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San Diego Mayor Bob Filner's former communications director has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against him, creating new problems for a city that has struggled with recent civic scandals.
Though Mayor Filner has acknowledged "personal frailties," he says the claims are not valid and he intends to fight them in court.
Since President Clinton survived attempts to drive him from office, some politicians have increasingly sought to ride out sex-related scandals. But such scandals often only damage both the politicians embroiled in them and the constituencies they serve, experts say.
"The longer the mayor hangs on, the political problem worsens for him and for the city long-term," says David McCuan, a political scientist at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, Calif. "The longer he holds out, the harder it will be to rebuild faith in the most public of offices – that of mayor of a big city."
Irene McCormack Jackson filed the lawsuit against Filner Monday. She is represented by Gloria Allred, the attorney for several high-profile clients, including Sharon Bialek, who accused then-GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment, as well as Rachel Uchitel, one of Tiger Woods's mistresses.
"I am coming forward today to lay the blame at the feet of the person responsible, Mayor Bob Filner," Ms. McCormack Jackson said after detailing what she described as the mayor's harassment of her. "He is not fit to be mayor of our great city. He is not fit to hold any public office."
McCormack Jackson said Filner asked her to "work without her panties on," placed her in a headlock "and moved around as a ragdoll while he whispered sexual comments in my ear," and said he wanted to have sex with her, among other alleged incidents.
"Women were viewed by Mayor Filner as sexual objects or stupid idiots," said McCormack Jackson, a former reporter who resigned from her position as communications director in June. "His behavior made me feel ashamed, frightened, and violated."
Filner responded to McCormack Jackson's allegations in a statement late Monday.
"I do not believe these claims are valid," Filner said. "That is why due process is so important. I intend to defend myself vigorously and I know that justice will prevail." Despite having admitted on the air to Univision that he "brought this on through my own personal frailties," Filner has resisted calls to resign.
The president of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Authority has said that the scandal has already been a distraction; Filner reportedly had to cancel an Asia trip. But others have survived similar allegations. For example, just before California's high-profile 2003 California recall election, then-candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger was able to brush away claims from several women that he had groped them.
Mr. Clinton's political survival during the Monica Lewinsky scandal was a game-changer, says Jack Pitney, professor of government at Claremont McKenna College.
"When news of the Lewinsky affair broke, many people assumed that [Clinton] would have to quit. But through sheer tenacity or shamelessness – take your pick – he hung on," he says. "Ever since, his example has been a source of encouragement to public figures facing accusations of sexual misconduct."
But he suggests Filner is in danger because his situation is different.
"Clinton and Schwarzenegger were able to turn the issue around by blaming political foes for making unfair attacks," Professor Pitney says. "In this case, the accusations against Filner come from people who were recently political allies."
Moreover, he adds, "Hillary Clinton and Maria Shriver stood by their men. Filner's fiancée not only dumped him, but joined the ranks of his critics. Clinton and Schwarzenegger could draw on deep reserves of charm and goodwill."
America's eighth-largest city is no stranger to political problems. In 2004, details emerged of financial dealings going back over 20 years that brought the city to the brink of bankruptcy. Among the criticized moves: selling public land, "corporate welfare" deals with major sports teams, misappropriation of funds, and the underfunding of basic services such as police, fire, and parks. A widening gap in city pension funds helped the city earn national headlines as an "Enron by the sea." The budget woes drew national scrutiny and investigations by the FBI, the US Attorney General's office, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Then, earlier this year, Maureen O'Connor – San Diego's first woman mayor, who served from 1986 to 1992 – confessed that she had diverted millions of her husband's money to cover gambling debts.
"Those who live in San Diego are saying thank goodness for Sea World and the world famous zoo, because those are the lenses through which most people see the city," says Pitney. "They don't see it as a political town and, in this case, that definitely helps diminish any taint that might emerge from this."


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The artificial island homes off the coast of Dubai are wonders of the world. Unfortunately, they seem to be eroding.
According to Inhabitat:
The World was envisioned as the ultimate luxury retreat: for an exorbitant price you could lay claim to your own private island – a corner of the globe to call your own. The islands were created from displaced sand dredged up from the depths of the sea, however a property tribunal recently cited evidence that the islands have begun to erode and the waterways that separate them are dissolving due to the influx of sand.
Here is concept art by the designers, showing how The World was designed to look like islands in the shape of the Earth's continents.
And here you can see more images of the empty islands, their sands slowly being blown away by wind and other weather. Let this be a lesson in geo-engineering for the rest of the planet: It's not just about building awesome shit; it's about maintaining it.
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Seniority is almost everything on Capitol Hill and because of redistricting and retirements California could lose well over 200 years of incumbents' experience in the House.
"Good," I can hear some of you saying, "petrified politicians are one of the problems besetting dysfunctional, delusional Washington. Throw all the bums out!"
Yes, but…California could find itself the political victim of good government intentions.
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California is poised to lose considerable clout in Congress after the 2012 elections, especially if Republicans maintain their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
California's GOP delegation can still claim one of the most powerful members of the House leadership, Rep. Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, who is the body's Majority Whip, but within the last week, three senior GOP Congressmembers from the Golden State have announced their retirement.
Rep. Jerry Lewis is a 17-term incumbent and Dean of California's GOP delegation. He's a senior member and former chair of the House Appropriations Committee.
Speculation that he might retire began when the new Citizens' Redistricting Commission carved up his district and guaranteed he'd have to run in new, and perhaps more Democratic-leaning, territory—something he might not want to do.
No doubt California's "incumbent-neutral" redistricting played a part in Lewis' decision, but perhaps more influential in his departure is the change in the culture of Capitol Hill.
Lewis was known for funneling millions of federal dollars to California and his Inland Empire district. With the current GOP focus on deficit reduction by cutting spending—and the abhorrence of earmarks, there are few opportunities for Lewis to deliver.
Early in his Congressional career, Lewis was noted for his ability to reach across the aisle—both within and beyond the California delegation—to move legislation. In recent years, he has been marginalized by an increasingly rigid conservative GOP caucus.
Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Ventura), a 13-term Congressman, clearly surrendered to the realities of a redistricting that would have pitted him against another GOP incumbent or forced him to run in a more Democratic district.
Gallegy, a hard-liner on immigration, almost retired in 2006, after being passed over for committee posts by the GOP House leadership, but was convinced to stay and was rewarded with the vice-chairmanship of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Rep. Wally Herger (R-Yuba City), another 13-term Congressman, is retiring even though his district remains safe. Twice passed over by the GOP leadership for important Ways and Means Committee assignments, Herger became Chair of the Health Subcommittee after the GOP regained control in 2010.
There may be another GOP leader bowing out. Rep. David Dreier, chair of the House Rules Committee and an ally of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), has seen his district decimated to the point where his options are to retire or to run against a better-positioned Democrat.
Three California Democrats have also chosen to exit. Reps. Dennis Cordoza, Bob Filner, and Lynn Woolsey, with a combined 50 years of service, are walking away from minority status in a dysfunctional House. None of the three was threatened by an unfavorable redistricting.
In addition to these retirements, two sets of Democratic incumbents are poised to face off in new districts: Howard Berman, the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee versus Brad Sherman and Janice Hahn against Laura Richardson.
