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The state owes hospitals $484 million, a debt that has accumulated over a number of years. Legislators changed the law in 2009 to eliminate the problem going forward, but the debt is still there. The Governor wants to sell bonds to borrow the money to pay off the state's share - roughly $186 million-- so the federal government will pay off the balance. The Governor proposes to pay back those bonds with profits from a new wholesale liquor contract. He has also said that once hospitals are p[aid, he will finally sign off on issuing about $100 million in other bonds for construction projects, which both political parties say will create some much-needed construction jobs.
Democrats have been un-enthusiastic about the plan, and Republicans have accused them of deliberately delaying the bill. Last week, democrats scheduled a public hearing on the hospital proposal for March 15. That led to the Governor's statement today, apparently intended to increase pressure on lawmakers to pass his plan. Gov. LePage told News Center that if the Legislature can quickly pass an emergency bil to let bars open early on St. Patrick's Day, it should pass his hospital bill just as quickly. He said he would veto any other bills that come to his desk before the hospital bill is passed.
Democratic leaders called it a threat to shut down government, and said that wasn't how the process should work. Democrats say they, too, want to pay off the hospital debt, but believe that proposal needs to take its place along-side other parts of the budget, and decide if paying the hospitals is the best use of money from the liquor contract.
Late this afternoon, the Governor appeared to back off from his earlier statements, telling GOP leaders he will not veto bills that have "significant bipartisan support" or create jobs.
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EAST CARBON - LaMar John Preston, age 86, passed away on May 10, 2012 in Price. Lamar was born on April 15, 1926 in Sunnyside to Ralph and Hilda Latturner Preston. He married Lois C. Preston on July 27, 1943 in Sunnyside they were later sealed in the Manti LDS Temple on May 26, 1965, she passed away in 1970, later he married Lynda Boren on March 20, 1971 in Dragerton.
LaMar served in the U.S. Army during WWII; he was a volunteer fireman and assistant Fire Chief in East Carbon for many years. He was a coal miner for over 45 years. LaMar enjoyed camping, especially fishing and riding four-wheelers. He loved to tinker around in his back yard, and was a backyard mechanic extraordinar. He especially loved his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and spending time with family.
He is survived by his wife Lynda, children: Lois Jean (John-Deceased) Crow, Blackfoot, Idaho, Joyce Ann (Lori) Berkenmeier-Preston, Salt Lake City, Vernon Eugene (Shawnee) Preston, Orangeville; 13 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren, and brother, Ronald Preston of Idaho, and sister-in-law, Faye Preston of New Mexico.
Preceded in death by his parents, first wife Lois, son, Ralph D. Preston, son-in-law, John Crow, sister, Ruth, brothers, Herbert (Elma) and Bill Preston.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 11 a.m., at Fausett Mortuary in Price. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Fausett Mortuary and on Wednesday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the services at the mortuary. Interment will be in the Price City Cemetery. Services are in the care of Fausett Mortuary. Family and friends may sign the guest book and share memories of LaMar at www.fausettmortuary.com.

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BUFFALO, NY - Those who represent Western New York in Washington are digging in their heels over the possibility of a new fee for crossing the border currently under study by the Obama administration. And, their opposition is unanimous.
The Department of Homeland Security is feeling financial pressure to keep up with the burgeoning cost of keeping the borders secured.
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"From Western New York's malls and shopping centers, to Buffalo Bills and Sabres games and the growing Buffalo waterfront - Canadian visitors are a key pillar of Buffalo's economy," said Senator Charles Schumer. "A secure and efficient border crossing is the lifeblood of the Western New York economy and seeking to slap travelers here with onerous fees is a bad idea. We don't need a study to tell us that."
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The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has teamed up with law enforcement agencies in four states in a pilot project to transmit driver's license photographs across state lines and deliver the photos to an officer's computer within seconds of a request.
Law enforcement agents often need to confirm the identity of people who are not carrying a driver's license or other form of identification. A person may offer a name and birth date to an officer, who can then get some basic information, including whether the person has a valid driver's license from any state in the union. Without a photograph, however, police do not know whether people are being truthful about their identity. A fugitive who is stopped for a traffic violation, for example, could well offer the name and birth date of a family member who has an out-of-state driver's license and a clean record.
The pilot project to exchange driver's license photographs started in 2008 and includes North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina and Virginia. The project is the first significant advance in the exchange of driver's license information since 1969, when states began making driver's license information accessible to police officers. Driver's license data typically include an address, date of birth, height, weight and ethnicity. Adding the capability to view a photo increases an officer's ability to make a positive identification and helps to keep officers safe. Also, using a photograph for positive visual identification can sometimes eliminate the need to detain someone simply for identification purposes.
