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With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for governments; and the protection of human rights in the face of terrorism and efforts to prevent it remained at the forefront of social protection policies in 2005.
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Social protection programs were in the spotlight in the United States in 2005 as Pres. George W. Bush stumped for a ground-breaking change in Social Security, the nation geared up for the biggest, most expensive expansion of Medicare ever, and Congress considered controversial cutbacks in spending on several programs for the poor.
President Bush's number one domestic priority was a plan that would let younger workers divert part of their payroll taxes into private individual retirement accounts that they could decide how to invest. He spearheaded an intensive 60-day, 60-city campaign to sell the idea, and versions of the proposal were introduced in Congress. However, when public opinion remained cool to the change and Congress became engulfed by issues stemming from Hurricane Katrina and Supreme Court nominations, Social Security reform slid to the back burner, its fate uncertain.
Advocates of the private accounts argued that they would produce higher returns for workers and give them greater control over their money. Critics contended that workers' retirement nest eggs would be left to the vagaries of the stock market and that siphoning off part of payroll taxes from the Social Security trust fund would hasten the system's looming financial troubles. Officials estimated that Social Security would start paying out more in benefits than it collected in taxes in 2017 (a year sooner than they had projected in 2004) and would have to start dipping into reserves at that time. They said that the reserves would be exhausted around 2041, at which time retirees would receive only about 74% of scheduled benefits.
Established in 1935 as part of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, Social Security became the largest segment of the American social safety net, one in which current workers financed the benefits of retirees with a 6.2% tax on their earnings (up to a maximum wage of $94,200 in 2006); their payment was matched by employers. With workers far outnumbering retirees, taxes had exceeded payments, and the excesses went into the Social Security Trust Funds. As the huge baby-boom population reached retirement age, however, the present three-to-one ratio of workers to retirees would shrink to two-to-one. The aging, longer-lived population was cited as the chief cause of future financial problems.
Social Security benefits represented the sole source of income for about one-fifth of the 52 million recipients and at least half the income for another 45%. Beneficiaries would receive a 4.1% cost-of-living increase for 2006, the largest since 1990, bringing the average payment for a retired worker to just over $1,000 a month.
As historic change was debated for Social Security, it was being implemented in its partner program, Medicare, which provided health insurance for 41 million elderly and disabled persons. In 2003 Congress passed legislation that added prescription-drug coverage to Medicare, starting Jan. 1, 2006. Ten large private insurers were chosen to market drug coverage nationwide, and several more were selected to sell it regionally. The insurance plans, which were subsidized and regulated by Medicare, would offer a variety of options, each covering different drugs and carrying different co-payments and benefits. Though participation in the new program was voluntary, 28 million to 30 million people were expected to sign up.
While most of the costs would be paid by the government, seniors would pay premiums, co-payments, and deductibles. The average premium was estimated to be $32 a month, with some plans costing as little as $20 a month and additional subsidies available for low-income enrollees. Most participants would pay a $250 deductible, 25% of drug costs from $251 to $2,250, then all of the next $2,850 in charges. After the total tab reached $5,100, individuals would pay only 5% of charges beyond that. In addition to payments for drug coverage, the Medicare premium for doctors and outpatient care was slated to rise in 2006 by 13%, to $88.50 a month, reflecting a large increase in the use of doctors' services.
Prescription-drug coverage, the cost of which was estimated to top $700 billion dollars over the next 10 years, put additional pressure on a system that already faced daunting fiscal problems because of demographic factors and runaway health care costs. Medicare's hospital insurance fund had started paying out more than it collected in 2004, and officials warned that it would run out of money in 2020, two decades earlier than Social Security, unless changes were made. The price tag for Medicare was projected to soar at a rate of 9% a year, compared with 5.6% for Social Security and 3.2% for general inflation; the cost of Medicare accounted for 15% of the federal budget in 2005 and by some estimates could reach 25% by 2020.
Financing was also an issue for other social protection programs. With cost cutting required by the fiscal 2006 budget resolution and expenditures mounting in the wake of hurricane relief and the war in Iraq, Congress for the first time in nearly a decade targeted several programs for the needy. The most severe cuts were proposed in Medicaid, the health care program for the poor that was administered by states under guidelines set by Washington and whose costs were split between states and the federal government. Those costs had shot up over 60% in the past five years to more than $320 billion annually, and the program consumed more than $1 of every $5 spent by states, which made it the second largest item in many state budgets, behind education.
Even as they acknowledged that their Medicaid operations were sometimes riddled with waste and abuse, state officials lobbied for greater latitude in managing the program and experimenting with new approaches, such as importing cheaper drugs from Canada and tightening regulations to prevent the elderly from transferring assets in order to qualify for nursing-home payments. The National Governors Association proposed sweeping changes to cut costs, and the Bush administration set up a commission to find ways to slow Medicaid's rapid growth. One of the challenges reformers faced was reflected in a Census Bureau report showing that 45.8 million Americans, almost one in six, did not have health insurance. The number of uninsured increased by 4.5 million between 2001 and 2004, largely as a result of employers' reducing their coverage.
States also moved to fill the gap when Congress continued to balk at raising the federal minimum wage, which had been $5.15 an hour since 1997. Fifteen states and the District of Columbia set their own minimums at higher levels, ranging up to $7.35 an hour.
For the third straight year, Congress failed to reauthorize the 1996 welfare-reform act, which had replaced cash assistance to needy families with block grants to states and new work requirements. Lawmakers passed a series of temporary extensions as the House and Senate tried to reach compromises on Republican demands for greater work requirements and the call by Democrats for more money for child care. Although welfare rolls were down sharply since passage of the 1996 law, the Census Bureau reported that poverty in the United States rose from 12.5% in 2003 to 12.7% in 2004, the fourth year in a row that an increase had been registered.
In Canada a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court left the country's heralded national public health care system in a state of limbo and challenged some long-held ideas about health care delivery. The high court struck down a Quebec law banning private health insurance. Although the ruling applied only to Quebec province and the impact elsewhere was unclear, some observers speculated that it could presage fundamental changes in the universal health care system, which provided mostly free, tax-funded medical care and inexpensive drugs for everyone.
The one-tier system generally was a point of pride for Canadians, but in recent years it had been marred by reports of a shortage of doctors and long waiting periods for diagnostic tests and elective surgery. The case that led to the ruling was brought by a physician and one of his patients, who had waited a year for hip-replacement surgery. In its 4–3 decision, the court majority said that "access to a waiting list is not access to health care" and that "delays in the public system are widespread and have serious, sometimes grave, consequences." They ruled that banning private insurance in cases in which the public system failed to provide reasonable service violated the provincial charter's protection of life and personal security.
The decision triggered a broad new debate over strategies to cure Canada's ailing $130 billion health-delivery system. On one side were those who feared that it would open the door for a hybrid two-tier health-delivery system in which the wealthy would get one level of care and the less affluent another. They also worried that some doctors would drop out of the public system and set up private clinics. Others argued that the present system needed to be improved and suggested that Canada consider moving in the direction of European countries that allowed private health insurance to cover the same benefits as public insurance.


