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The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Lyon at Fred Hesse Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, notice having been given with affidavit thereto on file.
After the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT:Byrd, Ferraro, McTaggart, Stern, and Mayor Lyon
Also present were City Manager Les Evans, Assistant City Manager Carolynn Petru; City Attorney Carol Lynch; Deputy Director of Planning Dave Snow; Director of Public Works Dean Allison; Director of Finance Dennis McLean; Director of Recreation and Parks Rosenfeld; City Clerk/Administrative Services Director Jo Purcell; Senior Administrative Analyst Judy Huey; Administrative Analyst II Matt Waters; Recreation Program Supervisor II Holly Starr; Accountant Jane Lin; Financial Consultant Kathryn Downs; and, Deputy City Clerk/Recording Secretary Jackie Drasco.
Councilman Stern moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McTaggart, to approve the agenda as presented.
Presentation of the Draft Two Year City Budget for FY 2001-2001 & FY 2002-2003
Staff recommendation was to review the draft two-year City budget and provide staff with direction.
City Manager Evans summarized the draft budget document and discussed the following topics:
Council direction for the above topics was as follows: (1) Include a comment in the City Managers Budget Message that none of these funds are automatically spent. All expenditures must be approved by the City Council. (2) Move LAWA legal expenses to City Attorney Professional Services. (3) Explain total interest income earned in the City Managers Budget Message.
New Budgets:
New Features:
Budget Reorganization:
Council direction for the above topics was as follows: (1) Determine View Restoration and View Preservation expenses. (2) Determine the decrease experienced since adoption of new guidelines. (3) Prepare a Fee Schedule for Code Enforcement relative to View Restoration and View Preservation for submission to the Council for approval by the end of June 2001.
New Programs/Expenses:
Increased Program Costs:
City Manager Evans explained that there was a speaker present who wished to request a grant for an organization that had not received a City grant before.
Bob Miller, President and Director of the Chamber Orchestra of the South Bay, commended the Council for supporting fine arts and summarized correspondence to the Council describing their organization and requesting a grant.
Councilman Stern moved, seconded by Councilwoman Ferraro, to provide a City grant of $1500 on the condition that the Orchestra acknowledge the City as a sponsor in their material. Motion carried.
Mr. Miller agreed to the condition.
Council direction for the above topics was as follows: (1) Provide a $1500 grant to the Chamber Orchestra of South Bay and require that they list the City as a supporter. (2) Report to the Council on the number of website hits. (3) Pinpoint areas of City where speeding occurs to determine if we need an additional speedboard. (4) Determine if we need additional lights or only reflectors in City Hall Parking lot.
Decreased Program Costs:
Presentation of the Draft Two Year Redevelopment Budget for FY 2001-2002 & FY 2002-2003.
Staff recommendation was to review the draft two-year Redevelopment Agency budget and provide staff with direction.
City Manager Evans discussed the following:
Presentation of the Draft Two Year Improvement Authority Budget for FY 2001-2002 & FY 2002-2003
Staff recommendation was to review the draft two-year Improvement Authority budget and provide staff with direction.
At 8:30 P.M., Mayor Lyon declared a recess. The meeting reconvened at 8:44 P.M.
Abalone Cove Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Fee
Director Allison presented the staff report of May 23, 2001 and the recommendation to
authorize staff to mail notices to affected property owners.
City Attorney Lynch noted that there was a minor change to the staff report indicating that this is a fee, not an assessment.
Council discussion centered on the fact that not all property owners would be charged the same amount and that there would be monitoring by an alarm system and weekly inspections, which would assure that the system was working correctly.
Sharon Nolan, 6 Clovetree Place, related the history of this project and said that some property owners would be unpleasantly surprised to learn that the fee was not the amount that they expected. She asked if the City subsidy would continue in the future.
Jack Monks, 32200 Schooner Drive, agreed that property owners would be surprised that the fee might be different than they expected.
Council discussion focused on the importance of the presentation to the property owners to explain the difference in expected charge versus the actual charge and whether a sunset on the subsidy would be appropriate or if a grant might be obtained by the City to cover possible future subsidies.
Daphne Clarke, 10 Peppertree Drive, reiterated that it was unfortunate that property owners expectations of amounts to be paid were different than the actual amounts and she asked about maintenance costs.
Rob Hildon, said that he was contemplating a purchase in the part of the City and he felt that maintenance costs would be low when the system but new but would increase as time passed.
Council discussion centered on the fact that ACLAD and the Sanitation District had been contacted regarding assistance with the maintenance costs and both groups had declined.
