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What's 9 million tons of toxic slag more?
What's the penalty for dumping 9 million tons of toxic slag into a Washington lake? For Teck Cominco, that day of reckoning will probably be delayed years longer. The Canadian mining and smelting company, which has polluted Washington's Lake Roosevelt beyond recognition, filed an appeal January 14th of the U.S. District Court decision that found it liable for environmental damage caused by its Trail, B.C. smelter. The 9th Circuit wants briefs filed this spring, but it hasn't set a court date for the case.
After it eventually rules, the next stop will presumably be the U.S. Supreme Court. Assuming that the state and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, which won last month's District Court decision, eventually prevail, they'll still have to prove ongoing damage to natural resources and the cost of yet-to-be-determined remedial steps.
While there are still plenty of unknowns in this case though, they do not include the basics. Teck admits that its Trail operation has dumped toxics-bearing slag into the upper Columbia River, which has carried it across the border into Lake Roosevelt. In October, the company admitted to a host of factual details, avoiding an anticipated month-long trial and providing material for U.S. District Judge Lonny R. Suko's findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Suko found that "[b]etween 1930 and 1995, Teck discharged at least 9.97 million tons of slag directly into the Columbia River. . . . According to Teck's General Manager of Lead Operations, [the company] discarded approximately 400 tons of slag directly into the Columbia River every day. Teck concedes the 9.97 million tons of slag discarded into the river contained 7,300 tons of lead and 255,000 tons of zinc. . . . At least 8.7 million . . . [tons] have] been transported by the Columbia River . . . into Washington." And that's not all.
The Trail operation also dumped effluent dissolved or suspended in water. "Teck concedes the effluent discarded into the Columbia River from 1923-2005 contained approximately 132,000 tons of hazardous substances, including 108,000 tons of zinc, 22,000 tons of lead, 200 tons of mercury, 1,700 tons of cadmium and 270 tons of arsenic."
The company also knew perfectly well that its wastes ended up downstream: "Teck's Trail leadership assumed that both slag and effluent went downstream, across the border and into Lake Roosevelt," Suko wrote. "Teck employees generally claimed that they did not know where the slag went after it was discarded into the Columbia River, [but] Teck's documents indicate otherwise. They confirm that for decades its leadership knew its slag and effluent flowed from Trail downstream and are now found in Lake Roosevelt and, nonetheless, Teck continued discharging wastes into the Columbia River."
Basically, the company used Lake Roosevelt as a dump site: "It 'was not only the inevitable consequence, but the very purpose' of Teck's disposal practices that the substances would come to be located at the [upper Columbia River] Site."
The company also realized that the wastes weren't exactly benign. "By the 1980s, Teck recognized its discharges were having impacts in the Upper Columbia River. Teck's Manager of Environmental Control . . . noted that samples taken downstream of the Trail facility showed that metals were leaching from Teck's slag. He also noted an absence of aquatic life." Not a decline or even a sharp drop. An absence.
The only real question before Suko was whether or not the U.S. Superfund law, CERCLA, could reach across the border to nail Teck Cominco for damages. "We had a very minimal burden," explains Assistant Attorney General Kristie Elliott, who has handled the case for the state. The plaintiffs "just [had] to show there is contamination at the site and there is a connection to a party." They did.
This isn't the first time Washingtonians have complained about waste products spilling across the border from Trail. Back in 1931, the International Joint Commission (established by treaty in 1909) decided that airborne sulfur dioxide from Trail had damaged coniferous trees and hay and grain crops in Washington, for which Canada should pay the U.S. $350,000. Seven years later, an arbitration tribunal decided that the smelter had continued to cause harm south of the border and awarded the United States $78,000 more.
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Thanks for this informative update. The Trail Smelter Case is an important and fascinating saga that cuts across nearly the entire spectrum of international environmental law. Last time I looked, about six scholarly books had been written on its various aspects. It perfectly epitomizes the classic conflict between the need to remedy trans-border environmental impacts and the exclusive jurisdictional claims of nation states based on sovereignty, a conflict that seems no closer to resolution now than in 1900.
Even if the damage suit succeeds in the US federal courts, one has to wonder whether a unilateral solution to an international conflict can ever be effectively enforced. And also about the precedential implications of success. This suit, if successful, could open the door to similar claims by Mexico for degradation of the Colorado River, which originates in the US and terminates south of the border. One imagines that Colorado River downstream damage claims could easily dwarf those at stake in Trail Smelter.
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Anyone who passes through Trail, which is really an attractive little town, should absolutely take the smelter tour. Back in the '90's they would take you to amazing places, like out on catwalks above the gigantic ore roasting drums, and down into the black depths of the lead drossing pits, a scene straight of Hephaestian mythology if ever there was. No way would you ever be allowed anywhere near such scenes south of the 49th parallel.
The tours were even led by refreshingly non-PR indoctrinated retired union guys who didn't pull any punches or shy away from telling what it was really like to work there in the old days. Stories of the workers in the zinc electrolysis bath operations whose sinuses were eaten way by sulfuric acid fumes were just one of many interesting tales to be heard.
Although I hear they have gotten a little leery about bringing people down into the drossing pits, and the tours may no longer always be led by real union guys, the place is still utterly amazing. The sheer scale and nature of what they do there is fascinating. The picture with this article does not begin to convey the vastness of the place. We're talking serious heavy industry here, unlike anything else I know of in the NW. Unforgettable would not be an exaggeration. I believe they run tours every day at 10 a.m. starting at the "Teck Info Centre" in downtown Trail, below the smelter. Maybe you don't want to drink the water downstream from it, but by all means, see it and believe it!
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Institute for Animal Health statement in response to the HSE report, Spratt review and Epidemiology report regarding probable release of FMD virus from the Pirbright site
7 September 2007
The Institute for Animal Health (IAH) welcomes the findings of the HSE and Spratt investigations, and the Epidemiological report which have helped to clarify the complex circumstances surrounding how FMD virus might have escaped from the Pirbright site which the Institute shares with Merial Animal Health.
We also welcome the reports' recommendations, implementation of which will help to reduce the likelihood of such a serious event happening again. The wider issues addressed by these investigations have identified further steps that can be taken to prevent repetition of what appears to have happened in this incident.
The Institute wishes to clarify what it sees as two related but not necessarily causally linked issues. Firstly, the probable source and transmission of virus responsible for the outbreak of FMD in Surrey this year and, secondly, the implications of the whole episode in terms of wider improved biosecurity at the Pirbright site.
- There has been much comment about the drains. IAH management of the drains on the site is predicated on virus material being inactivated before entering them, in line with its SAPO4 licence. IAH and its Governing Body are reassured that the investigations found no evidence that the Institute's laboratories are the source of the leak or that virus escaped from the Institute's laboratories, and considered both to be unlikely.
- In the scenario suggested by the investigators to be the most likely cause of the outbreak, live virus has somehow entered the drains. This clearly means that all future biosecurity measures must take greater account of the integrity of the drains than hitherto.
Following agreement with Defra and Merial, work on the Pirbright site has already begun to address this, including the completion of protective lining to the drains including the one implicated in the reports, and sealing of manhole covers.
The Institute will implement all other outstanding recommendations of the HSE and Spratt reports, as they apply to IAH, as soon as possible.
Notes to editors
IAH is a company limited by guarantee, with an independent Governing Body. It has charitable status and is sponsored by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.
