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The United States sanctioned Ante Gotovina when he was a fugitive fleeing war crimes charges. Now he's a free man, but still on the list.
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Even though he won his case in an appeals court over a year ago, former Croatian general Ante Gotovina is still stuck on a U.S. government blacklist.
That's a problem for the former military man because — having put the war crimes charges behind him — he wants to get into the fishing business.
Gotovina was put on the list by President George W. Bush in 2003 because he was indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. He was accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Balkan war in the 1990s. Gotovina was a fugitive at the time, but much has changed since then. In 2005, he was arrested in the Canary Islands; then he stood trial and was convicted in 2011; and in November 2012, that decision was overturned on appeal. Now, Gotovina is a free man.
Gotovina, who lives in Croatia, recently invested in a tuna farming company and has secured a loan from a Croatian bank, according to local press reports. But the big market for tuna isn't Croatia; it's Japan. Therein lies the rub. It's difficult — if not impossible — to do international business deals while under economic sanctions from the United States. The sanctioned person's assets can be frozen if they are sent to an international bank, and it's illegal for U.S. companies to do business with anyone on the list.
"In theory, if you sent a hundred dollars to him, you would be in breach of sanctions," said Josko Paro, the Croatian ambassador to the United States.
Gotovina's case highlights the broad, unilateral power of the U.S. sanctions regime. There is no judge or objective authority that reviews the designations or culls the list. A small office in the Department of the Treasury, under the authority of the president, is in charge of putting people on the list. If you want to be off the list, you have to petition the same office. Petitioners aren't entitled to a hearing, to see the evidence against them, or even to a prompt response. People trying to get off the list often wait years for a decision.
The U.S. sanctions program has evolved from broad trade embargoes, like the one against Cuba, to a much more targeted approach. Individuals are often singled out for supporting dictatorships, trading illegal weapons, or benefiting from the international drug trade. This new approach has been very successful at applying pressure to terrorist organizations and drug cartels. Most recently, it has been credited with bringing Iran to the table to negotiate over its nuclear program.
But Gotovina's case isn't the first one to highlight the lack of recourse, or at least timely recourse, for people put on the list. For instance, several people have been taken off the United Nations sanctions list for lack of evidence, but remain on the U.S. list. Saudi businessman Yassin Abdullah Kadi, who was sanctioned by the U.N. and the United States for his alleged association with Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, remains on the U.S. list even though the U.N. and the European courts have taken him off. Other people have been sentenced to prison in other jurisdictions or have died, but their names remain on the list. Bin Laden, for instance, is still on the U.S. rolls.
Gotovina's defense attorney at the U.N. tribunal, Greg Kehoe, said he doesn't know of any other reason that his former client would be on the list. He said others who were acquitted at the tribunal were removed immediately.
"Having a situation where everybody is guessing why this person hasn't been removed from the list — it just doesn't seem to me to be a fair thing to do," said Kehoe, who is a partner at Greenberg Traurig.
Croatian diplomats have appealed to the U.S. government several times on behalf of Gotovina, who is a national hero in Croatia, before he filed a lawsuit this week. But to no avail.
"There are dire consequences to the business interest of our citizen here," said Paro, the Croatian ambassador.
"I'm surprised this matter was not handled diplomatically, and that it went to litigation," said attorney Mark Vlasic, a former prosecutor at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal and an attorney with Madison Law & Strategy Group.
Gotovina's lawyers sued on Monday, Jan. 6, to get a court to compel the U.S. government to make a decision about his case. They say they petitioned the Treasury Department in April and again in August 2013, but have had no substantive response. Since Gotovina's case has already been tried and the United States has accepted the result, his lawyers say he should already be off the list.
"He shouldn't have had to hire us to get off the list," said Stephen McHale, a partner at Patton Boggs, a well-connected Washington law firm known for its lobbying and regulatory practice.
"We should never have to even go to them," McHale said. "Our view is they should have done this on their own."
A spokeswoman for the Treasury Department office that oversees economic sanctions declined to comment on Gotovina's case.
