the "occult" section. Now, my complaint has seemingly been answered, as Elysia Gallo at Llewellyn explains in her excellent run-down of the Book Industry Study Group's (BISG) new BISAC Subject Headings List.
"Obviously much has changed in American society at large. These are recognized religions in the eyes of the IRS. They are religions in the eyes of the US Army Chaplain's Handbook, and, since 2007, the Veteran's Administration. These are religions in the eyes of the Parliament of the World's Religions. Pagans are taking an increasingly larger role in interfaith efforts, working at legitimizing our various paths or religions even if we continue to operate as decentralized, individual groups with no organizing body or imposed tenets, tithes, institutions, hierarchy, or dogma.
So here's the news – Wicca, in the eyes of the book selling industry, is now a religion. It crossed over from OCC026000 Body, Mind & Spirit / Wicca and Witchcraft, to two separate BISAC codes. One remains in the occult section – OCC026000 is now simply Body, Mind & Spirit / Witchcraft. But Wicca itself is now REL118000, or Religion / Wicca. […] there's more. The BISAC code that used to be OCC036020 Body, Mind & Spirit / Spirituality / Paganism & Neo-Paganism (a relatively recent addition on its own) is also now listed in Religion, as REL117000, or Religion / Paganism & Neo-Paganism."
I have often pointed at links here at The Wild Hunt and told you to go read the whole thing. This time, let me emphasize, Elysia Gallo is the first person in the Pagan community to write about this development, and you really should take the time to give her work its due and go read her entire post before continuing on here. She has an insider's understanding of these developments, and no one should move forward in commenting on this matter without hearing what she has to say.
This is clearly a momentous decision, one that, as Pagan scholar Chas Clifton points out, comes after the Library of Congress moved books on Wicca out of "Abnormal Psychology" and into "Other Beliefs and Movements" back in 2007.
"In 2007, the news was that books on Wicca were re-categorized by the Library of Congress from BF (psychology, abnormal) to BP 600, a sort of catch-all for "other beliefs and movements." A new Dewey Decimal number was assigned as well, for libraries using that system."
So the occult section (hence the "OCC" prefix code), which in time became known as the "New Age" section, and finally, the "Mind, Body, Spirit" section, will soon see an exodus of Wiccan and Pagan books to the religion section. For most of us who still visit brick-and-mortar stores that most likely means your local Barnes & Noble (or possibly Books-A-Million) will soon be seeing some changes. How quickly these changes will happen remains to be seen, and it may take some time as stock rotates in and out of the stores. In addition, Elysia points out some sticky problems with the new codes moving forward into this new era.
"Let's not even stop to think about what a headache it will be for me to decide whether any given book should go into the occult "Witchcraft" end of things or the religious "Wicca" end of things. Sometimes this distinction is made crystal clear by its author or its content, but much more often it's a very blurry line. […] There is still no code anywhere for Druidry (we usually use Body, Mind & Spirit / Spirituality / Celtic) and no code for Heathenry or Asatru, which will just be lumped together with Paganism. These things might not matter much to book buyers, but they matter to the end consumer."
Elysia also wonders if some Pagans will balk at their books being put in the religion section, but I think her most salient concern will be the effect religion-section buyers might have on the range and quality of selections. What if the buyer knows nothing about Paganism? What if they are actively hostile to Wicca and Paganism? These aren't unheard-of scenarios. Additionally, simple economics might push Pagan titles out of stores in favor of religions with more buying power.
"If the Religion buyer has only X amount of budgeted dollars to spend across their entire category, they will choose to spend it on mainstream religions, because hey, there are simply more of them, and more potential for greater revenue. It's a business, folks. And yes, I can see how that could be potentially disastrous for book sales. If we were pushed out of the chain stores, we'd still have independent metaphysical shops to fall back on, but not everyone has access to one and they operate on very limited budgets, meaning we simply wouldn't be selling enough books to survive. Amazon and ebooks would become our main lifeline if chain bookstores stopped buying our books."
So my teenage (and twenty-something) dreams have come true, but the victory could turn out to be Pyrrhic in nature. Pagan religions take another step towards being normalized, but at the potential cost of us seeing even fewer Pagan books in physical book stories. The destabilizing effects of Amazon and the growing ebook market (currently around 22% of the book market) mean that the future of Pagan publishing is only going to become more uncertain. Still, even with the circumstances, this is an important moment in our history, one that could have far-reaching ramifications.

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STS-120 crew in practice countdown
ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli and his fellow STS-120 crewmembers have taken part in a practice countdown at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, ahead of their mission to the International Space Station due for launch later this month.
The practice countdown, or Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), is considered a key training exercise for the astronauts and for the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) launch team. The exercise gives engineers an opportunity to run through the preparations leading up to a Shuttle launch. It also serves as a launch-day dress rehearsal for the astronauts.
As part of the training at KSC the crew are familiarised with the M-113 armoured personel carrier which is used to evacuate the crew from the launch pad in the case of fire. Later in the TCDT the crew donned their orange partial-pressure suits and entered Space Shuttle Discovery for a simulation of the launch countdown.
As well as exchanging a member of the Station's permanent crew, and the challenging operation of repositioning a set of solar arrays, the STS-120 crew is responsible for the safe delivery of the Italian-built Node 2 connecting module - an important step in the continued construction of the International Space Station.
The arrival of the cylindrical Node 2 module, which will be attached to the end of US Destiny laboratory, paves the way for the addition of the European Columbus laboratory and the Japanese Kibo laboratory.
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Developers are now increasingly porting iPhone apps to the Android platform. The differences in platform are many, and the principles and elements that work well for the iPhone don't work as well on Android platforms.
With iOS, from the moment you start designing an app, you know how Apple wants you to build it. The design plans are exhaustive and accessible. Unfortunately, there is no comparable resource for Android that gives consideration to asset creation or creative direction.
In the Android world, we need to define a boundary between buttons and icons and reassess what needs to be designed versus what is better left programmed and it's important to remain open-minded, patient, and exploratory. Android is a curious frontier and while there are definitely rules and standards, they are not always obvious.
There are only a limited handful of resolutions and sizes within the iOS landscape, but within Android, the number of different devices means that form factors vary significantly. Designing an app that looks good across the spectrum of Android devices is no small task, but it is not impossible. Platform fragmentation on Android is indeed a threat, but a lot of the alarmist noise about the issue is really coming from designers who are intimidated by the operating system and the lack of design guidelines.
Borne out of its own struggles developing and designing for the Android platform, our company set out to address this need by creating a set of Android Design Guidelines. The final document is an exhaustively researched resource that sheds light on making apps work from device to device. Since publishing the original, we've added a supplement that addresses the recent Honeycomb releases.
