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Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, October 28 2007 @ 10:51 PM CDT
"Obviously ISO standards are in a prime seat for adoption, and being left out from being an ISO standard may put you at a disadvantage, especially if procurement people fail in their due dilegence to identify and select the correct standard(s) for the particular job. But that is a long way from standards being laws or automatically mandatory or even required, yes?"
I don't see your point about the "optional" nature of ISO standards.
The EU provisions state that a technical specification should, if appropriate, refer only to international standards (EU or other). As mentioned before, appropriate does not mean if you like, but if covered. As far as I know, this means that if there are no technical reasons why a standard should not apply, it must apply.
This very simply means that if a public body writes a tender for a document processing suit that can process MS OOXML, it is in breach of the EU rules.
Why, because this specification would not "avoid conferring any advantage on a given economic operator or giving preference to national production." However, after OOXML becomes an ISO standard, suddenly, the "international standard" rule applies, and it can be required. If Intel would have succeeded to get a performance indicator for its processors recognized as an ISO standard the countries requiring them would be mostly out of problems (http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/04/1210&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en). This is what I meant with the combination of ISO and WTO rules forcing lawmakers.
But this is not about government choice, but consumer choice.
In many countries, public bodies cannot legally force consumers to buy specific brands. So there are movements to force tax and other authorities to accept input form "other" platforms. However, in all these countries public bodies can force consumers to buy standard compliant gear. So, in the end, ISO standardization can force consumers towards specific brands. And if a county does this, higher levels (up to the EU) cannot interfere easily, because the rules clearly specify that technical specifications (Standards) based on international standards are legal.
Wrt your insistence that nations are not force to adopt ISO standards. That is bogus. Few nations are capable of drawing up their own document standard as little as they can come up with a new WiFi standard. They will have to relie on ISO for that. So, in practise, just a an ISO standard for WiFi forces me to use WiFi or nothing, an ISO standard for documents forces me to use software that processes that specific standard.
Within the trade rules of the EU, this means that MS has only to convince a single EU nation (Malta?) to adopt an ISO ratified OOXML, and all other nations must accept OOXML bids. And yes, a company can go to court to get a tender to accept "equivalent" standards.
As the original (Dutch) article wrote, ISO standards have become de facto law. In my opinion that is the reason ISO denied it.


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After the death of Gordon Felton, originally Gunter Fajgenbaum, his son, graphic designer Nicholas Felton, used the hundreds of artifacts his father left to create a visual synopsis of his life.
The 12-page book features infographics showing information about Gordon's family, each decade of his life, the places he lived and traveled, his collections of music and postcards, and more.
Here are a few of the pages (click each page for a bigger view):
The first page (above) uses pie charts to show the number and types of items Gordon saved from each year of his life.
Page three summarizes his youth in England, with a photo and stats from his school reports (best and worst subject, most frequent adjectives teachers used to describe him, etc.).
The center pages show the places Gordon traveled, with at-a-glance information such as the highest altitude visited and number of locations in each hemisphere.
I admire the mad graphic design skills that went into this book. But beyond the gorgeous looks, I love how Nicholas studied his father's ephemera and compiled facts (such as movies he saw and the type of music he listened to) that kind of summarize the family archive and give insight into what kind of person Gordon was.
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Volunteers will build an index to the museum's archives, which hold information on more than 17 million people targeted by the Nazis, including Jews, Poles, Roma, Ukrainians, political prisoners and others.
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1. Gathered 3 culture tubes, the three plates(mine, David's, and Heather's), LB+amp broth, a pipetter and a micropipette.
2. Labled each tube with LB+amp, each person's initials on their respective culture tubes, and plasmids. 3. Used pipetter and the 5 mL pipette tip to transfer 3mL of LB+amp broth to my culture tube. 4. Circled the colony I selected on my plate and then used the micropipette to lightly touch the colony and ejected the micropipette tip into my culture tube.