If the case goes to court, the judge could toss out the case or order the Treasury Department to take him off the list. Treasury could also decide to rule on his case in the meantime. Until then, he remains in blacklist purgatory.
"We have never received any logical explanation for the delay," said Paro. "The only thing that we have heard is that it takes time."
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Women's Services We deliver more babies than all area hospitals combined. Since 1999, University's Women's Center has been a clear leader among consumers for obstetrics and gynecology in an independent survey conducted annually by the National Research Corporation. At University, we know every mother and baby is unique. That's why we provide individualized care and the expertise that comes from delivering more babies than anyone else in the region. And we never forget that the most important baby is yours. Obstetrics & Gynecology The diverse staff of physicians who practice at University's Women's Center is dedicated to the needs of women of all ages from adolescence to post-menopause. With hundreds of years of combined experience and expertise, our highly trained and passionately loyal maternity staff is committed to making your stay special. Many members of our staff have achieved national certification in their specialties. The W.G. 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Many times children ask for things they shouldn't. It seems that just after our second birthday, we begin to struggle for our own way. As little children, we want to walk without holding a grown up's hand. As teenagers, we want to drive before we're old enough and date before we're smart enough. As adults, we want relationships, cars, jobs, and mortgages that aren't in our best interest. Having everything we want isn't always good for us. It's all clear to me now that I'm older.
I vividly remember a time years ago when I wanted my own way.
Someone had brought my mother the most wonderful pair of wooden shoes from Holland during World War II. They were hand-painted with great care and detail. I loved them very much.
My greatest desire in all the world was to wear those treasured shoes to my first grade class at Belfry Grade School. The year was 1968.
I had begged my mother on a daily basis to wear her wooden clogs. Being a very wise woman, she told me no. She knew best.
I was devastated. It was so important in my little universe to be the very first one to wear wooden shoes to first grade. I asked again and again. "Oh, ple-e-e-ase."
My sweet mother decided to let me make the decision. Of course, I would wear them the next day!
I was ready for school with great excitement, wearing a pretty dress and little white folded down socks. I slipped on the treasured clogs and nearly swooned. (If Cinderella hadn't worn glass slippers, she would have surely worn wooden shoes.)
Off I went to catch the bus.
No doubt, my mother was watching out the window. She knew exactly what would happen.
The bus ride was fine. I was still so proud. Everyone would love them!
At school, my friends were all impressed. They had never seen anyone wear beautifully painted wooden shoes from Holland before. I twirled to show them off.
The thrill and excitement wore down as the day went on. My skin also wore down as the day went on. As shocking as it may sound, blisters began to form in large numbers all over my young and tender feet. (Wood and skin are not the best combination.) The trick was walking as if I weren't in pain. Actually, the trick was walking.
I practically crawled from the school bus at the end of the day. It was crystal clear to my little mind — now — why no one else had ever worn wooden shoes to first grade.
I had been thrilled that my mother had allowed me to wear her precious treasures from Holland, but I learned two valuable lessons that day: having what I want is not always what is best for me and "clog" is a four-letter word.
I grew up and have had a zillion "clog" situations since then. Too many times I've wanted what wasn't best for me. I've stamped my foot and tried to get my way. Though I still have my wise mother, I desperately rely on my Heavenly Father. He has no problem at all telling me no, or to wait. What's awesome is that I know He has my best interest at heart. If He always let me have my way I'd get blisters or worse!
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Congress president Sonia Gandhi is said to have assured a delegation of Union Ministers from the Seemandhra region that the committee, to be appointed by the party, would take care of the grievances of the people of Seemandhra and those in Hyderabad before the process of Telangana State formation continued further.
The committee, headed by party's trouble-shooter and Defence Minister A.K. Antony, will have, among others, senior Congress leaders Digvijay Singh, M. Veerappa Moily and Ms. Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel.
