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Concord elementary student has concussion after 'playground scuffle'
A fight between three students at Concord South Side Elementary sent one child to the hospital.
A 9-year-old Concord South Side Elementary student was taken to the hospital earlier this week after what the school referred to as "a playground scuffle."
Parents Joseph and Sarah Lake got a call from South Side's school nurse Tuesday afternoon, April 15.
"She said that some boys had got around my son and beat him in the head," Sarah Lake said. "She said if we couldn't get there in the next 15 minutes she would call an ambulance."
The parents rushed to the school, where they noticed their son was slurring his speech and didn't seem aware of his surroundings. They took him to IU Health Goshen, where they said a doctor diagnosed the boy with a concussion.
Sarah Lake said Wednesday that her son is feeling better, but she's afraid to send him back to school.
She was frustrated that she had not been able to talk to the school principal, and administrators she did speak with offered little detail on what happened.
Superintendent Wayne Stubbs released a statement about the incident.
It said, in part, that three students became involved in a playground scuffle during recess on Tuesday, and one student required outside medical evaluation.
"Building administrators investigated the incident and determined that the three students initially pushed each other, as mutual horseplay," Stubbs said in the statement.
Several punches were thrown, but "adults immediately intervened and took the injured student to the nurse," according to the statement.
Sarah Lake said her son and his cousin, who also goes to the school and was on the playground at the time of the fight, had to go find a teacher to get help.
"We want to find out for one, why couldn't our son find a teacher?" she said. "Why were these kids able to get so many blows to our son's head with only a few students watching?"
Joseph Lake, the boy's father, filed a report with the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday.
The family plans to pursue legal action against the school and possibly the other students involved, Sarah Lake said.
But they have never been in a situation like this before, and they are not sure what to do, she said.
Superintendent Stubbs noted in his statement that disciplinary action was taken after administration investigated the incident and spoke with all three students involved.
"As is our practice, parents were notified of their right to pursue the matter with the sheriff's department; Concord Schools understands that a complaint was filed," Stubbs said. "So far, Concord Schools has not received any requested updates from the injured students' parents."
Sarah Lake said that when she spoke to school administration the day after the incident, she was assured that student safety is the school's priority.
However, she feels that has not been the case for her son.
"We picked him up from school before because he was crying because he had gotten bullied...we thought this was over with," she said, clarifying that an earlier incident involved teasing.
The boy did return to school Thursday after school administration told his parents the other students involved in the incident would not be at school that day.
"But eventually those kids will come back, and that's where it gets hazy for us," she said. "He can't be in class with those kids, he can't."

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In the interests of scientific inquiry and butt size, writer Beth Levine test-drives some of the wackier extreme diets.
The Wally Lamb Diet
In Lamb's best-selling novel She's Come Undone, the obese protagonist loses extra pounds by mentally picturing her food covered with mold. Looking at leftovers of my mother-in-law's famous chocolate cake, I imagine it slimy, oozing fungus. I add maggots. Then I eat the cake and savor every nonmoldy, nonmaggoty bite.
SCORE: Epic fail. No one's imagination is that good!
The Aromatherapy Diet-Support Pen Diet
There are pens that actually write at one end while emitting odors of fennel, geranium and patchouli at the other. Depending on the extent of your hunger, the scents are supposed to blunt your appetite for five minutes to two hours. Sniffing when I get a craving puts me off for maybe 10 minutes, so I decide to proactively sniff the pens throughout the day. It doesn't do much for major snack attacks, but it does seem to distract me from absentminded foraging. I'm not sure if it's the actual scent that is doing it or just the reminder to be more mindful about eating.
SCORE: It has possibilities.
The High-Fiber-Bar Diet
High-fiber foods are supposed to fill you up while reducing cravings. I try a Fiber One bar at noon, and it is very filling. But two hours later I have the worst case of gas I've ever known. And it doesn't dissipate until the next morning, when I'm still off my feed. After a fiber-bar lunch, my husband and I go to the movies, and I have to leave three times to let fly somewhere private. You think Anne Hathaway suffered in Les Miz? That's nothing compared with what my seatmates endured.
SCORE: Yes, it does curb the snacking, but at what price?
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LONDON Andy Murray had all of Britain on edge for five sets.
Juan Martin del Potro only took five points to get the fans buzzing at Wimbledon.
Two victories in two different matches Wednesday sent Murray and del Potro onto the semifinals at the All England Club.
Murray completed his seventh career comeback from two sets down to top Fernando Verdasco, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-5.
"Made some bad mistakes, poor choices on the court," Murray said. "And then, I turned it around really well after that."
It was Murray's second comeback from two sets down at Wimbledon, adding to a 2008 victory over Richard Gasquet.
Earlier on Centre Court, del Potro hyperextended his left knee and crumpled to the ground on the fifth point, but shook off the injury for a 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (5) victory over No. 4 David Ferrer.
"To be honest, I didn't want to retire (being) in the quarters for first time at Wimbledon," del Potro said. "And that's the reason for continuing play. The doctors gave me good anti-inflammatories."
Del Potro's next match is Friday against No. 1 Novak Djokovic, who took down No. 7 Tomas Berdych, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-3, on Court 1.
Murray will play No. 24 Jerzy Janowicz, a 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 winner over Lukasz Kubot in the first Grand Slam meeting between two Polish men.
It looked as if del Potro would be done before he even broke a sweat.
His left knee mummified in athletic tape, the 6-foot-6 Argentine chased an overhead into the corner, but his left foot slipped out from under him. His already aching knee straightened suddenly, then bent backward. Del Potro crumpled to the ground and rolled twice — into the far edge of the court.
"I don't try (for) a spectacular fall, but that was really painful for me," del Potro said.
After a break of about 10 minutes, del Potro was back on the court. He broke Ferrer twice in the first set, then moved easily through the second and third against one of the grittiest players in tennis.
"I have my knee problem, but always the opponent, the other players, can have different injuries, too," del Potro said. "You have to be strong, more than the rest."
Across the way, on Court 1, Janowicz beat Kubot to become the first Polish man to reach a Grand Slam semifinal.
After the match, Janowicz sat in his chair, clasped his hands over his nose and cried.
"Right now, I'm the most happy person in the world," he said.
Djokovic overcame a two-break, 3-0 deficit in the second set to cruise to his latest victory over Berdych, the 2010 Wimbledon runner-up.


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- To purchase the recipe to make these gloves, fly to Astranaar, goto Benjari Edune, (18,50) and pick up the quest Three Friends of the Forest.
- Complete the quest by finding Bolyun (18,60) and accept his quest In a Bind, kill Kaliva when she spawns behind you and loot Heart of Kaliva.
- Complete In a Bind by handing this in to Bolyun and then you will be able to speak to Harlown Darkweave and purchase your Pattern: Herbalist's Gloves.
I haven't tried selling the actual pair of gloves as I do not have a leatherworker ( nor a LW friend ) but I can imagine if you slapped gatherer on a pair of gloves you'd be able to easily sell it for 2-300g per pair. Time is precious to others a +10 herbalism boost and +5 mining boost is priceless when you're leveling gathering professions.
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Information in the game database is updated periodically. Below, you'll find that information compiled as pertains to Bit Corp.. The company may be involved as a publisher, developer or both.
Atari 2600
Bobby Geht Heim [1983]
Dancing Plate [1983]
Mission 3000 A.D. [1983]
Mr. Postman [1983]
Open! Sesame [1982]
Sea Monster [1983]
Snail Against Squirrel [1983]
Cosmic Crisis [1984]
Strike It [1986]
Tank War [1986]
Duck Maze [1990]
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|Wayne-FL Basketball Scoreboard for 1/4
All the teams atop the Finger Lakes East league were in action on Friday night as well as four games from the Wayne County league as post-holiday high school basketball is in full swing.