5. Followed the same procedure with David's and Heather's culture tubes and plates. 6. Placed all three tubes into the incubator.
NOTE: Plates were NOT wrapped in parafilm, so colonies may have been dried/dead when they were chosen
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Jess and others
Hi, I recently adopted Jess after seeing a add on a online classified. We went to have a look and when the woman asked me AND? there was just no way that I could say no. She was living in a yard of about 2m x 3m, which she shared with a poodle. It was paved and not cleaned recently. There was no shelter. I just could not leave her in those conditions. She came home with us and just fitted right in. Though she was severely overweight, we are managing to bring it down by 2 daily walks. She is my shadow. After adopting her I saw 2 more adds popup on that same site, with in 2 weeks, in the same city fully grown bassets for free. Wish I could take them all, but I have 2 other dogs as well, which got me thinking, I need to help these doggies. So I want to start a website creating awareness for the sake of bassets. I want people to know the truth. WE all love our bassets, but most people getting a very adorable cute puppy does not realize that they grow up to be rather large, needs exercise and are quite stubborn. Thus they end up as free to good home on online classifieds. What would you like to see on a site like that. The positive fact, but also the negatives? only the negatives? Please let me have our input and try to help prevent so many "free to good home" bassets. I also want to do this for all the breeds that tends to end up at shelters, huskies, labs. What do you think?
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I admire what you are hoping to do although in fact I don't think we see that many Basset in Shelters in the UK - certainly in the couple of years I worked for a well known (but not the RSPCA) Shelter there were none coming in, thank goodness. We also have a very good Basset Welfare organisation here, most of who are working for them, are responsible people.
I just wish more BREEDERS would consider where the puppies they are responsible for bringing into the word, are going. Of course circumstances change for some owners, but far too often it's all about the money, getting the puppies out as soon as they can. We had a return clause in our sale contract although I only had one that 'bounced' and I had to get back. And we'd always be there to help with any problems that might crop up with our unique and special breed. So preventing the need for any owner to simply give up!
The trouble is when a breed becomes popular, too many unscrupulous people start breeding them, with the resulting problems we are seeing.
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Franksmum, in the past 2 weeks there has been 3 adult bassets that has been advertised in one online classifieds site in one city. I took in Jess, who had every wrinkle and her ears invected as she has not been taken care of properly. she was also so obese that she had difficulty moving. Shes much better now, and follows me like a shadow. The reason for the other one for give away, it is not getting along with my new puppy. The third add, he is barking non stop and the neighbors are complaining. In South Africa there is no basset rescue. But I do not want to kee it just at bassets, I want to later go to all the popular breeds that tend to end up in shelters. The ones that are so cute that people forget to do their research.
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As I find them too harrowing don't often look through the various dog rescues here in the UK but noticed recently there have been more bassets around for re-homing, often very sad looking ex breeding bitches with teats dragging on the ground who have been off loaded. Unfortunately for what ever reason (probably because 'Breeders' have all been tarnished with the same tag) rescues including I believe the RCPCA will not contact or even allow breeds including our beloved Bassets to be helped or assisted by breed rescues, which is such a sadness as Bassets could well do with the assistance of someone who has previous knowledge of the breed. I have assisted in re-homing a 3 years old bitch earlier this year who's picture was in a local charity shop window, rang everyone I knew who had them & got lucky & she got even luckier, ending up with a lovely couple, another basset & 12 acres of fenced garden. She had been kept in a conservatory alone for some years, with a dog flap & owners out a work all day - I doubt she had every gone out as her paws were like velvet. But even then the charity were not charitable as they didn't want her going 20 miles to the other end of the island!! Mind you having contacted the nearest lady involved with Basset rescue & been called Dearie & Loveie every 10 seconds & what a sad little story but could you ring me back sometime tomorrow, I gave up.
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Jess is lovely - congratulations to you both.
