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Garithos Edit
You sure Garithos was a pally ? He's said to be a "Black Knight" in teh War3, and he has Moutain King abilities ...--Kirochi (talk) 15:48, 24 September 2006 (EDT)
I'd say Garithos is a warrior, although the paladin + horse thing makes it look.. paladinish. Tinker
He had the holy light spell, unique to Paladins. Maybe a Dwarf Paladin would you say? Arthas and Rivendare are classified as alive because they never died. As stated in their respective pages they stopped to be paladin and became death knight when they turned to the Lich King, wielding their runeblades. Ashbringer and Barthilas where killed by scourge and raised as Death knight. That's the difference. What about of adding all death knights? -- User:N'Nanz 15:57, 24 September 2006 (EDT)
- How ironical ! Garithos being compared to a Dwarven paladin !! He'd have killed all his army not to hear this. And, for the horse, it rather looks knightish.
- I didn't know Rivendare willingly turned to the Lich king and was still alive, but I got nothing to say about Arthas.
- The reason why the other Death Knights ain't classified here is maybe that we don't have any lore about them ... despite the other totally new characters in the Paladin section ... Maybe bosses are more important than NPCs, and so we gotta think more before adding them here ?--Kirochi (talk) 16:07, 24 September 2006 (EDT)
Garithos had Devotion Aura too... Yes, Garithos as a dwarf (a brainless, idiot, lout dwarf) is funny :) The canonical definition of Death Knight is Paladin that turned to the Lich King wielding a runeblade like Arthas, Rivendare and in some ways Darkreaver do. What to do with Aurius and Aurrius? Lunar Falls describes Aurrius the Pure (the description is different to the one on wowwiki) but says nothing about Aurrius. I took their nicks from Warcraft III paladins' random names. Are they the same person? Or Aurius is the paladin described in the article Aurrius and Aurius is the Paladin that followed Jaina? --User:N'Nanz
I have the same opinion of Kirochi about adding Death Knights that haven't lore about being paladins. In any case I think we have to remove Highlord Mograine because in life he was not a paladin but a warrior since the Dreadnaugh Battlegear was originally made for him. --N'Nanz 15:04, 13 October 2006
Next week I'm going to create a new section in this articles about catalogueing Famous Draenei paladins under the title Vindicator that is the title given to Draenei Paladin, just like Blood elf paladin are addressed as Blood Knight. What are your opinions? --N'Nanz 13:25, 12 November 2006
- Well, I dunno. I think "Paladin" just works for Blood Knights too, but whatever. More information can't be that bad.--K ) (talk) 08:40, 12 November 2006 (EST)
- Garithos was a Dark Knight, not a paladin. His abilities were actually a mix-match of skills from several different classes. But he was most definitely intended to be black knight class, as is listed on his information.Baggins 11:09, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
- If we say that Garithos was a pally for just having Devotion Aura (let's say he was just devoted) and Holy Light (ironical a Dark knight has HOLY light) than he IS a Dwarf (he also had Avatar User:Eity
Maybe a few NPCs are not PalliesEdit
I'm not sure if Commander Haephus Stonewall and Reginald Windsor are to be included. Maybe they are respectively a hunter and a warrior. Any other? N'Nanz 09:42, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Famous PaladinsEdit
This seems to have gone beyond famous paladins to listing every single paladin in the world... It should be renamed, or cut back...Baggins 10:05, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
->I completely agree with that, the idea that most of the paladins on the list are famous is absurd. and it should be noted as well that some of those characters are not actually paladins be class, but rather by order, and some are not paladins by order but rather have the powers of the class. and the blood knights are NOT paladins. they ought to have another page.--Cyraes 00:07, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Also i found you included Varen the Reclaimer on the blood knight section,i just want to ask where did u get the idees since he doesn't even have mana in the game?Also i found a mob in Netherstorm on wowhead Malevus the Mad http://www.wowhead.com/?npc=20790 she wears a scryer tabard and wears paladin armor so i think she should be mentioned as a former Scryer BK (Marakanis)
- mmm...You are right. I looked at his shoulderguars as part of a paladin set but I wrong the set, it's a warrior set. N'Nanz 09:20, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
Scourge section Edit
What about if we extend the Scourge section and rename it as Former Paladins? In truth Eldritch Deathlord was not part of the Scourge and in this way we can include for example Exarch Malaadar and why not Nobundo. I'm going to change the article in 2 hours. --N'Nanz 15:44, 20 September 2007 (UTC)
Supreme Commander Edit
Who is the Supreme Commander of the Paladins?(SmashingPumpkins1 08:02, 10 January 2008 (UTC))
- By the way what are Commander feats, which is mentioned in the epic paladin warrior page? Rolandius (talk - contr) 11:09, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Could we get a merge or partial merge of the ex-paladin section at least from this page to the page on ex-paladin? It is redundant and conflicting. Rolandius (talk - contr) 10:19, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- No, ex-paladins are listed on the page for lore purposes. Secondly, generally speaking things that are presumed to be ex-paladins probably shouldn't be on the list. Only characters that are said to be ex-paladins, and fall under the conditions, i.e. chose to leave the light, and chose to do bad deeds.Baggins (talk) 10:24, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- We can remove the list on ex-paladin and adding a link to this page as per the articles paladin and blood knight. What about? --N'Nanz (talk) 10:46, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Generally speaking this page could have the title "former paladins", since not all former paladins are ex-paladins. the definition for an ex-paladin is very specific.Baggins (talk) 10:50, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- I think it is confusing with a page called famous paladins, and in that list is a section called ex-paladins. Then there is another page called ex-paladins. Not only that, the two lists don't even match. Rolandius (talk - contr) 10:56, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
- In the rpg ex-paladin is a sub-type of the main paladin class, a kinda psuedo class. It gets referenced as its own class on various characters and enemies in the RPG, but its technically just a penalized paladin, blocked from most abilities. The barbarian class has a similar rule/class change called the Ex-barbarian. Which is a barbarian that becomes too lawful, moving away from chaos and loses certain chaotic abilities.
