NCAA requests that Paterno family lawsuit be dismissed

From our ?no kidding? file, we bring you the following.

In a release, the NCAA has requested the lawsuit filed by the?estate of Joe Paterno and others in late May be dismissed ?due to a lack of legal standing, a failure to add necessary defendants, and various significant legal deficiencies.? The request comes a year to the day after?NCAA president Mark Emmert was given unprecedented authority to?levy numerous sanctions against Penn State?in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal and the Freeh Report which followed.

You can read more of the NCAA?s request HERE.

The Paterno family?s lawsuit claims, among other things, that Emmert and the NCAA essentially?forced Penn State?s hand into signing a consent decree for sanctioning based on the Freeh Report. By doing so, the plaintiffs believe the NCAA failed to follow its own rules. The Association, as one would expect, objects to that line of thought.

?Penn State leaders determined the consent decree was the best course for the university and its community to put the devastating Sandusky affair behind them,? Donald Remy, the NCAA?s?Chief Legal Officer, writes.?Those who continue to challenge Penn State?s right to make that decision only prolong the pain and delay the recovery.?

A judge already dismissed a case filed by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett?which?asked for the NCAA sanctions to be overturned. While the Paterno family suit seeks some similar results, it?s nearly impossible to tell if it will wind up with the same fate as Corbett?s suit.

Source: http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/23/ncaa-requests-that-paterno-family-lawsuit-be-dismissed/

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White House seeking clarity on Snowden's status

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Obama administration said Wednesday it has asked Russian authorities to clarify the status of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, and restated its desire to see him returned to the United States.

A state news agency in Russia said Snowden has been given a document allowing him to leave the transit zone of a Moscow airport. But Snowden's lawyer later said his client's asylum status has not been resolved and that Snowden will stay at the airport for now.

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Secretary of State John Kerry called Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to reiterate "the belief of the United States, that Mr. Snowden needs to be returned to the United States, where he will have a fair trial; that Russia still has the ability to do the right thing."

She said Kerry told Lavrov that the U.S. would be "deeply disappointed" if Russia made any effort to facilitate his movement out of the airport, or to any destination other than the U.S.

"Obviously any move that would allow Mr. Snowden to depart the airport would be deeply disappointing," Psaki said.

Snowden has been marooned in the Moscow airport since June 23 on a flight from Hong Kong. Snowden has applied for asylum in Russia after agreeing to a demand by Russian President Vladimir Putin that he stop leaking information as a condition of remaining in the country.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said the administration has made clear to the Russians its desire to see Snowden returned to the U.S. to face espionage charges. Carney had no updates on how Snowden's status might affect President Barack Obama's plans to travel to Russia in September.

Snowden "is neither a human rights activist, nor a dissident," Carney said. "He's been charged with serious felonies for the unauthorized leaking of highly classified information, and there is ample precedent and legal justification for him to be returned to the United States where he will face trial with all the rights and protections afforded defendants in the United States of America."

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/white-house-seeking-clarity-snowdens-status-153200845.html

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A 97-Year-Old Man Who Draws Using Microsoft Paint from Windows ?95

Meet Hal Lasko, mostly known as Grandpa, a 97-year-old man who uses Microsoft Paint from Windows ?95 to create artwork that has been described as ?a collision of pointillism and 8-Bit art.? Lasko, who is legally blind, served in WWII drafting directional and weather maps for bombing raids and later worked as a typographer (back when everything is done by hand) for clients such as General Tire, Goodyear and The Cleveland Browns before retiring in the 1970s. Decades after his retirement his family introduced him to Microsoft Paint and he never looked back. Approaching a century in age, Lasko is now having his work show for the first time in an art exhibition and also has prints for sale online.

Watch this touching documentary short directed by Josh Bogdan which tells how Lasko discovered an entire new artistic career well into his 80s. If you liked this, also learn about 73-year-old Tatsuo Horiuchi who paints exclusively using the shape tool in Microsoft Excel. (via Colossal Submissions)

Posted in Art, Video and tagged documentary, pointillism by Christopher Jobson.

Source: http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/07/the-pixel-painter-a-97-year-old-man-who-paints-using-microsoft-paint-from-windows-95/

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Credit Union now open in new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market

Monday, July 22, 2013 11:39 PM EDT

By DIANE CHURCH
STAFF WRITER

BRISTOL ? Nutmeg State Federal Credit Union has opened a branch in the new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market.

While bank branches in supermarkets are nothing new, Nutmeg State is the first credit union in the area to have a location in a store. The new location is also Rocky Hill-based Nutmeg State?s first foray into the Bristol area.

?This is another area we needed to be in,? said John Holt, CEO of Nutmeg State. ?We have a lot of members in Bristol.?

The credit union has locations in nine towns, including Rocky Hill, where its headquarters are located, New Britain and the Price Chopper in Newington.

Holt said credit unions, because of their structure, offer higher interest rates on bank accounts, lower account fees and lower interest rates on loans.

The Wal-Mart branch, with just 600 square feet of space, offers all the services that the full-size branches do.

?You can open an account, take out a loan, get a mortgage or home equity loan,? said Holt.

Several credit union employees were eagerly promoting the new branch in the store Friday, giving out balloons to kids and offering customers free cupcakes.

