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Jimboy's Tacos will be returning to its roots if it succeeds in opening its 42nd store in Grass Valley. In fact, the company name and featured item on the chain's menu both have their roots in western Nevada County.
Jim Knudson was operating Jimmy's 49er Cafe on South Auburn Street across from Hennessy School in 1951 when friends invited him and his wife, Margaret, to dinner in Rough and Ready. The hosts had lived in Mexico, so they served tacos.
"My dad thought they were really good, and he sat down and started working on a recipe for them," said son Scott Knudson, now president of Jimboy's Tacos Inc. in Sacramento.
"He came up with exactly what's done today. It hasn't changed in all that time."
But the tacos weren't exactly an instant success. Restaurant customers didn't order too many of them, and the family decided to sell them out of a wagon at Lake Tahoe during the tourist season.
"The first couple of years, nobody knew what a taco was if they were from Northern California," Knudson said. "Then the third year, it really took off and has been growing ever since."
The first Jimboy's Taco shop opened in downtown Sacramento in 1959, and there are now 41 in Northern California and Nevada. Others in addition to the Grass Valley store are scheduled to open in the near future.
The name "Jimboy" came from a customer at Jimmy's 49er Cafe.
"He picked it up in Grass Valley," Scott Knudson said of his father. "He had a customer who always used to come in and say, 'Hey Jimboy.' He just thought, well, it will make a good name for the wagon."
Jimboy's had a store on Mill Street in the 1980s, but it was shut down after a couple of years. The new store, proposed for the old Togo's building on Nevada City Highway in the Brunswick Basin, would be operated by Ted Laffron, who also owns the Auburn franchise outlet.
The company submitted preliminary plans to the Grass Valley Development Review Committee and now has to prepare a formal proposal. The approval process will take two to three months.
Jim and Margaret Knudson retired from the business several years ago, but still maintain an active interest in food. Scott said Margaret won an international chili cooking contest in 1987 and will be entering the same contest again this year.
As it expands, Jimboy's faces formidable competition from several national chains, but Scott Knudson is confident the family business can hold its own.
"We really try to concentrate on the quality of our food more than anything else," he said. "You want to get people to know who you are, and have the catchy jingle and advertising, but what brings people back more than anything is word of mouth.
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Tomorrow night, The City Bakery is hosting its second annual Night of Knitting on the Rocks. Last year was an overwhelming success and we expect no differently this year. Come enjoy a night of knitting workshops, give-aways and amazing food and drink.
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An example of the damage caused by the March 2011 tsunami at Soma port, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. UN Photo/Evan Schneider
The expert mission, organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) at the request of the Government of Japan, will visit the area to meet with officials, visit waste management and debris recycling facilities, and share information and experiences with people involved in the clean-up effort.
Given the unprecedented volume of debris from the Great East Japan Earthquake, and the efficiency with which the Japanese authorities and communities have responded, UNEP intends to share the methods and lessons learned to help other countries be better prepared to handle debris generated by future natural disasters.
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Editors note: Title changed. Original title states 'Appeal for peaceful protest against the film'
Source: Jagran
Jalandhar, Punjab
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community recently organized peace conference at the Ahmadiyya mosque in Basti Danishmanda on sunday. Harnam Singh Bhooma, the head of the Damdami Taksal was the chief guest of the event. Dr. Roop Singh, Member of Parliament Partap Singh Bajwa, BJP leader Master Mohan Lal, Member of Legislative Assembly Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Chairman Trilok Singh Bath, Swami Adesh Puri who belongs to Himachal Pradesh, Ilyas Masih, Muhammad Jalaluddin Nayyar, Tanveer Ahmed Khadim and Muhammad Hamid Kausar were specially present for the conference.
During the conference, the American movie which seeks to portray Muslims in bad light was condemned. It was also appealed during the conference to protest against the movie in a peaceful manner. Ilyas Masih expressed that some nations have even published cartoons from the movie. It is being done to tarnish the image of Muslims. Sant Harnam Singh stated that religion tends to unite people, hence in reality it is a sin to malign any religion. During the occasion Nasir Ahmed Tahir, Amar, Sheikh Manan Ahmed, Autal Awwal and others were present too.
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3 New Netbooks: 1 HP and 2 Samsungs
Samsung N140
The glossy LCD panel used on the Samsung N110 cost it a fifth star. Now Samsung has seen the light (reflecting off the screen, no doubt), and gone back to a matte-surfaced LCD panel with the N140.The resolution is good for a display this size – 1024 x 600 pixels.The panel uses TN technology, with a response time equivalent to 5ms. Consequently, the upper and lower angles of vision are narrow, with response that's good enough for use with office applications and movies.
As usual, to our boundless chagrin, the default colors are poor, with a strong colorimetric shift towards blue.
The contrast is as poor as on preceding netbooks from Samsung, with a rate of 289:1 measured for a black level of 0.71 nits and a white level of 205.7 nits.
The Samsung N140 has the challenging task of being the official successor to the NC10 in Samsung's netbook range and in the hearts of purchasers. The NC10 was a big success and is still a valid choice, since its configuration is close to that of the newer models, but at a lower price. The N140 comes armed with a better touchpad and longer battery life, and has kept the NC10's matte-surfaced LCD panel, which is a real advantage on a netbook.
First impressions, design
Available in black or white, the Samsung N140 has restrained, elegant looks. All the plastics are matte-finished, which is a very good feature if you don't like having to constantly wipe dust and fingerprints off your netbook. Only the lid has a hard-to-keep-clean gloss-black finish. The white version seems to avoid that problem, though, with its pearlescent white finish, similar to that on the N110 and NC10.