In December, there will be at least eight current incumbents missing from California's Congressional delegation.
After decades of virtually no movement, the California delegation, like the L.A. Dodgers, is in a "rebuilding mode"—and much depends on the new players moving up to the majors.
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Jay Rodriguez's first league goal in 29 months saves Saints a point at St. Mary's.
A late strike from Jay Rodriguez saw Southampton take a point from their home clash with Sunderland on Saturday afternoon.
Jermain Defoe fired the Black Cats in front from the penalty spot, before Rodriguez's rescuing effort.
Claude Puel made just one change from the side that lost at Old Trafford, with Shane Long dropping to the bench as Charlie Austin was handed a starting berth.
Duan Tadić went close early on, firing narrowly over the crossbar on the half-volley from 18 yards.
The Serbian then teed up Charlie Austin for a snapshot from 25 yards out, but Sunderland stopper Jordan Pickford was on hand to make the save.
The Black Cats failed to take a massive opportunity when Patrick van Aanholt's cross found Lamine Kone six yards out, but the defender powered his header wide of the target.
Cédric was next to take aim, seizing on the ball outside the penalty area before unleashing a left-footed strike that forced Pickford into another save.
Fabio Borini took aim from a free-kick after José Fonte felled Adnan Januzaj, but his low effort was easily gathered by Fraser Forster.
Nathan Redmond charged forward in the 69th minute before cutting inside and curling a right-footed attempt into the arms of Pickford.
The England man was involved again moments later, rolling the ball into the path of substitute Shane Long who sent a low strike toward goal, with Pickford again making the all-important save.
Redmond went close again soon after, with Pickford required to palm the ball away as Saints began to build up a head of steam.
Sunderland winded Puel's side in the final 10 minutes, with Defoe going down under a challenge from Fonte before taking responsibility for the spot-kick and putting the Black Cats into a one-goal lead.
Saints sub Rodriguez saw a long-range strike held by Pickford, but moments later levelled the scores when his low drive squirmed under the body of the Sunderland goalkeeper.
Matt Targett then whipped a left-footed free-kick narrowly wide, before Oriol Romeu saw his powerful effort blocked as Puel's wait for his first Premier League win goes on.
SAINTS: Forster; Cédric, Fonte, Van Dijk, Bertrand; Romeu; Højbjerg (Ward-Prowse - 82'), Davis; Tadić (Long - 67'); Austin (Rodriguez - 74'), Redmond.
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If you complete the certificate requirements and the co-mediation practicum, you are eligible for approval as a mediator by the Kansas Supreme Court.
While there are some positions available in mediation centers or organizations looking for conflict resolution specialists, the primary strength of this certificate is to provide an added value to any other major and to increase the attractiveness of a job candidate for almost any position. Any job has the potential for conflict and employers value employees who understand and can help resolve conflict.
Notable Alumni
- Kristina Graber – '10
Kristina graduated with a B.S. in business administration, a psychology minor and the Conflict Resolution Certificate. She secured a conflict resolution internship with Next Element Consulting (Newton), a company that works to improve soft-skills. There, she completed trainings in the process communication model and facilitating self-efficacy. Following graduation from Bethel, she entered the master of business administration program at the University of South Dakota.
My study of conflict resolution through KIPCOR opened my eyes to varying viewpoints and the elements that shape an individual's perspective,Kristina says.
This foundation allows me to interact with others with a more open mind and a strong appreciation for diversity. This skill has been beneficial in my current role in human resources. Additionally, this certification has created a strong competitive advantage in regard to my skill set.
- Karey French – '06
Karey did her internship with Episcopal Social Services in Wichita, co-facilitating family group conferencing. After graduating from Bethel, she spent a year in Mennonite Voluntary Service as a teacher's assistant in a local inner-city primary school in Bradford, England.
She says,
My Conflict Resolution Certificate gave me the skills to relate to, understand, and deal with conflicts between White British children and Asian British children in Bradford. The training was vital in my year in England and will continue to be vital in every aspect of my life.
- Emily Smith – '05
Emily's internship was with Midland Mediation Services in Wichita, working with state agencies and families that deal with the child welfare system and assisting with a variety of issues between the two parties.
I feel like through my internship I was on the cutting edge,Emily says.
I was placed with a pilot program doing child welfare mediations. This was the first program like it in the state. The internship really helped prepare me for my current job and the direction my field was taking.
- Aziza Hasan – '03
Aziza had two separate internships, one during the summer in the Harvey County Attorney's Office and the other during the semester at Offender Victim Ministries. Of her internships, Aziza says,
Each gave a different view of our justice system. Working with and observing the county attorney gave me a glimpse of the grey reality of our criminal-justice system, while Offender Victim Ministries gave me hands-on experience of working with individuals to understand the severity of their crime and help them reconcile their relationship with those whom they'd offended. I enjoyed both experiences because they helped me come full-circle to realize the importance of attaining justice for both victims and offenders.
I co-direct a Muslim-Jewish dialogue program in Los Angeles. The Conflict Resolution Certificate and mediation training have been invaluable assets when facilitating tense and often charged discussions. My ability to see conflict through the lens of opportunity and growth has distinguished me from others and provided me with the comfort level needed to successfully guide the transformational process.
- Joletta Friesen – '02
Joletta spent a year in voluntary service in south Texas as a paralegal, advocating for the rights of legal and illegal immigrants, before entering law school at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., and graduating with honors. She currently works for Rouse Hendricks German May PC, Kansas City, Mo.
"My Conflict Resolution Certificate gave me the opportunity to set myself apart, Joletta says.
I had interviewers comment on it and I brought up my experience in interviews and received positive responses. Firms like to see that you have training on how to work well with others.
- Lisa Kaufman – '02
To complete her Conflict Resolution Certificate, Lisa spent time working at Offender Victim Ministries in Newton. Since 2002, she's been employed by Lutheran Social Services in Sioux Falls, S.D. As part of the Refugee and Immigration Program, she helps provide interpreters for individuals who don't speak English when they arrive in the United States.
The mediation and conflict resolution skills that I learned during my internship have shaped my response to conflict at work,Lisa says.
Even though I don't carry out formal mediation sessions, I try to look for creative solutions to conflicts that arise, while seeking to uncover the underlying needs of the parties involved in a disagreement.
- Dan Miller – '02
Dan did his internship for the Conflict Resolution Certificate with the Hillsboro, Kan., city administrator. Dan is employed at Hesston (Kan.) College as director of the aviation program. Approved by the State of Kansas Supreme Court in core and domestic mediation, he serves as volunteer mediator for the Small Claims Court of Harvey County.
My Conflict Resolution Certificate gives me an opportunity to make a difference in how I face challenges,he says.
My internship with a city administrator offered many practical experiences in relationships with the public. The personal growth I experienced in completing the certificate was instrumental in my selection as a volunteer FAA Safety Team member.


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"Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing."
~Denis Waitley
S.G. Basu is an aspiring potentate of a galaxy or two. She plots and plans with wondrous machines, cybernetic robots, time travelers and telekinetic adventurers, some of whom escape into the pages of her books.
Once upon a previous life on planet Earth, S.G. Basu trained to be an engineer, and her interest in science and her love of engineering shows up time and again in her books.
