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By Barbara Kollmeyer, MarketWatch
MADRID (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures traded slightly higher on Wednesday as investors considered the ongoing budget stalemate in Washington as well as news that Janet Yellen is expected to be nominated as chairwoman of the Federal Reserve.
The Next 24: Alcoa kicks off Q3
Aluminum producer Alcoa reports third-quarter results after the close. Bank of Japan will release policy meeting minutes. And Costco leads the trading day with earnings before the bell. Polya Lesova has the Next 24.
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were last up 29 points, or 0.2%, to 14,743, while those for the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 4.70 points, or 0.3%, to 1,655.10.
Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index added 8.25 points, or 0.3%, to 3,159.
As the government shutdown entered its ninth day, the minutes of the Fed's Sept. 16-17 meeting will be released at 2 p.m. Eastern. Economists are eager for clues as to what prompted officials to hold off on tapering bond buying.
A White House official said President Barack Obama will officially nominate Yellen to be Fed chief at 3 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday.
"Unless a clear resolution is in sight, this bounce in U.S. futures will be short... and the bias could still be to the downside," said Naeem Aslam, chief market analyst at AvaTrade, in emailed comments. "This news has certainly supported the market in a way, that at least there could be no tapering till December or early next year. However, the question remains that the self-destructiveness which politicians are causing to the U.S. economy could be recovered soon by Janet Yellen's Band-Aid."
President Obama has pressed House Speaker John Boehner to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling, saying he wouldn't talk with his political opponents until those points are settled.
Boehner shot back that Obama's position was "unsustainable" and that he was demanding "unconditional surrender" from Republicans.
"Politicians are putting markets under pressure, and now the U.S. is on the road to have its rating cut or default," said David Thebault, Paris-based head of quantitative sales trading at Global Equities. "Volatility is at its highest level since June, and looking at the past, it shows us that this kind of trading path takes time — too much time for the market. But markets have some spurts when negotiations progress." Read: Why a Wall Street drop may be needed to break political logjam
Tuesday marked a day when a lack of political progress hit investor sentiment hard. The Dow industrials /quotes/zigman/627449/realtime DJIA -0.10% skidded nearly 160 points, or 1%, as fears over the political impasse grew, while the S&P 500 index /quotes/zigman/3870025/realtime SPX -0.09% slid 1.2% to a four-week low. The CBOE Volatility Index /quotes/zigman/2766221/realtime VIX -1.06% topped 20 for the first time since June.
Gold futures fell $19.80 to $1,304.80 an ounce as the dollar /quotes/zigman/1652083/realtime DXY -0.02% rose.
Reports that Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. /quotes/zigman/56759/delayed/quotes/nls/josb JOSB +4.17% could combine with Men's Wearhouse Inc. /quotes/zigman/233713/delayed/quotes/nls/mw MW +4.15% sent both stocks flying higher. Men's Wearhouse jumped 32% and Jos. A. Bank surged 10%.
Costco Wholesale Corp. /quotes/zigman/67728/delayed/quotes/nls/cost COST -0.23% shares fell 1.7% after the retailer posted a 1.3% rise in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings as same-store sales rose for both its domestic and international sides.
Family Dollar Stores Inc. /quotes/zigman/226252/delayed/quotes/nls/fdo FDO -0.57% /quotes/zigman/226252/delayed/quotes/nls/fdo FDO -0.57% /quotes/zigman/226252/delayed/quotes/nls/fdo FDO -0.57% /quotes/zigman/226252/delayed/quotes/nls/fdo FDO -0.57% shares fell 2.3% after the company reported a 26% rise in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, but same-store sales were weaker than expected. The firm gave a cautious view for the recently started fiscal year. Its fiscal first-quarter outlook also missed expectations.
Earnings season unofficially kicked off Tuesday evening with Alcoa Inc. /quotes/zigman/246295/delayed/quotes/nls/aa AA +2.35% . The aluminum maker swung to a profit on lower costs, with results sailing past Wall Street forecasts and shares rising in late trade. Alcoa, which acts as an early gauge of the health of global manufacturing, stood by an earlier forecast that global demand for aluminum will rise 7% this year. Shares rose 2.9%.
Yum Brands /quotes/zigman/303422/delayed/quotes/nls/yum YUM +0.21% fell 6.5% after the KFC and Taco Bell operator cut its outlook for the year on soft China sales late Tuesday.


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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team conducted its voluntary workouts at Finley Stadium on Tuesday, as they will today. They did a lot of agility and speed work Tuesday before going 7-on-7 for a while.
If the Mocs had been at Scrappy Moore Field, the only thing they could have done was go for a swim. UTC's practice facility, located just a few yards from the Tennessee River, has been under a few feet of water for several days due to the heavy rainfall in the area.
The rain caused the river to flood onto the grass and turf, and the rain also backed up all of the drains at the facility, which added to what has essentially become Lake Scrappy.
Mike Royster, UTC's assistant athletic director for facilities and equipment, said Wednesday morning that the current flooding -- some minor spring flooding is not uncommon -- is the worst he's seen in at least a decade.
Royster, who is beginning his 40th year at UTC, said the flooding shouldn't damage the grass section of the facility. But the turf will likely require some work.
"The turf part is what we're worried about right now," Royster said. "There's just no way to know [the damage, if any] until the water gets off of it."
By Wednesday afternoon, the section of the Riverwalk around Scrappy was still closed and though the water had receded some, the field was still flooded. More rain Wednesday night could keep Scrappy soaking even longer.
Scrappy Moore Field got a major facelift in 2010, including a new 60-yard section of turf. The fate of all the rubber bits that cover the turf is unknown. In addition, Royster said UTC will have to clean and sanitize the turf before it can be used.
"We've already made arrangements to have that done," he said of the cleaning, adding that he hopes that the rubber pellets in the turf will stay in place for the most part because there isn't any current in the water.
The Mocs begin football practice on July 31, so there isn't a great deal of time to get the fields squared away. And it would help UTC if the rain stayed away for a week or two. Royster said there's also a lot of equipment at the facility that will need to be cleaned before practice begins.
"We'll just have to get it done as fast as we can," Royster said. "We've just got to hope we don't get a lot more rain."
Contact John Frierson at email@example.com or 423-757-6268. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/MocsBeat.
John Frierson is in his seventh year at the Times Free Press and seventh year covering University of Tennessee at Chattanooga athletics. The bulk of his time is spent covering Mocs football, but he also writes about women's basketball and the big-picture issues and news involving the athletic department. A native of Athens, Ga., John grew up a few hundred yards from the University of Georgia campus. Instead of becoming a Bulldog he attended Ole ...
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Fired Up is a 2009 United States comedy film starring Nicholas D'Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, and Sarah Roemer. The main plot follows two high school football players who decide to become cheerleaders in order to be around female cheerleaders.
Shawn ColfaxEdit
- "You gotta risk it to get the biscuit."
- "'Panthers out'? What are they, a knife gang?"
- "Screw football, let's go cheer!"
- "Why is she dating that knob-rocket?"
