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With a reverse merger with the French disposable bags specialist Stedim S.A., Sartorius AG (Goettingen, Germany) has become one of the world's leading providers of cutting-edge equipment and services for the development, quality assurance and production processes of the biopharmaceutical industry. European Biotechnology News spoke with Dr. Joachim Kreuzburg, the Chairman and CEO of Sartorius AG, and the newly formed, Euronext-listed Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. (Aubagne) about the merger, market opportunities in the fast-growing field of single-use technologies and the future strategy of the new enterprise.
Dr. Joachim Kreuzburg is Executive Board Chairman and CEO of Sartorius AG as well as Chairman of the Board and CEO of Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. He holds a university degree in machine engineering and a doctorate in economics, and has worked for the Sartorius Group since 1999. After holding various positions in Goettingen and Hamburg, Germany, he headed the Treasury & Investor Relations Department at Sartorius. Since November 2002, Dr. Kreuzburg has been a member of the Executive Board of Sartorius AG. As Executive Board Chairman, he is responsible for the Biotechnology Division as well as the Finance, Internal Auditing, Legal and Communications departments. The 42-year-old lives in Hanover, Germany. He is married and has a daughter.
Dr. Kreuzburg, with the creation of Euronext-listed Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A. Sartorius is striving to attain global leadership as a fully integrated supplier of bioprocessing products for the biopharmaceutical industry, with the focus on single-use products. What strategic assumptions are behind this aim, how much revenue and return do you expect over the mid-term, and what role will the new company play within Sartorius?
By creating the new Sartorius Stedim Biotech company we have taken a major step forward, towards becoming a global technology leader for the biopharmaceutical industry. The reason for this business combination is easy to discern: Both Sartorius and Stedim have been serving the same customer markets and have product portfolios that ideally complement one another, meaning that we hardly have any overlaps. Geographically as well, we are a perfect match as Sartorius, unlike Stedim is already well positioned in Asia, whereas Stedim has contributed its special US market strengths.
This reverse merger transaction is already making an impact on our results in 2007: We expect pro forma sales revenue for the entire Sartorius Group to jump to €650 million to €670 million. During the next five years (up to 2011), we anticipate that our compound annual growth rate will be between eleven and twelve percent and that our EBITA margin will further increase.
What is the global position of Sartorius Stedim compared with that of its competitors in this market segment? – In which segments is the new company well positioned and which areas have to be strengthened?
Sartorius Stedim Biotech is one of the globally leading companies in bioprocessing technology. We are, as a result of Stedim, the Number One in aseptic bag technology for biopharmaceutical applications. This is important as it is a platform technology for diverse single-use applications in bioprocessing. We are also among the top three worldwide in fermentation, bioprocess filtration and various purification technologies, such as membrane chromatography, which are all core technologies from Sartorius. None of our competitors has such a broad line-up of products. We provide total solutions and will continue to follow our approach of supplying our customers' needs for integrated technologies and products all along their bioprocessing chain.
How far has Stedim already been integrated? What is the timetable for the next steps?
We used the four months between the announcement of this transaction in February and its completion at the end of June intensively for integration planning. As far as this is concerned, we even introduced the new, integrated organisation immidiately the day following the closing of the transaction, and have been working since then on these new structures. Uniform branding has been completely implemented; the alignment of R&D activities and the harmonisation of administrative processes are far advanced. A few other issues, such as globally consistent, integrated supply chain processes, naturally take somewhat longer. We plan to have completed most of particular integration tasks by the end of the year.
However, our combined product portfolio is already organised and can be bought from a single vendor – Sartorius Stedim Biotech.
The new company, which is headquartered in Aubagne, France, has highly diverse products. Where will R&D and production (of filtration/separation products and of disposable bags take place, and where will the decisions be made?
The reasons for selecting Aubagne as headquarters for Sartorius Stedim Biotech are strictly of a legal nature and can be explained by the fact that we chose a so-called "reverse merger" for our transaction structure. As a result of this structure, Sartorius Stedim Biotech remains a company listed on the stock exchange in France. Despite this, the global functions that you mentioned are essentially focused at the Sartorius parent company located in Goettingen, Germany, which thus represents the "central nerve centre" of the new company. With manufacturing and sales companies in Europe, North America, Asia and North Africa, Sartorius Stedim Biotech enjoys a worldwide presence.
What advantages will your customers get from the new company Sartorius Stedim Biotech?
The new company will establish new levels of technology integration, security of supply and global services. They will benefit from the largest and most integrated portfolio of single- and multi-use biopharmaceutical production equipment as well as comprehensive related services, which will be supplied by only one provider.
Sartorius already offered disposable bags before it merged with Stedim, which holds a 50% share of the ($120 million) world market in this segment. Why did Sartorius decide to integrate this technology into its own product portfolio instead of continuing alliances with bag technology providers?
At Sartorius, we actually entered the disposable bag segment in 2004 through an alliance. As aseptic bags evolved from components into a core technology because of the shift in paradigm towards disposables, there were both technological and economical reasons that spoke in favour of adding this single-use technology to our own competence portfolio. In addition, more and more single-use bags and sterilising-grade filters are being used in tandem as a rule.
Why is there currently a trend within the biopharmaceutical industry to change to disposables/bags instead of classic reusable equipment? In which areas and on which scale?
For quite a few years, we have been observing that the biopharmaceutical industry is clearly moving away from reusable equipment toward disposable products and technologies. Weighing both the ecological and economical aspects, single-use technologies are the bottom line. They offer biomanufacturing companies more safety and reliability in preventing cross-contamination. As these technologies eliminate the need for cleaning validation, they reduce downtime in production and allow much more flexibility in changing out products. Moreover, they significantly lower production and investment costs, for example, for starting up operations using new production capacity levels. Seen ecologically, single-use products preclude the need for disposal of large quantities of biological residues and solvents.
What market share do you see for disposable systems compared to the classic bioprocessing products?
Currently, approximately 10% of our sterilising-grade filters are channelled into applications with single-use bags, and we estimate that this proportion will increase in the next few years to around 30%. Here, we assume that the market for applications with single-use bags will grow faster than the remaining market – and thus become the growth engine for our filter business.
How far does Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A.'s success depend on the success of biopharmaceutical products? What growth prospects do you estimate for the biopharmaceutical market?
Naturally, our business success is linked, to a certain extent, to the development of the biopharmaceutical industry, although we do not depend on the approval of individual medications thanks to our broad customer base. The biopharma business continues to be on the upswing. Many diseases that have been incurable so far are now being treated, and conventional therapies replaced, by new biotherapeutic approaches that entail fewer side effects. The growth rate of biologics, which is a good twelve percent, has been roughly double that of the entire pharma market for several years running. Besides therapy fields already established for biologics, such as those for treating metabolic disorders, new cancer medications and vaccines are primarily contributing to aboveaverage growth rates. Against the background of this development, we are very confident about our future prospects.
Dr. Kreuzburg, thank you very much for the interesting talk.