- The reason why the lists don't match is because people keep on just adding anything without looking at the definitions of ex-paladin.Baggins (talk) 11:00, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
FFA the list does match if not for Barthilas who is the only one that became somethink comepletely different from a paladin and second the reason because the list of ex-paladin in the article List of Paladins comprehends all that character is that once that section was called "Former-paladins". I don't recall why or who changed it... --N'Nanz (talk) 11:06, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
Knights of the Silver Hand=Paladins? Edit
I don't agree with this classification. Thus draenei vindicators are knights of the Silver Hand? --N'Nanz (talk) 18:41, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
- I'd suggest splitting it into organization. Knights of the Silver Hand, Hand of Argus, and Blood Knights. The definition of vindicator is a bit different now...Baggins (talk) 02:50, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- I can say for one reason it was getting very hard to read, overly long, and organizational information is more important than merely the class. Besides Blood Knights was already the order, and paladins exist within the Blood Knights if one follows the quest lore. Blood Elf paladins join the order around level 12 or so. If it was intended to be a split of Horde vs Alliance, it lost that the moment neutral or independent factions such as those from the Scarlet Crusade, Argent Dawn, Aldor or Shattered Sun Offensive were added to it. Merely being human, dwarf, or draenei does not make one "Alliance", and merely being blood elf doesn't make one "Horde".Baggins (talk) 08:03, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- It wasn't done as a Alliance vs Horde classification. In fact the affiliation section shows the Alliance (or another sub-faction related to it) per paladins within the Alliance or another faction. I see nowhere it's told they are all Alliance friendly. Take for example Raleigh the Devout. He is a paladin that is officially affiliated with the Scarlets but for some reason he is a anti-scarlet and in truth his loyalty resides within the Alliance. For this reason he is classified as "Scarlet Crusade/Alliance". And what's the source that makes every Draenei Paladin affiliated with the Hand of Argus!? And the ones affiliated with the Aldor or the Sha'tar? No sources about it. The old classification Paladin/Blood Knight/Former Paladin was far better. --N'Nanz (talk) 08:12, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- That's the problem, things from Independent organizations should be in their own sections. Also the problem with Blood Knight is similar to the problem of using "Vindicator". Paladins can become Vindicators and Blood Knights. But all are Paladins. If the page was following a true pattern, then either the page should have been split by Knights of the Silver Hand, Vindicators, and Blood Knights. But there are accuracy issues there. Alternatively they could have all ben put under the same category and all just called "Paladins". To be honest the affiliation section could be done away with, or alternatively it could just be used to expand on characters that have more than one allegience. But there are issues any direction taken.Baggins (talk) 08:22, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- This isn't true because we know from quests that the title paladin is taken like a disparaging by blood knight (the quest when you have to estinguish the holy flame in Stratholme) and the title Blood Knight is taken as an honorific. On the other hand we don't know about the title vindicator only that some draenei paladin are called as such but they remain always paladin (as are called in the first quests for draenei paladins). Thus the differentiation paladin/blood knight. A paladin (Draenei-Dwarf-Human-Blood Elf) that has lost his path becomes somethink other thus the third section as former-paladin . --N'Nanz (talk) 08:31, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- The point is not where or when you take up to be a blood knight. The point is that it's different being a paladin from being a blood knight. On the other hand (the Silver one :-p) we know that a human or a dwarf paladin is the same as a draenei paladin indipendently from the organization you are in or the title you carry. It's up to your faith in the light... --N'Nanz (talk) 08:46, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- The problem I see here is the possible assumption that "all" Blood Knights are disparaged by the term "paladin", from an assumption based on one character's complains of the term. Yet the term is used by other characters in earlier quests, who don't seem to take it as an insult. As well as quests where the NPC states what class you are playing. Differnet non-neutral povs and all could be an issue...
- As for Argent Dawn and Scarlet Crusade paladins if they remain paladins, they are neither "former paladins" or "ex-paladins" but rather they are just "heretics of the Holy Light". According to the RPG these paladins tend to develop powers different than paladins of Silver Hand. Especially for the Scarlet paladins.Baggins (talk) 08:59, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
- I was only taking as an example where the leader of an organization express the think of many other people. However what about to make the page less dispersive but at the same time more readible? I was thinking somethink like "Alliance paladins-Horde blood Knights-Other organization-Former-paladins". This way the "other organization" section should include Aldor-Scryers-Shattered Sun Offensive-Sha'tar-Scarlet Crusade-Argent Dawn-Brotherhood of the Light. --N'Nanz (talk) 09:26, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
What about if we change the Main page as:
Welcome to WoWWiki the free Warcraft universe info source anyone can edit (if Baggins agrees)
?--N'Nanz (talk) 08:54, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Huh? Warchiefthrall (talk) 10:35, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
This article becomes more ugly with every edit he makes. --N'Nanz (talk) 11:41, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Master of the Light NPCsEdit
The 5 Paladins that spawn when you destroy the flame. I thought they were Ghosts? They are listed as "Alive" on the list. Can a bookkeeper look into this? --Invin Dranoel (talk) 04:37, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
Hand of Argus Edit
As N'Nanz points out (but overzealously so), are all draenei paladins members of the Hand of Argus? Kirkburn talk contr 14:38, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
Overzealously because I tried to talk about it without answers or other form of discussion. However I revert it because the article is discriminating toward other organizations. Baggings wrote it from the Silver Hand (and Dark Faction) point of view without impartiality. You can read upward why I consider this article ugly. --N'Nanz (talk) 17:41, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
New paladin organizational pagesEdit
This page concept is starting to go towards being either a bloated mess, or a lumped together mess. By seperating the article into seperate organizations it made it easier to link to sections from each of the organization pages. However, now ingame you can find a character that may belong to 2-3 different organizations depending which area in the game, or had past membership in lore. Its not handy to repeat the same names across several sections of the page.
Lumping all the paladins into one super group is not an option either. Since its very hard to follow, and will continuously grow as more npcs are added into the game, or other lore. Its also not possible to link to sections form organization pages that way.
In order to keep things easily organized, but avoid the page becoming bloated, this page should become a disambig to seperate spinout pages, or sections of new spinout pages, named by organization.
I.E. List of Blood Knights, List of Draenei paladins. List of Knights of the Silver Hand. List of Argent Crusade paladins. List of Argent Dawn paladins, List of Scarlet Crusade paladins, List of Scarlet Onslaught paladins, etc, etc.. or variations thereof.
Seperate pages like this will still allow linking from other pages, but also clean up this page, and also keep track of various historical institutions. It will allow for overall better cross linking of the pages to other related pages.Baggins (talk) 19:00, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
- And what to do with paladins that are or have been in different organization? I take as example Abbendis , the daughter. She was Silver Hand (old hillsbrad), Scarlet Crusade (Tyr's Hand), Scarlet Onslaught (New Earthglen). Does she have to be mentioned in every page? I find this solution dumb however I'm in to solve the problem because I don't like how this page has becomed. --N'Nanz (talk) 09:29, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- I like the idea of using this page as a disambiguation but I don't the separation per organization. What about a classification per race? An individual can shift between organizations but his race is always the same. This way we should have only 4 list of <race> paladins ATM. A classification per organization means we have to create at least 8 pages. --N'Nanz (talk) 09:50, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
By race is too broad, and doesn't allow for precise cross referencing. Actually its a good idea to have characters who may belong to several organizations to be listed on each seperate organizational page. It serves the wikipedia purpose of cross referencing, it also gives a clear picture of the history of the organization. We don't simply remove information, we show historical organization lists. Also these lists will be linked to from their respective organization pages as well, allowing for more precise cross referencing.
Also one must think ahead to various paladins introducted in future spinoff material set in different eras.Baggins (talk) 09:56, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- I'm applying SQL and I can say race is the primary key for this table (sorry, computer engineering makes me insane :p ). On the contrary we can keep better historical information. eg:
Human paladins Edit
|High General
|Leader of New Hearthglen, Dragonblight
|Silver Hand, Scarlet Crusade
|Scarlet Onslaught
- The way to look at it is historical listing page. If the organization is obselete, then there is no reason to point out what happened to the organization after it went obselete. That's what each main organization history page is for. Its a snapshot in time mainly pointing out the original membership of that organization. In this way we wouldn't even have to worry about "former paladin or ex-paladin" section either. That would be left to its own page.