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Imagine that you are visiting a friend who lives in apartment complex. Though you know which complex he lives in, you don't know the apartment number, so you start walking up and down the hallways where every door looks the same. You're not sure exactly what you're looking for – maybe that welcome mat he used to have years ago? Or some kind of nametag on mailbox? But there's nothing like that – no marks of identification to let you know which door is the right one. But finally, after walking down two or three hallways you finally come to a door that looks like all the other ones… except it's open.
What do you do?
I can tell you what you DON'T do – you don't just walk right through it, assuming that it's the right one just because it's open. You're smarter than that. That might be your friend's door, but then again it might not. So you don't assume; you knock. You examine. You still use your powers of deduction and wisdom to know whether or not that open door is the right one to enter in.
Every open door isn't meant to be walked through. But that's precisely the way many of us treat God's will in our lives. We glimpse an opportunity, we have a feeling, we see the seemingly greener grasses through that open door, and because the door is open, we conclude that surely this is what God intends for us. Here's what it looks like practically:
- God wouldn't let me have these feelings if he didn't want me to pursue this lifestyle.
- God wouldn't have given me this opportunity at work if He didn't want me to go after it.
- God would stop me from feeling bored in my current relationship if He didn't want me to leave.
Just because the door is open doesn't mean it's the right one. Let me give you a case study from the Bible that helps us see this.
Though Saul was the king of Israel, his popularity had been surpassed greatly by David. David, the handsome young general. David, the champion over Goliath. David, of whom it was said had already been anointed by Samuel as the next king. And Saul would have none of it. In an obsessive rage, he launched out in a no-holds-barred manhunt for his once valued comrade. He chased him ruthlessly, and he chased him endlessly.
This went on not for days; not for weeks; but for years. All the while David ran, knowing that he was indeed the next chosen king. Knowing that as soon as something happened to Saul he would rise to the throne. Knowing at least at some level what God's will was for his life. And then we come to the text in 1 Samuel 24:
When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, "David is in the wilderness near En-gedi." So Saul took 3,000 of Israel's choice men and went to look for David and his men in front of the Rocks of the Wild Goats. When Saul came to the sheep pens along the road, a cave was there, and he went in to relieve himself. David and his men were staying in the back of the cave, so they said to him, "Look, this is the day the Lord told you about: 'I will hand your enemy over to you so you can do to him whatever you desire.'" Then David got up and secretly cut off the corner of Saul's robe.
Afterward, David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off the corner of Saul's robe.He said to his men, "I swear before the Lord: I would never do such a thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed. I will never lift my hand against him, since he is the Lord's anointed." With these words David persuaded his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul" (1 Samuel 24:1-7).
Talk about your open doors. The king was there, oblivious to David's presence. And David was there, no doubt tired of running for the last four or so years. And his men were there, telling him that this was not only a golden opportunity, but that clearly this was from the Lord. After all, they knew God wanted David as king; and they knew that God had provided this choice circumstance; and they knew that it would be clean, quick, and easy. No more running and finally the chance to see what they all knew would eventually happen come to fruition. So up he snuck – quietly. Stealthily. Like the warrior he was, stalking his victim. The voices in his head were loud and clear: "This is going to be so easy. He's completely unaware. The promises of God are true, you just have to take hold of them. Just reach out and…"
And then David blew it. I've got a feeling the text cleans up the conversation a little bit when David came back to the camp with a piece of a robe instead of the king's head in his hand. So why didn't he do it?
It's because every open door isn't meant to be walked through.
But that leaves us with a huge question, doesn't it? How do you know? How do you know when to walk through the door and when not to? The text gives us at least part of the answer in David's response: "I swear before the Lord: I would never do such a thing to my lord, the Lord's anointed. I will never lift my hand against him, since he is the Lord's anointed."
The way you know if the open door is the right door is by comparing what you think God might be saying with what you know He has already said. David no doubt wanted to stop running, and he no doubt was tired of being pursued when he had done nothing wrong. He had all kinds of feelings telling him that this was the door for him to walk through, and yet even in the emotional tumult of those feelings, he had the ability to step back and evaluate the door before him not based on what he perceived in the moment but what he knew to be true.
God is the same now as He was then as He will be tomorrow. And if He said it then, He means it now. So how do you know if the door that's open is the door for you?
Look to what God has already said. And then go with what you know rather than what you think.
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Passages: Dr. Joseph Ha remembered
May 04, 2011
On Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Agnes Flanagan Chapel, family, friends and colleagues gathered to remember Dr. Joseph Ha, Professor Emeritus of International Affairs. Dr. Ha began his service at Lewis & Clark in 1971, and after leaving the college in 1997 he went on to work at Nike. Condolences from the President of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Ambassador to the U.S. were part of the Celebration of Life held at 1 PM in the chapel.
Born in Korea, Dr. Joseph Man-Kyung Ha came to the United States to pursue his education with the support of a Christian missionaries.. He earned his passage across the ocean by working on a ship and arrived in Seattle with 25 cents to his name and a powerful commitment to improving his life through education. He earned his bachelors degree in political science at the University of Washington, and then went on to Columbia University where he earned his doctorate in International Relations and a certificate in Russian Studies from the Harriman Institute.
In 1971, Joe, his wife Kay, and their daughter Karen moved to Portland where Joe had a one year visiting position at Lewis & Clark. That position was quickly converted to a tenure line appointment and Joe served as a professor at the College until his retirement in 1997. For 22 of those years, he chaired the International Affairs program and developed its reputation for sending well-prepared students on to top graduate programs and significant international careers. Joe was deeply committed to his students' success during their college years and beyond.
Joe was a prolific and recognized scholar who published numerous books and articles in the fields of international relations. In addition to his work as an academic, he was also active in international politics and business. From 1981 until 1996, he served as a Consultant for Global Business at Nike. Upon his retirement from Lewis & Clark, he became the Vice President of International Business and Government Relations at Nike. In that capacity, he supervised Nike's businesses in Korea and Japan, assisted with Nike's government relations abroad, and represented Nike on public and private boards. He was also active in civic affairs and helped to develop Portland's sister city relationships with Khabarovsk, Russia, Ulsan, South Korea and Suzhou, China..
Over the course of his lifetime, Joe received numerous distinctions and awards, ranging from honorary degrees from universities in Russia and Korea to the Columbia University Harriman Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1997, the Man of the Year Award for Overseas Koreans in 1998, and Portland Consular Corps International Citizenship Award in 2000. Just last year, he received the Mayor's Award at the Spirit of Portland Award Ceremony.
Joe is survived by his daughter, Karen Chi, her husband, Willard, a graduate of our Law School, and their three daughters.


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Kings land Gay from Raptors in 7-player swap
Sacramento, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - The Sacramento Kings acquired forwards Rudy Gay and Quincy Acy and center Aaron Gray from the Toronto Raptors in a seven-player deal announced Monday.
The Kings traded guard Greivis Vasquez and forwards John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes to the Raptors in return.
Kings general manager Pete D'Alessandro said the trade adds size and depth to his team's frontcourt. Raptors GM Masai Ujiri touted the deal's benefits in giving them flexibility moving forward.
Gay, who has averaged 18.0 points in seven-plus NBA seasons, was dealt for the second time in 2013.
In January, the Raptors acquired him from the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a three-team trade.