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NEW YORK -- Yahoo said Tuesday that its second-quarter earnings and revenue declined, as the company struggled again with display advertising sales.
Its stock, however, increased as Yahoo also announced that Alibaba Group agreed to reduce the number of shares Yahoo is required to sell in the Chinese Internet company in an initial public offering of stock this year. Yahoo, which holds a 24 percent stake in Alibaba, now has to sell only 140 million shares in the IPO, down from 208 million earlier.
Although the reduction means that Yahoo's immediate windfall from the Alibaba IPO will be smaller, it's also a long-term bet on Alibaba's success. Analysts say Alibaba's IPO could be bigger than Facebook's $16 billion stock debut two years ago, which would make Alibaba the biggest tech IPO ever.
Yahoo earned $270 million, or 26 cents per share, in the March-June quarter. That's down from $331 million, or 30 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. Adjusted earnings were 37 cents per share in the latest quarter.
Revenue fell 4 percent to $1.08 billion from $1.14 billion. After subtracting commissions paid to Yahoo's ad partners, revenue totaled $1.04 million, down 3 percent from $1.07 billion a year ago.
Analysts were expecting adjusted earnings of 39 cents per share and post-commission revenue totaling $1.09 billion, according to Zacks Investment Research.
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Thousands of local youngsters are expected out on the streets and sidewalks tonight for Halloween.
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It is a family safety alert you probably know about, but don't think too much about: when your children trick or treat, they could be knocking on registered sex offenders' doors.
Officers are keeping a close eye on offenders, but it's up to parents to find out which neighborhoods to avoid.
The GBI's registry shows six offenders live on Hephzibah-McBean Road, where children will be trick or treating.
With possible danger nearby, mother Heather Guilfoyle isn't taking any risks.
"That's why we stay at home," she told News 12. "And she's scared too of all the masks and everything."
Heather's young daughter is afraid of the scary costumes, but Heather tells us she is afraid of the registered sex offenders she sometimes sees walking near her house. That's why probation officer Paul Dupass will be making Halloween house calls.
"We are serious about protecting the public," he said.
The Georgia Department of Corrections' probation office sent notices out to every offender in the area, advising them not to answer the door for trick or treaters and to avoid Halloween activities. And the officers are tracking everyone they think could be a threat to the public.
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OAKLAND -- All signs were pointing to a return of the infamous Oakland Sideshow.
Camaros, Corvettes and Mustangs lined MacArthur Boulevard for blocks -- proud possessions of the Burn Rubber Boys, the Bay Area Stunnaz and Hyphy Muscle, just to name a few of the car clubs ready to strut their stuff.
But it soon became apparent that this late-night celebration of horsepower and car tricks would be much different from the ones several years ago that squealed and raced through East Oakland streets, tormenting police and residents alike.
A Highway Patrol officer pulled up to the gathering across MacArthur from Castlemont High School shortly after midnight Sunday, Dec. 16. The officer peered into a phalanx of 60 faces, almost all of them brown or black. Then he turned up the volume on his radio.
It was a hip-hop song. The officer sped away.
No one could name the tune, but everyone knew what it meant.
"I guess we got the OK," Tony Bush Jr. said.
Bush, a 27-year-old muscle car enthusiast and filmmaker, is part of a movement that over the past few years has transformed Oakland's sideshows from often violent and spontaneous drug-fueled gatherings into more organized and less disruptive events that police appear willing to tolerate.
While muscle car gatherings and car tricks are a Bay Area fixture, the sideshow is a uniquely Oakland spectacle unrivaled in size and, in later years, sheer unruliness.
The biggest change helping to tame the sideshows is that Bay Area car clubs began organizing the events.
Striving to be more responsible and avoid run-ins with police, the clubs have moved most of the action off the streets of Oakland, choosing instead to take "cruises" to Sacramento, Hayward and Oakland where most of the tire-squealing car tricks are performed in isolated parking lots.
Sideshow complaints are down fourfold in Oakland since 2009. Many residents mistakenly think they've disappeared altogether.
Light it up
With the CHP apparently not objecting to last month's sideshow, Bush addressed his comrades, who had come from as far as Los Angeles.
"We're going to smack it out all night long, till the gas is gone," he said. "Light it up. Have a good time. And be safe."
Soon a caravan of eight-cylinder engines churned up MacArthur to the 106th Street intersection. That's where one car started spinning doughnuts -- the favorite trick for muscle car fans. Another car joined, and then another.
Tires screeching, the three cars spun in circles like juggling pins, somehow never crashing into one another or the dozens of young men filming it on their camera phones.
Police arrived within five minutes, and a quick cat-and-mouse game ensued: first to another nearby intersection and later to a commercial parking lot.
Bush said it was obligatory to do stunts at a couple of Oakland's traditional sideshow intersections. But most of the action, which lasted past 3:30 a.m., took place in a deserted East Oakland industrial zone, out of sight and out of mind from officers.
Good party gone bad
Today's sideshows are a distant cousin to those from the 1990s, which took place outside the Eastmont mall in East Oakland, or the much more dangerous and violent successors that terrorized sections of the city during the following decade.
The original sideshow essentially was an outdoor dance club where guys showed off their cars to impress girls. Many people lament its loss and remain angry at the city for chasing it out of the Eastmont mall parking lot -- a space that it was outgrowing -- and unwittingly forcing it into the streets.
The next iteration also was an outdoor party, but one increasingly infested with club drugs, gangsters, out-of-town thrill seekers and parades of old Buicks and Oldsmobiles speeding through sections of East Oakland mostly on summer weekend nights.
"We literally had to force officers to work them," former Oakland Deputy Chief Dave Kozicki said. "You'd roll up on these things and there would be hundreds of cars all going down the street. It was highly volatile and the people were in your face."
Oakland threw everything it had at the sideshows. A law made it a crime to even attend a sideshow, and cars towed from the sideshow were impounded for 30 days.
In 2005, police recorded more than 700 calls and incidents that referenced the sideshows. Over the next four years the average dipped to about 450. Then in 2010, it plummeted to less than 100 and has barely gone up.
The sudden drop, which occurred several years after passage of the anti-sideshow laws, couldn't have come at a better time for Oakland police. The department was able to end special sideshow enforcement just as layoffs and attrition were sapping its manpower. If the old sideshows returned, Chief Howard Jordan said last summer, "it would cripple us."
Detente, awakening
The biggest help police got came from some of the very people spinning doughnuts on city streets ¿last month.
Many muscle car enthusiasts who had been going to the sideshows since they were teenagers didn't like how violent and destructive the events had become. Working with organizations such as Youth UpRising, they pulled out of sideshows and started urging others to do the same.
"There was really an effort among ourselves to become a better element in the community," said Yakpasua Zazaboi, the first sideshow filmmaker and a leader in organizing the car clubs. "We were tired of being the bad guys, and we were trying to step up and do our part."
The Oakland Car Club Association, representing five clubs, formed in 2009 -- just months before the sudden drop in sideshows.