The finish on this machine is faultless. A thin silvery border surrounds the chassis and adds a finishing touch of elegance, which is picked up by the touchpad.
The keyboard takes up all the available width. Its feel is without doubt one of the best we've seen so far on a netbook of this size. You get used to it very quickly and typing is soft, fast, and quiet.
The touchpad is also superb. It's fast, precise, responsive, a pleasure to use and a good substitute for a mouse in many situations. The click buttons underneath the touchpad are exceptional.
The Webcam produces good images; the colors and contrast are fairly good, but brightly lit areas burn out, and fluidity is poor.
Sound capture is poor because of the microphones' location, left of the touchpad.
Like on the N130, the fan is quiet and doesn't ramp up into maximum speed like on other netbooks. The noise from the fan is muffled and inaudible.
Equipment is standard for a netbook – Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, of course, along with a trio of USB ports, VGA, Ethernet, headphone and microphone inputs, and a Kensington lock connector. The on/off button is on the front, along with a 3-in-1 memory-card reader.
Under the computer is a panel for access to the RAM module. Like on most netbooks, accessing the other components means you need to take the machine apart.
|Intel Atom N270 (1.6 GHz)
| Graphics Chipset
| Intel GMA 950
|Memory/Hard Drive
|10.3" x 7.3" x 1"-1.1"/2.8 pounds
RJ45, VGA, air exhaust, USB, mic, headphone
Microphone (for Webcam), touchpad, and click buttons
2 USB 2.0, anti-theft, power connector
On/off switch
Processing power
The processor used is an Intel Atom N270. It's a classic in netbooks and its performance held no surprises.
Compared to our reference computer, the Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Xi3650, a standard netbook equipped with this processor scores 20 (as indeed this one did). With no antivirus installed, the N140 booted up in 42 seconds with the factory installation.
The chipset associated with the processors in the N series (N270 and N280) won't decode HD video. If you want to be able to, you'd do better to look at the Samsung N510, for example, which has an NVIDIA ION chipset that's perfectly suited to that type of use.
Games and audio
The N130 and the N140 are identical when it comes to their CPU and graphics chipsets, so it makes sense that their respective gaming capacities are identical, too. Unless you're rocking a netbook with an Nvidia ION chipset you'll have to settle for old 3D (Quake III, Warcraft III, etc.) or 2D games.
The sound from the speakers is poor. You'd do better to use a good pair of headphones with the audio output, which is fairly clean.
Mobility and battery life
We had fairly high expectations of the Samsung N140, and we weren't disappointed. It clocked a slightly better battery life than its older brother the NC10, at 5 hours, 29 min., or 30 minutes more! By comparison, the Samsung N110 clocked 6 hours, 4 min., the Toshiba NB200 6 hours, 10 minutes, while the Wind U115 left the others in the dust with a minimum battery life of 7 hours.
The 6-cell battery is well integrated and protrudes only slightly under the machine. At 2.8 pounds, the N140 is 0.4 ounces heavier than the Compaq Mini 110 and 0.3 ounces lighter than the Dell Mini 10.
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Samsung finally has a worthy successor to the NC10 in the N140, even if it's short on new additions. The touchpad is better and user comfort is very good. Aside from the netbook-typical limited performance, the audio and display quality still need improvement.
Anonymous@dupaman: I agree!
I was very pleased with my Asus EeePC 1000H, but constantly ran into pop-ups and apps that simply don't fit (even default Windows pop-ups), so i very quickly got rid of it again.
The display resolution of netbooks needs to be at least 1280x800 before i even begin to think about buying myself another one.
Or the Sony VAIO TT needs to drop seriously in price. It's a little bigger (13") but has everything i expect from every subnote/netbook manufacturer these days. (and why isn't Bluetooth a default on ALL net/notebooks nowadays..)
Specs for Samsung n140 claim it has the 280, not the 270 processor.
Colors: Amazon.com carries only burgundy and blue lid colors for the n140, yet this review claims the machine is available in black and white. Some reviews out there [the Samsung Forum for the N140, U.S. model] claim the U.S. 140 does NOT have blue tooth.
processor speed- which is it?
colors available- what are they?
blue tooth- yes or no?
Thanks to anyone who can clear this up.
AnonymousI have this net book and believe it is excellent you neglected to comment that it also comes with easy access bluetooth a 5in 1 card reader which is as far as im aware unusual and many other features to allow connectivity personally I think this is a very good travel work station it encompasses everything you need for transfer of data and is small enough and light enough for train use etc I have found this netbook to be the most enjoyable i have used althought i would agree on the sound quality i thin it has been designed very well with the battery acting as an upstand allowing better cooling and a much improved typing position.


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Billfish Conservation Act Passes Senate while Sportmen's Act of 2012 Awaits Post-Election Vote
Alexandria, VA - September 25, 2012 – Over the weekend, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of two measures important to the sportfishing industry that will, among other things, conserve recreationally-important fish stocks, restore fish habitat and support fishing access. The sportfishing industry applauds the Senate for prioritizing the concerns of the recreational fishing community amidst a variety of other important legislation actions that must take place prior to the end of the year.
"At a time when partisan politics rule the day, it's heartening to see that lawmakers can come together on important issues of interest to the nation's 60 million anglers," said Gordon Robertson, vice president of the American Sportfishing Association (ASA). "Issues like conserving billfish populations and facilitating fishing access on public lands are not partisan issues, and we are grateful that the Senate took action in support of these and other priority legislative issues to the recreational fishing community."