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Some states cannot yet share fully in the system because of technical, budgetary or policy reasons. For example, some states have laws that specifically restrict sharing Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) images with anyone outside the state. Out-of-state law enforcement agencies therefore cannot receive images from such states. These laws are typically designed to protect the privacy of state residents. States that are not ready to participate fully in the driver's license photo exchange program can still use it to receive DMV images because the system can provide a great benefit to law enforcement agencies.
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It's unclear why the spider sets the stage this way, but Torres says that other spiders of the same genus, Cyclosa, have a similar trick—they build and hide among balls of debris that serve as decoys to distract predators looking for a bite.
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The Southeast Regional Wildlife Advisory Council (RAC) will meet on Wednesday, September 14 to discuss turkey hunting and management in Utah and pronghorn antelope management in the San Rafael and Range Creek herd units.
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Midshipmen 1st Class Max Dunn and Mary Jordan and Midshipmen 2nd Class Michael Ebeling, Bryan Hunt, and Amber Lowman traveled to Brazil this summer. Here they share their story:
As our plane made its descent, we gazed out upon the landscape. Steep, lush hills overlooked the deceptively serene Guanabara Bay, and nestled between the two we began to make out the dense and bustling city of Rio de Janeiro.
With its massive skyscrapers, traffic jams and throngs of people, Rio appears almost out of place in this peaceful tropical landscape. The city itself is beautiful, with its modern architecture dominated by the ever-fashionable curves of Oscar Niemeyer's designs. We marveled not only at picturesque views of Sugar Loaf and Christ the Redeemer, but of the massive construction projects and crowded freeways in this truly wondrous city.
Our group of five midshipmen, led by Lt. Cmdr. Marcus Silva of the Brazilian Navy, had the great fortune of staying at Brazil's Escola Naval, their nation's naval academy. This gave us a tremendous opportunity to see what our counterparts, the aspirantes or "aspirers," went through on a daily basis.
Upon arrival, we met a group of 10 Brazilian midshipmen whose abilities to translate between English and Portuguese made us quick friends. It was here we experienced our first taste of Brazilian hospitality. Everyone from the superintendent down to the first-year students welcomed us with open arms.
Life at Escola Naval is actually not very different from life at the U.S. Naval Academy. Although there are no accredited majors, their curriculum consists of many similar subjects such as navigation, naval history, and various practical classes that are also found at Annapolis.
After class, the Brazilian midshipmen also have a sports period, drill, and various other activities. Their first year students even have their own rite of passage as they are forced to run and deliver messages for upperclassmen.
Our time at Escola Naval taught us that, though smaller, their school is much like our own four-year institution. Of course, with Sugar Loaf on one side, the statue of Christ the Redeemer on the other, and a spectacular view of Guanabara Bay, we have to concede they've got the better location.
After a few days spent with the midshipmen, we finally ventured out to discover the city of Rio de Janeiro. Walking through the city streets, where a bustling downtown center could at any time give way to a pristine beach of white sand amazed us.
Even with new projects under construction and all the high-rise buildings, Rio still preserves its rich and extensive history. This was illustrated in the Naval Museum we visited, where a spirited tour guide showed us the proud origins of the Brazilian Fleet as we toured buildings built a few hundred years ago. Then, of course, there were the inspired views from Sugar Loaf and the peak of Corcovado, upon which rests the statue of Christ the Redeemer.
Though Rio could have kept us occupied for more than a few weeks, Brazil is such a complex and diverse country that it required extensive exploring. So we drove, first three hours south to experience the colonial town of Paraty and Collegio Naval (a three year naval high school that most midshipmen attend) followed by a day driving through the heart of the country.
What began with rolling green hills quickly transitioned to flat land reminiscent of the American Midwest. Our road trip took us to a small town along the Bolivian border called Corumba. It was here that we admired the Pantanal, a famous wetland area with a tremendous diversity of wildlife and plants.
We again had the good fortune of riding with the Brazilian Navy on our tour of this spectacular preserve. Boarding the riverboats Poti and Potengi, we joined the crew as they patrolled up and down the Paraguay River. At night, as the sailors tied up to a tree, we got in even smaller boats and scoured the shores in search of the elusive caiman. So elusive, in fact, that we didn't find them until the drive back, at a huge pool off the highway.
Our travels then took us to Bonito, literally translated as "pretty." It was certainly deserving of the title. With dense jungle, crystal clear rivers and waterfalls, Bonito exposed us to the natural beauty of Brazil. During the few days we were there, we went scuba diving in a small lagoon, swam in freshwater springs, watched a local man call monkeys from the trees and feed them, and even kissed a macaw.