Like Franks Mum mentioned here in the UK Basset Hound Welfare was set up in the 70's to deal with the explosion of popularity (mostly thanks to a certain shoe ad). There are representatives throughout the UK and if a Basset does go into rescue they are usually (hopefully) informed and will have someone from BHW find a foster, or hopefully a forever home. I know a lot of breeders regularly check rescues and classifieds to help these hounds looking to be rehomed find their way to a good intermediate place.
VV I agree I have definitely seen popularity going up at least here in London.
My vet has mentioned it as well. I met up with a newbie with a pup (my vet gives them my phone number) and she got him from a place called Rascals a full blown Puppy Farm.
I think the best way is setting up a network with people that feel passionate about our breed - I have no sea what it's like in S. Africa. I know the US have a lot of Basset Rescues that work together.
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Like Franks Mum mentioned here in the UK Basset Hound Welfare was set up in the 70's to deal with the explosion of popularity (mostly thanks to a certain shoe ad). There are representatives throughout the UK and if a Basset does go into rescue they are usually (hopefully) informed and will have someone from BHW find a foster, or hopefully a forever home. I know a lot of breeders regularly check rescues and classifieds to help these hounds looking to be rehomed find their way to a good intermediate place.
VV I agree I have definitely seen popularity going up at least here in London.
Shakespeare. I'm please to hear this as have always reliably heard that rescues, charities & the RSPCA do not inform Breed Rescues. Whether this has been exacerbated after the infamous PDE programme I don't know but do know people who have informed various breed rescues of dogs available/wanting homes, & the dog rescue will have nothing to do with them. Very sad .
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This is posted on the web site of the rescue we help. Basset Facts! Did you know?
You've done your researchyou are convinced the basset hound is the breed just right for you! You are ready to adopt and may even see a basset in our listings pages that appeals to you.
Perhaps you even have a Basset now, or had one in the pastyou're probably wellversed in being owned by a Basset Hound! If this will be your first Basset experience, we encourage you to continue your research to find if this is the right breed for your family situation. A great source of information is The Daily Drool.
Maggie Mae- Basset
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Dreamons now that is the kind off stuff that I want on my website. I want people to think as bassets not as a suitable breed. They must be scared to get a puppy/basset. I if they are however willing to get a basset after they read everything on the website and decide to go ahead and adopt a basset, at least they will know what they let themselves into and be prepared . I mean, if you read up all the negatives on a basset before getting one and still go ahead and adopt, it must mean that you truly want one and will look after it. Hopefully
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Bgirl, I wish I could help, however S. Africa is a LONG way from Virginia. I hope you can find some support for helping bassets over there... You can't find a better breed or friend if you know what you are getting into.
Dremons makes some excellent points that really ought to be known, however, I have a few of my own comments, just from personal experience...
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More parents are taking a careful look at child care costs, and decisions to reduce hours or even pull their kids out of organized programs entirely due to job losses or expenses are affecting child care providers as well. As a result, more providers are offering flexible hours, keeping rates the same or even reducing them in some cases, and working out pay arrangements for struggling families to encourage families to stay. Special programs or fees are also being scrutinized as providers scramble to find ways to lessen costs while maintaining a quality care program for kids.

No longer is child care for young children simply babysitting. Child care centers have mostly transitioned to centers for early education, where young tots are involved with early learning. The trend to learning centers is partly due to high parent and school expectations; it's also attributable to research that shows that kids are capable of learning early academics and other skills that previously were not taught until later. Care centers often offer formalized early education curriculum, and staff receives extensive training in instruction geared for preschoolers.

It's no surprise that drop-in child care is on the grow. What may come as a surprise to some is that these facilities typically offer high-quality, safe, and affordable care options. The drop-in care facilities focus on fun activities for kids and often include mealtimes and special theme events to provide parents with a worry-free evening or time away from kids. Gyms, recreation centers, churches and even schools are getting into the act of offering Parent Nights Out or similar events. Look for this trend to continue with even greater flexibility in the future.