On its last day in session prior to the Presidential election, the Senate passed Senator David Vitter's (R-La.) Billfish Conservation Act, a measure strongly supported by ASA and its partners, led by the International Game Fish Association. This bill will ban the commercial harvest and sale of Pacific-caught billfish, a measure already in place for Atlantic-caught billfish, thus helping to restore these recreationally-important fish. Identical legislation passed the House of Representatives on September 10, and the bill now awaits the President's signature.
"The Billfish Conservation Act will help restore billfish populations and improve recreational fishing opportunities while concurrently creating jobs and other economic benefits," said Robertson. "Senators Vitter and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), and Representative Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) played critical roles in seeing this bill through to passage, and the sportfishing industry thanks them for their leadership."
The Senate also voted 84 to 7 in favor of the motion to proceed on the Sportsmen's Act of 2012, introduced by Jon Tester (D-Mont.), which moves the legislative package one step closer to passage. The Sportsmen's Act of 2012 includes 19 bills that will benefit the sportfishing community, as well as recreational shooters and hunters.
"Many of ASA's top legislative priorities are included in the Sportmen's Act of 2012, and the recent action taken by the Senate tees up this bill for a vote when the Senate returns in November," noted Robertson. "This historic legislation provides for increased access, habitat conservation, protection of traditional fishing equipment and improved fish and wildlife management. While the motion to proceed with this legislation is a positive step, we will continue to work to ensure that the Senate passes this monumental legislation before it adjourns later this year."
More information on the Billfish Conservation Act and the Sportsmen's Act of 2012 is available at ASA's angler advocacy website, KeepAmericaFishing.org.
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) is the sportfishing industry's trade association, committed to looking out for the interests of the entire sportfishing community. We give the industry a unified voice speaking out when emerging laws and policies could significantly affect sportfishing business or sportfishing itself. We invest in long-term ventures to ensure the industry will remain strong and prosperous as well as safeguard and promote the enduring economic and conservation values of sportfishing in America. ASA also gives America's 60 million anglers a voice in policy decisions that affect their ability to sustainably fish on our nation's waterways through KeepAmericaFishing™, our angler advocacy campaign. America's anglers generate over $45 billion in retail sales with a $125 billion impact on the nation's economy creating employment for over one million people.


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Avery Martz led Wilson with 18 points, while both Ivory Bailey and Carley Brew both scored 14.
Tianna Jackson paced Harrisburg with 14 points, while Briana Mack had 11.
The Bulldogs were 15-for-23 from the free throw line, while the Cougars were 12-for-18 from the charity stripe.
Lebanon 51, Gov. Mifflin 50: Alicia Haitos made three free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Cedars the victory over the Mustangs. Haitos finished with 10 points for the Cedars, while Brittany Ulrich led Lebanon with 12 points. Emily Gingrich had 15 points for Gov. Mifflin.
Big Spring 47, Susquenita 45 (OT): The Bulldogs rallied back from a six point deficit early in the fourth quarter to down the Blackhawks. Dalida Camdzic led Big Spring with 19 points, while Vanessa Hoffman had 16 points for Susquenita. The Bulldogs were 10-for-15 from the free throw line, while the Blackhawks were 8-for-11.
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Lebanon Catholic 61, Lancaster County Christian 17: The Beavers were up 26-1 after the first quarter and rolled from there. Helene Reist had 13 points, and both Abby Shay and Holly Marinkov had 10. Lebanon Catholic's lead was 57-11 after three quarters.
Harrisburg Academy 38, Linden Hall 31: Laura Mowery scored 10 points in victory while Christine Ogunleye had 15 in defeat.
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Blunt amendment fails in Senate in latest contraception coverage salvo
An amendment tacked onto an unrelated transportation bill that would allow any employer, not just those affiliated with a religious organization, to not offer contraceptive health coverage to employees failed yesterday in the U.S. Senate by a vote of 51-48.
The votes dashed the latest hopes of conservatives and religious organizations as they continue to press the Obama administration to back off its recent mandate that all employers, with the exception of religious institutions, must offer health plans that provide free preventive health services to women including contraceptive services.
The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) and co-sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio (F-FL), didn't focus solely on exempting any kind of faith-based employer from providing contraceptive service, instead opting to allow any employer to decline to offer any health benefit if they had "moral or religious" objections.
That proved too broad for Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, who was the only Republican to vote against the amendment, saying on MSNBC that the amendment was too broad to support.
Sen. Blunt contends that the amendment did not open the door to allowing employers to essentially pick and choose which procedure they would offer and which they wouldn't in addition to contraceptive benefits.
"This bill would just simply say that those healthcare providers don't have to follow that mandate if it violates their faith principles," according to a press release issued last month by Blunt. "This is about the First Amendment. It's about religious beliefs. It's not about any one issue."
Senate Democrats didn't buy that argument.
"It is terrible policy," Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) told CBS News. "It will allow any employer in America to cut off any preventive care for any religious or moral reason. It would simply give every boss in America the right to make the healthcare decisions for their workers and their families."
As a polarizing issue, the debate stems on two core beliefs: one that contends the mandate is a violation of religious freedom guaranteed under the Constitution and another that contends this is an issue of women's rights.
"Voters across America watched today as a majority of the United States Senate voted to gut the First Amendment of our Constitution by failing to protect the religious freedom of all Americans," said Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote.org, in a prepared statement after the vote. "The President and his Secretary of Health and Human Services have divided the country with an unprecedented assault on our first freedom - the right to believe - by forcing every American to pay for medicines and procedures that millions of Americans find morally objectionable."
The National Organization for Women (NOW) hailed the Senate vote.