- I'd suggest you take a look at the Scarlet Crusade member lists for example. We show everyone who was ever a member, even if they left the organization at some point. We also have this for other organization pages as well. The only difference is that these spinout pages will be more focused on individual classes within the organization, and not the entire organization.Baggins (talk) 10:19, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
Now, within List of draenei paladins how to place Justinius the Harbinger, Kaylaan the Lost, Exarch Maladaar, Farseer Nobundo and all other draenei not within the Hand of Argus? --N'Nanz (talk) 10:39, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- Do we know if they were ever affiliated with Hand of Argus or any other organizations? If organization not known, put them in a section called "Other" for now.Baggins (talk) 10:42, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- I like the idea of splitting by organization - I really don't see that repeating members would be a problem - as long as there's a space to say "this person moved to x", so you'd know they were not currently part of it. As for those without apparent organizations - well, that would be an organization in itself. (Also, argh, edit conflicts) Kirkburn talk contr 10:45, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
The problem is not how many times a paladin is repeated, the problem is how many "list of x paladins" pages there are... --N'Nanz (talk) 10:52, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
- Which isn't a problem from an administration standpoint. 1. We have unlimited space, so no problem there. 2. These pages are cross linked to individual lore history pages as well. 3. We allow as many pages are as needed to prevent bloating, and keep topics of the page concise.Baggins (talk) 11:01, 16 September 2008 (UTC)
We can assume every Alliance paladin (but draenei) is a knight of the Silver Hand, there isn't other mean to become one, right? thus dwarf and human paladin can be classified as Silver Hand?--N'Nanz (talk) 11:13, 16 September 2008 (UTC)


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For the first official "Ask Anna" post, I'm going to tackle one from Nibuca of Mystic Chicanery and the Twisted Nether Blogcast. It's a short question, but definitely a good one to ask, considering all the non-rp bloggers out there!
Dear Anna, How do you start writing RP posts on your non-rp blog? -Nib
RP has some odd stereotypes that live alongside it, and it's not always received as well as progression/raid/pvp related content. Why? Well, a lot of reasons, but suffice it to say that it's not unusual for me to get this kind of sentiment. Your audience is expecting one thing, and you're not sure if they'll be OK with the RP idea, especially the first time you introduce it.
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- Don't label it or apologize for it. Just post. If you spend 3 paragraphs apologizing for writing RP, you'll create in both your readers AND yourself the understanding that somehow this is "weird" or "different". It's your blog. You write what you want. If you feel like writing some RPish posts, go for it.
- Don't get in your own way. Everyone starts somewhere, and nobody is masterful the first time they do anything. If you let your fears of some external criticism stand in your way, you might convince yourself out of doing it. Your readers know and like you. They will almost certainly either enjoy or ignore your RP posts.
- Do a guest post, if you're worried about your own audience. Most bloggers love a good guest post. If you want to write a little something, but aren't sure if your blog is the best place to break the ice, see if another blogger will give you some limelight for a day and then link to it. Your readers will probably go read it and comment, but you'll be away from the "expectations" on your own blog (even if they're largely created by you!).
- Just do it. New things can be a little scary, especially new things that are as "exposing" as sharing your writing with the world. But you will find your own voice, and your own style. Maybe you'll decide that this RP thing is more something you like to think about than write about, and that's fine. But you'll never know until you try! And bloggers are a LOT more forgiving than say, the general WoW forums.
The best way to break into RP is just to try. You might love it, you might not. But if you're curious and considering doing a little more with your character beyond the pixels on the screen, take a few small steps and see what you think.
You don't need permission from your readers to post the occasional RP style post on YOUR blog. And they won't all leave in a huff if they're not so keen on RP.
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Captain, 2 crew members of sunken SKorean ferry arrested; confirmed death toll climbs to 32
MOKPO, South Korea (AP) — The captain of the ferry that sank off South Korea, leaving more than 300 missing or dead, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of negligence and abandoning people in need. Two crew members also were taken into custody, including a rookie third mate who a prosecutor said was steering in challenging waters unfamiliar to her when the accident occurred.
The number of confirmed dead rose to 32 when three bodies were found in the murky water near the ferry, said coast guard spokesman Kim Jae-in. Divers know at least some bodies remain inside the vessel, but they have been unable to get inside.
The ferry's captain, Lee Joon-seok, 68, was arrested along with one of the Sewol's three helmsmen and the 25-year-old third mate, prosecutors said.
"I am sorry to the people of South Korea for causing a disturbance and I bow my head in apology to the families of the victims," Lee told reporters Saturday morning as he left the Mokpo Branch of Gwangju District Court to be jailed. But he defended his much-criticized decision to wait about 30 minutes before ordering an evacuation.
"At the time, the current was very strong, the temperature of the ocean water was cold, and I thought that if people left the ferry without (proper) judgment, if they were not wearing a life jacket, and even if they were, they would drift away and face many other difficulties," Lee said. "The rescue boats had not arrived yet, nor were there any civilian fishing ships or other boats nearby at that time."
Everest search teams recover body of 13th Sherpa killed in mountain's deadliest avalanche
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Search teams recovered a 13th body Saturday from the snow and ice covering a dangerous climbing pass on Mount Everest, where an avalanche a day earlier swept over a group of Sherpa guides in the deadliest disaster on the world's highest peak.
Another three guides remained missing, and searchers were working quickly to find them in case weather conditions deteriorated, said Maddhu Sunan Burlakoti, head of the Nepalese government's mountaineering department. But the painstaking effort involved testing the strength of newly fallen snow and using extra ropes, clamps and aluminum ladders to navigate the unstable field.
The avalanche barreled down a narrow climbing pass known as the "popcorn field" for its bulging chunks of ice at about 6:30 a.m. Friday. The group of about 25 Sherpa guides were the first people making their way up this climbing season to dig paths and fix ropes for their foreign clients to use in attempting to reach the summit next month.
One of the survivors told his relatives that the path had been unstable just before the snow slide hit at an elevation near 5,800 meters (19,000 feet). The area is considered particularly dangerous due to its steep slope and deep crevasses that cut through the snow and ice covering the pass year round.
As soon as the avalanche occurred, rescuers, guides and climbers rushed to help, and all other climbing was suspended.
Malaysia asks world to pray for Flight 370 clue; robotic sub should finish search in a week
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A Malaysian official on Saturday asked the world to "pray hard" for a clue to help find Flight 370, while authorities said a robotic submarine was expected to finish searching a patch of the Indian Ocean seabed within a week after so far coming up empty.
As the hunt for the Malaysia Airlines plane hit the six-week mark, the Bluefin 21 unmanned sub began its seventh trip into the depths off the coast of western Australia. Its search area forms a 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) circle around the location of an underwater signal that was believed to have come from the aircraft's black boxes before their batteries died. The sonar scan of the seafloor in that area is expected to be completed in five to seven days, the search center said in an email to The Associated Press.
The U.S. Navy sub has covered around 133 square kilometers (51 square miles) since it began diving into the depths on Monday. The latest data are being analyzed, but nothing has yet been identified.
Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters in Kuala Lumpur that the weekend search is crucial.
"The narrowing of the search for today and tomorrow is at a very critical juncture, so I appeal to everybody around the world to pray and pray hard that we find something to work on over the next couple of days," he said.
4 questions on the lips of Asian travelers about missing jet answered
Travelers at Asian airports have asked questions about the March 8 disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Here are some of them, followed by answers.
Samuel Rogers, a 20-year-old German on a backpacking trip, in Bangkok and on his way to Malaysia.
He asked: "Why did the Malaysian military see the plane on their radar but not report it immediately?"
A: The Malaysian Air Force's official line is that its radar operators spotted the plane but didn't have any reason to suspect it. This is why they didn't attempt to contact the plane or scramble jets to intercept it. Many aviation and defense experts say there are grounds to doubt this. They speculate the air force failed to spot the unidentified plane entering its airspace, or if it did, didn't respond to what could potentially have been a national security threat. Admitting that would be a highly embarrassing and sensitive for any air force, and could be the reason for the delay in publicly confirming that the plane did turn back.
WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK: Clock ticking on tentative Geneva agreement for Russia-Ukraine detente
WASHINGTON (AP) — Not until the final minutes of more than seven hours of negotiating was an agreement struck in Geneva this week to calm boiling tensions along the shared border between Russia and Ukraine. But the deal won't be sealed until its terms are met, and patience is wearing thin as time runs out.
Skepticism that it might work deepened Friday as pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine continued to occupy government buildings in defiance of the accord and showed no inclination to abide by its call to surrender their weapons.
The U.S. and European Union say they will slap Moscow with a new round of sanctions against oligarchs and advisers to President Vladimir Putin by the middle of next week if the separatists do not disarm and give up control of buildings they seized in recent riots against local authorities.
In return, Moscow is demanding guarantees that Ukraine's promised constitutional reforms will give pro-Russian separatists a say in the distribution of government power.
Few believe that either side will get what they want before the clock runs out.
Analysis: Both parties hope to boost turnout this fall with doomed legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flip sides of the same campaign-season coin, the Republican drive in Congress to repeal the nation's health care law and the Democratic call to close the pay gap for women have much in common.
Divided government assures that neither has even a remote chance of becoming law anytime soon. Instead, they figure prominently in rival strategies to maximize turnout in the fall — Democrats hoping women will vote in huge numbers, while Republicans try to stoke election year enthusiasm among tea party activists and other conservatives.
More of the same is ahead, much more.
Democrats concede the stakes are higher for their party, which is laboring to retain its Senate majority, has little or no prospect of capturing control of the House, and faces a gap in voter intensity.
Democratic voters are 7 percentage points less likely than Republicans to say they are almost certain to vote in the off-year election in November, according to a poll by the Democracy Corps and the Women's Voices Women Vote Action Fund. They propose trying to close the gap by focusing on an "economic agenda that puts working women first" and sheds any talk of recovery.
HealthCare.gov users told to change passwords after government's Heartbleed probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — People who have accounts on the enrollment website for President Barack Obama's signature health care law are being told to change their passwords following an administration-wide review of the government's vulnerability to the confounding Heartbleed Internet security flaw.
Senior administration officials said there is no indication that the HealthCare.gov site has been compromised and the action is being taken out of an abundance of caution. The government's Heartbleed review is ongoing, the officials said, and users of other websites may also be told to change their passwords in the coming days, including those with accounts on the popular WhiteHouse.gov petitions page.
The Heartbleed programming flaw has caused major security concerns across the Internet and affected a widely used encryption technology that was designed to protect online accounts. Major Internet services have been working to insulate themselves against the problem and are also recommending that users change their website passwords.
Officials said the administration was prioritizing its analysis of websites with heavy traffic and the most sensitive user information. A message that will be posted on the health care website starting Saturday reads: "While there's no indication that any personal information has ever been at risk, we have taken steps to address Heartbleed issues and reset consumers' passwords out of an abundance of caution."
The health care website became a prime target for critics of the Obamacare law last fall when the opening of the insurance enrollment period revealed widespread flaws in the online system. Critics have also raised concerns about potential security vulnerabilities on a site where users input large amounts of personal data.
Lurching landslide splits Wyoming home in two, threatens to come down in huge pieces
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A sudden lurch in a creeping landslide in the northwest Wyoming resort town of Jackson split a house in two and forced workers to abandon just-begun efforts to stabilize the hillside.
A huge crack in the ground that had opened up under the house a couple weeks ago shifted several feet downhill in less than a day, breaking off a room or two and leaving a door swinging above the precipice. Rocks and dirt tumbled down in an almost constant stream and a geologist warned much bigger chunks could fall. The ground had been moving at a rate of an inch a day.
"As it starts to get moving, it will start to get faster," George Machan, a landslide specialist consulting for the town, said at a town meeting Friday.
Still, Machan said the ground was unlikely to liquefy and collapse suddenly like the March 22 landslide in Oso, Wash., that killed 39 people.
More likely, large blocks of earth would tumble down piece by piece, he said, perpetuating the drawn-out threat to four homes on the hill and to two apartment buildings and four businesses below.
Pavel Datsyuk's goal with 3:01 left gives Red Wings 1-0 win and home-ice advantage over Bruins
BOSTON (AP) — At one end of the ice, Jimmy Howard made his best save of the game. At the other, Pavel Datsyuk scored the only goal.
All within 30 seconds.
Datsyuk's goal with 3:01 left gave the Detroit Red Wings a 1-0 win in their playoff opener as they grabbed home-ice advantage away from the top-seeded Boston Bruins on Friday night.
"Sometimes when the upper seed gets the upper hand right away, you start questioning whether you're good enough," Detroit coach Mike Babcock said. "And we know we're good enough."
The eighth-seeded Red Wings showed it in the regular season when they went 3-1 against the Bruins, who won the Presidents' Cup for the best record.
Latest delay to Keystone XL pipeline review won't quell political wrangling in 2014 races
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats sweating this year's elections may be hoping that the Obama administration's latest delay to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline takes a politically fraught issue off the table for the midterms.
Fat chance.
An indefinite extension of the government's review of the contentious oil pipeline, announced late Friday by the State Department, almost certainly pushes a final decision past the November elections, keeping the project in a politically expedient holding pattern. But it is doing little to quell posturing over the project, which has taken on a life of its own as climate change activists battle with energy advocates from both parties.
Republicans jumped at the chance to paint Democrats as powerless to rein in their own party's president. Keystone opponents were split, with some praising the delay and others chiding President Barack Obama for not vetoing the project outright.
"It reinforces how ineffective, powerless and without influence senators like Mary Landrieu, Mark Begich, Mark Warner and Kay Hagan are," said Brad Dayspring of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, rattling off vulnerable Democrats up for re-election in November.


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THE bright sun in Salvador would illuminate a truth about the German national team:
they don't half know how to get going in a World Cup. In each of their opening fixtures in the competition this millennium, they have scored at least four goals - with Saudi Arabia conceding eight in 2002, Costa Rica just the four in 2006, while Australia lost 4-0 in 2010.
And Portugal shipped four goals just last night. These were spread out over the course of a comfortable evening for the Germans - Thomas Mueller waited until the 78th minute before completing his hat trick - but had the effect of leaving their group rivals feeling very far from home all of a sudden.
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Mueller struck first from a penalty after just 12 minutes when Mario Goetze was pulled back in the box, with defender Mats Hummels able to double their lead from a corner 20 minutes later. Many among this Portugal side looked agape.
Cristiano Ronaldo stood in the centre circle, surrounded by thousands but utterly alone. The forward often revels in being a nonpareil footballer for his country but just this once he appeared to search for someone in the same shirt to help share the burden.
Nani skimmed the crossbar with one shot, before Pepe also tried to upset the confident Germans. Unfortunately this involved butting at Mueller after the midfielder was brought down - with the referee showing the Real Madrid defender a red card.
Germany seemed hardly to notice at all. A fourth goal was added by Mueller - who won the Golden Boot four years ago when he scored five times in South Africa - when a low cross from Andre Schurrle was parried back into the penalty area by Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Patricio. More specifically it rolled towards Mueller's instep and he pushed it into an empty net.
A thunderous free-kick from Ronaldo acted as a belated challenge to such dominance, although many seemed too busy basking in the glow of another fine opening day.


