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Proportional Representation powerpoint presentations for explaining and calculating seat allocations using various PR and election systems: St Lague (Sainte-Laguë), Modified St Lague (Modified Sainte Laguë), D'hondt (dhondt), STV, MMP (AMS), AV (Alternative Vote), Two-Tier PR and Two round majoritarian electoral systems, and and the first past the post (FPTP) method - free to use for non-commercial use.
This website gives you free Powerpoint demonstrations that explain how to calculate the seats that are allocated through the most common methods of Proportional Representation and other seat allocation methods. It also allows you to download an Excel speadsheet that calculates the seats allocation through the St Lague, Modified St Lague and d'Hondt methods of PR and other seat allocation methods. The files are free for personal study and for public presentations where no money is involved but costs a small amount otherwise - see the full copyright notice below.
The files are designed for presenting in workshops, public sessions and courses. The files currently expect some level of prior knowledge about electoral systems.
Dr Peter Clayton is available as a presenter and facilitator for presenting these files and explaining the different electoral systems. Click here to email him.
Powerpoint demonstrations of Proportional Representation and other seat allocation methods
You must read the How To Guide at the bottom of this page or the presentations will be unreadable because they are dynamic and may not appear properly otherwise!
The following files are available for downloading and using:
NEW: Alternative Vote (AV) voting system as proposed for use in the UK referendum on 5 May 2011
Link to Yes campaign for AV Link to No campaign for AV (PS try to spot the false logic in many of their arguments)
First Past The PostVoting System- FPTP (Single Member Plurality)
Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) seat allocation explanation and demonstration (mixture of Proportional Representation and First Past the Post) - a hybrid system called Additional Member System (AMS) in the UK. A form of MMP is to use AV (see below) to assign the constituency seats and then called AV+ in the UK.
St Lague (Sainte-Laguë) Proportional Representation seat allocation explanation and demonstration
Modified St Lague (Modified Sainte Laguë)Proportional Representation seat allocation explanation and demonstration
d'Hondt Proportional Representation seat allocation explanation and demonstration
Droop Quota Proportional Representation seat allocation explanation and demonstration
Hare Quota and Largest Remainder Proportional Representation seat allocation explanation and demonstration
Single Transferable Vote (STV) seat allocation explanation and demonstration - Alternative Vote (AV) is the same as this but used for single seat constituencies - can also be used as a form of MMP to be called AV+ in the UK.
Two Tier Proportional Representation seat allocation explanation and demonstration
Two Round Majoritarian seat allocation explanation and demonstration
Please contact Peter Clayton to ask for modifications in layout or content, or to personalise the files with your own logo and headings.
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Excel Seat Allocation Software for calculation Proportional Representation
PR seat allocation Excel software using St Lague, Modified St Lague and d'Hondt methods (Warning: large 8Mb file)
Press the "Read Only" button when you open the file.
The Excel file works in Excel 2003 and Excel 2007 and works for upto 50 parties and upto 500 seats.
Please contact Peter Clayton for modifications in layout or increasing the number of parties or seats, or to personalise the file with your own logo and headings.
Ballot Symbol Lottery Software
Excel Spreadsheet that allows you to select a symbol for each party from a list of available symbols.without duplication
Press the "Read Only" button when you open the file.
Modify the party names and then select a Symbol ID for each of them in turn from the drop-down list. You cannot select the same symbol twice.
The Excel file works in Excel 2003 and Excel 2007 and works for upto 12 parties and upto 12 symbols.
Please contact Peter Clayton for modifications in layout or increasing the number of parties or symbols, or to personalise the file with your own logo and headings. This will incur a charge.
How to download and view the demonstration files
Right click on the files you want from the following list and select the "Save Target As..." or the "Save File As..." menu option.
Select the folder on your computer that you want to save it to and press the Save/OK button.
Go to that folder and open up the file. (Note that if you don't have Microsoft Powerpoint installed then you can install the free Powerpoint Viewer software from here.)
It will ask you for a password but press the "Read Only" button instead to view the file. The presentations are protected by a password to change them but you are not prevented from viewing them.
Press F5 to work your way through the presentation by pressing the Enter/Space button or by clicking your mouse at the appropriate time. Please allow a short time after each click/press to allow the dynamic movements to start.
Important Note: You need to RUN the powerpoint presentation to be able to view the explanation (ie Press F5). If you just open it without running the presentation then you will not be able to read it - this is because it is a dynamic presentation.
For EU elections the UK is split into 12 regions and within each region a PR system is used (d'Hondt- see below for an explanation). However if you use the same PR system nationwide instead of regional groupings then you would get the result above where the UKIP party would get 4 less seats than they did (20 insteead of 24), the Green party would get 3 more seats (6 instead of 3) and the Liberal Democrat party would get four more seats (5 instead of 1). Plaid Cymru would have one less seat so woulc have received no seats at all, whereas the An Independence From Europe party would have gained one seat.
See below for a comparison of electoral systems for the UK General Election 2010 as if it had used PR instead of First Past The Post.
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Please contact Peter Clayton for a licence. Un-licenced use will cost £1000 per use.
This site is also found at the following locations:
election software.co.uk
election calculator.com
election calculator.co.uk
seat allocation.com
seat allocation.co.uk
proportional representation.co.uk
st lague.com
st lague.co.uk
modified st lague.com
modified st lague.co.uk
election administration.co.uk
election administrator.com
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Election results administration and seat allocation calculation software using Modified St Lague, D'hondt (dhondt), MMP, proportional representation and first past the post (FPTP) methods


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Fisheries management of Texas public waters is conducted by the Inland Fisheries Division and the Coastal Fisheries Division with assistance from other sections of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. In addition to routine monitoring of populations, stocking, developing regulations for consideration and habitat conservation; specialized or seasonal programs that further the goals of management are also established. These may be year round like the Family Fishing Celebration (also known as "free fishing in state parks") or Fish Records (also called the Angler Recognition Program) or actively managed on a seasonal basis like ShareLunker or Coastal Fisheries Bay Team. They may be authorized in statute as is the Artificial Reef Program.
We also have federal programs that are part of the Sport Fish Restoration initiative -- supported by anglers and sports enthusiasts through excise taxes on sporting goods and equipment. These programs are a big part of much of the restoration and conservation work we are able to accomplish and another example of the financial commitment sportsmen and sportswomen contribute to support natural resources in Texas.
Current programs are listed on this page and may change as new programs are developed or old ones fade away.
- Artificial Reef
- Fish Records & Awards
- Free Fishing in State Parks
- Neighborhood Fishin'
- ShareLunker
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text: of being able to break through the wall, but come up short. (I'm going to rant a bit, so please bear with me.) We fix our Secondary, and our Defense appears to be a quality defense this season. On the other hand, Romo's TD/Int ratio goes in reverse this year vs last year. We can't seem to do the little things right. For example, not getting our punts blocked. 2 years in a row that's happened. Or is it 3? But then you see sparks of magic. A tease. Like a huge running game vs the Ravens, the first game vs the Giants . . . . I realize that JJ will never sell his team. He may modify his "GM stance", learn more as he goes along, but he will never relinquish power. I get that. So, if that's the situation, along with Garrett as our HC, and Romo as our QB, what's our best option to break this rut? I think we need to realize that Romo needs a running game and he needs a better OL. Our WRs aren't GB's receivers. Our WRs confuse routes, etc. Unfortunately, at this stage they can't be trusted to play an entire game consistently. And I do appreciate Romo, but imo he's one notch below A Rodgers. And there's nothing wrong with that. We just need to realize that we can't win consistently, imo, if the burden is going to fall on Romo and our wideouts game after game. There have many, many "good" QBs who have won Divisional Championship games and Super Bowls. OK, Garrett did go out and get Livings, Bern, and Vickers to help the running game. He got Callahan too. But frankly said, we need at least 1 more quality OL, likely 2. We need a solid 2nd RB to fill in for Murray. And we need a better 3rd wide receiver. The key has to be the OL, however. I can't see how we can break this rut without taking the pressure off Romo. I realize the front office did try to improve the OL the past 2 seasons with drafting T Smith, the Callahan hire, etc. but they need to do more. IF our defense can continue to progress, and IF guys like Crawford, Claiborne, etc continue to grow, an improved OL can be the difference between 8-8 vs 11-5. But I can't see how this team takes the next step without further addressing the OL.


