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Fatal Car Crash On Interstate 80

There was a fatal car crash this morning on west Interstate 80 (I-80) in Minooka, Illinois.

According to the Illinois State Police (ISP) this three-vehicle crash on I-80 happened at mile post 118.

There was a fatality resulting from this car crash. According to the Grundy County Coroner’s Office, a passenger in the pickup truck that collided with the semi, Rafal M. Szczepaniak, 26, was pronounced dead at the accident scene.

An excerpt from the January 23, 2014 Morris Daily Herald article titled “Victim of I-80 crash identified” :

According to a news release from District 5, a pick-up truck traveling west on I-80 at mile post 118 struck the rear of a parked truck tractor semi-trailer on the shoulder. The pick-up truck then bounced back into traffic striking another pick-up truck. Szczepaniak was a passenger in the pick-up that struck the back of the semi.

Other injuries during this multi-vehicle accident included that suffered by the drivers of both pickup trucks and the semi truck driver. These injuries are considered to be non-life-threatening.

Additional details and possible updates can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the Morris Daily Herald article mentioned above, as well as the January 23 LaSalle News Tribune article titled “Fatal crash reported in Grundy County on Interstate 80.”

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Telluride Plane Crash: 3 Killed in Colorado Plane Crash, Cause Still a Mystery (PHOTO)

A Telluride plane crash has killed three people after the single engine aircraft crashed down in Colorado on Sunday.

(Photo: Twitter)The aftermath of the Telluride plane crash can be seen in this photo posted on social media site Twitter.

The San Miguel County Sheriff's Office has moved in to investigate the tragic incident, and has confirmed that all three victims of the crash were pilots.

The Sheriff's Office announced that the three killed were: Sherry Anderson, 57, and Sherman Anderson, 64, of Phoenix, and Eric Durban, 48, of Mesa, Ariz.

Durban was a former military pilot, and both Sherry and Sherman Anderson were commercial pilots, who each had many years experience at flying.

Reports have confirmed that the Andersons leave behind their daughter, and Durban is survived by his wife and two children.

The crash took place after a private aircraft flown by the three pilots took off from Telluride Regional Airport at 11:20 a.m. on Sunday. The pilots were reportedly heading for Cortez in southwest Colorado, just 75 miles away.

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A deputy from the Sheriff's Office told reporters: "This is certainly not the outcome we were hoping for. It's just a terrible, terrible tragedy."

At the time of the crash, weather conditions were light snow with visibility of around one mile with some light winds. However, it is unclear whether weather had anything to do with the crash.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, Ian Gregor, has said the cause of the crash is still unknown at this time, and once the plane was in the air there was no further communication from the pilots to authorities on the ground.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are continuing their investigations into the incident.

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    I am the 4-H educator in Delaware County NY for the horse program. The 4-H horse barn at our fairgrounds was set on fire and we lost the barn and all of our jumps. Since we have to replace everything, I am looking for information on wood vs pvc jumps, plus good manufacturers. We only use the jumps in the spring and summer. Any input is greatly appreciated. you may email directly at jm524@cornell.edu. Thank you!

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    In my experience, PVC is OK if you have sandbags to weigh them down or weighted feet. Plain unweighted PVC standards have a nasty habit of blowing over with little wind. PVC fillers like gates are wonderful, but only with wood rails over the top. Some horses (not mentioning mine by name or anything) can spot a PVC jump from 100 yards and calculate his jump just so to hit it.
    Your crazy is showing. You might want to tuck that back in.

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      Originally posted by DMK View Post
      In my experience, PVC is OK if you have sandbags to weigh them down or weighted feet. Plain unweighted PVC standards have a nasty habit of blowing over with little wind.
      LOL - Thermal is great for that...even with sandbags, they blow over.

      I was watching the pre-green two years ago and the weighted jumps were blowing over while the horses were on course. That got their attention, fer sure.

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        I'd go with wooden just for the fact that they're more customizable than PVC. You can repaint them if you want. I can only imagine a worst case scenario where a horse knocks down a PVC standard and runs over, shattering the PVC.
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          PVC can work great if they are weighted or out of the wind. I would get some wooden rails to use as top rails- PVC knocks down easily and the horses don't seem to respect it enough.

          • #6
            We just had a tragic loss in the eventing world -- an Olympic-caliber horse who crashed into a jump that included a narrow PVC "gate" (the rest of the jump, standards and rails, were wood). The PVC gate shattered and apparently the jagged edge sliced his hind tendon.
            After several surgeries and about a month in a vet hospital, he ultimately succumbed to laminitis and was euthanized.
            I know that's a freak accident, but it definitely turned me off of PVC fences.
            I evented just for the Halibut.


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Trade the winter blues for the Mediterranean sun and sea on our January Europe and Islam program. Study regional culture and politics as you experience the vibrant diversity of two continents, three countries, and seven cities. This program is more than your typical study abroad experience, offering you a unique lens to compare and contrast multiple countries, religions, cultures, food, and landscapes. You’ll explore the European-Islamic relationship with local guides and academic, literary, and political experts. Come away with an enhanced perspective that you wouldn’t typically receive as a tourist. The program offers several courses in a variety of subjects, allowing you to choose the one that works best for you.

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Explore Europe and Africa on this life-changing trip. North Africa beckons, starting in Marrakesh, a lively city with sprawling marketplaces located near the Atlas Mountains. With Saharan trade routes nearby, the city has cultural influences from the mountain Berber people and Sub-Saharan Africa. From Marrakesh, you'll travel for a day trip to beautiful Casablanca. Morocco's largest city, Casablanca is also a leading economic center for North Africa. Dive deeper into Moroccan culture in Rabat, the country's capital. Rabat is considered to be the nation's political center, and it's home to the king of Morocco's main royal residence. Stay overnight in Tangier before traveling onward to Europe.

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Art History 395: Classical Islam and the European Renaissance
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French 395: Cultural History of France and the Islamic World
History 395: Cultural History of Europe and the Islamic World
Political Science 395: European Politics and the Islamic World
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IAU College, a not-for-profit institution of higher education, has been operating study abroad programs for US college and university students since 1957. IAU College has received students from more than 700 colleges and universities, with over 20,000 participants over its long history. The oldest and largest American institute in southern France, IAU College has recently expanded program offerings outside of France to compare and contrast the languages, cultures, landscapes, and contemporary issues within and between broader European and African locations and contexts.

With operation bases in both the US and France, as well as staff and faculty who travel to and research throughout much of Europe and Africa, IAU College's programs offer a unique cross-cultural perspective. While proud of their French foundation, IAU College are equally enthusiastic about their multi-disciplinary and comparative multi-country study abroad programs. Through intensive study, travel, and reflection, IAU College's thematic traveling programs allow students to gain leaps and bounds personally, academically, socially, and culturally. IAU College continually strives to deliver on its mission of providing "an international education that inspires intercultural awareness and prepares students for responsible roles in a global community through the study of European and Mediterranean history, languages, cultures, and contemporary issues."

