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|In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land to British India. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed whereby the British agreed not to interfere in Bhutanese internal affairs, and Bhutan allowed Britain to direct its foreign affairs. This role was assumed by independent India after 1947. Two years later, a formal Indo-Bhutanese accord returned to Bhutan the areas annexed by the British, formalized the annual subsidies the country received, and defined India's responsibilities in defense and foreign relations. In March 2005, King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK unveiled the government's draft constitution - which introduced major democratic reforms - and pledged to hold a national referendum for its approval. In December 2006, the King abdicated the throne in favor of his son, Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK, in order to give him experience as head of state before the democratic transition. In early 2007, India and Bhutan renegotiated their treaty to allow Bhutan greater autonomy in conducting its foreign policy, although Thimphu continues to coordinate policy decisions in this area with New Delhi. Elections for seating the country's first parliament were completed in March 2008; the king ratified the country's first constitution in July 2008. The disposition of some 43,000 Bhutanese refugees - housed in two UN refugee camps in Nepal - remains unresolved.
Landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes
|Southern Asia, between China and India
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 38,394 sq km
land: 38,394 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: about one-half the size of Indiana
|Land Boundaries:
| total: 1,075 km
border countries: China 470 km, India 605 km
|0 km (landlocked)
|Maritime claims:
|none (landlocked)
|varies; tropical in southern plains; cool winters and hot summers in central valleys; severe winters and cool summers in Himalayas
|mostly mountainous with some fertile valleys and savanna
|Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Drangeme Chhu 97 m
highest point: Gangkar Puensum 7,570 m
|Natural resources:
|timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate
|Land use:
| arable land: 2.49%
permanent crops: 0.46%
other: 97.06% (2011)
|Irrigated land:
|319.1 sq km (2010)
|Natural hazards:
|violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's name, which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season
|Current Environment Issues:
|soil erosion; limited access to potable water
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
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| noun: Bhutanese (singular and plural)
adjective: Bhutanese
|Ethnic groups:
|Bhote 50%, ethnic Nepalese 35% (includes Lhotsampas - one of several Nepalese ethnic groups), indigenous or migrant tribes 15%
|Sharchhopka 28%, Dzongkha (official) 24%, Lhotshamkha 22%, other 26%
|Lamaistic Buddhist 75%, Indian- and Nepalese-influenced Hinduism 25%
|725,296 (July 2013 est.) note: the Factbook population estimate is consistent with the first modern census of Bhutan, conducted in 2005; previous Factbook population estimates for this country, which were on the order of three times the total population reported here, were based on Bhutanese government publications that did not include the census
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 27.8% (male 102,991/female 98,730)
15-24 years: 20.6% (male 76,202/female 73,273)
25-54 years: 39.9% (male 155,216/female 134,363)
55-64 years: 5.7% (male 22,295/female 19,285)
65 years and over: 5.9% (male 22,546/female 20,395) (2013 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 48.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 41.8 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.1 %
potential support ratio: 14 (2013)
|Median age:
| total: 25.7 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 25.1 years (2013 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|1.15% (2013 est.)
|Birth rate:
|18.43 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Death rate:
|6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
| urban population: 35.6% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 3.65% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|THIMPHU (capital) 99,000 (2011)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.16 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.11 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|180 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 39.97 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 40.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 39.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 68.44 years
male: 67.54 years
female: 69.38 years (2013 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|2.07 children born/woman (2013 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|65.6% (2010)
|Health expenditures:
|5.2% of GDP (2010)
|Physicians density:
|0.02 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
|Hospital bed density:
|1.8 beds/1,000 population (2011)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 94% of population
total: 96% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 6% of population
total: 4% of population (2010 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 73% of population
rural: 29% of population
total: 44% of population
urban: 27% of population
rural: 71% of population
total: 56% of population (2010 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|0.2% (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|fewer than 1,000 (2009 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|5.3% (2008)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|12.7% (2010)
|Education expenditures:
|4.7% of GDP (2011)
| definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 52.8%
male: 65%
female: 38.7% (2005 est.)
|School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
| total: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2011)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 9.4%
male: 6.8%
female: 10.9% (2011)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: Kingdom of Bhutan
conventional short form: Bhutan
local long form: Druk Gyalkhap
local short form: Druk Yul
|Government type:
|constitutional monarchy
| name: Thimphu
geographic coordinates: 27 28 N, 89 38 E
time difference: UTC+6 (11 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|20 districts (dzongkhag, singular and plural); Bumthang, Chhukha, Chirang, Daga, Gasa, Geylegphug, Ha, Lhuntshi, Mongar, Paro, Pemagatsel, Punakha, Samchi, Samdrup Jongkhar, Shemgang, Tashigang, Tashi Yangtse, Thimphu, Tongsa, Wangdi Phodrang
|1907 (became a unified kingdom under its first hereditary king)
|National holiday:
|National Day (Ugyen WANGCHUCK became first hereditary king), 17 December (1907)
|ratified 18 July 2008
|Legal system:
|civil law based on Buddhist religious law
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: King Jigme Khesar Namgyel WANGCHUCK (since 14 December 2006); note - King Jigme Singye WANGCHUCK abdicated the throne on 14 December 2006 and his son immediately succeeded him; the nearly two-year delay between the former King's abdication and his son's coronation on 6 November 2008 was to ensure an astrologically auspicious coronation date and to give the new king, who had limited experience, deeper administrative expertise under the guidance of his father
head of government: Prime Minister Tshering TOBGAY (since July 2013)
cabinet: Council of Ministers (Lhengye Zhungtshog) nominated by the monarch in consultation with the prime minister and approved by the National Assembly; members serve fixed, five-year terms; the leader of the majority party is nominated as the prime minister (For more information visit the World Leaders website )
elections: the monarchy is hereditary, but the 2008 constitution grants the Parliament authority to remove the monarch with two-thirds vote; election of a new National Assembly occurred in March 2008
|Legislative branch:
| bicameral Parliament or Chi Tshog consists of the non-partisan National Council or Gyelyong Tshogde (25 seats; 20 members elected by each of the 20 administrative districts (dzongkhags) for four-year terms and 5 members appointed by the king); and the National Assembly or Tshogdu (47 seats; members nominated by the two parties and elected by direct, popular vote for five-year terms)
elections: National Council elections last held on 23 April 2013 (next to be held in 2017); National Assembly elections (first round) last held on 31 May 2013; second round held on 13 July 2013
election results: National Council - independents 20; note - all candidates ran as independents; National Assembly - first round poll held on 31 May 2013 - percent of vote by party - DPT 44.52%; PDP 32.53%; DNT 17.04%; DCT 5.9%; second round poll held on 13 July 2013 - percent of vote by party - PDP 54.88%, DPT 45.12%; seats by party - PDP 32, DPT 15
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 5 justices including the chief justice ) note - the Supreme Court has sole jurisdiction in constitutional matters judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the monarch in consultation with the National Judicial Commission; other judges appointed by the monarch from among the High Court judges selected by the National Judicial Commission; judge tenure NA
subordinate courts: High Court (first appellate court); District or Dzongkhag Courts; sub-district or Dungkhag Courts
|Political parties and leaders:
|Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party (Druk Phuensum Tshogpa) or DPT [Jigme THINLEY]; People's Democratic Party or PDP [Tshering TOBGAY]; Druk Nymrub Tshogpa or DNT; Druck Chirwang Tshogpa or DCT
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|United Front for Democracy (exiled); Druk National Congress (exiled) other: Buddhist clergy; ethnic Nepalese organizations leading militant antigovernment campaign; Indian merchant community
|International organization participation:
|ADB, BIMSTEC, CP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, NAM, OPCW, SAARC, SACEP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
|National symbol(s):
|thunder dragon known as Druk
|National anthem:
| name: "Druk tsendhen" (The Thunder Dragon Kingdom)
lyrics/music: Gyaldun Dasho Thinley DORJI/Aku TONGMI
note: adopted 1953
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| none; note - the Permanent Mission to the UN for Bhutan has consular jurisdiction in the US; the permanent representative to the UN is Lhatu WANGCHUK; address: 343 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017; telephone [1] (212) 682-2268; FAX [1] (212) 661-0551
consulate(s) general: New York
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|the US and Bhutan have no formal diplomatic relations, although informal contact is maintained between the Bhutanese and US Embassy in New Delhi (India)
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Bhutan's economy, small and less developed, is based on agriculture and forestry, which provide the main livelihood for more than 40% of the population. Agriculture consists largely of subsistence farming and animal husbandry. Rugged mountains dominate the terrain and make the building of roads and other infrastructure difficult and expensive. The economy is closely aligned with India's through strong trade and monetary links and is dependent on India's financial assistance. The industrial sector is technologically backward with most production of the cottage industry type. Most development projects, such as road construction, rely on Indian migrant labor. Model education, social, and environment programs are underway with support from multilateral development organizations. Each economic program takes into account the government''s desire to protect the country's environment and cultural traditions. For example, the government, in its cautious expansion of the tourist sector, encourages visits by upscale, environmentally conscientious tourists. Complicated controls and uncertain policies in areas such as industrial licensing, trade, labor, and finance continue to hamper foreign investment. The import of equipment and fuel to build hydropower plants is leading to large trade and current account deficits, though new hydropower projects and electricity exports to India are creating employment and will probably sustain growth in the coming years. GDP has rebounded strongly since the global recession began in 2008.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $5.036 billion (2012 est.) $4.591 billion (2011 est.) $4.23 billion (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $2.196 billion (2012 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|9.7% (2012 est.) 8.5% (2011 est.) 11.7% (2010 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $6,800 (2012 est.) $6,200 (2011 est.) $5,800 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 36.3%
government consumption: 22.5%
investment in fixed capital: 63.6%
investment in inventories: 0%
exports of goods and services: 37.4%
imports of goods and services: -59.9% (2012 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 36.3%
government consumption: 22.5%
investment in fixed capital: 63.6%
investment in inventories: 0%
exports of goods and services: 37.4%
imports of goods and services: -59.9% (2012 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|rice, corn, root crops, citrus; dairy products, eggs
|cement, wood products, processed fruits, alcoholic beverages, calcium carbide, tourism
|Industrial production growth rate:
|Labor force:
|299,900 note: major shortage of skilled labor (2008)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 43.7%
industry: 39.1%
services: 17.2% (2004 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|4% (2009) 2.5% (2004)
|Population below poverty line:
|23.2% (2008)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 2.3%
highest 10%: 37.6% (2003)
| revenues: $615.7 million
expenditures: $651.2 million note: the government of India finances nearly one-quarter of Bhutan's budget expenditures (2012 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|28% of GDP (2012 est.)
