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Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings
400 Bar
never met a funky mood that couldn't be cured (or at least well
soothed) by the funky soul stylings of Aretha Franklin, Al Green or James
Brown. Whenever I'm feeling particularly burdened—by "the
man" or lack of a man—I cue up "Dr. Feelgood"
to massage my spirit and recharge my soul. Now, thanks to a fiesty friend
who also self-medicates with the sweet sounds of soul CDs as a means to
propel her out of the doldrums, I can add Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
to my musical Rx list. Ms. Jones began her vocal career like many, in
church, but it wasn't long before she was center stage as the lead
singer of a funk band. Over the years she's performed with The Four
Tops, Peaches and Herb, The Drifters and Maceo Parker. These days she's
heading her own band with help from the Dap Kings—a dynamite lineup
of musicians formerly of The Soul Providers and The Mighty Imperials.
Go ahead, get your groove on. 8 p.m. $8. 400 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls. 612-332-2903.
Nancy Sartor
DJ Spooky
Coffman Theater
true renaissance man, DJ Spooky (aka Paul D. Miller in the work-a-day
world) is a world renowned conceptual artist, writer and musician. He
brings all those talents to bear simultaneously in his live multimedia
presentation "Rhythm Science," in which Spooky breaks down
the history of digital art and media from the viewpoint of an artist who
uses "found objects" as a DJ. The lecture presentation will
focus on how DJ culture has evolved out of the same technologies that
are used for digital media and art. One would be hard pressed to find
a speaker more authoritative to hold sway on the subject, as no other
recording musician's career has done more to further the concept
of DJ-as-artists than Spooky's voluminous (and generally stellar)
recorded and written output. A man just as likely to craft a head-spinning
Metallica remix as pen his own science fiction work, this lecture provides
the rare firsthand chance to catch a visionary's mind at work. 8
p.m. $5 for U of M students / $7 general public. 300 Washington Ave. SE,
Mpls. 612-624-INFO. DJ Fat Beats
Steel Pulse
Fine Line Music Café
sensations Steel Pulse have been heatin' things up for more than
30 years, and from the sound of their latest album, African Holocaust,
they've still got fire in their bellies. Known for delivering powerful
socio-political messages that focus on race, social injustice, war and
the environment, the Grammy nominated African Holocaust is based
on 700 years of struggle by African descendants around the world. Band
members—who hail from Birmingham, England—strictly observe
Rastafarian spiritual beliefs, and the group's message of universal
love remains the centerpiece of their music. C'mon down and feel
the love. 9 p.m. $28 adv / $30 door. 318 N. 1st Ave., Mpls. 651-989-5151.
The Comas
The Triple Rock Social Club
knew Michelle Williams would be directly responsible for one of the finer
space-pop offerings of the year? Turns out the former "Dawson's
Creek" star had struck up a long-term relationship with Comas front
man Andy Herod (the show taped in the same North Carolina town where the
Comas reside), and the dissolution of their partnership sent Herod spiraling
into the depression that eventually morphed into the creative surge for
his group's latest album, Conductor. Recorded with Sparklehorse
sound maestro Alan Weatherhead in the production chair, Herod's
band captures some of Mark Linkous' spooked American Gothic vibe
on Conductor but generally keeps its head in the stars, a woozy
swirl of keyboards and strings prettying up Herod's electric post-punk
tuneage. Anyone let down by Grandaddy's perfunctory Sumday
will find the album they should have made if they're willing to
give Conductor a spin. With Rogue Wave, Vietnam. 9 p.m. $8.
21+. 629 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls. 612-333-7399. Rob van Alstyne
Rock: Telephone!/Avenpitch/The Mystechs & UCKF
The Kitty Cat Klub
Calling all '80's addicts! Break out your skinny ties, fingerless
gloves and glitter nail polish... The champagne will sparkle twice as
bright when Minneapolis Electro-punks TELEPHONE! and Avenpitch join forces
with Chicago's lords of laptop mayhem The Mystechs to celebrate
UCKF's debut release 3 (Omega Point Records). Music for Charity
will also be present with 30% of various artists' sets scheduled
to benefit the Bridge for Runaway Youth. 9 p.m. $5. 21+. 315 14th Ave.
SE, Mpls. 612-331-9800. Electro Suzy
Flyhard Jenkins Musical Variety Show
Acadia Café
much is known about Flyhard Jenkins, including his real name or where
he's been for the last 10 years. Of his nickname he says, "I'm
going against the spin…you got to fly hard when they're trying
to hold you down." Jenkins believes it's essential for "different
races of people to hear each others' music" and has assembled
a rich trio of eclectic players to do just that in "The Flyhard
Jenkins Musical Variety Show" this weekend at Acadia Cafe. Celtic
rockers The Murphy Twins will be joined by Horace Greeley the Lesser and
Srazhalys, whose gypsy inspired tunes showcase the balalaika, domra, guitar
and acoustic bass. After the music, stick around for a 9 p.m. show of
"Donovan's Brain," a restaging of the 1944 radio drama
about a doctor whose creepy science experiment goes frighteningly awry.
Presented by Walking Boxes Productions. 7:30 p.m. $5 - $7. Corner of
Nicollet & Franklin, Mpls. 612-874-8702. Sartor
The Dinkytowner
youngsters putting the "power" back into the "power"
trio format, Superdanger have come out of the gate swinging with a four
song slab of sweetness on their self-titled debut EP. Featuring Jake Hanson
(who mans guitar in Cowboy Curtis) on the drums, Scott Hefte on bass and
Caleb Rick on guitar, the band first played under the self-deprecating
moniker of Caleb the Jerk before switching recently to the far sexier
Superdanger tag. Arguably the lightest and most pop-oriented act on the
typically hard-edged Afternoon Records roster, Superdanger's crystalline
jangly electric guitar pop goes down plenty smooth (with just the right
bursts of jagged distortion thrown in to keep listeners on their toes).
All band members share vocal duties and drop pleasant cooing overdubs
behind whoever takes the lead and Rick's vocal chords bear more
than a passing resemblance to the Shins' James Mercer - here's
hoping the band finds similar McDonald's sized success. With Tapes
'n Tapes, Dumptruck. 6 p.m. $5. All Ages. 412 ˝ 14th Ave.
SE, Mpls. 612-362-0427. van Alstyne
Cedar Cultural Center
Habib Koite is hot. He's been a favorite in Europe for more than
10 years, and he's bringing that African heat to the Cedar Cultural
Center this weekend. Koite plays native Mali music in the griot tradition,
but he also adapts traditional music to his own songs. Warm up a little
and enjoy. 7:30 p.m. $18/$20. 416 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls. 612-338-2674.
Ed Felien
The 400 Bar
members of Shivaree have hung with Joe Henry (he produced their 1999 debut
I Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head for Making Me Live In This Dump)
and toured with Tom Waits (keyboardist Danny McGough was once a member
of the king of musical gutter bums band), so it comes as little surprise
that the group is plenty adept at nourishing sophisti-pop. The third album
pairing of the flat-out gorgeous voice of Ambrosia Parsley with bandmates/co-songwriters
McGough and Duke McVinnie, Who's Got Trouble? is an intoxicating
cocktail of forward thinking adult pop that thinks nothing of jumping
from late night jazz inflected ballad crooning ("Lost In A Dream")
to spy-movie soundtrack theatrics with Latin flair ("Little Black
Mess"). Too eclectic to be described in the space I'm limited
to here, you'll just have to check out the wide-ranging merits of
Shivaree for yourself in person. With TBA. 9 p.m. $8 adv/ $10 door.
21+. 400 Cedar Ave. S., Mpls. 612-332-2903. van Alstyne
Grizzly Bear
The Uptown Bar
Bear's debut, Horn of Plenty, is a collection of hazy fractured
folk born from the mind of home-recording enthusiast/main grizz Ed Droste
and birthed almost entirely within walls of his tiny Greenpoint apartment
in Brooklyn. A collision of organic and electronic textures, half-whispered
melodies and murky sound atmospherics, Grizzly Bear's enveloping
musical fog isn't for everyone, but for the hardy sonic adventurer
there's plenty of riches hidden away in the album's labyrinthine
twists and turns. Touring now as a three piece with the addition of bandmates
Christopher Bear (nice coincidence on the name) and Chris Taylor, the
band has apparently been busting out a clarinet on stage in addition to
a slew of electronics. Should prove to be a blast for unconventional music
lovers of all stripes. With The Evening Glow, Thousand Void Crush.