The Seemandhra Ministers, except Kishore Chandra Deo and K. Jayasuryaprakash Reddy, who highlighted the "sense of deprivation" prevailing in Seemandhra, also handed over to her the letter written by A.P. Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, APCC president Botcha Satyanarayana and 90 MLAs, including 20 Ministers from the Seemandhra region. Among other things, the State leaders wanted the Congress high command to keep A.P. united and reverse the Congress Working Committee's decision.
A senior MP of Seemandhra said since the region's Congress leaders were satisfied with Ms. Gandhi's assurance on keeping the process of Telangana formation on hold till the Antony committee gave its report, the party MPs from Seemandhra would not disrupt Parliament proceedings from Wednesday. Union Ministers K.S. Rao, M.M. Pallam Raju, K. Chiranjeevi, J.D. Seelam, Panabaka Lakshmi, D. Purandeswari and Killi Kruparani Killi expressed their views before Ms. Gandhi.
Some of the Ministers said if the high command still wanted to go ahead with Telangana formation then Hyderabad should be made the permanent joint capital for Seemandhra and Telangana States by giving it a Union Territory status and law and order brought directly under the control of the Union Home Ministry.
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Hyderabad Special Correspondent adds: But earlier in the day when Mr. Suryaprakash Reddy led a delegation of Congress elected representatives from Kurnool district to meet Ms. Gandhi, she is stated to have told them that the party could not go back on its decision on bifurcation. On its part, the delegation demanded that the State should be kept united. If the high command decided to go ahead with division, they suggested that Nellore and Prakasam districts be merged into Rayalaseema districts to create a Greater Rayalaseema State.
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ANA announced at the Paris air show today its first two Boeing 787 Dreamliners will be painted in a special scheme to celebrate the type's introduction.
The livery features a large "787″ at the front of the aircraft and then blue lines at the rear of the fuselage "designed to highlight how the three core elements of the airline's service brand – innovation, uniqueness and the inspiration of modern Japan – operate across the ANA network", ANA says.
After of the 787 numbering is the carrier's logo, its Premium class logo, and then the Dreamliner logo.
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It should be preferable to sleep in total darkness.
No small lights during the night, illuminated alarm clocks or the fixed light of the "stand by" mode.
According to a research published in the review "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" sleeping with the lights on during the night alters the metabolism and consequently favors an increase in weight.
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In mid-August 2013, Dr. Tingzhuang Yan, Dr. Len Pietrafesa, and Dr. Paul T. Gayes updated their modeled, hurricane outlook based on changing climate factors (a common process for all hurricane outlooks).
The outlook includes common predictions, similar to those created annually by well-known atmospheric research organizations and institutions (e.g. NOAA, Colorado State University), but is the only model to attempt predicting landfalls. Many of the model predictions will be familiar to most people who live along the coasts and includes the number of named storms (TS), number of hurricanes (NH), and number of major hurricanes (MH, category 3 or higher). It also predicts the number of landfall hurricanes along the Atlantic seaboard (ECLF) and the number of landfall hurricanes along the US Gulf Coast (GMLF). The model, once it calculated these probabilities, determined the number of landfalls to be a "fraction of a storm" which simply isn't practical (obviously you can't have 1.11 or 0.89 storms making landfall) so the researchers have chosen to display the data as the most likely to least likely number of hurricane landfalls. The climatology column reflects the long-term, annual average of each measure for the 63-year record.
The science of creating these outlooks is based heavily on statistics from data that is available in the historic storm records. Reliable information on the number of storms, hurricanes, landfalls and physical conditions that were present during storm formation only dates back into the 50s. Using this information, what is produced are tables that indicate the probability of having 1 named storm, 2 named storms, 3 named storms etc… and that information is then summarized for official reporting which is why the outlooks are typically displayed as ranges or probabilities.
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Stand Down: 25 years helping homeless vets
These reduced numbers are largely due to the VA's 2015 mission, said Pete Dougherty, associate executive director of the VA's Homeless Veterans Initiative. He said one of the agency's most effective programs for the homeless focuses on prevention — aiming to connect newly discharged service members with VA services, including counseling, housing assistance, medical care and other benefits.
