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I knew coral reefs were in trouble, but I didn't know it was THIS bad!
Happy Birthday, Earth Day! What on Earth honors Earth Day's 42nd anniversary on April 22nd with a collection of Earth Day fun facts.
Let's take a look at the climate-change-related topics that appear in today's comic strip:A selective mistrust of scientists, especially with regards to certain hot-button issues.
Do you love your mobile electronic devices with a passion? Are you deeply concerned about our changing climate? Now you can indulge your intense passion and profound fear at the same time!
Which of the following statements is accurate, and which is outlandish?-Letting animals graze in an arctic region as they did in the last ice age will keep permafrost frozen and lower the area's temperature.-Letting trees grow naturally in drought-riddled regions leads to more fertile soil.-Plowing a field causes rain.
Early November brought Alaska its worst storm in decades. It was described as "historic," "epic," and "massive."While there is debate about the effect anthropogenic climate change has on current weather, there is increasing evidence Alaska's recent storm (and, even more clearly, coastal hurricanes) have human fingerprints all over them.
Welcome to the final installment of the "What on Earth?" Climate Change Conspiracy Theory Week. If you haven't seen our earlier installments, please use the links at the bottom of this post to satisfy all your climate change conspiracy needs.
In our third installment of Climate Change Conspiracy Theory Week, we take on the greedy climate scientists who tell us our planet is warming just so they can continue their lifestyle of lavish parties, reality show franchises and tricked-out Hummer stretch limos.
We start What on Earth? Climate Change Conspiracy Theory Week with a very popular one: climate scientists falsify data. Scientists have been portrayed as incompetent idealogues, who use fake science "crap" to help along global warming.
One reason I'm skeptical about global warming is that it hasn't been studied for very long. I know scientists in the 1970s were worried about an ice age instead of global warming. Did they start studying global warming in the 80′s??
We can all take steps to cumulatively reduce our society's use of fossil fuels. Energy efficient light bulbs, recycling, and taking public transportation to name a few. Saying these efforts don't matter is like saying your vote doesn't count — the sentiment is understandable but untrue. People can say the same thing about voting, but we occasionally have very close elections don't we?
This summer, two Canadian ice shelves that were in place before Europeans settled the area have been melting … a lot.
The world gets warmer. Frozen ground melts. Stuff that's been trapped in the ice now escapes and adds to the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The world gets even warmer. And on it goes…
. The good folks at 350.org, a global campaign and network that works with grassroots organizers in 188 countries, are at it again. They've planned another one of their wild and wacky worldwide rallies for tomorrow, September 24, 2011. It's … Continue reading →
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. One of the biggest obstacles to using solar power on a massive scale is our lack of a proper storage system — after all, the sun doesn't shine 24/7. Now MIT Chemistry professor Dr. Daniel Nocera has announced the … Continue reading →
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. "What on Earth?" Auto Week concludes. Let's add this up: Bebbo and Kito have recently talked about a solar panel design that's twice as effective as traditional panels at pulling energy from sunlight, technology that dramatically reduces the lost … Continue reading →
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A-E ACID RAIN Pollution can cause acid rain which has reduced fish population numbers, decreased biodiversity, killed trees, damaged cars' paint jobs, and more. It's affected parts of Europe, Canada, China, Taiwan the United States. Government regulation has gone a … Continue reading →
The red fox moves into his smaller cousin's territory and acts like he owns the place. As climate change warms up the Arctic, conditions become less and less favorable to the arctic fox. It's harder to find their normal diet … Continue reading →
Things are heating up at the North Pole, so Mr. Kringle night want to explore his options. The Catlin Arctic Survey team spent three months in the Arctic measuring ice thickness and doing analysis. They found the ice is thinner, … Continue reading →
97% of climate scientists believe humans cause global warming. At least it's not unanimous. Suppose you were feeling out of sorts and went to your family doctor, a general practitioner. The G.P said you had a serious illness that needed … Continue reading →
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. Ingrid asks: Heavy snows like we had last winter proved to me that global warming is not reality. But I have to admit that the heat waves and droughts a lot of the country got this summer make me … Continue reading →
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. It may be time to rewrite a classic. Rodgers & Hammerstein's legendary 1943 musical "Oklahoma!" boldly proclaimed, "You're doin' fine, Oklahoma. Oklahoma, OK!" These days, not so much. The past 12 months in Oklahoma have been interesting, to say the … Continue reading →
. Oil makes the world go 'round. You've probably heard that was money's job, but there's a strong case to be made for oil. We need fossil fuels to make our society function in the manner to which we've become … Continue reading →
. Here are a few links for toy companies that are making efforts to be planet-friendly. By no means is this list complete, but I thought it might give readers an idea of how manufacturers are handling the challenge. Please … Continue reading →
. STORY UPDATE 8/13/11: The Prez was in Holland yesterday!!! It was barely over a week ago that I read the story of Obama's plans to visit Holland. Mayor Dykstra received an email last Thursday announcing the visit, about which … Continue reading →
. Today we talk about flatulence: the most man-made of man-made greenhouse gases. While the topic is giggle-inducing, the fact is that methane and carbon dioxide produced by livestock raised on large-scale farms are contributing significantly to climate change. A … Continue reading →
. In the 1978 film Superman, the Man of Steel's nemesis (Lex Luthor) plots to trigger a massive earthquake along the San Andreas Fault. Since his plan calls for everything west of the fault line to crash into the ocean, … Continue reading →
. Throughout history, humans have enjoyed a very comfortable climate on Earth, due to the naturally occurring greenhouse effect. So, c'mon kids! Let's review the greenhouse effect! (Maybe if we ACT like it's fun, it WILL be. Fake it 'til … Continue reading →
. Your creative idea could be chosen to appear in the September 23rd edition of What on Earth? which highlights Moving Planet, the worldwide event being planned by Bill McKibben's 350.org environmental organization. Entering the contest is easy: Think of … Continue reading →
. The amount of Northern California land ripe for premium grape-growing (yes… I'm aware of the pun) could be reduced by 50% in the next 30 years. Not only that, researchers say their findings are conservative, since they're assuming temperatures … Continue reading →
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. LIDAR: It's part laser, part radar, ALL awesome. Especially when it comes to figuring out just how much capacity forests have to soak up all that pesky carbon dioxide we're spewing into the atmosphere. LIght Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) … Continue reading →
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SchroedingersCat writes: New York educators banned references to "dinosaurs," "birthdays," "Halloween" and dozens of other topics on city-issued tests. That is because they fear such topics "could evoke unpleasant emotions in the students." Dinosaurs, for example, call to mind evolution, which might upset fundamentalists; birthdays are not celebrated by Jehovah's Witnesses; and Halloween suggests paganism. Homes with swimming pools and home computers are also unmentionables — because of economic sensitivities. The city asks test companies to exclude "creatures from outer space" as well — for unspecified reasons.