The most shocking encounter was the anaconda we "bumped into" as we were drifting down a freshwater river. Taking our cue from the locals, though, we remained calm as the 10-foot beast wound its way up to the surface. With plenty of pictures and a sigh of relief, we meandered down past tropical fish along the Rio da Prata.
Our time in Brazil taught us many lessons. We learned from watching the way Brazilian midshipmen interact that, to quote one of our good friends, "Midshipman are midshipman," no matter their nationality. We learned about hospitality, particularly at a ball held at Escola Naval that we were all immediately invited to upon arrival.
The Brazilian people lived up to their reputation for kindness. We walked away with many gifts and many friends. Our travels also showed us the natural beauty Brazil responsibly maintains and defends. Though it was only shortly after we left that the large protests began, we were also able to see a Brazil that is beginning to standup and become a more involved nation in the world.
Their Navy seems excited about its development of more "blue water" capable ships. And though the infamous slums, or favelas, were rampant, investments in infrastructure could be seen in gondola lifts that took people to work and a larger police presence. At the very least, our trip gave us a much better understanding of this emerging nation, and we are more than thankful for what it had to offer us.


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Ernesto Gonzalez, founder and president of IAB Caribbean, shares a few of his impressions from the recent Interact Congress and IAB Global Summit in Barcelona. In the dialogue below, we chat about the ways that Europe inspires him and the ways in which markets of all sizes can propel the digital marketing industry forward.
Mary Block: Did you find the presentations in Europe applicable to you and your market?
Ernesto Gonzalez: Definitely. Everything was really useful. Every day I learned a lot about the different countries and their issues. It doesn't matter if a person was from Hungary, Poland, Norway, Chile Russia, the U.S. Spain, or Puerto Rico, we are in the same situation in terms of opportunities and growth. Maybe in some countries there are more men than women, for instance, but mostly I found that we are all in the same boat, with the same problems.
When we sat down to discuss the situations of our markets, they were quite similar. The growth of "social" use, for instance, is everywhere; it's not just the situation in Europe. Mobile advertising, the way that people are using tablets and iPads and the growth of these types of devices is something that is also happening in Puerto Rico and the U.S. It was interesting to see how global these situations are.
What differed were the strategies for approaching these opportunities: how to approach, how to react and teach the market how to use this medium. It was very interesting to see how a brand like Heineken, when they started a social media marketing effort to get to a million fans, they got the idea to send girls to give hugs to people in bars. They were wearing brand t-shirts and saying, "Thank you for helping us get to a million fans." So it was quite interesting to see how they approached the social media opportunity—connecting to people in bars in the offline world. It was really funny! They showed a great video—ugly guys, common-looking guys getting hugs from these beautiful ladies, and they were all like "What's going on here? Why is she hugging me?"
I think they're very open-minded in Europe. They're open to trying risky things. I think in other markets, people are less inclined to take risks. I think (Europeans) have a more open view of the world. You can see it in the advertising and in the TV there. But again, that's my perspective.
Roberto Castro, Televisión Nacional de Chile (L) and Ernesto Gonzalez, IAB Carribean (R) at IAB Global Summit e Interact 2011. Courtesy IAB Latm.
MB: What struck you as particularly open-minded?
EG: Well, when I say open-minded, I mean that they really try things that I don't think corporate America would try. The ads are less conservative. They're definitely more sexually explicit. They're willing to try more risky things in Europe than in the U.S., and I think that's something that we, in these other markets, should remember. In these media, we really have to look beyond the traditional things that we've always tried to do.
MB: What have you been doing since you got home to Puerto Rico?
EG: This week I'm trying to go through all of my photos and notes from the trip. There were a lot of things happening! First there was the global meeting. At the global meeting you see people from all over the world, and we all sit down and start talking about how to help our industry, and you find out that we are all part of a global media with the same situations. One may have a bigger market or a smaller market, but at the end of the day, it's the same situation.
Then I went to the Europe elections. That's something that not many people have the opportunity to participate in. Frankly I think I was the only one (from outside Europe) that got to participate in the agenda board general assembly of IAB Europe. I really appreciated the opportunity to see how they are organizing the whole region of Europe. That was something that I envisioned a long time ago—when I asked permission to lead IAB Puerto Rico, I saw what Europe was doing. That was four years ago, that I asked them to get IAB Caribbean in place. Puerto Rico being such a small market, I said "We should do IAB Caribbean, like Europe is doing." So we were the second collective that was created. Then came IAB Latam, an online community, which is still in progress.
MB: What is IAB Latam?
