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Europe's highest court said Tuesday that Google must give individuals the right to hide certain information about themselves, in a potentially far-reaching legal decision that raises questions about privacy rights, censorship and the way Internet services are delivered around the world.
The ruling was praised by some privacy advocates. But while it has no immediate effect in the United States, critics warned it could disrupt -- or at least bog down -- online services and potentially interfere with the ability of all Internet users to search for information.
"This ruling opens the door to large-scale private censorship in Europe," warned a spokesman for the Computer and Communications Industry Association, which represents Google and other leading online companies. "This will likely affect all companies providing links on the Internet."
A leading U.S. privacy watchdog, however, said the court's action made Tuesday "a good day for the right to privacy." Marc Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center added, "I know a bunch of people in the valley are probably pulling their hair out right now, but they should have seen this coming."
Experts said the ruling is the latest of several moves by European authorities to stake out a stronger right of individual privacy than usually afforded by U.S. law. Officials of the European Union, which includes more than 500 million people, are mulling legislation that would go even further than the court in codifying what some call "the right to be forgotten," or to avoid being dogged by outdated, derogatory information.
For some Europeans, those concerns are underscored by recent revelations about U.S. and British government efforts to collect Internet users' data. But critics warn that such legislation threatens the right of free speech, since it could lead to censorship by politicians, business leaders or other individuals who want to scrub truthful information from their past.
"The so-called 'right to be forgotten' sounds great, but if you did something stupid and someone writes about it, why do you later have the right to have it erased as if it never happened?" asked Brian Wesolowski of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based policy group.
Tuesday's ruling stems from a case involving a Spanish lawyer, Mario Costeja, who searched for his own name on Google and found links to a 1998 legal notice in a Spanish newspaper concerning the sale of his property to settle an unpaid debt.
Costeja complained to Spain's privacy agency in 2009, arguing the links should be removed because the debt was long since repaid. Spanish authorities agreed, but Google challenged the order in court, saying it shouldn't be required to censor material that was published legally by the Spanish news site. Spain's National Court then sought guidance from the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
The Court of Justice ruled Google and other search engine operators must consider requests like Costeja's and weigh individual privacy rights against any legitimate public interest in the information. The court also said users who aren't satisfied with the outcome may turn to local authorities for a resolution.
Google may be obliged to remove links to Web pages even when the original publication is legal, the court said, while sending the case back to Spain for final determination.
"It's a great relief," Costeja told The Associated Press. "If Google was great before, it's perfect now, because there are game rules to go by."
But Google said the ruling was "disappointing" for "search engines and online publishers in general." The Mountain View company, which operates the leading search engine here and in Europe, has said it shouldn't be held responsible for material on other sites simply because it turns up in a Google search.
The European court, however, put the responsibility on search engines after concluding it may be too difficult for users to negotiate with individual websites and publishers.
A spokesman said Google needs time to analyze the ruling's implications. Yahoo said it's also reviewing the decision, while adding: "Since our founding almost 20 years ago, we've supported an open and free Internet, not one shaded by censorship." Microsoft declined to comment Tuesday.
Several critics echoed Emma Llanso, an attorney at the Center for Democracy and Technology, who called it "an implementation nightmare" for Internet companies. She predicted companies will be flooded with requests, to which they may respond by taking down offending links to avoid endless legal challenges. As a result, she said, even U.S. users might not be shown certain links.
Others noted that Google and other Internet companies already operate "localized" websites in different countries, sometimes tailored to local rules. Google at one time provided censored results on its China-based site, under Chinese law, although it later closed that site. So it's not impossible for Google to show one set of results in Europe and another in the United States.
But in Europe, warned Santa Clara University law professor Eric Goldman, "search engines will be deluged by take-down requests, each of which will require costly individualized determinations." A slew of take-downs, he added, could lead many Europeans to view their country-specific sites as "less credible."
European supporters of the ruling, however, called it a positive move to bring international companies into compliance with European consumer protection rules.
"Today's court judgement is a clear victory for the protection of personal data of Europeans," Viviane Reding, the European Union's Justice Commissioner, said on her Facebook page.
Contact Brandon Bailey at 408-920-5022 or follow him at Twitter.com/BrandonBailey; contact Patrick May at 408-920-5689 or follow him at Twitter.com/patmaymerc.


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Community members from Waynesboro and Greencastle gathered in the spirit of Christmas to celebrate the annual tree lighting ceremonies Friday evening. Visitors enjoyed all aspects of the holiday from music and hot chocolate to sleigh rides, carols and refreshments. At left is Waynesboro's tree adorned with colored lights and decorative balls and at right is Greencastle's tree illuminated with white lights. The holiday revelry will continue today when Santa comes to town during parades in both towns.
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SAN ANDREAS — The California Highway Patrol and Santa's Express are collecting toys for the 15th annual CHiPs for KIDS Toy Drive.
Collection barrels have been placed at various locations around Calaveras County, including CHP stations in San Andreas and Arnold, Mark Twain, Copperopolis, San Andreas and Jenny Lind elementary schools and Toyon Middle School.
Toys will be given to hospitalized and disadvantaged children in Calaveras County just before Christmas.
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Enter the magical land of Story in this sequel to Storybound, perfect for fans of Inkheart, The School for Good and Evil, and classic fantasy tales like Ella Enchanted and The Neverending Story. Kids who love fairy tales, dragons, magic, and more will be enchanted by Una Fairchild's unforgettable adventure in Story's End.
Story is a land of dashing Heroes, dastardly Villains, and epic quests—and once upon a time, a noble King. But the King vanished so long ago that even the memory of him is lost. Now a cruel Enemy plots to rewrite Story's future, and an ordinary girl named Una Fairchild may be the only one who can stop him. As Una and her friends Peter and Indy race to defeat the Enemy, their quest will take them deep into the secrets of Story's past . . . and Una's own mysterious ties to this fairy-tale kingdom and its long-forgotten King.
Discover the richly imagined world, spirited cast of storybook characters, and timeless appeal of Story's End, which closes the book on Una's adventure "with an all-out bang" (ALA Booklist).
Long ago, a King ruled the land of Story. . . .
During his reign, Heroes, Villains, and characters of all kinds lived out new Tales filled with daring quests and epic struggles.
Then the King disappeared, and over the years, nearly everyone forgot that he had ever existed. Now an evil Enemy has emerged, determined to write a new future for Story that he will control. And an ordinary girl named Una Fairchild is inextricably tangled up in his deadly plan.
Una and her friends Peter and Indy are desperate to find a way to defeat the Enemy. But Una soon discovers that the real key may lie in her own mysterious ties to Story's past—and to the long-forgotten King, who could be Story's only hope for survival.
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"Hits the ground running. There are a lot of compelling plotlines, and the book ends with an all-out bang." — Booklist
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- Imprint: HarperCollins
- On Sale: 04/02/2013
- Trimsize: 5.5 in (w) x 8.25 in (h) x 1.17 in (d)
- Pages: 368
- List Price: 16.99 USD
- Ages: 8 to 12
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OAKLAND -- Time is no ally of the A's, and after a 2-1 loss to Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, Oakland manager Bob Melvin acknowledged as much.
The A's have 23 games left on the schedule, and after 16 losses in their past 23 games, it looks increasingly as if the club will be fighting for an American League wild-card berth instead of the A.L. West title. The A's remained 41/2 games behind the first-place Los Angeles Angels, who lost Wednesday night in Houston.
Melvin knows those numbers. He knows some other numbers, too.
"A couple of years ago we were five back with 13 to play," Melvin said. Actually the A's were five back with nine to play in 2012 but ran down the Texas Rangers, capturing the A.L. West title on the last day of the season.
There are a couple differences. The A's had seven of their last 10 games against the team they were chasing, Texas. This time around they have three left with the Angels.
The A's weren't under pressure of living up to expectations, Oakland having been an afterthought in the spring of 2012. After back-to-back A.L. West titles and having been baseball's dominant team at the All-Star break at 59-36, expectations are a burden now.
Most of all, the A's were coming hard just to get to those last nine games, having won 25 of 37 simply to get to five games back.
"We'll be coming hard here soon, too," Melvin said. "We've got 23 games left. We will. Time is there.
"I think we're going to pick it up. I think the last 20 games or so we're going to get really hot. I do."
The A's had better hope so, because if Oakland heads into the postseason as a wild card, it figures to be another game like Wednesday's, ace vs. ace. Jon Lester pitched well enough to win 90 percent of his starts. So did Hernandez.
And if it's a one-game playoff Sept. 30 for the right to advance to the A.L. Division Series, then it could well be Hernandez against Lester all over again. As much as the A's like Lester, they would just as soon not have to put their postseason hopes on having to beat Hernandez in a winner-take-all brawl, not when the Seattle ace is now 19-7 lifetime against them.
Adam Dunn gave the A's a 1-0 lead with a solo homer in the fourth. Kyle Seager and Corey Hart hit back-to-back homers in the space of three Lester pitches in the seventh inning. That was it. The A's never got another base runner against Hernandez and Seattle closer Fernando Rodney.
Hernandez said after the win, his 14th, that he loves "this kind of challenge."
