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Welcome to Behind the Lines, a weekly conversation with Salt Lake Tribune cartoonist Pat Bagley and BYU economist Val Lambson.
Bagley: This week a memo was leaked that spelled out the Obama Administration's legal argument for targeted drone killings. It boils down to "since we're at war the President can off pretty much anyone he wants to." Have I got that right?
Lambson: That's the way I read it. Basically, the Commander in Chief claims vast powers not granted by the Constitution that he has sworn an oath to defend. (In fact, the current president has taken that oath four times.) The Republicans gave us the Patriot Act and now the Democrats are giving us this. "Trust us," they say, "we aren't aiming at you."
Bagley: This might be the one Obama policy that has bipartisan support. The argument is that Constitutional niceties take a back seat when people are trying to kill you. Every wartime president has made it.
Lambson: The problem is that our interventionist foreign policy means that we are always at war. Liberty is a fragile thing. It is much easier to erode than defend. It is much easier to lose than to establish.
Bagley: If our presidents assume too much power it's because Congress abdicates its authority. Congress excels at kvetching, but it's mostly about how the President isn't doing more. If there is going to be real oversight of the drone program it has to come from Congress. I don't see much appetite for it among our representatives, maybe because there is no reelection fund raising angle to it. Obama, and Bush before him, had no reason to make their lives harder by insisting Congress do its job.
Lambson: You are right about this. On a related note, the Constitution gives Congress the duty to declare war, a responsibility that they have abdicated since World War II. They are good at grandstanding about the budget, but they do nothing real to rein it in. They could start by cutting off funding for undeclared wars. The defense budget could be far smaller if it were really a defense budget.
Bagley: On a practical level, the drone program is turning hearts and minds against the U.S. . General Stanley McChrystal, former head of forces in Afghanistan, said people in that part of the world hate drones on a "visceral level" and their use contributes to a "perception of American arrogance." Maybe if the drones were repurposed to deliver Publisher Clearing House winner's checks instead of Hellfire missiles.
Lambson: I think you are on to something.
Lambson: Last week's top comment is from movesfromcenter: "None of this will change as long as Utahans vote straight ticket Republican. We have a one party system ..." Competition is good in the marketplace and it is good in the political sphere.


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Glassport High School classmates reunite
As more than 200 graduates of the former Glassport High School eased into their seats at the Sons of Italy to reminisce during the school's first all-class reunion on Friday evening, the Rev. Bill Bennett of the Class of 1957 offered a brief blessing.
"We're all still standing," he said with a chuckle at the Glassport club. "Well, we're sitting, but we're all still here."
The dinner and dancing event was preceded earlier in the day by a golf outing at Seven Springs Golf Course in Elizabeth Township, marking the start of a three-day extravaganza for anyone who attended the school while it was open from 1920-1966. A spaghetti dinner and oldies dance from 6-11 p.m. will take place on Saturday at the Sons of Italy and an old-fashioned picnic is planned for Sunday from 1-4 p.m. at the Polish National Alliance Club in Glassport with polka band Ray J and the Carousels.
Organizer Chuck Widel said the reunion has drawn Glassport graduates from as far as New York and Los Angeles.
"As soon as we brought it up, my phone started ringing off the hook," Widel said. "It's been so successful, we're going to do it again next year even bigger and better."
Glassport Mayor Michael Evanovich, who graduated from South Allegheny High School the first year after Glassport High School merged there, said the community misses its old alma mater.
"In my opinion, Glassport High should still be open," he said. "So this is a great event to have. I hope they continue to build on it."
Dewey Tomko, Class of 1964, is perhaps one of the most famous grads of the school. A professional poker player who has competed in the World Series of Poker since 1974 and was elected to the Poker Hall of Fame in 2008, he made the trip from his home in Orlando, Fla., just to rub elbows with old friends.
"I don't recognize any of them," said Tomko, laughing. "I know how they all look in my memories, but, boy, they don't look that way now."
Tomko said he owes much of his success to his early life in Glassport.
"I learned to play poker in the streets around here," he said. "By the time I got out of high school, I knew I could beat anybody."
Joe Schillaci, Class of 1959, agreed that a blue-collar upbringing in Glassport contributed to his success in business, which included serving as president and CEO of the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas.
"People here have good values and character," he said. "When you grow up the way we did back then, you learned a certain work ethic. A lot of these friends are more like family, and it's nice to come back after 50 years and feel like you're picking up right where you left off."
It's a sentiment shared by many others in attendance, including Tony Sinatra, Class of 1961.
"There's just a camaraderie here that's special," Sinatra said. "There's this tie that all of us will always have to this area and each other. I don't think that will ever stop."
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The prosecutor in the Darren Mack case has challenged Mack's lawyer's claims that the attempted-murder charges filed for allegedly shooting a family court judge should be thrown out because of a lack of evidence.