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Speaker Session with Michel Bauwens – the commons-based-society goes beyond Peer2Peer
On April 18 the HUB launched the Speaker Session series with Michel Bauwens. As a Peer2Peer thought leader, he drew a crowd of P2P frontrunners, supporters and researchers. He went in deep – in the first round the listeners were challenged to keep with the pace of the narrative. The speaker was honest about his politically charged ideas about a necessary transition that followed from his analysis of everything P2P. The crowd did not let Michel Bauwens off easy in the second round. This blog: three central ideas by Michel Bauwens and two questions from the onlookers.
"We live in an age of pseudo-scarcity and pseudo abundance". First, goods which are not actually scarce are produced to be scarce because this is how money is made in the market economy. No light bulb company will create a light that lasts a hundred years. However a community that designs for itself and not the market, will. Second, things that should be cherished and will run out are used as if they are abundant. We need to save energy and materials, thus we need to move from an economy of scale, to an economy of scope. Open source creates the economy of scope, it is the mutilization (mutual usage) of e.g. knowledge (Wikipedia), car and homesharing (AirBnB).
"Peer2Peer needs to be more than Peer2Peer". We need to look beyond the simplest forms of open source, which just eliminate the hierarchical institutions previously needed to organize interactions between peers. Being able to directly sell or lend to your neighbours or to work together freely with peers which you find using apps, is nowhere near the possibilities of the new economy Michel Bauwens proposes. In the 'commons-based-society', we work together with others to create (non-monetary) value. This can and is happening, show the examples Bauwens shared (see links below).
"We are living in a candy economy. Those who produce the value just get a little candy to keep them satisfied. Entrepreneurs are the new proletarians". Often, value is extracted from our clicks or views which is sold to advertisers while we get a little candy in the form of a YouTube video. At other times, we contribute to the commons – goods that can be used freely by all – but are rewarded little. The problem is that the current economy is based on a division of labour. We need to move to a division of tasks, explains Michel Bauwens. What tasks needs to be done can easily be made visible with current technology and communicated to the connected group. Your contribution matches your skill, knowledge and capabilities and is rewarded by peer validation. You produce, because of intrinsic passion, not for the external motivator of income.
"What do you consider efficient alternative currencies, as they seem to be very important in Peer2Peer initiatives?" – Irina Enache
Alternative currencies can become successful to a certain local scale. Once they scale up, they lose focus and become less social. However, the possibilities of an alternative currency lie in the design and how the currencies are used. For more on currency and the difference with money Michel Bauwens referred to metacurrency.org.
"On collaboration platforms there are always a few that make the largest contribution and a large group that does a little, some because they aren't able to contribute (as in the current system), how do you solve that?" – Ciara Byrne
It does not matter who contributes a lot or who contributes little, because firstly contributors work from their passion and secondly, in a system like Sensorica, contributors get reviewed and rewarded by their peers according to their contribution.
What would you add to the answers given by Michel Bauwens? What did you take away from the Speaker Session? Share your thoughts in a reaction to this blog!
– Tessa van Mechelen, HUB Connect Lead
Curto Café aims to make great coffee and does this fully 'open'. Open supply chain / Open book accounting / Shared design of coffee / Open research / Crowdfunded retail expansion – with investors that get paid in coffee.
Fora do Eixo has created a national movement of culture by aiming not to sell music but to sell tickets to a festival. They do this while designing an alternative world. Alternative currencies / own university / own media / own political party.
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A Marathon man charged last December with murder for hire for allegedly hiring someone to kill Marathon Realtor Bruce Schmitt plans to change his not-guilty plea, according to federal court documents.
Dennis Zecca, a former commander of U.S. Coast Guard Station Islamorada, has a hearing set for 11 a.m. Nov. 14 before U.S. District Court Judge Jose Martinez in District Court's Courtroom 10-1, 400 N. Miami Ave., Miami, according to a Monday court filing.
On Jan. 10, Zecca was indicted on charges of murder for hire, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, attempt to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, and transfer of a firearm to a convicted felon. Under those charges, Zecca was facing life.
Court filings don't say to what Zecca plans to plead. Zecca had been scheduled for trial come December.
U.S. Attorney's Office spokeswoman Annette Castillo said "we cannot comment on matters that are not of public record." Zecca attorney William Aaron couldn't be reached.
After 26 years with the Coast Guard culminating with his Islamorada post, Zecca became part-owner of the Marathon Marina and Boatyard.
He was arrested last Dec. 21 for allegedly attempting to pay an employee -- a federal informant who is a convicted felon -- $20,000 or a kilo of cocaine to murder Schmitt.
No one has ever said what the incentive was, and Schmitt says he has no idea and that to this day, he still doesn't even know Zecca.
Federal authorities say the plot had "associates and co-conspirators in this offense" but have not said who they are. The plea-hearing document doesn't say anything other than there is a hearing.
The murder-for-hire plot appears separate from a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration investigation, out of which the alleged plot to kill Schmitt was hatched. Federal authorities say Schmitt, who was not harmed, was not involved in the drug case.
The hit was supposed to take place while Schmitt left a Christmas party.
Zecca was arrested after the informant, who was wearing a wire for the feds, showed Zecca a doctored photo of Schmitt lying in a pool of blood and as Zecca was going to get $5,000 of the $20,000 payment for the hit. The gun count stems from Zecca giving the informant a 9mm Beretta to carry out Schmitt's killing.
A search of Zecca's Indigo Reef condo in Marathon turned up a safe containing four handguns, four rifles, two shotguns, lots of ammunition and $42,600 in cash, the feds said.
Zecca's wife Mary worked as a real estate agent for Coldwell Banker Schmitt, which is owned by Schmitt's family. She was fired after her husband's arrest.
Zecca pleaded not guilty on Jan. 14. He's been in custody since his arrest.


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Hey guys, today in school I was thinking about the future of the NFL, and who has the potential to become a star in the future. The past year and a bit, I have actually get a feeling when some young, under the radar player is going to be a star. Some players I predicted last year are:
1. Victor Cruz (Turned into a beast WR)
2. Colin Kaepernick (Very promising future)
3. Russell Wilson (Super Bowl winner very soon)
4. TY Hilton (Electric player)
Hey guys coming at you with I think my 7th blog entry? Anyways quite a few things to bring up today, but lets get started with a new potential PC. Will probably be starting a PC on Alfred Morris...love watching this guy play, absolute beast. Although I'm a Hawks fan, the man was destroying us the fi[COLOR=#000000][/COLOR]rst half. Love his tough running style, and can't wait to see him and RG3 together in the future, as it was an amazing game! If you guys have anything of him, mainly autos please


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SBA To Offer One-on-One Service in Two Los Angeles County Local Assistance Centers Due to Severe Winter Storms
Sacramento, CA – Alberto G. Alvarado, Acting Regional Administrator of the U. S. Small Business Administration's (SBA), announced today that SBA will be at the Local Assistance Centers in La Crescenta and Long Beach to provide individual service for residents and business owners affected by the severe winter storms which generated heavy rain, snow and high winds causing flooding, debris flows and mudslides beginning January 17.
"Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private, non-profit organizations whose property was damaged or destroyed by the fire," said Alvarado. "Beginning Tuesday, February 23, SBA customer service representatives will be on hand at the following Los Angeles County Local Assistance Centers to issue loan applications, answer questions about SBA's disaster loan program, explain the application process and help each individual complete their application," he continued. The centers will be open on the days and times indicated. No appointment is necessary.