Corporate child care is raising the bar in terms of quality child care. An increasing number of companies are either offering (or considering) in-house child care centers as a perk for attracting and retaining top employees. In addition, more companies are partnering with child care centers to offer discounted rates or even special hours for employees. Some developers are even focusing on including a child care facility as part of master planning of new areas, knowing that having a quality child care center nearby will make the area more desirable for both employers and employees alike.

An increasing number of facilities offer parents the piece of mind of being able to check on their child while at daycare as desired through video streaming of classroom activities throughout the day. Other providers regularly take photos of children and send to parents, post daily or weekly blogs or e-newsletters online for parents to view, or even exchange emails or text messages throughout the day. The technology provides parents and providers with another tool for staying "in touch" and bonding with activities and events planned for youngsters.

While no system is absolutely fail safe, and occasional stories will continue to occur about child pornographers or sex offenders found to be working around children, the truth is that most child care providers are increasing measures to protect children in their charge. Increased security concerning picking up of children, additional background checks and screenings being done on prospective employees, and more surveillance and monitoring (both overt as well as the covert varieties) are helping to increase safety. Training and more thorough checklists is also helping to keep kids safer on field trips and outings.

Parents today can consider a wider menu of child care choices, and many families are choosing to use a variety of care options based on current needs. Some families may use a nanny for an infant, an in-home provider for a toddler, and then switch to a care center for a preschooler. Some families use one type of care during the school year and then another for summer months. Occasional care service options can include babysitters, drop-in care, specified parent night out nights, and even child care co-ops. Options do abound in most areas, although sometimes you have to really seek them out.
Word of mouth or driving around a neighborhood used to be the most common way to find child care. Today, however, many families, especially those who have moved to a new community, rely on the internet to find quality child care. Many websites offer free listings of child care; most states have a child care site for review as well. Web-based babysitting and child care services are on the increase, and parents can type in a zip code and find providers who meet the specifications designated. Entrepreneurs are increasingly advertising availability for child care as well. Of course, nothing replaces reference checks.In today's instantaneous, "tell me now" society, communications between child care provider and parent continue to strengthen. Where once a month newsletters used to suffice in addition to daily greetings and goodbyes, child care providers are using a variety of tools to provide parents with ongoing information about their child's day. Some providers create websites where they post monthly menus, weekly day-by-day activities, and even behavioral reports. Others provide parents with a daily update that is then emailed (written during naptime). Even with technology, face-to-face communications is still the best.Have you noticed how more and more child care centers are offering enrichment options for tots to participate in while still at child care? Parents nowadays are busier than ever, yet want their child to participate in an array of activities at the same time. The solution for some is to sign kids up for optional fee-based ballet, karate, soccer and gymnastics classes that kids participate in during the week while still in care. The instructor comes to the facility rather than the other way around. This type of option may not be for everyone, but it works for those who are very busy or have long commutes each day.In order to entice parents to stay at a particular hotel or area, many resorts and tourist-based communities have added on-site or close proximity child care. While some facilities may have pricey fees for kids to participate, others are free and include crafts, special movie nights, field trips and more. As tempting as it can be, make sure you thoroughly check out the facility and are comfortable with the rules, safety procedures, staff training, health practices, and activities planned for the kids. If everything checks out: have fun!Choosing a quality after-school care program can have a tremendous impact on your child's academics, self-esteem and overall happiness. Many daycares transport school-aged children from school back to the center, provide a healthy snack, and then start kids on their homework, so that it is mostly done by the time parents arrive. Some schools have on-site programs as well to avoid kids going home to an empty house until parents get off work.


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Mr. Denny Crane brought up the subject that good gunsmiths are a Dying Breed. I can't say for sure whether that is really true or not. There are younger men in my area who are gun repairmen. But I've been thinking about the subject since reading his post. What does it take to be a good gunsmith?