9 p.m. Free. 21+. 3018 Hennepin Ave. S., Mpls. 612-823-4719. Nathan
Jesse Malin
The Fine line Music Café
Jesse Malin is already somewhat of a star overseas, where he's released
both a live album and DVD recently, so fresh off a sold out tour of England
he's back to try and conquer his native shores once more, still
touring in support of his solid sophomore effort The Heat. Although
perhaps a little too refined and ponderous compared to his relentless
debut, the Ryan Adams-produced Fine Art of Self-Destruction, The
Heat still brings plenty of spark (particularly on the chugging anthem
"Hotel Columbia," which features former 'Mats wunderkind
and current Malin drinking buddy Tommy Stinson on backing vocals). Already
a personal favorite of too many superstars to name (Springsteen's
a particularly ardent devotee), it only seems a matter of time before
Malin's charismatic rough-hewn folkie take on concrete jungle rock
breaks through to the mainstream. This outing should prove quite different
from the blazing full band rock show he laid down at the 400 Bar a few
tours past, as he's opting for a stripped down show performing with
keyboardist/vocalist Christine Smith as his sole accompaniment. With fantastic
local pop group the Vestals in a rare acoustic duo performance by brothers/co-front
men Ben and Jeremy Gordon. Catch them now as the band is in the process
of starting work on Vestals LP No. 2, and future local performances should
prove scarce for the near future. 7 p.m. $11 adv / $13 door. 21+. 318
First Ave. N., Mpls. 612-338-8100. van Alstyne


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The Williamsport Band Parents Association have reached $2,860 in their campaign to buy a new equipment trailer for the Williamsport Area High School Marching Millionaires. The campaign began on May 1.
The campaign incorporates local sponsorship opportunities and the use of social media such as Twitter and Facebook and utilize www.Indiegogo.com in creating a globally connected site for tracking the amount of money raised.
This campaign is being held in conjunction with the Williamsport Area School District Education Foundation's Return to Glory capital campaign, an effort that will improve the outdoor facilities at the high school for band, sports and community activities.
The customized equipment trailer will be 32 feet long and have enough room to carry the entire collection of instruments, uniforms and various pieces of equipment used by the marching band when they travel to performances, parades and competitions around the region.
"This trailer is something we have actually needed for a very long time," said Todd Kendall, music director. "The band parent association has been paying to rent a truck for our road trips and with a dedicated trailer it will create a long term cost savings for the organization. Additionally, having our logo proudly displayed on that trailer will be a great thing for the kids to see at every completion and parade where we play."
"The Marching Millionaires have a long standing tradition of excellence and it takes a lot of behind-the-scenes effort to bring it all to the field. This trailer is more than just a means of moving all of our gear but to also be used as a fantastic display of our support for the kids and the community," Chris Patchin, president of the Williamsport Band Parent Association said.
"The term 'crowd funding' is something that has become commonplace over the past couple of years," said campaign coordinator, John Shableski. "But that's usually associated with technology start-ups or even film projects. The Band Parent Association wanted to create something that can help us reach out to Marching Millionaire alumni, Williamsport natives and friends across the globe. With the use of social media ... we have a greater opportunity to invite support in ways that go beyond the standard fundraising options.
"The Indiegogo(.com) program also allows us a wide range of options for sponsors and support. If someone can only afford to donate a few dollars, it's a very simple transaction. If someone wants to donate $100, $500 or $1,000 we have some great high-visibility sponsorship options that include a NASCAR-style decal placement on the trailer. We also have a downloadable donation form on the Marching Millionaires page for folks who wish to use a hard copy form," Shableski said.
For more information, visit http://www.wasd. org/site/Default.aspx? PageID=714.

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Girl Scout volunteer Lou Kramme, third from left, received her Gold Laurel Award during a day camp this summer in Kirkwood. With her are Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri's Chief Operating Officer Jessica Erfling, left, Maggie Roach, Community Development Manager, second from left, and some of Kramme's troop.
Lou Kramme's and Girl Scout Troop 485's goal was to deliver 10,000 cookies to Operation Homefront Missouri and soldiers stationed overseas.
Based in Kirkwood, Mo., Kramme is a long-time Troop Leader and volunteer who received the Gold Laurel Award, the highest Council-level award volunteers can earn, this spring. The award stands alone in recognizing specific contributions to the mission of Girl Scouts.
"It started in 2005, when the girls were in kindergarten," said Kramme. "Daisies then were not allowed to handle money. They participated in April Showers, a Girl Scouts personal care drive, and parties for the 101st Airborne. The younger girls drew pictures and the older ones wrote letters to the soldiers.
"When these soldiers returned home, my troop was invited to meet them," she continued. "They are the only troop in the whole country to wear a military patch on the front of their sashes, per President George W. Bush."
Lou never says "no" to Girl Scouts. If the Council needs her and one of her troops for a last-minute newspaper or television interview, she and her troops will be there with girls who are ready to tell the Girl Scout story.
When the organization needs someone to talk about our Fall Product or Cookie programs, Lou is available to explain how her girls use the Five Skills of goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics to sell and attain their troop goals.
Programs she runs, like day camp, are girl-led and focus on leadership. The girls are involved in the details - planning, money management and implementation - from start to finish. Recognizing her for her efforts, she received a Gold Laurel Award this summer at a day camp she led in Kirkwood. The Gold Laurel is the highest Council-level honor volunteers can earn at Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri.
She and her troops lead projects that reach far beyond her district and neighborhood. For example, every year, they support the USO and our military, donating Girl Scout products and blankets they created.
"At one point this year, I had 480 cases of cookies in our house," recalled Kramme. "This is something the girls have enjoyed doing and continue to enjoy doing."
Kramme said soldiers who have returned from tours of duty overseas, have contacted her and asked to attend troop meetings, where they thank the girls for their efforts.
"I'm very proud of my girls," Kramme said. "They know I will back them 100 percent. Operation Homefront is wonderful. A couple of the girls have corresponded with soldiers since the girls were in first or second grade. "
Kramme said the core part of her troop who started the program are now in 12th grade and Girl Scout Ambassadors. They handed the program down to Kramme's younger daughter's troop to ensure it continues.
Kramme is incredibly valuable to not only the neighborhood and the district but also the Council. Girl Scouts places a high value on her and the work she does to benefit the Council and she truly embodies the passion behind the Girl Scout mission to create girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place.
About Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri is committed to building girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. To join, volunteer or donate to Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri, call 800.727.GIRL (800.727.4475) or visit www.girlscoutsem.org. Girl Scouts is a proud United Way member and is supported by the following United Way agencies: United Way of Greater St. Louis, United Way of the Mark Twain Area, United Way of Adair County/Northeast Missouri and Franklin County Area United Way. Follow Girl Scouts on... Twitter http://twitter.com/GirlScoutsEM and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/GirlScoutsEasternMO.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri is a proud United Way member and is supported by the following United Way Agencies: United Way of Greater St. Louis, United Way of the Mark Twain Area, United Way of Adair County/Northeast Missouri, United Way of St. Francois County, Franklin County Area United Way.


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This is a discussion on 2PC transaction problem with JDBC and JMS - Websphere ; Hi all Using WAS220.127.116.11 with RAD6 a winXP I have a two phases commit transactions problem when a stateless bean (BeanA) want to send a JMS message to a MDB (BeanB) in the same EAR but in a distinct EJB ...
Hi all
Using WAS18.104.22.168 with RAD6 a winXP
I have a two phases commit transactions problem when a stateless bean (BeanA) want to send a JMS message to a MDB (BeanB) in the same EAR but in a distinct EJB project.
The BeanA calls and creates some CMP Beans, and after this process, send a Message to BeanB, which also does some database work
The DB is BD2 and the driver loaded is IBM DB2 JDBC Universal Driver Architecture (XA), driver type 2. The message goes to a queue defined in the Default Messaging JMS provider for WAS6.
The error code is next:
[4/01/06 11:41:32:092 CET] 00000044 InternalGener I DSRA8203I: Database Product Name: DB2/NT
[4/01/06 11:41:32:133 CET] 00000044 InternalGener I DSRA8204I: Database Product Version: SQL08013
[4/01/06 11:41:32:143 CET] 00000044 InternalGener I DSRA8205I: JDBC Driver Name: IBM DB2 JDBC Universal Driver Architecture
[4/01/06 11:41:32:153 CET] 00000044 InternalGener I DSRA8206I: JDBC Driver version: 1.3.70
[4/01/06 11:41:32:163 CET] 00000044 WSRdbDataSour I DSRA8208I: JDBC Driver Type: 2
[4/01/06 11:41:45:111 CET] 00000044 RegisteredRes E WTRN0063E: An illegal attempt to enlist a one phase capable resource with existing two phase capable resources has occurred" when attempting to execute a transaction.