"We didn't like what the sideshow was made out to be," said Bush, whose club is called Self Made Campaign. "We're not just a group of people that go out and do doughnuts. We're people who go out and do things for our community."
The sideshow event Bush organized last month followed an afternoon car club-sponsored toy drive in Hayward.
Oakland police Capt. Ersie Joyner refused to disclose tactics deployed against sideshows in 2010. But he did say that police reached out to Youth UpRising and other community groups to help dissuade sideshow participation.
"It just goes to show that when you collaborate with different entities outside the police department, things go the right way," he said.
Policing themselves
The car clubs have reduced the frequency of sideshows and limited the invite list to keep out troublemakers.
There was no sign of any alcohol during Bush's event last month, and just an occasional whiff of marijuana. "It's almost like we police ourselves," he said.
Police appeared more interested in working with Bush to minimize disruptions than trying to bust the sideshow. When several patrol cars arrived at one intersection, an officer said over his loudspeaker, "Start moving them," an order Bush followed.
Oakland police tallied six calls or incidents referencing sideshow activity at 106th and MacArthur that night, Sgt. Chris Bolton said. No one was cited or arrested, and no cars were towed.
For now it appears the sideshow cease-fire will hold: enthusiasts being more responsible and police less aggressive.
But Bush and Zazaboi say the key to a lasting peace is for Oakland to officially sanction sideshow events -- a suggestion that has never had the political will or financial backing to move forward.
"If it's given the space to work, it won't return to the streets," Zazaboi said. "The seeds of responsibility have been sowed in the generation that is carrying the torch right now."
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C HAH- SAUSH KOOTENAI AND PEND'd ORI ELLES TRIBES CHARLO KOOSTAHTAH KOOSTA SMIMil (Salish: News) Volume 3 - Number 7 NEW MOON OF THE WILD ONION (August 1, 1973) Price 15 cents Tribe's Authority as Reservation Planners Outlined Senate Bill 268: What's All The Fuss About? Dixon: Two months ago the U.S. Senate quietly passed Title Five of Senate Bill 268. Bill 268 was a much needed measure to provide assistance to to states for land use planning .....Title Five extended the assistance and planning authority to Indian tribes, bands and villages. But the bill was not quietly received on the Flathead reservation. The Missoulian, a daily newspaper from near-by Missoula, reports that several white groups have formed to oppose the bill because, the ; Missoulian quoted one source as saying "Indian people lack the human and financial re- sources to accomplish the task (of planning and zoning)" Tribal Secretary Fred Houle, Jr., called the white reaction against the bill "common of the contempt some whites have about the ability of Indians here and throughout the U.S." and he added that if "^hese people would just use common sense and read the bill they wouldn't get so upset" Title five of the bill was designed to provide reservation areas with the same scope of planning and zoning that became available to state controlled lands under the act. The bill noted that "States and local governments do not pos- State Agrees Not To Tax Reservation Indians Helena: The Montana Department of Revenue says that Indians earning their living on their own reservations will no longer have to pay state income taxes. The ruling follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down in March which stated that Arizona could not tax a member of the Navajo tribe. In MOntana, as many as 20 thousand Indians could benefit from the ruling. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and members Eugene and Clara Howlett had filed federal court action against the state last year to prevent confiscation of property in lieu of back state taxes. The state had filed liens against the Howletts and sev- * eral other members who had refused to pay state tax tabs. Court action on the Howlett case was suspended in January pending a decision by the U. S. Supreme Court on the Arizona case. The nation's highest court found that the state of Arizona could no longer collect taxes from Rosalind McClan-ahan, a Navajo tribal member working on the Navajo reservation, and ordered the state to return $16.20 withheld from her in 1967. A unanimous opinion written by Justice Thur-good Marshall noted that: "Indian tribes were once indépendant and sovereign nations and their claim to sovereignty long predates that of our own government." State Department of Revenue Officials have interpreted the U.S. Supreme Court ruling as: "an Indian reservation is a (cont. on page 2) sess legal authority to conduct such (zoning) activities on Indian land" and, therefore, the authority must be given to the tribes. It points out that Indian tribes "clearly appear" to already have the authority to zone and determine land use within the boundaries of a reservation. In essence, then, the bill merely outlines the authority tribes already possessed within the reservations. It notes that tribal planning and zoning is not just limited to lands owned by the tribe or held in trust by the federal government but includes "all lands within the exterior boundaries of any Ind- ian reservation, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way." Under the title, tribes would have the same authority to enforce land use plans as any other governmental organization. Tribes would also have input into the land use of areas adjacent to the reservation boundaries. This means, as a possible example, the tribe and the county might jointly plan the development of the northern half of Flathead Lake. Fears that the tribes do., not have the "human and financial resources" to plan^and enforce land use are not realis-(continued on page 2) 18-Year Old Vote Set But Injuction May be Filed Dixon:The Secretary of the Interior has called for an election on whether or not 18 year olds should vote in tribal elections. But the Tribal Council has threatened to delay the vote in the courts until the matter of off-reservation eligibility can be resolved. The Bureau of Indian Affairs notified the tribe last month that the Secretary had called an election for Sept. 8. The election was called at the request of the Council to comply with the 2 6 th amendment to the U. S. Constitution which lowered the voting age in federal elections from 21 to 18. But the Council learned after asking the secretary to call for the vote that a new ruling on the eligibility of non-resident tribal members had been made.On May 2 the department announced that Indian Keor-ganization Act (IRAJconstitu-tions had been reviewed and the department was re-interpreting eligibility for secretary called constitutional change elections. The new ruling notes the tribe was formed as a "tribe" rather than "residents of a reservation" and that the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) permits all members of a tribe to vote on constitutional matters. The ruling concludes that this situation is "true in the case of the Flathead Reservation" and it said that off-reservation members as well as 18 year olds would be eligible for the voting age and all future constitutional referendums. But the Council and Tribal Attorneys, Wilkenson, Cragun and Barker, feel there are several weaknesses in the new ^ruling and they intend to ask for a preliminary injunction to stop the election. Their argue-ment is based on the fact that (cont. on page 2
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A middle school teacher has resigned for his role in student beatings at Sego Middle School in Augusta.
But despite that resignation, the teacher will remain at school the rest of the week.
News 12's Kristen Cosby asked school officials why.
The district attorney's office now holds the results of the investigation by the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.
It's up to them to decide if a Sego Middle School teacher encouraged students to beat up their misbehaving peers.
Students tell investigators he called it "peer counseling"...but those students say they knew what their teacher really meant.
And now investigators agree.
They say when science teacher Maurice Wallace said peer counseling, he really meant peer beating.
They say that when Sego students misbehaved, Wallace used three large eighth graders to "counsel" them.
"We don't condone any kind of physical contact with the student," says Richmond County School spokeswoman Mechelle Jordan. "We don't condone our teachers condoning it."
Jordan says the school district launched an internal investigation in mid-May after complaints from several students.
The sheriff's office took it over last week.
