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Lindsey Knickerbocker might be best known as the daughter of Real Housewives Of Orange County star Tammy Knickerbocker, but if she has many more misadventures like this, she’ll develop quite a reputation for herself. Last month, the twenty-three-year-old allegedly plowed into two parked cars on Balboa Island. Police were called to the scene, but by the time they arrived, Lindsay had escaped on foot to a friend’s house. Not long after, they tracked her down, and that’s when things went from bad to worse.

According to TMZ, Lindsey sucker punched one of the responding officers in the chest and was promptly arrested for hit and run, driving under the influence and battery on a police officer. Once at the police station, her blood alcohol was measured, and she reportedly scored an astounding .32%, which is four times the legal limit in California.

Prosecutors aren’t particularly lenient about drunk driving charges to begin with. Considering Lindsey also hit two vehicles and punched a cop, it’s likely she might actually serve some real jail time here. In fact, the best case scenario for her is probably that she pleads out and gets her license taken away and quite a few hours of community service.

There’s really no excuse for having a blood alcohol level of .32%. A high percentage of people in their college years go out regularly and drink too much now and again, but there’s quite a bit of difference between getting good and drunk and being an absolute mess.

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As the Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock had many tools in his filmmaking belt, but perhaps one of his greatest was his ability to craft empathetic lead characters who are as caught up in the mystery as the audience. In Rear Window Jimmy Stewart isn’t sure if he’s witnessed a murder or just stir crazy. In North By Northwest Cary Grant is a victim of mistaken identity and forced to go on the run from evil agents. And it’s no conincidence that similar themes appear in Scott Z. Burns’ new film Side Effects.

Last week I had the pleasure of talking with the phone with the screenwriter, and beyond chat about the Hitchcockian influence in the film, he discussed the film’s long development process, why he passed the reins to Steven Soderbergh as a director, and even a bit about his Dawn of the Planet of the Apes script. Check it out!

I know that you’ve been working on this script for a long time, and I’m always curious how greatly the final cut of a film differs from the first draft.

With a thriller I think you have to sort of stay pretty close to the script. There were things that we sort of adjusted. There were a couple of twists that developed in the last year or two that weren’t there seven years ago. So things are always evolving as you go. You add a character, you give someone a child, and then you decide they shouldn’t have a child, then you give them back the child… [laughs] So there’s always a lot of tinkering that goes on, but the basic bones of the thriller were pretty much intact from five years ago.

To kind of talk about those “basic bones,” the structure of this film is really interesting because the tone style and even arguably the genre are different in the first half compared to the second What was the greatest challenge in structuring the script that way?

Well, I think it was sort of dictated by the characters. We start out experiencing the movie through Emily’s eyes, and by the end you’re experiencing it more through Dr. Banks’ eyes. And that sort of cross-fate between those two characters is the reason for that shift in tone. And that was something that Steven [Soderbergh] and I talked about from the first time he read it because he actually asked me the same question that you just did [laughs]. And said, “Was that what you were trying to do?” And I said, “That’s exactly what I was trying to do!” – to have us experience the movie from her point of view and then slowly once he meets her, we now have to kind of go on the same ride that he does.

Was that a driving concept behind this project, an idea that you liked and wanted to implement?

I don’t know that it was a conscious choice, I just didn’t know how to tell this kind of a story any other way – to have the audience meet a character and get to know her and then have the other sort of lead of the movie get to know her, and then see where the two of them go together. It was less of a choice of, “I’m going to try this because I think it’s really cool,” and more of, “I don’t know what I’m doing,” [laughs] which might be the best way to do this.

On the story side of things, I did feel that the film has a very strong Hitchcockian feel, largely perpetrated by the “man stuck in a mystery” element. Were you aiming at making that kind of thriller? What were your inspirations?

Well, I’m very flattered! Hitchcock was a major influence on this movie. The paranoia of Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window is something that really roused the creation of Dr. Jonathan Banks – about someone who is wondering “is what they think is happening really happening?” So that character in particular. But it was my hope in doing this to sort of create a modern noir. Because I feel like we as an industry have moved away from those movies a little bit and I really love them. And I think the world today in which we live is just as ripe for these kinds of things as we were then.

I couldn’t agree more! It came out of that post-war, dark time in America during the 1940s and 1950s, and we see a lot of those elements in society today.

That’s interesting. I’m sure you’re right. The world against which Double Indemnity is set is a world – and I don’t know this, but I’m talking about it a little bit and you might know more about this than I do [laughs]. It’s worth researching. But I think if you look at the newspapers around then I’m sure there were people figuring out ways to scam insurance companies. And usually those things do happen when there’s economic depression and people get desperate. And we all know that desperation breeds creativity [laughs].

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But the youth movement can be positive, too, bringing new energy and better ways of doing business to the enterprise, giving companies that manage the generational transition well a leg up on their rivals. "The ability of companies to understand these changes and not just look askance at them will help attract bright, creative people," says Chuck Cornelio, CIO at Lincoln Financial, the $9 billion Philadelphia insurer. "The more you can channel the positive aspects into the corporate world, the more you create a competitive advantage."

And managing across generations is an area in which technology organizations, rarely seen as hotbeds of social aptitude, have some built-in advantages in terms of adjusting to new ways and helping companies in transition. Tech culture, often informal and built around constant change, overlaps in significant ways with the worldview of younger workers. "There is a style of technology management that matches the expectations of younger workers," says Mike Sutten, CIO of Royal Caribbean Cruises, the $5.2 billion Miami cruise line. "Trends like casual dress and adapting the latest technologies are the way it's always been here."

The nature of technology work, which is often project-oriented, allows people more flexibility than other jobs. "Solutions may be easier to find in the technology world," says Erickson.

A word of caution: Making sweeping statements about tens of millions of individuals, however close in age they are, is a dangerous game. "It's degrading to that generation, as it would be to any group, to just pull out stereotypes, add some stats and flash to them, and think you've said something meaningful," says Corey Jamison, president of the Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group, which specializes in diversity issues. "If someone made generalizations about, say, African-American women or Asian men, you'd be like, 'What?'"

Point taken. The anecdotes and observations in this article do not define a generation. They do, however, reveal something of the real-life experiences of IT managers, academics and consultants as they cope with actual issues in a changing workplace.

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The committee met in September of 2010 and elected Dave Trautman of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science as chair. Prof. Trautman served on the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities selection committee. The committee solicited and received nominations for the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, and provided recommendations to Provost Sam Hines for the student award and for the faculty/staff award.

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The Greening of Houston

How America's oil and gas capitol came to design a park at the forefront of green public space.

After many years, Buffalo Bayou is finally coming on its Nixon in China moment.

Or, perhaps, a little bit of Paris in Texas.

The 10-square-mile Brownfields restoration in the front yard of downtown Houston is a collection of parks, walkways, a performance center, botanical gardens, boat landings, and residential development, all along the waterway that winds in from the Gulf of Mexico. It’s the kind of neighborhood revitalization project, complete with retooling freeway corridors and re-using vacant and industrial land, that one might see in Portland, Oregon.

But instead it’s an injection of urbanism in the land of sprawl – and a showcase in a city famous its lack of zoning. That rejection of the fundamental framework of most other American cities has made Houston averse to urban planning and design.

In fact, there is regulation in place in Houston. Building standards and development are controlled through neighborhood covenants and other restrictions. The downtown has towers and a grid like most other cities. But development has been guided by the principle that the free market should prevail.

The fundamentally green and carbon emission-mindful infrastructure of Buffalo Bayou may also seem incongruous with the capital of fossil fuels. But Houston has become remarkably green in its civic impulses. One notable figure in sustainability there is oil and gas magnate George Mitchell and the George and Cynthia Mitchell Foundation, who brought in the legendary Ian McHarg to design the Woodlands in Texas. The Buffalo Bayou Partnership has been the coalition to frame the goals, provide the management of some 6,400 acres, plan the park and facility improvements, and keep it all together.

"This has been a partnership of civic, business and public leaders who have worked for nearly two decades to reclaim a much-abused resource at the heart of Greater Houston, to make a restored landscape as a focal point for the region's public spaces and future development," says Robert Yaro, president of the Regional Plan Association, who has served as part of the consulting team. "I saw this as an opportunity to do in the 21st century what Olmsted did with his parks to transform 19th century American cities. I think this could become the template for how major U.S. metros manage and reclaim their natural settings in the 21st century.”