This article summarizes key portions the guidelines and is intended to help developers and designers size Android assets for optimal resolution.
General Resolution
Ninety percent of Android design woes stem from accommodating multiple device resolutions and screen sizes. Due to the widely varying array of devices, it is difficult to pinpoint a specific pixel resolution. With this in mind, Android has developed four generalized resolutions and four generalized densities for thinking about device screens.
There are four generalized screen sizes:
- Small (2-3 inches)
- Normal (3-5 inches)
- Large (4-7 inches)
- X-Large (7-10 inches) Tablets only
And four generalized resolutions:
- LDPI (100-120 dpi)
- MDPI (120-160 dpi)
- HDPI (160-240 dpi)
- XHDPI (240-320 dpi)
These are represented visually in Figure 1.
These numbers should enter into your choice of:
- What your buttons look like
- What sort of gradients you use
- How complex your icons are
- What sort of backgrounds you make.
When creating wireframes for an Android app, it is probably wise to work your layout into multiple sizes to make sure that your application will work across as many platforms as possible. Obviously, this will make for a longer project, but due diligence will make for a better application. It may not always be the best course to base your design exclusively on the top devices, depending on who your audience is.
You have two choices: Keep the design simple and squeaky clean (for example, don't use gradients). Or employ a fancy background, and thus be prepared to make custom assets for each of the various resolutions and screen sizes. The variants you'll need to take care of are shown in Table 1.
|Low Density (129), ldip
|Medium Density (160), mdpi
|High Density (240), hdpi
|Extra High Density (320), xhdpi
|Small Screen
|QVGA (240x320)
|Normal Screen
|WQVGA400 (240x400)
WQVGA432 (240x432)
|HVGA (320x480)
|WVGA800 (480x800)
|Large Screen
|WVGA800* (480x800)
|WVGA854* (480x854)
|Extra Large Screen
|1536x1152, 1920x1152,
|2048x1536, 2560x1536,
*For the most part, screen sizes and densities correlate.
The bottom line is: When designing for Android, not taking the complexity of density and screen size into consideration will make the project more difficult.
UI Elements
Google has been vague with its sizing rules for UI elements, but considering the densities and screen sizes, a set of loose guideline can be helpful. The following measurements and resolutions come from having measured the navigation elements of a numerous screenshots of top-selling apps. They provide a guideline for preparing icons, tab bars, options menus and context menus.
Android is fairly rigid about icon creation. Due to the range of screen sizes and densities, it's necessary to design different sets of icons. Also, because most buttons need to be draw9patched, it is important to consider an icon as a separate asset from the button itself. Table 2 shows the icon sizes for different kinds of icons displayed at different screen densities.
|Icon Type
|Standard Asset Sizes (in Pixels) for Generalized Screen Densities
|Low Density Screen (ldpi)
|Medium Density Screen (mdpi)
|High Density Screen (hdpi)
|Status Bar
(Android 2.3 and later)
|12w x 19h
(preferred, width may vary)
|16w x 25h
(preferred, width may vary)
|24w x 38h
(preferred, width may vary)
|Status Bar
(Android 2.2 and below)
|List View
Let's examine the various icon categories in more detail.
Launcher Icons
Android icons can be any shape because they sit within a square bounding box. (Figure 2 shows some typical examples.) The reason that Android icons can be practically any shape has to do with the fact that they fall on a grid. The box for square icons is smaller than for other icons. This was done to establish a consistent visual weight across the two types.
For each icon, there are bounding boxes for the full asset (red, in the following diagram), a smaller one for the actual icon (blue), and a smaller one yet (orange), which is the recommended size. To see how these look at the various densities, examine Figure 3.
The actual icon dimensions for the various bounding boxes are shown in Table 3.
|Launcher icon dimensions for
high-density (hdpi) screens:
|Launcher icon dimensions for
medium-density (mdpi) screens:
|Launcher icon dimensions for
low-density (ldpi) screens:
|Full asset with bounding box:
72 x 72 pixels
|Full asset with bounding box:
48 x 48 pixels
|Full asset with bounding box:
36 x 36 pixels
|Icon: 60 x 60 pixels
|Icon: 40 x 40 pixels
|Icon: 30 x 30 pixels
|Square Icon: 56 x 56 pixels
|Square Icon: 38 x 38 pixels
|Square Icon: 28 x 28 pixels
Menu Icons
The menu icons (Figure 4) are used in the option menu, accessible by pushing the menu button. Since the icon will need to be draw9patched, it should be saved as a transparent PNG file.
The recommended sizes for these icons is shown in Table 4.
|Menu icon dimensions for
high-density (hdpi) screens:
|Menu icon dimensions for
medium-density (mdpi) screens:
|Menu icon dimensions for
low-density (ldpi) screens:
|Full asset: 72 x 72 pixels
|Full asset: 48 x 48 pixels
|Full asset: 36 x 36 pixels
|Icon: 48 x 48pixels
|Icon: 32 x 32 pixels
|Icon: 24 x 24 pixels
|Square Icon: 30 x 30 pixels
|Square Icon: 38 x 38 pixels
|Square Icon: 22 x 22 pixels


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15 January 2013 | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau
Dr John Hurrell – The new senior executive VP of Seegene
Singapore: Seegene, a leading developer of multiplex molecular technologies and multiplex molecular diagnostic tests, announced the appointment of Dr John G Hurrell as its senior executive vice president.
In this position, Dr Hurrell will run Seegene's B2B business unit, which is responsible for global licensing, original equipment manufacturing (OEM) and companion diagnostic deals with global top-tier healthcare players. The unit is also responsible for widening customer base within the clinical laboratory test market.
"We are excited to have Dr Hurrell join Seegene's leadership team," said Dr Jong-Yoon Chun, founder, CTO and CEO of Seegene. "John's distinguished track record of growing companies in the healthcare industry will be an asset as we continue to drive Seegene's growth both organically and through strategic acquisitions."
Most recently, Dr Hurrell was the president and general manager of Focus Diagnostics, a subsidiary of Quest Diagnostics. At Focus, Dr Hurrell led the development and launch of more than 70 molecular tests and successfully gained 510(k) approvals for six products.
Prior to that Dr Hurrell served as VP of business development at Quest Diagnostics. He also held numerous management positions at several healthcare firms, including senior VP and general manager positions at TriPath Oncology, a subsidiary of TriPath Imaging, which was acquired by Becton, Dickinson and Company.


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PHILADELPHIA � For as seamlessly as Seth Curry scored in Duke�s 73-61 defeat of Albany on Friday, his biggest bucket came amid a scrambled situation that could�ve become costly.