Nick BradyEdit
- "I could be watching Project Runway marathon with Nathan Lane under my blouse and still win the straight award."
- "Bottomless breadsticks only keep you at the Olive Garden for so long, until at some point you look up and say 'Why the hell am I at the Olive Garden with all these fat people?'"
- "Do not poop where you eat, remember? That's why they're no restaurants called 'The Bathroom'."
- "Look at that, huh? We're all here thinking inside the box, and you're outside of it, playing a little game of 'What If.' Gorgeous and brilliant, the triple threat."
- "Humans are the only species that can lie, except for maybe chameleons. Oh, and possums, they play dead."
- "We're doing a lot of talking during the routine. I'm new but, this seems like a lot of talking during the routine."
- "So not only do I find out yesterday I'm adopted, the people I've been calling 'mom' and 'dad' are actually infertile impostors who bought me outside of a meth clinic in Cincinatti for two boxes of Sudafed, but I also get this news dropped on me: my birth father, Bruce, he needs a kidney and I'm the only match! And apparently Bruce needs it stat. Mhm, you need it stat, Bruce? Huh? Well maybe I needed a father stat, instead of this stay-at-home-dad who showers me with love every day of my life this goddamn spermless liar! So now I gotta be at Kaiser Permanente tomorrow at 6:00 am. I know, Bruce couldn't even afford a real hospital. Managed care. It's ironic, huh? He never managed to care for me."
- "Kiss kiss,bang bang, bye bye Cheer Camp. We are leaving, we we are leaving. We are leaving. "
- (repeated line)"Name, gimme a name. "
- "Shut up ! I'm too straight to be gay !"
- "I could have one in my mouth and two in each hands and still win the straight award !"
- Why can't I crack this? Dammit!
- "I'm Brewster." (whispers)"Not my real name. My parents named me Jack. 'Jack' - so strong, so masculine. We get it! You wanted a boy! Ma name's Jack! I punch bad guys and I kiss girls."
- "That was for the Crocs. You're not an old lady gardening or a baby on the beach. Okay? Now put on some shoes, you're embarrassing yourself."
- "Paint the fence. Cutting the cake. Hangman's noose. Hangman's noose!"
- "I tell ya what, your jobs aren't just going over there, sailor. Some of us are coming over here. The world is flat like a son of a bitch."
- "Red leather, yellow leather,red leather, yellow leather;Unique New York,unique New York; Barack Barack Barack Obama."
- "You can piss on my face, just don't tell me it's raining."
- Nick Brady - I think our bus crashed and we're in heaven.
Shawn Colfax - No, we would've heard 'We are crashing, we we are crashing'.
- Nick Brady - What are you doing later?
Diora - Not you.
- Shawn Colfax - Hiya sis!
Poppy - Why am I looking at you? Speak!
Nick Brady - Poppy, you're getting so big now! How old are you?
Poppy - I'm 60. Can we get past the small talk? The only time you and my brother come to see me is when you need something. What? Skin mags? Mike's Hard Lemonade? Another ride to the clinic?"
Nick Brady - (appalled) Poppy!
- Coach Keith - (yelling) How do you spell 'fired up'?
Cheerleaders - F! U!
Shawn Colfax - Not really...
Nick Brady - Uh-uh.
- Carly - I know at the beginning I might've been a little against you two joining the squad.
Shawn Colfax - I believe you called us 'godless douche-monsters.'
Carly - Actually, it was 'heartless boob- grabbers'.
- Nick Brady - Let's bet how many times he says 'shit'. I say seven.
Shawn Colfax - No way. Ten.
Nick Brady, Shawn Colfax - Hey coach!
Coach Byrnes - You shitheads think you're the shit? That you don't need to pay attention out there? I'll kick the shit outta ya! You pumped for football camp?
Shawn Colfax - Eh, I guess so.
Nick Brady - Yeah, two weeks without girls. Who wouldn't be pumped?
Coach Byrnes - Don't mess with me shitdick! I'm gonna push ya like you've never been pushed before. Your muscles will ache, your head will throb. You're gonna shit blood out of holes you never knew you had.
Nick Brady - Well at least we're gonna be in Daytona Beach.
Coach Byrnes - No no. They changed it up this year. Camp's gonna be in El Paso, Texas. Hotter than your shithole. We're gonna get you shits conditioned! Bus leaves Monday at o' shithundred hours.
Nick Brady - Which is...?
Coach Byrnes - 4:45 am.
Nick Brady - Of course.
Shawn Colfax - As usual.
Nick Brady - Mhmm.
Coach Byrnes - Skip your morning shit and get down there.
Nick Brady - Ten 'shits'. You win. How do you always know?
Shawn Colfax - It's a gift. I'm not proud of it.
- Nick Brady-Hey, Carly !
Carly-Yeah, I know.It's the most beautiful name you've ever heard, my eyes look like forever and you love every bone in my body,especially yours.
Nick Brady-No,but that's a good one.Do you mind if I use it ?
Shawn Colfax-No. No lines. We just wanted to wish you good luck in the cheer camp.
Carly-Guys, I know your game. No girl left unturned.
Shawn Colfax-What ?!
Nick Brady-How dare you ?!


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The August WordGirl Word of the Month is UNFORGETTABLE!
Don't miss an UNFORGETTABLE week of WordGirl premieres!
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August 2013 Family Choice
This month's Family Choice programs are: 1) NATURE "Outback Pelicans," a phenomenon that happens once every 10 years; 2) NOVA "Making Stuff Cleaner," is a quest to clean up with green materials.
NATURE "Outback Pelicans"
Wednesday, August 14 at 7 pm
repeats: Thursday, August 15 at 3 am; Friday, August 16 at 3 am; Sunday, August 18 at 2 am.
The Australian outback is the driest place on the driest inhabited continent on the planet. It is a place you might expect to see kangaroos but certainly not waterbirds. Yet once every 10 years, rains flood into dried-up river beds and head inland to create the largest lake in Australia, and 100,000 pelicans — a third of all the pelicans in Australia — arrive for the event. Leaving their homes on coasts and harbors, they come to feed on fish washed in on the floods and on billions of brine shrimp and other crustaceans which hatch and grow to adulthood in a few days in water twice as salty as the Dead Sea. The pelicans have come home to court and raise as many families as possible before the water and the food disappear once more.
NOVA "Making Stuff Cleaner"
Wednesday, August 28 at 8 pm
repeats: Thursday, August 29 at 1 & 4 am; Friday, August 30 at 3 am; Sunday, September 1 at 3 am & 4 pm.
Host David Pogue is on a quest to clean up, using new green materials to build and power the devices of the future. Batteries grown from viruses, plastics made of sugar and solar cells that cook up hydrogen are just the beginning of a new generation of clean materials.
WordGirl July Word of the Month
The July WordGirl Word of the Month is ACCOLADE!
WordGirl received its third Emmy Award ACCOLADE for "Outstanding Writing in Animation!"