Lester does, too, and said two mistakes did him in.
In the course of throwing 107 pitches, a starter should be allowed a couple mistakes, but when Hernandez is on the other side, there is little room for error.
"If I (only) give up two solo homers, I like my chances in just about any game," Lester said. "Unfortunately, Felix was on the other side, and he did one better."
The A's aren't the only team Hernandez dominates. But for seven innings Tuesday, James Paxton did, too. Every pitcher save one throwing for the Angels in a four-game weekend series did it, too. The offense that roared for half a season is scarcely whispering now.
"We've got to put some more bats on balls and find some more holes," catcher Derek Norris said, cutting to the chase. "We can't bank on a guy, no matter who he is, Lester or Sandy Koufax or whoever, to go out and throw nine innings of shutout ball."
The A's have a day off Thursday, then have a weekend series against the Astros. Houston is a team in some turmoil, manager Bo Porter having just been fired, but the A's are facing an existential crisis of their own.
"There are a lot of games left, and if you look ahead and at how many games you are behind or whatever, it can be a distraction," Melvin said. "We're all about winning Friday's game."
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Henderson County unemployment rate jumps to 7.9% in January
Published: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 10:57 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 22, 2013 at 10:57 a.m.
Unemployment rates for Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties increased from December to January, according to the N.C. Department of Commerce.
Those January numbers are aligned with the rest of the state, as all 100 counties saw an increase.
In Henderson County, unemployment rates jumped 0.8 percent in December to 7.9 percent, matching January 2012's unemployment rate.
The scenario is typical for this time of the year because holiday workers lose their employment after the season is over, said Larry Parker, acting public information director for the N.C. Department of Commerce's Division of Employment Security.
"The biggest loss was in the retail trade in the job sector," Parker said.
Polk's rate climbed from 7.7 percent to 8.2 percent in January and like Henderson, it remained unchanged from the previous year.
Transylvania County's rate bumped up to 11.5 percent in January from December's 10 percent. The county's 2012 rate was 11 percent.
Graham County had the highest unemployment rate at 20.4, percent while Orange County had the lowest at 6.6 percent. Among the metro areas, Rocky Mount at 14.1 percent experienced the highest rate and Durham-Chapel Hill at 7.7 percent had the lowest.
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Definition of simple in English:
adjective (simpler, simplest)
1Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty: a simple solution camcorders are now so simple to operate
More example sentences
- The notes are simple and are easily understandable even to a common man.
- The first five steps are really very simple and can easily avert a potential disaster.
- The order should be expressed in simple terms, easily understood even by those who, like the appellant, are not very bright.
straightforward, easy, uncomplicated, uninvolved, effortless, painless, undemanding, elementary, child's play
informal as easy as pie, as easy as ABC, a piece of cake, a cinch, no sweat, a pushover, kids' stuff, a breeze, duck soup, a snap
clear, plain, straightforward, intelligible, comprehensible, uncomplicated, accessible
informal user-friendly
1.1Plain, basic, or uncomplicated in form, nature, or design; without much decoration or ornamentation: a simple white blouse the house is furnished in a simple country style
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- All furniture forms were plain in design with simple or no surface decoration.
- The entire layout is extremely basic and simple, designed to allow gamers to get in and out quickly.
- The other features a modern look with simple designs in black white and silver.
plain, unadorned, undecorated, unembellished, unornamented, unelaborate, basic, unsophisticated, no-frills;
classic, understated, uncluttered, restrained, unshowy, unflashy
1.2 [attributive] Used to emphasize the fundamental and straightforward nature of something: the simple truth
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- All the fundamental paradoxes are true for one simple reason: they are truths.
- I should not have had to cross the world to discover something as simple and fundamental as this.
- This looks to me more like a boom driven by very simple fundamentals.
candid, frank, honest, sincere, plain, absolute, unqualified, bald, stark, unadorned, unvarnished, unembellished
2Composed of a single element; not compound.
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- That way you can upgrade your patient's break from a simple to a compound fracture and claim more money from the insurance company.
- A lively dance; the music from Shakespeare's time is often in simple rather than compound metre.
noncompound, noncomplex, uncombined, unblended, unalloyed, pure, single
2.1 Mathematics Denoting a group that has no proper normal subgroup.
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- In it he determined the minimal simple finite groups, this is to say, the simple groups whose proper subgroups are solvable.
- Galois then shows that the non-abelian simple group of smallest order has order 60.
- He searched for finite simple groups and in an 1892 paper he showed that all simple groups up to order 200 are already known.
2.2 Botany (Of a leaf or stem) not divided or branched.
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- This axis comprised successive nodes, each having a simple leaf, separated by internodes of variable length.
2.3(Of a lens, microscope, etc.) consisting of a single lens or component.
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- Painters like Vermeer traced images from convex mirrors and simple lenses - thus the hand in the camera.
- The biaxial scanning mechanism and the simple objective lenses are the key features.
- Petzval produced an achromatic portrait lens that was vastly superior to the simple meniscus lens then in use.
2.4(In English grammar) denoting a tense formed without an auxiliary, e.g., sang as opposed to was singing.
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- Traditionally, the simple future tense is will or shall followed by the infinitive: will follow.
2.5(Of interest) payable on the sum loaned only. Compare with compound1.
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- The interest rolls up in the units you buy, so you actually get capital gain on your units rather than simple interest.
- Bankers charged simple interest, with interest capitalised at intervals.
- They gave her simple interest on it and they absolved her of her liability for the occupation rent.
3Of or characteristic of low rank or status; humble and unpretentious: a simple Buddhist monk
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- They lived a similar humble and simple life, before both being assassinated by the British Royal Family.
- He was a quiet unassuming man with simple tastes and was dedicated to his greyhounds and track.
- These leaders, unlike Jesus, who was humble and simple, are the affluent lot.
unpretentious, unsophisticated, ordinary, unaffected, unassuming, natural, honest-to-goodness, cracker-barrel
informal country-fried
4Of low or abnormally low intelligence.
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- Marx always emphasised that we can learn more from intelligent conservatives than from simple liberals.
having learning difficulties, having special (educational) needs;
of low intelligence, simpleminded, unintelligent, backward, (mentally) retarded
nounchiefly historical
A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one: the gatherers of simples
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- The woodlands were a reservoir of fuel; they were a larder of delicacies; a medicine chest of simples and cures.
- The poetic and medical arts - not disease - flourish in gardens: their cool shade and sacred laurel trees give shelter to Apollo's inspirational Muses, and their plants furnish powerful pharmaceutical simples to combat disease.
- Tia Aria showed me the garden where herbs medicinal and herbs amatory went into the making of her famous simples.
Used to convey that something is very straightforward: I don't overanalyze. I listen, I like, I buy. Simple!
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- They provide us with good service and they deserve to get paid for it. Simple!
- You'll notice my daily numbers and annual averages don't match. Simple — this site took three months to really get rolling.
- To grow old with him and see the kids grow old and have their lives, that's all I want. Simple.
simpleness noun
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- The folksiness, the simpleness, simply repels them.
- The cultural preference of simpleness that has been with us throughout our long history is very solid and lies deep inside us.
- 'We were born simply into life; the simpleness of life is the most cherished,' she continues.
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin simplus. The noun sense (mid 16th century) originally referred to a medicine made from one constituent, especially from one plant.
Words that rhyme with simpledimple, pimple, wimple
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It says right there on the box, "the sweetest comeback in the history of ever."
Daevey Abernathy will see about that.
"I don't like Twinkies," Daevey said.
But, Daevey knows her sweets. She's behind "Wichita Cake Creations."
"We offer over 15 gourmet flavors on top of doing specialty occasion cakes," Daevey said.
We bought the "Hostess Twinkies Maker" at Dillons for less than $20.
"In a large bowl we are going to cream together the butter and sugar," Daevey said as she read the instructions.
Then, she plugged in the unit. The maker heated-up quickly. The baker poured in the batter and shut the lid. The Twinkies are done seven minutes later.
"That looks pretty good to me," Daevey said.
Daevey finished whipping-up the marshmallow fluff filling. Finally, she filled the Twinkies.
For the ultimate taste test, we compared our homemade Twinkies, to the real thing. Our Twinkies weren't cool enough for the cream. So, it melted inside. Still, our somewhat crispy homemade Twinkies didn't stand-up to the original.
Does it work?
"It does work," she said.
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Widespread use of vaccines to prevent infectious diseases is one of the greatest public health achievements of this century. Basic science and applied research, fueled by NIAID investments, are creating unprecedented opportunities to expand vaccine discovery and development within the next 5 years. NIAID plans for vaccine research are focused in four areas: (1) vaccine discovery, design, and development; (2) development of vaccines against pathogens associated with emerging and potentially re-emerging global health problems; (3) overcoming obstacles to development of vaccines against pathogens of high public health importance that have eluded preventive intervention; and (4) vaccine discovery and development in newly identified areas of need.
Understanding human immunity, analyzing the molecular dynamics of binding complexes during host/pathogen interactions, and utilizing the pathogen and host gene expression profiles will be increasingly important for the discovery, design, and development of future vaccines. Translation from discovery to development will require early recognition of practical needs, such as single-dose, temperature-stable formulations delivered by novel routes (skin, nose).