EG: IAB Latam is a networking site that we in the region of Latin America contribute to and have a presence within. I'd like it to grow into more than just a website. If you go to the site now you'll see pictures of Interact 2011. So in the future we're looking toward having IAB Europe, IAB Caribbean, IAB Latam, and who knows, maybe IAB Asia!
And all this happened because, a few years ago, I participated in the general assembly of IAB Europe. It was quite interesting to see how they've grown from 2008 to 2011—I saw huge growth not only in terms of the countries that are joining the effort, but also in terms of the sponsors that they're getting. Every year there are more and more sponsors joining the region of IAB Europe, and they are organizing in terms of policies and how they're working. Because, as you know, they're based in Belgium, and they're working with policymakers to make sure that the legislation doesn't affect the industry negatively. So they're doing a great job, especially for such a young organization.
I was impressed by how democratic the IAB Europe elections were. Everyone was allowed to say so if they wanted to be a part of the board. The elections were really instructive for me. I think we can learn a lot from them. They have some strong missions for 2012: they want to "Promote, Protect, and Prove" that they are a commanding force in the region. They want to promote the Internet media industry. They want to protect the industry, meaning preventing legislation that will negatively affect the European region. And they want to prove that they are the leaders of the Internet marketing field. For me it was a great experience.
MB: Do you feel that the things you learned at the Congress and at the Global Summit are things that you can fully introduce to the Caribbean market?
EG: Oh definitely! They have a white paper, Mobile Media; Consumer Insights Across Europe, that I found particularly useful. Of course they always say that the mobile market in Europe is more advanced than any other markets. I think that's true, but still in its early stages. Maybe the penetration is bigger, but in terms of advertising, you know, they're moving, but I don't think it's like, "Wow, they are way, way, way ahead of us!" You know?
MB: So these insights are applicable across a global spectrum. It's not like Europe is so far ahead that other markets can't relate and share information.
EG: No, no no. I think it's completely applicable. I don't see them as Pluto and me as Mars. We're much closer in terms of opportunity. Again, I find it's the same situation requiring a different approach.
MB: How would your approach differ? For instance, is there anything, strategy-wise, that they can do in Europe right now that we can't do in Latin America or in the United States?
EG: No. I don't think they're doing anything over there that we can't do over here. That's my way of seeing it. I can apply everything I learned there about how they're approaching their market. Definitely. The implementation might differ from market to market. But they're talking about things that we're talking about on this side of the world: gaming, real-time web, TV and how it's moving—that will be the next big thing. They're talking about mobile, locals like Foursquare—the multi-faceted communication links. Again, it's the way that creative approaches these opportunities that differs. I think (Europeans) have really good taste and an open mindset.
MB: Do you feel that the various global perspectives present in Barcelona were utilized fully?
EG: Completely. Completely. We networked and found that we shared the same problems, and learned from each other about how to approach them. It felt like one big community. Good ideas came from the smallest countries and the biggest countries. Puerto Rico is a market of roughly 4 million people; the Caribbean market is still not that big. But I sat down and talked with people from Spain and Mexico, which are huge markets. We can still collaborate and share ideas.
MB: What's one idea that really stands out in your mind from your collaborations with larger and smaller markets?
EG: Well, at this event I really felt like more of a spectator, because it was Europe's event, but I can tell you that in our meetings, we always push to exchange ideas. For instance, at the meeting in New York, our country was the one who really supported this IAB Latam effort, and pushed larger countries like Mexico and Chile to do it. That's part of the global idea: the effort and the energy can come from anywhere, not just from the big ones.
So what I really appreciated from this event and from the U.S. events is the opportunity to talk and to share ideas. For instance, it was so interesting to speak to the marketing manager from Heineken, which is based in The Netherlands, as you know. It was great to see their approach to online and social media. It was also interesting to hear from a company like Orange, another great presentation. Their marketing director spoke about mobile marketing and about TV and how TV is moving.
MB: What was the thing that you were most excited about telling other people when you got back to San Juan from Barcelona?
EG: The first thing I thought was, "Wow. We need to keep working as hard for our industry as they are in Europe." I'm in the process of planning a global event here, and I can't wait to invite all of them to come to Puerto Rico in March! I've invited speakers to come from Spain, Hungary, and all over Europe and the U.S. to fly to the Caribbean and join us at our big event in March. So I feel that I really need to work hard and harder to make it a great event. I would be thrilled for my friends from Europe to come by and see this side of the world.
MB: What do you hope to be able to share with them in Puerto Rico?
EG: Basically I want them to see what I'm seeing—that no matter how big or small the market is, we are one community. We can all help each other.