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I have given this recipe out many times so I thought that I would put it on here for easy reference. I use this recipe all the time, it bakes up nice and firm but is still moist and fluffy. It is perfect for 2- 8"cakes and 1- 10" cake.Firm Chocolate Cake
- 1 Devils Food Cake Mix (I use whatever kind of choc. cake I have on hand) 1 (4 serving size) instant choc pudding mix 1 cup sour cream 1/2 cup cooking oil 1/2 cup water 4 eggs 1 1/2 semi-sweet choc chips (I never add the choc chips unless it is requested)
- In large bowl combine all ingredients except choc chips (if using them). Beat 4 min. Fold in chips. (I just beat by hand for 2 min. until I feel that it is well incorporated). Bake at 350 until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- The batter is very thick but I think that, that is why it holds together so well. And, I would bake it for the recommended time on the package and then do the toothepick test to see if it is done. Then I usually add 5 min or so each time before I check it again. It usually needs more time to bake then a regular cake mix would need all by itself. Hope you enjoy it!


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1. Michael Vick says there's a 100 percent chance he'll play this week against San Francisco.
2. Marques Colston is back practicing and is ready to return to the Saints after missing just two weeks with a broken collarbone.
3. Arian Foster is ready to jump back in and start for Houston this week against Pittsburgh's tough run defense.
4. Antonio Cromartie and Nick Mangold aren't practicing for the Jets.
5. Things don't look good for Antonio Gates, either.
6. Despite injuring his ankle in Week 3, Brandon Flowers might have a chance to play for Kansas City against Minnesota Sunday.
7. Frank Gore and Michael Crabtree were limited today for the 49ers. Both should play Sunday, but my expectations aren't high in Philadelphia.
8. In Detroit, Nick Fairley might have to wait another week to make his NFL debut.
9. Albert Haynesworth is back for the Patriots, but Logan Mankins is sidelined and Aaron Hernandez is still out.
10. There's a chance the Rams get Danny Amendola back for this week's game against Washington. Steven Jackson is also making progress in St. Louis.
11. There's a lot of uncertainty surrounding Beanie Wells in Arizona.
12. A lot to watch for Packers fans. Bryan Bulaga, Ryan Grant, Clay Matthews and Charles Woodson missed practice Wednesday.
13. Despite injuring his hamstring against the Jets, Darren McFadden is practicing.
14. Here's a good trade-off for the Giants: Mario Manningham is back, Brandon Stokley is out.
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Seller Information Page - Powerhouse Fitness
About us
Powerhouse Fitness is a trading name of Laidir Leisure Ltd, a Private Limited Company Registered in Scotland (No.SC71827).
Laidir Leisure Limited was established in 1980 by David P. Webster OBE. The word "Laidir" is Scottish Gaelic for "Strength", which is very fitting for David, as the Scottish Highland Games, strength training and weightlifting continue to be his greatest passion. David is a world renowned historian of weightlifting, strength sports and highland games, and has been involved in sport and fitness since the 1940's. He is author of over 40 books, is a world record holder, and was awarded an OBE for services to sport from Her Majesty the Queen at a ceremony in Buckingham Palace in 1995.
At 84 years of age, after a lifetime dedicated to sport and "physical culture", David has been appointed President of the Commonwealth Games Committee for Scotland and looks forward to being Host President when then Games come to Glasgow in 2014.
In 1983 David's son Nigel joined the business and in 1986 David junior joined him. In 1986 the company adopted the trading name 'Powerhouse Fitness'.
In 1987, Powerhouse Fitness launched their first fitness store in Glasgow. In the early years, the company focused on commercial fitness products for sports clubs and gyms, while building a retail base in Glasgow. Powerhouse Fitness has gone from strength to strength, and with 12 shops now has the greatest national network of Specialist Fitness Stores in the UK.
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Delivery Service - *** IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT LARGE ITEMS ***
Our one man delivery service delivers your purchase to ground level. Depending on the delivery company and their individual health and safety policy, this may mean your goods are delivered to kerb side. Our delivery does not include the driver taking your purchase upstairs internally or externally. Drivers are not insured to enter your property. Our one man delivery service may require assistance from you to assist or move the goods from the drop off point into your home.
Please do not ask the delivery driver to lift heavy items without sufficient manpower, as this will often be in breach of Health & Safety legislation.
Powerhouse Fitness use a number of couriers for delivery of 'large items'. Delivery often only includes delivery to the kerbside immediately adjacent to the couriers vehicle. Most couriers regard inside delivery as an extra service and as such this is not included with all delivery options. It may be necessary for you to assist or move merchandise into your home. This is especially relevant if you live in a block of flats as couriers will only deliver to the ground floor entrance to the block.
Where possible, we recommend paying for two man delivery and installation on large items.
What is two man delivery?
This service is available for large items. Subject to good and safe access, the courier will place the product in the ground floor room of your choice. Please note: Due to Health & Safety regulations deliveries above or below ground floor are at the carriers discretion and are not guaranteed. This includes steps that are immediately outside the premises and are required to climb in order to gain access to the property.
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Scottish Highlands, Northern Ireland and all UK Islands may incur an additional charge and take longer. This includes postcodes beginning AB30, AB31, AB33. AB34, AB35, AB44, AB45, AB51, AB52, AB53 and AB54.
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While we will make every endeavour to deliver your products on time, we cannot accept liability for any incidental expenses caused by late, failed or damaged deliveries, or for any damage caused to property while delivering or installing your goods or any loss of earnings.
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We are happy to refund or exchange any product* returned within 28 days of purchase, as long as it is returned in its original state, unused and in original packaging. Proof of purchase is required. We will not be liable for any shipping costs incurred for returned goods.
We must be notified of your intention to cancel in writing. These options also do not apply to any nutritional supplements, software, DVDs, videos or books where the security or outer seals have been broken. Mail Order Returns/Ex. Display Models are classed as 'one off' 'special order' items. Any free gifts received with your order must be returned if an order is cancelled.
*This does not affect your rights if the product is faulty or misdescribed.
The cost of postage, packaging and insurance to return the goods will be borne by the customer and goods must be received by us in perfect condition and in their original packaging. The cost of delivering the goods will be deducted from any refund. There may be a re-stocking charge. If goods are not received back in perfect condition and in their original packaging, Powerhouse reserve the right not to accept the goods at our warehouse and/or not to issue a refund or credit. Any costs to redeliver the goods will be payable in advance by the customer. If the goods have been removed from their original packaging or assembled, your right to cancel may be forfeited.
Our standard 30 day online return options apply to goods purchased for domestic use only. These options do not apply to equipment purchased for use by a business, commercial equipment, or for any 'special order' items. Special order items, are goods that are not normally stocked by Powerhouse and have had to be ordered specifically for a customer.