First of all, he must be a good businessman. Accurate records are a necessity in the business, even more so in one related to firearms. But as any businessman, he must control costs and overhead. He must understand advertising. The world will not beat a path to his door if it can't be found. He must understand business relations.
Secondly, he must be a master machinist. Gone are the days of files and sledge hammers. Certainly an understanding of hand tools is a must, but he must know how to use machine tools for speed and the precision required. He must know woods and metals. He must understand bluing processes, and welding, soldering, and brazing.
And certainly he must understand firearms, and shooters. The best gunsmiths will turn no one away, whether the customer is bringing in a fine old L.C. Smith, a Holland & Holland Express rifle, an original Kentucky flintlock, a Colt Single Action, or a Gold Cup. He should consider no job too small or benesth his dignity.
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Compher, 53 years old, has spent the past five years at NIU of the Mid-American Conference. The Huskies football program was elevated to the national stage recently when it was invited to play in the Discover Orange Bowl earlier this year.
Compher was in administrative positions at both North Carolina State (1986-1992), and Western Carolina (2000-2004), before spending his next four years at Washington.
He has once called Greenville his home, so understandably is thrilled to be back in the south.
"My heart and my home have always been in this area. No matter where we traveled or where we lived, I've always felt the whisper in my ear from this great state and the fine city of Greenville," said Compher.
Holland's priority over the latter years of his tenure was to get ECU into the Big East Conference. He was successful to a certain extent, with the football program joining in the 2014 season. That has left a lot of uncertainty for the remainder of the Pirates' programs.
"I think (getting the rest of the sports into the Big East) is a priority for our university. I can't speak to the progress on that…I don't want to get too far ahead of the game and take our eye off the ball on what's most important. And this year, that's Conference USA," said Compher.
He will assume his duties as athletics director on May 1.
NIU's football coach in 2012 Dave Doeren was selected to be N.C. State's new head football coach after the Wolfpack fired Tom O'Brien. ECU will face NCSU on Nov. 23 this upcoming football season in Raleigh.
Holland, 70 years old, announced his retirement in December and expects to remain at ECU in the athletics director emeritus role. Since arriving in 2004, Holland has turned around a football program in disarray, renovated multiple athletic facilities, brought the school a state-of-the-art Olympic sports complex (soon to be named after him), and most recently helped the football program get invited to the Big East Conference.


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The 2012 season was a good one for the Kingston Yellow Jackets baseball team and Lady Jackets softball, and both squads were recently rewarded with a total of 11 players being named to the All-District 4-AA teams.
Roane State Community College women's basketball player Jill Herman has received two honors for her athletic achievements.
The District 4-A/AA soccer coaches recently selected the 2012 All-District 4-A/AA Team and the news was good for 10 players and one coach from Roane County.
Sometimes in life there are decisions to be made that are simply gut-wrenching.
Traditionally, Memorial Day weekend marks the official start of the boating season in Tennessee. For many, this will be the first time to have the boat in the water. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) urges all Tennessee boaters to take a few minutes to review the basics, which may be the key to having a fun, safe day on the water.
The Kingston Yellow Jackets football team completed their first spring practice with Blair Harrison calling the shots with a two-hour scrimmage at Sweetwater Monday evening.
"I wouldn't change a thing."
That's what Rockwood head coach Jake Witter said when asked what his team could have done different after suffering a heartbreaking 10-9 loss at North Greene Friday night in the TSSAA Class A Sectional.
Two of the premier Class A softball programs in East Tennessee met for their annual battle in the regional tournament Monday evening. It was the sixth meeting in the last seven seasons between Coalfield and Midway in the region tourney, and the end of the season was hanging in the balance.
With their seasons riding in the balance, two good teams met at Oliver Springs' Arrowhead Park Tuesday evening and in the end the Rockwood Tigers would use a two-out RBI single from Hayden Freels in the top of the seventh inning to pick up a 4-3 victory over Oliver Springs in the opening round of the Region 2-A Tournament.