|Public debt:
|64% of GDP (2011 est.) 55% of GDP (2010 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|1 July - 30 June
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10.9% (2012 est.) 8.8% (2011 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$312.1 million (2012 est.) -$354.9 million (2010 est.)
|$721.8 million (2012 est.) $662.2 million (2011 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|electricity (to India), ferrosilicon, cement, calcium carbide, copper wire, manganese, vegetable oil
|$1.28 billion (2012 est.) $1.185 billion (2011 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|fuel and lubricants, passenger cars, machinery and parts, fabrics, rice
|Debt - external:
|$1.275 billion (2011) $836 million (2009)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|Exchange rates:
|ngultrum (BTN) per US dollar - 53.437 (2012 est.) 46.67 (2011 est.) 45.73 (2010 est.) 46.68 (2009 est.) 43.51 (2008 est.)
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|Electricity - production:
|6.826 billion kWh (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 104
|Electricity - consumption:
|1.161 billion kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|5.5 billion kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|20 million kWh (2009 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|1.505 million kW (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|1.1% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|98.9% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|0% of total installed capacity (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2012 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|1,719 bbl/day (2011 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|1,590 bbl/day (2008 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2010 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|0 cu m (1 January 2012 est.)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|276,300 Mt (2010 est.)
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|Telephones in use:
| 27,500 (2011)
country comparison to the world: 181
|Cellular Phones in use:
|484,200 (2011)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: urban towns and district headquarters have telecommunications services
domestic: low teledensity; domestic service is poor especially in rural areas; mobile-cellular service, started in 2003, is now widely available
international: country code - 975; international telephone and telegraph service via landline and microwave relay through India; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (2012)
|Broadcast media:
|state-owned TV station established in 1999; cable TV service offers dozens of Indian and other international channels; first radio station, privately launched in 1973, is now state-owned; 5 private radio stations are currently broadcasting (2012)
|Internet country code:
|Internet hosts:
|14,590 (2012)
|Internet users:
|50,000 (2009)
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| 2 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 198
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2012)
| total 8,050 km
paved: 4,991 km (includes 622 km of expressways)
unpaved: 3,059 km (2003)
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|Military branches:
|Royal Bhutan Army (includes Royal Bodyguard and Royal Bhutan Police) (2009)
|Military service age and obligation:
|18 years of age for voluntary military service; no conscription; militia training is compulsory for males aged 20-25, over a 3-year period (2012)
|Manpower available for military service:
| males age 16-49: 202,407
females age 16-49: 180,349 (2010 est.)
|Manpower fit for military service:
| males age 16-49: 157,664
females age 16-49: 144,861 (2010 est.)
|Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
| male: 7,363
female: 7,095 (2010 est.)
|Military expenditures:
|1% of GDP (2005 est.)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|lacking any treaty describing the boundary, Bhutan and China continue negotiations to establish a common boundary alignment to resolve territorial disputes arising from substantial cartographic discrepancies, the largest of which lie in Bhutan's northwest and along the Chumbi salient
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Posted February 7, 2011; 09:24 a.m.
Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman will lead a conversation about topics on the University's agenda during the next Council of the Princeton University Community meeting on Monday, Feb. 14.
The meeting starts at 4:30 p.m. in East Pyne, Room 10, and is open to all members of the campus community. Tilghman will begin with general comments and then will take questions from the audience.
Also on the agenda is an update by members of the facilities department on renovations and new or planned construction projects.
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A NASA telescope has unearthed a "bonanza" of new supermassive black holes and extreme galaxies called hot DOGs.
Images from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission have revealed millions of possible dusty black holes and about 1,000 even dustier objects believed to be among the brightest galaxies ever found, NASA said.
The powerful galaxies burn brightly with infrared light and are nicknamed hot DOGs - or dust-obscured galaxies.
"WISE has exposed a menagerie of hidden objects," WISE program scientist Hashima Hasan said. "We've found an asteroid dancing ahead of Earth in its orbit, the coldest star-like orbs known and now, supermassive black holes and galaxies hiding behind cloaks of dust."
NASA said the findings are helping astronomers better understand how galaxies and the giant black holes at their centre evolve together.
The giant black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius A*, for example, has 4 million times the mass of our sun and has gone through periodic feeding frenzies where material falls towards the black hole, heats up, and irradiates its surroundings.
Bigger central black holes, up to a billion times the mass of our sun, may even shut down star formation in galaxies, NASA said.
Astronomers have used WISE to identify 2.5 million actively feeding supermassive black holes across the full sky, some more than 10 billion light-years away. About two-thirds of these black holes have never been detected before because dust blocks their visible light, NASA said. However the WISE telescope can identify them as the black holes warm the dust, causing it to glow in infrared light.
Researchers hunting for the bright hot DOGs have also identified about 1,000 candidates.
NASA said the extreme galaxies can pour out more than 100 trillion times as much light as our own sun. However they are so dusty they only appear in the longest wavelengths of infrared light captured by WISE.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope followed up on the discoveries in more detail and found the DOGs are churning out new stars, as well as hosting supermassive black holes.
"These dusty, cataclysmically forming galaxies are so rare WISE had to scan the entire sky to find them," said Peter Eisenhardt, lead author of the paper on the first of these galaxies, and project scientist for WISE at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "We are also seeing evidence that these record setters may have formed their black holes before the bulk of their stars. The 'eggs' may have come before the 'chickens'."


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Pike River mine disaster could have been avoided if we had a culture of anonymous disclosure.
Could the 29 miners killed at Pike River be alive today if better whistleblower protection laws had been in place? This is the troubling suggestion made by the Chief Ombudsman, Dame Beverley Wakem.
She has stated it is time to revisit the existing law, drawn up in 2000, which has arguably been ineffective as too few whistleblowers have come forward.
Whistleblowing saves lives but for it to be effective there must be a mechanism for timely disclosure as well as bullet-proof protection of the whistleblower.
It takes a lot of courage to expose wrongdoing by one's workmates, boss or by the authorities, but most countries encourage the practice as it is in the wider public interest.
Whether New Zealand's law, the Protected Disclosures Act 2000, gets the balance right is a matter that has caused me much disquiet of late.
This is because the wording of the original bill, drawn up by Labour's Phil Goff, was changed, partly at my instigation, to address what I criticised as being unworkable aspects.
These aspects were removed from the act which was duly passed by the then Labour-Alliance Government. With hindsight, aspects of the original bill ought perhaps to have remained in place.