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S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces the Results of the Annual Review of the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index17:15 EDT Friday, September 14, 2012TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2012 /CNW/ - Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the results of the annual review of the S&P/TSX SmallCap Index, which will become effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 21, 2012.ADDITIONSIssue NameSymbolAGF Management Ltd.AGF.BAlaris Royalty Corp.ADAltus Group LimitedAIFBauer Performance Sports Ltd.BAUBelo Sun Mining Corp.BSXBirchcliff Energy Ltd.BIRBoston Pizza Royalties Income FundBPF.UNCalvalley Petroleum Inc.CVI.ACelestica Inc. 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With a story line that combines elements of 'Survivor' and 'Hunger Games' and some challenging and creative gameplay, 'Lost Dimension' is contrived but highly entertaining
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Director says in an interview that his two-decade marriage to Mia Farrow's adopted daughter works because she 'responded to someone who was paternal.'


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The seven largest US defense companies have contributed nearly $3 million to congressional election campaigns through the first six months on 2007, according to my own analysis.
I am making my spreadsheet available for others to download. Please crunch the numbers as you see fit, and let me know if you come up with any surprises. Download file
The top 10 lawmakers are listed below. Representative Silvestre Reyes maintains his mysterious (to me anyway) lead among defense lobby recipients.
The big change since last month's tally is the huge bump for Representative Joe Courtney, whose home base in Connecticut has apparently made him a huge target for cash from General Dynamics, which operates the Electric Boat submarine plant in Groton, of course. Courtney has received $22,000 from General Dynamics alone so far this year, which is by far the biggest single contribution any lawmaker has received from one of the seven largest defense companies.
Without further ado, the top 10:
1: Rep. Silvestre Reyes; 2: Sen. Carl Levin; 3: Rep. Steny Hoyer; 4: Sen. Jack Reed; 5: Rep. Joe Courtney; 6: Rep. James P. Moran Jr.; 7: Rep. John P. Murtha; 8: Rep. Ike Skelton and Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (tie); 9: Rep. James Clyburn; 10: Sen. Susan Collins


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Willamette Joins Watson Foundations Prestigious List of 50
The Thomas J. Watson Foundation has chosen Willamette University as one of its 50 participating institutions. Other participating institutions, all of which are private, liberal arts schools, include Amherst, Grinnell, Occidental, Swarthmore and Whitman colleges. Individual colleges and universities chosen as participating institutions by the Watson Foundation are eligible to nominate graduating seniors for the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship.
This prestigious national fellowship awards a $22,000 grant ($31,000 for fellows accompanied by a spouse or dependent child) to college graduates of unusual promise. This grant provides these fellows the freedom to engage in independent study and travel abroad for one year following their graduation. In addition to the grant, the Foundation will provide an amount equal to 12 months payment of outstanding federally guaranteed student loans. This extra payment is meant to encourage all students, regardless of student loan debt, to apply for the Watson Fellowship.
"Willamette's inclusion in the list reflects the Watson Foundation's sense that this University produces creative leaders who will make a difference in the world," said Tori Haring-Smith, dean of Willamette's College of Liberal Arts. "This fellowship will help Willamette attract students who are potential leaders and who have an intellectually adventurous spirit. This fellowship provides seniors a rare opportunity to learn independent problem-solving skills in a global context by spending a year pursuing a question about which they are passionate."
Up to 60 Watson fellows are selected each spring from among 190 candidates nominated by the 50 participating institutions. Willamette University will have the opportunity to nominate graduating seniors for the fellowship this 2001-2002 school year. Former Watson fellows include CEO's of international corporations, best-selling authors, ambassadors, Broadway producers and college presidents.
The Thomas J. Watson Foundation was founded in 1961 as a charitable trust by Mrs. Thomas J. Watson Sr. in honor of her late husband. In 1968, in recognition of Mr. and Mrs. Wastson's long-standing interest in education and world affairs, their children decided that the fellowship program should identify individuals who demonstrate integrity, imagination, strong ethical character, intelligence, the capacity for vision and leadership, the promise of creative achievement and excellence within a chosen field and the potential for humane and effective participation in the world community. Since 1968, the foundation has granted over 2,000 Watson Fellowship awards with stipends totaling approximately $25,812,000.


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Thomas Clifton "T.C." Fortner, 86, of Monroe, died July 28, 2012, in Poteau. T.C. was born July 6, 1926, in Monroe to Thomas and Leona "Lona" (Anderson) Fortner. He was an insurance adjuster. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Clara Murphree and Jerry Miller; and two brothers, V.I. and Edward Fortner.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Fortner; two sons, Larry and Tommy Fortner; four grandchildren, Amy, Shayne, Jason, Christy; and seven great-grandchildren, Lexxi, Dalton, Dillan, Destiney, Dawson, Tucker and Payton.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
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a great interview/article on Stephen Fasano, better known as the great dj/producer The Magician (and the former half of AEROPLANE).
Read everything form his inspirations to his favorite blogs and his hangouts in and around Brussels.
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The Remo 50 Series Pretuned Tubano is a Remo invention. The TubaYes has a conga sound, but needs Yes stand because of built-in feet. Pretuned. Acousticon shell. Fiberskyn head offers weather resistance and durability. Remo has emblazoned the TubaYes with a tropical leaf motif.


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[when asked if DKs will start at level 55, instead of 60 or 70] That is the current thinking. It could still be subject to change though and is not concrete. We're still toying with ideas of how we want to make it all work. We want people to feel like they are learning not only the how's of becoming a Death Knight from the lore perspective, but also how to play one.
[More character slots?] Undetermined as of yet. We'll let people know when we know more.
[...the current feeling is that a player with any class over 55 (or whatever the level ends up being) will be able to unlock Death Knight? ] yes. That is our current thinking.
[asked about balance] It is going to be balanced against other classes and will not be able to stomp everyone else just because it's a Death Knight. Yes, they will be powerful but in their own unique way. What makes it a Hero class is that it is from Warcraft lore as a Hero class and also you will get access to it at a higher level. Any race can be a Death Knight in our current thinking as well since the path to corruption can be founded with good intentions much like what happened to Arthas.
[How many abilities will DKs start with?] Undetermined as of yet. We're still fleshing a lot of things out. This is another reason we caution people about the perception that the expansion is coming out 'too soon'. We have only shown people the tip of the iceberg and have a lot more that we are still working out and planning for. Once we have more details, we'll be sharing them so people can discuss it more and plan for the future.
So there's a lot of "not sure yet" in that post, but there's also some good information, notably that they currently think DKs will start at level 55. That's a bit lower than I would have expected. 58 or 60 would make more sense, in my opinion, in order to be able to start out in Outland (but then again, does that make sense lore-wise?). So how excited are you about Death Knights? Are they your main reason to buy Wrath? The change that will kill WoW?