Mayor Lyon moved, seconded by Councilman Byrd, to authorize staff to mail notices of the proposed fees to affected property owners with an explanation of the expected amounts to be paid. Motion carried.
Oral Report on Outstanding Budget Issues
Staff recommendation was to provide staff with direction.
Council discussed joining the Coastal Coalition and it was the consensus to join for one year.
Council discussed increasing the monthly travel allowance received by the Council and it was the consensus to make no change.
At 9:50 P.M., Mayor Lyon declared a recess to a Closed Session. The meeting reconvened at 10:10 P.M.
City Attorney Lynch reported that the Council unanimously authorized that the City enter into two agreements to purchase the real property listed on the agenda. One agreement will be to purchase approximately 163 acres from York Long Point Associates for $7,335,000, and the other agreement will be to purchase approximately 500 acres from Palos Verdes Land Holdings, LLC, for approximately $28 million. Both agreements will be fully contingent upon obtaining funding from other sources, such as private donations, and contributions from the state and federal governments.
ADJOURNMENT: Adjourned at 10:10 P.M. on motion of Mayor Lyon.
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Talk about doctors without borders! Meredith (Torrey DeVitto) decided to get a little medically creative in Season 3 of The Vampire Diaries by injecting her patients with vampire blood. Oh (negative) she didn't!
Anyway, her choice to meddle with the undead's blood saved Elena (Nina Dobrev) from death. But now executive producer Julie Plec tells TVLine that Dr. Fell's mysterious medical practicing days might be over.
"Meredith in the beginning is just trying to keep her head above water, realizing that she's found herself dropped into this supernatural world she never really meant to get involved with," says Plec. "She has a choice to make: Does she want to dive in headfirst and embrace it? Or does she want to pull back and say, 'Hey you know what? Why don't you guys leave me out of it.' We'll be seeing a little bit of her in the beginning of the season."
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This article was first published in June 2001.
Assume for a moment that you are Hong Kongish. You have read in the newspapers about Cool Britannia with its ice-white restaurants and its prime minister who greets youths with a high five. You know that the old stuffy Britain, the useless Britain that gave Hong Kong to the Chinese, is a thing of the past, so you think it'd be a good idea to come the UK for a look-see.
So, you board the train in downtown Kowloon and head for the airport. On the short journey, down tracks built over the sea, the ride is smooth, the carriage has been cleaned by oral hygienists and you have a personal TV set with a choice of movies or rolling news. Nice.
And then you board the aircraft. Not Cathay Pacific, of course, you want a taste of Britain from the start, so you go for British Airways. Not so nice.
I've just come back from a holiday in Barbados and simply couldn't believe how badly things have slipped at BA. I was greeted by a stewardess who, with all the panache of a '70s Saturday morning shop girl, asked if I'd like juice or water. What happened to the champagne and nuts?
Later, in a period of turbulence she woke me, pointed at my sleeping wife and said "Tell her to put her seat belt on". And then, for breakfast, when I asked for a croissant, that is precisely what I got. No table cloth, no butter, no knife. Just a lump of croissant.
Then, we landed at Gatwick to find that the Virgin Jumbo which had left after us in Barbados was already there. The BA 777 may be cheap to run, but it has the cruising speed of a wheelbarrow.
Oh, and Branson can stop smirking because I'm told he's configured his faster 747s to hold 560 passengers. Presumably, the thinner passengers are asked to snuggle down in the butt cheeks of those who are a little fatter.
Anyway, refreshed after his croissant, our friend from Hong Kong lands at Gatwick (yes, I know BA's Far East flights go to Heathrow, but not this one. OK?) and he heads off for the train ride into London. Now, I used this service recently and it was bad enough to make my eyebrows spin. Late. Cleaned by the blind. And with an engine that Brunel would have called old fashioned.
"I'm telling you. Nothing in this Godforsaken country works any more"
Still, he climbs aboard and is bumped through a haze of burnt cow smoke into London where the Real IRA are blowing things up, the hotels cost £5million a minute, the tube doesn't work and the deputy prime minister talks like Joda, but in a Yorkshire accent. To disguise his Welshness. Then he'll find that his mobile won't work in Fulham and that half of the people he's come to see are at home that day waiting for people from BT to answer the phone, or someone from Thames Water to come and mend a leak. He'll then get mugged by a gang of Albanian refugees and, when he goes to the hospital for treatment, a doctor, who is fourteen and has worked for the last two years non-stop, injects drain cleaner into his spine and kills him.