Albany had trimmed its game-long deficit to eight points, when the Blue Devils� Quinn Cook missed a jumper with the shot clock close to expiring in these teams� NCAA Tournament opener.
Securing the rebound meant the Great Danes would have a chance to rally closer and perhaps turn up the pressure during the final four minutes at Wells Fargo Center.
�If we got it, it could have changed the game around,� Albany guard Mike Black said. �But we didn�t and that�s a credit to Duke. They made the hustle play.�
Albany�s 5-foot-10 Jacob Iati and Duke�s 6-10 Mason Plumlee pursued the bouncing basketball. Iati said he thought he would grab it, but suddenly Plumlee�s lunging tip knocked the ball to Curry, upright amid the diving bodies.
Curry drove and converted an open layup, part of his 10 field goals and 26 points, delivered on a collection of smooth jumpers and drives.
Duke led 66-56. And Albany�s last gasp had been repelled.
Afterward, on the interview podium, Black and Iati called that the game�s defining sequence. Meanwhile, in the Duke locker room, Cook used �big� and Plumlee �huge� as descriptors.
�We need guys who are engaged,� Plumlee said, commending Curry�s alertness. �We can�t have guys going back early on defense. We can�t have guys leaking out on offense. We need more plays like that if we�re going to win games.
�If you just get after it, sometimes the aggressor comes out with it. So you�ve just got to make sure you�re putting yourself in those positions.�


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Evergreen trees are usually the only thing green in our winter landscape. But when plagued by harsh weather or infestation in winter, the trees can be more brown than green.
While this can be an eyesore, it isn't normal and could be a serious problem. But does it mean the tree is dying from the top down? Or is the tree just in need of some TLC?
Four reasons why your evergreen is turning brown
• Winter weather - Evergreen roots rely on water stored in tree needles once the ground freezes. Winter drains the tree's water supply quickly, causing dryness and brown needles.
"The length of winter is what really causes them to dry out," said Gail Nozal, assistant district manager of S&S Tree and Horticulture Specialists based out of South St. Paul. "Water the trees as late as you can into the fall so that trees have a good moisture supply."
• Sunny days - Needles in direct sunlight turn uniformly brown and is an extra drain on the tree's resources in addition to winter elements.
"When a deciduous tree loses its leaves it basically shuts down - it doesn't transpire anymore," Nozal said. "Whereas evergreens continue to transpire (lose its moisture supply)."
• An infecting intruder - Evergreens attract a few common pests and diseases such as the pine beetle or cytospora canker.
"Pine bark beetles are very opportunistic during droughts," Nozal said. "Once the trees start to dry out, the beetles seek out those trees."
• It's just natural - Evergreens naturally wean out older needles as part of their growing cycle. When higher needles branch out, lower ones blocked from sunlight may die off.
"Trees go into a cycle every two to three years in which they drop their needles," Nozal said. "Evergreens grow at their tips so there is constantly needle loss."
Protective fixes for browning needles
• If the tree is suffering from dehydration try an anti-desiccant - a waxy coating sprayed on plants that helps shield them from moisture loss. Wait for temperatures between 40-50 degrees with no rain expected for 24 hours.
• If the tree is experiencing sunscald wrap bark in burlap to protect them from the elements.
• If the tree is infested with a pest call an arborist for a free consultation. In many cases an arborist can help your tree by either using an insecticide or pruning.
• If it's just natural ask your arborist if it's safe to prune brown branches for a better appearance.
If your evergreen is infected with cytospora canker, you may be wondering what that exactly means. According to the Davey Institute, the disease is predominantly found in blue spruce, Norway spruce, hemlock, red cedar, fir and white pine. The infection starts on the lower limbs and gradually works up the tree limb by limb. The disease itself is caused by a fungus, cytospora kunzei - a weak parasite that primarily attacks weakened trees. Drought, low fertility, mechanical injury, insect feeding or poor soil conditions make trees susceptible to Cytospora canker. There is no known cure for cytospora canker. If infected, good tree health will slow the disease's progress. During periods of drought, provide supplemental watering for landscaped trees. Remove infected branches, but be sure to sterilize pruning tools between cuts.


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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday proposed two alternative reforms to money-market funds.
First, to require that all institutional prime money-market funds operate with a floating net asset value (NAV). Second, to employ a "fees-and-gates" approach in which a nongovernment money fund imposes a 2% liquidity fee if the fund's weekly liquid assets fall below 15% of its total assets.
SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White said that the two reforms could be adopted separately or combined into a single reform package. "The two alternative approaches in today's proposal target the common goal of reducing the incentive to redeem in times of stress, albeit in different ways," White said.
Since the financial crisis of 2008 highlighted the susceptibility of money-market funds to runs, White said in her remarks that the commission staff has spent "literally years studying different reform alternatives and performing extensive economic analysis in arriving at these recommendations."
These proposals, she said, "are important in and of themselves and because they advance the public debate that will shape the final rules to address one of the most prominent events arising from the financial crisis."
As White explained, the floating NAV proposal specifically targets the funds where the problems during the financial crisis occurred: institutional, prime money-market funds.
While the proposal exempts retail and government money funds from a floating NAV, White said that the SEC wants to hear from commenters not only on the impact of targeting the floating NAV reform to institutional prime funds, but also on whether government and retail funds should operate with a floating NAV, and whether the proposal would effectively differentiate retail funds from institutional funds by imposing a $1 million redemption limit.
Jack Murphy of the law firm Dechert noted that the SEC proposal to define retail funds by reference to whether or not a fund has placed a $1 million limit on redemptions "is an interesting way to go about trying to distinguish between retail and institutional funds." Of course, he said, "the devil will be in the details, as many funds have their shares held in street-name accounts by intermediaries, which could complicate the process of making sure that the limit is adhered to."
White said the floating NAV reform proposal was important for three reasons:
- First, by eliminating the ability of early redeemers to receive $1 a share—even when the fund has experienced a loss and its shares are worth somewhat less—this proposal should reduce incentives for shareholders to redeem from institutional prime money-market funds in times of stress;
- Second, the proposal increases transparency and highlights investment risk because shareholders would experience price changes as an institutional prime money-market fund's value fluctuates; and
- Third, the proposal is targeted, by focusing reform on the segment of the market that experienced the run in the financial crisis.
Murphy of Dechert noted that the floating NAV, which requires that prices be rounded to the nearest basis point, "would be much more stringent than the standard to which other non-money-market funds historically have been held." In addition to possible operational issues that would have to be addressed, he said, "it does seem a bit incongruous that money-market funds, which are safer than other types of funds, would be held to higher standard of care than other funds."