"Once we brought the teacher in to question him about the allegations, he then resigned and apologized," Jordan says.
But despite that admission, Wallace will work at Sego until Friday.
"We have testing, we have final exams," Jordan says. "So basically he's in place because of the necessity of the school year."
But for parents like Steline Wright, that doesn't sit well.
"He shouldn't be still teaching at all," says Wright.
The mother of four lives up the street from sego. Her kids aren't old enough to go there yet, but just the thought of it upsets her.
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Vermont and Iowa have both advanced legislation that will encourage greater use of renewable energy within their states.
In Vermont, Governor Jim Douglas signed a bill on June 14th that establishes a renewable energy requirement for electricity sold within the state. Through 2011, every retail provider of electricity in Vermont must meet its growth in electrical demand using new renewable energy resources or must buy renewable energy credits equal to its growth in energy sales. Electricity providers can also use a combination of new renewable energy resources and renewable energy credits. The new law sets a cap at 10 percent of the electricity provider's energy sales in 2005 and provides an incentive for electricity providers to enter into long-term purchase agreements with renewable energy facilities. The law also includes measures to encourage combined heat and power facilities, removes a cost cap for energy efficiency programs, and requires the state's public service board to set interconnection standards for small power generators. See Vermont bill S. 52.
In Iowa, Governor Tom Vilsack signed a bill on June 15th that extends wind energy production tax credits to producers of energy products from biomass or solar energy. To earn the tax credit, the producers must have a signed agreement for the purchase of their energy product, which can be in the form of electricity, biogas, hydrogen, or heat for a commercial purpose. The bill, Senate File 390, applies to facilities placed in service after July 1st of this year and before 2011. The renewable energy facilities can earn tax credits for up to 10 years. See the text and status of the bill on the Iowa General Assembly Web site.


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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Lawsuits challenging North Carolina's elections overhaul law are returning to federal court.
The hearing set for Friday in Winston-Salem is focusing on what documents and data state officials and legislators must turn over to voters, groups and the federal attorneys that sued to block several key provisions of the law.
The new law requires photo identification to vote in person and scales back early voting.
Legislators served with subpoenas to produce documents say they have immunity and want the subpoenas suppressed. The plaintiffs also want a judge to compel state officials to provide more documents they previously requested.
The documents will be used at a trial expected in 2015. Meanwhile those who sued want a judge this summer to stop some changes from being used in this November's elections.
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Which of these two displays of athletic quickness is more incredible? APR 18 2013
The first features TAKASKE, a Dance Dance Revolution player with ballerina-quick feet. Here he plays all eight footpads at ludicrous speed.
Then there's Cara Black, a higly-ranked women's doubles tennis player with a killer net game. Here she's practicing volleys off the wall at close range.
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A San Jose police sergeant will ride into the sunset on a high note after thwarting a robbery on a BART train on his way to getting his marriage license earlier this month. The off-duty arrest is likely the last in a long career.
Sgt. Fredrick Kotto and his fiancee, Stanka Vuckovic, were on a San Francisco-bound train from Dublin the morning of Feb. 11 when they heard a commotion behind them and saw a woman yelling that someone had just taken her purse.
The suspect, later identified as 31-year-old Oakland resident Jennifer Davis, found herself standing on top of a seat and surrounded by passengers, and tried to push her way through, police said. One of the passengers unsuccessfully tried to use a stun gun on Davis.
Kotto got in Davis' path and showed his badge and gun, and ordered her to the ground. When she was reportedly less than receptive, he grabbed her left arm and brought her to the ground. She continued to reportedly struggle, and after briefly applying more pressure, Kotto tried a different tack to get her to eventually relent.
"I said, 'Calm down, we're going to get through this. It's going to be all right,'" Kotto said in a Friday news conference.
BART police officers entered the train at the West Oakland stop and took Davis into custody. She has since been charged with robbery and had her probation revoked.
"The whole train got up and cheered for us," Kotto said. "It was really nice."
But the soon-to-be wedded couple still had places to go. Kotto asked if he could delay giving his statement to officers so that he could get to his marriage-license appointment in San Francisco. The officers let him go, and he made it in the nick of time.
"We made it to our appointment with four minutes to spare," Kotto said.
Thinking back to that day, Kotto remembered his fiancee initially urging him against getting involved and thinking the same thing. But his sense of duty ruled the day.
"I tried to size up all my alternatives," he said. "It seemed to me a calculated risk worth taking."
The 17-year San Jose police veteran and distinguished boxer -- who is the son of actor Yaphet Kotto is strongly considering retirement after multiple knee surgeries in the course of duty. He has served on the special-enforcement METRO unit and currently works in internal affairs.
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I love zombie films, and these days anyone can become a
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A special military force has orders to attack a bunker,but there is something the men aren�t told. Some of them can sense this, andare uneasy. There�s a gun battle, and half the company is killed. And then thatnight they�re attacked again � this time by zombies, jumping from the trees.
It�s dark, and they�re at first unsure of just who isattacking them, which is interesting because you get the sense that that iswhat war is like at times. It�s more a question of staying alive and fightingwhatever enemy arises rather than dealing with the questions regarding zombies.The problem for me is we have several fight sequences, and little time to get ourbearings, and little information. And there is some bad dialogue. �At least hedied doing what he loved.� And: �I�m going out� � �With a bang� � �You betcha.�
By the way, these aren�t your normal mindless zombies.They jump like vampires. They run. They have strength. And there are other interestingelements too, like a strange box (and a similar-looking necklace) and someweird stuff a soldier�s coat that seems to come alive (prompting the questions,�What is that? What�s going on?� from the characters).
The survivors are joined by a Russian who tells themabout a radio in the bunker. And finally they remember their mission � about halfwaythrough the film. Once they make it inside the bunker, that�s when the moviegets interesting. But I was still left with several questions (�What is that?What�s going on?�). I would have liked a lot more about the actual experiments.
War Of The Deadwas written and directed by Marko Makilaakso. It stars AndrewTiernan, Mikko Leppilampi and Samuel Vauramo. The DVD�s only bonus feature isthe trailer. The DVD is scheduled to be released on January 1, 2013.


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Genome editing has played a prominent role in the development of Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells for biopharmaceutical processes. DUKXB11 cell line was created in 1980 by introducing mutations in the dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) locus. Although the engineered cells were not intended for stable recombinant protein production, the DHFR modification provided a potent metabolic selection marker, and the cell line was quickly used to create stably transfected pools.
As knowledge of the CHO genome has increased, many more potential genomic targets have been identified. Genome editing is now routinely used as a tool to aid biopharmaceutical production. When the DUKXB11 cell line was developed in 1980, the only available genomic modification techniques were exposure to chemical mutagens or radiation. Massive screening and selection methods were therefore required to identify cells with the desired genotype. Mutations in the DUKXB11 cell line were introduced by exposing CHO cells to ethyl methanesulfonate, or gamma radiation. The cells went through many rounds of selection using [3 H] deoxyuridine to isolate clones that contained the desired genotype. These mutagenesis techniques could introduce undesired random mutations throughout the genome and require massive selection strategies to identify clones with the desired genotype. Today, there are several technologies that enable the user to edit the genome more precisely. One of these technologies is the use of zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs).
