text: Ionia High School Student Council students spent Wednesday morning out of their classrooms. Student council students, along with elementary and middle school students, visited the Ionia Meijer to participate in the annual Operation Christmas event. The younger students came equipped with lists from their families detailing items each individual needed or wanted for Christmas this year. For Crystal Hernandez, picking out socks for her younger sister was a special treat, and for Isaiah Speelman, being able to get presents for his brothers and sisters, such as Barbie's and Hot Wheels cars, has helped him gain a greater appreciation for giving, rather than receiving, for Christmas. As the students walked throughout the store finding special items for their families, Student Council members offered advice on picking out presents. "Maybe you should get a size larger so your brother can wear his hat next year, too," said Ionia High School Student Council member Dakota West to her Operation Christmas child, Brooke Shilton. Afterward, the duo worked together to select hat and glove sets for Shilton's younger brothers. When all the shopping was complete, the Student Council representatives assisted their students in checking out and bagging their items for their families. Once the presents are wrapped and labeled, they will be ready for opening on Christmas. "I think they (her family) are going to really, really like the gifts I got them," said shopper Cheyenne Lankford. For the student council members, Operation Christmas is a way to interact with younger students, as well as give back to the community. For the students who able to shop for their families, Operation Christmas provides them with an opportunity to experience the joy of giving. Follow Mattie Cook on Twitter @ISSMattie.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Video shows Justin Bieber running into a photographer with his white Ferrari in Hollywood, but police say there was no crime and the injuries aren't life-threatening. Lt. Craig Valenzuela says Bieber's car collided with the person at 11:45 p.m. Monday on Sunset Boulevard. Valenzuela says nobody was cited or arrested and officers determined no crime was committed. He says investigators are trying to determine whether the pedestrian was in the roadway. A video posted by TMZ.com shows Bieber getting into a Ferrari. He's surrounded by paparazzi and as the car drives off, one falls to the ground and grips his knee. A request for comment from Bieber's publicist, Melissa Victor, was not immediately returned.(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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Here's the story of Trey Frye, a freshman at Southwestern University. When I first met Trey, he espoused his loathing of a nationalized health care system. I instantly knew a long and conflicting relationship would follow. Being the generally stereotypical Southwestern student that I am, I can crack jokes about Republicans and Christians with the best of them. Trey Frye is both of those things. Thus, I assumed that my time with Trey would be filled with ethnocentric comments and imperialistic notions. The actuality of it all was rather different.
Andrew Dornon: So, Trey how would you describe your neoconservative, racist political views?
Trey Frye: "I'm economically conservative, generally against big government and a bit more socially liberal…not meaning socialized medicine."
AD: Of course not. So, what's your position on universal healthcare then?
TF: "I'm against it."
AD: Because you hate poor people and think they should die in agony?
TF: "No."
AD: But you're a Republican?
TF: …[no response]
AD: Well if you are against universal healthcare, then should poor people just steal the healthcare?
TF: "Well, I guess they could, but they shouldn't. There should be a more community-based system of providing healthcare."
AD: Moving on, do you consider yourself part of God's Army?
TF: Define God's army.
AD: Are you ok with pictures of dead fetuses?
TF: "No."
AD: What if they deter the vigorous slaughter of unborn children?
TF: "Well, I mean, I guess for educational purposes. I don't really know, I'm going to have to plead ignorance."
AD: What about bombing abortion clinics and the evil perpetrators of such vile acts?
TF: "That's not the right response."
AD: What is the right response?
TF: "It should be left up to the state; the people should be able to choose if they want to allow it. But no extremist bombings."
AD: But what if no one's inside?
TF: "That's called vandalism…or arson. I don't support that either."
AD: I guess what I'm trying to get at here is this. Is Barack Obama a secret Muslim terrorist?
TF: "No, even though he does have 'bomb' in his name."
AD: You're aware that his middle name is Hussein?
TF: "Yes."
AD: How do you feel about this? Can you think of any other famous Muslims with this name?
TF: "It's just his middle name, there's no connection."
AD: So if Obama isn't a terrorist, you must not be voting for him because he's black. How do you feel about black people?
TF: "My roommate's black and we get along fine."
AD: So, I assume you're going to vote for our beloved war hero, John McCain?
TF: "Yes."
AD: Because he hates terrorists?
TF: "Partially…yes."
AD: How do you feel about being surrounded by the Communist atmosphere that encompasses the Southwestern community?
TF: "Well, it's there. I like being different."
AD: How many people laugh at your political beliefs a day?
TF: "A few have snickered, more so about my religious views."
AD: So they are terrorists?
TF: "No, not as far as I know."
And there it is, a wild look inside the mind of Trey Frye, one of the only conservative Christians I know at SU. It seems to me that he isn't a real conservative because he isn't as overtly racist and foolish as most. This could just be a cover, as he tries to infiltrate Southwestern University and reveal it for the Commie breeding ground that it is. Who knows?
This interview instead might prove to disprove the notion held by many on campus that conservatives are horrible ignorant human beings that simply exist to enslave the world and keep poor people poor. I guess we'll never know.


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A Texas mother is in North Dakota and looking for information on her 16-year-old son who is missing. Jolene Stubbs tells Valley News Live her son, Edward Martin Stubbs, has been missing since June 20.
Edward, who goes by "Ashton," is 5'10" and 140 pounds with strawberry blonde hair. His mother says he moved to North Dakota in May to start work for a construction company in Dickinson.
About one month ago, Ashton walked off the job site without a word and his family has been expecting him home since. On July 25, Jolene drove up from El Paso, Texas, to search herself. He was last seen walking in Fargo, ND.
If you have any information about Stubbs or think you have seen him in town, call the Red River Dispatch Center at 701-451-7660 or Jolene Stubbs at 801-231-3121.
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Students at New York Film Academy's Los Angeles campus were thrilled to receive a rousing commencement speech from Jamie Lee Curtis on Saturday. The actor and author is best known for her memorable roles in Halloween, A Fish Called Wanda, True Lies, and Freaky Friday. The daughter of Hollywood legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, Jamie Lee Curtis has spent over 35 years in the industry, garnering two Golden Globes, a BAFTA, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She delivered a touching speech to graduates of MFA and AFA Acting, MFA and AFA Producing, MFA and AFA Screenwriting, and MFA Photography programs.