Facilitate the discovery, design, and development of vaccines through expanded knowledge of the molecular and immunologic interplay between host and pathogen.
Foster collaborative interactions among various disciplines to accelerate progress in vaccine discovery, design, and development.
Pathogen emergence and re-emergence are influenced by a variety of factors. Despite the breadth of potential needs, the basic research requirements associated with the development of vaccines against emerging infections are similar.
Scientific, technical, theoretical, and political obstacles have hampered the development of several vaccines against diseases of high public health importance. Expanding knowledge of the host-pathogen relationship and the genetic organization of malaria and tuberculosis has resulted in renewed enthusiasm that vaccines may control these diseases. In the United States, other equally important pathogens, for which vaccine development efforts have been unsuccessful, have been identified for renewed efforts.
Re-address vaccine development strategies for diseases of greatest health importance using the expanded knowledge gained by novel technologies and microbial pathogenesis.
Pursue alternative strategies and address existing barriers, such as modes of vaccine delivery, immunopotentiation, and reactivation, in diseases of high global health importance.
Pursue programs in neglected areas of national and international needs.
Expanding the scientific base for developing therapeutic vaccines for chronic diseases and exploring opportunities to improve health through vaccines against non-traditional health targets are important components of the NIAID plan. To be successful, scientific opportunity and public health need to merge in three areas: (1) management of chronic diseases of infectious and non-infectious origin; (2) control of autoimmune diseases through tolerogenic and non-tolerogenic approaches; and (3) special circumstances, such as the development of vaccines against potential bioterrorism agents.
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A Fargo man accused of possessing more than 200,000 pictures and 500 videos of child pornography has pleaded guilty in federal court.
Thirty-year-old John Ehlen faces four child pornography-related counts. U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says Ehlen faces up to 50 years in prison when he is sentenced Feb. 20.
Purdon says some of the pornographic images were of children as young as 3 years old.
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Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests
A Field Guide for Identification and Control
James H. Miller, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Auburn University, AL 36849.
Revised August 2003. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–62. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 93 p.
Invasions of nonnative plants into southern forests continue to go unchecked and unmonitored. Invasive nonnative plants infest under and beside forest canopies and occupy small forest openings, increasingly eroding forest productivity, hindering forest use and management activities, and degrading diversity and wildlife habitat. Often called nonnative, exotic, nonindigenous, alien, or noxious weeds, they occur as trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, ferns, and forbs. Some have been introduced into this country accidentally, but most were brought here as ornamentals or for livestock forage. These robust plants arrived without their natural predators of insects and diseases that tend to keep native plants in natural balance. Now they increase across the landscape with little opposition, beyond the control and reclamation measures applied by landowners and managers on individual land holdings.
The objective of this book is to provide information on accurate identification and effective control of the 33 plants or groups that are invading the forests of the 13 Southern States at an alarming rate, showing both growing and dormant season traits. It lists other nonnative invasive plants of growing concern and explains control recommendations and selective application procedures. The text and photographs were originally developed to assist in the first region-wide survey and monitoring of these invading species, conducted by the USDA Forest Service's Forest Inventory and Analysis Research Work Unit of the Southern Research Station in collaboration with State forestry management agencies. The four-number survey codes as well as the international plant codes are given for each species.
Integrated vegetation management programs are needed to combat invading nonnative plants. Strategies of surveillance and treatment of new arrivals will safeguard lands, and reclamation of existing infestations can be achieved by concerted control measures and reestablishment of native vegetation.
Other Nonnative Plants Invading Southern Forests and Their Margins
General Principles for Controlling Nonnative Invasive Plants
Prescriptions for Specific Nonnative Invasive Plants
Sources of Control Information
Flower Parts, Flower Types, Inflorescences
Leaf Arrangements, Leaf Divisions, Shapes, Margins
Pesticide Precautionary Statement
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ANC top brass plan Zuma's exit
NEC insiders claim that President Jacob Zuma is being consulted on ways to bow out gracefully.
NEC insiders claim that President Jacob Zuma is being consulted on ways to bow out gracefully.
Anti-Americanism and Sinophobia are a chimera that our government should help to disabuse our professional protesters of, writes Khadija Magardie.
Mangaung is a distant memory and the heyday of being Zuma's play thing are gone forever. Enjoy your holiday but don't forget to write. Life's a beach, hey KG?
Is a sober look at Cyril Ramaphosa, presumed successor to President Jacob Zuma, finally possible a month after Mangaung?
Did you miss the nitty-gritties of the ANC's Mangaung conference while you were on holiday? Verashni Pillay tells you what's worth celebrating.
President Jacob Zuma has said he believes the ANC will get overwhelming support at the 2014 national elections.
Business, unions, public servants -- the ANC conference in Mangaung covered all bases, except for the biggie, says Rapule Tabane.
Evidence in court has confirmed how a "SAPS surveillance team" helped stop a right-wing plot allegedly targeting the ANC's Mangaung conference.
The four men accused of plotting the assassination of President Jacob Zuma at the ANC's Mangaung conference are expected to reappear in court.
According to a forensic psychologist in the prison service, a journey into the mind of a right-wing bomber is "brief".
As the dust settles after December's ANC conference, Not the M&G brings you these exclusive scoops from between the lines next to the buffet table.
We have managed to acquire a recording of a speech made by Deputy Commissar for Deputised Commissars of South-Western Free State, made at Mangaung.
Tokyo Sexwale on Sunday became the first of Mangaung's walking wounded to pledge his future to the ANC, refusing to give up his government position.
ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe has stated that he is somewhat disappointed at the party's national executive committee elections.
VIDEO M&G's Rapule Tabane analyses President Zuma's victory at Mangaung, whether Malema's political career is over and what it all means for SA going forward.
Poogle translate takes indecipherable phrases and puts them in plain English. Do politicians ever say what they mean? Of course not.
The ANC Mangaung conference dominated news this week, while the school shooting in the USA has re-ignited debate around gun control. Also, is this the end?
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OAKLAND -- The Warriors have learned to take the bad with the good with Jarrett Jack, and there certainly was plenty of both Friday night against the Denver Nuggets.
In the end, though, despite Jack's seven turnovers and a five-second inbounds violation that nearly gave up the game in the final minute, it's difficult to see how the Warriors could have pulled out a 110-108 Game 3 playoff victory without him.
The good: Jack played 42 minutes, scored 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting, added seven assists and five rebounds and a huge steal with 24.9 seconds left that appeared to salt the game away.
But after the game, the all-purpose guard was tight-lipped about his performance.
"I've got to handle the ball better, I've got to take care of the basketball," said Jack. "But all in all, it's a W."
To be sure, Jack was all over the map in this game, but his motor never stopped. Despite his mistakes, he didn't get tentative and pressed the attack the entire night.
"You can't get fearful or you start to second-guess yourself," he said. "Then you make even more mistakes."
And that inbounds play with 9.4 seconds left?
"I was about to call timeout as soon as he was calling the five seconds," Jack said. "I thought the count might have been a little fast." Coach Mark Jackson admitted Jack had a bit of a messy game but wasn't about to put down his performance with all the good things he did.
"I know he's probably upset with himself," Jackson said. "The coach inside him knows he should have taken better care of the ball. It was just like in Game 1; even though he nearly had a triple-double, he thought he'd let the guys down.
"But he has responded in a big way," Jackson said. "He was a steal for us to get in the offseason, and we would not be where we are today if it were not for Jarrett Jack."
Perhaps the most amazing part is that Jack played 42 minutes and never looked tired despite the fast pace of the game.
"You're spent, but you're supposed to be," he said. "It's the playoffs, you aren't supposed to have anything left when the game is over. You're supposed to leave everything on the floor. I'm a little gassed, but we have a day in between, so come Sunday I'll be ready (for Game 4)."


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National Journal - Matt Vasilogrambros: How Democrats misread polling on gun control
Why aren't the polling numbers on gun control swaying more members of Congress? Much of the poll numbers don't capture the nuances of public opinion.
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BIRTHPLACE: Kuopio, FIN
DRAFTED: LAK: 1997-3 overall
|Finnish Rookie of the Year Award (1997) WJC-A All-Star Team (1998) Named Best Forward at WJC-A (1998) Played in NHL All-Star Game (2003) Traded to NY Islanders by Los Angeles with Josh Green, Mathieu Biron and Los Angeles' 1st round pick (Taylor Pyatt) in 1999 NHL Draft for Ziggy Palffy, Bryan Smolinski, Marcel Cousineau and New Jersey's 4th round pick (previously acquired, Los Angeles selected Daniel Johansson) in 1999 NHL Draft, June 20, 1999. Traded to Florida by NY Islanders with Roberto Luongo for Mark Parrish and Oleg Kvasha, June 24, 2000. Signed as a free agent by Kloten (Swiss), September 15, 2004. Signed as a free agent by Sodertalje (Sweden), November, 2004. Signed as a free agent by HIFK Helsinki (Finland), January 30, 2005.Traded to Phoenix by Florida for Keith Ballard, Nick Boynton and Ottawa's 2nd round pick (previously acquired, later traded back to Phoenix - Phoenix selected Jared Staal) in 2008 NHL Draft, June 20, 2008. Traded to Calgary by Phoenix with Phoenix's 3rd round pick (later traded to Florida Florida selected Josh Birkholz) in 2009 NHL Draft for Matthew Lombardi, Brandon Prust and Calgary's 1st round pick (Brandon Gormley) in 2010 NHL Draft, March 4, 2009. Traded to NY Rangers by Calgary with Brandon Prust for Chris Higgins and Ales Kotalik, February 2, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Calgary, July 1, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Winnipeg, July 2, 2012. Signed as a free agent by Nashville, July 2, 2014. Traded to Toronto by Nashville with Brendan Leipsic and Nashville's 1st round pick (later traded to Philadelphia Philadelphia selected Travis Konecny) in 2015 NHL Draft for Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli, February 15, 2015. Traded to St. Louis by Toronto for Joakim Lindstrom and St. Louis' 6th round pick (Nicolas Mattinen) in 2016 NHL Draft, March 2, 2015.