"Voters know that individual women, unlike corporations, have consciences and religious convictions and that the Blunt Amendment is a direct attack on their right to birth control and other forms of reproductive healthcare," said Terry O'Neil, president of NOW.
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GROZNY, Russia (AP) - Chechen rebels who kidnapped two Russian colonels decapitated them and left their heads at a Russian base in the republic, the Kremlin said Friday.
The colonels had been seized several days ago in the Vedeno region, deep in the rugged southern mountains where the rebels are concentrated. The rebel Web site on Friday carried a proposal to trade them for a Russian officer accused of raping and killing a Chechen girl.
"It can be said with absolute certainty that these monsters had no intention of trading the officers," said a statement from Rosinformcenter, the Kremlin office for Chechnya information, the news agency Interfax reported.
The grisly report, which could not immediately be confirmed, came as Russian forces clamped tight security on the republic, fearing that rebels may launch attacks on Sunday, which separatists regard as Chechnya's independence day.
Troops blocked vehicles from entering or leaving Grozny, the shattered Chechen capital. The city's streets, many gouged with deep trenches to block traffic, were empty.
A helicopter roared around the city with a loudspeaker telling residents not to panic.
Tight security also has been imposed in Gudermes, which is the headquarters of the Russian-run administration in Chechnya. Those precautions have affected food supplies to Grozny, the capital's deputy administrator Saidali Umalatov was quoted as saying by Interfax.
Food prices have doubled in Grozny over the past five days, the report said.
Also Friday, security officials in Dagestan, which borders Chechnya to the east, said five alleged Islamic rebels have been charged with terrorism in connection with a wave of bombings of apartment buildings that claimed some 300 lives.
The five were charged with terrorism and will face trial later this month, said Ali Temirbekov, an aide to the prosecutor general in Dagestan. He said two more suspects were being sought by police, and that all were members of the Wahhabi sect, a strict Islamic group that has made inroads into Chechnya.
The five suspects were charged in connection with a blast in the Dagestani town of Buinaksk last September, which destroyed an apartment building that housed Russian military officers. The blast killed 64 people and wounded more than 100 others.
The ITAR-Tass news agency reported that Russian officials believe the warlord Khattab, a Jordanian operating in Chechnya who goes by one name, ordered the Buinaksk bombing.
Russia has reported making several arrests in connection with the four blasts, which killed some 300 people in Buinaksk, Moscow and the city of Volgodonsk. No trials had been announced until now.
The Kremlin said the explosions, along with rebel raids into Dagestan last summer, forced it to send troops back into Chechnya. The region won de facto independence after Russian forces were defeated in a 1994-1996 war. Rebel leaders have denied responsibility for the blasts.
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Future Advantages for becoming a Texian National in the sovereign Republic of Texas
1. IDENTIFICATION – As a Texian National you will be identified with a sovereign entity (herein after), the Republic of Texas. A Texian National will not be a Citizen of the State of Texas, a United States Citizen or an American Citizen. Just as one born or naturalized in Norway would be a Norwegian National, one born or naturalized in the Republic of Texas will be a National of the sovereign Texas Republic. Texian Nationals will not be subjects of any other government.
"Seceding" is a very popular idea in Texas.
A much better alternative to consider is asserting and restoring the national sovereignty of Texas, that we never signed over to the United States. There is a treaty that was agreed to by the president of Texas and the president of the U.S. in 1845. In spite of much research, none of us has ever seen a copy signed by both presidents.
A Letter to the U.N
The Republic of Texas, through our Secretary of State, has contacted the United Nations on behalf of the people of Texas in accordance with various international laws and conventions.
The following is a letter that was delivered to the Secretary General of the General Assembly of the UN, to be distributed to all their member nations. It has been received at the Secretary General's office. Any member nation can respond to our Texian Secretary of State.
In order that all may know what the republic of Texas is, and it's basic principles and ideals, this Proclamation is set forth by the elected officers of this nation, Texas.
In brief, to establish peace and justice, Texas is a constitutional republic, not a democracy nor a theocracy nor an oligarchy.
As a constitutional republic, all power (political, economic, military, etc.) is held by the people of this republic, who live on the land of Texas and are called Texians. The people can delegate limited authority to officers they elect, but the people can also remove an officer by election or a recall vote (see Declaration of Rights).
The lawful constitution of the republic of Texas was adopted in the year of our Lord 1836. It was amended in 2007 by nationwide vote of Texians, to update it regarding equality and freedom for all and similar modern issues.
The constitution of the republic of Texas limits all officers and employees of the government, rather than limiting the Texian people who are the sovereigns. For instance, our constitution requires all elected officers to take an oath to fulfill the duties of their office, which ends with "so help me, Almighty God." It is the will of the Texian people that all elected officers acknowledge and rely on God the Creator, in order to govern honestly and effectively. Our constitution does not require the Texian people to swear allegiance to God or to any religion, even though they may enjoy more peace and contentment by so doing. The government is forbidden to regulate or make any law concerning religion.
The ideals of the government of the republic of Texas include:
Peace with all nations and peoples — entangling alliances with none.
Vigorous defense of our nation and its boundaries, its people, and our constitution and laws, against all enemies, external and internal. This necessitates immediate repudiation and eviction of socialism, communism, "progressives" as socialists have tended to call themselves, "democracy" advocates and any kind of totalitarian* government, dictatorship, or other system contrary to a constitutional republic. Democracies throughout history have collapsed due to people voting to enrich themselves by taking from those who were more productive. Texians have a right to free speech, but organized efforts to change or undermine our "constitutional republic" form of government shall be considered treason and stopped.