In her commencement address, Curtis spoke about her life in show business, saying, "This isn't about a show. It's about truth and integrity and honesty and communication, bravery and risk, and adjectives that should make you get out bed in the morning, excited to be what it is you choose to be." She went on to share lessons she had learned throughout her career, as well as a passage from John Steinbeck, and tips from her husband, writer/director/actor Christopher Guest. "I am proud of all of your hearts," she concluded, "and I hope that what you all do with them transforms the universe." Congratulations to our new graduates, and special thanks to Jamie Lee Curtis!


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Hunting Nazi war criminals
By EFRAIM ZUROFF
01/25/2013 20:52
I have never encountered a case of a Nazi who expressed regret or remorse and was willing to confess to his or her crimes.
Suspected Nazi war criminal Csatary
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In theory, we try to publish the findings every Holocaust Remembrance Day, and that is why the report usually deals with the "year" from April 1 until the March 31 before Holocaust Remembrance Day, but invariably not all the government agencies which are supposed to supply the pertinent information in response to our questionnaire send their answers on time, and thus our full report is being issued this week in conjunction with International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
DURING THE past decade in which the report has been issued, it has fulfilled several important functions. The first is obviously to document all the results being achieved in the field.
Although the subject of Nazi war criminals gets more than its share of media attention, relatively little is reported on the majority of the cases, either because of the relatively low rank of the defendants, or the venue of the trials (most cases in Eastern Europe are routinely ignored by the major media outlets in Western Europe and North and South America), unless a case has some sort of sensational component.
A second purpose is to make clear to all the countries involved in the issue that their activity, or more likely lack thereof, is being closely monitored and publicized. An interesting example in this regard was the recent decisions by Norway (in 2008) and Sweden (in 2010) to cancel their statutes of limitations on cases of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity which prevented them from investigating, let alone prosecuting, Nazi war criminals.
As a result, both countries received a failing grade in our reports year after year. Unfortunately, the changes in the laws were not made retroactive and thus as far as Norwegian and Swedish Nazi collaborators, and there were numerous cases of local collaborators in both countries, especially in Norway which was occupied by the Nazis, the issue is finished, but at least they will able to prosecute criminals in more recent cases of genocide and ethnic cleansing.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT result is to prove that it is still possible to bring the perpetrators of Holocaust crimes to justice.
In that regard, the statistics in our latest report are illuminating.
From April 1, 2011 until March 31, 2012, 10 Nazi war criminals were convicted – nine in Italy and one in Germany – a figure five times higher than that of the previous year.
Since we began keeping statistics on this subject (from January 1, 2001 until March 31, 2012), there have been 99 successful legal decisions against Nazi war criminals, and 89 new indictments filed, six during the previous year.
And although there was a decline in the number of new investigations initiated, the number of ongoing investigations as of April 1, 2012, was 1,138 in 10 different countries, a figure which leaves room for guarded optimism that at least several additional war criminals will be held accountable for their crimes in the coming years.
ALL OF the above clearly demonstrates that it is still possible to bring Nazi war criminals to justice and in fact, the moral and judicial basis to do so remain as convincing as ever and can basically be summarized as follows:
1. The passage of time in no way diminishes the guilt of the killers. The fact that they have hereto eluded justice does not alter their criminal responsibility.
2. Old age should not afford protection for those who committed such heinous crimes. The fact that a person reaches the age of 85 or 90 does not turn a murderer into a Righteous Gentile.
3. The obligation of our generation to the victims is to make an honest effort to find their killers, who murdered innocent civilians just because they were categorized as "enemies of the Reich."
4. The continued effort to bring Holocaust perpetrators to justice sends the powerful message that if you commit such terrible crimes, even decades later there will be those trying to find you and make you pay for your crimes. Unfortunately, far too many of those who committed the crimes of the Shoa escaped justice, which can only encourage and inspire today's neo-Nazis and anti- Semites.
5. The prosecutions of Nazi war criminals, when conducted properly, are the best history lessons available and an important tool in the fight against Holocaust denial, distortion and revisionism.
AND IN conclusion, one last point. I am often asked whether in view of the many years which have passed since they committed their crimes as young men and women, the criminals are presently not sorry for what they did.
That is, in theory, an interesting question and one which could be strengthened by the enormous amount of information currently available on the Holocaust.
Unfortunately, I have never encountered a Nazi who expressed regret or remorse and was willing to confess to his or her crimes. In that respect, these are the last people on earth to deserve any sympathy, since they had none for their innocent victims.
On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, that is an important message that should be internalized all over the world.
The author is the chief Nazihunter of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and director of its Israel Office. His latest book,
Operation Last Chance; One Man's Quest to Bring Nazi Criminals to Justice (Palgrave/ Macmillan)
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Four people were behind bars today in connection with the weekend shooting deaths of two women and two men outside an unlicensed boarding home in Northridge.
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Charlie Beck said the arrests occurred at the Silverton hotel and casino in Las Vegas, but he declined to provide any specifics about what led detectives to the suspects or the motive for the killings. The arrests were made around 2 p.m. Monday, according to the LAPD.
The department's Robbery/Homicide Division, "through some brilliant detective work, which I'm not going to go into, tracked our suspects to Las Vegas, and with the assistance of Las Vegas P.D., the FBI and Henderson Police Department tracked the suspects to the Silverton hotel, where they were arrested without incident," Beck said.
Ka Pasasouk, 31, of Los Angeles, was arrested on suspicion of murder. Also arrested were Howard Alcantara, 30, of Glendale; Donna Rabulan, 30, of Los Angeles; and Christina Neal, 31, of Los Angeles. Alcantara, Rabulan and Neal were all booked on suspicion of aiding a felon. Alcantara was also booked on suspicion of robbery.
According to the LAPD, the suspects had been visiting friends at the boarding home when they were confronted and fatally shot.
"This is a case that has gotten much public interest, not only locally but nationally," Beck said. "The prosecution of this case, the successful prosecution of this case is very important to the city of Los Angeles. Because of that, I'm not going to give any further details relating to the motive, relating to the suspects' particulars or the victims at this time."
Beck said the suspects were awaiting extradition from Nevada, and that process was expected to take "a couple of days."
Police were sent to the two-story home in the 17400 block of Devonshire Street about 4:30 a.m. Sunday and found the victims outside the house.
Neighbors had reported hearing screaming and gunshots, police said.
The dead women appeared to be in their 20s, one man was in his 30s and the other was in his 40s, according to LAPD Officer Cleon Joseph. The coroner's office was continuing to withhold their names, citing a security hold placed on the case by the LAPD.