The Goff Bill proposed to create a new super agency, the Whistleblower Protection Agency (WPA). At the time I criticised this proposal for creating yet another bureaucracy (when we possessed the office of Ombudsman already) and as potentially leading to the emasculation of existing authorities, such as the Police or Serious Fraud Office.
However, this argument was made on the assumption that these authorities, such as the Labour Department and the Mines Inspectorate, would be sufficiently robust in investigating lapses. History has shown this assumption to be misplaced.
There has also been considerable confusion, in many instances, as to who is the appropriate authority, as defined by the act. Individuals can often get the run-around when seeking to identify the regulator with authority to investigate a serious wrongdoing.
The Office of the Ombudsman gives guidance but is not charged with investigating wrongdoing. That is not in its brief and it lacks the resources to do so.
A streamlined office, such as Goff's proposed WPA, has much to commend it as it would simplify procedures and be easily accessible, as, for example, the Privacy Commissioner is, through its website and public profile.
The WPA could still channel allegations to the appropriate agency (say the Police or Labour Department) but also retain the authority to follow up to see if they have been resolved by requiring a reporting back in due course.
The second aspect of the original Goff bill was its proposal to grant absolute protection as to the whistleblower's identity, through making it a criminal offence to disclose it. This I believed at the time, and still do to this day, would be unworkable. This is because within an organisation, people generally come to know through informal channels when someone has exposed a colleague or information relating to that organisation.
Attempting to muzzle such information is somewhat akin to seeking to stop the tide coming in.
Protecting the whistleblower from victimisation and from discrimination as a consequence is far more feasible and is what the act presently provides for.
On the other hand, perhaps there should have been a mechanism for allowing anonymous disclosures. Protection exists only for disclosures made in good faith (this rules out disgruntled former employees with an axe to grind) and which are either first made internally or to appropriate authorities. The protection does not extend to disclosures to members of Parliament or to the news media. This ought to be extended to anonymous disclosures made in good faith to a new agency such as a WPA.
In these instances, it could be made an offence to disclose the informer's identity.
Perhaps, then, more individuals will come forward anonymously to blow the whistle.
If another disaster such as that at Pike River can be avoided as a result, the law will have finally got the balance right.
Gehan Gunasekara is an associate professor specialising in commercial law and privacy at the University of Auckland Business School.


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Sarah Smiley, military wife, mom, columnist, and author of Dinner with the Smileys, just reviewed my book, The Military Father: A Hands-on Guide for Deployed Dads. Over the years, my books have been reviewed hundreds of times, but this might be the nicest one ever.
Sarah calls The Military Father possibly "the most comprehensive and contemporary book about deployments that I've ever read." And she concludes by saying that the book is "an easy and interesting read sure to make you chuckle. It's a unique blend of parenting book and military how-to, and for anyone who is about to face a deployment, it will be on my list of recommendations."
You can read the complete review here.
You can also listen to an interview I did with Sarah about her wonderful book, Dinner with the Smileys, on my radio show, "Positive Parenting," by clicking here.
Oh, and just FYI, I just released an iOS app based on The Military Father. You (or someone in a military family close to you) can download it–for free–from the Apple App Store. Just look for "Mr. Dad on Military Dads."
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'Military Father' comes just in time. Or not.
From Ft. Hood Herald — http://kdhnews.com/fort_hood_herald/opinion/military_buzz/military-father-comes-just-in-time-or-not/article_a40e778e-ee56-11e2-ad83-001a4bcf6878.html
Posted: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 4:30 am
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Just in time (or not — keep reading), and on the heels of my previous columns about fatherhood and the military, comes Armin Brott's book "The Military Father: A Hands-on Guide for Deployed Dads."
Brott is a former Marine with a syndicated newspaper column, "Ask Mr. Dad," and radio show, "Positive Parenting." He has built his post-military career around writing and talking about issues of fatherhood and families. But in "The Military Father," he has written what might possibly be the most comprehensive and contemporary book about deployments that I've ever read.
I've been a military dependent since the day I was born 36 years ago, so you'd think I know it all. I don't. I devoured "The Military Father" in the course of a day. And although the advice comes nearly one year too late for me, perhaps it can help someone else.
I knew "The Military Father" was no "Service Etiquette" rerun when I opened to the third page and found a cartoon that in one ink-and-paper sketch sums up many of my deployment experiences, and in particular the year in which we did our "Dinner with the Smileys" project. A mother and two children are eating dinner with a computer at the head of the table. Above the mother it reads, "Julie honey, please refresh your father."
But of course Brott "gets it;" He's been there, done that. In the beginning, he introduces himself as a "former Marine," but quickly follows that up with, "I know, I know, once a Marine, always a Marine." He was busy writing books (six of them, actually) about fatherhood in general, when he noticed an uptick in 2001 of parenting questions from service members. (Hmmmm. 2001? Probably not a coincidence.) So he decided to write a different kind of book about fatherhood, one geared toward the military family in particular.
Soon after the introduction, Brott further proves his military experience with a text box titled "When you're in, you're in. When you're out, you could still be in." This made me smile — perhaps you are smiling, too — and my confidence in Brott was sealed. He's referring to the military's ability to recall supposedly discharged members who are automatically placed in the Individual Ready Reserve and the "stop loss" fine print whereby a former service member with special training can be called back into service at any time.
Later, Brott had me squarely in his back pocket when he addressed the pink-elephant of a question that surrounds nearly all military deployments. Maybe you are thinking it right now. "Why do military families need a book about coping with deployments? Didn't they sign up for this? Didn't they know all this before they married someone in the military?" Brott assures readers — even seasoned military families — that shock, sadness and fear are a natural response to deployments … even when you know that deployments are bound to happen.
"The Military Father" is peppered with great moments like this to make you feel normal. It's also full of what I've come to realize is Brott's natural wit and humor.
His style is conversational and funny. "Having an argument by e-mail," he writes, "is like skiing through a revolving door: neither fun nor effective."
Although Brott makes a disclaimer in the beginning that he is not a doctor (nor a financial planner, accountant, lawyer or congressman), in the section titled "A Brief Overview of Your Child's Development," he pegs some of my children as if he lives next door to them (he doesn't):
"There are pouts galore as your six-to-seven-year-old becomes increasingly taken with the notion that people are unfair and favor everyone else — especially younger children."
The book is divided into three sections: pre-deployment, deployment and post-deployment. Each section addresses the concerns of the service member ("What's going on with you"), the concerns of the spouse ("What's going on with your wife"), and the concerns of the children ("What's going on with your children").
There is page after page of advice and concrete ways to deal with deployments. Some of these ideas are tired (like counting down the days to homecoming with a jar full of M&Ms), but many of them aren't, like writing a letter to your child and then cutting it up into a puzzle for them to put together first.
In any case, "The Military Father" is an easy and interesting read sure to make you chuckle. It's a unique blend of parenting book and military how-to, and for anyone who is about to face a deployment, it will be on my list of recommendations.
Navy spouse Sarah Smiley is a syndicated columnist and author of "Dinner With the Smileys," a memoir of a year of dinners and motherhood.


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Where the hell is pouncey?
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Where the hell is pouncey?
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the pro bowl has become a joke... im all for eliminating the game, and instead replacing it with a skills competition (ie QB Challenge) these players named above most likely will pass anyways, because of the chance for injury.
Brent Grimes: I have never been a free agent. I picked Miami because they are building something great here and I want to be a part of it.
congrats cam, sorry fields, jones, starks, and solai....but congrats to you cam
We lack elite talent. We do have above average players everywhere though, which is what gets us wins when we work as a team, now its time to get elite talent at the playmaking positions to put us over the top.
hmmm. Wonder what this does with Jake Long's contract situation (demand on money without making pro-bowl)
Sucks for Fields and Pouncey though...
currently the 19th ranked competitive eater in the world
The number may change. Solai was not chosen for pro bowl last year but as one of the alternates that was heallthy he ended up going
fields pouncey and wake def deserve it. 5 kc players is ******** as hell
As for KC Jammal Charles deserves to go third leading rusher in NFL, Derrick Johnson deserves to go one of best mlb in nfl.
Colquitt no although he did make alot of kicks inside the 20 which did hurt his average.
Eric berry who knows . He is a very good safety but that position is very subjective. Tamba Hali its not been his best year but he has been a topl OLB for a few years.
When you are arguing about whether your punter should be on the pro bowl team or not it is very telling about your team. Elite teams are questioning why they only have 5 players going and don't care about a special teams roster spot. No offense to Fields...