Consequently, regulation of manufacture, trade or any other business, by government, is prohibited. Free enterprise is necessary for a free people. Companies or professional associations in the same industry are free to self-regulate as a group for increased customer approval, safety, etcetera. The government of the republic of Texas can charter companies and enterprises to do business in and with the republic, but shall not regulate commerce. Commercial entities are accountable to the people, who can vote with their purchasing choices and get justice through our constitutional common law courts.
To prevent economic takeover by an enemy, the government of the republic of Texas is debt-free and shall remain so. If the Texian people want some construction or services provided by their government, the people must fund it on a pay-as-you-go basis.
The government can obtain revenue for its operations by collecting a small duty on imports and exports, and a small margin on money coined. Said duties and margins must be approved by the full congress, accountable to the people.
The money of the republic of Texas must, by constitutional mandate, be made of a precious metal with its own intrinsic value. Thus, paper currency circulating as a substitute for said precious metal money is not allowed in this nation.
Charity is a noble concept, but it must be voluntary and private, not implemented or regulated by government. The risks of "buying votes with public money" are far too great.
Jobs are created by employers who can grow their business. When employers can keep the earnings of their business, instead of losing it to taxation and regulation, then employers can afford to hire more people and will do so.
The government is forbidden to interfere in private contracts. Disputes and claims of contract violations must be handled in local county courts, before a jury of local peers who are acquainted with the disputing individuals. Verdicts can be appealed to the appropriate district court of our republic.
The government is forbidden to tax or confiscate the wages, earnings, gains, property or possessions of the people. Property rights, both material and intellectual, are fundamental to real progress and prosperity in a nation, as history has amply demonstrated.
All education is the business of the people, not the government. Consequently, governments are prohibited from regulating any educational venture or establishing any government organization to control education in any way. Open competition among education providers is absolutely needed so families can choose what they want and need, or educate their own children. The congress of the Texas Republic is authorized to promote education as a whole, but not to favor one method or provider over any other.
There is no need for the republic of Texas to secede from the United States. We never "ceded" the land of Texas to them or to anyone else. A fraudulent color-of-law annexation agreement was foisted on elected officials in Texas, but no lawful treaty was ever ratified to allow the United States to take over our nation, which had already been established forever by international treaties. Those elected officials in Texas were never authorized to give up the sovereignty of the republic of Texas.
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Miami is a place its residents love to hate. WLRN-Miami Herald News is starting a series about the complexities and flat-out absurdities of life down here. Unlike many New Yorkers, who live in the Center of the Universe, Miamians don't think of their beloved city as perfect. We are "flawed but fabulous," the title of this new series. And WLRN wants to hear your stories.
What makes Miami flawed but fabulous? Tell us what that means for you. Nate Sandler, the columnist for this series, hosted an online discussion about this topic.
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The latest research reveals that "sucking up" or "blowing off" a concussion is a dangerous approach. Proper management of an initial concussion is critical to prevent second impact syndrome, which can occur when an athlete returns to play while not fully recovered from the initial concussion and suffers another concussive event. The brain cannot handle the trauma and swells rapidly, causing compromise of brain activity. It is very serious and potentially fatal.
Changes in rules and legislation in the last year aim to protect student athletes from changes in brain function due to improper treatment of a concussion. The National Federation of State High School Associations made rulebook changes on concussions for the 2011-12 season. The new language reads:
"Any athlete who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion (such as loss of consciousness, headache, confusion or balance problems) shall be immediately removed from the contest and shall not return to play until cleared by an appropriate healthcare professional."
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The Safety in Youth Sports Act signed in November 2011 provides this language about removal from play and return to play:
"A student who exhibits signs or symptoms of a concussion or head injury while participating in an athletic activity shall be removed from participation at that time. The student shall not return to participation until the student is evaluated and cleared for return to participation, in writing, by an appropriate medical professional. School entities, physicians and neuropsychologists may utilize symptom checklists, balance testing and neurocognitive testing in addition to input from a certified athletic trainer, trained in the evaluation and management of concussions, as part of a comprehensive evaluation to help determine if a student is adequately recovered following a concussion or other head injury and fit to return to participation."
The act also requires high school coaches to take free online annual training in concussions and parents to sign an information sheet on concussion awareness.
Susquehanna Health's Sports Medicine Center follows established guidelines to treat and manage student athletes with concussions. Our outreach athletic trainers in local schools are trained to evaluate and manage concussions and use the neurocognitive test IMPACT to help determine when it is safe for athletes to return to play.
Many people have suffered permanent and debilitating brain damage due to the improper management of concussions. Encourage your student-athlete to report any signs or symptoms of a concussion to their athletic trainer, including:
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There is no such thing as a minor brain injury. Medical professionals no longer grade or classify concussions, nor does the athlete need to lose consciousness or be "knocked out." Recovery time varies, too. Each concussion is managed based on taking an appropriate medical history, a clinical exam, duration of symptoms and neurocognitive testing. When appropriate, gradual return to activity begins with light physical exertion activities and progresses to full contact drills over a period of days or weeks.
Susquehanna Health Sports Medicine Center staff work hard to see athletes as soon as possible to begin concussion management. Close relationships with surrounding schools, colleges and professional sports teams help us safely return athletes to play. While focusing on the athlete's health, safety, and goals, we work closely with parents, coaches and athletic trainers to provide an all-inclusive approach.
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Kim Clijsters' singles career ended where she wanted it to, just not the way she hoped.
The four-time Grand Slam champion lost 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) to 18-year-old Laura Robson of Britain in the second round of the US Open yesterday and will head into retirement after she finishes playing in doubles at Flushing Meadows.