A woman named Rolina Calabia said one of the victims was her brother, Robert Calabia of Eagle Rock.
"I can't believe my brother is not here anymore," Rolina Calabia told ABC7. "He was always there for me. Why my brother?"
The station identified another victim as Amanda Ghossein, who has a year-old daughter and would have turned 25 today.
"People need to know that she's a mom, a loving daughter, a sister, a cousin, a niece," Ghossein's aunt, Ilina Leff, told the station.
Police said there were eight or nine people inside the dwelling at the time of the shooting. No weapon was recovered, police said.
The owner of the boarding house told various media outlets that none of the victims lived at the home, nor did they have any connection with anyone who lived there. He also denied that he was running a boarding house.
City Councilman Mitchell Englander said that despite the arrests, investigators have not closed the case.
"It's still an open investigation and they're still gathering additional information," he said.
The councilman said the fact "that they've already made an arrest in another state shows the cooperative measures they've made and the strides with the community as well."
Englander said the property where the shootings occurred was an unlicensed boarding home but had not been a problem location for police.
He said about a dozen people were believed to have been living in the home in conditions he described as "deplorable." Mattresses and makeshift kitchens were scattered about the house, he told The Times, and one room was accessible only by a window.
An unnamed source told The Times three of the victims -- a man and two women -- were shot on a walkway on the side of the home. All were wearing hooded sweatshirts and all had at least one bullet wound to the head. Two of them were found face-down, while one of the women was found crumpled with her face in her hands, "almost like she was praying," the source told The Times, which reported the shooting may have been the result of some type of personal dispute.
The fourth victim, a man, appeared to have been shot while running toward the backyard of the home, The Times reported.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa praised the LAPD for making arrests quickly.
"As you know, violent crime in the city of Los Angeles is at its lowest level in decades," he said. "It's at the lowest level we've seen since the 1950s, and it's because of the good work of the men and women in uniform that we can boast of those numbers. And sadly, tragically, not every day is free of violence. Last Sunday in the early morning hours, four individuals lost their lives tragically during a homicide in Northridge. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families."
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Dale's Observations For 2010-08-14
We're STILL at the thrift store. #
Somehow, Chris tricked me into thrift shop browsing. Now I'm in hell. http://twitpic.com/2eqsow #
Dale's Observations For 2010-08-13
SC's Alvin Greene indicted for showing porn to a coed. When I was in college, we didn't have today's access to porn. So, we just had sex. #
RT @mattklewis: Can't be good for Linda McMahon that an ex-WWE star died of heart failure at age 29.| Or that the rest die before 50. #
Iran says the Bushehr nuclear reactor will go live 21 Aug. Isn't it great to see Iran turning away from carbon usage? http://bbc.in/acoRPC #
Retail Sales Tepid, Inflation at 40-Year Low. http://bit.ly/c1wc2G #
I've always hated Oracle, both the technology and the company. Things like this is why. Legal extortion. http://bit.ly/bnoN6d #
Dale's Observations For 2010-08-12
RT @dmataconis: Employment Picture Looking Even Bleaker http://bit.ly/aYtjrB #RecoverySummer #
Is this finally the economic collapse? http://bit.ly/avLkzW #
The average 30-year mortgage rate fell to 4.44 %, the lowest since Freddie Mac records began in 1971. http://bit.ly/cznNk1 #RecoverySummer #
Jobless claims jump to 5-month high, with 484,000 new claims for unemployment. http://bit.ly/aDoxgB #RecoverySummer #
Dale's Observations For 2010-08-11
John McCain says that Snooki is too attractive to be locked up in prison. Um, Snooki is a troll. I mean, I might agree if it was J-Wow… #
Time Mag wonders if Hillary will be Obama's 2012 VP choice. I think that would interfere with her presidential run. http://bit.ly/csBXx7 #
Treasury Two-Year Yield Falls to Record Low Of 0.5% as Fed Says Recovery Slowing http://bit.ly/bR7OJB #RecoverySummer #
Dale's Observations For 2010-08-10
.@dmataconis Did someone say, "Captain Obvious"? http://twitpic.com/2dh7gp #
MV Agusta really DID screw Harley-Davidson! H-D had to pay the Italians $20 million to take it back. http://bit.ly/axjvRS #
After 9 years of pay and benefit increases, Federal workers are now earning double their private counterparts. http://usat.me?39636276 #
FOMC statement says no change in interest rates are in the offing, as economic growth remains slow. http://usat.me?39645182 #
Note to @DerSPIEGEL: Its not really appropriate for Germans to make moral pronouncements about WWII actions. http://bit.ly/brpxDF #
Is America heading for a "lost decade" similar to Japan's? http://bit.ly/9jmAHT #
These people have the power to put you in jail for years. But don't dare think that you can hold them accountable. http://bit.ly/bkk3a3 #
The National Federation of Independent Business said its optimism index fell 0.9 to 88.1 in July. http://bit.ly/b0hO8f #RecoverySummer #
The productivity of U.S. workers unexpectedly fell last quarter, increasing cost-cutting pressures. http://bit.ly/cOCkDJ #RecoverySummer #
Dale's Observations For 2010-08-09
Russian man dies in searing heat at sauna contest. There's a world championship of…sauna? http://usat.me?39617852 #
Castiglioni completes his rape of Harley-Davidson. http://bit.ly/98Xnd0 #
DNC Chair Tim Kaine is complaining that Michelle Obama's Spanish trip is being politicized. Cry me a river, Weepy. http://bit.ly/98h5Iw #
Mike Pence admits Republicans have "credibility problem" on deficits. http://bit.ly/b792e6 #
Dale's Observations For 2010-08-06
Today's official rate of unemployment, at 9.5%, underestimates the actual rate of unemployment, which is 13.3%. http://bit.ly/9Un9eI #
Dale's Observations For 2010-08-05
The number of Americans who are receiving food stamps rose to a record 40.8 million in May. http://bit.ly/aWauTW #RecoverySummer #
Economy concerns send US mortgage rates to the lowest ever recorded in the Freddie Mac Survey. http://bit.ly/cGYoKW #RecoverySummer #
Jobless claims in U.S. climb unexpectedly–there's that word again–to three-month high of 479,000. http://bit.ly/98GQpV #RecoverySummer #
Best. Gubernatorial. Candidate. Ever. http://bit.ly/9XrZRX #
Dale's Observations For 2010-08-04
After 107 years, Harley-Davidson may move its manufacturing operations out of Milwaukee, scouting other states. http://bit.ly/9N4Opf #