I hope that they'll learn from our culture the way that I learned from theirs. Some people think that the Caribbean is just beaches, rum, and parties, but we are a well-educated people with a strong economy and good facilities. We're much more than beaches and rum—we're a bridge to the New World. Their ancestors, when they came to the New World, stopped first in the Caribbean. My goal is to show that Puerto Rico and the Caribbean are still that bridge into markets on this side of the world.
For instance, I've encountered some businesses that don't have any efforts in the U.S. or in Latin America, they're only focused in Europe. I wondered why, and I realized that they need to have this link. They need to meet people like us to develop links to help their businesses grow. I think the IAB can help these companies to establish themselves and create this economic interchange. They need us and we need them. I think it's a big step in the right direction to improve networking between the Old World and the New World, and the IAB is making that possible.
Originally from Miami, Mary Block is a writer currently living in New York City, and a member of the IAB Global group on LinkedIn. She can be reached on twitter @mary_e_block.


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Specs ?
Drivers ?
What browser do you use ?
Does this also happen on Windows/Mac ?
Can you play other 3d games ? (try urban terror or warsow)
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I'm writing for _Sk3d0w.
He tried the method on your link Adderall. The game works quiet fine on Firefox 16.0.2, but nevermind he has massive FPS lacks. Like 30-40 FPS instead of 125 when he plays fullscreen. If he plays in broswer, he has 125 FPS, but the game is too small even with the maximum broswer resolution.
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Literacy Studies, Master of Education Degree
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Literacy is essential to learning, multidimensional in nature, and influenced by linguistic, psychological, and sociocultural factors. We prepare and support teachers and researchers to better understand pressing literacy issues and to meet the literacy needs of every student.
In this program you have the opportunity to develop knowledge in the areas of teaching reading, writing, spelling, and vocabulary development. As a graduate, you be eligible to earn the Nevada Reading Specialist Endorsement. There are both on-campus and online options for this degree program.
Students will develop an in-depth understanding of literacy development, instructional methods, assessment, and literacy in a digital environment. They will be familiar with the professional literature related foundations and research in literacy studies. Teacher leadership is stressed with graduates able to interpret and evaluate research findings and apply them to literacy instruction.
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- GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Statement of professional goals
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In this hilarious and searingly straightforward memoir, Burroughs (Running with Scissors) turns the self-help genre upside down with his advice on matters ranging broadly from "how to be fat" and "how to lose someone you love" to "how to hold onto your dream or maybe not" and "how to finish your drink." On "how to find love," for example, he counsels, "be the person you are, not the person you think you should be… if you want to have a chance at meeting somebody with whom you are genuinely compatible, never put your best foot forward… be exactly the person you would be if you were alone or with somebody it was safe to fart around." On "Why Having It All Is Not," Burroughs commends the virtues of limits and the ways that such limits force improvisation; he doesn't believe "you can feel deep satisfaction in your life unless your life contains restless areas, holes, and imperfections." In "How to End Your Life," Burroughs, recalling his own teenage experience, distinguishes between suicide and ending life. After his brush with suicide, he realizes that he really didn't want to kill himself; what he really wanted was to end his life, which he accomplishes simply by changing his name and walking out the door and starting a new life. As always, Burroughs is smart and energetically forthright about living and loving. (May)


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In a surprise letter to the Price city council, Carbon County informed the city that it can no longer have trucks over one ton dump at the county land fill.
However, the next day the city was informed of a misunderstanding of an ordinance that was passed last spring and was then told nothing had changed as far as disposal goes.
"We received a notice saying that they wouldn't allow 10 wheel and 2.5 ton trucks at the landfill and if that happened we would have to haul these things out to ECDC," said Gary Sonntag, Public Works Director at Price city.
According to county commissioner Bill Krompel, the county has been concerned about large amounts of construction material going out to the landfill and is considering passing an ordinance that would ban larger trucks. However at this point no ordinance has ever been passed and no policies have been adopted.
The council also received six bids on a Price River water line crossing project. The bids were: Pacific West $153,099.06, Nelco $102,000, Dennis Lierd $119,792, Terry Brotherson $209,737.03 Lyndon Jones $154,425 and Johnson Philip $162,882. The council decided to have the public works department look into the bids and make a recommendation to the city.
After that a few council members had a discussion about the new jobs mayor Joe Piccolo assigned for the council. Although the Mayor indicated that he intends the new assignments to be taken as a new outlook for city departments, several council members disagreed.
Richard Tatton, who is assigned to the Price River Water Improvement District (PRWID), felt that certain areas of experience are beneficial when council-members oversee departments.