ZINC FINGER NUCLEASESA zinc finger motif is a naturally occurring small protein made up of approximately 30 amino acids, stabilized by at least one zinc ion. Each zinc finger motif binds to a specific set of three nucleotide bases. When several of these zinc finger motifs are connected, they target a precise genomic sequence. A ZFN is formed when a FokI endonuclease is fused to these zinc finger motifs.
ZFNs are designed in pairs that bind to adjacent sequences. When the pair of ZFNs binds to the adjacent sequences, their FokI endonucleases heterodimerize, cutting the DNA at that location. In other words, ZFNs target a specific sequence of DNA and create a double-stranded break (DSB) at that precise location.
Once the DSB has been created, the user can then create specific deletions or insertions at that location, using the natural repair mechanisms of the cell. The precision and accuracy of ZFNs reduce the screening and selection processes needed to identify cells with the desired genotype, hence, reducing timelines.
Other technologies, such as meganucleases or TALENS (i.e., transcription activator-like effector nucleases), can also create targeted changes in a genome. Mega-nucleases (from Precision Biosciences and Cellectis) are restriction enzymes found in single-celled organisms that recognize a large (>20bp) DNA sequence. The disadvantage of this technology is that the protein-engineering process takes several months and cutting efficiencies can be low. TALENS consist of a TALE DNA binding domain that gives sequence-specific recognition, fused to the catalytic domain of an endonuclease. Much like ZFNs, TALENS bind to a specific sequence of DNA and create a DSB. There is, however, a lack of precedence for using them clinically and no clear path to commercial use. In contrast, ZFNs have been used in gene therapy trials. Sigma-Aldrich holds an exclusive license for the ZFN technology through Sangamo Biosciences.
The ZFN technology enables scientists to explore many potential gene modifications that improve cell lines for biopharmaceutical production. The modified cell lines can have characteristics such as improved metabolic selection mechanisms, increased r-protein yield, improved post-translational modifications, and reduced risk profiles.
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Two widely used selection systems are the DHFR and glutamine synthetase (GS) systems. The ZFN technology can be used to create cell lines with improved selection capabilities by knocking out the endogenous DHFR and GS genes. By improving the selection process, the productivity of the final production clones can be increased.
The DHFR-based selection system requires the elimination of DHFR, an enzyme responsible for purine synthesis. This elimination can be achieved through the addition of methotrexate (MTX), a DHFR inhibitor, or by mutation of the DHFR gene. As previously mentioned, existing DHFR knock-out cell lines were created using mutagens such as ethyl methanesulfonate or gamma radiation. These techniques may have introduced undesired mutations throughout the genome with unknown effects on the cell's performance. ZFNs allow the user to create a precise knock-out of the DHFR gene without the risk of non-specific mutations.
The GS selection system requires the elimination of the activity of glutamine synthetase, an enzyme responsible for the production of L-glutamine. The activity of GS can be reduced by the addition of methionine sulfoximine (MSX). This approach, however, raises regulatory concerns as well as raw material cost. Targeted ZFN-mediated knock-out of the GS gene eliminates the need for MSX and makes the selection process more stringent.


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North Carolina murder suspect arrested in Louisiana
Suspect accused in 2012 Halloween shooting found
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U.S. marshals have arrested an alleged Latino gang member in Louisiana who was wanted in a fatal Halloween 2012 shooting in Raleigh, N.C.
Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies say 21-year-old Jorge Luis Juarez was among a group of people who were burglarizing a vehicle when shots rang out and the vehicle owner was killed.
Marshals found Juarez Thursday at a home in Jefferson, La., where he had been living since November 2012. He was taken into custody without incident.
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- Apr 27:
- NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers complete draft with Rutgers CB Marcus Cooper
- San Francisco 49ers draft offensive tackle from Iowa State
- NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers pick first QB since Kaepernick
- NFL Draft: Oakland Raiders complete draft with DE David Bass
- NFL Draft: Stanford star Stepfan Taylor headed to Arizona Cardinals
- NFL Draft: Oakland Raiders take wideout Brice Butler from San Diego State
- NFL Draft: Oakland Raiders get a second tight end and a running back
- NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers add more defensive help in sixth round
- NFL Draft: Oakland Raiders draft TE Nick Kasa
- NFL Draft: San Francisco 49ers nab DE Quinton Dial in fifth round
- NFL Draft: 49ers take RB Marcus Lattimore, WR Quinton Patton
- NFL Draft: Tennessee Titans select Cal center Brian Schwenke, say he might start
- NFL Draft: Oakland Raiders grab quarterback Tyler Wilson
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- Purdy: Oakland Raiders draft Mad Dog and Englishman
SANTA CLARA -- Running back Marcus Lattimore won't be rushed back from a knee injury to play his rookie season, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh told the NFL Network on Saturday about the team's fourth-round draft pick.
"We're not going to put him on the field until he's 100 percent, and that may not be this year," Harbaugh said.
Lattimore tore three ligaments in his right knee on Oct. 27 against Tennessee, ending his scintillating three-season career at South Carolina.
"We're really excited about him. He's a great person, a great talent," Harbaugh added. "I had a wonderful conversation with Marcus, also Marcus' mother, and told them that very same thing.
"He's a very unique person. You don't come across this person very often. There are a lot of good people out there, but I think Marcus is extremely unique."
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Some people say they can tell if a person is gay just by looking at them. But how about if a person is anti-gay?
Jimmy Kimmel wanted to see if his audience members could tell if a person was for or against same-sex marriage based on sight alone, so, for the latest edition of "The Pedestrian Question," he sent an interviewer out into the street to ask random people for their views on the subject.
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Racial Divide in Country Inspires UA Student to Act
A multi-racial group organizing a human rights rally on the UA campus.
A multi-racial group organizing a human rights rally on the UA campus.
Tucson Police one of 15 police departments in the country selected for new policing strategies
New commander is an outsider; human rights activists claim a victory.
Clergy, families, others join LGBTQ community to mourn and protest gun violence.
Report by United Nations says use nonprofits not private prisons.
10,000 Central American children facing 'removal' went to court without lawyers.
Court officials hope people will appear to pay fines, clear up issues with 20,000 warrants.
Also on Arizona Spotlight: Pros & Cons of Prop 123; the latest on the state budget dealmaking; and a Tucson man plans to work his way across all 50 states.
County spends $66M a year on jail, aims for 18% fewer inmates through various programs.
Money will be used to build a safe play area for children, sponsor says.
Ari Berman will discuss 'Give Us the Ballot' at Tucson Festival of Books.
Feb 15 lecture set at UA for justice appointed to court in 2010 by Obama.
Review comes after federal court called city's 'hybrid' election system unconstitutional.