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Kurtzer to discuss diplomacy in the Middle East
Thursday, April 10, 2008, 4:30 p.m. · 16 Robertson Hall
Posted April 4, 2008; 10:33 a.m.
Daniel Kurtzer, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt and a visiting professor at Princeton, will speak on "Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace: U.S. Diplomacy in the Middle East" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in 16 Robertson Hall.
Kurtzer is the S. Daniel Abraham Visiting Professor in Middle East Policy Studies in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He came to Princeton in 2006 after serving as U.S. ambassador to Israel from 2001 to 2005 and ambassador to Egypt from 1997 to 2001.
As ambassador, Kurtzer contributed significantly to peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians and played an integral role in building relations between the United States and Israel and Egypt. Prior to his diplomatic service, Kurtzer served in numerous policy-making positions within the U.S. government.
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Description: Advertising card for J. W. Tullis with image of roses on a white background. One of three cards with similar design. Front of card says: "Compliments of J. W. Tullis, Dealer in Ladies' & Gents' Fine Shoes." Back of card is blank. Address given on front of card:
No. 612 Main Street,
Kansas City, Mo.
Subject(s): Advertising cards; Shoe stores; Flowers;
Local Subject(s): Tullis, J. W.;
Date: ca. 1880-1900
Item Type: Advertising Card
Dimensions: 5 x 8 cm.
Collection: Advertising Cards (SC3)
See finding aid: http://www.kchistory.org/u?/Local,37216
See Also: SC3, Box 8, Scrapbook 2, page 41
Location: SC3, Box 2, Shoes
Barcode: 10019950
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Antiqued Silver Wooden Plate
At 30cm in diameter, this would look great propped up in a bedroom or on a dressing table piled with jewellery and those other bits and bobs that need to be kept in one place.
Chalkboard Skater wall stickers
dottyfrogdecor.co.uk, £18.55
The trouble with kids is they change their minds so often and when it comes to bedroom decor that's a lot of decisions between toddler and teen. The answer is wall stickers. More than 300 choices here, most repositionable and cheap enough to chuck and change when they're bored. These ones double up as blackboards.
Rock and Roll cushion
quirkandrescue.com, £55
Launching this weekend at Top Drawer, the first design show of the season, are these gorgeous Rock and Roll cushions. Choose your genre or mix up the music. These will liven up any sitting room.
Pretty paisley 'Silver' towel rail
So pretty it's almost a shame to cover it with a towel but good decor is all in the details and, if you care about such things, this rail will make you smile every time you use it.
Wine O'Clock
Possibly the best time of day? This clock has Egg's signature flock hands – you can choose red or magenta – and means the sun is always over the yardarm. For those of you with a more teetotal disposition there is a tea version available or you can choose your own text.
Tia lamp
featherandblack.com, £54
Have an overhead light if you must, but sitting rooms are more atmospheric with table and floor lamps. This classic smoked glass lamp will go with everything.
Recycled mat
plumo.com, £24
No you won't get a Persian rug for less than £100 but you could have four of these. They're Fairtrade and made from recycled plastic. And monochrome is so 2012 you know.
Plumen lightbulb
prettydandy.co.uk, £19.95
These award-winning lightbulbs are so sculptural you don't even need a lampshade. They are energy efficient too so you can show off your green credentials.
Baroque shelves
grahamandgreen.co.uk, from £45
The great thing about these is that you can start off with one or two and add more as you go along, making them perfect for the budget-conscious.
Flower Pocket
berserks.co.uk, from £12.50
Glass vases that are designed to be wall-mounted, which not only makes them unusual to look at, but stops them from being knocked over. They can be hung inside or out.
Sausage Dog draft excluder
catherinetough.co.uk, £55
Given that it's only going to get colder and windier for the next six months, banish the cold with this sausage dog which gives off a gentle whiff of lavender .
Duck lamp
stylechapel.com, £95
This will surely put a smile on your face every time you walk into the room, and that is surely the point of being at home. It's made from walnut with a retro cream and gold tasselled shade.
Viaduct cushion
imogenheath.com, £60
Imogen Heath is one of Britain's best up and coming designers and her gorgeous textiles are testament to that. You can either buy the cushion or you can buy some of the fabric by the metre.
Tall blue porcelain arcane case
seekandadore.com, £46
A beautiful vase made by British designer Lisa Young who uses a crackle glaze and illustrates her work with a mix of hand-drawn and computer images. A great piece.
Dutch Designchair
Dutchbydesign.co.uk, £25
It's a chair, or a stool, or a coffee table. It's made from FSC-certified cardboard and can take up to 200 kilos (440lbs). Perfect for the extra guest. Or their drink. Folds up into a flat box for storage.
Vintage metal chair
atelier-home.co.uk, £49.95
Folding chairs are so useful and this is perfect for today's industrial chic look. Chairs don't need to match any more so it doesn't matter how many you buy. It's also a great price.
Belle Amie tea towel
newhousetextiles.com, £11.95
A good tea towel will really liven up a kitchen. This one is by Swedish textile designer Marianne Westman and is part of a set including trays and trivets to brighten your chores.
Punk Doily
kissher.co.uk, £9.50
A clever little clash of two worlds in this punk doily tile, which would double up as a great trivet or coaster. Comes in pink and black, so you can buy one of each.
Beast bowl with chicken and eggs
nordicrose.co.uk, £21.95
Fill with nibbles and as the guests munch, the chicken and eggs appear – inspired by the Russian fairy tale (yes, it's a chicken not a goose).
Lemon press
jwpltd.co.uk, £5.25
Squeezing lemons is a sticky business. This is a clever solution; cut the lemon, stick it in, unplug the stopper, squeeze the required amount, stop it back up, store. Simples.
Cereal bowls
rigbyandmac.com, £7.50
Blue and white china never goes out of fashion and if you don't want these for cereal, they'll be great for soup or ice cream or nibbly things. Much nicer to buy several with different patterns.
Thornback and Peel linen napkin
thornbackandpeel.co.uk, £8.50
It's time to bring back napkins. They add a great decorative touch to the table, they're useful and more environmentally friendly as you wash and re-use.
Tea Plate Toast
keithbrymerjones.com, £16 for two
This is part of a whole range of word plates that are made from white porcelain and are both dishwasher and microwave safe.
Hanging chalkboard
pickledruby.co.uk, £44
Painting a wall in blackboard paint is a bit old hat. How about moving the trend on with a hanging board that's a bit like a pub sign? There's plenty of room for messages or kids' drawings.
Mango wood chopping boards
lilyandlime.co.uk, from £22
The right chopping board is absolutely crucial and wooden ones are basically much nicer to use than all those colour-coded plastic ones.
Rival Danish candles
husandhem.co.uk, £1.95
The Danes light candles every day to create atmosphere during their long dark winters. This shop has about 40 colours, all of which are beautifully shiny thanks to the hand-applied lacquer.
Black and white stripe hand towels
nordicelements.com, £22
Monochrome works well in the uncluttered clean lines of a bathroom. You can always add some colour with the pink candles from earlier in the selection.
Small chunky glass candlestick
handpickedcollection.com, £14.95
If you're going to have candles in your bathroom, then you will need candlesticks. These are perfect for tall thin elegant candles or short scented ones.
Frajen bath sheet
ikea.com, £9.99
On a recent trip to Ikea, I discovered these towels which are thick, absorbent, come in several colours and have a handy hook, so there are no excuses for not hanging them up afterwards.
Medicine cabinet
dwell.co.uk, £69
The etched glass on the front with the clear cross gives this cupboard a little bit more personality than the usual bathroom cabinets. Comes with two shelves and is lockable.
Loop laundry basket
oskarfurniture.co.uk, £39
For a change from the ubiquitous wicker laundry basket, try this giant tote bag. The magnetic clips keep it closed from view and the giant handles make it easy to carry.
Venice City shower curtain
Made from high quality and eco-friendly PEVA (chlorine-free, biodegradable plastic) this curtain will bring a stylish touch to any bathroom.
Provence distressed wooden chair
westegg.co.uk, £40
If you've got the space it's great to have a chair in a bathroom, for your clothes, say, and these vintage ones add a great pop of colour.
Reversible magnifying Wall mirror
You get what you pay for with these extending, moving mirrors; they need to be well made and tough to cope with all the pushing and pulling.
Over the Door shower caddy
blisshome.co.uk, £41
There's nothing worse than fumbling around in the shower for shampoo. This hooks over the door, saving you from having to drill into the tiles too.