Part of what led Houston to embrace the project was the realities of flooding and storm surges, which have caused billions of dollars in damages to underground infrastructure. Allowing wetlands to do their work is the kind of natural ecosystems adaptation that is well underway in New Orleans post-Katrina. The parks and development plan is closely integrated with water engineering.

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy (where I work), who also previously served as a consultant on the project.

Slowly but surely, the $1 billion master plan is being implemented, to the relief and amazement of those who have been working on it for so long.

Yaro, Dodson, Thompson, and Thompson Design Group principal Pratap Talwar made a presentation on Buffalo Bayou yesterday at the New Partners for Smart Growth conference in San Diego.

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This is Boston's first ever small business plan. It directly supports Mayor Walsh's push for increased economic equity and opportunities in Boston. It also answers his call for more innovative and improved ways to serve Boston’s diverse array of entrepreneurs and small businesses.

The plan commits the City of Boston to

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Once a year the City, County and State Boards of Equalization meet to hear individual property tax valuation appeals. The City meets the second Tuesday in April; the County meets within the first 10 days in June and the State meets the second Tuesday in August. You should give prior notice that you intend to appear. At the hearing, you may present the evidence you have to support the value you feel should be placed on the property.

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The annual Board of Equalization meetings are not your only opportunity to appeal a value for tax purposes. At any time, you may file what is called an abatement, which will automatically set-up meetings before the City and County Commissions to hear your appeal. Through the abatement process, you can appeal an assessment up to two-years old. An abatement must be filed by November 1st of the year following the year the tax would become delinquent. For instance, the 2008 property tax would become delinquent in 2009, so you would have until November 1, 2010 to file for the 2008 assessment.

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    I got a write-up in The Brooklyn Paper for my upcoming talk at Waku Waku NYC this Saturday! My talk will be in the Wythe Hotel at 10am and then I’ll be signing Cool Japan Guide at Kinokuniya’s booth in the Brooklyn Expo Center at 1pm. See you there! Photo by Jason Speakman

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    This week I did an interview about Cool Japan Guide on Australia’s Radio National Saturday Extra show with Geraldine Doogue. We chatted about shrines, temples, and manga. You can listen to it now here and it can be downloaded as a podcast too! Tweet

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    Check out the Publisher’s Weekly review for Cool Japan Guide! You can pre-order now, and the release date is March 10th!

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    Recently I was included in this nice write-up on food and illustration from Brazil’s leading paper, Folha de S.Paulo, the article is by Diogo Gomez, and great photography by Gilberto Tadday! We did the photo shoot at La Bergamote, a lovely French pastry place in Chelsea!

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    New York Daily News posted a great piece on Dolltopia by Patrick Montero. Check it out here!

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    For you Japanese readers out there, I did an interview for the F Japon blog and it was posted today! Link here!

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    My first Spider-Man comic, Amazing Spider-Man Family #3 is in stores now! My story is all about Aunt May fighting crime as Spider-Ma’am and it’s a lot of fun with great art by Colleen Coover. I reveal many more details in this interview at The Pulse. Click and read!

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    (this photo: Michael Angelo for Michael Angelo’s Wonderland Beauty Parlor) At the Eater Blogger Lounge Metromix was interviewing bloggers covering the NYC Wine and Food Fest. Of course I obliged. They also photographed me in a beauty chair at Michael Angelo’s Wonderland Beauty Parlor. Sweet! Click here to read!

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The Democratic Party of Hawaii will come together for three days of meetings and speeches at the Hilton Hawaiian Village beginning today.

Leaders are sure to boast of a proud political history and the diverse membership under the party’s big tent.

But it will hardly be a love fest. Behind all the smiling faces at the Hilton there will no doubt be anxiety and hard feelings, too, because a lot of political careers are on the line.

As of Thursday party officials were still struggling to schedule slots for all the speakers. But here’s what we know:

Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann and former Congressman Neil Abercrombie are expected to address delegates Saturday around midday, about an hour apart. Abercrombie will probably shout into the microphone, though he doesn’t need one. Maybe Hannemann will sing “Hawaii, My Paradise.” (“Where I live there are rainbows …”)

Expect each candidate for governor to be welcomed enthusiastically with campaign-T-shirt-wearing supporters. Cue red, white and blue balloons and maybe “Don’t Stop” (thinking about tomorrow) by Fleetwood Mac.

Sunday morning we’ll see U.S. Sens. Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel Akaka speak, along with U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono. Inouye and Hirono are running for re-election but thus far face no serious challenger in either the primary or general.

Former Congressman Ed Case and state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa are also scheduled for Sunday morning. Fresh off their mutual defeat in the 1st Congressional District special election to Republican Charles Djou, both candidates will pitch for party support in the Sept. 18 rematch.

The big question: Will Hanabusa-mentor Inouye publicly diss the apostate Case like he did at the 2006 convention when Case challenged Akaka?

“I am sure some people will wish I wasn’t at the convention, but I have been a Democrat for 30-plus years,” Case told Civil Beat. “I don’t intend at all a campaign speech. I intend to speak about the larger picture about being a Democrat.”

Case reiterated that he is indeed still a candidate for Congress.

“Colleen got a pass during the election and will not get one in the primary election,” he said, adding that he expected a “difficult and heated” battle.

Hanabusa strongly disagrees with Case’s take on the special election.

“What Ed said is unfortunate, because far from having a free ride our campaign recovered after being called irrelevant,” said Hanabusa. “That was a major task.”

Hanabusa also disputes any notion that local Democrats are not unified.

“I am always amazed that people feel that somehow having the ability to give voters a choice is divisive,” she said. “The day after the primary, at the party’s unity breakfast, we always come together.”

As an example, Hanabusa pointed to 2006, when 10 Democrats — including well-known ones like Hanabusa — competed in the primary for the 2nd Congressional District. Hanabusa ran a close second to Hirono.

A half-dozen credible candidates for lieutenant governor will also be on hand at the convention, and probably others running in the nonpartisan race to replace Hannemann as mayor.

There will also be committee meetings to draft platform resolutions; town hall confabs over Hawaiian, organized labor, energy and economic issues; and coffee service and cocktail parties.

(Note to members: I’ll be tweeting from the Democratic convention and walking into various meeting rooms until I am politely told to leave.)

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Example Primitives for

Higher-Order Active Tuple Spaces (ATS)

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Most computing in the long-term future will be performed on top of a Universal or Ubiquitous Computing Substrate (UCS). This is the ultimate network PC. A number of predictions are that this substrate will consist of a global, eternal active tuple space (ATS).

This web page gives an outline of a typical system as currently envisaged. Please note that this is only one layer in the final application systems. This layer is pasted as universal jam between the Internet (or future evolution thereof) and major middleware functions, such as asynchronous eventing or synchronous RPC. The middleware functions will, in general, be far more strongly typed, but use localised or application-specific type schemas. The ATS layer is the only component with a global, eternal type schema and semantics.

Prior work on tuple spaces has emphasised the associative lookup facilities, but these are not emphasised here. Most lookup will be on the primary key (e.g. URI) and only rarely will associative lookup on arbitrary fields be required.

We first define primitive operations for the active tuple space (ATS) in terms of their operational semantics and then using a a number of applications as examples, we show how to use them in real-time, under simulated faster than real time execution and formal analysis.

ATS - Basic Design Decisions

A tuple space is a top-level universe consisting of named tuples. Each tuple may contain further tuples, implying heirarchic naming overall. Each tuple has a number of fields. XML is one possible representation. In an active tuple space (ATS), certain of the fields of a tuple may contain running software. The system is higher-order in that tuples can spawn further tuples.

There are a number of possible flavours of ATS within this definition. We make a number of basic design decisions to define our own flavour:

  • Every tuple has associated credit and when its credit runs out, the tuple can be deleted by the substrate.

  • Creating a new tuple costs according to the initial credit provided to the new tuple and the admin charges made by the hosting substrate entity.

  • Every tuple has a unique name and address understood by the substrate. The substrate primitively supports redirection to automate the tracking of migrated tuples, but such operations inveitably cost more.

  • There is no global type schema for tuple contents. Tuples must explicitly or implicitly refer to their own schema.

  • The only datatypes are credit, date/time, tuple addresses/storage locations and ASCII strings. The aggregating or abstract datatype is the tuple itself. Consequently, all software in active tuples is represented as strings, which is essentially normal practice anyway.