Appointment of Clint Bolick is his first judicial job after years as constitutional litigator.
Protesters say record shows it doesn't work; McCain, Flake want it expanded.
Tucson Wards 2 and 4 candidates challenge city on its use of 'hybrid' elections this fall.
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae, romance fiction superstar Stephanie Laurens has done it again with this passionate tale of an oh-so-proper lady and the dangerous man for whom she throws caution to the wind. The Lady Risks All in this delightfully sexy and sensuous historical romance novel from the creator of the recklessly romantic Cynster family—Regency England's most irrepressible clan of sexy rogues and ladies—as well as the acclaimed Bastion Club books. The notorious Neville Roscoe, who lives boldly outside the bounds of proper society, is one of Laurens's most unforgettable heroes—and the story of his seduction of prim, straight-laced Miranda Clifford is filled with intrigue, danger, and passion that will thrill not only Stephanie Laurens fans, but devoted readers of Lisa Kleypas, Johanna Lindsey, and Mary Balogh as well.
The passionate new love story from # 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Capture of the Earl of Glencrae, Stephanie Laurens
Neville Roscoe, notorious and enigmatic, lives resolutely outside society, bound only by his own code of honor—until challenged by his desire for the one woman he cannot have.
Miranda Clifford is a lady imprisoned by rigid respectability—until tempted by a passion beyond her power to deny.
Flung together in peril, through danger and intrigue, they discover a love impossible to ignore . . . or keep.
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"Sinfully sexy and deliciously irresistible" — Booklist
"Brilliantly detailed, the romance [is] heated and passionate." — BookPage
"Absolutely rompalicious" — Dear Author
"A fascinating historical romance blended with an intriguing mystery." — Night Owl Reviews
"Laurens' latest lushly written romance will ensnare readers." — Chicago Tribune
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- Imprint: HarperLuxe
- On Sale: 09/25/2012
- Trimsize: 6 in (w) x 9 in (h) x 1.408 in (d)
- Pages: 704
- List Price: 17.99 USD
- BISAC1: FICTION / Romance / Historical / General
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Q&A: Intel Tech Chief Rattner Peers Into the Future
What does the future of computing look like? Justin Rattner has a better inkling than most. As chief technology officer of Intel, Mr. Rattner directs research efforts at the world's largest chip maker.
Intel's research focus is undergoing "fundamental change," Mr. Rattner said, prompted by the rapid changes in the computing industry and the shift in the way people approach technology. The chipmaker, whose processors are used in the majority of PCs, faces slumping demand for traditional computers and has so far made limited inroads into the smartphone and tablet markets.
Mr. Rattner spoke with The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday following a press conference in Taipei. He also touched on the question of whether Moore's Law – Intel co-founder Gordon Moore's observation that computing power of processors doubles every 18 months – will continue to hold. The following is an edited version of the interview:
WSJ: What is the future of computing?
Mr. Rattner: One thing we think is going to be very important in the future is this notion of having information devices that are contextually aware. These devices will have the ability to know you as an individual and then anticipate your needs. One day, you'll get in your car and your car will know your calendar, it will know whether you're going shopping, or to work, or to a sporting event, or a music event, and it will have chosen the best route. And it will know because it will use its hard sensors — geopositioning, time, temperature, compass, elevation — as well as soft sensors — your calendar, your social network, your favorites, and your likes and your dislikes — and when you fuse the soft sensing with the hard sensing, that's where the magic happens.
I believe fundamentally that when we make this transition to these contextually aware devices, we will have taken a quantum step in human interface technology. And fundamentally we will change how people think about humans and machines. That line will begin to blur. If you think you're fond of your smartphone today, then imagine when it's your best friend, your personal assistant, your guide through life.
WSJ: ARM's research head Krisztian Flautner was quoted yesterday as saying: "It's really about the business model, and less about the product. We are enabling a broad set of people to compete with Intel, and they are not really used to that." How does the difference between Intel's and ARM's business models affect research?
Mr. Rattner: We've dealt with competitors of all sorts, for many decades. People have come at us with different business models. I think there's a period of uncertainty, a period of chaos, where lots of people are trying to enter the market. But then relatively quickly, in a matter of a few years, there isn't enough market to support lots of different vendors.
WSJ: How is Intel going to capture more of the smartphone and tablet market?
Mr. Rattner: I believe that in the end, the guy with the best transistors wins. It's just that simple.
WSJ: You said earlier this year that Intel's going through a "radical change" in its focus. What kind of upcoming products will demonstrate this new approach?
Mr. Rattner: Coming back to contextual awareness, we talk about the "know me" experience, where my devices know me personally and understand me in very deep and subtle ways. Another experience that is very important to us is called "free me" which will hopefully eliminate all the physical connections, all the wires and cables you have to drag with you everywhere. And that includes wireless power. It's something we've been working on, and you'll see it in future products.
WSJ: When can we expect wireless charging to become mainstream?
Mr. Rattner: I wouldn't be surprised if you start to see the first of those products in the next several years.
WSJ: Is Intel considering investing in Sharp?
Mr. Rattner: Wrong guy, I'm the CTO, not the CFO.
WSJ: How much longer will Moore's Law hold out?
Mr. Rattner: We never have more than eight to 10 years of visibility. We're feeling very confident through the end of the decade.


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Installing a miniature universe in the DCCA's Draper Gallery, Bonnie Crawford Kotula creates a darkened space to exhibit a constellation of small electric light sculptures. Multiple light-emitting diodes (LEDs) hang from the ceiling and each light blinks faster or slower depending upon the amount of ambient light surrounding it. Kotula explores light as knowledge and electric circuitry as a symbol of consciousness. Querying how we formulate thought, the artist states, "Scientists develop hypotheses to find objective truth. Art is different in that it produces subjective knowledge." Kotula cites artists James Turrell (b. 1943) and Sarah Sze (b. 1969) as significant influences. Turrell builds contemplative environments to call our attention to the sculptural possibilities of natural and artificial light and Sarah Sze assembles large and intricate gallery installations out of ordinary consumer objects. Kotula also collects individual fragments of discarded plastic packaging and other mass-produced items to make her site-specific works. Likening her art to nature and natural organisms, she states that each distinct sculpture forms a larger community. Similar to the benefits of natural observation, Kotula believes that being open to the creative process rewards the act of looking.
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Bronze Medal
The Woman This bronze medal, a duplicate of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, recognizes and honors her courageous and unwavering commitment to peace, nonviolence, human rights and democracy in Burma. Suu Kyi was detained under house arrest and imprisoned twice. While under house arrest, she bravely refused offers to leave her country, staying in Burma to continue to promote freedom and democracy. For her efforts on behalf of the Burmese people, she was awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in 1990, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000. She donated $1.3 million from her Nobel Peace Prize to the United States to establish a health and education fund in Burma and continues to fight on behalf of the Burmese people. She remains committed to peaceful dialogue in bringing democracy, human rights and national reconciliation to Burma.