2008-09: Recorded a goal and an assist in his Coyotes debut on Oct.11 vs. Columbus. ... Recorded a goal and an assist on Nov.8 vs. Florida. ... Scored two goals and added an assist on Nov. 9 vs. San Jose. ... Returned from the IR and scored two goals on Dec. 10 at Dallas ... Notched his sixth career hat trick on Feb.21 at Los Angeles. ... Traded to the Flames on March 4. ... Scored two goals, including the game-winner, in his Flames debut on Mar. 5 at Philadelphia. ... Had his second two-goal game since joining the Flames, and scored the winning goal in the shootout on March 12 at Detroit. ... Recorded a five-point night (three goals, two assists) on March 14 at Toronto ... Named as the NHL's Second Star of the Week (six goals, two assists) for the week ending March 15. .... Had the most productive start for a Flames player registering 8 goals and 2 assists for 10 points in 6 games. ... Had his first multi-assist game with a pair on March 20 vs. St. Louis. ... 2009 Playoffs: Played in his first career NHL playoff game on April 16 at Chicago. ... Registered his first playoff point (assist) on April 18 at Chicago. ... scored his first two playoff goals, added an assist for a three-point night and was a team-high plus-4 on April 22 vs. Chicago. ... Led all Flames in playoff scoring, registering five points (two goals, three assists) in six games. 2007-08:Appeared in all 82 games for Florida, recording 34-37-71 and 67 PIM. ... Led the Panthers in goals (34), assists (37), and points (71). ... Ranked third in the NHL in power-play goals (18) and shots (341). ... Was the team's leading scorer for the fifth straight season. ... Served as Florida's team captain for fourth consecutive season. ... Became the Panthers franchise's all-time leader in goals (188), assists (231), points (419) and consecutive games played (376). ... Recorded 16 multi-point games…Notched three GWGs in a four-game span from March 16-22. ... Played in his 700th career NHL game vs. Rangers on March 14. ... Collected two assists on March 8 vs. AtlantaL to become Florida's all-time leader in assists. ... Recorded two assists and 10 SOG vs. Pittsburgh on March 6. ... Scored his 30th goal of the season, a GWG in overtime on Feb. 23 at Philadelphia. ... Had a six-game point streak (5-4-9) from Feb. 1-Feb. 9…Collected a goal and an assist, the 200th goal and 400th point of his Panthers career, at Toronto, Feb. 5…Registered a seven-game point streak (4-4-8) from Dec. 15-27. ... Notched two goals and an assist vs. Ottawa on Dec. 5…Scored two goals, including the GWG, at Washington on Nov. 19. ... Compiled a five-game point streak (5-5-10) from Oct. 27-Nov. 3. ... Scored two goals to become Florida's all-time points and goals leader on Oct. 24 vs. Philadelphia. ... Recorded a goal and two assists vs. Tampa Bay on Oct. 13. 2006-07: Completed his ninth NHL season, sixth with Florida and served as team Captain for the third consecutive year. ... Was one of six Panthers to play in all 82 games (Allen, Bouwmeester, Gelinas, Horton, Salei). ... Led the team in GWG (8), and posted NHL career-highs to lead the team in goals (39), assists (52) and points (91)…Was one of only three NHL players to record three hat-tricks during the season. ... Scored a goal and an assist April 6 vs. Tampa Bay...Scored the GWG and an assist March 27 at Tampa Bay. ...Netted the GWG March 20 at Philadelphia. ... Scored a career-high six points (2-4-6) including the GWG and had a career-best rating of plus-6 March 17 vs. NY Islanders…Netted a goal for the fourth consecutive game March 3 vs. Tampa Bay. ... Scored a goal and an assist, including the GWG in OT March 1 vs. Dallas. ... Recorded his third hat trick of the season Feb. 27 at Washington. ... Scored a goal and an assist (the 200th of his career) Feb. 24 vs. Boston. ... Extended scoring streak to seven with a goal and an assist Jan. 16 vs. Carolina. ... Netted two goals Jan. 11 at Carolina. ... Posted three goals, including the GWG, for his third career hat trick and second this season Jan. 10 vs. Pittsburgh. ... Posted a goal (150th career goal) and an assist Dec. 23 vs. Carolina...Scored a goal and two assists Dec. 16 at Boston. ... Scored a goal and an assist, including the GWG Dec. 5 at Pittsburgh. ... Posted two assists Nov. 24 vs. Ottawa. ... Had a three-point game (1-2-3) Nov. 22 vs. Tampa Bay. ... Posted his second career hat-trick including the GWG Nov. 16 vs. Montreal. ... Scored the GWG to break the Panthers record for most GWG in a Panther career (P. Bure - 23) Oct. 20 vs. Philadelphia. ... Recorded two assists to give him eight points in five games Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay. ... Tied a career best with four points (2-2-4) Oct. 11 vs. Carolina. ... Scored a goal and an assist Oct. 6 vs. Boston to surpass 300 career points in his Panthers career. 2005-06: Completed his eighth NHL season, fifth with Florida, serving as the team captain for the second consecutive year. ... Led the team and posted career-highs in goals scored (38), assists (51), points (89), PPG (14) and GWG (9). ... Led the NHL with four OT goals, and was third in the NHL with nine GWG. ... His 89 points rank as the third-best single season point total in franchise history becoming only the fourth Cats player (Pavel Bure, Ray Whitney and Scott Mellanby) in history to record at least 30 goals in a season. ... His four OT goals tied an NHL record for OT goals in a season since the five-minute OT period was adopted. ... Tied a career-high with three assists Feb. 3 vs. Atlanta… Recorded his first career hat trick Nov. 25 vs. Pittsburgh. ... Skated in his 500th NHL game Nov. 19 vs. NY Islanders…One of just three Panthers (Bouwmeester, Gelinas) to play in all 82 games. 2003-04: Completed his seventh NHL season, fourth with Florida, posting 26 goals, a career-high 32 assists and 58 points with 81 PIM in 82 games. ... Ranks seventh in franchise history in points (168), sixth in goals (77), 10th in assists (91), T-eighth in PPG (24), T-fourth in GWG (14), fifth in SHG (6), 11th in GP (321)...Served as the team captain - his first NHL captaincy. ... Led all Finnish-born NHL players in scoring. ... Led club in goals (26), assists (32), points (58), PPG (8), SHG (2) and GWG (8). ... Was second among all NHL forwards in avg. ice time (22:34). ... One of two Panthers (Lyle Odelein) to appear in all 82 games. ... Had four two-goal games (Nov. 26 vs. Rangers, Jan. 17 vs. Tampa Bay, Feb. 4 at Phoenix and March 11 at Montreal). ... Finished the season on a four-game points streak (3-5-8), tying his season long (3-2-5 from Nov. 21-26). ... Tied his career-high with three assists April 4 vs. Carolina, his three points in the game tied his season high. ... Recorded his 200th career NHL point with an assist March 20 vs. Buffalo...Scored the GWG in OT March 13 vs. Rangers, making it back-to-back games with the OT GWG...Scored two goals, including the GWG in OT March 11 at Montreal. ... Posted his 100th career NHL assist Feb. 21 at Washington...Played in his 300th game as a Panther on Feb. 20 at Pittsburgh. ... Scored two goals, including the GWG in OT and added an assist Feb. 4 at Phoenix...Skated in his 400th career NHL game Oct. 18 at NY Islanders. 2002-03: Completed his sixth NHL season, third with Florida, going 36-29-65 with 79 PIM in 81 games. ... Set career-highs in PPG (13), SHG (3) and shots (240)...Led Florida in goals, points, PPG, SHG, GWG and shots. ... His 36 goals tied for 12th in the NHL. ... Netted GWG and added two assists March 16 at Pittsburgh. ... Registered a career-high nine-game point streak (7-8-15) Feb. 6-24 and a career-high five-game assist streak (6a) Feb. 14-22. ... Tied career-high four-game goal streak (5) Feb. 6-14. ... Tied career-high with four points (2-2-4) vs. Tampa Bay Feb. 8. ... Scored a goal and added three assists for the Eastern Conference in 2003 NHL All-Star Game in South Florida Feb. 2. ... Scored two goals vs. Boston Jan. 15. ... Missed one game Dec. 23 vs. Nashville (flu). ... Scored twice, including GWG Dec. 4 vs. Carolina. ... Notched two assists Nov. 20 vs. NY Islanders. ... Tallied two SHG in a game, tying Florida franchise record vs. Atlanta Nov. 19...Posted a goal and two assists vs. Pittsburgh Nov. 6. ... Netted two goals, including GWG, and added an assist at Toronto Oct. 23...Recorded career-high four points (2-2-4) at Atlanta Oct. 12, including the GTG and his first GWG as a Panther…Went 1-2-3 in seven games for host Finland at the 2003 World Championships, winning 62% of his faceoffs. 