July 2013 Family Choice
This month's Family Choice programs are: 1) STATUE OF LIBERTY, the creation and history of the Statue of Liberty; 2) NATURE "Elsa's Legacy," a book and then a film that changed forever the way we think about wildlife"; 3) NATURE "Siberian Tiger Quest," where Chris Morgan attempts to find a Siberian tiger.
Tuesday, July 2 at 7 p.m.
repeats: Wednesday, July 3 at 3 a.m.
This 1985 Ken Burns film chronicles the creation and history of the Statue of Liberty and what it represents to all Americans. Narrated by David McCullough, the film traces the development of the monument–from its conception, to its complicated and often controversial construction, to its final dedication–and offers interviews with a wide range of Americans to explore the meaning of the Statue of Liberty.
NATURE #2806 "Elsa's Legacy"
Wednesday, July 17 at 7 p.m.
repeats: Thursday, July 18 at 3 a.m.; Friday, July 19 at 3 a.m.;
Sunday, July 21 at 2 a.m. & 6 p.m.
"Born Free" – a book and then a film that changed forever the way we think about wildlife, marked its 50th anniversary of the publication in 2010. What has happened to lions since this story? And what has happened to the people featured in the film? What has "Born Free" taught us?
NATURE #3001 "Siberian Tiger Quest"
Wednesday, July 24 at 7 p.m.
repeats: Thursday, July 25 at 3 a.m.; Friday, July 26 at 3 a.m.;
Sunday, July 28 at 2 a.m.
Conservation ecologist Chris Morgan embarks on a challenge that will fulfill a lifelong dream — to find and film a Siberian tiger living wild and free in Russia's far eastern forests. To help him, Morgan turns to Korean cameraman Sooyong Park, the first individual ever to film Siberian tigers in the wild.
August Summer Literacy
This is the final two Summer Literacy Theme Weeks where PBS KIDS address the "summer slide" that helps kids build and retain literacy skills. Kids and parents can visit pbskids.org/read for fun literacy-based games.
Remember there is a free PBS KIDS episode available for download every week on the PBS KIDS Raising Readers page on iTunes.
Summer Literacy August Theme Weeks:
- July 29-August 2: ARTHUR offers a "Sports Week."
- August 5-9: WORDGIRL presents "What's Up with WordGirl Week," with five brand-new episodes kicking off WORDGIRL's sixth season.
- August 19-23: WILD KRATTS presents "Reptile Week," with four new reptile-based episode premieres.
Check out the PBS KIDS Summer Literacy Project!
WordGirl June Word of the Month
The June WordGirl Word of the Month is DEVOTED!
WordGirl is a devoted superhero and daughter!
June 2013 Family Choice
This summer, KLRU is choosing three programs each month for your family to enjoy together. This month's Family Choice programs are: NATURE: Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air, revealing their stunning abilities; THE DAYTRIPPER: Georgetown, exploring Williamson County, including its historic square and the "oldest University in Texas."; ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, From Script to Stage, offering an exclusive, behind-the-curtain look at what it takes to put on a major Broadway production and a companion website: pbs.org/annie
NATURE: Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air
Airs: Wednesday, June 12 at 7 p.m.
repeats: Friday, June 14 at 3 a.m. & Sunday, June 16 at 6 p.m.
Hummingbirds represent one of nature's most interesting paradoxes — they are the tiniest of birds, yet they qualify as some of the toughest and most energetic creatures on the planet. New knowledge gained from scientists currently making great breakthroughs in hummingbird biology makes this a perfect time to focus on these shimmering, flashing jewels of the natural world.
THE DAYTRIPPER: Georgetown
Airs: Thursday, June 20 at 8:30 p.m.
repeats: Saturday, June 22 at 10 a.m. & Wednesday, June 26 at 5 a.m.
Chet explores Williamson County, including its historic square and the "oldest University in Texas." He also walks on a high wire, dives in a swimming hole, and eats modern Mexican at a local establishment.
ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, From Script to Stage
Airs: Friday, June 28 at 9 p.m.
repeats: Sunday, June 30 at 6 p.m.
The documentary film follows the development of a single production number in the musical: the tuneful and rhythmic "It's the Hard-Knock Life," defiantly belted out by the orphans. From the earliest discussions among the set and costume designers, through the casting process, into choreography and vocal rehearsals, onto the stage, and finally, into performance, the program follows the young cast's journey to Opening Night. ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, From Script to Stage will show audiences that actors are only one part of a complex whole when it comes to a major Broadway production.
Viewers will be introduced to the work of the talented creative professionals who impact, shape, and contribute to the final production. Broadway veterans — Tony Award winning choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler (In The Heights), Tony Award winning costume designer Susan Hilferty (Wicked, Spring Awakening, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying), and set designer David Korins (Chinglish, Godspell, An Evening with Patti Lupone & Mandy Patinkin, Motown) — reveal their creative process as they work to prepare the young actors, most of them making their Broadway debuts. Additional interviewees include James Lapine (director), Martin Charnin (lyricist), Thomas Meehan (book), Charles Strouse (music), and pre-teen actors Tyrah Odoms, Emily Rosenfeld, and Jaidyn Young, among others. Of an ensemble cast recruited from all across America, the pint-sized Emily Rosenfeld – the orphan Molly – is the documentary's standout star, leaping off the screen with her infectious enthusiasm, singing and dancing chops, and outsized 9-year-old charm.
The comprehensive accompanying Web site features quizzes, historical games, audio presentations, and video interviews with the Broadway production team, giving kids and families everywhere an opportunity to explore the world of the musical. The Web site sets a new standard for educational outreach in support of a Broadway production, and provides an innovative model for re-imagining the way children and their families relate to live theatre, whether on Broadway, on tour, or in their local high school auditorium.
May WordGirl Word of the Month
The May WordGirl Word of the Month is CHALLENGE!
WordGirl is the Official Ambassador of Summer Reading, representing the Scholastic Summer Reading CHALLENGE, which kicked off on May 6 at scholastic.com/summer!
Special PBS KIDS Episodes: May 2013
ARTHUR kicks off its spring season on Monday, May 6 with a week of all-new episodes, including two devoted to the issue of bullying — "The Last Tough Customer" and "So Funny I Forgot to Laugh." Preview a clip from the "The Last Tough Customer" here: http://bit.ly/16mNCMT And here are some resources to help you talk to your kids/students about the issue of bullying: http://to.pbs.org/ZZqUob
- The Last Tough Customer / Brain's Chess Mess
Monday, May 6 at 3pm - Baseball Blues / Brain's Biggest Blunder
Tuesday, May 7 at 3pm - Buster's Book Battle / On the Buster Scale
Wednesday, May 8 at 3pm - Fern and the Case of the Stolen Story / Sue Ellen Vegges Out
Thursday, May 9 at 3pm - So Funny I Forgot to Laugh / The Best Day Ever
Friday, May 10 at 3pm
Several PBS KIDS series have episodes themed to Mother's Day on Friday, May 10th and Sunday, May 12th.