[4/01/06 11:41:45:171 CET] 00000044 RegisteredRes E WTRN0086I: XAException encountered during prepare phase for transaction 000001089501AB1A0000000100000055B5B5A9F2757D78C954 B8F40D3C1CC04652A3B91B000001089501AB1A000000010000 0055B5B5A9F2757D78C954B8F40D3C1CC04652A3B91B000000 01. A continuación encontrará los recursos locales.
[4/01/06 11:41:45:171 CET] 00000044 RegisteredRes E WTRN0089I: XATransactionWrapper@ 6aab14db XAResource: com.ibm.ws.sib.api.jmsra.impl.JmsJcaRecoverableSiX aResource@524594db enlisted: true mcWrapper.hashCode()775001307: Voto: commit.
[4/01/06 11:41:45:181 CET] 00000044 RegisteredRes E WTRN0089I: LocalTransactionWrapper@:1099d4d4 localTransaction:com.ibm.ws.rsadapter.spi.WSRdbSpi LocalTransactionImpl@109e54d4 enlisted:true registeredForSynctruemcWrapper.hashcode()493802708 : Voto: none.
Yesterday it works, but due to a RAD crash, I have to create a new workbench, import from the filesystem and deploy/publish again.
I execute server with the resources in the server rather than inside the workbench (I have defined the DB driver/type and the JNDI binding inside the server config, and my EAR don?t have any configuration for the server)
Any Ideas?
Thanks in Advance, and sorry for my english.


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Web posted Friday, October 23, 1998 5:49 a.m. CT
National Family Life and Education Center founder to present `Rites of Passage'
Ron Johnson, the founder of the National Family Life and Education Center in Culver City, Calif., will share his "Rites of Passage" program Sunday through Tuesday in Amarillo.
Johnson, a former New York City gang member, turned around his life and dedicated himself to helping young people.
He designed a program for teen-age fathers in Los Angeles. While working with the young men, Johnson developed his 10-step Rites of Passages, a comprehensive program designed to help boys develop skills and achieve a sense of manhood.
Through his nonprofit National Family Life and Education Center, Johnson is implementing the program for young men and women in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services.
The program helps young people learn to handle finances, personal freedom, sexual behavior and violence.
The series will begin with a free program at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium.
On Monday, Johnson will present a seminar on "Promoting Character in Today's Youth: The 10-Steps Rites of Passage Program" from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Amarillo College Business and Industry Center, 1314 S. Polk St.
Cost for the Monday program is $39.
Johnson will discuss "Sex, Drugs and Money" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the College Union Building on the Washington Street campus.
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Christian leaders and conservative politicians hosted a webcast Wednesday evening to fight the health care bill.
They said aspects of the Senate version violate Biblical standards on life issues, marriage, and more.
Click play for more on the event with Lou Engle of The Call to Conscience. Also, click here to watch highlights of the prayercast.
"There's a marriage penalty that's imposed because if two people are unmarried living together their income can actually be higher than if you're married living together," she said. "So there's tremendous marriage penalty that's imposed."
Lou Engle, co-founder of TheCall, is calling on America to observe three days of prayer and fasting.
Numerous public figures were also scheduled to participate, including Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., Rep. Randy Forbes, R-Va., Sen. Jim Demint, R-S.C., Bishop Harry Jackson of the High Impact Leadership Coalition in College Park, Md., and Tony Perkins, of the Family Research Council Action in Washington, D.C.
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Sgt. told he had 90 days to live -- 5 years ago
New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Christopher Roos survives colon cancer
He was given 90 days to live.
New Smyrna Beach police Sgt. Christopher Roos, 41, was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer and told to get his personal affairs in order.
That was five years and five months ago, and on Friday night, Roos will take part in the Southeast Volusia Relay for Life cancer walk.
He will be one of two officers to walk the survivor lap at the relay starting at 5:30 p.m. at Riverside Park.
New Smyrna Beach police officer Matt Schaeffer will join Roos. He was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 1998.
The relay continues until 8 a.m. Sunday morning, with proceeds going to cancer research.
Related: Most ignored cancer symptoms
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Circa 1885 Baseball Waltham Pocket Watch
Starting Bid - $800.00, Sold For - $4,640.00
The exquisite nature of this finely crafted pocket watch, featuring a detailed color illustration of a ballplayer positioned at each hour mark, distinguishes it as one of the premier generic baseball pieces of the 1880s. Crafted by the Waltham Watch Company, one of the most prominent watch manufacturers of the era, the aesthetics of the timepiece are accentuated by an ivory white porcelain face measuring 1.75 inches in diameter. Located at each hour mark are individual illustrations of ballplayers depicted in a variety of poses, including batting, throwing, catching, sliding and fielding. A crossed bat motif in the center of the facing displays a banner reading "Waltham." The company name ("American Waltham Watch Co.") is also lettered directly above the independent second hand. Engraved along the reverse is a finely detailed rendering of a speeding locomotive. This watch was almost certainly specially commissioned as a presentation piece, most likely to commemorate the retirement of railroad employee, as the few other examples of this watch that we have ever seen did not include the engraving on the reverse. (Note: This watch is extremely rare. We have seen only three examples of the Waltham baseball watch during the past thirty-five years, and have not seen an example available for approximately ten years). The American Waltham Watch Co., located in Waltham, Massachusetts, is famous for being the first company to mass produce watches in America. The company was founded in 1851 as the "American Horologue Company" and went through a number of name changes before adopting the American Waltham Watch Co. name in the early 1860s. The company remained in business for over one hundred years before closing its doors permanently in 1957. Despite the fact that the company was known for mass produced watches, it also created watches of exceedingly high quality. The offered piece is one such example and adheres to the finest standards of workmanship at the time. As such, it was quite expensive, available only to the most affluent members of society. Holding this watch in one's hand, it is impossible not to take note of its heavy weight, and be impressed with its fine craftsmanship and folk art qualities. This is an extraordinary timepiece of the highest quality. The glass front has a few very light scratches and the watch exhibits only normal light wear from handling. It is in Excellent condition overall. With reference to its internal mechanics, the watch runs intermittently and is most likely in need of minor adjustment by a qualified repairperson. This is an exceptional display piece that has great appeal to collectors in both the fields of baseball memorabilia and nineteenth-century timepieces. Reserve $800. Estimate $1,500/$3,000+. SOLD FOR $4,640.00
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Custom Claro Walnut Long Tom Stock, Part II
Because this is my first shotgun stock, some of the tasks required have posed special challenges. Y'know, like drilling a 1/4″ hole through the length of the stock and 1/2″ wide square mortise to cut with chisels. My friend Andy Wentzel helped me with doing the takedown screw hole, as I could use equipment in his family's shop to do the drilling and set stuff up with him.
I said a prayer before plunging the drill bit into the stock for the first hole, and with the help of a vise and a miracle the holes were aligned. Perfectly. One mistake and that could have made me lose sleep ('cause it would have been bad). Now I'm working the tang of the receiver into the stock with some sharp chisels and a couple rasps/chisels. It's a tight fit.
The Pachmayr Decelerator buttpad and a grip cap I polished and blued are installed. I still have more shaping to do in the butt, however I've been waiting on the inletting before I finish the grip and can work on slimming the butt towards the grip and shaping in the flutes.
I'm going to install a couple long, stout pins in the butt to strengthen the grain. The wood is hard but I don't want it to break, no matter what.
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I think it's going to look very nice when done. DO you plan any checkering?


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A Colorado State Patrol trooper from Trinidad has been suspended and is facing assault charges in Greeley after a drunken New Year's Eve bar brawl that left a bouncer with a broken nose.
Trooper Jorge Leal, 32, is assigned to the Colorado State Patrol troop in Trinidad but was in Greeley on New Year's Eve visiting his family. He was issued a summons for disorderly conduct and third-degree assault from the incident, and Greeley police reports show the three friends with Leal that night were all convicted drug dealers.
Those three friends, Calvin Coley, 26, James Townsel, 24, and Mercedes Riley, 22, also were issued summonses in the case " Coley for third-degree assault and disorderly conduct, Townsel and Riley for disorderly conduct.
Coley and Riley are on probation for possession of drugs, and Townsel is on parole for distribution of dangerous drugs and was identified as a possible gang member. All were identified as residents of Trinidad.
In the fracas at the Cactus Canyon bar, east of the Greeley Mall, one bouncer had his nose broken and was treated at North Colorado Medical Center and released.
Leal has denied his involvement in the fight and is on paid leave from the CSP. He has a Trinidad attorney handling his case, and his court appearance in Greeley Municipal Court has been continued until next month. Leal did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Wednesday.
A 22-page Greeley police report shows an officer was on patrol and passing the bar about 11:30 p.m. on New Year's Eve when she saw people outside involved in a fight and argument. The officer saw a man later identified as Coley throwing punches at other people in the group.
As the officer, Rebecca Johns, started to take custody of Coley for fighting, she said she was confronted by Leal.