And in a motion filed last week, Special Prosecutor Christopher Lalli also dismissed Reno lawyer Scott Freeman's argument that the justice of the peace who ordered Mack to stand trail failed to allow a competency evaluation and had a potential bias so his rulings should be voided.
Freeman said Tuesday that the arguments are strong.
"At the time of the preliminary hearing, we had very aggressively asked the justice of the peace to allow a competency evaluation, and now this issue is very alive," Freeman said. "It will be up to (Clark County District) Judge Douglas Herndon to decide if that decision was a question of implied bias.
"And the lack of evidence speaks for itself."
Herndon, who was assigned the case after the Washoe District bench was disqualified from the Mack criminal actions because of their relationships with the judge who was shot, has scheduled a hearing on Freeman's petition to dismiss the charges for Nov. 16.
Mack was charged with fatally stabbing his estranged wife, Charla, on the morning of June 12. He also is accused of the sniper-style shooting of Washoe District Family Court Judge Chuck Weller, who was handling their contentious divorce.
Before his Aug. 30 preliminary hearing in Reno Justice Court, Freeman filed a motion asking that the case be put on hold so Mack could be evaluated to see whether he was competent to help with his defense. He argued that two mental-health experts had recommended the review.
But Justice of the Peace Edward Dannan denied the request. And then, after hearing Lalli's case, Dannan ordered Mack bound over on the murder, attempted-murder and battery with a deadly weapon charges.
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Freeman filed a petition on Oct. 2 to have those charges dismissed, and Lalli responded Oct. 17.
In his response to Freeman's petition, Lalli said that Dannan was correct to deny the competency evaluation because his lawyers failed to present evidence that "raised a reasonable doubt as to competency." He cited cases where evaluations were necessary, but said Mack did not fit into those categories.
"Here ... (the) defendant has presented no evidence of hallucinations, delusions, history of mental disorder, attempts at suicide, time spent in mental health facilities or numerous witnesses of the opinion that he is incompetent," Lalli said in his response.
Instead, Lalli said, a social worker testified that she had seen Mack at several proceedings, and he was "effectively communicating with his counsel, appropriately interacting with his daughter, (was) able to understand legal forms and terminology, and aware of his surroundings."
Her testimony "entirely refuted the defendant's position," Lalli said.
He said the preliminary hearing is designed to determine whether there is enough evidence to show "probable cause" which can "be based on slight, even marginal evidence."
Lalli said a list of factors met this standard. Mack's friend had testified that Mack "expressed a negative opinion" about Weller's handling of his divorce, Lalli said. Also, Weller's assistant testified that Mack gave her "the look of death" after a divorce hearing.
Plus, Lalli said, photos presented at the hearing showed Mack's rented vehicle at the shooting site around the time of the crime, and a handwritten note at Mack's home "corroborated his involvement in all three of the charged crimes."


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CENTENNIAL - An Oct. 14 trial date has bet set in the Aurora theater shooting case while defense attorneys announced they plan to fight a second court ordered sanity evaluation.
While results of the first sanity evaluation of shooter James Holmes haven't been revealed, all indications point to a conclusion the suspect was insane at the time of the crime according to 9NEWS Legal Expert Scott Robinson.
Prosecutors requested a second evaluation saying in court documents the first one was "inadequate" and "incomplete."
A finding of insanity would hinder the prosecution's efforts who are seeking the death penalty.
The state's mental health hospital in Pueblo has until March 10 to find a new examiner for the second sanity evaluation.
Defense attorneys announced they will file motions to "object" to the second evaluation and plan to appeal the court's order.
While the court set a new Oct. 14 trial date, Judge Carlos Samour acknowledged that many victims would like to see a resolution to the case.
"I completely understand their wishes," Judge Samour said. "But there's nothing I can do ...I have to make sure things are done right."
Judge Samour cited the new sanity evaluation as part of the reason for the trial date extension.
Court hearings have also been set for two weeks beginning April 28 to review motions relating to the death penalty.
Defense attorneys have agreed to waive their client's right to speedy trial for the second time.
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Those we are all pretty good speeches. I like W's the best, it was well written, which was hard because they were honoring him.
I second that.
President George W, Bush is a good man. I'm confident that those who view his Decision Points in the library will realize he was given BAD information about WMDs in Iraq and if they consider what else was going on in the world at the time, they may very well have acted in the same manner. In my military experience I discovered that in-spite of attempts to ferret out the truth intelligence agencies make mistakes. Unfortunately, when you are the President, as President Truman said, "The buck stops here." President Bush has never accused anyone or pointed fingers at anyone regarding the bad information. That is the mark of a real leader, he accepts responsibility. Quite different than some of the other speakers today.
poor Bushie. he rarely appears in public, is not invited to campaign events, didnt even go to the GOP conventions in 2008 or 2012 (ouch!). the question is why are conservatives so rude to him?
As usual, Obama had to ruin it for everybody by talking about himself and his half-baked immigration reform.
that obama didn't choose to repeat his words about Bush, that he nastily said on his campaign trail......that he was unpatriotic and irresponsible for his record spending.