Mother's Day Surprise: Friday, May 10 at 8am; Sunday, May 12 at 6am - DINOSAUR TRAIN
The Good Mom: Friday, May 10 at 9:30am - DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD
I Love You, Mom: Friday, May 10 at 10am & 12:30pm; Sunday, May 12 at 8am - SID THE SCIENCE KID
Special Mom Day Meal: Friday, May 10 at 10:30m
Sid and his friends sing "My Mom is Cool!"
Visit PBS Parents to print out a card for your Super Duper Oooper Shmooper Mom! - WORDGIRL
Mobot Knows Best: Friday, May 10 at 3:30pm
The week of May 20-24, DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD features a "Playdate Week" with five episodes including playdates with O the Owl, Prince Wednesday, Miss Elaina, and Katerina Kittycat, with premieres of three episodes May 20, 21 and 22.
This month's Family Choice program is NATURE's "Legendary White Stallions" focusing on the bond between the horses and their caregivers.
The 2013 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEE will be airing Friday, May 24 at 1 pm.
NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT airs live, Sunday, May 26 at 7pm, from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol before a concert audience of hundreds of thousands, millions more at home, and to our troops around the world on the American Forces Network.
May 2013: NATURE "Legendary White Stallions"
Each month, KLRU chooses a program for your family to enjoy together. This month's Family Choice program is NATURE's "Legendary White Stallions" focusing on the bond between the horses and their caregivers.
Airs Wednesday, May 1st at 7:00 pm
repeats: Thursday, May 2nd at 3:00 am; Friday, May 3rd at 3:00 am;
Sunday, May 5th at 2:00 am; Sunday, May 5th at 6:00 pm
This story of the world-famous Lipizzaner stallions focuses on the bond that develops between the horses and their caregivers, beginning at the moment of their birth and culminating in the perfect harmony between horse and rider demonstrated at the famous Spanish Riding School in Vienna, Austria. Their carefully choreographed movements were originally developed for the training of war horses; only the strongest and most athletic horses qualified. The Lipizzaner stallion is bred for its courage, strength and character, but the horse is also gentle, sensitive, and exceptionally responsive to praise.


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[JURIST] California Supreme Court Chief Justice and Republican appointee Ronald George [official profile] said in a Reuters interview Tuesday that the state should execute death row inmates within five years of sentencing or reprieve them, as opposed to waiting for twenty years or more as it does now. This issue has received increased attention in light of the upcoming execution of former Crips [NAGIA backgrounder] gang co-founder Stanley Tookie Williams [advocacy website], who has been on death row since 1981. "If people want to have the death penalty, then I think sufficient resources should be provided to carry out the process in a timely way," George said. "I would think in most instances this should be finalized with either an affirmance or a reversal within perhaps five years, let's say, but not 20." Since 1978, California has executed 11 men, while 48 have died of illness, suicide, or other causes. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] A bill [PDF text] renewing the 2002 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act [text] will be debated in the US House of Representatives later this week, according to acting House Majority Leader Roy Blunt (R-MS) [official website]. The original law, passed after 9/11 and set to expire on December 31, 2005, required insurers to offer terrorism insurance but capped private insurance company liability at $5 million, with the government reimbursing any excess liability. The Senate version of the bill [PDF text], passed last month and supported by the White House, increases the cap to $50 million in 2006 and $100 million in 2007. Some insurers and homeowners would like to see the original bill extended in its current form, saying that it promotes construction and economic progress. Leaders expect the bill to be swiftly passed, as the House is operating under a suspension calendar this week, where bills require a two-thirds majority to pass and debate is limited to 40 minutes. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] The Pentagon announced Tuesday that military commission trials for two foreign Guantanamo prisoners will begin with plea hearings on January 10 at the Guantanamo Bay [JURIST archive] detention facility without waiting for the US Supreme Court to decide the legality of such tribunals. The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld [Duke Law backgrounder; JURIST report], where it will decide whether the president has the power to authorize military commissions for foreign citizens in the war on terror. The two detainees whose trials have been scheduled are Canadian Omar Ahmed Kadhr, charged [Pentagon charge sheet, PDF] last month with murder, and Yemeni Ali Hamza Ahmed Sulayman al Bahlul, charged [Pentagon charge sheet, PDF] in 2004 with conspiracy. The charges were approved [DoD press release] by the Department of Defense early last month. Nine Guantanamo Bay detainees have so far been charged with war crimes ; the trials of three other charged detainees, including David Hicks [JURIST report], are currently under judicial stay until the resolution of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] A Russian judge announced at a preliminary hearing Tuesday that three Chechens accused of murdering [JURIST report] US journalist Paul Klebnikov [Economist obituary] in July 2004 would be tried in front of a jury during closed sessions. The man the Russian prosecutor's office believes to have ordered the killings [JURIST report], Chechen rebel leader Khozh-Akhmed Nukhayev [AFP profile], is still at large. Though the trial will not be open to the public because of the sensitivity of some of the evidence, the US State Department has been pushing for an open trial to "ensure transparency." Some believe that the murder was in retaliation for a book Klebnikov wrote about Nukhayev titled Conversations with a Barbarian; other observers suggest that the US journalist may have angered Soviets through his work for Forbes magazine's Russian edition, where he investigated corruption within the Soviet business world. AP has more.
[JURIST] Natwar Singh [official profile], India's former foreign minister, resigned his position on the Indian Cabinet on Tuesday amid accusations that his majority party improperly benefited from the UN's oil-for-food program [JURIST news archive]. Singh maintained his innocence on Tuesday, asserting he was stepping down to avoid being the excuse for the opposition to stall in Parliament. In November, Singh was removed from the foreign minister position [JURIST report] at his own request after being implicated in the oil-for-food scheme, but remained on the cabinet as the new Indian premier assumed office. AFP has more.
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion text, PDF] Tuesday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) [official website] lacks the statutory authority to compel lawyers to provide periodic notice of privacy to clients under the 1999 Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act [text], regulating "financial institutions." The Court said that Congress never intended for the Act to apply to lawyers and the FTC had overstepped the bounds of its power under the statute. The American Bar Association (ABA) [profession website] contends [press release] that clients are better protected by the ethical codes of conduct for lawyers that each state imposes and that notices under the Act would only confuse clients who already expect confidentiality. The ABA and New York State Bar Association [official website] brought the suit against the FTC. AP has more.
[JURIST] Azerbaijan's main political opposition party, Azadliq [official website in Azeri], announced Tuesday that it plans to boycott the new parliament [Milli Mejlis] that won power after disputed November elections. Azadliq won five seats in that contest, in which both party members and international observers allege widespread fraud. After the elections, both international monitors and the political opposition challenged the outcome [JURIST report]. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe [official website] asserted the election did not meet international standards for democratic elections [press release]. AP has more.