"He said he was a state trooper and put his ID in my face," Johns reported. "As I was grabbing Coley's right arm to finish handcuffing him, Leal grabbed his arm." Leal again said he was a Colorado State Patrol trooper and accused the Cactus Canyon employees of being prejudiced.
Leal is Latino and the other three men arrested are black.
Johns reported everyone in Leal's group " his wife, Coley's wife and the men who were charged in the assault " was drunk.
The reports state Leal and the others entered the bar together and Leal paid everyone's cover charge. The fight apparently started when someone vomited on the floor of the bar, and Leal and his friends were asked to leave.
Bouncers at the bar told the group they had to leave, and they started fighting. One bouncer told police that Leal hit him in the nose. At the hospital, it was determined that his nose was broken. A customer in the bar told police he saw Leal hit two of the bouncers.
The fighters apparently went outside the bar and were fighting again when Johns stopped them. As other officers arrived, Riley and Townsell took off running, but officers ran them down and brought them back to the area.
Another officer at the scene reported he talked to Leal, who claimed he was not fighting at the bar and was trying to break up the fight. Officer Todd Finch said he asked Leal about his friends.
"I told Leal his choice of friends could be the reason he was in trouble," Finch reported. "Leal shook his head and said, 'Yeah.' "
Finch also said he was called about an hour after the incident by Leal's supervisor at the Colorado State Patrol office in Trinidad, asking about the situation. Finch said he provided the supervisor with the case number and told him of the incident.
The six people in Leal's party were too drunk to drive, police reported, so Leal's mother came to the bar to drive them home.


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2nd International Congress: NEW ADVANCES IN MOUNTAIN MEDICINE AND EMERGENCY
Varese, 19 April 2013
DIRECTOR: Dr. Luigi Festi
Deputy Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital of Varese and Director of
International Master Course in Mountain Medicine.
The aim of this congress is to improve security in the professional practice climbing and hiking, as well as the voluntary and amateur of going to the mountains. The meeting is open to physicians from all over the world, activein the field, and to Professional and mountain practicing, that will be updated on the latest news and information, for example in the treatment of hypothermia or acute mountain sickness. This congress will be the most important event in medicine and emergency field. Select group of Speakers in this field from all over the world will attend this meeting.


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UN Secretary-General Underlines ILO's Role in the Emerging Green Economy
19 November 2008: In an address to the 303rd Session of the
Governing Body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) taking place in
Geneva, Switzerland, from 6-21 November 2008, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
explained that, while in Washington DC, US, for the G-20 summit, he had
stressed that the crisis is an opportunity to promote green economic
He emphasized that, by investing in renewable sources of energy,
States can improve their energy security and spur economic development at the
same time. He called for the emerging "green economy" to be "an important part
of any stimulus plan arising from the current situation."
Ban underlined that
the solution to the financial crisis should also include a focus on
labor-intensive projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help
communities adapt to global warming. He underscored that the transition to a
low-carbon economy can create millions of jobs and noted that in the Final
Declaration adopted by the Summit, leaders committed to address critical
challenges such as energy and food security, the rule of law, and the fight
against terrorism, poverty and disease.
Ban expressed his conviction that the
ILO "has a major role to play" in this ambitious agenda, stressing the need for
the UN to fulfill its promise to "Deliver as One" and coordinate its efforts. [UN Press
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She's been through confirmation hearings before, but the one she'll face Monday will be unlike anything she's experienced.
Senators have already lined up witnesses.
Democrats will work to paint her as a mainstream judge, calling witnesses like former Bush political appointees and even New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who ran as a Republican, but became an Independent.
Republicans are calling on Frank Ricci from New Haven, Conn. -- a white fire fighter whose reverse discrimination case was rejected by Sotomayor -- a ruling the Supreme Court recently overturned.
Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life, will be the principle pro-life witness.
In a statement, she says: "It's important for the American people to understand that the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court will dramatically shift the dynamics of the Court. Her record of activism in support of a radical pro-abortion agenda is clear and documented."
Pro-life group Operation Rescue demonstrated outside Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback's Topeka office this week.
"We are calling on Sen. Sam Brownback to use his political capital, not just to filibuster, but to lead a filibuster," said Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue.
Sotomayor has spent long hours preparing for the battle to come.
She's been reviewing her own writings and rulings. And for weeks, endured hours of mock hearings in which top lawyers grill her with tough questions likely to be asked by senators.
Appointing a judge to the Supreme Court for life is a heavy decision.
To prepare, Rev. Rob Schenck, president of Faith and Action, prayed over the hearing room.
"I anoint these doors in the name of the Father, and of the Son and and of the Holy Spirit," he said.
If confirmed, Sotomayor will become the first Hispanic and the third woman to serve on the High Court.
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Thursday's games being staffed by South Jersey Times reporters include Williamstown at Washington Township; Kingsway at Clearview; Woodstown at Salem; Pennsville at Penns Grove; Millville at Vineland; and Clayton at Pitman. Our reporters will send updates via Twitter that will be collected on this page which will activate Thanksgiving morning.
If you're at a game and would like to provide updates to show up on the page, just use your Twitter account along with the hashtag #njfootball.
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A new bunch of Cornell University student projects 2008 have shown up. One of the projects is a device that is capable to measure various AC power parameters in real time. These include:
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SADDLE BROOK — State Police arrested a New York man wanted on attempted murder charges, according to police and published reports.
The Clarkstown, N.Y., police department notified New Jersey State Police Saturday that they had information saying Joel Pointdujour, 24, of Haverstraw, was in Saddle Brook, Sgt. Adam Grossman, a spokesman for the State Police, told NJ.com.
Troopers from the State Police station in Totowa located Pointdujour and Kaylyn Martucci, 23, of Stony Point, N.Y., with a red Jeep Liberty in the Holiday Inn parking lot, Grossman said. Police arrested both without incident.
Police took Pointdujour and Martucci to Totowa for processing before sending them to Bergen County Jail, Grossman said.
Pointdujour faces two counts of attempted murder in a stabbing Monday at a Hempstead, N.Y., shopping center that left one man in critical condition and another with wounds on his arm, Lohud.com reported. Martucci, Pointdujour's girlfriend, allegedly drove a getaway car, police said.


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For a team that has been victorious in all of one postseason series in the last 20-something years, the Wizards have managed to take center stage in the sporting world quite a number of times.
I compiled a list of the top 10 times the Wizards captivated fans across the nation without equal. Some of the times are note-worthy; some of the times are gag-worthy. Whether good or bad, these are the moments and moves that called the most attention to our beloved franchise.
Just as a note, I only looked at the Wizards franchise and did not explore the happenings of the team while they were named the Bullets. Feel free to leave any feedback or comments that you see fit.


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Donald Trump isn't hiding behind the looming shadow of Martha Stewart's new Apprentice show. In fact, the mogul's back to his usual modesty.
"The Apprentice has been a great success by any standard," he tells The New York Times. "And Apprentice 4 is the best by far, the best show we've done."
The original Apprentice, with Trump, debuts on NBC Sept. 22 -- a day after The Apprentice: Martha Stewart makes its premiere.
Through ratings for Trump's third season of Apprentice were down from previous seasons, it still finished in the Top 15, prompting Trump to tell the Times: "The entire series I was angry." At issue, he said, was that he didn't go for producer Mark Burnett's decision to pit college-educated contestants against those with so-called street smarts.
Burnett replies: "The casting problem on 3 was completely my fault. Having book smarts versus street smarts seemed like a great idea but it changed the tenor of the show. ... I don't think people wanted to see potty-mouthed competitors."
Trump also blamed the casting of last season's contestants for the show's ratings dip. "I was very nice. I said, 'You see that guy in dreadlocks? I would like him in the show if possible.' There was a girl I wanted. I said, 'I'd like to see if you could have her in the show.' It wasn't typical Trump," says the mogul.
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ORANGE BEACH, Alabama -- While she was growing up in Gadsden, art was a big part of Juli Jordan's life, from her father's jewelry making to her mother's hosting art appreciation in her kindergarten classes.
"My father took us to the craft shows with him. I made pet rocks with eyes and expressions," Jordan said with a laugh. "That was the extent of my artistic ability. But I grew up with an appreciation of art."
Her appreciation led to a degree in English and art history from the University of Alabama, but she didn't begin her career in the field.
"My family had a gourmet food wholesale business, and I worked with them," she said. "Then I worked with Kentuck (art museum) in Northport."
Birthplace: Gadsden
Hometown: Orange Beach
Family: Husband, Pat Martin
Occupation: Art Center assistant
Activities: Golf, sailing
She helped prepare for the museum's art festival held each October at its location north of Tuscaloosa, and later she began working with artist Craig Nut.