Geneva 97, Midlakes 38
Junior Sims led all scored with 20 points while senior PG Shane Sweeney scored 13 and dished out 8 assists and the Geneva Panthers move to 7-0 with a 59 point victory over Midlakes in Geneva. For the Eagles (1-7), Dakota Norrison led the way with 11 points.
Newark 74, Marcus Whitman 45
The Newark Reds continue their winning ways and improved to 5-2 on the season with a 74-45 win over Marcus Whitman in Gorham. Anthony Lombardi dropped in 17 to lead all scored and Micah Wright had 15. For Whitman, Merritt Bailey and Rhen Grover had 13 each. FingerLakes1.com Sports will be in Newark on Tuesday night to live webcast their big FL East match-up against Geneva. The broadcast starts at 7:30 pm on FingerLakes1.TV. Brendan Harrington and Matt Verkey will have the call.
Mynderse 73, Penn Yan 45
The Mynderse Blue Devils (5-3) won on their homecourt over a short handed Penn Yan Mustang squad on Friday night. Penn Yan was without their big man, James Burdette who was competing with an all-star lacrosse team as he prepares to play DI lacrosse next season in college.
Luke Ruddy continued his solid play with his 3rd straight double-double scoring 18 and pulling down 13 rebounds. Senior PG Brandon Passalacqua also have a double-double with 10 points and 10 assists. It was Jimmy Ricci who led all scored with 21 points including 5 three-pointers and 5 steams. Shane Bloom and Eric Johnson had 10 apiece to lead the Mustangs who drop to 3-4.
Wayne 77, Palmyra-Macedon 47
The red-hot Wayne Eagles went into Pal-Mac's gym on Friday night and emerged with a 77-47 victory moving them to a perfect 8-0 on the season.
Senior guard Ben Bobo nailed four three pointers on the way to a game high 24 points. Tre Lamora recorded 20 points while Mike Hollenceck scored 12. For Pal-Mac (3-4), Mitchell Crist scored 15.
Webster-Christian 66, HAC 63 2OT
Harley-Allendale Columbia mounted a furious 4th quarter rally after trailing by 17 after the 3rd quarter but it wasn't enough as they dropped their inter-league game against Webster-Christian 66-62 in overtime Friday night. HAC has the ball with a chance to win in regulation but couldn't convert on the possession. Eric Tolhurst had 15 points and 16 rebounds in the losing effort as HAC falls to 1-7 on the season.
Clyde-Savannah 51, Gananda 35
Clyde-Savannah returned to a winning form on Friday night after dropping their first game of the season to Watkins Glen last week. They traveled to Gananda where they defeated the Blue Panthers by 16 points behind 1,000 point scoring senior Tom Kanaley's 17 points and junior big man Kam DiSanto's 11. C-S moves to 7-1 on the season while Gananda is now 5-4.
East Rochester 47, Red Creek 41
Phinehas Jacques and Justin Reho each scored 16 as East Rochester improved to 3-4 on the season defeating Red Creek on Friday night. Red Creek falls to 1-9.
Lyons 79, North Rose-Wolcott 36
The Lyons Lions remain undefeated (7-0) after dispatching with North Rose-Wolcott on Friday night in Wolcott. Tre' Johnson led all scorers with 16 which HC Zac Young's Lions maintained a balance attack with Tony Franklin, DJ Long and Devan Veeder all in double-digits. Jake Stevenson had 10 in a losing effort for NR-W now 3-5.
Williamson 60, Sodus 32
Williamson kept pace with Wayne County leaders Clyde and Lyons with a 60-32 victory in Sodus on Friday night. Tom Stephens had 18 while Stevie Thomson had 15 in the win for Williamson who moved to 5-4. Sodus, still looking for their first win of the season, drops to 0-8 on the year.
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*replaces american flag with a flag that has me on it!* (everybody's gonna love that!)
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*replaces carrot with the old flag* LKF.
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*replaces american flag with a carrot*
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Love this by the way
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*Replaces the flag with the American flag*
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A got a good giggle out of this. Looking forward to seeing more!
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Two Spartanburg dogs are missing, and their owner is desperate to get them back home. They're listed on January 30 on Craigslist as missing.
Bailey and Tallahassee went missing Wednesday morning around 11:30 a.m. in Spartanburg. They were last seen in the woods behind Kohl's across the street from Taco Bell.
Bailey is a pit bull, and will be wearing either a blue Bluebay shirt or a pink dog shirt.
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University of Arizona women's soccer player Chrissy Sanford (Newbury, CA/Newbury Park HS) has been named the Pac-10 Player of the Week for Sept. 27-Oct.3, the Pac-10 Conference announced on Monday.
Sanford, a junior forward, tallied two goals and two assists in a pair of Arizona wins last week. She scored two goals and added one assist in a 3-1 win over Wyoming on Oct. 3 and assisted the lone goal in the UA's 1-0 win over Pepperdine on Oct. 1.
Currently, Sanford ranks second in the Pac-10 in scoring (23 points), goals (nine) and assists (five). She is just two goals short of tying the Arizona single season record (11), and is just four points shy of the UA single season scoring record (27 points).
Arizona is 6-4-0 on the season and riding a school-record-tying three-game win streak. The Cats are only two victories away from tying the school record for most wins in a season (8, in 1997) and need just five goals to tie the single season school record of 26 goals (1995, 1997).
This is Sanford's first Pac-10 Player of the Week honor and Arizona's first-ever soccer Player of the Week honor.
The Wildcats will resume Pac-10 play this weekend, playing at USC on Friday, Oct. 8, at 3 p.m. and at UCLA on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m.


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Reddit users have update the list of games affected by the GameSpy shutdown to include those that will be unaffected and ones that will lose its multiplayer feature.
The list was update over the weekend to include the Quake-series, SWAT 3, the Battlefield-series, and the original Soldier of Fortune games as being unaffected by the shutdown. It has also been confirmed that 15 games will be affected by the shutdown including Star Wars: Battlefront, Halo: Combat Evolve and Crysis.
Its was confirmed by Crytek that there are no plans to save Crysis and Crysis 2 from the the shutdown. A day earlier; EA confirmed that they plan save the Battlefield-series by switching them to Origin servers.
The fate of over 33 games are unknown while its expected more games will be added to the list. Among the games are Medal of Honor: Allied Assault, SWAT 4, and Far Cry.
It has confirmed that Rockstar Games and Activision will not be affected by the shutdown. Meanwhile Bohemia Interactive is in the process of transitioning its remaining titles from GameSpy to Steam servers. Nintendo however will be abandoning titles that rely on GameSpy servers while SEGA, Volition, and Namco Bandai have begun looking into their options.
GameSpy is an online multiplayer service that has hosted over +100 games. It is scheduled to be shutdown on May 31, 2014 and many games will no longer have an online multiplayer feature unless the publishers have switched to alternative servers.