"We do all move together, but we also celebrate our independence and some of us would like to see some of our projects through," said council woman Jeanne McEvoy during the meeting.
The mayor defended his decision to change the council departments as an effort to let the council "step into another person's shoes," which he indicated is a strength.
"My concern is not to insult, but to share the wealth; climb down from that ivory tower, that you feel is yours and let someone else learn from that," the mayor told the council.
Councilwoman Kathy Smith, who was in favor of keeping her current assignments, made it known that she has a real passion for her old assignments and would also like to see her current projects through. Eventually the council voted to keep most of their current positions with a few exceptions. The current council member and mayor's jobs are:
*Mayor Joe Piccolo - Budget & Finance, Economic Development, City Recorder, Human Resources, Chamber of Commerce Agent, Boards/Commissions, City Treasurer, Redevelopment Agencies, Committees, Police Dept., Community Action Team, Southeastern Utah Association of Local Governments, Community Safety, Mayor's Council, Council on Aging, Legislative Liaison, Volunteers, Fire Department and Building Department.
*Councilman Richard Tatton - PRWID, Price City Youth Council, Streets/Maintenance Policy, Ditch/Irrigation Systems Policy, Physical Facilities/Real Prop. Policy, Drinking Water Policy, Parks/Cemetery Policy, City Emergency Preparedness Policy, Public Works Policy, Waste/Refuse Management Policy, International Days Chair
*Councilwoman Jeane McEvoy - Power & Light Policy, Castleland RC&D, CCRIC Board, Historic Preservation Policy, Econ. Development/Business Revitalization Policy, Chamber of Commerce Committee, CEU Planning Commission, Float Action Committee, International Days Immediate Past Chair.
*Councilwoman KathyHanna Smith - community progress Boardmember, Fleet Management Policy, Urban Forestry/Sidewalk Committee, Information System Policy, Cultural/Heritage Committee, Engineering Policy, Wellness Committee, Personnel Committee, Community Service Committee, International Days Chair Elect.
*Councilman Jeff Nielson - Library Board, Carbon Co. Travel Board, Storm Water Policy, City Risk Management Committee,Public Utilities Advisory Board, Public Risk Management Policy, Swimming Pool Policy, Museum/Gallery Policy, Customer Service Policy, International Days Past Chair.
*Councilman Rick Davis - Planning/Zoning Commission, Capital Improvements Committee, Volunteer Team Development Policy, Water Quality Reclamation Policy, ASCEU Board, Group Insurance Benefits Policy, Power Committee, Personnel Committee, Safety Committee, International Days Past Chair
Finally the council approved the following consent agenda items: Authorization to Approve the Price City Library Gaming Policy, Retain First West Benefit Solutions as broker/consultant to deliver the employee benefit portfolio for a third year (2010-2011), payment to VCBO architects of $9,400, a Westwood Blvd traffic analysis totaling $43,429.91 and a new fraud policy.
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Minnesota will be a happier place for babies starting Jan. 1. That's when a new ban takes effect on sippy cups and baby bottles containing Bisphenol-A (BPA). This controversial chemical is used in many plastics and in canned food coatings. Scientists are increasingly concerned that BPA, which mimics the powerful hormone estrogen, can harm fetuses and children.
Four other states are considering a ban. The U.S. Congress has seen two bills calling for a national ban on BPA in baby bottles and children's items. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a bill in the House while Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) proposed one in the Senate.
Many Canned Foods Contain BPA
But last year the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a ruling saying BPA was safe. The ruling sparked a public firestorm, as critics called the research flawed.
Regardless, corporations are getting the message. Most major baby bottle manufacturers, including Avent, Gerber and Playtex stopped using the substance in bottles they sell in the U.S. in early 2009.
Chemical and oil giant Sunoco announced it would no longer sell BPA to companies seeking to use the chemical for plastic products for children under the age of three. Companies purchasing BPA from Sunoco now need to guarantee they will not use it in products intended for children.
But cheaper bottles and many canned foods still contain what environmental health advocates contend is a significant quantity of BPA.
BPA Is Found In All Humans Too
The chemical is a key building block of many plastics. It is so omnipresent that it's found in the bodies of all humans as well as in breast milk. Scientists have had concerns about health risks associated with BPA since the 1930s. The European Union and Canada have both banned BPA entirely.
But the U.S. government has refused to ban BPA and still considers it to be relatively safe for humans in its current use profile. And several scientific panels of inquiry have claimed that alarm over small-dose exposure to BPAs is misplaced and that there is no solid evidence connecting BPA exposure to health problems.