I looked at an iPad, and played with it a bit. I think I'd rather wait for an Android tablet. #
RT @sirfith @dmataconis @freddoso @warbiany: "Just buy the land next door and build the Charles Martel Cultural Center." | Would be amusing. #
RT @dmataconis @warbiany: Of course, if they aren't willing to sell that's the end of that. | Everybody has a price. Might be high, though. #
Opponents of the Ground Zero mosque are off to court today to try and block the project. http://bit.ly/9DRWLP #
The ADP Employment Survey came in with much stronger than expected gain of 42,000 private jobs in July. http://bit.ly/c5DLi8 #
You know, there's an easy way to keep the nasty Muslims from building the Ground Zero mosque: Buy the property from them. #
RT @ewerickson: "I'm not happy to let the enemy score points at Ground Zero."|If they're dangerous enemies, then shouldn't we lock them up? #
RT @AblativMeatshld RE: Cordoba House: "It is a place with seats made of fine Corinthian leather…" #
.@MelissaTweets @dmataconis: This may be one of those cases where the perfect is the enemy of the…well…less bad. #
RT @MelissaTweets @dmataconis: WHO GIVES A SHIT? She won't be Reid. | Hate to say it, but there is much merit in that position. #
Dale's Observations For 2010-08-03
.@ewerickson The really horrible thing about liberty is that some people will use their rights to do things you don't like. Liberty is bad. #
.@ewerickson I guess its a good thing the Kelo decision now allows the government to take property for the public good, huh? in reply to ewerickson #
.@ewerickson Just out of curiosity, Erick, are there any other groups you'd like the gov't to strip of property rights, or just Muslims? in reply to ewerickson #
RT @dmataconis @owillis: Limbaugh: "Tomorrow is Obama's birthday, not that we've seen any proof of that" | C'mon, it's a funny line. #
So, personal income and spending are flat, factory orders declined 1.2%, and pending home sales are down 2.6%. Welcome to #RecoverySummer #
Orders to U.S. Factories Decline More Than Forecast. The 1.2% decline was more than twice the forecasted decline. http://bit.ly/95lLlc #
Pending Sales of Existing U.S. Homes Decrease 2.6%, as demand continues to unravel. http://bit.ly/bTnQo8 #
Geithner: Extending tax cuts for the richest is 'irresponsible'. Cutting spending is irresponsible, too, I guess. http://usat.me?39538404 #
Twitter: It saves lives. http://usat.me?39532758 #
The other angle you can take on Sharron Angle's press comments is that she just wishes she got the same supine press as Democrats. #
Is Sharron Angle crazy, or just stupid? I'm pretty sure Harry Reid will be staying in the senate. http://bit.ly/bR207n #
"Ground Zero" mosque clears another roadblock. Opponents vow to continue the fight against Muslims' property rights. http://bit.ly/bJAyJH #
Personal spending and personal income remained flat last month. And, yes, unexpectedly. http://bit.ly/9lMIyR #


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- Gilead's MPP license for tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) patents
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Alliance for Fair Trade with India (AFTI): Ground zero for trade sanctions against IndiaSubmitted by James Love on 10. February 2014 - 9:56
The Alliance for Fair Trade with India (AFTI) was created in June 2013, to lobby for "increased action to address the erosion of intellectual property rights ("IPR") in India." According to the group, it is "comprised of organizations representing a range of U.S. industries adversely impacted by India's troubling and frequently discriminatory policies, including manufacturing, agriculture, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and beyond."
NFTC, a US trade association, asks USTR to sanction China for issuing and enforcing "junk patents" (2014 submission)Submitted by James Love on 9. February 2014 - 16:40
A February 7, 2014 Special 301 submission from the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) asks USTR to bring trade sanctions against China for granting and enforcing "junk patents." The NFTC also wants patent enforcement to be strickly a private civil remedy (Contrast to the USTR demands that countries implement linkage between drug registration and patents), and complains about China rules that would require employers to more fairly compensation the Chinese inventors they
KEI files comments with USTR on 2014 Special 301Submitted by James Love on 8. February 2014 - 9:11
Attached in the February 7, 2014, KEI Special 301 Submission.
KEI was a web page with more context on the Special 301 reports, including links to several submissions, and all Special 301 Reports from 1989 to 2013 (all that exist), here: http://keionline.org/ustr/special301
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On January 21, 2014, Ketaki Gokhale of Bloomberg published a story in Businessweek on disputes over drug patents. The story closed with a rather sinister quote attributed to Bayer CEO Marijn Dekkers, "We did not develop this medicine for Indians.
US International Trade Commission Hearing, "Trade, Investment, and Industrial Policies in India: Effects on the US Economy"Submitted by Claire Cassedy on 6. February 2014 - 15:35
Next week, the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) will hold a two-day hearing on "Trade, Investment, and Industrial Policies in India: Effects on the US Economy." The first session will take place Wednesday, February 12, 2014 at 1:00pm and the second session will convene on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 9:30am. Both sessions will be held at the ITC in the Main Hearing Room (room 101) at 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC.
Composition of the WIPO Coordination Committee: 83 countries invested with power to nominate the WIPO Director GeneralSubmitted by thiru on 3. February 2014 - 15:15
According to a press release issued by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on 6 December 2013, four candidatures for the post of Director General were received before the deadline for nominations (5 PM, 6 December 2013) expired.
The WIPO press release noted that,
The candidates are (in alphabetical order of names of candidates): Mr. Francis Gurry (Australia), Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama (Nigeria), Mr. Jüri Seilenthal (Estonia), and Mr. Alfredo Suescum (Panama).
WIPO norm-setting on IP and genetic resources: will impasse on mandatory disclosure and the nature of instrument be resolved?Submitted by thiru on 3. February 2014 - 9:31
It is crunch time for WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee on Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC). The 26th session meets from 3-7 February 2014 in Geneva. This week's session will focus on setting international norms for the protection of genetic resources against misappropriation and resolving two key areas of divergence: 1) the nature of the instrument and 2) the disclosure of origin requirement.