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By Tom Orsborn : September 21, 2012 : Updated: September 21, 2012 10:45pm
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Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch is hit by Dallas Cowboys' Dan Connor, rear, and Danny McCray as Seahawks' Anthony McCoy blocks in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
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Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch (24) rushes as Dallas Cowboys' Danny McCray tries to tackle during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)
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Dallas Cowboys defensive back Gerald Sensabaugh (43) and defensive tackle Sean Lissemore (95) tackle running back Darren McFadden (20) during the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Aug. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
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Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sean Lissemore (center) runs drills between defensive end Tyrone Crawford (left) and defensive end Ben Bass during 2012 training camp held Wednesday Aug 1, 2012 in Oxnard, CA.
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Detroit Lions running back Jahvid Best is tackled by Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Sean Lissemore during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Sean Lissemore (95) looks at the scoreboard as the Cowboys play the Dolphins in a preseason game on Sept. 1, 2011, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Two players are expected to start for the first time Sunday after the Dallas Cowboys ruled out three starters and listed another as doubtful for the home opener against Tampa Bay.
The Cowboys ruled out linebacker Alex Albright (neck), defensive end Kenyon Coleman (knee), center Phil Costa (back), safety Matt Johnson (hamstring) and nose tackle Jay Ratliff (ankle).
Coleman, Costa and Ratliff are starters. Another regular, safety Gerald Sensabaugh, is doubtful with a calf injury sustained in last week's 27-7 loss at Seattle.
A pair of third-year pros — Danny McCray and Sean Lissemore — are expected to get their first NFL starts in place of Sensabaugh and Coleman, respectively.
Ryan Cook will get his second start in place of Costa, who was injured in the opener. Josh Brent will replace Ratliff, who has yet to play this season.
McCray, a member of Houston Westfield High's 2004 Class 5A state title team, hasn't started a game since his senior year at LSU.
"I'm excited," he told reporters in Irving. "I'm trying to save it for Sunday."
Lissemore played well against Seattle.
"I know he should have been starting forever — the kid made 10 tackles last week," defensive coordinator Rob Ryan said.
On Friday, Ryan offered an explanation that centered on the Seahawks often using multiple tight end formations.
"I know everybody was wanting to kill their quarterback," Ryan said. "Believe me, I was wanting to hit the kid, too. They had a plan that wouldn't allow us to do it: max protect."
Wilson was 15 of 20 for 151 yards and a touchdown, but he took a backseat to a running game that generated 182 yards, including 122 from Marshawn Lynch.
"Any time people are running the ball downhill on you, it's hard to do anything else until you get that run stopped," Ryan said.
Ryan said it would be a mistake to believe he's become conservative.
"We will pressure the quarterback," he said. "We do play more three-man front football to go along with it, so the quarterback doesn't know we're just a blitz-a-thon like every junior varsity high school football team. We're not doing that. We're going to play the efficient way. We prefer efficiency over stupidity."


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Three Jewish Settlers Charged for Throwing Rocks at Palestinian Cars
Three Jewish settlers were charged Wednesday with throwing stones at Palestinian cars near a West Bank village earlier this week, reported Haaretz newspaper, quoting army radio.
The radio said that the settlers were charged with intentional endangerment of lives after they drove in a car with masked license plates, throwing stones and causing serious damage to Palestinian cars they encountered.
In the meantime, the Israeli army was investigating an incident in which dozens of Jewish settlers fired last weekend shots at an Arab village from which stones had been thrown, the radio said.
On Tuesday, Jewish settlers stoned a Palestinian to death in Nablus.
Mahmoud Mustafa, 50, was driving his car when a mob of settlers attacked him -- Albawaba.com
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Practicing retail politics at the State Fair
The Republican National Convention in New York is in the spotlight this week -- but it's certainly not the only political game in town. The Minnesota State Fair is a traditional hotbed for retail politics, and it's an important venue for smaller parties that can't afford the high production values of the Democrats' and Republicans' campaigns.
Pawlenty appoints Anderson to Supreme Court
Gov. Tim Pawlenty Friday announced the appointment of G. Barry Anderson to fill a vacancy on the Minnesota Supreme Court. Anderson currently serves on the state Court of Appeals and will replace outgoing Supreme Court Associate Justice James Gilbert.
Bush campaign targets Wisconsin, Minnesota in latest swing
President George W. Bush is in Crawford, Texas, resting after a bus tour that took him through Wisconsin and Minnesota. The president made a campaign stop on Wednesday just across the St. Croix River in Hudson, Wis., followed by a rally at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul. He repeated many of the campaign's familiar themes on the economy and the war in Iraq. But he also opened the dialogue slightly by inviting audience members to pepper him with questions.
Below the political radar, plenty of contested races develop
All eyes may be on the race for the White House, but Minnesota has a full slate of other races to watch this year. The state's eight congressional seats are up, as are all 134 spots in the state House of Representatives. Republicans currently enjoy a substantial 28 seat majority in that body. That's the biggest edge the GOP has ever held in the House, since partisan elections were introduced in 1972. But Democrats say that's no reason the advantage can't be flipped in November.
Minnesota delegates bring convention enthusiasm back home
Minnesota Democrats are returning home after wrapping up the four-day Democratic National Convention in Boston. The convention ended Thursday evening, after Sen. John Kerry accepted the party's nomination for president. Minnesota delegates uniformly cheered Kerry's remarks -- but the event is only the first step in what's sure to be a tough three months.
At party conventions, the party is where it's at
Wednesday night's nomination for president of Sen. John Kerry at the Democratic National Convention comes as no surprise. But Kerry's chances in November may depend as much on what goes on outside the Fleet Center as what happens inside. Throughout the day and into the night, elected officials, interest groups, and activists are engaged in the time-honored arts of political life: networking, lobbying, and raising money.
Minnesota DFLers united despite differences
Democrats in Boston have approved a new platform that more than doubles the space given to defense and foreign policy issues. It also touches on the controversial issues of abortion rights and gay and lesbian unions. But despite the tangle of thorny issues, Minnesota delegates say they are unified behind Sens. John Kerry and John Edwards in a way that they haven't been in recent years.
Delegates from elsewhere have advice for Minnesota Democrats
In 2000, the Minnesota delegation was seated in the risers as Democrats nominated Vice President Al Gore for the presidency in Los Angeles' Staples Center. This year, Minnesota Democrats have a front-row seat at Boston's Fleet Center. Many factors affect a delegation's seating, but one of them is likely the state's status as a newly-minted battleground state.
It's a fresh-faced delegation for Minnesota at national Dem fest
More than 5,000 Democrats are assembling in Boston for the Democratic National Convention. Among their number are 98 Minnesota delegates and alternates, who are counting down to the nomination of Sen. John Kerry for president. The road to Boston began, for Minnesotans, during the March precinct caucuses that drew a record number of attendees. Out of that surprise turnout has comes a new crop of activists. They're younger and perhaps less seasoned, but, as they tell it, every bit as determined as the old guard to take the White House in November.
MPR Poll: Presidential race a dead heat
A new poll suggests Minnesota voters are evenly divided between re-electing President George Bush or replacing him with Democratic rival John Kerry. The survey, commissioned by Minnesota Public Radio and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, shows 45 percent of likely voters favor Sen. Kerry and 44 percent support Bush. Ralph Nader attracted 2 percent support. Those results haven't changed much in the last few months.