Funny how karma works...now obama has taken the most ever unpatriotic and irresponsible award away from him.
you have joe biden to be concerned with.....don't waste your time worrying about people who needed a break.
the purpose of the spending (sending thousands of Americans to their deaths in the desert) is obviously irrelevant in delusional tea bagger land
What a patronising statement from Obama.
The response after 9/11, deterring another attack on US soil were the greatest achievements of W. He must be well respected and honored for that. Unfortunately he is mocked and ridiculed. As an Indian, I can say that US had the best leader during that tumultuous period. Truly, he is a man of conviction.
Why don't you just let the nice men in the white suits catch you with their butterfly net?
Whether you were right or wrong in your decisions President Bush, I knew you cared about the thing larger than you - this great country. Boy do I miss having such a president
which is why tea baggers have been demanding his presence at all their campaign events. tea baggers are clueless
How big does the library have to be to house "My Pet Goat"? Let's let the worst president in history slip silently into oblivion with a minimum of taxpayer expenditure. He has already cost the nation a fortune.
I have missed you every day since you left office. Your speech after the 9-11 attacks - asking and answering "Why do these people hate us?" and clearly defining your ideals as a man and President - was one of the great speeches of my lifetime, equaling that of Doctor King in Washington, yet treated as if it were never given by a press determined to bring down any and all your accomplishments. You led when leadership was needed, in a manner certainly not seen in these past five years. The triumphs of your rivals over immigration, the economy, Social Security, and Medicare have come at great cost to all of us. Your unheralded actions dealing with AIDS in Africa are profoundly heroic, and will be remembered for all time by fair minded historians. You have shown anyone seeking to find truth what decency, class, and patriotism are all about. Warmest regards from a heartfelt believer in your ideals.
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Background for the National Strategy
Guatemala is a unique country in the Central American isthmus because of its multiculturalism, linguistic diversity and a new sense of mutual respect cultivated among its citizens.
The global economic crisis beginning in 2008 has had a major impact on Guatemala, reflected in a reduction of commercial activity, slower export growth, a drop in imports and a decrease in remittances from emigrants, particularly those residing in the United States.
According to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the economic crisis will lead to 849,300 Guatemalans living below the poverty threshold, meaning that their incomes will only cover the basic family shopping-basket. UNDP estimates that the downturn has caused 733,500 Guatemalans live in extreme poverty, making do with less than a dollar a day to cover their needs.
Another problem faced by the Guatemala is its government's scant capacity to collect taxes. Guatemala is the nation with the second lowest tax burden in Latin America.
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Opportunities for advancing elements of Avina's continental strategy in Argentina include initiatives to support recycling, improving public access to water, mitigating climate change, preserving the Amazonian biome and promoting inclusive markets.
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Amazonian Strategy
Work done by Avina and its allies to ensure the sustainability of the Amazonian biome ecosystem and to protect the quality of life for local populations has resulted in the conservation of 80% of the delicate ecosystem.
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For years, Avina has worked in this initiative in different Latin American countries, enabling Uruguayan recyclers to learn best practices in the region and, in turn, to disseminate information on the work carried out in the country. Avina has collaborated with and facilitated the establishment of some cooperatives.
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Avina's commitments and engagements in Nicaragua demonstrate that the mobilization and coordination among different sectors of society can transform the management of Latin American cities, as well as encourage public administration guided by indicators and specific goals to improve the quality of life for all citizens.
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Over the past decade, Avina has supported the formation of international networks in the South American Chaco and collaborated with these new partners to advance the cause of sustainable development and environmental protection. Avina and its allies have identified and supported productive solutions that are not only sustainable, but that also demonstrate the viability of preserving the environment while producing economic value in the region.
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Avina's ally, Guillermo Monroy, has brought the concept of CSR to a growing number of businesses and commercial organizations in Guatemala, including the Trade Association of Exporters of Non-traditional Products, the Guatemalan-American Chamber of Commerce and the Mines and Quarries Union.
Between 2006 and 2008, the number of companies that had adopted the tenets of corporate social responsibility had increased from 49 to 90.Of these, 30 companies are small and medium-sized enterprises. All of them won the Rural Productivity Award for having incorporated CSR as a corporate management practice.
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Avina strongly supported the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala – CICIG) in its calls for implementation of the Citizen Observatory, a tool designed to monitor legislation and legal practices.
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Colorado's rule-making bureaucracy needs more than a timeout
When John Hickenlooper was inaugurated as Governor in of Colorado, I was encouraged by the focused attention he gave to controlling the costs and intrusiveness of regulations on the businesses and people of Colorado. Despite our political differences in other areas, I thought we had a common understanding and common interest in reducing the heavy hand of government regulation.
Recently, the state Department of Human Services proposed new rules affecting privately operated day care centers. When I brought up my concerns with the proposed changes, I expected the governor to immediately see the problem and direct the bureaucrats to back off — or as the Denver Post editorial put it: take a "time out." But to my surprise, that didn't happen.