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The best part of a J-term program is that it is packed into 3 weeks. The places we visited were rich in culture and religion, details that I would have missed if I visited the places on my own. If I had the opportunity I would definitely go on the trip again.

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Our support doesn’t end when your program does. We have alumni programming, webinars, and resources to help you readjust when you’ve returned from your experience.

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Advisor Tip: Please do not book flights until you have received confirmed dates in your acceptance paperwork. Dates posted here are subject to change.

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7. When all orders are placed with one supplier, delivers may be more easily schedule.

Several well known companies are said to have single source policy. For example Ford Motors, Austin, Rover and Volvo single source policy.

It does not mean that the policy of multiple sources is not followed. Several companies follow multiple sourcing because of certain benefits.

Arguments for Multi-sources

1. It is the most common practice among the majority of buyers to use than one source, especially on important items.
2. Knowing that, competitors are getting some of the business, tends to keep the supplier more alert to the need of giving good prices and services.

3. Assurance of supply is increased , since should fire, breakdowns or similar accidents occur to any one supplier, deliveries can still be obtained from other sources.

4. Should floods, railways strikes, or other wide spread occurrences develop which may affect all suppliers to some extent, the chances of securing at least a part of the goods are increased

5. Some companies diversify their purchases because they do not want to become the sole support of one company, with the responsibility that such a position entails.

6. Assigning orders to several suppliers gives a company greater degree of flexibility , because, it can call on the unused capacity of all the suppliers instead of only one

Factors in Source Selection

The selection of particular source (s) must be based n such factors as reliability, technical abilities, after sales service availability, buying convenience, past experience, location, financial position, labor relations, reciprocal relations and the like.

These and other related factors must be carefully considered and time and money should be spent on selecting a right supplier. Once a good choice has been made, succeeding orders can be placed economically and with confidence. Satisfactory experience with a chosen supplier is the best possible basis for repeat orders.

“What? Gaming in the workplace? No way!” This is something that we hear from Corporate
Closely tied to the question of how much capacity should be provided to meet forecasted
The notion of focus naturally, almost inevitably from the concept of fit. Just as a
At its heart a capacity strategy suggests how the amount and timing of capacity changes
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Savannah College Of Art And Design

Savannah College Of Art And Design

The Savannah College of Art and Design, or SCAD, is a private college with campuses located in Savannah and Atlanta, GA. It enrolls more than 9,000 students from all 50 states and over 90 other countries. SCAD offers a variety of degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:

  • School of Building Arts
  • School of Communication Arts
  • School of Design
  • School of Film and Digital Media
  • School of Fine Arts
  • School of Foundation Studies
  • School of Liberal Arts
  • School of Performing Arts

Savannah College of Art and Design's sports teams are known as the Bees, and their official mascot is Art the Bee. They compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' Florida Sun Conference.

Choose a campus :
Some campuses offers specific programs
Recording Arts Technology/Technician
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics And Special Effects
Information Technology Project Management
Manufacturing Engineering
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
Apparel And Textile Marketing Management
Apparel And Textiles, Other
Professional, Technical, Business, And Scientific Writing
Historic Preservation And Conservation
Cultural Resource Management And Policy Analysis
Sustainability Studies
Design And Visual Communications, General
Commercial And Advertising Art
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Game And Interactive Media Design
Design And Applied Arts, Other
Drama And Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
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Study Links Proton Pump Inhibitors to Stroke

Clark, Perdue & List is actively investigating cases involving patients suffering from kidney damage as a result of using popular heart burn medications, including Nexium, Prilosec, and Prevacid, have been linked to kidney damage. Studies have shown a link between these drugs, classified as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), and kidney damage.

A new study from the Netherlands has now shown that use of these heartburn medications is linked to an increased incidence of stroke. Researches followed nearly 250,000 patients who used PPIs and found that nearly 9500 patients from the group suffered a stroke within six years. That is a 21% increase compared to people who were not using PPIs. The study found that the patients at the highest risk of stroke took the highest doses of the drug.

The lead researcher noted that:

At one time, PPIs were thought to be safe, without major side effects. . . . This study further questions the cardiovascular safety of these drugs.

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War and Peace By Leo Tolstoy Book II: Chapters 1–8

"Well, your excellency, what? Your excellency! But what about your excellency? . . . nobody knows."

"Your excellency, it's the officer Dolokhov, who has been reduced to the ranks," said the captain softly.

"Well? Has he been degraded into a field marshal, or into a soldier? If a soldier, he should be dressed in regulation uniform like the others."

"Your excellency, you gave him leave yourself, on the march."

"Gave him leave? Leave? That's just like you young men," said the regimental commander cooling down a little."Leave indeed . . . . One says a word to you and you . . . What?" he added with renewed irritation,"I beg you to dress your men decently."

And the commander, turning to look at the adjutant, directed his jerky steps down the line. He was evidently pleased at his own display of anger and walking up to the regiment wished to find a further excuse for wrath. Having snapped at an officer for an unpolished badge, at another because his line was not straight, he reached the third company.

"H-o-o-w are you standing? Where's your leg? Your leg?" shouted the commander with a tone of suffering in his voice, while there were still five men between him and Dolokhov with his bluish-gray uniform.

Dolokhov slowly straightened his bent knee, looking straight with his clear, insolent eyes in the general's face.

"Why a blue coat? Off with it . . . Sergeant major! Change his coat . . . the ras . . ." he did not finish.

"General, I must obey orders, but I am not bound to endure . . ." Dolokhov hurriedly interrupted.

"No talking in the ranks! . . . No talking, no talking!"

"Not bound to endure insults," Dolokhov concluded in loud, ringing tones.

The eyes of the general and the soldier met. The general became silent, angrily pulling down his tight scarf.

"I request you to have the goodness to change your coat," he said as he turned away.

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New Dylan releases on Crystal Cat

The phrase ‘Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better ..’ springs to mind.

The venerable Crystal Cat label return with two brand new Bob Dylan releases – The first, a more regular release features a new CC recording from the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware on the 17th of June, 2017. A 2 CD set covering the full show from the evening plus 3 bonus tracks from 2016’s tour.

The second release is the kicker – Hands down one of the best productions that you’ll see this or any other year. From two shows played at the Waterfront in Stockholm on the 1st and 2nd of April, 2017 – the shows are presented in a long wooden box, decorated with the colours of Dylan’s latest tour and trimmed inside with velvet. It’s a quality production topped off with an extra bonus disk of Dylan’s, skin of the deadline, acceptance speech for his nobel prize for literature. You’re gonna want to have this set!