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An earlier version of this story said a county court clerk was responsible for mistakenly filed the wrongful conviction of Mr. Tassie. The mistake was made by a Massena town court clerk.
By W.T. ECKERT
CANTON Everything rests in the DNA.
That will be the deciding factor for Jason D. Tassie, 30, a Massena man who is being linked to a 2009 burglary and sexual assault case through the FBIs Combined DNA Index System.
Pretrial hearings in a case against Mr. Tassie began Wednesday in St. Lawrence County Court. Mr. Tassie and his attorney, Mary E. Rain, are arguing that the DNA used to link him to the felony crimes was obtained unlawfully.
The defense argued that the foundation of that DNA collection is faulty and suppressible, as it was collected on the premise that Mr. Tassie was convicted of a misdemeanor in 2006, when in fact he was convicted of disorderly conduct, a violation, a conviction that doesnt allow for DNA collection.
A Massena town court clerk mistakenly filed the conviction with the state Division of Criminal Justice in Albany when the misdemeanor charge was reduced.
Mr. Tassie was a suspect in an investigation that began July 26, when a woman reported to Massena police that a man was standing outside her back patio door exposing his genitals.
In August, village police discovered that Mr. Tassie was convicted of second-degree menacing in 2006 and went to obtain DNA.
Ms. Rain said in court Thursday that the collection of her clients DNA was fruit of the poisonous tree, a legal metaphor used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally.
Through that DNA sample, Mr. Tassie was charged in late September with felony counts of first-degree burglary and second-degree aggravated sexual assault in connection with an August 2009 assault of a Massena woman in her 80s living in the Beach Street area.
Police said last year that evidence collected at the time of the attack had been placed in the DNA database as a John Doe sample.
Since that time, additional collections of Mr. Tassies DNA have been made, all through search warrants allegedly connected to his DNA sample in the database, all allegedly connected to the wrongful conviction filed by a Massena town court clerk. Thosae samples were collected by Massena police Investigator Joseph W. Brown.
One of those samples was disposed of because Mr. Tassie was not given ample notification of the collection. The second, which was obtained through a search warrant issued by Massena Town Judge James M. Crandall, also was questionable, Ms. Rain said.
Mr. Crandall took the stand Thursday and was questioned about his decision to issue the warrant. The judge admitted to considering the DNA collected under the faulty conviction.
This is all suppressible evidence, Ms. Rain told the court.
The hearings will continue at 10 a.m. July 9, when Mr. Brown will take the stand.
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LOWELL - "No Wind" was the message of the day at Lowell Mountains Group's chicken barbecue and fundraiser held Sunday at Hazen's Notch Campground.
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Alpha (game in current form), Beta (game when it releases)!
.... ye and then all of the players got stuck on a small island where main quest to get off it is bugged ... GG and F you all around !
people who still are stuck well then they can stay stuck for not asking for help or try to explore in town a bit. Stuff will be broken in beta as any other game like the Zombies in DayZ walk true walls.
sure, they should've went with b2p but eh - they will realize that down the road.
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I didn't get in any spare key left?
I actually was expecting a very bad game, because I read comments in this forum before testing it on my own. I only bothered to get a key, cause there's nothing else to play right now.
I'm not an elder-scrolls fanboy, but it turns out, I like the game a lot. It feels like playing a mix of Oblivion and Skyrim (haven't finished either of the two games). Graphics are great (not one of the best I've seen, but still visually appealing), controlls and combat feel smooth and I love the skill system as it supports individuality perfectly. Assuming, there aren't unlimited skill points, there wont be everyone ending up using the same build.
I also like other little things that they implemented like: Minimal UI, NO weapon restrictions, loot all of the surrounding area instead of just one mob, stamina- and magica-based skills, sprint, active dodge, NO instanced quest-areas at all (which leads to bugs right now - but I'm sure that they can fix that) and individual decisions in the story-line! I actually read the story (I don't do that a lot^^) and it's hauntingly exciting so far!
Generally, I'm pretty picky when it comes to MMOs and I still have to test the PvP (that will play a big role in my final decision) but I'm really considering putting my money in this game. Given the fact, that it's an Elder-Scrolls game and, on top of that, a very good MMO in my opinion, the community will be huge, which will make the game a definite success and ensure that it wont shut down any time soon.