Environmental health researchers believe, to the contrary, that BPAs are a big problem. They assert that BPA is an endocrine disruptor that the body can mistake for its own hormones, resulting in a host of nasty side effects. The danger appears particularly great for babies, fetuses, and young children, an age group that has the highest sensitivity to endocrine disruptors and other hormone-like chemicals.
Researchers have expressed concerns that BPA exposure can increase chances of lifelong obesity, impair brain and nerve development, and cause disruptions to the body's thyroid regulation system, a key factor that also impacts moods and body weight. A 2008 report by the U.S. National Toxicology program said there was some concern that BPA could impact brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses and in very young children.


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In my book, it can't get much better than fun stuff that's actually useful, too. Take, for example, the Coilex™ Polar/Solar® coiled extension cord from Coleman Cable. Part Slinky, part power extension, and totally sweet. Actually, it looks a lot like spiral-wound cord that used to hang from your old kitchen phone, except that it does more than give you something to twirl your fingers through while you gossip about the shenanigans that went down in Study Hall. This thing is good. As a matter of fact, it just might be the world's most space-efficient extension cord yet.
As anyone with curly hair knows, when things are coiled up, there can be a lot more there than meets the eye. Pull on the end of a two-inch long curly lock, and it suddenly turns to six inches. That's the power of the spiral. Luckily, someone got the bright idea to apply the same concept to extension cords, so now, instead of tripping through foot-grabbing piles of extension cord slack, you can just, well… get down to business. Polar/Solar® coiled cables stretch to exactly the length you need, and no further, so you won't have the extra cable cluttering up your floor or workbench. Ahhhhh… it's always nice to be able to tackle a project without constantly batting power cords out of the way.
Unlike the Slinky, phone cord and curly hair that I mentioned before, the Polar/Solar® extension cord is designed to never tangle or bend – a feature that protects the inner electrical conductor to preserve the cord's integrity. And it's tough, too - the outer jacket is resistant to flame, water, oil and abrasion, so this is one item that you won't have to baby.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Democratic state lawmakers are introducing a bill to let some child care providers in Minnesota vote on whether to form a union.
Gov. Mark Dayton tried in 2011 to call a union election for daycare providers that care for children whose parents receive a state-child care subsidy. But a Ramsey County judge canceled the election saying only the Legislature could call it.
The bill unveiled Monday calls that election. Its backers say a union would allow child-care providers to collectively bargain state subsidy rates.
Child care providers who get subsidies but don't want to be in the union would still have to pay 85 percent of monthly dues. Some providers opposed to a union say that would drive up daycare costs for parents.
The Minnesota chapter of the AFSCME union is helping organize the organizing push.
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El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, the president of Gabon and Africa's longest-entrenched autocrat, died at age 73 in a Spanish hospital in June 2009 after suffering cardiac arrest. As ruler of the small West African nation of Gabon for 41 years, Mr. Gabon became immensely wealthy in office while serving as France's key point man in the region.
The Gabonese government had denied that Mr. Bongo had serious health problems until its announcement of his death on June 8, 2009, though several reports had suggested he had cancer.
Mr. Bongo came to power when Lyndon Johnson was still president, a sharp-eyed disciple of the first generation of African leaders who presided over an oil boom that fueled an extravagant life for himself and his family - dozens of luxurious properties in and around Paris, a $500 million presidential palace, fancy cars - but did not lift his country out of the region's grinding poverty.
Under Mr. Bongo's rule, Gabon never had a coup or a civil war, a rare achievement for a nation surrounded by unstable, war-torn states. Fueled by oil, the country's economy was more like that of an Arabian emirate than a Central African nation. For many years Gabon was said, perhaps apocryphally, to have the world's highest per capita consumption of Champagne.
Like other absolute rulers on the continent, Mr. Bongo curtailed dissent, opposition and the press. But unlike many others his authoritarian rule was softened by money from the rich offshore oil fields, and his style was to co-opt or buy off opponents rather than crush them outright. That made him a more respectable ally in the region for France, which maintains a military base in the capital Libreville, has extensive oil interests in the country, and has always, since the days of Charles de Gaulle, considered Mr. Bongo France's "special partner," in the words of President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Last year the French president demoted his minister in charge of looking after the ex-colonies, Jean-Marie Bockel, after the latter noted the "squandering of public funds" by some African regimes, provoking Mr. Bongo's fury.
Mr. Bongo had been angry with his old partner for several years, since French public-interest groups first filed legal complaints against him and two other well-entrenched African leaders alleging "misuse of public funds" over their sumptuous property holdings in France.