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The conflict between Israel and Arab nations is over a half century old, but some of the original issues of dispute continue exerting the emotional power to stir up anger and hatred. Jerusalem is regarded as critical to the meaning of an Israel and a Palestinian state since it represents the core of each people's belief in religion. The American State Department issued a statement on Sunday in response to comments by Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made clear in the statement that "Jerusalem is a final status issue. Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to resolve its status during negotiations. We will support their efforts to reach agreements on final status issues."
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$50 debt leads to groin kick
The victim of an assault who fended off a more serious knife attack called police close to midnight on the 8700 block of 14th Ave. S.W. on July 19 to report the incident. Retelling his story, the male said he was in the neighborhood looking for a friend when a man he had purchased a car from a few months back approached him and said he still owes $50. Moments later, he said, the suspect followed his request up by punching the victim in the mouth. The victim then saw a knife – two-blades coming from either end with a wooden handle connecting them – and dodged a lunging attack from the aggressor. The victim said he was able to grab hold of the suspect's arms and push them to the ground, opening up the opportunity to kick him square in the groin. The suspect reeled back and dropped the knife, so the victim kicked the knife away. Unarmed and likely hurting, the aggressor took off in a red convertible Chevy Cavalier. When police asked for more information on the suspect, the victim said he had a distinctive neck tattoo of "Jesus Christ using drugs." He also still had the suspect's name and contact information from registration documents for the vehicle. Police took that information and advised the victim to get a protection order against the suspect.
Convoluted carjacking
It was between 1:30 and 2 a.m. on July 21 when a man decided to give an unknown male a ride to the intersection of 15th Ave. S.W. and S.W. Barton from a nearby location, "just to be nice." When he dropped his passenger off, he said another male emerged from nowhere and pointed a .45 caliber handgun at him, demanding his car. The victim got out and the suspect took off northbound on 16th Ave. S.W. His car gone and sans phone, the victim wandered the area until another man approached to ask him what was wrong. The new stranger said he might know who took the victim's car and he could help him get it back for the right price. The victim agreed and jumped into the mysterious man's semi-truck, where he was whisked away to the intersection of 1st and Myers Way. The victim was let out, the driver took off, and the man was left, once again, without a cell phone or car. He knocked on the door of a nearby home and was allowed to use their phone to call his wife. She came to pick him up and they drove around a bit looking for his car before heading to the Southwest Precinct to report the crime. Talking with police, the wife said she "somehow" had the initial carjacking suspect's phone number in her phone. She called the number and the man said he knew where the car was, but they would have to pay to get it back. He then hung up. Around 6:30 that morning, the King County Sheriff's Office contacted Seattle Police to let them know they had picked up a semi-truck driver and he had a backpack full of the victim's belongings. The semi-truck driver (same guy from earlier) was arrested for connection with the carjacking and questioned, seeing as how he had the backpack from the vehicle that was stolen from the victim. His car was recovered a few hours later on the 3800 block of W. Marginal Pl. S.W.
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Robberies by block: 2500 S.W. Trenton St., 4700 42nd Ave. S.W.
Burglaries by block: 4200 S.W. College St., 4100 S.W. College St., 7100 Delridge Way S.W., 7500 19th Ave. S.W., 4100 S.W. Elmgrove St., 5200 44th Ave. S.W., 6000 California Ave. S.W., 2400 S.W. Webster St., 3200 16th Ave. S.W., 4700 22nd Ave. S.W., 6100 S.W. Hinds St., 8000 37th Ave. S.W., 3900 California Ave. S.W.
Car prowls by block: 2100 Harbor Ave. S.W., 6000 41st Ave. S.W., 3900 S.W. 100th St., 4400 S.W. Oregon St., 9800 44th Ave. S.W., 7900 15th Ave. S.W., 1700 S.W. Cloverdale St., 2500 57th Ave. S.W., 8600 12th Ave. S.W., 8000 Fauntleroy Way S.W.,
Vehicle thefts by block: 4100 48th Ave. S.W. (2), 7700 18th Ave. S.W., 5900 Atlas Pl. S.W., 3000 60th Ave. S.W., 6000 Fauntleroy Way S.W.