2001-02: Went 9-20-29 with 98 PIM in 80 games with Florida...Set new career-highs in assists (20) and points(29) and tied career-high in PPG (3). ... Scored points in five straight games (2-5-7) April 3-10. ... Played his 300th career NHL game March 17 at Ottawa. ... Scored two goals Jan. 9 vs. Dallas. ... Notched two assists Dec. 31 vs. Atlanta and Jan. 4 at Anaheim. 2000-01: Went 6-10-16 with career-high 106 PIM in 78 games with Florida. ... Finished among the team leaders in PIM (third, 106), shots (T-fifth, 121) and hits (eighth, 98). ... Played in 200th career NHL game Jan. 20 at Philadelphia. ... Posted first multiple-assist game as a Panther with two Jan. 12 vs. Carolina. ... Established new career-high for PIM in one game with 15 Nov. 25 vs. Tampa Bay. ... Scored his first and second goals as a Panther Oct. 30 at New Jersey, setting personal high for goals in a game. ... Notched first point as a Panther (assist) Oct. 20 at Colorado. 1999-00: Played all 82 games for the Islanders, going 11-10-21. ... Led Islanders in SHG (2). ... Finished seventh on the team in goals, fifth in PIM (80) and tied for second in GWG (3). ... Finished third in team faceoff wins (379). ... Scored OT GWG March 10 at Dallas in a 4-3 Islanders win. ... Scored on his first career penalty shot against Dominik Hasek vs. Buffalo March 4. ... Posted four-game goal streak (4-2-6) Feb. 28-March 5. ... Played in his 100th NHL game Dec. 11 at Ottawa. 1998-99: Named NHL Rookie of the Month for November, posting eight points (4-4-8, +4) in 11 games. ... Notched a career-high three assists April 12 at Nashville. ... Recorded first NHL point Nov. 5 with an assist vs. St. Louis. ...Scored first NHL goal and recorded first multiple-point game (1-1-2) Nov. 10 at Calgary...Started the season in Springfield (AHL) and was named the AHL Player of the Week ending Oct. 25 after recording six points in two games. 1997-98: Made his NHL debut Oct. 1 at Pittsburgh. ... Assigned to HIFK in the Finnish Elite League Nov. 6 for the remainder of the season.
2004-05: Appeared in 14 contests with HIFK-Helsinki (Finland), going 9-8-17 with 10 PIM. ... Skated in eight games with Kloten (Swiss), going 6-1-7 with 14 PIM. ... Appeared in 23 games with Sodertalje (Sweden), going 13-9-22 with 52 PIM. ... Skated in seven contests with Team Finland in the World Championship Tournament, registering five points (1-4-5) and two PIM. ... Tied for most assists (4) and points (5) for Team Finland and posted a PPG...Helped Team Finland reach the finals in the 2004 World Cup Tournament, posting three points (2-1-3) and six PIM in six games. ... 1996-97: Was the youngest player on his team, HIFK, during his rookie season in the Finnish Elite League.
Recorded 1-4-5 in eight games and won a bronze medal with Finland at the 2008 IIHF World Championships. ... Represented Finland in the 2006 IIHF World Championships, earning a Silver Medal. ... Represented Team Finland in the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics, earning a Silver Medal. ... Skated in seven contests with Team Finland in the 2005 IIHF World Championships, registering 1-4-5. Tied for most assists (4) and points (5) for Finland and posted a PPG. ... Helped Finland reach the finals in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, posting 2-1-3 in six games. ...Posted 1-2-3 in seven games for host Finland at the 2003 IIHF World Championships ... Went 1-1-2 in nine games with Finland at the 2002 World Championships in Sweden. ... Went 2-1-3 and was plus-4 in four games with Finland at 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. ... Went 1-3-4 with six PIM in nine games for Bronze Medal-winning Finland at 2000 World Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia. ... Played in 1998 World Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland and tied for tournament scoring title (Jeff Farkas -- USA) going 4-6-10 in seven games for Gold Medal-winning Finland. ... Represented Finland in the 1997 World Championships, tying for second on the team in scoring with 4-2-6 in eight games. ... Played for Gold Medal-winning Finland at the 1997 World Junior Championships, tied as the top scorer (4-6-10 in seven games) and was named the First-Team All-Star Center. ... Also played for Finland in the 1996 World Junior Championships, scoring five goals.
His childhood idol was Esa Tikkanen. ... His favorite movies are "Wedding Crashers" and "March of the Penguins".
June 21, 1997 -- Selected by Los Angeles Kings with team's first choice (No. 3 overall) in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft at Pittsburgh. June 20, 1999 -- Acquired by the Islanders from Los Angeles with Josh Green, Mathieu Biron and the Kings' 1999 first round pick (Taylor Pyatt) in exchange for Zigmund Palffy, Bryan Smolinski and Marcel Cousineau. .June 24, 2000 -- Acquired by Florida from Islanders with Roberto Luongo in exchange for Mark Parrish and Oleg Kvasha. June 20, 2008 -- Acquired by Phoenix from Florida in exchange for Keith Ballard, Nick Boynton and 2008 second-round draft pick (later traded back to Phoenix). March 4, 2009 -- Acquired by Calgary from Phoenix with 2009 third-round draft pick (later traded) in exchange for Matthew Lombardi, Brandon Prust and 2010 first-round pick. Feb. 2, 2010 -- Acquired by Rangers from Calgary with Brandon Prust in exchange for Ales Kotalik and Christopher Higgins.
LONGEST POINT STREAK: 10 from Dec. 13, 2005, to Jan. 1, 2006
LONGEST GOAL STREAK: 5 (two times), last -- Feb. 2, 2008, to Feb. 10, 2008
LONGEST ASSIST STREAK: 8 from Dec. 17, 2005, to Jan. 1, 2006
MOST GOALS, GAME: 3 (six times), last -- March 14, 2009 (Calgary at Toronto)
MOST ASSISTS, GAME: 4 on March 17, 2007 (Florida vs. Islanders)
MOST POINTS, GAME: 6 on March 17, 2007 (Florida vs. Islanders)
MOST PIM, GAME: 21 on Nov. 11, 2003 (Florida vs. Tampa Bay)
MOST SHOTS, GAME: 13 on Jan. 27, 2006 (Florida vs. New Jersey)
FIRST NHL GAME: Oct. 1, 1997 (Los Angeles at Pittsburgh)
FIRST NHL GOAL: Nov. 5, 1998 (Los Angeles vs. St. Louis)
FIRST NHL ASSIST: Nov. 10, 1998 (Los Angeles at Calgary)


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Conval looks to extend school day for youngest students
Conval's proposed $45 million budget for next year includes $250,000 to expand half-day kindergarten into a full-day program, which supporters say will help the students prepare for future academic work.
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When officials announced the top three competitors at the ninth annual International Junior Foresters' Competition in Moscow, South Tahoe High School seniors Emily Barnett and Tyler Myers had no idea they'd won third place.
"They said it in Russian, and we didn't have the translators. So we're sitting there and then we hear our names and we were looking at each other, like, 'What's going on?'" Barnett said.
Announcers called the Tahoe two students first - they'd reversed the top three before starting all the way from the bottom of the 52-presentation list - and Barnett and Myers both thought their project had finished last. It came as a shock when they learned they'd actually landed on the podium, the first U.S. team ever to participate in the event.
"We were like 'Ah, what?' I was really wishing I had understood my moment a little bit better. We missed our applause, we missed everything because we were so confused," Myers said, laughing.
The two teens received a medal, a pair of iPads and a certificate for their project, "The Effects of Fire and Forest Thinning on the Biodiversity of Understory Plants in the Lake Tahoe Basin."
Barnett and Myers combined field work, data analysis and a 20-page paper for the study that started during the 2011-12 school year. It grew from their participation in the Generation Green Program, a student club advised by teacher Maria Luquin and Lake Tahoe Management Unit Conservation Education Specialist Joy Barney.
The students worked with U.S. Forest Service Regional Ecologist Hugh Safford to conclude that canopy cover, litter depth - the amount of un-decayed organic material on the forest floor - and stem count all have significant effects on the biodiversity of understory plants in Tahoe. The work can help residents of the basin understand how USFS land management practices can help forest health.
"Now we're putting out the biodiversity facts, which makes our basin more resistant to diseases. It's another thing to help people understand that forest thinning is a good thing," Myers said.