Does anyone seriously believe the people of Colorado want the state dictating to private day care centers how many crayons they keep, how many minutes of computer time they can give the children, what politically correct posters they can put on the wall, or the race of dolls which children are permitted to play with? Such proposed rules are an example of a rule-making apparatus that is out of control and an embarrassment to the state of Colorado.
Far too many families cannot afford day care for their preschool children. If the state ramps up their regulations with this 98-page set of rules, it will drive the cost of day care even higher. More to the point, it is not the state government's job to manage these private businesses in such a detailed way.
Much to my surprise and chagrin, the governor has taken no public action to rein in this extreme overreach. Instead, he went in a totally different direction.
On Colorado Public Radio a few days ago, he defended the rule-making process and pointed out the department is trying to change day care centers into early childhood education centers. Excuse me? Is he saying that his Department of Human Services wants to completely overhaul the private day care system through more expansive regulations? His statement suggests that these laughable child care rules are not an unfortunate mistake but part of a wider plan. That is the exact opposite of what I heard him commit to in his state-of-the-state address to the legislature last January.
Unfortunately, this is not the only department in state government working to increase the regulatory burden on Colorado families and small businesses. The Health Department is preparing a new form for immunization exemptions. The current form consists of a few lines on a single page, which a parent simply signs (as the law prescribes). The new form is longer and goes way beyond the agency's statutory authority. It requires a signature from a doctor (necessitating a visit to a doctor) and requires the parent to periodically renew the form four times for each child.
The governor needs to take charge of the state's regulatory machinery and halt this attempted expansion of government control over the people of Colorado. We need more than a "regulatory review" by the Department of Regulatory Affairs. What Colorado needs is not a review but a rollback.
This is a much larger problem than one or two agencies wandering off the reservation. Each year since 2005, state agencies have issued an average of 16,300 pages of new regulations. A law enacted in 2003 to require a cost-benefit analysis of proposed rules has been largely ignored: less than 5 percent of the over 100,000 pages of new regulations issued since then were subjected to that requirement.
Governor Hickenlooper says he wants to "cut red tape" and rein in the cost of government regulations. That sounded good in January, but it's time to move from speeches to executive leadership. It is disappointing to see that in the list of 24 initiatives within the six broad goals in the governor's new "Bottom Up Blueprint" for the state's economic recovery, there is not one mention of regulatory rollback for Colorado business or any regulatory reform initiative. While there is mention of rule-making review in the fine print, it is clearly not one of the priorities of the governor's plan.
As long as the departments within his administration continue to increase their control over the people of Colorado, his claims to be a pro-business governor will ring hollow to the people and employers who must live under a bureaucracy that is quite obviously ignoring those speeches.
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Motorola's earlier efforts with home control were largely through its cable modem and settop box businesses. Perhaps the mobile group will succeed where its cable cousins failed.
A press release announcing the acquisition does not go into detail about the deal or 4Home.
4Home was founded in 2002 (as NearMedia and then 4HomeMedia) by Jim Hunter, a fixture in the home automation industry. The company offers a flexible home automation platform, alternately known as ControlPoint and Fluid, for integrating the typical array of subsystems – lighting, thermostats, security, surveillance, smart grid devices, media and more – into a customizable user interface.
While 4Home has created its own proof-of-concept finished systems, it never wanted to be in the hardware business. 4Home's software is meant to be implemented by third parties in the utility, cable, telco and other service sectors.
Despite several trials with service providers, 4Home has announced few wins beyond a deal with smart-meter developer Sensus. Also, 4Home's chief investor, Verizon, has indicated it would use the technology to deliver the connected home experience via its LTE mobile communications network. Verizon also has shown 4Home software implemented in an Internet gateway.
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Motorola began its foray into home automation in 2004, when it began selling DIY kits from then-startup Xanboo. Still on the market today, Motorola Homesight comprises an Internet gateway, IP cameras, security sensors and a thermostat for basic remote monitoring and control via the Internet or smartphone – like a simplified version of iControl, uControl, MiCasa Verde (MIOS platform), Schlage or modern-day Xanboo.
Motorola's early attempt at home automation with Xanboo, CES 2004. Click to enlarge.
The intention was for Motorola to shrink the Premise OS into a board that would grace Motorola cable modems and settop boxes, providing cable companies with new perks for their customers, and new sources of recurring revenue. Would you like remote home management with your TV shows? That will be an extra $9.95 per month (which is what the Motorola Homesight system requires).
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Motorola; the company that makes CATV boxes with no discrete on / off codes is getting into home automation - nice.
lol@ Guyman.
Motorola tried to jump in before cheap&quick;&good; was possible. Thats why they failed or lost interest in the past.
Today though.. they see ADT Pulse, the iPad and android tablet and they know that they can get fast (an app) cheap (iPad or android tablet) so all they have to do is add in the good. Motorola has its ups and downs but they are good at the good. When they make a good product its usually really good. Think moto razr and DroidX.