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Customer service opening hours* 830am - 5pm Monday - Thursday. 9am - 430pm Friday
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57 Beardmore Way
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Cookbook creator says: Get cheaper veggies! Submitted by CHELLESHOCKED Carbs: 28.6g | Fat: 6g | Fiber: 4.8g | Protein: 23.5g | Calories: 263.4
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Cookbook creator says: Good for parties! Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 7.8g | Fat: 2.6g | Fiber: 0.9g | Protein: 1.3g | Calories: 56.8
Smoky from the cumin with a hidden serving of vegetables, this dip is equally delicious in a burrito as it is spread on tortilla chips. Submitted by STEPFANIER Carbs: 5.3g | Fat: 0.7g | Fiber: 1.7g | Protein: 1.7g | Calories: 32.9
These hunger-busting bars are ready in a snap, and they're perfect for a hike or an after-workout snack. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 22.3g | Fat: 8.2g | Fiber: 3.6g | Protein: 12.3g | Calories: 206.7
Not too sweet but not too healthy, these delightful muffins are equally delicious for breakfast or dessert. Submitted by FIREFLY75 Carbs: 16.1g | Fat: 0.6g | Fiber: 1.5g | Protein: 2.4g | Calories: 91.7
These grab-and-go bars could not be simpler to make! At over 15 grams of protein per bar, they would make a great breakfast or post-workout snack. Submitted by CTCLOUGH Carbs: 12.8g | Fat: 11.1g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 15.5g | Calories: 221
Don't run out the door without breakfast! Grab a portable, delcious, and nutritious breakfast cookie. Submitted by COFFEEBEANS Carbs: 16.2g | Fat: 5g | Fiber: 1.2g | Protein: 2.1g | Calories: 111.1
Guiltless high-fiber, high-protein brownies. Submitted by GENEVIVA Carbs: 8.9g | Fat: 3.4g | Fiber: 2.7g | Protein: 4.1g | Calories: 79.2
These pumpkin muffins are so simple to make. They will fill your house with a sweet aroma, too! Submitted by LORILARSENRN Carbs: 24.4g | Fat: 0.4g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 2.9g | Calories: 113.8
Packed with flavor but not carbs, this dessert is sure to please! Submitted by SLAPOJACKS Carbs: 10.6g | Fat: 1.3g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 0.4g | Calories: 48.8
These moist banana muffins are studded with crunchy walnutsand serve up almost 8 grams of protein each! Submitted by COLORADORNR Carbs: 20.8g | Fat: 14.1g | Fiber: 1.8g | Protein: 7.8g | Calories: 226.8
A simple, hearty meat-free meal. Pair with a green salad, and dinner is ready. Submitted by CHEF_MEG Carbs: 45.6g | Fat: 1.5g | Fiber: 7.6g | Protein: 8.8g | Calories: 213.1
This frozen yogurt is better than the premium stuff you buy at the store-and much less expensive. A little time consuming, but really easy to make, this frozen yogurt treat is delicious and perfect for those special occasions. Submitted by BERRYMAC Carbs: 29.2g | Fat: 15.5g | Fiber: 2.5g | Protein: 10.5g | Calories: 284.4


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Preliminary diagnostic report of Flagler County's 147.300 analog repeater located at the Sheriff's Office.
(Left) "Yikes.. RG-58 on the RECEIVER…!!" (Right) And Bob Pickering can't believe his eyes
(Left) Analyzing the Antenna and Feedline (Right) We replaced the receiver line with RG-142
(Left) The completed configuration (Right) the new RG-142 jumpers to the duplexer


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Patrick O'Connor
A professor of Hispanic Studies, Patrick O'Connor's research interests include Surrealist and Avant-garde Latin American Prose and Queer and Psychoanalytical Theory in Latin America. He is currently working on two publications entitled Husbands, Wives, and Other Eccentric Objects: Felisberto Hernández and Latin American Women Writers and The Backstage of Post-Modernity: Argentina and the Neoliberal Bubble,
- Ph. D. Yale University, 1994
- B.A. Cornell University, 1980
(from http://www.oberlin.edu/hispanic/Faculty/OConnor.html)
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Post-game breakdown: Cincinnati
Well, that was a complete dud. UConn never led and played poorly for most of the game, losing 70-58, at Fifth Third Arena.
Buford (Ga.) High School coach Allen Whitehart took time out of his relaxing Sunday afternoon to talk about Rakim Lubin.
Lubin, a 6-foot-8, 245-pound forward, gave UConn a verbal commitment on Saturday during his official visit to Storrs.
"It's a great fit," Whitehart said. "I think he can do very well there."
Here's a rundown on Lubin:
-- Whitehart's scouting report: "He's pretty agile. He runs well. He's a good athlete. He defends well in open space. He's so strong. He's physically college ready now.
"…Strangely enough, he's got a pretty good face-up game. If you get him on the block, you're going to foul him or he's going to score. He finishes extremely well."
He added the Lubin is very soft-spoken and humble.
-- Lubin spent the first three years of his high school career at Gadsden City in Alabama before transferring to Buford, which is located on the north side of Atlanta. He has family living in the Atlanta area.
-- Whitehart added that Lubin had never lifted weights before coming to Buford. He's added about 12 pounds of muscle since changing schools.
-- Recruiting interest in Lubin declined over the summer because he injured his back and missed most of the July summer basketball circuit.
"He had a down summer," Whitehart said. "He hurt his back early in the summer and he had been pretty sought after until he got hurt."
-- Memphis, Marquette and Auburn were some of the schools recruiting Lubin.
-- Lubin told Whitehart that he liked the UConn coaching staff's attention to detail with athletics and academics. His mother, Sabrina, also went on the trip.
"They will monitor him and help him achieve his goals," Whitehart said.
-- Whitehart is very familiar with the UConn basketball program. About four years ago, he traveled to Storrs along with one of players, Lorenzo Brown, to attend Jim Calhoun's Elite basketball camp. Brown wound up at North Carolina State.
"I was very impressed," Whitehart said.
The Buford coach heard Kevin Ollie speak at the camp. He also knows Jeremy Lamb.
"I told Lorenzo that he'll be the head coach one day," Whitehart said of Ollie. "(I told him) just listen to how passionate he is about the university and how he talks about intangibles and character and the way things should be done."
-- UConn first-year assistant coach Ricky Moore recruited Lubin. A native of Augusta,Ga., he's working in familiar territory.
Well, that was a complete dud. UConn never led and played poorly for most of the game, losing 70-58, at Fifth Third Arena.
Senior Ryan Boatright knows what's at stake in the final 12 regular season games, starting with tonight's action at Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena.
UConn enters today's game sitting in fifth place in the American Athletic Conference.Tulsa (7-0) and SMU (7-1) are pulling away from the pack.
UConn has had issues putting teams away this season. It happened again on Thursday.
UConn begins an important two-game homestand tonight with an American Athletic Conference game against Central Florida.
After its latest damaging loss, UConn faces a long, hard road to qualify for the NCAA tournament.
UConn didn't lose its seventh game last season until March 8.The Huskies (9-6) are trying to avoid suffering their seventh defeat tonight at Stanford.
UConn suffered a major letdown against Tulsa on Tuesday night. Almost nothing went right for the Huskies, who were simply out-played and out-worked for the first time in recent weeks.
Remember when UConn's big conference games used to be against Syracuse and Georgetown?
UConn is heating up at the right time.The Huskies scored an important 62-56 victory over Cincinnati today before a sold-out XL Center crowd of 15,564.
It's too early in the season to place today's game in the must win category.
UConn is one of four American Athletic Conference teams still without a conference win heading into tonight's game against South Florida at the Sun Dome.
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Airport food service has come a long way now that some of the country's top fast-food franchises are serving up fare the way travelers like it. Here's what's cooking at some of the nation's biggest airports:
Hartsfield Atlanta International: Wendy's, Chili's, Houlihan's, Burger King, TCBY, Au Bon Pain, Chick-fil-A, Domino's, TGI Friday's, Miami Subs
Boston-Logan International: Legal Seafood, TCBY, Dunkin' Donuts, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Au Bon Pain, Cheers Bar, Samuel Adams Pub
Chicago-O'Hare International: Gold Coast Dogs, McDonald's, Pizzeria Uno, Starbucks, Peggy Sue's Diner
Dallas/Ft. Worth International: Freshens Yogurt, Auntie Anne's, Pizza Hut, Mr. Gatti's Pizza
Los Angeles International: McDonald's, Wolfgang Puck's, Creative Croissants
Newark International: Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Mrs. Fields, Au Bon Pain, McDonald's, Sbarro, Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs
Washington-National: Cinnabon, Vie de France, Jerry's Subs and Pizza, Frank & Stein, McDonald's.
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Pakistan Buys Military Jets
January 21, 2010 by TMO · 2 Comments
The roll-out of Pakistan's JF 17 Thunder aircraft at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra–manufactured in Pakistan with Chinese cooperation. |
Not many modern armed forces unite in their inventory, and particularly among their key assets, technology from two – in political terms – entirely opposite origins. It is more common in the countries of the former Soviet bloc where, since the fall of the iron curtain, Western technology slowly but ever increasingly found its way into countries primarily equipped with Russian weapon systems. In the past two decades the Middle East and southern countries of the Asian continent have become areas in which Western state-of-the- art weapon systems competed next to weapon systems from Russia or other former antagonists to lead these countries' armed forces into a new age – globalization in the political and industrial defense world.