I'm telling you. Nothing in this Godforsaken country works any more. As I'm sure you know, they have just finished widening the M25 across its entire western section, but I see on the Highways Agency website that they're now planning to widen it again. How can this be? If traffic levels have not risen in the past year, why didn't they make it wide enough in the first place?
And if wider motorways are the answer, why have they just announced that the infernal M4 bus lane has been an unqualified success and will be here to stay? Answer me that one, Fat Boy.
But, worst of all, they've announced that throughout the summer, there will be seven separate maintenance projects on the M25 and that, from 7am-9.30am and 4pm-7pm, drivers should seek alternative routes.
WHAT! The magnificence of this stupidity beggars belief. If you live in Hertfordshire and work in Surrey, there are no alternative routes. None. Do they really think that any one of the 170,000 people who use the M25 each day is there for fun?
And nor can the poor buggers use public transport either, since the trains keep crashing and the tube drivers are usually on strike, as they maintain their drive for more time in bed.
Then we have to consider the sheer length of time these roadworks take. I once saw a team of Japanese navvies resurface the equivalent of Park Lane between sunset and sunrise, but here they're shutting lanes on the M25 for three months to change a cat's eye.
I'm not an engineer, I admit, but really, how can it take the whole summer to put a new layer of tarmac on a few miles of road? Give a German three months and he'd have time to take the road away, plant crops, harvest them and build a new road.
Of course, the longer they keep the cones out, the longer the special speed limits stay in force; thus the more fines they'll get to fund the agencies that dream up annoyances for the driver.
Cool Britannia? If you are reading this outside the UK, stay there. The only thing that's cool about this place is the bloody weather.


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I have a PhD in physiological heavy metal detoxification mechanisms.
I work on environmental radioactivity and have published more than 140 refereed papers on radionuclide transfer to animals in agricultural and semi-natural ecosystems, radiation protection of organisms other than humans, remediation after nuclear accidents and analysis and application of radioecological data. I have edited eight special journal issues and made contributions to many International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) documents.
I was awarded an MBE for my radioecological work in 2002. I am a member of the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE) and sub-committees on Authorisations and Contaminations. I have co-ordinated eight EU framework projects, and currently lead CEH participation in the Strategy for Allied Radioecology (STAR) network and the COMET project. I am the Principal Investigator of TREE (integrating the science needed to underpin radioactivity assessments for humans and wildlife), a UK-based project within the NERC RATE programme.
Radiation protection of the environment
Much work has been done over the past decade to develop a system of radiation protection for organisms. I co-edited a special issue which described the development and application of one of the two freely available models now used to make such assessments, the ERICA Tool.
Subsequently, the PROTECT project (Protection of the environment from ionising radiation in a regulatory context) provided a scientific justification to propose numerical targets or standards for protection of the environment from ionising radiation.
I recently led a NERC Knowledge Exchange project that provided training on the application of the ERICA Tool. Whilst chairing Working Group 5 of the IAEA EMRAS II programme (Environmental Modelling for Radiation Safety), we produced a Handbook (due tobe published soon) compiling Concentration Ratio (CRwo-media) values to quantify the transfer of radionuclides from environmental media to wildlife. I have edited a special issue on the development and application of the handbook which includes my recent paper considering how we can identify those data gaps which matter and deserve attention during assessments.
Radionuclide transfer in the foodchain
Radioactivity in animal products is a potentially important source of ingested dose to humans. I have studied the transfer of radionuclides to agricultural and wild animals for 34 years. I lead a team which provided an updated list of transfer parameter values for animal products in the human foodchain in the International Atomic Energy Agency Technical report Series TRS 472.
Within the IAEA MODARIA (Modelling and Data for Radiological Impact Assessments) programme I am chairing WG 4 addressing Analysis of radioecological data in IAEA TRS publications to identify key radionuclides and associated parameter values for human and wildlife exposure assessment. Many of the WG4 activities are focused on developing a database of Kd (distribution coefficient) values in soils and sediments.
Remediation after nuclear accidents
I have worked for many years on the various methods to mitigate the impact of nuclear accidents, particularly at Chernobyl, focusing on the impact in the UK, Western Europe and in inhabited areas near the nuclear power plant.
The knowledge on remediation gained after Chernobyl and other accidents was synthesized in the IAEA handbook (TRS 475) on 'Guidelines for Remediation strategies to reduce the radiological consequences of environmental contamination' for which Sergey Fesenko and I were the technical editors.