The fees-and-gates approach, meanwhile, would "directly counter potentially harmful redemption behavior during times of stress," White said.
Under this alternative, nongovernment money funds would be required to impose a 2% liquidity fee if the fund's level of weekly liquid assets fell below 15% of its total assets, unless the fund's board determined that it was not in the best interest of the fund.
That determination would be subject to the board's fiduciary duty, White said, "and we believe it would be a high hurdle. After falling below the 15% weekly liquid assets threshold, the fund's board would also be able to temporarily suspend redemptions in the fund for up to 30 days—or 'gate' the fund."
White said the fees-and-gates approach has the potential to enhance current money fund rules by:
- more equitably allocating liquidity risk by assigning liquidity costs in times of stress (when liquidity is expensive) to redeeming shareholders—the ones who create the liquidity costs and disruption;
- providing new tools to allow funds to better manage redemptions in times of stress, and thereby potentially prevent harmful contagion effects on investors, other funds and the broader markets. If the beginning of a run or significantly heightened redemptions occur, they would no longer continue unchecked, potentially spiraling into a crisis. The imposition of liquidity fees or gates would be an available tool to directly counteract a run; and
- Targeting, focusing the potential limitations on a money-market fund investor's experience to times of stress when unfettered liquidity can have real costs.
White also pointed out that the proposal contains a number of other significant changes—tightening diversification requirements, enhancing disclosure requirements, strengthening stress testing and improving reporting on both money-market funds and unregistered liquidity funds that could serve as alternatives to money-market funds for some investors.
The Investment Company Institute released a statement Wednesday noting that it appreciated the "extensive research" the SEC has undertaken on money-market fund reforms, and that the SEC "has the regulatory expertise to address the vital issues involved."
ICI said that it is "particularly pleased that the commission recognized the effectiveness of liquidity fees and gates in addressing risks that might arise in a widespread crisis. We also welcome the inclusion of fees and gates as a standalone option in the proposal."
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He guided the USA, with Landon Donovan and DaMarcus Beasley, to fourth place at the 1999 U-17 World Cup. As U-17 national team coach for seven years, a span that included the launch of the Bradenton residency program, Ellinger also coached the likes of Freddy Adu, Bobby Convey and Eddie Johnson.
But Ellinger believes the United States can produce exceptional players at a more impressive rate. And after a three-year stint as an MLS coach, Ellinger has returned to the youth game to help make that happen.
Ellinger has been hired by U.S. Youth Soccer as Technical Director, a newly created position for the nation's largest youth sports organization, whose membership comprises 3 million players and 300,000 youth coaches.
His responsibilities, as described by USYS, include "all aspects of the association's coaching initiatives, including a renewed focus on player development with consistent themes and coaching education.
"The department will collaborate with technical and coaching education experts at the state and club levels, ensuring that U.S. Youth Soccer maintains the relevancy of its programs and events, and the association's storied player development and identification programs."
Ellinger, 56, arrives at USYS with extensive coaching experience at various levels. After coaching the University of Maryland-Baltimore County for nearly a decade, he served as Director of Coaching for the Columbia (Md.) Soccer Association, where he won two USYS National Championship titles with the Columbia City United boys team.
He coached the Washington Diplomats of the APSL and served as assistant coach with the Columbus Crew during MLS's inaugural 1996 season. As U.S. U-17 coach from 1997 until becoming Real Salt Lake head coach in late 2004, Ellinger ran the Bradenton residency program that was attended by more than 100 players during his tenure.
The first group, which entered Bradenton in 1999, was the most impressive.
"You're talking about some gifted and creative players," Ellinger says of Kyle Beckerman, Beasley, Donovan and Convey. "These are guys who in their early training were exposed to the right kind of environment. They were players who had ideas of how to play that not many other players had."
Ellinger's two-plus seasons as MLS head coach gave him further opportunities to evaluate the quality of the American player.
"The pool of the middle-of-the-road player who can do enough to be successful at that top level for a couple of years has gotten much deeper," he says. "But it's the players who can come into the league the first year, be starters, have an impact - we have to do a better job of developing those players."
Ellinger believes youth coaching has improved immensely, thanks to U.S. Soccer, USYS and NSCAA coaching education programs.
"So players are getting better coaching," he says, "but are these coaches the ones who get them at the younger age levels? That's always a concern."
USYS collaborates with the USSF on coaching courses and advocates competition guidelines for its 55 state associations, but the recommendations on crucial aspects of player development aren't always followed at the grassroots levels.
"The hardest word to spell in youth sports is probably 'mandate,'" says Ellinger. "You throw out there what states and leagues should be doing at certain ages - age-specific priorities - and hope most states, most leagues and most clubs follow those kinds of notions."
Ellinger will be evaluating how states run their competitions, coaching education and Olympic Development Programs.
"We'll try to reinforce what's going on in states that are following the recommendations put forth by U.S. Soccer and U.S. Youth Soccer," he says, "and looking at those states that aren't and saying, 'How can we get this information to your coaches in a way that's positive and effective?'"
USYS believes with Ellinger's leadership it can improve the experiences of recreational and elite players - and truly special players will come out of the youth ranks more frequently.
"As players go through various age groups, they should be allowed the creativity and the ability to not worry about making mistakes," he said. "They need to be allowed to get forward, take some risks, and make decisions in all three areas of the field."
(This article originally appeared in the December 2007 issue of Soccer America magazine.)


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Republicans crying in their beer would do well to remember the GOP liked government before they hated it. Given the results of the November election, it might be time to start liking the public sector once again.
Traditionally, the private and public sectors operated in balance, with corporate brass looking out for their shareholders and the regulatory arm of government looking out for the public interest. Despite inevitable conflicts, the system worked well as long when the playing field was contained within our borders. These days, things have changed. Most larger corporations and financial institutions making up the private sector are global (transnational) while the public sector remains domestic. Most of us accept — if not applaud — the global economy, but almost nobody in America would support the concept of a parallel world government. Yet, like it or not, our country is rapidly heading in that direction as it devolves into a member-state of a newly emerging matrix built around global trade.
Unfortunately, the stripping away of US sovereignty is not simply an unintended consequence of increased foreign trade. Instead, it is a highly active campaign being orchestrated and funded by transnational interests operating under the mantle of free trade and lasses faire capitalism. Ironically, many of these wealthy players cover their sedition by wrapping themselves in the American flag and passing themselves off as the illuminati of individual freedom. However, their objectives are conspiratorial, purely economic, and have nothing to do with patriotism or philosophy. It's all about power and money.