These countries – not only geographically in between history's current major players – slowly revolve the old political and economic structures in a natural process and, with their growing political self-confidence, create a new link between the cumbersome super powers which, mostly from behind the scenes, will shape the next decades.
Pakistan is one of these interesting examples, however, with a very unique character. Just as its neighbor and long-lasting political antagonist, India, it develops an increasingly emancipated character in its choice of new weapon systems as well as in its desire to further develop its domestic R&D as well as production capabilities. India currently is in the process of extensive trials for its future fighter aircraft program (MMRCA) in which aircraft from the US compete against European as well as Russian solutions of the latest generations (see http://www.defpro. com/daily/ details/380/). The final choice in this particular race will be a forward-looking one for the face of the Indian Air Force.
On the other side of the Thar Desert, the Pakistani Air Force (PAF) brings together an interesting mix of aircraft from all over the world and, in particular, from the US and China. Due to its historical development, the first aircraft to be used by the Pakistani Air Force were US- and UK-built aircraft. However, in 1965 Pakistan received its first fighter aircraft of Chinese origin: the Shenyang J-6. Since, fighter aircraft of the US as well as from France (the PAF still strongly relies on its French Dassault Mirage IIIs and Mirage Vs) have been operating next to Chinese fighter aircraft. A clear political development can be deduced from the history of fighter aircraft of the PAF: from the post-colonial influences to a regional power at the mercy of the political gravities to a growing national identity and self-determination.
Today, Pakistan is expecting to take delivery of its first of 18 ordered Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 52+ very soon (older versions of the F-16 have already been operating in Pakistan since 1982), bringing the total number of Pakistani F-16s to 54 when the last aircraft will be delivered as scheduled in December 2010. Furthermore, as various press sources have reported mid-November 2009, Pakistan has signed an agreement with China for the procurement of 36 Chengdu FC-20 (J-10 export version) to be delivered by 2015. Finally, Pakistan is also in the process of introducing a growing number of FC-1/JF-17 fighter aircraft, jointly developed by China's Chengdu and the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra. With the first two small batch production aircraft having been delivered in 2007, Pakistan has since received a good dozen of these aircraft and, as reports Flight International, is expecting to introduce at least 150 domestically produced fighters into service (the number has increased to an estimated 200-250 aircraft).
This development would not only provide Pakistan with a significant number of state-of-the- art air combat assets but also brings together technology from the Far East and the West in an interesting unity. Many eyes of these two political and industrial camps will be glued to the PAF to gather information on this process and the other's craftsmanship.
As outlined above the PAF has been combining Western and Chinese aircraft since the 1960s, including bombers and trainer aircraft and is, furthermore, expecting to receive four Chinese Shaanxi Y-8W airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft equipped with AESA radar by 2011 that will be operating next to Pakistan's brand-new Saab 2000 Erieye AEW&C aircraft. But let's take a look at the three state-of-the- art fighter aircraft that will be racing Pakistan's skies in the near future.
Pakistan's newest member of the F-16 family, a two seat F-16D Block 52, has been unveiled on October 2009 at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth, Texas, facility. The ceremony was attended by the PAF Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Rao Quamar Suleman. The current order, dubbed "Peace Drive I", is for 12 F-16Cs and six F-16Ds, powered by the Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-229 engine, with an option for another 18 aircraft.
"The Pakistani and U.S. leadership has worked very hard to develop a strategic partnership between the two countries in order to achieve our common strategic interests," said Rao Qamar. "If this relationship is to succeed, it has to be built on a solid foundation of trust between the two allies. This F-16 is not just an aircraft, but a capability for Pakistan. It is a symbol of trust and the relationship between Pakistan and the U.S."
As the PAF explains on its homepage, "the PAF had originally planned its force structure to include than a hundred F-16s by the end of the century, but these plans could not be implemented because of the US embargo [of the 1990s due to Pakistan's testing of a nuclear bomb]. The service is, thus, currently in the process of evaluating other high-tech fighter aircraft for procurement. "
The outcome of this process is quite clear: a stronger co-operation with China which obviously offers Pakistan not only to possibility to acquire new combat aircraft but also of jointly improving its domestic industrial capabilities. The Chengdu FC-20s to enter service in 2015 will replace the aging fleet of combat aircraft such as the Chinese F-7s (a version of the MiG-21 which has been recently upgraded) as well as the extensive fleet of Mirage IIIs and Vs. As the PAF explains, "Chinese systems such as the F-7s provide the staying power to absorb losses and to take punishment in the face of a much bigger adversary. Planned upgrades to equip these less capable fighters with modern radars, better missiles and ECM equipment will help enhance the PAF's combat capability."
The FC-20 is not among these less capable fighters. It is the export version, modified to Pakistan's requirements, of one of China's most capable multi-role fighter aircraft with a delta-wing and canard design. It was introduced into the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in 2005 and in April 2006 the Pakistani cabinet approved the procurement of 36 of these aircraft which can be compared to the aircraft generation of the F-16, the Gripen or the Rafale.
Although a greater challenge for the Pakistani Air Force than the mere purchase of new assets, the development and introduction of the JF-17 (Pakistani designation for "Joint Fighter") has continuously and obviously successfully proceeded. The first aircraft of this type took to the skies in 2003. The first small batch of pre-production aircraft was delivered to Pakistan for operational evaluation purposes in March 2007. The first Pakistani-manufactured JF-17 was rolled out and handed over to the PAF on 23 November 2009. On the occasion of the hand-over ceremony Rao Qamar said that 40 JF-17 would be produced by PAC Kamra within next three years and would be inducted in PAF replacing the existing aircraft. Furthermore, he confirmed that the first JF 17 Squadron would be established shortly. The JF-17 is a lightweight and low-cost multi-role fighter aircraft with a high maneuverability and beyond visual range (BVR) capability. It has advanced aerodynamics configuration and high thrust.
The Next Step: A Stealth Drone
January 4, 2010 by TMO · 2 Comments
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Air Force on Tuesday confirmed for the first time that it is flying a stealth unmanned aircraft known as the "Beast of Kandahar," a drone spotted in photos and shrouded in secrecy. The RQ-170 Sentinel is being developed by Lockheed Martin and is designed "to provide reconnaissance and surveillance support to forward deployed combat forces," the air force said in a brief statement.
The "RQ" prefix for the aircraft indicates an unarmed drone, unlike the "MQ" designation used for Predator and Reaper aircraft equipped with missiles and precision-guided bombs. Aviation experts dubbed the drone the "Beast of Kandahar" after photographs emerged earlier this year showing the mysterious aircraft in southern Afghanistan in 2007.
The image suggested a drone with a radar-evading stealth-like design, resembling a smaller version of a B-2 bomber.
A blog in the French newspaper Liberation published another photo this week, feeding speculation among aviation watchers about the classified drone. The air force said the aircraft came out of Lockheed Martin's "Skunk Works," also known as Advanced Development Programs, in California — the home of sophisticated and often secret defense projects including the U-2 spy plane, the F-22 fighter jet and the F-117 Nighthawk.
The photo of the drone in Afghanistan has raised questions about why the United States would be operating a stealth unmanned aircraft in a country where insurgents have no radar systems, prompting speculation Washington was using the drones for possible spying missions in neighboring Iran or Pakistan.
The Sentinel was believed to have a flying wing design with no tail and with sensors built into the top side of each wing, according to published photos.