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End of support for Windows 98 and Windows MeJuly 11, 2006 will bring a close to Extended Support for Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me as part of the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy. Microsoft will retire public and technical support, including security updates, by this date.Existing support documents and content, however, will continue to be available through the Microsoft Support Product Solution Center Web site. This Web site will continue to host a wealth of previous How-to, Troubleshooting, and Configuration content for anyone who may need self-service.Microsoft is retiring support for these products because they are outdated and can expose customers to security risks. We recommend that customers who are still running Windows 98 or Windows Me upgrade to a newer, more secure Microsoft operating system, such as Windows XP, as soon as possible.Customers who upgrade to Windows XP report improved security, richer functionality, and increased productivity.This announcement was found here:http://www.microsoft.com/
From Aaron Gilesâ Home Page on Monday, May 22nd, 2006 "What you may have deduced from the whatsnew in MAME 0.106u1 (assuming you read it) is that some work on the video system was under way. Iâve been claiming âvideo system rewrite!â for so long that I can barely remember when I first started discussing it. It was at least a year ago, if not longer.Ever since I first mentioned it, it has been a monkey on my back â a giant âeverythingâs gonna breakâ rewrite that Iâve been both itching to do and dreading at the same time. Itâs been clear for years that MAME has needed far more fleixibility in handling things like multiple screens. Itâs also been clear that my original attempt at a system to incorporate artwork was only partly successful. And there has been way too much interference with game-drawn graphics by external entities like the user interface, which has created a lot of grossness about the way video is handled.All this was to be fixed with the video rewrite. And if you know me, you know that fixing all those problems is something that I really, really wanted to do. But at the same time, I was dreading it. Why? Well, the biggest reason is probably the fact that it would mean delving back into DirectX programming once again, which is always fraught with pain. Ever since the original port to Windows a number of years back, I havenât had to deal with the DirectX side of things much.Well, this past weekend, Iâm happy to say, it finally happened. Bye bye, monkey.The practical upshot of this is that the core work for the new video system is now written."Click Below To Read More!
Found in Frank Palazzolo's Blog, dated January 10, 2006:"For those who haven't heard, the speech chip used in Berzerk has been reverse-engineered by "Lord Nightmare"! This is something I've been waiting for for about 7-8 years! I'm sure that the emulation will end up in MAME and PinMAME sooner or later."You can read the full blog at the link below:Frank Palazzolo WIP: Actual MAME-related work! http://avoidspikes.blogspot.com/
Written by MAME Developer R. Belmont:"Year in review""Haze has to even ask if 2005 was a great year for MAME and MAMEdev? To quote a certain puppet movie, the only answer possible is F*CK YEAH!.Hereâs an extremely partial list based on a combination of my memories and a MAWS search for new and changed games from 0.90 to the present. * the System 32 part of the Sega rewrite * Seibu SPI and the i386/486/Pentium core * 3D Konami games including playable Gradius IV * massive ST-V improvements in both speed and quality * Subtle but important PSX hardware improvements * futher improvements to Hyperstone-based games * complete YMF271 (OPX) emulation * Brian Trohaâs crusade to emulate every minor bugfix revision of every Incredible Technologies game * major Sega Model 3 improvements * Area 51: Type 4 support * fixes for many long-standing Vegas bugs like the Carnevil crash
Found on Hazeâs Mame WIP December 27th, 2005 http://haze.mameworld.info/Written by MAME Developer Haze:"2005 - A Great Year for MAME?0.90 was Released on the 4th Jan 20050.103 will almost certainly be released within the next week or two.13 full MAME releases, and countless âuâ updates mark a very productive year in terms of MAME development.The highlights of the year for me were without doubt the emulation of the games using the Data East encrypted CPUS â102′ and â156′ and the Seibu SPI graphic decryption+emulation; all of which the original creator of MAME, Nicola Salmoria, played a big role in making a reality.Exactly what 2006 has in store nobody quite knows.


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Height: 5-10 Weight: 200 lbs.
Born: January 6, 1987 in Racine, WI
High School: William Horlick
College: Wisconsin (school history) (Maragos college stats)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening, released the following statement in the wake of US Secretary of State John Kerry's announcement on the resumption of the diplomatic process:
"I view the resumption of the diplomatic process at this time as a vital strategic interest of the State of Israel. It is important in and of itself in order to try and bring about the conclusion of the conflict between us and the Palestinians, and it is important in light of the strategic challenges that are before us, mainly from Iran and Syria.
With the resumption of the diplomatic process, we are faced with two main goals: Preventing the creation of a bi-national state between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River that would endanger the future of the Jewish state and preventing the establishment of an additional Iranian-sponsored terrorist state on Israel's borders, which would endanger us no less.
I would like to thank US Secretary of State John Kerry for putting in the great efforts that have led to the resumption of the process. I expect that the talks will be conducted in a serious and responsible manner.
As Prime Minister of Israel, I am committed, first and foremost, to the security of the citizens of Israel and I will strongly uphold the security demands of the State of Israel, as well as its vital interests."


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Monday, March 04, 2013
The health news article here at SP that I just read seems to be making a case to have fecal screening tests instead of colonoscopies. And it tries to make me think the fecal screening is just as effective as the colonoscopy.
When I suspected a problem in May of 2007, I had the fecal screening test. It was negative. My doctor at the time insisted it was a hemorrhoid. In September, I switched doctors. He did a colonoscopy. It was a tumor 10 cm long. It required removal and resection, radiation, and 6 months of chemotherapy, 5 days at a time, every 5 weeks. PET scan in April showed cancer free. We celebrated and went on with life.
In November it was back, requiring irreversible colostomy, 6 months of chemotherapy 5 days at a time every 5 weeks. Then we switched to 1 day every week for 28 months. During that time I needed a 2nd colostomy because the 1st closed. I also had to quit teaching in 2011 because of fatigue.
So, please don't be lulled into thinking the fecal screening test is foolproof.
I know the prep for the colonoscopy is NOT pleasant. I slept through the procedure itself. Twice. And if they find a small polyp or other nasty looking spot, they can quite often snip it then, and that's then end of it.
Do we really want to trade one test for everything I had to go through because the fecal test did not identify the cancer? or because the fecal test is cheaper? or because the prep is just plain yucky?
I can tell you the prep was nothing compared with the 6 weeks of radiation, 5 days in a row of chemotherapy over and over again, or the weekly maintenance, to say nothing of the neulasta shot which I came to call the Monday after. It's job was to jumpstart my body into growing the white blood cells to regrow after the chemotherpy had killed of my supply. Very painful when those new cells line up and try to get out of your bones and back into the blood stream.
And while I'm doing pretty well managing the pouching system now, the little bit of grief you go through to prepare for your colonoscopy is NOTHING compared to the new life style an ostomate must put up with.
I would like to have the author or proponent of just doing fecal screenings show me the proof that it is just as effective.
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thank you for the valuable information. i too am sorry you had to go thru all that, but glad you are doing so much better now.Cancer is beatable, if we refuse to feed it.
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I am so sorry to hear about all the horrible treatment you had to endure, Bravelute. It seems they take cancer patients to the brink of death with the chemo, radiation.
But I am so glad you seem to be doing very well now and helping others avoid the pain you went through. I appreciate you stating so strongly your position on the worthlessness of this fecal test. We are all so at the mercy of doctors and what they tell us.
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Yes, I agree. I had to have a colonoscopy and the whole thing was horrible (I came to with the pain during it and they were holding me down ) but I would do it again without a second thought if there were a need. It's far better to endure one or two embarrassing or unpleasant procedures than to have on-going illness and even more unpleasant treatments.
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Houndlover, agreed about the prevention. That's why I started the team, Eat to Defeat Fat Cells, Cancer Cells, and More . . .
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I'm doing research on this issue as I am turning 50 this year and know that I need some kind of test to check for colon cancer. I just wanted to add that there is lots of evidence that sugar (and all foods that turn into them, meaning all carbs) will help cancer cells survive. Most other cells in the body can use other fuels, but not most cancer cells. Prevention is even better than early detection. I know because I've had cancer treatment too in the past.