The Medal The obverse (heads side), designed and sculpted by United States Mint Sculptor-Engraver Don Everhart, features a portrait of Suu Kyi with the inscription DAW AUNG SAN SUU KYI around the border. The likeness of Suu Kyi was based on the photograph by Eddie Adams.
The reverse (tails), also designed and sculpted by Everhart, depicts a peacock with the inscriptions DEDICATED TO PROMOTING FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY IN BURMA and ACT OF CONGRESS 2008.
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text: A number of people have been having problems with every version of PS3 Media Server (er... PMS) since 1.70.2 and streaming MKVs (see viewtopic.php?f=6&t=15884&p=78268#p78268). I thought I would ask is anyone able to run an .mkv for longer than 9 minutes with any version since that 1.70.2? I strongly suspect it to be Mencoder but cannot figure out how to get it to update it without breaking PMS.


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MINTURN - Skijoring is not complicated.
Follow your horse and don't fall down.
That's how skijoring will work at this weekend's Rocky Mountain Skijoring event in Minturn, except when it doesn't work like that.
"You have three different personalities, three minds working together," said Sherry Graham, patiently explaining that the three personalities are the horse, rider and skier.
If they're not all on the same track, something spectacular is gonna happen, in a NASCAR-crash-that-you-can't-stop-watching kind of way.
Skijoring skiers hold a tow rope with one hand and a wand in the other. The wand is not magic. The rope is attached to an extremely enthusiastic horse, which careens up the street through the snow, and they'll have plenty of snow. They've been stockpiling snow all winter in the parking lot at Holy Cross Energy, and Minturn has plenty of its own. They've been kind enough to let them store snow and use their backhoe to load it into dump trucks.
The skier is pulled at speeds that would indicate a complete lack of self-preservation. There are rings suspended above the snow and the skier weaves back and forth across the street and stabs the wand through the rings. The skier does this while flying 40 or 50 feet over jumps.
They repeat this at least twice. This is an American sport, so the fastest skier with the most rings wins.
Skijoring for fun and profit
Legend has it skijoring was started in Leadville back in 1949 by two guys who were sitting in a cafe drinking coffee and eating a pie. It was coffee they were drinking, they promise.
Locals like Graham and Rose Bearden introduced skijoring to places like New Hampshire, and it's gotten huge on the East Coast. They've been known to travel all the way to upstate New York.
If you're serious enough, you can travel to Quebec, New Hampshire and around the East Coast.
In these parts you can go skijoring in Minturn, Leadville and Silverton. You'll find two events in Wyoming, two in Idaho, and a few in Montana. Graham traveled to Whitefish, Mont., 22 hours one way, for the granddaddy of all skijoring events.
They award a world title every year, and if you want it, you'll have to hit the road.
"I travel all over the U.S. doing it, and I wanted to try to stay a little closer to home," Graham said. "It used to be huge in Colorado. We're trying to bring it back."
The local skijoring folks approached the Minturn town council who decided to give it a run.
"Minturn seems to be a great location for some of the off-beat events that might not fit in places like Beaver Creek," said Michelle Metteer, Minturn's event coordinator.
Staff Writer Randy Wyrick can be reached at 970-748-2935 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Hey Islanders fans,
How are ya'll doing today? Well this past week was pretty great to be an Islander! We all looked great in our workouts, except there are still a few people getting sick. I'm fine now! Thank God! The freshmen told me that their first hard workout at West Guth was "tough, but they are pushing through." I am proud of every single one of my teammates already including the boys of course ;) Another, exciting thing was that we got our racing flats and they are super cute neon orange/pink and we got racing spikes as well! We also had our first meet this Friday and it actually turned out a lot better than I assumed it would! We have a solid top four right now that seems to be pretty consistent with each other. We are working on getting in a lot better shape, and we are pushing each other so we can have a solid top eight! This past week on Wednesday our masseur Dale was in and it was awesome! We call him magic fingers because he knows how to work our tightness in our muscles!
Friday was race day! We left a little behind schedule, we were worrying we would be late but we made it on perfect time! We went to the valley in Edinburg, Texas, and raced against UTPA. Once we got to the course we went and changed into our uniforms, warmed up, said a prayer and cheered on our teammates! It was a relay fun race and we were paired up in twos. We each ran two miles twice, and it was a lot of fun! The weather felt pretty dry and windy sometimes but it was good! We cooled down, took some awesome pictures and we shared how we felt during our running. After we raced we went and ate at this Mexican restaurant. It was really yummy.
One funny moment that happened at dinner was when Bre (BreAnna Briggs) asked the waitress for avocado and extra avocado and more avocados and she never received it! It was just funny because Bre really wanted to have avocado! Anyway, we got home pretty late exactly around 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning, but we got to sleep in the next day and didn't have practice! Now this week should be a tough week since we don't have a meet but so far our team is pushing each other and we are trying everyday to go for another conference ring.
Now I'm going to leave you with my little catch phrase that I want you to keep in mind as you finish reading my blog! "Make sure you keep your Islander pride and don't forget to stride," with yours truly!
Cecy Jones
^ The freshmen and me! ^


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Flag Day will be celebrated on the Ashland Plaza Friday at noon by officers and members of Ashland Elks Lodge No. 944. City officials will read a Flag Day proclamation, all 12 flags that have flown over the nation's capitol will be presented and briefly explained, and a brass band will perform patriotic music, said Jim Potter, past exalted ruler of the lodge and event chairman.
In 1907, at the Grand Lodge gathering of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Dallas, Flag Day was designated by resolution to be commemorated on June 14 annually. Mandatory observance of the occasion by every lodge began in 1911 and that requirement continues for nearly 2,500 lodges nationwide. The Elks prompted President Woodrow Wilson to recognize the Order's observance for its patriotic expression, but it was not until 1949 when President Harry Truman, himself an Elk, made June 14 a day of national observance for the symbol of our country.
"Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Congressional Congress," said Aaren Glover, lodge exalted ruler. "In 1916, President Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day and in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress."
Some of the flags to be presented Friday include the "Snake Flag," the "Pine Tree Flag," the "Don't Tread On Me Flag" and the 48-star "National Flag." The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
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A Michigan State University health expert says the outbreak of West Nile virus cases in the state could get worse before it gets better.
Entomologist Ned Walker predicts the number of cases will grow, and he says southeastern Michigan soon could have an epidemic.
The state Department of Community Health confirmed Wednesday that a second Michigan man died of the virus.
A department spokesman says an 80-year-old Wayne County man died of the virus after being hospitalized Wednesday morning.
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Love in the Time of No Time
By JENNIFER EGAN
Published: November 23, 2003
The city is full of people we can't reach. We pass them on sidewalks, sit across from them in the subway and in restaurants; we glimpse their lighted windows from our own lighted windows late at night. That's in New York. In most of America, people float alongside one another on freeways as they drive between the city and the places where they live. To lock eyes with a stranger is to feel the gulf between proximity and familiarity and to wish -- at least sometimes, briefly, most of us -- that we could jump the hedges of our own narrow lives and find those people again when they drift out of sight.