The RQ-170 is in line with Defense Secretary Robert Gates' request for more intelligence and surveillance resources and with the Air Force chief of staff's plans to expand the fleet of unmanned aircraft, the air force said.
The new drone is flown by the 30th Reconnaissance Squadron out of Tonopah Test Range in Nevada, which is under Air Combat Command's 432nd Wing at Creech Air Base, also in Nevada. The United States has carried out an extensive bombing campaign against Al-Qaeda figures in Pakistan using the Predator and larger Reaper drones.
Robots or "unmanned systems" in the air and on the ground are now deployed by the thousands in Iraq and Afghanistan.
School Districts struggling to pay for needs of uprooted kids
September 24, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Karl Huus, MSNBC
OXNARD, Calif. – Nine-year-old Daniel Valdez is absorbed in "The Swiss Family Robinson," the fictional story of a family shipwrecked on a tropical island. In real life, he and his family also are marooned, but there is little romance in their tale of survival in this seaside town northwest of Los Angeles. Daniel, his mother and five brothers, ages 1 to 17, live in a garage without heat or running water in a modest, low-lying neighborhood that sits between celebrity-owned mansions in the hills and the Pacific Ocean. Each morning, they arise at 6:30, get dressed and then leave quietly; they return only after dark — a routine born out of the fear that detection could mean the loss of even this humble dwelling. Daniel and his brothers have been sleeping in the garage for more than a year — members of what school officials and youth advocates say is a rapidly growing legion of homeless youth. While the problem may be worse in economically stricken regions like Southern California, where foreclosures and job losses are taking a harsh toll on families, anecdotal evidence suggests it is a growing issue nationally and one with serious ramifications for both a future generation and the overburdened public school system.
Research shows that the turmoil of homelessness often hinders children's ability to socialize and learn. Many are plagued by hunger, exhaustion, abuse and insecurity. They have a hard time performing at grade level and are about 50 percent less likely to graduate from high school than their peers. "Homeless children are confronted daily by extremely stressful and traumatic experiences that have profound effects on their cognitive development and ability to learn," said Ellen Bassuk, a Harvard Medical School psychiatry professor and president of the nonprofit National Center on Family Homelessness. "They tend to have high rates of developmental delays, learning difficulties and emotional problems as a product of precarious living situations and extreme poverty." Mary Aguilar, Daniel's mother, said she believes the family's tenuous existence is largely responsible for her son's struggles with his third-grade lessons.
"He's depressed a lot," she said of Daniel, whom she says has been the most affected of her sons by the loss of their home. "He does his work for class, but very slowly, like he's thinking. He worries a lot about living like this." Under federal law, schools are charged with keeping homeless students like Daniel from falling behind their peers academically. This can mean providing a wide range of services, including transportation, free lunches, immunizations and referrals to family services.. But with insufficient federal funding and budgets that are severely strained, many schools are struggling to meet the rising need. In Vista, Calif., about 35 miles north of San Diego, the population of homeless kids in the local school district reached 2,542 this year — about 9 percent of the student body and nearly 10 times the number just two years ago, said Rebecca Benner, the district's homeless liaison.
"It's like a tidal wave this school year," she said. Benner's role as homeless liaison — only part of her job providing student services — is now full time, as she scrambles to register homeless students for free lunches, arrange for transportation, provide P.E. uniforms, line up counseling and cover SAT fees. "It was supposed to be one small piece of my day," she said. "… Now it's almost insurmountable to get to the bottom of the phone messages." Hard-to-get numbers – The number of homeless people in the U.S. is the subject of much debate and disagreement. An annual one-night count, performed by social service organizations and volunteers who then report to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, attempts to tally the number of people living on the street, in cars or makeshift tents and in emergency shelters.
The most recent survey — conducted in January 2008, before the full brunt of the recession hit — tallied 759,101 homeless Americans. Roughly 40 percent of them — or about 300,000 — were families with minor children, according to the survey. Advocates for the homeless say a more reliable picture of what is taking place comes through a separate count conducted in public schools, in which the definition of "homeless" is broader. Under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, "homeless" includes not just children who live on the streets, but "any individual who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence." In addition to those living in shelters or cars or sleeping on the street, that figure includes children whose families are doubled up with other families or living in trailers due to economic hardship, those who live in substandard housing and kids awaiting foster care placement.
In 2007-2008 — the last school year for which data is available — the nation's 14,000 public school districts counted more than 780,000 homeless students, a 15 percent increase from the previous year. "I think that was the beginning of seeing the foreclosure crisis impact," said Barbara Duffield, policy director of the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth. In a voluntary survey late last year by the association and another nonprofit, First Focus, 330 school districts reported that the number of homeless students appears to be far higher, said Duffield, co-author of a report on the survey published in December. She estimated that the number of homeless students is now close to 1 million — exceeding numbers in the period right after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
"It's this year, 2008-2009, that the rug was pulled out from under many school districts," she said. Stimulus package to boost funding – Federal funding for schools to provide services fo r homeless kids is allocated through McKinney-Vento, a 1987 law that was bolstered by the No Child Left Behind legislation of 2002. "Under McKinney-Vento, every district is required to have a liaison with the responsibility to identify homeless kids," said Duffield. In addition to the staff, the school districts are responsible for providing a number of services, which can include everything from meals and clothing to athletic uniforms and educational field trips. One of the biggest costs in serving homeless kids is providing transportation to and from school, required even if the kids move out of the immediate area, she said.
The law included funding, but school districts must apply for grants to tap into it. Duffield estimated that only about 6 percent of the nation's school districts received money through McKinney-Vento last year, though many more applied. This year, schools were slated to receive $64 million to aid homeless students under the act. The newly passed federal stimulus package will add $70 million more in funding. That will be a big help, Duffield said, while maintaining that the program "was woefully underfunded" even before the economic crisis pushed more people over the brink. Duffield is now combing through the rest of the $787 billion economic stimulus package to see if funding in other categories might be used to help homeless students.
For instance, the stimulus package includes $79 billion for a "State Fiscal Stabilization Fund" — about 80 percent of which is earmarked for K-12 education and is intended to offset state cuts in education funding. The stimulus also adds $13 billion for Title I, the biggest federally funded education program, for schools that have large concentrations of needy students. Under some interpretations, these funds cannot be used to pay for transportation or liaisons for homeless students. "(But) if the district identifies transportation, liaisons, social workers, gas cards, backpacks or shoes, they ought to be able to use their funds for that, because those are literally some of the needs," Duffield said. "We're looking for flexibility."
Responses to the survey of school districts illustrate the variety of challenges that come with providing for homeless kids. The Wisconsin Rapids Public School District, which serves 5,700 students in the state's rural heart, counted 160 homeless students, a 50 percent increase over two years ago.
"One of the biggest challenges is transportation," Heather Lisitza, the school district's homeless liaison, was quoted as saying in the report. "Our city has only one taxi cab service and no public bus system. Another challenge (is)… we … have long, cold winters, all students need proper outerwear to go outside — snow boots, hat, mittens, snow pants and a winter jacket that has a working zipper or buttons on it. This expense adds up quickly and it is hard to provide to the increasing number of homeless students."
More families pushed over the edge – School districts also say they are seeing more students from middle-class, working-class and working-poor families being pushed into homelessness. Among them are Martin and Luz de la Rosa, who arrived one recent afternoon at the Ventura County (Calif.) Community Action Center, a facility that primarily serves chronically homeless men, for an appointment with a social worker. The de la Rosas explained that they were seeking government assistance for the first time because they and their eight children — ages 3 to 16 — were just days from being evicted from their apartment. Clutching a Bible, Luz de la Rosa said she lost her job at a small jewelry store as the recession kicked in. Then in November, her husband was laid off from the small Oxnard machine shop where he had been earning $19 an hour.