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I had not heard of fecal screenings. I do know that 20 years before I had my emergency surgery that gave me a colostomy, I had a colonoscopy where the doctor gave me scopalamine, a horrible medication which was supposed to calm my innards down while he did the scope. I had unbelievable pain. The student nurse commented that I seemed to be having too much pain. He said, don't worry, she won't remember a thing! Ha, to this day, I remember it. I swore never to have another colonoscopy. Fast forward those 20 years, and I suddenly started losing weight and then had horrible pain daily. I asked my regular doctor for a referral and hoped to get a merciful doctor. Well, the merciful doctor was unable to do the procedure (and she said she would never use scopalamine) because I was totally blocked. As it turns out, I am one of those peculiar people who innards get more active with that medication.
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Gee, what a fun topic I thought. But, thanks to you I have learned some important information. Thank you!
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When companies strive to provide the highest quality of service to their customers, schools are rarely considered part of that business mix. However, as more evidence shows the relationship between parental involvement in schools and student success, the need arises to make schools a warm and welcoming place to parents and students alike. In Atlanta, some schools are getting customer service training from a company that knows it best – the Ritz Carlton.
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The new service training by Ritz Carlton is offered through the Georgia Department of Education's Georgia Family-Friendly Partnership School Awards. The purpose of this program is to recognize Title I schools in the state that have made outstanding efforts to encourage parental involvement. School officials have made parental involvement a goal after studies have shown that students with involved parents perform better academically.
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Christmas should be about spending time with family and friends. And watching marathons of 1970's-era Christmas cartoons while trimming the tree.
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There's a palpable dilemma in shopping for others. Christmas does a poor job of "matching products with users." But giving cash is a cop-out. Giftcards say, "I gave up." A fleece jacket means "I didn't even try; maybe next year will be different."
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Ethnotek Raja Pack ($159 - $209)
How does indigenous art make it out into a world that is run by iPhones, iPads,'droids, Kindles, Nooks, WiFi hotspots, laptops, Facebook, Twitter and Carmel Mocha Lattes?
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What makes an Ethnotek pack different from all other packs on the market is that within the colorful handmade textiles that make up the panels (aka the THREADs) of every Ethnotek bag are the stories of the Cham village and Hmong hill-tribes of Vietnam; of Surakarta, Indonesia; the Bhujodi village in Gujarat, India and the artisans of Chichicastenango, Guatemala.
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The Limited Edition Artist Series Thread Collection for the Raja packs just launched this week, which showcases the work of Shay McAnally, a domestic artist. (see video here)
McAnally, a native of west Texas, celebrates the heritage of cattlemen, ranchers and the indigenous people who lived there long ago. The Limited Edition series features 30 unique THREADs.
SkirtSports Tough Girl Skirt ($90)
Très adorbs! If you're a runner and you live in a climate with cold winters, you still have to run outside (it's a sanity thing).
Warm running tights are required and it never hurts when they are sexy.
That's why I love and recommend the SkirtSports Tough Girl skirt. It meets all the criteria on my list and then some.
The "then some" part is the little things that make me actually want to go outside and run in the winter.
The tights are very warm and cozy. The integrated running skirt not only gives it that little bit of sexiness, but it's also an extra layer to protect your butt from the frigid wind or blowing snow.
The tights have a hip pocket on each side. Both are large enough to hold a phone and an iPod. A convenient music port on the right side keeps your iPod cord tidy.
Fit-wise, the Tough Girl is fantastic. The pants fit like running tights but have a slight flare at the bottom to make your legs look longer.
Actually, all SkirtSports products rank high in the fit category. I have several cycling skirts and running skirts and dresses and they are all designed to make the wearer look awesome.
SkirtSports Toasty Cheeks Skirt ($45)
Skinny jeans, jeggings and leggings are the zenith of fashion this season. But the minimal fabric does nothing to protect your buns from the winter elements.
The new SkirtSports Toasty Cheeks skirt remedies that as a windproof and wicking overskirt for whatever form-fitting bottoms you happen to wear.
If you're a runner and want to run outside in the winter, but don't necessarily want to spend $90 for the Tough Girl skirt, the Toasty Cheeks skirt is an inexpensive way to cute-up and warm-up your favorite running tights.
BioLite CampStove ($129.95)
Next time you go camping, leave the isobutene or Coleman fuel behind. The BioLite CampStove works 100 percent on biomass. The kind that you pick up off the ground.
I was conflicted when I was given the opportunity to test this stove. In the nineties, I nearly burned down the San Juan National forest with an old-school Primus.
Was I really to be entrusted with a stove that required me to build a fire inside a chamber that produced open flames? Lordy.
Unless you're camping in the middle of the Sahara or the North and South poles, twigs, dried leaves or pine needles are plentiful. That's all the BioLite needs to cook food or boil water.
In my experiences of testing it, it boils water fast. Like really fast. Like less than three minutes fast. Faster than my Primus ExpressSpider, which boils in about four minutes.
It's intuitive to use as long as you have the basics down of building fires. The stove comes with a little bag of firestarter but I just gathered the many twigs, dead leaves and pine needles that were prevalent around the campsite.
It helps if you collect a lot so that you have a healthy pile close by to feed the flame and keep it going. Once you have your little "tee-pee" made inside the chamber, light it. When the fire gets going, turn on the fan and start cooking.
Another benefit of the BioLite is its ability to convert heat from fire into usable electricity. As most outdoor electrical gear now has rechargeable aspirations, you can recharge you GPS, camera, phone, etc. while you cook dinner. Unlike solar, BioLite CampStove is a true on-demand source.
BioLite KettlePot ($49.95)
Pours like a kettle, cooks like a pot, the BioLite KettlePot is a hybrid cooking pot/kettle that works with the BioLite CampStove system. It even doubles as a carrying case for the CampStove.
The stainless steel pot is lightweight and durable and is big enough to cook food for four hungry backpackers. The KettlePot can be the one piece of cookware you bring on your backpacking trip.
Like the BioLite stove, the Kettlepot uses biomass for fuel and can charge phones and iPods with waste heat. It also doubles as a carrying case for the stove.
Osprey Xena 85 Backpack ($349)
The great grandmother of splurging for yourself!
At 85 liters, the Osprey Xena 85 is the largest pack you'll likely carry on your next multi-day backpacking trip.
Osprey designed the Xena for women to comfortably carry moderate loads over steep, long, rocky technical trails with substantial elevation gains without causing you to topple backwards or pitch forward into a glacial valley.
I attribute this entirely to Osprey's LightWire™ peripheral frame suspension and a totally new BioForm⁴ CM™ hipbelt and harness.
They work together as a cohesive system to provide a customized, comfortable fit that superbly balances the load. A necessity for carrying a large pack.
If your plans include basecamping with short dayhikes, the top lid snaps off into a fanny pack that is large enough to hold the basic things you need. I couldn't find a single quirk or boo-hiss with this pack and neither will you.
A word about the hipbelt. Get it custom-molded, even if you think it doesn't need to be. It makes a huge difference.
Shredly JMO Women's MTB short ($90)
Très adorbs squared! But in a tough, badass kind of way.
Made in the U.S.A (Colorado), Shredly shorts took initial inspiration from a Maui surf shop (I'm just speculating here) and created the coolest women's mountain bike short ever.
Available in the most wild, crazy, vibrant colors and designs I've seen outside a Run or Dye event, they're made with a soft and stretchy fabric and comfy wide waist band (two inches).
Shredly has seen some nice growth in the past few years and have expanded their product line to include DH knickers, chamois shorts and jerseys.