  • A tuple may only be accessed if its address is known. This gives security. Tuples may have multiple, different addresses to provide a capability system for restricted access to different operations or revokable capabilities to different clients. The substrate defines a restricted wildcard address resolution facility to provide associative look-up without compromising security.

  • The primitive operations between active tuples and an active tuple and the substrate are listed below.

Primitive Tuple Operations

The substrate models an attractive force that causes tuples to encounter each other and can trigger method or function application. Under the biotic matrix model, this represents the behaviour of catalysts and enzymes. In addition, tuples can peform explicit operations on other tuples.

The Pi Calculus and the Ambient Calculus are process algebras of sufficient power to provide a useful ATS. However, the concepts of cost, power and expiry are not natively implemented. Also, these slightly older process calculi support rather abstract named and relative (respective) addressing modes for peer-to-peer communication. To make a practical ATS, we make various extensions and prescribe the addressing and powering aspects. (Addressing has to relate to the Internet and powering has to relate to money).

The internal operation of an active tuple is not a primary architectural issue: it can be coded in any programming language or style. Therefore, active tuples can vary in trustworthyness, from those that are transparent in their behaviour (e.g. using obvious or proof-carrying coding) to those that are opaque. Trust may also be widely interpreted with respect to an authenticated signatorary system, as in 'this code was signed at MS Redmond'. However, such trust is an overlay on the basic architecture with no special primitives.

The following primitives are suggested: read field/view/all, write field, execute method, clone, create, destroy, refinance.

Power Supply

A major aspect of an eternal, global ATS is who pays for it. Using the biotic matrix paradigm, we need to define and provide the heart, lungs, kidneys and so on. The system is powered through the provision of storage, network and process cycles.

In the fullness of time, all money and electronic funds transfer will probably be handled within the ATS, but perhaps with a residual level of shipping gold bars between corporations. But in the short term, we will continue to see all large electronic fund transactions being carried out by our current banking techniques and various systems for turning such `hard cash' into credit to power the tuple space. The funding of the mobile phone system by top-up of smart cards is a seeding scenario, although currently, electronic cash is not widely transfered between handsets etc..

Credit drain is through the substrate into the pockets of the substrate providers (SPs). This is very natural. All decisions to spend credit will ultimately originate from human actions, since no sane person ever authorises anything that has an unlimited cost liability. Therefore, energy supply in the form of credit injection will occur at any time a person requires a service, perhaps paid in advance. For instance, to send an email, an electronic stamp is required. (This wipes out spammers too, so is a very good idea!). This stamp can be a tuple. Equally, a whole financial service, such as an insurance company, can be a tuple.

There are two essential forms of electronic credit: both are suitable for use. The first is a hard currency which can be exchanged for real money at various places, whereas the second is a deterrent coinage, which can be minted by servers that wish not to be subject to denial of service attacks through excessive traffic. An example form of deterrent currency is the `recognise characters' test implemented by certain web search engines, but a more suitable version of this for peer-to-peer computing is simply to issue credit in return for prime factorisation.

Address Format

Most active objects will refer to each other using local, dynamic or relative addressing, but Internet/WWW style URIs will also be needed.

The Internet provides a valuable and almost inveitable infrastructure for the global ATS. Therefore, absolute addresses will be built largely on Internet URIs. However, intelligent, active, policy-driven NAT is bound to have big consequence. Address translation and directory services will eventually become the most strategic and important services, where new policies and schemes can be applied to modify the behaviour of older applications.

Advanced Reservation and Provisioning

An essential aspect of any system is availability. People will spend money to have the required levels of service available at short notice (e.g. I own a car and drive less than 500 miles a year). As well as private ownership, the equivalent of today's networking VPN as an active object substrate will therefore evolve: it has the advantage of easy management. In principle, provision and reservation systems will provide a less brutal mechanism for this, but its hard to say when they might be successful.

Current Status

These ideas were written as a strawman middleware for the Pebbles project, although currently the main project is using XML RPC directly at the API without the active object layer. The ideas are now being developed separately as shown on the accompanying web pages.

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GENERAL election hopeful Tim Young has hit out at Clacton’s MP for not responding to his calls for a public debate.

Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Clacton called on his Conservative opponent to debate with him now rather than leaving it until the run-up to the election next May.

But Mr Carswell snubbed to Mr Young, who wanted to discuss local issues including the NHS, education and economy.

Mr Young said: “I sent an email to my Conservative opponent in mid-January challenging him to a series of debates on the most important issues facing the constituency.

“I more or less gave him an anytime, anyplace, anywhere offer.

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food suppliersWith all of the issues associated with our food today, many people are turning to on the internet sources to guarantee the food they buy is natural and free of chemicals. Other individuals, especially those up in years, find grocery store shopping challenging, if not out of the question. They also have discovered the advantages of on-line food vendors.

If this really is brand new to you, you could be surprised by all of the alternatives at your disposal. For all those who take pleasure in getting their fruit and veggies from local providers, most bigger cities offer a wide variety of choices on the internet, as well as numerous organic selections.

Generally, the way it’s completed is you sign up for one of several plans provided. The package is based on your wants as well as the size of the loved ones. You’ve a common thought what will likely be inside your package; nonetheless, you are able to usually depend on a surprise or two, based on what’s in season.

You’ll be able to decide to get the produce brought to your door once or twice weekly. This may open up a whole new realm of possibilities when organizing your meals, as you are going to likely locate some produce you have never used before and can immediately start experimenting with.

These on-line distributors are also supplying clients with their various meats as well. Companies such as Omaha Steaks (who offer more than steak), ship their high top quality meat out in styrofoam cases and dry ice. Just like the produce, these meats may be mailed right to your door. In buying your meat from online food suppliers, you are able to begin purchasing in big amounts. You are able to locate some actual deals this way.

There’s a whole new approach to purchase delicious, fine food just waiting for you personally. Purchasing online enables you to get niche products not normally accessible locally. It’s not only a benefit, but an adventure in culinary exploration.


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Tennessee Department of Health provides additional update on Outbreak of Infections Associated with Epidural Steroid Injections

Tennessee Department of HealthNashville, TN – Tennessee Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, has provided an update on the investigation of infections associated with epidural steroid injections.

His statements from today’s media briefing are included below.

Statement by Commissioner Dreyzehner October 5th, 2012

Good morning and thank you for being here with us, or participating by phone, as we provide information about the evolving investigation of some serious health issues in Tennessee.

While our investigation is part of an ongoing effort now encompassing 23 states, and continues to involve the CDC, the FDA and many other health and medical professionals, we’ll focus today on what is happening in Tennessee. It is imperative we continue our efforts to protect Tennesseans, doing all we can to safeguard lives. We will, in turn, depend on our partners with the CDC and FDA to keep you updated on national issues beyond our jurisdiction.

Before we get to other matters, I want to again extend our sympathy to the patients, families and friends of those impacted by this tragic situation. We continue our work knowing the toll has been very great for some, and that many are bearing physical or emotional pain. We will keep them in our thoughts and prayers.

Our focus is and will be on protection of Tennesseans, including case finding, investigation and public health support.

As of 11:00am today, the number of people in Tennessee identified with meningitis, abscess or stroke associated with this outbreak is 29. The number of deaths is unchanged at three.

Our team is continuing to provide support to other medical professionals in providing information to current patients and persons at risk for an infection. The work done thus far has been substantial, and we are fully committed to supporting our colleagues in providing additional accurate, timely information.

We will be assisting in providing public health support to patients who may be at risk by helping clinics with their patient contacts for appropriate follow-up. In light of uncertainty regarding incubation periods in some patients, we feel it is the prudent and appropriate step to continue to follow up regularly for some time with Tennessee’s at-risk population in this investigation.

It’s important to know the process of active case finding; that is, carefully studying patient information to look for signs of potential concern will continue. We appreciate your help in spreading the word to patients who had any epidural steroid injections between July 1st and September 28th at the three centers using lots of material from the New England Compounding Center.

The symptoms people at risk should look out for, by priority, are:  headache, worsening to severe; fever; stiff neck; unsteadiness, falling or difficulty walking; and back pain worse than their previous baseline. There are other symptoms, but these are the primary ones.