Whether such efforts are paying off remains in question to Bob McElroy, president of the Alpha Project, a San Diego nonprofit that provides housing and employment opportunities for the homeless. He characterized the VA population estimates as highly conservative.
"This is the tip of the iceberg," said McElroy, who added that he has seen a rise in the homeless veteran population in San Diego.
Seeing new faces
Early Friday, Henry's group began heading over to the Echo tent after breakfast and registration. On one cot sat Simon Martinez, 34, a Navy Seabee who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Martinez, who completed three overseas deployments before leaving the service in 2007, wanted to start a trucking business. His plan didn't materialize, and it took him years to come to terms with his post-traumatic stress disorder and reach out for help.
In September, Martinez went to the VA seeking support. He is set to move into a residential program at Veterans Village of San Diego in a couple of weeks.
Martinez said he does not know what to expect from Stand Down, but hopes it will help him "get out of the hole."
His story is hardly singular. The goal of ending veteran homelessness in San Diego County could be complicated by distinct challenges posed by Iraq and Afghanistan war vets.
"Part of the problem is that people have been deployed over and over again, creating a lot of casualties as people end their enlistments, come back to civilian life and are overwhelmed by their experience," said Jon Nachison, a psychologist and co-founder of Stand Down.
He added that redeployment can often lead to traumatic brain injuries, the "signature wound of this generation," and chronic PTSD.
Catering to this population can be as simple as installing a basketball hoop to allow young veterans a chance to exercise or providing laptops for their educational use, said Phil Landis, president and CEO of Veterans Village of San Diego. More often, it involves gauging trends and then adjusting services so they are relevant to a new generation.
What does not need changing is the heart of Stand Down, characterized by the mutual exchange of respect, Landis said.
The smallest gestures — making direct eye contact or placing a hand on a veteran's shoulder — best embody the event's spirit, he said.
For this reason, Landis, who has worked with Stand Down for more than 15 years, never wears sunglasses while out on the baseball field, despite the summer sun.
"We're veterans, many of us (at Veterans Village) have served in combat," Landis said. "Respect is a basic tenet."


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Of course, before starting any work always make sure your power cord is unplugged to begin with. Move the washing machine to an area with enough room to maneuver around as needed. Now, move around to the back of the washing machine and remove the two Phillip headed screws from the back panel. Push slightly up to pull the two bottom flanges out of their slots. Then pull out on the bottom of the panel which will remove it to allow you access to the inside of the washing machine guts. The drain pump is located directly inside and to the left being held down by three bolts with two hoses running from each side of it. Since there may be a bit of water stored inside the drain pump and hoses have a shop-vac ready to suck up any water that will otherwise go all over the place. If your washer has been down for a while that means sour disgusting mildewed water. Now, unplug the power cord on the top left of the pump and wedge it out of the way making sure it doesn't get wet. Use either a wrench or pliers to remove the three bolts that are holding down the base of the Drain Pump. Remove all of the screws that are holding the Drain Pump to the base. Flip it over to remove the last screw from the bottom. Twist the Drain Pump slightly to move the notches to be able to remove the Drain Pump from the base. Reverse this process to place the new Drain Pump on the base and into the washing machine. If you purchased a Drain Pump with a whole new base already on it then you just have to remove the three bolts and place the new drain and base in. This job is a very easy fix and would have cost you around $300 to $400 dollars having a repair man order the part and come out and do the work. I know because I asked a repair man how much he would charge me for this job. So save your money and fix the easy jobs yourself. Just don't tell my wife it was easy. HaHa!
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Local schools cancel after-school activities ahead of the Ferguson grand jury announcement.
St. Louis-Area School Districts Preparing for Grand Jury Announcement
The Jennings School District has called off school Monday and Tuesday. The district had already planned to shut down Wednesday through the end of the week for Thanksgiving.
Education Officials Laud Riverview Gardens for Jump in Accreditation Scores
It was a night of congratulations for the Riverview Garden's School district as the state education department met with parents for an update on the district's progress.
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Schools and businesses damaged during unrest in Ferguson and Dellwood in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown are about to get some help.