UPDATED- SCP20: Current state of play as countries clash on patents and health (WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents)Submitted by thiru on 31. January 2014 - 8:39
On Friday, 31 January 2014 (6:30 PM Geneva time) the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) resumed in plenary mode to discuss the facilitator's text (Mr. Victor Portelli, Australia) on the future work of this committee including activities on 1) Exceptions and Limitations to Patent Rights, 2) Quality of Patents, including Opposition Systems, 3) Patents and Health, 4 Confidentiality of communications between clients and their patent advisors and 5) Transfer of Technology.
SCP20: Kenyan intervention on Patents and HealthSubmitted by thiru on 28. January 2014 - 10:32
20TH Session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents
Statement by Kenya
Agenda Item No. 8: Patents and Health, 28th January 2014
Thank you Mr. Chairman for giving Kenya the floor.
Kenya supports the statement made by Algeria on behalf of the African Group and the proposal put forward by the Group and the DAG.
KEI Intervention at WIPO's SCP 20 on Patents and HealthSubmitted by thiru on 28. January 2014 - 5:45
KEI Intervention at SCP20 on Patents and Health
28 January 2014
Thank you Chair.
Intervention of India at EB134 expressing solidarity with the Republic of South Africa in light of PharmagateSubmitted by thiru on 27. January 2014 - 8:35
During heated discussions on the topic of access to essential medicines at the 134th session of the World Health Organization's Executive Board, India delivered the following statement on Thursday, 23 January 2014 expressing solidarity with the Republic of South Africa in light of the Pharmagate exposé.
SCP20: Opening statement of the European Union at WIPO's Standing Committee on the Law of Patents, 27 January 2014Submitted by thiru on 27. January 2014 - 8:25
On 27 January 2014, Greece, on behalf of the European Union, delivered this opening statement at the 20th session of WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP). The EU's priorities for WIPO's patent committee include quality of patents (including opposition systems), work sharing and confidentiality of communication between client and their patent advisors.
With respect to limitations and exceptions to patent rights, the EU said,
Intervention of the South Centre at EB134 expressing solidarity with the Republic of South Africa (English translation)Submitted by thiru on 24. January 2014 - 10:42
This is the English translation of the intervention delivered by the South Centre on Thursday, 23 January 2014 at the 134th session of the World Health Organization's Executive Board expressing solidarity with the Government of the Republic of South Africa following the Pharmagate exposé.
Thank you, Madam President, for giving us the floor.
HAI and Medicus Mundi statements at WHO EB on CEWG demonstration projectsSubmitted by James Love on 24. January 2014 - 9:31
Three NGOs, Medicus Mundi International, HAI and MSF, each read statements during the EB discussions on the CEWG demonstration projects. The statements were limited to 300 words, and NGOs were required to provide the text 24 hours before the agenda item, and obtain WHO approval of the content. KEI worked with HAI on its statement, and the Peoples Health Movement worked with MMI on its statement. The text of the HAI and MMI statements follow:
Health Action International (HAI) statement to EB 134 On agenda item 9.3, follow up to CEWG on financing and coordination
EB134: Statement of South Africa on Access to Essential Medicines (in the wake of Pharmagate)Submitted by thiru on 23. January 2014 - 17:20
On Thursday, 23 January 2014, Malebona Precious Matsoso (Director General of the South African National Department of Health) delivered the the following intervention at the 134th session of the World Health Organization's Executive Board under agenda item 9.7 on Access to essential medicines in response to the recent Pharmagate imbroglio.


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I started collecting the vintage vinyl that I used to listen to in Viet Nam back in the day. My wife told me I needed to build a storage unit so this is what I came up with. It's a 13" x 13" x 13" cube made from left over exotic wood shipping crates. I applied one coat of walnut oil to help protect it and help make the beauty of the wood stand out. It will hold around 75+ albums. No nails or staples, I used dowels in place of nails and a little tite bond lll. Thru trial & error I learned that I couldn't use nails or screws on the hardwood (cracked easily) and that I also couldn't hand drill the dowel holes. I had to use the drill press to keep the hole straight and true, but now I think I have a handle on the process. It's a pretty simple design and process. I also got to use my new branding iron.
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EPA Mining Decisions Favor Coal Industry
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Despite renewed vows to protect Appalachian waterways from the ravages of mountaintop coal mining, the Environmental Protection Agency has recently authorized a number of pending mountaintop permits that will bury dozens of streams in the nation's oldest mountain range. The move has left mining supporters cheering the federal endorsement of a popular extraction method, environmentalists wondering if the Obama administration truly intends to prioritize water quality concerns above those of the powerful coal industry, and both sides unsure what to expect of mountaintop permitting in the future.
After reviewing 48 pending Appalachian mining applications in recent weeks, the EPA has rejected just six over concerns that the projects would harm local water supplies. Most of the approved projects, EPA says, are surface mines, including some mountaintop removal projects. Combined, EPA concedes, the operations will fill scores of Appalachian valleys with mining waste — a process that will bury miles (some say hundreds of miles) of seasonal mountain streams with debris and sludge known to carry heavy metals and other toxins likely to wash to communities below. The news has caused many strip-mining opponents to worry that the agency has backtracked on earlier vows to put science and the health of ecosystems at the forefront of its permitting decisions.
"A wave of new mountaintop removal coal mines would represent a leap in the wrong direction," Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope said in a statement. "With the bulldozers and explosives standing by in Appalachia, the Obama administration should take bold action to protect communities, streams and mountains before it's too late."
The process of mountaintop mining occurs when companies blast away the tops of mountains to get at the thin coal seams nestled inside. The unwanted rock and soil is pushed into adjacent valleys, many of which are home to tiny streams — the headwaters of larger bodies of water below. The strategy is popular for its efficiency: Not only does it allow the companies to scrape away more coal, but it also requires fewer workers to get the job done. The process places greater reliance on the productivities of dynamite and heavy machinery. Opponents argue that it comes at too high a price, ruining water supplies and causing flooding that threatens the communities nearby.
The debate is emblematic of the problems facing the young Obama administration as it tries to make good on promises to protect the environment by blunting the impact of the nation's coal mining operations, while also being careful not to tread too heavily on the industry, which employs thousands of Appalachian-state workers and provides more than half the country's electricity.
Indeed, roughly 45 percent of West Virginia's coal is extracted using mountaintop mining techniques, according to a recent report from the National Mining Association. Throughout Appalachia, the process supports more than 14,000 mining jobs, NMA says.