Cities plead for fix in local government aid
Mayors from across Minnesota say time is running out for Gov. Tim Pawlenty and lawmakers to correct an error that's left most cities guessing about how much state aid they'll receive next year. A technical glitch has created confusion over how to interpret the aid law -- and city officials say that could lead to budget headaches and unnecessary property tax hikes. Lawmakers and the governor all agreed the law is defective -- but disagree over how and when to call a special session to fix the problem.
Nader supporters ponder their options
Consumer advocate and presidential candidate Ralph Nader debates former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean Friday afternoon, over the role and influence of third parties in politics. In 2000, Minnesota voters gave Nader one of his strongest showings, enough to propel the Greens to major party status here. His supporters say they'll continue that fight this year -- but other progressive voters say Nader's candidacy could undermine Democrat John Kerry, and ultimately benefit the Republican ticket.
Local election officials concerned about new voter registration system
Minnesota's new voter registration system has its first test Tuesday in a special primary election in Dakota County. The switchover is part of a nationwide overhaul inspired by the Florida debacle of 2000. But some local election officials say a broad rollout of the new system during a tight presidential election could lead to big headaches in Minnesota.
Attorney: Forciea to plead guilty to federal charges
An attorney for sports entrepreneur and political consultant Pat Forciea says his client has acknowledged defrauding several banks and business partners of millions of dollars. Forciea served as a consultant on DFLer Paul Wellstone's 1990 campaign that launched the senator's political career. Forciea went on to develop numerous connections to professional and collegiate sports organizations in the following years. But now he seems likely to face time behind bars.
No sign of compromise at the Capitol
Signs of a possible compromise at the Capitol are quickly evaporating as Gov. Tim Pawlenty, House Republicans, and Senate Democrats returned to finger-pointing over the lack of accomplishment this year. The Legislature adjourned last month without resolving any of this year's major budget or policy questions. And the governor and House Republicans say Tuesday's Senate DFL proposal to reconvene is nothing more than a repackaged version of earlier, rejected options. Democrats in turn blame GOP leaders for holding the state's business hostage to the single issue of same-sex marriage.
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Thought I'd cap off a long week with something silly, lighthearted, and perfectly pastel for the spring that still hasn't full arrived yet. How funny are these pencils? My thoughts on the pencil topics:
1. You follow Kanye on Twitter because NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD TYPE IN ALL CAPS AND WITH SUCH PURPOSE!!!!!!!!!
2. Clearly, a man who is apparently getting graduate degrees from three different universities at the same time and can write an entire book on the ever-exciting town of Palo Alto can do no wrong. Also, the first Spider-Man movie ruled.
3. Party Down. Can't say I ever saw it. But according to Wikipedia, Paul Rudd was one of the writers. Swoon.
4. Ah, Liz Lemon. The Everywoman. She and I share similar tastes in eyeglasses. And the tendency to say, "What the what?" And an affinity for knitting. And the occasional "squirrel-face."
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The Thai restaurant Pearl Café doesn't hide so much as hunker down — one more squat, featureless building on a long stretch of Lindbergh Boulevard lousy with strip malls and fast-food joints. The parking lot borders a QuikTrip and a mini-golf course; across the street is a Burger King. Take away the restaurant signage and the building could house swimming-pool supplies, cell phones or payday loans. In fact, before it was Pearl Café, it was a cheap Chinese place, Hunan Delight.
The owners of Pearl Café have pulled this trick before: A little over two miles to the northeast on Lindbergh, they turned an old Taco Bell into Simply Thai. It's as drab a restaurant as I've visited in St. Louis, but it serves some of the best Thai fare in town, including a green curry so scorching hot that two years later the memory still prickles my tongue and dampens my brow. (See "Spice Is Nice," October 25, 2007.)
In terms of interior decorating, I expected a repeat performance at Pearl Café. Here, though, more attention has been paid to looks. The fixtures are contemporary: solid, if not sleek. A flat-screen TV hangs above the single dining room. The modest décor evokes Thai culture but doesn't clutter the walls. The overall ambiance works equally well for either a quick lunch or a casual dinner date.
8416 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
Florissant, MO 63031
Category: Restaurant > Chinese
Region: Florissant
The menu is lengthy but not overwhelmingly so, a greatest hits of Thai cuisine: soups, curries, stir fries, noodles and a catchall category of house specialties. As is customary, you control the spiciness of your dish, from one-star heat to five. I opted for four stars: hot, yes, the dishes freckled with chile-pepper flakes, but not brain-melting. Unlike that green curry at Simply Thai — which was probably five-star hot, possibly six or more — I didn't still feel the effects at my desk an hour later.
Aficionados of Thai cuisine can choose their favorite dishes with confidence. Executive chef Scott Truong and his staff prepare each dish with care, paying close attention to the customary Thai balance of sweet, sour, hot and savory. You may blanch at five-, four- or even three-star heat, but chiles play a vital role (besides goosing your endorphins, that is), cutting the coconut-milk sweetness of a red curry and giving the plain, citruslike bite of the red and green bell peppers heaped on the plate — you select a protein for your curry (chicken, pork, beef, shrimp), but it might seem secondary to the bell pepper and bamboo shoots swimming in the sauce — a much-needed kick. A hint of lime and the sophisticated anise sweetness of Thai basil round out the dish.
Several of the house specialties are seafood-based, including the Thai chile squid. Those whose experiences with the cephalopod are restricted to fried calamari might do a double take at this dish. The squid is cut into thin square pieces, each about the size of a Post-it note and a lovely fresh-snow white. The meat is tender, though retaining enough chew to remind you that it is, in fact, squid. It's served with red and green bell peppers and basil leaves in a rich brown sauce heavily speckled (in my case) with chile flakes. To my palate, at least, the sauce didn't have an especially distinct flavor, but its savoriness, only tinged with sweetness, helped deepen the squid's mild taste. The chile was essential, a spark to sauce and squid alike.
One intriguing dish was the Thai-braised chicken. Intriguing because the chicken didn't appear to have been braised in any conventional sense, but lightly battered and fried — very much like the Chinese-American classic General Tso's chicken. It could have used a healthy dose of General Tso's chile peppers. I found the chicken bland, the dish as a whole too reliant on chunks of pineapple for flavor.
The menu does include a few Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. I didn't try any of these. However, should you find yourself at Pearl Café with a companion who is resistant to Thai food, I suggest easing him or her into the cuisine with the Thai dumplings. These are universally appealing, sort of a cross between pot stickers and an empanada: ground pork in a thin wonton shell fried to a light-blond crisp.
The soups are very good, none better than the tom yum, the classic chile-spiked broth with chicken (or shrimp), mushroom, lemongrass and galangal. Too often tom yum is overwhelmed by a lazy reliance on straight-up chile heat, but Pearl Café gets the balance exactly right, the sharp zing of lemongrass and gingery galangal and the mild funk of mushroom (really, the chicken is just ballast) giving way to a mouth-puckering lime sourness and then a blast of chile spice.