More recently, I drafted the remediation text in the report of the International Experts´ Meeting on Decommissioning and Remediation after a Nuclear Accident and was a member of an IAEA mission evaluating the progress of remediation in Japan (Jan 14). Over the last year, I have chaired a sub-group preparing text on remediation as part of Chapter 5 (Post-accident recovery) of the impending Fukushima Report of the IAEA.
Selected publications
See the NERC Open Research Archive (NORA)
Pálsson, S.E., Howard, B.J. et al., 2013. A simple model to estimate deposition based on a statistical reassessment of global fallout data Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 121. 75-86. 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.03.006
Howard, B.J., Beresford, N.A. et al. 2013.The IAEA handbook on radionuclide transfer to wildlife Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 121. 55-74. 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.01.027
Wood, M.D., Beresford, N.A., Howard, B.J. and Copplestone, D. 2013. Evaluating summarised radionuclide concentration ratio datasets for wildlife. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 126. 314-325.10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.07.022
Howard, B.J., Wells, C., Beresford, N.A. and Copplestone, D. 2013. Exploring methods to prioritise concentration ratios when estimating weighted absorbed dose rates to terrestrial Reference Animals and Plants.Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 126. 326-337.10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.05.005
Psaltaki, M., Brown, J.E. and Howard, B.J. 2013.TRS Cs CRwo-water values for the marine environment: analysis, applications and comparisons.Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 126. 367-375. 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.07.001
Keum, Dong-Kwon, Jun, In, Lim, Kwang-Muk, Choi, Yong-Ho and Howard, B J. 2013. Time-dependent transfer of 137Cs, 85Sr and 65Zn to earthworms in highly contaminated soils. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 126. 427-433. 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2012.07.017
Recent international UN output
IAEA 2013. IAEA Report on Decommissioning and Remediation After a Nuclear Accident, September 2013, IEM4, Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency. Remediation section.
IAEA 2013. Follow-up IAEA international mission on remediation of large contaminated areas off-site Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (14-21 October 2013), Preliminary Summary Report, Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency, 11pp, 21 October 2013. Member of IAEA Team.
IAEA 2014. The follow-up IAEA international mission on remediation of large contaminated areas off-site the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Tokyo and Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, 14–21 October 2013. Final report. Vienna, International Atomic Energy Agency, 57pp. Member of IAEA Team.
IAEA (in press) Handbook of parameter values for the prediction of radionuclide transfer to wildlife. Technical Reports Series, International Atomic Energy Agency. Chairperson.
Journal Special Issues (Editor / Co-editor)
Hinton, T., Brechignac, F., Howard, B., Liland, A., Walker, S. and Yankovich, T. 2014. Environmental radioactivity: legacy sites, Chernobyl and Fukushima, Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 131, 1-3. 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.12.002
Howard, B.J. 2013. A new IAEA handbook quantifying the transfer of radionuclides to wildlife for assessment tools. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 126. 284-287. 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.11.002
Copplestone, D., Beresford, N.A. and Howard, B.J. 2010. Protection of the environment from ionising radiation: developing criteria and evaluating approaches for use in regulation. Journal of Radiobiological Protection, 30, 191-194. 10.1088/0952-4746/30/2/E03
Howard, B.J. and Larsson, C-M. 2008. The ERICA Project, Environmental risk from ionising contaminants: assessment and management. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 99, 1361-1518. 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.04.013
Beresford, N.A., Howard, B.J. and Voigt, G. 2007. Transfer of radionuclides to food producing animals. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 98, 1-3. 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2007.07.001
Nisbet, A., Howard, B.J., Beresford, N.A. and Voigt, G. 2005. Workshop to extend the involvement of stakeholders in decisions on restoration management. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 83, 259-261. 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2005.01.012
Howard, B.J. and Desmet, G.M. 1993. Relative effectiveness of agricultural countermeasure techniques - REACT - proceedings of a workshop organized by the Commission-of-the-European-communities.Science of the Total Environment137, R11-R12. 10.1016/0048-9697(93)90372-D


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Joe Duraes is an independent artist from the lower Hudson Valley, NY. With his warm tenor and electrified acoustic alt-rock groove, Joe weaves tales that explore themes of love, heartache, relationships, and the world we live in. Joe proves that personal, thoughtful and compassionate music can move the world around us.
Joe's songs appear in the following:
* "Eyes Upon the Skyline" appears in book trailer for "Show Up, Look Good", a novel by Mark Wisniewski (2011 Gival Press).
* "Love Can Rule the World" appears in "Something To Tell" (promo DVD for "Tell Me Something" CD release by Paul D'Adamo) (2010 ELK One Productions, Inc.)