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Central Christian Church
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Opens Tuesday, Feb. 23
Mondays thru Fridays, 9 am to 7 pm
& Saturday Feb. 27 only, 9 am to 4 pm
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Long Beach Gas & Oil
2400 East Spring Street
Opens Tuesday, Feb. 23
Mondays thru Fridays, 9 am to 7 pm
& Saturday Feb. 27 only, 9 am to 4 pm
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Disaster loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible for up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property.
Businesses of any size and private, non-profit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory, and other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to homeowners and businesses to help with the cost of making improvements that protect, prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future.
For small businesses and most private, non-profit organizations of any size, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. EIDL assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any property damage.
Interest rates can be as low as 2.562 percent for homeowners and 4 percent for business with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based on each applicant's financial condition.
Disaster loan information and application forms are also available from SBA's Customer Service Center by calling SBA toll-free at (800) 659-2955, emailing email@example.com, or visiting SBA's Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. Hearing impaired individuals may call (800) 877-8339. Applicants may apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA's secure Web site at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.
The filing deadline to return applications for property damage is April 19, 2010. The deadline to return economic injury applications is November 16, 2010.
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Jakarta - Indonesian officials have called off the search for victims of a Russian jet crash, the operation's head said on Saturday as experts continue their probe into why it flew into a dormant volcano,
The new Sukhoi Superjet 100 slammed into Mount Salak, south of the capital Jakarta, on May 9 with the loss of all 45 passengers and crew on board. Body parts were flung over dense forest and down a deep ravine.
As experts analyse data from the plane's cockpit voice recorder for clues as to why it crashed during a demonstration flight, officials called off the search for victims.
"The national rescue agency called off the search on Friday as we'd recovered as many body parts as we could," Colonel Anton Mukti Putranto told AFP.
"By the end of the operation, we sent 35 body bags filled with victims' remains to Jakarta for identification and four more bags containing their belongings like wallets carrying ID cards."
A DNA identification process is still under way at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital in Jakarta.
"We can confirm that we have identified 14 victims - 12 Indonesians and two foreigners. Nine were men, five were women," hospital chief Agus Prayitno told reporters.
The promotional flight aimed at touting the new jet to booming Indonesia was carrying mostly Indonesian airline officials as well as eight Russians. A US citizen and a French national were also on board.
Putranto said special forces, who located the plane's cockpit voice recorder during the week, would continue to search for the aircraft's other black box, the flight data recorder.
Investigators said it would take around three weeks to analyse the voice recordings, which they hope will help explain how a veteran pilot flew the aircraft into Mount Salak, which stands 7,200 feet (2,200 metres) tall.
A team of Russian experts will stay at Mount Salak to clear up the wreckage and gather information for the investigation, Putranto said. - Sapa-AFP


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Using a learning management system (LMS) has many benefits, from improving training development and delivery to increasing employee engagement and accelerating employee performance. But did you know that to experience — on an ongoing basis — all the advantages of this platform, you should optimize it regularly? Just like any software, your LMS is constantly evolving with new features and functions to meet demands.. Do you know if you're getting maximum value for your investment? And what about your users? Are they getting the best experience?
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Today's Friday and either you've had a good or a bad week. If it's the latter, Dam has a public service message in the form of an unreleased demo track that can also double as your theme music to round out the day. Or maybe there's enough turmoil in the tune to distract you from clipping everybody in sight. Press play and see what happens.
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As a snow sports enthusiast since childhood, I began my career in the snow industry as a buyer and manager for the Virginia retailer, Ski World. From 1995 to 2005 I worked with Nick Savage and his team, learning the ins and outs of the retail side of the business. During that time I cultivated many key business and customer relationships – relationships I maintain today
In July 2005 I jumped at the opportunity to work with the Nordica team and Never Summer Industries. After 9 great years I still represent Nordica, Never Summer and have added Tecnica Blizzard, Helly Hansen and adidas outdoors to the lines my Agency represents.
This is a great honor and I am really appreciative that the retailers voted for me. There are some great reps down here and it's pretty cool to win this award and it's very humbling. I wouldn't be here if the team at Nordica didn't give me a shot at being rep almost 10yrs ago. It was my dream come true when Andy Knittle offered me the job and to this day I love what I do. This industry is my family and that's super important to me. The South is a unique zone but nothing beats the Southern Hospitality.


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In The Dutch Wars of Independence: Warfare and Commerce in The Netherlands, 1570-1680 (Routledge, 2014), Marjolein 't Hart assesses the success of the Dutch in establishing their independence through their eighty years struggle with Spain – one of the most remarkable achievements of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Other rebellions troubled mighty powers of this epoch, but none resulted in the establishment of an independent, republican state. Continue reading


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Kimmel to drive for ThorSport at Homestead
November 06, 2013, Staff report, NASCAR.com
Frank Kimmel will drive the No. 13 Toyota Tundra for ThorSport Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series' 2013 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Nov. 15.
Kimmel, a 10-time champion in the ARCA Racing Series, will be part of a three-truck team for ThorSport at Homestead. Points leader Matt Crafton will drive the No. 88 and Johnny Sauter, who is fourth in points, will drive the No. 98 for the Sandusky, Ohio-based team.
"I know it's another race that's put on our guys and they've worked so hard and they deserve a break," Kimmel said in a release. "But I'm just really excited to get to go and have an opportunity to get in the race and go out there and race the truck guys."
Kimmel, 51, has started 13 Truck Series events in his career. He finished 21st at Iowa Speedway in July's American Ethanol 200 Presented by Enogen.
Of his previous 13 Truck Series starts, three have come at Homestead. He has one top-10 finish at the track in the series -- a ninth-place effort in 1996, when the Homestead track opened the season.
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A 11-year-old boy was kidnapped and later killed by the culprits at AT Agraharam, in Guntur district. The kidnappers called the parents and demanded Rs. 15 lakh ransom. Though they gave a police complaint, the parents gave Rs. 2 lakhs to the kidnappers, without the knowledge of the police. Despite this, the kidnappers killed the boy and threw his body in Talluru lake at Phirangipuram mandal.


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Barcelona striker David Villa has broken his left shinbone in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final against Al Sadd, putting his participation in Euro 2012 in doubt.
The 30-year-old was carried off on a stretcher six minutes before half-time after appearing to land awkwardly.
The Catalan club confirmed soon after on their website, www.fcbarcelona.cat, that Spain's all-time record scorer had "suffered a fracture to the tibia in his left leg".
The injury may now rule the striker out of Euro 2012, where his Spanish team will face Ireland, Italy and Croatia in Group C.
A tibia fracture could take up to six months to fully recover from, but even if Villa recovers faster than that, he would still be struggling for match fitness come June.
Barca coach Pep Guardiola yesterday dismissed Spanish media reports linking Villa with a move away from the Nou Camp in the January transfer window.
Sports newspaper Marca claimed the player was ready to move on from Barca just 19 months into the four-year deal agreed following his €40million transfer from Valencia.
The speculation over the Spain international's future appears to have sprung from Guardiola's decision to omit the forward from his starting line-up for Saturday's 3-1 Clasico victory against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.
Marca - an openly pro-Real Madrid publication - suggested Villa had been made available for transfer and already touted to "the great English clubs, mainly Chelsea, Liverpool and Aston Villa", but Guardiola insisted the speculation was nonsense.