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Case #: 991029-1726
Victim: Jeffrey "NEZ" Neslund, 33 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Desert area one mile North of State Route 147 (Lake Mead Blvd.) at mile marker 38 ½.
Date: Body discovered October 29, 1999
Synopsis: On October 29, 1999, Jeffrey Neslund, known as "Nes" by his friends, was found shot to death by people four-wheeling in the desert. The investigation revealed that Jeffrey had been dead for a couple of days prior to his discovery. Jeff was last seen driving a late 1990's red Corvette. The Corvette was recovered in the 6800 block of East Lake Mead Blvd. An autopsy determined that Jeffrey Neslund died as the result of gunshot wounds.
Anyone with information is urged call LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.
Case #: 991026-2443
Victim: Ulysses Shiyreco Thomas, 36 YOA
Suspect #1: White or Light skinned Hispanic male, late teens – early 20's, 5'8" – 5'10", short dark hair & goatee, medium build Large tattoo on upper left arm.
Suspect #2: White or Light skinned Hispanic male, late teens – early 20's, 5'8" – 5'10", 145 – 160 pounds, short dark hair.
Location: 903 N Pecos, Las Vegas, NV 89110 – 7-Eleven parking lot.
Date: October 26, 1999
On Tuesday, October 26, 1999, Ulysses Thomas was shot in the back while he was talking on the phone outside of the 7-Eleven, at 903 Pecos. The suspects were last seen running West behind the 7-Eleven into the Palm Village Apartment Complex. Ulysses stumbled into the store, stating he had been shot. Ulysses was transported to UMC-Trauma Center, he was taken into surgery. Ulysses was transferred to Intensive Care, after surgery, were he succumbed to his wounds.
Case #: 990605-2391
Victim: Richard L. Robinson, 56 YOA
Suspect: Hispanic male, late teens/early 20's, 5'9", 180 pounds
Suspect vehicle: Late model, full size Chevrolet pick-up, extended cab, two-tone paint primary color – red, custom wheels, bed liner, and running boards with lights below the truck's doors.
Location: Silverton Casino parking lot 3333 Blue Diamond Rd., Las Vegas, NV
Date: June 5, 1999
Richard Robinson pulled his 1995 Chevrolet pick-up into the South lot of the Silverton Casino. As he was in the process of exiting his vehicle, he was approached by the suspect who demanded Robinson's vehicle at gunpoint Apparently something went wrong and the suspect shot Robinson once. Robinson was transported to the University Medical Center — Trauma Center where he was pronounced dead.
Witnesses saw the suspect run through the parking lot and jump into the suspect vehicle which was driven by an unknown person.
Case #: 990312-1378
Victim: Gregory Scott Brewer
Suspect: Hispanic Male, 21 to 30 yrs. Believed to use the name Armando Ollos
Location: Duffy's III Tavern at 3085 S. Nellis Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89121
Date: 3-12-1999 Approximately 3:30 pm
On 3-12-99 a Hispanic male approximately 21 to 30 years old entered Duffy's III Tavern on Nellis Blvd. and producing a handgun, demanded money. Gregory Brewer who was assisting at the tavern in providing check cashing services, exchanged gunfire with the suspect. The suspect was last seen fleeing in a maroon/red Ford Thunderbird. The vehicle was later found and processed by the LVMPD.
Case #:980906-0249
Victim: #1 - Agnes Burkin, #2 - Sharyn Burkin
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 4620 Glen Davis Drive
Date: 9-6-1998
On 9-6-98 at approximately 1:37am Clark County Fire Department responded to a house fire at 4620 Glen Davis Drive. After entering the residence Fire Department personnel discovered the bodies of two white females. The victims showed obvious trauma which was not consistent with the fire. It appeared the victims were murdered in their home and then the house was set on fire in an attempt to cover the crime. The victims were mother and daughter.
Case #: 980723-1693
Victim: Gary Wayne Hayse, 30 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 1700 N Gateway, Las Vegas, NV Bramblewood Mobile Home Park (Desert area)
Date: July 23, 1998
At approximately 7:30 p.m., on July 23, 1998, the body of an unidentified male was discovered in the desert area, east of the Bramblewood Mobile Home Park, by a resident of the park. Homicide investigators responded and determined the victim had been beaten. The subsequent autopsy determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma. The Clark County Coroner's Office identified the victim as Gary Wayne Hayse. There were no witnesses ever located and no one has ever come forward with an explanation as to what may have led to Gary's death.
Case #: 980630-2158
Victim: Vela Lindner, 76 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 6121 Glendale Circle, Las Vegas, NV
Date: 6/30/1998
Vela Lindner, who had been living at a rehabilitation center for two months, returned to her home, 6121 Glendale Circle, on June 29, 1998. Family and friends spoke with Vela several times during the day on June 30, the last call at approximately 4:30 p.m.
A neighbor knocked on the door at 8:00 p.m. and became concerned when Vela did not answer. The neighbor called Vela's family who came to the residence with a key. The family member and the neighbor entered the residence and discovered Vela on the bedroom floor. It was determined that the suspect broke into the house through a bedroom window and encountered Vela, there were signs of a struggle in the master bedroom where Vela was found deceased. The official cause of death was manual strangulation.
Case #: 980621-2163
Victim: Vernon Todd
Suspect: none
Suspect Vehicle: Dark Blue Low Rider with Chrome Rims.
Location: corner of Ogden and Cervantes( Downtown Las Vegas)
Date: 06/21/98
On 06/21/98, at 2130 hours, Vernon Todd was riding his bike in the area of Cervantes and Ogden. Neighbors in that neighborhood heard gun shots then dialed 911. Arriving officers found the lying in a driveway and suffering multiple gunshot wounds to his body. Vernon Todd was pronounced dead at the scene.
Any person with information should call LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.
Case #: 980421-4188
Victim: Shauna Maynard
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Blue Diamond Road near Decatur Blvd.
Date of Occurrence: 04/21/98
Synopsis: On 04-21-98, Shauna Maynard was located at the intersection of Blue Diamond Rd. and Decatur Blvd in the early morning hours by citizens, and upon investigation, it was discovered that Shauna Maynard had been shot several times and dumped on the roadway. Shauna was 17 years old at the time of her murder. She was a white female, 5'4", 150 Lbs, having red hair, and brown eyes.
Anyone with information is urged to call LVMPD Homicide Detective Don Tremel at (702) 828-3521 or Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.
Case #: 980506-1577 *** SOLVED ***
Victim: Annie Miller
Suspect: Tall white male adult, late 30's, short blonde hair, light blonde moustache, acne scarred face.
Suspect Vehicle: 2003-2004 Nissan Altima, dark in color
Location: East side of State Route 159 near mile marker 4.5
Date: April 6, 1998
Synopsis: The body of Annie Miller was reported found in desert area on the east side of State Rt 159, near mile marker 4.5 in the late afternoon of April 6th, 1998. Miller was dressed in a white pullover blouse and a denim jean skirt. Miller was last seen alive at approximately 6:30pm on April 5th when she was dropped off at near the intersection of Boulder Highway and Desert Inn.
DNA evidence recovered from the Miller crime scene is connected to the March 11th, 2004 Sexual Assault of another woman in the northwest part of the valley. The attached photographs are of the suspect connected to both cases while at the drive-thru window of a restaurant near Cheyenne and US95. The suspect is described as a tall white male adult in his late 30's, with short blonde hair and a light blonde moustache. No tattoos were seen, but he was described as having an acne scarred face. He was driving a dark 2003/2004 Nissan Altima with a paper plate on the rear indicating a recent purchase.
Suspect shown below
Case #: 980321-0500
Victim: John Edward Harris, 55 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 2900 El Camino Ave. (parking lot; Sahara Palms Apts.) Las Vegas, NV
Date: March 21, 1998
Synopsis: John Harris, a cab driver for Vegas Western Cab Co., picked up a fare at Arizona Charlie's Casino, 740 S. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas, NV at approximately 2:58 a.m. According to the cab "trip sheet", Harris drove the fare to the Fountains at Smoke Ranch apartment complex on Rock Springs Dr. This was the last known contact anyone had with John Harris. At approximately 6:47 a.m., Harris was found inside of his cab, which was still running, in the parking lot of the Sahara Palms Apartments. There were signs of a struggle prior to Harris being shot. Based on the evidence it appeared that Harris had also been robbed.
Case #: 980206-0604
Victim: Cynthia Elaine Oquist
Suspect: White male, late 30's, 5 ft 9 inches, medium build, dark hair, brown eyes
Location: Desert area Southeast of Vegas Valley Blvd. and the Las Vegas Wash
Date: Of discovery – February 6, 1998
Cynthia Oquist's body was found by a homeless person who was living in the area. He went to a nearby convenience store where he located a LVMPD patrol officer and reported his discovery. Investigators arrived and began their investigation. It appeared that Cynthia had been left in the area for three to five days. She was initially unidentified but identification was made by fingerprints at the time of the autopsy. The medical examiner, at autopsy, determined the cause of death to be from blunt force trauma and strangulation.
Investigators learned that Cynthia was last seen in the downtown Las Vegas area working as a prostitute.
The suspect composite was provided by another prostitute who was the victim of an attempt murder. Investigators believe the suspect may be responsible for the murder of Cynthia.
Suspect Sketch
Case #: 73-9386
Case #: 971127-0323
Victim: Francis James McDonough, 20 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 3.3 mile marker, North Shore Rd., Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Date: November 27, 1997
At approximately 6:18 a.m., Thanksgiving morning, 1997, the body of Francis James McDonough was found by maintenance workers for the National Park Service. Francis was dumped into the desert area, just off the roadway. Francis had been shot and his naked body was bound. It was apparent that the killing had occurred at a different location. The actual crime scene has never been located. Francis had borrowed a friend's car which was located in the area of Hollywood and Lake Mead Blvd., The body recovery and car recovery were several miles apart.
Case #: 971015-1912
Victim: Viola Odell, 68 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 4420 Shalimar Ave.
Date: 10/15/1997
On October 15, 1997, at approximately 7:30 p.m., Viola was found deceased at her residence by a friend. Investigators determined that Viola, who lived alone with her dogs, died from multiple stab wounds. Apparently Viola arrived home from the store and carried in several items. She never returned to her car for the rest of her purchases. Investigators believe that the suspect(s) were in her home when she arrived. Though there were no signs of a break-in, a number of items of value appeared to be missing or disturbed. There are no known witnesses and all leads have been exhausted.
Case #: 971002-1208
Victim: Neal Ted Olson
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 3315 S. Mountain Bluebird, Las Vegas, NV 89117
Date: 10-02-1997
On 10-02-1997 the victim who was employed by Lewis Homes was checking a model home in the 3300 block of S. Mountain Bluebird. He parked his pickup truck leaving the keys in the ignition, as he returned to his truck after only a few minutes absence, he observed a male suspect driving away in his truck. A witness observed the victim running behind the truck and finally grabbing the driver's outside mirror. The suspect continued to speed away in the truck and the victim lost his grasp of the mirror and fell beneath the wheels of the truck. The suspect drove over the victim, causing fatal injuries to the victim. The suspect abandoned the stolen truck a short time later at 9901 West Sahara. The suspect was never identified.
Anyone with information is urged to call LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.
Case #: 970907-0105
Victim: Ronald Sanchez, 16 yoa
Suspect: Unknown
Location: U.S 95 (Westbound) near Las Vegas Boulvard
Date: 9-7-1997
At approximately 1:00 a.m., on September 7, 1997, Ronald Sanchez was driving his sister's 1996 White Plymouth Neon on U.S 95. Ronald and a friend, who was in the front passenger seat, had just entered U.S. 95 at Eastern Ave. driving westbound. Another friend and Ronald's 14 year old brother were in a second vehicle traveling to the same location. Somewhere in the area, just before the Las Vegas Boulevard exit, they heard gunshots. Ronald sped up while the passengers ducked. Ronald was hit once in the back and started to loose consciousness. The friend took the wheel and using a hand to apply the brake was able to pull the car to the side of the road at the on-ramp to Interstate 15 (Northbound). Ronald was transported to the University Medical Center-Trauma Unit where he died from his wound. No one saw the person(s) responsible.
Case #: 970710-0653
Victim: Duke Benjamin Bunnell, 69 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Rob Roy's Bar: 2797 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV
Date: July 10, 1997
Duke Bunnell, the bookkeeper for Rob Roy's Bar, was found murdered by other employees as they reported for work. Bunnell arrived early each morning to reconcile the books and make the daily deposits. It appears that the suspect(s) entered through an unlocked door and surprised Bunnell, who was working in a small office to the rear of the business. A violent struggle took place. Bunnell died from multiple cutting and stab wounds. The owners reported a substantial amount of money and gaming tokens missing from the business. Bunnell's car, a 1996, blue, four-door Hyundai, had been taken from outside of the business and was later recovered behind a bar at the Northeast corner of Charleston and Maryland Parkway.
Case #: 970710-0653
Victim: 970703-0417
Victim: Malcolm Marshall, 43 YOA
Suspect(s): Unknown
Location: 2315 Sandy Lane Las Vegas, NV
Date: 07/03/1997
On July 3, 1997, at or about 0618 hours, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a 911 call regarding gunshots coming from the area of 2315 Sandy Lane. Upon their arrival they observed Malcolm Marshall laying in his front yard suffering from life threatening injuries. Malcolm Marshall was transported to University Medical Center and was subsequently pronounced deceased by the attending trauma physician. Malcolm Marshall was 43 years of age at the time of his murder.
Any person with information on this case should call LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or the Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.
Case #: 970501-0311
Victim: Cristina Gonzalez-Rubin, 62 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 557 Sierra Vista
Date: 5/1/1997
On May 1, 1997, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Cristina was found deceased lying on the ground in the parking lot to the rear of the apartment complex at 557 Sierra Vista. Cristina's identity was initially unknown, as she was visiting Las Vegas from Florida. When she failed to return home her family contacted the Clark County Coroner's Office. It was determined she was staying at the Circus-Circus Hotel and was last seen by friends getting on a CAT bus. Investigators determined she arrived at the Monte Carlo and New York New York Casinos where she played mini-baccarat until 11:30 p.m. Her activities and whereabouts after leaving the casinos is still unknown.
Case #: 000410-1058
Victim: Unknown, Jane Doe #7
Suspect: Craig Jacobsen A.K.A. John Flowers
Location: 3507 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89109
Date: Late April/early May 1997
On 05-10-1997 the body of an unidentified female was located by hunters in a remote, desert area near Florence, Arizona. On 08-16-1997, the wife of Craig Jacobsen led police to the grave-site of another female, identified as Ginger Rios, which was in very close proximity to the one previously discovered on 05-10-1997. Jacobsen pled guilty to murdering Rios and is currently in the Nevada State Prison system. Jacobsen also admitted to killing the other female in Las Vegas and burying her in Arizona. He said her name was Mary Stoddard and that her father was a chiropractor.
She is described as follows: Caucasian female, 16-18 years of age, approximately 5' 4" tall. On her right, pinkie finger she wore a yellow metal ring with two clear stones and one light purple stone. On her left ring finger she wore a yellow metal ring fashioned like two twisted wires with the letters "M" or "W". See below for photographs of the rings. It is believed she was in Las Vegas, Nevada at the time of her murder.
Case #: 970314-1232
Victim: Wendy Marie Bjurstrom, 27 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 900 W. Bonanza, #305 (Moulin Rouge Hotel) Las Vegas, NV
Date: March 14, 1997
On March 13, 1997, Wendy Bjurstrom was found unresponsive in her bed by a friend. The friend ran to the manager's office where emergency medical personnel and police where called. The responding patrol officers determined that Wendy was dead. Officers requested detectives. The initial investigators believed foul play was involved in the death and requested homicide investigators. The results of the autopsy revealed Wendy had died from strangulation. The person(s) responsible and/or the reason behind Wendy's murder are still unknown.