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Ireland's Eye, Dublin.
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MCHS names Homecoming royalty
October 17, 2013
Moffat County High School 2013 Homecoming Royalty
King and Queen — Jay Hayes and Allie Ehlers
Seniors — Junior Gonzalez and Nicole Ferree
Juniors — Justice Young and Jodi Hough
Sophomores — Noah Booth and Aryona Shaffer
Freshmen — DeVante Moore-Johnson and Emma Samuelson.
Honored Faculty — Evan Gaffney and Lauren Kartus
Honored Alumni from MCHS Class of 1993 — Bryan Gonzales and Stephanie Zimmerman
At the beginning of Thursday morning, Moffat County High School senior Jay Hayes was wearing a ball cap. Later that day, his head apparel was slightly different.
Actually, a lot of different.
As part of homecoming week, MCHS announced the recipients of royalty honors Thursday, with Hayes and fellow senior Allie Ehlers taking the distinction of homecoming king and queen.
Hayes said he was more than a little shocked to win, especially since he was the last to learn of his nomination earlier in the week.
"I accidentally slept in from school Tuesday, and Mr. Gaffney called to let me know I was nominated, so I figured I'd better get to school," he said. "I'm going to wear (this crown) all day."
A boy and girl from each class were selected from a ballot of five nominees. Those getting a sash as class attendants included seniors Junior Gonzalez and Nicole Ferree; juniors Justice Young and Jodi Hough; sophomores Noah Booth and Aryona Shaffer; and freshmen DeVante Moore-Johnson and Emma Samuelson.
Teachers Evan Gaffney and Lauren Kartus were selected as the honored faculty. As the advisor for student council, Gaffney knew the student body had voted for him before anyone else, having counted the ballots.
Kartus was more taken aback by the win.
"I was pretty surprised," she said. "I'm excited, and it's just great that the kids picked me."
Bryan Gonzales and Stephanie Zimmerman were picked as honored alumni, both 1993 MCHS graduates. Both Craig residents were notified last week.
Gonzales is employed with the Craig Police Department, and Zimmerman teaches at Sandrock Elementary School.
"It feels special, I wasn't expecting it," Zimmerman said. "I see (Homecoming) every year in Craig, but I never thought I'd be in it."
Gonzales said he was pleased to be considered by the student body.
"There's a lot of great kids here," he said.
Royalty, attendants and honored alumni and faculty will all ride in today's homecoming parade and the pre-game ceremony later that night before the football team faces off against Montezuma-Cortez.
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Oregon is joined by 11 other Attorneys General and the Governor of Washington
Attorney General John Kroger today announced the filing of a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the constitutionality of federal health care reform and urging the high court to uphold the landmark law.
"I am confident that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional and look forward to the Supreme Court's decision," said Attorney General Kroger.
In August 2011, a divided United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that parts of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) were unconstitutional but upheld other aspects of the law. The parties appealed that decision to the U.S. Supreme Court, which will hear oral arguments in the matter in March 2012.
At issue in the latest round of briefing is whether Congress overstepped its authority by expanding Medicaid and by requiring the states to implement that expansion or forego federal funding.
Attorney General Kroger, joined by 11 other attorneys general and the Governor of Washington, argued in a brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court that the Medicaid expansion is constitutional, and that Congress has not overstepped its authority or "coerced" the States by enacting the ACA's Medicaid expansion. As explained in the brief, Medicaid has always been a cooperative partnership between the States and the federal government, and the ACA does nothing to change that.