Gay appeared in 33 games for Toronto last season and averaged 19.4 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 18 games this season. He was shooting a career-low 38.8 percent with a higher turnover rate than at any point in his career.
The Kings have been active in trades recently, also making a splash last month when they acquired former No. 2 draft pick Derrick Williams from the Minnesota Timberwolves for Luc Mbah a Moute.


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Bird Technologies Group (BTG), a supplier of radio frequency measurement and management technology, has acquired X-COM Systems of Reston, VA. X-COM, founded in 1994, manufactures RF test equipment, deployable RF signal sources, and military digital communications equipment, primarily sold to the US Department of Defense and other government agencies.
BTG, which markets products under the Bird Electronic and TX RX Systems brand names, produces a wide variety of RF signal measurement products ranging from spectrum analysis, power measurement, instruments and custom systems. Through its RF signal management product lines consisting of combiners, signal boosters, tower top amplifiers and RF loads, BTG provides the physical infrastructure used by government agencies, public safety organizations and the private sector. BTG products are used by those who design and maintain RF communications networks for broadcast, cellular, government, land mobile radio, medical, military and semiconductor markets.
BTG President/CEO Mark Johnson noted that because both companies provide complementary RF technology and expertise, combining into a single firm will provide a greater range of products and services for our customers. "Both organizations are built on a strong legacy of technology innovation and deep RF signal analysis expertise," Johnson said. "By combining that expertise, we will be able to create and deploy exciting new advances in technology applications that will provide 'easy to use' measurement acquisition playback that are truly state-of-the-art tools for our existing and future customers."
"X-COM is well known not only for our advanced digital waveform generation technology, but for our strong relationships with government and military decision makers," said David Erisman, CEO and Founder of X-COM. "Joining forces with a company as deep and strong as BTG will allow us to penetrate new markets with our breakthrough RF measurement and analysis tools far more aggressively than if we were to continue as a separate company. As X-COM is the leading provider of wide bandwidth RF capture, analysis and playback systems, the alliance will accelerate X-COM's ability to develop new products and enhance the value proposition we can provide to our military and aerospace customers. In addition, Bird Technologies' global market presence and reputation for innovative high quality RF products provides X-COM with nearly unlimited opportunities for US and international growth."
BTG will continue to operate in its Solon, OH headquarters, and X-COM will remain in its facilities in Reston.


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"I have trouble believing in a government efficient enough to keep track of us all in the way that the government in Orwell's novel was able to do.
In terms of a terrifying glimpse into the future, I still think that Octavia Butler got it closer than the mid-20th-century dystopian novelists, Orwell and Huxley. Go read Butler's The Parable of the Sower. Go read it right now. You'll see a picture of a government that can send a ship to Mars, but can't keep the earthly world from unravelling. It will feel chillingly possible." — Kristin Berkey-Abbott.


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I'm trying to understand boundary layer theory in fluids. All I've found are dimensional arguments, order of magnitude arguments, etc... What I'm looking for is more mathematically sound arguments. Not rigorous as in keeping track of all epsilons and deltas, but more rigorous than an heuristic argument. Hope you understand what I mean. Some free resources available on the web would be preferred, but if you can suggest book titles that's also helpful.
Edit: The applications I have in mind are the calculation of damping in surface waves in basins of various shapes (circular, rectangular, etc).


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Leader Charles SchumerUnited States SenateWashington, D.C. 20510
Dear Speaker Ryan, Leader McConnell, Leader Schumer and Leader Pelosi:
As Chancellor of the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD), the largest community college district in Texas, I am writing to urge Congress to act immediately and pass permanent bipartisan legislation that protects the status of the individuals in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Nearly 800,000 minors — also known as Dreamers — were brought to the United States through no fault of their own, have met the strict requirements to participate in DACA and are integral members of our colleges, society and economy. Many of these individuals are seeking to better themselves through education, and further contribute to and strengthen our country.
A majority of Americans support legislation to protect DACA recipients. Texas has the second largest DACA population, and the Dallas Ft. Worth area is home to the most DACA recipients -approximately 36,000. At DCCCD, all our seven colleges are Hispanic Serving Institutions, and we are educating and preparing approximately 2,000 DACA students to join the workforce because 65% of jobs in Dallas County require a 2- or 4-year degree.
Studies by the Cato Institute have determined that over a ten-year window, the repeal of DACA could cost the U.S. economy a $215 billion loss in GDP. In Texas, the overall cost could be $2 billion. We can't afford to lose our students, neighbors, co-workers, family or friends.
I've been in higher education over 40 years, and I have seen firsthand the contributions these talented, young individuals bring to our classrooms, our campuses and our communities. We want to provide all students, including DACA students, every opportunity to succeed.
On behalf of our over 150,000 students, thank you for your leadership and your efforts to address this critical issue.
Joe D. MayChancellor
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Nev. Judge Rules Against Forced Abortion in Mentally Disabled Woman's Case
A judge in Nevada has decided to not force a mentally disabled woman to have an abortion, going with the stated wishes of the woman and her legal guardians.
Judge Egan Walker of Washoe County made the ruling earlier this week regarding a 32-year-old pregnant woman, a Costa-Rican-born adoptee who suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome and epilepsy. The decision came after weeks of hearings in which the legal guardians of the woman (whose identity has been kept anonymous) wanted her to carry the baby to term in keeping with their Catholic beliefs.
The case came up in September, when Social Services officials voiced concern over the health risks of the woman and the possible impact of her medication on the fetus. The case gained the attention of many pro-life groups, including Nevada's chapter of Right to Life. In an interview with lifenews.com, Nevada RTL president Melissa Clement expressed happiness at Judge Walker's decision.
"The Washoe County Family Court will not intervene to force Elisa to have an abortion against her wishes and those of her parents…We saw the hearts and minds of the county officials and the judge change over the course of three weeks," said Clement.
"What started as bureaucratic overreach seeking to quickly eliminate a problematic fetus ended as a recognition that two lives were at stake and that care must be taken to protect them."
Dania Reid, Deputy District Attorney for Washoe County, told The Christian Post that the court documents regarding the case were sealed on Wednesday per the agreement of all parties, meaning that neither document nor comment could be provided.
Reid did mention to CP that "there has been no evidence presented substantiating the allegation that" the Court wanted the woman to have an abortion.
None of the parties, including the legal guardians or the woman, have expressed how she became pregnant.
According to Fox News, with forced abortion off the table, all parties will hold "additional medical evidentiary hearings" over the next few weeks to find a proper way to proceed from here.


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2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Headlight Restoration
Mother Says Brush Your Teeth - On your headlights too?
Don't get us wrong. We are all for doing things as inexpensively as possible without compromising the quality of the end product. Brushing your teeth twice a day is more than a good idea. So is flossing, and maybe once before bed and after dinner is all right. After all. we aren't dentists. However, the interwebs are abuzz with videos and forum posts about polishing or restoring headlights with toothpaste. Luckily for web wheelers, the theory is at least somewhat solid. Toothpaste is a paste that contains a fine abrasive (pumice) designed to help scour plaque and once-delicious junk food off your chompers. This means that toothpaste should hone, grind, and polish off all the cracking and peeling coatings, plaque, schmutz, and road grime from the surface of your faded, old-looking plastic headlights. At the same time, just about every automotive wax and polish company this side of Pluto is manufacturing, marketing, and selling headlight restoration or polishing kits. Is there any reason to fork out the big dough for a headlight kit, or can we, as cheapskate Jeep owners, get away with repurposing our Crest, Aquafresh, or Colgate? A simple, partially scientific test using some spare toothpaste and NuLens, a headlight renewal kit from Mothers, ought to settle this little debate. Read on, reader, to see what we found.