Case #: 961230-1873
Victim: Jimmie Finister, 22 YOA
Suspect: Black male adult, 5'10-5'11, Last seen with; braided hair and wearing baggy blue jacket.
Location: 1320 N. Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, NV
Date: 12/30/1996
An unidentified female came to the victim's door and asked for him. During the encounter with the female the suspect appeared in the doorway with a handgun. Finister pushed the suspect out of the door and put his shoulder to the door, in an effort to close and lock the door. The suspect fired through the door hitting the victim in the head.
Case #: 961102-0518
Victim: Rainey, Michael DOB-3-10-82
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Mile Marker #41, East Lake Mead Rd, Las Vegas, NV
Date: Victim Found on 11-2-1996
Michael Rainey was last seen on 8-20-96 and on 11-2-96 a man walking his dogs observed the skeletal remains of a human in a wash area near mile marker 41 on East Lake Mead Rd. Through dental records the victim was identified as the missing male juvenile Michael Rainey. Through evidence at the location of the skeletal remains, it was determined that the victim was murdered.
Case #: 961009-1356
Victim: Yolanda Yvette Brown, 24 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: State Route 159 (Charleston Blvd.) at Mile Marker 15, Las Vegas, NV
Date: October 9, 1996
On October 9, a UPS driver was traveling West on Route 159, near the Red Rock Detention Basin, when he observed a body in the desert area just South of the roadway. The driver went to a nearby apartment complex and contacted the Police Department.
The investigation revealed Brown was last heard from on October 8. An autopsy determined Yolanda died from manual strangulation. There are no known witnesses and the means of transportation to the area where her body was left are still unknown.
Case #: 960728-0222
Victim: Alejandro Candelario, Jr., 24 yoa
Suspect: #1: Carlos, Hispanic male, 5ft 5in, 140 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes
#2: Rogelio, Hispanic male, 6ft, 160 pounds
Location: 4423 Honeycomb Dr., Las Vegas, NV
Date: July 28, 1996
At approximately 2:00 a.m., on July 28, 1996, the two suspects came to the front door of Alejandro's home and asked for him. Alejandro was called to the door where he had a short conversation with the suspects. Alejandro's wife heard gunshots and ran to the door. She found Alejandro lying in the entry way, bleeding from his wounds. Police and Paramedics were called to the scene. Alejandro was transported to UMC-Trauma where he was pronounced dead at approximately 10:00 a.m.
Case #: 960721-0766
Victim: Duane Ewers, 69 YOA
Suspect: White male, 27 to 30 years old, well built, 6' 1", 180 pounds
Location: North Loop Trail, Mount Charleston (10,000 ft level)
Date: 7/21/1996
Duane Ewers, a retired anesthesiologist from Southern California and avid hiker, traveled to Mount Charleston to hike to the summit with the suspect. Ewers and the suspect were seen hiking the trail after dark. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots at approximately 1:00 a.m. Several people saw the suspect before and after the murder. The suspect tried to drag Ewers into the wooded area near the trail, because of the loose footing the suspect abandoned his efforts and fled. Ewers vehicle was reported missing from the parking area at the trail head. The vehicle was recovered several months later in the parking garage at the Treasure Island Hotel.
None of Ewers' family or friends knew who he was with during this outing. The attached drawing is a composite made from witness descriptions.
Case #: 960214-0074
Victim: #1 Keyenejad, Sarah, #2 Keyenejad (Fetus)
Suspect: Two Black Male Adults (Unknown Identities)
Location: 7-11 Convenience Store at Bonanza and Pecos. 3501 E. Bonanza, Las Vegas, NV
Date: 2-14-1996
On 2-14-96 at approximately 0045 hours two black males disguised in women's clothing entered the 7-11 convenience store at Pecos and Bonanza and robbed the store. The suspects both displayed handguns, with suspect #1 brandishing a long gun which when described would be consistent with the size and shape of a 9mm gun known as a Tec-9. Suspect #2 also was in possession of a handgun. The victim, Sarah Keyenejad was sitting on one of the slot machine stools having a conversation with the store clerk when the suspects entered the store. As suspect #1 exited the store, he turned with no warning and fired one shot at the victim. The bullet killed her and the approximately 6 month old male fetus she was carrying.
Case #: 951120-1544
Victim: Benjamin Ernest Parker, Jr., 21 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Lake Shore Dr. (10.5 Mile Marker), Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Date: November 20, 1995
At approximately 3:30 p.m., on November 20, 1995, a couple hiking through the desert near Lake Mead discovered the body of Benjamin Parker. The couple drove to the Henderson Police Department and reported their discovery. The subsequent investigation revealed that Benjamin was last seen at a friend's residence on November 18. Interviews with Parker's wife and friends indicated that he may have been mixed up with street gangs and drugs. The evidence indicates he was shot and killed at location where he was discovered.
Case #: 950919-0985
Victim: Jane "Silver State" Doe
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Silver State Recycling, 333 W. Gowan
Date: September 19, 1995
On 9-19-1995, employees of the Silver State Recycling plant on West Gowan Rd., North Las Vegas, discovered the dismembered torso of the victim. Upon discover, all operations at the center were stopped pending arrival of law enforcement personnel. A subsequent search of the debris uncovered the victim's head and legs. The remains came to center y commercial recycling trucks from the area bordered by East Flamingo, South Eastern, South Maryland Parkway, and Sunset. The victim still is unidentified. For additional information go to the Coroner's Office link - Case #95-3524.
Case #: 950804-1466
Victim: Darius Kavalyauskas
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, approximately 1/4 mile southeast of Hemenway Launch, floating face down approximately 15 feet from shoreline in Lake Mead.
Date: 8-4-1995
On 8-4-95 the decomposing body of a young white male was observed floating face down in Lake Mead. The body was later identified as Darius Kavalyauskas, a 24 year old Lithuanian immigrant. The coroner declared the death to be by asphyxia due to forced drowning.
Case #: 950101-0047
Victim: Luis Alberto Moreno, 27 YOA
Suspect: Black male, early 20's, 5 ft. 11 in. to 6 ft., last seen wearing Blue Dallas Cowboys jacket.
Location: 2850 E. Bonanza Las Vegas, NV
Date: January 1, 1995
A few minutes after mid-night Luis Moreno was shot to death in the driveway, in front of, 2850 E. Bonanza. Moreno had been asked to leave the New Year's party and an altercation took place. Witnesses saw the suspect shoot Moreno, who fell to the ground. The suspect was known to several people as "Preacher".
Case #: 940827-2068
Victim: Ada Marion Priolo, 81 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 5401 W Oakey
Date: Discovered on 08/27/1994
On August 25, 1994, Ada Priolo, 81 years of age, was reported missing by family members. Her vehicle, a 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, was also missing. Mrs. Priolo had last been seen on Monday, August 22, 1994, at her residence at 900 S. Brush St.
On August 27, 1994, at approximately 11:00 p.m., a citizen spotted the victim's car in the west portion of the parking lot of the LDS church located at 5401 W. Oakey. Mrs. Priolo was found deceased in the trunk of her car and appeared to have been dead for several days.
Anyone with information is urged call the LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.
Case #: 940416-2199
Victim: Roger Guy Frost
Suspect: (2) Unknown Identities
Location: 3515 Alto, Las Vegas, NV
Date: 4/16/1994
On the evening of 4-16-1994 Roger Frost was sitting in his living room with his girlfriend. At approximately 2250 hours the victim stood up and walked toward the front living room window. One gunshot was heard and the victim fell to the floor. Witnesses in the area reported seeing two young males, one described as a black male juvenile, the other as a young juvenile or young adult, both running from the area of the front of the house. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Case #: 940227-1249
Victim: Michael Brian Iverson, 16 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Intersection: Arlington St & Wyoming Ave, Las Vegas, NV
Date: February 27, 1994
At approximately 4:30 p.m., on February 27, 1994, Michael Iverson was walking in the area of Arlington St and Wyoming Ave with several friends when they were approached by another group of teenagers. There was any exchange of insults. Two members of the opposing group pulled handguns and fired at Michael. Michael was struck in the chest. He was transported the University Medical Center-Trauma Unit where he was pronounced dead. The friends were not able to identify any of the suspects.
Case #: 931203-1916
Victim: Tracy Lee Lawrence, 19 YOA
Suspect: Possible first names: Mike & Crist
Location: 1136 Sierra Vista, Las Vegas, NV 89109
Date: December 3, 1993
At approximately 10:30 p.m., on December 3, 1999, the two suspects entered the apartment where Tracy Lawrence was staying. Both suspects were wearing white masks of some type over their faces. One of the suspects struggled with Tracy. Tracy was able to take a handgun away from the suspect; the other suspect walked up to Tracy and shot him multiple times. The recovered handgun was discovered to have been stolen several days earlier during a carjacking. The suspects then ran out of the apartment. Tracy was transported to UMC-Trauma and underwent surgery. Tracy died, as a result of his wounds, on December 26, 1993.
Case #: 931009-0860
Victim: Richard Singleton, 32 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 60 North Pecos #2047 & Intersection Walnut & Giest, Las Vegas, NV
Date: October 9, 1993
At approximately 11:50 a.m., on 10/9/1993, Richard Singleton's girlfriend call 9-1-1 to report him missing and the apartment as being ransacked. A few minutes later she recalled and told the emergency operator that Richard's car had been located at Walnut & Giest. The girlfriend and Richard's brother went to the car's location and found Richards' car, a two-tone blue, 1981 Chevrolet Caprice. The couple pried the truck open and discovered Richard's body. The subsequent investigation determined Richard died from a gunshot wound to the head. He was wrapped in an orange, yellow, and green flower print bedspread.
Case #: 931005-1205
Victims: Mary Linda Huffman, 49 YOA
Dana Christopher Mackay, 37 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 3624 Edmund
Date: Between 9-30-1993 and 10-2-1993
Synopsis: Dana Mackay, an Elvis Presley impersonator, and Mary Huffman were discovered shot to death in their home on October 30, 1993, by LVMPD patrol officers who were asked to do a welfare check by a mutual friend. The friend had been unable to make contact for several days. Apparently Dana and Mary returned to their home, from shopping, and were confronted by the suspect(s) as they entered the house. It is believed that the victims walked in on a burglary in progress.
Case #: 931009-0860
Victim: Richard Charles Singleton
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Corner of Walnut and Geist, Las Vegas, NV
Date: Victim reported missing on 10/08/1993. Victim discovered on 10/09/93
On 10/08/93 the victim's girlfriend reported him missing. The next day she found the vehicle he had been driving parked on the street at the corner of Geist and Walnut. The victim was found within the trunk compartment of the vehicle. The victim died as a result of a single gunshot wound to the head.
Case #: 930718-0716
Victim: Opal Ruby Bessent, 77 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 83 North 28th Street, Las Vegas, NV
Date: September 18, 1993
On September 18, 1993, Opal Bessent was discovered deceased in her apartment by her son. Opal was last seen alive at approximately 7:00 a.m. by neighbors. She was seen watering roses outside her front door. Her son entered the apartment at approximately 11:00 a.m. The subsequent investigation determined Opal died from blunt force injury. Investigators believed robbery may have been the motive. There were no witnesses and there appeared to be no forced entry into the apartment.
Case #: 930521-2093
Victim: Sara Lynne Halsey, 20 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Shark Club, 75 E. Harmon Ave.
Date: 5/21/1993
On May 21, 1993, Sara Halsey was murdered during an apparent robbery in the parking lot of the Shark Club. Sara was a 20 year old University of Nevada-Las Vegas student who was outside the night club with a friend when she was accosted by a dark complexion female passenger of a dark colored 1980's Pontiac TransAm or Chevrolet Camero. The suspect asked for a light for a cigarette. When Sara went to light the cigarette the suspect grabbed Sara's purse. While struggling over the purse the suspect shot Sara once in the chest. Sara was transported to the hospital where she died. The suspect was last seen driving West on Harmon towards the strip.
Synopsis: Rosemary Phoenix returned to her home on Broadriver Dr. at approximately 0230 hrs., after getting off work. Her boyfriend arrived at the house some 37 minutes later to discover Rosemary dead on the floor inside the front door. She died as a result of blunt trauma and stab wounds.
Rosemary would normally park her red, Nissan Sentra in her garage then enter her house from inside the garage. Her car was parked on the street not far from her house with some irregularities pertaining to it. The suspect was probably responsible for this situation, denying Rosemary access to the garage or moving her car after her arrival.
Anyone with information regarding this Homicide is urged to call the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Section at (702) 828-3521, or email at email@example.com.
Case #: 921230-0188
Victim: Raymond Sam La Marca, 24 YOA
Suspect: Hispanic male, 17 -20 yrs, 5' 10"; last seen wearing white head band & black "Raiders" jacket.
Location: Vons' parking lot, 1131 E. Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, NV
Date: December 30, 1992
Raymond La Marca and two friends were at the Jack-in-the-Box, Maryland Parkway and Tropicana, where they had an argument with the suspect. The suspect threw a rock at La Marca and friends' vehicle and took off running. The suspect was joined by an older Hispanic male as they ran south on Maryland Parkway. La Marca ran after the two men, where he caught up to them at the Vons grocery store. La Marca and the suspect caused a disturbance inside of the store. The store manager asked La Marca to leave. The suspect and the older man came out and confronted La Marca. The suspect stabbed La Marca once in the chest; the two men then ran Northwest through the parking lot. The suspect has never been identified.
Case #:921225-0132
Victim: Harvey Russell Oles, 42 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 513 S. Main St. (rear alley) Las Vegas, NV
Date: 12/25/1992
Harvey Oles and his business partner where working in their warehouse at 513 S. Main St., when they heard noise coming from the alley behind the business. Harvey and his partner went to investigate. According to the business partner, they saw three males with ski masks trying to break into their van. When Harvey went to confront the suspects; one of the suspects pulled a gun and shot Harvey. Harvey was transported to the hospital where he died from multiple gunshot wounds. According to the business partner, the suspects were last seen fleeing East through an empty lot towards First St., then South on First St.
Case #:920601-0026
Victim: Michael Lee Dennis, 35 YOA
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Rear of 1415 E. Charleston, The Numbers Tavern
Date: 06/01/1992
On June 01, 1992, at approximately 12:26 a.m., Michael Dennis was found deceased in his Dodge Aries Station Wagon in the rear of 1415 E. Charleston; The Numbers Tavern.
Anyone with information is urged call the LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.
Case #: 910920-0418
Victim: Negesse Beyene, age 32
Suspect: Unknown
Location: Access road near mile marker 125 of U.S. Hwy 95 north.
Date: Found on 09/20/91
Synopsis: Negesse Beyene was last known to be in the vicinity of Maryland Pkwy and Bonanza at 1:30 p.m September 8, 1991. Negessa was speaking to a friend from a payphone, when the line went dead. Negesse was reported missing by friends on September 9, 1991. His body was recovered in the desert twelve days later. Negesse had been shot multiple times.
Anyone with any information is urged to call the LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521.
Case #: 910310-0085
Victim: Michael James Bryant
Suspect: Unknown
Location: 2800 South Eastern, Villa Cordova Apts. Las Vegas, NV 89102
Date: 3-10-1991
On 3-10-1991 the victim returned home from work at approximately 0100 and observed at least two male suspects breaking into his parked 1991 Chevy pickup truck. Evidence shows there was a struggle at the crime scene, and then the victim was fatally shot one time. The victim fell to the pavement exclaiming he had been shot, and witnesses stated that a white 4-door Hyundai was seen racing away from the crime scene. It was believed that the suspects were attempting to steal the wheels and tires from the victim's parked truck. Witnesses were unable to provide detailed suspect identity. No suspects have ever been identified.
© Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department