Silk lampshade
orwellandgoode.com, £45
A great price for a silk shade, this would add a great quirky touch to a bedside lamp. Created in Scotland there are larger versions with hares. night scenes and stags
Sanderson Home Angel Ferns
sanderson-uk.com, £32 a roll
Launched in July as part of the company's diffusion range, this range of wallpapers and fabrics has a fresh spring feel that will fit well in a bedroom.
Paper lampshade
Pretty pleated lampshades by Danish designer Rie Elise Larsen. Perfect for a bedside lamp and available in a range of patterns and styles. Specify pendant or table lamp fitting.
Bedside table
Bedside tables can be so very, very dull, but this one has very sexy legs and a drawer to hide your copy of Fifty Shades of Grey from the children. Comes in several colours.
Reclaimed ladder
carolinemcgrath.co.uk, £99.50
Of course the obvious thing is to hang towels on it, but this works on the same principle as the bedroom chair that isn't for sitting but for clothes, and it takes up much less room.
BHS bedding set
bhs.co.uk, from £24
BHS has come over all Scandi these season, which is about the most fashionable way to be. There are masses of affordable accessories among which is this lovely monochrome duvet set.
Sheepskin rug
therugseller.co.uk, £58.99
Obviously it's tricky to buy a rug for under £100, so why not get a sheepskin? That way it doesn't look like you couldn't afford a bigger one, is lovely and soft and comes in just about any colour you fancy.
Solid oak floating box
woodempire.co.uk, £75
If space is at a premium in the bedroom then one of these on the wall, or a row of them over the bed might be the solution. Books in the box, light and glass of water on the top. Or the other way round.
Feather bed linen
skandivis.co.uk, £93
Good bed linen is a real treat that you should always try and indulge if you can. This set is made from cotton satin and has a photo print of feathers in a pale grey that is a little more interesting than plain white.
Gummy alarm clock
heals.co.uk, £30
The LCD display only lights up at night when the button is pressed so it won't disturb your sleep and has a rubber case so presumably won't break when you throw it across the room on Monday mornings.
Large cone light
letitreign.co.uk, £40
Finally, the perfect way to display those hideous low energy bulbs. This Mr Whippy-style light is by British designer Alex Garnett and would be great in a kid's room.
Numbered hooks
Children/teenagers do not put clothes in cupboards. Fact. The solution is to buy some hooks as it's much easier to hurl stuff on to them and clear the floor.
Lollipop Tearose quilt
ellaandotto.com, £40
Modern funky designs for your children's bedrooms which also comes in a blue/caramel version. Reversible and can be used both as a duvet and a padded playmat.
Personalised cushion art
ditsydoodles.co.uk, £50
Turn your child's drawing into a cushion cover. Just send in the scanned image and the colour scheme of the room and Jenny will create it for you.
Happy Stackable Crates
theholdingcompany.co.uk, £13.95
Children's storage is the perennial nightmare. Huge plastic boxes don't look great. Try these instead. They stack and the faces are sweet.
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By Tiernan Ray
Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
Shares of Intel (INTC) are up 31 cents, or 1.2%, at $25,62, and shares of Microsoft (MSFT) are up 44 cents, or 1.2%, $35.97, despite word last night from researchers Gartner that the PC market in the December quarter was even worse than expected, dropping 6.9%.
Gartner sounded a familiar theme, stating mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets displacing PC purchases.
However, the firm states that sales do appear to have bottomed in many markets. Hewlett Packard (HPQ) was in second place to Lenovo again, with Lenovo grabbing 18.1% unit shipment share and HP having 16.4%. Dell, Acer and Asustek were the third, fourth and fifth, respectively. While the latter two lost share, Gartner points out Asus is more concerned with tablet computers, and Acer, more with Google (GOOG) Android-based Chromebooks, neither of which are included in the report.
HP shares are down 17 cents, or 0.6%, at $27.44.
The U.S. market, at 15.8 million units, saw HP slip slightly, while still at one, with 26.5% share, down from 27.3%, while Apple closed the gap with Dell, rising to 13.3% on a 28.5% rise in units, versus Dell's 22.8% share.
The figures prompted Normura Equity Research's Rick Sherlund, who follows Microsoft and rates it's shares a Buy, remarks that the share gains by Apple, and the increasing presence of Chromebooks, are negatives for Redmond. But "Less bad may be good enough for now for sentiment in Microsoft's stock, given that the search for a new CEO is more important to the stock."
He adds, "We believe there are likely still several external candidates for the position that could be positive for the stock, with an increasing probability it could be an internal candidate (say 35% chance in our view) such as Satya Nadella or Tony Bates, who we view as the leading internal candidates."
In fact, Microsoft stock gets an upgrade this morning from Barclays's Raimo Lenschow, who raises his rating to Overweight from Equal Weight, with a $42 price target, writing, "we believe investor focus will soon shift from the CEO debate towards the improving fundamentals of the business," given that "the new reporting structure reveals that ~75% of Microsoft's gross profit is generated by its enterprise focused businesses."
Shares of BlackBerry (BBRY) are up 9 cents at $8.81 after RBC Capital's Mark Sue this morning raised his rating on the shares to Sector Perform from Underperform, and raised his price target to $10 from $6, writing that the company's billion-dollar capital raise and shifting of inventory risk to contract manufacturer Foxconn mean that the worst-case scenario of many bears on the stock is too dire to be true: "Inventories on BlackBerry's books are now just $254M, down from peak levels of ~$1.37B. BlackBerry will still use cash near-term (est. ~$439M in F4Q14), yet the rate is declining."
Adds Sue, "We expect BlackBerry's purchase commitments to wind down further from period high $6.1B in F4Q13 to the $1.5B level in F3Q14 to below $400M in 3-4 quarters (notably on the contract manufacturing side). BlackBerry may also receive another tax rebate of $500M next year."
Shares of security technology vendor Barracuda Networks (CUDA) are down $3.19, or 8.2%, at $35.81, despite the company last night reporting better-than-expected fiscal Q3 results. Merrill Lynch cut its rating to Neutral from Buy. The substance of the downgrade was not immediately available.
Shares of software vendor E2open (EOPN) are up 6 cents at $5.03 after the company last night beat fiscal Q3 expectations but offered a lower-than-expected outlook for the current quarter. Canaccord Genuity's Richard Davis reiterates a Buy rating this morning and raises his price target to $28 from $24 and writes that the lower outlook this quarter is not really anything new, as the company is committed to about 30% "new and upsell" bookings this quarter. He raised his outlook for 2015's subscription revenue growth outlook to 32% from 30%.
Shares of chip maker Maxim Integrated Technology (MXIM) are down 13 cents, or 0.4%, at $28.32, after Oppenheimer & Co.'s Rick Schafer cut his rating to "Perform" from Outpeform on given that "We believe MXIM is at risk of losing the gesture socket in the upcoming [Samsung Electronics (005930KS)] GS5, presenting a material headwind to MXIM's business with 25% customer Samsung." Schafer is also concerned that the company may not gain much extra business this year from Apple (AAPL), a 5% revenue customer, as the latter refreshes the iPhone.
Speaking of Apple, in case you missed it, The Wall Street Journal's Daisuke Wakabayashi last night penned a feature on the company's progress in infiltrating enterprise mobile computing, noting the proliferation of iPhones and iPads at various establishments, including Cisco Systems (CSCO) and the largest electric utility in Kentucky.


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Stagecoach homicide timeline
- May 29, 2013: Sheriff's Office: Husband says wife killed their son before turning gun on herself
- May 29, 2013: Friends remember Asher Lesyshen-Kirlan as a charismatic, energetic boy
- May 30, 2013: Court documents: Lisa Lesyshen confesses to killing her son
- May 30, 2013: Soda Creek Elementary to hold meeting for parents Thursday to address grief in wake of student's death
- May 31, 2013: Arrest warrant alleges premeditated plan by Lisa Marie Lesyshen to kill her only child
- June 3, 2013: Hundreds of mourners gather at Steamboat's Howelsen Hill to remember Asher Lesyshen-Kirlan
- June 4, 2013: Routt County murder suspect recovering from gunshot wound to neck area
- June 11, 2013: Routt County Sheriff's Office making arrangements for paralyzed murder suspect
- July 5, 2013: Attorneys say officials violated Lesyshen's right to counsel
- July 10, 2013: Judge to drive to Denver to advise Lesyshen of charges in murder case
- July 12, 2013: Routt County woman charged with murder denied bail
- Aug. 18, 2013: Examining domestic violence in Routt County
- Aug. 28, 2013: Routt County woman charged with killing son makes court appearance by video
- Oct. 11, 2013: Preliminary hearing scheduled for Routt County woman accused of killing son
- Nov. 13, 2013: Lisa Lesyshen bound over for trial on 1st-degree murder charges
- Dec. 11, 2013: Insanity plea being considered by Lesyshen's attorney
- Dec. 17, 2013: DA will not seek death penalty in Lesyshen case
- Feb. 5, 2014: Lesyshen arraignment rescheduled for Feb. 20 in Denver
Steamboat Springs The Routt County woman accused of killing her 9-year-old son is paralyzed at a Denver hospital, and it is unclear whether the damage is permanent.