In a sense, the explosion of online personals speaks to the fervency of that wish. In the first half of 2003, Americans spent $214.3 million on personals and dating sites -- almost triple what they spent in all of 2001. Online dating is the most lucrative form of legal paid online content. According to comScore Networks, which monitors consumer behavior on the Internet, 40 million Americans visited at least one online dating site in August -- 27 percent of all Internet users for that month. The sites they visited range from behemoths like Yahoo! Personals and Match.com, which boasts 12 million users worldwide, to smaller niche sites catering to ethnic and religious groups and to devotees of such things as pets, horoscopes and fitness. In between are midsize companies like Spring Street Networks, which pools the personals ads for some 200 publications nationwide, including Salon.com, the Onion and Boston Magazine, and sites like Emode and eHarmony, which specialize in personality tests and algorithms for matching people. A recent entrant, Friendster, conceived of as a site for dating and meeting new people through mutual friends, has become a raging fad among the younger set and now claims more than three million members.
The societal reasons for this fury of activity are so profound that it's almost surprising that online dating didn't take off sooner: Americans are marrying later and so are less likely to meet their spouses in high school or college. They spend much of their lives at work, but the rise in sexual harassment suits has made workplace relationships tricky at best. Among a more secular and mobile population, social institutions like churches and clubs have faded in importance. That often leaves little more than the ''bar scene'' as a source of potential mates. (Many single people I spoke to saw this as their only option, aside from online dating.)
Improved technology -- namely, the proliferation of broadband and the abrupt ubiquity of digital cameras -- partly explains online dating's surge in popularity. More critical still is the fact that the first generation of kids to come of age on the Internet are now young adults, still mostly single, and for them, using the Web to find what they need is as natural as using a lung to suck in air. They get jobs and apartments and plane tickets online -- why not dates?
Still, a fair number of people continue to feel a stigma about dating online, ranging from the waning belief that it's a dangerous refuge for the desperate and unsavory to the milder but still unappealing notion that it's a public bazaar for the sort of people who thrive on selling themselves. The shopping metaphor is apt; online dating involves browsing and choosing among a seemingly infinite array of possible mates. But those who see a transactional approach to coupling as something new and unseemly would do well to pick up a novel by Jane Austen, where characters are introduced alongside their incomes. There is nothing new about the idea of marriage as a business transaction. Serendipitous love is what's new, love borne of chance, love like what engulfed my grandparents after my grandfather, then a resident physician at a Chicago hospital emergency room, happened to remove my grandmother's appendix. Serendipitous love as a romantic ideal is a paean to cities and their dislocations, the unlikely collisions that result from thousands of strangers with discrete histories overlapping briefly in time and space. And online dating is not the opposite of this approach to love, but its radical extension; if cities erase people's histories and cram them together in space, online dating sites erase both cities and space, gathering people instead under the virtual rubric of a brand.
The defining fact of online dating is that it begins outside any context -- historical, temporal, physical. To compensate, dating sites offer the old-fashioned comfort of facts: income, life goals, tastes in music, attitudes toward having children -- the sorts of things you might wonder about a stranger you locked eyes with. To ask whether this lack of real-world context is ''good'' or ''bad'' is to oversimplify; online personals are a natural outcropping of our historical and technological landscape -- one more proof of the fact that time and space are ceding their primacy as organizers of our experience. Better questions might be, How do they work and how is the way they work changing the nature of courtship?


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Halloween, in its' most harmless and creative form, is maybe the only day where people can be applauded for their outrageous style and creative sense. Channeling their favorite movie character, popular culture setting, or childhood memory, Halloween-lovers capture what's great about the controversial day (other than candy). But, in the spirit of Halloween attire, Is there a such thing as going overboard, even if you're a celebrity? The following are a few celebrity Halloween costume choices. They all are "interesting" to say the least, but for different reasons. A couple are a tad bit offensive, a couple "LOL" worthy, while others will probably make you say, "Come on man!" Before you finish designing your outfit for this year's Halloween party, take a look and see if your designs are along these lines…so you can adjust accordingly.
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Orange and Rockland, the parent company of Pike County Power and Light has declared a company-wide storm watch in anticipation of a significant storm system hitting the region Wednesday night.
Forecasters are predicting heavy rain and high winds to begin about 6 p.m. today and intensify through the evening and overnight.
O&R Emergency Response Operations coordinators have been meeting throughout the day today, examining weather forecasts and generally preparing for activation. The first-response organizations within the company have begun ramping up so they'll be ready to go at the first sign of storm-related damage.
The company advises customers to stock up on non-perishable food, bottled water, manual can opener, baby supplies and pet food. Set your refrigerator and freezer controls to their coldest settings and fill the bathtub with water. Also. keep O&R's toll-free number 877-434-4100 near the phone to report power outages.
Other numbers to report outages:
Met-Ed: 1-888-544-4877, www.firstenergycorp.com/content/customer/met_edison.html
PPL: 1-800-342-5775, www.pplelectric.com/my-account/outage-center/report-an-outage.aspx
A wind advisory is in effect until 4 a.m. Thursday.
Southerly winds will gust between 45 and 50 mph, combined with heavy rains.
Scattered power outages are expected from pockets of broken tree limbs associated with strong winds.
Motorists should use extra caution, especially in high profile vehicles. Light-weight outdoor objects such as patio furniture and garbage cans should be secured.
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Sample ballots in NY county flub Obama's name
Published: Monday, October 15, 2012 at 7:03 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 15, 2012 at 7:03 a.m.
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Can you spell "correction?"
A county board of elections in upstate New York said it would take quick action Friday after being informed that it had drawn up election ballots that misspelled Barack Obama's name.
The Utica Observer-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/RlMhx4 ) that sample ballots printed on the Oneida County Board of Elections website were missing the "C'' in the president's first name.
The newspaper said it informed Election Commissioner Pamela Mandryck about the error Friday. She says templates sent recently to a printer also contained the error. But she says they would be retrieved and corrected in time for election day.
There are more than 133,000 registered voters in Oneida County.
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The RI Fire n' Ice 18U Showcase team is looking for one player to complete their 2014 roster. The best quality player is sought. RI Fire n' Ice is coached by Rob Traverse, current head softball coach at East Providence High School and 2013 D1 coach of the year. Rob has been coaching high school softball for the past 16 years. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as a former baseball player at URI. The RI Fire n' Ice assistant coach is Amanda Shattuck who was a former all-state player at East Providence High School. Shattuck pitched for four years at Drexel University from 2005-2009. RI Fire n' Ice will take part in some of the most competitive showcase tournaments in the area. If interested, either email Rob at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 401-864-6770.
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First i must say, what a great program! - Works flawless
But I have one question: Where is the PMS.conf for the linux version?
I simply cant find it and the program dont generate one.
I dont have a GUI on this linux box so im working on a console.
Hope you can