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Homer Bailey is pitching for the Bats later and hopefully someone can do pbp for it, as I have plans this evening.
Right now though the Sarasota Reds are playing and lead 2-1 in the second inning. Jay Bruce extended his hitting streak already with a single. Michael Griffin and Jeremiah Piepkorn also have hits.
Richie Gardner has gone 2ip, 2h, 1er, 0bb, 2k.


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Parents offended by local radio ad, commercial pulled immediately
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - An advertisement on area radio stations has upset a large group of parents with special needs children.
The parents said the ad uses a hurtful phrase and labels their kids.
The commercial triggered such a huge response because it uses the phrase "short bus," a derogatory term used for kids in special education programs.
You may have heard it on the radio.
The commercial says, "Are you driving a wimpy truck? Do your kids take the short bus so they won't be seen in it?"
Mother of 3, Maegan Tsantis did. Her 9-year-old son, Jackson, is a special needs child.
"I felt really bad. I just didn't think it was appropriate to be using that and it actually really, really offended me," said Tsantis.
And Tsantis wasn't alone. Dozens of parents called to complain and the ad was pulled immediately.
"It totally didn't even cross our minds that this would connect with the special needs children and that's the last thing in the world that we'd ever want it to do," said Valorie Smith, marketing director.
Both Smith and Cole Chevrolet are now teaming up and helping the Special Olympics of Eastern Idaho.
"We decided to partner with the Special Olympics and we are very encouraged and excited to be a part of that," said David Service, sales manager at Cole Chevrolet.
Cole Chevrolet has made a generous donation to the cause and Smith will be creating public service announcements and commercials for the Special Olympics.
"From myself, my team, Cole Chevrolet, we just hope everyone understands it was a mistake, its been taken care of and we're definitely sorry," said Smith.
"Our parents, they obviously were upset and they let their voice be heard and I think in the end, good things came from it," said Holly Giglio, director of the Special Olympics of Eastern Idaho.
Both Cole Chevrolet and the marketing company tell me they're very sorry that something that was supposed to be light-hearted took a wrong turn.
Summer games for the Special Olympics of Eastern Idaho begin in just two weeks.