A 10.5-inch inseam, side snap pocket to hold trail maps and a detachable chamois can transform these shorts from the singletrack to the climbing wall, kayak or SUP.
What I love so much about my own Shredly shorts (I own two pairs) is their uniqueness on the mountain bike trails and the short length. It hits just a hair above the knee.
Size is very accurate. I wear a size four in normal pants/shorts/skirts and the Shredly size four is a perfect fit.
Easy Access Bandages ($3.99)
Holiday cooking gone awry? Testing the sharpness of the new kitchen knives at Macy's?
The Easy Access Bandages are the easiest piece of gear you can't live without.
These are the best bandages for your boo-boos. Featuring a patent pending grip-pull-stick system that makes one-handed application quick and easy, first-aid on-on-the-go has been revolutionized.
Bandages are secured in portable packs organized by size. Packs stay organized, are easy to find and slip easily into a purse or pocket without damage to the bandages.
An added bonus, Easy Bandages are now included in Easy Care First Aid Kits as well as Adventure Medical Kits.
Ultimate Direction Jurek Essential Running Belt ($29)
The Ultimate Direction Jurek Essential is a way for you to carry your phone, keys and snacks when you run, without feeling like you're carrying your phone, keys and snacks.
Minimalistic and very lightweight (just two ounces), it has two zippered pockets on the front (one of them is waterproof for holding your phone) and one small mesh stretch pocket on the side.
I normally carry a ProBar or some kind of snack in the stretch mesh pocket. If you're familiar with Ultimate Direction, the Jurek Essential is a great companion to any of their hand-held water bottles.
It's also small enough to fit in your Christmas stocking.
Honestly, you won't be able to tell you're wearing this belt because it's so comfortable, breathable and lightweight.
Vasque Skadia UD Insulated Boot ($159.99)
Named after the Norse Goddess of winter, the Vasque Skadia UD boots are a technical, athletic and lightweight insulated boot that is ideal for snowshoeing, long hikes in the snowy backcountry, or après ski.
UltraDry™, Vasque's proprietary waterproofing membrane, provides 200gms of 3M Thinsulate™ to keep the piggies warm and dry. A single-pull lacing system makes adjustments in the field a cinch and a rubber heel kick locks into binding straps.
Available in two colors in women's specific sizing.
Aventura Norris Scarf ($47)
The Norris scarf is wide, warm and super soft. In other words, it's to die for.
Not only is it great as a scarf, but it can moonlight as a cover up (e.g. "pashmina") on chilly airplanes or at the office.
For the ultimate in Aventura cuteness, consider building an outfit around the Norris scarf with the the Ellis Hat, Cameron skirt, Lockhart Hoodie vest, tights, the Fallon long sleeve burnout shirt and the Patagonia Tin Shed Riders.
Overland Equipment Madera Handbag ($70)
Overland Equipment bags are crafted to be durable and versatile and the Overland Equipment Madera is a durable, yet chic, shoulder bag that hugs the body and carries everything needed for a day on the town.
Built-in features include a zippered front organizer pocket, a secure quick access cell phone pocket, additional zippered safe pockets, and a quilted zippered back pocket to house a tablet.
An adjustable shoulder strap hugs the body. Available in three colors.
Granite Gear Air ZippTwists ($28.95 - $42.95)
The Granite Gear Air ZippTwist, sold in sets of two, features a water-resistant zipper with unique access to allow for fast loading and secure storage.
The packs are made of Ultralight and Durable Cordura® 30 D Sil-Nylon, which allows you to easily see what's inside your pack.
Designed in a block shape to allow organized stacking inside your pack. The packs come in 5L, 9L, 14L, and 20L, and are available in a multitude of colors.
Granite Gear Ancho 18 Daypack ($62.95)
The Granite Gear Ancho 18 is a convenient economical daypack for short hikes or fourteener assaults.
Weighing in at one pound, two ounces, the Ancho features a hydration sleeve/port, external stash pocket, bottle holsters, and a padded mesh harness.


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About Our Council
On behalf of the people of Kawerau, I would like to welcome you to our District, which is renowned for its friendliness, great sense of community, a wonderful climate and a strong Maori heritage.
Kawerau, of which we are very proud, was founded in 1953 and has the distinction of being one of the youngest towns in New Zealand. Located in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, Kawerau offers the visitor or resident; scenic parks, walks, picnic areas, beautiful unspoiled rivers within easy reach of lakes, beaches, thermal areas and historic sites.
A leisurely pace of life and economical housing make Kawerau an attractive place in which to buy and live.
With the natural beauty and peace of the surrounding mountains, hot summers and mild winters, Kawerau boasts a compact shopping centre bordered by wide picturesque tree lined streets and seasonal floral beds, displaying splendid colours throughout the year.
A wide range of sporting and recreational activities, including a bowling club, pony club, golf club and a free thermally heated swimming pool, provides an idyllic lifestyle second to none.
Major annual events include the Kawerau Woodfest, Kawerau Mountain Race, Kawerau Big 3 Competition and a mid winter half marathon. Our kayaking course on the Tarawera River hosts many NZ Whitewater competitions. Discover for yourself what a great place Kawerau is. Whatever your interest, there is something to suit everyone's taste.
Elected Members and Council Staff are freely available to assist residents or visitors and if there is any particular information you require, I invite you to contact us.
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Published: Tuesday 8 January 2013
The American System of Suffering, 1965-2014 .
Published: Saturday 22 December 2012
"Pakistan continues to face the fallout from the raid that led to the capture and killing of bin Laden in May 2011."
Published: Monday 26 November 2012
"The average effective tax rate fell for all income groups above $500,000, continuing a drop that has occurred for years."
Published: Thursday 22 November 2012
Published: Tuesday 20 November 2012
The crises are fostering a class war that will dwarf anything imagined by Karl Marx.
Published: Wednesday 14 November 2012
"Education is now recognized as a national priority."
Published: Sunday 11 November 2012
"Under President Barack Obama, the number of drone strikes carried out by the United States has soared, with more than 300 UAV attacks reported in Pakistan alone."
Published: Saturday 10 November 2012
"In September, as you may be aware, the Stanford International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic and the Global Justice Clinic at NYU School of Law released a landmark report titled Living Under Drones."
Published: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Medea Benjamin interviews John Brennan Counterterrorism Chief.
Published: Friday 2 November 2012
This campaign season teaches us how little has changed since the early Cold War days when Republican stalwarts screamed, "Who lost China?"
Published: Monday 29 October 2012
You can blame it all on greed: the refusal to do anything about climate change, the attempts by the .01% to destroy our democracy, the constant robbing of the poor, the resultant starving children, the war against most of what is beautiful on this Earth.
Published: Friday 19 October 2012
"At the heart of this acerbic relationship, however, is Pakistan's arsenal of 110 nuclear bombs which, if the country were to disintegrate, could fall into the hands of Islamist militants, possibly from inside its own security establishment."
Published: Thursday 18 October 2012
The American media have been awash in coverage of the attack on the three Pakistani girls, and on the fate of the courageous girl's education advocate, young Malala.
Published: Wednesday 17 October 2012
In the interest of keeping vital global issues in the discussion, Foreign Policy in Focus reached out to scholars at the Institute for Policy Studies—our institutional home—to sketch out progressive perspectives on the world issues we don't expect to get fair treatment in the debates.
Published: Friday 12 October 2012
"It seems that the first rule of the debate club now is: no disagreeing on what matters most."
Published: Thursday 27 September 2012
Published: Thursday 27 September 2012
After four years, tens of thousands of children in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are receiving the polio vaccination.