Following the CDC/FDA joint press conference yesterday, we issued another alert through the Tennessee Health Alert Network, or T-HAN, advising Tennessee clinicians to NOT USE ANY materials from the New England Compounding Center. While we have identified every facility that has the lots of the methylprednisolone acetate of concern in this investigation, to protect the safety of Tennesseans, we are directing clinicians to not use ANY material from NECC until further notice. We are working on identifying those facilities that received other NECC products.

Without certainty as to their other products’ integrity, we believe it is important these products not be used. We know the CDC and FDA are investigating other NECC products and we believe that is an important effort.

It is helpful to remember our continuing investigation has found no significant lapses in processes at any of the facilities in Tennessee that received material from NECC. These clinics and their staff are trying their level best to treat and improve the lives of patients who come to them in pain and we respect and support their efforts. Evidence indicates these clinics and clinicians had no way of knowing about the contamination at the time of the procedure. The evidence indicates this is a product issue.

Once we are able to have greater clarification, we’re hopeful these centers will return to normal operation because their work to relieve patient suffering is an important part of the health and medical community.

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Grandiose orchestral clout mixed with a neat pop nous and a voice pitched somewhere between We Are Scientists and Mull historical Society, the music of Brad Oberhofer is pretty much adorable. Drums clatter and stutter in frenetic fashion beneath chiming xylophone, indie harmonies and riff-heavy guitar for much of ‘Time Capsules II’, and its relentless energy is utterly addictive. It perhaps never quite manages to live up to the genuinely breathtaking magnificence of opening track ‘Heart’, with its spectral wall of sound production effects, but those are high standards indeed. The shamelessly repetitive ‘I Could Go’ comes close, mind, with an embarrassment of hooks.

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The NBC 2013 fall line up is almost here. One of the most anticipated new series is the crime drama, The Blacklist. James Spader returns to television in the villainous lead role. Speaking of villains, Joss Whedon talks about casting Spader as the main antagonist in the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron.

James Spader is a tried and true TV and film veteran. Throughout his long career, one thing really stands out about him--he's creepy..real creepy, but creepy can pay off. Case in point, Spader is about to star in two villainous roles on both the small and large screen.

Spader, who stared alongside William Shatner in the legal drama, The Practice, and it's spin-off, Boston Legal, won Emmy awards for his performance on both series. He also briefly took over NBC's The Office, when he played the eccentric yet strangely charming Robert California.

Now Spader is making his return to TV in NBC's upcoming new series The Blacklist. In the show, Spader plays Raymond "Red" Reddington, a Hannibal Lecter-like criminal master mind, working alongside an FBI officer. In a recent interview with the Huffington Post, Spader spoke about the character:

"He amused me. He has such a strange and enigmatic life, and I liked the fact that the show could surprise you and be sort of thrilling, and yet, at the same time, have a sense of humor and irreverence...Sometimes good people do terribly bad things. And sometimes bad people do terribly good things. And he's both of those. He's both of those at different times."

While we're on the subject of villains, Spader has also been cast as the big bad in Joss Whedon's 2015 Avengers: The Age of Ultron. In an interview for Marvel's The Watcher, Whedon praised the actor:

"Spader was my first and only choice. He’s got that hypnotic voice that can be eerily calm and compelling, but he’s also very human and humorous."

You can catch Spader in The Blacklist on NBC, Mon, Sept. 23 at 10 p.m. ET.

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by Charlotte Bronte

I've quench'd my lamp, I struck it in that start
Which every limb convulsed, I heard it fall -
The crash blent with my sleep, I saw depart
Its light, even as I woke, on yonder wall;
Over against my bed, there shone a gleam
Strange, faint, and mingling also with my dream.

It sank, and I am wrapt in utter gloom;
How far is night advanced, and when will day
Retinge the dusk and livid air with bloom,
And fill this void with warm, creative ray?
Would I could sleep again till, clear and red,
Morning shall on the mountain-tops be spread!

I'd call my women, but to break their sleep,
Because my own is broken, were unjust;
They've wrought all day, and well-earn'd slumbers steep
Their labours in forgetfulness, I trust;
Let me my feverish watch with patience bear,
Thankful that none with me its sufferings share.

Yet, oh, for light! one ray would tranquillize
My nerves, my pulses, more than effort can;
I'll draw my curtain and consult the skies:
These trembling stars at dead of night look wan,
Wild, restless, strange, yet cannot be more drear
Than this my couch, shared by a nameless fear.

All black - one great cloud, drawn from east to west,
Conceals the heavens, but there are lights below;
Torches burn in Jerusalem, and cast
On yonder stony mount a lurid glow.
I see men station'd there, and gleaming spears;
A sound, too, from afar, invades my ears.

Dull, measured strokes of axe and hammer ring
From street to street, not loud, but through the night
Distinctly heard - and some strange spectral thing
Is now uprear'd - and, fix'd against the light
Of the pale lamps, defined upon that sky,
It stands up like a column, straight and high.

I see it all - I know the dusky sign -
A cross on Calvary, which Jews uprear
While Romans watch; and when the dawn shall shine
Pilate, to judge the victim, will appear -
Pass sentence-yield Him up to crucify;
And on that cross the spotless Christ must die.

Dreams, then, are true - for thus my vision ran;
Surely some oracle has been with me,
The gods have chosen me to reveal their plan,
To warn an unjust judge of destiny:
I, slumbering, heard and saw; awake I know,
Christ's coming death, and Pilate's life of woe.

I do not weep for Pilate - who could prove
Regret for him whose cold and crushing sway
No prayer can soften, no appeal can move:
Who tramples hearts as others trample clay,
Yet with a faltering, an uncertain tread,
That might stir up reprisal in the dead.

Forced to sit by his side and see his deeds;
Forced to behold that visage, hour by hour,
In whose gaunt lines the abhorrent gazer reads
A triple lust of gold, and blood, and power;
A soul whom motives fierce, yet abject, urge -
Rome's servile slave, and Judah's tyrant scourge.

How can I love, or mourn, or pity him?
I, who so long my fetter'd hands have wrung;
I, who for grief have wept my eyesight dim ;
Because, while life for me was bright and young,
He robb'd my youth - he quench'd my life's fair ray -
He crush'd my mind, and did my freedom slay.

And at this hour-although I be his wife -
He has no more of tenderness from me
Than any other wretch of guilty life ;
Less, for I know his household privacy -
I see him as he is - without a screen;
And, by the gods, my soul abhors his mien!

Has he not sought my presence, dyed in blood -
Innocent, righteous blood, shed shamelessly?
And have I not his red salute withstood?
Ay, when, as erst, he plunged all Galilee
In dark bereavement - in affliction sore,
Mingling their very offerings with their gore.

Then came he - in his eyes a serpent-smile,
Upon his lips some false, endearing word,
And through the streets of Salem clang'd the while
His slaughtering, hacking, sacrilegious sword -
And I, to see a man cause men such woe,
Trembled with ire - I did not fear to show.

And now, the envious Jewish priests have brought
Jesus - whom they in mock'ry call their king -
To have, by this grim power, their vengeance wrought;
By this mean reptile, innocence to sting.
Oh! could I but the purposed doom avert,
And shield the blameless head from cruel hurt!

Accessible is Pilate's heart to fear,
Omens will shake his soul, like autumn leaf;
Could he this night's appalling vision hear,
This just man's bonds were loosed, his life were safe,
Unless that bitter priesthood should prevail,
And make even terror to their malice quail.

Yet if I tell the dream - but let me pause.
What dream? Erewhile the characters were clear,
Graved on my brain - at once some unknown cause
Has dimm'd and razed the thoughts, which now appear,
Like a vague remnant of some by-past scene; -
Not what will be, but what, long since, has been.

I suffer'd many things - I heard foretold
A dreadful doom for Pilate, - lingering woes,
In far, barbarian climes, where mountains cold
Built up a solitude of trackless snows,
There he and grisly wolves prowl'd side by side,
There he lived famish'd - there, methought, he died;

But not of hunger, nor by malady;
I saw the snow around him, stain'd with gore;
I said I had no tears for such as he,
And, lo! my cheek is wet - mine eyes run o'er;
I weep for mortal suffering, mortal guilt,
I weep the impious deed, the blood self-spilt.

More I recall not, yet the vision spread
Into a world remote, an age to come -
And still the illumined name of Jesus shed
A light, a clearness, through the unfolding gloom -
And still I saw that sign, which now I see,
That cross on yonder brow of Calvary.