"I worked with him three years in Northport as his assistant," she said. "I moved here in 1987 and started decorating condos."
After her developer husband completed the Bella Luna condominiums, the couple moved into one and Jordan became involved with the Orange Beach Art Association.
"I ended up on the board of the Friends of the Arts and that segued into this position," she said. "I work with the center's director (Wanda Price) and I help with the visiting artist exhibits and upcoming events."
Jordan's favorite event, she said, starts in May — the Emerging Artists exhibit, which for the first year is sponsored by The Hangout in Gulf Shores.
"We contacted the deans from area universities and they choose two senior art students to exhibit their work," she said. "I'm so excited and continually amazed by what we get. We never know what to expect."
The University of South Alabama, Spring Hill College, the University of Mobile and the University of West Florida are just a few of the colleges participating in the exhibit, which will run May 13-July 16.
"The Hangout is now our sponsor, and with their help, we'll be able to branch out into the state," she said. "We'd like it to become a big honor for graduating visual arts students."
The Hangout will also feature the emerging artists under a tent at its annual music festival May 20-22, giving the young local artists exposure to thousands of visitors.
"They're holding a competition for a large scale public art installation and the artists chosen will get to submit their design," she said. "The winner will receive a $3,000 stipend and their art will be installed at the Hangout and be part of the music festival next year."
Jordan also works with the association's activities for local children, which includes the after-school arts program for students in first through sixth grades and summer art camp, to be held this year June 27-July 1.
"Our after-school program is doing a mystery theater on May 14, and they're also doing a public art project," she said. "It's a fiberglass dog that will be named and presented to the (Orange Beach) City Council."
When she's not working at the association, Jordan said she enjoys playing golf and sailing. And she's proud to be involved in helping the arts flourish along the Gulf Coast.
"A group of passionate people came together to make sure local art stays here," she said. "And there's been a lot of momentum and growth of the arts in this area."
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Three activists petitioned the Supreme Administrative Court yesterday to cancel the privatisation of Mass Communication Organi-sation of Thailand, which is now MCOT Plc - a listed company since 2004.
The three are Veera Somkwamkid, secretary general of the People's Network against Corruption, and two anti-graft campaigners, Ratchanee Manmethee and Warit Chinsai.
They named deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra, his Cabinet and the PM's Office as those responsible for the privatisation.
In their writ, the complainants contend that as consumers of MCOT media services - considered public property - they have to right to dispute the privatisation.
They question the Cabinet resolution on July 20, 2004, leading to the dissolution of MCOT as a state-run enterprise and its transformation to a public company a month later.
They further state that the Finance Ministry, a major shareholder of MCOT, arbitrarily raised the registered capital from Bt3 billion to Bt3.8 billion in order to allocate 17.1 million newly-issued shares at Bt5 par value to company executives and employees.
The initial public offering of MCOT shares failed to ensure fair distribution of ownership and had resulted in lopsided equity stakes in favour of foreign investors and company staff, they claim.
Foreign investors now hold 12 per cent of equity, which allowed them increased presence in the media, an industry classed as of key interest to national security, they said.
Since privatisation, MCOT had been authorised to stop remitting its revenues obtained from concession fees for operating Channel 3, the UBC cable television service and 62 radio stations to state coffers, they said, noting that this was one of the costs to Thai society.
They claim that Thaksin had a conflict of interest in authorising the privatisation because he was then the shareholder of Shin Corp, which had the controlling stake of iTV - MCOT's major competitor.
They argue that the privatisation is illegal because airwaves are public property that cannot be transferred from a state enterprise to a listed company.
They cited the Administrative Court's cancellation of the Egat privatisation as a precedent for the MCOT case.
The court has yet to set a date to rule on the merit of the case.
In another anti-privatisation move, consumer advocate Saree Ongsomwan initiated a court battle in August seeking to take PTT Plc, the market leader in the petroleum industry, out of the stock market. The case is now under judicial review.
Kesinee Taengkhieo
The Nation


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The Mowhay - Cabin in Cornwall
- Cabin for 2 from £110 per night (read our low price promise)
- 1 double.
Not suitable for children
Not suitable for pets
The Mowhay is completely self service – you get the instructions, you head on down, let yourself in and then simply unwind in your own private slice of Cornwall. Over the course of many magical, idle holidays at The Mowhay, the owners have kitted out the living pod and the kitchen with everything you could possibly need. There is the king sized bed and its sumptuous duvet, the grill, hobs and bbq in the covered kitchen, a gas heated shower and flushing loo, as well as all the seating on the terrace and that essential accessory, a stone cherub. Even the most relaxed and self sufficient camper may occasionally feel the need to drag themselves away from this sanctuary. Luckily, there's a great pub just up the hill. Like everything at The Mowhay, it's on hand but not in the way.
PLEASE NOTE: As mentioned above, The Mowhay is self service and the owner will not be anywhere on site during your stay. Instructions for getting in and getting settled will be sent to you when you book.
Our guests say...
Absolutely fantastic location, epic scenery and wildlife. I could use every cliche I could think of and not come close to how much we loved this place!08/08/2016
This was our second stay here, for our first wedding anniversary, the first stay was for our honeymoon! We love the solitude and peace and quiet, we literally didn't see another soul! Perfect, we did nothing except enjoy each other's company, sunbathe, Cook outdoors, and marvel at nature all around us. So much wildlife to see. We never left the property, it is too good to miss a moment there! We will definitely go back for a third visit for our second anniversary!20/06/2016
Overall, very good. The place itself is amazing and in stunning grounds. Very peaceful and relaxing.28/08/2015
just the most perfect place, secluded and private but not so far from the beaten path. weather was patchy but Saturday was dry and warm all day and we got to see the best of the Mowhay26/06/2015
A lovely stay in seclusion, great setting, great scenery, lovely accommodation, thoroughly enjoyed this relaxing break from humanity.12/06/2015
We headed to the Mohay in search of rest and relaxation and found both in abundance,the location was beautiful and our Pod was really cosy,everything we needed.01/05/2015
"Absolutely amazing! Perfect! Best holiday ever!"21/07/2014
"We adored our stay at The Mowhay. Offering surprisingly luxurious creature comforts (the bed is heaven sent and my partner fell more than a little in love with one of the leather arm chairs!), The Mowhay allows total detachment from reality. Whilst there, we didn't seen another soul. Access to a meadow, field, orchard and stretch of stream meant we were never bored and had plenty of land to explore as well as the pod itself. Isolated in beautiful rural surroundings, The Mowhay offers a truly relaxing escape that allowed us to recharge our batteries and pretend we were the only two people in the whole world. It truly is a wonderful place to be in love."09/06/2014
"The Mowhay is a delightful secret of a place, tucked down narrow country lanes. Greeted by rabbits, serenaded by nuthatches, sung to sleep by cicadas and surprised by small fish in the stream at the end of your very own meadow, it's about as perfect a country retreat can be. Best thing- all the hidden touches added by the owner, Jasper. Oh, and not seeing a soul throughout our stay! Worst- coming home."19/07/2013
"Very much so. The Mowhay was all we'd hoped for and more- an idyllic countryside retreat where we could be alone together among the wilderness, with rabbits, birds and bats for company. The cabin itself was beautifully done, very tastefully and thoughtfully equip with all of the essentials we needed in the kitchen and living area, and decorated in such a way that complemented the unspoilt location. The best thing was the blissful seclusion of the place and the fact that the whole area seemed to be entirely ours, with not a soul in sight. The worst thing was having to leave!"16/07/2013
"We had a fabulous stay. It was a surprise for my husbands 50th and he absolutely loved my choice. It was quirky, romantic, remote and peaceful. The wood burner was a godsend as it was colder than expected for may. However the weather did not lessen our enjoyment of our time there. We would go back tomorrow if time and salary allowed."19/05/2013
"The Mowhay was very good and the pod where the bed was kept was very cosy especially with the log fire going. The bathroom was very cold as it did not get the sun throughout the day and the shower gave out a very small amount of luke warm water. The setting was idyllic and all the recommendations for eating out were brilliant."17/05/2013
"The Mowhay was lovely & in a beautiful setting, the surrounding area was peaceful and the local wildlife wonderful to watch. The owners have done a wonderful job creating a little piece of paradise & all essentials had been thought about, as well as a few extras. The Mowhay looked particularly picturesque at night with the rope light, candles & warm glow from the woodburner."10/05/2013
I loved the Mowhay. It has the charm of a tiny cabin, but the luxury of a proper plumbed bathroom. The outdoor covered kitchen is an inspired idea and the views are stunning. Perfectly located too, in the middle of some short drives to nice Cornish locations.14/09/2012
"We went to The Mowhay to celebrate our wedding the weekend before. It was the perfect mini-moon! I have never seen such a beautiful place, the fairy lights, the outdoor kitchen, the indoor pod - everything about it was gorgeous. The weather was average and a little damp but this did not dampen our spirits in the slightest. We went for walks, played Boules, went to the lovely pub up the road and generally relaxed in this little slice of Cornwall heaven for three amazing days. I can't recommend it enough and would not hesitate to go back - already planning our next trip!"10/09/2012
"It was incredible!!! The design of the accommodation itself, the eco-friendly nature of it, the surroundings, the privacy, the supplies and amenities all made it one of the best parts of our honeymoon."30/07/2012
"We wanted a break from our children and a peaceful retreat to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. That's exactly what we got. A beautiful retreat that felt a million miles away from civilisation but was actually very close to amenities if needed. The pod was so cosy and the outdoor kitchen made the most of the outdoors without having to rough it too much."05/08/2011
"It was fantastic. An extremely relaxing and peaceful location, completely away from the world. It felt like being back in the dens I used to build in our garden when I was little! The best thing was the feeling of being outdoors but with a proper mattress to sleep on. We arrived late at night and were met by hooting owls, and we woke to find rabbits right outside the bedroom window. Perfect."01/08/2011
"The Mowhay was fantastic. It was everything we were looking for and the weather during our stay helped being the sunniest day of our holiday in Cornwall. The outdoor kitchen was equipped with everything we needed, the surrounding area was stunning, and the pod was well thought out with radio, games and a comfy bed. We loved it!"13/07/2011
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By Seth Borenstein Knight Ridder Newspapers
WASHINGTON - Halliburton Inc. paid high-priced bills for common items, such as soda, laundry and hotels, in Iraq and Kuwait and then passed the inflated costs along to taxpayers, according to several former Halliburton employees and a Pentagon internal audit.