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A descendant of William Larnach had long dreamed she would be proposed to at Dunedin's Larnach's Castle, but until Saturday thought it would never actually happen.
Fleur Allen, 25, of Palmerston North, who is William Larnach's "great-great-great-great-granddaughter", had no hesitation saying yes when Matthew Weathers, 27, of the United States, asked her for her hand in marriage atop the tower at Larnach's Castle on Saturday.
Ms Allen said she always had a Larnach's Castle proposal in the back of her mind "even as a kid", but thought it "would never happen".
The proposal came as a "complete surprise", with Mr Weathers employing a bit of subterfuge - with the help of Ms Allen's family - to make sure it was unexpected.
He even had her believing it was her idea to fly to Dunedin and visit the castle.
Mr Weather, who teaches English in China, said he got the idea to propose at the castle from Ms Allen's parents. He picked the tower, overlooking Otago Peninsula, as the place to say the words.
"I asked her to turn around and look at the sea because I wanted to read a poem to her and I proposed within the lyrics of the poem I wrote. She immediately and thankfully accepted the proposal," he said.
He wanted to thank Ms Allen's family and the staff at the castle for helping make "the day as special as it was".
The proposal came after a whirlwind romance, with the pair - who first met in the United States in 2006 - only becoming a couple in November.
The pair hoped to tie the knot in July in the US.


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The work the garage did on the car was OK. Very unreliable service though. They picked the car up and said I'd have it back by 3pm, I eventually got the car back at 6:30pm. When the car was dropped off they didn't bring me receipts or my service book back, which they said had been stamped but they had forgotten it (when I got into the car I found the service book down the side of the seat, not stamped or filled out at all. So can add dishonest as well). The owner of the garage dropped the car off, and said to come into the garage on Monday and he'd give me all my paperwork. When I went into the garage on Monday, the owner had gone on holiday and not bothered leaving any paperwork or passing on my details to other staff. So it took me half an hour to explain why I was there. I then got a half written receipt for the work done to the car, £450 worth of work I might add, so not exactly a small job. Very unreliable and a bit dishonest. I wouldn't recommend.
good service, i recommend this garage
Great garage, really happy with the service!
Great lad collected my car in and delivered and great price too A++++
Excellent. Fast and friendly, price was as quoted and the best around. They also sourced me some tyres at a better price than I was going to pay. Even washed my car!
Head gasket gone, Two injectors broke, glow plug broke stuck in head. Xmas time, head needed skimming and pressure checked he still got it done on time and polished the car, and brought it back to Wales for me. Matt cheers bud goes like s+it off shovel.
decided to cancel after being laughed at for sending a message to confirm date and time for my brake bads to be fixed. sounded like a joke of a company so not worth the risk
Highly recommend Bolton Timing Chains, Full service carried out and you can really tell the difference after the service. Thank you.
Absolutely spot on, very friendly and best price by a mile. Definitely recommend and will be my garage of choice from now on


text: If you're good with sheetmetal, there was a thread on another site where the builder used a 1 1/8" rod with a key slot in it as a mandrel and hammered in two denial bars similar to what was on his PPS43C semi pistol. There is a denial bar behind the rear site and another one between it and the front trunnion. IIRC they found that you can still fire one shot with only the rear bar and a fa bolt and unmodified lower, and required the two bars. If you do a google image search for pps43c, you can see the two denial bars I'm talking about.


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Story highlights
- German building data company Emporis issues list of best new skyscrapers
- Winner known as "Marilyn Monroe" due to curvy design
- Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi has outer skin that rotates in response to the sun's position
- No U.S. buildings made the top 10 list this year
A pair of buildings colloquially known as "Marilyn Monroe" has won the prize for best new skyscraper completed in 2012.
The curvy, twisting buildings, officially known as Absolute World Towers, and located in Mississauga, Ontario, were designed by Beijing-based MAD architects and Toronto-based Burka Architects.
"The way the two structures twist organically by up to eight degrees per floor is not just a superb technical achievement, but also a refreshing change to the set forms of high-rise routine," said an international panel of expert judges when explaining their decision.
The prize, given by building data company Emporis of Hamburg, Germany, "rewards skyscrapers for excellence in their aesthetic and functional design," the company said.
It's the thirteenth time the prize has been awarded.
Judges considered more than 300 skyscrapers completed last year and that are at least 100 meters tall.
Other entries in the top 10 include buildings from Doha (Qatar), Moscow, Guangzhou (China) and Milan (Italy).
The second place Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi, designed by Aedas Architects, has an outer skin that rotates in response to the sun's position, leading to cooler temperatures inside the buildings.
Burj Qatar, a 238-meter skyscraper Designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel, in Doha, took third place.
It features a metal mesh facade, whose design "draws on traditional mashrabiya windows and is intended to contribute to protection from the sun, revealing a complex pattern at close quarters."
The United States doesn't have any buildings on the list this year.


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A bill making it an offence to possess a hand-held laser in a public place without reasonable excuse will be debated in Parliament.
Penalties could include being sent to jail for three months, a fine of up to $2000, or confiscation of the laser without a warrant.
The member's bill is sponsored by National Party MP Cam Calder and was drawn from the member's ballot yesterday in Parliament.
There are no laws governing the import, availability and sale of high-power laser pointers in New Zealand.
Dr Calder said the consequences of an accident caused by laser misuse would be catastrophic.
The bill comes after 100 cases of lasers being shone into the cockpits of aircraft last year - 44 cases had been reported in the six months to June this year.
Earlier this month the Ministry of Health called for public feedback by December 14.
One of the recommendations was to ban the lasers if found by Customs, similar to knuckledusters and flick knives.


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A review of existing NEC installation rules and a look at significant changes to the 2011 Code
Discuss this Article 3
I found it very interesting that the NEC will require the AFCI protection in older homes that it will do very little if anything to protect the dwelling or the occupants. This leads to two questions:
1) What is the purpose?
2) Will the devices be required to be installed upon the sale of the dwelling or will insurance coverage be any good if the home is not sold but catches fire (both installed or not installed)?
When AFCIs were first introduced into the NEC, the substantiation for their inclusion was based largely on electrical fires in older homes. However, the Code began by protecting new and future wiring systems but didn't address the older ones that contained many of the fires discussed in the AFCI arguments. The 2011 NEC expands the AFCI requirements to older homes. Because older homes often don't contain an EGC, installation of an AFCI circuit breaker does little in the way of protecting the branch circuits. The receptacle-type AFCIs also provide a significantly lower level of protection, but they will be required nonetheless.
I am reading where the NEC is requiring all switches to be grounded….even those in plastic boxes. That's a lot of wires unless I am misreading. Thinking of a four gang box with switches things can get more crowded. In addition to the four hot pigtails, now the NEC appears to add another four ground pigtails. Just wondering what your insights are on this. Must be some concern that the metal on the switch could get energized I suppose.
Thanks for the assist.
@ J Boyd -
I believe you are missing something indeed. The requirement to ground switches lives in 404.9(B) and it is required to ground snap switches . However, it still provides provisions to not install the equipment bonding jumper to the switch if certain criteria are met. In regards to plastic boxes, this has always been the general practice to install an EGC or EBJ to the green grounding terminal on the switch so I do not see any chance in the requirement that would tell me their was a change as you have stated.
So I would say you are misreading it somewhere. It may be that you are reading 404.2(C) and are confusing the need for a grounded circuit conductor at each switch location (with some positive exceptions so to speak now) but I don't want to speculate on your intent. My only advice would be to read Section 404.9(B) again for clarity.