What is this Hebrew Christ?-to me unknown
His lineage - doctrine - mission; yet how clear
Is God-like goodness in his actions shown,
How straight and stainless is his life's career!
The ray of Deity that rests on him,
In my eyes makes Olympian glory dim.

The world advances; Greek or Roman rite
Suffices not the inquiring mind to stay;
The searching soul demands a purer light
To guide it on its upward, onward way;
Ashamed of sculptured gods, Religion turns
To where the unseen Jehovah's altar burns.

Our faith is rotten, all our rites defiled,
Our temples sullied, and, methinks, this man,
With his new ordinance, so wise and mild,
Is come, even as He says, the chaff to fan
And sever from the wheat; but will his faith
Survive the terrors of to-morrow's death ?

* * * * * * *

I feel a firmer trust - a higher hope
Rise in my soul - it dawns with dawning day;
Lo! on the Temple's roof - on Moriah's slope
Appears at length that clear and crimson ray
Which I so wished for when shut in by night;
Oh, opening skies, I hail, I bless pour light!

Part, clouds and shadows! Glorious Sun appear!
Part, mental gloom! Come insight from on high!
Dusk dawn in heaven still strives with daylight clear
The longing soul doth still uncertain sigh.
Oh! to behold the truth - that sun divine,
How doth my bosom pant, my spirit pine!

This day, Time travails with a mighty birth;
This day, Truth stoops from heaven and visits earth;
Ere night descends I shall more surely know
What guide to follow, in what path to go;
I wait in hope - I wait in solemn fear,
The oracle of God - the sole - true God - to hear.

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Clemson University will collect payment for goods and services in a timely manner. University Departments that extend credit by invoicing will use the University's Billing and Accounts Receivable System or another preapproved billing and accounts receivable system to allow prompt collection and accurate reporting of the University's accounts receivable transactions. Invoices should be entered into the system in a timely manner.

The Accounts Receivable unit of Cash and Treasury Services Department is responsible for monitoring, processing and recording the collection of all payments due the University for goods or services rendered by departments. The billing processes of all departments that extend credit are subject to the review and approval of the Chief Financial Officer or his designee through Cash and Treasury Services Department.

All approved departments must use the CUBS Web invoice as a standard invoice. Attachments may be included with the standard invoice as deemed appropriate by the billing department.

No invoices less than $10 will be issued. Departments with charges less than the minimum amount should require payment at the time the goods/services are provided, create a minimum order amount or accumulate charges for a specific customer until the minimum amount is reached.

Interdepartmental invoicing through the receivable process is not permitted. All interdepartmental transactions resulting from providing goods and services to University departments are to be processed by Interdepartmental Orders (IDO).

At the department’s request, invoices older than 110 days may be placed with a state approved outside collection agency. When an account is deemed uncollectible, approval to write-off the outstanding debt must be obtained from the Comptroller. This will be coordinated by the Accounts Receivable Office after all normal collection actions have been taken. Departments will be notified by Accounts Receivable of all pending write-offs. Upon execution, the write-off will offset previously accrued departmental revenues associated with the uncollectible invoices.

High volume departments with established subsystems may be authorized by the Chief Financial Officer or his designee through the Cash and Treasury Services Department to process and collect their own invoices. However, these departments will provide a quarterly summary (as of September 30, December 31, March 31, and June 30) of aged accounts receivable and a report on collection efforts for past due accounts to the University's Accounts Receivable Office. These departments must follow the same general collection procedures that are followed by Accounts Receivable. Invoices may not be written off without prior approval from the Comptroller. All invoices to be written off must be sent to the Accounts Receivable Office. Any invoices that are sent to collections must be placed with a state approved collection agency.

The University Accounts Receivable Office will periodically monitor departmental accounts receivable processes to ensure the prompt collection of payments, accurate accounts receivable reporting and adherence to University policies and procedures.


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  • Clemson earned its 10th ACC win Tuesday, only the fourth time in school history the Tiger program has reached the 10-win plateau in 61 seasons as a member of the conference. The other teams to achieve it at Clemson were 1986-87, 1989-90 and 2007-08.
  • Clemson has now doubled its ACC win total from 2012-13, tied for the second-best conference win improvement in school history. The biggest jump was seven spots from 1985-86 to 1986-87.
  • The Tigers tied the highest overall win total (19) coming off of a season with a losing record. In 1988-89, Clemson won 19 games after posting a 14-15 record the previous season. Clemson was 13-18 last season.
  • The Tigers won by a four-point margin Tuesday, the fifth ACC win for Clemson this season decided by five or less. That is the most ACC wins in a season decided by five or less since the 1986-87 team went 6-1 in that scenario.
  • Clemson broke a three-game Miami win streak in the series with the victory Tuesday, and improved to 12-9 all-time against the Hurricanes.
  • The Tigers won the rebound margin +8 on Tuesday and are now 14-4 this season when out-rebounding the opposition.
  • The Tigers are now 9-3 versus ACC teams below them in the standings.
  • Clemson entered the game leading the ACC with a .279 three-point percentage defense, and yielded just 2-of-12 (.176) behind the arc to the Hurricanes.
  • Head Coach Brad Brownell is the only coach in Clemson history to lead the Tigers to nine or more ACC wins in two of his first four seasons.
  • K.J. McDaniels posted double figure scoring for the 26th time in 29 games this season. The Tiger junior finished with 12 points on 6-of-12 field goals.
  • McDaniels blocked one shot Tuesday, extending his streak to 11 games with at least one.
  • McDaniels is now nine points shy of reaching 500 for the season, where he would become only the 14th player in school history to achieve the feat.
  • Damarcus Harrison reached double figures in the scoring column for the fifth straight game. He registered 12 points Tuesday.
  • Harrison came into this stretch with only four double figure scoring games all season.
  • Harrison has now made at least one three-pointer in eight straight games. He finished with a 2-for-5 clip Tuesday night.
  • Adonis Filer made his first three-point goal since the NC State game on Feb. 18. Filer scored eight points Tuesday, but left the game after suffering a hamstring strain with 3:48 to play.
  • Rod Hall led the Tigers with 14 points, just the third time he has led or tied for the team scoring lead this season.
  • Hall posted his 16th double figure scoring effort of the 2013-14 season after entering the year with only four in 62 career games.
  • Hall had six assists, the sixth time in ACC play he has had at least five in a game this season.
  • Ibrahim Djambo made a three-pointer for a second consecutive game, the first time he has accomplished that back to back since the South Carolina and Temple games in November.

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Marc's must pay $426,504 in unpaid overtime wages, after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation

Janet H. Cho, The Plain Dealer By Janet H. Cho, The Plain Dealer The Plain Dealer
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Discount retailer Marc's must pay $426,503.77 in unpaid overtime wages to 160 employees in Ohio and Connecticut after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that it had misclassified some supervisors as exempt from overtime, said spokesman Brad Mitchell.

The Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division said that Marc Glassman Inc. violated the Fair Labor Standards Act requiring employers to pay workers a federal minimum wage of $7.25 for all hours worked and one-and-a-half times that rate for more than 40 hours a week. Employers are also required to maintain accurate time and payroll records.

Neither Marc's representatives nor its attorneys could not be reached for comment, but court documents say Marc's agreed to the judgment without admitting any wrongdoing or liability.

Marc Glassman Inc. operates 54 Marc's stores in Ohio and six Xpect Discounts stores in Connecticut. Xpects, like Marc's, sell groceries, health and beauty items, and closeout deals.

The nonunion workers are owed between $36.19 and $5,770.05, according to the Labor investigation.

"Marc's treatment of its workers is becoming more like Wal-mart's everyday," said Tom Robertson, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 880, which represents workers at Giant Eagle, Acme Fresh Market, Heinen's Fine Foods and Dave's Supermarkets. "Just because non-union workers can be exploited doesn't mean that Marc's should exploit its workers."

The $426,503.77 is owed for work performed between Nov. 20, 2007 and Nov. 20, 2009.

Plain Dealer news researcher Jo Ellen Corrigan contributed to this story.


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Lonnie Chisenhall keeps raking at the plate for the Tribe: Indians Insider

Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group The Plain Dealer
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lonnie-chisenhall.jpgView full sizeLonnie Chisenhall has gotten off to a quick start at the plate during spring training.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Lonnie Chisenhall is doing it the right way. He's making it hard for manager Manny Acta and GM Chris Antonetti to tell him he's not good enough to be their third baseman when the season opens.