[JURIST] The heads of Romania's parliament Tuesday announced plans to seek an inquiry into the reports that Romania hosted a secret CIA prison [JURIST report]. Meanwhile in Poland, identified as another European country that may have harbored a secret CIA facility for terror detainees, the Justice Ministry [official website] announced that it will not investigate those reports, which the Polish government has already denied. ABC News on Monday reported the relocation of 11 al-Qaeda suspects [JURIST report] from secret CIA prisons in Eastern Europe to North Africa on the eve of the visit of US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice in Europe [JURIST report], during which she plans to address the allegations [JURIST report]. The report and the announcement follow pressure from the EU to conduct investigations into the allegations, including suspending voting rights [JURIST report] for nations that are found to have operated a secret prison. AP has more.
[JURIST] In a motion [PDF text] filed Tuesday, prosecutors in the trial of Zacarias Mousaoui [JURIST news archive] asked a federal judge to limit impact testimony of the hundreds of living victims who expressed their desire to testify about their loss as a result of the September 11 attacks. Arguing that allowing those "several hundred" victims an opportunity to speak would unnecessarily complicate and prolong trial proceedings, prosecutors suggested instead that the court use a representative sample of 45 victims to testify about their loss. In April, Moussaoui pleaded guilty to his involvement in the September 9/11 attacks [JURIST report]. At first, his penalty trial ws set for January of next year, but US District Judge Leonie Brinkema [official profile] in November delayed the trial for a month to February and ordered it to be divided into two stages [JURIST report]. AP has more.
[JURIST] AP is reporting that a federal jury has acquitted Sami Al-Arian [JURIST news archive; advocacy website], the former Florida professor accused of aiding Palestinian terrorists, on some counts but has deadlocked on others.Previously in JURIST's Paper Chase...
[JURIST] In response to growing scrutiny of his Administration's interrogation practices, President Bush Tuesday insisted [White House transcript] that the United States does not secretly transfer terrorism suspects to foreign governments that engage in torture. The Bush Administration has been increasingly questioned about the practice, known as extraordinary rendition [Wikipedia backgrounder], since reports surfaced that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [official website] was running a system of secret prisons in Europe [JURIST report] to which detainees were transferred. Reuters has more.Continuing her visit to Europe. Tuesday US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice nonetheless conceded [official transcript] in a press conference with new German Chancellor Angela Merkel [official website] that the US government may have made mistakes in its battle against terrorism: "Any policy will sometimes have mistakes and it is our promise to our partners that should that be the case, that we will do everything that we can to rectify those mistakes.". Rice did not say what mistakes the US government may have made, but specifically declined to comment on Khaled el-Masri, a German man captured in Afghanistan and held for five months until he was released under then-National Security Advisor Rice's direct order [JURIST report]. Again, Reuters has more.
[JURIST] The interrogation of Syrian officials [JURIST report], part of a UN inquiry into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minster Rafik Hariri [UN materials; JURIST news archive], will be suspended after the last of five officials is questioned and returned to Syria on Wednesday. Two officials, who were brought into the UN offices in Austria via a concealed entrance, were questioned on Monday; several sources report that the head of the Syrian intelligence service's Palestinian affairs department, Lt. Gen. Zafir Youssef, Lt. Gen. Abd al-Karim Abbas, and retired Col. Samih al-Qashaani will be questioned on Wednesday. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad agreed to the questioning in late November [JURIST report], with the hope that it would correct numerous alleged errors in the UN probe that led to a October interim report [text] suggesting the assassination could not have occurred without Syrian involvement. BBC News has more.
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday heard oral arguments [recorded audio, via C-SPAN] in Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic Rights (FAIR) [Duke Law backgrounder; merit briefs], concerning whether the Solomon Amendment [text; FAIR backgrounder], a federal law that requires educational institutions, including law schools, to allow military recruiters on campus in order to receive federal funds, violates universities' First Amendment right of association. The Solomon Amendment was first passed in 1994, in response to university law schools banning military recruiters because the Defense Department's exclusion of homosexuals violated their non-discrimination policies. FAIR [advocacy website], an association of 36 law schools and law faculties, sued US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to prevent enforcement of the federal law. During arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts [JURIST news archive] suggested that campuses that didn't agree with the policy could simply refuse federal funds. However, opponents of the Solomon Amendment argue that federal money makes up a substantial amount of campus funding, and forgoing it would be impossible. Justice David Souter [Oyez profile] voiced his concern that tying federal funding to military recruiters' access to campus could hinder the free speech rights of universities. AP has more. FAIR offers additional material on the Solomon Amendment and law school policies on on-campus military recruitment.Also Tuesday, the Court heard arguments in Domino's Pizza v. McDonald [Duke Law backgrounder; merit briefs], where the Court is deciding whether a Nevada businessman should be allowed to sue Domino's Pizza [corporate website] for racial discrimination even though he did not have an individual contract with the company. McDonald sued the pizza chain under an 1866 civil rights law that protects equal rights in contracting alleging that Domino's refused to honor its construction contracts with McDonald's company because he is black. During arguments Tuesday, justices questioned whether McDonald had standing to bring the suit because he was not an individual party to the contract. AP has more.
[JURIST] The Texas trial of US Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) [official website; JURIST news archive] on money laundering charges [JURIST report] is expected to begin early next year after Judge Pat Priest [profile] on Monday dismissed a conspiracy charge [JURIST report] against DeLay but refused to throw out the money laundering allegations. Priest's decision can be appealed by Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle [official website] within 15 days, although he has not yet announced plans to do so. Priest will wait until after the appeals period to rule on DeLay's motion to move the trial out of Austin, a liberal, Democratic-leaning city. DeLay's attorneys allege that Earle used forum shopping [JURIST report] to select a favorable jury. The money laundering charges against DeLay stem from allegations of improper campaign contributions in the 2002 elections for the Texas legislature. AP has more.
[JURIST] The United Nations on Tuesday fired Carina Perelli, head of the UN's Electoral Assistance Division [official website], for alleged employee harassment and management failures. Allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation [JURIST report] in Perelli's office were first reported in March of this year. In August, the UN formally accused Perelli of employee harassment [JURIST report]. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan decided Saturday [JURIST report] to dismiss Perelli for her alleged misdeeds. US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton criticized the decision [JURIST report] because it came just 10 days before the elections in Iraq. Although Perelli has received praise for her efforts in organizing elections in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Palestinian territories, staff at her office have criticized her for fostering an environment of sexual harassment. In response to her dismissal, Perelli on Tuesday said she will appeal [AP report] the UN's decision to fire her. AP has more.
[JURIST] Defense lawyers for German citizen Ladislav Niznansky [BBC report], the 88-year-old former Slovak Nazi commander accused of wartime massacres, demanded Tuesday that their client be acquitted and given compensation for his time in prison, saying there was no evidence showing his guilt. Niznansky was convicted in absentia and sentenced to death in then-communist Czechoslovakia in 1962 for his part in murdering 164 people during three massacres in 1945 after a failed uprising against Slovakia's Nazi puppet government. Niznansky was not arrested until March 2004 [JURIST report] in Germany. Prosecutors in the current trial, which began in September 2004 [JURIST report], have asked for the maximum sentence of life in prison for Niznansky, but his defense team says that without the evidence from the 1962 trial, which the defense says was a "communist show trial," the prosecution has little upon which to base its case. The court ordered Niznansky's release from police custody in October 2004 after a key witness admitted to no longer being able to remember the events clearly. A verdict in the trial is expected later this month. AP has more.