Martin said that left him with two untenable choices — continuing to collect unemployment benefits of $1,600 a month or taking a job at minimum wage, neither of which would cover rent for a home big enough for his family. The de la Rosas said they wouldn't mind moving into a two-bedroom apartment, which is all they can afford here, but landlords won't allow that many occupants. Social worker Delores Suarez said she would like to place them somewhere together, but at the moment, there is simply not enough emergency housing available. "They are probably going to end up split up among relatives" and attending different schools, she said. Other homeless parents said that some schools are either unaware of their obligations to help or aren't eager to provide the required services because of budget constraints.
Next in Suarez's appointment book was a 35-year-old woman named Sylvia, who declined to provide her last name. She said that after a divorce three years ago, she lost her home to foreclosure and then couldn't keep up with rent when she was laid off from her job at a car parts factory. She and her three kids then moved in with a friend. "When the school found out we had moved (away from the neighborhood) … they wanted to remove the kids from school," she said. Only after she met with district officials were they allowed to continue to attend, she said. Identifying the homeless – Compounding the problem of getting school districts to live up to their responsibilities is the fact that many homeless families are unwilling to acknowledge their living situation and therefore don't receive services that could help them, said Susan Eberhart, principal of the Sheridan Way Elementary School in Ventura.
"People have to identify themselves as homeless (in order to get help), but that frequently doesn't happen," she said. "When the school found out we had moved (away from the neighborhood) … they wanted to remove the kids from school," she said. Only after she met with district officials were they allowed to continue to attend, she said. Eberhart said she and her staff are accustomed to kids who are struggling at home — nearly all of the school's 514 K-5 students are poor enough to qualify for free breakfast and20lunch. Although 86 of them were identified as homeless in the last survey, she guesses that, based on telltale signs, at least 100 meet the criteria.
"They have no place to keep stuff, so their backpacks are very full. Their clothes are not clean. They haven't had a haircut, haven't seen a dentist," she said. "… Maybe a kid has asthma and is out of meds." Eberhart said she is swamped by the scope of the problem. She no longer has the assistance of a county social worker who used to handle much of the load — a budget cut caused the county to eliminate that resource. Now she is urging people to ask for help — and prodding community organizations to help fill the gaps as she identifies them. "Some families are sort of floating, she said. "If we can get them to land, we can provide … continuity." While the stigma of homelessness prevents some from acknowledging their plight, others have more immediate concerns, said Beth McCullough, homeless liaison for the Adrian Public Schools in economically battered southeast Michigan.
Families with children living in emergency shelters, pop-up campers, cars and tents can be charged with neglect by Child Protective Services workers, and there have been instances where parents have lost custody, she said. Fearing the loss of their kids, she said, "parents call in and say their kid won't be in school because they are going to Disneyland for a week, when the fact is that (they) don't have a way to get them to school. Or20parents will tell kids to lie about where they live." Homework in pandemonium – For Mary Aguilar, the Oxnard woman living with her kids in the garage — which she rents for $150 a month from a cousin — the assistance her kids might receive at school is not worth the risk that other children will ridicule them if their living arrangement becomes known..
So she tries to help them stay on track, though it's a daily struggle. Daniel recently missed several days of school because of yet another cold — a common ailment, his mother said, because the garage has been especially cold this winter. Normally she walks three of her sons to their elementary school, but some days heavy rains have kept them home. For now, the family has few prospects for better housing. The family became homeless after Aguilar's boyfriend, father to the two youngest boys, left about a year and a half ago, and Aguilar could not pay rent. When an opportunity came to sign up for emergency housing five months ago, she lined up at the courthouse before dawn. For that, she got her name on a waiting list of about two years.
She has applied for jobs in stores and fast-food restaurants and come up empty-handed. She is exploring a work rehab program offered by the state. Meantime, the family gets by on about $1,300 a month in food stamps and cash aid — but no child support from the boys' fathers. For now, the routine remains the same. After school, Aguilar and the six boys go to her20mother's apartment, where her brother and sister also live. Aguilar's family can't stay overnight — that would put the others at risk of eviction — but it is a place to eat and for the boys to study.
But Daniel's 11-year-old brother, Isaac, said he's sometimes too distracted by the pandemonium of 10 people and the television to do his homework. "Then he tries to do it when we get back to the garage, but the light keeps everyone awake," said Aguilar. Isaac has fallen behind a grade, and Aguilar's eldest son, 17-year-old Joshua, is attending a remedial program for drop-outs. Aguilar is pleased that Daniel has so far been able to keep up with his grade level. Unaware of the tough odds he faces, Daniel says he plans to finish high school. Like other boys his age, he still has big dreams — of becoming a basketball star and working at something important someday. But first and foremost, he dreams of "a very beautiful house … with a room of my own." The walls would be decorated, he said, "with posters, and pictures that I have drawn, and tests that I did in school."
Kareem Shora Appointed
June 11, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
ADC Press Release
Kareem Shora was appointed by DHS Secretary Napolitano on Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC)
Washington, DC | June 5, 2009 | www.adc.org | The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is proud to announce that earlier today at a ceremony held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano swore-in ADC National Executive Director Kareem Shora as a member of the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC).
HSAC members, limited by charter to no more than 21, are appointed by the DHS Secretary and are comprised of national security experts from state, local and tribal governments, first responder communities, academia and the private sector. HSAC provides advice and recommendations directly to Secretary Napolitano on homeland security issues. ADC President Mary Rose Oakar said "This appointment is a great reflection on Kareem's ability and the work of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. We are very proud of Kareem and believe his appointment will be very helpful in the protection of the civil rights of people with Arab roots as well as others".
Other members of the HSAC include Lee Hamilton, former Congressman and President of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Martin O'Malley, Governor of Maryland; Judge William Webster, former Director of Central Intelligence; Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia; Raymond Kelly, New York City Police Commissioner; Louis Freeh, former FBI Director and Senior Managing Partner at Freeh Group International; Frances Fragos Townsend, former White House Homeland Security Advisor; Kenneth "Chuck" Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police; Manny Diaz, Mayor of Miami, Florida; Jared "Jerry" Cohon, President of Carnegie Mellon University; Leroy "Lee" Baca, Sheriff of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department; Clark Kent Ervin, former DHS Inspector General and Director of the Homeland Security Program at The Aspen Institute; Sherwin "Chuck" Wexler, Executive Director of the Police Executive Research Forum; Harold Schaitberger, General President of the International Association of Firefighters; and Joe Shirley Jr., President of the Navajo Nation, among others.
Shora, who joined ADC in 2000 as Legal Advisor, was ADC Legal Director before he was appointed to his current position as National Executive Director in 2006. He is a recipient of the 2003 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Arthur C. Helton Human Rights Award. He has been published by the National Law Journal, TRIAL Magazine, the Georgetown University Law Center's Journal on Poverty Law and Public Policy, the Harvard University JFK School of Government Asian American Policy Review, the American Bar Association (ABA) Air and Space Lawyer, and the Yeshiva University Cardozo Public Law Policy and Ethics Journal. A frequent guest on Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera and numerous American television programs, Shora has spoken about civil rights, civil liberties and immigration policy with many national and international media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Voice of America, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Associated Press, CNN and the Chicago Tribune among others. He has also testified before major international human rights bodies including regular testimonies before the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Human Rights Commission. He is also a member of the ODNI Heritage Community Liaison Council.


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McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering
Home › Academics › Colleges › College of Engineering and Natural Sciences › Departments and Schools › McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering › Facilities
The McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering is housed in Stephenson Hall, a $16.1 million facility that serves TU's petroleum and mechanical engineering programs. Petroleum engineering students can expect their studies to be enhanced by access to the following equipment and laboratories:
TU's Department of Information Services maintains fully computerized information retrieval systems of the petroleum industry and academic community, and publishes the internationally circulated Petroleum Abstracts weekly.