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  1. do you remember that Bruce set from the Cat, with one cd mispressed ? cant remember which title it was…When i bought it years ago, i’d never known that i had a wrong pressing in my possesion. ( I’ve bought a lot of Cats, not for the musical intend, as my personal taste is more heavh rock based, but bought the Cat’s catalogue becasue of its more than breathtaking productions. The booklets, the sounds, the smell of the discs, the amazing cd picture discs, later on ive met one of the Cats personal friends who offered me the total catalogue until then….suprisingly i saw the title i’d already had, but with an extra added disc…that one was the good pressing/ replace disc – so 4 discs – . Now i wonder, how did anyone who bought that set with the mispressed discs on a fe record fair, underground shop, or by mailorder could get a replacement from the Cat?

    • I don’t recall that one .. Unless you know a duty bound dealer who is willing to be fair – both in price and service, then I guess you could blow your luck goodbye. I have received replacements before (For disks I’ve had no problems with) but also lost out on CDs (Generally CDRs) from dealers who should know better but seem to vanish once you need them to sort out their dealings.
      CC rightly remain because of their astonishing productions – There have been a few pixelated pictures creeping in sometimes which irks me but other than that, the production quality for this new wooden box is stunning.

  2. thanks Stu, strange that it comes apart…

  3. yep, i like to have this set..but when will it be available?

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An Imperfect Union

Historic Run Ends in Semifinal Loss

by Scott McLaughlin/CHN Writer

Union's players console their goaltender Troy Grosenick following the end of the Dutchmen's historic season (Joe Koshollek)

Union's players console their goaltender Troy Grosenick following the end of the Dutchmen's historic season (Joe Koshollek)

TAMPA, Fla. — Following a scoreless first period, Union came out strong in the second, dominated play for several minutes, and then took a 1-0 lead at 7 minutes, 56 seconds. After that, though, the Dutchmen didn't play their game, and they wound up with a season-ending 3-1 loss.

They didn't shut down Ferris State's offense, but instead saw the game open up more than they would have liked. They didn't keep it simple on offense, but instead made one too many passes a few times. Perhaps most importantly, they started turning the puck over, something they've avoided for most of the season.

"We didn't take care of the puck like we normally do," said senior captain Nolan Julseth-White. "We kind of got away from our game. We had our moments. Ferris State played a hell of a game, and they deserved it."

Union coach Rick Bennett said he didn't think his team so much got away from its game as it never found it in the first place. He said the Dutchmen didn't start the way they wanted, and that set the tone for the rest of the night.

"I think it started in the first period," Bennett said. "We wanted to get our dumps on the glass because you never know with the bounces, and I don't think we ever did that. Our forecheck never caught up to their breakout, and I think that was a key tonight."

The Dutchmen did generate some offensive pressure after the goal and had several chances to make it 2-0, but they twice passed up open shots in order to make the one extra pass that failed to connect.

"I thought we were pretty confident with the puck tonight, but unfortunately we were sometimes a little casual, I guess," said junior assistant captain Jeremy Welsh. "I thought we carried the play pretty well for the first and second, when we had our chances, and we just didn't get our shots off. We didn't get them where we wanted, I guess, and sometimes we tried to overpass."

The Dutchmen weren't themselves defensively, either. They rarely give opponents any space in the offensive zone and do a good job getting pucks out quickly, such as when they allowed just 42 shots total in their two wins in the East Regional.

On Thursday, though, the Dutchmen gave up 37 shots to Ferris State, the second-most they've allowed in a game this season. A lot of those shots came from the outside and weren't particularly dangerous, but they opened the door for more rebound chances.

That finally cost Union with 4:43 left in the game, when Brett Wysopal's shot from the point led to a rebound that Kyle Bonis deposited into the empty net for the eventual game-winning goal. Julseth-White pointed to communication, or a lack thereof, as one of the reasons for Union not playing like itself.

"I think the talk was slow tonight," Julseth-White said. "It wasn't as high as it should have been, especially when guys were going into battles for the puck, the eyes in the back of their heads. I think we could have done a better job with that."

Although it's always tough to have your season end, especially when you get this close to a national championship, the Dutchmen can take solace in the fact that they lifted their program to new heights this season. They won the first ECAC Tournament title in program history, won the first NCAA game in program history and made the Frozen Four for the first time in program history.

"This program's definitely heading in the right direction," said senior assistant captain Kelly Zajac. "We have the coaching. We have a lot of guys coming back. They really care about hockey. It's a hard-working group, a lot of heart in there."

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Bill Cosby Says He Wants To Be In A Superhero Film

Bill Cosby Says He Wants To Be In A Superhero Film

In what is sure to turn some heads, another actor has expressed interest in the comic book film genre. This time however, it's a highly controversial figure!

Since the steady rise of superhero films and their subsequent dominance of Hollywood, actors left and right have been clamoring to be apart of them. There are some A-list actors who still deem the material as beneath them (Viggo Mortensen, Javier Bardem and Daniel Day-Lewis to name a few). But for the most part, this significantly popular film genre is a great way for actors to establish themselves in the business or reignite stagnant careers.
Well, it looks as though we can add another name to the list of thespians wishing to clad themselves into some colorful spandex--Doctor Huxtable himself, Bill Cosby. Now I know what some of you are saying. Who is this man? I've never heard of him before. In the 1980s, he was the star of one of the most popular television shows ever to see broadcast. Family Matters. Or was it Fresh Prince? I don't know. I can't remember. I do know that he is also famous because of something else...
You might know him from the critically praised children series Little Bill.

At the Thirty-third Annual Cosby Show Reunion today in Los Angeles, which reportedly only saw Cosby himself attending (there are some media reports saying actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner is outside in a limo, waiting for his TV dad to leave), a representative for Bill came out to greet the press saying "Mr. Cosby is willing to take questions from reporters that will refrain from inquiring about his legal affairs." All the reporters left save me. Seeing as how I'm in the area today because of WonderCon, I  decided to try my hand at interviewing a television legend.
The following is an excerpt from my interview with Ghost Dad:

Cosby: Why hello there!
McGee: Thank you for sitting down with me Bill.

Bill is assisted with his chair by a correctional officer. He smiles his charming fatherly smile at me.
Cosby: The pleasure is all mine young man. It's always nice to meet a fan naaah jello pudding pops.
McGee: Hahaha! I didn't know you actually did that in real life. End your sentences with gibberish and randomly naming the products you promoted in the 80s. I thought people were making fun of you.
Cosby: I have Tourette's. I don't always do it mind you cha-choo razzle dazzle.
McGee: Wow. That's horrible. Making fun of someone with a disability. Those people are monsters.
Cosby: Yeah, there is nothing worse than mocking the handicap. Absolutely nothing. It's like having your way with a person's character without their permission. Doing it once is bad enough, but repeatedly? Well into your old age when you should know better? I don't let it get to me though.

At this point in the interview, Bill pours some tea and offers me a drink. The correctional officer takes it from Mr. Cosby's hand before I can. I find this to be very rude, but continue on.