Joe is working on his debut CD with producer Kevin Hupp – 2013 release.


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Saving the world is hard enough without it also being boring. So here's a smattering of ways to have fun while being more eco-friendly.
- The Fun Theory - a great competition that came up with a bunch of creative ways to get people to do more eco-things by making them the more fun option. Their site features a bunch of videos of the entries. Shown here was a great recycling bin design that got people to run around gathering recyclables to use it.
- Japan's Fun Train – Want to make more people use trains? What if they were great places to be in? These two trains from Japan are great examples of using this idea to make trains more kid-friendly. But really the idea could be taken in many different directions with amazing results.
- Seed bomb vending machine – Treehugger pointed this nice one out, and I don't know if it really makes anything more fun, but it tickled me pink, so here it is.
- Designers' eco- coloring book – Now, I know that many alterna-folks aren't crazy about coloring books, because of the notion that it's spoonfed "coloring-in-the-lines" instructions. But that wasn't my experience at all as a kid. Rather, it was a great way to get comfy with using color, discovering color combinations and playing with different techniques and materials. In any case, this book is even more fun. Professional illustrators were asked to contribute pages on an environmental theme, making for a fun, arty coloring book that you can also use to indoctrinate your child into the eco-hegemony! Shown here, an illustration from the book by Delphine Vaufrey.
- Rep. Markey's statement on Climate Change Deniers – This just stands as a great example of how activism is far more fun when we bring in humor instead of just polemics. It's only a little over a minute and really worth a listen. See vid clip below.
Music is a powerful force in the universe: it can inform, inspire, move and enlighten us. Except when it sucks.
And sure enough, it's easier to write a sucky song about politics than a good one. In fact, Grist provided a whole list of songs about climate change that suck [Link corrected - sorry 'bout that]. So I went on a quest to find songs about this topic that don't suck. And it wasn't easy. I couldn't even get 10. But it's a start, and I'm hoping you can let me know of any others.
My criteria were pretty simple and completely subjective: it had to be intelligent and sophisticated in it's handling of the subject, or fun and clever, but anything insipid or trite was not allowed.
So, in no particular order, here's the list:
Climate Songs That Don't Suck
This Monkey's Gone to Heaven – Pixies – lyrics
Idioteque – Radiohead – lyrics
Watershed – Vienna Teng – lyrics
Tables and chairs – andrew bird – lyrics
The Clock – Thom Yorke (and ALBUM: The Eraser) – lyrics
And note that this entire album (!!) is apparently about climate change, but this one stands alone in a way that I don't think the others do.
Sleeping in – postal service – lyrics
White Light – Vienna Teng – lyrics
While I've been told this may not be strictly about climate change, I think it works well for it – and the sounds like a tea-pot heating up and whistling puts it in place for me.
Yes, that's it. 7 songs. Despite a list of over 350 climate related songs that others have put together. Now, maybe some of those don't suck. I didn't listen to or know them all.
But here are 2 Special Mentions to at least boost the list a little:
Thanks – Erin McKeown, Amy Martin and Missoula Coyote Choir – lyrics
A sweet song off the great biomimicry kids album by Amy Martin.
Long Line of Cars – Cake – lyrics
Enjoy – and let me know if you know of any others.
As I've said before, I got all excited this winter about Jane McGonigal's TEDtalk and the notion of making the task of changing the world FUN. So imagine my thrill, when my first draft of an idea was listed as Game of the Week (for several weeks) last month at McGonigal's Gameful website (home of games of the social good).
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Some bands take a break from the road to recharge their batteries and kick back from the all the touring madness.
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Not that they didn't' have SOME down time, says Kelley.
"We had 6 or 7 months off the road comin' at us," Kelley said during a recent phone conversation from the studio where the band is recording "a whole bunch of new songs." "But we had been [touring] hard for 7 or 8 years without more than two or three weeks off. So to have a few months off, I did stop and take a breath for a little while. I went to Italy with my wife, played some golf. [Laughs] Had a little life outside work. On the flip side, it made me realize how much I miss music and touring and how much I love it. It's just a crazy rush to be out on that stage again. We live for that feeling. We missed our fans so much."
Known for megahits such as "Lookin' for a Good Time," "I Run to You" "American Honey" and "Our Kind of Love," the Grammy-winning trio's maternity break meant the postponement of their fall 2013 tour behind their fourth studio album, "Golden." The album's two breakout singles — "Downtown" reached the top spot on the Country Airplay chart, while "Goodbye Town" peaked at No. 11, but Kelley says the album lacked the fun, uptempo rocker that their fans had become used to.