They don't call it the bleeding edge for nothing. There are always bodies on the side of the road as new technologies and implementations are tried out, discarded and so on. Then, the right combination is implemented at the right time, for the right price, and it sticks. These companies can't afford to NOT try and fail until everything is right.


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With increasing social presence, it's become even more critical for brands to have a content strategy in place. Consider these factors.
In one of my earlier columns, Forget Media Planning, Embrace Content Planning, I talked about how content is gaining importance for digital marketing and how critical it is to have a content strategy in place. With increasing social presence of all the consumer brands, it is becoming even more necessary to not only have a content strategy in place but also to give useful and usable content to users, so that the strategy can work harder for your brand.
Let me highlight some important points to consider in order to perfect your content approach for your consumers:
1. Excess of everything is bad
As everybody has started talking about content, marketers often get trapped in what I call "Let's Put Everything" syndrome. This syndrome results into generating pages after pages of content irrespective of whether it is required or not. Marketers think that more content means more engagement. At this stage, a step back is required. One needs to understand the objective, which of the particular content piece fulfills for the users. If it doesn't, it is not useful content. Consumers should be able to solve either an issue or problem at hand by using the content, at least the content should be such that makes them smile or makes them share it with their friends. Getting into the shoes of the consumer with regards to a particular content is as important as framing your overall marketing strategy.
2. Detailing of content
It's interesting to see how much marketers love details. And it's even more interesting to see how often they get trapped in those details. The detailing of content should be a result of strong consumer insights, which come from research or social listening, for instance. How much you have listened to your consumers will pave the way for the amount of detailing required for your consumers. This will also go a very long way in prioritizing the content areas for your digital presence. Figuring out relevance of content for users is an ongoing exercise. You need to see how consumers are using your website, for example, which areas they spend their maximum time on, so on and so forth.
3. Content navigation
We know how possessive brands are about telling their stories in detail. And when the two points mentioned above are overlooked, the result is a "content prison" where consumers get locked. Lack of clear action points, clear user journey, and poorly defined content maps are some of the major factors resulting in user fatigue, and ultimately a lost user. Every user session is equally important and the web property should clearly indicate the user journey path for the consumers. This also links back to my previous point of too much detailing of content, which is a hurdle for clear navigation.
4. What worked once, may not work again, at all
Have you ever encountered a situation where you saw a similar activity done again did not work at all, and it had worked brilliantly the first time? Quite often, marketers tend to ignore the context of various activities like polls, contests, sales promos, etc. I have personally come across many such examples where similar contests have not worked beyond doing it once. This is the time to give yourself a pause to see what actually worked, whether it was the context or the contest, for instance. A price off contest may not simply work again because of seasonality of a product category. Sounds like a no brainer, but brands have committed these mistakes over and over again.
5. Content for owned, paid, and earned media
This point has already been discussed to death how important it is to differentiate content for various kinds of media. What works on your website may not work on a paid media ad unit due to sheer shortage of time with the user. Similarly, what has worked in social media for a brand might not work on a paid media website as the context changes drastically for the user. The time spent and therefore user affinity with paid, owned, and earned media is dramatically different from each other and the content strategy needs to reflect that for users. Mobile platforms, for example, need to have quick and actionable content for consumers.
6. Measuring the success of content
This will be one of the most critical components as brands start focusing more and more on this area. Marketers who measure success of their content are very rare to find these days. How often do they deploy social listening tools? How often do they talk to other departments such as sales to know the consumer feedback or competitive heat? How useful was the content for the users? These are some of the questions that marketers should try to find an answer to. It has never been done before, therefore it looks challenging, but there is a light at the end of tunnel. What's the point of spending efforts and energy on content when you do not know if it worked or not. Deploying the right metrics is another issue.
Measuring likes, shares, etc. is not enough anymore. Every brand needs to build its own benchmarks, and continuously keep evolving these with upcoming trends and techniques.
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"I am deeply saddened at the loss of my friend, Frank Lautenberg. I can think of no better example of an American success story than Frank's life. The son of Russian and Polish immigrants, a World War II veteran, and a successful businessman turned United States Senator, Frank's parents arrived in the U.S. when they were young and Frank spent much of his childhood moving frequently around New Jersey with his working class family. He enlisted in the Army at age 18 to defend his country, and with his death there is no longer a World War II veteran serving in the United States Senate. After attending college on the G.I. Bill, Frank went on to co-found ADP, becoming one of the most successful businessmen in the country.
"After succeeding in the business world, Frank decided to run for public office and won election to the Senate. As a Senator, Frank never compromised his principles and was a fierce advocate for the citizens of New Jersey. Millions of Americans are healthier and safer because of legislation he championed. Among his many accomplishments, he authored legislation that banned smoking on airplanes and raised the drinking age to twenty-one. Shaped by his own experience, Frank co-wrote the new GI Bill for 21st century veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. And he has fought for years to reduce gun violence in our neighborhoods, authoring the law that prevents domestic abusers from owning firearms. Last month, Frank returned to the Senate to vote on gun violence legislation, a cause he has worked on his entire career.