Clijsters walked away from the sport once before, in May 2007, then returned after a 2-year hiatus. But now 29 and a mother, the Belgian insisted this season that she means it this time, and decided the US Open and its hard courts which she conquered on the way to three championships would be her final tournament.
"It's the place that has inspired me so much to do well and to do great things. It's hard to explain sometimes why," Clijsters said in an on-court interview, her face flushed and her eyes welling with tears.
"This completely feels like the perfect place to retire," Clijsters told the spectators at Arthur Ashe Stadium, many of whom rose in a standing ovation. "I just wish it wasn't today."
The loss ended Clijsters' 22-match winning streak in New York, encompassing titles in 2005, 2009 and 2010, plus Tuesday's first-round victory.
She missed the hard-court major in 2004, 2006-08 and last year, thanks to a combination of injuries and the time she took off while starting a family. Her daughter, Jada, was born in February 2008. By August 2009, Clijsters was back on tour. Unseeded and unranked, because she played in only two previous tournaments during her comeback, she won that year's US Open.
"Since I retired the first time, it's been a great adventure for my team and my family," said Clijsters, who was 28-0 against players ranked outside the top 10 at the US Open before yesterday. "It's all been worth it. But I do look forward to the next part of my life coming up."
Her previous defeat at Flushing Meadows came against Belgian rival Justine Henin in 2003, in the tournament final. Robson was aged 9 at the time. This did have the feel, in some ways, of a changing of the guard.
Ranked 89th, and with only one previous victory over a top-25 player, Robson has been viewed particularly in Britain as an up-and-coming player whose smooth left-handed strokes would carry her far.
But she had never produced the kind of grit and court-covering athleticism that carried her past the 23rd-seeded Clijsters. Her claim to fame had been teaming for a silver medal in mixed doubles at the London Olympics with Andy Murray, who reached the US Open's third round by beating 118th-ranked Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 in the last match yesterday.
Robson knows, though, how much Clijsters means to the game, not only as a superb player but as someone who by all accounts is universally liked by fans, tennis officials and even opponents.
When the contest ended they met at the net. Clijsters began to extend her arm for the customary handshake, and Robson pulled her in for a hug.
"I want to thank Kim," Robson told the crowd moments later, "for being such a great role model to me for so many years."
Less than an hour later, Clijsters was hanging out in the players' garden alongside the stadium. She shared a laugh with some friends, hugs with others, and paused to pose for a photograph alongside 14-time major champion Serena Williams, who was headed out after partnering sister Venus for a first-round victory in doubles.
Clijsters was the only seeded woman who lost during the afternoon session of day 3, when the winners included No1 Victoria Azarenka, four-time major champion Maria Sharapova, defending champion Sam Stosur, 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and 2011 French Open champion Li Na.


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Most of us have been taught that by cutting out the middle man we can save money, but is that all you save? When it comes to internet access and phone service working with the Incumbents or Baby Bells is a mixed bag. Certainly there are competitive companies that can give you the same or better phone service than the Baby Bells which suffer from years of a monopolistic market but is it the same for internet service?
DSL service is actually quite different than phone service. Besides the obvious difference of one being data and one being voice, competitive carriers generally use their own equipment which is kept at the phone company's facilities. In this case, asking your phone company to make changes to your service is dependant on your phone company and depending on how smoothly they run their operations you could have a very pleasant experience. Internet service, however is different. Many baby bells resell their service which is then sold under a different name. You may be buying internet access and not realize that you're really buying Verizon DSL under another name.
In cases where companies purchase Verizon DSL and resell it under their own name, many of the advantages of changing carriers disappear. If the carrier does not own their equipment they will need to contact the provider to make any changes and as they are not the provider you have added another layer of complexity to any request you may have. Is it really worth the $5 or $10 you're saving by going with a competitor? Often times it's not. Think about cutting out the middle man when looking for internet service. If you know the company is simply reselling Verizon DSL, why not just go with the source?


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Ajay Tegala has just landed his dream job as a permanent member of the Norfolk Coast team on Blakeney Point. And with the first grey seal pup of the season expected any day now, who can blame him for being over the moon.
Ajay is no stranger to Blakeney Point, working as a seasonal Assistant Ranger on the Norfolk Coast reserve last year. So what is it about Blakeney Point and the job that he loves so much? We've been along to find out more…
Why do you do what you do?
It dates back to 1901. During the Victorian times lots of "gentleman gunners", as they were called then, came to the North Norfolk Coast to shoot rare birds. This enabled us to learn more about birds and helped develop our identification guides; however it was of course destructive and detrimental to our migrant and breeding birds. So in 1901, the Blakeney and Cley Wild Bird Protection Society was set up and Bob Pinchen was appointed as the first Watcher on the Point, to protect the breeding birds. When the National Trust acquired the Point in 1912, they continued to employ Bob in the breeding bird season.
Fast forward to 2013 and I am the seventh person to live on the Point to protect its breeding birds, with the assistance of two seasonal rangers.
It's all about protecting wildlife. Each summer, the UK's largest colony of Sandwich Terns arrive on the Point having migrated from West Africa. My/our job is to fence off their breeding area, as they could abandon the site if they are disturbed. I spend a lot of time on the beach talking to visitors. This is something I love; it's great to meet those that have chosen to walk the three miles on shingle to see the wildlife or to just enjoy the environment. Sometimes people are surprised to find someone so far from the mainland.