This is what our '01 WJ's headlights look like. Now touch the picture. Can you feel that? Oh, you can't? Well, trust us, it feels just about like 800-1000 grit sand paper. The coating on the outside of the plastic housings has been damaged by the sun and is cracking and pulling up, causing the surface to feel rough and look yellow and foggy. We don't like that. We taped off roughly half of the lamp to test some Colgate on the left and Mothers' NuLens Headlight Renewal Kit on the right.
Using a polishing pad from our local parts store, we got after the left side with the Colgate and a little water. Don't forget to grab the tub of elbow grease. We used circular motions to scrub and polish the plastic lens for a few minutes, covering the left hand side of the headlight.
We then took the PowerBall 4Lights included in the NuLens kit, inserted it into our beat-up electric drill along with the supplied polish, and followed the directions on the box for the right side. You can see that the Mothers kit did a better job of cleaning the headlight than the toothpaste. We are betting that that is due to two things: One, the mechanical advantage of the Powerball, and secondly, the Mothers Plastic Polish includes some polymers and UV shields that the toothpaste does not (because your teeth don't need that). Mothers recommends starting with the PowerBall and polish as we did here, but if your lens still shows pitting or other imperfections, the kit also includes three sanding discs as part of the "Severe Damage Headlight Restoration Pack" included in the NuLens kit.
So you may say that our mildly scientific test is not fair. Because we are comparing the toothpaste side after a minute or two of polishing with the Mothers side that got lots more attention. This is mainly because of the PowerBall's mechanical advantage. Fine. We agree and thought let's see what would happen if we hit the left side with the Colgate a second time for a few more minutes with a bit more elbow grease. The result is the toothpaste side looks way better than what we started with, but it is still slightly yellowed and has pitting, micro cracks, and haze that the Mothers kit did a better job of eliminating.
Next we went through the instructions included with the Severe Damage Headlight Restoration kit. This includes starting with the 800-grit sanding disc (two included with kit) and wet sanding the headlight to remove pitting and other defects. We then moved to the 1500-grit disc (two included with kit) that we also used to wet sand the lens to reduce the haze. After completely drying the lens we dry-sanded the headlight with the included 3000-grit foam finishing disc. Lastly, we reattached the PowerBall 4Lights and again polished the lens using plenty of the supplied Mothers Plastic Polish. Here is the comparison. Toothpaste left, Mothers on the right.
After the test and while washing the Jeep off (from toothpaste and Plastic Polish splatter) we noticed something that will probably make a big difference in the longevity of the lens. Water beaded-up and ran off the Mothers side while the toothpaste side seemed to almost attract the water. We are betting that between that water attraction and the Mothers' added UV protectant, the toothpaste side is gonna haze up way faster. Of course, the NuLens kit advises reapplication of the polish once a month and that is more than just a good idea as we have just polished off the factory's protective coating (that was cracked, yellowed, and pitted). Check back with us to see how these lenses hold up to the Arizona sun.
Other Uses for Jeeps
Mothers NuLens kit can also be used to polish taillights, bug shields (If you are into that kind of thing), plastic marine windows (for your boat) and your Jeep's soft top soft plastic windows. That means you can buff out those stubborn off-road pin stripes from your last (or last several) off-road trips.
|Other Uses for Jeeps
|Mothers NuLens Kit
|Colgate Total Whitening
|Velcro backed polishing tool with various sanding discs
|Wax (after toothpaste)
We're Professionals, Don't Do This at Home
Since so many internet wheelers were recommending toothpaste for your headlights we thought we would be fiendish and do the exact opposite. That is, test the PowerBall and Plastic Polish Mothers gave us to see how well it worked for cleaning our teeth. It turns out after minimal testing that both products are not very good for brushing your teeth. After returning from the hospital after an impromptu stomach pump and administration of a mild burn cream to his face, Editor Simons reported: "The PowerBall deeply exfoliated my gums and lips, and the Plastic Polish tasted funny and left a film on my tongue." Seriously -- don't do this at home.


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Grants to attend NC private schools filed in House
Backers of a bill to give taxpayer dollars to parents of North Carolina children to attend private schools, say the measure will ensure more families have access to a sound education in keeping with the state Constitution.
Two Democrats and two Republicans are sponsors of a measure filed Monday that would create "opportunity scholarship grants" of up to $4,200 per year for students whose families earn of up to three times the federal poverty level. The bill sets aside $90 million over two years for the program.
Democratic sponsor Rep. Marcus Brandon of Greensboro says the measure will expand choices for low-income students. The legislature in 2011 lifted a cap on the number of charter schools and created a tax for parents of special-needs children in private schools.


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Barker featured in documentary by former Auggie athletes
Augsburg College men's and women's cross country/track and field head coach Dennis Barker is featured in an online documentary film about the training of four runners for this Saturday's U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston, Texas. The film, titled "Marathon Road," was produced by a group that includes four Augsburg cross country/track and field alumni: Paul Sanft '05, Dan Vogel '05, Riley Conway '05 and Tori Bahr '09 -- through Sanft's company, Ideatap Studios.
The documentary profiles Barker's work with his four male Team USA Minnesota runners: jason Lehmkule, Andrew Carlson, Matt Gabrielson and Josh Moen. In addition to the four men, two of Barker's female Team USA Minnesota runners are also competing in the Olympic trials: Katie McGregor and current Augsburg track and field assistant coach Meghan Armstrong Peyton.
"As student-athletes, Riley, Paul, Tori and I saw these guys and many other Team USA Minnesota runners working out throughout the school year—at very fast paces—and were always inspired by what they could do. They were a huge source of motivation for us as Auggie athletes," Vogel said. "So we decided to give back to them by documenting their training and provide motivation and inspiration to people all over the city, state, and country leading up to Saturday's big race."
Read the full article and watch the documentary on the Augsburg Athletics site.


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Watch out, Joe Biden. The other vice president is in the house.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who plays Vice President Selina Meyer on the HBO comedy "Veep," came to the White House on Friday to have lunch with Biden.
While in the West Wing, Louis-Dreyfus took the opportunity to try out the vice president's desk - the real one, not the replica she uses on the set.
"I surprised him by sitting at his desk, so he thought he'd just ask my advice on various briefs he had to deal with," Louis-Dreyfus said in an audio clip posted to the White House website. "I was happy to give him my advice, which he paid no attention to whatsoever."
"It's a day I'll never forget," she added.
Her performance as an ambitious but largely powerless No. 2 hasn't gone unnoticed by Biden.
After the former "Seinfeld" star won an Emmy award for her performance in the first season of "Veep," Biden called her to offer his congratulations, the vice president's office said.
And in 2008, when then-Sen. Biden and President Barack Obama were running for office, Biden and Louis-Dreyfus appeared together on NBC's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," where Biden plunged the actress into the pool of a dunk tank to raise money for breast cancer. The two then shared a soggy smooch through the bars of the dunk tank.