I've been hating on having players kill all the mobs and stuff, cuz' what i'm expecting from an elder scrolls is badass fights. But yeah, it's just the beginning of the game, idk if there's instanced zones but, i was hella annoyed when i fought some "quest bosses" with like 20 players on him.
Like I've said, it's not a bad game :P It's just not the Elder Scrolls games that we've wanted, and in that respect it'll fail. Especially when stuff like ArcheAge and Everquest:Next start showing up.
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Buzz: Why Justin Schultz Could End Up In Toronto
In the Toronto Sun, via PHT, Lance Hornby writes of the relationship that Brian Burke and Justin Schultz have and how Burke asked for Schultz when he acquire Jake Gardiner from Anaheim.
Burke was also the one who drafted Schultz in Anaheim in 2008.
He writes that along with the Rangers, Red Wings, Oilers and Canucks, the Leafs are expected to be the top teams pursuing Schultz.
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5 U.S. Code § 4312 - Senior Executive Service performance appraisal systems
(a) Each agency shall, in accordance with standards established by the Office of Personnel Management, develop one or more performance appraisal systems designed to—
(1) permit the accurate evaluation of performance in any position on the basis of criteria which are related to the position and which specify the critical elements of the position;
(b) Each performance appraisal system established by an agency under subsection (a) of this section shall provide—
(1) that, on or before the beginning of each rating period, performance requirements for each senior executive in the agency are established in consultation with the senior executive and communicated to the senior executive;
(2) that written appraisals of performance are based on the individual and organizational performance requirements established for the rating period involved; and
(3) that each senior executive in the agency is provided a copy of the appraisal and rating under section 4314 of this title and is given an opportunity to respond in writing and have the rating reviewed by an employee, or (with the consent of the senior executive) a commissioned officer in the uniformed services serving on active duty, in a higher level in the agency before the rating becomes final.
(1) The Office shall review each agency's performance appraisal system under this section, and determine whether the agency performance appraisal system meets the requirements of this subchapter.
(2) The Comptroller General shall from time to time review performance appraisal systems under this section to determine the extent to which any such system meets the requirements under this subchapter and shall periodically report its findings to the Office and to each House of the Congress.
(3) If the Office determines that an agency performance appraisal system does not meet the requirements under this subchapter (including regulations prescribed under section 4315), the agency shall take such corrective action as may be required by the Office.
Source(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title IV, § 405(a),Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1167; amended Pub. L. 98–615, title III, § 306(b)(2),Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3220.)
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ORLEANS–Before the heavens erupted, drenching all of those in attendance, the Lake Region girls soccer team was able to score two goals to get the 2-0 win over Hazen on Monday afternoon.
"In weather like this you hope that you come out with a win and that the breaks go your way," said LRU coach Brad Urie. "Hazen played really tough, but a couple of bounces went our way and we were able to come away with the win."
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Softball Sweeps Albany and South Dakota on Final Day of Rebel Games
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - The Creighton softball team wrapped up play in the Rebel Spring Games Tournament with victories over Albany (7-1) and South Dakota (2-0) on Saturday, March 15.
The Bluejays finished the week long tournament with an 11-1 record to move to 15-10 on the season.
Creighton's first game of the day saw the Bluejays down Albany, 7-1, with two runs in the second, two more in the third and three more in the sixth inning. Junior Liz Dike paced the Creighton offense as she delivered two hits, two RBI and one run scored. Senior Becca Changstrom held Albany scoreless through six innings in the circle, recording 10 strikeouts before giving way to senior Brittany Telecky.
Changstrom continued her dominance in the circle against South Dakota, tossing three perfect innings before giving way to Alexis Cantu for the final four frames. Cantu scattered five hits to pick up her third win of the season. Creighton's offense got single runs in the fouthon an RBI singles from Dike and another in the sixth on an RBI ground out from freshman Jessica Lewis.
The Bluejays return to action on Wednesday, March 18 as Creighton opens its 2014 home scheule against Wichita State at 4:00 pm.
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Sun. March 9 Creighton 4, Manhattan 0
Sun. March 9 Creighton 4, UMass-Lowell 3
Mon. March 10 Creighton 1, South Dakota 0
Mon. March 10 Creighton 5, Bucknell 3
Tues. March 11 Creighton 2, Indiana State 0
Tues. March 11 Utah Valley 4, Creighton 1
Thurs. March 13 Creighton 1, Saint Peter's 0
Thurs. March 13 Creighton 5, Siena 1
Fri. March 14 Creighton 8, Howard 0 (6)
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After 42 years of long-standing service to the South Orange County community, Mission Internal Medical Group (MIMG) is changing their name to Mission Heritage Medical Group (MHMG). This new name is a reflection of our transition from focusing on internal medicine to offering more medical specialties to our patients. Over the past several years, we have grown more diverse in specialty and in size, at 90 practicing physicians currently.
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Statement On Indictment Of UBS Executive
UBS confirmed today that Raoul Weil, Chairman and CEO of UBS Global Wealth Management and Business Banking and a member of the Group Executive Board, has been indicted by a Federal grand jury sitting in the Southern District of Florida in connection with the ongoing investigation of UBS's US cross-border business by the United States Department of Justice. Raoul Weil was previously head of UBS Wealth Management International from 2002 to 2007.
Mr. Weil has determined that, in the interest of the firm and its clients, and in order to defend himself, he will relinquish his duties at this time pending the resolution of this matter. On an interim basis, Marten Hoekstra, currently Deputy CEO of Global Wealth Management & Business Banking and Head of Wealth Management US, will assume Mr. Weil's duties.