There are not just unique species of birds here, but plants too. We have some important habitats: vegetated shingle, saltmarsh and sand dunes. These all have a number of unique plants that are adapted to survive in sandy, salty or shingly conditions. So another big part of my role is leading guided walks and student groups, showing them the flora and fauna and explaining its importance. Most people appreciate the beauty too.
What do you love most about the job?
I love so many things. The sense of satisfaction that comes from knowing I have played my part in conserving the terns, as I watch them fly with their young that have hatched on the Point. Being in such a beautiful place and watching it change. Everyday the beach changes with the tides. I get to see all kinds of weather, watching stormy conditions move the shingle and re-shape the dunes and also seeing the wind blow sand, forming embryo dunes and seeing them grow and get colonised by plants – it feels like this is as close to wilderness as you can get in England.
…and least?
One of the most frustrating things is when things happen beyond your control. The weather is exciting and dramatic, but can be catastrophic to fragile birds nesting on the shoreline. Seeing Little Terns lose their nests to the sea can be depressing, but other than that you really just can't beat it.
What is it like living on the Point?
Living on site in the iconic former Lifeboat House, built in 1898, is a pleasure and privilege, especially this year following a major renovation. Being organised is essential when living in such a remote location. On our weekly day off, all of our supplies for the week ahead must be bought. They are taken back to the Lifeboat House either by quad bike and trailer along the beach from Cley at low tide, or by boat across Blakeney Harbour at high tide. It is very much like living on an island. The spit is never cut off, but the four-mile walk on shingle from the Lifeboat House to Cley is enough to make it feel separate from mainland Britain.
From the top of the tallest dune, I love to just gaze out at the magnificent (often orange) sky. The tide has gone out and everyone has gone home. Hares run though the Marram grass and the evening air fills with the calls of birds. You just can't beat it.
So how has the wildlife fared this year?
Sandwich Terns have had a great year, with record numbers breeding this summer. Thanks to a new colour-ringing project in partnership with the BTO, we are getting information on their migration. Terns hatched on the Point have already been seen on the Dutch, German, Danish and French coast. Then there's the Grey Partridges, which have declined nationally over the past few decades. However on the Point we are watching them increase and fledge healthy numbers of young.
With seal pupping season almost upon us, I'm guessing you're always busy…
The spring starts with putting up fences for the breeding birds, which are then taken down in August once they have fledged. Two months on and we're putting up more fencing, this time for the seals. It's another exciting time of the year for us, eagerly anticipating the birth of the first Grey Seal pup. Since they started giving birth here in 2001, numbers have rocketed from 25 to over 1,000 pups, making us the third largest rookery on England's east coast.
Because the pups stay in the dunes for three weeks until their non-waterproof white fur is shed, we have to make sure people and dogs do not come into conflict with aggressive seal parents! So we are putting up a string fence-line, but we have also designed a trail so that walkers can get good views of the pups from a safe distance.
We're also getting ready for any rescues that may be needed. This involves working with the RSPCA and our seal volunteers, and this year our neighbours the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. So if a seal is sick and injured, we can help get it to the RSPCA animal hospital.
I love that life here is constantly changing. It's going to be another busy few months, but for me, this is my dream job and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else.
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March 17th, 2013| by Lost Lettermen
When Grand Canyon University in Phoenix becomes the first for-profit institution to compete in NCAA Division I sports during the 2013–2014 season, the Antelopes' men's basketball coach will be a familiar face to fans in the Valley of the Sun.
On Friday night, former Central Michigan standout and three-time NBA All-Star Dan Majerle told Phoenix's KTVK that he is taking the GCU job. Previously the 47-year-old Majerle was an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns (2008–2013) but resigned earlier this year after being passed up for the interim head coaching job following the firing of Alvin Gentry.
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LISBON - Columbiana County's unemployment rate dropped by 0.7 percent in August to 7.6 percent, the lowest level in four years, according to figures released Tuesday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
The decline from 8.3 percent in July occurred after the unemployment rate had increased in each of the two previous months, which was the first time that had occurred in more than two and half years. This was the largest decline since April, when the jobless rate dropped by 0.8 percent.
While the county's rate dropped, Ohio's jobless rate remained unchanged in August at 7.2 percent. The national unemployment rate declined in August, from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent.
The state estimated the number of unemployed county residents to be 3,900 in August, a decrease of 400 from July. The number of new claims for unemployment benefits was 408 in August compared to 424 the month before, while those continuing to receive benefits dropped from 3,193 to 2,403.
Approximately 162 county residents received benefits for the first time in August, down from 178 in July, while the number of people who exhausted their benefits declined to 42 last month. The average weekly benefit was $295.
Among adjoining Ohio counties, the county's unemployment rate was higher than Mahoning (7.3 percent), Stark (6.8 percent) and Carroll (6.9 percent) but lower than Jefferson (10.6 percent).
The county's unemployment rate was the 27th highest among Ohio's 88 counties. Mercer County, with an unemployment rate of 4.1 percent, continued to have the lowest jobless rate in the state, while Pike County still had the highest at 12.1 percent


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MIAMI/SOUTH FLORIDA Everyone knows people eat with their eyes, and the dishes at the South Beach Wine & Food Festival in February provided quite a feast. Here are 20 eye-catching food presentations from the event.
Steal These 20 Food Presentation Ideas From South Beach Wine & Food Fest
From hors d'oeuvres to main courses to desserts, get inspired by the inventive food displays chefs, caterers, and others created for the 2014 run of the Miami festival.