If you order one of the lunch specials, you are brought a cup of the day's soup. Sometimes this is the tom yum, sometimes it's a chicken-rice soup, simple but not simplistic, the clean, light broth spiked by a few slices of scallion and a sprinkling of fried garlic.
The service is laid-back but not inattentive, and very friendly. My first and return visits were further apart than is customary for my reviews, but one server not only remembered me but my general preference for spicier dishes. This same server once brought me a Thai iced tea instead of Thai iced coffee. When he realized his mistake, he encouraged me to drink both. I don't recommend this unless you need to stay awake for several consecutive days.
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The Edain Mod aims to take you deeper into Middle-Earth than ever before and create a game worthy of Tolkien's books and Peter Jackson's movies. In our quest for lore accuracy, visual quality and deeper gameplay, we overhauled every aspect of the original game to craft a new, immersive Lord of the Rings experience. Discover the new factions of Lothlorien and Rohan, field new units and heroes for each of the existing factions, enjoy a visual style closer to the movies and unleash the power of the One Ring with individual Ring heroes for every factions. Light or Shadow, Defender or Conqueror... the choice is yours.
Feb 18th, 2013 4 people agree 0 people don't
This mod certainly takes you deeper into Middle Earth. More maps are included and there are new fractions: Arnor, Rohan, Imladris, Lothlorien. Also the already existing fractions of Dwarves, Isengart, Mordor, Gondor and Angmar are improved!
But ofcouse in every fair review there should be suggestions for improvement. First of all, to reach more people with this incredible mod the makers should really make an English version. Of this, the makers are very much aware and it should be a number one priority for the next update. Secondly, there are a few bugs in the new campaign, (which follows the war of the dwarves): the Mirkwoord and Dunland map for instance. These missions cannot be completed without the help of fixes that can be found on the Edain mod forum but they can't however get rid of all the problems. This means that the campaign cannot be completed.
Overall this mod deserves a fair 8!
Jan 16th, 2013 5 people agree 1 person doesn't
Awesome mod, the only but bad problem is deutch language. PLEASE WE WANT AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION!!
Jan 8th, 2014 2 people agree 0 people don't
I actually give this an 8.7/10 this is really high for me. If the team keeps going the way it is going--this will be the only mod that I will ever rate 10/10 but that is if they stick mostly with the books and draw some from the movies. I really like the new resource/building ideas for 4.0 would like to see them eliminate the upgrade icon, I feel it is useless and just another thing to keep track of. If all buildings go up automatically--this will make AI more challenging, the game more fun, and you can watch battles with the AI's with more interest. Thanks for putting this together, I know you will do well!
Aug 14th, 2013 1 person agrees 0 people don't
It's great but I'd give it a 10 when it was in English.
Aug 30th, 2010 2 people agree 1 person doesn't
Well in my oponion this mod is hard to rate, it made many mistakes and had a long time without real balance-testing and simply added units and systems without caring much for the multiplayer. Sometimes a Hero got new Skins 2 Versions in a Row while some Units and heros (like Dunlendings and the men of Rhudaur) still have their vanilla skins...
On the other hand are many of their skins great and there are many good systems.
Some other guy had the opinion that "every Ringhero should be as strong as Sauron" which is completely stupid in my opnion, Sauron was the Lord of the Rings, it was HIS Ring, so i doubt that the Ring would give anybody as much power as to Sauron, every Ringhero should be use and powerful in it's own way, Elrong e.g. is pretty useful, he can reset the cooldown timer of every ability of a hero so you can use that ability again. He also spoke about Stronger powers... Spellbook powers? Nearly all of them were overpowered and the Late-Game was normaly like that: Player A attacks Player B hits the 25 Spell A'S army is dead, he has to build up again, b attacks a uses his 25 Spell... and so on
Apr 10th, 2015 1 person agrees 1 person doesn't
based on 4.0
It's really good, the textures are amazing, and it's very well done Really good mod, My issue is I kinda miss the 3.8.1 style of open build anywhere you like :) but still good, Just miss the 3.8.1 playstyle
Mar 28th, 2015 0 people agree 1 person doesn't
This mod is really awsome, or it could've been had it not been for crashes and framerate issues. This mod (at its current state) loves to just make it impossible to play after 15-20 minutes by making it lagg like it is the same a breathing. If you do not experience the lag, then you probably have crashed before coming to that point.
This information is based on Skirmish experience vs AI
Aug 19th, 2013 0 people agree 0 people don't
This mode is so great and i hope there will be more and more add to it in the future :D
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i hate german/ deutch so please translate it to english soon. otherwise a good mod


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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Terrelle Pryor has done this before, just not in college.
"I've been making plays all my life," Pryor said. "I'm not cocky. I'm just glad I can help out our seniors and get a win."
The acclaimed freshman, who hasn't even started classes yet, took charge of Ohio State's offense with four touchdown passes to lead the sluggish No. 13 Buckeyes to a 28-10 victory over Troy on Saturday.
Instead, Pryor was the first true freshman to start for the Buckeyes in 30 years, since Art Schlichter in 1978 and he ran the show for all but two plays before the game was out of reach.
"Coming off the loss to USC, I think we took a half-a-step forward," Pryor said.
Pryor's touchdown passes covered 39 and 16 yards to Brian Hartline, 13 yards to Rory Nicol and 38 yards to Brian Robiskie. The 6-foot-6 standout from Jeannette, Pa., who won't attend his first college class until next week, completed 10 of 16 passes for 139 yards with one interception. He also ran 14 times for 66 yards.
Boeckman, fifth-year senior, only played two snaps and the smallest crowd in Ohio Stadium in six years loudly booed him after an incompletion on one of those.
That prompted defensive lineman Lawrence Wilson to say: "Hey, we're just kids. We're not professionals. There's no way that adults should treat us that way."
Even though Pryor had a successful debut as a starter, the Buckeyes (3-1) led just 14-10 at the start of the fourth quarter, at which point Troy had more first downs and total yards.
"After they scored at the end of the first half to bring it to a four-point game, I thought our guys did a great job of rising up," Tressel said. He added, "Offensively, we've got a ways to go but we did some good things, had some new guys in there who hadn't been in there all that much before, so it was a very valuable game."
Ohio State turned two punts from the Troy end zone in the fourth quarter into short touchdown drives that ended with Pryor TD passes.
"Pryor really makes them different," Trojans coach Larry Blakeney said.
Still, the Buckeyes struggled for much of the day, even with Pryor's big day and with Dan Herron rushing for 94 yards on 20 carries in relief of the injured Chris Wells. The Buckeyes also gave substantial playing time to several young offensive linemen.
"Going into the fourth quarter, we had them right where we wanted them," Troy safety Tavares Williams said. "I think they knew it too. It just didn't work out how we planned it."
Ohio State's first nine possessions ended with two Pryor TD passes, six punts and an interception on Pryor's heave to end the half.
The offense couldn't add to the lead until Troy started losing the field-position battle in the final quarter.