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I've been looking at the Bears DVOA. I know the polite thing is too blame Cutler for everything, but the Home Road Split is the follwing
The 23 ranks of differnce between home and road is the worst change in the League. The best homefield advantage in Defense goes to the Colts.Code:Team Home DVOA Rank Road DVOA Rank Total DVOA Total Rank CHI 27.90% 32 -4.90% 9 6.30% 23
On Offense
On offense, the team has performed about the same on the Road as at home.Code:Team Home DVOA Rank Road DVOA Rank Total DVOA Total Rank CHI 10.70% 10 2.20% 12 5.70% 14
Of interest, the variance between hom/road splits in offense and defense are smaller for the former, and higher for the latter. Offense is more consistent than Defense.
Now, this analysis is colored by the uneven split (5 road, 3 home), and because opponent adjustment by week 9 are not still at 100%.
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Minter: A Car And A Driver Are Restored In Georgia
By Rick Minter | Senior Writer
The news that Huston Platt is among the inductees into the 2009 class of the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame is yet another sign that the 76-year-old former drag racer and his family are finally able to begin moving past one of their family's and auto racing's darkest days.
It's mostly due to the unselfish efforts of one of Platt's former crew members, Randall Davis.
I first met Davis a little over a year ago, when he and I showed up at Platt's home near Atlanta. I brought a notepad and tape recorder. He brought the Dixie Twister, Platt's old Funny Car, which he had found under a tarp in a building in Nova Scotia and restored to its original condition.
I was reluctant about the whole thing, given Platt's extreme unhappiness with his previous dealings with the media. But when Davis rolled the gold Camaro off the trailer, it seemed to put everyone there at ease.
The Platts and Davis laughed and smiled as they reminisced about their glory years in the 1960s, when Platt's drag cars were among the fastest Chevrolets in America and he was in such demand that a Chicago-based agent handled his bookings.
They talked about racing against – and beating – the big-name drag racers of the day and winning match races against NASCAR stars such as Richard Petty, even though the Platt cars usually lacked the factory backing others had.
"I beat 'em all," Platt said.
They also talked about life on the road, about the night they ran out of gas on the way to a track in Canada and siphoned enough from a farm tractor to make it to the next town.
Jordon Platt tried on his grandfather's old helmet and checked out every inch of the car. Rocky Platt gently turned the pages of an old scrapbook filled with yellowing newspaper accounts of his father's many triumphs.
The scene was made possible because in restoring the Dixie Twister, Davis also restored its driver. Seeing his old car in its former glory has brought Huston Platt back to the sport he once loved.
For many years before, drag racing was something that was rarely discussed in the Platt household. That was because of the events of March 2, 1969, at Yellow River Dragstrip in Covington, Ga.
Huston Platt was in the Twister racing Frank Oglesby on a narrow, sandy track. Fans crowded to within a few feet of the track to get a better view of the cars. Some were literally hanging on tree limbs.
Witnesses said one of those fans reached onto the track to retrieve a beer can just as Platt deployed his parachute to slow his car. The opened parachute swept up the man, killing him instantly.
The weight of the victim against the parachute yanked Platt's car into the spectator area. Twelve people died, and more than 40 more were injured. It remains the worst racing disaster on U.S. soil. Yellow River, one of Georgia's most popular tracks, never held another race.
Investigators determined that unsafe track conditions were to blame. Racing, as it has done throughout history, had outrun the safety measures of the day. But the incident led to sweeping safety reforms in all types of motorsports. New legislation required tracks to be carry insurance, and the insurance companies helped ensure the safety of fans and competitors. Even NASCAR founder Bill France found himself testifying before legislators on behalf of the racing community.
"It was going to happen," Platt said quietly the afternoon I interviewed him. "It was just a matter of when and where. There wasn't a track in 10 states that was qualified to run those cars back then.
"It was a bad thing, but it led to safe racing, if you can say it's safe."
Other than the damage to the fiberglass body, Platt's car, which he was racing for the first time, wasn't seriously damaged. Investigators looked at every part and determined that there was no fault with the vehicle.
Still, the incident weighed heavily on Platt, for years and years after the crash.
"I've got feelings just like everybody else," he said.
Platt raced on for a couple of seasons after Yellow River but grew tired of trying to outrun the powerful Chrysler hemi engines of that era. He sold his car and tried to forget about racing.
"When I gave it up, I didn't want to talk about it," he said. "The only time racing ever came up, it was always about Yellow River. I just shut it out completely. …
"I got my mind on other things, worked, played golf. I didn't even think about racing or watch it on TV until a few years ago."
He and Davis drifted apart and eventually lost track of each other, but Davis often thought of his old racing hero.
"He was like a daddy to me," Davis said.
A few years back, Davis began searching for the old Dixie Twister. Every lead turned cold. Then a tip led him to Nova Scotia. Knowing the car as he did, he checked it thoroughly and realized he'd found the Twister.
He brought it home and painstakingly restored it. Once it was done, but before he put Platt's name over the door, he called him to seek his approval.
A date was agreed upon, and Davis took the car to Platt's home. Only afterward did the Platts realize that the date was 39 years to the day after the Yellow River crash.
Rocky Platt was worried about his father's initial reaction, but only for a moment.
"He stood straight up and smiled," Rocky said. "It was amazing. Even my kids noticed the look on his face."
The man who once tried so hard to avoid racing, now wanted to be a part of it again.
"It was a pretty good feeling," Huston said. "I wanted to get back in the car."
After Davis left, Platt's grandsons searched the Internet for information about his career. They were stunned at the amount of information posted.
Bob Frey, the longtime traveling announcer for the National Hot Rod Association, said Platt, along with his brother, Hubert, were key players in the formative years of drag racing.
"He was as much a part of the fabric of the sport in the beginning as anybody," Frey said. "He and his brother were colorful characters with good operations."
Last year, for the first time since 1975, Huston Platt went back to the races. He attended the Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, where he spent an afternoon joking with old friends, shaking hands with fans, signing autographs and posing for pictures. Only one person mentioned the crash.
"The car has changed that," Rocky Platt said. "I can't thank Randall enough. Now the good stuff can come up, and we can get past the Yellow River thing."
Davis said that afternoon that all the time and money he spent on the car has been well worth it.
"To see Huston smile when we cranked it up was enough for me," he said. "As long as it brings back any good memories for him, that's all I care about.
"It's not for me. It's for Huston."
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- Four-page letter from Gerrit Smith of Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner in Athol, Massachusetts, dated April 27, 1847, responding to Spooner's request for funds to support him during a visit to Boston as he writes his newest book. Includes list of names from whom Smith has collected funds, including S. E. Sewall, E. G. Loring, and H. B. Stanton.
- Manuscript draft of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts], dated March 12, 1856, to "Gerrit Smith, Lewis Tappan, William Goodell and others" dated March 12, 1856, explaining the reasons that Spooner has not joined the Liberty Party. At end, an additional note addressed to Gerrit Smith, requesting that he read the letter and then foward on to Goodell if he thinks it proper.
- Three-page letter marked 'Confidential' to Lysander Spooner of Boston [Massachusetts] requesting his participation in an Executive Committee formed to advocate for the enlistment of blacks to fight in the Civil War. Signed by George L. Stearns on behalf of the Committee. This letter is part of the Slavery collection in New-York Historical Society.