It still doesn't mean he'll get the job come April 1, but the story might be different when the calendar turns to July or August 1.

In an ugly 16-5 loss to Arizona on Tuesday, Chisenhall went 4-for-5. He hit safely in his first four at-bats before grounding out to second in his fifth. The Indians' No.1 pick in 2008 is hitting .550 (11-for-20) with two homers and four RBI in eight Cactus League games.

Acta has made it clear that Chisenhall and other prospects are in camp to get experience, not to make the big-league club. Jason Donald, who hasn't played since Saturday because of a bruised left hand, is still the favorite to win the job.

Acta, however, doesn't like to rob players of hope.

"Donnie Webb and Wes Hodges were our most valuable players last year in spring training," said Acta, referring to two minor-leaguers who didn't get a sniff of the big leagues last year. "Lonnie hasn't changed my mind. My mind is not bad about him. We like him. We love him. He's going to be part of our team at some point."

Chisenhall told reporters early in camp that the only thing he could control was forcing Acta and Antonetti to lose a couple of night's sleep before telling him he has to start the season in the minors.

"We wouldn't want it any other way," said Acta. "That's the way everybody should show up to camp."

Donald still isn't ready to play. His left hand is still wrapped, but he did field ground balls and hit some off the batting tee.

"If this was April or May, I'd be pushing the trainers a little harder," said Donald.

Killer Bs: Chad Durbin worked a scoreless inning in Tuesday's 7-6 victory over Cincinnati in a B game. It was Durbin's first game action since he signed with the Indians. He should make his first Cactus League appearance Friday.

"I felt good," said Durbin. "I was doing a lot of this stuff at home waiting to sign. The only thing I couldn't get used to was standing on my feet for four hours in spikes. My wife frowned on me walking around the house in spikes. That's tough on the hardwood floors."

Rafael Perez was hardly as sharp. He gave up four runs on four hits in the eighth and the inning had to be stopped when he exceeded his pitch count. The four runs were unearned because of two errors.

Perez missed several days of camp when he returned to New York to be with his wife for the birth of their daughter, Emily. He also had to take care of some legal business regarding his green card.

"Raffie is rusty," said Acta. "He lost a lot of time when he went to New York."

He's expected to pitch in a Cactus League game in a couple of days.

Josh Tomlin kept his bid for the fifth spot in the rotation intact. He started the B game and pitched three scoreless innings.

Miracle man: Doug Mathis pitched two scoreless innings in high winds and glaring sunlight Monday in a 16-16 tie with the White Sox. Acta said it was a miracle that Mathis didn't allow a run.

"Manny is probably right," said Mathis. "Based on the conditions, it was probably a combination of me being lucky and making a few good pitches."

Mathis is in camp as a spring training invitee. He made 13 relief appearances with Texas last year and spent the rest of the time at Class AAA Oklahoma, where he went 5-7 with a 5.66 ERA in 18 games, including 15 starts.

"We wanted a flexible guy, who could start and give us multiple innings out of the pen," said Acta. "That made us go after him."

Testing, testing: Trevor Crowe (right rotator cuff) took some swings in the cage Tuesday after getting a strength test Monday. He could start playing catch in the next several days.

"All the tests were positive," said Crowe. "Now it just depends on how it functions once I get on the field."

Crowe said playing with a sore right shoulder last year led to him needing off-season surgery on his right elbow.

Finally: A mouse ran loose in the Indians' clubhouse Tuesday, but it did not make good on his escape. ... Austin Kearns fouled a ball off his foot Tuesday, but Acta said he's fine. ... Indians President Mark Shapiro arrived in Goodyear on Monday. ... STO showed its first game of spring training Tuesday. It marked the debut of Mike Hargrove in the booth with Rick Manning and Matt Underwood. Hargrove will do 10 games for STO during the regular season.


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Rick Porcello, in winning six of his first seven starts of the season, is one of the reasons the Tigers have kept control of the AL Central. (Orlin Wagner/Associated Press)
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Raise your hand if you thought the Tigers were going to skip a couple of beats this year. Yeah, that's me sitting in the corner trying to touch the ceiling with my right hand.

Miguel Cabrera was going to miss Prince Fielder as his bodyguard. GM Dave Dombrowski, after trading Fielder, for no apparent reason traded 6-8 right-hander Doug Fister. OK, he signed a real closer in Joe Nathan, but he was 39 and when shortstop Jose Iglesias' legs went bad in spring training, it seemed like the rest of the AL Central was given a reprieve. After three years of Detroit dominance, there were cracks in the cell door.

Well, Fielder is hitting .247 with three homers in Texas. Victor Martinez, Cabrera's new bodyguard, is leading the league in hitting and is in the top 10 in homers. Cabrera, the two-time AL MVP, already has 35 RBI and Fister didn't make his Washington debut until May 9 because of injuries.

In the rotation, Fister hasn't been missed because Rick Porcello has six wins to go along with Max Scherzer's six and Justin Verlander's five victories. In the bullpen, Nathan has 11 saves.

On Monday, the Tigers arrive at Progressive Field for a three-game series with an Indians' team teetering between mediocrity and worse. After Friday's loss, they were 8½ games out of first place, a half game more than their biggest deficit last season. The Tigers, with 13 wins in their last 16 games through Friday, are in position in the second month of the season to quiet any talk of the Indians being a serious contender for anything but a wild card this season.

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I love food.

I love to eat food and I love to photograph it. Many of our traditions involve food: homemade apple pie on Thanksgiving, hot dogs and beer for the 4th of July, cupcakes during birthday parties, and fresh grilled burgers when camping. Photographing the meals you eat can bring the memories of an occasion flooding back, so don’t forget to capture them along with all the smiling faces and silly antics from a day or event.

1.  Start With the Prep

Food photography isn’t just about the finished product. There are many times that just watching someone cook is enough to make my mouth water and my stomach rumble. Whether you get in close or scoot back to get the entire picture, use the visual senses to stimulate the viewer’s other senses. Can you hear the sizzle? Smell the grill? Feel the warm summer sun? Taste those charcoal kissed veggies?

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2. Get Up Close

When you step back to get an overall image there are times that you can miss certain elements. Depending on the food, it may be better to move in close to initiate the senses. Moving in close will allow you to show off the texture of the food. In the image below, can you see where the cold ice cream meets the hot brownie and starts to melt? Yum.

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3. Keep It Real

It’s fun to use a vintage technique, sepia, etc. when processing portraits but when it comes to food photography it’s best to keep the colors true to life. There’s no quicker way to turn your viewer’s appetite than to show them a meal with poor, desaturated colors or glowing neon colors. Keep the colors alive and real and you’re sure to draw them in.

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4.  Keep It Simple

There are many textures and colors present in foods and it’s best not to distract from an item with busy surroundings so you avoid drawing away your viewer’s attention. Keep it simple and clean so that the focus stays where you intend.

pie crust dough being rolled out by April Nienhuis

5.  It’s All About the Light

It’s very important to find good light when photographing food. Inefficient lighting, or the typical artificial kitchen lights, will not result in the best colors and will give you poor white balance to struggle with in post processing. For the following image, I placed the plate on the kitchen table about 3 feet from a large window. The sun is over the house so the light coming in is directional but softer without harsh shadows.

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6. Shoot the Clean Up

Just because the food has all been gobbled up doesn’t mean you have to set the camera aside. There are always great photography opportunities after the main event is over. Tell the full story of your meal and photograph the kids helping to clear the table, licking the bowl etc.  Capture the joy (yes, I said joy) that comes from scrubbing the dishes, and sometimes, you can find beauty in an empty, ready to be cleaned dish.

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7. Freeze the Mess

No, we’re not talking about leftovers here! While I consider it to be inappropriate to photograph an adult shoveling food into or falling from their mouth, there’s nothing cuter than a happy baby once they’re finished with a favorite. Make sure and grab those images while they’re young!

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DETROIT - A man who Detroit police is calling a person of interest in the killing of 5-year-old Mariha Smith was in court Monday for an unrelated probation violation hearing.

Darnell Cheatham Jr., 19, was arrested Friday but has not been charged in connection with Mariha's death.

Cheatham was convicted of home invasion in April and has violated his probation twice. For the violations, he was ordered to be held in the Wayne County Jail for 45 days.

Sources said Cheatham is the boyfriend to one of Mariha's relatives.