Because of her medical condition, the Routt County Sheriff's Office is making special arrangements, officials said Tuesday.
Lisa Marie Lesyshen was flown to Denver Health Medical Center two weeks ago with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to her neck area, and she has been guarded by Sheriff's Office deputies ever since.
It is creating a strain on the Sheriff's Office, and Sheriff Garrett Wiggins said the bills are adding up. The deputies are being paid overtime, and the county also has to pay for their food, transportation and lodging. Undersheriff Ray Birch estimated it is costing the county between $800 and $1,000 a day to guard Lesyshen.
Wiggins was hoping that by Wednesday a private security company hired by the county would begin guarding Lesyshen at a cost of about $580 a day. Birch said the services offered by the company are often used by other agencies in the states.
It is still unclear when Lesyshen might be healthy enough to be released from the hospital, where Wiggins said she is no longer in the intensive care unit.
Once Lesyshen is well enough, the Sheriff's Office is arranging to have her held at the infirmary at the Denver Downtown Detention Center. That would cost $586 a day plus the cost of medications and supplies.
By comparison, it costs $52.50 a day to house a healthy inmate at the Routt County Jail.
Lesyshen has been charged with first-degree murder, child abuse causing death and domestic violence. She is accused of shooting her only son, Asher Lesyshen-Kirlan, five times in the early hours of May 29 before turning the gun on herself. According to court documents, Lesyshen told her husband Michael Kirlan that she shot their only child because she wanted to hurt Kirlan. The couple lived together at their Stagecoach home but were in the process of separating. Kirlan awoke to the sound of gunshots that night but was not injured himself.
According to court documents, Lesyshen admitted to investigators that she shot her son.
Investigators are in the process of seizing Lesyshen's cell phone records, according to a warrant filed with the court.
The warrant reveals some new details about what investigators have learned.
According to the warrant, Kirlan told his wife on May 27 that he was in a relationship with another woman. That same day, Lesyshen bought a Smith & Wesson .22-caliber revolver from a Steamboat pawn shop after passing a background check. Also that day at about 6:30 p.m., a neighbor told investigators she had a conversation with Lesyshen via text messages. The neighbor reported that Lesyshen asked her if she had any .22-caliber bullets because kids were coming over to shoot guns off the deck. The neighbor told her she did not have any bullets.
The next day, May 28, investigators say Lesyshen went to a Steamboat gun store and bought bullets. Kirlan received a text message from his wife later that day asking if he was coming home, according to a warrant. The shootings occurred in the early morning hours of May 29.
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Elaine Allen
TUPELO – Elaine Bramlett Allen, 97, died Saturday, May 9, 2009, at the Community Hospice House – Darlington Oaks in Verona. She was born March 29, 1912, in Stewart to the late William Chester Bramlett and Sarah Eudora Bruce Bramlett. She was a homemaker and a member of the Verona Church of Christ. She loved crocheting, crossword puzzles, dominoes and bingo and she loved to go and be apart of the Senior Citizens Center of Tupelo.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Jefferson Street Chapel of W.E. Pegues with Bro. Wayne Cox officiating and Bro. Joe Connel assisting. Burial will be in Tupelo Memorial Park. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include five daughters, Denise Queen and Eva Johnson, both of Tupelo, Annie N. Cortez (Romie) of Salins, Calif., Dannie L. Raney (Sam) of Amory and Elaine Kelly (Mike) of Savannah, Ga.; one son, Billy Wayne Allen (Mary) of Reno, Nev.; 32 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; and 8 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Pate Allen in 1976; her parents; and one son, David Eric Ommen.
Pallbearers will be David Nelson Sr., David Nelson II, Andrew Wilbanks, Curtis Brock, Chris Oliver and Steve Wilbanks.
Honorary pallbearers will be Chester Bramlett, Billy Oliver, Michael Ard-Kelly and Jeffery Kelly.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Verona Church of Christ; or the Community Hospice House of Verona.
Wylma Rose Ommen
TUPELO – Wylma Rose Ommen, 71, died Friday, May 8, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center after an extended illness. A South Dakota native, she was born February 25, 1938, to the late Floyd Cecil Paige and Jennie Carolyn Palmer Paige, and raised by her adopted father Harry Hutten. After attending Lerreto Heights in Denver, Colo., she then went on to graduate from McKennan Hospital School of Nursing in Sioux Falls, S.D. For over 20 years she was employed as a Registered Nurse for the North Mississippi Medical Center. She was a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where she loved singing in the choir. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and her family.
Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Richard Kreitenstein officiating. Burial will be in Tupelo Memorial Park. W.E. Pegues Funeral Directors is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include her mother, Jennie Hutten, of Aberdeen, S.D.; two daughters, Pamela Kay Fancher (Mark Allen) of Mooreville and Patricia Lynn Mueser (Daniel John) of Cashmere, Wash.; two sisters, Kay Remily (Clarence) of Aberdeen, S.D. and Marion Forrester (Loy) of Nebraska; two brothers, Anthony Hutten (Cheryl) of Clayton, N.C. and Richard Hutten (Kathleen) of Charlotte, N.C.; four grandchildren, Martin Fancher (Lisha), Christine Fancher, Ashley Nicole Mueser and Alexander David Mueser; and one great-grandchild, Christian Fancher.
She was preceded in death by her father Floyd Paige; Stepfather, Harry Hutten; her husband, Keith Ommen; and one son, David Eric Ommen.
Pallbearers will be Martin Fancher, Cameron Webb, Caleb Fancher, James Fancher, Alexander Meuser and Glenn Benfield.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home and will continue one hour prior to service time on Monday.
Memorials may be to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church of Tupelo.
Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.peguesfuneralhome.com
Wade Dixon Sr.
AMORY – Wade "Baseball" Dixon Sr., 97, died Saturday, May 9, 2009. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Darden and Sons Funeral Home of Amory.
Joe Carothers
OXFORD – Joe Nathan Carothers, 54, died Friday, May 8, 2009, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Kenneth I. Roberson Funeral Home of Oxford.
Michelle Herren
TOCCOPOLA – Karen Michelle Herren, 42, died Friday, May 8, 2009, at Sanctuary Hospice House. She was a member of Toccopola Baptist Church, where she worked with the youth. She was a painter by trade and worked with her father in construction. She was a certified volunteer firefighter for the Toccopola Fire Department and she served on the Board of Aldermen. She was a devoted daughter, sister, wife and above all, mother. She touched many lives with her love for life and for Christ.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. today at Toccopola Baptist Church. Following her wishes, her body has been donated to the University of Mississippi Anatomical Center in Jackson.
Survivors include her husband of 22 years, Jeffrey Herren; a daughter, Teah Herren, and a son, Lane Herren, all of Toccopola; her parents, Gary and Mary Alice Leach of Thaxton; a sister, Angie (Evans) Garner of Water Valley; and a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Alice Faye McCharen Sewell and Wilbert Sewell, and Ola and Walter Leach; her great-grandfather- and great-grandmother-in-law, Pappy and Nanie; her father- and mother-in-law, Gene and Gwin Herren; and a brother-in-law, Rodney Herren.
Memorials may be made to the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo, American Cancer Society, Toccopola Fire Department or the Toccopola Community Center.
Roland Clifton
PONTOTOC – Roland Clifton, 67, died at his residence. He was a lifelong carpenter of Pontotoc and was a member of Springdale Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Tutor Memorial Chapel with Bro. Mark Tutor officiating. Burial will be in the Springdale Baptist Church Cemetery. Tutor Memorial Funeral Home of Pontotoc is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include three daughters, Felecia Clifton of Pontotoc, Machelle Dorman of Anchorage, Alaska, and Belinda Tutor (Mark) of Fulton; mother, Faye Clifton of Pontotoc; brother, Dwight Clifton; grandchildren, Valerie Carter (Anthony) of New Albany, Marley Wilbanks (Justin) of Pontotoc, Tyler and Diane Bryant of Myrtle, Channing Tutor (Melanie) of Fulton, Nicholas Tutor of Fulton, Caleb Hannah and Brook Doorman of Anchorage, Alaska, and Jessica Hardin of Pontotoc; and great-grandchildren, Avery, Anna, Mattox and Ryan.