McGee: What are your plans in the near future? Any projects you'd like to tackle?
Cosby: You know...I've always wanted to play a superhero in one of them comic booky wook flim flam films!
McGee: Who wouldn't?  They're really--
Cosby: Flyin' around in them capes, savin' the peoples zoop boop babadoop!
McGee: --really popular right now.
Cosby: I love superhero comic book films. Even with the stigma that comes with watching them. Friends will tell people. 'Shut up! You don't know Bill. He wouldn't watch silly superhero films meant for children.' But I have! I've been watching them since the 1960s, starting with the Adam West Batman film. Up until as recently as ten years ago. Over five decades!
McGee: Wow! How many films have you seen?
Cosby: Let's see now...I must have seen 30, no, 50 comic book films! 57 now that I think about it!
McGee: 57??? That's impressive! No one can doubt your fan loyalty with that big a number! Not even your staunchest supporters!
Cosby: Quite right Mr. McGee! Quite right zipple dipple! They express doubt in public, but deep down...they know.
McGee: How does your family feel about it?
Cosby: Every time I watch one, my wife Camille looks the other way. She don't like 'em.
McGee: What roles would you like to play?
Cosby: I wish I had a chance to play the Comedian in Watchmen, but alas, Jeffrey Dean Morgan got to it first. I can't hate though. He did a fantazzil-mizzle-rific job. With the shootin' and swoopin' and the fightin' and the knifin' splendiferous zip zop zoobity bop taste of New Coke!
McGee: There are plenty of roles that haven't been brought to screen yet, from both DC and Marvel. Let's say each company called you up. What characters would you want to audition for?
Cosby: DC has great villains. If I was in a DC film, I'd like to play Doctor Light.
McGee: Are you screwing with me?
Cosby: Not at all. Also, if I was gonna play a Marvel role, I'd like to play Namor. I'd like to do an adaptation of Fantastic Four #4--where he meets Marvel's First Family.
McGee: That would be cool. Unfortunately, Fox has the rights to the Fantastic Fo....wait a minute....isn't that the issue where Namor snatches up Sue Storm and tries to force her to be his bride???

At this point in the interview, Bill Cosby's attorney suggested that we change the topic of our discussion. If you'd like to read the rest of my interview with the creator of Fat Albert, be sure to head on over to my house tonight, where we'll be trying out a new cocktail recipe that Mr. Cosby has taught me.

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Spoof Newspaper Makes a Splash at North Pacific Fisheries Management Council Meeting

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Spoof Newspaper Makes a Splash at North Pacific Fisheries Management Council Meeting

Greenpeace asks council to protect Bering Sea canyons

PORTLAND, OR - Council members, fishermen, and industry
insiders awoke Wednesday and Friday mornings to an unusual edition of
USA Today on their doorstep at the Benson Hotel. The Council is
currently meeting to discuss whether any new protections are needed
within the approximately one million square miles of the ocean the
council manages. Greenpeace activists had distributed several hundred
copies of a USA Today spoof newspaper calling out the Council and the
National Marine Fisheries Service for not protecting the Bering Sea

A pdf of the paper is   available here

The headlines included, "Trawl Captain Declares War on deep sea
corals," "Lobbyists argue 'Steller Sea Lions not that hungry'" and
"Study finds Fur Seals 'Depressed and Anxious'" and featured bylines
from John Henderschedt (a Council member), NOAA Administator Jane
Lubchenco and Paul McGregor, a pollock industry lobbyist.  The content
of the paper stressed that the council needs to consider an
ecosystem-based approach to fishery management, and that fur seals and
Steller sea lions are currently at risk.
The reactions by Council members and industry were often positive and stimulated discussion and laughter.  Seafood.com
acknowledged they had to "give credit where credit was due" and called
it "a creative piece of theater that amused more than angered."
Greenpeace has also been distributing cocktail napkins, pens and
t-shirts to remind the council to protect the Bering Sea Canyons.

Greenpeace and the Bering Sea

In 2007, Greenpeace went on an expedition to the Bering Sea to research
the bountiful wildlife and unseen species that live in deep water
canyons. Greenpeace and NOAA documented the presence of at least 14
species of deep-water corals and 20 sponge species in Zhemchug and
Pribilof canyons. These fragile coral and sponge communities provide
habitat for a high diversity of marine life, including commercially
important fish and crab.

Greenpeace has been using these findings to quantify to regulators that
the Bering Sea needs permanent protection in the form of marine
reserves. NOAA has reported to Congress that Pribilof and Zhemchug
Canyons are areas containing deep-sea corals that currently lack
protection and are vulnerable to fishing impacts.  Marine reserves are
a proven tool to rebuild fish populations, provide a buffer against
uncertainty, and protect biological diversity.

Greenpeace also formally submitted comments to the council that recommended:

  • The EFH Review be amended to incorporate the best available
    scientific information, including maps exhibiting species
    distributions, for all known coral and sponge habitats in the Alaska
  • The SSC recommends that the Council initiate an accelerated EFH
    amendment package and HAPC process to protect coral and sponge
    habitats from the effects of fishing; and
  • The SSC recommends that the Council drop the arbitrary and
    capricious non-statutory HAPC requirement that "Sites must be largely
    undisturbed and occur outside core fishing areas."

For more information, visit www.greenpeace.org/beringsea

Independent campaigning organization that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future.

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4 internal port, low-profile MD2 - Low Profile (2.535"H x 5.115"L) with PCIe x1, SAS 2.0 and Gen 2 PCI-Express (PCIe) Unified Serial RAID adapter with On-Board DRAM and Intelligent Power Management delivers the ideal price/performance and connectivity solution for entry-level server platforms, workstations and desktop systems. Hardware RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 10 ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST!
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Adaptec Series 6E SAS/SATA RAID adapters deliver the robustness of hardware RAID and the Adaptec RAID Code, enterprise class management features, and full OS support, including open source drivers – into the entry-level RAID space. The Series 6E are optimized for platforms where a Series 6 adapter would not fit in from a price, form factor or host connectivity standpoint.

Series 6E adapters support SAS and SATA devices, and have been qualified with the same systems, motherboards, backplanes and drives as Series 6 adapters. They include the same drivers, BIOS and storage management tools as Series 6 adapters and do not require additional training or qualification. Series 6E adapters have also been thoroughly tested with entry-level storage devices for desktop use and the entry-level server platforms, workstations and motherboards most typically used for basic servers, performance workstations or industrial PCs.

I/O Connectivity and Data Protection
With its attractive price point, Adaptec Series 6E can be used as a connectivity product, with support for up to 8 (6805E) or 4 (6405E) SATA & SAS devices, and 128MB of DDR2-800 MHz DRAM cache for device acceleration. At the same time, the Adaptec RAID Code (ARC) delivers maximum reliability with RAID levels 0, 1, 1E, 10 and JBOD. ARC also offers RAID Level Migration (the ability to easily migrate RAID levels), Online Capacity Expansion (expand capacity without powering down the server), and Copyback Hot Spare (when a failed drive has been replaced, data is automatically copied from the hot spare back to the restored drive).

The Case for Cache
The fastest way for a RAID adapter to fulfill a read or write request is to serve data out of its cache. Savvy network administrators know that enabling the RAID adapter cache offers significant performance benefits, such as reduced latency in I/O requests, bandwidth and queue depths that surpass software application limits, and on-the-fly parity calculations on sequential writes.