As announced on July 17, 2008, UBS will cease providing cross-border private banking services to US-domiciled clients through its non-US regulated units. UBS is fully committed to continuing its efforts to cooperate with the investigation of its US cross-border business and to working in a responsible manner with all relevant authorities towards a satisfactory resolution of this matter.
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Personal Statement / Help I need feedback on my PS« on: February 09, 2010, 05:28:15 PM »
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Personal Statement / Anna Ivey's Book what to make of her Chapter on the Law School Essay...HELP!!!« on: January 04, 2010, 09:00:14 PM »
I, like everyone else on this board, am completely panicked over the prospect of writing my Personal Statement. I am now also completely confused as I just read Anna Ivey's book The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions. In it she refers to writing an "Essay" and does not refer to the "Personal Statement" My question is can someone please define the difference between an Essay and a Personal Statement?
The main point of confusion is this. The schools that I am applying to ask for a Personal Statement which describe your experiences with the following:
"persevering against substantial obstacles such as economic disadvantage, family or personal adversity or other social hardships, disability, prejudice or discrimination; having lived in a foreign country or spoken a language other than English at home; career goals (with particular attention paid to the applicants commitment to public service); employment history; educational background (including graduate study); evidence of and potential for leadership (perhaps demonstrated by extracurricular, school, civic or community service achievement); special talents or unique life experiences; or geographic diversity. Applicants are invited to describe these and other aspects of their backgrounds that would benefit the diversity of the law school community."
This sounds pretty cut and dry and if you address a number of these in your statement they will paint multifaceted picture of a person.
However, Ivey gives examples in her book of "good" personal statements that focus on a singular narrow event in someone's life which lead to a profound life changing experience. The samples are all written in very flowery narrative prose which always begin something like " The sun beat down on us as we crossed the desert....yadah yadah ya"
Bottom line to my question is that what the admissions officers are really looking for? flowery prose or should I stick with a more straight forward essay that really describes me as a person?
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This week's blog is going to be about a new contest we are starting. It's going to be done on our facebook group which can be found here.
The contest is pretty simple. What you need to do is to take a photo of yourself with a bluetooth headset on and change your facebook display picture for a week to show it. You cannot remove it for the week. We will do periodic checks to see that you are following the contest rules. One other thing the picture has to be clear that you are wearing the headset. No shots from 100ft away that may or may not be you with the headset on.
So it's a rather simply contest. We will choose a random winner and send you a Bluetooth headset. It's that simple.
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42 U.S. Code § 6393 - Administrative procedure and judicial review
(1) Subject to paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection, the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5 shall apply to any rule, regulation, or order having the applicability and effect of a rule as defined in section 551 (4) of title 5 issued under title I (other than section 103 thereof [42 U.S.C. 6212]) and title II of this Act, or this title [1] (other than any provision of such titles which amends another law).
(A) Notice of any proposed rule, regulation, or order described in paragraph (1) which is substantive and of general applicability shall be given by publication of such proposed rule, regulation, or order in the Federal Register. In each case, a minimum of 30 days following the date of such publication and prior to the effective date of the rule shall be provided for opportunity to comment; except that the 30-day period for opportunity to comment prior to the effective date of the rule may be—
(i) reduced to no less than 10 days if the President finds that strict compliance would seriously impair the operation of the program to which such rule, regulation, or order relates and such findings are set out in such rule, regulation, or order, or
(B) Public notice of any rule, regulation, or order which is substantive and of general applicability which is promulgated by officers of a State or political subdivision thereof or to State or local boards which have been delegated authority pursuant to title I or II of this Act or this title (other than any provision of such title) [2] which amend [3] another law shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be achieved by publication of such rules, regulations, or orders in a sufficient number of newspapers of general circulation calculated to receive widest practicable notice.
(3) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (2) and to the maximum extent practicable, an opportunity for oral presentation of data, views, and arguments shall be afforded and such opportunity shall be afforded prior to the effective date of such rule, regulation, or order, but in all cases such opportunity shall be afforded no later than 45 days, and no later than 10 days (in the case of a waiver of the entire comment period under paragraph (2) (ii)), after such date. A transcript shall be made of any oral presentation.
(4) Any officer or agency authorized to issue rules, regulations, or orders described in paragraph (1) shall provide for the making of such adjustments, consistent with the other purposes of this Act as may be necessary to prevent special hardship, inequity, or an unfair distribution of burdens and shall in rules prescribed by it establish procedures which are available to any person for the purpose of seeking an interpretation, modification, or rescission of, or an exception to or exemption from, such rules, regulations and orders. If such person is aggrieved or adversely affected by the denial of a request for such action under the preceding sentence, he may request a review of such denial by the officer or agency and may obtain judicial review in accordance with subsection (b) of this section or other applicable law when such denial becomes final. The officer or agency shall, by rule, establish appropriate procedures, including a hearing where deemed advisable, for considering such requests for action under this paragraph.
(b) The procedures for judicial review established by section 211 of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 shall apply to proceedings to which subsection (a) of this section applies, as if such proceedings took place under such Act. Such procedures for judicial review shall apply notwithstanding the expiration of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970.
(c) Any agency authorized to issue any rule, regulation, or order described in subsection (a)(1) of this section shall, upon written request of any person, which request is filed after any grant or denial of a request for exception or exemption from any such rule, regulation, or order, furnish such person, within 30 days after the date on which such request is filed, with a written opinion setting forth applicable facts and the legal basis in support of such grant or denial.
[1] See References in Text note below.
[2] So in original. The closing parenthesis probably should follow "another law".
[3] So in original. Probably should be "amends".