Some of the objectives these moguls hope to attain were clearly reflected, if not honestly presented, in the GOP's platform. You'll recognize them. The first is to defund and suppress the power of government in Washington so as to paralyze its capacity to exert regulatory control over commerce. The second is to privatize lucrative public assets such as Social Security and move them from nonprofit offerings into the Wall Street for-profit column. The third and most troubling will expand the size and role of America's military so it can sustain simultaneous wars on multiple fronts in support of "strategic global interests". This means acquiring access to highly mobile interventional forces that you and I will pay for with our tax dollars under the guise of "defense".
It's a bold plan, one that's gathered steam over the past 20 years, and it's working. In fact, even as GOP politicos lick their wounds from the last election, it continues to work because taxpayers are still holding the bag for two massively expensive middle-east crusades, still stuck with the bill for rampant fiscal abuses and criminal activity by Wall Street, and still writing checks in both blood and treasure to support our ever-expanding industrial-military complex. Meanwhile, America's domestic infrastructure continues to crumble, government services go unfunded, and jobs continue to migrate offshore. As this race to the bottom continues, it's no surprise Main Street is finally waking up to the pain of being subjugated and fleeced by that amorphous "entity" called the global free-market agenda. And, it should shock no one that the middle class is growing weary of being chastised for economic situations they did little to create.
As for taxes, most Americans don't mind paying 'em when they can be confident the money will go for something useful. Increasingly, though, our tax dollars are being co-opted and siphoned off to feed the interests of wealth and power in an empire that extends far beyond our shores. Little wonder there's a taxpayer revolt!
If the Republican Party truly wants to turn things around in 2016, why not consider asking Main Street America what we want from our public commons rather than chastising us and cramming neocon econo-speak down our throat? Then, if business-minded conservatives actually have the superior administrative prowess they claim to possess, why not apply it to administering public-sector government more creatively and efficiently than the Democrats have done. Isn't that the way it used to be before Republicans adopted their current "no-can-do" attitude toward public administration and the American People?
Doubling down on trickle down will be a fatal mistake. If the GOP wishes to remain relevant, they have a lot of thinking to do — and perhaps a little "explaining" to do, as well!
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Our friend who is yet to get his TLA (three letter acronym) lets call him jon, has just sent me this picture from his place in Italy. Apparently he was standing by his trout stream (you think that's jammy - he has Boar and Deer too!) wondering weather or not to take up fishing (I know! Some people!) when he saw this one had invited itself to lunch by marooning itself in a shallow pool.
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I've seen this happen. In fact I have caught trout simply by running into shallow riffles - the fish panic and some will swim right out of the water and onto shore. Gotta be quick!
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This Fishie - why, he appears most slack-jawed with astonishmente - he had beene enjoying most relaxedly a gentle reste within a small poole of water, laying about and whistling to himself, when from out of the blue, a large monster did grabbe him and take him away for dinner.
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Titans wide receiver O.J. Murdock was found suffering from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound early this morning, according to Tampa police. He was in his car parked in front of his high school, where he was an all-county and all-state player in 2005. He was transported to the hospital, where he died about an hour ago.
Murdock, out of Fort Hays State, was signed as an undrafted free agent by Tennessee last summer, and missed the entire 2011 season with an Achilles injury. He had yet to appear at training camp due to "personal reasons," though coach Mike Munchak said yesterday there was a good chance he would report today.
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PITTSBURGH -- For the second consecutive night -- and fourth out of the last five games -- the Pirates were without second baseman Neil Walker (back tightness).
Walker has been bothered by the back issue since the tail end of a 10-game road trip that concluded in Arizona over the weekend. Even when the second baseman started on Tuesday, he was pulled after seven innings when he re-aggravated his back.
Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said Walker felt better and possibly would take some swings in the batting cage before Thursday night's series finale against the Marlins. Walker will continue to receive treatment on his back, and when he is reinserted into the Bucs' lineup, Hurdle doesn't want it to come with any other complications.
"There was some improvement," Hurdle said. "I'm trusting the people I talk to, and I'm trusting Neil. What he felt was real the first time back, and seemed to me maybe too quick. I'm going to give him more time, so the next time we plug him in, we can keep him there."
Walker's absence and that of Andrew McCutchen (fractured rib), left Hurdle with just three position players off the bench for the second night in a row.
McCutchen, who got hurt on a swing Sunday against the D-backs, remains off the disabled list -- at least for now. Hurdle reiterated the team's initial stance that the reigning National League MVP could be healthy enough to play sometime in the next two weeks.
"He's gotten better, and he's adding more to his return to recovery routine," Hurdle said. "It's still wait and see. There's a chance [he could avoid the DL]."
However, the Pirates are going to have to make a roster move when they activate Pedro Alvarez from the bereavement list, which could happen soon. Hurdle said nothing is "cement," but there is a chance the third baseman could be at PNC Park on Thursday night and be activated on Friday.


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Dr. Mirvis is the Editor-in-Chief of this journal and a Professor of Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging Department, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
For eight years of my career I was the quality improvement officer for my department. In those days, now about 10 years ago, that job consisted of gathering data on a few technical parameters like X-ray retakes, time to deliver finalized reports and identifying major complications resulting from misinterpretation or interventional "misadventures." I also ran the monthly departmental QA meeting and tracked the missed cases on a nice spread sheet. Attendance at these meetings was sparse to say the least, but I could always count on my own section to present a fair number of screw-ups. My other major task was to help prepare the radiologists for the Joint Commission visit and present to the surveyors and accompany them as they strolled through the department with their white gloves. Fortunately, most of the faculty disappeared into thin air during that period so at least I had little worry that any of them could "sink" the department in one stroke by not being appropriately knowledgeable about the location of the nearest fire extinguisher. No one ever asked to see my large binders of data collected for the three years since the last survey. It was rare that something constructive was ever done with that data, though not from lack of trying. There was just not that much emphasis on measuring and reacting to quality parameters. On the whole, I was dubious and cynical about the value of the activity—not a good bias for someone in my position.
Wow, how things have changed since then. Quality performance measurement and process improvement are now front and center in our practice. Every day, one encounters some activity in the pursuit of bettering how we assess and improve our department's performance. A year ago, the department implemented the American College of Radiology (ACR)-compliant physician peer review program. This is part of the Commissure/RadWhere system (Nuance Healthcare, Burlington, MA) and it selects a prior study with another radiologist's interpretation for every tenth case to look for discrepant opinions. Major discrepancies are reviewed at a monthly department-wide QA meeting. This gives us an ongoing metric of how the department is doing relative to current national radiology standards.