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A Democratic aide confirmed the death of the New Jersey senator. The aide spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the death before it was formally announced.
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Energy Performance Certificates are required by law as part of the property documents collated by solicitors/conveyancers for every home that is constructed, sold or rented, in England & Wales. Since October 2008 it has also become mandatory that landlords provide EPCs for all tenanted properties. While the Government has scrapped the need for Home Information Packs (HIPs), the requirement for an EPC is still in place and these must be issued by a suitably qualified and registered Domestic Energy Assessor. EPC's are needed for the Feed in Tariffs scheme and will be part of Green Deal Assessment along with the Green Deal report.
The Domestic Energy Assessor course is currently only delivered at Logic4training's Northolt centre. The cost of the course includes training, assessment, certification fees, a copy of the Domestic Energy Assessors Guide and portfolio building guidance.
Domestic Energy Assessor candidates should have some knowledge of domestic building types, styles and ages. This knowledge is preferable but not essential. The DEA course involves taking measurements and working out dimensions and therefore a reasonable knowledge of maths is required. Also, basic computer skills are needed to input data in order to create a certificate. All candidates have to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check in order to be able to visit premises and issue Energy Performance Certificates.
Logic4training's Domestic Energy Assessor course is intended for candidates who wish to become Domestic Energy Assessors and issue Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) and are looking to become a Green Deal Assessor in the future.
The Domestic Energy Assessor course involves five days training at a Logic4training centre. Candidates will also need to complete a portfolio of evidence, which will be compiled by carrying out surveys within designated properties and production of example certificates.
Surveys of two properties are completed during the sixth day of the course. Candidates will also be required to carry out another 3 – 5 surveys independently. The premises surveyed independently can include those belonging friends and families, as long as they meet the criteria.
In addition to building the portfolio candidates will be required to complete three written and practical assignments. Successful candidates will be issued with a City & Guilds 6361-01 Level 3 Diploma certificate and will be able to register with one of the recognised accreditation bodies for Domestic Energy Assessors
A copy of the Domestic Energy Assessor Guide is supplied as part of the course.
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Manitowoc Lutheran senior running back Peter Menges poses for a prep profile portrait on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, in Manitowoc. Matthew Apgar/HTR
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Sports Peter competes in
Football, basketball and baseball
All-time team sports achievement
"Making it to sectionals for baseball (my) junior year."
All-time individual achievement
"Coming in and having an amazing junior football season despite sitting out all summer and the first few games with a back injury."
No. 1 athletic goal
"Make it to State. My football team can do it this year. My teammates and coaches are very dedicated."
Peter's thoughts
"For me the season has gone better than I thought it would. I am getting the ball more than I did last year so everything is working out. With the team, we didn't expect to do as well as we did last year, but we have been doing better than we did last year I think. Moving forward, we are playing Howards Grove this week, and we will be able to get ready for the playoffs with that. Then we will hopefully make it as far as we can in the playoffs. We said at the beginning of the year that our goal was to win every game. We didn't do that, but we will do the best we can in the playoffs."
Coach Jim Carolfi's thoughts
"Peter has really grown physically and as a football player this year. He is just enjoying his senior season and he is definitely a leader on both sides of the ball for us. He plays a very good defensive end position and he sometimes moves to inside linebacker and he just enjoys playing the game. You can tell by the way he plays. He has a good football mind and he just plays the game that way and with a lot of heat and aggressiveness. As a running back he is the guy who carries the ball the most for us and he gains a lot of tough yards. He is a strong, hard runner and we count on him to get that job done. One of the things he enjoys, too, is being a lead blocker so he is kind of a back with a lineman mentality. He does a real great job as a lead blocker."
Your favorites
? Sport: Football
? Pro/college athlete: Michael Turner
? Pro/college team: Green Bay Packers
? Musical artist or group: Skillet
? Song of all time: "'Summertime' by New Kids on the Block. I'm sure Kyle Staudt will appreciate my selection."
? TV show: Seinfeld
? Movie: Warrior
? Class: Physics
? Food: Steak
? Saying or piece of advice: "No one is holding you back but yourself. If you dedicate yourself and don't hold anything back no one will be able to stand in your way."
? Hobby: Snowboarding
What if ...
? You could be any celebrity on earth for a week. Who would it be?: Robert Griffin III
? You could listen to a song minutes before the biggest athletic event of your life to get you hyped. What would it be?: "Stand Up" by All That Remains
? You could meet one famous person, a non-athlete, who would it be?: Will Ferrell
Quick Q&A
? Who inspires you most?: "The person who inspires me the most is my dad, because he is the one who got me started in sports. He has been there for me throughout my high school career, giving me advice through the good and the bad."
? What is your dream vacation destination?: "I would want to visit California, because you can go into the mountains and then to the beach all in the same day."