Source(Pub. L. 94–163, title V, § 523,Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 962.)
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This Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (2)(B), (4), is Pub. L. 94–163, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 871, known as the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. Title I of the Act is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 6211 et seq.) of this chapter. Title II of the Act is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 6271 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6201 of this title and Tables.
This title, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), (2)(B), is title V of Pub. L. 94–163, Dec. 22, 1975, 89 Stat. 956, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of title V to the Code, see Tables.
The Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, referred to in subsec. (b), is title II of Pub. L. 91–379, Aug. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 799, formerly set out as an Economic Stabilization Provisions note under section 1904 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
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CANTON - The federal government could soon have the authority to regulate the amount of milk produced by dairy farmers, according to a dairy program included in the farm bill that passed the Senate on Monday night.
If data suggest theres an oversupply, the government would shave a percentage of the payment farmers take home for milk in an effort to adjust national milk production and raise profit margins. Thats the gist of the Dairy Market Stabilization Program included in the federal farm bill that passed the Senate, 66 to 27. Enrolling in that program would be mandatory for farmers who sign up for a new margin insurance program that would replace the current Milk Income Loss Contract program. Under the retooled program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture would make payments to farmers when the national margin (average milk price minus average feed costs) drops below $4 per hundredweight.
Those same margin insurance and supply management programs are included in the House version of the farm bill, which is expected to be debated on the full floor next week.
The market stabilization provision is expected to be a harder sell in the Republican-controlled House, because opposing legislators contend it would crimp milk production at a time when demand from dairy companies is skyrocketing, said Rep. William L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh. Mr. Owens, a member of the House Agriculture Committee in 2012, outlined why he supports the market stabilization program Thursday during a phone interview.
The stabilization program is designed to kick in quickly but infrequently, spurring farmers to adjust milk production as a means to raise profit margins, Mr. Owens said. Reduced milk payments to farmers would be triggered under the following scenarios, according to the Congressional Research Service:
n When the national margin is below $6 for two consecutive months, farmers will receive milk payments either based on 98 percent of their production base or 94 percent of the current months milk marketings (whichever is greater).
n If the margin falls below $5 for two consecutive months, farmers will receive payments based on 97 percent of their production base or 93 percent of the current months milk marketings.
n If the margin falls below $4 in a single month, farmers will receive payments based on 96 percent of their production base or 94 percent of the current months milk marketings.
The stabilization program will be suspended when the margin is above $6 for two consecutive months.
In the House, Mr. Owens said, an amendment called the Dairy Freedom Act will be voted on that would strip the market stabilization program from the farm bill. Due to the number of legislators in the House who oppose the stabilization program, I would guess that the amendment will be defeated or passed by a very slim margin, he said.
Mr. Owens said he believes the stabilization program will be a boon for small dairy farmers because it is designed to limit the volatility of national milk prices and feed costs.
As your feed costs go up as a farmer, your profits shrink because youre focused on a milk marketing order that only pays so much per hundredweight, he said. This is trying to modify that system to make that better. Even if you drop down and pay farmers 90 percent of their milk production, in a period of time where costs are going up or prices are falling youll be better off in this system.
Annual administration fees will be required for farmers to enroll in the margin insurance program. Fees are $100 for those who produce less than 1 million pounds of milk, $250 for the production of 1 million to 5 million pounds, and $350 for the production of greater than 5 million pounds and less than 10 million pounds, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Those who dont wish to enroll in margin insurance and market stabilization programs can decide to opt out.
The House faces another huge hurdle to get the farm bill passed: A proposed $20.5 billion in cuts over 10 years to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, commonly called food stamps. That figure overshadows the $3.9 billion in cuts approved in the Senates version of the bill.
The $20.5 billion in cuts wont get Democrat votes, Mr. Owens said. Ultimately what will happen is that the number has to reach some sort of compromise, whether its $12, $10 or $8 billion.
A total of 218 votes will be needed in the House to pass the farm bill. Then, the House and Senate bills would need to be reconciled into a final version by a committee with members from both sides. The current farm bill approved in 2008 expires Sept. 30, and it would likely be extended another year if a bill isnt approved, Mr. Owens said.
I think it has about a 50-50 chance of passing in the House, he said. I think its going to be nip-and-tuck right to the end.
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He-Man and the Masters of the Universe wasn't just an awesome platform to sell toys. It was also a program that delivered good moral values to its young viewers, especially at the end of each episode (not unlike G.I. Joe).
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Family Guy supporting character Cleveland Brown leaves Quahog with his son Cleveland Jr. for his hometown, where he reconnects with his high school flame and starts a new life with a new family. Cast: Mike Henry, Jamie Kennedy, Seth Macfarlane Network: FOX Airs: September 27th, 2009; Sundays @ 8:30 PM
Over the past decade, reality shows have taken over the airwaves. Some are genuine and engaging. Others are exploitative and sink to new lows never experienced previously on television. In honor of More To Love, FOX's new big person dating show, we've put together a list of reality shows that have pushed the boundaries of good taste whether with their content or their marketing. Take a look at the tastless, mean, and misunderstood. WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
Astro Boy is rocket-booting its way toward an October release and I couldn't be more excited. I've been searching for an awesome robot fix since The Iron Giant and The Day The Earth Stood Still just didn't cut muster. So I say hurry up October! Anyhow, we've got 6 sweet-looking new stills that offer first looks at a few of the film's characters including Dr. Tenma, President Stone, and Dr. Elefun (voiced by Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, and Bill Nighy respectively). The official site also offers an interactive timeline which traces Astro Boy's 60 year history. Check out the pics after the jump, including one of Astro Boy enjoying the android version of a golden shower.Don Cheadle talks War Machine. (Latino Review)Rats of NIMH remake infesting theaters. (MTV)Ninja Assassin poster is all kinds of ninja-y. (First Showing)Timothy Olyphant is a Lawman once again. (TV Squad)FAN-MADE: Ghostbusters 1954. (io9) CHECK OUT THE PICS!!!