The break was, well, a "golden" opportunity for the band; they went back in the studio to record three new songs for "Golden Deluxe," a special edition of its predecessor, which includes five bonus tracks and their most recent hit, the hugely catchy and uptempo rocker "Compass."
"'Golden' was for me, my favorite record we ever made," Kelley said. "I mean 'Downtown' was a complete left turn from anything we'd done before. We wanted to make that whole album more organic. We wanted to push our sound. But there wasn't really any true upbeat songs that our fans were used to. So we went back in and recorded 'Compass' and [the mid-tempo] 'And the Radio Played.'"
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Khartoum — Students from the faculties of Law and Economics at the University of Khartoum staged a sit-in on Thursday to protest the reaction of the school's administration to the incident which took place last week.
The university dormitories were set on fire by reportedly pro-government elements in retaliation to opposition protest at a graduation event attended by Sudan's 2nd Vice President Al-Haj Adam Youssef.
Twenty-seven rooms housing around 132 students were impacted by the fire.
Sudanese police stepped up their presence around the university in the aftermath.
The students marched through the university today chanting "Student O student, ask for your right" and handed the administration a memo containing a set of demands.
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The students also said they reject the compensation sum ordered by the dean of 200 Sudanese pounds.
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As a pediatric cardiologist, I see the tremendous suffering caused by cardiovascular disease—the world's most common cause of death. Many people think of it as an adult illness. But in the United States cardiovascular disease kills more men and women and children than any other condition. And when it doesn't kill people outright, cardiovascular disease can leave people so debilitated that they have trouble crossing the parking lot, to get from their car to their office. My own father suffers from heart disease and has difficulty climbing a flight of stairs.
People like my dad, and the children I look after, inspire me and my fellow cardiovascular scientists to better understand, prevent, treat and—ultimately—cure cardiovascular disease. We'd like to help create a different world—in which, for example, people who arrive at the emergency room with a heart attack are given an injection that transforms newly forming scar tissue into beating heart cells. Or perhaps a world in which I dispense prescriptions for new drugs that tell a child's heart how to repair itself.
As we work together towards this future, I predict rapid progress from the promise of stem cell research. Today's cellular reprogramming techniques let us turn one kind of cell into another—and are already helping us create heart cells from skin samples of patients with cardiovascular disease. We're using those heart cells to test the safety and efficacy of new and existing drugs. This kind of personalized, clinical-trial-in-a-dish research is quite revolutionary, as is our vision of using reprogramming techniques to turn cardiac scar tissue into beating heart cells—without open-heart surgery, transplants or postoperative complications.
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Companies told to step up on security
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Unlocking security at RSA 2007February 12, 2007
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John Thompson said that companies need to take responsibility for maintaining customer confidence, especially as people and businesses become increasingly connected via devices such as cell phones and handheld computers.
"What used to be clear lines separating enterprises and consumers have now become blurred, as networks are extended to not only suppliers and partners, but also to customers," Thompson said during a keynote speech at the RSA Conference 2007 here.
He acknowledged that this approach has not been common, despite increases in malicious software and other security breaches. "Accepting responsibility for the security of a device accessing your network, when it's not owned or managed by you, is a radically new concept in our world," Thompson said.
But he urged vendors to take that step in enabling companies to deliver a secure experience to end users, which include customers, partners and suppliers.
"Those that embrace this approach will not only reduce their risks, but, I believe, they will also create a competitive advantage for their companies," he said.
Unlocking security at RSA 2007
Confidence in the connected world will only come about if information, the infrastructure and interactions are secure and protected, Thompson predicted.
As a result, the role of a business' security officer needs to evolve into one that focuses on IT risk management, he advised. This new role would call for identifying, measuring and developing strategies to weigh IT risks and returns.
The IT risk manager, for example, would examine stumbling blocks to the availability of data, regulatory compliance and overall business performance, Thompson said.
The Symantec CEO outlined technologies and challenges companies may need to consider to bolster their IT risk management and reduce customers' concerns over security issues.
He called on enterprises to introduce identity management systems and extend them to customers, partners and vendors that they do business with. "There is no doubt in my mind that managing user identities is the most pressing challenge facing the industry today," Thompson said.
An approach that focuses on the user, rather than on the technology, is what is called for, he added. "After all, the goal is to protect the user--regardless of the device they use, online transaction they undertake, or threat they may face," Thompson said.