? Who's the toughest opponent you have ever faced?: Running back Alex Giles from Cedar-Grove Belgium
? What's your No. 1 pet peeve?: "It bothers me when people don't say what's on their mind."
? What do you want to do for a living?: "I want to be a physical therapist, hopefully working with athletes. I have benefited immensely from physical therapists and I want to be able to help young athletes out in the same way."
? Why are sports important to you?: "Sports have been a part of my life since before I could remember. The experiences helped develop me into the person I am today. Even when I grow up, I couldn't imagine a life without at least being involved on a coaching level in sports."
? Which Facebook friend has the most interesting status updates and best photos?: "Savanna Lindemann always has something on her mind."
? What's your strength as a person?: "My confidence in my ability. I know what God has blessed me with, so my job is to use it as best I can. And if I fail, I know I have something to strive for."
? What do you still need to work on?: "I still need to work on my communication skills sometimes. I am a natural leader, I could be a more vocal leader if I worked on it a little more."
? Do you have any pre-game rituals?: "Listening to music, but also making sure I stay loose and level-headed."
? Top person you follow, or would follow, on Twitter?: "@NateBruckschen because I like his tweeting style."


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Ferzan Ozpetek's Facing Windows won the top prize, the Grand Prix Crystal Globe, at the 38th annual Karlovy Vary International Film Festival on Saturday night (July 12).The Turkish-Italian director, who was carried to the stage by muscular dancers to pick up his award at the closing ceremony, also took the prize for Best Director while leading actress Giovanna Mezzogiorno shared an award for Best Actress. The Karlovy Vary screening marked the first time the film - a box ...
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Celeste Hinerman had seven goals and an assist in a lopsided nonleague win for the Panthers (7-9) on Senior Night.
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Rudis Corrales scored a dramatic injury-time winner to lift El Salvador to a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica in what could prove a damaging defeat for the Ticos in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifying.
El Salvador kept their slim hopes of reaching South Africa 2010 alive, and they cost Costa Rica valuable ground after the top four teams in the six-nation final-round group in North and Central America and the Caribbean had gone into the day separated by just one point.
At the end of Wednesday's matches, USA top the group on 16 points, followed by Mexico on 15, Honduras on 13 and Costa Rica on 12. El Salvador have eight points with two matches remaining, while Trinidad and Tobago, with five points, are eliminated with a 1-0 loss to USA.
The top three teams from the region advance directly into the FIFA World Cup finals, while the fourth-placed team play-off for a spot against the fifth-placed team from South America.
On 10 October, Costa Rica host Trinidad and Tobago, and they then travel to play the United States in Washington on 14 October. El Salvador are at Mexico on 10 October, and close their campaign hosting Honduras on 14 October.


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|Credibility gap? Parents' beliefs about reducing the risk of cot death.
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|PMID: 19950686 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|This paper reports on findings from a survey of awareness and credibility of risk factors for sudden infant death and adherence to infant care advice, conducted with 506 mothers of children aged from six months to three years in England in 2007. The survey confirmed that many parents failed to follow recommended infant care practices to reduce the risk of cot death, such as supine sleeping and sleeping the baby in a cot in the same room as them. Notably, substantial proportions of mothers did not believe the evidence-based safe infant care messages that they have heard--about a fifth were not persuaded that exposing a baby to tobacco smoke increases the risk of cot death, over a quarter were not persuaded that prone sleeping is risky, and almost half were not persuaded that side sleeping is risky. The findings are discussed in the context of wider cultural issues bearing on the credibility of health advice. Practical suggestions for health visitors and other community practitioners include innovative ways to involve young, at-risk parents and credible influences upon them such as grandparents, alongside the use and promotion of new free resources from the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths.
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|Title: Community practitioner : the journal of the Community Practitioners' & Health Visitors' Association Volume: 82 ISSN: 1462-2815 ISO Abbreviation: Community Pract Publication Date: 2009 Nov
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|Created Date: 2009-12-02 Completed Date: 2010-01-26 Revised Date: -
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|Nlm Unique ID: 9809060 Medline TA: Community Pract Country: England
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Guideline Adherence
Health Education*
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Infant Care*
Risk Factors
Sudden Infant Death / prevention & control*
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The U.S. DOE invites applications for a pilot program to help companies implement ISO 50001 and the Superior Energy Performance (SEP) program across multiple facilities throughout North America and worldwide. This pilot program is in partnership with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation and national energy agencies in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
The Energy Department is awarding $22 million in funding for five projects aimed at merging wide-bandgap (WBG) technology with advancements for large-scale motors to increase energy efficiency in high-energy consuming industries, products, and processes
The Department of Energy announced up to $70 million in funding for the next Clean Energy Manufacturing Innovation Institute, which will be focused on smart manufacturing.
The scale-up facility is part of the Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), and will support production-scale composite materials development focused on vehicle light weighting in collaboration with automotive companies.
Qualified industry partners will participate in the High Performance Computing for Manufacturing Program (HPC4Mfg) led by Lawrence Livermore, Oak Ridge, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories.