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] filed a lawsuit [PDF complaint; press release] against former CIA Director George Tenet and other CIA officials Tuesday on behalf of Khaled el-Masri [ACLU profile], a German man who claims he was wrongfully imprisoned in 2003. The complaint alleges that Masri was a victim of the CIA's extraordinary rendition [ACLU fact sheet; Wikipedia backgrounder] practices, during which detained terror suspects are taken to other countries for interrogation. Human rights advocates say terror suspects often wind up being tortured in countries in the Middle East and other regions. El-Masri alleges that he was kidnapped while on vacation in Macedonia, beaten, drugged and transported to a secret CIA facility in Afghanistan. While being held at the CIA prison, el-Masri says he was subjected to inhumane conditions and coercive interrogation; el-Masri was later left abandoned in Albania without ever being charged. The ACLU lawsuit comes amidst allegations that the CIA has operated covert prisons in Eastern Europe [JURIST report] and used European airports for "ghost flights" [JURIST report]. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Germany Tuesday, and though she declined to comment on el Masri's case, she did acknowledge that the US may make mistakes in its battle with terrorists. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] As the fourth session of the Saddam Hussein trial [JURIST news archive] came to a close Tuesday, Hussein shouted at the judges that he would not return to an 'unjust court' when the Iraqi Special Tribunal [official website] reconvenes Wednesday. Hussein asked whether Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin is "deliberately hauling defendants before the trial when they are exhausted" and complained that he has been deprived of clean clothes and shower facilities. Hussein's comments came as the court was deciding whether to reconvene Wednesday after a day of testimony from prosecution witnesses [JURIST report; BBC report] in the crimes against humanity trial. AP has more.
[JURIST] A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses Ohio election officials of violating constitutional rights to equal protection and due process. The League of Women Voters [advocacy website] sued [PDF complaint; fact sheet] state election officials, claiming that the current system deprives citizens of voting rights, citing examples from the 2004 election [JURIST news archive]. LWV insists that Ohio's system has harmed voters for 30 years [press release] by failing to issue absentee ballots, discounting legitimate ballots, and not accommodating disabled voters. It believes that improved training for local elections officials will work to redress these inadequacies. Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell [official website] and Governor Bob Taft [official website] have vowed to fight the allegations. The lawsuit does not challenge the results from the Ohio presidential election even though a handful of challenges to recount procedures and other issues remain. AP has more.
[JURIST] The Australian Senate [official website] on Tuesday voted to approve new counter-terrorism laws that broaden the offense of sedition and allow for the detention of suspected terrorists for up to seven days. The legislation passed the lower house [JURIST report] last week after vigorous debate. The government blocked opposition attempts to amend the bill [JURIST report], allowing less than four hours to discuss over 100 proposed amendments to the bill and prompting opposition to call the move bad for democracy [AAP report]. The government did back down a bit over sedition provisions, including providing for extra protection for news reports or commentaries [Telegraph report] and Attorney General Philip Ruddock said that the sedition law will be reviewed next year. The sedition portion of the bill has come under fire in recent weeks, with opposition likening the laws to practices used in North Korea, Cuba and Syria [JURIST report], and Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser [official profile] contended [JURIST report] that the laws were reversing "centuries of advances" in human rights and protection of individual liberties. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Tuesday held that Kansas did not unconstitutionally impose a tax on distributors of fuel that was sold on an Indian reservation. In Wagnon v. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation [Duke Law backgrounder], the Court considered whether Kansas' motor fuel tax applies to fuel delivered by off-reservation non-Indian distributors to a gas station owned by and located on the reservation of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, a federally-recognized Indian tribe. The Nation built the gas station to accommodate the growth of traffic that resulted from its new casino and imposed its own tax on the gas revenues to fund maintenance of the reservation's roads. Kansas had sought to impose its own state fuel tax on the revenues of the gas station. Read the Court's 7-2 opinion [PDF text], per Justice Thomas, along with Justice Ginsburg's dissent [PDF text]. AP has more.
[JURIST] Leading Tuesday's environmental law news, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] has ruled [PDF opinion text] to reinstate six joined cases against DuPont [corporate website] for hiding evidence about Benlate [extoxnet profile], a fungicide sold by the company, so that it could more easily settle crop loss cases in violation of the federal RICO statute [text] and state law. In its remand, the appellate court also took the step of reassigning the case to a new judge due to a number of "unusual factors that indicate to us that a reassignment is advisable to preserve the appearance of justice." The Los Angeles Times has more.In other environmental law news...
[JURIST] US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld [official profile] has ordered a clarification of rules on how US troops are to respond if they witness mistreatment of detainees by other forces. The request is a result of the confusion that occurred when Rumsfeld stated that US forces in Iraq are to simply report abuse while Marine General Peter Pace [official profile], Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, insisted that US troops must act further to stop the abuse. Pentagon officials said that troops should take action to stop any abuse they witness, but it is unclear how far they can go. In a move to clarify the rules for all US troops outside the United States, Rumsfeld has asked Pace to outline a process to determine what rules apply, depending on the country, local laws, and sovereignty considerations. This issue is particularly relevant after allegations arose that Iraqi security forces abused more than 170 prisoners held in central Baghdad [JURIST report]. Tuesday's Washington Post has more.
[JURIST] Chilean Judge Victor Montiglio announced Tuesday that former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet [BBC profile; JURIST news archive] will face a new round of human rights charges. As the judge continues to investigate Pinochet's role in Operation Colombo [Wikipedia backgrounder], where a dozen members of the opposition were allegedly kidnapped and murdered, he found enough evidence to connect Pinochet to the abduction of three more dissidents. Last month, Pinochet was charged in the disappearance of six dissidents [JURIST report] during the Operation Colombo campaign. Montiglio, however, dropped the charges in connection to the disappearance of four other dissents since those accusations were earlier dismissed by a military tribunal. Calling this as a "judicial mistake", prosecutor Boris Paredes plans to appeal the decision. Earlier this month, a panel of judges rejected the defense's argument that Pinochet was too ill to face trial [JURIST report] and he is now under house arrest. In addition to the human rights violations, Pinochet faces tax evasion and corruption charges [JURIST report]. More than 3,000 people were killed while Pinochet was in power from 1973 to 1990. BBC News has more.
[JURIST] The chief United Nations investigator leading the probe into the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri [UN materials; JURIST news archive] will leave his post on December 15 after submitting his final report to the UN, a spokesman said Tuesday. The spokesman said that German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis indicated he would conduct the investigation for only six to seven months when he joined the UN team, but that he will be available if needed past the mid-December date. Last week, both Syria and Lebanon announced that they want the UN Security Council [official website] to extend the probe [JURIST report] into Hariri's death, but Mehlis said his personal mandate will end [NYT report] after he delivers the report, adding that "I have to go back and I will go back to my job that I like. I never asked for this assignment. I agreed to be available up to seven months." AP has more.