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Babes of Christmas Past
We take a look back at the December playmates who brought us Christmas cheer.
Since Playboy's beginnings, there's always been a December issue. Most commonly referred to as the Christmas Gala issue, it's usually jam-packed with a double dose of sexy girls, in-depth editorial and another heaping spoonful of gorgeous girls to even it all out. There have been 59 Playmates to grace our December centerfold, but not all of them were clad in festive (but skimpy) outfits. So we've gone into our vaults and rounded up just a few of our favorite girls who brought some Christmas cheer into their pictorials.
Playmate Carol Eden 1960
Playmate of the Month Nancie Li Brandi December 1975
Playmate Terri Welles December 1980
Playmate Charlotte Kemp December 1982
Playmate Barbara Moore December 1992
Playmate Arlene Baxter December 1993
Playmate Elisa Bridges December 1994
Playmate Karen McDougal December 1997
Erica, Nicole and Jacklyn Dahm December 1998
Playmate Brooke Richards December 1999
Playmate Cara Michelle December 2000
Playmate Lani Todd December 2002
Playmate Tiffany Fallon December 2004
Playmate Christine Smith December 2005
Playmate Kia Drayton December 2006
Playmate Sasckya Porto December 2007
Playmate Ashley Hobbs December 2010


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[quote user="deekay7685"]tj graham is said to have poor hands. pure speed guy. much better returner than wideout.
doug martin is said not to be a good blocker.
i would look for chris polk in the 2nd round, he is the best all around rb after richardson.[/quote] I read that polk was the worst blocker of the rb group today


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The NZIER shadow board believes Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler should leave the official cash rate on hold at 2.5 per cent tomorrow but, like last month, the margin by which they prefer that to a rate cut is narrow.
The board is a panel of nine economists and business leaders set up by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research who are asked to give a percentage value for how much they prefer each interest rate the governor might go for.
The results are then aggregated to give a collective view, which serves as an indicator of how convinced they are of the preferred option and how they see the distribution of risks.
The board placed a 56 per cent weight on keeping rates on hold, as they did before the last OCR decision in December, and 38 per cent on lower rates, down marginally from 40 per cent last time.
Kirdan Lees, NZIER's head of public good research, said inflation was at historical lows, tempered by a high exchange rate and weak household demand that meant firms struggled to pass on cost increases.
"The economic recovery has little momentum and unemployment remains high. In most areas of the economy there is ample spare capacity," he said.
"But the Auckland housing market is running hot and the Canterbury rebuild means we can expect rising inflation in some pockets of the economy."
Steel & Tube chief executive Dave Taylor is in the minority favouring a rate cut, preferably of 50 basis points.
"Several key sectors, especially manufacturing, continue to struggle. The situation is also compounded by a stubbornly high dollar," he said.
"Auckland house prices are being influenced primarily by lack of supply rather than the OCR and therefore this should not influence OCR decisions at this moment."


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GB - Ran the ball as a team 14 times and that includes Rogers scrambling 5 times, basically they ran by design 9 times. ???
Lions - Ran the ball 26 times and 2 were with Stafford scrambling, 8 point loss.
minny - ran the ball 30 + times, ball control time of possession nothing deep and WIN.
Jets- ran the ball 17 times and a couple were from Tebow. Blowout loss
Bills - ran 19 times with the QB 2 times. Blow out!!
Run the ball 30 + times seems like the logical thing to do. The running game doesnt have to yield 4 -5 yards a carry to be effective.
Thats what I would do, force our will and be just as physical, send a message. Maybe that will inspire our Defense that seems to be a sleep at times.
I remember years back playing in Pitts and our team came out really physical and we beat them. This to me seems like the same type of game.


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The Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, the largest and well preserved sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, lies in the Western Ghats south of the Palghat Gap, better known as Anaimalais (Mountain of Elephants). With an area of 958 sq.KM, it is rich in flora and fauna.This protected area constitutes the most important watershed for the agricultural economy and power supply. Major reservoirs like Parambikulam, Aliyar, Thirumurthi, Upper Aliyar, Kadambarai, Sholayar and Amaravathi are fed by the perennial rivers which originate from the Sanctuary.
The sanctuary lies in Coimbatore district.
The area lies between 10.13'-10.33' N and 76.49' – 77.21' E
It was notified as a sanctuary in the year 1974. 108 sq.kms of its unique habitats at 3 places - Karian Shola, Grass hills, Manjampatty were notified as National Parks in 1989.
The Anamalais rise from foothills at the height of 300 m to Topslip-Parambikulam Plateau at 800m and to the Valparai Plateau, between 1000 and 1250 m. The elevation range includes an array of habitats ranging from dry thorn forests in the low foothills to semi-evergreen stretches to grass hills and evergreen shoals in Valparai.
The floral diversity has been estimated to be over 2000 species, of which about 400 species are of medicinal importance. The Karian Shola NP has been identified and designated as a Medicinal Plant Conservation Area (MPCA) due to its medicinal plant diversity.
Apart from its rich tree diversity, over 100 species of orchids, a wide variety of ferns, grasses, palms and canes abode here.
The sanctuary supports extremely diverse faunal population and several species are exclusive to this area. A wide variety of herbivores inhabit this Sanctuary including elephant, gaur, Sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, mouse deer, nilgiri tahr and wild boar. This is equally matched by carnivore diversity with Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog (Dhole), Indian Fox, Leopard-cat and Jungle cat. Primates are represented by bonnet macaque, common langur, nilgiri langur, lion-tailed macaque and slender loris. Other important mammals include the Sloth Bear, Small Indian civet, Toddy cat, Ruddy mongoose, Stripped-necked mongoose, Common Otter, Smooth Indian Otter, Nilgiri marten, Indian Flying fox squirrel, Indian Giant Squirrel, Dusky stripped squirrel, Flying squirrel, Black naped Indian Hare, Bandicoot Rat, Grey musk shrew, Indian Porcupine, Indian Pangolin.
The Sanctuary is a birders' paradise. Over 300 species of birds have been sighted. Apart from the Great Pied Hornbil-the flagship species, rare birds like the Frogmouth, Red-winged crested cuckoo are found here. Birds of prey like Crested Serpent Eagle, Spot-billied Eagle , Black Eagle, Crested Gohawk, Rufous bellied Eagle, Jerdon's Baza, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Owl. Grey Jungle fowl, Painted Bush quail, Red Spurfowl, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Malabar Grey Hornbill, White-bellied Woodpecker, Alpine Swift, Brown-backed Needletail, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, Dollar bird, Malabar Trogon, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Blue-bearded Bee eater, White bellied Treepie, White-bellied Shortwing, Wynad Laughingthrush, Hill Myna, Nilgir Flycatcher. Many species of flycatchers, Drongos, Treepies, Birds of prey, Thrushes, Warblers, Babblers, woodpeckers, Parakeets, Pigeons, Shrikes, Cuckoos, Swifts and Owls are also found here.
Shortwing, Wynad Laughingthrush, Hill Myna, Nilgir Flycatcher. Many species of flycatchers, Drongos, Treepies, Birds of prey, Thrushes, Warblers, Babblers, woodpeckers, Parakeets, Pigeons, Shrikes, Cuckoos, Swifts and Owls are also found here.
The Sanctuary is a treasure house of several rare, endangered and endemic species of reptiles and amphibians. Rare reptiles like Travancore Cane turtle and Travancore tortoise,Marsh Crocodile,Common Indian monitor,Kerala Forest Terapin,. Travancore Cane turtle, Forest calotes snake, Sand snake, Olive keel back, Water snake, Bronze bark tree snake, Perrotes shield tail snake, Common wolf snake and Green keel back are present here.
Southern Green calotes , Common skink ,Snake skink,Draco or Flying lizard.Apart from this, several species of snakes including the poisonous King Cobra, Cobra, Common Krait , Saw-scaled viper, Russels viper , Bamboo Pit Viper, and non Poisonus Indian rock python, Green keelback, Vine snake, Common warm snake, Sand snake, Olive keel back, Water snake, Bronze bark tree snake, Perrotes shield tail snake , Common wolf snake and Green keel back are present here.
The amphibians include narrow mouthed frogs like the Microhyla, tree frogs like the Malabar gliding frog, Green tree frog and toads like the Bufo beddomi, Bufo melanostictus.The insect diversity is amply demonstrated by a wide variety of butterflies and moths found here.It is very rich in grasshoppers, mantises, beetles, flies, ants, termites and spiders (arachinids), which play an important role in eco system sustenance.
The Sanctuary is highly diverse in its topography, altitude, rainfall, climate and temperature. Therefore, it naturally supports a wide variety of flora and fauna including several rare, endemic and endangered species of plants and animals. Diversity of landscape and its components enchants one and all alike be he a tourist, a trekker, an anthropologist, a wildlifer or a naturalist.
Best time to Visit
Moderate warm climate almost through the year makes it attractive destination throughout the year but the best time to visit would be December to April.
The mercury ranges from 14oC – 32oC during March to October and to 6oC-24oC during November to February.Torists may avoid rainy months.
The Crocodile farm at Amaravathi dam is one of the four major crocodile farms in the country and is a popular destination. The crocodile farm is also the home of grizzled squirrels with many nests located on trees within the farm. The forests around are ideal elephant tracts.
Monkey falls located at the 29th km junction on the Pollachi-valparai road, is the place for a refreshing bath from the natural falls
Attakatti is about 36 km. on the pollachi Valparai state highway.A well maintained trekking shed is available near Attakatti. The area is an ideal dry deciduous and moist deciduous forest tract and home of wildlife like Elephant, Tiger, Nilgiri Tahr, Sambar etc.
Monompally is about 85 km from Pollachi and about 20 km from valparai has a beautiful trekking shed close to Manompally river. The place is known for its thick shola forests, fast flowing rivers and scenic beauty.
Manjapatty valley is a unique elephant country. The Dhallinji and Manjampatti tribal settlements are within this area.
Thirumurthy hills , about 25 km from Udumalpet, is famous for the Panchalingam water falls. The place has many tribal settlements around and has rich moist & dry deciduous forests.
Chinnar is situated at about 25 km from Amaravathi. Elephants are very common here. Deers and Bisons are also seen in large numbers. It has abundant population of Elephants, Grizzled Squirrels, wide variety of small mammals, birds and reptiles. Tigers are a common sight for visitors on this road.