Manufacturing converts a wide range of raw materials, components, and parts into finished goods that meet market expectations. The Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) partners with industry, small business, universities, and other stakeholders to identify and invest in emerging technologies with the potential to create high-quality domestic manufacturing jobs and enhance the global competitiveness of the United States.
What We Do
We partner with industry, small business, universities, regional entities, and other stakeholders to identify and invest in emerging clean energy technologies. We establish collaborative communities focused on developing and commercializing targeted technologies; play a leadership role in the national interagency Advanced Manufacturing Partnership; and encourage a culture of continuous improvement in corporate energy management. Our investments have high impact, use project diversity to spread risk, target nationally important innovation at critical decision points, and contribute to quantifiable energy savings.
By reducing the life-cycle energy consumption of manufactured goods by 50 percent over 10 years, we will support the creation of high-quality domestic manufacturing jobs and enhance the competitiveness of the United States.
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Manufacturing converts a wide range of raw materials, components, and parts into finished goods that meet market expectations. Game changing investments in Advanced Manufacturing—efficient, productive, highly integrated, and tightly controlled processes—have the potential to fill the innovation gap between research and full "to scale" industrial production. As an end-use sector, manufacturing is the most diverse in the U.S. economy in terms of its energy sources, foundational technologies, and the products manufacturing produces. In 2012 (unless otherwise indicated), U.S. manufacturing was responsible for 12.5% [1] of GDP, direct employment for about 12 million people [1], and 70% [2] of all business R&D performed (in 2010 and 2011); and close to 75% [3] of U.S. exports of goods; production of 17% [4] of the world's manufacturing output, and 25% [5] of U.S. energy use.
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Marc was in the second month of a four-month kayak trip exploring the nooks and crannies of Baja's 800-mile coastline when he received a cryptic message from home. Call Bill Tanler. A quick phone call from Bahia de Los Angeles and the deal was struck. They would launch Bicycle Retailer & Industry News in January 1992. Tanler, who passed away from a heart attack in 1999, lived to see BRAIN become the dominant trade magazine in the industry. Sani, who now serves as publisher, has helped steer the magazine over the years through several wrenching corporate transitions. Sani is a former wire service and newspaper reporter who thrives on news whether in print or on the web. He became interested in cycling and joined a local cycling club in the mid 1980s, but candidly admits that skiing is his first love and cycling was one way to stay in shape for backcountry powder.
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SALT LAKE CITY (BRAIN) — As executive director of the National Bicycle Dealers Association, Fred Clements had a chance to reflect on issues facing the 13 dealers visited during a three-day tour of Utah's Wasatch Valley.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taiwanese executives with factories near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — where rioters looted or destroyed dozens of businesses including some in the bicycle industry — are expected to quickly get production lines back in operation barring further assaults.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A major shake-up in staffing at Accell North America has resulted in a variety of layoffs, new hires and promotions that affects the company's key bicycle brands as well as Seattle Bike Supply, a longtime distributor of bicycles, parts and accessories.
MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Fewer than 100,000 e-bikes were sold in the U.S. market last year, but a clear trend is emerging as more American consumers give them a second look.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) ― Five local officials from Utah, including Mike Caldwell, the mayor of Ogden, Utah, are walking the halls at the Taipei Cycle Show meeting with more than a dozen companies in hopes they will open offices in the Beehive State.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) ― Over the last few years Cambodia has snatched a chunk of manufacturing and assembly business away from Taiwan thanks to rock bottom wages and a European Union tariff of zero.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) ―Diego Zambon, general manager for KASK, a high-end Italian helmet brand, said the company is looking toward Asia and, he predicted, sales of its KASK line could equal or surpass its sales in Europe within a decade.
TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) ― Z.E.G, the largest dealer organization in Europe, will―for the first time―exhibit at Eurobike, ending years of a sometimes contentious relationship.


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The tough economic times have forced a popular Montrose County speedway to go into foreclosure and now public auction.
The Thunder Mountain Speedway will go to the highest bidder during an auction on January 28th in room 106 at the old Montrose County Courthouse.
The starting bid for the race track is $220 thousand and includes everything on the property including supplies and equipment.
The current owner calls the Speedway a good profitable business that has been great for the community.
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Salinas Cowboy Nick Gagnon, right, makes the out at second base just ahead of a sliding Jesse Perez, 10, of the North Salinas Vikings. Cowboy teammate Pablo Mora looks on.
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It was opening day in more ways than one for the Salinas and North Salinas High baseball teams.
The two rivals officially said good-bye to the Tri-County Athletic League and hello to the Monterey Bay League Gabilan Division on Tuesday at Washington Middle School.
To commemorate the equity league occasion the two rivals can claim to play the first tie game in Gabilan Division history. Salinas scored once in the bottom of the seventh, and when the inning ended the game was called by darkness tied, 4-4. It'll remain tied for at least 48 hours. ...