Hybrid RAID
With Hybrid RAID 1 & 10 Series 6E adapters offer maximum performance and reliability by combining Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) in a single array. Performing read operations from the faster SSD and write operations on both the SSDs and HDD results in tremendous performance gains over standard HDD RAID arrays. Hybrid RAID offers the benefits of both technologies and allows a better cost-per-operation.

  • Ideal for entry-level server platforms, workstations, desktops or industrial PCs without compromising robust 6Gb/s performance and proven Adaptec reliability.

Key Differentiators

  • Hardware RAID functionality
  • Hybrid RAID

Customer Needs

  • True hardware RAID capability and high bandwidth processing while reducing CPU processing cycles required to run a software RAID functionality

Key RAID Features

  • Supports up to 4 (6405E) or 8 (6805E) SATA or SAS devices
  • SES and SAF-TE enclosure management
  • RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 1E, and JBOD
  • Optimized Disk Utilization
  • Hybrid RAID 1 & 10
  • Quick initialization
  • Online Capacity Expansion
  • Copyback Hot Spare
  • Dynamic caching algorithm
  • Native Command Queuing (NCQ)
  • Background initialization
  • Hot-plug drive support
  • RAID Level Migration
  • Hot spares – global, dedicated, and pooled
  • Automatic/manual rebuild of hot spares
  • Configurable stripe size
  • S.M.A.R.T. support
  • Multiple arrays per disk drive
  • Dynamic sector repair
  • Staggered drive spin-up
  • Bootable array support

Management Utilities

  • Adaptec maxView Storage Manager
  • Web based GUI Management Utility
  • OS Support: Windows, Linux, Solaris VMware
  • Remote configuration, monitoring & notification
  • Remote firmware updates
  • SMI-S Support
  • SMTP

  • Command Line Interface
  • SMI-S support for VMware

Adaptec BIOS Configuration Utility (CTRL+A)

  • BIOS level configuration utility
  • Flashable BIOS support

Adaptec uEFI BIOS Configuration Utility

  • HII based confi guration utility
  • Flashable BIOS support

For more information on Adaptec maxView Storage Manager, please see ASK Answer ID 17285.

Operating System

  • Microsoft Windows
  • Red Hat Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Fedora
  • Debian Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • Sun Solaris
  • FreeBSD
  • VMware ESX

For a detailed list see ASK Answer ID 17115.

Data Transfer Rate

  • 6 Gb/s per port

Bus System Interface

  • 6805E: 4-Lane PCIe Gen2
  • 6405E: 1-lane PCIe Gen2

Cache Memory

  • 128MB

Form Factor

  • 6805E: Low-profile form factor (2.535"H x 6.095"L) smaller than MD2 allows installation in condensed system designs
  • 6405E: Low-profile form factor (2.535"H x 5.115"L) smaller than MD2 allows installation in condensed system designs

Connector Configuration

  • 6805E: 2 internal (SFF-8087) Mini SAS
  • 6405E: 1 internal (SFF-8087) Mini SAS

Package Contents

  • Model 6805E
  • Adaptec RAID 6805E adapter
  • Cables: two Mini SAS x4 to (4x) SATA fanout cables w/ sideband, 0.7 meter*
  • Model 6405E
  • Adaptec RAID 6405E adapter
  • Cables: one Mini SAS x4 to (4x) SATA fanout cables w/ sideband, 0.7 meter*
  • Also included with each adapter:
  • Additional low profile vented bracket
  • *Single does not include cables

Physical Size

  • 6805E: 2.535"H x 6.095"L (64mm x 155mm)

    6405E: 2.535"H x 5.115" L (64mm x 130mm)

Operating Temperature

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Betfair wins the kitty with OpenStack private cloud gambit

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When Betfair merged with Paddy Power it was a joining of an online gambling exchange with a high-street retailer. The company wanted to deploy a new cloud platform for its customer-facing systems – and it picked Red Hat's OpenStack platform. Global head of operations Richard Haigh explains.

The newly merged company went from zero to a production-ready OpenStack private cloud in just seven months. With the help of vendors Red Hat and Nuage, it created a pilot running a couple of hundred nodes and is now set for full production status this June.

The private cloud will host Betfair’s exchange – a service similar to the stock exchanges – which supports 120 million transactions per day, 2.7 billion API transactions and has 1.7 million active users. It’ll also offer scope for the company to integrate the exchange with its physical stores, as well as powering its casino games that customers tend to play in between betting.

Betfair picked Red Hat's OpenStack distribution because it needed to ensure as little downtime as possible. In addition to Betfair’s core gambling customer base, professional traders also operate on the exchange – so seconds matter and downtime is noticed practically immediately (although Haigh says it’s about 1.5 seconds).

You can imagine at the end of a horse race, traffic gets fast and you don’t have a lot of time to recover from problems,” Haigh says, speaking with Computerworld UK at the OpenStack Summit in Austin. He adds: “We also wanted to bring support in-house – I wanted to build a team that could look after the estate themselves so I needed partners who were happy to come and train our guys up.”

We will always have underlying support behind the scenes but I need a team that are my first responders in-house.”

The training for this new platform wasn’t straightforward. But the vendors were responsive.

The off-the-shelf training from Red Hat just wasn’t ticking our boxes,” Haigh says. “So we had to go back and say: we have to pretty much write our own curriculum with you. So we put together specific training for the Paddy Power Betfair guys based on what we had done and what we were using. That’s been successful.”

The Nuage training, Haigh adds, was tailor-made – because the company was involved from the start.

What came across very strongly when we were picking from the crowd was that Red Hat and Nuage together understood us, and we understood them,” Haigh says. This line echoes a wider sentiment at the Summit: that technology can be trivial to success when compared to culture.

Betfair Paddypower hopes that by deploying this Openstack system it will simplify the management of its infrastructure. At the same time, the perception of overcomplexity in the ecosystem is not necessarily a bad thing – with the Red Hat system providing plenty of scope for bringing in extra features and diving into those complexities should the company choose to.

Here’s the timeline. Betfair began thinking about the project one year ago. It wanted to match the deployment to the company’s own ethos – pace. Betfair first examined the market to see what was out there, and the proposition from Red Hat for core infrastructure and Nuage for highly agile networking infrastructure proved the winners.

There was one sore sticking point, however: software defined networks.

As many analysts or consultants we talked to said you should do it or you shouldn’t,” Haigh says. They were split down the middle. “It was very binary.” Although, he adds, at this stage of the project "software defined networking has worked, if I could go back in time there would be no question”. It’s a pleasant surprise.

Once the business had decided OpenStack was the way to go, it took just a week and a half for Betfair to initiate a proof of concept, matched with with performance and functional testing. “That was in part to satisfy, legally, that what everyone said they could do they could actually deliver,” Haigh says.