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B. W. Carney (University of North Carolina), D. W. Latham (Center for Astrophysics), J. B. Laird (Bowling Green State University), J. A. Morse (Arizona State University)
We have previously reported (Carney et al., AJ, 125,293, 2003) results of radial velocity monitoring of 91 metal-poor field red giant (RGB) and red horizontal branch (RHB) stars. We also estimated rotational velocities, finding significant rotation (> 8.5 km sec-1) for tidally-linked binaries plus a few non-binary but highly luminous red giants. We proposed that the rotation of the latter stars may have been caused by absorption of a planet as the star expanded to its current large radius. We also found 6 of the 15 RHB stars showed similarly large rotational velocities.
We have begun observing 43 additional RGB and RHB stars. Velocity coverage is less than one year for 10 stars, about one year for 29 stars, and exceeds 18 years for the remaining 4 stars. Only one of the RGB stars with MV < -1.4 shows vrot sin i > 10 km sec-1. It does not appear to be in a close binary system. Three of the five RHB stars show similarly high values of rotation. We thus confirm our earlier finding that a modest fraction of the most luminous metal-poor field RGB stars (and only the most luminous ones) show significant rotation, independent of stellar companions, and that of order half of the metal-poor field RHB stars show similarly high rotational velocities.
This work has been supported in part by NSF grants AST-9988156 and AST-0305431 to UNC.
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An Indiana statue provides that when a resignation is tendered in writing it may not be withdrawn without the consent of the person or authority having power to fill the vacancy. Members should be advised that this does NOT mean that an oral resignation is not effective or that it can be withdrawn.
In 1947, policemen and firemen in Brazil, Indiana, asked the City Council to increase their salaries. (A committee was formed to represent them; it employed counsel, and appeared before the City Council.) The City Council declined to raise salaries as much as was desired by the public safety officers. The police and firefighters announced through their committee and their attorney that they would not accept the small raise which
was granted, that they were resigning and walking off the job and quitting seven days hence. The mayor responded that "If that is the way you want it, that is theway it will be."
The policemen and firemen reconsidered the matter and decided to accept the salaries which had been offered to them and remain on the job. The mayor told them there was no work for them, to gather up their belonging, and to surrender their city property and check out.
Although policemen and firemen in Indiana have tenure, the Indiana Supreme Court held that their oral resignations were effective.
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When city firemen and policemen elect to terminate their contracts, sometimes called resigning, and so advise the responsible head of the city government, their contracts of employment are at an end. They could not be compelled to work and their rights under the tenure act could be
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J. P. Henry (Institute for Astronomuy, Univ. of Hawaii)
There are 66 clusters of galaxies in the ROSAT North Ecliptic Pole (NEP) survey extending to a redshift of 0.83. We quantify the rate of X-ray luminosity evolution previously detected in this sample by fitting simple models to the distribution of its cluster redshifts and luminosities. We compare our results from the NEP sample with those of other high redshift X-ray selected cluster samples.


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'As Dirk Diehard edged into the seat of his souped-up Morris Minor with the dayglo go-faster stripes, he thought back to the meeting he'd just left. He'd been given custody of the Liberty Star, a hi-tech spacecraft that had pulse lasers, an ion cannon, and air (or space) to ground missiles, and it all came complete with a four-year guarantee! It sounded good. Too good. He couldn't understand why they'd kept smiling at him, and why they'd chortled merrily when he left. Then he opened his instructions and read what he had to do...'
Yes, folks, it's shoot the bad guys time, and what a doozy! All you have to do is singlehandedly save four planets, three space stations, defeat hundreds of space ships and destroy an entire enemy solar system! There's only one snag - you've only got one ship to do it in.
But all is not lost. In fact, far from it. You see, I reckoned after a while that it was slightly harder to die than to stay alive. Wot? Well, the only way to lose a game is to run out of energy, and it's not easy to do that - whenever you're getting low you just warp to a space station and fill up the tank.
The ships are a doddle to destroy, and you amass huge scores by attacking the baddies (Zylons to you, guv) and warping off before you're dog meat. The ships are well animated, though the fighters themselves are pretty basic, and the motherships bear a strong resemblance to the saucers in V. There are also big tankers which, if you don't blow them up in time, emit strange rays that sap your energy. Stay there too long and the game is over.
If you press Space, up pops a map of the local star system, and if you move a line to the indicated area you're told how many ships are there, what type of planet it is, how many cities it has and so on. The map also shows the state of the battle, indicating Zylon squadrons and their positions. It's randomly generated each game, so you're never too sure what you'll be facing the next time round. The planets are shown too - they turn white if they're devoid of life. When you arrive on them, they scroll realistically at the bottom of the screen. By pushing the joystick forward, you can speed up your travel across them, while pulling back slows you down. Your actual manoeuvres are limited to left and right, so the fighters, which have an annoying habit of hovering above your gunsights and firing at you, can prove hard to hit.
It's a good game, all in all, but limited - there's not a lot of variety, so anyone other than shoot 'em up freaks may get bored. The graphics aren't all they could be, but the strategy element certainly adds something. The only niggle I have is in the choice of keys - when you're trying to hit Space to get out of the way of three fighters, it's all too easy to nudge Caps Shift and find the game aborting in front of your eyes. But that's just a small complaint. If you'll excuse me, I'm off to save a couple of planets before tea!
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Seattle Parks and the Northwest
Artist Kathleen Wolfe celebrates her love of nature with oil paintings on canvas featuring poppies, water lilies and landscape with majestic trees. Her paintings will be on display in the Miller Library from August 5th to September 16th.
Meet the artist at a free reception at the Elisabeth C. Miller Library on Wednesday, August 13th from 5:00 to 7:00pm. 3501 NE 41st Street, Seattle.
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