"My comfort level is about 7 or 8 out of 10 right now," Pryor said. "You saw some bad balls along with the four touchdowns I threw. I have so much to learn."
Boeckman, one of four team captains, showed up for postgame interviews.
Asked if it was a difficult day for him, he said: "I'm happy for Terrelle. He had a great day. He did some great things out there. He's getting better every time he's out there and he made some great plays. I'm excited for this team and for him."
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Power and law in enlightened absolutism : Carl Gottlieb Svarez' theoretical and practical approach
The term Enlightened Absolutism reflects a certain tension between its two components. This tension is in a way a continuation of the dichotomy between power on one hand and law on the other. The present paper shall prov
The term Enlightened Absolutism reflects a certain tension between its two components. This tension is in a way a continuation of the dichotomy between power on one hand and law on the other. The present paper shall provide an analysis of these two concepts from the perspective of Carl Gottlieb Svarez, who, in his position as a high-ranking Prussian civil servant and legal reformist, has had unparalleled influence on the legislative history of the Prussian states towards the end of the 18th century. Working side-by-side with Johann Heinrich Casimir von Carmer, who held the post of Prussian minister of justice from 1779 to 1798, Svarez was able to make use of his talent for reforming and legislating. From 1780 to 1794 he was primarily responsible for the elaboration of the codification of the Prussian private law – the "Allgemeines Landrecht für die Preußischen Staaten" in 1794. In the present paper, Svarez' approach to the relation between law and power shall be analysed on two different levels. Firstly, on a theoretical level, the reformist's thoughts and reflections as laid down in his numerous works, papers and memorandums, shall be discussed. Secondly, on a practical level, the question of the extent to which he implemented his ideas in Prussian legal reality shall be explored.…
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Google grew its sales and profits in the third quarter, exceeding Wall Street's expectations along the way, as the search company's advertising business continued on a strong growth path.
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First impression on unpacking the Q702 test unit was the solid feel and clean, minimalist styling.
For work use, Microsoft Word and Excel programs pre-installed on the device are adequate for preparing short documents.
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH574 allowed for great mobility without being obnoxiously heavy or clunky. Its twelve hours of battery life did not disappoint.
The screen was particularly good. It is bright and visible from most angles, however heat is an issue, particularly around the Windows button on the front, and on the back where the battery housing is located.
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Quantic Dream founder David Cage has confirmed to GameSpot that work on its next-gen PlayStation 4 title is already well underway.
The French studio's next game, Beyond: Two Souls, is out this October.
Quantic Dream's PS4 game will retain the studio's emphasis on narrative, but the developer isn't currently talking about what else to expect. But Cage does say the new game is "incredibly exciting, it's one of the strongest concepts we've had at Quantic Dream and we're really excited about it."
Quantic Dream has enjoyed a bit of a head start when it comes to PS4 development, having partially developed Beyond: Two Souls' engine on Sony's next-gen console.
"Because of our relationship with Sony we had access to development kits on PlayStation 4 very early on," said Cage, "we started developing [Beyond's] engine on PlayStation 4 with crazy features that were usually reserved to CG films. We were implementing them on PlayStation 4 thinking that it would already be a challenge, which it was, but at the same time we realised that some of these features could be implemented on PlayStation 3."
Speaking of the tech demo unveiled during the announcement of the PlayStation 4, Cage said "it's the engine of the next game. It's the technology. It's not a character from the next game but it is the technology we're going to use."
Last month Cage said he's already got his next three games in mind. "It's great because I have more ideas than I can develop," said Cage at the time.
This week Quantic Dream has also revealed more about Beyond: Two Souls, detailing plenty of information about the upcoming supernatural thriller. GameSpot has examined the latest footage.
Beyond: Two Souls is due to be released for PlayStation 3 on October 8.


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You won't find yourself in stitches over this yarn! Vividly colored and unbelievably soft, this Biscuit Soft Secret Yarn by Yarn Bee is perfect for your knitting and crocheting needs. Make soft hats, scarves, blankets, sweaters, mittens, and more. When people ask you how your creations are so soft, just tell them, "It's a secret."
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Yarn Weight: 4 - Medium
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Skein Weight: 6 ounces
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I bought this yarn since Hobby Lobby stopped carrying Simply Soft and figured it would be a good way to go. However, within five rows of my scarf I found two places where the yarn was tied together. I've never had a skein of yarn with this problem before, but it apparently isn't all that uncommon. This is at the same time I had to take back a skein of "I Love This Yarn" because it had four loose ends. I thought the yarn itself was nice, but for the price and the knotting it wasn't worth it to make a scarf that will be a gift. Especially since this yarn frays so much at the ends. Soft, but not worth it to me!
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Immediations: Volume 1, no. 4 (2007)
In this issue:
Design by Josh Smith and Christopher Wool for immediations
Pomis sua nomina servant. A drawing
by Sacchi and its role in the educational system of Jesuit
Ketty Gottardo
The Courtauld Sisyphus and other preparatory drawings by Guercino
Danielle Carrabino
The 'Primitive Faces' of Giorgio de Chirico's mannequins, 1914-15
Silvia Loreti
The liberal arts in sculpture and metalwork in twelfth-century
France and ideals of education
Laura Cleaver
Viewing libertinage in Charles-Antoine Coypel's Children Playing at the Toilette (1728)
Hannah Williams
Myth-making in Versailles: the French 'liberating mission' in Algeria and Horace Vernet's Prise de la Smala d'Abd el-Kader
Melanie Vandenbrouck
Jens Hanning. The relational aesthetics of a Danish artist and the politics of deterritorialism
Bill Roberts
Research Forum: Boris Groys in conversation with John-Paul Stonard
immediations, the first postgraduate research journal
to come out of The Courtauld Institute of Art since its inception
in 1932, publishes innovative research across the entire span
of art history: from classical antiquity to the present day.
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the history of art from a wide range of perspectives and expertise,
accommodating close reading of individual works of art and
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Ballet in Bloom: The Flower Waltz
24 December 2014
Ballet choreographers have long loved to craft swirling floral patterns for the corps de ballet, set to a waltz's gentle lilt.
Watch: Giselle in rehearsals
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Producer Peter Wright rehearses with Steven McRae and Roberta Marquez.
Edward Watson on playing a very different sort of balletic prince in Mayerling
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Decker visits, offers encouragement
WARRENTON — Speaking to various leaders of Vance and Warren counties, Sharon Decker answered questions and offered encouragement here Wednesday afternoon.
North Carolina's secretary of commerce praised forward thinking in Triangle North, outlined her department's responsibilities in state government and pointed to rural areas in the ways the state will grow and improve.
"You've been creative in how you've come together," Decker said, citing Triangle North as an example of the joint effort.
Saying that North Carolina is one of only 10 states that has net growth from in-migration, she said, "Our job growth is not keeping up with migration."
She listed five tenets of the economic development initiative of the Department of Commerce: health, education, economic development, art, tourism and culture, and quality of life and the environment.
"If we're to be a healthy economy, we must be a healthy people," she said.
She acknowledged the particular issues of rural areas that do not have medical facilities.
At one time, young people were advised not to return to the mill or the farm, Decker said.