"If we continue this project, we'll be able to get some more beneficial conclusions. Forest thinning and forest treatment is uncommonly studied," he said.
Safford called the project a "nice hors d'oeuvre" to a series of more comprehensive studies the USFS will publish in the next year. The hands-on research, conducted by the Forest Service, the University of Montana and UC Davis, started after the Angora fire, and Barnett and Myers' project is just the tip of the iceberg, he said.
Safford figured their study would finish in the top 10 to 15 percent at the Russian competition, but when he learned that they'd won third place, it was a "mind-blower" he said.
In order to snag a spot on the podium, the STHS seniors presented their project in front of a panel of 15 international judges. And despite the airline losing their luggage and learning at the last minute that the presentation they'd prepared would have to be cut almost in half due to time restraints, the final lecture they delivered went smoothly. The judges were especially impressed with their statistical analysis and knowledge of the different species.
"We were really calm and prepared. We had practiced it the night before, cutting it down to 10 minutes. We were struggling to fit everything in before, and then they were like, 'You have to cut down your presentation,'" Barnett said.
"We were so involved, we knew what we were talking about. A lot of the groups were a small part of like 200 people, but we did the project itself," she said.
It was interesting to see how the projects varied by country, the students said. Some presenters focused on the economic benefits of forests, and how practices like logging could be used for maximum profit. Others, like the Japanese competitor who studied shrine-building in trees, focused on culture.
On the final day after all the presentations and the award winners were named, the groups went on a tour of the Kremlin and the Red Square before the top three arrived at the city's music hall to claim their prizes.
Myers' grandmother, Lisa, who traveled with the teens as a chaperone, was in tears as the two students filed onto the stage in front of the state dignitaries and received their award from head of the Russian Federal Forestry Agency, Victor N. Maslyakov. It was the national Day of the Forest Worker and the country was celebrating with a concert that had filled the hall.
"I would have been proud just to be an American that day, but being a grandmother, it was 10 times that. It was like the Olympics. They were like pioneers, and they did their country proud," Myers said.
As Barnett and Myers continue their studies in Tahoe, they're already looking toward the future after high school. Barnett said she's thinking of studying environmental studies, while Myers wants to go into environmental engineering. Both said they want to stay in California, but the world outside the basin beckons.
It was the teens' first time out of the country, and that kind of trip can really change your perspective, Barnett said.
"Seeing other people from other countries ... It's a big world, but it's small all at the same time," she said.


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4.5-7 Tampering with a Juror -- § 53a-154
Revised to December 1, 2007
The defendant is charged [in count ___] with tampering with a juror. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of tampering with a juror if (he/she) influences any juror in relation to any official proceeding to or for which such juror has been drawn, summoned or sworn.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this charge, the state must prove the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
Element 1 - Communication
The first element is that the defendant communicated with <insert name of juror>.
Element 2 - With juror
The second element is that, at the time of the communication, <insert name of juror> was then a juror. A "juror" is any person who has been drawn or summoned to serve or act as a juror in any court.
Element 3 - Intent to influence
The third element is that the defendant's communication influenced the juror in relation to the proceeding1 in which <insert name of juror> was a juror.
Element 4 - Unauthorized
The fourth element is that the communication by the defendant with the juror was not authorized by law.2
In summary, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant communicated with <insert name of juror>, 2) <insert name of juror> was a juror at the time of the communication, 3) the defendant influenced <insert name of juror> in relation to the proceeding which (he/she) was a juror, and 4) the communication was not authorized by law.
If you unanimously find that the state
has proved beyond a reasonable doubt each of the elements of the crime of
tampering with a juror, then you shall find the defendant guilty. On the other
hand, if you unanimously find that the state has failed to prove beyond a
reasonable doubt any of the elements, you shall then find the defendant not
1 General Statutes § 53a-146 (1). The statutory definition of "official proceeding" includes many proceedings that would not be heard by a jury, so reading the entire definition is not necessary.
2 This element, while not derived from
the statutory language, is inserted to distinguish criminal conduct from conduct
that might be constitutionally protected.


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The Silverthorne Pavilion transformed itself into a center of diversity Thursday night during its annual Celebrations Around the World event. Voices speaking in a variety of different languages echoed throughout the main hall, which remained full with a constant crowd throughout the entire two hours.
The purpose of the event was to foster tolerance and educate community members and children about the diversity of culture to be found in Silverthorne and throughout Summit County. Six stations set up around the main hall represented six different cultures for attendees to learn about - Costa Rica, Poland, Peru, Paraguay, Mexico and China.
Each station featured artifacts from its country, including books, currency, pottery, clothing, games and more. Food from each culture offered an adventure in global tastes and delicacies.
The Costa Rica exhibit was one of the most elaborate, featuring more than 40 plants that transformed a corner into a jungle, complete with colorful birds and moist, misty air. The Pacheco family has had five years to improve upon their station.
"We heard about [the event] and we thought it was the perfect way to inform people about us," said Luisana Pacheco, who prepares the exhibit with her parents and brother.
Earlier in the day, fourth-graders from all six county elementary schools came to get a preview of the event booths.
"The whole day was fun," said Nancy French, who helped to run the Poland station. "The kids were wonderful. They asked excellent questions."
"This year had a higher attendance than last year," stated Silverthorne Pavilion events assistant Rob DeVerna in an email, who estimated that around 300 people visited the event. "The general notion from all the teachers, students and community was that it was enjoyed more as well."
Sandy Greenhut, who has been involved with the event in the past, agreed. "It's really neat to see it revitalized this year."
In addition to the stations, several groups prepared live entertainment for the stage. One group from Denver performed Brazilian capoeira to live music, encouraging the crowd to clap along. Also featured were musical instrument demonstrations and dances from Peru and Mexico showcasing elaborate traditional outfits.
"Where should we go next?" one woman was heard asking over the crowd.
"Let's travel to China!" came the enthusiastic reply.
With the colorful set-up, talkative station masters and celebratory atmosphere, it really did feel like taking a trip around the world.


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SAN ANTONIO -- The Warriors say they aren't into moral victories. But they couldn't have been too upset about Friday's 95-88 loss to the San Antonio Spurs -- even though it was their 28th straight defeat at The Alamo.
Golden State (23-15) has now lost three straight and five of its last six. But Friday's game was a return to the kind of basketball that got it to a season-best 12 games over .500.
"Unfortunately, we were short-handed again," forward David Lee said after totaling 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds. "This kind of loss is a lot easier to handle. ... I thought tonight we matched the Spurs' intensity. And just towards the end of the game, they did what they did best. But I was much happier with the way our team looked."
The Warriors were primed for a blowout. They played their second straight game without star guard Stephen Curry (sprained right ankle). The Spurs were riding a 13-game home win streak. And Golden State had its bell rung last time out in a blowout home loss to Miami.
Instead of getting squashed, as they have so many times by the Spurs, the Warriors put a scare into the hosts.
Their defense held San Antonio to nearly 10 points below its average. The Spurs came into the game shooting 48.9 percent from the field, second-best in the league, but needed to make their last three shots to finish at 45 percent.
Still, in the end, San Antonio had Hall-of-Fame bound big man Tim Duncan and All-Star guard Tony Parker. They combined for 14 points on 7 of 11 shooting in the fourth quarter to put Golden State away.
"They're a team that does the most difficult things," said Warriors point guard Jarrett Jack, who finished with 20 points and 10 assists. "They don't have peaks and valleys. They just do a tremendous job of not having any drop-off, and that's tough to duplicate. And that's what they do over a span of 48 minutes. But I thought we fought with them. We didn't allow them to impose their will."
The last time the Warriors won in San Antonio was Feb. 14, 1997, when Harrison Barnes was pushing 5 years old.
Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart" topped the Billboard Charts, Clint Eastwood's "Absolute Power" hit theaters, and a federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the military's new "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
"I wasn't here. It's not mine," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said before the game of the losing streak at San Antonio. "It's not the guys' in the locker room. That's the truth. ... That's an incredible number. It's embarrassing."
But while he wasn't claiming the streak, his team was clearly motivated to end it.
The Warriors came out of halftime as if to ward off the inevitable Spurs' third-quarter run to take control of the game. A Jack jumper and a Klay Thompson 3-pointer put the Warriors up 52-46. Moments later, a jumper by Lee had Golden State up seven.
But the Warriors, who shot 42.9 percent for the game, went the next two minutes without a basket and relinquished their lead. The game was tied at 67 when the Spurs put together a run to take control of the game. Parker started it with a floater for a three-point play. And while the Warriors struggled to score -- managing just a Draymond Green jumper over a three-plus minute span -- San Antonio built up a 78-69 lead.
But Jack closed the quarter with back-to-back jumpers to send the Warriors into the fourth with a 78-73 deficit and some hope. Unlike against Miami, and the Los Angeles Clippers before that, Golden State didn't fade.
Having lost five of their last six, the Warriors can only hope that's the start of something.
"I hope so," Jack said. "To a man, when you can be satisfied with the effort you put out. That's all you can ask for. As long as you fight for 48 minutes."
"Can we play half-court?" Jack asked one ref with a smile.