Published: Thursday 27 September 2012
We want to show Pakistanis that there are Americans calling for an end to the CIA's killer drone strikes, and insisting that our government apologize and compensate the families of innocent victims.
Published: Wednesday 19 September 2012
"While the candidates themselves occasionally talk about these issues, there's a number of critical concerns that get no attention, including some of the worst problems (in terms of the harm they cause to people's lives) in the United States and the world."
Published: Monday 17 September 2012
Published: Friday 14 September 2012
"Administration officials regularly celebrate the drone war's apparent successes— often avoiding details or staying anonymous, but claiming tacit credit for the U.S."
Published: Thursday 13 September 2012
What America Knows How to Do Best
Published: Friday 7 September 2012
"His opponent in the Democratic primaries, Hillary Clinton, tried to turn this hesitation to use hard power into a sign of a man too inexperienced to be entrusted with the presidency."
Published: Wednesday 5 September 2012
Since most of the examination of our President comes from either the daily hypocrasies of Mitt and friends or the coddling progressive left, I thought I would examine "our guy" on a few issues with a bit more scrutiny and fairness.
Published: Saturday 1 September 2012
"The suspects targeted include Sajid Mir, who was indicted by U.S. prosecutors last year for allegedly working with Pakistan's spy agency to direct the 2008 terror attacks on Mumbai that killed 166 people, including six Americans."
Published: Thursday 23 August 2012
The book's publication could reignite the controversy surrounding national security leaks and the Washington Post notes that it's unclear at this point "whether the CIA or Pentagon would take legal steps against the author or attempt to stop publication."
Published: Thursday 23 August 2012
"What is concerning about the use of drones is the secrecy surrounding strikes and the way that these strikes change the nature of citizen engagement with the war effort."
Published: Thursday 5 July 2012
The Lessons Washington Can't Draw From the Failure of the Military Option.
Published: Wednesday 20 June 2012
Published: Tuesday 19 June 2012
"A centerpiece of President Obama's national security strategy, drones strikes in Pakistan are credited by the administration with crippling Al Qaeda but criticized by human rights groups and others for being conducted in secret and killing civilians."
Published: Monday 18 June 2012
"The gunmen promptly barricaded themselves inside with their hostages, including women and small children, and refused to let anyone leave."
Published: Sunday 17 June 2012
"With a persistent economic crisis putting cost-cutting pressure on the Pentagon budget, drones have become a low-cost method of preserving U.S. military dominance and thus the status of the United States as the single global superpower."
Published: Thursday 14 June 2012
"What looks today like a formula for easy power projection that will further U.S. imperial interests on the cheap could soon prove to be an unmitigated disaster -- one that likely won't be apparent until it's too late."
Published: Tuesday 12 June 2012
Six weeks of talks between Pakistan and the United States have been halted, a Defence Department official stated on Monday.
Published: Sunday 10 June 2012
Published: Wednesday 6 June 2012
"But speaking on condition of anonymity, an administration official acknowledged that the administration does not always know the names or identities of everyone in a location marked for a drone strike."
Published: Tuesday 5 June 2012
"At least 27 people have been killed in three consecutive days of U.S. drone strikes inside Pakistan, part of a new wave of attacks over the past two weeks."
Published: Tuesday 5 June 2012
"The last two presidents may not have been emperors or kings, but they -- and the vast national-security structure that continues to be built-up and institutionalized around the presidential self -- are certainly one of the nightmares the founding fathers of this country warned us against."
Published: Sunday 3 June 2012
This February, Congress cleared the way for far more widespread use of drones by businesses, scientists, police and still unknown others.
Published: Thursday 31 May 2012
"Even the New York Times article acknowledges that Pakistan and Yemen are less stable and more hostile to the United States since Mr. Obama became president, that drones have become a provocative symbol of American power running roughshod over national sovereignty and killing innocents."
Published: Wednesday 30 May 2012
"The President of the United States believes he has the power to order people killed -- in total secrecy, without any due process, without transparency or oversight of any kind."
Published: Friday 18 May 2012
The U.S. has used drones to kill thousands of people in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia. But the government routinely refuses to provide any official information on local reports of civilian deaths or the identities of most of those killed.
Published: Monday 14 May 2012
"Placed in the hands of evildoers, those weapons and powers could create a living nightmare; controlled by the best of people, they lead to measured, thoughtful, precise decisions in which bad things are (with rare and understandable exceptions) done only to truly terrible types."
Published: Monday 7 May 2012
Published: Tuesday 1 May 2012
"Sending Debt Peonage, Poverty, and Freaky Weather Into the Arena"
Published: Sunday 29 April 2012
U.S. drone strikes have killed an estimated 3,000 people, including hundreds of civilians, in covert drone missions in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa.
Published: Friday 27 April 2012
Published: Thursday 19 April 2012
How Pakistan Makes Washington Pay for the Afghan War
Published: Tuesday 10 April 2012
"The U.S. government will not even acknowledge the existence of the covert drone program, much less account for those who are killed and maimed."
Published: Monday 9 April 2012
Published: Friday 30 March 2012
"The movement they and their fellow activists spearheaded, called the Global March to Jerusalem (GMJ), is now in its final stages."
Published: Thursday 29 March 2012
"World Health Organization states that Pakistan, despite the large percentage of prescribed vaccination, had the highest number of polio cases in a decade."
Published: Sunday 19 February 2012
"The United States is now in the business of using missile-armed drones and special operations forces to eliminate anyone (not excluding U.S. citizens) the president of the United States decides has become an intolerable annoyance."
Published: Monday 30 January 2012
The doctor has turned into a bargaining chip within the failing U.S-Pakistan alliance.
Published: Sunday 29 January 2012
The fate of the doctor has become another source of tension between Islamabad and Washington, with American officials pressing Pakistan to free him so he and his family can be resettled in the United States.
Published: Thursday 26 January 2012
"Militants and security analysts said Weinstein might be traded for al Qaida members who were in Pakistani custody, or used as a human shield to prevent security forces from striking its camps in North Waziristan."
Published: Wednesday 18 January 2012
The three men are Nizar Sassi, now 31, Mourad Benchellali, now 30, and Khaled Ben Mustapha, now 40.
Published: Wednesday 18 January 2012
"Following the Money in the Iran Crisis"
Published: Tuesday 17 January 2012
"Security analysts said the selective targeting suggested that Pakistani security authorities had sanctioned the strikes, despite a Foreign Ministry statement Thursday that drone intrusions into Pakistan's airspace 'cannot be condoned.'"
Published: Friday 13 January 2012
How activists are trying to bring the moral implications of drone warfare to light.
Published: Wednesday 11 January 2012
The army has staged four coups in the past and democracy was only restored by elections in 2008 from the latest period of military rule.
Published: Tuesday 3 January 2012
Even some traditional conservatives and Tea Party rebels have begun to side with liberal Democrats such as Representative Barney Frank (D.-Mass.) to propose much larger cuts in defense spending than either the Obama administration or Congress as a whole is likely to consider this year.
Published: Monday 26 December 2011
"By trying to play by the old rules, [Zardari] committed several mistakes that may ultimately cost him his job and the Bhutto family its hold on power."
Published: Saturday 17 December 2011
Recently, the Obama administration requested a waiver on human rights restrictions in the forthcoming foreign appropriations bill in order to resume arming the Karimov dictatorship in Uzbekistan, which has massacred hundreds of pro-democracy protesters and has literally boiled its opponents alive.
Published: Tuesday 13 December 2011
The reality is that the war in Afghanistan is unwinnable, yet many people in the West still believe that killing Taliban fighters keeps up military pressure that might eventually lead to a negotiated outcome.