- Three-page letter and envelope dated March 21, 1881, from Daniel McFarland in Texarkana, Arkansas [Texas], to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, notfying of his whereabouts and giving his new address. McFarland also writes that "in order to avoid the great notoriety which follows me wherever I go, I have taken the name of Daniel O'Brien for the present."
- Two letters on one leaf. Two-page letter dated April 20, 1851, from George Bradburn to Lysander Spooner, notifying that he is leaving in the morning for Cleveland [Ohio]. Followed by a two-page letter dated April 30, 1851, from Frances H. Bradburn to Lysander Spooner, notifying that she will also leave for Cleveland before visiting with Spooner.


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MGS4 sells over 4 million, Konami shows big profit for first fiscal half
Konami's announced a $232.8 million profit for the first half of the year, with the firm's video game business posting $268 million in operating income.More than 4 million units of MGS4 – more than a third of total game sales – were sold in the period, with the games division pulling in about $950 million […]
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Kojima wishes people would stop asking about MGS4 on 360
Speaking to Eurogamer at Games Convention, Hideo Kojima said he's had enough of people asking about MGS4 on 360. Not entirely surprising, really."I've been doing a lot of interviews and stage shows, and half the questions are like 'Will MGS4 be coming out on 360 or other formats?', and in the near future I hope […]
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Konami's put out two new camo suits for Snake in MGS4, according to this PS3F piece, namely "Laughing Camo" and "Raging Camo".If you approach enemies wearing either one, they laugh or "rage," as you'd expect. Both suits are free. It's a slow Friday, OK?
MGS4 finally gets Japanese launch event
Konami's announced that there's going to be Tokyo dates in the Kojima World Tour added for this weekend, June 28 and 29.Hideo's not going to be there, from the look of it, but fans may be able to get art director Yoji Shinkawa's autograph if they're fast enough. That's a sketchy translation, but it seems […]
MGS4 rush pushes PS3 sales to 80,000 in Japan in past week
According to IGN, Famitsu's reporting that MGS4 came close to hitting 500,000 sales in Japan in its first week of release, making it the fastest selling Japanese PS3 game and providing a huge boost to PS3 sales in the country.Enterbrain figures show that 77,208 PS3s were sold in Japan in the week ending June 15. […]
MGS4 sells 300,000 on day one in Japan
According to Media Create first day data, Metal Gear Solid 4 sold approximately 300,000 units on its first day on sale in Japan.The game went on sale Thursday. Around 170,000 units were of the limited edition, apparently.Thanks, NeoGaf.
Sixth and final Metal Gear retrospective episode posted
Thank fuck for that. Gametrailers has posted the sixth and final part to its Metal Gear Solid retrospective, wrapping everything up with an attempt to actually explain away the game's ludicrous plot. After the link. Find all the other bits here.
MGS4 delayed in Spain
Konami's put out a press release saying Metal Gear 4's been delayed in Spain thanks to industrial action over fuel costs. No lorries, no transport, no Snake.Statement after the link. Thanks, Kotaku.
Happier photos from the Tokyo Metal Gear launch
That's better. Famitsu's posted pics from the Akihabara Metal Gear Solid 4 launch (via GameFront), and there are people laughing, and everything. There's a chap there with his bundle, looking all happy and shit, so we can rest easy. Space time continuum restored. Phew.Thanks, Blerk.
Photos from the MGS4 San Francisco midnight opening
It's a Snake photo overtron. Kotaku's posted some photos from the MGS4 launch in San Francisco. These are your classic "men in a line" variety, but there is a picture of a man in a white coat with a knife, which kind of saves the say.
Photos from the MGS4 Osaka launch: no one turned up
These Kotaku pictures of empty shops full of Metal Gear Solid 4 boxes. Clearly, all the action was in America last night, as you can see here and here.
Even more Times Square MGS4 launch photos
This lot's from Kotaku, and includes a picture of Hideo doing a "thumbs-up", which is probably about as good as a picture of him smiling. All this actually makes us want to play the game. Goddamn you, Kojima.
More photos from the MGS4 Times Square launch
This looks as though it was awesome. Joystiq's posted up pictures of the Metal Gear 4 Times Square launch last night, including shots of Hideo "smiling". Incredible.
Shots from the MGS4 Times Square midnight opening
On PS3F. Looks sedate. Can't see too much else out there at the moment on an MGS4 openings, but hopefully stuff will appear throughout the day.
Konami announces Kojima world details for US
Konami's put out solid [fired – Ed] details of the American Metal Gear Solid 4 "star" signing sessions in the US.There are times, places and named for New York, LA and San Francisco events after the link.Thanks, Joystiq.
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Chivas USA ushered in a new era on Tuesday by leaning on one of the steadiest figures in Major League Soccer, announcing Robin Fraser as the sixth full-time head coach in franchise history.
The announcement ends a more than two-month search to replace Martín Vásquez, who was let go after his first season on the job and an 8-18-4 record with the Goats. The team failed to reach the postseason for the first time since their 2005 inaugural season under Vásquez, who came in as a highly sought-after assistant from Bayern Munich.
Now the team has perhaps the most widely acclaimed assistant in MLS in Fraser, who played 10 seasons in the league and was a two-time MLS Defender of the Year (1999, 2004).
He spent the last three seasons as an assistant with Real Salt Lake, helping build head coach Jason Kreis' team into a perennial powerhouse in the league and helping develop the talents of 2010 Visa Defender of the Year Jamison Olave and fellow Best XI selection Nat Borchers.
"We are all extremely pleased for Robin to get this fantastic opportunity and know that he will certainly enjoy great success as a head coach in Major League Soccer," RSL head coach Jason Kreis said in a statement. "Robin was an extremely important member of our coaching staff, integral to all of our successes to date. He will be sorely missed, and I want to thank him deeply for what he meant to me, this team, and this club"
The Chivas USA job is the first head coaching job for Fraser, who retired from his playing days in 2005 and joined the RSL staff before the 2007 season. He was reportedly one of three final candidates for the job, including former Chicago Fire head coach Denis Hamlett and former Fire and New York Red Bulls coach Juan Carlos Osorio.
Fraser has also named Greg Vanney as his assistant. Vanney was teammates with Fraser on the Los Angeles Galaxy and was most recently the director of the RSL-Arizona youth academy program.
[inline_node:325896]"Robin has been a big part of our success both on and off the field," RSL Vice President of Soccer Operations and General Manager Garth Lagerwey said. "From scouting to video preparation to mentoring young players, he has prepared himself well to succeed in his new task. We wish he and Greg both good luck and great success."
Fraser inherits a Chivas USA team largely in-flux and which famously lost its two most identifiable figures and co-captains in 2010. Sacha Kljestan joined Belgian side Anderlecht midway through last season and US international defender Jonathan Bornstein opted for a shot with Mexican club Tigres after the season, leaving the team with a mandate to rebuild quickly in hopes of staying afloat in a deep and competitive Western Conference.
The team has also parted ways this offseason with Giancarlo Maldonado and Marcelo Saragosa, as well as Alex Zotinca and Eduardo Lillingston. They picked up longtime Kansas City veteran and former US international Jimmy Conrad in Stage 2 of last month's Re-Entry Draft, and traded for youngster Tristan Bowen and veteran Alejandro Moreno to help shore up an attack anchored by youngster Justin Braun.