Speaking to reporters in Japan ahead of the Al Sadd game, Guardiola claimed: "Marca lie. I have not spoken to David after the last match in Madrid, but all of the players are in my plans.
"I am the one who comes up with 25 different line-ups during the season because I feel that is the best thing to do.
"Most of the players that are here now will continue for the rest of this season and the next."
Villa has scored five times in 15 Primera Division matches this season, following on from his 18 goals in 34 games as Barca won the league title last term. He has made 75 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 32 goals.
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RICHMOND, VA -- The Virginia Departments of Health and Environmental Quality today urged citizens to use caution and common sense to avoid possible illnesses caused by waterborne organisms and issued a general statement about the safety of swimming in the state's rivers, streams and lakes.
Recent news stories about pollution in some of Virginia's rivers and streams have prompted questions from citizens concerned about the advisability of swimming in rivers,streams and other natural "swimming holes." Today's statement is intended to help citizens make better-informed decisions, said representatives of the state agencies.
"It is impossible to guarantee that any natural body of water is free of risk from disease organisms," the two agencies said. All rivers, streams and lakes contain algae, bacteria viruses and parasites from plants, animals and sometimes human waste, the statement said. "Most of the organisms in Virginia's rivers and lakes probably do not cause human illness or are in such low levels they will not make anyone sick, but there is no way to be sure."
The Department of Environmental Quality monitors water quality across the state and publishes its findings every two years in a report to Congress and the US Environmental Protection Agency. The Department of Health makes recommendations on the risk of disease exposure and prevention, and monitors the occurrence of disease in our population
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"Former law minister Bharti has been found guilty in the judicial inquiry into the midnight raid," alleged Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) President Arvinder Singh.
"Kejriwal should tender an unconditional apology for shielding Bharti from arrest in the case," Singh added in a release today.
Lt Governor Najeeb Jung had ordered a probe into the incident which took place last month and involved allegations of Bharti having led a group of locals on a midnight raid on some African residents of Khirki Extension in south Delhi.
Meanwhile, Congress leader Mukesh Sharma said that the party also demands termination of Bharti's Assembly membership.
"Congress will tomorrow pass a resolution during its 'Pol Khol Abhiyan' in Jangpura seeking termination of Bharti's Assembly membership," Sharma said. He added that the matter would also be taken up with the Delhi Assembly Speaker.
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Firefighters battled for hours to control the blaze that broke out on Thursday afternoon in the southern business district and quickly spread from the fourth floor to the seventh, before it was finally doused early the following day.
Five bodies have now been recovered, a hospital dean told the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency, while one government official is in a critical condition. About 16 people were injured in the blaze.
While most workers were able to escape, firefighters had to save 65 people trapped on the fifth and sixth floors as clouds of thick smoke billowed across the city. The cooling operation is expected to take another two days.
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Perhaps nowhere in the world are people so subject to theextremes of the elements as they are here in the Red River Valley. The weather,in days gone by to the present, has dominated the conversations of peopleliving everywhere and no doubt will continue to be the center of conversation,worry, and complaint.
The weather in the Valley has not always been pleasant,and long time residents won't hesitate to share those memories of the difficulttimes they had. From temperatures reaching beyond the hundred degree markin the summer to seventy-five below in the winter, the people of this valleyhave burned their noses and frostbitten their toes. Of all the adverse weatherconditions experienced in this area, perhaps no other type of storm hasembedded a fear in so many people as the blizzard. The howling of the wind,the unheard of temperatures, and terrific amounts of snow are rememberedby many people in many ways.
In December of 1825, one of the worst blizzards ever recordedin the Valley killed thirty-three people, and froze hundreds of hands andfeet. During the rest of that winter, the snow drifts piled to five andalmost six feet. (1)
The heavy snow of October 15, 1880, came so early thatit caught many of the settlers off guard and unprepared for the winter.Many hadn't even started storing adequate supplies of food and fuel. Anarticle in the Warren Sheaf stated that "never in the history of Minnesota,have we heard of it being so cold for so long a time as it has this winter."Because it was so cold, another problem arose. The water in the river becameso polluted that the cattle would not drink it. The reason it was pollutedwas because it became so cold in the lower depths that the fish could nolonger survive. Consequently, they died and polluted the water. Becauseof this, many of the farmers had to haul water from as far as a mile away.
Many people had a hard time keeping a supply of fuel thatcould sustain them through a blizzard. One farmer explained that the reasonhe ran out of coal was because the storms lasted so long and seemed to followone right after another.
During the winter of 1886-87, it was not only stormy, butit was cold. Cold enough to force people into buying better heating equipment.A low of forty-six degrees below zero was recorded. This may not seem soserious compared to temperatures today in which wind chill factors can betaken into consideration, but it was serious then, when heat and travelinvolved more work and more time out in the cold. Also, to add to theirproblems, it remained that cold for six consecutive weeks. It was timeslike these when living in the Valley was more challenging than comforting.
Farther south, in Richland County, sever storms startedon December 20, 1887. One person in the storm described it like this. "Thestorm hit like an explosion . The snow was so thick that it bothered mybreathing." (2) Those who died in this storm were later examined bydoctors. It was found that they hadn't suffered from exposure, but theyhad actually smothered from the density of the snow in the air and the forceof the wind.
The winter of 1887-88 started out beautifully, but by theninth of February, the temperatures had dropped to fifty below zero. OnFebruary 15, the first blizzard started and they came regularly for thenext four months. By March 28, the snow was piled mountain high and stillcoming. John Tofte of West Fargo, had a fourteen by eighteen foot house.He had a pole in front of it to indicate where he should start shoveling.In the terrible storms of 1888, his house was often completely buried, andhe had to tunnel his way out.
The winter of 1896-97 is generally remembered as beingthe worst winter in the history of the Valley. From November until March,it stormed almost every week, and immense amounts of snow fell as driftspiled to nine and ten feet. Storms like these, particularly this one, alsocaused another problem. When spring came and the snow melted, these terrificamounts developed into some of the worst floods this Valley has ever seen.
The winter of 1916 came in with a lot of snow. Silas Matthewof rural Humboldt, reports that there were between four and five feet ofsnow on the level. He also says that it didn't thaw until the tenth of April,and then a Chinook wind came and took it all in a matter of hours.
In February, 1928, Mother Nature again took it upon herselfto send those flakes of fury upon the Valley. This storm is vividly rememberedby one of the Valley's long time residents.
The children had departed for school that morning, andthe canvas covered wagon which served as a school bus had picked them upas usual. Soon after they had arrived at school, it began to storm. We hadno telephone because of the oncoming depression. We were so thankful tothe bus driver for walking to our home to tell us where the children wereand that they were all right. When he arrived at our home, his pockets werefull of snow. (3)
The reason that bus driver, who happened to be Dan Meyerof Humboldt, couldn't bring his horses to their home is because the horses'eyes would cake with ice and snow as did their nostrils, and consequently,they refused to move.
On March 15, 1941, the howling winds of the evening broughtin the worst storm ever recorded in the history of the Valley. It was akiller blizzard taking a toll of seventy-six lives, thirty-eight in NorthDakota, twenty-eight in Minnesota, and six in Manitoba. This storm, describedby people involved in it, was absolutely beyond belief.