That Mr. Bongo chose a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, instead of France, for treatment of an unspecified condition, was taken by many as proof of his anger over this upheaval. The anger intensified earlier this month when an investigating magistrate in Paris, Françoise Desset, ruled that the complaints against Mr. Bongo and the other two African rulers, Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Congo, and Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, could go forward.
While some opposition figures spoke of a possible coup d'état on Mr. Bongo's death or prolonged absence, a French expert on Africa and Gabon, Philippe Hugon of the Institut de Relations Internationales et Strategiques, said that was unlikely.
Mr. Bongo had "lost legitimacy," Mr. Hugon said, "even if there is no real opposition."
Mr. Bongo was a self-proclaimed nature lover in a country with the largest percentage of untrammeled virgin jungle of all the nations in the Congo basin. In 2002, he set aside 10 percent of Gabon's land as national parks, pledging that they would never be logged, mined, hunted or farmed. But Mr. Bongo threw that commitment into doubt by backing an iron ore mining venture which threatened to destroy a huge waterfall known as Kongou Falls by damming the Ivindo River to power a mine and its railway.
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President El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba of Gabon ruled over his small West African nation for 41 years.June 9, 2009 worldObituary (Obit)
U.S. Report Details Money Laundering
A new report sheds new light on how banks like Citigroup, Wachovia and Bank of America unwittingly shifted hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of African politicians, their relatives and associates.
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U.S. Report Details Money Laundering
An investigation has shed new light on how major banks unwittingly shifted hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of politicians, their relatives and associates.
February 4, 2010, Thursday
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Underneath Palatial Skin, Corruption Rules Gabon
Behind the late ruler's palaces, which line wide empty boulevards, are shacks and shanties stretching to the horizon.
September 15, 2009, Tuesday
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Son of Late Gabon Leader Declared Winner in Vote
Ali Bongo, the son of the country's late leader, was declared the winner of the presidential elections, triggering unrest and allegations of fraud.
September 4, 2009, Friday
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Late President's Son Favored in Gabon Election
The son of the late El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, one of Africa's last "Big Men," was considered likely to extend his family's control of the small central African nation.
August 31, 2009, Monday
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Autocrat's Shadow Looms Over Gabon Vote
The son of El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, who ruled Gabon for more than four decades, is expected to ride his family's power and influence into the presidency.
August 30, 2009, Sunday
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Gabon: Premier Quits in Protest
Prime Minister Jean Eyeghe Ndong said that he had resigned in protest of his party's choice of the son of the late president Omar Bongo as its presidential candidate.
July 18, 2009, Saturday
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June 9, 2009, Tuesday
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Gabon's Leader Suspends His Duties
President Omar Bongo, Africa's longest-serving ruler, has traveled to Europe and temporarily stepped down as head of state on health grounds, officials said.
May 17, 2009, Sunday
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Gabon: President's Critics Charged
Gabon charged five journalists and antigraft campaigners with trying to incite rebellion over a published document heavily criticizing President Omar Bongo's 41-year rule.
January 10, 2009, Saturday
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âoeBut are these people just making noise just because thereâ(TM)s no version or because itâ(TM)s a game they actually want to play? Would they buy it if we made it?â
Now, correct me if I'm wrong here.. but let's say they make this game for the cost of 12 devs over 3 months, and sell $50,000 copies.. and they break even
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i agree. If they sold it for only 10$ and sold 50k copies.. that's 500k$. Divided amongst 12 devs for 3 months is a little over 13.8k$ per dev per month. I'd say that's really good money for those guys. Even half that pay is 83k$ a year. So i'd say she's talking trash.
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A Fort Drum man admitted Monday in federal court that he possessed pornographic images of children he obtained over the Internet.
James D. Hobson, age not available, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court, Syracuse, to single counts of distribution of and receipt of child pornography and three counts of possession of child pornography. Sentencing was set for Sept. 17.
He was charged with crimes in a five-count indictment handed up in March. According to a criminal complaint filed in October in the matter, a federal undercover agent was using a peer-to-peer file-sharing program July 23 when the agent noted an Internet protocol address offering a number of files available for downloading. The agent downloaded five files, each of which allegedly contained child pornography.
The special agent with the Department of Homeland Security then determined which company provided the IP address, and the company provided the physical address of the subscriber associated with the IP address. The agent and other law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the residence of Mr. Hobson, who was not home when the premises were searched.
According to the indictment, 22 optical disks allegedly containing pornographic images were recovered from a bedroom dresser during the search. Three more disks allegedly were found on a bookshelf in the bedroom. According to the complaint, Mr. Hobson admitted that he has been using the Internet to obtain child pornography for about 12 years and that he possessed about 100 gigabytes of the material.
He remains in U.S. marshals custody awaiting sentence.
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