University City Rejects Normandy Transfer Students
The district's board voted Thursday to tell students who had already transferred from Normandy that they will not be allowed to return to University City in the fall.
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Missouri Senate committee tackles a student transfer law and addresses struggling school districts such as Normandy and Riverview Gardens.
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CEE-Trust was tapped to come up with a plan last year as a new state law gave the State Board of Education greater powers to intervene in troubled school systems.
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Apartment / 2 bedrooms / sleeps 6
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Apartment / 2 bedrooms / sleeps 6
|Key Info
I Molini is a privately owned complex of 15 apartments in one of the most exclusive areas of Lake Garda: Morgnaga, Gardone Riviera. The apartment is beautifully restored with open stonework and brickwork, with beautifully landscaped gardens and a fabulous view of Lake Garda from the patio, private garden and shared swimming pool. The overall atmosphere is elegant, quiet and refined.
The apartment has a private garden to the front and rear, a shared swimming pool (shared with 14 other apartments) that is particularly large considering the small size of the complex. There are dining facilities on the patio, which has a lovely lake view.
The living room has a large corner sofa and leads on to the kitchen and dining area (although during summer you will probably enjoy eating outside on the patio). The main bedroom and shower room are just off the living room.
|Sleeps up to 6, 2 bedrooms
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|Check out time:
|Nearest beach
|Gardone Riviera 400 m
|Car not necessary
|Nearest Amenities
|300 m
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Verona Brescia 25 km, Nearest railway: Desenzano 20 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages, Suitable for people with restricted mobility
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|DVD player
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
|Central heating, TV, CD player
|Kettle, Toaster
|Dishwasher, Cooker, Fridge, Washing machine
|2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 2 Shower rooms
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (1), Single beds (2), Cots (1), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 8
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden, Shared garden
|Secure parking
|Further details indoors
The interior has been tastefully decorated and finished, with a "home from home" feel and every amenity for a comfortable stay. In the second, downstairs bedroom there is an en suite shower room and also a small living area with sofabed, TV and DVD player. This room is ideal for children, teenagers wanting their own living space or a second couple.
|Further details outdoors
The exterior pool area is exquisitely kept and landscaped. A really pretty, appealing residence capturing the true flavour of Lake Garda.
|Further details
Swimming pool open between May and September. Please check with us first to make sure when the pool is open. The pool might open late or close early due to bad weather. The pool is not heated so may be chilly in May and but is usually perfect in June, July and August.
The Lombardy region
Lake Garda is a beautiful part of Italy, with its own microclimate and a stunning scenery with olive groves, vineyards, breathtaking mountain backdrops and access to everything Italy has to offer: Venice, Milan, skiing in winter, sun in summer, culture, designer sophistication. The pretty lakeside town of Salo', strategically positioned on the Brescian riviera of Lake Garda and considered the "capital" of the western shore, is within easy walking distance, as are the beaches and nearby cultural attractions.
Lake Garda has a unique micro-climate, mild in the winter and hot and sunny in the summer, yet with a cool breeze coming off the lake.
Lake Garda is also Italy's largest lake, and the undoubted star of the Italian Lake district.
Lake Garda really has something for everyone. From sun to shopping, beautiful mountain scenery to the sun glittering off the clear, warm water, from skiing in winter to wakeboarding, kite-surfing, windsurfing and rock-climbing in summer; from opera and theatre to children's adventure parks Gardaland and Canevaworld... when you come to Lake Garda you can be sure of a holiday you will never forget.
Served by three airports (Verona Brescia, Verona and Bergamo) and backed up by the airports at Milan Linate, Milan Malpensa and Venice Marco Polo and Treviso airports, daily low cost flights can be found from every part of the UK. Ryanair also offers day trips to Rome, with a flight leaving daily at 8.30 am and returning in time for supper, meaning when you stay on Lake Garda a day trip to Milan, Venice, Verona or even Rome is an easily achieved reality. Why not visit the opera? The Arena di Verona is a short drive away and the historic open air amphitheatre offers an unforgettable experience.