"We've got to rebuild these sectors of our economy," she said.
Decker pointed out the role of community colleges in that effort. She said a graduate of a community college may not get a degree but a certificate and "multiple certificates over a lifetime."
Referring again to Triangle North, Decker said when a business is seeking to relocate, having a site-ready industrial park is a great advantage. Noting that it has been done locally, she asked, "How can we help?"
"Tourism is the only industry in North Carolina that grew in every county," Decker said.
She pointed out that Warren and Vance counties have parks, lakes and historic downtowns to attract tourists.
Commenting on the quality of life, she said, "The greatest asset to people coming here is who you are as a people."
Decker said Gov. Pat McCrory gave her two assignments: to grow the economy and preserve the environment.
"They're not mutually exclusive," she said. "We've got to figure this out together."
In a period set aside for responses from local officials, several expressed concern that functions of the N.C. Rural Center are being assumed by the Department of Commerce. Gabriel Cumming, consultant for the Warren County Economic Development Commission, asked how the state will serve rural areas after the change.
Warrenton Mayor Walter Gardner said, "We were very disappointed when two vital applications for upcoming projects were dismissed a the closing of the Rural Center."
Decker responded that the Rural Center will still exist, but its focus will be on capacity building. Projects approved but not funded will come through, she said. "We're going to work through it and get it working again," she said.
Cumming named other local needs, including assistance preparing Triangle North for occupancy, marketing of rural counties, support for non-profit organizations as well as businesses, continuing support for the Main Street program and developing a closer relationship between education and economic development.
Vance County Commissioner Terry Garrison suggested the state use Triangle North as a model. Among the area's assets, he said, "We have water."
Ray Griffin, the city manager in Henderson, added the water commission is seeking to expand its capacity but the permit process has delayed the process.
Mike Inscoe, a city councilman from Henderson, said utility rates put Henderson at a disadvantage when competing with other areas for industries that require much energy.
In summarizing her department's efforts, Decker said, "Economic development is a local effort. You know the nature of this community."
The state's role, she said, is to provide support.
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Simi Valley councilmen caught off guard by appointee's past
A volunteer who was appointed to a Simi Valley City Council's advisory committee abruptly resigned from the post this week after The Star asked him about allegations that he mishandled tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer money.
Larry Eisenberg, of Simi Valley, was forced out from his previous job amid a widely reported controversy involving the Los Angeles Community College District — a detail that never surfaced during the council's interview process.
Simi Valley Councilmen Steve Sojka and Mike Judge both said they were unaware of the allegations leveled last year at Eisenberg when they recommended the City Council appoint him to the 15-member sustainability advisory committee on March 26.
Judge acknowledged Wednesday he learned about the matter after the council appointed Eisenberg. The Sustainable Simi Valley Committee's main duties are to develop policies and regulations for a framework to create a healthy living environment, among other things, according to a staff report.
"I don't think it seemed relevant to me as he won't be handling funds for Simi Valley," said Judge, who serves on the council's interview committee with Sojka. "He's just going to be advising."
But Eisenberg resigned from the committee Wednesday, citing a conversation with a reporter from The Star.
"She relayed that Mike Judge and Steve Sojka were disappointed that I did not disclose the circumstances of my leaving LACCD," he wrote in a brief email sent to city officials. "I had told them that I had worked for LACCD and had left to start my own business which is true. The misreported circumstances of my leaving had no bearing on my expertise and my willingness to help my home town.
"I am not interested in being in the public spotlight, and being used by people to sow dissension in Simi Valley."
City Manager Mike Sedell provided a copy of the email to The Star. Eisenberg began by apologizing for having to resign from the committee.
Last year, the Los Angeles Times published a six-part series of articles investigating the mishandling of a $5.7 billion construction program that Eisenberg was in charge of at the Los Angeles Community College District.
The program sought to renovate or replace rundown buildings at the district's nine campuses. The Times alleged that under Eisenberg's leadership, the district squandered tens of millions of dollars through poor planning and shoddy workmanship. District trustees initially voted to fire Eisenberg, but later decided to exercise a buyout option in his contract.
Eisenberg listed his former position with the college district — executive director of facilities planning and development — in his committee application to Simi Valley City Council, but he made no mention of the circumstances in which he left the job. He noted he recently founded Sustainable Strategies Today, a business in Calabasas.
Judge said the interview process involved only asking basic questions, such as whether a candidate could attend the committee meetings and what their experience was with sustainable products.
"Mr. Eisenberg's answers were spot on," Judge said.
He said in hindsight he would have preferred Eisenberg to have been open about his past, which is easily discovered through a Google search, so as to save the city embarrassment now that it's come to light.
"Whenever we do this again, I shall be asking that there should be some vetting before interviews," Judge said. "In the future, this might be something city staff could do, even if it's just a Google search, so there aren't any skeletons that are obvious."
Sojka said "it would have been nice" if Eisenberg had volunteered that information at the time of the interview.
Eisenberg told The Star in a phone interview Wednesday — before he resigned from the committee — that he wasn't required to tell City Council members about what happened.
"This is a voluntary position, and I only volunteered to help Simi Valley with the needs they have," Eisenberg said. "The circumstances and the fact of the matter did not require disclosure."
Eisenberg said the Times has mischaracterized the events surrounding his departure from the district and that the newspaper did not report the situation correctly.
Before Eisenberg stepped down, Sojka said that in the light of the revelations, Eisenberg's appointment might be worthy of review.
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IM+ update brings Neighbors [give-away]
IM+, the popular instant messaging app for iPhone and iPad, has updated to 5.0 and bring a new feature called Neighbors. With Neighbors, you can locate your friends on a map and chat with people nearby.
Neighbors offers a new dimension of communication in IM+ by providing users the opportunity to find new real life connections and friends with common interests. When signed in, users of Neighbors IM+ will be able to locate friends on the map, chat with local friends as well as initiate conversations with other people who are located nearby.
The update also includes:
- New services icons
- DND/Busy status support
- Account history delete
- Multiple bug fixes
The folks at SHAPE Services generously provided us with a few promo codes for IM+ Pro to give away to our readers! For a chance to win, just let us know what you think of the new Neighbors feature in the comments below!
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IM+ update brings Neighbors [give-away]
I'm unemployed at the moment and need to bug, I mean find my friends and chat!
Sounds interesting. I would love to try it out.
Wow never heard of it, looks pretty sweet! Gonna download the lite version to try it out :)
Sounds a bit like what Buzz promised in google maps. Hopefully won't turn in to something scarier with randoms
I think it can be useful.
With lots of friends on the I phones it would be a good tool to text and find them. Pretty cool App. will download the lite and give it a spin.
Interesting but I hope they just generalize ur location to prevent creepy people from knowing where u live...
It'd be interesting to see who nearby was using it, but I doubt I'd drop a "Hello, I was stalking the neighborhood and you popped up in my IM+!" on anyone.
Sounds interesting. Is it included in the lite version or just in the paid version?