Published: Sunday 4 December 2011
"For all the talk of 'precision weapons' and 'surgical strikes,' drones have inflicted hundreds of civilian deaths and 500 lb. bombs have very little in common with operating rooms."
Published: Friday 2 December 2011
"He was 22, a corporal in the Marines from Preston, Iowa, a 'city' incorporated in 1890 with a present population of 949."
Published: Tuesday 29 November 2011
U.S. officials expressed considerable concern that Pakistan may also decide to boycott a critical international meeting Dec. 5 in Bonn, Germany, on the future of Afghanistan as ISAF prepares to withdraw its forces by 2014.
Published: Monday 28 November 2011
The United States has to recognize that when and if the war ends Pakistan will be the dominant player in Afghanistan.
Published: Monday 28 November 2011
Pakistan announced Saturday that it would "review" all military, intelligence and diplomatic co-operation with the United States and ISAF forces in response to the incident.
Published: Sunday 27 November 2011
Pakistan announces retaliation after NATO attack on Pakistani border outpost.
Published: Sunday 27 November 2011
"Maybe voters just wonder about a guy who's willing to tailor everything to please his audience. Even his name."
Published: Wednesday 23 November 2011
Gingrich said there is a difference between criminals and terrorists, and that they should be treated differently — criminals with all due process of civilian law, but terrorists treated under the rules of war.
Published: Sunday 6 November 2011
Published: Thursday 29 September 2011
In 2007, CIA director Michael Hayden began lobbying the White House for "permission to carry out strikes against houses or cars merely on the basis of behavior that matched a 'pattern of life' associated with al-Qaeda or other groups."
Published: Sunday 11 September 2011
U.S. officials warned that Shukrijumah, 36, is especially dangerous to the nation because of the time he spent in America
Published: Thursday 8 September 2011
"Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq remain among the poorest, most violent and corrupt countries while such oil companies as Exxon Mobile, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Petronas have signed contracts with Baghdad to ensure themselves humongous rewards for decades to come."
Published: Tuesday 6 September 2011
"The CIA's institutional interests in continuing the drone war may have become so commanding that no director could afford to override those interests on the basis of his own analysis of how the drone strikes affect U.S. interests."
Published: Tuesday 6 September 2011
Mohsin Zaheer, editor of the Urdu weekly Sada-E-Pakistan, said that aside from the economic downturn, the biggest impact on his community since 9/11 has been the establishment of the PATRIOT Act's National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), which required special travel procedures for those coming from more than two dozen countries that raised terrorism concerns
Published: Monday 5 September 2011
Even if the White House withdraws troops according to its proposed schedule, by 2012 the number of U.S. troops still fighting that war will be higher than when Obama took office
Published: Saturday 27 August 2011
Published: Monday 15 August 2011
"Investigation Finds U.S. Drones Strike Pakistan Every Four Days, Killing 775 Civilians Since 2004."
Published: Saturday 13 August 2011
Published: Saturday 6 August 2011
Authorities hope that the archaeological sites, trout fishing and other charms of Swat, plus its hardy population of 1.8 million, can restore the status of the valley as a world tourist destination.
Published: Wednesday 3 August 2011
"Americans have yet to grapple with what it means to have a "special" force this large, this active, and this secret -- and they are unlikely to begin to do so until more information is available."


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Rules for Non-Spousal Inherited IRAs
Original post by Jane Meggitt of Demand Media
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has different regulations for individual retirement accounts inherited by a surviving spouse and non-spousal beneficiaries. Non-spousal beneficiaries have fewer options than a husband or wife -- they cannot roll the inherited IRA into their own IRA accounts, as can the surviving spouse. If you are the beneficiary of a non-spousal IRA, be sure to make any decision by December 31 of the year of the decedent's death.
Trustee to Trustee Transfer
While non-spousal beneficiaries cannot transfer additional funds or roll over amounts in or out of the inherited IRA, the IRS permits a trustee-to-trustee transfer. To do this, the IRA into which assets are moved must be set up with the financial institution in the name of the decedent owner, in your benefit as the beneficiary. No taxes are owed until you start taking distributions from the IRA.
Required Minimum Distributions
Inherited IRA regulations for non-spousal beneficiaries also depend on whether the decedent was already taking required minimum distributions (RMD). While Roth IRAs do not require RMDs, those owning traditional IRAs must take RMDs by the age of 70 1/2. If the decedent was taking RMDs, that amount must be taken out of the account as income for the decedent's year of death before passing to the beneficiary, and counts as estate income.
If the decedent was not yet taking RMDs, or had not reached the age where distributions were required, the non-spousal beneficiary has several options. He may choose to have the entire amount of the IRA distributed to him, or if the account is a Roth IRA, have the entire amount distributed within five years of the decedent's death. Choosing this method incurs taxes on earnings. He may also choose to take distributions based on the IRS life expectancy tables. If the decedent was already taking RMDs, the beneficiary may choose between having the entire amount distributed, or taking payments based on his life expectancy or the calculated life expectancy of the decedent, whichever is longer. The IRA distributions then remain either tax-deferred or tax-free, depending on the type of IRA.
Federal Estate Tax Deduction
If inheriting a traditional IRA, the beneficiary may be able to claim any deductions made for estate tax triggered by certain distributions. This does not apply to Roth IRAs. She may deduct estate tax paid on the part of the distributions considered income to the decedent, as long as the deduction is taken for the tax year in which this income is reported on the estate tax.
- IRS.gov: Publication 590 (2010), Individual Retirement Arrangements (IRAs)
- Charles Schwab: FAQs: Inherited IRAs
- Canandaigua National Bank and Trust: Inherited IRA
About the Author
Jane Meggitt has been a writer for more than 20 years. In addition to reporting for a major newspaper chain, her work has appeared in "Horse News," "Suburban Classic," "Hoof Beats," "Equine Journal" and other publications. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English from New York University and an Associate of Arts from the American Academy of Dramatics Arts, New York City.


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Globalization & Monetary Policy Institute
Off-site Articles on Globalization
- "Financial Globalization and Monetary Policy," Steven B. Kamin. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. International Finance Discussion Papers Number 1002, June 2010
- "Global Banks and International Shock Transmission: Evidence from the Crisis," Nicola Cetorelli Linda S. Goldberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Staff Report no. 446, May 2010
- "How Did a Domestic Housing Slump Turn into a Global Financial Crisis?" Steven B. Kamin and Laurie Pounder DeMarco, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, International Finance Discussion Papers Number 994, January 2010
- "Banking Globalization and Monetary Transmission," Nicola Cetorelli and Linda Goldberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Staff Reports, 333, Revised February 2009
- "Have Developed Countries Escaped the Curse of Distance?" Hervé Boulhol and Alain de Serres, OECD Economics Department Working Paper No. 610
- "Measures of International Transport Cost for OECD Countries," Stephen S. Golub and Brian Tomasik, OECD Economics Department Working Papers No. 609
- T"he Contribution of Economic Geography to GDP Per Capita," Hervé Boulhol, Alain de Serres and Margit Molnar, OECD Economics Department Working Paper No. 602
- "Globalisation and the European Union: Which Countries Are Best Placed to Cope?" David Rae and Marte Sollie, OECD Economics Department Working Paper No. 586
- "Globalisation and the Macroeconomic Policy Environment," Karine Hervé, Isabell Koske, Nigel Pain, Franck Sédillot, OECD Economics Department Working Papers No.552
- "The Conduct of Global Monetary Policy and Domestic Stability," Andrew P Blake and Bojan Markovic, Bank of England Working Paper No. 353
- "Has Trade with China Affected UK Inflation?" Tracy Wheeler. Bank of England External MPC Unit Discussion Paper No. 22
- "Globalization and Monetary Control," Michael Woodford, Columbia University, July 2007
- "Globalisation and Inflation in the OECD Economies," Nigel Pain, Isabell Koske and Marte Sollie, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Economics Department Working Paper No. 524
- "Globalisation and the determinants of domestic inflation," William R. White, BIS Working Papers, No 250, March 2008
- "Globalisation and inflation: New cross-country evidence on the global determinants of domestic inflation" Claudio E V Borio and Andrew Filardo, BIS Working Papers No 227, May 2007
- "Globalization and Global Disinflation," Kenneth S. Rogoff, "Monetary Policy and Uncertainty: Adapting to a Changing Economy" conference proceedings, 2003
- "Impact of Globalization on Monetary Policy," Kenneth S. Rogoff, "The New Economic Geography: Effects and Policy Implications" conference proceedings, 2006


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CLEMSON, S.C. -- The University of Iowa women's rowing team concluded Clemson Invitational action Sunday morning in Clemson, S.C. Due to inclement weather, session two, originally scheduled for Saturday afternoon, began Sunday morning with session three following immediately after.