[JURIST] The US Army [official website] Monday dropped charges against an officer who was charged with murder [JURIST report] for giving permission to soldiers serving under him to kill two Iraqi civilians, including an Iraqi teenager who was suffering from severe wounds in the aftermath of a US attack and was killed "to put him out of his misery." The murder charges against Second Lt. Erick J. Anderson of Ohio were dropped after an Army investigator presiding over Anderson's Article 32 hearing [JAG backgrounder; UCMJ text], held last month, recommended against a court martial. During Anderson's hearing [JURIST report], one soldier refused to testify because he was not given immunity from prosecution and another soldier changed his story, saying he only implicated Anderson in order to have his own life sentence reduced to 25 years. Prosecutors initially dropped the charges against Anderson in January due to lack of evidence, but new charges were filed in October [JURIST report] after further investigation. A deputy staff judge advocate at Fort Riley [official website] said the case against Anderson is now closed and the investigation is over "unless any new significant and substantially credible information comes to light." AP has more.
[JURIST] Former South African Deputy President Jacob Zuma [ANC profile] was charged with rape Tuesday in Johannesburg Magistrate's Court and was freed on 20,000 rand bail until the case opens on February 13, 2006. A family friend who viewed Zuma as a foster parent reported the alleged rape last month. Zuma has gained popularity due to his anti-apartheid advocacy, particularly among trade unionists and Communist Party members, but it seems unlikely that Zuma will be able to run in the 2009 presidential election in light of the rape allegations. Responding to the charges, Zuma said that he was innocent and that he took the allegations very seriously. South African advocacy group People Opposing Women Abuse [advocacy website] said the charge sends a positive message and was an example of the law applying equally, regardless of political status. Zuma is facing another trial for corruption [JURIST report] in the wake of the fraud conviction of his former financial adviser. Reuters has more. From Johannesburg, the Mail and Guardian has local coverage.
[JURIST] China on Tuesday denied the findings [JURIST report] of UN Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak [official profile, DOC] who, after a two-week visit [JURIST report] to China, criticized the country for the widespread torture and abuse of prisoners. Nowak, a UN envoy acting on behalf of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) [official website], also said his investigation was hindered [press release] by the Chinese government. Chinese Foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Tuesday that torture was banned in China and that Nowak's findings, based on evidence that suspects were routinely beaten by police, "lacks an objective foundation and does not accord with reality." Earlier this year, the Chinese parliament passed a bill that mandates punishment for police who torture detainees during interrogation [JURIST report]. However, Nowak has said deeper reforms are required and that China has the need for an independent judiciary and independent monitoring mechanisms. There have been a recent slew of cases in China where people have been wrongly convicted after giving forced confessions. For example, in April, She Xianglin, was finally released [China Daily report] after he had spent 11 years in jail for allegedly murdering his wife after the woman turned up alive. She said he had confessed to the crime under torture. Reuters has more.
[JURIST] The US held eleven captured al Qaeda suspects at two secret CIA prisons [JURIST report] in Eastern Europe until media reports exposing the existence of the prisons shut down the facilities last month, ABC News reported Monday. The prisoners were then hastily relocated [Reuters report] to a CIA facility in North Africa prior to the arrival of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice [JURIST report] in Europe. Rice's presence is an attempt to defuse increasing pressure [JURIST report] by EU lawmakers who have demanded a deeper investigation [JURIST report] into the existence of the alleged secret prisons. In a speech [transcript; JURIST report] Monday before departing on her Europe trip, Rice defended the CIA's rendition practices and said the US does not use torture, but didn't directly address the allegations of covert European prisons. Rice did say, however, that US sharing intelligence with its allies has "helped protect European countries from attack, saving European lives." Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] criticized Rice's speech, saying she mischaracterized [press release] the US government's rendition practices and expressed concern that Rice makes "extra-legal rendition sound like just another form of extradition," when it is really "a form of kidnapping and 'disappearing' someone entirely outside the law." Results of an AP poll released Tuesday revealed that around two-thirds of people living in Canada, Mexico, South Korea and Spain, where the CIA is said to be conducting secret investigations, said they would oppose allowing the US to secretly interrogate terror suspects [poll results, PDF] in their countries, with a similar number in Britain, France, Germany and Italy noting the same. AP has more.
[JURIST] "Witness A," the first woman to testify in the Saddam Hussein trial [JURIST news archive], gave her testimony Tuesday behind a curtain and with her voice distorted by computer to protect her identity, despite some technical problems which caused a short delay. Witness A continued to describe how she was forced to strip while in prison custody, a day after two witnesses gave testimony of torture [JURIST report] and summary execution, including reports of the use of electric shocks and a meat grinder, which sparked outrage by Hussein. In response, Judge Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin Tuesday cautioned the defendants to be careful about how they talked to witnesses. Amid discussion on the fairness of the trial [JURIST report], Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Tuesday that the trial was fair [AFP report] and that Hussein's outbursts are indicative of a democratic process since the court is "giving him ample opportunity to talk." Al-Jaafari attributed Hussein's behavior in part to the fact that the trial is televised, adding that Hussein can't stay silent in front of a camera. Hussein and his co-defendants are charged with murder, torture, forced expulsions and illegal imprisonment stemming from the 1982 massacre in Dujail [JURIST report] and could face the death penalty if found guilty by the Iraqi High Criminal Court (formerly the Iraqi Special Tribunal [official website]). AP has more.2:04 PM ET - AP provides excerpts from Witness A's testimony.
[JURIST] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) [official website] officials in Mississippi knew that their response system had been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina [JURIST news archive] and warned headquarters of riots, according to an eight-page document of e-mails released Monday by the US House Government Reform Committee [official website]. The correspondence between former FEMA Mississippi top responder, William Carwile and FEMA regional response official Robert Fenton, reveals that FEMA officials knew they would not be able to provide rapid help amid shortages of food, water and ice in the days following the August 29 storm. The e-mails describe Carwile's difficulties in getting body bags and refrigerated trucks to an area severely affected by the storm, and include Fenton's warning that "big time law enforcement reinforcements" would be needed in expectation of riots that would result from the shortages. The correspondence follows Friday's release by Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco [official website] of more than 100,000 documents [Governor's press release; supplement] to the House, which requested the documents for an investigation into the response and preparedness of FEMA officials. The documents revealed a partisan battle between the Democratic governor and the Bush Administration. As the investigation continues, the committee will hold a hearing Tuesday to examine whether race and class issues affected the government's sluggish response to the disaster and another hearing Wednesday to focus on the response. Democrats have called for the inquiry into the Katrina response to be carried out by an independent commission. AP has more.