He was preceded in death by his father, Hubert Clifton; his wife, Diane Clifton; and a grandson, Elijah Tutor.
Pallbearers will be Tyler Bryant, Justin Willbanks, Channing Tutor, Nicholas Tutor, Lee Warren and Adam Kelly.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday and will continue from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Frances P. Jobe
HORN LAKE – Frances P. Jobe, 80, died Friday, May 8, 2009, at the Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was a Baptist and a very Christian lady who will be missed by all of her loving children.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Forest Hill South in Memphis, Tenn., with Bro. John Bomar officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill South. Forest Hill South is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include her two sons, Ricky Jobe (Sherry) of Horn Lake and Lester Jobe Jr. (Linda) of Blue Springs; two daughters, Shelia Moody (Zane) of Thaxton and Sharon Hopkins (Richard) of Horn Lake; four sisters, JoAnn Parker of Hernando, Pauline Sparks and Cordie Wilson, both of Memphis, Tenn., and Adelle Stephenson of Hernando; seven grandchildren; four step grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester French Jobe; her parents; three brothers; and four sisters.
Pallbearers will be Brandon Moody, Andrew Jobe, Ricky Jobe Jr., Allen Hopkins, Earl Wilson, Jimmy Parks, Thurman Parker and James Stephenson Jr.
Visitation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
C.L. Naron Jr.
VARDAMAN – Custis Lavern Naron Jr., 76, died Saturday, May 9, 2009, at his residence. He was born July 28, 1932, in Houston to the late Custis L. Naron Sr. and Ada Lee Streeter Naron. He was a farmer and owner of C amp& L Rodeo Company. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Vardaman and a Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Houston Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Ramage officiating. Burial will be in the Rhodes Chapel Cemetery in Houston. Houston Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include one daughter, Sylvia Lynn "Sissy" Mattan of Pontotoc; one son, Charles Ray Naron of Vardaman; three sisters, Doris Ellis of Tupelo, Murlee Lane of Grenada and Martha Smith of Vardaman; and three grandchildren, Joe Hood of Pontotoc, J.T. Naron of Vardaman and Christi Lee Long of Pontotoc.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Levy Mae Naron on April 8, 1994; his parents; two sons, Travis Lee Naron and Morris Dale Naron; one sister, Gertrude Hill; and one brother, Bobby Naron.
Pallbearers will be Joe Edmondson, Randall Langford, Mike Holder, Darin Tedder, Jason Aron and Naron Morgan.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Family and friends may sign an online registry at www.houstonfuneralhomems.com
Leotis Pate
PHEBA – Leotis Pate, 75, died Friday, May 8, 2009 North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born March 15, 1934, in Clay County to the late Lela Murlee Watson Pate and Clinton Calvin Pate. He worked in farming, as a welder, timberman and cattle farmer. He was a member of Pine Bluff Baptist Church and enjoyed working on his farm and with his cattle. He loved people and never found fault with anyone. He proudly served his country following WW II in the United States Army, 101st Airborne Paratrooper amp"Screaming Eaglesamp". He married Patsy Fay Edwards Pate on Dec. 28, 1957, in Smithville.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Pine Bluff Baptist Church with Bro. Joe Curtis Stallings officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife Patsy Fay Edwards Pate of Pheba; one daughter, Teresa P. Harpole (Steve) of Cedar Bluff; one son, Kenneth Calvin Pate of Pheba; three grandchildren, Juan Pate, Justin and Jarrod Harpole; one great-granddaughter, Jada Nicole Pate; two brothers, James Wilburn Pate (Edna) of Fairview, Tenn., and Glenn Allen Pate (Thelma) of Pheba.
He was preceded in death by his grandchildren, Joshua Calvin and Jenny Montana Pate; and his baby brother, Calvin Pate.
Pallbearers will be Lonnie Eaton, Lee McNeil, Mike Cliett, Mike Huffman, Donald Moore, Jeff Cliett, Craig Vaughn and Darold Neal.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Robert Champion, Ray Kratz, Billy Wooten and all the friends in the community.
Memorials may be made to Pine Bluff Cemetery Care Fund, c/o Mrs. Betty NcNeel, 7999 Colony Road Pheba, MS 39755.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, and will continue one hour prior to service time at the church on Monday.
Ashley Holiday
OKOLONA – Ashley Holiday, 26, died Friday, May 8, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Serenity Funeral Home of New Albany.
Elota Knight
AMORY – Elota Bell Cannon Knight, 92, died Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the Riverplace Nursing Center in Amory. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by E.E. Pickle Funeral Home of Amory.
Harol H. James
CORINTH – Harol H. James, 86, died Saturday, May 9, 2009, at the Magnolia Regional Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by McPeters Funeral Directors.
George Brooks
CORINTH – George Smith Brooks, 86, died Friday, May 8, 2009, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born July 16, 1922, in Selmer, Tenn., to the late I.H. and Pearl Brooks. He attended Riverside Military Academy and graduated from Selmer High School. While attending The University of Tennessee he served as Vice President of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. As a cadet within the ROTC program he was selected for Officer Candidate School. Upon graduation from UT with a degree in Industry Engineering, he was commissioned as an Officer serving as Army Engineer in various units including the 30th Armored Division and the 598th Airborne Engineers where he was trained as a combat glider officer. After being discharged with honors from the United States Army as a Major, he was employed with DuPont as Junior Power Engineer and later by the Atomic Energy Commission at Oak Ridge, Tenn. He retired from Tyrone Hydraulics – Dana Corp. after 45 years serving as Engineer/Sales Manager. During his tenure, the company recieved numerous patents for innovative product solutions as well as the President "E" Award for excellence in exporting in recognition of outstanding contributions to the increase of U.S. Trade abroad from President Nixon.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Memphis Funeral Home, Poplar Chapel. Burial with military honors will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Myra L. Brooks of Corinth; daughter, Debbie Henry (Rich) of Olive Branch; sons, Stephen Brooks (Holly) of Smyrna, Ga., and Keith Brooks (Stacy) of Corinth; sisters, Bernice Gooch of Ramer, Tenn., and Juanita Gillespie-Fuller of Olive Branch; grandchildren, Jessica and Rachel Henry and Madeline and Lauren Brooks.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Memorial Funeral Home.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Heart Association.
Clay Foster Sr.
BLUE SPRINGS – Clay Foster Sr., 78, died Saturday, May 9, 2009. Services and arrangements are incomplete. United Funeral Home in New Albany is in charge of arrangements.
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Carson is finding out first-hand what it is to deal with this PC world. He was to be the commencement speaker for Johns Hopkins medical school graduation, until he gave his honest opinion about gay marriage on the Hannity show:"Marriage is between a man and a woman," Carson said. "It's a well-established, fundamental pillar of society and no group, be they gays, be they NAMBLA, be they people who believe in bestiality -- it doesn't matter what they are, they don't get to change the definition."
Students accused Carson of effectively comparing "gay relationships with pedophilia and bestiality."
I can hardly believe you would be smart enough to graduate for JH if you truly believed the last sentence.
It really is a perfect example of liberal view bullying. Since they don't agree with him on gay marriage, they are making an example of him. Chic-A-Filet anyone?


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Superior Sub Bass with Balance
Pros: Great controlled sub bass; Instrument realism
Cons: none the second time around
I bought these on a whim, due to a deal too good to pass up, and with the interest to hear something with more bass presence. (Edit: I purchased these a second time from atrio.me and received them in Jan 2012) Here is my review.
Fit and Isolation: The Atrios are pretty light weight and when properly seated do not touch the ear. They are very comfortable and provide very good isolation with the right tips. Isolation is above average and they most you can get from a vented dynamic driver.
Build Quality: The Atrios are built from a lightweight but heavy duty plastic housing and provide good strain relief on where the cables exit the housing. I think these could take some abuse and keep providing years of use. Cables are of medium density and do a fair job of staying untangled and are fairly supple. Worn over the ear, I haven't noticed any microphonics issues. For iPhone users, the right angle plug will fit in bumper style cases with ease.
Accessories: My Atrios came with a rectangular case that is pretty flimsy and unnecessarily large. I use it carry a small cmoy and put the M5's in something else. The latest version of the MG7 come with a very nice case made from recycled material. It has extra cushioning and both sides have netted pockets. The supplied tip selection is the weakest attribute to an otherwise fine product. Three sizes of bi-flanges and 2 sizes of barrel foam type tips are supplied. I find bi-flanges uncomfortable and either go in too deep or too shallow for quality sound. The barrel foam type are pretty useless and they do not fit in normal sized ears. (I found the best tips to be the Shure PA749M, now called EASFX2-10M, which had to be modified to fit by taking out the tube from one of the stock foam tips). Enough with the negative and on to the sound. The latest version comes with black barrel style foam. These provide excellent isolation and comfort, as well as providing the best sound the Atrios can offer. If you want to try something different, the Klipsch gels are a close second in sound and comfort.