In four weeks we delivered it, we proved it. And we were happy to carry on. We then went into the pilot which is just ending now – it was from zero to building up a fit-for-purpose production-ready stack with all the tooling in place.”

In total the entire project took just six months.

We put our first production node properly on it last week,” Haigh says. “Two of our applications have been running 100 percent moved over for the last week. We’re now in a migration project and that is to take each of the 200 or so applications and to move them. Some of them we have to re-architect a little bit.”

I reckon we’ve got about 18 months of work to get those applications across. And at the same time new applications will go directly to that new infrastructure.

I’m excited. It’s been an awesome project, it’s been great working with Nuage, it’s been great working with Red Hat. Particularly the relationship between Nuage and us has been good. It’s been challenging but I think both companies have enjoyed stepping up to the challenge.

It’s nice to work with fiercely intelligent vendors and fiercely intelligent guys internally, and all come together and everyone benefits from it.

I can’t imagine we’d have done this without open source at the crux of it – you just wouldn’t get the transparency.”

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TADANO's New GR1200XL-2 Largest 2-Axle Rough Terrain Crane and ATF110G-5 All-Terrain Crane to Make Their Debut at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017

📅   Mon January 23, 2017 - National Edition

Tadano ATF110G all-terrain crane.
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Tadano ATF110G all-terrain crane. Tadano GR1200XL rough-terrain crane.

The new GR1200XL will be introduced at ConExpo2017. With 120 tons of capacity this crane is the newest addition to Tadano's line of industry leading safe, high quality and efficient rough terrain cranes. The GR1200XL sits at the core of Tadano's large rough terrain line-up and features the industry's longest boom and jib combinations.

The GR1200XL features a 183-foot 7 inch (56m) 6-section formed boom. It is complemented with a 33 foot 2-inch (10.1m) to 58 feet 1 inch (17.7m) jib and sits on a compact 2-axle carrier.

Considered the “new generation of rough terrain cranes,” Tadano continues to expand the GR series rough terrain crane line-up that now includes seven models ranging from 15 to 160 tons (12mt to 145mt). These cranes are mainstays in the energy/petrochemical/construction sectors due to their excellent reputation for reliability, safety and operational performance. Tadano's customer base of large fleet owners recognizes the GR series as being the lowest cost rough terrain cranes to own and operate.

“We are particularly eager to unveil this new crane at ConExpo that fills the gap between our popular and market leading GR1000XL and GR1600XL models”, said Ingo Schiller incoming President of Tadano America. “Tadano continues to lead the rough terrain crane market by building high quality cranes that have the lifting performance and ease of transport that our customers need,” said Schiller.

Other important features include:

• Tadano's Load Moment Indicator (AML-C) with full on-board diagnostics

• Cummins powered Tier IV compliant QSB6.7 direct injection engine

• Tadano quality manufactured hoist and telescopic cylinders

• Added safety features include multiple tie off points and safe access and egress points

• Backed by Tadano's easy access customer service organization

By popular demand, TADANO reintroduces the ATF110G-5:

This popular Tadano 121-ton (110mt) crane has been upgraded to include several new and enhanced features including multiple counterweight configurations for ease of transport and the new AML-F load moment system that includes full on-board diagnostics.

The ATF110G features a 170-foot 6 inch 5-section formed boom and a jib configuration ranging from 12.5 feet (3.8m) to 105' feet (32m). The jib includes an integrated heavy lift jib.

“The former ATF110-G-5 was one our most popular cranes,” said Mark Krajci, All-Terrain Crane Product Manager. “We have been looking forward to the new model introduction and the improved ability to work and transport the machine in multiple counterweight configurations.”

Additional features include:

• Asymmetrical outrigger set up, exclusive lift-release adjuster safety system that provides radius correction for boom deflection under load

• Main and auxiliary drum and front mounted drivers cab cameras

• Cost effective flat front drivers cab glass

• Quick removable hose reel with stand

• 2 engine design

• Backed by Tadano's easy access customer service organization

Tadano will also be displaying five other units from their full line of rough terrain and all-terrain cranes.

• GR150XL ORI – Utilized in confined city and petrochemical/refinery applications this popular model was upgraded to include additional ground clearance and offer a more aggressive tire tread for better off-road performance. The 6-section full power synchronized telescoping 78-foot (23.8m) boom is complemented by either an 11 foot 8 inch (3.6m) or 18 foot (5.5m) two-staged off-settable jib. Just like its all of Tadano's line-up of rough terrain cranes this crane is equipped with an on-board self-diagnostic AML system, Tadano's exclusive asymmetrical outrigger set-up and Hello-Net telematics system.

• GR1000XL: This crane continues to dominate the 100-ton class rough terrain crane in North America and is a standard in many North American crane rental fleets. The GR1000XL is equipped with a long 154 foot 2inch (47m) 5-section boom and a 58.1 foot (33.2m) bi-fold jib. Additional features include Tadano's operator friendly AML system with on-board diagnostics, exclusive asymmetrical outriggers and Hello-Net telematics.

• GR1600XL: The 3-axle GR1600XL continues to set standard for features and on-the-job performance. Originally equipped with a 200.1-foot (61.3m) boom and a 2-stage, bi-fold lattice hydraulic tilt jib, Tadano now offers two optional 23 foot (7m) inserts that extend the jib to 105 foot (32m) achieving a lifting height of 302.5 foot (92.2m). With self-removable counterweight and front and rear outriggers, the GR1600XL is simple and easy to transport. Other features include the tilt cab, asymmetrical multi-position outrigger set-up and Hello-Net telematics system.

• ATF70G-4: The 77-ton (70mt), 168-foot (52m) long boom crane comes with a 5.9-foot (1.6m) to 52.5-foot (16m) jib, utilizes multiple counterweight configurations for ease of transport. This 4-axle crane come equipped with Tadano's exclusive lift-release adjuster system, asymmetrical outriggers and 2-engine design.

• ATF400G-6: Tadano's 450-ton (400mt) capacity flagship crane will be making its second appearance at ConExpo. A key feature of this crane is the lifting strength of the 5-section 196.8-foot (60m) boom. The superior load charts out-perform competitive cranes that require expensive and time-consuming heavy lifting systems. Equipped with the optional luffing jib it can reach a maximum tip height of 400 feet (121.9m). An optional power lift system is also available for increased capacities.


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‘Death Truck’ Cost Him His Arm, Man Says

     TACOMA (CN) – A construction worker who lost an arm in a crash that killed his co-worker sued his employer for making him use what was known as the “Death Truck” even before the fatal accident. Paul Orris claims Caliber Concrete knew the Death Truck was dangerous, but told its workers to “just deal with it,” and refused to repair it.