[JURIST Europe] CIA-owned or operated planes made over 210 "ghost flights" through nearly 20 different British airports that may have been used to transport terror detainees [JURIST report] being relocated as part of the US practice of extraordinary rendition, according to the UK Guardian newspaper Tuesday. The Guardian notes that there is no evidence showing that any detainees were actually on the planes that landed at both military and civilian airports throughout the UK, but a recent report [official PDF text] to the UK All Party Group on Extraordinary Rendition [Guardian backgrounder] by the NYU Law Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) [institute website] warned that simply providing landing strips and refueling services could implicate the United Kingdom as an accomplice [JURIST report] if the US were found to be breaking international law. JURIST's Paper Chase has continuing coverage of rendition [JURIST news archive]. On her departure for a European junket Monday, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted that US rendition practices conformed to international law [JURIST report] and that it had not transported anyone to be tortured abroad. The Guardian has local coverage.D. Wes Rist is Bureau Chief for JURIST Europe, reporting European legal news from a European perspective. He is based in the UK.
[JURIST Europe] A district court in Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for Yukos [corporate website] lawyer Pavel Ivlev on charges of embezzlement, tax evasion and money laundering. Ivlev, a New York-based lawyer for the firm ALM Feldmans [legal website in Russian], worked for Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky [advocacy profile] and claims the arrest warrant is a response to his refusal to testify against key shareholders in the Khodorkovsky trial [JURIST news archive]. MosNews has local coverage.D. Wes Rist is Bureau Chief for JURIST Europe, reporting European legal news from a European perspective. He is based in the UK.
[JURIST Europe] French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy [official profile; in French] has announced that the French government has begun the deportation of seven foreigners found guilty of taking part in last month's rioting [JURIST report], making good his promise to deport any non-French citizen involved in the violence. Of the 83 foreigners arrested by police during the riots, 40 are prevented from being deported due to special protection under refugee law. The others may appeal their deportation orders, but must still leave France until their cases are heard. NGOs and human rights groups have criticized Sarkozy's move to deport foreigners as a double punishment for participating in the civil unrest. French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin [official profile] recently announced his intent to toughen French immigration laws [JURIST report] in the wake of the riots. Expatica has local coverage.D. Wes Rist is Bureau Chief for JURIST Europe, reporting European legal news from a European perspective. He is based in the UK.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
for Father's Day
Went back to the screen material again. (I really liked that stuff!) and the drywall tape. I used chipboard letters to 'trace' the shapes onto the screen. I tried to trace them with a pen onto the screen but that didn't work out. I had to hold the letters securely against the screen as I cut them out by hand. Good thing the word dad is only 3 letters.That "a" was a little tricky. In the background is some sanded Core'dinations woodgrain cardstock. Isn't that stuff awesome? The floor plan paper and the word "best" are Studio Calico.
So, I've reached the end of the line in Gallery Idol 2010 and I'm not really surprised. I'm actually a little relieved. There was some stiff competition in that group. I am so happy I had the chance to work alongside some amazing, creative women and make it to the Top 15. It was a great experience and I got to know some really nice people. I'll be back...for next year's Gallery Idol.
In the blog world....probably be back tomorrow - Thanks for your support everyone!
10 comments:
- Linda E said...
So sorry to see that you are out of the race. You had my vote. I loved what you did with the screen!
- June 18, 2010 at 3:42 PM
- Karen B. said...
Holy cats, I thought you were going to mention you tried cutting that with a Cricut or something and wondered how it would ever survive! Handcutting probably isn't much better though. Congratulations on making it to the top 15 a very well deserved feat and I am looking foward to what you will be creating next year for it-as well as all the goodies here on your blog.
- June 18, 2010 at 4:18 PM
not fair!!!! I wanted you to win!
You had all my votes.
I get what you mean, by relieved though!
love you work, keepsharing - June 18, 2010 at 8:25 PM
- Regina (TheStampin'Bean) said...
Ditto with Karen! I have so enjoyed getting to know you and your amazing talent! I hope we stay in touch...I know I'll be checking your blog often! Big hug. Regina
- June 18, 2010 at 11:13 PM
- Valerie said...
Thanks so much everyone - I appreciate your kind words. I'm so grateful to have gotten as far as I did and also meet really nice people! It was a great experience :)
- June 18, 2010 at 11:19 PM
- ~jan said...
Congrats on making the top 15! Sorry to see you go, but happy to have found your blog. :)
- June 18, 2010 at 11:36 PM
- ~Sasha Farina~ said...
love that card!!
- June 19, 2010 at 12:43 AM
- Cindy Lee said...
This card is great! Congrats on making to the top 15 although I'm sad to see you go. You have an amazing talent and I LOVE your creations! Keep inspiring us with your great work!
- June 20, 2010 at 10:19 PM
- Julia Stainton said...
Congrats on the top 15 and I loved this card! I voted for you. :)
- June 21, 2010 at 6:55 AM
- Leslie Davis said...
Oh, I totally forgot about dry wall tape. I use to use it often, along with it's long lost scrapbook cousin, Magic Mesh! Going to have to see if I still have some in my stash!
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Type | Weapon |
Sub-Type | Spell |
Damage (?) | 40 |
Mana Cost | 7 |
Use Time | 7 (Insanely Fast) |
Knockback | 2 (Very Weak) |
Quality | Tier 4 (Red) |
Tooltip | A magical returning dagger |
Dropped By | Mimic |
Drop Rate | 14.29% |
Sell Value | 20 |
Continuous Attack | No |
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The Magic Dagger is a magic-based weapon; despite being a physical tool, it uses mana. It can be found as an uncommon drop from a Mimic.
- The Magic Dagger acts like a regular Throwing Knife when thrown. It will fly in the air for a moment and when the maximum distance is reached, it plummets towards the ground in an arc.
- Capable of piercing multiple enemies, great for multi-segmented or large monsters/bosses. Some good examples are the Digger, Bone Serpent, The Destroyer and Skeletron Prime (taking out his multiple gadgets).
- The Magic Dagger can be a very effective weapon if you have a Mana Flower equipped as you can almost infinitely throw it as long as you have enough mana potions. With adequate mage equipment, you can get the mana cost of the daggers down to just 3 mana.
- Combined with the fact that Mimics drop around 10 , farming this dagger can be an efficient money making tactic, as it sells for an additional 20 .
- It has the same sprite as the Throwing Knife, but with a yellow tint.
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LONDON, Dec. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleet management systems (FMS) have an established presence in France, Germany, UK, Italy and Benelux, with 70 percent of fleet managers claiming familiarity with FMS – 37 percent are already using it and 33 percent are testing it. In general, fleet owners display a positive attitude toward FMS, and 35 percent of respondents in a recent Frost & Sullivan survey consider it an absolute necessity. Large fleets are keener to adopt these solutions than small and medium fleets, clearly indicating a lack of awareness on the benefits offered by FMS among the latter.
Frost & Sullivan's new customer research study (http://www.automotive.frost.com), 2012 European Fleet Managers' Willingness to Pay for FMS, summarises the findings of the survey of 155 decision-makers and key influencers for FMS in Europe. The research revealed that fleet managers are satisfied with the FMS currently offered. In fact, productivity and fleet security – two of the top three criteria used during purchase – exceed expectations. On the other hand, fleet managers are dissatisfied with the savings made on insurance premiums and the lack of new services.
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