Democrats in the House of Representatives, who are feuding with House Republicans over whether the spending should be publicly aired at a hearing on Tuesday, released signed statements Monday by five ex-Halliburton employees recounting the lavish spending.
Those former employees contend that the politically connected firm:
-Lodged 100 workers at a five-star hotel in Kuwait for a total of $10,000 a day while the Pentagon wanted them to stay in tents, like soldiers, at $139 a night.
-Abandoned $85,000 trucks because of flat tires and minor problems.
-Paid $100 to have a 15-pound bag of laundry cleaned as part of a million-dollar laundry contract in peaceful Kuwait. The price for cleaning the same amount of laundry in war-torn Iraq was $28.
-Spent $1.50 a can to buy 37,200 cans of soda in Kuwait, about 24 times higher than the contract price.
-Knowingly paid subcontractors twice for the same bill.
Halliburton is already under fire for allegations of overcharging the Pentagon for fuel and soldiers' meals. The latest accusations center on whether Halliburton properly keeps track of its bills from smaller subcontractors, Pentagon auditors said in a month-old report released Monday by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.
The 36-page report by the Defense Contract Audit Agency said that Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown and Root had a billing system that was "inadequate," had numerous deficiencies and billing misstatements and that KBR didn't follow laws and regulations relating to spending and recordkeeping. Its contracting practices are so bad, the auditors said, that KBR shouldn't be allowed to bill the Pentagon directly without the government poring over every detail in advance.
Statements by the whistleblowers - five of whom were identified - and the government's audit report "portray a company and a contracting environment that has run amok," Waxman wrote in a letter to Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., on Monday.
Halliburton disputed the auditor's report and said Waxman was politically motivated.
Wendy Hall, a company spokeswoman, said Waxman's allegations do nothing "to feed a single member of our military, create a single unit of housing, repair a single oil well or supply a single piece of material for reconstruction."
Hall also noted that Halliburton continues "to be a target in this presidential election year. This is the 35th news release about Halliburton from the congressman's office since March 2003."
But one former Halliburton subcontracting manager, Marie deYoung, said in her signed statement that she had seen "significant waste and overpricing."
"Halliburton rarely collected adequate information from subcontractors to justify payment of invoices. When I attempted to properly verify invoice terms before setting up payment authorization, I was chastised," said deYoung, a former Army captain and chaplain who resigned from the company last month.
According to deYoung, Halliburton's financial staff lives at the five-star Kempinski Julai'a Hotel and Resort in Kuwait. "For a three-month period, the Kempinski hotel charged almost $1 million to house 100 Halliburton employees. By comparison, it costs less than $200,000 a year to lease tents that could house 400 soldiers. ... The military requested that Halliburton move into tents, but Halliburton refused."
Hall didn't respond to the specific charges made by deYoung and other employees, but said, "There are clear inaccuracies in these assertions. We take any charges of improper conduct seriously."
While the allegations of high prices and overcharging are startling, the Pentagon audit report found a larger problem in that Halliburton isn't controlling or watching what its suppliers charge, said Pete Singer, a Brookings Institution researcher who's written a book about private contractors' increasing role in the military.
KBR has a multibillion-dollar, multiyear logistics and supply contract that allows it to add on a profit of 1 to 2 percent and pass along all costs to the government. So far, the Army has agreed to pay KBR up to $4.55 billion for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
In his letter to Davis, Waxman charged that since House Republicans won't let the whistleblowers testify Tuesday, the congressional committee is "not fulfilling its obligation to protect the taxpayer from waste, fraud and abuse."
Davis' spokesman Dave Marin said Republicans "simply had not had the time to properly flesh out, corroborate, investigate the many and wide-ranging claims that these individuals have made." If the whistleblowers turn out to be legit, he said, the committee may schedule "a follow-up hearing in the summer months."
Also Monday, the General Accounting Office released its assessment of contracting in Iraq and said most of the no-bid work was legitimately awarded. The GAO did have some objections to a separate Halliburton contract on restoring oil production capacity in Iraq.
Last week, Halliburton revealed that it's being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission over allegations of bribery in Nigeria for the late 1990s, when Vice President Dick Cheney was in charge of the firm. Last month, a dozen truckers told Knight Ridder that Halliburton sent them back and forth across Iraq with empty trailers more than 100 times.
Hell for Halliburton
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Halliburton racks up $1.72 Billion as NO-BID Contract is Extended AGAIN
Army doubles the Halliburton Contract Cost Estimate to 2 Billion for "sabotage".
We didn't really believe it when we were told Halliburton's NO-BID Contracts would be open for bidding in August.
In October when we were told it would be mid-December we did not really buy that either.
Well here we go again.
"Army Corps spokesman Bob Faletti said the "deadline window" had been extended until Jan. 17, 2004. An announcement would be made between Dec. 15 and Dec. 17, "Nobody believes for a minute that Halliburton won't win the open bidding but why don't they at least care about appearances? We know Dick Cheney is running the war and the country. As long as that is true more billions will be funneled to Halliburton. When are we going to wake up and throw these thieves out of Washington? If 1.72 Billion isn't enough then what is?
12.02.03, 12:35 PM ET WASHINGTON - The U.S. military said Tuesday it had again extended a deadline for awarding two new contracts to repair Iraq's oil fields, giving Vice President Dick Cheney's old firm Halliburton more time under its no-competition deal.Bushit! Contracts don't get better with more time! By the time this deal gets done the secret underground pipeline to Kuwait will have sucked IRAQ dry like the Bush led Congress is sucking the treasury dry. All of these thieves will be living on some island like Sultans while we are left here in utter financial ruin and chaos.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said in October it would replace by the end of December a no-bid deal given in March to Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root, which by last week had clocked up more than $1.72 billion in business.
But Army Corps spokesman Bob Faletti said the "deadline window" had been extended until Jan. 17, 2004. An announcement would be made between Dec. 15 and Dec. 17, he said. "Our goal is to make sure that we have a good contract and so we are giving ourselves that five-week window to ensure we have a good, solid contract," said Faletti.
In the meantime, he said KBR, which has also bid on the new deals, would continue its work in Iraq."This is not about KBR, it is about having a good solid contract," he said, rejecting past criticism that delays served to give KBR more lucrative business in Iraq.Yeah and if you believe that I have bridge in Brooklyn.....and you also believe this:
"Work will continue in Iraq and the work to award these contracts will continue. Our goal has always been to issue competitively-bid contracts."Yes we have an army there but they can't stop a billion dollars worth of sabotage and looting.
Faletti said the deadline had been extended to give selection officials more time to look at the complicated bids and because of the coming holidays. He said the terms of the contracts -- one for the north and the other for the southern region in Iraq -- had not changed and he did not expect the amount of the contracts to increase.
The two new deals were meant to have been announced in October but were delayed after intense looting and sabotage doubled defense officials' original estimates from a billion dollars to $2 billion.