Each resident and new faculty member must complete a quality project that is well-focused on a relatively unique process used in a given area. One such project, now in development, is a surgical follow-up tracker embedded in the picture archiving and communications system to automatically obtain operative results to compare with preoperative imaging interpretations. Not only do these projects help our department measure performance and find opportunities for improvement, but they also give the resident/faculty a sense of the value of the entire QA process. One of our staff is even reviewing how quality improvement research should, in some cases, be vetted through the institutional review board when there are ethical or legal implications of the work. This is a quality assessment of how we do quality assessment.
Perhaps the best change that has come about is that the information we obtain directly affects how we practice. For instance, we identified a problem in achieving intravenous access for some patients and foregoing CT intravenous contrast enhancement, which was indicated. We also had a higher rate of contrast extravasations for peripheral line injections than expected. These observations led to the adoption of central lines approved for power-injection. The process of making the switch was laborious and somewhat complex given the many groups invested in the change, but ultimately it proved to be a very satisfactory solution.
In another example, we observed a delay in notification of emergency medicine physicians about suspected pneumonia diagnosed on ED chest radiographs. Appropriate changes were made to ensure immediate direct communication between the interpreting radiologist and the primary physician. At the Veterans Administration Radiology Department, which is part of our practice, there is constant research to measure a variety of factors impacting the reading environment and how modifications of that environment can improve accuracy and speed of dictation. The entire chain of activities that occur from study acquisition to the final report has been measured and this has helped to streamline the processes. In the University of Maryland Department of Radiology, we assess unread/unsignedreports on a daily basis, if not more frequently, resulting in practice modifications that have reduced these delays from a backed up river to just a trickle.
As a result of these activities and many more, the department is a much tighter ship with a higher level of performance across these and numerous other quality parameters. We can demonstrate the quality of our service and our product—the interpretation of imagesand timely availability of that interpretation. Alas, we still get poor turnouts for the monthly "confessions" conference, another great potential source of identifying ways we can do better, but things are improving. As a card-carrying "Doubting Thomas" of the quality improvement process, I have finally seen beyond my skepticism and recognized the great value it provides. I urge the rest of you doubters to get on board and figure out how to do it better. It's an ongoing activity because you never reach perfection; you just strive for it.
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A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds fire and life safety programs in Delaware offer a strategic, comprehensive and coordinated approach to fire prevention.
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"Close to 90 percent of fire departments in the U.S. conduct fire and life safety programs, yet little is known about the factors that influence their success and sustainability," said lead study author Shannon Frattaroli, PhD, MPH, an assistant professor with the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy, part of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. "By examining the culture and context of a specific state's program and sharing what we learn, we hope to help other states improve their own fire and life safety services."
Using the case study method, the researchers collected data from in-person key informant interviews, direct observation of fire prevention events, and relevant documents such as programmatic materials. Key informants included members of the Delaware Volunteer Firemen's Association (DVFA), local fire chiefs, and representatives from the State's Fire Marshal's Office.
"Of the characteristics that emerged about the Delaware fire service's approach to prevention, a sense of community was perhaps the strongest theme," said Andrea Gielen, ScD, a co-author of the study and the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy. Many of those interviewed reported their involvement with Delaware's various communities as essential to the effectiveness of their work. "We learned that partnerships with schools, the media and local business are integral to expanding the reach of fire safety and prevention programs throughout the state. This finding is of particular importance given the impact of the nation's economic woes on fire service budgets."
The researchers also examined the extent to which Delaware fire service professionals are engaged in policy advocacy efforts, such as hosting legislative appreciation events. "With several promising fire prevention policy initiatives gaining momentum, including efforts to expand residential sprinkler requirements, it's important to consider how the fire service can work with public health professionals to advance such policy efforts," stated Frattaroli. "I firmly believe these efforts could benefit from greater coordination between public health and fire service advocates. Public health professionals should consider the steps necessary to advance this approach."
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The community gathered to send a message to the landlord and the Buildings Department that we are tired of the foot dragging and living in fear of another more deadly collapse at this site.
Because of their negligence and building collapse, our Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps adjacent to it can not operate and may be closed. And, after extensive renovations, it had become the new home of the Woodhaven Senior Citizen Center.
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As I watched the Academy Awards television show this weekend, as I know many of you did as well, there was a thread of positivity in the fact that many award winners thanked their mothers and fathers.
With much affection they paid tribute to their parents for their nurturing love that contributed to their success. It made me think of my parents and all parents and how they influence their children into their adulthood and what they become. So, pause to thank your parents personally or spiritually for they made you the unique person you are.
As I always have stated, our weather is so important to our state of mind. When it is warm with bright sunshine, as it has been, it gives a lift to your spirits. So as the weather warms, we look forward to spring - only 17 days to go – and the change to daylight savings time this Sunday, March 9. Don't forget to change your clocks forward.
In line with our homes, mortgage fraud con artists, are also criminals. They take advantage of economically disadvantaged elderly homeowners, for they will file fake deeds and take their homes. Now you can check on your property to make sure no one is attempting to steal your home. You can sign up by email, text message or mail alerts by calling 311.
Remember our little street tree that was in Forest Parkway Plaza, after it was planted in place of a Christmas tree in error? Now we have our Christmas tree planted there, and our little street tree was moved in front of 86-15 Forest Parkway. This is the lucky house and not far away from where it was.
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• Computer Safety Tips for Seniors - Sponsored by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley on March 11, at 2:30 p.m. at theWoodhaven Library downstairs meeting hall.
• Queens Distance Runners - Five-miler at Forest Park on Sunday, March 9, at 10 a.m. You can register on queensdistancerunners.org.
The WBID still has benches available, please call the WBID Office at (718) 805-0202 or (718) 805-0760.
Mark your calendars for Saturday April 12, for our WBID Spring Promotion with music and clowns from 1 to 4 p.m. along the avenue and free pictures with the Easter Bunny in Forest Parkway Plaza. Also, look for our WBID staff members with their WBID hats distributing free quarters on our Woodhaven's Jamaica Avenue to parking cars thanking them for shopping here by paying for their first 15 minutes.
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After all the shocks and spills of the opening week, top seed Serena Williams remained impregnable as she unleashed her full arsenal to move almost effortlessly into the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday.
A crushing 6-2, 6-0 win over Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm offered a reminder that while her closest rivals in the women's game are often vulnerable to upsets, she is an immovable object at the top of the tree. With main rivals Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka departing in the second round, Williams spoke optimistically of a new generation coming through.
The fact the she was playing a 42-year-old, perhaps told a different story. "I feel like this might be the beginning of maybe the future," she said. "Eventually there's going to have to be a shift of players."