Sound: The new M5's have an new proprietary driver called the MG7. The driver is a reported improvement over previous models by having better and more prominent treble. The result is a fairly balanced presentation for what are considered bassy phones.
Most dynamic driver phones need a period of burn in. The Atrios require a fairly long burn in time of about 100 hrs to sound their best. I noticed significant changes to bass over that period. The second time around with the Atrios, I experienced no changes or sibilance like I did the first time. This is due to previous experience with fit. Most changes during burn in are psychoacoustic in nature and also due to fit. Not having the fit issues of the first time around, I benefited from top notch sound for the moment I first plugged them in.
Bass: A bass lovers delight. The M5's have bass in spades, however it is not all about quantity. The bass is of superb quality as well. Most phones achieve their bass signature by boosting mid bass. Not so with the Atrios. The M5 has a great deal of sub bass that effortlessly reaches very deep; deeper than any other phone I've ever heard. The quality of the bass adds a dimension of realism (timbre) to bass guitar and drums not exhibited in other phones. Best of all you get all this bass without it stepping all over the midrange.
Mids: Mids are placed just right. I find them neither recessed nor forward. They are clean, detailed and natural, if a bit dry. Vocals and guitars are placed in the mix just where you'd expect them to be when heard live. Once again, realism with strings is something really special here.
Treble: The new Atrios treble is clear and non-fatiguing with plenty of detail; however for my ears, I would prefer even more treble presence. For instance, the perfect treble for me is found in the Ultimate Ears Triple.Fi 10's. I suppose this is due to the M5 design as studio monitors and the need to listen for extremely long periods of time. The Atrios cannot match the effortlessness and airiness of the TF10's but they are no slouches; the fact that you can easily pick out small details like cymbal splashes in bass heavy songs is a testament to their improved presentation.
Soundstage: Just average or maybe slightly below average in width (this is dependent upon fit and I have experienced a slightly larger soundstage the second time around). Depth, however , is very good. The M5's often make me feel I'm in the recording studio with them. In contrast the TF10's make me feel I'm at a concert and maybe 15 rows back, presenting a wide soundstage for an IEM.
Overall the new Atrio M5's are a very fun and enjoyable phone and does very well with good and poor quality mastered songs. While being a bass oriented phone, they still offer up a fairly balanced sound. If you've felt that your IEM's have always been missing something in the bass department, whether quality or quantity, then give the Atrios M5 with mg7 driver a try.
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I decided to give the Hevi Shot Magnum Blend a try and see if it performs well out of my gun. I have one friend who loves the stuff and will continue to hunt with it because it just performs well. I have another friend who is old school, only shoots plated lead shot, and refuses to use Hevi shot, even though it produces a better pattern at greater distance out of his turkey gun. He says he kills plenty of turkeys without having to think about how much money he spends with each shot. Whatever....I appreciate his frugality, but I intend to make each shot as lethal as possible anytime I'm hunting. Personally, I'm only going to take very few shots at turkeys each Spring and I want top performance each time I pull the trigger. I'll spend more on a tank full of gas to drive back & forth where I hunt than I'll spend on enough Hevi Shot to hunt for 3 of four years. Just Sayin'.
How about you? What do you shoot & why? Does the Hevi Shot Mag Blend perform as advertized for you?


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Dynamic Motion DM008
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The Texas Education Code (TEC) requires that the superintendent of a school district and chief operating officer of an open-enrollment charter school shall certify annually to the commissioner that the district or charter school has complied with Texas Education Code, Section 22.085, relating to the employment of individuals convicted of certain offenses.
Chapter 22, Subchapter C, of the TEC requires school districts and charter schools to ensure that certain individuals are fingerprinted to undergo a national criminal history records review and the other individuals undergo a name-based criminal history record information review.
A Certification of Compliance survey is designed to assist school districts and open-enrollment charters in fulfilling the statutory requirement found in TEC §22.085(f) confirming that they have complied with all the duties imposed by TEC §22.085. Those duties include:
The following links list those districts and open-enrollment charter schools who failed to return the "Criminal History Compliance Certification" for the school year indicated, and have therefore failed to certify their compliance with TEC §22.085(f).
Note: The inclusion of schools on these lists does not mean they have failed to conduct the background checks as required in TEC Chapter, 22, Subchapter C, only that they have not completed the Compliance Certification as requested.
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Summer theater season runs June 17-Aug. 15
Posted June 9, 2010; 06:01 p.m.
The Princeton Summer Theater's lineup of productions -- ranging from Henry James adaptations to new interpretations of children's classics -- will run Thursdays through Sundays, June 17 through Aug. 15, at the Hamilton Murray Theater on campus.
Princeton Summer Theater is a summer stock company of young professionals and students from Princeton and other colleges interested in pursuing careers in theater and drama.
The season begins with a production of Wendy Wasserstein's Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Heidi Chronicles," a tale of one woman's journey through love and loss that captures the spirit of a generation. "The Heidi Chronicles" will run June 17-20 and 24-27.
Other mainstage performances include:
- "The Turn of the Screw," an adaptation of the Henry James classic by Jeffrey Hatcher, July 1-4 and July 8-11.
- "Misalliance" by George Bernard Shaw, July 15-18, 22-25 and July 29-Aug. 1.
- "Fifth of July" by Lanford Wilson, Aug. 5-8, 12-15.
Show times are 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, with 2 p.m. matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays.
For all evening shows and Sunday matinees, tickets are $20 for general admission, and $16 for senior citizens and students. For Saturday matinees, tickets are $16 for general admission and students, and $14 for senior citizens. For Saturday matinees, students from Princeton and other institutions can present a student ID to receive a free ticket with the purchase of a ticket. Season tickets are available.
Princeton Summer Theater also will present a new adaptation of the classic children's tale, "Peter Pan," at 11 a.m. July 1-3, 8-10, 22-24 and 29-31. Children under 3 are admitted free; tickets for all others are $6.
In addition, a series of Friday workshops for children ages 5-12 begins July 2 and runs weekly from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $30 per workshop or $120 for all six.
For more about the performances or to make reservations, call (609) 258-7062 or visit the theater's website.


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I have been using my Wacom Fun Tablet for 2 years and never an issue, today my cat Charlie knocked the pen off the tablet and since then only the eraser end works if I try to use the pen end nothing happens? Any ideas? Thanks
I did put in a new tip and nothing happened still.
Bamboo Fun
Started by tinkerbell11, Jan 16 2011 05:05 PM
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Posted 16 January 2011 - 05:05 PM
Posted 16 January 2011 - 07:21 PM
Oh, that is sad. Naughty kitty! I don't know........ e-bay? Or a new pen from the company? Have you shut everything down and rebooted since it happened, even though that should have absolutely nothing to do with the hardware? Good Luck!
Posted 16 January 2011 - 07:48 PM
I'll bet you have to replace the pen. I had one break, and Wacom replaced it. The inside is all electronics, like a long skinny circuit board with wires and such. Its a wonder they don't break more. Since its 2 years old, you may have to buy one, run around 60-70 I think. Good luck.
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Posted 16 January 2011 - 08:15 PM
Sounds like it's broken. Bummer. You can order new ones.
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This Victorian solid silver pencil set is from my collection of pre-20th century English writing & drawing equipment. As a professional artist & illustrator; I fairly frequently use items from my collection in the execution of my artworks. So I am a user as well as being an avid collector. The above set is housed in a leather effect box with solid sterling silver (24g approx.) decoration to the box top. The inside is lined with a midnight blue velvet, and has a lift-out section that cushions the main item which is a beautiful Sampson Mordan (one of the greatest English silversmiths of the 19th C.) Sterling Silver pencil holder or "case" as they are sometimes termed. It incorporates a handworked and engraved letter opener and has a fitted, removable pencil sharpener to the rear of the cedar pencil. Overall length is 17.9cm. Length of the main body including the pencil sharpener bezel is 9cm. The length of the extracted pencil sharpener is 3.3cm. Total weight is 29.1g. It is hallmarked for London and 1896. The level of care in making even the box is amazing: the base of the lift-out section is cupped in a shallow solid silver "tray" (you can just about see this detail in the third and fourth picture).
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