If you feel like sticking closer to the home base, why not hop on a ferry and explore the lakeside towns of Lake Garda?
Watersports on Lake Garda are always popular, with the pretty lakeside towns offering sailing, windsurfing, wakeboarding, jet-skiing, kite-surfing, and scuba diving facilities.
If you visit between the months of November and April, day skiing trips are perfectly feasible: the nearest slopes are 40 minutes drive away and the world-class ski resort Madonna di Campiglio 1 hr 45 minutes drive.
In summer, hiking, mountain-biking, horse-riding and rock climbing is popular. There are dozens of walking trails in the mountains around the lake, mountain bikes can be hired and there are countless riding centres and tennis clubs.
The designer shops and boutiques, street cafes and bars, restaurants and trattorias offering home-cooked Italian dishes and the finest local wines at incredibly good value will appeal to everyone, especially in sophisticated towns such as Toscolano Maderno, Moniga del Garda, Desenzano del Garda, Gardone Riviera and Salo'.
If the kids get bored playing in the swimming pool, why not spend a few days exploring the theme parks at the southern end of Lake Garda? There are many huge them parks, including Gardaland, Caneva World, Aqua Parks and Safari Parks - you'd need a couple of weeks to get through them all!
Don't forget to relax, though, and drink in the unbelievable lake views with a glass of wine.
Gardone Riviera
On site you can swim in the pool, sunbathe, walk or hike the many trails in the surrounding woods, or visit the town of Gardone Riviera, the historic centre of which is a 10 minute walk. The beach and lakefront is just 350 metres away. Within 30 minutes driving distance are the theme parks at the south end of Lake Garda (6 or 7 fun parks including Gardaland, water parks, movie theme parks and safari parks).
Within 15 minutes are several championship golf courses, watersports clubs (sailing, wakeboarding, kitesurfing and windsurfing).
In winter ski day trips are possible - we can help you organize this.
Venice is a 2 hour drive, Milan is a 1 hour drive and Verona is just 40 minutes away
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I do believe my water tanks are clean enough to drink from, even after being over 30 years old, but because I don't do it, it leaves me to neglect 'purifying' them every time, and just fill them for showers and washing dishes.
However, I am getting tired of running to the store to by another 24 pack of water of which I already have so I just don't run out. And to make matters worse, I usually by the cheap stuff and that in itself is starting to raise issues. Most of the bottle water I am getting nowdays taste funnier than the tap water in most cases.
So, I think what I am going to do is install a new 3 to 5 gallon tank near the sink. With its on hand pump spigot and fill port leading up to the counter at the sink. Also, a drain port. Then, I can fill it with tap water if it is available, or bottled water if I have it. That way I can focus on gallon jugs instead of those little bottles if the marina water is not good.
I think I am going to start relying on the systems of my boat to do their job, which they should be able to do if I take care of them.
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I found a great article about Princeton Engineering School Dean Maria Klawe talking about the issue of women in computer science. Computer Science has been seeing a decrease in women for a number of years now. CS is the only engineering related area that has been seeing a decrease. Dean Klawe believes that part of the problem is the way computer science is taught. I tend to agree. I also believe that we are losing a lot of boys for the same reason.
Pairs programming, which is one of the things Dean Klawe suggests, looks like it may have some real potential in several ways. One is that it involved a collaborative approach which is often more comfortable for female students. I've seen it helpful for some boys as well. This has the second advantage of teaching a development style which also seems to be very productive in industry.
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In the past year, scientists, sociologists and bioethicists, among others, have come to agree that the technology of these direct-to-consumer tests, which run between $100 and $1,000 apiece, is problematic and that the test results can be misleading and lead to problems including skewed ethnic data and questionable membership claims to Native American tribes.
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"We take the position that overcoming the most difficult ethical challenges of genetic ancestry testing will depend on the political will of federal agencies to prioritize values of transparency, responsibility and communication," said Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, a medical anthropologist at the Center for Biomedical Ethics at Stanford University and lead author of the policy paper.