To Whoever Shut Down The Halo Film:I had my sneaking suspicions before, but now I can safely say that you are all complete idiots. Let me make one thing clear: I have yet to actually read why you shut down the Peter Jackson-produced and Neill Blomkamp-directed adaptation of the popular video game franchise Halo. I believe I read at one point that it was something related to money. I find this funny, because it seems like if you had just made the movie, it would have made tons of money. More money than you could ever imagine…
Channing Tatum in RTÉ.ies Exclusive G.I. Joe- Rise of Cobra C – Watch more Funny Videos A new scene from G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra has appeared over at Coming Soon and it's generous to say that the movie looks like a steaming pile. First up, General Hawk approaches his shirtless soldiers to remind them (and us) that they are the best except for the "comic" relief guy (hint: the one that used to be on "In Living Color"). "You scored in the top half-percent of all people we ever tested." In all fairness, we only tested you two. From there it plays out like a flirtation scene from every Saved By The Bell episode. In this version, Duke is Zack, Rip is Slater, Scarlett is Jessie, and Dustin Diamond is still a poor man's Corey Feldman.These links will not urinate all over your childhood memories… Aida Iveliz Hangs Out At The Hot Tub (Gorillamask)Mike Vick's Prison Haikus (Holytaco)Ryan Gosling Fills Gas Can, Poses For Philanthropic Photo (Filmdrunk)25 Rare (And Awesome) Star Wars Photos (Manofest)Awesome 3D Robot Greeting Cards (Walyou)Ben Affleck Squares Off Against Jon Hamm (Pajiba)7 High Tech Products And Their Cheap Ingredients (Cracked)Madonna Might Have The Scariest Arms In The History Of Arms (Celebjihad)5 Gadgets To Make You Faster (Mademan)Josh Barnett Caught With Roids For Third Time (Cagepotato)Why Olivia Munn Is An Evil Genius (Unrealitymag)How To Buy Your Lady A Vibrator (Asylum)Spilled Beer = Death For Phillies Fans (Bustedcoverage)10 Mike Vick Signs That Should Be On Television This Season (Uncoached)Scoring Chicks At A Bar: Skill Or Simple Math? (Regretfulmorning)An Open Letter To Megan Fox About A Day Without Megan Fox (Bachelorguy)Steroids Or Gambling, Cheating Is Cheating (Moondogsports)
Pornography, grand larceny, double-talking, dismemberment, and stretch marks. In other words, an average Tuesday for Mickey Rourke. Here's your guide to tonight's television.FIND OUT WHAT TO WATCH AFTER THE JUMPNOTE: ALL TIMES EASTERN AND PACIFIC!!!
Fellow Junkies, Comic-Con has come and gone, as has Screen Junkies from San Diego. It was our first ever trip down to Comic-Con and it will not be our last, but we learned a lot. Mostly, we learned that you have to surrender to the fact that you can't cover EVERYTHING at Comic-Con. Here's everything we DID cover: AVATAR Video clips of James Cameron speaking about AVATAR just moments after having unveiled 25-minutes of the film to Hall H @ Comic-Con.
EXTRACT Panel @ Comic-Con Pt. 1 – Watch Movie Trailers After the promising SOLOMON KANE presentation in Hall H, the crowd at Comic-Con was buzzing for geek legend Mike Judge to make a return to his OFFICE SPACE form with his latest flick, EXTRACT. He was joined on stage by cast members Jason Bateman and Mila Kunis, as well. Comedienne du jour Kristen Wiig could not make it because of filming commitments in New Mexico. To Bateman's credit, he was running on an hour's worth of sleep, having just wrapped on the same shoot at 5am, which, it's safe to say, is Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Greg Mottola's alien comedy PAUL…


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(WZZM) -- You've heard about the clock ticking on America's "fiscal cliff," but what really happens on January 1 to you?
Fact: If Congress and the White House don't reach an agreement, your paycheck is going to go down. The reason? Because the tax witholding in your paycheck is going to increase.
The current payroll tax cut is set to expire on December 31. In dollars and cents, this means that your payroll tax withholding is going from 4.2% to 6.2%.
Why is this happening? Many of the policies expiring at the end of the year, like the payroll tax cut and emergency unemployment benefits, were originally passed on a temporary basis. The thinking was that the economy would be in much better shape by now and the policies could expire without causing a recession.


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Now I certainly didn't write that, above. They did. Of course they did. The most interesting aspect of the gadget, in my opinion, is that it can be retrofitted onto existing bikes. That's geekspeak for "take off the wheel you have now and put this new one on". It might also be an interesting idea in that it eliminates the need for many electric bikes and all the large, cumbersome batteries that are so difficult to dispose of. Simple, elegant and symbolic. I just hope you can get versions of the wheel in different colours to match your existing bike. In Copenhagen rust-coloured wheel hubs would be a big hit. Oh, except it weighs 15 kg. Nevermind.
We also have to question the wisdom of e-bikes in cities. Are we supposed to send fast moving, silent machines into mainstream bicycle cities like Copenhagen where the average speed for Citizen Cyclists is 16 km/h? We have enough problems with scooters. Do we need SILENT scooters flying past?