Symptomatic of the administration's dilemma have been a series of see-saw moves from the EPA this year over its approach to the controversial mining strategy. Under the Bush administration, the agency left permitting decisions largely to the discretion of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In March, however, EPA indicated it would play a much more active role in the process, announcing a halt to several pending surface-mine projects in West Virginia and Kentucky after finding that those operations would ruin local streams in violation of the Clean Water Act. Some environmentalists embraced the announcement as an end to mountaintop projects, but the agency was quick to clarify that its renewed scrutiny of mining applications would not prevent most of those projects from moving forward.
Evidence that the agency doesn't intend to put an end to mountaintop mining arrived last Friday, when Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) announced that EPA had signed off on 42 of the 48 projects it's reviewed this year. Of those, EPA says, 34 are surface operations, including instream, high wall, contour and mountaintop removal projects. Rahall, who chairs the House Natural Resources Committee, said it was "unfortunate" that the EPA's original announcement was misinterpreted to be a moratorium on new mountaintop permits, arguing the importance of a quick and coordinated review process.
"[T]he coal industry cannot comply with a moving target," Rahall said in a statement last week. "Having regulatory stability is vitally important to the industry, its workers, and those of us who reside in the coalfields of southern West Virginia. It is also equally important to environmental protection."
Yet the announcement has left many environmentalists to wonder how EPA distinguished between the 42 projects it approved and the six it rejected. Indeed, if blowing the tops off of mountains and filling scores of valleys with toxic fill is not considered an environmental concern, many are curious what criteria the EPA are using to inform its decisions.
"How do you environmentally — safely — destroy a mountain, destroy a community?" asked Janet Keating, executive director of the West Virginia-based Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition. Keating said selenium and other toxins leached from debris dumped in stream beds have produced fish with both eyes growing on the same side of their heads — and worse.
"People are literally dying, they're being poisoned by coal waste," she said. "Someone in charge needs to put a stop to this once and for all."
And it's not only opponents of mountaintop mining who are scratching their heads over precisely where the Obama administration's EPA stands on the issue of mountaintop permits. Carol Raulston, spokeswoman for the National Mining Association, said the industry, while encouraged by the recent approvals, is as confused as environmentalists about the judgments behind them. "The process is still lacking in transparency," Raulston said. "It's not at all clear what the ultimate objective is."
In a statement issued Friday, EPA spokeswoman Adora Andy said the agency is using "the best science" as it sifts through roughly 200 pending mining applications — including the 48 that have already been reviewed — that have been backlogged for legal reasons.
"EPA's understanding is that none of the [42 approved] projects would permanently impact high value streams that flow year round," Andy said. "By contrast, EPA has opposed six permits because they all would result in significant adverse impacts to high value streams, involve large numbers of valley fills, and impact watersheds with extensive previous mining impacts."
That explanation has brought into question what exactly constitutes a "high value stream." Jennifer Chavez, an attorney at Earth Justice, an environmental group, said that even waterways that flow only part of the year are vital to downstream habitats and communities, and should therefore be considered by EPA's decision makers.
"We certainly don't buy into the notion that one stream is more high value than another," Chavez said. "You can't just erase one part of a stream and claim that that part wasn't performing any valuable function."
Yet Chavez was quick to point out that, despite the recent approvals, it remains unclear where EPA will ultimately come down on mountaintop mining. "There's clearly a lot of confusion here," she said. "What EPA is intending to do is really up in the air."
Cindy Rank, who chairs the mining committee at the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, echoed that message, saying that the 48 projects reviewed thus far are mostly small, less controversial operations. When EPA gets around to looking at the larger projects, she said, observers on all sides of the debate will get a clearer picture of how the agency intends to approach the contentious issue.
It wasn't supposed to be so confusing. On the campaign trail, then-Sen. Obama had vowed, in no uncertain terms, to promote better ways to extract the coal on which the nation relies for most of its electricity.
"We're tearing up the Appalachian Mountains because of our dependence on fossil fuels," he said on a stop in Lexington, Ky., in 2007. "We have to find more environmentally sound ways of mining coal, than simply blowing the tops off mountains."
Among the myriad criticisms from opponents of the mountaintop process are claims that it exacerbates flooding, as heavy rains run straight down the sides of deforested mountains rather than soaking into the spongy soils of wooded inclines. Indeed, many blame heavy flooding in southern West Virginia earlier this month on the mining and timber operations of the region.
Rahall, for his part, dismissed the notion that mining could have contributed to that episode, arguing in local papers that "there was nowhere in these narrow valleys that we have in southern West Virginia for the water to go but to overflow the banks." This week, Rahall joined other West Virginia lawmakers in securing $2 million in federal help for flood repairs.
Rahall's office did not respond to a call for comment.
In many respects, the debate is one pitting an environmentalist David against the dual Goliaths of the mining industry and the electric companies that rely on cheap coal. Rahall accepted nearly $22,000 from the coal mining industry in the 2008 election cycle, with West Virginia colleague Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R) raking in more than $58,000, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. In the coal country of Virginia, Rep. Rick Boucher (D), who recently secured enormous benefits for coal companies in the House climate change bill, accepted nearly $38,000 from the industry over that span, and Rep. Geoff Davis (R-Ky.) pulled in another $26,000, CRP found.
Across the Capitol, West Virginia Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D) accepted nearly $100,000 from coal mining companies in the 2008 cycle, according to CRP, while Kentucky's Mitch McConnell (R) pulled in more than $164,000. West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D), a former coal broker, has also been a stalwart defender of the industry. Faced with that degree of spending and lawmaker support, mountaintop removal opponents say there's little mystery why Appalachia's mining companies seem more often than not to get their way.
"That's why it's happening," said Keating of the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition. "The politics here are as dirty as they get."
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Comment posted May 26, 2009 @ 12:26 pm
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Comment posted May 26, 2009 @ 11:46 pm
The new name of the EPA is EDA – the Environmental Destruction Agency. The name change became necessary after the agency became infected with political cancer cells from the Bush regime. Although under treatment now, the agency's condition is most likely terminal.
Comment posted May 28, 2009 @ 6:30 am
If anyone thinks obama is for the people this is an article that shows the lie to that statement.How many lifes will be lost as cancer destroys the appalachian people while coal mine owner benefit.
Comment posted May 28, 2009 @ 7:01 am
Isn't it amazing that you all used coal powered electricity to voice your complaint against the evil coal industry. Everyone who uses electricity contributes to the demand for coal. The plus of shutting down the coal companies is that at least we won't have to listen to your whining about the issue.