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Zimbabwe Human Rights programme manager Leo Chamahwinya, accused of tampering with the voters' roll, yesterday made a fresh bail application citing changed circumstances. Chamahwinya is jointly charged with Farai Bhani, Tatenda Chinaka, Dorcas Shereni and Zimrights director Okay Machisa who has since been granted US$500 bail.
They are being charged with forgery and conspiracy to commit fraud and an alternative charge of publishing or communicating false statements prejudicial to the State.
Through his lawyer, Mr Admire Rubaya, Chamahwinya argues that he should be treated in the same manner as Machisa who was released on bail arguing that they are facing similar charges.
"There is no basis of any differentiation between these two accused persons and also there is no basis for this honourable court to treat them differently," argued Mr Rubaya.
"The applicant was allegedly implicated by co-accused persons just like Okay Machisa and there is no direct evidence whatsoever linking him to the offence in question besides the alleged implication by accused which is denied."
The lawyer further argued that his client was never found in possession of the alleged fraudulent voter registration adding that it was clear that his circumstances were equal to Machisa's.
Chamahwinya was arrested in December last year and six weeks have lapsed since his arrest and the defence felt there was no basis for the State to request more time to investigate. Mr Rubaya said there should be no interference with the administration of justice and the liberty of "an accused person who is presumed innocent pending the outcome of his trial".
Prosecutor Mr Michael Reza is expected to respond to the application today. The five are accused of trying to discredit the country's voter' roll by manufacturing counterfeit copies of the certificate of registration as a voter.
The certificate of registration was allegedly meant for completion with false names of alleged registered voters.


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DUBAI/ MANAMA: A senior Shiite religious leader has blamed security forces for the death of a young Shiite protester in Bahrain, after Bahrain's Interior Ministry Friday denied reports police shot dead the teenager, offering a $26,500 reward for information about his killers.
Sheikh Isa Qassim said Friday "the killing of a 14-year-old boy by security forces" during an anti-government protest Wednesday shows that the island nation's Sunni rulers are not listening to people's demands for greater rights.
Rights groups claim the boy, Ali Jawad Ahmad, died after being hit by a tear gas canister fired at close range by police.
The government says he did not die as a result of being hit with a tear gas canister, and that it was still investigating how he died.
"The ministry expresses regret over statements issued by certain political and human rights organizations" claiming that Ali Jawad Ahmad al-Sheikh's death "resulted from a police tear gas projectile shot at his face."
"Ali died as a result of a serious blow to the back of the neck [blunt trauma] that culminated in a blood clot around his brain, which took his life," said the ministry statement.
"Although this is the subject of confirmation … the contusion on Ali's neck is not consistent with being hit with a tear gas canister or rubber bullet," it said, adding it has declared a reward of $26,500 for information about his killers.
The 14-year-old was killed in the Shiite village of Sitra during a small protest after Eid al-Fitr prayers, the Gulf kingdom's main Shiite opposition group said on its Facebook page.
It posted a picture of the dead teenager with his face covered in blood, saying the tear gas canister was fired from close range.
But the Interior Ministry said that "at the time of Ali's death [the morning of Wednesday] there were no reported incidents involving the police in the Sitra area."
"The Interior Ministry is lying," Bahrain Centre for Human Rights chief Nabeel Rajab told AFP. "They killed him regardless of the weapon used."
Pro-democracy protesters took to the streets across Bahrain late Thursday, Rajab said.
The activist said protesters tried to march toward Manama's central Pearl Square where they camped out since mid-February until security forces, boosted by a Saudi-led Gulf regiment, drove them out one month later in a deadly crackdown.
"But police blocked the roads and the protesters were met by tear gas and rubber bullets," said Rajab.
"There were several injuries but we can't obtain a toll since people treat their injured in homes and don't take them to hospitals" from fear of arrests, he said.
Sporadic protests have taken places in Shiite villages since security forces cracked down in mid-March on a month-long pro-democracy protest led by the Shiite majority of the kingdom ruled by a Sunni dynasty.
Authorities say 24 people, including four policemen, were killed in the month of unrest. Four others also died in custody.
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Kigali — In line with the government's commitment to good governance and transparency, Prime Minister Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi presented the government's achievements over the last quarter and shared upcoming priorities in the quarterly Accountability Day.
The presentation highlighted key achievements in good governance, the economy, health, education and social welfare sectors as well as gains in infrastructure and energy. The Prime Minister indicated that during the last quarter all 30 mayors, executive secretaries of provinces and 2,546 staff in local government were trained on good governance and service delivery.