Faletti said looting and sabotage still hampered oil field repair work but it was not as intense. "Every time the pipelines are blown up that is money that has to be diverted to fix it from other stuff that was due to be repaired."Well you wouldn't expect them to admit to being thieves would you? Christ gimme a break. Just take all the money and leave us with some self-respect.
The work given to KBR in Iraq has been strongly criticized by Democrats, who allege cronyism and favoritism in handing out the deals and claim that KBR is overcharging for some of its services. Aside from the oil fields no-bid deal, KBR has a separate logistics contract with the military, with tasks ranging from building bases to delivering mail and feeding U.S. troops.
Last week, three Democratic lawmakers asked the Pentagon's inspector general to investigate alleged overpricing of gasoline sent to Iraq by KBR. Halliburton has strongly denied overpricing of gasoline into the oil-rich country, which has suffered an oil shortage because its refineries are not running to capacity.
Cheney threatens "fundamental principles of the separation of powers"
Energy case focuses on confidentiality, presidential powers
This administration now threatens the power of Courts and Congress to balance the Executive
12/1/2003 WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration's sustained campaign to build up the powers of the presidency and to extend the confidentiality of White House decision-making is due for a major test in the Supreme Court, possibly as early as today.These people are megalomaniacs and will stop at nothing to claim total control of the country.
The justices appear ready to decide whether they will hear an appeal by Vice President Dick Cheney, who is defending his refusal to disclose files of the task force that he headed in developing the administration's energy policy, which is now stalled in Congress.
If the court grants a review, a final decision would be months away. The administration has raised the stakes on the preliminary decision by arguing that the case threatens "fundamental principles of the separation of powers" between the branches of government.
Because of the sweeping constitutional arguments being made, the case has the potential to sharply curtail the power of the courts and, by implication, Congress to oversee the workings of the executive branch.
The key argument is that the Constitution's separation of powers among the three branches means that the other two branches are without authority to second-guess the president when he and his staff are deciding how to use executive powers.
The position of the administration in the case parallels arguments against judicial interference in the president's handling of the war on terrorism, arguments being made with increasing frequency in court cases involving terrorist suspects or "enemy combatants."
The White House has been making similar arguments in a running battle over access to internal presidential papers that are being sought by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the US, an independent body that is investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Cheney is not only the leading figure in the task-force dispute that is now ready for the Supreme Court's reaction. He also is the central officer of the administration waging the public campaign for greater presidential authority.
Early last year, he told a television talk show that in 34 years in Washington, "I have repeatedly seen an erosion of the powers and the ability of the president of the United States to do his job." It is a theme he repeats often in public appearances, and that Justice Department lawyers regularly make in briefs filed in court.
In the energy task force case, those arguments have been losing for the past two years, as a federal judge and then a federal appeals court have ruled that courts may order at least limited inquiry into the decision-making process that the agency used.
Two private groups, Judicial Watch, a conservative legal advocacy organization, and the Sierra Club, an environmental protection group, have sued Cheney, Cabinet officers, and other government officers, seeking to force into the open the role that energy industry executives might have played in influencing administration policy.
So far, the case is nowhere near going to trial, because Cheney has steadfastly refused to acknowledge that the courts may order such an intrusion into the decision-making process. Although given a chance by the federal judge to cite specific documents that the White House could claim were shielded by "executive privilege," the administration has refused to assert that claim as to any document, standing on its view that it need not do so in order to maintain confidentiality.
In the past, challenges over the confidentiality of presidential documents have often been ended, or settled, after presidential assertions of executive privilege -- a broad confidentiality doctrine first outlined by the Supreme Court in 1974 in the White House tape recordings case during the Watergate scandal.
But Cheney and President Bush have refused to invoke that privilege in the energy policy case, saying the independence of the executive branch does not require it. Besides, Cheney has argued, the president should not be bothered with the task of going over each document sought and deciding whether to claim a privilege to withhold it.
Cheney's appeal insists that the task force's work involved only government officials giving advice to the president. But the case against him by Judicial Watch and the Sierra Club argues that industry executives served as influential advisers, too, and their lawsuit seeks documents to show who attended meetings and what role advisers played. US District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan has allowed the case to go forward, at least to the point of requiring the disclosure of some task force papers -- unless the government claims they are privileged.
Last week, Senate leaders decided not to press for final congressional action on the broad energy measure during the current session of Congress, because of the threat of a Democratic-led filibuster. The bill will be brought up again next month.
Five Black Veterans Accuse KBR div. of Halliburton with Racial Bias
Nov 29, 2003 Five black veterans have accused Kellogg Brown & Root, a subsidiary of Halliburton, of engaging in racial discrimination. One of the men, a 21-year veteran of the Marines, contended in an arbitration filing that he was paid less than his colleagues, endured racist epithets, was passed over for promotion in favor of less-qualified people who were white and ultimately lost his job at Kellogg Brown & Root, the engineering and construction subsidiary of Halliburton, which is a major global supplier of oil field services.
It is difficult to draw conclusions about a company's employment practices based on the accusations of a handful of employees, specialists in employment law say, and nearly every large company has faced its share of discrimination claims. But such accusations made by veterans are potentially very sensitive for Kellogg Brown & Root, which has strong ties to the military.
A former Army staff sergeant said he lost his job when the company fired 84 percent of the blacks in his unit, according to the filing. Two other claimants, a former Army major and a former sergeant, said that, in separate incidents, they were told their jobs were no longer necessary - only to find later that white employees were promptly given their old positions.
A fifth man, a former Air Force sergeant, said that he was repeatedly denied employment at Kellogg Brown & Root when he applied in person for jobs at the company but received an offer when he sent his résumé via fax; the offer was rescinded before he could start.
"I was devastated," said Wayne Whiting, the former Army staff sergeant. He and the other four men have begun arbitration proceedings against Halliburton and Kellogg Brown & Root. "I was a former military guy, now a retired military guy, and I was well known in logistics, and I was just surprised that a company of this magnitude could go on to treat their employees with no kind of respect whatsoever."
The terms of the employment contracts signed by the four former Kellogg Brown & Root employees prohibit them from suing in federal court. This is not unusual, employment lawyers say. A date has not yet been set for the arbitration, which will be in New York, said Joshua Friedman, the lawyer for the veterans.
The stories of the four veterans who worked at the company have common elements. Each man says that he was singled out for unfair treatment by superiors. Two say that they complained to the human resources department at the company, and three filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
All four lost their jobs and contend that clearly less-qualified white employees took their old positions - even after the company told them, in some cases, that the positions were to be eliminated.
Mr. Whiting, for example, started in November 1998 at Kellogg Brown & Root in Taszar, Hungary, helping to run a supply system for the Army, according to the arbitration filing. He was told in an e-mail message in October 2000 that his position was being eliminated, the filing said. Then he learned that one of his subordinates, who is white, was taking over his old job.
According to the arbitration claim, the e-mail message with the news of Mr. Whiting's job loss came after one of his supervisors told him, "You're not the right man and color for this job."
"Militarily, their statements are almost absurd" Top Military Strategist Says of Bush and Cheney "fear-mongering"
Ft. Worth TX.- Vice President Dick Cheney, speaking at fund-raisers on Monday, offered his rationale for the American presence in Iraq. "Iraq has now become the central front in the war on terror," he said at a Bush-Cheney fund-raiser in Cleveland and at a fund-raising reception for Rep. Anne Northrup in Louisville, Ky. "We are aggressively striking the terrorists in Iraq, defeating them there, so we do not have to face them on the streets of our own cities."This is the same lying and posturing that Bush and Cheney used to lead us in to this war.
It's a line that generates applause. It's also a line that makes several military and intelligence analysts cringe. They say it gives the impression that those carrying out terrorists acts against United States and allied forces are internationally organized with the power and reach to wage war on America's shores.
As Cheney and President Bush use the rhetoric, some experts say the White House is giving Americans a false impression of who the terrorists in Iraq are and their reasons for conducting deadly attacks. "Militarily, their statements are almost absurd," said Anthony Cordesman, a national security and military intelligence expert for the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "There is no evidence of activity … by extremist terrorist groups affiliated with al-Qaida."
The line from the Bush administration and similar ones from some of the Democratic presidential challengers reflect a difference of opinion between politicians and soldiers in the field, Cordesman said. White House officials say the line captures the essence and the urgency to defend America from the nontraditional, guerrilla-type warfare that's becoming an everyday occurrence in Iraq.
A senior administration official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Bush and Cheney's remarks reflect the belief that there are "al-Qaida or al-Qaida types" behind the terrorism in Iraq. "The president, (Defense Secretary Donald) Rumsfeld, (Gen. John) Abizaid have talked about foreign fighters on Iraq soil, foreign jihadists' will to inflate terror," the official said.