Saturday's game
Warriors (23-15) at New Orleans (13-26), 5 p.m., Csnba


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City Guide
A guide to the best attractions, practical information and things to do in Madrid
Practical information
All the essential Madrid travel and visitor information you need in one place
Free things to do
Find out how to visit Madrid's museums, monuments, parks, clubs and more without spending a cent
Best restaurants
A dozen of the best Madrid restaurants with creative cuisine prepared by the city's top chefs
20 great things to do
Festivals, culture, cuisine… discover all the capital has to offer!
Top attractions
Monuments, museums and parks are among the top Madrid attractions you've got to see
Madrid with kids
Parque de Atracciones
With over 30 attractions for both children and adults, the city's amusement park is one of the most popular weekend destinations for both locals and tourists. It's divided into different areas including tranquillity, nature and mechanization. In the children's area you can enjoy a leisurely boat ride through a truly 'living' jungle, get child-size thrills on a mini roller coaster, and even take a trip around the fun fair aboard a zeppelin. Thrill-seeking adults can try the famous vacuum drop on the Lanzadera shuttle, take your chances on the exciting Tornado ride, and have a go on the dizzying Máquina. In summer there are often long queues, especially for the water attractions.
Zoo Aquarium
The zoo and aquarium are located just a few metres from the amusement park in the Casa de Campo. You'll see very few bars or wires here; instead the tigers, bears, lions and other wild animals are separated from the public by moats with or without water. It currently houses about 6,000 animals of 500 different species, some unique in Spain like the koala, the anteater and the panda, which is one of the stars of the zoo. Its aquarium is spectacular, and kids will have fun with the shows starring sea lions and dolphins.
Parque Warner
This theme park on the outskirts of Madrid is where you can find all the Looney Tunes characters romping around posing for photos and signing autographs. Built with the aim of competing with other major leisure facilities including Port Aventura and Disneyland Paris, it has six dizzying roller coasters, dozens of children's attractions and some water rides, as well as numerous restaurants and shops. You'll also find shows in its theatres, workshops and, above all, lots of fun.
In this large natural area, animals, including peacocks, run around loose over most of its 14 acres. With 4 ecosystems and 13 thematic areas adapted to each species, the zoo can be visited in four or five hours, if you stop to enjoy its carefully preserved natural surroundings, lakes and ponds and exhibits, like the flight of birds of prey. The penguin enclosure is one of the most popular exhibits and is great fun for children. Another crowd-pleasing attraction is the latest animals to arrive, the Komodo dragons. The best thing about Faunia is that visitors can interact with the animals. So children can stroke sea lions and feed goats and donkeys.
Top hotels
Westin Palace Hotel
In the middle of the Art Triangle, formed by the Prado, the Thyssen-Bornemisza and the Reina Sofía museums, is where you'll find the Westin Palace, a landmark since King Alfonso XIII commissioned its construction to have a place to receive members of high society who visited Madrid in the early 20th century. Throughout its history, the hotel, famous for its glass dome and the events hosted there, has been a haven for international celebrities such as Picasso, Dalí, Einstein and Madame Curie.
Hotel Ritz by Belmond
Located just a stone's throw away from the Retiro, in the neighbourhood of the same name, this exclusive luxury hotel was built in 1910 on the orders of King Alfonso XIII. The facilities of the hotel, which is decorated in classical style, include a luxury spa, parking and free Wi-Fi. Its location makes it a handy base for visiting the Prado and Thyssen-Bornemisza museums.
Hotel Puerta América
The Puerta América will not be to all tastes, least of all, probably, those of the business travellers attracted by its proximity to the airport, but is a wonderland for design buffs. Each of its 12 floors and public spaces is designed by an all-star cast of architects, taking in Norman Foster, Richard Gluckman, Marc Jewson and Ron Arad. Guests can select the floor of their choice on arrival, but most popular tend to be Zaha Hadid's rooms (which appear to be sculpted from snowdrifts) or Arata Isozaki's studies in Japanese minimalism. The building itself (along with the pool and gym) was designed by Jean Nouvel.
Relais & Châteaux Orfila
This small mansion in a tranquil residential area has been transformed into a quietly elegant five-star hotel. Built in the 1880s as a private home for an artistic family, the Orfila also housed a theatre and a literary salon during the 1920s. Thankfully, the hotel has held on to its 19th-century decor, not to mention its façade, carriage entrance and dramatic main stairway. The bedrooms are wonderfully quiet – once installed it's hard to believe you're in the middle of a bustling city – and one of the four suites is intimately tucked away in the attic. The elegant restaurant looks on to the lovely garden patio, and guests take tea in the lobby in the afternoon.
Hotel Miguel Ángel
Near Paseo de la Castellana, bordering the Salamanca district, stands the Miguel Ángel hotel, with a total of 267 fully equipped guest rooms and a variety of five-star amenities. Its elegant facilities, spa service and fitness centre, along with world-class dining and attentive staff offer guests a more than comfortable stay.
Hotel Wellington
More than half a century after it opened, the Wellington is still extremely graceful, with chandeliers, marble and murals, and groups of guests in formal eveningwear milling around the lobby. Polite staff are on hand to cater to guests' every need. The hotel is just a stone's throw from the city's most expensive shopping area, Salamanca, and has a summer pool with terrace – ideal for relaxing on after all that retail therapy. Rooms vary in size and are decorated in a conservative but classic style, and the hotel's main restaurant, Goizeko, serves Basque dishes in elegant surroundings.
Tickets & Attractions
Madrid City Hop-on Hop-off Tour
Get a unique view of Madrid aboard this open-top double-decker bus. There are two tours covering all of the city's highlights, from historical sites and monuments to the modern Madrid of skyscrapers and cosmopolitan architecture.
Madrid Super Saver: El Escorial Monastery and Toledo Day Trip from Madrid
Pay less and get more on this Madrid Super Saver tour, which combines a visit to El Escorial Monastery with a half-day tour of Toledo. Spend the morning at El Escorial monastery and the Valley of the Fallen monument, erected in memory of the millions who died in the Spanish Civil War.
Private Tour: Skip-the-Line Prado Museum Tour
Skip the line at the Prado Museum in Madrid, and see some of the most influential pieces of European artwork with your own private guide! Hear the history of the iconic building while walking around admiring masterpieces like Velazquez's 'Las Meninas,' and learn about the different artistic movements that the museum represents.
Madrid Card
Discover the rich history and culture of Madrid with your Madrid Card. Gain entry to over 50 museums, partake in a "Discover Madrid" walking tour or visit the Real Madrid Stadium Tour. With the choice of a 24 hour, 48 hour, 72 hour or 120 hour card, you can also enjoy discounts on shopping, restaurants and nightlife such as a flamenco show.


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meskibob wrote:Sounds like you need a new TV....
But in the meantime, there is no setting that you can easily configure.
However, I think I've found what you're looking for in the source code, in which case you could try downloading the source, modifying that value, and then packaging PMS.
For more information on downloading and packaging the source - https://github.com/ps3mediaserver/ps3me ... r/BUILD.md
Note: if the General Configuration (tab) -> HTTP Engine V2 (checkbox) setting is unchecked, you'll need to modify Request.java instead.
Why, thank you, you are very kind to come up with a solution. I did just compile PMS, setting the timeout value to 42300 seconds (don't know if it isn't, perhaps, too liberal a number), and am currently testing (playing a file). However, I do not believe it worked, as before that I browsed the media server files for a bit (so that I know a connection has been established), and then continued with watching the news on TV. When I checked back, then, the server was nowhere to be found and I had to fiddle with the network settings again so that the TV could see it once more.
I will try some more (probably not at the moment, though) and advise on progress made. Thank you very much for the proposed remedy.


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What's a junior minister in the British government to do when a dead body winds up in the window of his London hotel room? That's the question, and the comedy, at the center of "Out of Order," which opens at Breckenridge's Backstage Theatre tonight and runs through March 23. "Out of Order," which might be described as Monty Python meets "Weekend at Bernie's," won the prestigious Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy during its original run in London's West End. Written by Ray Cooney, author of 17 plays (most notably "Run for Your Wife" and "Funny Money"), the play is considered one of the funniest of the great British farces. In keeping with the genre, there are myriad misunderstandings - lots of doors opening and closing - and a harried government official named Richard Willey struggling, quite literally, to keep a skeleton in his closet. When he enlists the support of a young assistant named George, the madcap only multiplies. George is played with goofy gusto by Eric Mather, who played Rick in the Backstage's hit production of "The Nerd" a few summers back. To complicate matters for Mr. Willey, there's a prying hotel manager, a chamber maid who doesn't understand the meaning of "do not disturb," a love-interest named Jane (described as an "attractive but dizzy young lady") and her jealous husband out for Willey's head. Onstage, actor Raja Salaymeh (as Willey) describes the play's action as a "ventriloquist act with a dead body." Offstage, Salaymeh (whose wife Cathy is also a cast member) calls "Out of Order" a "fun show" to perform - one that he has starred in twice before, first in Indianapolis and later at the Union Colony Dinner Theatre in Greeley.Christopher Willard, artistic director of the Backstage Theatre, echoes Salaymeh's enthusiasm. He calls "Out of Order" the "best, most tightly structured farce out there," and one that has been on his radar for some time. He added that the current production was created specifically for the Backstage. With auditions in Breckenridge and Denver, Willard says they've gathered a "first-rate cast" with director Seth Caikowski, also a veteran of the Union Colony. While rehearsing the show in Denver, there was lots of clowning around among the 10 cast members, a sure sign of a cohesive cast that likes to bring the laughs. A comic actor himself, and alumnus of "The Full Monty," Caikowski gave his actors meticulous direction following rehearsal. "Physical comedy means literally throwing your body into it," he told them. "It's all or nothing." Cooney's comedy puts the "stiff" in that stiff upper lip characteristic of the British character, and like the Westminster Hotel in which his farce unfolds, "Out of Order" is a four-star affair.