It was a Saturday and it was mild. A perfect day for shopping.No one suspected what those gray skies held. It was snowing lightly andthe temperatures were warm. Suddenly, lie the roar of distant airplanes,out of the north, the winds came. They gusted to over eighty miles per hourin Grand Forks. In two hours the temperatures had plummeted to sub-zeroreadings. In a matter of minutes the visibility was nil. Many of those whohad gone shopping found themselves stranded with snow choked engines. Manymet their deaths as a result of abandoning their cars. Courageous peoplerisking their lives for loved ones found that their strength was far unequalto their courage. Travel was unsuitable even for the hardiest. Many of thedead were found far from their destinations. One resident explained it likethis:
Snow and dirt, lashed by the thundering wind, choked todeath many victims, or caused them to drop exhausted, far from their intendedpaths, there to slowly freeze as the snow swept in grave-like mounds overtheir bodies. (4)
Searchers went out with iron probing rods uncovering thebodies of the scores of people killed. When the search for the dead endedon March 19, authorities found the death toll of that raging blizzard hadreached seventy-six.
Most of the dead had tried to make their way for help butwere battered to exhaustion by the wind. Some of them froze in their carsand again many suffocated from the fine snow and dirt blowing so wildlyabout them.
This storm had taken more lives than any storm in the Valleyand it had implanted a fear of these storms in many, many people. From thereafter,people cautioned each other against travel in March, believing a blizzardcould strike again. The clutching fear of blizzards still remains in manyof the Valley's residents today.
In the Valley today, there are perhaps better systems ofheating, travel, and more accurate ways of warning against these storms,however, this is still no safeguard against the perils of the blizzard.This fact is very obvious after the storm of January 10, 1975.
The Red River Valley has been the victim of many blizzardsand it is sure to suffer through many more. Remembering the complexitiesof life in the storms of yesteryears may make our problems seem a littleless serious. The snow will continue to fall, the winds to howl, but mostimportant, the people of this area will continue to brave the violent winterweather of their homes, here in the Red River Valley.
(1) Vera Kelsey, Red River Runs North, Harper & Brothers,New York, 1951, p. 106
(2) Hiram M. Drache, The Challenge of The Prairie, NDIRSFargo, ND 1971, p. 153
(3) Not shown
(4) Kittson County Enterprise, Vol 58, No. 42, March 19,1941
Drache, Hiram M., "Storms, Stems, and Stamina",The Challenge of The Prairie, North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies,Fargo, ND 1971 p. 41 and pp. 151-155
Kelsey, Vera, Red River Runs North, Harper & Brothers,New York 1951, p. 106
Kittson County Enterprise, Vol. 58, No. 42, March 19, 1941
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BRIDGEWATER, NJ ( TheStreet) -- Dendreon ( DNDN) reported Provenge sales of $78 million for the September quarter, down sequentially and short of Street expectations again, yet the stock soared higher at Friday's open because some investors see a light emerging from the end of a long, dark tunnel. As I mentioned in my preview, the best thing Dendreon had going for it coming into today's third-quarter earnings was ultra-low expectations. Investors were so accustomed to Dendreon blowing itself up four times a year that Friday's no-drama report was a giant upside surprise. Dendreon shares jumped 24% to $4.75 in early Friday trading. Of course, some perspective is in order. Coming into today, Dendreon shares hadn't traded this cheap since before Provenge's phase III study results were announced three years ago. Provenge sales of $78 million in the quarter were up 28% year over year but down 2.5% sequentially. Provenge quarterly sales must reach $100 million for Dendreon to be cash flow positive on an operating basis. Provenge sales are actually moving in the wrong direction but 14% quarter-over-quarter growth among community urologists -- the drug's target audience -- suggests a turnaround is possible. "The community setting is where we will see most of our
Provenge growth going forward," said Dendreon CFO Greg Schiffman on Friday's conference call. Dendreon certainly needs community urologists to use more Provenge because demand elsewhere lags. Performance with community oncologists was flat quarter over quarter (although that's an improvement over an 8% decline in the second quarter.) More troubling was the 25% decline in Provenge use by academic oncologists. Dendreon blamed the fall on competition from clinical trials of other experimental drugs. Perhaps, but it also lends weight to the argument that academic oncologists have never truly embraced Provenge because they simply don't believe the survival data upon which the drug was approved. Dendreon executives insisted that Johnson & Johnson's ( JNJ) prostate cancer drug Zytiga has not significantly impacted Provenge use to date. However, on its own call last week, J&J estimated that Zytiga market share in the pre-chemo setting -- where it's not yet approved -- was already 30%. The FDA is expected to make an approval decision by Dec. 14 on Zytiga in the pre-chemo prostate cancer setting.
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A huge pile of burning trash presented an unusual predicament to Spokane Valley Fire Department crews Tuesday morning.
A Waste Management truck was emptying the dumpster at the Red Robin near the Spokane Valley Mall when the driver noticed black smoke coming from the back of his truck, said Assistant Fire Marshal Bill Clifford.
"They just dump it on the ground so the truck doesn't burn up," Clifford said. "When we got there, there was quite the pile of fully involved garbage."
Firefighters wet the pile and used a backhoe to spread out the trash to make sure the fire was completely out. A Waste Management crew then cleaned up the mess and hauled it away, Clifford said.
Other calls during the week starting Aug. 29 included a cooking fire reported at the Argonne Terrace Apartments, 717 N. Argonne Road, on Aug. 31. The department will be trying to educate people on the prevention of cooking fires in October, Clifford said.
"At least once a week we have some sort of cooking fire," he said. "This one was caught and just caused some smoke damage. People just need to stay in the kitchen while they're cooking."
Another small fire was reported in an apartment at 12423 E. Mansfield Ave. on Aug. 31. Investigators believe that some children may have lit some stuffed animals on fire and then threw them behind a dresser, Clifford said.
"The boys haven't said if they've done it yet, so that's still under investigation," he said. "We're hoping that's going to be a teachable moment for them."
Crews also responded to a dumpster fire, two illegal yard waste fires and a small fire caused by a cigarette discarded in a planter. There was a small grass fire reported on Wellesley Avenue in Otis Orchards on Sunday and a fire in the grass and brush behind an apartment complex in the 2400 block of North Pines Road on Aug. 31.
A contractor dug up a natural gas line in the 5900 block of North Vista Grande Drive on Monday.
Sixteen car accidents were reported during the week and there were 204 emergency medical services calls among the 248 calls received.
Crews also helped the Spokane Fire Department with a rescue in the Spokane River near a water feature called the Devil's Toenail.


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There will be some unusual characters aboard the San Diego Trolley, 10 a.m. on Saturday at the 47th Street station – and that is besides City Councilman Tony Young.
The real characters on board will be Bar-ba-Loots, Swomee Swans, Humming Fish, beautiful Truffula Trees, the little Lorax and the greedy Once-ler.
They will be nestled in the imaginations of some lucky pre-schoolers.
Young will be reading "The Lorax," the environmental cautionary fable by Dr. Seuss, at the 47th Street Station to preschoolers from nearby Mt. Erie Preschool.
Afterward, the councilman and the kids go for a ride on the red light-rail train, dubbed the "Lorax Trolley" for the day, before returning to the school for refreshments.
"The Lorax" was the author's 1971 broadside against greedy industrialists exploiting the world's natural riches for financial gain. Despite the dire warnings of the little Lorax, the Once-ler mows down whole forests of Truffula Trees, driving away wildlife and despoiling the environment until the region is in ruins.
Young likes the idea of coupling this environmental tale with the Trolley. "Riding public transit, even just once a week, provides a significant and easy way for people to help the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions into the air," he said in a prepared statement.