Williams, considered an old-stager herself despite being 11 years younger than her opponent, never allowed Date-Krumm to gain a foothold in the match, crunching winners and firing down eight aces with her usual high levels of aggression.
The fact that the Japanese had got this far was a testament to her wiles, but without the weapons to threaten arguably the greatest athlete the women's game has ever seen, she came up well short of turning the match into a contest.
The 84th-ranked Date-Krumm originally retired two years before Williams set foot on the Wimbledon grass for the first time, but is currently enjoying a late bloom in her career having returned to the court in 2008 after a 12-year break.
The spirit that helped her reach a Wimbledon semi-final in 1996 is there but the raw power now required to make an impression against the likes of Williams is missing.
The pedestrian Date-Krumm serve seemed to belong to a different era and was ruthlessly dispatched as Williams took the first set in 35 minutes, breaking three times. The second set was an exercise in brutality as Williams wrapped up the match without dropping another game to extend her winning streak 34.
Maiden appearance
The top seed had been made to wait before getting under way. She was scheduled third on Court One, but when the two men's matches that came before dragged on she was switched to Centre for a maiden appearance under the roof lights. She complained that maybe Wimbledon's tradition of having two men's matches on the showpiece arenas was unfair.
"Well, it's their policy," she said. "I'm always fighting for the ladies. Maybe one day we'll get two matches and the men will get one match, and maybe they'll be able to switch back and forth hopefully."
The fans may disagree. The two men's matches on Court One on Saturday produced more than six hours of entertainment, while Williams's brief appearance lasted 61 minutes. Williams, chasing a sixth Wimbledon title and 17th grand slam overall, will face Germany's 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round.
"I feel like she's serving massive," she said. "I feel like she plays some of her best tennis on grass. She always pulls off an upset. It will be a really tough match for me. I have to get serious to play it."


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. –Volleyball is coming off of one of their best performances of the year, stunning Memphis in a five set thriller. Now, the Tigers hope to carry their momentum into their four game OVC home stand.
Tuesday night in Memphis, things looked bleak for Tennessee State as the team headed to the locker room down 2-0, without taking the lead at any point in the first two sets of the match. Just 15 minutes and a water break later the tide had turned.
Coach Kathy Roulhac and her team came out with a charge winning the following two sets, 27-25, 26-24, to even the match at two sets apiece.
TSU completed in the rally in the fifth frame closing out Memphis 15-12.
Junior outside hitter Naomi Wells paced the Tigers with 17 kills and 19 digs for her seventh double-double of the season and her second in a row. The Huntsville, Ala. native leads the Tigers in both kills 224 kills and a 3.67 kills per set average.
Wells pairs with senior setter Erika Moss to propel the Tigers dynamic attack. Moss' name is littered throughout the Tennessee State record books when it comes to assists holding the career mark as well as holding two of the top assists seasons in school history.
The Tennessee State block has come on as of late with junior middle blocker Sherryce Butler leading the charge. In Tuesday's win, Butler posted ten block assists to go along with 12 kills. The Lexington, Ky. native has totaled 46 total blocks on the season.
On Friday night, the Tigers will welcome western division foe, UT Martin (8-14, 2-4), for the annual Dig Pink Game. The Skyhawks come in to the matchup on a three game skid dropping matches to Tennessee Tech, Murray State and Austin Peay.
Freshman Madison Wessling racked up a game high to lead the team last time out in a 3-0 loss to Austin Peay.
The Skyhawks are led by junior outside hitter Emily Keaton, who has posted a team high 236 kills on the year. UT Martin as a team ranks fourth in kills per match, averaging 12.36 kills each contest.
TSU will return to action the following day for an afternoon contest with Southeast Missouri State (10-11, 3-3). The Redhawks come in to weekend play riding a two game win streak dropping Murray State, 3-0, over the weekend following the performance with a five set win over A10 foe Saint Louis.
The story of the year for Southeast has been their effort on the block and that continued Tuesday night against the Bilikens, with the Redhawks rejecting the A10 team 18 times, with six solo blocks. Sophomore transfer Taylor Masterson had 10 block assists, two block solos for 12 total blocks to lead the charge. Junior Kelsey Keeve picked up seven blocks of her own with six block assists.
On the year the Redhawks are the best team in the conference in terms of blocks per game, with 2.52 per set. Southeast's average is nearly a half of block more than Morehead State (2.03) which ranks second in the OVC. Masterson combined with senior Emily Coon rank within the OVC's top ten in blocks per set, with Masterson ranking first (1.16) and Coon ranking fifth (0.95).
The Tigers will continue OVC play on Tuesday when they play host to east division rival Tennessee Tech. Tuesday's match will be played at nearby Pearl-Cohn High School, with first serve slated for 6 p.m.


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Project Funded by Ohio's Bridge Partnership Program
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(Thursday, August 21, 2014)
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 11 and the Columbiana County Engineer are
seeking comments on a bridge replacement project on Hull Road (Township Road 848) as part of the Ohio Bridge Partnership Program.
The Program, investing $120 million over the next three years throughout the state to repair and replace more than 200 county and city-owned bridges, was made available by Ohio's successful efforts to overhaul highway funding, including reduced overhead costs and improved efficiencies at ODOT. ODOT worked with local officials to identify bridges for repair or replacement. Bridges were selected based on a variety of factors, including safety and importance to local job creation.
This existing bridge carries Hull Road over Nancy Run just west of Foundry Hill Road. Traffic may be detoured during portions of construction which is anticipated for 2016. Minor new right of way will be required to complete the project.
ODOT is seeking comments from the public about the social, environmental, and economic impacts of these proposed projects. Environmental impacts include those associated with historical archeological or architectural resources, ecological resources, hazardous materials, and/or any general concerns regarding the projects.
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Sometimes you get by with a little help from the other team.
At the 8:44 mark of the first half Jackson State scored a goal for the Lipscomb Lady Bisons, the only goal scored in the game.
The 1-0 win on a muggy Sunday afternoon at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex evened the Lady Bisons record at 2-2. Jacksonville State slipped to 1-1.
"In the past we have found ways to lose games like this," Lady Bisons coach Jon Ireland said. "Our goal was to get back to 2-2. I wish we would have played better at times, but we will take it.
"We are struggling offensively. We are going to spend a lot of time on the offense this week."
Katie Wood led the Lady Bisons with four shots including one shot on goal. Danielle Bethke led the team with two shots on goal.
Lady Bisons goalkeeper Erin Zerio only had to make one save on the way to the shutout, her first of the season. Jackson State was held to only seven shots overall.