     Orris says the truck had no seatbelts, a makeshift ignition system, bad brakes and a hole in the floorboard. He says he was seriously injured the truck stalled, slammed into a tree and burst into flames, killing his coworker.
     After the crash, Orris tried to use the truck’s fire extinguisher to put out flames engulfing driver Matthew Lingley, but the extinguisher was empty, according to the complaint in Pierce County Court.
     Orris’s arm was amputated and he underwent multiple skin grafts as a result of the accident. The Washington State Patrol’s investigation found that the truck’s brakes “were so badly contaminated with oils, the brakes and vehicle should have been out of service,” the complaint states.
     Orris and Lingley’s estate are represented by Philip Talmadge and Wesley McLaughlin.

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ExxonMobil Seeks to Silence Climate Inquiry

     BOSTON (CN) – ExxonMobil has asked a Massachusetts court to halt state Attorney General Maura Healey’s investigation of its internal discussions about climate change.
     Healey’s inquiry is part of a national effort by several attorneys general to combat climate change.
     In April, she filed a civil investigative demand (CID) on ExxonMobil seeking internal company documents that reference climate change and potential causes, such as fossil fuel.
     The investigatory action from state officials follows the release of company documents from the energy giant that allegedly show the company has been aware of the environmental impact of increased CO2 emissions.
     In a petition filed in Suffolk Superior Court on June 16, ExxonMobil alleges Healey is using her office in a cynical effort to go after it as part of a larger, national anti-fossil fuel political campaign.
     “Since at least 2012, these activists sought to influence the debate surrounding climate change by gaining access to ExxonMobil’s internal documents with the hope of using those documents to discredit the company and other political opponents,” said the complaint.
     ExxonMobil challenged the legitimacy of Healey’s demand for documents by claiming the company has not sold fossil fuel-derived products to Massachusetts consumers within the applicable statute of limitations, nor has the company sold any securities in the state for the last five years.
     ExxonMobil also claimed that Healey has no jurisdiction to demand the release of documents because the company is not based in Massachusetts.
     In addition, the company claims Healey’s demand requires the reproduction of all internal documents that pertain to climate change from the last 40 years, creating an undue burden on ExxonMobil.
     “Complying with the CID’s demands would require ExxonMobil to collect, review and produce several millions of pages of documents and would cost millions of dollars,” the complaint says.
     In the event that the court does not halt the investigation, ExxonMobil demands that Healey recuse herself and her office due to her perceived bias against fossil fuel companies as an advocate against climate change.
     Healey’s office pushed back at ExxonMobil’s complaint with a defiant statement vowing to press on with its investigation.
     “For many months, Exxon Mobil has engaged in an unprecedented effort to limit the ability of state attorneys general to investigate fraud and unfair business practices and to protect Massachusetts consumers, investors and the public,” said Cyndi Roy Gonzalez, Healey’s communications director. “Our investigation is based, not on speculation, but on inconsistencies about climate change in Exxon documents which have been made public.”
     Gonzalez went on to say, “The First Amendment does not protect false and misleading statements in the marketplace.
     “Exxon’s assertion that we cannot investigate it because the company has not engaged in business here in Massachusetts is completely preposterous and is a clear attempt to delay and distract from the real issues. We will continue to fight aggressively on the basis of our clear legal authority to obtain the information that we need to ensure the Massachusetts public is protected,” she said.

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Family Calls Phoenix Cop a Menace

     PHOENIX (CN) – A Phoenix police officer shot a man death while three other officers restrained him, and it was the officer’s second in-custody killing in a year, the man’s family claims in court.
     Cleo Daily, mother of the late Zachariah Pithan, and his father, Tracy Pithan, sued Phoenix, its police Officers Clinton Brookins, Andrew Williams, Chris Joja and Emanuel Codreanu, former Police Chief Jack Harris and current Police Chief Daniel V. Garcia, in Federal Court.
     According to the complaint, on April 20, 2013, Pithan – who had been diagnosed with a mental illness – told the four police officers who were outside his apartment to leave him alone. When Pithan extended an arm past the door frame, Williams allegedly grabbed it, unnecessarily starting a physical altercation, and entered the apartment with the other officers.
     Once in the apartment, the four officers held down Pithan, but at no time did they use any nonlethal force – such as pepper spray, a baton, or a Taser – on him, his parents say in the complaint.
     Brookins, who was close to Pithan’s chest, then “unjustifiably” shot Pithan twice in the chest at point-blank range, killing him.
     The parents say it was the second in-custody killing by Brookins in a year.
     The first death, in April 2012, was evaluated by Garcia, Harris, and the city, but “no discipline was imposed nor was a decision made to reprimand defendant Brookins for excessive use of force,” the lawsuit states.
     Instead, Brookins was given a commendation by Garcia, allowing “a person with this demonstrated record of unjustified lethal force to maintain a weapon, but [also] to be used in the role of a shooter in operations against civilians,” according to the complaint.
     During that incident, Brookins placed a citizen in handcuffs and a choke hold until he died, the complaint states.
     Pithan’s parents claim that before 2012, Brookins failed “a psychological exam in connection with his application to become a police officer at another Police Department in Arizona. Despite this knowledge, the City of Phoenix hired and retained Officer Brookins as an employee.”
     There were also a number of investigations by Phoenix Police into Brookins’ conduct, the lawsuit claims, including into an excessive use of force claim on Sept. 23, 2012 where Brookins “allegedly forcibly grabbed an in-custody female by the arm and dragged her through a puddle of urine located on the floor of a holding cell.”
     Pithan’s family seeks compensatory and punitive damages for excessive force and supervisory liability.
     They are represented by John Checkett and Paul Sheston of the Checkett Law Firm in Scottsdale.

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Feds Not Liable for FOIA Saga of U.S. Detainee

     WASHINGTON (CN) – The U.S. government does not have to cover the attorneys’ fees of man who thought it had documents about his detention in Yemen, a federal judge ruled.
     Sharif Mobley, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Yemen, filed suit under the Freedom of Information Act to obtain records from the Department of Justice detailing his capture and detention in Yemen on suspicion of murder. Although the details of his arrest are unclear, Mobley says he is accused of murdering a prison guard, and believes the U.S. government had something to do with his arrest.
     After admitting that it identified 13 relevant documents, the government claimed that national defense and attorney-client privilege provided FOIA exemptions.
     U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell nevertheless ruled that the government had not properly explained why it withheld the records.
     Eventually the government found and released an unclassified email exchange between DOJ’s Civil Division and its Office of Legal Counsel, but Howell said this victory does not make the government liable for the $1,385 in attorneys’ fees that Mobley claims to have accumulated.
     Mobley’s petition for fees also came more than six months after his case was closed, Howell said Monday.
     “The court agrees with the defendant that plaintiff’s motion should be denied both because their petition was untimely and because they are not eligible for attorneys’ fees under FOIA,” the ruling states.
     In previous filings, Mobley conceded that his FOIA requests were a long shot, but he was able to extend his case by challenging whether the government improperly withheld records of his arrest. Believing that the U.S. government played a role in his arrest and incarceration, his attorney asked the Justice Department to explain if the documents were “general records about renditions and the like, or they directly discuss Mr. Mobley.”
     The email released by the Justice Department marked the end of Mobley’s case.