"The second day here was certainly better than our first overall," said head coach Andrew Carter. "I think our two varsity 8+'s bounced back from a pretty dodgy start yesterday, while our 4+'s improved on what I thought was a solid day one. The first session of the morning was much more reflective of where we are and I was quite pleased that our crews were able to show that.
"Today's conditions were pretty rough. It really blew out there in the final round of racing with very strong winds coming across the course. Unfortunately, the draw had most our crews on the far side of that, which made things pretty challenging. For the most part, our crews handled it quite well but the 2V8+ took a bit of a beating by Mother Nature and was just this side of swamping in their last race. It was a bit of a survival session."
The Hawkeye 1V4+ and 2V4+ boats finished with back-to-back first place finishes with times of 8:01.40 and 8:05.40, respectively. The 1V4+ boat beat Duke by six seconds (8:07.60) and the 2V4+ boat defeated Michigan State by four seconds (8:09.80).
The Hawkeyes began session two with the 1V8+ race and placed sixth with a time of 7:05.30, one second ahead of Oklahoma (7:06.30). No. 19-ranked Cornell won the race with a time of 6:51.50, two seconds ahead of No.17 Louisville (6:53.90).
In the 2V8+ race, Iowa placed third in 7:10.80, four seconds ahead of Oklahoma (7:14.80). Louisville finished first in 7:04.40, while Dartmouth took second in 7:10.50, barely edging out the Hawkeyes.
Iowa's 3V8+ boat took fifth with a time of 8:14.00, edging out Michigan State by two seconds (8:16.60) and Cornell by nine seconds (8:23.40). Penn finished first with a time of 7:44.70 and Louisville took the runner-up spot with a time of 7:51.50.
The final session of the invite began as the Hawkeyes' 1V8+ boat finished sixth in 7:26.40,an early one second ahead of Miami (7:27.30). Oregon State won the race in 7:08.80 and No.13 Harvard finished second in 7:11.20.
Iowa finished the invite with the 2V8+ race and finished sixth in 8:11.50, defeating Duke (8:15.00) by three and a half seconds. Harvard took first in 7:35.60, while Oregon State took second in 7:49.40.
Session three was cut short due to unsafe weather conditions.
The Hawkeyes return home to host their final home regatta of the season against Big Ten foe Minnesota on Sunday, April 27. The regatta will begin at 8 a.m. (CT) at Lake MacBride in Solon, Iowa.
1V8+: Brianna Achs, Beth Baustian, Morgan Grastorf, Lauren Subler, Claire Benschoter, Zoe Ribar, Edwina Flakemore, Erin Czupil, Sarah Bartlett (coxswain)
2V8+: Laura Hallman, Madeline Anglin, Nicole Mitchell, Allison Hanson, Gabrielle Watson, Cristy Hartman, Jessica Streur, Rebecca Thompson, Katie Brown (coxswain)
1V4+: Nina Hendriks, Alyssa Armstrong, Sarah Rhoads, Mackenzie Norton, Destinee Gwee (coxswain)
2V4+: Rachel Crosley, Kasia Gniatczyk, Bec Clayton, Skylar McSorley, Rachel Chambers (coxswain)


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NGO: Syria jihadists kill five rebels in bombing
A bomb attack blamed on pro-al-Qaeda group, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), has killed at least five militants in Syria's Idlib Province as infighting rages on among various foreign-backed opposition groups.
The so-called Observatory for Human Rights, which is based in the UK, said the incident took place on Saturday in Saraqeb, adding that ISIL was behind the attack.
The observatory further stated that the bomb was planted under a vehicle used by militants from Ahrar al-Sham brigade that has led the battle against ISIL militants in the area.
The attack came as the Ahrar al-Sham militants were preparing for an assault on an ISIL base in Idlib.
In the city of Raqqa, the ISIL militants surrounded the home of a commander from another al-Qaeda-linked group, the al-Nusra Front.
The ISIL had earlier engaged in clashes with the so-called Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the city.
Infighting among different foreign-sponsored militant groups fighting against the government of President Bashar al-Assad has spread across northern Syria over the past week.
Syria has been gripped by deadly unrest since 2011. According to reports, the Western powers and their regional allies -- especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey -- are supporting the militants operating inside Syria.


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Universities Working to Stop Falling Dairy Numbers
National dairy numbers have fallen by more than two-thirds since 1995 and staff at the University of Georgia have joined forces with five other universities to try and reverse the decline. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is funding the $3 million effort.Steve Oliver, assistant dean of University of Tennessee Ag Research and a professor of animal science, will lead the project. He explained the study will focus on improving herd health and milk quality and quantity by lowering the incidence of mastitis."The Southeastern dairy industry is in serious trouble," Oliver said. "Although the nation is experiencing a surge in milk and dairy demand, the Southeast has experienced a greater than 37 percent decline in total milk production. Milk quality is also consistently the poorest of all the regions of the U.S."The reason for the low milk quality in the region is the high levels of mastitis, an inflammation of the cows' udders."Improved milk quality and greater production quantities are all about consistent employment of good management practices for the health and well-being of the cow," Oliver said.The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will serve as the study's lead institution, and regional participants include the University of Kentucky, the University of Florida, the University of Georgia, Mississippi State University and Virginia Tech.Researchers plan to reach out to challenged and under performing dairies to enhance regional milk production and improve overall milk quality.Teams will conduct applied research and on-farm demonstrations focusing on strategies for controlling mastitis and enhancing milk quality. Stakeholders will also include veterinary practitioners, university students, extension personnel and other industry representatives serving the dairy community.
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How To Topeka'd Something (Formerly Googling or Googled)
As our good friend Abe Goodman revealed today in breaking news, internet super-giant Google.com has renamed itself Topeka.
Google has opted to name itself after American city Topeka, Kansas, a place well-known as a bastion of technological progress and Christian morality.
What a great community to become the new standard for Google.
So as we see Google changes its name to Topeka, what does that mean for modern culture? The main change, other than now having to probably type , will be a change to our American lexicon.
Instead of "googling" something, you'll now be "Topekaling" something. You'll tell your friends to Topeka something to lean about it themselves.
To help explain this process a bit more, Topeka (formerly Google) has created a chart to help you learn the new lexicon lingo.
This is an exciting development as Topeka, KS, is a noted city of morality. It proudly houses the Westboro Baptist Church (home of Fred Phelps) and the people there heavily supported our Christian Senator John McCain.
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