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[...] EPA Mining Decisions Favor Coal Industry Despite renewed vows to protect Appalachian waterways from the ravages of mountaintop coal mining, the Environmental Protection Agency has recently authorized a number of pending mountaintop permits that will bury dozens of streams in the nation's oldest mountain range. The move has left mining supporters cheering the federal endorsement of a popular extraction method, environmentalists wondering if the Obama administration truly intends to prioritize water quality concerns above those of the powerful coal industry, and both sides unsure what to expect of mountaintop permitting in the future. Washington Independent [...]
Comment posted May 31, 2009 @ 9:17 pm
In West Virginia electricity is 5.3 cents a kilowatt hour, about as cheap as it gets in the US. Someone once said when something is cheap as dirt it tends to get treated like dirt. Nature in West Virginia doesn't seem to fair much better. West Virginians use an astounding 17,000 kWh per person per year–nearly triple what a Californian uses. But somehow California has lower poverty rates and Californians have a much standard of living–all with a fraction of coal as an energy supply. More than 150 years of coal and poverty. That surface coal is good for 20 or 30 years more. Then what will you have? What will your children have?
Nobody's whining.
Monica V.
Comment posted June 1, 2009 @ 4:17 am
In West Virginia electricity is 5.3 cents a kilowatt hour, about as cheap as it gets in the US. Someone once said when something is cheap as dirt it tends to get treated like dirt. Nature in West Virginia doesn't seem to fair much better. West Virginians use an astounding 17,000 kWh per person per year–nearly triple what a Californian uses. But somehow California has lower poverty rates and Californians have a much standard of living–all with a fraction of coal as an energy supply. More than 150 years of coal and poverty. That surface coal is good for 20 or 30 years more. Then what will you have? What will your children have?
Nobody's whining.
Monica V.
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[...] I'm not entirely well-versed on the Administration's policy on mountaintop mining, but to the extent that I do come across the various proposals, they have vacillated back and forth a bit. Last April it seemed like an EPA rule on the practice, which entails blowing off the top of a mountain to extract resources, allowing debris to flow into streams and water supplies, would effectively ban it. Yet, several large-scale projects moved forward at the same time. And before the April rule, the EPA allowed some mountaintop mining permits. [...]
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It's a bit last minute, but I'm looking for a partner for moderates in Yosemite this weekend. The weather looks good, and it should be pretty quiet since it's Superbowl weekend.
Kevin, are you only free on the weekend? can you climb on Mon/Tue this coming week? i'm down for the Valley if so... cheers.
Yep, I've only got Sat and Sunday to climb :-(
I'm up for climbing in the Valley most weekends with a little notice. I live in South Lake Tahoe. I'm just starting a new job on monday but will be in Yosemite @ Feb 15 for about a week. I could be looking for a partner ( my wife isn't so happy about solo aid) call or text me @ 530 307 2825 Tom
That could work, Tom. Sent you a PM.
This weekend is looking good, and again, I'm looking for a partner for Sat and/or Sun. I'd lead 8s and 9s or follow easy 10s. Working wide cracks is also of interest, but I'm flexible.
kevin, i'm available for both days. lead mid-10's. amy 831 227 9503


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What is a nooner? No, not that. But I'm sure many of us know what a nooner is. If you don't, just Google it.
The word I'm saying is, "SOONER". Sooner. As in the Oklahoma Sooners. You know, the football team Iowa State is: 5-69-2 against all time.
Yeah, that's bad. But OU has Bob Stoops. Nobody can rock the visor like that guy!
As we all know, we are welcoming the #12 Oklahoma Sooners from Norman, Oklahoma. It is obvious that ISU has been torn apart by the Oklahoma football program year after year. The last win being in 1990. Yawozers!
And this year proves no easy task against the Sooners once again. I tend to not be the greatest at predicting games, so rather than stats, I figured... Why not do a little research about the history behind a team coming to Ames that has been known for thrashing us. So here's the answer to the question you all deep down are wondering.
Settlers moved west ward across the Mighty Mississippi when the new land was discovered. Caulk the wagon and float! (Oregon Trail reference). The famous Lousianna Purchase made this possible, and later followed by the Homestead Act implemented by Abe Lincoln. As settlers settled into our home state of Iowa, there was still much land between Iowa and California unsettled. Oklahoma was an unsettled territory, famously known as "Indian Territory". The state is still very big into the rich Native American heritage. The Homstead Act stated this: provided that a legal settler could claim 160 acres of public land, and those who lived on and improved the claim for five years, could receive title of that land. Cause, hell, it's Oklahoma. Almost as boring as Nebraska... and Kansas!
April 22nd, 1889, was a historical day of chaos. A pistol was fired at high noon and settlers could make their claim of free land and begin a new life. This is a direct quote from SoonerSports.com (Citing my work, not plagiarism. I gave you credit):
One of the few rules to claiming land was that all participants were to start at the same time. Those who went too soon were called "Sooners". Sooners were often deputy marshals, land surveyors, railroad employees, and others who were able to legally enter the territory early to mark out choice pieces of land for themselves or others.
This is when the Sooner name stuck. A sooner was a person recognized as being self-motivated, progressive, and energetic. Which was an icon of newly founded American West. What I think is cool is that Oklahoma's nickname pertains to their history. I was thinking about other schools in Div. 1, but I couldn't really think of any so iconic to their state. Cyclones (if in a tornado aspect), fits the state well. Although I love Cy, he is a cardinal. And that's not even our state bird.
This was just a little history lesson about the Oklahoma Sooners and how they obtained their nickname. The link below goes to the "Sooner Schooner" which is a covered wagon pulled by horses at OU football games. Once again, this displays the history of the state. And I just had to add a second link of an attempt to display your school... good god almighty OU...
Thanks to SoonerSports.com for the information.


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Man shot seven times in Kensington
The shooting happened about 9:30 p.m. Sunday on the 2900 block of Frankford Avenue.
Kingsessing hit-and-run driver sought
Police described the striking vehicle in the Kingsessing hit-and-run accident as a black 2000-2004 Jeep Cherokee.
Woman critically injured in North Philadelphia stabbing
The victim, 31, sustained six stab wounds to her neck and chest.
Man critically injured in Feltonville car vs. bus accident
The driver whose car slammed into the rear of a SEPTA bus sustained face and leg injuries.