School of Petroleum EngineeringKeplinger Hall L101PH: (918) 631-2533FAX: (918) 631-2059


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Frank Schleck left the Tour de France the evening of the second rest day after news broke that a urine sample from Stage 14 had returned evidence of Xipamide, a banned diuretic. As Schleck went first to a local police station in Pau and then home, the race was left to deal with the aftermath.
Q: Did Frank test positive?
A: Not yet. Anti-doping samples are split at the time of collection into A and B samples. Schleck's A sample (taken when he was selected for a random control after Stage 14) returned evidence of Xipamide. This is called an adverse analytical finding. To become a positive test, it must be confirmed by analyzing the B sample. (Alternately, the athlete can forego a B sample test and admit guilt.)
Q: If Frank hasn't yet tested positive, why is he out of the race?
A: Schleck's team made the decision to pull him from the race even though that's not yet required by the rules. It's likely that the Tour organizers requested he leave the race to avoid distracting attention from the other riders.
Q: What's Xipamide?
A: It's a diuretic, which is a substance that typically causes increased urination. As a class, diuretics are banned at all times under the World Anti-Doping Agency's anti-doping code.
Q: Why are diuretics banned?
A: Diuretics have two likely uses for doping in sports. The first is simple weight loss. By increasing urination, athletes can lose weight, which helps in sports like cycling where body mass can be a detriment to performance.
But diuretic use for weight loss is more common in sports that are governed by weight classes, like boxing, when athletes are attempting to make weight. A cyclist using a diuretic to control weight would be at risk of dehydration, since most of the weight lost is body water.
Contrarily, cyclists are usually concerned with rehydrating as much as possible. On a tough, hot mountain stage, they can lose 1 to 3 percent of their total body weight in water, which has a huge adverse affect on performance—as much as a 10 percent drop in threshold power according to some studies. For weight control, there are many more effective techniques, such as clenbuterol, which Alberto Contador tested positive for at the 2010 Tour de France.
The second, more likely use of a diuretic is as a masking agent. This is primarily why diuretics are banned. Through increased urination, they help flush byproducts of other doping methods through the body to avoid a positive test.
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Q: How serious is Xipamide, really?
A: Diuretics as a class are called "specified substances" under the WADA code. That means that in the event of a positive test, an athlete can gain a reduced suspension or no suspension if he can show that the substance was inadvertently ingested and was not intended to enhance performance or mask other doping products.
This is a high bar; to do this an athlete must essentially show how the substance entered his body. Alberto Contador tried this with his tainted-meat defense on clenbuterol and was ultimately unsuccessful as he didn't prove to a comfortable satisfaction that this was how the substance entered his body.
WADA is careful to note that using a specified substance is not necessarily a less serious offense. If used to mask or enhance performance, a positive test can support the full two-year suspension for a first-time offense. The specified substance class merely means that WADA recognizes the possibility for inadvertent ingestion and offers a pathway for athletes to show that and gain a reduced suspension or warning.
RadioShack has already said that Xipamide is not a component of any medications the team uses for racers and so has no idea how the product might have gotten in Frank's sample.
Q: What now?
A: Frank has requested that his B sample be tested and, in a statement to Luxembourg's RTL radio, suggested that if it confirms the A sample, he will contest the positive test based on a defense that he was poisoned.
That would follow the inadvertent ingestion line of defense, but add a layer in that he's arguing someone intentionally caused him to test positive.
Q: How possible is that?
A: It's possible, but will be hard to prove. Recently there's been much attention on the Leopard holding company that RadioShack owner Flavio Becca uses to own and run the team—and that some riders, including the Schlecks and Jakob Fuglsang—have not been paid in recent months.
Leopard spokesman Carlo Rock even made the comment the other day that the riders hadn't been paid because they'd requested funds to be sent to other accounts and Leopard didn't want to be complicit in "money laundering."
That's an extraordinarily provocative statement and suggests that there may be some hard feelings between Becca and some of the riders. But proving poisoning by any provenance would be difficult.
Because of rules on sample storage and transport, Schleck might have more evidence to work with if he is suggesting someone spiked his sample. However, that also requires the saboteur to have spiked the sample with the metabolized version of Xipamide, not the drug itself. If Schleck suspects he personally was sabotaged, that may be even harder than Contador's steak defense to prove, as the evidence may be long gone.


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2015 - 2016 PreK Registration
Applications for Pre-K will be taken beginning March 23, 2015, for the 2015-2016 school year.
2014 - 2015 Nutrition
An important message from the nutrition department can be found here.
2014 - 2015 Testing
We've added the testing schedule for the 2014-2015 school year to the website. You can find the link on the left or located here.
JR. Wildcat Football
Overton County Jr. Wildcat football practice for the 2014 season will be on July 14th, from 3:00 to 6:00 at Livingston Middle School.
Pre-K Program
We added the ability to download all the forms that you need for Pre-K registration right from our website.
You can view the new webpage for Overton County Schools Voluntary Pre-K program here.
Coordinated School Health
We've recently added the Body Mass Index (bmi) over the past 4 years to the Coordinated School Health page located here.
Tennessee Common Core
We've recently added a lot of information concerning the Tennessee Common Core Standards to our website. You can find this information at the new page located here.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me using the link below.
Thank you, Zak Emerick
Welcome to Overton County Schools!
Welcome to Overton County Schools. On behalf of the Overton County Board of Education, the many Supervisors, Administrators, Teachers and support personnel in our system, I invite you to become a part of the educational process. Our mission is to ensure each student graduating from the Overton County School District is equipped with the confidence and educational tools allowing them to be college and/or career ready, whichever they choose.
As we begin the first leg of this educational journey together, I want to thank you for your interest in and support of the Overton County Schools. We take very seriously, the challenge of providing all children with the best possible educational experience. We are proud of our rich tradition and pledge to continue to reach for a higher level of educational excellence with enthusiasm and vigour.
Given the present state of the economy coupled with the increased competition for good jobs globally, now more than ever it is absolutely imperative that all children receive a high quality education. Our graduates need to have more than basic academic skills. Today's graduates must be prepared to live, work and achieve success in a rapidly changing world. They must be able to solve complex problems, work effectively on a team, think critically and creatively, possess a flexible set of skills, recognize changing patterns, be innovative, and possess the skills necessary to be successful in college and a career. These demands will require a more relevant and rigorous education. Although the future is uncertain, I am confident that our schools will produce graduates prepared to meet and exceed the challenges of life.
Part of the vision that will lead and direct us toward accomplishing a high quality education includes a primary focus on maximizing the academic potential of every student. In other words, we must identify where a student is on the ladder of learning and move that student up the ladder as far and as quickly as possible. It is necessary for all educators to possess an unwavering belief that all students will learn and achieve success. We must target and teach to all learning styles and personalize the educational experience for each child. We must commit to providing uncompromising educational service to students and parents in a safe and nurturing environment. Although there are many complexities associated with educating today's students, we are focused on effective teaching, learning and building relationships. Exceptional teachers, bright and motivated students and supportive parents and community members working together will ensure a school system that strives for excellence for all students.
Again, I welcome you to our school systems' website and invite you to visit our schools and see our developing focus on providing an extraordinary education to all students.
Together, working on achieving a productive and enjoyable school year.
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Nursing Publications
Preventing recurrent cerebrovascular events in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack: the current data. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. July 2011. Deborah L. Bergman MS, RN, FNP-BC.
Slide Set Development for : "Vascular Contributions to cognitive Impairment and Dementia Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals from the AHA/ASA". Science News Section on AHA Website. July 2011. Deborah L. Bergman MS, RN, FNP-BC.