The service is pretty cool. The only downside is I ran into a bug. The app keeps crashing when you choose photo album to change your "neighbors" picture. One other thing I would change is maybe zoom out and zoom in when seeing where contacts are. Just so you can get a better idea of where the person you are talking to is located. Other than those two, its a great implementation and looks awesome on the iPad!
I guess that's pretty cool. It's pretty cool.
I've been using the lite version on my iPad and iPhone for a while and I have to say this is certainly the best IM app for iOS especialy in terms of customization. The new Neighbors feature is just the frosting on an already amazing app - a very good solution to expand your friends list. Hopefully it can be turned off for privacy fanatics like myself :)
Yes, it does. It's a bit creepy. I quickly changed my "location accuracy" to "City" so it just shows the city I'm in, which is good enough for me. You can click on an icon to view the map of anyone in the list. That means you can easily click a few times to get directions to their exact location via Google Maps. This is the DEFAULT setting... Not too smart.
It actually might be interesting. A little strange, but hey - so is talking at someone on the subway...
I wonder if there's a way to weed out sex offenders? ;)
It's a nice feature, but has many flaws in it's initial implementation. First and foremost, during the signup for their Neighbors service, it should ask you what level of "location accuracy" you prefer, and the default should be "City". They do not ask you this, and the default is "Maximum", meaning they show your full street address to anyone who sees you in their "Neighbors" list.
The other big flaw is that the Neighbors list is sorted by name, and not by distance. And there's no way to change the sorting. The default should be by distance, so you can actually chat with people nearby. The top of my Neighbors list shows somone named "Ashfin" that is 9656 miles away in "Arak, Iran". How is this a "neighbor"?
I'd love a free copy of the pro version. I have used the lite version in the past, but it was always buggy and I didn't like the adds. It would be a great upgrade for my social needs if I could get the pro version. Overall it is a great app with potential, and I have heard alot of good things, just need to get the full version for it to work to the best of it's potential.
I kinda like that feature if you're in an environment where people are open to meeting somebody else. It's almost like these old bars where every table had a telephone with a number and you could call just here you bring your device yourself. I'd love to try it and see who I can meet =)
Sounds interesting and I'd like to try it out.
Woops forgot my email. It's attached to this post :)
Still on? i'll like to have it please :P


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Healthy economies need healthy people — Nashville leads the way for other regions
What's the connection between healthy residents and a healthy bottom line? Why should a local business community care about improving the health of the residents that live there? Representatives from five regions gathered last week in Nashville to learn how providing better transportation infrastructure and building more walkable communities can help improve residents' health — and boost local economic prosperity and competitiveness.
Photos of dangerous streets have been streaming in
After putting out the call far and wide for pictures of streets designed for speeding traffic at the expense of safe travel by people on foot or bike, we've been getting some great — and by great, we mean frightening and terrible — photos of inconvenient, poorly-planned, dangerous and downright hostile conditions for pedestrians. Here […]
Raquel Nelson's story may be rare, but the dangerous conditions are not — show us
Many of you were shocked by the story of Raquel Nelson, the single mom in Atlanta charged with vehicular homicide when her son was killed while crossing an unsafe street with her. While shocking, head-scratching stories like hers are thankfully rare, it's emblematic of the road design in many places that we live, and we want to make sure that Congress gets that picture loud and clear. We want to show them that roads like Austell Road by Raquel Nelson's apartment — 4 lane speedways with few considerations for pedestrians — are far too common. So send us your photos of dangerous, unsafe and poorly planned streets out there across America.
Protect, don't prosecute, pedestrians — Raquel Nelson seeking a new trial
The story of Raquel Nelson, the Atlanta mother charged with vehicular homicide when her son was killed while crossing a street with her, continues to make waves in the local and national media. It's been a galvanizing story, as people across the country were shocked to see a grieving mother convicted and facing jail time […]
Lawmakers move to address pedestrian safety in the wake of Dangerous by Design
Tuesday's release of Dangerous by Design outlining the 47,700 deaths and 688,000 injuries to people while walking on unsafe streets has renewed Congress' focus on pedestrian safety in the next transportation bill. But what substantial steps the House and Senate will take to promote safer streets and improve conditions for walking remains very much in […]
New report and map chronicles the visceral reality of 47,000 preventable pedestrian deaths
From 2000-2009, 47,000 people were killed while walking our nation's streets, according to the 2011 edition of our pedestrian safety report. These fatalities occurred largely on streets designed for speeding traffic at the expense of people on foot. Dangerous by Design 2011 adds a visual element: Data from 2001-2009 can be viewed on an interactive map, showing details about the victim, the street type and even what the street looks like via Google Street View.
National Geographic on Dangerous by Design
We mentioned this on Twitter when the issue came out back in July, but National Geographic had a nice one-page feature on Dangerous by Design, our study from 2009 ranking metro areas on their relative danger to those on foot and bike, focusing on Florida's overall risk based on having 4 of the top 10 most dangerous metros. In the last 15 years, more than 76,000 Americans have been killed while crossing or walking along a street in their community, and it's high time that more attention was paid to this preventable loss of life that we far too often ignore or simple believe to be inevitable.
Blueprint America on complete streets in Atlanta
Do yourself a favor and check out this short video from PBS' Blueprint America series that aired in just the last few days. The overall package is about "disappearmarks" — earmarks totaling millions in the last federal transportation bill that have never been allocated or spent, according to the Sunlight Foundation. But this from Atlanta focuses much more specifically on how unsafe, incomplete streets and outdated transportation planning has resulted in a major road in Atlanta (and countless others) where pedestrians take their lives into their own hands each and every day, just to get to work, school, or the closest bus stop.
Helping kids get active and healthy by "keeping them moving"
We're facing an epidemic of childhood obesity, and this could very well be a generation of children who live shorter, less healthy lives than their parents. A healthier transportation system for America's kids requires change in federal policy. But change will remain out of our grasp without a sense of urgency from everyday people on the ground. So where's the meeting point between policymakers in Washington and citizens in their neighborhoods?
Dozens of bicyclists ride to USDOT Friday to tell Secretary LaHood "thanks"
Transportation for America was proud to co-author and circulate a letter thanking Secretary Ray LaHood for USDOT's policy statement elevating walking and biking in national policy. Last Friday, several of us at T4 cycled with a handful of national partners to DOT Headquarters across town to thank the Secretary in person.


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Condensed Matter Physics Seminar
Professor David A. Middleton, Lancaster University
Friday 20 June 2014, 1500-1600
C1 Physics Building
Solid-state NMR measurements of nuclear spin interactions for the analysis of biomolecular structure and dynamics
NMR spectroscopic analysis of nuclear spin interactions provides valuable chemical and physical information for a variety of molecules and materials. In the solid state, anisotropic nuclear dipole-dipole, chemical shielding and (for spins ?1) nuclear electric quadrupolar interactions can be exploited to measure interatomic distances, molecular geometries and dynamics. This seminar will illustrate some of the solid-state NMR methodology we are using to examine the structures and dynamics of biological molecules, including biological receptors and self-assembling peptides. The details obtained are guiding the design of therapeutic molecules and novel materials.
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