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Chuck Turner reports to prison Friday. If his sentence sticks, that's where the 70-year-old former Boston city councilor will spend the next three years.
Turner was convicted of attempted extortion, for accepting a bribe from a paid FBI informant, and also of giving false statements to federal officials, for lying about it to investigators. But there is much more to the case. Stepping back, it becomes clear that Turner was targeted by the FBI because he refused to play ball and build the government's case against another Massachusetts politician, former state senator Dianne Wilkerson. This is all about federal power — the power to destroy any who won't cooperate with the government's agenda.
At the beginning, this investigation was about the lucrative business of alcohol; in particular, how the city of Boston doles out coveted liquor licenses. By all indications, Wilkerson was on the take. She accepted multiple cash hand-offs (totaling $23,500) and appeared to initiate legislative action in return.
But in this mess, where does Turner fit?
US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz asserted that investigators "began with Wilkerson and followed the trail to Turner," the Boston Globe reported. But this was a trail blazed by the FBI itself. The connection, FBI agents testified, was a June 2007 e-mail Wilkerson sent to multiple city councilors, including Turner, concerning liquor-license distribution. Without explicitly stating so, her e-mail suggests that the licensing board improperly delayed approval of certain African-American applicants.
The next day, Turner responded to Wilkerson and several other city councilors: "I will send you a proposed hearing order to see if it appropriately frames the issues." Turner wanted to hold a hearing. This is what Turner did all the time. Yet this was evidence enough for the FBI to pay an informant some $29,000 and send him to Turner's Roxbury office to "feel him out."
Of course, the now-infamous video, taken August 3, 2007, in Turner's district office, doesn't lie. Turner took something, and it appears to be cash. The feds say it was $1000; Turner testified that he had no idea of the amount. It's important to note, however, that in a departure from standard procedure, the FBI agents did not search the informant, Ronald Wilburn, after the exchange to be certain that he handed all of the cash to Turner.
The amount given to Turner becomes important because local campaign-finance regulations allow candidates to accept cash contributions up to $50, provided it is duly recorded and reported. If the cash given to Turner was $50 or less, his only violation would have been only a minor fundraising-reporting omission.
Turner's counterattack — that he and Wilkerson were targeted because they are black — was unproductive and unverifiable, an allegation that Ortiz quieted easily. Far more difficult to refute is the more likely motivation: the federal government wanted to gain leverage on Turner, so they could pressure him into cooperating with their plans.
Consider, for instance, the absurd notion that Turner was extorting Wilburn. This may seem like hair-splitting legalese, but it speaks to why the case should never have been brought in the first place. Under existing law, bribery of state officials — payments initiated by the citizen — is not a distinct federal crime. Extortion, however, is. But extortion requires some kind of threat — the public official demanding, for example, payment to refrain from harming the citizen's interests. By all indications, Wilburn didn't fear retaliation if he didn't pay up.
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With work now starting on the blueprint for the first batch of "charter" schools, the scene would seem set for a ding-dong battle as opponents try to mobilise the only weapon they have to halt or at least delay the concept becoming reality - public opinion.
The trial of two or more such schools - an Act-driven initiative which has National's tacit blessing - could herald the most significant change in compulsory education since the Tomorrow's Schools reforms of the late 1980s and the introduction of NCEA a decade or so later.
The emphasis should be on "could". The pilot schools are not expected to open until the first term of 2014. That leaves around nine months before that year's general election - too short a period for any meaningful evaluation of the trial in lifting the educational achievements of the disadvantaged pupils the new schools will be targeting.
A re-elected National Government would therefore probably let the trial continue, opening the way to more such schools being established down the track.
A Labour-Green government would probably dump the project.
So the stakes are high, both for the teacher unions, which see the autonomy charter schools will enjoy in curriculum, classroom hours, term dates and paying teachers according to performance as the thin end of a thick wedge, and for Act, for whom charter schools are a core part of its ideology.
What has passed for debate has been conducted from those two political extremes. Unlike an issue such as paid parental leave, there seems to be little room or appetite for compromise.
Opponents of charter schools have already called in the heavy artillery in the form of a 101-page report produced by a clutch of Massey University education academics who have assessed the success or otherwise of overseas examples of charter schools.
The report might have been a valuable contribution to the debate. But any claim to objectivity was undermined by the authors' obvious disdain for charter schools, which many on the left see as an abdication of the state's responsibility to provide adequate schooling and a sell-out to profit-driven corporates.
With John Banks on the other side of the argument in his role as Associate Education Minister, you might have expected a suitably withering response. Something along the lines that the "long tail of under-achievement" in traditional state schools is testimony to those schools failing to do the job they were set up to do - provide an education that gives students from deprived areas a way to escape their backgrounds.
You would be wrong. Banks is avoiding giving oxygen to the likes of the Massey group and its pre-emptive strike on Act policy. Sometimes the best way to disarm your critics is to agree with them - and then carry on what you were doing regardless.
Such a softly-softly approach looks like being the modus operandi of Catherine Isaac, former Act Party president, wife of the Business Roundtable's Roger Kerr who died last year, and now chairwoman of the Government-appointed working group which is designing the charter schools model.
Her hug-your-enemy strategy was much to the fore in her presentation on charter schools to Act's annual conference last weekend.
She talked of the working group being open and transparent. The teacher unions would have been invited to meet its members who would be consulting widely.
Isaac, whose day job is in public relations, has shrewdly worked out that Act has nothing to gain from engaging in a slanging match with the education establishment - be it the unions, academia or the bureaucracy.
The working group, which is finalising its terms of reference, holds all the cards for now. But the long-term durability of the policy hinges on the public buying into it.
That is more likely if Isaac and Banks take the moral high ground and look inclusive, constructive and responsive to suggestions, rather than being wedded to fixed ideas.
To that end, Isaac has acknowledged faults in some overseas models of charter schools, saying it is to New Zealand's advantage that it can avoid making the same mistakes.
Above all, she has stressed that charter schools are not a "silver bullet' in terms of remedying the educational under-achievement of all children from lower socio-economic areas.
What she hoped was that charter schools would make a positive difference for some disadvantaged children.
The New Zealand schools may well follow the American "KIPP" (Knowledge is Power Programme) which sets strict criteria such as a longer school day, with pupils being expected to wear school uniform and do set homework supervised by parents.
Somewhat reluctantly, the Massey University report acknowledged that students enrolled in KIPP schools tend to perform better than similar students in traditional state schools.
But the report put this down to a high attrition rate among low-performing students and substantial extra funding of pupils.
The report concludes that the "most generous" interpretation that can be put on results is that KIPP schools reduce the achievement "gap" but do not eliminate it.
For some advocates of charter schools, the Massey report's underlying political polemic must be extremely frustrating.
Isaac's working group, however, held out the olive branch. It welcomed the report's release, pointing to areas of agreement such as the need for charter schools to have fair enrolment policies so they do not cream off the best students from other schools.
Such placatory tactics may not persuade the 30 per cent of respondents in a recent TVNZ poll who opposed charter schools to change their minds.
But being the epitome of reasonableness might tempt a chunk of the 36 per cent who professed not to know what charter schools were to line up alongside the 22 per cent who already back their introduction.
Beneath the niceties, this is an intense and not-so-friendly battle for hearts and minds. Banks and Isaac may hold the advantage for now by virtue of being in office.
Swaying public opinion to the extent necessary for the concept of charter schools to survive a change of government is a very tall order. But it is not one the Act pair will shy away from.