Mariha was reported missing July 24 from her home on Burlingame Street. A body matching her description was found just hours later a mile away in an abandoned house after an arson fire was put out. DNA confirmed the body to be Mariha's.

The girl's mother, Konesha Smith, told police she was passed out when her daughter went missing.

Police were searching for the girl's aunt, Quanita Smith, earlier in the week to question her. Konesha Smith said her sister had failed a polygraph test and was being held by police before eventually being let go.

Family members also said that they think Cheatham is the man shown on a gas station surveillance video buying a relatively small amount of gas in a can shortly before the home where Mariha's body was found went up in flames.

On Wednesday, Konesha Smith said she feared her sister Quanita knew more than she was telling investigators.

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Lmfao!! At this point Facebook/Instagram/tumblr/Pinterest is easier..

The show was really awesome, this in awe. To think next year the RC will be a part.

Also of note Honda had the NSX there but outside of that all their cars are tiny boxes. It looked oddly out of place but it was packed of course.

All the car booths were packed. The Toyoto/Gazoo racing one was huge then FT86/BRZ.

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Thanks guys…here is the completed video, you get to see my yapping….

We have two write ups, I wanted to share my much longer one and I will go even further into the show.

The first part features our time at the world famous Tokyo Auto Salon. Here you see some of the freshest vehicles on the planet and some of the most outlandish. This is not just a JDM show, there is a strong presence of European, exotic and American cars as well.

We stayed in lovely city of Chiba where the show is held and arrived before the gates officially opened to get some work done before the crowds arrived. When the gates did open its pretty overwhelming with how packed this show gets from open to close which also meant a packed Mondera Japan | Vossen booth. As stated this is our sixth year at the show and each year Yuki makes a more innovative and fun yet modern booth.

Our highly anticipated Vossen Precision Series was on display as well as our new Flow Form Series, which debuts later this month. Throughout the show people commented on the clean designs and high quality touching and feeling for themselves. There was a lot of energy and fun at the show especially since we brought Estanfaia Serrano as a booth model all the way from Miami.

Three vehicles were featured in the booth, an Audi S5 Sportback on Vossen Precision Series wheels;

a Lexus IS 350 F sport featuring Skipper Design;

and CVT wheels and a JDM Nissan Skyline wrapped and sporting Infiniti badges featuring Access Evolution parts and our exciting Flow Form wheels in our new Bronze finish.

When we were not in the booth we walked around to see all this incredible show has to offer. There was a good feeling in the air with people smiling and booths packed with people to check out some of the latest products and even some old classic ones. Hamana’s booth was a favorite featuring a clean all white theme while having some serious heat parked, including a 2014 Mercedes CLA and A-class hatchback and from Audi a new S7 and one of the hottest cars we have laid eyes on, their modified Audi R8 V-10.

Each car was a show stopper which will get its own feature. The Liberty Walk booth was maybe the most packed and energetic, people love their widebody vehicles and their fun and happy attitudes.

The Lexus Racing booth was avante garde featuring mannequins in tuxedos working as a race crew for the new RC F GT 500 race car. There might have been thousands of memory cards filled as attendees seemingly took picture after picture all over this show. People old and young were seen enjoying the efforts showcased at the Tokyo Auto Salon.

We had various food during the day including traditional Bento Boxes and some chicken nuggets. Another great part of the day were the various people who stopped by our booth during the show, including the President of RS-R, Lisa Chen, the “Sciontist”, the AirRex crew and our good friend Derrick-G.

As the show came to a close we were happy to have once again been an official participant and to experience some of the finest vehicles Japan has to offer while showcasing some of our own.

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I will have a five part thread series chronicling my trip to Japan, this is part one. Not the way I envisioned it to look so I hope the others are cleaner. I will also have a thread about my overall trip to Japan for the first time (which I may put in the Clubhouse), one for the Vossen Owners Meet, one for all the Vossen cars we covered during the week, including our growing relationships with JDM brands there and a write-up with pictures of my exclusive two days with Lexus in Japan.

It really was a dream come true and I hope you all enjoy what I have to share. More pics and my personal feelings coming after lunch

Edit- I will update this thread, have one big thread about the entire trip and a separate thread for Lexus of Intersect.

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Industry professionals from across the United States attended Spartan Chemical Company, Inc.’s Distributor Sales Seminar in Maumee, Ohio September 19-21, 2011. At the seminar, special focus was placed on green cleaning and sustainability initiatives.

Attendees learned about Spartan’s complete line of institutional and industrial cleaning products, with emphasis on Spartan’s environmentally preferable products, proper use, and how these products will help their customers support sustainability initiatives. Spartan’s Green Cleaning Specialist Certification Program also featured a hands-on training session where participants worked with Spartan’s product lines to learn proper cleaning procedures.

Throughout the two and a half-day program, participants completed assignments and tests to validate their knowledge. At the end of the program, participants received a certificate and a certification card to recognize their Spartan Green Cleaning Specialist certification.

In attendance were: Kyle Ruhe, Detroit, MI; Mike Jackson, Detroit, MI; Eric Feld, Carlstadt, NJ; Jackie Bennett, Carlstadt, NJ; Tommy Ridgeway, Asheville, NC; Steve Graefe, Auburn, MA; Lee Naiser, Lexington, KY; Frank Dietrich, Stephenville, TX; Vicki Loblein, Durham, NC; Martha Campbell Howell, Durham, NC; Scott Holland; Grand Junction, CO; Kenneth Speedy, Grand Junction, CO; Cory Langston, Laurel, MS; Paul Jackson, Wenatchee, WA; Steve Hitzroth, Wenatchee, WA; Scott Archer, Jackson, MS; Frank Sequeira, Coachella, CA; Joe Trujillo, Coachella, CA; Ellen Wood, Stillwater, OK; Jenny Hentges, Stillwater, OK; Romeo de la Garza, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; Romeo Jr de la Garza, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; Diego de la Garza, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico; Rick Lammers, Madison, WI; Nancy Plankey, Rockford, IL; Tim Cardoni, Hazelwood, MO; Jonathan Estes, Hazelwood, MO; Michael Patterson, Bluefield, WV; Stephanie Salyers, Bluefield, WV; Joe Bischoff, Pensacola, FL; Don Cunningham, St. Paul, MN; Kevin O''Brien, Melbourne, FL; Andy Silverstrim, Williamsport, PA; Matt Sehenuk, Williamsport, PA; Tom Cayce, Owensboro, KY; Jondra Eberhard, Columbus, OH; Carol Behymer, Galesburg, IL; Troy Behymer, Galesburg, IL.

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April 17, 2012

KANSAS CITY — Posty Cards Inc., a manufacturer of business-to-business greeting cards, is now one of a handful of U.S.-based manufacturers to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at the Platinum level, according to a press release.

Undergoing a recent expansion and renovation project, Posty Cards'' facility grew from 22,000 square feet to 45,000 square feet with a marginal five percent increase in energy use, the release stated.

Of the many sustainable attributes at the facility are photovoltaic solar panels that generate more than 11 percent of the energy consumed, the release noted.

According to the release, Posty Cards Inc. is, by far, the smallest company to ever earn the LEED Platinum designation, taking advantage of various federal and state incentives and tax credits to fund the expansion and renovation project.

Jenny Bloomfield Sciara, chair of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Central Plains Chapter, "It requires a great deal of work and dedication to obtain Platinum status, and I think it''s incredible that a small company cares so much about the environment. It is companies like Posty Cards that are making a difference in our world."

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WASHINGTON — The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) has accepted the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) as its first Education Reviewing Body (ERB), authorizing the USGBC to review and approve continuing education offerings under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Professional Credentialing Maintenance Program, according to Hospitality Design.
USGBC maintains a catalog of approved professional courses developed by a broad network of education providers — a third-party organization that submits high-quality courses to USGBC for peer-review, the story stated.
Peter Templeton, president of GBCI, said: "GBCI''s commitment to providing a suite of LEED professional credentials that keep pace with the demands and the evolution of the marketplace is dependent on a credential maintenance program that sets the bar for cutting-edge, innovative and diverse education. The rigorous selection process for our Education Reviewing Bodies helps ensure that the LEED Accredited Professional (AP) and LEED Green Associate credential holders receive the ongoing education needed to lead the green building industry into the future."
The USGBC courses are approved for LEED professionals seeking to maintain their credentials and enrich their knowledge of green building theories, techniques and business trends, the story noted.
There are currently over 120,000 existing LEED APs and thousands of LEED AP candidates looking for green building and LEED education, the story added.
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A media ad spending report from Aggregate Knowledge has placed social media at the top of the buying heap, above other channels like exchanges and networks.