Fraser's first coaching duty will be to scour the upcoming MLS Combine before he takes the reins at the Jan. 13 MLS SuperDraft, where Chivas USA hold the fourth overall pick.
Chivas USA's coaching carousel has taken a number of turns since the club's inaugural season in 2005, when Thomas Rongen led the team briefly before Javier Ledesma took over as an interim coach. Hans Westerhof took over but was gone by 2006, when Bob Bradley led the team to its first postseason berth. The only coach to last longer than one season with Chivas USA is Preki, who led the Goats from 2007-09 before taking the job with Toronto FC.


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There's renewed movement in Congress on some legislation that would affect our public lands in a big way. Bills to create wilderness areas, combat bark beetles and streamline mining and grazing will be debated, and despite having "improvement" and "protection" in their names, not all would not encourage sustainable or resilient ecosystems in the West.
Of the handful of land bills that passed in the last Congress, none protected public land or established new wilderness (for first the first time in decades). In this 113th Congress, whether or not they are controversial, the bills will compete for divided attentions and scant dollars. Public support and feedback can make a difference.
These bills would bolster conservation in the West and deserve support:
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act (FLTFA): Since this law was first passed in 2000, it has enabled the purchase of 18,000 acres of valuable conservation land adjacent to federal parcels and the sale of roughly 26,000 acres of "low value" federal land. Before FLTFA expired in July 2011 land sales earned the Bureau of Land Management $115 million. Over 100 conservation, recreation and sportsmen's groups have praised reauthorization of the act and it has bi-partisan support.
Forest Jobs and Recreation Act of 2013: This bill, reintroduced by Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), pairs conservation and timber harvests. S. 268 establishes 677,000 acres as wilderness in Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Kootenai and Lolo national forests, and mandates the harvest of at least 10,000 acres of trees per year for the next decade as part of broader restoration projects. Tester conceived the bill, he says, to accelerate the recovery of those forest habitats and their watersheds from the bark beetle epidemic. The legislation, whose supporters include loggers, recreationists and conservationists, will also secure access for hunting, angling, camping and motorized recreation. Learn more and comment on the bill.
Good Neighbor Forestry Act: Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) first introduced this bill in 2009 to expand (from Colorado and Utah to all Western states) collaboration between federal agencies and state foresters. S. 327 would allow those entities to work together to do forest stewardship and to restore landscapes affected by wildfires and bark beetles, thereby improving wildlife habitat and watershed health. The bill has broad support from co-sponsors from both sides of the aisle.
Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act: Although it's been around for nearly 50 years, and has enjoyed significant bi-partisan support during that time, it's going to take a fight to renew this bill. In the last Congress, lawmakers were close to tacking language onto a transportation bill that would have at least partially funded the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) over the next two years, but it was removed by fiscal conservatives.
The fund, which is administered with royalties (which total several billions of dollars each year) from offshore oil and gas drilling, has been used historically to establish conservation easements on private working lands, acquire new federal lands and fund local conservation projects. It also protects access to public lands for hunting, fishing, hiking and other outdoor activities.
Sens. Max Baucus (D-MT) and Richard Burr (R-NC) reintroduced a bill to fully fund the LWCF at its Congressionally-authorized level of $900 million annually. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is another co-sponsor of the bill. Comment on the bill.
Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act: This piece of legislation was first introduced by Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana) and co-sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in 2011. The 212th Congress adjourned without voting on it.
The Act would boost protection for over 275,000 acres of public land, mostly within Lewis and Clark National Forest and including some Bureau of Land Management holdings. Just over 208,000 acres would be designated as a "Conservation Management Area" (CMA), a term created to describe a space where use would essentially be frozen at current levels. Existing grazing leases, forest thinning, motorized vehicles access and other recreation including hunting, hiking and biking would be protected.
The new bill would limit the building of new roads and emphasizes "responsible grazing practices." It would permanently protect this area from oil and gas development. Existing O&G leases on 29,000 acres adjacent to Glacier National Park would be relinquished as part of a voluntary agreement with five energy companies.
The bill has the support of state government agencies and hundreds of sportsmen, wildlife and other recreation organizations. Of the Act, Baucus said, "We'd be hard-pressed to come up with a better investment than to protect the Rocky Mountain Front." Opponents criticize the CMA designation for limiting access, ranching and mineral exploration. Learn more about and comment on the bill.
San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act: A patchwork of public lands in southwestern Colorado would be protected under S. 341, which was first introduced in 2009 by Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) and co-sponsored by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO).
These 61,000 acres in San Miguel, Ouray and San Juan counties would protect big game habitat and a number of sensitive species including the Gunnison sage grouse, Canada lynx and Colorado River cutthroat trout. The three-prong bill would add roughly 33,000 acres to the existing Lizard Head and Mount Sneffels wilderness areas, designate a new 22,000-acre McKenna Peak wilderness area and withdraw 6,600 acres of Naturita Canyon from future mining and mineral claims. The bill would not affect current authorized uses of these areas, including some motorized recreation and heli-skiing on Sheep Mountain.
Local leaders (including each involved county's Board of Commissioners), local businesses, sportsmen and conservationists have supported the bill. Rep. Scott Tipton, whose district encompasses these lands, has remained ambivalent about the bill and at least one local leader criticizes it for limiting mining in the region, including digging for rare earth minerals. Learn more about the bill and comment on it.
These bills would weaken environmental laws and public comment process:
Grazing Improvement Act of 2013: The Bureau of Land Management oversees more than 17,000 grazing leases and permits on over 160 million acres of public land in the West . The Forest Service manages livestock grazing on an additional 94 million acres.
In combination with S. 258, which was introduced in early February, this legislation (H.R. 657) would require the BLM and USFS to issue grazing permits faster and to double the length of permits from 10 to 20 years. Both agencies also would have expanded authority to issue categorical conclusions.
This emphasis on speed would significantly diminish the National Environmental Policy Act and Federal Land Policy and Management Act and cut down on public comment opportunities, making it difficult for those agencies to protect the public land under their purview. While it may ultimately ease their workload, both agencies have opposed the bill because they believe it would threaten their ability to safeguard public lands from overuse. Comment on the bill.
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Protection Act of 2013: This bill, introduced by Mark Amodei, (R-NV), is being sold as a way to more efficiently develop minerals domestically by streamlining the permitting process for mining projects by coordinating the work of federal, state and tribal agencies.
The trouble is it would do so by elevating mining on public lands (which are managed for multiple uses) above all other uses. H.R. 4402 would curtail public comment, weaken key environmental laws and make resisting new hardrock mining operations extremely difficult. Various recreation activities on public lands across the country would be threatened. It's likely this bill will pass the House but resistance in the Senate could stall it. Find and contact your Senator to comment on the bill.
Heather Hansen is an environmental journalist working with the Red Lodge Clearinghouse /Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment at CU Law School, to help raise awareness of natural resource issues.


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A new Schnibble and the quilt for the Le Petite for this month, Of course you all know my husbands name was George and I have a son and grandson with that name. So just had to make this quilt.
Wanted to get it finished before I left for my trip. It was made with. OOPS can't find the strips from the charms. Will have to wait to get this one quilted. Thanks for stopping.