"We got the early goal and we were able to hang on," Ireland said. "Jacksonville State didn't really threaten us too much offensively.
"Erin's mind was in this game. She was focused. She came off the line really well."
Jackson State goalkeeper Allison Lane made five saves. The Lady Bisons had 15 shots with six shots on goal.
"We have Katie, Kelsey Reiman and Kameron Stilwell in the back," Ireland said. "The back three have been playing very well for us. Martika Powe has been playing great in the middle. The last component defensively is for Erin to get more confidence. This was a big game for her.
"We were very organized. That has been the thing about our team this year. This has been the best defensive unit we have had since I have been here."
Ireland had 16 healthy players available, including two goalkeepers. Ireland admits that Sunday afternoon games are going to be a challenge due to the lack of depth on his team.
"We watched some film Saturday," Ireland said. "We talked about Jackson State and what we needed to do based on the scouting reports. We just jogged and stretched. We tried to give them some rest.
"You could see that we were tired. Afternoon games are going to be an issue because of our depth. We are going to put everything we can into our Friday night games and hope to get a good result. On Sundays we will have to find a way to win."
The Lady Bisons play their next four games on the road starting Friday night at 5 at Arkansas State in Jonesboro.
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The Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs's Teaching American History program offers free seminars for downloading. Its podcast page says:
The Teaching American History podcast will provide subscribers with a weekly seminar from a leading history scholar from our extensive audio archive. These seminars are designed to encourage teachers to seriously examine significant events in American history in light of the principles of the American founding, and also to encourage the use of primary source materials in the classroom.Many of the offerings explore the Revolutionary period, and most others look back on that period from other crucial times in U.S. history, such as the Civil War and the Depression. The older recordings are available, for old times' sake, in RealAudio format, too.
There are a couple of things to be aware of before you dive in. These recordings invite a big commitment of time. For example, Hadley Arkes's seminar on "A Reconsideration of the Original Case Against the Bill of Rights" comes in two parts, meaning the two downloads comprise almost three hours of contrarianism.
And that stretch is surpassed by Jeremy Bailey's "Thomas Jefferson and Executive Power" (3:07), Harry V. Jaffa's "The Declaration in American History and World History" (3:14), and Gordon Lloyd's four-part series on the "Constitutional Convention" (6:04). So any one of them offers more than a single commute's worth of listening.
Secondly, these seminars reflect the thinking on part of the American political right. The Ashbrook Center was named after a Republican Representative from Ohio who ran against Richard Nixon in 1972 because he thought that President was too leftist. Its home is Ashland University, which describes itself as "associated with the Brethren Church, where Judeo-Christian values are the foundation of the educational and social environment." Its collective blog is called "No Left Turns."
The Ashbrook Center's Board of Advisors includes the editors of both the Weekly Standard and National Review, and a token female. The podcasts do a little better on gender inclusion, with two female scholars to be heard—out of more than twenty.
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Okay, now I'm discouraged. If there was one place on the planet I thought drilling for oil would not happen, I would have pegged Iceland as the place. This is a country that powers itself on renewable geothermal and hydroelectric power. This is a country that, before all others, set a goal of running all its cars and boats on hydrogen and fuel cells. It's also a country that, historically, has proudly touted its renewable leadership. Just yesterday the tiny island country signed a pack with the United States and Australia to promote geothermal technologies, specifically enhanced or "engineered" geothermal systems. "This international collaborative will bind the U.S., Australia and Iceland to work together to accelerate the development of geothermal energy, bringing this clean, domestic and natural energy to the market in the near-term to confront the serious challenges of climate change and energy security," said Katharine Fredriksen, acting assistant secretary for policy and international affairs in Iceland's energy department.
Then I get this notice in my inbox, with the headline: "Potential oil fields being opened for exploratory drilling in the Atlantic Northeast of Iceland." Wah? Apparently the Icelandic government made a decision in January to open up drilling and is holding a conference next week to talk about the opportunity. "We have high expectations of finding oil in the Dreki area since scientific research has indicated that valuable oil resources may be found there," said Iceland's Minister of Industry Össur Skarphédinsson. "We therefore urge all parties interested in new oil fields in northern areas to attend the conference in Reykjavik."
Is this depressing or what? If there was one country I figured could stick to its guns, I would have said Iceland. Now, it risks being a hypocrite where it was once a leader.


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Cambridge: Snapshots from the Third Annual 'Smoke This Rib' Fest
Yesterday, Slice queen and Somerville resident Meredith and I headed out to East Cambridge—along with over 5,000 other barbecue-loving meatheads, students, parents, kids, dogs, and the occasional marching band—for the third annual Smoke This Rib Fest.
Along with other guest judges, including Tony Maws of Craigie on Main and Dave Andelman of The Phanton Gourmet, I had to plow our way through 21 bones to determine a winner. Scores were weighted based on flavor (50%), texture (30%), presentation (10%), and originality (10%).
Among the contestents were local favorites like Abigail's, Area Four, ARTBAR, Atwood's Tavern, Bambara, Catalyst, CRLS Culinary School, East Side Bar and Grille, Lord Hobo, Midwest Grill, New Deal Fish Market, Ole, Portugalia, Lizzy's, Trina's Starlight Lounge, and Tupelo.
The variety of flavors and cooking techniques employed was astounding. There was a fair showing of traditional dry-rubbed, sweet-sauced barbecue from teams like Redbones and New Deal Fish Market (who knew the best fish market in the Boston are can also put together a killer smoked rib?), but from there we went all over the map. Sweet braised ribs with beans from Portugalia. Ribs in a peanut-chipotle sauce from Olé. Cherry and mustard-glazed ribs from Catalyst. Preserved lemon and rosemary-rubbed ribs from ARTBAR.
In the judges' panel, the best ribs of the day went to Bambara, closely followed by Tupelo (my personal favorite). Their ribs were perfectly cooked and seasoned, with a dusting of five-spice powder and a Thai chili glaze that had a nice balance of sweet and savory flavors.
Fan favorite went to East Side Bar & Grille for the third year running, for their oak-smoked, sweet mopped ribs.
Take a look through the slideshow above for some snapshots from the day.
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With friends like these... . Two jail deputies sent Facebook friend requests to a female inmate, costing both of them their jobs. One reinforced the request with an ill-advised text message to the prisoner.
Georgia's Oconee County Jail Deputy Dewayne Powers was fired and Deputy Andrea Rogers resigned when it was determined that reaching out to the 23-year-old was "inappropriate communication," according to NBC News.
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Powers also sent a text message to the prisoner. What was exactly said between the parties is unclear, but the inmate indicated they were "conversations of a sexual nature."
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