Quiria Little, who lives in New Britain and works in Bristol, was drawn in by the cupcakes and was soon talking to branch manager Lila Winiarski. Within 15 minutes, Little had made plans to consolidate her money, which has been distributed among several banks, into an account at Nutmeg State Federal Credit Union.

?I can shop and do my banking in one place,? she said. ?That?s pretty cool. I just bought a house, so this will help me keep track of all my bills and have all my money in one spot.?

From now until Aug. 10, those who open a ?More Than Free? checking account with full direct deposit in the Bristol branch will receive $50.

The Nutmeg State Federal Credit Union branch is located in Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market at 325 Oakland St. It is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.???

Diane Church can be reached at (860) 584-0501, ext. 7250, or at dchurch@bristolpress.com.

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Union members 'divided' on Labour

Just 12% of Unite members would sign up as full Labour Party members, new polling from Lord Ashcroft claims.

The former Tory party deputy chairman said just 30% of Unite members would opt in to funding Labour if reforms to the way the political levy is operated went through.

Less than half (49%) said they would vote Labour if an election were held tomorrow, compared to 23% Conservative, 7% Liberal Democrat and 12% Ukip. At the 2010 election 40% voted Labour, 28% Conservative and 20% Lib Dem.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has proposed ending the automatic opt-in of union members which is currently a major source of funding to his party.

Lord Ashcroft said: "(Unite general secretary) Len McCluskey rightly observes that whether individual trade unionists will rally to Labour will depend on whether Miliband gives them 'reasons to want to be associated' with the party. This is largely about policy. But the policies he himself advocates seem unlikely to have the desired effect. McCluskey is quite right that his members are not queuing up to join Labour. And if Miliband takes his advice, nor will they."

The poll interviewed 712 Unite members from a total membership of 1.42 million. Questions were posed online between July 10 and 17. Other findings of the poll suggested 30% of Unite members already opted out of funding the Labour Party, while a third did not know whether they did or not. Most Unite members, 57%, supported the idea of an opt-in system.

The union's membership was divided over whether Unite had been right to give nearly ?12 million to Labour since the general election, with 46% disagreeing but 43% backing the donations. Almost half, 49%, said future large donations would be wrong.

Unite members were more likely to think the Labour Party did a bad job of representing ordinary working people (47%) than think it did a good job (42%). And a large majority of 86% of members backed the Government's policy of a ?26,000 a year benefit cap.

Mr Miliband said: "I think this poll is proving that we are right to want change, because there are people who want to be part of our party, want to be active members of our party, want to be affiliated to our party. I want to give that that choice and I want to make it a real choice."

If 12% of individuals currently affiliated to Labour through their unions signed up to become full members, that would double the size of the party membership, he pointed out.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/shropshirestar_main/~3/r_WmtZ3OEp8/

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Belkin Announces WeMo Compatibility with Android Devices

Belkin, creator of people-inspired technology products, today announced compatibility with Android 4.0 or higher devices bringing the simple, ingenious WeMo smart home platform to a greater number of mobile users.

'Android users have been waiting for WeMo compatibility, and our ability to deliver on their request is an important next step in demonstrating our continued commitment to creating a simple, customizable home monitoring and control system that can be accessed wherever and whenever,'? said Ohad Zeira, director of product management at Belkin. 'With more than a billion Android devices expected by 2014 according to Gartner, expanding WeMo capabilities to Android devices is a necessary step for the continued success and evolution of the WeMo brand.'?

Compatible with most current and future WeMo devices, including the WeMo Light Switch, WeMo Switch and WeMo Switch + Motion products, the fully functional app enables users to control electronics on and off from anywhere via Wi-Fi? and 3G/4G networks. The app also integrates with IFTTT, an online service that creates triggers using different Internet-based services such as email, weather and social media. For example, you can use IFTTT to create a rule that will send a text to your phone whenever a WeMo Switch + Motion senses motion or trigger a WeMo Light Switch to turn on your lights when the sun sets.

Availability

The free WeMo app for Android 4.0 or higher is available at the Google Play Store today at 1:00 p.m. PDT.

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Mayor: Cleveland suspect 'idolized' local serial killer

Three bodies have been discovered in East Cleveland, Ohio, police say, and a man is in custody in connection with the case.

"We are dealing with a sick individual, and we have reason to believe that there might be more victims," East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton told CNN.

All three victims appear to be young black women, their decomposing bodies wrapped in layers of plastic and taped up, according to authorities.

Two bodies were found Saturday, one in the basement of an abandoned house, the other in a field nearby. The first victim was found Friday in a garage on the same block after police received a call about a foul odor.

The first victim was found naked with indications of trauma, police say. The second victim was found wearing a green hoodie, and the third was wearing a leopard print leotard.

The garage where the first victim was found was leased to Michael Madison, according to Detective Sgt. Scott Gardner with the East Cleveland police.

Authorities obtained a search warrant for Madison's apartment and found "additional evidence of decomposition" there, he said.

The 35-year-old suspect was later located and taken into custody without incident after a standoff at his mother's house.

According to police, Madison was convicted of attempted rape in 2001 and is a registered sex offender.

CNN could not immediately reach a representative for Madison.

Source: http://www.wdsu.com/news/national/mayor-cleveland-suspect-idolized-local-serial-killer/-/9853500/21088938/-/kw46sz/-/index.html?absolute=true

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