"In a cooperative federalist program, the federal government establishes the program's core requirements and gives the States the freedom to implement their own programs within those requirements. The ACA's Medicaid expansion does not change that fundamental arrangement, and it is entirely consistent with the history of the program. While expanding Medicaid's basic eligibility standards, the ACA does not disturb the States' autonomy and freedom to experiment that has always been a hallmark of the program," the amicus brief states.
The ACA is a comprehensive national solution to the nation's healthcare crisis that allows the States to substantially expand and improve health insurance coverage, and the Medicaid expansion is a critically important component of the new law. The Act continues the tradition of State flexibility and experimentation that has been the hallmark of the program. The ACA thus strikes an appropriate, and constitutional, balance between national requirements that will expand access to affordable healthcare and State flexibility to design programs that achieve that goal.
Joining Oregon in this brief are California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, and Vermont, and the Governor of Washington.
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As if the story of Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri wasn't weird and complicated enough. Both the Pakistani and Iranian governments claimed this morning he's taken refuge in Pakistani's Washington embassy and is trying to get home. But a spokesperson at the Pakistani embassy flatly denies to Danger Room that Amiri is there.
Amiri, you may recall, was abducted by U.S. spies last year during a trip to Mecca (at least, according to Tehran). Or perhaps he defected, and is now studying for his Ph.D. of his own free will in the States (according to American press accounts). Last month, a pair of videos surfaces supporting both versions of Amiri's tale.
The embassy is a pretty ideal location for intelligence-borne intrigue. It's tucked away in a tony, bucolic area behind the University of the District of Columbia off of Connecticut Avenue NW. After Washington and Tehran severed ties following the 1979 revolution and hostage crisis, the embassy maintains a section representing Iran's interests, so it's a logical place for an allegedly-kidnapped Iranian to go.
But a Pakistani embassy official tells Danger Room that the reports of Amiri turning up in the embassy are "incorrect information" and "we have no one here" matching his description. That's from an individual at the press office who didn't identify herself and said she could not speak for the record. She added she couldn't explain why a spokesman for the Pakistani Foreign Ministry in Islamabad told reporters that the scientist is at the embassy's Iranian interest section, about two miles away from the main facility in D.C.'s Glover Park neighborhood. But she also didn't split hairs: "He's not in the embassy at all."
That said, the Iranian interest section is staffed by Iranians, not Pakistanis. A spokesman for the Iranian interest section, Ali Shahrazi, tells Danger Room, "When we arrived this morning, [Amiri] was here." He dodged a question about whether the Pakistanis assisted in Amiri's alleged arrival, saying that it was the job of Iranian staff to help Iranian nationals. But there are lots of questions remaining about Amiri's true identity, to say nothing of his whereabouts.
Two press officials at the Pakistani embassy authorized to speak for the record, Imran Gardezi or Nadeem Kiani, were not immediately available for comment. We'll update this story when we reach them.
The discrepancy between what the Pakistani embassy and the Pakistani foreign ministry say about Amiri's whereabouts is typical of this story. Everything about Amiri's case is murky. CIA sources told ABC in March that he defected voluntarily, and provided a trove of information about Iran's illicit uranium enrichment, now the subject of a new round of United Nations-approved sanctions. But last month, Iranian state-run TV ran a clip of a man it claims is Amiri, talking into his laptop and saying that CIA and Saudi intelligence officials nicked him while he took a pilgrimage to Mecca last year and deposited him in… Tucson. No one explained how he could have recorded a video in custody.
But then a second video emerged online, featuring a different man decked out in a professorial beige sportcoat also claiming to be Amiri. That guy said he's simply a guy studying abroad and not in any sense a prisoner — or a defector.
Anonymous U.S. officials have denied kidnapping Amiri, and officials from the State Department and the CIA did not immediately respond to an inquiry about the story. We'll keep scouring YouTube to see if any new videos emerge backing one version of Amiri's whereabouts or another.
Update, 11:14 a.m.: Politico's Laura Rozen quotes an anonymous U.S. official saying Amiri is free to leave the United States and wasn't held against his will in the first place.
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