If you think about it, everything we need for cycling in a city has already been invented. Over a century ago.
Read more blah blah blah about The Copenhagen Wheel on MIT's website about The Copenhagen Wheel.


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CENTRAL FALLS - Frances E. Morgan of Central Falls died on February 26, 2014. She was the wife of Edward I. Morgan.
Mrs. Morgan was born in Central Falls, the daughter of the late Charles Sistakavskas and Mary (Zadonis) Sistakavskas. She worked in the textile industry in Central Falls for many years.
Besides her husband Edward, Mrs. Morgan is survived by her children, Edward W. Morgan of New York, New York and Susan Rossi of Wood River Junction, Rhode Island. She also had three grandchildren, Allison, Taylor, and Christopher. Mrs. Morgan was the mother of the late Marilyn Morgan, the sister of the late Vincenta Seifert and Benjamin Chester.
There will be a funeral service for Mrs. Morgan on Monday, March 3, at 10:00 am in the MANNING-HEFFERN FUNERAL HOME, 68 Broadway, Pawtucket. Her calling hours will be Monday morning from 9:00 am in the funeral home. Relatives and friends are invited. For online condolences please visit www.manningheffern.com
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By Erica Zaiser
A recent poll by the New York Times and CBS has highlighted the link between being jobless and a number of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, and insomnia. Unemployment is undoubtedly linked to one's self-esteem and personal happiness during the period of joblessness but how does unemployment affect people after they return to a job?
Most research on how people perceive their own well-being (subjective well-being) has suggested that people have a relatively stable baseline level of happiness, which, although it can be temporarily altered by a traumatic event, is unchanged in the long-run. However, according to work by Lucas and colleagues (2004), our set points of well-being can actually be changed permanently, at least in the case of unemployment. After conducting a 15-year longitudinal study, the authors found that periods of unemployment lowered people's baseline levels of life satisfaction long after they returned to a job, even when controlling for income. In fact, the larger the drop in life satisfaction during unemployment, the more likely that one's set points of happiness remain drastically lower than they were pre-unemployment, even many years later. Furthermore, the researchers suggest that those whose life satisfaction suffer greatest during unemployment are also more likely to face unemployment later in life.
So, not only does having lost your job hurt right now, being unemployed can alter your long-term life satisfaction; and a drastic drop in your long-term subjective well-being can lead to further incidents of unemployment.
Read more: Lucas, R., Clark, A., Georgellis, Y., and Diener, D.,(2004). Unemployment Alters the Set Point for Life Satisfaction. Psychological Science, 15, 1, 8-13.


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10 U.S. Code § 856 - Art. 56. Maximum limits
Source(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 56; Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XVII, § 1702(a)(1), (2)(A),Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 959.)
Amendment of Section
Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title XVII, § 1705(a)(1), (2)(A), (c),Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 959, 960, provided that, effective 180 days after Dec. 26, 2013, and applicable to offenses specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section committed on or after that date, this section is amended: (1) by amending the section catchline to read as follows: "§ 856. Art. 56. Maximum and minimum limits"; (2) by inserting "(a)" before "The punishment"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(b)(1) While a person subject to this chapter who is found guilty of an offense specified in paragraph (2) shall be punished as a general court-martial may direct, such punishment must include, at a minimum, dismissal or dishonorable discharge, except as provided for in section 860 of this title (article 60).
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the following offenses:
(A) An offense in violation of subsection (a) or (b) ofsection 920 of this title (article 120(a) or (b)).
(B) Rape and sexual assault of a child under subsection (a) or (b) ofsection 920b of this title (article 120b).
(C) Forcible sodomy under section 925 of this title (article 125).
(D) An attempt to commit an offense specified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) that is punishable under section 880 of this title (article 80).See 2013 Amendment notes below.
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|May 5, 1950, ch. 169, § 1 (Art. 56), 64 Stat. 126.
The word "may" is substituted for the word "shall".
2013—Pub. L. 113–66substituted "Maximum and minimum limits" for "Maximum limits" in section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), and added subsec. (b).
Effective Date of 2013 Amendment
Amendments by Pub. L. 113–66effective 180 days after Dec. 26, 2013, and applicable to offenses specified in section 856 (b)(2) of title 10 committed on or after that date, see section 1705(c) ofPub. L. 113–66, set out as a note under section 818 of this title.
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Primary Care-Based Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use Among HIV Patients
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This randomized clinical trial uses a health plan's electronic medical record (EMR) alcohol screen; and examines innovative behavioral interventions, and their cost effectiveness, for hazardous drinking within a large HIV primary care clinic. We will compare Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Email Feedback (EF) to usual care; and evaluate the effect of the interventions on hazardous drinking, enrollment in substance use treatment programs, and HIV outcomes including antiretroviral therapy adherence, HIV RNA control, and unsafe sex. Given the well-known adverse effects of hazardous drinking on HIV care and outcomes, the proposed study has the potential to make a significant impact in the care of HIV patients.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Alcoholic Intoxication
Substance-Related Disorders
Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing
Behavioral: Email Feedback
Other: Usual Care
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Primary Care-Based Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Use Among HIV Patients
- Impact of motivational interviewing on hazardous drinking and alcohol related problems [ Time Frame: 3 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Impact of e-mail feedback on hazardous drinking and alcohol related problems [ Time Frame: 3 Years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2013
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|August 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|August 2016 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Motivational Interviewing
The intervention consists of one 45-minute in-person session followed by two 20-minute telephone sessions.The first telephone MI session will occur approximately 10 days after the in-person session. The second call will occur 30 days after the first call. The same research clinician will conduct both the in-person session and phone sessions. The calls will include a review of material covered in the initial session, questions on alcohol use, open-ended questions regarding patients' current motivational level, and a review of the patient's initial goals regarding alcohol consumption and will last about 20 minutes. If after six months hazardous drinking is noted, three more motivational interviewing phone sessions will be delivered by the research clinician.
|Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing
Experimental: Email Feedback
Each participant will receive three detailed emails. The initial and subsequent emails will be brief in length, and will include specific information on hazardous drinking levels, standard drink size; as well as advice to reduce drinking to non-hazardous levels. Each email will conclude with contact numbers for patients to receive further information and assistance if needed, including information on how to easily access SU treatment; and will encourage participants to respond to the research clinician with questions. If after six months hazardous drinking is detected, 3 more detailed emails will be delivered to the participant.
|Behavioral: Email Feedback
Usual Care
Participants in this arm will receive routine primary care services
|Other: Usual Care
Detailed Description:
This application responds to RFA-AA12-009, Interventions to Improve HIV/AIDS and Alcohol-Related Outcomes (U01). The proposed study takes place in a HIV primary care clinic and uses the health plan's electronic medical record (EMR) for screening; it has the potential to provide a significant benefit to HIV-infected individuals by reducing hazardous drinking and the associated complications. Prior studies have identified high rates of co-occurrence of HIV and hazardous drinking (defined as drinking over threshold limits, i.e., 5+ daily or 14+ weekly drinks for men and 4+ daily or 7+ weekly drinks for women). Drinking at these levels can compromise antiretroviral (ART) treatment, and increase rates of depression, unsafe sex, and mortality. The proposed randomized trial examines the comparative effectiveness of two highly implementable behavioral interventions for reducing hazardous drinking, each with an adaptive, stepped-care component: 1) Motivational Interviewing (MI), consisting of one in-person session with a study clinician and two phone sessions, with three additional phone sessions for those who report hazardous drinking at 6 months; and 2) Interactive Email Feedback (EF) on hazardous drinking risks using a secure messaging system integrated into the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), with additional emailed feedback for those who report hazardous drinking at 6 months. A third arm will be usual care. We will also evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the two interventions which have the potential for wide adoption in other similar healthcare settings. The two proposed interventions, MI and EF, are promising approaches for reducing hazardous drinking in the setting of behavioral health and/or primary care. EF also uses secure messaging, an emerging technology that has been tested in other health, behavior change and mental health treatment settings, for problems including alcohol use but not among HIV-infected individuals. In this trial, 600 patients (200 in each arm) will be recruited from Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC) San Francisco. The study population and clinic are ideal to examine such interventions since NIAAA-based screening questions are recorded in the EMR, and comprehensive data are available on health care utilization, ART adherence, and HIV clinical outcomes, including the Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) index, a recently validated prognostic index based on routine clinical laboratory measures. The research team is well-qualified with complementary expertise in clinical psychology, drug and alcohol abuse treatment, HIV epidemiology, and biostatistics. Thus, the team and study setting provide the ideal environment to test MI and EF, two innovative approaches for reducing hazardous alcohol use in this population, and may provide powerful, and generalizable tools for assisting individuals with HIV infection.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults ages 18 and over seeking HIV services at the KPNC San Francisco medical center
- Report at clinical intake of any hazardous drinking (≥ 4 drinks in a day or 7+ per week for women and ≥ 5 drinks in a day or 14+ per week for men) and,
- Report of web access at time of recruitment
Exclusion Criteria:
Clinical recommendation from providers that patients are not appropriate due to:
- Acute psychiatric problems; OR
- Inability to understand consent procedures
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01671501
|United States, California
|Kaiser Permanente Northern California San Francisco Medical Center; 2238 Geary Blvd
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94115
|Principal Investigator:
|Derek Satre, PhD
|Associate Professor, University of California, San Francisco and Adjunct Investigator, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
|Principal Investigator:
|Michael J Silverberg, PhD
|Research Scientist II, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
|Responsible Party:
|University of California, San Francisco
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01671501 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|August 20, 2012
|Last Updated:
|June 8, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by University of California, San Francisco:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Alcoholic Intoxication
Substance-Related Disorders
Intervention Studies
Primary Health Care
prevention & control
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Alcoholic Intoxication
HIV Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Substance-Related Disorders
Alcohol-Related Disorders
Chemically-Induced Disorders
Immune System Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Mental Disorders
RNA Virus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Slow Virus Diseases
Virus Diseases
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Das John Tavares T-Shirt and Das John Tavares SC Bern Debut (Update)
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Update, 1:30am Saturday: And here's a picture of Tavares in his new uni, per the Daily News.
Straight from the SC Bern fan shop is this item looking like it came from a parallel hockey universe. It's the John Tavares SC Bern T-Shirt, if you're looking to remember his lockout vacation to Europe or, you know, if you're an SC Bern fan. It costs 40 swiss francs, which is around $40, although I can't make any promises that the overseas shipping is either available or cheap.
Tavares made his debut for Bern tonight at 7:45pm local time, which was 1:45pm EST if I have my time zones right. Marcel Kuchta, a sports journalist in Switzerland, tweeted that Tavares is flanked by Daniel Rubin and Ryan Gardner on his wings, Bern's third line. Gardner is a native of Toronto who has spent all 16 years of his pro career in the Swiss league. Rubin is a 27-year old native of Bern, who has spent his career in the Swiss league and has played for the Swiss national team. I'll have more on Tavares' debut if there's anything of note but for now, here's a picture of him with what is to us North Americans, a very odd looking helmet, plastered with advertisements.