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First Responders Don’t Get Immunity for Delays

     PASADENA, Calif. (CN) – Deputies do not have immunity for detaining a dying woman after her police officer husband shot her in the face, the 9th Circuit ruled.
     San Diego County Sherriff’s Deputy Lowell Bruce shot his wife, Kristin Maxwell-Bruce, at her parents’ home in December 2006. When deputies and medical personnel responded, they found Maxwell-Bruce alert and responsive, suffering from a gunshot wound to the jaw.
     As deputies detained Bruce, Alpine Fire District paramedics concluded that they needed to get Maxwell-Bruce to a trauma center quickly.
     They ordered an air ambulance, equipped with advance trauma equipment, which would arrive in 25 minutes at a landing zone 10 miles from the home. The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians Tribal Fire Department sent a vehicular ambulance arrived to bring Maxwell-Bruce there. At that time, the woman’s vital signs were still within normal limits.
     Sgt. Michael Knobbe took charge of the scene, though he was outranked by Capt. Gregory Reynolds and Lt. Anthony Salazar, both of whom arrived at the same time he had.
     While Reynolds and Salazar stayed at the end of the driveway, Knobbe ordered the house evacuated and sealed and the Maxwells separated. The victim’s mother, Kay Maxwell, was allowed to stay in an RV on the driveway with the grandfather and the children.
     Deputies permitted the victim’s father to pace around in the front yard. Officers would not let the Maxwells be together or follow their daughter to the hospital. Both parents told deputies they heard and saw nothing prior to the shooting.
     Meanwhile, Maxwell-Bruce’s condition deteriorated. As paramedics prepared her for transport – between 10 and 17 minutes after the ambulance arrived – she began expelling blood from her mouth. Medical personnel sat her up, suctioned her and placed her in the ambulance.
     Knobbe meanwhile insisted on interviewing the patient in the ambulance. By the time he relented – 22 minutes after the ambulance arrived – the helicopter had arrived at the landing zone, a more than 10-minute drive from the scene.
     Maxwell-Bruce died on the way to the helicopter. The San Diego medical examiner later determined she died from blood loss related to a non life-threatening gunshot wound.
     Knobbe told the victim’s father that his daughter had died about an hour later.
     The father demanded to be allowed to tell his wife about their daughter’s death, but Deputy Gary Kneeshaw ordered him to stay at the end of the driveway.
     Maxwell then told deputies: “You’re going to have to shoot me, I’m going to see my wife!”
     As he began walking to the RV, deputies blocked his path. Kneeshaw eventually pepper-sprayed the man, hit him in the legs with a baton and handcuffed him. Capt. Reynolds and Lt. Salazar did not intervene.
     Though deputies uncuffed Maxwell a half-hour later, they kept the family separated until they finished their investigation five hours later. Deputies then told the victim’s mother about her daughter’s death.
     After the Maxwells filed suit, U.S. District Court Judge John Houston refused to grant summary judgment on the basis of immunity. The 9th Circuit affirmed Thursday
     “The sheriff’s officers found Kristin facing a preexisting danger from her gunshot wound,” Judge Jerome Farris wrote for a three-member panel. “There is evidence they affirmatively increased that danger by preventing her ambulance from leaving. This arguably left Kristin worse off than if the ambulance had been allowed to bring her to an air ambulance that had advanced medical capabilities and was ready to fly her to a trauma center.”
     “The sheriff’s officers appear to argue that the Maxwells must show that they acted with a ‘purpose to harm’ Kristin since this case involved a medical emergency calling for split-second decisions,” Farris added. “This contradicts their earlier recognition that the appropriate standard is one of deliberate indifference. It also nonsensically suggests that a medical emergency faced by third parties justified the decision to prevent those parties from responding to that emergency.”
     Detaining the Maxwells, separated, for more than five hours was an obvious mistake, the decision states.
     “We conclude that the sheriff’s officers were on notice that they could not detain, separate, and interrogate the Maxwells for hours,” Farris wrote. “The sheriff’s officers have never claimed they had probable cause to arrest the Maxwells or reasonable suspicion for a temporary Terry detention. The crime was solved, and even if it had not been, it is a ‘settled principle that while the police have the right to request citizens to answer voluntarily questions concerning unsolved crimes they have no right to compel them to answer.'”
     Farris added that “the Supreme Court has never endorsed a detention longer than 90 minutes.”
     “The sheriff’s officers point to their need to secure the crime scene,” he wrote. “But there is evidence they did not perceive such a need at the time. The sheriff’s officers were on the scene for over 20 minutes before Knobbe ordered the house evacuated. By that time, Lowell had confessed and voluntarily gone into custody. Jackson took Lowell into custody without handcuffing him or frisking him for weapons.”
     Furthermore, the deputies had no business keeping Maxwell from his wife – let alone pepper-spraying him and hitting him with a baton, according to the decision.
     “If [Maxwell] did not resist arrest – and the sheriff’s officers point to no evidence that he did – the use of pepper spray alone could constitute excessive force,” Farris wrote.
     Capt. Reynolds and Lt. Salazar also cannot benefit qualified immunity, even though they did not participate directly in the melee.
     “The Maxwells contend that summary judgment is nonetheless inappropriate because a jury could reasonably find Reynolds and Salazar liable as the ranking officers present,” Farris wrote. “We agree.”
     Farris and his colleagues also revived the Maxwells’ claims against the paramedics with the Viejas Fire Department, whom the trial court had granted tribal sovereign immunity.
     Precedent, however, dictates that tribal sovereign immunity does not shield officers sued in their individual capacities.
     “We see no reason to give tribal officers broader sovereign immunity protections than state or federal officers given that tribal sovereign immunity is coextensive with other common law immunity principles,” Farris wrote. “We therefore hold that sovereign immunity does not bar the suit against the Viejas Fire paramedics as individuals. The Viejas Band is not the real party in interest. The Maxwells have sued the Viejas Fire paramedics in their individual capacities for money damages. Any damages will come from their own pockets, not the tribal treasury.”
     Judge Sandra Ikuta partially dissented, saying that the Viejas paramedics do not deserve tribal sovereign immunity but the sheriff’s deputies were just doing their duty on that tragic night.
     “It is a truism that ‘tragic facts make bad law,'” Ikuta wrote, quoting Supreme Court Justice Alito’s dissent in Wyeth v. Levine. “Nevertheless, we may not furnish a cause of action where the law does not supply one. The deputies arriving at the Maxwells’ residence faced a chaotic scene: a woman had been shot in the jaw; the perpetrator was still in the house; multiple ambulances and paramedics were responding to the scene; and frantic relatives were milling about. From the perspective of the deputies, it was more than merely reasonable to take steps to secure the crime scene and separate the witnesses-it was their duty. The majority has not pointed to a single case that clearly establishes that the deputies’ actions here violated the Maxwells’ constitutional rights. Under existing case law, the deputies are entitled to qualified immunity for their actions. I therefore respectfully dissent.”

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