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Building Your Business: Explaining 'Big Data' in a Security Context
The vast amounts data generated by video surveillance and access control systems, which has long been discarded as a regular practice, can now be mined to provide end users with new-found business efficiencies. These cloud-based solutions reduce organizational costs and improve security through increased intelligence.
David Ella December 2, 2012
Today the term "Big Data" is starting to draw a lot of attention from technology professionals, but behind the hype there's a simple story. For decades, large companies have been making business decisions based on historical data stored in a variety of databases. Beyond this critical data, however, is a potential goldmine of nontraditional, less structured and previously unrelated data that can be mined for useful information.
Decreases in the cost of both storage and computing power have made it feasible to collect this data, which would have been thrown away only a few years ago. As a result, more and more companies are looking to link data that was previously thought to be unrelated, and beginning to apply smart business intelligence analysis to provide quality management information.
Integrators are well positioned to help end users leverage these Big Data systems, and in doing so ascertain relevant actualities from security data that can be applied beyond a physical security operation. The end game is to create a return on investment (ROI) for the business overall.
Solution Control Via Single User Interface
Traditional security processes and systems have the potential to generate a huge amount of Big Data, but Big Data in isolation is meaningless. The end goal has to be the provision of risk-based information allowing improved security decision making — based on prioritized, actionable insight derived from Big Data. Based upon information from traditional IT data mining, the amount of data available to be analyzed by corporate security departments is likely to double every year through 2016, and coupled with other relevant facility and risk management data the task may seem impossible.
During the past several years a category of cloud-based, hosted-solution software that provides an integration platform and applications has been created. These systems are designed to integrate multiple security applications and devices and control them through one comprehensive user interface. The software collects and correlates events from existing disparate security, facility management, risk and information systems to enable personnel to identify and proactively resolve situations.
The system acts as a central repository for data and manipulates the data to produce actionable information using a sophisticated work rules engine. The integration of applications across security, risk and facility management provides numerous organizational benefits, including increased control, improved situational awareness, and timely and accurate management reporting. Ultimately, these cloud-based solutions allow organizations to reduce costs through improved efficiency and to improve security through increased intelligence.
Typically the central repository software comprised of a suite of tools has six key capabilities:
Collection — The software collects data from any number of existing disparate systems.
Analysis — The system analyzes and correlates the data, events and activities to identify the real situations and their priority based upon defined work rules.
Verification — The software presents the relevant situation information in a quick and easily digestible format for an operator to review and validate.
Resolution — The system provides mitigation actions and step-by-step instructions based on best practices and an organization's policies, and tools such as a risk audit process to resolve the situation.
Reporting — The software tracks all the information and steps for compliance reporting, training and, potentially, in-depth investigative analysis.
Audit trail — The software also monitors how each user interacts with the system, tracks any manual changes to associated systems and manages reaction times for each event.
A key differential between this Big Data approach and other forms of physical security system integration is the ability for a single software platform to connect security, facility and risk management systems at a data level, rather than simply interfacing a limited number of products.
The goal of a Big Data analytics software tool is to provide a risk-based security intelligence platform that allows a stronger decision-making process and not simply to gather more data! To do this effectively the solution must be able to reflect a whole series of company-specific work rules and distil down vast amounts of data into meaningful security intelligence.
Considering Value Propositions Wrought by Big Data Mining
So in the context of security, how can this approach really help?
A true Big Data security platform is based around adding business value, and its ability to link into other business systems allows it to increase overall business performance. The potential impact to a business of a security breach could now be too far reaching to keep related data previously perceived as unimportant down at the operational level.
In-depth and specialized reporting used in conjunction with a robust work rules engine, using simple built-in tools, can easily generate a variety of instant notifications to alert any number of colleagues to an event. This allows the appropriate resources to be deployed to ensure speedy resolution.
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Why I Interrupted Obama Counterterrorism Adviser John Brennan
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Counterterrorism adviser John Brennan spoke at the Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington DC on April 30 to mark the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden. Global Exchange Co-founder Medea Benjamin stood up and in a calm voice, spoke out. Here's what happened:
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How do I know when to add supers of undrawn foundation to a hive coming out of winter? Thanks
How do I know when to add supers of undrawn foundation to a hive coming out of winter? Thanks
Two things: They need to be getting crowded in the hive.
You need to have a nectar flow.
When I see dandelions beginning to bloom, it's time for supers.
When what you have is 70 to 80 percent full, you need to add more.
i guess i should be more specific. I am running a deep and medium as a brood chamber and upon an inspoection last week the deep was open for the queen to lay in and most of the medium still had honey in it(or 2:1 syrup). So I just want to leave that medium on and put supers on top and hope they consume most of that before the flow?
Sounds to me like they are a ways off from needing supers, you would want them to use up the food in the medium for producing brood in the lower deep first, then the queen will be able to move up into the medium. I think your bee/brood population needs to be a bit larger before adding any supers. John
thanks john, kinda what i was thinking. Also didnt want to wait to long and have them backfill the brood chambers if i dont provide them a super.
jsharum, how long till you get a decent flow in your area? You probably have some early things blooming (trees, dandelions) by now down there. I agree, you don't want them to back fill the brood nest before supering, its kind of a close call to make, but I'm thinking if the queen is currently laying good in the deep she should make her way into the medium as that food is used up. Is the medium stuffed full at this point, or is there some empty cells available? John
tore into the hives...hive number one was jam packed w bees and they had even built wax and laid larva inbetween the upper and lower frames. It appeared most of the medium was jam packed w brood so i reversed boxes and threw on a super. They had some honey stores but i wouldnt say it was a lot.
Hive number two had a lot of honey in the mudium, infact i removed three ugly drawn frames packed of honey and replaced them with three undrawn frames. Never saw the queen and there was a little brood activity and a ton of pollen stored up. I did not reverse these boxes due to the meduim having lots of stores and the deep being fairly open. I also did not super this box.
Suggestions? Opinions?
Sounds like you know what your about. any idea why the one queen didn't have a lot of brood? Is it a good brood pattern or a spotty one? You don't want to replace a queen because the hive is a little slower to build up, but if they continue being slow to build, it might be time for a new queen.
that hive has always been slower. I got it as a small swarm last year and requeened it and my other hive at th same time. Ill keep an eye on it and if it never gets a good pattern ill requeen it again. thanks for the help sir. I also removed the cappings from three frames i removed so the bees can gather that honey back to the hives. Good or bad idea?
Where are the uncapped frames? I don't think I would leave them out in the open as it might get a lot of robbing started. You could put them in a super on top so they can be utilized if needed. They are money in the bank otherwise, just leave them on the hive so it is protected from wax worms, small hive beetles etc. If you extracted the rest, let them clean up the supers. It will stimulate the bees and aid in keeping varmints out of boxes. It is supposed to get to -25 tonight here and I am not talking wind chill! I am really jealous of anyone with bees flying!


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Pairs skaters have a demanding Tech to cope with. Much more, imo, than Singles. Pairs skating requires every bit of tech that singles have plus the acrobatic lifts. That's not an easy "pick".
I kind of agree Nadine. I watched Courtney Hicks' SP after reading Phil Hersh's raving column and I wasn't blown away. Impressed sure but I didn't get her huge score. I know she's barely 15 so it's a matter of seeing how she progresses. For now I prefer Agnes and Christina and they're not THAT much younger.
But we'll see maybe I'll eat my words when Hicks is world champ one day.
As for Nina, my fear is more that she would give up skating to be a "normal" teenager in highschool or play team sports or something after the disappointing year she's had. But I really hope she keeps going, she is just lovely to watch and even though she probably feels bad about how she's been skating recently, she's got to realize that for a 13 year old she is doing really well. She exudes elegance on the ice, has nice basics and jumps, and seems like a sweet girl too. I feel like her biggest problem is the mental approach.


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Evaluation of Viral Efficacy and Safety of a Reduced Dose of Stavudine (d4T): THE PHOENIX STUDY
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Masking: Open Label
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|Evaluation of Viral Efficacy and Safety of a Reduced Dose of Stavudine (d4T): THE PHOENIX STUDY
- Proportion of patients with viral load < 400 copies/ml at week S24
- Clinical and biological safety of the reduced doses of stavudine at week 24. Percentage of patients with viral load < 400 copies/ml at week 48, evolution of Cd4 count from baseline to W24 and 48. Evolution of metabolic parameters from baseline to W24 and
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|June 2004
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Stavudine is a nucleoside inhibitor larged used in HIV treatments and has been associated to mithocondrial toxicity. As it is still largely used in developping countries,the evaluation of reducing dose is of importance.
A single-arm open pilot 48 weeks study to evaluate the capacity of a switch from d4T 40 mg to 30 mg bid in patients with body weight > 60kg to maintain full viral load suppression. Clinical and biological evaluations were carried out at baseline, W24 and W48. Primary end-point is viral load suppression (<400 coies/ml) at W24.
Secondary end-points are : Evolution of CD4 count at W24 and W48, neurological examination at Baseline, W24 and W48, metabolic parameters and stavudine PK at W24.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 65 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- HIV patients
- Patients with an antiretroviral treatment containing stavudine at standard doses (40mg BID) for at least 3 months
- Patients with viral load < 400 copies/ml for at least 3 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients receiving an antiretroviral therapy containing stavudine at 30mg BID
- Current Opportunistic Infection
- Current chemotherapy or under cytokines treatment (PEG, INF, IL2)
- Pregnant or feeding Women
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00235222
|Service de Maladies Infectieuses Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière
|Paris, France, 75013
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|Manuela BONMARCHAND, MD
|Service de médecine Interne Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
|Study Chair:
|Hocine AIT-MOHAND, MD
|Service de Maladies Infectieuses Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
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|NCT00235222 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|October 6, 2005
|Last Updated:
|October 24, 2005
Keywords provided by Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere:
Reduced dose of stavudine
Viral load
Peripheral neuropathy
Treatment Experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Anti-Retroviral Agents
Antiviral Agents
Anti-Infective Agents
Anti-HIV Agents
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The process of calling someone that you know is not home, or cannot answer, for the sole purpose of shifting the responsibility of the return call to the other person.
"I called him when he was on the golf course because I knew he wouldn't answer. Classic onus shift."
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Constitutional constraints posed little problem for a term-limited President Vladimir Putin, who appeared certain to hold power long after his tenure was due to end in 2008. The popular, two-term president hopped into the parliamentary race in the fall, topping the dominant United Russia ticket that took 64 percent of the vote in a December 2 election. Eight days later, Putin endorsed First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to be his successor, smoothing his protégé's road to the March 2008 presidential election. Medvedev returned the favor by announcing that, as president, he would name Putin prime minister—a post likely to carry greater powers given United Russia's control of parliament.