Man critically injured in Wilmington shooting
A 21-year-old Wilmington, Del., man was shot several times as he sat on the steps in front of his home Tuesday evening.
Fishtown accident leaves one in critical condition
A two-vehicle accident in Philadelphia's Fishtown section left one person in extremely critical condition.
TV falls on Cedarbrook toddler's head
A television fell on a toddler's head in the city's Cedarbrook section Wednesday night, leaving the 2-year-old boy in critical condition.


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Country Music's Sara Evans Talks About Giving Back at the 2012 CMT Music Awards
June 4, 2012 at 4:02 pm , by Ron Kelly
One could say there's a lot of buzz around this year's CMT One Country spokesperson. Just as Sara Evans is about to start a chat with me about her role with the country music station's volunteer initiative, she's stung by a bee. "It's good," Evans casually assures me, barely missing a beat. "It's a little swollen but I'm fine. I'm gonna live." Her stoic resilience really shouldn't come as a surprise. After all, this is the singer of the can't-keep-me-down anthem "A Little Bit Stronger," a National Celebrity Cabinet member of the American Red Cross and the mom of a blended family of 7 children, all ranging in age from 7 to 13. So while the bee might have picked the wrong lady to mess with, CMT on the other hand seems to have chosen wisely.
"Well, CMT viewers are country fans and country fans are without a doubt, in my opinion, the most charitable, giving, caring, down-home people," says Evans, who'll be shouting out to CMT One Country's volunteer efforts this Wednesday during the 2012 CMT Music Awards. "I'm a farm kid from a town of 1,200 people in Missouri," Evans continues. "Everything about me speaks to exactly what country fans are. And my mom was really big on always inviting people over and feeding people, helping them out, giving away our clothes—just everything she could do to help people less fortunate than us."
As she looks forward to her work with CMT One Country, Evans is especially drawn to one of the initiative's ongoing six partnerships. "I love the BackPack Program," she says, referring to Feeding America's growing effort to get bags of nutritious and easy-to-prepare food to students who are struggling with hunger issues at home. Each year, bags of food assembled at more than 150 local food banks are distributed at the end of the week to nearly 230,000 children. "The fact that there are people who can't afford school lunches just blows me away," Evans says, "so I'd like to get more involved with that. It's a really nice, really sweet program." (It's also sweet that, in lieu of providing pricey artist gift bags to those appearing at their awards show, CMT makes a group donation to the BackPack Program at Feeding America's local Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.)
In addition to being on hand to promote the CMT One Country initiative during Wednesday night's award show, Evans also has the honor of competing in the Female Video of the Year category, in which she's nominated for "My Heart Can't Tell You No." Asked whom she'd favor in her category other than herself, Evans' decision comes pretty easily. "I'd probably have to go with Miranda Lambert, [nominated for "Over You"]," she says. "She's just cool. I met her when she was on Nashville Star and I told her she was going to win. She was so sweet and I like her because she's remained very humble and down-to-earth. And I think she has a really cool voice."
Believe it or not, picking an outfit for the awards seems to be the biggest source of stress for Evans, who is currently headlining concert dates across the country and gearing up to promote "Anywhere," her newest single. "I swear to you, I literally will pick [my outfit] out an hour before the show. I'm such a country girl, so low-maintenance," the songstress says, before poking a little fun at how she handles the whole fashion decision-making process. "Maybe it's because I think I'm just so beautiful that everything's going to look great. Maybe I'm just that delusional," she offers with a laugh. Well, we don't buy that for a minute—and we have a feeling she'll look positively buzzworthy in whatever she chooses to wear.
The 2012 CMT Music Awards, hosted by Toby Keith and Kristen Bell, air live on Wednesday, June 6, at 8 p.m. ET. Viewers can vote in the Video of the Year category throughout the telecast.
Categories: Entertainment, Ladies' Lounge | Tags: charity, CMT, CMT Music Awards, CMT One Country, Feeding America, Nashville, Red Cross, Sara Evans, volunteerism | No Comments
LHJ Hits the CMT Music Awards Red Carpet
June 6, 2011 at 9:09 am , by Ron Kelly
Nashville is gearing up to host its biggest party of the year and I'm just about busting out of my boots. On Wednesday, I'll be joining in on the fun by camping out on the CMT Music Awards red carpet. I'll, of course, be gawking at the scene's hottest acts as they arrive for the show, but also asking them the questions you want to know. It's country music's fan-voted awards show, after all, so we thought the fans (our readers!) should also weigh in on what we should ask. Be sure to follow me on Twitter at rckcountrycat so you can keep up with all the excitement in real time.
Some really big names are going to be there: host Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Sugarland, Luke Bryan, Sara Evans, the Zac Brown Band, Shania Twain, American Idols' Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina and more. Even Justin Bieber (who's nominated with Rascal Flatts for Collaborative Video of the Year) will be there!
So let me know your questions for the nominees and presenters. Fire away and post them below. I'll do my best to get as many answered on the red carpet as I can. And if you just want to weigh in on who you think should win, let us hear that as well.
In the meantime, continue on after the jump for some videos from the talented acts that will be joining LHJ and CMT for our second annual afternoon of Do Good volunteering at Feeding America's Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee. We'll be partnering with CMT One Country to help stuff backpacks for Feeding America's BackPack program, which provides nutritious food to those school children who need it most. In fact, instead of giving out those pricey gift bags full of electronics and other goodies most awards shows give out to talent, CMT opts to make a generous donation to the BackPack program instead. It's a great idea, and we're thrilled about helping prep the much needed backpacks for distribution.
Check out the amazing talent we have joining us at out volunteer afternoon at Feeding America, including Steel Magnolia, who are up for best Duo Video of the Year for "Last Night Again" at this year's CMT Music Awards. We were lucky enough to have Josh and Meghan visit us in the office this year to do a rockin' acoustic set for our staff. To see videos from the other great artists (Crystal Bowersox, Jimmy Wayne, Carter's Chord, Margaret Durante and Coldwater Jane) we're excited to have joining us for our volunteer adventure, read on after the jump:
Categories: Do Good, Entertainment, Family, Fashion, Fun, Ladies' Lounge | Tags: American Idol, CMT, country music, Feeding America, Jason Aldean, Justin Bieber, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Lauren Alaina, Luke Bryan, Nashville, Rascal Flatts, red carpet, Sara Evans, Scotty MCreery, Shania Twain, Sugarland, Zac Brown | 2 Comments