In the economy, Prime Minister Habumuremyi said that foreign investments during the last quarter totaled $426,132,899. He revealed that out of the 477 projects from the Hanga Umurimo program submitted to banks, 221 among them received grants from different banks totaling FRW 4,952,666,043. In the same manner, the number of ATMs across the country increased from 250 to 390 and point of sale (PoS) machines increased from 256 to 440.
As for the health sector, the Prime Minister said the last quarter saw the construction of new facilities in Kinihira, Nkwongwe and Bushenge. As well, 18 new ambulances have been distributed to different hospitals.
During last quarter, up to 41,492 poor families received emergency support totaling RWF 1,573,380,281. As well, 140,907 cows were distributed to poor families. In addition, 507 children, some from orphanages and others who were taken off the street, were adopted by various families.
By December 2012, 1,725 schools for the 12 year basic education system were built. Up to 15,561 laptops were distributed to 9 schools from the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program bringing the number of laptops distributed so far to 161,732.
Over the last three months, the number of Rwandans who registered land reached 2,000,000. In addition, 237 genocide survivors were helped reclaim their property.
In agriculture, during the last quarter, crop production of maize, beans, Irish potatoes reached 102% totaling 3,375,185 tones. In addition, up to 731,823ha of land was consolidated. New coffee plants on 48,920ha as well as tea plantations went from 22,000 to 22,408.
In the last quarter, community work (umuganda) valued at RWF 5,657,227,265 was organized in communities across the country.
Infrastructure and energy sectors also gained momentum with electricity rollout covering about 40,000 households in the last quarter. An increase of 5.6MW is expected from the ongoing construction of Nshili I, Nyirabuhombohombo, Mukungwa II, Gashashi and Rukarara II power plants. This will complement the 400KW electricity increase registered during the last quarter from Janja and Nyabahanga power plants.
The construction and reparation of roads has also stepped up in the last three months, including the Kigali-Gatuna highway linking Rwanda to Uganda through Gatuna boarder.
More than 200 households have been introduced to biogas. Nyakiliba prison is expected to get its own operational biogas facility soon.
Further, the Prime Minister said that repair work to Kigali International Airport will be extended to Kamembe and Butare airports. He also indicated that Rwandair bought a new airplane for a total of six in its fleet. The airline also plans to purchase another plane soon. PM Habumuremyi also pointed out that Rwandair extended its flight routes during the last quarter.
On the international scene, Prime Minister Habumuremyi reminded that Rwanda was elected as a non-permanent member to the United Nations Security Council for two years and that Rwanda is supporting efforts to find a solution to DRC crisis.
As for upcoming priorities, the Prime Minister revealed that the government will focus on mining, infrastructure and energy, agriculture mechanisation, health, education and ICT.
The Prime Minister concluded by emphasizing that accountability remains one of the key principles of good governance in Rwanda. Leaders should inform the public in a transparent manner how different government programs are being implemented as well as sharing upcoming Government priorities in order to increase citizen participation and ownership.
After the presentation, there was a discussion with those who tuned in via traditional and social media.


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Thermapen Infrared Thermometer Sale - Last Day!
The Thermoworks infrared thermometer (model IRGUN-S) is on sale and today is the last day of the sale. The unit is available at ThermoWorks.com - Home of the Thermapen. The sale price is $49US, regular price is $69US.
The unit measures up to 1,022ºF (550ºC). I believe Thermoworks products are made in Great Britain, so they may be available there under a different brand name.
I do not have an infrared thermometer. I have owned their Thermapen product for years. I can't cook without it.
Re: Thermapen Infrared Thermometer Sale - Last Day!
For the Aussies - this is a good one:Non-Contact Thermometer with Dual Laser Targeting - Jaycar Electronics
I got this one from the same place and it has a range: 1000 C - 1832 F so will cover all your WFO needs: Pro High Temperature Non-Contact Thermometer - Jaycar Electronics
Re: Thermapen Infrared Thermometer Sale - Last Day!
Thenks for the tip! picked one up from thermo works, ship to Canada, shipping etc in, for $68
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Valrico residents tell Hillsborough County Commission they don't want big box store
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Residents of Valrico in eastern Hillsborough County are upset about plans for a big-box retail store in their quiet community.
Eight people spoke out against the proposed development in Bloomingdale during public comment Wednesday morning at the Hillsborough County Commission meeting.
Valrico resident Dan Grant is concerned about traffic, flooding and the impact on home values.comments powered by Disqus