Lee and other authors argue that voluntary collaboration and transparency are unlikely to succeed because of the proprietary nature of companies' and institutions' genetic databases; the power disparity between scientists and their research subjects; and the diverse and possibly conflicting interests of stakeholders who don't even share a common language. For example, TallBear said, "Whose definition of 'origin' will prevail?"
"To a geneticist, origin might refer to ancestral populations inferred for an individual on the basis of specific genetic markers, specific algorithms for assessing genetic similarity and specific reference populations," the article says. "To a casual consumer, 'origin' might mean 'the country where I was born' … to a Native American, origin might also signify the landscape feature or event where his/her people emerged or acquired their identity."
According to news reports, a half million consumers have purchased genetic ancestry tests, which are sold by more than two dozen personal genomics companies with names such as "Roots for Real," "23andMe" and "DNA Tribes." Typically, the test taker swipes the saliva inside his or her cheek and sends the swab to the lab. The DNA is extracted and compared to samples from a reference database of haplotypes (sets of inherited, linked genetic markers) to see if there's a match.
Different tests use different methods. For example, mitochondrial DNA tests trace the mother's lineage, while Y-chromosome tests track paternal ancestry. But because these tests only trace one bloodline, they exclude most ancestors. Moreover, they cannot pinpoint where these ancestors lived.
Another option is AncestryByDNA, a genealogy test that relies on markers that show genetic differences between what are assumed to be four biologically distinct populations: Africans, Europeans, East Asians and Native Americans. But some groups that don't fit neatly into these categories, such as South Asians and Middle Easterners, have received test results identifying them as Native Americans, for example, according to researchers.
Also critical to resolve, according to the article, are the ethical issues concerning the collection and use of DNA samples. For example, members of the Havasupai Tribe in Arizona allege that researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Arizona collected 400 blood samples from tribal members for diabetes research. But, according to news reports, those same samples were also used for unauthorized research on schizophrenia, inbreeding, and population migration, which stigmatize tribe members. The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled late last year that the Havasupai tribe can sue the Arizona Board of Regents, which is seeking to settle the case.
"It is a scientific imperative that we enact enforceable policies that determine what constitutes responsible and accountable collection and secondary use of DNA samples," the article says.
In addition to Lee and TallBear, coauthors of the article are Troy Duster, professor of sociology at UC Berkeley and New York University; Deborah Bolnick, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Texas; and Pilar Ossorio, associate professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
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What shluld I have done for 170,000 maintenance - at 90,000 I changed all fluids, timing belt & drive belt- changed brake fluid, radiator and tranny fluids,
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In multiples of 30,000 miles I suggest changing all the fluids, transmission oil, engine oil and filter, coolant/antifreeze, brake fluid ect. and then engine oil change every 3,ooo miles engine oil and filter every 6,ooo miles. Every 30,000 miles we replace the the fuel filter and check the valve clearances and adjust as required and replace the spark plugs if they are stand duty plugs, (every 60k if iridium plugs were used). By this rational 150k would have been a big service (all fluids, valve clearance check, plugs ect....) due again at 180k. For all our customers at our shop we review the customers records and look at al the previous service records from other shops if it is a new customer to ensure we are not duplicating work previously done or just recently done.
It is hard to say what should be done on a higher mileage car without knowing what service schedules have been followed to date. We specialize in Toyotas and many of our customers commute and have over 200,000 miles on their Toyotas some have reached 460,000 on one engine. So maintenance and preventative maintenance does add to the longitivity of a car's life.
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I am very thankful for the advice. I also have another question - Where did the reply come from ???? If it's a repair shop close to me I would like to go there to see the shop and possibly schedule my maintenace with them.
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I had noticed your posting was from Dublin. Repairpal is actually based in Emeryville, CA, I consult for Repairpal but our shop is located in Santa Cruz. All the auto technicians that answer these questions for Repairpal are really great guys and they mostly work around the Bay area. I'll forward this to them and see if any of them know a great, trustworthy shop in Dublin.
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