But Cordesman and other analysts say military officials in Iraq already have an idea where the bulk of the terrorist threat there is coming from: the locals. Abizaid, the top military official in the region, told reporters two weeks ago that most of the resistance and violence in Iraq have been spawned by former members of Iraq's Baath Party and other groups loyal to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who are waging a low-intensity war to return him to power. Abizaid said the resistance may only number 5,000, but they are a dedicated and dangerous bunch.
"It doesn't take a large group of people to commit terrorist acts," the senior administration official said. "The clear and most dangerous enemy to us at the present time are the former regime loyalists, the Baathist cells that operate in the areas primarily of Baghdad, Fallujah, Tikrit, Mosul, Kirkuk, and conduct operations against us primarily through the use of improvised explosives devices, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and, very infrequently but sometimes, small-arms fire," Abizaid said.
In addition, the Baathists have hired criminals "to do their dirty work" and work with a small but well-organized group of foreign fighters, according to Abizaid. Cordesman estimated that about 95 percent of the terrorist threat is from Saddam loyalists.
The argument by Bush and Cheney that fighting the terrorist threat in Iraq will help keep terrorists away from American cities diminishes the White House's original stance for going to war, said Michael O'Hanlon, a military analyst for the Brookings Institution. Bush initially said that Saddam's brutality toward his own people, his decision to ignore countless United Nations resolutions and the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction that threatened to destabilize the Middle East justified going to war.
By now describing the war as an effort to get the terrorists before they get to America, "the administration, in a strange way, discredits its own case," O'Hanlon said. "It's a weak argument," he said. "There aren't that many in Iraq who are foreign fighters who are a threat to U.S. shores. I don't know if it's fear-mongering or false re-assuring."
Cordesman and others say that Americans won't get the full story on the war on terrorism as long as the White House keeps talking about Iraq as a beachhead. "It doesn't prepare the American people for a war forced on us to fight, for its length, its intensity and risks," he said. "It's the kind of politics that gets you through two weeks."
Is Our "Fearless Leader" a Chicken or a Turkey?
Bush sneaks in and out of Baghdad airport in 2 hours under cover of darkness unlike some Presidents we remember
Since things are slow this weekend I took the time to catch up on reading the League of Liberals. Here is what I found from our illuminating and diverse membership:
Indigo Ocean has finished her first novel and ended a dead end
T-Rex Updates Where are they Now and explains why Republicans are bad for the economy
Our Democratic Veteran tracks the brother's Bush and takes two shots at a. sullivan
A MUST READ AND COPY - Natalie Davis All Facts and Opinions 10 Actions to Stop Bush and a few Dem Candidates are failing her test.
George is always a target rich environment says Dohiyi Mir, even with his stagecraft
The Politburo Diktat on less than good intelligence developed a map that fails to give mention to a single L o L member What's up with that?
The People's Republic of Seabrook has Tom Delay as Turkey of the Year and a nice shot at a Compassionate Conservative
Officially Unofficial covers the aftermath of the Shrubs shrubbery damage and other Orwellian happenings
Turkey and more Turkey is the T-Day offering of WTF is it Now?
Turkey at Pen-Elayne's looks appetizing during the Thanksgiving Day Parade which was not to some bigots.
The Cosmic Iguana covers a different Byrd while mentioning that the turkey has landed
Pharyngula found the Turkey in Iraq insulting but the timing of The Two Towers to be Turkey perfect
Cup O Joe ruminates on the recent L o L chat and reminds us that Repugnicans Hate Soldiers
Hammerdown gives us a few thousand words in pictures
The Happy Furry Puppy has T-day predictions
Concentration Camps and UN Resolutions are on the menu at Anarchy Xero
Different Strings covers the FOX "nuze" and Church and State
What can Bush do in IRAQ that Saddam can't asks 18 Minute Gap: answer - Nothing
If Byte Back had tallied the reactions of L o L blogs Ricky would have a very large tally although TPRS would have added to "the Left"
Why North Georgia Dogma is worth note I cannot devine. I make the L o L count about 20 to 2 on the side of "chicken little sneaks in under cover of darkness for photo op = Zero style points or more Mission Accomplished"
Rick's Cafe rates some sites for the King of Blogs and tells us the Marine Girl is back at Across the River
Bush V. the Troops Clareified by Bush Vs the Troops Again Pt II
Failure, babbler, and Blowhard are the 3 Screaming Points
Left is Right has Quotes of the Week and Friday Fun
The Gunther Concept on James Yee
Speedkill says it's serious when they don't tell Fox on the way home
The Poison Kitchen - President's in war zones and a new toy.
The Art of Worldy Wisdom Anonymoses - from Whom God Hid Nothing
Futurballa on Clinton's 21 books and a vote for Damage
The rest will wait until tomorrow
HALLIBURTON FLEECING US TAXPAYERS - Lieberman, Dingell, & Waxman
find some powerful support in Congress
Wed 26 November 2003, 23:54 GMT__ Halliburton, the Houston-based oil services and construction group once headed by US Vice President Dick Cheney, is again under fire. The energy giant and its subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root have been accused by three US lawmakers of fleecing ordinary American taxpayers by charging "inflated prices" for selling petrol to US troops in Iraq.Democrats ask Pentagon to probe Iraq oil imports
Senator Joseph Lieberman and Representatives John Dingell and Henry Waxman on Tuesday called for a US Defence Department investigation of the company. They said Halliburton was charging US taxpayers $2.65 per gallon to transport gasoline from Kuwait to Iraq, while the Iraqi state oil company paid only 96 cents per gallon. The Defence Department's own fuel distribution centre also paid considerably less, between $1.08 dollars and $1.19 per gallon.
In a letter to the Inspector General of the Defence Department, the three lawmakers have insisted "transparency and accountability are essential if the efforts to reconstruct Iraq are to succeed".
"We hope you will help restore transparency and accountability to this process by undertaking the important investigations described in this letter" "We hope you will help restore transparency and accountability to this process by undertaking the important investigations described in this letter," the trio said.
Alarmed that the company had cornered Iraqi reconstruction contracts worth $500 million, other congressmen have questioned why so much work had been given to Halliburton's subsidiary Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) without any competition.
Instead of asking for fresh bids, the Pentagon awarded Halliburton new contracts based on a 2001 contract it had won for supplies to US troops. This led to allegations Halliburton was being favoured for its ties to Cheney.
The three Democrat politicians also allege some of the fuel payments to Halliburton come out of the Development Fund for Iraq, which is meant to pay for humanitarian efforts in the occupied country. The Fund, some non-government agencies say, is being mismanaged and the latest furore over "inflated prices" is likely to fuel the charge further.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 — Three U.S. Democratic lawmakers asked the Pentagon inspector general on Tuesday to investigate alleged overpricing of gasoline sent to Iraq by Halliburton, the firm once run by Vice President Dick Cheney.From the Left:
Sen. Joseph Lieberman from Connecticut, Rep. Henry Waxman from California and Rep. John Dingell from Michigan, also urged the Pentagon to look into the use of money from a humanitarian account, the Development Fund for Iraq, to buy gasoline and possibly weapons.
''We hope you will help restore transparency and accountability to this process by undertaking the important investigations described in this letter,'' the lawmakers wrote. A subsidiary of Texas-based Halliburton has been importing gasoline into Iraq under a contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers until the oil-rich country's refineries are running at full capacity.
Halliburton, where Cheney served as chief executive from 1995 to 2000 when he left to become U.S. President George W. Bush's running mate, has denied claims of overbilling and says the dangerous security situation has elevated prices. The Corps of Engineers also said it has not found evidence of wrongdoing but is looking into cheaper ways of importing oil.
The lawmakers asked the Pentagon to look into why it cost as much as $2.65 a gallon to import gas from Kuwait when the Iraqi state oil company told them it paid less than a dollar a gallon. The Army says it costs an average of $1.60 a gallon. ''The price Halliburton has charged to import gasoline from Kuwait needs thorough investigation,'' the lawmakers wrote.
''Transparency and accountability are essential if the efforts to reconstruct Iraq are to succeed,'' they added. To date, the members of the U.S. Congress said Halliburton had been paid more than $380 million for all gasoline imports into Iraq and an additional $690 million has been approved for future fuel imports.
The lawmakers said that based on figures provided by the Iraqi state oil company, SOMO, Halliburton may have overcharged the U.S. government by about $150 million to date. The lawmakers asked who in the U.S. Defense Department had approved Halliburton's billing and whether the oil services company had violated any laws or regulations.
Referring to the Development Fund, the lawmakers said the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq was attempting to use the money to buy assault rifles and millions of boxes of ammunition. These funds were intended to ''meet the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people,'' they said. The Pentagon's Inspector General's office said it had received the letter and was examining it.
SouthKnoxBubba __ another Mission Accomplished and the must read GOP Bizarro World Politics
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