Cost, Reach + User Quality Measured

Five hundred thirty ad campaigns were measured by Aggregate Knowledge in its Global Media Intelligence Report, and it looked at the media channels with the lowest cost, best reach and with the highest quality targets. While exchanges often are the least expensive option, they often don't yield the highest quality results.

Social media, on the other hand, is nearly as cost effective, but attracts the kind of customers companies find more valuable, the report found. It's an important distinction because buyers rule in the age of information. Aggregate Knowledge took that into consideration when it put the report together, and it tried to point the way to the cheapest channels that yielded the best results.

It turns out social performed at more than twice the rate of other channels in reach efficiency, while networks and exchanges performed 35 to 69 percent below the average in reaching high quality users. However, purely on cost, without taking into account the quality of those being reached, exchanges were 29 percent cheaper than any other channel (social being second).

Social media not a panacea, but is the best at reaching the most highly valued targets.

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One final measure the report undertook was a look at how credit is distributed what is called the last-touch attribution model. Social media is often undervalued in how it affects targets across the sales funnel, the report found, and portals are also a bit marginalized in this respect.

Exchanges, conversely, are often seen as getting the credit for conversions in the last-touch attribution model. That means either the report is not in line with what companies are seeing in their funnels, or the last-touch attribution model is more limited than previously thought.

We've all seen how powerful social media has been for many digital marketers, and this report should help quantify that a bit as we ramp up for the year ahead.


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The last decades have seen exciting progress in high energy physics with the establishment of the Standard Model of the quark and lepton constituents of matter and their interactions. A unified gauge theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions received experimental confirmation through the discovery of the W and Z bosons and a host of other experiments. The strong interactions of quarks and gluons - the constituents of the proton, neutron and other hadrons - are described by a similar gauge theory, Quantum Chromodynamics.

Our group at Carnegie Mellon works to extract predictions from the Standard Model and on the physics that lies beyond it, such as theories with more complicated Higgs sectors and grand unified theories. We're particularly interested in the nature and origin of the symmetries that characterize the interactions and applications that are of astrophysical or cosmological significance.

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Fred Gilman's research is in theoretical particle physics, particularly in understanding the nature of CP violation. He looks to the LHC to provide us with additional sources of CP violation that would explain the dominance of matter over antimatter in the universe and to produce in the laboratory the particles that make up the dark matter. Gilman is leading efforts to create and expand the McWilliams Center for Cosmology. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Corporation.

Mike Levine is co-director of the Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center. He has developed computational hardware and numerical and algebraic algorithms to perform high order perturbative calculations in quantum electrodynamics.

Ira Rothstein is concerned with using the data from the LHC to explain the origin of mass and the nature of the dark matter.  He has worked on various topics in this field ranging from theories of extra dimensions to calculating Higgs boson production rates.  He has also using quantum field theory to calculate classical gravity wave profiles for inspiralling black holes. He also works on effective field theory techniques to find systematic ways of calculating strong interaction observables at high energies.

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Cashin: Expect a 'very tough Monday'

Credit default swaps on world's favorite 'safe haven': Cashin
Credit default swaps on world's favorite 'safe haven': Cashin

Investors should be wary heading into next week, as a confluence of factors is likely to make Monday's trading session a rough one, Art Cashin, director of floor operations for UBS Financial Services, told CNBC.

Cashin said the street is expecting the debt debate in Washington to reach a boiling point on Monday and traders are closely watching the runup to a potential government shutdown.

(Related: Senate set to OK budget bill but shutdown looms)

"The showdown on Monday is a problem for traders and portfolio managers—it's the end of the quarter," Cashin said on "Squawk on the Street" Friday. "There's a lot of things to be planned and done for the end of the quarter."

"You're going to watch the clock tick down to whether we have a shutdown or not. So, it's going to be a very tough Monday," he added.

However, he said that if the debate doesn't resolve itself on Monday, it will likely be because of Washington's quagmire, where each party will look to blame the other for a shutdown. Republicans "may try as a ploy is to offer temporary emergency funding, a resolution that covers three weeks or a month, and if the president turns that down, then he shuts the government down. … That would then meld into the debt ceiling [debate]."

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As a result, "we are in the bizarre position where credit default swaps on U.S. Treasury securities is beginning to move up," Cashin added. "The world's favorite safe haven has suddenly got credit default swaps moving on it."

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Bloody barber: Market forces haircut on reluctant IPOs

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As the stock market fluctuates, the initial public offering (IPO) market is repricing.

Thus far this week, every single IPO deal has priced below their expected range, including three that came to market late Tuesday.

Here's a grim statistic: 7 out of the 10 that priced last week are now trading below their IPO price.

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Pisani's market: IPOs take center stage

On the NYSE, investment bank and financial advisor Moelis & Company (MC) priced 6.5 million shares—less than expected—at $25, below the $26 to $29 range.

On the NASDAQ, California commercial bank Opus Bank (OPB) priced 5.1 million shares (again, less than expected) at $30, below the $31 to $34 price talk. Separately, stent developer TriVascular Technologies (TRIV) priced 6.5 million shares at $12, below the $13 to $15 range.

Is this something to worry about? No, this is actually healthy. Because the stock market has been squishy, the IPO market is repricing downward. Everything is getting done, just at a lower price. This is the capital market working exactly the way it should!

That said, we are clearing the decks. Next week is very light on deals.

Read MoreRead more: Good times roll for IPOs: How long will the boom last?

Still, a pricing shakeout continues, which sets the stage for the 6 IPOs pricing tonight (what genius planned to have 12 IPOs in a week with Easter, Passover, and spring break?)

Two biotech firms that are looking to price tonight have already lowered their price range:

1) Diagnostics testing company Quotient (QTNT) is seeking to raise 5 million shares, but has preemptively cut its price from $14-$16 to $9-$11;

2) Vital Therapies (VTL), which is developing treatments for acute liver failure, had been seeking to raise 4.5 million shares at $16-$18. Now, they are aiming for a $13-$15 range.

The other four pricing tonight include one well-known brand name. The largest deal of the week (roughly $850 million) is online travel reservation site Sabre (SABR), which is a leveraged buyout being floated by TPG and Silver Lake. They are seeking to raise 44.7 million shares at $18-$20.

Weibo (WB, the Twitter of China) is seeking to raise 20 million shares at $17-$19, Leju Holdings (LEJU), which operates real estate sites in China for companies like Baidu, is seeking to raise 10 million shares at $10-$12, and Sportsmans Warehouse Holdings (SOWH), a fast-growth outdoor retailer, is looking to price 12.5 million shares at $11-$13.

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Flying-iPad smuggling operation busted

Criminals fail to see Hollywood-style story to its end, get busted shuttling Apple goodies over a border via zip line.

Authorities in China and Hong Kong have cracked the case of the flying iPads. In a "Mission: Impossible"-style smuggling operation, iPads, iPhones, and other coveted gadgets were being ferried across the river that separates Hong Kong and Shenzhen via a long zip line, according to translated reports from Chinese media.

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A law enforcement official demonstrates how the stash was transported. Video screenshot by Leslie Katz/CNET

The idea was apparently to capitalize on the different taxation laws in the two locales and make a mint selling the devices cheaper on the mainland side.

As if written for a scene with Daniel Craig or Jet Li, the goodies were loaded into a black nylon bag under cover of nightfall and sent over a cable line roughly a third of a mile long using an elaborate pulley system. The whole process reportedly took about two minutes.

The video below features a tour of one side of the crime scene.

Customs officials undertook a significant surveillance campaign, which led to a handful of arrests and seizing of dozens of the previously airborne Apple devices estimated to be worth more than $45,000.

Clearly, the smugglers forgot to script the perfect Hollywood ending for their caper. All that's required is a stick of Tom Cruise's exploding gum from "Mission: Impossible" used to dislodge the zip line, which the criminals use to swing away from the scene, letting go at just the right moment to land on a surfaced submarine in the middle of the river.

The good-looking and charismatic scammers then submerge and are transported undetected to nearby Macau, where a long video montage of drinking, gambling, and cash drifting through the air like confetti fades into the credits. Oh well, maybe in the sequel...

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