Achieving Exceptional Financial Performance through Leadership, Strategy, and Execution. Nursing Economics. July-August 2011. Michelle Janney, RN, PhD, NEA-BC.
Perioperative Care of the Pregnant Woman: Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guideline. Association of Woman's Health and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN). June 2011. Carol Burke, MSN, APN.
Are informed consent forms for organ transplantation and donation too difficult to read?. Clinical Transplantation. May 2011. Gwen Mc Natt, RN, MS, FNP-BC (co-author).
Process Changes to Increase Compliance with the Universal Protocol for Bedside Procedures. Archives of Internal Medicine. 171:947-949, May 2011. Helga Brake, PharmD; Cynthia Barnard, MBA, MSJS, CPHQ; Jeff Barsuk, MD; Denise Anderson, RN, BSN, NE-BC
Tap and Twist: Preventing Deep Vein Thrombus in the Neuroscience Patient Through Foot and Ankle Range of Motion Exercises. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. May 2011. Janet Palamone, APN, MSN, CNRN, CCRN; Linda Morris, APN, PhD, CCNS, FCCM; Susan Brunovsky, APN, BSN, RN, CCRN, CNRN; Matthew Groth, RN, BSN, CCRN; Mary J. Kwasny, ScD.
The Evolution of Practice Changes in the Use of Special Observations. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing Journal. Journal 13191; April 2011. Richard Ray, RN, MS, PMH-BC; Evelyn Perkins, RN, MS, PMH-BC, NE-BC; Barbara Meijer, RN, PMH-BC.
Focusing on staff awareness and accountability in reducing falls. American Nurse Today - Special Report : Best Practices for Falls Reduction, a Practical Guide. March 2011. Carol Payson, MSN, RN, NE-BC; Ashley Currier, BSN, RN, CMSRN; Marisa Streelman, BSN, RN, CMSRN, OCN.
Intracranial Metastases: Implications for the Oncology Nurse. CCONS Update. 32(1), 1-3; Winter 2011. Margaret A Schwartz, APN, CNRN.
The Evolution of a Centralized Telemetry Program. Nursing Management. 41(11):51-54, November 2010. Patricia Lazzara, RN, MS; Anjana Santos, RN, MBA; Linda F. Hellstedt, APN, MSN; Rita Walter, RN, MS, NE-BC.
Textbook Chapter in "Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies". Palliative Care: Core Skills and Clinical Competencies (Saunders/Elsevier). 2011: 552-569, 2nd Edition. Jeanne Martinez RN, MPH, CHPN, FPCN.
Textbook Chapter, "Improving Risk Manager Performance and Promoting Patient Safety with Reliability Principles". Principles of Risk Management. 2011. Kristopher Goetz, MA.
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Dr. Ilyes Benchaala graduated from the Univ D'alger, Inst Natl D'ensign Sup En Sci Med, Alger, Algeria in 2003. He works in Dearborn, MI and specializes in Rheumatology. Dr. Benchaala is affiliated with Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center. He speaks Arabic, English and Spanish.
Gender: Male
Years in Practice: 12 Years
Languages Spoken: Arabic, English, Spanish
Medical School: Univ D'alger, Inst Natl D'ensign Sup En Sci Med, Alger, Algeria
Graduation Date: 2003
Hospital Affiliations: Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center
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What loot lurks in the dark below? Jeff and Brad dive into Destiny's first expansion to find out.
The original game ended on a hell of a cliffhanger, so hearing news about the next game is appreciated.
And you'll take selfies with bad guys, too, apparently.
There's only so much Double Fine can do to a game from 1998, but it's still lookin' great.
While it's still unclear what you might be doing in No Man's Sky, I can't wait to play it.
Naughty Dog continues to prove it's employing wizards as artists and programmers.
The studio behind Gone Home is headed to space in a few years.
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Capcom's given us a closer look at the next major sequel in its biggest franchise.
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Science has come together for a great cause - to formulate an ideal Christian Grey for the movie based on the popular book series. This is a great use of crime fighting technology! No really, this is the same program they use to create a criminal composite of a suspect.
Who will be Christian Grey the main guy? Hollywood hasn't decided but a scientists have put together what he should look like. Eyes of Patrick Dempsey, Brad Pitt's jawline, David Beckham's face and Val Kilmer's lips.


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My name is Quinn Combs!
Facts about Quinn Combs
- Breed: Feist/Harrier Mix
- Color: Tan/Yellow/Fawn - With White
- Age: Puppy
- Size: Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)
- Sex: Female
Quinn Combs's Info...
I am up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
3.21.13 These four puppies are now 7 weeks old and have been in foster care for almost four weeks, they have had their first vaccination done will have a second prior to adoption. They have had two dose of worming medicines and will get a third before being adopted. All adopters must sign a spay/neuter contract to honor the appointments we have for them when they are closer to 16 weeks of age. The surgery, microchip and rabies vaccinations will be covered through our rescue. The new families will need to be prepared to do a puppy wellness exam and third puppy booster vaccination within first 21 days of adoption.
This is Quinn, she is the oddball of the litter, looking nothing like her siblings. Her foster Mommy has this to say about the her when she initially came to our rescue: Quinn is daring and goes off alone, she is very adventurous and playful. If you get on the floor to play she is the first to come running
We require an application to be completed prior to meeting our foster animals. All of our dogs are fostered within private homes, so visitations are scheduled. We Are Not A Shelter.
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We will be in touch shortly after receiving your application to arrange a meet and greet! Our foster dogs are very loved and considered part of our family when in foster care. So we make sure all of our dogs are fully vetted with age appropriate vaccinations, as well as being spayed or neutered, prior to adoption.
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Why Adoption is a Great Option
Quinn Combs, a Lancaster Feist/Harrier puppy was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Feist/Harrier for sale in Lancaster, or seeking a Feist/Harrier puppy from a breeder in Lancaster.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Lancaster already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Lancaster breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
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James A. Erekson
School of Teacher Education
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
Office: (970) 351-1756
Research Areas/ Interests
Literature and interpretation, learning and development, oral language, children's literature, learning to read, ethnographic research methods
- 2000 Ph.D. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan Educational Psychology: Learning and Development
- 1993 B.A. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah German Literature (major), Asian Studies (minor)
Selected Publications
- Erekson, J.A. (in press, due for publication in Fall 2014). How Corn Maiden Lost her Corn. Marvels & Tales: Journal of Fairy Tale Studies, 28 (2). Acceptance received from editor, Donald Haase, Feb 23, 2013.
- Erekson, J.A. (2010). "Prosody and Meaning." Reading Horizons. 50 (2), 80-98.
- Erekson, J.A. (2009). Putting Humpty Dumpty together again: when illustration shuts down interpretation. Journal of Visual Literacy. 28(2), 145-62.
- Erekson, J.A. (in press). Joyful teaching in Social Studies. (M.F. Opitz & M.P. Ford, Series Ed.). What if They Dont Want To? Finding Engagement and Joy in Learning. Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD.
- Opitz, M.F., & Erekson, J.A. (in press, 2013). Reading Diagnosis and Improvement: Assessment and Instruction, 7th ed . New York: Allyn & Bacon.
- Opitz, M.F., Ford, M.P., & J.A. Erekson (2011). Accessible Assessment: How 9 Sensible Techniques Can Power Data-Driven Instruction. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
- Chapter 2: Effective Oral Reading Assessment Strategies for English Language Learners. Invited co-authorship of chapter in Opitz, M. and Guccione, L. (2009). Comprehension and English Language Learners: 25 Oral Reading Strategies that Cross Proficiency Levels. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Invited Publication:
- Parents Clipboard: Secondary. Invited article twice yearly for Colorado Council of the International Reading Association, Parents & Reading Committee (Fall 2009-present, 3 issues).