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The airport dominated conversation at a meeting between Eagle County commissioners, county staff members and Gypsum staff and council members on Tuesday.
The Eagle County Regional Airport's aviation director, Greg Phillips, said business there is down a bit, about 6.6 percent, after a season of less than spectacular ski conditions and higher fuel prices - which raise ticket prices - but the airport is still poised to grow.
The county airport, referred to as EGE in aviation speak, has been the subject of a 20-year master plan update that is nearing completion and real work is about to begin.
"We're working to bring in new airlines, I met with five a couple week ago," Phillips said regarding plans to expand service and possibly go international.
In the meantime, to prepare for that kind of increased business, a $6 million project is getting started to move the baggage-handling system to an area outside the main terminal.
"The system that's in the terminal now will sort of be moved behind the magic wall," Phillips said. "The cost is being covered almost entirely by grants and it will be ready by mid-December after test phases around October."
The security checkpoint is also being expanded and updated with the latest equipment this summer. The checkpoint currently has two and a half lanes and will have four.
"We're also getting the latest equivalent of a full-body scanner," Phillips said. "With this one, a person's body is portrayed as a generic stick figure and a red dot shows up wherever there is an anomaly."
The first body scanners were controversial because a person's specific anatomy was visible on a screen.
"Those are the big ones, in addition to a concrete ramp we're replacing over four years, but there are more than 40 projects we're working on," Phillips said.
The concrete ramp replacement is a more than $20 million project.
Landscaping is another EGE concern, Phillips said. That issue is one Gypsum is very interested in and everyone at the meeting agreed it's important to consider visitors' first impressions when they get off the plane.
"When people land, they get out and their vacation begins right then, and it should feel like it and look like it," Phillips said.
No specific landscape plans were mentioned except priorities of making something that will look good year round and feature something that might not have to be watered, such as a rock or metal sculpture.
Trails and open space projects were briefly covered at the meeting as well. Work on the second phase of the ECO Trail, heading west between Gypsum and Dotsero, is in the plans along with an Aug. 1 opening date for the new Dotsero boat ramp.


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You are probably familiar with the scene, and perhaps it even repeats in your own living room: Someone who's electronically connected with the rest of the world perches over a laptop, alternately engaging in what's going on in the room and what's going on beyond the screen he cradles in his hands.
If you poke this person with a stick, he or she seems to be aware of you and the others in the room, but also engaged with cruising across myriad electronic pathways in an effort to stay as current as the nanosecond hand on an atomic clock. You see it all over the place, from park benches and BART trains to restaurants and even the back row of some theaters.
Disparagers would blast it as so much silicon heroin, but for many, this connection to everything else is as necessary as air.
It's a condition that's rife with peril, as explored hilariously in Dorothy Fortenberry's "Status Update," currently getting its world premiere by Center Repertory Company, as part of its Off Center series of edgier plays.
The play tells the story of Annabel (Rosie Hallett), a young woman who recently moved to Phoenix with her husband, Brian (Ben Euphrat), and works at home altering images with Photoshop. He's a teacher, so she spends a lot of time alone and has created a busy life for herself in the electronic fast lane.
When we join the couple, Brian is headed home and Annabel sits in her pajamas at her computer, engaging in various online rituals: Twitter, Facebook and the other time-sinks that keep people glued to their tubes.
She isn't particularly pleased to see Brian, who suggests that she might change her clothes because they have company coming to celebrate her birthday.
She's not pleased with that, either, especially the fact that they are Brian's friends and there is nothing in the house for them to eat, except crackers and peanut butter. She tosses a tray of crackers and a peanut butter jar at Niko (Darren Bridgett) and Zar (Lynda DiVito) after they arrive. The couple and Brian chat awkwardly while Annabel, lost in her own world, seems captivated by a Keyboard Cat (Joel Roster) who, invisible to the others, wants to take Annabel on a magical tour into the depths and backwaters of the Internet.
The play seems here to be developing into something of a blend of "Alice in Wonderland" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" But all the while, Fortenberry explores the as-yet-untamed electronic wilderness, making wry comments on the nature of the beast and the beasts who roam its computer-paved trails.
She has given her actors some delightfully funny and current dialogue -- in fact a recent performance referenced the David Petraeus scandal, on the very day the news broke. Under the deft direction by Becca Wolff, the cast jumps on the material wonderfully in this play with music (by the playwright's husband, Colin Wambsgans) played mostly by the singing Keyboard Cat on, what else, a keyboard. There are also vivid, and occasionally hilarious, video projects by Kerstin Hovland that enhance the idea of the Internet's engulfing distractions.
There is seduction in many flavors here, and many piercing observations from Niko and Zar, who have in mind a kinky evening that neither Annabel nor Brian is expecting.
There are still some bugs to worked out. But in the main, the play is well-written, and in this case tremendously well-acted.
By Dorothy Fortenberry;
presented by Center
Repertory Company
Through: Nov. 18
Where: Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
Running time: 1 hour,
25 minutes
Tickets: $25-$35; 925-943-7469 or www.centerrep.org


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Has U.S. Critique of Seoul's FX Policy Become Tougher?
Whenever the U.S. Treasury Department releases its semiannual currency report, Seoul reads very carefully between the lines, checking its key trading partner's assessment of South Korean currency policy – or, to put it more bluntly, South Korea's intervention in the foreign exchange market.
The latest report, which came out Tuesday, is of particular interest as it dropped a key sentence that the U.S. frequently has used to characterize Seoul's forex policy. It also added a new request, which left some people puzzled and others angry.
Unlike in past years, the Treasury this time didn't say that South Korea "continued to intervene in the foreign exchange market," though it said it would press Korean authorities "to limit their foreign-exchange interventions to the exceptional circumstances of disorderly market conditions."
The report included a new paragraph saying U.S. officials would press Korea to commit to greater transparency in the forex market, "including publishing data on their interventions."
Many Korean newspapers, including the Maeil Business Newspaper, a leading economic daily, ran stories and editorials critical of the new demand.
"The U.S. government has always been displeased with our government's efforts to stabilize the won…But this report shows there are many problems in the U.S. government's views. It's an excessive interference in Korea's internal affairs for them to demand that we make public [this] market intervention data," Maeil said in an editorial Thursday. "This is not a matter that the U.S. unilaterally can push for."
Byeon Ji-young, a currency analyst at Woori Futures, said the U.S. is in no position to criticize other countries' moves in the forex market.
"It's they who have created the forex market volatility we're witnessing now," Ms. Byeon said.
The U.S. Treasury report came a few days after dealers suspected the Bank of Korea bought at least $1 billion worth of dollars last week to weaken the Korean won, which had risen about 9% from a May low. Seoul also tightened curbs on banks' foreign-exchange forward contracts, seeking to reduce volatility in the local market.
South Korean financial authorities have said they're letting the market determine foreign exchange levels, but, if need be, will conduct "smoothing operations" to temper large currency swings.
Deputy Finance Minister Choi Jong-gu declined to comment on the Treasury report. Other officials were cautious in their comments.
"For now, it's hard to grasp what the U.S.' intention is in inserting that line, and there's been no official demand from the U.S. that we reveal intervention data," one senior official on the BOK's forex market team said. "If we receive such a demand, we'll discuss with the government about what to do."


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Store being sued for negligence over scandal
Published: Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 11:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 11:24 p.m.
Best Buy Stores LP is denying the allegations in a lawsuit by a University of Alabama student who claims the staff of its Tuscaloosa store improperly obtained nude photos of her while performing maintenance on her computer.
In a response filed Wednesday, the company denied claims by Nicole A. March that employees of the Best Buy store in Tuscaloosa and its technical support service Geek Squad invaded her privacy and breached a customer contract and that it was negligent in the supervision and training of its employees.
The attorney for Best Buy Stores did not return a call for comment on Thursday.
March, who filed a civil lawsuit on Aug. 9 in federal court, is seeking unspecified punitive and compensatory damages.
March, a one-time employee at the Tuscaloosa store, claims nude photos she made of herself for private use were copied and posted on file-sharing websites without her permission sometime after she used the Geek Squad at the store in August 2011 to recover data from her hard drive.
She claims she was informed in May by a Geek Squad employee that copies of the photos were on the Internet.
March filed a report with the Tuscaloosa Police Department on May 20 but the case was closed because it had exceeded the statute of limitations.
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